1Liga Round 3 (Regular Season): Leszno keeps a leadership position

Round 3 means everything may happen in 1Liga as the season just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Leszno defeated Decka at home 91-74. Leszno looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Pelplin's players. The best player for the winners was swingman Szymon Ryzek (190-1997) who scored 16 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Michal Sitnik (199-2000) chipped in 13 points and 5 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Filip Gurtatowski (203-2004, agency: SPORTFORUM Agency) who recorded 19 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Decka will play next round against Krosno trying to get back on the winning streak. Leszno will try to continue on its current victory against Polonia W-wa in Warszawa.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Inowroclaw (2-1) in Warszawa. Visitors were edged by Czarne Koszule (3-0) 90-87. It was a good game for naturalized Israeli guard Gal Gilinski (195-1995) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists. Cameron Gaines contributed with 16 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Guard Michal Kroczak (190-2000) answered with 22 points and 4 assists for Inowroclaw. Inowroclaw's coach Krzysztof Szubarga rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Czarne Koszule will play against Leszno on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Inowroclaw will play against Starogard Gd. (#9) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
An interesting game where Stargard (#5) beat host Poznan (#4) 99-94 on Sunday evening. It was a great evening for RJ Glasper who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points and 4 assists. Spojnia's coach Marek Popiolek used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was Devontae Blanton with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Stargard will meet at home Opole (#14) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Poznan will play against Lodz (#2) and hope to secure a win.

Other games of round 3 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Lodz defeated Starogard Gd. in a road game 101-83. Bottom-ranked WKK Wroclaw beat Pelplin at home 97-83. Leszno destroyed Rzeszow on the opponent's court 98-72. Starogard Gd. managed to outperform Kolobrzeg in a home game 102-89. Lancut managed to beat Tychy on the road 78-65. Bytom lost to undefeated Lodz on its own court 72-86. Krosno beat Opole in a road game 97-89.
The best stats of 3rd round was 37 points (!!!) and 11 assists by Jaylen Murray of Krosno.



Leszno - Pelplin 91-74:
Leszno defeated Decka at home 91-74. Leszno looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Pelplin's players. The best player for the winners was swingman Szymon Ryzek (190-1997) who scored 16 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Michal Sitnik (199-2000) chipped in 13 points and 5 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Filip Gurtatowski (203-2004, agency: SPORTFORUM Agency) who recorded 19 points and guard Mariusz Konopatzki (192-1996) added 11 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Five Leszno and four Pelplin players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Decka will play next round against Krosno trying to get back on the winning streak. Leszno will try to continue on its current victory against Polonia W-wa in Warszawa.
Top scorers:
Pelplin: F.Gurtatowski 19+3reb+1ast, S.Oliwier 11+4reb+2ast, M.Konopatzki 11+7reb+3ast, S.Haynes-Jones 10+2reb+1ast, D.Tobiasz 7+5reb+1ast, M.Ratajczak 6+4reb+2ast
Leszno: R.Szymon 16+5reb+1ast, F.Mike 15+5reb+1ast, S.Michal 13+3reb+5ast, K.Karol 13+5reb+2ast, D.Pawel 13+1reb+6ast, B.Adrian 10+7reb+2ast

Starogard Gd. - Lodz 83-101:
There was no surprise in Starogard Gdanski where Kociewskie Diably (1-2) was defeated by Lodz (3-0) 101-83 on Wednesday. Lodz shot 60.7 percent from the field. Lodz outrebounded Starogard Gd. 34-22 including a 26-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. Lodz shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 54.2 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. It was a great evening for the former international guard Marcel Ponitka (194-1997) who led his team to a victory scoring 13 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Naturalized American Artur Labinowicz (193-1997, college: Evansville) helped adding 15 points and 5 rebounds. Lodz's coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was point guard Sebastian Kowalczyk (188-1993) with 16 points and 5 assists and Latvian center Ilja Gromovs (210-1994) scored 16 points. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Lodz will meet at home Poznan (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Kociewskie Diably will play against Inowroclaw and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Starogard Gd.: I.Gromovs 16+4reb+2ast, S.Kowalczyk 16+4reb+5ast, R.Wiktor 16+2ast, B.Majewski 14+2ast, A.Kordalski 13+1reb+5ast, B.Wrobel 5+2reb
Lodz: L.Artur 15+5reb+2ast, L.Aleksander 15+4reb+2ast, K.Michal 14+4reb+1ast, P.Marcel 13+9reb+8ast, L.Adam 11+5reb+2ast, S.Jalen 11+7ast

