BCB Round 1 (Regular Season): Derby T. defeats Nottingham H.

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

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Hoods in Nottingham on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by Trailblazers 77-70. Derby T. outrebounded Nottingham H. 47-35 including 17 on the offensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Evan Walshe (193-1998, college: Barry) who helped to win the game recording 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. American forward Malcolm Smith (195-1993, college: Lipscomb) contributed with 20 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Trailblazers' coach Kyle Henderson used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard Cam Polak (188-2004, college: YSU, agency: MSG) answered with 22 points and 8 rebounds for Nottingham H.Trailblazers is looking forward to face Bristol AF 2 at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Hoods will play against Essex R. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Another interesting game for Birmingham R. which played in Bradford against Yorkshire D.. Birmingham R. had an easy win 101-91. American forward Ronald Blain (196-1997, college: HPU) stepped up and scored 26 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals for the winners and Zackery Powell chipped in 26 points. Rockets' coach Charles Smith allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side American guard Jordan Jefferson (193-1990, college: Little Rock) responded with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Birmingham R. will play against Worthing T. at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Yorkshire D. will have a break next round.
An interesting game was also a 17-point tough home loss of Bristol AF 2 in a game versus undefeated Worthing T. 103-86. Joe Ostrowsky nailed a double-double by scoring 24 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 steals for the winning side. Lanre Ayinla came up with 22 points for Flyers 2 in the defeat. Flyers 2's coach rotated twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Worthing T. will meet Birmingham R. on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Bristol AF 2 will play against Derby T. and hope to win that game.

Other games in round 1 were not that significant. Newcastle lost to Essex R. on the road 79-94. Loughborough lost to London C. on its own court 73-81. Milton Keynes lost to Hemel Storm in a road game 94-102. Reading managed to beat Bristol H. at home 91-82.
The most impressive performance of 1st round was 23 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists by Jaxon Nap of Reading R..



Nottingham H. - Derby T. 70-77:
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Hoods in Nottingham on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by Trailblazers 77-70. Derby T. outrebounded Nottingham H. 47-35 including 17 on the offensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Evan Walshe (193-1998, college: Barry) who helped to win the game recording 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. American forward Malcolm Smith (195-1993, college: Lipscomb) contributed with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Trailblazers' coach Kyle Henderson used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard Cam Polak (188-2004, college: YSU, agency: MSG) answered with 22 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import guard Cameron Kahn (198-2002, college: DBU) added 12 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Nottingham H.Trailblazers is looking forward to face Bristol AF 2 at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Hoods will play against Essex R. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Derby T.: W.Evan 23+7reb+5ast, S.Malcolm 20+13reb, G.Rodney 11+1reb+3ast, M.Raheem 7+7reb+1ast, K.Gilbert 7+1reb+3ast, P.Jai 5+1ast
Nottingham H.: C.Polak 22+8reb+1ast, S.Micah 14+5reb+1ast, C.Kahn 12+9reb+2ast, A.Sam 9+1reb+8ast, E.Bailey 5+4reb+3ast, T.Luke 3+4reb+1ast

Yorkshire D. - Birmingham R. 91-101:
Another interesting game for Birmingham R. which played in Bradford against Yorkshire D.. Birmingham R. had an easy win 101-91. Rockets forced 22 Dragons turnovers. They shot the lights out from three nailing 14 long-distance shots on high 56.0 percentage. Rockets players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. American forward Ronald Blain (196-1997, college: HPU) stepped up and scored 26 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals for the winners and point guard Zackery Powell (183-2000) chipped in 26 points. Rockets' coach Charles Smith allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side American guard Jordan Jefferson (193-1990, college: Little Rock) responded with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and the other American import forward Jackson Dudek (201-2003, college: NMU) scored 21 points and 7 rebounds. Four Rockets and five Dragons players scored in double figures. Birmingham R. will play against Worthing T. at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Yorkshire D. will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Birmingham R.: B.Ronald 26+9reb+6ast, Z.Powell 26+1ast, E.Donaldson 18+2reb+5ast, B.Spencer 16+3reb+7ast, L.McGregor 7+2reb+2ast, D.Edozie 4+11reb+4ast
Yorkshire D.: J.Jefferson 24+7reb+4ast, J.Dudek 21+7reb+2ast, G.Wild 13+1reb+2ast, C.Johnson 12+8reb+7ast, D.Ulph 11+14reb+5ast, W.Jack 8

Bristol AF 2 - Worthing T. 86-103:
An interesting game was also a 17-point tough home loss of Bristol AF 2 in a game versus undefeated Worthing T. 103-86. Thunder forced 21 Flyers 2 turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American point guard Joe Ostrowsky (183-2002, college: CCSU) nailed a double-double by scoring 24 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 steals for the winning side and Mexican swingman Manuel Hernandez (193-1991) accounted for 24 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals (made all of his eight free throws). Four Thunder players scored in double figures. Forward Lanre Ayinla (191-2001) came up with 22 points and point guard Nassim Ladjimi (188-1995) added 12 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Flyers 2 in the defeat. Flyers 2's coach rotated twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Worthing T. will meet Birmingham R. on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Bristol AF 2 will play against Derby T. and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Worthing T.: H.Justin 26+1ast, H.Manuel 24+10reb+5ast, J.Ostrowsky 24+10reb+6ast, G.Brendan 23+4reb+6ast, L.Joe 6+3reb+2ast, A.Price 0
Bristol AF 2: L.Ayinla 22+2reb, L.Nassim 12+8reb+3ast, N.Zajankauskas 11+2ast, P.Diego 11+2reb+2ast, S.Linton-Brown 7+1reb+10ast, P.Roman 7+9reb

