Round 3 (Regular Season): Dziki is defeated by Voluntari

After 3 rounds played we can already see who rules in the European North Basketball League and who belongs to weaker ones. Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Polish Dziki (1-1) on the court of Romanian Voluntari on Tuesday night. Visitors were rolled over by Voluntari 103-83. Voluntari looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a great evening for American swingman Justin Edler-Davis (193-1998, college: CSUB) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points and 9 rebounds. His fellow American import point guard Mike Caffey (183-1993, college: LBSU, agency: Players Group) helped adding 15 points and 8 assists. The best for the losing side was American guard Rickey McGill (188-1997, college: Iona) with 9 points and 7 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Important game to mention about took place in Valmiera. Latvian Valmiera Glass (3-0) saved a 3-point victory at home edging Dutch Groningen (0-2) 81-78 on Tuesday evening. Host team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. It was an exceptional evening for American Jordan Watson (188-1995, college: West Liberty) who led the winners and scored 36 points (!!!) and 5 assists. Kahliel Spear accounted for 13 points and 18 rebounds. Valmiera Glass' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Czech-Canadian center James Karnik (206-1998, college: Boston Coll.) came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 16 rebounds for Groningen in the defeat. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Estonian Tartu (#4) was upset in Nova Ves by Slovakian Spisski Rytieri 91-87. The best player for the winners was Dwayne Cohill who scored 24 points and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Omar El-Sheikh who recorded 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Spisski Rytieri will meet at home Newcastle E. (#6) in the next round. Tartu will have a break next round.




Voluntari - Dziki 103-83

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Polish Dziki (1-1) on the court of Romanian Voluntari on Tuesday night. Visitors were rolled over by Voluntari 103-83. Voluntari looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a great evening for American swingman Justin Edler-Davis (193-1998, college: CSUB) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points and 9 rebounds. His fellow American import point guard Mike Caffey (183-1993, college: LBSU, agency: Players Group) helped adding 15 points and 8 assists. Four Voluntari players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American guard Rickey McGill (188-1997, college: Iona) with 9 points and 7 assists and guard Mateusz Szlachetka (196-1999) scored 9 points and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Voluntari: L.Sullivan 18+5reb+2ast, K.Justice 18+1reb+2ast, J.Edler-Davis 17+9reb+1ast, M.Caffey 15+3reb+8ast, L.Skinner 9+3reb+3ast, L.Tohatan 8+1reb+3ast
Dziki: N.McGlynn 13+1reb, J.Joesaar 10+1reb+1ast, A.Wesson 10+2reb, R.McGill 9+3reb+7ast, M.Szlachetka 9+2reb+5ast, P.Pamula 8+1reb

Spisski Rytieri - Tartu 91-87

Estonian Tartu (#4) was upset in Nova Ves by Slovakian Spisski Rytieri 91-87. Spisski Rytieri made 24-of-27 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was American Dwayne Cohill (188-2000, college: YSU) who scored 24 points and 4 assists. His fellow American import Dibaji Walker (206-1999, college: App State) chipped in a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Egyptian power forward Omar El-Sheikh (203-1998, college: Arkansas St.) who recorded 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Canadian guard Mason Bourcier (190-1999, college: TWU) added 19 points and 4 assists respectively. Five Spisski Rytieri and four Tartu players scored in double figures. Spisski Rytieri will meet at home Newcastle E. (#6) in the next round. Tartu will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Spisski Rytieri: D.Cohill 24+2reb+4ast, D.Walker 18+10reb+1ast, N.Hawkins 14+3reb, I.Gromovs 13+6reb, D.Frye 11+7reb+4ast, J.Palenik 9+4reb+1ast
Tartu: O.El-Sheikh 21+7reb+4ast, M.Bourcier 19+2reb+4ast, J.Henry 14+3reb, R.Veideman 10+3reb+2ast, M.Paasoja 7+6reb, R.Nurger 6+5reb+2ast

Valmiera Glass - Groningen 81-78

Important game to mention about took place in Valmiera. Latvian Valmiera Glass (3-0) saved a 3-point victory at home edging Dutch Groningen (0-2) 81-78 on Tuesday evening. Host team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. It was an exceptional evening for American Jordan Watson (188-1995, college: West Liberty) who led the winners and scored 36 points (!!!) and 5 assists. His fellow American import Kahliel Spear (200-2000, college: RMU) accounted for 13 points and 18 rebounds for the winning side. Watson is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Valmiera Glass' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Czech-Canadian center James Karnik (206-1998, college: Boston Coll.) came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 16 rebounds and American guard Zach Harvey (198-2001, college: UCSB) added 24 points respectively for Groningen in the defeat. Four Groningen players scored in double figures. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Valmiera Glass: J.Watson 36+4reb+5ast, K.Spear 13+18reb+2ast, V.Kohs 10+2reb, D.Smith 7+3reb+1ast, R.Novitskyi 6+6reb, A.Ate 5+3reb+2ast
Groningen: Z.Harvey 24+4reb+3ast, J.Karnik 17+16reb, D.Gabrovsek 14+7reb+3ast, K.Veinot 11+4reb+4ast, S.Hintzbergen 5+6reb, K.Zuidema 4+4reb