1Liga Round 31 (Regular Season): Lancut lose to Kolobrzeg

The games at this stage are more interesting as they can be crucial for the final standings in Regular Season. Despite we already know who is stronger and who is weaker, there may be still last minute surprises and upsets. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game between second ranked Sokol (20-10) and eighth ranked Kotwica (15-15) was the most important one in the last round on Wednesday night. Sokol was crushed by Kotwica in Kolobrzeg 84-104. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Sokol. Kolobrzeg looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Filip Malgorzaciak (192-1993) who helped to win the game recording 33 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds. American point guard KJ Feagin (185-1997, college: SDSU) contributed with 23 points and 8 assists for the winners. Kotwica's coach Rafal Frank used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Naturalized American Artur Labinowicz (193-1997, college: Evansville, agency: AB Agency) answered with 25 points for Lancut. Kolobrzeg maintains eighth place with 15-15 record. Lancut at the other side keeps the second position with ten games lost. They share it with Stargard and Starogard Gd.. Kolobrzeg are looking forward to face Leszno (#13) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Lancut will play against Lodz (#5) and is hoping to win this game.
Bottom-ranked Zubry managed to get the third consecutive victory. This time they won against twelfth-ranked Rzeszow in Bialystok 84-76. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Rzeszow. It was a great evening for American point guard Samajae Haynes-Jones (185-1996, college: Wichita St., agency: One Motive Sports) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points and 4 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Myles Douglas helped adding 15 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side naturalized Argentinian swingman Santiago Vaulet (194-1998) responded with 21 points. Zubry have a solid series of three victories in a row. Bialystok maintains seventeenth place with 6-24 record. Rzeszow at the other side dropped to the eleventh position with 18 games lost. They share it with Opole and Leszno. Bialystok will play against higher ranked Katowice (#16) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Rzeszow will play against Poznan (#15) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
1Liga top team - Enea Astoria (25-5) managed to deliver another win on Tuesday. This time they beat sixteenth ranked Miners (7-23) in Bydgoszcz 93-84. It was a quality performance for Karol Gruszecki who led the winners and scored 19 points and 6 rebounds. Cam Hamilton came up with 18 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 steals for Katowice in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Bydgoszcz maintains first place with 25-5 record. Katowice lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixteenth position with 23 games lost. Bydgoszcz will meet Starogard Gd. (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Katowice will play against Bialystok (#17) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Other games in round 31 were not that significant. Pelplin beat Poznan on the road 97-79. Opole lost to Starogard Gd. on its own court 82-98. Tychy managed to outperform Lodz in a road game 86-82. WKK Wroclaw managed to beat Inowroclaw at home 79-68. Polonia W-wa was defeated by Bialystok on the opponent's court 90-80. Stargard beat Leszno in a home game 82-75. Kolobrzeg was destroyed by Lodz on the road 91-66.
The most impressive performance of 31th round was 12 points and 10 rebounds by Jaroslaw Mokros of Stargard.



Poznan - Pelplin 79-97

No shocking result in a game when seventh ranked Decka (18-12) beat 15th ranked Enea Basket (11-19) in Poznan 97-79 on Wednesday. They outrebounded Poznan 41-30 including 28 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for Canadian swingman Jayden Coke-Domingue (198-1999, college: Academy of Art, agency: Starting 5) who led the winners and scored 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his nine free throws !!!). point guard Damian Durski (184-1997, agency: SPORTFORUM Agency) accounted for 12 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists for the winning side. Five Decka players scored in double figures. Forward Patryk Stankowski (194-2000) came up with 15 points and 4 assists and naturalized American point guard James Washington (177-1987, college: MTSU, agency: SPORTFORUM Agency) added 8 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Poznan in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Pelplin maintains seventh place with 18-12 record. Poznan lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth position with 19 games lost. Pelplin will meet at home WKK Wroclaw (#10) in the next round. Poznan will play against Rzeszow (#11) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Pelplin: C.Jayden 26+5reb+4ast, K.Przemyslaw 16+3reb+1ast, R.Mikolaj 13+2reb+1ast, D.Damian 12+8reb+8ast, K.Mariusz 11+7reb, S.Filip 6+3reb
Poznan: P.Stankowski 15+4reb+4ast, B.Monko 13+3reb+2ast, A.Krajewski 11+1reb+4ast, D.Tobiasz 8+4reb, R.Konrad 8+1reb, J.Washington 8+5reb+5ast

