Serie A Round 3 (Regular Season): Treviso loses to Milano

Round 3 means everything may happen in Serie A 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.

Treviso (2-1) recorded a loss on the court of Armani Milano on Sunday night. Visitors were rolled over by Armani Milano 106-77. Milano dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Treviso's 42. Milano looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Treviso's players. The best player for the winners was American forward Jason Burnell (201-1997, college: Jax State) who scored 19 points and 4 assists. Naturalized Senegalese forward Ousmane Diop (204-2000) chipped in 15 points. Armani Milano's coach Giuseppe Poeta felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was American point guard DeWayne Russell (180-1994, college: GCU) who recorded 17 points. Armani Milano is looking forward to face Napoli on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Treviso will play against Udine and is hoping to win this game.
Another exciting game was between Virtus and Umana Venezia where Virtus (3-0) beat Umana Venezia (2-1) on the road 93-86. It was a good game for American guard Trent Frazier (188-1998, college: Illinois) who led his team to a victory with 16 points and 5 assists. Marcus Carr contributed with 13 points and 4 assists for the winners. Canadian power forward Kyle Wiltjer (207-1992, college: Gonzaga) answered with 20 points for Umana Venezia. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Virtus will play against Scafati (#15) at home in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Venezia will play against Roma Basket (#10) in Rome and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Very important is a home loss of Udine (2-1) against Dolomiti Trentino (2-1) on Saturday night. Host Udine was defeated by Dolomiti Trentino in a tough game in Udine 66-74. It was a great evening for Quincy Olivari who led his team to a victory scoring 22 points and 7 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Denzel Valentine with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Dolomiti Trentino will meet at home Varese (#6) in the next round. Udine will play against Treviso and hope to secure a win.

Other games of round 3 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Napoli crushed Cantu in a road game 99-80. Roma Max. beat Roma Basket at home 96-95. Tortona lost to Reggio Emilia on the opponent's court 86-93. Winless Scafati unfortunately lost to Verona in a home game 82-89. Winless Trieste recorded a loss to Varese on the road 84-85.



Cantu - Napoli 80-99:
There was no surprise when Cantu (0-3) was crushed at home by Napoli (3-0) 99-80 on Sunday. It was a great evening for Australian forward Jack White (201-1997, college: Duke) who led his team to a victory scoring 16 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). American guard Jeff Dowtin Jr (190-1997, college: URI) helped adding 18 points and 5 assists. Five Napoli players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American swingman Savion Flagg (201-1999, college: SHSU) with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and ex-international guard Davide Moretti (190-1998, college: Texas Tech) scored 14 points. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Napoli will meet at home Milano (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Cantu will play against Trieste (#16) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Napoli: R.Jahmi'us 19+1reb+1ast, D.Jeff 18+5ast, W.Jack 16+5reb+3ast, B.Markel 14+5reb+3ast, S.Zachary 11+10reb+1ast, C.Guglielmo 7+2reb
Cantu: S.Flagg 21+5reb+4ast, D.Moretti 14+3ast, C.Brown 9+4reb, S.Ventura 9+1reb, S.Christon 8+2reb+5ast, A.Grazulis 6+4reb

Roma Max. - Roma Basket 96-95:
There was a surprise result in Rome where Roma Max. (1-2) edged Roma Basket (1-2) 96-95 on Sunday. Roma Max. shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 51.7 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for American point guard Aaron Holiday (184-1996, college: UCLA) who led his team to a victory scoring 20 points and 8 assists. Naturalized American guard Mirza Alibegovic (198-1992) helped adding 18 points and 6 rebounds. Four Roma Max. players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was the former international point guard Nicolo Mannion (190-2001, college: Arizona) with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 assists (went 10 for 10 at the free throw line !!!) and Latvian Arturs Strautins (201-1998) scored 14 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Roma Max. will meet Tortona (#13) on the road in the next round. Roma Basket will play against Venezia and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Roma Max.: H.Aaron 20+3reb+8ast, B.John 18+7reb, A.Mirza 18+6reb+2ast, T.Hunter 14+2reb, B.Miro 9+4reb+2ast, M.Xavier 9+5reb+7ast
Roma Basket: N.Mannion 24+2reb+10ast, A.Strautins 14+5reb, C.Davis 12+3reb+2ast, P.Watson 10+2reb+1ast, M.Simonovic 9+4reb+1ast, E.Stevenson 9+3reb+2ast

