ProB Round 3 (Regular Season): Muenster loses to Hagen BBA

Round 3 means everything may happen in ProB as the season just started. The round was exceptionally exciting as three games ended with a tiny margin. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Muenster (2-1) recorded a loss at the home court on Saturday night. Hosts were edged by Hagen BBA (1-2) 87-85. Hagen BBA made 20-of-26 free shots (76.9 percent) during the game. 24 personal fouls committed by Muenster helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was Bahamas forward Greg McKay (198-2001, college: Limestone) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds. American guard Jeremiah Sparks (191-2001, college: Oswego St.) chipped in 15 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was center Adam Touray (206-1994) who recorded 31 points (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Hagen BBA is looking forward to face Duesseldorf (#3) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Muenster will play against Bernau where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Important game to mention about took place in Herten. Seawolves Academy (2-1) saved a 1-point victory on the road edging H.Loewen (2-1) 77-76 in the game for the third place. It was a good game for American guard Isayah Owens (191-2002, college: Coker) who saved his team from a defeat with 17 points. Mika Freitag contributed with 15 points and 4 assists for the winners. Seawolves Academy's coach Domenik Reinboth allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. point guard David Ewald (185-1999) answered with 18 points and 6 assists for H.Loewen. Seawolves Academy will play against Rist Wedel (#13) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. H.Loewen will play against BSW Sixers (#8) in Sandersdorf and hopes to get back on the winning track.
A very close game took place in Sandersdorf between Kangaroos and Sixers. Kangaroos (3-0) got a very close victory on the road over Sixers (1-2). Kangaroos managed to escape with a 3-point win 71-68 on Saturday evening. It was a great evening for Paul Lunguana who led his team to a victory scoring 16 points and 5 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Mohamed Ibrahim with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. Sixers' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Kangaroos will meet Itzehoe (#10) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Sixers will play against H.Loewen and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Other games of round 3 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Itzehoe defeated Westerstede in a road game 99-91. Rist Wedel was smashed by Schwelm at home 58-77. Braunschweig lost to Duesseldorf on the opponent's court 66-77. Neustadt TSV lost to undefeated Bernau in a home game 73-86. Leitershofen managed to beat Rhoendorf on the road 82-68. Winless Speyer was defeated by Dresden on its own court 61-68. FC Bayern 2 was beaten by Langen in a road game 77-70. Oberhaching won against Coburg at home 88-76. Leverkusen managed to outperform Jena ScCity 2 on the opponent's court 68-66. CATL Loewen managed to beat Ludwigsburg in a home game 76-74. Winless Frankfurt Jrs lost to undefeated Fellbach on the road 90-95.
The best stats of 3rd round was 19 points and 8 rebounds by Moses Poelking of Frankfurt Jrs.



Westerstede - Itzehoe 91-99:
But Westerstede was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Itzehoe 99-91 on Friday night. Itzehoe looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. It was a great evening for Dutch point guard Sven Cikara (190-2001, agency: One Motive Sports) who led his team to a victory scoring 9 points and 15 assists. Swingman Lucien Schmikale (194-1997) helped adding 21 points. Four Eagles players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was center Finn Stuehlmeyer (207-2007) with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 11 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and American guard Kyle Gruhler (196-2001, college: UMW) scored 28 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Eagles will meet at home Iserlohn in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Westerstede will play against Schwelm (#11) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Itzehoe: S.Lucien 21+1reb, F.Schlecht 16+1reb+2ast, K.Leon 15+4reb+1ast, H.Jamahri 12+3reb+4ast, C.Sven 9+3reb+15ast, M.Tobias 8+4reb+1ast
Westerstede: K.Gruhler 28+6reb+3ast, F.Stuehlmeyer 28+11reb+1ast, K.Djordje 12+1reb+5ast, N.Wendland 8+1reb, E.Ore 7+3reb+4ast, H.Joel 4+2reb

