ProB Round 12: Dragons Rhoendorf is upset by RheinStars

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most important game in the last round took place in Rhoendorf between third ranked Dragons Rhoendorf (7-4) and sixth ranked RheinStars (7-5) on Friday night. Dragons Rhoendorf was crushed by RheinStars at home 83-59. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Dragons Rhoendorf. RheinStars dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Dragons Rhoendorf's 18. They outrebounded Dragons Rhoendorf 47-36 including 34 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was Canadian point guard Ali Sow (185-1998, college: Laurier) who had a double-double by scoring 29 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. American power forward Elijah Schmidt (203-1997, college: TAMUCC) chipped in 19 points and 13 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). RheinStars' coach Stephan Baeck felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Florian Koch (197-1992) who recorded 13 points and 6 rebounds. RheinStars moved-up to fourth place. Dragons Rhoendorf at the other side keeps the third position with four games lost. They share it with Oberhaching. RheinStars will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Dragons Rhoendorf will play on the road against Kangaroos in Iserlohn and is hoping to win this game.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Deisenhofen (7-4) against eleventh ranked Speyer (4-7) on Friday night. Visiting Deisenhofen was edged by Speyer in a tough game in Speyer 84-85. It was a good game for Croatian-Canadian guard Jake Babic (196-1995, college: TAMUCC) who saved his team from a defeat with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. Quadre Lollis Jr contributed with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Speyer's coach Carl Mbassa allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Fynn Fischer (208-1999) replied with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 11 rebounds for Deisenhofen. Speyer moved-up to ninth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Deisenhofen at the other side keeps the third position with four games lost. They share it with Rhoendorf. Speyer will play against Arvato College Wizards (#11) in Karlsruhe in the next round. Deisenhofen will play at home against OrangeAcademy (#9) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Leader SSV Lok Bernau delivered the tenth victory on Friday night. This time they beat 5th ranked TKS 49ers (6-5) 89-74. Worth to mention a quality performance of Akim-Jamal Jonah who helped to win the game recording 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was Robin Jorch with 15 points. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. SSV Lok Bernau (10-1) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Loser TKS 49ers keep the fifth place with five games lost. They share the position with Frankfurt Jrs. SSV Lok Bernau will meet league's second-placed Sixers in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. TKS 49ers will play against Wolmirstedt and hope to secure a win.

Rest of the games of round 12 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Vechta 2 was defeated by Rist Wedel in a road game 83-81. Itzehoe beat Herford at home 90-84. BSW Sixers won against Wolmirstedt on the opponent's court 86-76. Winless Giessen unfortunately lost to Iserlohn in a home game 90-101. Coburg rolled over Bball Loewen on the road 104-68. OrangeAcad. crushed Leitershofen on its own court 80-60. Frankfurt Jrs lost to undefeated Hanau in a road game 69-87. FC Bayern 2 were destroyed by AC Wizards at home 58-83.
The best stats of 12th round was 25 points and 9 assists by Christian Rodriguez of AC Wizards.

Rist Wedel - Vechta 2 83-81

There was an upset when higher ranked Vechta-2 (5-5) was edged on the road by eleventh ranked Rist Wedel (4-7) 83-81 on Friday. Worth to mention a great performance of Czech Michal Kozak (203-1998, college: Weber St.) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 25 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks and American point guard Harrison Cleary (185-1997, college: UMC) who added 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Four Rist Wedel players scored in double figures. Rist Wedel's coach Stephan Blode used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was American guard JJ Culver (193-1997, college: WBU) with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and Leon Okpara (192-1998) scored 9 points and 12 rebounds. Rist Wedel moved-up to ninth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Newly promoted Vechta-2 keeps the seventh position with five games lost. They share it with Wolmirstedt. Rist Wedel will meet Herford (#12) on the road in the next round. Vechta-2 will play against Eagles (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Vechta 2: J.Culver 19+10reb+3ast, K.Smit 14+4reb+5ast, T.Insinger 12+6reb, L.Okpara 9+12reb+3ast, B.Sydnee 7+1reb, M.Giljan 7+6reb+1ast
Rist Wedel: M.Kozak 25+14reb+5ast, H.Cleary 16+6reb+6ast, M.Nagora 16+5reb+1ast, O.Christian 11+8reb, A.Al-Fayed 4+1ast, W.Justus 4+2ast

