ProA Round 23: Top-ranked Rasta Vechta wins another game

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ProA top team - Rasta Vechta (20-3) managed to deliver another win on Saturday. This time they beat eighth ranked Falcons (11-12) 89-80. They outrebounded Falcons 33-22 including a 28-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Rasta Vechta looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American players dominated the game. Tajuan Agee (201-1997, college: Iona) orchestrated the victory by scoring 14 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Guard Ryan Schwieger (198-1999, college: Loyola, IL) contributed with 19 points and 5 assists for the winners. Rasta Vechta's coach Ty Harrelson used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. point guard Thomas Wilder (190-1995, college: W.Michigan) answered with 14 points for Falcons. Rasta Vechta maintains first place with 20-3 record. Falcons lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 12 games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Rasta Vechta are looking forward to face Eisbaeren Bremerhaven (#9) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Falcons will play against Science City Jena and are hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.
The game in Karlsruhe was also worth to mention about. 6th ranked Titans (13-10) played at the court of seventh ranked Lions (12-11). Lions managed to secure a 8-point victory 83-75. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Titans. It was a great evening for naturalized Ivorian guard Bazoumana Kone (190-1993, college: Bremerhaven) who led his team to a victory scoring 30 points and 8 assists. Ben Shungu helped adding 15 points and 5 rebounds. Guard Daniel Kirchner (187-1997) responded with 23 points and 5 rebounds. Titans' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Lions maintains seventh place with 12-11 record. Newly promoted Titans dropped to the fifth position with ten games lost. They share it with Giessen. Lions will play against Gladiators (#8) in Trier in the next round. Titans will play on the road against SparkassenStars in Bochum and hope to get back on the winning track.
Worth to mention about the upset in a game between 46ers (13-10) and SparkassenStars (10-13), which took place in Giessen. Higher ranked 46ers lost at home to thirteenth ranked SparkassenStars 86-92 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for TJ Crockett who led the winners and scored 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Stefan Fundic came up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds for 46ers in the defeat. SparkassenStars have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain thirteenth place with 10-13 record. 46ers lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with ten games lost. They share it with Dresden. SparkassenStars will meet at home higher ranked Titans (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. 46ers will play against Artland Dragons and will have a slim chance for a victory.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 23: Muenster were beaten by Bremerhaven on the road 91-75. Bottom-ranked Schwenningen was destroyed by Artland on its own court 74-95. Hagen unfortunately lost to Duesseldorf in a road game 92-100. Leverkusen recorded a loss to Paderborn at home 96-103. Tuebingen crushed Jena on the opponent's court 79-59. Kirchheim beat Trier in a home game 78-71. Karlsruhe PS was destroyed by Bochum on the road 114-81.
The most impressive performance of 23th round was 24 points by Jalen Bradley of Bochum.

Giessen - Bochum 86-92

Worth to mention about the upset in a game between 46ers (13-10) and SparkassenStars (10-13), which took place in Giessen. Higher ranked 46ers lost at home to thirteenth ranked SparkassenStars 86-92 on Saturday. SparkassenStars made 22-of-27 free shots (81.5 percent) during the game, while 46ers only scored six points from the stripe. It was an exceptional evening for American guard TJ Crockett (185-1999, college: Lindenwood) who led the winners and scored 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. His fellow American import guard Conley Garrison (185-1999, college: Furman, agency: GoEmpire Group) accounted for 20 points and 5 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) for the winning side. Five SparkassenStars players scored in double figures. Serbian forward Stefan Fundic (200-1994, agency: BeoBasket) came up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds and guard Nico Brauner (187-1994, college: St.Mary's) added 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for 46ers in the defeat. SparkassenStars have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain thirteenth place with 10-13 record. 46ers lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with ten games lost. They share it with Dresden. SparkassenStars will meet at home higher ranked Titans (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. 46ers will play against Artland Dragons and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
Bochum: C.Garrison 20+5reb+1ast, T.Crockett 19+6reb+5ast, J.Bradley 15+2reb+2ast, B.Andre 12+11reb+1ast, L.Kamp 12+3reb+1ast, T.Alte 7+9reb
Giessen: S.Fundic 21+11reb+2ast, J.Barnes 19+4reb+5ast, N.Brauner 18+5reb+5ast, L.Figge 9+8reb, J.Martin 9+2reb+2ast, K.Miksic 5+3reb