BSW Sixers - Iserlohn 68-71:
A very close game took place in Sandersdorf between Kangaroos and Sixers. Kangaroos (3-0) got a very close victory on the road over Sixers (1-2). Kangaroos managed to escape with a 3-point win 71-68 on Saturday evening. It was a great evening for American Paul Lunguana (195-2003, agency: BIG) who led his team to a victory scoring 16 points and 5 rebounds. American-Jamaican point guard Howie Rankine (183-2001, college: Widener) helped adding 10 points and 7 assists. The best for the losing side was Mohamed Ibrahim (192-2008) with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds and Canadian forward Abdullah Shittu (203-1999, college: Alberta) scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Sixers' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Kangaroos will meet Itzehoe (#10) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Sixers will play against H.Loewen and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Iserlohn: L.Paul 16+5reb+3ast, R.Howie 10+4reb+7ast, T.Ole 8+6reb, I.Jordan 8+3reb+2ast, K.Marc 8+3reb+1ast, B.Port 7+10reb
BSW Sixers: I.Mohamed 18+10reb+2ast, A.Shittu 16+9reb+4ast, S.Ludwig 15+1reb+1ast, Z.Daniel 9+1ast, K.Marijan 7+4reb, J.Drammeh 3+6reb

Rist Wedel - Schwelm 58-77:
There was a surprise result when Schwelm (1-2) smashed on the road Rist Wedel (1-2) 77-58 on Saturday. Schwelm dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Rist Wedel's 22. It was a great evening for American Juhwan Harris-Dyson (198-1999, college: California) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 12 rebounds. Forward Pablo Estelle (200-2007) helped adding 8 points and 11 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American-Cape Verdean forward Tyson Leitao (204-2002, college: Tampa) with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds and point guard Niklas Krause (197-2002) scored 5 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Rist Wedel's coach Stanley Witt tested twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Schwelm will meet at home Westerstede (#14) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Rist Wedel will play against Rostock Acad. (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Schwelm: H.Juhwan 28+12reb+2ast, J.Dyami 12, M.Stoll 9+3reb+7ast, N.Erik 9+2reb+3ast, P.Estelle 8+11reb+1ast, J.Knoerig 7+7reb+2ast
Rist Wedel: T.Leitao 16+13reb+1ast, J.Muttilib 12+1reb, D.Egbe 7+1reb, P.Aleksandar 7+4reb+1ast, N.Krause 5+5reb+6ast, M.Nelson 4+1reb+3ast

Duesseldorf - Braunschweig 77-66:
Duesseldorf used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Braunschweig 77-66 on Saturday night. It was a great evening for guard Timothy Davis (191-2001, college: Cedarville) who led his team to a victory scoring 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Ukrainian guard Yuri Kondrakov (191-1996, agency: BIG) helped adding 17 points and 4 assists. Four Duesseldorf players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American guard Andre Fox (193-1996, college: USA) with 14 points and forward Cavit Guerbuezer (204-2007) scored 8 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Duesseldorf will meet Hagen BBA (#12) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Braunschweig will play against Neustadt TSV (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Duesseldorf: K.Yuri 17+2reb+4ast, T.Davis 16+6reb+5ast, O.Aime 12+7reb+3ast, K.Lars 10+4reb+1ast, B.Max 7+8reb, M.Diallo 5+2reb
Braunschweig: A.Fox 14+3reb+1ast, W.Christopher 10+5reb, C.Guerbuezer 8+7reb+1ast, M.Johansen 8+1reb+2ast, R.Simon 6+4reb+2ast, E.Noah 4+4reb