Rhoendorf - Koeln 59-83

The most important game in the last round took place in Rhoendorf between third ranked Dragons Rhoendorf (7-4) and sixth ranked RheinStars (7-5) on Friday night. Dragons Rhoendorf was crushed by RheinStars at home 83-59. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Dragons Rhoendorf. RheinStars dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Dragons Rhoendorf's 18. They outrebounded Dragons Rhoendorf 47-36 including 34 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was Canadian point guard Ali Sow (185-1998, college: Laurier) who had a double-double by scoring 29 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. American power forward Elijah Schmidt (203-1997, college: TAMUCC) chipped in a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). RheinStars' coach Stephan Baeck felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Florian Koch (197-1992) who recorded 13 points and 6 rebounds and American point guard Devon Goodman (184-1997, college: Pennsylvania) added 11 points and 5 assists respectively. RheinStars moved-up to fourth place. Dragons Rhoendorf at the other side keeps the third position with four games lost. They share it with Oberhaching. RheinStars will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Dragons Rhoendorf will play on the road against Kangaroos in Iserlohn and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Rhoendorf: F.Koch 13+6reb+2ast, D.Goodman 11+4reb+5ast, P.Albrecht 10+4reb+2ast, N.Buchholz 10, Z.Bangala 6+10reb+3ast, A.Bergmann 4+5reb+1ast
Koeln: A.Sow 29+13reb+5ast, E.Schmidt 19+13reb, A.Pilipovic 9+4reb+1ast, R.Hennen 8+3reb+9ast, V.Seckendorff Jannis 8+2reb, R.Davi 4+2reb+1ast

Bernau - TKS 49ers 89-74

Leader SSV Lok Bernau delivered the tenth victory on Friday night. This time they beat 5th ranked TKS 49ers (6-5) 89-74. SSV Lok Bernau forced 20 TKS 49ers turnovers. Worth to mention a quality performance of center Akim-Jamal Jonah (210-1998, college: San Diego) who helped to win the game recording 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and Greek point guard Rafail Lanaras (196-2001) who added 19 points during the contest. Five SSV Lok Bernau players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Robin Jorch (211-1994, college: Boise St.) with 15 points and Ferdinand Von Saldern (191-2003) scored 14 points. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. SSV Lok Bernau (10-1) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Loser TKS 49ers keep the fifth place with five games lost. They share the position with Frankfurt Jrs. SSV Lok Bernau will meet league's second-placed Sixers in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. TKS 49ers will play against Wolmirstedt and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
TKS 49ers: R.Jorch 15+1reb+2ast, V.Saldern Ferdinand 14+1reb+2ast, L.Wadehn 9+2reb, M.Stoelzel 9+3reb+3ast, A.Kozhemiakin 8+4reb+2ast, Y.Hildebrandt 6+4reb+2ast
Bernau: R.Lanaras 19+2reb+2ast, A.Kameric 14+3reb+3ast, I.Small 14+4reb+3ast, A.Jonah 13+8reb+4ast, M.Nils 13+2reb+2ast, S.Finn 6+1reb+2ast

Itzehoe - Herford 90-84

No shocking result in a game in Itzehoe where ninth ranked Eagles (5-6) defeated 12th ranked Herford (2-9) 90-84 on Friday. They outrebounded Herford 61-45 including 21 on the offensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Trey McBride (188-1997, college: Northwood) who helped to win the game recording 28 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and Emil Marshall (198-2000) who added 14 points and 16 rebounds during the contest. Eagles' coach used a ten-player rotation saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was Lithuanian Dainius Zvinklys (203-1990) with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 12 rebounds and naturalized American Shawn Gulley (200-1993, college: Temple JC) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Eagles maintains ninth position with 5-6 record. Newly promoted Herford keeps the twelfth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Ludwigsburg. Eagles will meet higher ranked Vechta-2 (#7) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Herford will play against Rist Wedel (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Herford: D.Zvinklys 25+12reb, S.Gulley 20+12reb+1ast, O.Zemhoute 18+3reb+4ast, P.Niehus 11+1reb+3ast, V.Volkus 5+9reb, L.Alban 5+4reb
Itzehoe: T.McBride 28+8reb+5ast, S.Rombley 14+15reb+2ast, E.Marshall 14+16reb+3ast, E.Nyberg 10+4reb+4ast, J.Fritsche 9+5reb+1ast, T.Lang 8+3reb+4ast

