Eurobasket Daily News Report: 3/10/2023 4:04:01 AM

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ABA

Aliens out lasted the Hoopers - by Gianni Pascucci

(from Atlanta Aliens Front Office) Atlanta Aliens are Georgia Division and Southeast Regional Division 2022-2023 Season Champions. They overcame a great shooting Gulf Coast Hoopers 113-103 to close out the season. Gulf Coast Hoopers managed to keep the game within striking distance and only trailed 48-45 at halftime. Atlanta Aliens exploded in the third quarter scoring 45 pts in one quarter to build a 20 pts lead. Yet, the Gulf Coast Hoopers never gave up and continued to shoot relentlessly to cut the lead down to 3pts with 3:00 minutes left in the game forcing the Aliens to take a timeout. The Aliens made a few defensive adjustments to slow the Hoopers down and secured the victory. Jarrell Tate (6'4''-G, college: Bethesda) scored 58 pts to lead all scorers. He also grabbed 12 rebounds. Deangelo Anthony (6'0''-SG, college: Talladega) 13 pts, Alex Bonner (6'2''-G-1995, college: LaGrange) 12 pts, Evan Jester (6'7''-F-1999, college: Georgia Tech) 10 pts, Tadric Jackson (6'2''-G-1994, college: Georgia Tech) 9 pts, Kevin Stamps (6'8''-F, college: S.Wesleyan) 9 pts were the other top performers among the Aliens. Gulf Coast Hoopers Lafayette Rutledge (6'0''-PG, college: Nicholls St.) hit ten 3's and finished the game with 30 pts.
The Atlanta Aliens next game will be against the Atlanta Crows in the first round of the Georgia Division Playoffs

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ABA LEAGUE

Druga Liga Round 11 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most shocking disappointment of round 11 was a home defeat of 3rd placed Montenegrin Sutjeska (7-4) to fourth ranked Serbian Zlatibor (8-3) 88-78. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Zlatibor made 24-of-28 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. Zlatibor outrebounded Sutjeska 50-26 including a 20-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. 26 personal fouls committed by Sutjeska helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for point guard Nemanja Protic (182-1986) who led his team to a victory scoring 20 points and 7 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Brano Djukanovic (196-1995) helped adding 21 points and 5 rebounds. Zlatibor's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Milos Popovic (201-1998) responded with 17 points and 5 rebounds. Zlatibor moved-up to second place, which they share with Krka. Sutjeska at the other side dropped to the fourth position with four games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Zlatibor is looking forward to face bottom-ranked Spars (#14) in Sarajevo in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Sutjeska will play on the road against the league's second-placed Krka (#2) in Novo Mesto and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
One of the most interesting games of round 11 was a derby match between two teams from Bosnia. The game took place in Siroki Brijeg where seventh ranked Siroki won against visiting Spars (1-10) 81-73. It was an exceptional evening for Croatian Ive Ivanov (200-1985, agency: PEPI SPORT) who led the winners and scored 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Filip Kraljevic accounted for 14 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Siroki's coach let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Forward Haris Curevac (198-1996) came up with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for Spars in the defeat. Siroki have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Spars lost ninth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with ten games lost. They share it with Osijek. Siroki will play against Osijek (#13) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Spars will play against Zlatibor to get more than just one victory in their record.
Very important is a home loss of second ranked Bosnian Borac BL (7-4) against sixth ranked Montenegrin Podgorica (7-4) on Monday night. Host Borac BL was defeated by Podgorica in Banja Luka 73-60. The best player for the winners was Luka Bogavac who scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Jan Rebec produced 16 points and 4 assists for the hosts. Borac BL's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Podgorica have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Borac BL. Podgorica will meet at home league's leader Helios Suns in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Borac BL will play against TFT in Skopje and hope to secure a win.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 11: Sencur Gor. won against Osijek on the opponent's court 84-77. Gorica outscored TFT in a home game 83-64. Sloga KR lost to undefeated Helios Suns on the road 70-85. Pelister was defeated by Krka on its own court 88-102.

Siroki - Spars 81-73

One of the most interesting games of round 11 was a derby match between two teams from Bosnia. The game took place in Siroki Brijeg where seventh ranked Siroki won against visiting Spars (1-10) 81-73. Siroki dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Spars' 32. They outrebounded Spars 37-23 including a 29-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Siroki players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. It was an exceptional evening for Croatian Ive Ivanov (200-1985, agency: PEPI SPORT) who led the winners and scored 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Croatian power forward Filip Kraljevic (213-1989) accounted for 14 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Five Siroki players scored in double figures. Siroki's coach let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Forward Haris Curevac (198-1996) came up with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Serbian center Luka Majstorovic (208-1996, college: Embry Riddle, agency: SLN) added 21 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Spars in the defeat. Siroki have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Spars lost ninth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with ten games lost. They share it with Osijek. Siroki will play against Osijek (#13) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Spars will play against Zlatibor to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Spars: L.Majstorovic 21+6reb+1ast, H.Curevac 19+7reb+4ast, S.Karapandzic 12+1reb+4ast, P.Omar 4+2reb+2ast, R.Howard 2+3reb, M.Vranes 2+4reb+2ast
Siroki: I.Ivanov 23+8reb+5ast, D.Knight 17+4reb+3ast, F.Kraljevic 14+9reb+5ast, E.Little 11+8reb+4ast, C.Josip 11, D.Brala 3+4reb+3ast

Osijek - Sencur Gor. 77-84

Rather expected game when 13th ranked Croatian Osijek (1-10) was defeated at home by eleventh ranked Slovenian Sencur Gor. (3-8) 84-77 on Monday. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Sencur Gor. made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was Bosnian center Emir Ahmedovic (217-1994) who scored 21 points and 9 rebounds. Forward Gaber Ozegovic (197-1998, college: CS Fullerton) chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds. Four Sencur Gor. players scored in double figures. Sencur Gor.'s coach used an eleven-player rotation saving starting five for next games. American point guard Christian Bradford (185-1995, college: Radford) produced 29 points and 8 assists and forward Veljko Budimir (201-1985) added 14 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Sencur Gor. moved-up to tenth place, which they share with TFT. Osijek lost tenth consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth position with ten games lost. They share it with Spars. Sencur Gor. will meet at home Gorica (#12) in the next round. Osijek will play against Siroki in Siroki Brijeg and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Osijek: C.Bradford 29+3reb+8ast, G.Sudzum 14+3reb, V.Budimir 14+9reb+3ast, D.Butorac 8+8reb+3ast, K.Vladovic 5+3reb+4ast, F.Krajina 4+6reb+1ast
Sencur Gor.: E.Ahmedovic 21+9reb, G.Ozegovic 14+8reb+2ast, M.Rojc 12+1reb+4ast, D.Muric 12+7reb+2ast, L.Walford 9+8reb, V.Milutin 6+1reb+2ast

Gorica - TFT 83-64

There was a small surprise in Velika Gorica where twelfth ranked Croatian Gorica (2-9) smashed 10th ranked North Macedonian TFT (3-8) 83-64 on Monday. Gorica looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was Karlo Uljarevic (190-1998, agency: AltusBasket) who scored 16 points and 7 assists. Dino Cinac (201-1988) chipped in 19 points. American forward Trent Buttrick (206-1998, college: UMass, agency: Mansfield and Associates) produced 14 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Aleksandar Kostoski (186-1988, agency: BIG) added 12 points respectively for the guests. Four TFT players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players saving starting five for next games. Gorica maintains twelfth place with 2-9 record. Loser TFT keeps the tenth position with eight games lost. They share it with Sencur Gor.. Gorica will meet higher ranked Sencur Gor. (#10) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. TFT will play against Borac BL and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
TFT: T.Buttrick 14+6reb+1ast, A.Kostoski 12+4reb+3ast, T.Viktor 11+1reb+2ast, N.Strahil 10+5reb+2ast, D.McBrayer 7+4ast, G.Zafirov 6+2reb
Gorica: D.Cinac 19+3reb+1ast, K.Uljarevic 16+3reb+7ast, J.Gunjina 13+5reb+3ast, I.Batur 8+2reb+7ast, V.Porobic 7+2reb, T.Jelenkovic 7+1reb+3ast

Borac BL - Podgorica 60-73

Very important is a home loss of second ranked Bosnian Borac BL (7-4) against sixth ranked Montenegrin Podgorica (7-4) on Monday night. Host Borac BL was defeated by Podgorica in Banja Luka 73-60. Podgorica forced 21 Borac BL turnovers. The best player for the winners was guard Luka Bogavac (195-2003, agency: BeoBasket) who scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Serbian center Mladen Vujic (205-1999) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds. Four Podgorica players scored in double figures. Slovenian guard Jan Rebec (192-1993, agency: PEPI SPORT) produced 16 points and 4 assists and Serbian center Dusan Tanaskovic (208-2001, agency: BeoBasket) added 11 points and 10 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Borac BL's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Podgorica have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Borac BL. Podgorica will meet at home league's leader Helios Suns in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Borac BL will play against TFT in Skopje and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Borac BL: J.Rebec 16+4reb+4ast, A.Langovic 12+6reb, D.Tanaskovic 11+10reb, S.Lakic 8+4reb+5ast, J.Martin 7+3reb+3ast, D.Amsal 4+1reb+1ast
Podgorica: B.Luka 18+6reb+4ast, M.Vujic 13+8reb+1ast, L.Beyhurst 12+1reb+6ast, M.Kljajevic 10+4reb, S.Fofana 9+7reb, A.Filip 6+3reb

Helios Suns - Sloga KR 85-70

Not a big story in a game in Domzale where 8th ranked Serbian Sloga KR (6-5) was defeated by leader Slovenian Helios Suns (11-0) 85-70 on Tuesday. Helios Suns looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was Croatian power forward Lovro Buljevic (211-1998) who had a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds. American forward Dennis Tunstall (206-1997, college: Towson) chipped in 16 points. Forward Zoran Paunovic (200-2000) produced 24 points and 5 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and forward Jovan Stamenic (200-1996) added 15 points respectively for the guests. Both coaches used bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the eleventh consecutive win for Helios Suns. They maintain first place with 11-0 record. Loser Sloga KR keeps the eighth position with five games lost. They share it with Pelister. Helios Suns will meet Podgorica (#4) on the road in the next round. Sloga KR will play against Pelister (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sloga KR: Z.Paunovic 24+5reb+2ast, J.Stamenic 15+1reb, M.Stajcic 8+3reb, D.Simeunovic 8+3reb+1ast, V.Luka 6+1reb, D.Underwood 5+5reb+4ast
Helios Suns: D.Tunstall 16+4reb+1ast, U.Oman 12+3reb, L.Buljevic 10+12reb+2ast, B.Mahkovic 10+4reb+7ast, A.Luke 8+3reb+7ast, Z.Jan 8

Pelister - Krka 88-102

Everything went according to plan in Bitola where second ranked Slovenian Krka (8-3) beat 8th ranked North Macedonian Pelister (6-5) 102-88 on Tuesday. Krka made 20-of-23 free shots (87.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. The best player for the winners was Croatian-Slovenian point guard Rok Stipcevic (186-1986, agency: PEPI SPORT) who had a double-double by scoring 18 points and 18 assists. Forward Robert Jurkovic (199-2002) chipped in 21 points and 6 rebounds (perfect from the field making all nine shots !!!). Bosnian power forward Sead Hadzifejzovic (202-1989) produced 23 points (on 10-of-11 shooting from the field) and power forward Andrej Maslinko (208-1997, agency: BeoBasket) added 21 points respectively for the hosts. Five Krka and four Pelister players scored in double figures. Pelister's coach tested twelve players saving starting five for next games. Krka maintains second place with 8-3 record having just three points less than leader Helios Suns, which they share with Zlatibor. Loser Pelister keeps the eighth position with five games lost. They share it with Sloga KR. Krka will meet at home Sutjeska (#6) in the next round. Pelister will play against Sloga KR in Kraljevo and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Pelister: S.Hadzifejzovic 23+4reb+2ast, A.Maslinko 21+3reb+1ast, D.Caruthers 13+3reb+3ast, K.Carpenter 13+3reb+3ast, B.Stajic 5+4ast, I.Sapundziev 4+4reb
Krka: J.Robert 21+6reb, J.Macura 19+5reb+1ast, R.Stipcevic 18+2reb+18ast, M.Skedelj 15+6reb, L.Stergar 15+3reb+2ast, R.Spasojevic 6+7reb+2ast

Sutjeska - Zlatibor 78-88

The most shocking disappointment of round 11 was a home defeat of 3rd placed Montenegrin Sutjeska (7-4) to fourth ranked Serbian Zlatibor (8-3) 88-78. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Zlatibor made 24-of-28 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. Zlatibor outrebounded Sutjeska 50-26 including a 20-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. 26 personal fouls committed by Sutjeska helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for point guard Nemanja Protic (182-1986) who led his team to a victory scoring 20 points and 7 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Brano Djukanovic (196-1995) helped adding 21 points and 5 rebounds. Zlatibor's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Milos Popovic (201-1998) responded with 17 points and 5 rebounds and American guard Michael Weathers (190-1997, college: SMU) scored 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Sutjeska players scored in double figures. Zlatibor moved-up to second place, which they share with Krka. Sutjeska at the other side dropped to the fourth position with four games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Zlatibor is looking forward to face bottom-ranked Spars (#14) in Sarajevo in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Sutjeska will play on the road against the league's second-placed Krka (#2) in Novo Mesto and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sutjeska: J.Ross 18+3reb+3ast, M.Vujovic 17+2reb, M.Popovic 17+5reb+2ast, M.Weathers 12+8reb+4ast, M.Vrbica 6+1reb+1ast, Z.Boskovic 4+5reb+1ast
Zlatibor: B.Djukanovic 21+5reb+1ast, N.Protic 20+4reb+7ast, S.Grubelic 13+4reb+1ast, M.Starovlah 10+5reb+1ast, M.Tejic 8+7reb+2ast, J.Watson 5+2reb+2ast

ABA Druga Liga round 11 best performance: Ive Ivanov (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News

Croatian Power forward Ive Ivanov (200-PF-1985, agency: PEPI SPORT) had an amazing evening in the last round for Siroki, receiving a Hoops Agents ABA 2nd League Player of the Week award for round 11.
The 37-year old player was the main contributor (23 points, eight rebounds and five assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Spars (#14, 1-10) 81-73. Siroki is placed at 6th position in ABA League. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Siroki will need more victories to improve their 7-4 record. It's Ivanov's second year at Siroki and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Ive Ivanov averages this season 13.3ppg.

The second best player in last round's games was young American Christian Bradford (185-PG-1995) of Osijek. Bradford had a very good evening with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists. Bad luck as Osijek lost that game 77-84 to the higher-ranked Sencur Gor. (#10, 4-8). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Osijek keeps 13th position. 10 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory Osijek managed to get this year. Bradford is a newcomer at Osijek, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 17.0ppg (#4). He also recorded 5.5 assists per game. Former Radford University star Bradford is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market.

Third on the list of top players last round was Bosnia and Herzegovina forward Sead Hadzifejzovic (202-F/C-1989) of Pelister (#8). Hadzifejzovic scored 23 points. Despite Hadzifejzovic's great performance Pelister lost 88-102 to the higher-ranked Krka (#2, 8-3). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Pelister needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 6 victories and 5 lost games. Hadzifejzovic has a great season in ABA League. After only 9 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.9ppg (best scorer).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Rok Stipcevic (186-PG-1986) of Krka - 18 points, 2 rebounds and 18 assists
5. Robert Jurkovic (199-F-2002) of Krka - 21 points and 6 rebounds
6. Zoran Paunovic (200-F-2000) of Sloga KR - 24 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Jurij Macura (211-F/C-1999) of Krka - 19 points and 5 rebounds
8. Filip Kraljevic (213-C/F-1989) of Siroki - 14 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists
9. Haris Curevac (198-F-1996) of Spars - 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists
10. Karlo Uljarevic (190-SG-1998) of Gorica - 16 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

The Player of the Week awards are presented by Hoops Agents. Hoops Agents is the most complete website about the agencies and players they represent. With more than twenty years of experience, Hoops Agents is already recognized as the most reliable destination for the players who wish to continue their career in professional basketball and are searching for a reputable and connected representation. Hoops Agents is also most complete source of transactions news.

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ARGENTINA

Stats Leaders - LigaA

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Thomas COOPER

La Union
(196-G-1992)
Avg: 17.4

17.4

16.9

16.6

16.5

16.4

Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Matias EIDINTAS

Dep V
(186-SG-1995)
Avg: 19.4

19.4

19.3

19.2

19.1

18.7

Argentinian La Liga Argentina round 39 best performance: Emiliano Lezcano - by Eurobasket News

Point guard Emiliano Lezcano (187-PG-2001) had a great game in the last round for second-ranked Ameghino, receiving a Hoops Agents La Liga Argentina Player of the Week award for round 39.
The 21-year old player was the main contributor (36 points, three rebounds and seven assists) to his team's victory, helping them to outclass San Isidro (#1, 23-6) with 43-point margin 110-67. Ameghino is placed at 2nd position in Argentinian La Liga Argentina. They are still close to the very top. Ameghino would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 22-5 record. In the team's last game Lezcano had a remarkable 93.3% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Ameghino and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Emiliano Lezcano averages this season 11.4ppg.

The second best player in last round's games was young Franco Barroso (207-C-1994) of GELP. Barroso had a very good evening with a double-double of 22 points and 16 rebounds. It was enough for GELP to edge the higher-ranked Lanus (#6, 15-11) 81-76. This victory allowed GELP to move up to 9th position in Conferencia Sur. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 13-16 record. Barroso is a newcomer at GELP, but is already one of team's top players.

Third on the list of top players last round was American center Arnold Louis (201-C-1990) of H.Americano (#5). Louis scored 24 points and grabbed thirteen rebounds (!!!). Despite Louis' great performance H.Americano lost 75-77 to the lower-ranked Pico FC (#8, 13-15). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing H.Americano needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams in Conferencia Sur. Their record is 16 victories and 12 lost games. Louis has a very solid season. In 21 games in Argentina he scored 15.9ppg. He also has 6.5rpg and FGP: 57.1%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Dwayne Russell (203-F) of Colon SF - 23 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Marcelo Martinez (187-G-1996) of Sarmiento R. - 20 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists
6. Ramiro Paz) of Sarmiento R. - 27 points and 4 rebounds
7. Santiago Serna (203-F/C-2001) of CAO Ceres - 14 points and 9 rebounds
8. Juan Bollo (203-C-1992) of Villa Mitre - 13 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists
9. Juan Luis Abeiro (200-C/F-1988) of Ameghino - 18 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Juan Cruz Scacchi (195-G-2001) of Sarmiento R. - 15 points, 11 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)

La Liga Argentina Round 39: San Isidro is defeated by Ameghino - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was another loss of top-ranked San Isidro (23-6) in San Francisco on Tuesday night. Hosts were rolled over by third ranked Ameghino (22-5) 110-67. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Ameghino dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to San Isidro's 34. Ameghino had a 28-14 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by San Isidro's players. It was a great evening for point guard Emiliano Lezcano (187-2001) who led his team to a victory scoring 36 points (!!!) and 7 assists (on 15-of-18 shooting from the field). Power forward Juan Luis Abeiro (200-1988) helped adding 18 points and 8 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Federico Zezular (198-2001) with 13 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Ameghino moved-up to second place. San Isidro at the other side still keeps top position with six games lost.
Important game to mention about took place in General Pico. Ninth ranked Pico FC (13-15) saved a 2-point victory at home edging 6th ranked H.Americano (16-12) 77-75 on Monday evening. It was an exceptional evening for Cuban forward Yasmany Fundora (201-1992) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds. Franco Zalabardo accounted for 16 points. American center Arnold Louis (201-1990, college: SSU) came up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 13 rebounds for H.Americano in the defeat. Pico FC have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to eighth place. H.Americano lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Dep Norte.
A very close game took place in Pergamino between H.Americano and Pergamino. Sixth ranked H.Americano (16-12) got a very close victory on the road over 10th ranked Pergamino (12-15). H.Americano managed to escape with a 3-point win 69-66 on Wednesday evening. The best player for the winners was Lucas Reyes who scored 11 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Santiago Ibarra who recorded 18 points. Pergamino's coach Julian Pagura rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. H.Americano moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Dep Norte. Loser Pergamino keeps the tenth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Libertad.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 39: Estudiantes C. was destroyed by Villa Mitre on the opponent's court 91-64. Echague managed to outperform CAO Ceres in a home game 65-57. CAO Ceres recorded a loss to Colon SF on the road 85-77. GELP defeated Lanus on its own court 81-76. Dep Norte smashed Tucuman in Armstrong 93-59. Sarmiento R. won against Jachal at home 90-78.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals by Marcelo Martinez of Sarmiento R..

Pico FC - H.Americano 77-75

Important game to mention about took place in General Pico. Ninth ranked Pico FC (13-15) saved a 2-point victory at home edging 6th ranked H.Americano (16-12) 77-75 on Monday evening. It was an exceptional evening for Cuban forward Yasmany Fundora (201-1992) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds. Franco Zalabardo (190-1991) accounted for 16 points for the winning side. American center Arnold Louis (201-1990, college: SSU) came up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 13 rebounds and point guard Ezequiel Paz (190-2001, agency: Interperformances) added 15 points and 4 assists respectively for H.Americano in the defeat. Pico FC have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to eighth place. H.Americano lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Dep Norte.
Top scorers:
Pico FC: Z.Franco 16+4reb+3ast, Y.Fundora 16+11reb, A.Rossi 9+3reb+4ast, A.Bualo 8+1reb+2ast, P.Manuel 8+3ast, A.Valentin 7+2reb+1ast
H.Americano: A.Louis 24+13reb+1ast, P.Ezequiel 15+3reb+4ast, L.Zalio 11+7reb+2ast, G.Romero 7+7reb+1ast, L.Reyes 6+1reb+5ast, C.Buemo 6+4reb+1ast

Villa Mitre - Estudiantes C. 91-64

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 16th ranked Estudiantes C.'s (8-20) road loss to fifteenth ranked Villa Mitre (10-14) 64-91 on Monday. Villa Mitre outrebounded Estudiantes C. 49-30 including a 38-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was center Juan Bollo (203-1992) who had a double-double by scoring 13 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Federico Harina (186-1991) chipped in 17 points and 7 rebounds. Five Villa Mitre players scored in double figures. Villa Mitre's coach Lisandro De Tomasi felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Alvaro Yarza who recorded 13 points and 5 rebounds and center Rafael Banegas (204-1992) added 12 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Villa Mitre moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with Rocamora. Loser Estudiantes C. keeps the sixteenth position with 20 games lost.
Top scorers:
Villa Mitre: F.Harina 17+7reb+3ast, J.Bollo 13+10reb+5ast, G.Andres 11+2reb, D.Valentin 11+10reb+1ast, M.Jano 11+3reb+3ast, C.Alvaro 10+5reb+3ast
Estudiantes C.: Y.Alvaro 13+5reb+1ast, M.Gauna 13+3reb+2ast, R.Banegas 12+6reb, R.Rattero 9+1reb+1ast, B.Romero 6+1reb, C.Martin 5+7reb

Echague - CAO Ceres 65-57

Very predictable result in Parana where ninth ranked Echague (12-14) defeated 14th ranked CAO Ceres (10-17) 65-57 on Monday. The best player for the winners was guard Lisandro Ruiz Moreno (185-1989) who scored 22 points and 6 rebounds. Forward Ignacio Zulberti (200-1996) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Manuel Alonso (195-1999, agency: BIG) who recorded 14 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Facundo Gago (178-1996) added 11 points and 5 assists respectively. Echague have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Colon SF. Loser CAO Ceres keeps the fourteenth position with 17 games lost.
Top scorers:
Echague: L.Ruiz Moreno 22+6reb+1ast, I.Zulberti 12+12reb+2ast, B.Augusto 9+2reb, P.Bandeo 9+1reb+2ast, F.Gonzalez 8+6reb+1ast, F.Joaquin 3+4reb
CAO Ceres: M.Alonso 14+7reb+2ast, S.Santiago 11+8reb, F.Gago 11+3reb+5ast, J.Godoy 8+7reb+2ast, P.Martinez 7+6reb+2ast, M.Alejo 4+1reb

Colon SF - CAO Ceres 85-77

Not a big story in a game in Santa Fe where 14th ranked CAO Ceres (10-17) was defeated by tenth ranked Colon SF (12-14) 85-77 on Tuesday. The best player for the winners was American forward Dwayne Russell (203, college: St.Thomas, FL) who had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds. Guard Lisandro Quinteros (187-1995) chipped in 18 points and 6 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Jordi Godoy (185-1996, agency: BIG) who recorded 19 points and 7 assists and Colombian power forward Santiago Serna (203-2001) added 14 points and 9 rebounds respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Colon SF moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Echague. Loser CAO Ceres keeps the fourteenth position with 17 games lost.
Top scorers:
Colon SF: D.Russell 23+10reb+2ast, B.Tomas 18+4reb+4ast, L.Quinteros 18+6reb+3ast, N.Bravo 10+4reb+1ast, C.Luca 7+3reb+1ast, G.Sinconi 6+5reb
CAO Ceres: J.Godoy 19+3reb+7ast, P.Martinez 15+6reb, M.Alonso 14+6reb+2ast, S.Santiago 14+9reb+1ast, F.Gago 8+7reb+4ast, M.Alejo 5+1ast

San Isidro - Ameghino 67-110

The most crucial game of the last round was another loss of top-ranked San Isidro (23-6) in San Francisco on Tuesday night. Hosts were rolled over by third ranked Ameghino (22-5) 110-67. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Ameghino dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to San Isidro's 34. Ameghino had a 28-14 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by San Isidro's players. It was a great evening for point guard Emiliano Lezcano (187-2001) who led his team to a victory scoring 36 points (!!!) and 7 assists (on 15-of-18 shooting from the field). Power forward Juan Luis Abeiro (200-1988) helped adding 18 points and 8 rebounds. Five Ameghino players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Federico Zezular (198-2001) with 13 points and power forward Juan Cruz Oberto (200-1997) scored 9 points and 6 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Ameghino moved-up to second place. San Isidro at the other side still keeps top position with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Ameghino: L.Emiliano 36+3reb+7ast, M.Martinez 21+2reb+3ast, J.Luis Abeiro 18+8reb+2ast, B.Mateo 13+7reb+6ast, J.Franca 12+4reb+1ast, C.Zenclussen 4+5reb+4ast
San Isidro: F.Zezular 13+2reb+2ast, S.Jeronimo 11+1reb, S.Bruno 9+1ast, J.Cruz Oberto 9+6reb, S.Luduena 8+3reb+4ast, A.Carnovale 7+3reb+4ast

GELP - Lanus 81-76

There was a surprise result in La Plata where tenth ranked GELP (13-16) beat higher ranked Lanus (15-11) 81-76 on Tuesday. The best player for the winners was center Franco Barroso (207-1994) who had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 16 rebounds. Guard Juan Pablo Lancieri (189-1995) chipped in 9 points and 11 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was American forward Phil Bledsoe (198, college: GSC) who recorded 18 points and 9 rebounds and Jorge Banegas (190-1993, agency: BIG) added 18 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Lanus' coach Sebastian Saborido rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. GELP moved-up to ninth place. Lanus lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with 11 games lost.
Top scorers:
GELP: F.Barroso 22+16reb+1ast, G.Carlos 16+1reb+5ast, A.Moreno 10+3reb, J.Pablo Lancieri 9+11reb+2ast, H.Marcos 8+5reb, F.Vallejos 7+1reb
Lanus: P.Bledsoe 18+9reb, J.Banegas 18+5reb+3ast, R.Augusto 8+3reb, A.Britos 7+2reb+1ast, G.Mariano 7+5reb+3ast, L.Gorosterrazu 7+4reb+2ast

Tucuman - Dep Norte 59-93

There was no surprise in San Miguel de Tucuman where 16th ranked Tucuman (5-21) was outplayed by sixth ranked Dep Norte (16-12) 93-59 on Tuesday. The best player for the winners was guard Jeremias Cardona (188-2002) who scored 25 points. Guard Franco Montemagio (185-2002) chipped in 17 points. Dep Norte's coach Alejandro Cupulutti felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Fernando Carabajal (175-2001) who recorded 18 points and forward Patricio Aranda (197-1989) added 13 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Dep Norte moved-up to fifth place, which they share with H.Americano. Tucuman lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the sixteenth position with 21 games lost.
Top scorers:
Dep Norte: C.Jeremias 25+2reb+2ast, M.Franco 17+4reb+1ast, A.Montani 16+3reb+2ast, B.Franco 9+6reb+3ast, C.Cupulutti 8+7reb+3ast, N.Lucas 7+5reb+1ast
Tucuman: C.Fernando 18+1reb+2ast, P.Aranda 13+5reb+2ast, E.Skidelsky 8+8reb+1ast, B.Lautaro 5+2reb+2ast, C.Echevarria 5+2reb+3ast, M.Lucas 4+6reb

Pergamino - H.Americano 66-69

A very close game took place in Pergamino between H.Americano and Pergamino. Sixth ranked H.Americano (16-12) got a very close victory on the road over 10th ranked Pergamino (12-15). H.Americano managed to escape with a 3-point win 69-66 on Wednesday evening. The best player for the winners was the former international point guard Lucas Reyes (181-2000) who scored 11 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Carlos Buemo (194-1996, agency: BIG) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Santiago Ibarra (198-1998) who recorded 18 points and guard Luciano Gonzalez (186-1998) added 14 points respectively. Five H.Americano and four Pergamino players scored in double figures. Pergamino's coach Julian Pagura rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. H.Americano moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Dep Norte. Loser Pergamino keeps the tenth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Libertad.
Top scorers:
H.Americano: A.Louis 17+5reb, C.Buemo 15+6reb+1ast, G.Romero 12+5reb, P.Ezequiel 11+9reb, L.Reyes 11+7reb+4ast, T.Dunans 3+1reb+1ast
Pergamino: S.Ibarra 18+4reb+2ast, G.Luciano 14+4reb+1ast, E.Torne 12+5reb, B.Levato 11+2reb+1ast, G.Federico 7+3reb+1ast, G.Manuel 2+6reb+4ast

Sarmiento R. - Jachal 90-78

There was a surprise result in Chaco where seventeenth ranked Sarmiento R. (5-22) won against higher ranked Jachal (10-15) 90-78 on Wednesday. Sarmiento R. dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Jachal's 36. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was guard Marcelo Martinez (187-1996) who scored 20 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals. Ramiro Paz chipped in 27 points (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field). Four Sarmiento R. players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Luciano Tambucci (194-1998) who recorded 17 points and 5 rebounds and Pablo Aaron (199-2000) added 8 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Newly promoted Sarmiento R. maintains seventeenth place with 5-22 record. Loser Jachal keeps the twelfth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Quilmes MP and Montmartre.
Top scorers:
Sarmiento R.: P.Ramiro 27+4reb+1ast, M.Martinez 20+5reb+7ast, S.Juan Cruz 15+11reb+2ast, A.Mariani 12+2ast, F.Franco 6+4reb, A.Traverso 6+1ast
Jachal: L.Tambucci 17+5reb+1ast, H.Wilkerson 16+1reb, C.Juan 10+3reb+4ast, P.Aaron 8+6reb+3ast, S.Ismael 8+1reb+2ast, R.Gaspar 7+3reb+2ast

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ASEAN LEAGUE

Round 2 of Semi-Finals. HK Eastern and Saigon Heat post victories - by Eurobasket News

NS Matrix - HK Eastern 70-76

HK Eastern toppled NS Matrix to secure the sweep in the series. Canadian center Chris McLaughlin (208, college: Victoria) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 20 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Croatian-Australian swingman Dominic Gilbert (198, college: UBC, agency: BIG) contributed with 26 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Four HK Eastern players scored in double figures. American center Amir Williams (211-1992, college: Ohio St.) replied with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 12 rebounds and his fellow American import center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) added 16 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for NS Matrix.
Top scorers:
NS Matrix: A.Williams 26+12reb+1ast, T.Glass 16+15reb+6ast, I.Williams 12+2reb+4ast, T.Kuek 9+1reb, C.Ting 7+8reb, O.Xian-Fu 0
HK Eastern: D.Gilbert 26+6reb+1ast, C.McLaughlin 21+20reb, O.Bassett 12+3reb+4ast, T.Trocha-Morelos 11+3reb+4ast, S.Chan 3+2ast, O.Xu 3+1reb+1ast

Singapore S. - Saigon Heat 79-81

Saigon Heat nipped Singapore Slingers to force the decider. Heat shot 22 for 30 from the free-throw line, while Singapore S. only scored four points from the stripe. Strangely Singapore S. outrebounded Heat 51-34 including a 20-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. American players dominated the game. Power forward Jeremy Combs (201-1995, college: Texas Southern) had a double-double by scoring 14 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and guard Evan Gilyard II (178-1998, college: UMKC) chipped in 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Four Heat players scored in double figures. Center CJ Gettys (213-1994, college: Rutgers, agency: Haylett Sports) responded with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 20 rebounds and forward Xavier Alexander (196-1988, college: S.Nazarene) scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
Top scorers:
Singapore S.: C.Gettys 31+20reb+3ast, K.Barkley 16+10reb+3ast, X.Alexander 16+9reb+6ast, D.Goh 6+9reb+2ast, K.Lim 4+1reb+1ast, M.Jun-Hao 3+1reb
Saigon Heat: E.Gilyard II 20+5reb+5ast, J.Holder 20+4reb+2ast, H.Thomas 16+7reb+3ast, J.Combs 14+13reb+5ast, N.Vinh Phuc 7+3reb, T.Waale 4+2reb+1ast

Round 3 of Semi-Finals. Saigon Heat advance into Finals - by Eurobasket News

Saigon Heat - Singapore S. 86-85

Saigon Heat nipped Singapore Slingers at home to secure the Finals berth. American players dominated the game. It was a good game for power forward Jeremy Combs (201-1995, college: Texas Southern) who saved his team from a defeat with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. Guard Evan Gilyard II (178-1998, college: UMKC) contributed with 19 points and 9 assists for the winners. Four Heat players scored in double figures. Swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-1996, college: ECU, agency: Haylett Sports) answered with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and center CJ Gettys (213-1994, college: Rutgers, agency: Haylett Sports) added 25 points and 12 rebounds in the effort for Singapore S.
Top scorers:
Saigon Heat: J.Combs 25+11reb+7ast, E.Gilyard II 19+3reb+9ast, J.Holder 15+4reb, H.Thomas 11+12reb+1ast, N.Vinh Phuc 9+2reb, T.Waale 7+2reb+1ast
Singapore S.: C.Gettys 25+12reb, K.Barkley 23+13reb+4ast, X.Alexander 19+8reb+5ast, D.Goh 9+3reb+5ast, L.Liew 9+1reb+2ast, A.Muhammad 0

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AUSTRIA

Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Zach COOKS

UBSC Graz
(175-PG-)
Avg: 24.0

24.0

23.4

22.5

20.1

19.8

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BAHAMAS

NPBA Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Dylan MUSGROVE

Giants
(190-G/F-)
Avg: 21.8

21.8

18.4

18.1

17.6

17.1

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BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Review of Round 4 of Top 16 - by Eurobasket News

H.Jerusalem - H.Holon 77-65

Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Hapoel Jerusalem made 9 blocks. American point guard Kenneth Smith (190-1993, college: Louisiana Tech) fired 26 points for the winners. The other American import swingman Levi Randolph (196-1992, college: Alabama, agency: Slash Sports) chipped in 13 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Hapoel Jerusalem players scored in double figures. Shawn Dawson (198-1993) produced 20 points and 6 rebounds and American Chris Johnson (198-1990, college: Dayton) added 14 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
H.Jerusalem: K.Smith 26+2ast, L.Randolph 13+6reb+6ast, Z.Hankins 11+11reb+2ast, B.Brown 11+1reb+2ast, O.Blayzer 6+1reb+2ast, O.Cornelius 6+4reb+3ast
H.Holon: S.Dawson 20+6reb+1ast, J.Ragland 16+1reb+2ast, C.Johnson 14+6reb+2ast, H.Dalton 8+12reb+2ast, C.Harris 4+1reb, M.Jones 2+4reb

Limoges - AEK 63-69

Worth to mention a great performance of American-Jamaican guard Brynton Lemar (193-1995, college: UC Davis) who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 4 assists and Spanish power forward Pierre Oriola (208-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) who added 12 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side swingman Nicolas Lang (198-1990, agency: BeoBasket) responded with 16 points and 5 rebounds and Lucas Ugolin (196-2002) scored 12 points. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
AEK: B.Lemar 16+3reb+4ast, J.Strelnieks 16+1reb, P.Oriola 12+6reb, K.Williams III 6+2reb+2ast, I.Miles 5+7reb+2ast, K.Gontikas 4+1reb
Limoges: N.Lang 16+5reb+3ast, U.Lucas 12+2reb+3ast, T.Kyzlink 11+2reb+3ast, M.Klassen 7+1reb+3ast, B.Jones 5+1reb+2ast, J.Graves 5+2reb+1ast

Bilbao - Tenerife 72-74

Worth to mention a great performance of Brazilian-Italian point guard Marcelinho Huertas (191-1983) who helped to win the game recording 16 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and Georgian center Giorgi Shermadini (217-1989, agency: Octagon Europe) who added 14 points and 5 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws) during the contest. At the losing side American point guard Adam Smith (185-1992, college: Georgia Tech) responded with 19 points and guard Francisco Alonso (191-1996, college: UNCG) scored 13 points. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Tenerife: M.Huertas 16+5reb+7ast, G.Shermadini 14+5reb+1ast, B.Fitipaldo 11+2reb, S.Salin 9+2reb, L.Bolmaro 8+1reb+2ast, T.Abromaitis 5+4reb
Bilbao: A.Smith 19+2reb+2ast, F.Alonso 13+3reb+2ast, E.Sulejmanovic 12+3reb+1ast, G.Tsalmpouris 8+6reb+1ast, X.Rabaseda 7+5reb+2ast, N.Radicevic 3+1reb+3ast

Murcia - Darussafaka 104-105

Dacka made 32-of-38 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Matt Mooney (189-1997, college: Texas Tech, agency: Octagon Europe) who helped to win the game recording 27 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and British center Gabriel Olaseni (211-1991, college: Iowa) who added 17 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Five Dacka players scored in double figures. At the losing side American point guard Travis Trice II (183-1993, college: Michigan St.) responded with 24 points and 6 assists and American-Georgian guard Thaddus McFadden (188-1987, college: Fairmont St., agency: BeoBasket) scored 25 points and 4 assists. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Darussafaka: M.Mooney 27+5reb+4ast, G.Olaseni 17+6reb+1ast, A.White 14+7reb+1ast, C.Korkmaz 13+3reb+1ast, D.Ozdemiroglu 11+3reb+5ast, M.Starks 10+2reb+4ast
Murcia: T.McFadden 25+4ast, T.Trice II 24+2reb+6ast, A.Pustovyi 17+7reb+1ast, R.Luther 9+6reb+2ast, J.Anderson 9+9reb+1ast, N.Radovic 8+8reb

Unicaja - Galatasaray 81-76

Unicaja made 16-of-16 free shots (100 percent !!!) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American-Montenegrin point guard Kendrick Perry (183-1992, college: YSU) who helped to win the game recording 19 points (made all of his seven free throws) and guard Dario Brizuela (188-1994) who added 20 points and 4 assists during the contest. At the losing side Italian-American forward Angelo Caloiaro (203-1989, college: USF, agency: Pensack Sports) responded with 19 points and 5 rebounds (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) and American point guard Daron Russell (180-1998, college: Maryland) scored 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Unicaja: D.Brizuela 20+1reb+4ast, K.Perry 19+4reb+3ast, D.Kravish 9+11reb, T.Carter 8+1reb+2ast, Y.Sima 6+3reb, A.Diaz 6+2reb+2ast
Galatasaray: A.Caloiaro 19+5reb+1ast, S.Kabaca 13+4reb+1ast, D.Russell 12+7reb+5ast, D.Ennis 9+7reb+3ast, T.McGee 8+2reb+3ast, M.Mustafa 8+2reb

Bonn - Rytas 99-72

Telekom Baskets dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Rytas' 24. They outrebounded Rytas 41-21 including a 30-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Telekom Baskets made 7 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of American-North Macedonian point guard TJ Shorts (175-1997, college: UC Davis) who helped to win the game recording 22 points and 7 assists and American guard Javontae Hawkins (196-1993, college: Fordham) who added 20 points and 5 assists during the contest. Shorts is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. At the losing side center Martynas Echodas (206-1997) responded with 14 points and American guard Marcus Foster (191-1995, college: Creighton) scored 12 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Bonn: T.Shorts 22+4reb+7ast, J.Hawkins 20+3reb+5ast, C.Malcolm 16+5reb+1ast, F.Delany 14+5reb+1ast, Z.Ensminger 6, D.Williams 5+4reb+1ast
Rytas: M.Echodas 14+3reb+1ast, E.Fridriksson 12+1reb+2ast, M.Foster 12+1reb+2ast, G.Masiulis 10+5reb, M.Normantas 9+2reb+2ast, B.Varadi 7+2reb+1ast

Strasbourg - Dijon 86-67

SIG Strasbourg shot 62.5 percent from the field. SIG Strasbourg had a 23-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Tim Frazier (185-1990, college: Penn St.) who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 7 rebounds and center Bodian Massa (205-1997) who added 10 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. Five SIG Strasbourg players scored in double figures. SIG Strasbourg's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American forward Markis McDuffie (203-1997, college: Wichita St.) responded with 18 points and 6 rebounds and Slovenian Gregor Hrovat (196-1994, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 14 points.
Top scorers:
Strasbourg: M.Keene 16+4ast, T.Frazier 15+7reb+1ast, L.Cavaliere 14+2reb+3ast, R.Kurucs 11+3reb+3ast, D.Lansdowne 11+1reb+3ast, B.Massa 10+10reb+1ast
Dijon: M.McDuffie 18+6reb, G.Hrovat 14+3reb+3ast, M.Mobley 8+2ast, A.Loum 7+5reb+1ast, D.Holston 6+1reb+3ast, R.Ducote 5+2reb

Manresa - Bahcesehir 77-76

Manresa made 19-of-21 free shots (90.5 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Jerrick Harding (185-1998, college: Weber St.) who helped to win the game recording 22 points (made all of his nine free throws !!!) and Polish-Argentinian Juan Pablo Vaulet (198-1996) who added 10 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side French center Jerry Boutsiele (207-1992) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) and swingman Yigit Arslan (198-1996) scored 17 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Manresa: J.Harding 22+1reb, D.Robinson 12+4reb, J.Pablo Vaulet 10+6reb+1ast, A.Waczynski 9+3reb+3ast, M.Geben 6+4reb+1ast, M.Steinbergs 5+5reb
Bahcesehir: J.Boutsiele 23+12reb+3ast, Y.Arslan 17+5reb+2ast, J.Smith 10+4reb+4ast, L.Hall 7+2ast, J.Gist 7+1ast, C.Morgan 5+6reb+2ast

Murcia - Darussafaka 96-87

Murcia made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American James Anderson (198-1989, college: OK State, agency: Octagon Europe) who helped to win the game recording 19 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists and American-Georgian guard Thaddus McFadden (188-1987, college: Fairmont St., agency: BeoBasket) who added 26 points during the contest. At the losing side British center Gabriel Olaseni (211-1991, college: Iowa) responded with 19 points and 6 rebounds and American point guard Markel Starks (187-1991, college: Georgetown, agency: BeoBasket) scored 11 points and 6 assists. Five Dacka players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Murcia: T.McFadden 26+2reb+1ast, J.Anderson 19+9reb+7ast, N.Radovic 10+4reb+2ast, T.Bellas 9+1reb+5ast, D.Jelinek 9+1reb+1ast, J.Sakho 8+7reb
Darussafaka: G.Olaseni 19+6reb+2ast, M.Mooney 12+2reb+3ast, E.Osmani 11+7reb+1ast, M.Starks 11+3reb+6ast, D.Ozdemiroglu 11+1reb+4ast, A.Yeboah 8+3reb

Manresa - Bahcesehir 90-72

Manresa dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Acibadem's 30. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Acibadem's players. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Devin Robinson (203-1995, college: Florida) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 9 rebounds and Polish-Argentinian Juan Pablo Vaulet (198-1996) who added 12 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side swingman Muhammed Baygul (191-1992, agency: Interperformances) responded with 11 points and 5 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws) and Irish-Canadian Conor Morgan (206-1994, college: UBC, agency: BeoBasket) scored 16 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Manresa: D.Robinson 18+9reb+1ast, J.Harding 16+3reb+1ast, J.Pablo Vaulet 12+9reb+1ast, M.Geben 12+6reb+2ast, B.Badio 9+1reb+1ast, M.Steinbergs 9+3reb+2ast
Bahcesehir: C.Morgan 16+3reb, J.Smith 15, B.Candan 11+7reb, M.Baygul 11+5reb+3ast, Y.Arslan 5+2reb, L.Hall 5+1reb+2ast

Galatasaray - Unicaja 72-67

Worth to mention a great performance of Italian-American forward Angelo Caloiaro (203-1989, college: USF, agency: Pensack Sports) who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 9 rebounds. American point guard Daron Russell (180-1998, college: Maryland) contributed with 15 points and 4 assists for the winners. Four Galatasaray players scored in double figures. Guard Alberto Diaz (188-1994) replied with 4 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and American-Bulgarian center David Kravish (207-1992, college: California) added 7 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Unicaja. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Galatasaray: A.Caloiaro 15+9reb+2ast, D.Russell 15+2reb+4ast, S.Kabaca 13+3reb+1ast, T.McGee 11+3reb+2ast, D.Ristic 6+3reb, G.Koksal 6+1reb+1ast
Unicaja: D.Brizuela 12+3reb+1ast, K.Perry 10+3reb+3ast, T.Carter 10+1ast, D.Osetkowski 8+3reb, T.Kalinoski 7+6reb+1ast, D.Kravish 7+6reb+3ast

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BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AMERICAS

Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Brandon ROBINSON

Quimsa
(196-SG-1989)
Avg: 21.6

21.6

21.3

20.3

19.1

18.7

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BULGARIA

Div A stats leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Konstantin KOEV

Vihar Aytos
(196-F-1991)
Avg: 26.0

26.0

25.2

24.6

24.4

24.4

Milen Ivanchev claims Bulgarian BBL Division A weekly honour - by Eurobasket News

Milen Ivanchev (190-G-1996) had an amazing evening in the last round for Rakovski and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents BBL Division A Player of the Week award for round 21.
The 26-year old guard had a double-double of 18 points and twenty six rebounds, while his team crushed 3.6.9. BC (#8, 1-17) with 17-point margin 69-52. Thanks to this victory Rakovski moved-up to the 7th position in Bulgarian BBL Division A. The season is in a full swing, so it's only a dream for the team to make it into top half of the standings. For contrary they may face relegation if the situation turns from bad to worse. Rakovski have already lost 14 games and recorded just four victories. In the team's last game Ivanchev had a remarkable 70.0% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Ivanchev has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (8th best: 11.1rpg) and averages solid 2.1spg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young guard Krastomir Mihov (194-G-2004) of Akademik PL 2. Mihov impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 32 points and 12 rebounds. Bad luck as Akademik PL 2 lost that game 94-117 to slightly higher-ranked Hebar (#2, 15-2). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the top position in South. Akademik PL 2 still maintains its place in the top 4 of the standings, even despite this loss. His team's 11-6 record is not bad at all. Mihov is one of the most experienced players at Akademik PL 2 and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 21.4ppg (#8). His other stats are also decent: 13.1rpg and 5.3apg.

The third best performed player last round was Asen Popov (210-C-1997, agency: Interperformances) of Levski 2 (#9). Popov showcased his all-around game by recording 29 points, thirteen rebounds (!!!) and four assists in the last round. He was a key player of Levski 2, leading his team to a 78-62 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Mix (#10, 5-14). Popov has individually a great season in Bulgaria. After 18 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 11.3rpg (7th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Aleksandar Gavalyugov (187-PG-2006) of Balkan 2 - 28 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists
5. Ivaylo Tonev (198-F/G-1999) of Haskovo - 26 points and 7 rebounds
6. Omar Al-Ayubi (198-F-1991) of Polytechnica - 31 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists
7. Ioannis Kikrilis (184-PG-2004) of Akademik PL 2 - 35 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists
8. Nikolay Ninov (188-G-2003) of Hebar - 20 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Ivo Korestilov (203-F-2005) of Balkan 2 - 17 points, 18 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Hristo Bachkov (200-SF-2004) of Hebar - 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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CANADA

CIS men standings

U Sports Standings

AUS
1 St.Francis X. 17-3
2 UPEI 15-5
3 Dalhousie 12-8
4 Cape Breton 9-11
5 Memorial 8-12
6 St.Marys 8-12
7 UNB 7-13
8 Acadia 4-16
Canada West
1 Manitoba 18-2
2 Victoria 17-3
3 Winnipeg 15-5
4 Alberta 15-5
5 UBC 13-7
6 TWU 12-8
7 Brandon 12-8
8 Calgary 11-9
9 Regina 10-10
10 UFV 9-11
11 UNBC 8-12
12 Mount Royal 8-12
13 UBC Okanagan 6-14
14 Lethbridge 6-14
15 Saskatchewan 5-15
16 TRU 5-15
17 MacEwan 0-20
OUA Central
1 Brock 16-6
2 Lakehead 16-6
3 TMU 14-8
4 Toronto 13-9
5 McMaster 12-10
6 York 6-16
OUA East
1 Carleton 18-4
2 Ottawa 17-5
3 Queens 17-5
4 Nipissing 5-17
5 Ontario Tech 4-18
6 Laurentian 3-19
OUA West
1 Windsor 16-6
2 Laurier 14-8
3 Guelph 11-11
4 Western 10-12
5 Algoma 3-19
6 Waterloo 3-19
RSEQ
1 UQAM 9-6
2 Concordia 9-8
3 Laval 9-8
4 Bishops 8-8
5 McGill 7-10

Quarter-Finals: Round 1

Mar. 10: UQAM - Carleton
Mar. 10: Winnipeg - Ottawa
Mar. 10: Queen's - St.Francis X.
Mar. 10: UPEI - Victoria

All-Canada West Awards 2023 - by Eurobasket Center

Player of the Year: Brazil

Diego Maffia (6'1''-G-2001) of Victoria

All-Canada West 1st Team 2023

Maffia

Bourcier

Hildebrandt

Woods

Tsegakele

First Team
Brazil

Diego Maffia (6'1''-G-2001) of Victoria
Canada

Mason Bourcier (6'4''-G-1999) of TWU
Canada

Simon Hildebrandt (6'9''-F) of Manitoba
Canada

James Woods (6'1''-G) of UBC
Canada

Anthony Tsegakele (6'6''-F-1999) of Brandon

All-Canada West Second Team 2023

Shittu

Maranan

Tomie

Millar

Oliveri

Second Team
Canada

Abdullah Shittu (6'6''-F) of Alberta
Canada

Shawn Maranan (5'8''-PG) of Winnipeg
Canada

Holt Tomie (6'2''-G) of Mount Royal
Canada

Carter Millar (6'5''-F) of Regina
USA

Dominick Oliveri (6'7''-F) of Victoria

All-Canada West Third Team 2023

Shittu

Ishimwe

Gardner

Foreman

Kraus

Third Team
Canada

Fareed Shittu (6'3''-G) of UNBC
Canada

Lars Ishimwe (6'4''-G) of Alberta
USA

Jahmaal Gardner (6'1''-G) of Brandon
Canada

Mason Foreman (6'7''-F) of Calgary
Canada

Mason Kraus (6'3''-G) of Manitoba

All-Canada West All-Rookie Team 2023

Hildebrandt

Robinson

Gordo

Simon

Nelson

All-Rookie Team
Canada

Simon Hildebrandt (6'9''-F) of Manitoba
Canada

Renoldo Robinson (6'3''-G) of Victoria
Spain

Alberto Gordo (6'3''-G-2004) of Winnipeg
Canada

Isaac Simon (6'2''-G) of Alberta
Canada

Ijah Nelson (6'0''-PG) of Mount Royal

Vikes repeat as conference champions with win over Wesmen - by Eurobasket Center

The Victoria Vikes captured their second-straight Canada West title with a 95-80 win over the Winnipeg Wesmen, March 3 inside CARSA Performance Gym.
'[Winnipeg]'s a really tough team and answered us punch-for-punch over the first three quarters,' commented Vikes head coach Craig Beaucamp on the win. 'I thought we were resilient and kept playing at the same rate the whole way through. We got a couple stops in the second that really led to the separation.'
The Vikes close the Canada West playoffs with a 20-3 overall record, while the Wesmen move to 17-6 on the year with the setback. Both teams will represent Canada West at the U SPORTS Final 8, March 10-12, in Halifax, N.S.
'We have a great young group. They're working week by week to try and improve, and it was a great experience for us to be in a game like this; it will be valuable for us in the future,' noted Wesmen head coach Mike Raimbault.
Newly-minted Canada West Player of the Year Diego Maffia led the way for the Vikes with a 20-point performance, adding four rebounds and a team-high nine assists in the win. Four other Vikes finished with double-digit nights in Renoldo Robinson (18), Elias Ralph (18), Dominick Oliveri (14), and Ethan Boag (12).
Mikhail Mikhailov led the Wesmen's offensive effort with 22 points, shooting 10-for-16 from the field. Shawn Maranan tallied 17 points and recorded team-highs in assists (5) and steals (2) in the runner-up showing.
The Vikes finished 34-for-72 (47.2%) from the field, while the Wesmen went 30-for-72 (41.7%) on the night. Victoria finished with the advantage in three-pointers with 15 to Winnipeg's seven.
The Wesmen put the first points of the game on the board with a jumper from Mikhailov. Immediately met by a Vikes three-pointer, Robinson scored the first basket for the home side, giving Victoria a 3-2 lead in the first minute of play.
Building a lead over the Wesmen, a Vikes three from Diego Maffia with 6:35 to play gave Victoria a 10-point lead, 23-13. After holding Winnipeg scoreless for the final two minutes of the frame, the Vikes held a 29-18 lead over the Wesmen after the first quarter.
A Wesmen jumper from Ryan Luke followed by a jumper from Mikhailov brought the Vikes' lead back to single-digits, 37-28, with 5:45 until halftime. At the half, the Vikes remained in front, 48-39.
After trading baskets for the majority of the third quarter, the Vikes knocked down three-straight three-pointers in the final two minutes to take a 75-61 lead into the final quarter of play.
After edging the Wesmen, 20-19 in the fourth quarter, the Vikes took the win by a score of 95-80.

Courtesy of canadawest.org

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CAYMAN ISLANDS

National League Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Samuel O''GARRO

Sol B
(195-G-1988)
Avg: 37.7

37.7

29.0

26.0

25.5

23.7

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CEBL

Standings

CEBL Standings

Regular Season: Round 1

May. 24: Ottawa - Brampton
May. 26: Brampton - Scarborough
May. 26: Montreal - Niagara
May. 27: Calgary - Edmonton
May. 27: Winnipeg - Vancouver

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CHINA

Stats Leaders - CBA

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Darius ADAMS

Fujian S.
(188-PG-1989)
Avg: 32.7

32.7

31.4

29.6

28.2

24.3

CBA Round 33: Guangsha Lions beat Guandong Tigers by three after a very close game - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 33 in the CBA took place in Hangzhou. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of second-best Guandong Tigers (25-6) to ninth ranked Guangsha Lions (17-15) 93-90 on Saturday evening. It was quite big embarassment for the guest team. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Guandong Tigers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Guangsha Lions made 8 blocks. 26 personal fouls committed by Guandong Tigers helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for the former international center Jinqiu Hu (211-1997) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). The former international guard Minghui Sun (187-1996) contributed with 27 points and 4 steals for the winners. The former international Rui Zhao (195-1996) answered with 17 points and 5 assists for Guandong Tigers. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Guangsha Lions maintains ninth place with 17-15 record, which they share with Shanxi L. Guandong Tigers at the other side keep the second position with six games lost. Guangsha Lions is looking forward to face Royal Fighters (#16) in Beijing in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Guandong Tigers will play on the road against Jiangsu Dragons (#13) in Nanjing and are hoping to win this game.
CBA top team - Golden Bulls (26-4) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat fourteenth ranked Eagles (14-18) in Qingdao 89-77. The former international Shuaipeng Cheng (191-1999) stepped up and scored 22 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and Harold Yu chipped in 17 points and 11 rebounds. Golden Bulls' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was South Sudanese-Australian center Duop Reath (210-1996, college: LSU) with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds. Golden Bulls have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 26-4 record. Eagles at the other side dropped to the fifteenth position with 18 games lost. Golden Bulls will play against Loongs (#10) in Taiyuan in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Eagles will play at home against Pioneers (#19) and hope to get back on the winning track.
A very close game took place in Shanghai between Jilin Tigers and Sharks. Eleventh ranked Jilin Tigers (16-15) got a very close victory on the road over higher ranked Sharks (18-14). Jilin Tigers managed to escape with a 2-point win 107-105 on Friday evening. Dominique Jones nailed a triple-double by scoring 32 points, 10 rebounds, 14 assists and 4 steals for the winning side. Eric Bledsoe came up with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists for Sharks in the defeat. Sharks' coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Jilin Tigers maintains eleventh place with 16-15 record. Loser Sharks dropped to the seventh position with 14 games lost. Jilin Tigers will meet higher ranked Aviators (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Sharks will play against Ducks in Beijing and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 33: Liaoning FL smashed Ningbo R. on the road 101-75. Shandong H. was destroyed by Beijing D. on its own court 83-119. Nanjing TX MK was outscored by Shanxi L. in Taiyuan 122-101. Shenzhen L. managed to beat Fujian S. at home 112-94. Sichuan BW was crushed by Shandong H. on the opponent's court 115-86. Guangzhou LL beat Beijing RF in a home game 101-87. Jiangsu D. won against Tianjin on the road 114-107.