Bialystok - Rzeszow 84-76

Bottom-ranked Zubry managed to get the third consecutive victory. This time they won against twelfth-ranked Rzeszow in Bialystok 84-76. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Rzeszow. It was a great evening for American point guard Samajae Haynes-Jones (185-1996, college: Wichita St., agency: One Motive Sports) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points and 4 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). His fellow American import forward Myles Douglas (203-1998, college: Morgan St.) helped adding 15 points and 7 rebounds. Four Zubry players scored in double figures. At the losing side naturalized Argentinian swingman Santiago Vaulet (194-1998) responded with 21 points and point guard Jakub Stupnicki (184-2004) scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Zubry have a solid series of three victories in a row. Bialystok maintains seventeenth place with 6-24 record. Rzeszow at the other side dropped to the eleventh position with 18 games lost. They share it with Opole and Leszno. Bialystok will play against higher ranked Katowice (#16) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Rzeszow will play against Poznan (#15) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Bialystok: H.Samajae 23+3reb+4ast, R.Szpakowski 16+1reb+2ast, D.Myles 15+7reb, M.Itrich 12+5reb+1ast, K.Kutta 8+1reb+2ast, K.Tyszka 6+7reb
Rzeszow: S.Vaulet 21+4reb+1ast, C.Hornbeak 16+4reb+1ast, S.Jakub 14+5reb+6ast, M.Kacper 6+4reb+5ast, Z.Dawid 5+2ast, B.Ciechocinski 5+3reb+5ast

Bydgoszcz - Katowice 93-84

1Liga top team - Enea Astoria (25-5) managed to deliver another win on Tuesday. This time they beat sixteenth ranked Miners (7-23) in Bydgoszcz 93-84. Bydgoszcz outrebounded Katowice 40-26 including a 31-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Bydgoszcz looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was a quality performance for the former international swingman Karol Gruszecki (198-1989, college: UT Arlington) who led the winners and scored 19 points and 6 rebounds. American forward Adam Kemp (208-1990, college: Marist) accounted for 15 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side. American point guard Cam Hamilton (180-1999, college: Valdosta St., agency: JCK Sports Group) came up with 18 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 steals and the other American import forward Thomas Davis (198-1991, college: SWOSU) added 13 points and 6 assists respectively for Katowice in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Bydgoszcz maintains first place with 25-5 record. Katowice lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixteenth position with 23 games lost. Bydgoszcz will meet Starogard Gd. (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Katowice will play against Bialystok (#17) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bydgoszcz: G.Karol 19+6reb+3ast, K.Adam 15+10reb, N.Marcin 14+6reb+4ast, C.Michal 14+5reb+3ast, M.Jamiolkowski 9+4reb+1ast, M.Kachelski 8+2reb
Katowice: C.Hamilton 18+5reb+7ast, S.Adam 16+2reb+3ast, K.Tomasz 14+3reb, D.Thomas 13+4reb+6ast, K.Michal 9+2reb+3ast, K.Marcel 6+5reb+2ast

Opole - Starogard Gd. 82-98

Very expected game when 11th ranked Opole (12-18) lost at home to fifth ranked Kociewskie Diably (20-10) 98-82 on Wednesday. Starogard Gd. made 24-of-31 free shots (77.4 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was an exceptional evening for guard Bartosz Majewski (192-1997) who led the winners and scored 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Power forward Mateusz Bartosz (205-1987) accounted for 17 points and 4 assists for the winning side. The former international center Piotr Niedzwiedzki (211-1993) came up with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds and swingman Dominik Rutkowski (194-1998) added 14 points and 7 assists respectively for Opole in the defeat. Five Starogard Gd. and four Opole players scored in double figures. Opole's coach Michal Rutkowski rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Kociewskie Diably have a solid series of three victories in a row. Starogard Gd. moved-up to second place, which they share with Stargard and Lancut. Loser Opole keeps the eleventh position with 18 games lost. They share it with Rzeszow and Leszno. Starogard Gd. will meet at home league's leader Bydgoszcz in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Opole will play against Tychy (#6) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Starogard Gd.: B.Mateusz 17+2reb+4ast, S.Michal 13+4reb, M.Bartosz 13+5reb+6ast, J.Damian 12+7reb+2ast, A.Adamczyk 12+8reb, B.De'Monte 12+4reb+5ast
Opole: D.Rutkowski 14+3reb+7ast, P.Niedzwiedzki 13+11reb+1ast, J.Kobel 10+1reb+6ast, K.Lukasz 10+1reb, W.Jakub 10+7reb+1ast, B.Borys 9+1reb+2ast