Milano - Treviso 106-77:
Treviso (2-1) recorded a loss on the court of Armani Milano on Sunday night. Visitors were rolled over by Armani Milano 106-77. Milano dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Treviso's 42. Milano looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Treviso's players. The best player for the winners was American forward Jason Burnell (201-1997, college: Jax State) who scored 19 points and 4 assists. Naturalized Senegalese forward Ousmane Diop (204-2000) chipped in 15 points. Armani Milano's coach Giuseppe Poeta felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was American point guard DeWayne Russell (180-1994, college: GCU) who recorded 17 points and the other American import swingman JP Macura (196-1995, college: Xavier) added 14 points respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Armani Milano is looking forward to face Napoli on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Treviso will play against Udine and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Milano: B.Jason 19+4reb+4ast, D.Ousmane 15+4reb, C.RJ 14+1reb+4ast, A.Nicola 11+6reb, W.Moses 10+2reb+2ast, B.Leandro 9+2reb+6ast
Treviso: D.Russell 17+2reb+3ast, J.Macura 14+3reb+2ast, B.Chapman 12+4reb+1ast, A.Cappelletti 12+3reb+1ast, V.Chery 7+5reb, I.Anigbogu 7+4reb+1ast

Reggio Emilia - Tortona 93-86:
There was a minor upset when Tortona (1-2) was defeated on the road by Reggio Emilia (1-2) 93-86 on Sunday. Reggio Emilia made 23-of-30 free shots (76.7 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Tortona's players. It was a great evening for the former international swingman Riccardo Visconti (197-1998) who led his team to a victory scoring 24 points and 7 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). American Jaylen Barford (191-1996, college: Arkansas) helped adding 21 points. The best for the losing side was American guard Dante Maddox Jr (188-2002, college: Xavier) with 16 points and ex-international Giordano Bortolani (193-2000) scored 17 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Reggio Emilia will meet Verona (#5) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Tortona will play against Roma Max. (#12) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Reggio Emilia: V.Riccardo 24+7reb+2ast, B.Jaylen 21+3reb+2ast, E.Jaime 17+3reb+1ast, U.Lorenzo 10+8reb+7ast, O.Derek 9+4reb+1ast, S.Luca 4+4reb+5ast
Tortona: G.Bortolani 17+3reb, D.Maddox Jr. 16+4reb+2ast, P.Hubb 13+3reb+3ast, A.Alibegovic 11+4reb, J.Gorham 9+6reb+1ast, A.Durham 7+3reb+1ast

Scafati - Verona 82-89:
Very predictable result when Verona (2-1) beat on the road Scafati (0-3) 89-82 on Sunday. It was a great evening for American-Slovenian center Mike Tobey (213-1994, college: Virginia) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Federico Zampini (191-1999, agency: Players Group) helped adding 14 points and 9 assists. The best for the losing side was American point guard Charlie Moore (183-1998, college: Miami, FL) with 17 points and 9 assists and Nigerian-American forward ZeRik Onyema (206-2001, college: Texas, agency: Diamond Sports) scored 19 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Five Verona and four Scafati players scored in double figures. Verona will meet at home Reggio Emilia (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Scafati will play against Virtus in Bologna and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Verona: T.Mike 17+13reb, Z.Federico 14+2reb+9ast, L.Andrea 13+2reb, M.RJ 12+4reb, M.CJ 12+1reb+4ast, S.Jermaine 12+4reb+4ast
Scafati: Z.Onyema 19+4reb, C.Moore 17+2reb+9ast, B.Mascolo 10+2reb+4ast, M.Offurum 10+2reb+1ast, A.Lever 9+1ast, R.McGruder 8+5reb+1ast

