Results and Stats from Round 18 of Regular Season

The Regular Season in Eurocup just ended. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise took place in Podgorica where host Montenegrin Buducnost (12-6) beat league's leader French JL Bourg (13-5) 96-84 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of JL Bourg. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. 30 personal fouls committed by Bourg helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American point guard Yogi Ferrell (183-1993, college: Indiana) who scored 19 points and 6 assists. French center Jerry Boutsiele (207-1992) chipped in 16 points and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Ivorian-French point guard Assemian Moulare (184-2003) who recorded 18 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Buducnost have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending Montenegrin champion moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Bourg at the other side still keeps top position with five games lost. They were joined at the leadership position by Besiktas who have the same record.
Top ranked Israeli Hapoel Jerusalem (13-5) recorded its fifth loss on the court of fifth ranked Italian Umana Venezia. Visitors were edged by Umana Venezia 83-80. It was a good game for Canadian power forward Kyle Wiltjer (207-1992, college: Gonzaga) who led his team to a victory with 22 points. Carl Wheatle contributed with 12 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. American point guard Jared Harper (178-1997, college: Auburn) replied with 24 points and 5 assists for H.Jerusalem. Hapoel Jerusalem's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Umana Venezia have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Manresa and Trento. Defending Israeli champion H.Jerusalem still keeps top position with five games lost. They share it with Bourg and Besiktas.
The game in Klaipeda was also quite interesting. Third ranked Turkish Bahcesehir (12-6) played at the court of 8th ranked Lithuanian Neptunas (7-11). Bahcesehir managed to secure a 5-point victory 91-86 on Wednesday. Tyler Cavanaugh had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. The best for the losing side was Arnas Velicka with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Bahcesehir moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Neptunas dropped to the seventh position with 11 games lost. They share it with Ulm.

Rest of the games of round 18 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Aris were crushed by Cluj Napoca in a road game 111-92. London was beaten by Lietkabelis at home 58-66. Besiktas destroyed Panionios on the opponent's court 114-74. Trento managed to outperform Ulm in a home game 76-68. Chemnitz recorded a loss to Turk Telekom on the road 79-62. Slask lost to Slovenian defending champion Cedevita Ol. on its own court 81-114. Manresa smashed Hamburg in a road game 116-94.
The best stats of 18th round was 6 points and 10 rebounds by Gabrielius Maldunas of Lietkabelis.



Cluj Napoca - Aris 111-92

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both sixth ranked Romanian Cluj Napoca and 7th ranked Greek Aris had identical 8-9 record. This time Cluj Napoca used a home court advantage and crushed the opponent from Thessaloniki 111-92 on Wednesday night. Cluj Napoca forced 20 Aris turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. Panamanian guard Iverson Molinar (193-1999, college: MSU) scored 20 points and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American point guard Daron Russell (180-1998, college: Maryland) chipped in 19 points and 8 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was American point guard Bryce Jones (183-1994, college: Murray St.) with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists and Lithuanian forward Arnoldas Kulboka (208-1998) scored 18 points. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Defending Romanian champion maintains sixth position with 9-9 record, which they share with Chemnitz. Loser Aris keep the seventh place with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Aris: B.Jones 24+9reb+9ast, A.Kulboka 18+2reb, D.Andjusic 12+1reb+2ast, R.Harrell Jr. 11+3reb+2ast, A.Noua 11+8reb, E.Mitrou-Long 4+1reb+7ast
Cluj Napoca: M.Iverson 20+2reb+7ast, G.Karel 19+3reb+3ast, R.Daron 19+2reb+8ast, C.Mitch 16+5reb+2ast, M.Dusan 11+5reb+2ast, W.Trey 11+4reb+4ast

