Regionalliga Round 30 (Regular Season): Langen is upset by Lich Basketball

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most important game in the last round took place in Lich between third ranked Langen (20-7) and fourth ranked Lich Basketball (19-8) on Saturday night. Langen was crushed by Lich Basketball on the road 101-76. Lich Basketball looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The best player for the winners was Till Wagner (200-2001) who scored 31 points. The former international Johannes Lischka (203-1987) chipped in 19 points and 12 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Henk Droste (195-2001) who recorded 17 points and 8 rebounds. Langen's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Lich Basketball maintains fourth position with 19-8 record. Langen at the other side keeps the third place with seven games lost. Lich Basketball are looking forward to face Saarlouis (#6) on the road in the next round. Langen will play against Haiterbach and is hoping to win this game.
Leader SC Wizards delivered the twenty third victory. This time they crushed 7th ranked Ulm BBU 01 (13-14) 91-63. It was a good game for Stefan Ilzhoefer (200-1995) who led his team to a victory with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Marcel Davis contributed with 23 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Forward Barna Buglyo (201-2006) replied with 21 points for Ulm BBU 01. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. SC Wizards (23-4) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Ulm BBU 01 at the other side keeps the seventh place with 14 games lost. They share the position with Reutlingen. SC Wizards will play against Stuttgart MVT (#5) at home in the next round. Ulm BBU 01's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Ulm to the arena Soeflingen.
A very close game took place in Tuebingen between Tuebingen and Mannheim. Fourteenth ranked Tuebingen (5-21) got a very close home victory over higher ranked Mannheim (12-15). Tuebingen managed to escape with a 2-point win 77-75 on Saturday evening. Rouven Hanig scored 16 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. Tuebingen's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was Chris Teasley with 34 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds. Tuebingen maintains fourteenth position with 5-21 record. Loser Mannheim dropped to the ninth place with 15 games lost. They share the position with Haiterbach. Tuebingen will meet higher ranked Limburg (#13) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Mannheim will play against Frankfurt Makk. (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Rest of the games of round 30 were very predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Hamm was crushed by Hagen BG in a road game 92-65. Haiterbach was beaten by Giessen at home 68-80. Soeflingen lost to Frankfurt Makk. on the opponent's court 75-81. Stuttgart MVT managed to outperform Saarlouis in a home game 76-69. Reutlingen rolled over Hanau on the road 95-75.
The best stats of 30th round was 41 points (!!!), 10 rebounds and 4 assists by Shawn Scott of Hagen BG.

South-West

Ulm BBU 01 - SC Wizards 63-91

Leader SC Wizards delivered the twenty third victory. This time they crushed 7th ranked Ulm BBU 01 (13-14) 91-63. SC Wizards players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. It was a good game for Stefan Ilzhoefer (200-1995) who led his team to a victory with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Marcel Davis (189-1995) contributed with 23 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Forward Barna Buglyo (201-2006) replied with 21 points and center Sebastian Pachucki (205-2004) added 6 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Ulm BBU 01. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. SC Wizards (23-4) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Ulm BBU 01 at the other side keeps the seventh place with 14 games lost. They share the position with Reutlingen. SC Wizards will play against Stuttgart MVT (#5) at home in the next round. Ulm BBU 01's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Ulm to the arena Soeflingen.
Top scorers:
Ulm BBU 01: B.Barna 21+4reb+2ast, M.Milo 8+2reb, Z.Jonas 7+4reb+1ast, P.Sebastian 6+6reb+2ast, S.Luca 6+3reb, J.Niko 5+4reb+2ast
SC Wizards: M.Davis 23+5reb+2ast, S.Ilzhoefer 19+6reb+6ast, M.Mallory 16+5reb+1ast, S.David 8+2reb+2ast, J.Olowookere 6+3reb+1ast, V.Hennen 5+1reb+8ast

