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| Bailey and Martin keys in Gwizzlies win - by Gianni Pascucci |
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Chicago native Dante Bailey (6'7'-SF-94, college: Langston) and Terry Martin Jr. (6'7'-F-89, college: Wofford) had impressive numbers in Georgia Gwizzlies Saturday win over Southwest Warriors. The game ended 142-95. Combined, Bailey and Martin took 23 shots and made 17. Bailey added 12 rebounds. Paul Harrison (6'8'-F/C-89, college: NGU) led all the scorers with 40 Points. "We have won four ABA games in a row, but the next three games dill determine if we are contenders, or just pretenders for ABA title" states Embry Malone . The Gwizzlies will play Clarksville Phoenix of Tennessee, 7 times Champions Jacksonville Giants and 6th Power Ranked Georgia Soul of Augusta. And Malone says: "Dante Bailey the Best Player in ABA nobody knows about. Already Bailey has one coach ABA All-Star Vote" |
| The 100th ABA victory for Aliens Coach - by Gianni Pascucci |
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(from Atlanta Aliens Front Office) Atlanta Aliens defeated Yessuh Bradenton in overtime 178-170 to give Aliens Head Coach and General Manager Duck Richards his 100th victory as a Professional Basketball Head Coach in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Coach Duck pro basketball career as a Head Coach started in 2011 with the newly expansion Atlanta Experience where he lead the team to a 10-1 record before the team folded. Since then, Coach Duck has spent the last eleven seasons at the helm for the Atlanta Aliens. Atlanta Aliens just completed a 5 games road trip winning the last 3 in a row. After losing to 2021 ABA Champions Jacksonville and ABA top tier ranked North Alabama War Dogs, the Aliens upset #24 Ranked Columbus Blackhawks followed by back to back wins in Florida against Pensacola Lightings and Yessuh Bradenton. Reaching the century mark could not have come in a better fashion. The Aliens were down by 10 points with 2:36 left in regulation but refused to give up. They increased their defensive pressure and forced turnovers to claw themselves back into the game by going on a 7-0 run. Down by 3 with .17 seconds remaining while still on defense, Aliens forced another defensive turnover and scored a layup on a 3D to tie the game. Yessuh Bradenton had the ball with .09 seconds remaining in the game but failed to score. In overtime, the Aliens scored first and never looked back to secure the win. 'Reaching the Century mark is indeed an honor but how we won was special,' said Richards. Now their goal is set to win the ABA Championship! Aliens were led by Tavin Cummings (6'5'-F/G-92, college: Concordia, AL) 51 pts, Chris Cromartie (6'3'-G-88, college: Gordon) 39 pts, Alex Bonner (6'2'-G-95, college: LaGrange) 30 pts, Wynston Andrews (6'3'-G, college: Patrick Henry) 25 pts, Keith Anderson (6'5'-PF-00, college: Toccoa Falls) 20 pts, and Derrondell Jenkins (6'6'-F, college: Wake Tech CC) 18 pt. Atlanta Aliens next game is Saturday, February 12, 2022 against Fort Bennings Yellow Jacket |
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| Igor Kesar claims ABA Druga Liga weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 29-year old center had a double-double of 36 points and ten rebounds, while his team crushed Mladost ZE (#3, 6-3) with 16-point margin 99-83. Thanks to this victory Pelister moved-up to the 13th position in ABA League. The season is in a full swing, so it's only a dream for the team to make it into top half of the standings. For contrary they may face relegation if the situation turns from bad to worse. Pelister have already lost 7 games and recorded just two victories. In the team's last game Kesar had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Pelister and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Kesar has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (6th best: 19.3ppg) and averages solid 68.3% FGP and 50.0% from behind 3-point line. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 28-year old power forward Andrija Bojic (206-PF-93) of Mladost ZE. Bojic impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 32 points and 12 rebounds. Bad luck as Mladost ZE lost that game 83-99 to the lower-ranked Pelister (#13, 2-7). Despite lost game Mladost ZE moved up to 3rd position in the standings. His team's 6-3 record is not bad at all. Bojic is a newcomer at Mladost ZE and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 23.0ppg (#1). He also registered 7.2 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was American Isaiah Washington (185-G-98) of Lovcen (#10). Washington got into 30-points club by scoring 33 points in the last round. He went also for ten rebounds and ten assists. Despite Washington's great performance Lovcen lost 81-83 to slightly higher-ranked Vojvodina NS (#9, 4-4). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Lovcen not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 5 games, recording just three victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Washington could try to bring Lovcen's a little bit higher in the standings. Washington has a very solid season. In 8 games in ABA League he scored 15.3ppg. He also has 5.8rpg, 4.6apg and FGP: 55.2%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Carlbe Ervin II (190-G-95) of Helios Suns - 26 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Aleksandar Langovic (205-F-01) of Podgorica - 30 points and 10 rebounds 6. Nikola Gacesa (205-F/C-87) of Vojvodina NS - 23 points and 4 rebounds 7. Petar Rakicevic (204-G-95) of Vojvodina NS - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists 8. Petar Vujacic (196-SG) of Rogaska - 22 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Blaz Mahkovic (201-F-90) of Helios Suns - 23 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Alen Hadzibegovic (207-F-99) of Lovcen - 14 points and 11 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Dalibor Ilic claims ABA League Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The forward had a double-double of 29 points and eleven rebounds, while his team lost the game against Cedevita Ol. (#5, 10-7) 70-80. Igokea maintains the 6th position in ABA League . Igokea is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. But it was their 9th lost game this season out of 18 games. In the team's last game Ilic had a remarkable 100.0% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Igokea, through which he has constantly improved. Ilic has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (5th best: 6.1rpg) and averages solid 69.9% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 21-year old Bosnia and Herzegovina center Kenan Kamenjas (207-C, agency: BeoBasket) of SC Derby. Kamenjas impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds. Of course SC Derby cruised to a 86-76 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Krka (#13, 3-14). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. SC Derby keeps 10th position. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 7-10 record. Kamenjas is a newcomer at SC Derby and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was Martin Junakovic (188-PG-94, agency: PEPI SPORT) of Zadar (#11). Junakovic scored 22 points and passed six assists. He was a key player of Zadar, leading his team to a 83-80 win against the higher-ranked FMP BG (#4, 10-7). The chances of Zadar not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 11 games, recording just six victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Junakovic could try to bring Zadar's a little bit higher in the standings. Junakovic has a very solid season. In 15 games in ABA League he scored 8.7ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Erick Neal (178-PG-95) of SC Derby - 24 points and 7 assists 5. Danko Brankovic (215-C) of Cibona - 20 points and 11 rebounds 6. Amar Gegic (200-F/G-98) of Cibona - 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Aleksa Avramovic (192-G-94) of Partizan NiS - 20 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Karlo Matkovic (208-F/C-01) of Mega BG - 20 points and 4 rebounds 9. Petar Popovic (195-PG-96) of Buducnost - 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Ognjen Kuzmic (213-C-90) of Crvena Zvezda - 17 points and 6 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Algeria dominate Somalia in Dubai - by Eurobasket News |
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Algeria - Somalia 112-67 Algeria dominate Somalia in Dubai at the start of the Arab Nations Championship. Algeria started strong with a 28-16 lead and never looked behind. Moreover they posted victories in other quarters of the game to seal the win. Abdellah Hamdini (200-F-92) top-scored for the winners with 35 points and Mehdi Bellil (191-SG-01) delivered 13. Omar Belliche (204-F/C-92) brought 11, whilst Merouane Bourakaib produced 10. Ahmed Aden replied with 14 points in a loss and Adnan Guled (188-PG-97) scored 13. |
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| Algeria dominate Somalia in Dubai - by Eurobasket News |
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Algeria - Somalia 112-67 Algeria dominate Somalia in Dubai at the start of the Arab Nations Championship. Algeria started strong with a 28-16 lead and never looked behind. Moreover they posted victories in other quarters of the game to seal the win. Abdellah Hamdini (200-F-92) top-scored for the winners with 35 points and Mehdi Bellil (191-SG-01) delivered 13. Omar Belliche (204-F/C-92) brought 11, whilst Merouane Bourakaib produced 10. Ahmed Aden replied with 14 points in a loss and Adnan Guled (188-PG-97) scored 13. |
| Lebanon roll over Somalia on Day 2 - by Eurobasket News |
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Lebanon - Somalia 115:77 Lebanon roll over Somalia 115-77 in Day 2 of the Arab Nations Championship. They nailed 30 points at the start of the game to take full control in the court. Moreover they scored another 30 points in the third period and closed the game with a 32-28 rally in the last stanza. Yousef Khayat (201-SF-03) top-scored for the winners with 16 points, whilst Mohamad Haidar (203-F/C-90, college: Michigan Tech) and Jad Khalil (186-PG-96) brought 13 each. Adnan Guled (188-PG-97) replied with 20 points in a loss, whilst Liban Abdi (201-F) poured in 13. |
| Tunisia escape with a narrow win against Libya - by Eurobasket News |
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Libya - Tunisia 63:64 Tunisia escape with a narrow win against Libya in Day 2 of the Arab Nations Championship. Tunisia grabbed a 64-63 win. Tunisia started with a 17-13 rally at the start and led 6 points at the halftime. Libya dominated the third quarter with a 21-10 surge, however could not win the game. Tunisia finished the game with a narrow 18-16 run to seal the victory. Mourad El Mabrouk (194-SG-86) stepped up with 13 points and Haithem Saada nailed 11. Mohamed Bouzekieh brought 15 in defeat and Mohamed Sadi (G) delivered 14. |
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| Argentinian LDD round 21 best performance: Julian Lorca - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Center Julian Lorca (207-C-03) had an amazing evening in the last round for second-ranked SAN MARTIN, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 21. The 18-year old player had a double-double of 15 points and 17 rebounds, while his team beat Platense (#19, 4-18) 73-58. San Martin maintains the 2nd position in Argentinian LDD. They are still close to the very top. San Martin would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 17-4 record. It was one of impressive evenings for Lorca as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Julian Lorca averages this season 5.9ppg and 5.8rpg. The second best player in last round's games was 18-year old Lucas Mercadino (204-F/C-03) of league's leader COMUNICACIONES. Mercadino had a very good evening with 35 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course he led Comunicaciones to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Union (#11, 11-14) 115-82. Of course Comunicaciones still keep the league's top spot. His team belongs to top of the standings with 19-2 record and is considered one of the main candidates for the league title. Mercadino is a newcomer at Comunicaciones, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was another COMUNICACIONES's star - swingman Matias Nunez (191-G/F-99). Nunez showcased his all-around game by recording 22 points, twelve rebounds (!!!) and ten assists (!!!) in the last round. He was another key player of Comunicaciones, helping his team with a 115-82 easy win against the lower-ranked Union (#11, 11-14). Many experts and fans count Comunicaciones as a contender for championship title. Another victory and another confirmation that they may be right. Just look at their record: 19 victories and only two lost games. They are currently at the very top of the standings. Nunez has a great season in Argentina. After 19 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 4.6apg (6th best). He also has 2.2spg and FGP: 50.7%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Juan Guerrero (194-F/G-03) of Boca Jrs. - 29 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Marcos Gonzalez (197-SF) of La Union - 22 points and 11 rebounds 6. Felipe Rodriguez (195-F/G-03) of Ferro - 32 points and 16 rebounds 7. Aaron Capurro (201-F) of Olimpico - 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Franco Maeso (197-F-01) of Comunicaciones - 22 points and 8 rebounds 9. Diego Collomb (192-G/F-04) of Quimsa - 16 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists 10. Braulio Soules (185-G-03) of H.Americano - 38 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| La Liga Argentina Round 40: CAO Ceres beat San Isidro in the most crucial game of the week - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in San Francisco. Second ranked CAO Ceres faced one of their biggest challengers San Isidro. Guests from Ceres (11-1) defeated host San Isidro (10-3) 85-72. They outrebounded San Isidro 45-32 including 33 on the defensive glass. Jorge Banegas (190-93, agency: BIG) fired a double-double by scoring 16 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Forward Eduardo Spalla (197-89) chipped in 17 points and 8 rebounds. Power forward Juan Cruz Oberto (200-97) produced 21 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. San Isidro's coach Daniel Beltramo rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. CAO Ceres have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 11-1 record having just one point less than leader Independ.O. San Isidro at the other side keeps the third place with three games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. We should mention about the upset which took place in Mar del Plata, where higher ranked Zarate Basket (7-5) lost to fifteenth ranked Quilmes MP (4-10) in a road game 71-76. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Alex Negrete (192-1) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 28 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Lucio Castellani contributed with 20 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Quilmes MP's coach Manuel Gelpi allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Agustin Brocal (191-97) replied with 15 points and 6 rebounds for Zarate Basket. Quilmes MP moved-up to fourteenth place, which they share with Bahia. Newly promoted Zarate Basket keeps the fifth position with five games lost. Quilmes MP will play against higher ranked Estudiantes C. (#8) in Concordia in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Zarate Basket will play on the road against the league's leader Estudiantes O. having rather not much hope for a victory. The game with biggest result difference took place in Concordia. Local Estudiantes C. (6-5) outscored 12th ranked Lanus (4-9) 100-62 on Monday night. Worth to mention a quality performance of Martin Bonja who helped to win the game recording 13 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side Pablo Aaron responded with 13 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Estudiantes C. have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to eighth place. Newly promoted Lanus dropped to the thirteenth position with nine games lost. Estudiantes C. will meet Quilmes MP (#15) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Lanus will have a break next round. Rest of the games of round 40 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Dep Norte was defeated by Ameghino in Villa Maria 89-75. Bahia was beaten by Racing at home 79-87. Independiente lost to Libertad on the opponent's court 86-90. Villa S.Martin outscored Estudiantes T. in a home game 85-63. The best stats of 40th round was 17 points and 8 rebounds by Michael Henry of Villa S.Martin. Estudiantes C. - Lanus 100-62 The game with biggest result difference took place in Concordia. Local Estudiantes C. (6-5) outscored 12th ranked Lanus (4-9) 100-62 on Monday night. Estudiantes C. forced 20 Lanus turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a quality performance of Martin Bonja who helped to win the game recording 13 points and 9 rebounds and point guard Matias Alluchon (185-0) who added 17 points during the contest. Five Estudiantes C. players scored in double figures. At the losing side Pablo Aaron (199-0) responded with 13 points and 5 rebounds and center Sebastian Chaine (201-86) scored 10 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Estudiantes C. have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to eighth place. Newly promoted Lanus dropped to the thirteenth position with nine games lost. Estudiantes C. will meet Quilmes MP (#15) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Lanus will have a break next round. Top scorers: Estudiantes C.: Y.Alvaro 20+1reb+2ast, A.Matias 17+3reb+3ast, M.Delfino Agustin 14+8reb+1ast, C.Alvaro 13+2reb+2ast, B.Martin 13+9reb+2ast, C.Lora-Oliver 7+6reb Lanus: P.Aaron 13+5reb+1ast, S.Chaine 10+4reb+1ast, P.Bruna 8+4reb+3ast, G.Mariano 8+4reb+2ast, D.Muccio Lucas 5+3reb+2ast, S.Alejo 5+5reb Ameghino - Dep Norte 89-75 There was no surprise in Villa Maria where 12th ranked Dep Norte (4-8) was defeated by fifth ranked Ameghino (8-5) 89-75 on Monday. Ameghino shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 54.5 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Emiliano Lezcano (187-1) who helped to win the game recording 25 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Cristian Zenclussen (186-97) who added 19 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals during the contest. Four Ameghino players scored in double figures. Ameghino's coach Pablo Castro used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side forward Lautaro Mare (196-98) responded with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and Octavio Sarmiento Battistoni scored 13 points and 9 rebounds. Ameghino have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Dep Norte keeps the twelfth position with eight games lost. They share it with Rocamora. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Ameghino: L.Emiliano 25+7reb+1ast, C.Zenclussen 19+5reb+8ast, A.Tomas 15+9reb+5ast, J.Luis Abeiro 13+7reb+2ast, A.Aristimuno 6+2reb+5ast, F.Jeremias 5+1ast Dep Norte: L.Mare 19+8reb+5ast, C.Jeremias 16+3reb+1ast, S.Battistoni Octavio 13+9reb, A.Julian 9+5reb+1ast, F.Alorda 8+5reb, C.Cupulutti 6+1reb Bahia - Racing 79-87 No shocking result in a game in Bahia Blanca where sixth ranked Racing (8-6) defeated 13th ranked Bahia (4-10) 87-79 on Tuesday. Racing dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Bahia's 18. They outrebounded Bahia 41-26 including 28 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Adriano Maretto (189-99, agency: BIG) who helped to win the game recording 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and Joaquin Gamazo (198-91) who added 23 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side swingman Joaquin Sanchez (188-98) responded with 21 points and point guard Ezequiel Paz (190-1, agency: Interperformances) scored 13 points and 4 assists. Bahia's coach Laura Cors tested twelve players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Racing moved-up to fourth place. Bahia lost sixth consecutive game. They dropped to the fourteenth position with ten games lost. They share it with Quilmes MP. Racing will meet Villa Mitre (#7) in the next round. Bahia will have a break next round. Top scorers: Racing: A.Maretto 25+5reb+6ast, J.Gamazo 23+9reb+3ast, M.Matias 15+6reb+2ast, E.De Pietro 11+1reb+1ast, R.Fernandez 7+6reb+1ast, B.Carlos 4+10reb+3ast Bahia: S.Joaquin 21+3reb+2ast, P.Ezequiel 13+4reb+4ast, T.Facundo 12, S.Valentin 11+2reb+2ast, A.Facundo 8+4reb+2ast, A.Alejo 6+1reb Quilmes MP - Zarate Basket 76-71 We should mention about the upset which took place in Mar del Plata, where higher ranked Zarate Basket (7-5) lost to fifteenth ranked Quilmes MP (4-10) in a road game 71-76. Quilmes MP dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Zarate Basket's 24. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Alex Negrete (192-1) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 28 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Forward Lucio Castellani (196-94) contributed with 20 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Quilmes MP's coach Manuel Gelpi allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Agustin Brocal (191-97) replied with 15 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Lucas Andujar (185-96) added 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Zarate Basket. Quilmes MP moved-up to fourteenth place, which they share with Bahia. Newly promoted Zarate Basket keeps the fifth position with five games lost. Quilmes MP will play against higher ranked Estudiantes C. (#8) in Concordia in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Zarate Basket will play on the road against the league's leader Estudiantes O. having rather not much hope for a victory. Top scorers: Quilmes MP: N.Alex 28+11reb+6ast, L.Castellani 20+7reb, F.Gago 9+2reb+3ast, A.Francisco 6+2reb+3ast, E.Agustin 4+2reb, F.Gonzalez 3+1reb+3ast Zarate Basket: A.Brocal 15+6reb+3ast, L.Andujar 15+5reb+4ast, B.Juan 12+2reb, D.Pineda 9+2reb+3ast, I.Cuassolo 6+7reb+2ast, R.Banegas 6+5reb San Isidro - CAO Ceres 72-85 An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in San Francisco. Second ranked CAO Ceres faced one of their biggest challengers San Isidro. Guests from Ceres (11-1) defeated host San Isidro (10-3) 85-72. They outrebounded San Isidro 45-32 including 33 on the defensive glass. Jorge Banegas (190-93, agency: BIG) fired a double-double by scoring 16 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Forward Eduardo Spalla (197-89) chipped in 17 points and 8 rebounds. Four CAO Ceres players scored in double figures. Power forward Juan Cruz Oberto (200-97) produced 21 points and 8 rebounds and Federico Zezular (198-1) added 10 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for lost side. San Isidro's coach Daniel Beltramo rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. CAO Ceres have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 11-1 record having just one point less than leader Independ.O. San Isidro at the other side keeps the third place with three games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: CAO Ceres: M.Martinez 18+5reb+1ast, E.Spalla 17+8reb+2ast, J.Banegas 16+12reb+6ast, J.Baeza 13+1reb+6ast, P.Martinez 9+10reb+2ast, L.Fernandez 8+3reb San Isidro: J.Cruz Oberto 21+8reb, S.Jeronimo 12+1reb, F.Zezular 10+9reb+6ast, A.Santiago 7+5reb+4ast, S.Bruno 7+2reb+3ast, E.Stucky 6+3reb Libertad - Independiente 90-86 Rather expected game in Sunchales where 10th ranked Independiente (5-8) was defeated by seventh ranked Libertad (8-5) 90-86 on Tuesday. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Manuel Alonso (195-99, agency: BIG) who helped to win the game recording 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and power forward Estefano Simondi (201-96) who added 16 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Five Libertad players scored in double figures. Libertad's coach Sebastian Porta used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side Bruno Ingratta (202-85) responded with 21 points and swingman Daniel Tabbia (195-93) scored 17 points. Libertad moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Independiente keeps the tenth position with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Libertad: E.Simondi 16+6reb+1ast, M.Alonso 16+5reb+6ast, J.Eydallin 13+3reb+5ast, E.Rupcic 12+7reb+1ast, N.Gimenez 10+2reb, B.Barrera 7+2reb+2ast Independiente: B.Ingratta 21+3reb+1ast, D.Tabbia 17+4reb, V.Maximo 13+1reb+1ast, J.Sandrini 9+4reb+4ast, L.Tambucci 9+7reb+2ast, L.Silva 8+2ast Villa S.Martin - Estudiantes T. 85-63 Rather predictable result in Resistencia where seventh ranked Villa S.Martin (8-5) outscored 11th ranked Estudiantes T. (5-9) 85-63 on Tuesday. Villa S.Martin looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Estudiantes T.'s players. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Michael Henry (196-95, college: Buffalo St.) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 8 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) and the other American import forward Treshaad Williams (196-93, college: Morehead St.) who added 14 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side power forward Conrado Echevarria (195-98) responded with 13 points and 7 rebounds and Diego Peralta (195-94) scored 12 points and 8 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Villa S.Martin moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Estudiantes T. lost seventh consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the eleventh position with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Villa S.Martin: M.Henry 17+8reb+1ast, G.Bruno 16+1reb+2ast, T.Williams 14+9reb+2ast, S.Mignani 9+2reb+6ast, P.Santiago 8+6reb+2ast, J.Pablo Pedemonte 8+2reb+3ast Estudiantes T.: C.Echevarria 13+7reb+1ast, P.Diego 12+8reb, J.Muruaga 9+1ast, T.Rayner 7+10reb, J.Rodriguez 7+1reb+3ast, R.Orresta 5+3ast |
| Alex Negrete claims Argentinian La Liga Argentina Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Talented Alex Negrete (192-F-01) had a very impressive game in the last round for Quilmes MP and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents La Liga Argentina Player of the Week award for round 40. The 20-year old forward had a double-double of 28 points and eleven rebounds, while his team beat Zarate Basket (#6, 7-5) 76-71. Quilmes MP maintains the 15th position in their group in Argentinian La Liga Argentina. The season is in a full swing, so it's only a dream for the team to make it into top half of the standings. For contrary they may face relegation if the situation turns from bad to worse. Quilmes MP have already lost 10 games and recorded just four victories. In the team's last game Negrete had a remarkable 71.4% from 2-point range. He turned to be Quilmes MP's top player in his first season with the team. Negrete has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (8th best: 17.3ppg) and averages solid 55.6% FGP and 40.5% from behind 3-point line. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 30-year old power forward Joaquin Gamazo (198-PF-91) of Racing. Gamazo impressed basketball fans with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course Racing cruised to a 87-79 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Bahia (#14, 4-10). Despite this victory Racing slide down in the standings to 5th position in Conferencia Sur. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 8-7 record is not bad and everything may still change. Gamazo is a newcomer at Racing and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was another Racing's star - Adriano Maretto (189-PG-99, agency: BIG). Maretto showcased his all-around game by recording 25 points, five rebounds and six assists in the last round. He was another key player of Racing, helping his team with a 87-79 win against the lower-ranked Bahia (#14, 4-10). Racing needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams in Conferencia Sur. Their record at this point is 8 victories and 7 lost games. Maretto has a very solid season. In 29 games in Argentina he scored 10.4ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Cristian Zenclussen (186-PG-97) of Ameghino - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists 5. Lautaro Mare (196-F-98) of Dep Norte - 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Tomas Allende (190-PG-02) of Ameghino - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Juan Cruz Oberto (200-F/C-97) of San Isidro - 21 points and 8 rebounds 8. Alvaro Yarza) of Estudiantes C. - 20 points and 2 assists 9. Martin Bonja) of Estudiantes C. - 13 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Emiliano Lezcano (187-PG-01) of Ameghino - 25 points and 7 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Salta faces the challenge of moving forward - by Roberto Dorta |
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The Salta Basket team is going through a difficult moment with three defeats in a row. Federico De Miguel (176-PG-97) spoke about the present of his team with the Salta Basket Basquet Press area and analyzed how they prepare for the four games away from home. To the injury of the inmate Yasmani Fundora, who in the last tour suffered a fracture of the third metacarpal of the right hand without displacement, was added the uncertainty of the Cordovan captain Nicolas Zurshmitten, who suffered an injury to his left hand and is in doubt for the tour that will start tomorrow in Santa Fe. Tomorrow, from 21, Salta Basket Basket will visit Colon de Santa Fe in the Roque Otrino stadium. After the hard game that must face the Santafesinos Los Infernales wont have time to lose and will move to the city of Parana to play, the next day, against Echaguee. Then return to Santa Fe and your last stop on the route will be Tucuman. Without one of their pivots, those led by Jose Luis Pisani traveled to Santa Fe aware of the situation and the moment that the team is going through. Zurschmitten is under evaluation, is in doubt and its presence will depend on the results of the studies. In that sense, another of the leaders of the team, the guard and goalscorer Federico De Miguel, said: "The team is going through a difficult moment, we come from some losses in a row and games where we did not know how to defend our local and we should have done it". "We know that it is part of the competition and it can happen, we have a team to fight and we are focused on raising our heads and continue working. Look ahead and move forward," said the Cordovan gunner from Villa Maria. Regarding the encounters they will have on the route from tomorrow, the player expressed: "I think that because of how we come we have to be more concentrated than ever, they are complicated tours now with Echaguee that was reinforced, San Isidro that always presents a very hard local and we also have to visit Colon and Estudiantes". For De Miguel the best of Salta Basket Basket "is the attitude" because on more than one occasion: "we have had matches with 20 points down and we knew to put ourselves in play beyond the final result. The important thing is the reaction we had to realize that we can. We're going through a rough patch, but we have the attitude to reverse it," the infernal player reflected. |
| Ramiro Trebucq to replace Trevon Young - by Roberto Dorta |
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Deportivo Viedma Rio Negro decided to dispense with the services of the foreign player Trevon Young (198-PF-95, college: Eckerd) and already agreed to the incorporation of the Argentine pivot Ramiro Trebucq (204-PF-95), 27 years old. The club arranged the departure of the foreigner in agreement with the player, after repeated contractual breaches. In its replacement, Trebucq will be added, pivot of 2.03m with recent step in Ferrocarril Oeste and with vast experience in Argentina. In other clubs, Trebucq's career includes a passage through Regatas Corrientes and Argentino de Junin playing Liga Nacional, in addition to Rivadavia de Mendoza and Deportivo Norte de Amstrong playing Liga Argentina. He was also in Aguila BKB in El Salvador. The pivot -who was champion of the slam Tournament in the 2020 All-Star Game- and is already traveling to Viedma to join the training. |
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| Lual-Acuil Jr.'s double-double lands him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had a double-double of 26 points and 21 rebounds, while his team lost the game against Tasmania JJ (#5, 6-6) 85-94. Melbourne was forced-out from the top positions in Australian league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Melbourne will need to avoid more loses keep or improve their 8-4 record. In the team's last game Lual-Acuil Jr. had a remarkable 58.8% from 2-point range. He turned to be Melbourne's top player in his first season with the team. Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. averages this season 16.2ppg and 9.7rpg. Second best performed player last round was Xavier Cooks (203-F-95) of Sydney. He is a forward in his second season at Sydney. In the last game Cooks recorded impressive double-double of 18 points and 15 rebounds. Bad luck as Sydney lost that game 70-77 to slightly higher-ranked Tasmania JJ (#5, 6-6). Sydney managed to keep the same 6th spot in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 6-7 record. Cooks is well-known at Sydney and he already established his position as one of the team's leaders. Third place about best performers goes to forward Robert Franks (203-F-96) of Brisbane (#8). Franks scored 22 points and grabbed six rebounds. Despite Franks' great performance Brisbane lost 94-102 to slightly lower-ranked Cairns (#9, 3-4). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Brisbane not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 7 games, recording just four victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Franks could try to bring Brisbane's a little bit higher in the standings. Franks has individually a great season in Australia. After 11 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 8.5rpg (7th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Luke Travers (200-F/G-01) of Perth - 24 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Yannick Wetzell (208-F-96) of NZL Breakers - 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Majok Deng (205-F-93) of Cairns - 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Bryce Cotton (182-G-92) of Perth - 21 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Jaylen Adams (188-PG-96) of Sydney - 17 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists 9. Mitch Creek (196-F/G-92) of SE Melbourne - 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Tahjere McCall (193-G-94) of Cairns - 19 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Jazz To Acquire Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Juan Hernangomez In Three-Team Trade - by Eurobasket News |
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The Jazz, Spurs, and Trail Blazers have reached an agreement on a three-team trade, sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. According to Wojnarowski, Utah will acquire Nickeil Alexander-Walker (196-G-98, college: Virginia Tech) from Portland and Juancho Hernangomez (206-F-95) from San Antonio. The Spurs will receive Tomas Satoransky (201-PG-91, agency: Octagon Europe) and a second-round pick, while the Blazers will get Joe Ingles (203-SF-87), Elijah Hughes (198-G/F-98, college: Syracuse), and a second-round pick. Both second-rounders will be coming from the Jazz, Woj adds. Even before Ingles went down with a season-ending ACL tear, the Jazz had been exploring the market to see if they could find an upgrade on the wing using his expiring contract and a draft pick. Following the injury, Ingles' value dipped, and Utah apparently decided none of the options available for the forward's expiring deal and a first-round pick were worth moving forward on. Instead, the Jazz will make a move that sees them sacrifice a pair of future second-round selections - rather than a first-rounder - for two healthy players, while reducing their projected tax bill in the process. Bobby Marks of ESPN (Twitter link) estimates $11MM in tax savings. Utah should also create a new trade exception worth nearly $10MM by taking Hernangomez into an existing TPE. Alexander-Walker, a third-year guard, had a promising sophomore season in 2020/21, but has struggled to score efficiently this season, averaging 12.8 PPG on .375/.311/.722 shooting in 50 games (26.3 MPG). He has spent most of the season in New Orleans, having been sent to Portland on Monday in the CJ McCollum trade. The 23-year-old has a $3.3MM salary this season and will make $5MM next season before becoming eligible for restricted free agency. Hernangomez has had some success in the past as a stretch four, but has played poorly in limited minutes this season, putting up 1.1 PPG and 1.7 RPG on 21.2% shooting in 23 games (6.4 MPG). He was traded from Boston to San Antonio in last month's three-team Bryn Forbes deal. Hernangomez is essentially on an expiring contract, since his $7.4MM salary for next season is non-guaranteed. From San Antonio's perspective, the deal is about picking up an extra draft asset. Neither Hernangomez nor Satoransky is in the team's long-term plans, so the Spurs were rewarded for their willingness to add to this season's payroll by taking on a slightly bigger contract (Satoransky has a $10MM expiring salary). The Blazers, meanwhile, continue to wheel and deal, agreeing to their third trade in the last week. It appears they weren't particularly high on Alexander-Walker, choosing to flip him right away in a deal that clears another $5MM off their books for 2022/23 and nets them another second-round pick. Both Ingles and Hughes will be free agents this offseason. Ingles spoke last week about remaining in Utah to rehab his knee injury even if he were traded and said he'd be interested in eventually re-signing with the Jazz. Despite the fact that Satoransky, Alexander-Walker, and Hernangomez were recently traded, the NBA's rules don't prevent them from being moved again right away, since they're not being aggregated with a second player for salary-matching purposes in this deal. From Portland's perspective, Satoransky's salary is being used to match Ingles' $13MM cap charge, with Alexander-Walker's salary not required for matching purposes (the Blazers will create a trade exception worth his $3.3MM cap hit), since Hughes can be acquired using a minimum salary exception. San Antonio is trading Hernangomez on his own for Satoransky. Courtesy of: hoopsrumors.com |
| Nets trade James Harden to 76ers - by Eurobasket News |
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The Brooklyn Nets are trading James Harden (6'5'-SG-89, college: Arizona St.) to the Philadelphia 76ers as Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Seth Curry (6'1'-G-90, college: Duke), Andre Drummond (6'10'-C-93, college: UConn) and Ben Simmons (6'10'-PF-96, college: LSU) will head to the 76ers. The Sixers will also send unprotected 2022 first round and a protected 2027 first-round picks to the Nets, while the Nets will include also Paul Millsap (6'8'-F-85, college: Louisiana Tech) in the trade. |
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| The Miles Vs Stanley Whittaker Weekly Basketball Conversation Volume 19 - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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Stanley Whittaker (183-G-94, college: Keiser) is a 27 year old 183cm point guard from Philadelphia playing his third professional season and first in Germany with PS Karlsruhe. He played his rookie season in Lithuania and last season had his break through with UBSC Raiffeisen Graz (Austria-BSL) playing 24 games: Score-2 (21.5ppg), 6.3rpg, Assists-2 (8.0apg), Steals-1 (2.6spg), FGP: 49.3%, 3PT: 40.5%, FT: 78.4%. He played his college ball at Frank Phillips (JUCO) and Keiser (NAIA). He teams up every week with Miles Schmidt-Scheuber to talk basketball Conrats on the huge 99-77 victory over the Bayer Giants Leverkusen. How good is it in general beating a team the next time after losing badly the first time? It feels good to get a win after a tough slump our team has been in. Getting a win against a very good Leverkusen team is good for our group. We just want to continue to take steps forward. How do you feel is PS Karlsruhe a better team now then the first time they met Leverkusen? Well, I believe so. They were our first game of the season so I believe we are a much better team from the first game of the season. This was a massive win. I asked you in the last interview if the club was aware how important the game was. I guess you could say that the team was all business? Each game is equally important to our team. We want to continue to take steps forward as a group, continue to try a play a good brand of basketball consistently and see where that gets us! Talk a little about the game. What was the turning point of the game where it was clear that PS Karlsruhe would go on to win the game? I think we got out to a really solid start. But it all started with our ability to play defense, holding a high scoring team as which Leverkusen is, to 12 points in the first quarter was huge. Then, we were able to sustain our defensive keys and hit some shots on the other end of the floor. The Bayer Giants Leverkusen won the rebound battle, but you won the turnovers 19-10. How much of a factor was the turnover advantage that PS Karlsruhe had? Our team had an understanding that if we value each possession and take care of the basketball we give ourselves a chance. So that was a point of emphasis. Turning the ball over against a high scoring team like Leverkusen will hurt any group so we wanted to focus and I think we did that. The defense seemed to be on the same page. PS Karlsruhe cut down the points again well. What area's of the defense were you most happy with? I liked our physicality defensively, but more importantly our want! The want fact was there against Leverkusen, we accepted the challenge, played tough and battled all night defensively. What was it like defending Spencer Reaves? His three was on, but otherwise you were able to slow him down in other areas. He's a good player, shot the ball pretty well and got into a nice rhythm in the 3rd quarter. Glad we were able to contain him late. Big man Maurice Pluskota had another big game with 22 points. He has been up and down in the scoring department. How refreshing was it seeing him be his dominant self again? It was great seeing Mo' play the way he did. He was active on the offensive glass, created more opportunities for himself and our team. Played tough defensively and rebounded as well. He's a big piece to our group so it helps us when he's decisive and playing well! You had another massive game of 33/11/6. Your coming closer to a triple double. Do you feel that your all around offensive game continues to grow? I think my game in general is still growing. I'm not a finished product at all, there's so much I can do better on the floor, so I'll continue to focus on bettering myself each and every day. You next face Ehingen who you out battled 111-91. How dangerous is a 0-21 team? What will the team have to be aware of most? Ehingen is a tricky team, they play very hard and they get after it. Both offensively and defensively, they are aggressive and are always in attack mode. We have to come out with a high level of energy and focus. Thanks Stanley for the chat. |
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Cluj Napoca - Oostende 86-75 Cluj Napoca looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was American point guard Brandon Brown (183-89, college: UMW) who scored 25 points and 8 assists. American-Romanian swingman Patrick Richard (196-90, college: McNeese St., agency: Inception Sports) chipped in 16 points and 9 assists. Four Cluj Napoca players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Levi Randolph (196-92, college: Alabama, agency: Slash Sports) who recorded 20 points and 4 assists and the other American import guard Phil Booth (190-95, college: Villanova) added 18 points and 5 assists respectively. Oostende's coach tested ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Oostende: L.Randolph 20+1reb+4ast, P.Booth 18+2reb+5ast, A.Brimah 14+9reb, D.Conger 7+3reb+1ast, P.Gillet 6+8reb, D.Djordjevic 5+4ast Cluj Napoca: B.Brown 25+3reb+8ast, E.Stewart 17+2reb+1ast, P.Richard 16+4reb+9ast, A.Stipanovic 10+4reb+1ast, D.Hogue 9+7reb+2ast, S.Bircevic 7+5reb Szombathely - Strasbourg 63-85 SIG Strasbourg forced 25 Szombathely turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Szombathely's players. The best player for the winners was American guard DeAndre Lansdowne (188-89, college: Fort Lewis, agency: BeoBasket) who scored 22 points. Guard Jean-Baptiste Maille (190-93) chipped in 10 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. Five SIG Strasbourg players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Zoltan Perl (195-95, agency: BeoBasket) who recorded 21 points and forward Gyorgy Goloman (211-96, college: UCLA) added 11 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Szombathely's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Top scorers: Szombathely: Z.Perl 21+3reb+3ast, G.Goloman 11+6reb+1ast, B.Varadi 10+5reb+2ast, S.Benke 8+2reb+1ast, A.Keller 5+2reb, M.Clark 4+2reb Strasbourg: D.Lansdowne 22+3reb+3ast, M.Mitchell 14+4reb+3ast, L.Cavaliere 12+2reb, I.Joseph Udanoh 12+5reb+1ast, J.Maille 10+6reb+9ast, Y.Morin 9+2reb+2ast Tenerife - Rytas 89-75 Tenerife looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Rytas' players. The best player for the winners was Canadian power forward Kyle Wiltjer (206-92, college: Gonzaga) who scored 25 points. Canadian-Dutch forward Aaron Doornekamp (201-85, college: Carleton, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 9 points and 8 rebounds. Four Tenerife players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Kenneth Smith (190-93, college: Louisiana Tech) who recorded 14 points and 4 assists and Croatian power forward Ivan Buva (207-91) added 10 points and 9 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Rytas: K.Smith 14+3reb+4ast, L.Uleckas 13+1reb, I.Buva 10+9reb, G.Radzevicius 9+6reb+2ast, V.Kariniauskas 8, M.Girdziunas 6+2reb Tenerife: K.Wiltjer 25+3reb+2ast, S.Salin 14+2reb+3ast, J.Sastre 12+3reb, F.Guerra 10+2reb+2ast, A.Doornekamp 9+8reb+3ast, D.Todorovic 7+2reb+1ast Treviso - Tofas 51-92 Tofas dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Treviso's 22. They outrebounded Treviso 36-20 including a 33-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great shooting night for Tofas especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 60.0 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was American guard Kasey Shepherd (189-94, college: La-Lafayette) who scored 14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Canadian point guard Tyler Ennis (188-94, college: Syracuse) chipped in 16 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Five Tofas players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Giordano Bortolani (193-0) who recorded 19 points and American power forward Aaron Jones (206-93, college: Ole Miss) added 8 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Top scorers: Treviso: G.Bortolani 19+4reb, M.Chillo 8+2reb+1ast, A.Jones 8+9reb+5ast, M.Imbro 4+2ast, M.Sokolowski 4+1reb+2ast, D.Russell 4+1ast Tofas: T.Zubcic 16+2reb+1ast, T.Ennis 16+3reb+1ast, K.Shepherd 14+7reb+4ast, M.Yasar 14+4reb+1ast, B.Ugurlu 13+2reb+4ast, J.Simmons 5+5reb+4ast H.Holon - Ludwigsburg 69-51 Hapoel Holon looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by EnBW Ludwigsburg's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Hapoel Holon made 9 blocks. It was a great evening for American-Liberian point guard Joe Ragland (182-89, college: Wichita St.) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 14 assists. American Tyrus McGee (188-91, college: Iowa St., agency: Alti Sport) helped adding 19 points and 5 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American power forward Ethan Happ (208-96, college: Wisconsin) with 12 points and 9 rebounds and the other American import Justin Simon (196-96, college: St.John's) scored 17 points and 7 rebounds. EnBW Ludwigsburg's coach rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Top scorers: Ludwigsburg: J.Simon 17+7reb, E.Happ 12+9reb+3ast, J.Radebaugh 9+4reb+2ast, T.Cotton 5+3reb+1ast, J.Patrick 4+2reb, T.Darden 2+5reb H.Holon: T.McGee 19+5reb, C.Johnson 12+4reb+2ast, J.Ragland 10+4reb+14ast, S.Zack 9+4reb, R.Menco 7+5reb, F.Bourdillon 6+3reb Galatasaray - Dijon 72-75 It was an exceptional evening for American point guard David Holston (173-86, college: Chicago St.) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 assists. His fellow American import Chase Simon (200-89, college: Detroit) accounted for 16 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. American center David Kravish (207-92, college: California) came up with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 18 rebounds and swingman Okben Ulubay (201-97) added 14 points respectively for Galatasaray in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: Galatasaray: D.Kravish 15+18reb+3ast, O.Ulubay 14+4reb+2ast, M.Trimble 11+1reb+2ast, D.Akoon-Purcell 11+4reb+1ast, D.Bost 8+5reb+4ast, S.Kabaca 6+3reb+2ast Dijon: D.Holston 18+10ast, C.Simon 16+5reb, K.Carrington 13+2reb+1ast, A.Loum 12+5reb+1ast, R.Kelly 9+9reb+3ast, J.Alingue 4+3reb+2ast Manresa - Darussafaka 89-74 Manresa forced 22 Dacka turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Dacka's players. The best player for the winners was American guard Joe Thomasson (193-93, college: Wright St., agency: Octagon Europe) who scored 11 points and 9 assists. Polish-Argentinian Juan Pablo Vaulet (198-96, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 13 points and 6 rebounds. Five Manresa players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American Wayne McCullough (195-94, college: CCU) who recorded 22 points and the other American import point guard Troy Caupain (193-95, college: Cincinnati, agency: Octagon Europe) added 17 points and 4 assists respectively. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Darussafaka: W.McCullough 22+2reb+1ast, T.Caupain 17+2reb+4ast, I.Pineiro 12+4reb+1ast, N.Boothe 9+5reb, S.Guler 7+4reb+3ast, G.Olaseni 3+7reb+2ast Manresa: Y.Sima 14+4reb, J.Pablo Vaulet 13+6reb+2ast, C.Moneke 13+5reb+1ast, J.Thomasson 11+2reb+9ast, I.Bako 10+8reb+1ast, D.Perez 9+2reb+5ast Prometey - Unicaja 70-69 The best player for the winners was American swingman Chris Dowe (189-91, college: Bellarmine, agency: GoEmpire Group) who scored 19 points and 7 rebounds. His fellow American import forward DJ Kennedy (198-89, college: St.John's) chipped in 10 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Dario Brizuela (188-94) who recorded 24 points and American forward Tim Abromaitis (203-89, college: Notre Dame) added 9 points and 8 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Top scorers: Unicaja: D.Brizuela 24+3reb+1ast, M.Mooney 13+2reb+3ast, T.Abromaitis 9+8reb+1ast, A.Bouteille 8+4reb+3ast, R.Guerrero 6+7reb, F.Alonso 5 Prometey: D.Harrison 19+2reb+1ast, C.Dowe 19+7reb+3ast, D.Kennedy 10+7reb+6ast, D.Lukashov 6+3reb, O.Lypovyy 6+5reb+1ast, M.Bilan 5+4reb+2ast Round 1Oostende - Prometey 87-91Prometey dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Oostende's 34. The best player for the winners was Croatian center Miro Bilan (213-89, agency: BeoBasket) who had a double-double by scoring 38 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds (on 16-of-20 shooting from the field). American guard DAngelo Harrison (193-93, college: St.John's) chipped in 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Serbian point guard Dusan Djordjevic (193-83, agency: BeoBasket) who recorded a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 assists and American guard Phil Booth (190-95, college: Villanova) added 18 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Four Oostende players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Top scorers: Oostende: P.Booth 18+5reb+2ast, A.Brimah 13+3reb, P.Gillet 12+5reb, D.Djordjevic 11+3reb+11ast, L.Randolph 9+2reb+2ast, D.Conger 6+3reb Prometey: M.Bilan 38+10reb+1ast, D.Harrison 22+7reb+4ast, D.Kennedy 19+6reb+3ast, C.Dowe 4+4reb+3ast, I.Sidorov 3+1reb, O.Lypovyy 3+1reb+1ast |
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| Premier League Round 22: Rubon top Impuls BGUIR by two after a very close game - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Seventh-ranked Impuls BGUIR (8-12) was very close to win a game against fourth ranked Rubon (14-7) in Vitebsk on Wednesday. Rubon managed to secure only two-point victory 81-79. However their fans expected easier game. Impuls BGUIR was trailing by 7 points at halftime but managed to get 1-point lead after three quarters before a 24-21 charge of Rubon, which allowed them to win the game. 26 personal fouls committed by Impuls BGUIR helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Ruslan Pishcheyko (198-98) who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 8 rebounds. The former international forward Victor Ovsepyan (202-91) contributed with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Rubon's coach Ruslan Baidakov used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Swingman Anton Zaretskiy (195-98) replied with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for Impuls BGUIR. Rubon moved-up to third place. Impuls BGUIR lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with 12 games lost. Rubon are looking forward to face league's leader Borisfen in Mogilev in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Impuls BGUIR's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Minsk Tsmoki-Minsk U20. The game between 9th ranked Tsmoki-Minsk U20 (3-17) and second ranked Tsmoki II (14-5) in Minsk ended with biggest points difference. Guests from Minsk beat Tsmoki-Minsk U20 83-73. International guard Daniil Barysevich (194-1) scored 22 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Vadzim Tratsiak chipped in 14 points and 4 assists during the contest. Tsmoki II's coach Georgiy Kondrusevich allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side Ivan Terehov (199-3) responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds. Tsmoki II maintains second position with 14-5 record having four points less than leader Borisfen. Tsmoki-Minsk U20 lost eleventh consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the ninth place with 17 games lost. Tsmoki II will play against Grodno (#4) at home in the next round. Tsmoki-Minsk U20's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Minsk to the arena Impuls BGUIR. Rubon - Impuls BGUIR 81-79 Seventh-ranked Impuls BGUIR (8-12) was very close to win a game against fourth ranked Rubon (14-7) in Vitebsk on Wednesday. Rubon managed to secure only two-point victory 81-79. However their fans expected easier game. Impuls BGUIR was trailing by 7 points at halftime but managed to get 1-point lead after three quarters before a 24-21 charge of Rubon, which allowed them to win the game. 26 personal fouls committed by Impuls BGUIR helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Ruslan Pishcheyko (198-98) who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 8 rebounds. The former international forward Victor Ovsepyan (202-91) contributed with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Four Rubon players scored in double figures. Rubon's coach Ruslan Baidakov used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Swingman Anton Zaretskiy (195-98) replied with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and Genadziy Zahar (199-92) added 11 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Impuls BGUIR. Rubon moved-up to third place. Impuls BGUIR lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with 12 games lost. Rubon are looking forward to face league's leader Borisfen in Mogilev in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Impuls BGUIR's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Minsk Tsmoki-Minsk U20. Top scorers: Impuls BGUIR: V.Mihail 23+1ast, A.Zaretskiy 21+5reb+5ast, G.Zahar 11+12reb+6ast, A.Navoychik 9+4reb+1ast, S.Vabishchevich 7+6reb+1ast, A.Vashkevich 6+7reb Rubon: S.Daniil 20+2reb+2ast, R.Pishcheyko 16+8reb+2ast, V.Ovsepyan 13+10reb+2ast, M.Kozlovets 11+6reb+1ast, A.Shchurko 8+2reb+1ast, M.Shustov 7+1reb+2ast Tsmoki-Minsk U20 - Tsmoki II 73-83 The game between 9th ranked Tsmoki-Minsk U20 (3-17) and second ranked Tsmoki II (14-5) in Minsk ended with biggest points difference. Guests from Minsk beat Tsmoki-Minsk U20 83-73. The game was mostly controlled by Tsmoki II. Tsmoki-Minsk U20 was better in second period 16-15. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Tsmoki II made 16-of-21 charity shots (76.2 percent) during the game. International guard Daniil Barysevich (194-1) scored 22 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Vadzim Tratsiak (185-0) chipped in 14 points and 4 assists during the contest. Four Tsmoki II players scored in double figures. Tsmoki II's coach Georgiy Kondrusevich allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side Ivan Terehov (199-3) responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds and swingman Illia Milasheuski (187-4) scored 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Tsmoki II maintains second position with 14-5 record having four points less than leader Borisfen. Tsmoki-Minsk U20 lost eleventh consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the ninth place with 17 games lost. Tsmoki II will play against Grodno (#4) at home in the next round. Tsmoki-Minsk U20's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Minsk to the arena Impuls BGUIR. Top scorers: Tsmoki-Minsk U20: T.Ivan 22+12reb+1ast, M.Illia 11+6reb+4ast, Y.Aliaksei 9+1reb+1ast, K.Vladislav 8+2reb, S.Aleksey 8+1reb, B.Artsiom 8+5reb+1ast Tsmoki II: D.Barysevich 22+7reb+2ast, V.Tratsiak 14+4ast, V.Lebedev 13+2reb, A.Navoichyk 12+4reb+1ast, M.Stasilevich 7+7reb+1ast, G.Nikita 6+7reb+2ast |
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Basket Globalcaja Quintanar (EBA) strengthened their roster with addition of 21-year old Belgian swingman Robbe Janssens (190cm, agency: Promo Sport ID). Janssens just played at Xerez. But in three EBA games in Spain he recorded only 1.7ppg and 1.3rpg this season. He also played for Zamora Enamora (LEB Silver) where in three EBA games he averaged only 0.7ppg. Janssens has played previously professionally also in Belgium (Antwerp Giants and Crelan Okapi Aalstar B team) and Spain (Leon and La Matanza). |
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Basic represented Croatia at the European Championship U20 in Crete (Greece) eight years ago. Basic's team got to the Semifinals and his stats at that event were 5 games: 0.6ppg. He has played also professionally for other Croatian teams like Vostarnica, Osijek and Policnik. Among many awards his team won Croatian Premijer Liga Regular Season in 2019. Basic was voted to Eurobasket.com Croatian Premijer Liga All-Defensive Team in 2020. |
| Division I Round 16: Top-ranked Siroki wins another game - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Division I top team - Siroki (12-3) had no problems winning another game on Thursday. This time they crushed ninth ranked Mladost (5-7) in Siroki Brijeg 127-83. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Mladost. Siroki dominated down low during the game scoring 78 of its points in the paint compared to Mladost's 38. Siroki forced 20 Mladost turnovers. They shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 65.0 percentage. Siroki looked well-organized offensively handing out 44 assists comparing to just 26 passes made by Mladost's players. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Dontay Caruthers (185-95, college: Buffalo, agency: GoEmpire Group) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 13 points and 17 assists. Croatian center Mile Covic (205-98) contributed with 22 points and 9 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners. Siroki's coach Daniel Jusup felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Serbian guard Nemanja Kapetanovic (197-97) replied with 29 points and 7 rebounds for Mladost. Defending champion maintains first position with 12-3 record. Mladost at the other side keeps the ninth place with seven games lost. Siroki are looking forward to face Spars (#5) in Sarajevo in the next round. Mladost will play at home against Leotar (#4) and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident. The game in Bratunac supposed to be also worth to mention about. Second ranked Sloboda T. (11-3) played at the court of 7th ranked Bratunac (8-7). Sloboda T. smashed Bratunac 96-68. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international center Drasko Albijanic (211-86) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and Ibrahim Durmo who added 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. At the losing side Montenegrin power forward Zoran Vilotijevic (206-90) responded with 12 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Sloboda T. have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 11-3 record behind leader Siroki. Bratunac at the other side dropped to the sixth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Posusje. Sloboda T. will play against Zrinjski HT (#12) in Mostar in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Bratunac will play on the road against Posusje (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Another interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Sarajevo: Spars (#7) and Bosna-Royal (#10). Bosna-Royal was smashed at home by 20 points 62-82 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. The winners were led by Masan Vrbica who scored that evening 13 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Spars' coach Miodrag Kadija let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 26 points by Jon Davis did not help to save the game for Bosna-Royal. Spars have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place. Bosna-Royal lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the eleventh position with 11 games lost. Spars will meet at home league's leader Siroki in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Bosna-Royal will play against Borac BL (#3) in Banja Luka and hope to secure a win. In the last two games of round 16 Sloboda T. beat Bosna-Royal on the road 111-93. Leotar destroyed Posusje on its own court 101-76. Bosna-Royal - Sloboda T. 93-111 No shocking result in a game when second ranked Sloboda T. (11-3) beat 10th ranked Bosna-Royal (4-11) in Sarajevo 111-93 on Wednesday. Sloboda T. outrebounded Bosna-Royal 41-24 including 26 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 35 assists comparing to just 22 passes made by Bosna-Royal's players. The winners were led by the former international power forward Ibrahim Durmo (199-97) who had that evening a triple-double by scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and the former international forward Haris Delalic (203-94) supported him with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Sloboda T.'s coach Nedim Dzemic used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Even a double-double of 20 points and 14 assists (made all of his ten free throws !!!) by American guard Jon Davis (190-96, college: Charlotte) did not help to save the game for Bosna-Royal. Swingman Imran Fazlic (200-92) added 24 points and 9 rebounds for lost side. Four Sloboda T. and five Bosna-Royal players scored in double figures. Sloboda T. have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 11-3 record behind leader Siroki. Bosna-Royal lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the eleventh place with 11 games lost. Sloboda T. will meet at home Zrinjski HT (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Bosna-Royal will play against Borac BL in Banja Luka and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Bosna-Royal: I.Fazlic 24+9reb+3ast, E.Memic 20+6reb, J.Davis 20+4reb+14ast, M.Ali 11+1reb+2ast, A.Islamovic 10+3reb+2ast, L.Bulashvili 8+1reb+1ast Sloboda T.: H.Delalic 28+10reb+5ast, I.Durmo 23+11reb+10ast, D.Albijanic 23+3reb+4ast, A.Alikadic 19+2reb+2ast, N.Omerovic 6+7reb, D.Lelic 6+1reb+11ast Bratunac - Sloboda T. 68-96 The game in Bratunac supposed to be also worth to mention about. Second ranked Sloboda T. (11-3) played at the court of 7th ranked Bratunac (8-7). Sloboda T. smashed Bratunac 96-68. Sloboda T. forced 25 Bratunac turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international center Drasko Albijanic (211-86) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and the former international power forward Ibrahim Durmo (199-97) who added 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Five Sloboda T. players scored in double figures. At the losing side Montenegrin power forward Zoran Vilotijevic (206-90) responded with 12 points and Serbian forward Andrija Draskovic (196-94, agency: Wasserman) scored 9 points and 7 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Sloboda T. have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 11-3 record behind leader Siroki. Bratunac at the other side dropped to the sixth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Posusje. Sloboda T. will play against Zrinjski HT (#12) in Mostar in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Bratunac will play on the road against Posusje (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Bratunac: S.Milos 15+2ast, A.Pantelic 14+2reb+2ast, Z.Vilotijevic 12+4reb+3ast, A.Draskovic 9+7reb+3ast, N.Fullard 7+8reb+1ast, J.Rauch 5+6reb+3ast Sloboda T.: D.Albijanic 21+5reb+3ast, A.Alikadic 15+1reb+1ast, I.Durmo 15+10reb+4ast, H.Delalic 12+6reb+3ast, D.Lelic 10+4ast, N.Omerovic 5+5reb+1ast Leotar - Posusje 101-76 Rather expected game when 6th ranked Posusje (8-7) was smashed by fourth ranked Leotar (10-4) in Trebinje 101-76 on Saturday. Leotar outrebounded Posusje 42-27 including a 29-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The winners were led by the former international forward Bozo Djurasovic (201-87) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and swingman Milan Luzaic (191-96) supported him with 16 points and 6 rebounds. Four Leotar players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 27 points and 13 rebounds by American forward Alan Wiggins (205-85, college: USF, agency: BIG) did not help to save the game for Posusje. His fellow American import point guard Tyree Griffin (178-96, college: Southern Miss) added 24 points and 6 assists for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Leotar maintains fourth position with 10-4 record. Posusje lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the sixth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Bratunac. Leotar will meet Mladost (#9) in the next round where they are favorite. Posusje will play against Bratunac and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Posusje: A.Wiggins 27+13reb+1ast, T.Griffin 24+6ast, I.Siric 13+6reb+1ast, A.Leko 5+3reb+1ast, T.Ramljak 4+1reb+1ast, J.Ramljak 3+1reb+2ast Leotar: B.Djurasovic 23+10reb+4ast, M.Luzaic 16+6reb+2ast, N.Jeftic 15+3reb+2ast, D.Sakotic 14+2reb+4ast, R.Marko 9+3reb+7ast, S.Krtinic 7+1ast Siroki - Mladost 127-83 Division I top team - Siroki (12-3) had no problems winning another game on Thursday. This time they crushed ninth ranked Mladost (5-7) in Siroki Brijeg 127-83. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Mladost. Siroki dominated down low during the game scoring 78 of its points in the paint compared to Mladost's 38. Siroki forced 20 Mladost turnovers. They shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 65.0 percentage. Siroki looked well-organized offensively handing out 44 assists comparing to just 26 passes made by Mladost's players. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Dontay Caruthers (185-95, college: Buffalo, agency: GoEmpire Group) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 13 points and 17 assists. Croatian center Mile Covic (205-98) contributed with 22 points and 9 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners. Siroki's coach Daniel Jusup felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Serbian guard Nemanja Kapetanovic (197-97) replied with 29 points and 7 rebounds and guard David Maran (192-1) added 10 points and 12 assists in the effort for Mladost. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Defending champion maintains first position with 12-3 record. Mladost at the other side keeps the ninth place with seven games lost. Siroki are looking forward to face Spars (#5) in Sarajevo in the next round. Mladost will play at home against Leotar (#4) and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident. Top scorers: Mladost: N.Kapetanovic 29+7reb+3ast, J.Ledl 14+7reb+4ast, G.Sudzum 11+4reb+2ast, D.Cup 10+4reb+3ast, M.David 10+4reb+12ast, S.Simanic 9+3reb+1ast Siroki: M.Covic 22+9reb, M.Colak 20+3reb+1ast, M.Vucic 18+7reb+3ast, L.Bozic 17+4reb+6ast, I.Kucan 13+2reb+2ast, D.Caruthers 13+2reb+17ast Bosna-Royal - Spars 62-82 Another interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Sarajevo: Spars (#7) and Bosna-Royal (#10). Bosna-Royal was smashed at home by 20 points 62-82 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. The winners were led by Montenegrin guard Masan Vrbica (187-94, agency: BeoBasket) who scored that evening 13 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists and the former international Nedim Buza (205-95) supported him with 7 points and 7 assists. Spars' coach Miodrag Kadija let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 26 points by American guard Jon Davis (190-96, college: Charlotte) did not help to save the game for Bosna-Royal. Georgian point guard Luka Bulashvili (192-98) added 20 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Spars have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place. Bosna-Royal lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the eleventh position with 11 games lost. Spars will meet at home league's leader Siroki in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Bosna-Royal will play against Borac BL (#3) in Banja Luka and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Bosna-Royal: J.Davis 26+4reb+1ast, L.Bulashvili 20+5reb+2ast, M.Ali 4+3reb, A.Islamovic 4, E.Memic 4+6reb, I.Fazlic 2+9reb+1ast Spars: M.Vrbica 13+9reb+6ast, A.Lakic 12+4reb, M.Tejic 12+3reb+1ast, D.Butorac 8+1reb, N.Buza 7+4reb+7ast, M.Ramljak 7+4reb+2ast |
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| NBB Round 25: Last-ranked Brasilia beat U.Corinthians - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Bottom-ranked Brasilia managed to get a fourth victory, breaking the series of four consecutive losses on Wednesday night. This time they outleveled fourteenth-ranked U.Corinthians 92-71. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 21-point difference suggests that Brasilia is in a good shape to leave the bottom place. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of U.Corinthians. Brasilia dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to U.Corinthians' 30. They outrebounded U.Corinthians 42-26 including a 34-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Brasilia looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Germerson Barbosa (205-93) fired 25 points and 9 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners. American-Argentinian guard Erik Thomas (195-95, college: New Orleans) chipped in 11 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists. Center Vinicius Malachias (209-99) produced 18 points and 5 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. Brasilia maintains seventeenth place with 4-17 record. U.Corinthians at the other side dropped to the fifteenth position with 13 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Seventeenth-ranked Brasilia (4-17) made lots of trouble for eighth ranked Caxias do Sul (9-14). The visitors from Caxias do Sul managed to secure only one-point victory 79-78. However their fans expected much easier game. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Humberto Silva (196-95) who helped to win the game recording 29 points and 9 rebounds. Eddy Carvalho contributed with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Germerson Barbosa (205-93) answered with 19 points and 8 rebounds for Brasilia. Brasilia's coach Regis Marrelli rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Despite that victory Caxias do Sul went down to ninth position due to points difference. Brasilia lost fourth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 17 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. A very close game took place in Paraiba between UNIFACISA and Pinheiros. Ninth ranked UNIFACISA (9-8) got a very close home victory over 6th ranked Pinheiros (9-12). UNIFACISA managed to escape with a 2-point win 87-85 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Pinheiros. Trevor Gaskins stepped up and scored 24 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. At the losing side Gui Abreu responded with 12 points and 7 rebounds. Pinheiros' coach David Pelosini tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. UNIFACISA moved-up to sixth place. Loser Pinheiros dropped to the eighth position with 12 games lost. UNIFACISA will meet at home higher ranked Paschoalotto/Bauru (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Pinheiros will play against Fortaleza and hope to secure a win. Other games of round 25 were very predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Minas crushed Pato Basquete in Belo Horizonte 101-70. Sao Paulo beat Fortaleza at home 73-62. Minas won against Mogi on the opponent's court 73-70. Cerrado managed to outperform Caxias do Sul in a home game 79-61. The best stats of 25th round was 16 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists by Kenny Dawkins of Cerrado. Pato Basquete - Minas 70-101 There was no surprise in Pato Branco where 9th ranked Pato (8-12) was crushed by third ranked Minas (17-3) 101-70 on Sunday. Minas shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 55.2 percentage. The former international guard Gui Pereira (192-91) stepped up and scored 20 points and 7 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners and the former international power forward Renan Lenz (207-90, college: Utah) chipped in 21 points and 5 rebounds. Four Minas players scored in double figures. At the losing side point guard Matheusinho Brito (184-0) responded with 19 points and 6 rebounds and guard Gemadinha Sacco (183-97) scored 12 points. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Minas have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain third place with 17-3 record having just two points less than leader Sesi Franca. Loser Pato dropped to the tenth position with 12 games lost. Minas will meet at home Corinthians (#13) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Pato will play against the league's leader Vivo/Franca in Sao Paulo and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Minas: R.Lenz 21+5reb, G.Pereira 20+7reb+3ast, F.Queiros 18+3reb+1ast, S.Johnson 11+2reb+1ast, T.Miller 10+4reb+1ast, A.Borges 9+2reb+5ast Pato Basquete: M.Brito 19+6reb+2ast, G.Sacco 12+2reb+2ast, M.Bolivar 9+5reb+1ast, M.Maciel 7+2reb, A.Leao 6+1ast, C.Gabriel 5+1reb Sao Paulo - Fortaleza 73-62 No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Sao Paulo (14-6) defeated at home 13th ranked Fortaleza (6-11) 73-62 on Monday. Sao Paulo made 25-of-31 free shots (80.6 percent) during the game, while Fortaleza only scored eight points from the stripe. American power forward Tyrone Curnell (203-88, college: Valdosta St.) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and the former international forward Marquinhos Vieira (207-84) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds. Four Sao Paulo players scored in double figures. At the losing side Maozinha Pereira (200-0) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 19 rebounds and the former international point guard David Rossetto (184-92) scored 9 points and 4 assists. Fortaleza's coach Alberto Bial tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Sao Paulo maintains fourth place with 14-6 record. Fortaleza lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fourteenth position with 11 games lost. Sao Paulo's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Sao Paulo . Top scorers: Sao Paulo: T.Curnell 15+11reb+3ast, M.Vieira 14+7reb+3ast, B.Caboclo 13+8reb+2ast, S.Stallworth 10+1reb+2ast, H.Coelho 9+1reb, C.Bennett 7+3reb+3ast Fortaleza: M.Pereira 14+19reb, D.Holloway 13+2reb, D.Rossetto 9+3reb+4ast, N.Morillo 8+2reb+1ast, E.Matheus 6+2reb+2ast, R.McLemore 4 Brasilia - Caxias do Sul 78-79 Seventeenth-ranked Brasilia (4-17) made lots of trouble for eighth ranked Caxias do Sul (9-14). The visitors from Caxias do Sul managed to secure only one-point victory 79-78. However their fans expected much easier game. Strangely Brasilia outrebounded Caxias do Sul 39-26 including 26 on the defensive glass. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Humberto Silva (196-95) who helped to win the game recording 29 points and 9 rebounds. Eddy Carvalho (197-87) contributed with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Four Caxias do Sul players scored in double figures. Germerson Barbosa (205-93) answered with 19 points and 8 rebounds and American-Argentinian guard Erik Thomas (195-95, college: New Orleans) added 18 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Brasilia. Brasilia's coach Regis Marrelli rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Despite that victory Caxias do Sul went down to ninth position due to points difference. Brasilia lost fourth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 17 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Caxias do Sul: H.Silva 29+9reb+3ast, A.Montes 15, P.Mendonca 12+3reb+4ast, E.Carvalho 11+5reb+7ast, C.Freitas 9+5reb+7ast, O.Elias 3+1reb Brasilia: G.Barbosa 19+8reb+2ast, E.Thomas 18+6reb+3ast, R.Fischer 13+3reb+10ast, G.Basilio 7+2reb+2ast, R.Reis 6+8reb, Z.Graham 5+1reb Mogi - Minas 70-73 Very expected game in Mogi das Cruzes where 15th ranked Mogi (6-14) was edged by third ranked Minas (17-3) 73-70 on Tuesday. American guard Shaquille Johnson (191-90, college: Marshall) stepped up and scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and the former international guard Gui Pereira (192-91) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. Minas' coach Leonardo Costa used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side Wesley Ferreira (200-95) responded with 29 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Guilherme Lessa (178-95) scored 13 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Minas have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain third place with 17-3 record having just two points less than leader Sesi Franca. Mogi lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixteenth position with 14 games lost. Minas will meet at home Corinthians (#13) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Mogi will play against Rio Claro and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Minas: S.Johnson 21+6reb+5ast, G.Pereira 14+6reb+2ast, S.Gui 12+8reb+2ast, M.Tavares 8+2reb, R.Lenz 7+6reb+1ast, F.Corvalan 6+4reb+4ast Mogi: W.Ferreira 29+7reb+2ast, G.Lessa 13+5reb+8ast, W.Alves 10+4reb+2ast, T.Mathias 7+9reb+1ast, D.Dos Santos 6+3reb+4ast, F.Russo 4+3reb+1ast UniFacisa - Pinheiros 87-85 A very close game took place in Paraiba between UNIFACISA and Pinheiros. Ninth ranked UNIFACISA (9-8) got a very close home victory over 6th ranked Pinheiros (9-12). UNIFACISA managed to escape with a 2-point win 87-85 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Pinheiros. American-Panamanian point guard Trevor Gaskins (188-89, college: Louisiana Tech, agency: Pro Sports) stepped up and scored 24 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and the former international Andre Bresolin (195-87) chipped in 20 points. At the losing side Gui Abreu (199-99) responded with 12 points and 7 rebounds and the former international Jefferson Andrade (207-83) scored 13 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Pinheiros' coach David Pelosini tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. UNIFACISA moved-up to sixth place. Loser Pinheiros dropped to the eighth position with 12 games lost. UNIFACISA will meet at home higher ranked Paschoalotto/Bauru (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Pinheiros will play against Fortaleza and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: UniFacisa: T.Gaskins 24+5reb+2ast, A.Bresolin 20+4reb+3ast, A.Ferreira 14+5reb+1ast, G.Santo 12+4reb+1ast, K.Crescenzi 7+2reb, D.Cubillan 4+1reb+1ast Pinheiros: D.Coleman 15+2reb+1ast, J.Andrade 13+4reb+1ast, G.Abreu 12+7reb, L.Caue 11+5reb, B.Jonas 8+2reb+6ast, D.Sena 7+3reb Brasilia - U.Corinthians 92-71 Bottom-ranked Brasilia managed to get a fourth victory, breaking the series of four consecutive losses on Wednesday night. This time they outleveled fourteenth-ranked U.Corinthians 92-71. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 21-point difference suggests that Brasilia is in a good shape to leave the bottom place. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of U.Corinthians. Brasilia dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to U.Corinthians' 30. They outrebounded U.Corinthians 42-26 including a 34-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Brasilia looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Germerson Barbosa (205-93) fired 25 points and 9 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners. American-Argentinian guard Erik Thomas (195-95, college: New Orleans) chipped in a double-double by scoring 11 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists. Center Vinicius Malachias (209-99) produced 18 points and 5 rebounds and American MikeL Simms (196-97, college: VCU) added 15 points and 4 assists respectively 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. Brasilia maintains seventeenth place with 4-17 record. U.Corinthians at the other side dropped to the fifteenth position with 13 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Brasilia: G.Barbosa 25+9reb, Z.Graham 15+1reb+4ast, E.Thomas 11+6reb+11ast, A.Silva 9+3reb+1ast, J.Demetrio 7+7reb, S.Gabriel 6+1reb U.Corinthians: M.Vinicius 18+5reb, M.Simms 15+3reb+4ast, G.Gillard 9+3reb+3ast, L.Felipe Gruber 6+1reb+2ast, J.Ramos 5+1reb, E.Machado 5+2reb+1ast Cerrado - Caxias do Sul 79-61 There was a surprise result in Brasilia where fifteenth ranked Cerrado (7-13) beat higher ranked Caxias do Sul (9-14) 79-61 on Wednesday. They outrebounded Caxias do Sul 46-23 including a 32-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. American point guard Kenny Dawkins (172-87, college: Lamar) stepped up and scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and his fellow American import guard Isaac Thornton (193-91, college: Fairmont St.) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds. Four Cerrado players scored in double figures. Cerrado's coach Bruno Lopes used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side the former international guard Humberto Silva (196-95) responded with 21 points and 4 assists and naturalized French Pedro Mendonca (196-95) scored 16 points and 4 assists. Cerrado moved-up to twelfth place. Loser Caxias do Sul dropped to the ninth position with 14 games lost. Cerrado will meet at home Corinthians (#13) in the next round. Caxias do Sul will have a break next round. Top scorers: Cerrado: K.Dawkins 16+9reb+7ast, I.Thornton 14+7reb+1ast, R.Gusmao 13+5reb, R.Moreira 10+8reb+2ast, M.Ruan 8, P.Da Costa 7+4reb+1ast Caxias do Sul: H.Silva 21+2reb+4ast, P.Mendonca 16+4reb+4ast, C.Freitas 9+7reb+7ast, A.Montes 7+2reb+2ast, E.Carvalho 4+4reb+2ast, D.Bellato 2+2reb |
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| Bulgarian NBL round 17 best performance: Trey Porter - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 25-year old player had a double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds, while his team beat Akademik P. (#7, 6-8) 77-63. It allowed Rilski to consolidate first place in the Bulgarian NBL. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. It's already very far into the season and Rilski keeps a perfect 14-0 record. It's Porter's second year at Rilski and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Former The University of Nevada star has very solid stats this year. Porter is in league's top in points (8th best: 16.1ppg), rebounds (4th best: 10.2rpg) and averages impressive 77.5% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was 28-year old American Derrick Marks (191-G-93) of Balkan. Marks had a very good evening with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course he led Balkan to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Shumen (#10, 1-15) 112-76. Balkan's 3rd position in the standings has not changed. His team's 10-4 record is not bad at all. Marks is a newcomer at Balkan, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was American swingman Mario Little (198-G/F-87, agency: BIG) of Levski (#4). Little scored 28 points. He was a key player of Levski, leading his team to a 82-56 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Beroe (#5, 8-8). Levski needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 9 victories and 4 lost games. Little has a very solid season. In 12 games in Bulgaria he scored 14.8ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Barret Benson (208-C-97) of Rilski - 21 points and 11 rebounds 5. Aleksandar Milov (198-G-95) of Shumen - 33 points and 4 rebounds 6. Tsvetomir Chernokojev (205-C/F) of Levski - 18 points and 7 rebounds 7. Tony Gugino (207-C/F-86) of Akademik P. - 9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Tihomir Zhelev (193-SG-90) of Chernomorets - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists 9. Georgi Boyanov (201-F-93) of Chernomorets - 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Dimitar Dimitrov (203-PF-93) of Balkan - 17 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Second half comeback falls short as men's basketball drops decision to Cascades - by Eurobasket News |
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One day after their most impressive victory of the season, the UBC Okanagan Heat men's basketball team were unable to duplicate the same complete game on Sunday afternoon as they fell 97-79 to the UFV Cascades at The Fruance. After the Heat won in dominant fashion on Saturday, the Cascades responded with a strong performance on Sunday. The Heat found themselves in a hole early, as avoidable mistakes plagued their offence and after the first half of basketball, the Cascades were up 53-36. However, the third quarter was a different story for the UBCO as Scarborough, Ont., product, Kevin Hamlet (201-F-97, college: CMU), helped pull the Heat back into the game. One day after a season-best performance, Hamlet started to find his groove, and got it going at the free-throw line. The third-year forward was perfect at the line, going 8-for-8 along with 7-for-17 shooting as he finished the game with 22 points and nine rebounds, and leading the Heat's comeback efforts. The Heat showed their composure in the second half with aggression on both ends of the court. BB Chucks-Mady of Hamilton, was tireless on the glass, cleaning up eight boards and putting in 15 points. Coming off an injury where he missed three games, Liban Yousef (198-G) of Edmonton, made his mark with 12 points, four rebounds, and three assists. With the team coming together, the Heat erased their 17-point deficit to just one. However, ultimately it was turnovers that would cost the home side to come all the way back as they finished with 21. The Cascades came into the game with a chip on their shoulder and were dialled in all night, shooting 50 percent from the field. Quesnel, B.C., native Jordan Sekhon finished the game with 30 points leading all scorers and leading his team to the win. With the loss, the Heat fall to 2-12 on the year while UFV improves to 9-5. Looking to take the many positives from the weekend, the Heat will be back in action on Thursday, February 10th when they will host the Trinity Western Spartans. Tickets for the game can be purchased at the door. Courtesy of: https://goheat.prestosports.com |
| CSKA Moscow reportedly in talks with Kevin Pangos - by Eurobasket News | ||||
Pangos was also a member of Canadian international program for some years. He played for Canadian Senior National Team two years ago and previously for University National Team between 2020 and 2013. Pangos also represented Canada at the World Cup in China three years ago. His stats at that event were 5 games: 8.2ppg, 1.8rpg, 5.2apg, 1.2spg, FGP: 39.1%, 3PT: 30.4%, FT: 66.7%. He has played also professionally in Lithuania (Zalgiris), Spain (Barca and Gran Canaria) and Russia (Zenit). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team won VTB United League Regular Season in 2021. Pangos was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Euroleague 1st Team in 2021. He attended Gonzaga University until 2015 and it is his seventh season as a professional player. On Pangos: Yet labelled by most of pro scouts as "the next Steve Nash", he is so good that he has been called in Senior National Team at 16. Compared to Steve Nash at his age, he has .. best shooting touch and passing skills, and seems to be more mature. Huge upside at the point, of course.. |
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| As CEBL goes global, the Bandits do too, hiring European stalwart Mike Taylor as coach - by Eurobasket News |
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The Canadian Elite Basketball League is now going global with its search for players. It makes sense the Fraser Valley Bandits did the same with their coaching search. The Bandits announced the hiring of former Poland national team head coach Mike Taylor on Wednesday, giving the club a coach that general manager Kyle Julius called 'the best in the league.' The CEBL tweaked its roster rules for this season, with one of the 10 spots on the active roster going to an International Player, basically anyone without a Canadian or American passport. Dual citizens of either country will still be considered domestics. 'I don't think there's a better coach than Mike for a scenario like this where we're looking for international players,' Julius said from Changhua, Taiwan this week. 'I think it's a really exciting rule. We'll see a whole different set of recruiting tools from teams and talent that way. If you go around the really good leagues in the world, you're seeing them bringing in really good Americans as pieces they're signing Americans to come off the bench. Now their locals are the main guys. That (talent) gap is closing and I think you'll see it this summer. You'll see teams where that international player is a very special player.' Taylor, 49, has spent the better part of the past two decades coaching in Europe, including the last seven with the Polish national team. When he took over the program in 2014, they were ranked 42nd globally. When he left in September, they were ranked 14th and had a long list of accomplishments under their belt. The Williamsport, Penn., native did the same while coaching basketball in Germany, helping Chemnitz, Ratiopharm Ulm and Hamburg to promotion, moving up to the league a tier above. 'I've known Mike for a long time and he's a coach that I've looked up to for a long time. I'll say this: He has a world-class resume, and he is a world-class human being,' said Julius. 'He has had a lot of success, obviously. But the vast majority of that success is really related to the kind of person he is. Everywhere he goes, people love him. And I just think that we are really fortunate to be able to bring him on board and have him lead our charge.' This isn't Taylor's first coaching gig on this side of the Atlantic. He spent three seasons in the G-League, working alongside coaches like Doc Rivers (NBA's Philadelphia 76ers) and Brad Stevens (Boston Celtics president). But this will be Taylor's first job coaching in Canada, although he scouted here early in his career. When an assistant at the University of Indiana (Pennsylvania) in the 1990s, he mined Canadian schools for talent, even coming across a deadeye shooter at Cathedral High School in Hamilton by the name of Kyle Julius . 'That was the first time I saw him. I've always followed him from that time,' said Taylor. 'And now, being a colleague and getting to know him and following his playing career, coaching career, we would bump into each other in Vegas at summer league and things like that, so there's always been the knowledge and contact. When he reached out, I was really happy to catch up with him and talk about the chance in Fraser Valley.' The Bandits were a layup away from making the finals last season, which ended at the hands of a Philip Scrubb (6'3'-G-92, college: Carleton, agency: Octagon Europe) three-point dagger that lifted the Niagara River Lions to a come-from-behind Elam Ending winner - despite a late-season swoon and losing coach Dave Singleton to COVID just before the playoffs. Taylor and Julius hope to bring back some core players, returnees like Marek Klassen (6'1'-PG-92, college: PLNU), Malcom Duvivier and Brandon Gilbeck (7'0'-C-96, college: W.Illinois), but the fluid nature of international basketball contracts means there are no guarantees. Still, Taylor is excited regardless. 'You're working with guys who are trying to build their careers. The league is on the rise, and obviously Canada basketball for the last decade has been on the rise,' said Taylor. 'There's many, many positives, but in general I just looked at it and said, 'Hey, this looks like a fun league.' 'The league is going to grow, it's going to develop, it's going to improve. And I really enjoyed my time interacting with Kyle. I've been impressed with what I've seen with (president) Dylan (Kular), so I know there's quality in Fraser Valley. It's something to say, 'Hey, let's make a run at it and hopefully we can have a fun summer.' ' Courtesy of: theprovince.com |
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| Liga Nacional Round 8: Puerto Varas beat Puente Alto in the most crucial game of the week - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Puerto Varas. Third ranked Puerto Varas faced second-ranked Puente Alto. Host Puerto Varas (6-3) smashed guests from Puente Alto (5-2) 83-64. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Puente Alto. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Puerto Varas looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was Dominican guard Bernardo Polanco (189-94) who scored 25 points and 5 rebounds. The former international guard Franco Morales (179-92) chipped in 5 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists. Puerto Varas' coach Leonardo Monsalvez used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Argentinian forward Nicholas Wadell (201-89) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds for the guests. Puerto Varas have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Puente Alto at the other side dropped to the third position with two games lost. Puerto Varas are looking forward to face Espanol de Talca (#10) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Puente Alto will play against Temuco (#13) and is hoping to win this game. Leader Los Leones delivered the sixth victory. This time they crushed 5th ranked Las Animas (4-3) 88-67 in Valdivia. The former international guard Barham Amor (185-96) orchestrated the victory by scoring 8 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists. Justin Satchell contributed with 17 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. American forward Charles Funches III (203-88, college: Hampton) replied with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists for Las Animas. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Los Leones maintains first position with 6-1 record. Las Animas at the other side keep the fifth place with three games lost. Los Leones will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Las Animas will play on the road against Universidad de Concepcion (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. In the last game of round 8 Valdivia was defeated by Ancud in a road game 87-83. The best stats of 8th round was 24 points and 6 assists by Gabriel Giron of Valdivia. Puerto Varas - Puente Alto 83-64 An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Puerto Varas. Third ranked Puerto Varas faced second-ranked Puente Alto. Host Puerto Varas (6-3) smashed guests from Puente Alto (5-2) 83-64. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Puente Alto. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Puerto Varas looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was Dominican guard Bernardo Polanco (189-94) who scored 25 points and 5 rebounds. The former international guard Franco Morales (179-92) chipped in 5 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists. Puerto Varas' coach Leonardo Monsalvez used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Argentinian forward Nicholas Wadell (201-89) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds and center Joaquin Pino (-0) added 12 points and 10 rebounds respectively for the guests. Puerto Varas have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Puente Alto at the other side dropped to the third position with two games lost. Puerto Varas are looking forward to face Espanol de Talca (#10) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Puente Alto will play against Temuco (#13) and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Puerto Varas: B.Polanco 25+5reb+1ast, P.Rivas 14+3reb+1ast, H.Gomez 13+2reb+1ast, S.Silva 11+7reb+3ast, A.Pickett 8+11reb+2ast, P.Arroyo 5+2ast Puente Alto: N.Wadell 16+11reb+1ast, C.Martin 14+8reb, P.Joaquin 12+10reb+3ast, J.Luis Campos 9+1reb+1ast, A.Pinedo 6+2reb+3ast, F.Garrido 4+6reb+2ast Las Animas - Los Leones 67-88 Leader Los Leones delivered the sixth victory. This time they crushed 5th ranked Las Animas (4-3) 88-67 in Valdivia. Los Leones players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. The former international guard Barham Amor (185-96) orchestrated the victory by scoring 8 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists. American-Dominican forward Justin Satchell (203-95, college: St.Leo) contributed with 17 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. American forward Charles Funches III (203-88, college: Hampton) replied with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists and his fellow American import center Travion Leonard (205-93, college: Barry, agency: Interperformances) added 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Las Animas. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Los Leones maintains first position with 6-1 record. Las Animas at the other side keep the fifth place with three games lost. Los Leones will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Las Animas will play on the road against Universidad de Concepcion (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Los Leones: D.Jones 19+2reb, J.Satchell 17+7reb+1ast, G.Caraboni 10+4reb+2ast, J.Ty 10+1reb+7ast, I.Carrion 9+6reb+3ast, B.Amor 8+9reb+11ast Las Animas: C.Funches III 29+14reb+5ast, T.Leonard 19+8reb+4ast, A.Benjamin 6+3reb+1ast, C.Naranjo 5+1reb+1ast, S.Figueroa 4+6reb+5ast, M.Martin 3+4reb Ancud - Valdivia 87-83 There was no surprise when 11th ranked Deportivo Valdivia (1-4) was defeated on the road by seventh ranked Ancud (3-2) 87-83. However just four-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Ancud players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. American Tirrell Brown (198-93, college: OBU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. The other American import point guard DaQuan Brooks (177-90, college: W.Connecticut) contributed with 16 points and 5 assists for the winners. Five Ancud players scored in double figures. Panamanian-Mexican Gabriel Giron (192-88) replied with 24 points and 6 assists and American forward Cameron Naylor (202-94, college: Texas St.) added 15 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Deportivo Valdivia. Ancud have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to sixth place. Deportivo Valdivia lost third consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with four games lost. They share it with Catolica. Ancud will play against Tinguiririca (#9) in San Fernando in the next round. Deportivo Valdivia will have a break next round. Top scorers: Ancud: T.Brown 23+6reb+5ast, D.Brooks 16+4reb+5ast, P.Barraza 14+4reb+6ast, S.Suarez 13+5reb+4ast, R.Vera 11+1reb+1ast, R.Armijo 10+3reb+1ast Valdivia: G.Giron 24+4reb+6ast, C.Naylor 15+6reb+1ast, E.Amado 9+2reb+2ast, G.Isla 8+7reb+3ast, F.Bravo 7+1reb+1ast, S.Soulodre 7+3reb+2ast |
| Cristian Amicucci claims Chilean Liga Nacional Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 36-year old power forward had a double-double of 23 points and twenty four rebounds, while his team edged out Puerto Varas (#2, 6-3) 90-86. Thanks to this victory Catolica moved-up to the 11th position in Chilean Liga Nacional. The season is still in it's early stage, so the team may have a chance to improve their current position in the standings. They lost 4 games and had just one victory. Amicucci just recently signed at Catolica, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Amicucci has impressive league stats. He is league's best scorer averaging so far 24.0ppg. Amicucci is in league's top in rebounds (2nd best: 13.6rpg) and averages solid 51.3% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 32-year old Argentinian forward Nicholas Wadell (201-F-89) of Puente Alto. Wadell impressed basketball fans with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Of course he led Puente Alto to another comfortable win 76-61 over the lower-ranked Talca (#10, 2-6) being unquestionably team leader. Despite this victory Puente Alto slide down in the standings to 3rd position. His team's 5-2 record is not bad at all. Wadell is one of the most experienced players at Puente Alto and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was American Charles Funches III (203-F-88) of Las Animas (#5). Funches III got into 30-points club by scoring 33 points in the last round. He went also for ten rebounds . He was a key player of Las Animas, leading his team to a 92-69 easy win against the lower-ranked Catolica (#11, 1-4). Las Animas needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 4 victories and 3 lost games. Funches III has a great season in Chile. After only 5 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 21.8ppg (3rd best) and rebounds with 8.8rpg (7th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Bernardo Polanco (189-G-94) of Puerto Varas - 36 points and 6 rebounds 5. Aitor Pickett (203-F-99) of Puerto Varas - 11 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Diego Low (190-PF-97) of Las Animas - 31 points 7. Eric Kibi (198-F-90) of Tinguiririca - 27 points and 10 rebounds 8. Barham Amor (185-G-96) of Los Leones - 17 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists 9. T.J. Robinson (203-F-89) of Talca - 24 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Justin Satchell (203-F-95) of Los Leones - 24 points and 6 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Al-Hashd signs Anton Gill, ex Corsarios - by Ahmad Madwar | ||||
He has played on three different continents (Europe, Latin America and of course North America). Gill has played previously professionally in Canada (Fraser Valley), Finland (Kipina) and Dominican Republic (Reales). His team won Dominican Republic LNB Regular Season in 2019. He attended University of Nebraska until 2018 and it will be his fourth season as a professional player. |
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| Posusje lands Lovre Basic, ex Jazine - by Zeljko Zule | |||
Basic represented Croatia at the European Championship U20 in Crete (Greece) eight years ago. Basic's team got to the Semifinals and his stats at that event were 5 games: 0.6ppg. He has played also professionally for other Croatian teams like Vostarnica, Osijek and Policnik. Among many awards his team won Croatian Premijer Liga Regular Season in 2019. Basic was voted to Eurobasket.com Croatian Premijer Liga All-Defensive Team in 2020. |
| Zadar advance to Cup Final Four - by Eurobasket News |
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Zadar - Zabok 89:64 Zadar advanced to Cup Final Four in Croatia. They overcame Zabok 89-64 in the quarterfinal. Zadar grabbed the lead from the start and nailed a 22-15 run in the first quarter. Moreover they won the second frame and produced similar 22-15 in the third and the last stanzas. Trevor Thompson (210-C-94, college: Ohio St.) and Antonio Jordano (190-G-99) top-scored for the winners with 18 points each. Dario Dreznjak (204-F-98) delivered 13, whilst Dominik Mavra (195-G-94) had 10. Fran Jacovic (199-F-99) and Antonio Crnjevic (202-F-94) scored 11 points each in a loss. |
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| Dickson's double-double lands him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had a double-double of 28 points and 18 rebounds, while his team edged out AEK Larnaca (#1, 14-3) 73-69. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. E.N. Paralimni is placed at 4th position in Cypriot league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. E.N. Paralimni will need more victories to improve their 10-7 record. Dickson turned to be E.N. Paralimni's top player in his first season with the team. Western Washington University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Dickson is in league's top in rebounds (5th best: 11.4rpg) and averages solid 56.6% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Orlando Parker (203-F-91) of Anorthosis. He is American forward in his first season at Anorthosis. In the last game Parker recorded impressive double-double of 36 points and 12 rebounds. Bad luck as Anorthosis lost that game 86-102 to the higher-ranked Apoel (#2, 14-3). This loss caused Anorthosis to drop to 8th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 7-10 record. Parker is a newcomer at Anorthosis and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to guard Deondre Burns (190-G-97, agency: Haylett Sports) of Keravnos (#3). Burns showcased his all-around game by recording 26 points, twelve rebounds (!!!) and eight assists in the last round. He was a key player of Keravnos, leading his team to a 85-69 easy win against the lower-ranked Etha (#11, 5-12). Keravnos is closer and closer to top of the standings. They will still need more victories. But 13-3 record is not that bad... Burns has a great season in Cyprus. After 16 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 22.1ppg (5th best) and assists with 4.6apg (8th best). He also has FGP: 52.4% and 3PT: 50.8%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Elvis Harvey (203-F-97) of Achilleas K. - 26 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Sir'Dominic Pointer (198-G/F-92) of Apoel - 21 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 6. DeAngelo Riley (206-C-88) of AEL - 24 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Nathan Krill (202-F-96) of Omonia - 15 points, 20 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Wesley Harris (203-G-97) of Etha - 27 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Justin Martin (199-F-90) of APOP - 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Dayon Griffin (196-G-95) of Apoel - 24 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| NBL Round 3 (Second Stage): Brno beat Pardubice in the most crucial game of the week - by Eurobasket News | ||
