1Liga Round 5 (Regular Season): Lodz is defeated by Opole

After 5 rounds played we can already see who rules in the 1Liga and who belongs to weaker ones. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most surprising game was the first loss of Lodz (4-1) on the court of fifteenth ranked Opole on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by Opole 84-78. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Lodz. Opole made 22-of-27 free shots (81.5 percent) during the game. American forward DJ Campbell (190-2000, college: Stockton) stepped up and scored 33 points (!!!), 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners and swingman Lukasz Kupczynski (190-1999) chipped in 24 points. Power forward Michal Kolodziej (202-1997) responded with 20 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Opole (1-4) left bottom position moving up to thirteenth place, which they share with Starogard Gd. and Krosno. Lodz at the other side dropped to the third position with one game lost. Opole is looking forward to face higher ranked Lancut (#9) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Lodz will play against Krosno (#13) and is hoping to win this game.
1Liga top team - Leszno (5-0) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat twelfth ranked Kociewskie Diably (1-4) in Starogard Gdanski 94-85. The former international center Adrian Bogucki (215-1999) nailed a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side and Wendell Mitchell accounted for 21 points and 8 assists. Bartosz Wrobel (190-1995) came up with 21 points and 4 assists for Starogard Gd. in the defeat. Undefeated Leszno have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 5-0 record, which they share with Stargard. Starogard Gd. at the other side dropped to the thirteenth position with four games lost. They share it with Opole and Krosno. Leszno will play against Tychy (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Starogard Gd. will play against WKK Wroclaw to get more than just one victory in their record.
Bottom-ranked Rzeszow (0-5) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fifth consecutive match to tenth ranked Decka (3-2) 106-98 on Saturday evening. The best player for the winners was Samajae Haynes-Jones who scored 28 points and 5 rebounds. Brian Moore Jr. produced 29 points and 6 assists for the hosts. Pelplin moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Rzeszow lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. Pelplin will meet at home league's second-placed Stargard in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Rzeszow will play against Polonia W-wa (#7) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 5: WKK Wroclaw won against Polonia W-wa on the opponent's court 89-81. Tychy outscored Inowroclaw in a home game 96-77. Kolobrzeg managed to beat Bytom on the road 91-87. Poznan defeated Lancut on its own court 90-80. Stargard beat Krosno in a road game 77-72.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 36 points (!!!) by Simeon Cottle of Stargard.



Rzeszow - Pelplin 98-106:
Bottom-ranked Rzeszow (0-5) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fifth consecutive match to tenth ranked Decka (3-2) 106-98 on Saturday evening. Pelplin made 24-of-31 free shots (77.4 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was American point guard Samajae Haynes-Jones (185-1996, college: Wichita St., agency: One Motive Sports) who scored 28 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Filip Gurtatowski (203-2004, agency: SPORTFORUM Agency) chipped in 25 points (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). American guard Brian Moore Jr. (188-2001, college: GCU) produced 29 points and 6 assists and power forward Mateusz Bartosz (205-1987) added 17 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Pelplin moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Rzeszow lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. Pelplin will meet at home league's second-placed Stargard in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Rzeszow will play against Polonia W-wa (#7) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Rzeszow: B.Moore Jr. 29+4reb+6ast, M.Bartosz 17+9reb+1ast, K.Mlynarski 13+2reb, O.Antypov 12+5reb+2ast, R.Szpakowski 7+1reb+1ast, J.Gorenczyk 6+2reb
Pelplin: H.Samajae 28+5reb+2ast, G.Filip 25+4reb, C.Jayden 17+4reb+3ast, K.Przemyslaw 11+3reb+2ast, S.Oliwier 9+5reb+2ast, T.Dydak 8+5reb

Polonia W-wa - WKK Wroclaw 81-89:
There was a minor upset in Warszawa where 4th placed Czarne Koszule (3-2) was defeated by ninth ranked WKK (3-2) 89-81 on Sunday. The best player for the winners was American center Bradley Waldow (205-1991, college: SMC, agency: BIG) who had a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. Forward Maksymilian Zagorski (198-1999, agency: SPORTFORUM Agency) chipped in a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds. WKK's coach Ronald Derks used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. American forward Cameron Gaines (203-1999, college: Lynn) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 20 rebounds and the other American import point guard Jacoby Ross (178-1997, college: Lindenwood) added 19 points and 6 assists respectively for the hosts. Five WKK Wroclaw and four Polonia W-wa players scored in double figures. The victory was the third consecutive win for WKK. WKK Wroclaw moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated Polonia W-wa. WKK Wroclaw will meet at home Starogard Gd. (#14) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Polonia W-wa will play against Rzeszow (#16) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Polonia W-wa: J.Ross 19+4reb+6ast, W.Jagiello 13+1ast, C.Gaines 10+20reb, G.Gilinski 10+5reb+11ast, L.Klaczek 9+3reb, M.Duda 8+3reb
WKK Wroclaw: W.Bradley 18+11reb, J.Michal 14+1reb+4ast, L.Szymon 12+1reb+3ast, Z.Maksymilian 10+13reb+3ast, P.Jakub 10+5reb+1ast, J.Koelner 8+3reb+1ast

