EYBL U17 Round 9 (Regular Season): Jugla keep a leadership position

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game had a very big importance for 81th-ranked Latvian Jugla as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Jugla smashed their close opponent Lithuanian NKA in Riga 91-71. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of NKA. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Jugla looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was a good game for Roberts Deics who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Guard Kristofers Fibigs (185-2009) contributed with 19 points, 5 assists and 5 steals for the winners. Sarunas Knysius answered with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for NKA. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated Jugla (8-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. NKA at the other side dropped to the second place with one game lost. They share the position with Pardubice. NKA will play next round against TalTech trying to get back on the winning streak. Jugla will try to continue on its current victory against 83th ranked Essex One2One at home.
Very important is a loss of Italian Cuneo (0-0) against 87th ranked Finnish HNMKY (3-5) on Friday night. Cuneo was crushed by HNMKY 69-45. Forward Viljam Virtanen (202-2009) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 14 rebounds for the winners and Veikko Keto chipped in 14 points. The best for the losing side was Chris Olomo with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for HNMKY. They moved-up to 32th place. Cuneo at the other side still closes the standings with 0 game lost. They share the position with 13 other teams. HNMKY will play against Essex One2One (#83) on the road in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Cuneo will play against BC Nokia (#16) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Bottom-ranked British Essex One2One is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fourth consecutive match to fifteenth ranked Latvian Marupes (5-3) 89-45 on Friday evening. Marks Ritenieks nailed a double-double by scoring 21 points and 14 rebounds for the winning side. Emilis Kaminskas came up with 12 points and 9 rebounds for Essex One2One in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Marupes. They moved-up to seventh place, which they share with DSN and TalTech. Essex One2One lost their fourth game in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with 8 other teams. Marupes will meet league's second-placed NKA in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Essex One2One will play against the league's leader Jugla (#1) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 9: TalTech beat BC Nokia 81-72. Marupes lost to undefeated Jugla 80-81. Marupes outscored HNMKY 78-52. Winless Essex One2One recorded a loss to BC Nokia 81-99.
The most impressive performance of 9th round was 28 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists by Ronijs Jeromanovs of Marupes.



Jugla - NKA 91-71

The game had a very big importance for 81th-ranked Latvian Jugla as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Jugla smashed their close opponent Lithuanian NKA in Riga 91-71. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of NKA. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Jugla looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was a good game for Roberts Deics who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Guard Kristofers Fibigs (185-2009) contributed with 19 points, 5 assists and 5 steals for the winners. Five Jugla players scored in double figures. Sarunas Knysius answered with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists and Matas Antanavicius added 17 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for NKA. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Jugla (8-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. NKA at the other side dropped to the second place with one game lost. They share the position with Pardubice. NKA will play next round against TalTech trying to get back on the winning streak. Jugla will try to continue on its current victory against 83th ranked Essex One2One at home.
Top scorers:
NKA: A.Matas 17+7reb+2ast, K.Sarunas 14+7reb+6ast, L.Matas 7+2reb+2ast, D.Domas 6+4reb+1ast, R.Atas 6+4reb, T.Lukas 6+2reb+3ast
Jugla: K.Fibigs 19+1reb+5ast, R.Sabulis 15+5reb, G.Gailitis 13+6reb+3ast, L.Papans 13+2reb+5ast, R.Deics 13+10reb+7ast, M.Kovals 12+8reb+1ast

