Round 5 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

First defeat of league's leader Kosovan Sigal Prishtina (2-1) against fourth ranked Albanian Vllaznia (1-3) 88-57 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Sigal Prishtina. Vllaznia dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Sigal Prishtina's 28. They outrebounded Sigal Prishtina 47-31 including a 37-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Vllaznia looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American forward Maurice Walton (206-1998, college: BENUM) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. His fellow American import guard Arlando Arnold (185, college: Southern Miss) contributed with 12 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals for the winners. Vllaznia's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Jon Ismajli (195-2005) answered with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for Sigal Prishtina. Vllaznia left bottom position moving up to third place. Sigal Prishtina at the other side dropped to the second position with one game lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Ylli.
An interesting game for Albanian Beselidhja (4-1) which played road game in Prizren against 3rd placed Kosovan Bashkimi (0-2). Second ranked Beselidhja managed to get a 8-point victory 84-76. American players dominated the game. Guard Josh Angle (191-2000, college: CMS) stepped up and scored 22 points for the winners and Xander Bowers chipped in 10 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Beselidhja's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. point guard Wendell Green Jr. (180-2002, college: Auburn) responded with 18 points and 7 assists. Defending Albanian champion maintains second place with 4-1 record having just one point less than leader Ylli. Bashkimi at the other side still closes the standings with two games lost.
An interesting game for Kosovan Vellaznimi (4-0) which hosted in Gjakove 4th placed Albanian Teuta (0-4). Leader Vellaznimi had an easy win 93-69. Jericole Hellems nailed 22 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Bryan Powell came up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds for Teuta in the defeat. Vellaznimi have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 4-0 record. Loser Teuta still closes the standings with four games lost.

In the last game of round 5 Ylli smashed Tirana on the road 87-62.
The most impressive performance of 5th round was 18 points and 6 assists by Derrick Wilson of Ylli.



Bashkimi - Beselidhja 76-84

An interesting game for Albanian Beselidhja (4-1) which played road game in Prizren against 3rd placed Kosovan Bashkimi (0-2). Second ranked Beselidhja managed to get a 8-point victory 84-76. Beselidhja outrebounded Bashkimi 41-25 including a 31-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Beselidhja players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. American players dominated the game. Guard Josh Angle (191-2000, college: CMS) stepped up and scored 22 points for the winners and forward Xander Bowers (201-1998, college: ACU) chipped in 10 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Beselidhja players scored in double figures. Beselidhja's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Point guard Wendell Green Jr. (180-2002, college: Auburn) responded with 18 points and 7 assists and guard Dirk Williams (195-1994, college: UAB) scored 19 points and 6 rebounds. Defending Albanian champion maintains second place with 4-1 record having just one point less than leader Ylli. Bashkimi at the other side still closes the standings with two games lost.
Top scorers:
Bashkimi: D.Williams 19+6reb+1ast, W.Green Jr. 18+3reb+7ast, A.Morina 9+2reb+4ast, S.Zekiqi 8+2reb+4ast, E.Copes 7+8reb+1ast, M.Ismaili 6
Beselidhja: J.Angle 22+4reb+2ast, M.Garrick 17+2reb+5ast, P.Weekes 16+5reb+1ast, X.Bowers 10+13reb+4ast, B.Bernard 7+3reb+5ast, E.Hysa 6+3reb+1ast

Vellaznimi - Teuta 93-69

An interesting game for Kosovan Vellaznimi (4-0) which hosted in Gjakove 4th placed Albanian Teuta (0-4). Leader Vellaznimi had an easy win 93-69. Vellaznimi looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Teuta's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Vellaznimi made 7 blocks. American Jericole Hellems (201-1999, college: NC State) nailed 22 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and point guard Don Polloshka (171-2002) accounted for 10 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Five Vellaznimi players scored in double figures. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. American forward Bryan Powell (198-2000, college: Pace) came up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds and the other American import guard Morgan Taylor (190-1999, college: Tiffin) added 13 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Teuta in the defeat. Vellaznimi have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 4-0 record. Loser Teuta still closes the standings with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Teuta: B.Powell 24+10reb+1ast, M.Taylor 13+7reb+3ast, J.Andrews 13+7reb+1ast, K.Gorea 9+6reb+1ast, K.Gjore 6+1ast, T.Morton 2+6reb+3ast
Vellaznimi: J.Hellems 22+9reb+6ast, A.Walker 15+5reb+1ast, T.Anderson 15+6reb+3ast, A.Azemi 11+6reb+6ast, D.Polloshka 10+6reb+8ast, J.Jitoboh 6+2reb+1ast

Vllaznia - Sigal Prishtina 88-57

First defeat of league's leader Kosovan Sigal Prishtina (2-1) against fourth ranked Albanian Vllaznia (1-3) 88-57 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Sigal Prishtina. Vllaznia dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Sigal Prishtina's 28. They outrebounded Sigal Prishtina 47-31 including a 37-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Vllaznia looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American forward Maurice Walton (206-1998, college: BENUM) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. His fellow American import guard Arlando Arnold (185, college: Southern Miss) contributed with a triple-double by scoring 12 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals for the winners. Four Vllaznia players scored in double figures. Vllaznia's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Jon Ismajli (195-2005) answered with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and Italian-Kosovan center Dion Sheqiri (208-2003) added 15 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Sigal Prishtina. Vllaznia left bottom position moving up to third place. Sigal Prishtina at the other side dropped to the second position with one game lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Ylli.
Top scorers:
Sigal Prishtina: J.Ismajli 16+6reb+5ast, D.Sheqiri 15+9reb+1ast, O.Shatri 8+2reb+2ast, N.Binqe 7+4reb+2ast, D.Lekndreaj 4+3reb, A.Ibishi 4+6reb
Vllaznia: M.Walton 29+12reb+4ast, D.Wilkins 15+11reb+1ast, A.Arnold 12+11reb+11ast, M.Wright 10+3reb, V.Gjecaj 9+6reb+4ast, E.Memcaj 8+1reb+2ast

Tirana - Ylli 62-87

The game between closely ranked teams ended with leader Kosovan Ylli's (3-0) road victory over 3rd placed Albanian Tirana (1-4) 87-62 on Wednesday. Ylli dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Tirana's 34. Ylli looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Bosnian center Imran Polutak (209-1996) nailed 22 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and center Lis Shoshi (211-1994, college: UALR) accounted for 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Point guard Klein Strazimiri (187-1998) came up with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and forward Aleksis Nika (201-2004, college: Dawson CC) added 16 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Tirana in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Tirana's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Ylli have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader. Tirana lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the fourth place with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Tirana: A.Nika 16+5reb, K.Strazimiri 13+5reb+8ast, G.Ndreca 11+4reb+2ast, E.Hysenagolli 11+6reb, E.Hasani 6+2ast, M.Sharra 2+1reb
Ylli: I.Polutak 22+8reb+3ast, D.Wilson 18+4reb+6ast, L.Shoshi 17+8reb+4ast, J.Nesbitt 14+3reb+4ast, A.Gashi 12+2reb+1ast, J.Palokaj 4+3reb+10ast