Muenster - Hagen BBA 85-87:
Muenster (2-1) recorded a loss at the home court on Saturday night. Hosts were edged by Hagen BBA (1-2) 87-85. Hagen BBA made 20-of-26 free shots (76.9 percent) during the game. 24 personal fouls committed by Muenster helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was Bahamas forward Greg McKay (198-2001, college: Limestone) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds. American guard Jeremiah Sparks (191-2001, college: Oswego St.) chipped in 15 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. Five Hagen BBA players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was center Adam Touray (206-1994) who recorded 31 points (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) and Canadian guard Emmanuel Bandoumel (193-1998, college: Nebraska) added 21 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Hagen BBA is looking forward to face Duesseldorf (#3) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Muenster will play against Bernau where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Hagen BBA: M.Greg 19+13reb+2ast, S.Jeremiah 15+6reb+9ast, J.Glavovic 13+6reb+1ast, M.Elias 12+7reb+4ast, O.Ifeanyi 11+3reb+2ast, Z.Viktor 9+1reb+1ast
Muenster: A.Touray 31+2reb+1ast, E.Bandoumel 21+5reb+3ast, G.Cosmo 16+10reb, P.Oliver 9+4reb+4ast, T.Dilschmann 5+3reb+6ast, N.Okafor 2+5reb+1ast

H.Loewen - Rostock Acad. 76-77:
Important game to mention about took place in Herten. Seawolves Academy (2-1) saved a 1-point victory on the road edging H.Loewen (2-1) 77-76 in the game for the third place. Rostock Acad. held H.Loewen to an opponent 0.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 0.0 percent accuracy of the winners. It was a good game for American guard Isayah Owens (191-2002, college: Coker) who saved his team from a defeat with 17 points. Guard Mika Freitag (187-2006) contributed with 15 points and 4 assists for the winners. Four Seawolves Academy players scored in double figures. Seawolves Academy's coach Domenik Reinboth allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. point guard David Ewald (185-1999) answered with 18 points and 6 assists and Dutch guard Jaro Abrams (191-2002) added 19 points in the effort for H.Loewen. Seawolves Academy will play against Rist Wedel (#13) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. H.Loewen will play against BSW Sixers (#8) in Sandersdorf and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Rostock Acad.: O.Isayah 17+3ast, M.Murray 16+1ast, B.Loll 15+3ast, F.Mika 15+4ast, G.Ruahling 5, K.Yeboah 4+1ast
H.Loewen: J.Abrams 19+2ast, E.David 18+6ast, A.Bryant 15+2ast, F.Jetullahi 8+2ast, F.Dario 8+2ast, H.Redparth 5

Neustadt TSV - Bernau 73-86:
Very predictable result when SSV Lok Bernau (3-0) beat on the road Neustadt TSV (1-2) 86-73 on Sunday. Bernau made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. Bernau outrebounded Neustadt TSV 42-31 including a 30-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Bernau looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. It was a great evening for American guard Shawn Scott (187-1996, college: SW Christian) who led his team to a victory scoring 22 points and 8 assists. Forward Fin Borczanowski (204-2008) helped adding 18 points and 9 rebounds. Scott is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. The best for the losing side was Lithuanian Simonas Paukste (204-2004) with 22 points and 8 rebounds and Al-Fayed Alegbe-Issifou (194-2004) scored 14 points. Neustadt TSV's coach Allan Ray tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. SSV Lok Bernau will meet at home Muenster (#4) in the next round. Neustadt TSV will play against Braunschweig and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bernau: S.Shawn 22+2reb+8ast, B.Fin 18+9reb+2ast, L.Klein 15+10reb+1ast, D.Jona 9+7reb+6ast, N.Anton 7+3reb+2ast, R.Marco 6+7reb+4ast
Neustadt TSV: P.Simonas 22+8reb+3ast, A.Alegbe-Issifou 14+4reb+2ast, T.Haarmann 8+1reb+1ast, B.III Robby 7+2reb+2ast, C.Kwilu 6+7reb+2ast, R.Edin 5+2ast