WKK Wroclaw - Pelplin 97-83:
There was a surprise result in Wroclaw where WKK (1-2) defeated Decka (1-2) 97-83 on Saturday. WKK Wroclaw made 35-of-43 free shots (81.4 percent) during the game, while Pelplin only scored nineteen points from the stripe. WKK Wroclaw looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. It was a great evening for American center Bradley Waldow (205-1991, college: SMC, agency: BIG) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field). Forward Maksymilian Zagorski (198-1999, agency: SPORTFORUM Agency) helped adding 21 points and 6 rebounds (went 13 for 13 at the free throw line !!!). The best for the losing side was guard Przemyslaw Kuzkow (191-1999) with 23 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and Canadian swingman Jayden Coke-Domingue (198-1999, college: Academy of Art, agency: Starting 5) scored 13 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. WKK will meet at home Rzeszow (#15) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Decka will play against Krosno (#11) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Pelplin: P.Kuzkow 23+4reb, F.Gurtatowski 15+2reb+2ast, J.Coke-Domingue 13+7reb+6ast, S.Oliwier 12+10reb+1ast, M.Ratajczak 8+5reb+3ast, S.Haynes-Jones 8+2reb+2ast
WKK Wroclaw: W.Bradley 23+10reb+6ast, Z.Maksymilian 21+6reb+2ast, J.Koelner 12+2ast, J.Michal 11+4reb+5ast, P.Jakub 9+2reb+6ast, M.Orlowski 8+3reb+1ast

Rzeszow - Leszno 72-98:
Very expected game when Rzeszow (0-3) was rolled over at home by Leszno (3-0) 98-72 on Saturday. Leszno made 20-of-26 free shots (76.9 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for the former international center Adrian Bogucki (215-1999) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds. American guard Wendell Mitchell (190-1997, college: Texas A&M) helped adding 18 points. Five Leszno players scored in double figures. Leszno's coach Maciej Dudzik felt very confident that he used 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was power forward Mateusz Bartosz (205-1987) with 9 points and 13 rebounds and point guard Grzegorz Grochowski (180-1993) scored 8 points and 9 assists. Leszno will meet at home Polonia W-wa (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Rzeszow will play against WKK Wroclaw (#8) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Rzeszow: A.Oleksandr 16+3reb+1ast, J.Gorenczyk 13+3reb, M.Bartosz 9+13reb+2ast, M.Kacper 9+3reb+1ast, F.Zegzula 9+1reb+1ast, G.Grochowski 8+4reb+9ast
Leszno: M.Wendell 18+1reb+3ast, S.Michal 16+3reb+2ast, R.Szymon 14+2reb+3ast, K.Karol 12+1reb, F.Mike 11+3reb, B.Adrian 11+10reb+1ast

Polonia W-wa - Inowroclaw 90-87:
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Inowroclaw (2-1) in Warszawa. Visitors were edged by Czarne Koszule (3-0) 90-87. Polonia W-wa players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. It was a good game for naturalized Israeli guard Gal Gilinski (195-1995) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists. American forward Cameron Gaines (203, college: Lynn) contributed with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Guard Michal Kroczak (190-2000) answered with 22 points and 4 assists and swingman Szymon Sobiech (198-2002) added 18 points in the effort for Inowroclaw. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Inowroclaw's coach Krzysztof Szubarga rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Czarne Koszule will play against Leszno on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Inowroclaw will play against Starogard Gd. (#9) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Inowroclaw: M.Kroczak 22+3reb+4ast, S.Sobiech 18+3reb+2ast, L.Piotr 16+1reb+5ast, T.Radoslaw 11+6reb, K.Milos 10+9reb+3ast, D.Harris 8+4reb
Polonia W-wa: G.Gal 20+5reb+10ast, D.Maksymilian 16+4reb+2ast, G.Cameron 16+10reb, R.Jacoby 12+1reb+4ast, K.Lukasz 10+5reb+5ast, P.Filip 10+4reb+2ast

Starogard Gd. - Kolobrzeg 102-89:
There was a surprise result in Starogard Gdanski where Kociewskie Diably (1-2) beat Kotwica (1-2) 102-89 on Saturday. Starogard Gd. forced 23 Kolobrzeg turnovers. They shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 56.5 percentage. Starogard Gd. looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. It was a great evening for Bartosz Wrobel (190-1995) who led his team to a victory scoring 31 points and 6 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). point guard Adrian Kordalski (187-1995) helped adding 19 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists. The best for the losing side was swingman Filip Malgorzaciak (192-1993) with 23 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and swingman Dominik Rutkowski (194-1998) scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Kotwica's coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Kociewskie Diably will meet Inowroclaw (#5) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Kotwica will play against Tychy and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Kolobrzeg: F.Malgorzaciak 23+2reb+1ast, D.Rutkowski 14+5reb+6ast, M.Kurpisz 11+3reb+1ast, M.Gorenczyk 10, S.Dlugosz 10+2reb, J.Washington 9+1reb+7ast
Starogard Gd.: W.Bartosz 31+6reb+1ast, K.Adrian 19+7reb+10ast, G.Ilja 17+4reb+2ast, J.Jikari 9+2ast, W.Rajewicz 8+1reb+7ast, M.Bartosz 8+2reb+1ast