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It's still too early stage of the Second Stage in NBL, but even now we can clearly see the differece between stronger teams and outsiders. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. An exciting game was played in Pardubice. Brno faced Pardubice. Guests from Brno (16-8) defeated host Pardubice (14-11) 88-84. Brno looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. 25 personal fouls committed by Pardubice helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was international center Simon Pursl (205-97, agency: Octagon Europe) who scored 21 points. American power forward Hunter Mickelson (208-92, college: Kansas) chipped in 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international swingman Petr Safarcik (193-94) who recorded 24 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Brno are looking forward to face Usti n/Labem (#8) in Usti nad Labem in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Pardubice will play on the road against Kolin (#7) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win. Nymburk delivered the twenty third victory. This time they beat Usti n/Labem (11-13) 92-78 in Usti nad Labem. It was a good game for the former international forward Vojtech Hruban (202-89) who led his team to a victory with 24 points and 5 rebounds. Frantisek Vana contributed with 17 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. American swingman Lamb Autrey (190-89, college: St.Mary's, TX) answered with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists (went 10 for 10 at the free throw line !!!) for Usti n/Labem. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Nymburk will play against Hradec Kralove (#6) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Usti n/Labem will play against Brno and hopes to get back on the winning track. The game with biggest result difference took place in Opava. Local Opava (17-7) outscored Kolin (12-12) 115-70 on Wednesday night. Worth to mention a quality performance of Jakub Sirina who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 assists. The best for the losing side was Adam Ciz with 14 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Opava will meet USK Praha (#5) on the road in the next round. Kolin will play against Pardubice and hope to secure a win. Opava - Kolin 115-70 The game with biggest result difference took place in Opava. Local Opava (17-7) outscored Kolin (12-12) 115-70 on Wednesday night. Opava made 20-of-23 free shots (87.0 percent) during the game. Opava outrebounded Kolin 46-19 including a 16-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Worth to mention a quality performance of the former international point guard Jakub Sirina (186-87, agency: Octagon Europe) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 assists. Forward Jan Svandrlik (200-94, college: Iona, agency: Octagon Europe) helped adding 13 points and 11 rebounds. Five Opava players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was point guard Adam Ciz (192-91) with 14 points and 5 rebounds and Slovakian forward Pavol Losonsky (203-88, college: UC Irvine) scored 15 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Opava will meet USK Praha (#5) on the road in the next round. Kolin will play against Pardubice and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Opava: J.Sirina 18+1reb+10ast, R.Kouril 17+1reb+2ast, J.Slavik 14+3reb+2ast, M.Markusson 13+12reb, J.Svandrlik 13+11reb+1ast, M.Gniadek 12+5reb+3ast Kolin: P.Losonsky 15+3reb+3ast, A.Ciz 14+5reb+3ast, M.Mares 11+1reb+3ast, N.Filip 8+2reb+2ast, J.Krivanek 8+4reb, J.Petras 7+2reb Pardubice - Brno 84-88 An exciting game was played in Pardubice. Brno faced Pardubice. Guests from Brno (16-8) defeated host Pardubice (14-11) 88-84. Brno looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. 25 personal fouls committed by Pardubice helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was international center Simon Pursl (205-97, agency: Octagon Europe) who scored 21 points. American power forward Hunter Mickelson (208-92, college: Kansas) chipped in 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Brno players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international swingman Petr Safarcik (193-94) who recorded 24 points and 5 rebounds and the former international forward David Pekarek (203-96, college: Fordham) added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Brno are looking forward to face Usti n/Labem (#8) in Usti nad Labem in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Pardubice will play on the road against Kolin (#7) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win. Top scorers: Brno: S.Pursl 21+4reb+1ast, R.Madden 15+5reb+3ast, H.Mickelson 13+6reb+4ast, R.Korner 12+4reb+3ast, R.Marko 10+1reb+2ast, B.Richard 8+1reb+2ast Pardubice: P.Safarcik 24+5reb+3ast, D.Pekarek 11+5reb+3ast, D.Walton 10+3reb+2ast, A.Vrankovic 9+6reb+3ast, T.Vyoral 8+2reb+4ast, K.Svrdlik 6+4reb Usti n/Labem - Nymburk 78-92 Nymburk delivered the twenty third victory. This time they beat Usti n/Labem (11-13) 92-78 in Usti nad Labem. Nymburk dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Usti n/Labem's 30. They outrebounded Usti n/Labem 40-29 including 29 on the defensive glass. It was a good game for the former international forward Vojtech Hruban (202-89) who led his team to a victory with 24 points and 5 rebounds. Frantisek Vana (193-98) contributed with 17 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. American swingman Lamb Autrey (190-89, college: St.Mary's, TX) answered with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists (went 10 for 10 at the free throw line !!!) and the other American import forward Spencer Svejcar (193-94, college: Alaska-Anch., agency: One Motive Sports) added 20 points in the effort for Usti n/Labem. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Nymburk will play against Hradec Kralove (#6) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Usti n/Labem will play against Brno and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Nymburk: V.Hruban 24+5reb+3ast, F.Vana 17+5reb+2ast, C.Ross 13+4reb+4ast, M.Kriz 9+8reb+3ast, P.Benda 7+4reb+3ast, J.Tuma 7+3ast Usti n/Labem: L.Autrey 26+8reb+6ast, S.Svejcar 20+3reb, L.Pecka 12+4reb, K.Joseph 6, H.Johan 5+2reb+2ast, D.Johnson 4+8reb |
| USK Praha welcomes back Radek Farsky - by Surujh Roopnarine | |||
He has been also a member of Czech Republic international program for some years. Farsky has regularly played for Czech Republic senior team since 2020 and previously for U16 National Team between 2020 and 2015. He also represented Czech Republic at the European Championship U18 Division B in Tallinn (Estonia) five years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 8.8ppg, 2.9rpg, 1.9apg, 1.3spg, FGP: 35.1%, 3PT: 41.2%, FT: 82.1%. Farsky has played previously for GBA Fio banka. Among many awards his team made it to the League Semifinals in 2021. He was voted to Czech Republic NBL All-Star Game in 2020. |
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| Gabriel Lundberg selected the top Danish playing abroad in last week's games - by Eurobasket News | ||||||||||||||
#11. Former U18 international swingman Lukas Speidel (201-98, currently plays in NCAA2) helped Nova Southeastern University win their game against the Barry University 97-87 in the NCAA2 on Wednesday night. Speidel scored 12 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Speidel has averaged so far 9.0ppg, 3.5rpg, 1.5apg and 1.4spg. He used to play for the Danish U18 national team six years ago. #12. International swingman Mads Bonde (197-97, currently plays in Spain) helped Girona win their game against the 15th-ranked Prat 89-85 in the Spanish LEB Gold (second division) in Tuesday night's game. Bonde recorded 10 points in 22 minutes. Bonde has averaged so far 3.7ppg and 2.0rpg in 18 games. He is also in the roster of the Danish national team. #13. International forward Zarko Jukic (202-93, agency: BIG, currently plays in Portugal) couldn't help the league outsider Povoa in their game against Benfica in the Portuguese LPB. Jukic scored only 4 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished 3 assists. His team was defeated 67-57. Jukic has averaged so far 3.8ppg, 5.5rpg, 3.1apg, 1.2bpg and 1.3spg. He is also Danish national team player. #14. International forward Gustav Knudsen (204-3, currently plays in Spain) helped Olivar win their game against the ninth-ranked Martinenc 78-71 in the Spanish EBA (fourth division) on Saturday night. Knudsen was the top player that evening. He recorded 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in 27 minutes. Knudsen's stats this year are: 12.6ppg, 5.7rpg, 2.5apg and 2.4spg in 11 games. He plays currently for the Danish national team. #15. International forward Frederik Rungby (199-93, currently plays in Germany) couldn't help Sixers in their game against Muenster in the German ProB (third division). Rungby scored 7 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. His team was edged 73-70. Rungby has averaged so far 7.2ppg, 4.2rpg and 1.1spg. He is also in the roster of the Danish national team. The list of other players, who all have Danish passport but never been selected to any of Danish national teams: #1. Simon Jensen (194-PF, currently plays in Norway) could not help Gimle BBK (15-5) in their last game. Despite Jensen's good performance Gimle BBK was crushed 106-76 on the road by the lower-ranked (#4) Baerum Basket. He had a double-double by scoring 14 points and getting 10 rebounds in 35 minutes. This year Jensen's total stats are: 4.3ppg and 3.8rpg in 18 games he played so far. #2. Olamide Pedersen (206-F/C, currently plays in NCAA2) managed to help Western New Mexico University to win against the Angelo State University (7-6) 79-74 in the NCAA2 on Thursday night. Pedersen recorded only 4 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks. The Western New Mexico University has 4-7 record this season. Pedersen has averaged so far 4.9ppg, 6.1rpg and 1.4bpg. |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| LDC Round 4: Santiago Fenix lose their first game against Immortals - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Santiago Fenix (2-1) at the home court on Wednesday night. Hosts were edged by Immortals (3-0) 102-99. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Santiago Fenix. It was a key game for the top position in the league. They outrebounded Santiago Fenix 50-30 including a 24-11 advantage in offensive rebounds. Immortals looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Ameth Gil (191-88) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 6 rebounds and guard Oliver Garcia (188-96, agency: Ballerz Unlimited LLC) who added 20 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. At the losing side guard Yensi Jimenez (189-98) responded with 29 points and 5 rebounds. Immortals have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 3-0 record. Santiago Fenix at the other side keeps the second place with one game lost. Immortals will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Santiago Fenix's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago Capitanes. Capitanes has registered their first victory this season after two consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Los Pepines (0-3) 112-89. The winners were led by Victor Liz (193-86) who scored that evening 37 points (!!!) and Adris Rodriguez supported him with 11 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. Even 24 points and 6 rebounds by swingman Edwin Espinal (200-93) did not help to save the game for Los Pepines. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Capitanes maintains fifth position with 1-2 record. It was Los Pepines' third loss in a row. They still close the standings with three games lost. Capitanes' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Santiago to the arena Santiago Fenix. The most impressive stats of the last round was 19 points and 10 rebounds by Angel Rivas of Immortals. Capitanes - Los Pepines 112-89 Capitanes has registered their first victory this season after two consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Los Pepines (0-3) 112-89. Capitanes players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. The winners were led by Victor Liz (193-86) who scored that evening 37 points (!!!) and power forward Adris Rodriguez (202-82) supported him with 11 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. Even 24 points and 6 rebounds by swingman Edwin Espinal (200-93) did not help to save the game for Los Pepines. Guard Richard Polanco (180-76) added 20 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Five Capitanes and four Los Pepines players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Capitanes maintains fifth position with 1-2 record. It was Los Pepines' third loss in a row. They still close the standings with three games lost. Capitanes' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Santiago to the arena Santiago Fenix. Top scorers: Capitanes: V.Liz 37+4reb+2ast, S.Joan 20+6reb+2ast, R.Ernesto 12+5reb+2ast, G.Francisco 12+5reb+2ast, A.Rodriguez 11+15reb+10ast, R.Marcos 11+4reb+2ast Los Pepines: E.Edwin 24+6reb+3ast, R.Polanco 20+5reb+3ast, P.Aneudy 16+5reb+3ast, P.Ezequiel 13+5reb+2ast, M.Almonte 9+8reb+3ast, A.Polanco 4+3reb+2ast Santiago Fenix - Immortals 99-102 The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Santiago Fenix (2-1) at the home court on Wednesday night. Hosts were edged by Immortals (3-0) 102-99. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Santiago Fenix. It was a key game for the top position in the league. They outrebounded Santiago Fenix 50-30 including a 24-11 advantage in offensive rebounds. Immortals looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Ameth Gil (191-88) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 6 rebounds and guard Oliver Garcia (188-96, agency: Ballerz Unlimited LLC) who added 20 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. At the losing side guard Yensi Jimenez (189-98) responded with 29 points and 5 rebounds and guard Jefry Arias (182-94) scored 25 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Immortals have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 3-0 record. Santiago Fenix at the other side keeps the second place with one game lost. Immortals will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Santiago Fenix's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago Capitanes. Top scorers: Immortals: A.Gil 23+6reb+3ast, O.Garcia 20+5reb+7ast, R.Angel 19+10reb+2ast, U.Nargenis 17+4reb+2ast, G.Willian 9+4reb+2ast, D.Gentry 5+4reb+4ast Santiago Fenix: J.Yensi 29+5reb+3ast, A.Jefry 25+4reb+2ast, A.Yormi 13+8reb+4ast, P.Albertson 10+3reb+2ast, P.Leonacis 9+4reb+2ast, R.Sammy 9+4reb+3ast |
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| Maik-Kalev Kotsar's double-double lands him Player of the Week award among Estonians playing currently abroad: - by Eurobasket News | ||||||||||||||
#11. Former U18 international guard Carlos Jurgens (193-98, is currently at the American university) helped ORU win their game against the University of St. Thomas, MN crushing them 88-66 in the NCAA on Saturday night. He recorded 12 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. Jurgens' total stats this season are: 6.0ppg, 4.1rpg and 1.7apg. He used to play for the Estonian U18 national team six years ago. #12. U20 international forward Mait Peterson (208-2, currently plays in Italy) helped Agrigento edge the third-ranked Ruvo di Puglia 109-107 in the Italian Serie B (third division) in Sunday night's game. Peterson scored 12 points in 21 minutes. This year Peterson's total stats are: 6.4ppg and 3.7rpg in 17 games. He is also in the roster of the Estonian U20 national team. #13. International center Henri Veesaar (206-4, currently plays in Spain) couldn't help Real Madrid 2 (13-4) in their last game on Wednesday. Despite Veesaar's good performance Real Madrid 2 (#2) was defeated 91-82 in a derby game by the much lower-ranked Zentro Basket Madrid 2nd team (#10) in the Group B. He recorded 10 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Veesaar averaged so far 11.4ppg, 4.9rpg and 1.4apg. He is also Estonian national team player. #14. Former U20 international point guard Hugo Erkmaa (194-99, currently plays in Italy) couldn't help Taranto in their game against Salerno in the Italian Serie B (third division). Erkmaa scored 8 points and added 4 passes in 30 minutes. His team lost 60-65. Erkmaa has averaged so far 8.3ppg, 3.8rpg and 2.6apg in 18 games. He used to play for the Estonian U20 national team back in 2019. #15. Former U20 international center Hendry Engelbrecht (199-99, currently plays in Iceland) couldn't help IA in their game against Haukar in the Icelandic D1 (second division). Engelbrecht cannot count Friday's game as one of the best ones. He recorded only 2 points. His team was crushed by 25 points 107-82. Engelbrecht averaged so far 10.5ppg, 8.6rpg, 2.2apg and 2.4bpg. He used to play for the Estonian U20 national team three years ago. One more player who has never been selected to any of national teams, but has Estonian passport: #1. Experienced Jonas Riisma (196-F/G-2, currently plays in Italy) contributed to a 1-point Pistoia's victory against the seventh-ranked Piacenza (9-7) 64-63 in the Italian Serie A2 (second division) last Saturday. He recorded 6 points in 19 minutes. Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoiais placed in Group Green. This year Riisma's total stats are: 8.3ppg and 2.8rpg in 16 games he played so far. |
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| Results and Stats from Round 13 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The game between third ranked Montenegrin Buducnost (8-5) and sixth ranked Italian Venezia (6-5) was the most important one in the last round on Wednesday night. Buducnost was defeated by Venezia in Podgorica 72-82. Worth to mention a great performance of American-North Macedonian point guard Jordan Theodore (182-89, college: Seton Hall, agency: Network Sports International) who helped to win the game recording 15 points. Greek-American Michael Bramos (198-87, college: Miami, OH) contributed with 12 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Serbian Vladimir Micov (202-85, agency: BeoBasket) answered with 14 points and 4 assists for Buducnost. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Venezia moved-up to fourth place in Group B. Defending Montenegrin champion Buducnost keeps the third position with five games lost. Venezia are looking forward to face league's leader Gran Canaria in Las Palmas in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Buducnost will play on the road against Cedevita Ol. in Ljubljana and is hoping to win this game. An interesting game for Spanish Valencia (9-4) which hosted in Valencia 4th placed Italian Virtus BO (6-6). Second ranked Valencia managed to get a 6-point victory 83-77. Slovenian Klemen Prepelic (191-92) stepped up and scored 19 points for the winners and Louis Labeyrie chipped in 7 points and 10 rebounds. Valencia's coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side American forward Kyle Weems (198-89, college: Missouri St.) responded with 17 points. Valencia maintains second place in Group B with 9-4 record having just two points less than leader Joventut. Virtus BO lost third consecutive game. Defending Italian champion dropped to the fifth position with six games lost. Valencia will play against bottom-ranked JL Bourg (#9) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Virtus BO will play against Bursaspor (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Eurocup top team - Spanish Joventut (11-2) managed to deliver another win on Wednesday. This time they beat sixth ranked Turkish Turk Telekom (6-7) in Ankara 78-69. Ante Tomic nailed 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winning side. Octavius Ellis came up with 13 points and 7 rebounds for Turk Telekom in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Joventut have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain first place in Group A with 11-2 record. Turk Telekom at the other side dropped to the seventh position with seven games lost. Joventut will meet Andorra (#5) on the road in the next round. Turk Telekom will play against Lokomotiv in Krasnodar and hope to secure a win. Other games in round 13 were not that significant. In Group A Andorra were smashed by Partizan NiS on the road 95-70. Trento lost to Levallois on its own court 80-86. In Group B Cedevita Ol. managed to outperform Ulm in Ljubljana 104-96. Bottom-ranked Bursaspor managed to beat Promitheas at home 87-76. The most impressive performance of 13th round was 24 points by Andrew Andrews of Bursaspor. Group ATurk Telekom - Joventut 69-78Eurocup top team - Spanish Joventut (11-2) managed to deliver another win on Wednesday. This time they beat sixth ranked Turkish Turk Telekom (6-7) in Ankara 78-69. Joventut looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Croatian center Ante Tomic (217-87, agency: Octagon Europe) nailed 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winning side and American Derek Willis (206-95, college: Kentucky) accounted for 8 points and 9 rebounds. American center Octavius Ellis (208-93, college: Cincinnati, agency: Network Sports International) came up with 13 points and 7 rebounds and the other American import guard Jared Terrell (191-95, college: URI) added 17 points respectively for Turk Telekom in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Joventut have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain first place in Group A with 11-2 record. Turk Telekom at the other side dropped to the seventh position with seven games lost. Joventut will meet Andorra (#5) on the road in the next round. Turk Telekom will play against Lokomotiv in Krasnodar and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Joventut: A.Tomic 19+5reb+6ast, J.Parra 10+5reb+3ast, S.Birgander 10+4reb+1ast, B.Paul 10+1reb+2ast, P.Ribas 9+1reb+1ast, D.Willis 8+9reb+3ast Turk Telekom: J.Terrell 17+1reb+2ast, O.Ellis 13+7reb+3ast, A.Dawkins 10+2reb, G.Erdi Gulaslan 8+5reb+4ast, S.Geyik 6+2reb+1ast, C.Ugur Ogut 5+3reb+3ast Partizan NiS - Andorra 95-70 No shocking result in a game when third ranked Serbian Partizan NiS (9-4) crushed 5th ranked Spanish Andorra (6-6) in Beograd 95-70 on Wednesday. Partizan NiS made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. Partizan NiS outrebounded Andorra 38-19 including a 25-13 advantage in defensive rebounds. French center Mathias Lessort (206-95, agency: Octagon Europe) nailed a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side and American power forward Zach LeDay (202-94, college: Virginia Tech) accounted for 20 points. Four Partizan NiS players scored in double figures. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Guard Oriol Pauli (201-94) came up with 13 points and 9 rebounds and center Victor Arteaga (212-92) added 16 points (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) respectively for Andorra in the defeat. Partizan NiS moved-up to second place in Group A. Loser Andorra keeps the fifth position with six games lost. They share it with Lietkabelis. Partizan NiS will meet Lietkabelis (#6) in the next round. Andorra will play against WKS Slask and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Partizan NiS: Z.LeDay 20+3reb+1ast, M.Lessort 18+12reb+3ast, K.Punter 16+3reb+5ast, M.Yam 15+4reb+4ast, U.Trifunovic 12+1reb, A.Avramovic 6+1reb+3ast Andorra: C.Hannah 17+1ast, V.Arteaga 16+3reb, O.Pauli 13+9reb+1ast, C.Miller-McIntyre 7+3reb+7ast, M.Nakic 5+2reb+2ast, N.Llovet 5+1reb+3ast Trento - Levallois 80-86 Very expected game when 10th ranked Italian Trento (1-12) lost at home to fourth ranked French Metropolitans (8-5) 86-80 on Tuesday. Metropolitans made 16-of-16 free shots (100 percent !!!) during the game. American players dominated the game. Point guard Will Cummings (188-92, college: Temple) nailed 21 points and 7 assists (made all of his seven free throws) for the winning side and power forward Vincent Hunter (203-94, college: UTEP) accounted for 15 points and 7 rebounds. Four Metropolitans players scored in double figures. Forward Jordan Caroline (201-96, college: Nevada) came up with 19 points and 5 rebounds and swingman Cameron Reynolds (201-95, college: Tulane) added 13 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Trento in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Metropolitans. They maintain fourth place in Group A with 8-5 record. Trento lost their eighth game in a row. They keep the tenth position with 12 games lost. Metropolitans will meet at home Hamburg Towers (#8) in the next round. Trento will play against WKS Slask in Wroclaw and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Levallois: W.Cummings 21+3reb+7ast, V.Hunter 15+7reb+3ast, T.Ginat 12+4reb+2ast, T.Crocker 12+3reb+1ast, B.Sy 7+4reb, M.Halilovic 7+4reb+1ast Trento: J.Caroline 19+5reb+1ast, C.Reynolds 13+6reb, D.Flaccadori 11+3reb+1ast, A.Forray 9+1reb+3ast, J.Williams III 8+4reb+1ast, A.Mezzanotte 8+3reb Group BValencia - Virtus BO 83-77An interesting game for Spanish Valencia (9-4) which hosted in Valencia 4th placed Italian Virtus BO (6-6). Second ranked Valencia managed to get a 6-point victory 83-77. Valencia made 23-of-25 charity shots (92.0 percent) during the game, while Virtus BO only scored three points from the stripe. Virtus BO was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Slovenian Klemen Prepelic (191-92) stepped up and scored 19 points for the winners and French Louis Labeyrie (208-92) chipped in 7 points and 10 rebounds. Valencia's coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side American forward Kyle Weems (198-89, college: Missouri St.) responded with 17 points and Marco Belinelli (196-86) scored 10 points and 6 assists. Four Virtus BO players scored in double figures. Valencia maintains second place in Group B with 9-4 record having just two points less than leader Joventut. Virtus BO lost third consecutive game. Defending Italian champion dropped to the fifth position with six games lost. Valencia will play against bottom-ranked JL Bourg (#9) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Virtus BO will play against Bursaspor (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Valencia: K.Prepelic 19+2ast, J.Pradilla 10+4reb+1ast, S.Van-Rossom 8+1reb+1ast, N.Dimitrijevic 8+5ast, M.Tobey 7+7reb+2ast, J.Rivero 7+8reb Virtus BO: K.Weems 17+4reb+1ast, I.Cordinier 11+2reb+1ast, M.Belinelli 10+4reb+6ast, J.Sampson 10+8reb, A.Pajola 7+2reb+9ast, A.Alibegovic 7+2reb Buducnost - Venezia 72-82 The game between third ranked Montenegrin Buducnost (8-5) and sixth ranked Italian Venezia (6-5) was the most important one in the last round on Wednesday night. Buducnost was defeated by Venezia in Podgorica 72-82. Worth to mention a great performance of American-North Macedonian point guard Jordan Theodore (182-89, college: Seton Hall, agency: Network Sports International) who helped to win the game recording 15 points. Greek-American Michael Bramos (198-87, college: Miami, OH) contributed with 12 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Serbian Vladimir Micov (202-85, agency: BeoBasket) answered with 14 points and 4 assists and American power forward Willie Reed (211-90, college: St.Louis) added 15 points in the effort for Buducnost. Four Buducnost players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Venezia moved-up to fourth place in Group B. Defending Montenegrin champion Buducnost keeps the third position with five games lost. Venezia are looking forward to face league's leader Gran Canaria in Las Palmas in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Buducnost will play on the road against Cedevita Ol. in Ljubljana and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Venezia: J.Theodore 15+1reb+3ast, M.Watt 12+4reb+2ast, M.Bramos 12+6reb, A.Daye 10, M.Echodas 8+5reb+2ast, V.Sanders 6+2reb+1ast Buducnost: W.Reed 15+4reb, V.Micov 14+3reb+4ast, J.Cobbs 10+1reb+3ast, P.Popovic 10+1ast, K.Perry 10+3reb+3ast, M.Jagodic-Kuridza 5+7reb+2ast Ulm - Cedevita Ol. 96-104 There was a small surprise when seventh ranked Slovenian Cedevita Ol. (5-7) won against on the road 5th ranked German ratiopharm Ulm (6-7) 104-96 on Wednesday. Cedevita Ol. made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 55.6 percentage. Cedevita Ol. looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Canadian-Nigerian forward Melvin Ejim (201-91, college: Iowa St., agency: BeoBasket) nailed 20 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and swingman Zoran Dragic (196-89, agency: Network Sports International) accounted for 20 points and 5 rebounds. Cedevita Ol.'s coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to get some rest. American Jaron Blossomgame (199-93, college: Clemson) came up with 29 points and 8 rebounds (on 12-of-14 shooting from the field) and the other American import point guard Semaj Christon (190-92, college: Xavier) added 28 points and 7 assists respectively for ratiopharm Ulm in the defeat. Five Cedevita Ol. and four ratiopharm Ulm players scored in double figures. Defending Slovenian champion maintains seventh place in Group B with 5-7 record. Loser ratiopharm Ulm dropped to the sixth position with seven games lost. Cedevita Ol. will meet at home Promitheas (#10) in the next round. ratiopharm Ulm will play against Promitheas (#10) in Patras and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Cedevita Ol.: M.Ejim 20+8reb+2ast, Z.Dragic 20+5reb+3ast, J.Blazic 15+3reb+5ast, E.Muric 13+5reb+2ast, Z.Auguste 11+4reb, Y.Ferrell 10+1reb+7ast Ulm: J.Blossomgame 29+8reb+2ast, S.Christon 28+3reb+7ast, P.Herkenhoff 13+4reb+3ast, S.Thornwell 12+2reb+3ast, N.Bretzel 8+2reb, T.Klepeisz 4+2reb+4ast Bursaspor - Promitheas 87-76 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 10th ranked Greek Promitheas' (3-9) road loss to ninth ranked Turkish Bursaspor (4-7) 76-87 on Tuesday. American Andrew Andrews (188-93, college: Washington) nailed 24 points for the winning side and American-Montenegrin point guard Derek Needham (180-90, college: Fairfield) accounted for 14 points and 8 assists. Five Bursaspor players scored in double figures. American guard Kendrick Ray (188-94, college: KSU) came up with 16 points and 4 assists and point guard Nikos Gkikas (186-90, agency: Octagon Europe) added 12 points and 6 assists respectively for Promitheas in the defeat. Bursaspor moved-up to eighth place in Group B. Loser Promitheas keep the tenth position with nine games lost. Bursaspor will meet higher ranked Virtus BO (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Promitheas will play against Cedevita Ol. (#7) in Ljubljana and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Bursaspor: A.Andrews 24+2reb+3ast, K.Hayes 16+6reb, D.Needham 14+4reb+8ast, O.Bitim 12+9reb+2ast, M.Turen 10+3reb+1ast, D.Dudzinski 8+5reb Promitheas: D.Agravanis 19+1reb, K.Ray 16+3reb+4ast, N.Gkikas 12+2reb+6ast, J.Grant 8+3reb+2ast, T.Simpson 7+2reb, M.Andric 7+5reb+3ast |
| Lessort's double-double lands him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds, while his team crushed Andorra (#5, 6-6) with 25-point margin 95-70. Partizan NiS is placed at 2nd position in EuroCup. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Partizan NiS will need more victories to improve their 9-4 record. Lessort turned to be Partizan NiS's top player in his first season with the team. Mathias Lessort averages this season 16.2ppg and 8.0rpg. Second best performed player last round was Jaron Blossomgame (199-SF-93) of Ulm. He is American in his first season at Ulm. In the last game Blossomgame recorded impressive 29 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. Bad luck as Ulm lost that game 96-104 to slightly lower-ranked Cedevita Ol. (#7, 5-7). This loss caused Ulm to drop to 6th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 6-7 record. Blossomgame is a newcomer at Ulm and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to center Ante Tomic (217-C-87, agency: Octagon Europe) of league's leader Joventut. Tomic showcased his all-around game by recording 19 points, five rebounds and six assists in the last round. He was a key player of Joventut, leading his team to a 78-69 win against the lower-ranked Turk Telekom (#7, 6-7). Joventut confirms their top position in the standings. Tomic has a very solid season. In 12 games in EuroCup he scored 10.0ppg. He also has 5.4rpg, 3.9apg and FGP: 62.3%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Semaj Christon (190-PG-92) of Ulm - 28 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists 5. Will Cummings (188-PG-92) of Levallois - 21 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists 6. Jordan Caroline (201-F-96) of Trento - 19 points and 5 rebounds 7. Zoran Dragic (196-F/G-89) of Cedevita Ol. - 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Zach LeDay (202-F/C-94) of Partizan NiS - 20 points and 3 rebounds 9. Octavius Ellis (208-C-93) of Turk Telekom - 13 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Vincent Hunter (203-C/F-94) of Levallois - 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| CSKA Moscow reportedly in talks with Kevin Pangos - by Eurobasket News | ||||
Pangos was also a member of Canadian international program for some years. He played for Canadian Senior National Team two years ago and previously for University National Team between 2020 and 2013. Pangos also represented Canada at the World Cup in China three years ago. His stats at that event were 5 games: 8.2ppg, 1.8rpg, 5.2apg, 1.2spg, FGP: 39.1%, 3PT: 30.4%, FT: 66.7%. He has played also professionally in Lithuania (Zalgiris), Spain (Barca and Gran Canaria) and Russia (Zenit). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team won VTB United League Regular Season in 2021. Pangos was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Euroleague 1st Team in 2021. He attended Gonzaga University until 2015 and it is his seventh season as a professional player. On Pangos: Yet labelled by most of pro scouts as "the next Steve Nash", he is so good that he has been called in Senior National Team at 16. Compared to Steve Nash at his age, he has .. best shooting touch and passing skills, and seems to be more mature. Huge upside at the point, of course.. |
| Lamar Peters left Baskonia - by Eurobasket News | ||||
He has played also professionally in Turkey (Bursaspor), NBA G League (Westchester Knicks) and NBA Summer League (Philadelphia 76ers). Peters was voted to SEC All-Freshman Team back in 2017 at his college time. He attended Mississippi State University until 2019 and it is his third season as a professional player. |
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Edoardo Zilio had a very impressive game in the last round for Bassano and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 15. He had the game-high 42 points adding seven rebounds and four assists for Bassano as his team lost the game against Dinamo B. (#9, 6-2) 82-91. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings. Bassano maintains the 29th position in EYBL U20 . Too late to improve their position as they are currently ranked such low. They already lost 11 games and recorded just one victory. In the team's last game Zilio had a remarkable 85.7% from 2-point range and got ten three-pointers out of 17 attempts. He turned to be Bassano's top player in his first season with the team. Zilio has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (3rd best: 19.6ppg). Second best performed player last round was Alexandru Luca (195-F-04) of Dinamo B.. He is a forward in his first season at Dinamo B.. In the last game Luca recorded impressive 30 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course Dinamo B. cruised to a 91-82 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Bassano (#29, 1-11). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. But Dinamo B. managed to improve slightly their position in standings taking 9th place. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 6-2 record is not bad and everything may still change. Luca is a newcomer at Dinamo B. and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to forward Flavio Cannavina (106-F/C-04, agency: SLN) of Napoli (#13). Cannavina scored 24 points and grabbed ten rebounds. He was a key player of Napoli, leading his team to a 82-43 easy win against Vienna Utd. (#34, 0-4). Cannavina has a great season in EYBL U20. After only 8 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.5ppg (4th best) and rebounds with 9.9rpg (6th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Rinor Dragusha (193-F-02) of London United - 14 points, 20 rebounds and 7 assists 5. Domonkos Karman (204-SF-02) of Ratgeber Ac. - 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Francesco Stentardo (190-G-03) of Napoli - 21 points and 9 rebounds 7. Samuel Brunner) of Vienna Utd. - 20 points and 12 rebounds 8. David Lapuste (186-PG-04) of Cluj-Napoca - 21 points and 4 rebounds 9. Luca Carstea (198-F-04) of Dinamo B. - 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Victor George (197-F-04) of London United - 23 points and 5 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Round in FIBA Europe Cup means a new league leader. The biggest surprise took place in Istanbul where host Turkish Acibadem (5-1) edged league's leader Russian Avtodor (4-1) 97-95 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Avtodor. It was a key game for the top position in Group L. Acibadem made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was American Sam Dekker (204-94, college: Wisconsin) who had a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds. Center Oguz Savas (213-87) chipped in 20 points (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). At the other side the best for losing team was Canadian-Haitian point guard Kenny Chery (180-92, college: Baylor) who recorded 23 points and 5 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Acibadem have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of Group L leader. Avtodor at the other side dropped to the second place with one game lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Mornar. Avtodor will play next round against strong Bakken trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Acibadem will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Undefeated Italian Reggio Emilia (3-1) recorded its first loss on the court of fourth ranked Belgian Antwerp Giants. Visitors were rolled over by Antwerp Giants 101-59. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Reggio Emilia. It was a good game for American Markel Brown (191-92, college: OK State) who led his team to a victory with 26 points. Elvar Fridriksson contributed with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. American forward Mikael Hopkins (206-93, college: Georgetown) replied with 13 points and 8 rebounds for Reggio Emilia. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Antwerp Giants maintains fourth position in Group J with 2-4 record. Reggio Emilia at the other side still keeps top place with one game lost. Antwerp Giants will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Reggio Emilia will play at home against Kyiv Basket and it may be a tough game between close rivals. One of the most interesting games of round 6 was a derby match between two teams from Portugal. The game took place in Lisbon where second ranked Sporting won against visiting Benfica (2-4) 89-72. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Benfica. Travante Williams scored 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners. Sporting's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Travis Munnings with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Sporting have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending Portuguese champion (4-1) keeps a position of Group K leader, which they share with Oradea. Loser Benfica keeps the third place with four games lost. Sporting will meet league's leader Oradea on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Benfica will have a break next round. Rest of the games of round 6 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: In Group I winless Bayreuth was crushed by Legia in Warszawa 80-55. Leiden beat Parma at home 79-75. In Group J Kyiv Basket was destroyed by Crailsheim on the opponent's court 82-62. Antwerp managed to outperform Kyiv Basket in a home game 83-70. In Group K Trefl recorded a loss to Oradea on the road 80-65. Trefl was defeated by Oradea on its own court 73-83. In Group L Bakken was beaten by London L. in a road game 82-75. Group ILegia - Bayreuth 80-55The game between closely ranked teams ended with 4th ranked German Bayreuth's (0-6) road loss to third ranked Polish Legia (3-2) 55-80 on Wednesday. Legia outrebounded Bayreuth 42-27 including a 34-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. American guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (193-94, college: Michigan) scored 21 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import guard Raymond Cowels III (191-90, college: Santa Clara) chipped in 22 points during the contest. Legia's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American point guard Cameron Wells (186-88, college: Citadel) with 13 points and 7 assists and Lithuanian center Martynas Sajus (208-96) scored 16 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Legia moved-up to second place in Group I, which they share with Parma. Loser Bayreuth still closes the standings with six games lost. Legia will meet league's second-placed Parma in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Bayreuth will have a break next round. Top scorers: Legia: R.Cowels III 22+2reb+1ast, M.Abdur-Rahkman 21+5reb+2ast, R.Johnson 14+6reb+4ast, J.Skific 6+9reb+4ast, G.Kaminski 5+2reb+2ast, G.Kulka 5+2reb Bayreuth: M.Sajus 16+6reb+1ast, C.Wells 13+3reb+7ast, S.Anim 10+3reb+1ast, T.Allen 6+4reb+1ast, K.Bruhnke 4+3reb, J.Joesaar 4+2reb Leiden - Parma 79-75 The game between closely ranked teams ended with first ranked Dutch Leiden's (5-1) home victory over second-best Russian Parma (3-2) 79-75 on Wednesday. It was a great shooting night for Leiden especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.4 percentage. Lithuanian forward Arunas Mikalauskas (204-97) scored 16 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Jhonathan Dunn (193-98, college: S.Nazarene) chipped in 18 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was Latvian forward Mareks Mejeris (207-91, agency: Players Group) with 17 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and Lithuanian guard Adas Juskevicius (194-89, agency: Alti Sport) scored 8 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Four Parma players scored in double figures. Parma's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Leiden have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending Dutch champion maintains first position in Group I with 5-1 record. Loser Parma keeps the second place with two games lost. They share the position with Legia. Leiden will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Parma will play against Legia and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Leiden: J.Dunn 18+4reb+1ast, A.Mikalauskas 16+5reb+2ast, W.de Jong 13+4reb+4ast, M.Bouwknecht 8+1reb+2ast, A.Midtgaard 8+9reb+1ast, E.Tubutis 7+7reb+2ast Parma: M.Mejeris 17+4reb+3ast, E.Voronov 12+3reb+4ast, E.Zukauskas 10+1reb, V.Likhodey 10+2reb+1ast, A.Juskevicius 8+7reb+7ast, A.Parakhouski 6+4reb Group JCrailsheim - Kyiv Basket 82-62Everything could happen in Crailsheim at the game between two tied teams. Both third ranked German Hakro Merlins and second-best Ukrainian Kyiv Basket had identical 2-2 record. This time Hakro Merlins used a home court advantage and rolled over the opponent from Kyiv 82-62 on Tuesday night. It was a key game for the second position in Group J. Hakro Merlins outrebounded Kyiv Basket 44-28 including a 34-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. The game was dominated by American players. Point guard TJ Shorts (175-97, college: UC Davis) scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the charge for the winners and guard Terrell Harris (191-93, college: Georgia Coll., agency: Players Group) chipped in 16 points during the contest. Shorts is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. The best for the losing side was forward Jeff Garrett (201-94, college: LSUS) with 12 points and 8 rebounds and guard Bernard Thompson (191-93, college: FGCU) scored 14 points. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Hakro Merlins (3-2) moved-up to second place in Group J. Loser Kyiv Basket dropped to the third position with three games lost. Hakro Merlins will meet league's leader Reggio Emilia on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Kyiv Basket will play against the league's leader Reggio Emilia and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Crailsheim: T.Harris 16+4reb+1ast, T.Shorts 14+7reb+8ast, M.Stuckey 14+4reb+1ast, F.Bleck 9+9reb+3ast, J.Axel Gudmundsson 9+5reb+3ast, J.Lewis 5+3reb+1ast Kyiv Basket: B.Thompson 14+1reb+2ast, A.Voinalovych 12, J.Garrett 12+8reb+2ast, J.Swing 9+5reb+3ast, A.Woodson 8+2reb+1ast, K.Anikenko 4+5reb+1ast Antwerp - Reggio Emilia 101-59 Undefeated Italian Reggio Emilia (3-1) recorded its first loss on the court of fourth ranked Belgian Antwerp Giants. Visitors were rolled over by Antwerp Giants 101-59. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Reggio Emilia. Antwerp Giants had a 33-21 advantage in offensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Reggio Emilia's players. It was a good game for American Markel Brown (191-92, college: OK State) who led his team to a victory with 26 points. Icelandic point guard Elvar Fridriksson (182-94, college: Barry) contributed with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. Four Antwerp Giants players scored in double figures. American forward Mikael Hopkins (206-93, college: Georgetown) replied with 13 points and 8 rebounds and Latvian Arturs Strautins (198-98) added 8 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Reggio Emilia. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Antwerp Giants maintains fourth position in Group J with 2-4 record. Reggio Emilia at the other side still keeps top place with one game lost. Antwerp Giants will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Reggio Emilia will play at home against Kyiv Basket and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Antwerp: M.Brown 26+4reb+3ast, C.Krutwig 15+7reb, J.Mwema 11+5reb+5ast, E.Fridriksson 10+6reb+9ast, M.Tiby 9+3reb+2ast, R.Rogiers 7+3reb+1ast Reggio Emilia: M.Hopkins 13+8reb+1ast, A.Cinciarini 9+2reb+5ast, B.Crawford 9+1ast, A.Strautins 8+7reb+1ast, D.Mouhamet 7+5reb, O.Olisevicius 7+4reb Antwerp - Kyiv Basket 83-70 There was a small surprise when fourth ranked Belgian Antwerp Giants (2-4) beat at home second-best Ukrainian Kyiv Basket (2-3) 83-70 on Saturday. Icelandic point guard Elvar Fridriksson (182-94, college: Barry) scored 22 points and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American Matt Tiby (203-92, college: Milwaukee) chipped in 15 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was American point guard Avery Woodson (188-93, college: Butler) with 16 points and his fellow American import guard Jordan Swing (198-90, college: UAB) scored 13 points. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Antwerp Giants maintains fourth position in Group J with 2-4 record. Loser Kyiv Basket dropped to the third place with three games lost. Antwerp Giants will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Kyiv Basket will play against the league's leader Reggio Emilia and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Antwerp: E.Fridriksson 22+3reb+5ast, M.Tiby 15+9reb+1ast, J.Hands 12+7reb+2ast, R.Rogiers 9+3reb, D.Donkor 7+1reb+2ast, V.Den Eynde Niels 7+2reb+2ast Kyiv Basket: A.Woodson 16+2reb+2ast, M.Caffey 15+1reb+2ast, J.Swing 13+3reb+2ast, D.Skapintsev 7+7reb+1ast, A.Kovalov 7+4reb, B.Thompson 7+3reb+2ast Group KOradea - Trefl 80-65Not a big story in a game when 4th ranked Polish Trefl (1-5) was defeated on the road by first ranked Romanian Oradea (4-1) 80-65 on Wednesday. Oradea outrebounded Trefl 42-25 including 28 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American forward Garlon Green (201-91, college: TCU, agency: Slash Sports) scored 25 points to lead the charge for the winners and Serbian-French center Alexandre Gavrilovic (208-91, college: Towson) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was Michal Kolenda (202-97) with 15 points and American guard Brandon Young (192-91, college: DePaul, agency: BIG) scored 13 points. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Oradea maintains first position in Group K with 4-1 record, which they share with Sporting. Trefl lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with five games lost. Oradea will meet at home league's second-placed Sporting in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Trefl will have a break next round. Top scorers: Oradea: G.Green 25+4reb+1ast, A.Gavrilovic 15+7reb, M.Ogden 11+7reb+1ast, S.Holt 6+2reb+2ast, K.Richard 6+2reb+8ast, B.Nicolescu 5+4reb Trefl: M.Kolenda 15+2reb+1ast, B.Young 13+1reb+3ast, Y.Franke 10+2reb+1ast, L.Hubert 8+2reb+2ast, P.Leonczyk 8+4reb+2ast, K.Gruszecki 4+3reb+2ast Sporting - Benfica 89-72 One of the most interesting games of round 6 was a derby match between two teams from Portugal. The game took place in Lisbon where second ranked Sporting won against visiting Benfica (2-4) 89-72. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Benfica. American forward Travante Williams (197-93, college: Alaska, agency: Duran International) scored 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import point guard Shakir Smith (194-92, college: ASU) chipped in 22 points during the contest. Sporting's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Bahamas-American forward Travis Munnings (198-94, college: ULM, agency: Duran International) with 19 points and 8 rebounds and American guard Aaron Broussard (196-90, college: Seattle) scored 14 points. Four Benfica players scored in double figures. Sporting have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending Portuguese champion (4-1) keeps a position of Group K leader, which they share with Oradea. Loser Benfica keeps the third place with four games lost. Sporting will meet league's leader Oradea on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Benfica will have a break next round. Top scorers: Sporting: T.Williams 23+6reb+5ast, S.Smith 22+2ast, J.Patton 12+7reb+1ast, T.Omlid 8+6reb+1ast, A.Monteiro 6+3reb+2ast, D.Ventura 6+1reb+3ast Benfica: T.Munnings 19+8reb+2ast, F.Gaines 17+1reb+3ast, A.Broussard 14+4reb+3ast, J.Silva 10+2reb+2ast, J.Farr 7+4reb, A.Hallman 4+8reb+4ast Trefl - Oradea 73-83 Everything went according to plan in Sopot where first ranked Romanian Oradea (4-1) won against 4th ranked Polish Trefl (1-5) 83-73 on Saturday. Serbian power forward Nikola Markovic (208-89) scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and American-Romanian guard Kris Richard (196-89, college: Tulane) chipped in 16 points and 5 assists during the contest. Richard is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Oradea players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American guard Brandon Young (192-91, college: DePaul, agency: BIG) with 22 points and Dutch guard Yannick Franke (197-96) scored 15 points and 7 rebounds. Oradea maintains first position in Group K with 4-1 record, which they share with Sporting. Trefl lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with five games lost. Oradea will meet at home league's second-placed Sporting in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Trefl will have a break next round. Top scorers: Oradea: N.Markovic 20+5reb+6ast, K.Richard 16+4reb+5ast, M.Ogden 12+4reb, D.Bickauskis 10+8reb+4ast, A.Gavrilovic 8+7reb, S.Holt 8+3reb Trefl: B.Young 22+2reb+3ast, J.Sharma 17+7reb+1ast, Y.Franke 15+7reb+3ast, M.Kolenda 9+4reb+1ast, K.Gruszecki 8+1reb+4ast, D.Davis 2+2reb+1ast Group LBahcesehir - Avtodor 97-95Round in FIBA Europe Cup means a new league leader. The biggest surprise took place in Istanbul where host Turkish Acibadem (5-1) edged league's leader Russian Avtodor (4-1) 97-95 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Avtodor. It was a key game for the top position in Group L. Acibadem made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was American Sam Dekker (204-94, college: Wisconsin) who had a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds. Center Oguz Savas (213-87) chipped in 20 points (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). At the other side the best for losing team was Canadian-Haitian point guard Kenny Chery (180-92, college: Baylor) who recorded 23 points and 5 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and American forward DJ Funderburk (208-97, college: NC State) added 19 points respectively. Five Acibadem and four Avtodor players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Acibadem have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of Group L leader. Avtodor at the other side dropped to the second place with one game lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Mornar. Avtodor will play next round against strong Bakken trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Acibadem will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Top scorers: Bahcesehir: O.Savas 20+2reb+2ast, E.Yilmaz 18+4reb+1ast, J.Smith 13+3reb+6ast, S.Dekker 13+11reb+3ast, J.Jones 11+4reb, K.Ozmizrak 9+1reb+2ast Avtodor: K.Chery 23+4reb+5ast, D.Funderburk 19+4reb+1ast, J.Johnson 16+3reb+2ast, A.Kvitkovskikh 10, P.Scrubb 10+1reb+4ast, G.Jerrett 7+6reb+1ast London L. - Bakken 82-75 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when one of their biggest challengers Danish Bakken (1-4) was defeated on the road by fourth ranked British London Lions (1-5) 82-75 on Wednesday. London Lions looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when London Lions made 8 blocks. American swingman Isaiah Reese (196-96, college: Canisius, agency: Verus Management) had a triple-double by scoring 13 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import guard Dirk Williams (196-94, college: UAB) chipped in 23 points during the contest. Four London Lions players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Jamaican-Canadian point guard Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson (178-91, college: Calgary, agency: Slash Sports) with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and American forward Ryan Evans (202-90, college: Wisconsin) scored 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Bakken's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. London Lions maintains fourth position in Group L with 1-5 record. Defending Danish champion Bakken keeps the third place with four games lost. London Lions will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Bakken will play against the league's second-placed Avtodor in Saratov and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: London L.: D.Williams 23+3reb+1ast, K.Kelley 16+5reb+3ast, M.Teague 15+2reb+6ast, I.Reese 13+10reb+11ast, A.Majauskas 8+4reb+2ast, J.Washburn 5+6reb+3ast Bakken: J.Ogungbemi-Jackson 15+6reb+4ast, R.Evans 13+8reb+4ast, T.Ongwae 10+4reb+2ast, T.Taylor 8+5reb, M.Harris 7+3reb+1ast, D.Jukic 7+1reb+4ast |
| Jylan Washington Helps BC Kyiv Basket Attain Success Because He Can Do A Bit Of Everything On The Floor - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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Jy'Lan Washington (206-F-97, college: Tennessee St.) is a 24 year old 206cm forward from Smyrna, Tennessee playing his second professional season and first with BC Kyiv Basket (Ukraine-Superleague). He played his rookie season with BC Rustavi 1991 (Georgia-Superleague) averaging 15.2ppg, 9.2rpg, 1.7apg, FGP: 58.9%, 3PT-3 (47.1%), FT: 71.7%. He began his basketball career with / Stewart Creek High School and then played at Louisiana Tech from 2015-2018 playing 96 NCAA games. He played his senior year at Tennessee State averaging 10.5ppg, 5.3rpg, 1.0apg, 1.0bpg, FGP: 64.5%, 3PT: 53.8%, FT: 78.4%. He spoke to eurobasket before a Fiba Europe Cup game against the Hakro Merlins Crailsheim. Jylan thanks for talking to eurobasket.com. Where are you at the moment and how is basketball life treating you at the moment. You were in the States and then Georgia during the Pandemic. How have you experienced COVID and what were the most challenging things you had to cope with? Being in Georgia my rookie year during the pandemic was pretty challenging. The city went on lockdown so basically after practice the only place you could go to was the grocery store and you had to be in the house at 9pm. But honestly it wasn't bad just had to adapt. With everything that you witnessed during COVID off the court how do you feel did you get stronger as a man? Just being alone in the city made me a stronger person I really learned a lot about myself. Your playing your first season with BC Kyiv Basket (Ukraine-Superleague). What kind of an experience has it been playing in the Ukraine? How is this a step up from the league in Georgia? Playing in Ukraine I feel like every team is good it's more physical for sure but I think adjusting pretty good. The biggest step from Georgia is traveling every road game in Ukraine. In Georgia most of the games were played in the same gym we really didn't have to travel as much. You haven't needed an adjustment period playing in the Fiba Europe Cup League. What have you been focusing on most on your game to help continue to make new strides against very different competition? Honestly just playing hard every possession and doing whatever it takes to win the game. You're the youngest American on the team. How valuable has it been having so many vets around? Which American do you feel have you profited most from? It is very valuable to have vets around I listen to them and I try to soak up as much information as I can so I can pass it on for when I'm not the youngest on the team. All the Americans give me advice I feel like they are a big reason to why I'm adjusting so well. Let's talk a little about your game. You're a 206cm forward. If you had to compare your game to a NBA player who would best fit the bill? My favorite player growing up was Rudy Gay. I always tried to steal bits of pieces from him I feel like he can a little bit of everything an that's what type of player I think I am. Is it fair to say you're a modern day forward with a three pointer? How vital will the development of your three for moving up the basketball ladder? Shooting the ball so well in Georgia must have given you a lot of confidence. Yes I feel like I can stretch out the floor pretty well with my shooting ability. I feel like it makes me valuable with my size to be able to shoot the ball. Confidence plays a big role in basketball so Georgia helped me believe in myself more after the season I had. How much pride do you take on the defensive end? Do you feel like sky is the limit with your defensive capabilities? I take it personal every position is big so I try to my best to help my team get the stop. Yes I feel like I can guard pretty good at my size and being able to switch on guards the sky is the limit for sure. Last season you played with BC Rustavi 1991 (Georgia-Superleague) playing 26 games: averaging 15.2ppg, 9.2rpg, 1.7apg, FGP: 58.9%, 3PT-3 (47.1%), FT: 71.7%. What was your wake up call to being a rookie overseas where you knew that you were very far away from home? Just not being able to look in the stands and see friends and family. You really have to find your own motivation overseas. How cool was it wining your first pro title as a rookie. What made this team so special? It was a great experience what made it so special was that everything I went through that year it was worth it. How much did guards White and Davis make your life easier on the court? What will you always remember about them? They were great players we always pushed it other no matter what. We always had each others back it's a long season so we held each other accountable. We would laugh through the hard times I'll always remember that about them. You played at Louisiana Tech from 2015-2018. What memories do have from those years? How do you see yourself having made steps in your game there? Just winning games with my teammates and having fun on an off the court. I gained like 25 pounds there so it helped me out. Was the coaching change from KonKol to Davis a reason you left for Tennessee State? I left la tech because I wanted to be closer to home for my senior year. What do you remember from your battles with Erik McCree? How did a guy like him help your game in the two years? Guarding Erik everyday pushed me he wasn't an easy person to guard. Just watching him and talking to him on how he prepared for games helped out for my junior and senior year. You played your senior year at Tennessee State. You made big strides averaging 10.5ppg, 5.3rpg, 1.0apg, 1.0bpg, FGP: 64.5%, 3PT: 53.8%, FT: 78.4%. How did your game develop as a senior? Red shirting I watched a lot of my old highlights and working out everyday. That made me hungry an eager to play basketball again. How did head coach Brian Collins groom and prepare you bets for a professional career? When I signed there he told me to prepare myself to be a pro stay in the gym as much as you can. I took it personal and listened to what he said and it all worked out. Who won a one on one in practice you or Wesley Harris? Me an west played different positions so we really never guarded each other but if I had to say we probably evened out. West is a very talented player loved his game. Who was the toughest player that you encountered in the NCAA that would reach the NBA? I'd have to say Collin Sexton he was just a dog on both ends. Please name your 5 best teammates of all-time? Trip Davis Derric Jean Jacobi Boykins Alex Hamilton Deshwan Robinson Please list your personal NBA Mount Rushmore of past or present heads. MJ ,Kevin Durant, Lebron James ,Kobe What is your personal opinion of the neverending debate of who is the greatest of all-time Michael Jordan or Lebron James? All time MJ for sure no debate. Did you see the sequel to the classic Coming To America? Shouldn't they have left it alone? Yes let a classic be a classic. Lol Thanks Jylan for the chat. |
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#11. Former University international guard Andre Gustavson (193-99, currently studies in the States) contributed to Richmond's victory against the St. Bonaventure University 71-61 in the NCAA in Friday night's game. Gustavson scored 9 points and had 3 steals in 34 minutes. Gustavson has averaged so far 4.5ppg, 2.4rpg and 1.3spg in 15 games. He used to play for the Finnish university national team three years ago. #12. Former international guard Shawn Hopkins (198-95, college: N.Georgia, currently plays in Iceland) contributed to an easy victory against the league outsider Thor AK crushing them 112-84 in the Icelandic Subway League last Thursday. Hopkins scored 8 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Hopkins averaged so far 14.7ppg, 6.4rpg, 1.7apg and 1.1spg. He used to play for the Finnish national team back in 2017. #13. U20 international forward Touko Tainamo (206-1, is currently at the American university) contributed to a 2-point Denver's victory against the University of North Dakota 81-79 in the NCAA on Thursday night. Tainamo scored 8 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and made 2 blocks in 33 minutes. Tainamo has averaged so far 7.0ppg and 4.8rpg in 26 games. He is also Finnish U20 national team player. #14. Former U20 international forward Jesper Granlund (198-0, currently plays college basketball in the States) contributed to a 2-point Longwood's victory against the Charleston Southern University 69-67 in the NCAA in Saturday night's game. Granlund recorded 7 points. Granlund has averaged so far 4.0ppg and 2.7rpg. He used to play for the Finnish U20 national team back in 2019. #15. Former international guard Aapeli Alanen (201-96, another player represented by Blacktop Management, currently plays in Austria) couldn't help UBC St. Poelten in their game against Raiffeisen Flyers Wels in the Austrian BSL. Alanen cannot count Wednesday's game as one of the best ones. He recorded only 2 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in 20 minutes. His team was badly defeated by 19 points 69-50. Alanen's stats this year are: 14.1ppg, 6.6rpg, 1.7apg and 1.3spg in 14 games. He used to play for the Finnish national team two years ago. The list of other players, who all have Finnish passport but never been selected to any of Finnish national teams: #1. Roberto Mantovani (203-F-94, college: RMU, currently plays in Cyprus) managed to help Petrolina AEK Larnaca to win against the tenth-ranked APOP (6-11) crushing them 96-40 in the Cypriot OPAP Basket League last Thursday. Mantovani recorded only 4 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. Petrolina AEK Larnaca (14-3) is placed first in the OPAP Basket League. It was his team's seventh consecutive victory in a row. Mantovani has been at the team for four years. He has averaged so far 6.6ppg, 5.0rpg and 1.2apg. Mantovani has a dual citizenship: Finnish and Cypriot. #2. Experienced Olivier Nkamhoua (203-F-0, currently plays college basketball in the States) led Tennessee to a victory against the Texas A&M University (4-13) 90-80 in the NCAA in Tuesday night's game. Nkamhoua scored 15 points, had 7 rebounds and made 3 blocks. The University of Tennessee has a solid 7-3 conference record this season. Nkamhoua has averaged so far 8.6ppg, 5.6rpg, 1.2apg and 1.1bpg. #3. Leevi Erkkila (194-SG-0, currently plays in Germany) contributed to an easy victory against the sixth-ranked SG Braunschweig 70-51 in the German Regionalliga (fourth division) in Sunday night's game. Erkkila recorded 8 points in only 12 minutes. VfL Stade (13-6) is placed second in North group. Erkkila averaged so far 10.3ppg, 1.3rpg and 1.7spg in 10 games he played so far. #4. Teemu Tumanoff (198-F, currently plays in NCAA2). He could not help the Davis & Elkins College (4-11) to beat the Alderson Broaddus University (6-9). Tumanoff scored 5 points. The Davis & Elkins College was defeated 83-70 on the road by the Alderson Broaddus University. This season Tumanoff averages only 1.7ppg. #5. Mubashar Ali (213-C/F, currently plays in NAIA) contributed to a 1-point Florida Memorial University's victory against the Thomas University (3-4) 71-70 in the NAIA in Saturday night's game. He scored only 4 points in 11 minutes. The Florida Memorial University has 5-4 record this season. There are only two games left until the end of the NAIA Regular Season. Ali has averaged so far 7.2ppg, 5.4rpg and 1.4bpg in 13 games. |
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There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in NM1. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Caen (18-6) on the court of fifth ranked Lyon CTC on Tuesday night. Visitors were edged by Lyon CTC 81-78. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Caen. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in Group B. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Kevin Kokila (204-1) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and American-Icelandic forward Michael Craion (197-89, college: ORU, agency: Inception Sports) who added 16 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was swingman Florian Thibedore (193-90) with 18 points. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Lyon CTC (16-7) moved-up to second place in Group B, which they share with Le Havre and Mulhouse. Caen at the other side still keeps top position with six games lost. Lyon CTC is looking forward to face Orchesien BC (#7) in Orchies in the next round where they are favorite. Caen will play at home against CFBB (#12) and is hoping to win this game. Very important is a road loss of second ranked C'Chartres (16-8) against eleventh ranked Kaysersberg (8-16) on Tuesday night. Visiting C'Chartres was defeated by Kaysersberg in a tough game in Kaysersberg 77-85. The winners were led by naturalized Ivorian forward Tiegbe Bamba (204-91, college: Portland St.) who scored that evening 19 points and 7 rebounds and Maxence Dadiet supported him with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Kaysersberg's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 20 points by point guard Yann Siegwarth (185-93) did not help to save the game for C'Chartres. Kaysersberg maintains eleventh position in Group B with 8-16 record. C'Chartres at the other side dropped to the fifth place with eight games lost. Kaysersberg will play against GET Vosges (#14) in Golbey in the next round. C'Chartres will play at home against STB Le Havre (#4) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. The game between Top Four teams took place in Rueil. 4th ranked host Rueil (13-11) lost to second ranked Poitiers (19-5) 69-60. The best player for the winners was Lovro Mazalin who scored 15 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Florian Fortas who recorded 13 points. Poitiers have an impressive 11-game winning streak. They maintain second position in Group A with 19-5 record having just one point less than leader Caen. Rueil lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with 11 games lost. Poitiers will meet at home JSA Bordeaux (#14) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Rueil will play against Vitre (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. There were no shocking results in the other games in round 24: In Group A Lorient destroyed Challans on the opponent's court 98-76. Toulouse unfortunately lost to Angers in a home game 74-80. Les Sables recorded a loss to Stade Rochelais on the road 59-71. Rennes crushed Cergy-Pontoise on its own court 99-77. Lourdes smashed Dax-Gamarde in Tarbes 100-78. Bordeaux won against Vitre at home 77-65. In Group B Andrezieux managed to outperform Avignon/Pontet on the opponent's court 82-75. Le Havre managed to beat Orchies in a home game 77-68. GET Vosges was crushed by Mulhouse on the road 86-62. Pole France was smashed by Boulogne on its own court 44-79. SOPCC was destroyed by Besancon in a road game 88-63. The most impressive stats of the last round was 21 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists by Kiady Razanamahenina of Bordeaux. Group ARueil - Poitiers 60-69The game between Top Four teams took place in Rueil. 4th ranked host Rueil (13-11) lost to second ranked Poitiers (19-5) 69-60. The best player for the winners was Croatian Lovro Mazalin (204-97) who scored 15 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. American swingman Marcus Relphorde (198-88, college: Colorado) chipped in 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Poitiers players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Florian Fortas (191-0) who recorded 13 points and point guard Warren Racine (188-95) added 6 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Poitiers have an impressive 11-game winning streak. They maintain second position in Group A with 19-5 record having just one point less than leader Caen. Rueil lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with 11 games lost. Poitiers will meet at home JSA Bordeaux (#14) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Rueil will play against Vitre (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Poitiers: L.Mazalin 15+9reb+4ast, M.Relphorde 12+5reb+4ast, C.Pontens 12+1reb+3ast, M.Chambre 12+5reb+4ast, Y.MBaya 7+7reb, K.Mendy 5+3reb+3ast Rueil: F.Fortas 13+4reb+2ast, S.Plaucoste 9+3reb+1ast, M.Nguirane 8+5reb+1ast, G.Dylan 7+3reb, W.Racine 6+7reb+1ast, S.Ricard 6+3reb+2ast Challans - Lorient 76-98 Very expected game when 12th ranked Vendee Challans (8-14) was crushed at home by third ranked Lorient (16-7) 98-76 on Tuesday. Lorient forced 21 Vendee Challans turnovers. The best player for the winners was Guinean point guard Ahmed Doumbia (195-89) who scored 27 points (on 10-of-11 shooting from the field). Cameroonian forward Arnaud-William Moto (198-93, college: Towson, agency: Duran International) chipped in 18 points and 7 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Serbian-Montenegrin center Nemanja Kovanusic (204-93) who recorded a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and swingman Kevin Bichard (196-86) added 13 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Lorient have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain third position in Group A with 16-7 record having just three points less than leader Caen. Loser Vendee Challans keeps the twelfth place with 14 games lost. Lorient will meet at home Dax-Gamarde (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Vendee Challans will play against the league's leader Etoile Angers and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Lorient: A.Doumbia 27+2reb+1ast, A.Moto 18+7reb+1ast, I.Djambo 14+2reb+2ast, I.Saounera 10+1reb+2ast, S.Cape 10+1reb+3ast, A.Sy 7+6reb+3ast Challans: N.Kovanusic 15+10reb+2ast, J.Barham 15+3reb+1ast, K.Bichard 13+5reb+3ast, T.Desseignet 12+1reb+3ast, R.Dardaine 7+5reb+1ast, J.Bichard 7+4reb+5ast Toulouse - Angers 74-80 Very predictable result when first ranked Etoile Angers (20-4) defeated on the road 9th ranked Toulouse (10-13) 80-74 on Tuesday. They outrebounded Toulouse 51-28 including a 22-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Moroccan forward Karim Gourari (203-89) who had a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds. Guyanese forward Youri Morose (202-97) chipped in 16 points and 9 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Adrien Thimon (188-94) who recorded 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and American power forward Ron Anderson Jr (203-89, college: S.Florida) added 11 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists respectively. Four Toulouse players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Etoile Angers have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position in Group A with 20-4 record. Toulouse lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth place with 13 games lost. They share the position with Dax-Gamarde. Etoile Angers will meet at home Vendee Challans (#12) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Toulouse will play against Les Sables in Les Sables-D'Ollone and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Angers: K.Gourari 21+10reb+2ast, Y.Morose 16+9reb+2ast, S.Gauthier 9+6reb+3ast, R.Malonga 7+3reb+4ast, A.Williams 6+2reb+6ast, Y.Smock 5+3reb Toulouse: A.Thimon 14+7reb+4ast, F.Yangue 13+7reb+2ast, F.Sahraoui 13+3ast, R.Anderson Jr. 11+6reb+6ast, A.Aygalenq 9+3reb+2ast, V.Mopsus 6+2reb+1ast Stade Rochelais - Les Sables 71-59 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 6th ranked Les Sables (11-12) was defeated on the road by seventh ranked La Rochelle (12-12) 71-59 on Tuesday. The best player for the winners was forward Franck Seguela (198-97) who scored 14 points and 4 assists. Guard Gaetan Clerc (189-91) chipped in a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 assists. Four La Rochelle players scored in double figures. La Rochelle's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was American Mykal Riley (198-85, college: Alabama) who recorded 9 points and 5 rebounds and power forward Gregory Lessort (198-85) added 11 points respectively. La Rochelle moved-up to fifth place in Group A. Loser Les Sables dropped to the seventh position with 12 games lost. La Rochelle will meet Pontoise (#8) in the next round. Les Sables will play against Toulouse and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Stade Rochelais: C.Gassama 15+2reb, F.Seguela 14+4reb+4ast, N.Carey 13+3reb+1ast, G.Clerc 11+1reb+10ast, A.Thinon 11+1reb+3ast, K.Wright 5+12reb+1ast Les Sables: D.Dolenc 12, G.Lessort 11+4reb, M.Riley 9+5reb+2ast, B.Dohou 8+1reb+1ast, K.Cham 7+2reb+2ast, N.Burrell 6+4ast Rennes - Cergy-Pontoise 99-77 There was a surprise result when thirteenth ranked Union Rennes (7-16) outscored at home higher ranked Pontoise (11-13) 99-77 on Tuesday. Union Rennes dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Pontoise's 38. Union Rennes had a 29-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a great shooting night for Union Rennes especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.9 percentage. Union Rennes looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The best player for the winners was Guinean forward Cheick Sekou-Conde (203-92) who scored 15 points and 9 rebounds. Naturalized Ivorian point guard Bryan Pamba-Juille (186-92) chipped in 17 points and 6 assists. Union Rennes' coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was American point guard Vinnie Shahid (180-98, college: NDSU) who recorded 18 points and 8 assists and naturalized Senegalese forward Antoine Mendy (198-83, agency: Interperformances) added 17 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Five Union Rennes and four Pontoise players scored in double figures. Union Rennes maintains thirteenth position in Group A with 7-16 record. Newly promoted Pontoise keeps the eighth place with 13 games lost. Union Rennes will meet higher ranked Lourdes-Tarbes (#9) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Pontoise will play against La Rochelle and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Rennes: B.Pamba-Juille 17+3reb+6ast, P.Berre Clement 15+3reb+2ast, C.Sekou-Conde 15+9reb+2ast, M.Faye 13+5reb+2ast, M.Diop 11+7reb+1ast, J.Sclear 10+3reb+3ast Cergy-Pontoise: V.Shahid 18+1reb+8ast, A.Mendy 17+7reb, M.Kone 13+6reb+1ast, D.Gana 13+5reb, M.Benhamed 6+3reb+4ast, T.Andy 4+2reb+1ast Dax-Gamarde - Lourdes 78-100 There was a minor upset in Gamarde les Bains where 9th ranked Dax-Gamarde (10-13) was outplayed by eleventh ranked Lourdes-Tarbes (10-11) 100-78 on Tuesday. Lourdes-Tarbes shot 62.1 percent from the field. Lourdes-Tarbes outrebounded Dax-Gamarde 34-23 including 24 on the defensive glass. They shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 53.6 percentage. Lourdes-Tarbes looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was Mozambican-American guard Kendal Manuel (194-97, college: Montana, agency: Inception Sports) who scored 19 points and 6 assists. Serbian-Montenegrin power forward Luka Nikolic (209-94) chipped in 16 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Lourdes-Tarbes' coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Lithuanian forward Gilvydas Biruta (206-91, college: URI) who recorded 16 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Anthony Da Silva (185-1) added 9 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Lourdes-Tarbes moved-up to ninth place in Group A. Loser Dax-Gamarde dropped to the tenth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Toulouse. Lourdes-Tarbes will meet at home Union Rennes (#13) in the next round. Dax-Gamarde will play against Lorient and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Lourdes: K.Manuel 19+4reb+6ast, L.Nikolic 16+8reb+1ast, G.Lobela-Nkuna 16+1reb, K.Incredule 15+3reb+5ast, A.Prugnieres 14+4reb+2ast, R.Lesca 8+3reb+6ast Dax-Gamarde: G.Biruta 16+5reb+2ast, D.Christopher 14+3reb+1ast, C.Mansare 12+2reb+2ast, E.Bosc 11+4reb+1ast, T.Cohn 11+6ast, A.Da Silva 9+7reb+2ast Bordeaux - Vitre 77-65 There was a surprise result when fourteenth ranked JSA Bordeaux (3-19) won against at home higher ranked Vitre (11-11) 77-65 on Tuesday. They outrebounded Vitre 42-27 including 29 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was Madagascar point guard Kiady Razanamahenina (185-96) who scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. American-Argentinian forward Donovan Johnson (201-92, college: KWC) chipped in 9 points and 10 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Vincent Fandelet (199-92) who recorded 20 points and point guard Louis Prolhac (177-91) added 10 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) respectively. JSA Bordeaux maintains fourteenth position in Group A with 3-19 record. Loser Vitre keeps the sixth place with 11 games lost. JSA Bordeaux will meet league's second-placed Poitiers on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Vitre will play against Rueil (#4) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Top scorers: Bordeaux: K.Razanamahenina 21+6reb+9ast, A.Vialaret 10+6reb+5ast, C.Desmonts 10+7reb+2ast, D.Johnson 9+10reb+2ast, H.Vorotnikovas 9+6reb+2ast, H.Willan 8+2reb Vitre: V.Fandelet 20+2reb+1ast, L.Prolhac 10+5reb+6ast, K.Tresnak 8+1reb+1ast, J.Zero 6+3reb+2ast, I.Maxim 6+3reb, A.Thibault 6+2reb+1ast Group BAvignon/Pontet - Andrezieux 75-82Very expected game when 12th ranked Avignon/Pontet (7-17) was defeated at home by sixth ranked Andrezieux (14-9) 82-75 on Tuesday. Andrezieux outrebounded Avignon/Pontet 34-21 including 27 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was Kenyan-American forward Joel Awich (201-93, college: Cal Poly) who scored 20 points and 7 rebounds. Naturalized Mali center Moustapha Diarra (205-87, college: USF) chipped in 15 points and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was American-Jamaican Duane Morgan (198-93, college: Adelphi) who recorded 20 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Geoffrey Bourcier (183-88) added 21 points respectively. Five Avignon/Pontet players scored in double figures. Andrezieux maintains sixth position in Group B with 14-9 record. Loser Avignon/Pontet keeps the twelfth place with 17 games lost. They share the position with Pole France. Andrezieux will meet at home Besancon (#10) in the next round. Avignon/Pontet will play against SOPCC in Pont de Cheruy and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Andrezieux: J.Awich 20+7reb+1ast, M.Diarra 15+4reb+4ast, D.Denave 15+1reb+1ast, P.N'Jiba 9+5reb+2ast, H.Dumortier 8+2reb+2ast, L.Nadyr 8+3reb+7ast Avignon/Pontet: G.Bourcier 21+2reb+3ast, D.Morgan 20+6reb+2ast, D.Papic 14+3reb+1ast, R.Tomatis 10+3reb, T.Vincent 10+5reb+8ast, F.Corentin 0 Le Havre - Orchies 77-68 Rather predictable result when fifth ranked STB Le Havre (16-7) defeated at home 7th ranked Orchesien BC (11-11) 77-68 on Tuesday. STB Le Havre made 32-of-37 free shots (86.5 percent) during the game, while Orchesien BC only scored nine points from the stripe. The best player for the winners was point guard Oumarou Sylla (185-92) who scored 23 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Center Romain Duport (216-86) chipped in 13 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Four STB Le Havre players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was naturalized Mali point guard Ibrahima Sidibe (180-95) who recorded 12 points and 4 assists and forward Jeremy Ricard-Dorigo (200-94) added 11 points respectively. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. STB Le Havre have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place in Group B, which they share with Mulhouse and Lyon CTC. Loser Orchesien BC keeps the seventh position with 11 games lost. STB Le Havre will meet C'Chartres (#5) on the road in the next round. Orchesien BC will play against the league's second-placed Lyon CTC and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Le Havre: O.Sylla 23+5reb+3ast, R.Duport 13+9reb+4ast, J.Burrows 11+2reb+2ast, K.Mondesir 11+6reb+1ast, P.Turpin 6, H.Suhard 5+4reb+4ast Orchies: I.Sidibe 12+3reb+4ast, J.Ricard-Dorigo 11+3reb+2ast, G.Turdziladze 8+6reb+2ast, G.Bengaber 7+1reb+2ast, J.Verbeke 7+7reb, R.Alliman 7+7reb+1ast Kaysersberg - Chartres 85-77 Very important is a road loss of second ranked C'Chartres (16-8) against eleventh ranked Kaysersberg (8-16) on Tuesday night. Visiting C'Chartres was defeated by Kaysersberg in a tough game in Kaysersberg 77-85. Kaysersberg forced 21 C'Chartres turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by C'Chartres' players. The winners were led by naturalized Ivorian forward Tiegbe Bamba (204-91, college: Portland St.) who scored that evening 19 points and 7 rebounds and naturalized Ivorian point guard Maxence Dadiet (192-99) supported him with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Kaysersberg's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 20 points by point guard Yann Siegwarth (185-93) did not help to save the game for C'Chartres. Naturalized Congolese center Valentin Mukuna (208-93) added 12 points and 7 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Kaysersberg maintains eleventh position in Group B with 8-16 record. C'Chartres at the other side dropped to the fifth place with eight games lost. Kaysersberg will play against GET Vosges (#14) in Golbey in the next round. C'Chartres will play at home against STB Le Havre (#4) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Top scorers: Kaysersberg: T.Bamba 19+7reb+3ast, M.Dadiet 16+5reb+2ast, O.Laye-Basse 14+1reb+2ast, C.Andre 12+4reb, S.Kanoute 7+4ast, B.Yanik 6+3reb+12ast Chartres: Y.Siegwarth 20+2reb+3ast, K.Thalien 12+1reb+2ast, S.Mekdad 12+1reb+2ast, V.Mukuna 12+7reb, P.Clerence 9+3reb, D.Ugo 5+7reb+2ast Mulhouse - GET Vosges 86-62 Not a big story in a game when 14th ranked GET Vosges (4-18) was rolled over on the road by fourth ranked Mulhouse (16-7) 86-62 on Tuesday. Mulhouse dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to GET Vosges' 26. They outrebounded GET Vosges 47-33 including a 36-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Mulhouse looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was Spanish center Victor Serrano (210-89) who scored 18 points and 9 rebounds. Point guard William Mensah (175-95) chipped in 11 points and 9 assists. Four Mulhouse players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Eliot Maraux (185-96) who recorded 14 points and guard Mahes Montout (185-0) added 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Mulhouse have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place in Group B, which they share with Le Havre and Lyon CTC. GET Vosges lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourteenth position with 18 games lost. Mulhouse will meet SO Maritime Boulogne (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. GET Vosges will play against Kaysersberg (#11) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Mulhouse: V.Serrano 18+9reb, Q.Diehl 13+2reb+4ast, W.Mackey 12+6reb+2ast, W.Mensah 11+4reb+9ast, M.N'Doye 9+8reb+2ast, M.Durand 8+2reb+4ast GET Vosges: E.Maraux 14+2reb+1ast, M.Marvin 9+3reb+2ast, M.Hmae 8+2reb, M.Mahes 8+5reb+4ast, D.Mpondo Ekoume 7+1reb+2ast, M.Ludovic 4+7reb+2ast Pole France - Boulogne 44-79 Everything went according to plan in Paris where ninth ranked SO Maritime Boulogne (10-12) outscored 11th ranked CFBB (7-17) 79-44 on Tuesday. SO Maritime Boulogne shot 24 for 34 from the free-throw line, while CFBB only scored six points from the stripe. They outrebounded CFBB 37-25 including a 31-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. SO Maritime Boulogne looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by CFBB's players. The best player for the winners was American swingman Wendell Davis (197-95, college: Ashland, agency: Duran International) who scored 20 points. Matthias Flosse (210-98) chipped in a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds. Four SO Maritime Boulogne players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Melvin Ajinca (202-4) who recorded 14 points and 6 rebounds and Ilane Fibleuil (193-5) added 4 points respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. SO Maritime Boulogne moved-up to eighth place in Group B. Loser CFBB dropped to the twelfth position with 17 games lost. They share it with Avignon/Pontet. SO Maritime Boulogne will meet at home higher ranked Mulhouse (#3) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. CFBB will play against the league's leader Caen (#1) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Top scorers: Boulogne: W.Davis 20+1reb+2ast, A.Desespringalle 12+5reb+1ast, L.Weber 11+5reb+6ast, M.Flosse 10+10reb+2ast, M.Ladji 7+3reb+1ast, M.Var 6+6reb+1ast Pole France: A.Melvin 14+6reb, A.Yannis 6, B.Aurele 5+1reb+2ast, B.Alexandre 4+2reb+1ast, R.Rayan 4+2reb+2ast, P.Theo 4+3reb+1ast Lyon CTC - Caen 81-78 The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Caen (18-6) on the court of fifth ranked Lyon CTC on Tuesday night. Visitors were edged by Lyon CTC 81-78. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Caen. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in Group B. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Kevin Kokila (204-1) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and American-Icelandic forward Michael Craion (197-89, college: ORU, agency: Inception Sports) who added 16 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was swingman Florian Thibedore (193-90) with 18 points and Bryson Pope (199-90, college: Kent St.) scored 14 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Lyon CTC (16-7) moved-up to second place in Group B, which they share with Le Havre and Mulhouse. Caen at the other side still keeps top position with six games lost. Lyon CTC is looking forward to face Orchesien BC (#7) in Orchies in the next round where they are favorite. Caen will play at home against CFBB (#12) and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Lyon CTC: K.Kevin 17+11reb, M.Craion 16+3reb+1ast, T.Rey 15+2reb+1ast, N.Elwin 8+5reb+2ast, V.Diallo 8+2reb, K.Joss-Rauze 7+1reb+4ast Caen: F.Thibedore 18+3reb+3ast, B.Pope 14+5reb+2ast, O.Romain 9+1reb+4ast, S.Saumont 7+5reb, G.Noel 7+4reb+2ast, M.Diame 6+13reb+1ast Besancon - SOPCC 88-63 There was a minor upset when 8th ranked SOPCC (10-13) was outplayed on the road by tenth ranked Besancon (9-14) 88-63 on Tuesday. Besancon looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was guard Tom Foucault (191-94) who scored 20 points and 4 assists. Guard Valentin Vitale-Boiteux (187-1) chipped in 18 points and 6 assists. Five Besancon players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Lucas Thevenard (202-98) who recorded 12 points and point guard Bryan Coudray (189-0) added 11 points and 4 assists respectively. Besancon maintains tenth position in Group B with 9-14 record. Loser SOPCC dropped to the ninth place with 13 games lost. Besancon will meet higher ranked Andrezieux (#6) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. SOPCC will play against Avignon/Pontet and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Besancon: T.Foucault 20+3reb+4ast, F.Prenom 19+6reb, V.Valentin 18+3reb+6ast, N.Knezevic 12+3reb+3ast, G.Valayer 11+5reb+1ast, M.Tom 3+1ast SOPCC: T.Lucas 12+4reb+2ast, B.Coudray 11+2reb+4ast, M.Guillou 9+4reb, D.Ebele 8+1reb+1ast, J.Eyoum 7+3reb+2ast, B.Evelyn 7+3reb+6ast |
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Fifth defeat of league's leader Saint Chamond (14-5) against fourth ranked Olympique Antibes (11-7) 91-72 was the most important game of the last round. Olympique Antibes made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They also forced 23 Saint Chamond turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Benjamin Monclar (191-88) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and 6 rebounds. Power forward Jean-Marc Pansa (208-97) contributed with 16 points for the winners. Olympique Antibes' coach Daniel Goethals used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. British-Ghanian forward Akwasi Yeboah (198-97, college: Rutgers) answered with 20 points and 5 rebounds for Saint Chamond. Olympique Antibes maintains fourth place with 11-7 record. Saint Chamond at the other side dropped to the second position with five games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Chalon. Saint Chamond will play next round against Boulazac Basket trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Olympique Antibes will try to continue on its current victory against fifth ranked ADA Blois on the road. The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Chalon/Saor as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Chalon/Saor edged 9th ranked Tours at home 100-97. It was a great evening for the former international guard Antoine Eito (188-88) who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Jonathan Augustin-Fairell helped adding 19 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side American guard James Batemon (185-97, college: LMU) responded with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Chalon/Saor (14-4) have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. As mentioned above they took over a top position. Newly promoted Tours dropped to the eleventh place with eight games lost. Tours will play next round against strong Sluc Nancy trying to get back on the winning streak. Chalon/Saor will try to continue on its current victory against eighteenth ranked SPO Rouen on the road. Very important is a home loss of third ranked Sluc Nancy (12-6) against twelfth ranked ALM Evreux (8-9) on Tuesday night. Host Sluc Nancy was defeated by ALM Evreux in Nancy 94-82. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Sluc Nancy. It was an exceptional evening for Fabien Paschal who led the winners and scored 19 points. Stephane Gombauld came up with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks for Sluc Nancy in the defeat. Sluc Nancy's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. The victory was the third consecutive win for ALM Evreux. They maintain twelfth place with 8-9 record. Loser Sluc Nancy keeps the third position with six games lost. ALM Evreux will meet Nantes (#15) on the road in the next round. Sluc Nancy will play against Tours (#11) and hope to secure a win. Other games in round 19 were not that significant. Quimper beat Aix-Maurienne on the road 80-75. Lille won against Vichy Clermont on its own court 75-72. Blois managed to outperform Rouen in a road game 84-81. St-Quentin managed to beat Saint Vallier at home 77-69. The most impressive performance of 19th round was 19 points and 6 rebounds by Ryan Rhoomes of Saint Vallier. Aix-Maurienne - Quimper 75-80 There was a surprise result when thirteenth ranked Quimper UJAP (8-10) beat higher ranked Aix-Maurienne (9-10) in Aix-les-Bains 80-75 on Tuesday. Quimper UJAP made 22-of-26 free shots (84.6 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for Vincentian-Canadian forward Lien Phillip (203-89, college: Windsor) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. Swingman Elhadji-Digue Diawara (206-98) accounted for 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Quimper UJAP's coach Laurent Foirest allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Swingman Kadri Moendadze (190-94, agency: BIG) came up with 21 points and 8 rebounds and American point guard Chaz Williams (175-91, college: UMass, agency: BIG) added 15 points and 9 assists respectively for Aix-Maurienne in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Quimper UJAP maintains thirteenth place with 8-10 record. Loser Aix-Maurienne dropped to the eighth position with ten games lost. They share it with Lille. Quimper UJAP will meet at home ASA (#16) in the next round. Aix-Maurienne will play against Lille Metropole (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Quimper: L.Phillip 18+11reb+2ast, T.Leon 12+2reb+3ast, R.Reid 11+4reb+1ast, E.Diawara 10+5reb+4ast, R.Harrow 9+1reb+2ast, B.Vautier 9+3reb+1ast Aix-Maurienne: K.Moendadze 21+8reb+1ast, C.Williams 15+2reb+9ast, C.Sane 10+9reb+1ast, D.Pena 10+1reb, B.Lucas 6+2reb+1ast, C.Carne 5+3reb+3ast Antibes - St-Chamond 91-72 Fifth defeat of league's leader Saint Chamond (14-5) against fourth ranked Olympique Antibes (11-7) 91-72 was the most important game of the last round. Olympique Antibes made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They also forced 23 Saint Chamond turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Benjamin Monclar (191-88) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and 6 rebounds. Power forward Jean-Marc Pansa (208-97) contributed with 16 points for the winners. Olympique Antibes' coach Daniel Goethals used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. British-Ghanian forward Akwasi Yeboah (198-97, college: Rutgers) answered with 20 points and 5 rebounds and Jonathan Hoyaux (194-88) added 13 points in the effort for Saint Chamond. Olympique Antibes maintains fourth place with 11-7 record. Saint Chamond at the other side dropped to the second position with five games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Chalon. Saint Chamond will play next round against Boulazac Basket trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Olympique Antibes will try to continue on its current victory against fifth ranked ADA Blois on the road. Top scorers: Antibes: B.Monclar 24+6reb+2ast, J.Pansa 16+2reb+3ast, R.Johnson 12+2reb+4ast, T.Derksen 9, L.Ca 7+6reb, T.Yussuf 7+4reb+2ast St-Chamond: A.Yeboah 20+5reb, J.Hoyaux 13+3reb+2ast, K.Ammour 8+2ast, M.Queta 8+6reb, H.Varence 7+6reb, S.Borovnjak 7+4reb Chalon - Tours 100-97 The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Chalon/Saor as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Chalon/Saor edged 9th ranked Tours at home 100-97. Chalon/Saor made 17-of-22 charity shots (77.3 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for the former international guard Antoine Eito (188-88) who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. American-Bahamas forward Jonathan Augustin-Fairell (201-93, college: Murray St.) helped adding 19 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side American guard James Batemon (185-97, college: LMU) responded with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and Jamaican Tyran De Lattibeaudiere (201-91, college: Lamar) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds. Five Chalon/Saor and four Tours players scored in double figures. Chalon/Saor (14-4) have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. As mentioned above they took over a top position. Newly promoted Tours dropped to the eleventh place with eight games lost. Tours will play next round against strong Sluc Nancy trying to get back on the winning streak. Chalon/Saor will try to continue on its current victory against eighteenth ranked SPO Rouen on the road. Top scorers: Chalon: A.Eito 21+8reb+4ast, M.Gelabale 20+3reb+2ast, J.Augustin-Fairell 19+7reb+2ast, D.Washington 15+3reb+4ast, D.Bouquet 13+6reb+4ast, K.Harley 5+2reb+2ast Tours: J.Batemon 24+5reb+5ast, T.De Lattibeaudiere 17+11reb+2ast, D.Affo Mama 15+4reb+2ast, A.Sidibe 12+8reb+1ast, M.Townes 9+2reb+6ast, F.Ateba 9+3reb Lille - Vichy Clermont 75-72 There was a minor upset when 8th ranked JA Vichy (8-7) was edged on the road by eleventh ranked Lille Metropole (9-10) 75-72 on Tuesday. Lille Metropole made 18-of-20 free shots (90.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 JA Vichy turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American-Nigerian forward Christian Nwogbo (200-91, college: Cedarville) who led the winners and scored 22 points. American-Dominican guard Adonys Henriquez (201-94, college: St.Louis) accounted for 13 points and 4 assists for the winning side. Five Lille Metropole players scored in double figures. Nigerien center Serge Mourtala (212-98) came up with 16 points and 6 rebounds and American forward Dominez Burnett (196-92, college: Davenport) added 9 points and 7 assists respectively for JA Vichy in the defeat. JA Vichy's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Lille Metropole moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Aix-Maurienne. Loser JA Vichy dropped to the tenth position with seven games lost. Lille Metropole will meet Aix-Maurienne (#8) in the next round. JA Vichy will play against Saint Vallier and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Lille: C.Nwogbo 22+2reb+3ast, A.Henriquez 13+1reb+4ast, T.Hieu-Courtois 11+3reb+1ast, Y.Choupas 11+4reb+3ast, A.Zengotitabengoa 10+4reb+3ast, J.Traore 3+3reb+1ast Vichy Clermont: S.Mourtala 16+6reb, D.Burnett 9+2reb+7ast, C.Bah 9+5reb+1ast, S.Gbetkom Bikantchou 8+1reb+1ast, T.Ceci-Diop 8+3reb, C.Fisher 6+3reb+2ast Nancy - Evreux 82-94 Very important is a home loss of third ranked Sluc Nancy (12-6) against twelfth ranked ALM Evreux (8-9) on Tuesday night. Host Sluc Nancy was defeated by ALM Evreux in Nancy 94-82. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Sluc Nancy. ALM Evreux made 19-of-23 free shots (82.6 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for power forward Fabien Paschal (205-91) who led the winners and scored 19 points. Serbian Djordje Milosevic (199-93, agency: PEPI SPORT) accounted for 16 points for the winning side. Five ALM Evreux players scored in double figures. Stephane Gombauld (205-97, agency: Slash Sports) came up with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks and American guard Caleb Walker (194-86, college: Nebraska) added 14 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Sluc Nancy in the defeat. Sluc Nancy's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. The victory was the third consecutive win for ALM Evreux. They maintain twelfth place with 8-9 record. Loser Sluc Nancy keeps the third position with six games lost. ALM Evreux will meet Nantes (#15) on the road in the next round. Sluc Nancy will play against Tours (#11) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Evreux: F.Paschal 19+3reb+1ast, D.Milosevic 16+4reb+3ast, M.Jackson 13+3reb+3ast, S.Munanga 12+4reb+2ast, T.Ghezala 11+1reb+1ast, J.Kazakauskas 10+6reb+5ast Nancy: S.Gombauld 24+7reb+3ast, D.Skara 16+5reb+2ast, C.Walker 14+10reb+4ast, U.Lucas 9+1reb+1ast, M.Keita 5+2reb+4ast, A.Labanca 5+2ast Rouen - Blois 81-84 Very predictable result when sixth ranked ADA Blois (10-7) edged on the road bottom-ranked SPO Rouen (3-15) 84-81 on Tuesday. ADA Blois looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American swingman Jamar Abrams (201-89, college: ECU, agency: Inception Sports) who led the winners and scored 28 points and 6 rebounds. American-British power forward Laurence Ekperigin (201-88, college: LeMoyne) accounted for 14 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side. Guard Benoit Injai (186-97) came up with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and swingman Pierre-Etienne Drouault (196-90) added 20 points and 4 assists respectively for SPO Rouen in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for ADA Blois. They moved-up to fifth place. SPO Rouen lost their sixth game in a row. They stay at the bottom position with 15 games lost. ADA Blois will meet at home higher ranked Olympique Antibes (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. SPO Rouen will play against the league's leader Chalon/Saor (#1) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Blois: J.Abrams 28+6reb+2ast, T.Vergiat 17+2ast, L.Ekperigin 14+8reb+3ast, T.Cornely 12+3reb+9ast, M.Ndiaye 8+4reb+1ast, P.Rigot 5+1reb Rouen: P.Drouault 20+3reb+4ast, B.Injai 18+5reb+5ast, B.Edwards 18+8reb, I.Philmore 10+5reb+3ast, F.Adamovic 6+3reb+8ast, G.Marcus 4+1reb+2ast St-Quentin - Saint Vallier 77-69 There was an upset when higher ranked Saint Vallier (10-9) lost on the road to tenth ranked Saint-Quentin (9-9) 77-69 on Tuesday. It was an exceptional evening for Croatian center Kresimir Ljubicic (210-98) who led the winners and scored 15 points. Lionel Gaudoux (198-95) accounted for 10 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Five Saint-Quentin players scored in double figures. American-Jamaican center Ryan Rhoomes (203-92, college: Fordham) came up with 19 points and 6 rebounds and Spanish guard Marcos Suka-Umu (193-85) added 9 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Saint Vallier in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Saint-Quentin. They moved-up to seventh place. Newly promoted Saint Vallier dropped to the sixth position with nine games lost. Saint-Quentin will meet Denain Voltaire (#17) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Saint Vallier will play against JA Vichy (#10) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: St-Quentin: K.Ljubicic 15+4reb+1ast, J.Zamora 11+5reb+1ast, C.Hippolyte 11, W.Pfister 10+8reb, K.Anthony 10+1reb+5ast, L.Gaudoux 10+7reb+1ast Saint Vallier: R.Rhoomes 19+6reb+2ast, A.Thomas 12+4reb+2ast, F.Tortosa 10+4reb+2ast, M.Suka-Umu 9+8reb+5ast, V.Ateba 7+2reb+5ast, D.Watt 6+4reb |
