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| Official Celebrity Boxing & ABA unveil exciting partnership: launch of ABA Streetball Tournament powered by Official Celebrity Boxing - by Gianni Pascucci |
Official Celebrity Boxing (OCB) and the American Basketball Association (ABA) are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership that will set the stage for an extraordinary sports experience – the ABA Streetball Tournament powered by Official Celebrity Boxing. Launching this spring, the ABA Streetball Tournament is a one-of-a-kind tournament designed to welcome basketball players from around the world. The tournament features both one-on-one and two-on-two competitions, adding a dynamic twist to traditional basketball tournaments. In an exciting culmination, the winners of the ABA Streetball Tournament will have the opportunity to face off against renowned viral basketball players and/or ABA players in the finals for a chance to secure a coveted spot on the ABA Streetball Tournament official roster. Damon Feldman, Owner & Founder of Celebrity Boxing, expressed his enthusiasm for this innovative collaboration, stating, “Celebrity Boxing and ABA Basketball is the wave of the future.” Adding to the excitement, the OCB/ABA Celebrity Sports Weekends promise to be an immersive experience spanning 2-3 days. These events will include an introductory meet & greet, event mixers, Celebrity boxing matches, the ABA Streetball tournament, after-party, and an exclusive Sunday brunch, all directed by national touring artist & CEO of the ABA’s Media & Entertainment division, Tjuan 'Benefactor' Washington , and platinum music marketer & President of ABA Media & Entertainment, Brian 'Essince' Collins . The ABA Streetball Tournament powered by Celebrity Boxing will take place on March 9th at the Showboat in Atlantic City, featuring a meet & greet with Benafactor and Collins. “Attendees will get a glimpse of the exciting plans OCB and the ABA have in store for 2024 and beyond” stated Benafactor. As with all Celebrity Boxing events, the OCB/ABA weekends will feature various celebrities hosting, performing, boxing, DJing, playing basketball, and commentating at events held across the country. The diverse range of event locations includes hotels, arenas, and clubs, such as King of Diamonds in Atlanta, GA, and the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ. Brian “Essince” Collins remarked, “I remember how much I loved growing up watching MTV’s Rock & Jock events, and I think we’re bringing a little bit of that flavor back with the melding of these 2 iconic brands.” Official Celebrity Boxing and the American Basketball Association (ABA) have joined forces to create an unparalleled sports experience. For more information about the ABA Streetball Tournament powered by Official Celebrity Boxing and the OCB/ABA Celebrity Sports Weekends, please visit OfficialCelebrityBoxing.com and RealABALeague.com |
| Chicago Knights roster - by Gianni Pascucci |
The Knights have a current record of 11 wins and 2 losses and this season are maintaining the great cross-town rivalry with Chicago Fury. Ukrainian Oleksandr Vyshnevskyi (6'5'-SG-1999) brings international flavour to the team managed and coached by David Johnson , while Malcolm Bell (6'5'-F), Dabriawn Johnson (6'1'-PG, college: NMHU), Dillon Billingslea and Christian Mathis (6'3'-G-1991, college: Loras) are the most outstanding players. See here down the full Chicago Knights roster: #1 Cortez King SG #2 Christian Mathis SG #3 Dabriawn Johnson PG #4 Dillon Billingslea G #5 Eric Spencer SF #6 Terrance Peel SF #7 Darius Saafir PF #8 Dave Nelson SF #9 Malik Johnson PF #10 Taylor Watkins SF #11 Oleksandr Vyshnevskyi SG #12 Malcolm Bell SF #25 Demetrius Haywoood PG |
| Chicago Fury roster - by Gianni Pascucci |
The Fury is a traditional ABA powerhouse, owned and managed by Maurice Carter (6'3'-G-1974, college: Brandon), several times at the top of Power Rankings in past seasons. Former Chicago Steam star Mitchell Anderson (6'7'-F-1989, college: UAPB) and other veterans Brian Asbury (6'7'-PF-1986, college: Miami, FL, agency: Interperformances), Devante Jones (5'10'-PG-1994, college: Life) and Bobby Grier (5'10'-PG-1989, college: Belhaven) lead the team on the court. At present the Fury has the same 11-2 record of cross-town rival Chicago Knights, and we believe that this sort of "Windy City Trophy" will end only when Regular Season expires Jones, Devante 5’10 G Tiffith, Marcel 6’3 SG Shepherd, Mario 6’0 G Grier, Bobby 5’10 PG Watson, Lenell 6’3 G/F Washington, Deshawndre 6’7 G/F Hall, Kurt 6’5 G/F Alston, Kahpri 6’6 SF Asbury, Brian 6’7 F/C Thomas, Moshawn 6’10 F/C Davis, Sammie 6’4 G/F Anderson, Mitchell 6’7 G/F Stewart, Princeton 6’7 SF Oladimeji, Samson 6’4 SG Lowery, Madison 6’5 SF Thompson, Reginald 5’10 PG Scott, Bryan 5’7 PG Coaches Head Coach Mike Williams Asst Coach Gary Scott Sr Asst Coach Chad White Asst Coach Jimmie Miles Owner Maurice "Reece" Carter |
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| Argentinian La Liga Argentina round 34 best performance: Maximiliano Tabieres - by Eurobasket News | ||
Power forward Maximiliano Tabieres (198-PF-1989) had a great game in the last round for second-ranked The 34-year old player had a double-double of 16 points and 16 rebounds, while his team crushed The second best player in last round's games was young Italian swingman Adrian Boccia (195-F/G-1982) of Third on the list of top players last round was forward Matias Nunez (202-F/C-1995) of Other top performing players last week: 4. Facundo Saez) of Pico FC - 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Lautaro Rivata (190-F/G-1987) of Barrio Parque - 20 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Lucio Castellani (196-F-1994) of Salta Basket - 17 points and 6 rebounds 7. Agustin Ecker (194-SF-2000) of Quilmes MP - 11 points and 17 rebounds 8. Joaquin Rios (193-SG-1995) of Lanus - 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Santiago Bruera (206-F/C-1998) of GELP - 18 points and 12 rebounds 10. Lautaro Mare (196-F-1998) of Dep Norte - 18 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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| Ibarguen's double-double lands him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||||
He had a double-double of 22 points and 16 rebounds, while his team was edged out by Second best performed player last round was Rodrigo Sanchez (200-F-1989) of Third place about best performers goes to guard Tomas Monacchi (198-SG-1997) of Other top performing players last week: 4. Al Thornton (203-F-1983) of Penarol - 23 points and 10 rebounds 5. Vicente Garello (203-SF-1997) of San Martin - 18 points and 4 rebounds 6. Agustin Perez (192-G-1999) of San Martin - 16 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Charles Thomas (203-F/C-1986) of Regatas - 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Emiliano Lezcano (187-PG-2001) of Ferro - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists 9. Julian Aprea (210-C-1987) of Zarate - 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Nicolas Copello (193-G-1992) of Instituto - 20 points, 5 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)
PLAYER OF THE WEEK Andres Ibarguen 16 PTS 7 REB 3 AST  10-12 Team W-L   14.2 PPG 8.3 RPG 62.8% FG%  POW Awards |
| La Liga Round 25 (Regular Season): Easy game for Riachuelo as they beat Zarate by 15 points - by Eurobasket News | ||
The round 25 was rather boring as all games ended with very predictable results. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Thirteenth ranked Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Corrientes: There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 25: Penarol won against Union on the opponent's court Union SF - Penarol 74-83 Very expected game in Santa Fe where 20th ranked Top scorers: Penarol: V.Fernandez 22+9reb+3ast, T.Monacchi 18+3reb+2ast, A.Thornton 16+10reb+1ast, D.Simpson 15+14reb, J.Valinotti 7+2reb+3ast, F.Filippa 3+1reb Union SF: I.Alessio 15+7reb+2ast, M.Butler 14+1reb+2ast, D.Morrison 13+6reb+1ast, T.Moore 12+6reb+5ast, J.Sandrini 8+4reb+3ast, B.Pedro 7+9reb+1ast Independ.O. - Zarate 68-62 There was a small surprise in Olivia where fifteenth ranked Top scorers: Independ.O.: A.Alonso 12+5reb, M.Nicolas 11+3reb, F.Barroso 10+8reb+1ast, P.Ezequiel 10+1reb+1ast, J.Noblega 10+8reb+3ast, A.Pautasso 5+3reb+1ast Zarate: P.Facundo 13+2reb+1ast, D.Pineda 12+3reb+1ast, A.Brocal 8+2reb+3ast, G.Camilo 8+7reb, S.Chaine 7+7reb, L.Andujar 7+11reb+3ast Platense - La Union 85-78 Not a big story in a game in Florida where 18th ranked Top scorers: Platense: J.Corbalan 28+7reb+2ast, E.Flor 16+4reb+5ast, Q.Thomas 11+5reb+1ast, I.Pedro 10+10reb+1ast, S.Morales 8+8reb+1ast, S.Barrales 5+3reb La Union: L.Guerra 15+4reb+4ast, C.Cardo 14+3reb, M.Fernandez 11+4reb+1ast, M.Saglietti 10+4reb+3ast, E.David 9+4reb, P.Mateo 8+2reb+4ast San Martin - Regatas 66-61 Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Corrientes: Top scorers: San Martin: V.Rolando 14+2reb, A.Perez 13+9reb+5ast, V.Garello 10+5reb+1ast, L.Gargallo 8+7reb+1ast, G.Garcia 7+7reb, M.Franco 6+3reb+6ast Regatas: C.Thomas 18+7reb, X.Carreras 11+6reb, F.Elias 10+2reb+3ast, F.Pinero 7+8reb+3ast, F.Vieta 6+6reb+2ast, T.Franchela 4+4reb+1ast Instituto - Penarol 74-67 Everything went according to plan in Cordoba where third ranked Top scorers: Instituto: B.Jefferson 18+2reb+1ast, N.Hoover 15+1reb+2ast, P.Nicola 11+2ast, B.Lugarini 9+4reb+2ast, N.Copello 6+2reb+1ast, M.Cosolito 6+5reb+7ast Penarol: J.Morales 19+1reb+4ast, J.Valinotti 15+2reb+5ast, V.Fernandez 13+8reb, T.Monacchi 11+7reb+3ast, D.Simpson 6+7reb, F.Filippa 3+1reb+2ast Riachuelo LR - Zarate 89-74 Thirteenth ranked Top scorers: Riachuelo LR: A.Ibarguen 16+7reb+3ast, J.Davis 15+3reb+2ast, A.Castillo 15+9reb, F.Valentin 14+2ast, N.De los Santos 12+6reb+4ast, A.Young 10+9reb Zarate: A.Brocal 16+3reb+5ast, M.Edgar 14+4reb+1ast, E.Rupcic 12+5reb+1ast, L.Andujar 8+4reb+9ast, S.Chaine 6+5reb, D.Pineda 6+3reb |
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| A-League Round 9 (Regular Season): Erebuni keep a leadership position - by Eurobasket News | ||
Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Yerevan: Erebuni - Artik 103-81 The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Top scorers: Erebuni: A.Tavakalyan 26+7reb+4ast, J.McCoy 20+10reb+2ast, P.Khrebtov 17+10reb+2ast, V.Mkhitar 13+2reb+3ast, B.Vartan 9+9reb+2ast, S.Arayik 8+3reb+1ast Artik: D.Adams 33+5reb+1ast, H.Aleks 18+5reb+2ast, K.Dupree 14+6reb+1ast, J.Agyeman 6+3reb+3ast, K.Hayk 6+3reb+3ast, C.Narek 2+1reb BKMA - Arabkir 73-69 Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Yerevan: Top scorers: BKMA: M.Yura 22+22reb, A.Tatevosyan 18+11reb+5ast, G.Samvel 18+3reb+2ast, M.Karen 8+7reb+2ast, M.Tigran 5+5reb+9ast, S.Vahan 2+1reb Arabkir: A.Edison 27+10reb+3ast, H.Grigoryan 15+11reb+3ast, S.Narek 12+6reb+2ast, W.Currie 9+5reb+5ast, K.Garnik 4+1reb+1ast, B.Halliburton 1+4reb |
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| Penn's 21 points and 6 assists give him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||||
He had the game-high 21 points adding two rebounds and six assists for Second best performed player last round was Mitch Lightfoot (203-F-1997) of Third place about best performers goes to Kevin Tumba (206-C/F-1991) of Other top performing players last week: 4. E.J. Anosike (199-G/F-1998) of Liege - 18 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Tyreke Key (188-SG-1998) of Leuven - 19 points and 2 assists 6. Osun Osunniyi (208-F/C-1998) of Limburg - 12 points and 5 rebounds 7. Rasir Bolton (190-G-1999) of Antwerp - 22 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Justice Sueing (198-F-1999) of Antwerp - 9 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Dorian Marchant (198-SF-1993) of Aalst - 15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Pierre-Antoine Gillet (201-PF-1991) of Oostende - 15 points, 6 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)
BEST SCORER Roman Penn 21 PTS 6 AST  14-5 Team W-L  7.8 PPG 1.6 RPG 54.9% FG%  POW Awards |
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| Siroki and Bosna Sarajevo reach the Cup Final - by Eurobasket News |
Siroki and Bosna Sarajevo reached the Cup Final. Siroki overcame Leotar 73-66 as they trailed 1 point at the halftime. Siroki needed a strong 22-14 run in the last stanza to seal the win. Martin Junakovic (188-PG-1994, agency: PEPI SPORT) stepped up with 26 points and Zach Nutall (190-G, college: SMU) notched 14. Bosna Sarajevo meanwhile edged Igokea 86:69. Vojin Ilic (200-F-2000) led the way with 19 points and Haris Curevac (198-F-1996) poured in 14. |
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| Sao Caetano welcomes back Oliveira - by Paulo Freire | |||||
He has spent his entire career in Brazil, playing for eight other teams: Minas, Paschoalotto/Bauru, Paulistano, Brasilia, Paysandu, Sorocabana, Caxias do Sul, and Internacional. This season may be one of his last in his extensive career, which he may end at Sao Caetano. |
| Sao Caetano keeps Armani for another season - by Paulo Freire |
A.A. Sao Caetano (Paulista A2) has re-signed Juliano Armani, a 26-year-old point guard standing at 185cm, for the upcoming season. Armani had previously played for the team last season. He has played for six other teams before: Vasco da Gama, Pinheiros, Osasco, Sorocabana, Fortaleza, and Basquete Tatui/AABT. His team reached the CBC League Semifinals in 2021. |
| Karalkovas re-signs at Sao Caetano - by Paulo Freire |
A.A. Sao Caetano (Paulista A2) has confirmed the inclusion of 26-year-old forward Matheus Karalkovas (197cm-1998) in their roster for the upcoming 2024 season. Karalkovas had previously played for the team in the last season. |
| Cardozo re-signs at Sao Caetano - by Paulo Freire |
A.A. Sao Caetano (Paulista A2) has confirmed the addition of 25-year-old guard Vinicius Cardozo (200cm-1999) to their roster. Cardozo played for the team last season but missed the previous season and took a one-year break from professional basketball. |
| Sao Caetano keeps Costa for another season - by Paulo Freire | |||||
He was a member of the Brazilian Under 16 National Team in 2015. He has played for 8 other teams previously: Pinheiros, Maringa, Campo Mourao, Ponta Grossa, Curitiba, Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, and Sao Paulo. He won the Brazilian LDB U20 League championship title in 2018. |
| Sao Caetano keeps Ganev for another season - by Paulo Freire |
A.A. Sao Caetano (Paulista A2) has re-signed the experienced 38-year-old guard, Leo Ganev, for the 2024 season. Ganev has been playing for the team for the past seventeen seasons. He's a highly experienced player, possibly in his final season of his long career, which he might conclude at Sao Caetano. |
| Sao Caetano keeps Nascimento for another season - by Paulo Freire |
A.A. Sao Caetano (Paulista A2) has re-signed 23-year-old 194cm guard Gustavo Nascimento for the 2024 season. Nascimento previously played for the team last season. He's played for Osasco before. His team reached the CBC League Semifinals in 2021. |
| Cruz re-signs at Sao Caetano - by Paulo Freire |
A.A. Sao Caetano (Paulista A2) has confirmed the inclusion of 25-year-old forward Thiago Cruz (195cm-1998) in their roster for the upcoming 2024 season. Cruz had previously played for the team in the last season. Eight years ago, Cruz represented Brazil at the FIBA Americas Championship U18 in Valdivia, Chile. His team managed to secure the Bronze medal in the tournament. During the event, Cruz played a total of five games, averaging 1.4 points per game and 2.8 rpg. He's played for Pinheiros before. His team reached the Paulista League Semifinals in 2017. |
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| Winnipeg Sea Bears re-sign ‘Beast from River East’ - by Eurobasket News |
The Winnipeg Sea Bears have their first captain back under contract with a new deal for the so-called ‘Beast from River East’. Hometown product Chad Posthumus (6'11'-C-1991, college: Morehead St.) of Winnipeg will be posting up defenders at the Canada Life Centre again this season after he agreed to a new contract. Posthumus scored their first ever game-winning basket in their inaugural season and lead the entire Canadian Elite Basketball League in offensive rebounds with 70. He’s thrilled to be staying home.“It’s great,” Posthumus told the 680 CJOB Sports Show. “It’s awesome. It’s honestly just a wonderful opportunity to be back here in Winnipeg with the best fans in the league by far. Really excited for the upcoming season here. “It’s the things that you dream of, right, being able to kinda play at home in front of all your friends, family and just the community. And just how everybody bought in and the engagement that there was. In Canada Life Centre was amazing. And it’s only going to (be) better this year. I’m told they’ve already sold double the season tickets of last year.” The 33-year-old, six-feet-11-inch big man is entering his fifth season in the league on this his fifth different team. He’s also played for the Saskatchewan Rattlers, Ottawa BlackJacks, Edmonton Stingers, and Hamilton Honey Badgers. “Chad is a key figure for our Sea Bears team on and off the floor,” head coach and general manager Mike Taylor said in a media release. “He has contributed so much to the start of our team on the court including his memorable game-winning put-back in our inaugural game.” He averaged just under seven points per night in his first year with the Sea Bears and admits he didn’t have the greatest season. “It was a little rougher for me on the court,” he said. “Maybe I got caught up in, guess you could say, caught up in the lights of being at home a little bit. But looking to build on that for this year, still did really well.” Posthumus is just their second player under contract after recently re-signing league MVP Teddy Allen (6'6'-G-1998, college: NM State). Training camp begins on May 13. Courtesy of: globalnews.ca |
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| Cibona and Zadar to clash for Cup title - by Eurobasket News |
Cibona outscored Dubrava 80-67 in the first Cup semifinal today. Filip Bundovic (206-C/F-1994) stepped up with 21 points to lead the charge. Cibona recorded a 43-34 halftime lead. Cibona extended the lead to as many as 14 points at the final intermission and raced to the win. Domagoj Vukovic (208-PF-1993) tossed in 15 points for the winners. Stellan Rajaofera (196-G-2004) answered with 16 points for Dubrava. Zadar drove past Cedevita Junior 83-72 behind 34 points from Luka Bozic (200-SF-1996). Marko Ramljak (201-G/F-1993) accounted for 12 points in the win. Sandro Rasic (196-G-2001, agency: AltusBasket) scored 26 points for Cedevita Junior. |