Bremerhaven - Muenster 91-75

No shocking result in a game when tenth ranked Eisbaeren Bremerhaven (11-12) beat at home 13th ranked Muenster (9-14) 91-75 on Saturday. Eisbaeren Bremerhaven looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. It was an exceptional evening for center Robert Oehle (209-1988) who led the winners and scored 22 points. Point guard Lennard Larysz (194-1997) accounted for 14 points and 5 assists for the winning side. Eisbaeren Bremerhaven's coach Steven Key allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The former international center Andreas Seiferth (209-1989) came up with 18 points and 6 rebounds and Icelandic guard Hilmar Petursson (190-2000, agency: Blacktop Management) added 15 points (perfect from the field making all six shots) respectively for Muenster in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Eisbaeren Bremerhaven have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Newly promoted Muenster dropped to the fourteenth position with 14 games lost. Eisbaeren Bremerhaven will meet at home league's leader Rasta Vechta in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Muenster will play against Leverkusen (#17) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Bremerhaven: R.Oehle 22+4reb+2ast, L.Larysz 14+2reb+5ast, M.Frierson 14+2reb+3ast, D.Norl 14+2ast, K.Thomas 10+3reb+1ast, S.Krajcovic 8+2reb+9ast
Muenster: A.Seiferth 18+6reb+3ast, H.Petursson 15+3reb+3ast, T.Reuter 12+4reb+3ast, J.Guenther 10+3reb+3ast, S.Wess 9+2reb, J.Jones 6+2reb

Schwenningen - Artland 74-95

Very expected game when 18th ranked Schwenningen (5-17) was smashed at home by third ranked Artland Dragons (15-8) 95-74 on Saturday. Artland Dragons made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Schwenningen turnovers. They shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 51.6 percentage. It was an exceptional evening for naturalized Croatian center Marko Bacak (210-1995) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 4 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). American guard William Christmas (196-1996, college: CPP) accounted for 14 points, 5 assists and 4 steals (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) for the winning side. Five Artland Dragons players scored in double figures. Artland Dragons' coach Julien Patrick Flomo felt very confident that he used 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Jacob Knauf (210-1997) came up with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds and American swingman Devonte McCall (198-1998, college: Post) added 18 points respectively for Schwenningen in the defeat. Artland Dragons maintains third place with 15-8 record having five points less than leader Vechta. Schwenningen at the other side stay at the bottom position with 17 games lost. Artland Dragons will meet at home 46ers (#5) in the next round. Schwenningen will play against Phoenix Hagen (#4) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Artland: M.Bacak 18+2reb+4ast, D.Perry 16+2reb+2ast, W.Christmas 14+4reb+5ast, J.Gruettner 14+3reb+1ast, J.Hundt 12+2reb+3ast, T.Doeding 8+1reb+4ast
Schwenningen: D.McCall 18+4reb+3ast, J.Knauf 18+11reb+2ast, B.Buck 12+1reb+5ast, M.Mboya Kotieno 8+3reb+2ast, C.Benson 8+3reb+5ast, J.Mampuya 7+3ast

Duesseldorf - Hagen 100-92

There was a surprise result when sixteenth ranked Duesseldorf (8-14) won against at home 4th placed Phoenix Hagen (14-9) 100-92 on Saturday. Duesseldorf made 25-of-29 free shots (86.2 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Booker Coplin (191-1997, college: Augsburg) who led the winners and scored 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Canadian-Guyanese point guard Ryan Richmond (183-1996, college: Bentley, agency: SLN) accounted for 21 points and 4 assists (was perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line !!!) for the winning side. American guard Kyle Castlin (193-1996, college: Xavier) came up with 21 points and 6 assists and center Marcel Kessen (207-1997) added 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Phoenix Hagen in the defeat. Five Duesseldorf and four Phoenix Hagen players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Duesseldorf have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fifteenth place. Phoenix Hagen at the other side keeps the fourth position with nine games lost. Duesseldorf will meet higher ranked Uni Baskets (#12) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Phoenix Hagen will play against Schwenningen (#18) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Duesseldorf: B.Coplin 23+8reb+5ast, R.Richmond 21+4reb+4ast, V.Friederici 15+3reb+3ast, C.Rollins 12+2reb+2ast, C.Anderson 10+4reb+3ast, L.Boner 5+8reb+1ast
Hagen: K.Castlin 21+4reb+6ast, B.Lorenz 20+3reb+1ast, M.Kessen 19+8reb+4ast, J.Mann 13+7reb+1ast, B.Kraushaar 8+5reb+4ast, A.Thompson 6+7ast

