Round 2 (Regular Season): Enea Zastal is defeated by Liege Basket

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in European North Basketball League. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Polish Enea Zastal on the court of Belgian Liege Basket on Tuesday night. Visitors were rolled over by Liege Basket 102-79. Liege Basket made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American forward AJ John (202-1996, college: UC Davis, agency: MSG) scored 21 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Emmanuel Lecomte (180-1995, college: Baylor) chipped in 22 points and 6 assists during the contest. American swingman Darious Hall (200-1997, college: Cent Arkansas) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 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. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Very significant was Lithuanian Juventus' just 1-point road victory against British Flyers 76-75. American guard Brae Ivey (188-1997, college: SJSU, agency: Octagon Europe) notched 24 points to lead the effort and Sarunas Beniusis supported him with 10 points and 5 rebounds. Juventus' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even 19 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists by American guard TeJon Lucas (187-1998, college: BYU) did not help to save the game for Flyers. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Very important is a road loss of Danish Svendborg against Dutch Zwolle on Tuesday night. Visiting Svendborg was defeated by Zwolle in Zwolle 77-62. Americans were the main players on the court. The best player for the winners was Noah Dickerson who had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 16 rebounds. Tyrn Flowers produced 13 points and 5 assists for the guests. Svendborg's coach rotated eleven players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Zwolle will meet Hapoel Beer Sheva on the road in the next round. Svendborg will have a break next round.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 2: Voluntari destroyed Keila on the opponent's court 82-53. Newcastle E. managed to outperform Brno in a home game 87-81. Winless Valmiera Glass recorded a loss to Zastal on the road 106-100.



Liege - Zastal 102-79

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Polish Enea Zastal on the court of Belgian Liege Basket on Tuesday night. Visitors were rolled over by Liege Basket 102-79. Liege Basket made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American forward AJ John (202-1996, college: UC Davis, agency: MSG) scored 21 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Emmanuel Lecomte (180-1995, college: Baylor) chipped in 22 points and 6 assists during the contest. American swingman Darious Hall (200-1997, college: Cent Arkansas) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds and American-Polish point guard James Washington (182-1987, college: MTSU) scored 15 points. Four Enea Zastal players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Liege: E.Lecomte 22+6ast, A.John 21+6reb+2ast, B.Bogaerts 17+4reb+1ast, N.Moussa 9+8reb+2ast, O.Troisfontaines 8+3reb+2ast, C.Anthony 8+1reb
Zastal: D.Hall 18+10reb+2ast, J.Washington 15+3reb+2ast, J.Wojcik 13+3reb+1ast, P.Michal 10+3reb+2ast, G.Groselle 8+5reb, M.Kolodziej 7+2reb

Keila - Voluntari 53-82

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when Estonian Keila was crushed at home by Romanian Voluntari 82-53 on Tuesday. Voluntari dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Keila's 24 and made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Voluntari looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Keila's players. The best player for the winners was American point guard Kwamain Mitchell (180-1989, college: St.Louis) who scored 20 points and 6 assists. The other American import forward KeyShawn Feazell (206-1998, college: Creighton) chipped in 17 points and 9 rebounds. Four Voluntari players scored in double figures. Lithuanian forward Denis Krestinin (201-1994) produced 13 points and 6 rebounds and Latvian Karlis Zunda (198-1997) added 12 points respectively for the hosts. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Voluntari will meet Brno on the road in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Keila will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Voluntari: K.Mitchell 20+4reb+6ast, K.Feazell 17+9reb+2ast, J.Shumate 15+6reb, A.Olah 10+5reb+2ast, M.Miseailo 6+3reb+1ast, L.Tohatan 6+3reb+9ast
Keila: D.Krestinin 13+6reb+2ast, K.Zunda 12+2reb, A.Myronenko 6+6reb+1ast, C.Sengbusch 5, L.Arvan-Johhannes 5, L.Majstorovic 4+7reb

Newcastle E. - Brno 87-81

There was a small surprise when British Newcastle Eagles defeated at home Czech Brno 87-81 on Tuesday. Newcastle Eagles forced 19 Brno turnovers. The best player for the winners was American guard Jordan Johnson (180, college: UNLV) who scored 25 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. The other American import forward Tajh Green (203, college: Benedict) chipped in a double-double by scoring 20 points and 13 rebounds. Johnson is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Lithuanian center Tomas Zdanavicius (203-1996, agency: Octagon Europe) produced 29 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks and American forward Greg Lee (206-1998, college: Penn St., agency: VM Hoops Agency) added 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Five Newcastle Eagles and four Brno players scored in double figures. Newcastle Eagles will meet Valmiera Glass on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Brno will play against Voluntari and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Newcastle E.: J.Johnson 25+5reb+8ast, T.Green 20+13reb, J.Ward-Hibbert 13+4reb, R.McGill 11+7reb+6ast, M.Delpeche 10+9reb+2ast, D.Defoe 8+1reb+1ast
Brno: T.Zdanavicius 29+9reb+1ast, G.Lee 17+9reb+4ast, T.Brown-Soares 12+8reb, O.Siska 12+3reb+10ast, D.Matej 8+3reb+1ast, V.Pulpan 3+6reb+8ast