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| Nymburk celebrate Czech-Slovak Cup title - by Eurobasket News |
Nymburk claimed the 2024 Czech-Slovak Cup title. They overcame Patrioti Levice 95-82 in the Final in Prague tonight. Ty Gordon (185-PG-1998, college: Nicholls St.) scored 21 points to lead the charge. Nymburk recorded a 54-41 halftime lead. Nymburk extended the lead to as many as 15 points at the final intermission. Levice narrowed the gap in the fourth period but could not avoid the loss. Sukhmail Mathon (208-C-1998, college: Boston U.) provided 14 points and 8 rebounds for the Cup winners. Aaron Wheeler (206-F-1998, college: St.John's) replied with 21 points and 12 rebounds for Levice. USK Praha captured the third position as they rallied past Decin 74-69 in the consolation final. Trevon Faulkner (193-G-2000, college: NKU) tossed in 18 points to lead the effort. |
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| Andrew Sims' strong performance yesterday lead an unbelievable 44 points in his last game in the Danish league - by Eurobasket News |
This was an impressive game for American Andrew Sims (198-F, college: Stonehill) as the forward had 44 points despite his team Amager losing the Svendborg 94 to 123. On top of that he also recorded 10 rebounds that evening. He is the best scorer in the league averaging 27 points and almost 10 rebounds per game. Among many awards his team was regular season runner-up in the Northeast-2010 Northeast Division in 2020. Sims was selected the All-N.E.C. First Team in 2023. He was also selected the NABC Division I All-District XIV Second Team in 2023. Sims was selected the All-Northeast-2010 Third Team in 2022. He was awarded Player of the Week in the Danish League. FEB.15 - TOP SCORER Andrew Sims 44 PTS 10 REB  1-19 Team W-L  27.0 PPG 9.9 RPG 56.7% FG%   POW Awards |
| BasketLigaen Round 25 (Regular Season): Leader Bakken loses to Naestved - by Eurobasket News | ||
Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Top ranked The game with biggest result difference took place in Kastrup. Local Other games of round 25 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Randers defeated Herlev in a road game The best stats of 25th round was 25 points and 6 rebounds by Gage Davis of Horsens IC. Naestved - Bakken 98-96 Top ranked Top scorers: Naestved: E.Ayala 18+7reb+7ast, G.Okafor 17+2reb+2ast, L.Grantsaan 14+2reb+2ast, D.Williamson 14+2ast, E.Dambreville 10+6reb+2ast, R.Duncan 9+8reb+5ast Bakken: S.Berg 21+5reb+7ast, S.Noah 18+4reb+4ast, M.Diouf 17+6reb+4ast, R.Evans 17+7reb+2ast, S.Bowlin 14+1reb+7ast, D.Pinckney 5+4reb+3ast Amager - Svendborg 94-123 The game with biggest result difference took place in Kastrup. Local Top scorers: Svendborg: E.Bandoumel 20+2reb+3ast, A.Mortensen 19+2reb+2ast, D.Van Eyck 19+10reb+10ast, K.Marfo 18+8reb, D.Penn 17+1reb+1ast, J.Willis 15+1reb+3ast Amager: A.Sims 44+10reb, O.Quackenbush 12+8reb+12ast, T.Bjarkason 8+5reb+5ast, P.David 7+2reb, P.August 6+7reb+1ast, J.Gjeding 5+1reb Herlev - Randers 78-86 There was no surprise when 9th ranked Top scorers: Randers: V.Baker Jr 21+5reb, M.Bulow 20+6reb+7ast, M.Azor 17+2reb+2ast, B.Camara 10+7reb+8ast, H.Mads 6+1reb+2ast, J.Fortune 5+4reb+3ast Herlev: J.Dewar-Edwards 43+11reb, M.Nedic 15+7reb+7ast, C.Lau 6+5reb+8ast, I.Bakic 6+5reb+3ast, U.Carlo 5+5reb, M.Noah 3 Vaerlose - Holbaek 99-80 No shocking result in a game when seventh ranked Top scorers: Vaerlose: V.Balsa 24+2ast, S.Simon 20+5reb+1ast, S.William 13+3reb, M.Hauge 11+2reb+5ast, J.Frederik 7+3reb+2ast, A.Heede-Andersen 7+4reb+9ast Holbaek: S.Jack 14+1reb+2ast, Z.Moore 14+10reb+3ast, B.Peter 13+14reb, M.Pablo 6+2reb+2ast, D.William 6+1reb, W.Gustav 6+7reb Horsens IC - BAC 86-66 Very expected game when 8th ranked Top scorers: Horsens IC: G.Davis 25+6reb+3ast, L.Carlino 14+3reb+1ast, M.Jockuch 13+9reb+1ast, K.Spear 12+11reb, L.Sorensen 10+8reb+8ast, D.Mads 5 BAC: H.Andreas 12+4reb+1ast, A.Filip 12+2reb, M.Magnus 9+3reb+4ast, J.Sinding 8, V.Marcus 7+3reb+3ast, B.Malthe 6+2reb |
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| 1 Liiga Round 18 (Regular Season): Tamsalu beat Paide VW by three after a very close game - by Eurobasket News | ||
The games at this stage are more interesting as they can be crucial for the final standings in Regular Season. Despite we already know who is stronger and who is weaker, there may be still last minute surprises and upsets. Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Eighth-ranked The game between third ranked There were no big surprises in other games of round 18: Rapla KK was smashed by Reinar Halliku on the road Reinar Halliku - Rapla KK 113-58 No shocking result in a game when third ranked Tamsalu - Paide VW 78-75 Eighth-ranked Rae Koss - Audentese 98-58 Very expected game when 12th ranked Rock Tartu - TSA Kalev 99-56 Rather predictable result when seventh ranked Eesti M. - Viimsi II 94-32 The game between third ranked |
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| LaRon Smith had a strong performance yesterday resulting in an impressive 17 points in his last game in Uruguay - by Eurobasket News |
This was an impressive game for Virgin Islander LaRon Smith (205-F-1993, college: Auburn, agency: Helping Ballers) as the 31 year old swingman had 17 points despite his team L.Borges losing the Trouville 84 to 90. He had a strong performance. Smith is averaging over 8 points and over 8 rebounds per game in the league. He participated in the Eurobasket Summer League in Las Vegas V years ago. It helped him get more exposure and attract teams overases. For new university graduates looking enter pro basketball this is a great first step in the right direction! He represented the US at the FIBA World Cup 2023 Americas Qualifiers last year. Among many awards his team won the Cyprus Supercup in 2019. Smith was also selected as the All-MEAC Defensive Player of the Year and All-MEAC Third Team back in 2016. He was also selected as the Eurobasket.com All-Bulgarian League Honorable Mention back in 2019. FEB.15 - AMAZING GAME LaRon Smith 17 PTS 10 REB 4 AST  3-19 Team W-L  8.1 PPG 8.4 RPG 41.3% FG% |
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| Round 1 of Final Stage - by Eurobasket News |
Reinar Halliku - London Elite 92-43 The game without a history. Reinar Halliku led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding London Elite to just 5 points in second quarter. Top scorers: London Elite: A.Emmanuel 19+11reb+3ast, S.Nathan 9+5reb+3ast, I.Dawid 5+10reb, B.Deniro 5+3reb, S.Harvey 3, O.Merit 2+2reb Reinar Halliku: A.Marten 18+2reb+2ast, P.Karel 16, K.Andries 13+4ast, O.Rasmus 9+5reb+2ast, P.Thor-Andreas 8+2reb+2ast, A.Roman 8+5reb+2ast Beko - Zalgiris 75-88 The guests trailed by 4 points at the halftime before their 51-34 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Top scorers: Beko: V.Aleksandar 26+2reb+5ast, K.Milos 12+5reb+2ast, B.Milos 12+8reb+1ast, C.Luka 8+1reb, M.Vukasin 8+2reb+2ast, B.Pavle 4+2reb Zalgiris: P.Mantas 22+5reb+2ast, S.Titas 18+12reb+1ast, V.Dovydas 13+4reb+1ast, P.Mikas 11+6reb+2ast, S.Mantas 10+8reb+3ast, K.Armandas 6+2reb+2ast Cesis/Limbazi - Cuneo 75-61 The hosts trailed by 10 points after first quarter, but they stormed back and won the game by 14 points. Top scorers: Cuneo: D.Edoardo 22+1reb+2ast, V.Giulio 16+3reb+1ast, B.Paolo 12+3reb+4ast, R.Eugenio 4+8reb+3ast, B.Samuel 3+11reb, N.Pietro 2+2reb+1ast Cesis/Limbazi: K.Janis 23+9reb+4ast, M.Reds 17+5reb+4ast, B.Markuss 14+4reb+5ast, P.Valters 8+7reb, K.Tomass 5+8reb+3ast, V.Kristers 3 Taurage - RIG Haga 103-73 The game without a history. Taurage led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Top scorers: RIG Haga: P.Lennart 21+2reb+4ast, S.Sixten 12+9reb+2ast, W.Lukas 12+6reb+4ast, V.Lucas 8+3reb+1ast, T.David 7+2reb+2ast, T.Hamza 5+5reb+2ast Taurage: J.Deimantas 27+8reb+6ast, L.Daniel 23+6reb+3ast, V.Arnas 21+7reb+1ast, G.Matas 11+3reb+2ast, S.Pijus 10+5reb+2ast, R.Tautvydas 9+6reb+5ast Inter B. - Ridzene 90-94 Inter was trailing by 13 points at halftime but managed to get 1-point lead after three quarters before a 30-25 charge of Ridzene, which allowed them to win the game. Strangely Top scorers: Inter B.: R.Bruno 25+9reb, M.Martin 23+19reb+10ast, G.Tobias 15+4reb+4ast, G.Matus 15+5reb+6ast, V.Alex 4+7reb+1ast, Daen 2+2reb Ridzene: J.Renars 30+12reb+3ast, G.Henrijs 29+12reb+3ast, I.Rihards 26+3reb+5ast, K.Alekss 5+4reb+1ast, B.Roberts 4+7reb+7ast, B.Niks 0 Lanciano - DSN Riga 66-93 The game without a history. DSN Riga led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Lanciano was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Oto Bergmanis (178-2007) who helped to win the game recording 22 points, 8 assists and 4 steals. Markuss Graudins contributed with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Four Top scorers: Lanciano: Cher 19+11reb, S.Seydina 11+8reb+6ast, S.Abdoylaye 10+1reb+1ast, N.Babacar 9+7reb+1ast, T.Massamba 7+4reb+1ast, S.Simone 7+6reb+2ast DSN Riga: B.Oto 22+3reb+8ast, G.Markuss 17+5reb+4ast, R.Patriks 16+3reb+2ast, B.Toms 11+6reb+1ast, K.Gustavs 9+8reb+3ast, B.Mikus 6+2reb+1ast SKM - Mens Sana 82-57 The game without a history. SKM led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Mens Sana to just 7 points in second quarter. Top scorers: Mens Sana: P.Andrea 14+2reb+3ast, C.Giulio 13+5reb+3ast, M.Alessandro 8+5reb+1ast, P.Andrea 7+5reb+2ast, M.Filippo 6+5reb, T.Cosimo 5+1reb+5ast SKM: B.Mykolas 19+1reb+3ast, B.Faustas 18+5reb+2ast, K.Matas 16+3reb+2ast, M.Algirdas 8+3reb+3ast, Z.Rokas 7+10reb, S.Matas 6+1reb+4ast SKM Lions - Tartu 74-70 The hosts trailed by 6 points after first quarter, but they rallied back to get the 6-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 74-70. Paulius Bakans stepped up and scored 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Ugnius Burdaitis chipped in 14 points and 10 rebounds. At the losing side guard Tanel Lepp (188-2007) responded with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Ukrainian center Vladyslav Sinnik (200-2007) scored 12 points and 8 rebounds. Four Top scorers: Tartu: L.Tanel 15+7reb+4ast, S.Vladyslav 12+8reb+1ast, P.Luukas 11+5reb+1ast, K.Eerik-Partel 10+5reb+2ast, T.Mattis 8+1ast, P.Marten 6+2reb SKM Lions: B.Paulius 19+8reb+5ast, B.Ugnius 14+10reb+2ast, S.Giedrius 9+1reb+1ast, A.Karolis 8+4reb, R.Artiom 6+3reb+2ast, D.Simonas 6+2reb Centrum Tigers - Viimsi 59-68 The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Centrum Tigers won third quarter Top scorers: Centrum Tigers: H.Markus 15+9reb+2ast, B.Leo 14+9reb+1ast, J.Jeremias 10+4reb, L.Ola 8+4reb+2ast, F.Oskar 4+3reb, A.Trygve 4+3reb+1ast Viimsi: R.Kristo 34+14reb+1ast, T.Robi 12+8reb+2ast, K.Matthias 8+6reb+3ast, L.Timo 7+7reb+1ast, M.Julius 3+3reb, K.Kaur 2+2reb+2ast |
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| Finnish Korisliiga round 2 (Second Stage) best performance: Chuba Ohams (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||||
The 26-year old player had a double-double of 19 points and 15 rebounds, while his team outclassed The second best player in last round's games was young Panamanian Ricardo Lindo Jr. (203-F-2000) of Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Harrison Cleary (185-PG-1997) of Other top performing players last week: 4. Dylan Painter (208-C-1998) of Bisons - 18 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists 5. Tucker Richardson (196-G) of Nokia - 23 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists 6. Nighael Ceaser (203-F-2000) of Pyrinto - 16 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 7. DeVante Brooks (198-PF) of Bisons - 20 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Theo Akwuba (211-F-2000) of Kobrat - 16 points and 12 rebounds 9. Both Gach (201-F-1999) of Nokia - 24 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Luther Muhammad (190-G-1999) of Pyrinto - 24 points and 4 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)
BEST SCORER Chuba Ohams 19 PTS 15 REB 4 AST  18-6 Team W-L  16.0 PPG 11.2 RPG 56.4% FG%   POW Awards |
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| JL Bourg, Nanterre, Monaco and Paris reach Leaders Cup semis - by Eurobasket News |
JL Bourg made it into the Leaders Cup semifinal stage. They crushed Nancy 109-79 in the quarterfinal clash on Friday. Maksim Salash (206-F-1996, agency: Tolakh Tsimur) came up with 23 points, while Jeremy Morgan (196-SG-1995, college: UNI) added 15 points for JL Bourg. Bruno Cingala-Mata (205-SF-1993, agency: Octagon Europe) answered with 17 points for Nancy. Nanterre surprised ASVEL 82-78 behind 24 points from Ibrahima Fall-Faye (207-F/C-1997). Justin Bibbins (176-PG-1996, college: Utah) knocked down 17 points for Nanterre. Joffrey Lauvergne (211-C-1991) connected for 14 points for ASVEL. Monaco eased past Le Mans 94-81 en route to the semis. Alpha Diallo (201-F-1997, college: Providence) came up with 15 points to lead the charge. Dragan Apic (206-C/F-1995) and D'Shawn Schwartz (200-F-1999, college: GMU) netted 20 points each for Le Mans. Paris toppled Saint Quentin 71-67 to enter semifinal stage. Tyson Ward (198-SG-1997, college: NDSU) had 15 points, while Mikael Jantunen (204-PF-2000, college: Utah) added 14 points in the win. Tyger Campbell (180-PG-2000, college: UCLA) tossed in 18 points for Saint Quentin. |
| GEORGIA |
| A League Round 5 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News | ||
Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The biggest surprise of round 5 in A League was guest Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Tbilisi: Sokhumi - Astrali 95-79 Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Tbilisi: Top scorers: Sokhumi: D.Parker 16+2reb+3ast, K.Irakli 14+1reb+1ast, N.Leonidze 11+1reb+5ast, P.Byrd 9+3reb+8ast, A.Andrejevic 9+12reb+1ast, G.Saba 9+2reb+1ast Astrali: C.Whitaker 25+3reb+2ast, L.McGhee 18+6reb+3ast, E.Hinson 11+9reb, S.Clayton 10+9reb+6ast, K.Giorgi 8+5reb, S.Levan 5+3reb TSMU - Burji 75-109 The biggest surprise of round 5 in A League was guest Top scorers: Burji: D.Wade 29+8reb+4ast, T.Brevard 18+5reb+2ast, C.Turman 16+6reb+3ast, R.Sullivan 14+6reb+7ast, S.Valeri 7+2ast, E.Tengo 6+1reb TSMU: A.Levan 17+3reb+2ast, B.Alston 16+5reb, G.Giorgi 11+6reb, A.Morton 9+3reb+3ast, L.Luka 8+1reb+1ast, G.Vakhtang 7+1ast |
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| Stats Leaders - 2.Bundesliga |
| BBL Round 21 (Regular Season): #1 Chemnitz is defeated by Bayern - by Eurobasket News | ||
Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Important game to mention about took place in Ludwigsburg. Fifth ranked Eighth ranked There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 21: bottom-ranked Heidelberg lost to Bamberg on the opponent's court Bamberg - Heidelberg 98-83 Very expected game when 18th ranked Top scorers: Bamberg: M.Johnson 21+8reb+6ast, A.Nelson 17+4reb+2ast, T.Woodbury 16+6reb+1ast, K.Tadda 10+1reb+4ast, E.Onu 9+4reb, F.Stanic 9+4reb+1ast Heidelberg: J.Carroll 28+5reb+4ast, E.Childs 15+8reb+5ast, B.Hundt 11+4ast, M.Kessen 11+1reb, I.Whaley 6+4reb+1ast, A.Vargas 4+2reb+1ast Braunschweig - Weissenfels 88-81 Very predictable result when tenth ranked Top scorers: Braunschweig: T.Crockett 23+3reb+4ast, J.Bango 21+11reb, A.Rorie 10+6reb+6ast, F.Zylka 8+3reb+1ast, B.Tischler 8+5reb+2ast, A.Sylla 6+5reb Weissenfels: J.Stove 24+8reb+3ast, J.Dunn 19+3reb+2ast, C.Callison 15+3reb+4ast, J.Bryant 14+11reb+2ast, V.Edwards 5+5reb, S.Jelks 4+6reb+2ast Bayern - Chemnitz 89-80 The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Top scorers: Bayern: I.Bonga 18+7reb+2ast, S.Francisco 14+2reb+2ast, S.Ibaka 12+7reb+3ast, V.Lucic 10+7reb+1ast, A.Obst 8+2reb+1ast, E.Harris 8+3reb Chemnitz: K.Kajami-Keane 15+1reb+6ast, A.Uguak 14+4reb+3ast, J.Garrett 13+5reb, J.Richter 11+1reb+2ast, K.Yebo 10+1ast, D.Lansdowne 9+1reb+1ast Ludwigsburg - Wuerzburg 91-94 Important game to mention about took place in Ludwigsburg. Fifth ranked Top scorers: Wuerzburg: O.Livingston II 26+4reb+6ast, I.Washington 16+3reb+3ast, D.Perry 14+4reb+3ast, C.Welp 12+2reb, O.Klassen 12+6reb+1ast, M.Ugrai 7+2reb+1ast Ludwigsburg: J.Graves 20+8reb+6ast, D.Buie 17+2reb+4ast, S.Melson 11+1reb+1ast, J.Lewis 11+2reb+1ast, M.Hughes 10+4reb+1ast, J.Roberson 7+5reb Oldenburg - Crailsheim 80-58 Not a big story in a game in Oldenburg where 17th ranked Top scorers: Oldenburg: D.Russell 18+3reb+7ast, C.Brown Jr. 12+4reb+1ast, B.Chapman 11+6reb+1ast, L.Schoormann 8, G.Crandall 8+4reb+4ast, K.Ogbe 7+3reb+1ast Crailsheim: T.Darden 11+11reb+2ast, B.Childress 10+5reb+1ast, K.Cook 10+3reb+3ast, G.Smith 10+3reb, R.Kindzeka 5+2reb, J.Murray-Boyles 4+3reb Rostock - Vechta 77-92 Everything went according to plan in Rostock where seventh ranked Top scorers: Vechta: R.Schwieger 18+2reb+3ast, T.Kuhse 17+2reb+4ast, J.Aminu 14+8reb+1ast, C.Flanigan 13+9reb+5ast, S.Reaves 9+1reb+1ast, R.Aririguzoh 6+3reb Rostock: D.Alston Jr. 25+3reb+4ast, T.Nelson 12, W.Clark 10+5reb+5ast, C.Goodwin 9+7reb, E.Lockett 6+4reb+4ast, S.Theis 5 Tuebingen - Bonn 82-92 There was no surprise in Tuebingen where 16th ranked Top scorers: Bonn: B.Fobbs 20+4reb+4ast, T.Kennedy 18+3reb+2ast, S.Griesel 15+4reb+2ast, H.Frey 11+4ast, N.Kirkwood 9+3reb+4ast, S.Flagg 7+3reb Tuebingen: A.Kivimaki 14+10ast, G.Kalaitzakis 12+4reb+4ast, E.Ersek 12+2reb, E.Maxwell 11+5reb+1ast, J.Boeheim 9, M.Seric 9+4reb+2ast Ulm - Hamburg 83-70 No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked Top scorers: Ulm: G.de Paula 15+4reb+2ast, T.Williams 15+7reb+2ast, L.Figueroa 10+2reb, N.Juan 9+3reb+7ast, K.Jallow 9+6reb+2ast, J.Tobias 8+1reb Hamburg: V.King 15+6reb+1ast, A.Dziewa 11+1reb+2ast, W.Christmas 9+5reb+2ast, J.Wohlfarth-Bottermann 8+2reb, L.Meisner 7+3reb, M.Hughes 7+3reb+2ast ALBA - Goettingen 108-85 Eighth ranked Top scorers: ALBA: P.Gabriele 16+2reb+1ast, M.Spagnolo 16+2reb+6ast, M.Delow 13+2ast, S.Brown 10+3reb+1ast, J.Mattisseck 10+2reb+2ast, J.Thiemann 10+6reb+2ast Goettingen: B.Hume 17+2reb+2ast, K.Silins 15+2reb, U.Gibson 15+3reb+9ast, Z.Fedor 12+1reb+2ast, O.Rich 7+1reb+1ast, D.DeJulius 6+6ast |
| GREECE |
| Panathinaikos and Aris qualify to the Cup semis - by Eurobasket News |