London L. - Lietkabelis 58-66

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams in London where ninth ranked Lithuanian Lietkabelis (5-13) defeated 8th ranked British Lions (5-13) 66-58 on Wednesday. Lietkabelis outrebounded London 44-29 including 30 on the defensive glass. Canadian forward Fardaws Aimaq (211-1999, college: California) had a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Jamel Morris (192-1992, college: Fairmont St.) chipped in 20 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was American point guard Shavar Reynolds Jr (188-1998, college: Monmouth, agency: Octagon Europe) with 13 points and 5 rebounds and American-British guard Tarik Phillip (191-1993, college: WVU, agency: Diamond Sports) scored 12 points and 5 assists. Four London players scored in double figures. Lions' coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Lietkabelis moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Slask and London. London lost seventh consecutive game.
Top scorers:
London L.: S.Reynolds Jr. 13+5reb+3ast, T.Phillip 12+3reb+5ast, C.Brown Jr. 10+5reb, E.Price 10+7reb+2ast, D.Williams 8+3reb+1ast, K.Lukosiunas 3+3reb+2ast
Lietkabelis: M.Jamel 20+3reb+1ast, K.Kristian 18+3reb+3ast, A.Fardaws 14+14reb+1ast, M.Gabrielius 6+10reb, D.Paulius 4+4reb+2ast, B.Dovis 2+2reb+3ast

Panionios - Besiktas 74-114

Very expected game in Athens where 10th ranked Greek Panionios (3-15) were rolled over by second ranked Turkish Besiktas (13-5) 114-74 on Tuesday. Besiktas shot 67.2 percent from the field. They shot the lights out from three sinking 19 long-distance shots on high 67.9 percentage. Besiktas looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. French center Ismael Kamagate (211-2001) had a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American Vitto Brown (203-1995, college: Wisconsin) chipped in 15 points during the contest. Five Besiktas players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American center Nate Watson (208-1998, college: Providence, agency: Octagon Europe) with 19 points and 6 rebounds and guard Alexandros Nikolaidis (190-2002) scored 12 points and 5 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Besiktas keep a position of league leader, which they share with H.Jerusalem and Bourg. Loser Panionios keep the tenth place with 15 games lost.
Top scorers:
Panionios: N.Watson 19+6reb, A.Nikolaidis 12+5ast, B.Taylor 10+5ast, A.Patrikis 8+2reb+1ast, R.Kreuser 8+2reb+2ast, N.Gkikas 7+1reb+4ast
Besiktas: B.Vitto 15+2reb+3ast, B.Anthony 15+3reb, M.Conor 14+1reb+1ast, T.Matt 12+3reb+3ast, A.Yigit 11+1reb+2ast, K.Ismael 10+10reb+1ast

Trento - Ulm 76-68

Rather predictable result in Trento where fifth ranked Italian Dolomiti Trentino (11-7) beat 7th ranked German ratiopharm Ulm (7-11) 76-68 on Tuesday. Trento had a 27-14 advantage in offensive rebounds. American point guard DeVante Jones (182-1998, college: Michigan) scored 24 points and 6 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import point guard DJ Steward (185-2001, college: Duke) chipped in 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was French Meissa Faye (198-2007) with 16 points and 5 rebounds and American Justin Simon (196-1996, college: St.John's, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 7 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Trento moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Venezia and Manresa. Ulm lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with 11 games lost. They share it with Neptunas.
Top scorers:
Ulm: M.Faye 16+5reb, D.Garavaglia 7+2reb, J.Simon 7+5reb+2ast, N.Weidemann 7+2reb+4ast, C.Ledlum 6+2reb+1ast, T.Jensen 6+1reb+2ast
Trento: J.DeVante 24+3reb+6ast, S.DJ 14+7reb+4ast, J.Andrej 11+6reb, B.Jordan 9+6reb+2ast, M.Selom 7+7reb, H.Patrick 4+1reb