Ningbo R. - Liaoning FL 75-101

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Flying Leopards (24-7) crushed bottom-ranked Rockets (2-30) in Ningbo 101-75 on Friday. Flying Leopards dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Rockets' 32. Flying Leopards forced 26 Rockets turnovers and outrebounded them 48-36 including a 20-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. Flying Leopards looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists. The former international Ailun Guo (189-1993) nailed 18 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists for the winning side and American forward JaKarr Sampson (206-1993, college: St.John's) accounted for 21 points and 9 rebounds. Four Flying Leopards players scored in double figures. Montenegrin forward Marko Todorovic (208-1992) came up with 26 points and 8 rebounds (perfect from the field making all nine shots !!!) and American point guard Brandon Taylor (178-1994, college: Utah, agency: Pensack Sports) added 11 points and 7 assists respectively for Rockets in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains third place with 24-7 record having just one point less than leader Zhejiang GB. Rockets lost their tenth game in a row. Newly promoted team stay dead last with 30 lost games. Flying Leopards will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Rockets will play against Sturgeons (#17) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Ningbo R.: T.Marko 26+8reb+3ast, T.Brandon 11+2reb+7ast, J.Shuai 8+3reb+2ast, L.Yuanyu 6+4reb, Q.Honglin 5+2reb+1ast, N.Hongyu 5+4reb
Liaoning FL: S.JaKarr 21+9reb+2ast, G.Ailun 18+7reb+9ast, F.Hao 12+7reb+5ast, H.Dejun 10+8reb+2ast, F.Kyle 9+3reb+2ast, Z.Zhenlin 9+7reb+2ast

Qingdao E. - Zhejiang GB. 77-89

CBA top team - Golden Bulls (26-4) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat fourteenth ranked Eagles (14-18) in Qingdao 89-77. Golden Bulls forced 22 Eagles turnovers and outrebounded them 43-27 including a 32-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. The former international Shuaipeng Cheng (191-1999) stepped up and scored 22 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and naturalized American center Harold Yu (221-2003) chipped in 17 points and 11 rebounds. Four Golden Bulls players scored in double figures. Golden Bulls' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was South Sudanese-Australian center Duop Reath (210-1996, college: LSU) with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds and American point guard Eugene German (183-1997, college: NIU) scored 19 points and 4 assists. Golden Bulls have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 26-4 record. Eagles at the other side dropped to the fifteenth position with 18 games lost. Golden Bulls will play against Loongs (#10) in Taiyuan in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Eagles will play at home against Pioneers (#19) and hope to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Qingdao E.: R.Duop 21+10reb+1ast, G.Eugene 19+4reb+4ast, W.Ruize 13+7reb+3ast, J.Zhuo 7+1reb+1ast, Y.Jinmeng 6+1reb+4ast, Z.Jiayi 6+1reb
Zhejiang GB.: C.Shuaipeng 22+7reb+3ast, Y.Harold 17+11reb+1ast, L.Wenbo 12+6reb, G.Jarmar 10+3reb+3ast, W.Qian 9+2reb+7ast, W.Yibo 7+1reb+3ast

Shandong H. - Beijing D. 83-119

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 5th ranked Heroes (20-13) were smashed by sixth ranked Ducks (18-13) in Jinan 119-83 on Friday. Ducks dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Heroes' 38 and made 20-of-25 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Heroes 48-32 including a 34-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Ducks looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Heroes' players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Ducks made 11 blocks. Israeli-American forward TJ Leaf (208-1997, college: UCLA) nailed a double-double by scoring 16 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and American point guard Jonathan Gibson (188-1987, college: NM State) accounted for 17 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Five Ducks players scored in double figures. American forward Troy Gillenwater (205-1988, college: NM State) came up with 26 points and 6 rebounds (went 10 for 10 at the free throw line !!!) and the former international point guard Shiyan Gao (186-1996) added 19 points and 9 assists respectively for Heroes in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Ducks maintains sixth place with 18-13 record. Loser Heroes keep the fifth position with 13 games lost. Ducks will meet at home Sharks (#7) in the next round. Heroes will play against Blue Whales and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Shandong H.: G.Troy 26+6reb, G.Shiyan 19+3reb+9ast, L.Sylven 9+2reb, C.Peidong 8+1reb+1ast, L.Guancen 7+2reb, J.Cheng 6+7reb
Beijing D.: F.Shuo 18+4reb+6ast, G.Jonathan 17+9reb+7ast, L.TJ 16+11reb+6ast, F.Ziming 14+4reb+1ast, Z.Xiaochuan 12+4reb+1ast, M.Lei 11+1reb+1ast

Shanghai S. - Jilin NE T. 105-107

A very close game took place in Shanghai between Jilin Tigers and Sharks. Eleventh ranked Jilin Tigers (16-15) got a very close victory on the road over higher ranked Sharks (18-14). Jilin Tigers managed to escape with a 2-point win 107-105 on Friday evening. Strangely Sharks outrebounded Jilin Tigers 51-34 including a 19-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American guard Dominique Jones (193-1988, college: S.Florida) nailed a triple-double by scoring 32 points, 10 rebounds, 14 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and the former international point guard Weize Jiang (182-2000) accounted for 27 points. American point guard Eric Bledsoe (185-1989, college: Kentucky) came up with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists and the former international center Zhelin Wang (214-1994) added 21 points and 13 rebounds respectively for Sharks in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Sharks' coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Jilin Tigers maintains eleventh place with 16-15 record. Loser Sharks dropped to the seventh position with 14 games lost. Jilin Tigers will meet higher ranked Aviators (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Sharks will play against Ducks in Beijing and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Shanghai S.: L.Lijia 26+5reb+1ast, B.Eric 26+12reb+9ast, W.Zhelin 21+13reb+3ast, L.Zheng 10+6reb+5ast, L.Hanchen 8+3reb+6ast, L.Terry 5+4reb+3ast
Jilin NE T.: J.Dominique 32+10reb+14ast, J.Weize 27+2reb+2ast, J.Yuxing 17+8reb+1ast, C.Jinming 16+4reb+2ast, Z.Cheng 6+4reb+5ast, L.Ang 5+3reb

Shanxi L. - Nanjing TX MK 122-101

The game between closely ranked teams ended with tenth ranked Loongs' (17-15) home victory over 11th ranked Monkey Kings (15-15) in Taiyuan 122-101 on Friday. Loongs made 17-of-18 free shots (94.4 percent) during the game. They also forced 25 Monkey Kings turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 34 assists. Ning Zhang (192-1997) nailed 26 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side and the former international Shuai Yuan (194-1994) accounted for 28 points. American point guard QJ Peterson (183-1994, college: VMI) came up with 23 points and 8 rebounds and South Sudanese-Australian center Jo Lual-Acuil Jr (213-1994, college: Baylor) added 20 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Monkey Kings in the defeat. Five Loongs and four Monkey Kings players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Loongs moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Guangsha L. Monkey Kings lost their fifth game in a row. They dropped to the twelfth position with 15 games lost. Loongs will meet at home league's leader Golden Bulls in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Monkey Kings will play against Long-Lions (#14) in Guangzhou and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Nanjing TX MK: P.QJ 23+8reb+3ast, W.Lanxuan 21+5reb+5ast, L.Jr. Jo 20+9reb+2ast, Z.Baiqing 15+7reb+1ast, S.Rongxiao 6+2reb+1ast, W.Zirui 5+1reb+4ast
Shanxi L.: Y.Shuai 28+2reb+2ast, Z.Ning 26+5reb+3ast, F.Kahlil 16+7reb+9ast, S.Jonathon 15+1reb+2ast, X.Zhijiang 12+7reb+3ast, G.Zhaobao 8+2reb+4ast

Shenzhen L. - Fujian S. 112-94

Not a big story in a game when 19th ranked Sturgeons (8-23) lost to fourth ranked Aviators (21-11) in Shenzhen 94-112 on Friday. Aviators dominated down low during the game scoring 74 of its points in the paint compared to Sturgeons' 40 and made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Sturgeons 57-41 including a 36-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. Aviators looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American forward Jared Sullinger (206-1992, college: Ohio St.) nailed a double-double by scoring 30 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side and the former international center Zijie Shen (210-1997) accounted for 21 points and 12 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field). Bulgarian-American point guard Darius Adams (188-1989, college: Indianapolis) came up with 37 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 6 assists and point guard Yiyang Li (181-1998) added 18 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Sturgeons in the defeat. Five Aviators and four Sturgeons players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the seventh consecutive win for Aviators. They maintain fourth place with 21-11 record. Loser Sturgeons dropped to the seventeenth position with 23 games lost. Aviators will meet at home Jilin Tigers (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Sturgeons will play against Rockets (#20) in Ningbo and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Fujian S.: A.Darius 37+6reb+6ast, L.Yiyang 18+8reb+3ast, C.Linjian 10+2reb+1ast, W.Huadong 10+4reb+2ast, L.Jianghuai 6+3reb, Z.Yongpeng 5+3reb
Shenzhen L.: S.Jared 30+13reb+7ast, S.Zijie 21+12reb+1ast, G.Quan 16+10reb+2ast, S.Haoqin 15+7reb+5ast, H.Xining 14+7reb+3ast, B.Haotian 8+4reb+2ast

Shandong H. - Sichuan BW 115-86

Everything went according to plan when fifth ranked Heroes (20-13) outplayed 18th ranked Blue Whales (8-24) in Jinan 115-86 on Saturday. Heroes made 20-of-26 free shots (76.9 percent) during the game. Heroes outrebounded Blue Whales 60-42 including a 46-29 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American forward Troy Gillenwater (205-1988, college: NM State) nailed a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!) and 13 rebounds for the winning side and the former international point guard Shiyan Gao (186-1996) accounted for 13 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists. Four Heroes players scored in double figures. American guard Jordan Crawford (193-1988, college: Xavier) came up with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and point guard Tangwen Yuan (184-2000) added 9 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists respectively for Blue Whales in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the eighth consecutive win for Heroes. They maintain fifth place with 20-13 record. Blue Whales lost their seventh game in a row. They keep the eighteenth position with 24 games lost. Heroes will again meet at home Blue Whales (#18) in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Blue Whales will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Sichuan BW: C.Jordan 19+7reb+5ast, S.Ruoyu 11+4reb+1ast, H.Shuo 10+3reb+1ast, Y.Zhenliang 9+10reb, Y.Tangwen 9+5reb+9ast, L.Guanshan 9+1reb
Shandong H.: G.Troy 37+13reb+3ast, L.Sylven 25+4reb, T.Hanlin 15+13reb+2ast, G.Shiyan 13+10reb+13ast, J.Haolong 8+7reb+1ast, C.Peidong 7+3reb+4ast

Guangzhou LL - Beijing RF 101-87

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 16th ranked Royal Fighters' (10-21) road loss to fifteenth ranked Long-Lions (14-17) in Guangzhou 87-101 on Saturday. Long-Lions looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American guard Nate Mason (188-1995, college: Minnesota) nailed 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side and Taiwanese point guard Ying-Chun Chen (182-1993, college: Liberty) accounted for 13 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Five Long-Lions players scored in double figures. American point guard Trae Golden (189-1991, college: Georgia Tech) came up with 28 points and 4 assists (went 10 for 10 at the free throw line !!!) and Fan Zhang (195-1996) added 20 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Royal Fighters in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Long-Lions moved-up to fourteenth place. Royal Fighters lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the sixteenth position with 21 games lost. Long-Lions will meet at home higher ranked Monkey Kings (#12) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Royal Fighters will play against Guangsha Lions (#9) in Hangzhou and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Beijing RF: G.Trae 28+3reb+4ast, Z.Fan 20+6reb+3ast, A.Liu 11+2reb+5ast, Z.Yuchen 8+8reb+1ast, L.Sanning 6+2reb, Y.Changdong 6+6reb
Guangzhou LL: M.Nate 21+5reb+7ast, C.Yongxi 18+3reb+2ast, C.Ying-Chun 13+5reb+8ast, L.Yanzhe 11+8reb+1ast, J.Boqiao 11+2reb, T.Yuheng 9+4reb

Tianjin - Jiangsu D. 107-114

No shocking result in a game when thirteenth ranked Jiangsu Dragons (15-16) beat 18th ranked Pioneers (7-24) in Tianjin 114-107 on Saturday. Jiangsu Dragons had a 35-23 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 51.9 percentage. Jiangsu Dragons looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American guard Antonio Blakeney (193-1996, college: LSU) nailed a double-double by scoring 44 points (!!!), 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and the former international Zhixuan Liu (197-1991) accounted for 12 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists. Taiwanese guard Benson Lin (193-1999, college: Bryant) came up with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists and Zikai Meng (205-1996) added 23 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Pioneers in the defeat. Four Jiangsu Dragons and five Pioneers players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Jiangsu Dragons maintains thirteenth place with 15-16 record. Loser Pioneers dropped to the nineteenth position with 24 games lost. Jiangsu Dragons will meet at home league's second-placed Guandong Tigers in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Pioneers will play against Eagles (#15) in Qingdao and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Tianjin: M.Zikai 23+5reb+2ast, L.Benson 18+6reb+9ast, S.Deshaui 16+4reb+6ast, Y.Tian 15+6reb+1ast, W.Quinndary 13+2reb+9ast, X.Jin 10+3reb+1ast
Jiangsu D.: B.Antonio 44+10reb+4ast, W.Devin 18+3reb+1ast, W.Quanxi 16+7reb+1ast, L.Zhixuan 12+8reb+12ast, Y.Shi 11+4reb, Z.Zhou 8+5reb+2ast

Guangsha L. - Guangdong ST 93-90

The most exciting game of round 33 in the CBA took place in Hangzhou. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of second-best Guandong Tigers (25-6) to ninth ranked Guangsha Lions (17-15) 93-90 on Saturday evening. It was quite big embarassment for the guest team. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Guandong Tigers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Guangsha Lions made 8 blocks. 26 personal fouls committed by Guandong Tigers helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for the former international center Jinqiu Hu (211-1997) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). The former international guard Minghui Sun (187-1996) contributed with 27 points and 4 steals for the winners. The former international Rui Zhao (195-1996) answered with 17 points and 5 assists and international Junfei Ren (203-1990) added 15 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Guandong Tigers. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Guangsha Lions maintains ninth place with 17-15 record, which they share with Shanxi L. Guandong Tigers at the other side keep the second position with six games lost. Guangsha Lions is looking forward to face Royal Fighters (#16) in Beijing in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Guandong Tigers will play on the road against Jiangsu Dragons (#13) in Nanjing and are hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Guangdong ST: Z.Rui 17+2reb+5ast, R.Junfei 15+7reb+2ast, B.MarShon 12+4reb+5ast, Y.Jianlian 10+5reb+1ast, X.Jie 8+1reb+2ast, W.Xinkai 7+4reb
Guangsha L.: S.Minghui 27+4reb+1ast, C.Will 21+5reb+3ast, H.Jinqiu 17+17reb+3ast, W.Kyle 13+4reb+3ast, Z.Jiaren 3+1reb, L.Jinxiao 3+4reb+1ast

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COSTA RICA

Roswell and Escoba clinch wins in LSB - by Eurobasket News

Roswell and Escoba clinched wins in LSB. Escoba overcame Colegio de Abogados 90:81. Escoba won the first three quarters of the game to seal the win. Dallas Searles (192-G-1992, college: Quest) scored 36 points in the losing effort.
Roswell meanwhile edged Metropoli Academy 61:59. Roswell pushed the tempo at the end and due to a 23-16 run in the last stanza, won the game. Michael Bell Jr scored 15 points for Metropoli Academy

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CROATIA

Stats Leaders - A1

Stats Leaders

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Taveion HOLLINGSWORTH

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Fells' 37-point game gives him Prva Liga Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

36-year old swingman Courtney Fells (199-F/G-1986) had an amazing evening in the last round for Kvarner 2010 and receives a Hoops Agents Prva Liga Player of the Week award for round 21.
He had the game-high 37 points adding four rebounds and four assists for Kvarner 2010 as his team was edged out by Omis-Cagalj T. (#6, 11-9) 82-79. Kvarner 2010 moved-up to the 5th position in Croatian Prva Liga. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Kvarner 2010 will need to avoid more loses keep or improve their 13-8 record. In the team's last game Fells had a remarkable 57.1% from 2-point range and got five three-pointers out of 8 attempts. He turned to be Kvarner 2010's top player in his first season with the team. North Carolina State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Fells is in league's top in points (4th best: 19.5ppg) and averages solid 2.4spg,51.3% FGP and 40.4% from behind 3-point line.

Second best performed player last round was Ante Smolic (207-C-1993) of H.Analitica. He is a center in his first season at H.Analitica. In the last game Smolic recorded impressive 37 points and 9 rebounds. It was enough for H.Analitica to edge the higher-ranked Zagreb (#4, 13-8) by 5 points 96-91. H.Analitica's 9th position in the standings has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 8-13 record. Smolic is a newcomer at H.Analitica and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 16.3ppg (#8). He also registered 8.1 boards per game.

Third place about best performers goes to guard Luka Kujundzic (186-G-2003) of Samobor (#11). Kujundzic showcased his all-around game by recording 22 points, five rebounds and four assists in the last round. Despite Kujundzic's great performance Samobor lost 76-99 to the higher-ranked Mladost (#8, 8-13). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Samobor can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 4-17 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Kujundzic has a very solid season. In 20 games in Croatia he scored 10.5ppg. He also has 4.9rpg and FGP: 52.5%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Josip Skara (193-F/G-1994) of H.Analitica - 24 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists
5. Ivan Mimica (190-G-1980) of Omis-Cagalj T. - 31 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists
6. Javon Levi (180-PG-1998) of Dubrovnik - 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Bruno Levanic-Kutin (203-PF-1996) of Zagreb - 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists
8. Simun Loncar (2005) of Sonik P. - 30 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Petar Ogrizovic (182-G-1999) of Mladost - 18 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists
10. Pavao Turic (166-PG-2004) of Zagreb - 16 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

Prva Liga Round 21: Omis-Cagalj T. beat Kvarner 2010 by three after a very close game - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 21 in the Prva Liga took place in Rijeka. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of 4th placed Kvarner 2010 (13-8) to sixth ranked Omis-Cagalj T. (11-9) 82-79 on Wednesday evening. Omis-Cagalj T. outrebounded Kvarner 2010 41-23 including 28 on the defensive glass. It was a good game for guard Ivan Mimica (190-1980) who led his team to a victory with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward Luka Petrasic (-1988) contributed with 21 points and 7 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners. American swingman Courtney Fells (199-1986, college: NC State) answered with 37 points (!!!) and 4 assists for Kvarner 2010. Omis-Cagalj T. maintains sixth place with 11-9 record. Kvarner 2010 at the other side keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. They share it with Zagreb. Omis-Cagalj T. are looking forward to face H.Analitica (#9) in Zagreb in the next round. Kvarner 2010 will play at home against the league's second-placed Osijek (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An interesting game for Dubrovnik (20-1) which hosted in Dubrovnik 4th placed Kvarner 2010 (13-8). First ranked Dubrovnik managed to get a 13-point victory 90-77. Filip Vujicic (195-2000) stepped up and scored 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Javon Levi chipped in 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was American swingman Courtney Fells (199-1986, college: NC State) with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dubrovnik have an impressive series of twenty victories in a row. They maintain first place with 20-1 record. Kvarner 2010 at the other side keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. They share it with Zagreb. Dubrovnik will play against Samobor (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kvarner 2010 will play against the league's second-placed Osijek (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Zagreb (13-8) and H.Analitica (8-13), which took place in Zagreb. Higher ranked Zagreb lost to ninth ranked H.Analitica in a road game 91-96 on Saturday. Ante Smolic nailed 37 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds for the winning side. H.Analitica's coach Zvonimir Mravek used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Bruno Levanic-Kutin came up with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for Zagreb in the defeat. H.Analitica moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Mladost. Newly promoted Zagreb dropped to the fourth position with eight games lost. They share it with Kvarner 2010. H.Analitica will meet higher ranked Omis-Cagalj T. (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Zagreb will play against Kastela and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 21: Samobor was smashed by Mladost on the road 99-76. Bottom-ranked Sonik P. lost to Stoja Pula on its own court 79-97. Jazine unfortunately lost to Kastela in Kastela Sucurac 69-83. Osijek rolled over Omis-Cagalj T. at home 84-63.

Dubrovnik - Kvarner 2010 90-77

An interesting game for Dubrovnik (20-1) which hosted in Dubrovnik 4th placed Kvarner 2010 (13-8). First ranked Dubrovnik managed to get a 13-point victory 90-77. Dubrovnik made 17-of-19 charity shots (89.5 percent) during the game. Dubrovnik outrebounded Kvarner 2010 39-28 including 26 on the defensive glass. Filip Vujicic (195-2000) stepped up and scored 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and American point guard Javon Levi (180-1998, college: UT Arlington, agency: Haylett Sports) chipped in 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Dubrovnik players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American swingman Courtney Fells (199-1986, college: NC State) with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and center Danijel Zovko (203-1994) scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dubrovnik have an impressive series of twenty victories in a row. They maintain first place with 20-1 record. Kvarner 2010 at the other side keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. They share it with Zagreb. Dubrovnik will play against Samobor (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kvarner 2010 will play against the league's second-placed Osijek (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Dubrovnik: F.Vujicic 23+7reb+5ast, J.Levi 22+7reb+4ast, P.Dubelj 18+6reb+4ast, N.Dosen 11+3reb+1ast, K.Lovre 7+6reb, K.Sutalo 4+3reb+3ast
Kvarner 2010: C.Fells 23+6reb+6ast, D.Zovko 18+5reb+2ast, J.Naletilic 17+2reb+6ast, L.Vucic 9+9reb, K.Matej 5+2reb, S.Stemberger 3+1reb+1ast

Mladost - Samobor 99-76

No shocking result in a game when ninth ranked Mladost (8-13) crushed 11th ranked Samobor (4-17) in Cacinci 99-76 on Wednesday. Mladost forced 19 Samobor turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Forward Renato Serdarusic (196-2001) nailed 21 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and guard Petar Ogrizovic (182-1999) accounted for 18 points, 7 assists and 6 steals. Four Mladost players scored in double figures. Mladost's coach Andjelko Matov felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Forward Roko Spaseski (-2002) came up with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists and guard Luka Kujundzic (186-2003) added 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Samobor in the defeat. Mladost moved-up to eighth place, which they share with H.Analitica. Samobor lost their third game in a row. They keep the eleventh position with 17 games lost. Mladost will meet Stoja Pula (#10) on the road in the next round. Samobor will play against the league's leader Dubrovnik where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Mladost: R.Serdarusic 21+7reb+5ast, P.Ogrizovic 18+4reb+7ast, C.Gabriel 17+1reb+1ast, M.Luka 10+4reb+6ast, Z.Vice 10+3reb, M.Ivan 8+6reb
Samobor: K.Luka 22+5reb+4ast, S.Roko 17+8reb+7ast, D.Pavicic 15+2reb+2ast, G.Marijano 7+5reb+3ast, F.Vranjes 6+8reb, S.Roko 4+4reb

Sonik P. - Stoja Pula 79-97

Rather expected game when 12th ranked Sonik P. (1-20) lost to tenth ranked Stoja Pula (6-15) in Zadar 79-97 on Sunday. Stoja Pula outrebounded Sonik P. 48-24 including a 15-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Center Niko Travica (201-1998, college: Cardinal Stritch) nailed 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winning side and center Marin Djugum (201-1996) accounted for 14 points and 14 rebounds. Four Stoja Pula players scored in double figures. Simun Loncar (-2005) came up with 30 points and 6 rebounds and forward Dominik Zelanto (198-2000) added 22 points respectively for Sonik P. in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Newly promoted Stoja Pula maintains tenth place with 6-15 record. Loser Sonik P. stay dead last with 20 lost games. Stoja Pula will meet at home higher ranked Mladost (#8) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Sonik P.'s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Zadar to the arena Jazine.
Top scorers:
Stoja Pula: N.Travica 20+7reb+4ast, A.Matic 15+8reb+1ast, M.Djugum 14+14reb+1ast, F.Gustovarac 14+3reb+2ast, B.Dino 10+1ast, N.Dasko 8+5reb+3ast
Sonik P.: L.Simun 30+6reb+2ast, D.Zelanto 22+3reb, J.Borna 12+2reb+6ast, B.Sime 8+3reb, S.Frane 3+1ast, K.Angelo 3+2reb

Kastela - Jazine 83-69

Rather predictable result when third ranked Kastela (14-6) won against 7th ranked Jazine (10-11) in Kastela Sucurac 83-69 on Tuesday. Kastela made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Forward Ante Perkusic (196-2002) nailed a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and center Petar Markota (201-2003) accounted for 19 points and 6 rebounds. Swingman Petar Maric (196-1987, agency: PEPI SPORT) came up with 8 points and 10 rebounds and forward Toni Devic Obradovic (194-2003) added 9 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Jazine in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Kastela. They maintain third place with 14-6 record having seven points less than leader Dubrovnik. Jazine lost their third game in a row. They keep the seventh position with 11 games lost. Kastela will meet Zagreb (#4) on the road in the next round. Jazine's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Zadar Sonik P..
Top scorers:
Kastela: M.Petar 19+6reb, A.Perkusic 17+10reb, A.Delas 12+4reb+2ast, V.Josip 8+1reb+4ast, M.Luka 7+2ast, M.Kedzo 5+1ast
Jazine: K.Gabriel 11+1reb, B.Josip 11+1reb+1ast, N.Ivan 10+1reb, D.Obradovic Toni 9+9reb+1ast, M.Maksim 9+1reb+4ast, P.Maric 8+10reb+3ast

H.Analitica - Zagreb 96-91

Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Zagreb (13-8) and H.Analitica (8-13), which took place in Zagreb. Higher ranked Zagreb lost to ninth ranked H.Analitica in a road game 91-96 on Saturday. H.Analitica made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Center Ante Smolic (207-1993) nailed 37 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds for the winning side and swingman Josip Skara (193-1994) accounted for 24 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. H.Analitica's coach Zvonimir Mravek used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Bruno Levanic-Kutin (203-1996) came up with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Pavao Turic (166-2004) added 16 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 8 steals respectively for Zagreb in the defeat. Four Zagreb players scored in double figures. H.Analitica moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Mladost. Newly promoted Zagreb dropped to the fourth position with eight games lost. They share it with Kvarner 2010. H.Analitica will meet higher ranked Omis-Cagalj T. (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Zagreb will play against Kastela and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
H.Analitica: A.Smolic 37+9reb, J.Skara 24+7reb+8ast, I.Milekovic 15+3ast, N.Ivankovic 8+6reb+2ast, F.Kordic 4+4reb, S.Tomasevich 3+2reb+5ast
Zagreb: B.Levanic-Kutin 24+6reb+4ast, S.Krstanovic 16+5reb+5ast, T.Pavao 16+5reb+7ast, D.Radja 11+3reb+1ast, L.Tomic 10+4reb, D.Joksimovic 6+1reb+1ast

Osijek - Omis-Cagalj T. 84-63

Not a big story in a game when 6th ranked Omis-Cagalj T. (11-9) was outscored on the road by second ranked Osijek (17-4) 84-63 on Saturday. Osijek dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Omis-Cagalj T.'s 36. Osijek forced 25 Omis-Cagalj T. turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Omis-Cagalj T.'s players. Serbian Vuk Dmitrovic (202-2001) nailed 20 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and center Filip Krajina (209-1995) accounted for 17 points and 5 rebounds (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!). Guard Roko Mirkovic (194-2003) came up with 20 points and swingman Ivan Jurcevic (195-1991) added 12 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Omis-Cagalj T. in the defeat. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Osijek. They maintain second place with 17-4 record having just three points less than leader Dubrovnik. Omis-Cagalj T. lost their third game in a row. They keep the sixth position with nine games lost. Osijek will meet Kvarner 2010 (#5) in the next round. Omis-Cagalj T. will play against H.Analitica and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Osijek: D.Vuk 20+8reb+3ast, F.Krajina 17+5reb+2ast, G.Sudzum 14+4reb+2ast, T.Tadej 9+1reb+1ast, S.Fabian 8+1reb, C.Bradford 7+6reb+5ast
Omis-Cagalj T.: M.Roko 20+4reb+3ast, Z.Jovic 14+7reb+1ast, I.Jurcevic 12+10reb, K.Fulgosi 9+4reb+4ast, T.Duje 8+3reb+4ast, L.Petrasic 0+1reb

Kvarner 2010 - Omis-Cagalj T. 79-82

The most exciting game of round 21 in the Prva Liga took place in Rijeka. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of 4th placed Kvarner 2010 (13-8) to sixth ranked Omis-Cagalj T. (11-9) 82-79 on Wednesday evening. Omis-Cagalj T. outrebounded Kvarner 2010 41-23 including 28 on the defensive glass. It was a good game for guard Ivan Mimica (190-1980) who led his team to a victory with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward Luka Petrasic (-1988) contributed with 21 points and 7 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners. American swingman Courtney Fells (199-1986, college: NC State) answered with 37 points (!!!) and 4 assists and swingman Ivan Kucan (195-1996) added 24 points in the effort for Kvarner 2010. Omis-Cagalj T. maintains sixth place with 11-9 record. Kvarner 2010 at the other side keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. They share it with Zagreb. Omis-Cagalj T. are looking forward to face H.Analitica (#9) in Zagreb in the next round. Kvarner 2010 will play at home against the league's second-placed Osijek (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Omis-Cagalj T.: I.Mimica 31+5reb+7ast, L.Petrasic 21+7reb+1ast, K.Fulgosi 14+5reb+4ast, I.Rasetina 6+11reb+2ast, I.Jurcevic 6+11reb, T.Duje 4+2reb+2ast
Kvarner 2010: C.Fells 37+4reb+4ast, I.Kucan 24+4reb+2ast, L.Vucic 8+8reb+1ast, R.Delpin 5+2reb, K.Matej 3, D.Cvitkovic 2+2reb+1ast

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CUBA

LSB Round 11: Toros beat Gladiadores by one after a very close game - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 11 in the LSB took place in Las Tunas. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of bottom-ranked Gladiadores (0-11) to seventh ranked Toros (3-8) 85-84 on Tuesday evening. Toros have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Sancti Spiritus. Gladiadores at the other side still closes the standings with 11 games lost. Toros will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Gladiadores will play again at home against Toros (#7) and hope to get finally their first victory.
Fourth-ranked Bufalos (5-6) were very close to win a game against third ranked Capitalinos (9-2) in La Habana. Capitalinos managed to secure only two-point victory 68-66. However their fans expected easier game. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Bufalos. Capitalinos moved-up to second place, which they share with Villa Clara. Defending champion Bufalos keep the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with Mayabeque. Capitalinos will again play against Bufalos (#4) in Ciego de Avila in the next round. Bufalos will have a break next round.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Lobos (9-2) against fifth ranked Huracanes (5-6) on Tuesday night. Visiting Lobos were crushed by Huracanes in San Jose de las Lajas 103-72. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Lobos. Huracanes moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Ciego de Avila. Loser Lobos keep the second position with two games lost. They share it with La Habana C.. Huracanes will again meet at home higher ranked Lobos (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Lobos will have a break next round.

In the last game of round 11 Sancti Spiritus were beaten by Santiago on the road 101-84.

La Habana C. - Ciego de Avila 68-66

Fourth-ranked Bufalos (5-6) were very close to win a game against third ranked Capitalinos (9-2) in La Habana. Capitalinos managed to secure only two-point victory 68-66. However their fans expected easier game. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Bufalos. Capitalinos moved-up to second place, which they share with Villa Clara. Defending champion Bufalos keep the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with Mayabeque. Capitalinos will again play against Bufalos (#4) in Ciego de Avila in the next round. Bufalos will have a break next round.

Santiago - Sancti Spiritus 101-84

No shocking result in a game when first ranked Halcones (10-1) beat 6th ranked Yayabo (3-8) in Santiago de Cuba 101-84 on Tuesday. Halcones maintains first place with 10-1 record. Loser Yayabo keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. They share it with Artemisa. Halcones will again meet at home Yayabo (#6) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Yayabo will have a break next round.

Mayabeque - Villa Clara 103-72

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Lobos (9-2) against fifth ranked Huracanes (5-6) on Tuesday night. Visiting Lobos were crushed by Huracanes in San Jose de las Lajas 103-72. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Lobos. Huracanes moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Ciego de Avila. Loser Lobos keep the second position with two games lost. They share it with La Habana C.. Huracanes will again meet at home higher ranked Lobos (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Lobos will have a break next round.

Las Tunas - Artemisa 84-85

The most exciting game of round 11 in the LSB took place in Las Tunas. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of bottom-ranked Gladiadores (0-11) to seventh ranked Toros (3-8) 85-84 on Tuesday evening. Toros have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Sancti Spiritus. Gladiadores at the other side still closes the standings with 11 games lost. Toros will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Gladiadores will play again at home against Toros (#7) and hope to get finally their first victory.

LSB Round 12: Toros beat Gladiadores by one after a very close game - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 12 in the LSB took place in Las Tunas. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of bottom-ranked Gladiadores (0-12) to seventh ranked Toros (4-8) 85-84 on Wednesday evening. Toros have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to sixth place. Gladiadores at the other side still closes the standings with 12 games lost. Toros are looking forward to face higher ranked Bufalos (#5) in Ciego de Avila in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Gladiadores will play at home against Yayabo and hope to get finally their first victory.
An interesting game for Capitalinos (10-2) which hosted in La Habana 4th ranked Bufalos (5-7). Second ranked Capitalinos had an easy win 77-52. Capitalinos have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 10-2 record behind leader Santiago. Defending champion Bufalos dropped to the fifth place with seven games lost. Capitalinos will play against Huracanes (#4) in San Jose de las Lajas in the next round. Bufalos will play at home against Toros and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
LSB top team - Halcones (11-1) added another victory to their record on Wednesday. This time they beat sixth ranked Yayabo (3-9) in Santiago de Cuba 80-76. Halcones maintains first position with 11-1 record. Loser Yayabo dropped to the seventh place with nine games lost. Halcones will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Yayabo will play against Gladiadores (#8) in Las Tunas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

La Habana C. - Ciego de Avila 77-52

An interesting game for Capitalinos (10-2) which hosted in La Habana 4th ranked Bufalos (5-7). Second ranked Capitalinos had an easy win 77-52. Capitalinos have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 10-2 record behind leader Santiago. Defending champion Bufalos dropped to the fifth place with seven games lost. Capitalinos will play against Huracanes (#4) in San Jose de las Lajas in the next round. Bufalos will play at home against Toros and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Santiago - Sancti Spiritus 80-76

LSB top team - Halcones (11-1) added another victory to their record on Wednesday. This time they beat sixth ranked Yayabo (3-9) in Santiago de Cuba 80-76. Halcones maintains first position with 11-1 record. Loser Yayabo dropped to the seventh place with nine games lost. Halcones will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Yayabo will play against Gladiadores (#8) in Las Tunas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Las Tunas - Artemisa 84-85

The most exciting game of round 12 in the LSB took place in Las Tunas. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of bottom-ranked Gladiadores (0-12) to seventh ranked Toros (4-8) 85-84 on Wednesday evening. Toros have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to sixth place. Gladiadores at the other side still closes the standings with 12 games lost. Toros are looking forward to face higher ranked Bufalos (#5) in Ciego de Avila in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Gladiadores will play at home against Yayabo and hope to get finally their first victory.

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CZECH REPUBLIC

Stats Leaders - NBL

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

PJ PIPES

USK Praha
(188-G-1999)
Avg: 19.4

19.4

18.7

18.2

17.8

17.0

NBL Round 6 (Second Stage): Opava defeat Brno - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Brno (20-8) on the court of seventh ranked Opava on Wednesday night. Visitors were edged by Opava 84-81. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Brno. It was a good game for the former international point guard Jakub Sirina (186-1987, agency: Octagon Europe) who led his team to a victory with 21 points and 4 assists. Center Miroslav Kvapil (202-1993) contributed with 12 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Opava's coach Petr Czudek used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American swingman Kameron Chatman (206-1996, college: Detroit) replied with 19 points and 7 rebounds for Brno. Opava (14-14) moved-up to sixth place. Brno at the other side still keeps top position with eight games lost. Opava are looking forward to face higher ranked Decin (#3) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Brno will play against Usti n/Labem in Usti nad Labem and is hoping to win this game.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Nymburk (19-9) against eighth ranked Kolin (13-14) on Wednesday night. Visiting Nymburk was defeated by Kolin in Kolin 94-84. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Nymburk. Lithuanian forward Dziugas Slavinskas (203-1998, agency: Octagon Europe) had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) to lead the charge for the winners and Jakub Petras chipped in 14 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was American forward Jimmy Boeheim (203-1998, college: Syracuse) with 22 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Kolin moved-up to seventh place, which they share with NH Ostrava. Defending champion Nymburk keeps the second position with nine games lost. Kolin will play against NH Ostrava (#8) on the road in the next round. Nymburk will play against Pardubice (#5) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
An interesting game for Decin (18-10) which played road game in Pardubice against 4th ranked Pardubice (16-11). Third ranked Decin managed to get a 14-point victory 84-70. AJ Walton notched a triple-double by scoring 22 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists and 5 steals to lead the effort. Even 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists by Tomas Vyoral did not help to save the game for Pardubice. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Decin maintains third position with 18-10 record having just four point less than leader Brno. Loser Pardubice dropped to the fifth place with 11 games lost. Decin will meet at home Opava (#6) in the next round. Pardubice will play against the league's second-placed Nymburk and hope to secure a win.

In the last game of round 6 NH Ostrava was smashed by Usti n/Labem on the road 122-85.
The most impressive performance of 6th round was 18 points and 5 rebounds by Randy Culpepper of Brno.

Usti n/Labem - NH Ostrava 122-85

No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Usti n/Labem (17-10) crushed 6th ranked NH Ostrava (13-14) in Usti nad Labem 122-85 on Wednesday. Usti n/Labem shot 67.6 percent from the field. They shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 66.7 percentage. Usti n/Labem looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American guard Tony Hicks (186-1994, college: Louisville, agency: Mansfield and Associates) notched 22 points and 4 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and the other American import guard Kris Martin (193-1997, college: Colorado St.) supported him with 21 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Five Usti n/Labem players scored in double figures. Even 16 points and 7 assists by American guard Malik Morgan (193-1994, college: Tulane) did not help to save the game for NH Ostrava. Forward Filip Smid (196-1992) added 8 points and 8 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Usti n/Labem maintains fourth position with 17-10 record. Loser NH Ostrava dropped to the seventh place with 14 games lost. They share the position with Kolin. Usti n/Labem will meet at home league's leader Brno in the next round and it may be the game of the week. NH Ostrava will play against Kolin (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
NH Ostrava: M.Morgan 16+3reb+7ast, A.Radukic 14+3reb, S.Svoboda 10+2reb+2ast, M.Majercak 9+1reb+3ast, S.Mathon 8+6reb+2ast, F.Smid 8+8reb+3ast
Usti n/Labem: T.Hicks 22+2reb+4ast, K.Martin 21+3reb+2ast, S.Svejcar 19+2reb, M.Dailey 15+3reb+2ast, L.Pecka 11+5reb+3ast, M.Nabelek 8+1reb+1ast

Kolin - Nymburk 94-84

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Nymburk (19-9) against eighth ranked Kolin (13-14) on Wednesday night. Visiting Nymburk was defeated by Kolin in Kolin 94-84. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Nymburk. Lithuanian forward Dziugas Slavinskas (203-1998, agency: Octagon Europe) had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) to lead the charge for the winners and Slovakian forward Jakub Petras (209-1994, college: Stony Brook, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 14 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was American forward Jimmy Boeheim (203-1998, college: Syracuse) with 22 points and his fellow American import swingman Eric Lockett (196-1995, college: NC State) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Kolin moved-up to seventh place, which they share with NH Ostrava. Defending champion Nymburk keeps the second position with nine games lost. Kolin will play against NH Ostrava (#8) on the road in the next round. Nymburk will play against Pardubice (#5) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Nymburk: J.Boeheim 22+4reb+1ast, F.Vana 13+3reb, E.Lockett 11+10reb+3ast, M.Kriz 11+6reb+4ast, P.Benda 8, N.Watson 6+2reb
Kolin: D.Slavinskas 22+10reb+2ast, A.Ciz 19+1reb+4ast, J.Petras 14+9reb+3ast, N.Filip 11+3reb+1ast, R.Odomes 8+4reb+1ast, P.Losonsky 7+1reb

Pardubice - Decin 70-84

An interesting game for Decin (18-10) which played road game in Pardubice against 4th ranked Pardubice (16-11). Third ranked Decin managed to get a 14-point victory 84-70. Decin made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. American point guard AJ Walton (184-1990, college: Baylor, agency: Diamond Sports) notched a triple-double by scoring 22 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists and 5 steals to lead the effort and the other American import guard Ty Nichols (190-1996, college: Keene St., agency: Diamond Sports) supported him with 17 points and 5 assists. Even 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists by the former international point guard Tomas Vyoral (192-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) did not help to save the game for Pardubice. The former international forward Jan Sterba (197-1995) added 13 points and 10 rebounds. Four Pardubice players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Decin maintains third position with 18-10 record having just four point less than leader Brno. Loser Pardubice dropped to the fifth place with 11 games lost. Decin will meet at home Opava (#6) in the next round. Pardubice will play against the league's second-placed Nymburk and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Pardubice: T.Vyoral 17+5reb+7ast, N.Neal 15+4reb+3ast, J.Sterba 13+10reb+1ast, R.Rikic 11+3reb, K.Svrdlik 9+2reb, J.Potocek 3+4reb+1ast
Decin: A.Walton 22+11reb+12ast, T.Nichols 17+2reb+5ast, F.Kroutil 12+3reb, M.Svoboda 9+1reb+1ast, T.Pomikalek 7+1reb, I.Josipovic 4+3reb

Opava - Brno 84-81

The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Brno (20-8) on the court of seventh ranked Opava on Wednesday night. Visitors were edged by Opava 84-81. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Brno. It was a good game for the former international point guard Jakub Sirina (186-1987, agency: Octagon Europe) who led his team to a victory with 21 points and 4 assists. Center Miroslav Kvapil (202-1993) contributed with 12 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Opava's coach Petr Czudek used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American swingman Kameron Chatman (206-1996, college: Detroit) replied with 19 points and 7 rebounds and his fellow American import point guard Randy Culpepper (183-1989, college: UTEP, agency: Octagon Europe) added 18 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Brno. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Opava (14-14) moved-up to sixth place. Brno at the other side still keeps top position with eight games lost. Opava are looking forward to face higher ranked Decin (#3) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Brno will play against Usti n/Labem in Usti nad Labem and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Brno: K.Chatman 19+7reb+2ast, R.Culpepper 18+5reb+1ast, D.Djuricic 14+7reb+3ast, B.Richard 13+1reb+1ast, V.Pulpan 8+5reb+3ast, J.Krakovic 5+7reb+1ast
Opava: J.Sirina 21+2reb+4ast, J.Mokran 13+4reb+1ast, M.Kvapil 12+8reb, R.Kouril 11+2reb+5ast, M.Gniadek 9+2reb+2ast, L.Jurecka 8+2reb

A.J Walton's triple-double lands him (Second Stage) Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

32-year old point guard A.J Walton (184-PG-1990, agency: Diamond Sports) had an amazing evening in the last round for Decin and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 6 (Second Stage).
He recorded a triple-double of 22 points adding also 11 rebounds and 12 assists, while his team beat Pardubice (#5, 16-11) 84-70. Decin maintains the 3rd position in Czech Republic league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier in Second Stage. Decin will need more victories to improve their 18-10 record. In the team's last game Walton had a remarkable 72.7% from 2-point range. He turned to be Decin's top player in his first season with the team. Baylor University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Walton is in league's top in rebounds (9th best: 7.1rpg) and averages solid 2.8spg.

Second best performed player last round was Dziugas Slavinskas (203-F-1998, agency: Octagon Europe) of Kolin. He is Lithuanian forward in his first season at Kolin. In the last game Slavinskas recorded impressive double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds. Of course Kolin cruised to a 94-84 relatively comfortable win over the higher-ranked Nymburk (#2, 19-9). This victory allowed Kolin to move up to 7th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 13-14 record. Slavinskas is a newcomer at Kolin and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 16.8ppg (#7). He also registered 6.8 boards per game.

Third place about best performers goes to guard Tony Hicks (186-G-1994, agency: Mansfield and Associates) of Usti n/Labem (#4). Hicks scored 22 points and passed four assists. He was a key player of Usti n/Labem, leading his team to a 122-85 easy win against the lower-ranked NH Ostrava (#8, 13-14). Usti n/Labem needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 17 victories and 10 lost games. Hicks has a great season in Czech Republic. After 19 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 16.9ppg (6th best) and assists with 5.8apg (5th best). He also has FGP: 60.6% and 3PT: 42.9%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Jimmy Boeheim (203-F-1998) of Nymburk - 22 points and 4 rebounds
5. Randy Culpepper (183-PG-1989) of Brno - 18 points and 5 rebounds
6. Tomas Vyoral (192-PG-1992) of Pardubice - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists
7. Martin Kriz (200-F-1993) of Nymburk - 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists
8. Adam Ciz (192-PG-1991) of Kolin - 19 points and 4 assists
9. Jakub Petras (209-F-1994) of Kolin - 14 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Filip Smid (196-F-1992) of NH Ostrava - 8 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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DENMARK

Stats Leaders - Basketligaen

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Chris LYKES

Horsens IC
(170-PG-1998)
Avg: 22.3

22.3

22.1

20.9

20.1

19.9

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ECBL

Tribe drop divisional matchup to Snipers - by Eurobasket News

The Charlotte Tribe and Gastonia Snipers consider themselves rivals due to the close proximity of the two teams locations and the high nature of their matchups. On Saturday, things were no different. The Tribe (0-2) lost a back & forth matchup on the road to the Snipers (2-1) 104-100 in this ECBL (East Coast Basketball League) Southwest division matchup. This win puts Gastonia within a half game behind the PrimeTime Players for first place in the division, meanwhile Charlotte has some work to do to try and get back to the top of the division standings. Bryan Van Cott (6'4''-G) was the leading scorer for the Tribe with 23 points. Jaelan Kennedy (6'5''-G) had 21 points, Jalen Vince had 17 points, Davion Bradford (7'0''-F/C-2001) had 11 points and two players had 10 points each (Tre McLean & Larry Mcleod). Jeff Dennis rounds up the scoring for Charlotte with 8 points. Warren Vinson (5'10''-PG, college: St.Andrews) led all scores with 32 points. Bunyon Tyson Jr. had 22 points, Marquise Gaines had 15 points and those are the only double digits scorers that Gastonia had on this night. Two players had double digits rebounds (Haneef Britt & Nick Crawford). The Snipers had more assists, turnovers and rebounds than the Tribe. The Charlotte Tribe will go back to Mountain Island Fitness on Saturday March 11th when the SC Upstate Redhawks come to town. Gastonia will have their second of three home game stretch on March 26th when they challenge the Carolina Thunder.
Courtesy of: ECBL

Capitals Knock Off Warriors In Home Opener - by Eurobasket News

The North Carolina Capitals kicked off it's third season in the East Coast Basketball League, with a season opener against a very strong Hampton Roads Warriors Team out of Hampton, Virginia. The Warriors came to Raleigh, NC with a 2-0 record to start the season off. From the start of the game, both teams came in with lots of energy, going back and forth exchanging baskets. At the end of the first quarter the game was tied at 28. After making a few adjustments on the defensive end and picking up pace on the offensive end, the Capitals went on a run by the half with a score of 68-59. After halftime, the Capitals came out with their foot on the gas to extend the lead after forcing a few quick turnovers. By the end of the third quarter the score was 95-83, led by the Capitals. After a very intense fourth quarter with both team competing extremely hard, the Capitals secured the win with a final score of 127-112. The Capitals was led by third year retuning player and 2022 ECBL AllStar, Omar Jabbi (6'2''-G-1997), who put on a clinic for the CAPNation Fan base. Jabbi opened the season, and filled the stat sheet with 39 points, 8 Rebounds, 5 Steals, 4 Assist, and 2 Blocks. Six Capitals were in double figures in the season opener; #32 Ian Boyd (6'4''-G-1996) (17pts), #11 Marcus Harrison (15pts), #4 Denzel Jacobson (6'4''-G) (15pts), #3 Dyron Jones (6'1''-G-1994, college: Cecil CC) (14pts), and rookie #10 Cameron Martin (6'3''-G-1997, college: NC-Wesleyan) (12pts). Veteran Corey Evans (6'3''-SG, college: CCU) finished with 8pts.
Courtesy of: ECBL

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EUROCUP

Results and Stats from Round 15 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News

The Regular Season in Eurocup is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 3 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game of round 15 was a derby match between two teams from Italy. Fifth ranked Venezia outleveled visiting Brescia (7-8) 90-64. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Brescia. Venezia dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Brescia's 26 and made 24-of-31 free shots (77.4 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Brescia 39-28 including a 34-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Venezia looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Brescia's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Venezia made 8 blocks. 26 personal fouls committed by Brescia helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American center Mitchell Watt (208-1989, college: Buffalo, agency: Octagon Europe) who scored 22 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). His fellow American import Derek Willis (206-1995, college: Kentucky) chipped in 16 points and 6 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Amedeo Della Valle (192-1993, college: Ohio St., agency: SLN) who recorded 14 points and 4 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Venezia (8-7) moved-up to third place, which they share with 3 other teams. Brescia at the other side dropped to the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with London L. and Bursaspor. Venezia is looking forward to face Bursaspor (#8) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Brescia will play against Lietkabelis and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Israeli Hapoel Tel-Aviv (10-5) against sixth ranked Montenegrin Buducnost (9-6) on Tuesday night. Visiting Hapoel Tel-Aviv was defeated by Buducnost in Podgorica 89-79. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Hapoel Tel-Aviv. It was a good game for American guard Erick Green (190-1991, college: Virginia Tech) who led his team to a victory with 21 points. Cameron Reynolds contributed with 16 points for the winners. American center Chinanu Onuaku (207-1996, college: Louisville, agency: MSG) answered with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds for Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defending Montenegrin champion moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Promitheas and Paris. Hapoel Tel-Aviv at the other side dropped to the second position with five games lost. They share it with Joventut. Buducnost will play against Trento (#9) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Hapoel Tel-Aviv will play against Hamburg Towers (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Bourg. Second ranked Spanish Joventut faced 4th placed French JL Bourg. Guests from Badalona (10-5) smashed host JL Bourg (8-7) 86-65. It was a great evening for Ante Tomic who led his team to a victory scoring 22 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists (on 10-of-11 shooting from the field). The best for the losing side was James Palmer Jr with 17 points and 6 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Joventut maintains second place with 10-5 record behind leader Gran Canaria, which they share with H.Tel-Aviv. JL Bourg lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the third position with seven games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Joventut will meet at home Cluj Napoca (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. JL Bourg will play against the league's leader Prometey (#1) in Kamianske and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Other games of round 15 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Lietkabelis defeated Cedevita Ol. in Panevezys 94-87. Cluj Napoca beat Bursaspor at home 87-83. Prometey won against Ulm on the opponent's court 83-78. Slask unfortunately lost to London L. in a home game 76-83. Promitheas recorded a loss to Turk Telekom on the road 75-85. Gran Canaria defeated Trento on its own court 94-88. Paris was beaten by Hamburg in a road game 91-74. Bursaspor won against Bourg at home 92-82.
The best stats of 15th round was 17 points and 10 rebounds by Zach Auguste of Bursaspor.

Group A

Cedevita Ol. - Lietkabelis 87-94

There was no surprise in Ljubljana where 10th ranked Slovenian Cedevita Ol. (3-12) was defeated by seventh ranked Lithuanian Lietkabelis (8-7) 94-87 on Wednesday. Lietkabelis outrebounded Cedevita Ol. 36-19 including 26 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was a great evening for forward Gediminas Orelik (199-1990) who led his team to a victory scoring 22 points. Estonian point guard Kristian Kullamaee (194-1999) helped adding 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. The best for the losing side was American point guard Yogi Ferrell (183-1993, college: Indiana) with 22 points and 4 assists and center Alen Omic (216-1992, agency: BeoBasket) scored 15 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Lietkabelis have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with 3 other teams. Defending Slovenian champion Cedevita Ol. keeps the tenth position with 12 games lost. Lietkabelis will meet Brescia (#7) on the road in the next round. Cedevita Ol. will play against ratiopharm Ulm and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Lietkabelis: G.Orelik 22+3reb+3ast, J.Morris 19+4reb+2ast, K.Kullamaee 16+6reb+6ast, N.Popovic 10+5reb, R.Mantas 8+2reb+4ast, V.Lipkevicius 7+8reb+1ast
Cedevita Ol.: Y.Ferrell 22+3reb+4ast, Z.Dragic 15+2reb+4ast, A.Omic 15+6reb+1ast, J.Adams 13+1reb+3ast, K.Matkovic 7+1reb, E.Muric 7+4reb+1ast

Cluj Napoca - Bursaspor 87-83

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when ninth ranked Romanian Cluj Napoca (5-10) defeated at home 8th ranked Turkish Bursaspor (7-8) 87-83 on Wednesday. It was a great evening for Brazilian Leonardo Meindl (201-1993) who led his team to a victory scoring 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. American swingman Jalen Jones (201-1993, college: Texas A&M) helped adding 14 points and 8 rebounds. The best for the losing side was swingman Onuralp Bitim (196-1999) with 23 points and 7 rebounds and Greek-American center Zach Auguste (208-1993, college: Notre Dame, agency: Pensack Sports) scored 13 points and 9 rebounds. Five Cluj Napoca and four Bursaspor players scored in double figures. Defending Romanian champion moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Hamburg. Loser Bursaspor dropped to the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with London L. and Brescia. Cluj Napoca will meet league's second-placed Joventut in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Bursaspor will play against Venezia (#4) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Cluj Napoca: J.Jones 14+8reb+2ast, P.Richard 14+1reb+1ast, L.Meindl 13+8reb+4ast, N.Gordic 12+1reb+4ast, K.Guzman 11+3reb+2ast, K.Shepherd 10+2reb+1ast
Bursaspor: O.Bitim 23+7reb, D.Needham 16+4reb+2ast, Z.Auguste 13+9reb+3ast, A.Dawkins 11+7reb+2ast, D.Dudzinski 8+4reb+2ast, A.Clemmons 7+5ast

Bourg - Joventut 65-86

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Bourg. Second ranked Spanish Joventut faced 4th placed French JL Bourg. Guests from Badalona (10-5) smashed host JL Bourg (8-7) 86-65. Joventut looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for Croatian center Ante Tomic (217-1987, agency: Octagon Europe) who led his team to a victory scoring 22 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists (on 10-of-11 shooting from the field). American guard Kyle Guy (188-1997, college: Virginia) helped adding 21 points. Five Joventut players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American swingman James Palmer Jr (196-1996, college: Nebraska) with 17 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Axel Julien (182-1992) scored 10 points. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Joventut maintains second place with 10-5 record behind leader Gran Canaria, which they share with H.Tel-Aviv. JL Bourg lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the third position with seven games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Joventut will meet at home Cluj Napoca (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. JL Bourg will play against the league's leader Prometey (#1) in Kamianske and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Joventut: A.Tomic 22+8reb+5ast, K.Guy 21+2reb+1ast, H.Ellenson 16+4reb, J.Parra 11+2reb+2ast, A.Feliz 10+3reb+3ast, S.Birgander 2+3reb
Bourg: J.Palmer Jr. 17+6reb+1ast, A.Julien 10+2reb+3ast, J.Floyd 10+1ast, A.Brimah 8+5reb, B.Hugo 5+1reb+2ast, M.Courby 5+3reb

Ulm - Prometey 78-83

Rather expected game when 3rd placed German ratiopharm Ulm (8-7) was defeated at home by first ranked Ukrainian Prometey (11-4) 83-78 on Wednesday. Prometey dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to ratiopharm Ulm's 36. Prometey forced 20 ratiopharm Ulm turnovers. It was a great evening for Nigerian-Canadian Caleb Agada (196-1994, college: Ottawa, agency: Pensack Sports) who led his team to a victory scoring 13 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. American forward DJ Kennedy (198-1989, college: St.John's) helped adding 13 points. The best for the losing side was Brazilian Bruno Caboclo (206-1995) with 20 points and 7 rebounds and Brazilian point guard Yago Matheus (175-1999) scored 17 points and 7 assists (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!). Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Prometey have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They maintain first place with 11-4 record, which they share with Turk Telekom. Loser ratiopharm Ulm keeps the third position with seven games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Prometey will meet at home JL Bourg (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. ratiopharm Ulm will play against Cedevita Ol. and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Prometey: D.Kennedy 13+4reb+1ast, D.Stephens 13+3reb+2ast, C.Agada 13+8reb+4ast, I.Sanon 9+2reb+1ast, G.Clavell 9+2reb+1ast, J.Dickey III 8+5reb+2ast
Ulm: B.Caboclo 20+7reb, Y.Matheus 17+2reb+7ast, N.Juan 13+3reb+2ast, T.Klepeisz 9+3reb+4ast, K.Jallow 8+1reb+1ast, R.Christen 5+5reb

Venezia - Brescia 90-64

The most interesting game of round 15 was a derby match between two teams from Italy. Fifth ranked Venezia outleveled visiting Brescia (7-8) 90-64. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Brescia. Venezia dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Brescia's 26 and made 24-of-31 free shots (77.4 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Brescia 39-28 including a 34-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Venezia looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Brescia's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Venezia made 8 blocks. 26 personal fouls committed by Brescia helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American center Mitchell Watt (208-1989, college: Buffalo, agency: Octagon Europe) who scored 22 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). His fellow American import Derek Willis (206-1995, college: Kentucky) chipped in 16 points and 6 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Amedeo Della Valle (192-1993, college: Ohio St., agency: SLN) who recorded 14 points and 4 assists and American-Italian swingman John Petrucelli (193-1992, college: Molloy) added 12 points respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Venezia (8-7) moved-up to third place, which they share with 3 other teams. Brescia at the other side dropped to the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with London L. and Bursaspor. Venezia is looking forward to face Bursaspor (#8) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Brescia will play against Lietkabelis and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Venezia: M.Watt 22+5reb+3ast, D.Willis 16+6reb+1ast, R.Moraschini 10+5reb+2ast, J.Parks 9+4reb, K.Ray 9+4reb+1ast, A.De Nicolao 9+1reb+6ast
Brescia: A.Della Valle 14+2reb+4ast, J.Petrucelli 12+3reb, T.Odiase 8+3reb, C.Massinburg 6+5reb+2ast, D.Cournooh 6+1reb+2ast, C.Burns 5+4reb

Group B

Slask - London L. 76-83

Rather predictable result in Wroclaw where seventh ranked British Lions (7-8) beat 10th ranked Polish WKS Slask (1-14) 83-76 on Wednesday. Lions made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for Nigerian guard Olumiye Oni (198-1997, college: Yale) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. American point guard Jordan Taylor (187-1989, college: Wisconsin, agency: Pensack Sports) helped adding 23 points and 7 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American point guard Jeremiah Martin (189-1996, college: Memphis) with 18 points and 5 rebounds and Serbian guard Vasa Pusica (196-1995, college: Northeastern) scored 18 points and 5 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Lions maintains seventh place with 7-8 record, which they share with Brescia and Bursaspor. WKS Slask lost sixth consecutive game. Defending Polish champion keeps the tenth position with 14 games lost. Lions will meet at home higher ranked Promitheas (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. WKS Slask will play against Paris (#4) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
London L.: J.Taylor 23+7reb+2ast, O.Oni 22+12reb+4ast, T.Zubcic 12+2reb, S.Dekker 11+6reb+2ast, A.Best 8+4reb, J.Sharma 4+4reb+2ast
Slask: J.Martin 18+5reb+3ast, L.Kolenda 18+2ast, V.Pusica 18+5reb+1ast, A.Parakhouski 10+3reb, I.Ramljak 5+7reb+1ast, D.Mitchell 3+4reb+1ast

Turk Telekom - Promitheas 85-75

Not a big story in a game in Ankara where 4th placed Greek Promitheas (9-6) were defeated by second ranked Turkish Turk Telekom (11-4) 85-75 on Tuesday. Turk Telekom dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Promitheas' 30. It was a great evening for French forward Axel Bouteille (201-1995, agency: BeoBasket) who led his team to a victory scoring 21 points and 7 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). American guard Jerian Grant (196-1992, college: Notre Dame) helped adding 19 points and 6 assists. Turk Telekom's coach used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to get some rest. The best for the losing side was American point guard Anthony Cowan Jr (183-1997, college: Maryland) with 19 points and 6 assists and Lithuanian Arnoldas Kulboka (208-1998) scored 23 points and 5 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Turk Telekom have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Prometey. Loser Promitheas keep the fourth place with six games lost. They share the position with Buducnost and Paris. Turk Telekom will meet league's leader Gran Canaria in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Promitheas will play against Lions in London and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Turk Telekom: A.Bouteille 21+7reb+3ast, J.Grant 19+1reb+6ast, N.Sestina 18+3reb, T.Taylor 12+3reb+1ast, M.Eric 8+4reb+1ast, E.Yilmaz 5+9reb+3ast
Promitheas: A.Kulboka 23+5reb, A.Cowan Jr. 19+4reb+6ast, J.Thomasson 17+4reb+4ast, G.Conditt IV 11+7reb, M.Tsairelis 3+2reb+1ast, D.Hogue 2+6reb

Gran Canaria - Trento 94-88

Everything went according to plan in Las Palmas where first ranked Spanish Gran Canaria (12-3) won against 9th ranked Italian Trento (2-13) 94-88 on Wednesday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Gran Canaria looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a great evening for Argentinian Nicolas Brussino (205-1993) who led his team to a victory scoring 16 points and 8 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). French power forward Damien Inglis (204-1995, agency: Octagon Europe) helped adding 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was guard Matteo Spagnolo (193-2003) with 23 points and 4 assists and Diego Flaccadori (193-1996) scored 17 points and 4 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Gran Canaria maintains first place with 12-3 record. Trento lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 13 games lost. Gran Canaria will meet at home league's second-placed Turk Telekom in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Trento will play against Buducnost (#6) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Gran Canaria: N.Brussino 16+8reb+3ast, V.Benite 14+3reb, D.Inglis 14+6reb+4ast, A.Balcerowski 11+1ast, A.Slaughter 10+1reb+2ast, A.Albicy 8+1reb+6ast
Trento: M.Spagnolo 23+4reb+4ast, D.Flaccadori 17+3reb+4ast, L.Maximilian 12+4reb, A.Forray 12+1reb+1ast, A.Crawford 9+5reb+1ast, T.Lockett 6+5reb+2ast

Hamburg - Paris 91-74

There was an upset when 4th placed French Paris (9-6) were defeated on the road by eighth ranked German Hamburg Towers (5-10) 91-74 on Wednesday. Hamburg Towers looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was a great evening for Lukas Meisner (203-1995, college: Columbia, agency: BeoBasket) who led his team to a victory scoring 26 points and 5 rebounds. American Yoeli Childs (203-1998, college: BYU) helped adding 14 points and 9 rebounds. Four Hamburg Towers players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American forward Aamir Simms (203-1999, college: Clemson) with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Bosnian swingman Amar Gegic (200-1998, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 13 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Hamburg Towers maintains eighth place with 5-10 record, which they share with Cluj Napoca. Loser Paris keep the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with Buducnost and Promitheas. Hamburg Towers will meet higher ranked Hapoel Tel-Aviv (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Paris will play against WKS Slask and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Hamburg: L.Meisner 26+5reb+3ast, H.Cleary 14, Y.Childs 14+9reb+2ast, A.Polite 13+7reb+3ast, Z.Samar 10+6reb+8ast, S.Hinrichs 7+3reb+4ast
Paris: A.Simms 21+5reb+4ast, J.Begarin 13+1reb+3ast, A.Gegic 13+7reb+2ast, G.Denis 7+3reb+4ast, K.Ismael 6+2reb, T.Wallace 6+9reb+2ast

Buducnost - H.Tel-Aviv 89-79

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Israeli Hapoel Tel-Aviv (10-5) against sixth ranked Montenegrin Buducnost (9-6) on Tuesday night. Visiting Hapoel Tel-Aviv was defeated by Buducnost in Podgorica 89-79. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Buducnost made 16-of-21 charity shots (76.2 percent) during the game. It was a good game for American guard Erick Green (190-1991, college: Virginia Tech) who led his team to a victory with 21 points. His fellow American import Cameron Reynolds (201-1995, college: Tulane) contributed with 16 points for the winners. American center Chinanu Onuaku (207-1996, college: Louisville, agency: MSG) answered with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds and Tomer Ginat (202-1994, agency: Avi Zilberman) added 14 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defending Montenegrin champion moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Promitheas and Paris. Hapoel Tel-Aviv at the other side dropped to the second position with five games lost. They share it with Joventut. Buducnost will play against Trento (#9) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Hapoel Tel-Aviv will play against Hamburg Towers (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Buducnost: E.Green 21+3reb+2ast, C.Reynolds 16+4reb+1ast, P.Popovic 12+1reb+3ast, J.O'Brien 11+2reb+3ast, M.Jagodic-Kuridza 8+4reb+1ast, A.Kaba 7+9reb+1ast
H.Tel-Aviv: C.Onuaku 14+10reb+1ast, T.Ginat 14+6reb+1ast, J.McRae 11+5reb+2ast, X.Munford 10+4reb+1ast, B.Timor 9+1reb+3ast, J.Hoard 6+1reb+1ast

Round 14

Bursaspor - Bourg 92-82

There was a surprise result when eighth ranked Turkish Bursaspor (7-8) defeated at home 4th placed French JL Bourg (8-7) 92-82 on Thursday. Bursaspor made 19-of-19 free shots (100 percent !!!) during the game. It was a great evening for Greek-American center Zach Auguste (208-1993, college: Notre Dame, agency: Pensack Sports) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Swingman Onuralp Bitim (196-1999) helped adding 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was American swingman James Palmer Jr (196-1996, college: Nebraska) with 13 points and 4 assists and point guard Hugo Benitez (189-2001) scored 14 points and 5 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Bursaspor moved-up to seventh place, which they share with London L. and Brescia. JL Bourg lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the third position with seven games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Bursaspor will meet at home higher ranked Venezia (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. JL Bourg will play against the league's leader Prometey where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Bursaspor: O.Bitim 19+6reb+4ast, Z.Auguste 17+10reb+2ast, D.Needham 16+4reb+3ast, A.Clemmons 13+2reb+4ast, Y.Saybir 9+1reb, D.Dudzinski 9+4reb+3ast
Bourg: B.Hugo 14+5reb+1ast, J.Palmer Jr. 13+3reb+4ast, P.Pelos 12+6reb+1ast, A.Julien 10+1reb+5ast, F.Massenat 10+1reb+2ast, A.Brimah 7+8reb+1ast

Mitchell Watt gets MVP of the Week award for EuroCup - by Eurobasket News

Experienced American Mitchell Watt (208-C-1989, agency: Octagon Europe) had a very impressive game in the last round for Venezia and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 15.
The 33-year old center had the game-high 22 points adding five rebounds and three assists for Venezia in his team's victory, helping them to outclass Brescia (#7, 7-8) with 26-point margin 90-64. Venezia is placed at 4th position in EuroCup. Venezia is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 8-7 record. Watt has many years of experience at Venezia, through which he has constantly improved. Mitchell Watt averages this season 12.9ppg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Croatian center Ante Tomic (217-C-1987, agency: Octagon Europe) of second-ranked Joventut. Tomic impressed basketball fans with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Of course he led Joventut to another comfortable win outscoring slightly lower-ranked Bourg (#3, 8-7) 86-65. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Joventut consolidated its place in top 2 of the standings. His team's 10-5 record is not bad at all. Tomic is one of the most experienced players at Joventut and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

The third best performed player last round was Nigerian Olumiye Oni (198-G-1997) of London L. (#7). Oni showcased his all-around game by recording 22 points, twelve rebounds (!!!) and four assists in the last round. He was a key player of London L., leading his team to a 83-76 win against the lower-ranked Slask (#10, 1-14). The chances of London L. ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 8 games, recording just seven victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Oni could help London L. to bring them higher in the standings. Oni has a very solid season. In 5 games in EuroCup he scored 9.4ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Matteo Spagnolo (193-G-2003) of Trento - 23 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Axel Bouteille (201-F-1995) of Turk Telekom - 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Yogi Ferrell (183-PG-1993) of Cedevita Ol. - 22 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Erick Green (190-G-1991) of Buducnost - 21 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Jordan Taylor (187-PG-1989) of London L. - 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Nicolas Brussino (205-SF-1993) of Gran Canaria - 16 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Anthony Cowan Jr. (183-PG-1997) of Promitheas - 19 points, 4 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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EUROLEAGUE

Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Aleksandar VEZENKOV

Olympiacos
(206-F-1995)
Avg: 17.9

17.9

17.4

17.2

16.8

16.8

Euroleague round 27 best performance: Dante Exum - by Eurobasket News

Australian Guard Dante Exum (198-G-1995) put on an amazing game in the last round for Partizan, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 27.
The 27-year old player was the main contributor (17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Virtus BO (#12, 12-15) 88-79. Partizan maintains the 6th position in Euroleague . They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Partizan will need more victories to improve their 15-12 record. In the team's last game Exum had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range. He turned to be Partizan's top player in his first season with the team. Dante Exum averages this season 13.3ppg.

