BBL Round 29 (Regular Season): #1 Bayern is defeated by Weissenfels

The teams have now bigger motivation at this stage of Regular Season. Every game can be crucial and decide about teams' position at the end of Regular Season. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most surprising game was another loss of top-ranked Bayern Muenchen (20-5) in Weissenfels on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by sixteenth ranked MBC (11-17) 91-79. Weissenfels outrebounded Bayern 37-25 including 18 on the offensive glass. American point guard Charles Callison (185-1995, college: WSU, agency: Slash Sports) stepped up and scored 29 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and Croatian-Bosnian forward Jure Planinic (206-2000) chipped in 13 points and 9 rebounds. International Andreas Obst (191-1996) responded with 19 points and 5 assists. Bayern Muenchen's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Weissenfels moved-up to fifteenth place. Bayern lost third consecutive game. Defending champion still keeps top position with five games lost. Weissenfels are looking forward to face higher ranked Hamburg (#12) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Bayern will play against Chemnitz (#11) and is hoping to win this game.
Important game to mention about took place in Berlin. Fourteenth ranked EWE Baskets (12-16) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging second-ranked ALBA Berlin (19-8) 81-79 on Sunday evening. It was quite big embarassment for the home team. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of ALBA Berlin. American guard Brian Fobbs (196-1998, college: Towson) nailed 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and Chris Clemons accounted for 20 points and 7 assists. International point guard Jack Kayil (191-2006) came up with 15 points for ALBA in the defeat. ALBA Berlin's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Oldenburg moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with Frankfurt. ALBA at the other side keeps the second position with eight games lost. Oldenburg will play against higher ranked Rostock (#9) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. ALBA will play against Ludwigsburg (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Bottom-ranked Braunschweig managed to get a sixth victory, breaking the series of six consecutive losses on Saturday night. This time they won against fifth-ranked ratiopharm Ulm 77-67. The best player for the winners was Simi Shittu who scored 18 points and 9 rebounds. Christopher Ledlum produced 16 points and 4 assists for the guests. ratiopharm Ulm's coach let to play eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Braunschweig maintains eighteenth place with 6-21 record. Loser ratiopharm Ulm keeps the fifth position with 11 games lost. Braunschweig will meet higher ranked Bonn (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Ulm will play against Bamberg and will have a slim chance for a victory.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 29: Ludwigsburg lost to Trier on the opponent's court 76-92. Wuerzburg unfortunately lost to Vechta in a home game 86-103. Bonn managed to beat Chemnitz on the road 76-75. Bamberg defeated Jena on its own court 81-75. Frankfurt was smashed by Hamburg in a road game 97-75. Heidelberg was destroyed by Rostock at home 70-101.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 25 points and 4 assists by TJ Crockett of Rostock.



Trier - Ludwigsburg 92-76

There was a minor upset in Trier where 6th ranked EnBW Ludwigsburg (15-12) was defeated by eighth ranked Gladiators (16-12) 92-76 on Monday. Trier dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to EnBW Ludwigsburg's 32 and made 17-of-19 free shots (89.5 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Ludwigsburg 44-30 including a 32-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was the former international center Maik Zirbes (208-1990) who scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Marten Linssen (203-1998, college: St.Louis, agency: LUMANI 10.7) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Latvian point guard Toms Skuja (189-2002) produced 17 points and guard Lenny Anigbata (196-2004) added 9 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Trier moved-up to sixth place. Loser EnBW Ludwigsburg dropped to the seventh position with 12 games lost. They share it with Wuerzburg. Trier will meet Vechta (#10) on the road in the next round. Ludwigsburg will play against the league's second-placed ALBA and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Ludwigsburg: T.Skuja 17+1reb+2ast, S.Smith 12+4reb+1ast, T.Harris 11+3reb+1ast, J.Baumer 10+1ast, L.Anigbata 9+9reb, E.Hughes 8+1ast
Trier: Z.Maik 18+5reb+1ast, L.Marten 15+6reb+2ast, H.Marco 14+5reb, G.Clay 11+3reb+5ast, Y.Behnam 9+1reb+1ast, K.Urald 9+10reb+1ast