Lodz - Tychy 82-86

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when sixth ranked GKS (19-11) won against on the road 5th ranked Lodz (19-11) 86-82 on Wednesday. Tychy looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was an exceptional evening for the former international point guard Tomasz Snieg (190-1989) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. Power forward Szymon Kiwilsza (201-1997) accounted for 11 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side. Four GKS players scored in double figures. American point guard Jaquan Carlos (183-2002, college: Syracuse) came up with 17 points and 6 assists and point guard Norbert Kulon (184-1992) added 16 points respectively for Lodz in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. GKS have a solid series of three victories in a row. Tychy moved-up to fifth place, which they share with defeated Lodz. Tychy will meet at home Opole (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Lodz will play against Lancut (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Tychy: S.Tomasz 18+5reb+3ast, D.Konrad 13+2reb, S.Bozenko 12+2reb+3ast, S.Walski 12+3reb+1ast, K.Szymon 11+11reb+2ast, D.Mateusz 9+4reb+3ast
Lodz: C.Jaquan 17+6ast, N.Kulon 16+1reb+1ast, C.Collins 15+2reb+1ast, D.Grudzinski 9+5reb, J.Motylewski 9+8reb, M.Ponitka 6+3reb+3ast

Kolobrzeg - Lancut 104-84

The game between second ranked Sokol (20-10) and eighth ranked Kotwica (15-15) was the most important one in the last round on Wednesday night. Sokol was crushed by Kotwica in Kolobrzeg 84-104. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Sokol. Kolobrzeg looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Filip Malgorzaciak (192-1993) who helped to win the game recording 33 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds. American point guard KJ Feagin (185-1997, college: SDSU) contributed with 23 points and 8 assists for the winners. Five Kotwica players scored in double figures. Kotwica's coach Rafal Frank used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Naturalized American Artur Labinowicz (193-1997, college: Evansville, agency: AB Agency) answered with 25 points and point guard Piotr Wieloch (184-1994) added 15 points and 4 assists in the effort for Lancut. Kolobrzeg maintains eighth place with 15-15 record. Lancut at the other side keeps the second position with ten games lost. They share it with Stargard and Starogard Gd.. Kolobrzeg are looking forward to face Leszno (#13) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Lancut will play against Lodz (#5) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Kolobrzeg: M.Filip 33+6reb+3ast, F.KJ 23+3reb+8ast, D.Pawel 13+4reb+4ast, N.Remon 11+3reb+4ast, L.Pawel 10+8reb+2ast, D.Szymon 6+5reb
Lancut: A.Labinowicz 25+3reb, P.Wieloch 15+2reb+4ast, K.Mateusz 10+1reb+5ast, O.Hlebowicki 9+9reb, M.Kucharek 8+2reb+1ast, M.Milovanovic 6+11reb

WKK Wroclaw - Inowroclaw 79-68

Not a big story in a game when 13th ranked Inowroclaw (12-19) lost to tenth ranked WKK (14-17) in Wroclaw 68-79 on Wednesday. WKK Wroclaw looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was an exceptional evening for guard Michal Kroczak (190-2000) who led the winners and scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Power forward Karol Prochorowicz (206-2007) accounted for 10 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side. Four WKK players scored in double figures. Naturalized American center Darrell Harris (208-1984, college: URI) came up with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks and Serbian guard Luka Mitrovic (191-1996, agency: Interperformances) added 15 points respectively for Inowroclaw in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. WKK Wroclaw maintains tenth place with 14-17 record. Loser Inowroclaw dropped to the fourteenth position with 19 games lost. WKK Wroclaw will meet higher ranked Pelplin (#7) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Inowroclaw will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
WKK Wroclaw: K.Michal 22+5reb+6ast, J.Galewski 11+1reb+3ast, K.Prochorowicz 10+10reb+2ast, O.Tomasz 10+2reb+5ast, Z.Maksymilian 10+5reb, W.Bradley 8+5reb+6ast
Inowroclaw: D.Harris 15+8reb+1ast, L.Mitrovic 15+1reb+3ast, L.Piotr 10+1reb+1ast, S.Rompa 8+7reb, G.Michal 6+4reb+1ast, T.Radoslaw 5+2reb