Starogard Gd. - Leszno 85-94:
1Liga top team - Leszno (5-0) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat twelfth ranked Kociewskie Diably (1-4) in Starogard Gdanski 94-85. Leszno made 19-of-22 charity shots (86.4 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists. The former international center Adrian Bogucki (215-1999) nailed a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side and American guard Wendell Mitchell (190-1997, college: Texas A&M) accounted for 21 points and 8 assists. Bartosz Wrobel (190-1995) came up with 21 points and 4 assists and American guard Jikari Johnson (193-2002, college: Chattanooga) added 21 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Starogard Gd. in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Leszno have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 5-0 record, which they share with Stargard. Starogard Gd. at the other side dropped to the thirteenth position with four games lost. They share it with Opole and Krosno. Leszno will play against Tychy (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Starogard Gd. will play against WKK Wroclaw to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Starogard Gd.: J.Johnson 21+6reb, B.Wrobel 21+4reb+4ast, S.Kowalczyk 18+3reb+3ast, I.Gromovs 12+8reb+2ast, A.Kordalski 8+6reb+7ast, B.Majewski 5+3reb+4ast
Leszno: M.Wendell 21+1reb+8ast, R.Szymon 20+4reb+3ast, B.Adrian 19+11reb+3ast, F.Mike 12+3reb+6ast, D.Pawel 8+2reb+3ast, K.Karol 7+3reb

Tychy - Inowroclaw 96-77:
There was a surprise result in Tychy where twelfth ranked GKS (2-3) smashed higher ranked Inowroclaw (3-2) 96-77 on Saturday. Tychy made 24-of-29 free shots (82.8 percent) during the game. Tychy outrebounded Inowroclaw 34-18 including a 28-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Tychy looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. The best player for the winners was the former international point guard Tomasz Snieg (190-1989) who had a triple-double by scoring 21 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Power forward Szymon Kiwilsza (201-1997) chipped in 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Five GKS players scored in double figures. Serbian center Milos Koprivica (207-1995) produced 26 points (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) and Piotr Lis (186-2002) added 13 points respectively for the guests. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Tychy moved-up to ninth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Inowroclaw dropped to the fourth position with two games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Tychy will meet league's leader Leszno on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Inowroclaw will play against Bytom and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Inowroclaw: M.Koprivica 26+4reb, L.Piotr 13+3reb+3ast, J.Kobel 11+1reb+4ast, S.Sobiech 8+2reb+3ast, A.Skiba 6+2ast, D.Harris 6+5reb
Tychy: S.Tomasz 21+11reb+10ast, K.Szymon 19+7reb+4ast, D.Mateusz 12+5reb+2ast, S.Bozenko 11+2reb+5ast, K.Maciej 10+2reb+4ast, J.Damian 8+5reb

Bytom - Kolobrzeg 87-91:
There was a minor upset in Bytom where higher ranked Polonia (2-3) was defeated by twelfth ranked Kotwica (2-3) 91-87 on Saturday. Kolobrzeg made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was naturalized American point guard James Washington (177-1987, college: MTSU, agency: SPORTFORUM Agency) who scored 16 points and 8 assists. ex-international power forward Pawel Leonczyk (205-1986) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots). Kotwica's coach Rafal Frank used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Jaroslaw Gizynski (196-1999) produced 21 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Krzysztof Wasowicz (183-1994) added 10 points and 9 assists respectively for the hosts. Five Kolobrzeg and four Bytom players scored in double figures. Kolobrzeg moved-up to ninth place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Bytom. Kolobrzeg will meet at home higher ranked Poznan (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Bytom will play against Inowroclaw and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Bytom: J.Gizynski 21+5reb, M.Michal 14+5reb+1ast, W.Leszczynski 13+4reb+1ast, K.Wasowicz 10+2reb+9ast, S.Biernacki 7+5reb+3ast, D.Hutchinson 6+1reb+1ast
Kolobrzeg: W.James 16+4reb+8ast, L.Pawel 12+10reb+1ast, D.Szymon 12+6reb, K.Mateusz 12+5reb+3ast, R.Dominik 10+1reb, M.Filip 10+5reb