Wuerzburg - Vechta 86-103

There was a surprise result in Wuerzburg where eleventh ranked Rasta Vechta (13-15) defeated higher ranked s Oliver Baskets (15-12) 103-86 on Saturday. Vechta made 22-of-26 free shots (84.6 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was American guard Alonzo Verge Jr (190-1998, college: Nebraska, agency: Octagon Europe) who scored 25 points and 5 assists. His fellow American import guard TJ Bamba (196-2001, college: Oregon) chipped in 18 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. American guard Davion Mintz (191-1998, college: Kentucky, agency: Octagon Europe) produced 20 points and 6 assists and Canadian guard Marcus Carr (188-1999, college: Texas) added 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists respectively for the hosts. Five Vechta and four Wuerzburg players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Vechta moved-up to tenth place. Loser s Oliver Baskets dropped to the seventh position with 12 games lost. They share it with Ludwigsburg. Vechta will meet at home higher ranked Trier (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Wuerzburg will play against Jena and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Wuerzburg: D.Mintz 20+3reb+6ast, M.Carr 15+5reb+7ast, B.Ivey 10+1reb+2ast, D.Muenkat 10+8reb+1ast, J.Stove 9+5reb, C.Thompson 8+2reb
Vechta: V.Alonzo 25+3reb+5ast, B.TJ 18+6reb+6ast, B.Tevin 17+4reb+1ast, P.Malik 14+8reb, H.Philipp 11+7reb, P.Lloyd 10+4reb

Braunschweig - Ulm 77-67

Bottom-ranked Braunschweig managed to get a sixth victory, breaking the series of six consecutive losses on Saturday night. This time they won against fifth-ranked ratiopharm Ulm 77-67. The best player for the winners was Canadian center Simi Shittu (208-1999, college: Vanderbilt) who scored 18 points and 9 rebounds. Dutch forward David NGuessan (206-2000, college: Kansas St.) chipped in 19 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Ghanian-American Christopher Ledlum (198-2001, college: St.John's) produced 16 points and 4 assists and the former international Christian Sengfelder (203-1995, college: Boise St.) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the guests. ratiopharm Ulm's coach let to play eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Braunschweig maintains eighteenth place with 6-21 record. Loser ratiopharm Ulm keeps the fifth position with 11 games lost. Braunschweig will meet higher ranked Bonn (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Ulm will play against Bamberg and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
Ulm: C.Ledlum 16+4reb+4ast, J.Soriano 11+2reb, C.Sengfelder 10+5reb+1ast, M.Osborne 7+3reb, K.Thomas 5+2reb+2ast, T.Jensen 5+3reb+4ast
Braunschweig: N.David 19+8reb+1ast, S.Simi 18+9reb+2ast, C.Bryant 15+2reb+7ast, S.Benjamin 7+9reb+1ast, K.Kaza 6+5reb+6ast, H.Josh 6+7reb+1ast

Chemnitz - Bonn 75-76

Not a big story in a game when 10th ranked Chemnitz (12-15) was edged at home by fourth ranked Telekom Baskets (18-11) 76-75 on Saturday. Bonn dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Chemnitz's 24. The best player for the winners was American guard Grayson Murphy (187-1999, college: Belmont) who scored 13 points and 6 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Jeff Garrett (201-1994, college: LSUS, agency: Players Group) chipped in 16 points. Four Telekom Baskets players scored in double figures. Telekom Baskets' coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Naturalized Ivorian forward Kevin Yebo (207-1996) produced 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and American point guard Corey Davis (186-1997, college: Houston) added 21 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) respectively for the hosts. Bonn maintains fourth place with 18-11 record. Loser Chemnitz dropped to the eleventh position with 15 games lost. They share it with Hamburg. Bonn will meet at home bottom-ranked Braunschweig (#18) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Chemnitz will play against the league's leader Bayern (#1) in Muenchen and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Chemnitz: C.Davis 21+2reb+2ast, K.Yebo 19+7reb+4ast, N.Sibande 13+3reb+2ast, A.Uguak 8+2reb+1ast, J.Newman III 7+5reb+2ast, Y.Minchev 3+7reb+1ast
Bonn: F.Jalen 16+3reb+1ast, G.Jeff 16+4reb+2ast, M.Grayson 13+6reb+3ast, C.Alijah 11+5reb+1ast, K.Michael 8+8reb, A.Joel-Sadu 7+2reb+4ast