Panathinaikos and Aris qualified to the Cup semis beating their opponents in the Quarterfinals. Aris edged PAOK 76-74 in a thriller. Trailing 14 points at the halftime, Aris needed strong 30-17 surge at the end to seal the win. Vasileios Toliopoulos (186-PG-1996) made the winning layup and netted 24 points. Panathinaikos meanwhile overcame AEK Athens 79-72. Kostas Mitoglou (210-F/C-1996, college: Wake Forest) led Panathinaikos with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 steals, while Mathias Lessort (206-C-1995, agency: Octagon Europe) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. |
| Olympiacos and Promitheas join Cup semifinal stage - by Eurobasket News |
Olympiacos and Promitheas have joined the Greek Cup semifinal stage. Olympiacos knocked down Peristeri 87-68 to advance. Giannoulis Larentzakis (196-SG-1993, agency: Octagon Europe) and Kostas Papanikolaou (204-F-1990) finished with 15 points apiece for the Reds. Olympiacos led from start to finish earning a well-deserved win. Moses Wright (206-C-1998, college: Georgia Tech) delivered 14 points for the winners. Joe Ragland (182-PG-1989, college: Wichita St.) answered with 14 points for Peristeri. Promitheas stormed past Panionios 88-48. Cameron Reynolds (201-SF-1995, college: Tulane) delivered 16 points, while Athanasios Bazinas (194-PG-2003) and Hunter Hale (192-G-1997, college: Winthrop) added 13 points apiece for the winning side. |
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| A Division Round 21 (Regular Season): Kaposvari edge Alba by three points - by Eurobasket News | ||
The Regular Season in A Division is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 5 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game of round 21 in the A Division took place in Kaposvar. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of second-best Very important is a road loss of third ranked Very important is a road loss of third ranked Other games of round 21 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: ZTE KK was defeated by Atomeromu in Paks Atomeromu - ZTE KK 90-88 There was a minor upset in Paks where higher ranked Top scorers: Atomeromu: M.Ihring 19+2reb+6ast, E.Clarance 19+1reb+1ast, K.Wooten Jr. 14+7reb, K.Nicholson 13+3reb+5ast, A.Kovacs 10+3ast, Z.Knowles 8+5reb+1ast ZTE KK: J.Paige 26+3reb+4ast, D.Ostojic 20+3reb, T.Hicks 19+2reb+7ast, A.Toth 8+3reb+1ast, A.Nemeth 7+3reb+1ast, O.Mishula 5+2reb Kaposvari - Alba 92-89 The most exciting game of round 21 in the A Division took place in Kaposvar. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of second-best Top scorers: Kaposvari: R.Abell 30+4reb+2ast, T.Eaddy 17+2reb+1ast, H.Daniel 14+1ast, J.Jean-Marie 10+8reb, R.Jackson Jr. 7+4reb+2ast, M.Koprivica 6+7reb+2ast Alba: S.Chambers 24+3reb+2ast, D.Vojvoda 22+3reb+1ast, I.Philmore 21+7reb+5ast, M.Balogh 9+3reb, J.Barnett 8+3reb+1ast, K.Balazs 5+3reb+1ast OSE Lions - Szolnok 99-81 Very important is a road loss of third ranked Top scorers: OSE Lions: D.Gholston 18+8reb+4ast, K.Thomas 16+6reb+2ast, K.Riddley 16+1reb+3ast, S.Stevenson 15+8reb+3ast, I.Polutak 14+3reb, A.Rujak 9+2reb+5ast Szolnok: D.Wiggins 19+7reb+1ast, J.Eads III 16+3reb+2ast, N.Lukacs 11+7reb, S.Jovanovic 11+3reb+4ast, D.Thomas 10+4reb+3ast, M.Pongo 7+1reb+2ast Szedeak - Kormend 95-99 No shocking result in a game in Szeged where fifth ranked Top scorers: Kormend: K.Durazi 28+5reb+1ast, N.Djogo 19+5reb+2ast, L.Basic 18+4reb+17ast, M.Morgan 15+9reb+1ast, T.Kristof 14+6reb, C.Ferencz 3+1reb+1ast Szedeak: K.Bognar 20+8reb+3ast, N.Locke 19+5reb+3ast, R.Woolridge 15+8reb+2ast, P.Zsiros 13+5reb+2ast, B.Bailey 12+7reb, B.Szilard 6+2reb+4ast Szombathely - Duna Aszfalt 94-75 Very expected game when 12th ranked Top scorers: Szombathely: M.Tiby 28+8reb+1ast, Z.Perl 24+7reb+10ast, T.Dez Andras 11+3reb+1ast, B.Kovacs 6+1reb, S.Pot 6+5reb+3ast, M.Krivacevic 5+1reb Duna Aszfalt: M.Sinik 18+7reb+6ast, S.Bogues 17+6reb+4ast, R.Dramicanin 13+1reb+1ast, M.Lukovic 11+1reb+1ast, K.Karahodzic 9+3reb, K.Wittmann 2+2ast Honved - NKA Pecs 95-63 There was a small surprise in Budapest where thirteenth ranked Top scorers: Honved: I.Brown 25+5reb+2ast, J.Henry 19+9reb+3ast, I.Djokovic 19+4reb+6ast, A.Wesson 15+6reb+1ast, K.Simon 6+5reb+4ast, B.Bazso 5 NKA Pecs: I.Durmo 16+9reb, J.Walker 14+1reb, F.Manjgafic 12+6reb+1ast, N.Nikolic 8+4reb+6ast, H.Salamon 4+6reb, P.Kovacs 4 Sopron KC - DEAC 69-64 Very important is a road loss of third ranked Top scorers: Sopron KC: D.Griffin 17+5reb+2ast, A.Mathis 14+5reb+2ast, T.Da Silva 11+5reb, A.Sidibe 9+3reb, M.Molnar 7+7reb+3ast, D.Nichols 6+3reb+4ast DEAC: A.Williamson 17+6reb, D.Edwin 13+5reb+9ast, B.Mocsan 12+1reb+1ast, T.Tadic 8+2ast, D.Drenovac 6+4reb+4ast, L.Buljevic 5+4reb |
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| Best players of Italian Serie B Nazionale round 24 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | ||
Edoardo Tiberti (203-C-1997) had a great game in the last round for The 26-year old center had a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds, while his team crushed The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Slovenian shooting guard Zan Kosic (188-SG-1993) of The third best performed player last round was Belarusian Kiryl Tsetserukou (201-SF-2001) of Other top performing players last week: 4. Antonio Gallo (182-PG-2000) of Sant Antimo - 26 points and 5 assists 5. Mattia Acunzo (203-PF-2000) of Salerno - 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Marco Barattini (178-PG-2000) of Imola Virtus - 24 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Lisandro Rasio (198-PF-1990) of Piacentina - 26 points and 10 rebounds 8. Vangelis Mantzaris (196-G-1990) of Roseto - 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Arcangelo Guastamacchia (199-F-2002) of San Severo - 21 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Elhadji Thioune (209-C-2001) of Taranto - 18 points, 10 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)
BEST SCORER Edoardo Tiberti 22 PTS 12 REB 5 AST  16-8 Team W-L 13.7 PPG 8.1 RPG 61.2% FG%   POW Awards |
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| Ongwae, Ogechi and Awich to link up with Morans in Tunisia - by Eurobasket News |
Three diaspora-based players will link up with Kenya Morans in Tunisia for the FIBA Afro-Basket Window 1 Qualifier, coach Cliff Owuor has revealed. The tactician said they are making plans to airlift Tylor Ongwae (201-F-1991, college: ULM) from Germany, Derrick Ogechi (190-G-1998, college: Midwestern St.) from Spain and assistant captain Joel Awich (201-F-1993, college: Cal Poly) who plays in France. “Getting all diaspora-based players has not been that positive but we are still hoping to get Tylor, Ogechi and Awich to join us directly in Tunisia for the show,” said Owuor. The inability to have everyone in camp for intensified training is another challenge facing the team ahead of the three-day tournament. “For us not being able to get the players in camp is a big challenge as we can’t get them at the exact time we want them and this tampers with consistency,” Owuor lamented. He added: “I am sure we can do some catch-up if we can have everyone in camp.” Owuor said the team’s defence remains a matter of concern but they are working on it to have it tightened ahead of their Group ‘E’ opener against Tunisia on February 23. “The defence isn’t tight as I want it to be. We ought to have done better in defence against a Nairobi Select team,” observed Owuor. “We allowed them to reach 100 points, which is not a mark of a good defence. I hope to rectify that within the remaining days.” The national side, who will also play Angola and Guinea, beat Select 104-100 and also won 86-83 against a local South Sudan side in another friendly tie. Morans got a huge boost from the Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo who on behalf of his foundation, donated two sets of playing kits. In a function held at Nyayo National Stadium gymnasium, Owalo also, through captain Victor Bosire, gave the national side a token of Sh200,000 as a morale booster. “I have been a sportsman. It Is a question of giving back to the game. Basketball played a fundamental role in making us what we are today,” said the CS, himself a former basketballer. “You can make it through with team effort, commitment from everybody and above all discipline from the players.” Former national team player and coach Ronny Owino wished the team good luck and urged them to give their best adding, “It’s never easy out there.” Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) disclosed that the team will jet out next week for the show. They are in Group ‘E’ and will meet Tunisia, Angola and Guinea. Courtesy of: the-star.co.ke |
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| RNBL Round 27 (Regular Season): Gulbenes Buki edge Sigulda by two points - by Eurobasket News | ||
Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Sixth-ranked Important game to mention about took place in Riga. Seventh ranked Leader Other games of round 27 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: RTU was crushed by Spars/Ventspils in a road game Jelgava - Liepaja/LSSS 83-60 Leader Top scorers: Liepaja/LSSS: A.Gustavs 12+2reb+3ast, S.Kristaps 12+3reb+3ast, V.Adrians 9+5reb+1ast, B.Henriks 7+5reb, N.Francois 7+5reb, K.Martins 5+1reb+1ast Jelgava: A.Selakovs 19+13reb+2ast, K.Plavnieks 12+1reb+5ast, P.Ralfs 11+4reb, A.Senkans 11+8reb+1ast, K.Neimanis 9, J.Dilevka 5+5reb+1ast Spars/Ventspils - RTU 105-69 There was no surprise when 8th ranked Top scorers: RTU: Z.Martins 17+10reb, T.Daniels 17+1reb+2ast, K.Rudolfs 17+7reb+1ast, P.Janis 7+2reb, R.Anisimovs 4+1reb, E.Jurgis 4+4reb+4ast Spars/Ventspils: T.Markuss 20+12reb+5ast, C.Janis 19+5reb+7ast, O.Davis 16+3reb+4ast, D.Rudis 14+5reb+1ast, B.Ricards 10+4reb+1ast, R.Lacis 6 Sigulda - Gulbenes Buki 64-66 Sixth-ranked Top scorers: Sigulda: T.Kedis 17+11reb+2ast, M.Didzis 13+4reb+1ast, R.Zubulis 10+7reb, E.Saulitis 9+6reb, M.Ramanis 6+8reb+1ast, R.Strauts 6+3reb+1ast Gulbenes Buki: T.Rihards 19+8reb+2ast, S.Rolands 12+2reb+2ast, J.Engers 11+7reb+1ast, S.Bets 11+7reb+2ast, R.Berzins 10+8reb, R.Peteris 3+1reb+1ast Kandava - Grobina 94-68 No shocking result in a game when second ranked Top scorers: Grobina: C.Raivo 20+10reb+3ast, B.Viesturs 11+2reb+1ast, E.Sviklis 10+4reb, B.Kristaps 8+2reb+1ast, M.Mizens 5+2reb+1ast, G.Jagmins 5+3reb+2ast Kandava: E.Avotins 19+4reb+1ast, G.Strakis 17+5reb+2ast, K.Berzins 16+1reb+3ast, A.Savcenko 12+8reb+4ast, I.Mastins 10+4reb+2ast, M.Saulitis 7+8reb+7ast Limbazi - BS Ogre 89-85 Rather expected game when 8th ranked Top scorers: BS Ogre: K.Harijs 21+6reb+6ast, T.Ralfs 18+4reb+2ast, K.Jekabs 13+5reb+3ast, A.Ricards 12+4reb+1ast, K.Mariss 9+6reb+5ast, K.Oskars 5+1reb+1ast Limbazi: I.Immers 22+7reb+2ast, K.Mikus 16+2reb+1ast, E.Viksna 15+17reb+5ast, V.Veinbergs 15+3reb+8ast, V.Senkans 9+2reb+5ast, K.Poznakovs 7+3reb Bertanu - Kekava 81-65 Rather predictable result in Valmiera where eighth ranked Top scorers: Kekava: B.Ralf 20+8reb+1ast, V.Martins 11+1reb, B.Nils 11+1reb, Z.Alens 8+1ast, L.Kriss 5+4reb+2ast, J.Gertners 4+13reb+1ast Bertanu: G.Armands 14+9reb, K.Arturs 13+3reb+1ast, S.Markuss 12+5reb+2ast, R.Artem 11+4reb+5ast, E.Everts 8+5reb+2ast, T.Bohdan 6+4reb+1ast Bauska - RSU/VEF 86-91 Not a big story in a game when 7th ranked Top scorers: Bauska: I.Zemitis 21+19reb+6ast, G.Bricka 19+5reb+1ast, J.Eiduks 14+4reb+2ast, J.Vilcans 10+5reb, T.Vilks 9+3reb+4ast, A.Simsons 8+2reb+2ast RSU/VEF: R.Ginters 27+3reb, P.Salmins 17+15reb+1ast, D.Matiss Zilde 12+5reb+1ast, B.Raivo 10+11reb+4ast, R.Ozolins 10+2reb, M.Krumins 9+7reb+5ast Turiba - Tukums 64-67 Important game to mention about took place in Riga. Seventh ranked Top scorers: Turiba: F.Martins 19+3reb+2ast, M.Markuss 12+7reb+5ast, O.Arturs 9+9reb, S.Aleks 9+2reb, R.Stasans 6+4reb+2ast, S.Emils 4+3reb+2ast Tukums: R.Pinne 17+6reb+3ast, K.Cavars 16+10reb+1ast, H.Kristaps 12+1reb+6ast, R.Feikners 8+4reb+8ast, U.Kinkeris 6+7reb+3ast, Z.Edgars 3+1reb |
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| Mayrouba adds Jones to their roster, ex Jets - by Ahmad Madwar | ||||||
He spent the most of his career in the Middle East in Bahrain where he was one of the top import players there in the last few seasons, also he had other experiences in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. In 2008 he was drafted by Iowa Energy (D-League) in fourth round (50th overall). The former Oregon State standout is in his 16th (!!!) season in pro basketball. He is quite experienced player. Thanks to Jones' pro career he managed to play on five different continents (Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia and of course North America) in fifteen different countries. Jones has played previously professionally also in Bahrain (Al-Ahli, Al-Riffa, Al-Ittihad and Sitra), Bosnia, Finland, Germany, Italy (Cantu and Biella), Kosovo (Prishtina and Bashkimi), Kuwait (Qadsia), Qatar (Al Gharafa), Romania (Pitesti), Saudi Arabia (Ittihad), Slovenia (Helios Suns), Syria, Turkey (Akhisar Bld) and United Kingdom. His team won New Zealand NBL Regular Season in 2010, 2016 and 2022. He was voted to Australiabasket.com All-New Zealand NBL Forward of the Year back in 2016, 2017 and 2020. |
| LBL Round 13 (Regular Season): Beirut Club beat Sagesse in a derby game - by Eurobasket News | ||
Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Beirut: Another exciting game was again a derby between two teams from Beirut: The game with biggest result difference took place in Beirut. Local In the last two games of round 13 Hoops were defeated by NSA in a road game The best stats of 13th round was 10 points and 14 rebounds by Duby Okeke of Hoops. Sagesse - Beirut Club 85-90 The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Beirut: Top scorers: Beirut Club: D.Tucker 24+6reb+3ast, S.El Darwich 23+8reb+5ast, M.Haidar 14+6reb+3ast, C.Alexander 13+10reb+2ast, A.Mezher 12+4reb+7ast, B.Joe 2+2reb Sagesse: J.Gibson 23+2reb+1ast, R.Slimane 22+5reb, A.Ibrahim 11+2reb+3ast, M.Khoueiry 10+8reb+2ast, K.Ezzeddine 9+2reb, O.Jamaleddine 3+1reb Homentmen - Antranik 96-86 Another exciting game was again a derby between two teams from Beirut: Top scorers: Homentmen: D.Jackson 24+11reb+3ast, G.Hadidian 22+11reb+3ast, Z.Lofton 21+9reb+2ast, J.Khalil 19+9reb+7ast, E.Egbuta 4+1reb, J.Salem 4+5reb+1ast Antranik: C.Harvey 33+1reb+7ast, Y.Ghantous 14+1reb+2ast, J.Bruner 14+6reb+3ast, J.Coleman 13+13reb+8ast, S.Alaaeddine 9+5reb, G.Elio 3 NSA - Hoops 81-77 Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both eighth ranked Top scorers: NSA: C.Godfrey 25+12reb+1ast, B.Wesley 21+9reb+5ast, D.Newton 18+7reb, E.Helou Hicham 6+3reb+3ast, N.Souaid 6+1reb+1ast, J.Zaloum 5+3reb+12ast Hoops: B.Griffin 36+7reb+9ast, S.Alaa 14+2reb, S.Foxbrennen 11+4reb, M.Al-Khoury 6+3reb+3ast, D.Okeke 6+14reb, S.Abed 2+2reb Beirut Club - Antonine 103-80 No shocking result in a game when second ranked Top scorers: Beirut Club: T.Corbett 26+16reb+1ast, J.Jarrouge 20+4reb+3ast, S.El Darwich 16+6reb+14ast, C.Alexander 12+3reb+3ast, A.Mahmoud 11+1ast, M.Martinez 8+1reb+4ast Antonine: D.Bassil 21+18reb+3ast, J.Davis 20+5reb+4ast, A.Anthony 13+5reb+1ast, Q.Campbell 11+1ast, B.Elio 9+3reb+4ast, M.Bryan 4+2reb+4ast Hoops - Mayrouba 77-52 The game with biggest result difference took place in Beirut. Local Top scorers: Hoops: B.Griffin 16+9reb+2ast, A.Jamal Omar 13+9reb, M.Al-Khoury 10+6reb, D.Okeke 10+14reb, I.Haddad 9+4reb+3ast, S.Abed 6+2reb+1ast Mayrouba: V.Lewis II 16+5reb+1ast, M.Jones 12+9reb+1ast, K.Christophe 7+10reb+3ast, J.Assi 6+2reb, M.Hijazi 4+3reb+1ast, A.Samra Joseph 3+2reb |
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| NKL Round 9 (Second Stage): Zalgiris II defeat Jurbarkas in the closest game of the week - by Eurobasket News | ||
Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game of round 9 in the NKL took place in Kaunas. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 4th placed Very important is a home loss of second ranked Bottom-ranked There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 9: Atletas lost to Neptunas-Akv. on the opponent's court The most impressive stats of the last round was 33 points (!!!) and 4 blocks by Arnas Adomavicius of Rytas 2. Delikatesas - Silute 98-99 Bottom-ranked Top scorers: Silute: P.Robinson III 28+9reb+5ast, J.Ernestas 14+1ast, L.Balkunas 13+1reb+2ast, I.Mykolas 11+3reb+1ast, V.Prokopenko 9+2reb+1ast, E.Jonkus 9+4reb+5ast Delikatesas: D.Hutchinson 29+3reb+2ast, J.Nojus 23+5reb+3ast, L.Kazlauskas 19+4reb+3ast, D.Cegers 10+8reb+3ast, S.Kulevicius 8+3reb+2ast, D.Rackley 5+3reb+3ast Neptunas-Akv. - Atletas 89-76 There was a minor upset in Klaipeda where 11th ranked Top scorers: Neptunas-Akv.: K.Metrikis 19+10reb+1ast, R.Matas 18+6reb+6ast, L.Kristupas 14+3reb, S.Rytis 13+1reb+2ast, L.Mikalauskas 10+2reb+4ast, D.Anuzis 10+1reb+9ast Atletas: D.Sabeckis 21+4reb+5ast, R.Pocius 15+1reb+3ast, M.Matas 14+4reb+1ast, G.Macionis 12+3reb+2ast, G.Sirutavicius 10+7reb+4ast, V.Nojus 2+2reb+3ast Suduva-Mantinga - Vytis 85-100 Very important is a home loss of second ranked Top scorers: Vytis: J.Titas 30+3reb+5ast, M.Augustinas 21+5reb+2ast, E.Zilius 20+8reb+1ast, L.Nojus 13+1reb+1ast, R.Maciulis 10+3reb+1ast, C.Dominykas 4+1reb+1ast Suduva-Mantinga: V.Sulskis 20+8reb+4ast, D.Domarkas 13+5reb+4ast, P.Beliavicius 12+2reb+2ast, E.Dimsa 10+7reb+1ast, G.Bergaudas 10+4reb, Z.Simonis 7+4reb+3ast Telsiai - Vilkaviskis 83-67 Rather predictable result when third ranked Top scorers: Telsiai: R.Jakstas 25+7reb+2ast, O.Kaminskis 10+4reb+5ast, V.Anisimov 10+3reb, L.Kaveckis 10+5reb+4ast, R.Nojus 9+4reb+5ast, T.Pazera 7+4reb+1ast Vilkaviskis: M.Zaunieriunas 22+2reb+1ast, K.Anderson 15+3reb+6ast, I.Labutis 10+4reb+2ast, M.Zukauskas 9+2reb+2ast, J.Nurse 4+8reb, R.Stankevicius 3+6reb+2ast Zalgiris II - Jurbarkas 87-84 The most exciting game of round 9 in the NKL took place in Kaunas. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 4th placed Top scorers: Zalgiris II: M.Nedas 21+7reb+5ast, S.Justas 15+2reb, B.Dovydas 14+3reb+3ast, V.Matas 14+8reb+2ast, B.Dovydas 10+4reb+4ast, R.Nedas 5+6reb Jurbarkas: M.Lukauskis 19+8reb+2ast, T.Delininkaitis 16+2reb+3ast, L.Zukauskas 15+6reb+1ast, K.Kokoska 10+8reb+1ast, I.Juskevicius 8+8reb+4ast, M.Bulanovas 4+1reb Stekas - Rytas 2 82-76 Not a big story in a game in Vilnius where 12th ranked Top scorers: Stekas: T.Rinkunas 18+5reb+2ast, M.Serksnas 17+4reb+5ast, K.Brusokas 14+10reb, Z.Steponas 11+2reb+2ast, K.Jonuska 5+3reb+1ast, C.Kristupas 5+1reb Rytas 2: A.Adomavicius 33+4reb+2ast, A.Gediminas 12+14reb+3ast, K.Gantas 10+2reb, V.Paulius 10+4reb+2ast, K.Danielius 5+3reb, U.Ignas 4+4reb+2ast |
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| LBE Round 6 (Regular Season): Apaches keep a leadership position - by Eurobasket News | ||
Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Important game to mention about took place in Nuevo Laredo. Third ranked Another interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Ciudad Juarez: Toros - Dorados 124-125 Important game to mention about took place in Nuevo Laredo. Third ranked Apaches - Pioneros 105-97 The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Indomables - Indios 115-102 Another interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Ciudad Juarez: |
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| SC Derby shock Buducnost, clinch Cup title - by Eurobasket News |
Buducnost Podgorica - SC Derby 80-81 OT SC Derby shocked Buducnost and clinched Cup title after the overtime thriller. They posted an 81-80 win to clinch the trophy. Both teams exchanged the wins in the first half, whilst Buducnost Podgorica won the third quarter 17-15 to tie the score. Moreover, the score was tied at 70-70 at the end of the fourth period. In overtime Vladimir Mihailovic (193-PG-1990) nailed threes for Buducnost, however SC Derby replied with a team-balanced effort and sealed the win. Mateo Dreznjak (195-G/F-1999) was named MVP of the game after scoring 19 points. Igor Drobnjak (188-PG-2000) added 11 points for the winners. McKinley Wright IV (183-PG-1998, college: Colorado) paced Buducnost with 19 points. |
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| Delon Wright Bought Out By Wizards, Plans To Sign With Heat - by Eurobasket News |
Veteran guard Delon Wright (6'5'-G-1992, college: Utah) has reached an agreement on a contract buyout with the Wizards, agent Greg Lawrence tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. According to Wojnarowski, Wright intends to sign with the Heat after he clears waivers. Wright, 31, has been with the Wizards since signing a two-year, $16MM contract with the club as a free agent in 2022. He appeared in 83 total games for Washington across those two seasons, averaging 6.1 points, 3.3 assists, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.5 steals in 20.2 minutes per game, with a shooting line of.450/.350/.854. Viewed as an obvious trade candidate this season due to his expiring $8.2MM deal and the Wizards’ place near the bottom of the NBA standings, Wright was mentioned in several rumors leading up to last Thursday’s deadline. However, he stayed put, with Josh Robbins of The Athletic subsequently reporting that the offers Washington received for the 31-year-old were “underwhelming” and would’ve required the Wizards to take on salary beyond this season. After averaging 15.1 minutes per contest in his first 29 games this season, Wright logged just 18 total minutes in the Wizards’ first four games after the trade deadline, signaling that he was no longer part of their plans, so his buyout agreement doesn’t come as a huge surprise. Wright has a somewhat limited offensive game, but is a solid passer who takes care of the ball and can make an open three-point shot. Much of his value stems from his play on the other end of the court, where he’s an active, versatile perimeter defender. He’ll join a Heat team that lacks depth at the point guard position following Dru Smith‘s season-ending injury and the January trade sending Kyle Lowry to Charlotte. Players like Terry Rozier, Tyler Herro, and Josh Richardson have played the position for Miami this season, but none are prototypical point guards, and Rozier and Richardson are both currently injured. Wright will give the club another ball-handling option in that role. The Heat have an open spot on their 15-man roster, so no corresponding move will be necessary to make room for Wright. Miami is permitted to sign Wright despite being over the first tax apron because his pre-waiver salary was less than this season’s non-taxpayer mid-level exception ($12.4MM). Filling their 15th roster spot will allow the Heat to use their two-way players in up to 50 games apiece, Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald notes. As long as Miami had an open roster spot, those three players will limited to a combined total of 90 games played. The Wizards have just 13 players on standard contracts once they officially waive Wright. They'll have up to two weeks to re-add a 14th man. Courtesy of: hoopsrumors.com |
| Pacers' Mathurin wins Rising Stars MVP on All-Star Weekend - by Eurobasket News |
There would be no Victor Wembanyama (7'4'-F-2004)-Chet Holmgren (7'1'-F/C-2002, college: Gonzaga) showdown thanks to Mac McClung (6'2'-G-2000, college: Texas Tech) and several members of the G League Ignite squad. Instead, Bennedict Mathurin (6'6'-G/F-2002, college: Arizona) had a chance to be the hometown hero as the Indiana Pacers guard led Team Jalen to victory in Friday night's NBA Rising Stars game. Mathurin scored 18 points and hit the game-winning shot in the semifinal appearance against Team Tamika before helping in a balanced effort against Team Detlef in the final. For his efforts, Mathurin was named the game's MVP and drew numerous MVP chants from the Gainbridge Fieldhouse crowd throughout the games. "It was fun. It was fun to see, to receive those chants," Mathurin said. "The Rising Stars Game, I feel like I haven't really gotten that feeling in the NBA. One day I want to be MVP, so it was great to have that feeling pretty early in my career." Under the new Rising Stars format started in 2023, the rookies, sophomores and select G Leaguers are split into four teams. Teams play semifinal games against each other to a target score of 40 before the final goes to 25. In the final, a rested Team Jalen quickly jumped out to a 10-4 lead and controlled the game from there finding a quick end with back-to-back 3-pointers by New Orleans Pelicans guard Jordan Hawkins (6'5'-G-2002, college: UConn) and Oklahoma City forward Jalen Williams (6'6'-G/F-2001, college: Santa Clara) to win 26-13. It's the second Rising Stars victory for Mathurin; he was on Team Pau who won the event in 2023. Mathurin, who had teammates Tyrese Haliburton, Myles Turner and Obi Toppin sitting courtside, had a chance to win the semifinal with a pair of free throws in the first game, but the 82.5% free-throw shooter missed both. The next time down, he made sure to make up for it with a turnaround jumper for the win. "I saw a couple shots going in and I was like, it's a wrap," Mathurin said about what got him going in the first game. "If I'm being totally honest, it's also my city. I had to make sure I brought it home. So that was the main thing for me." Wembanyama and Team Pau couldn't overcome Team Detlef in their semifinal, despite 11 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks from the Spurs' rookie. Team Detlef led by as many as 12, but the Gasol-led team cut the lead to three late. In the end, G League Ignite forward Matas Buzelis (6'10'-F-2004), who is eligible for the 2024 NBA Draft, nailed a jumper to give his team the victory. "It was fun," Buzelis said. "It was good to compete with the best guys in the world and show what kind of talent I have. Excited for the future." On the game-winning shot, Buzelis pulled down an offensive rebound from Aldones Williams who is on a two-way contract with the Miami Heat after he missed a long 3-point attempt. "I got the rebound and I've been working on my post game, my post fade," Buzelis said. "I feel like I can make that shot every time. So I took it, and it went in." Despite the loss, the weekend isn't over for Wembanyama, who will participate in the Skills Challenge on Saturday night. "I mean it was kind of weird because at the same time I want to win and hate losing, but at the same time I have so much going on and that I'm happy that I just knocked one thing off the list this weekend," Wembanyama said. Courtesy of: espn.com |
| Ziaire Williams, GG Jackson score 27 points apiece as Grizzlies hang on for 113-110 win over Bucks - by Eurobasket News |
Ziaire Williams (6'8'-SF-2001, college: Stanford) and GG Jackson scored 27 points apiece, and the Memphis Grizzlies held on for a 113-110 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night in the last game for both teams before the All-Star break. Vince Williams Jr. (6'6'-G-2000, college: VCU) added 18 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for Memphis. Ziaire Williams’ points were a career high. “It feels good,” Ziaire Williams said of the win over the No. 3 team in the Eastern Conference. “Proud of this team. We’ve been fighting our (tails) off every game. It’s good to see. One man falls down, and another one steps up. We’re just having fun.” Giannis Antetokounmpo (6'11'-F-1994, agency: Octagon Europe) led the Bucks with 35 points and 12 assists, his 43rd double-double of the season. Damian Lillard (6'3'-PG-1990, college: Weber St.) finished with 24 points and seven assists. Bobby Portis (6'10'-PF-1995, college: Arkansas) added 15 points and Brook Lopez had 14 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks, but coach Doc Rivers thought some of his players got caught looking ahead to the break. “We had some guys here, and some guys in Cabo (San Lucas),” Rivers said. Memphis held a nine-point lead with 49 seconds left, but consecutive 3-pointers from Malik Beasley (6'5'-G-1996, college: FSU) brought the Bucks within 113-110 with 29.2 left. Milwaukee had the last possession, but a scramble at midcourt for the ball took up a lot of the remaining clock, and Lillard’s 3-pointer at the horn was short as Memphis won its second straight. “I think (Lillard) just got caught up in traffic,” Rivers said. Lillard said there was some miscommunication between he and Lopez that started the last play in a bad direction. “We did opposite things,” Lillard said, adding: “They just made a play on it, and it was loose and we didn’t end up getting a clean look.” While the teams were deadlocked at the half, Memphis took the lead to nine points on a couple of occasions near the midway point of the third. But the Grizzlies’ depleted frontline could do little to stop Antetokounmpo going downhill on his drives to the basket. Three quick buckets inside with about 5 minutes to play gave Milwaukee a 100-98 lead. The teams would trade leads until a 3-pointer from Jackson and an alley-oop dunk by Ziaire Williams and the ensuing foul shot took the Memphis lead to 107-102 with 2:15 left. The Memphis lead would reach 92-82 late in the third as the Grizzlies shot 76% in the period, including connecting on all four 3-points attempts. That as the only 10-point lead for either team in the game. Milwaukee got off to a poor start, something that worried Rivers even in his pregame comments. With the break looming, he worried his team may have already departed mentally. “These are tough games,” Rivers said, as if predicting the tone of the game against the short-handed Grizzlies. “Yeah, it’s a panic game for coaches.” The Grizzlies announced after the game they had lost another player, saying Scotty Pippen Jr. would miss at least three weeks with a bulging disk in his lower back. For the first half, Milwaukee couldn’t shake Memphis, and the teams were tied at 57 at the break. Antetokounmpo took over in the second quarter, with 10 points — hitting all five of his shots — and handing out four assists. Jackson led the Grizzlies with 19 points. He wasn’t as successful in the second half, but managed a couple of 3-pointers in the final five minutes as the Bucks were trying to make a comeback. The 19-year-old, who was the 45th pick in last year’s draft, said despite his young age, he wasn’t feeling the pressure. “It’s what every basketball player wants,” Jackson said. “If they don’t want to be in that moment, you have to question what kind of athlete they are.” Courtesy of: apnews.com |
| Warriors ride Thompson's big game off the bench to 140-137 victory over Jazz - by Eurobasket News |
Klay Thompson (6'6'-G-1990, college: WSU) came off the bench for the first time since his rookie season to knock down seven 3-pointers and score a season-high 35 points, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 140-137 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. Thompson was a reserve for the first time since March 11, 2012. Rookie guard Brandin Podziemski (6'5'-G-2003, college: Santa Clara) replaced him in the starting lineup and finished with 13 points, eight assists, and six rebounds. “You can do two things: You can pout or you can go out there and respond,” said Thompson, who became the sixth Golden State player to surpass 15,000 points. “I thought I did the latter very well tonight.” Coach Steve Kerr had a discussion with Thompson on Thursday morning where he informed him of the change in the starting lineup. Kerr acknowledged Thompson wasn’t thrilled with the decision and that fueled what turned out to be his best offensive performance in an up-and-down season. “It’s been a tricky season for him and for us,” said Kerr, who earned his 500th victory as Golden State's coach. “It’s not as easy to do what Klay did five or six years ago for him. I think this could be a good balance to get the best out of Klay and to get the best out of our team.” Draymond Green (6'6'-F-1990, college: Michigan St.) chipped in a season-high 23 points for the Warriors. Andrew Wiggins (6'7'-F-1995, college: Kansas) added 19 points and seven rebounds. Stephen Curry (6'2'-G-1988, college: Davidson) had 16 points and 10 assists. Thompson scored 17 points in the Warriors’ 84-point first half, but they needed a missed 3-pointer by Collin Sexton (6'3'-PG-1999, college: Alabama) to hold on for their eighth win in 10 games. Golden State made at least 20 3-pointers against the Jazz for the second time in four days after going 20 of 42 from the perimeter. The Warriors overcame 13 turnovers that led to 29 Utah points. Sexton led the Jazz with 35 points and nine assists. Rookie Keyonte George (6'4'-G-2003, college: Baylor) added a career-high 33 points while making a career-high nine 3-pointers. Lauri Markkanen (7'1'-F/C-1997, college: Arizona) finished with 20 points while John Collins tallied 18. They had 13 rebounds apiece. Utah lost its third consecutive home game and fourth straight overall despite shooting 22 of 49 from 3-point range. After trailing by 18 points to start the fourth quarter, Utah made it a one-possession game in the final two minutes. Markkanen and Sexton each made a pair of baskets to fuel a 13-2 run that cut Golden State’s lead to 138-137 in the final minute. Markkanen missed a potential go-ahead corner 3 and Collins grabbed the offensive rebounds but threw the ball away with 3.1 seconds left. Curry made two free throws with 2.4 seconds remaining before Sexton missed a good look on the final play. “Always tough to lose a close one,” Markkanen said. “We’ve got a lot of work to do as a team and individually. “ Utah and Golden State combined to make 29 3-pointers in the first half alone. The Warriors went 15 of 26 from long distance while the Jazz shot 14 of 28. Thompson made four baskets over the final three minutes of the first quarter. Then the Warriors took over entirely in the second quarter. Podeziemski scored 13 points during the period to help Golden State surge in front. He and Curry bookended a 14-4 run with 3-pointers to put the Warriors up 65-53. Golden State totaled 48 second-quarter points – a season high for both the Warriors and a Jazz opponent. Thompson stepped up his dominance after halftime, totaling 18 points in the third quarter alone. He made five baskets – including four 3-pointers – over a four-minute stretch to help Golden State extend its lead to 120-102 entering the fourth quarter. “For the majority of our game, the defense just wasn’t physical enough,” Jazz coach Will Hardy said. “Klay Thompson got away from us, especially in the second half. He made some tough ones.” Courtesy of: usatoday.com |
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| Pacers' Mathurin wins Rising Stars MVP on All-Star Weekend - by Eurobasket News |
There would be no Victor Wembanyama (7'4'-F-2004)-Chet Holmgren (7'1'-F/C-2002, college: Gonzaga) showdown thanks to Mac McClung (6'2'-G-2000, college: Texas Tech) and several members of the G League Ignite squad. Instead, Bennedict Mathurin (6'6'-G/F-2002, college: Arizona) had a chance to be the hometown hero as the Indiana Pacers guard led Team Jalen to victory in Friday night's NBA Rising Stars game. Mathurin scored 18 points and hit the game-winning shot in the semifinal appearance against Team Tamika before helping in a balanced effort against Team Detlef in the final. For his efforts, Mathurin was named the game's MVP and drew numerous MVP chants from the Gainbridge Fieldhouse crowd throughout the games. "It was fun. It was fun to see, to receive those chants," Mathurin said. "The Rising Stars Game, I feel like I haven't really gotten that feeling in the NBA. One day I want to be MVP, so it was great to have that feeling pretty early in my career." Under the new Rising Stars format started in 2023, the rookies, sophomores and select G Leaguers are split into four teams. Teams play semifinal games against each other to a target score of 40 before the final goes to 25. In the final, a rested Team Jalen quickly jumped out to a 10-4 lead and controlled the game from there finding a quick end with back-to-back 3-pointers by New Orleans Pelicans guard Jordan Hawkins (6'5'-G-2002, college: UConn) and Oklahoma City forward Jalen Williams (6'6'-G/F-2001, college: Santa Clara) to win 26-13. It's the second Rising Stars victory for Mathurin; he was on Team Pau who won the event in 2023. Mathurin, who had teammates Tyrese Haliburton, Myles Turner and Obi Toppin sitting courtside, had a chance to win the semifinal with a pair of free throws in the first game, but the 82.5% free-throw shooter missed both. The next time down, he made sure to make up for it with a turnaround jumper for the win. "I saw a couple shots going in and I was like, it's a wrap," Mathurin said about what got him going in the first game. "If I'm being totally honest, it's also my city. I had to make sure I brought it home. So that was the main thing for me." Wembanyama and Team Pau couldn't overcome Team Detlef in their semifinal, despite 11 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks from the Spurs' rookie. Team Detlef led by as many as 12, but the Gasol-led team cut the lead to three late. In the end, G League Ignite forward Matas Buzelis (6'10'-F-2004), who is eligible for the 2024 NBA Draft, nailed a jumper to give his team the victory. "It was fun," Buzelis said. "It was good to compete with the best guys in the world and show what kind of talent I have. Excited for the future." On the game-winning shot, Buzelis pulled down an offensive rebound from Aldones Williams who is on a two-way contract with the Miami Heat after he missed a long 3-point attempt. "I got the rebound and I've been working on my post game, my post fade," Buzelis said. "I feel like I can make that shot every time. So I took it, and it went in." Despite the loss, the weekend isn't over for Wembanyama, who will participate in the Skills Challenge on Saturday night. "I mean it was kind of weird because at the same time I want to win and hate losing, but at the same time I have so much going on and that I'm happy that I just knocked one thing off the list this weekend," Wembanyama said. Courtesy of: espn.com |