Poznan - Lancut 90-80:
Everything could happen in Poznan at the game between two tied teams. Both eighth ranked Enea Basket and 7th ranked Sokol had identical 2-2 record. This time Enea Basket used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Lancut 90-80 on Sunday night. They outrebounded Lancut 45-30 including a 34-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was American Devontae Blanton (198-2001, college: EKU) who had a double-double by scoring 10 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists. Forward Filip Siewruk (205-2002) chipped in 16 points and 6 rebounds. Enea Basket's coach Edmunds Valeiko used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. point guard Piotr Wieloch (184-1994) produced 18 points and 6 assists and forward Konrad Rosinski (203-2003) added 18 points respectively for the guests. Five Poznan and four Lancut players scored in double figures. Poznan (3-2) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser Sokol dropped to the ninth position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Poznan will meet Kolobrzeg (#12) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Lancut will play against Opole and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Lancut: B.Monko 20+2reb, P.Wieloch 18+3reb+6ast, K.Rosinski 18+4reb+2ast, D.Ziolkowski 10+8reb+1ast, M.Lis 6+3reb+5ast, M.Szczypinski 5+6reb+3ast
Poznan: S.Filip 16+6reb+1ast, D.Somto 15+6reb+1ast, K.Pawel 14+2reb+1ast, A.Arkadiusz 13+3reb+3ast, S.Patryk 10+4reb+7ast, B.Devontae 10+14reb+6ast

Opole - Lodz 84-78:
The most surprising game was the first loss of Lodz (4-1) on the court of fifteenth ranked Opole on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by Opole 84-78. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Lodz. Opole made 22-of-27 free shots (81.5 percent) during the game. American forward DJ Campbell (190-2000, college: Stockton) stepped up and scored 33 points (!!!), 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners and swingman Lukasz Kupczynski (190-1999) chipped in 24 points. Power forward Michal Kolodziej (202-1997) responded with 20 points and ex-international guard Marcel Ponitka (194-1997) scored 11 points and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Opole (1-4) left bottom position moving up to thirteenth place, which they share with Starogard Gd. and Krosno. Lodz at the other side dropped to the third position with one game lost. Opole is looking forward to face higher ranked Lancut (#9) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Lodz will play against Krosno (#13) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Lodz: M.Kolodziej 20+4reb, M.Ponitka 11+3reb+5ast, M.Tomaszewski 10+3reb+1ast, A.Lewandowski 9+1reb+2ast, M.Bender 8+6reb, J.Sullinger 6+6ast
Opole: C.DJ 33+1reb+5ast, K.Lukasz 24+2reb+1ast, K.Tomasz 10+8reb, J.Wojcicki 8+2reb+2ast, B.Jakub 4+5reb+1ast, N.Adrian 2+1reb

Krosno - Stargard 72-77:
There was no surprise in Krosno where 13th ranked Miasto Szkla (1-4) was defeated by leader Spojnia (5-0) 77-72 on Sunday. The best player for the winners was American guard Simeon Cottle (188-2004, college: KSU) who scored 36 points (!!!) (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Wojciech Czerlonko (201-1995) chipped in 8 points and 7 rebounds. Spojnia's coach Marek Popiolek used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Swingman Szymon Pawlak (193-1998) produced 19 points and 6 rebounds and American point guard Jaylen Murray (180-2003, college: Ole Miss) added 16 points and 8 assists respectively for the hosts. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Spojnia. Stargard keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Leszno. Loser Miasto Szkla keeps the thirteenth place with four games lost. They share the position with Starogard Gd. and Opole. Stargard will meet Pelplin (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Krosno will play against Lodz (#3) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Krosno: S.Pawlak 19+6reb+1ast, J.Murray 16+2reb+8ast, A.Kemp 16+5reb+1ast, M.Jankowski 9+6reb+3ast, B.Chodukiewicz 6+4reb, F.Struski 3+9reb+1ast
Stargard: C.Simeon 36+2reb+1ast, C.Wojciech 8+7reb+2ast, K.Jakub 7+1reb+4ast, N.Piotr 6+9reb, S.Wojciech 6+7reb+2ast, G.RJ 6+2reb+7ast