Wolmirstedt - BSW Sixers 76-86

Very expected game when 8th ranked Wolmirstedt (5-5) was defeated at home by second ranked Sixers (9-2) 86-76 on Friday. Strangely Wolmirstedt outrebounded Sixers 42-27 including 16 on the offensive glass. It was a great shooting night for Sixers especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.6 percentage. Worth to mention a great performance of Serbian point guard Aleksa Kovacevic (187-2002) who helped to win the game recording 26 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and American swingman Donte Nicholas (196-1987, college: FPU) who added 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Four Sixers players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was center Bill Borekambi (199-1992, college: Sequoias CC) with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 14 rebounds and point guard Martin Bogdanov (186-1992) scored 18 points and 8 assists. Wolmirstedt's coach Eiko Potthast rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Sixers have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 9-2 record having just two points less than leader Bernau. Loser Wolmirstedt dropped to the seventh place with five games lost. They share the position with Vechta 2. Sixers will meet at home league's leader SSV Lok Bernau in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Wolmirstedt will play against TKS 49ers (#6) in Stahnsdorf and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Wolmirstedt: B.Borekambi 26+14reb+1ast, M.Bogdanov 18+3reb+8ast, L.Winter 7+1reb+1ast, L.Kamber 6+3reb, J.Talbert 6+12reb+3ast, L.Hoppe 6+2reb+1ast
BSW Sixers: A.Kovacevic 26+5reb+6ast, D.Nicholas 18+6reb+4ast, K.Kilps 13+2reb, R.Hounnou 10+4reb+1ast, M.Rahn 9+6reb+2ast, M.Schneider 8+1reb+1ast

Giessen - Iserlohn 90-101

Rather predictable result when tenth ranked Kangaroos (4-7) beat on the road bottom-ranked Giessen Pointers (0-10) 101-90 on Friday. Kangaroos made 21-of-24 free shots (87.5 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 Giessen Pointers turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Croatian-Bosnian Marko Boksic (203-1993, agency: PEPI SPORT) who helped to win the game recording 20 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals and American guard Michael Cubbage (193, college: SFC) who added 16 points during the contest. Four Kangaroos players scored in double figures. Kangaroos' coach Dennis Shirvan used an eleven-player rotation saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was American guard Jacob Ledoux (190-1997, college: UTPB) with 37 points (!!!), 9 assists and 4 steals and Paul Carl (190-2002) scored 11 points. Kangaroos moved-up to ninth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Giessen Pointers still closes the standings with ten games lost. Kangaroos will meet at home higher ranked Dragons Rhoendorf (#3) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Giessen Pointers will play against Schwelm (#5) and hope to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Giessen: J.Ledoux 37+3reb+9ast, N.Bilski 12+1ast, C.Paul 11+3reb+2ast, T.Troussel 8+2reb, M.Karl 7+8reb+1ast, D.Amaize 6+2reb+1ast
Iserlohn: M.Boksic 20+7reb+6ast, S.Mpacko 19+1ast, L.Emil 17+5reb, M.Cubbage 16+4reb+2ast, M.Elias 8+8reb+2ast, J.Dahmen 8+2reb+1ast

Bball Loewen - Coburg 68-104

Not a big story in a game in Erfurt where 6th ranked Loewen (5-7) was outplayed by fourth ranked Coburg (8-3) 104-68 on Friday. Coburg dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Loewen's 24. Coburg forced 21 Loewen turnovers. They shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 56.0 percentage. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Adrian Petkovic (188-2004) who helped to win the game recording 26 points and point guard Adrian Worthy (187-2003) who added 23 points and 4 assists during the contest. Five Coburg players scored in double figures. Coach Jessica Miller's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was Ivorian-French Guy Landry Edi (198-1988, college: Gonzaga) with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds and Dominykas Pleta (206-2004) scored 14 points and 6 rebounds. Coburg have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place. Loser Loewen keeps the sixth position with seven games lost. Coburg will meet at home Skyliners II (#5) in the next round. Loewen will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Bball Loewen: G.Landry Edi 22+10reb+3ast, P.Dominykas 14+6reb+2ast, D.Leo 9+2reb+5ast, F.Otto 9+1reb+2ast, L.Schiller 6+5reb+1ast, N.Kamdem 5+2reb
Coburg: P.Adrian 26+3reb+3ast, W.Adrian 23+4ast, B.Leon 17+4reb, J.Sonnefeld 16+7reb+1ast, S.Lorber 10+5reb+5ast, L.Wobst 6+2reb+2ast