| College Park Heads into All-Star Break with 111-93 Win Over Birmingham Squadron - by Eurobasket News |
The College Park Skyhawks (12-8) defeated the Birmingham Squadron (8-12), 111-93 and head into the all-star break on a two-game winning streak. Tonight's win also clinched a sweep of the season series against the Birmingham Squadron. Jordan Bowden (6'6'-G-1997, college: Tennessee) netted a season high for the second game in a row, pouring in 25 points behind 7-10 shooting from deep, adding two steals, two rebounds and one assist in 29 minutes. Since joining College Park, Bowden has gone 12-16 from downtown (.750 3FG%) and 17-24 over his last three contests (.708 3FG%). Not far behind Bowden was Seth Lundy (6'6'-G/F-2000, college: Penn St.), who netted 19 points behind 6-13 from three-point territory, marking the fourth game out of his last five he has knocked down five-or-more triples. The duo of Bowden and Lundy are the first pair of Skyhawks since Dec. 6th to each pour in six-or-more threes in a game (Tyson Etienne (6'1'-G-1999, college: Wichita St.), six threes; Lundy, seven threes). Chris Silva (6'9'-PF-1996, college: S.Carolina) collected his seventh 20-point, 10-rebound game of the regular season, notching exactly 20 points and 10 rebounds, in addition to three assists, two blocks and one steal in 24 minutes. Vit Krejci (6'8'-G/F-2000) collected a career-high 12 rebounds, while Jarkel Joiner (6'1'-G-1999, college: NC State) (13 points) and Brandon Randolph (16 points) each poured in double digits off the bench. College Park jumped out to a quick start gaining an early lead in the first quarter at the 9:59 mark, which they would never relinquish for the rest of the game. An 11-2 run at the front end of the third quarter, bolstered by threes from Jarkel Joiner and Robert Baker (6'10'-F-1998, college: Harvard), would keep the game at bay as College Park would hold a double-digit lead from the 3:03 mark on. Birmingham was led by Dereon Seabron (6'7'-G-2000, college: NC State), who secured team-highs of 19 points and eight rebounds, while Izaiah Brockington (6'4'-G-1999, college: Iowa St.) and Jalen Crutcher each netted 15 points. The Skyhawks head into the break with a 12-8 record, sitting at fourth place in the East with 14 games remaining in the regular season. College Park will travel to Indiana on Feb. 22nd and then to Greensboro on Feb. 24th, before returning to Gateway Center Arena on Feb. 28th where they will start a six-game home stand with a matchup against Cleveland. Fans can visit cpskyhawks.com to secure their seats now. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com |
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| Villanova hands Georgetown 12th straight defeat, 70-54 - by Eurobasket News |
TJ Bamba (6'5'-G) scored 14 points and Villanova beat Georgetown 70-54 on Friday night, handing the Hoyas their 12th straight loss. Bamba added four steals for the Wildcats (14-11, 7-7 Big East Conference). Brendan Hausen (6'4'-G) scored 12 points on 4-for-10 shooting from 3-point range. Eric Dixon (6'8'-F-2001) scored 11. Rowan Brumbaugh (6'4'-G) led the Hoyas (8-17, 1-13) with 14 points and five assists. Jay Heath (6'3'-G) had 12 points and Jayden Epps (6'2'-G) scored nine. Hausen scored all 12 of his points in the first half to help Villanova take a 28-19 lead into the locker room. Courtesy of: cbssports.com |
| No. 2 Purdue rallies from 10 down to beat Minnesota 84-76 behind Edey's 24 points and 15 rebounds - by Eurobasket News |
Zach Edey (7'4'-C-2002) overcame a slow start with 24 points and 15 rebounds as No. 2 Purdue rallied from a 10-point deficit to defeat Minnesota 84-76 on Thursday night. The Boilermakers (23-2, 12-2 Big Ten), who trailed by 10 after the opening possession of the second half, turned to their 7-foot-4 senior All-American center to help lead the comeback. The reigning national player of the year shook off 3-of-9 shooting in the first half by moving closer to the basket with three dunks, the last slam pushing Purdue ahead 57-55 with 12:27 remaining. “Just throw it inside. Just use him,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said. "They know we have him and he's going to keep working.... I've watched him dominate games for four years now. “But you're not going to have success if you don't defend. If we weren't going to be better defensively, we weren't going to win the game.” Point guard Braden Smith (6'0'-PG) had 16 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for Purdue, which improved to 43-3 at home in the last three years, including 7-0 in Big Ten play this season. “That's who we are as a team — we stick together," Smith said. Mason Gillis hit four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points. Lance Jones (6'1'-G-2000) added 12 for Purdue. “We're experienced in different situations," Gillis said, referring to the halftime deficit. “When we look at each other and say, ‘We got this,’ we believe that and have confidence in each other.” The Gophers (15-9, 6-7) stunned Purdue early by going 9 of 16 on 3-pointers in the first half. Four different shooters hit 3s during a 19-3 run. “Our decision-making just wasn't very good in the first half and our attention to detail on defense wasn't very good,” Painter said. “They're a tough cover.” But then Minnesota went just 3 of 9 from long range in the second half. “We’re growing and we’re battle-tested,” Minnesota coach Ben Johnson said. “We can compete with anyone in the conference. We just have that one more step to take to be in the top half of the Big Ten." Despite a roster with only three seniors, Johnson's resurgent squad has improved dramatically from 9-22 last season. But the Gophers lack a signature road win in conference play, dropping to 2-5 in Big Ten away games. Dawson Garcia (6'1'-F-2001) led the Gophers with 24 points, including three 3s. Mike Mitchell Jr. scored 14 with four 3-pointers. Cameron Christie (6'6'-G) finished with 13 points, the freshman's fourth consecutive double-digit game. He also hit three 3s. “They're going in the right direction," Painter said of the Gophers. “They should feel good about where they are.” Courtesy of: yahoo.com |
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| Mayrouba adds Jones to their roster, ex Jets - by Ahmad Madwar | ||||||
He spent the most of his career in the Middle East in Bahrain where he was one of the top import players there in the last few seasons, also he had other experiences in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. In 2008 he was drafted by Iowa Energy (D-League) in fourth round (50th overall). The former Oregon State standout is in his 16th (!!!) season in pro basketball. He is quite experienced player. Thanks to Jones' pro career he managed to play on five different continents (Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia and of course North America) in fifteen different countries. Jones has played previously professionally also in Bahrain (Al-Ahli, Al-Riffa, Al-Ittihad and Sitra), Bosnia, Finland, Germany, Italy (Cantu and Biella), Kosovo (Prishtina and Bashkimi), Kuwait (Qadsia), Qatar (Al Gharafa), Romania (Pitesti), Saudi Arabia (Ittihad), Slovenia (Helios Suns), Syria, Turkey (Akhisar Bld) and United Kingdom. His team won New Zealand NBL Regular Season in 2010, 2016 and 2022. He was voted to Australiabasket.com All-New Zealand NBL Forward of the Year back in 2016, 2017 and 2020. |
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| Hernandez number one in Nicaraguan TBN for round 2 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | ||
Angel Hernandez put on an amazing game in the last round for The player had a double-double of 30 points and 20 rebounds, while his team beat The second best player in last round's games was young Carlos Guillen (F-1991) of Third on the list of top players last round was international forward Dalton Cacho (200-PF-1993) of league's top team Other top performing players last week: 4. Johnston Huerta (2001) of Indigenas - 25 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Erling Lopez (SG-1994) of La Libertad - 25 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Rudy Taylor (198-C-1983) of San Judas - 19 points, 19 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Troy Watson (197-PF-1982) of Jaguares - 14 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Jordan Ramirez (178-PG) of UNAN de M. - 25 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Yassir Cruz (G-1999) of Hurricane - 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Esmilder Rojas (187-SG-1985) of San Isidro - 19 points, 15 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)
BEST SCORER Angel Hernandez 9 PTS 8 REB  2-0 Team W-L  19.5 PPG 14.0 RPG 57.1% FG%   POW Awards |
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| MZT Skopje and Pelister advance into Cup Final - by Eurobasket News |
MZT Skopje and Pelister entered the Cup Final. They earned victories in the respective semifinal clashes today. MZT Skopje held off Rabotnicki 81-76 en route to the title game. Vojdan Stojanovski (194-G/F-1987) and Dusan Tanaskovic (208-C-2001) scored 18 points each to pace the winners. MZT Skopje sank 43 points in the first half to earn a 5-point lead. They protected it throughout the second half and raced to the win. D'Mitrik Trice (183-PG-1996, college: Wisconsin) responded with 20 points for Rabotnicki. Pelister held off Euro Nickel 78-68 to join MZT Skopje in the Final. Pelister eked out a 39-36 halftime lead. Euro Nickel pulled within one point at the final break. Pelister responded with a 23-14 rally in the fourth frame to ice the win. Jure Planinic (206-F-2000, agency: AltusBasket) posted 27 points, while Andrej Maslinko (208-F/C-1997, agency: 011 Sports) added 22 points for Pelister. Mack Smith (188-G-1998, college: W.Michigan) knocked down 21 points for Euro Nickel. |
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| Terrell Brown's triple-double lands him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||||
He recorded a triple-double of 29 points adding also 12 rebounds and 11 assists, while his team outclassed Second best performed player last round was Sjur Dyb Berg (201-F-1996) of Third place about best performers goes to forward Jordan Roberts (206-F) of league's second-best Other top performing players last week: 4. JD Muila (203-F-1999) of Froya Basket - 22 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Nikolas Skouen (191-G-1990) of Fyllingen - 34 points and 3 rebounds 6. Petar Kutlesic (206-F-1994) of Centrum - 15 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Fredrik Trana (200-F-2001) of Oppsal - 18 points and 14 rebounds 8. Mikkel Kolstad (193-G-1995) of Gimle - 20 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists 9. Jorgen Odfjell (197-F/G-2000) of Gimle - 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Marcus Larsson (209-F/C-1999) of Froya Basket - 18 points and 8 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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| Legia Warszawa and Trefl Sopot advance to the Cup semifinals - by Eurobasket News |
Legia Warszawa and Trefl Sopot advanced to the Cup semifinals. Trefl Sopot overcame Szczecin 85-65. Jakub Schenk (184-PG-1994) top-scored for the winners with 23 points and Aaron Best (193-SG-1992, college: TMU) nailed 14. Avery Woodson (188-PG-1993, college: Butler) ended up with 28 points in the losing effort. Legia Warszawa posted a 112-83 win over Start Lublin. Raymond Cowels III (191-G-1990, college: Santa Clara) led the way with 27 points, Christian Vital (188-G-1997, college: UConn) had 26 and Aric Holman (208-F/C-1997, college: MSU) followed them with 21. Barret Benson (208-C-1997, college: SIU, agency: Worldwide SM) ended up with 21 points in the losing effort. |
| Milosz Toczek's triple-double lands him 2Liga Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||||
He recorded a triple-double of 25 points adding also 11 rebounds and 14 assists, while his team beat Second best performed player last round was Sebastian Szymanski (194-F-1998) of Third place about best performers goes to guard Wiktor Siemianiuk (186-G-2004) of Other top performing players last week: 4. Mikolaj Czyz (205-C/F-1998) of Gniezno - 26 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Przemyslaw Zygmunciak (187-G-2000) of Czeladz - 40 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Bartosz Wrobel (190-SG-1995) of Bytom - 32 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Marcin Uliczka (189-SG-1994) of Lowicz - 22 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Filip Olejarz (192-SF-2007) of Przemysl II - 26 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Juliusz Baranski (194-G/F-1996) of Wiara Lecha - 25 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Pawel Zalewski (188-F-1998) of Wolomin - 23 points, 10 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)
BEST SCORER Milosz Toczek 25 PTS 11 REB 14 AST  14-6 Team W-L  13.9 PPG 7.3 RPG 64.6% FG%   POW Awards |
| Joe Bryant Jr. gets MVP of the Week award for Polish 1Liga - by Eurobasket News | |||||||
The 23-year old guard had a double-double of 31 points and 15 rebounds, while his team edged out The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American guard Brandon Randolph (187-G-1995) of The third best performed player last round was Mikolaj Smarzy (199-SF-1999) of Other top performing players last week: 4. Dominik Rutkowski (194-F/G-1998) of Opole - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Nic Lynch (211-C) of Miedzychod - 29 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Kaheem Ransom (186-PG-1993) of Krakow - 24 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Piotr Niedzwiedzki (211-C-1993) of Walbrzych - 17 points and 14 rebounds 8. Djery Baptiste (209-C-1995) of WKK Wroclaw - 15 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Szymon Janczak (206-F/C-2000) of Przemysl - 32 points and 5 rebounds 10. Marcin Tomaszewski (193-G-1998) of Koszalin - 19 points, 3 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)
PLAYER OF THE WEEK Joe Bryant Jr. 31 PTS 15 REB 7 AST  20-5 Team W-L  25.4 PPG 5.2 RPG 58.8% FG%  POW Awards |
| Anwil Wloclawek and SlamStal Ostrow head to the Cup Semifinals - by Eurobasket News |
Anwil Wloclawek and SlamStal Ostrow headed to the Cup Semifinals in Poland after thrilling wins over their opponents. Anwil Wloclawek overcame Twarde Pierniki Torun 90-89 in overtime thriller. Tomas Kyzlink (198-SG-1993) stepped up with 21 points and Victor Sanders (196-SG-1995, college: Idaho) notched 18. Arik Smith (185-SG-1993, college: Cal Lutheran, agency: Players Group) replied with 22 points in the losing effort, whilst Goran Filipovic (183-PG-1996, agency: 011 Sports) had 19. SlamStal Ostrow meanwhile edged STK Czarni Slupsk 87:82. Laurynas Beliauskas (194-SG-1997) orchestrated the win with 28 points and Ojars Silins (201-PF-1993) poured in 17. Benas Griciunas (210-C-1994, college: EWU) and Bartosz Jankowski (193-PG-1996) replied with 21 points each in a loss. |
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| Manati signs Tyler Davis - by Luis Modestti | |||||
Davis last played for the Texas Legends in the NBA G-League in 2022 and has spent the last two years on rehab due to injuries. |
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| Qatar defeat Saudi Arabia 71-69 in Qatar International Friendly Basketball Championship - by Abdul Hamid Addasi |
Qatar basketball team secured a well-deserved 71-69 victory over Saudi Arabia in the first match of the Qatar International Friendly Basketball Championship on Thursday 15-2. The tournament, which will be held from February 15 to 18 in the Lusail Arena, with the participation of six teams: Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Central African Republic, and Jordan. The official opening ceremony was witnessed by Mohammed Saad Al Mughaiseeb, President of the Qatar Basketball Federation, Saadoun Al-Kuwari, Secretary-General of the Qatar Basketball Federation, and Magdy Abu Farikha, President of the Egyptian Federation and Vice President of the Arab Federation, in addition to members of the Qatar Basketball Federation. The competitions continue today, and the Annabi national team will face the Central African Republic team at 5:00pm today, while Bahrain will meet the Jordanian national team at 7:30pm. On the final day on February 18, the holder of each position will face the opposing team from the second group. Our national team played a great match in which it succeeded in ending the match in its favor after benefiting from the experience and the coach involved a number of players in order to prepare them well for the upcoming matches. The organizing committee of the tournament divided the participating teams into two groups, the first included Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Central Africa, while the second included the teams of Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain. For his part,QBF President Al Mughaiseeb expressed his happiness with the strong start of the tournament, noting that the competition was exciting from the beginning, which heralds the best things to come. "The organization of the international tournament came within the framework of preparing the Qatar national team for the start of the qualifiers for the 2025 Asian Basketball Cup finals, after the draw placed the Qatar national team in the fifth group with a balance of strength that includes Iran, Kazakhstan and India," he said. Al Mughaiseeb extended his thanks and appreciation to all the teams participating in the tournament and their keenness to participate in the international tournament in its first edition. The QBF President added that he was keen to extend an invitation to the public to attend the tournament matches and enjoy the strong and exciting competition in Lusail Hall, one of the stadiums of the 2027 Qatar World Cup. |