Vechta - Nuernberg 89-80

ProA top team - Rasta Vechta (20-3) managed to deliver another win on Saturday. This time they beat eighth ranked Falcons (11-12) 89-80. They outrebounded Falcons 33-22 including a 28-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Rasta Vechta looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American players dominated the game. Tajuan Agee (201-1997, college: Iona) orchestrated the victory by scoring 14 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Guard Ryan Schwieger (198-1999, college: Loyola, IL) contributed with 19 points and 5 assists for the winners. Rasta Vechta's coach Ty Harrelson used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Thomas Wilder (190-1995, college: W.Michigan) answered with 14 points and forward Rocky Kreuser (206-1999, college: NDSU) added 17 points in the effort for Falcons. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Rasta Vechta maintains first place with 20-3 record. Falcons lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 12 games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Rasta Vechta are looking forward to face Eisbaeren Bremerhaven (#9) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Falcons will play against Science City Jena and are hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Vechta: A.Jones 20+2reb+1ast, R.Schwieger 19+2reb+5ast, J.Wolf 15+10reb, T.Agee 14+8reb+9ast, R.Lodders 6+3reb+1ast, C.Flanigan 5+1reb
Nuernberg: R.Kreuser 17+3reb+1ast, S.Schroeder 17+2reb, T.Wilder 14+4reb+3ast, T.Koepple 10+2reb+1ast, J.Ramanauskas 6+3reb+3ast, M.Krimmer 6+4reb

Karlsruhe PS - Dresden 83-75

The game in Karlsruhe was also worth to mention about. 6th ranked Titans (13-10) played at the court of seventh ranked Lions (12-11). Lions managed to secure a 8-point victory 83-75. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Titans. It was a great evening for naturalized Ivorian guard Bazoumana Kone (190-1993, college: Bremerhaven) who led his team to a victory scoring 30 points and 8 assists. American point guard Ben Shungu (188-1997, college: Vermont) helped adding 15 points and 5 rebounds. Guard Daniel Kirchner (187-1997) responded with 23 points and 5 rebounds and American Chase Adams (176-1988, college: Pittsburgh) scored 12 points. Titans' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Lions maintains seventh place with 12-11 record. Newly promoted Titans dropped to the fifth position with ten games lost. They share it with Giessen. Lions will play against Gladiators (#8) in Trier in the next round. Titans will play on the road against SparkassenStars in Bochum and hope to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Karlsruhe PS: B.Kone 30+3reb+8ast, B.Shungu 15+5reb+1ast, D.Bajo 12+6reb+1ast, M.Pluskota 9+8reb+1ast, J.Albus 8+5reb+1ast, L.Cugini 5+4reb+2ast
Dresden: D.Kirchner 23+5reb+1ast, C.Adams 12+4reb+1ast, J.Narcis 9+5reb, G.Teichmann 9+5reb+1ast, L.Schmikale 6+3reb+2ast, T.Graham 5+7reb

Leverkusen - Paderborn 96-103

Not a big story in a game when 17th ranked Leverkusen (7-16) lost at home to twelfth ranked Uni Baskets (11-12) 103-96 on Saturday. Uni Baskets made 24-of-29 free shots (82.8 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was an exceptional evening for forward Marten Linssen (203-1998, college: St.Louis) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). American point guard Buzz Anthony (180-1998, college: RMC) accounted for 22 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists for the winning side. Uni Baskets' coach Steven Esterkamp allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American forward Nick Hornsby (201-1995, college: Sacramento St.) came up with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Canadian guard Kadre Gray (186-1997, college: Laurentian) added 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) respectively for Leverkusen in the defeat. Four Uni Baskets and five Leverkusen players scored in double figures. Uni Baskets moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Leverkusen at the other side keeps the seventeenth position with 16 games lost. Uni Baskets will meet at home Duesseldorf (#15) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Leverkusen will play against Muenster and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Paderborn: M.Linssen 26+10reb+4ast, B.Anthony 22+5reb+9ast, T.Jocelyn 12+7reb, O.Drews 12+1ast, J.Grossmann 11+3reb, M.Anderson 7+4reb+4ast
Leverkusen: N.Hornsby 25+5reb+4ast, H.Hujic 20+1ast, K.Gray 16+5reb+4ast, D.Kovacevic 13+9reb+1ast, R.Drijencic 11+1reb+1ast, M.Stoll 4+1reb+1ast