| French NM1 round 24 best performance: Kevin Kokila (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Power forward Kevin Kokila (204-F/C-01) had a great game in the last round for second-ranked Lyon CTC, receiving a Hoops Agents NM1 Player of the Week award for round 24. The 20-year old player had a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds, while his team edged out Caen (#1, 18-6) 81-78. Lyon CTC is placed at 2nd position in French NM1. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Lyon CTC will need more victories to improve their 16-7 record. It was one of impressive evenings for Kokila as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Kevin Kokila averages this season 8.8ppg and 5.7rpg. The second best player in last round's games was 29-year old Oumarou Sylla (185-PG-92) of Le Havre. Sylla had a very good evening with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course Le Havre cruised to a 77-68 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Orchies (#7, 11-11). This victory allowed Le Havre to move up to 4th position in Group B. His team's 16-7 record is not bad at all. Sylla is a newcomer at Le Havre, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was Guinean guard Ahmed Doumbia (195-PG-89) of Lorient (#3). Doumbia scored 27 points. He was a key player of Lorient, leading his team to a 98-76 easy win against the lower-ranked Challans (#12, 8-14). Lorient needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams in Group A. Their record at this point is 16 victories and 7 lost games. Doumbia has a very solid season. In 6 games in France he scored 12.8ppg. He also has 4.7rpg and FGP: 60.0%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Cheick Sekou-Conde (203-F-92) of Rennes - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Victor Serrano (210-C-89) of Mulhouse - 18 points and 9 rebounds 6. Franck Yangue (205-F/C-90) of Toulouse - 13 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Nemanja Kovanusic (204-C-93) of Challans - 15 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Valentin Vitale-Boiteux (187-G-01) of Besancon - 18 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists 9. Tiegbe Bamba (204-F-91) of Kaysersberg - 19 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Joel Awich (201-F-93) of Andrezieux - 20 points and 7 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Eito's 21 points and 8 rebounds give him ProB Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 21 points adding eight rebounds and four assists for Chalon in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Tours (#11, 8-8) 100-97. It allowed Chalon to take over top position in the French ProB. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Chalon has a very solid 14-4 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. In the team's last game Eito had a remarkable three three-pointers out of 7 attempts. He turned to be Chalon's top player in his first season with the team. Eito has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in assists (4th best: 7.2apg) and averages solid 62.9% FGP and 40.6% from behind 3-point line. Second best performed player last round was Jamar Abrams (201-G/F-89, agency: Inception Sports) of Blois. He is American swingman in his first season at Blois. In the last game Abrams recorded impressive 28 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. It was enough for Blois to edge the lower-ranked Rouen (#18, 3-15) by 3 points 84-81. This victory allowed Blois to move up to 5th position in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 10-7 record is not bad and everything may still change. Abrams is a newcomer at Blois and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to forward Stephane Gombauld (205-PF-97, agency: Slash Sports) of Nancy (#3). Gombauld scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Despite Gombauld's great performance Nancy lost 82-94 to the lower-ranked Evreux (#12, 8-9). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Nancy needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 12 victories and 6 lost games. Gombauld has a great season in France. After 18 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.8ppg (2nd best) and rebounds with 8.3rpg (#1 in league). He also has 1.2bpg and FGP: 65.2%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Christian Nwogbo (200-F-91) of Lille - 22 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Benjamin Monclar (191-SG-88) of Antibes - 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 6. James Batemon (185-G-97) of Tours - 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Tyran De Lattibeaudiere (201-SF-91) of Tours - 17 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Jonathan Augustin-Fairell (201-F-93) of Chalon - 19 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Lien Phillip (203-F-89) of Quimper - 18 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Laurence Ekperigin (201-C/F-88) of Blois - 14 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Nantes to sign Kevin Dinal - by Eurobasket News | ||||
Dinal represented France at the European Championship U18 in Wroclaw (Poland) eleven years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 3.8ppg, 6.8rpg. He has played previously for six other teams: JDA Dijon, Metropolitans, ALM Evreux, ADA Blois, JL Bourg and Souffelweyersheim. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team made it to the French ProB Leaders Cup final in 2015. Dinal was voted to Eurobasket.com All-French ProB 1st Team in 2021. |
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| Giorgi Shermadini selected the top Georgian playing abroad in last week's games - by Eurobasket News | ||||||||||||||
#11. International power forward Giorgi Turdziladze (210-97, currently plays in France) helped Orchesien BC win their game against the 11th-ranked Kaysersberg 88-84 in the French NM1 (third division) on Tuesday night. Turdziladze recorded 9 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. Turdziladze averaged so far 10.2ppg, 4.8rpg, 1.4apg and 1.2bpg. He plays currently for the Georgian national team. #12. Former international power forward Nikoloz Metskhvarishvili (202-99, is currently at the American university) helped ULM win their game against the University of Arkansas at Little Rock 75-72 in the NCAA in Saturday night's game. Metskhvarishvili recorded 9 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 30 minutes. Metskhvarishvili averaged so far 10.5ppg, 4.8rpg and 1.1apg in 22 games. He used to play for the Georgian national team back in 2019. #13. Former U20 international forward Willy Isiani (203-97, currently plays college basketball in the States) helped Detroit win their game against the Northern Kentucky University 74-68 in the NCAA last Saturday. Isiani recorded only 3 points and added 5 assists. Isiani has averaged so far 5.4ppg, 2.8rpg and 1.4apg. He used to play for the Georgian U20 national team five years ago. #14. Former international point guard Corey Fisher (186-88, college: Villanova, currently plays in France) couldn't help one of league's weakest teams JA Vichy in their game against Lille Metropole in the French ProB (second division). Fisher recorded 6 points in 21 minutes. His team was edged 75-72. Fisher has averaged so far 9.9ppg, 1.9rpg and 2.8apg in 13 games. He is a naturalized American. Despite Fisher played previously for the USA university national team, he is currently in the Georgian national team roster. However Fisher has never played in Georgia. #15. Former U20 international power forward Zurab Zhgenti (203-0, currently plays college basketball in the States) helped NSU win their game against the Houston Baptist University 97-87 in the NCAA in Thursday night's game. Zhgenti scored only 3 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Zhgenti has averaged so far 4.0ppg and 3.2rpg. He attended previously one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on his way to pro basketball. He used to play for the Georgian U20 national team three years ago. The list of other players, who all have Georgian passport but never been selected to any of Georgian national teams: #1. Experienced Will Thomas (203-F-86, currently plays in France) contributed to Monaco's victory against the tenth-ranked Gravelines-Dunkerque (9-9) 97-85 in the French Betclic ELITE ProA in Sunday night's game. Thomas recorded 9 points and grabbed 4 rebounds. AS Monaco Basket (4-0) is placed first in the Betclic ELITE ProA. So far his team won all four games in the Regular Season. This season Thomas averages: 6.6ppg, 3.0rpg and 1.1apg. He is a naturalized American. Thomas used to play for Army Sport Klub Tbilisi in Georgian league. #2. Revaz Chikovani (203-F-98, currently plays in NCAA2). Chikovani could not help the Nyack College (5-4) to beat the Felician University (6-4). He recorded only 4 points. The Nyack College (#4) was edged 84-81 on the road by the Felician University. Chikovani has averaged so far 2.1ppg and 1.9rpg. #3. Temur Kiknadze (205-C-92, currently plays in Spain) was not able to help Guadalajara in their game against Real Madrid 2nd team (13-4) in the Spanish EBA (fourth division). He cannot count Saturday's game as one of the best ones. Kiknadze recorded only one point and grabbed 4 rebounds in 13 minutes. The eighth-placed Guadalajara (8-8) was badly defeated 89-72 at home by the second-ranked Real Madrid 2nd team in the Group B. Kiknadze has averaged so far 3.9ppg and 5.0rpg in 11 games he played so far. He has a dual citizenship: Georgian and Spanish. |
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| The Miles Vs Stanley Whittaker Weekly Basketball Conversation Volume 19 - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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Stanley Whittaker (183-G-94, college: Keiser) is a 27 year old 183cm point guard from Philadelphia playing his third professional season and first in Germany with PS Karlsruhe. He played his rookie season in Lithuania and last season had his break through with UBSC Raiffeisen Graz (Austria-BSL) playing 24 games: Score-2 (21.5ppg), 6.3rpg, Assists-2 (8.0apg), Steals-1 (2.6spg), FGP: 49.3%, 3PT: 40.5%, FT: 78.4%. He played his college ball at Frank Phillips (JUCO) and Keiser (NAIA). He teams up every week with Miles Schmidt-Scheuber to talk basketball Conrats on the huge 99-77 victory over the Bayer Giants Leverkusen. How good is it in general beating a team the next time after losing badly the first time? It feels good to get a win after a tough slump our team has been in. Getting a win against a very good Leverkusen team is good for our group. We just want to continue to take steps forward. How do you feel is PS Karlsruhe a better team now then the first time they met Leverkusen? Well, I believe so. They were our first game of the season so I believe we are a much better team from the first game of the season. This was a massive win. I asked you in the last interview if the club was aware how important the game was. I guess you could say that the team was all business? Each game is equally important to our team. We want to continue to take steps forward as a group, continue to try a play a good brand of basketball consistently and see where that gets us! Talk a little about the game. What was the turning point of the game where it was clear that PS Karlsruhe would go on to win the game? I think we got out to a really solid start. But it all started with our ability to play defense, holding a high scoring team as which Leverkusen is, to 12 points in the first quarter was huge. Then, we were able to sustain our defensive keys and hit some shots on the other end of the floor. The Bayer Giants Leverkusen won the rebound battle, but you won the turnovers 19-10. How much of a factor was the turnover advantage that PS Karlsruhe had? Our team had an understanding that if we value each possession and take care of the basketball we give ourselves a chance. So that was a point of emphasis. Turning the ball over against a high scoring team like Leverkusen will hurt any group so we wanted to focus and I think we did that. The defense seemed to be on the same page. PS Karlsruhe cut down the points again well. What area's of the defense were you most happy with? I liked our physicality defensively, but more importantly our want! The want fact was there against Leverkusen, we accepted the challenge, played tough and battled all night defensively. What was it like defending Spencer Reaves? His three was on, but otherwise you were able to slow him down in other areas. He's a good player, shot the ball pretty well and got into a nice rhythm in the 3rd quarter. Glad we were able to contain him late. Big man Maurice Pluskota had another big game with 22 points. He has been up and down in the scoring department. How refreshing was it seeing him be his dominant self again? It was great seeing Mo' play the way he did. He was active on the offensive glass, created more opportunities for himself and our team. Played tough defensively and rebounded as well. He's a big piece to our group so it helps us when he's decisive and playing well! You had another massive game of 33/11/6. Your coming closer to a triple double. Do you feel that your all around offensive game continues to grow? I think my game in general is still growing. I'm not a finished product at all, there's so much I can do better on the floor, so I'll continue to focus on bettering myself each and every day. You next face Ehingen who you out battled 111-91. How dangerous is a 0-21 team? What will the team have to be aware of most? Ehingen is a tricky team, they play very hard and they get after it. Both offensively and defensively, they are aggressive and are always in attack mode. We have to come out with a high level of energy and focus. Thanks Stanley for the chat. |
| Avery Woodson (BC Kyiv Basket) Couldn't Show His Full Game In College But Has Been That Constant Offensive Threat As A Professional - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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Avery Woodson (188-PG-93, college: Butler) is a 29 year old 188cm guard from Waynesboro, Missouri playing his 5th professional season and first with BC Kyiv Basket (Ukraine-Superleague) averaging 12,3ppg, 3,6rpg and 2,8apg in the Super League.. He has had a lot of experience in Europe having played in countries like Greece, Finland and Sweden and teams like Panionios ON Telecoms Athens (Greece-A1), Kaarinan Ura Basket (Finland-Korisliiga), Kouvot Kouvola (Finland-Korisliiga) and Boras Basket (Sweden-Basketligan). He began his basketball career at Wayne High School and then played at 3 schools with East Mississippi Community College (JUCO), the University of Memphis (NCAA) where he averaged 7.9ppg, 2.4rpg, 1.1apg, 1.0spg, FGP: 36.9%, 3PT: 37.7%, FT: 82.1% and 9.6ppg, 2.6rpg, 1.4apg, FGP: 40.7%, 3PT: 43.0%, FT: 70.0%. He played his senior year at Butler University (NCAA) averaging 8.9ppg, 2.6rpg, FGP: 46.7%, 3PT: 42.1%, FT: 76.9%. He spoke to eurobasket before a Fiba Europe Cup game against the Hakro Merlins. Thanks Avery for talking to eurobasket.com. Where are you at the moment and how is basketball life treating you? No problem at all, I appreciate the opportunity. I am in Kyiv, Ukraine in year 5 of my career playing with a special group of guys and a great coach. I am enjoying it. Since COVID emerged you played in Sweden and the Ukraine. What was the biggest challenge for you on and off the court during the pandemic? I would say that the biggest challenge has been playing without the fan support. There were were no fans at all in Sweden last year and the country had limitations on a lot of things so there was not much to do besides basketball and grocery shopping. This year is a bit better. We have fans and there are less restrictions compared to last year. With all that you experienced during COVID, how do you believe did you get stronger as a man? This is great question. I've learned to really take care of the mind and use the time that we have to better yourself mentally. Since covid, I've read more books that I have in my entire life. It's been really helpful to build mental strength with so life changing so much. Your playing your fifth professional season and first with BC Kyiv Basket (Ukraine-Superleague). What kind of an experience has it been playing in the Ukraine and how does the Super League compare in style and talent to the Finnish and Swedish leagues? My experience so far has been great. I really enjoy playing with this team and for Coach Bagatskis. The Ukrainian league has really grown over the years and this year especially, it is a lot of good talented players in the league this year. It's pretty hard for me to compare the leagues. I've felt they were all different in their own right. The Finnish league was a very fast paced game. The Swedish league is very intimate because it's not so many teams so all the teams really watch film and try to take away what you like to do. Here in Ukraine every game is different. Everyone has their own style of basketball and things they like to do. Every game from top to bottom is a dog fight. It's really competitive. Since leaving Greece you have been a consistent scorer which you weren't as much in the NCAA. What kind of a player have you transformed into since your rookie season? In college, I wasn't asked to do more than catch and shoot. But I always knew I could do more than that. I would always work on my game and try to be more. I wasn't satisfied being so limited offensively in college and my 2nd year pro I finally got the opportunity to showcase my actual talent. I'm so thankful that I'm not limited as a pro. It makes the game so much more fun when you can be yourself as a player. Your still seeking your first professional title. Could this be the season? How much bigger does the itch get each season? I love winning. I definitely want to win a championship in my career but I also try not to look so far ahead and stay in the moment and enjoy the process. It's a very very long season and I don't want to get lost looking in the future. I will say that this team is very good though. Last season you played with Boras Basket (Sweden-Basketligan) playing 36 games averaging 15.8ppg, 4.0rpg, 2.8apg, FGP: 50.6%, 3PT: 37.2%, FT: 87.6%. What do you remember from your 39 point explosion against BC Lulea where you dueled against ex NBA player Toure Murray? I really enjoyed playing for Boras. I'm still upset that we lost in the playoffs so early. But That was a really fun game. Unfortunately, we didn't get the win, but I came out aggressive. My first few shots went in and I was able to find a rhythm from there and my teammates were helping me a lot. Finding me and setting good screens to get me open. In the 2019-2020 season you played with Kouvot Kouvola (Finland-Korisliiga) you played 13 games averaging 16.8ppg, 3.5rpg, 2.8apg, 1.3spg, FGP: 46.7%, 3PT: 42.6%, FT: 90.5%. What kind of an experience was it playing with super veteran Kevin Johnson? What was it like having a guy like that protecting the paint? I really enjoyed playing for Kouvot. Kevin is a very special person. He feels like an older brother and definitely wants people around him to succeed. He plays super hard and competes on every single play. I was also able to learn from a great veteran in the game, David Gonzalvez. Both of those guys helped me a ton! You played the 2018-2019 season with Kaarinan Ura Basket (Finland-Korisliiga) averaging 18.1ppg, 4.4rpg, 2.5apg, 1.2spg, FGP: 53.0%, 3PT: 39.0%, FT: 80.0%. How important was this season for your career after coming off a tough rookie season? I feel like this was the first opportunity I had to really be the player I wanted to be. My opportunities were limited in college. I had a tough time in Greece and all of that fueled me to really take that opportunity and run with it. I'm very thankful for Ura basket. I feel like that's where my pro career really started. You played your rookie season with Panionios ON Telecoms Athens (Greece-A1) averaging 7.2ppg, 3.1rpg, 1.8apg, FGP: 44.4%, 3PT: 37.7%, FT: 76.9%. What do you remember being your wake up calling to being a rookie where you knew that you were far away from home? Greece was tough. I remember being at the airport and watching my family leave. It was an empty feeling knowing your about to leave everything and everyone behind. The Greek league is a very tough league. If you're not ready to play it can really be hard for you. I met some great people and had a chance to learn from a vet in Esian Henderson. I still talk to him and he still helps me out and tells me to get pushing when things get tough. I wouldn't trade that experience for anything. It made me tougher and pushed me to be better. You got trounced by Euroleague team Panathinaikos and Olympiakos but held your own being efficient. What memories do you have playing against some incredible players and legends like Vassilis Spanoulis? That was an amazing experience to play against players that have seen it all and done it all. And to hold your own and compete makes it even better. We didn't win the games but as a competitor you cherish those moments to share the floor with some special players. I want to be in their shoes one day so whenever you get the opportunity to play against them you have to give it your all. You played at East Mississippi Community College (JUCO) from 2012-2014. Every guy I speak to that played JUCO said it was very tough, but the best experience in their life. How was it for you? It was very very tough. Scooba, Mississippi is a very small place. Nothing to do. Nothing to see. It's all school and basketball. You have to be mentally tough to make the best of your time there. I'm very proud to have graduated from EMCC. It's a lot of talent that is there and that has played there and I'm proud to be one of them. You played at the University of Memphis from 2014-2016. Within a few weeks you defeated UConn twice by a combined total of only 4 points. What do you remember being the wildest memory that you had from these games? I remember the UCONN crowd being crazy loud. And when we played at home in Memphis, I remember that being the most fans I've ever seen at one of our games. They were the defending national champions so those games felt like NCAA tournament games. How do you feel did your game grow in those 2 years under Josh Pastner? Coach Pastner really taught me how to be a self starter. Everything we did was tough. Practice, weights, conditioning. All of it. If you couldn't motivate yourself, you wouldn't last at Memphis. It's a very demanding place to play. Coach Pastner knew I was very responsible so he gave me a lot of opportunities to be on the floor in pressure situations. And he taught me how to be more efficient. After my first year with him I shot 37% percent from 3 and he told me that he needed me to shoot 40% or better and really challenged me in the off season to be a better 3pt shooter. You played a graduate season at Butler (NCAA) averaging 8.9ppg, 2.6rpg, FGP: 46.7%, 3PT: 42.1%, FT: 76.9%. You played your last NCAA game against powerhouse North Carolina losing 90-82. You played against many future NBA players in that game. Which player do you remember making the biggest impression on you? Justin Jackson. Easily. He caused us so many problems. He could shoot from deep and he could also shoot the mid range and he had a very soft touch around the rim. And he's 6'9 so he was very tough to guard. Roy Williams is a hall of fame coach, it's hard to surprise him especially in the tournament. It's no surprise that they won it all that year. Making it to the Sweet 16 with that Butler team and coaches is a dream come true. How did head coach Chris Holtmann groom and prepare you best for a professional career? Coach Holtmann was very demanding. He demanded excellence from all of his players and expected us to be a star in our role. If he asked you to do something he expected you to be the best at it. He's a very smart guy and one of the best coaches I've ever been around. And his staff was incredible. He embodies team and uses everybody to win. In Europe, it's the same. You need everybody to win and one person can't do everything. Everybody has to be a star in their role to be successful. Who won a one on one in practice you or Tyler Lewis? I don't think we ever played one on one but T Lew is an incredible pick up player. Ask around. He's unstoppable. But if we were to play I'd beat T Lew. Who was the toughest player that you faced in the NCAA that reached the NBA? Jalen Brunson. He gave us major problems every time we played him. He's so skilled. It's nothing he couldn't do offensively. He could post. He can pass. He can shoot the mid range. He can shoot the 3. He's an incredible player. Please name your 5 best teammates of all-time? That's tough. I hope I don't leave anybody out. I would say Tyler Wideman, David Gonzalvez, Kevin Johnson, Jeremy Harris, Esian Henderson. Please list your personal NBA Mount Rushmore of past or present heads? Lebron James, Michael Jordan, Kobe, Steph Curry, Kareem What is your personal opinion of the never ending debate of who is the greatest of all-time Michael Jordan or Lebron James? I think Michael Jordan reached a level of greatness no one can surpass. He was a rockstar. His brand sells more shoes than anybody. People from every corner of the Earth may know who Michael Jordan is. He's perfect in the finals, and has every accolade there is to win. It's hard to top that level of greatness. HOWEVER, Lebron is the best player to ever play. He's done it for longer than anybody ever has and he's going to be the all time leading scorer ever. I hope that makes sense. Did you see the sequel of the classic Coming To America? Shouldn't they have left it alone? I didn't watch it. I heard it wasn't great. I think we have to leave the classic movies alone for sure. My mom always says, If it's not broken don't fix it. Thanks Avery for the chat. |
| Jylan Washington Helps BC Kyiv Basket Attain Success Because He Can Do A Bit Of Everything On The Floor - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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Jy'Lan Washington (206-F-97, college: Tennessee St.) is a 24 year old 206cm forward from Smyrna, Tennessee playing his second professional season and first with BC Kyiv Basket (Ukraine-Superleague). He played his rookie season with BC Rustavi 1991 (Georgia-Superleague) averaging 15.2ppg, 9.2rpg, 1.7apg, FGP: 58.9%, 3PT-3 (47.1%), FT: 71.7%. He began his basketball career with / Stewart Creek High School and then played at Louisiana Tech from 2015-2018 playing 96 NCAA games. He played his senior year at Tennessee State averaging 10.5ppg, 5.3rpg, 1.0apg, 1.0bpg, FGP: 64.5%, 3PT: 53.8%, FT: 78.4%. He spoke to eurobasket before a Fiba Europe Cup game against the Hakro Merlins Crailsheim. Jylan thanks for talking to eurobasket.com. Where are you at the moment and how is basketball life treating you at the moment. Right now I'm playing for Kyiv basket in Ukraine. Very beautiful city an a lovely city an I'm blessed to be playing basketball for them. You were in the States and then Georgia during the Pandemic. How have you experienced COVID and what were the most challenging things you had to cope with? Being in Georgia my rookie year during the pandemic was pretty challenging. The city went on lockdown so basically after practice the only place you could go to was the grocery store and you had to be in the house at 9pm. But honestly it wasn't bad just had to adapt. With everything that you witnessed during COVID off the court how do you feel did you get stronger as a man? Just being alone in the city made me a stronger person I really learned a lot about myself. Your playing your first season with BC Kyiv Basket (Ukraine-Superleague). What kind of an experience has it been playing in the Ukraine? How is this a step up from the league in Georgia? Playing in Ukraine I feel like every team is good it's more physical for sure but I think adjusting pretty good. The biggest step from Georgia is traveling every road game in Ukraine. In Georgia most of the games were played in the same gym we really didn't have to travel as much. You haven't needed an adjustment period playing in the Fiba Europe Cup League. What have you been focusing on most on your game to help continue to make new strides against very different competition? Honestly just playing hard every possession and doing whatever it takes to win the game. You're the youngest American on the team. How valuable has it been having so many vets around? Which American do you feel have you profited most from? It is very valuable to have vets around I listen to them and I try to soak up as much information as I can so I can pass it on for when I'm not the youngest on the team. All the Americans give me advice I feel like they are a big reason to why I'm adjusting so well. Let's talk a little about your game. You're a 206cm forward. If you had to compare your game to a NBA player who would best fit the bill? My favorite player growing up was Rudy Gay. I always tried to steal bits of pieces from him I feel like he can a little bit of everything an that's what type of player I think I am. Is it fair to say you're a modern day forward with a three pointer? How vital will the development of your three for moving up the basketball ladder? Shooting the ball so well in Georgia must have given you a lot of confidence. Yes I feel like I can stretch out the floor pretty well with my shooting ability. I feel like it makes me valuable with my size to be able to shoot the ball. Confidence plays a big role in basketball so Georgia helped me believe in myself more after the season I had. How much pride do you take on the defensive end? Do you feel like sky is the limit with your defensive capabilities? I take it personal every position is big so I try to my best to help my team get the stop. Yes I feel like I can guard pretty good at my size and being able to switch on guards the sky is the limit for sure. Last season you played with BC Rustavi 1991 (Georgia-Superleague) playing 26 games: averaging 15.2ppg, 9.2rpg, 1.7apg, FGP: 58.9%, 3PT-3 (47.1%), FT: 71.7%. What was your wake up call to being a rookie overseas where you knew that you were very far away from home? Just not being able to look in the stands and see friends and family. You really have to find your own motivation overseas. How cool was it wining your first pro title as a rookie. What made this team so special? It was a great experience what made it so special was that everything I went through that year it was worth it. How much did guards White and Davis make your life easier on the court? What will you always remember about them? They were great players we always pushed it other no matter what. We always had each others back it's a long season so we held each other accountable. We would laugh through the hard times I'll always remember that about them. You played at Louisiana Tech from 2015-2018. What memories do have from those years? How do you see yourself having made steps in your game there? Just winning games with my teammates and having fun on an off the court. I gained like 25 pounds there so it helped me out. Was the coaching change from KonKol to Davis a reason you left for Tennessee State? I left la tech because I wanted to be closer to home for my senior year. What do you remember from your battles with Erik McCree? How did a guy like him help your game in the two years? Guarding Erik everyday pushed me he wasn't an easy person to guard. Just watching him and talking to him on how he prepared for games helped out for my junior and senior year. You played your senior year at Tennessee State. You made big strides averaging 10.5ppg, 5.3rpg, 1.0apg, 1.0bpg, FGP: 64.5%, 3PT: 53.8%, FT: 78.4%. How did your game develop as a senior? Red shirting I watched a lot of my old highlights and working out everyday. That made me hungry an eager to play basketball again. How did head coach Brian Collins groom and prepare you bets for a professional career? When I signed there he told me to prepare myself to be a pro stay in the gym as much as you can. I took it personal and listened to what he said and it all worked out. Who won a one on one in practice you or Wesley Harris? Me an west played different positions so we really never guarded each other but if I had to say we probably evened out. West is a very talented player loved his game. Who was the toughest player that you encountered in the NCAA that would reach the NBA? I'd have to say Collin Sexton he was just a dog on both ends. Please name your 5 best teammates of all-time? Trip Davis Derric Jean Jacobi Boykins Alex Hamilton Deshwan Robinson Please list your personal NBA Mount Rushmore of past or present heads. MJ ,Kevin Durant, Lebron James ,Kobe What is your personal opinion of the neverending debate of who is the greatest of all-time Michael Jordan or Lebron James? All time MJ for sure no debate. Did you see the sequel to the classic Coming To America? Shouldn't they have left it alone? Yes let a classic be a classic. Lol Thanks Jylan for the chat. |
| Ludwigsburg welcomes back Cotton, ex Cento - by Eurobasket News | |||
The previous (19-20) season he played at Kalev/Cramo in Estonian EstLatBL where in only one game he had 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. He also played 2 games in VTB United League where he recorded 7.5ppg, 3.0rpg, 1.0apg and 2.0spg. Cotton has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2016. He has played also professionally in Russia (Enisey) and The Basketball Tournament (Aftershocks). Among many awards he was voted All-MVC Defensive Player of the Year between 2014 and 2015 at his college time. Cotton attended Wichita State until 2015 and it will be his seventh season in pro basketball. |
| Celtics deal Dennis Schroeder, Enes Freedom to Rockets, get Daniel Theis back - by Eurobasket News |
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The Celtics turned their season around over the past few weeks by winning eight of nine games and vaulting into the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race, and on Thursday president of basketball operations Brad Stevens made it clear that he does not consider this a lost year. At the cusp of Thursday's trade deadline, the Celtics reportedly dealt backup point guard Dennis Schroeder (5'11'-PG-93) and bench players Enes Kanter Freedom (6'11'-F-92, college: Kentucky) and Bruno Fernando (6'10'-C-98, college: Maryland) to the Rockets in exchange for Daniel Theis (6'9'-C-92), whom they dealt away at last year's trade deadline. Courtesy of: bostonglobe.com |
| Ndi's double-double lands him (Second Stage) Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | ||
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17-year old Elijah Ndi (194-SF-04) put on an amazing game in the last round for Wuerzburg Ak. and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 2 (Second Stage). He had a double-double of 37 points and 17 rebounds, while his team edged out Crailsheim (#5, 2-9) 94-92. Wuerzburg Ak. maintains the 4th position in their group in German league. Wuerzburg Ak. is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. But it was their 5th lost game this season out of 11 games. In the team's last game Ndi had a remarkable 76.5% from 2-point range and got three three-pointers out of 7 attempts. He has many years of experience at Wuerzburg Ak., through which he has constantly improved. Ndi has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (4th best: 10.5rpg) and averages solid 1.1bpg,2.5spg and 53.0% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Christopher Schultz (194-SG-03) of Goettingen. He is a guard in his first season at Goettingen. In the last game Schultz recorded impressive double-double of 31 points and 13 rebounds. Bad luck as Goettingen lost that game 66-79 to TenneT (3-7). The Second Stage is still at the very beginning and this lost game may not be such crucial, of course if they start win the games. Let's wait for the next round. Schultz is a newcomer at Goettingen and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 27.9ppg (#3). His other stats are also decent: 12.6rpg and 3.3apg. Third place about best performers goes to forward Lars Brodisch (198-PF-04) of league's second-best Bonn/Rh.. Brodisch scored 17 points and grabbed nineteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Bonn/Rh., leading his team to a 83-72 win against Tuebingen (#6, 1-10). Bonn/Rh. needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in Relegation. Their record at this point is 7 victories and 5 lost games. Brodisch has a great season in Germany. After 12 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 11.4rpg (3rd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Jakob Hanzalek (188-SG-03) of Urspring - 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Phil Schmidt (192-SF-03) of Muenster - 26 points and 11 rebounds 6. Jamil Hyangho (184-PG-03) of Braunschweig - 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Matej Zejdl (206-C-03) of Crailsheim - 13 points, 19 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Otto Farenhorsts (193-SG-03) of Loewen - 22 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Aaron Hermann (172-SG-04) of Crailsheim - 27 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Finn Pook (192-SG-04) of Duesseldorf - 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| German BBL round 20 best performance: Sindarius Thornwell (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 27-year old player had a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds, while his team beat Oldenburg (#18, 3-15) 86-78. Ulm is placed at 2nd position in German BBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Ulm will need more victories to improve their 14-5 record. In the team's last game Thornwell had a remarkable 57.1% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Sindarius Thornwell averages this season 11.8ppg and 5.9rpg. The second best player in last round's games was 25-year old Lithuanian Martynas Sajus (208-C-96) of Bayreuth. Sajus had a very good evening with a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds. Of course he led Bayreuth to another comfortable win 90-71 over slightly higher-ranked Hamburg (#9, 10-9) being unquestionably team leader. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. But Bayreuth managed to improve slightly their position in standings taking 10th place. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 9-10 record. Sajus is a newcomer at Bayreuth, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was Australian forward Craig Moller (206-F-94, agency: BIG) of Wuerzburg (#17). Moller showcased his all-around game by recording 21 points, nine rebounds and four assists in the last round. He was a key player of Wuerzburg, leading his team to a 90-89 win against the higher-ranked Bamberg (#12, 8-11). Wuerzburg can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 4-14 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Moller has a very solid season. In 18 games in Germany he scored 8.2ppg. He also has 5.2rpg and FGP: 51.8%. Craig Moller has also German passport and can play in the league with a status of domestic player. Other top performing players last week: 4. Michal Michalak (196-G/F-93) of Oldenburg - 26 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 5. DeShaun Thomas (201-PF-91) of Bayern - 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Sacar Anim (196-G/F-97) of Bayreuth - 22 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists 7. Omar Prewitt (201-SF-94) of Bamberg - 23 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Cameron Hunt (192-G-97) of Wuerzburg - 21 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists 9. Phil Pressey (180-PG-91) of Oldenburg - 6 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists 10. Owen Klassen (208-C/F-91) of Braunschweig - 14 points and 12 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| ProA Round 24: Seawolves lose to Leverkusen - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Top ranked Seawolves (17-5) recorded its fifth loss in Rostock on Wednesday night. Hosts were edged by fifth ranked Leverkusen (14-8) 96-93. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Seawolves. Leverkusen looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was American guard Quentin Goodin (193-97, college: Xavier) who scored 16 points and 7 assists. The other American import JJ Mann (198-91, college: Belmont, agency: GoEmpire Group) chipped in 18 points and 5 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was American swingman Nijal Pearson (196-97, college: Texas St.) who recorded 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Leverkusen moved-up to fourth place. Seawolves at the other side dropped to the second position with five games lost. Leverkusen are looking forward to face Gladiators (#7) in Trier in the next round. Seawolves will play at home against Falcons (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Bottom-ranked Ehingen/Urspringschule (0-22) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 114-65 loss to seventh ranked Lions (13-10) in Karlsruhe. It was a good game for Ferdinand Zylka (191-98) who led his team to a victory with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Matthew Moyer contributed with 17 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. American guard Tyler Cheese (196-96, college: Akron) replied with 20 points for Ehingen/Urspringschule. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Lions moved-up to sixth place. Ehingen/Urspringschule at the other side still closes the standings. Lions will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ehingen/Urspringschule will play at home against the league's leader Science City Jena (#1) and hopes to get finally their first victory. We should mention about the upset which took place in Bochum, where higher ranked Gladiators (12-10) lost to twelfth ranked SparkassenStars (11-12) in a road game 77-92 on Wednesday. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Gladiators. Worth to mention a great performance of Johannes Joos who helped to win the game recording 27 points. The best for the losing side was Garai Zeeb with 9 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Gladiators' coach rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. SparkassenStars have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to tenth place. Loser Gladiators dropped to the seventh position with ten games lost. SparkassenStars will meet Rasta Vechta (#14) on the road in the next round. Gladiators will play against Leverkusen (#4) and hope to secure a win. In the last two games of round 24 Itzehoe was defeated by Nuernberg in a road game 89-71. Bremerhaven was beaten by Vechta at home 95-109. Bochum - Trier 92-77 We should mention about the upset which took place in Bochum, where higher ranked Gladiators (12-10) lost to twelfth ranked SparkassenStars (11-12) in a road game 77-92 on Wednesday. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Gladiators. SparkassenStars looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Johannes Joos (206-95) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and Spanish swingman Miguel Servera Rodriguez (198-92) who added 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was point guard Garai Zeeb (187-97) with 9 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and point guard Jonas Grof (201-96) scored 10 points and 8 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Gladiators' coach rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. SparkassenStars have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to tenth place. Loser Gladiators dropped to the seventh position with ten games lost. SparkassenStars will meet Rasta Vechta (#14) on the road in the next round. Gladiators will play against Leverkusen (#4) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Trier: P.Van Dyke 14+1reb+4ast, B.Clarke 12+6reb+1ast, J.Grof 10+8reb+2ast, A.Wiley 10+7reb+1ast, G.Zeeb 9+5reb+8ast, E.Wolf 8+6reb+2ast Bochum: J.Joos 27+3reb+2ast, L.Kamp 18+4reb+1ast, M.Servera Rodriguez 16+7reb+6ast, T.Vinson 14+3reb+1ast, K.Dietz 6+1reb, N.Geske 5+9reb+6ast Nuernberg - Itzehoe 89-71 There was no surprise in Nuernberg where 16th ranked Eagles (3-18) were defeated by fourth ranked Falcons (14-6) 89-71 on Wednesday. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Josh Price (205-96, college: S.Indiana) who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 7 rebounds and center Jonathan Maier (211-92) who added 16 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) during the contest. Four Falcons players scored in double figures. Falcons' coach Vytautas Buzas used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was American Christopher Hooper (198-91, college: SFC) with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists and swingman Lucien Schmikale (194-97) scored 16 points and 7 rebounds. Falcons have an impressive six-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place. Eagles lost seventh consecutive game. Newly promoted team keep the sixteenth position with 18 games lost. Falcons will meet league's second-placed Seawolves in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Eagles will play against Schwenningen (#13) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Itzehoe: L.Schmikale 16+7reb+1ast, C.Hooper 16+7reb+6ast, T.Moeller 11+1reb, V.Iljins 9+5reb+2ast, F.Beck 7, M.Boksic 6+2reb+1ast Nuernberg: J.Maier 16+6reb+1ast, J.Price 16+7reb+1ast, D.McBrayer 12+3reb+5ast, E.Taylor 11+2reb+3ast, R.Nyama 10+3reb+2ast, A.Davis 9+2reb+5ast Bremerhaven - Vechta 95-109 There was a surprise result when fourteenth ranked Rasta Vechta (8-13) defeated on the road higher ranked Eisbaeren Bremerhaven (11-11) 109-95 on Wednesday. Rasta Vechta made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Joel-Sadu Aminu (193-97) who helped to win the game recording 29 points and 4 steals and American forward Tajuan Agee (206-97, college: Iona) who added 18 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Rasta Vechta's coach Vladimir Lucic used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was Kevin Yebo (207-96) with 25 points and 8 rebounds and American forward Armani Moore (193-94, college: Tennessee) scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Rasta Vechta maintains fourteenth position with 8-13 record. Loser Eisbaeren Bremerhaven keeps the eighth place with 11 games lost. They share the position with Kirchheim. Rasta Vechta will meet at home higher ranked SparkassenStars (#10) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Eisbaeren Bremerhaven will play against Artland Dragons in Quakenbrueck and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Bremerhaven: K.Yebo 25+8reb+3ast, R.Oehle 17+4reb, A.Moore 15+5reb+5ast, B.Elias 10+3reb+5ast, E.Alvano 10+2reb+4ast, D.Laster 7+1reb Vechta: J.Aminu 29+3reb+1ast, J.Young 24+1reb+6ast, T.Agee 18+12reb+2ast, T.Nash 13+7reb+1ast, K.Krause 12+4reb+1ast, J.Ferner 6+1reb Karlsruhe PS - Ehingen 114-65 Bottom-ranked Ehingen/Urspringschule (0-22) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 114-65 loss to seventh ranked Lions (13-10) in Karlsruhe. They dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Ehingen/Urspringschule's 28. They outrebounded Ehingen/Urspringschule 38-23 including 16 on the offensive glass. Lions players were unselfish on offense dishing 30 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Ehingen/Urspringschule's players. It was a good game for Ferdinand Zylka (191-98) who led his team to a victory with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. American Matthew Moyer (203-97, college: GWU) contributed with 17 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Five Lions players scored in double figures. American guard Tyler Cheese (196-96, college: Akron) replied with 20 points and Tim Martinez (195-2) added 10 points in the effort for Ehingen/Urspringschule. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Lions moved-up to sixth place. Ehingen/Urspringschule at the other side still closes the standings. Lions will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ehingen/Urspringschule will play at home against the league's leader Science City Jena (#1) and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Ehingen: T.Cheese 20+2reb+3ast, T.Martinez 10+3ast, L.Maximilian 8+4reb+1ast, K.Strangmeyer 8+2reb, D.Zdravevski 5+2reb+1ast, B.Vanaclocha 5+6reb Karlsruhe PS: F.Zylka 22+5reb+7ast, M.Moyer 17+5reb+2ast, M.Freeman 15+2reb+1ast, E.Marshall 14+3reb+5ast, S.Whittaker 10+1reb+4ast, T.Crews 8+1reb+4ast Rostock - Bayer Giants 93-96 Top ranked Seawolves (17-5) recorded its fifth loss in Rostock on Wednesday night. Hosts were edged by fifth ranked Leverkusen (14-8) 96-93. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Seawolves. Leverkusen looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was American guard Quentin Goodin (193-97, college: Xavier) who scored 16 points and 7 assists. The other American import JJ Mann (198-91, college: Belmont, agency: GoEmpire Group) chipped in 18 points and 5 rebounds. Five Leverkusen players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American swingman Nijal Pearson (196-97, college: Texas St.) who recorded 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and center Till Gloger (204-93, college: Maine) added 21 points and 5 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) respectively. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Leverkusen moved-up to fourth place. Seawolves at the other side dropped to the second position with five games lost. Leverkusen are looking forward to face Gladiators (#7) in Trier in the next round. Seawolves will play at home against Falcons (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Rostock: T.Gloger 21+5reb+1ast, N.Pearson 19+8reb+4ast, T.Nelson 13+3reb+5ast, S.Theis 8+1reb, R.Montgomery Jr. 7+4reb, J.Roland 7 Bayer Giants: J.Mann 18+5reb+3ast, Q.Goodin 16+4reb+7ast, M.Bacak 14+3reb, S.Reaves 12+1reb+4ast, L.Figge 11+1reb+2ast, F.Gille 7+4reb+1ast |
| Ismet Akpinar selected the top German playing abroad in last week's games - by Eurobasket News | ||||||||||||||
#11. Former U20 international point guard Robert Zinn (197-95, currently plays in Switzerland) contributed to an easy victory against the eighth-ranked Starwings crushing them 100-55 in the Swiss SBL in Saturday night's game. Zinn scored 14 points and added 5 assists. Zinn's total stats this season are: 8.8ppg, 3.1rpg and 3.5apg. He used to play for the German U20 national team seven years ago. #12. U20 international forward Tristan Da Silva (203-1, currently plays college basketball in the States) contributed to an easy victory against the Oregon State University crushing them 86-63 in the NCAA on Saturday night. Da Silva recorded 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Da Silva's total stats this season are: 9.0ppg, 3.6rpg and 1.8apg. He is also in the roster of the German U20 national team. #13. International center Maik Zirbes (208-90, another player represented by BeoBasket, currently plays in Euroleague) couldn't help Crvena Zvezda in their game against Monaco in the Euroleague. He cannot count Thursday's game as one of the best ones. Zirbes recorded only 2 points in 8 minutes on the court. His team lost 80-91. This year Zirbes' total stats are: 3.9ppg and 1.8rpg in 11 games. He is also German national team player. #14. Former international center Elias Harris (203-89, another player represented by BeoBasket, college: Gonzaga, currently plays in Japan) couldn't help San-en NP (4-27) in their last game on Saturday. Despite Harris' good performance the 11th-placed San-en NP was crushed 110-77 in Okinawa by the leading Ryukyu GK in the West group. He was the second best scorer with 14 points. Harris also added 4 rebounds. This season Harris has very high stats. He averages: 15.2ppg, 7.1rpg, 2.0apg and 1.4spg. Harris used to play for the German national team back in 2015. #15. Former U18 international center Justin Raffington (206-91, college: FAU, currently plays in Spain) couldn't help Valladolid in their game against Coruna in the Spanish LEB Gold (second division). Raffington recorded 8 points and grabbed 4 rebounds. His team was crushed by 22 points 100-78. Raffington has averaged so far 5.3ppg and 3.3rpg. He used to play for the German U18 national team thirteen years ago. The list of other players, who all have German passport but never been selected to any of German national teams: #1. Dimitris Cheilaris (204-F-90, currently plays in Greece) led Charilaos to a victory over one of league's weakest teams Dafni (0-13) 89-71 in the Greek A2 (second division) last Saturday. Cheilaris was MVP of the game. He scored 20 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. Charilaos Trikoupis Mesologiou (8-5) is placed sixth in the A2. It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row. This season Cheilaris has relatively solid stats: 11.1ppg, 4.3rpg and 1.2apg. He has a dual citizenship: German and Greek. Despite Cheilaris' German passport, he previously played for the Greek U16 national team and is probably not eligible to play for the German team. #2. Experienced Kiril Wachsmann (203-C-84, college: Iona, currently plays in Uruguay) could not help Malvin (9-3) in their last game. Despite Wachsmann's very good performance Malvin lost 94-100 on the road to the lower-ranked (#3) Urupan. He had a double-double by scoring 16 points and getting 13 rebounds. Wachsmann also added 3 assists in 40 minutes. There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. This year Wachsmann has relatively solid stats: 10.8ppg, 9.8rpg and 2.5apg in 17 games he played so far. He is another player who holds two passports: German and Uruguayan. #3. Noam Avivi (205-PF-99, agency: Avi Zilberman, currently plays in Israel) was the major contributor in a Hapoel Eilat's victory against the closely-ranked Ironi Nes-Ziona (7-8) 85-68 in the Israeli Winner League in Monday night's game. Avivi scored 16 points. It was his first game for Hapoel Eilat this season. His team is placed tenth in the Winner League. Avivi has both German and Israeli nationalities. Despite his German passport, Avivi previously played for the Israeli U20 national team and probably cannot be called to the German team. #4. Dylan Osetkowski (206-F-96, agency: BeoBasket, college: Texas, currently plays in Euroleague) was not able to help ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket in their game against Efes (12-11) in the Euroleague. He recorded 7 points in only 14 minutes. ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket lost 72-78 in Istanbul to the higher-ranked (#9) Efes. It was ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket's fourth consecutive loss in a row. This year Osetkowski's total stats are: 6.1ppg and 3.2rpg in 20 games. He is a naturalized American. Osetkowski used to play for BG Goettingen in German league. #5. Isaiah Philmore (203-F-89, college: Xavier, currently plays in France) was not able to secure a victory for SPO Rouen (4-0) in their last game. Despite Philmore's very good performance the league leader SPO Rouen lost 88-94 in Saint Vallier to the lower-ranked (#6) Saint Vallier. He was the second best scorer with 20 points in 28 minutes. This year Philmore has relatively solid stats: 11.9ppg, 3.3rpg and 1.6apg in eight games. He is a naturalized American. Philmore used to play for Ratiopharm Ulm in German league. #6. Christopher Razis (194-PG-89, currently plays in Cyprus) contributed to Keravnos' victory against the closely-ranked E.N. Paralimni 74-60 in the Cypriot OPAP Basket League last Thursday. Razis recorded 8 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists in 33 minutes. This year Razis' total stats are: 7.1ppg, 2.7rpg and 3.8apg in 15 games. He also holds two passports: German and Cypriot. #7. Nigel Pruitt (201-F-94, college: KSU, currently plays in BNXT-League) contributed to an easy victory against the closely-ranked Yoast United 87-69 in the BNXT League in Sunday night's game. He recorded 17 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 25 minutes. Pruitt's stats this year are: 13.3ppg, 4.0rpg, 1.3apg and 2.0spg in four games. He is a naturalized American. Worth to mention Pruitt played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball. Pruitt used to play for TSG Westerstede in German league. #8. Ryan Kriener (208-C-98, college: Iowa, currently plays in Japan) contributed to a Ehime OV's victory against the second-ranked Kumamoto Volters 106-102 in the Japanese B2 League last Wednesday. He scored 20 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. Kriener averaged so far 12.8ppg, 6.9rpg and 1.9apg. He is a naturalized American. Strangely Kriener has never played in Germany. #9. Bar Timor (190-G-92, also represented by Avi Zilberman, currently plays in Israel) couldn't help Hapoel Tel-Aviv in their game against Hapoel Beer Sheva in the Israeli Winner League. He scored only 4 points and added 5 assists in 23 minutes. His team lost 65-77. Timor has averaged so far 8.9ppg, 3.1rpg, 3.7apg and 1.1spg in 14 games. He holds both German and Israeli passports. #10. Christian von Fintel (190-G-90, currently plays in Austria) helped Raiffeisen Flyers Wels win their game against the closely-ranked UBC St. Poelten 69-50 in the Austrian BSL last Wednesday. von Fintel recorded 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in 35 minutes. von Fintel's stats this year are: 12.3ppg, 4.4rpg, 2.8apg and 1.4spg in 15 games. |
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| Eugene German (ex Ionikos) joins Merkezefendi - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
He has played previously professionally in NBA Summer League (Denver Nuggets) and Canada (Bobcats). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team won TBL Midwest Division Regular Season in 2021. German was voted to All-MAC 1st Team in 2020 at his college time. He attended Northern Illinois University until 2020 and it is his second season as a professional player. |
| A2 Round 16: Enosi Kavalas hand first defeat to Karditsas - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Karditsas (12-1) recorded its first loss in Kavalaa on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by fifth ranked Enosi Kavalas (9-5) 86-78. It ended at the same time the 12-game winning streak of Karditsas. Enosi Kavalas made 19-of-23 free shots (82.6 percent) during the game. Point guard Konstantinos Abatzas (188-93) fired 21 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. Naturalized Nigerian power forward Nikolaos Okekuoyen (212-97) chipped in 16 points and 8 rebounds. point guard Thodoris Tsiloulis (185-0) produced 14 points, 5 assists and 4 steals for lost side. Karditsas' coach Demetris Liogas rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Enosi Kavalas have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 9-5 record. Karditsas at the other side still keeps top place with one game lost. Enosi Kavalas are looking forward to face Filippos Veroias (#11) in Veria in the next round where they are favorite. Karditsas will have a break next round. Important game to mention about took place in New Eritrea. Fourth ranked Eleftheroupoli (10-4) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging 10th ranked Panerythraikos (6-8) 95-92 on Wednesday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Worth to mention a great performance of Serbian swingman Jovan Djordjevic (198-93) who helped to win the game recording 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Dionysis Skoulidas contributed with 19 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Center Panagiotis Tsamis (204-2) replied with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds for Panerythraikos. Panerythraikos' coach Dimitris Houhoulis tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Eleftheroupoli moved-up to third place, which they share with Psychiko. Panerythraikos lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with eight games lost. They share it with Filippos Veroias. Eleftheroupoli will play against Dafni (#14) in Athens in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Panerythraikos will play at home against Amyntas D. (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game with biggest result difference took place in Mesolongi. Local Charilaos (8-5) outscored 11th ranked Filippos Veroias (6-8) 86-50 on Wednesday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Filippos Veroias. Worth to mention a quality performance of Fahro Alihodzic who helped to win the game recording 14 points and 8 rebounds. At the losing side Miljan Drekalovic responded with 11 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Charilaos have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to sixth place. Loser Filippos Veroias dropped to the tenth position with eight games lost. They share it with Panerythraikos. Charilaos will meet Marousi (#8) in the next round. Filippos Veroias will play against Enosi Kavalas and hope to secure a win. Panerythraikos - Eleftheroupoli 92-95 Important game to mention about took place in New Eritrea. Fourth ranked Eleftheroupoli (10-4) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging 10th ranked Panerythraikos (6-8) 95-92 on Wednesday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Eleftheroupoli made 16-of-21 charity shots (76.2 percent) during the game. It was a great shooting night for Eleftheroupoli especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 55.0 percentage. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Panerythraikos was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of Serbian swingman Jovan Djordjevic (198-93) who helped to win the game recording 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Dionysis Skoulidas (200-97) contributed with 19 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Center Panagiotis Tsamis (204-2) replied with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds and guard Konstantinos Efstratiou (185-99) added 19 points and 4 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) in the effort for Panerythraikos. Four Eleftheroupoli and five Panerythraikos players scored in double figures. Panerythraikos' coach Dimitris Houhoulis tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Eleftheroupoli moved-up to third place, which they share with Psychiko. Panerythraikos lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with eight games lost. They share it with Filippos Veroias. Eleftheroupoli will play against Dafni (#14) in Athens in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Panerythraikos will play at home against Amyntas D. (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Eleftheroupoli: J.Djordjevic 22+7reb+4ast, S.Naoumis 19+5ast, D.Skoulidas 19+6reb+3ast, S.Toutziarakis 14+7reb+1ast, P.Vassilis 8+2reb+1ast, P.Ermidis 6+1reb+2ast Panerythraikos: E.Konstantinos 19+1reb+4ast, T.Panagiotis 17+11reb, M.Ilias 15+4reb+4ast, T.Kallianotis 13+2reb+3ast, A.Stamatogiannis 12+6reb+1ast, K.Kampouridis 11+2reb+3ast Round 12Enosi Kavalas - Karditsas 86-78Karditsas (12-1) recorded its first loss in Kavalaa on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by fifth ranked Enosi Kavalas (9-5) 86-78. It ended at the same time the 12-game winning streak of Karditsas. Enosi Kavalas made 19-of-23 free shots (82.6 percent) during the game. Point guard Konstantinos Abatzas (188-93) fired 21 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. Naturalized Nigerian power forward Nikolaos Okekuoyen (212-97) chipped in 16 points and 8 rebounds. Point guard Thodoris Tsiloulis (185-0) produced 14 points, 5 assists and 4 steals and the former international center Ioannis Bourousis (214-83, agency: Octagon Europe) added 13 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Enosi Kavalas and five Karditsas players scored in double figures. Karditsas' coach Demetris Liogas rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Enosi Kavalas have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 9-5 record. Karditsas at the other side still keeps top place with one game lost. Enosi Kavalas are looking forward to face Filippos Veroias (#11) in Veria in the next round where they are favorite. Karditsas will have a break next round. Top scorers: Enosi Kavalas: K.Abatzas 21+5reb+9ast, M.Armstead 19+1reb+3ast, N.Okekuoyen 16+8reb, K.Spyridon 12+4reb+1ast, A.Raptis 8+2reb, V.Drosos 7+4reb+1ast Karditsas: T.Thodoris 14+4reb+5ast, I.Bourousis 13+6reb+2ast, A.Spyridonidis 13+1reb+5ast, N.Kaklamanos 11+2reb, D.Gravas 10+6reb, M.Draskovic 7+3reb Round 14Charilaos - Filippos Veroias 86-50The game with biggest result difference took place in Mesolongi. Local Charilaos (8-5) outscored 11th ranked Filippos Veroias (6-8) 86-50 on Wednesday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Filippos Veroias. Charilaos dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Filippos Veroias' 28. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Filippos Veroias' players. Worth to mention a quality performance of Bosnian-British center Fahro Alihodzic (208-89, college: UAB) who helped to win the game recording 14 points and 8 rebounds and swingman Efstathios Papadionysiou (196-92) who added 14 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) during the contest. Four Charilaos players scored in double figures. At the losing side Serbian forward Miljan Drekalovic (202-91, agency: Interperformances) responded with 11 points and 5 rebounds and forward Giorgos Garezos (198-95) scored 10 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Charilaos have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to sixth place. Loser Filippos Veroias dropped to the tenth position with eight games lost. They share it with Panerythraikos. Charilaos will meet Marousi (#8) in the next round. Filippos Veroias will play against Enosi Kavalas and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Charilaos: D.Cheilaris 16+5reb+1ast, F.Alihodzic 14+8reb+3ast, E.Papadionysiou 14+8reb+2ast, G.Angelou 13+1reb+2ast, D.Legkikas 10+6reb, S.Sokk 6+2reb+12ast Filippos Veroias: M.Drekalovic 11+5reb, G.Garezos 10+5reb+1ast, M.Poulianitis 6+3reb+1ast, S.Dovas 6+2reb+3ast, I.Konstantinos 5+4reb+1ast, A.Pilkoudis 4+4reb+1ast |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo's double-double lands him Player of the Week award among Greeks playing currently abroad: - by Eurobasket News | ||||||||||||||
#11. Former U18 international forward Tasos Kamateros (203-0, currently plays college basketball in the States) was not able to secure a victory for the S.Dakota in their game against the North Dakota State University in the NCAA. Despite his very good performance in Monday night's game Kamateros scored 21 points and grabbed 4 rebounds. Kamateros' stats this season are: 10.5ppg, 5.1rpg and 1.6apg. He used to play for the Greek U18 national team four years ago. #12. Former international forward Vasileios Charalampopoulos (202-97, currently plays in Italy) couldn't help Fortitudo BO in their game against Brescia in the Italian Serie A. Charalampopoulos recorded 6 points in only 10 minutes. His team lost 86-93. Charalampopoulos has averaged so far 6.2ppg and 2.6rpg in nine games. He used to play for the Greek national team back in 2018. #13. U20 international forward Aristotelis Sotiriou (203-1, currently plays in NCAA2) contributed to an easy victory against the Caldwell University crushing them 69-45 in the NCAA2 last Thursday. Sotiriou recorded 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Sotiriou has averaged so far 6.7ppg, 4.4rpg and 1.8apg. He is also Greek U20 national team player. #14. Former U20 international power forward Kyprianos Maragkos (206-94, college: American, currently plays in Cyprus) managed to help Keravnos Strovolou in a victory against the closely-ranked E.N. Paralimni 74-60 in the Cypriot OPAP Basket League on Thursday night. Maragkos recorded only 4 points in 8 minutes on the court. Maragkos has averaged so far 5.7ppg and 2.5rpg in 15 games. He used to play for the Greek U20 national team back in 2014. #15. U20 international power forward Andreas Kalogiros (198-2, currently plays in Lithuania) couldn't help Vilnius in their game against Kretinga in the Lithuanian NKL (second division). Despite his very good performance in Thursday night's game Kalogiros was the top scorer with 15 points. He also added 7 rebounds. Kalogiros has averaged so far 8.0ppg, 4.8rpg and 3.2apg. He is also in the roster of the Greek U20 national team. The list of other players, who all have Greek passport but never been selected to any of Greek national teams: #1. Nazareth Mitrou-Long (193-G-93, college: Iowa St., currently plays in Italy) led Brescia to a victory over the closely-ranked Fortitudo BO (0-4) 93-86 in the Italian Serie A last Sunday. Mitrou-Long was the best player in that game. He recorded 29 points (!!!) and grabbed 4 rebounds. It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Germani Brescia Leonessa (11-2) is placed second in the Serie A. It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row. Mitrou-Long has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages: 18.1ppg, 4.6rpg, 5.0apg and 1.1spg. Mitrou-Long has a dual citizenship: Greek and Canadian. Despite his Greek passport, Mitrou-Long previously played for the Canadian U19 national team and is probably not eligible to play for the Greek team. #2. Zach Auguste (208-C-93, college: Notre Dame, currently plays in EuroCup) contributed to a KK Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana's victory against the closely-ranked ratiopharm Ulm (6-7) 104-96 in the Eurocup on Wednesday night. Auguste recorded 11 points and grabbed 4 rebounds. KK Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (5-7) is placed seventh in the Eurocup. Auguste's total stats this season are: 7.0ppg, 5.5rpg and 1.3apg. He is a naturalized American. Strangely Auguste has never played in Greece. #3. Konstantinos Simitzis (200-F-98, currently plays in Cyprus) helped Apoel win their game against the eighth-ranked Anorthosis (7-10) 102-86 in the Cypriot OPAP Basket League in Monday night's game. He scored 19 points and added 5 assists. Cytavision Apoel Nicosia (14-3) is placed second in the OPAP Basket League. It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row. This season Simitzis has very high stats. He averages: 15.3ppg, 2.9rpg, 2.2apg and 1.1spg. #4. Experienced Nikos Stylianou (198-F-88, college: WT, currently plays in Cyprus) helped Keravnos win their game against one of league's weakest teams Etha (5-12) 85-69 in the Cypriot OPAP Basket League on Sunday night. Stylianou scored 11 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Keravnos Strovolou (13-3) is placed third in the OPAP Basket League. It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row. Stylianou has averaged so far 10.0ppg, 3.7rpg and 1.8apg. He is another player who holds two passports: Greek and Cypriot. #5. Filippos Tigkas (184-PG-2, currently plays in Cyprus) is a teammate of previously mentioned Nikos Stylianou and both played together in the last Cypriot OPAP Basket League game. Tigkas helped Keravnos win their game against one of league's weakest teams Etha (5-12) 85-69. He scored 8 points and added 5 assists in 33 minutes. Tigkas has averaged so far 6.5ppg, 2.5rpg, 3.3apg and 1.3spg in 16 games he played so far. He has both Greek and Cypriot nationalities. #6. George Papas (196-G-98, currently plays college basketball in the States) helped Monmouth win their game against the Fairfield University 59-56 in the NCAA last Friday. Papas scored 18 points and blocked 3 shots in 36 minutes. Papas has very impressive stats this year: 15.6ppg, 5.6rpg, 3.0apg and 1.1spg in 23 games. He is a naturalized American. Apparently Papas has never played in Greece. #7. Aristides Koronides (186-PG-82, currently plays in Cyprus). He could not help AEK Larnaca to beat E.N. Paralimni. Koronides scored 6 points. His team was defeated 73-69. Koronides has averaged so far 4.0ppg, 1.4rpg and 1.3apg. He also holds two passports: Greek and Cypriot. #8. Polychronis Tsigas (195-SF-0, currently plays in Cyprus) faced previously mentioned Konstantinos Simitzis in the Cypriot OPAP Basket League last game. Tsigas was not able to help Anorthosis in their game against Apoel. He scored 8 points in 22 minutes. His team was badly defeated by 16 points 102-86. Tsigas has averaged so far 2.1ppg and 1.4rpg in 15 games. #9. Vassilis Lampropoulos (196-G-90, currently plays in Germany) was not able to secure a victory for Stuttgart (12-3) in their last game on Sunday. Despite his very good performance the first-placed Stuttgart was crushed 109-64 on the road by the much lower-ranked Giessen Pointers (#10) in the South West group. Lampropoulos was the top scorer with 26 points. He also added 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. This season Lampropoulos has very high stats. He averages: 21.3ppg, 6.8rpg, 3.8apg and 1.8spg. #10. Nik Cazacu (193-G/F, currently plays in NCAA2) couldn't help the Slippery Rock University in their game against the Clarion University in the NCAA2. Cazacu scored 8 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in 18 minutes. His team lost 78-85 in the NCAA2. 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The 28-year old playmaker had the game-high 21 points adding five rebounds and nine assists for Enosi Kavalas in his team's victory, helping them to beat Karditsas (#1, 12-1) 86-78. Enosi Kavalas maintains the 5th position in Greek A2. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Enosi Kavalas will need more victories to improve their 9-5 record. In the team's last game Abatzas had a remarkable 62.5% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Enosi Kavalas and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Konstantinos Abatzas averages this season 14.9ppg and 4.6apg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 22-year old guard Konstantinos Efstratiou (185-G-99) of Panerythraikos. Efstratiou impressed basketball fans with 19 points and 4 assists. Bad luck as Panerythraikos was edged by the higher-ranked Eleftheroupoli (#3, 10-4) 95-92. Panerythraikos managed to keep the same 10th spot in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 6-8 record. Efstratiou is a newcomer at Panerythraikos and despite he is not a team leader yet, every game he becomes more reliable player. Hopefully performances like the last one will happen more often. The third best performed player last round was another Enosi Kavalas' star - Nigerian Nikolaos Okekuoyen (212-F/C-97). Okekuoyen scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds. He was another key player of Enosi Kavalas, helping his team with a 86-78 win against the higher-ranked Karditsas (#1, 12-1). Enosi Kavalas needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 9 victories and 5 lost games. Okekuoyen has a very solid season. In 14 games in Greece he scored 9.3ppg. He also has 6.1rpg and FGP: 57.1%. Nikolaos Okekuoyen has also Greek passport and can play in the league with a status of domestic player. Other top performing players last week: 4. Panagiotis Tsamis (204-C-02) of Panerythraikos - 17 points and 11 rebounds 5. Jovan Djordjevic (198-F/G-93) of Eleftheroupoli - 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Dionysis Skoulidas (200-PF-97) of Eleftheroupoli - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Thodoris Tsiloulis (185-PG) of Karditsas - 14 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Ilias Moraitis (190-G-01) of Panerythraikos - 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Malcolm Armstead (185-PG-89) of Enosi Kavalas - 19 points and 3 assists 10. Efstathios Papadionysiou (196-F/G-92) of Charilaos - 14 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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Forward Alexandros Samantourov (206-F-05) had an amazing evening in the last round for top-ranked DEKA, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 6. The 16-year old player had a double-double of 29 points and 11 rebounds, while his team beat Olympiacos (#6, 2-5) 76-63. It allowed DEKA to consolidate first place in the Greek U18 League. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is still on an early stage, but DEKA already had a very good start winning all 6 without losing a single one. In the team's last game Samantourov had a remarkable 80.0% from 2-point range. It's his second year at DEKA and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Alexandros Samantourov has solid league stats. He is league's best scorer averaging so far 24.3ppg and leads league in rebounds with 13.8rpg. Samantourov is in league's top in and averages impressive 2.2bpg and 68.2% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was 16-year old Aris Pitsoukalis (182-PG-05) of league's second-best Peristeri. Pitsoukalis had a very good evening with a double-double of 21 points and 15 rebounds. Bad luck as Peristeri lost that game 72-81 to Promitheas (5-2). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Peristeri still maintains its place in the top 2 of the standings, even despite this loss. His team's 5-2 record is not bad at all. Pitsoukalis is a newcomer at Peristeri, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was guard Nikolaos Plotas (195-G-04) of Promitheas (#3). Plotas showcased his all-around game by recording 25 points, six rebounds and five assists in the last round. He was a key player of Promitheas, leading his team to a 81-72 win against #2 ranked Peristeri. Promitheas needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 5 victories and 2 lost games. Plotas has a great season in Greece. After only 7 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.9ppg (3rd best) and assists with 5.0apg (5th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Michael-Angelos Arfaras (198-G-04) of Olympiacos - 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Neoklis Avdalas (196-PG-06) of Panathinaikos - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Symeon Efstathiou (205-C-04) of Panathinaikos - 5 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Sotiris Stavrakopoulos (201-G/F-04) of Peristeri - 17 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Vangelis Tsimerikas (190-F-02) of DEKA - 10 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists 9. Tunde Vahlberg (201-SF-04) of Promitheas - 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Giorgos Ioannidis (194-G-04) of DEKA - 13 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The game between second ranked Promitheas (5-2) and fourth ranked Panathinaikos (5-2) was the most important one in the last round on Sunday night. Promitheas was defeated by Panathinaikos in a tough game in Athens 74-82. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Promitheas. Point guard Neoklis Avdalas (196-6, agency: Octagon Europe) fired a double-double by scoring 28 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Center Symeon Efstathiou (205-4) chipped in 21 points and 9 rebounds. Guard Nikolaos Plotas (195-4) produced 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Panathinaikos moved-up to second place, which they share with Promitheas and Peristeri. Bottom-ranked PAOK (0-6) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 58-54 loss to sixth ranked Olympiacos (2-5) in Thesasloniki. Worth to mention a great performance of Anastasios Karaiskos (195-5) who helped to win the game recording 11 points and 8 rebounds. Apostolos Nikolaidis contributed with 11 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Olympiacos' coach Dimitrios Tsaldaris allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Center Stratos Kalliontzis (206-5) answered with 9 points and 15 rebounds for PAOK. Olympiacos maintains sixth place with 2-5 record. PAOK at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. The game with biggest result difference took place in Athens. Local Peristeri (5-2) beat 7th ranked Aris (1-6) 68-55 on Sunday night. Worth to mention a quality performance of Evangelos Zougris who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds. At the losing side Ioannis Donakis responded with 16 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Peristeri moved-up to second place, which they share with Panathinaikos and Promitheas. Aris lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with six games lost. Peristeri - Aris 68-55 The game with biggest result difference took place in Athens. Local Peristeri (5-2) beat 7th ranked Aris (1-6) 68-55 on Sunday night. Peristeri forced 20 Aris turnovers. Worth to mention a quality performance of power forward Evangelos Zougris (202-4, agency: Network Sports International) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds. Guard Nikos Filippas (202-4, agency: Octagon Europe) helped adding 15 points and 5 rebounds. At the losing side Ioannis Donakis responded with 16 points and 7 rebounds and Filippos Tsachtsiras scored 5 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Peristeri moved-up to second place, which they share with Panathinaikos and Promitheas. Aris lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with six games lost. Top scorers: Peristeri: F.Nikos 15+5reb+2ast, S.Sotiris 14+4reb+2ast, Z.Evangelos 12+11reb+2ast, B.Costas 9+1reb+4ast, F.Ioannis 4, V.Achilleas 4+2reb Aris: D.Ioannis 16+7reb+1ast, K.Konstantinos 15+3reb, C.Stylianos 12+1reb+2ast, T.Filippos 5+11reb+4ast, G.Nikolaos 3+6reb+3ast, N.Anastasios 2+1reb PAOK - Olympiacos 54-58 Bottom-ranked PAOK (0-6) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 58-54 loss to sixth ranked Olympiacos (2-5) in Thesasloniki. They also forced 24 PAOK turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Anastasios Karaiskos (195-5) who helped to win the game recording 11 points and 8 rebounds. Point guard Apostolos Nikolaidis (185-6) contributed with 11 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Olympiacos' coach Dimitrios Tsaldaris allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Center Stratos Kalliontzis (206-5) answered with 9 points and 15 rebounds and guard Theodoros Konstantinidis (194-4) added 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for PAOK. Olympiacos maintains sixth place with 2-5 record. PAOK at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. Top scorers: Olympiacos: A.Veniamin 11+6reb, K.Anastasios 11+8reb+1ast, N.Apostolos 11+6reb+3ast, Z.Thomas 7+5reb+1ast, A.Michael-Angelos 7+4reb+1ast, S.Sarantos 5+2reb+5ast PAOK: G.Nikolaos 15+7reb, K.Theodoros 13+6reb+4ast, T.Prodromos 11+3reb, K.Stratos 9+15reb+1ast, A.Simeon 3+4reb+3ast, K.Nikos 3+3reb Panathinaikos - Promitheas 82-74 The game between second ranked Promitheas (5-2) and fourth ranked Panathinaikos (5-2) was the most important one in the last round on Sunday night. Promitheas was defeated by Panathinaikos in a tough game in Athens 74-82. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Promitheas. Point guard Neoklis Avdalas (196-6, agency: Octagon Europe) fired a double-double by scoring 28 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Center Symeon Efstathiou (205-4) chipped in 21 points and 9 rebounds. Guard Nikolaos Plotas (195-4) produced 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Christos Georgiou (197-4) added 11 points and 11 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Promitheas players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Panathinaikos moved-up to second place, which they share with Promitheas and Peristeri. Top scorers: Panathinaikos: A.Neoklis 28+11reb+2ast, E.Symeon 21+9reb+1ast, D.Emmanouil 19+4reb+4ast, K.Anastasis 8+2reb, V.Nikolas 6+2reb, K.Vassilis 0 Promitheas: P.Nikolaos 18+6reb+5ast, V.Ioannis 11+5reb+1ast, G.Christos 11+11reb+1ast, K.Panagiotis 11+7reb, R.Petros 8+3reb, E.Leonidas 8+4reb+1ast |
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What a coincidence that all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. A1 top team - Olympiacos (12-1) managed to deliver another win on Monday. This time they beat eighth ranked Aris (5-8) in Thessaloniki 87-76. The game was mostly controlled by Olympiacos. Aris managed to win third quarter 17-11. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Olympiacos dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Aris' 28. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a good game for Cypriot-Bulgarian Aleksandar Vezenkov (206-95) who led his team to a victory with 18 points and 8 rebounds. The former international point guard Kostas Sloukas (190-90) contributed with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Olympiacos' coach Giorgos Bartzokas used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Canadian guard Olivier Hanlan (193-93, college: Boston Coll.) answered with 35 points (!!!) for Aris. Olympiacos have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 12-1 record. Aris at the other side keeps the eighth position with eight games lost. They share it with Apollon P. and Lavrio. Olympiacos will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Aris will play on the road against Lavrio (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Important game to mention about took place in Aigaleo. Seventh ranked PAOK (6-7) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging 13th ranked Ionikos (3-10) 69-66 on Wednesday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. It was a great evening for American guard Phil Greene IV (188-92, college: St.John's) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points. Marvin Jones helped adding 17 points. The best for the losing side was American point guard Eugene German (183-97, college: NIU, agency: Network Sports International) with 22 points and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. PAOK moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Peristeri and AEK. Ionikos lost their fifth game in a row. They stay at the bottom position with ten games lost. PAOK will play against Peristeri (#5) in Athens in the next round. Ionikos will play on the road against AEK (#7) in Athens and hopes to get back on the winning track. In the last game of round 15 Panathinaikos beat Larissa BC on the road 90-86. Larissa BC - Panathinaikos 86-90 No shocking result in a game when second ranked Panathinaikos (10-1) beat on the road 11th ranked Larissa BC (4-9) 90-86. It looked good early as Larissa BC took a 13-point lead at the end of first quarter. But then Panathinaikos took control getting tie in the second period and winning the second half and eventually winning the game that evening by 4 points. Panathinaikos made 23-of-28 charity shots (82.1 percent) during the game. Larissa BC was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for Serbian guard Nemanja Nedovic (192-91, agency: BeoBasket) who led his team to a victory scoring 38 points (!!!). American forward Okaro White (206-92, college: FSU) helped adding 13 points and 6 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American point guard Stefan Moody (179-93, college: Ole Miss) with 19 points and 5 rebounds and the other American import guard Jalen Hudson (198-96, college: Florida) scored 15 points and 9 rebounds. Five Larissa BC players scored in double figures. Larissa BC's coach Fotis Takianos rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. The victory was the tenth consecutive win for Panathinaikos. Defending champion maintains second place with 10-1 record having 2 victories less than leader Olympiacos. Larissa BC at the other side keeps the eleventh position with nine games lost. Panathinaikos will play against Kolossos HH (#4) in Rodou in the next round. Larissa BC will play on the road against Iraklis (#12) in Thessaloniki and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Larissa BC: S.Moody 19+5reb+3ast, J.Hudson 15+9reb+2ast, M.Maric 15+3reb+2ast, T.Zaras 13+3reb+3ast, O.Krubally 11+7reb+2ast, D.Green 9+1reb+1ast Panathinaikos: N.Nedovic 38+2reb+1ast, O.White 13+6reb+1ast, D.Macon 10+2reb+5ast, G.Papagiannis 9+9reb+2ast, H.Sant-Roos 9+3reb+5ast, S.Jovic 7+1reb Round 11Aris - Olympiacos 76-87A1 top team - Olympiacos (12-1) managed to deliver another win on Monday. This time they beat eighth ranked Aris (5-8) in Thessaloniki 87-76. The game was mostly controlled by Olympiacos. Aris managed to win third quarter 17-11. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Olympiacos dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Aris' 28. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a good game for Cypriot-Bulgarian Aleksandar Vezenkov (206-95) who led his team to a victory with 18 points and 8 rebounds. The former international point guard Kostas Sloukas (190-90) contributed with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Olympiacos' coach Giorgos Bartzokas used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Canadian guard Olivier Hanlan (193-93, college: Boston Coll.) answered with 35 points (!!!) and American forward Xeyrius Williams (206-97, college: Akron) added 14 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Aris. Olympiacos have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 12-1 record. Aris at the other side keeps the eighth position with eight games lost. They share it with Apollon P. and Lavrio. Olympiacos will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Aris will play on the road against Lavrio (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: ARIS: O.Hanlan 35+2reb+3ast, X.Williams 14+5reb, E.Lockett 8+3reb+1ast, A.Cowan Jr. 7+4reb+5ast, S.Juiston 6+5reb+1ast, T.Kottas 4+4reb Olympiacos: A.Vezenkov 18+8reb+3ast, S.McKissic 17+1reb+2ast, K.Sloukas 10+5reb+7ast, T.Walkup 9+3reb+4ast, H.Martin 8+3reb, M.Fall 8+5reb+1ast Ionikos - PAOK 66-69 Important game to mention about took place in Aigaleo. Seventh ranked PAOK (6-7) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging 13th ranked Ionikos (3-10) 69-66 on Wednesday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Ionikos was ahead by 4 points after three quarters before a 17-10 charge of PAOK, which allowed them to win the game. It was a great evening for American guard Phil Greene IV (188-92, college: St.John's) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points. His fellow American import center Marvin Jones (213-93, college: Texas Southern, agency: Network Sports International) helped adding 17 points. The best for the losing side was American point guard Eugene German (183-97, college: NIU, agency: Network Sports International) with 22 points and 5 assists and the former international center Kostas Gontikas (206-94, college: New York U.) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. PAOK moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Peristeri and AEK. Ionikos lost their fifth game in a row. They stay at the bottom position with ten games lost. PAOK will play against Peristeri (#5) in Athens in the next round. Ionikos will play on the road against AEK (#7) in Athens and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Ionikos: E.German 22+4reb+5ast, K.Gontikas 12+12reb, A.Parker 10+2reb+4ast, M.Kingsley 6+6reb, M.Mustafa 5+6reb, K.Iosif 4+2reb PAOK: P.Greene IV 18+2reb+2ast, M.Jones 17+4reb, D.Rivers 11+3reb, V.Jankovic 9+3reb+1ast, A.Christodoulou 6+3reb+2ast, J.Love 4+1reb+4ast |
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Syracuse basketball coaches reportedly offered a scholarship to 2023 four-star point guard Aden Holloway (6'1'-G) back in the summer of 2019, according to the Verbal Commits Web site. That recruiting service's bio of him suggests that the 'Cuse was the first to offer the 6-foot-1 Holloway, who is having a really strong junior season for the La Lumiere School in La Porte, Ind. ESPN recently refreshed its national ratings for the 2023 cycle, and Holloway jumped up to No. 31 overall, as well as the No. 7 point guard in this class. At the time of this writing, he had landed within the top-50 overall, at No. 48, according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite, which also had Holloway as the No. 10 point guard. We've detailed how Holloway has caught the attention of national analysts and scouts for his stellar performances for the powerhouse La Lumiere School at several recent events, and it wouldn't surprise me at all if he makes a run at five-star status in the 2023 class when all is said and done. Given his play of late, and his rise in the 2023 national rankings, Holloway is understandably seeing his recruitment heat up, which means increased competition for the Orange coaching staff. According to recruiting services, media reports and Holloway's own Twitter page, his other offers include from Auburn, Creighton, LSU, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Texas A&M, Arizona State, Wichita State, Cincinnati and Winthrop. I would be remiss if I didn't mention that one of Holloway's teammates at the La Lumiere School is Central New York native and 2022 four-star guard J.J. Starling. Starling had the 'Cuse among his five finalists before picking Notre Dame. In a recent interview with 247Sports national basketball director Eric Bossi, Holloway said that Starling is 'pushing me to go there (Notre Dame). I don't blame him because they are a really great school in general and in a great conference in the ACC. Mike Brey lets his guards play.' Without question, I could foresee the Fighting Irish being a significant contender in Holloway's recruiting process. A crafty playmaker and a lights-out shooter from beyond the arc, Holloway told Bossi, 'I definitely love the schools that I have recruiting me now but I'm still waiting to see who else is in contact so I feel like I'm going to wait until my senior year to make a decision.' That Syracuse basketball coaches offered Holloway early on, hopefully, will help the Orange here. However, this elite 2023 prospect is competing at an ultra-high level, and his number of top-flight suitors is only going to increase. Courtesy of: insidetheloudhouse.com |
| 2022 Guard TJ Wainwright Commits to Robert Morris - by Eurobasket News |
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On Saturday night, Robert Morris received some good news on the recruiting trail as post grad guard TJ Wainwright (6'2'-G) committed to the Colonials. Wainwright is a 6-foot-3 guard who plays for the postgrad team down at the prestigious basketball school Montverde Academy. Just one week after he took an official visit to RMU, he is now committed to the program. 'The coaches have told me that the transfer portal hasn't worked out well for them, so getting a guy like me that's not in high school but a post-grad guy that's seasoned and that's comfortable running a team is what they need,' Wainwright told PSN ahead of his official visit last week. 'With my style of play and the way I can run a team and get a bucket for myself when needed that I would fit in really well. He said they'll be minutes for me to play right away.' Wainwright is initially from Los Angeles, California, but decided to take advantage of a prep school year and moved out to Florida to attend and play for Montverde. There, he was noticed by several more coaches than before, including RMU's Andy Toole. 'Coach Toole is a very basketball-oriented guy,' he said. 'He came down to one of my practices and afterwards, basically told me everything that I was doing right and what I was doing wrong. I completely agreed with him and areas of my game that I need to work on and improve. Coach Toole really knows that he's talking about and is a real basketball guy.' Wainwright is ranked as the No. 267 player in the nation and a three-star prospect according to 247 Sports. The point guard prides himself on his ability to make plays and create for others and should make a solid impact rising through the Colonials program over the next few years. Courtesy of: pittsburghsportsnow.com |
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| Rosco Allen's double-double lands him Player of the Week award among Hungarians playing currently abroad: - by Eurobasket News | ||||||||
The list of other players, who all have Hungarian passport but never been selected to any of Hungarian national teams: #1. Amit Suss (199-F/G-99, currently plays in Israel) contributed to a Hapoel Beer Sheva's victory against the closely-ranked Hapoel Tel-Aviv (8-7) 77-65 in the Israeli Winner League on Wednesday night. Suss scored 9 points and added 5 assists in 26 minutes. Hapoel Altshuler Shaham Beer Sheva (6-8) is placed ninth in the Winner League. It's Suss' fourth season with the team. This year his overall stats are: 8.1ppg, 4.2rpg and 1.4apg in 14 games he played so far. Suss has a dual citizenship: Hungarian and Israeli. Despite his Hungarian passport, Suss previously played for the Israeli U20 national team and is probably not eligible to play for the Hungarian team. #2. Rolland Torok (203-F/C-90, currently plays in Romania). He could not help Voluntari (4-0) to beat CSM Steaua Bucuresti (0-2). Torok recorded 5 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Voluntari was edged 87-85 on the road by the one of league's weakest teams CSM Steaua Bucuresti (#15). There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. Torok's overall stats this season are: 6.0ppg and 3.9rpg. He is another player who holds two passports: Hungarian and Romanian. #3. Experienced Damian Hollis (203-F-88, college: GWU, currently plays in Italy) was not able to help Fabriano in their last game. Despite Hollis' good performance his team lost 81-92 at home to the lower-ranked (#4) Chiusi in the Group Red. He was the second best scorer with 14 points. Hollis also added 7 rebounds and 3 assists in 33 minutes. Hollis has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 18.5ppg, 6.5rpg and 2.5apg in two games. Hollis is a naturalized American. Despite his Hungarian passport, Hollis previously played for the USA U19 national team and probably cannot be called to the Hungarian team. He used to play for Albacomp-UPC Szekesfehervar in Hungarian league. #4. Mate Okros (198-F-1, currently plays college basketball in the States) managed to help Drexel University in a victory against the James Madison University (4-7) 72-66 in the NCAA in Monday night's game. Okros scored 5 points in 16 minutes. The Drexel University has 6-5 conference record this season. This year Okros' overall stats are: 6.0ppg, 3.1rpg and 1.4apg in 16 games. He has both Hungarian and British nationalities. Other top Hungarian players, who play abroad: Adam Hanga (200-SF-89) plays for Real Madrid in Spanish Liga Endesa Zsombor Maronka (208-F-2) plays for Joventut in Spanish Liga Endesa Jarrod Jones (207-F/C-90) plays for Guangsha Lions in Chinese CBA Laszlo Lazar (210-C-87) plays for Timisoara in Romanian Liga Nationala Milan Dokmanovic (204-PF-1) plays for UBSC Graz in Austrian BSL Momir Genal (91) plays for Topola in Serbian 1MRL Rados Vukolic (203-F-90) plays for Topola in Serbian 1MRL Srdjan Stojanovic (197-SG-91) plays for UCD Marian in Irish Super League Davorin Kuntic (186-PG-92) plays for La Spezia in Italian Serie C Notice: The list above includes only some of the Hungarian playing currently abroad. Go to Hungarian Abroad Page to see completed list. |
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| Gregory Tchernew-Rowland (ex Selfoss) is a newcomer at Todi - by Paulo Freire | |
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Basket Todi (Serie D) added to their roster Icelandic Gregory Tchernew-Rowland (. Tchernew-Rowland played last season at Selfoss karfa in Icelandic D1 league. In only one game he recorded just 2 points and 1 assist. |
| Elvar Fridriksson selected the top Icelandic playing abroad in last week's games - by Eurobasket News | ||||||||||||||
One more player who has never been selected to any of national teams, but has Icelandic passport: #1. Tyreese Hudson, who plays in the British NBL D1 (second division) could not help Rebels (4-5) to beat Dragons (7-9). Hudson cannot count Saturday's game as one of the best ones. He scored only 2 points in 11 minutes. Rebels was edged 80-78 on the road by the lower-ranked (#10) Dragons. It was Rebels' third consecutive loss in a row. Hudson has averaged so far 4.5ppg and 2.0rpg in 13 games he played so far. |
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| Al-Hashd signs Anton Gill, ex Corsarios - by Ahmad Madwar | ||||
He has played on three different continents (Europe, Latin America and of course North America). Gill has played previously professionally in Canada (Fraser Valley), Finland (Kipina) and Dominican Republic (Reales). His team won Dominican Republic LNB Regular Season in 2019. He attended University of Nebraska until 2018 and it will be his fourth season as a professional player. |
| Superleague Round 20: Easy game for Nift Al-Basra as they smash Al-Tadamoun by 18 points - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Seventh ranked Nift Al-Basra (7-4) crushed at home 10th ranked Al-Tadamoun (6-10) by 18 points 89-71, which is the biggest margin this round on Wednesday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Al-Tadamoun. Nift Al-Basra moved-up to sixth place. Al-Tadamoun at the other side keeps the tenth position with ten games lost. Nift Al-Basra are looking forward to face league's second-placed Al-Jameaa in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Al-Tadamoun will have a break next round. In the last game of round 20 Al Kahraba lost to Ghaz Al-Shamal on the opponent's court 84-100. Nift Al-Basra - Al-Tadamoun 89-71 Seventh ranked Nift Al-Basra (7-4) crushed at home 10th ranked Al-Tadamoun (6-10) by 18 points 89-71, which is the biggest margin this round on Wednesday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Al-Tadamoun. Nift Al-Basra moved-up to sixth place. Al-Tadamoun at the other side keeps the tenth position with ten games lost. Nift Al-Basra are looking forward to face league's second-placed Al-Jameaa in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Al-Tadamoun will have a break next round. Ghaz Al-Shamal - Al Kahraba 100-84 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Kirku where 8th ranked Al Kahraba (6-8) was defeated by ninth ranked Ghaz Al-Shamal (7-8) 100-84 on Wednesday. Ghaz Al-Shamal moved-up to eighth place. Loser Al Kahraba dropped to the ninth position with eight games lost. Ghaz Al-Shamal are looking forward to face higher ranked Al Hilla (#7) at home in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Al Kahraba will play against Nift Al-Shamal in Kirkuk and is hoping to win this game. |
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The list of other players, who all have Irish passport but never been selected to any of Irish national teams: #1. Finn Delany (198-F-95, college: SW Baptist, currently plays in Australia) contributed to an New Zealand Breakers' surprising victory against the fourth-ranked Illawarra Hawks (6-6) crushing them 90-67 in the Australian NBL on Wednesday night. Delany recorded 7 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists in 36 minutes. New Zealand Breakers (3-9) are located at the very bottom in the NBL. Delany has relatively good stats this year: 11.4ppg, 6.3rpg and 1.9apg in 12 games he played so far. He has a dual citizenship: New Zealand and Irish. #2. Conor Morgan (206-PF-94, agency: BeoBasket, college: UBC, currently plays in Spain) managed to help MoraBanc Andorra to win against the fifth-ranked Joventut (10-7) 91-72 in the Spanish Liga Endesa in Saturday night's game. Morgan scored only 2 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. MoraBanc Andorra (7-12) is placed 14th in the Liga Endesa. Morgan's overall stats this season are: 5.3ppg and 2.9rpg. He is another player who holds two passports: Irish and Canadian. #3. Experienced Patrick Carney (185-G-85, college: Chapman, currently plays in Germany) was the major contributor in a ETB Miners' victory against the tenth-ranked Hertener Loewen (8-10) 92-80 in the German Regionalliga (fourth division) last Saturday. Carney recorded 18 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 31 minutes. ETB Wohnbau Miners Essen (9-9) is placed ninth in West group. Carney has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 17.6ppg, 3.5rpg, 2.9apg and 1.2spg in 15 games. Carney is a naturalized American. Strangely he has never played in Ireland. #4. Samuel Alajiki (201-F-2, currently plays college basketball in the States), who plays in the NCAA could not help the California (3-11) to beat the The University of Washington (7-4). Alajiki scored 7 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 19 minutes. The California was crushed 84-63 on the road by the The University of Washington. His team will play only one more game in the NCAA Regular Season. And that game will be critical. This year Alajiki's overall stats are: 3.2ppg and 2.0rpg in 21 games. #5. Lucien Christofis (188-G-96, currently plays in Iceland) was not able to help IA (1-18) in their last game. Despite Christofis' very good performance the bottom-ranked IA was crushed 107-82 at home by the second-ranked Haukar. He was the top scorer with 24 points. Christofis also added 5 rebounds in 32 minutes. It was IA's seventh consecutive loss in a row. Christofis has very impressive stats this year: 26.0ppg, 4.7rpg, 3.7apg and 3.7spg in three games. He has both Irish and British nationalities. #6. Sean McCarthy (193-SG, currently plays in NCAA2) contributed to a 3-point Felician University's victory against the Nyack College 84-81 in the NCAA2 on Thursday night. McCarthy recorded only 4 points. McCarthy's overall stats this season are: 6.3ppg and 4.5rpg. |
