NLB Round 4 (Regular Season): Meyrin defeats Villars

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most surprising game was the first loss of Villars (3-1) at the home court on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by seventh ranked Meyrin (3-2) 82-75. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Villars. Meyrin forced 26 Villars turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Adam Chabouh (173-2005) who helped to win the game recording 33 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals. French swingman Hamidou Sidibe (192-2001) contributed with 14 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Senegalese center Mansour Kasse (208-1992) replied with 26 points, 21 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals for Villars. Meyrin maintains seventh position with 3-2 record. Villars at the other side dropped to the fifth place with one game lost. They share the position with Acad.Fribourg. Meyrin are looking forward to face Boncourt (#15) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Villars will play against the league's second-placed Grand-Saconnex (#2) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Bottom-ranked Riviera is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to thirteenth ranked Vacallo (2-2) 99-61. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Matteo Schulz (195-2006) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 5 rebounds and Mattia Barattolo who added 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Vacallo's coach Marco Bellegotti felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Canadian guard Omar Ahamed (185-2003, college: Thetford) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds. Vacallo moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Baeren. Riviera at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. Vacallo will play against bottom-ranked Winterthur (#17) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Riviera will have a break next round.
Bottom-ranked Red Team is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their third consecutive match to eighth ranked BC AKA (2-1) 68-46 on Saturday evening. The winners were led by Jose Marquetti who had that evening a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds. Even 11 points by Enrique Fernandez did not help to save the game for Boncourt. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Newly promoted BC AKA maintains eighth position with 2-1 record. Loser Red Team still closes the standings with three games lost. BC AKA will meet GC Zurich U23 (#14) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Boncourt will play against Meyrin and hopes to get finally their first victory.

Other games in round 4 were not that significant. Acad.Fribourg smashed GC Zurich U23 on the road 89-63. Swiss Central was destroyed by Baeren on its own court 62-81. Tigers U23 unfortunately lost to Red Devils in Morges 71-86. Grand-Saconnex rolled over Winterthur at home 88-69.
The most impressive performance of 4th round was 27 points and 9 rebounds by Kalei Yelamos of Winterthur.



GC Zurich U23 - Acad.Fribourg 63-89:
No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked Academie Fribourg (3-1) crushed on the road 14th ranked GC Zurich U23 (1-4) 89-63 on Saturday. Acad.Fribourg dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to GC Zurich U23's 38. Acad.Fribourg forced 22 GC Zurich U23 turnovers and outrebounded them 47-22 including a 16-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by point guard Abishai Kumarasamy (178-2007) who scored that evening 21 points and 7 rebounds and ex-international swingman Emmanuel Kupa (192-2006) supported him with 23 points. Even 17 points and 7 rebounds by German Tammo Buschlinger (197) did not help to save the game for GC Zurich U23. German forward Aaron Schenk (197) added 11 points and 9 rebounds for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Academie Fribourg have a solid three-game winning streak. Acad.Fribourg moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Villars. Newly promoted GC Zurich U23 keeps the fourteenth position with four games lost. Acad.Fribourg will meet at home league's leader Wallabies in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. GC Zurich U23 will play against BC AKA (#8) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Acad.Fribourg: K.Emmanuel 23+4reb+2ast, A.Kumarasamy 21+7reb+2ast, I.Zozzoli 17+8reb+2ast, M.Raskovich 6+1reb+1ast, R.Varela 4+4reb, B.Noe 4+2reb+1ast
GC Zurich U23: B.Tammo 17+7reb+1ast, S.Aaron 11+9reb+1ast, O.Taner 10+1reb, T.Sergej 6+1ast, V.Marko 5+1reb+1ast, W.Tim 4