The second best player in last round's games was young Argentinian Facundo Campazzo (180-PG-1991) of Crvena Zvezda. Campazzo had a very good evening with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists. Of course he led Crvena Zvezda to another comfortable win 94-75 over the higher-ranked Anadolu Efes (#10, 13-13) being unquestionably team leader. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. But Crvena Zvezda managed to improve slightly their position in standings taking 13th place. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 12-15 record. Campazzo is a newcomer at Crvena Zvezda, but is already one of team's top players.

Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Darius Thompson (193-G-1995) of Baskonia (#7). Thompson showcased his all-around game by recording 18 points, five rebounds and fourteen assists (!!!) in the last round. He was a key player of Baskonia, leading his team to a 85-81 win against the higher-ranked Real Madrid (#2, 18-8). Baskonia needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 15 victories and 12 lost games. Thompson has a great season in Euroleague. After 27 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 6.3apg (2nd best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Shabazz Napier (185-PG-1991) of Milano - 28 points and 5 assists
5. Nikola Mirotic (208-PF-1991) of Barca - 19 points and 7 rebounds
6. Dzanan Musa (205-F/G-1999) of Real Madrid - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Jordan Mickey (203-F/C-1994) of Virtus BO - 13 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Alpha Diallo (201-F-1997) of Monaco - 18 points and 8 rebounds
9. Will Clyburn (201-F-1990) of Anadolu Efes - 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists
10. Luke Sikma (202-PF-1989) of ALBA - 10 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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FINLAND

Stats Leaders - Division I

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Deontaye BUSKEY

Huima
(185-G-)
Avg: 27.2

27.2

26.7

26.6

25.8

24.5

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FRANCE

Stats Leaders - N1

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Joe BURTON

Orchies
(203-C/F-1990)
Avg: 21.8

21.8

21.0

19.0

17.8

15.8

Noah Manet claims French ProA U21 weekly honour - by Eurobasket News

Talented Noah Manet (194-G-2004) put on an amazing game in the last round for league's second-best ASVEL and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 22.
The 18-year old guard had the game-high 40 points adding eight rebounds and nine assists for ASVEL in his team's victory, helping them to beat Monaco (#14, 8-14) 113-107. ASVEL maintains the 2nd position in French ProA U21. They are still close to the very top. ASVEL would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 17-4 record. In the team's last game Manet had a remarkable 78.6% from 2-point range and got four three-pointers out of 8 attempts. It's his second year at ASVEL and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Noah Manet averages this season 14.4ppg and 5.9rpg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young forward Lucas Dufeal (204-F-2003) of league's best team Cholet. Dufeal impressed basketball fans with 25 points and 7 rebounds. Of course he led Cholet to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Strasbourg (#11, 9-13) 100-59. Of course Cholet still keep the league's top spot. His team belongs to top of the standings with 20-2 record and is considered one of the main candidates for the league title. Dufeal is a newcomer at Cholet and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders.

The third best performed player last round was Ambroise Couture (199-PF-2002) of Monaco (#14). Couture scored 24 points and grabbed twelve rebounds (!!!). Despite Couture's great performance Monaco lost 107-113 to the higher-ranked ASVEL (#2, 17-4). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Monaco not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 14 games, recording just eight victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Couture could try to bring Monaco's a little bit higher in the standings. Couture has individually a great season in France. After 22 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.0ppg (5th best) and rebounds with 8.2rpg (7th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Babacar Mbye (212-C-2002) of ASVEL - 24 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Yves Mballa (199-SF-2003) of Nancy - 20 points and 15 rebounds
6. Zati Loubaki (200-PF-2004) of Gravelines - 17 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Elian Benitez (180-PG-2003) of Bourg - 32 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists
8. Nathan Vincennes (200-PF-2003) of Dijon - 29 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Simeon Kalemba (200-SF-2003) of Nanterre - 30 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Hugo Boumpoutou (195-SF-2004) of Gravelines - 21 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

French ProB round 22 best performance: Bastien Vautier (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News

Center Bastien Vautier (210-C-1998) put on an amazing game in the last round for Lille, receiving a Hoops Agents ProB Player of the Week award for round 22.
The 24-year old player was the main contributor (17 points, nine rebounds and two assists) to his team's victory, helping them to crush Vichy Clermont (#6, 13-9) with 20-point margin 90-70. Lille maintains the 4th position in French ProB. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Lille will need more victories to improve their 14-8 record. Vautier turned to be Lille's top player in his first season with the team. Bastien Vautier has solid league stats. He is in league's top in points (4th best: 17.8ppg), rebounds (2nd best: 8.6rpg) and averages impressive 65.5% FGP.

The second best player in last round's games was young Florian Leopold (204-F-2000) of Angers. Leopold had a very good evening with 24 points and 4 rebounds. Bad luck as Angers lost that game 88-95 to the lower-ranked Stade Rochelais (#14, 8-14). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Angers dropped in the standings to 9th position. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 11-11 record is not bad and everything may still change. Leopold is a newcomer at Angers and despite he is not a team leader yet, every game he becomes more reliable player. Hopefully performances like the last one will happen more often.

Third on the list of top players last round was Swedish guard Johan Lofberg (199-SG-1995) of Denain-Voltaire (#12). Lofberg scored 24 points. Despite Lofberg's great performance Denain-Voltaire lost 90-97 to the higher-ranked Boulazac (#3, 15-7). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Denain-Voltaire ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 12 games, recording just ten victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Lofberg could help Denain-Voltaire to bring them higher in the standings. Lofberg has a very solid season. In 22 games in France he scored 15.1ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Clement Cavallo (200-SF-1990) of Boulazac - 9 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists
5. David Skara (203-F-1995) of Chalons-Reims - 13 points and 10 rebounds
6. Djordje Milosevic (199-SG-1993) of Chalons-Reims - 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Javon Masters (183-PG-1994) of Stade Rochelais - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Sofiane Briki (193-G-1999) of ASA - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Arthur Bouba (204-PF-2001) of Nantes - 11 points and 11 rebounds
10. Tom Digbeu (195-G-2001) of ASA - 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

French Betclic ELITE ProA round 22 best performance: Yannis Morin (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News

International Power forward Yannis Morin (208-F/C-1993) put on an amazing game in the last round for Roanne, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 22.
The 29-year old player had a double-double of 20 points and 15 rebounds, while his team beat Le Portel (#14, 8-14) 95-84. Roanne is placed at 7th position in French Betclic ELITE ProA. Roanne is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 12-10 record. In the team's last game Morin had a remarkable 56.3% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Yannis Morin averages this season 11.6ppg and 5.2rpg.

The second best player in last round's games was young American Josh Carlton (211-F/C-1999) of Le Mans. Carlton had a very good evening with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Bad luck as Le Mans was edged by the lower-ranked Fos-sur-Mer (#18, 7-15) 71-68. Le Mans managed to keep the same 5th spot in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 12-9 record is not bad and everything may still change. Carlton is a newcomer at Le Mans, but is already one of team's top players.

Third on the list of top players last round was guard Milan Barbitch (196-PG-2001) of Fos-sur-Mer (#18). Barbitch showcased his all-around game by recording 21 points, six rebounds and four assists in the last round. He was a key player of Fos-sur-Mer, leading his team to a 71-68 win against the higher-ranked Le Mans (#5, 12-9). The chances of Fos-sur-Mer not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 15 games, recording just seven victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Barbitch could try to bring Fos-sur-Mer's a little bit higher in the standings. Barbitch has a very solid season. In 14 games in France he scored 11.4ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Vitalis Chikoko (208-F/C-1991) of Pau-Lacq-Orthez - 24 points and 6 rebounds
5. Caleb Walker (194-G-1989) of Nancy - 20 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Victor Wembanyama (220-F-2004) of Levallois - 20 points and 9 rebounds
7. Ronald March (196-G/F-1993) of Roanne - 21 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists
8. Yoan Makoundou (206-F/C-2000) of Monaco - 24 points and 9 rebounds
9. Stephane Gombauld (205-PF-1997) of Nancy - 18 points and 10 rebounds
10. Miralem Halilovic (205-F-1991) of Nanterre - 18 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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GEORGIA

U18 League Round 11: Basco defeat Tbilisi 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 11 in the U18 League took place in Tbilisi. This derby game ended with only two-point home defeat of second-ranked Tbilisi (7-2) to fourth ranked Basco (4-3) 67-65 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Tbilisi. The guests trailed by 11 points after three quarters before their 22-9 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Basco shot 22 for 31 from the free-throw line, while Tbilisi only scored five points from the stripe. Basco forced 27 Tbilisi turnovers. It was a great evening for Lado Sharadze (-2005) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds. Levan Xabazi (-2005) helped adding 14 points and 7 rebounds. Forward Leri Lobjanidze (195) responded with 13 points and 8 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots). Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Basco maintains fourth place with 4-3 record, which they share with Zaza. Tbilisi at the other side keeps the second position with two games lost. Basco is looking forward to face Gori (#7) at home in the next round. Tbilisi will have a break next round.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Tbilisi: Brooklyn (#6) and Sokhumi (#5). Brooklyn (2-6) won against visiting Sokhumi (2-6) 83-78. It was an exceptional evening for forward Giorgi Abutidze (188-2005) who led the winners and scored 35 points (!!!) and 8 assists. Soso Nadirashvili accounted for 15 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Giorgi Gabunia (194-2006) came up with 33 points (!!!) for Sokhumi in the defeat. Brooklyn moved-up to fifth place, which they share with defeated Sokhumi. Sokhumi lost fifth consecutive game. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Another exciting game was again a derby between two local teams from Tbilisi: Overtime (#5) and Orbi (#3). Orbi was crushed at home by 16 points 73-89 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. The best player for the winners was Jaba Jabakhidze who had a double-double by scoring 25 points and 11 rebounds. Nikoloz Kavlelashvili produced 28 points and 5 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Overtime maintains fifth place with 3-5 record. Loser Orbi keeps the third position with four games lost. Overtime will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Orbi will play against the league's second-placed Kutaisi and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 11: winless Gori was destroyed by Tbilisi on the opponent's court 96-77. Dinamo managed to outperform Basco in a home game 90-77. Basco managed to beat Sokhumi on the road 84-72. Rustavi crushed Maccabi on its own court 108-60.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 27 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists by Nikoloz Gogoberishvili of Rustavi.

Tbilisi - Gori 96-77

Very expected game when bottom-ranked Gori (0-8) was crushed on the road by second ranked Tbilisi (7-2) 96-77 on Tuesday. The game without a history. Tbilisi led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. Tbilisi outrebounded Gori 57-46 including 20 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was guard Nikoloz Berdzenishvili who had a double-double by scoring 21 points and 14 rebounds. Guard Andria Mgeladze (180) chipped in 11 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Tbilisi players scored in double figures. Forward Sandro Zaridze (193-2005) produced a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!), 17 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks and forward Alexandre Gogichashvili (188-2005) added 12 points and 10 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tbilisi have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain second place with 7-2 record having just two point less than leader Rustavi. Loser Gori still closes the standings with eight games lost. Tbilisi will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Gori will play against Basco (#4) in Batumi and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Tbilisi: B.Nikoloz 21+14reb+1ast, X.Otar 15+1reb+2ast, M.Beka 12+4reb+1ast, M.Andria 11+7reb+6ast, R.Lazare 10+7reb+1ast, D.Giorgi 8+2reb+1ast
Gori: Z.Sandro 35+17reb+5ast, G.Data 16+2reb, G.Alexandre 12+10reb+1ast, B.Nugzar 6+5reb+8ast, K.Giga 6+5reb+1ast, C.Demetre 2+4reb

Dinamo - Basco 90-77

Everything could happen in Tbilisi at the game between two tied teams. Both third ranked Dinamo and 4th placed Basco had identical 4-2 record. This time Dinamo used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Batumi 90-77 on Tuesday night. The hosts trailed by 7 points after three quarters before their 20-13 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Dinamo shot 33 for 55 from the free-throw line, while Basco only scored twelve points from the stripe. Dinamo forced 30 Basco turnovers. The best player for the winners was center Gabriel Chiabrishvili (195-2006) who had a double-double by scoring 12 points and 23 rebounds. Center Giorgi Chitishvili (185-2005) chipped in 29 points and 6 rebounds. Four Dinamo players scored in double figures. Swingman Saba Saladze (196-2005) produced a double-double by scoring 24 points, 23 rebounds and 5 assists and Nika Svanidze (-2005) added 14 points respectively for the guests. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dinamo have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain third place with 5-2 record having just two points less than leader Rustavi. Loser Basco keeps the fourth position with three games lost. They share it with Zaza. Dinamo will again meet Basco (#4) in the next round. Basco will play against Gori and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Dinamo: C.Giorgi 29+6reb+1ast, K.Giorgi 23+8reb+3ast, G.Luka 20+4reb+3ast, C.Gabriel 12+23reb+2ast, C.Davit 4, K.Lekso 2+3reb+4ast
Basco: S.Saba 24+23reb+5ast, S.Nika 14+4reb+1ast, S.Lado 10+5reb+3ast, M.Teimuraz 9+2reb+1ast, P.Beka 7+6reb+1ast, J.Luka 6+5reb+4ast

Brooklyn - Sokhumi 83-78

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Tbilisi: Brooklyn (#6) and Sokhumi (#5). Brooklyn (2-6) won against visiting Sokhumi (2-6) 83-78. Brooklyn dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Sokhumi's 28. It was an exceptional evening for forward Giorgi Abutidze (188-2005) who led the winners and scored 35 points (!!!) and 8 assists. Guard Soso Nadirashvili (190-2006) accounted for 15 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Forward Giorgi Gabunia (194-2006) came up with 33 points (!!!) and guard Shalva Meunargia (193-2005) added 24 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists respectively for Sokhumi in the defeat. Brooklyn moved-up to fifth place, which they share with defeated Sokhumi. Sokhumi lost fifth consecutive game. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Brooklyn: A.Giorgi 35+3reb+8ast, N.Soso 15+5reb+2ast, M.Dachi 10+8reb+1ast, G.Giorgi 6+5reb+1ast, K.Zura 6+2reb+2ast, D.Luka 5+8reb+2ast
Sokhumi: G.Giorgi 33+4reb+2ast, M.Shalva 24+6reb+8ast, Z.Giorgi 14+10reb+1ast, K.Valeri 4+7reb+3ast, A.Nika 3+1ast, G.Davit 0

Tbilisi - Basco 65-67

The most exciting game of round 11 in the U18 League took place in Tbilisi. This derby game ended with only two-point home defeat of second-ranked Tbilisi (7-2) to fourth ranked Basco (4-3) 67-65 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Tbilisi. The guests trailed by 11 points after three quarters before their 22-9 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Basco shot 22 for 31 from the free-throw line, while Tbilisi only scored five points from the stripe. Basco forced 27 Tbilisi turnovers. It was a great evening for Lado Sharadze (-2005) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds. Levan Xabazi (-2005) helped adding 14 points and 7 rebounds. Four Basco players scored in double figures. Forward Leri Lobjanidze (195) responded with 13 points and 8 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots) and guard Beka Machavariani (188) scored 12 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Basco maintains fourth place with 4-3 record, which they share with Zaza. Tbilisi at the other side keeps the second position with two games lost. Basco is looking forward to face Gori (#7) at home in the next round. Tbilisi will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Basco: X.Levan 14+7reb+1ast, S.Lado 13+12reb+2ast, S.Saba 13+3reb+5ast, S.Nika 12+3reb, S.Saba 5, J.Luka 4+4reb+9ast
Tbilisi: L.Leri 13+8reb+1ast, M.Beka 12+5reb+3ast, B.Nikoloz 11+8reb, X.Otar 8+3reb+2ast, M.Andria 7+3reb+5ast, R.Lazare 4+3reb

Sokhumi - Basco 72-84

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 5th ranked Sokhumi's (2-6) home loss to fourth ranked Basco (4-3) 72-84 on Thursday. The game without a history. Basco led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Basco outrebounded Sokhumi 59-44 including a 27-11 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was swingman Saba Saladze (196-2005) who had a double-double by scoring 30 points, 19 rebounds and 4 assists. Levan Xabazi (-2005) chipped in 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Basco players scored in double figures. Basco's coach Ivane Maisuradze used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Giorgi Zurabishvili (198-2006) produced 29 points and 6 rebounds and forward Giorgi Gabunia (194-2006) added 20 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Basco maintains fourth place with 4-3 record, which they share with Zaza. Sokhumi lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with six games lost. They share it with Brooklyn. Basco will meet at home Gori (#7) in the next round. Sokhumi will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Basco: S.Saba 30+19reb+4ast, X.Levan 22+5reb+4ast, S.Nika 13+3reb+3ast, J.Luka 11+9reb+4ast, S.Lado 4+12reb+2ast, M.Teimuraz 3+2reb+1ast
Sokhumi: Z.Giorgi 29+6reb+2ast, G.Giorgi 20+5reb, M.Shalva 19+4reb+1ast, M.Luka 4+18reb, G.Davit 0, P.Gabriel 0

Orbi - Overtime 73-89

Another exciting game was again a derby between two local teams from Tbilisi: Overtime (#5) and Orbi (#3). Orbi was crushed at home by 16 points 73-89 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. The game without a history. Overtime led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Orbi's 28. They outrebounded Orbi 55-39 including 17 on the offensive glass. The best player for the winners was guard Jaba Jabakhidze (194-2005) who had a double-double by scoring 25 points and 11 rebounds. Center Shota Machavariani (205-2005) chipped in a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds. Four Overtime players scored in double figures. Forward Nikoloz Kavlelashvili (199-2005) produced 28 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Giorgi Gurgenidze (178-2005) added 21 points and 4 assists respectively for the hosts. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Overtime maintains fifth place with 3-5 record. Loser Orbi keeps the third position with four games lost. Overtime will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Orbi will play against the league's second-placed Kutaisi and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Overtime: J.Jaba 25+11reb+2ast, M.Shota 13+11reb, J.Luka 12+4reb+8ast, C.Nika 10+2reb, T.Zurab 10+3reb+3ast, K.Nikoloz 9+3reb+2ast
Orbi: K.Nikoloz 28+5reb+3ast, G.Giorgi 21+4reb+4ast, S.Irakli 8+4reb+1ast, K.Saba 7+3reb, K.Giorgi 6+9reb, B.Levan 3+1reb+1ast

Rustavi - Maccabi 108-60

Everything went according to plan when first ranked Rustavi (9-1) outscored at home 7th ranked Maccabi (1-8) 108-60 on Thursday. The game was mostly controlled by Rustavi. Maccabi managed to win fourth quarter 18-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Rustavi dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Maccabi's 30. They outrebounded Maccabi 48-29 including a 36-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great shooting night for Rustavi especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.4 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Maccabi's players. The best player for the winners was guard Nikoloz Gogoberishvili (194-2006) who scored 27 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Guard Davit Gogoladze (183-2005) chipped in a double-double by scoring 19 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists. Four Rustavi players scored in double figures. Guard Mate Buachidze (182-2006) produced 23 points and 6 rebounds and guard Duta Chikobava (180-2005) added 9 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the guests. Maccabi's coach Irakli Beshkenadze gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Rustavi have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. They maintain first place with 9-1 record. Maccabi lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Rustavi: G.Nikoloz 27+9reb+5ast, G.Davit 19+7reb+10ast, C.Nikoloz 15+2reb+3ast, K.Vazha 13+3reb, M.Davit 10+4reb+3ast, G.Badri 9+3reb
Maccabi: B.Mate 23+6reb+1ast, G.Saba 12+2reb, C.Duta 9+9reb+2ast, A.Luka 6+2reb+1ast, T.Saba 3+1reb+1ast, N.Dato 3+2reb+1ast

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GERMANY

Stats Leaders - 1.Bundesliga

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Eric WASHINGTON

Heid.
(183-PG-1993)
Avg: 19.2

19.2

18.7

18.6

18.2

18.1

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GUAM

Friars win basketball national championship, Tenorio named MVP - by Eurobasket News

The Father Duenas Memorial School Friars capped off a perfect season Sunday night, beating the Okkodo High School Bulldogs 77-66 in the Clutch Guam Boys High School National Championships at the University of Guam Calvo Field House. 'I just feel so happy,' said FD's Noah Tenorio, the tournament MVP. 'All the hard work we've done in practice, all the blood sweat and tears, we pulled it through.' Both the Friars and Bulldogs basketball teams finished their respective seasons in their own leagues undefeated, winning their championship games and advancing to the postseason showdown. But with two of Okkodo's starters watching from the bench - sharpshooting forward Kayjay Martin recovering from a severe high-ankle sprain and Bulldogs' big man Jude Lopez nursing a broken wrist - the pride of the public school was lean in key positions. Without a sizable option to slow down and guard Tenorio, the senior had his day on the court - finishing with a game-high 23 points and 14 rebounds. Ending the first quarter and foreshadowing things to come, a 3-pointer from Tenorio beat the buzzer, tagged the glass, and fell through the cylinder. 'I didn't know I was going to bank it,' Tenorio said. 'But all I knew is that it was going to go in.' After the first quarter, the Friars led 15-11 and, quickly, turned the game into a runaway. On both ends of the court, Tenorio dominated, driving hard to the hoop and forcing Okkodo to take outside shots. The Bulldogs buried five 3-pointers in the period, three from Khylle Varela and a pair from Monte Cabrera, but the Friars' all-court play tipped the scales in their favor. As Okkodo's offense heated up, so did the Friars', turning up the sizzle and padding their lead. Matching the Bulldogs' intensity, Friars playmaking guard Blaise Ada knocked down a pair of treys. Teammate Yoshi Sayama, who drained a long-distance shot in the opening period, splashed in another. But Tenorio was doing the heavy lifting, finishing the second quarter with 10 points and 4 for 4 shooting from the charity stripe. 'This game today was all about heart,' Tenorio said. 'I just wanted it more at the end. And I'm happy for my team. They really pulled it through.' The Friars led by 14 at halftime and, after the third quarter, increased the lead by 15. In the final period, the Bulldogs tried to play catch-up, pulling within 8 points, but the national championship belonged to FD. Leading the Friars' scoring effort, Tenorio scored 23 points, Sayama scored 16 points, Jaden Santos added 14 points and Ada added an even dozen. For the Bulldogs, Cabrera scored a team-high 21 points, Varela dropped in 16 points and Cody Buluran added 13 points.
Courtesy of: postguam.com

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HONG KONG

Hong Kong Eastern head to the Finals - by Eurobasket News

NS Matrix - Eastern 70:76

Hong Kong Eastern headed to the Finals of the ASEAN League. They swept the series against NS Matrix 2-0 after a 76-70 win in game 2.
Both teams exchanged the wins in the first two quarters that gave 1-point halftime advantage for the Malaysian side. Hong Kong Eastern meanwhile won the third quarter 22-19 and closed the game with a final 23-19 rally.
Dominic Gilbert (198-G/F, college: UBC, agency: BIG) top-scored for the winners with 26 points and Chris McLaughlin (208-C, college: Victoria) netted 21. Amir Williams (211-C-1992, college: Ohio St.) replied with 26 points and 12 rebounds in the losing effort.

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HUNGARY

A Division Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Darius PERRY

Hubner NBS
(188-G-1999)
Avg: 22.2

22.2

19.6

18.7

18.3

17.9

Standings - B Division

B Division Standings

Green
1Budafoki 18-1
2MEAFC 14-4
3 SMAFC 11-5
4 Vasarhelyi K. 10-9
5 Penzugyor 9-10
6 Tiszaujvaros 9-11
7 Dunaharaszti 8-11
8 KTE-Duna U23 8-11
9 UNI Gyor 8-11
10 David Kornel 7-12
11 Bonyhad 5-13
12 NYIKSE 4-15
Red
1NKA Pecs 20-2
2PVSK-Veolia 19-4
3MAFC 17-5
4Vasas 16-6
5DEAC U23 13-9
6JKSE 12-9
7 BKG-Prima 11-11
8 Salgotarjani 10-12
9 TF Budapest 9-13
10 Cegled 9-13
11 MT Budapest 7-15
12 Kaszasok 6-16
13 Nagykorosi 4-18
14 Veszprem 1-21

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ICELAND

Stats Leaders (Men)

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Robert TURNER III

Stjarnan
(190-PG-1993)
Avg: 29.0

29.0

28.9

23.1

21.8

20.7

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IRAN

Superleague Round 5 (Second Stage): Zob Ahan lose to Kalleh in the game between Top 4 teams - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game between Top Four teams took place in Amol. Second ranked host Kalleh (2-2) defeated 4th placed Zob Ahan (1-3) 100-83. Newly promoted Kalleh maintains second place with 2-2 record having just two points less than leader Rafsanjan, which they share with Arak. Zob Ahan at the other side dropped to the third position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Abadan. 3rd placed host Naft Abadan (1-3) lost to leader Gorgan (4-0) 85-79. Gorgan have a solid series of four victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 4-0 record, which they share with Kerman. Naft Abadan lost third consecutive game. They keep the third position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams.
The game in Arak was also quite interesting. 6th ranked Mahram (1-3) played at the court of eighth ranked Arak (2-2). Arak managed to secure a 4-point victory 89-85 on Wednesday. Arak moved-up to second place, which they share with Kalleh. Loser Mahram dropped to the third position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams.

In the last two games of round 5 Parsa lost to undefeated Kerman on the opponent's court 72-77. Rafsanjan managed to outperform Raad in a home game 69-58.

Kalleh - Zob Ahan 100-83

The game between Top Four teams took place in Amol. Second ranked host Kalleh (2-2) defeated 4th placed Zob Ahan (1-3) 100-83. Newly promoted Kalleh maintains second place with 2-2 record having just two points less than leader Rafsanjan, which they share with Arak. Zob Ahan at the other side dropped to the third position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams.

Naft Abadan - Gorgan 79-85

The game between Top Four teams took place in Abadan. 3rd placed host Naft Abadan (1-3) lost to leader Gorgan (4-0) 85-79. Gorgan have a solid series of four victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 4-0 record, which they share with Kerman. Naft Abadan lost third consecutive game. They keep the third position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams.

Kerman - Parsa 77-72

Rather expected game when 7th ranked Parsa (1-3) was defeated on the road by leader Kerman (4-0) 77-72 on Wednesday. Kerman have a solid series of four victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Gorgan. Loser Parsa dropped to the third place with three games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams.

Arak - Mahram 89-85

The game in Arak was also quite interesting. 6th ranked Mahram (1-3) played at the court of eighth ranked Arak (2-2). Arak managed to secure a 4-point victory 89-85 on Wednesday. Arak moved-up to second place, which they share with Kalleh. Loser Mahram dropped to the third position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams.

Rafsanjan - Raad 69-58

Rather predictable result when ninth ranked Rafsanjan (5-1) defeated at home 11th ranked Raad (2-3) 69-58 on Wednesday. Rafsanjan have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain ninth place with 5-1 record. Loser Raad keeps the eleventh position with three games lost.

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ISRAEL

Stats Leaders - National League

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Stedmon LEMON

H.Ramat Gan
(198-G-1992)
Avg: 22.7

22.7

21.5

20.9

20.9

20.5

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ITALY

stats leader

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Andrea RENZI

R.Calabria
(206-F/C-1989)
Avg: 21.9

21.9

20.2

18.8

18.7

17.3

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JAPAN

Stats Leaders - JBL Superleague

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Perrin BUFORD

Shimane SM
(198-F-1994)
Avg: 22.7

22.7

21.2

20.4

20.4

20.3

B1 League Round 40: Kawasaki BT 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 Kawasaki BT as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Kawasaki BT defeated 8th ranked Niigata A. in Kanagawa 83-65. Kawasaki BT made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international power forward Nick Fazekas (211-1985, college: Nevada) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 9 rebounds and American power forward Jordan Heath (208-1991, college: Canisius, agency: Octagon Europe) who added 9 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks during the contest. At the losing side Hungarian-American Rosco Allen (208-1993, college: Stanford, agency: Pensack Sports) responded with 20 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Kawasaki BT have a solid three-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Yokohama BC. Niigata A. lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with 34 games lost. They share the position with Shiga L-Stars. Niigata A. will play next round against Sea Horses M. trying to get back on the winning streak. Kawasaki BT will try to continue on its current victory against second ranked Yokohama BC on the road.
Very significant was FE Nagoya's (#6) 90-79 road victory against 5th ranked Osaka E.. The winners were led by international Luke Evans (203-1991, college: CBU) who scored that evening 23 points and 6 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) and Andrew Randall supported him with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Even 23 points and 7 assists by American guard DJ Newbill (193-1992, college: Penn St.) did not help to save the game for Osaka E.. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. FE Nagoya (19-20) moved-up to fifth place. Osaka E. at the other side dropped to the third position with 21 games lost. They share it with Shinshu BW. FE Nagoya will play against league's leader Shimane SM on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Osaka E. will play against Shiga L-Stars and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Seventh-ranked Toyama G. (7-32) gave a tough game to fourth ranked Hitachi SRT (17-20) in Tokyo on Wednesday. Hitachi SRT managed to secure only two-point victory 93-91. However their fans expected easier game. Leo Vendrame fired 21 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Myles Hesson produced 32 points for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Hitachi SRT have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 17-20 record. Toyama G. lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 32 games lost. Hitachi SRT will meet San-en NP (#5) in the next round. Toyama G. will play against Shinshu BW in Nagano and hope to secure a win.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 40: Gunma CT destroyed Akita NH on the opponent's court 88-66. Chiba Jets managed to outperform Tochigi Brex in a home game 81-68. Kyoto H. managed to beat Nagoya DD on the road 74-71. Hokkaido L. defeated Ibaraki R. on its own court 88-83. Hiroshima D. was beaten by Ryukyu GK in Okinawa 86-78. Sea Horses M. lost to San-en NP at home 74-87. Alvark Tokyo outscored Sendai 89ers on the opponent's court 86-60. Shiga L-Stars recorded a loss to Shimane SM in a home game 89-98. Shinshu BW were defeated by Yokohama BC on the road 83-71.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 32 points and 7 assists by Yuki Kawamura of Yokohama BC.

Akita NH - Gunma CT 66-88

The game between closely ranked teams ended with one of their biggest challengers Akita NH's (21-18) home loss to third ranked Gunma CT (22-15) 66-88 on Wednesday. Gunma CT forced 21 Akita NH turnovers. American guard Trey McKinney-Jones (198-1990, college: Miami, FL) fired 16 points and 9 assists for the winners. The former international guard Narito Namizato (172-1989) chipped in 18 points and 6 assists. Four Gunma CT players scored in double figures. American center Steve Zack (211-1992, college: La Salle) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists and his fellow American import Stanton Kidd (202-1992, college: Colorado St.) added 16 points and 14 rebounds respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Gunma CT maintains third position with 22-15 record having 2 victories less than leader Shimane SM. Loser Akita NH keeps the fourth place with 18 games lost. Gunma CT will meet at home Tochigi Brex (#5) in the next round. Akita NH will play against the league's second-placed Alvark Tokyo and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Gunma CT: N.Namizato 18+2reb+6ast, T.McKinney-Jones 16+4reb+9ast, M.Parker 14+8reb+1ast, A.Chambers 13+1reb+1ast, S.Teru 7+2reb+1ast, K.Tarczewski 6+9reb
Akita NH: T.Furukawa 17+1reb+2ast, S.Kidd 16+14reb, S.Zack 14+10reb+7ast, T.Takeshi 6+1reb, T.Nakayama 6+2reb+4ast, R.Yasuoka 2+1reb+1ast

Kawasaki BT - Niigata A. 83-65

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Kawasaki BT as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Kawasaki BT defeated 8th ranked Niigata A. in Kanagawa 83-65. Kawasaki BT made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international power forward Nick Fazekas (211-1985, college: Nevada) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 9 rebounds and American power forward Jordan Heath (208-1991, college: Canisius, agency: Octagon Europe) who added 9 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks during the contest. At the losing side Hungarian-American Rosco Allen (208-1993, college: Stanford, agency: Pensack Sports) responded with 20 points and 5 rebounds and American forward Keve Aluma (206-1998, college: Virginia Tech, agency: Pensack Sports) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 12 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Kawasaki BT have a solid three-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Yokohama BC. Niigata A. lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with 34 games lost. They share the position with Shiga L-Stars. Niigata A. will play next round against Sea Horses M. trying to get back on the winning streak. Kawasaki BT will try to continue on its current victory against second ranked Yokohama BC on the road.
Top scorers:
Kawasaki BT: N.Fazekas 17+9reb+2ast, M.Janning 12+5reb+3ast, M.Young 10+5reb+3ast, J.Heath 9+10reb+4ast, N.Yuto 8+2ast, T.Hasegawa 7+1reb
Niigata A.: R.Allen 20+5reb+3ast, K.Aluma 11+12reb+1ast, T.Sugimoto 8+2reb, K.Cockburn 8+10reb, E.Zen 5, J.Park 3+1reb+4ast

Chiba Jets - Tochigi Brex 81-68

Rather predictable result when first ranked Chiba Jets (35-4) defeated at home 5th ranked Tochigi Brex (20-19) 81-68 on Wednesday. Chiba Jets looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American guard Christopher Smith (193-1994, college: Utah St.) fired 17 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. The former international point guard Yuki Togashi (170-1993) chipped in 9 points and 11 assists. American power forward Josh Scott (208-1993, college: Colorado, agency: Pensack Sports) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds and his fellow American import center Grant Jerrett (208-1993, college: Arizona) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Tochigi Brex players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Chiba Jets have an impressive 21-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 35-4 record. Defending champion Tochigi Brex keeps the fifth place with 19 games lost. Chiba Jets will meet at home Hokkaido L. (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Tochigi Brex will play against Gunma CT and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Chiba Jets: C.Smith 17+6reb+2ast, V.Law 17+4reb+1ast, S.Hara 14+2reb+4ast, Y.Togashi 9+4reb+11ast, T.Sato 8, J.Mooney 8+4reb
Tochigi Brex: J.Scott 15+12reb+3ast, M.Hiejima 11+1reb+4ast, G.Jerrett 10+5reb+2ast, S.Ikaruga 10+3reb+3ast, Y.Endo 8+2reb+3ast, I.Fotu 7+4reb

Nagoya DD - Kyoto H. 71-74

There was a minor upset when 4th ranked Nagoya DD (27-12) was edged at home by seventh ranked Kyoto H. (17-22) 74-71 on Wednesday. Kyoto H. looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Mali power forward Cheick Diallo (206-1996, college: Kansas) fired a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds (on 10-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners. Canadian-Filipino guard Matthew Wright (193-1991, college: St.Bonaventure) chipped in 15 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. Four Kyoto H. players scored in double figures. Kyoto H.'s coach Roy Rana used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American forward Coty Clarke (201-1992, college: Arkansas) produced 21 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and his fellow American import power forward Scott Eatherton (206-1991, college: Northeastern, agency: BeoBasket) added 12 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. Kyoto H. maintains seventh position with 17-22 record. Nagoya DD lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with 12 games lost. Kyoto H. will meet higher ranked Hiroshima D. (#3) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Nagoya DD will play against the league's second-placed Ryukyu GK having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Kyoto H.: C.Diallo 22+12reb+1ast, M.Wright 15+5reb+9ast, J.Uthoff 13+6reb+3ast, J.Mitsuda 10+3reb+5ast, T.Ozawa 9+1reb+1ast, K.Seiya 5+2reb+2ast
Nagoya DD: C.Clarke 21+7reb+4ast, T.Saito 13+2reb+3ast, S.Eatherton 12+10reb+1ast, T.Ito 8+3reb+2ast, P.Ray 6+5reb+2ast, T.Nakahigashi 5+2reb+3ast

Hokkaido L. - Ibaraki R. 88-83

There was a small surprise in Sapporo where eighth ranked Hokkaido L. (10-29) beat 6th ranked Ibaraki R. (14-25) 88-83 on Wednesday. American forward Shawn Long (208-1993, college: Louisiana, agency: Pensack Sports) fired a double-double by scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Australian forward Brock Motum (208-1990, college: WSU) chipped in 23 points and 8 rebounds. American forward Chehales Tapscott (195-1990, college: Portland St.) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and his fellow American import Eric Jacobsen (208-1994, college: Arizona St.) added 9 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Four Ibaraki R. players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Hokkaido L. maintains eighth position with 10-29 record. Loser Ibaraki R. keeps the sixth place with 25 games lost. They share the position with Sea Horses M.. Hokkaido L. will meet league's leader Chiba Jets on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Ibaraki R. will play against Sendai 89ers (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Hokkaido L.: S.Long 24+11reb+1ast, B.Motum 23+8reb+3ast, N.Tsukasa 20+1ast, S.Terazono 6+9ast, D.Ramos 4, S.Froling 4+3reb
Ibaraki R.: A.Hirao 16+2reb+3ast, N.Kohei 15+2reb+3ast, A.Tajima 12+5reb+2ast, C.Tapscott 10+10reb+5ast, E.Jacobsen 9+10reb+4ast, T.Kennedy 9+5reb+3ast

Osaka E. - FE Nagoya 79-90

Very significant was FE Nagoya's (#6) 90-79 road victory against 5th ranked Osaka E.. FE Nagoya made 19-of-25 charity shots (76.0 percent) during the game. The winners were led by international Luke Evans (203-1991, college: CBU) who scored that evening 23 points and 6 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) and American forward Andrew Randall (198-1990, college: Temple) supported him with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Five FE Nagoya players scored in double figures. Even 23 points and 7 assists by American guard DJ Newbill (193-1992, college: Penn St.) did not help to save the game for Osaka E.. His fellow American import power forward Sean OMara (208-1995, college: Xavier, agency: Inception Sports) added 16 points and 12 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. FE Nagoya (19-20) moved-up to fifth place. Osaka E. at the other side dropped to the third position with 21 games lost. They share it with Shinshu BW. FE Nagoya will play against league's leader Shimane SM on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Osaka E. will play against Shiga L-Stars and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
FE Nagoya: L.Evans 23+6reb+2ast, N.Hiromu 15+1reb+4ast, A.Randall 15+9reb+6ast, J.Jones 12+5reb+2ast, N.Reiya 11+3reb+1ast, J.Williams III 6+6reb+1ast
Osaka E.: D.Newbill 23+4reb+7ast, S.O'Mara 16+12reb+2ast, K.Makoto 14+1reb+3ast, I.Brown 9+8reb+2ast, T.Hashimoto 6+5reb+1ast, K.Hunt 4+4reb+1ast

Ryukyu GK - Hiroshima D. 86-78

The game between closely ranked teams ended with one of their biggest challengers Hiroshima D.'s (28-11) road loss to second ranked Ryukyu GK (30-9) 78-86 on Wednesday. Ryukyu GK looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American power forward Allen Durham (198-1988, college: Grace Christian) fired 19 points and 5 assists for the winners. The former international guard Ryuichi Kishimoto (176-1990) chipped in 20 points and 5 assists. Durham is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American forward Kerry Blackshear Jr (208-1997, college: Florida) produced 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and his fellow American import forward Dwayne Evans (201-1992, college: St.Louis, agency: Pensack Sports) added 11 points and 7 assists respectively for lost side. Hiroshima D.'s coach Kyle Milling rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Ryukyu GK have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 30-9 record having just six point less than leader Shimane SM. Loser Hiroshima D. keeps the third place with 11 games lost. Ryukyu GK will meet at home Nagoya DD (#4) in the next round. Hiroshima D. will play against Kyoto H. and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Ryukyu GK: R.Kishimoto 20+1reb+5ast, A.Durham 19+4reb+5ast, K.Imamura 14+1reb+2ast, N.Tashiro 9+4reb+2ast, K.Flippin 8+1reb+3ast, J.Duncan 6+7reb+2ast
Hiroshima D.: K.Blackshear Jr. 16+8reb+5ast, N.Tsuji 12+2reb+3ast, D.Evans 11+4reb+7ast, S.Kai 10+2reb, N.Mayo 9+6reb+1ast, I.Murphy 7+4reb

Sea Horses M. - San-en NP 74-87

The game between closely ranked teams ended with fifth ranked San-en NP's (16-23) road victory over 6th ranked Sea Horses M. (14-25) 87-74 on Wednesday. They outrebounded Sea Horses M. 44-28 including a 30-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. San-en NP looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when San-en NP made 7 blocks. Americans were the main players on the court. Center Kyle OQuinn (206-1990, college: Norfolk St., agency: Pensack Sports) fired a double-double by scoring 13 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks for the winners. Center Isaiah Hicks (206-1994, college: UNC) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds. Power forward Davante Gardner (203-1991, college: Marquette) produced 22 points and forward Quincy Miller-Scott (206-1992, college: Baylor, agency: Slash Sports) added 14 points and 11 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Sea Horses M.'s coach Kimikazu Suzuki rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. San-en NP maintains fifth position with 16-23 record. Loser Sea Horses M. keeps the sixth place with 25 games lost. They share the position with Ibaraki R.. San-en NP will meet at home higher ranked Hitachi SRT (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Sea Horses M. will play against Niigata A. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
San-en NP: I.Hicks 15+7reb+2ast, K.Kanamaru 14+1reb+2ast, K.O'Quinn 13+16reb+4ast, H.Kazuki 12+4reb+3ast, S.Ryusei 12+4reb+3ast, F.Ravena 10+3reb+1ast
Sea Horses M.: D.Gardner 22+4reb+1ast, Q.Miller-Scott 14+11reb+1ast, A.Schafer 10+5reb+2ast, Y.Nishida 10+5reb+7ast, N.Satoshi 5+1reb+3ast, M.Hosoya 5+1reb

Sendai 89ers - Alvark Tokyo 60-86

Very expected game when 7th ranked Sendai 89ers (12-27) were crushed at home by second ranked Alvark Tokyo (31-8) 86-60 on Wednesday. It was a great shooting night for Alvark Tokyo especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.6 percentage. Spanish Sebastian Saiz (205-1994, college: Ole Miss) fired 20 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Swingman Zack Baranski (193-1992) chipped in 17 points. Point guard Taiki Okada (176-1999) produced 13 points and American power forward Gary Hamilton (208-1984, college: Miami, FL, agency: Inception Sports) added 2 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Alvark Tokyo maintains second position with 31-8 record having just seven point less than leader Shimane SM. Newly promoted Sendai 89ers keep the seventh place with 27 games lost. Alvark Tokyo will meet at home Akita NH (#4) in the next round. Sendai 89ers will play against Ibaraki R. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Alvark Tokyo: S.Saiz 20+9reb+1ast, Z.Baranski 17+3reb+3ast, J.Cobbs 15+2reb+4ast, S.Ando 11+1reb, A.Kirk 8+6reb+1ast, R.Rossiter 8+8reb+5ast
Sendai 89ers: O.Taiki 13+3reb+2ast, R.Kobayashi 11+1ast, J.Burrell 9+4reb+1ast, Y.Aoki 8+1reb+3ast, K.Sawabe 4, N.Boothe 4+5reb+1ast

Shiga L-Stars - Shimane SM 89-98

Very predictable result when first ranked Shimane SM (32-7) defeated on the road 8th ranked Shiga L-Stars (5-34) 98-89 on Wednesday. Shimane SM made 21-of-25 free shots (84.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American forward Perrin Buford (198-1994, college: MTSU, agency: Pensack Sports) fired a triple-double by scoring 27 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Australian Nick Kay (206-1992, college: MSU Denver) chipped in 27 points (made all of his seven free throws). American forward DeQuan Jones (203-1990, college: Miami, FL) produced 25 points and 9 rebounds and the former international guard Kai Toews (188-1998, college: UNCW) added 17 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Shiga L-Stars' coach Luis Guil rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Shimane SM have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 32-7 record. Shiga L-Stars lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with 34 games lost. They share the position with Niigata A.. Shimane SM will meet at home FE Nagoya (#5) in the next round. Shiga L-Stars will play against Osaka E. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Shimane SM: P.Buford 27+13reb+11ast, N.Kay 27+3reb+2ast, T.Shota 14+4reb+2ast, S.Ando 14+3reb+3ast, N.Williams 8+6reb+2ast, R.Travis 6+4reb+2ast
Shiga L-Stars: D.Jones 25+9reb+3ast, K.Toews 17+5reb+10ast, I.Buva 14+5reb+1ast, K.Martin 14+4reb, K.Isaac Ravena 8+2reb+2ast, Y.Sugiura 5+2reb+1ast

Hitachi SRT - Toyama G. 93-91

Seventh-ranked Toyama G. (7-32) gave a tough game to fourth ranked Hitachi SRT (17-20) in Tokyo on Wednesday. Hitachi SRT managed to secure only two-point victory 93-91. However their fans expected easier game. Hitachi SRT looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. International point guard Leo Vendrame (183-1993) fired 21 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. American forward James McAdoo (206-1993, college: UNC, agency: Slash Sports) chipped in 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. British forward Myles Hesson (198-1990, agency: Octagon Europe) produced 32 points and American forward Novar Gadson (201-1989, college: Rider) added 27 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Hitachi SRT have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 17-20 record. Toyama G. lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 32 games lost. Hitachi SRT will meet San-en NP (#5) in the next round. Toyama G. will play against Shinshu BW in Nagano and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Hitachi SRT: L.Vendrame 21+9reb+8ast, J.McAdoo 19+7reb+4ast, K.Jones 18+3reb+4ast, M.Kaito 9+3reb+2ast, N.You 8+1reb+1ast, G.Kojima 8+2reb+2ast
Toyama G.: M.Hesson 32+4reb+1ast, N.Gadson 27+7reb+2ast, J.Smith 14+11reb+3ast, S.Faye 9+5reb+1ast, R.Ono 5+2reb+4ast, T.Mito 2+1reb+1ast

Yokohama BC - Shinshu BW 83-71

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 3rd ranked Shinshu BW's (18-21) road loss to second ranked Yokohama BC (24-15) 71-83 on Wednesday. International guard Yuki Kawamura (169-2001) fired 32 points and 7 assists (made all of his nine free throws !!!) for the winners. American center Charles Jackson (208-1993, college: Tenn Tech) chipped in 19 points and 9 rebounds. Yokohama BC's coach Taketo Aoki used an eleven-player rotation saving starting five for next games. The former international guard Yuta Okada (189-1998) produced 17 points and 5 assists and the former international forward Josh Hawkinson (208-1995, college: WSU) added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Four Shinshu BW players scored in double figures. Yokohama BC have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Kawasaki BT. Shinshu BW lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with 21 games lost. They share the position with Osaka E.. Yokohama BC will meet at home league's leader Kawasaki BT in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Shinshu BW will play against Toyama G. and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Yokohama BC: K.Yuki 32+4reb+7ast, C.Jackson 19+9reb+1ast, M.Morikawa 11+3reb, D.Oliver 8+9reb+2ast, S.Koya 5+1ast, P.Auda 4+1reb+1ast
Shinshu BW: O.Yuta 17+3reb+5ast, W.Mosley 16+9reb, J.Hawkinson 14+6reb+5ast, K.Ko 10+4reb+4ast, A.McHenry 6+5reb+2ast, M.Reo 6+4reb+2ast

Perrin Buford's triple-double lands him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

American Forward Perrin Buford (198-F-1994, agency: Pensack Sports) had a very impressive game in the last round for top-ranked Shimane SM, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 40.
The 28-year old player recorded a triple-double of 27 points adding also 13 rebounds and 11 assists, while his team beat Shiga L-Stars (#8, 5-34) 98-89. It allowed Shimane SM to consolidate first place in the Japanese B1 League. Shimane SM have a solid 32-7 record. In the team's last game Buford had a remarkable three three-pointers out of 6 attempts. He has many years of experience at Shimane SM, through which he has constantly improved. Former Middle Tennessee State University star has very solid stats this year. Buford is league's best scorer averaging so far 22.7ppg. Buford is in league's top in assists (2nd best: 7.6apg).

The second best player in last round's games was young Mali Cheick Diallo (206-C/F-1996) of Kyoto H.. Diallo had a very good evening with a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds. It was enough for Kyoto H. to edge the higher-ranked Nagoya DD (#4, 27-12) 74-71. Kyoto H.'s 7th position in West has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 17-22 record. Diallo is a newcomer at Kyoto H., but is already one of team's top players.

Third on the list of top players last round was international guard Leo Vendrame (183-PG-1993) of Hitachi SRT (#4). Vendrame showcased his all-around game by recording 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in the last round. He was a key player of Hitachi SRT, leading his team to a 93-91 win against the lower-ranked Toyama G. (#7, 7-32). The chances of Hitachi SRT ranking at the top of Central, however are very questionable as they have already lost 20 games, recording just seventeen victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Vendrame could help Hitachi SRT to bring them higher in the standings. Vendrame has a very solid season. In 37 games in Japan he scored 10.5ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Shawn Long (208-F-1993) of Hokkaido L. - 24 points and 11 rebounds
5. William Mosley (203-C-1989) of Shinshu BW - 16 points and 9 rebounds
6. Yuki Kawamura (169-G-2001) of Yokohama BC - 32 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists
7. James McAdoo (206-F-1993) of Hitachi SRT - 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists
8. Myles Hesson (198-F-1990) of Toyama G. - 32 points and 4 rebounds
9. Steve Zack (211-C-1992) of Akita NH - 14 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists
10. Luke Evans (203-PF-1991) of FE Nagoya - 23 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)

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JORDAN

Best players of Jordanian Premier League round 2 (Second Stage) - by Eurobasket News

Guyanese-American Kevin Mickle (201-F-1993) put on an amazing game in the last round for Al Jubaiha and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 2 (Second Stage).
The 29-year old forward had a double-double of 19 points and twelve rebounds, while his team lost the game against the league's best team Al Ahli (#2, 2-0) 70-94. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Al Jubaiha moved-up to the 3rd position in Jordanian Premier League. The team may have a chance to improve their current position in the standings in Second Stage. They lost 2 games and had no victories. Mickle turned to be Al Jubaiha's top player in his first season with the team. Ohio University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Mickle is in league's top in points (5th best: 20.5ppg), rebounds (2nd best: 11.8rpg) and averages solid 1.3bpg and 2.7spg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young international center Mohammad Hussein (210-C-1990) of league's best team Orthodox. Hussein impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds. It was enough for Orthodox to edge Al Riyadi (0-2) by 5 points 85-80. His team has extremely good start of the Second Stage. They won both games so far. However the Second Stage is at the beginning, so everything can happen. They still may lose their high position in the standings. Hussein is a newcomer at Orthodox and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders.

The third best performed player last round was international forward Ahmad Obeid (197-F-1990) of Al Riyadi (#4). Obeid scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Despite Obeid's great performance Al Riyadi lost 80-85 to #1 ranked Orthodox. But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. Al Riyadi can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have awful Second Stage losing so far all 2 games. Obeid has individually a great season in Jordan. After 10 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 9.3rpg (6th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Amin Abuhawwas (190-G-1994) of Al Ahli - 25 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Mahmoud Abdeen (191-PG-1987) of Al Ahli - 15 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists
6. Darrin Dorsey (188-PG-1987) of Orthodox - 18 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists
7. Brandon Spearman (191-G/F-1991) of Al Riyadi - 23 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Freddy Ibrahim (190-G-1996) of Orthodox - 15 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists
9. Gerard Tarin (206-F-1996) of Al Ahli - 10 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Caden Al-Najdawi (203-F-1999) of Orthodox - 14 points and 3 rebounds

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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KOSOVO

Kosovan Superliga round 23 best performance: Daniel Lekndreaj - by Eurobasket News

Albanian Forward Daniel Lekndreaj (192-F-1997) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Bashkimi, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 23.
The 25-year old player had a double-double of 21 points and 14 rebounds, while his team edged out Prizreni (#7, 6-15) 77-73. Bashkimi maintains the 5th position in Kosovan Superliga. Bashkimi is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 9-13 record. It was one of impressive evenings for Lekndreaj as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Daniel Lekndreaj has solid league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (7th best: 8.2rpg) and averages impressive 58.7% FGP.

The second best player in last round's games was young Ukrainian Igor Chumakov (208-C-1990, agency: BIG) of Rahoveci. Chumakov had a very good evening with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Bad luck as Rahoveci lost that game 73-79 to the higher-ranked Trepca (#4, 13-9). Rahoveci are still at the very bottom. 20 lost games are too many comparing to just three victories Rahoveci managed to get this year. Chumakov is a newcomer at Rahoveci and despite he is not a team leader yet, every game he becomes more reliable player. Hopefully performances like the last one will happen more often.

Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Cameron Williams (185-G-1995, agency: Interperformances) of Prizreni (#7). Williams showcased his all-around game by recording 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists in the last round. Despite Williams' great performance Prizreni lost 73-77 to slightly higher-ranked Bashkimi (#5, 9-13). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Prizreni can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 6-15 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Williams has a very solid season. In 5 games in Kosovo he scored 14.2ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Drilon Hajrizi (202-PF-1991) of Trepca - 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Nate Grimes (203-F-1996) of Prishtina - 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Mikaile Tmusic (189-SG-1993) of Trepca - 16 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists
7. Dustin Thomas (203-F-1995) of Prishtina - 13 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Wes Washpun (185-PG-1993) of Ylli - 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Jalen Tate (198-SF-1998) of Peja - 12 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists
10. Jamel Artis (201-F-1993) of Trepca - 16 points and 7 rebounds

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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LAT-EST BL

Round 29: Kalev/Cramo beat Tartu - by Eurobasket News

The Regular Season in Lat-Est BL is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 3 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game of round 29 was a derby match between two teams from Estonia. Third ranked Kalev/Cramo won against host Tartu (18-10) 73-67. Strangely Tartu outrebounded Kalev/Cramo 34-22 including 25 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was Ukrainian point guard Oleksandr Kovliar (188-2002) who scored 11 points and 8 assists. Latvian center Martins Meiers (208-1991) chipped in 10 points and 8 rebounds. Kalev/Cramo's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American point guard Ty Gordon (183-1998, college: Nicholls St.) produced 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the hosts. Kalev/Cramo (21-5) moved-up to second place, which they share with VEF Riga. Tartu lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with ten games lost. Kalev/Cramo is looking forward to face Keila (#12) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Tartu will play against Tarvas (#16) in Rakvere and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.
One of the most interesting games of round 29 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. Eleventh ranked Liepaja won against visiting Valmiera Glass (5-21) 83-69. Center Karlis Silins (209-1997, college: FAU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Ricards Vanags contributed with 20 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Liepaja's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American center Tervell Beck (201-1996, college: Kent St.) answered with 20 points and 6 rebounds for Valmiera Glass. Liepaja maintains eleventh place with 11-17 record. Valmiera Glass at the other side keep the fourteenth position with 21 games lost. Liepaja will play against higher ranked Parnu (#9) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Valmiera Glass will play against Rapla (#7) and hope to get back on the winning track.
An interesting game where Latvian BK Ogre (#7) won against host Estonian Tartu (#4) with 15-point difference 80-65 on Tuesday evening. Edgars Lasenbergs stepped up and scored 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Tomas Pavelka responded with 21 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. BK Ogre (16-12) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Rapla. Tartu lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with ten games lost. BK Ogre will meet at home Parnu (#9) in the next round. Tartu will play against Tarvas (#16) in Rakvere and hope to secure a win.

In the last two games of round 29 Parnu was defeated by Ventspils in a road game 91-84. VEF Riga beat TalTech at home 75-69.

Tartu - Kalev/Cramo 67-73

The most interesting game of round 29 was a derby match between two teams from Estonia. Third ranked Kalev/Cramo won against host Tartu (18-10) 73-67. Strangely Tartu outrebounded Kalev/Cramo 34-22 including 25 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was Ukrainian point guard Oleksandr Kovliar (188-2002) who scored 11 points and 8 assists. Latvian center Martins Meiers (208-1991) chipped in 10 points and 8 rebounds. Five Kalev/Cramo players scored in double figures. Kalev/Cramo's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American point guard Ty Gordon (183-1998, college: Nicholls St.) produced 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Slovakian center Tomas Pavelka (217-2000) added 11 points and 12 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Kalev/Cramo (21-5) moved-up to second place, which they share with VEF Riga. Tartu lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with ten games lost. Kalev/Cramo is looking forward to face Keila (#12) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Tartu will play against Tarvas (#16) in Rakvere and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Tartu: T.Gordon 20+5reb+4ast, T.Pavelka 11+12reb, A.Voinalovych 11+5reb+1ast, D.James 6+1ast, M.Rosenthal 6+2reb+5ast, L.Bockler 6+4reb+1ast
Kalev/Cramo: W.Van Beck 13+1reb+3ast, T.Kurbas 12, O.Kovliar 11+3reb+8ast, A.Gilbert 10+1reb+3ast, M.Meiers 10+8reb+1ast, Z.Raimo 6+2reb

Ventspils - Parnu 91-84

There was no surprise when 9th ranked Estonian Parnu (12-14) was defeated on the road by fifth ranked Latvian Ventspils (18-9) 91-84 on Wednesday. Ventspils made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American center Emmanuel Wembi (205-1997, college: Lenoir-Rhyne) stepped up and scored 17 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and Linards Jaunzems (200-1995) chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds. Robert Valge (192-1997) responded with 29 points and American point guard Isaiah Hart (180-1999, college: AUM) scored 14 points and 5 assists. Five Ventspils and four Parnu players scored in double figures. Ventspils moved-up to fourth place. Defending Estonian champion Parnu keeps the ninth position with 14 games lost. Ventspils will meet at home league's second-placed VEF Riga in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Parnu will play against BK Ogre (#6) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Parnu: R.Valge 29+4reb+1ast, I.Hart 14+2reb+5ast, M.McCarthy 13+3reb, M.Kirves 11+9reb+1ast, S.Sutt 8+3reb+2ast, M.Biar Dut 5+10reb+4ast
Ventspils: E.Wembi 17+6reb+3ast, A.Ausejs 16+3reb+5ast, I.Gandia-Rosa 14+3reb+6ast, L.Jaunzems 14+8reb+3ast, G.Sipolins 10+3reb+1ast, E.Elksnis 9+1reb+1ast

VEF Riga - TalTech 75-69

No shocking result in a game when second ranked Latvian VEF Riga (21-5) defeated at home 10th ranked Estonian TalTech (11-16) 75-69 on Wednesday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. American point guard Glenn Cosey (183-1992, college: EKU) stepped up and scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Swedish guard Elijah Clarance (194-1998, college: Illinois St.) chipped in 14 points and 4 assists. Five VEF Riga players scored in double figures. Latvian Kristaps Gluditis (190-1995) responded with 26 points and Estonian point guard Gregor Ilves (190-1999) scored 10 points and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Defending Latvian champion maintains second place with 21-5 record having eight points less than leader Prometey, which they share with Kalev/Cramo. Loser TalTech keeps the tenth position with 16 games lost. VEF Riga will meet Ventspils (#4) on the road in the next round. TalTech's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Tallinn to the arena Tallinna Kalev.
Top scorers:
TalTech: K.Gluditis 26+3reb+1ast, G.Ilves 10+4reb+4ast, M.Hymon 7+7reb+2ast, T.Raadik 6+5reb+2ast, E.Keedus 5+3reb+2ast, R.Andre Pehka 5+4reb+3ast
VEF Riga: G.Cosey 14+5reb+4ast, E.Clarance 14+4reb+4ast, N.Brooks 12+3reb+1ast, K.Zoriks 12+3reb+3ast, A.Miska 10+4reb, M.Gulbis 5+6reb

Liepaja - Valmiera Glass 83-69

One of the most interesting games of round 29 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. Eleventh ranked Liepaja won against visiting Valmiera Glass (5-21) 83-69. Liepaja players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. Center Karlis Silins (209-1997, college: FAU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Ricards Vanags (202-2002) contributed with 20 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Liepaja's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American center Tervell Beck (201-1996, college: Kent St.) answered with 20 points and 6 rebounds and South Sudanese-Australian center Deng Gak (208-1998, college: Miami, FL) added 10 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Valmiera Glass. Liepaja maintains eleventh place with 11-17 record. Valmiera Glass at the other side keep the fourteenth position with 21 games lost. Liepaja will play against higher ranked Parnu (#9) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Valmiera Glass will play against Rapla (#7) and hope to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Valmiera Glass: T.Beck 20+6reb, N.Salenieks 12+3reb+3ast, D.Gak 10+7reb+1ast, Z.Harun 9+2reb+2ast, E.Kaufmanis 9+6reb+2ast, V.Veveris 7+1reb+6ast
Liepaja: V.Ricards 20+5reb+1ast, K.Silins 20+8reb+7ast, R.Freimanis 18+5reb+1ast, K.Miglinieks 9+3reb+1ast, R.Birkans 6+3reb+8ast, A.Helmanis 5+3reb

Tartu - BK Ogre 65-80

An interesting game where Latvian BK Ogre (#7) won against host Estonian Tartu (#4) with 15-point difference 80-65 on Tuesday evening. It was a great shooting night for BK Ogre especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 56.3 percentage. Point guard Edgars Lasenbergs (187-1995) stepped up and scored 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) for the winners and forward Ernests Kalve (202-1987) chipped in 15 points. Slovakian center Tomas Pavelka (217-2000) responded with 21 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) and Mart Rosenthal (192-1999) scored 9 points. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. BK Ogre (16-12) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Rapla. Tartu lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with ten games lost. BK Ogre will meet at home Parnu (#9) in the next round. Tartu will play against Tarvas (#16) in Rakvere and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Tartu: T.Pavelka 21+5reb+1ast, M.Rosenthal 9+1reb+3ast, J.McCloud 8, T.Gordon 6+5reb, P.Saal 5+2reb, L.Bockler 5+2reb
BK Ogre: E.Lasenbergs 16+7reb+5ast, E.Kalve 15+4reb, G.Talton 14+1reb+4ast, K.Apsitis 10, K.Dargais 8+5reb+3ast, L.Lock 6+5reb

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LEBANON

Stats Leaders - Men

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Jordan JACKSON

Antranik
(190-G-1997)
Avg: 26.0

26.0

24.4

24.1

23.9

23.5

Best players of Lebanese LBL round 19 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News

Experienced American Shabazz Muhammad (198-SF-1992) had a great game in the last round for Beirut Club and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 19.
The 30-year old had a double-double of 29 points and ten rebounds, while his team outclassed Hoops (#8, 6-11) with 34-point margin 90-56. Beirut Club maintains the 3rd position in Lebanese LBL. They are still close to the very top. Beirut Club would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 15-2 record. In the team's last game Muhammad had a remarkable 83.3% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Beirut Club and it was his first game, where he immediately became new team's leader.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American power forward DaJuan Summers (203-PF-1988, agency: BIG) of Homentmen. Summers impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 31 points and 15 rebounds. Of course Homentmen cruised to a 84-74 relatively comfortable win over the higher-ranked Champville (#7, 6-10). This victory allowed Homentmen to move up to 10th position in the standings. 12 lost games are too many comparing to just four victories Homentmen managed to get this year. Summers is one of the most experienced players at Homentmen and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

The third best performed player last round was international guard Ali Mezher (182-PG-1994) of second-ranked Sagesse. Mezher scored 15 points and passed seventeen assists (!!!). He was a key player of Sagesse, leading his team to a 115-47 easy win against the lower-ranked Byblos (#12, 2-15). Sagesse is closer and closer to top of the standings. They will still need more victories. But 15-2 record is not that bad... Mezher has a great season in Lebanon. After 16 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 8.8apg (best passer). He also has 2.3spg, FGP: 57.6% and 3PT: 48.9%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Myles Carter (185-G-1999) of Atlas - 26 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Wael Arakji (194-G-1994) of Al Riyadi - 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists
6. Sergio El Darwich (193-G-1996) of Sagesse - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Mark Lyons (185-G-1989) of Homentmen - 22 points, 6 rebounds and 16 assists
8. Christophe Khalil (192-G/F-1999) of Liders - 20 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Salim Alaaeddine (188-SG-1999) of Antranik - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Bilal Tabbara (198-PF-1993) of Al Riyadi - 18 points and 3 rebounds

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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LITHUANIA

Stats Leaders - LKL

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Nojus RADZIUS

Plunges
(182-PG-2005)
Avg: 25.3

25.3

25.3

25.3

25.1

23.9

Stats Leaders - NKL

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Martynas MAZEIKA

Kretinga
(193-G-1985)
Avg: 19.7

19.7

17.5

17.1

17.0

16.9

U18 League Round 18: VKKM lose to Zalgiris - by Eurobasket News

The Regular Season in U18 League is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 4 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Top ranked VKKM (15-3) recorded its third loss in Vilniaus on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by fifth ranked Zalgiris (12-6) 100-94. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of VKKM. The guests started the game with a very strong first quarter 34-17. But VKKM won third quarter 34-21. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded VKKM 47-32 including a 28-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Zalgiris looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was Tomas Stankevicius (-2005) who scored 29 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Martynas Jakstys (190-2005) chipped in 18 points and 16 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Kristupas Lesciauskas (190-2005) who recorded 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Zalgiris have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 12-6 record. VKKM at the other side still keeps top place with three games lost. Zalgiris are looking forward to face higher ranked Saule (#3) in Siauliai in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. VKKM will play on the road against Panevezio and is hoping to win this game.
The game in Kaunas was also worth to mention about. Fifth ranked VKM (12-5) played at the court of 6th ranked Tornado KM (10-8). VKM managed to secure a 6-point victory 77-71. It was a good game for swingman Arturas Vilutis (193-2005) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 10 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Titas Pundinas contributed with 14 points and 4 assists for the winners. Armandas Bancevicius (-2006) replied with 19 points and 6 rebounds for Tornado KM. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. VKM moved-up to third place, which they share with Saule. Tornado KM at the other side keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. VKM will play against Perkunas (#9) in Kaunas in the next round where they are favorite. Tornado KM will play on the road against Marijampoles and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game with biggest result difference took place in Siauliai. Local Saule (12-5) outscored 12th ranked Plunges (2-15) 102-57 on Tuesday night. Auridas Urbonas scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners. The best for the losing side was Pijus Dobilas with 26 points and 8 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Saule have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with VKM. Plunges lost third consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with 15 games lost. Saule will meet Zalgiris (#5) in the next round. Plunges will play against Birzu (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Rest of the games of round 18 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Marijampoles defeated Birzu in a road game 92-84. Perkunas was beaten by SKM I at home 114-125. Panevezio destroyed Zalgiris II on the opponent's court 102-74.