Essex R. - Newcastle 94-79:
No shocking result in a game when Rebels beat Knights in Essex 94-79 on Saturday. Essex R. looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. American guard Manning Baumgardner III (185, college: Malone) nailed a double-double by scoring 25 points, 9 rebounds and 14 assists for the winning side and his fellow American import forward Aliou Cisse (201-2004, college: Merrimack) accounted for 25 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Rebels' coach Jordan Ashley used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. American swingman Luke House (193-2001, college: Drexel) came up with 24 points and 4 assists and forward Hafeez Abdul (201-1995, college: MSUB) added 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Newcastle in the defeat. Four Newcastle players scored in double figures. Rebels will meet Nottingham H. on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Knights will play against Bristol H. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Essex R.: B.Manning 25+9reb+14ast, C.Aliou 25+9reb+4ast, T.Hudson 14+4reb+4ast, K.Martin 9+9reb+4ast, D.Johnson-Thompson 6+1reb+1ast, H.Gent 5+2reb
Newcastle: L.House 24+4reb+4ast, H.Abdul 14+7reb+4ast, A.McGinnis 14+4reb, A.Cox 13+3reb+3ast, O.Cieran 7+10reb+2ast, T.Riley 4+6reb+4ast

Loughborough - London C. 73-81:
But Riders were not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from London 81-73 on Saturday night. Point guard Juan Manning (190-1997) nailed 32 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and forward Mergim Sokoli (208-2002) accounted for 21 points. American point guard Kurtis Henderson (180-2001, college: SNHU) came up with 26 points and 9 assists and the other American import guard Jalen Cook (196-2002, college: Minot St.) added 13 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Loughborough in the defeat. Riders' coach tested eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Cavaliers will meet Hemel Storm on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Riders will play against Essex R. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
London C.: M.Juan 32+6reb+5ast, S.Mergim 21+4reb+2ast, N.Bradley 16+3reb+1ast, E.Poorman 5+6reb+2ast, R.AJ 4+7reb+3ast, P.Wrencher 3+10reb+2ast
Loughborough: K.Henderson 26+4reb+9ast, J.Cook 13+7reb+1ast, N.Victor 12+5reb+1ast, S.Chamberlain 7+6reb, S.Ovia 5+7reb, A.Tomide 3+2reb

Hemel Storm - Milton Keynes 102-94:
Storm used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Milton Keynes 102-94 on Saturday night. Hemel Storm made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. They also forced 29 Milton Keynes turnovers. American guard Jabari Nurse (193-2003, college: Pace) nailed a double-double by scoring 20 points and 13 rebounds for the winning side and his fellow American import swingman Jared Small (201-1997, college: CMU) accounted for 26 points. Guard Jordan Spencer (188-1994, college: Augustana) came up with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists and American forward Nick Woodard (198-2004, college: Alcorn St.) added 18 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Milton Keynes in the defeat. Five Hemel Storm and four Milton Keynes players scored in double figures. Storm will meet at home London C. in the next round. Breakers will play against Derby T. and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Hemel Storm: S.Jared 26+2reb, N.Jabari 20+13reb+3ast, S.Newman 13+5reb+9ast, I.Brayden 12+9reb+2ast, K.Walker 12+4reb, O.Victor 11+8reb
Milton Keynes: G.Pearl 21+4reb, N.Woodard 18+8reb+1ast, J.Spencer 16+13reb+8ast, D.Duffy 12+9reb+2ast, S.Grant 10+4reb+1ast, J.Dieterich 9+4reb+1ast

Reading R. - Bristol H. 91-82:
Rockets used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Bristol 91-82 on Sunday night. Reading looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American forward Jaxon Nap (201-2003, college: Nova SE) nailed 23 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists for the winning side and naturalized Canadian forward Maurice Walker (208-1991, college: Minnesota) accounted for 17 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Four Rockets players scored in double figures. Guard Pasquale Landolfi (193-2001) came up with 34 points (!!!) and American guard Dennis Flowers III (188-2001, college: ACU) added 19 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Bristol H. in the defeat. Rockets will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Hurricanes will play against Newcastle and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Reading R.: N.Jaxon 23+9reb+9ast, S.Yusef 18+1reb+3ast, W.Maurice 17+6reb+1ast, J.Bouknight 12+1ast, C.Jaylen 10+4reb+1ast, T.Holmes 7+3reb+5ast
Bristol H.: P.Landolfi 34+1reb+1ast, D.Flowers III 19+6reb+3ast, F.David 10+8reb+1ast, J.Phillips 9+4reb+1ast, F.Gabriel 6+1reb, H.Kobe 3