NM1 Round 1 (Second Stage): Vitre overcome SOPCC

The Second Stage in NM1 just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Vitre defeated SOPCC at home 63-53. Point guard Louis Prolhac (177-1991) fired 14 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Forward Junior Zero (195-1997) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. Vitre's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. point guard Bryan Coudray (189-2000) produced 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Union Rennes at the home court. Hosts were defeated by Kaysersberg 74-63. Worth to mention a great performance of naturalized Ivorian forward Tiegbe Bamba (204-1991, college: Portland St.) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 9 rebounds. Ousseynou Laye-Basse contributed with 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Guinean forward Cheick Sekou-Conde (203-1992) answered with 17 points and 7 rebounds for Union Rennes. Union Rennes' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
A very close game took place in Cergy between Pontoise and Besancon. Pontoise got a very close home victory over Besancon. Pontoise managed to escape with a 2-point win 75-73 on Saturday evening. Vinnie Shahid stepped up and scored 29 points for the winners. At the losing side Valentin Vitale-Boiteux responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.

Other games of round 1 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Chartres was defeated by Poitiers in a road game 77-62. Rueil beat Caen at home 79-76. Lyon was destroyed by Stade Rochelais on the opponent's court 80-58. Winless Bordeaux unfortunately lost to Avignon/Pontet in a home game 71-75. Pole France was rolled over Challans on the road 49-76. Toulouse was defeated by Orchies on its own court 77-79. Boulogne beat Les Sables in Boulogne-sur-Mer 76-70. Angers won against Mulhouse at home 94-83. GET Vosges lost to undefeated Dax-Gamarde on the opponent's court 85-88. Tarbes-Lourdes managed to beat Andrezieux in a home game 76-72. Le Havre defeated Lorient on the road 89-79.
The best stats of 1st round was 20 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists by Anthony Da Silva of Dax-Gamarde.

Poitiers - Chartres 77-62

Poitiers used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Chartres 77-62 on Friday night. Poitiers outrebounded C'Chartres 40-27 including 27 on the defensive glass. American swingman Marcus Relphorde (198-1988, college: Colorado) stepped up and scored 22 points for the winners and point guard Charly Pontens (190-1995) chipped in 10 points and 8 assists. Four Poitiers players scored in double figures. At the losing side point guard Yann Siegwarth (185-1993) responded with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists and power forward Patrick Clerence (204-1988) scored 9 points. C'Chartres' coach tested ten players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Chartres: Y.Siegwarth 18+6reb+7ast, P.Clerence 9+4reb, K.Thalien 9+2reb+2ast, F.Ucles 8+4reb+1ast, D.Sencanski 5+1reb+3ast, M.Bernaoui 4+2reb+1ast
Poitiers: M.Relphorde 22+4reb+2ast, L.Mazalin 11+7reb, Y.MBaya 10+9reb, C.Pontens 10+2reb+8ast, K.Mendy 6+5reb+1ast, J.Seymour 6+3reb

Rueil - Caen 79-76

Rueil used a home court advantage and edged the opponent from Caen 79-76 on Friday night. Swingman Steven Ricard (200-1990) stepped up and scored 22 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and Senegalese-Spanish center Maodo Nguirane (210-1993) chipped in 10 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. At the losing side Senegalese center Moise Diame (206-1986) responded with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds and point guard Olivier Romain (183-1988) scored 8 points and 8 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Caen's coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game.
Top scorers:
Caen: K.Bracy-Davis 17+1reb, B.Pope 12+4reb+2ast, G.Noel 11+3reb+2ast, M.Diame 10+13reb+2ast, F.Thibedore 10+1reb+2ast, O.Romain 8+3reb+8ast
Rueil: S.Ricard 22+7reb+2ast, G.Thondique 11+3reb, F.Fortas 11+1reb+1ast, E.Kherzane 10+4reb+4ast, M.Nguirane 10+10reb+5ast, W.Racine 6+2reb+5ast