VKKM - Zalgiris 94-100

Top ranked VKKM (15-3) recorded its third loss in Vilniaus on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by fifth ranked Zalgiris (12-6) 100-94. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of VKKM. The guests started the game with a very strong first quarter 34-17. But VKKM won third quarter 34-21. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded VKKM 47-32 including a 28-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Zalgiris looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was Tomas Stankevicius (-2005) who scored 29 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Martynas Jakstys (190-2005) chipped in a double-double by scoring 18 points and 16 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Kristupas Lesciauskas (190-2005) who recorded 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and point guard Justas Ziubrys (183-2005) added 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Zalgiris have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 12-6 record. VKKM at the other side still keeps top place with three games lost. Zalgiris are looking forward to face higher ranked Saule (#3) in Siauliai in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. VKKM will play on the road against Panevezio and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
VKKM: L.Kristupas 27+7reb+5ast, Z.Justas 27+6reb+4ast, B.Kristupas 17+3reb+1ast, Z.Tomas 11+5reb+3ast, S.Lukas 8+7reb, U.Aivaras 2+3reb
Zalgiris: S.Tomas 29+6reb+4ast, K.Kristupas 20+4reb+4ast, J.Martynas 18+16reb+2ast, K.Mantas 11+8reb+4ast, G.Nojus 8+3reb+4ast, J.Adrijus 5+3reb

Birzu - Marijampoles 84-92

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Birzai where 10th ranked Birzu (3-14) was defeated by eleventh ranked Marijampoles (3-12) 92-84 on Sunday. Birzu was trailing by 5 points at halftime but managed to get 2-point lead after three quarters before a 23-13 charge of Marijampoles, which allowed them to win the game. Point guard Augustas Merkys (194-2005) had a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 17 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Adrijus Janciauskas (181-2005) chipped in 23 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was guard Dovydas Kacinskas (185-2005) with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 15 rebounds and point guard Nojus Petraitis (178-2005) scored 20 points and 7 assists. Four Birzu players scored in double figures. Marijampoles moved-up to tenth place. Birzu lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the eleventh position with 14 games lost. Marijampoles will meet at home higher ranked Tornado KM (#6) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Birzu will play against Plunges (#12) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Birzu: K.Dovydas 28+15reb, P.Nojus 20+4reb+7ast, R.Danas 14+4reb+1ast, M.Danielius 10+13reb+2ast, M.Deimantas 6+5reb, P.Tilius 6+4reb
Marijampoles: M.Augustas 33+17reb+3ast, J.Adrijus 23+14reb+8ast, C.Justas 12+3reb+1ast, P.Tadas 9, S.Matas 6+5reb, M.Edvinas 4+4reb+1ast

Perkunas - SKM I 114-125

No shocking result in a game in Kaunas where second ranked SKM I (13-4) defeated 9th ranked Perkunas (4-14) 125-114 on Monday. The game was mostly controlled by SKM I. Perkunas managed to win fourth quarter 40-24. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. SKM I forced 19 Perkunas turnovers and outrebounded them 44-26 including 16 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 41 assists comparing to just 18 passes made by Perkunas' players. Forward Ernestas Matulevic (200-2005) had a double-double by scoring 27 points and 11 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and forward Nojus Kuliesa (185) chipped in 17 points and 16 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was Martynas Mejaras (-2005) with 30 points and 4 steals and Justas Stasaitis (-2005) scored 17 points and 5 rebounds. Four SKM I and five Perkunas players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. SKM I have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 13-4 record having just thirty point less than leader VKKM. Perkunas lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 14 games lost. SKM I will meet at home Zalgiris II (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. Perkunas will play against VKM in Vilniaus and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Perkunas: M.Martynas 30+4reb+3ast, V.Laurynas 19+3reb, S.Justas 17+5reb+2ast, M.Kajus 16+1reb+3ast, S.Simas 12+2reb+2ast, M.Matas 9+2reb+1ast
SKM I: M.Ernestas 27+11reb+2ast, M.Mykolas 22+2reb+3ast, K.Nojus 17+3reb+16ast, J.Martynas 12+2reb+3ast, C.Kristupas 9+6reb+2ast, R.Martynas 9+1reb

Saule - Plunges 102-57

The game with biggest result difference took place in Siauliai. Local Saule (12-5) outscored 12th ranked Plunges (2-15) 102-57 on Tuesday night. The game without a history. Saule led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Plunges' 40. Saule forced 23 Plunges turnovers and had a 32-19 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Plunges' players. Auridas Urbonas (-2005) scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Joris Kacinskas (-2005) chipped in 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Five Saule players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Pijus Dobilas (-2005) with 26 points and 8 rebounds and forward Vincas Pakalniskis (197-2005) scored 7 points and 10 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Saule have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with VKM. Plunges lost third consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with 15 games lost. Saule will meet Zalgiris (#5) in the next round. Plunges will play against Birzu (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Plunges: D.Pijus 26+8reb+1ast, K.Rokas 11+4reb+2ast, P.Vincas 7+10reb+1ast, L.Mikalauskas 5+1reb+3ast, M.Matas 3+3reb+2ast, P.Gvidas 2+3reb
Saule: P.Lukas 18+4reb+2ast, U.Auridas 17+6reb+5ast, Z.Deividas 17+4reb+3ast, K.Joris 14+8reb+4ast, S.Yehor 10+3reb+5ast, P.Danilas 10+3reb+1ast

Tornado KM - VKM 71-77

The game in Kaunas was also worth to mention about. Fifth ranked VKM (12-5) played at the court of 6th ranked Tornado KM (10-8). VKM managed to secure a 6-point victory 77-71. The guests were already 13 points ahead after 3 quarters before a 23-16 Tornado KM's run in the last quarter cut the lead to 77-71 at the end of the game. VKM had a 34-14 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a good game for swingman Arturas Vilutis (193-2005) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 10 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Point guard Titas Pundinas (175-2005) contributed with 14 points and 4 assists for the winners. Five VKM players scored in double figures. Armandas Bancevicius (-2006) replied with 19 points and 6 rebounds and power forward Emilis Baltrimavicius (203-2005) added 15 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Tornado KM. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. VKM moved-up to third place, which they share with Saule. Tornado KM at the other side keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. VKM will play against Perkunas (#9) in Kaunas in the next round where they are favorite. Tornado KM will play on the road against Marijampoles and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Tornado KM: B.Armandas 19+6reb+1ast, B.Emilis 15+7reb+1ast, L.Kasparas 14+2reb+2ast, B.Edvinas 9+4reb+6ast, K.Gustas 6+1reb+3ast, J.Gediminas 4+2reb
VKM: P.Titas 14+4reb+4ast, T.Titas 13+3reb+1ast, V.Erikas 11+4reb+2ast, P.Simas 10+6reb+3ast, V.Arturas 10+12reb+4ast, P.Martynas 9+1reb+1ast

Zalgiris II - Panevezio 74-102

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Kaunas where 7th ranked Zalgiris II (9-9) was rolled over by eighth ranked Panevezio (9-9) 102-74 on Thursday. The game was mostly controlled by Panevezio. Zalgiris II managed to win fourth quarter 24-20. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Panevezio forced 21 Zalgiris II turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 37 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Zalgiris II's players. Guard Nikas Stuknys (194-2005) had a double-double by scoring 25 points, 8 rebounds, 15 assists and 4 steals (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and guard Arnas Strikulys (188-2005) chipped in 14 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. Four Panevezio players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was forward Augustas Navickas (190-2005) with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds and Arminas Bareckas (-2005) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds. Zalgiris II's coach Arunas Visockas gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Panevezio have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to seventh place, which they share with defeated Zalgiris II. Panevezio will meet at home league's leader VKKM in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Zalgiris II will play against the league's second-placed SKM I (#2) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Zalgiris II: S.Liutauras 19+1reb+2ast, N.Augustas 15+11reb+3ast, B.Arminas 12+11reb, R.Elvinas 7+2reb+1ast, P.Martynas 7+5reb, V.Justinas 6+4reb
Panevezio: S.Arnas 25+2reb+2ast, S.Nikas 25+8reb+15ast, S.Arnas 14+7reb+8ast, D.Kristupas 12+13reb+3ast, M.Matas 9+1reb+4ast, V.Tarvydas 6+1reb+2ast

NKL Round 13: Derby game ends with Zalgiris II's defeat of Atletas - 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 Kaunas: Zalgiris II (#3) and Atletas (#7). Atletas was crushed at home by 23 points 63-86 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Zalgiris II forced 20 Atletas turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Gytis Nemeiksa (201-2001) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Emilis Bartninkas (202-2004) contributed with 15 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) for the winners. The former international center Egidijus Dimsa (205-1985) answered with 9 points and 7 rebounds for Atletas. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zalgiris II have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain third place with 27-11 record having three points less than leader Stekas. Atletas lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with 23 games lost. They share it with Palanga. Zalgiris II are looking forward to face league's leader Suduva-Mantinga in Marijampole in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Atletas will play on the road against Vytis (#5) in Sakiai and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Telsiai (28-10) against sixth ranked Silute (17-20) on Thursday night. Visiting Telsiai was defeated by Silute in a tough game in Silute 75-82. Center Povilas Gaidys (206-1991, college: Southeastern) stepped up and scored 19 points for the winners and Linas Lekavicius chipped in 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Silute's coach Simonas Serapinas allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side Canadian-Nigerian guard Sean Fasoyiro (190-1998, college: Daemen) responded with 33 points (!!!), 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Silute maintains sixth place with 17-20 record, which they share with Stekas. Telsiai at the other side keeps the second position with ten games lost. Silute will play against higher ranked Mazeikiai (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Telsiai will have a break next round.
An interesting game for Suduva-Mantinga (31-6) which hosted in Marijampole 4th placed Mazeikiai (22-15). First ranked Suduva-Mantinga had an easy win 89-74. Aurelijus Pukelis nailed 19 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Mindaugas Motuzas came up with 23 points for Mazeikiai in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Suduva-Mantinga have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 31-6 record. Loser Mazeikiai keeps the fourth position with 15 games lost. Suduva-Mantinga will meet Zalgiris II (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Mazeikiai will play against Silute and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Other games in round 13 were not that significant. Kretinga was beaten by Neptunas-Akv. on the road 92-77. Palanga destroyed Delikatesas on its own court 95-68. Vilkaviskis outscored Rytas 2 in a road game 96-75.
The most impressive performance of 13th round was 25 points by Eduards Hazners of Vilkaviskis.

Neptunas-Akv. - Kretinga 92-77

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when fourteenth ranked Neptunas-Akv. (8-29) beat 13th ranked Kretinga (13-24) in Klaipeda 92-77 on Thursday. Neptunas-Akv. dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Kretinga's 34. They outrebounded Kretinga 40-28 including 17 on the offensive glass. Neptunas-Akv. looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Gediminas Lesciauskas (197-2001) nailed 14 points, 8 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and guard Kristupas Lesciauskas (190-2005) accounted for 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Neptunas-Akv.'s coach Alfredas Kaniava used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Edgaras Danys (186-2000) came up with 23 points, 6 assists and 5 steals and Raidas Nacius (197-1991) added 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals respectively for Kretinga in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Neptunas-Akv. maintains fourteenth place with 8-29 record. Kretinga lost third consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth position with 24 games lost. Neptunas-Akv. will meet higher ranked Delikatesas (#11) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Kretinga will play against Stekas and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Kretinga: E.Danys 23+2reb+6ast, R.Nacius 15+5reb+4ast, M.Jurkaitis 14+2reb+6ast, R.Zabita 12+11reb+1ast, V.Anisimov 4+2reb+1ast, P.Eisvydas 4+2reb+3ast
Neptunas-Akv.: L.Kristupas 16+5reb+4ast, R.Matas 15+6reb, L.Gediminas 14+4reb+8ast, K.Kristupas 12+5reb+3ast, J.Paukste 11+5reb+1ast, B.Aringas 8+9reb+1ast

Atletas - Zalgiris II 63-86

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Kaunas: Zalgiris II (#3) and Atletas (#7). Atletas was crushed at home by 23 points 63-86 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Zalgiris II forced 20 Atletas turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Gytis Nemeiksa (201-2001) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Emilis Bartninkas (202-2004) contributed with 15 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) for the winners. Four Zalgiris II players scored in double figures. The former international center Egidijus Dimsa (205-1985) answered with 9 points and 7 rebounds and Gytis Sirutavicius (195-1983) added 10 points in the effort for Atletas. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zalgiris II have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain third place with 27-11 record having three points less than leader Stekas. Atletas lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with 23 games lost. They share it with Palanga. Zalgiris II are looking forward to face league's leader Suduva-Mantinga in Marijampole in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Atletas will play on the road against Vytis (#5) in Sakiai and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Atletas: P.Danisevicius 11+1ast, G.Sirutavicius 10+3reb+2ast, E.Dimsa 9+7reb+1ast, K.Tomas 8+2reb+1ast, T.Balciunas 7+4reb, B.Tautvydas 7+1reb
Zalgiris II: N.Gytis 21+5reb+1ast, B.Emilis 15+4reb+1ast, M.Nedas 14+2reb+3ast, G.Dominykas 13+1reb+3ast, Z.Vytautas 8+2reb, B.Aleksas 4+3reb+1ast

Silute - Telsiai 82-75

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Telsiai (28-10) against sixth ranked Silute (17-20) on Thursday night. Visiting Telsiai was defeated by Silute in a tough game in Silute 75-82. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Telsiai's players. Center Povilas Gaidys (206-1991, college: Southeastern) stepped up and scored 19 points for the winners and Linas Lekavicius (185-1984, college: American) chipped in 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Silute's coach Simonas Serapinas allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side Canadian-Nigerian guard Sean Fasoyiro (190-1998, college: Daemen) responded with 33 points (!!!), 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and Ernestas Bruzas (182-1996) scored 18 points. Silute maintains sixth place with 17-20 record, which they share with Stekas. Telsiai at the other side keeps the second position with ten games lost. Silute will play against higher ranked Mazeikiai (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Telsiai will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Telsiai: S.Fasoyiro 33+6reb+4ast, E.Bruzas 18+2reb+2ast, T.Rimsa 9+5reb, M.Norkus 5+2reb, V.Pocius 5+9reb+1ast, D.Rasys 3+4reb
Silute: P.Gaidys 19+4reb+1ast, L.Lekavicius 14+5reb+4ast, J.Liesis 10+3reb+3ast, J.Alexander 9+6reb+2ast, Y.Balaban 8+3reb, S.Karolis 8+3reb

Suduva-Mantinga - Mazeikiai 89-74

An interesting game for Suduva-Mantinga (31-6) which hosted in Marijampole 4th placed Mazeikiai (22-15). First ranked Suduva-Mantinga had an easy win 89-74. Suduva-Mantinga outrebounded Mazeikiai 35-19 including a 15-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Aurelijus Pukelis (205-1994) nailed 19 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and Justas Nausedas (194-1992) accounted for 16 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). The former international Mindaugas Motuzas (202-1996) came up with 23 points and Karolis Guscikas (206-1992, agency: BIG) added 17 points respectively for Mazeikiai in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Suduva-Mantinga have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 31-6 record. Loser Mazeikiai keeps the fourth position with 15 games lost. Suduva-Mantinga will meet Zalgiris II (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Mazeikiai will play against Silute and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Mazeikiai: M.Motuzas 23+4reb+1ast, K.Guscikas 17+3reb+3ast, K.Babusis 8+1reb, S.Valunta 6+8ast, R.Jokubas 5+4ast, P.Petras 4+1reb+1ast
Suduva-Mantinga: A.Pukelis 19+9reb+1ast, J.Nausedas 16+4reb+1ast, E.Dziaugys 10+3reb+2ast, P.Beliavicius 9+3reb+2ast, A.Kavaliauskas 9+1reb+5ast, Z.Simonis 7+1reb+1ast

Palanga - Delikatesas 95-68

There was a minor upset when 10th ranked Delikatesas (16-21) was smashed on the road by thirteenth ranked Palanga (14-23) 95-68 on Thursday. Palanga dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Delikatesas' 44. Palanga forced 23 Delikatesas turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Center Tadas Budrys (205-2002) nailed a double-double by scoring 21 points and 15 rebounds for the winning side and American guard Dee Franklin (196-1992, college: FVSU) accounted for 15 points and 8 rebounds. Franklin is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Five Palanga players scored in double figures. Palanga's coach Povilas Sakinis felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Brazilian swingman Fernando Salsamendi (194-1996, college: Ave Maria) came up with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 15 rebounds and American center Corey Boyd (206-1998) added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) respectively for Delikatesas in the defeat. Palanga moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Atletas. Loser Delikatesas keeps the tenth position with 21 games lost. They share it with Vilkaviskis. Palanga will meet Vilkaviskis (#10) on the road in the next round. Delikatesas will play against Neptunas-Akv. and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Delikatesas: M.Ugnius 16+3reb+2ast, B.Corey 14+5reb+4ast, F.Salsamendi 11+15reb+3ast, D.Rackley 9+3reb+2ast, J.Nojus 8+1reb+1ast, V.Akucka 7+2reb+1ast
Palanga: B.Tadas 21+15reb+1ast, Z.Owens 15+6ast, D.Franklin 15+8reb+1ast, T.Kararinas 12+5reb+1ast, T.Kymantas 10+2reb+3ast, D.Sokolenko 10+5reb+1ast

Rytas 2 - Vilkaviskis 75-96

There was a small surprise when eleventh ranked Vilkaviskis (16-21) rolled over 9th ranked Rytas 2 (17-21) in Vilnius 96-75 on Thursday. Latvian guard Eduards Hazners (193-1997) nailed 25 points for the winning side and Klaidas Metrikis (204-2000) accounted for 15 points and 9 rebounds. Five Vilkaviskis players scored in double figures. Forward Augustinas Kiudulas (203-2003) came up with 16 points and 9 rebounds and Greek Andreas Kalogiros (198-2002) added 15 points respectively for Rytas 2 in the defeat. Vilkaviskis moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Delikatesas. Loser Rytas 2 keeps the ninth position with 21 games lost. Vilkaviskis will meet at home Palanga (#12) in the next round. Rytas 2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Rytas 2: K.Augustinas 16+9reb+1ast, K.Andreas 15+4reb+3ast, A.Gediminas 12+9reb, V.Lukas 9+5reb+2ast, S.Kristupas 8+4reb+2ast, B.Modestas 7+4reb
Vilkaviskis: E.Hazners 25+3reb+1ast, J.Levickas 17+5reb+1ast, K.Metrikis 15+9reb+2ast, A.Ene 14+6reb+3ast, G.Macionis 13+3reb+2ast, A.Urkis 6+5reb+4ast

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MALAYSIA

Hong Kong Eastern head to the Finals - by Eurobasket News

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MEXICO

CIBACOPA Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Decensae WHITE

Astros
(198-G-1988)
Avg: 18.0

18.0

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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MONGOLIA

Erdenet Miners sweep the Quarterfinal series - by Eurobasket News

Bison 70-79 Erdenet Miners

Erdenet Miners swept the Quarterfinal series against the Bisons. They posted a final 79-70 win to win the series 4-0.
Knights meanwhile took 3-1 lead against the Apes. They won Game 4 83-76. Ganga Bilguun (SG) top-scored for the winners with 21 points and Ronald Delph (213-C-1993, college: FAU) netted 17. Durrell Summers (196-SF-1989, college: Michigan St.) replied with 22 points in the losing effort.

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MONTENEGRO

Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Nenad VUKOVIC

Jedinstvo
(192-PG-1994)
Avg: 23.1

23.1

20.1

19.8

19.5

19.1

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NAIA1 Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Cevin CLARK

Southwestern,
(180-PG-)
Avg: 24.6

24.6

19.1

18.5

16.3

15.9

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Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Joel EMBIID

Philadelphia
(213-C/F-1994)
Avg: 33.3

33.3

33.0

32.3

31.2

31.2

Ja Morant-less Grizzlies rout Curry, Warriors 131-110 - by Eurobasket News

Tyus Jones (6'1''-PG-1996, college: Duke) had 22 points and 11 assists, Jaren Jackson Jr. (6'11''-F/C-1999, college: Michigan St.) added 21 points and nine rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Golden State Warriors 131-110 on Thursday night. The Grizzlies played their third game without Ja Morant, the star guard who is away from the team after posting a video last weekend in which he appeared to be displaying a gun at a Denver-area strip club. The Grizzlies have announced Morant will miss at least the next three games. Desmond Bane (6'6''-G-1998, college: TCU) also had 21 points for Memphis. Stephen Curry (6'2''-G-1988, college: Davidson) had 29 points and seven rebounds for Golden State. Jordan Poole (6'4''-SG-1999, college: Michigan) had 22 points, Draymond Green (6'6''-F-1990, college: Michigan St.) added 16 points and seven assists and Klay Thompson had 14 points. The teams met in Memphis for the first time since their heated Western Conference postseason that Golden State won 4-2.
Courtesy of: apnews.com

Lopez comes up big, Bucks edge short-handed Nets 118-113 - by Eurobasket News

Brook Lopez (7'0''-C-1988, college: Stanford) had 24 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high nine blocks and the Milwaukee Bucks outlasted the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 118-113 on Thursday night. The nine blocks are most by an NBA player this season. Bobby Portis (6'10''-PF-1995, college: Arkansas) added a season-high 28 points to go along with 13 rebounds to help the NBA-leading Bucks win for the 19th time in 20 games. The Bucks were missing two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo (6'11''-F-1994, agency: Octagon Europe) for a second straight game. Antetokounmpo didn't play due to a sore right hand after sitting at Orlando on Tuesday with a non-COVID illness. The Nets didn't have Nicolas Claxton (6'11''-F/C-1999, college: Georgia) (right thumb sprain/left Achilles tendinopathy), Spencer Dinwiddie (6'6''-PG-1993, college: Colorado) (rest), Cameron Johnson (6'9''-F-1996, college: UNC) (right knee soreness), Royce O'Neale (6'5''-SF-1993, college: Baylor) (left knee soreness) and Ben Simmons (6'11''-PF-1996, college: LSU) (left back/knee soreness).
Courtesy of: cbs58.com

Garland scores 25 points, Cavaliers hold off Heat 104-100 - by Eurobasket News

Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff called it grit. Miami coach Erik Spoelstra called it disruptiveness. Whatever it was, it worked for the Cavaliers. Darius Garland (6'2''-G-2000, college: Vanderbilt) scored 25 points, Donovan Mitchell (6'3''-G-1996, college: Louisville) added 18 and the Cavaliers assured themselves of a second consecutive winning season with a 104-100 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. The Cavaliers allowed the Heat to shoot 57% in the first three quarters - then cranked up the defense and limited Miami to 29% in the fourth quarter. 'The grit and the resilience that we showed,' Bickerstaff said. 'It was an ugly fourth quarter for both teams. These are two really good defenses that put you in difficult situations, forced a ton of turnovers both ways, but I thought our guys did a great job of maintaining their poise.' Jarrett Allen had 15 points and 12 rebounds for Cleveland. Evan Mobley (7'0''-PF-2001, college: USC) also scored 15 points, and Isaac Okoro (6'6''-SG-2001, college: Auburn) had 13. The Cavaliers (42-26) are now two wins away from matching last season's win total, with 14 games left. 'That's a big win on the road against a tough team,' Mitchell said. 'We did a lot of things well.' Jimmy Butler (6'7''-G/F-1989, college: Marquette) had 28 points for Miami (35-32), which got 22 from Tyler Herro (6'5''-SG-2000, college: Kentucky) and 17 from Bam Adebayo (6'10''-C-1997, college: Kentucky). Herro made a 3-pointer with 20.1 seconds left to get Miami within two, but the Heat - who committed a season-high 24 turnovers, leading to 29 Cleveland points - got no closer the rest of the way. 'It is extremely tough to win in this league when you have 24 turnovers,' Spoelstra said. 'You have to credit them. The last six weeks, they've really turned up that disruptiveness.' The teams play again in Miami on Friday night. Kevin Love (6'10''-PF-1988, college: UCLA) scored eight points for Miami, facing Cleveland for the first time since Nov. 13, 2013, when he was with Minnesota. Love had an immediate impact against his former club, getting Miami's first two field goals and drawing two offensive fouls in the first 3:53. He was with Cleveland for nine seasons, the last player left there from the 2016 NBA championship team and asked for a buyout after he fell out of the Cavaliers' rotation. He didn't play in his final 12 games with the club, and joined the Heat during the All-Star break last month. 'It is a very sensitive topic,' Bickerstaff said. 'It's still an emotional topic for all of us. We tried to handle it as best we possibly could, always paying Kevin his respect and the relationships that he built and what he did for this organization and this team.'
Courtesy of: apnews.com

Vucevic, LaVine lead Bulls to 117-96 win over Nuggets - by Eurobasket News

Nikola Vucevic (7'0''-PF-1990, college: USC) had 25 points and 15 rebounds, Zach LaVine (6'5''-SG-1995, college: UCLA) scored 29 points on 12-of-18 shooting and the Chicago Bulls gave their playoff hopes an unexpected boost with a 117-96 victory against the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets. It was Vucevic's 40th double-double of the season. With the win, the Bulls moved within a game of Washington for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Nikola Jokic (7'0''-C-1995, agency: BeoBasket) led Denver with 18 points and 12 rebounds. He made only seven of his 16 shots, snapping a 51-game streak in which he shot at least 50% from the field.
Courtesy of: denver7.com

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NBA G LEAGUE

Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Brandon BOSTON JR.

Ontario
(198-G/F-2001)
Avg: 24.4

24.4

23.8

23.6

23.4

23.4

Ignite Tops Skyhawks in College Park, 130-113 - by Eurobasket News

NBA G League Ignite (10-16) snapped its three-game losing streak after defeating the College Park Skyhawks (13-13), 130-113, on Thursday at The Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Ga. Leonard Miller (6'11''-F-2003) paced Ignite after a dominating performance with a game-high 33 points and 11 rebounds on 13-of-17 shots from the field, including 3-of-4 from the three-point line. John Jenkins (6'4''-G-1991, college: Vanderbilt) followed with 29 points, seven rebounds and six assists, while Eric Mika (6'10''-C-1995, college: BYU) added another double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Scoot Henderson (6'3''-G-2004) had a final stat line of 15 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds. Langston Galloway (6'2''-G-1991, college: St.Joseph's) led the Skyhawks with 32 points off the bench on 9-of-13 shooting from the field, including 4-of-8 from behind the arc. Donovan Williams (6'6''-G-2001, college: UNLV) provided 21 points and five rebounds, while Malik Ellison finished with 11 points, four rebounds and two assists, Ignite used a record-setting first-half performance to take a 21-point lead at the halfway mark led by John Jenkins, who poured 17 of his 29 points on 6-of-8 shots from the field, including 2-of-3 from the three-point line. After trailing by one point after the opening period, Ignite outscored the Skyhawks by 49-27 in the second quarter. Pooh Jeter (5'11''-PG-1983, college: Portland) provided a massive spark after scoring 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from behind the arc, while Scoot Henderson followed closely behind with 11 points. Ignite couldn't seem to miss after shooting 70.4 perfect from the field and 87.5 percent from the three-point line in the frame. Ignite's 49 points in the period marked a single-game record for the most points in a quarter in Ignite history. Ignite took its largest lead of 26 points in the second half after continuing its hot shooting from the field. Despite multiple runs in the second half by the Skyhawks, Ignite held its lead behind Leonard Miller, who tallied 23 of his 33 points on 9-of-10 shots from the field in that span. Langston Galloway, of the Skyhawks, tried to lead his team to a comeback after a 17-point second-half performance. Ignite held the advantage in rebounds (46-33), assists (38-18) and steals (8-6) en route to securing the win.
Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com

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NCAA1

Stats Leaders - NCAA1

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Adama SANOGO

UConn
(206-F-2002)
Avg: 16.9

16.9

16.8

16.4

16.4

16.1

Bobcats Return to the NCAA Tournament with Big Sky Championship Victory - by Eurobasket Center

For the first time in program history, the Montana State men's basketball team punches its ticket to a second-straight NCAA Tournament.

BOISE, Idaho - Eight minutes before midnight, Northern Arizona's Cinderella run came to a close as the Montana State men's basketball team won back-to-back Big Sky Conference Championship titles with an 85-78 win on Wednesday night.
Yet after the confetti fell on the Bobcats in Idaho Central Arena for the second time in less than a calendar year, after another jubilant celebration cutting the nets down, after Montana State head coach Danny Sprinkle took his seat at the postgame press conference, paused and said with a smile:
"That was awesome - I don't even know what else to say. These guys took ownership of the program and bought in. Players make the plays in March, and these guys have been tremendous, especially with bullseyes on their backs all year after winning it last year."
The win provided many firsts for Montana State men's basketball: The first time MSU has won back-to-back Big Sky Championships, the first time MSU made the championship game in three-straight years and the first time the Bobcats have had consecutive 25-win seasons since 1927-29. With 52 wins in the last two years, Bobcat men's basketball has reached unprecedented heights.
"It took everything," Senior forward Jubrile Belo (6'9''-F-1998) said of the season, which featured a difficult non-conference schedule, plenty of time on the road and taking everybody's best shot in conference play. "We've been slaving away since June. Doing something that hasn't been done here before is a feeling you can't describe. Doing this with your best friends and an amazing coach who has told me this was going to come seeing that come to life is mesmerizing."
Even with the 2-seed, the Bobcats brought out every opponent's best in Big Sky play - the title game was no exception. For a game pitting a team less than 24 hours removed from the Bobcats' (25-9, 15-3 Big Sky Conference) double-overtime game against a Lumberjack team (12-23, 5-13 Big Sky Conference) playing its fourth game in five days, the 2023 Big Sky Championships was an uptempo affair. The 'Jacks made things interesting down the stretch by chipping MSU's double-digit lead down to five points with less than five minutes to play, but the Bobcats exploited NAU's frontcourt and thin rotation in order to put them at arm's length.
Led by 25 points from the Big Sky Tournament MVP RaeQuan Battle (6'5''-G-2001), the 2-seed Bobcats (25-9, 15-3 Big Sky Conference) never trailed against the 9-seed Lumberjacks, which finally ran out of gas after playing four games in five days. Fellow back-to-back champion Jubrile Belo finished with 14 points and four rebounds en route to earning All-Tournament team honors.
Additionally, the senior finished as MSU's all-time leading scorer in the Big Sky Tournament with 122 points, passing Nate Holmstadt's mark of 111 points from 1996-99.
"The four years Jubrile put in have been hard," Sprinkle said. "When he came in, he believed when there wasn't much in our program."
"But he has that mindset to dominate every aspect of his life," Sprinkle added. "He's the most unselfish superstar in this league. To do the things he's done while being all about his teammates, it's unbelievable."
For a game pitting a team less than 24 hours removed from a double-overtime game against a team playing its fourth game in five days, the 2023 Big Sky Championships was an uptempo affair. Unlike MSU's low-scoring semifinal game, the Bobcats scored quickly by bolting out to a 6-0 lead. RaeQuan Battle finished an acrobatic reverse layup through traffic and completed the three-point play to put MSU up 9-2, yet two free throws and several empty possessions made it a 9-4 game at the first media timeout.
The Bobcat defense did a good job keeping Cone out of the scoring column until he nailed a three with 10:41 to play. Moments later, Cone drove into the lane, pivoted around and found Nik Mains for another three that made it a 21-18 game with 8:52 to go.
Playing with house money, one of the tournament's hottest guards in Jalen Cone (5'11''-PG) and experience flustering two slow-paced teams like Idaho and Montana over the past week, Northern Arizona was content with speeding up the game. Montana State, however, kept pace with seven points in a span of 49 seconds: first with Darius Brown II cruising in for a left-handed layup, then with Battle sprinting down an errant pass before skying in for a dunk, and then Tyler Patterson (6'8''-G) canning a three that put MSU up 31-22.
Yet NAU hung with the Bobcats. The Lumberjacks would pull within one possession two more times in the final five minutes of the first half. A 4-0 run in the final minute of the first half gave the Bobcats a 42-35 lead heading into halftime. In retrospect, that 7-0 burst gave MSU an invaluable cushion as the second half slowed down.
During the second half, Montana State's league-leading defense and deliberate offense attempted to grind down NAU by getting to the free-throw line and causing four turnovers in the first three minutes. Save for a complete defensive breakdown on Cone - who had plenty of space for an open layup on the right side - the Bobcats flummoxed the Lumberjacks. MSU extended its lead to 10 off Osobor splitting a one-and-one, yet didn't make its first field goal until Brown II found Caleb Fuller underneath at the 14:29 mark.
MSU's lead wavered between seven and eleven points in the second half as the Bobcats threatened to break away from the Lumberjacks. But with every Bobcat basket, NAU cut the deficit to single digits with timely threes or three-point plays from their guards attacking the rim.
"They kept making threes," Sprinkle said of NAU's second-half offense. "To hold them to seven speaks to a tremendous effort from our guys. I wasn't too worried about our leadership, but I was more worried about our stamina. Darius and Jubrile had been playing a lot of minutes lately, so I wanted to keep a close eye on that. But when it's winning time and you're playing for a championship, you have to play tired."
But like MSU had done so often this season, it found a way to win.
Robert Ford III (6'0''-PG), one of the three transfers brought in over the offseason, capped off a personal 5-0 run with a backbreaking corner three with 2:08 to play. Then Brown II, who at has been automatic at the free-throw line all year, went 4-for-4 from the charity stripe when the Lumberjacks fouled to stay in the game. On one of NAU's final possessions, Fuller skied up for an offensive rebound with several Lumberjacks around him, then got fouled with 10 seconds left to put the game on ice.
"There were times where we should've lost games, but we found out ways to win," Battle said. "That's one of the hardest things to maintain throughout the year."
Carson Towt (6'7''-F) led the way for Northern Arizona with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Xavier Fuller (6'5''-G) chipped in 15 points, eight rebounds and three steals. Oakland Fort, who kickstarted NAU's magical run with his buzzer-beating three against Eastern Washington, added 14 points off the bench.
MSU will find out its postseason fate on Selection Sunday, which takes place on March 12 at 4 p.m. MST on CBS. Right now, Bracket Matrix, a site aggregating dozens of bracket projections, has Montana State as a 15-seed. But with several conference tournaments yet to wrap up between now and March 12, the Bobcats could sneak up a seed line or two.
"The experience last year will help us because we were a little disappointed with how we played," Sprinkle said, alluding to last year's matchup against 3-seed Texas Tech. "Whoever we draw is going to be an unbelievable team, but we have to go fight and do what we do."

Courtesy of msubobcat.com

All-Big Sky Conf. Awards 2023 - by Eurobasket Center

All-Tournament MVP: USA

RaeQuan Battle (6'5''-G-2001) of Montana St.
Player of the Year: USA

Steele Venters (6'7''-G/F-2001) of EWU
Defensive Player of the Year: USA

Darius Brown II (6'2''-G-1999) of Montana St.
Freshman of the Year: USA

Nigel Burris (6'7''-F) of Idaho
Newcomer of the Year: USA

Isaac Jones (6'8''-F/C) of Idaho
Sixth Man of the Year: United Kingdom

Great Osobor (6'8''-F-2002) of Montana St.
Coach of the Year: David Riley of EWU

All-Big Sky Conf. First Team 2023

Venters

Jones

Battle

Allegri

Bannan

First Team
USA

Steele Venters (6'7''-G/F-2001) of EWU
USA

Dillon Jones (6'6''-F) of Weber St.
USA

RaeQuan Battle (6'5''-G-2001) of Montana St.
USA

Angelo Allegri (6'7''-F-1999) of EWU
Australia

Josh Bannan (6'10''-F-2001) of Montana

All-Big Sky Conf. Second Team 2023

Knecht

Jones

Belo

Parker

Moody

Second Team
USA

Dalton Knecht (6'6''-G) of N.Colorado
USA

Isaac Jones (6'8''-F/C) of Idaho
United Kingdom

Jubrile Belo (6'9''-F-1998) of Montana St.
USA

Cameron Parker (6'2''-G) of Portland St.
USA

Aanen Moody (6'3''-G) of Montana

All-Big Sky Conf. Third Team 2023

McRae

Cone

Parker

Verplancken

Brown II

Third Team
New Zealand

Callum McRae (7'1''-C-1999) of Sacramento St.
USA

Jalen Cone (5'11''-PG) of NAU
USA

Brayden Parker (6'8''-C) of Idaho St.
Dominican Republic

Steven Verplancken (6'4''-G-2000) of Weber St.
USA

Darius Brown II (6'2''-G-1999) of Montana St.

All-Big Sky Conf. Honorable Mention 2023

Kountz

Moffitt

Chappell

Price

Mackenzie

Honorable Mention
USA

Daylen Kountz (6'4''-G-2000) of N.Colorado
USA

Divant'E Moffitt (6'3''-G) of Idaho
USA

Zach Chappell (6'3''-G) of Sacramento St.
United Kingdom

Ethan Price (6'10''-F-2001) of EWU
USA

Brock Mackenzie (6'2''-G) of Idaho St.

All-Big Sky Conf. All-Tournament Team 2023

Battle

Cone

Belo

Towt

Jones

Moody

All-Tournament Team
USA

RaeQuan Battle (6'5''-G-2001) of Montana St.
USA

Jalen Cone (5'11''-PG) of NAU
United Kingdom

Jubrile Belo (6'9''-F-1998) of Montana St.
USA

Carson Towt (6'7''-F) of NAU
USA

Dillon Jones (6'6''-F) of Weber St.
USA

Aanen Moody (6'3''-G) of Montana

All-Southland Conf. Awards 2023 - by Eurobasket Center

All-Tournament MVP: USA

Jalen Jackson (5'11''-PG) of TAMUCC
Player of the Year: USA

Demarcus Sharp (6'3''-G-1998) of NSU
Defensive Player of the Year: USA

Terrion Murdix (6'1''-G) of TAMUCC
Freshman of the Year: USA

Nate Calmese (6'2''-G) of Lamar
Newcomer of the Year: USA

Demarcus Sharp (6'3''-G-1998) of NSU
Coach of the Year: Steve Lutz of TAMUCC

All-Southland Conf. First Team 2023

Sharp

Murdix

Mushila

Huffman

Anderson

First Team
USA

Demarcus Sharp (6'3''-G-1998) of NSU
USA

Terrion Murdix (6'1''-G) of TAMUCC
DR Congo

Isaac Mushila (6'5''-F) of TAMUCC
USA

Caleb Huffman (6'4''-G) of Nicholls St.
USA

Boogie Anderson (6'4''-G) of SE Louisiana

All-Southland Conf. Second Team 2023

Tennyson

Black

Shumate

Johnson

Jones

Second Team
USA

Trevian Tennyson (6'4''-G) of TAMUCC
USA

Ja'Monta Black (6'4''-G-2001) of NSU
USA

Demarcus Demonia (6'7''-G/F) of A&M-Commerce
USA

Christian Shumate (6'7''-F) of McNeese St.
USA

Jordan Johnson (6'1''-G) of New Orleans
USA

Latrell Jones (6'5''-G-1998) of Nicholls St.

All-Southland Conf. All-Defensive Team 2023

Murdix

Huffman

Maring

Sharp

Spencer

All-Defensive Team
USA

Terrion Murdix (6'1''-G) of TAMUCC
USA

Caleb Huffman (6'4''-G) of Nicholls St.
USA

Bonke Maring (6'10''-C-2000) of HCU
USA

Demarcus Sharp (6'3''-G-1998) of NSU
USA

Pierce Spencer (6'3''-G-2002) of Nicholls St.

BACK-TO-BACK: Top-Seeded A&M-Corpus Christi Claims Southland Men's Basketball Championship - by Eurobasket Center

LAKE CHARLES, La. - For the second consecutive season, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders are champions of the Southland Conference in men's basketball.
The top-seeded Islanders took a thriller over No. 2 Northwestern State by the score of 75-71 in the Jersey Mike's Southland Basketball Championships presented by LouisianaTravel.com.
It is the third title for A&M-Corpus Christi overall as they become the first team to win back-to-back titles since Stephen F. Austin in 2015 and 2016. A&M-Corpus's other title came in 2007.
Jalen Jackson scored 17 points with six assists to earn Southland Tournament MVP while Owen Dease (6'8''-F) added 16 points and seven rebounds on four 3-pointers. Trevian Tennyson (6'4''-G) added 14 points.
For Northwestern State, Demarcus Sharp (6'3''-G-1998) scored 32 points with seven assists and two steals, while Ja'Monta Black (6'4''-G-2001) scored 15 on four 3-pointers. Jalen Hampton (6'6''-G) added 13 points and 12 boards with two blocks.
For Steve Lutz in his second season, it's 2-for-2, but it did not come easy. The Islanders had to manage an early double digit deficit and the loss of their star point guard Terrion Murdix (6'1''-G) early in the game.
In the early goings of this heavyweight battle, Northwestern State was the team out to the hot start as a barrage of 3-pointers from Isaac Haney and Ja'Monta Black gave the Demons an 11-4 lead.
The offensive output did not stop there as Demarcus Sharp began to show his status as Player of the Year as he scored 14 points in the first 12 minutes to open up a massive 26-10 lead for the Demons.
However, Sharp would get into foul trouble and the deep Islander team took advantage as they caught fire on the other end, outscoring the Demons 21-5 down the stretch including 10 points and a pair of 3-pointers from Dease.
The second half turned into a clash of titans as the Islanders and Demons began to show why they were at the top of the Southland standings all season long.
Throughout the first 12 minutes of the second half, neither team led by more than one possession as both teams hit big shot after big shot to keep pace with the other.
With the game tied at 52, Isaac Mushila buried a 3-pointer followed by lay in from Jackson to get their lead to five.
Northwestern State got responses from Sharp and Black but Jackson and Tennyson answered back to get the lead to a game-high eight.
Leading by eight with 2:29 to go, Northwestern State had one final push as they got it down to three on a deep ball from Black with 1:12 to go.
After forcing a turnover, Sharp drove the lane and cut it to one with under a minute to play.
However, that was the last basket from the Demons as Tennyson hit a huge floater and Jackson sealed it with free throws after a stop to take the 75-71 victory.
The Islanders shot an incredible 17 of 25 (68%) in the second half including five 3-pointers, while holding the Demons, who shot 50 percent in the first half, to 41 percent in the second half.

Courtesy of southland.org

All-Patriot League Awards 2023 - by Eurobasket Center

All-Tournament MVP: USA

Tucker Richardson (6'5''-G) of Colgate
Player of the Year: USA

Tucker Richardson (6'5''-G) of Colgate
Defensive Player of the Year: USA

Tucker Richardson (6'5''-G) of Colgate
Rookie of the Year: United Kingdom

Ethan Roberts (190-G/F-2000) of Derby T.
Coach of the Year: Matthew Langel of Colgate

All-Patriot League First Team 2023

Rucker

Records

Higgins Jr.

Richardson

Deaver

First Team
USA

Jalen Rucker (5'10''-PG) of Army
USA

Keegan Records (6'10''-F) of Colgate
USA

Keith Higgins Jr. (6'4''-G) of Lehigh
USA

Tucker Richardson (6'5''-G) of Colgate
USA

Daniel Deaver (6'8''-F) of Navy

All-Patriot League Second Team 2023

Rogers

Whyte

Gates

Taylor

Yoder

Second Team
USA

Matt Rogers (6'9''-F) of American
USA

Walter Whyte (6'6''-G/F-1998) of Boston U.
USA

Gerrale Gates (6'6''-F) of Holy Cross
USA

Evan Taylor (6'6''-G) of Lehigh
USA

Sean Yoder (6'3''-G) of Navy

All-Patriot League Third Team 2023

Rice

Moffatt

Fulton

Whitney-Sidney

Nelson

Third Team
USA

Xander Rice (6'3''-G-2001) of Bucknell
USA

Ryan Moffatt (6'6''-G/F) of Colgate
Ireland

CJ Fulton (6'2''-G-2002) of Lafayette
USA

Tyler Whitney-Sidney (6'2''-G) of Lehigh
USA

Tyler Nelson (6'6''-F) of Navy

All-Patriot League All-Defensive Team 2023

O'Neil

Harper

Records

Richardson

Yoder

All-Defensive Team
USA

Johnny O'Neil (6'9''-F) of American
USA

Jonas Harper (6'2''-G-1999) of Boston U.
USA

Keegan Records (6'10''-F) of Colgate
USA

Tucker Richardson (6'5''-G) of Colgate
USA

Sean Yoder (6'3''-G) of Navy

All-Rookie Team
USA

Ethan Roberts (6'5''-F) of Army
USA

Braeden Smith (6'0''-PG) of Colgate
USA

Will Batchelder (6'1''-G) of Holy Cross
USA

Josh Rivera (6'7''-F) of Lafayette
USA

Deon Perry (5'8''-PG) of Loyola, MD

All-Patriot League All-Tournament Team 2023

Richardson

Lynch-Daniels

Records

O'Boyle

Rucker

All-Tournament Team
USA

Tucker Richardson (6'5''-G) of Colgate
USA

Oliver Lynch-Daniels (6'2''-G-1998) of Colgate
USA

Keegan Records (6'10''-F) of Colgate
USA

Leo O'Boyle (6'7''-F) of Lafayette
USA

Josh Rivera (6'7''-F) of Lafayette
USA

Jalen Rucker (5'10''-PG) of Army

No. 1 Colgate Claims Sixth Patriot League Men's Basketball Title in Victory over No. 6 Lafayette - by Eurobasket Center

Raiders' Tucker Richardson (6'5''-G) earns MVP honors after posting a triple-double and breaking assists records
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - No. 1 Colgate claimed its fourth Patriot League Men's Basketball title in five years and sixth in program history with a 79-61 victory over No. 6 Lafayette on Wednesday night at Cotterell Court in Hamilton, N.Y.
The Raiders' sixth title ties Bucknell and Holy Cross for the Patriot League record, while Colgate head coach Matthew Langel tied Holy Cross's Ralph Willard with his fourth League crown.
Colgate senior guard Tucker Richardson earned PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship MVP honors after posting a triple-double with 14 points, 12 rebounds and a Patriot League Championship Game-record of 11 assists. Richardson posted the first triple-double in a Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship Game since the Raiders' Adonal Foyle (6'10''-F-1975, college: Colgate) recorded 22 points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocked shots against Holy Cross in 1996. The Patriot League Player, Defensive Player and Scholar-Athlete of the Year also broke the men's basketball tournament record with 34 assists in three games.
Richardson was joined on the All-Patriot League Tournament Team by teammates Keegan Records (6'10''-F) (Sr., F) and Oliver Lynch-Daniels (6'2''-G-1998) (Sr., G). Records scored a game-high 21 points, while Lynch-Daniels added 14 points.
Lafayette senior forward Leo O'Boyle (6'7''-F) and freshman forward Josh Rivera (6'7''-F) made the All-Tournament Team after leading the sixth-seeded Leopards to the title game for the first time since 2015. Rivera led Lafayette with 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists. O'Boyle added nine points and five boards, while averaging 15.3 points through three tournament games.
Army West Point junior guard Jalen Rucker (5'10''-PG) rounded out the All-Tournament Team after averaging 29.0 points in two games during the PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship.

Courtesy of patriotleague.org

Patrick Ewing out as Georgetown men's basketball coach - by Eurobasket News

Patrick Ewing will not return as men's basketball coach of the Georgetown Hoyas next season, the school announced Thursday evening. Ewing, one of the greatest college basketball players of all time while at Georgetown, had been the head coach of his alma mater for six years and finishes with a 75-109 record. "I am very proud to be a graduate of Georgetown University," Ewing said in a statement. "And I am very grateful to President [John J.] DeGioa for giving me the opportunity to achieve my ambition to be a head basketball coach. It is particularly meaningful for me to be in charge of the basketball program at my alma mater. I wish the program nothing but success. I will always be a Hoya." Ewing had never been a head coach at any level prior to succeeding John Thompson III at Georgetown. The Hoyas said they have already started a national search for "new leadership." Ewing coached the Hoyas to the NCAA tournament in 2021 after they won the Big East tournament title, but they've struggled mightily since. Georgetown went winless in conference play last season, finishing 6-25 overall. This season, the Hoyas went 7-25 overall and 2-18 in Big East play. The Hoyas lost a Big East-record 29 consecutive conference games that began during the 2021 regular season and ended in January. Georgetown's season ended Wednesday night with an 80-48 loss to Villanova in the first round of the Big East tournament. "Patrick Ewing is the heart of Georgetown basketball," DeGioa said in a statement. "I am deeply grateful to Coach Ewing for his vision, his determination, and for all that he has enabled Georgetown to achieve. Over these past six years, he was tireless in his dedication to his team and the young men he coached and we will forever be grateful to Patrick for his courage and his leadership in our Georgetown community." Under the tutelage of head coach John Thompson, Ewing helped make Georgetown one of college basketball's powerhouses in the 1980s. He was a three-time All-American during his time with the Hoyas, earning National Player of the Year honors in 1985 and winning a national championship in 1984. Ewing was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1985 NBA draft by the New York Knicks, spending 15 seasons of his Hall of Fame career with the Knicks. He was named an NBA All-Star 11 times. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 and the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. Prior to joining Georgetown as its head coach in 2017, Ewing spent 14 seasons as an assistant coach in the NBA with the Charlotte Bobcats, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets and Washington Wizards.
Courtesy of: espn.com

Cal fires Mark Fox after Golden Bears finish with worst record in school history in his fourth season - by Eurobasket News

California athletic director Jim Knowlton has fired men's basketball coach Mark Fox , sources told CBS Sports. The decision was made following Cal's 69-52 loss to Washington State Wednesday in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament, a defeat that ended the Bears' dreadful season at 3-29. It's the fewest wins (in a season of three or more games) and worst winning percentage for Cal's men's basketball program in its 114-year history. The Golden Bears ranked right alongside Louisville (4-28) as the worst high-major programs in the sport in 2022-23. Unlike California, Louisville just finished its first season under a new coach.Fox was brought on in 2019 to replace Wyking Jones, who went 16-47 in two seasons. Fox leaves California in no stronger place, having gone 38-89 overall and 17-61 in Pac-12 play. The program has been mired in irrelevancy for more than half a decade. Cal last made the NCAA Tournament in 2016 under Cuonzo Martin. It last won a tournament game in 2013 under Mike Montgomery, and last won a conference title in 2010 with him as well. It last made the Sweet 16 in 1997 under Ben Braun. The Golden Bears have fallen behind in the age of NIL and hyperactivity in the transfer portal. The program lost a few key players to transfer in the past couple of years. This season's team was besieged by injuries. The Golden Bears took home losses in November to the likes of UC Davis, Southern and Texas State. It also fell on the road against UC San Diego, a school in its third season of Division I, and dropped a home game to Eastern Washington. Fox formerly coached at Georgia and Nevada, where he made five NCAA Tournament appearances at those two places between 2004-18. His career record is 324-263. His contract stipulates he'll be paid through the 2024-25 season.
Courtesy of: cbssports.com

Buffs eliminated from Pac-12 tournament after 80-69 UCLA loss - by Eurobasket News

All season long, head coach Tad Boyle spoke about his team's need to get tougher. Their 80-69 loss to UCLA in the Pac-12 tournament Thursday afternoon was a display of toughness from the Buffaloes that showed the play that Boyle had been trying to get out of his squad all season long. Of the three time's Colorado has matched up against UCLA this season, this one seemed the most daunting for the Buffaloes. They were down multiple starters including sophomore guard KJ Simpson Jr. (6'2''-G) and junior guard J'Vonne Hadley (6'6''-G).. The starting lineup had sophomore Julian Hammond III and Luke O'Brien starting in place for the two. It was the third start for Hammond all season, and he stepped up to the task in a major way. Opening the game with a three, Hammond totaled 35 minutes of play and racked up 14 points. His hot start was matched by sophomore center Lawson Lovering (7'1''-C), who put in five early points as the Buffs built a small but early lead over the Bruins. The bench came in with 15 minutes left to play in the first half, and they followed the starters and kept their foot on the gas. Graduate transfers Jalen Gabbidon (6'5''-G) and Ethan Wright (6'3''-G) were in potentially their last collegiate games, and they played like it. The pair were the main rotation on the three-man bench, and were responsible for 22 combined points, along with four of Colorado's ten threes. 'Ethan's really played well Jalen [Gabbidon] gives you everything he's got,' said Boyle. 'Those guys really gave us a lift.' Colorado's steady lead transformed into a blow-for-blow scoring affair with the Bruins that saw the two trading places for the lead. Back-to-back three pointers from junior Luke O'Brien and Wright put Colorado ahead by the first buzzer, and the Buffs entered the locker-room with a 38-37 lead over the No. 1 seed in the tournament. UCLA forced a physical game, and it especially made an impact in the second half. Fouls followed the physicality of the Buffs and UCLA went to the line for 31 free throws in the second half, making 18 of them. Colorado shot 11. The frustration with officiating got to Boyle, who expressed his frustrations with the officiating to the point of an ejection, which in turn, gave the Bruins four more free throws. 'The one thing I'm going to do for this team is fight for this team when I feel like they're fighting for us,' Boyle said. 'And that's what I did.' Colorado gave the ball away nine times in the second half. The Bruins took full advantage of the opportunities and put up 20 points off turnovers. Still, Colorado remained in the contest. With a small UCLA lead in the middle of the second half, Colorado matched every basket UCLA put up. Colorado pulled within four of the Bruins before a ten point scoring run grew UCLA's lead to 14, a lead that became insurmountable for the Buffaloes in the closing minutes. The Buffaloes finished the season at 17-16. Their hope for more postseason basketball lies in the hands of the NIT selection committee who will make their offers Sunday. Without a bid, Boyle's streak of four straight seasons of 20 or more wins comes to an end. Despite the loss, Boyle is optimistic about the future of his team. With the talent of the incoming class alongside the expected returning players, Boyle expects a lot more in the next season. 'I've never been more excited about the state of Colorado basketball than I am right now,' said Boyle. 'Colorado basketball isn't going anywhere.'
Courtesy of: 247sports.com

Top D3 center Daniel Carr to Enter Portal - by Glenn Green

Daniel Carr (6'9''-C), the captain and star basketball player of Augustana College in Illinois, is expected to enter the NCAA transfer portal as a graduate transfer. Carr had a remarkable career at Augustana, averaging a double-double over his four years with the team.

Carr, who stands at 6'9" and 230 pounds, is expected to be one of the most heavily recruited bigs in the country due to his size, agility, and impressive shooting stroke. He was recently named to the All-CCIW Second Team.

Interestingly, Carr didn't start out as a basketball player. In fact, he was a talented soccer player until he literally grew out of the sport. Carr has size and natural athleticism.

He finished his career with 1,176 points and 956 rebounds, averaging 13.6 points and 11.1 rebounds per game.

Now, as Carr looks ahead to the next chapter in his basketball career, many top D1 schools are expected to pursue him.

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NORWAY

BLNO Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Stian MJOES

Baerum B
(183-G-1989)
Avg: 24.8

24.8

24.5

24.4

22.6

21.9

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PERU

Regatas and Lima Norte win the Semifinal openers - by Eurobasket News

Regatas and Lima Norte win the Semifinal openers in Peru. Regatas Lima overcame Leones HB Club 72-57. Paul Larsen (198-PF-1992, college: Mercer) stepped up with 18 points, whilst Humberto Revetty (190-G-1998) replied with 26 points in a loss.
Lima Norte meanwhile edged real Club 62-54. Matias Quiros top-scored for the winners with 17 points and 5 assists. Jorge Enriquez answered with 17 points and 9 rebounds in defeat.

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PHILIPPINES

PBA Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Kevin MURPHY

North Port
(197-G-1990)
Avg: 37.0

37.0

34.4

33.8

31.8

31.4

Brownlee's 38-point game gives him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

34-year old forward Justin Brownlee (197-F-1988) had a very impressive game in the last round for second-ranked Ginebra Kings and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 15.
He had the game-high 38 points adding three rebounds and six assists for Ginebra Kings in his team's victory, helping them to beat Terrafirma Dyip (#11, 2-9) 109-104. Ginebra Kings is placed at 2nd position in Filipino league. They are still close to the very top. Ginebra Kings would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 8-2 record. In the team's last game Brownlee had a remarkable 81.3% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Ginebra Kings and it's hard to imagine this team without him. St. John's University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Brownlee is in league's top in points (8th best: 27.3ppg), rebounds (9th best: 9.9rpg), assists (2nd best: 7.7apg) and averages solid 1.6bpg and 67.2% FGP. Worth to mention Brownlee played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball.

Second best performed player last round was Christian Standhardinger (206-F-1989). He is naturalized German forward in his second season at Ginebra Kings. In the last game Standhardinger recorded impressive double-double of 28 points and 12 rebounds. Of course together with Brownlee he helped Ginebra Kings with another comfortable win 120-101 over the lower-ranked FiberXers (#6, 5-4) being unquestionably team leader. This victory allowed Ginebra Kings to move up to second position in the standings. His team lost just two games this season, while they won 8 matches. Standhardinger is well-known at Ginebra Kings and together with Justin Brownlee he already established his position as one of the team's leaders.