Zastal - Valmiera Glass 106-100

Not a big story in a game in Zielona Gora where Latvian Valmiera Glass were defeated by Polish Enea Zastal 106-100 on Tuesday. Enea Zastal dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Valmiera Glass' 36. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Valmiera Glass' players. The best player for the winners was American-Polish center Geoffrey Groselle (213-1993, college: Creighton) who scored 16 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!). Serbian point guard Novak Music (188-1998) chipped in 16 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists (perfect from the field making all six shots). American guard Seneca Knight (198, college: Illinois St.) produced 21 points and 6 rebounds and his fellow American import forward Taeshon Cherry (203-1999, college: Marian, IN, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) added 16 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the guests. Four Enea Zastal and five Valmiera Glass players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Enea Zastal will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Valmiera Glass will play against Newcastle Eagles and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Zastal: D.Hall 21+2reb+2ast, J.Wojcik 17+6reb+1ast, N.Music 16+5reb+8ast, G.Groselle 16+8reb+6ast, K.Hepa 8+3reb, M.Woroniecki 8+3ast
Valmiera Glass: S.Knight 21+6reb+3ast, T.Cherry 16+5reb+1ast, Z.Harun 13+2reb+2ast, E.Elksnis 12+1reb+5ast, G.Sipolins 12+8reb, K.Kristofers 6+2reb+1ast

Bristol Flyers - Juventus 75-76

Very significant was Lithuanian Juventus' just 1-point road victory against British Flyers 76-75. Juventus dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Flyers' 32. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. American guard Brae Ivey (188-1997, college: SJSU, agency: Octagon Europe) notched 24 points to lead the effort and center Sarunas Beniusis (206-1993, agency: BIG) supported him with 10 points and 5 rebounds. Juventus' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even 19 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists by American guard TeJon Lucas (187-1998, college: BYU) did not help to save the game for Flyers. His fellow American import forward Brad Greene (210, college: UC Irvine) added 12 points and 14 rebounds for the hosts. Four Flyers players scored in double figures. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Juventus: B.Ivey 24+3reb+3ast, S.Beniusis 10+5reb, Z.Skucas 10+3reb+2ast, I.Vranes 6+3reb+5ast, A.Penava 6+2reb+1ast, E.Sederevicius 6
Bristol Flyers: T.Lucas 19+5reb+8ast, R.Thomas-Edwards 13+4reb, B.Greene 12+14reb, T.Olison 10+1reb+2ast, C.Samuels 8+2reb+3ast, T.Jacob 8+6reb+1ast

Zwolle - Svendborg 77-62

Very important is a road loss of Danish Svendborg against Dutch Zwolle on Tuesday night. Visiting Svendborg was defeated by Zwolle in Zwolle 77-62. Zwolle outrebounded Svendborg 45-30 including 32 on the defensive glass. Americans were the main players on the court. The best player for the winners was center Noah Dickerson (205-1997, college: Washington) who had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 16 rebounds. Guard Darius Quisenberry (188, college: Fordham) chipped in 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Forward Tyrn Flowers (206-1998, college: LIU Brooklyn, agency: Green Sports Management) produced 13 points and 5 assists and forward Hameir Wright (206-1999, college: N.Texas) added 9 points and 10 rebounds respectively for the guests. Svendborg's coach rotated eleven players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Zwolle will meet Hapoel Beer Sheva on the road in the next round. Svendborg will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Zwolle: N.Dickerson 23+16reb, D.Quisenberry 15+5reb+5ast, T.Bieshaar 10+4reb+1ast, M.Kozak 8+6reb, T.Hoeve 7+4reb+6ast, L.Buljevic 6+5reb+1ast
Svendborg: J.Willis 17+3reb+1ast, T.Bryan Flowers 13+3reb+5ast, H.Wright 9+10reb+2ast, G.Elliott 8+4reb+2ast, A.Mortensen 8+4reb+2ast, A.Harbo 3+1reb+1ast