Vacallo - Riviera 99-61:
Bottom-ranked Riviera is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to thirteenth ranked Vacallo (2-2) 99-61. Vacallo dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Riviera's 34. They outrebounded Riviera 58-25 including a 19-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Matteo Schulz (195-2006) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 5 rebounds and swingman Mattia Barattolo (195-2005) who added 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Four Vacallo players scored in double figures. Vacallo's coach Marco Bellegotti felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Canadian guard Omar Ahamed (185-2003, college: Thetford) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds and French guard Noe Urbaniak (190-2003) scored 20 points and 8 rebounds. Vacallo moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Baeren. Riviera at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. Vacallo will play against bottom-ranked Winterthur (#17) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Riviera will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Vacallo: M.Schulz 23+5reb+1ast, M.Barattolo 13+6reb+4ast, G.Plebani 11+3reb, G.Pozzoli 10+8reb+1ast, D.Cassano 9+6reb+3ast, D.Manzi 8+3reb
Riviera: A.Omar 23+11reb+2ast, N.Urbaniak 20+8reb+1ast, C.Issa 9+3reb+1ast, M.Etienne 5, T.Solomon 4+1ast, R.Jayson 0

Villars - Meyrin 75-82:
The most surprising game was the first loss of Villars (3-1) at the home court on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by seventh ranked Meyrin (3-2) 82-75. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Villars. Meyrin forced 26 Villars turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Adam Chabouh (173-2005) who helped to win the game recording 33 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals. French swingman Hamidou Sidibe (192-2001) contributed with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Senegalese center Mansour Kasse (208-1992) replied with 26 points, 21 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals and guard Anthony Szombath (192-2001) added 19 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Villars. Meyrin maintains seventh position with 3-2 record. Villars at the other side dropped to the fifth place with one game lost. They share the position with Acad.Fribourg. Meyrin are looking forward to face Boncourt (#15) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Villars will play against the league's second-placed Grand-Saconnex (#2) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Meyrin: C.Adam 33+7reb+6ast, E.Johnson 15+9reb, H.Sidibe 14+10reb, R.Bentafat 7+10reb+2ast, M.Niang 6+8reb+1ast, T.Bentafat 5+2reb+2ast
Villars: M.Kasse 26+21reb+6ast, S.Anthony 19+10reb, R.Ben 13+4reb+4ast, Y.Alexis 9+4reb+1ast, J.Jesse 5+6reb+2ast, M.Trey 3+6reb+4ast

Swiss Central - Baeren 62-81:
Everything could happen in Luzern at the game between two tied teams. Both tenth ranked Baeren and 11th ranked Swiss Central had identical 1-2 record. But Swiss Central was not able to use a home court advantage and was smashed by the opponent from Basel 81-62 on Saturday night. Baeren forced 23 Swiss Central turnovers. The winners were led by German guard Kilian Althoff (184-2002) who scored that evening 18 points and 4 assists and guard Neo Fankhauser (179-2008) supported him with 23 points and 4 steals. Even 17 points and 9 rebounds by Italian forward Daniele Di Magli (191-2008) did not help to save the game for Swiss Central. American forward Kayden Carter (202-2003, college: SWOSU) added 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Baeren (2-2) moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Vacallo. Swiss Central lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the twelfth position with three games lost. They share it with Tigers U23. Baeren will meet at home CNBS (#11) in the next round. Swiss Central will play against Red Devils and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Baeren: N.Fankhauser 23+1reb, K.Althoff 18+4reb+4ast, N.Gut 8+5reb+1ast, L.Pasquier 7+2reb+1ast, M.De 7+6reb+3ast, T.Abrham 7+4reb+2ast
Swiss Central: D.Magli Daniele 17+9reb+3ast, C.Kayden 14+9reb+4ast, Z.Joshua 12+6reb+2ast, M.Yuel 8+7reb+1ast, J.Haris 5+4reb+2ast, Z.Marc 3+2reb