Stade Rochelais - Lyon 80-58

There was an upset when Lyon was rolled over on the road by La Rochelle 80-58 on Friday. La Rochelle dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Lyon's 24. La Rochelle forced 21 Lyon turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Lyon's players. Point guard Arnauld Thinon (180-1987) stepped up and scored 17 points and 5 assists for the winners and guard Gaetan Clerc (189-1991) chipped in 10 points, 8 assists and 4 steals. Four La Rochelle players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Theo Rey (194-2000) responded with 9 points and 7 rebounds and power forward Kevin Kokila (204-2001) scored 14 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.
Top scorers:
Lyon: K.Kevin 14+5reb, T.Rey 9+7reb+3ast, V.Diallo 7+1reb+1ast, B.Mockford 6, S.Lontadila 5+1reb+1ast, B.Albert 5+3reb
Stade Rochelais: A.Thinon 17+5ast, N.Carey 12+5reb+1ast, K.Wright 12+3reb+1ast, G.Clerc 10+4reb+8ast, A.Dudit 8+2reb+7ast, C.Gassama 6+4reb+1ast

Vitre - Pont-de-Cheruy 63-53

Vitre defeated SOPCC at home 63-53. Point guard Louis Prolhac (177-1991) fired 14 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Forward Junior Zero (195-1997) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. Vitre's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Bryan Coudray (189-2000) produced 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Damien Ebele (199-2000) added 13 points respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
Pont-de-Cheruy: D.Ebele 13+4reb, B.Coudray 11+6reb+4ast, M.Guillou 11+6reb, C.Soumaoro 8+8reb, F.Tchoubaye 4+4reb+1ast, F.Dylan 2
Vitre: L.Prolhac 14+7reb+1ast, J.Zero 14+6reb, V.Fandelet 9+3reb+1ast, A.Thibault 7+4reb+1ast, K.Tresnak 6+2reb, R.El Amrani 5+4reb+4ast

Bordeaux - Avignon/Pontet 71-75

Rather predictable result when Avignon/Pontet beat on the road JSA Bordeaux 75-71 on Friday. Point guard Geoffrey Bourcier (183-1988) stepped up and scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and American-Jamaican Duane Morgan (198-1993, college: Adelphi) chipped in 16 points and 10 rebounds. Avignon/Pontet's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the losing side forward Clement Desmonts (196-1998) responded with 27 points and 6 rebounds and swingman Emile Chassaigne (192-1999) scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
Top scorers:
Bordeaux: C.Desmonts 27+6reb+2ast, E.Chassaigne 15+6reb+6ast, A.Vialaret 10+4reb+5ast, D.Johnson 9+6reb+2ast, H.Vorotnikovas 8+7reb+1ast, C.Larrouturou 2+1reb
Avignon/Pontet: G.Bourcier 21+6reb+4ast, D.Morgan 16+10reb, G.Meyniel 8+8reb+8ast, J.Kyungu 6+2reb, A.Bondo 5+2reb+2ast, R.Tomatis 5

Challans - Pole France 76-49

Vendee Challans used a home court advantage and outplayed the opponent from Paris 76-49 on Friday night. Vendee Challans outrebounded CFBB 41-26 including a 32-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Serbian-Montenegrin center Nemanja Kovanusic (204-1993) stepped up and scored 15 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and naturalized Guyanese Mike Joseph (203-1994) chipped in 11 points and 7 rebounds. Vendee Challans' coach Joachim Duthe felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side point guard Rayan Rupert (196-2004) responded with 21 points and forward Melvin Ajinca (202-2004) scored 15 points and 7 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Pole France: R.Rayan 21+3reb+2ast, A.Melvin 15+7reb+2ast, B.Aurele 6+3reb+3ast, P.Noah 5+2reb+2ast, P.Theo 2+1reb+1ast, T.Nolan 0+2reb+1ast
Challans: N.Kovanusic 15+6reb+1ast, M.Joseph 11+7reb+3ast, J.Bichard 9+4reb+6ast, M.Bigote 9+2ast, J.Jones 9+3reb+3ast, K.Bichard 6+3reb+3ast