Lich Basketball - Langen 101-76

The most important game in the last round took place in Lich between third ranked Langen (20-7) and fourth ranked Lich Basketball (19-8) on Saturday night. Langen was crushed by Lich Basketball on the road 101-76. Lich Basketball looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The best player for the winners was Till Wagner (200-2001) who scored 31 points. The former international Johannes Lischka (203-1987) chipped in a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds. Four Lich Basketball players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Henk Droste (195-2001) who recorded 17 points and 8 rebounds and Niklas Pons (192-1999) added 16 points, 5 assists and 4 steals respectively. Langen's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Lich Basketball maintains fourth position with 19-8 record. Langen at the other side keeps the third place with seven games lost. Lich Basketball are looking forward to face Saarlouis (#6) on the road in the next round. Langen will play against Haiterbach and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Langen: B.Winterhalter 20+1reb+1ast, H.Droste 17+8reb+1ast, N.Pons 16+4reb+5ast, R.Vasiljevic 8+8reb+2ast, J.Lukas 5+6reb+1ast, M.Schneider 5+4reb+4ast
Lich Basketball: T.Wagner 31+3reb+2ast, J.Lischka 19+12reb+3ast, J.Finn 17+5reb+1ast, S.Felix-Frederik 10+4reb+4ast, N.Bilski 8+4reb+5ast, R.Keller 7+3reb+2ast

Haiterbach - Giessen 68-80

No shocking result in a game when second ranked Giessen (22-5) defeated on the road 9th ranked Haiterbach (12-15) 80-68 on Saturday. American forward Josiah De La Cerda (203, college: OUAZ) had a double-double by scoring 29 points and 13 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Croatian point guard Vladan Lazic (188-2001) chipped in 25 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was American guard Herdie Lawrence (185-1992, college: Young Harris) with 32 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and Bosnian swingman Denni Cukovic (194-2001) scored 7 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Haiterbach's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Giessen have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 22-5 record having just five point less than leader Veitshoechheim. Newly promoted Haiterbach keeps the ninth place with 15 games lost. They share the position with Mannheim. Giessen will meet at home Hanau (#15) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Haiterbach will play against Langen (#3) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Haiterbach: H.Lawrence 32+8reb+6ast, L.Banozic 10+3reb+2ast, K.Gracanin 7+2reb+1ast, C.Denni 7+6reb+5ast, M.Rickardo 6+2reb, G.Sulejman 4+4reb+3ast
Giessen: J.De La Cerda 29+13reb+1ast, V.Lazic 25+7reb+6ast, E.Allen 13+10reb+6ast, R.Fritz 9+3reb+1ast, C.Carl 4+3reb+2ast, O.Miquel 0+1reb+2ast

Frankfurt Makk. - Soeflingen 81-75

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both twelfth ranked Frankfurt Makk. and 11th ranked Soeflingen had identical 10-16 record. This time Frankfurt Makk. used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Ulm 81-75 on Saturday night. Frankfurt Makk. looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Czech Jan Dolejsi (187-1992, agency: BIG) scored 31 points and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and center Julian Reinwald (210) chipped in 21 points and 8 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) during the contest. The best for the losing side was power forward Nils Dejworek (207-1995, college: Valdosta St.) with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 10 rebounds and center Marius Flitsch (214-1993) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. Four Soeflingen players scored in double figures. Frankfurt Makk. (11-16) moved-up to eleventh place. Loser Soeflingen dropped to the twelfth position with 17 games lost. Frankfurt Makk. will meet higher ranked Mannheim (#10) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Soeflingen's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Ulm Ulm BBU 01.
Top scorers:
Soeflingen: N.Dejworek 28+10reb+1ast, F.Marius 17+13reb, M.Marko 15+12reb+1ast, K.Rozic 11+4reb, O.Wendt 4+3reb+2ast, S.Diego 0
Frankfurt Makk.: J.Dolejsi 31+4reb+4ast, J.Reinwald 21+8reb+1ast, T.Steiner 11+3reb+2ast, H.Yahel 8+8reb+8ast, C.Reinhardt 4+9reb+3ast, M.Huebner 4+10reb