Speyer - Oberhaching 85-84

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Deisenhofen (7-4) against eleventh ranked Speyer (4-7) on Friday night. Visiting Deisenhofen was edged by Speyer in a tough game in Speyer 84-85. They brought some defensive toughness making 9 blocks. It was a good game for Croatian-Canadian guard Jake Babic (196-1995, college: TAMUCC) who saved his team from a defeat with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. American Quadre Lollis Jr (196-1994, college: Presentation) contributed with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Speyer's coach Carl Mbassa allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Fynn Fischer (208-1999) replied with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 11 rebounds and Moritz Noeres (200-2000) added 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals in the effort for Deisenhofen. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Speyer moved-up to ninth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Deisenhofen at the other side keeps the third position with four games lost. They share it with Rhoendorf. Speyer will play against Arvato College Wizards (#11) in Karlsruhe in the next round. Deisenhofen will play at home against OrangeAcademy (#9) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Oberhaching: F.Fischer 29+11reb+2ast, M.Noeres 18+8reb+5ast, V.Benjamin 14+4reb+1ast, J.Koegler 10+2ast, A.Buchmann 6+6reb, O.Knox 4+6reb+2ast
Speyer: Q.Lollis Jr. 19+9reb+4ast, J.Babic 17+6reb+9ast, B.Dejan 16+5reb+2ast, D.Woodmore 11+4reb+1ast, D.Aichele 8+9reb+1ast, D.Dennis 7+3reb+1ast

OrangeAcad. - Leitershofen 80-60

There was a small surprise in Ulm where ninth ranked OrangeAcademy (4-7) outleveled 7th ranked Kangaroos (4-6) 80-60 on Friday. OrangeAcademy forced 26 Kangaroos turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Austrian David Fuchs (203-2003) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds and Danish Tobias Jensen (190-2004) who added 10 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. Four OrangeAcademy players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American Teathloach Pal (206-1997, college: Sioux Falls) with 15 points and 8 rebounds and Croatian Nino Tomic (197-1998) scored 12 points. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. OrangeAcademy have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain ninth position with 4-7 record, which they share with 3 other teams. Kangaroos lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keep the seventh place with six games lost. They share the position with Ehingen. OrangeAcademy will meet higher ranked Deisenhofen (#4) on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Kangaroos will play against Ehingen/Urspringschule and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Leitershofen: T.Pal 15+8reb+2ast, N.Tomic 12+2reb+1ast, L.Mayer 9+3reb+3ast, N.Scekic 6+5reb, B.Maerz 6+2reb+3ast, N.Lagerman 5+1reb+2ast
OrangeAcad.: F.David 17+10reb+2ast, B.Karbe 13+2reb+2ast, D.Antonio 13+4reb, J.Tobias 10+7reb+8ast, G.Thomas 8+1ast, L.Grosskopf 8+4reb+1ast

Hanau - Frankfurt Jrs 87-69

There was no surprise in Hanau where 5th ranked Skyliners II (6-5) was defeated by top-ranked White Wings (11-0) 87-69 on Friday. White Wings forced 19 Skyliners II turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Bruno Albrecht (189-2001) who helped to win the game recording 34 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds and American center Bubba Furlong (206-1999, college: NWOSU) who added 13 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks during the contest. Four White Wings players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Felix Hecker (193-1998) with 16 points and Nolan Adekunle (200-2002) scored 9 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. White Wings have an impressive 11-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 11-0 record. Loser Skyliners II keeps the fifth place with five games lost. They share the position with TKS 49ers. White Wings will meet league's second-placed Koblenz on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Skyliners II will play against Coburg and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Frankfurt Jrs: F.Hecker 16+4reb+1ast, O.Justin 12+3reb, A.Nolan 9+6reb+1ast, P.Hadenfeldt 8+5reb+2ast, A.Onyia 7+1reb+3ast, N.Leonhardt 5+5reb+1ast
Hanau: B.Albrecht 34+6reb+2ast, T.Martinez 14+5reb+3ast, B.Furlong 13+13reb+6ast, H.Philip 12+5reb+4ast, S.Urbansky 4+1reb, A.Tom 3

FC Bayern 2 - AC Wizards 58-83

There was a small surprise in Munich where twelfth ranked Arvato College Wizards (3-8) smashed 10th ranked Bayern (3-8) 83-58 on Friday. Arvato College Wizards made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Christian Rodriguez (180-1999, college: Cornerstone) who helped to win the game recording 25 points and 9 assists and Christoph Rupp (195-1994) who added 16 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was Christian Skladanowski (201-2004) with 15 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Luis Wulff (199-2004, agency: BeoBasket) scored 11 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Arvato College Wizards moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with FC Bayern 2. Bayern lost fourth consecutive game. Arvato College Wizards will meet at home higher ranked Speyer (#10) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Bayern will play against Ludwigsburg and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
FC Bayern 2: S.Christian 15+8reb+1ast, W.Luis 11+2reb+2ast, L.Amar 8+4reb+2ast, P.Luca 6+6reb+1ast, J.Agyepong 5+1reb+2ast, A.Alec 5+9reb
AC Wizards: C.Rodriguez 25+4reb+9ast, C.Rupp 16+8reb+3ast, M.Baer 15+6reb+1ast, S.Jaworski 8+4reb+1ast, F.Koeppl 6+3reb, M.Nikolas 4+3reb



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