Rennes - Kaysersberg 63-74

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Union Rennes at the home court. Hosts were defeated by Kaysersberg 74-63. Kaysersberg forced 24 Union Rennes turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of naturalized Ivorian forward Tiegbe Bamba (204-1991, college: Portland St.) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 9 rebounds. Senegalese center Ousseynou Laye-Basse (210-1992) contributed with 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Four Kaysersberg players scored in double figures. Guinean forward Cheick Sekou-Conde (203-1992) answered with 17 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Lucas Fontaine (180-1996) added 10 points in the effort for Union Rennes. Union Rennes' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Rennes: C.Sekou-Conde 17+7reb+2ast, L.Fontaine 10+3reb+3ast, M.Diop 9+6reb, M.Lebrun 6+1reb+3ast, M.Faye 6+2reb+1ast, G.Merie 5+6reb+2ast
Kaysersberg: T.Bamba 21+9reb+2ast, O.Laye-Basse 16+7reb+2ast, B.Yanik 13+1reb+2ast, C.Andre 12+5reb+3ast, K.Walter 8+3reb+2ast, A.Rayan 4+2reb

Toulouse - Orchies 77-79

Everything went according to plan when Orchesien BC edged on the road Toulouse 79-77 on Friday. Orchesien BC dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Toulouse's 22. They outrebounded Toulouse 34-19 including a 28-12 advantage in defensive rebounds. Georgian power forward Giorgi Turdziladze (210-1997) stepped up and scored 16 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and Jamaican Ricardo Alliman (201-1987, college: Cedarville) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Alliman is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. At the losing side guard Alexandre Aygalenq (187-1997) responded with 19 points and American power forward Ron Anderson Jr (203-1989, college: S.Florida) scored 13 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Toulouse's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game.
Top scorers:
Toulouse: A.Aygalenq 19+4reb+1ast, R.Anderson Jr. 13+4reb+3ast, F.Bondron 11+2ast, A.Thimon 10+2reb+2ast, T.Gottin 8+1reb+2ast, F.Yangue 5+3reb
Orchies: T.Prost 19+2reb+2ast, G.Turdziladze 16+9reb, R.Alliman 14+7reb+2ast, J.Ricard-Dorigo 13+7reb+2ast, J.Verbeke 9+3reb+1ast, I.Sidibe 3+2ast

Les Sables - Boulogne 70-76

There was no surprise in Les Sables-D'Ollone where Les Sables was defeated by SO Maritime Boulogne 76-70 on Friday. SO Maritime Boulogne looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American swingman Wendell Davis (197-1995, college: Ashland) stepped up and scored 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Malcolm Gountas (190-1994) chipped in 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. At the losing side American Mykal Riley (198-1985, college: Alabama) responded with 18 points and 5 rebounds and Bulgarian power forward Simeon Lepichev (205-1995, college: FAU) scored 17 points and 5 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Les Sables: M.Riley 18+5reb+2ast, S.Lepichev 17+5reb+1ast, L.Plasse 8+3reb+8ast, K.Cham 8+1reb+4ast, G.Lessort 7+5reb+1ast, N.Burrell 5+1reb+7ast
Boulogne: W.Davis 24+5reb+4ast, M.Gountas 15+5reb+7ast, M.Var 12+8reb+2ast, L.Weber 8+5reb+6ast, D.Odiakosa 7+5reb+1ast, M.Flosse 4+5reb

Angers - Mulhouse 94-83

No shocking result in a game when Etoile Angers defeated at home Mulhouse 94-83 on Saturday. Etoile Angers forced 27 Mulhouse turnovers and had a 15-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Swingman Stephan Gauthier (192-1995) stepped up and scored 28 points and 5 steals for the winners and Moroccan forward Karim Gourari (203-1989) chipped in 14 points and 11 rebounds. Five Etoile Angers players scored in double figures. Etoile Angers' coach Laurent Buffard used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side Bahamas forward Willis Mackey (203-1996, college: UNOH, agency: Duran International) responded with 18 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and Spanish center Victor Serrano (210-1989) scored 15 points and 7 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Mulhouse: W.Mackey 18+4reb+3ast, Q.Diehl 18+1reb+2ast, V.Serrano 15+7reb, S.Alex 9+3reb, M.Durand 8+1ast, M.N'Doye 8+7reb+2ast
Angers: S.Gauthier 28+3reb+3ast, K.Gourari 14+11reb+1ast, A.Williams 13+3reb+6ast, M.Choua 12+4reb+1ast, R.Malonga 11+2reb+3ast, T.Eboh 7+6reb+2ast