Rhoendorf - Leitershofen 68-82:
There was a minor upset when Dragons Rhoendorf (2-1) was defeated at home by Kangaroos (2-1) 82-68 on Saturday. Strangely Rhoendorf outrebounded Leitershofen 46-24 including a 30-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great evening for naturalized French Joanic Gruettner (198-1995) who led his team to a victory scoring 13 points, 7 assists and 4 steals. point guard Connor Anderson (195-2005) helped adding 11 points and 5 rebounds. Five Kangaroos players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Kenan Reinhart (194-2007, agency: Octagon Europe) with 17 points and 4 assists and Justin Onyejiaka (195-2004) scored 15 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Kangaroos will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Dragons Rhoendorf will play against Fellbach and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Leitershofen: A.Bobby 16+3reb, G.Leon 13+4reb+2ast, G.Joanic 13+2reb+7ast, C.Anderson 11+5reb+3ast, B.Gael 10+1reb+2ast, B.Gregori 10+3reb+2ast
Rhoendorf: K.Reinhart 17+4reb+4ast, J.Onyejiaka 15+9reb, W.Sahmi 8+9reb+2ast, S.Carlo 8+10reb+1ast, D.Mayr 7+2reb, B.David 4+2reb

Speyer - Dresden 61-68:
Everything went according to plan when Titans (2-1) won against on the road Speyer (0-3) 68-61 on Saturday. It was a great evening for Sebastian Heck (201-1995, agency: Blacktop Management) who led his team to a victory scoring 12 points and 9 rebounds. Serbian guard Pavle Pisic (194-2005, agency: 011 Sports) helped adding 13 points. The best for the losing side was American-Nigerian guard Austin Fadal (193-1999, college: ASU, agency: Dagger Basket) with 13 points and Christoph Rupp (195-1994) scored 4 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Titans will meet Oberhaching (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Speyer will play against Langen (#8) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Dresden: P.Pavle 13+4reb, H.Sebastian 12+9reb+3ast, U.Wisdom 11+2reb+3ast, S.Dominik 8+3reb, A.Bock 5+1ast, M.Touray 5+1reb
Speyer: A.Fadal 13+3reb+3ast, O.Ade-Eri 10+4reb, L.Roth 8+4reb+5ast, M.Kalan 7+5reb+3ast, D.Woodmore 7+2reb+1ast, K.Joshua 6+2reb+1ast

Langen - FC Bayern 2 77-70:
There was an upset when Bayern (1-2) was defeated on the road by Langen (1-1) 77-70 on Saturday. Langen forced 21 FC Bayern 2 turnovers. It was a great evening for center Noah Kamdem (198-1998) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds. Spanish point guard Carlos Hidalgo (185-1997) helped adding 10 points and 7 assists. Four Langen players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Ukrainian power forward Desmond Yiamu (199, agency: BIG) with 16 points and 8 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) and Croatian forward Niko Jerkic (202-2007) scored 15 points. Langen will meet Speyer (#15) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Bayern will play against Jena ScCity 2 (#12) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Langen: K.Noah 21+10reb+1ast, C.Cooper 13+6reb, K.Kventin 12+5reb+2ast, H.Carlos 10+4reb+7ast, H.Droste 9+6reb+3ast, N.Pons 9+4reb+5ast
FC Bayern 2: D.Yiamu 16+8reb+1ast, J.Niko 15+3reb+1ast, J.Roko 9+4reb+2ast, M.William 9+4reb, C.Vossenberg 9+5reb+3ast, K.Fischer 8+7reb

Oberhaching - Coburg 88-76:
Deisenhofen used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Coburg 88-76 on Sunday night. They outrebounded Coburg 34-23 including 25 on the defensive glass. It was a great evening for point guard Maximilian Mayer (202-1998) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Aminu Abibu (194-1997) helped adding 12 points and 8 rebounds. The best for the losing side was point guard Nico Wenzl (184-2001) with 17 points and American guard Savion Brown (188-2004, college: NGU) scored 16 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Deisenhofen will meet at home Dresden (#5) in the next round. Coburg will play against Leverkusen and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Oberhaching: M.Mayer 18+9reb+4ast, N.Schueler 18+1reb+1ast, M.Frederik 15+4reb+1ast, A.Abibu 12+8reb+1ast, M.Andrej 8+3reb+1ast, P.Bode 8+2ast
Coburg: N.Wenzl 17+2reb+2ast, S.Brown 16+1reb+1ast, E.Neunhoeffer 11+3reb, B.Koppke 11+7reb, T.Herzog 7+2reb+2ast, F.Egger 7+4reb+1ast