Turk Telekom - Chemnitz 79-62

Not a big story in a game in Ankara where 6th ranked German Chemnitz (9-9) was defeated by fourth ranked Turkish Turk Telekom (12-6) 79-62 on Wednesday. Turk Telekom made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Chemnitz turnovers. American-Montenegrin guard Kyle Allman (190-1997, college: CS Fullerton) scored 14 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American-Croatian point guard Jaleen Smith (190-1994, college: UNH) chipped in 14 points during the contest. Turk Telekom's coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was forward Roman Bedime (203-2001, agency: LUMANI 10.7) with 12 points and 7 rebounds and Bulgarian forward Yordan Minchev (202-1998) scored 9 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Turk Telekom moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Chemnitz keeps the sixth position with nine games lost. They share it with Cluj Napoca.
Top scorers:
Chemnitz: K.Yebo 14+4reb+1ast, J.Newman III 13+4reb+1ast, R.Bedime 12+7reb+1ast, Y.Minchev 9+6reb+5ast, C.Davis 8+7ast, N.Sibande 6+2reb+1ast
Turk Telekom: A.Kyle 14+5reb+3ast, S.Jaleen 14+3ast, T.Uros 13+2reb+1ast, U.Jordan 9, D.Berkan 8+1reb+1ast, S.Marko 7+1reb

Slask - Cedevita Ol. 81-114

Everything went according to plan in Wroclaw where third ranked Slovenian Cedevita Ol. (12-6) outleveled 9th ranked Polish WKS Slask (5-13) 114-81 on Tuesday. Cedevita Ol. looked well-organized offensively handing out 37 assists comparing to just 19 passes made by Slask's players. American point guard Umoja Gibson (185-1998, college: DePaul) scored 20 points and 9 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Rok Radovic (199-2001) chipped in 17 points during the contest. Five Cedevita Ol. players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Serbian power forward Stefan Djordjevic (206-1998) with 11 points and 9 rebounds and Ukrainian point guard Issuf Sanon (194-1999) scored 9 points and 6 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending Slovenian champion moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser WKS Slask dropped to the eighth position with 13 games lost. They share it with London and Lietkabelis.
Top scorers:
Slask: J.Niziol 13+3ast, S.Djordjevic 11+9reb+1ast, A.Penava 10+1reb, A.Nunez 9+3reb, I.Sanon 9+1reb+6ast, K.Gray 9+1ast
Cedevita Ol.: G.Umoja 20+3reb+9ast, R.Rok 17+3reb+2ast, S.D.J. 16+2reb+2ast, B.Jaka 11+4reb+4ast, S.David 11+7reb, C.Miha 10+4reb+1ast

Venezia - H.Jerusalem 83-80

Top ranked Israeli Hapoel Jerusalem (13-5) recorded its fifth loss on the court of fifth ranked Italian Umana Venezia. Visitors were edged by Umana Venezia 83-80. It was a good game for Canadian power forward Kyle Wiltjer (207-1992, college: Gonzaga) who led his team to a victory with 22 points. British forward Carl Wheatle (200-1998, agency: Octagon Europe) contributed with 12 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. American point guard Jared Harper (178-1997, college: Auburn) replied with 24 points and 5 assists and his fellow American import center Austin Wiley (211-1999, college: Auburn) added 10 points and 12 rebounds in the effort for H.Jerusalem. Five Venezia and four H.Jerusalem players scored in double figures. Hapoel Jerusalem's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Umana Venezia have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Manresa and Trento. Defending Israeli champion H.Jerusalem still keeps top position with five games lost. They share it with Bourg and Besiktas.
Top scorers:
H.Jerusalem: J.Harper 24+1reb+5ast, A.Lamb 11+7reb+2ast, K.Carrington 11+2reb+2ast, A.Wiley 10+12reb, Y.Zoosman 9+2reb+1ast, J.Smith 8+6reb
Venezia: W.Kyle 22+3reb+2ast, V.Denzel 12+5reb+2ast, T.Amedeo 12+3reb+1ast, W.Carl 12+8reb+2ast, P.Jordan 11+7reb+2ast, C.Leonardo 8+2reb+6ast

