SBL Round 2 (Regular Season): Lugano loses to Union

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in SBL. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Lugano recorded a loss in Neuchatel on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by Union 69-61. Union dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Lugano's 24. Union forced 26 Lugano turnovers. The best player for the winners was American guard Zion Russell (188-2003, college: SFU) who had a double-double by scoring 18 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Center Nikola Damjanovic (204-2004) chipped in 19 points and 6 rebounds. Union NE's coach Mitar Trivunovic used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Swingman Andre Donnelly (198-2005) produced 19 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. Union is looking forward to face Massagno on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Lugano will play against Nyon and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in Zurich supposed to be also worth to mention about. Geneve played at the court of GC Zurich. Geneve smashed GC Zurich 109-46. American guard Ty Johnson (191-2003, college: UC Davis) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points and 4 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Yuri Solca contributed with 17 points for the winners. Naturalized Rwandan power forward Dylan Schommer (204-1997) replied with 16 points and 5 rebounds for GC Zurich. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Geneve will play against Fribourg at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. GC Zurich will play against Starwings in Basel and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in Monthey was also quite interesting. Fribourg played at the court of Monthey-Chablais. Fribourg managed to secure a 5-point victory 78-73 on Wednesday. Judah Brown scored 14 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. Enzo Oudart responded with 18 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Fribourg will meet Geneve on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Monthey-Chablais will play against Pully in Lausanne and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last two games of round 2 Pully lost to undefeated Massagno in a road game 84-90. Nyon beat Starwings at home 95-83.
The best stats of 2nd round was 39 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 8 assists by Elijah Elliott of Nyon.



GC Zurich - Geneve 46-109:
The game in Zurich supposed to be also worth to mention about. Geneve played at the court of GC Zurich. Geneve smashed GC Zurich 109-46. Geneve dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to GC Zurich's 22 and made 33-of-39 charity shots (84.6 percent) during the game, while GC Zurich only scored six points from the stripe. Geneve forced 26 GC Zurich turnovers and outrebounded them 37-26 including 26 on the defensive glass. GC Zurich was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. American guard Ty Johnson (191-2003, college: UC Davis) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points and 4 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). ex-international point guard Yuri Solca (187-2000) contributed with 17 points for the winners. Naturalized Rwandan power forward Dylan Schommer (204-1997) replied with 16 points and 5 rebounds and guard Malik Bajo (187-2004) added 9 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for GC Zurich. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Geneve will play against Fribourg at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. GC Zurich will play against Starwings in Basel and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Geneve: J.Ty 21+2reb+4ast, S.Yuri 17+4reb+1ast, F.Corey 12+3reb+2ast, J.Joly 11+2reb, M.Chabouh 9+4reb+2ast, K.Kevin 9+8reb
GC Zurich: D.Schommer 16+5reb, B.Malik 9+7reb+2ast, N.Hulliger 8+5reb+2ast, W.Mila 6+3reb, N.West 2+2reb+1ast, C.Henri 2+3ast

Monthey-Chablais - Fribourg 73-78:
The game in Monthey was also quite interesting. Fribourg played at the court of Monthey-Chablais. Fribourg managed to secure a 5-point victory 78-73 on Wednesday. Fribourg forced 20 Monthey-Chablais turnovers. American forward Judah Brown (198, college: USA) scored 14 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import point guard Joe Toussaint (183-2000, college: Texas Tech) chipped in 12 points and 4 assists during the contest. French forward Enzo Oudart (195-2006) responded with 18 points and 7 rebounds and French power forward Davi Davis (203-2005) scored 13 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Fribourg will meet Geneve on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Monthey-Chablais will play against Pully in Lausanne and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Fribourg: B.Judah 14+6reb, C.Bryan 12+1reb+1ast, T.Joe 12+3reb+4ast, D.Massimiliano 11+2reb+1ast, C.Arnaud 7+10reb, L.Izan 6+4reb
Monthey-Chablais: E.Oudart 18+7reb, D.Davis 13+5reb+2ast, J.Abraham 12+3reb+3ast, R.Nilan 8+1reb+1ast, A.Liban 7+4reb+5ast, A.Mendy 7+6reb

Union NE - Lugano 69-61:
Lugano recorded a loss in Neuchatel on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by Union 69-61. Union dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Lugano's 24. Union forced 26 Lugano turnovers. The best player for the winners was American guard Zion Russell (188-2003, college: SFU) who had a double-double by scoring 18 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Center Nikola Damjanovic (204-2004) chipped in 19 points and 6 rebounds. Four Union NE players scored in double figures. Union NE's coach Mitar Trivunovic used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Swingman Andre Donnelly (198-2005) produced 19 points and 5 rebounds and American center Nathan Claerbaut (215-2003, college: CMU) added 10 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks respectively for the guests. Union is looking forward to face Massagno on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Lugano will play against Nyon and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Union NE: N.Damjanovic 19+6reb, R.Zion 18+13reb+4ast, V.David 15+5reb+2ast, J.Silmy 11+6reb+3ast, S.Rodin 4+2reb, B.Arthur 2+1reb+3ast
Lugano: D.Andre 19+5reb+3ast, N.Claerbaut 10+12reb+1ast, J.Wilson 7+10reb+2ast, B.Andrea 7+6reb+3ast, D.Andjelkovic 6+5reb, B.Michele 5+2reb+1ast

Massagno - Pully 90-84:
Massagno used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Lausanne 90-84 on Wednesday night. American guard Corey Tripp (190-2003, college: Wofford) scored 42 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import forward Zarique Nutter (201-2002, college: Fordham) chipped in 29 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. The former international point guard Lukas Keredzin (187-2005) responded with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists and swingman Brendan Favre (195-1999, college: DePaul) scored 23 points and 6 rebounds. Pully's coach Chad Timberlake rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Massagno will meet at home Union in the next round. Pully will play against Monthey-Chablais and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Massagno: T.Corey 42+7reb+1ast, N.Zarique 29+8reb+5ast, E.Karabasic 6+1reb, J.Milos 6+11reb+1ast, M.Dusan 5+1reb+1ast, D.Ahmed 2
Pully: K.Lukas 29+7reb+7ast, B.Favre 23+6reb+1ast, D.Morris 10+4reb, A.Ballard 9+10reb, W.Gaspard 6+4reb+3ast, F.Pedro 2

Nyon - Starwings 95-83:
Nyon used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Basel 95-83 on Wednesday night. Nyon dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Starwings' 28. They outrebounded Starwings 47-29 including a 33-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Nyon looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American guard Elijah Elliott (175-2002, college: NM State) scored 39 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import guard Masiah Gilyard (191-2003, college: Temple, agency: Dagger Basket) chipped in 27 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. American forward Jaylen McManus (203-1997, college: Charleston) responded with 34 points (!!!) and guard Marko Aleksic (193-2007) scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Starwings' coach Pascal Donati rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Nyon will meet Lugano on the road in the next round. Starwings will play against GC Zurich and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Nyon: E.Elijah 39+6reb+8ast, G.Masiah 27+9reb+2ast, U.Axel 10+4reb, M.Arthur 6+14reb+4ast, A.Matt 5+4reb+4ast, N.Stoppiello 4+6reb+1ast
Starwings: J.McManus 34+3reb+2ast, M.Aleksic 21+7reb+4ast, C.Clark 9+6reb+2ast, O.Maikl 6+1reb, M.Da Silva 5+2reb+3ast, K.Gaim Jaron 3+2reb+3ast