Third place about best performers goes to another Ginebra Kings' star - forward Jamie Malonzo (198-F-1996). Malonzo showcased his all-around game by recording 29 points, eight rebounds and five assists in the last round. He was another key player of Ginebra Kings, helping his team with a 120-101 easy win against the lower-ranked FiberXers (#6, 5-4). Ginebra Kings is closer and closer to top of the standings. They will still need more victories. But 8-2 record is not that bad... Malonzo has a very solid season. In 10 games in Philippines he scored 17.2ppg. He also has 7.3rpg, 1.1bpg, FGP: 57.4% and 3PT: 41.4%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Antonio Hester (199-PF-1990) of Hotshots - 22 points, 20 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Calvin Abueva (190-F-1988) of Hotshots - 27 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Du'Vaughn Maxwell (201-F-1991) of Phoenix - 29 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Jordan Williams (198-G/F-1992) of Terrafirma Dyip - 35 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists
8. K.J. McDaniels (198-G/F-1993) of Meralco Bolts - 19 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Shawn Glover (201-F-1990) of Blackwater Elite - 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists
10. Encho Serrano (183-G-1999) of Phoenix - 20 points and 9 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)

PBA Round 15 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game in Makati was quite interesting. Third ranked Ginebra Kings (8-2) played at the court of 6th ranked FiberXers (5-4). Ginebra Kings did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 120-101 on Sunday. Ginebra Kings dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to FiberXers' 48. They outrebounded FiberXers 49-33 including a 36-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Ginebra Kings looked well-organized offensively handing out 35 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by FiberXers' players. 27 personal fouls committed by FiberXers helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for American forward Justin Brownlee (197-1988, college: St.John's) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Naturalized German forward Christian Standhardinger (206-1989, college: Hawaii) contributed with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Guard Maverick Ahanmisi (188-1991, college: Minnesota) answered with 24 points and 8 rebounds for FiberXers. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ginebra Kings have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion moved-up to second place. FiberXers at the other side keep the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Meralco Bolts. Ginebra Kings are looking forward to face league's leader TNT Tropang in Makati in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. FiberXers will have a break next round.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 15: Phoenix was beaten by Meralco Bolts on the road 92-86. Bottom-ranked Blackwater Elite lost to Hotshots on its own court 95-110. Terrafirma Dyip unfortunately lost to Ginebra Kings in Manila 104-109.

Meralco Bolts - Phoenix 92-86

The game between closely ranked teams ended with seventh ranked Meralco Bolts' (5-4) home victory over 8th ranked Phoenix (4-7) in Manila 92-86 on Sunday. Meralco Bolts looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Phoenix's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Meralco Bolts made 8 blocks. It was a good game for American swingman KJ McDaniels (198-1993, college: Clemson) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks. Guard Aaron Black (185-1996) contributed with 18 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Four Meralco Bolts players scored in double figures. American forward DuVaughn Maxwell (201-1991, college: Hampton) answered with 29 points and 9 rebounds and guard Encho Serrano (183-1999) added 20 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Phoenix. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Meralco Bolts moved-up to sixth place, which they share with FiberXers. Phoenix at the other side keeps the eighth position with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Meralco Bolts: K.McDaniels 19+16reb+2ast, B.Aaron 18+6reb+3ast, C.Banchero 13+5reb+5ast, C.Hodge 12+9reb+2ast, Q.Kier 9+5reb+3ast, C.Newsome 8+6reb+9ast
Phoenix: D.Maxwell 29+9reb+3ast, S.Encho 20+9reb+1ast, J.Perkins 13+8reb+2ast, T.Tyler 7+3reb+1ast, R.Jazul 6+3reb+2ast, C.Simon 3

FiberXers - Ginebra Kings 101-120

The game in Makati was quite interesting. Third ranked Ginebra Kings (8-2) played at the court of 6th ranked FiberXers (5-4). Ginebra Kings did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 120-101 on Sunday. Ginebra Kings dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to FiberXers' 48. They outrebounded FiberXers 49-33 including a 36-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Ginebra Kings looked well-organized offensively handing out 35 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by FiberXers' players. 27 personal fouls committed by FiberXers helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for American forward Justin Brownlee (197-1988, college: St.John's) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Naturalized German forward Christian Standhardinger (206-1989, college: Hawaii) contributed with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Brownlee is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Guard Maverick Ahanmisi (188-1991, college: Minnesota) answered with 24 points and 8 rebounds and guard Jeron Alvin Teng (190-1994) added 12 points in the effort for FiberXers. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ginebra Kings have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion moved-up to second place. FiberXers at the other side keep the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Meralco Bolts. Ginebra Kings are looking forward to face league's leader TNT Tropang in Makati in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. FiberXers will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Ginebra Kings: M.Jamie 29+8reb+5ast, C.Standhardinger 28+12reb+4ast, J.Brownlee 28+10reb+7ast, J.Gray 16+5reb+4ast, S.Thompson 5+5reb+5ast, N.Pinto 4+3reb+8ast
FiberXers: M.Ahanmisi 24+8reb+3ast, J.Alvin Teng 12+1reb+3ast, D.Murrell 11+3reb, A.Justine 11+5reb, S.Alec 10+1reb+2ast, T.Abu Jahal 9+5reb

Blackwater Elite - Hotshots 95-110

Very expected game when 12th ranked Blackwater Elite (1-10) lost to fifth ranked Hotshots (7-4) in Caloocan City 95-110 on Wednesday. Hotshots dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Blackwater Elite's 30 and made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Blackwater Elite 63-37 including a 45-26 advantage in defensive rebounds. Hotshots looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. 25 personal fouls committed by Blackwater Elite helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for American Antonio Hester (199-1990, college: Mobile, AL, agency: Rigorer Korea Agency) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 20 rebounds. Naturalized American forward Calvin Abueva (190-1988) contributed with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Hester is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American forward Shawn Glover (201-1990, college: ORU, agency: Haylett Sports) answered with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and point guard Jayvee Casio (178-1986) added 20 points and 10 assists in the effort for Blackwater Elite. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Hotshots. They maintain fifth place with 7-4 record. Blackwater Elite lost their ninth game in a row. They stay at the bottom position with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Hotshots: C.Abueva 27+13reb+2ast, A.Hester 22+20reb+3ast, R.Escoto 17+6reb+1ast, R.dela Rosa 14+4reb+3ast, P.Lee 9+4reb+6ast, D.Aris 8+6reb
Blackwater Elite: S.Glover 22+6reb+5ast, J.Casio 20+3reb+10ast, B.Amer 16+5reb+4ast, U.Renato 12+10reb+2ast, A.Myke 6+2reb, J.Sena 6+2ast

Ginebra Kings - Terrafirma Dyip 109-104

Very predictable result when third ranked Ginebra Kings (8-2) won against 11th ranked Terrafirma Dyip (2-9) in Manila 109-104 on Wednesday. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Ginebra Kings dominated down low during the game scoring 74 of its points in the paint compared to Terrafirma Dyip's 36. Ginebra Kings looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Ginebra Kings made 7 blocks. It was a good game for American forward Justin Brownlee (197-1988, college: St.John's) who led his team to a victory with 38 points (!!!) and 6 assists. Naturalized German forward Christian Standhardinger (206-1989, college: Hawaii) contributed with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Brownlee is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas. Four Ginebra Kings players scored in double figures. American swingman Jordan Williams (198-1992, college: N.Texas) answered with a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds and guard Juan Tiongson (178-1991) added 18 points and 4 assists in the effort for Terrafirma Dyip. Terrafirma Dyip's coach John Edel Cardel tried various players' combinations and tested in total thirteen players in this game, but that didn't help. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Ginebra Kings. Defending champion moved-up to second place. Terrafirma Dyip lost their seventh game in a row. They keep the eleventh position with nine games lost. Ginebra Kings are looking forward to face league's leader TNT Tropang in Makati in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Terrafirma Dyip will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Ginebra Kings: J.Brownlee 38+3reb+6ast, C.Standhardinger 23+12reb+6ast, M.Jamie 16+13reb+3ast, S.Thompson 13+5reb+3ast, N.Pinto 9+4reb+6ast, J.Gray 7+6reb+2ast
Terrafirma Dyip: J.Williams 35+10reb+3ast, J.Tiongson 18+1reb+4ast, E.Camson 11+7reb+2ast, G.De Liano Javier 8+1reb, M.Allen 7+3reb, C.John 7+2reb+6ast

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POLAND

DBE Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Jeremiah MARTIN

Slask
(189-PG-1996)
Avg: 19.8

19.8

18.8

18.7

18.1

17.7

Stats Leaders - 1Liga

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Kaheem RANSOM

Radom
(186-PG-1993)
Avg: 21.5

21.5

21.0

19.2

18.2

17.2

2Liga Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Calar CALIKAN

Ochota W
(190-G-1997)
Avg: 24.6

24.6

22.8

22.6

22.3

21.0

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QATAR

D1 Stats

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Tony CRISWELL

Al Khor
(205-F/C-1991)
Avg: 31.0

31.0

30.3

30.0

30.0

28.3

QBL Round 3: Al Wakrah is defeated by Al Ahli - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most surprising game was a loss of Al Wakrah (2-1) in Doha on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by Al Ahli (1-2) 92-78. Al Ahli looked well-organized offensively handing out 35 assists. It was a great evening for American forward Alex Young (198-1989, college: IUPUI) who led his team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. The former international swingman Khalid Abdi (198-1987) helped adding 18 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals. The best for the losing side was American guard Donte McGill (190-1995, college: FIU, agency: Green Sports Management) with 28 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Al Ahli will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Al Wakrah will play at home against Al Gharafa and is hoping to win this game.
Al Shamal (3-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed Al Gharafa (0-3) in Doha 118-72. It was a quality performance for Egyptian power forward Moustafa Elmekawi (204-1994) who led the winners with a triple-double by scoring 24 points, 18 rebounds and 18 assists. Shane Osayande accounted for 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. American guard Kenny Brown (188-1991, college: Ferris St., agency: SLN) came up with 34 points (!!!), 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals for Al Gharafa in the defeat. Al Shamal's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Doha Al Rayyan.

Al Gharafa - Al Shamal 72-118

Al Shamal (3-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed Al Gharafa (0-3) in Doha 118-72. Al Shamal dominated down low during the game scoring 78 of its points in the paint compared to Al Gharafa's 34. They outrebounded Al Gharafa 43-28 including a 32-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Al Shamal players were unselfish on offense dishing 43 assists comparing to just 28 passes made by Al Gharafa's players. It was a quality performance for Egyptian power forward Moustafa Elmekawi (204-1994) who led the winners with a triple-double by scoring 24 points, 18 rebounds and 18 assists. Palestinian-Canadian forward Shane Osayande (200-1993, college: Saskatchewan) accounted for 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side. Four Al Shamal players scored in double figures. American guard Kenny Brown (188-1991, college: Ferris St., agency: SLN) came up with 34 points (!!!), 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals and Senegalese forward Ousseynou Mbow (195-1997) added 8 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists respectively for Al Gharafa in the defeat. Al Shamal's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Doha Al Rayyan.
Top scorers:
Al Gharafa: K.Brown 34+6reb+6ast, M.Yousuf Mohmmed 15+6reb+6ast, M.Ousseynou 8+12reb+12ast, A.Azzam 7, L.Gilmore III 5+4reb+4ast, J.Abdulla 3
Al Shamal: S.Osayande 27+7reb+7ast, M.Elmekawi 24+18reb+18ast, A.Mitrovic 23+5reb+5ast, S.Diallo 22+2reb+2ast, F.Sadikovic 12+1reb+1ast, H.Ibn 6+3reb+3ast

Al Ahli - Al Wakrah 92-78

The most surprising game was a loss of Al Wakrah (2-1) in Doha on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by Al Ahli (1-2) 92-78. Al Ahli looked well-organized offensively handing out 35 assists. It was a great evening for American forward Alex Young (198-1989, college: IUPUI) who led his team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. The former international swingman Khalid Abdi (198-1987) helped adding 18 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals. The best for the losing side was American guard Donte McGill (190-1995, college: FIU, agency: Green Sports Management) with 28 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals and the former international center Ndour Mame Souleye (206-1987) scored 11 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Four Al Wakrah players scored in double figures. Al Ahli will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Al Wakrah will play at home against Al Gharafa and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Al Wakrah: D.McGill 28+6reb+6ast, J.Nicks 12+4reb+4ast, J.Crosby 12+5reb+5ast, N.Mame Souleye 11+7reb+7ast, E.Saeed 7+8reb+8ast, J.Mubarak 5
Al Ahli: A.Young 23+10reb+10ast, K.Abdi 18+11reb+11ast, N.Babcar Marone 12+8reb+8ast, N.Moustapha 6+5reb+5ast, R.Essa 0, H.Kurtovic 0

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ROMANIA

Stats Leaders - Men

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Tyler STONE

Rapid
(203-PF-1991)
Avg: 20.6

20.6

19.1

18.7

17.8

17.7

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RUSSIA

Higher League stats leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Sergey POLSTYANOV

UNICS-2
(194-G-2002)
Avg: 18.5

18.5

16.5

15.7

15.6

14.9

Superleague 2 Round 1 (Second Stage): Metallurg MGN lose to Chelbasket - by Eurobasket News

The Second Stage in Superleague 2 just started. Host teams show no mercy winning all games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise of round 1 in Superleague 2 took place in Chelyabinsk where host Chelbasket beat Metallurg MGN 96-82 on Wednesday evening. Chelbasket forced 20 Metallurg MGN turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Point guard Pavel Koltsov (180-1994) fired a double-double by scoring 23 points and 13 assists for the winners. Swingman Nikita Pertcev (202-2000) chipped in 25 points. Swingman Iaroslav Vennikov (187-1999) produced 24 points and 5 assists (made all of his nine free throws !!!) for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Metallurg MGN will play next round against strong BARS-RGEU trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Chelbasket will try to continue on its current victory against Dynamo-MGTU in Maykop.
Dynamo-MGTU recorded a loss in Rostov. Visitors were rolled over by BARS-RGEU 86-66. Worth to mention a great performance of Vladislav Gusak (202-1995) who helped to win the game recording 21 points. Aleksandr Golyakhov contributed with 15 points and 7 assists for the winners. BARS-RGEU's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Forward Pavel Kryaschenko (199-1998) answered with 24 points and 7 rebounds for Dynamo-MGTU. BARS-RGEU will play against Metallurg MGN in Chelyabinsk in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Dynamo-MGTU will play at home against Chelbasket to get more than just one victory in their record.
The game in Tobolsk supposed to be also quite interesting. Cheb.Yastreby played at the court of Neftekhimik T.. Neftekhimik T. smashed Cheb.Yastreby 87-61 on Wednesday. Sergey Rozhkov stepped up and scored 8 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. At the losing side Yaroslav Pislegin responded with 11 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Neftekhimik T. will meet RPF in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Cheb.Yastreby will play against Stavropol and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 1 winless RPF lost to undefeated Stavropol in a road game 83-94.
The best stats of 1st round was 15 points, 25 rebounds and 4 assists by Dmitrii Karbusov of Stavropol.

Group Places 1-4

BARS-RGEU - Dynamo-MGTU 86-66

Dynamo-MGTU recorded a loss in Rostov. Visitors were rolled over by BARS-RGEU 86-66. BARS-RGEU forced 19 Dynamo-MGTU turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Vladislav Gusak (202-1995) who helped to win the game recording 21 points. The former international Aleksandr Golyakhov (195-1991) contributed with 15 points and 7 assists for the winners. Five BARS-RGEU players scored in double figures. BARS-RGEU's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Forward Pavel Kryaschenko (199-1998) answered with 24 points and 7 rebounds and center Yuriy Kochnev (209-1989) added 5 points and 19 rebounds in the effort for Dynamo-MGTU. BARS-RGEU will play against Metallurg MGN in Chelyabinsk in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Dynamo-MGTU will play at home against Chelbasket to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
BARS-RGEU: V.Gusak 21+3reb+1ast, D.Flis 18+3reb+3ast, A.Golyakhov 15+3reb+7ast, E.Marinin 12+4reb+5ast, V.Lidyaev 12+11reb+1ast, V.Velikanov 3+2reb+1ast
Dynamo-MGTU: P.Kryaschenko 24+7reb+2ast, K.Kulikov 18+3reb, V.Chichaykin 11+1reb+6ast, Y.Kochnev 5+19reb+3ast, R.Yuri 3+1ast, C.Daniil 3+3reb+1ast

Chelbasket - Metallurg MGN 96-82

The biggest surprise of round 1 in Superleague 2 took place in Chelyabinsk where host Chelbasket beat Metallurg MGN 96-82 on Wednesday evening. Chelbasket forced 20 Metallurg MGN turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Point guard Pavel Koltsov (180-1994) fired a double-double by scoring 23 points and 13 assists for the winners. Swingman Nikita Pertcev (202-2000) chipped in 25 points. Swingman Iaroslav Vennikov (187-1999) produced 24 points and 5 assists (made all of his nine free throws !!!) and forward Ivan Feshchenko (200-1991, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Four Metallurg MGN players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Metallurg MGN will play next round against strong BARS-RGEU trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Chelbasket will try to continue on its current victory against Dynamo-MGTU in Maykop.
Top scorers:
Chelbasket: P.Nikita 25+3reb+2ast, P.Koltsov 23+4reb+13ast, Y.Dmitriy 8+1reb+2ast, A.Malyshev 8+10reb+1ast, K.Epanov 7+4reb+1ast, S.Zhulkov 7+3reb
Metallurg MGN: I.Vennikov 24+2reb+5ast, S.Krasilshchikov 15+5reb+2ast, I.Feshchenko 14+5reb+5ast, S.Kharitonov 13+7reb+1ast, P.Matvey 7+5reb+2ast, S.Bolotskikh 5+5reb

Group Places 5-8

Neftekhimik T. - Cheb.Yastreby 87-61

The game in Tobolsk supposed to be also quite interesting. Cheb.Yastreby played at the court of Neftekhimik T.. Neftekhimik T. smashed Cheb.Yastreby 87-61 on Wednesday. Neftekhimik T. forced 21 Cheb.Yastreby turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Cheb.Yastreby's players. Guard Sergey Rozhkov (188-1999) stepped up and scored 8 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and center Denis Myshalov (210-2000) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side point guard Yaroslav Pislegin (178-1999) responded with 11 points and power forward Anton Bogdan (198-1986) scored 4 points and 8 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Neftekhimik T. will meet RPF in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Cheb.Yastreby will play against Stavropol and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Neftekhimik T.: M.Denis 14+6reb, V.Laptev 13+4reb+2ast, P.Arkadii 11+3reb+4ast, A.Kirill 9+1reb+4ast, N.Soldatov 8+5reb, S.Rozhkov 8+8reb+5ast
Cheb.Yastreby: P.Yaroslav 11+4reb+1ast, P.Metelev 10+2reb, N.Osit 8+6reb, E.Bogdan 6+5reb, A.Shirkunov 5+2reb+2ast, A.Bogdan 4+8reb+3ast

Stavropol - RPF 94-83

Stavropol used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Kazan 94-83 on Wednesday night. Stavropol dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to RPF's 40. They outrebounded RPF 47-29 including a 30-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. Stavropol looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Center Dmitrii Karbusov (205-1999) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 25 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and forward Vladislav Krushelnitskiy (195-1997) chipped in 22 points. Five Stavropol players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Daniil Glazov (191-2001) responded with 26 points and 4 assists and forward Gennady Denisov (207-2000) scored 18 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Stavropol will meet Cheb.Yastreby in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. RPF will play against Neftekhimik T. and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Stavropol: V.Krushelnitskiy 22+2reb+2ast, D.Danila 20+1reb+4ast, R.Vorobev 16+6reb+3ast, D.Karbusov 15+25reb+4ast, S.Grigoriy 13+6reb+7ast, A.Namednin 4+2reb+4ast
RPF: D.Glazov 26+4reb+4ast, G.Denisov 18+6reb+1ast, P.Alexey 13+3reb+5ast, D.Dergachev 7+3reb, A.Mikhail 6+3reb+2ast, F.Vadim 5+1reb

Pavel Koltsov gets MVP of the Week award for Russian Superleague 2 (Second Stage) - by Hoops Agents - by Eurobasket News

Pavel Koltsov (180-PG-1994) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's leader Chelbasket and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Superleague 2 Player of the Week award for round 1 (Second Stage).
The 28-year old playmaker got a double-double of 23 points and thirteen assists, while his team beat Metallurg MGN (#3, 1-1) 96-82. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Chelbasket to jump to the first place in the Russian Superleague 2. But it's just the very beginning of the Second Stage and Chelbasket won just one (their first) game. It's too early to say anything as the standings can be changed completely after next round. In the team's last game Koltsov had a remarkable four three-pointers out of 8 attempts. He turned to be Chelbasket's top player in his first season with the team. Koltsov has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in assists (2nd best: 6.2apg) and averages solid 2.7spg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young center Dmitrii Karbusov (205-C-1999) of Stavropol. Karbusov impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 15 points and 25 rebounds. Of course Stavropol cruised to a 94-83 relatively comfortable win over RPF (0-1). His team has extremely good start of the Second Stage. They won their first game. However the Second Stage is at the beginning, so everything can happen. They still may lose their high position in the standings. Karbusov is a newcomer at Stavropol and despite he is not a team leader yet, every game he becomes more reliable player. Hopefully performances like the last one will happen more often.

The third best performed player last round was Gennady Denisov (207-F-2000) of RPF (#4). Denisov scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds. Despite Denisov's great performance RPF lost 83-94 to Stavropol (#6, 1-0). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The season just started for Denisov as he played only first game. But it already looks like he can be team's leader.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Yuriy Kochnev (209-C-1989) of Dynamo-MGTU - 5 points, 19 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Grigoriy Skrynnik (193-F-2001) of Stavropol - 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists
6. Semen Krasilshchikov (197-F-2000) of Metallurg MGN - 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Iaroslav Vennikov (187-G/F-1999) of Metallurg MGN - 24 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists
8. Dmitriy Flis (204-F/C-1984) of BARS-RGEU - 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Vladislav Krushelnitskiy (195-F-1997) of Stavropol - 22 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Vladislav Gusak (202-PF-1995) of BARS-RGEU - 21 points and 3 rebounds

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

VTB-Youth League Round 31 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News

The teams have now bigger motivation at this stage of Regular Season. Every game can be crucial and decide about teams' position at the end of Regular Season. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game of round 31 was a home defeat of 5th ranked CSKA U23 (26-12) to second ranked Lokomotiv-2 (27-11) 72-64. They made 19-of-21 free shots (90.5 percent) during the game. Lokomotiv-2 outrebounded CSKA U23 47-26 including a 34-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Lokomotiv-2 made 9 blocks. It was a great evening for forward Kirill Temirov (198-2002) who led his team to a victory scoring 20 points. Center Kirill Elatontsev (207-2002) helped adding 12 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks. At the losing side guard Ivan Makarov (195-2003) responded with 20 points and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lokomotiv-2 maintains second place with 27-11 record behind leader MBA-2, which they share with Runa-2. CSKA U23 at the other side dropped to the fourth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Zenit-2. Lokomotiv-2 is looking forward to face Enisey-2 (#11) in Krasnoyarsk in the next round and are hoping to win another game. CSKA U23 will play at home against Zenit-2 (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Important game to mention about took place in Moscow. Fifth ranked CSKA U23 (26-12) saved a 3-point victory at home edging much higher ranked Lokomotiv-2 (27-11) 56-53 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Lokomotiv-2. It was an exceptional evening for naturalized Bulgarian guard Yaroslav Nikonov (195-2004) who led the winners and scored 12 points and 9 rebounds. Daniil Kirilyuk accounted for 4 points and 14 rebounds. Demid Tyulyubaev came up with 9 points and 9 rebounds for Lokomotiv-2 in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. CSKA U23 moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Zenit-2. Lokomotiv-2 at the other side keeps the second position with 11 games lost. They share it with Runa-2. CSKA U23 will play against Zenit-2 (#5) in Saint Petersburg in the next round. Lokomotiv-2 will play on the road against Enisey-2 in Krasnoyarsk and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game in Kazan was also quite interesting. Sixth ranked Khimki-2 (24-13) played at the court of 8th ranked UNICS-2 (19-18). Khimki-2 did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 76-59 on Thursday. Kirill Krylov fired 17 points, 6 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Sergey Polstyanov produced 20 points and 4 steals for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Khimki-2 have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain sixth place with 24-13 record. Loser UNICS-2 keeps the eighth position with 18 games lost. Khimki-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. UNICS-2 will play again against Khimki-2 (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 31: Runa-2 destroyed Avtodor-2 on the opponent's court 99-67. Avtodor-2 unfortunately lost to Runa-2 in a home game 65-77. Zenit-2 rolled over Enisey-2 on the road 113-70. Enisey-2 lost to defending champion Zenit-2 on its own court 83-104. Parma-2 was smashed by N.Novgorod-2 in Nizhny Novgorod 68-88.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists by Artem Orekhov of N.Novgorod-2.

Avtodor-2 - Runa-2 67-99

Very expected game in Saratov where 9th ranked Avtodor-2 (9-29) was crushed by third ranked Runa-2 (27-11) 99-67 on Monday. Runa-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Avtodor-2's 40. Runa-2 forced 21 Avtodor-2 turnovers and outrebounded them 46-20 including a 35-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Avtodor-2's players. Center Nikita Malofeev (203-2003) fired a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Forward Artem Shlegel (201-2003) chipped in 20 points and 5 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field). Four Runa-2 players scored in double figures. Guard Vytalius Pranauskis (193-2002) produced 18 points and forward Denis Naumov (202-2003) added 8 points and 4 steals respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Runa-2 moved-up to second place, which they share with Lokomotiv-2. Avtodor-2 lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 29 games lost. Runa-2 will meet bottom-ranked Samara-2 (#12) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Avtodor-2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Runa-2: M.Nikita 21+11reb, S.Artem 20+5reb+1ast, G.Sergey 14+6reb, K.Artem 11+1reb+3ast, S.Ivan 7+4reb+9ast, M.Boris 6+4reb+2ast
Avtodor-2: P.Vytalius 18+3reb+2ast, P.Jaroslav 13, Y.Dmitri 9+1reb, N.Denis 8+4reb+1ast, I.Andrey 5+2reb+1ast, S.Mikhail 5+3reb

Avtodor-2 - Runa-2 65-77

Very predictable result in Saratov where third ranked Runa-2 (27-11) defeated 9th ranked Avtodor-2 (9-29) 77-65 on Tuesday. Runa-2 forced 20 Avtodor-2 turnovers and outrebounded them 43-24 including a 30-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Guard Alexandr Zubkov (180-2002) fired a double-double by scoring 16 points, 10 assists and 5 steals for the winners. Center Nikita Malofeev (203-2003) chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Denis Naumov (202-2003) produced 14 points and swingman Matvey Popov (192-2004) added 9 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Runa-2 moved-up to second place, which they share with Lokomotiv-2. Avtodor-2 lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 29 games lost. Runa-2 will meet bottom-ranked Samara-2 (#12) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Avtodor-2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Runa-2: Z.Alexandr 16+2reb+10ast, M.Nikita 15+10reb+3ast, S.Artem 12+6reb, S.Ivan 9+2reb+1ast, G.Sergey 7+5reb, M.Boris 6+8reb+1ast
Avtodor-2: N.Denis 14+4reb+1ast, I.Andrey 12+3reb, P.Jaroslav 9+1reb, P.Matvey 9+3reb+4ast, Y.Dmitri 9+1reb, S.Mikhail 8+4reb+1ast

CSKA U23 - Lokomotiv-2 64-72

The most interesting game of round 31 was a home defeat of 5th ranked CSKA U23 (26-12) to second ranked Lokomotiv-2 (27-11) 72-64. They made 19-of-21 free shots (90.5 percent) during the game. Lokomotiv-2 outrebounded CSKA U23 47-26 including a 34-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Lokomotiv-2 made 9 blocks. It was a great evening for forward Kirill Temirov (198-2002) who led his team to a victory scoring 20 points. Center Kirill Elatontsev (207-2002) helped adding 12 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks. At the losing side guard Ivan Makarov (195-2003) responded with 20 points and 4 assists and forward Kirill Petukhov (203-2004) scored 8 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lokomotiv-2 maintains second place with 27-11 record behind leader MBA-2, which they share with Runa-2. CSKA U23 at the other side dropped to the fourth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Zenit-2. Lokomotiv-2 is looking forward to face Enisey-2 (#11) in Krasnoyarsk in the next round and are hoping to win another game. CSKA U23 will play at home against Zenit-2 (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Lokomotiv-2: T.Kirill 20+4reb+3ast, E.Kirill 12+10reb+2ast, O.Artem 9+7reb, Z.Vladimir 9+3reb+5ast, G.Daniel 7+5reb, G.Daniil 5+2reb+2ast
CSKA U23: M.Ivan 20+4ast, K.Daniil 10+2reb+3ast, P.Kirill 8+10reb+2ast, K.Dmitry 6+3reb, P.Maxim 5+3reb, Z.Ivan 4+2reb+6ast

Enisey-2 - Zenit-2 70-113

Not a big story in a game in Krasnoyarsk where 11th ranked Enisey-2 (7-31) was rolled over by fifth ranked Zenit-2 (26-12) 113-70 on Tuesday. Zenit-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Enisey-2's 32. They outrebounded Enisey-2 57-31 including a 20-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Zenit-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Center Vladislav Samukhin (206-2004) fired a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 17 rebounds for the winners. Forward Timofey Vacshenko (199-2006) chipped in 6 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists. Swingman Aleksandr Gritsenko (195-2004) produced 18 points and 7 rebounds and forward Andrey Doroshevich (197-2003) added 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Four Enisey-2 players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zenit-2 have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion moved-up to fourth place, which they share with CSKA U23. Enisey-2 lost twelfth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with 31 games lost. Zenit-2 will meet CSKA U23 (#4) in the next round. Enisey-2 will play against the league's second-placed Lokomotiv-2 (#2) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Zenit-2: S.Vladislav 34+17reb, F.Dmitriy 14+3reb+4ast, R.Egor 13+2reb+1ast, D.Mikhail 12+4reb+2ast, D.Ian 9+6reb+7ast, L.Kirill 8+3reb+1ast
Enisey-2: G.Aleksandr 18+7reb+1ast, D.Andrey 15+5reb+4ast, I.Kirill 10+11reb+2ast, K.Ivan 10+2reb+2ast, Y.Maxim 9+1ast, K.Ilya 4+1reb

CSKA U23 - Lokomotiv-2 56-53

Important game to mention about took place in Moscow. Fifth ranked CSKA U23 (26-12) saved a 3-point victory at home edging much higher ranked Lokomotiv-2 (27-11) 56-53 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Lokomotiv-2. CSKA U23 brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. It was an exceptional evening for naturalized Bulgarian guard Yaroslav Nikonov (195-2004) who led the winners and scored 12 points and 9 rebounds. Power forward Daniil Kirilyuk (204-2003) accounted for 4 points and 14 rebounds for the winning side. Demid Tyulyubaev came up with 9 points and 9 rebounds and center Kirill Elatontsev (207-2002) added 12 points respectively for Lokomotiv-2 in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. CSKA U23 moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Zenit-2. Lokomotiv-2 at the other side keeps the second position with 11 games lost. They share it with Runa-2. CSKA U23 will play against Zenit-2 (#5) in Saint Petersburg in the next round. Lokomotiv-2 will play on the road against Enisey-2 in Krasnoyarsk and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
CSKA U23: K.Daniil 13+1reb+1ast, N.Yaroslav 12+9reb+1ast, P.Maxim 9+5reb+1ast, S.Nikolay 7+1reb+1ast, P.Anton 4+3reb+1ast, K.Daniil 4+14reb+1ast
Lokomotiv-2: E.Kirill 12+3reb, T.Demid 9+9reb+2ast, O.Artem 7+7reb, T.Kirill 6+5reb+2ast, G.Daniil 5+1reb+2ast, Z.Vladimir 4+5ast

Enisey-2 - Zenit-2 83-104

Everything went according to plan in Krasnoyarsk where fifth ranked Zenit-2 (26-12) outscored 11th ranked Enisey-2 (7-31) 104-83 on Wednesday. Zenit-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Enisey-2's players. Center Vladislav Samukhin (206-2004) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. Forward Mikhail Dulkay (198-2005) chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds. Forward Andrey Doroshevich (197-2003) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds and swingman Aleksandr Gritsenko (195-2004) added 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Five Zenit-2 and four Enisey-2 players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zenit-2 have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion moved-up to fourth place, which they share with CSKA U23. Enisey-2 lost twelfth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with 31 games lost. Zenit-2 will meet CSKA U23 (#4) in the next round. Enisey-2 will play against the league's second-placed Lokomotiv-2 (#2) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Zenit-2: S.Vladislav 18+13reb+1ast, D.Mikhail 12+6reb+3ast, K.Artem 12+1reb+2ast, B.Mikhail 11+2reb+2ast, F.Dmitriy 11+2reb+2ast, V.Timofey 10+6reb+2ast
Enisey-2: D.Andrey 16+10reb+3ast, K.Ivan 15+1reb+3ast, Z.Yaroslav 13+3reb+1ast, G.Aleksandr 13+8reb+4ast, S.Egor 9+1reb, I.Kirill 7+3reb+2ast

UNICS-2 - Khimki-2 59-76

The game in Kazan was also quite interesting. Sixth ranked Khimki-2 (24-13) played at the court of 8th ranked UNICS-2 (19-18). Khimki-2 did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 76-59 on Thursday. Khimki-2 forced 19 UNICS-2 turnovers. Guard Kirill Krylov (197-2002) fired 17 points, 6 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Forward Maksim Beloshapko (199-2002) chipped in 17 points (perfect from the field making all six shots). Guard Sergey Polstyanov (194-2002) produced 20 points and 4 steals and guard Anatoly Gunter (183-2003) added 14 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Khimki-2 have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain sixth place with 24-13 record. Loser UNICS-2 keeps the eighth position with 18 games lost. Khimki-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. UNICS-2 will play again against Khimki-2 (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Khimki-2: B.Maksim 17+3reb+2ast, K.Kirill 17+4reb+6ast, Y.Timofey 8+6reb, K.Sergei 7+5reb+1ast, P.Ivan 7+3reb+1ast, Y.Daniil 6+2reb+4ast
UNICS-2: P.Sergey 20+3reb+3ast, G.Anatoly 14+1reb+1ast, B.Ilya 7+1reb+4ast, V.Dmitri 4+2reb, P.Stanislav 4+4reb+1ast, S.Stepan 3+3reb+1ast

N.Novgorod-2 - Parma-2 88-68

There was no surprise in Nizhny Novgorod where 10th ranked Parma-2 (7-30) was outplayed by seventh ranked N.Novgorod-2 (21-16) 88-68 on Thursday. N.Novgorod-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Parma-2's 42. N.Novgorod-2 forced 20 Parma-2 turnovers and outrebounded them 42-28 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Guard Artem Ovchinnikov (192-2002) fired a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Guard Artem Orekhov (191-2002) chipped in 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Five N.Novgorod-2 players scored in double figures. Power forward Danil Plugarev (203-2002) produced 12 points and 8 rebounds and guard Grigoriy Tuchkov (183-2003) added 19 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for N.Novgorod-2. They maintain seventh place with 21-16 record. Parma-2 lost their third game in a row. They keep the tenth position with 30 games lost. N.Novgorod-2 will again meet at home Parma-2 (#10) in the next round. Parma-2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
N.Novgorod-2: O.Vadim 18+5reb+1ast, O.Artem 18+5reb+4ast, O.Artem 17+10reb+2ast, P.Artem 12+7reb, A.Daniil 10+5reb+2ast, B.Nikita 8+3reb
Parma-2: M.Fedor 20+2reb, T.Grigoriy 19+1reb+2ast, P.Danil 12+8reb+2ast, K.Arseniy 6+2reb, M.Pavel 4+2reb+2ast, S.Mikhail 3+1reb+2ast

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SERBIA

Dunn number one in Serbia KLS for round 24 - by Eurobasket News

American Guard Rasheem Dunn (188-G-1998) had a great game in the last round for Sloga KR, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 24.
The 24-year old player was the main contributor (25 points, six rebounds and five assists) to his team's victory, helping them to edge out Mladost ZE (12-11) 89-87. Sloga KR is placed at 7th position in Serbian KLS. Sloga KR is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 12-11 record. In the team's last game Dunn had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range. He turned to be Sloga KR's top player in his first season with the team. Rasheem Dunn averages this season 14.0ppg.

The second best player in last round's games was young Stefan Simic (198-F/G-1996) of Vrsac. Simic had a very good evening with a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds. Bad luck as Vrsac lost that game 81-92 to the higher-ranked Zlatibor (#1, 19-5). This loss caused Vrsac to drop to 9th position in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 12-12 record is not bad and everything may still change. Simic is a newcomer at Vrsac, but is already one of team's top players.

Third on the list of top players last round was Slovakian forward Timotej Malovec (200-F-2004, agency: BeoBasket) of OKK Beograd (#6). Malovec scored 17 points and grabbed eleven rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of OKK Beograd, leading his team to a 79-68 win against the higher-ranked Metalac VL (#2, 18-6). OKK Beograd needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 13 victories and 10 lost games. Malovec has a very solid season. In 21 games in Serbia he scored 8.0ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Jon Davis (190-G-1996) of Mladost ZE - 27 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists
5. Nikola Kostic (197-F-1996) of Dynamic VP - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists
6. David Miladinovic (210-C-1997) of Sloboda U. - 17 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists
7. Lazar Joksimovic (203-C-2002) of Zlatibor - 15 points and 10 rebounds
8. Nenad Sulovic (203-C-1985) of Dynamic VP - 10 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists
9. Petar Zivojinovic (204-PF-2002) of Mladost ZE - 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists
10. Duane Morgan (198-PF-1993) of Zdravlje - 20 points and 5 rebounds

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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SINGAPORE

Saigon Heat force the decider - by Eurobasket News

Singapore S. - Saigon Heat 79-81 OT

Saigon Heat nipped Singapore Slingers to force the decider. They edged Singapore Slingers 81-79 in overtime. Jeremy Combs (201-C/F-1995, college: Texas Southern) had a double-double by scoring 14 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Evan Gilyard II (178-G-1998, college: UMKC) chipped in 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. C.J. Gettys (213-C-1994, college: Rutgers, agency: Haylett Sports) responded with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 20 rebounds and Xavier Alexander (196-F-1988, college: S.Nazarene) scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
Game 3 is scheduled for March 9th.

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SPAIN

Stats Leaders-LEB Silver

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Kedar N''Kosi SALAM

Tobarra
(191-G-1994)
Avg: 28.3

28.3

22.3

21.1

20.9

20.2

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SWEDEN

Stats Leaders - Basketligan

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Gustav HANSSON

Umea
(185-PG-1995)
Avg: 23.0

23.0

19.0

18.7

18.7

18.0

Basketligan Round 32: Boras defeat Sodertalje in the closest game of the week - by Eurobasket News

The games are now more important than at the beginning of the Regular Season. We may still expect few shocking results in upcoming 3 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Eighth-ranked Sodertalje (11-16) gave a tough game to first ranked Boras (24-3) on Tuesday. The visitors from Boras managed to secure only two-point victory 86-84. However their fans expected much easier game. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Sodertalje. Boras made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Sodertalje helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of Simon Gunnarsson (199-1995) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 7 rebounds and American guard Anton Cook (189-1995, college: SE Oklahoma) who added 20 points and 4 assists during the contest. American forward Seth LeDay (201-1996, college: ECU) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds. Boras have an impressive ten-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 24-3 record. Sodertalje at the other side keeps the eighth place with 16 games lost. They share the position with Uppsala. Boras are looking forward to face Uppsala (#9) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Sodertalje will play against Koping Stars and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Important game to mention about took place in Ostersund. Third ranked Norrkoping (20-8) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging second-ranked Jamtland (23-6) 69-67 on Thursday evening. It ended at the same time the 14-game winning streak of Jamtland. The winners were led by American guard Devonte Green (190-1997, college: Indiana) who scored that evening 18 points and Adam Ramstedt supported him with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks. Even 26 points and 5 steals by the former international forward Pierre Hampton (201-1991) did not help to save the game for Jamtland. Defending champion maintains third position with 20-8 record having three points less than leader Boras. Jamtland at the other side keeps the second place with six games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
BC Lulea (#4) was upset in Koping by seventh ranked Koping Stars 84-60. The best player for the winners was Quatarrius Wilson who had a double-double by scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Koping Stars' coach Torbjorn Gehrke felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Jonatan Arvidsson produced 20 points and 7 rebounds for the guests. Koping Stars maintains seventh position with 13-15 record. Loser BC Lulea dropped to the fifth place with 12 games lost. Koping Stars will meet at home Sodertalje (#8) in the next round. BC Lulea will play against Umea and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last two games of round 32 Kalmar lost to Umea on the opponent's court 91-107. Nassjo managed to outperform Fryshuset in a home game 90-76.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 17 points and 10 rebounds by Phil Carr of Jamtland.

Koping Stars - BC Lulea 84-60

BC Lulea (#4) was upset in Koping by seventh ranked Koping Stars 84-60. Koping Stars dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to BC Lulea's 32. They outrebounded BC Lulea 44-29 including a 35-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was American power forward Quatarrius Wilson (203-1996, college: SEMO) who had a double-double by scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. The other American import guard KeShawn Curry (195-1998, college: VCU) chipped in 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Five Koping Stars players scored in double figures. Koping Stars' coach Torbjorn Gehrke felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Jonatan Arvidsson (184-1998, college: E.Wyoming) produced 20 points and 7 rebounds and American forward Brendan Bailey (203-1997, college: Marquette) added 16 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the guests. Koping Stars maintains seventh position with 13-15 record. Loser BC Lulea dropped to the fifth place with 12 games lost. Koping Stars will meet at home Sodertalje (#8) in the next round. BC Lulea will play against Umea and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Koping Stars: Q.Wilson 23+11reb+4ast, K.Curry 19+7reb+5ast, O.Gehrke 14+6reb, J.Gray 14+7reb+4ast, T.McConico 11+6reb+3ast, B.Abdulkader 3+2reb+4ast
BC Lulea: J.Arvidsson 20+7reb, B.Bailey 16+6reb, L.Griffin 10+8reb+1ast, D.Davis 5+3reb+1ast, S.Ali Hussein 3+3reb+1ast, A.Ronnqvist 2+1ast

Sodertalje - Boras 84-86

Eighth-ranked Sodertalje (11-16) gave a tough game to first ranked Boras (24-3) on Tuesday. The visitors from Boras managed to secure only two-point victory 86-84. However their fans expected much easier game. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Sodertalje. Boras made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Sodertalje helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of Simon Gunnarsson (199-1995) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 7 rebounds and American guard Anton Cook (189-1995, college: SE Oklahoma) who added 20 points and 4 assists during the contest. American forward Seth LeDay (201-1996, college: ECU) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds and his fellow American import forward Ed Polite Jr (196-1997, college: Radford, agency: BIG) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Boras have an impressive ten-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 24-3 record. Sodertalje at the other side keeps the eighth place with 16 games lost. They share the position with Uppsala. Boras are looking forward to face Uppsala (#9) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Sodertalje will play against Koping Stars and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Boras: A.Cook 20+4reb+4ast, S.Gunnarsson 19+7reb+3ast, C.McKnight 18+7reb+2ast, A.Person 12+5reb+1ast, J.Brandmark 11+3reb+1ast, B.Hume 6+4reb+1ast
Sodertalje: E.Polite Jr. 17+10reb+2ast, M.Pahlmblad 15+2ast, S.LeDay 14+14reb+3ast, A.Lindqvist 13+2ast, W.Kelser 12+5reb+2ast, L.Radosavljevic 6+1reb+1ast

Umea - Kalmar 107-91

Very expected game when 10th ranked Kalmar (4-24) was defeated on the road by fifth ranked Umea (16-11) 107-91 on Tuesday. Umea looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was American forward Bryan Jefferson (201-1994, college: Mary) who scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international point guard Gustav Hansson (185-1995) chipped in 18 points and 8 assists. Umea's coach Boris Balibrea used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. American forward Jamaure Gregg (201-1999, college: NSU) produced 21 points and 7 rebounds and center Tobias Sjoberg (205-1997, college: Marist) added 20 points and 7 rebounds respectively for the guests. Four Kalmar players scored in double figures. Umea moved-up to fourth place. Kalmar lost fifth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the tenth position with 24 games lost. Umea will meet BC Lulea (#5) on the road in the next round. Kalmar will play against Fryshuset (#11) in Stockholm and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Umea: B.Jefferson 28+7reb+5ast, G.Hansson 18+2reb+8ast, D.Czerapowicz 17+1reb+1ast, D.Hansson 14+1ast, N.Fullard 7+1reb, W.Eriksson-Hansson 7+5ast
Kalmar: J.Gregg 21+7reb+1ast, T.Sjoberg 20+7reb, W.Hannes 13+3reb+1ast, E.Larsson 12+2reb, C.DeLaney 11+5reb+1ast, J.Tratnik 6+5reb+11ast

Nassjo - Fryshuset 90-76

Very predictable result when sixth ranked Nassjo (14-14) defeated at home bottom-ranked Fryshuset (0-27) 90-76 on Wednesday. Nassjo looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was American forward Andre Wesson (198-1997, college: Ohio St., agency: Players Group) who scored 24 points and 4 assists. The former international point guard Charles Barton (193-1992, college: Oregon St.) chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 assists. Four Nassjo players scored in double figures. Nassjo's coach Joakim Kallman used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Jamaican-Canadian point guard Jahmal Jones (185-1991, college: TMU) produced 19 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) and American forward Mathew Mazique (194-1998, college: ENMU) added 17 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the guests. Nassjo maintains sixth position with 14-14 record. Loser Fryshuset still closes the standings. Nassjo will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Fryshuset will play against Kalmar (#10) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Nassjo: A.Wesson 24+4reb+4ast, C.Barton 15+10ast, S.Drammeh 11+9reb+3ast, D.Ruffin 10+3reb+2ast, E.Joel 9+2reb+2ast, D.Brooks Jr. 8+8reb+2ast
Fryshuset: J.Jones 19+8reb+7ast, M.Mazique 17+6reb, A.Yousef 11+4reb+2ast, L.Halling-Ibo 9+8reb+3ast, A.Calixte 9+3ast, T.Adam 6+7reb+1ast

Jamtland - Norrkoping 67-69

Important game to mention about took place in Ostersund. Third ranked Norrkoping (20-8) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging second-ranked Jamtland (23-6) 69-67 on Thursday evening. It ended at the same time the 14-game winning streak of Jamtland. Strangely Jamtland outrebounded Norrkoping 39-27 including 27 on the defensive glass. The winners were led by American guard Devonte Green (190-1997, college: Indiana) who scored that evening 18 points and the former international Adam Ramstedt (206-1995) supported him with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks. Four Norrkoping players scored in double figures. Even 26 points and 5 steals by the former international forward Pierre Hampton (201-1991) did not help to save the game for Jamtland. American forward Phil Carr (206-1995, college: Morgan St.) added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the hosts. Defending champion maintains third position with 20-8 record having three points less than leader Boras. Jamtland at the other side keeps the second place with six games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Norrkoping: D.Green 18+4reb, A.Ramstedt 12+6reb+1ast, J.Murray-Boyles 10+5reb+1ast, T.Schuberg 10+2reb+7ast, N.Dawit 8+2reb, M.Tyus 7+1reb+3ast
Jamtland: P.Hampton 26+2reb+2ast, P.Carr 17+10reb+1ast, A.Zekovic 8+2reb+3ast, A.Smith 6+4reb, R.Guinn 4+4reb+1ast, C.Jackson 4+4reb+6ast

Jefferson number one in Sweden Basketligan for round 32 - by Eurobasket News

American Forward Bryan Jefferson (201-F-1994) put on an amazing game in the last round for Umea, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 32.
The 28-year old player was the main contributor (28 points, seven rebounds and five assists) to his team's victory, helping them to crush Kalmar (#10, 4-24) with 16-point margin 107-91. Umea is placed at 4th position in Swedish Basketligan. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Umea will need more victories to improve their 16-11 record. In the team's last game Jefferson had a remarkable five three-pointers out of 9 attempts. He turned to be Umea's top player in his first season with the team. Former University of Mary star has very solid stats this year. Jefferson is in league's top in points (4th best: 18.7ppg) and averages impressive 56.9% FGP and 40.4% from behind 3-point line.

The second best player in last round's games was young American Quatarrius Wilson (203-C/F-1996) of Koping Stars. Wilson had a very good evening with a double-double of 23 points and 11 rebounds. Of course he led Koping Stars to another comfortable win outscoring slightly higher-ranked BC Lulea (#5, 16-12) 84-60. Koping Stars' 7th position in the standings has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 13-15 record. Wilson is a newcomer at Koping Stars, but is already one of team's top players.

Third on the list of top players last round was American forward Seth LeDay (201-F-1996) of Sodertalje (#8). LeDay scored 14 points and grabbed fourteen rebounds (!!!). Despite LeDay's great performance Sodertalje lost 84-86 to the higher-ranked Boras (#1, 24-3). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Sodertalje ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 16 games, recording just eleven victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, LeDay could help Sodertalje to bring them higher in the standings. LeDay has a very solid season. In 4 games in Sweden he scored 12.8ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Gustav Hansson (185-PG-1995) of Umea - 18 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists
5. Jahmal Jones (185-PG-1991) of Fryshuset - 19 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists
6. Andre Wesson (198-F-1997) of Nassjo - 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Phil Carr (206-F-1995) of Jamtland - 17 points and 10 rebounds
8. Jamaure Gregg (201-F-1999) of Kalmar - 21 points and 7 rebounds
9. Ed Polite Jr. (196-F-1997) of Sodertalje - 17 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Juwan Gray (203-F-1996) of Koping Stars - 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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SWITZERLAND

Stats Leaders LNA

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Martins IGBANU

Boncourt
(203-F/C-1997)
Avg: 23.0

23.0

22.4

21.5

21.3

20.4

SBL Round 21: No surprise as #1 Massagno defeat Swiss Central - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

SBL top team - Massagno (17-2) had no problems winning another game on Wednesday. This time they crushed eleventh ranked Swiss Central (2-18) in Luzern 102-63. Massagno forced 19 Swiss Central turnovers and outrebounded them 41-25 including a 15-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. American-Guamanian center Jonathan Galloway (209-1996, college: UC Irvine) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and American forward Isaiah Williams (201-1992, college: Iona) chipped in 17 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). The best for the losing side was naturalized Belgian center Stan Leemans (203-1992) with 14 points and 6 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Massagno have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 17-2 record. Swiss Central lost sixth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 18 lost games. Massagno are looking forward to face Boncourt (#8) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Swiss Central will play against Vevey Riviera and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.
Ninth-ranked Nyon (6-14) gave a tough game to fifth ranked Neuchatel (11-8). The visitors from Neuchatel managed to secure only one-point victory 68-67. However their fans expected much easier game. Americans were the main players on the court. point guard Justin Roberts (182-1998, college: Georgia St.) nailed 23 points and 4 assists for the winning side and Dalan Ancrum accounted for 7 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. DeVante Brooks (198, college: S.Arkansas, agency: Players Group) came up with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks for Nyon in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Neuchatel. They moved-up to fourth place. Nyon lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the tenth position with 14 games lost. Neuchatel will play against league's second-placed Fribourg on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Nyon will play against Geneve (#5) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
An interesting game took place in Geneve where 4th placed Geneve (11-9) was upset on its own court by tenth ranked Boncourt (7-13) 93-84 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was Martins Igbanu who scored 29 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Bryan Colon who recorded 29 points (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Geneve's coach Alain Attallah rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Boncourt moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Starwings. Geneve at the other side dropped to the fifth position with nine games lost. Boncourt will meet at home league's leader Massagno in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Geneve will play against Nyon (#10) and hope to secure a win.

In the last two games of round 21 Monthey lost to Vevey Riviera on the opponent's court 81-89. Lugano managed to outperform Starwings in a home game 95-82.

Vevey Riviera - Monthey 89-81

Very expected game when 7th ranked Monthey (8-12) was defeated on the road by third ranked Vevey Riviera (14-5) 89-81 on Tuesday. Vevey Riviera looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was American point guard Malik Johnson (178-1997, college: Canisius) who had a double-double by scoring 25 points and 17 assists. Swingman Axel Louissaint (197-1996) chipped in a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Jaizec Lottie (188-1998, college: Flagler) who recorded 24 points and 7 assists and the other American import forward Markel Humphrey (198-1987, college: Marshall) added 25 points and 4 assists respectively. Monthey's coach Patrick Pembele rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Newly promoted Vevey Riviera maintains third place with 14-5 record having just three points less than leader Massagno. Monthey at the other side keeps the seventh position with 12 games lost. Vevey Riviera will meet at home bottom-ranked Swiss Central (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Monthey will play against Lugano (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Vevey Riviera: M.Johnson 25+1reb+17ast, M.Williams 25+2reb+1ast, A.Louissaint 18+11reb+1ast, D.Jones 8+12reb, T.Johnson 7+2reb+1ast, L.Ravenel 6+2reb
Monthey: M.Humphrey 25+3reb+4ast, J.Lottie 24+4reb+7ast, K.Langford 14+6reb+2ast, B.Tutonda 7+1reb+1ast, T.Salman 4+2reb+3ast, J.Jay Chandler III 4+5reb

Geneve - Boncourt 84-93

An interesting game took place in Geneve where 4th placed Geneve (11-9) was upset on its own court by tenth ranked Boncourt (7-13) 93-84 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was Nigerian power forward Martins Igbanu (203-1997, college: Tulsa) who scored 29 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international Florian Steinmann (197-1991) chipped in 24 points. Four Boncourt players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was naturalized Dominican point guard Bryan Colon (181-1992) who recorded 29 points (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and the former international guard Clayton Le Sann (193-1995, college: Holy Cross) added 13 points and 4 assists respectively. Geneve's coach Alain Attallah rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Boncourt moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Starwings. Geneve at the other side dropped to the fifth position with nine games lost. Boncourt will meet at home league's leader Massagno in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Geneve will play against Nyon (#10) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Boncourt: M.Igbanu 29+5reb+4ast, F.Steinmann 24+3reb+1ast, M.Kessler 15+3reb+5ast, M.Nesbitt Jr. 10+9reb+5ast, K.Monteiro 6+4reb+1ast, K.Petar 6+1reb
Geneve: B.Colon 29+3reb+1ast, C.Le Sann 13+3reb+4ast, J.Paige 8+2reb, K.Clanton 8+6reb+1ast, S.Miljanic 8+1reb+4ast, E.Thomas 7+5reb+5ast

Lugano - Starwings 95-82

Rather predictable result when sixth ranked Lugano (10-10) defeated at home 8th ranked Starwings (7-13) 95-82 on Wednesday. Lugano looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was American swingman Isaiah Ross (193-1996, college: Iona) who scored 41 points (!!!), 8 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international point guard Robert Zinn (197-1995) chipped in a triple-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Nigerian-American power forward TK Edogi (203-1994, college: Iona) who recorded a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds and American guard Shawn Williams (185-1998, college: UAPB) added 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) respectively. Four Lugano and five Starwings players scored in double figures. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Lugano. Newly promoted Lugano maintains sixth place with 10-10 record. Starwings lost their third game in a row. They keep the eighth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Boncourt. Lugano will meet Monthey (#7) on the road in the next round. Starwings will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Lugano: I.Ross 41+8reb+5ast, J.Hamilton 21+9reb+2ast, H.Warden 16+1reb+1ast, R.Zinn 15+10reb+12ast, A.Bracelli 2, A.Omar 0+1reb
Starwings: T.Edogi 22+11reb+3ast, S.Williams 21+5reb+5ast, A.Matic 16+9reb+3ast, M.Seylan 11+3reb+2ast, V.Milenkovic 10+8reb+5ast, F.Dennis 2+1reb

Nyon - Neuchatel 67-68

Ninth-ranked Nyon (6-14) gave a tough game to fifth ranked Neuchatel (11-8). The visitors from Neuchatel managed to secure only one-point victory 68-67. However their fans expected much easier game. Americans were the main players on the court. Point guard Justin Roberts (182-1998, college: Georgia St.) nailed 23 points and 4 assists for the winning side and forward Dalan Ancrum (198-1996, college: W.Illinois) accounted for 7 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. DeVante Brooks (198, college: S.Arkansas, agency: Players Group) came up with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks and guard Colin Dougherty (193-1996, college: Hobart) added 13 points respectively for Nyon in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Neuchatel. They moved-up to fourth place. Nyon lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the tenth position with 14 games lost. Neuchatel will play against league's second-placed Fribourg on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Nyon will play against Geneve (#5) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Neuchatel: J.Roberts 23+4reb+4ast, J.De La Fuente 15+1reb+2ast, K.Martin 11+7reb, M.Joanis 7+1reb, D.Ancrum 7+11reb+5ast, A.Robertson 2+6reb+1ast
Nyon: D.Brooks 20+10reb+1ast, C.Dougherty 13+3reb+3ast, U.Axel 8+2reb+2ast, J.Wolfisberg 6+2reb, M.N'Doye 6+4reb+1ast, J.Jaunin 5+4reb+6ast

Swiss Central - Massagno 63-102

SBL top team - Massagno (17-2) had no problems winning another game on Wednesday. This time they crushed eleventh ranked Swiss Central (2-18) in Luzern 102-63. Massagno forced 19 Swiss Central turnovers and outrebounded them 41-25 including a 15-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. American-Guamanian center Jonathan Galloway (209-1996, college: UC Irvine) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and American forward Isaiah Williams (201-1992, college: Iona) chipped in 17 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Four Massagno players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was naturalized Belgian center Stan Leemans (203-1992) with 14 points and 6 rebounds and American swingman Trevion Lamar (196-1999, college: Catawba) scored 15 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Massagno have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 17-2 record. Swiss Central lost sixth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 18 lost games. Massagno are looking forward to face Boncourt (#8) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Swiss Central will play against Vevey Riviera and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Massagno: J.Galloway 20+11reb, I.Williams 17+3reb, J.James 14+3reb+1ast, S.Bogues 12+1reb+4ast, D.Mladjan 12+2reb+2ast, M.Mladjan 9+8reb+3ast
Swiss Central: T.Lamar 15+3reb+3ast, S.Leemans 14+6reb+2ast, M.Lehmann 9+3reb+4ast, J.Roche 9+6reb+1ast, O.Magnus 7, H.Jusovic 4+1reb

Ross number one in Switzerland SBL for round 21 - by Eurobasket News

American Swingman Isaiah Ross (193-G/F-1996) had an amazing evening in the last round for Lugano, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 21.
The 26-year old player was the main contributor (41 points, eight rebounds and five assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Starwings (#9, 7-13) 95-82. Lugano maintains the 6th position in Swiss SBL. Lugano is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 10-10 record. In the team's last game Ross had a remarkable 60.0% from 2-point range and got six three-pointers out of 11 attempts. He turned to be Lugano's top player in his first season with the team. Former Iona College star has very solid stats this year. Ross is in league's top in points (3rd best: 21.5ppg).

The second best player in last round's games was young American Malik Johnson (178-PG-1997) of Vevey Riviera. Johnson had a very good evening with a double-double of 25 points and 17 assists. Of course Vevey Riviera cruised to a 89-81 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Monthey (#7, 8-12). Vevey Riviera's 3rd position in the standings has not changed. His team's 14-5 record is not bad at all. Johnson is a newcomer at Vevey Riviera, but is already one of team's top players.

Third on the list of top players last round was another Lugano's star - German guard Robert Zinn (197-PG-1995). Zinn showcased his all-around game by recording 15 points, ten rebounds and twelve assists (!!!) in the last round. He was another key player of Lugano, helping his team with a 95-82 easy win against the lower-ranked Starwings (#9, 7-13). Zinn has a great season in Switzerland. After 17 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 12.3apg (best passer). Robert Zinn has also Swiss passport and can play in the league with a status of domestic player.

Other top performing players last week:
4. DeVante Brooks (198-PF) of Nyon - 20 points and 10 rebounds
5. Jonathan Galloway (209-C-1996) of Massagno - 20 points and 11 rebounds
6. Jaizec Lottie (188-G-1998) of Monthey - 24 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists
7. Martins Igbanu (203-F/C-1997) of Boncourt - 29 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists
8. Markel Humphrey (198-F-1987) of Monthey - 25 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists
9. Bryan Colon (181-PG-1992) of Geneve - 29 points and 3 rebounds
10. Justyn Hamilton (211-C-1999) of Lugano - 21 points, 9 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)

Fribourg lands Antonio Ballard - by Luca Maffioli

Defending champion Fribourg-Olympic (SBL) tabbed experienced 34-year old American 194cm forward Antonio Ballard (college: Miami, OH). Ballard played last summer at Mid-American Unity The last season he played at Lahti Basketball in Finnish Korisliiga where in 24 games he averaged impressive 18.2ppg, 11.0rpg (#2 in the league) and 1.9apg. He can count that season as a very successful as was voted to Eurobasket.com Finnish Korisliiga All-Imports Team and League Player of the Week.
Ballard is a very experienced player. And here thanks to pro basketball he experienced life in six different countries playing on three different continents. He is familiar with European, Asian and of course North American leagues. Ballard has played previously professionally in Canada (The Storm), France (Aix Maurienne and Le Portel), Greece (Kymis), Lebanon (Tadamon), Switzerland (Neuchatel, Lugano and Geneve) and Finland (Kouvot and Vilpas). His team won Swiss Cup in 2015 and 2017.
Among many awards he was selected to Eurobasket.com Swiss LNA All-Imports Team back in 2015.
He attended previously one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on he way to pro basketball.
Ballard graduated from Miami University in 2012 and it will be his eleventh (!!!) season in pro basketball.
Let's have closer look into His outlook: He is an excellent perimeter player fwho has small forward type of skills. Antonio can shoot the outside jumper and guard 4 positions on the floor quite easily.
Antonio has excellent footwork around the basket, battles with everyone and has a nice inside, outside game.

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TAIWAN

Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Michael EFEVBERHA

Taoyuan
(195-G-1984)
Avg: 27.3

27.3

26.0

22.2

21.8

20.9

Robert Upshaw gets MVP of the Week award for Taiwanese T1 League - by Eurobasket News

American Robert Upshaw (213-C-1994) had a great game in the last round for league's second-best Tainan GH and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 29.
The 28-year old center had the game-high 32 points adding nine rebounds and six assists for Tainan GH in his team's victory, helping them to crush TB Herobears (#4, 9-12) with 16-point margin 111-95. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Tainan GH maintains the 2nd position in Taiwanese T1 League. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Tainan GH will need more victories to improve their 13-8 record. In the team's last game Upshaw had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range and got four three-pointers out of 9 attempts. He turned to be Tainan GH's top player in his first season with the team. The University of Washington graduate has very impressive stats this year. Upshaw is in league's top in points (4th best: 21.8ppg), rebounds (7th best: 11.1rpg) and averages solid 1.5bpg and 51.5% FGP.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American center Dwight Howard (211-C-1985) of Taoyuan L.. Howard impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 30 points and 31 rebounds. Bad luck as Taoyuan L. lost that game 95-101 to the higher-ranked N.Taipei CTBC (#1, 16-4). Taoyuan L. are still at the very bottom. 13 lost games are too many comparing to just four victories Taoyuan L. managed to get this year. Howard is a newcomer at Taoyuan L. and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 26.0ppg (#2). His other stats are also decent: 15.9rpg and 5.9apg.