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| Constanta, Rapid, Oradea and Cluj Napoca enter Cup semis - by Eurobasket News |
Sibiu - Constanta 63-67 Sibiu was tied after three quarters but could not keep up in the last quarter eventually losing the game. Constanta dominated on the defensive end, holding Sibiu to just 5 points in fourth quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 32 of its points in the paint compared to Top scorers: Sibiu: R.Uta 7+6reb, B.Mihai 0, Constanta: B.Griffin 17+8reb, C.Henderson Jr. 15+2reb+2ast, M.Lazar 9+7reb+1ast, J.Scott 8+2reb+4ast, V.Cizauskas 7+5reb+7ast, R.Torok 6+5reb Ploiesti CSM - Rapid 57-78 The game was mostly controlled by Rapid. Ploiesti CSM was better in third quarter Top scorers: Ploiesti CSM: V.Brkic 15+6reb, R.Johnson 15+3reb+3ast, K.Funderburk 10+5reb+8ast, S.Henry 8+6reb, V.Corpodean 3+1reb, B.Popa 3+3reb Rapid: B.Altit 15+4reb+1ast, A.Hunter 14+4reb+3ast, T.Fitzpatrick 12+7reb+2ast, T.Girbea 11+4reb+3ast, P.Petrilevicius 10+8reb+2ast, S.Pridgett 6+4reb+7ast Oradea - Targu Mures 77-71 The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Targu Mures won third quarter Top scorers: Targu Mures: J.Person 26+5reb+2ast, G.Gajovic 23+8reb+4ast, J.Lowrance 13+11reb+2ast, D.Rosenfeld 5+1ast, R.Paliciuc 4+3reb+1ast, M.Cristian 0 Oradea: N.Pearson 18+5reb+2ast, E.Neal 13+4reb+6ast, K.Richard 9+2reb+3ast, L.Freeman 8+6reb+1ast, N.Nicolescu 7+3reb+1ast, D.Tarolis 7+3reb+1ast Voluntari - Cluj Napoca 92-96 The guests trailed by 3 points after three quarters before their 26-19 charge, which allowed them to win the game. It was a great shooting night for Top scorers: Voluntari: T.Allen 30+1reb+1ast, A.Olah 12+10reb+3ast, L.Tohatan 12+5ast, J.Shumate 11+2reb+2ast, T.Nicoara 9+3reb+1ast, R.Odomes 8+1reb+2ast Cluj Napoca: P.Richard 17+9reb+3ast, B.Jones 16+5reb+1ast, D.Seeley 16+4reb+2ast, A.Mokoka 12+3reb+2ast, A.Stipanovic 10+1reb+1ast, E.Cate 10+4reb+3ast |
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| Zaryazhko number one in Russian Superleague 1 for round 25 - by Eurobasket News | |||||||
The 31-year old player had a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds, while his team beat The second best player in last round's games was young Ilya Karpenkov (204-F-1997) of league's leader Third on the list of top players last round was center Nikita Ivanov (205-C-1991) of Other top performing players last week: 4. Yegor Bestuzhev (180-PG-1999) of Tambov - 26 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Ivan Prokopenko (186-G-2004) of Zenit-2 - 21 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Kirill Popov (208-C-1998) of TSU - 14 points and 10 rebounds 7. Oleg Balashov (185-PG-1999) of Irkut - 20 points 8. Danil Pevnev (203-F-2000) of MBA-2 - 23 points and 3 rebounds 9. Maxim Grigoryev (196-G-1990) of BARS-RGEU - 17 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Valeriy Kalinov (212-C-1999) of Lok.Kuban - 12 points and 15 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)
BEST SCORER Victor Zaryazhko 19 PTS 11 REB 6 AST  18-7 Team W-L  14.9 PPG 4.8 RPG 52.9% FG%   POW Awards |
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| Qatar defeat Saudi Arabia 71-69 in Qatar International Friendly Basketball Championship - by Abdul Hamid Addasi |
| Qatar basketball team secured a well-deserved 71-69 victory over Saudi Arabia in the first match of the Qatar International Friendly Basketball Championship on Thursday 15-2. The tournament, which will be held from February 15 to 18 in the Lusail Arena, with the participation of six teams: Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Central African Republic, and Jordan. The official opening ceremony was witnessed by Mohammed Saad Al Mughaiseeb, President of the Qatar Basketball Federation, Saadoun Al-Kuwari, Secretary-General of the Qatar Basketball Federation, and Magdy Abu Farikha, President of the Egyptian Federation and Vice President of the Arab Federation, in addition to members of the Qatar Basketball Federation. The competitions continue today, and the Annabi national team will face the Central African Republic team at 5:00pm today, while Bahrain will meet the Jordanian national team at 7:30pm. On the final day on February 18, the holder of each position will face the opposing team from the second group. Our national team played a great match in which it succeeded in ending the match in its favor after benefiting from the experience and the coach involved a number of players in order to prepare them well for the upcoming matches. The organizing committee of the tournament divided the participating teams into two groups, the first included Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Central Africa, while the second included the teams of Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain. For his part,QBF President Al Mughaiseeb expressed his happiness with the strong start of the tournament, noting that the competition was exciting from the beginning, which heralds the best things to come. "The organization of the international tournament came within the framework of preparing the Qatar national team for the start of the qualifiers for the 2025 Asian Basketball Cup finals, after the draw placed the Qatar national team in the fifth group with a balance of strength that includes Iran, Kazakhstan and India," he said. Al Mughaiseeb extended his thanks and appreciation to all the teams participating in the tournament and their keenness to participate in the international tournament in its first edition. The QBF President added that he was keen to extend an invitation to the public to attend the tournament matches and enjoy the strong and exciting competition in Lusail Hall, one of the stadiums of the 2027 Qatar World Cup. |
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| Savo Drezgic on Basketball Without Borders - by Zoran Popovic |
Young Serbian prospect Savo Drezgic (187-G-2006) will be on the team that is part of the Basketball Without Borders project, which will be in Indianapolis this year during the NBA All Star weekend. Apart from Drezgic, Frenchmen Noah Bidibanga, Mohamed Dikite, Noah Essen, Nolan Traore, Germans Christian Andersen and Jack Kyle were invited from other European countries. Our neighbors from Bulgaria and Montenegro will have their representatives, Aleksandar Gavljugov and David Mirkovic. In December 2023 Savo Drezgic decided to continue education and basketball development on DMU shool in States. Before that Dregic played for Partizan youth teams and had his fist minutes on senior level. |
| National cup Radivoj Korac 1/2 final: KK Cacak 94 Quantox - KK Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet 52-87 - by Zoran Popovic |
KK Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet is the first final of the Cup Radivoj Korac. Red Star defeated KK Cacak 94 Quantox 52-87 (15-15, 8-20, 14-29, 15-23). During the first quarter, both teams showed a balanced game, but Crvena Zvezda made a break in the second quarter and finished the first half with +12 points advantage. During the third quarter, Zvezda's players continued in the same rhythm and at the end of the third quarter had an advantage of +27 points advantage. During the last quarter, Zvezda continued to control the game and deservedly convincingly defeated Caca 94, which is one of the surprises of this year's Radivoj Korac Cup. Top performers for KK Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet were Luka Mitrovic (204-C-1993, agency: Octagon Europe) with 15 points and Dalibor Ilic (202-F-2000) collected 13 points. For KK Cacak 94 Quantox the most efficient player was Stefan Lakic (201-F-1995, college: Samford) with 11 points |
| National cup Radivoj Korac 1/2 final: KK Vojvodina MTS - KK Partizan Mozzart Bet 67-80 - by Zoran Popovic |
With the victory over KK Vojvodina MTS 67-80, the team of KK Partizan Mozzart Bet is the second finalist of the Cup Radivoj Korac. After a tied first quarter and a +2-point advantage Partizan during the second period of the game increases the advantage to +7 points. During the third and fourth quarters, Partizan maintained a score advantage, but Vojvodina came closer on several occasions. Partizan eventually triumphed and advanced to the Final of the Cup to Radivoj Korac. Top performance for Partizan had Frank Kaminsky (213-C-1993, college: Wisconsin) and James Nunnally (201-SF-1990, college: UCSB) with 15 scored points each and Zach LeDay (202-F/C-1994, college: Virginia Tech) with 13 points. For KK Vojvodina MTS the most efficient players was Cunningham with 17 points. |
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| Spisski Rytieri waived Johnson - by Michal Duchovic | |||||
He's a highly experienced player, having played professionally in Hungary (Hubner Nyiregyhaza BS), Kosovo (Prishtina and Peja), Latvia, NBA G League (Cleveland Charge and Capital City Go-Go), and The Basketball Tournament (Program for Autism). His team achieved the runner-up position in the regular season of the Balkan League in 2020. In 2021, he received the Eurobasket.com All-Kosovo League Honorable Mention. It is worth mentioning that he also played at the Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him secure a job in professional basketball. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 2018, and this is his sixth season in professional basketball. He also played for other colleges such as Rutgers University and the University of Kansas State. |
| Nymburk celebrate Czech-Slovak Cup title - by Eurobasket News |
Nymburk claimed the 2024 Czech-Slovak Cup title. They overcame Patrioti Levice 95-82 in the Final in Prague tonight. Ty Gordon (185-PG-1998, college: Nicholls St.) scored 21 points to lead the charge. Nymburk recorded a 54-41 halftime lead. Nymburk extended the lead to as many as 15 points at the final intermission. Levice narrowed the gap in the fourth period but could not avoid the loss. Sukhmail Mathon (208-C-1998, college: Boston U.) provided 14 points and 8 rebounds for the Cup winners. Aaron Wheeler (206-F-1998, college: St.John's) replied with 21 points and 12 rebounds for Levice. USK Praha captured the third position as they rallied past Decin 74-69 in the consolation final. Trevon Faulkner (193-G-2000, college: NKU) tossed in 18 points to lead the effort. |
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| Cedevita Olimpija repeat as Cup winners - by Eurobasket News |
Cedevita Olimpija - Krka 87-86 Cedevita Olimpija defended their Slovenian Cup title. They nipped Krka in the title game tonight. Jaka Blazic (196-F/G-1990) and Nikola Radicevic (196-G-1994) scored 17 points each for Cedevita Olimpija. Krka surged ahead for a 28-22 lead ten minutes into the game. They secured a 51-45 halftime lead. But Cedevita Olimpija responded with a 25-16 rally in the third period to spur ahead. Krka cut the distance in the fourth stanza but could not avert the defeat. Alen Omic (216-C-1992) provided 16 points for Cedevita Olimpija. Jan Span (189-PG-1992) nailed 29 points for Krka. |
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| KBL Round 33 (Regular Season): Mobis Phoebus defeat LG Sakers in the closest game of the week - by Eurobasket News | ||
Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game of round 33 in the KBL took place in Changwon. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of 3rd placed The game between Top Four teams took place in Wonju. First ranked host The game between Top Four teams took place in Seoul. 4th placed host There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 33: KoGas lost to KCC Egis on the opponent's court KCC Egis - KoGas 81-72 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 7th ranked Top scorers: KoGas: D.Maxwell 20+4reb+4ast, D.Lee 17+5reb+1ast, S.Belangel 11+1reb+3ast, S.Seung-Min 10+1reb+2ast, B.Cha 5+5reb+2ast, N.Kim 5+6reb+1ast KCC Egis: A.Johnson 23+21reb+4ast, U.Heo 23+1ast, K.Song 11+5reb+4ast, S.Lee 8+3reb+3ast, L.Hohyun 7+3reb+1ast, G.Ra 4+7reb+2ast LG Sakers - Mobis Phoebus 95-98 The most exciting game of round 33 in the KBL took place in Changwon. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of 3rd placed Top scorers: LG Sakers: J.Ibarra 24+9reb+4ast, J.Gutang 18+1reb+4ast, H.Yang 17+7reb+5ast, S.Yugi 12+3reb+1ast, J.Lee 11+1reb+11ast, J.Tello-Palacios 6+3reb+1ast Mobis Phoebus: G.Prim 42+11reb, J.Jang 17+3reb+5ast, P.Moobeen 15+4reb+8ast, J.Ham 10+2reb+2ast, K.Aluma 7+5reb+1ast, H.Kim 3+1reb Seoul Thunders - Anyang 73-60 There was a small surprise in Seoul where tenth ranked Top scorers: Anyang: J.Park 13+3reb+1ast, R.Carter 12+4reb+2ast, J.Wilson 11+3reb+1ast, J.Jeong 8+2reb+1ast, J.Lee 6+10reb+3ast, G.Chan-Hyuk 4 Seoul Thunders: K.Cockburn 25+10reb, I.Lane 12+2reb+1ast, G.Kim 10+6reb+9ast, D.Lee 9+7reb+2ast, L.Weon-Seok 7+8reb, S.Dong-Hyuk 5+2reb+1ast Wonju DB - Seoul Knights 82-68 The game between Top Four teams took place in Wonju. First ranked host Top scorers: Seoul Knights: O.Jaehyun 13+1reb+1ast, J.Warney 10+6reb+6ast, S.Oh 9+4reb, B.Bae 9+3reb+1ast, W.Yaung 8+1reb, K.Hyung-Bin 7+2reb Wonju DB: D.Lawson 18+5reb, J.Withey 13+12reb, P.In-Woong 13+2reb, E.Alvano 12+1reb+5ast, S.Kang 12+9reb+6ast, S.Choi 7+2ast Sono SG - KCC Egis 95-77 There was a minor upset in Daegu where 6th ranked Top scorers: KCC Egis: G.Ra 15+4reb, K.Song 12+4reb+4ast, L.Geun-Hwi 10, J.Kwak 10+4reb, S.Lee 9+1reb+2ast, A.Johnson 9+8reb+3ast Sono SG: L.Jong-hyun 42+4reb+11ast, C.Onuaku 13+17reb+4ast, H.Han 13+1reb+5ast, H.Choi 9+1reb+1ast, K.Kim 9+5reb, B.Jiwoong 6+2reb Suwon KT - Mobis Phoebus 103-99 Everything went according to plan in Busan where second ranked Top scorers: Mobis Phoebus: G.Prim 36+10reb+1ast, L.Woosuk 18+5reb+4ast, M.Shin 16+5reb+3ast, P.Moobeen 10+2reb+5ast, K.Aluma 7+2reb+1ast, J.Ham 6+5reb+4ast Suwon KT: P.Bass 32+11reb+7ast, S.Jeong 18+2reb+8ast, M.Jeonghyeon 16+4reb+1ast, Y.Ha 11+4reb, S.Moon 9+6reb+2ast, H.Huiwon 5+2reb+1ast Anyang - KoGas 66-77 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 8th ranked Top scorers: Anyang: R.Carter 20+7reb+1ast, C.Sung-Won 15+4ast, J.Park 13+2reb+6ast, J.Lee 6+1reb, K.Kim 4+4reb, J.Wilson 3+5reb+1ast KoGas: D.Lee 16+2reb+3ast, D.Maxwell 15+12reb+2ast, B.Cha 10+5reb, S.Belangel 9+1reb+2ast, J.Park-Bong 9+1reb, N.Kim 8+4reb+5ast Seoul Knights - LG Sakers 67-76 The game between Top Four teams took place in Seoul. 4th placed host Top scorers: Seoul Knights: J.Warney 19+9reb+2ast, O.Jaehyun 14+4reb+4ast, I.Heo 12+5reb+1ast, S.Oh 6+2reb+1ast, B.Bae 6+7reb+1ast, W.Choi 5+3reb+4ast LG Sakers: S.Yugi 15+5reb, J.Gutang 14+1reb+4ast, H.Yang 12+6reb+7ast, J.Ibarra 10+8reb, J.Lee 8+3reb+5ast, Y.Junseok 8+2reb+2ast |
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| Barcelona and Tenerife complete Copa del Rey semifinal picture - by Eurobasket News |
Barcelona and Tenerife completed the Copa del Rey semifinal picture. They overcame Manresa and Unicaja respectively in the quarterfinal clashes on Friday. Barcelona topped Manresa 102-91 as Jabari Parker (203-PF-1995, college: Duke) scored 19 points. Barcelona sank 28 points in the second frame to gain a 50-43 halftime lead. Manresa pulled within three points at the final break. But Barcelona exploded with 28 points in the fourth stanza to rally to the win. Nicolas Laprovittola (190-SG-1990) chipped in 18 points in the victory. Brandon Taylor (178-PG-1994, college: Utah, agency: Pensack Sports) answered with 17 points for Manresa. Tenerife outgunned Unicaja 91-83 behind 25 points from Aaron Doornekamp (201-F-1985, college: Carleton, agency: Octagon Europe). Kyle Guy (188-PG-1997, college: Virginia) delivered 20 points for the winners. Unicaja enjoyed a 49-45 halftime advantage. But Tenerife responded with a 25-18 run in the fourth quarter to snatch the victory. Dylan Osetkowski (206-F-1996, college: Texas) tossed in 16 points for Unicaja. |
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| El-Sheikh's double-double lands him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||||
He had a double-double of 30 points and 20 rebounds, while his team beat Second best performed player last round was Trey Sampson (206-F/C-2000) of Third place about best performers goes to Xavier Ford (203-SF-1993) of Other top performing players last week: 4. Marcus Hammond (192-G-2000) of Lugano - 26 points, 2 rebounds and 11 assists 5. Christian Rohlehr (209-C-1997) of Starwings - 28 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Evan Battey (203-C/F-1998) of Lugano - 22 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Steve Jr Robinson (165-PG-1996) of Monthey-Chablais - 27 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Ikenna Ndugba (183-PG-1998) of Vevey Riviera - 24 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists 9. Dequan Morris (192-F-1999) of Pully - 20 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Isaiah Williams (201-F-1992) of Massagno - 13 points, 9 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)
BEST SCORER Omar El-Sheikh 30 PTS 20 REB  7-12 Team W-L  15.1 PPG 9.4 RPG 57.4% FG%   POW Awards |
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| Anadolu Efes and Fenerbahce advance into Cup Final - by Eurobasket News |
Anadolu Efes toppled Pinar Karsiyaka 81-77 in the first Cup semifinal battle tonight. Shane Larkin (182-G-1992, college: Miami, FL) came up with 23 points to lead the winners. Anadolu Efes dominated in the first half as they built a 36-30 halftime lead. Kasiyaka nailed 26 points in the third term to pull within one. But Anadolu Efes sank 24 points in the fourth stanza to snatch the win. Tibor Pleiss (221-C-1989) accounted for 16 points in the victory. Errick McCollum (188-G-1988, college: Goshen) replied with 20 points for Karsiyaka. Fenerbahce held off Besiktas 99-68 to reach the title game. Johnathan Motley (208-C-1995, college: Baylor) provided 23 points to lead the winners. Fenerbahce grabbed a massive 61-28 halftime lead and never looked back en route to the victory. Sertac Sanli (213-C-1991) connected for 13 points in the win. Marko Simonovic (210-F/C-1999) answered with 19 points for Besiktas. |
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| Cooper Adds To Flyers Firepower - by Jeff King |