Cergy-Pontoise - Besancon 75-73

A very close game took place in Cergy between Pontoise and Besancon. Pontoise got a very close home victory over Besancon. Pontoise managed to escape with a 2-point win 75-73 on Saturday evening. Pontoise made 25-of-30 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game, while Besancon only scored seven points from the stripe. American point guard Vinnie Shahid (180-1998, college: NDSU) stepped up and scored 29 points for the winners and forward Mickael Benhamed (190-1991) chipped in 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws). At the losing side guard Valentin Vitale-Boiteux (187-2001) responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Tom Foucault (191-1994) scored 12 points and 8 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Besancon: T.Foucault 12+8reb+2ast, V.Valentin 11+13reb+4ast, N.Knezevic 11+2reb+1ast, L.Laporal 10+5reb+1ast, F.Prenom 9+5reb+2ast, G.Valayer 9+7reb+4ast
Cergy-Pontoise: V.Shahid 29+4reb+3ast, M.Benhamed 17+7reb+4ast, A.Mendy 17+4reb+1ast, M.Kone 4+10reb+1ast, G.Guerrier 3+3reb, D.Gana 2+3reb+1ast

Dax-Gamarde - GET Vosges 88-85

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Gamarde les Bains where GET Vosges was edged by Dax-Gamarde 88-85 on Saturday. Dax-Gamarde looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Point guard Anthony Da Silva (185-2001) stepped up and scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners and Lithuanian forward Gilvydas Biruta (206-1991, college: URI) chipped in 27 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side swingman Marvin Mokono (194-2000) responded with 25 points (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) and power forward Ludovic Martel (208-2000) scored 15 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
GET Vosges: M.Marvin 25+2reb+1ast, M.Ludovic 15+9reb+1ast, E.Maraux 13+7reb+3ast, M.Mahes 10+2reb+3ast, J.Ouattara 9+3reb+3ast, I.Boutinane 6+2reb+1ast
Dax-Gamarde: G.Biruta 27+7reb+1ast, A.Da Silva 20+7reb+9ast, L.Baptiste 11+1reb, X.d'Almeida 10+2reb+6ast, B.Samake 9+2reb, E.Bosc 6+2reb+2ast

Tarbes-Lourdes - Andrezieux 76-72

There was a small surprise when Lourdes-Tarbes beat at home Andrezieux 76-72 on Friday. Mozambican-American guard Kendal Manuel (194-1997, college: Montana, agency: Inception Sports) stepped up and scored 25 points (made all of his nine free throws !!!) for the winners and Serbian-Montenegrin power forward Luka Nikolic (209-1994) chipped in 16 points and 10 rebounds. At the losing side forward Tom Hyenne (194-2000) responded with 14 points and Kenyan-American forward Joel Awich (201-1993, college: Cal Poly) scored 10 points and 7 rebounds. Four Andrezieux players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Andrezieux: H.Tom 14+4reb+1ast, M.Diarra 12+2reb+1ast, L.Nadyr 10+2reb+6ast, J.Awich 10+7reb+1ast, D.Denave 9+3reb+2ast, P.N'Jiba 9+6reb+2ast
Tarbes-Lourdes: K.Manuel 25+3reb+1ast, L.Nikolic 16+10reb+1ast, J.Jeanne 12+2reb+1ast, K.Incredule 8+5reb+4ast, A.Prugnieres 6+5reb+3ast, G.Lobela-Nkuna 5+1reb+2ast

Lorient - Le Havre 79-89

There was a minor upset when Lorient was defeated at home by STB Le Havre 89-79 on Saturday. STB Le Havre forced 19 Lorient turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Valentin Bigote (196-1992) stepped up and scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and center Romain Duport (216-1986) chipped in 13 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side naturalized Guinean forward Abdoulaye Sy (201-1995) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 steals and American-Mali forward Ibrahim Djambo (209-1992, college: Hofstra) scored 19 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Lorient: I.Djambo 19+7reb, A.Sy 13+11reb+7ast, A.Doumbia 12+3reb+2ast, I.Saounera 11+1reb+1ast, S.Cape 8+2reb+5ast, A.Adala 7+7reb+3ast
Le Havre: V.Bigote 18+6reb+7ast, H.Suhard 14+3reb+2ast, R.Duport 13+6reb+2ast, J.Burrows 10+2reb+1ast, P.Turpin 9+1reb+4ast, O.Sylla 8+5reb+4ast