Tipos SBL Round 1 (Regular Season): Handlova loses to Levice

The Regular Season in Tipos SBL just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Handlova on the court of Levice on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by Levice 91-75. Levice looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Montenegrin Bojan Tomasevic (203-2001) stepped up and scored 31 points and 9 rebounds (perfect behind the arc making all seven shots !!!) for the winners and British-Jamaican point guard Jelani Watson-Gayle (185-1998, college: Fresno Pacific, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 16 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists. At the losing side American guard Cliff Davis (188-2002, college: JMU) responded with 21 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Levice is looking forward to face Inter in Bratislava in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Handlova will play at home against Blue Wings and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very significant was Slovan's 35-point road victory against Kosice W. 94-59. Montenegrin center Zoran Nikolic (212-1996) nailed a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds for the winning side and Tray Buchanan accounted for 20 points. American forward Johnny Hughes III (201-1997, college: UIW) came up with 17 points and 9 rebounds for Kosice W. 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. Slovan will play against Lucenec at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kosice W. will play against Iskra Svit and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Quite upsetting was Komarno's home defeat in a game versus Inter 81-74. Maros Golian fired a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Inter's coach Theodoros Giovannis used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Antavion Collum produced 16 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. Inter will meet at home Levice in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Komarno will play against Spisski Rytieri in Nova Ves and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last two games of round 1 Lucenec lost to Prievidza on the opponent's court 79-97. Spisski Rytieri managed to outperform Iskra Svit in a home game 96-82.



Levice - Handlova 91-75:
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Handlova on the court of Levice on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by Levice 91-75. Levice looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Montenegrin Bojan Tomasevic (203-2001) stepped up and scored 31 points and 9 rebounds (perfect behind the arc making all seven shots !!!) for the winners and British-Jamaican point guard Jelani Watson-Gayle (185-1998, college: Fresno Pacific, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 16 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists. At the losing side American guard Cliff Davis (188-2002, college: JMU) responded with 21 points and the other American import point guard Walyn Napper (185-2000, college: Longwood) scored 19 points and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Levice is looking forward to face Inter in Bratislava in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Handlova will play at home against Blue Wings and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Handlova: C.Davis 21+3reb+3ast, W.Napper 19+2reb+4ast, T.Do 15+4reb, S.Craig 10+9reb, W.Robinson 7+5reb+1ast, J.Petras 3+7reb
Levice: B.Tomasevic 31+9reb+2ast, W.Jelani 16+7reb+10ast, B.Bojanovsky 11+6reb, H.Tony 10+1reb+8ast, C.Tahlik 4+7reb+1ast, P.Patrik 4+1ast

Prievidza - Lucenec 97-79:
Prievidza used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Lucenec 97-79 on Sunday night. Prievidza forced 26 Lucenec turnovers. Strangely Lucenec outrebounded Prievidza 49-31 including a 19-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Prievidza looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Prievidza made 7 blocks. The former international forward Matus Hronsky (203-2003, college: Portland, agency: Octagon Europe) fired 21 points for the winners. American guard Aamer Muhammad (185-2001, college: Troy) chipped in 17 points and 4 assists. Four Prievidza players scored in double figures. Prievidza's coach Gareth Murray used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. American guard Luke Haupt (201, college: N.Mexico) produced 22 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists and Canadian guard Jaden Campbell (195-2000, college: Samford) added 25 points respectively for lost side. Prievidza will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Lucenec will play against Slovan in Bratislava and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Lucenec: J.Campbell 25+4reb, L.Haupt 22+9reb+7ast, K.Thomas 11+6reb+1ast, R.Mulvey 9+12reb+6ast, J.Garcia 8+8reb+1ast, S.Matej 3+4reb
Prievidza: H.Matus 21+3reb+2ast, M.Aamer 17+4reb+4ast, C.Jared 15+3reb+2ast, M.Johnathan 11+6reb+3ast, S.Jalen 9+2reb+3ast, N.David 8+2reb

Kosice W. - Slovan 59-94:
Very significant was Slovan's 35-point road victory against Kosice W. 94-59. They outrebounded Kosice W. 40-25 including a 33-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Montenegrin center Zoran Nikolic (212-1996) nailed a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds for the winning side and American guard Tray Buchanan (187-1998, college: Emporia St.) accounted for 20 points. Four Slovan players scored in double figures. American forward Johnny Hughes III (201-1997, college: UIW) came up with 17 points and 9 rebounds and the other American import forward Tyson Brown (206, college: Radford) added 16 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Kosice W. 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. Slovan will play against Lucenec at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kosice W. will play against Iskra Svit and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Kosice W.: J.Hughes III 17+9reb+2ast, T.Brown 16+7reb+1ast, D.Kuxhausen 5+2reb+5ast, M.Koller 5+3reb+3ast, R.Hudec 4+1reb+1ast, S.Robert 4+1reb
Slovan: B.Tray 20+2reb+1ast, D.Mateo 13+1reb+3ast, N.Zoran 12+13reb+2ast, B.Niko 10+3reb+3ast, A.David 9+1reb+1ast, R.Robert 7+2reb+1ast

Spisski Rytieri - Iskra Svit 96-82:
Spisski Rytieri used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Svit 96-82 on Saturday night. Spisski Rytieri outrebounded Iskra Svit 43-29 including a 30-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Spisski Rytieri looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Iskra Svit's players. Australian swingman Elias Cato (206-2001, college: Cent Arkansas) fired 27 points and 9 rebounds (perfect from the field making all twelve shots !!!) for the winners. American forward Caleb Kenney (198, college: Holy Cross) chipped in 22 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. American guard TJ Atwood (198-1997, college: Lamar) produced 10 points and 9 rebounds and the other American import forward Cody Schwartz (203-1997, college: Green Bay, agency: Starting 5) added 14 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Iskra Svit players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Spisski Rytieri will meet at home Komarno in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Iskra Svit will play against Kosice W. and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Iskra Svit: I.Barnes 16+3reb, D.Campbell 15+1reb+1ast, C.Schwartz 14+5reb+1ast, T.Atwood 10+9reb+2ast, K.Okworogwo 9+7reb+1ast, B.Daniel 7
Spisski Rytieri: C.Elias 27+9reb+2ast, K.Caleb 22+9reb+6ast, R.Jaylyn 13+3reb+5ast, B.Michael 8+4reb+4ast, C.Daniel 7, C.Auston 7+7reb

Komarno - Inter 74-81:
Quite upsetting was Komarno's home defeat in a game versus Inter 81-74. Inter shot 22 for 30 from the free-throw line, while Komarno only scored four points from the stripe. International center Maros Golian (208-2007, agency: 011 Sports) fired a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. American forward Nehemiah Benson (201-2002, college: Binghamton) chipped in 20 points and 6 rebounds. Inter's coach Theodoros Giovannis used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. American center Antavion Collum (206-2000, college: McNeese St.) produced 16 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import guard Brandon Newman (193-2001, college: OK State) added 14 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Komarno players scored in double figures. Inter will meet at home Levice in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Komarno will play against Spisski Rytieri in Nova Ves and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Komarno: A.Collum 16+8reb+1ast, B.Newman 14+7reb+3ast, J.Dubinski 11+1reb+3ast, F.Marek 10+1reb+1ast, K.Lafayette 9+7reb+2ast, A.Keyes 6+3reb+3ast
Inter: B.Nehemiah 20+6reb+1ast, P.Kyle 17+7reb+2ast, G.Maros 16+11reb, D.Vuk 8+3reb+1ast, M.Chlupis 6+1reb, G.Matus 5+2reb+1ast