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| National League Round 21: M.Hod Hasharon tries to escape the last position defeating H.Afula - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Bottom-ranked M.Hod Hasharon managed to get a second victory, breaking the series of thirteen consecutive losses on Tuesday night. This time they won against eighth-ranked H.Afula 102-91. M.Hod Hasharon made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 53.6 percentage. 24 personal fouls committed by H.Afula helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Point guard Yuval Michaeli (185-99, agency: BIG) stepped up and scored 29 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and American power forward Jeremy Combs (199-95, college: Texas Southern) chipped in 11 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was American point guard Keron DeShields (190-92, college: Tennessee St., agency: BIG) with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. M.Hod Hasharon maintains fifteenth place with 2-16 record. H.Afula at the other side keeps the eighth position with nine games lost. M.Hod Hasharon are looking forward to face league's leader I.Nahariya on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. H.Afula will play against E.Ashkelon (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game in Netanya was also worth to mention about. Third ranked Ramat Hash. (13-5) played at the court of 7th ranked E.Netanya (9-8). Ramat Hash. defeated E.Netanya 87-76. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of E.Netanya. American guard Kevin Capers (188-93, college: FSC) nailed 23 points and 5 assists for the winning side and Tyler Wideman accounted for 21 points and 10 rebounds. Ramat Hash.'s coach Guy Kantor allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American forward DeSean Parsons (201-95, college: Portland St.) came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for E.Netanya in the defeat. Ramat Hash. maintains third place with 13-5 record having just one point less than leader I.Nahariya. E.Netanya at the other side keeps the seventh position with eight games lost. Ramat Hash. will play against M.Haifa (#6) at home in the next round. E.Netanya will play against H.Afula and it may be a tough game between close rivals. 13th ranked H.Izrael (5-13) was outscored at home by tenth ranked E.Ashkelon (8-10) with the biggest margin this round 101-85 on Wednesday night. The best player for the winners was Storm Warren who had a double-double by scoring 30 points and 14 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Rom Cornelius who recorded 15 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. E.Ashkelon moved-up to ninth place, which they share with M.Raanana. H.Izrael lost sixth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the thirteenth position with 13 games lost. E.Ashkelon will meet higher ranked H.Afula (#8) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. H.Izrael will play against M.Haifa (#6) and hope to secure a win. There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 21: I.Ramat Gan won against E.Kiryat Ata on the opponent's court 84-79. Hapoel H/M managed to outperform M.Haifa in a home game 91-84. M.Ashdod recorded a loss to M.Raanana on the road 95-84. The most impressive stats of the last round was 36 points (!!!), 11 rebounds and 7 assists by Jason Siggers of M.Raanana. E.Kiryat Ata - I.Ramat Gan 79-84 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 4th placed E.Kiryat Ata (11-7) was defeated at home by fifth ranked I.Ramat Gan (12-7) 84-79 on Tuesday. I.Ramat Gan looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when I.Ramat Gan made 8 blocks. The best player for the winners was American point guard Ricky Tarrant (188-93, college: Memphis) who scored 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Naturalized American forward Elijah Hirsh (203-97, college: Berry) chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks. At the other side the best for losing team was American power forward Amin Stevens (203-90, college: FAMU, agency: BIG) who recorded 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Gur Lavy (198-1, agency: BIG) added 21 points and 9 rebounds respectively. Four E.Kiryat Ata players scored in double figures. E.Kiryat Ata's coach Sharon Avrahami rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. I.Ramat Gan moved-up to fourth place. Loser E.Kiryat Ata dropped to the fifth position with seven games lost. I.Ramat Gan will meet M.Ashdod (#14) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. E.Kiryat Ata will play against M.Ma'ale Adum. in Ma'ale Adumim and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: I.Ramat Gan: R.Tarrant 23+8reb+5ast, E.Hirsh 17+10reb+2ast, B.Altit 12+6reb+4ast, D.Tucker 9+4reb+4ast, M.Lotati 8+3ast, S.Amir 7+1reb+1ast E.Kiryat Ata: K.Funderburk 22+1reb+5ast, L.Gur 21+9reb+1ast, A.Stevens 19+8reb+4ast, I.Davidi 15+1reb+4ast, L.Shalev 2+2reb+1ast, S.Nevo 0+4reb+1ast E.Netanya - Ramat Hash. 76-87 The game in Netanya was also worth to mention about. Third ranked Ramat Hash. (13-5) played at the court of 7th ranked E.Netanya (9-8). Ramat Hash. defeated E.Netanya 87-76. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of E.Netanya. Ramat Hash. players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. American guard Kevin Capers (188-93, college: FSC) nailed 23 points and 5 assists for the winning side and his fellow American import Tyler Wideman (203-95, college: Butler) accounted for 21 points and 10 rebounds. Ramat Hash.'s coach Guy Kantor allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American forward DeSean Parsons (201-95, college: Portland St.) came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and naturalized Canadian guard Ethan Butler (198-2) added 15 points and 5 rebounds respectively for E.Netanya in the defeat. Ramat Hash. maintains third place with 13-5 record having just one point less than leader I.Nahariya. E.Netanya at the other side keeps the seventh position with eight games lost. Ramat Hash. will play against M.Haifa (#6) at home in the next round. E.Netanya will play against H.Afula and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Ramat Hash.: K.Capers 23+4reb+5ast, T.Wideman 21+10reb+1ast, G.Amitay 13+5reb+10ast, A.Guy 9+3reb+1ast, A.Shimoni 7+3reb+1ast, O.Hai 5+1reb E.Netanya: D.Parsons 17+10reb+4ast, B.Ethan 15+5reb, J.Robinson 12+4reb+1ast, L.Shahar 9+3reb, A.Aharoni 8+4ast, G.Chen 6+2ast Hapoel H/M - M.Haifa 91-84 Rather predictable result in Hevel Modi'in where second ranked Hapoel H/M (15-5) defeated 6th ranked M.Haifa (10-8) 91-84 on Wednesday. Hapoel H/M made 25-of-30 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. Hapoel H/M outrebounded M.Haifa 38-25 including 29 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was American Jimmy Hall (203-94, college: Kent St., agency: Slash Sports) who had a double-double by scoring 30 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists. His fellow American import LaceDarius Dunn (193-87, college: Baylor) chipped in 20 points. Hapoel H/M's coach Yehu Orland used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was American point guard Kwame Vaughn (190-90, college: CS Fullerton) who recorded 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and the former international power forward Daniel Koperberg (208-97) added 12 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Four Hapoel H/M and five M.Haifa players scored in double figures. Hapoel H/M have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain second place with 15-5 record having just three point less than leader I.Nahariya. Loser M.Haifa keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. Hapoel H/M will meet M.Ashdod (#14) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. M.Haifa will play against Ramat Hash. (#3) in Ramat Hasharon and hope to secure a win and be promoted back to the Winner League just one year after relegation. Top scorers: Hapoel H/M: J.Hall 30+14reb+7ast, L.Dunn 20+4reb+2ast, J.Mor 13+11reb+2ast, E.Mor-Yosef 12+1reb, E.Shulman 6+1reb+5ast, G.Shoham 6+2reb+6ast M.Haifa: K.Vaughn 28+5reb+5ast, D.Koperberg 12+5reb+2ast, C.Smith 11+2reb+3ast, R.Putney 10+6reb+3ast, K.Danel 10+2reb+2ast, M.Elan 5 H.Izrael - E.Ashkelon 85-101 13th ranked H.Izrael (5-13) was outscored at home by tenth ranked E.Ashkelon (8-10) with the biggest margin this round 101-85 on Wednesday night. E.Ashkelon outrebounded H.Izrael 49-28 including a 18-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by H.Izrael's players. The best player for the winners was American Storm Warren (211-88, college: LSU) who had a double-double by scoring 30 points and 14 rebounds. Guard Omer Ben David (188-1) chipped in 14 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Four E.Ashkelon players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Rom Cornelius (197-93) who recorded 15 points and 5 rebounds and American guard Donte Clark (194-94, college: Texas Southern) added 16 points respectively. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. E.Ashkelon moved-up to ninth place, which they share with M.Raanana. H.Izrael lost sixth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the thirteenth position with 13 games lost. E.Ashkelon will meet higher ranked H.Afula (#8) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. H.Izrael will play against M.Haifa (#6) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: E.Ashkelon: S.Warren 30+14reb+3ast, B.David Omer 14+8reb+9ast, D.Rosenbaum 14+10reb+4ast, J.Holder 12+2reb+2ast, G.Netzer 9+4reb+2ast, D.Sharp 8+4reb+2ast H.Izrael: T.Parselani 17+1reb+1ast, D.Clark 16+3reb+2ast, R.Cornelius 15+5reb+3ast, P.Yahel 9+2reb+3ast, T.Asayag 7+2reb+3ast, G.Gray 7+2reb+1ast M.Hod Hasharon - H.Afula 102-91 Bottom-ranked M.Hod Hasharon managed to get a second victory, breaking the series of thirteen consecutive losses on Tuesday night. This time they won against eighth-ranked H.Afula 102-91. M.Hod Hasharon made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 53.6 percentage. 24 personal fouls committed by H.Afula helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Point guard Yuval Michaeli (185-99, agency: BIG) stepped up and scored 29 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and American power forward Jeremy Combs (199-95, college: Texas Southern) chipped in 11 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was American point guard Keron DeShields (190-92, college: Tennessee St., agency: BIG) with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists and the other American import center Michael Holyfield (211-92, college: SHSU) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds. Five M.Hod Hasharon and four H.Afula players scored in double figures. M.Hod Hasharon maintains fifteenth place with 2-16 record. H.Afula at the other side keeps the eighth position with nine games lost. M.Hod Hasharon are looking forward to face league's leader I.Nahariya on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. H.Afula will play against E.Ashkelon (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: M.Hod Hasharon: Y.Michaeli 29+8reb+4ast, G.Rushkin 18+1reb+3ast, Z.Sagi 15+2reb+1ast, B.Dan 12+4reb+6ast, J.Combs 11+10reb+4ast, G.Ofir 10+7reb H.Afula: K.DeShields 19+6reb+9ast, T.Porat 15+3reb+1ast, M.Holyfield 13+11reb, O.El-Al 11+4reb, G.Dotan 11+3reb+3ast, A.Sapir 8+3reb+6ast M.Raanana - M.Ashdod 95-84 Not a big story in a game when 14th ranked M.Ashdod (4-12) was defeated on the road by tenth ranked M.Raanana (8-10) 95-84 on Tuesday. The best player for the winners was American swingman Jason Siggers (194-85, college: Albany, agency: Avi Zilberman) who had a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!), 11 rebounds and 7 assists. Ofek Malka (181-0) chipped in 14 points. At the other side the best for losing team was American-Cuban swingman Yunio Barrueta (196-93, college: Barry, agency: BIG) who recorded a double-double by scoring 21 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international Raviv Pitshon (198-89) added 17 points and 8 rebounds respectively. Four M.Ashdod players scored in double figures. M.Ashdod's coach Offer Rahimi rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. M.Raanana moved-up to ninth place, which they share with E.Ashkelon. Loser M.Ashdod keeps the fourteenth position with 12 games lost. M.Raanana will meet at home H.Ramat Gan (#12) in the next round. M.Ashdod will play against I.Ramat Gan and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: M.Raanana: J.Siggers 36+11reb+7ast, O.Malka 14+4reb+1ast, Y.Melamed 10+4reb+2ast, B.Yuval 8+4reb, B.Sherrod 8+8reb+2ast, G.Tesler 8+2reb+3ast M.Ashdod: Y.Barrueta 21+12reb+4ast, R.Pitshon 17+8reb+3ast, R.Rubinshteyn 17+4ast, A.Zano 11+3reb+1ast, B.Bogoslavsky 7+1reb+8ast, A.Rozenfeld 6+3ast |
| Yovel Zoosman selected the top Israeli playing abroad in last week's games - by Eurobasket News | ||||||||||||||
The list of other players, who all have Israeli passport but never been selected to any of Israeli national teams: #1. Experienced Adrian Banks (191-SG-86, college: Arkansas St., currently plays in Italy) was the major contributor in Trieste's victory against the league leader Treviso (4-0) 94-88 in the Italian Serie A last Thursday. Banks recorded 19 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists (made all of his five free throws). It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Allianz Pallacanestro Triesteis placed in the Serie A. Banks has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages: 15.3ppg, 4.6rpg and 4.0apg. Banks is a naturalized American. He used to play for Elitzur Netanya in Israeli league. #2. Max Heidegger (191-G-97, college: UCSB, currently plays in Germany) led EWE Baskets to a victory over the ninth-ranked Skyliners 110-103 in the German BBL last Wednesday. Heidegger was the best player in that game. He had a double-double by scoring 27 points and making 11 passes. Heidegger also added 4 rebounds in 31 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only his second season in pro basketball. EWE Baskets Oldenburg (4-6) is placed fourth in the BBL. It was his team's first victory after three consecutive loses. Heidegger has very impressive stats this year: 15.3ppg, 1.8rpg and 3.5apg in 13 games he played so far. He is a naturalized American. Heidegger used to play for Maccabi Playtika Tel-Aviv in Israeli league. #3. Ron Gutman (192-G-96, currently plays in Ukraine). Gutman could not help Odessa (8-19) to beat Budivelnyk (21-8). He cannot count Friday's game as one of the best ones. Gutman scored only 2 points in 15 minutes. Odessa was badly defeated 88-68 on the road by the second-ranked Budivelnyk. It was Odessa's seventh consecutive loss in a row. There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. Gutman has averaged so far 2.0ppg and 1.1rpg in 10 games. #4. Jovan Zelenbaba (193-G, currently plays college basketball in the States) contributed to NSU's victory against the Houston Baptist University (3-7) 97-87 in the NCAA on Thursday night. He scored 8 points. The Northwestern State University has 4-7 conference record this season. Zelenbaba has averaged so far 4.8ppg, 2.3rpg and 1.3apg. #5. Leo Cizmic (205-F-98, currently plays in Spain) contributed to an easy victory against the 13th-ranked Algeciras (5-12) crushing them 86-65 in the Spanish LEB Silver (third division) in Saturday night's game. He recorded 11 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in 33 minutes. Grupo Alega Cantabria Torrelavega (11-3) is placed second in West group. It was his team's sixth consecutive victory in a row. Cizmic has reliable stats this year: 11.4ppg, 6.9rpg and 1.6apg in 14 games. He has a dual citizenship: Croatian and Israeli. Despite Cizmic's Israeli passport, he previously played for the Croatian U20 national team and is probably not eligible to play for the Israeli team. #6. Joshua Djanogly (207-F/C-98, college: McGill, currently plays in Germany) was not able to help Wolfenbuettel in their game against Goetting.ASC in the German Regionalliga (fourth division). Djanogly recorded 8 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. His team was defeated 76-69. Djanogly has reliable stats this season: 10.8ppg, 8.0rpg and 2.3apg. He is another player who holds two passports: British and Israeli. #7. Nadav Gerner (190-G, currently plays in NAIA) managed to help University of Saint Francis (IL) in a victory against the Holy Cross College crushing them 73-52 in the NAIA last Wednesday. Gerner scored only one point in 14 minutes. Gerner has averaged so far 1.8ppg, 1.6rpg and 1.3apg in 19 games. |
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| Gregory Tchernew-Rowland (ex Selfoss) is a newcomer at Todi - by Paulo Freire | |
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Basket Todi (Serie D) added to their roster Icelandic Gregory Tchernew-Rowland (. Tchernew-Rowland played last season at Selfoss karfa in Icelandic D1 league. In only one game he recorded just 2 points and 1 assist. |
| Best players of Italian Serie B round 18 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 28-year old center had a double-double of 27 points and eighteen rebounds, while his team lost the game against Desio (#5, 10-8) 76-81. Mestre maintains the 3rd position in their group in Italian Serie B. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Mestre will need to avoid more loses keep or improve their 12-4 record. In the team's last game Bortolin had a remarkable 87.5% from 2-point range. He turned to be Mestre's top player in his first season with the team. Bortolin has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (7th best: 18.3ppg), rebounds (2nd best: 12.1rpg) and averages solid 1.7bpg and 65.1% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 31-year old Senegalese Yande Fall (200-C/F-90, agency: SLN) of R.Calabria. Fall impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 26 points and 11 rebounds. It was enough for R.Calabria to edge slightly lower-ranked Pozzuoli (#11, 7-11) by 5 points 76-71. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the top position in Group D. R.Calabria keeps 9th position. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 9-9 record is not bad and everything may still change. Fall is well-known by R.Calabria fans and he already established his position as one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was Mirko Gloria (203-F/C-95, agency: Players Group) of Jesi (#11). Gloria scored 20 points and grabbed fourteen rebounds (!!!). Despite Gloria's great performance Jesi lost 67-71 to the higher-ranked Senigallia (#6, 11-7). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Jesi not to end season at such low position in Group C, however are less than slim as they have already lost 11 games, recording just seven victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Gloria could try to bring Jesi's a little bit higher in the standings. Gloria has individually a great season in Italy. After 16 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 10.3rpg (7th best). He also has 1.1bpg and FGP: 54.8%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Castellino Nicolo (190-G-02) of Langhe Roero - 22 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Alessandro Sperduto (193-G/F) of Cecina - 25 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Marco Arrigoni (198-F-91) of Rimini - 21 points and 11 rebounds 7. Albano Chiarastella (195-F-85) of Agrigento - 24 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Andrea Pilotti (195-PF-80) of Varese - 23 points and 13 rebounds 9. Luca Antonietti (198-F-94) of Langhe Roero - 27 points and 8 rebounds 10. Andrea Mazzoleni (197-SF-98) of Desio - 15 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Coach Vincenzo Ugo Ducarello agrees terms with Pavia - by Eurobasket News | ||||
Ducarello has coached previously four other teams: Varese, Sassari, Cd'Orlando and Basket Barcellona. His team was regular season runner-up in Italian SerieA in 2013. |
| Ludwigsburg welcomes back Cotton, ex Cento - by Eurobasket News | |||
The previous (19-20) season he played at Kalev/Cramo in Estonian EstLatBL where in only one game he had 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. He also played 2 games in VTB United League where he recorded 7.5ppg, 3.0rpg, 1.0apg and 2.0spg. Cotton has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2016. He has played also professionally in Russia (Enisey) and The Basketball Tournament (Aftershocks). Among many awards he was voted All-MVC Defensive Player of the Year between 2014 and 2015 at his college time. Cotton attended Wichita State until 2015 and it will be his seventh season in pro basketball. |
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| Matt Costello selected the top Ivorian playing abroad in last week's games - by Eurobasket News | ||||||||||||||
#11. Former international forward Moussa Kone (203-93, college: Hofstra, currently plays in Spain) contributed to an easy victory against the 13th-ranked Algeciras crushing them 86-65 in the Spanish LEB Silver (third division) in Saturday night's game. He recorded 7 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. Kone has averaged so far 5.1ppg and 3.0rpg. He also holds two passports: Ivorian and American. Kone used to play for the Ivorian national team seven years ago. #12. International power forward Amadou Sidibe (203-94, agency: Players Group, college: Fairfield, currently plays in France) couldn't help Tours in their game against Chalon/Saor in the French ProB (second division), despite his good performance last Tuesday. He recorded 12 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in 35 minutes. But his team was edged 100-97. Sidibe has averaged so far 8.4ppg, 7.8rpg and 1.1apg in nine games. He holds both American and Ivorian passports. Sidibe is also in the roster of the Ivorian national team. #13. Former U18 international forward Lassina Traore (206-0, currently studies in the States) managed to help Saint Louis University to win against the La Salle University 75-57 in the NCAA on Tuesday night. He recorded only 2 points. Traore has averaged so far 2.7ppg and 3.1rpg. He used to play for the Ivorian U18 national team four years ago. #14. International center Bali Coulibaly (199-95, agency: Octagon Europe, currently plays in France) contributed to an easy victory against the fourth-ranked Rueil 87-68 in the French NM1 (third division) in Saturday night's game. Coulibaly scored 11 points in 21 minutes. Coulibaly's stats this year are: 10.7ppg, 6.0rpg and 1.4apg in 21 games. He plays currently for the Ivorian national team. #15. Former international power forward Frejus Zerbo (208-89, currently plays in France) couldn't help Aix-Maurienne in their game against Quimper UJAP in the French ProB (second division). Zerbo cannot count Tuesday's game as one of the best ones. He recorded only 2 points. His team was defeated 80-75. Zerbo has averaged so far 1.2ppg and 1.8rpg. He used to play for the Ivorian national team three years ago. The list of other players, who all have Ivorian passport but never been selected to any of Ivorian national teams: #1. Mohamed Bamba (211-C-98, college: Texas, currently plays in NBA) led Orlando Magic to an easy victory against the Portland Trail Blazers (22-34) 113-95 in the NBA last Tuesday. Bamba scored 13 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. The Orlando Magic has not so impressive 13-43 record this season. Bamba is one of the most experienced players in a team as it's his fourth year in Magic's roster. He has relatively good stats this season: 10.1ppg, 8.0rpg, 1.3apg and 2.0bpg. Bamba has a dual citizenship: Ivorian and American. Despite his Ivorian passport, Bamba previously played for the USA U18 national team and is probably not eligible to play for the Ivorian team. #2. Experienced Ladji Meite (203-F/C-0, currently plays in France) contributed to an easy victory against the 12th-ranked CFBB (7-17) crushing them 79-44 in the French NM1 (third division) last Tuesday. Meite scored 7 points in 16 minutes. SO Maritime Boulogne (10-12) is placed eighth in Group B. It was his team's first victory after five consecutive loses. There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. This year Meite's total stats are: 2.5ppg and 2.6rpg in 19 games he played so far. #3. Mike Fofana (206-F-97, agency: One Motive Sports, college: HSU, currently plays in FIBA Europe Cup) managed to help Sporting Clube de Portugal Lisboa in a victory against the closely-ranked Benfica (2-4) 89-72 in the FIBA Europe Cup in Wednesday night's game. Fofana scored only 4 points in 10 minutes. Sporting Clube de Portugal Lisboa (4-1) is placed second in group K. It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row. They will play only one more game in the FIBA Europe Cup Second Stage. And now that game is very crucial. This year Fofana's total stats are: 2.6ppg and 2.1rpg in 11 games. He is another player who holds two passports: Ivorian and American. #4. Felix Gue (206-F, currently plays in NCAA2) contributed to a 3-point Salem University's victory against the Emory & Henry College 80-77 in the NCAA2 on Thursday night. Gue recorded 6 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. The Salem University has 2-0 record this season. Gue has averaged so far 2.4ppg and 4.2rpg. #5. Mohamed Sylla (211-C, currently plays college basketball in the States) contributed to an easy victory against the Robert Morris University (4-11) 79-62 in the NCAA on Wednesday night. He scored only 3 points in 3 minutes on the court. The University of Detroit Mercy has a solid 7-4 conference record this season. This year Sylla averages just in two games. #6. Mohamed Toure (189-PG-92, currently plays in Italy) could not help Oleggio (6-12) in their last game on Sunday. Despite Toure's very good performance Oleggio (#13) was defeated 84-76 at home by the leading Livorno Pielle in the Group A. He scored 15 points, had 5 rebounds and dished 3 assists. Toure has averaged so far 10.0ppg, 4.3rpg and 3.3apg. He has both Ivorian and Italian nationalities. Despite Toure's Ivorian passport, he previously played for the Italian U20 national team and probably cannot be called to the Ivorian team. |
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| Jerome Jordan's double-double lands him Player of the Week award among Jamaicans playing currently abroad: - by Eurobasket News | ||||||||||||
The list of other players, who all have Jamaican passport but never been selected to any of Jamaican national teams: #1. Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson (178-PG-91, agency: Slash Sports, college: Calgary, currently plays in FIBA Europe Cup) could not help Bakken (1-4) in their last game. Despite his very good performance the third-placed Bakken (1-4) was edged 86-85 at home by the leading Acibadem in the group L of FIBA Europe Cup. Ogungbemi-Jackson was the top scorer with 21 points. He also added 7 assists in 32 minutes. Ogungbemi-Jackson's team will play only one more game in the FIBA Europe Cup Second Stage. And that game will be critical. Ogungbemi-Jackson has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 16.4ppg, 3.1rpg, 5.6apg and 1.2spg in 11 games he played so far. Ogungbemi-Jackson has a dual citizenship: Jamaican and Canadian. Despite his Jamaican passport, Ogungbemi-Jackson previously played for the Canadian university national team and is probably not eligible to play for the Jamaican team. #2. Kofi Cockburn (213-C-99, currently plays college basketball in the States) led Illinois to a victory against the University of Wisconsin (10-3) 80-67 in the NCAA last Wednesday. He recorded a double-double by scoring 37 points and getting 12 rebounds. The University of Illinois have a very solid 10-3 conference record this season. This year Cockburn has very high stats. He averages: 21.6ppg and 11.2rpg. #3. Reginald Kissoonlal (213-F/C-96, agency: One Motive Sports, college: Marian, IN, currently plays in Denmark) was not able to help Randers (9-5) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Randers lost 114-118 on the road to the lower-ranked (#8) Copenhagen. Kissoonlal had a double-double by scoring 21 points and getting 15 rebounds. He also added 5 assists, 5 blocks and 3 steals in 38 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only Kissoonlal's third season in pro basketball. It was Randers' first loss after three consecutive victories. His team will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And now that game is very crucial. Kissoonlal has very impressive stats this year: 20.8ppg, 9.9rpg, 2.9apg and 2.7bpg in 14 games. He is a naturalized American. Worth to mention Kissoonlal played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball. #4. Nick Richards (212-C-97, college: Kentucky, currently plays in NBA) was not able to secure a victory for the Charlotte Hornets (28-28) in their game against the Chicago Bulls (34-21) in the NBA. Richards recorded 9 points. But the Charlotte Hornets (28-28) were defeated 121-109 in Chicago by the Bulls. It was Hornets' sixth consecutive loss in a row. Richards' total stats this season are: 3.5ppg and 2.0rpg. #5. Phil Henry (203-C/F-91, college: ENMU, currently plays in Czech Republic) couldn't help Pardubice (9-9) in their last game. Despite his good performance Pardubice (#2) lost 75-81 on the opponent's court to the leading Nymburk in the Places 1-8 group. Henry scored 12 points in a mere 19 minutes. This year Henry's total stats are: 8.2ppg and 3.0rpg in 22 games. He is a naturalized American. #6. Lance-Amir Paul (180-PG, currently plays in NCAA2) contributed to a Gannon University's victory against the Edinboro University 90-79 in the NCAA2 in Wednesday night's game. Paul scored 26 points (!!!) and grabbed 6 rebounds. This season Paul has very high stats. He averages: 18.3ppg, 7.6rpg, 3.9apg and 1.4spg. #7. Ryan Rhoomes (203-C-92, college: Fordham, currently plays in France) couldn't help Saint Vallier in their game against Saint-Quentin in the French ProB (second division), despite his very good performance last Tuesday. Rhoomes was the top scorer with 19 points. He also added 6 rebounds in 31 minutes. But his team lost 69-77. This year Rhoomes has relatively solid stats: 12.1ppg, 6.8rpg and 1.2apg in 19 games. He is a naturalized American. #8. Javon Masters (183-PG-94, agency: Blacktop Management, college: UNB, currently plays in Romania) couldn't help Galati in their game against Craiova in the Romanian Liga Nationala. Despite his very good performance on Saturday night Masters was the top scorer with 15 points. He also added 7 assists. This season Masters has very high stats. He averages: 15.9ppg, 3.3rpg, 4.2apg and 1.9spg. Masters is another player who holds two passports: Jamaican and Canadian. #9. Clint Robinson (203-F/C-94, college: UIC, currently plays in Argentina) helped Obera win their game against the closely-ranked H.Americano 96-89 in the Argentinian La Liga on Wednesday night. He had a double-double by scoring 17 points and getting 10 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) in 23 minutes. Robinson has reliable stats this year: 10.3ppg, 7.1rpg and 1.3bpg in 21 games. #10. Joel James (208-F-94, college: UNC, currently plays in Turkey) couldn't help TED Ankara in their game against Bornova in the Turkish TBL (second division). He recorded only 4 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. His team was defeated 90-80. James' total stats this season are: 9.9ppg, 10.1rpg and 1.4apg. He is a naturalized American. |
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| Kawasaki Brave Thunders and Chiba Jets advance to the Emperor's Cup Final - by Eurobasket News |
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Kawasaki Brave Thunders and Chiba Jets advance to the Emperor's Cup Final beating their opponents in the semifinal clashes. Kawasaki Brave Thunders overcame Utsunomiya Brex 82-72. Nick Fazekas (211-F/C-85, college: Nevada) stepped up with 28 points and 8 rebounds. Josh Scott (208-C/F-93, college: Colorado, agency: Pensack Sports) replied with 18 points and 11 rebounds in a loss. Chiba Jets overcame Ryukyu Golden Kings 92:87. Chiba Jets dominated the first three quarters and did not mind a late 28-37 loss at the end. |
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| MCC Men pick up conference road win at Beatrice - by Eurobasket News |
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The McCook Community College men picked up 78-76 win Tuesday when Southeast Community College missed a last-second shot. MCC won 78-76. "I thought we played really hard tonight," said MCC Coach Jacob Brandl . "Our offense traveled with us again and the guys executed." MCC held a 45-38 advantage at halftime. "Overall I am really proud with how we handled their runs, especially in the second half," Brandl said. Julian Lual (6'7'-F) (Calgary, Alberta) led MCC with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Ezichi Kalu (6'11'-F) (Lagos, Nigeria) scored 17 points and had eight rebounds. The backcourt of Damien Perry (6'0'-PG) (Wareham, Mass.) and Damiene Boles (6'2'-G) Jr. (Dayton, Ohio) scored 14 and 10 points respectively. Perry had six assists. Beni Fungula (Stockholm, Sweden) scored 10 points and D'Andre Dennis (Charlotte, N.C.) nabbed seven rebounds. "Defensively I thought we were really tough again and did a good job of protecting the paint," Brandl said. MCC shot 44.4 percent from the field, made nine of 25 3-pointers (36 percent) and was five of seven from the line. Southeast shot 40.3 percent from the field, made 10 of 24 3-pointers (41.7 percent) and made eight of 11 free throws. MCC had 45 rebounds, 18 assists and 15 turnovers. "The only issue I had tonight was with our turnovers," Brandl said. "We have to better with the basketball and get shots, especially if our offense is going to continue to play this way." The Storm had 36 rebounds, 15 assists and 12 turnovers. MCC improves to 7-18 and 2-2 in Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference action and plays Feb. 15 at North Platte. On Friday MCC is back into the Region IX schedule with a road game at Lamar Community College. Southeast goes to 10-13 and 1-3 in NCCAC. Courtesy of: mccookcc.prestosports.com |
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| BK Barsy surprise Asrtana, clinch Cup title - by Eurobasket News |
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BK Barsy - Astana 70-66 BK Barsy surprised Asrtana 70-66 and clinched Cup title. The favorites opened the game with a 26-18 lead and had a 9-point half-time advantage. BK Barsy however controlled the rest of the game. They replied with a defensive 12-5 surge in the third period and won the last stanza 21-15. Rustam Utegen (191-SG-96) top-scored for the winners with 24 points and Adilhan Marat (183-PG-99) produced 14. Rustam Murzagaliyev (190-G-92) replied with 21 points in the losing effort. |
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| Trepca and Peja into Cup Semifinals - by Eurobasket News |
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Trepca and Peja advanced into Cup Semifinals. Trepca overcame Rahoveci 77-57. Drilon Hajrizi (202-PF-91) top-scored for the winners with 17 points and Amin Hot (195-G-92) brought 14. T.J. Dunans (196-G/F-92, college: Auburn) replied with 14 in a loss, whilst Milik Yarbrough (198-F-95, college: Illinois St.) brought 11. Peja meanwhile edged Prishtina 91:86. Dardan Berisha (190-SG-88) was unstoppable with 34 points to pace all the winners, while Edgar Garibay (208-F-90, college: LBSU) brought 20. Dachon Burke (193-G-97, college: USA) answered with 22 in defeat, while Kenny Brown (188-G-91, college: Ferris St., agency: BIG) and Lejson Zeqiri (204-PF-01) had 20 each. |
| Scott Bamforth selected the top Kosovan playing abroad in last week's games - by Eurobasket News | |||||||||
The list of other players, who all have Kosovan passport but never been selected to any of Kosovan national teams: #1. Kenan Sipahi (197-G-95, agency: BeoBasket, currently plays in Turkey) led Besiktas to a victory against the 12th-ranked Yalova (6-13) 94-85 in the Turkish BSL in Sunday night's game. He scored 16 points and added 7 passes in 36 minutes. Besiktas Sompo Japan Istanbul (12-4) is placed second in the BSL. It was his team's first victory after three consecutive loses. They will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And that game will be critical. It's Sipahi's first season with the team. Sipahi has relatively good stats this year: 13.2ppg, 2.0rpg, 7.2apg and 1.7spg in six games he played so far. He has a dual citizenship: Kosovan and Turkish. #2. Etrit Dibrani (180-PG-96, currently plays in Switzerland) could not help Villars (10-4) in their last game. Despite Dibrani's very good performance Villars was crushed 88-52 on the road by the leading Vevey Riviera. He was the top scorer with 17 points. Dibrani also added 5 rebounds and dished 5 assists in 37 minutes. It was Villars' first loss after eight consecutive victories. Dibrani is one of the most experienced players in a team as it's his fifth year in Villars' roster. He has reliable stats this season: 13.2ppg, 3.0rpg, 5.9apg and 1.6spg in 14 games. Other top Kosovan players, who play abroad: Shawn Jones (203-PF-92) plays for Split in Croatian Premijer Liga Bleron Istogu (185-SG-0) plays for Grosuplje in Slovenian 3SKL Divine Myles (180-PG-96) plays for Denain Voltaire in French ProB Leonit Veliu (194-G-1) plays for Liege in Belgian BNXT League Arben Camaj (206-C/F-94) plays for Hague in Dutch BNXT League Kujtim Ujkani (201-F-98) plays for Cape Breton University in U Sports Hajredin Bislimaj (4) plays for Bistrica in Slovenian 3SKL Fahri Breca (190-G-85) plays for GC Zurich in Swiss NLB Burim Aliu (F-95) plays for Neumarkt in German 2.Regionalliga Bardh Istrefi (204-PF-4) plays for Rackelos in German ProB Notice: The list above includes only some of the Kosovan playing currently abroad. Go to Kosovan Abroad Page to see completed list. |
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| Jahraa signs Shane Rector, ex Ohod - by Ahmad Madwar | ||||
Rector is quite experienced player. He has played in four different countries on three different continents (Asia, Africa and of course North America). Rector has played previously professionally in Qatar (Al Gharafa), Tunisia (US Monastir), United Arab Emirates (Al Wasl, Al Sharjah and Al Bataeh) and Canada (Patroons). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he played in the final of UAE League in 2020. He was voted to Asia-Basket.com All-FIBA Asia Champions Cup GBA Qualifiers 2nd Team back in 2019. Rector attended Utah State until 2017 and it is his fifth season as a professional player. |
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| LBL2 Round 30: Gulbenes Buki keep a leadership position - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Gulbenes Buki as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Gulbenes Buki defeated 10th ranked Turiba in Riga 69-59. The game was mostly controlled by Gulbenes Buki. Turiba managed to win second period 21-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Turiba to just 7 points in first quarter. Gulbenes Buki forced 21 Turiba turnovers. The best player for the winners was swingman Ingars Aizpurs (195-92) who scored 23 points and 7 rebounds. point guard Ingus Mastins (191-97) chipped in 10 points and 7 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was power forward Rihards Berzins (210-97) who recorded 22 points and 8 rebounds. Turiba's coach Raimonds Feldmanis rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Turiba at the other side keeps the tenth place with ten games lost. They share the position with Talsi. Turiba will play next round against LU/BS Riga trying to get back on the winning streak. Gulbenes Buki will try to continue on its current victory against seventh ranked Livani on the road. The game with biggest result difference took place in . Local Kekava (8-6) outscored 7th ranked RTU (4-7) 97-63. It was a good game for forward Elvijs Miculis (203-94) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 13 rebounds. Nauris Miezis contributed with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Swingman Matiss Jankovskis (192-91) replied with 12 points and 5 assists for RTU. RTU's coach Dainis Bertans gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Kekava maintains fourth position with 8-6 record, which they share with Limbazi. RTU lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with seven games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Rest of the games of round 30 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: RTU was crushed by Tukums in a road game 91-68. LU/BS Riga beat BS Ogre at home 67-59. Talsi was destroyed by Jelgava on the opponent's court 101-77. The best stats of 30th round was 24 points and 9 rebounds by Ricards Mugurevics of RTU. Tukums - RTU 91-68 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 7th ranked RTU's (4-7) road loss to sixth ranked Tukums (6-9) 68-91. The game was mostly controlled by Tukums. RTU was better in third quarter 13-10. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded RTU 52-24 including a 15-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a good game for forward Ingvars Lerhs (200-92) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds. Guard Mareks Doroskevics (183-96) contributed with 23 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Four Tukums players scored in double figures. Forward Ricards Mugurevics (201-99) replied with 24 points and 9 rebounds and guard Pauls Brikmanis (181-1) added 7 points and 5 assists in the effort for RTU. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Tukums maintains sixth position with 6-9 record. RTU lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with seven games lost. Tukums will play against higher ranked Saldus (#3) at home in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. RTU will have a break next round. Top scorers: Tukums: M.Doroskevics 23+5reb+1ast, L.Ingvars 20+12reb+1ast, H.Eduards 15+4reb+4ast, B.Nils 11+2reb+1ast, Z.Rihards 7+4reb+1ast, B.Artis 6+1reb+1ast RTU: R.Mugurevics 24+9reb+1ast, R.Anisimovs 9+1ast, M.Jankovskis 9+4ast, P.Brikmanis 7+3reb+5ast, C.Raimonds 6+1reb, R.Mikelsons 6+1reb Gulbenes Buki - Turiba 69-59 The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Gulbenes Buki as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Gulbenes Buki defeated 10th ranked Turiba in Riga 69-59. The game was mostly controlled by Gulbenes Buki. Turiba managed to win second period 21-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Turiba to just 7 points in first quarter. Gulbenes Buki forced 21 Turiba turnovers. The best player for the winners was swingman Ingars Aizpurs (195-92) who scored 23 points and 7 rebounds. Point guard Ingus Mastins (191-97) chipped in 10 points and 7 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was power forward Rihards Berzins (210-97) who recorded 22 points and 8 rebounds and guard Aleksis Bralitis (190-99) added 14 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Turiba's coach Raimonds Feldmanis rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Turiba at the other side keeps the tenth place with ten games lost. They share the position with Talsi. Turiba will play next round against LU/BS Riga trying to get back on the winning streak. Gulbenes Buki will try to continue on its current victory against seventh ranked Livani on the road. Top scorers: Gulbenes Buki: I.Aizpurs 23+7reb+2ast, L.Rainers 13+4reb+1ast, I.Mastins 10+7reb+3ast, B.Rihards 9+7reb, R.Pinne 7+7reb+2ast, M.Riekstins 7+3reb+2ast Turiba: R.Berzins 22+8reb+1ast, A.Bralitis 14+7reb+1ast, E.Rimants 7+5reb, J.Katlaps 6+3reb+3ast, M.Kristers 3+1reb, L.Klavins 3+4reb+2ast LU/BS Riga - BS Ogre 67-59 No shocking result in a game when eighth ranked LU/BS Riga (7-6) defeated at home 11th ranked BS Ogre (1-12) 67-59. It looked good early as BS Ogre took a 1-point small lead at the end of first quarter. But then LU/BS Riga had a 15-11 second period charge getting the lead and BS Ogre was not able to take back game control losing it eventually 59-67. LU/BS Riga forced 20 BS Ogre turnovers. It was a good game for forward Davis Skreivers (201-3) who led his team to a victory with 17 points and 4 assists. Swingman Roberts Smildzejs (196-1) contributed with 5 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals for the winners. Forward Mikus Brencans (203-1) replied with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds and swingman Sandris Jekabsons (198-81) added 9 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for BS Ogre. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. LU/BS Riga moved-up to fifth place. BS Ogre lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with 12 games lost. LU/BS Riga will play against Turiba (#10) at home in the next round where they are favorite. BS Ogre will play against RSU/VEF to get more than just one victory in their record. Top scorers: LU/BS Riga: S.Davis 17+2reb+4ast, G.Armands 14+7reb+1ast, K.Senbergs 13+6reb+1ast, M.Didzis 6+3reb+3ast, K.Cavars 5+4reb, S.Roberts 5+13reb+5ast BS Ogre: M.Brencans 15+10reb, T.Ralfs 14+4reb+2ast, S.Jekabsons 9+8reb+3ast, M.Davids 7+4reb+3ast, L.Markuss 6+3reb+2ast, A.Ricards 4+2reb Kekava - RTU 97-63 The game with biggest result difference took place in . Local Kekava (8-6) outscored 7th ranked RTU (4-7) 97-63. The game without a history. Kekava led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. It was a good game for forward Elvijs Miculis (203-94) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 13 rebounds. Guard Nauris Miezis (190-91) contributed with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Swingman Matiss Jankovskis (192-91) replied with 12 points and 5 assists and forward Ricards Mugurevics (201-99) added 8 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for RTU. RTU's coach Dainis Bertans gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Kekava maintains fourth position with 8-6 record, which they share with Limbazi. RTU lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with seven games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Kekava: E.Miculis 33+13reb+2ast, E.Stelmahers 17+2reb+3ast, N.Miezis 14+8reb+5ast, Z.Mariss 9+2reb+1ast, A.Martins 7+2reb+1ast, Z.Kaspars 6+1reb+3ast RTU: M.Jankovskis 12+3reb+5ast, C.Raimonds 10+4reb, D.Matiss Zilde 9+6reb+1ast, R.Mugurevics 8+5reb+3ast, R.Kartenko 8+3reb+1ast, J.Juris 6+1reb Jelgava - Talsi 101-77 Very expected game when 10th ranked Talsi (3-10) was rolled over on the road by second ranked Jelgava (12-2) 101-77. The game without a history. Jelgava led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They made 16-of-20 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Jelgava players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists comparing to just 5 passes made by Talsi's players. It was a good game for point guard Kristaps Plavnieks (183-95) who led his team to a victory with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Guard Uldis Feldmanis (198-96) contributed with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Five Jelgava players scored in double figures. Jelgava's coach Gatis Justovics felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Center Reinis Vitte (200-1) replied with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds and forward Ansis Grinbergs (193-0) added 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Talsi. Jelgava have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 12-2 record having just seven point less than leader Kandava. Talsi lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the tenth place with ten games lost. They share the position with Turiba. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Jelgava: R.Paze 20+5reb+3ast, A.Ginters 17+5reb+2ast, U.Feldmanis 16+8reb+4ast, K.Plavnieks 15+5reb+8ast, A.Senkans 13+3reb, M.Steinbergs 12+5reb+2ast Talsi: V.Reinis 26+11reb, K.Snikvalds 19+1reb, G.Ansis 13+5reb+4ast, M.Niks 9+3reb, M.Grinvalds 4+5reb, F.Alekss 2+3reb |
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The 27-year old forward had a double-double of 33 points and thirteen rebounds, while his team outclassed RTU (#7, 4-7) with 34-point margin 97-63. Kekava maintains the 4th position in their group in Latvian LBL2. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Kekava will need more victories to improve their 8-6 record. In the team's last game Miculis had a remarkable six three-pointers out of 12 attempts. He has many years of experience at Kekava, through which he has constantly improved. Miculis has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (4th best: 10.8rpg) and averages solid 51.4% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 22-year old forward Ricards Mugurevics (201-F-99) of RTU. Mugurevics impressed basketball fans with 24 points and 9 rebounds. Bad luck as RTU lost that game 68-91 to slightly higher-ranked Tukums (#6, 6-9). RTU managed to keep the same 7th spot in West. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 4-7 record. Mugurevics is one of the most experienced players at RTU and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was Ingars Aizpurs (195-F/G-92) of top-ranked Gulbenes Buki. Aizpurs scored 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds. He was a key player of Gulbenes Buki, leading his team to a 69-59 win against the lower-ranked Turiba (#10, 3-10). Many experts and fans count Gulbenes Buki as a contender for championship title. Another victory and another confirmation that they may be right. Just look at their record: 9 victories and only one lost game. They are currently at the very top of the standings in East. Aizpurs has a great season in Latvia. After only 7 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 21.3ppg (3rd best) and rebounds with 10.0rpg (8th best). He also has 1.1bpg and FGP: 62.7%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Ingvars Lerhs (200-F-92) of Tukums - 20 points and 12 rebounds 5. Roberts Paze (191-G-95) of Jelgava - 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Uldis Feldmanis (198-G-96) of Jelgava - 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Aleksis Bralitis (190-G-99) of Turiba - 14 points and 7 rebounds 8. Reinis Vitte (200-C-01) of Talsi - 26 points and 11 rebounds 9. Nauris Miezis (190-G-91) of Kekava - 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Eduards Horeliks (191-G-91) of Tukums - 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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#11. International forward Rodions Kurucs (206-98, currently plays in ABA League) contributed to a Partizan NiS's victory against the 12th-ranked Borac CA 75-68 in the ABA League last Saturday. Kurucs recorded 7 points and added 5 assists in 22 minutes. Kurucs has averaged so far 5.7ppg, 2.3rpg, 2.1apg and 1.2spg in 12 games. He plays currently for the Latvian national team. #12. Former international small forward Rihards Kuksiks (201-88, college: Arizona St., currently plays in Lithuania) couldn't help Nevezis (5-12) in their last game on Saturday. Despite Kuksiks' very good performance Nevezis was defeated 100-95 at home by the higher-ranked Jonava (#6). He was the second best scorer with 21 points. Kuksiks also added 3 steals. Kuksiks has reliable stats this season: 13.1ppg, 5.1rpg, 1.4apg and 1.2spg. He used to play for the Latvian national team back in 2013. #13. International point guard Toms Leimanis (190-94, currently plays in Ukraine) was the main contributor in Odessa's victory against the league outsider Mykolaiv 75-66 in the Ukrainian Superleague in Thursday night's game. Leimanis was the best player in that game. He recorded 20 points, 5 assists and 3 steals in 27 minutes. Leimanis' stats this year are: 13.6ppg, 2.7rpg and 2.6apg in 25 games. He is also Latvian national team player. #14. International guard Dairis Bertans (193-89, currently plays in Spain) helped Real Betis win their game against the 13th-ranked Fuenlabrada 99-83 in the Spanish Liga Endesa last Wednesday. Bertans recorded 15 points. Bertans has averaged so far 8.4ppg, 1.8rpg and 1.2apg. He plays currently for the Latvian national team. #15. International center Klavs Cavars (208-96, currently plays in Poland) couldn't help Enea Astoria (10-10) in their last game. Despite Cavars' good performance Enea Astoria was crushed 102-71 in Szczecin by the higher-ranked (#8) Wilki Morskie. He was the top scorer with 14 points. Cavars also added 5 rebounds in 22 minutes. Cavars averaged so far 10.9ppg, 7.7rpg, 1.7apg and 1.4bpg in 20 games. He is also in the roster of the Latvian national team. The list of other players, who all have Latvian passport but never been selected to any of Latvian national teams: #1. Andrew Smith (205-C-92, college: Liberty, currently plays in Sweden) contributed to an easy victory against the league outsider Fryshuset (0-26) crushing them 85-64 in the Swedish Basketligan last Tuesday. Smith scored 10 points, had 9 boards, dished 6 assists and stole 3 balls in 26 minutes. BC Lulea (16-9) is placed third in the Basketligan. Smith averaged so far 10.2ppg, 7.6rpg, 2.0apg, 2.0bpg and 1.5spg in 20 games he played so far. He is a naturalized American. Smith used to play for Jurmalas Sports / Fenikss in Latvian league. #2. Edmunds Elksnis (187-PG-90, currently plays in LAT-EST BL) contributed to an easy victory against the 14th-ranked Tallinna Kalev (3-15) 77-62 in the KML in Friday night's game. He scored 8 points and added 6 passes. Tartu Ulikool Maks & Moorits (6-12) is placed ninth in the KML. It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row. Elksnis averaged so far 10.2ppg, 7.6rpg, 2.0apg, 2.0bpg and 1.5spg. #3. Toms Kedis (182-PG-98, college: Morton CC, currently plays in LAT-EST BL) could not help Tarvas (4-15) in their last game on Thursday. Despite his good performance Tarvas was crushed 94-52 on the road by the leading VEF Riga. Kedis was the top scorer with 10 points. Kedis averaged so far 10.2ppg, 7.6rpg, 2.0apg, 2.0bpg and 1.5spg. #4. Experienced Rihards Sulcs (190-F-87, currently plays in United Kingdom) led Dragons to a 2-point victory against the closely-ranked Rebels (2-14) 80-78 in the British NBL D1 (second division) on Saturday night. He recorded a double-double by scoring 11 points and getting the same number of rebounds. Sulcs also added 7 assists and 6 steals (went 5 for 5 at the free throw line). Bradford Dragons (7-9) is placed tenth in the NBL D1. Sulcs is one of the most experienced players in a team as it's his 11th year in Dragons' roster. He has averaged so far 7.5ppg, 4.6rpg, 2.4apg and 1.9spg. #5. Aksels Skaistlauks (195-SG-97, currently plays in Spain) was not able to help Andujar in their game against Benahavis (9-7) in the Spanish EBA (fourth division). Skaistlauks recorded 6 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in 29 minutes. Andujar lost 68-80 on the opponent's court to the lower-ranked (#4) Benahavis in the Group D-A. The Regular Season already ended. Skaistlauks has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 15.2ppg, 5.7rpg and 2.3apg in 12 games. #6. Janis Ramma (195-C-82, currently plays in Belgium) managed to help BBC Latem-De Pinte Donza to win against the closely-ranked Ieper 63-60 in the Belgian Top Division I (second division) in Saturday night's game. Ramma recorded only 2 points. Ramma has averaged so far 4.3ppg and 2.3rpg. |
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The Dallas Mavericks are trading Kristaps Porzingis (7'3'-C/F-95) and a second-round pick to the Washington Wizards for Spencer Dinwiddie (6'6'-PG-93, college: Colorado) and Davis Bertans (6'10'-SF-92), sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The Wizards also are sending center Montrezl Harrell (6'8'-F-94, college: Louisville) to the Charlotte Hornets for Vernon Carey Jr. (6'10'-PF-01, college: Duke) and Ishmael Smith (6'0'-PG-88, college: Wake Forest), sources told Wojnarowski. Porzingis will leave Dallas after three seasons in a Mavericks uniform. The 2018 All-Star was averaging 19.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game this season, but he has not played since leaving a win over the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 29 due to soreness in his surgically repaired right knee. The 7-foot-3 Porzingis underwent surgery during the 2020 offseason to address a lateral meniscus injury in that knee, which caused him to sit the final three games of the Mavericks' first-round series loss to the LA Clippers that postseason. The recovery from that surgery caused Porzingis to miss the first nine games of last season, and his mobility was hampered throughout the 2020-21 campaign. He has missed 23 games this season due to a variety of injuries and a bout with COVID-19. For the Wizards, the trades come days after it was announced that star guard Bradley Beal would undergo season-ending surgery on his left wrist. Sources told Wojnarowski earlier this week that Beal's agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, met with owner Ted Leonsis and general manager Tommy Sheppard to discuss the three-time All-Star's future and the franchise's plans for constructing a roster. Courtesy of: espn.com |
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Lebanon - Somalia 115:77 Lebanon roll over Somalia 115-77 in Day 2 of the Arab Nations Championship. They nailed 30 points at the start of the game to take full control in the court. Moreover they scored another 30 points in the third period and closed the game with a 32-28 rally in the last stanza. Yousef Khayat (201-SF-03) top-scored for the winners with 16 points, whilst Mohamad Haidar (203-F/C-90, college: Michigan Tech) and Jad Khalil (186-PG-96) brought 13 each. Adnan Guled (188-PG-97) replied with 20 points in a loss, whilst Liban Abdi (201-F) poured in 13. |
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Libya - Tunisia 63:64 Tunisia escape with a narrow win against Libya in Day 2 of the Arab Nations Championship. Tunisia grabbed a 64-63 win. Tunisia started with a 17-13 rally at the start and led 6 points at the halftime. Libya dominated the third quarter with a 21-10 surge, however could not win the game. Tunisia finished the game with a narrow 18-16 run to seal the victory. Mourad El Mabrouk (194-SG-86) stepped up with 13 points and Haithem Saada nailed 11. Mohamed Bouzekieh brought 15 in defeat and Mohamed Sadi (G) delivered 14. |
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The 31-year old player was the main contributor (23 points, four rebounds and eight assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Siauliai (#4, 10-8) 87-76. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Lietkabelis maintains the 3rd position in Lithuanian LKL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Lietkabelis will need more victories to improve their 14-5 record. In the team's last game Orelik had a remarkable 71.4% from 2-point range and got four three-pointers out of 8 attempts. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Gediminas Orelik averages this season 10.3ppg. The second best player in last round's games was 26-year old Belgian Emmanuel Lecomte (180-PG-95) of Jonava. Lecomte had a very good evening with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. It was enough for Jonava to edge the lower-ranked Nevezis (#9, 5-12) 100-95. Jonava's 6th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 9-9 record is not bad and everything may still change. Lecomte is a newcomer at Jonava, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 15.7ppg (#4). He also recorded 4.9 assists per game. Third on the list of top players last round was American guard T.J. Starks (188-G-98) of Nevezis (#9). Starks got into 30-points club by scoring 35 points in the last round. He went also for four assists. Despite Starks' great performance Nevezis lost 95-100 to the higher-ranked Jonava (#6, 9-9). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. Nevezis can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 5-12 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Starks has a very solid season. In 6 games in Lithuania he scored 17.5ppg. He also has 4.7apg and FGP: 56.9%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Edvinas Seskus (196-G/F-95) of Jonava - 19 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists 5. Giedrius Staniulis (206-PF-91) of Siauliai - 23 points and 4 rebounds 6. Adreian Payne (208-F/C-91) of Juventus - 21 points and 6 rebounds 7. Djordje Gagic (210-C-90) of Lietkabelis - 20 points and 7 rebounds 8. Tomas Lekunas (199-F-93) of Juventus - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Martynas Varnas (196-G/F-97) of Siauliai - 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Arnas Butkevicius (197-SF-92) of Rytas - 18 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Seventh-ranked Panevezio (6-8) gave a tough game to first ranked SKM I (13-3) in Vilniaus on Sunday. SKM I managed to secure only two-point victory 82-80. However their fans expected much easier game. Panevezio cut a 13-point halftime deficit to two at the end of the game. They outrebounded Panevezio 47-34 including 18 on the offensive glass. It was a great evening for forward Matas Klimantavicius (201-4) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. Swingman Kristupas Vigraitis (192-4) helped adding 21 points and 5 assists. The best for the losing side was Nikas Stuknys (-5) with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. SKM I have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 13-3 record. Panevezio at the other side keeps the seventh position with eight games lost. SKM I are looking forward to face ASRC (#4) in Alytus in the next round. Panevezio will play at home against Tornado KM and it may be a tough game between close rivals. An interesting game took place in Klaipeda where higher ranked Tornado KM (7-8) was upset on the court of ninth ranked RasKKSC (4-9) 96-64. It was an exceptional evening for swingman Nojus Vaivada (192-4) who led the winners and scored 38 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals. Milvydas Nazimovas accounted for 14 points and 6 assists. Guard Marius Mazeika (188-5) came up with 19 points for Tornado KM in the defeat. Tornado KM's coach Donatas Mikulevicius gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. RasKKSC maintains ninth place with 4-9 record. Tornado KM lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with eight games lost. RasKKSC will play against Saule (#11) in Siauliai in the next round. Tornado KM will play on the road against Panevezio (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. In the last two games of round 15 SKM II lost to ASRC on the opponent's court 70-75. VKKM outscored Saule in a home game 99-74. The most impressive stats of the last round was 35 points (!!!), 13 rebounds and 4 assists by Mantas Mockevicius of VKKM. SKM I - Panevezio 82-80 Seventh-ranked Panevezio (6-8) gave a tough game to first ranked SKM I (13-3) in Vilniaus on Sunday. SKM I managed to secure only two-point victory 82-80. However their fans expected much easier game. Panevezio cut a 13-point halftime deficit to two at the end of the game. They outrebounded Panevezio 47-34 including 18 on the offensive glass. It was a great evening for forward Matas Klimantavicius (201-4) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. Swingman Kristupas Vigraitis (192-4) helped adding 21 points and 5 assists. The best for the losing side was Nikas Stuknys (-5) with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists and Vilhelmas Tallat-Kelpsa (-4) scored 19 points, 8 assists and 4 steals. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. SKM I have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 13-3 record. Panevezio at the other side keeps the seventh position with eight games lost. SKM I are looking forward to face ASRC (#4) in Alytus in the next round. Panevezio will play at home against Tornado KM and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: SKM I: V.Kristupas 21+4reb+5ast, V.Paulius 21+3reb+4ast, R.Mindaugas 17+3reb+4ast, K.Matas 14+16reb+4ast, M.Motiejus 6+9reb+1ast, S.Domas 2+6reb+1ast Panevezio: S.Nikas 20+10reb+9ast, T.Vilhelmas 19+4reb+8ast, S.Arnas 14+10reb+1ast, M.Matas 13+2reb+3ast, Z.Dovydas 6+6reb+2ast, S.Deimantas 5+2reb+1ast RasKKSC - Tornado KM 96-64 An interesting game took place in Klaipeda where higher ranked Tornado KM (7-8) was upset on the court of ninth ranked RasKKSC (4-9) 96-64. The game without a history. RasKKSC led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. It was an exceptional evening for swingman Nojus Vaivada (192-4) who led the winners and scored 38 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals. Point guard Milvydas Nazimovas (182-4) accounted for 14 points and 6 assists for the winning side. Four RasKKSC players scored in double figures. Guard Marius Mazeika (188-5) came up with 19 points and swingman Augustas Gudelevicius (192-4) added 15 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Tornado KM in the defeat. Tornado KM's coach Donatas Mikulevicius gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. RasKKSC maintains ninth place with 4-9 record. Tornado KM lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with eight games lost. RasKKSC will play against Saule (#11) in Siauliai in the next round. Tornado KM will play on the road against Panevezio (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: RasKKSC: V.Nojus 38+7reb+9ast, N.Milvydas 14+3reb+6ast, K.Tauras 14+2reb+6ast, J.Domantas 12+5reb+1ast, S.Rytis 9+12reb+1ast, S.Vytautas 6+1ast Tornado KM: M.Marius 19+3reb, G.Augustas 15+5reb+2ast, A.Nojus 15+2reb+3ast, R.Zilvinas 8+7reb, R.Simonas 5+3reb, M.Sarunas 2+7reb+6ast ASRC - SKM II 75-70 Rather expected game in Alytus where 8th ranked SKM II (5-9) was defeated by sixth ranked ASRC (7-6) 75-70. SKM II was ahead by 2 points at the halftime before a 44-37 second half run of ASRC. It was an exceptional evening for forward Nojus Lebskas (197-4) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds. Point guard Martas Varanius (182-4) accounted for 16 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the winning side. Swingman Mantas Janciauskas (193-4) came up with 26 points and 6 rebounds and swingman Rytis Neverdauskas (193-4) added 10 points and 10 rebounds respectively for SKM II in the defeat. SKM II's coach Rokas Kasparavicius rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. ASRC moved-up to fourth place, which they share with VKM. SKM II lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with nine games lost. ASRC will play against league's leader SKM I in Vilniaus in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. SKM II's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Vilniaus VKM. Top scorers: ASRC: L.Nojus 26+11reb, S.Adomas 21+5reb+1ast, V.Martas 16+6reb+8ast, C.Mantas 8+3reb+2ast, B.Germantas 4+5reb+1ast, P.Simonas 0 SKM II: J.Mantas 26+6reb+1ast, L.Eimantas 14+2reb, N.Rytis 10+10reb, M.Kasparas 8+4reb+1ast, M.Gytis 3, D.Eimantas 3+3reb VKKM - Saule 99-74 Very predictable result in Vilniaus where third ranked VKKM (12-1) smashed 11th ranked Saule (3-11) 99-74. The game was mostly controlled by VKKM. Saule was better in fourth quarter 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Saule's 46. VKKM forced 22 Saule turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. It was an exceptional evening for forward Mantas Mockevicius (197-4) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!), 13 rebounds and 4 assists (on 15-of-19 shooting from the field). Point guard Arnas Knystautas (186-4) accounted for 20 points and 17 assists for the winning side. Eitvidas Juodris (-4) came up with 13 points and 7 assists and point guard Deividas Zukauskas (162-5) added 16 points respectively for Saule in the defeat. Five VKKM and four Saule players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. VKKM have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Saule lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with 11 games lost. VKKM will play against bottom-ranked Zalgiris I (#12) in Kaunas in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Saule will play at home against RasKKSC and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: VKKM: M.Mantas 35+13reb+4ast, K.Arnas 20+4reb+17ast, P.Arnas 16+7reb+1ast, V.Vilius 11+3reb+1ast, B.Doridas 10+3reb, P.Edgaras 4+1reb Saule: Z.Deividas 16+3reb+1ast, V.Tomas 13+3reb+1ast, J.Eitvidas 13+2reb+7ast, S.Jokubas 10+2reb+2ast, B.Gustas 6+7reb+1ast, K.Joris 5+4reb+1ast |
| Lithuanian U18 League round 15 best performance: Mantas Mockevicius - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Forward Mantas Mockevicius (197-F-04) had a very impressive game in the last round for second-ranked VKKM, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 15. The 17-year old player had a double-double of 35 points and 13 rebounds, while his team crushed Saule (#11, 3-11) with 25-point margin 99-74. VKKM is placed at 2nd position in Lithuanian U18 League. VKKM has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the championship title. They improved their record to 12-1. In the team's last game Mockevicius had a remarkable 82.4% from 2-point range. He turned to be VKKM's top player in his first season with the team. Mantas Mockevicius has solid league stats. He is in league's top in points (8th best: 18.6ppg) and averages impressive 2.2spg and 70.0% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was 17-year old Nojus Vaivada (192-G/F-04) of RasKKSC. Vaivada had a very good evening with 38 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. Of course he led RasKKSC to another comfortable win outscoring the higher-ranked Tornado KM (#6, 7-8) 96-64. RasKKSC's 9th position in the standings has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 4-9 record. Vaivada is a newcomer at RasKKSC, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.9ppg (#2). His other stats are also decent: 8.4rpg and 7.4apg. Third on the list of top players last round was Nikas Stuknys (05) of Panevezio (#7). Stuknys showcased his all-around game by recording 20 points, ten rebounds and nine assists in the last round. Despite Stuknys' great performance Panevezio lost 80-82 to the higher-ranked SKM I (#1, 13-3). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Panevezio ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 8 games, recording just six victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Stuknys could help Panevezio to bring them higher in the standings. Stuknys has a great season in Lithuania. After 14 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 18.5ppg (9th best) and assists with 6.4apg (4th best). He also has 2.6spg and FGP: 61.3%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Arnas Knystautas (186-PG-04) of VKKM - 20 points, 4 rebounds and 17 assists 5. Martas Varanius (182-PG-04) of ASRC - 16 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists 6. Matas Klimantavicius (201-F-04) of SKM I - 14 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Adomas Stancikas (194-F/G-05) of ASRC - 21 points and 5 rebounds 8. Nojus Lebskas (197-F-04) of ASRC - 26 points and 11 rebounds 9. Mantas Janciauskas (193-F/G-04) of SKM II - 26 points and 6 rebounds 10. Rytis Sinickas (203-G-04) of RasKKSC - 9 points and 12 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Terrence Thompson (ex T71) joins Algeciras - by Eurobasket News | ||||
He has played also professionally in Georgia (Kutaisi). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team made it to the Bulgarian U19 Cup Final Four in 2021. Thompson was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Georgian League Honorable Mention back in 2019. He attended Wake Forest University until 2018 and it is his fourth season as a professional player. |
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| Koljevic number one in Montenegrin Prva B for round 14 - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The 31-year old player was the main contributor (24 points, eight rebounds and four assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Rudar (#9, 3-10) 103-91. Decic maintains the 2nd position in Montenegrin Prva B. They are still close to the very top. Decic would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 11-2 record. In the team's last game Koljevic had a remarkable five three-pointers out of 9 attempts. He turned to be Decic's top player in his first season with the team. Marko Koljevic averages this season 25.2ppg, 10.4rpg and 6.4apg. The second best player in last round's games was 30-year old Dejan Dzakovic (91) of Rudar. Dzakovic had a very good evening with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Bad luck as Rudar lost that game 91-103 to the higher-ranked Decic (#2, 11-2). Rudar is still in a red zone at 9th spot in the standings. 10 lost games are too many comparing to just three victories Rudar managed to get this year. Dzakovic is a newcomer at Rudar, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.9ppg (#3). His other stats are also decent: 7.2rpg and 4.5apg. Third on the list of top players last round was forward Marko Veskovic (192-F-02) of league's top team Pljevlja. Veskovic showcased his all-around game by recording 18 points, ten rebounds and six assists in the last round. He was a key player of Pljevlja, leading his team to a 90-65 easy win against #4 ranked Montenegro in a game of the week. Many experts and fans count Pljevlja as a contender for championship title. Another victory and another confirmation that they may be right. Just look at their record: 12 victories and only one lost game. They are currently at the very top of the standings. Veskovic has a very solid season. In 2 games in Montenegro he scored 16.0ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Lewayne Grant (183-PG-97) of Pljevlja - 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Predrag Lazarevic (81) of Zeta - 12 points, 19 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Aleksa Janicic) of Podgorica 2 - 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 7. David Mirkovic (200-PF-06) of SC Derby 2 - 15 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Luka Djurovic (198-SG-95) of SC Derby 2 - 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Vasilije Misolic) of Vukovi Zeta - 22 points 10. Vasilije Todoorvic) of SC Derby 2 - 26 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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The IW Men's Basketball held off the Lincoln Christian University Red Lions, 77-75, with the help of Joey Brown (6'3'-G) (FR/Miami, FL) scoring 36 points in the game. The Red Lions jumped out to lead in the first few minutes of the game, but their lead did not last long as the Tigers took their first lead just over five minutes into the game. The two teams battled each other until the Tigers went on an 18-4 run to take a 13 point lead with just over three minutes left in the first half. At the end of the first half, the Tigers had a 41-36 lead over the Red Lions. In the second half, the Red Lions retook the lead from the Tigers. With just three minutes left the Red Lions held a 70-65 lead. The Tigers did not give up going on a 12-5 run, with Brown scoring 10 of those points, to end the game and secure the 77-75 win. Brown's 36 point night is a career-high for him. He also had four rebounds, three assists, and a blocked shot. Victor Munoz (6'7'-G) (FR/Girona, Spain) had nine points for the Tigers. Munoz also had seven rebounds two steals, two assists, and a blocked shot. Marvin Bateman (6'6'-F) had seven points for the Tigers along with five rebounds and three assists. The Tigers shot 57 percent from the field and held the Lions to 42 percent from the field. The Tigers will be back in action on Thursday, February 10th, as they travel to Davenport, Iowa to take on the St. Ambrose Bees. The game is set to start at 7 pm. Tiger Athletics: Iowa Wesleyan University strives to provide its student-athletes the opportunity to be successful in life and sports. Engaged in the NAIA, Tiger athletics is currently a proud member of the NSAA, CAC, and the Heart. Courtesy of: https://www.iwtigers.com |
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| Charlotte Hornets' Gordon Hayward out indefinitely with sprained left ankle - by Eurobasket News |
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Charlotte Hornets forward Gordon Hayward (6'8'-G/F-90, college: Butler) will be out indefinitely after an MRI showed sprained ligaments in his left ankle, the team announced Tuesday. X-rays on Hayward's ankle were negative, the team said. Hayward suffered the injury in the first quarter of Monday night's 116-101 loss to the Toronto Raptors. He has struggled since returning from a six-game absence while in COVID-19 protocols, making just 4 of 23 shots from the field in three games. Hayward, 31, is averaging 16.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists this season. Courtesy of: espn.com |
| Bradley Beal To Undergo Season-Ending Surgery On Left Wrist - by Eurobasket News |
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Bradley Beal (6'5'-SG-93, college: Florida) plans to undergo season-ending surgery on his left wrist. Beal has a torn scapholunate ligament in the wrist. Beal will enter the offseason as a free agent and has been uncertain on his future with the Washington Wizards, according to various reports. Beal can sign a five-year, $240 million deal with the Wizards or a four-year, $180 million deal with a rival team. 'Despite the last 10 days of getting intensive treatment and rehab on my wrist, it became clear that I would not be able to compete to my standards or to the level that our team and our fans deserve,' said Beal. 'I'm disappointed to have my season end this way, but we all agreed that this was the best decision. I look forward to coming back at 100 percent and continuing to lead this team as we work together to build toward the future.' Courtesy of: basketball.realgm.com |
| Suns hold off 76ers 114-109 for NBA-best 44th victory - by Eurobasket News |
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Devin Booker (6'6'-SG-96, college: Kentucky) never tires of watching Chris Paul (6'0'-PG-85, college: Wake Forest) do his thing to lift Phoenix to big wins. Paul did his part for the Suns in back-to-back nights on the road against top teams in the East - first, Chicago and then Philadelphia - and gets to try it again next game in a rematch with the NBA champs. 'You're a cold piece of work, CP3,' Booker said. Booker scored 35 points and Paul had 16 points and 12 assists to lead the Suns to their NBA-high 44th win, 114-109 over the 76ers on Tuesday night. The Suns rallied from a 14-point deficit to win for the 14th time in 15 games, raising their record to 44-10. Up next this week for Phoenix, an NBA Finals rematch at home against the Bucks. 'Our goal is what everybody knows it is,' coach Monty Williams said. 'But our mission is to do stuff like we did tonight along the way.' The Suns were coming off a 127-124 win at Chicago on Monday night, so Williams gave the team the day off. Sleep in. Scratch shootaround. 'We knew it was going to be a day where we needed juice,' he said. Paul squeezed big plays down the stretch for the Suns. Joel Embiid (7'0'-C-94, college: Kansas) had 34 points and 12 rebounds for the Sixers, though he mishandled the ball twice in the final minutes to doom their comeback try. Embiid had his fifth straight 25-point, 10-rebound game, the longest streak in the NBA over the last two seasons and the longest for a Sixers player since, well, Embiid hit six straight in 2018-19. Paul inched the Suns loose from a back-and-forth second half when he made 1 of 2 free throws for a 100-99 lead. The Sixers lost control of the defensive rebound on the miss and Paul quickly got the ball back and buried a 3-pointer. Seth Curry (6'1'-G-90, college: Duke) then hit his biggest shot of the game -- because it was his first one. Curry had missed all eight shots (five from 3-point range) and had five fouls when he buried a 3 in front of the Sixers bench to pull them within one. The Suns, though, kept hitting free throws (22 of 24 overall) to maintain the lead, and Paul hit a tough 20-footer for a 110-104 lead. Tobias Harris (6'9'-F-92, college: Tennessee), who scored 30 points, kept the Sixers alive with a 3. Then came a pair of rare Embiid miscues -- he missed wildly on a 3, then the All-Star starter threw the ball away off a turnover and hunched over in disbelief as Phoenix sealed the win. Mikal Bridges (6'6'-G/F-96, college: Villanova) scored 23 points and Jae Crowder (6'6'-F-90, college: Marquette, agency: Shark Sports Management) had 14 rebounds for the Suns. Courtesy of: apnews.com |
| Giannis Scores 44, Bucks Blowout Lackluster Lakers 131-116 - by Eurobasket News |
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Giannis Antetokounmpo (6'11'-F-94, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 44 points on 17-for-20 shooting, and Bobby Portis (6'10'-PF-95, college: Arkansas) had 23 points with five 3-pointers in the Milwaukee Bucks' 131-116 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Khris Middleton (6'8'-SF-91, college: Texas A&M) scored all of his 21 points in the first half as the defending NBA champions won their fourth straight overall and swept back-to-back games against LA's two teams. Antetokounmpo was largely unguardable in the two-time MVP's highest-scoring performance since Nov. 17, getting 14 rebounds and eight assists while making his first 11 shots. 'He made it look easy, honestly,' Middleton said. 'That just shows the level of how he's playing. He was knocking down his jump shot. He's got guys going for his pump fake. Just the way he let the game come to him and stay patient, it was pretty fun to watch.' Milwaukee jumped to a 24-point lead in the first half with 70% shooting and led by 30 midway through the third quarter before surviving the Lakers' strong late rally. The Bucks hung on for their third win on a four-game West Coast road trip that ends with an NBA Finals rematch in Phoenix on Thursday. 'Obviously when you make shots, the game is a lot easier, looks a lot better,' Antetokounmpo said. 'I know I'm going to try to get my teammates involved and look for the best way to help the team, but sometimes when you start making shots, you feel better about yourself, you defend better. Today was one of those games.' LeBron James (6'8'-SF-84) scored 27 points and Anthony Davis (6'10'-C-93, college: Kentucky) had 22 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers, who couldn't catch up to the champs even on a rare night with both superstars in their injury-riddled lineup. LA has lost five of seven to fall back to three games below .500. 'We played a terrible defensive half,' Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. 'Disposition, competition, the level of competitive spirit we showed for a big game was very disappointing. Two straight games we started with a terrible defensive half. We've got to get that right.' The Lakers rallied impressively in the fourth quarter, trimming Milwaukee's lead to 10 points midway through the period with a 20-5 run. Portis' fifth 3-pointer stopped the surge, and the Lakers never got closer than 11 again. Los Angeles dropped to 10-8 with both James and Davis in their lineup during a season totally lacking in continuity due to lengthy absences for its two cornerstones. James looked tired at times in just his second game back from a five-game absence for the Lakers, who haven't won back-to-back games since Jan. 7. Malik Monk scored 20 points and Stanley Johnson added a season-high 16 for the Lakers in a reserve role. After giving up 42 points to the Knicks in the first quarter on Saturday night, the Lakers allowed 38 to the Bucks in the opening period. Milwaukee took a 51-28 lead in the second by scoring seven points on one trip down the floor with a pair of 3-pointers sandwiching a flagrant foul. The Bucks hit 70% of their shots until late in the first half and led 78-56 at halftime. Antetokounmpo finally missed a shot with 2:19 left in the third quarter, and he also got a rare technical in the third for arguing a foul called against him. Courtesy of: nbclosangeles.com |
| Knicks Expected To Hire Gersson Rosas As Consultant - by Eurobasket News |
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The Knicks are expected to hire former Timberwolves president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas as a consultant, Marc Stein reports in a Substack story. Minnesota unexpectedly fired Rosas right before the start of the 2021 preseason, reportedly due in part to concerns about his consensual relationship with a staff member, as well as his deteriorating partnership with Sachin Gupta, who replaced him as the club's head of basketball operations. According to Stein, Rosas is close with Knicks president of basketball operations Leon Rose . Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic tweets that Rosas also has a long history with CAA, the player agency Rose worked for before he joined the Knicks. Rosas, who was a top lieutenant in the Rockets' front office before he was hired by Minnesota in 2019, was spotted at Tuesday's game between the Nuggets and Knicks chatting before the game with other executives, notes Mike Singer of The Denver Post. Courtesy of: hoopsrumors.com |
| Heat trade KZ Okpala to Thunder, who waive Mamadi Diakite - by Eurobasket News |
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The Oklahoma City Thunder have traded for forward Kezie Okpala (6'8'-F/C-99, college: Stanford) and will receive amendments on the conditions of a previously traded draft pick from the Miami Heat in exchange for the least favorable of its 2026 second-round draft picks. In a related move, the Thunder has released forward Mamadi Diakite (6'9'-F-97, college: Virginia). Kezie Okpala (6-8, 215) has appeared in 21 games this season and is averaging 3.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in 11.6 minutes per game. He has played in 63 games (nine starts) over three seasons with the Heat and holds career averages of 2.8 points and 1.8 rebounds in 11.6 minutes per game. The Thunder and Heat will amend the 2023 first-round pick the Heat had previously owed the Thunder, whereas two years of protections will be eliminated, and that pick will now be owed to the Thunder starting in 2025 (1-14 protected) and then will convey as unprotected in 2026. Courtesy of: insidehoops.com |
| Larry Nance Jr. To Have Knee Surgery Friday, Out Six Weeks - by Eurobasket News |
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ESPN's Andrew Lopez confirms Clark's report that Larry Nance Jr. (6'8'-SF-93, college: Wyoming) is scheduled to have surgery Friday. Sources tell Lopez that Larry Nance Jr. is expected to miss up to six weeks. Six weeks from Friday is March 25; if he's active again by that date, Larry Nance Jr. would have nine games left in the regular season to get acclimated with his new team. Courtesy of: hoopsrumors.com |
| Simons has 29 and Blazers rally for 107-105 win over Lakers - by Eurobasket News |
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Struggling to find a silver lining after a flurry of trades depleted their roster, the Trail Blazers got some encouragement against the Los Angeles Lakers. Anfernee Simons (6'4'-G-99) scored 29 points and Portland snapped a six-game losing streak with a 107-105 win on Wednesday night. Jusuf Nurkic (7'0'-C-94) added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the unexpectedly tenacious Blazers, who kept it close through the first three quarters before rallying in the fourth. LeBron James (6'8'-SF-84) had 30 points for the Lakers, who didn't have Russell Westbrook (6'3'-G-88, college: UCLA) because of lower back tightness. It was the first game the former league MVP had missed this season. "Man, it was great," Simons said. "Just to see everybody playing well, coming together and being a good team. I mean, you can say what you want, but you've always got a chance when you've got LeBron and AD (Anthony Davis (6'10'-C-93, college: Kentucky)) on the team. So for us to get a win is big." Dennis Smith's behind-the-back pass to Trendon Watford (6'9'-F-00, college: LSU) for the basket put the Blazers up 89-82 with 8:41 left. Los Angeles rebounded and briefly pulled in front 96-95 on James' layup. But Simons' 3-pointer gave the Blazers a 102-98 lead with 2:41 left. After James' dunk, Simons made another 3 that put Portland up 105-100. James' layup got the Lakers within three points with 27.8 second on the clock but Simons made a pair free throws - and James' 3-pointer at the buzzer wasn't enough. James took responsibility for the team's 21 turnovers, which led to 28 Portland points and were particularly damaging down the stretch. "Every time we turned the ball over it was almost like pick sixes. We didn't get a tackle and they basically ran it in for a touchdown every time," James said. "That's not the ingredients for winning basketball." Each team was playing the second of a back-to-back. The Blazers fell 113-95 to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday while the Lakers were defeated at home by Milwaukee 131-116. The Blazers have cleaned house ahead of Thursday's deadline, dealing away three starters. Among them was guard CJ McCollum, who went to New Orleans on Tuesday. The move broke up Portland's longtime backcourt duo of McCollum and Damian Lillard. A six-time All-Star, Lillard has not played since the start of the new year because of an abdominal issue that required surgery. While there is no timetable for his return, Lillard was out on the court taking shots well before Wednesday night's game. "It always feels good to win, and in the fashion in which we did it - we did it together," Blazers first-year coach Chauncey Billups said. Without Westbook, the Lakers started James, Davis, Trevor Ariza (6'8'-F-85, college: UCLA), Malik Monk (6'4'-SG-98, college: Kentucky) and Avery Bradley (6'2'-PG-90, college: Texas). It was the team's 28th starting lineup this season. The Blazers kept up with the Lakers through the first three quarters, never letting the margin extend to double digits. Los Angeles led 54-47 at the half. Portland narrowed it in the third quarter. Ben McLemore's 3-pointer tied the game at 58, before Simons' 3 briefly gave the Blazers the lead. "Every loss is different. Every one is different and this one is definitely disappointing," Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. "I feel like we should've won this game. I'm disappointed that we didn't and we will get back to work and figure out why we didn't." Courtesy of: abc7.com |
| Jazz shut down Warriors 111-85 to stop 9-game win streak - by Eurobasket News |
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Several opponents have said the Utah Jazz can't defend when big man Rudy Gobert isn't cleaning up their mistakes. Against one of the hottest offenses in the NBA, Hassan Whiteside and the Jazz were determined to prove the doubters wrong. 'It's been tough for me, but my whole life I actually like adversity because it shows you what a lot of people really think about you,' said Whiteside, who has been playing behind Udoka Azubuike (7'0'-C-99, college: Kansas) in Gobert's absence. Bojan Bogdanovic (6'8'-SF-89) scored 23 points and Donovan Mitchell (6'3'-G-96, college: Louisville) had 14 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as Utah shut down Golden State in a 111-85 victory Wednesday night that snapped the Warriors' nine-game winning streak. 'They know the things that people say. That's sometimes a challenge for us, and they take it personally,' Utah coach Quin Snyder said. Whiteside had nine points, 17 rebounds and seven blocks as the Jazz nearly held the Warriors to their lowest shooting percentage this season until a garbage-time hot streak helped them finish at 36%. 'I thought Whiteside dominated the game. I didn't think we attacked in a very intelligent manner in the first half. We kept trying to score over the top of him and you're not going to do that. He had six blocks in the first half and then every one seemed to turn into a layup on the other end,' Golden State coach Steve Kerr said. Utah allowed just eight baskets and 28 points over the final 21 minutes, and four of those came in the last 3:26 of the game. Mitchell fell just short of Utah's first triple-double since Carlos Boozer (6'9'-F/C-80, college: Duke) did it 14 years ago. 'We really did a lot of special things out there. And I think we just continued to play as a group and continued to lock in with communication,' Mitchell said. 'We found ways to make winning plays.' The Jazz are still without Gobert, who has missed eight games with a calf strain. But they dominated the paint on both ends of the court. 'We did a really good job containing the ball. A lot of that had to do with guys off the ball just really shifting into a good position to help and that helped us defend cutters. And then that helped us on the glass,' Snyder said. Jordan Poole (6'4'-SG-99, college: Michigan) led Golden State with 18 points and Stephen Curry (6'3'-G-88, college: Davidson) had 16 in the Warriors' most lopsided loss this season. 'They were pretty aggressive all night trying to run us off the 3-point line,' Curry said. 'That was a snowball of missing shots and then giving up 3s on the other end. Especially on the road, you're not going to win many games like that and you're going to get blown out.' Golden State was also short-handed. Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala and James Wiseman (7'1'-C-01, college: Memphis) were sidelined with injuries. The Warriors had only two baskets and eight points over the final nine minutes of the third quarter. Then, the Jazz started the fourth with a 13-2 burst. Following a pattern in the game, Whiteside grabbed an offensive rebound to cap the run and make it 92-67 with 8:47 to play. Utah led by as many as 30 in the fourth quarter as the Warriors went with their bench for most of the period. The Jazz have won four consecutive games after their worst span this season and they've done so with a recommitment on the defensive end, even without their three-time Defensive Player of the Year. 'I don't want to get too high. Because, you know, a week or two ago, the sky might have been falling for some people,' Snyder said. The game began with a totally different complexion than the end. The Warriors scored the first 13 points and led 15-2 before the Jazz answered with a 19-5 run. 'Not many teams can come back on the Warriors when they get to 15-2. Curry's out there hitting shots ... but the fact that we came back and won by 25 or 30, or whatever it was, it shows a lot of grit. And I think that's like one of the better wins if not the best one this season,' Whiteside said. Courtesy of: apnews.com |
| The Trail Blazers cut Zeller - by Eurobasket News | |||
The last season he played at the Hornets where in 49 NBA games he had 9.6ppg, 6.7rpg and 1.8apg. In 2013 Charlotte Bobcats voted him as fourth overall pick in NBA draft. Zeller attended Indiana University and it is his ninth season in pro basketball. He is a very experienced player. |
| Jazz To Acquire Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Juan Hernangomez In Three-Team Trade - by Eurobasket News |
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The Jazz, Spurs, and Trail Blazers have reached an agreement on a three-team trade, sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. According to Wojnarowski, Utah will acquire Nickeil Alexander-Walker (196-G-98, college: Virginia Tech) from Portland and Juancho Hernangomez (206-F-95) from San Antonio. The Spurs will receive Tomas Satoransky (201-PG-91, agency: Octagon Europe) and a second-round pick, while the Blazers will get Joe Ingles (203-SF-87), Elijah Hughes (198-G/F-98, college: Syracuse), and a second-round pick. Both second-rounders will be coming from the Jazz, Woj adds. Even before Ingles went down with a season-ending ACL tear, the Jazz had been exploring the market to see if they could find an upgrade on the wing using his expiring contract and a draft pick. Following the injury, Ingles' value dipped, and Utah apparently decided none of the options available for the forward's expiring deal and a first-round pick were worth moving forward on. Instead, the Jazz will make a move that sees them sacrifice a pair of future second-round selections - rather than a first-rounder - for two healthy players, while reducing their projected tax bill in the process. Bobby Marks of ESPN (Twitter link) estimates $11MM in tax savings. Utah should also create a new trade exception worth nearly $10MM by taking Hernangomez into an existing TPE. Alexander-Walker, a third-year guard, had a promising sophomore season in 2020/21, but has struggled to score efficiently this season, averaging 12.8 PPG on .375/.311/.722 shooting in 50 games (26.3 MPG). He has spent most of the season in New Orleans, having been sent to Portland on Monday in the CJ McCollum trade. The 23-year-old has a $3.3MM salary this season and will make $5MM next season before becoming eligible for restricted free agency. Hernangomez has had some success in the past as a stretch four, but has played poorly in limited minutes this season, putting up 1.1 PPG and 1.7 RPG on 21.2% shooting in 23 games (6.4 MPG). He was traded from Boston to San Antonio in last month's three-team Bryn Forbes deal. Hernangomez is essentially on an expiring contract, since his $7.4MM salary for next season is non-guaranteed. From San Antonio's perspective, the deal is about picking up an extra draft asset. Neither Hernangomez nor Satoransky is in the team's long-term plans, so the Spurs were rewarded for their willingness to add to this season's payroll by taking on a slightly bigger contract (Satoransky has a $10MM expiring salary). The Blazers, meanwhile, continue to wheel and deal, agreeing to their third trade in the last week. It appears they weren't particularly high on Alexander-Walker, choosing to flip him right away in a deal that clears another $5MM off their books for 2022/23 and nets them another second-round pick. Both Ingles and Hughes will be free agents this offseason. Ingles spoke last week about remaining in Utah to rehab his knee injury even if he were traded and said he'd be interested in eventually re-signing with the Jazz. Despite the fact that Satoransky, Alexander-Walker, and Hernangomez were recently traded, the NBA's rules don't prevent them from being moved again right away, since they're not being aggregated with a second player for salary-matching purposes in this deal. From Portland's perspective, Satoransky's salary is being used to match Ingles' $13MM cap charge, with Alexander-Walker's salary not required for matching purposes (the Blazers will create a trade exception worth his $3.3MM cap hit), since Hughes can be acquired using a minimum salary exception. San Antonio is trading Hernangomez on his own for Satoransky. Courtesy of: hoopsrumors.com |
| DiVincenzo To Kings, Bagley To Pistons In Four-Team Trade - by Eurobasket News |
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The Kings are trading former No. 2 overall pick Marvin Bagley III (6'11'-F-99, college: Duke) III to the Pistons, sources tell Shams Charania and Sam Amick of The Athletic. According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, that move will be part of a four-team trade that sends Bucks wing Donte DiVincenzo (6'5'-SG-97, college: Villanova) to Sacramento. The Clippers will be the fourth club involved in the deal, as Charania reports that big man Serge Ibaka (6'10'-C/F-89) is headed to Milwaukee. Los Angeles is acquiring swingman Rodney Hood (6'8'-F-92, college: Duke) and forward Semi Ojeleye (6'7'-SF-94, college: SMU) from the Bucks, tweets Andrew Greif of The Los Angeles Times. Sacramento is receiving Pistons forwards Josh Jackson (6'8'-SF-97, college: Kansas) and Trey Lyles (6'9'-SF-95, college: Kentucky) along with DiVincenzo, per Charania, while Detroit is also sending out multiple second-round picks, according to Wojnarowski.Woj breaks the deal down as follows: Kings acquire DiVincenzo, Jackson, and Lyles. Pistons acquire Bagley. Clippers acquire Hood and Ojeleye. Bucks acquire Ibaka, two second-round picks, and cash. The Kings continue to reshape their roster after acquiring Domantas Sabonis, Justin Holiday, and Jeremy Lamb in a trade with the Pacers Tuesday. DiVincenzo is eligible for restricted free agency this summer if Sacramento chooses to give him a qualifying offer, while Jackson and Lyles are on expiring deals. The Kings had reportedly been shopping Bagley for well over a year, as he was drafted by the previous front office regime and was publicly unhappy with the franchise. As a three-for-one trade, the Kings will have to waive two players, unless they make subsequent moves prior to the deal becoming official. For the Clippers, it's a cost-cutting move that will save them approximately $30MM in luxury tax payments, per ESPN's Bobby Marks. In order for the deal to work, Ibaka will need to amend a portion of his 15% trade bonus, Marks tweets, which Los Angeles will be responsible for. Greif reports that the Clips have been interested in Hood and Ojeleye in the past, and moving Ibaka gives more clarity to a crowded center rotation. The Pistons are taking a flyer on Bagley, a good athlete who failed to develop in his time in Sacramento. Still just 22, Bagley could have untapped upside and figures to see more minutes on a rebuilding Pistons team. Like DiVincenzo, Bagley will be a restricted free agent in 2022. He's earning $11.3MM in the final year of his rookie contract this season. James Edwards III of The Athletic reports that the Pistons will be sending the Bucks Sacramento's 2024 second-round pick, and either Cleveland's or Golden State's second-rounder next year, whichever is lower. By adding Ibaka and sending out three players, the defending champion Bucks will have three open roster spots (not including Greg Monroe, who's on a 10-day deal) and add $6MM towards the luxury tax, Marks tweets. Courtesy of: hoopsrumors.com |
| Raptors, Spurs To Swap Thaddeus Young, Goran Dragic - by Eurobasket News |
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The Raptors and Spurs have agreed to a trade that will send forward Thaddeus Young (203-F-88, college: Georgia Tech) to Toronto in exchange for point guard Goran Dragic (190-G-86), reports Shams Charania of The Athletic. According to Charania, big man Drew Eubanks (208-F-97, college: Oregon St.) and the Pistons' 2022 second-round pick are also headed to Toronto in the deal, with the Raptors sending San Antonio their 2022 first-round pick (top-14 protected). That pick would be top-13 protected in 2023 if it doesn't change hands this season, and would turn into two future second-rounders if it doesn't convey in '23. The Raptors had been shopping Dragic and draft capital for much of the season as they looked to acquire a player who could step into their rotation. Dragic, who was part of the return in the Kyle Lowry sign-and-trade last summer, appeared in just five games with Toronto before leaving the team for personal reasons. In Young, Toronto gets a tough, playoff-tested veteran who - like Dragic - was a throw-in for salary-matching purposes in an offseason sign-and-trade, having been sent from Chicago to San Antonio in the DeMar DeRozan deal. Young had a nice year in Chicago in 2020/21, averaging 12.1 PPG, 6.2 RPG, and 4.3 APG in 68 games (24.3 MPG), but wasn't part of the Spurs' plans and hasn't played much this season. Eubanks, 25, could also compete for minutes in Toronto after spending the first four years of his NBA career in San Antonio. He has averaged 4.7 PPG and 4.0 RPG in 49 games (12.1 MPG) this season. Young has an expiring $14.2MM contract, while Eubanks is earning the minimum this season, with a non-guaranteed minimum salary for 2022/23 before he becomes eligible for free agency. The Raptors will create some extra breathing room below the luxury tax line by swapping Dragic's $19.4MM expiring deal for those two players. Meanwhile, the Spurs - who have historically been quiet at the trade deadline - have now completed three in-season deals in 2021/22. Their goal in this deal was to continue stockpiling draft assets, so Dragic almost certainly won't remain on the roster. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that Dragic and the Spurs are expected to negotiate a buyout, with the Mavericks, Bucks, Bulls, and Clippers among his potential suitors. Dallas is believed to be the frontrunner, according to Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca and Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. The Raptors have an opening on their 15-man roster, so they won't have to waive a player to officially finalize the trade. They'll also create a trade exception worth the difference between Dragic's and Young's salaries ($5.25MM). Courtesy of: hoopsrumors.com |
| Nets trade James Harden to 76ers - by Eurobasket News |
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The Brooklyn Nets are trading James Harden (6'5'-SG-89, college: Arizona St.) to the Philadelphia 76ers as Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Seth Curry (6'1'-G-90, college: Duke), Andre Drummond (6'10'-C-93, college: UConn) and Ben Simmons (6'10'-PF-96, college: LSU) will head to the 76ers. The Sixers will also send unprotected 2022 first round and a protected 2027 first-round picks to the Nets, while the Nets will include also Paul Millsap (6'8'-F-85, college: Louisiana Tech) in the trade. |
| Celtics trade Bol Bol and PJ Dozier to the Orlando Magic in cost-saving, luxury-tax-ducking move - by Eurobasket News |
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For the second Trade Deadline in a row, the Boston Celtics and the Orlando Magic engaged in a trade. This time around, the Celtics are salary dumping PJ Dozier (6'6'-F/G-96, college: S.Carolina) and Bol Bol (7'2'-C-99, college: Oregon) in addition to cash and a future second round pick in exchange for a future second rounder from Orlando, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. The Celtics needed to dump only one of these players to get below the tax, so read into that what you will. This move sends out around $4M in salary to Orlando when the Celtics were about $800K above the tax line. It gives the team a bit more wiggle room if they need to pull off a trade with unequal salaries to be able to take back a little more without hitting the tax line. This also leaves more wiggle room in case Jaylen Brown triggers his $1.9M All-Star bonus if he's chosen as a replacement. Milwaukee was linked to Boston as a potential Dennis Schroeder suitor, but with Donte DiVincenzo being shipped to Sacramento, that deal probably died and led to Boston to move on. This doesn't mean that all is dead on that front as Adam Himmelsbach reported that teams are still interested in Schroeder. It's interesting to see that Josh Richardson, despite interest from the Jazz and the Lakers, likely isn't on the move. There are still 2.5 hours left until the deadline, so stay tuned. Courtesy of: celticsblog.com |
| Celtics To Trade Richardson, Langford, First-Round Pick To Spurs For Derrick White - by Eurobasket News |
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The Celtics are trading Josh Richardson (6'5'-G-93, college: Tennessee) to the Spurs in exchange for Derrick White (6'5'-G-94, college: Colorado), according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Sources tell Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports that the Celtics are also including a first-round pick in the trade. Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe tweets that Romeo Langford (6'6'-SG-99, college: Indiana) will also be headed to San Antonio. Full trade, source tells Himmselbach: Spurs receive Richardson, Langford, 2022 top-four protected first-round pick Celtics receive White The Spurs are receiving a significant haul for White, one of the league's best perimeter defenders. Now in his fifth season, the 27-year-old is averaging 14.4 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 5.6 APG, 1.0 SPG, and 0.9 BPG through 49 games (30.3 MPG). Courtesy of: hoopsrumors.com |
| Report: Suns re-acquire Torrey Craig in trade with Pacers - by Eurobasket News |
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The Phoenix Suns are bringing back a key piece from their 2021 Finals team, landing Torrey Craig (6'6'-F-90, college: USC Upstate) via a trade first reported by Shams Charania of The Athletic. Indiana receives: Jalen Smith (6'10'-F-00, college: Maryland) Future second-round pick Phoenix receives: Torrey Craig The Suns have the NBA's best record (44-10) and were looking to more depth to their defense on the perimeter in getting Craig. He played for the Suns last season after arriving via a March 2021 trade and became a key cog for Phoenix, averaging 7.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and shot 36.9% on 3-poiners. He was valuable in the team's run to The Finals as well, shooting 40.5% on 3-pointers in the postseason while posting 4.0 ppg and 2.9 rpg. Smith, the No. 10 pick in the 2020 draft by the Suns, is averaging 6.0 ppg and 4.8 rpg while showing improvement as a big man. He will join a rebuilding Pacers team that has minutes to spare in the frontcourt after trading away former All-Star big man Domantas Sabonis days earlier. Courtesy of: nba.com |
| Sources: Dallas Mavericks trading Kristaps Porzingis to Washington Wizards for Spencer Dinwiddie, Davis Bertans - by Eurobasket News |