BC AKA - Boncourt 68-46:
Bottom-ranked Red Team is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their third consecutive match to eighth ranked BC AKA (2-1) 68-46 on Saturday evening. BC AKA outrebounded Boncourt 45-29 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. The winners were led by forward Jose Marquetti (192-2003) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds and Kosovan Rinor Ahmeti (188-1996) supported him with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Even 11 points by Spanish point guard Enrique Fernandez (178-2009) did not help to save the game for Boncourt. French guard Benie Lumanisa (183-2009) added 9 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Newly promoted BC AKA maintains eighth position with 2-1 record. Loser Red Team still closes the standings with three games lost. BC AKA will meet GC Zurich U23 (#14) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Boncourt will play against Meyrin and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
BC AKA: J.Marquetti 19+12reb+2ast, R.Ahmeti 13+10reb+3ast, L.Lati 8+5reb+3ast, S.Popovic 8+3reb, N.Wendel 4+3reb, N.Mazeko 4+1reb
Boncourt: F.Enrique 11+4reb+1ast, L.Benie 9+7reb, D.Jayden 8+4reb+1ast, C.Colin 4+1reb, D.Raphael 4+1reb, W.Ilan 4+1reb+1ast

Red Devils - Tigers U23 86-71:
Very predictable result when fifth ranked Red Devils (4-1) won against 12th ranked Tigers U23 (1-3) in Morges 86-71 on Sunday. Red Devils made 22-of-27 free shots (81.5 percent) during the game. The winners were led by Portuguese forward Joao Grosso (196-1994) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 15 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals and swingman Stefano Mobilia (195-2000) supported him with 19 points and 12 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws). Four Red Devils players scored in double figures. Even 17 points and 4 assists by Italian Edoardo Veronesi (195-2002) did not help to save the game for Tigers U23. point guard Adrian Montanari (181-2004) added 9 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals for lost side. Tigers U23's coach Matteo Miglio rotated ten players and allowed the starting five to rest. Red Devils have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Grand-Saconnex. Loser Tigers U23 keeps the twelfth position with three games lost. They share it with Swiss Central. Red Devils will meet Swiss Central (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Tigers U23 will play against Bernex and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Red Devils: M.Zivaljevic 19+1reb+3ast, M.Stefano 19+12reb+1ast, G.Joao 15+15reb+6ast, E.Moullet 12+7reb+1ast, T.Bryner 7+4reb, J.Neri 7+2ast
Tigers U23: V.Edoardo 17+3reb+4ast, M.Davide 15+3reb, B.Michele 11+5reb+1ast, P.Frank 9+2reb+2ast, A.Montanari 9+5reb+6ast, C.Picco 7+7reb

Grand-Saconnex - Winterthur 88-69:
Not a big story in a game when bottom-ranked Winterthur (0-5) was outscored by fourth ranked Grand-Saconnex (4-1) in Geneve 88-69 on Sunday. Grand-Saconnex made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 33 Winterthur turnovers. Grand-Saconnex looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Winterthur's players. The winners were led by French forward Lucas Mendy (198-2004) who scored that evening 23 points and guard Kiyan Lappert (185-2008) supported him with 14 points and 6 assists. Four Grand-Saconnex players scored in double figures. Grand-Saconnex's coach Robert Margot let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 27 points and 9 rebounds by Spanish Kalei Yelamos (204-1996) did not help to save the game for Winterthur. Serbian guard Vuk Gacinovic (196-2008) added 12 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. Grand-Saconnex have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Red Devils. Loser Winterthur still closes the standings with five games lost. Grand-Saconnex will meet at home Villars (#6) in the next round. Winterthur will play against Vacallo (#10) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Grand-Saconnex: L.Mendy 23+2reb+2ast, E.Maier 18+3reb+2ast, K.Lappert 14+3reb+6ast, K.Garnier 12+5reb+5ast, B.Diop 7+4reb+2ast, M.Kapetanovic 6+12reb+4ast
Winterthur: K.Yelamos 27+9reb+1ast, G.Vuk 12+7reb, S.Benjamin 8+2reb+3ast, S.Medic 8+11reb, G.Julian 6+9reb+4ast, O.Chidera 5+3reb