Neptunas - Bahcesehir 86-91

The game in Klaipeda was also quite interesting. Third ranked Turkish Bahcesehir (12-6) played at the court of 8th ranked Lithuanian Neptunas (7-11). Bahcesehir managed to secure a 5-point victory 91-86 on Wednesday. American Tyler Cavanaugh (206-1994, college: GWU) had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import guard Malachi Flynn (185-1998, college: SDSU) chipped in 17 points and 7 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was point guard Arnas Velicka (195-1999) with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and Arnas Berucka (196-1997) scored 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Five Neptunas players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Bahcesehir moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Neptunas dropped to the seventh position with 11 games lost. They share it with Ulm.
Top scorers:
Neptunas: M.Girdziunas 20+2reb+1ast, H.Cleary 16+1ast, A.Velicka 15+5reb+8ast, A.Berucka 15+5reb+4ast, A.Majauskas 11+2reb, V.Kozys 5+4reb
Bahcesehir: C.Tyler 23+10reb+2ast, F.Malachi 17+3reb+7ast, H.Caleb 9+5reb+3ast, F.Jordan 9, M.Matt 8+1reb, K.Balsa 7+4reb

Hamburg - Manresa 94-116

There was no surprise when 10th ranked German Hamburg Towers (2-16) were crushed at home by fifth ranked Spanish BAXI Manresa (11-7) 116-94 on Wednesday. Manresa made 23-of-26 free shots (88.5 percent) during the game. Manresa outrebounded Hamburg 36-21 including 27 on the defensive glass. Manresa looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Uruguayan guard Agustin Ubal (198-2003) scored 24 points to lead the charge for the winners and power forward Pierre Oriola (208-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 14 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Four BAXI Manresa players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American guard Devon Daniels (196-1998, college: NC State, agency: LHZ Sport Agency) with 22 points and 5 rebounds and his fellow American import guard LJ Thorpe (196-1999, college: UNC Asheville) scored 15 points and 6 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Manresa moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Venezia and Trento. Loser Hamburg Towers keeps the tenth position with 16 games lost.
Top scorers:
Hamburg: D.Daniels 22+5reb+3ast, M.Breunig 18+1reb+1ast, L.Thorpe 15+3reb+6ast, R.Williams 9+3reb+1ast, O.Rich 6+4reb, J.Grey 6
Manresa: U.Agustin 24+4reb+2ast, B.Eli 17+4reb+3ast, O.Louis 14+6reb+1ast, O.Pierre 14+9reb+3ast, P.Daniel 13+2reb+4ast, S.Marcis 10+3reb+2ast

Buducnost - Bourg 96-84

The biggest surprise took place in Podgorica where host Montenegrin Buducnost (12-6) beat league's leader French JL Bourg (13-5) 96-84 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of JL Bourg. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. 30 personal fouls committed by Bourg helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American point guard Yogi Ferrell (183-1993, college: Indiana) who scored 19 points and 6 assists. French center Jerry Boutsiele (207-1992) chipped in 16 points and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Ivorian-French point guard Assemian Moulare (184-2003) who recorded 18 points and American point guard Will Cherry (185-1991, college: Montana, agency: Diamond Sports) added 13 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Buducnost have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending Montenegrin champion moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Bourg at the other side still keeps top position with five games lost. They were joined at the leadership position by Besiktas who have the same record.
Top scorers:
Bourg: A.Moulare 18+1reb+3ast, W.Cherry 13+5reb+3ast, T.Mitchell 11+3reb+2ast, D.McGhee 11+1reb+3ast, B.Gach 11+3reb+1ast, R.Lindo Jr. 9+6reb
Buducnost: F.Yogi 19+1reb+6ast, B.Axel 18+5reb, B.Jerry 16+3reb+4ast, S.Rasheed 15+3reb+1ast, M.Juwan 11+7reb+3ast, T.Nikola 10+8reb+3ast