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The Dallas Mavericks are trading Kristaps Porzingis (7'3'-C/F-95) and a second-round pick to the Washington Wizards for Spencer Dinwiddie (6'6'-PG-93, college: Colorado) and Davis Bertans (6'10'-SF-92), sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The Wizards also are sending center Montrezl Harrell (6'8'-F-94, college: Louisville) to the Charlotte Hornets for Vernon Carey Jr. (6'10'-PF-01, college: Duke) and Ishmael Smith (6'0'-PG-88, college: Wake Forest), sources told Wojnarowski. Porzingis will leave Dallas after three seasons in a Mavericks uniform. The 2018 All-Star was averaging 19.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game this season, but he has not played since leaving a win over the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 29 due to soreness in his surgically repaired right knee. The 7-foot-3 Porzingis underwent surgery during the 2020 offseason to address a lateral meniscus injury in that knee, which caused him to sit the final three games of the Mavericks' first-round series loss to the LA Clippers that postseason. The recovery from that surgery caused Porzingis to miss the first nine games of last season, and his mobility was hampered throughout the 2020-21 campaign. He has missed 23 games this season due to a variety of injuries and a bout with COVID-19. For the Wizards, the trades come days after it was announced that star guard Bradley Beal would undergo season-ending surgery on his left wrist. Sources told Wojnarowski earlier this week that Beal's agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, met with owner Ted Leonsis and general manager Tommy Sheppard to discuss the three-time All-Star's future and the franchise's plans for constructing a roster. Courtesy of: espn.com |
| Celtics deal Dennis Schroeder, Enes Freedom to Rockets, get Daniel Theis back - by Eurobasket News |
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The Celtics turned their season around over the past few weeks by winning eight of nine games and vaulting into the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race, and on Thursday president of basketball operations Brad Stevens made it clear that he does not consider this a lost year. At the cusp of Thursday's trade deadline, the Celtics reportedly dealt backup point guard Dennis Schroeder (5'11'-PG-93) and bench players Enes Kanter Freedom (6'11'-F-92, college: Kentucky) and Bruno Fernando (6'10'-C-98, college: Maryland) to the Rockets in exchange for Daniel Theis (6'9'-C-92), whom they dealt away at last year's trade deadline. Courtesy of: bostonglobe.com |
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| Swarm Hit on All Cylinders, Speed Past Motor City - by Eurobasket News |
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The Greensboro Swarm, the NBA G League affiliate of the Charlotte Hornets, shot over 50 percent from the field to stall the Eastern Conference leading Motor City Cruise (Detroit Pistons affiliate) 120-102 on Wednesday at the Fieldhouse at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. Arnoldas Kulboka (6'10'-SF-98) and Jalen Crutcher (6'1'-G-99, college: Dayton) combined for 52 points in the Swarm's (6-7) second straight home win. Motor City (12-4) came out strong by outscoring the Swarm 33-24 in the first quarter, however Greensboro would hold the lead at half, 59-53. Swarm runs of 15-6 and 11-4 occurred in the second quarter as Greensboro shot an impressive 60 percent from the field in those 12 minutes. Kulboka (nine rebounds, three assists) had 14 of his 27 points in the first half. Greensboro did not relinquish the lead in the second half, getting ahead of the Cruise by 20-plus points on several occasions. Crutcher (nine assists, three rebounds) was effective down the stretch, scoring 11 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter. The Swarm had three others score in double figures. Scottie Lewis (6'5'-G-00, college: Florida) added 17 points and four rebounds in 28 minutes. Cameron McGriff (6'7'-F-97, college: OK State) secured his first double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds in 24 minutes. DJ Carton continued his consistent play with 12 points, five rebounds and five assists in 33 minutes. Motor City had its five-game winning streak snapped. Luka Garza had a team-high 22 points to go with 11 rebounds and four blocks in 30 minutes of action. Derrick Walton Jr. (6'1'-G-95, college: Michigan) and Saben Lee (6'2'-PG-99, college: Vanderbilt) both had 17 points, respectively. Trayvon Palmer (6'6'-G/F-94, college: Chicago St.) scored 10 points off the bench. Greensboro now hits the road for two games before All-Star Break. First, the Swarm take on the Maine Celtics (Boston Celtics affiliate) on Saturday, February 12, at 7:00 p.m. ET. Then Greensboro heads to the Capital City Go-Go (Washington Wizards affiliate) on Wednesday, February 16, for a 7:00 p.m. ET game. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com |
| Birmingham Squadron Acquire 2022 First-Round Draft Pick in Trade with Texas Legends - by Eurobasket News |
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The Birmingham Squadron announced today that the team has acquired a first-round pick (from Capital City via Salt Lake City and Maine) in the 2022 NBA G League Draft in a trade with the Texas Legends. In exchange, the Squadron have traded center James Banks III (6'10'-F/C-98, college: Georgia Tech, agency: Verus Management) and their own 2022 third-round draft pick. Banks (6-10, 250) played in 24 games with the Squadron this season, averaging 5.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.4 blocks and 0.7 steals in 18.3 minutes per game. Prior to joining the Squadron, Banks played overseas in Israel with Hapoel Beer Sheva, averaging 5.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks in 17 games. He then joined the New Orleans Pelicans in training camp, where he was later allocated to the Squadron. Banks split his collegiate career between the University of Texas (2016-18) and Georgia Tech University (2018-20). In 62 games with the Yellow Jackets during his junior and senior seasons, the Decatur, Georgia native averaged 10.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 2.5 blocks, earning ACC All-Defensive Team honors both seasons. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com |
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| Syracuse To Host 1st Ever TBL x NBLC All-Star Weekend - by Eurobasket News |
| Evelyn Magley CEO of The Basketball League announces that TBL will host the 1st ever, TBL All-Star Weekend, on April 15th & 16th in Syracuse, New York, home of the 2021 TBL Eastern Conference champions and national championship participants, the Syracuse Stallions. The event is exciting because it is not only the 1st TBL All-Star weekend of it's kind but it features an international exposure contest between the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada) and the 2022 TBL All-Stars. NBL Canada is celebrating its tenth anniversary season and has the distinction of being Canada's longest running professional basketball league ever. 'Hosting this joint All Star Weekend with our TBL partners is a wonderful way for NBL Canada to celebrate its tenth season while at the same time showcasing our players and bringing something new to our fans. This All Star Weekend Event is a celebration of two leagues coming together and working in partnership while continuing to raise the profile of the game of basketball. We're thrilled at the opportunity and can't wait to be in Syracuse.' - Audley Stephenson, VP Basketball Operations of The National Basketball League of Canada The 2022 All-Star Weekend is Presented by the Syracuse Stallions and their local partner, Nave Law Firm. The weekend events will include: April 15th, 2022 Skills competitions featuring Dunk Contest and 3-Point Contest Banquet for both team's all-stars April 16th, 2022 Free JrTBL Youth Clinic coached by 2022 All-Star Players & Coaches Central New York Celebrity Game The 2022 TBL All-Star Game between TBL & NBLC 'We are extremely honored to be selected to host the 2022 TBL All-Star Weekend. This event is one that showcases our product and amazing community around the world. For years, we have worked tirelessly to build a fan base that is rapidly growing around those that have been with us since day one. " "The City of Syracuse and our surrounding cities, towns, and villages along with both current and future partners welcome the 2022 All-Star Weekend and all participants, staff, families, and fans with open arms. We are extremely grateful to our Presenting Sponsor, Nave Law Firm, for helping us land this historic opportunity.' - Michael Sugamosto President & General Manager - Syracuse Stallions (TBL) TBL is entering its 5th season and has grown to 44 teams nationwide. 'Having spent time in the NBLC in various capacities and knowing what this means to our league, I can barely contain my excitement for this chance to show the world how leagues from various countries can work together for a common good.' - Evelyn Magley CEO of The Basketball League All events will be broadcasted on TBLTV & NBLCTV. Courtesy of: nblcanada.ca |
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| No. 1 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team stunned by Arkansas Razorbacks in overtime as 19-game winning streak ends - by Eurobasket News |
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College basketball likely will have a new No. 1 team next week. In front of a record crowd at Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday night in Fayetteville, host Arkansas beat No. 1 Auburn 80-76 in overtime, snapping the Tigers' 19-game winning streak. It was top-ranked Auburn's first loss since a double-overtime defeat to UConn on Nov. 24. The victory was especially sweet for the Razorbacks, who said afterward that they took exception to the Tigers dancing on their logo during pregame warm-ups. "We didn't like them dancing on our logo," said Jaylin Williams (6'8'-F), whose late basket forced the extra session. "That was disrespectful to us. That added fuel to the fire.' With Auburn going down, it likely opens the door for Gonzaga to move back to the No. 1 spot in next week's AP Top 25. The Bulldogs opened the season atop the rankings, but dropped following losses to Duke and Alabama in late November and early December. They regained the No. 1 position for one week last month, but Auburn passed them and stayed at No. 1 for the past three weeks. Gonzaga hosts Pacific on Thursday and Saint Mary's on Saturday; if the Zags win both, they will likely go back to the top spot. "I was proud of being No. 1," Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. "Gosh, we haven't lost since sometime in November." Pearl added: "We understand we have a price on our head. It's very difficult on the road. We worked really hard to put ourselves in this position. It was tough.' Arkansas led by as many as 12 points early in the game, but the Razorbacks didn't make a field goal for the final 8 minutes, 28 seconds of the first half, allowing Auburn to cut the lead to three entering the break. The two teams traded baskets for most of the second half, with Auburn taking a five-point lead with 2:40 left following seven straight points from Wendell Green Jr. But Arkansas responded with five straight points, and then Williams answered Green's go-ahead basket with a tying basket with 23 seconds left. Green's 30-footer in the final seconds of regulation didn't fall. In overtime, Auburn opened the scoring with an Allen Flanigan layup -- but Arkansas owned the extra period. The Razorbacks went on a 7-0 run in the final two minutes and made four free throws in the final 30 seconds to put the game away. After the final buzzer sounded, several Razorbacks players hopped onto a table as fans stormed the court to join the celebration. "There won't be a better crowd than that in the next 50 years," Arkansas coach Eric Musselman said. "Nobody that was here did not have fun unless maybe an Auburn fan." JD Notae (6'2'-G-98) led the way for Arkansas with 28 points, while Au'Diese Toney (6'6'-G-99) (14 points, 10 rebounds) and Williams (13 points, 11 rebounds) both tallied double-doubles. Potential No. 1 draft pick Jabari Smith had 20 points for Auburn, and Walker Kessler (7'1'-F/C-01) had 16 points, 19 rebounds and seven blocks before fouling out in overtime. Arkansas won its ninth straight game, improving to 19-5 overall and 8-3 in the SEC. The Razorbacks head to Alabama on Saturday, while Auburn will look to bounce back at home against Texas A&M. Tuesday's victory was Arkansas' first win over an AP No. 1 team since 1984, when it knocked off a North Carolina team featuring Michael Jordan and coached by Dean Smith. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, Arkansas has won 12 of its 20 home games against AP top-five opponents in the AP poll era (since 1948-49). That's the second-best winning percentage of any program, behind only Kentucky. Courtesy of: espn.com |
| SMU rallies from 15 down to stun No. 6 Houston 85-83 - by Eurobasket News |
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Kendric Davis (5'11'-PG-99) scored 22 points and Marcus Weathers added 20 as SMU rallied from a 15-point deficit in the second half to stun No. 6 Houston 85-83 on Wednesday night. Davis sank two free throws with 40.6 seconds remaining to break an 81-all tie. Michael Weathers (6'3'-G-97) hit the second of two free throws with 24.1 seconds left for a three-point lead. Houston had a chance to tie in the closing seconds when Kyler Edwards (6'4'-G) heaved the ball toward the basket from near midcourt with two seconds left and was fouled by Emmanuel Bandoumel (6'4'-G). Edwards hit the first free throw but missed the second. Edwards banged his third shot off the front rim and Houston was called for a lane violation. Michael Weathers added 17 points, including 14 in the second half, for the Mustangs (17-7, 8-2 American Athletic Conference), who moved within a game of first-place Houston (20-3, 9-1). SMU is 12-0 at home this season. Edwards, Taze Moore (6'5'-G-98) and Josh Carlton (6'11'-F/C-99) scored 17 points each for the Cougars, whose 12-game winning streak ended. Courtesy of: apnews.com |
| Villanova Withstands Late St. John's Surge - by Carl Berman |
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Manhattan, NY - The St John Red Storm hosted the Villanova Wildcats Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden looking for their third straight victory. St John's, down 20 (66-46) with 4:27 minutes left in the second half went on a 23-6 run to cut the lead to three points (72-69). Tareq Coburn would miss a potential game tying 3-pointer with 10.1 seconds left, and clutch free throws from Villanova would secure a 75-69 win. St Johns was without starting point guard Posh Alexander due to an ankle injury. Julian Champagnie had a rough game in 31 minutes of action. He shot 4-of-15 (26.6%) including 2-of-7 (29%) from behind the arc,, ending with 12 points. He struggled with his shot, missing a couple of good looks from beyond the arc, and even missing a wide open lay up in semi transition. He wasn't very aggressive or engaged all night. St John's shot poorly all night at 24-of-75 (32%) with 9-of-33 (27%) from deep. Defense, toughness, and the great play of Aaron Wheeler all game is what kept St John's in the game until the very end. Wheeler played 34 minutes, scoring 31 points on 11-of-17 (65%), 6-of-10 (60%) from deep, and 3-of-3 from the line. Wheeler carried the offensive load for his team from the opening tip to the final buzzer. HIs shot was aggressive all night, taking advantage of the defense all over the court. He got to his spots and was patient finishing around the rim. Wheeler also showed promise on the defensive end, coming up with two blocks and being very active around the rim. He had the ultimate green light tonight as he seemed to be the only member on the team to get anything to fall. Even with the game ending in a loss for St John's, Wheeler outplayed everyone on both ends of the floor. After having a slow start to the season, Wheeler has now scored in double figures the past 10 of 11 games and has raised his scoring to 9.6 on the season. Villanova's Eric Dixon (6'8'-F) played 26 minutes, scored 16 points and was an efficient 7-of-9 from the field and grabbed seven rebounds to go along with his three assists, two blocks and a steal. Dixon was finishing the defensive plays for his team and earning his team second chances by fighting for the board. Dixon, coming off his season high with 24 points against UConn, continued his high scoring in the post using his soft touch for the left-handed jump hook. He wasn't rushed when he got the ball down low and knew what he wanted to do and where he wanted to go before he made his dribbles. Dixon was always under control and never frantic. He played within the offense and never took a selfish or contested shot. Hopefully we can continue to see this offensive surge from him. The last nine games he has been able to score in double figures, and bring his scoring average to 10 points on the season. Villanova had contributions all around, with five out of the nine players who played scoring double digits. They shot 25-of-54 (46.3%) but struggled from the three point line (5-21) They made the most of their trips to the line, cashing in on 20-of-28 (71%) compared to St John's 12-of-16. Villanova won the rebounding battle 45-39, but had trouble securing the ball with 16 turnovers, which was a key contributor to St John's making their big run in the closing minutes. Villanova committed 16 turnovers and had only nine assists. St John's (13-10, 5-7) will look to bounce back at Sunday's match up at MSG when the UConn Huskies (16-6, 7-4) come into town. Villanova (18-6, 11-3) will return home to host Seton Hall (14-7, 5-6) Saturday afternoon in search of their third straight win. This article was written by Daniel Sendra, a correspondent and scout for NetScouts Basketball. |
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| Undefeated Nova Southeastern is the new No. 1 in the DII men's basketball Power 10 rankings - by Eurobasket News |
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There is just one remaining undefeated team in DII men's basketball. With Lubbock Christian falling to DBU this past weekend, Nova Southeastern is the only team on the quest for a perfect season. That earns the Sharks their first trip to No. 1 this season. The West Region is becoming a wild situation to watch. Cal State San Bernardino dropped a game to Chico State this past weekend. The Wildcats, who fell from the 'first five out' last week, have now swept the Coyotes on the season. Making things murkier is Cal State San Marcos, a team that was undefeated until three weeks ago - which included a win over the Wildcats - but have dropped three of four since, including a loss to the Coyotes. The DII men's basketball Power 10 rankings (All games through Feb. 7) No. 1 Nova Southeastern | Previous: 2 The Sharks finally reach the pinnacle after moving to 20-0. They continue to improve their resume as well, knocking off nationally ranked Barry this past weekend by 10 points. That's a clean sweep of the Bucs, with both wins coming by double-digits. Heading into this week's action, Nova Southeastern is second in DII men's basketball scoring 97.8 points per game and leads the division in assists and steals per game as well as turnover margin. There isn't a box this team doesn't check. No. 2 Northwest Missouri State | Previous: 3 The Bearcats improved to 21-2 this past week. That's five wins in a row since their one-point, overtime loss to Central Oklahoma. Much like last time, the Bearcats have taken a loss and turned it into a positive, utterly dominating those five wins by an average of 27.2 points per game. Trevor Hudgins (6'0'-PG) seems to set a new MIAA record every time out, now the conference leader in games played, as well as 3-pointers made. No. 3 Lubbock Christian | Previous: 1 Let's not be too harsh on the Chaps. Yes, Lubbock Christian lost, but DBU is a very good team that had a rough start to its season. The Patriots seem to have found their way, and this was a battle to the wire, with DBU coming out on top 75-73. Even with the loss, LCU has a half-game edge in the LSC. This team is very good, with the ideal blend of offensive stars and defensive prowess that make for deep tournament runs. No. 4 Indiana (Pa) | Previous: 5 The Crimson Hawks improved to 20-2 with three more wins last week. That included a tight one over Slippery Rock, which they also beat Monday night. Armoni Foster has been exciting to watch as always, but the emergence of Dave Morris (6'1'-G-98) has been key, especially in the absence of Shawndale Jones (6'3'-G). Morris is averaging career highs in points (12.0 per game) while leading the team in steals and chipping in 4.3 rebounds per game. No. 5 West Liberty | Previous: 6 The Hilltoppers won their sixth game in a row, improving to 20-2 on the season. The last two wins this past week were tremendous in the Mountain East Conference race. Both teams were alive in the hunt for the MEC title, but that didn't matter to the Hilltoppers. Charleston (WV) and West Virginia State are 16-win teams ... and West Liberty scored 96 points in each game to defeat both. That's a clean sweep over the third and fourth best teams in the MEC, and the 17th-straight 20-win season for the Hilltoppers. No. 6 Augustana (SD) | Previous: 7 The Vikings simply continue to impress each time out. This past week, they avenged their Dec. 17 loss to nationally ranked Upper Iowa with a nine-point victory. Tyler Riemersma (6'8'-F) posted a double-double in the victory, going for 20 and 11, while five players scored in double figures. This team is deep and has beaten two top 25 teams on its current nine-game winning streak. Right now, Augustana is playing like one of the best teams in the nation and the NSIC tournament is shaping up to be an exciting one. No. 7 UNC Pembroke | Previous: 8 The Braves keep rolling, now sitting at 20-1. Winners of 16 in a row, they are one of just two one-loss teams remaining in DII men's basketball. UNC Pembroke is 9-0 at home and play four of their last six at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court, which is a huge advantage. This team has a bevy of scorers, but Spencer Levi (6'8'-F) is shining as a player-of-the-year contender, averaging nearly a double-double per game with 41 blocks. No. 8 Minnesota Duluth | Previous: 9 The Bulldogs are now 21-2 on the season. Both losses did come to top 25 teams, but they are once again rolling. This offense continues to be a beast - they are the top-scoring offense in the NSIC by a wide margin - with all five starters averaging double figures in points. Both Bulldog losses came on the road, and three of their four remaining games are away. Minnesota Duluth has a clear path to the NSIC North Division crown but has little room for error in a loaded Central Region. No. 9 Chico State | Previous: NR What a wild season in the CCAA. There were three teams from the conference in the Power 10 for the bulk of the season. It is really hard to separate the three, but a season sweep over Cal State San Bernardino gets Chico State back into the conversation. The Wildcats have one of the better scoring defenses in the nation, allowing 63.5 points per game. They will need it to be at its best with a very tough slate remaining, including games against Cal State Monterey Bay and Cal State San Marcos. If they win both, they are the top team in the West. No. 10 Cal State San Bernardino | Previous: 3 Despite the loss to Chico State, the Coyotes are still a game ahead in the CCAA standings. They also have the top-scoring offense in the conference by a very wide margin, so this could very well be the team to beat. However, losing both games to the team hot on their trail sees the Yotes drop significantly this week. Don't be fooled, this is still a tournament - and DII Elite Eight - contender. Courtesy of: https://www.ncaa.com |
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| Ursinus Upsets No. 17 Swarthmore on the Road, 95-86 - by Eurobasket News |
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Behind a balanced scoring attack and lights-out shooting effort from the field, the Ursinus men's basketball team upset No. 17 Swarthmore by a score of 95-86 on Tuesday night in Centennial Conference action. With the win, the Bears improved to 11-8 overall and scored an important Centennial Conference win by improving to 8-6 overall in league play. It was the first win at Tarble Pavilion for the Bears since the 2012-13 season. Meanwhile, the Garnet fall to 18-4 overall and 11-3 in conference play. Four Bear starters scored 15+ points in the win, led by freshman Sean Neylon with a team-high 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 from three-point range. Neylon grabbed five rebounds and two assists in the win as well. Classmate Cole Grubbs poured in a career-high 18 points behind a perfect 7-of-7 shooting from the field and grabbed five rebounds. Senior Ryan Hughes (6'4'-G) matched Grubbs with 18 points and completed a double-double with 11 rebounds while tallying two assists plus two blocks. Sophomore Trevor Wall (6'3'-G) did a little of everything with 16 points, seven rebounds, and four assists in addition to a perfect 6-of-6 effort from the free throw line. Freshman Jaiden Jakubowski added nine key points off the bench for the Bears after going 4-of-6 from the field. Hughes set the tone for the game on the Garnet's first possession with a block on the first shot attempt of the game, which in turn led to Grubbs getting the Bears on the board first. Ursinus jumped out to a 6-2 advantage at the 17:40-mark of the first half before Swarthmore responded with seven-straight points to go up 9-6. The Garnet began heating up from beyond the arc and extended their advantage out to 21-12 at the 12:28-mark of the first half. Two more three-pointers helped Swarthmore take its largest lead of the game at 29-17 with 10:26 left in regulation, but the Bears began to claw their way back in the game with a 12-4 run to cut the deficit down to 33-29. Swarthmore responded to go back up 42-34 at the 5:48-mark of the first half before Wall reeled off five-straight points for the Bears to make it a 42-39 contest. Ursinus hung around for the final four minutes of the first half and Hughes gave the Bears some momentum into halftime on a layup with five seconds left, making it a 49-48 game. Neylon came out on fire in the second half for the Bears as he scored five quick points to give Ursinus their first lead since the opening minutes of the first half at 53-49. Grubbs continued the Bears surge in the opening minutes of the second half by scoring the next six points for Ursinus and putting them up 59-55 at the 16:05-mark. After the Garnet cut the deficit down to 59-57, the Bears used a 12-2 run and went up 71-59 at the 12:49-mark of the second half. Ursinus held the Garnet without a point for a span of 3:10 and continued to maintain their lead out to 75-66 at the 10:19-mark. Swarthmore used back-to-back layups to cut the Bears lead down to 75-70 with 8:52 left in regulation, but Ursinus continued to have answers for Garnet baskets and took a 79-72 lead off jumpers from Jakubowski and Wall. The Garnet countered with two-straight field goals to make it a 79-76 game before Grubbs added three-straight points to his night to put the Bears back up six at 82-76. Grubbs made two important free throws following a three-pointer from the Garnet, putting Ursinus up 84-79 at the 3:08-mark and Wall added a pair on the next possession to bring the score to 86-79. Neylon then came up with the biggest play of the night after a pair of Swarthmore free throws as he converted a three-point play to give Ursinus an 89-81 lead with 57 seconds left in regulation. The Bears went 4-of-6 in the final minute from the free throw line and held the Garnet at bay to complete the upset. The Bears shot 53.2 percent (33-of-62) from the field and went a sizzling 10-of-19 (52.6%) from three-point range. Ursinus went 19-of-23 (82.6%) and held a slight 41-37 edge in rebounds. Meanwhile, the Garnet went 32-of-77 (41.6%) from the field and 13-of-39 (33.3%) from three-point range. Swarthmore was held to go just 4-of-19 from three-point range in the second half and went 9-of-13 69.2 percent from the charity stripe. Vinny DeAngelo and Aidan Godfrey each paced the Garnet with a game-high 22 points with Godfrey adding eight rebounds and going 9-of-12 from the field. George Visconti tallied 12 points and five assists for Swarthmore while Matt Mulvey added 12 points off the bench. Ursinus returns to action on Thursday, February 10th as they will play their final non-conference game of the season at Widener with a 7 p.m. tip-off. Courtesy of: d3hoops.com |
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| Rams tab rookie Jackson Stent in his first year in pro basketball - by Hugh McAuliffe |
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Canterbury Rams (NBL) inked 24-year old New Zealander 203cm forward Jackson Stent for upcoming season. Stent graduated from Houston Baptist University (NCAA) in USA in 2020. He averaged 4.6ppg and 2.3rpg in 2019-20. Stent started his college career at Casper College (JUCO). |
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| Smith number one in North Macedonia Prva Liga for round 15 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 24-year old player had a double-double of 21 points and 15 rebounds, while his team beat MZT Skopje II (#12, 2-13) 79-66. TFT is placed at 5th position in North Macedonian Prva Liga. TFT is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 8-7 record. In the team's last game Smith had a remarkable 90.9% from 2-point range. It's his second year at TFT and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Former Hampton University star has very solid stats this year. Smith is in league's top in rebounds (3rd best: 8.5rpg) and averages impressive 2.1bpg and 62.2% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was American Brae Ivey (188-G) of Akademija FMP. Ivey had a very good evening with 31 points and 7 rebounds. Bad luck as Akademija FMP lost that game 74-86 to slightly lower-ranked Euro Nickel (#6, 8-7). This loss caused Akademija FMP to drop to 4th position in the standings. His team's 9-6 record is not bad at all. Ivey is a newcomer at Akademija FMP, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was Turkish center Samet Yigitoglu (206-C-04) of MZT Skopje II (#12). Yigitoglu scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Despite Yigitoglu's great performance MZT Skopje II lost 66-79 to the higher-ranked TFT (#5, 8-7). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. MZT Skopje II can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have extremely bad season and 2-13 record places them at the very bottom of the standings. Yigitoglu has individually a great season in North Macedonia. After only 7 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 8.9rpg (#1 in league). He also has 1.1bpg and FGP: 53.6%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Kiril Nikolovski (210-F/C-88) of Euro Nickel - 14 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Ivica Dimcevski (195-G/F-89) of Euro Nickel - 23 points and 7 rebounds 6. Aleksandar Kostoski (186-PG-88) of TFT - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Kaheem Ransom (186-PG-93) of MZT Skopje II - 11 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Predrag Samardziski (215-C-86) of Euro Nickel - 10 points and 5 rebounds 9. Landrius Horton (193-G-98) of TFT - 19 points and 7 rebounds 10. Nedeljko Kosanin (190-PG-96) of Akademija FMP - 16 points and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Prva Liga Round 15: Akademija FMP is defeated by Euro Nickel - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The game between third ranked Akademija FMP (9-6) and eighth ranked Euro Nickel (8-7) was the most important one in the last round on Tuesday night. Akademija FMP was defeated by Euro Nickel in Kavadarci 86-74. Euro Nickel outrebounded Akademija FMP 39-28 including 31 on the defensive glass. It was a great shooting night for Euro Nickel especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 57.9 percentage. 25 personal fouls committed by Akademija FMP helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for swingman Ivica Dimcevski (195-89, agency: BIG) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points and 7 rebounds. The former international power forward Kiril Nikolovski (210-88) helped adding 14 points and 6 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American guard Brae Ivey (188, college: SJSU) with 31 points and 7 rebounds. Euro Nickel moved-up to fifth place, which they share with TFT. Akademija FMP at the other side dropped to the fourth position with six games lost. Euro Nickel is looking forward to face league's leader Pelister in Bitola in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Akademija FMP will play at home against Kumanovo and is hoping to win this game. 11th ranked MZT Skopje II (2-13) was defeated at home by seventh ranked TFT (8-7) with the biggest margin this round 79-66. It was a quality performance for American forward Amir Smith (200-97, college: Hampton) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 15 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field). Aleksandar Kostoski accounted for 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. TFT's coach Boro Smilkovski allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Turkish center Samet Yigitoglu (206-4) came up with 17 points and 9 rebounds for MZT Skopje II in the defeat. TFT moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Euro Nickel. MZT Skopje II lost third consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with 13 games lost. TFT's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Skopje Rabotnicki. Euro Nickel - Akademija FMP 86-74 The game between third ranked Akademija FMP (9-6) and eighth ranked Euro Nickel (8-7) was the most important one in the last round on Tuesday night. Akademija FMP was defeated by Euro Nickel in Kavadarci 86-74. Euro Nickel outrebounded Akademija FMP 39-28 including 31 on the defensive glass. It was a great shooting night for Euro Nickel especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 57.9 percentage. 25 personal fouls committed by Akademija FMP helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for swingman Ivica Dimcevski (195-89, agency: BIG) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points and 7 rebounds. The former international power forward Kiril Nikolovski (210-88) helped adding 14 points and 6 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American guard Brae Ivey (188, college: SJSU) with 31 points and 7 rebounds and Serbian point guard Nedeljko Kosanin (190-96) scored 16 points. Euro Nickel moved-up to fifth place, which they share with TFT. Akademija FMP at the other side dropped to the fourth position with six games lost. Euro Nickel is looking forward to face league's leader Pelister in Bitola in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Akademija FMP will play at home against Kumanovo and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Akademija FMP: B.Ivey 31+7reb+1ast, K.Nedeljko 16+1reb+2ast, L.Stojanovski 12+2reb, O.Dvojakovski 6+6reb+1ast, D.Misa 5+2reb+3ast, F.Bakoch 3+5reb+2ast Euro Nickel: I.Dimcevski 23+7reb+1ast, K.Nikolovski 14+6reb+2ast, P.Samardziski 10+5reb+1ast, J.Callahan 9+2reb+7ast, D.Sokolov 9+3reb+2ast, N.Karakolev 8+1reb+1ast MZT Skopje II - TFT 66-79 11th ranked MZT Skopje II (2-13) was defeated at home by seventh ranked TFT (8-7) with the biggest margin this round 79-66. TFT outrebounded MZT Skopje II 44-32 including a 33-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a quality performance for American forward Amir Smith (200-97, college: Hampton) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 15 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field). Point guard Aleksandar Kostoski (186-88, agency: BIG) accounted for 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. TFT's coach Boro Smilkovski allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Turkish center Samet Yigitoglu (206-4) came up with 17 points and 9 rebounds and American point guard Kaheem Ransom (186-93, college: SHSU) added 11 points and 8 rebounds respectively for MZT Skopje II in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. TFT moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Euro Nickel. MZT Skopje II lost third consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with 13 games lost. TFT's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Skopje Rabotnicki. Top scorers: MZT Skopje II: Y.Samet 17+9reb, I.Viktor 14+4reb, L.Petrovski 11+6reb+3ast, K.Ransom 11+8reb+3ast, M.Mitevski 8+2reb+3ast, D.Demir 3+2reb+2ast TFT: A.Smith 21+15reb, L.Horton 19+7reb, A.Kostoski 17+5reb+5ast, J.Bishop 10+5ast, T.Viktor 5+1reb, M.Nwabuzor 4+4reb+2ast |
| Prva Liga Round 14: Angeli defetead Rabotnicki and continued their free fall 73-64 - by Darko Najdovski |
| In the postponed game from round 14 Angeli hosted Rabotnicki who is facing big issues, with players, salaries and changes in coach. So far only one victory for the home team against the young team of MZT Uni Banka. Rabotnicki opened the game very good and they didn't look like they have any problems at all in the team, they were dominating the game and were leading 14-27 after the first quarter. After the opening minutes it was visible that Rabotnicki are lacking experienced players, Gorrjan Markovski leading the squad but he alone wasn't enough. They were fighting with Kakruki but Rame and Krstevski from Angeli were aware of the chance the home team had and took full advantage. The final score 73-64, and a lot of question marks over Rabotnicki future. Milan Milkov had a index of 25, scoring 18 points and 5 rebounds in Angeli, while Gorjan Markovski had index 22, scoring 17 points and having 10 rebounds. |
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| WKS Slask signs D'Mitrik Trice - by Eurobasket Center | ||||
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| Dragan Apic gets MVP of the Week award for Polish EBL - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 26-year old had a double-double of 20 points and thirteen rebounds, while his team beat Legia (#7, 12-8) 85-79. Zastal maintains the 3rd position in Polish EBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Zastal will need more victories to improve their 15-8 record. Apic turned to be Zastal's top player in his first season with the team. Apic has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (2nd best: 8.4rpg) and averages solid 63.9% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 29-year old swingman Mateusz Zebski (190-G/F-92) of Enea Abramczyk Astoria Bydgoszcz. Zebski impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds. Of course he led Astoria to another comfortable win 94-80 over the lower-ranked MKS DG (#13, 7-14) being unquestionably team leader. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Astoria keeps 10th position. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 10-10 record is not bad and everything may still change. Zebski is a newcomer at Astoria and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was American Anthony Ireland (178-PG-91, agency: Slash Sports) of HydroTruck (#16). Ireland scored 24 points and passed five assists. Despite Ireland's great performance HydroTruck lost 82-86 to GTK Gliwice (4-16). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. HydroTruck can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have extremely bad season and 4-16 record places them at the very bottom of the standings. Ireland has individually a great season in Poland. After 19 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 16.4ppg (7th best) and assists with 6.4apg (5th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Travis Trice II (183-PG-93) of Slask - 25 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists 5. Szymon Tomczak (201-F/C-98) of Slask - 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Ziga Dimec (210-C-93) of Anwil - 18 points and 4 rebounds 7. Jakub Niziol (201-F-96) of Astoria - 19 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Kyndall Dykes (192-SG-87) of Anwil - 16 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Ahmed Hill (196-G-95) of HydroTruck - 20 points and 5 rebounds 10. Filip Put (201-F-93) of GTK Gliwice - 21 points and 3 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Saeed's 22 points and 9 rebounds give him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 22 points adding nine rebounds and three assists for Al Wakrah in his team's victory, helping them to beat Al Arabi (#6, 4-5) 75-63. It allowed Al Wakrah to take over top position in the Qatari league. Al Wakrah have a solid 8-2 record. In the team's last game Saeed had a remarkable 60.0% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Al Wakrah, through which he has constantly improved. Erfan Saeed averages this season 11.0ppg and 5.3rpg. Second best performed player last round was Nedim Muslic (197-F-98) of Al Gharafa. He is naturalized Bosnia and Herzegovina forward in his 7th season at Al Gharafa. In the last game Muslic recorded impressive double-double of 25 points and 14 rebounds. Of course he led Al Gharafa to another comfortable win outscoring slightly higher-ranked Al Shamal (#4, 6-3) 88-66. This victory allowed Al Gharafa to move up to 5th position in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 5-5 record is not bad and everything may still change. Muslic is one of the most experienced players at Al Gharafa and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to guard Willie Warren (193-PG-89, agency: Interperformances) of Al Shamal (#4). Warren showcased his all-around game by recording 22 points, ten rebounds and ten assists (!!!) in the last round. Despite Warren's great performance Al Shamal lost 66-88 to slightly lower-ranked Al Gharafa (#5, 5-5). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Al Shamal needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 6 victories and 3 lost games. Warren has a great season in Qatar. After only 7 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 24.1ppg (8th best) and assists with 10.1apg (2nd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Brandon Spearman (191-G/F-91) of Al Wakrah - 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Tyler Harris (208-C-93) of Al Gharafa - 18 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Abdelrahman Abdelhaleem (205-F-96) of Al Wakrah - 16 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Nick West (210-F-94) of Al Arabi - 16 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Aaron Mitchell (188-G-89) of Al Gharafa - 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Milko Bjelica (207-F-84) of Al Shamal - 27 points and 7 rebounds 10. Khaled Abdelbaset (192-G-97) of Al Arabi - 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| D1 Round 23: Qatar Club defeat Al Ahli in the closest game of the week - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game of round 23 in the D1 took place in Doha. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 3rd placed Al Ahli (6-3) to eighth ranked Qatar Club (3-7) 78-75 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Al Ahli. It was a great evening for Senegalese center Oumar Seck (208-88) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points and 7 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). American guard Aaron Parks (190-94, college: CSUN) helped adding 17 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. American forward Antwaine Wiggins (203-88, college: Charleston, agency: BIG) responded with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Qatar Club moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Al Khor. Al Ahli at the other side keeps the third position with three games lost. They share it with Al Shamal. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Al Rayyan has finally registered their first victory this season after nine consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Al Khor (3-7) 93-79. It was an exceptional evening for DR Congolese-Canadian guard Myck Kabongo (190-92, college: Texas) who led the winners with a triple-double by scoring 15 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists. Meho Haracic accounted for 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Bosnian forward Milan Milosevic (204-85) came up with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 15 rebounds for Al Khor in the defeat. Al Rayyan maintains ninth place with 1-9 record. It was Al Khor's third loss in a row. They keep the seventh position with seven games lost. They share it with Qatar Club. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Qatar Club - Al Ahli 78-75 The most exciting game of round 23 in the D1 took place in Doha. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 3rd placed Al Ahli (6-3) to eighth ranked Qatar Club (3-7) 78-75 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Al Ahli. It was a great evening for Senegalese center Oumar Seck (208-88) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points and 7 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). American guard Aaron Parks (190-94, college: CSUN) helped adding 17 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. American forward Antwaine Wiggins (203-88, college: Charleston, agency: BIG) responded with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and the former international swingman Khalid Suliman Abdi (198-87) scored 12 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Qatar Club moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Al Khor. Al Ahli at the other side keeps the third position with three games lost. They share it with Al Shamal. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Qatar Club: O.Seck 23+7reb+3ast, A.Parks 17+6reb+5ast, A.Abdalla 16+2reb+1ast, M.Abdelkawy 14+4reb+5ast, A.Diop 8+9reb+1ast, E.Sami 0 Al Ahli: A.Wiggins 21+6reb+7ast, A.Zaidan Mohamed 13+2reb+2ast, N.Seydou 13+6reb+3ast, K.Suliman Abdi 12+9reb+6ast, E.Calloway 9+6reb+2ast, R.Hamza 5+2reb+1ast Al Rayyan - Al Khor 93-79 Al Rayyan has finally registered their first victory this season after nine consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Al Khor (3-7) 93-79. Al Rayyan players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Al Khor's players. It was an exceptional evening for DR Congolese-Canadian guard Myck Kabongo (190-92, college: Texas) who led the winners with a triple-double by scoring 15 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists. International center Meho Haracic (213-98) accounted for 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Five Al Rayyan players scored in double figures. Bosnian forward Milan Milosevic (204-85) came up with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 15 rebounds and Ali Tawfiq added 21 points respectively for Al Khor in the defeat. Al Rayyan maintains ninth place with 1-9 record. It was Al Khor's third loss in a row. They keep the seventh position with seven games lost. They share it with Qatar Club. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Al Rayyan: M.Haracic 17+9reb+4ast, O.Al-Khanji 17+4ast, T.Tony 17+3reb+3ast, D.Djibrirou 15+5reb+1ast, M.Kabongo 15+14reb+11ast, H.Aref 6+4reb Al Khor: M.Milosevic 31+15reb, A.Tawfiq 21+1reb+2ast, W.Mfum 9+6reb+1ast, A.Ahmed 9+5reb+3ast, J.Newberry 7+6reb+4ast, M.Nayef 2+1reb+2ast |
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| Devon Bookert gets MVP of the Week award for Romanian Liga Nationala (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 28-year old guard had the game-high 23 points adding four rebounds and six assists for Rapid in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Steaua B. (#7, 8-10) 92-89. Rapid maintains the 16th position in Romanian Liga Nationala. The season is in a full swing, so it's only a dream for the team to make it into top half of the standings. For contrary they may face relegation if the situation turns from bad to worse. Rapid have already lost 13 games and recorded just four victories. Bookert just recently signed at Rapid, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Devon Bookert averages this season 14.0ppg and 5.3apg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 28-year old American center Eric Thompson (204-C-93) of Voluntari. Thompson impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 23 points and 15 rebounds. Bad luck as Voluntari was edged by the lower-ranked Steaua B. (#7, 8-10) 87-85. Voluntari managed to keep the same 3rd spot in the standings. It was just his team's 2nd loss this season, while they won 13 other games. Thompson is a newcomer at Voluntari and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was American Terrell Carter II (208-C-96, agency: Haylett Sports) of Steaua B. (#7). Carter II scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Despite Carter II's great performance Steaua B. lost 89-92 to the lower-ranked Rapid (#16, 4-13). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Steaua B. ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 10 games, recording just eight victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Carter II could help Steaua B. to bring them higher in the standings. Carter II has a great season in Romania. After 18 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 8.8rpg (5th best). He also has 1.6bpg and FGP: 60.8%. Other top performing players last week: 4. KJ Jackson (188-G-98) of Steaua B. - 17 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists 5. Davor Konjevic (198-G/F-90) of Steaua B. - 23 points and 2 rebounds 6. Toddrick Gotcher (192-SG-93) of Voluntari - 26 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Marius Ciotlaus (195-SF-96) of Galati - 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Josh Hawley (201-F-96) of Craiova - 18 points and 7 rebounds 9. Karlo Vragovic (192-PG-89) of Steaua B. - 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Vlad Moldoveanu (206-PF-88) of Voluntari - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| CSKA Moscow reportedly in talks with Kevin Pangos - by Eurobasket News | ||||
Pangos was also a member of Canadian international program for some years. He played for Canadian Senior National Team two years ago and previously for University National Team between 2020 and 2013. Pangos also represented Canada at the World Cup in China three years ago. His stats at that event were 5 games: 8.2ppg, 1.8rpg, 5.2apg, 1.2spg, FGP: 39.1%, 3PT: 30.4%, FT: 66.7%. He has played also professionally in Lithuania (Zalgiris), Spain (Barca and Gran Canaria) and Russia (Zenit). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team won VTB United League Regular Season in 2021. Pangos was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Euroleague 1st Team in 2021. He attended Gonzaga University until 2015 and it is his seventh season as a professional player. On Pangos: Yet labelled by most of pro scouts as "the next Steve Nash", he is so good that he has been called in Senior National Team at 16. Compared to Steve Nash at his age, he has .. best shooting touch and passing skills, and seems to be more mature. Huge upside at the point, of course.. |
| Ryzhov number one in Russia VTB-Youth League for round 32 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Center Egor Ryzhov (203-C-04, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) put on an amazing game in the last round for Zenit-2, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 32. The 17-year old player had a double-double of 26 points and 15 rebounds, while his team outclassed Samara-2 (#11, 5-27) with 36-point margin 85-49. Zenit-2 maintains the 4th position in Russian VTB-Youth League. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Zenit-2 will need more victories to improve their 19-9 record. Ryzhov turned to be Zenit-2's top player in his first season with the team. Egor Ryzhov has solid league stats. He leads league in rebounds with 8.3rpg. Ryzhov is in league's top in and averages impressive 1.1bpg and 56.6% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was 18-year old Anatoly Gunter (183-G-03) of Unics-2. Gunter had a very good evening with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course Unics-2 cruised to a 72-65 relatively comfortable win over the higher-ranked Runa-2 (#3, 22-10). Unics-2's 7th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 15-15 record is not bad and everything may still change. Gunter is a newcomer at Unics-2 and despite he is not a team leader yet, every game he becomes more reliable player. Hopefully performances like the last one will happen more often. Third on the list of top players last round was forward Lev Kuzmenko (204-F-03) of Lokomotiv-2 (#6). Kuzmenko scored 23 points and grabbed six rebounds. He was a key player of Lokomotiv-2, leading his team to a 106-68 easy win against the lower-ranked Avtodor-2 (#10, 10-22). Lokomotiv-2 needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 18 victories and 12 lost games. Kuzmenko has a very solid season. In 13 games in Russia he scored 8.3ppg. He also has 5.3rpg and FGP: 53.7%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Egor Sychkov (208-F-01) of Lokomotiv-2 - 19 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Daniil Ginko (187-G-04) of Avtodor-2 - 18 points and 4 assists 6. Alexey Chizhenok (200-F-01) of Khimki-2 - 21 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Mikhail Vedishchev (189-G-04) of Lokomotiv-2 - 20 points and 10 assists 8. Artem Oreshnikov (205-C-04) of Lokomotiv-2 - 13 points and 8 rebounds 9. Andrey Pechkin (206-C-02) of Avtodor-2 - 13 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Pavel Zemskiy (201-SG-04) of Zenit-2 - 16 points and 7 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Superleague 2 Round 31: Cheb.Yastreby is upset by Dynamo-MGTU - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The game between second ranked Cheb.Yastreby (20-7) and sixth ranked Dynamo-MGTU (16-13) was the most important one in the last round on Tuesday night. Cheb.Yastreby was defeated by Dynamo-MGTU in a tough game in Cheboksari 77-81. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Cheb.Yastreby. Dynamo-MGTU looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Ilia Aleksandrov (194-81) fired 22 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. point guard Artem Gaposhin (185-91) chipped in 11 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. point guard Pavel Koltsov (180-94) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists for lost side. Dynamo-MGTU have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain sixth place with 16-13 record. Cheb.Yastreby at the other side keeps the second position with seven games lost. Dynamo-MGTU will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Cheb.Yastreby will play again at home against Dynamo-MGTU and is hoping to win this game. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Tambov. First ranked Tambov faced 3rd placed Metallurg MGN. Host Tambov (24-5) defeated guests from Chelyabinsk (19-8) 82-66. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Vladislav Bobrovskikh (201-96) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 6 rebounds. Roman Balandin contributed with 12 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Tambov's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Power forward Sergey Bolotskikh (206-90) answered with 13 points and 7 rebounds for Metallurg MGN. Tambov have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 24-5 record. Metallurg MGN at the other side keeps the third position with eight games lost. Tambov will again play against Metallurg MGN (#3) in Chelyabinsk in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Metallurg MGN will have a break next round. The game with biggest result difference took place in Kursk. Local Rusichi K. (17-12) outscored 8th ranked Neftekhimik T. (10-19) 115-91 on Tuesday night. Worth to mention a quality performance of Semen Shashkov who helped to win the game recording 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field). Rusichi K.'s coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Nikita Soldatov responded with 30 points. Rusichi K. maintains fourth place with 17-12 record. Neftekhimik T. lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 19 games lost. Rusichi K. will again meet at home Neftekhimik T. (#8) in the next round. Neftekhimik T. will have a break next round. In the last two games of round 31 Dynamo STV was defeated by BARS-RGEU in Rostov 92-85. Bottom-ranked Mitsu B. was smashed by Chelbasket at home 71-90. BARS-RGEU - Dynamo STV 92-85 There was no surprise in Rostov where 10th ranked Dynamo STV (7-22) was defeated by seventh ranked BARS-RGEU (15-12) 92-85 on Tuesday. BARS-RGEU made 25-of-33 free shots (75.8 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for Vladislav Gusak (202-95) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds. Guard Dmitriy Prokin (193-97) helped adding 20 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side forward Grigoriy Skrynnik (193-1) responded with 21 points and 8 rebounds and forward Alexandr Bille (204-96) scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. Dynamo STV's coach Alibek Shebzukhov rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. BARS-RGEU maintains seventh place with 15-12 record. Dynamo STV lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with 22 games lost. BARS-RGEU will again meet at home Dynamo STV (#10) in the next round. Dynamo STV will have a break next round. Top scorers: BARS-RGEU: D.Prokin 20+6reb, V.Gusak 19+11reb+3ast, A.Golyakhov 11+5reb+3ast, M.Devid 9+1reb+1ast, E.Marinin 8+4reb+2ast, V.Lidyaev 8+5reb+3ast Dynamo STV: S.Grigoriy 21+8reb+1ast, D.Danila 14+1reb+1ast, A.Bille 14+7reb+1ast, A.Kiselev 9+2reb+2ast, N.Mukha 8+9reb+2ast, S.Stanislav 7+2reb+1ast Cheb.Yastreby - Dynamo-MGTU 77-81 The game between second ranked Cheb.Yastreby (20-7) and sixth ranked Dynamo-MGTU (16-13) was the most important one in the last round on Tuesday night. Cheb.Yastreby was defeated by Dynamo-MGTU in a tough game in Cheboksari 77-81. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Cheb.Yastreby. Dynamo-MGTU looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Ilia Aleksandrov (194-81) fired 22 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Point guard Artem Gaposhin (185-91) chipped in 11 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Point guard Pavel Koltsov (180-94) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists and forward Pavel Novikov (192-96) added 16 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Dynamo-MGTU have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain sixth place with 16-13 record. Cheb.Yastreby at the other side keeps the second position with seven games lost. Dynamo-MGTU will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Cheb.Yastreby will play again at home against Dynamo-MGTU and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Dynamo-MGTU: P.Sizov 22+1reb+3ast, I.Aleksandrov 22+6reb+2ast, R.Karenin 12+10reb+1ast, A.Gaposhin 11+9reb+6ast, C.Daniil 8+2reb+1ast, Y.Kochnev 4+5reb+3ast Cheb.Yastreby: P.Novikov 16+4reb+4ast, E.Bogdan 14+3reb+1ast, D.Khaldeev 10+5reb+3ast, P.Koltsov 10+6reb+12ast, A.Limonov 8+4reb+1ast, S.Krivykh 8+3reb Mitsu B. - Chelbasket 71-90 No shocking result in a game in Lipetsk where fifth ranked Chelbasket (16-11) smashed bottom-ranked Mitsu B. (3-26) 90-71 on Tuesday. Chelbasket forced 19 Mitsu B. turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. It was a great evening for guard Alexandr Kuznetcov (187-98) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Forward Vadim Balyakin (199-90) helped adding 21 points. At the losing side guard Konstantin Breev (195-83) responded with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and power forward Pavel Krykov (210-84) scored 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Chelbasket have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 16-11 record. Mitsu B. lost seventeenth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 26 lost games. Chelbasket will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Mitsu B. will play again against Chelbasket (#5) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Chelbasket: V.Balyakin 21+1reb+1ast, A.Kuznetcov 18+6reb+4ast, K.Epanov 13+6reb+2ast, P.Nikita 9+9reb+4ast, K.Ivan 8+6reb+1ast, P.Matvey 6+3reb+5ast Mitsu B.: K.Breev 20+6reb+6ast, P.Krykov 12+7reb+4ast, M.Kuznetsov 10+3reb+3ast, E.Yarmak 7+4reb+4ast, D.Rytenko 6+5reb, B.Igor 6 Rusichi K. - Neftekhimik T. 115-91 The game with biggest result difference took place in Kursk. Local Rusichi K. (17-12) outscored 8th ranked Neftekhimik T. (10-19) 115-91 on Tuesday night. Rusichi K. looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Worth to mention a quality performance of forward Semen Shashkov (205-89) who helped to win the game recording 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field). Belarusian guard Ivan Aladko (193-95) helped adding 21 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists. Five Rusichi K. players scored in double figures. Rusichi K.'s coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side forward Nikita Soldatov (200-99) responded with 30 points and guard Nikita Tikhonov (190-99) scored 28 points. Rusichi K. maintains fourth place with 17-12 record. Neftekhimik T. lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 19 games lost. Rusichi K. will again meet at home Neftekhimik T. (#8) in the next round. Neftekhimik T. will have a break next round. Top scorers: Rusichi K.: S.Shashkov 26+8reb+5ast, I.Aladko 21+5reb+11ast, K.Glazyrin 17+4reb, K.Roman 16+4reb+3ast, A.Kuzmin 15+9reb+2ast, V.Solovyev 8+2reb+3ast Neftekhimik T.: N.Soldatov 30+4reb+3ast, N.Tikhonov 28+3reb+3ast, A.Baryshev 10+4reb+1ast, I.Luppo 8+3reb+1ast, A.Fedorchuk 6+4reb, V.Kashin 6+8reb+11ast Tambov - Metallurg MGN 82-66 An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Tambov. First ranked Tambov faced 3rd placed Metallurg MGN. Host Tambov (24-5) defeated guests from Chelyabinsk (19-8) 82-66. Tambov dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Metallurg MGN's 18. They outrebounded Metallurg MGN 47-23 including a 20-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Vladislav Bobrovskikh (201-96) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 6 rebounds. Forward Roman Balandin (205-97) contributed with 12 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Tambov's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Power forward Sergey Bolotskikh (206-90) answered with 13 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Vladislav Ilinov (182-99) added 9 points and 4 assists in the effort for Metallurg MGN. Tambov have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 24-5 record. Metallurg MGN at the other side keeps the third position with eight games lost. Tambov will again play against Metallurg MGN (#3) in Chelyabinsk in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Metallurg MGN will have a break next round. Top scorers: Tambov: B.Vladislav 19+6reb+2ast, R.Balandin 12+7reb, M.Khoziashev 10+3reb+3ast, Y.Trubin 9+9reb, K.Arkhipov 8+6reb+2ast, A.Lysenkov 7+1reb+2ast Metallurg MGN: S.Bolotskikh 13+7reb, S.Kharitonov 10+3reb, V.Ilinov 9+1reb+4ast, S.Sarafankin 8+2reb+1ast, I.Feshchenko 8+5reb, S.Rasskazov 6+1reb+3ast |
| Superleague 1 Round 23: Runa Basket defeat CSKA 2 in the closest game of the week - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Fourth-ranked CSKA 2 (12-9) gave a tough game to first ranked Runa Basket (19-2) in Moscow on Tuesday. The visitors managed to secure only one-point victory 85-84. However their fans expected easier game. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of CSKA 2. Runa Basket looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a great evening for the former international center Timofey Mozgov (216-86, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who led his team to a victory scoring 14 points and 7 rebounds. point guard Victor Zaryazhko (195-92) helped adding 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Yuriy Umrikhin (190-99, agency: Alti Sport) responded with 25 points. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Runa Basket have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 19-2 record. CSKA 2 at the other side keeps the fourth position with nine games lost. Runa Basket are looking forward to face Barnaul (#9) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. CSKA 2's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Moscow to the arena MBA Moscow. 12th ranked Ufimets Ufa (6-16) was outscored at home by sixth ranked Samara (11-8) with the biggest margin this round 103-77. It was a quality performance for Nigerian-American guard Ike Nwamu (194-93, college: UNLV) who led the winners and scored 16 points and 5 assists. Artjoms Butjankovs accounted for 17 points and 5 rebounds. American swingman Malcolm Bernard (198-94, college: Xavier) came up with 18 points and 4 steals for Ufimets Ufa 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. Samara moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Univ.Surgut. Ufimets Ufa at the other side dropped to the thirteenth position with 16 games lost. Samara will play against Novosybirsk (#7) at home in the next round. Ufimets Ufa will play against Kupol-Rodniki (#12) in Izhevsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals. There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 23: MBA Moscow was destroyed by Dinamo V. on the opponent's court 89-68. Novosybirsk managed to outperform Khimki in a home game 89-71. Bottom-ranked Lok.Kuban was rolled over TSU on the road 75-56. Dinamo V. - MBA Moscow 89-68 There was a minor upset in Vladivostok where 9th ranked MBA Moscow (9-12) was crushed by eleventh ranked Dinamo V. (8-14) 89-68. Dinamo V. outrebounded MBA Moscow 39-19 including a 30-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. MBA Moscow was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Tyron Harris (188-91, college: Columbus St.) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 assists. The former international center Andrey Desiatnikov (220-94, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) accounted for 12 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side. Five Dinamo V. players scored in double figures. Point guard Makar Konovalov (189-0, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) came up with 21 points and 6 assists and guard Yegor Pokinko (185-2) added 18 points respectively for MBA Moscow 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. Newly promoted Dinamo V. maintains eleventh place with 8-14 record. MBA Moscow lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth position with 12 games lost. Dinamo V. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. MBA Moscow's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Moscow CSKA 2. Top scorers: MBA Moscow: K.Makar 21+3reb+6ast, P.Yegor 18+2reb, V.Sharapov 10+4reb+1ast, D.Kasatkin 6+2ast, M.Andrey 6+3reb, E.Kirill 5+1reb Dinamo V.: M.Edwards 15+3reb+1ast, A.Petenev 13+4reb+1ast, D.Solovev 13+6reb+1ast, T.Harris 13+3reb+10ast, A.Desiatnikov 12+12reb, K.Sitnik 10+3reb+1ast CSKA 2 - Runa Basket 84-85 Fourth-ranked CSKA 2 (12-9) gave a tough game to first ranked Runa Basket (19-2) in Moscow on Tuesday. The visitors managed to secure only one-point victory 85-84. However their fans expected easier game. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of CSKA 2. Runa Basket looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a great evening for the former international center Timofey Mozgov (216-86, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who led his team to a victory scoring 14 points and 7 rebounds. Point guard Victor Zaryazhko (195-92) helped adding 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Runa Basket players scored in double figures. Guard Yuriy Umrikhin (190-99, agency: Alti Sport) responded with 25 points and the former international forward Andrey Lopatin (206-98, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Runa Basket have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 19-2 record. CSKA 2 at the other side keeps the fourth position with nine games lost. Runa Basket are looking forward to face Barnaul (#9) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. CSKA 2's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Moscow to the arena MBA Moscow. Top scorers: CSKA 2: Y.Umrikhin 25+3ast, A.Khomenko 16+1reb+4ast, A.Lopatin 12+10reb, V.Karpenko 7+3reb+4ast, E.Alexandr 5+2reb+1ast, I.Pynko 5+1reb Runa Basket: I.Popov 15+4reb+1ast, T.Mozgov 14+7reb+3ast, F.Klyuchnikov 13+2reb+5ast, A.Komissarov 10+4reb+1ast, V.Zaryazhko 10+8reb+4ast, M.Karpachev 6+3reb+2ast Novosybirsk - Khimki 89-71 Very predictable result when seventh ranked Novosybirsk (11-9) defeated at home 14th ranked Khimki (5-15) 89-71. Novosybirsk players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Aaron Carver (201-96, college: ODU) who led the winners and scored 9 points and 14 rebounds. Forward Alexandr Lavnikov (205-91, agency: Alti Sport) accounted for 13 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side. Point guard Alexander Korchagin (188-88) came up with 6 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and power forward Alexandr Kurbatov (208-97) added 10 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Khimki in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Novosybirsk have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain seventh place with 11-9 record. Khimki at the other side keeps the fourteenth position with 15 games lost. Novosybirsk will play against higher ranked Samara (#5) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Khimki will play against TSU (#3) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Khimki: A.Kurbatov 10+7reb, V.Staratelev 10+2reb+1ast, P.Afanasiev 9+2reb+1ast, A.Vostrikov 8+7reb, G.Suvorov 8+1reb+2ast, A.Zhigulin 7+1reb Novosybirsk: T.Andrey 16+2ast, A.Lavnikov 13+8reb+3ast, R.Tumanov 11+2reb+2ast, G.Goldyrev 10+1reb, A.Carver 9+14reb+2ast, E.Lawrence 8+1reb+6ast TSU - Lok.Kuban 75-56 Not a big story in a game in Revda where 15th ranked Lok.Kuban (3-19) was rolled over by third ranked TSU (17-4) 75-56. They made 16-of-19 charity shots (84.2 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for forward Danila Pokhodyayev (204-1, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who led the winners and scored 11 points and 9 rebounds. Swingman Daniil Aksenov (195-95) accounted for 9 points and 5 assists for the winning side. TSU's coach Aleksei Lobanov used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Center Kirill Elatontsev (207-2) came up with 12 points and forward Kirill Temirov (198-2) added 6 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Lok.Kuban in the defeat. TSU have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain third place with 17-4 record having just two points less than leader Runa Basket. Lok.Kuban lost ninth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 19 lost games. TSU will play against Khimki (#14) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Lok.Kuban will play against Irkut and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Lok.Kuban: E.Kirill 12+3reb, Z.Vladimir 12+1reb+2ast, K.Kipkeev 9+2reb, T.Kirill 6+8reb+1ast, P.Kirill 6+9reb, A.Shirokov 5+8reb TSU: D.Pokhodyayev 11+9reb+1ast, K.Bulanov 11+3reb, M.Kiryanov 10+2reb+1ast, A.Daniil 9+3reb+5ast, M.Kolyushkin 8+2reb+3ast, A.Fedyushin 7+5reb Ufimets Ufa - Samara 77-103 12th ranked Ufimets Ufa (6-16) was outscored at home by sixth ranked Samara (11-8) with the biggest margin this round 103-77. Samara made 17-of-19 charity shots (89.5 percent) during the game. Samara outrebounded Ufimets Ufa 41-24 including a 28-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Ufimets Ufa's players. It was a quality performance for Nigerian-American guard Ike Nwamu (194-93, college: UNLV) who led the winners and scored 16 points and 5 assists. Latvian power forward Artjoms Butjankovs (204-91) accounted for 17 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Four Samara players scored in double figures. American swingman Malcolm Bernard (198-94, college: Xavier) came up with 18 points and 4 steals and center Grigory Shukhovtsov (211-83) added 11 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Ufimets Ufa 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. Samara moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Univ.Surgut. Ufimets Ufa at the other side dropped to the thirteenth position with 16 games lost. Samara will play against Novosybirsk (#7) at home in the next round. Ufimets Ufa will play against Kupol-Rodniki (#12) in Izhevsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Ufimets Ufa: M.Bernard 18+3reb+3ast, V.Ionov 11+2reb, G.Shukhovtsov 11+6reb, Y.Bestuzhev 8+1reb+5ast, A.Isakov 8+3reb+3ast, M.Knyazev 6 Samara: A.Butjankovs 17+5reb+1ast, I.Nwamu 16+3reb+5ast, V.Pichkurov 13+7reb+2ast, M.Sheleketo 10+3reb+1ast, A.Nesterov 10+3reb+1ast, M.Barashkov 9+1reb+2ast |
| Semen Shashkov gets MVP of the Week award for Russian Superleague 2 - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 32-year old forward had the game-high 26 points adding eight rebounds and five assists for Rusichi K. in his team's victory, helping them to crush Neftekhimik T. (#8, 10-20) with 24-point margin 115-91. Rusichi K. maintains the 4th position in Russian Superleague 2. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Rusichi K. will need more victories to improve their 18-12 record. In the team's last game Shashkov had a remarkable 90.9% from 2-point range. He turned to be Rusichi K.'s top player in his first season with the team. Semen Shashkov averages this season 14.7ppg, 6.2rpg and 4.1apg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 22-year old forward Nikita Soldatov (200-F-99) of Neftekhimik T.. Soldatov impressed basketball fans with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Bad luck as Neftekhimik T. lost that game 91-115 to the higher-ranked Rusichi K. (#4, 18-12). Neftekhimik T. is still in a red zone at 8th spot in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 10-20 record. Soldatov is a newcomer at Neftekhimik T. and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 16.7ppg (#5). He also registered 6.2 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was Grigoriy Skrynnik (193-F-01) of Dynamo STV (#10). Skrynnik scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Despite Skrynnik's great performance Dynamo STV lost 85-92 to the higher-ranked BARS-RGEU (#6, 16-12). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Dynamo STV can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 7-23 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Skrynnik has a very solid season. In 28 games in Russia he scored 9.9ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Vladislav Gusak (202-PF-95) of BARS-RGEU - 19 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Ivan Aladko (193-G-95) of Rusichi K. - 21 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists 6. Vladislav Bobrovskikh (201-F-96) of Tambov - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Konstantyn Glazyrin (202-F-88) of Rusichi K. - 17 points and 4 rebounds 8. Ilia Aleksandrov (194-SG-81) of Dynamo-MGTU - 22 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Pavel Koltsov (180-PG-94) of Cheb.Yastreby - 10 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists 10. Rostislav Karenin (204-F/C-94) of Dynamo-MGTU - 12 points and 10 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Carver number one in Russian Superleague 1 for round 23 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 25-year old player was the main contributor (9 points, fourteen rebounds and two assists) to his team's victory, helping them to crush Khimki (#14, 5-15) with 18-point margin 89-71. Novosybirsk maintains the 7th position in Russian Superleague 1. Novosybirsk is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 11-9 record. It was one of impressive evenings for Carver as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Former Old Dominion University star has very solid stats this year. Carver leads league in rebounds with 11.3rpg. Carver is in league's top in and averages impressive 51.2% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was 21-year old Makar Konovalov (189-PG, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) of MBA Moscow. Konovalov had a very good evening with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists. Bad luck as MBA Moscow lost that game 68-89 to slightly lower-ranked Dinamo V. (#11, 8-14). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. MBA Moscow dropped in the standings to 10th position. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 9-12 record. Konovalov is a newcomer at MBA Moscow, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 17.0ppg (#1). He also recorded 6.1 assists per game. Third on the list of top players last round was guard Yuriy Umrikhin (190-G-99, agency: Alti Sport) of CSKA 2 (#4). Umrikhin scored 25 points. Despite Umrikhin's great performance CSKA 2 lost 84-85 to #1 ranked Runa Basket. But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. The last thing CSKA 2 needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 12 victories and 9 lost games. Umrikhin has a very solid season. In 18 games in Russia he scored 12.8ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Timofey Mozgov (216-C-86) of Runa Basket - 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Andrey Desiatnikov (220-C-94) of Dinamo V. - 12 points and 12 rebounds 6. Malcolm Bernard (198-F/G-94) of Ufimets Ufa - 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Artjoms Butjankovs (204-F/C-91) of Samara - 17 points and 5 rebounds 8. Ike Nwamu (194-G-93) of Samara - 16 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Yegor Pokinko (185-G-02) of MBA Moscow - 18 points and 2 rebounds 10. Alexander Khomenko (190-G-99) of CSKA 2 - 16 points and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Superleague 2 Round 32: Tambov defeat Metallurg MGN in the game between Top 4 teams - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. An interesting game for Tambov (25-5) which hosted in Tambov 3rd ranked Metallurg MGN (19-9). First ranked Tambov managed to get a 9-point victory 80-71. Tambov dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Metallurg MGN's 24. Point guard Maxim Khoziashev (180-98) orchestrated the victory by scoring 12 points and 4 assists. Power forward Yuriy Trubin (206-94) contributed with 13 points for the winners. Tambov's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Sergey Rasskazov (195-92) replied with 23 points and 7 rebounds for Metallurg MGN. Tambov have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 25-5 record. Metallurg MGN at the other side keeps the third place with nine games lost. Tambov are looking forward to face Chelbasket (#5) in Chelyabinsk in the next round. Metallurg MGN will play on the road against Mitsu B. in Lipetsk and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win. The game between 11th ranked Mitsu B. (3-27) and fifth ranked Chelbasket (17-11) in Lipetsk ended with biggest points difference. Guests from Chelyabinsk outscored Mitsu B. 100-46. Worth to mention a quality performance of Andrey Loginov (204-93) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 blocks and Vasiliy Gladyshev who added 10 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists during the contest. Forward Dmitriy Neklyudov (197-91) responded with 13 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Chelbasket have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 17-11 record. Mitsu B. lost eighteenth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 27 lost games. Chelbasket will play against league's leader Tambov on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Mitsu B. will play against Metallurg MGN (#3) and hopes to get back on the winning track. There were no big surprises in other games of round 32: Dynamo STV was smashed by BARS-RGEU on the road 91-46. Cheb.Yastreby destroyed Dynamo-MGTU on its own court 93-71. Neftekhimik T. was outscored by Rusichi K. in Kursk 97-70. The most impressive performance of 32th round was 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists by Vladislav Ilinov of Metallurg MGN. BARS-RGEU - Dynamo STV 91-46 No shocking result in a game when seventh ranked BARS-RGEU (16-12) crushed 10th ranked Dynamo STV (7-23) in Rostov 91-46. BARS-RGEU made 21-of-26 charity shots (80.8 percent) during the game. BARS-RGEU outrebounded Dynamo STV 49-36 including 18 on the offensive glass. Dynamo STV was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of Vladislav Gusak (202-95) who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 8 rebounds and guard Dmitriy Prokin (193-97) who added 12 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Four BARS-RGEU players scored in double figures. Center Nikolay Mukha (213-99) responded with 9 points and 5 rebounds and guard Artur Kiselev (192-94) scored 6 points and 7 rebounds. BARS-RGEU moved-up to sixth place. Dynamo STV lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with 23 games lost. BARS-RGEU will play against Dynamo-MGTU (#7) in Maykop in the next round. Dynamo STV will play on the road against the league's second-placed Cheb.Yastreby in Cheboksari and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: BARS-RGEU: P.Bugaenko 15+5reb+2ast, V.Gusak 15+8reb+1ast, A.Golyakhov 13+5reb+1ast, D.Prokin 12+8reb+3ast, E.Marinin 12+3reb+3ast, R.Matveyev 10+2reb+5ast Dynamo STV: N.Mukha 9+5reb, S.Grigoriy 8+3reb+1ast, D.Bubnov 7+1reb+3ast, A.Kiselev 6+7reb+1ast, S.Stanislav 5+3reb, L.Nikita 5+4reb+2ast Cheb.Yastreby - Dynamo-MGTU 93-71 Very expected game when 6th ranked Dynamo-MGTU (16-14) was smashed by second ranked Cheb.Yastreby (21-7) in Cheboksari 93-71. Cheb.Yastreby dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Dynamo-MGTU's 36. Cheb.Yastreby forced 20 Dynamo-MGTU turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 33 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by Dynamo-MGTU's players. Worth to mention a great performance of Artem Stepantsov (195-98) who helped to win the game recording 13 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals and point guard Pavel Koltsov (180-94) who added 12 points and 11 assists during the contest. Four Cheb.Yastreby players scored in double figures. Cheb.Yastreby's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Point guard Artem Gaposhin (185-91) responded with 14 points and 7 assists and forward Pavel Sizov (200-95) scored 15 points and 5 rebounds. Cheb.Yastreby maintains second position with 21-7 record having six points less than leader Tambov. Dynamo-MGTU at the other side dropped to the seventh place with 14 games lost. Cheb.Yastreby will play against Dynamo STV (#10) in Stavropol in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Dynamo-MGTU will play on the road against BARS-RGEU in Rostov and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Cheb.Yastreby: P.Novikov 14+2reb+1ast, A.Stepantsov 13+8reb+6ast, D.Khaldeev 13+3reb+5ast, P.Koltsov 12+3reb+11ast, P.Metelev 8+3reb, E.Bogdan 8+7reb+2ast Dynamo-MGTU: V.Chichaykin 20+1ast, P.Sizov 15+5reb+2ast, A.Gaposhin 14+2reb+7ast, R.Karenin 8+8reb, Y.Kochnev 7+9reb+2ast, C.Daniil 7+3reb+2ast Mitsu B. - Chelbasket 46-100 The game between 11th ranked Mitsu B. (3-27) and fifth ranked Chelbasket (17-11) in Lipetsk ended with biggest points difference. Guests from Chelyabinsk outscored Mitsu B. 100-46. Chelbasket dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Mitsu B.'s 24. Chelbasket forced 20 Mitsu B. turnovers and outrebounded them 53-23 including a 39-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 36 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Mitsu B.'s players. Chelbasket brought some defensive toughness making 9 blocks. Worth to mention a quality performance of Andrey Loginov (204-93) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 blocks and point guard Vasiliy Gladyshev (189-83) who added 10 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists during the contest. Five Chelbasket players scored in double figures. Forward Dmitriy Neklyudov (197-91) responded with 13 points and guard Konstantin Breev (195-83) scored 8 points and 4 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Chelbasket have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 17-11 record. Mitsu B. lost eighteenth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 27 lost games. Chelbasket will play against league's leader Tambov on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Mitsu B. will play against Metallurg MGN (#3) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Chelbasket: A.Loginov 17+12reb+7ast, K.Ivan 14+1reb, A.Malyshev 14+9reb+2ast, P.Matvey 11+2reb+6ast, P.Nikita 10+6reb+2ast, V.Gladyshev 10+6reb+10ast Mitsu B.: N.Dmitriy 13+3reb, M.Kuznetsov 10+2reb+1ast, K.Breev 8+3reb+4ast, B.Igor 6+1reb+1ast, E.Roman 6+3reb, E.Yarmak 3+5reb+3ast Rusichi K. - Neftekhimik T. 97-70 Rather predictable result when fourth ranked Rusichi K. (18-12) rolled over 8th ranked Neftekhimik T. (10-20) in Kursk 97-70. Rusichi K. dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Neftekhimik T.'s 28. They outrebounded Neftekhimik T. 46-32 including a 35-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Rusichi K. players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Neftekhimik T. was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Konstantyn Glazyrin (202-88, agency: Alti Sport) who helped to win the game recording 28 points and 5 rebounds and Roman Kazyulin who added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Five Rusichi K. players scored in double figures. Guard Vladislav Lisovskiy (185-96) responded with 9 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Nikita Soldatov (200-99) scored 13 points. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Rusichi K. have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 18-12 record. Neftekhimik T. lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with 20 games lost. Rusichi K. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Neftekhimik T. will play on the road against Novomoskovsk (#9) in Tula and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Rusichi K.: K.Glazyrin 28+5reb, I.Aladko 16+2reb+3ast, K.Roman 15+7reb+6ast, A.Kuzmin 13+5reb+2ast, S.Shashkov 12+9reb+2ast, V.Solovyev 6+9reb+2ast Neftekhimik T.: N.Soldatov 13+4reb+2ast, C.Egor 13+4reb+2ast, I.Luppo 13+3reb+1ast, V.Lisovskiy 9+5reb+5ast, M.Mikhail 7+2reb, N.Tikhonov 6+2reb+5ast Tambov - Metallurg MGN 80-71 An interesting game for Tambov (25-5) which hosted in Tambov 3rd ranked Metallurg MGN (19-9). First ranked Tambov managed to get a 9-point victory 80-71. Tambov dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Metallurg MGN's 24. Point guard Maxim Khoziashev (180-98) orchestrated the victory by scoring 12 points and 4 assists. Power forward Yuriy Trubin (206-94) contributed with 13 points for the winners. Four Tambov players scored in double figures. Tambov's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Sergey Rasskazov (195-92) replied with 23 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Vladislav Ilinov (182-99) added 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) in the effort for Metallurg MGN. Tambov have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 25-5 record. Metallurg MGN at the other side keeps the third place with nine games lost. Tambov are looking forward to face Chelbasket (#5) in Chelyabinsk in the next round. Metallurg MGN will play on the road against Mitsu B. in Lipetsk and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win. Top scorers: Tambov: Y.Trubin 13+3reb+1ast, O.Starodubov 12+1reb+3ast, M.Khoziashev 12+3reb+4ast, R.Balandin 11+4reb+1ast, B.Vladislav 8+3reb+1ast, A.Lysenkov 8+1reb+5ast Metallurg MGN: S.Rasskazov 23+7reb+2ast, V.Ilinov 15+5reb+4ast, S.Bolotskikh 13+4reb+1ast, I.Feshchenko 6+4reb+2ast, S.Kharitonov 6+3reb+1ast, V.Nazarov 4+3ast |
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| Jahraa signs Shane Rector, ex Ohod - by Ahmad Madwar | ||||
Rector is quite experienced player. He has played in four different countries on three different continents (Asia, Africa and of course North America). Rector has played previously professionally in Qatar (Al Gharafa), Tunisia (US Monastir), United Arab Emirates (Al Wasl, Al Sharjah and Al Bataeh) and Canada (Patroons). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he played in the final of UAE League in 2020. He was voted to Asia-Basket.com All-FIBA Asia Champions Cup GBA Qualifiers 2nd Team back in 2019. Rector attended Utah State until 2017 and it is his fifth season as a professional player. |
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| Mladen Pantic gets MVP of the Week award for Serbian 2MLS (Second Stage) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 39-year old center had the game-high 26 points adding nine rebounds and two assists for Cacak 94 in his team's victory, helping them to beat Gajdobra (#6, 3-4) 90-77. Cacak 94 maintains the 2nd position in their group in Serbian 2MLS. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier in Second Stage. Cacak 94 will need more victories to improve their 4-3 record. Pantic turned to be Cacak 94's top player in his first season with the team. Pantic has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (5th best: 8.4rpg) and averages solid 67.0% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 22-year old swingman Filip Barna (201-F/G-99) of league's best team Spartak. Barna impressed basketball fans with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Of course he led Spartak to another comfortable win outscoring Radnik SU (2-5) 114-86. The Second Stage is still at the very beginning and this victory may help a lot. Let's wait for the next round. Barna is a newcomer at Spartak and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 17.7ppg (#3). His other stats are also decent: 5.9rpg and 3.9apg. The third best performed player last round was Dusan Filipovic (188-F-92) of Pirot (#4). Filipovic scored 28 points and grabbed seven rebounds. He was a key player of Pirot, leading his team to a 88-78 win against Borac ZM (4-3). Pirot needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams in play-off. Their record at this point is 4 victories and 3 lost games. Filipovic has a very solid season. In 15 games in Serbia he scored 16.3ppg. He also has 4.5rpg, 3.1apg and and 3PT: 40.9%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Srdjan Krsmanovic (206-F) of Zeleznicar C. - 9 points, 19 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Milan Skundric (198-F-96) of Radnik SU - 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Nikola Djonlic (184-PG-93) of Pirot - 18 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists 7. Bojan Davidovac (205-PF-90) of Proleter - 29 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Uros Banjac (196-G-01) of Star - 17 points and 9 rebounds 9. Predrag Prlja (205-PF-92) of Spartak - 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Sasa Vuksanovic (206-F/C-97) of Napredak - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| JLS Round 12 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most shocking disappointment of round 12 in the JLS was a home defeat of 7th ranked Vojvodina NS (4-7) to eighth ranked Radnicki KG (5-6) 90-80 in the game for the seventh place. Radnicki KG forced 28 Vojvodina NS turnovers. Strangely Vojvodina NS outrebounded Radnicki KG 45-31 including 16 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Vuk Zivanovic (-4) who helped to win the game recording 15 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals and Ognjen Petkovic (-4) who added 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals during the contest. The best for the losing side was forward Filip Stanojevic (203-3) with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Radnicki KG moved-up to seventh place. Vojvodina NS lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth position with seven games lost. Radnicki KG are looking forward to face higher ranked Mega SM (#3) in Sremska Mitrovica in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Vojvodina NS will play on the road against the league's second-placed Crvena Zvezda (#2) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. JLS top team - Borac Cacak (10-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed eleventh ranked Star NL (1-9) 82-62. The winners were led by center Stefan Jankovic (203-4) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds and Luka Andric supported him with 15 points and 8 rebounds. Even 32 points by Dusan Cicic (-4) did not help to save the game for Star NL. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Undefeated Borac Cacak have an impressive ten-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 10-0 record, which they share with Crvena Zvezda. Star NL lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with nine games lost. Borac Cacak will play against Actavis Acad. (#9) in Leskovac in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Star NL will play at home against Partizan BG to get more than just one victory in their record. The game in Beograd was also quite interesting. 4th ranked Sloboda U. (7-5) played at the court of sixth ranked Partizan BG (5-3). Partizan BG defeated Sloboda U. 76-66 on Monday. The best player for the winners was Efe Tahmaz who scored 13 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals. Partizan BG's coach Djordje Jovicic used a ten-player rotation saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Cedomir Matic who recorded a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds. Partizan BG maintains sixth position with 5-3 record. Sloboda U. at the other side keeps the fourth place with five games lost. Partizan BG will meet Star NL (#11) in the next round where they are favorite. Sloboda U. will play against Konstantin Nis (#10) and hope to secure a win. In the last two games of round 12 Crvena Zvezda destroyed Konstantin Nis on the opponent's court 109-43. Mega SM outscored Novi Pazar in a home game 99-80. The most impressive stats of the last round was 18 points and 7 rebounds by Bogoljub Markovic of Mega SM. Vojvodina NS - Radnicki KG 80-90 The most shocking disappointment of round 12 in the JLS was a home defeat of 7th ranked Vojvodina NS (4-7) to eighth ranked Radnicki KG (5-6) 90-80 in the game for the seventh place. Radnicki KG forced 28 Vojvodina NS turnovers. Strangely Vojvodina NS outrebounded Radnicki KG 45-31 including 16 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Vuk Zivanovic (-4) who helped to win the game recording 15 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals and Ognjen Petkovic (-4) who added 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals during the contest. Five Radnicki KG players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was forward Filip Stanojevic (203-3) with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds and Ognjen Knezic (-3) scored 18 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Radnicki KG moved-up to seventh place. Vojvodina NS lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth position with seven games lost. Radnicki KG are looking forward to face higher ranked Mega SM (#3) in Sremska Mitrovica in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Vojvodina NS will play on the road against the league's second-placed Crvena Zvezda (#2) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Top scorers: Radnicki KG: P.Ognjen 16+5reb+5ast, Z.Vuk 15+5reb+8ast, G.Danilo 15+4reb, V.Uros 11+3reb, N.Filip 11+1reb+2ast, S.Veljko 7+3reb+2ast Vojvodina NS: S.Filip 24+11reb+1ast, K.Ognjen 18+8reb+7ast, V.Milos 9+2reb+4ast, M.Mateja 8+13reb+4ast, V.Vuk 7+2reb, L.Marko 6+3reb+1ast Konstantin Nis - Crvena Zvezda 43-109 Very expected game when 10th ranked Konstantin Nis (2-9) were crushed at home by top-ranked Crvena Zvezda (10-0) 109-43 on Sunday. Crvena Zvezda held Konstantin Nis to an opponent 21.4 percent shooting from the field compared to 65.6 percent accuracy of the winners. Crvena Zvezda forced 19 Konstantin Nis turnovers and outrebounded them 48-26 including a 41-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great shooting night for Crvena Zvezda especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 55.0 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Konstantin Nis' players. The best player for the winners was Marko Mihailovic (195-3) who scored 13 points and 9 rebounds. Forward Ognjen Matovic (198-4) chipped in 8 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Crvena Zvezda players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Luka Draskovic (-4) who recorded 9 points and Djordje Petrovic (-3) added 10 points respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Crvena Zvezda have an impressive ten-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Borac Cacak. Konstantin Nis at the other side keep the tenth place with nine games lost. Crvena Zvezda will meet at home Vojvodina NS (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Konstantin Nis will play against Sloboda U. in Uzice and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Crvena Zvezda: V.Andrija 17+7reb, M.Pavle 17+4reb+1ast, R.Filip 16+2reb+4ast, M.Marko 13+9reb+3ast, G.Lazar 13+4reb+1ast, M.Ognjen 8+10reb+6ast Konstantin Nis: P.Djordje 10+2reb+1ast, D.Luka 9+2reb+3ast, M.Aleksa 7+1reb, P.Danilo 6+4reb, C.Strahinja 5+2reb+3ast, K.Djordje 3+2reb Partizan BG - Sloboda U. 76-66 The game in Beograd was also quite interesting. 4th ranked Sloboda U. (7-5) played at the court of sixth ranked Partizan BG (5-3). Partizan BG defeated Sloboda U. 76-66 on Monday. Partizan BG forced 19 Sloboda U. turnovers. The best player for the winners was Turkish power forward Efe Tahmaz (204-4, agency: BeoBasket) who scored 13 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals. Forward Ognjen Stankovic (197-5) chipped in 11 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Partizan BG's coach Djordje Jovicic used a ten-player rotation saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Cedomir Matic (204-3) who recorded a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds and Bosnian forward Vladimir Nikolic (202-3) added 16 points and 8 rebounds respectively. Partizan BG maintains sixth position with 5-3 record. Sloboda U. at the other side keeps the fourth place with five games lost. Partizan BG will meet Star NL (#11) in the next round where they are favorite. Sloboda U. will play against Konstantin Nis (#10) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Partizan BG: K.Marko 14+6reb+1ast, T.Efe 13+6reb+5ast, S.Ognjen 11+6reb+6ast, N.Jovan 10+2reb, T.Momir 9, V.Matija 7+6reb Sloboda U.: N.Vladimir 16+8reb+2ast, M.Cedomir 16+11reb+3ast, M.Aleksa 14+1reb+2ast, D.Vidak 7+5reb+2ast, A.Luka 7+4reb, D.Bojan 4+2reb+1ast Borac Cacak - Star NL 82-62 JLS top team - Borac Cacak (10-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed eleventh ranked Star NL (1-9) 82-62. Borac Cacak forced 29 Star NL turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. The winners were led by center Stefan Jankovic (203-4) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds and Luka Andric (-4) supported him with 15 points and 8 rebounds. Four Borac Cacak players scored in double figures. Even 32 points by Dusan Cicic (-4) did not help to save the game for Star NL. Sergej-Dimitrije Bulovic (-3) added 10 points and 13 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Borac Cacak have an impressive ten-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 10-0 record, which they share with Crvena Zvezda. Star NL lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with nine games lost. Borac Cacak will play against Actavis Acad. (#9) in Leskovac in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Star NL will play at home against Partizan BG to get more than just one victory in their record. Top scorers: Borac Cacak: M.Matija 18+2reb+3ast, A.Luka 15+8reb+3ast, J.Stefan 14+11reb+3ast, C.Djordje 13+7reb+1ast, V.Vukasin 6+1reb+1ast, M.Simo 5+1reb+3ast Star NL: C.Dusan 32+3reb, B.Sergej-Dimitrije 10+13reb+1ast, B.Uros 9+1reb+4ast, P.Luka 4+4reb, A.Uros 4+4reb+2ast, S.Aleksa 2+1reb Mega SM - Novi Pazar 99-80 Very predictable result in Sremska Mitrovica where third ranked Mega SM (8-3) smashed bottom-ranked Novi Pazar (1-10) 99-80 on Tuesday. Mega SM dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Novi Pazar's 40 and made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Novi Pazar 53-27 including a 26-12 advantage in offensive rebounds. Mega SM looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Mega SM made 10 blocks. The best player for the winners was forward Bogoljub Markovic (204-5) who scored 18 points and 7 rebounds. Center Nikola Djapa (209-4) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks. Four Mega SM players scored in double figures. Mega SM's coach Dragoljub Avramovic used entire bench and allowed the starting five to get some rest. At the other side the best for losing team was Turkish Erbey Paltaci (-4) who recorded 23 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and Luka Kulundzic (-4) added 25 points and 5 steals respectively. Mega SM have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains third position with 8-3 record having just one point less than leader Borac Cacak. Novi Pazar lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom place with ten games lost. Mega SM will meet Radnicki KG (#7) in the next round. Novi Pazar will play against Dynamic BG (#5) and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Mega SM: D.Asim 18+6reb+1ast, M.Bogoljub 18+7reb+1ast, M.Aleksa 18+7reb, D.Nikola 12+10reb+3ast, P.Andrej 9+6reb+1ast, K.Radovan 9+5reb+1ast Novi Pazar: K.Luka 25+3reb+1ast, P.Erbey 23+9reb+4ast, M.Zeljko 11+2reb+3ast, B.Andrija 8+3reb+1ast, H.Vehbija 6+8reb+2ast, J.Ahmed 3+1reb+2ast |
| Jankovic number one in Serbian JLS for round 12 - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Center Stefan Jankovic (203-C-04) put on an amazing game in the last round for top-ranked Borac Cacak, receiving a Hoops Agents JLS Player of the Week award for round 12. The 17-year old player had a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds, while his team crushed Star NL (#11, 1-9) with 20-point margin 82-62. It allowed Borac Cacak to consolidate first place in the Serbian JLS. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. It's already very far into the season and Borac Cacak keeps a perfect 10-0 record. In the team's last game Jankovic had a remarkable 62.5% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Borac Cacak and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Stefan Jankovic has solid league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (3rd best: 8.1rpg) and averages impressive 2.2bpg and 55.0% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was 17-year old Dusan Cicic (04) of Star NL. Cicic had a very good evening with 32 points and 3 rebounds. Bad luck as Star NL lost that game 62-82 to league's leader Borac Cacak (#1, 10-0). Star NL is still in a red zone at 11th spot in the standings. 9 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory Star NL managed to get this year. Cicic is one of the most experienced players at Star NL and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.1ppg (#6). He also registered 5.2 boards per game. Third on the list of top players last round was forward Andrija Vukovic (198-F-05) of league's second-best Crvena Zvezda. Vukovic scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds. He was a key player of Crvena Zvezda, leading his team to a 109-43 easy win against the lower-ranked Konstantin Nis (#10, 2-9). Crvena Zvezda have amazing season winning all 10 games without a single defeat. Vukovic turns to be one of the very best players in the league while he is also a leader of the top team having his eyes on the championship title. Vukovic has a very solid season. In 3 games in Serbia he scored 12.7ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Pavle Misic (208-C-05) of Crvena Zvezda - 17 points and 4 rebounds 5. Ognjen Petkovic (04) of Radnicki KG - 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Marko Mihailovic (195-SG-03) of Crvena Zvezda - 13 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Luka Kulundzic (04) of Novi Pazar - 25 points and 3 rebounds 8. Mateja Mulabdic (03) of Vojvodina NS - 8 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Filip Stanojevic (203-F-03) of Vojvodina NS - 24 points and 11 rebounds 10. Vladimir Nikolic (202-F-03) of Sloboda U. - 16 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Nike SBL Round 24: Prievidza tries to escape the last position defeating Handlova - by Eurobasket News | ||