Jena - Tuebingen 59-79

Everything went according to plan when second ranked Tigers (17-6) outplayed on the road 15th ranked Science City Jena (8-15) 79-59 on Saturday. Tigers looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was an exceptional evening for Finnish point guard Aatu Kivimaki (185-1997, agency: Blacktop Management) who led the winners and scored 10 points and 8 assists. American Zac Seljaas (203-1997, college: BYU) accounted for 13 points for the winning side. American center Alex Herrera (206-1992, college: Fort Lewis) came up with 6 points and 11 rebounds and the other American import guard Seth Allen (185-1994, college: Virginia Tech) added 13 points respectively for Science City Jena in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Tigers have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 17-6 record having just three points less than leader Vechta. Science City Jena lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the sixteenth position with 15 games lost. Tigers will meet at home Kirchheim Knights (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Science City Jena will play against Falcons (#10) in Nuernberg and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Tuebingen: Z.Seljaas 13+4reb+1ast, M.Seric 11+3reb, A.Kivimaki 10+4reb+8ast, D.Jones 10+1reb, B.Dibba 9+5reb+1ast, T.Lanmueller 8+2ast
Jena: S.Allen 13+1reb+2ast, S.Haukohl 9+1reb, S.Hines 8+5reb, V.Radojicic 6+4reb+2ast, A.Herrera 6+11reb+2ast, S.Kerusch 5+4reb+1ast

Kirchheim - Trier 78-71

There was a minor upset when higher ranked Gladiators (11-12) lost on the road to twelfth ranked Kirchheim Knights (11-12) 78-71 on Sunday. Kirchheim Knights forced 23 Gladiators turnovers. Strangely Gladiators outrebounded Kirchheim Knights 44-27 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Michael Flowers (185-1999, college: WSU) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 5 assists. Naturalized Albanian point guard Besnik Bekteshi (191-4190) accounted for 20 points for the winning side. Four Kirchheim Knights players scored in double figures. American Parker Van Dyke (191-1994, college: Utah) came up with 24 points and the other American import Daniel Monteroso (191-1994, college: West Liberty) added 11 points respectively for Gladiators in the defeat. Gladiators' coach tested eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Kirchheim Knights moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated Gladiators. Kirchheim Knights will meet league's second-placed Tigers in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Gladiators will play against Lions (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Kirchheim: B.Bekteshi 20+2reb+2ast, M.Flowers 18+2reb+5ast, J.Niedermanner 13+3reb+1ast, T.Nash 10+8reb+4ast, A.Pickett 6+3reb, J.Henry-McCalla 5+2ast
Trier: P.Van Dyke 24+2reb+1ast, D.Monteroso 11+4reb+1ast, J.Johnson 10+2ast, A.Laurent 7+4reb+1ast, T.Daniels 5+6reb+2ast, G.Zeeb 4+2reb+1ast

Bochum - Karlsruhe PS 114-81

There was a surprise result when thirteenth ranked SparkassenStars (10-13) crushed higher ranked Lions (12-11) in Bochum 114-81 on Wednesday. SparkassenStars made 24-of-26 free shots (92.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 Lions turnovers. They shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 58.3 percentage. SparkassenStars looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American point guard Jalen Bradley (185-1993, college: ORU) who led the winners and scored 24 points (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). His fellow American import guard Conley Garrison (185-1999, college: Furman, agency: GoEmpire Group) accounted for 20 points and 5 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winning side. SparkassenStars' coach Felix Banobre felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Center Maurice Pluskota (209-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) came up with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds and American point guard Lovell Cabbil (188-1997, college: Liberty) added 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Lions in the defeat. Four SparkassenStars and five Lions players scored in double figures. SparkassenStars have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain thirteenth place with 10-13 record. Lions at the other side keep the seventh position with 11 games lost. SparkassenStars will meet at home higher ranked Titans (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Lions will play against Gladiators in Trier and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bochum: J.Bradley 24+4reb+3ast, T.Crockett 20+3reb+1ast, C.Garrison 20+1reb+5ast, B.Andre 12+3reb+2ast, L.Kamp 10+2reb+4ast, N.Geske 8+2reb+4ast
Karlsruhe PS: L.Cabbil 17+6reb+4ast, M.Pluskota 16+11reb+2ast, L.Cugini 16+2ast, D.Bajo 15+5reb+1ast, B.Shungu 14+6reb+3ast, B.Kone 2+1reb+3ast



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