The third best performed player last round was American Michael Qualls (197-G-1994) of TB Herobears (#4). Qualls got into 30-points club by scoring 43 points in the last round. He went also for eleven rebounds and four assists. Despite Qualls' great performance TB Herobears lost 97-109 to #3 ranked Kaohsiung A.. But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. The chances of TB Herobears ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 12 games, recording just nine victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Qualls could help TB Herobears to bring them higher in the standings. Qualls has a very solid season. In 2 games in Taiwan he scored 29.5ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Jason Brickman (183-G-1991) of Kaohsiung A. - 22 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists
5. Mindaugas Kupsas (216-C-1991) of Kaohsiung A. - 28 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists
6. Sim Bhullar (226-C-1992) of Tainan GH - 20 points, 17 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Edgaras Zelionis (207-PF-1989) of N.Taipei CTBC - 27 points and 7 rebounds
8. Samuel Deguara (230-C-1991) of Tainan GH - 21 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Nick King (201-F-1995) of N.Taipei CTBC - 27 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists
10. Wei-Han Lin (178-PG-1990) of N.Taipei CTBC - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 13 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)

T1 League Round 29: GhostHawks beat TB Herobears in the most crucial game of the week - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

An exciting game was when Second ranked GhostHawks faced 4th placed TB Herobears. GhostHawks (13-8) defeated TB Herobears (9-12) 111-95. GhostHawks dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to TB Herobears' 40. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 37 assists comparing to just 19 passes made by TB Herobears' players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when GhostHawks made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was American center Robert Upshaw (213-1994, college: Washington) who scored 32 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks. Indian-Canadian center Sim Bhullar (226-1992, college: NM State) chipped in 20 points and 17 rebounds. GhostHawks' coach Chih-Wei Wu used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Serbian center Milenko Veljkovic (218-1995) produced 28 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for GhostHawks. They have an impressive series of five victories in a row. GhostHawks maintains second place with 13-8 record having just two points less than leader N.Taipei CTBC. TB Herobears at the other side keep the fourth position with 12 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
An exciting game was when Third ranked Aquas faced 4th placed TB Herobears. Aquas (12-10) defeated TB Herobears (9-12) 109-97. Lithuanian center Mindaugas Kupsas (216-1991, agency: BIG) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. Jason Brickman contributed with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists for the winners. Aquas' coach Brendan Joyce let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. American guard Michael Qualls (197-1994, college: Arkansas) answered with a double-double by scoring 43 points (!!!), 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks (was perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line !!!) for TB Herobears. Defending champion maintains third place with 12-10 record having two points less than leader N.Taipei CTBC. TB Herobears at the other side keep the fourth position with 12 games lost. Aquas will play against Suns (#5) in Taichung in the next round. TB Herobears will have a break next round.
Leader N.Taipei CTBC delivered the sixteenth victory on Sunday night. This time they beat 6th ranked Leopards (4-13) 101-95. Nick King stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Dwight Howard responded with a double-double by scoring 30 points, 31 rebounds and 5 assists. The victory was the seventh consecutive win for N.Taipei CTBC. They maintain first place with 16-4 record. Loser Leopards stay at the bottom position with 13 games lost. N.Taipei CTBC will again meet bottom-ranked Leopards (#6) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Leopards will have a break next round.

Tainan GH - TB Herobears 111-95

An exciting game was when Second ranked GhostHawks faced 4th placed TB Herobears. GhostHawks (13-8) defeated TB Herobears (9-12) 111-95. GhostHawks dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to TB Herobears' 40. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 37 assists comparing to just 19 passes made by TB Herobears' players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when GhostHawks made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was American center Robert Upshaw (213-1994, college: Washington) who scored 32 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks. Indian-Canadian center Sim Bhullar (226-1992, college: NM State) chipped in a double-double by scoring 20 points and 17 rebounds. GhostHawks' coach Chih-Wei Wu used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Serbian center Milenko Veljkovic (218-1995) produced 28 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and the former international point guard Yu-An Chiang (174-1991) added 21 points and 7 assists respectively for GhostHawks. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. They have an impressive series of five victories in a row. GhostHawks maintains second place with 13-8 record having just two points less than leader N.Taipei CTBC. TB Herobears at the other side keep the fourth position with 12 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Tainan GH: R.Upshaw 32+9reb+6ast, S.Deguara 21+10reb+2ast, S.Bhullar 20+17reb+2ast, W.Chien 15+3reb+3ast, K.Mao-Wei 8+2reb+8ast, K.Hu 6+2reb+10ast
TB Herobears: M.Veljkovic 28+9reb+5ast, Y.Chiang 21+3reb+7ast, M.Qualls 16+3reb, C.Lee 13+7reb+2ast, P.Chou 8+8reb+1ast, T.Huang 5+1reb+2ast

N.Taipei CTBC - Taoyuan L. 101-95

Leader N.Taipei CTBC delivered the sixteenth victory on Sunday night. This time they beat 6th ranked Leopards (4-13) 101-95. N.Taipei CTBC forced 22 Leopards turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. American forward Nick King (201-1995, college: MTSU) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and the former international point guard Wei-Han Lin (178-1990) chipped in 15 points, 9 rebounds and 13 assists. Four N.Taipei CTBC players scored in double figures. American center Dwight Howard (211-1985) responded with a double-double by scoring 30 points, 31 rebounds and 5 assists and Nigerian-American guard Michael Efevberha (195-1984, college: CSUN) scored 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. The victory was the seventh consecutive win for N.Taipei CTBC. They maintain first place with 16-4 record. Loser Leopards stay at the bottom position with 13 games lost. N.Taipei CTBC will again meet bottom-ranked Leopards (#6) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Leopards will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
N.Taipei CTBC: E.Zelionis 27+7reb+1ast, N.King 27+10reb+4ast, A.Bachir Mohammad 15+8reb+1ast, W.Lin 15+9reb+13ast, K.Berzins 8+2reb+1ast, Y.Hsieh 4+6reb+4ast
Taoyuan L.: D.Howard 30+31reb+5ast, M.Efevberha 16+6reb+6ast, C.Wei 14+4reb+3ast, J.Lu 8+4reb+3ast, D.Davis 8+2reb, C.Chang 8+5reb+2ast

Kaohsiung A. - TB Herobears 109-97

An exciting game was when Third ranked Aquas faced 4th placed TB Herobears. Aquas (12-10) defeated TB Herobears (9-12) 109-97. Aquas forced 20 TB Herobears turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists. TB Herobears were plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Lithuanian center Mindaugas Kupsas (216-1991, agency: BIG) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. American-Filipino guard Jason Brickman (183-1991, college: LIU Brooklyn, agency: Interperformances) contributed with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists for the winners. Four Aquas players scored in double figures. Aquas' coach Brendan Joyce let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. American guard Michael Qualls (197-1994, college: Arkansas) answered with a double-double by scoring 43 points (!!!), 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks (was perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line !!!) and the former international point guard Yu-An Chiang (174-1991) added 8 points and 10 assists in the effort for TB Herobears. Defending champion maintains third place with 12-10 record having two points less than leader N.Taipei CTBC. TB Herobears at the other side keep the fourth position with 12 games lost. Aquas will play against Suns (#5) in Taichung in the next round. TB Herobears will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Kaohsiung A.: M.Kupsas 28+13reb+6ast, J.Brickman 22+8reb+11ast, T.Chiu 17+5reb, L.Hu 16+2ast, H.Yu 7+5reb+3ast, L.Wei-Ting 7+1reb+1ast
TB Herobears: M.Qualls 43+11reb+4ast, T.Huang 19, P.Chou 9+7reb+1ast, B.Dawson 8+5reb+3ast, Y.Chiang 8+2reb+10ast, C.Lee 4

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TURKEY

TB2L Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Tobin CARBERRY

Mersin
(193-G-1991)
Avg: 23.3

23.3

21.2

20.7

20.1

19.6

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UNITED KINGDOM

SPB 2023 - Joe Mvuezolo (ex Hangtuah) signs at Spartans - by Francisco Vega

Spartans-de-Distrito-Capital-Caracas (SPB) landed 27-year old British 197cm forward Joe Mvuezolo (college: Montana State) for the upcoming SPB 2023 season. Mvuezolo played recently at Hangtuah in Indonesian IBL league. In 7 games just recently he averaged 13.6ppg, 4.3rpg, 2.1apg and 1.0spg last season. He also played for Maree (Super League) in Irish league.
Mvuezolo represented United Kingdom at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Crete (Greece) nine years ago. His stats at that event were 5 games: 1.4ppg.
He is a very experienced player. And here thanks to pro basketball he experienced life in five different countries playing on three different continents. Mvuezolo is familiar with European, Asian and of course North American leagues. He has played previously professionally in Austria (Kapfenberg Bulls), Germany, Spain (Algeciras, Cazorla and Moron), United Kingdom (Sharks, Scorchers and London City Royals) and Thailand (Thai General Equipment and Tigers).
Among many awards his team was regular season runner-up in British BBL in 2022. Mvuezolo was also voted to Asia-Basket.com All-Thailand Basketball League Defensive Player of the Year back in 2019.
He graduated from Montana State in 2018 and it is his fifth season in pro basketball.

SPB 2023 - Julian Washburn (ex London L.) signs at Panteras - by Francisco Vega

Panteras-de-Miranda (SPB) landed 31-year old American ex-international 203cm forward Julian Washburn (college: UTEP). Washburn played most recently at London Lions in British BBL league. He managed to play in three leagues last year . The team played in four different competitions that year, and he had a chance to explore basketball on different levels. In 26 BBL games he averaged 8.5ppg, 6.9rpg and 2.0apg. Washburn helped them to make it to the British BBL final and Cup semifinals. It was a very successful season in his career as he was voted to Eurobasket.com British BBL All-Defensive Team. He also played 12 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he recorded 8.3ppg, 6.5rpg and 1.6apg. And finally he recorded 1 game in Basketball Champions League where he got 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block.
Washburn has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2016. He was a member of USA Senior National Team back in 2018.
Washburn is a very experienced player. And here thanks to pro basketball he experienced life in six different countries playing on four different continents. He is familiar with European, Latin American, Australian and of course North American leagues. Washburn has played previously professionally in Germany (Tigers), Mexico (Dorados), New Zealand (Rams), NBA (San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies), NBA G League (Austin Spurs, Delaware Blue Coats and Memphis Hustle) and NBA Summer League (GS Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies). He was also selected to C-USA All-Defensive Team back in 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Washburn won NBA G League championship title in 2018.
He graduated from University of Texas at El Paso in 2015 and it will be his eighth season in pro basketball.

U19 League Round 16: Leader Myerscough gets another victory - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Leader Myerscough delivered the twelfth win on Wednesday night. This time they beat 7th ranked Birmingham Met (2-10) 70-61. Myerscough (12-2) have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Birmingham Met lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth place with ten games lost. They share the position with Oaklands.
The game in Sheffield was also worth to mention about. Second ranked Charnwood (10-3) played at the court of 6th ranked Sheffield (4-10). Charnwood defeated Sheffield 77-66. Charnwood maintains second position with 10-3 record having just three points less than leader Itchen. Sheffield at the other side keeps the sixth place with ten games lost.

In the last game of round 16 John Madejski was defeated by Barking Abbey in Gillingham 71-67.

Group North

Sheffield - Charnwood 66-77

The game in Sheffield was also worth to mention about. Second ranked Charnwood (10-3) played at the court of 6th ranked Sheffield (4-10). Charnwood defeated Sheffield 77-66. Charnwood maintains second position with 10-3 record having just three points less than leader Itchen. Sheffield at the other side keeps the sixth place with ten games lost.

Myerscough - Birmingham Met 70-61

Leader Myerscough delivered the twelfth win on Wednesday night. This time they beat 7th ranked Birmingham Met (2-10) 70-61. Myerscough (12-2) have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Birmingham Met lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth place with ten games lost. They share the position with Oaklands.

Group South

Barking Abbey - John Madejski 71-67

There was no surprise in Gillingham where 5th ranked John Madejski (4-8) was defeated by third ranked Barking Abbey (7-1) 71-67. Barking Abbey have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 7-1 record having eleven points less than leader Itchen. John Madejski at the other side keeps the fifth place with eight games lost.

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URUGUAY

Stats Leaders - LUB

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Donald SIMS

Bigua
(190-SG-1987)
Avg: 23.9

23.9

20.6

19.3

19.1

19.0

SPB 2023 - Rodney Green is back at Guaros, ex Penarol - by Francisco Vega

Guaros-de-Lara (SPB) signed experienced 34-year old American guard Rodney Green (197cm-95kg-1988, college: La Salle) for the upcoming SPB 2023 season. It is actually his comeback to Barquisimeto as he has played here before. Green just played at Penarol in Uruguayan LUB league. He managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year. In 10 LUB games he had very impressive stats: 16.0ppg, 3.3rpg and 1.9apg. Green also played 4 games in BCL Americas where he recorded 8.5ppg, 2.5rpg and 1.8apg. The other team he played that season for was Regatas in Argentinian La Liga. In 10 league games he averaged 13.3ppg, 3.0rpg and 1.2apg.
He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2013.
Green is quite experienced player. He has played in thirteen different countries on three different continents (Europe, Latin America and of course North America). Green has played previously professionally in Brazil (Vivo/Franca), France (JL Bourg), Hungary (Szolnok), Israel (Elitzur Ironi Ashkelon), Italy (Monferrato and Ferentino), Mexico (Aaguacateros and Fuerza Regia), Paraguay (Olimpia), Poland (Wilki Morskie), Puerto Rico (Vaqueros), Ukraine (Mykolaiv), Uruguay (Defensor and Hebraica), Argentina (Lanus, Instituto and Olimpico) and The Basketball Tournament (Brotherly Love).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he won Mexican LNBP championship title in 2021. He was voted to Latinbasket.com All-Mexican LNBP Honorable Mention in 2021.
He graduated from La Salle University in 2010 and it is his 13th (hopefully lucky) (!!!) season as a professional player.

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VENEZUELA

SPB 2023 - Marinos bring back Jose Mathias Aranguren for another season - by Francisco Vega

Marinos-de-Anzoategui (SPB) re-signed 30-year old former international 193cm guard Jose Aranguren (college: Faulkner) for the upcoming SPB 2023 season. Aranguren played there last season.
He was a member of Venezuelan international program for some years. Aranguren was called to Venezuelan Senior National Team back in 2015 and previously for U18 National Team in 2009.
He has played previously for Centauros.
His team made it to the SSAC Tournament Semifinals in 2017.
Aranguren graduated from Faulkner University in 2017 and it will be his seventh season in pro basketball.

SPB 2023 - Julian Washburn (ex London L.) signs at Panteras - by Francisco Vega

SPB 2023 - Joe Mvuezolo (ex Hangtuah) signs at Spartans - by Francisco Vega

SPB 2023 - Rodney Green is back at Guaros, ex Penarol - by Francisco Vega

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VIETNAM

Saigon Heat force the decider - by Eurobasket News

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VTB UNITED LEAGUE

Round 7: Zenit beat Lokomotiv by three after a very close game - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Fifth-ranked Lokomotiv (16-13) used its home court advantage to challenge third ranked Zenit (21-8) in Krasnodar on Tuesday. The visitors from Saint Petersburg managed to secure only three-point victory 77-74. However their fans expected easier game. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Lokomotiv. Zenit looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Trent Frazier (188-1998, college: Illinois) who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 8 assists. His fellow American import swingman Caleb Homesley (198-1996, college: Liberty) contributed with 14 points and 6 assists for the winners. American Chris Horton (202-1994, college: Austin Peay, agency: Octagon Europe) answered with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds for Lokomotiv. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Zenit have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending Russian champion maintains third place with 21-8 record having six points less than leader Parma-Pari. Lokomotiv at the other side keeps the fifth position with 13 games lost. Zenit are looking forward to face league's leader CSKA in Moscow in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Lokomotiv will play on the road against N.Novgorod (#4) in Nizhny Novgorod and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
One of the most interesting games of round 7 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. First ranked CSKA won against host MBA Moscow (13-15) 91-81. It was a great evening for Serbian center Nikola Milutinov (213-1994, agency: Octagon Europe) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds. Casper Ware helped adding 19 points and 8 assists. At the losing side point guard Makar Konovalov (189-2000, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) responded with 17 points and 4 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. CSKA maintains first place with 27-2 record which they share with defeated MBA Moscow. MBA Moscow lost seventh consecutive game. They still keep top position with 15 games lost. They share it with Parma-Pari. CSKA will play against Zenit (#3) in Saint Petersburg in the next round, which may be the game of the day. MBA Moscow will play on the road against the league's second-placed UNICS in Kazan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
One of the most interesting games of round 7 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Perm where first ranked Parma-Pari won against visiting Samara (12-17) 72-67. It was an exceptional evening for Isaiah Reese who led the winners and scored 13 points and 7 assists. Parma-Pari's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Marcos Knight came up with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for Samara in the defeat. Parma-Pari maintains first place with 13-15 record, which they share with MBA Moscow. Loser Samara dropped to the third position with 17 games lost. They share it with Enisey. Parma-Pari will meet at home Enisey (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Samara will play against Astana in Nur-Sultan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last two games of round 7 BC Minsk was smashed by Enisey on the road 75-55. Astana lost to Avtodor on its own court 73-80.

Lokomotiv - Zenit 74-77

Fifth-ranked Lokomotiv (16-13) used its home court advantage to challenge third ranked Zenit (21-8) in Krasnodar on Tuesday. The visitors from Saint Petersburg managed to secure only three-point victory 77-74. However their fans expected easier game. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Lokomotiv. Zenit looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Trent Frazier (188-1998, college: Illinois) who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 8 assists. His fellow American import swingman Caleb Homesley (198-1996, college: Liberty) contributed with 14 points and 6 assists for the winners. American Chris Horton (202-1994, college: Austin Peay, agency: Octagon Europe) answered with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds and Trinidad and Tobago-American swingman Devaughn Akoon-Purcell (196-1993, college: Illinois St.) added 14 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Lokomotiv. Five Zenit and four Lokomotiv players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Zenit have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending Russian champion maintains third place with 21-8 record having six points less than leader Parma-Pari. Lokomotiv at the other side keeps the fifth position with 13 games lost. Zenit are looking forward to face league's leader CSKA in Moscow in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Lokomotiv will play on the road against N.Novgorod (#4) in Nizhny Novgorod and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Zenit: T.Frazier 15+2reb+8ast, C.Homesley 14+3reb+6ast, S.Karasev 11+9reb+2ast, R.Hamm Jr. 11+4reb, T.Thompkins 10+4reb+1ast, A.Zubkov 6+3reb+1ast
Lokomotiv: C.Horton 15+10reb+2ast, D.Akoon-Purcell 14+7reb+3ast, Z.Vedischev 12+3ast, J.Barford 11+4reb+3ast, A.Shcherbenev 8+1reb+3ast, V.Emchenko 4+2reb+1ast

MBA Moscow - CSKA 81-91

One of the most interesting games of round 7 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. First ranked CSKA won against host MBA Moscow (13-15) 91-81. They outrebounded MBA Moscow 39-23 including 28 on the defensive glass. MBA Moscow was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for Serbian center Nikola Milutinov (213-1994, agency: Octagon Europe) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds. American point guard Casper Ware (178-1990, college: LBSU) helped adding 19 points and 8 assists. At the losing side point guard Makar Konovalov (189-2000, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) responded with 17 points and 4 assists and guard Evgeny Voronov (194-1986) scored 15 points. Four MBA Moscow players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. CSKA maintains first place with 27-2 record which they share with defeated MBA Moscow. MBA Moscow lost seventh consecutive game. They still keep top position with 15 games lost. They share it with Parma-Pari. CSKA will play against Zenit (#3) in Saint Petersburg in the next round, which may be the game of the day. MBA Moscow will play on the road against the league's second-placed UNICS in Kazan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
CSKA: C.Ware 19+8ast, N.Milutinov 18+14reb+3ast, N.Kurbanov 10+8reb+1ast, D.Moore 8+2reb+3ast, D.Cacok 8+5reb, S.Ruzhentsev 6+1reb
MBA Moscow: K.Makar 17+3reb+4ast, E.Voronov 15+2reb+1ast, A.Lopatin 12+4reb+1ast, T.Yakushin 11+1reb+2ast, E.Valiev 9+3reb+2ast, S.Maksim 4+4reb+1ast

Enisey - BC Minsk 75-55

No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Russian Enisey (12-17) crushed 6th ranked Belarusian BC Minsk (1-28) in Krasnoyarsk 75-55 on Wednesday. Enisey outrebounded BC Minsk 40-28 including 29 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for Timofey Gerasimov (197-1997, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who led the winners and scored 10 points, 9 assists and 4 steals. American point guard Angelo Warner (188-1992, college: Morehead St.) accounted for 12 points for the winning side. Enisey's coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Center Vadzim Stubeda (206-2000) came up with 13 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Uladzislau Blizniuk (181-1999) added 12 points and 5 assists respectively for BC Minsk in the defeat. Enisey have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Samara. BC Minsk lost sixth consecutive game. Defending Belarusian champion keeps the sixth position with 28 games lost. Enisey will meet league's leader Parma-Pari in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. BC Minsk will play against the league's second-placed Avtodor (#2) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Enisey: A.Gudumak 13+4reb+1ast, A.Warner 12+4reb+3ast, T.Gerasimov 10+4reb+9ast, V.Trushkin 9+6reb, G.Motovilov 7+4reb+2ast, S.Hannah 6+2reb+1ast
BC Minsk: V.Stubeda 13+7reb, U.Blizniuk 12+1reb+5ast, A.Trastsinetski 10+6reb+1ast, Z.Smith 6+9reb, J.Sljivancanin 5+2reb+1ast, V.Tratsiak 5+1reb

Astana - Avtodor 73-80

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 5th ranked Kazakhstan Astana's (5-22) home loss to fourth ranked Russian Avtodor (12-16) in Nur-Sultan 73-80 on Thursday. Avtodor made 17-of-18 free shots (94.4 percent) during the game. Avtodor outrebounded Astana 39-28 including 32 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for American power forward Brandon Garrett (206-1990, college: Murray St.) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 9 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Montenegrin center Danilo Nikolic (205-1993) accounted for 14 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side. Five Avtodor players scored in double figures. American point guard Markell Johnson (188-1998, college: NC State) came up with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Russian Valeriy Likhodey (205-1986) added 18 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Astana in the defeat. Astana's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Avtodor moved-up to second place. Astana lost third consecutive game. Defending Kazakhstan champion keeps the fifth position with 22 games lost. Avtodor will meet BC Minsk (#6) on the road in the next round. Astana will play against Samara and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Avtodor: B.Garrett 18+9reb+2ast, M.Newman 18+4reb+1ast, R.Zagorac 14+4reb+2ast, D.Nikolic 14+12reb+2ast, S.Armand 10+5reb+6ast, E.Kolesnikov 6+4reb+1ast
Astana: M.Johnson 18+5reb+4ast, V.Likhodey 18+6reb+1ast, K.Vaughn 11+3reb, R.Murzagaliyev 9, O.Balashov 4+1reb+2ast, I.Kanygin 4+6reb+1ast

Parma-Pari - Samara 72-67

One of the most interesting games of round 7 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Perm where first ranked Parma-Pari won against visiting Samara (12-17) 72-67. Parma-Pari made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for American swingman Isaiah Reese (196-1996, college: Canisius, agency: Slash Sports) who led the winners and scored 13 points and 7 assists. Kenyan forward Tylor Ongwae (201-1991, college: ULM) accounted for 11 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side. Four Parma-Pari players scored in double figures. Parma-Pari's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American guard Marcos Knight (191-1989, college: MTSU, agency: Slash Sports) came up with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and American-North Macedonian point guard Jordan Theodore (182-1989, college: Seton Hall) added 7 points and 6 assists respectively for Samara in the defeat. Parma-Pari maintains first place with 13-15 record, which they share with MBA Moscow. Loser Samara dropped to the third position with 17 games lost. They share it with Enisey. Parma-Pari will meet at home Enisey (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Samara will play against Astana in Nur-Sultan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Parma-Pari: A.Platunov 17+1ast, I.Reese 13+3reb+7ast, J.James 11+7reb, T.Ongwae 11+8reb+1ast, M.Dime 8+4reb+2ast, J.Roberson 4
Samara: M.Knight 21+5reb+4ast, N.Zverev 9+4reb, M.Barashkov 9+1reb, J.Theodore 7+3reb+6ast, J.Ennis 6+3reb+1ast, K.Rivers 5+1reb+2ast

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WEST ASIA SUPER LEAGUE

Round 7 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

West Asia Super League round 7 caused change at the leadership position. First defeat of league's leader UAE Shabab Al Ahli (4-1) against sixth ranked Kuwaiti Kazma (2-3) 98-86 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Shabab Al Ahli. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Kazma made 7 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of Tunisian center Salah Mejri (217-1986) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points, 17 rebounds and 6 blocks. American guard Shane Rector (188-1994, college: Utah St.) contributed with 29 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. American Nick Minnerath (207-1988, college: Detroit) answered with 26 points and 6 rebounds for Shabab Al Ahli. Kazma moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Al Naft. Defending UAE champion Shabab Al Ahli dropped to the second position with one game lost. They were joined at the leadership position by Beirut Club who have the same record. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Bottom-ranked Omani Al Bashaer is still unable to win any game. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fifth consecutive match to third ranked Saudi Arabian Al Hilal (4-1) 103-48. It was a great evening for center Mohammed Alsuwailem (211-1998) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists (perfect from the field making all six shots). Khalid Abdel-Gabar helped adding 10 points and 11 rebounds. At the losing side American guard Aaron Parks (190-1994, college: CSUN) responded with 23 points and 7 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending Saudi Arabian champion moved-up to second place, which they share with Shabab Al Ahli. Defending Omani champion Al Bashaer still closes the standings with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
The game in Beirut was also quite interesting. 4th placed Iraqi Al Naft (2-3) played at the court of sixth ranked Lebanese Al Riyadi (3-2). Al Riyadi managed to secure a 9-point victory 107-98 on Thursday. It was an exceptional evening for Wael Arakji who led the winners and scored 25 points. Edgar Sosa came up with 46 points (!!!) and 7 assists (made all of his twelve free throws !!!) for Al Naft in the defeat. Al Riyadi moved-up to fourth place. Defending Iraqi champion Al Naft dropped to the fifth position with three games lost. They share it with Kazma. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

Group Gulf League

Al Bashaer - Al Hilal 48-103

Bottom-ranked Omani Al Bashaer is still unable to win any game. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fifth consecutive match to third ranked Saudi Arabian Al Hilal (4-1) 103-48. Al Hilal dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Al Bashaer's 36. Al Hilal forced 19 Al Bashaer turnovers and outrebounded them 46-28 including a 33-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Al Bashaer's players. It was a great evening for center Mohammed Alsuwailem (211-1998) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists (perfect from the field making all six shots). Canadian-Saudi Arabian guard Khalid Abdel-Gabar (188-1990, college: Windsor) helped adding 10 points and 11 rebounds. Five Al Hilal players scored in double figures. At the losing side American guard Aaron Parks (190-1994, college: CSUN) responded with 23 points and 7 rebounds and guard Said Al-Saadi (191-1994) scored 5 points and 7 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending Saudi Arabian champion moved-up to second place, which they share with Shabab Al Ahli. Defending Omani champion Al Bashaer still closes the standings with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Al Hilal: C.Chapman 18+4reb, N.Alabsi 16+1reb+5ast, T.Shine 15+2reb+2ast, A.Mohammed 12+17reb+6ast, K.Abdel-Gabar 10+11reb+3ast, M.Al Otaibi 9+2reb
Al Bashaer: A.Parks 23+7reb+2ast, B.Bakhit Hadid 6+2reb+4ast, S.Al-Saadi 5+7reb+1ast, A.Abdul 4+2reb, A.Qasim 3, M.Al-Souli 3+4reb+1ast

Kazma - Shabab Al Ahli 98-86

West Asia Super League round 7 caused change at the leadership position. First defeat of league's leader UAE Shabab Al Ahli (4-1) against sixth ranked Kuwaiti Kazma (2-3) 98-86 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Shabab Al Ahli. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Kazma made 7 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of Tunisian center Salah Mejri (217-1986) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points, 17 rebounds and 6 blocks. American guard Shane Rector (188-1994, college: Utah St.) contributed with 29 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Four Kazma players scored in double figures. American Nick Minnerath (207-1988, college: Detroit) answered with 26 points and 6 rebounds and the other American import guard Brandon Triche (193-1991, college: Syracuse) added 18 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Shabab Al Ahli. Kazma moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Al Naft. Defending UAE champion Shabab Al Ahli dropped to the second position with one game lost. They were joined at the leadership position by Beirut Club who have the same record. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Kazma: S.Rector 29+7reb, S.Mejri 19+17reb+1ast, A.Alhamidi 14+1reb+2ast, R.Abdulaziz 11+2ast, A.Ahmad 10+2reb+5ast, L.Williams 6+8reb+1ast
Shabab Al Ahli: N.Minnerath 26+6reb, B.Triche 18+7reb+3ast, Q.Alshabebi 16+7reb+2ast, A.Hamid 9+6reb+4ast, M.Milosevic 5+7reb+1ast, T.Alnuaimi 5+2reb+1ast

Group West Asia

Al Riyadi - Al Naft 107-98

The game in Beirut was also quite interesting. 4th placed Iraqi Al Naft (2-3) played at the court of sixth ranked Lebanese Al Riyadi (3-2). Al Riyadi managed to secure a 9-point victory 107-98 on Thursday. Al Riyadi made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Al Riyadi made 7 blocks. It was an exceptional evening for guard Wael Arakji (194-1994) who led the winners and scored 25 points. American Dominique Johnson (192-1987, college: Azusa Pacific) accounted for 21 points for the winning side. American-Dominican forward Edgar Sosa (190-1988, college: Louisville) came up with 46 points (!!!) and 7 assists (made all of his twelve free throws !!!) and American forward Antwaine Wiggins (203-1988, college: Charleston) added 24 points and 9 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) respectively for Al Naft in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Al Riyadi moved-up to fourth place. Defending Iraqi champion Al Naft dropped to the fifth position with three games lost. They share it with Kazma. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Al Riyadi: W.Arakji 25+4reb+2ast, D.Johnson 21+2reb+2ast, A.Saoud 16+4reb+4ast, I.Moneim 10+7reb+5ast, H.Gyokchyan 9+4reb+7ast, K.Zeinoun 9+2reb
Al Naft: E.Sosa 46+2reb+7ast, A.Wiggins 24+9reb+1ast, A.Jasim 12+1reb, N.Mohammed 11+11reb+3ast, A.Al-Draisawi 3+7reb+6ast, S.Al-Saedi 2

Round 7 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News

Group Gulf League

Group West Asia

Alsuwailem's double-double lands him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

24-year old center Mohammed Alsuwailem (211-C-1998) put on an amazing game in the last round for Al Hilal and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 7.
He had a double-double of 12 points and 17 rebounds, while his team outclassed, the league's bottom-ranked team Al Bashaer (#8, 0-5) with 55-point margin 103-48. Al Hilal maintains the 3rd position in West Asia Super League . They are still close to the very top. Al Hilal would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 4-1 record. Alsuwailem has many years of experience at Al Hilal, through which he has constantly improved. Alsuwailem has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (2nd best: 15.0rpg) and averages solid 1.4bpg and 78.0% FGP.

Second best performed player last round was Salah Mejri (217-C-1986) of Kazma. He is Tunisian center in his first season at Kazma. In the last game Mejri recorded impressive double-double of 19 points and 17 rebounds. Of course Kazma cruised to a 98-86 relatively comfortable win over the higher-ranked Shabab Al Ahli (#2, 4-1). This victory allowed Kazma to move up to 5th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 2-3 record. Mejri is one of the most experienced players at Kazma and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

Third place about best performers goes to forward Edgar Sosa (190-F-1988) of Al Naft (#6). Sosa got into 30-points club by scoring 46 points in the last round. He went also for seven assists. Despite Sosa's great performance Al Naft lost 98-107 to slightly higher-ranked Al Riyadi (#4, 3-2). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Al Naft ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 3 games, recording just two victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Sosa could help Al Naft to bring them higher in the standings. Sosa has a great season in West Asia Super League. After only 5 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 30.4ppg (best scorer) and assists with 6.4apg (5th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Antwaine Wiggins (203-F-1988) of Al Naft - 24 points and 9 rebounds
5. Aaron Parks (190-G-1994) of Al Bashaer - 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Dominique Johnson (192-SG-1987) of Al Riyadi - 21 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Shane Rector (188-G-1994) of Kazma - 29 points and 7 rebounds
8. Wael Arakji (194-G-1994) of Al Riyadi - 25 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Saeed Alajmani (185-G-1986) of Shabab Al Ahli - 1 point, 9 rebounds and 13 assists
10. Khalid Abdel-Gabar (188-G-1990) of Al Hilal - 10 points, 11 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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Women News

Stats Leaders - WNBL

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Tiffany MITCHELL

Melbourne
(175-PG-1994)
Avg: 21.1

21.1

18.1

18.0

17.9

16.9

WNBL Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Wins for Southside and Townsville - by Eurobasket News

Southside - Melbourne 84-76

Southside held off Melbourne to take 1-0 lead in the series. The former international point guard Maddison Rocci (169-1998) stepped up and scored 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and the former international forward Sara Blicavs (189-1993) chipped in 18 points and 6 rebounds. Five Southside Flyers players scored in double figures. At the losing side American point guard Tiffany Mitchell (175-1994, college: S.Carolina) responded with 36 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds and the former international center Cayla George (193-1989) scored 9 points and 14 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Southside: S.Blicavs 18+6reb+2ast, R.Cole 17+5reb+4ast, K.Thornton 14+7reb, M.Rocci 13+6reb+7ast, A.Bishop 10+5reb+3ast, M.Conti 7+2reb
Melbourne: T.Mitchell 36+6reb+3ast, O.Nelson-Ododa 11+7reb+1ast, M.Murray 10+2reb+3ast, C.George 9+14reb+2ast, L.Mitchell 7+2reb+2ast, K.Wallace 2+4reb+5ast

Townsville - Perth 81-68

Townsville knocked down Perth to gain 1-0 advantage. Guard Stephanie Reid (168-1996, college: Buffalo) nailed 24 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side and forward Mikaela Ruef (191-1990, college: Stanford) accounted for 3 points and 12 rebounds. Four Townsville Fire players scored in double figures. The former international power forward Lauren Scherf (196-1996) came up with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and the former international guard Samantha Whitcomb (178-1988, college: Washington) added 22 points and 5 assists respectively for Perth Lynx in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Townsville: S.Reid 24+5reb+3ast, S.Heal 14+1reb+2ast, K.Samuelson 13+3reb+1ast, T.Hawkins 11+5reb+1ast, L.Nicholson 8+5reb+2ast, Z.Aokuso 6+2reb
Perth: S.Whitcomb 22+1reb+5ast, L.Scherf 18+6reb+5ast, R.Ryan 10+2reb+4ast, A.Atwell 9+9reb+1ast, A.Sharp 4+4reb+1ast, M.Clinch-Hoycard 3+2reb

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BELGIUM

D1 Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Carlie LITTLEFIELD

Liege
(175-G-)
Avg: 19.6

19.6

18.1

18.0

17.1

16.4

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CANADA

CIS Standings

U Sports Standings

AUS
1 Acadia 17-3
2 St.Marys 15-5
3 UPEI 13-7
4 UNB 12-8
5 Memorial 10-9
6 Cape Breton 9-11
7 St.Francis X. 3-17
8 Dalhousie 1-19
Canada West
1 Saskatchewan 17-3
2 Regina 17-3
3 Alberta 15-5
4 Winnipeg 15-5
5 UFV 14-6
6 Calgary 13-7
7 TWU 12-8
8 UBC 11-9
9 Mount Royal 11-9
10 UBC Okanagan 10-10
11 Victoria 9-11
12 UNBC 8-12
13 Lethbridge 7-13
14 Manitoba 6-14
15 MacEwan 2-18
16 TRU 2-18
17 Brandon 1-19
OUA Central
1 McMaster 17-5
2 Brock 12-10
3 Toronto 11-21
4 York 9-13
5 TMU 6-4
6 Lakehead 3-19
OUA East
1 Queens 21-1
2 Carleton 19-3
3 Ottawa 18-4
4 Laurentian 9-12
5 Nipissing 6-16
6 Ontario Tech 3-19
OUA West
1 Waterloo 17-5
2 Guelph 15-6
3 Windsor 13-9
4 Western 10-11
5 Laurier 7-15
6 Algoma 0-23
RSEQ
1 Bishops 14-2
2 Laval 9-7
3 UQAM 8-7
4 Concordia 5-10
5 McGill 3-14

All-Canada West Awards 2023 - by Eurobasket Center

All-Canada West 1st Team 2023

Ahlstrom

Giles

Belmore

Kary

Gobeil

First Team
Canada

Carly Ahlstrom (6'0''-G-2000) of Saskatchewan
Canada

Kyanna Giles (5'7''-G) of Winnipeg
Canada

Jade Belmore (5'10''-F) of Regina
Canada

Emma Kary (6'1''-G) of Alberta
Canada

Maddy Gobeil (5'7''-G) of UFV

All-Canada West Second Team 2023

Gill

Day

Signatovich

Misskey

Ibbetson

Second Team
Canada

Jayden Gill (5'9''-G) of TWU
Canada

Ashlyn Day (5'10''-G) of Victoria
Canada

Claire Signatovich (6'1''-F) of Alberta
Canada

Cara Misskey (5'6''-G) of Regina
Canada

Jaeli Ibbetson (6'0''-F) of UBC Okanagan

All-Canada West Third Team 2023

Palmer

Weekes

Grassick

Haenni

Fransson

Third Team
Canada

Annacy Palmer (5'11''-G) of Calgary
Canada

Olivia Weekes (5'11''-G) of UBC
Canada

Gage Grassick (5'8''-G) of Saskatchewan
Canada

Jessica Haenni (5'5''-G) of Lethbridge
Canada

Nicole Fransson (6'2''-F) of TWU

All-Canada West All-Rookie Team 2023

Reider

Rouse

Flindall

Ramsoomair

Easton-Ihediohanma

All-Rookie Team
Canada

Logan Reider (5'10'') of Saskatchewan
United Kingdom

Louise Rouse (6'2''-F) of Calgary
Canada

Maya Flindall (5'9'') of Saskatchewan
Canada

Jenessa Ramsoomair (6'1''-F) of Mount Royal
Canada

Kiah Easton-Ihediohanma (5'8''-G) of Alberta

Pandas capture first Canada West title in program history - by Eurobasket Center

Jenna Harpe (173-G) continued to have the hot hand during the Panda's playoff run, leading the University of Alberta women's basketball team to their first Canada West Championship in program history Saturday with a 76-65 win over the University of Calgary Dinos inside the Jack Simpson Gym.
Harpe finished with a game-high 20 points one game after pouring in a season-high 22 in the upset win at Saskatchewan last weekend.
A one-point game midway through the third, the Pandas went on a 10-0 run over a four-minute span to go ahead 52-41 early in the fourth, holding the Dinos off down the stretch to claim their first-ever Valerie Girsberger Trophy.
"This means everything to this team," Alberta head coach Scott Edwards said. "I'm just so proud of their growth this season and the way they've come together this second term and how well we've played down the end. I get emotional thinking about all the other Panda teams we've had over the decades that have busted their butts and didn't get a chance to win this, so this one is for them, as well."
Canada West First Team All-Star Emma Kary (185-G) also scored in double figures on the afternoon with 13 points, while Second Team All-Star Claire Signatovich (185-F) was limited to just seven points but hauled in 20 rebounds - tying her career high.
For the Dinos, Mackenzie Trpcic (168-G, college: UC Davis) led the way with 12 points, while Annacy Palmer (180-G) had 11 on an uncharacteristically cold shooting performance by Calgary that saw them finish connecting on just 30.9% (21-68) for the game.
"Although we had the jitters in the first half, I thought we solved that in the third," Calgary head coach Damian Jennings said. "It was two good teams going at it, and at the end of the day, I don't think we made the shots and moments that were clinical to momentum and (Alberta) did. It became a bucket game and it just got away from us."
Alberta started the game strong, going ahead 12-4 early after a jumper by Rylee Semeniuk (173-G). The game settled from there until halftime, where the Pandas held a 35-32 edge.
Both squads came out seemingly more poised after the break. Reece Hall (F) drilled a triple halfway through the third to give Alberta a 42-38 lead, only to see Palmer respond right back for Calgary with a triple of her own to keep it a one-point game. But the Dinos weren't able to score again until a three by Amalie Collin at the 7:14 mark of the fourth to snap Alberta's 10-0 run.
The two teams continued to battle down the stretch. Calgary finally started to heat up - connecting on four of their six triples in the fourth quarter. But every time the Dinos tried to make a run, the Pandas had an answer on seemingly every ensuing possession to keep Calgary at arm's length until the final buzzer sounded.

Courtesy of canadawest.org

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A1 Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Khiana JOHNSON

Sibenik
(170-G-1998)
Avg: 22.6

22.6

19.5

17.8

16.7

16.3

Premijer Liga Round 18 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News

The Regular Season in Premijer Liga is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 4 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The biggest surprise of round 18 was guest Zagreb's (15-3) road victory over Medvescak (#4) 63-55 on Sunday evening. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Medvescak. Zagreb made 20-of-20 free shots (100 percent !!!) during the game. They outrebounded Medvescak 52-28 including a 22-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was center Josipa Pavic (189-1999) who had a double-double by scoring 12 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international guard Marta Ostojic (185-2003, college: Ole Miss) chipped in 20 points and 6 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). At the other side the best for losing team was the former international forward Andjela Strize (175-1999) who recorded 18 points and 4 assists. Zagreb have an impressive six-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Tresnjevka. Medvescak at the other side keeps the fourth position with four games lost. They share it with KAZL Split. Zagreb is looking forward to face Sibenik (#6) at home in the next round. Medvescak will play against FSV Rijeka and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
Leader Ragusa delivered the sixteenth victory. This time they crushed 6th ranked Pula (6-12) 96-57 in Dubrovnik. It was a good game for the former international forward Iva Todoric (174-1993) who led her team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 24 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 9 steals. Lea Hajdin contributed with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners. Ragusa's coach Cvetana Matic felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Slovenian guard Karin Skapin (173-1999) replied with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 15 rebounds for Pula. Ragusa have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 16-2 record. Pula at the other side dropped to the seventh place with 12 games lost. They share the position with Pozega. Ragusa will play against Split (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Pula will play against KAZL Split (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Ninth-ranked Brod na Savi (5-12) made lots of trouble for fifth ranked KAZL Split (14-4) in Slavonski Brod on Tuesday. The visitors from Split managed to secure only two-point victory 51-49. However their fans expected much easier game. Shanice Johnson had a double-double by scoring 14 points and 16 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. The best for the losing side was Petra Simunic with 26 points. KAZL Split have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Medvescak. Brod na Savi lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 12 games lost. KAZL Split will meet Pula (#7) on the road in the next round. Brod na Savi will play against the league's second-placed Tresnjevka and hope to secure a win.

Rest of the games of round 18 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Tresnjevka crushed FSV Rijeka in Zagreb 92-62. Pozega beat Brod na Savi at home 67-61. Bottom-ranked Orka was destroyed by KAZL Split on the opponent's court 88-51. Sibenik outscored Split in a home game 91-47.

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FSV Rijeka - Tresnjevka 62-92

There was no surprise when 10th ranked FSV Rijeka (4-14) was crushed at home by third ranked Tresnjevka (15-3) 92-62 on Wednesday. Tresnjevka dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to FSV Rijeka's 38. Tresnjevka forced 37 FSV Rijeka turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Vivien Nejasmic (182-2004) scored 12 points to lead the charge for the winners and the former international guard Nika Rodek (177-2004) chipped in 10 points, 5 assists and 5 steals during the contest. Four Tresnjevka players scored in double figures. Tresnjevka's coach Dean Nemec felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was Mexican power forward Myriam Lara (186-1994) with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 15 rebounds and Doroteja Laljek (162-2003) scored 15 points and 5 assists. Tresnjevka moved-up to second place, which they share with Zagreb. Loser FSV Rijeka keeps the tenth position with 14 games lost. Tresnjevka will meet Brod na Savi (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. FSV Rijeka will play against Medvescak in Zagreb and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
FSV Rijeka: M.Lara 15+15reb+3ast, D.Laljek 15+4reb+5ast, J.Tuftan 14+2reb+1ast, L.Basek 9+5reb+4ast, L.Lorena 7+3reb+2ast, S.Gabriela 2+1reb
Tresnjevka: B.Lena 12+1reb+3ast, N.Vivien 12+3reb+3ast, K.Tara 11+2reb, R.Nika 10+2reb+5ast, L.Packovski 8+2reb+2ast, B.Lucija 8+3reb+3ast

Pozega - Brod na Savi 67-61

There was a small surprise when ninth ranked Pozega (6-12) defeated at home their close opponent Brod na Savi (5-12) 67-61 on Saturday. Pozega shot 67.5 percent from the field. The former international center Emilija Podrug (190-1979) scored 24 points and 7 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Lashonda Monk (168, college: Ole Miss) chipped in 17 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was Serbian center Jelena Zoric (185-1992) with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field) and point guard Klara Rimarcuk (173-2004) scored 15 points. Pozega moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Pula. Brod na Savi lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 12 games lost. Pozega will meet bottom-ranked Orka (#12) in the next round where they are favorite. Brod na Savi will play against the league's second-placed Tresnjevka where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Brod na Savi: Z.Jelena 23+10reb+3ast, R.Klara 15+1reb+2ast, P.Simunic 8, E.Poljac 7+3ast, M.Vujacic 3, F.Lorena 3+2reb
Pozega: E.Podrug 24+7reb, L.Monk 17+5reb+2ast, U.Kristina 11+2ast, H.Lea 8, L.Basic 5+3reb, M.Kujundzic 2+2reb+5ast

KAZL Split - Orka 88-51

Very expected game when 12th ranked Orka (2-16) was rolled over on the road by fifth ranked KAZL Split (14-4) 88-51 on Saturday. KAZL Split dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Orka's 28. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Orka's players. Power forward Petra Bozan (190-2006) had a double-double by scoring 17 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and swingman Nela Ljubic (176-2003) chipped in 9 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Four KAZL Split players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Petra Ivkovic (-2002) with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) and guard Nika Matekovic (174-2003) scored 12 points and 9 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. KAZL Split have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Medvescak. Orka lost seventh consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay at the bottom position with 16 games lost. KAZL Split will meet Pula (#7) on the road in the next round. Orka will play against Pozega (#8) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Orka: M.Nika 12+9reb, I.Petra 11+10reb+1ast, R.Lara 9+1reb+5ast, H.Nina 7+6reb+1ast, R.Mikulic 5+6reb, P.Lucija 3+1reb
KAZL Split: B.Petra 17+12reb+6ast, L.Jelena 14+2ast, S.Johnson 12+5reb+1ast, B.Lana 10+5reb+3ast, L.Nela 9+6reb+3ast, G.Grizelj 9+4reb+2ast

Ragusa - Pula 96-57

Leader Ragusa delivered the sixteenth victory. This time they crushed 6th ranked Pula (6-12) 96-57 in Dubrovnik. Ragusa dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Pula's 18. Ragusa forced 33 Pula turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 38 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Pula's players. It was a good game for the former international forward Iva Todoric (174-1993) who led her team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 24 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 9 steals. The former international forward Lea Hajdin (181-1998, agency: BIG) contributed with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners. Ragusa's coach Cvetana Matic felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Slovenian guard Karin Skapin (173-1999) replied with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 15 rebounds and the former international Ivana Ujevic (176-2000) added 22 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Pula. Ragusa have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 16-2 record. Pula at the other side dropped to the seventh place with 12 games lost. They share the position with Pozega. Ragusa will play against Split (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Pula will play against KAZL Split (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Pula: K.Skapin 22+15reb, I.Ujevic 22+11reb+2ast, B.Lucija 11+4reb+3ast, S.Melanie 2, T.Ana 0, H.Minela 0+1reb
Ragusa: I.Todoric 24+10reb+10ast, L.Hajdin 22+8reb+4ast, P.Nikolina 10+2reb+1ast, C.Miloglav 7+4reb+13ast, A.Vrsaljko 7+5reb+1ast, P.Lucija 6+2reb

Sibenik - Split 91-47

Very predictable result when sixth ranked Sibenik (7-11) outscored at home 11th ranked Split (3-14) 91-47 on Saturday. They outrebounded Split 46-33 including a 35-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Sibenik looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American guard Khiana Johnson (170-1998, college: Radford) had a double-double by scoring 24 points, 12 assists and 6 steals to lead the charge for the winners and Mihaela Dobric (-2003) chipped in 20 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Four Sibenik players scored in double figures. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was forward Ivana Brnas (180-1997) with 12 points and 8 rebounds and forward Zrinka Barac (184-1997) scored 16 points and 5 rebounds. Sibenik maintains sixth position with 7-11 record. Split lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with 14 games lost. Sibenik will meet higher ranked Zagreb (#3) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Split will play against the league's leader Ragusa (#1) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Split: Z.Barac 16+5reb, I.Brnas 12+8reb+3ast, T.Turic 8+9reb+3ast, E.Skec 4+3reb+1ast, N.Dujic 3+3reb, P.Bosnjak 2+2reb
Sibenik: K.Johnson 24+1reb+12ast, D.Saric 20+2reb+4ast, D.Mihaela 20+12reb+3ast, M.Lucija 15+14reb, B.Petra 8+6reb, M.Josipa 4+2reb+1ast

Brod na Savi - KAZL Split 49-51

Ninth-ranked Brod na Savi (5-12) made lots of trouble for fifth ranked KAZL Split (14-4) in Slavonski Brod on Tuesday. The visitors from Split managed to secure only two-point victory 51-49. However their fans expected much easier game. KAZL Split held Brod na Savi to an opponent 25.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 34.5 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Brod na Savi 49-38 including a 40-29 advantage in defensive rebounds. American forward Shanice Johnson (183-1994, college: Cincinnati) had a double-double by scoring 14 points and 16 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Gabriela Grizelj (172-2001) chipped in 9 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was Petra Simunic (-1993) with 26 points and Serbian center Jelena Zoric (185-1992) scored 6 points, 21 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals. KAZL Split have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Medvescak. Brod na Savi lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 12 games lost. KAZL Split will meet Pula (#7) on the road in the next round. Brod na Savi will play against the league's second-placed Tresnjevka and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Brod na Savi: P.Simunic 26+4reb+3ast, R.Klara 11+5reb+2ast, Z.Jelena 6+21reb+6ast, M.Vujacic 3+5reb+1ast, F.Lorena 3+2reb+2ast, S.Andrea 0+1reb
KAZL Split: S.Johnson 14+16reb+2ast, B.Petra 9+10reb+1ast, G.Grizelj 9+8reb+5ast, L.Jelena 7+1reb, P.Gina 7+5reb+1ast, S.Marija 3+4reb+1ast

Medvescak - Zagreb 55-63

The biggest surprise of round 18 was guest Zagreb's (15-3) road victory over Medvescak (#4) 63-55 on Sunday evening. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Medvescak. Zagreb made 20-of-20 free shots (100 percent !!!) during the game. They outrebounded Medvescak 52-28 including a 22-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was center Josipa Pavic (189-1999) who had a double-double by scoring 12 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international guard Marta Ostojic (185-2003, college: Ole Miss) chipped in 20 points and 6 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). At the other side the best for losing team was the former international forward Andjela Strize (175-1999) who recorded 18 points and 4 assists and guard Ivona Jakovljevic (172-2004) added 13 points and 4 assists respectively. Zagreb have an impressive six-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Tresnjevka. Medvescak at the other side keeps the fourth position with four games lost. They share it with KAZL Split. Zagreb is looking forward to face Sibenik (#6) at home in the next round. Medvescak will play against FSV Rijeka and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Medvescak: A.Strize 18+4reb+4ast, J.Ivona 13+3reb+4ast, B.Jelena 8+7reb+3ast, V.Barbara 8+5reb+3ast, L.Skoric 5+7reb+1ast, P.Roncevic 3+2reb+1ast
Zagreb: M.Ostojic 20+6reb+1ast, J.Pavic 12+13reb+5ast, V.Curic 12+12reb+3ast, L.Miletic 8+8reb+3ast, T.Marta 7+4reb+5ast, S.Katarina 4+7reb+1ast

Iva Todoric's triple-double lands her Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

International Forward Iva Todoric (174-F-1993) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for league's leader Ragusa and that's her to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 18.
The 29-year old forward recorded a triple-double of 24 points adding also ten rebounds and ten assists, while her team outclassed Pula (#7, 6-12) with 39-point margin 96-57. It allowed Ragusa to consolidate first place in the Croatian Premijer Liga. Ragusa have a solid 16-2 record. Todoric has many years of experience at Ragusa, through which she has constantly improved. Todoric has impressive league stats. She is in league's top in points (7th best: 15.5ppg), rebounds (6th best: 10.2rpg) and averages solid 4.8spg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Mihaela Dobric (2003) of Sibenik. Dobric impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds. Of course she led Sibenik to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Split (#11, 3-14) 91-47. Sibenik's 6th position in the standings has not changed. Her team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 7-11 record. Dobric is a newcomer at Sibenik and despite she is not a team leader yet, every game she becomes more reliable player. Hopefully performances like the last one will happen more often.

The third best performed player last round was another Sibenik's star - American Khiana Johnson (170-G-1998). Johnson scored 24 points and passed twelve assists (!!!). She was another key player of Sibenik, helping her team with a 91-47 easy win against the lower-ranked Split (#11, 3-14). The chances of Sibenik not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 11 games, recording just seven victories. With bigger assistance of her teammates, Johnson could try to bring Sibenik's a little bit higher in the standings. Johnson has individually a great season in Croatia. After 18 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 22.6ppg (best scorer), rebounds with 6.1rpg (#1 in league) and assists with 7.0apg (2nd best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Petra Bozan (190-F/C-2006) of KAZL Split - 17 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists
5. Jelena Zoric (185-C-1992) of Brod na Savi - 23 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Lea Hajdin (181-F-1998) of Ragusa - 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Emilija Podrug (190-C-1979) of Pozega - 24 points and 7 rebounds
8. Lucija Milkovic (196-C-2005) of Sibenik - 15 points and 14 rebounds
9. Ivana Ujevic (176-SG-2000) of Pula - 22 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Josipa Pavic (189-C-1999) of Zagreb - 12 points, 13 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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Liga Superior Round 7: Mambisas defeat Guantanamo - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Guantanamo (6-1) at the home court on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by Mambisas (7-0) 72-58. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Guantanamo. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Undefeated Mambisas have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader. Guantanamo at the other side dropped to the second place with one game lost. Mambisas are looking forward to face Capitalinas (#5) in La Habana in the next round. Guantanamo will play on the road against Pinar del Rio and is hoping to win this game.
Important game to mention about took place in Sancti Spiritus. Fourth ranked Bufalos (4-2) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging 5th ranked Yayabo (3-4) 76-74 in the game for the fourth place. Bufalos maintains fourth place with 4-2 record. Yayabo lost their third game in a row. They keep the fifth position with four games lost. They share it with La Habana. Bufalos will play against higher ranked Panteras (#3) in Camaguey in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Yayabo will play on the road against Lobas in Santa Clara and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Bottom-ranked Lobas is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their seventh consecutive match to third ranked Panteras (5-3) 82-56 on Tuesday evening. The victory was the third consecutive win for Panteras. They maintain third place with 5-3 record having just one point less than leader Santiago. Lobas lost their seventh game in a row. They still close the standings with seven games lost. They share the position with Pinar del Rio. Panteras will meet at home Bufalos (#4) in the next round. Lobas will play against Yayabo (#6) and hope to get finally their first victory.

In the last game of round 7 La Habana smashed Pinar del Rio on the road 76-41.

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Camaguey - Villa Clara 82-56

Bottom-ranked Lobas is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their seventh consecutive match to third ranked Panteras (5-3) 82-56 on Tuesday evening. The victory was the third consecutive win for Panteras. They maintain third place with 5-3 record having just one point less than leader Santiago. Lobas lost their seventh game in a row. They still close the standings with seven games lost. They share the position with Pinar del Rio. Panteras will meet at home Bufalos (#4) in the next round. Lobas will play against Yayabo (#6) and hope to get finally their first victory.

Sancti Spiritus - Ciego de Avila 74-76

Important game to mention about took place in Sancti Spiritus. Fourth ranked Bufalos (4-2) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging 5th ranked Yayabo (3-4) 76-74 in the game for the fourth place. Bufalos maintains fourth place with 4-2 record. Yayabo lost their third game in a row. They keep the fifth position with four games lost. They share it with La Habana. Bufalos will play against higher ranked Panteras (#3) in Camaguey in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Yayabo will play on the road against Lobas in Santa Clara and hopes to get back on the winning track.

Guantanamo - Santiago 58-72

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Guantanamo (6-1) at the home court on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by Mambisas (7-0) 72-58. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Guantanamo. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Mambisas have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader. Guantanamo at the other side dropped to the second place with one game lost. Mambisas are looking forward to face Capitalinas (#5) in La Habana in the next round. Guantanamo will play on the road against Pinar del Rio and is hoping to win this game.

Pinar del Rio - La Habana 41-76

The game between closely ranked teams ended with sixth ranked Capitalinas' (3-4) road victory over bottom-ranked Pinar del Rio (0-7) 76-41 on Tuesday. Capitalinas moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Sancti Spiritus. Pinar del Rio lost their seventh game in a row. They still close the standings with seven games lost. They share the position with Villa Clara. Capitalinas will meet league's leader Mambisas in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Pinar del Rio will play against the league's second-placed Guantanamo (#2) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.

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Division A Round 1 of Finals. AEL take 1-0 lead - by Eurobasket News

AEL - Anagennises 74-66

AEL held off Anagennises to take the lead in the Finals. Anagennises was tied after three quarters but could not keep up in the last quarter eventually losing the game. AEL forced 25 Anagennises turnovers. American swingman Hailey Leidel (180-1997, college: UMass) stepped up and scored 26 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and the former international swingman Petra Orlovic (178-1990) chipped in 24 points and 5 assists. At the losing side naturalized Bulgarian power forward Styliana Velinova (192-2000) responded with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 17 rebounds and the former international Mezra Torlak (172-2002) scored 18 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Anagennises' coach Iraklis Pittakas rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
AEL: H.Leidel 26+9reb+2ast, P.Orlovic 24+4reb+5ast, S.Sofia 9+6reb+6ast, A.Papadouri 6+1ast, S.Georgiou 5+3reb+2ast, E.Oikonomidou 4+10reb+2ast
Anagennises: S.Velinova 24+17reb+2ast, T.Mezra 18+7reb+8ast, C.Mihalko 9+2reb+1ast, K.Nikoleta 8+3reb+7ast, K.Katerina 4+6reb+1ast, S.Maria 3

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ZBL Round 17: Derby game ends with USK Praha's defeat of Slavia - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Praha: USK Praha (#1) and Slavia (#5). Slavia was crushed at home by 53 points 51-104 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. USK Praha dominated down low during the game scoring 80 of its points in the paint compared to Slavia's 32. USK Praha forced 25 Slavia turnovers and had a 26-15 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Slavia's players. British-Nigerian forward Temi Fagbenle (193-1992, college: USC) orchestrated the victory by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds (on 14-of-18 shooting from the field). American center Brionna Jones (191-1995, college: Maryland) contributed with 21 points for the winners. Swingman Tereza Zitkova (177-1998, agency: Basket Promotion Agency) answered with 12 points for Slavia. Slavia's coach Dusan Medvecky gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Undefeated USK Praha (18-0) have an impressive series of eighteen victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with a perfect record of 18 victories in a row. Slavia at the other side keeps the fifth position with nine games lost. They share it with Sokol HK. USK Praha will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Slavia's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face again at home their local rival from Praha USK Praha.
ZBL top team - USK Praha (18-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed ninth ranked Loko Trutnov (2-17) 108-31. American center Brionna Jones (191-1995, college: Maryland) stepped up and scored 22 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and Temi Fagbenle chipped in 14 points and 9 rebounds. Guard Michaela Gaislerova (180-1997, college: NDSU) responded with 16 points and 6 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the eighteenth consecutive win for USK Praha. Defending champion maintains first place with 18-0 record. Loko Trutnov lost their eleventh game in a row. They keep the ninth position with 17 games lost. USK Praha's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Praha to the arena Slavia.
The game in Vodochody supposed to be also quite interesting. Second ranked Zabiny Brno (15-3) played at the court of 8th ranked Slovanka MB (4-14). Zabiny Brno smashed Slovanka MB 102-64 on Saturday. Emma Cechova nailed 18 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Zabiny Brno's coach Viktor Prusa felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Jennifer Coleman came up with 14 points and 5 rebounds for Slovanka MB in the defeat. The victory was the seventh consecutive win for Zabiny Brno. They maintain second place with 15-3 record having just three points less than leader USK Praha. Loser Slovanka MB keeps the eighth position with 14 games lost. Zabiny Brno will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Slovanka MB will play again against the league's second-placed Zabiny Brno (#2) and hope to secure a win.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 17: Chomutov beat Loko Trutnov on the road 80-75. Bottom-ranked U19 Chance lost to Slavia on its own court 54-69. Sokol HK unfortunately lost to KP Brno in a road game 73-85. SBS Ostrava managed to beat U19 Chance at home 65-56.
The most impressive performance of 17th round was 17 points and 8 rebounds by Adela Smutna of SBS Ostrava.