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The games are now more important than at the beginning of the Regular Season. We may still expect few shocking results in upcoming 4 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Bottom-ranked Prievidza managed to get a fourth victory on Saturday night. This time they won against sixth-ranked Handlova 101-93. Worth to mention a great performance of international Matej Majercak (188-99) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and 8 assists and Serbian forward Luka Dmitrovic (201-94, college: Faulkner) who added 14 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was American forward Deandre Abram (203-97, college: Milwaukee) with 32 points and 4 assists. Prievidza maintains eighth position with 4-19 record. Handlova at the other side keeps the sixth place with 12 games lost. Prievidza are looking forward to face higher ranked Spisski Rytieri (#4) in Nova Ves in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Handlova will play at home against Lucenec and is hoping to win this game. Fifth ranked Inter Bratislava (10-10) crushed at home 8th ranked Prievidza (4-19) by 27 points 94-67, which is the biggest margin this round. The winners were led by Lithuanian forward Dziugas Slavinskas (203-98) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 28 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists and Jure Zubac supported him with 26 points and 6 rebounds. Even 24 points by the former international guard Marek Jass (194-90) did not help to save the game for Prievidza. Prievidza's coach Maros Helmecy gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Inter Bratislava maintains fifth position with 10-10 record. Prievidza at the other side stay at the bottom place with 19 games lost. Inter Bratislava will play against league's second-placed Komarno on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Prievidza will play against Spisski Rytieri (#4) and hopes to get back on the winning track. In the last game of round 24 Iskra Svit lost to Spisski Rytieri on the opponent's court 73-90. Spisski Rytieri - Iskra Svit 90-73 Rather expected game in Nova Ves where 7th ranked Iskra Svit (7-15) was defeated by fourth ranked Spisski Rytieri (12-9) 90-73. Iskra Svit was plagued by 28 personal fouls down the stretch. The winners were led by Serbian forward Marko Stevanovic (203-94) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 24 points and 17 rebounds and the former international center Michal Batka (204-87) supported him with 16 points and 6 rebounds. Five Spisski Rytieri players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 23 points and 15 rebounds by Bosnian forward Nedim Mustafica (199-91) did not help to save the game for Iskra Svit. Serbian point guard Sasa Avramovic (193-93, agency: BeoBasket) added 21 points. Iskra Svit's coach Robert Istvanik rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Defending champion maintains fourth position with 12-9 record. Iskra Svit lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 15 games lost. Spisski Rytieri will play against bottom-ranked Prievidza (#8) on the road in the next round. Iskra Svit will play against the league's leader Levice and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Spisski Rytieri: M.Stevanovic 24+17reb+1ast, M.Batka 16+6reb+1ast, M.Morsell 13+6reb+2ast, D.Hlivak 11+5reb+3ast, D.Dennis 10+3reb+5ast, A.Antoni 9+2reb+1ast Iskra Svit: N.Mustafica 23+15reb, S.Avramovic 21+3reb, I.Edward Kinard 8+2reb, A.Walton 7+6reb+5ast, J.Mokran 4+5reb+1ast, S.Baldovsky 4+2reb Handlova - Prievidza 93-101 Bottom-ranked Prievidza managed to get a fourth victory on Saturday night. This time they won against sixth-ranked Handlova 101-93. Worth to mention a great performance of international Matej Majercak (188-99) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and 8 assists and Serbian forward Luka Dmitrovic (201-94, college: Faulkner) who added 14 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Five Prievidza players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American forward Deandre Abram (203-97, college: Milwaukee) with 32 points and 4 assists and his fellow American import point guard James Kinney (187-90, college: SJSU, agency: Mansfield and Associates) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 assists. Prievidza maintains eighth position with 4-19 record. Handlova at the other side keeps the sixth place with 12 games lost. Prievidza are looking forward to face higher ranked Spisski Rytieri (#4) in Nova Ves in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Handlova will play at home against Lucenec and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Prievidza: M.Majercak 24+4reb+8ast, G.Vucicevic 19+1reb+3ast, H.Cucovic 17+5reb+1ast, M.Jass 16+6reb+2ast, L.Dmitrovic 14+12reb+2ast, J.Pasovsky 6+1reb Handlova: D.Abram 32+2reb+4ast, J.Kinney 21+3reb+13ast, M.Cekovsky 17+9reb+3ast, R.Skvasik 9+1reb, J.Talley 6+4reb+4ast, S.Milivojevic 6+1reb Inter Bratislava - Prievidza 94-67 Fifth ranked Inter Bratislava (10-10) crushed at home 8th ranked Prievidza (4-19) by 27 points 94-67, which is the biggest margin this round. Inter Bratislava dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Prievidza's 22. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists. Inter Bratislava brought some defensive toughness making 10 blocks. The winners were led by Lithuanian forward Dziugas Slavinskas (203-98) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 28 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists and Bosnian forward Jure Zubac (203-95, agency: PEPI SPORT) supported him with 26 points and 6 rebounds. Four Inter Bratislava players scored in double figures. Even 24 points by the former international guard Marek Jass (194-90) did not help to save the game for Prievidza. Bosnian center Haris Cucovic (205-98, agency: Alti Sport) added 9 points and 13 rebounds. Prievidza's coach Maros Helmecy gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Inter Bratislava maintains fifth position with 10-10 record. Prievidza at the other side stay at the bottom place with 19 games lost. Inter Bratislava will play against league's second-placed Komarno on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Prievidza will play against Spisski Rytieri (#4) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Inter Bratislava: D.Slavinskas 28+9reb+12ast, J.Zubac 26+6reb+2ast, T.Blondin 21+5reb+4ast, M.Fusek 12+6reb+1ast, K.Martin 4+5ast, O.Marek 3 Prievidza: M.Jass 24+2reb+1ast, G.Vucicevic 13+3reb+4ast, L.Dmitrovic 11+6reb+1ast, H.Cucovic 9+13reb+1ast, M.Majercak 7+7ast, L.Patrik 3 |
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He was also a member of Slovenian international program for some years. Lorbek played for Slovenian Senior National Team two years ago and previously for U21 National Team between 2020 and 2005. He represented Slovenia at the World Cup in Spain eight years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 11.6ppg, 1.7rpg, 2.4apg, FGP: 66.7%, 3PT: 30.0%, FT: 85.7%. Lorbek is a very experienced player. He has played also professionally in Bosnia (Igokea), Italy (Cantu, Benetton Treviso and Avellino), Turkey (Gaziantep) and Spain (Estudiantes, Real Betis and Acunsa Gipuzkoa BC San Sebastian) and Slovenia (Petrol Olimpija Ljubljana, Triglav, Krka and Petrol Olimpija Ljubljana 2nd team). Among many awards he played in the final of Slovenian League in 2007 and 2019. Lorbek was voted to Slovenian League All-Star Game between 2006 and 2013. . |
| Tratnik's 39-point game gives him 2SKL Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 39 points adding five rebounds and three assists for Slovan in his team's victory, helping them to beat Portoroz (#6, 8-6) 86-77. It allowed Slovan to take over top position in the Slovenian 2SKL. Slovan have a solid 12-3 record. In the team's last game Tratnik had a remarkable 64.3% from 2-point range and got five three-pointers out of 9 attempts. He turned to be Slovan's top player in his first season with the team. Tratnik has impressive league stats. He is league's best scorer averaging so far 23.3ppg. Tratnik is in league's top in rebounds (5th best: 8.8rpg) and averages solid 2.6bpg,62.2% FGP and 43.1% from behind 3-point line. Second best performed player last round was Tomaz Jereb (187-G-91) of Celje. He is a guard in his first season at Celje. In the last game Jereb recorded impressive 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Of course he led Celje to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Ljubljana (#12, 1-16) 100-63. Celje's 4th position in the standings has not changed. His team's 10-4 record is not bad at all. Jereb is a newcomer at Celje and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to Jan Brenkus (01) of Medvode (#9). Brenkus scored 23 points. Despite Brenkus' great performance Medvode lost 65-79 to the higher-ranked Troti (#3, 11-4). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Medvode not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 11 games, recording just five victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Brenkus could try to bring Medvode's a little bit higher in the standings. Brenkus has a very solid season. In 16 games in Slovenia he scored 9.9ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Tim Skerbec (200-PF-93) of Portoroz - 21 points and 8 rebounds 5. Edin Husicic (192-F/G-02) of Litija - 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Nejc Buda (211-C-91) of Celje - 12 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Gasper Sevsek (203-F-93) of Celje - 15 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists 8. Smiljan Pavic (210-F/C-80) of Troti - 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Jaka Stemberger (201-C-92) of Litija - 17 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Ziga Erculj (182-PG-86) of Slovan - 10 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Raptors, Spurs To Swap Thaddeus Young, Goran Dragic - by Eurobasket News |
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The Raptors and Spurs have agreed to a trade that will send forward Thaddeus Young (203-F-88, college: Georgia Tech) to Toronto in exchange for point guard Goran Dragic (190-G-86), reports Shams Charania of The Athletic. According to Charania, big man Drew Eubanks (208-F-97, college: Oregon St.) and the Pistons' 2022 second-round pick are also headed to Toronto in the deal, with the Raptors sending San Antonio their 2022 first-round pick (top-14 protected). That pick would be top-13 protected in 2023 if it doesn't change hands this season, and would turn into two future second-rounders if it doesn't convey in '23. The Raptors had been shopping Dragic and draft capital for much of the season as they looked to acquire a player who could step into their rotation. Dragic, who was part of the return in the Kyle Lowry sign-and-trade last summer, appeared in just five games with Toronto before leaving the team for personal reasons. In Young, Toronto gets a tough, playoff-tested veteran who - like Dragic - was a throw-in for salary-matching purposes in an offseason sign-and-trade, having been sent from Chicago to San Antonio in the DeMar DeRozan deal. Young had a nice year in Chicago in 2020/21, averaging 12.1 PPG, 6.2 RPG, and 4.3 APG in 68 games (24.3 MPG), but wasn't part of the Spurs' plans and hasn't played much this season. Eubanks, 25, could also compete for minutes in Toronto after spending the first four years of his NBA career in San Antonio. He has averaged 4.7 PPG and 4.0 RPG in 49 games (12.1 MPG) this season. Young has an expiring $14.2MM contract, while Eubanks is earning the minimum this season, with a non-guaranteed minimum salary for 2022/23 before he becomes eligible for free agency. The Raptors will create some extra breathing room below the luxury tax line by swapping Dragic's $19.4MM expiring deal for those two players. Meanwhile, the Spurs - who have historically been quiet at the trade deadline - have now completed three in-season deals in 2021/22. Their goal in this deal was to continue stockpiling draft assets, so Dragic almost certainly won't remain on the roster. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that Dragic and the Spurs are expected to negotiate a buyout, with the Mavericks, Bucks, Bulls, and Clippers among his potential suitors. Dallas is believed to be the frontrunner, according to Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca and Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. The Raptors have an opening on their 15-man roster, so they won't have to waive a player to officially finalize the trade. They'll also create a trade exception worth the difference between Dragic's and Young's salaries ($5.25MM). Courtesy of: hoopsrumors.com |
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Algeria - Somalia 112-67 Algeria dominate Somalia in Dubai at the start of the Arab Nations Championship. Algeria started strong with a 28-16 lead and never looked behind. Moreover they posted victories in other quarters of the game to seal the win. Abdellah Hamdini (200-F-92) top-scored for the winners with 35 points and Mehdi Bellil (191-SG-01) delivered 13. Omar Belliche (204-F/C-92) brought 11, whilst Merouane Bourakaib produced 10. Ahmed Aden replied with 14 points in a loss and Adnan Guled (188-PG-97) scored 13. |
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Lebanon - Somalia 115:77 Lebanon roll over Somalia 115-77 in Day 2 of the Arab Nations Championship. They nailed 30 points at the start of the game to take full control in the court. Moreover they scored another 30 points in the third period and closed the game with a 32-28 rally in the last stanza. Yousef Khayat (201-SF-03) top-scored for the winners with 16 points, whilst Mohamad Haidar (203-F/C-90, college: Michigan Tech) and Jad Khalil (186-PG-96) brought 13 each. Adnan Guled (188-PG-97) replied with 20 points in a loss, whilst Liban Abdi (201-F) poured in 13. |
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| South Korean KBL round 32 best performance: Ricardo Ratliffe - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 32-year old player had a double-double of 25 points and 17 rebounds, while his team outclassed Samsung Th. (#10, 7-27) with 28-point margin 99-71. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings. KCC Egis maintains the 9th position in South Korean KBL. KCC Egis is currently ranked second from the bottom. They need more victories to improve their 15-23 record. In the team's last game Ratliffe had a remarkable 63.6% from 2-point range. It's his second year at KCC Egis and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Former University of Missouri star has very solid stats this year. Ratliffe is in league's top in points (4th best: 19.2ppg), rebounds (4th best: 11.1rpg) and averages impressive 64.2% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was 29-year old Egyptian Assem Marei (206-C-92) of LG Sakers. Marei had a very good evening with a double-double of 24 points and 13 rebounds. Of course he led LG Sakers to another comfortable win outscoring the higher-ranked Anyang KGC (#4, 21-15) 94-65. Despite this victory LG Sakers slide down in the standings to 8th position. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 17-22 record. Marei is a newcomer at LG Sakers, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Rashon Thomas (183-PG) of league's second-best Mobis Phoebus. Thomas scored 25 points and grabbed fourteen rebounds (!!!). Despite Thomas' great performance Mobis Phoebus lost 68-79 to the lower-ranked DB Promy (#5, 18-22). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Mobis Phoebus needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 24 victories and 16 lost games. Thomas has a great season in South Korea. After 38 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 16.7ppg (7th best) and rebounds with 9.6rpg (9th best). He also has 1.2bpg and FGP: 54.6%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Jameel Warney (203-C-94) of SK Knights - 27 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Woong Heo (183-G-93) of DB Promy - 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Andrew Nicholson (206-PF-89) of KoGas - 28 points and 11 rebounds 7. Johnny O'Bryant III (207-F/C-93) of DB Promy - 21 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Nakhyeon Kim (180-G-95) of KoGas - 19 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists 9. Sek-Eun Oh (200-C-87) of Anyang KGC - 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Ji-Hoon Ham (198-C/F-84) of Mobis Phoebus - 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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The round was exceptionally exciting as three games ended with a tiny margin. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Almeria as it allowed them to take a leadership position in Group D-A. Almeria defeated 3rd placed La Zubia at home 81-67. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of La Zubia. They outrebounded La Zubia 41-28 including 30 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of Chadian center Edmond Koyanouba (207-95) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 9 rebounds. point guard Luis Rueda (186-96) contributed with 13 points and 5 assists for the winners. Forward Eloy Almazan (199-84) answered with 24 points and 7 rebounds for La Zubia. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. La Zubia at the other side keeps the third place with four games lost. La Zubia will play next round against strong Benahavis trying to get back on the winning streak. Almeria will try to continue on its current victory against ninth ranked CAM E.Soler 2 in Melilla. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Paterna (13-2) at the home court. Hosts were defeated by Jairis (15-0) 66-62. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Paterna. It was a great evening for forward Antonio Ferragut (196-94) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. Juan Ballesta helped adding 15 points and 5 rebounds. Jairis' coach Pedro Hermogenes allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the losing side Pablo Matarredona (197-98) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Jairis maintains first place in Group D-A with 15-0 record which they share with defeated Paterna. Paterna at the other side still keeps top position with two games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. An interesting game was also home defeat of 6th ranked Navas in a game versus Mataro (#5) 80-69. It was an exceptional evening for Oscar Heras who led the winners and scored 16 points. Serigne Niang came up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds for Navas in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Mataro have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fifth place in Group C-3 with 9-4 record. Newly promoted Navas keeps the sixth position with five games lost. Mataro will meet at home Azulejos (#7) in the next round. Navas will play against Vic and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Other games in round 19 were not that significant. In Group D-B Lliria beat Picken Claret on the road 76-69. Esportiu lost to Murcia 2 on its own court 70-88. Andujar unfortunately lost to Benahavis in a road game 68-80. Gandia rolled over Torrent at home 83-61. In Group A-A Burgos Nissan defeated Santander on the opponent's court 85-72. Pas Pielagos beat Valle de Egues in a home game 74-65. Mondragon won against Ardoi on the road 78-62. Getxo managed to outperform Santurtzi on its own court 60-52. LBC Cocinas managed to beat Leioa in Logrono 72-56. Zarautz was defeated by Venta de Banos at home 47-52. Cantbasket was beaten by Baskonia B on the opponent's court 66-56. In Group A-B Univ.Valladolid won against Oviedo 2 in a home game 71-67. La Antigua outscored Culleredo on the road 83-55. Marin rolled over Claret on its own court 100-54. Agustinos defeated Betanzos in Leon 73-64. Leon smashed Gijon Basket at home 97-70. Ourense lost to Porrino on the opponent's court 75-83. Chantada managed to outperform Avila in a home game 60-56. Obradoiro S. managed to beat La Flecha on the road 89-78. In Group B Socuellamos defeated Estudiantes B on its own court 78-73. Real Madrid 2 beat Guadalajara in a road game 89-72. La Matanza lost to Pozuelo at home 56-63. Tenerife Naut. was outscored by Fuenlabrada 2 on the opponent's court 65-96. Zentro Basket 2 managed to beat Alcala in a home game 79-75. Alcobendas defeated Majadahonda on the road 66-50. Rivas smashed Quintanar on its own court 87-54. Zentro Basket 2 won against Real Madrid 2 in Madrid 91-82. In Group C-1 Salou managed to outperform Castelldefels at home 76-64. Roser was rolled over Barbera on the opponent's court 81-60. Valls was defeated by SESE in a home game 71-76. Tarragona smashed UE Horta on the road 72-52. Martinenc lost to Olivar on its own court 71-78. Sant Cugat unfortunately lost to Pinta Castell in Es Castell 56-67. In Group C-2 Llucmajor managed to beat Mataro Parc at home 76-62. Alfinden was defeated by Joventut 2 on the opponent's court 57-54. Igualada beat Badalones in a home game 81-65. Alpicat lost to Maristes on the road 63-67. Esparreguera outscored Almozara on its own court 90-61. L'Hospitalet managed to beat Martorell in a road game 78-74. In Group C-3 Santfeliuenc defeated Quart at home 84-79. Palma AE lost to undefeated Barca 2 on the opponent's court 42-99. Azulejos destroyed Artes in a home game 74-34. Vic managed to outperform Andratx on the road 77-69. Sol Girones managed to beat Girona B on its own court 57-51. In Group D-A Novaschool was defeated by El Pinar in a road game 65-51. Penarroya was beaten by Estepona at home 70-80. Unicaja-Andalucia won against Oh!Tels ULB on the opponent's court 79-77. In Group D-B Torta del Casar unfortunately lost to Huelva Com. in a home game 68-79. Portuense managed to beat Cimbis on the road 79-78. Badajoz was defeated by Dos Hermanas on its own court 71-78. Real Betis 2 was beaten by Huelva CD in a road game 64-46. Coria lost to CBSFDO at home 63-79. Corazon outscored Xerez on the opponent's court 98-53. The most impressive performance of 19th round was 24 points by Alejandro Requena of Gandia. Picken Claret - Lliria 69-76 No shocking result in a game when first ranked Lliria (14-2) beat 3rd placed Picken Claret (9-7) in Valencia 76-69 on Sunday. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Victor Perez (180-90) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 9 assists. Center Godwin Osarenren (195-94) accounted for 7 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Francisco Climent (-2) came up with 22 points and 5 rebounds and swingman Joan Gomez (195-98) added 15 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Picken Claret in the defeat. Picken Claret's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Lliria maintains first place in Group D-A with 14-2 record. Loser Picken Claret keeps the third position with seven games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Picken Claret: C.Francisco 22+5reb+2ast, J.Gomez 15+9reb+3ast, B.Pedro 9+1reb+1ast, R.Javier 8+8reb+5ast, L.Javier 7+9reb, I.De La Iglesia 6+3reb+4ast Lliria: V.Perez 18+2reb+9ast, R.Ramos 17+5reb+2ast, J.Ignacio Mate 11+2reb+1ast, C.Faubel 9+3reb, O.Godwin 7+16reb+4ast, J.Miglionico 7+5reb Esportiu - Murcia 2 70-88 Rather expected game when 4th placed Esportiu (9-7) lost at home to second ranked Murcia 2 (11-4) 88-70 on Saturday. Murcia 2 forced 24 Esportiu turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for Senegalese forward Omar Lo (206-97, college: CBU) who led the winners and scored 28 points and 6 rebounds. Naturalized Argentinian Juan Jasen (198-85) accounted for 18 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Guard Xavi Le Berre (186-93) came up with 12 points and Julian Santamaria (-97) added 14 points respectively for Esportiu in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Murcia 2 maintains second place in Group D-A with 11-4 record having four points less than leader Lliria. Loser Esportiu keeps the fourth position with seven games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Esportiu: S.Julian 14+1reb+1ast, L.Berre Xavi 12+4reb+3ast, M.Miguel 11+3reb, B.Reinaldo 9+4reb+1ast, J.Garcia 6+2reb, C.Adrian 5+4reb Murcia 2: O.Lo 28+6reb+2ast, J.Jasen 18+7reb+2ast, H.Carlos 9+5reb+1ast, F.Wilhelm 9+3reb, T.Pau 8+4reb+2ast, S.Noah 6+2reb+2ast Paterna - Jairis 62-66 The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Paterna (13-2) at the home court. Hosts were defeated by Jairis (15-0) 66-62. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Paterna. It was a great evening for forward Antonio Ferragut (196-94) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. Point guard Juan Ballesta (185-92) helped adding 15 points and 5 rebounds. Jairis' coach Pedro Hermogenes allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the losing side Pablo Matarredona (197-98) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Carlos Cerdan (190-97) scored 14 points and 9 rebounds. Jairis maintains first place in Group D-A with 15-0 record which they share with defeated Paterna. Paterna at the other side still keeps top position with two games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Paterna: P.Matarredona 16+13reb+4ast, C.Cerdan 14+9reb+3ast, M.Andreu 11+5reb+5ast, M.Hector 6+7reb+1ast, N.Boscafiori 6+2reb, C.Diego 5+3reb Jairis: A.Ferragut 15+10reb+2ast, J.Ballesta 15+5reb+3ast, G.Mukendi 13+5reb+2ast, K.Sankey 9+5reb+3ast, A.Mendez 5+4reb+2ast, M.Ignacio 4+1reb Benahavis - Andujar 80-68 Very predictable result when sixth ranked Benahavis (9-7) won against at home 11th ranked Andujar (3-12) 80-68 on Saturday. Benahavis dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Andujar's 26. They outrebounded Andujar 47-31 including 16 on the offensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for Canadian forward Evan Pellerin (199-82, college: Stonehill) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 11 rebounds. Naturalized Argentinian guard Alejandro Fidalgo (180-82) accounted for 13 points and 6 assists (made all of his seven free throws) for the winning side. Benahavis' coach Rafael Sanchez used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Croatian forward Filip Mileta (197-96) came up with 23 points and 9 rebounds and Lithuanian center David Stachovskij (206-96) added 9 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks respectively for Andujar in the defeat. Benahavis moved-up to fourth place in Group D-A. Loser Andujar keeps the eleventh position with 12 games lost. Benahavis will meet higher ranked La Zubia (#3) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Andujar will have a break next round. Top scorers: Andujar: F.Mileta 23+9reb+1ast, M.Antonio 9+2ast, D.Stachovskij 9+9reb+1ast, M.Angel Garcia 6+1reb, A.Skaistlauks 6+4reb+3ast, G.Jose Manuel 6+4reb+1ast Benahavis: E.Pellerin 25+11reb+1ast, A.Fidalgo 13+3reb+6ast, F.Robles 10+9reb+2ast, D.Ivo 9+3reb, J.Vigara 8+8reb+5ast, L.Ruben 8+2ast Gandia - Torrent 83-61 There was a minor upset when their close opponent Torrent (9-6) was outscored on the road by second ranked Gandia (13-2) 83-61 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for guard Alejandro Requena (189-1) who led the winners and scored 24 points. Forward Alejandro Terrades (196-1) accounted for 12 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Mark Hetor (197-1) came up with 13 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Pablo Murcia (179-1) added 7 points and 4 assists respectively for Torrent 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. Gandia maintains second place in Group D-A with 13-2 record behind leader Lliria. Loser Torrent dropped to the third position with six games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Torrent: H.Mark 13+8reb+1ast, B.Ruben 8+4reb+1ast, F.Hector 8+2reb+1ast, M.Pablo 7+4reb+4ast, C.David 7+4reb+1ast, P.Mario 6+3ast Gandia: R.Alejandro 24+2reb+1ast, T.Alejandro 12+5reb+2ast, A.Kleinjan 10+2reb+2ast, A.Vera 9+6reb+2ast, S.Vidal 9+2reb+3ast, J.Soler 8+2reb+4ast Group A-ASantander - Burgos Nissan 72-85Everything went according to plan when seventh ranked Burgos Nissan (12-7) defeated on the road bottom-ranked Santander (6-14) 85-72 on Saturday. Burgos Nissan forced 20 Santander turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Burgos Nissan made 7 blocks. It was an exceptional evening for Argentinian forward Gonzalo Corbalan (191-2, college: LCU) who led the winners and scored 32 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Forward Alvaro Martinez (199-3) accounted for 9 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the winning side. Mali-American power forward Nouhoum Bocoum (208-92, college: Arkansas St.) came up with 21 points and 9 rebounds and Soulemane Chabiyo added 14 points and 13 rebounds respectively for Santander in the defeat. Four Santander players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Burgos Nissan have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place in Group A-A. Loser Santander dropped to the bottom position with 14 games lost. Burgos Nissan will meet at home league's second-placed Baskonia B in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Santander will play against Valle de Egues (#11) in Olaz and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Santander: N.Bocoum 21+9reb+1ast, A.Robertson 15+4reb+5ast, C.Soulemane 14+13reb+3ast, D.Ismael 11+2reb+2ast, L.Pere Joan 4+10reb+2ast, S.Hensy 3+1reb+1ast Burgos Nissan: G.Corbalan 32+6reb+4ast, E.Bernard 10+2reb+1ast, G.Davids 9+4reb, M.Alvaro 9+13reb+4ast, A.Infante 9+5reb+7ast, E.Carpintero 6+7reb+1ast Pas Pielagos - Valle de Egues 74-65 There was an upset when higher ranked Valle de Egues (8-12) lost to sixteenth ranked Pas Pielagos (4-14) in Renedo de Pielagos 65-74 on Sunday. Pas Pielagos made 23-of-27 free shots (85.2 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Mario Solorzano (188-1) who led the winners and scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists (made all of his eight free throws). Power forward Raul Gomez (204-96) accounted for 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Four Pas Pielagos players scored in double figures. Power forward Javier Lacunza (203-94, college: FAU) came up with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 13 rebounds and point guard Alex Calvo (180-91) added 19 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Valle de Egues in the defeat. Valle de Egues' coach Fernando Larraya rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Pas Pielagos moved-up to fourteenth place in Group A-A. Loser Valle de Egues keeps the eleventh position with 12 games lost. Pas Pielagos will meet higher ranked Mondragon (#3) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Valle de Egues will play against Santander (#13) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Valle de Egues: J.Lacunza 25+13reb, A.Calvo 19+5reb+2ast, J.Velasco 8+6reb+1ast, V.Federico 7+5reb+1ast, E.Iker 4+1reb, B.Roberto 2+1reb+1ast Pas Pielagos: R.Gomez 16+7reb+1ast, M.Solorzano 15+5reb+5ast, P.Fernandez 13+6reb, J.Garcia 10+2reb, U.Precious 9+4reb+1ast, S.Juan 7+2reb+1ast Ardoi - Mondragon 62-78 No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Mondragon (14-6) beat 9th ranked Ardoi (8-10) in Zizur Mayor 78-62 on Sunday. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Daniel Lorenzo (181-93) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists. Point guard Alex Ramon (186-93, college: Colgate) accounted for 14 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side. Center Andres Zabaleta (200-94) came up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 17 rebounds and guard Pope Urtasun (187-80) added 10 points respectively for Ardoi in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Mondragon have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to third place in Group A-A. Ardoi lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth position with ten games lost. Mondragon will meet at home Pas Pielagos (#14) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Ardoi will play against the league's leader Santurtzi (#1) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Ardoi: A.Zabaleta 21+17reb+2ast, P.Urtasun 10+2reb+3ast, C.Almendros 7+1reb, M.Jon 7+6reb+2ast, E.Pau 5, F.Aitor 4+1reb+1ast Mondragon: D.Lorenzo 18+11reb+9ast, M.Balanzategui 15+3reb+2ast, A.Ramon 14+10reb+1ast, A.Acha 8+6reb+1ast, L.Aitzol 7, I.Orue-Mazaga 7+6reb+1ast Getxo - Santurtzi 60-52 There was a minor upset when leader Santurtzi (16-3) lost on the road to fourth ranked Getxo (13-5) 60-52 on Sunday. It was an exceptional evening for center Asier Gonzalez (198-0) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 17 rebounds. Guard Ander Fernandez (193-94) accounted for 15 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Mohamed Niang (198-0) came up with 13 points and 9 rebounds and center Jon Manjon (205-97, college: Simpson, CA) added 10 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Santurtzi in the defeat. Newly promoted Getxo maintains fourth place in Group A-A with 13-5 record. Loser Santurtzi still keeps top position with three games lost. Getxo will meet LBC Cocinas (#5) in the next round. Santurtzi will play against Ardoi (#10) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Santurtzi: N.Mohamed 13+9reb, M.Zamora 11+4reb, J.Manjon 10+6reb+1ast, J.Martin Orellano 5+8reb+2ast, I.Artinano 4+5reb+1ast, P.Albisu 4+4reb+3ast Getxo: F.Ander 15+7reb+3ast, G.Asier 11+17reb+2ast, E.Chavarri 9+2reb+1ast, D.Val Nahuel 6+1ast, P.Alexander 6+2reb, F.Mikel 5+4reb+4ast Leioa - LBC Cocinas 56-72 Very predictable result when seventh ranked LBC Cocinas (12-6) won against on the road 14th ranked Leioa (4-16) 72-56 on Saturday. LBC Cocinas dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Leioa's 26. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Kurt James (196-95, college: Valdosta St.) who led the winners and scored 19 points and 8 rebounds. Center Lawrence Obajo (202-0) accounted for 10 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Guard Mario Alvarez (190-97) came up with 15 points and 4 assists and center Jon Diez (198-98) added 12 points respectively for Leioa in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. LBC Cocinas moved-up to fifth place in Group A-A. Leioa lost sixth consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the fifteenth position with 16 games lost. They share it with Zarautz. LBC Cocinas will meet at home higher ranked Getxo (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Leioa will play against Venta de Banos (#12) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Leioa: A.Mario 15+4reb+4ast, D.Jon 12+4reb+2ast, V.Koningsloo Inigo 8+5reb+1ast, M.Pablo 6+2reb, J.Estalayo 5+7reb+3ast, P.Inigo 3+2reb+2ast LBC Cocinas: K.James 19+8reb, R.Ismael 11+2reb+1ast, O.Lawrence 10+6reb+2ast, R.Pablo 7+4reb+1ast, J.Antonio Lopez 5+3reb+2ast, M.Duch 5+1reb Zarautz - Venta de Banos 47-52 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 14th ranked Zarautz's (4-16) home loss to thirteenth ranked Venta de Banos (6-11) 47-52 on Sunday. It was an exceptional evening for Gambian power forward Papa Njie (205-3) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds. Adrian Froufe (194-3) accounted for 15 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Point guard Markel Mendibe (174-99) came up with 10 points and 6 rebounds and center Bingen Eceiza (200-95) added 6 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Zarautz in the defeat. Zarautz's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Venta de Banos moved-up to twelfth place in Group A-A. Zarautz lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixteenth position with 16 games lost. They share it with Leioa. Venta de Banos will meet at home Leioa (#15) in the next round. Zarautz will play against Solares and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Zarautz: M.Mendibe 10+6reb+2ast, A.Guerrero 9+1ast, E.Silva 8+2reb, E.Andres 8+3reb+1ast, B.Eceiza 6+5reb+1ast, A.Imanol 5+5reb+1ast Venta de Banos: F.Adrian 15+7reb+1ast, N.Papa 12+13reb+1ast, S.Kimoto 10+5reb+2ast, D.Alejo 7+3reb+1ast, Q.Jaime 5+4reb, A.Sasha 3+3reb Baskonia B - Cantbasket 66-56 Everything went according to plan when second ranked Baskonia B (15-5) defeated at home 7th ranked Cantbasket (11-6) 66-56 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for Uruguayan-Greek forward Maximiliano Sole (195-88) who led the winners and scored 17 points and 6 rebounds. Senegalese forward Pape Sow (203-3) accounted for 15 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. American-Haitian forward Kessly Felizor (201-97, college: New Haven) came up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Pablo Martinez (185-97) added 12 points respectively for Cantbasket in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Baskonia B maintains second place in Group A-A with 15-5 record having just five point less than leader Lliria. Loser Cantbasket keeps the seventh position with six games lost. Baskonia B will meet Burgos Nissan (#6) on the road in the next round. Cantbasket will play against Easo and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Cantbasket: P.Martinez 12+1reb, K.Felizor 10+12reb+2ast, A.Reyes 8+2reb+1ast, S.Juan 6+3reb+1ast, N.Dierynck 6+1reb, J.Cotera 4+1reb Baskonia B: M.Sole 17+6reb+1ast, S.Pape 15+6reb+2ast, M.Portalez 8+4reb+3ast, P.Radojicic 7+3reb, P.Franger 6+3reb, D.Serigne 6+6reb Group A-BUniv.Valladolid - Oviedo 2 71-67The game between closely ranked teams ended with 15th ranked Oviedo 2's (4-15) road loss to fourteenth ranked Univ.Valladolid (7-11) 67-71 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for forward Alberto Garcia (196-99) who led the winners and scored 19 points and 7 rebounds. Javier Burgoa (186-99) accounted for 17 points for the winning side. Univ.Valladolid's coach Domingo Cano used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Guard Alejandro Rodriguez (188-98) came up with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and center Roberto Cubero (208-99) added 20 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Oviedo 2 in the defeat. Univ.Valladolid moved-up to eleventh place in Group A-B, which they share with Gijon Basket and Culleredo. Newly promoted Oviedo 2 keeps the fifteenth position with 15 games lost. Univ.Valladolid will meet league's leader La Antigua in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Oviedo 2 will play against La Flecha (#8) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Oviedo 2: R.Cubero 20+7reb+1ast, A.Rodriguez 19+6reb+4ast, S.Fran 10+2reb+2ast, R.Quiros 8+4reb, M.Mario 4+7reb+3ast, G.Mario 4+1reb+1ast Univ.Valladolid: A.Garcia 19+7reb+2ast, J.Burgoa 17+1ast, A.Heras 9+4reb+1ast, I.Sierra 7+8reb+1ast, A.Encinas 6+3reb, P.Ruben 4+4reb Culleredo - La Antigua 55-83 No shocking result in a game when first ranked La Antigua (19-1) crushed on the road bottom-ranked Culleredo (7-11) 83-55 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for guard Acoydan McCarthy (197-99) who led the winners and scored 24 points (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field). Center Antonio Morales (208-95, college: ENMU) accounted for 10 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side. Four La Antigua players scored in double figures. La Antigua's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Christian Anon (199-89) came up with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds and Pau Gonzalez (192-2) added 15 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Culleredo in the defeat. La Antigua have an impressive series of nineteen victories in a row. They maintain first place in Group A-B with 19-1 record. Loser Culleredo dropped to the bottom position with 11 games lost. They share it with Univ.Valladolid and Gijon Basket. La Antigua will meet at home Univ.Valladolid (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Culleredo will play against Claret in Segovia and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Culleredo: G.Pau 15+5reb+1ast, C.Anon 11+10reb+1ast, M.Cabanas 10+10reb+1ast, A.Diaz 8+7reb, A.Lucas 4+2ast, F.Vidal 4+2reb+3ast La Antigua: A.McCarthy 24+3reb+1ast, K.Harrison 11+4reb+3ast, R.Ukawuba 11+4reb+3ast, A.Morales 10+10reb, S.Alvaro 8+3reb+2ast, M.Jorge 8+2reb+1ast Marin - Claret 100-54 Very expected game when bottom-ranked Claret (0-20) was smashed on the road by seventh ranked Marin (9-9) 100-54 on Saturday. Marin dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Claret's 36 and had 17 for 24 from the free-throw line, while Claret only scored 0 point from the stripe. They outrebounded Claret 58-23 including a 43-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Dramel Hogan (194, college: Rochester, MI) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 39 points (!!!) and 16 rebounds. Power forward Santiago Lorenzo (203-88) accounted for 9 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Guard Javier Lazaro (181-0) came up with 10 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Pablo Lopez (172-1) added 10 points and 4 steals respectively for Claret in the defeat. Newly promoted Marin maintains seventh place in Group A-B with 9-9 record. Claret at the other side, also newcomer in the league, still closes the standings with 20 games lost. Marin will meet league's second-placed Agustinos in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Claret will play against Culleredo (#13) and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Claret: U.Jorge 12+1reb, L.Javier 10+8reb+1ast, L.Pablo 10+3reb+3ast, V.Raul 8+1reb+2ast, C.Kevin 6+3reb, A.Jaime 4+2reb+1ast Marin: D.Hogan 39+16reb+3ast, A.Filgueira 13+8reb+1ast, J.Aramburu 12+5reb+1ast, J.Castro 11+7reb+3ast, C.Pablo 9+4reb, S.Lorenzo 9+12reb+4ast Betanzos - Agustinos 64-73 Very predictable result when second ranked Agustinos (15-3) won against on the road 8th ranked Betanzos (8-11) 73-64 on Sunday. Agustinos made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for forward Miguel Dominguez (197-95) who led the winners and scored 17 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Jaime Llamas (197-99, agency: Promo Sport ID) accounted for 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Center Marcos Rozas (202-83) came up with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Jorge Abelleira (180-97) added 18 points respectively for Betanzos in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Agustinos have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. Newly promoted Agustinos maintains second place in Group A-B with 15-3 record having just three point less than leader Lliria. Loser Betanzos keeps the eighth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Avila and La Flecha. Agustinos will meet at home Marin (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Betanzos will play against Gijon Basket and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Betanzos: J.Abelleira 18+2reb+1ast, M.Rozas 11+11reb+4ast, O.Ledezma 9+7reb, S.Lautaro 8+3reb+4ast, G.Pereiro 7+6reb+1ast, S.Pablo 5+1reb+2ast Agustinos: M.Dominguez 17+7reb+1ast, S.Martinez 14+8reb+1ast, L.Jaime 12+8reb+4ast, R.Fernandez 9+3reb+2ast, E.Florez 8+8reb, A.David 5+3reb+1ast Leon - Gijon Basket 97-70 Not a big story in a game when 11th ranked Gijon Basket (7-11) was outscored on the road by sixth ranked Leon (12-6) 97-70 on Sunday. Leon dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Gijon Basket's 38. Leon forced 20 Gijon Basket turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for guard Alan Morchon (188-99) who led the winners and scored 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Argentinian swingman Federico Copes (199-2) accounted for 15 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side. Four Leon players scored in double figures. Greek center Giorgos Tsimidis (206-98) came up with 22 points and 5 rebounds and swingman Carlos Suarez (186-99) added 14 points respectively for Gijon Basket 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. Leon moved-up to fifth place in Group A-B. Loser Gijon Basket keeps the eleventh position with 11 games lost. They share it with Univ.Valladolid and Culleredo. Leon will meet Ourense (#14) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Gijon Basket will play against Betanzos and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Gijon Basket: G.Tsimidis 22+5reb, C.Suarez 14+3reb+1ast, D.Sanchez 12+3reb+1ast, A.Aleman 9+1reb+1ast, T.Jose Ramon 5+1ast, F.Fernandez 4+3reb+4ast Leon: A.Morchon 24+5reb+4ast, L.Rodrigo 15+7reb+3ast, C.Federico 15+8reb+6ast, G.Oscar 10+3reb+1ast, D.Marinovic 9+7reb+3ast, V.Perez 8+4reb Porrino - Ourense 83-75 Everything went according to plan when third ranked Porrino (14-5) defeated at home 12th ranked Ourense (7-12) 83-75 on Saturday. Porrino made 20-of-26 free shots (76.9 percent) during the game. They also forced 24 Ourense turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Iker Besada (180-95) who led the winners and scored 15 points, 6 assists and 6 steals. Power forward Javier Dominguez (199-94) accounted for 16 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Four Porrino players scored in double figures. Ivorian guard Lionel Kouadio (191-1) came up with 24 points and 8 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and guard Josep Cera (187-3) added 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Ourense in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Porrino maintains third place in Group A-B with 14-5 record having just three point less than leader Lliria. Ourense lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the fourteenth position with 12 games lost. Porrino will meet Avila (#10) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Ourense will play against Leon (#5) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Ourense: K.Lionel 24+8reb+3ast, C.Josep 16+5reb+4ast, T.Chapero 15+3reb+1ast, S.Ousman 7+4reb+2ast, P.Rodriguez 5+1ast, D.Guerra 4+7reb+3ast Porrino: J.Dominguez 16+5reb+2ast, L.Vaquero 16+2reb+1ast, B.Iker 15+4reb+6ast, V.Manuel 14+2reb, M.Joel 8+7reb+1ast, G.Inigo 5+2reb Chantada - Avila 60-56 There was no surprise when 10th ranked Avila (8-11) lost on the road to sixth ranked Chantada (12-7) 60-56 on Saturday. However just four-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. It was an exceptional evening for forward Ruben Rey (198-93) who led the winners and scored 20 points. Forward Cristian Iglesias (200-94) accounted for 13 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Montenegrin power forward Milo Vukcevic (200-96) came up with 18 points and 9 rebounds and forward Guillermo Rodriguez (198-98, college: Dakota Bottin.) added 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Avila in the defeat. Avila's coach Carlos Gomez rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Chantada maintains sixth place in Group A-B with 12-7 record. Loser Avila dropped to the eighth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Betanzos and La Flecha. Chantada will meet higher ranked Obradoiro S. (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Avila will play against Porrino (#3) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Avila: M.Vukcevic 18+9reb+1ast, E.Herrera 17, G.Rodriguez 13+7reb+4ast, A.Izquierdo 3+4reb+3ast, C.Jonah 2+2reb, D.N'Diaye 2+6reb Chantada: R.Rey 20+4reb+2ast, C.Iglesias 13+7reb+1ast, R.Marques 10+6reb+1ast, A.Corral 8+3reb+3ast, A.Guzman 5+3reb+1ast, R.Pernas 2 La Flecha - Obradoiro S. 78-89 No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Obradoiro S. (13-6) beat 8th ranked La Flecha (8-11) in Arroyo Encomienda 89-78 on Saturday. Obradoiro S. forced 20 La Flecha turnovers and outrebounded them 42-31 including 16 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. It was an exceptional evening for Sergi Huguet (194-2) who led the winners and scored 22 points. Forward Guillermo Gonzalez (196-2) accounted for 16 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Guard Millan Lopez (185-94) came up with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists and guard Eduardo Castano (186-0) added 13 points and 6 assists respectively for La Flecha in the defeat. Four La Flecha players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Obradoiro S. maintains fourth place in Group A-B with 13-6 record. Loser La Flecha keeps the eighth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Avila and Betanzos. Obradoiro S. will meet at home Chantada (#6) in the next round. La Flecha will play against Oviedo 2 and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: La Flecha: M.Lopez 16+7reb+8ast, M.Pablo 14+6reb, E.Castano 13+4reb+6ast, P.Cendon 10+5reb+3ast, F.David 9+2reb+2ast, P.Angel 8+2reb Obradoiro S.: H.Sergi 22+2reb+3ast, G.Guillermo 16+6reb+3ast, M.Lopez 13+9reb+2ast, Y.Artem 8+4reb+2ast, S.Miguel 8+1reb+4ast, P.Vazquez Santiago 6+5reb+2ast Group BSocuellamos - Estudiantes B 78-73Very expected game when 16th ranked Estudiantes B (4-11) lost on the road to ninth ranked Socuellamos (9-9) 78-73 on Saturday. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. It was an exceptional evening for Canadian point guard Adrian Armstrong (183, college: Concordia) who led the winners and scored 20 points. Georgian center Shota Gelazonia (205-94) accounted for 14 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) for the winning side. Socuellamos' coach Gabriel Martinez used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Swingman Hector Figueroa (194-1) came up with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and power forward Pablo Orenga (205-3) added 15 points respectively for Estudiantes B in the defeat. Socuellamos have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place in Group B. Loser Estudiantes B keeps the sixteenth position with 11 games lost. Socuellamos will meet higher ranked Rivas (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Estudiantes B's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Madrid to the arena Real Madrid 2. Top scorers: Estudiantes B: F.Hector 15+6reb+4ast, O.Pablo 15+4reb+2ast, T.Santiago 12+3reb, D.Michael 8+4reb+2ast, M.Carene 8+2reb, M.Alejandro 6 Socuellamos: A.Armstrong 20+4reb+2ast, S.Gelazonia 14+3reb+2ast, H.Juan Antonio 11, G.Antonio 7+1reb+2ast, M.Melero 7+6reb, J.Hickman 6+9reb+4ast Guadalajara - Real Madrid 2 72-89 Very predictable result when second ranked Real Madrid 2 (13-4) won against on the road 8th ranked Guadalajara (8-8) 89-72 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for forward Papa Bartolome (208-4) who led the winners and scored 16 points and 7 rebounds. Forward Ab Sediq Garuba (190-4) accounted for 17 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Four Real Madrid 2 players scored in double figures. Victor Alonso (-1) came up with 18 points (made all of his eight free throws) and Venezuelan power forward Luis Valera (202-88, college: UTRGV) added 12 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Guadalajara in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Real Madrid 2 maintains second place in Group B with 13-4 record behind leader Lliria. Loser Guadalajara keeps the eighth position with eight games lost. Real Madrid 2's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Madrid Estudiantes B. Top scorers: Guadalajara: A.Victor 18+4reb+2ast, L.Valera 12+8reb+2ast, E.Gomez 10+3reb, J.Thornblom 9+2reb+1ast, G.Gonzalez 7+3reb+1ast, M.Gerard 6+9reb+1ast Real Madrid 2: K.Urban 19+1ast, G.Ab Sediq 17+5reb+2ast, B.Papa 16+7reb+1ast, C.Nikolas 12+4reb, D.Abel 7+1ast, V.Jan 7+2reb La Matanza - Pozuelo 56-63 Not a big story in a game when 8th ranked La Matanza (8-9) lost to first ranked Pozuelo (17-4) in Las Palmas 56-63 on Saturday. Pozuelo outrebounded La Matanza 51-30 including a 43-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for center Pablo Rodrigo (204-86) who led the winners and scored 6 points and 14 rebounds. Guard Alberto Arias (188-89) accounted for 15 points for the winning side. Swingman Imobach Gonzalez (193-93) came up with 24 points and 7 rebounds and forward Romen Hernandez (200-91) added 11 points respectively for La Matanza in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Pozuelo have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place in Group B with 17-4 record. Loser La Matanza dropped to the ninth position with nine games lost. Pozuelo will meet at home Torta del Casar (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. La Matanza will play against Tenerife Naut. in Santa Cruz and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: La Matanza: I.Gonzalez 24+7reb+1ast, R.Hernandez 11+2reb, G.Alvaro 8+4reb, D.Pablo 7+1reb, I.Pomares 2+5reb+1ast, G.Zebensui 2+4reb Pozuelo: A.Arias 15+4reb+2ast, G.Jose Luis 8+7reb, M.Estebanez 8+2reb, C.Gil 7+6reb+2ast, M.Gustavo 6+4reb, P.Rodrigo 6+14reb+2ast Fuenlabrada 2 - Tenerife Naut. 96-65 There was a surprise result when thirteenth ranked Fuenlabrada 2 (7-10) outplayed higher ranked Tenerife Naut. (9-10) in Madrid 96-65 on Saturday. Fuenlabrada 2 forced 24 Tenerife Naut. turnovers and outrebounded them 46-32 including 31 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for Argentinian center Juan Fernandez (209-2) who led the winners and scored 20 points and 7 rebounds. Point guard Luis Melian (177-0, college: Labette CC) accounted for 9 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals for the winning side. Fuenlabrada 2's coach Jose Luis Pichel felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Alex Navas (199-0) came up with 18 points and point guard Alberto Hernandez (183-99) added 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Tenerife Naut. in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Fuenlabrada 2 moved-up to twelfth place in Group B. Loser Tenerife Naut. dropped to the seventh position with ten games lost. Fuenlabrada 2 will meet higher ranked Alcala (#3) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Tenerife Naut. will play against La Matanza (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Tenerife Naut.: A.Navas 18+4reb, E.Polanco 12+3reb, H.Alberto 11+5reb+4ast, J.Joel 10+5reb+1ast, M.Javier 6+2reb+1ast, A.David 4+4reb Fuenlabrada 2: R.Pablo 23+2reb+1ast, F.Juan 20+7reb+1ast, B.Bassala 13+9reb, R.Macoha 12+6reb+2ast, J.Viejo 11+2reb+1ast, L.Melian 9+9reb+9ast Zentro Basket 2 - Alcala 79-75 There was an upset when 3rd placed Alcala (12-7) lost to twelfth ranked Zentro Basket 2 (8-10) in Madrid 75-79 on Sunday. It was an exceptional evening for center Adrian Sanchez (204-1) who led the winners and scored 9 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. David Ramirez accounted for 15 points for the winning side. Power forward Alvaro Biersack (198-95) came up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds and Pablo Lopez (194-97) added 16 points respectively for Alcala in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Zentro Basket 2 moved-up to tenth place in Group B. Loser Alcala keeps the third position with seven games lost. Zentro Basket 2 will meet higher ranked Alcobendas (#5) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Alcala will play against Fuenlabrada 2 and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Alcala: B.Alvaro 21+13reb+1ast, L.Pablo 16+4reb+3ast, N.Cristobal 12+1ast, C.Garcia 7+3reb+5ast, O.Mendez 6+1reb+3ast, G.Nacho 6+3reb Zentro Basket 2: R.David 15+4reb+1ast, S.Lucas 15+1reb, A.Jaime 13+5ast, S.Adrian 9+8reb+4ast, H.Ondrej 8+5reb+1ast, V.Li Lin 5+1reb Majadahonda - Alcobendas 50-66 No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Alcobendas (11-8) beat on the road 15th ranked Majadahonda (5-12) 66-50 on Tuesday. It was an exceptional evening for forward Alberto de la Torre (201-94) who led the winners and scored 25 points. Jorge Tejera (200-92) accounted for 6 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Raul Perez (194-92) came up with 11 points and 7 rebounds and guard Jose Maria Fernandez (191-99) added 8 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Majadahonda in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Alcobendas have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain fifth place in Group B with 11-8 record. Majadahonda lost fifth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the fifteenth position with 12 games lost. Alcobendas will meet at home Zentro Basket 2 (#10) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Majadahonda will play against Quintanar (#13) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Majadahonda: R.Perez 11+7reb+1ast, J.Maria Fernandez 8+6reb, Z.Juan David 7+2reb+1ast, J.Gummerus 6+3reb+1ast, A.Herreros 5+1reb+1ast, G.Diego 4+3reb+2ast Alcobendas: A.de la Torre 25+3reb+1ast, C.Guillermo 8+1reb+1ast, A.Fortes 8+4reb, J.Tejera 6+7reb, I.Ibanez 5+4reb+1ast, F.Javier Diaz 4 Rivas - Quintanar 87-54 Very expected game when 13th ranked Quintanar (7-12) was smashed on the road by fourth ranked Rivas (11-7) 87-54 on Saturday. Rivas made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for Juan Jose Jimenez (184-1) who led the winners and scored 21 points (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Point guard Alvaro Frutos (188-87) accounted for 13 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Rivas' coach Juanjo Simon felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. French forward Hugo Cluysen (203-98, college: NAIT) came up with 22 points and Senegalese center Alioune Senghor (200-96) added 10 points respectively for Quintanar in the defeat. Rivas maintains fourth place in Group B with 11-7 record. Quintanar lost fifth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 12 games lost. Rivas will meet at home Socuellamos (#6) in the next round. Quintanar will play against Majadahonda (#15) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Quintanar: H.Cluysen 22+4reb+2ast, A.Senghor 10+4reb+1ast, D.Melifonwu 8+6reb, A.Gomez 7+5reb+1ast, J.Valero 3+1reb, J.Del Pino 2+2ast Rivas: J.Juan Jose 21+3reb+2ast, A.Frutos 13+9reb+2ast, J.Sargent 11+3reb+3ast, A.Gomez 8+2reb+1ast, P.Jaime 6+1reb, N.Jesus 6+1ast Real Madrid 2 - Zentro Basket 2 82-91 There was a surprise result when twelfth ranked Zentro Basket 2 (8-10) won against on the road much higher ranked Real Madrid 2 (13-4) 91-82 on Wednesday. Zentro Basket 2 forced 20 Real Madrid 2 turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for center Adrian Sanchez (204-1) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Lucas Schiebelhut (195-2) accounted for 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Mali center Amadou Doumbia (208-5) came up with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds and forward Papa Bartolome (208-4) added 15 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Real Madrid 2 in the defeat. Five Zentro Basket 2 and four Real Madrid 2 players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Zentro Basket 2 moved-up to tenth place in Group B. Loser Real Madrid 2 keeps the second position with four games lost. Zentro Basket 2 will meet higher ranked Alcobendas (#5) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Real Madrid 2's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Madrid Estudiantes B. Top scorers: Real Madrid 2: K.Urban 15+5reb+4ast, B.Papa 15+9reb+1ast, D.Amadou 14+13reb, V.Henri 10+5reb+1ast, G.Hugo 9+3reb+2ast, G.Ab Sediq 8+3reb+2ast Zentro Basket 2: G.Gloire 20+4reb, S.Lucas 16+7reb+2ast, B.Ken 15+7reb+1ast, S.Adrian 14+10reb+2ast, A.Jaime 10+3reb+7ast, V.Juan 9+2reb+1ast Group C-1Salou - Castelldefels 76-64We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 3rd placed Castelldefels (9-4) lost on the road to fourth ranked Salou (10-4) 76-64 on Sunday. It was a key game for the second position in Group C-1. Salou made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for power forward Artur Alaminos (202-91) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds. Naturalized Equatorial Guinean power forward Oscar Ngomo (201-90) accounted for 13 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side. Four Salou players scored in double figures. Marc Manes (196-86) came up with 21 points and guard Santiago Serrataco (187-90) added 9 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Castelldefels in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Salou have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They moved-up to second place in Group C-1, which they share with Olivar. Loser Castelldefels dropped to the fourth position with four games lost. Salou will meet Pinta Castell (#8) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Castelldefels will play against Roser (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Castelldefels: M.Manes 21+3reb, M.Pol 10+3reb+1ast, S.Serrataco 9+7reb+1ast, E.Manes 8+4reb+1ast, R.Puerta 7+3reb, M.Bernadi 4+7reb+2ast Salou: A.Alaminos 19+10reb+2ast, O.Ngomo 13+8reb, C.Barksdale 12+1reb, B.Gonzalo 10+5reb+4ast, M.Sisco 8+4reb, A.Adria 5+3reb+2ast Barbera - Roser 81-60 There was a surprise result when twelfth ranked Barbera (3-10) outplayed higher ranked Roser (7-8) in Barcelona 81-60 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Bernat Alvarez (176-95) who led the winners and scored 25 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 steals. Center Hernan Olaguibe (203-86) accounted for 12 points and 13 rebounds for the winning side. Center Antonio Carrasco (200-92) came up with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds and guard Raul Verano (187-99) added 15 points respectively for Roser 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. Barbera moved-up to eleventh place in Group C-1. Roser lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with eight games lost. Barbera's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Barcelona to the arena SESE. Top scorers: Roser: A.Carrasco 16+10reb+1ast, R.Verano 15+2reb+2ast, J.Palou 6+1reb+1ast, J.Gavalda 5+1reb, D.Roure 5+3reb+1ast, D.Haro 4+1reb+1ast Barbera: B.Alvarez 25+6reb+7ast, D.Paez 19+3reb+1ast, H.Olaguibe 12+13reb+1ast, I.Maki 9, A.Marc 8+4reb, S.Miquel 4+2reb+1ast Valls - SESE 71-76 There was an upset when higher ranked Valls (9-5) lost at home to ninth ranked SESE (6-8) 76-71 on Sunday. It was an exceptional evening for forward Adria Codinachs (198-1) who led the winners and scored 19 points and 7 rebounds. Xavier Guirao accounted for 12 points and 5 assists for the winning side. Forward David Loras (204-2) came up with 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and Adria Trouve (-0) added 14 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Valls in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Valls' coach Oriol Pozo rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. SESE moved-up to seventh place in Group C-1, which they share with Pinta Castell. Loser Valls keeps the fifth position with five games lost. SESE's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Barcelona Barbera. Top scorers: Valls: T.Adria 14+6reb, D.Sergi 12+5reb+2ast, O.Besora 11+4reb+1ast, L.David 10+8reb+4ast, M.Vinicius 8+6reb+2ast, J.Medina 5+1reb+1ast SESE: C.Adria 19+7reb, G.Xavier 12+3reb+5ast, J.Sole 12+3reb, C.Marc 10+1reb+1ast, R.Antonio 6+5reb+2ast, A.Montalvo 6+5reb UE Horta - Tarragona 52-72 No shocking result in a game when first ranked Tarragona (12-3) crushed 12th ranked UE Horta (3-12) in Barcelona 72-52 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for Marc Buscail (-3) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds. American Orion Outerbridge (206-88, college: URI, agency: BIG) accounted for 10 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Quim Sanchez (-0) came up with 12 points and 8 rebounds and Alfons Pilan (-99) added 15 points respectively for UE Horta in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tarragona have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place in Group C-1 with 12-3 record. Newly promoted UE Horta keeps the twelfth position with 12 games lost. Tarragona will meet at home Valls (#5) in the next round. UE Horta will play against Olivar (#3) in Zaragoza and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: UE Horta: A.Pilan 15+3reb+1ast, S.Quim 12+8reb+1ast, P.Ferragut 8+1ast, G.Rafa 6+6reb, R.Gerard 4+4reb+2ast, T.Guillem 4+2reb Tarragona: M.Kristian 12+5reb+1ast, B.Marc 11+11reb, O.Outerbridge 10+6reb+2ast, H.Yoeri 8+1ast, J.Juan Miguel 8+6reb, N.Ousmane 6+2reb+1ast Martinenc - Olivar 71-78 Rather expected game when 7th ranked Martinenc (6-9) lost to fourth ranked Olivar (10-4) in Barcelona 71-78 on Saturday. Olivar had a 28-15 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for Danish forward Gustav Knudsen (204-3) who led the winners and scored 17 points and 6 rebounds. Serbian forward Pavle Stosic (204-4) accounted for 11 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Olivar's coach Jorge Serna used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Angel Garcia (188-88) came up with 14 points and forward Pablo Fontanet (198-99) added 10 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Martinenc in the defeat. Five Olivar and four Martinenc players scored in double figures. Olivar moved-up to second place in Group C-1, which they share with Salou. Loser Martinenc dropped to the ninth position with nine games lost. Olivar will meet at home UE Horta (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Martinenc will play against Sant Cugat and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Martinenc: G.Angel 14+2reb+1ast, S.Aboubakar 11+2reb+3ast, P.Fontanet 10+7reb, M.Magdaleno 10+3reb+1ast, R.Pol 8+2reb+4ast, B.Pascual 8+1reb+2ast Olivar: K.Gustav 17+6reb+3ast, S.Pavle 11+7reb, M.Aday 11+4reb, M.Alejandro 11+1reb+4ast, L.Lucas 10+4reb, F.Miguel 5+1reb+1ast Pinta Castell - Sant Cugat 67-56 The game between closely ranked teams ended with ninth ranked Pinta Castell's (6-8) home victory over 10th ranked Sant Cugat (4-10) in Es Castell 67-56 on Sunday. It was an exceptional evening for center Jan Orfila (207-86) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds. Forward Gabriel Torres (198-89) accounted for 12 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side. Josep Crespo came up with 16 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Pau Truno (178-98) added 6 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for Sant Cugat in the defeat. Sant Cugat's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Pinta Castell moved-up to seventh place in Group C-1, which they share with SESE. Sant Cugat lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with ten games lost. Pinta Castell will meet at home league's second-placed Salou in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Sant Cugat will play against Martinenc (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Sant Cugat: C.Josep 16+6reb+1ast, F.Lopez 9+3reb, B.Daniel 7+3reb+3ast, P.Truno 6+6reb+6ast, G.Sola 4+2reb, C.Eduard 4 Pinta Castell: J.Orfila 16+11reb, S.Llufriu 12+1reb, G.Torres 12+8reb+3ast, A.Oriol 9+2reb+2ast, B.Eloi 8+4reb, D.Facundo 8+6reb+4ast Group C-2Llucmajor - Mataro Parc 76-62There was a minor upset when 5th ranked Mataro Parc (6-8) lost on the road to seventh ranked Llucmajor (6-7) 76-62 on Saturday. Llucmajor looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Andreu Adrover (184-95) who led the winners and scored 19 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Power forward Jose Maria Morales (204-89) accounted for 14 points and 15 rebounds for the winning side. Four Llucmajor players scored in double figures. Center Ferran Llorens (199-2) came up with 10 points and 8 rebounds and guard Miki Fons (185-98) added 12 points respectively for Mataro Parc in the defeat. Mataro Parc's coach rotated twelve players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Llucmajor moved-up to fifth place in Group C-2, which they share with Joventut 2. Loser Mataro Parc dropped to the seventh position with eight games lost. Llucmajor will meet Martorell (#10) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Mataro Parc will play against the league's second-placed Alfinden in Zaragoza and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Mataro Parc: M.Fons 12+2reb+2ast, E.Nogales 11+4reb+1ast, L.Ferran 10+8reb+1ast, M.Cheda 8+5reb, A.Reyes 6+6reb+2ast, M.Hermoso 6+6reb Llucmajor: A.Adrover 19+8reb+9ast, J.Maria Morales 14+15reb+1ast, L.Sanchez 12+2reb+2ast, M.Llobera 10+3reb+2ast, J.Reda 8+2reb, J.Clar 5+4reb+4ast Joventut 2 - Alfinden 57-54 There was a surprise result when seventh ranked Joventut 2 (6-7) edged much higher ranked Alfinden (11-4) in Badalona 57-54 on Sunday. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Joventut 2 made 11 blocks. It was an exceptional evening for forward Gerard Bosch (197-4) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds. Tita Aristode accounted for 10 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side. Power forward Chechu Malo (203-96) came up with 11 points and 9 rebounds and Senegalese center Mamadou Diagne (208-98) added 10 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Alfinden in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Joventut 2 moved-up to fifth place in Group C-2, which they share with Llucmajor. Loser Alfinden keeps the second position with four games lost. Joventut 2 will meet Badalones (#11) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Alfinden will play against Mataro Parc (#7) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Alfinden: C.Malo 11+9reb, M.Diagne 10+7reb+1ast, G.Diego 9+7reb+1ast, V.Alejandro 7+3ast, C.Nasarre 7+5reb, P.Alejandro 4+1reb+1ast Joventut 2: M.Conrad 10+3reb+2ast, A.Tita 10+8reb, B.Gerard 10+12reb+1ast, O.Thiam 9+5reb, M.Iker 8+6reb+1ast, d.Oliveira Ruben 8+8reb Igualada - Badalones 81-65 There was no surprise when 10th ranked Badalones (4-9) lost on the road to fourth ranked Igualada (9-4) 81-65 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for Carles Fons (189-91) who led the winners and scored 12 points and 9 rebounds. Center Eduard Tejero (196-92) accounted for 16 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Four Igualada players scored in double figures. Forward Nacho Marin (200-93) came up with 12 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Nestor Lasuncion (183-96) added 13 points and 5 assists respectively for Badalones in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Igualada maintains fourth place in Group C-2 with 9-4 record. Badalones lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eleventh position with nine games lost. Igualada will meet Alpicat (#12) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Badalones will play against Joventut 2 and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Badalones: N.Lasuncion 13+5ast, N.Marin 12+5reb+1ast, B.Pol 8+3reb, D.Carbonell 7+2reb+2ast, M.Samppa 6, A.Gueye 4+6reb+1ast Igualada: N.Baques 17+3reb+2ast, J.Torres 17+4reb+1ast, E.Tejero 16+6reb+1ast, C.Fons 12+9reb+2ast, F.Salvador 6+2reb+1ast, R.Perez 4 Maristes - Alpicat 67-63 No shocking result in a game when tenth ranked Maristes (5-9) beat 12th ranked Alpicat (2-11) in Badalona 67-63 on Sunday. Maristes dominated down low during the game scoring 42 of its points in the paint compared to Alpicat's 18. It was an exceptional evening for forward Marc Canillas (194-98) who led the winners and scored 24 points. Guard Joaquim Franch (187-93) accounted for 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the winning side. Guard Albert Vallverdu (189-95) came up with 17 points and guard Edgar Solsona (190-90) added 13 points respectively for Alpicat in the defeat. Four Alpicat players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Maristes moved-up to eighth place in Group C-2, which they share with Martorell and Almozara. Alpicat lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with 11 games lost. Maristes will meet Almozara (#9) on the road in the next round. Alpicat will play against Igualada and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Alpicat: A.Vallverdu 17+3reb+2ast, M.Rubin De Celis 13+2reb+1ast, E.Solsona 13+4reb+2ast, R.De Celis Alex 10+3reb+2ast, G.Carlos 6+8reb+2ast, R.Adria 2+3reb Maristes: C.Marc 24+1reb+2ast, V.Pol 12+5reb+2ast, J.Franch 11+6reb+4ast, A.Rivas 6+7reb+6ast, G.Alejandro 4+1reb, J.Signes Beltri 4+1reb Esparreguera - Almozara 90-61 Very expected game when 8th ranked Almozara (5-9) was smashed on the road by third ranked Esparreguera (10-4) 90-61 on Saturday. Esparreguera forced 24 Almozara turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for forward Dani Fontanals (197-93) who led the winners and scored 21 points and 5 steals. Forward Sergi Pino (199-87, agency: Interperformances) accounted for 18 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Forward Hugo Cano (195-93) came up with 15 points and Ignacio Soriano (185-97) added 9 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Almozara 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. Esparreguera maintains third place in Group C-2 with 10-4 record having six points less than leader Lliria. Loser Almozara keeps the eighth position with nine games lost. They share it with Martorell and Maristes. Esparreguera will meet league's leader L'Hospitalet on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Almozara will play against Maristes (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Almozara: C.Hugo 15+4reb, N.Jose Tomas 10+5reb+1ast, S.Ignacio 9+6reb+2ast, C.Francisco 9+5reb+2ast, N.Jorge 6+5reb, I.Eduardo 6+3reb Esparreguera: D.Fontanals 21+4reb, S.Pino 18+5reb+2ast, A.Barquets 16+4reb+2ast, R.Francesc 9+3reb+1ast, G.Exposito 8+3reb+2ast, R.Marc 8+4reb+1ast Martorell - L'Hospitalet 74-78 Very predictable result when first ranked L'Hospitalet (13-2) won against on the road 8th ranked Martorell (5-9) 78-74 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for swingman Albert Real (189-97) who led the winners and scored 25 points and 5 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Chadian center Placide Nakidjim (205-94) accounted for 15 points and 10 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) for the winning side. Point guard Albert Valle (181-92) came up with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Ivan Llull (185-92) added 19 points respectively for Martorell in the defeat. Martorell's coach Jordi Pi rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. L'Hospitalet have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place in Group C-2 with 13-2 record. Loser Martorell keeps the eighth position with nine games lost. They share it with Maristes and Almozara. L'Hospitalet will meet at home Esparreguera (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Martorell will play against Llucmajor (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Martorell: I.Llull 19+4reb, A.Valle 19+6reb+4ast, B.Xavier 13+2reb+1ast, D.Eloy 8+4reb, M.Lluis 5+2reb, S.Esteves-Garcia 4+4reb+1ast L'Hospitalet: A.Real 25+5reb+2ast, P.Nakidjim 15+10reb, E.San Epifanio 10+4reb+1ast, A.Homs 9+8reb, G.Boubacar 6+1reb+1ast, T.Arnau 6+3reb+2ast Group C-3Santfeliuenc - Quart 84-79The game between closely ranked teams ended with 9th ranked Quart's (4-8) road loss to eighth ranked Santfeliuenc (6-9) in Sant Feliu 79-84 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for Senegalese center Mouhamadou Diop (210-87) who led the winners and scored 18 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Guard Saikou Diallo (187-98) accounted for 16 points for the winning side. Point guard Xavier Costa (192-84) came up with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Jordi Bataller (193-86) added 21 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Quart in the defeat. Five Santfeliuenc and four Quart players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Santfeliuenc moved-up to seventh place in Group C-3, which they share with Azulejos. Loser Quart keeps the ninth position with eight games lost. Santfeliuenc will meet league's second-placed Sol Girones in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Quart will play against Palma AE (#11) in S'Arenal and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Quart: J.Bataller 21+5reb+1ast, X.Costa 19+6reb+5ast, S.Ebraim 10+2reb, P.Vila 10+5reb+2ast, M.Martorell 6, C.Marc 3+3reb+1ast Santfeliuenc: M.Diop 18+3reb, S.Diallo 16+1reb+2ast, M.David 12+4reb+2ast, D.Jimenez 12+4reb+3ast, N.Barnaba 10+4reb, S.Goodman 9+2reb Barca 2 - Palma AE 99-42 Everything went according to plan when leader Barca 2 (14-0) outplayed 11th ranked Palma AE (2-12) in Barcelona 99-42 on Sunday. Barca 2 held Palma AE to an opponent 23.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 54.3 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Palma AE 52-31 including a 43-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Barca 2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Palma AE's players. It was an exceptional evening for Uruguayan guard Agustin Ubal (197-3, agency: Pro Sports) who led the winners and scored 20 points and 7 rebounds. North Macedonian center Teodor Simic (210-4) accounted for 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Four Barca 2 players scored in double figures. Barca 2's coach Roger Grimau felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Pablo Estebala (184-97) came up with 16 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Miquel Santandreu (184-2) added 7 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Palma AE in the defeat. Barca 2 have an impressive series of fourteen victories in a row. They maintain first place in Group C-3 with 14-0 record. Loser Palma AE keeps the eleventh position with 12 games lost. Barca 2 will meet Artes (#10) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Palma AE will play against Quart and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Palma AE: E.Pablo 16+5reb+2ast, S.Miquel 7+7reb+2ast, A.Marc 6+2reb+2ast, X.Gari 5+3reb+1ast, D.Moustapha 3+2reb, U.Miquel 3 Barca 2: U.Agustin 20+7reb+2ast, S.Teodor 14+8reb+4ast, B.Gael 14+6reb+3ast, C.Michael 12+11reb+2ast, B.Marc 9+3reb+3ast, O.Inaki 8+6reb+3ast Azulejos - Artes 74-34 There was no surprise when 10th ranked Artes (2-11) was outleveled by eighth ranked Azulejos (6-9) in Zaragoza 74-34 on Saturday. Azulejos held Artes to an opponent 21.8 percent shooting from the field compared to 41.8 percent accuracy of the winners. Azulejos forced 23 Artes turnovers and outrebounded them 48-31 including 34 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for Denzel Porter who led the winners and scored 16 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Center Francisco Monforte (204-95) accounted for 8 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side. Eduard Nogues (-3) came up with 18 points and Jonathan Lozano (-3) added 4 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Artes 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. Azulejos moved-up to seventh place in Group C-3, which they share with Santfeliuenc. Artes lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with 11 games lost. Azulejos will meet higher ranked Mataro (#5) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Artes will play against the league's leader Barca 2 (#1) having rather not much hope for a victory. Top scorers: Artes: N.Eduard 18+3reb, J.Carles 6+2reb+1ast, L.Jonathan 4+5reb+1ast, S.Jordi 3, F.Jordi 3+4reb, I.Albert 0+1reb+1ast Azulejos: P.Denzel 16+6reb, J.Serrano 9+1reb+1ast, C.Juanan 9+5reb, M.Francisco 8+12reb+1ast, P.Gracia 7+3reb+3ast, P.Wilmer 7+7reb Navas - Mataro 69-80 An interesting game was also home defeat of 6th ranked Navas in a game versus Mataro (#5) 80-69. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Oscar Heras (181-99) who led the winners and scored 16 points. Forward Jordi Juanola (196-98) accounted for 13 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Four Mataro players scored in double figures. Serigne Niang (-1) came up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds and Nil Bria (195-97) added 14 points and 12 rebounds respectively for Navas in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Mataro have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fifth place in Group C-3 with 9-4 record. Newly promoted Navas keeps the sixth position with five games lost. Mataro will meet at home Azulejos (#7) in the next round. Navas will play against Vic and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Navas: N.Serigne 23+12reb+2ast, N.Bria 14+12reb+3ast, M.Adria 12+3reb+3ast, S.Eddy 8+2reb+1ast, Y.David 5+2reb+3ast, P.Albert 5+6reb+1ast Mataro: H.Oscar 16+3reb+3ast, J.Juanola 13+6reb+1ast, I.Arino 11+2reb+5ast, P.Canovas 10+5reb+4ast, J.Sole 9+5reb+1ast, G.Marti 8+7reb+2ast Andratx - Vic 69-77 No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Vic (10-5) beat on the road 12th ranked Andratx (1-12) 77-69 on Sunday. Vic dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Andratx's 32. Vic forced 20 Andratx turnovers and outrebounded them 39-27 including a 20-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for Jordi Pujolreu (197-96) who led the winners and scored 20 points. Guard Jordi Iglesias (180-97) accounted for 20 points and 5 steals for the winning side. Swingman Francisco Gomez (198-92) came up with 15 points and point guard Pau Comas (190-91, agency: Octagon Europe) added 12 points and 4 assists respectively for Andratx in the defeat. Andratx's coach David Torrescusa rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Vic moved-up to fourth place in Group C-3. Andratx lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the twelfth position with 12 games lost. Vic will meet at home Navas (#6) in the next round. Andratx will play against Girona B (#3) and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Andratx: F.Gomez 15+4reb+2ast, M.Antonio 12+3ast, P.Comas 12+3reb+4ast, M.Diop 6+3reb, C.Alejandro 6+2reb+1ast, C.Carlos 5+3reb+1ast Vic: P.Jordi 20+4reb+1ast, J.Iglesias 20+2reb+2ast, O.Toure 10+12reb+1ast, C.Jofre 7+6reb+1ast, A.Coderch 6+3reb, C.Ignacio 6+3reb+3ast Sol Girones - Girona B 57-51 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when their biggest opponent Girona B (10-4) lost to third ranked Sol Girones (10-3) in La Bisbal 51-57 on Saturday. It was a key game for the second position in Group C-3. Sol Girones forced 21 Girona B turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for swingman Isaac Valera (191-92) who led the winners and scored 22 points. Point guard Xavier Torrent (176-90) accounted for 14 points for the winning side. Toni Espinosa (195-96) came up with 21 points and 6 rebounds and swingman Kevin Torres (-3) added 9 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Girona B in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Sol Girones have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to second place in Group C-3. Newly promoted Girona B dropped to the third position with four games lost. Sol Girones will meet at home Santfeliuenc (#8) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Girona B will play against Andratx (#12) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Girona B: T.Espinosa 21+6reb, T.Kevin 9+5reb+1ast, A.Albert 5+2reb, A.Rodriguez 4+7reb, D.Lamin 3+8reb, M.Adria 3+2reb+1ast Sol Girones: I.Valera 22+3reb+1ast, X.Torrent 14+4reb+1ast, E.Jimenez 9+4reb, M.Marc 4+6reb, O.Joan 3+2reb, X.Montalat 3+8reb Group D-AAlmeria - La Zubia 81-67The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Almeria as it allowed them to take a leadership position in Group D-A. Almeria defeated 3rd placed La Zubia at home 81-67. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of La Zubia. They outrebounded La Zubia 41-28 including 30 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of Chadian center Edmond Koyanouba (207-95) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 9 rebounds. Point guard Luis Rueda (186-96) contributed with 13 points and 5 assists for the winners. Four Almeria players scored in double figures. Forward Eloy Almazan (199-84) answered with 24 points and 7 rebounds and forward Javier Hernandez (201-93, agency: Promo Sport ID) added 13 points in the effort for La Zubia. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. La Zubia at the other side keeps the third place with four games lost. La Zubia will play next round against strong Benahavis trying to get back on the winning streak. Almeria will try to continue on its current victory against ninth ranked CAM E.Soler 2 in Melilla. Top scorers: La Zubia: E.Almazan 24+7reb+2ast, J.Hernandez 13+3reb, J.Munoz 9+2reb+1ast, P.Rui 8+5reb+1ast, D.Garcia 6+3reb+5ast, S.Javier 4+4reb+2ast Almeria: J.Reyes 18+4reb, E.Koyanouba 18+9reb+1ast, L.Rueda 13+4reb+5ast, G.Casini 12+6reb+1ast, M.Juan 9+4reb+3ast, M.Juan Miguel 9+8reb+3ast El Pinar - Novaschool 65-51 The game between closely ranked teams ended with seventh ranked El Pinar's (8-6) home victory over 8th ranked Novaschool (7-9) 65-51 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for naturalized Brazilian guard Carlinhos Cobos (193-88) who led the winners and scored 14 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Guard Luis Miguel Moreno (192-89) accounted for 15 points for the winning side. American Alex Jackson (200-84, college: UMSL) came up with 15 points and 9 rebounds and center Chema Del Rio (203-91) added 5 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks respectively for Novaschool in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. El Pinar have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to fifth place in Group D-A, which they share with Estepona. Loser Novaschool keeps the eighth position with nine games lost. El Pinar will meet Estepona (#5) on the road in the next round. Novaschool will have a break next round. Top scorers: Novaschool: A.Jackson 15+9reb+1ast, S.Ruben 12+2reb+1ast, A.Aguado 9+2reb+3ast, C.Del Rio 5+10reb+2ast, D.Oscar 4+3reb+1ast, G.Cabrita 2+3reb El Pinar: M.Luis Miguel 15+3reb+2ast, C.Cobos 14+6reb+7ast, D.Ferrer 12+6reb+1ast, J.Guerrero 8+3reb+1ast, M.Juan Javier 5+4reb, C.Ignacio 4+4reb+3ast Penarroya - Estepona 70-80 Not a big story in a game when 12th ranked Penarroya (3-13) lost at home to seventh ranked Estepona (8-6) 80-70 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for Danish center Tobias Reinholt (208-95) who led the winners and scored 14 points and 8 rebounds. Bulgarian swingman Andy Francis (196-99, college: Florida Tech) accounted for 11 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Guard Luis Rodriguez (182-94) came up with 14 points and 4 assists and swingman Jose Pepe Varo (193-93) added 10 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Penarroya in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Estepona moved-up to fifth place in Group D-A, which they share with El Pinar. Loser Penarroya keeps the twelfth position with 13 games lost. Estepona will meet at home El Pinar (#6) in the next round. Penarroya will play against the league's second-placed Unicaja-Andalucia (#2) in Malaga and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Penarroya: L.Rodriguez 14+3reb+4ast, R.Luis 11+2reb, J.Pepe Varo 10+8reb+2ast, O.Gonzalo 9+2reb, A.Artus 8+9reb+1ast, V.Diego 4+2reb Estepona: G.Raul 17+2reb, T.Reinholt 14+8reb, A.Francis 11+9reb, C.Garcia 7+3reb+3ast, A.Artiles 7+3reb+1ast, L.Furlan 6+10reb+1ast Oh!Tels ULB - Unicaja-Andalucia 77-79 Everything went according to plan when second ranked Unicaja-Andalucia (11-3) edged 5th ranked Oh!Tels ULB (8-8) in La Linea 79-77 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for center Alvaro Folgueiras (204-5) who led the winners and scored 13 points and 5 rebounds. Javier Luque (-4) accounted for 19 points for the winning side. Four Unicaja-Andalucia players scored in double figures. Gibraltar guard Thomas Yome (185-96) came up with 24 points and 5 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and forward David Espadina (201-93) added 21 points respectively for Oh!Tels ULB in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Unicaja-Andalucia have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place in Group D-A with 11-3 record having five points less than leader Lliria. Loser Oh!Tels ULB dropped to the seventh position with eight games lost. Unicaja-Andalucia will meet at home Penarroya (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Oh!Tels ULB will have a break next round. Top scorers: Oh!Tels ULB: T.Yome 24+1reb+5ast, D.Espadina 21+4reb, L.Perez 7+2reb+1ast, A.Mateos 6, C.Matoso 6+7reb+4ast, V.Chernodolia 6+3reb+4ast Unicaja-Andalucia: L.Javier 19+2ast, S.Mario 14+5reb+1ast, F.Alvaro 13+5reb+3ast, V.Ruben 11+4reb+1ast, T.Jose 6+3reb+1ast, B.Baboucar 6+1reb+3ast Group D-BTorta del Casar - Huelva Com. 68-79There was no surprise when 8th ranked Torta del Casar (6-10) lost to third ranked Huelva Com. (12-4) in Caceres 68-79 on Sunday. Huelva Com. made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Huelva Com. outrebounded Torta del Casar 43-31 including a 33-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for forward Federico Ristori (194-96) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds. Lithuanian center Deividas Mockaitis (213-96, college: Antelope Valley) accounted for 14 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Forward Juan Santos (196-2) came up with 11 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Edu Chacon (180-99) added 13 points and 4 assists respectively for Torta del Casar in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Torta del Casar's coach Iago Castro rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Huelva Com. maintains third place in Group D-B with 12-4 record having just two points less than leader Lliria. Torta del Casar lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with ten games lost. Huelva Com. will meet at home Xerez (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Torta del Casar will play against the league's leader Pozuelo (#1) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Torta del Casar: E.Chacon 13+1reb+4ast, S.Juan 11+7reb+1ast, E.Recio 11+3reb, F.Lassena 10+8reb, L.Diaz 10+3reb+1ast, V.Javier 6+4reb+4ast Huelva Com.: F.Ristori 23+12reb+3ast, G.Villamil 15+7reb+3ast, G.Alvaro 15+3reb+2ast, D.Mockaitis 14+9reb+2ast, A.Camino 8+2reb, M.Juan Jose 4+4reb Cimbis - Portuense 78-79 There was a small surprise when ninth ranked Portuense (4-10) edged on the road their close opponent Cimbis (5-11) 79-78 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for Serbian Dejan Ilincic (211-99, college: Southeastern) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 16 rebounds. Dominican point guard Erickson Sanchez (183) accounted for 22 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Pedro Ortega (200-92) came up with 14 points and 8 rebounds and Carlos Varela added 14 points respectively for Cimbis in the defeat. Five Cimbis players scored in double figures. Cimbis' coach Cristobal Garcia rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Despite that victory Portuense went down to tenth position (Group D-B) due to points difference. Newly promoted Cimbis keeps the ninth place with 11 games lost. Portuense will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Cimbis will play against Dos Hermanas (#6) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Cimbis: V.Carlos 14+4reb+1ast, P.Ortega 14+8reb+2ast, A.Canas-Balina 13+3reb+2ast, A.Exposito 11+4reb, G.Carlos 10+7reb, G.Carlos 8+3reb+1ast Portuense: D.Ilincic 27+16reb+1ast, E.Sanchez 22+5reb+3ast, A.Silva 11+2reb, N.Andres 6, C.Jose 6+7reb+2ast, J.Pepo Fernandez 3+1reb+1ast Badajoz - Dos Hermanas 71-78 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 6th ranked Badajoz (7-9) lost at home to seventh ranked Dos Hermanas (7-7) 78-71 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for forward Fernando Cotan (197-91) who led the winners and scored 14 points and 5 rebounds. Point guard Antonio Diaz (190-3) accounted for 14 points for the winning side. Dos Hermanas' coach Antonio Lopez Pena used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Markos Baknal came up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 14 rebounds and Gabriel Perez (-2) added 18 points respectively for Badajoz in the defeat. Dos Hermanas moved-up to sixth place in Group D-B. Newly promoted Badajoz dropped to the seventh position with nine games lost. Dos Hermanas will meet at home Cimbis (#9) in the next round. Badajoz will play against Real Betis 2 in Sevilla and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Badajoz: B.Markos 24+14reb+1ast, P.Gabriel 18+4reb+2ast, J.Held 11+3reb+1ast, B.Jose 8+4reb, R.Saul 6+4reb+1ast, L.Daniel 4+7reb Dos Hermanas: D.Antonio 14+2reb+1ast, F.Cotan 14+5reb+2ast, L.Ignacio 10+2reb+1ast, A.Samuel 9+3reb+2ast, N.Salvador 7+5reb, M.Garcia 7+2reb+1ast Huelva CD - Real Betis 2 64-46 Rather predictable result when first ranked Huelva CD (14-2) won against at home 5th ranked Real Betis 2 (8-8) 64-46 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for Swedish power forward David Hermes (207) who led the winners and scored 20 points and 6 rebounds. Swingman Victor Perez (195-82) accounted for 13 points for the winning side. Center Demba Sheriff (208-4) came up with 8 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks and forward Diego Eslava (192-5) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Real Betis 2 in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Huelva CD maintains first place in Group D-B with 14-2 record. Loser Real Betis 2 keeps the fifth position with eight games lost. Huelva CD will meet CBSFDO (#4) in the next round. Real Betis 2 will play against Badajoz and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Real Betis 2: E.Diego 10+5reb, S.Demba 8+9reb+1ast, B.Yalita 6+6reb, A.David 6, O.Alejandro 5+3reb+3ast, C.Jose 4+5reb+2ast Huelva CD: H.David 20+6reb, V.Perez 13+2reb+1ast, R.Postigo 8+4ast, C.Joaquin 6+6reb, R.Pablo 4+4reb+1ast, M.Eighme 4+5reb Coria - CBSFDO 63-79 Not a big story in a game when 11th ranked Coria (4-11) lost at home to fourth ranked CBSFDO (11-5) 79-63 on Saturday. CBSFDO outrebounded Coria 45-25 including a 16-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for center Diego Gallardo (198-89) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds. Center Iago Paz (201-91) accounted for 17 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winning side. Antonio Bioque (194-1) came up with 13 points and Jose Maria Robles (194-1) added 8 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Coria in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. CBSFDO maintains fourth place in Group D-B with 11-5 record. Coria lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the eleventh position with 11 games lost. CBSFDO will meet at home league's leader Huelva CD in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Coria will play against the league's second-placed Corazon (#2) in Caceres and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Coria: B.Antonio 13+4reb+1ast, M.Elian 11+2reb+1ast, C.Francisco 10+3reb, R.Jose Maria 8+5reb+2ast, V.Benjamin 8+1ast, F.Eduardo 8+4reb+2ast CBSFDO: P.Iago 17+3reb, M.Ezomo 13+4reb, D.Gallardo 10+11reb+1ast, C.Heras 9+4reb+1ast, J.Francisco 8+4reb+2ast, J.Remesal 8+9reb+2ast Xerez - Corazon 53-98 Everything went according to plan when second ranked Corazon (13-3) outplayed 12th ranked Xerez (1-14) in Jerez de la Frontera 98-53 on Sunday. Corazon dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Xerez's 36. They outrebounded Xerez 56-18 including a 25-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Corazon looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. It was an exceptional evening for Ivorian-American center Aziz Fadika (201-97, college: Quincy) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field). Greek power forward Andreas Tsoumanis (202-1) accounted for 11 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Five Corazon players scored in double figures. Naturalized Gibraltar power forward Alejandro Garcia (198-1) came up with 12 points and 5 assists and swingman Fernando Quero (190-3) added 15 points respectively for Xerez 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. Corazon have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. They maintain second place in Group D-B with 13-3 record behind leader Lliria. Xerez lost fourteenth consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with 14 games lost. Corazon will meet at home Coria (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Xerez will play against Huelva Com. and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Xerez: Q.Fernando 15+2reb+2ast, A.Garcia 12+4reb+5ast, K.Martin 9+4reb+1ast, R.Jaime 7+3reb+4ast, Q.Eduardo 5+3reb+7ast, M.Daniel 2 Corazon: A.Fadika 20+15reb+6ast, L.Mario 16+1reb+3ast, C.Belemene 14+9reb+1ast, A.Tsoumanis 11+14reb+5ast, A.Mbang 10+7reb+2ast, M.Carlos 9+2reb |
| LEB Silver Round 17: Benicarlo lose to Cornella - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Round 17 most important game was a defeat of league's leader Benicarlo (12-3). They were defeated by seventh ranked Cornella (10-7) 81-77 on Wednesday night. Cornella looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Forward Isaac Mayo (195-1, agency: Global Sports Basketball) stepped up and scored 15 points for the winners and center Eduard Arques (202-94) chipped in 13 points and 5 rebounds. American point guard Deshaun Cooper (173-91, college: NW Missouri St., agency: Duran International) responded with 18 points and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Cornella maintains seventh place in Silver with 10-7 record. Benicarlo at the other side dropped to the second position with three games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Ourense. Benicarlo will play next round against Zentro Basket trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Cornella will try to continue on its current victory against first ranked Albacete on the road. The game had a very big importance for third-ranked Albacete as it allowed them to take a leadership position in Silver. Albacete defeated leader Sant Antoni at home 76-60. It was a key game for the top position in Silver. Irish forward John Carroll (204-95, college: Hartford) nailed 18 points for the winning side and Will Moreton accounted for 12 points and 6 rebounds. Croatian swingman Matija Bilalovic (199-97, agency: Promo Sport ID) came up with 13 points and 6 rebounds for Sant Antoni in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. As mentioned above they took over a top position. Newly promoted Sant Antoni dropped to the third place with four games lost. Sant Antoni will play next round against Alginet trying to get back on the winning streak. Albacete will try to continue on its current victory against seventh ranked Cornella at home. Leading Zornotza (11-5) recorded its fifth loss in Amorebieta-Echano on Wednesday night. Hosts were defeated by fifth ranked Burgos (11-6) 72-63. The best player for the winners was Didac Cuevas who scored 23 points and 5 assists. Reggie Agbeko produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Burgos moved-up to fourth place in Silver. Loser Zornotza dropped to the third position with five games lost. Burgos will meet at home Ponferrada (#7) in the next round. Zornotza will play against Carbajosa (#14) and hope to secure a win. There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 17: In Silver Zentro Basket lost to La Roda on the opponent's court 72-80. Real Canoe outscored Gran Canaria 2 in a home game 104-70. Menorca recorded a loss to Valencia 2 on the road 90-72. Cartagena was defeated by Mollet on its own court 59-65. Moron beat Carbajosa in Moron de la Frontera 81-73. Melilla destroyed Navarra at home 89-70. Algeciras was outscored by Ourense on the opponent's court 98-55. Cantabria managed to beat Gijon in a home game 84-67. Clavijo was defeated by Marbella on the road 70-66. Ponferrada smashed Zamora on its own court 81-56. Group EastCornella - Benicarlo 81-77Round 17 most important game was a defeat of league's leader Benicarlo (12-3). They were defeated by seventh ranked Cornella (10-7) 81-77 on Wednesday night. Cornella looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Forward Isaac Mayo (195-1, agency: Global Sports Basketball) stepped up and scored 15 points for the winners and center Eduard Arques (202-94) chipped in 13 points and 5 rebounds. Four Cornella players scored in double figures. American point guard Deshaun Cooper (173-91, college: NW Missouri St., agency: Duran International) responded with 18 points and 4 assists and power forward Jon Aramburu (207-92) scored 15 points and 5 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots). Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Cornella maintains seventh place in Silver with 10-7 record. Benicarlo at the other side dropped to the second position with three games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Ourense. Benicarlo will play next round against Zentro Basket trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Cornella will try to continue on its current victory against first ranked Albacete on the road. Top scorers: Benicarlo: D.Cooper 18+1reb+4ast, J.Aramburu 15+5reb+1ast, V.Guillem 9+8reb+3ast, J.Menendez 8+4reb, J.Hernandez 8+1reb+4ast, C.Sa 7+6reb+1ast Cornella: M.Isaac 15+3reb+3ast, E.Arques 13+5reb+2ast, O.Barry 10+5reb+2ast, M.Lotts 10+2reb+1ast, Q.Sergio 6+1reb+2ast, R.Carrasco 5+2reb+3ast La Roda - Zentro Basket 80-72 Very expected game when 11th ranked Zentro Basket (4-12) was defeated on the road by seventh ranked La Roda (10-7) 80-72 on Wednesday. La Roda forced 21 Zentro Basket turnovers. Strangely Zentro Basket outrebounded La Roda 41-29 including 27 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was Bahamas forward Radshad Davis (193, college: FIU) who scored 23 points and 6 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Guard Alvaro Sanz (190-98, agency: Promo Sport ID) chipped in 20 points and 4 assists. Belgian center Vincent Gielen (208-0) produced 12 points and 5 rebounds and Senegalese center Pape Bocar Sall (211-1) added 10 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the guests. Four Zentro Basket players scored in double figures. Zentro Basket's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. La Roda moved-up to sixth place in Silver. Newly promoted Zentro Basket dropped to the twelfth position with 12 games lost. La Roda will meet Gran Canaria 2 (#11) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Zentro Basket will play against the league's second-placed Benicarlo and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Zentro Basket: V.Gielen 12+5reb+2ast, E.Persson 11+2reb+4ast, B.Sall Pape 10+9reb, I.Ballespin 10+2reb+3ast, S.Musa 8+2reb+2ast, N.Toni 8+3reb+5ast La Roda: R.Davis 23+6reb+3ast, A.Sanz 20+3reb+4ast, F.Khadim 8+2reb, Q.Salvans 8+3ast, B.Konate 7+11reb, I.Corraliza 6+2reb+3ast Real Canoe - Gran Canaria 2 104-70 Rather predictable result in Madrid where ninth ranked Real Canoe (6-9) smashed 11th ranked Gran Canaria 2 (4-12) 104-70 on Wednesday. Real Canoe dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Gran Canaria 2's 24. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was Alfonso Ortiz (190-99) who scored 29 points. Guinea-Bissau forward Sidney Correia (204-99) chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Five Real Canoe players scored in double figures. Center Ruben Lopez (203-2) produced 17 points and 7 rebounds and Turkish guard Sarper Mutaf (197-2, college: Minnesota) added 17 points respectively for the guests. Real Canoe maintains ninth place in Silver with 6-9 record. Loser Gran Canaria 2 keeps the eleventh position with 12 games lost. Real Canoe will meet higher ranked Menorca (#8) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Gran Canaria 2 will play against La Roda and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Gran Canaria 2: R.Lopez 17+7reb, S.Mutaf 17+3reb, A.Moreno 15+3reb+1ast, M.Serrano 8+4reb+6ast, P.Gerardo 7+2reb+2ast, D.Cerro Adrian 4+6reb+1ast Real Canoe: A.Ortiz 29+1ast, C.Sidney 17+10reb+2ast, G.Gabriel 14+9reb+3ast, C.Angel 13+6reb, G.Ruiz 11+3reb+5ast, M.Alvarez 9+6reb+4ast Valencia 2 - Menorca 90-72 There was a minor upset when 8th ranked Menorca (8-7) was defeated on the road by tenth ranked Valencia 2 (5-10) 90-72 on Tuesday. Valencia 2 forced 19 Menorca turnovers. The best player for the winners was guard Millan Jimenez (196-2) who had a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds. Point guard Guillem Ferrando (186-2) chipped in 16 points. Forward Pablo Gonzalez (190-1) produced 20 points and French center Thomas Smallwood (213-95, college: Chattanooga) added 13 points and 7 rebounds respectively for the guests. Four Menorca players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Newly promoted Valencia 2 maintains tenth place in Silver with 5-10 record. Loser Menorca keeps the eighth position with seven games lost. Valencia 2 will meet higher ranked Mollet (#5) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Menorca will play against Real Canoe and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Menorca: G.Pablo 20+3ast, T.Smallwood 13+7reb+1ast, L.Schilder 11+8reb+1ast, D.Alderete 11+7reb+1ast, A.Tamayo 9+6reb+2ast, I.Sorokin 4+1reb Valencia 2: J.Millan 24+10reb+3ast, F.Guillem 16+3reb+3ast, B.Alejandro 11+5reb, A.Rivas 8+3reb, G.Bressan 8+3reb+2ast, J.Hierrezuelo 6+4reb+2ast Cartagena - Mollet 59-65 There was a small surprise when sixth ranked Mollet (10-6) beat on the road 4th placed Cartagena (10-5) 65-59 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was Dominican guard Yeikson Montero (196-96, college: EMU) who scored 11 points. Power forward Javier Rodriguez (202-92) chipped in 12 points. Mollet's coach Josep Maria Marsa used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. American guard Martyce Kimbrough (185-96, college: Findlay, OH) produced 13 points and 5 rebounds and swingman Daniel Astilleros (196-95) added 10 points and 7 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Mollet moved-up to fifth place in Silver. Cartagena at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the fourth position with five games lost. Mollet will meet at home Valencia 2 (#10) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Cartagena will play against Villarrobledo (#14) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Cartagena: M.Kimbrough 13+5reb+1ast, D.Astilleros 10+7reb+1ast, S.Rodriguez 9+3reb, B.Camara 8+3reb, A.Berry 8+6reb, V.Aguilar 7+6reb+2ast Mollet: J.Rodriguez 12+3reb, Y.Montero 11+4reb+1ast, M.Sese 9+5reb+1ast, C.Marzo 6+2reb+3ast, P.Jean 5+3reb, I.Martinez 5+2reb+1ast Albacete - Sant Antoni 76-60 The game had a very big importance for third-ranked Albacete as it allowed them to take a leadership position in Silver. Albacete defeated leader Sant Antoni at home 76-60. It was a key game for the top position in Silver. Irish forward John Carroll (204-95, college: Hartford) nailed 18 points for the winning side and American forward Will Moreton (198-97, college: Stonehill, agency: Duran International) accounted for 12 points and 6 rebounds. Croatian swingman Matija Bilalovic (199-97, agency: Promo Sport ID) came up with 13 points and 6 rebounds and guard Pau Carreno (192-1) added 15 points respectively for Sant Antoni in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. As mentioned above they took over a top position. Newly promoted Sant Antoni dropped to the third place with four games lost. Sant Antoni will play next round against Alginet trying to get back on the winning streak. Albacete will try to continue on its current victory against seventh ranked Cornella at home. Top scorers: Sant Antoni: P.Carreno 15+3reb+1ast, M.Bilalovic 13+6reb, J.Grimau 9+3reb+2ast, R.Thompkins 8+4reb, T.Slezas 4+3reb, L.Antunez 4+5reb+3ast Albacete: J.Carroll 18+4reb, D.Knudsen 13+2reb+1ast, W.Moreton 12+6reb+3ast, G.Blat 8+2reb+6ast, J.Mejias 8+5reb+1ast, V.Moreno 5+3reb+1ast Group WestCarbajosa - Moron 73-81There was no surprise when 14th ranked Carbajosa (3-13) was defeated at home by sixth ranked Moron (9-7) 81-73 on Wednesday. Moron outrebounded Carbajosa 42-24 including a 16-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Portuguese guard Diogo De Sousa (198-97, college: Utah St.) who scored 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Cape Verdean forward Ailton Lopes (200-95) chipped in a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds. American guard Tobi Ewuosho (196-97, college: Alabama St.) produced 21 points and 4 assists and Senegalese center Sidy Djitte (208-94, college: Clemson) added 8 points and 8 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Four Carbajosa players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Moron maintains sixth place in Silver with 9-7 record. Loser Carbajosa keeps the fourteenth position with 13 games lost. Moron will meet Navarra (#10) in the next round. Carbajosa will play against Zornotza (#3) in Amorebieta-Echano and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Carbajosa: T.Ewuosho 21+3reb+4ast, C.Hidalgo 11+2reb, C.Kennedy 10+2reb+1ast, P.Josep 10+3reb+1ast, S.Djitte 8+8reb, J.Powell 6+2reb+2ast Moron: D.Brito 25+5reb+4ast, A.Lopes 13+12reb, S.Casero-Ortiz 10+1reb, M.Pablo 8+2reb+2ast, M.Hagins 8+1reb+1ast, L.Parejo 6+2reb+1ast Melilla - Navarra 89-70 The game between closely ranked teams ended with ninth ranked Melilla's (7-8) home victory over 10th ranked Navarra (6-10) 89-70 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was Australian power forward Damian Prgomet (208-96, college: SW Baptist) who scored 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Guard Alejandro Jorda (193-95, college: Cuesta JC) chipped in 22 points. Four Melilla players scored in double figures. Melilla's coach Javier Nieto used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. American-Nigerian forward Stephen Ugochukwu (201-96, college: McNeese St.) produced 18 points and 8 rebounds and American forward Tate Hoffman (200-98, college: S.Oregon, agency: Promo Sport ID) added 14 points and 11 rebounds respectively for the guests. Melilla maintains ninth place in Silver with 7-8 record. Loser Navarra keeps the tenth position with ten games lost. Melilla will meet Algeciras (#13) on the road in the next round. Navarra will play against Moron and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Navarra: S.Ugochukwu 18+8reb+2ast, J.Rogers 16+1reb+1ast, T.Hoffman 14+11reb, T.Pau 6+3reb, d.la Hera Inigo 5+3reb+1ast, D.Font 5+1reb Melilla: A.Jorda 22+4reb+1ast, C.Poyatos 16+11reb, D.Prgomet 15+9reb+5ast, D.De Blas 11+4reb+2ast, L.Garcia 8+3reb+5ast, D.Orrit 7+4reb+3ast Ourense - Algeciras 98-55 Very expected game when 13th ranked Algeciras (5-12) was crushed on the road by first ranked Ourense (12-4) 98-55 on Wednesday. Ourense outrebounded Algeciras 42-25 including a 33-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 18 long-distance shots on high 54.5 percentage. Ourense looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Algeciras' players. The best player for the winners was Latvian guard Edgars Lasenbergs (187-95) who scored 20 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Point guard Javier Marin (190-92) chipped in 6 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists. Ourense's coach Armando Gomez felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Jamaican-Canadian guard Jamal Reynolds (193-94, college: Canisius) produced 14 points and 9 rebounds and naturalized Gibraltar point guard Miguel Ortega (187-91) added 13 points and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Ourense maintains first place in Silver with 12-4 record. Loser Algeciras keeps the thirteenth position with 12 games lost. Ourense will meet Gijon (#8) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Algeciras will play against Melilla (#9) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Algeciras: J.Reynolds 14+9reb+2ast, M.Ortega 13+1reb+4ast, Y.Estevez 8+4reb+1ast, I.Thiam 7+4reb, J.Lopez 7+2reb+4ast, S.Al Uariachi 4+2reb Ourense: E.Lasenbergs 20+1reb+3ast, G.Gantt 15+1ast, B.Djukanovic 13+3reb+1ast, D.Carter 9+6reb+1ast, F.Ventura 8+1reb+1ast, J.Nogues 8+2reb Cantabria - Gijon 84-67 Rather predictable result in Torrelavega where fourth ranked Cantabria (11-3) defeated 7th ranked Gijon (8-9) 84-67 on Wednesday. They outrebounded Gijon 37-18 including 24 on the defensive glass. Cantabria looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was guard Fernando Sierra (196-95) who scored 17 points and 6 rebounds. Guard Alejandro Marin (193-88) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds. Cantabria's coach David Mangas used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. American-Dominican guard Quarry Greenaway (193-94, college: JWU, RI) produced 18 points and American-Italian point guard Anthony Libroia (180-94, college: Adelphi) added 11 points and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Cantabria moved-up to second place in Silver. Loser Gijon dropped to the eighth position with nine games lost. Cantabria will meet Clavijo (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Gijon will play against the league's leader Ourense and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Gijon: Q.Greenaway 18+2reb+3ast, A.Libroia 11+2reb+4ast, A.Duch 10, O.Megwa 9+1reb+1ast, J.Lucas 7+4reb, A.Esteban 4+2reb+1ast Cantabria: F.Sierra 17+6reb+1ast, A.Marin 14+7reb+3ast, M.Bulic 12+3reb+4ast, L.Cizmic 9+8reb+2ast, A.Palazuelos 9+1reb+1ast, W.Cabral 8+1reb+1ast Marbella - Clavijo 70-66 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 11th ranked Clavijo (6-11) was defeated on the road by twelfth ranked Marbella (6-11) 70-66 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was power forward Devin Wright (201-86) who scored 15 points and 8 rebounds. Point guard Adrian Fuentes (183-87, agency: Promo Sport ID) chipped in 9 points and 6 assists. Four Marbella players scored in double figures. American swingman Andre Norris (203-94, college: Dubuque, agency: Duran International) produced 17 points and point guard Bernardo Garcia (183-92) added 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Marbella maintains twelfth place in Silver with 6-11 record. Marbella will meet higher ranked Zamora (#5) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Clavijo will play against the league's second-placed Cantabria (#2) and will have a slim chance for a victory. Top scorers: Clavijo: A.Norris 17+4reb, J.Gerard 16+2reb+2ast, B.Garcia 11+5reb+4ast, A.Rodriguez 6+1reb, R.Gomez 5+5reb+1ast, Y.Sakhniuk 4+4reb+3ast Marbella: D.Wright 15+8reb+2ast, J.Giarraffa 13+2reb, T.Cameron 12+2reb+1ast, L.Mutic 10+6reb+1ast, A.Fuentes 9+3reb+6ast, E.Savic 8+2reb+1ast Ponferrada - Zamora 81-56 There was a small surprise when seventh ranked Ponferrada (9-8) outscored at home 5th ranked Zamora (10-7) 81-56 on Wednesday. Ponferrada looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was swingman Guillermo Mulero (191-97, agency: Duran International) who scored 17 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Serbian center Luka Majstorovic (208-96, college: Embry Riddle, agency: SLN) chipped in 18 points and 6 rebounds. American-Puerto Rican guard Bobby Harris (185-91, college: AIC, agency: Duran International) produced 8 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and Nigerian forward Jeffrey Solarin (193-92, college: Idaho St.) added 10 points and 8 rebounds respectively for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Ponferrada maintains seventh place in Silver with 9-8 record. Loser Zamora keeps the fifth position with seven games lost. Ponferrada will meet higher ranked Burgos (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Zamora will play against Marbella and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Zamora: J.Solarin 10+8reb+2ast, E.Kalinicenko 9+2reb, I.Tamba 9+3reb+2ast, B.Harris 8+6reb+6ast, G.Bakumanya 8+8reb+1ast, M.Vazquez 5+4reb Ponferrada: L.Majstorovic 18+6reb+2ast, G.Mulero 17+8reb+7ast, D.Manchon 10+5reb+3ast, G.Jeffrey 9+2reb+2ast, A.Fravert 9+9reb+3ast, M.Bulow 8+2reb+1ast Zornotza - Burgos 63-72 Leading Zornotza (11-5) recorded its fifth loss in Amorebieta-Echano on Wednesday night. Hosts were defeated by fifth ranked Burgos (11-6) 72-63. The best player for the winners was guard Didac Cuevas (178-0) who scored 23 points and 5 assists. Point guard Luis Ferrando (185-96, college: Mount Olive) chipped in 16 points. Ghanian forward Reggie Agbeko (203-92, college: St.Louis) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds and American guard Joe Cremo (193-96, college: Villanova) added 17 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Burgos moved-up to fourth place in Silver. Loser Zornotza dropped to the third position with five games lost. Burgos will meet at home Ponferrada (#7) in the next round. Zornotza will play against Carbajosa (#14) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Zornotza: J.Cremo 17+5reb+2ast, R.Agbeko 12+10reb+3ast, D.Brnovic 9+3reb, B.Mendia 7+3reb+2ast, I.Salazar 6+7reb+3ast, M.Sainz De La Maza 6+3reb+1ast Burgos: D.Cuevas 23+4reb+5ast, L.Ferrando 16+3reb+1ast, A.Ruiz de Galarreta 13+3reb+1ast, A.Bortolussi 8+5reb+1ast, P.Mor Diene 4+4reb, A.Presutti 3 |