Bialystok - Polonia W-wa 90-80

There was a surprise result when seventeenth ranked Zubry (6-24) defeated higher ranked Czarne Koszule (14-16) in Bialystok 90-80 on Thursday. Bialystok made 19-of-23 free shots (82.6 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Myles Douglas (203-1998, college: Morgan St.) who led the winners and scored 23 points. His fellow American import point guard Samajae Haynes-Jones (185-1996, college: Wichita St., agency: One Motive Sports) accounted for 18 points and 4 assists for the winning side. Four Zubry players scored in double figures. American forward Shiloh Robinson (203-2001, college: Liberty, agency: Helping Ballers) came up with 25 points and 8 rebounds and center Artur Niemiec (211-2004, agency: SPORTFORUM Agency) added 13 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Polonia W-wa in the defeat. Czarne Koszule's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Zubry have a solid series of three victories in a row. Bialystok maintains seventeenth place with 6-24 record. Loser Czarne Koszule keeps the ninth position with 16 games lost. Bialystok will meet higher ranked Katowice (#16) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Polonia W-wa will play against the league's second-placed Stargard (#2) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Bialystok: D.Myles 23+4reb+1ast, H.Samajae 18+4reb+4ast, K.Tyszka 14+4reb+1ast, B.Didier-Urbaniak 11+4reb+2ast, M.Itrich 10+4reb, R.Szpakowski 6+3reb
Polonia W-wa: S.Robinson 25+8reb+2ast, A.Niemiec 13+9reb+3ast, P.Pulkotycki 11+3reb+2ast, J.Malesa 9+3reb+3ast, Z.Jakub 6+1reb+2ast, J.Sullinger 6+4reb+6ast

Stargard - Leszno 82-75

There was no surprise when 13th ranked Leszno (12-18) lost to third ranked Spojnia (20-10) in Stargard 75-82 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for Wojciech Czerlonko (201-1995) who led the winners and scored 20 points and 9 rebounds. The former international forward Jaroslaw Mokros (201-1990) accounted for 12 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side. American guard Wendell Mitchell (190-1997, college: Texas A&M) came up with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and swingman Szymon Ryzek (190-1997) added 12 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Leszno in the defeat. Five Stargard and four Leszno players scored in double figures. Stargard moved-up to second place, which they share with Starogard Gd. and Lancut. Leszno lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the eleventh position with 18 games lost. They share it with Rzeszow and Opole. Stargard will meet Polonia W-wa (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Leszno will play against Kolobrzeg and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Stargard: C.Wojciech 20+9reb+2ast, R.Jalen 14+2reb+4ast, K.Jakub 12+5reb+2ast, M.Jaroslaw 12+10reb+3ast, W.Igor 10+2reb+1ast, G.Ilja 6+7reb
Leszno: W.Mitchell 18+6reb+4ast, S.Ryzek 12+10reb+2ast, W.Patryk 10+3reb+1ast, K.Zywert 10+2reb+6ast, D.Soroka 9+2reb+1ast, Z.Maciej 6+1reb

Round 22

Lodz - Kolobrzeg 91-66

No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Lodz (19-11) crushed at home 8th ranked Kotwica (15-15) 91-66 on Thursday. Lodz dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Kotwica's 20. Lodz outrebounded Kolobrzeg 45-29 including a 34-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for the former international guard Marcel Ponitka (194-1997, agency: Alti Sport) who led the winners and scored 21 points and 6 rebounds. American point guard Jaquan Carlos (183-2002, college: Syracuse) accounted for 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side. Four Lodz players scored in double figures. American point guard KJ Feagin (185-1997, college: SDSU) came up with 25 points and 5 assists and the former international power forward Pawel Leonczyk (205-1986) added 9 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Kolobrzeg in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Lodz maintains fifth place with 19-11 record, which they share with Tychy. Kolobrzeg lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 15 games lost. Lodz will meet higher ranked Lancut (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Kolobrzeg will play against Leszno (#13) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Lodz: P.Marcel 21+6reb+3ast, J.Carlos 14+5reb+6ast, G.Dominik 13+5reb, C.Chauncey 12+3reb, L.Aleksander 7+3reb+2ast, K.Norbert 7+1ast
Kolobrzeg: K.Feagin 25+2reb+5ast, S.Wojciech 10+4reb+2ast, P.Dzierzak 10+2ast, P.Leonczyk 9+9reb, R.Nelson 5+2reb, S.Dlugosz 3+2reb