BC Nokia - TalTech 72-81

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both twentieth ranked Estonian TalTech and 31th ranked Finnish BC Nokia had identical 4-3 record. This time TalTech beat the opponent Tallinn 81-72 on Friday night. Timofei Jermakov nailed a double-double by scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and forward Mark Poljakov (198-2009) accounted for 13 points and 10 rebounds. Guard Jonni Halme (183) came up with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Mico Salminen added 15 points and 6 rebounds respectively for BC Nokia in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for TalTech. They moved-up to seventh place, which they share with DSN and Marupes. Loser BC Nokia dropped to the sixteenth position with four games lost. TalTech will meet league's second-placed NKA in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. BC Nokia will play against Cuneo (#68) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
BC Nokia: H.Jonni 20+5reb+4ast, S.Mico 15+6reb+2ast, Y.Aati 11+6reb+5ast, S.Tuukka 9+5reb+7ast, T.Teemu 8+4reb+2ast, A.Artturi 5+8reb+3ast
TalTech: T.Jermakov 19+10reb+5ast, D.Kaljula 13+3ast, M.Poljakov 13+10reb+2ast, M.Pastak 9+8reb+2ast, M.Korv 8+4reb+1ast, J.Lenear 7+2reb

Cuneo - HNMKY 45-69

Very important is a loss of Italian Cuneo (0-0) against 87th ranked Finnish HNMKY (3-5) on Friday night. Cuneo was crushed by HNMKY 69-45. The game was mostly controlled by HNMKY. Cuneo was better in third quarter 15-8. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. HNMKY dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Cuneo's 20. HNMKY forced 24 Cuneo turnovers and outrebounded them 54-37 including a 21-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Forward Viljam Virtanen (202-2009) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 14 rebounds for the winners and Veikko Keto chipped in 14 points. The best for the losing side was Chris Olomo with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds and Tommaso Abello scored 9 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for HNMKY. They moved-up to 32th place. Cuneo at the other side still closes the standings with 0 game lost. They share the position with 13 other teams. HNMKY will play against Essex One2One (#83) on the road in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Cuneo will play against BC Nokia (#16) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Cuneo: O.Chris 11+11reb, A.Emanuele 11+1reb+1ast, A.Tommaso 9+5reb+1ast, G.Edoardo 6+2reb+4ast, G.Filippo 2+2reb+1ast, O.Simone 2+3reb
HNMKY: V.Keto 14+4reb+2ast, N.Ansamaa 10+8reb, V.Virtanen 10+14reb+2ast, N.Wuorinen 9+8reb+1ast, E.Oksala 7+6reb+1ast, K.Liimatainen 6+1reb+1ast

Marupes - Jugla 80-81

There was an upset when higher ranked Marupes (5-3) were edged by leader Jugla (8-0) 81-80 on Friday. Jugla trailed by 8 points after three quarters before their 21-12 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Guard Kristofers Fibigs (185-2009) nailed a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and guard Leonards Papans (183-2009) accounted for 29 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Guard Ronijs Jeromanovs (189-2009) came up with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals and Marks Ritenieks (-2009) added 16 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Marupes in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Jugla. They keep a position of league leader. Loser Marupes dropped to the seventh place with three games lost. They share the position with DSN and TalTech. Jugla will meet Essex One2One (#83) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Marupes will play against the league's second-placed NKA (#2) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Marupes: J.Ronijs 26+8reb+10ast, R.Marks 16+10reb+1ast, K.Kristers 8+5reb+4ast, D.Ralfs 8+3reb, D.Leo 7+6reb, R.Janis 6+3reb+2ast
Jugla: L.Papans 29+1reb+5ast, K.Fibigs 23+10reb+3ast, R.Deics 10+13reb+5ast, M.Kovals 9+2reb, P.Kondratjevs 4+3reb+1ast, G.Gailitis 2+5reb+1ast