Tychy - Lancut 65-78:
Not a big story in a game in Tychy where GKS (0-3) was defeated by Sokol (2-1) 78-65 on Saturday. Lancut made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. Lancut outrebounded Tychy 43-24 including 16 on the offensive glass. Lancut looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for Serbian power forward Milan Milovanovic (207-1991, agency: 011 Sports) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 20 rebounds. American guard Jermaine Couisnard (193-1998, college: Oregon) helped adding 20 points. The best for the losing side was guard Maciej Koperski (190-1999, agency: SPORTFORUM Agency) with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and power forward Michal Jodlowski (208-1998) scored 9 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Sokol will meet at home Bytom (#10) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. GKS will play against Kolobrzeg (#12) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Tychy: D.Jeszke 12+3reb+1ast, S.Kiwilsza 10+2reb+2ast, M.Koperski 10+5reb+4ast, M.Jodlowski 9+8reb+1ast, T.Snieg 8+1reb+2ast, M.Dziemba 6+2reb+1ast
Lancut: C.Jermaine 20+4reb+3ast, M.Lis 12+2reb+2ast, M.Milan 12+20reb+2ast, W.Szymon 8+2reb+2ast, Z.Daniel 7+5reb+2ast, R.Konrad 7+4reb+2ast

Bytom - Lodz 72-86:
Everything went according to plan in Bytom where Lodz (3-0) won against Polonia (1-2) 86-72 on Saturday. It was a great evening for the former international guard Marcel Ponitka (194-1997) who led his team to a victory scoring 16 points and 5 assists. ex-international power forward Maciej Bender (211-1997, college: Mercer) helped adding 9 points and 12 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American swingman Devin Hutchinson (196-1996, college: Radford, agency: KAM) with 24 points and 4 steals and naturalized Australian point guard Sean Biernacki (183-1997, college: Upper Iowa, agency: Dominion Sports Group) scored 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Lodz will meet at home Poznan (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Polonia will play against Lancut and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bytom: D.Hutchinson 24+3reb+1ast, S.Biernacki 12+6reb+5ast, K.Indyk 8+6reb, M.Michal 6+4reb, K.Dawdo 6+4reb+1ast, K.Piotr 6+6reb+1ast
Lodz: P.Marcel 16+3reb+5ast, S.Jalen 15+2ast, T.Marcin 12+3reb+2ast, L.Artur 11+6reb, B.Maciej 9+12reb+1ast, L.Adam 9+5reb

Poznan - Stargard 94-99:
An interesting game where Stargard (#5) beat host Poznan (#4) 99-94 on Sunday evening. It was a great evening for American point guard RJ Glasper (186-1998, college: UIW) who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points and 4 assists. His fellow American import guard Simeon Cottle (188, college: KSU) helped adding 21 points and 4 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Spojnia's coach Marek Popiolek used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was American Devontae Blanton (198-2001, college: EKU) with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and forward Patryk Stankowski (194-2000) scored 15 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. Five Enea Basket players scored in double figures. Stargard will meet at home Opole (#14) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Poznan will play against Lodz (#2) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Poznan: D.Blanton 19+8reb+6ast, F.Siewruk 16+3reb+1ast, P.Stankowski 15+5reb+8ast, M.Samsonowicz 13+1reb, A.Arkadiusz 11+2reb+1ast, J.Nowicki 9+2reb+2ast
Stargard: G.RJ 21+3reb+4ast, C.Simeon 21+2reb+4ast, J.Aleksander 11+1reb, K.Jakub 11+2reb+2ast, S.Wojciech 9+5reb+1ast, N.Piotr 9+10reb+1ast

Opole - Krosno 89-97:
But Opole was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Krosno 97-89 on Sunday night. Krosno outrebounded Opole 27-14. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was a great evening for American point guard Jaylen Murray (180-2003, college: Ole Miss) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!) and 11 assists. Michal Jankowski (191-1987, agency: Interperformances) helped adding 16 points. The best for the losing side was American forward DJ Campbell (190-2000, college: Stockton) with 29 points and 6 assists and swingman Lukasz Kupczynski (190-1999) scored 23 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Miasto Szkla will meet Pelplin (#13) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Opole will play against Stargard and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Opole: D.Campbell 29+1reb+6ast, K.Lukasz 23+1reb+2ast, B.Jakub 9+4reb+2ast, D.Soroka 8+1reb+1ast, B.Borys 7+1reb+1ast, K.Mikolaj 4+3reb+1ast
Krosno: M.Jaylen 37+3reb+11ast, J.Michal 16+4reb+3ast, M.Chrabota 11+2reb+1ast, S.Filip 8+2reb+1ast, P.Szymon 7+4reb+1ast, K.Adam 6+5reb+1ast