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Loko Trutnov - Chomutov 75-80

No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Chomutov (11-7) beat on the road 9th ranked Loko Trutnov (2-17) 80-75 on Wednesday. Point guard Monika Fucikova (180-2002) nailed a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and the former international forward Valentyna Kadlecova (182-2004) accounted for 16 points. American forward Whisper Fisher (186-1997, college: Syracuse) came up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and Latvian guard Raina Tomasicka (180-2005) added 20 points respectively for Loko Trutnov in the defeat. Loko Trutnov's coach Tomas Vesely tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Chomutov maintains fourth place with 11-7 record. Loko Trutnov lost their eleventh game in a row. They keep the ninth position with 17 games lost. Chomutov will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Loko Trutnov will play again against Chomutov (#4) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Loko Trutnov: T.Raina 20+1reb+1ast, W.Fisher 20+10reb+2ast, F.Aneta 9+4reb, M.Gaislerova 8+2ast, K.Kozumplikova 7+8reb+3ast, R.Northcross-Baker 4+3reb
Chomutov: F.Monika 16+10reb, K.Valentyna 16+3reb+1ast, H.Jesika 13+1reb+2ast, B.Eliska 12+1reb+1ast, C.Lucie 10+2reb, K.Bartonova 7+5reb+3ast

U19 Chance - Slavia 54-69

Very expected game when 10th ranked U19 Chance (1-17) lost to fifth ranked Slavia (9-9) in Strakonice 54-69 on Thursday. Slavia looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The former international point guard Eliska Mircova (176-1996) nailed 19 points and 7 assists for the winning side and power forward Petra Bakajsova (184-1993) accounted for 10 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Slavia's coach Dusan Medvecky used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Swingman Sara Liskova (175-2004) came up with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds and power forward Michaela Pitrova (186-2000) added 10 points and 10 rebounds respectively for U19 Chance in the defeat. Slavia maintains fifth place with 9-9 record, which they share with Sokol HK. U19 Chance lost their eighth game in a row. They stay dead last with 17 lost games. Slavia's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Praha USK Praha.
Top scorers:
U19 Chance: A.Rosecka 13+2reb+1ast, L.Sara 12+13reb+2ast, M.Pitrova 10+10reb+1ast, H.Karolina 7+2reb+2ast, S.Barbora 6+2reb+2ast, J.Adela 6+5reb+2ast
Slavia: E.Mircova 19+2reb+7ast, B.Beasley 10+3reb+2ast, P.Bakajsova 10+8reb+5ast, K.Rokosova 9+7reb+2ast, M.Clarke-Nicholas 8+2reb+2ast, S.Katerina 6

USK Praha - Loko Trutnov 108-31

ZBL top team - USK Praha (18-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed ninth ranked Loko Trutnov (2-17) 108-31. USK Praha dominated down low during the game scoring 82 of its points in the paint compared to Loko Trutnov's 18. USK Praha forced 37 Loko Trutnov turnovers and outrebounded them 39-21 including a 18-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. USK Praha players were unselfish on offense dishing 34 assists comparing to just 4 passes made by Loko Trutnov's players. American center Brionna Jones (191-1995, college: Maryland) stepped up and scored 22 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and British-Nigerian forward Temi Fagbenle (193-1992, college: USC) chipped in 14 points and 9 rebounds. Five USK Praha players scored in double figures. Guard Michaela Gaislerova (180-1997, college: NDSU) responded with 16 points and 6 rebounds and American forward Whisper Fisher (186-1997, college: Syracuse) scored 4 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the eighteenth consecutive win for USK Praha. Defending champion maintains first place with 18-0 record. Loko Trutnov lost their eleventh game in a row. They keep the ninth position with 17 games lost. USK Praha's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Praha to the arena Slavia.
Top scorers:
Loko Trutnov: M.Gaislerova 16+6reb+1ast, W.Fisher 4+5reb, K.Kozumplikova 4+1reb, K.Malcolm 3+2reb, F.Aneta 2+1ast, B.Veronika 2+1reb+1ast
USK Praha: B.Jones 22+8reb+3ast, V.Vorackova 18+1reb+5ast, T.Fagbenle 14+9reb+3ast, M.Conde 13+4reb+6ast, A.Thomas 12+6reb+1ast, T.Vyoralova 9+5reb+4ast

KP Brno - Sokol HK 85-73

Rather predictable result when third ranked KP Brno (14-4) won against at home 6th ranked Sokol HK (9-9) 85-73 on Friday. KP Brno made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. KP Brno outrebounded Sokol HK 54-34 including a 42-26 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The former international forward Katerina Galickova (182-2000) nailed 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and point guard Dominica Hynkova (166-2004) accounted for 12 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. KP Brno's coach Marcela Kramer used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international point guard Katerina Zeithammerova (162-2002) came up with 16 points and 6 rebounds and the former international power forward Alena Hanusova (190-1991, agency: Basket Promotion Agency) added 13 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Sokol HK in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The victory was the third consecutive win for KP Brno. They maintain third place with 14-4 record having four points less than leader USK Praha. Loser Sokol HK dropped to the fifth position with nine games lost. They share it with Slavia. KP Brno will again meet at home Sokol HK (#6) in the next round. Sokol HK will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Sokol HK: K.Zeithammerova 16+6reb+3ast, A.Hanusova 13+7reb+2ast, V.Charlotte 11+2reb+2ast, P.Effangova 11+2reb+2ast, T.Havrylchyk 7+2reb+2ast, S.Fiserova 6+6reb+1ast
KP Brno: K.Galickova 23+6reb+6ast, A.Kopecka 14+7reb+1ast, H.Dominica 12+10reb+5ast, P.Malikova 11+7reb+7ast, K.Trehub 9+11reb+1ast, E.Kopecka 8+7reb+2ast

Slavia - USK Praha 51-104

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Praha: USK Praha (#1) and Slavia (#5). Slavia was crushed at home by 53 points 51-104 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. USK Praha dominated down low during the game scoring 80 of its points in the paint compared to Slavia's 32. USK Praha forced 25 Slavia turnovers and had a 26-15 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Slavia's players. British-Nigerian forward Temi Fagbenle (193-1992, college: USC) orchestrated the victory by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds (on 14-of-18 shooting from the field). American center Brionna Jones (191-1995, college: Maryland) contributed with 21 points for the winners. Four USK Praha players scored in double figures. Swingman Tereza Zitkova (177-1998, agency: Basket Promotion Agency) answered with 12 points and American forward Makeda Clarke-Nicholas (185-1996, college: Delaware) added 9 points in the effort for Slavia. Slavia's coach Dusan Medvecky gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. USK Praha (18-0) have an impressive series of eighteen victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with a perfect record of 18 victories in a row. Slavia at the other side keeps the fifth position with nine games lost. They share it with Sokol HK. USK Praha will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Slavia's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face again at home their local rival from Praha USK Praha.
Top scorers:
Slavia: T.Zitkova 12+2reb, M.Clarke-Nicholas 9+3reb, B.Beasley 7+4reb, K.Rokosova 6+4reb, V.Aulichova 5+1reb+1ast, E.Mircova 5+2reb
USK Praha: T.Fagbenle 34+6reb+1ast, B.Jones 21+4reb, V.Vorackova 17+4reb+4ast, M.Conde 14+5reb+5ast, V.Sipova 7+4reb, B.Wrzesinski 7+1reb+2ast

SBS Ostrava - U19 Chance 65-56

Not a big story in a game when 10th ranked U19 Chance (1-17) lost on the road to seventh ranked SBS Ostrava (7-10) 65-56 on Sunday. SBS Ostrava forced 23 U19 Chance turnovers. Swingman Adela Smutna (183-1999, college: Northwest JC) nailed 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and American power forward Anacia Wilkinson (188-1997, college: Tenn Tech) accounted for 10 points and 10 rebounds. Four SBS Ostrava players scored in double figures. SBS Ostrava's coach Iveta Raskova used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Karolina Hauserova (171-2004) came up with 18 points and 5 rebounds and center Julia Vydrova (193-2002, college: Regina) added 12 points and 9 rebounds respectively for U19 Chance in the defeat. SBS Ostrava maintains seventh place with 7-10 record. U19 Chance lost their eighth game in a row. They stay dead last with 17 lost games. SBS Ostrava will again meet bottom-ranked U19 Chance (#10) in the next round. U19 Chance will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
U19 Chance: H.Karolina 18+5reb+1ast, J.Vydrova 12+9reb+1ast, S.Barbora 7+3reb+1ast, M.Alzbeta 5+1reb, L.Sara 5+9reb+2ast, J.Michaela 5+2reb+1ast
SBS Ostrava: A.Smutna 17+8reb, K.Eliska 12+6reb+4ast, N.Raskova 11+4reb+2ast, A.Wilkinson 10+10reb+2ast, T.Motycakova 6+2reb+5ast, K.Kanova 4+7reb+1ast

Round 9

Slovanka MB - Zabiny Brno 64-102

The game in Vodochody supposed to be also quite interesting. Second ranked Zabiny Brno (15-3) played at the court of 8th ranked Slovanka MB (4-14). Zabiny Brno smashed Slovanka MB 102-64 on Saturday. Zabiny Brno dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Slovanka MB's 34. Zabiny Brno forced 27 Slovanka MB turnovers and outrebounded them 39-28 including 26 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Slovanka MB's players. The former international forward Emma Cechova (195-2004) nailed 18 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side and American center Elissa Cunane (196-2000, college: NC State) accounted for 13 points and 9 rebounds. Five Zabiny Brno players scored in double figures. Zabiny Brno's coach Viktor Prusa felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard Jennifer Coleman (175-1998, college: Navy) came up with 14 points and 5 rebounds and Bosnian point guard Dragana Domuzin (174-2000) added 12 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Slovanka MB in the defeat. The victory was the seventh consecutive win for Zabiny Brno. They maintain second place with 15-3 record having just three points less than leader USK Praha. Loser Slovanka MB keeps the eighth position with 14 games lost. Zabiny Brno will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Slovanka MB will play again against the league's second-placed Zabiny Brno (#2) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Slovanka MB: J.Coleman 14+5reb+2ast, P.Jitka 14+2reb+2ast, D.Domuzin 12+6reb+1ast, K.Natalie 9+4reb+1ast, G.Mervinska 8+7reb+1ast, S.Lucie 5+2reb+2ast
Zabiny Brno: C.Emma 18+7reb+1ast, N.Stoupalova 17+3reb+3ast, B.Holmes 14+1reb+3ast, E.Cunane 13+9reb+2ast, N.Babic 12+4reb+5ast, M.Vondrackova 9+2reb+1ast

Fagbenle's 34-point game gives her Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

30-year old forward Temi Fagbenle (193-F-1992) put on an amazing game in the last round for league's best team USK Praha and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 17.
She had the game-high 34 points adding six rebounds for USK Praha in her team's victory, helping them to outclass Slavia (#5, 9-9) with 53-point margin 104-51. It allowed USK Praha to consolidate first place in the Czech Republic ZBL. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. It's already very far into the season and USK Praha keeps a perfect 18-0 record. In the team's last game Fagbenle had a remarkable 82.4% from 2-point range. She turned to be USK Praha's top player in her first season with the team. University of Southern California graduate has very impressive stats this year. Fagbenle is in league's top in points (2nd best: 20.9ppg), rebounds (7th best: 7.7rpg) and averages solid 79.7% FGP.

Second best performed player last round was Whisper Fisher (186-F-1997) of Loko Trutnov. She is American forward in her first season at Loko Trutnov. In the last game Fisher recorded impressive double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds. Bad luck as Loko Trutnov lost that game 75-80 to the higher-ranked Chomutov (#4, 11-7). Loko Trutnov managed to keep the same 9th spot in the standings. 17 lost games are too many comparing to just two victories Loko Trutnov managed to get this year. Fisher is a newcomer at Loko Trutnov and quickly became one of team's most reliable players.

Third place about best performers goes to guard Eliska Mircova (176-PG-1996) of Slavia (#5). Mircova scored 19 points and passed seven assists. She was a key player of Slavia, leading her team to a 69-54 easy win against the lower-ranked U19 Chance (#10, 1-17). Slavia needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 9 victories and 9 lost games. Mircova has a very solid season. In 18 games in Czech Republic she scored 9.8ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Brionna Jones (191-C-1995) of USK Praha - 21 points and 4 rebounds
5. Veronika Vorackova (188-G-1999) of USK Praha - 18 points and 5 assists
6. Natalie Stoupalova (185-PF-1998) of Zabiny Brno - 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Katerina Galickova (182-F-2000) of KP Brno - 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists
8. Maria Conde (187-F-1997) of USK Praha - 13 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists
9. Adela Smutna (183-G/F-1999) of SBS Ostrava - 17 points and 8 rebounds
10. Sara Liskova (175-G/F-2004) of U19 Chance - 12 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Santiago Aguilas (TSF) inks Ashley Hagans - by Ghassan Abousamra

Santiago-Aguilas (TSF) agreed terms with American guard Ashley Hagans (170cm). Hagans played last summer at Florida Heat (WUBA) in the U.S. In four United Cup games she had 5.0ppg, 3.5rpg and 1.8apg. She also spent pre-season at Tapatias (LNBPF) in Mexican league.

Hagans has played also professionally in WUBA (Atlanta Royalty) and Dominican Republic (La Vega). Her team won United Cup in 2021 and 2022. She was voted to LatinBasket.com All-United Cup Honorable Mention in 2022.

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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023 groups confirmed - by Eurobasket News

The stage for the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023 is set after Wednesday's draw in Slovenia sorted the 16 participating teams into groups for the 39th edition of Europe's flagship women's basketball competition. FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023 Ambassadors Katia Levitsky and Rankica Sarenac, representing co-hosts Israel and Slovenia, respectively, assisted in drawing the teams. The ceremony at the beautiful surroundings of the Brdo estate near Ljubljana was attended by FIBA Europe President Turgay Demirel, FIBA Executive Director Europe Kamil Novak, as well as the Slovenian Basketball Federation President Matej Erjavec and his Israeli counterpart Amiram Halevy, President of the Israeli Basketball Association. The draw distributed the 16 qualified teams into four groups of four teams each, as per the seedings which were assigned based on the FIBA World Ranking Women, presented by Nike. FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023 hosts Israel and Slovenia had the right to select a partner federation, which will compete in the respective country. Israel partnered with Czech Republic to play in the same group in Tel Aviv, while Slovenia and its partner Serbia were predetermined to go into different groups in Ljubljana. The groups for FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023 are as follows:
Group A: Spain; Greece; Montenegro; Latvia
Group B: Belgium; Italy; Czech Republic; Israel
Group C: France; Slovenia; Great Britain; Germany
Group D: Serbia; Turkey; Slovakia; Hungary
Tel Aviv will host teams drawn to Group A and Group B, while Group C and Group D will be based in Ljubljana. Group Phase action will tip off on Thursday, June 15 and conclude on Sunday, June 18 with the four group winners progressing directly to the Quarter-Finals. Meanwhile, the second and third-placed teams will play in the Qualification for Quarter-Finals on June 19 and June 20, with Group A teams crossing over with Group B, and teams from Group C and Group D playing against each other. The entire competition will move to Ljubljana for the Final Phase of the competition, with the champions crowned at the Stozice Arena on Sunday, June 25. The winners of the 2023 edition will lift a re-designed FIBA Women's EuroBasket trophy, which was presented by Serbia legend and the competition's reigning MVP Sonja Vasic at the draw.
Courtesy of: fiba.basketball

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FINLAND

Stats Leaders - Women

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Carmen TYSON-THOMAS

Espoo
(175-F/C-1991)
Avg: 27.1

27.1

25.3

25.0

21.9

21.1

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ICELAND

stats leader

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Aliyah COLLIER

Njardvik
(183-G-1997)
Avg: 23.0

23.0

20.9

20.6

20.5

19.2

D1 Round 25: Thor AK lose to Stjarnan in the game between Top 4 teams - by Eurobasket News

There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in D1. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The game between Top Four teams took place in Stjarnan. First ranked host Stjarnan (18-3) smashed their biggest opponent Thor AK (17-5) 97-78. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Thor AK. The hosts trailed by 2 points after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 3-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 97-78. Stjarnan made 22-of-28 free shots (78.6 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 Thor AK turnovers and outrebounded them 46-32 including a 18-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international guard Dilja Larusdottir (172-2003) stepped up and scored 34 points (!!!) and 4 assists for the winners and American center Riley Popplewell (180-1997, college: USC Upstate) chipped in 14 points and 15 rebounds. Stjarnan's coach Audur Olafsdottir used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American forward Maddie Sutton (180-1998, college: Tusculum) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Stjarnan have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 18-3 record. Thor AK at the other side keeps the second position with five games lost. Stjarnan are looking forward to face Tindastoll (#8) in Sauoarkrokur in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Thor AK will play at home against KR (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Bottom-ranked Breidablik B (0-22) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their 22th consecutive match to fourth ranked KR (13-9) 92-51. Forward Fanney Ragnarsdottir (172-1996) nailed 13 points, 9 assists and 6 steals for the winning side and Violet Morrow accounted for 17 points and 7 rebounds. Inga Johannsdottir (-2004) came up with 15 points and 7 rebounds for Breidablik B in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. KR maintains fourth place with 13-9 record. Newly promoted Breidablik B still closes the standings. KR will play against league's second-placed Thor AK in Akureyri in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Breidablik B will play on the road against Armann (#6) in Reykjavik and hopes to get finally their first victory.
The game in Reykjavik was also quite interesting. Third ranked Snaefell (17-6) played at the court of 7th ranked Athena (7-14). Snaefell defeated Athena 75-61 on Wednesday. Cheah Rael-Whitsitt fired a double-double by scoring 28 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists and 9 steals for the winners. Snaefell's coach Baldur Thorleifsson used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Madison Pierce produced 13 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. Snaefell have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain third place with 17-6 record behind leader Stjarnan. Athena lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with 14 games lost. Snaefell will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Athena will play against Hamar (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 25 Armann lost to Hamar on the opponent's court 81-87.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists by Jenna Mastellone of Hamar.

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Athena - Snaefell 61-75

The game in Reykjavik was also quite interesting. Third ranked Snaefell (17-6) played at the court of 7th ranked Athena (7-14). Snaefell defeated Athena 75-61 on Wednesday. The game was mostly controlled by Snaefell. Athena managed to win third quarter 15-14. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Snaefell forced 21 Athena turnovers and outrebounded them 46-27 including a 18-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. American power forward Cheah Rael-Whitsitt (180, college: Texas A&M) fired a double-double by scoring 28 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists and 9 steals for the winners. Point guard Rebekka Karlsdottir (162-1996) chipped in 19 points. Snaefell's coach Baldur Thorleifsson used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. American forward Madison Pierce (188, college: EKU) produced 13 points and 8 rebounds and forward Asa Wolfram (176-2005) added 17 points respectively for lost side. Snaefell have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain third place with 17-6 record behind leader Stjarnan. Athena lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with 14 games lost. Snaefell will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Athena will play against Hamar (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Snaefell: C.Rael-Whitsitt 28+18reb+6ast, R.Karlsdottir 19+4reb, T.Minea 10+4reb+1ast, B.Ylenia 8+10reb+1ast, P.Koleva 4+7reb, M.Dagny 2+1ast
Athena: W.Asa 17+4reb+1ast, K.Elektra 15+1reb+2ast, M.Pierce 13+8reb+2ast, L.Anna 7+4reb+1ast, K.Darina 4+3reb, M.Greta 2

KR - Breidablik B 92-51

Bottom-ranked Breidablik B (0-22) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their 22th consecutive match to fourth ranked KR (13-9) 92-51. The game without a history. KR led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Breidablik B to just 6 points in first quarter. KR dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Breidablik B's 40. KR forced 28 Breidablik B turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Breidablik B's players. Forward Fanney Ragnarsdottir (172-1996) nailed 13 points, 9 assists and 6 steals for the winning side and American guard Violet Morrow (176-1997, college: EWU, agency: Interperformances) accounted for 17 points and 7 rebounds. Morrow is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four KR players scored in double figures. Inga Johannsdottir (-2004) came up with 15 points and 7 rebounds and center Hera Kristjansdottir (182-2003) added 9 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Breidablik B in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. KR maintains fourth place with 13-9 record. Newly promoted Breidablik B still closes the standings. KR will play against league's second-placed Thor AK in Akureyri in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Breidablik B will play on the road against Armann (#6) in Reykjavik and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
KR: V.Morrow 17+7reb+1ast, H.Bergsteinsdottir 13+4reb+2ast, F.Ragnarsdottir 13+4reb+9ast, G.Fjola 11+9reb, P.Johannsdottir 10+5reb+3ast, G.Lea 9+10reb+2ast
Breidablik B: J.Inga 15+7reb+2ast, K.Hera 9+10reb+2ast, H.Embla 8+4reb, H.Thordis 7+5reb+1ast, K.Selma 6+6reb+2ast, S.Maria 4+1reb

Stjarnan - Thor AK 97-78

The game between Top Four teams took place in Stjarnan. First ranked host Stjarnan (18-3) smashed their biggest opponent Thor AK (17-5) 97-78. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Thor AK. The hosts trailed by 2 points after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 3-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 97-78. Stjarnan made 22-of-28 free shots (78.6 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 Thor AK turnovers and outrebounded them 46-32 including a 18-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international guard Dilja Larusdottir (172-2003) stepped up and scored 34 points (!!!) and 4 assists for the winners and American center Riley Popplewell (180-1997, college: USC Upstate) chipped in 14 points and 15 rebounds. Stjarnan's coach Audur Olafsdottir used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American forward Maddie Sutton (180-1998, college: Tusculum) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals and German forward Tuba Poyraz (184-2001) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Stjarnan have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 18-3 record. Thor AK at the other side keeps the second position with five games lost. Stjarnan are looking forward to face Tindastoll (#8) in Sauoarkrokur in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Thor AK will play at home against KR (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Stjarnan: L.Dilja 34+4reb+4ast, A.Kolbrun 15+8reb+2ast, S.Isold 14+11reb+1ast, R.Popplewell 14+15reb+1ast, O.Bara 9+1reb+1ast, H.Hrafndis 6+1reb
Thor AK: H.Ottosdottir 18+2ast, T.Poyraz 16+10reb+1ast, M.Sutton 14+12reb+5ast, E.Eva 12+3reb+4ast, H.Bjornsdottir 8+3reb, R.Konradsdottir 4+4reb+1ast

Hamar - Armann 87-81

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 6th ranked Armann's (9-12) road loss to fifth ranked Hamar (12-11) 81-87 on Thursday. The hosts started the game with a very strong first quarter 30-19. But Armann won second period 24-23. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Hamar made 19-of-20 free shots (95.0 percent) during the game. American guard Jenna Mastellone (178-1999, college: SFU) fired a double-double by scoring 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists (made all of her nine free throws !!!) for the winners. Dutch forward Yvette Adriaans (186-1996) chipped in a double-double by scoring 19 points and 16 rebounds. American forward Schekinah Bimpa (180-1998, college: Limestone) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 17 rebounds and guard Jonina Karlsdottir (170-1999) added 17 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Hamar maintains fifth place with 12-11 record. Armann lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 12 games lost. Hamar will meet at home Athena (#7) in the next round. Armann will play against Breidablik B and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Hamar: J.Mastellone 26+10reb+5ast, H.Emma 23+7reb+4ast, Y.Adriaans 19+16reb+1ast, A.Johanna 8+1reb, J.Helga 4+1ast, G.Hildur 3+2reb+4ast
Armann: S.Bimpa 21+17reb+3ast, E.Falsdottir 20+3reb+1ast, K.Jonina 17+10reb+8ast, B.Telma 8+1reb+2ast, I.Thora 5+4reb+1ast, K.Hildur 4+6reb+5ast

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ITALY

Stats Leaders - Women

Stats Leaders

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RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Jessica SHEPARD

Venezia
(193-F-1996)
Avg: 20.8

20.8

19.6

19.4

18.7

17.9

Serie A1 Round 23: Schio lose to Venezia - by Eurobasket News

The Regular Season in Serie A1 is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 3 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

Top ranked Schio (22-2) recorded its second loss on the court of third ranked Venezia on Thursday night. Visitors were edged by Venezia 73-72. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Schio. The best player for the winners was American forward Jessica Shepard (193-1996, college: Notre Dame) who had a double-double by scoring 25 points and 14 rebounds. Finnish-Egyptian center Awak Kuier (196-2001) chipped in 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks. American point guard Marina Mabrey (180, college: Notre Dame) produced 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the guests. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Venezia maintains third place with 19-4 record having four points less than leader Schio. Defending champion Schio still keeps top position with two games lost. Venezia are looking forward to face Moncalieri (#10) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Schio will play against Brescia (#14) and is hoping to win this game.
The game with biggest result difference took place in Brescia. Local Brescia (2-22) was outscored by ninth ranked Crema (9-14) 84-64. The former international point guard Raelin DAlie (159-1987, college: Wisconsin, agency: LBM Management) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists. Masseny Kaba contributed with 17 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Guard Carlotta Zanardi (180-2005) answered with 18 points and 4 assists for Brescia. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Crema moved-up to eighth place, which they share with San Martino. Brescia lost eighth consecutive game. Brescia at the other side, also newcomer in the league, stay dead last with 22 lost games. Crema will play against higher ranked Sassari (#4) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Brescia will play against the league's leader Schio (#1) and will have a slim chance for a victory.

Other games of round 23 were very predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Campobasso defeated Valdarno in a road game 88-76. Bologna smashed Ragusa at home 84-65. San Martino lost to Sassari on the opponent's court 61-71. Lucca managed to outperform Moncalieri in a home game 78-60. San Giovanni managed to beat Faenza on the road 82-73.
The best stats of 23th round was 25 points and 8 rebounds by Tinara Moore of San Giovanni.

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Valdarno - Campobasso 76-88

There was no surprise when 13th ranked Valdarno (4-19) was defeated at home by seventh ranked Campobasso (13-10) 88-76. Campobasso made 19-of-22 charity shots (86.4 percent) during the game. It was a great shooting night for Campobasso especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 55.0 percentage. Ecuadorian Blanca Quinonez (186-2006) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Guard Stefania Trimboli (176-1996) contributed with 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Five Campobasso players scored in double figures. Australian guard Madeleine Garrick (180-1992) answered with 23 points and swingman Elisabetta Tassinari (175-1994) added 17 points in the effort for Valdarno. Valdarno's coach Alberto Matassini rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Campobasso moved-up to sixth place. Newly promoted Valdarno keeps the thirteenth position with 19 games lost. Campobasso will play against league's second-placed Bologna on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Valdarno will play against San Giovanni (#5) in Sesto San Giovanni and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Valdarno: M.Garrick 23+4reb+2ast, E.Tassinari 17+1reb+3ast, S.Koizar 8+4reb, E.Bove 6+1reb+1ast, L.Schwienbacher 6+2reb+1ast, L.Missanelli 5
Campobasso: Q.Blanca 20+9reb+1ast, R.Parks 17+6reb+2ast, S.Trimboli 16+7reb+2ast, F.Abdi 13+3reb+1ast, V.Battisodo 12+2reb+3ast, M.Milapie 5+3reb

Venezia - Schio 73-72

Top ranked Schio (22-2) recorded its second loss on the court of third ranked Venezia on Thursday night. Visitors were edged by Venezia 73-72. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Schio. The best player for the winners was American forward Jessica Shepard (193-1996, college: Notre Dame) who had a double-double by scoring 25 points and 14 rebounds. Finnish-Egyptian center Awak Kuier (196-2001) chipped in a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks. Four Venezia players scored in double figures. American point guard Marina Mabrey (180, college: Notre Dame) produced 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and Senegalese-Spanish center Astou Ndour (198-1994) added 13 points and 12 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Venezia maintains third place with 19-4 record having four points less than leader Schio. Defending champion Schio still keeps top position with two games lost. Venezia are looking forward to face Moncalieri (#10) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Schio will play against Brescia (#14) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Schio: M.Mabrey 23+8reb+4ast, A.Ndour 13+12reb+1ast, R.Howard 12+3reb, J.Keys 8+9reb+4ast, G.Sottana 5+2reb+5ast, M.Bestagno 4+2reb
Venezia: J.Shepard 25+14reb+3ast, A.Kuier 20+10reb+1ast, A.Delaere 17+2reb+3ast, M.Santucci 11+7reb+5ast, F.Anita 0, V.Matilde 0+3reb+2ast

Bologna - Ragusa 84-65

No shocking result in a game when second ranked Bologna (21-2) smashed at home 6th ranked Ragusa (12-11) 84-65. They outrebounded Ragusa 38-23 including 27 on the defensive glass. Bologna players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. International forward Cecilia Zandalasini (189-1996) orchestrated the victory by scoring 10 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. International center Olbis Andre Olbis (192-1998) contributed with 14 points and 7 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Five Bologna players scored in double figures. American forward Keisha Hampton (185-1990, college: DePaul) answered with 17 points and 5 assists and British-American power forward Kristine Anigwe (193-1997, college: California) added 15 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Ragusa. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bologna have an impressive series of thirteen victories in a row. They maintain second place with 21-2 record behind leader Schio. Ragusa at the other side dropped to the seventh position with 11 games lost. Bologna will play against Campobasso (#6) at home in the next round. Ragusa will play against Lucca and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Ragusa: K.Hampton 17+1reb+5ast, K.Anigwe 15+5reb+2ast, N.Romeo 11+4reb+3ast, K.Vitola 7+3reb, S.Ostarello 6+5reb+2ast, B.Attura 4+2reb+2ast
Bologna: C.Parker 14+5reb+2ast, O.Andre Olbis 14+7reb+2ast, K.Laksa 12+5reb+1ast, P.Francesca 11+3ast, C.Zandalasini 10+6reb+8ast, I.Rupert 10+10reb+2ast

Sassari - San Martino 71-61

Very expected game when 8th ranked San Martino (9-14) was defeated on the road by fourth ranked Sassari (18-5) 71-61. American forward Joyner Holmes (191-1998, college: Texas) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. Swedish forward Elin Gustavsson (190-1993, college: Colorado St.) contributed with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Polish center Agnieszka Kaczmarczyk (188-1989) answered with 10 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists and American forward Dejza James (185-1995, college: Arizona) added 14 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for San Martino. San Martino's coach Lorenzo Serventi rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Sassari maintains fourth place with 18-5 record. San Martino at the other side keeps the eighth position with 14 games lost. They share it with Crema. Sassari will play against Crema (#8) on the road in the next round. San Martino will play against Faenza and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
San Martino: D.Washington 16+3reb+2ast, D.James 14+7reb+1ast, A.Kaczmarczyk 10+7reb+6ast, S.Pastrello 5+2reb+3ast, I.Milazzo 5+5reb+3ast, N.Dedic 5+3reb+1ast
Sassari: J.Holmes 17+13reb+2ast, E.Gustavsson 13+10reb, G.Ciavarella 10+5ast, S.Toffolo 10+2reb, S.Thomas 9+1reb, D.Carangelo 8+5reb+7ast

Lucca - Moncalieri 78-60

There was a small surprise when twelfth ranked Lucca (5-18) beat at home 10th ranked Moncalieri (7-16) 78-60. Lucca forced 24 Moncalieri turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Dutch forward Kourtney Treffers (187-1994, agency: LBM Management) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Forward Maria Miccoli (183-1995) contributed with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Four Lucca players scored in double figures. American forward Kathryn Westbeld (190-1996, college: Notre Dame) answered with 9 points and 8 rebounds and Austrian forward Sarah Sagerer (189-1996, college: Stetson) added 14 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Moncalieri. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lucca maintains twelfth place with 5-18 record. Moncalieri at the other side keeps the tenth position with 16 games lost. Lucca will play against higher ranked Ragusa (#7) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Moncalieri will play against Venezia and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
Moncalieri: S.Sagerer 14+5reb, E.Reggiani 11+3reb+2ast, K.Westbeld 9+8reb+2ast, C.Giacomelli 8+2reb+1ast, A.Landi 6+1ast, C.Mitchell 6+7reb+3ast
Lucca: K.Treffers 21+9reb+4ast, G.Natali 19+4reb+1ast, Q.Morrison 15+2reb+5ast, M.Miccoli 12+14reb+7ast, S.Bocchetti 3+2reb+3ast, F.Sofia 2+3reb+1ast

Brescia - Crema 64-84

The game with biggest result difference took place in Brescia. Local Brescia (2-22) was outscored by ninth ranked Crema (9-14) 84-64. Crema outrebounded Brescia 40-27 including 27 on the defensive glass. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. The former international point guard Raelin DAlie (159-1987, college: Wisconsin, agency: LBM Management) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists. Guinean forward Masseny Kaba (191-1998, college: UCF) contributed with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Five Crema players scored in double figures. Guard Carlotta Zanardi (180-2005) answered with 18 points and 4 assists and American guard Brooke Johnson (183-1996, college: UNLV) added 18 points in the effort for Brescia. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Crema moved-up to eighth place, which they share with San Martino. Brescia lost eighth consecutive game. Brescia at the other side, also newcomer in the league, stay dead last with 22 lost games. Crema will play against higher ranked Sassari (#4) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Brescia will play against the league's leader Schio (#1) and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
Brescia: Z.Carlotta 18+4reb+4ast, B.Johnson 18+1reb+3ast, L.Vente 10+6reb, L.Molnar 7+5reb, S.Baltkojiene 6+2reb+3ast, S.Lucrezia 2
Crema: R.D'Alie 17+7reb+12ast, M.Kaba 17+10reb+2ast, J.Dickey 14+8reb+2ast, B.Meresz 12+7reb+1ast, A.Conte 11+1reb+2ast, F.Melchiori 6+2reb+3ast

Faenza - San Giovanni 73-82

Not a big story in a game when 11th ranked Faenza (6-17) was defeated at home by fifth ranked San Giovanni (15-8) 82-73. San Giovanni made 16-of-21 charity shots (76.2 percent) during the game. American forward Tinara Moore (189-1996, college: CMU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 25 points and 8 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). Croatian forward Ana-Marija Begic (191-1994) contributed with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Nigerian forward Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah (188-1997, college: Northwestern) answered with 7 points and 20 rebounds and American guard Jori Davis (178-1989, college: Indiana) added 15 points and 4 assists in the effort for Faenza. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Faenza's coach Simona Ballardini rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. San Giovanni have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 15-8 record. Faenza lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with 17 games lost. San Giovanni will play against Valdarno (#13) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Faenza will play against San Martino in San Martino di L and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Faenza: J.Davis 15+1reb+4ast, E.Policari 14+1reb+1ast, S.Hinriksdottir 13, G.Moroni 11+4reb+3ast, P.Kunaiyi-Akpanah 7+20reb+1ast, R.Cupido 5+1reb+2ast
San Giovanni: T.Moore 25+8reb+2ast, A.Begic 15+6reb+4ast, M.Gorini 11+4reb+2ast, I.Panzera 10+3reb+2ast, S.Holmes 8+5reb+2ast, C.Dotto 7+1reb+3ast

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IVORY COAST

Alima Doumbia paces SOA past GSPM - by Eurobasket News

Alima Doumbia paced SOA past GSPM in the latest game of the League. She nailed 14 points and collected 5 rebounds and 4 assists. SOA outscored GSPM 67-60. Mariam Kamate (167-PG-1997) followed her with 11 points and 2 rebounds. Sarah Berthe meanwhile replied with 26 points in a loss. FBA meanwhile edged Elite 3A 81-31.

JCA secures its 11th victory - by Eurobasket News

JCA secured its 11th victory in the League. They overcame Abi Snipers 86-51 as Konan Elias stepped up with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Landry Ouinssou posted 15 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist and Usama Zaid had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
In another games ABC outscored Warriors 96-45, whilst SOA edged HBUC 87-82.

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LATVIA

Stats Leaders - Women

Stats Leaders

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RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Martina BERTANE

Ventspils
(173-PG-2004)
Avg: 19.5

19.5

18.7

16.3

15.2

15.0

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LIGA UNIKE

Round 10: Bashkimi beat Tirana - by Eurobasket News

The Regular Season in Liga Unike just ended. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Kosovan Bashkimi as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Bashkimi smashed 5th ranked Albanian Tirana in Prizren 93-68. Bashkimi looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Guard Arbnore Perquku (176-1988) fired a double-double by scoring 16 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists for the winners. American guard Khadija Brown-Haywood (180-1994, college: Arkansas St.) chipped in 19 points and 9 rebounds. Bashkimi's coach felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward Breana Bey (175-1995, college: Stetson, agency: IceBasket) produced 14 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. Bashkimi (7-3) have an impressive seven-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Flamurtari. Tirana at the other side keeps the fifth place with seven games lost.
Top ranked Flamurtari (7-3) recorded its third loss in Vlore. Hosts were defeated by fourth ranked Partizani (5-5) 73-68. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Jomyra Mathis (173, college: New Orleans) who helped to win the game recording 20 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. La'Sonja Edwards contributed with 16 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Bosnian center Samra Omerbasic (191-1990) replied with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds for Flamurtari. Partizani maintains fourth position with 5-5 record. Defending Albanian champion Flamurtari still keeps top place with three games lost. They share the position with Bashkimi.
One of the most interesting games of round 10 was a derby match between two teams from Kosovo. The game took place in Peja where third ranked Prishtina outleveled host Penza (2-8) 88-65. Sarah Mgbeike scored 23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners. Prishtina's coach felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side Jeta Zeka responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists. Prishtina have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 6-4 record behind leader Bashkimi. Penza lost sixth consecutive game. Defending Kosovan champion stay at the bottom place with eight games lost.

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Bashkimi - Tirana 93-68

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Kosovan Bashkimi as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Bashkimi smashed 5th ranked Albanian Tirana in Prizren 93-68. Bashkimi looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Guard Arbnore Perquku (176-1988) fired a double-double by scoring 16 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists for the winners. American guard Khadija Brown-Haywood (180-1994, college: Arkansas St.) chipped in 19 points and 9 rebounds. Four Bashkimi players scored in double figures. Bashkimi's coach felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward Breana Bey (175-1995, college: Stetson, agency: IceBasket) produced 14 points and 8 rebounds and Klea Verri (169-2001) added 10 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists respectively for lost side. Bashkimi (7-3) have an impressive seven-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Flamurtari. Tirana at the other side keeps the fifth place with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Tirana: E.Qosja 15+3reb+4ast, B.Bey 14+8reb+1ast, K.Verri 10+6reb+7ast, A.Palko 8+5reb+1ast, E.Dishnica 8+4reb, T.Djukic 6+11reb+2ast
Bashkimi: K.Brown-Haywood 19+9reb+3ast, D.Evans 17+7reb+3ast, A.Perquku 16+7reb+12ast, T.Hopkins 10+8reb+3ast, S.Vraniqi 10+3reb+2ast, E.Stoll 9+1reb+1ast

Penza - Prishtina 65-88

One of the most interesting games of round 10 was a derby match between two teams from Kosovo. The game took place in Peja where third ranked Prishtina outleveled host Penza (2-8) 88-65. Prishtina dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Penza's 22. Prishtina forced 20 Penza turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Penza's players. American forward Sarah Mgbeike (185, college: OLLU) scored 23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import point guard Kaela Hilaire (157-1998, college: Stony Brook) chipped in 15 points, 15 assists and 4 steals during the contest. Four Prishtina players scored in double figures. Prishtina's coach felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side Jeta Zeka responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists and Bosnian Lejla Omerbasic (182-1997) scored 26 points. Prishtina have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 6-4 record behind leader Bashkimi. Penza lost sixth consecutive game. Defending Kosovan champion stay at the bottom place with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Penza: L.Omerbasic 26+4reb, J.Zeka 17+15reb+4ast, C.Jennings 10+3reb+2ast, G.Ermelinda 7+9reb, K.Erjona 3+5reb+5ast, B.Vanesa 2
Prishtina: S.Mgbeike 23+9reb+6ast, A.Godbold 20+6reb+2ast, K.Hilaire 15+3reb+15ast, Z.Shatri 11+3reb+1ast, E.Zykaj 6+3reb+3ast, A.Rrahmani 5+5reb+1ast

Flamurtari - Partizani 68-73

Top ranked Flamurtari (7-3) recorded its third loss in Vlore. Hosts were defeated by fourth ranked Partizani (5-5) 73-68. Partizani forced 21 Flamurtari turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Jomyra Mathis (173, college: New Orleans) who helped to win the game recording 20 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. The other American import La'Sonja Edwards contributed with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Four Partizani players scored in double figures. Bosnian center Samra Omerbasic (191-1990) replied with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds and guard Tea Memushi (175-1996) added 9 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in the effort for Flamurtari. Partizani maintains fourth position with 5-5 record. Defending Albanian champion Flamurtari still keeps top place with three games lost. They share the position with Bashkimi.
Top scorers:
Flamurtari: S.Omerbasic 23+12reb+3ast, A.Benally 15+2reb+2ast, I.Liliane 13+10reb+1ast, T.Memushi 9+8reb+7ast, S.Jacobsson 8+5reb+7ast, A.Myrto 0+3ast
Partizani: J.Mathis 20+9reb+5ast, O.Lalaj 20+4reb+3ast, E.La'Sonja 16+13reb+2ast, A.Coleman 14+3reb+3ast, H.Brych 3+3reb+1ast, G.Livia 0

Sarah Mgbeike claims Liga Unike Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News

American Sarah Mgbeike (185-F) had a very impressive game in the last round for Prishtina and that's her to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 10.
The forward had the game-high 23 points adding nine rebounds and six assists for Prishtina in her team's victory, helping them to crush Penza (#6, 2-8) with 23-point margin 88-65. Prishtina maintains the 3rd position in Liga Unike . They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Prishtina will need more victories to improve their 6-4 record. Mgbeike turned to be Prishtina's top player in her first season with the team. Our Lady of the Lake University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Mgbeike is in league's top in points (3rd best: 21.3ppg), assists (8th best: 3.7apg) and averages solid 1.8bpg,2.4spg and 59.5% FGP.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young guard Arbnore Perquku (176-G-1988) of league's best team Bashkimi. Perquku impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 16 points and 12 assists. Of course she led Bashkimi to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Tirana (#5, 3-7) 93-68. This victory allowed Bashkimi to move up to 1st position in the standings. Her team has currently 7-3 record. Perquku is a newcomer at Bashkimi and it seems she did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders.

The third best performed player last round was Jeta Zeka of Penza (#6). Zeka showcased her all-around game by recording 17 points, fifteen rebounds (!!!) and four assists in the last round. Despite Zeka's great performance Penza lost 65-88 to the higher-ranked Prishtina (#3, 6-4). But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates. Penza can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have extremely bad season and 2-8 record places them at the very bottom of the standings. Zeka has a very solid season. In 9 games in Liga Unike she scored 9.1ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Kaela Hilaire (157-PG-1998) of Prishtina - 15 points, 3 rebounds and 15 assists
5. Samra Omerbasic (191-C-1990) of Flamurtari - 23 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Ornela Lalaj (173-PG-1994) of Partizani - 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists
7. La'Sonja Edwards) of Partizani - 16 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Khadija Brown-Haywood (180-G-1994) of Bashkimi - 19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Liliane Ikete (190-C-2005) of Flamurtari - 13 points and 10 rebounds
10. Dasia Evans (188-F) of Bashkimi - 17 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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LITHUANIA

Stats Leaders - LMKL

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Olga FOMINA

VK-Kamane
(164-PG-1989)
Avg: 23.1

23.1

21.9

20.6

20.3

19.5

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MALI

Kalaban Sport Club signs Djelika Tounkara - by Eurobasket News

Kalaban-Sport-Club (D1) signed 19-year old point guard Djelika Tounkara (170cm-2003). Tounkara just played at Mali Women U18 National Team. Tounkara represented Mali at the African Championship U18 in Cairo (Egypt) three years ago. Her team won Silver and her stats at that event were 5 games: 4.2ppg, 2.2rpg, 1.0apg, 1.8spg.

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MONTENEGRO

Prva A Round 16: Herceg Novi lose to Podgorica in the game between Top 4 teams - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

Very significant was Podgorica's (#2, 12-3) victory against one of their biggest challengers Herceg Novi (8-7) 88-78. Podgorica forced 25 Herceg Novi turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Nikolina Ilic (180-2003) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and point guard Marija Baosic (163-2004) who added 8 points and 6 assists during the contest. Podgorica's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Serbian forward Aleksandra Muzevic (179-2001) responded with a double-double by scoring 32 points, 8 rebounds, 17 assists and 5 steals. Podgorica have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 12-3 record having just three points less than leader Buducnost. Herceg Novi lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with seven games lost. Podgorica's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Podgorica to the arena Buducnost.
The game in Tuzi was also worth to mention about. One of their biggest challengers Niksic (4-11) played at the court of fifth ranked Decic (4-11). Decic defeated Niksic 89-75. The winners were led by Ivana Vujosevic (-2000) who scored that evening 30 points and 8 rebounds and Zana Tatar supported her with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Decic's coach Dejan Drljevic allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 33 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds by international swingman Milena Jaksic (178-1998) did not help to save the game for Niksic. Decic moved-up to fourth place, which they share with defeated Niksic. Decic will play against bottom-ranked Primorje (#6) in Herceg Novi in the next round. Niksic will play at home against Herceg Novi and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

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Podgorica - Herceg Novi 88-78

Very significant was Podgorica's (#2, 12-3) victory against one of their biggest challengers Herceg Novi (8-7) 88-78. Podgorica forced 25 Herceg Novi turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Nikolina Ilic (180-2003) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and point guard Marija Baosic (163-2004) who added 8 points and 6 assists during the contest. Podgorica's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Serbian forward Aleksandra Muzevic (179-2001) responded with a double-double by scoring 32 points, 8 rebounds, 17 assists and 5 steals and Bosnian center Adna Razic (192-2001) scored 36 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds (on 13-of-16 shooting from the field). Podgorica have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 12-3 record having just three points less than leader Buducnost. Herceg Novi lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with seven games lost. Podgorica's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Podgorica to the arena Buducnost.
Top scorers:
Podgorica: I.Nikolina 24+4reb, D.Nada 10+2ast, S.Hajdana 9+2ast, N.Vuckovic 9+1reb+3ast, B.Anastasija 9+3reb+2ast, V.Lana 8+5reb
Herceg Novi: A.Razic 36+6reb+2ast, A.Muzevic 32+8reb+17ast, M.Vasilija 2, L.Sofija 2, G.Sara 2+1reb, R.Vladana 2+5reb

Decic - Niksic 89-75

The game in Tuzi was also worth to mention about. One of their biggest challengers Niksic (4-11) played at the court of fifth ranked Decic (4-11). Decic defeated Niksic 89-75. The winners were led by Ivana Vujosevic (-2000) who scored that evening 30 points and 8 rebounds and power forward Zana Tatar (182-2003) supported her with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Decic's coach Dejan Drljevic allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 33 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds by international swingman Milena Jaksic (178-1998) did not help to save the game for Niksic. Guard Zoja Canovic (172-2005) added 23 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Decic moved-up to fourth place, which they share with defeated Niksic. Decic will play against bottom-ranked Primorje (#6) in Herceg Novi in the next round. Niksic will play at home against Herceg Novi and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Decic: V.Ivana 30+8reb+2ast, T.Zana 22+7reb+3ast, M.Sava 20+7reb+3ast, N.Ksenija 8+4reb+6ast, K.Mila 4+1reb, P.Masa 3
Niksic: M.Jaksic 33+6reb+3ast, C.Zoja 23+6reb+2ast, L.Andjela 14+13reb, P.Marija 5+1reb+3ast, M.Djordjina 0+2reb, M.Sara 0+1reb

Vujosevic number one in Montenegro Prva A for round 16 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News

Ivana Vujosevic (2000) had an amazing evening in the last round for Decic, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 16.
The 22-year old player was the main contributor (30 points, eight rebounds and two assists) to her team's victory, helping them to beat Niksic (4-11) 89-75. Decic maintains the 5th position in Montenegrin Prva A. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked such low. They already lost 11 games and recorded just four victories. In the team's last game Vujosevic had a remarkable 64.3% from 2-point range and got four three-pointers out of 7 attempts. It was one of impressive evenings for her as usually she does not deliver so high stats. Ivana Vujosevic has solid league stats. She is in league's top in rebounds (6th best: 8.0rpg).

The second best player in last round's games was young Serbian Aleksandra Muzevic (179-F-2001) of Herceg Novi. Muzevic had a very good evening with a double-double of 32 points and 17 assists. Bad luck as Herceg Novi lost that game 78-88 to slightly higher-ranked Podgorica (#2, 12-3). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Herceg Novi still maintains its place in the top 3 of the standings, even despite this loss. Her team's 8-7 record is not bad at all. Muzevic is a newcomer at Herceg Novi, but is already one of team's top players.

Third on the list of top players last round was another Herceg Novi's star - Bosnia and Herzegovina center Adna Razic (192-C-2001). Razic got into 30-points club by scoring 36 points in the last round. She went also for six rebounds . Despite Razic's great performance Herceg Novi lost 78-88 to #2 ranked Podgorica. But her team cannot count on just these two top stars as they also need help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. The last thing Herceg Novi needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 8 victories and 7 lost games. Razic has a great season in Montenegro. After 15 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 7.5rpg (8th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Milena Jaksic (178-F/G-1998) of Niksic - 33 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Andjela Lalovic (190-C-1999) of Niksic - 14 points and 13 rebounds
6. Sava Mirotic) of Decic - 20 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Zana Tatar (182-F/C-2003) of Decic - 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Nikolina Ilic (180-PF-2003) of Podgorica - 24 points and 4 rebounds
9. Zoja Canovic (172-G-2005) of Niksic - 23 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Nevena Vuckovic (177-SF-1998) of Podgorica - 9 points and 3 assists

The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.
The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.
The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

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NCAA1

NCAA1 Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Madison SIEGRIST

Villanova
(185-F-2000)
Avg: 28.9

28.9

27.2

27.0

25.7

23.4

Sacramento State Wins 2023 Big Sky Women's Basketball Tournament Championship - by Eurobasket Center

The Hornets will head to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history

BOISE, Idaho -- Put on your dancing shoes Sacramento, the Hornets are headed to the NCAA Tournament.
A season of firsts rolls on for the Sacramento State women's basketball program, which added another jewel to its crown in the "Gem State" on Wednesday, turning an early lead into a championship celebration by defeating top-seeded Northern Arizona, 76-63, in the title game of the Big Sky Conference Tournament at the Idaho Central Arena in Boise.
The Hornets followed up their share of the Big Sky regular season championship with three wins in three days, claiming their first-ever conference tournament trophy and NCAA berth in wire-to-wire fashion. Add to that the most wins in a single season in program history and a nine-game winning streak heading into "March Madness," and the list of accomplishments continues to grow.
Senior Kahlaijah Dean (5'6''-G) was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player - the first Hornet to earn that award - and was named to the all-tournament team, while junior Isnelle Natabou also garnered all-tournament honors. The two are only the fourth and fifth Hornets to earn a spot on the all-tournament team and the first time that the program has placed two on the all-tournament team in the history of the program.
The field for the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament will be announced on Sunday (March 12) at 5 p.m. PT on ESPN.
Led by a career-high 26 points and seven rebounds from senior guard Jordan Olivares (5'8''-G), Sacramento State finished with three players in double figures to improve to 25-7 overall on the year and extend its winning streak to nine straight games. Olivares hit 9-of-15 from the field, including a trio of three-pointers, and added three assists to her stat line, topping her previous career high of 22 points against Weber State in 2021.
Her total was the third-highest by a Hornet in Big Sky Tournament play, trailing only Maranne Johnson (5'7''-G-1996, college: Sacramento St.)'s 31 points against Southern Utah in 2016 and Johnson's 30 against Montana in 2018.
Senior Kaylin Randhawa (6'2''-G) also saved her season best for the championship game, pouring in a Sacramento State career-high 20 points on 6-of-10 from the floor, adding four three-pointers and 4-of-5 from the line. The final total topped her previous Hornet best of 18 against the Lumberjacks on Feb. 9.
Dean narrowly missed out on a double-double, scoring 16 points and adding nine rebounds, but hit double figures for the 23rd consecutive game and the 31st time in 32 games overall.
Sacramento State needed only seven seconds to get on the scoreboard first with a three-pointer by Dean, sparking an 8-0 run to start the game - one that grew to 12-4 just four minutes later. Back-to-back three's by the Lumberjacks cut the lead to just two points, but that's as close as NAU would get in the period as the Hornets rebuilt the lead to eight on a pair of three-pointers of their own and led by four and the end of the quarter on Olivares' fall-away buzzer beater.
However, the second quarter was the difference. Sacramento State scored the first seven points of the period while holding Northern Arizona to without a point for the first 6:14 until Olivia Moran (5'11''-G/F) hit 1-of-2 from the line to end the drought. The shooting woes continued for the Lumberjacks as the Hornets held NAU to without a field goal in the period until Emily Rodabaugh (6'0''-G/F) drained a three-pointer with 45 seconds remaining, finishing 1-for-14 (.071) from the floor as Sacramento State held a commanding 37-22 lead at the break.
The Hornets' lead grew to as many as 20 points in the third on a three by Randhawa with 1:45 left in the period, but the Lumberjacks wouldn't go quietly, ending the third on a 7-0 run and making it a 10-point game a minute into the fourth before back-to-back baskets by Isnelle Natabou and Olivares stopped the bleeding.
Sacramento State remained calm and consistent, slowly rebuilding it advantage to 17 points at 67-50 with four minutes remaining, but the Lumberjacks had one more rally in them. Rodabaugh scored in the paint to help along an 11-3 burst for NAU to cut the deficit to nine points, but the Hornets kept the Lumberjacks at arms length, finishing 6-for-8 from the line in the final 77 seconds while holding Northern Arizona to just 1-for-5 from the floor to end the game and set off the confetti cannons.
Wednesday's 76 points for Sacramento State were the most in this year's tournament for the Hornets and the team's highest since scoring 80 against Montana in 2018. Shooting .455 from the field for the game, Sacramento State posted three of the program's top six field goal percentages at the tournament this year, including back-to-back record-setting performances against Idaho (.468) and Portland State (.469).
The Hornets also finished with 10 makes from beyond the arc - the fifth time in the team's last six games that they have finished with double figures in that category - while the 16 makes from the line are tied for the third-most in a tournament game in program history.
At the other end, Sacramento State's six blocks are the second-highest team total at the tournament in program history, trailing only the eight against NAU in 2019. Meanwhile, in holding the Lumberjacks to just .362 shooting from the field, it marked the fifth straight game - and the eighth time in the last nine games - that the Hornets have limited a team to under 40 percent from the field.

IN THE BONUS: The nine consecutive wins are tied for the third-longest winning streak in school history along with the 2013-14 squad, standing just one win shy of the record shared by the 1989-90 and 1990-91 squads Wednesday's win was the first over Northern Arizona this year after the Lumberjacks swept the regular season series with a win in Flagstaff on Jan. 14 and in Sacramento in overtime on Feb. 9 With her 16 points, Dean now has 674 for the year, closing in on the top 10 for a single-season in Big Sky history She also ranks among the top-10 on the school's single-season list for field goals made, three-pointers made, free throws made, and assists.

Courtesy of hornetsports.com

UNLV Lady Rebels Win First-Ever Mountain West Women's Basketball Tournament Title - by Eurobasket Center

Las Vegas - The 2021-22 UNLV Lady Rebels continued to write history on Wednesday night when they earned their first Mountain West Women's Basketball Championship title in program history, defeating Colorado State, 75-65.
The 2022 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Women's Basketball Championship went down to the wire before UNLV (26-6, 15-3) pulled away over the final 1:50.
Led by tournament MVP, Essence Booker (5'8''-G), who put up 25 points to go along with five assists and five rebounds, UNLV ended the game on a 7-0, limiting Colorado State (21-11, 9-9) to just 1-7 shooting at the end of the fourth quarter.
'We knew coming into this game what we wanted to do. We wanted to make history. We wanted to go to the dance,' said Booke., 'We knew that this was our way getting there and I feel like every single one of us had so much determination to win this game tonight.'
After the Rams jumped out to an 11-2 lead to start the game, UNLV answered back quickly and put together an impressive 32-11 run to take a lead it never relinquished.
Both teams showed they deserved a spot in the championship game, relying on hot shooting and success in the paint. Both teams shot above 50% from the field, while UNLV scored 10 quick points down low.
The Lady Rebels started the second quarter on a 10-3 run, extending their lead to double-digits. CSU struggled to score throughout the second quarter, shooting just 19% from the field. However, the resilient Rams fought back to bring the score to within seven before the half.
Booker took over in the first half, scoring a game-high 15 points, while dishing out four assists and pulling down four rebounds. UNLV dominated in the paint through the half, scoring 18 down low and ending the night with a total of 34 points.
Colorado State at halftime was led by Mckenna Hofschild (5'5''-G)'s 12 points and five assists. They shot well from beyond the arc, making four of their five attempts in the first half.
In the second half, UNLV went on a scoring run early with five different student-athletes combining for 12 points. They managed to rack up a 13-point lead before CSU came storming back at the end of the quarter on an 8-0 scoring run to pull within five before the final quarter.
The Rams' Karly Murphy (6'1''-F, college: Colorado St.) had a big third quarter, scoring ten of CSU's 18 points. But UNLV continued to hold the lead, consistently making baskets on the offensive side throughout the second half.
Hofschild and Booker were locked in a guard duel, leading both their teams with in fourth-quarter scoring as the CSU guard scored 11 and the Lady Rebel transfer scored eight.
Mountain West Player of the Year, Desi-Rae Young (6'1''-C), added 14 points and seven rebounds on 7-of-8 shooting, while Mountain West Sixth Person of the Year, Nneka Obiazor (5'10''-F), added nine points and six rebounds off the bench for UNLV.
'Really surreal. I've cut a few nets in my day. With this group it just, I would do anything for them because I know they would do anything for me,' said UNLV head coach Lindy La Rocque. 'And to say it is one thing, to believe it is another thing, and then to go out there and get the job done is something on a whole another level. And that's what they did. So it was, it's really special.'

Courtesy of themw.com

All-MWC Awards 2023 - by Eurobasket Center

All-Tournament MVP: USA

Desi-Rae Young (6'1''-C) of UNLV
Player of the Year: USA

Mckenna Hofschild (5'5''-G) of Colorado St.
Defensive Player of the Year: USA

Abby Muse (6'3''-F) of Boise St.
Freshman of the Year: Denmark

Malene Pedersen (5'11''-F-2001) of Wyoming
Newcomer of the Year: USA

Destiny Thurman (5'7''-G) of Colorado St.
Sixth Player of the Year: USA

Kiara Jackson (5'7''-G) of UNLV
Coach of the Year: Lindy La Rocque of UNLV

First Team
USA

Asia Avinger (5'7''-G) of SDSU
USA

Essence Booker (5'8''-G) of UNLV
USA

Latascya Duff (5'7''-G) of N.Mexico
USA

Justice Ethridge (5'9''-G) of UNLV
USA

Allyson Fertig (6'4''-C) of Wyoming
USA

Mckenna Hofschild (5'5''-G) of Colorado St.
USA

Sophia Ramos (5'9''-G) of SDSU
USA

Destiny Thurman (5'7''-G) of Colorado St.
USA

Quinn Weidemann (5'9''-G) of Wyoming
USA

Desi-Rae Young (6'1''-C) of UNLV

Honorable Mention
USA

Cailyn Crocker (5'9''-G) of Colorado St.
USA

Alyssa Jimenez (6'0''-G) of Nevada
USA

Elodie Lalotte (6'1''-F) of Boise St.
USA

Shaiquel McGruder (6'0''-F-1999) of N.Mexico
USA

Yummy Morris (6'2''-F) of SDSU
USA

Abby Muse (6'3''-F) of Boise St.
USA

Madison Smith (5'8''-G) of Air Force
USA

Amaya West (5'10''-G) of Fresno St.

All-MWC All-Defensive Team 2023

Ethridge

Holland

Muse

Weidemann

Young

All-Defensive Team
USA

Justice Ethridge (5'9''-G) of UNLV
USA

Jada Holland (5'6''-PG) of SJSU
USA

Abby Muse (6'3''-F) of Boise St.
USA

Quinn Weidemann (5'9''-G) of Wyoming
USA

Desi-Rae Young (6'1''-C) of UNLV

All-Freshman Team
Australia

Danielle Bayes (5'11''-G-2003) of Boise St.
USA

Sabrina Ma (5'10''-G) of SJSU
USA

Natalie Pasco (5'10''-G) of Boise St.
Denmark

Malene Pedersen (5'11''-F-2001) of Wyoming
USA

Milahnie Perry (5'7''-G) of Air Force

All-MWC All-Tournament Team 2023

Ramos

Booker

Young

Fertig

Pedersen

All-Tournament Team
USA

Sophia Ramos (5'9''-G) of SDSU
USA

Essence Booker (5'8''-G) of UNLV
USA

Desi-Rae Young (6'1''-C) of UNLV
USA

Allyson Fertig (6'4''-C) of Wyoming
Denmark

Malene Pedersen (5'11''-F-2001) of Wyoming

All-Big Sky Conf. Awards 2023 - by Eurobasket Center

All-Tournament MVP: USA

Kahlaijah Dean (5'6''-G) of Sacramento St.
Player of the Year: USA

Kahlaijah Dean (5'6''-G) of Sacramento St.
Defensive Player of the Year: USA

Jamie Loera (5'9''-G) of EWU
Freshman of the Year: USA

Mack Konig (5'9''-G) of Montana
Newcomer of the Year: USA

Kahlaijah Dean (5'6''-G) of Sacramento St.
Sixth Woman of the Year: USA

Leia Beattie (5'9''-G) of Montana St.
Co-Coach of the Year: Tricia Binford of Montana St.
Co-Coach of the Year: Mark Campbell of Sacramento St.
Co-Coach of the Year: Loree Payne of NAU

All-Big Sky Conf. First Team 2023

Bea

Dean

White

Schenck

Natabou

First Team
USA

Beyonce Bea (6'1''-G/F) of Idaho
USA

Kahlaijah Dean (5'6''-G) of Sacramento St.
USA

Darian White (5'6''-G) of Montana St.
USA

Regan Schenck (5'7''-G) of NAU
Czech Republic

Isnelle Natabou (6'5''-C-1999) of Sacramento St.

All-Big Sky Conf. Second Team 2023

Gfeller

Bear

Bourne

Morales

Oltrogge

Second Team
USA

Carmen Gfeller (6'1''-C) of Montana
USA

Kola Bear (6'2''-F) of Montana St.
Australia

Callie Bourne (5'9''-G) of Idaho St.
USA

Esmeralda Morales (5'5''-G) of Portland St.
USA

Montana Oltrogge (6'0''-F-2000) of NAU

All-Big Sky Conf. Third Team 2023

Loera

Martin

Simental

Fatkin

Hickok

Third Team
USA

Jamie Loera (5'9''-G) of EWU
USA

Jaydia Martin (6'0''-SF) of EWU
USA

Hannah Simental (5'8''-G) of N.Colorado
USA

Sammy Fatkin (5'11''-G) of Montana
USA

Daryn Hickok (5'10''-F) of Weber St.

All-Big Sky Conf. Honorable Mention 2023

Byrne

Buckley

Marxen

Beattie

Bello

Honorable Mention
USA

Delaynie Byrne (6'3''-F) of N.Colorado
USA

Jacinta Buckley (6'1''-G) of EWU
USA

Gina Marxen (5'8''-G) of Montana
USA

Leia Beattie (5'9''-G) of Montana St.
USA

Laura Bello (6'3''-F) of Idaho St.

All-Big Sky Conf. All-Tournament Team 2023

Dean

Natabou

Schenck

Moran

Loera

Morales

All-Tournament Team
USA

Kahlaijah Dean (5'6''-G) of Sacramento St.
Czech Republic

Isnelle Natabou (6'5''-C-1999) of Sacramento St.
USA

Regan Schenck (5'7''-G) of NAU
USA

Nyah Moran (5'11''-G/F) of NAU
USA

Jamie Loera (5'9''-G) of EWU
USA

Esmeralda Morales (5'5''-G) of Portland St.