Weissenfels - Bayern 91-79

The most surprising game was another loss of top-ranked Bayern Muenchen (20-5) in Weissenfels on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by sixteenth ranked MBC (11-17) 91-79. Weissenfels outrebounded Bayern 37-25 including 18 on the offensive glass. American point guard Charles Callison (185-1995, college: WSU, agency: Slash Sports) stepped up and scored 29 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and Croatian-Bosnian forward Jure Planinic (206-2000) chipped in 13 points and 9 rebounds. Five MBC players scored in double figures. International Andreas Obst (191-1996) responded with 19 points and 5 assists and South Sudanese center Wenyen Gabriel (208-1997, college: Kentucky) scored 12 points and 5 rebounds. Bayern Muenchen's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Weissenfels moved-up to fifteenth place. Bayern lost third consecutive game. Defending champion still keeps top position with five games lost. Weissenfels are looking forward to face higher ranked Hamburg (#12) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Bayern will play against Chemnitz (#11) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Bayern: A.Obst 19+4reb+5ast, W.Gabriel 12+5reb+3ast, J.Jessup 9+2reb, J.Hollatz 9+2reb+2ast, N.Giffey 8+6reb+1ast, O.Da Silva 6+1reb+1ast
Weissenfels: C.Charles 29+5reb+2ast, R.Spencer 14+3reb+4ast, P.Jure 13+9reb+1ast, T.Khyri 11+4reb+5ast, D.Nemanja 10+6reb+4ast, W.Collin 8+5reb+1ast

ALBA - Oldenburg 79-81

Important game to mention about took place in Berlin. Fourteenth ranked EWE Baskets (12-16) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging second-ranked ALBA Berlin (19-8) 81-79 on Sunday evening. It was quite big embarassment for the home team. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of ALBA Berlin. American guard Brian Fobbs (196-1998, college: Towson) nailed 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and American-Central African point guard Chris Clemons (175-1997, college: Campbell, agency: JCK Sports Group) accounted for 20 points and 7 assists. International point guard Jack Kayil (191-2006) came up with 15 points and American swingman Alex OConnell (198-1999, college: Creighton) added 12 points respectively for ALBA in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. ALBA Berlin's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Oldenburg moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with Frankfurt. ALBA at the other side keeps the second position with eight games lost. Oldenburg will play against higher ranked Rostock (#9) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. ALBA will play against Ludwigsburg (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
ALBA: J.Kayil 15+2reb+3ast, O.Alex 12+4reb+2ast, M.Wood 10+5reb+2ast, N.Agbakoko 10+8reb, J.Roberts 10+1reb+2ast, M.Delow 8+5reb+5ast
Oldenburg: F.Brian 25+5reb+4ast, C.Chris 20+3reb+7ast, H.Seth 11+3reb+1ast, T.Nicholas 10+6reb+2ast, K.Michale 6+2reb+2ast, T.Dakarai 4+2ast