Bristol Flyers have added British forward Max Cooper (201-F-1998, college: Mayville St.) to their roster for the rest of the 2023/24 season. The 6ft 6in forward arrives in Bristol with three years of experience in the Irish Super League, including two seasons at Belfast Star, where he averaged 19 points, seven rebounds and two assists per game. Cooper grew up in Essex, before moving to America when he was 13 and spent his collegiate career in the NAIA with the Mayville State Comets. Speaking on his arrival in Bristol, Cooper said “I’ve been waiting for an opportunity in the British Basketball League for the last few years and I’m excited to be here. Everyone in Bristol has welcomed me with open arms. Coach Kapoulas wants me to come in, understand the playbook and help the team out in the best way I can." "My teammates have helped me so much over the last few weeks and my main goal is to be a good teammate and help out on the court as much as possible.“I’m really excited to meet all the Flyers fans – it’s always fun coming into a new team and seeing the love from the fans so hopefully I can reciprocate that back to them.” Flyers Head Coach Andreas Kapoulas added: “Max has been training with us for a couple of weeks now and has really helped our team during this period with his strong work ethic and ability to fit in straight into our team concepts. We are pleased to offer him this opportunity and we look forward to working with him to help our team put together a strong finish to the season.” Cooper will go straight into the squad for Saturday’s sold out clash with London Lions at the SGS College Arena. |
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| LaRon Smith had a strong performance yesterday resulting in an impressive 17 points in his last game in Uruguay - by Eurobasket News |
This was an impressive game for Virgin Islander LaRon Smith (205-F-1993, college: Auburn, agency: Helping Ballers) as the 31 year old swingman had 17 points despite his team L.Borges losing the Trouville 84 to 90. He had a strong performance. Smith is averaging over 8 points and over 8 rebounds per game in the league. He participated in the Eurobasket Summer League in Las Vegas V years ago. It helped him get more exposure and attract teams overases. For new university graduates looking enter pro basketball this is a great first step in the right direction! He represented the US at the FIBA World Cup 2023 Americas Qualifiers last year. Among many awards his team won the Cyprus Supercup in 2019. Smith was also selected as the All-MEAC Defensive Player of the Year and All-MEAC Third Team back in 2016. He was also selected as the Eurobasket.com All-Bulgarian League Honorable Mention back in 2019. FEB.15 - AMAZING GAME LaRon Smith 17 PTS 10 REB 4 AST 3-19 Team W-L 8.1 PPG 8.4 RPG 41.3% FG% |
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| Clinton Chapman gets MVP of the Week award for West Asia Super League - by Eurobasket News | |||||||
The 34-year old power forward had a double-double of 26 points and 19 rebounds, while his team outclassed, the league's bottom-ranked team The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was another Kazma's star - young point guard Ahmad Albaloushi (182-PG-1990). Albaloushi impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 23 points and 11 assists. Of course together with Chapman he helped Kazma with another comfortable win outscoring The third best performed player last round was Bosnia and Herzegovina Elmedin Kikanovic (211-C-1988) of top-ranked Other top performing players last week: 4. Lamont Jones (183-SG-1990) of Al Shurtah - 33 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Terry Smith (185-PG-1986) of Al Shurtah - 24 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Travis Leslie (193-F/G-1990) of Kazma - 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Sani Sakakini (204-C/F-1988) of Al Riyadi - 18 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Bilal Tabbara (198-PF-1993) of Al Riyadi - 18 points and 6 rebounds 9. Uchenna Iroegbu (183-PG-1996) of Al Shamal - 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Hayk Gyokchyan (203-F-1990) of Al Riyadi - 14 points, 6 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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| Homentmen Antelias land Shaina Pellington - by Abdul Hamid Addasi | |||||
She has also been a member of the Canadian international program for several years. She has played regularly for the Canadian senior team since 2019 and previously for the Under 19 National Team in 2017. She also represented Canada at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, three years ago. Her statistics at that event were as follows: she played 3 games and had an average of 1.7 points per game. Among many awards, she played in the final of the NCAA in 2021. She received the All-Pac-12 Co-Most Improved Player of the Year award and was voted to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team in 2023. |
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| Cunane's double-double lands her Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||||
She had a double-double of 25 points and 23 rebounds, while her team beat Second best performed player last round was Tereza Vyoralova (176-SG-1994) of top-ranked Third place about best performers goes to guard Petra Malikova (178-G-2002) of Other top performing players last week: 4. Emese Hof (190-F/C-1996) of USK Praha - 25 points and 6 rebounds 5. Gabriela Andelova (173-PG-1996) of USK Praha - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Nikolina Knezevic (177-G-2007) of Zabiny Brno - 18 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists 7. Adela Smutna (183-G/F-1999) of Ostrava - 26 points and 8 rebounds 8. Devon Brookshire (190-C-1994) of Loko Trutnov - 21 points and 8 rebounds 9. Katerina Rokosova (193-C-1997) of Slavia - 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Pamela-Therese Effangova (178-SF-1993) of Sokol HK - 19 points, 5 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)
BEST SCORER Elissa Cunane 25 PTS 23 REB 4 AST  12-3 Team W-L  15.2 PPG 9.1 RPG 70.6% FG%   POW Awards |
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| Estonian NKML round 13 best performance: Laura Grunmann - by Eurobasket News | ||
Laura Grunmann (2008) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for second-ranked The 15-year old player was the main contributor (29 points, eight rebounds and three assists) to her team's victory, helping them to outclass The second best player in last round's games was young Triin Juurik (168-PG-2002) of Third on the list of top players last round was another TSA Kalev's star - swingman Anna Tamberg (176-G/F-2004). Tamberg scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds (!!!). She was another key player of TSA Kalev, helping her team with a Other top performing players last week: 4. Katariina Rongelep (175-F-2004) of Parnu - 26 points and 4 rebounds 5. Laina Mesila-Kaarmann (186-C/F-1987) of Audentese SK - 20 points and 7 rebounds 6. Trine Kasemagi (191-C-1995) of Audentese SK - 20 points and 5 rebounds 7. Janne Pulk (175-SG-2000) of TSA Kalev - 27 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Simona Bartkova (177-SF-1986) of Tartu U. - 6 points, 17 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Jessica Ristimets (2008) of Parnu - 26 points and 5 rebounds 10. Katlin Kangur (170-PG-2006) of TSA Kalev - 12 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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| Saevarsdottir's 20 points and 8 assists give her Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | ||
16-year old point guard Isold Saevarsdottir (165-PG-2007) put on an amazing game in the last round for She had the game-high 20 points adding three rebounds and eight assists for Second best performed player last round was Raquel Laneiro (171-PG-2000) of Third place about best performers goes to another Fjolnir's star - forward Korinne Campbell (184-F-1988). Campbell got into 30-points club by scoring 31 points in the last round. She went also for fourteen rebounds . She was another key player of Fjolnir Reykjavik, helping her team with a Other top performing players last week: 4. Keira Robinson (170-G-1994) of Haukar - 26 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Daniela Morillo-Wallen (179-SF-1995) of Keflavik - 15 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Selena Lott (180-G-1999) of Njardvik - 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Ena Viso (177-G-1993) of Njardvik - 16 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Brooklyn Pannell (175-G-1999) of Valur - 15 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Tea Adams (175-G-1999) of Valur - 18 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Emilie Hesseldal (185-C/F-1990) of Njardvik - 17 points, 14 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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| ISRAEL |
| D1 Round 14 (Regular Season): M.Ashdod beat Ramat Hasharon by one after a very close game - by Eurobasket News | ||
Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The most exciting game of round 14 in the D1 took place in Ashdod. This derby game ended with only one-point defeat on the road of 6th ranked An interesting game for An interesting game was also surprising home defeat of 4th ranked In the last two games of round 14 winless ASA Jerusalem was smashed by H.Petah Tikva on the road
H.Petah Tikva - ASA Jerusalem 78-58 No shocking result in a game when seventh ranked Top scorers: ASA Jerusalem: R.Brezinova 15+7reb+6ast, T.Sireni 10+4reb+1ast, B.Avi Daniela 9+1reb+1ast, J.Drop 7+4reb+2ast, F.Adi 5+2reb+3ast, B.Gal Tamar 4+3reb+1ast H.Petah Tikva: S.Heal 20+5reb+8ast, A.Lihi 18+4reb+4ast, M.Hannoun 18+8reb+4ast, S.Sagerer 10+7reb+1ast, P.Ofir 7+9reb, T.Paz 3 E.Ramla - E.Holon 93-69 Very expected game when 9th ranked Top scorers: E.Holon: C.Bradford 28+8reb+10ast, N.Zelivanski 17+2reb+5ast, A.Roth 8+1reb+1ast, V.Noa 5+3reb+1ast, O.Feyisayo 4+3reb, %PlayerNameFromUNbr% 3+1reb E.Ramla: J.Jackson 19+8reb+3ast, O.Lavy 16+4reb+7ast, Y.Morris 13+9reb+5ast, Y.Danan 13+4reb+4ast, J.Simms 12+3reb+5ast, E.Rotberg 9+1reb+3ast H.Rishon LZ - M.Haifa 76-85 An interesting game was also surprising home defeat of 4th ranked Top scorers: H.Rishon LZ: O.Romi 22+6reb+4ast, C.Zimmerman 22+9reb+3ast, D.Dorian 16+2reb+1ast, E.Zipel 12+10reb+11ast, T.Yael 2+1reb+2ast, K.Hila 2+2reb M.Haifa: M.Batey 28+7reb+2ast, H.Little 20+8reb+6ast, R.May 15+5reb+8ast, S.Tamar 13+6reb+5ast, B.Mika 5+1reb+1ast, K.Shada 2 M.Ashdod - Ramat Hasharon 82-81 The most exciting game of round 14 in the D1 took place in Ashdod. This derby game ended with only one-point defeat on the road of 6th ranked Top scorers: Ramat Hasharon: C.Mitchell 27+4reb+5ast, S.Kelley 16+9reb+7ast, D.Saar 11+1reb+1ast, O.Kesten-Raz 9+7reb+6ast, Y.Yizchaki 8+3reb+3ast, N.Ganor 8+1reb M.Ashdod: C.Hurt 27+11reb+1ast, V.Vivians 17+13reb+3ast, T.Yakov 14+5reb+3ast, T.Lev 12+5reb+1ast, M.Dayan 6+2ast, D.Karsh 6+4reb+12ast M.Ramat Gan - H.Jerusalem 60-89 An interesting game for Top scorers: M.Ramat Gan: M.Uro-Nilie 15+8reb, D.Edelman 11+13reb, H.Hadad 11+5reb+2ast, G.Eisner 8+2reb+5ast, H.Alis 6+3reb+3ast, K.Bell 4+3ast H.Jerusalem: A.Baron 24+3reb, K.Hodaya 18+4reb+1ast, S.Tirosh 16+6reb+8ast, B.Richardson 13+9reb+4ast, S.Carey 7+11reb+2ast, K.Noor 5+2reb+5ast |
| ITALY |
| Homentmen Antelias land Shaina Pellington - by Abdul Hamid Addasi | |||||
She has also been a member of the Canadian international program for several years. She has played regularly for the Canadian senior team since 2019 and previously for the Under 19 National Team in 2017. She also represented Canada at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, three years ago. Her statistics at that event were as follows: she played 3 games and had an average of 1.7 points per game. Among many awards, she played in the final of the NCAA in 2021. She received the All-Pac-12 Co-Most Improved Player of the Year award and was voted to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team in 2023. |
| Umana Venezia and Famila Schio enter the Cup Final - by Eurobasket News |
Umana Venezia and Famila Schio entered the Cup Final in Turin. Umana Venezia overcame Geas Basket 56-52. Jessica Shepard (193-F-1996, college: Notre Dame) led the way with 12 points, whilst Matilde Villa (172-SG-2004, agency: Players Group) notched 10. Jazmon Gwathmey (188-G-1993, college: JMU) replied with 14 points in the losing effort. Famila Schio meanwhile edged Passalacqua Ragusa 67:58. Trailing 10 points in the end of the first quarter, Famila Schio dominated the rest of the game to seal the ticket to the Final. Arella Guirantes (181-PG-1997, college: Rutgers) stepped up with 20 points and Robyn Parks (185-G/F-1992, college: VCU) nailed 18. Laura Juskaite (187-F-1997) answered with 20 points in a loss, whilst Oderah Chidom (193-F/C-1995, college: Duke) had 16. |
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| Hawks fly past Swords in league duel at Nyayo - by Eurobasket News |
Equity Bank Hawks blanked Strathmore University Swords 65-48 in a women’s Kenya National Basketball League encounter at Nyayo Stadium on Sunday. The win pushed the bankers to second, behind champions Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). Both teams have 18 points. Maryann Nyagaki led Hawks, who took a 38-18 lead at the breather, with 22 points while Betty Kananu (175-G/F-1992) provided 10. “The team is getting closer to where I want them to be. I am giving every player minutes to show what they have. I am expecting two frontcourt players,” said Hawks coach Ben Oluoch. Judith Pantaleo (2002) managed 26 points, including 10 in one stretch as United States International University (USIU) Flames defeated Nakuru-based TH3 Swish 49-40. “We played three bad quarters against a team that has nothing to lose. The last quarter was better as we tightened our defense,” said Flames’ George Mayienga. It was a fruitful weekend for USIU, who also blanked Swords 64-38 as Pantaleo dropped 26 points including five three-pointers. Africa Nazarene University (ANU) Panthers thumped Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (Jkuat) 62-36. Desiree Henrie grabbed 14 points. But ANU were no match for Zetech University Sparks, who thrashed them 63-46 as national team star Madina Okot registered 20 points. In Eldoret, KPA women thrashed Eldonets 90-29 while the men’s side beat Eldonets Platinum 63-58 at Uasin Gishu Primary School courts. “It was a great game with a lot of energy and good execution. Teamwork and togetherness also played a key role,” said KPA coach Anthony Ojukwu. Coach Sammy Kiki said: “It was a tough game but we kept our heads high and made sure we won. However, we had lapses in defence which we will work on.” Courtesy of: the-star.co.ke |
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| Al Riyadi signs Angela Tompkins, ex Urla - by Abdul Hamid Addasi | |||||
She was named League Player of the Week and has also played for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli league. She is a highly experienced player, having played in six different countries across four continents: Europe, Latin America, Australia, and North America. In addition to her current team, she has played professionally for the Dolphins and Chargers in Australia, Asbis AEL Limassol and Etha in Cyprus, Panionios, Panathlitikos, and Giannena in Greece, as well as in Israel and Mexico for Rojas. Her team reached the MVC Tournament Semifinals in 2017, and she was voted Eurobasket.com All-Turkish TKBL Forward of the Year in 2023. She graduated from Wichita State University in 2018, and this is her sixth season as a professional player. |
| Al Riyadi keeps Moukaddem for another season - by Abdul Hamid Addasi |
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (WLBL) has re-signed Lama Moukaddem, a 33-year-old ex-international 174cm guard. Moukaddem has been with the team for ten years She also represented Lebanon at the FIBA Asia Cup Division B in India seven years ago. Moukaddem's team won Bronze and her statistics at that event were as follows: 6 games played, averaging 10.2 points per game, 3.5 rpg, 1.8 apg, and 2.0 spg. Her shooting percentages were 45.8% from the field (FGP), 33.3% from three-point range (3PT), and 52.9% from the free-throw line (FT). She's a highly experienced player. |
| Homentmen Antelias land Shaina Pellington - by Abdul Hamid Addasi | |||||
She has also been a member of the Canadian international program for several years. She has played regularly for the Canadian senior team since 2019 and previously for the Under 19 National Team in 2017. She also represented Canada at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, three years ago. Her statistics at that event were as follows: she played 3 games and had an average of 1.7 points per game. Among many awards, she played in the final of the NCAA in 2021. She received the All-Pac-12 Co-Most Improved Player of the Year award and was voted to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team in 2023. |
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| Lithuanian Moteru Lyga round 8 best performance: Cassidy Mihalko (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||||
The 28-year old player was the main contributor (38 points, seven rebounds and four assists) to her team's victory, helping them to crush The second best player in last round's games was young international forward Gintare Mazionyte (186-F-1991) of Third on the list of top players last round was another Aistes-LSMU's star - Gintare Paulauskaite (185-SF-1995). Paulauskaite showcased her all-around game by recording 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the last round. Despite Paulauskaite's great performance the Aistes-LSMU Kaunas lost Other top performing players last week: 4. Ugne Grigaliunaite (184-F-2004) of Kibirkstis-MRU - 11 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Valeria Aleksieva (166-G-2000) of Siauliai - 16 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists 6. Mercy Wanyama (185-C-1992) of Siauliai - 8 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Taisia Udodenko (190-C-1989) of Kibirkstis-MRU - 8 points and 8 rebounds 8. Gedvile Savostaite (180-PG-2002) of Aistes-LSMU - 7 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Malia Bambrick (178-G) of Siauliai - 11 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Egle Zabotkaite (180-F-2000) of Kibirkstis-MRU - 10 points and 8 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)