Jena ScCity 2 - Leverkusen 66-68:
But Jena ScCity 2 was not able to use a home court advantage and was edged by the opponent from Leverkusen 68-66 on Sunday night. Leverkusen had a 27-15 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a great evening for Croatian forward Jug Bogdan (198-2007) who led his team to a victory scoring 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Center Dennis Heinzmann (216-1991) helped adding 13 points and 11 rebounds. Four Leverkusen players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was point guard Carlo Meyer (193-2003) with 16 points and Lithuanian forward Martynas Sabaliauskas (203-2001) scored 16 points. Jena ScCity 2's coach Farsin Hamzei tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Leverkusen will meet Coburg (#9) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Jena ScCity 2 will play against FC Bayern 2 in Muenchen and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Leverkusen: M.Branden 15+3reb+2ast, H.Dennis 13+11reb, M.Luca 13+1reb+2ast, J.Bogdan 13+7reb+5ast, R.Fabian 6+4reb+1ast, D.Koch 3
Jena ScCity 2: S.Martynas 16+4reb+1ast, C.Meyer 16+4reb+2ast, G.Johann 10+8reb+2ast, D.Biel 9+3reb+1ast, M.Klintman 9+2reb+2ast, B.Maxim 3+2reb+1ast

CATL Loewen - Ludwigsburg 76-74:
There was a surprise result in Erfurt where Loewen (1-2) edged Ludwigsburg (1-2) 76-74 on Sunday. It was a great evening for naturalized American point guard Anthony Watkins (194-2000) who led his team to a victory scoring 19 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Leonar Fliege (202-2007) helped adding 10 points and 6 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Max Riedel (198-2006) with 19 points and 5 rebounds and Lars Danziger (192-2008) scored 15 points. Four Ludwigsburg players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Loewen will meet at home Reutlingen in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Ludwigsburg will play against Frankfurt Jrs (#14) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
CATL Loewen: W.Anthony 19+5reb+1ast, A.Ilias 12+4ast, L.Fliege 10+6reb+2ast, B.Jasper 7+5reb, S.Nellessen 7+4reb, H.Jacob 7+3reb
Ludwigsburg: R.Max 19+5reb, L.Danziger 15+1reb+3ast, A.Pivac 12+4reb, M.Lukas 10+8reb, T.Yohann 8+5reb+1ast, K.Youdom 6+8reb+1ast

Fellbach - Frankfurt Jrs 95-90:
Not a big story in a game when Skyliners II (0-2) was defeated on the road by Fellbach (3-0) 95-90 on Sunday. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Fellbach made 20-of-25 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for point guard Jonathan Zeisberger (185-2006) who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. American-Nigerian forward Jason Edokpayi (198-2002, college: Bridgeport) helped adding 21 points and 8 rebounds. Four Fellbach players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was center Moses Poelking (206-1997) with 19 points and 8 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and Czech guard Lukas Smazak (190-2007) scored 21 points. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Fellbach will meet Rhoendorf (#6) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Skyliners II will play against Ludwigsburg (#13) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Fellbach: Z.Jonathan 21+6reb+7ast, E.Jason 21+8reb+1ast, B.D'Monte 20+6reb+2ast, Z.Daniel 11+1reb+5ast, B.Silver 7+1reb, O.Best 6+6reb+1ast
Frankfurt Jrs: L.Smazak 21+4reb+2ast, D.Nikolic 21+6reb, M.Poelking 19+8reb+2ast, D.Florian 9+5reb+2ast, I.Crnjac 7+4reb+3ast, L.Benczak 5+1reb