Stuttgart MVT - Saarlouis 76-69

The game between closely ranked teams ended with fifth ranked Stuttgart MVT's (16-11) home victory over 6th ranked Saarlouis (14-13) 76-69 on Saturday. Greek guard Vassilis Lampropoulos (196-1990) scored 31 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Hugo Mounier (197-2001) chipped in 17 points and 4 assists (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) during the contest. Stuttgart MVT's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was guard Kelvin Okundaye (187-1993, college: WOU) with 16 points and 8 rebounds and Matthias Meier (195-1997) scored 19 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Stuttgart MVT maintains fifth position with 16-11 record. Loser Saarlouis keep the sixth place with 13 games lost. Stuttgart MVT will meet league's leader SC Wizards in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Saarlouis will play against Lich Basketball (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Saarlouis: M.Meier 19+3reb, K.Okundaye 16+8reb+1ast, J.Sonnefeld 14+2reb+1ast, A.Michael 9+3reb, D.Tom 5+4reb, I.Georg 4+2reb
Stuttgart MVT: V.Lampropoulos 31+7reb+2ast, M.Hugo 17+2reb+4ast, L.Milovac 8+5reb+2ast, M.Alois 5+6reb+1ast, P.Milan 4+1ast, C.Gundlach 4+2reb

Tuebingen - Mannheim 77-75

A very close game took place in Tuebingen between Tuebingen and Mannheim. Fourteenth ranked Tuebingen (5-21) got a very close home victory over higher ranked Mannheim (12-15). Tuebingen managed to escape with a 2-point win 77-75 on Saturday evening. Rouven Hanig scored 16 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Joshua Schwaibold (197-1998) chipped in 15 points during the contest. Tuebingen's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was American guard Chris Teasley (191-1990, college: VWU) with 34 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds and Kevin Salifu scored 12 points. Tuebingen maintains fourteenth position with 5-21 record. Loser Mannheim dropped to the ninth place with 15 games lost. They share the position with Haiterbach. Tuebingen will meet higher ranked Limburg (#13) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Mannheim will play against Frankfurt Makk. (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Mannheim: C.Teasley 34+7reb+2ast, S.Kevin 12+2reb, K.Koray 10+1reb+2ast, S.Hartinger 8+4reb+1ast, T.Kalocai 4+7reb+1ast, S.Julian 3+7reb+2ast
Tuebingen: H.Rouven 16+9reb+1ast, S.Joshua 15+4reb+1ast, F.Timo 15+1reb+1ast, H.Aron 8+8reb, M.Noeres 7+1reb+4ast, B.Yannik 6+1reb+2ast

Hanau - Reutlingen 75-95

Not a big story in a game when 15th ranked Hanau (3-24) was outplayed at home by eighth ranked Reutlingen (13-14) 95-75 on Sunday. It was a great shooting night for Reutlingen especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 57.9 percentage. David Grubic scored 23 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Malik Kudic (202-1999) chipped in 18 points and 4 assists during the contest. Four Reutlingen players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was guard Tom Arkan (189-2005) with 12 points and 5 assists and naturalized Turkish guard Eren Yildiz (183-2006) scored 20 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Reutlingen moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Ulm BBU 01. Hanau lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth position with 24 games lost. Reutlingen will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Hanau will play against the league's second-placed Giessen (#2) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Hanau: Y.Eren 20, A.Tom 12+3reb+5ast, K.Niklas 12+2reb+1ast, E.Luca 9+3reb+2ast, K.Valentin 9+6reb+3ast, S.Felix 8+2reb
Reutlingen: G.David 23+9reb+1ast, M.Kudic 18+3reb+4ast, K.Fischer 14+5reb+1ast, G.Mauro 11+1reb+2ast, N.Gaurina 9+1reb, S.Habtemichael 8+2reb+4ast