PLAYER OF THE WEEK Cassidy Mihalko 38 PTS 7 REB 4 AST  4-10 Team W-L  20.7 PPG 7.4 RPG 57.5% FG% |
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| UConn star Paige Bueckers to return for 2024-25 season - by Eurobasket News |
UConn women's basketball star Paige Bueckers (6'0'-G-2001) announced Friday night that she's returning for the 2024-25 season, news that will send shockwaves through the Huskies and the WNBA, where she was projected to be a 2024 lottery pick. Bueckers made the announcement in front of a packed crowd at Gampel Pavilion during a senior night ceremony following the Huskies' 85-44 victory over Georgetown. "I know everybody wants me to address the elephant in the room," Bueckers said. "Unfortunately this will not be my last senior night here at UConn." Bueckers, a redshirt junior, was the projected No. 3 pick in ESPN's latest WNBA mock draft. Bueckers had previously hinted at the possibility of returning to UConn but saved the official announcement for Friday, ending any speculation about her future before the No. 15 Huskies (22-5) gear up for the NCAA tournament. "Just the family camaraderie here, just loving it here, loving my teammates, loving my coaches, me not having the four years that I planned on, not being able to play as much," Bueckers said when asked by SNY about her decision. "I just feel like I'm not done yet here. I feel like God is still writing my story here. I'm just blessed to be a part of this program, and I never want it to end." Bueckers led UConn to the Final Four as a freshman, becoming the first freshman to win the Wooden, Naismith, Associated Press and USBWA player of the year awards, before leading the Huskies to the national title game as a sophomore. But her past three years at UConn have been spoiled by what-ifs due to injuries, either her own or her teammates'. Following her stellar freshman season, Bueckers was limited to 17 games by a knee injury and then tore an ACL in August 2022, sidelining her for the 2022-23 season. In Bueckers' first full season back, she is averaging 20 points (shooting 53.2% from the field, 43.7% from 3), 4.6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2.2 steals and 1 block per game. However, the Huskies currently have five players out for the season because of injury, including Bueckers' close friend, Azzi Fudd. Bueckers and Fudd, both former No. 1 overall recruits, dreamt of playing and winning together at UConn, but because of their respective injuries have shared the court for only 17 games across three seasons, including just two this season. With Bueckers out last season, UConn was stunned in the Sweet 16 by Ohio State, snapping the program's streak of 14 consecutive Final Four appearances. The 11-time national champions have not won the national title since 2016, Breanna Stewart's senior year. Prior to this season's rash of injuries, optimism in Connecticut was high that this would be the Huskies' best shot since then of hoisting the trophy. "I think the great unknown is no pandemic, no injuries, what could it have been the last four years with a bunch of healthy bodies," coach Geno Auriemma said after the announcement. "The stars were all lined up wrong that contributed to the injuries, and then all the sudden they lined up right and it allows us to take advantage of these unique opportunities. "I just want it to work out for them, I really do. I desperately want it to work out for them." Auriemma, who with the victory tied Mike Krzyzewski for the second-most wins in Division I men's or women's basketball (1,202), also extinguished any doubt that he would be stepping away by confirming he'll be back next season. Also during the ceremony, graduate student Aubrey Griffin announced she will return. Griffin tore an ACL in January and has another year of eligibility left. Fellow seniors Nika Muhl and Aaliyah Edwards, who both could also return in 2024-25, were noncommittal on their impending decisions, although Auriemma indicated after the game that he thinks Muhl is "looking forward to the next step in her career... [but it] doesn't mean the season ends and she has a change of heart." Courtesy of: espn.com |
| Rickards scores 16, hits game-winner to lift No. 18 Louisville women past Boston College 69-67 - by Eurobasket News |
Nina Rickards (5'9'-G) scored the game-winning shot with 18.4 seconds left and finished with 16 points to help No. 18 Louisville beat Boston College 69-67 on Thursday night. Back-to-back jumpers from Boston College’s Dontavia Waggoner (6'0'-G) and T’yana Todd tied it 67-all with 1:13 to play. Rickards’ layup capped the scoring. Eylia Love (6'1'-G) then forced a Waggoner turnover with five seconds remaining to seal it. Rickards shot 7 of 10 from the floor. Kiki Jefferson (6'1'-G) added 14 points and Sydney Taylor (5'9'-G) had 13 for Louisville (21-5, 10-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). Olivia Cochran (6'3'-F-2001) scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Waggoner scored 22 points on 8-of-18 shooting to lead Boston College (11-16, 3-11). Todd finished with 16 points and Jojo Lacey (6'1'-G) and Andrea Daley (6'0'-G) chipped in with 10 each. Rickards and Jefferson scored six points apiece as Louisville outscored BC 24-15 in the second quarter to knot it 32-all at halftime. The Cardinals took the lead for good with a 6-0 spurt to open the fourth quarter for a 57-52 advantage with 7:09 remaining. Louisville, which has played four of its last five games against ranked teams, hosts 12th-ranked Virginia Tech on Sunday. Boston College will look to end an eight-game losing streak in a road game against Florida State on Feb. 22. Courtesy of: apnews.com |
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| Weronika Telenga gets MVP of the Week award for Polish OBLK (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||||
The 28-year old center had a double-double of 19 points and 21 rebounds, while her team crushed The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American forward Brianna Fraser (190-F-1997) of league's best team The third best performed player last round was DR Congolese La Mama Kapinga-Maweja (194-F/C-1997, agency: LBM Management) of Other top performing players last week: 4. Andjelina Radic (187-F-1994) of Bydgoszcz - 23 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Zada Williams (188-F-1996) of Polonia W-wa - 19 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Dragana Stankovic (195-C-1995) of Polkowice - 20 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Rennia Davis (188-G-1999) of Gdynia - 24 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Klaudia Sosnowska (186-PF-1990) of Polonia W-wa - 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Asia Strong (188-F-2000) of Torun - 23 points and 12 rebounds 10. Stephanie Jones (188-F-1998) of Gorzow Wlkp. - 21 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)
BEST SCORER Weronika Telenga 19 PTS 21 REB  15-3 Team W-L  11.1 PPG 13.4 RPG 69.0% FG%  POW Awards |
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| Lyulina's double-double lands her Superleague 1 Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | ||
19-year old forward Sofia Lyulina (181-F-2004) had a great game in the last round for She had a double-double of 35 points and 10 rebounds, while her team beat Second best performed player last round was Maria Sedykina (176-F/G-2004, agency: LBM Management) of Third place about best performers goes to center Sofya Kokoulina (195-C-2004) of league's second-best Other top performing players last week: 4. Alexandra Kirina (190-C/F-1996) of Peresvet - 14 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Ekatrina Kuzmenkova (191-F-1988) of Dynamo-En.IVA - 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Alina Bezborodova (185-C-2000) of Spartak N. - 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Eseniya Magzhanova (175-G/F-2000) of Chevakata - 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Ksenia Shopot (2005) of MBA-2 - 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Diana Popova (183-F-1997) of Spartak SP - 13 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Yana Elberg (177-G-2004) of Dynamo-Farm - 18 points 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)
BEST SCORER Sofia Lyulina 35 PTS 10 REB  9-10 Team W-L 13.7 PPG 4.4 RPG 50.0% FG% POW Awards |
| Unique Thompson gets MVP of the Week award for Russian PBL (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||||
The 24-year old forward had a double-double of 15 points and 14 rebounds, while her team beat The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Slovenian center Eva Lisec (193-C-1995, agency: LBM Management) of The third best performed player last round was American Malury Bates (191-F-1999) of Other top performing players last week: 4. Nina Glonti (188-C-1997) of MBA - 17 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Kayla Thornton (185-F-1992) of Dynamo K. - 19 points and 3 rebounds 6. Julia Poluyanova (187-F-1992) of Samara - 19 points and 6 rebounds 7. Sabina Abaidullina (187-PF-1997) of Sparta&K MR - 14 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Darya Levchenko (182-F/G-1994) of Neftyanik - 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Isabela Macedo (180-F-1994) of Samara - 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Anna Kuznetsova (177-G/F-2001) of Sparta&K MR - 17 points and 8 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)
BEST SCORER Unique Thompson 15 PTS 14 REB 3 AST  15-6 Team W-L  10.0 PPG 11.2 RPG 50.9% FG%  POW Awards |
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| ZKK Celje continue their dominance in Slovenia, win another Cup title - by Eurobasket News |
Ilirija - ZKK Celje 32:89 ZKK Celje have won another Cup title beating Ilirija 89-32 in the Final game. The reigning champions started with a massive 30-8 surge and dominated the whole game. They won all the quarters of the game to prove their supremacy. Blaza Ceh (181-PG-2003), Niyah Becker (188-F-2000, college: Wake Forest) and Thayna Silva (180-F-1996) led the way with 14 points each. Mojca Jelenc (200-C-2003) delivered 12, whilst Lea Bartelme (178-PG-2005) added 11. Jovana Spasovski (183-SF-2004) replied with 10 points in the losing effort. |
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| Kamaria McDaniel's triple-double lands her TKBL Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | ||
American Kamaria McDaniel (178-G-1999) had a great game in the last round for The 24-year old guard recorded a triple-double of 40 points adding also 14 rebounds and 16 assists, while her team beat The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American guard Aliyah Collier (183-G-1997) of second-ranked The third best performed player last round was Yagmur Yildiz (172-SF-2000) of Other top performing players last week: 4. Sema Senol (2001) of Burhaniye - 17 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists 5. Deniz Aygul (186-F-1995) of Zonguldak - 14 points, 18 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Zakyia Weathersby (188-C-1998) of Ferhatoglu - 17 points and 10 rebounds 7. Asli Sevinc (178-F-1979) of Yalova Vip - 17 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Burcu Yagan (1990) of Adana - 22 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Hande Kuzu (182-F-1990) of Bursa A. - 17 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Angela Tompkins (188-F-1991) of Urla - 21 points, 9 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)
BEST SCORER Kamaria McDaniel 40 PTS 14 REB 16 AST  11-12 Team W-L 38.0 PPG 7.9 RPG 48.9% FG%   POW Awards |
| KBSL Round 24 (Regular Season): Derby game ends with Besiktas' defeat of Galatasaray - by Eurobasket News | ||
There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in KBSL. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Istanbul: KBSL top team - Bottom-ranked There were no big surprises in other games of round 24: Mersin smashed Antalya on the road
Bursa - Hatay 89-76 Bottom-ranked Top scorers: Hatay: N.Tutsak 27+8reb+3ast, O.Taskin 16+10reb+3ast, D.Elanur 13+5reb+4ast, O.Canliel 12+9reb+1ast, B.Kutlu 8+6reb+4ast, S.Bas 0 Bursa: K.Williams 15+4reb+3ast, T.Baptiste 15+9reb+5ast, T.Gulfer 13+10reb+1ast, G.Ipek 11+10reb+4ast, C.Efsun 11+5reb+6ast, S.Wallace 9+2reb+1ast Antalya - Mersin 47-91 No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked Top scorers: Antalya: D.Henderson 20+2reb, H.Boybeyi 6+6reb+1ast, K.Bone 6+7reb+1ast, S.Lucet 5+8reb+3ast, J.Brown 4+4reb+1ast, K.Gunesh 3+3reb+1ast Mersin: M.Mabrey 17+5reb+4ast, E.Williams 16+6reb+4ast, S.Atas 13+5reb+4ast, M.Araujo 9+8reb+4ast, D.Yaya 9+5ast, M.Gulcan 9+11reb+3ast Fenerbahce - Tarsus 100-54 KBSL top team - Top scorers: Tarsus: K.Cave 16+10reb+1ast, D.Robinson 13+4reb+7ast, N.Bogicevic 10+1reb, Y.Bul 5+2reb+2ast, G.Davis 4+3reb+2ast, B.Akgun 3+3reb Fenerbahce: N.Collier 23+8reb+2ast, N.Howard 17+15reb+1ast, S.Onar 16+4reb+10ast, K.McBride 14+7reb+9ast, N.Milic 12+14reb+2ast, S.Uzun 9+1reb+4ast Botas - Emlak 71-61 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 8th ranked Top scorers: Emlak: S.Cidal 17+4reb+1ast, A.Smith 17+13reb+2ast, S.Gul 10+6reb+1ast, I.Jakobsone 5+5reb+3ast, F.Fitzgerald 5+2reb+5ast, G.Uca 3+1reb+1ast Botas: L.Weaver 22+6reb+1ast, L.Allen 16+6reb+9ast, N.Mack 13+14reb, M.Kurtulmus 10+1reb+6ast, U.Buket 6+5reb+1ast, T.Davis-Reimer 4+8reb+4ast Izmit - Nesibe 99-90 Rather predictable result when fifth ranked Top scorers: Nesibe: K.Zec 24+2reb, J.Thomas 20+4reb+9ast, E.Cannon 20+13reb, P.Bilgic 14+4reb+4ast, A.Coates 8+12reb+1ast, G.Takmaz 3 Izmit: J.Nared 31+18reb+2ast, K.Hillsman 20+10reb+7ast, A.Cora 17+8reb+6ast, S.Calhoun 16+3reb, G.Ivanova 6+3reb+9ast, F.Yildiz 6+1reb Kayseri - Ormanspor 87-102 Not a big story in a game when 11th ranked Top scorers: Kayseri: A.Ellenberg-Wiley 25+2ast, D.Hamby 23+9reb+7ast, J.Holmes 12+3reb+2ast, C.Cuic 12+7reb+4ast, A.Gunay 5+3reb+1ast, F.Karakas 5+1reb+3ast Ormanspor: D.Do Amaral 31+8reb+2ast, M.Onyenwere 29+11reb+2ast, G.Fitik 16+2reb+7ast, S.Sutton 14+4reb+10ast, A.Katanic 6+9reb+1ast, E.Ural-Topuz 4+6reb Besiktas - Galatasaray 104-89 The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Istanbul: Top scorers: Galatasaray: T.McCowan 25+8reb+1ast, N.Smith 16+5reb+1ast, J.Vanloo 16+4reb+8ast, B.Hartley 14+5reb+1ast, M.Hines-Allen 12+2reb+2ast, B.Akbas 6+6reb+8ast Besiktas: L.Yueru 29+9reb+6ast, J.Nogic 28+5reb+5ast, D.Evans 22+6ast, E.Bayram 13+9reb+5ast, M.Lazic 12+2reb+3ast, Z.Canbaz 0 |
| Al Riyadi signs Angela Tompkins, ex Urla - by Abdul Hamid Addasi | |||||
She was named League Player of the Week and has also played for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli league. She is a highly experienced player, having played in six different countries across four continents: Europe, Latin America, Australia, and North America. In addition to her current team, she has played professionally for the Dolphins and Chargers in Australia, Asbis AEL Limassol and Etha in Cyprus, Panionios, Panathlitikos, and Giannena in Greece, as well as in Israel and Mexico for Rojas. Her team reached the MVC Tournament Semifinals in 2017, and she was voted Eurobasket.com All-Turkish TKBL Forward of the Year in 2023. She graduated from Wichita State University in 2018, and this is her sixth season as a professional player. |
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| Round 15 (Regular Season): Buducnost defeat Partizan in the game between Top 4 teams - by Eurobasket News | ||
Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. An interesting game for Montenegrin An interesting game for Slovenian An interesting game for Bulgarian In the last game of round 15 Orlovi was beaten by Sloga on the road
Buducnost - Partizan 80-62 An interesting game for Montenegrin Top scorers: Buducnost: R.Zorana 22+6reb+4ast, D.Anastasija 20+4reb+2ast, J.Savkovic 12+4reb+5ast, M.Bigovic 6+15reb, D.Domuzin 6+4reb, K.Scepanovic 5+10reb+2ast Partizan: B.Jovana 17+13reb+5ast, D.Marina 14+3reb+4ast, M.Jovanovic 10+3reb, M.Andjela 6+6reb, M.Bojana 6+3reb+1ast, M.Stojic 5+4ast Sloga P. - Celje 66-74 An interesting game for Slovenian Top scorers: Celje: T.Silva 20+14reb+4ast, N.Becker 18+9reb+2ast, U.Maja 12+6reb, D.Andjela 9+5reb+1ast, C.Blaza 8+6reb+4ast, B.Lea 7+6reb+4ast Sloga P.: N.Filipovic 23+13reb+4ast, M.Marcetic 12+6reb+2ast, M.Radovic-Karalic 11+11reb+2ast, A.Dijana 9+3reb+1ast, J.Jeremic 5+2reb, D.Francis 4+2reb+1ast Montana - Partizan 85-74 An interesting game for Bulgarian Top scorers: Montana: Y.Todorova 29+6reb+7ast, T.Battle 19+13reb, M.Damyanova 15+8reb+2ast, B.Dencheva 13+7reb+4ast, C.Fairley 6+9reb+4ast, P.Koleva 3+2reb Partizan: M.Stojic 20+5reb+3ast, B.Jovana 19+4reb, M.Jovanovic 13+2reb+2ast, M.Andjela 11+5reb, C.Imana 7+2reb+2ast, D.Tina 4+1reb+1ast Sloga P. - Orlovi 81-64 There was a small surprise when second ranked Serbian Top scorers: Sloga P.: M.Marcetic 17+5reb+8ast, N.Filipovic 16+12reb+1ast, M.Radovic-Karalic 13+8reb+2ast, D.Francis 13+4reb+2ast, A.Dijana 10+4reb+1ast, N.Cakarevic 4+3reb Orlovi: A.Muzevic 15+3reb+1ast, S.Lee 12+8reb, G.Marjanovic 11+9reb, D.Milica 7+3reb+2ast, G.Jana 4+7reb+1ast, N.Sobot 4+2reb+2ast |
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| Sources: Stefanie Dolson returning to Mystics on 2-year deal - by Eurobasket News |
Unrestricted free agent Stefanie Dolson (6'5'-C-1992, college: UConn) is returning to the Washington Mystics, where she spent the first three years of her WNBA career, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Dolson, 32, a two-time WNBA All-Star (2015, 2017), arrives in D.C. after spending the past two seasons in New York and the five prior in Chicago, where she won a championship with the Sky in 2021. She is expected to sign a two-year deal, the source confirmed. The 6-foot-5 center has averaged 8.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game across her 10-year WNBA career. A two-time national champion at UConn, Dolson was drafted sixth overall by the Mystics in 2014. Washington is reshaping its roster following the departure of point guard Natasha Cloudand the absence of two-time league MVP Elena Delle Donne, whom ESPN previously reported is taking a break from basketball. With Dolson in tow, they'll build around Olympian Ariel Atkins, lottery pick Shakira Austin, former all-WNBA second team selection Myisha Hines-Allen and veterans Brittney Sykes and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough. The news of Dolson signing with the Mystics was first reported by The Washington Post. Courtesy of: espn.com |