Udine - Trento 66-74:
Very important is a home loss of Udine (2-1) against Dolomiti Trentino (2-1) on Saturday night. Host Udine was defeated by Dolomiti Trentino in a tough game in Udine 66-74. It was a great evening for American guard Quincy Olivari (190-2001, college: Xavier) who led his team to a victory scoring 22 points and 7 rebounds. His fellow American import guard Darius Brown II (188-1999, college: Utah St.) helped adding 9 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists. The best for the losing side was American swingman Denzel Valentine (196-1993, college: Michigan St.) with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Slovenian point guard Zan Mark Sisko (190-1997) scored 6 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Dolomiti Trentino will meet at home Varese (#6) in the next round. Udine will play against Treviso and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Trento: O.Quincy 22+7reb+2ast, B.Charles 14+2reb+1ast, B.Isaiah 14+4reb, B.Darius 9+5reb+10ast, M.Selom 5+10reb+1ast, N.Papa 5+6reb
Udine: D.Valentine 15+6reb+4ast, R.Battle 12+1reb+1ast, N.McGlynn 12+4reb+1ast, Z.Mark Sisko 6+7reb+7ast, S.Spencer 6+6reb, A.Calzavara 5+3reb+2ast

Varese - Trieste 85-84:
Not a big story in a game when Trieste (0-3) was edged on the road by Openjobmetis Varese (2-1) 85-84 on Saturday. However just one-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Varese looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The game was dominated by American players. It was a great evening for forward Isaiah Roby (203-1998, college: Nebraska) who led his team to a victory scoring 7 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Hunter Hale (192-1997, college: Winthrop) helped adding 16 points. Openjobmetis Varese's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was point guard Colbey Ross (185-1998, college: Pepperdine) with 25 points and 8 assists (went 11 for 11 at the free throw line !!!) and guard Lajae Jones (201-2004, college: FSU) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks. Openjobmetis Varese will meet Trento (#4) on the road in the next round. Trieste will play against Cantu (#14) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Varese: H.Hunter 16+2reb+2ast, D.David 15+3reb+2ast, D.Amedeo 11+1reb+5ast, A.Davide 10+4reb+2ast, R.Isaiah 7+9reb+4ast, R.Nate 7+8reb+1ast
Trieste: C.Ross 25+1reb+8ast, L.Jones 19+11reb+1ast, L.Galloway 15+7reb+3ast, L.Deangeli 8+4reb+1ast, F.Candussi 8+5reb+1ast, M.Ruzzier 4+1reb+3ast

Venezia - Virtus BO 86-93:
Another exciting game was between Virtus and Umana Venezia where Virtus (3-0) beat Umana Venezia (2-1) on the road 93-86. Virtus Bologna made 19-of-23 charity shots (82.6 percent) during the game. Umana Venezia was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a good game for American guard Trent Frazier (188-1998, college: Illinois) who led his team to a victory with 16 points and 5 assists. Canadian guard Marcus Carr (188-1999, college: Texas) contributed with 13 points and 4 assists for the winners. Canadian power forward Kyle Wiltjer (207-1992, college: Gonzaga) answered with 20 points and American point guard Glynn Watson Jr. (183-1997, college: Nebraska) added 18 points in the effort for Umana Venezia. Four Umana Venezia players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Virtus will play against Scafati (#15) at home in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Venezia will play against Roma Basket (#10) in Rome and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Virtus BO: F.Trent 16+5ast, C.Marcus 13+2reb+4ast, K.Bo 11+3reb+1ast, B.Tommaso 10+1reb+1ast, E.Kessler 9+5reb, D.Mouhamet 8+5reb+1ast
Venezia: K.Wiltjer 20+4reb+1ast, G.Watson Jr. 18+3reb+3ast, K.Bowman 15+1reb+2ast, E.Green 13+1reb+1ast, A.Tessitori 8+6reb+4ast, J.Parks 5+6reb+1ast