Bamberg - Jena 81-75

Everything went according to plan when fourth ranked Bamberg (18-10) beat at home 16th ranked Science City Jena (10-17) 81-75 on Monday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. The best player for the winners was American point guard Cobe Williams (183-2000, college: Tulsa) who scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. His fellow American import swingman Demarcus Demonia (201-1999, college: ETAMU) chipped in 14 points. Demonia is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Lorenz Bank (198-2001) produced 18 points and 6 rebounds and American swingman Joe Wieskamp (198-1999, college: Iowa) added 16 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the guests. Four Jena players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bamberg moved-up to third place. Newly promoted Jena keeps the sixteenth position with 17 games lost. Bamberg will meet Ulm (#5) on the road in the next round. Jena will play against Hamburg (#12) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Jena: L.Bank 18+6reb, J.Wieskamp 16+6reb+1ast, A.Herrera 10+7reb+1ast, K.Braxton 10+5reb+2ast, J.Pagenkopf 8+3reb+5ast, U.Iroegbu 7+2reb+3ast
Bamberg: W.Cobe 14+5reb+5ast, D.Demonia 14+3reb+1ast, Z.Ensminger 14+2reb+1ast, K.Daniel 8+2reb, W.Ibrahim 7+6reb+4ast, C.Austin 7+1reb+4ast

Hamburg - Frankfurt 97-75

There was a minor upset when 11th ranked Skyliners (12-16) were outplayed on the road by thirteenth ranked Hamburg Towers (12-15) 97-75 on Sunday. Hamburg made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. Americans were the main players on the court. The best player for the winners was guard Ross Williams (178-2000, college: TAMUCC, agency: Players Group) who scored 21 points. Guard LJ Thorpe (196-1999, college: UNC Asheville) chipped in 16 points and 5 assists. Hamburg Towers' coach Benka Barloschky felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. point guard Isaiah Swope (178-2003, college: St.Louis) produced 18 points and 7 assists and point guard Tyger Campbell (180-2000, college: UCLA) added 13 points and 7 assists respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Hamburg Towers have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Chemnitz. Loser Skyliners dropped to the thirteenth position with 16 games lost. They share it with Oldenburg. Hamburg will meet at home Jena (#16) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Frankfurt will play against Heidelberg and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Frankfurt: I.Swope 18+1reb+7ast, T.Campbell 13+1reb+7ast, T.Pape 10+6reb, W.Desmond 10+1reb, W.Christmas 10+7reb+1ast, R.Hawkins 7+6reb
Hamburg: W.Ross 21+2reb+2ast, T.LJ 16+2reb+5ast, P.Zacharie 14+6reb+2ast, O.Kenneth 10+1reb+2ast, T.Benedict 8+5reb+3ast, N.Jan 7+3reb+3ast

Heidelberg - Rostock 70-101

No shocking result in a game when ninth ranked Seawolves (14-12) outleveled on the road 17th ranked MLP Academics Heidelberg (7-21) 101-70 on Sunday. Rostock made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. Rostock outrebounded Heidelberg 40-24 including a 34-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Rostock looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was American guard TJ Crockett (187-1999, college: Lindenwood) who scored 25 points and 4 assists. Belgian power forward Andy Van Vliet (213-1995, college: William & Mary) chipped in 13 points and 7 rebounds. American forward Ryan Mikesell (201-1996, college: Dayton, agency: Slash Sports) produced 19 points and 6 rebounds and center Marcel Kessen (207-1997, agency: LUMANI 10.7) added 13 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Rostock maintains ninth place with 14-12 record. Loser MLP Academics Heidelberg keeps the seventeenth position with 21 games lost. Rostock will meet Oldenburg (#14) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Heidelberg will play against Frankfurt and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Heidelberg: R.Mikesell 19+6reb+3ast, M.Kessen 13+6reb+2ast, S.Williamson 12+3reb+2ast, M.Seric 10+1reb, D.Horne 6+1reb+2ast, E.Reed Jr. 4+1reb+1ast
Rostock: C.TJ 25+1reb+4ast, G.Phil 13+4reb+1ast, V.Andy 13+7reb+1ast, L.DeAndre 13+2reb+3ast, N.Kassim 10+4reb, K.Owen 9+6reb+1ast