HNMKY - Marupes 52-78

Very predictable result when fifteenth ranked Latvian Marupes (5-3) rolled over 87th ranked Finnish HNMKY (3-5) 78-52 on Thursday. The game was mostly controlled by Marupes. HNMKY managed to win third quarter 17-14. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Marupes forced 21 HNMKY turnovers. Guard Ronijs Jeromanovs (189-2009) nailed a double-double by scoring 28 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and Janis Rundans accounted for 10 points and 7 rebounds. Forward Viljam Virtanen (202-2009) came up with 9 points and 14 rebounds and Noel Wuorinen added 10 points and 7 rebounds respectively for HNMKY in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Marupes. They moved-up to seventh place, which they share with DSN and TalTech. Loser HNMKY dropped to the 32th position with five games lost. Marupes will meet league's second-placed NKA in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. HNMKY will play against Essex One2One (#83) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
HNMKY: A.Niklas 13+1reb+2ast, K.Veikko 10+3reb+4ast, W.Noel 10+7reb+1ast, V.Viljam 9+14reb+2ast, P.Nuutti 5+2reb+1ast, K.Johannes 3+4reb+2ast
Marupes: R.Jeromanovs 28+12reb+5ast, J.Rundans 10+7reb+1ast, K.Kozlovs 10+5reb+1ast, L.Dance 8+5reb+4ast, R.Domorackis 8+5reb+1ast, K.Puzs 6+3reb

Essex One2One - Marupes 45-89

Bottom-ranked British Essex One2One is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fourth consecutive match to fifteenth ranked Latvian Marupes (5-3) 89-45 on Friday evening. The game without a history. Marupes led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Essex One2One's 28. Marupes forced 20 Essex One2One turnovers and outrebounded them 62-31 including a 21-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Marupes looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Essex One2One's players. Marks Ritenieks (-2009) nailed a double-double by scoring 21 points and 14 rebounds for the winning side and guard Ronijs Jeromanovs (189-2009) accounted for 15 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Marupes players scored in double figures. Emilis Kaminskas came up with 12 points and 9 rebounds and Evan Green added 7 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Essex One2One in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Marupes. They moved-up to seventh place, which they share with DSN and TalTech. Essex One2One lost their fourth game in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with 8 other teams. Marupes will meet league's second-placed NKA in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Essex One2One will play against the league's leader Jugla (#1) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Essex One2One: K.Emilis 12+9reb, C.Bradley 8+3reb+1ast, G.Evan 7+6reb+3ast, H.Teddy 6+2reb+3ast, E.Ebenezer 6+4reb+1ast, S.Neilas 4+4reb
Marupes: M.Ritenieks 21+14reb+3ast, J.Rundans 15+7reb+3ast, R.Jeromanovs 15+11reb+6ast, K.Kozlovs 11+5reb+1ast, A.Ozols 6+3reb+1ast, R.Domorackis 4+2reb+3ast

Essex One2One - BC Nokia 81-99

Not a big story in a game when bottom-ranked British Essex One2One (0-4) lost to 31th ranked Finnish BC Nokia (4-4) 81-99 on Thursday. The game was mostly controlled by BC Nokia. Essex One2One managed to win fourth quarter 24-22. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. BC Nokia dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Essex One2One's 32. BC Nokia forced 30 Essex One2One turnovers and outrebounded them 51-34 including a 26-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. BC Nokia looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists. Forward Tuukka Selin (184) nailed a double-double by scoring 14 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and Aati Ylivakeri accounted for 15 points and 9 rebounds. Four BC Nokia players scored in double figures. Emilis Kaminskas came up with 20 points and Bradley Cox added 9 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Essex One2One in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for BC Nokia. They moved-up to sixteenth place. Essex One2One lost their fourth game in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. They share the position with 8 other teams. BC Nokia will meet Cuneo (#68) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Essex One2One will play against the league's leader Jugla (#1) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Essex One2One: K.Emilis 20+2reb+2ast, E.Ebenezer 12+6reb, S.Oliver 9+2ast, C.Bradley 9+8reb+4ast, G.Evan 9+5reb+6ast, H.Teddy 7+4reb+3ast
BC Nokia: A.Ylivakeri 15+9reb+2ast, T.Selin 14+10reb+6ast, M.Salminen 13+6reb+4ast, A.Ahola 13+3reb+4ast, O.Hamalainen 12+3reb+2ast, J.Halme 9+1reb+4ast