| Robbe Janssens is a newcomer at Quintanar - by Eurobasket News | |
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Basket Globalcaja Quintanar (EBA) strengthened their roster with addition of 21-year old Belgian swingman Robbe Janssens (190cm, agency: Promo Sport ID). Janssens just played at Xerez. But in three EBA games in Spain he recorded only 1.7ppg and 1.3rpg this season. He also played for Zamora Enamora (LEB Silver) where in three EBA games he averaged only 0.7ppg. Janssens has played previously professionally also in Belgium (Antwerp Giants and Crelan Okapi Aalstar B team) and Spain (Leon and La Matanza). |
| Jazz To Acquire Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Juan Hernangomez In Three-Team Trade - by Eurobasket News |
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The Jazz, Spurs, and Trail Blazers have reached an agreement on a three-team trade, sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. According to Wojnarowski, Utah will acquire Nickeil Alexander-Walker (196-G-98, college: Virginia Tech) from Portland and Juancho Hernangomez (206-F-95) from San Antonio. The Spurs will receive Tomas Satoransky (201-PG-91, agency: Octagon Europe) and a second-round pick, while the Blazers will get Joe Ingles (203-SF-87), Elijah Hughes (198-G/F-98, college: Syracuse), and a second-round pick. Both second-rounders will be coming from the Jazz, Woj adds. Even before Ingles went down with a season-ending ACL tear, the Jazz had been exploring the market to see if they could find an upgrade on the wing using his expiring contract and a draft pick. Following the injury, Ingles' value dipped, and Utah apparently decided none of the options available for the forward's expiring deal and a first-round pick were worth moving forward on. Instead, the Jazz will make a move that sees them sacrifice a pair of future second-round selections - rather than a first-rounder - for two healthy players, while reducing their projected tax bill in the process. Bobby Marks of ESPN (Twitter link) estimates $11MM in tax savings. Utah should also create a new trade exception worth nearly $10MM by taking Hernangomez into an existing TPE. Alexander-Walker, a third-year guard, had a promising sophomore season in 2020/21, but has struggled to score efficiently this season, averaging 12.8 PPG on .375/.311/.722 shooting in 50 games (26.3 MPG). He has spent most of the season in New Orleans, having been sent to Portland on Monday in the CJ McCollum trade. The 23-year-old has a $3.3MM salary this season and will make $5MM next season before becoming eligible for restricted free agency. Hernangomez has had some success in the past as a stretch four, but has played poorly in limited minutes this season, putting up 1.1 PPG and 1.7 RPG on 21.2% shooting in 23 games (6.4 MPG). He was traded from Boston to San Antonio in last month's three-team Bryn Forbes deal. Hernangomez is essentially on an expiring contract, since his $7.4MM salary for next season is non-guaranteed. From San Antonio's perspective, the deal is about picking up an extra draft asset. Neither Hernangomez nor Satoransky is in the team's long-term plans, so the Spurs were rewarded for their willingness to add to this season's payroll by taking on a slightly bigger contract (Satoransky has a $10MM expiring salary). The Blazers, meanwhile, continue to wheel and deal, agreeing to their third trade in the last week. It appears they weren't particularly high on Alexander-Walker, choosing to flip him right away in a deal that clears another $5MM off their books for 2022/23 and nets them another second-round pick. Both Ingles and Hughes will be free agents this offseason. Ingles spoke last week about remaining in Utah to rehab his knee injury even if he were traded and said he'd be interested in eventually re-signing with the Jazz. Despite the fact that Satoransky, Alexander-Walker, and Hernangomez were recently traded, the NBA's rules don't prevent them from being moved again right away, since they're not being aggregated with a second player for salary-matching purposes in this deal. From Portland's perspective, Satoransky's salary is being used to match Ingles' $13MM cap charge, with Alexander-Walker's salary not required for matching purposes (the Blazers will create a trade exception worth his $3.3MM cap hit), since Hughes can be acquired using a minimum salary exception. San Antonio is trading Hernangomez on his own for Satoransky. Courtesy of: hoopsrumors.com |
| Lamar Peters left Baskonia - by Eurobasket News | ||||
He has played also professionally in Turkey (Bursaspor), NBA G League (Westchester Knicks) and NBA Summer League (Philadelphia 76ers). Peters was voted to SEC All-Freshman Team back in 2017 at his college time. He attended Mississippi State University until 2019 and it is his third season as a professional player. |
| Terrence Thompson (ex T71) joins Algeciras - by Eurobasket News | ||||
He has played also professionally in Georgia (Kutaisi). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team made it to the Bulgarian U19 Cup Final Four in 2021. Thompson was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Georgian League Honorable Mention back in 2019. He attended Wake Forest University until 2018 and it is his fourth season as a professional player. |
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| Stats Leaders - Basketligan |
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| SBL Round 18 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The biggest surprise of round 18 was guest Geneve's (#4) road victory over Nyon (#5) 73-59 on Tuesday evening. The best player for the winners was American guard Eric Nottage (187-94, college: FIU) who scored 18 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. Serbian power forward Dragan Zekovic (209-87, agency: 011 Sports) chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots). At the other side the best for losing team was the former international point guard Jeremy Jaunin (170-91) who recorded 15 points and 4 assists. Nyon's coach Stefan Ivanovic rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Geneve maintains fourth position with 9-8 record. Nyon lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with nine games lost. Geneve are looking forward to face Starwings (#8) in Basel in the next round. Nyon will play on the road against Swiss Central in Luzern and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Bottom-ranked Monthey managed to get a fourth victory, breaking the two-game losing streak. This time they outleveled eighth-ranked Starwings in Basel 91-69. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 22-point difference proves that Monthey was well-prepared to that game. It was a good game for American guard JaCori Payne (180-96, college: Columbus St.) who led his team to a victory with 26 points and 7 assists. Jalen Hayes contributed with 17 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Monthey's coach Patrick Pembele felt very confident that he used 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. The former international forward Ilija Vranic (201-97) replied with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds for Starwings. Monthey maintains tenth position with 4-13 record. Starwings lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with 11 games lost. Monthey will play against higher ranked Lugano (#9) at home in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Starwings will play against Geneve and hope to get back on the winning track. Leader Fribourg delivered the sixteenth victory on Tuesday night. This time they beat 6th ranked Boncourt (7-10) 90-76. Slobodan Miljanic scored 23 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. The best for the losing side was Brent Jackson with 31 points. Fribourg (16-1) have an impressive eight-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position. Boncourt at the other side keeps the sixth place with ten games lost. Fribourg will meet at home league's second-placed Massagno in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Boncourt will play against Neuchatel (#3) and hope to secure a win. In the last two games of round 18 Swiss Central was crushed by Massagno in a road game 85-64. Lugano was beaten by Neuchatel at home 75-80. Starwings - Monthey 69-91 Bottom-ranked Monthey managed to get a fourth victory, breaking the two-game losing streak. This time they outleveled eighth-ranked Starwings in Basel 91-69. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 22-point difference proves that Monthey was well-prepared to that game. They shot the lights out from three nailing 12 long-distance shots on high 52.2 percentage. Monthey players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. It was a good game for American guard JaCori Payne (180-96, college: Columbus St.) who led his team to a victory with 26 points and 7 assists. The other American import forward Jalen Hayes (201-95, college: Oakland) contributed with 17 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Monthey's coach Patrick Pembele felt very confident that he used 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. The former international forward Ilija Vranic (201-97) replied with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds and Rwandan power forward Dylan Schommer (204-97) added 19 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Starwings. Monthey maintains tenth position with 4-13 record. Starwings lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with 11 games lost. Monthey will play against higher ranked Lugano (#9) at home in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Starwings will play against Geneve and hope to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Starwings: D.Schommer 19+7reb+1ast, I.Vranic 19+13reb, D.Cooper 15+4reb+4ast, B.Kostic 7+5reb+9ast, W.Zaid 4+4reb+3ast, P.Janis 3+3reb Monthey: J.Payne 26+1reb+7ast, D.Dixson 18+1reb+1ast, J.Hayes 17+5reb+2ast, R.Maxime 9+2reb+3ast, A.Lakoju 8+5reb+1ast, T.Fritschi 6+2reb+2ast Massagno - Swiss Central 85-64 There was no surprise when 7th ranked Swiss Central (6-10) was crushed on the road by second ranked Massagno (13-3) 85-64 on Tuesday. American swingman Isaiah Williams (201-92, college: Iona) scored 21 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Serbian center Uros Nikolic (204-87) chipped in 16 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Five Massagno players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American power forward Michael Phillips (202-90, college: Howard) with 14 points and 6 rebounds and the former international guard Joel Fuchs (189-89) scored 15 points. Swiss Central's coach Orlando Baer gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Massagno maintains second position with 13-3 record having four points less than leader Fribourg. Newly promoted Swiss Central keeps the seventh place with ten games lost. Massagno will meet league's leader Fribourg on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Swiss Central will play against Nyon (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Swiss Central: J.Fuchs 15+3reb+2ast, M.Phillips 14+6reb+1ast, S.Leemans 11+3reb, H.NaNa 7+7reb, A.Anderson 6+6reb+4ast, O.Magnus 5+3reb+1ast Massagno: I.Williams 21+6reb+3ast, U.Nikolic 16+12reb, D.Mladjan 14+1reb+1ast, M.Mladjan 12+6reb+3ast, V.Taylor 11+2reb+5ast, J.James 8+4reb Lugano - Neuchatel 75-80 No shocking result in a game when third ranked Neuchatel (11-6) defeated on the road 9th ranked Lugano (4-12) 80-75 on Tuesday. The former international guard Selim Fofana (193-99) scored 18 points and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and international forward Killian Martin (204-98) chipped in 16 points and 4 assists during the contest. Four Neuchatel players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American power forward Tony Criswell (205-91, college: Missouri) with 32 points and 5 assists and Grenadian center Arkim Robertson (208-94, college: CS Fullerton) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 15 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Neuchatel have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 11-6 record having five points less than leader Fribourg. Lugano at the other side keeps the ninth place with 12 games lost. Neuchatel will meet at home Boncourt (#6) in the next round. Lugano will play against Monthey and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Lugano: T.Criswell 32+4reb+5ast, A.Robertson 18+15reb+3ast, M.Humphrey 12+7reb+2ast, N.Stevanovic 9+1reb+3ast, B.Kevin 3+1reb, D.Togninalli 1+1reb Neuchatel: S.Fofana 18+4reb+4ast, K.Martin 16+3reb+4ast, B.Colon 16+3reb+4ast, A.Popovic 15+2reb, N.Anabir 6+1reb+2ast, D.Morris 4+4reb Boncourt - Fribourg 76-90 Leader Fribourg delivered the sixteenth victory on Tuesday night. This time they beat 6th ranked Boncourt (7-10) 90-76. Fribourg dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Boncourt's 28. Fribourg forced 21 Boncourt turnovers and outrebounded them 42-27 including 29 on the defensive glass. Montenegrin forward Slobodan Miljanic (199-90, college: Lynn) scored 23 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American point guard Kwamain Mitchell (180-89, college: St.Louis) chipped in 13 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Four Fribourg players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American swingman Brent Jackson (193-94, college: Columbus St.) with 31 points and his fellow American import point guard Derek Jackson (187-91, college: Kent St.) scored 13 points and 4 assists. Fribourg (16-1) have an impressive eight-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position. Boncourt at the other side keeps the sixth place with ten games lost. Fribourg will meet at home league's second-placed Massagno in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Boncourt will play against Neuchatel (#3) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Boncourt: B.Jackson 31+2reb+3ast, D.Jackson 13+4reb+4ast, N.Calasan 9+7reb+2ast, D.Chatkevicius 9+6reb+1ast, J.Kozic 6+2reb, W.Julien 3+1reb Fribourg: S.Miljanic 23+7reb+1ast, B.Mbala 14+4reb, K.Mitchell 13+7reb+2ast, N.Jurkovitz 11+7reb+1ast, D.Jordan 9+2reb+3ast, M.Jankovic 8+7reb+3ast Nyon - Geneve 59-73 The biggest surprise of round 18 was guest Geneve's (#4) road victory over Nyon (#5) 73-59 on Tuesday evening. The best player for the winners was American guard Eric Nottage (187-94, college: FIU) who scored 18 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. Serbian power forward Dragan Zekovic (209-87, agency: 011 Sports) chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots). Nottage is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Geneve players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international point guard Jeremy Jaunin (170-91) who recorded 15 points and 4 assists and Senegalese forward Maleye NDoye (204-80, college: Furman) added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Nyon's coach Stefan Ivanovic rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Geneve maintains fourth position with 9-8 record. Nyon lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with nine games lost. Geneve are looking forward to face Starwings (#8) in Basel in the next round. Nyon will play on the road against Swiss Central in Luzern and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Nyon: J.Jaunin 15+4ast, R.Roque 12+4reb+1ast, M.N'Doye 11+5reb+1ast, W.Van Rooij 9+5reb+2ast, J.Dufour 7+1reb, H.Benoit 5+1reb+2ast Geneve: D.Zekovic 19+5reb+2ast, E.Nottage 18+3reb+6ast, S.Suggs 11+9reb, T.Jurkovitz 10+5reb+1ast, B.Kuba 7+2reb+1ast, M.Seylan 4+1ast |
| JaCori Payne gets MVP of the Week award for Swiss SBL (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 25-year old guard had the game-high 26 points adding seven assists for Monthey in his team's victory, helping them to crush Starwings (#8, 5-11) with 22-point margin 91-69. Monthey maintains the 10th position in Swiss SBL. The season is in a full swing, so it's only a dream for the team to make it into top half of the standings. For contrary they may face relegation if the situation turns from bad to worse. Monthey have already lost 13 games and recorded just four victories. In the team's last game Payne had a remarkable 62.5% from 2-point range. He turned to be Monthey's top player in his first season with the team. Columbus State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Payne is in league's top in points (5th best: 18.0ppg), assists (9th best: 4.1apg) and averages solid 55.6% FGP and 41.3% from behind 3-point line. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 27-year old Grenadian center Arkim Robertson (208-C-94) of Lugano. Robertson impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 18 points and 15 rebounds. Bad luck as Lugano lost that game 75-80 to the higher-ranked Neuchatel (#3, 11-6). Lugano managed to keep the same 9th spot in the standings. 12 lost games are too many comparing to just four victories Lugano managed to get this year. Robertson is a newcomer at Lugano and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.2ppg (#4). He also registered 9.9 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was another Lugano's star - American Tony Criswell (205-F/C-91). Criswell got into 30-points club by scoring 32 points in the last round. He went also for five assists. Despite Criswell's great performance Lugano lost 75-80 to the higher-ranked Neuchatel (#3, 11-6). But his team cannot count on just these two top stars as they also need help of the other teammates. Lugano can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 4-12 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Criswell has individually a great season in Switzerland. After 16 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 20.9ppg (2nd best). Criswell attended one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on his way to pro basketball. Other top performing players last week: 4. Isaiah Williams (201-G/F-92) of Massagno - 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Slobodan Miljanic (199-F-90) of Fribourg - 23 points and 7 rebounds 6. Brent Jackson (193-G/F-94) of Boncourt - 31 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Uros Nikolic (204-C-87) of Massagno - 16 points and 12 rebounds 8. Jalen Hayes (201-F-95) of Monthey - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Michael Phillips (202-F/C-90) of Swiss Central - 14 points and 6 rebounds 10. Ilija Vranic (201-F-97) of Starwings - 19 points and 13 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Javier Juarez is the new head coach of Syrian National Team - by Ahmad Madwar |
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Last week and in a press conference, the Syrian Basketball Federation has announced that they have agreed terms with the 52 years old Spanish coach Javier Juarez to be the head coach of Syrian National Team. Coach Javier replaced the old American coaching staff which led by coach Joe Salerno , The Spanish coach has arrived to Syria last week and started the preparations for the upcoming two games in World Cup Qualifying games where Syria will face Bahrain and Iran in away games, the local Syrian coach George Shakar replace coach Azzam Al Husain in assistant coach position. It's the first overseas experiece for coach Juarez who coached several clubs in Spain like: Real Madrid II in EBA Division, Ceba Guadalajara in Leb Silver, CB Illescas Urban CLM & Fundacion Adepal Alcazar in LEB Gold and recently Murcia CB & Montakit Fuenlabrada in Liga Endesa, also he was an assistant coach in Spanish youth national teams in the period between 2010 and 2012. |
| Micheal Madanly comes back to Syria and inks deal with Al Ittihad - by Ahmad Madwar | ||||
Madanly also represented Syria at the FIBA World Cup 2019 Qualifiers three years ago. His stats at that event were 6 games: 13.5ppg, 4.8rpg, 4.3apg, 2.3spg, FGP: 43.8%, 3PT: 27.9%, FT: 42.9%. He is quite experienced player. Madanly has played also professionally in China (Jilin Tigers, Long Lions and Eagles), Lebanon (Champville), Philippines (TNT Ka Tropa and NLEX Road Warriors), Saudi Arabia and Holland (Feyenoord and Amsterdam) and Syria (Al Wahda and Al Jaish). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he was voted to Asia-basket.com All-FIBA Asia Cup Honorable Mention back in 2017. He could be described: One of the best players in the country. Good young prospect at the point and shooting guard position; nice shooting 3 pionts rang ,attacks basket and finishes effectively; nobody can stop him when he is making layup or dunk; excellent upper body strenght speed,and quickiness .soild denfeder. |
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| Syracuse To Host 1st Ever TBL x NBLC All-Star Weekend - by Eurobasket News |
| Evelyn Magley CEO of The Basketball League announces that TBL will host the 1st ever, TBL All-Star Weekend, on April 15th & 16th in Syracuse, New York, home of the 2021 TBL Eastern Conference champions and national championship participants, the Syracuse Stallions. The event is exciting because it is not only the 1st TBL All-Star weekend of it's kind but it features an international exposure contest between the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada) and the 2022 TBL All-Stars. NBL Canada is celebrating its tenth anniversary season and has the distinction of being Canada's longest running professional basketball league ever. 'Hosting this joint All Star Weekend with our TBL partners is a wonderful way for NBL Canada to celebrate its tenth season while at the same time showcasing our players and bringing something new to our fans. This All Star Weekend Event is a celebration of two leagues coming together and working in partnership while continuing to raise the profile of the game of basketball. We're thrilled at the opportunity and can't wait to be in Syracuse.' - Audley Stephenson, VP Basketball Operations of The National Basketball League of Canada The 2022 All-Star Weekend is Presented by the Syracuse Stallions and their local partner, Nave Law Firm. The weekend events will include: April 15th, 2022 Skills competitions featuring Dunk Contest and 3-Point Contest Banquet for both team's all-stars April 16th, 2022 Free JrTBL Youth Clinic coached by 2022 All-Star Players & Coaches Central New York Celebrity Game The 2022 TBL All-Star Game between TBL & NBLC 'We are extremely honored to be selected to host the 2022 TBL All-Star Weekend. This event is one that showcases our product and amazing community around the world. For years, we have worked tirelessly to build a fan base that is rapidly growing around those that have been with us since day one. " "The City of Syracuse and our surrounding cities, towns, and villages along with both current and future partners welcome the 2022 All-Star Weekend and all participants, staff, families, and fans with open arms. We are extremely grateful to our Presenting Sponsor, Nave Law Firm, for helping us land this historic opportunity.' - Michael Sugamosto President & General Manager - Syracuse Stallions (TBL) TBL is entering its 5th season and has grown to 44 teams nationwide. 'Having spent time in the NBLC in various capacities and knowing what this means to our league, I can barely contain my excitement for this chance to show the world how leagues from various countries can work together for a common good.' - Evelyn Magley CEO of The Basketball League All events will be broadcasted on TBLTV & NBLCTV. Courtesy of: nblcanada.ca |
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| Tunisia escape with a narrow win against Libya - by Eurobasket News |
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Libya - Tunisia 63:64 Tunisia escape with a narrow win against Libya in Day 2 of the Arab Nations Championship. Tunisia grabbed a 64-63 win. Tunisia started with a 17-13 rally at the start and led 6 points at the halftime. Libya dominated the third quarter with a 21-10 surge, however could not win the game. Tunisia finished the game with a narrow 18-16 run to seal the victory. Mourad El Mabrouk (194-SG-86) stepped up with 13 points and Haithem Saada nailed 11. Mohamed Bouzekieh brought 15 in defeat and Mohamed Sadi (G) delivered 14. |
| TURKEY |
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| Eugene German (ex Ionikos) joins Merkezefendi - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
He has played previously professionally in NBA Summer League (Denver Nuggets) and Canada (Bobcats). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team won TBL Midwest Division Regular Season in 2021. German was voted to All-MAC 1st Team in 2020 at his college time. He attended Northern Illinois University until 2020 and it is his second season as a professional player. |
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| Nicolas Claxton's double-double lands him Player of the Week award among Virgin Islanders playing currently abroad: - by Eurobasket News | ||||||||||
The list of other players, who all have U.S. Virgin Islands passport but never been selected to any of U.S. Virgin Islands national teams: #1. John Collins (208-PF-97, college: Wake Forest, currently plays in NBA) could not help the Atlanta Hawks (26-28) in their last game. Despite his very good performance the Atlanta Hawks (26-28) lost 94-103 on the road to the Dallas Mavericks. Collins had a double-double by scoring 22 points and getting 18 rebounds in 35 minutes. It's Collins' fifth season with the team. He has individually a very good year with high stats. Collins averages: 17.0ppg, 8.0rpg, 1.9apg and 1.1bpg in 49 games he played so far. He has a dual citizenship: U.S. Virgin Islands and American. #2. Desi Rodriguez (198-F-96, college: Seton Hall, currently plays in Germany) was not able to help s Oliver Baskets (6-11) in their last game. Despite Rodriguez's good performance s Oliver Baskets lost 75-80 on the opponent's court to the higher-ranked (#6) Braunschweig. He was the top scorer with 14 points in 22 minutes. It's Rodriguez's first season with the team. This year Rodriguez has relatively solid stats: 13.2ppg and 4.9rpg in 18 games. #3. Experienced Mervin James (201-F-0, currently plays college basketball in the States) led Rider to a victory against the Manhattan College (4-8) 76-67 in the NCAA in Tuesday night's game. He recorded 16 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. The Rider University has 5-7 conference record this season. It's James' first year with the team. This year James has relatively solid stats: 10.2ppg and 4.8rpg. #4. J'Wan Roberts (201-F, currently studies in the States) was not able to secure a victory for the Houston (9-1) in their game against the Southern Methodist University (8-2) in the NCAA. Roberts scored 5 points in 3 minutes. The Houston was edged 85-83 at home by the Southern Methodist University. The Regular Season already ended in the NCAA. This year Roberts' overall stats are: 2.7ppg and 5.0rpg in 23 games. #5. Jemel Davis (206-C, is currently at the American university) managed to help South Carolina State University in a victory against the North Carolina Central University (5-2) 74-68 in the NCAA last Monday. Davis scored only 4 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 27 minutes. The South Carolina State University has 4-3 conference record this season. His team will play only one more game in the NCAA Regular Season. And that game will be critical. This year Davis' overall stats are: 8.5ppg, 5.0rpg and 1.2bpg in 23 games. #6. Collins Joseph (183-PG, currently plays college basketball in the States) contributed to a 1-point BCU's victory against the Prairie View A&M University 68-67 in the NCAA on Saturday night. He recorded only 2 points. Joseph's overall stats this season are: 5.8ppg, 2.4rpg, 1.6apg and 1.3spg. |
| UKRAINE |
| Stats Leaders - Men |
| Jylan Washington Helps BC Kyiv Basket Attain Success Because He Can Do A Bit Of Everything On The Floor - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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Jy'Lan Washington (206-F-97, college: Tennessee St.) is a 24 year old 206cm forward from Smyrna, Tennessee playing his second professional season and first with BC Kyiv Basket (Ukraine-Superleague). He played his rookie season with BC Rustavi 1991 (Georgia-Superleague) averaging 15.2ppg, 9.2rpg, 1.7apg, FGP: 58.9%, 3PT-3 (47.1%), FT: 71.7%. He began his basketball career with / Stewart Creek High School and then played at Louisiana Tech from 2015-2018 playing 96 NCAA games. He played his senior year at Tennessee State averaging 10.5ppg, 5.3rpg, 1.0apg, 1.0bpg, FGP: 64.5%, 3PT: 53.8%, FT: 78.4%. He spoke to eurobasket before a Fiba Europe Cup game against the Hakro Merlins Crailsheim. Jylan thanks for talking to eurobasket.com. Where are you at the moment and how is basketball life treating you at the moment. You were in the States and then Georgia during the Pandemic. How have you experienced COVID and what were the most challenging things you had to cope with? Being in Georgia my rookie year during the pandemic was pretty challenging. The city went on lockdown so basically after practice the only place you could go to was the grocery store and you had to be in the house at 9pm. But honestly it wasn't bad just had to adapt. With everything that you witnessed during COVID off the court how do you feel did you get stronger as a man? Just being alone in the city made me a stronger person I really learned a lot about myself. Your playing your first season with BC Kyiv Basket (Ukraine-Superleague). What kind of an experience has it been playing in the Ukraine? How is this a step up from the league in Georgia? Playing in Ukraine I feel like every team is good it's more physical for sure but I think adjusting pretty good. The biggest step from Georgia is traveling every road game in Ukraine. In Georgia most of the games were played in the same gym we really didn't have to travel as much. You haven't needed an adjustment period playing in the Fiba Europe Cup League. What have you been focusing on most on your game to help continue to make new strides against very different competition? Honestly just playing hard every possession and doing whatever it takes to win the game. You're the youngest American on the team. How valuable has it been having so many vets around? Which American do you feel have you profited most from? It is very valuable to have vets around I listen to them and I try to soak up as much information as I can so I can pass it on for when I'm not the youngest on the team. All the Americans give me advice I feel like they are a big reason to why I'm adjusting so well. Let's talk a little about your game. You're a 206cm forward. If you had to compare your game to a NBA player who would best fit the bill? My favorite player growing up was Rudy Gay. I always tried to steal bits of pieces from him I feel like he can a little bit of everything an that's what type of player I think I am. Is it fair to say you're a modern day forward with a three pointer? How vital will the development of your three for moving up the basketball ladder? Shooting the ball so well in Georgia must have given you a lot of confidence. Yes I feel like I can stretch out the floor pretty well with my shooting ability. I feel like it makes me valuable with my size to be able to shoot the ball. Confidence plays a big role in basketball so Georgia helped me believe in myself more after the season I had. How much pride do you take on the defensive end? Do you feel like sky is the limit with your defensive capabilities? I take it personal every position is big so I try to my best to help my team get the stop. Yes I feel like I can guard pretty good at my size and being able to switch on guards the sky is the limit for sure. Last season you played with BC Rustavi 1991 (Georgia-Superleague) playing 26 games: averaging 15.2ppg, 9.2rpg, 1.7apg, FGP: 58.9%, 3PT-3 (47.1%), FT: 71.7%. What was your wake up call to being a rookie overseas where you knew that you were very far away from home? Just not being able to look in the stands and see friends and family. You really have to find your own motivation overseas. How cool was it wining your first pro title as a rookie. What made this team so special? It was a great experience what made it so special was that everything I went through that year it was worth it. How much did guards White and Davis make your life easier on the court? What will you always remember about them? They were great players we always pushed it other no matter what. We always had each others back it's a long season so we held each other accountable. We would laugh through the hard times I'll always remember that about them. You played at Louisiana Tech from 2015-2018. What memories do have from those years? How do you see yourself having made steps in your game there? Just winning games with my teammates and having fun on an off the court. I gained like 25 pounds there so it helped me out. Was the coaching change from KonKol to Davis a reason you left for Tennessee State? I left la tech because I wanted to be closer to home for my senior year. What do you remember from your battles with Erik McCree? How did a guy like him help your game in the two years? Guarding Erik everyday pushed me he wasn't an easy person to guard. Just watching him and talking to him on how he prepared for games helped out for my junior and senior year. You played your senior year at Tennessee State. You made big strides averaging 10.5ppg, 5.3rpg, 1.0apg, 1.0bpg, FGP: 64.5%, 3PT: 53.8%, FT: 78.4%. How did your game develop as a senior? Red shirting I watched a lot of my old highlights and working out everyday. That made me hungry an eager to play basketball again. How did head coach Brian Collins groom and prepare you bets for a professional career? When I signed there he told me to prepare myself to be a pro stay in the gym as much as you can. I took it personal and listened to what he said and it all worked out. Who won a one on one in practice you or Wesley Harris? Me an west played different positions so we really never guarded each other but if I had to say we probably evened out. West is a very talented player loved his game. Who was the toughest player that you encountered in the NCAA that would reach the NBA? I'd have to say Collin Sexton he was just a dog on both ends. Please name your 5 best teammates of all-time? Trip Davis Derric Jean Jacobi Boykins Alex Hamilton Deshwan Robinson Please list your personal NBA Mount Rushmore of past or present heads. MJ ,Kevin Durant, Lebron James ,Kobe What is your personal opinion of the neverending debate of who is the greatest of all-time Michael Jordan or Lebron James? All time MJ for sure no debate. Did you see the sequel to the classic Coming To America? Shouldn't they have left it alone? Yes let a classic be a classic. Lol Thanks Jylan for the chat. |
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#11. Former U20 international forward Jubrile Belo (206-98, is currently at the American university) contributed to an easy victory against the Weber State University crushing them 78-57 in the NCAA last Saturday. Belo recorded 17 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks in 33 minutes. Belo averaged so far 13.3ppg, 6.7rpg and 1.8bpg in 23 games. He used to play for the British U20 national team five years ago. #12. Former U20 international guard Amin Adamu (196-97, currently plays college basketball in the States) is a teammate of previously mentioned Jubrile Belo and both played together in the last NCAA game. Adamu contributed to an easy victory against the Weber State University crushing them 78-57. He recorded 17 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 30 minutes. Adamu averaged so far 11.7ppg, 4.6rpg and 1.5apg in 21 games. He used to play for the British U20 national team back in 2017. #13. Former international guard Devon Van Oostrum (190-93, also represented by Octagon Europe, currently plays in Spain) was not able to secure a victory for Huesca (2-16) in their last game on Wednesday. Despite Van Oostrum's good performance the bottom-ranked Huesca was defeated 87-80 on the opponent's court by the much higher-ranked Almansa (#11). He was the second best scorer with 14 points. Van Oostrum also added 3 assists. Van Oostrum averaged so far 11.6ppg, 1.7rpg and 2.5apg. He used to play for the British national team two years ago. #14. Former U20 international guard Caleb Fuller (196-99, currently plays college basketball in the States) contributed to an UC Davis' victory against the University of California Riverside 65-60 in the NCAA on Tuesday night. Fuller scored 14 points, had 8 rebounds, passed 3 assists and added 2 blocks in 39 minutes. Fuller averaged so far 11.6ppg, 5.5rpg and 2.2apg in 16 games. He used to play for the British U20 national team back in 2018. #15. Former U20 international point guard RJ Eytle-Rock (191-98, currently plays college basketball in the States) contributed to an easy victory against the San Jose State University 78-62 in the NCAA in Thursday night's game. Eytle-Rock scored 11 points and grabbed 4 rebounds. Eytle-Rock's overall stats this season are: 8.1ppg, 2.0rpg and 2.1apg. He used to play for the British U20 national team four years ago. The list of other players, who all have British passport but never been selected to any of British national teams: #1. O.G. Anunoby (201-F-97, college: Indiana, currently plays in NBA) led Toronto Raptors to an easy victory against the Charlotte Hornets (28-27) 116-101 in the NBA last Monday. Anunoby scored 20 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. The Toronto Raptors have 29-23 record this season. It was his team's sixth consecutive victory in a row. Anunoby is one of the most experienced players in a team as it's his fifth year in Raptors' roster. He has individually a very good season with high stats. Anunoby averages: 18.5ppg, 5.7rpg, 2.7apg and 1.7spg. #2. Josh Sharma (213-C-95, college: Stanford, currently plays in FIBA Europe Cup) could not help Trefl (1-4) in their last game. Despite his very good performance the fourth-placed Trefl (1-4) lost 73-83 at home to the leading Oradea in the group K of FIBA Europe Cup. Sharma was the second best scorer with 17 points. He also added 7 rebounds (went 6 for 6 at the free throw line) in 35 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only Sharma's third season in pro basketball. It was Trefl's third consecutive loss in a row. His team will play only one more game in the FIBA Europe Cup Second Stage. And that game will be critical. This year Sharma has relatively solid stats: 10.3ppg, 6.8rpg and 2.2bpg in 13 games he played so far. He is a naturalized American. Strangely Sharma has never played in United Kingdom. #3. Philip Scrubb (191-G-92, agency: Octagon Europe, college: Carleton, currently plays in FIBA Europe Cup) led his Russian team Avtodor to an easy victory against the fourth-ranked London Lions (0-5) crushing them 104-77 in the FIBA Europe Cup last Tuesday. He scored 17 points and added 5 assists in 24 minutes. Avtodor Saratov (4-0) is placed first in group L. So far his team won all four games in the Second Stage. They will play only one more game in the FIBA Europe Cup Second Stage. And now that game is very crucial. This year Scrubb has relatively solid stats: 12.8ppg, 2.3rpg and 4.0apg in 10 games. He has a dual citizenship: British and Canadian. #4. Deane Williams (203-F-96, college: Augusta, currently plays in France) led Saint-Quentin to a victory against the closely-ranked Saint Chamond (14-5) 92-87 in the French ProB (second division) on Friday night. Williams scored 14 points, had 8 rebounds and made 2 blocks in 30 minutes. It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball (2-2) is placed third in the ProB. Williams' stats this year are: 11.2ppg, 5.2rpg, 1.1apg and 1.1spg in 17 games. #5. Taiwo Badmus (201-F-93, college: UVA Wise, currently plays in Iceland) was not able to help Tindastoll (7-7) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Tindastoll lost 93-101 on the road to the higher-ranked (#5) Grindavik. Badmus was the second best scorer with 24 points. He also added 3 steals in 30 minutes. It was Tindastoll's third consecutive loss in a row. Badmus has very impressive stats this year: 16.1ppg, 6.0rpg, 1.6apg and 1.1spg in 14 games. He is another player who holds two passports: British and Irish. #6. Romonn Nelson (181-PG-93, currently plays in Ireland) led Eanna to a victory over the third-ranked Templeogue 93-80 in a derby game in the Irish Super League on Saturday night. He was the top player that evening. Nelson scored 24 points, made 5 passes and 5 steals in 32 minutes. Nelson averaged so far 12.4ppg, 2.6rpg, 4.1apg and 2.1spg in seven games. #7. Jonathan Komagum (206-F/C-98, currently plays college basketball in the States), who plays in the NCAA was not able to secure a victory for the Sacramento St. (2-10) in their last game on Saturday. Despite Komagum's very good performance the Sacramento St. was defeated 73-65 on their home court in Sacramento by the Portland State University. He recorded a double-double by scoring 15 points and getting 10 rebounds. Komagum also added 3 blocks and 3 steals. Komagum's overall stats this season are: 6.5ppg, 6.8rpg and 1.3bpg. #8. Thomas Scrubb (199-SF-91, also represented by Octagon Europe, college: Carleton, currently plays in Spain) couldn't help Obradoiro in their game against Barca in the Spanish Liga Endesa. Scrubb cannot count Sunday's game as one of the best ones. He scored only 2 points and added 3 assists in 29 minutes. His team was badly defeated by 16 points 83-67. Scrubb averaged so far 11.0ppg, 4.9rpg, 2.1apg and 1.1spg in 19 games. He has both British and Canadian nationalities. #9. Alex Aggelakos (197-G/F-94, currently plays in Greece) managed to help Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas to win against the tenth-ranked Panerythraikos 69-63 in the Greek A2 (second division) on Wednesday night. Aggelakos scored 5 points and grabbed 4 rebounds. Aggelakos' overall stats this season are: 3.5ppg, 2.3rpg and 1.1apg. He also holds two passports: British and Greek. #10. Experienced Spyridon Kapsalos (188-G-0, currently plays in Greece) is a teammate of previously mentioned Alex Aggelakos and both played together in the last Greek A2 game. Kapsalos contributed to a Enosi Kavalas' victory against the tenth-ranked Panerythraikos 69-63. He scored only 3 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and made 2 blocks in 12 minutes. This year Kapsalos' overall stats are: 8.7ppg and 3.9rpg in nine games. |
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most important game in the last round took place in Derby between third ranked Sheffield (8-4) and fifth ranked Derby (6-4) on Wednesday night. Sheffield was crushed by Derby on the road 76-101. Derby moved-up to fourth place in League. Sheffield at the other side keeps the third position with four games lost. An interesting game for Charnwood (10-0) which hosted in 4th ranked James Watt (5-3). Top-ranked Charnwood had an easy win 85-65. Charnwood maintains first position in League with 10-0 record. James Watt at the other side dropped to the fifth place with three games lost. An interesting game for Barking Abbey (7-1) which hosted in Gillingham 4th ranked Itchen (5-4). Second ranked Barking Abbey had an easy win 72-53. Barking Abbey maintains second position in League with 7-1 record having five points less than leader Charnwood. Loser Itchen keeps the fourth place with four games lost. Barking Abbey will meet league's leader Oaklands in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Itchen will play against Copleston and it may be a tough game between close rivals. There were no big surprises in other games of round 14: In League winless Newcastle was beaten by Manchester on the road 75-67. Copleston lost to John Madejski on its own court 78-90. Oaklands managed to outperform Canterbury in a road game 68-61. Group NorthManchester - Newcastle 75-67The game between closely ranked teams ended with seventh ranked Manchester's (2-10) home victory over bottom-ranked Newcastle (0-12) 75-67 on Wednesday. Manchester maintains seventh position in League with 2-10 record. Loser Newcastle still closes the standings with 12 games lost. Derby - Sheffield 101-76 The most important game in the last round took place in Derby between third ranked Sheffield (8-4) and fifth ranked Derby (6-4) on Wednesday night. Sheffield was crushed by Derby on the road 76-101. Derby moved-up to fourth place in League. Sheffield at the other side keeps the third position with four games lost. Charnwood - James Watt 85-65 An interesting game for Charnwood (10-0) which hosted in 4th ranked James Watt (5-3). Top-ranked Charnwood had an easy win 85-65. Charnwood maintains first position in League with 10-0 record. James Watt at the other side dropped to the fifth place with three games lost. Group SouthCopleston - John Madejski 78-90Rather expected game when 6th ranked Copleston (1-6) lost at home to third ranked John Madejski (7-2) 90-78 on Wednesday. John Madejski maintains third position in League with 7-2 record having four points less than leader Charnwood. Loser Copleston keeps the sixth place with six games lost. John Madejski will meet at home CoLA (#5) in the next round. Copleston will play against Itchen and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Barking Abbey - Itchen 72-53 An interesting game for Barking Abbey (7-1) which hosted in Gillingham 4th ranked Itchen (5-4). Second ranked Barking Abbey had an easy win 72-53. Barking Abbey maintains second position in League with 7-1 record having five points less than leader Charnwood. Loser Itchen keeps the fourth place with four games lost. Barking Abbey will meet league's leader Oaklands in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Itchen will play against Copleston and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Canterbury - Oaklands 61-68 Very predictable result when first ranked Oaklands (8-2) won against on the road 7th ranked Canterbury (1-9) 68-61 on Wednesday. Oaklands maintains first position in League with 8-2 record. Loser Canterbury keeps the seventh place with nine games lost. Oaklands will meet at home league's second-placed Barking Abbey in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Canterbury will have a break next round. |
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The Regular Season in LUB is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 3 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Top ranked Goes (15-2) recorded its second loss in Montevideo on Monday night. Visitors were defeated by eleventh ranked Trouville (6-11) 90-84. It ended at the same time the 14-game winning streak of Goes. Trouville made 20-of-25 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Goes helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American-Jordanian forward Cameron Forte (201-93, college: Portland St.) who scored 21 points and 9 rebounds. American forward Dwayne Davis (196-89, college: Southern Miss) chipped in 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Trouville's coach Marcelo Signorelli used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Argentinian forward Franco Giorgetti (203-92) who recorded a double-double by scoring 15 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. Trouville moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Defensor and O.Mundial. Goes at the other side still keep top position with two games lost. Trouville's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Hebraica. Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Bigua (#2) and Hebraica (#8). Despite it looked like an easy game for Bigua, those rules do not exist in derby games. It's more the case of honor for local supporters and such games have that special and unique approach you cannot find in other games. Host Hebraica challenged much higher ranked Bigua giving them a very tough game, but finally losing it by six points 74-68. It was a good game for American Victor Rudd (206-91, college: S.Florida) who led his team to a victory with 20 points and 5 rebounds. Donald Sims contributed with 19 points for the winners. Gaston Semiglia (186-91) answered with 22 points and 7 rebounds for Hebraica. Bigua have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion maintains second place with 13-3 record having just three points less than leader Goes. Hebraica lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth position with ten games lost. Bigua's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Malvin. We should mention about the upset which took place in Montevideo, where 4th placed Aguada (11-6) lost to twelfth ranked Defensor (6-11) in a road game 81-86 on Monday. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Aguada. Marcos Cabot stepped up and scored 35 points (!!!) and 4 assists (went 12 for 12 at the free throw line !!!) for the winners. The best for the losing side was Marcos Mata with 16 points and 8 rebounds. Defensor moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Trouville and O.Mundial. Loser Aguada keeps the fourth position with six games lost. Defensor's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Goes. Other games of round 21 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: O.Mundial defeated Capitol in Montevideo 87-76. Urunday was beaten by Penarol at home 66-72. Malvin lost to Urupan on the opponent's court 94-100. Olimpia unfortunately lost to Nacional in a home game 81-88. The best stats of 21th round was 32 points and 4 assists by Charlie Marquardt of Olimpia. Capitol - O.Mundial 76-87 There was no surprise in Montevideo where 14th ranked Capitol (2-14) was defeated by eleventh ranked O.Mundial (6-11) 87-76 on Monday. O.Mundial outrebounded Capitol 38-26 including 23 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Capitol's players. American forward Anthony Danridge (196-86, college: N.Mexico) stepped up and scored 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and point guard Diego Alvarez (180-90) chipped in 18 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. The best for the losing side was American guard Davaunta Thomas (196-95, college: UAFS) with 25 points, 5 assists and 4 steals and the other American import power forward Jarrid Famous (211-88, college: S.Florida, agency: BIG) scored 21 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Five O.Mundial and four Capitol players scored in double figures. O.Mundial have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Defensor and Trouville. Capitol lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 14 games lost. O.Mundial's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Olimpia. Top scorers: Capitol: D.Thomas 25+3reb+5ast, J.Famous 21+4reb, D.Alvarez 11+3reb+2ast, M.Phillips 10+7reb, C.Bascou 4+5reb+3ast, N.Amichetti 3+4reb O.Mundial: A.Danridge 26+9reb+7ast, D.Alvarez 18+6reb+7ast, J.Pierce 11+1reb, I.Pedro 10+9reb+3ast, R.Cardozo 10+7reb+5ast, C.Pereira 9+2reb Defensor - Aguada 86-81 We should mention about the upset which took place in Montevideo, where 4th placed Aguada (11-6) lost to twelfth ranked Defensor (6-11) in a road game 81-86 on Monday. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Aguada. Defensor made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. Point guard Marcos Cabot (180-89) stepped up and scored 35 points (!!!) and 4 assists (went 12 for 12 at the free throw line !!!) for the winners and the former international center Hatila Passos (211-85, college: NM State) chipped in 12 points and 9 rebounds. Four Defensor players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Argentinian Marcos Mata (202-86) with 16 points and 8 rebounds and the former international Leandro Morales (186-80, college: Texas A&M, agency: Pro Sports) scored 16 points and 4 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Defensor moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Trouville and O.Mundial. Loser Aguada keeps the fourth position with six games lost. Defensor's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Goes. Top scorers: Aguada: L.Morales 16+3reb+4ast, M.Mata 16+8reb+3ast, M.Calfani 12+3reb, T.Duren 10+1reb+2ast, J.Traylor 9+5reb+1ast, S.Izaguirre 9+1reb+2ast Defensor: M.Cabot 35+3reb+4ast, A.Gonzalo 12+7reb+2ast, H.Passos 12+9reb+1ast, G.Barrera 10+1reb+3ast, T.Spurlock 7+7reb+3ast, A.Acosta 5+2reb+3ast Trouville - Goes 90-84 Top ranked Goes (15-2) recorded its second loss in Montevideo on Monday night. Visitors were defeated by eleventh ranked Trouville (6-11) 90-84. It ended at the same time the 14-game winning streak of Goes. Trouville made 20-of-25 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Goes helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American-Jordanian forward Cameron Forte (201-93, college: Portland St.) who scored 21 points and 9 rebounds. American forward Dwayne Davis (196-89, college: Southern Miss) chipped in 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Trouville's coach Marcelo Signorelli used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Argentinian forward Franco Giorgetti (203-92) who recorded a double-double by scoring 15 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists and the former international Joaquin Osimani (193-87) added 20 points respectively. Four Trouville and five Goes players scored in double figures. Trouville moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Defensor and O.Mundial. Goes at the other side still keep top position with two games lost. Trouville's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Hebraica. Top scorers: Goes: J.Osimani 20+4reb+3ast, J.Villegas 16+8reb, F.Giorgetti 15+13reb+6ast, F.Martinez 14+2reb, N.Colmenares 12+11reb+2ast, S.Sosa 4+2reb+5ast Trouville: C.Forte 21+9reb+3ast, D.Davis 19+6reb+5ast, M.Mayora 15+9reb+4ast, F.Soto 13+3reb+6ast, G.Iglesias 8+2reb+1ast, T.Mitchell 8+9reb+1ast Urunday - Penarol 66-72 No shocking result in a game in Montevideo where fifth ranked Penarol (10-7) defeated 13th ranked Urunday (4-12) 72-66 on Monday. American center Lee Roberts (203-87, college: Findlay, OH) stepped up and scored 26 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and the former international guard Salvador Zanotta (185-95) chipped in 8 points and 10 assists. The best for the losing side was the former international Facundo Medina (190-94) with 16 points and 5 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and DNicolas Delgado (198-87) scored 10 points and 9 rebounds. Four Urunday players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Penarol maintains fifth place with 10-7 record. Urunday lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth position with 12 games lost. Penarol's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Capitol. Top scorers: Urunday: F.Medina 16+5reb+1ast, J.Fuller 13+5reb+2ast, D.Delgado 10+9reb+1ast, A.Dotti 10+2reb+4ast, A.Da Costa 7+5reb+1ast, G.Silvarrey 5+1reb+2ast Penarol: L.Roberts 26+5reb+1ast, G.Mateo 9+4reb+2ast, M.Aguilera 9+4reb+2ast, S.Zanotta 8+4reb+10ast, D.Garcia 7+3reb+1ast, J.Flowers 6+4reb+1ast Urupan - Malvin 100-94 Very expected game when 7th ranked Malvin (9-8) was defeated on the road by third ranked Urupan (12-5) 100-94 on Monday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Urupan dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Malvin's 42. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Urupan made 7 blocks. The former international Hernando Caceres (202-94, agency: Pro Sports) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners and point guard Mateo Sarni (185-98) chipped in 21 points and 5 assists. The best for the losing side was the former international point guard Juan Santiso (185-94) with 32 points and 7 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and naturalized German center Kiril Wachsmann (203-84, college: Iona) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds. Four Urupan and five Malvin players scored in double figures. Newly promoted Urupan maintains third place with 12-5 record having just three points less than leader Goes. Loser Malvin dropped to the sixth position with eight games lost. They share it with Olimpia. Urupan will meet at home Urunday (#13) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Malvin's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Bigua. Top scorers: Malvin: J.Santiso 32+3reb+7ast, K.Wachsmann 16+13reb+3ast, P.Nicola 14+4reb+5ast, L.Capalbo 11+2reb+2ast, E.Holt 11+2reb, A.Hilliard 5+3reb+3ast Urupan: M.Sarni 21+1reb+5ast, D.Robinson 18+1reb+3ast, H.Caceres 17+13reb, A.Bivins 15+6reb, S.Ottonello 14+5reb+1ast, Z.Riauka 9+9reb+3ast Hebraica - Bigua 68-74 Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Bigua (#2) and Hebraica (#8). Despite it looked like an easy game for Bigua, those rules do not exist in derby games. It's more the case of honor for local supporters and such games have that special and unique approach you cannot find in other games. Host Hebraica challenged much higher ranked Bigua giving them a very tough game, but finally losing it by six points 74-68. It was a good game for American Victor Rudd (206-91, college: S.Florida) who led his team to a victory with 20 points and 5 rebounds. His fellow American import Donald Sims (190-87, college: App State, agency: Pensack Sports) contributed with 19 points for the winners. Gaston Semiglia (186-91) answered with 22 points and 7 rebounds and American forward Germain Jordan (198-86, college: Dillard) added 17 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Hebraica. Bigua have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion maintains second place with 13-3 record having just three points less than leader Goes. Hebraica lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth position with ten games lost. Bigua's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Malvin. Top scorers: Hebraica: G.Semiglia 22+7reb+1ast, G.Jordan 17+7reb+2ast, J.Galletto 8+5reb+4ast, E.Batista 7+10reb+2ast, M.Barriola 6+1reb, G.DeVaughn 4+8reb+2ast Bigua: V.Rudd 20+5reb+2ast, D.Sims 19+3reb+1ast, M.Rojas 10+8reb+2ast, S.Vidal 8+3reb+9ast, L.Santos 7+13reb+1ast, G.Diego 6+4reb+3ast Olimpia - Nacional 81-88 There was a small surprise in Montevideo where ninth ranked Nacional (7-9) beat 6th ranked Olimpia (9-8) 88-81 on Tuesday. Nacional looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American Dominique Morrison (198-89, college: ORU, agency: Haylett Sports) stepped up and scored 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists (went 11 for 11 at the free throw line !!!) for the winners and his fellow American import forward Quincy Miller-Scott (206-92, college: Baylor) chipped in 21 points and 5 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American point guard Charlie Marquardt (191-95, college: Molloy, agency: Green Sports Management) with 32 points and 4 assists and Argentinian center Ivan Basualdo (203-90) scored 4 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Olimpia players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Nacional moved-up to eighth place. Loser Olimpia keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. They share it with Malvin. Nacional's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Aguada. Top scorers: Olimpia: C.Marquardt 32+4reb+4ast, A.Cabillon 11+1reb, R.Ejim 11+3reb, J.Viana 10+2reb, M.Dogliotti 5+4reb+2ast, L.Tiago 5 Nacional: D.Morrison 24+6reb+4ast, Q.Miller-Scott 21+5reb+2ast, J.Jefferson 11+11reb+1ast, S.Moglia 8+1reb+1ast, J.Sacco 6+7reb, P.Patricio 5+2reb+1ast |
| Anthony Danridge gets MVP of the Week award for Uruguayan LUB - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 35-year old forward had the game-high 26 points adding nine rebounds and seven assists for O.Mundial in his team's victory, helping them to beat Capitol (#14, 2-14) 87-76. The game was not the highest importance and did not have significant influence on top of the standings. O.Mundial maintains the 11th position in Uruguayan LUB. O.Mundial is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 6-11 record. Danridge turned to be O.Mundial's top player in his first season with the team. University of New Mexico graduate has very impressive stats this year. Danridge is in league's top in points (3rd best: 21.9ppg) and averages solid 50.2% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 32-year old point guard Marcos Cabot (180-PG-89) of Defensor. Cabot impressed basketball fans with 35 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. It was enough for Defensor to edge the higher-ranked Aguada (#4, 11-6) by 5 points 86-81. Defensor's 12th position in the standings has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 6-11 record. Cabot is well-known by Defensor fans and he already established his position as one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was former international guard Juan Santiso (185-PG-94) of Malvin (#6). Santiso got into 30-points club by scoring 32 points in the last round. He went also for seven assists. Despite Santiso's great performance Malvin lost 94-100 to the higher-ranked Urupan (#3, 12-5). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Malvin needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 9 victories and 8 lost games. Santiso has a great season in Uruguay. After 15 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 4.7apg (6th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Davaunta Thomas (196-G-95) of Capitol - 25 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Charlie Marquardt (191-PG-95) of Olimpia - 32 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Hernando Caceres (202-PF-94) of Urupan - 17 points and 13 rebounds 7. Lee Roberts (203-C-87) of Penarol - 26 points and 5 rebounds 8. Kiril Wachsmann (203-C-84) of Malvin - 16 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Dominique Morrison (198-SF-89) of Nacional - 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Cameron Forte (201-F-93) of Trouville - 21 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Bluefield State Men's Basketball Downs Emory & Henry, 110-91, Saturday - by Eurobasket News |
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The Bluefield State College Men's Basketball Team (6-10) scored 62 points in the first half on its way to a 110-91 win over visiting Emory & Henry College (14-6) Saturday afternoon in a matchup of NCAA Division II independent programs. BSC opened the game with a 14-9 lead at the 14:53 mark of the first half before E&H went on a 14-2 run over the next two minutes to go up 23-16. Bluefield State answered with an 18-4 run to go up 33-27, a lead it would not give up for the rest of the game. Leading 50-42 with 2:33 to go before the break, the Big Blue scored the final 12 points of the half to take a 20-point lead, 62-42, into the locker room. The Wasps scored 11 of the first 13 points of the second half to close the gap to 11 (64-53) with 16:41 on the clock, but Bluefield State quickly extended the margin back to 17. The squads traded baskets for the majority of the final 20 minutes as the Big Blue cruised to a 110-91 victory. Freshman forward Cade Looney (6'8'-F) (Grundy, Va.) posted a season-best 25 points and added five rebounds and two blocks while senior guard Micah Banks (6'2'-G) (Simpsonville, S.C.) went for 20 points, four rebounds, and two assists. Freshman forward Gabe Brown (Clintwood, Va.) generated 13 points, six rebounds, two assists and two blocks with freshman guard Jacob Morgan (6'6'-G/F) (Huntersville, Va.) tacking on 11 points and five rebounds. Junior guard Malcolm Morgan (6'3'-G/F) (Concord, N.C.) contributed 10 points, six rebounds and four assists. Jordan Hinds (6'5'-F) led all players as he put up 35 points, seven rebounds, five assists, four steals and three blocks. Marquez Cooper went for 25 points and five rebounds as Landry Palata (6'8'-F) turned in a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Khamaury McMillan (6'0'-PG) chipped in 12 points, five steals and two rebounds off the bench. Emory & Henry shot 43.6 percent (34-for-78) for the game with seven three-pointers. The Wasps were 16-for-24 (66.7%) from the free throw line. Bluefield State made 46-of-87 (52.9%) of its field goals and connected on six shots from long range. The Big Blue converted 80 percent (12-of-15) of their free throws. BSC held a 51-41 rebounding advantage and outscored E&H, 19-13, on second-chance points. The Big Blue dominated the scoring down low, 74-48, over the Wasps and held a 29-16 lead in points off turnovers. Courtesy of: gowasps.com |
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LaLiga Femenina Standings
Regular Season: Round 1 Feb. 19: Riachuelo LR - Berazategui Feb. 19: Obras - Catamarca Feb. 19: Rocamora - Los Indios Feb. 19: Corrientes - Ferro Feb. 19: Union Florida - Quimsa |
| AUSTRALIA |
| 2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Australia beat Brazil in Belgrade opener - by Eurobasket News |
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Australia - Brazil 65:52 Australia beat Brazil in Belgrade opener of the World Cup Qualification Group Stage. Australia posted claimed a comfortable 65-52 victory today. Australia took an early 20-10 lead and allowed the opponents to score the same number of points in the second period. Both teams exchanged the narrow wins in the second half for the final result. Rebecca Allen (188-G-92, agency: LBM Management) top-scored for the winners with 16 points and Marianna Tolo (196-C-89) delivered 12. Nany Carvalho (188-F-97, college: Kansas) replied with 13 points in a loss. |
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| 2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Australia beat Brazil in Belgrade opener - by Eurobasket News |
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Australia - Brazil 65:52 Australia beat Brazil in Belgrade opener of the World Cup Qualification Group Stage. Australia posted claimed a comfortable 65-52 victory today. Australia took an early 20-10 lead and allowed the opponents to score the same number of points in the second period. Both teams exchanged the narrow wins in the second half for the final result. Rebecca Allen (188-G-92, agency: LBM Management) top-scored for the winners with 16 points and Marianna Tolo (196-C-89) delivered 12. Nany Carvalho (188-F-97, college: Kansas) replied with 13 points in a loss. |
| CANADA |
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| Team effort pushes Dinos to big win - by Eurobasket News |
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Behind some hot shooting in the second half and clutch plays down the stretch, the University of Calgary Dinos women's basketball team got back in the win column Saturday with a 58-54 victory over Mount Royal at Kenyon Court. The Dinos led by as many as 12 midway through the third before coming up with some strong defensive moments and clutch shooting down the stretch to split the weekend series and improve to 7-5 on the season. Mya Proctor (183-F) finished with 12 points - her fourth consecutive performance reaching double figures - to go with her five rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Annacy Palmer (178-G) got hot late and also finished with 12 points, while Lily Pink (180-G) had her strongest showing of the new year with 10 points and six rebounds. Veronika Lavergne (193-F-97, college: Albany) also had a nice night, finishing with six points, a game-high nine rebounds and four blocks. Jenika Martens (178-F) led the way for Mount Royal (4-8) with a game-high 14 points to go with seven boards. After a cold-shooting first half that saw the Dinos hold a 26-19 lead at the break, Calgary started to see their shots fall. Reyna Crawford (178-G) opened the second half by burying a wide-open three-pointer. Pink netted seven of her 10 points in the third quarter and a late layup by Jordyn Cullum made it 45-34 Dinos after three. The Dinos maintained their 11-point edge after a lay-in by Palmer with 5:44 left. But then, the Cougars simply couldn't miss. MRU was able to chisel Calgary's lead down to just one at 55-54 with less than one minute to play. The Dinos didn't flinch. On the ensuing Calgary possession, Palmer weaved through the entire Cougar defence for a contested bucket to push the lead back to three. Pink would add an insurance free throw to put the game out of reach. Calgary won the rebounding battle, 43-41, and connected on 13 of their 24 shots (54 percent) in the second half. The Dinos now return home for a weekend series against Lethbridge, starting Friday night at 6 p.m. from inside the Jack Simpson Gym. Courtesy of: godinos.com |
| 2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Japan rout Canada in overtime thriller - by Eurobasket News |
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Japan - Canada 86-79 OT Japan rout Canada in overtime thriller at the start of the World Cup Qualification Group Stage in Osaka. The hosts needed a comeback to beat the guests 86-79. Canada opened the game with a 17-15 rally and upset the Japanese side with a 23-8 surge in the second frame. Japan meanwhile took control in the second half and managed to tie the game after 4 quarters. 73:73. In overtime they posted a final 13-6 run to win the game. Stephanie Mawuli (182-C-98) stepped up with 18 points and Akaho Himawari (184-C-98) poured in 15. Ramu Tokashiki (193-F/C-91) and Mai Yamamoto (163-PG-99) netted 12 points each in a win. Nirra Fields (175-G-93, college: UCLA, agency: LBM Management) answered with 19 points in defeat, whilst Bridget Carleton (185-F-97, college: Iowa St.) and Kayla Alexander (193-C-91, college: Syracuse, agency: LBM Management) had 12 apiece. |
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| Julia Reisingerova selected the top Czech playing abroad in last week's games - by Eurobasket News | |||||||||
One more player who has never been selected to any of national teams, but has Czech Republic passport: #1. Kristyna Jeskeovah (188-G, currently plays college basketball in the States) managed to help Long Beach State University in a victory against the California State University, Fullerton (3-7) 63-53 in the NCAA last Tuesday. Jeskeovah scored only 2 points and blocked 2 blocks in 10 minutes. The Long Beach State University has a very good 8-1 conference record this season. This year Jeskeovah's overall stats are: 1.6ppg and 3.7rpg in 18 games she played so far. Other top Czech Republic players, who play abroad: Renata Brezinova (190-C-90) plays for Tarbes in French LFB Gabriela Andelova (173-PG-96) plays for Piestanske Cajky in Slovakian Extraliga Tereza Vitulova (188-C-99) plays for Arad in Romanian Liga Nationala Gabriela Nemcova (168-PG-3) plays for Saarlouis in German DBBL Barbora Kasparkova (183-F/C-92) plays for Halle in German DBBL Kristyna Brabencova (183-G/F-99) plays for Goettingen in German DBBL Tereza Kracikova (188-C-96) plays for ChemCats Chemnitz in German 2.Bundesliga Emma Chechova (186-F-4) plays for Vienna United in Austrian BDSL Anna Brandejska (G) plays for Flames in Austrian BDSL Zuzana Sediva (180-F-87) plays for Baden in Swiss NLB Anastasia Toska (185-C-71) plays for Aegias Chiou in Greek A2 |
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Superleague Standings
Regular Season: Round 9 Places 1-8 Feb. 8: Sporting - Heliopolis 91-71 Feb. 8: Misr Insurance - Al Gezira 76-64 Feb. 8: El Tayaran - Al Ahly 74-75 Feb. 8: El Shams - Somouha 61-59 Places 9-16 |
| Egyptian Women's Super League 2021-2022 R9 Results - by Abdul Hamid Addasi |
| Egyptian Women's Super League 2021-2022 R9 Results Places 1-8 8/2/2022El Shams x Somouha61-59 8/2/2022El Tayaran x Al Ahly74-75 8/2/2022Sporting x Heliopolis91-71 8/2/2022Misr Insurance x Al Gezira76-64 Places 9-16 8/2/2022Al Zamalek x Gezert El Ward 81-50 8/2/2022October x NBEC65-68 8/2/2022Al Ghaba x Olympic70-43 8/2/2022Al Zohour SC x Shooting52-67 |
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Korisliiga Stage Two Standings
Regular Season: Round 19 Second Stage: Round 1 Feb. 12: ToPo - ViVe Feb. 12: PeKa - HBA-Marsky Feb. 12: Espoo Team - Pyrinto Feb. 14: Honka - Catz |
| Awak Kuier selected the top Finn playing abroad in last week's games - by Eurobasket News | ||||||||||||||
#11. Former U18 international guard Sini Makela (173-97, currently plays college basketball in the States) couldn't help the one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams Manhattan in their game against the Niagara University in the NCAA. Makela cannot count Saturday's game as one of the best ones. She scored only 2 points in 20 minutes. Her team lost 73-85. Makela has averaged so far 1.1ppg and 1.3rpg in 22 games. She used to play for the Finnish U18 national team seven years ago. #12. International forward Annika Holopainen (185-93, college: ODU, currently plays in France) led Montbrison to a victory over the closely-ranked Champagne 65-57 in the French LF2 (second division) in Saturday night's game. She was MVP of the game. Holopainen recorded 14 points in 35 minutes. Holopainen has very impressive stats this year: 18.6ppg, 5.9rpg, 1.6apg and 1.1spg in 14 games. She is also in the roster of the Finnish national team. One more player who has never been selected to any of national teams, but has Finnish passport: #1. Experienced Minea Takala (170-G-0, agency: IceBasket, currently plays in Iceland) managed to help Snaefell to win against the eighth-ranked Tindastoll (5-8) 61-55 in the Icelandic D1 (second division) on Tuesday night. Takala scored only 4 points, grabbed 5 boards, passed 3 assists and added 3 steals. Snaefell (9-5) is placed third in the D1. It was her team's fifth consecutive victory in a row. Takala has averaged so far 5.5ppg, 7.8rpg, 3.4apg and 1.6spg. |
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| Sandrine Gruda's double-double lands her Player of the Week award among French playing currently abroad: - by Eurobasket News | ||||||||||||||
#11. Former U19 international guard Diane Diene (178, college: FIU, currently plays in Iceland) couldn't help one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams Njardvik (10-4) in their last game on Wednesday. Despite her good performance Njardvik was defeated 66-57 at home by the leading Valur. Diene scored 10 points and grabbed 4 rebounds. Diene averaged so far 10.9ppg, 8.5rpg and 1.9apg. She used to play for the French U19 national team five years ago. #12. Former U18 international center Tenin Magassa (196-1, currently plays college basketball in the States) contributed to Dayton's victory against the University of Duquesne 60-54 in the NCAA in Wednesday night's game. She scored 7 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 17 minutes. This year Magassa's total stats are: 5.4ppg, 5.7rpg and 1.9bpg in 21 games. She used to play for the French U18 national team back in 2019. #13. Former U20 international forward Kadi Sissoko (188-99, currently plays college basketball in the States) couldn't help the Minnesota in their game against the Indiana University in the NCAA. Sissoko scored 5 points. Her team was defeated 80-70. Sissoko has averaged so far 9.9ppg, 5.3rpg and 1.5apg. She used to play for the French U20 national team four years ago. #14. Former U20 international forward Daphne Gnago (183-99, currently plays college basketball in the States) couldn't help the UC Riverside in their game against the University of Hawaii in the NCAA. Gnago cannot count Saturday's game as one of the best ones. She scored only 2 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. Her team was badly defeated by 19 points 76-57. Gnago has averaged so far 5.7ppg and 7.4rpg. She used to play for the French U20 national team back in 2019. #15. Former U19 international forward Emma Villas-Gomis (190-98, currently plays college basketball in the States) couldn't help the N.Texas in their game against the The University of Texas at El Paso in the NCAA. Villas-Gomis scored only 4 points in 11 minutes. Her team lost 62-75. Villas-Gomis has averaged so far 1.8ppg and 1.3rpg in 17 games. She used to play for the French U19 national team five years ago. The list of other players, who all have French passport but never been selected to any of French national teams: #1. Experienced Soana Lucet (185-F-87, agency: LBM Management, college: Arizona, currently plays in Turkey) contributed to an easy victory against the league outsider Elazig (1-16) crushing them 101-66 in the Turkish KBSL in Saturday night's game. Lucet scored 10 points and added 4 assists. OGM Orman Genclik Ankara (13-4) is placed third in the KBSL. There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. Lucet's overall stats this season are: 8.8ppg, 5.7rpg and 3.0apg. #2. Naomie Alnatas (170-G, currently plays college basketball in the States) led UMKC to a 2-point victory against the Western Illinois University (3-8) 87-85 in the NCAA last Saturday. She had a triple-double by scoring 29 points, grabbing 11 rebounds and passing 11 assists in 40 minutes. The University of Missouri - Kansas City has a solid 9-4 conference record this season. Alnatas has individually a very good year with high stats. She averages: 19.5ppg, 3.8rpg, 5.2apg and 1.8spg in 23 games she played so far. #3. Diaba Konate (170-G, currently studies in the States), who plays in the NCAA could not help the one of league's weakest teams Idaho St. (2-10) in their last game. Despite Konate's good performance the Idaho St. lost 68-73 at home to the Montana State University. She scored 13 points, had 5 rebounds and dished 6 assists in 31 minutes. Konate averaged so far 11.9ppg, 2.9rpg, 3.5apg and 1.9spg in 13 games. #4. Lou Lopez-Senechal (185-F, is currently at the American university) led Fairfield to a 3-point victory against the Niagara University (6-7) 75-72 in the NCAA last Thursday. She scored 15 points. The Fairfield University has 4-7 conference record this season. Lopez-Senechal has been at the team for four years. This season Lopez-Senechal has very high stats. She averages: 20.1ppg, 4.7rpg and 1.1apg. #5. Lucie Castagne (163-G, currently plays college basketball in the States), who plays in the NCAA was not able to help the one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams Bryant (10-1) in their last game. Despite Castagne's good performance the Bryant was badly defeated 68-52 on the road by the Mount Saint Mary's University. She scored 11 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 37 minutes. This year Castagne's total stats are: 3.1ppg, 2.3rpg and 1.3apg in 14 games. #6. Alyssia Faye (188-F, currently plays college basketball in the States), who plays in the NCAA was not able to secure a victory for the Charleston So. (1-9) in their last game. Despite Faye's good performance the Charleston So. (#6) lost 49-60 in Clinton to the Presbyterian College. She scored 10 points and blocked 2 shots in 18 minutes. This year Faye's total stats are: 8.2ppg, 5.8rpg, 1.3apg and 1.3spg in 20 games. #7. Lya Farcy (173-G, currently plays college basketball in the States), who plays in the NCAA couldn't help the one of league's weakest teams Hartford (3-5) in their last game on Monday. Despite her good performance the Hartford was defeated 64-57 in Lowell by the University of Massachusetts -. Farcy recorded 10 points and added 5 passes. Farcy's total stats this season are: 4.2ppg, 2.2rpg and 1.7apg. #8. Clara Blachier (163-G-98, agency: DC Sports, college: UQAM, currently plays in Greece) couldn't help Giannena in their game against Dafni Agioy in the Greek A1. Blachier cannot count Sunday's game as one of the best ones. She scored only 3 points and had 4 steals in 23 minutes. It was her first game for Giannena this season. Her team lost 50-60. #9. Maye Toure (188-F, currently plays college basketball in the States) managed to help University of Rhode Island in a victory against the La Salle University 66-60 in the NCAA in Sunday night's game. Toure scored only 3 points in 7 minutes on the court. Toure has averaged so far 2.5ppg and 3.8rpg in 16 games. #10. Laure Margot (173-SF-99, currently plays in Switzerland) contributed to an easy victory against the closely-ranked Aarau crushing them 85-54 in the Swiss SBL last Sunday. She recorded 9 points. Margot averaged so far 12.8ppg, 3.1rpg, 2.3apg and 1.5spg. She has a dual citizenship: French and Swiss. |
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| Satou Sabally selected the top German playing abroad in last week's games - by Eurobasket News | |||||||||||||
The list of other players, who all have German passport but never been selected to any of German national teams: #1. Merle Wiehl (185-F-98, currently plays college basketball in the States) led Santa Clara to a victory against the University of San Diego (3-8) 89-84 in the NCAA on Saturday night. Wiehl scored 29 points (!!!), grabbed 4 rebounds and dished 4 assists in 33 minutes. The Santa Clara University has a solid 7-3 conference record this season. Wiehl has reliable stats this year: 13.6ppg, 7.2rpg, 1.6apg and 1.4spg in 20 games she played so far. #2. Experienced Ofir Kesten-Raz (176-F-0, currently plays in Israel) contributed to an easy victory against the fifth-ranked A.S. Ramat Hasharon (10-6) 86-69 in the Israeli D1 last Monday. She scored 6 points in 24 minutes. Maccabi Haifa (13-4) is placed first in the D1. The Regular Season already ended. This year Kesten-Raz's overall stats are: 4.9ppg, 3.8rpg, 2.1apg and 1.9spg in 17 games. #3. Grace Van Rij (188-F-0, currently studies in the States) contributed to Furman's victory against the Western Carolina University (0-9) 63-58 in the NCAA in Thursday night's game. Van Rij scored 7 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 33 minutes. The Furman University has a solid 9-4 conference record this season. Van Rij has been at the team for four years. This year her overall stats are: 9.0ppg and 4.8rpg in 22 games. #4. Alyssa Pangalos (168-G/F-98, currently plays in Cyprus) managed to help Anorthosis Ammochostou to win against the closely-ranked ENAD (5-8) 66-51 in the Cypriot Division A on Sunday night. Pangalos scored only 3 points. It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Anorthosis Ammochostou (1-0) is placed first in the Division A. Her team will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And that game will be critical. Pangalos has averaged so far 2.4ppg and 1.1rpg. She has a dual citizenship: German and Cypriot. #5. Emily Enochs (170-G-0, is currently at the American university) contributed to a Sacramento St.'s victory against the Northern Arizona University (7-5) 76-62 in the NCAA last Thursday. She scored only 2 points. The Sacramento State University has rather weak 2-10 conference record this season. Enochs plays fourth season for the team. This year Enochs averages just 1.1ppg. |
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| Maria Fasoula selected the top Greek playing abroad in last week's games - by Eurobasket News | ||||||||||||||
#11. Former U16 international power forward Parthena Chrysanthidou (180-99, currently plays in Italy) couldn't help Vicenza in their game against Brescia in the Italian Serie A2 (second division). Chrysanthidou recorded 8 points in 24 minutes. Her team lost 75-81. Chrysanthidou has averaged so far 7.1ppg and 5.1rpg in 15 games. She used to play for the Greek U16 national team seven years ago. #12. Former U20 international forward Marilena Gerostergiou (188-98, college: Siena, currently plays in Italy) couldn't help Battipaglia in their game against Cagliari in the Italian Serie A2 (second division). Gerostergiou cannot count Saturday's game as one of the best ones. She recorded only 2 points and grabbed 4 rebounds. Her team was defeated 56-50. Gerostergiou has averaged so far 4.4ppg, 7.1rpg and 1.5spg. She used to play for the Greek U20 national team back in 2018. #13. Former U20 international swingman Christina Katsamouri (183-1, currently plays college basketball in the States) managed to help Manhattan College in a victory against the Saint Peter's University crushing them 65-45 in the NCAA on Thursday night. Katsamouri scored only 2 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 11 minutes. This year Katsamouri averages just 0.4ppg in 15 games. She used to play for the Greek U20 national team four years ago. The list of other players, who all have Greek passport but never been selected to any of Greek national teams: #1. Experienced Sofia Gritzali (168-G-1, currently plays college basketball in the States), who plays in the NCAA could not help the one of league's weakest teams Cincinnati (6-4) to beat the University of Memphis (4-5). Gritzali cannot count Wednesday's game as one of the best ones. She scored only 2 points in 11 minutes. The Cincinnati lost 54-66 at home to the University of. This year Gritzali averages just 0.6ppg in 11 games she played so far. #2. Hannah Kruse (180-SG-6, currently plays in Cyprus) contributed to Zinonas' victory against one of league's weakest teams Keravnos (3-11) 52-47 in the Cypriot Division A last Sunday. She scored 10 points. Zinonas Kalafasfairais placed in the Division A. Kruse has averaged so far 4.4ppg and 2.9rpg. She has a dual citizenship: Greek and Cypriot. #3. Enisa Semanjaku (181-F/G-88, currently plays in Switzerland) was not able to help Aarau (3-10) in their last game on Friday. Despite Semanjaku's very good performance Aarau was crushed 78-44 on their home court in Aarau by the leading Fribourg. She was the top scorer with 16 points. Semanjaku also added 6 rebounds. Semanjaku has averaged so far 9.8ppg, 5.8rpg, 2.4apg and 1.4spg. She is another player who holds two passports: Albanian and Greek. |
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| De Jonge's double-double lands her Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
She had a double-double of 27 points and 16 rebounds, while her team crushed Triple Threat (#9, 1-13) with 20-point margin 79-59. Lekdetec.nl maintains the 5th position in Dutch Eredivisie. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Lekdetec.nl will need more victories to improve their 8-5 record. In the team's last game De Jonge had a remarkable 69.2% from 2-point range. She has many years of experience at Lekdetec.nl, through which she has constantly improved. Saint Joseph's University graduate has very impressive stats this year. De Jonge is in league's top in points (3rd best: 20.7ppg), rebounds (3rd best: 9.8rpg) and averages solid 1.3bpg,2.5spg and 54.5% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Julia Jorritsma (182-F/C-99). She is a forward in her 4th season at Lekdetec.nl. In the last game Jorritsma recorded impressive 18 points and 9 rebounds. Of course together with De Jonge she helped Lekdetec.nl with another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Triple Threat (#9, 1-13) 79-59. Lekdetec.nl's 5th position in the standings has not changed. Her team lost some distance to top teams. But 8-5 record is not bad and everything may still change. Jorritsma is one of the most experienced players at Lekdetec.nl and similarly like Lisanne De Jonge has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to Janis Ndiba-boonstra of league's leader Den Helder. Ndiba-boonstra scored 14 points and grabbed twelve rebounds (!!!). She was a key player of Den Helder, leading her team to a 67-64 win against #2 ranked Grasshoppers in a game of the week. Den Helder have amazing season winning all 13 games without a single defeat. Ndiba-boonstra turns to be one of the very best players in the league while she is also a leader of the top team having her eyes on the championship title. Ndiba-boonstra has a very solid season. In 13 games in Holland she scored 13.1ppg. She also has 10.0rpg, 2.3spg, 1.2bpg and FGP: 58.9%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Kourtney Treffers (187-F-94) of Den Helder - 19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Yfke Hoek (175-G-98) of Lekdetec.nl - 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Quinta Van Schijndel (174-PG-03) of Triple Threat - 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Iris Vennema) of Triple Threat - 15 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Fleur Kuijt (178-SG-96) of Grasshoppers - 19 points and 6 rebounds 9. Kiki Fleuren (170-PG) of Den Helder - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Noortje Driessen (178-SG-99) of Grasshoppers - 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Krisztina Raksanyi selected the top Hungarian playing abroad in last week's games - by Eurobasket News | |||||||||
The list of other players, who all have Hungarian passport but never been selected to any of Hungarian national teams: #1. Experienced Anamaria Pop (170-G-2, currently plays in Romania) managed to help ASC Sepsi SIC Sfantu Gheorghe in a victory against one of league's weakest teams Rapid Bucuresti (2-15) crushing them 106-46 in the Romanian Liga Nationala in Wednesday night's game. She recorded only 2 points, 3 assists and 3 steals in 19 minutes. ASC Sepsi SIC Sfantu Gheorghe (13-1) is placed third in the Liga Nationala. It was her team's 12th consecutive victory in a row. This year Pop averages: 2.0ppg, 3.0rpg, 1.5apg and 2.0spg in two games she played so far. She has a dual citizenship: Hungarian and Romanian. #2. Milica Popovic (190-F-2, currently plays in Italy) led Milano to a victory over the 14th-ranked Torino (0-14) crushing them 87-55 in the Italian Serie A2 (second division) on Wednesday night. Popovic was MVP of the game. She scored 16 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in 26 minutes. Pallacanestro Sanga Milano (15-2) is placed first in North group. This year Popovic's overall stats are: 8.3ppg and 4.3rpg in three games. She is another player who holds two passports: Serbian and Hungarian. #3. Petra Farkas (178-G/F, currently plays college basketball in the States), who plays in the NCAA could not help the Colorado St. (8-3) to beat the University of New Mexico (11-2). She scored 5 points. The Colorado St. was defeated 81-73 at home by the University of New Mexico. Farkas' total stats this season are: 6.5ppg and 2.5rpg. #4. Eszter Varga (178-G-1, currently studies in the States) was not able to help the one of league's weakest teams SFC in their game against the Fairleigh Dickinson University (10-1) in the NCAA. Varga cannot count Thursday's game as one of the best ones. She scored only 3 points. The SFC was defeated 55-51 on their home court in Brooklyn by the Fairleigh Dickinson University. Varga's total stats this season are: 2.5ppg, 1.6rpg and 1.3apg. |
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| Subway League Round 19: Valur keep a leadership position - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Host teams show no mercy winning all games. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Valur as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Valur defeated 5th ranked Keflavik in Reykjavik 84-73. The game was mostly controlled by Valur. Keflavik managed to win third quarter 17-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They made 20-of-25 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Valur looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American guard Ameryst Alston (175-93, college: Ohio St.) fired 26 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. The former international forward Asta Grimsdottir (185-1, college: HBU) chipped in 21 points and 10 rebounds. Valur's coach Olafur Sigurdsson used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Venezuelan Daniela Wallen (182-95, college: Okla City) produced a double-double by scoring 24 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists for lost side. Valur have a solid series of three victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Keflavik at the other side keeps the fifth place with nine games lost. Keflavik will play next round against Breidablik trying to get back on the winning streak. Valur will try to continue on its current victory against fourth ranked Haukar in Hafnarfjordur. Very important is a road loss of third ranked Njardvik (11-6) against sixth ranked Breidablik (6-11) on Wednesday night. Visiting Njardvik was defeated by Breidablik in a tough game in Kopavogur 70-76. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Micaela Kelly (168-98, college: CMU) who helped to win the game recording 37 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds. Birgit Snorradottir contributed with 11 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. American guard Aliyah Collier (177-97, college: Clemson) answered with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 11 rebounds (made all of her nine free throws !!!) for Njardvik. Breidablik maintains sixth place with 6-11 record. Newly promoted Njardvik keeps the third position with six games lost. Breidablik will play against higher ranked Keflavik (#5) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Njardvik will play against Skallagrimur in Borganes and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Breidablik - Njardvik 76-70 Very important is a road loss of third ranked Njardvik (11-6) against sixth ranked Breidablik (6-11) on Wednesday night. Visiting Njardvik was defeated by Breidablik in a tough game in Kopavogur 70-76. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Njardvik won third quarter 19-18. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Breidablik made 20-of-26 charity shots (76.9 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Micaela Kelly (168-98, college: CMU) who helped to win the game recording 37 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds. Forward Birgit Snorradottir (185-0) contributed with 11 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. American guard Aliyah Collier (177-97, college: Clemson) answered with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 11 rebounds (made all of her nine free throws !!!) and guard Helena Rafnsdottir (170-3) added 16 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Njardvik. Breidablik maintains sixth place with 6-11 record. Newly promoted Njardvik keeps the third position with six games lost. Breidablik will play against higher ranked Keflavik (#5) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Njardvik will play against Skallagrimur in Borganes and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Breidablik: M.Kelly 37+7reb+3ast, T.Asgeirsdottir 12+6reb+1ast, B.Snorradottir 11+8reb, I.Sigurdardottir 6+9reb+1ast, A.Oskarsdottir 5+4reb, A.Larusdottir 5+5reb+2ast Njardvik: A.Collier 32+11reb+1ast, R.Helena 16+7reb+1ast, L.Silva 12+5reb+4ast, K.Viktorsdottir 3+2reb, A.Lara 3+1reb+1ast, D.Diene 2+11reb+1ast Valur - Keflavik 84-73 The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Valur as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Valur defeated 5th ranked Keflavik in Reykjavik 84-73. The game was mostly controlled by Valur. Keflavik managed to win third quarter 17-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They made 20-of-25 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Valur looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American guard Ameryst Alston (175-93, college: Ohio St.) fired 26 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. The former international forward Asta Grimsdottir (185-1, college: HBU) chipped in a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds. Valur's coach Olafur Sigurdsson used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Venezuelan Daniela Wallen (182-95, college: Okla City) produced a double-double by scoring 24 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists and the former international Anna Svansdottir (175-1) added 15 points respectively for lost side. Valur have a solid series of three victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Keflavik at the other side keeps the fifth place with nine games lost. Keflavik will play next round against Breidablik trying to get back on the winning streak. Valur will try to continue on its current victory against fourth ranked Haukar in Hafnarfjordur. Top scorers: Valur: A.Alston 26+8reb+9ast, A.Grimsdottir 21+10reb+3ast, E.Thorisdottir 8+8reb+1ast, H.Jonsdottir 8+4reb+2ast, R.Brynjarsdottir 7+4reb, H.Aijanen 5+8reb+1ast Keflavik: D.Wallen 24+15reb+5ast, A.Svansdottir 15+4reb+1ast, O.Oladottir 13+2reb+1ast, K.Gardarsdottir 7+4reb+2ast, T.Kilin 7+3reb+3ast, S.Saevarsdottir 3+4reb |
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| Vaughn's double-double lands her Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
She had a double-double of 34 points and 10 rebounds, while her team crushed Ramat H. (#5, 10-6) with 17-point margin 86-69. It allowed M.Haifa to consolidate first place in the Israeli D1. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. M.Haifa has a very solid 13-4 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. Vaughn turned to be M.Haifa's top player in her first season with the team. Virginia Commonwealth University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Vaughn is in league's top in points (7th best: 21.0ppg) and averages solid 55.3% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Kelsey Bone (193-C-91) of league's second-best Ashdod. She is American center in her first season at Ashdod. In the last game Bone recorded impressive double-double of 30 points and 10 rebounds. It was enough for Ashdod to edge slightly lower-ranked Ramla (#4, 10-6) by 4 points 67-63. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Ashdod consolidated its place in top 2 of the standings. Her team's 12-5 record is not bad at all. Bone is one of the most experienced players at Ashdod and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to guard Jennie Simms (183-G-94) of Rishon LZ (#3). Simms got into 30-points club by scoring 37 points in the last round. She went also for eleven rebounds and six assists. Despite Simms' great performance Rishon LZ lost 76-86 to slightly lower-ranked Ramat H. (#5, 10-6). But her team cannot count on just a single shooter as she also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Rishon LZ needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 11 victories and 4 lost games. Simms has a great season in Israel. After 14 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 31.0ppg (best scorer) and assists with 7.6apg (2nd best). She also has FGP: 59.9% and 3PT: 41.4%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (180-G-96) of Ramat H. - 29 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists 5. N'Dea Jones (188-F-99) of Ramat H. - 28 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Alexandra Cohen (196-F/C-93) of Ashdod - 24 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Danielle Adams (185-C-89) of Holon - 19 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Emma Cannon (190-F-89) of Ramla - 14 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Victoria Vivians (185-G-94) of Ashdod - 23 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Brittany Brown (173-G-95) of Hertzeliya - 25 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top performances of Israelis who are currently playing abroad.
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Japan - Canada 86-79 OT Japan rout Canada in overtime thriller at the start of the World Cup Qualification Group Stage in Osaka. The hosts needed a comeback to beat the guests 86-79. Canada opened the game with a 17-15 rally and upset the Japanese side with a 23-8 surge in the second frame. Japan meanwhile took control in the second half and managed to tie the game after 4 quarters. 73:73. In overtime they posted a final 13-6 run to win the game. Stephanie Mawuli (182-C-98) stepped up with 18 points and Akaho Himawari (184-C-98) poured in 15. Ramu Tokashiki (193-F/C-91) and Mai Yamamoto (163-PG-99) netted 12 points each in a win. Nirra Fields (175-G-93, college: UCLA, agency: LBM Management) answered with 19 points in defeat, whilst Bridget Carleton (185-F-97, college: Iowa St.) and Kayla Alexander (193-C-91, college: Syracuse, agency: LBM Management) had 12 apiece. |
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The McCook Community College women's basketball team picked up a road win Tuesday night to remain undefeated in Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference Play. MCC improved to 5-0 in the conference with an 89-79 win. "That was a tough Southeast team that played really hard tonight," said MCC Coach Brandon Pritchett. "I thought we executed well on the offensive end tonight and shot the ball well on the road." Southeast emerged with a 22-18 lead after 10 minutes but MCC went up 44-39 at the half. Southeast pushed back with a 25-21 edge in the third quarter to make it a 65-64 game heading into the fourth quarter. Sophomore Vanessa Jurewicz (5'6'-PG-01) (Stockholm, Sweden) led all scorers with 24 points. She was three of four from the 3-point line. Sophomore Alyssa Van Vleet (Oberlin, Kan.) scored 17 points including a three of six night at the 3-point line and a six-for-six night at the line, along with eight boards. "Vanessa was really efficient tonight and really took over for us in the first half," Pritchett said. "Our guards rebounded really well tonight with Carla, Alyssa, Shelby crashing." Sophomore Shelby Clark (Las Vegas, Nevada) scored seven points and had seven rebounds. Sophomore Carla Torrubia Cano (Melilla, Spain) had 11 points and eight rebounds. Sophomore Sonia Sato (El Paso, Texas) scored 15 points and had nine rebounds and Maite Lara Garcia (sophomore, Sant Joan Despi, Spain) scored 12 points and had eight rebounds. "Sonia was close to another double-double for us. She started slow but had a great second half," Pritchett said. MCC shot 51.7 percent from the floor, made eight of 18 from distance (42.1 percent) and sank 20 of 24 free throws (83.3 percent). Southeast duplicated MCC's showing from the floor as both teams made 30 of 58 shots and both shot 51.7 percent. The Storm made seven of 16 3pointers and were just 12 of 24 at the line (50 percent). MCC held a 42-24 rebound edge, turned the ball over 15 times and had 20 assists. "Again we shared the ball well and looked to get each other involved." Pritchett said. "We had great production tonight and we showed tonight what we are capable of doing nightly." MCC improves to 16-9 and has one final NCCAC game left: Feb. 15 at North Platte. On Friday MCC is back into the Region IX schedule with a road game at Lamar Community College. Southeast goes to 11-12 and 0-3 in NCCAC Courtesy of: mccookcc.prestosports.com |
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| Bashkimi advanced to the Cup Final - by Eurobasket News |
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Penza Pec - Bashkimi 77:80 Bashkimi advanced to the Cup Final in Kosovo beating Penza Pec 80-77. Trailing 19-27 at the end of the first quarter, Bashkimi took control in the rest of the game. They replied with a 27-18 run in the second frame and won the third quarter 18-9. Penza managed to close the game with a 23-16 rally, however could not win the game. Besjana Martinaj (165-PG-00) top-scored for the winners with 21 points. Taylor Barnes (173-G, college: Georgetown) posted 21 in a loss, whilst Cheah Rael-Whitsitt (180-F, college: Texas A&M) netted 20. |
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| Sophomore sparks offense to propel Talladega College to crucial conference victory - by Eurobasket News |
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An ankle injury prevented Talladega College sophomore Kameron Shelley (5'9'-G) from starting on Monday night, but she rebounded from a slow first half to spark the offense with eight points in the final 8.5 minutes of Talladega's 68-55 win over William Carey University. 'Coach (Kevin Herod ) let me have some time off, and he was like we just need you when it counts, so I was there,' Shelley said. The sophomore might be selling herself short. She scored her first 3-pointer with 8:29 remaining in the game to give Talladega (16-7, 8-4 Southern States) an eight-point lead. She added two more points in the next minute, then with 4:53 Shelley drained another 3-point shot to put the Tornadoes back up by nine. Shelley finished the evening with 12 points, the second-most on the team, and three steals in 20 minutes. A dramatic turnaround considering Shelley had no points, and only one steal, in the first half despite playing 13 minutes. "It makes me feel like, oh yeah, I got my groove going, and I feel good," Shelley said of seeing the ball go in finally. "I am about to get rolling.' The game seemed to shift for both Shelley and the rest of the Tornadoes once Talladega began employing a full-court defense halfway through the third quarter when William Carey (10-8, 6-6 SSAC) held a 34-28 lead. 'I noticed in the second half they were getting a little tired,' Talladega coach Kevin Herod said. 'So, I figured every time you trap somebody that takes something out of you because you got to move the ball, you've got to turn, you've got to look for people that are open, so they get tired.' Winning on Monday night was essential for the Tornadoes if Talladega is going to push for the regular-season conference championship with only four conference games remaining. William Carey would have pulled even with the Tornadoes with a win Monday. On Saturday, after a Thursday rematch with William Carey, Talladega will face the only team ahead of them, Loyola (15-5, 9-3 SSAC). 'With our program, we are used to winning, a lot,' Herod said. 'So I think this year has been a learning experience. Learning how to win, especially in February, that is usually when teams separate. Stronger teams start to rise, and weaker teams start to fall.' Senior Sydni Tears was another Talladega starter that came off the bench due to injury, but she more than made an impact on Monday night. She paced the Tornadoes with a team-high 14 points and a team-high seven rebounds. Tears also recorded two steals and one block despite playing only 17 minutes. William Carey struggled to get near the basket for most of the evening, but Rebekah Engle (5'11'-F) did her best work beyond the arc, where she knocked down four of seven shots. Engle finished with a game-high 18 points and a game-high eight rebounds and two blocks. This was the Tornadoes' first home game in front of fans in 2022 after the school made the decision to exclude fans in the wake of rapidly rising COVID-19 numbers both statewide and nationally. Talladega dropped all three home games played without fans this year. These teams will face off again on Thursday night at William Carey at 5:30. Courtesy of: annistonstar.com |
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The Virginia women's basketball team (3-18, 0-11 ACC) suffered a 77-70 loss against Syracuse (10-12, 3-9 ACC) on Tuesday (Feb. 8) at John Paul Jones Arena. Syracuse used its long-range shooting to jump out to an early lead and opened the second half on a 13-3 run to solidify it. The Cavaliers chipped away at a once 19-point deficit, getting it down to eight with 8:42 remaining in the game, but the Orange built back up a 17-point lead with a minute left to play. UVA scored 12 points in the final 60 seconds of the game, cutting the deficit back down to singles digits, but the Orange held on for the victory. Sophomore guard Mir McLean (5'11'-G) scored a career-high 20 points with grad student guard Amandine Toi (5'10'-G-98) contributing 18. Junior guard Taylor Valladay (5'7'-G) had a career-high 10 assists. Naje Murray (5'6'-G) led the Orange with 24 points, going 8-of-11 overall and 5-of-7 from three-point range. Teisha Hyman (5'8'-G) scored 13 points with 8 rebounds. Syracuse hit three three-pointers in the first four minutes of the game to jump out to an early 11-5 lead. A jumper from Valladay ended a nearly five-minute field goal drought for the Cavaliers, making it 13-8. A three-pointer by Murray at the buzzer gave the Orange a 22-12 lead heading into the second quarter. Syracuse converted its first two field goal attempts of the second quarter to extend its lead to 26-12. Virginia's offense heated up with back-to-back threes from grad student guards Toi and McKenna Dale making it 30-22. A layup from McLean cut the deficit to 30-24 with 2:04 left in the half. Syracuse ended a six-minute scoring drought and an 0-of-8 shooting spell with a jumper with 43.3 seconds left in the quarter. After a layup from grad student center Eleah Parker (6'4'-F), Syracuse closed out the half by making a pair of free throws with 2.2 seconds remaining to go into the break with a 35-26 lead. Syracuse came out of the locker room hot, making their first three field goal attempts of the third quarter, including a pair of threes, to push out to a 44-29 lead with 8:01 remaining. McLean ended an 11-0 run by the Orange with a jumper at the 6:10 mark. A runner by sophomore guard Kaydan Lawson (6'0'-G) ended a two and a half minute scoring drought by the Cavaliers, making it a 50-37 game with 2:15 remaining in the period. A three-pointer from Dale with 44.9 seconds cut the deficit to 12, 52-40. Back-to-back threes from Toi narrowed the gap to 10 points, 56-46, with 8:42 remaining in the game. A layup from junior forward London Clarkson narrowed the gap to single digits, 56-48, with 7:08 remaining, but Syracuse hit a jumper on the opposite end to halt the Virginia run. The Cavaliers trailed by 10 points heading into the final four minutes of the game and by 12 heading into the final two, but Syracuse used six free throws to build up a 71-54 lead with a minute left in the game. Virginia scored five points in a three-second span, with a three-pointer from sophomore guard Kaydan Lawson followed by a steal and a layup from Valladay with 47 seconds left. Toi hit a three-pointer with 29.6 seconds remaining. UVA again stole the ball with McLean getting a layup to make it 73-64 with 27.6 seconds remaining. The game ended with UVA trailing 77-68, however Syracuse was assessed with a technical foul after the game ended, sending Toi to the line for two free throws to put the final at 77-70. Courtesy of: wfxrtv.com |
| Villanova hands No. 8 UConn first conference loss since 2013 in 72-69 win - by Eurobasket News |
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For the first time since 2013, No. 8 UConn women's basketball lost a conference game. Villanova did everything possible to end the streak on Wednesday night, beating the Huskies, 72-69. It's also Villanova's first win over UConn since 2004. Sophomore Lior Garzon (6'1'-F-01) led the way for the Wildcats, finishing with 19 points and four rebounds. The Wildcats outrebounded UConn by a whopping 37-21 margin. That was in large part due to the play of junior Maddy Siegrist and graduate student Brianna Herlihy (6'0'-F-98), both of whom managed double-doubles Wednesday. Siegrist finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds, while Herlihy notched 15 and 10. Villanova set the tone early by jumping out to a 25-15 lead after one quarter. That was fueled by Garzon's eight points and Siegrist's seven. Even after a back-and-forth second quarter, Villanova outscored the Huskies by 10 in the third quarter. And, once again, Garzon had eight points in the frame. The win, however, didn't always look so sure. UConn threw everything it had at the Wildcats in the final 10 minutes, outscoring them, 24-10. Freshman guard Azzi Fudd (5'11'-G-02) accounted for 13 of those 24 points in the fourth quarter, as she finished the night with a team-high 29 total. Senior Christyn Williams (5'11'-G-00) was also a key cog for UConn Wednesday night, scoring 24. The Huskies implemented a full-court press for much of the last frame and forced Villanova turnovers. Ultimately, they fell short, ending their streak of 169-straight conference wins. Villanova improves to 10-3 in conference play this season and has now won eight-straight games. UConn falls to 9-1 in the Big East this season. Courtesy of: ncaa.com |
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| Husson women beat Bowdoin for first time since '89 - by Eurobasket News |
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The Husson University women's basketball team earned a non-conference win over New England Small College Athletic Conference powerhouse Bowdoin 76-69 on Tuesday evening. The win for Husson was the first over Bowdoin since the 1989-90 season and snapped a 20-game losing streak to the Polar Bears. Husson (15-4) and Bowdoin (16-6) played to a back and forth first quarter that saw the Polar Bears take a 18-17 lead at the end of the period. The Eagles had their biggest lead of the half when they scored the first six points of the game but the Polar Bears quickly countered with eight straight points of their own to take a two point lead. The remainder of the quarter and the first half was a seesaw affair that had the lead change hands six times and saw the score tied seven times. Junior Bailey Donovan (6'3'-C) led Husson with 10 points and five rebounds despite being saddled with foul trouble for the most part of the half. Senior Vanessa Duarte filled up the stat sheet with seven points, three rebounds, three assists, and two steals, while first-year Lacey Scanlon came off the bench to record six points during the frame. The two teams continued their back and forth game into the third quarter, but saw Bowdoin take a lead of seven going into the fourth quarter, after ending the quarter on a 9-2 run. Husson fought its way back into the game in the final period by opening the frame on a 12-5 run. With the score at 66-66, senior Megan Peach (6'0'-F/C) would hit two free-throws to put the Eagles up for good with 1:50 left in the game. Timely foul shooting helped put the game away for Husson, as they outscored Bowdoin 32-18 in the final period. The Eagles were led by Donovan, who tallied her 14th double-double of the season, with a game-high 22 points and sharing the team-high with 10 rebounds, along with two blocks. With Donovan's two blocks she became the sixth player in Husson women's basketball history to record 100 career blocks. Husson was also paced by Peach, who also recorded a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, in addition to a career-high tying six blocks. Duarte tallied 14 points and seven assists and Scanlon scored a career-high 13 points on 6-7 shooting. The Eagles are back in action on Thursday, in their regular-season home finale as they take on Thomas College on senior night. The game is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. Courtesy of: d3hoops.com |
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| Liga Nationala Round 19: Leader Arad gets another victory - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. Leader Arad delivered the seventeenth win on Wednesday night. This time they beat 8th ranked Cluj Napoca (6-9) 70-59. The hosts trailed by 6 points at the halftime before their 41-24 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Arad outrebounded Cluj Napoca 46-33 including a 18-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Serbian guard Brankica Hadzovic (175-81) fired 21 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. American guard Andreona Keys (178-95, college: Purdue) chipped in 16 points and 8 rebounds. American guard Khiana Johnson (170-98, college: Radford, agency: Hendrix Sports Management) produced 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. Arad (17-1) have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They maintain first place. Cluj Napoca at the other side keeps the eighth position with nine games lost. Arad are looking forward to face league's second-placed Satu Mare on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Cluj Napoca will play against Agronomia (#10) in Bucurest and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Important game to mention about took place in Targoviste. Ninth ranked CSM Targoviste (5-10) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 4th placed Alexandria (11-5) 61-58 on Wednesday evening. It was quite big embarassment for the guest team. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Alexandria. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Gabriela Irimia (183-90) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. Carla Popescu contributed with 14 points and 5 assists for the winners. Mexican center Myriam Lara (186-94) answered with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 16 rebounds for Alexandria. CSM Targoviste maintains ninth place with 5-10 record. Alexandria at the other side keeps the fourth position with five games lost. CSM Targoviste will play against Rapid Bucuresti (#12) at home in the next round. Alexandria will play against Brasov (#11) and hopes to get back on the winning track. The game with biggest result difference took place in Bucuresti. Local Rapid Bucuresti (2-15) was outscored by third ranked Sf.Gheorghe (13-1) 106-46 on Wednesday night. Worth to mention a quality performance of Britney Jones who helped to win the game recording 24 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. Sf.Gheorghe's coach felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Florina Stanici-Diaconu responded with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. The victory was the twelfth consecutive win for Sf.Gheorghe. Defending champion moved-up to second place, which they share with Satu Mare. Rapid Bucuresti lost their tenth game in a row. They keep the twelfth position with 15 games lost. Sf.Gheorghe will meet at home Targu Secuiesc (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Rapid Bucuresti will play against CSM Targoviste (#9) and hope to secure a win. In the last two games of round 19 Agronomia were defeated by Targu Secuiesc in a road game 61-49. Targu Mures was beaten by Constanta at home 49-56.
Targoviste - Alexandria 61-58 Important game to mention about took place in Targoviste. Ninth ranked CSM Targoviste (5-10) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 4th placed Alexandria (11-5) 61-58 on Wednesday evening. It was quite big embarassment for the guest team. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Alexandria. Alexandria was tied at the half but could not keep up in last two quarters eventually losing the game. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Gabriela Irimia (183-90) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. International point guard Carla Popescu (168-0) contributed with 14 points and 5 assists for the winners. Four CSM Targoviste players scored in double figures. Mexican center Myriam Lara (186-94) answered with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 16 rebounds and American guard Alexis Pana (175-98, college: CWU) added 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Alexandria. CSM Targoviste maintains ninth place with 5-10 record. Alexandria at the other side keeps the fourth position with five games lost. CSM Targoviste will play against Rapid Bucuresti (#12) at home in the next round. Alexandria will play against Brasov (#11) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Alexandria: A.Pana 17+5reb+4ast, M.Lara 15+16reb+2ast, C.Catalina 7+1reb+1ast, A.Petrova 6+4reb, M.Mihaela 5+3reb, A.Benally 5+5reb Targoviste: G.Irimia 17+10reb, C.Popescu 14+4reb+5ast, D.Alexia 12+6reb+1ast, A.Stoenescu 11+11reb+1ast, D.Teodora 6+6reb, K.Diana 1+1reb+1ast Rapid - Sf.Gheorghe 46-106 The game with biggest result difference took place in Bucuresti. Local Rapid Bucuresti (2-15) was outscored by third ranked Sf.Gheorghe (13-1) 106-46 on Wednesday night. The game without a history. Sf.Gheorghe led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Rapid Bucuresti's 24. Sf.Gheorghe forced 32 Rapid Bucuresti turnovers and outrebounded them 53-26 including a 24-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Sf.Gheorghe looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Rapid Bucuresti's players. Worth to mention a quality performance of American point guard Britney Jones (174-87, college: UAB) who helped to win the game recording 24 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. Israeli forward Danielle Raber (183-96) helped adding 7 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals. Four Sf.Gheorghe players scored in double figures. Sf.Gheorghe's coach felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side the former international guard Florina Stanici-Diaconu (170-82) responded with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and the former international Sonia-Alexandra Cazacu (183-1) scored 4 points and 6 rebounds. The victory was the twelfth consecutive win for Sf.Gheorghe. Defending champion moved-up to second place, which they share with Satu Mare. Rapid Bucuresti lost their tenth game in a row. They keep the twelfth position with 15 games lost. Sf.Gheorghe will meet at home Targu Secuiesc (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Rapid Bucuresti will play against CSM Targoviste (#9) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Rapid: F.Stanici-Diaconu 24+5reb+6ast, R.Ariana 6+4reb+1ast, C.Dinu 5+1ast, C.Sonia-Alexandra 4+6reb+2ast, G.Cristina 3+2reb+1ast, C.Alexandra 2+2reb Sf.Gheorghe: B.Jones 24+8reb+7ast, B.Fraser 22+5reb+2ast, A.Podar 18+1reb+4ast, S.Wallace 12+2reb+3ast, J.Pasic 10+1reb+3ast, D.Raber 7+18reb+5ast Arad - Cluj Napoca 70-59 Leader Arad delivered the seventeenth win on Wednesday night. This time they beat 8th ranked Cluj Napoca (6-9) 70-59. The hosts trailed by 6 points at the halftime before their 41-24 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Arad outrebounded Cluj Napoca 46-33 including a 18-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Serbian guard Brankica Hadzovic (175-81) fired 21 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. American guard Andreona Keys (178-95, college: Purdue) chipped in 16 points and 8 rebounds. Keys is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American guard Khiana Johnson (170-98, college: Radford, agency: Hendrix Sports Management) produced 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and center Amira Al Ash Hab (182-99) added 12 points and 11 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Cluj Napoca players scored in double figures. Arad (17-1) have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They maintain first place. Cluj Napoca at the other side keeps the eighth position with nine games lost. Arad are looking forward to face league's second-placed Satu Mare on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Cluj Napoca will play against Agronomia (#10) in Bucurest and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Cluj Napoca: K.Johnson 17+6reb+4ast, R.Taneka 15+8reb, A.Al Ash Hab 12+11reb+1ast, A.Uiuiu 10+5reb+2ast, B.Laura 4+2reb, R.Miruna 1+1reb+1ast Arad: B.Hadzovic 21+8reb+7ast, A.Keys 16+8reb+3ast, T.Manea 11+3reb, L.Vaida 8+8reb+1ast, T.Vitulova 6+6reb, S.Sutherland 4+9reb Targu Secuiesc - Agronomia 61-49 There was no surprise when 10th ranked Agronomia (4-12) was defeated on the road by seventh ranked Targu Secuiesc (7-7) 61-49 on Wednesday. The game without a history. Targu Secuiesc led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Agronomia to just 7 points in second quarter. They outrebounded Agronomia 47-35 including 35 on the defensive glass. It was a great evening for forward Iringo Debreczi (183-96) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. American center Antoinette Lewis (185-99, college: USA) helped adding 7 points and 13 rebounds. At the losing side the former international forward Anca Sipos (185-85) responded with 10 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Georgiana Plavitu (171-93) scored 6 points. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Targu Secuiesc maintains seventh place with 7-7 record. Loser Agronomia keeps the tenth position with 12 games lost. Targu Secuiesc will meet higher ranked Sf.Gheorghe (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Agronomia will play against Cluj Napoca (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Agronomia: A.Sipos 10+6reb+2ast, P.Mihaela 6+3reb+3ast, A.Chitanu 6+4reb+1ast, G.Plavitu 6+3reb+3ast, B.Alexandra 5+1reb+1ast, R.Kovacs 5 Targu Secuiesc: I.Debreczi 19+11reb+6ast, I.Corda 10+3reb+6ast, J.Welch-Coleman 9+7reb+3ast, K.Kriszta 9+2ast, A.Lewis 7+13reb+1ast, J.Taylor 3+7reb+1ast Targu Mures - Constanta 49-56 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when sixth ranked Constanta (9-8) defeated on the road 5th ranked Targu Mures (8-8) 56-49 on Wednesday. The guests started the game with a very strong first quarter 15-3. But Targu Mures won third quarter 21-11. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The game was decided in the last minutes when Constanta won last quarter 17-12. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Targu Mures to just 3 points in first quarter. Constanta forced 29 Targu Mures turnovers. It was a great evening for Icelandic forward Sara Hinriksdottir (185-96, college: Canisius) who led her team to a victory scoring 16 points and 9 rebounds. American forward Ciara Rosten (188-96, college: Edinboro) helped adding 11 points and 11 rebounds. Rosten is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas. At the losing side American power forward Ruth Sherrill (183-94, college: Temple) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 19 rebounds and 4 assists and the other American import forward DaLishia Griffin (188-95, college: JMU) scored 9 points and 13 rebounds. Constanta moved-up to fifth place. Targu Mures lost their third game in a row. Newly promoted team dropped to the sixth position with eight games lost. Constanta will meet at home bottom-ranked Botosani (#13) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Targu Mures will have a break next round. Top scorers: Targu Mures: R.Sherrill 16+19reb+4ast, A.Cortez 12+5reb+1ast, L.Rebecca 11+1reb+1ast, D.Griffin 9+13reb+3ast, C.Timea 1+1reb, M.Oana 0 Constanta: S.Hinriksdottir 16+9reb+3ast, J.Vega 11+4reb+1ast, C.Rosten 11+11reb+2ast, M.Nicoleta 8+2reb, P.Evelina 4+4reb+1ast, B.Fota 4+5reb |
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| Superleague 1 Round 34: Novocherkassk edge MBA-2 by three points - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The most exciting game of round 34 in the Superleague 1 took place in Novocherkassk. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 6th ranked MBA-2 (15-17) to seventh ranked Novocherkassk (13-17) 80-77 on Sunday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of MBA-2. Novocherkassk forced 23 MBA-2 turnovers. Strangely MBA-2 outrebounded Novocherkassk 43-30 including a 33-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. 24 personal fouls committed by MBA-2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Masha Adashchyk (180-98, college: Minnesota) fired 43 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds for the winners. Guard Irina Arhipova (178-98) chipped in 12 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Guard Mariya Krymova (170-1) produced 13 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for lost side. MBA-2's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Newly promoted Novocherkassk maintains seventh position with 13-17 record. MBA-2 at the other side keeps the sixth place with 17 games lost. Novocherkassk are looking forward to face higher ranked Chevakata (#3) in Vologda in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. MBA-2 will play at home against Spartak SP and is hoping to win this game. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Omsk. Third ranked Neftyanik faced 4th ranked Kazanochka. Host Neftyanik (19-7) defeated guests from Kazan (18-10) 73-59. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Elizaveta Zaytseva (188-96) who helped to win the game recording 16 points. Svetlana Kramar contributed with 13 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Center Irina Litvinenko (189-96) replied with 7 points and 10 rebounds for Kazanochka. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Neftyanik moved-up to second place. Kazanochka at the other side keeps the fourth position with ten games lost. Neftyanik will play against league's leader Dynamo-Farm in Kursk in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Kazanochka will play at home against UMMC Junior and hopes to get back on the winning track. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Omsk. Third ranked Neftyanik faced 4th ranked Kazanochka. Host Neftyanik (19-7) defeated guests from Kazan (18-10) 60-55. Elizaveta Zaytseva scored 16 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. Neftyanik's coach Elena Lazutkina used entire bench in such tough game. At the losing side Dayana Hernandes responded with 12 points and 7 rebounds. Neftyanik moved-up to second place. Loser Kazanochka keeps the fourth position with ten games lost. Neftyanik will meet league's leader Dynamo-Farm in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Kazanochka will play against UMMC Junior and hope to secure a win. In the last two games of round 34 Stavropol crushed UMMC Junior in a road game 84-60. Spartak SP was smashed by Sparta&K-2 V at home 66-85.
UMMC Junior - Stavropol 60-84 There was no surprise in Yekaterinburg where 8th ranked UMMC Junior (11-17) was crushed by fifth ranked Stavropol (17-9) 84-60 on Sunday. Stavropol shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 55.2 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Forward Albina Khamitova (186-94) had a double-double by scoring 24 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals to lead the charge for the winners and Anastasia Borovykh (176-96) chipped in 20 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Four Stavropol players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Anna Borodina (179-2) responded with 14 points and guard Darya Sharova (171-2) scored 4 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. UMMC Junior's coach Denis Sevastianov gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Stavropol have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 17-9 record. UMMC Junior lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with 17 games lost. They share the position with Sparta&K-2 V. Stavropol will meet at home Sparta&K-2 V (#9) in the next round. UMMC Junior will play against Kazanochka and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Stavropol: A.Khamitova 24+8reb+11ast, A.Borovykh 20+6reb+3ast, O.Omelchenko 16+5reb+2ast, G.Lyashenko 16+5reb+2ast, K.Elizaveta 4+3reb+2ast, T.Sofya 3+7reb UMMC Junior: B.Anna 14+2reb+1ast, A.Daria 10+1reb+1ast, M.Mariya 9+2reb+1ast, K.Margarita 8+4reb, N.Ulchenkova 5+1reb+3ast, G.Yana 5+5reb+3ast Novocherkassk - MBA-2 80-77 The most exciting game of round 34 in the Superleague 1 took place in Novocherkassk. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 6th ranked MBA-2 (15-17) to seventh ranked Novocherkassk (13-17) 80-77 on Sunday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of MBA-2. Novocherkassk forced 23 MBA-2 turnovers. Strangely MBA-2 outrebounded Novocherkassk 43-30 including a 33-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. 24 personal fouls committed by MBA-2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Masha Adashchyk (180-98, college: Minnesota) fired 43 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds for the winners. Guard Irina Arhipova (178-98) chipped in 12 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Guard Mariya Krymova (170-1) produced 13 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and forward Anastasiia Badina (180-1) added 7 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. MBA-2's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Newly promoted Novocherkassk maintains seventh position with 13-17 record. MBA-2 at the other side keeps the sixth place with 17 games lost. Novocherkassk are looking forward to face higher ranked Chevakata (#3) in Vologda in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. MBA-2 will play at home against Spartak SP and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Novocherkassk: M.Adashchyk 43+9reb, I.Arhipova 12+7reb+6ast, Y.Pletneva 7+6reb+1ast, G.Anastasiya 7+4reb+2ast, S.Angelina 6+2reb+1ast, M.Kseniya 5+2reb+1ast MBA-2: M.Krymova 13+6reb+6ast, K.Elizaveta 12+1reb, S.Kristina 12+2reb, E.Koshechkina 10+1reb+1ast, D.Egorova 8+6reb+1ast, A.Badina 7+10reb+5ast Spartak SP - Sparta&K-2 V 66-85 The game between closely ranked teams ended with ninth ranked Sparta&K-2 V's (11-17) road victory over 10th ranked Spartak SP (6-22) 85-66 on Sunday. Sparta&K-2 V dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Spartak SP's 26. Sparta&K-2 V had a 30-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Center Vera Kuchina (194-0) scored 21 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and center Anastasiia Zotkina (188-99, agency: LBM Management) chipped in 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Sparta&K-2 V's coach Evgeniya Nikonova used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side guard Ekaterina Krylova (173-0) responded with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and guard Lydia Petina (168-93) scored 15 points and 4 assists. Five Sparta&K-2 V and four Spartak SP players scored in double figures. Sparta&K-2 V have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to eighth place, which they share with UMMC Junior. Loser Spartak SP keeps the tenth position with 22 games lost. Sparta&K-2 V will meet higher ranked Stavropol (#5) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Spartak SP will play against MBA-2 (#6) in Moscow and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Sparta&K-2 V: V.Kuchina 21+6reb+1ast, S.Elza 15+5reb+4ast, K.Anna 13+3reb+6ast, A.Zotkina 13+6reb+5ast, E.Andreeva 10+8reb+4ast, G.Anastasia 4+1ast Spartak SP: K.Ekaterina 17+5reb+6ast, L.Petina 15+4reb+4ast, D.Popova 14+6reb+1ast, E.Melnikova 14+5reb+4ast, D.Veronika 6+4reb+1ast, P.Yuliana 0 Neftyanik - Kazanochka 73-59 An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Omsk. Third ranked Neftyanik faced 4th ranked Kazanochka. Host Neftyanik (19-7) defeated guests from Kazan (18-10) 73-59. Neftyanik forced 24 Kazanochka turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Elizaveta Zaytseva (188-96) who helped to win the game recording 16 points. Svetlana Kramar (177-98) contributed with 13 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Four Neftyanik players scored in double figures. Center Irina Litvinenko (189-96) replied with 7 points and 10 rebounds and guard Gulnaz Siraeva (169-93) added 14 points in the effort for Kazanochka. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Neftyanik moved-up to second place. Kazanochka at the other side keeps the fourth position with ten games lost. Neftyanik will play against league's leader Dynamo-Farm in Kursk in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Kazanochka will play at home against UMMC Junior and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Neftyanik: E.Zaytseva 16+3reb+3ast, S.Kramar 13+6reb+2ast, X.Afanasenko 12+4reb+4ast, M.Sheveleva 10+6reb, N.Matrosova 8+5reb+3ast, T.Soloveva 6+2reb+2ast Kazanochka: G.Siraeva 14+2reb+2ast, X.Sharova 12+1reb, L.Karina 7+4reb, I.Litvinenko 7+10reb+1ast, E.Fedotova 7+1reb+1ast, E.Golovchenko 6+4reb+5ast Neftyanik - Kazanochka 60-55 An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Omsk. Third ranked Neftyanik faced 4th ranked Kazanochka. Host Neftyanik (19-7) defeated guests from Kazan (18-10) 60-55. Neftyanik made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 26 Kazanochka turnovers. Power forward Elizaveta Zaytseva (188-96) scored 16 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Svetlana Kramar (177-98) chipped in 11 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Neftyanik's coach Elena Lazutkina used entire bench in such tough game. At the losing side Dayana Hernandes (187-99) responded with 12 points and 7 rebounds and Xeniya Sharova (178-98) scored 14 points. Neftyanik moved-up to second place. Loser Kazanochka keeps the fourth position with ten games lost. Neftyanik will meet league's leader Dynamo-Farm in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Kazanochka will play against UMMC Junior and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Neftyanik: E.Zaytseva 16+7reb, S.Kramar 11+8reb+1ast, M.Antoshina 9+1reb, N.Matrosova 9+2reb, T.Soloveva 4+1reb+1ast, X.Afanasenko 4+1reb+1ast Kazanochka: X.Sharova 14+1reb+2ast, D.Hernandes 12+7reb+3ast, G.Siraeva 10+4reb, E.Fedotova 6+2reb, I.Litvinenko 4+9reb, E.Golovchenko 3+2reb |
| Albina Khamitova gets MVP of the Week award for Russian Superleague 1 - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Albina Khamitova (186-F-94) had a great game in the last round for Stavropol and that's her to receive a Hoops Agents Superleague 1 Player of the Week award for round 34. The 27-year old forward got a double-double of 24 points and eleven assists, while her team crushed UMMC Junior (#8, 11-17) with 24-point margin 84-60. Stavropol maintains the 5th position in Russian Superleague 1. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Stavropol will need more victories to improve their 17-9 record. In the team's last game Khamitova had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range. She has many years of experience at Stavropol, through which she has constantly improved. Khamitova has impressive league stats. She is in league's top in points (5th best: 14.0ppg), assists (5th best: 3.5apg) and averages solid 1.6bpg and 2.1spg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 23-year old shooting guard Masha Adashchyk (180-SG-98) of Novocherkassk. Adashchyk impressed basketball fans with 43 points and 9 rebounds. It was enough for Novocherkassk to edge slightly higher-ranked MBA-2 (#6, 15-17) by 3 points 80-77. Novocherkassk's 7th position in the standings has not changed. Her team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 13-17 record. Adashchyk is a newcomer at Novocherkassk and it seems she did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 14.4ppg (#3). She also registered 5.9 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was Vera Kuchina (194-C) of Sparta&K-2 V (#9). Kuchina scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds. She was a key player of Sparta&K-2 V, leading her team to a 85-66 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Spartak SP (#10, 6-22). The chances of Sparta&K-2 V not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 17 games, recording just eleven victories. With bigger assistance of her teammates, Kuchina could try to bring Sparta&K-2 V's a little bit higher in the standings. Kuchina has a very solid season. In 9 games in Russia she scored 13.2ppg. She also has 7.4rpg and FGP: 54.2%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Irina Arhipova (178-G-98) of Novocherkassk - 12 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Elza Sirazutdinova (186-C-03) of Sparta&K-2 V - 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Anastasiia Zotkina (188-C-99) of Sparta&K-2 V - 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Anastasia Borovykh (176-SG-96) of Stavropol - 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Irina Litvinenko (189-C-96) of Kazanochka - 7 points and 10 rebounds 9. Ekaterina Krylova (173-G) of Spartak SP - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Xeniya Afanasenko (166-PG-01) of Neftyanik - 12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Mersin signs Nika Baric - by Eurobasket News | ||||
In 2012 she was drafted by Atlanta Dream (WNBA) in second round (20th overall). She has been also a member of Slovenian international program for some years. Baric has regularly played for Slovenian senior team since 2020 and previously for U19 National Team between 2020 and 2011. She also represented Slovenia at the Qualifications to European Championship 2017 six years ago. Her stats at that event were 4 games: 9.5ppg, 1.3rpg, 5.0apg, 1.3spg, FGP: 37.9%, 3PT: 15.4%, FT: 71.4%. Baric has played also professionally in WNBA (Minnesota Lynx) and Slovenia (Celje). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others her team was regular season runner-up in Russian PBL in 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2020. She was also voted Eurobasket.com All-Russian PBL Bosman Player of the Year in 2020. |
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| Astou Ndour selected the top Spaniard playing abroad in last week's games - by Eurobasket News | ||||||||||||||
#11. Former U19 international small forward Alba Sanchez (183-0, currently plays college basketball in the States) helped Wyoming edge the University of New Mexico 60-59 in the NCAA in Saturday night's game. She scored 9 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished 3 assists. Sanchez has averaged so far 6.4ppg, 6.1rpg and 2.5apg. She used to play for the Spanish U19 national team three years ago. #12. Former U18 international guard Alba Orois (170, currently plays college basketball in the States) helped Maine win their game against the Binghamton University 54-45 in the NCAA last Friday. Orois recorded 11 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in 40 minutes. Orois has averaged so far 8.9ppg, 3.0rpg, 5.3apg and 1.1spg in 21 games. She used to play for the Spanish U18 national team back in 2020. #13. Former U19 international forward Andrea Hernangomez (185-0, currently plays college basketball in the States) helped Fairfield win their game against the Canisius College 63-54 in the NCAA on Saturday night. Hernangomez scored 10 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. Hernangomez has averaged so far 8.0ppg, 8.6rpg, 1.7apg and 1.1spg. She used to play for the Spanish U19 national team three years ago. #14. Former U20 international center Laia Sole (188-98, currently plays college basketball in the States) couldn't help the one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams Duquesne in their game against the Fordham University in the NCAA. She scored 7 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Her team was defeated 59-52. Sole has averaged so far 5.9ppg, 2.8rpg and 2.0apg. She used to play for the Spanish U20 national team back in 2018. #15. Former U16 international center Paula Reus (184-3, currently plays college basketball in the States) faced previously mentioned Alba Sanchez in the NCAA last game. Reus couldn't help the one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams N.Mexico in their game against the University of Wyoming. She scored 7 points and added 3 passes in 17 minutes. Her team was edged 60-59. Reus has averaged so far 6.8ppg, 3.9rpg and 2.2apg in 23 games. She used to play for the Spanish U16 national team three years ago. The list of other players, who all have Spanish passport but never been selected to any of Spanish national teams: #1. Nicole Cardano-Hillary (168-G, currently plays college basketball in the States) led Indiana to a victory against the Purdue University (4-8) 64-57 in the NCAA on Sunday night. She scored 19 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in 40 minutes. The Indiana University has 7-6 conference record this season. This year Cardano-Hillary has relatively solid stats: 11.8ppg, 5.2rpg, 3.4apg and 2.2spg in 18 games she played so far. #2. Mariona Fortuny (190-F/C, currently studies in the States) contributed to an easy victory against the St. Francis University (PA) (6-6) crushing them 58-36 in the NCAA last Thursday. Fortuny scored 13 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 24 minutes. The Bryant University has quite an impressive 10-1 conference record this season. Fortuny has averaged so far 9.4ppg, 5.9rpg and 1.9apg in 20 games. #3. Lucia Fleta (180-F, is currently at the American university), who plays in the NCAA could not help the one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams Detroit (6-4) in their last game on Sunday. Despite her good performance the Detroit was badly defeated 66-49 at home by the Indiana Univ-Purdue Univ-Indianapolis. Fleta scored 14 points. This season Fleta averages only 3.9ppg. #4. Irene Murua (185-F, currently plays college basketball in the States) is a teammate of previously mentioned Lucia Fleta and both played together in the last NCAA game. Murua was not able to help the one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams Detroit in their game against the Indiana Univ-Purdue Univ-Indianapolis (13-1). She scored 9 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in 35 minutes. But the Detroit was badly defeated 66-49 on their home court in Detroit by the Indiana Univ-Purdue Univ-. Murua has averaged so far 8.0ppg, 6.4rpg, 1.3apg and 1.1spg in 19 games. #5. Cristina Gil (173-G, currently plays college basketball in the States) contributed to an easy victory against the Northwestern State University (2-5) 77-60 in the NCAA on Saturday night. Gil scored 11 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and dished 6 assists in 29 minutes. The McNeese State University has 4-6 conference record this season. Gil has averaged so far 8.7ppg, 2.9rpg, 2.8apg and 1.8spg in 20 games. #6. Experienced Jimena Abejon (175-G-0, currently plays college basketball in the States) contributed to Dartmouth's victory against the Brown University 58-54 in the NCAA in Saturday night's game. Abejon scored 10 points and added 5 passes in 31 minutes. Abejon has averaged so far 1.5ppg, 1.3rpg and 1.1apg in 20 games. #7. Violeta Verano (175-G, currently plays college basketball in the States) managed to help Texas A&M University Corpus Christi in a victory against the University of New Orleans 56-46 in the NCAA last Thursday. Verano scored only 4 points, had 5 rebounds and dished 9 assists in 32 minutes. Verano has averaged so far 7.9ppg, 2.6rpg, 4.5apg and 1.2spg in 20 games. #8. Paula Gallego (185-G, currently plays college basketball in the States) contributed to an easy victory against the University of Massachusetts - Lowell crushing them 58-36 in the NCAA in Wednesday night's game. She scored only 4 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. Gallego has averaged so far 2.4ppg and 2.2rpg. #9. Laura Garcia (188-F, currently plays in Canada) was not able to secure a victory for the University of Northern British Columbia in their game against the Spartans in the U Sports, despite her good performance in Friday night's game. She recorded 10 points in 22 minutes. But her team lost 66-71. Garcia has averaged so far 7.2ppg and 4.7rpg in 13 games. #10. Ivet Subirats (175-G, currently plays college basketball in the States) contributed to a Ball St.'s victory against the Bowling Green State University 91-80 in the NCAA last Saturday. She scored 6 points. Subirats has averaged so far 4.3ppg and 1.8rpg. |
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| Sasha Goodlett gets MVP of the Week award for Turkish TKBL (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 31-year old center had a double-double of 31 points and ten rebounds, while her team beat Mersin (#3, 16-4) 84-75. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Emlak to consolidate first place in the Turkish TKBL. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is already in a full swing and Emlak still have not lost a single game, getting all 20 victories. Goodlett turned to be Emlak's top player in her first season with the team. Georgia Institute of Technology graduate has very impressive stats this year. Goodlett is in league's top in points (9th best: 17.9ppg) and averages solid 1.7bpg and 57.4% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 29-year old American center Shelby Cheslek (196-C-92) of Fenerbahce G.. Cheslek impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 24 points and 16 rebounds. Of course she led Fenerbahce G. to another comfortable win outscoring Samsun (#16, 0-20) 104-49. This victory allowed Fenerbahce G. to move up to 7th position in the standings. Her team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 9-11 record. Cheslek is well-known by Fenerbahce G. fans and she already established her position as one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was American Cierra Dillard (176-G-96, agency: Shark Sports Management) of Yalova Vip (#6). Dillard got into 30-points club by scoring 32 points in the last round. She went also for sixteen rebounds and four assists. She was a key player of Yalova Vip, leading her team to a 79-57 easy win against the lower-ranked Bodrum (#15, 3-17). Yalova Vip needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 13 victories and 7 lost games. Dillard has a great season in Turkey. After 19 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 25.0ppg (2nd best) and assists with 5.6apg (7th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Caitlin Jenkins (190-F) of Urla - 17 points and 20 rebounds 5. Mikayla Cowling (188-F-96) of Edremit - 21 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Angela Tompkins (188-F-91) of Antalya - 26 points and 21 rebounds 7. Sharon Houston (191-C-88) of Tarsus - 21 points and 17 rebounds 8. Tearra Banks (188-C-95) of Uludag - 30 points and 6 rebounds 9. Selin Gul (184-PF-03) of Fenerbahce G. - 16 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Olena Stashchuk (192-C-85) of Botas GA - 17 points and 6 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Mersin signs Nika Baric - by Eurobasket News | ||||
In 2012 she was drafted by Atlanta Dream (WNBA) in second round (20th overall). She has been also a member of Slovenian international program for some years. Baric has regularly played for Slovenian senior team since 2020 and previously for U19 National Team between 2020 and 2011. She also represented Slovenia at the Qualifications to European Championship 2017 six years ago. Her stats at that event were 4 games: 9.5ppg, 1.3rpg, 5.0apg, 1.3spg, FGP: 37.9%, 3PT: 15.4%, FT: 71.4%. Baric has played also professionally in WNBA (Minnesota Lynx) and Slovenia (Celje). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others her team was regular season runner-up in Russian PBL in 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2020. She was also voted Eurobasket.com All-Russian PBL Bosman Player of the Year in 2020. |
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| Temi Fagbenle selected the top British player playing abroad in last week's games - by Eurobasket News | ||||||||||||||
#11. Former U18 international power forward Milly Knowles (185-99, currently plays college basketball in the States) couldn't help the one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams EWU in their game against the Southern Utah University in the NCAA. She cannot count Saturday's game as one of the best ones. Knowles scored only 2 points and had 4 steals. Her team was badly defeated by 17 points 55-38. Knowles has averaged so far 5.4ppg, 5.2rpg, 1.1apg and 1.2spg. She used to play for the British U18 national team five years ago. #12. Former U18 international guard Amelia Sandie (170-2, currently plays college basketball in the States) contributed to a Nicholls St.'s victory against the The University of Incarnate Word 47-43 in the NCAA on Thursday night. Sandie scored only 2 points in 36 minutes. Sandie has averaged so far 1.8ppg, 1.9rpg and 1.9apg in 15 games. She used to play for the British U18 national team back in 2019. The list of other players, who all have British passport but never been selected to any of British national teams: #1. Katie Samuelson (190-F-97, college: UConn, currently plays in Euroleague) could not help one of league's weakest teams Avenida (10-3) in their last game on Tuesday. Despite her very good performance Avenida was crushed 93-67 at home by the leading UMMC. Samuelson was the top scorer with 15 points. The Regular Season already ended in the Euroleague. It's Samuelson's first season with the team. She has individually a very good year with high stats. Samuelson averages: 16.0ppg, 3.6rpg, 2.4apg and 1.5spg. She is a naturalized American. Strangely Samuelson has never played in United Kingdom. #2. Alexandra Bunton (198-C-93, currently plays in Australia) led Canberra Capitals to a victory over the sixth-ranked Southside Flyers (3-5) crushing them 94-69 in the Australian WNBL on Saturday night. She was MVP of the game. Bunton had a double-double by scoring 21 points and getting 13 rebounds in 23 minutes. Canberra Capitals (7-3) are placed first in the WNBL. It was her team's fourth consecutive victory in a row. It's Bunton's first season with the team. This year she averages: 8.4ppg and 5.3rpg in 10 games she played so far. Bunton has a dual citizenship: British and Australian. #3. Experienced Jillian Harmon (185-PF-87, agency: LBM Management, college: Stanford, currently plays in Euroleague) was the main contributor in a Basket Landes' victory against the closely-ranked Sopron (8-6) 61-52 in the Euroleague in Wednesday night's game. She was MVP of the game. Harmon recorded a double-double by scoring 10 points and getting 11 rebounds. Basket Landes (6-7) is placed sixth in the Euroleague. It was her team's third consecutive victory in a row. The Regular Season already ended in the Euroleague. This season Harmon averages: 6.0ppg, 7.7rpg and 1.3spg. She is another player who holds two passports: New Zealand and British. #4. Lavinia Silva (187-C-88, currently plays in Iceland) was not able to help Njardvik (10-4) in their last game on Wednesday. Despite Silva's very good performance Njardvik was defeated 66-57 on their home court in Njardvik by the second-ranked Valur. She was the second best scorer with 15 points. Silva also added 6 rebounds. Silva averaged so far 14.1ppg, 9.1rpg, 3.1apg and 1.1spg. She has both Portuguese and British nationalities. #5. Tea Charlton (188-C-96, currently plays in Cyprus) was not able to secure a victory for Keravnos (13-3) in their game against Zinonas (1-12) in the Cypriot Division A. Charlton scored 9 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and made 3 blocks. But Keravnos was defeated 52-47 on the road by the league outsider Zinonas (#6). Her team will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And that game will be critical. Charlton has averaged so far 9.6ppg, 10.4rpg, 2.6bpg and 2.6spg. She also holds two passports: Croatian and British. #6. Khaleah Edwards (173-G/F, currently plays college basketball in the States) contributed to SFC's victory against the Sacred Heart University 76-67 in the NCAA on Saturday night. Edwards scored 8 points and added 3 passes in 36 minutes. Edwards has averaged so far 8.9ppg, 4.7rpg and 2.0apg in 20 games. #7. Avital Zwebner (180-F-95, currently plays in Israel) couldn't help Hertzeliya in their game against Rishon LZ in the Israeli D1. Zwebner cannot count Monday's game as one of the best ones. She scored only 3 points in 11 minutes. Her team lost 75-81. Zwebner has averaged so far 1.1ppg and 1.3rpg in 12 games. She holds both British and Israeli passports. #8. Simona Henshaw (175-G, currently studies in the States) couldn't help the FAU in their game against the University of Southern Mississippi in the NCAA. Henshaw scored 5 points. Her team was badly defeated by 19 points 79-60. Henshaw has averaged so far 1.4ppg and 1.3rpg. #9. Rebecca Dwomoh (178-G, is currently at the American university) couldn't help the one of league's weakest teams RMU in their game against the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay in the NCAA. She cannot count Saturday's game as one of the best ones. Dwomoh scored only 3 points in 13 minutes. Her team was badly defeated by 16 points 57-41. This year Dwomoh averages just 1.3ppg in 13 games. |
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She had a double-double of 23 points and 12 rebounds, while her team beat Triglav (#7, 2-10) 87-82. Montana maintains the 3rd position in WABA . They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier in Second Stage. Montana will need more victories to improve their 8-3 record. In the team's last game King had a remarkable 71.4% from 2-point range. She turned to be Montana's top player in her first season with the team. Eastern Illinois University graduate has very impressive stats this year. King is in league's top in rebounds (4th best: 10.8rpg) and averages solid 55.8% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Gala Kramzar (180-PG-99) of Triglav. She is a guard in her 4th season at Triglav. In the last game Kramzar recorded impressive double-double of 25 points and 10 assists. Bad luck as Triglav lost that game 82-87 to the higher-ranked Montana (#3, 8-3). Triglav managed to keep the same 7th spot in the standings. 10 lost games are too many comparing to just two victories Triglav managed to get this Second Stage. Kramzar is one of the most experienced players at Triglav and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to another Triglav's star - guard Manca Vrecer (178-SG-02). Vrecer showcased her all-around game by recording 18 points, five rebounds and eight assists in the last round. Despite Vrecer's great performance Triglav lost 82-87 to the higher-ranked Montana (#3, 8-3). But her team cannot count on just these two top stars as they also need help of the other teammates. Triglav can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 2-10 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Vrecer has individually a great season in WABA. After 11 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 4.9apg (6th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Santa Okockyte-Baltkojiene (175-G-92) of Montana - 24 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Ajda Burgar (177-SG-01) of Triglav - 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Viktoriya Stoycheva (165-PG-92) of Montana - 13 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists 7. Evgenia Natskina (180-SF-97) of Montana - 9 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Lara Bubnic (190-C-99) of Triglav - 14 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Dimana Makarieva (188-F/C-88) of Montana - 12 points and 5 rebounds 10. Borislava Dencheva (172-G-02) of Montana - 5 points and 3 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Round 16: Dimantu ak. is defeated by VIA in a derby game - by Eurobasket News | ||
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The games are now more important than at the beginning of the Regular Season. We may still expect few shocking results in upcoming 3 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The most interesting game of round 16 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. The game took place in Saulkrasti where ninth ranked VIA won against host Dimantu ak. (0-11) 73-65. The guests trailed by 2 points after first quarter, but they rallied back to get the 4-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 73-65. VIA dominated on the defensive end, holding Dimantu ak. to just 4 points in fourth quarter. They also forced 23 Dimantu ak. turnovers and outrebounded them 53-37 including a 25-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. VIA looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Dimantu ak. helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Rezija Dubulta (177-4) who helped to win the game recording 25 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and point guard Zelma Malmane (170-3) who added 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. At the losing side guard Anita Stepena (178-4) responded with 23 points and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Newly promoted VIA maintains ninth position with 3-9 record. Dimantu ak. at the other side still closes the standings with 11 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. One of the most interesting games of round 16 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. The game took place in Riga where second ranked Ogres won against host BJBS R/J (7-7) 83-66. The winners were led by guard Deina Minajeva (191-4) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds and Ieva Veinberga supported her with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Even 18 points and 6 rebounds (made all of her eight free throws) by center Liene Jansone (192-81, college: Siena) did not help to save the game for BJBS R/J. BJBS R/J's coach rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Ogres have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 11-3 record having nine points less than leader RSU 2, which they share with Neptunas. BJBS R/J lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with seven games lost. They share the position with RSU and Siauliu Siauliai. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. One of the most interesting games of round 16 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. Seventh ranked Jelgava won against visiting VIA (3-9) 68-52. Diana Dude fired a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Zelma Malmane produced 6 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Jelgava (6-7) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Latvija U16. Newly promoted VIA keeps the ninth position with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. There were no shocking results in the other games in round 16: RSU 2 won against Jurmala on the opponent's court 53-48. BJBS RJ 2 outscored Latvija U16 in a home game 81-49. TTT Riga rolled over Daugavpils on the road 88-52. Liepaja/LSSS lost to Lithuanian defending champion Kibirkstis on its own court 54-72. RSU smashed LCC Tarp. in Riga 71-40. Tallina U. won against TalTech at home 58-56. Neptunas outscored Siauliu Siauliai on the opponent's court 103-54. Latvija U16 was rolled over Jurmala in a home game 53-74. Liepaja/LSSS crushed LCC Tarp. on the road 95-68. Aistes-LSMU lost to Latvian defending champion TTT Riga on its own court 37-51. The most impressive stats of the last round was 12 points and 15 rebounds by Madara Petersone of VIA.
Dimantu ak. - VIA 65-73 The most interesting game of round 16 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. The game took place in Saulkrasti where ninth ranked VIA won against host Dimantu ak. (0-11) 73-65. The guests trailed by 2 points after first quarter, but they rallied back to get the 4-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 73-65. VIA dominated on the defensive end, holding Dimantu ak. to just 4 points in fourth quarter. They also forced 23 Dimantu ak. turnovers and outrebounded them 53-37 including a 25-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. VIA looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Dimantu ak. helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Rezija Dubulta (177-4) who helped to win the game recording 25 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and point guard Zelma Malmane (170-3) who added 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Four VIA players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Anita Stepena (178-4) responded with 23 points and 4 assists and guard Lita Guslens (181-5) scored 5 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Newly promoted VIA maintains ninth position with 3-9 record. Dimantu ak. at the other side still closes the standings with 11 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Dimantu ak.: S.Anita 23+4reb+4ast, F.Beate 6+2reb+1ast, G.Lita 5+6reb+2ast, M.Madara 5+1reb, L.Liene 4+1reb+2ast, P.Patricija 4+6reb VIA: D.Rezija 25+9reb+5ast, M.Zelma 15+9reb+5ast, P.Madara 12+15reb+1ast, K.Dmitruka 12+7reb, S.Liene 3+1reb, A.Ozola 3+1reb+7ast BJBS R/J - Ogres 66-83 One of the most interesting games of round 16 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. The game took place in Riga where second ranked Ogres won against host BJBS R/J (7-7) 83-66. It looked good early as BJBS R/J took a 6-point lead at the end of first quarter. But then Ogres had a 23-15 second period charge getting the lead and BJBS R/J was not able to take back game control losing it eventually 66-83. Ogres dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to BJBS R/J's 36. They brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. The winners were led by guard Deina Minajeva (191-4) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds and forward Ieva Veinberga (187-84) supported her with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Even 18 points and 6 rebounds (made all of her eight free throws) by center Liene Jansone (192-81, college: Siena) did not help to save the game for BJBS R/J. Forward Elizabete Zalite (174-3) added 19 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. BJBS R/J's coach rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Ogres have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 11-3 record having nine points less than leader RSU 2, which they share with Neptunas. BJBS R/J lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with seven games lost. They share the position with RSU and Siauliu Siauliai. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: BJBS R/J: Z.Elizabete 19+5reb+1ast, L.Jansone 18+6reb+3ast, L.Jansone 11+3reb+2ast, K.Elina 10+2reb+7ast, Z.Megija 8+7reb+2ast, S.Elizabete 0+1reb Ogres: L.Katrina 18+3reb, M.Deina 16+12reb+2ast, I.Veinberga 13+5reb+4ast, V.Altrofa 12+9reb+1ast, Z.Volska 9+1reb+8ast, S.Andina 7+3reb Jelgava - VIA 68-52 One of the most interesting games of round 16 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. Seventh ranked Jelgava won against visiting VIA (3-9) 68-52. The game without a history. Jelgava led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding VIA to just 6 points in first quarter. Jelgava forced 19 VIA turnovers and outrebounded them 49-35 including 17 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Latvian Diana Dude (176-99) fired a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Latvian guard Laura Zambrane (176-2) chipped in 18 points and 6 assists. Point guard Zelma Malmane (170-3) produced 6 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Karina Dmitruka (186-99) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Jelgava (6-7) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Latvija U16. Newly promoted VIA keeps the ninth position with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: VIA: D.Rezija 10+5reb, K.Dmitruka 10+5reb+2ast, A.Ozola 10+5reb+1ast, L.Manika 8, M.Zelma 6+11reb+4ast, Z.Dina 3+3reb Jelgava: L.Zambrane 18+3reb+6ast, D.Dude 15+11reb+3ast, L.Cevere 8+3reb+4ast, G.Samanta 7+2reb, B.Loreta 7+6reb+2ast, K.Karkle 4+12reb+3ast Jurmala - RSU 2 48-53 Very expected game when 8th ranked Jurmala (6-6) was defeated at home by top-ranked RSU 2 (13-0) 53-48 on Thursday. Jurmala was trailing by 10 points at halftime but managed to get 3-point lead after three quarters before a 18-10 charge of RSU 2, which allowed them to win the game. They also forced 25 Jurmala turnovers. Katrina Ozola (188-4) fired 9 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Guard Liza Cumika (181-99) chipped in 15 points and 5 rebounds. RSU 2's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Latvian swingman Paula Petersone (168-4) produced 23 points and Latvian Aleksa Purmale (177-1) added 4 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals respectively for lost side. RSU 2 have an impressive 13-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 13-0 record. Loser Jurmala dropped to the fifth place with six games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Jurmala: P.Paula 23+3reb+1ast, N.Zane 11+2reb+2ast, A.Alise 4+4reb+2ast, A.Purmale 4+15reb+6ast, P.Paula 3+7reb+1ast, K.Ance 2+3reb RSU 2: L.Cumika 15+5reb+2ast, B.Elza 10+10reb+2ast, O.Katrina 9+10reb+3ast, U.Steinharde 8+3reb+1ast, M.Tamsone 4+7reb+1ast, R.Ozolina 3+6reb+2ast BJBS RJ 2 - Latvija U16 81-49 There was a small surprise in Riga where eighth ranked BJBS RJ 2 (5-4) smashed 5th ranked Latvija U16 (6-7) 81-49 on Thursday. The game was mostly controlled by BJBS RJ 2. Latvija U16 managed to win third quarter 17-14. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. BJBS RJ 2 dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Latvija U16's 30. BJBS RJ 2 forced 38 Latvija U16 turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Guard Liva Linina (173-4) fired 13 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Kate Kondratjeva (178-5) chipped in 11 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Four BJBS RJ 2 players scored in double figures. Center Evelina Otto (187-6) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds and point guard Monika Vapne (170-6) added 10 points respectively 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. BJBS RJ 2 maintains eighth position with 5-4 record. Latvija U16 lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Jelgava. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Latvija U16: V.Monika 10+1reb+2ast, O.Evelina 10+11reb+2ast, L.Berzina 8+3reb+1ast, K.Petra 5+3reb, M.Darta 4+1ast, I.Darta 4+4reb+1ast BJBS RJ 2: L.Liva 13+8reb+6ast, S.Gabranova 13+6reb, K.Kate 11+7reb+4ast, L.Krista 10+3reb+1ast, P.Estere 9+5reb+2ast, D.Rieksta 9+3reb+1ast Daugavpils - TTT Riga 52-88 Not a big story in a game when 10th ranked Daugavpils Universitate (3-12) was rolled over at home by top-ranked TTT Riga (17-0) 88-52 on Saturday. The game was mostly controlled by TTT Riga. Daugavpils Universitate managed to win third quarter 17-15. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. TTT Riga dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Daugavpils Universitate's 22. TTT Riga forced 21 Daugavpils Universitate turnovers and outrebounded them 51-30 including a 34-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Luize Sila (188-4) fired 19 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Guard Ieva Pulvere (172-90) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds. Five TTT Riga players scored in double figures. American Isis Lane (190-98, college: FMU, agency: DC Sports) produced 9 points and 9 rebounds and Latvian center Valerija Baranovska (177-3) added 14 points respectively 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. TTT Riga have an impressive 17-game winning streak. Defending Latvian champion maintains first position with 17-0 record. Loser Daugavpils Universitate keeps the tenth place with 12 games lost. TTT Riga will meet at home Siauliu Siauliai (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Daugavpils Universitate will play against Siauliu Siauliai and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Daugavpils: B.Valerija 14+2reb, M.Tatti 12+3reb, I.Lane 9+9reb, K.Egle 8+3reb, S.Viktorija 3+1reb, S.Darya 3+2reb TTT Riga: S.Luize 19+7reb+1ast, I.Pulvere 14+7reb+2ast, D.Sarauskaite 10+8reb+2ast, J.Thomas 10+6reb+4ast, C.Handy 10+4reb+1ast, T.Raina 6+2reb Liepaja/LSSS - Kibirkstis 54-72 Everything went according to plan when second ranked Lithuanian Kibirkstis (13-1) beat on the road 4th ranked Latvian Liepaja/LSSS (11-4) 72-54 on Saturday. The guests trailed by 4 points at the halftime before their 37-15 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Kibirkstis dominated on the defensive end, holding Liepaja/LSSS to just 4 points in fourth quarter. Kibirkstis had a 34-21 advantage in offensive rebounds. Center Livija Sakeviciute (188-99) fired 13 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. French swingman Camille Droguet (178-99) chipped in 16 points and 6 rebounds. Four Kibirkstis players scored in double figures. Latvian guard Raivita Korenika (182-1) produced 14 points and 6 rebounds and Ance Aizsila (178-94) added 14 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending Lithuanian champion maintains second position with 13-1 record having seven points less than leader RSU 2. Loser Liepaja/LSSS keeps the fourth place with four games lost. Kibirkstis will meet at home TalTech (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Liepaja/LSSS will play against the league's leader TTT Riga (#1) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Liepaja/LSSS: A.Aizsila 14+3reb+1ast, R.Korenika 14+6reb+2ast, P.Maiara 7+10reb, E.Versele 6, P.Klescova 4+5reb+4ast, S.Madara 4+1reb+2ast Kibirkstis: D.Camille 16+6reb+1ast, L.Sakeviciute 13+9reb+2ast, R.Gerda 12+4reb+2ast, G.Sulske 12+7reb+2ast, J.Miknaite 8+2reb+5ast, K.Kazociunaite 6+3reb+6ast LCC Tarp. - RSU 40-71 There was no surprise in Klaipeda where bottom-ranked Lithuanian LCC Tarp. (0-16) was outplayed by seventh ranked Latvian RSU (7-7) 71-40 on Saturday. The game without a history. RSU led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding LCC Tarp. to just 7 points in fourth quarter. RSU dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to LCC Tarp.'s 18. RSU forced 21 LCC Tarp. turnovers and outrebounded them 42-18 including a 28-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Marta Leimane (178-3) fired 13 points for the winners. Forward Enija Viksne (178-4) chipped in 13 points and 5 rebounds. Ukrainian forward Kateryna Dike (190-4) produced 11 points and 9 rebounds and point guard Laurita Jurciute (178-98) added 14 points respectively 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. RSU moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Siauliu Siauliai and BJBS R/J. Loser LCC Tarp. still closes the standings with 16 games lost. RSU will meet at home higher ranked Neptunas (#3) in the next round and it may be the game of the week. LCC Tarp. will play against the league's second-placed Kibirkstis (#2) in Vilnius and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: LCC Tarp.: L.Jurciute 14+2reb+3ast, D.Kateryna 11+9reb, G.Draksaite 8+2reb+1ast, J.Auste 4+1reb, B.Erika 3+1reb+3ast, M.Maria 0+2reb RSU: V.Enija 13+5reb+2ast, L.Marta 13+4reb+3ast, L.Septe 11+7reb, S.Elina 9+6reb+2ast, M.Mote 7+1reb+4ast, O.Katrina 6+5reb+3ast Tallina U. - TalTech 58-56 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams in Tallinn where ninth ranked Tallina U. (7-10) edged 8th ranked TalTech (6-9) 58-56 on Saturday. The hosts were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Tallina U. dominated on the defensive end, holding TalTech to just 7 points in third quarter. Tallina U. had a 40-26 advantage in offensive rebounds. Estonian point guard Birgit Piibur (162-94) fired a double-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Guard Merike Anderson (180-81) chipped in 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Tallina U. players scored in double figures. Annika Koster (182-92) produced 8 points and 16 rebounds and point guard Sofia Kosareva (170-98) added 14 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Tallina U. have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to eighth place. Newly promoted TalTech dropped to the ninth position with nine games lost. Tallina U. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. TalTech will play against the league's second-placed Kibirkstis (#2) having rather not much hope for a victory. Top scorers: TalTech: S.Kosareva 14+7reb, R.Kristel 9+5reb+2ast, A.Koster 8+16reb+3ast, V.Anna-Liisa 8+4reb, K.Katlin 6+7reb+3ast, J.Marta-Eleri 6+4reb+4ast Tallina U.: B.Piibur 17+10reb+7ast, M.Anderson 13+7reb+4ast, J.Svilberg 10+4reb+1ast, L.Mesila-Kaarmann 10+13reb, T.Anette-Laura 6+6reb+2ast, K.Saag 2+3reb+1ast Siauliu Siauliai - Neptunas 54-103 Rather expected game when 6th ranked Siauliu Siauliai (7-7) was crushed at home by third ranked Neptunas (11-3) 103-54 on Sunday. The game without a history. Neptunas led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Neptunas forced 20 Siauliu Siauliai turnovers and outrebounded them 44-33 including 31 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Siauliu Siauliai's players. Lithuanian point guard Agne Cerneckyte (173-96) fired 20 points and 5 assists for the winners. Brazilian Maisa Pereira (183-2, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 17 points and 9 rebounds. Five Neptunas players scored in double figures. American guard Ahyiona Vason (163-97, college: UNCW) produced 15 points and 6 rebounds and her fellow American import guard Donica Cosby (172-88, college: Okla City) added 17 points respectively for lost side. Siauliu Siauliai's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Neptunas moved-up to second place, which they share with Ogres. Loser Siauliu Siauliai dropped to the fourth position with seven games lost. They share it with RSU and BJBS R/J. Neptunas will meet RSU (#6) in the next round. Siauliu Siauliai will play against the league's leader TTT Riga and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Siauliu Siauliai: D.Cosby 17+4reb+1ast, A.Vason 15+6reb+2ast, A.Vilte 9+2reb+2ast, J.Oficerovaite 4+11reb+1ast, E.Matiukaite 4+2reb, U.Bukauskaite 2+1reb Neptunas: A.Cerneckyte 20+3reb+5ast, P.Maisa 17+9reb+2ast, D.Donskichyte 15+2reb+5ast, L.Tamutyte 14+7reb+2ast, A.Gabalyte 14+3reb+2ast, S.Plentovich 12+8reb+4ast Latvija U16 - Jurmala 53-74 There was a small surprise in Riga where eighth ranked Jurmala (6-6) smashed 5th ranked Latvija U16 (6-7) 74-53 on Sunday. The game without a history. Jurmala led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Jurmala forced 26 Latvija U16 turnovers. Latvian swingman Paula Petersone (168-4) fired 31 points for the winners. Latvian guard Zane Novikova (177-1) chipped in 13 points and 4 steals. Center Evelina Otto (187-6) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Megija Zeltina (180-6) added 8 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Latvija U16's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Jurmala moved-up to fifth place. Latvija U16 lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with seven games lost. They share it with Jelgava. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Latvija U16: O.Evelina 12+13reb+5ast, Z.Megija 8+5reb+5ast, V.Monika 8+1reb+2ast, S.Emilija 8+2reb+1ast, I.Darta 7+1reb, P.Elza 4+9reb+2ast Jurmala: P.Paula 31+2reb+1ast, N.Zane 13+4reb+2ast, A.Alise 9+4reb+3ast, C.Anastasija 9+5reb+2ast, P.Paula 8+5reb+3ast, K.Ance 2+1ast LCC Tarp. - Liepaja/LSSS 68-95 Not a big story in a game in Klaipeda where bottom-ranked Lithuanian LCC Tarp. (0-16) was rolled over by fourth ranked Latvian Liepaja/LSSS (11-4) 95-68 on Tuesday. The game without a history. Liepaja/LSSS led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 40 of its points in the paint compared to LCC Tarp.'s 20. Liepaja/LSSS forced 22 LCC Tarp. turnovers and outrebounded them 46-28 including a 19-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Liepaja/LSSS looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Latvian guard Raivita Korenika (182-1) fired a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Latvian guard Ketija Vihmane (176-1) chipped in 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Point guard Laurita Jurciute (178-98) produced 30 points and 6 rebounds and Karina Budajeva (-6) added 7 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively 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. Liepaja/LSSS maintains fourth position with 11-4 record. Loser LCC Tarp. still closes the standings with 16 games lost. Liepaja/LSSS will meet league's leader TTT Riga on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. LCC Tarp. will play against the league's second-placed Kibirkstis (#2) in Vilnius and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: LCC Tarp.: L.Jurciute 30+6reb+2ast, H.Arbe 8+5ast, G.Draksaite 7+4reb+2ast, B.Karina 7+5reb+4ast, D.Kateryna 6+5reb+1ast, J.Auste 4+4reb+2ast Liepaja/LSSS: R.Korenika 16+13reb+3ast, K.Enija 14+1reb+1ast, K.Vihmane 13+7reb+5ast, E.Versele 9+5reb+4ast, A.Aizsila 8+2reb+6ast, P.Klescova 8+3reb+4ast Aistes-LSMU - TTT Riga 37-51 Everything went according to plan in Kaunas where top-ranked Latvian TTT Riga (17-0) beat 5th ranked Lithuanian Aistes-LSMU (9-9) 51-37 on Wednesday. It was a very close game until the last quarter, when TTT Riga's pressure prevailed and they won that period 9-0 extending their advantage to 14 points. They held Aistes-LSMU to an opponent 19.2 percent shooting from the field compared to 29.6 percent accuracy of the winners. American point guard Jasmine Thomas (175-91, college: Michigan St.) fired 12 points, 6 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Forward Gunta Basko-Melnbarde (181-80, college: Siena) chipped in 9 points and 8 rebounds. TTT Riga's coach used an eleven-player rotation saving starting five for next games. Point guard Gedvile Savostaite (180-2) produced 4 points and 10 rebounds and Gintare Paulauskaite (185-95) added 4 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. TTT Riga have an impressive 17-game winning streak. Defending Latvian champion maintains first position with 17-0 record. Loser Aistes-LSMU keeps the fifth place with nine games lost. TTT Riga will meet at home Siauliu Siauliai (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Aistes-LSMU will play against TalTech and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Aistes-LSMU: G.Staseliene 6+2reb, M.Petrenaite 6+3reb, U.Slavickaite 5+3reb+1ast, D.Zukaite 5+1reb+2ast, G.Paulauskaite 4+7reb+1ast, P.Neda 4+2reb+1ast TTT Riga: J.Thomas 12+3reb+6ast, G.Basko-Melnbarde 9+8reb+1ast, V.Jasa 7+3reb, I.Pulvere 7+8reb+2ast, D.Sarauskaite 7+7reb+3ast, N.Gilday 4 |
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| Layshia Clarendon and Rachel Banham return to Lynx, determined for title - by Eurobasket News |
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Rachel Banham (5'9'-PG-93, college: Minnesota, agency: LBM Management) is happy to be back playing for her hometown team. Layshia Clarendon (5'9'-PG-91, college: California) is thrilled to be back in Minnesota, their adopted, professional home. So you can imaging how upbeat Wednesday's Zoom call was. Both of the players talked about having re-signed with the Lynx, both talked about the future. "I want to be really good at basketball,' Clarendon said. "I love these people. They're awesome.' Said Banham: "I'm super excited to be back. I'm ready to step up as a basketball player, as a leader. All the things [she and Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve ] have talked about for hours on end.' Clarendon's impact after signing with the Lynx four games - and four losses - into the season was dynamic, with the team going 16-5 in games in which they appeared. Unfortunately, a right tibia stress fracture limited Clarendon down the stretch of the season and in a playoff loss to eventual champion Chicago. Clarendon said rehab has been a steady success, with their aim to be ready for the training camp. This time they will be with the Lynx from the beginning. "Having Layshia back was a priority for us,' Reeve said. "And we're happy we got it done.' Clarendon said winning a title for Sylvia Fowles in the center's final WNBA season was a huge goal. But they added recently-signed Angel McCoughtry - a former teammate they sometimes butted heads with in Atlanta - into that mix, too. "Who does not want to win for Syl Fowles?' Clarendon said. "And Angel. My motivation is for those two.' For Banham, staying home was an easy choice. Her goal is to be consistent in her performance, no matter the minutes - or the position - she's in. Banham will continue to get time both at the point and at off-guard. She enters the season, she said, with a bit of a chip on her shoulder. "I feel I still have stuff to prove,' Banham said. "To show people. And I want to do it on this team, win games, win a championship. Especially for Syl.' Banham and Reeve have spent a lot of time talking about Banham's future. "We talked about the consistency piece,' Banham said. "Being in the best shape, being the best athlete I can possibly be. And being prepared. It's something I'm working super hard on.' For Clarendon, the thrill is knowing what's possible. When they joined the team after the Lynx's 0-4 start, everything was done on the fly. Now there will be an offseason to get healthy, a training camp to dive deeper into the playbook. Clarendon said trust within the team came quickly last year. "But now there is the opportunity to coach each other and have that connection that was hard to build in that moment,' they said. Reeve said she expects Banham to have her best WNBA season ever. Banham? "I put the work in. So I'm ready for it.' Courtesy of: startribune.com |
| Sparks Sign WNBA Champion Jordin Canada - by Eurobasket News |
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The Los Angeles Sparks are excited to announce the signing of Jordin Canada (5'6'-PG-95, college: UCLA). The 26-year-old point guard is from Los Angeles where she starred in high school at the Windward School before attending UCLA. Canada was drafted No. 5 overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2018 draft. In four seasons in Seattle, she won two WNBA championships and averaged 7.2 points, 4.1 assists, 2.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals a game. Her professional accolades include being the WNBA steals leader in 2019 (2.3 per game) and making the WNBA All-Defensive First Team that year. 'Jordin Canada brings championship pedigree and leadership to our group,' General Manager/Head Coach Derek Fisher said. 'Her ability to probe defenses with her quickness and play pressure defense fits our identity. In addition, she has invaluable experience running high-level offenses throughout her career. Jordin was an important part of our offseason plan and we're excited to welcome her home to Los Angeles.' Canada was a member of the Storm's 2018 and 2020 championship teams. She served as the back-up point guard to future Hall-of-Famer Sue Bird, while also starting 45 games over 112 regular season appearances. Over four seasons, Canada has played in 17 playoff games, averaging 7.8 points and 2.3 assists per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. 'I'm extremely blessed to be back in my city and to play for my hometown,' Canada said. 'It has always been a dream of mine to be a part of this championship organization. I can't wait to get to training camp and get to work with my teammates.' Prior to the WNBA, Canada led the UCLA women's basketball program to new heights, winning the WNIT championship and reaching two Sweet Sixteen's and an Elite Eight during her tenure. She left the program as the all-time assists leader in both school and Pac-12 history. Courtesy of: sparks.wnba.com |
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| 2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Australia beat Brazil in Belgrade opener - by Eurobasket News |
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Australia - Brazil 65:52 Australia beat Brazil in Belgrade opener of the World Cup Qualification Group Stage. Australia posted claimed a comfortable 65-52 victory today. Australia took an early 20-10 lead and allowed the opponents to score the same number of points in the second period. Both teams exchanged the narrow wins in the second half for the final result. Rebecca Allen (188-G-92, agency: LBM Management) top-scored for the winners with 16 points and Marianna Tolo (196-C-89) delivered 12. Nany Carvalho (188-F-97, college: Kansas) replied with 13 points in a loss. |
| 2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Japan rout Canada in overtime thriller - by Eurobasket News |
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Japan - Canada 86-79 OT Japan rout Canada in overtime thriller at the start of the World Cup Qualification Group Stage in Osaka. The hosts needed a comeback to beat the guests 86-79. Canada opened the game with a 17-15 rally and upset the Japanese side with a 23-8 surge in the second frame. Japan meanwhile took control in the second half and managed to tie the game after 4 quarters. 73:73. In overtime they posted a final 13-6 run to win the game. Stephanie Mawuli (182-C-98) stepped up with 18 points and Akaho Himawari (184-C-98) poured in 15. Ramu Tokashiki (193-F/C-91) and Mai Yamamoto (163-PG-99) netted 12 points each in a win. Nirra Fields (175-G-93, college: UCLA, agency: LBM Management) answered with 19 points in defeat, whilst Bridget Carleton (185-F-97, college: Iowa St.) and Kayla Alexander (193-C-91, college: Syracuse, agency: LBM Management) had 12 apiece. |