Top-Seeded Southeastern Roar Back in Second Half to Claim First-Ever Southland Basketball Championship - by Eurobasket Center

LAKE CHARLES, La. - The Southeastern Lions women's basketball team made history on Thursday afternoon as they used a second half rally to claim their first-ever Southland Women's Basketball Championship at the Jersey Mike's Southland Basketball Championships presented by LouisianaTravel.com.
After going into the break trailing by nine, Lions dominated the second half with a 39-21 advantage in the second half including a 26-11 edge in the third quarter to take control of the game.
Southeastern earns its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament and will find out its destination on Selection Sunday airing live on ESPN.
The spark in this one came from Taylor Bell (5'11''-G) off the bench, who scored 22 points on 7 of 9 shooting and three 3-pointers, sparking the comeback for the Lions.
Hailey Giaratano (5'10''-G) earned Tournament MVP honors and added another brilliant performance with 15 points, eight boards, three assists, and a steal. Chrissy Brown (5'9''-G) added 10 points and seven boards, while the smallest person on the floor, Jen Pierre, scored eight points with 11 rebounds.
Portia Adams led the Cardinals with 20 points and eight rebounds, while Akasha Davis (6'2''-F/C) continued her run of terrific performances with 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Lamar came out firing as they opened the game on a 9-2 run and led by as many as nine in the opening period.
Southeastern cut the deficit to 22-19 with 7:57 left in the second quarter, but the duo of Adams and Davis controlled the first half of play with Adams scoring nine points and Davis adding eight points and six boards.
Southeastern completely flipped the script in the second half. After briefly falling behind by 11 early in the quarter, the Lions roared back to close out the period as Bell paced a 20-5 run to close out the quarter and the Lions took a 53-47 lead into the fourth quarter.
Bell was incredible in the third quarter, scoring 10 points on 4 of 5 shooting with a pair of 3-pointers. Giaratano was also hot in the quarter with seven points.
Lamar would not go down quietly in the fourth as they cut it to 59-57 with just under four minutes remaining on the Adams driving layup.
However, it was Southeastern's day to shine as they closed the game on a 7-0 run, connecting on free throws, and bringing the title back home to Hammond, America.
In 2020, Southeastern made its first tournament since 2012 and saw that experience end due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Two years later, the Lions played for a conference title and fell short.
Today, Southeastern calls themselves champions and completes the incredible turnaround under Head Coach Ayla Guzzardo.

Courtesy of southland.org

All-Southland Conf. Awards 2023 - by Eurobasket Center

All-Tournament MVP: USA

Hailey Giaratano (5'10''-G) of SE Louisiana
Player of the Year: USA

Alecia Westbrook (6'1''-F/C) of TAMUCC
Defensive Player of the Year: USA

Alecia Westbrook (6'1''-F/C) of TAMUCC
Freshman of the Year: USA

Lexi Alexander (6'0''-F) of Nicholls St.
Newcomer of the Year: Puerto Rico

Nina De Leon (5'6''-G-2003) of UIW
Coach of the Year: Ayla Guzzardo of SE Louisiana

All-Southland Conf. First Team 2023

Westbrook

Davis

Serrata

Parramore

Horne

First Team
USA

Alecia Westbrook (6'1''-F/C) of TAMUCC
USA

Akasha Davis (6'2''-F/C) of Lamar
USA

Makinna Serrata (6'0''-G-1999) of TAMUCC
USA

Candice Parramore (5'7''-G) of NSU
USA

Alexius Horne (5'9''-G) of SE Louisiana

Second Team
USA

Hailey Giaratano (5'10''-G) of SE Louisiana
Puerto Rico

Nina De Leon (5'6''-G-2003) of UIW
USA

N'Denasija Collins (6'0''-F-2001) of HCU
USA

Dearica Pryor (5'7''-G) of New Orleans
USA

Desiray Kernal (6'0''-F) of A&M-Commerce

All-Defensive Team
USA

Alecia Westbrook (6'1''-F/C) of TAMUCC
USA

Natalie Kelly (6'3''-F) of SE Louisiana
USA

Dearica Pryor (5'7''-G) of New Orleans
USA

Jalencia Pierre (5'5''-G) of SE Louisiana
Puerto Rico

Nina De Leon (5'6''-G-2003) of UIW

East Carolina Wins American Women's Basketball Championship - by Eurobasket Center

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Third-seeded East Carolina captured its first American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Championship after defeating No. 4 seed Houston, 46-44, Thursday, March 9 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Pirates became the first team to win the American Championship after not being seeded No. 1.
Amiya Joyner (5'11''-F) converted a 3-point play with 1:30 remaining to give East Carolina (23-9) a 43-42 lead. Micah Dennis made two free throws with 44 seconds left push the lead to three at 45-42. Kamryn Jones (6'1''-F) cut the lead to one with 18 seconds left and the Cougars (15-16) had a chance to take the lead but Bria Patterson (5'11''-F) missed a shot with five seconds left.
Dennis made 1-of-2 free throws before a Houston half-court attempt missed at the buzzer.
Houston led 23-14 at the halftime break after holding the Pirates to 18.2 percent shooting (6-33). A 12-2 run in the third quarter gave ECU its first lead of the game at 28-27, and after that, the lead for either team was never greater than four.
Tournament Most Outstanding Player Synia Johnson (5'9''-G) led ECU with 13 points, seven rebounds and four steals, while Joyner added seven points and 15 rebounds.
Jones led the Cougars with 13 points.

Courtesy of theamerican.org

All-AAC Awards 2023 - by Eurobasket Center

All-Tournament MVP: USA

Synia Johnson (5'9''-G) of ECU
Co-Player of the Year: Cameroon

Dulcy Fankam (6'4''-F-1999) of S.Florida
Co-Player of the Year: Greece

Elena Tsineke (5'7''-G-1999) of S.Florida
Defensive Player of the Year: USA

Danae McNeal (6'0''-G) of ECU
Freshman of the Year: USA

Amiya Joyner (5'11''-F) of ECU
Newcomer of the Year: USA

Sammie Puisis (6'1''-G-2000) of S.Florida
Most Improved Player of the Year: USA

Danae McNeal (6'0''-G) of ECU
Sixth Player of the Year: USA

Tiara Young (5'9''-G-2001) of Houston
Coach of the Year: Kim McNeill of ECU

All-AAC 1st Team 2023

McNeal

Blair

Fankam

Tsineke

Poindexter

First Team
USA

Danae McNeal (6'0''-G) of ECU
USA

Laila Blair (5'8''-G) of Houston
Cameroon

Dulcy Fankam (6'4''-F-1999) of S.Florida
Greece

Elena Tsineke (5'7''-G-1999) of S.Florida
USA

Temira Poindexter (6'1''-F) of Tulsa

All-AAC Second Team 2023

Shutes

Puisis

Smith

Wilkinson

Nelson

Second Team
USA

Jamirah Shutes (5'9''-G) of Memphis
USA

Sammie Puisis (6'1''-G-2000) of S.Florida
USA

Jasmine Smith (5'7''-G) of SMU
United Kingdom

Savannah Wilkinson (6'0''-F-1998) of SMU
USA

Aleah Nelson (5'6''-G) of Temple

All-AAC Third Team 2023

Joyner

Griggs

Jones

Asinde

Colbert

Third Team
USA

Amiya Joyner (5'11''-F) of ECU
USA

Madison Griggs (5'9''-G) of Memphis
USA

Dynah Jones (5'9''-G) of Tulane
Uganda

Jane Asinde (6'1''-F-1999) of Wichita St.
USA

Trajata Colbert (6'2''-F) of Wichita St.

All-Freshman Team
USA

Amiya Joyner (5'11''-F) of ECU
USA

Destiny Thomas (6'4''-C) of Memphis
Spain

Carla Brito (5'11''-G-2004) of S.Florida
Australia

Ella Brow (5'8''-G) of SMU
USA

Ahrray Young (5'11''-G) of Tulsa

All-AAC All-Tournament Team 2023

Johnson

Joyner

Hill

Patterson

Whittington

All-Tournament Team
USA

Synia Johnson (5'9''-G) of ECU
USA

Amiya Joyner (5'11''-F) of ECU
USA

Tatyana Hill (6'2''-F) of Houston
USA

Bria Patterson (5'11''-F) of Houston
USA

Kyren Whittington (5'9''-G-2002) of Tulane

No. 25 MTSU women win 8th straight, 84-53 over Charlotte - by Eurobasket News

Savannah Wheeler (5'6''-G-2001) scored 28 points, Alexis Whittington1 (5'11''-G) added 17 and No. 25 Middle Tennessee won its eighth straight game with an 84-53 victory over ninth-seeded Charlotte on Thursday in the Conference USA Tournament. Middle Tennessee (26-4) advanced to the Friday semifinals for the fourth straight season and eighth time in nine years. Middle Tennessee pulled away midway through the second quarter after a 18-2 run. Wheeler started the run with a three-point play and she added four more points as Charlotte went without a field goal for nearly five minutes. Whittington made 3-pointers on back-to-back MTSU possessions and Kseniya Malashka (6'0''-F-2000) added a third in less than a minute for a 40-21 lead. The Lady Raiders led 46-25 at the break behind 16 points from Wheeler. Charlotte didn't make a field goal in the final five minutes of the third quarter as MTSU extended its lead to 28 points. Courtney Blakely had 11 points for Middle Tennessee. Whittington and Wheeler each finished with four 3-pointers. Wheeler reached 20-plus points for the eighth time this season. Mya McGraw (6'2''-F-2003) scored 14 points, Keanna Rembert (6'2''-F) had 12 and Dazia Lawrence (5'8''-G-2001) added 10 for Charlotte (12-19). Charlotte went 1 of 14 from distance. The Lady Raiders also swept the regular-season series, winning both games by an average of 24.5 points.
Courtesy of: apnews.com

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POLAND

Stats Leaders - PLKK

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Alanna SMITH

Gorzow W
(193-F-1996)
Avg: 21.9

21.9

20.9

20.7

20.1

17.8

1Liga Stats Leaders - by Eurobasket Center

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Dominika ULLMANN

Pol.Gdansk
(170-G-2005)
Avg: 22.3

22.3

18.6

18.5

18.4

18.2

Jessica January's triple-double lands her Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

American Guard Jessica January (170-G-1995) put on an amazing game in the last round for Sosnowiec, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 22.
The 27-year old player recorded a triple-double of 21 points adding also 11 rebounds and 12 assists, while her team crushed Torun (#9, 6-14) with 16-point margin 97-81. Sosnowiec maintains the 6th position in Polish EBLK. Sosnowiec is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 11-9 record. In the team's last game January had a remarkable 57.1% from 2-point range. She has many years of experience at Sosnowiec, through which she has constantly improved. Former De Paul University star has very solid stats this year. January is in league's top in points (8th best: 15.5ppg) and rebounds (8th best: 8.6rpg).

The second best player in last round's games was another Sosnowiec's star - young Ghanian Batabe Zempare (191-F-1994, agency: LBM Management). Zempare had a very good evening with a double-double of 24 points and 14 rebounds. Of course together with January she helped Sosnowiec with another comfortable win 97-81 over the lower-ranked Torun (#9, 6-14) being unquestionably team leader. Sosnowiec's 6th position in the standings has not changed. Her team lost some distance to top teams. But 11-9 record is not bad and everything may still change. Zempare is a newcomer at Sosnowiec, but is already one of team's top players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.9ppg (#2). She also registered 10.7 boards per game.

Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Lindsay Allen (173-PG-1995) of league's top team Gorzow Wlkp.. Allen scored 28 points and passed eight assists. Despite Allen's great performance Gorzow Wlkp. lost 78-96 to #3 ranked Poznan. But her team cannot count on just a single shooter as she also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. That was shocking loss for Gorzow Wlkp. and their fans. Hopefully so far almost perfect season will not turn around. They still have impressive 18-2 record in the league holding top position in the standings. Allen plays for a very strong team and Gorzow Wlkp. has many quality players. So achieving that high stats is even more impressive. Allen has a great season in Poland. After 20 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 6.2apg (6th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Karina Michalek (180-F-1993) of Bydgoszcz - 23 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Agnieszka Skobel (180-SG-1989) of Poznan - 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists
6. Mailis Pokk (186-F-1992) of Poznan - 21 points and 10 rebounds
7. Alecia Sutton (173-G-1998) of Poznan - 19 points and 7 assists
8. Martyna Leszczynska (190-C-2000) of Polonia W-wa - 16 points and 7 rebounds
9. Natalia Kurach (186-C/F-2002) of Wroclaw - 13 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Alanna Smith (193-F-1996) of Gorzow Wlkp. - 19 points, 14 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)

EBLK Round 22: Gorzow Wlkp. is defeated by Poznan - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Gorzow Wlkp. (18-2) in Gorzow Wielkopolski on Wednesday night. Hosts were defeated by fourth ranked Poznan (12-8) 96-78. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Gorzow Wlkp.. Poznan forced 19 Gorzow Wlkp. turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Estonian forward Mailis Pokk (186-1992, agency: Basket Promotion Agency) had a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and international Agnieszka Skobel (180-1989) chipped in 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals during the contest. At the losing side American point guard Lindsay Allen (173-1995, college: Notre Dame) responded with 28 points and 8 assists. Poznan have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Lublin. Gorzow Wlkp. at the other side still keeps top position with two games lost.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Polkowice. Second ranked host Polkowice (17-3) defeated one of their biggest challengers Lublin (12-8) 77-61. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Lublin. The former international point guard Weronika Gajda (174-1989) notched a double-double by scoring 10 points, 11 assists and 5 steals to lead the effort and Weronika Telenga supported her with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Even 20 points by Serbian swingman Katarina Zec (180-1997, college: UTEP) did not help to save the game for Lublin. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Polkowice have an impressive ten-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 17-3 record behind leader Gorzow Wlkp. Lublin at the other side keeps the third place with eight games lost. They share the position with Poznan.
10th ranked Bydgoszcz (2-18) was outscored at home by eighth ranked Wroclaw (8-11) with the biggest margin this round 92-52 on Wednesday night. Natalia Kurach fired a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Karina Michalek produced a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Wroclaw maintains eighth position with 8-11 record. Bydgoszcz lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with 18 games lost. They share the position with Pruszkow.

In the last two games of round 22 Polonia W-wa destroyed Pruszkow on the opponent's court 89-64. Torun unfortunately lost to Sosnowiec in a home game 81-97.

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Pruszkow - Polonia W-wa 64-89

Very expected game when 11th ranked Pruszkow (2-18) was crushed at home by seventh ranked Polonia W-wa (10-9) 89-64 on Wednesday. Polonia W-wa made 24-of-27 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Pruszkow turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Greek point guard Angeliki Vintsilaiou (173-1998) fired 16 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Center Martyna Leszczynska (190-2000) chipped in 16 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Weronika Papiernik (174-1998) produced 8 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Magdalena Parysek-Bochniak (182-1989) added 12 points and 5 assists respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Polonia W-wa maintains seventh position with 10-9 record. Pruszkow lost fifth consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay dead last with 18 lost games. They share the position with Bydgoszcz.
Top scorers:
Pruszkow: S.Katarzyna 13+3reb, M.Parysek-Bochniak 12+2reb+5ast, M.Marciniak 8+6reb, W.Papiernik 8+7reb+4ast, F.Sonia 7+1ast, J.Berezowska 6+2reb+2ast
Polonia W-wa: A.Vintsilaiou 16+6reb+3ast, M.Leszczynska 16+7reb+1ast, A.Keys 12+3reb+5ast, A.Radic 9+4reb+1ast, J.Jackson 9+3reb+2ast, S.Marta 8+4reb+3ast

Torun - Sosnowiec 81-97

Rather predictable result in Torun where sixth ranked Sosnowiec (11-9) defeated 9th ranked Katarzynki (6-14) 97-81 on Wednesday. Sosnowiec dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Katarzynki's 38. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists comparing to just 18 passes made by Katarzynki's players. American guard Jessica January (170-1995, college: DePaul) fired a triple-double by scoring 21 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists for the winners. Ghanian-American forward Batabe Zempare (191-1994, college: CSUB, agency: LBM Management) chipped in a double-double by scoring 24 points and 14 rebounds. Four Sosnowiec players scored in double figures. American guard Alexis Jones (175-1994, college: Baylor) produced 22 points and 4 assists and her fellow American import forward Marte Grays (188-1996, college: DePaul) added 8 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Sosnowiec moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Arka Gdynia. Katarzynki lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 14 games lost.
Top scorers:
Torun: A.Jones 22+3reb+4ast, A.Stankiewicz 17+1reb+2ast, V.Louka 16+4reb+2ast, M.Grays 8+12reb+6ast, P.Aleksandra 7+11reb+1ast, Z.Urban 6
Sosnowiec: B.Zempare 24+14reb+2ast, J.January 21+11reb+12ast, Q.Urbaniak-Dornstauder 16+5reb+2ast, M.Mistinova-Prazenicova 14+3reb+2ast, W.Klaudia 7+5reb+8ast, L.Grzenkowicz 6+2reb+1ast

Gorzow Wlkp. - Poznan 78-96

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Gorzow Wlkp. (18-2) in Gorzow Wielkopolski on Wednesday night. Hosts were defeated by fourth ranked Poznan (12-8) 96-78. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Gorzow Wlkp.. Poznan forced 19 Gorzow Wlkp. turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Estonian forward Mailis Pokk (186-1992, agency: Basket Promotion Agency) had a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and international Agnieszka Skobel (180-1989) chipped in 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals during the contest. At the losing side American point guard Lindsay Allen (173-1995, college: Notre Dame) responded with 28 points and 8 assists and Australian forward Alanna Smith (193-1996, college: Stanford) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Poznan have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Lublin. Gorzow Wlkp. at the other side still keeps top position with two games lost.
Top scorers:
Gorzow Wlkp.: L.Allen 28+2reb+8ast, A.Smith 19+14reb+3ast, Z.Wadoux 11+3reb+2ast, C.Horvat 11+5reb+3ast, B.Julia 5+1ast, W.Keller 4+8reb+2ast
Poznan: M.Pokk 21+10reb+1ast, A.Skobel 20+5reb+4ast, A.Sutton 19+1reb+7ast, M.Dodson 17+6reb+2ast, J.Popovic 9+3reb+2ast, A.Rogozinska 6+2reb+3ast

Bydgoszcz - Wroclaw 52-92

10th ranked Bydgoszcz (2-18) was outscored at home by eighth ranked Wroclaw (8-11) with the biggest margin this round 92-52 on Wednesday night. Wroclaw dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Bydgoszcz's 20. Wroclaw forced 20 Bydgoszcz turnovers and had a 34-23 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Power forward Natalia Kurach (186-2002) fired a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. The former international guard Julia Drop (174-1995) chipped in 12 points and 4 assists. Four Wroclaw players scored in double figures. The former international forward Karina Michalek (180-1993) produced a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds and Marta Wieczynska (180-1998) added 11 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Wroclaw maintains eighth position with 8-11 record. Bydgoszcz lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with 18 games lost. They share the position with Pruszkow.
Top scorers:
Bydgoszcz: K.Michalek 23+10reb+3ast, M.Wieczynska 11+7reb+6ast, S.Wiktoria 8+3reb+2ast, Z.Aleksandra 5, M.Alicja 5, K.Martyna 0+2ast
Wroclaw: N.Kurach 13+11reb+3ast, J.Drop 12+2reb+4ast, R.Brezinova 11+2reb+3ast, W.Kuczynska 11+2reb+2ast, M.Aleksandra 9+2reb+3ast, S.Jones 9+4reb

Polkowice - Lublin 77-61

The game between Top Four teams took place in Polkowice. Second ranked host Polkowice (17-3) defeated one of their biggest challengers Lublin (12-8) 77-61. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Lublin. Polkowice players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. The former international point guard Weronika Gajda (174-1989) notched a double-double by scoring 10 points, 11 assists and 5 steals to lead the effort and international center Weronika Telenga (192-1995) supported her with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Four Polkowice players scored in double figures. Even 20 points by Serbian swingman Katarina Zec (180-1997, college: UTEP) did not help to save the game for Lublin. American power forward Natasha Mack (193-1997, college: OK State, agency: LBM Management) added 8 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Polkowice have an impressive ten-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 17-3 record behind leader Gorzow Wlkp. Lublin at the other side keeps the third place with eight games lost. They share the position with Poznan.
Top scorers:
Lublin: K.Zec 20+2reb+1ast, S.Taylor 9+3reb+1ast, N.Mack 8+8reb+1ast, O.Trzeciak 7+3reb+1ast, K.Aleksandra 6+3reb+3ast, M.Zietara 5+1reb
Polkowice: Z.Friskovec 16+2reb, W.Telenga 13+10reb, K.Gertchen 11+4reb, L.Banaszak 11+3reb+1ast, W.Gajda 10+4reb+11ast, E.Wheeler 6+4reb+9ast

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ROMANIA

Stats Leaders - Women

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Keilanei COOPER

Targu M
(175-G-)
Avg: 21.5

21.5

19.6

19.3

18.4

17.3

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RUSSIA

Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Ashley BEVERLY-KELLEY

Dynamo
(168-G-1993)
Avg: 17.8

17.8

14.9

14.0

13.9

13.8

PBL Round 6 (Second Stage): MBA defeat Nadezhda in the game between Top 4 teams - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

An interesting game for MBA (23-6) which played road game in Orenburg against 4th ranked Nadezhda (16-13). Second ranked MBA managed to get a 4-point victory 61-57. MBA outrebounded Nadezhda 41-27 including 30 on the defensive glass. It was a good game for forward Victoria Cheren (187-1998) who led her team to a victory with 16 points and 6 rebounds. The former international Anna Leshovceva (181-1987) contributed with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. MBA's coach Aleksandr Diracujan used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. The former international Natalia Zhedik (184-1988) replied with 22 points for Nadezhda. MBA maintains second position with 23-6 record having six points less than leader Nika, which they share with Dynamo K. Nadezhda at the other side keeps the fourth place with 13 games lost. They share the position with Nika. MBA is looking forward to face Dynamo K. (#3) in Kursk in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Nadezhda will play on the road against the league's leader UMMC in Yekaterinburg and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
PBL top team - UMMC (29-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed fifth ranked Samara (14-15) 92-69. The former international center Maria Vadeeva (193-1998) scored 13 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Tina Krajisnik-Jovanovic chipped in 18 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was the former international forward Marina Bas (194-1985) with 21 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Undefeated UMMC have an impressive 29-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 29-0 record. Samara at the other side keeps the fifth place with 15 games lost. UMMC will play against Nadezhda (#4) in Orenburg in the next round. Samara will play at home against Sparta&K MR and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in Vidnoye was also quite interesting. Third ranked Dynamo K. (23-6) played at the court of 6th ranked Sparta&K MR (12-17). Dynamo K. managed to secure a 5-point victory 79-74 on Tuesday. Eva Lisec notched 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort. Dynamo K.'s coach Thibaut Petit allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even 21 points and 4 assists by Daria Ignatova did not help to save the game for Sparta&K MR. Defending champion moved-up to second place, which they share with MBA. Sparta&K MR lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 17 games lost. Dynamo K. will meet league's second-placed MBA in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Sparta&K MR will play against Samara (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 6: Dynamo NR beat Dynamo M. on the road 74-70. Enisey destroyed Rostov on its own court 78-46. Nika outscored Neftyanik in Syktyvkar 82-47.

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Dynamo M. - Dynamo NR 70-74

No shocking result in a game when ninth ranked Dynamo NR (11-18) beat bottom-ranked Dynamo M. (3-26) in Moscow 74-70 on Monday. Power forward Vitalina Zvereva (190-2000, agency: LBM Management) notched 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and DR Congolese power forward La Mama Kapinga-Maweja (194-1997, agency: LBM Management) supported her with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Four Dynamo NR players scored in double figures. Even 26 points and 5 assists by Armenian Sofya Demirchyan (173-2000) did not help to save the game for Dynamo M.. Belarusian forward Natallia Harbachova (178-1999) added 22 points and 6 rebounds. Dynamo NR maintains ninth position with 11-18 record. Dynamo M. lost third consecutive game. They stay dead last with 26 lost games. Dynamo NR will meet higher ranked Enisey (#8) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Dynamo M. will play against Neftyanik (#11) in Omsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Dynamo M.: S.Demirchyan 26+5ast, N.Harbachova 22+6reb, E.Chistyakova 9+16reb+3ast, D.Egorova 5+7reb, Y.Aliaksandra 4+3reb+2ast, E.Shataeva-Nikitina 2+1reb
Dynamo NR: V.Zvereva 23+5reb+5ast, N.Potemina 11+6reb+2ast, A.Beverly-Kelley 11+1reb+3ast, L.Mama Kapinga-Maweja 10+11reb+1ast, N.Anastasia 7+2reb+1ast, S.Olga 5+4reb+4ast

Enisey - Rostov 78-46

Rather expected game when 10th ranked Rostov (6-23) was smashed by eighth ranked Enisey (15-13) in Krasnoyarsk 78-46 on Tuesday. Enisey dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Rostov's 20. Enisey forced 27 Rostov turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Rostov's players. Forward Anastasiya Shuvagina (180-1998, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) notched 13 points to lead the effort and center Inna Fastova (186-1999) supported her with 9 points and 4 assists. Enisey's coach Olga Shuneykina felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 12 points and 7 rebounds by forward Elena Mikhailova (183-2000) did not help to save the game for Rostov. Center Ekaterina Osipova (187-1997, agency: LBM Management) added 7 points and 11 rebounds. Enisey maintains eighth position with 15-13 record. Loser Rostov keeps the tenth place with 23 games lost. Enisey will meet at home Dynamo NR (#9) in the next round. Rostov will play against Nika in Syktyvkar and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Rostov: M.Adashchyk 13+3reb+2ast, E.Mikhailova 12+7reb+3ast, N.Dashkevich 8+1reb, E.Osipova 7+11reb+3ast, I.Grabovskaia 2+10reb+3ast, S.Alexandra 2
Enisey: A.Shuvagina 13+3reb+1ast, O.Petrova 10+2reb+2ast, I.Fastova 9+2reb+4ast, P.Yana 8+3reb+1ast, Y.Pavlova 7+3reb+2ast, E.Polyashova-Burova 6+4reb+2ast

Nadezhda - MBA 57-61

An interesting game for MBA (23-6) which played road game in Orenburg against 4th ranked Nadezhda (16-13). Second ranked MBA managed to get a 4-point victory 61-57. MBA outrebounded Nadezhda 41-27 including 30 on the defensive glass. It was a good game for forward Victoria Cheren (187-1998) who led her team to a victory with 16 points and 6 rebounds. The former international Anna Leshovceva (181-1987) contributed with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. MBA's coach Aleksandr Diracujan used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. The former international Natalia Zhedik (184-1988) replied with 22 points and the former international swingman Darya Namok (180-1993, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) added 9 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Nadezhda. MBA maintains second position with 23-6 record having six points less than leader Nika, which they share with Dynamo K. Nadezhda at the other side keeps the fourth place with 13 games lost. They share the position with Nika. MBA is looking forward to face Dynamo K. (#3) in Kursk in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Nadezhda will play on the road against the league's leader UMMC in Yekaterinburg and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Nadezhda: N.Zhedik 22+4reb+1ast, D.Namok 9+5reb+2ast, A.Pachurina 8+6reb, Y.Panevina 7+2reb+1ast, L.Veronika 5+1reb, V.Medvedeva 4+3reb+2ast
MBA: V.Cheren 16+6reb+1ast, A.Logunova 11+4reb+1ast, A.Leshovceva 10+5reb+4ast, M.Goldyreva 6+4reb+5ast, E.Evdokimova 5+1reb, M.Krymova 4+3reb

Neftyanik - Nika 47-82

Rather predictable result when seventh ranked Nika (16-13) rolled over 11th ranked Neftyanik (5-23) in Omsk 82-47 on Tuesday. Nika outrebounded Neftyanik 51-25 including a 38-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Neftyanik's players. Canadian center Saicha Grant-Allen (196-1995, college: Dayton) notched a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead the effort and Polina Fedorova (189-1995) supported her with 13 points and 8 rebounds. Four Nika players scored in double figures. Even 7 points and 11 rebounds by power forward Viktoriya Ponamarchuk (187-1995) did not help to save the game for Neftyanik. Forward Albina Khamitova (186-1994) added 12 points. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Nika have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Nadezhda. Newly promoted Neftyanik keeps the eleventh position with 23 games lost. Nika will meet at home Rostov (#10) in the next round where they are favorite. Neftyanik will play against Dynamo M. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Neftyanik: D.Levchenko 12+3reb+1ast, A.Khamitova 12+3reb+2ast, V.Ponamarchuk 7+11reb, X.Afanasenko 6+1reb+3ast, V.Korsakova 6+3reb, O.Vorobyeva 2+2reb+1ast
Nika: S.Grant-Allen 20+11reb+1ast, J.Poluyanova 15+3reb+1ast, P.Fedorova 13+8reb+2ast, M.Cherepanova 11+9reb+2ast, A.Marchenkova 8+5reb, V.Kozhukhar 4+6reb+1ast

Samara - UMMC 69-92

PBL top team - UMMC (29-0) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed fifth ranked Samara (14-15) 92-69. They outrebounded Samara 37-25 including 28 on the defensive glass. UMMC players were unselfish on offense dishing 32 assists. The former international center Maria Vadeeva (193-1998) scored 13 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Serbian power forward Tina Krajisnik-Jovanovic (190-1991) chipped in 18 points during the contest. Five UMMC players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was the former international forward Marina Bas (194-1985) with 21 points and 5 rebounds and Serbian point guard Sanja Mandic (178-1995) scored 13 points and 8 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. UMMC have an impressive 29-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 29-0 record. Samara at the other side keeps the fifth place with 15 games lost. UMMC will play against Nadezhda (#4) in Orenburg in the next round. Samara will play at home against Sparta&K MR and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Samara: M.Bas 21+5reb+2ast, S.Mandic 13+2reb+8ast, D.Kurilchuk 12+5reb+2ast, A.Zaitceva 7+5reb, D.Kolosovskaya 6+2reb+3ast, I.Macedo 5+1reb
UMMC: T.Krajisnik-Jovanovic 18+4reb+2ast, A.Bentley 14+3reb+4ast, M.Papova 13+4reb+1ast, M.Vadeeva 13+9reb+6ast, K.Levchenko 10+3reb+3ast, E.Beglova 5+4reb+1ast

Sparta&K MR - Dynamo K. 74-79

The game in Vidnoye was also quite interesting. Third ranked Dynamo K. (23-6) played at the court of 6th ranked Sparta&K MR (12-17). Dynamo K. managed to secure a 5-point victory 79-74 on Tuesday. Dynamo K. looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Slovenian center Eva Lisec (193-1995, agency: LBM Management) notched 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort and the former international forward Adelina Abaiburova (185-1995, agency: LBM Management) supported her with 20 points and 4 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Dynamo K.'s coach Thibaut Petit allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even 21 points and 4 assists by the former international Daria Ignatova (180-2000) did not help to save the game for Sparta&K MR. Forward Sabina Abaydullina (186-1997) added 12 points and 9 rebounds. Four Sparta&K MR players scored in double figures. Defending champion moved-up to second place, which they share with MBA. Sparta&K MR lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 17 games lost. Dynamo K. will meet league's second-placed MBA in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Sparta&K MR will play against Samara (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sparta&K MR: D.Ignatova 21+4reb+4ast, A.Kuznetsova 13+3reb+2ast, A.Sabina 12+9reb+1ast, A.Pozdnyakova 11+2reb+2ast, B.Elizaveta 6+4ast, S.Elza 5+2reb
Dynamo K.: A.Abaiburova 20+1reb+4ast, E.Lisec 20+6reb+4ast, E.Kalu 10+1reb+4ast, O.Frolkina 8+3reb+2ast, E.Komarova 6+4reb+5ast, A.Shtanko 5+3reb+1ast

Lisec's 20 points and 6 rebounds give her Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

27-year old center Eva Lisec (193-C-1995, agency: LBM Management) had an amazing evening in the last round for Dynamo K. and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 6 (Second Stage).
She had the game-high 20 points adding six rebounds and four assists for Dynamo K. in her team's victory, helping them to beat Sparta&K MR (#6, 12-17) 79-74. Dynamo K. maintains the 3rd position in Russian PBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier in Second Stage. Dynamo K. will need more victories to improve their 23-6 record. In the team's last game Lisec had a remarkable 90.0% from 2-point range. It's her second year at Dynamo K. and it's hard to imagine this team without her. Lisec has impressive league stats. She is in league's top in points (9th best: 12.2ppg) and averages solid 58.5% FGP.

Second best performed player last round was Daria Ignatova (180-SG-2000) of Sparta&K MR. She is international guard in her 6th season at Sparta&K MR. In the last game Ignatova recorded impressive 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Bad luck as Sparta&K MR lost that game 74-79 to the higher-ranked Dynamo K. (#3, 23-6). Sparta&K MR managed to keep the same 6th spot in the standings. Her team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 12-17 record. Ignatova is one of the most experienced players at Sparta&K MR and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 13.9ppg (#4). She also registered 5.0 boards per game.

Third place about best performers goes to Vitalina Zvereva (190-C/F-2000, agency: LBM Management) of Dynamo NR (#3). Zvereva showcased her all-around game by recording 23 points, five rebounds and five assists in the last round. She was a key player of Dynamo NR, leading her team to a 74-70 win against the lower-ranked Dynamo M. (#12, 3-26). The chances of Dynamo NR not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 18 games, recording just eleven victories. With bigger assistance of her teammates, Zvereva could try to bring Dynamo NR's a little bit higher in the standings. Zvereva has a very solid season. In 29 games in Russia she scored 9.1ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Saicha Grant-Allen (196-C-1995) of Nika - 20 points and 11 rebounds
5. Maria Vadeeva (193-C-1998) of UMMC - 13 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists
6. Ekaterina Chistyakova (184-F-1989) of Dynamo M. - 9 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Adelina Abaiburova (185-F-1995) of Dynamo K. - 20 points and 4 assists
8. Tina Krajisnik-Jovanovic (190-F/C-1991) of UMMC - 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Sofya Demirchyan (173-SF-2000) of Dynamo M. - 26 points and 5 assists
10. Natalia Zhedik (184-SF-1988) of Nadezhda - 22 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)

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Stats Leaders - LFB

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Sika KONE

Gran Canaria
(190-F/C-2002)
Avg: 17.2

17.2

16.1

16.0

15.8

14.3

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Damligan Round 18 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News

There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in Damligan. Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

Damligan round 18 caused change at the leadership position. Third defeat of league's leader Sodertalje (16-3) against second ranked Lulea Basket (16-1) 85-68 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Sodertalje. Lulea Basket made 19-of-20 free shots (95.0 percent) during the game. 24 personal fouls committed by Sodertalje helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for the former international forward Josefin Vesterberg (192-1993) who led her team to a victory with 8 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. American guard Bria Goss (178-1992, college: Kentucky) contributed with 18 points for the winners. The former international guard Frida Eldebrink (174-1988) replied with 21 points and 4 assists for Sodertalje. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lulea Basket have an impressive 16-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. Sodertalje at the other side dropped to the second place with three games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Lulea Basket. Sodertalje will have a break next week, which should allow them to rest and make it back to the top of the standings. Lulea Basket will try to continue on its current victory against eleventh ranked Visby on the road.
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Lulea Basket as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Lulea Basket smashed 6th ranked Mark at home 127-68. American guard Brooke McCarty-Williams (163-1995, college: Texas) scored 21 points and 9 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Ellen Nystrom chipped in 24 points and 5 assists during the contest. Lulea Basket's coach Robin Sandberg felt very confident using 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was American guard Lindsey VanAllen (175-1999, college: Santa Clara) with 23 points. Lulea Basket (16-1) have an impressive 16-game winning streak. As mentioned above they took over a top position. Mark at the other side dropped to the seventh place with ten games lost. They share the position with IK Eos. Just two games before the end of Regular Season and it may be the most important game of the season next round when Mark faces strong Uppsala trying to get back on the winning streak. Lulea Basket will try to continue on its current victory against eleventh ranked Visby on the road.
Damligan top team - Sodertalje (16-3) had no problems winning another game on Sunday. This time they crushed eleventh ranked Visby (2-16) 99-44. Edessa Noyan notched a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds to lead the effort. Sodertalje's coach Jesper Sundberg felt very confident using entire bench saving starting five for next games. Even 11 points and 5 rebounds by Ester Olsson did not help to save the game for Visby. Sodertalje have a solid four-game winning streak. Despite that victory Sodertalje went down to second position due to points difference. Visby lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 16 games lost. Sodertalje will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Visby will play against the league's leader Lulea Basket (#1) and hope to secure a win.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 18: Sjuharads was beaten by Alvik Basket on the road 65-64. Ostersund won against IK Eos on its own court 101-86. Hogsbo were outscored by Norrkoping in a road game 89-57.
The most impressive performance of 18th round was 16 points and 12 rebounds by Brandi Harvey-Carr of Norrkoping.

The Round Review is presented by LBM Management. A full-service agency focused on Women's basketball sphere and working worldwide. A global and ethical quality service.

Lulea Basket - Mark 127-68

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Lulea Basket as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Lulea Basket smashed 6th ranked Mark at home 127-68. Lulea Basket dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Mark's 42. They outrebounded Mark 51-27 including a 34-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Lulea Basket players were unselfish on offense dishing 45 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Mark's players. American guard Brooke McCarty-Williams (163-1995, college: Texas) scored 21 points and 9 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the former international guard Ellen Nystrom (185-1993, college: Colorado St.) chipped in 24 points and 5 assists during the contest. Four Lulea Basket players scored in double figures. Lulea Basket's coach Robin Sandberg felt very confident using 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was American guard Lindsey VanAllen (175-1999, college: Santa Clara) with 23 points and forward Evelyn Ovner (180-1993, college: Bridgeport) scored 18 points and 8 rebounds. Lulea Basket (16-1) have an impressive 16-game winning streak. As mentioned above they took over a top position. Mark at the other side dropped to the seventh place with ten games lost. They share the position with IK Eos. Just two games before the end of Regular Season and it may be the most important game of the season next round when Mark faces strong Uppsala trying to get back on the winning streak. Lulea Basket will try to continue on its current victory against eleventh ranked Visby on the road.
Top scorers:
Lulea Basket: E.Nystrom 24+3reb+5ast, B.McCarty-Williams 21+3reb+9ast, M.Kraker 18+2reb+3ast, B.Goss 18+6reb+3ast, E.Borgh 13+2reb+3ast, H.Sandra 12+1reb+2ast
Mark: L.VanAllen 23+3reb+3ast, E.Ovner 18+8reb+2ast, B.Herlihy 14+5reb+3ast, B.Herlihy 7+7reb+3ast, E.Sjostrand 6+2reb+2ast, B.I 0

Alvik Basket - Sjuharads 65-64

No shocking result in a game when seventh ranked Alvik Basket (9-9) edged 10th ranked Sjuharads (4-14) in Stockholm 65-64 on Saturday. Alvik Basket forced 24 Sjuharads turnovers. American guard Kyah Proctor (168-1995, college: Bowie St.) notched 22 points and 7 rebounds to lead the effort and Norwegian Karoline Teigland (173-1996) supported her with 15 points and 5 rebounds. Even 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists by American guard Brea Elmore (175-1996, college: Memphis) did not help to save the game for Sjuharads. The former international forward Elin Ljunggren (185-1996) added 13 points and 11 rebounds. Sjuharads' coach Karin Key rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Alvik Basket moved-up to sixth place. Sjuharads lost sixth consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth position with 14 games lost. They share it with Hogsbo. Alvik Basket will meet Hogsbo (#9) in the next round. Sjuharads will play against Ostersund and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Alvik Basket: K.Proctor 22+7reb+3ast, K.Teigland 15+5reb+2ast, P.Sorensen 9+2reb+1ast, F.Jallow 8+1reb, H.Olivia 7+11reb+1ast, D.Alem 4+4reb
Sjuharads: B.Elmore 16+7reb+6ast, E.Ljunggren 13+11reb+3ast, P.Juhlin 10+3reb+3ast, A.Golob 9+3reb, L.Larsson 8+3reb+1ast, E.Moa 6+1reb+2ast

Ostersund - IK Eos 101-86

Rather expected game when 7th ranked IK Eos (8-10) lost on the road to fifth ranked Ostersund (10-8) 101-86 on Saturday. Ostersund outrebounded IK Eos 48-33 including a 17-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American players dominated the game. Guard Hannah Whitish (175-1998, college: Nebraska) notched a triple-double by scoring 19 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the effort and Jessica Kelliher (183-1997, college: Lewis) supported her with 28 points and 8 rebounds. Even 25 points and 7 rebounds by swingman Courtajia Sanders (185-1999, college: UCF) did not help to save the game for IK Eos. Guard Deja Church (178-1998, college: DePaul) added 20 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Four IK Eos players scored in double figures. Ostersund moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Uppsala. Loser IK Eos keep the seventh position with ten games lost. They share it with Mark. Ostersund will meet at home Sjuharads (#10) in the next round where they are favorite. IK Eos will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Ostersund: J.Kelliher 28+8reb, H.Whitish 19+18reb+11ast, D.Elvbo 19+3reb+3ast, A.Lundquist 10+1reb, S.Astrid 9+4reb+3ast, M.Lundqvist 8+10reb+3ast
IK Eos: C.Sanders 25+7reb+2ast, D.Church 20+7reb+6ast, E.Hesseldal 20+9reb+4ast, A.Seilund 11+4reb+5ast, E.Tova 4+2reb+2ast, E.Anas 3+2reb

Sodertalje - Visby 99-44

Damligan top team - Sodertalje (16-3) had no problems winning another game on Sunday. This time they crushed eleventh ranked Visby (2-16) 99-44. Sodertalje dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Visby's 24. They outrebounded Visby 44-18 including a 17-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Sodertalje looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 4 passes made by Visby's players. Center Edessa Noyan (186-2004) notched a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds to lead the effort and the former international power forward Louice Halvarsson (191-1989) supported her with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Sodertalje's coach Jesper Sundberg felt very confident using entire bench saving starting five for next games. Even 11 points and 5 rebounds by Ester Olsson (180-2003) did not help to save the game for Visby. Point guard Helin Agnig (158-2002) added 14 points. Sodertalje have a solid four-game winning streak. Despite that victory Sodertalje went down to second position due to points difference. Visby lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 16 games lost. Sodertalje will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Visby will play against the league's leader Lulea Basket (#1) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Sodertalje: L.Halvarsson 14+7reb+5ast, N.Edessa 14+14reb, E.Astrom 13+3reb+5ast, A.Stern 9+1reb+1ast, F.Eldebrink 9+10reb+4ast, E.Eldebrink 9+1reb+7ast
Visby: A.Helin 14+3reb, O.Ester 11+5reb+1ast, L.Geralynn 7+5reb, G.Stella 5+1reb, N.Flye 4+2reb, K.Lowa 3

Lulea Basket - Sodertalje 85-68

Damligan round 18 caused change at the leadership position. Third defeat of league's leader Sodertalje (16-3) against second ranked Lulea Basket (16-1) 85-68 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Sodertalje. Lulea Basket made 19-of-20 free shots (95.0 percent) during the game. 24 personal fouls committed by Sodertalje helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for the former international forward Josefin Vesterberg (192-1993) who led her team to a victory with 8 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. American guard Bria Goss (178-1992, college: Kentucky) contributed with 18 points for the winners. Four Lulea Basket players scored in double figures. The former international guard Frida Eldebrink (174-1988) replied with 21 points and 4 assists and international guard Klara Lundquist (173-1999) added 13 points and 4 assists in the effort for Sodertalje. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lulea Basket have an impressive 16-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. Sodertalje at the other side dropped to the second place with three games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Lulea Basket. Sodertalje will have a break next week, which should allow them to rest and make it back to the top of the standings. Lulea Basket will try to continue on its current victory against eleventh ranked Visby on the road.
Top scorers:
Lulea Basket: B.Goss 18+2reb+1ast, S.Hagg 13+4reb+1ast, E.Nystrom 12+1reb, F.Wadling 11+5reb+1ast, M.Kraker 11+3reb+5ast, J.Vesterberg 8+10reb+5ast
Sodertalje: F.Eldebrink 21+4reb+4ast, K.Lundquist 13+4reb+4ast, L.Halvarsson 12+3reb+1ast, E.Eldebrink 7+3reb+6ast, A.Dye 4+9reb+1ast, M.Claesson 3

Norrkoping - Hogsbo 89-57

Very predictable result when third ranked Norrkoping (12-6) rolled over at home 9th ranked Hogsbo (4-14) 89-57 on Sunday. Norrkoping made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 Hogsbo turnovers and outrebounded them 53-32 including a 35-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. American center Brandi Harvey-Carr (193-1994, college: Pittsburgh) notched a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead the effort and the other American import guard Alexa Held (178-1999, college: DePaul) supported her with 20 points. Four Norrkoping players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds by American Devon Brookshire (190-1994, college: St.Mary's, CA) did not help to save the game for Hogsbo. The former international guard Ida Fredrikson (172-1998) added 9 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains third position with 12-6 record having three points less than leader Lulea Basket. Hogsbo lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 14 games lost. They share the position with Sjuharads. Norrkoping will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Hogsbo will play against Alvik Basket (#6) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Norrkoping: A.Held 20+4reb+2ast, B.Harvey-Carr 16+12reb, S.Pelander 12+7reb+1ast, L.Hjern 12+6reb+5ast, M.Stahl 11+4reb+1ast, E.Saga 9+4reb+5ast
Hogsbo: D.Brookshire 14+12reb, H.Hanna 11+2reb, J.Cherry 10+1reb+1ast, I.Fredrikson 9+4reb+2ast, L.Djurstrom 4+7reb+1ast, E.Fredrikson 4+1reb+2ast

Hannah Whitish's triple-double lands her Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

24-year old guard Hannah Whitish (175-G-1998) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Ostersund and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 18.
She recorded a triple-double of 19 points adding also 18 rebounds and 11 assists, while her team beat IK Eos (#7, 8-10) 101-86. Ostersund maintains the 5th position in Swedish Damligan. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Ostersund will need more victories to improve their 10-8 record. In the team's last game Whitish had a remarkable four three-pointers out of 8 attempts. She turned to be Ostersund's top player in her first season with the team. University of Nebraska graduate has very impressive stats this year. Whitish is in league's top in assists (4th best: 4.9apg).

Second best performed player last round was Brooke McCarty-Williams (163-G-1995) of top-ranked Lulea Basket. She is American guard in her second season at Lulea Basket. In the last game McCarty-Williams recorded impressive 21 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists. Of course she led Lulea Basket to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Mark (#8, 8-10) 127-68. This victory allowed Lulea Basket to move up to 1st position in the standings. Her team belongs to top of the standings with 16-1 record and is considered one of the main candidates for the league title. McCarty-Williams is well-known at Lulea Basket and she already established her position as one of the team's leaders.

Third place about best performers goes to another Ostersund's star - forward Jessica Kelliher (183-PF-1997). Kelliher scored 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds. She was another key player of Ostersund, helping her team with a 101-86 easy win against slightly lower-ranked IK Eos (#7, 8-10). Ostersund needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 10 victories and 8 lost games. Kelliher has a great season in Sweden. After 18 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 21.9ppg (2nd best) and rebounds with 12.0rpg (3rd best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Emilie Hesseldal (185-C/F-1990) of IK Eos - 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Ellen Nystrom (185-G-1993) of Lulea Basket - 24 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists
6. Lindsey VanAllen (175-G-1999) of Mark - 23 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Josefin Vesterberg (192-F-1993) of Lulea Basket - 6 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists
8. Louice Halvarsson (191-F/C-1989) of Sodertalje - 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists
9. Brea Elmore (175-G-1996) of Sjuharads - 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists
10. Edessa Noyan (186-C-2004) of Sodertalje - 14 points and 14 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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SWITZERLAND

LNSA Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Maria BLAZEJEWSKI

Troi.
(185-F-1991)
Avg: 21.6

21.6

21.2

19.8

19.1

18.8

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TURKEY

Stats Leaders - Women

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Emma CANNON

Bursa
(190-F-1989)
Avg: 25.1

25.1

24.1

21.9

21.8

21.8

KBSL Round 21: Galatasaray is defeated by Fenerbahce in a derby game - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Istanbul: Fenerbahce (#2) and Galatasaray (#3). Galatasaray was crushed at home by 18 points 62-80 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Fenerbahce dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Galatasaray's 38. They outrebounded Galatasaray 36-24 including 24 on the defensive glass. Fenerbahce looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American forward Breanna Stewart (193-1994, college: UConn) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and international point guard Serife Onar (167-1996) chipped in 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Fenerbahce's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was international center Teaira McCowan (201-1996, college: MSU) with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds. Fenerbahce (18-3) have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Defending champion maintains second place behind leader Mersin. Galatasaray at the other side keeps the third position with five games lost. Fenerbahce are looking forward to face Cankaya (#8) in Ankara in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Galatasaray will play on the road against Botas A. (#4) in Adana and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
KBSL top team - Mersin (19-2) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed eighth ranked Cankaya (9-12) in Ankara 88-63. American Tiffany Hayes nailed 23 points and 4 assists for the winning side and Asena Yalcin accounted for 8 points and 8 assists. American point guard Tan White (170-1982, college: MSU) came up with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for Cankaya in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Mersin. They maintain first place with 19-2 record. Cankaya at the other side keeps the eighth position with 12 games lost. Mersin will play against Besiktas (#7) in Istanbul in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Cankaya will play on the road against the league's second-placed Fenerbahce in Istanbul and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game in Ankara supposed to be also quite interesting. 4th placed Botas A. (13-8) played at the court of sixth ranked Nesibe (12-9). Nesibe smashed Botas A. 94-69 on Thursday. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Botas A.. The best player for the winners was Merritt Hempe who had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Victoria Macaulay who recorded 22 points and 7 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Nesibe moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Emlak. Loser Botas A. keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. Nesibe will meet Emlak (#5) in the next round. Botas A. will play against Galatasaray and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 21: Bursa won against Antalya 07 on the opponent's court 73-69. Besiktas managed to outperform Ormanspor in a home game 88-82. Emlak managed to beat Kayseri on the road 78-71.

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Antalya 07 - Bursa 69-73

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 11th ranked Antalya 07 (5-15) was defeated at home by twelfth ranked Bursa (6-15) 73-69 on Thursday. Americans were the main players on the court. The best player for the winners was point guard Chennedy Carter (170-1998, college: Texas A&M) who scored 29 points and 7 rebounds. Center Channon Fluker (193-1997, college: CSUN) chipped in a double-double by scoring 19 points and 16 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was center Khaalia Hillsman (195-1996, college: Texas A&M) who recorded a double-double by scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds and guard Feyonda Fitzgerald (170-1995, college: Temple) added 23 points and 7 assists respectively. Bursa moved-up to eleventh place. Antalya 07 lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the twelfth position with 15 games lost. Bursa will meet at home Kayseri (#13) in the next round. Antalya 07 will play against Rize and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Antalya 07: K.Hillsman 26+11reb, F.Fitzgerald 23+7ast, H.Boybeyi 8+2reb+1ast, T.Murat 6+1reb+1ast, Y.Yildiz 6+8reb+5ast, O.Sibel 0
Bursa: C.Carter 29+7reb+3ast, C.Fluker 19+16reb+2ast, G.Uca 10+3reb+3ast, O.Kavurmacioglu 9+3reb+2ast, I.Daricioglu 6+5reb+2ast, T.Turus 0

Cankaya - Mersin 63-88

KBSL top team - Mersin (19-2) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed eighth ranked Cankaya (9-12) in Ankara 88-63. Mersin dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Cankaya's 24. American Tiffany Hayes nailed 23 points and 4 assists for the winning side and the former international guard Asena Yalcin (170-1991) accounted for 8 points and 8 assists. American point guard Tan White (170-1982, college: MSU) came up with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international swingman Ayse Cora (175-1993) added 24 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Cankaya in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Mersin. They maintain first place with 19-2 record. Cankaya at the other side keeps the eighth position with 12 games lost. Mersin will play against Besiktas (#7) in Istanbul in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Cankaya will play on the road against the league's second-placed Fenerbahce in Istanbul and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Cankaya: A.Cora 24+6reb+1ast, T.White 20+8reb+4ast, G.Tuzun 6+11reb+1ast, T.Oral 5, M.Yalcinkaya 4+4reb+2ast, A.Cengizhan 4+1reb
Mersin: H.Tiffany 23+3reb+4ast, O.Yavas 12+3reb, C.Gray 10+4reb+3ast, G.Fitik 10+5reb+1ast, Q.Hollingsworth 9+3reb, E.Williams 8+7reb+1ast

Nesibe - Botas A. 94-69

The game in Ankara supposed to be also quite interesting. 4th placed Botas A. (13-8) played at the court of sixth ranked Nesibe (12-9). Nesibe smashed Botas A. 94-69 on Thursday. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Botas A.. Nesibe made 19-of-20 free shots (95.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Botas A. 39-26 including a 34-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great shooting night for Nesibe especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 64.7 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The best player for the winners was American-North Macedonian forward Merritt Hempe (190-1994, college: Georgia) who had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds. American guard Jessica Thomas (168-1994, college: Miami, FL) chipped in 20 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Five Nesibe players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Nigerian-American power forward Victoria Macaulay (193-1990, college: Temple) who recorded 22 points and 7 rebounds and American guard Kathleen Doyle (175-1998, college: Iowa) added 12 points and 5 assists respectively. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Nesibe moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Emlak. Loser Botas A. keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. Nesibe will meet Emlak (#5) in the next round. Botas A. will play against Galatasaray and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Botas A.: V.Macaulay 22+7reb+2ast, K.Doyle 12+1reb+5ast, G.Hatice 10+4reb, M.Gulcan 7+4reb+1ast, A.Gunay 5+1reb+5ast, M.Avci 4+2reb
Nesibe: M.Hempe 22+12reb+1ast, J.Thomas 20+6reb+7ast, C.Nelson 15+8reb+4ast, I.Guner 12+2reb, G.Duman 11+1reb+1ast, D.Yaya 10+4reb+10ast

Besiktas - Ormanspor 88-82

Rather predictable result in Istanbul where seventh ranked Besiktas (10-10) defeated 10th ranked Ormanspor (7-14) 88-82 on Thursday. Besiktas made 22-of-27 free shots (81.5 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was the former international forward Elif Bayram (181-2001) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 17 rebounds. American point guard Dana Evans (168-1998, college: Louisville) chipped in 28 points and 7 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Besiktas' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was American point guard Jasmine Thomas (175-1991, college: Michigan St.) who recorded 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and Banu Simsek (187-2002) added 14 points and 11 rebounds respectively. Four Ormanspor players scored in double figures. The victory was the third consecutive win for Besiktas. They maintain seventh place with 10-10 record. Loser Ormanspor keeps the tenth position with 14 games lost. Besiktas will meet league's leader Mersin on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Ormanspor will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Ormanspor: J.Thomas 18+8reb+5ast, D.Gezgin 17+4reb+1ast, S.Banu 14+11reb+2ast, F.Karakas 11+2reb+1ast, R.Gray 11+8reb+1ast, K.Erat 9+4reb+5ast
Besiktas: D.Evans 28+2reb+7ast, M.Billings 22+7reb, E.Bayram 19+17reb+2ast, M.Uzunoglu 7+5reb, Y.Tasar 7, S.Kubra 3+3ast

Kayseri - Emlak 71-78

Not a big story in a game when 13th ranked Kayseri (5-16) was defeated at home by sixth ranked Emlak (12-9) 78-71 on Thursday. Americans were the main players on the court. The best player for the winners was forward Megan Walker (185-1998, college: UConn, agency: LBM Management) who scored 33 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Forward Jantel Lavender (191-1988, college: Ohio St.) chipped in 21 points and 9 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was power forward Lyndra Weaver (185-1987, college: Virginia) who recorded a double-double by scoring 29 points and 12 rebounds and guard Juicy Landrum (173, college: Baylor) added 17 points and 10 rebounds respectively. Emlak moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Nesibe. Kayseri lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the thirteenth position with 16 games lost. Emlak will meet at home Nesibe (#6) in the next round. Kayseri will play against Bursa (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Kayseri: L.Weaver 29+12reb+1ast, J.Landrum 17+10reb+2ast, S.Sonmez 11+1reb+3ast, T.Sevgi 4+5reb+1ast, D.Feray 4, Z.Kalbisagde 4+3reb
Emlak: M.Walker 33+6reb+4ast, J.Lavender 21+9reb, N.Fields 9+6reb+3ast, G.Yavuz 5+2reb, M.Selcok 4+5ast, B.Caglar 4+10reb+8ast

Galatasaray - Fenerbahce 62-80

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Istanbul: Fenerbahce (#2) and Galatasaray (#3). Galatasaray was crushed at home by 18 points 62-80 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Fenerbahce dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Galatasaray's 38. They outrebounded Galatasaray 36-24 including 24 on the defensive glass. Fenerbahce looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American forward Breanna Stewart (193-1994, college: UConn) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and international point guard Serife Onar (167-1996) chipped in 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Four Fenerbahce players scored in double figures. Fenerbahce's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was international center Teaira McCowan (201-1996, college: MSU) with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds and American center Azura Stevens (198-1996, college: UConn) scored 16 points and 6 rebounds. Fenerbahce (18-3) have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Defending champion maintains second place behind leader Mersin. Galatasaray at the other side keeps the third position with five games lost. Fenerbahce are looking forward to face Cankaya (#8) in Ankara in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Galatasaray will play on the road against Botas A. (#4) in Adana and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Galatasaray: K.Nacickaite 18+1reb+2ast, A.Stevens 16+6reb+2ast, T.McCowan 14+12reb+2ast, I.Alben 8+2reb+2ast, P.Bilgic 2+1reb+6ast, I.Pulvere 2+1reb+2ast
Fenerbahce: S.Onar 22+5reb+4ast, B.Stewart 20+10reb+4ast, K.McBride 14+5reb+3ast, E.Meesseman 14+4reb+2ast, O.Cakir-Turgut 6+4reb+8ast, M.Aydin 2+2reb+4ast

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Santiago Aguilas (TSF) inks Ashley Hagans - by Ghassan Abousamra

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Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Monique REID

Montana
(185-F-1990)
Avg: 23.5

23.5

18.9

17.0

16.7

15.9

Santiago Aguilas (TSF) inks Ashley Hagans - by Ghassan Abousamra

Round 8 (Second Stage): Vojvodina 021 defeat Montana in the game between Top 4 teams - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

An interesting game for Serbian Vojvodina 021 (10-4) which played road game in Montana against one of their biggest challengers Bulgarian Montana (7-7). Third ranked Vojvodina 021 managed to get a 5-point victory 54-49. Montana was tied after three quarters but could not keep up in the last quarter eventually losing the game. Point guard Lena Radulovic (170-2000) orchestrated the victory by scoring 15 points. American point guard Shareka McNeill (168-1999, college: NC A&T) contributed with 8 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. American Shereen Sutherland (188-1994, college: UC Irvine) replied with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 18 rebounds for Montana. Vojvodina 021 maintains third position with 10-4 record having just one point less than leader Buducnost. Newly promoted Montana keeps the fourth place with seven games lost.
WABA top team - Montenegrin Buducnost (12-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed fifth ranked Bosnian Orlovi (3-8) in Banja Luka 116-53. Worth to mention a quality performance of Dragana Zivkovic (183-2001) who helped to win the game recording 16 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals and Zorana Radonjic who added 20 points during the contest. Buducnost's coach felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Center Andjela Sipka (186-2002) responded with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Buducnost have an impressive five-game winning streak. Defending Montenegrin champion maintains first position with 12-1 record. Orlovi lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth place with eight games lost.
The game in Sabac supposed to be also quite interesting. Second ranked Slovenian Celje (12-2) played at the court of 6th ranked Serbian Duga (3-9). Celje smashed Duga 89-53 on Wednesday. The winners were led by Sara Loomis who scored that evening 19 points. Even 15 points and 6 rebounds by Olga Stepanovic did not help to save the game for Duga. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending Slovenian champion maintains second position with 12-2 record having just one point less than leader Buducnost. Duga lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh place with nine games lost.

In the last game of round 8 bottom-ranked Lavovi was smashed by Zagreb on the road 68-45.

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Zagreb - Lavovi 68-45

The game between closely ranked teams ended with seventh ranked Croatian Zagreb's (4-9) home victory over bottom-ranked Bosnian Lavovi (1-12) 68-45 on Wednesday. The game without a history. Zagreb led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Lavovi to just 7 points in first quarter. Zagreb dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Lavovi's 24. They outrebounded Lavovi 48-23 including a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by guard Marta Ostojic (185-2003, college: Ole Miss) who scored that evening 13 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists and forward Lea Miletic (184-1995) supported her with 18 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Four Zagreb players scored in double figures. Even 15 points by center Mirela Halilovic (183-1998) did not help to save the game for Lavovi. Bosnian-Serbian Jelena Lazarevic (185-2005) added 9 points and 7 rebounds for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zagreb moved-up to fifth place. Lavovi lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 12 games lost.
Top scorers:
Lavovi: M.Halilovic 15+4reb, L.Jelena 9+7reb, D.Valentina 6+1reb, I.Karisik 4+4reb+3ast, D.Milica 4+2reb+4ast, S.Tamara 3+1reb+1ast
Zagreb: L.Miletic 18+4reb+3ast, M.Ostojic 13+7reb+7ast, J.Pavic 10+7reb+2ast, V.Curic 10+6reb+3ast, S.Katarina 5+1reb+1ast, M.Iva 4+5reb+1ast

Duga - Celje 53-89

The game in Sabac supposed to be also quite interesting. Second ranked Slovenian Celje (12-2) played at the court of 6th ranked Serbian Duga (3-9). Celje smashed Duga 89-53 on Wednesday. The game was mostly controlled by Celje. Duga managed to win third quarter 26-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Duga to just 6 points in first quarter. Celje dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Duga's 30. Celje forced 28 Duga turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Duga's players. The winners were led by American Sara Loomis (188-1997, college: Ashland) who scored that evening 19 points and center Mojca Jelenc (200-2003) supported her with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Even 15 points and 6 rebounds by forward Olga Stepanovic (180-1994) did not help to save the game for Duga. American forward Courtney Cleveland (178-1999, college: SHSU) added 13 points and 6 rebounds for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending Slovenian champion maintains second position with 12-2 record having just one point less than leader Buducnost. Duga lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh place with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Duga: O.Stepanovic 15+6reb, C.Cleveland 13+6reb+2ast, K.Helena 12+6reb+2ast, S.Bojana 5+6reb+2ast, S.Andreja 4+2reb, G.Violeta 4+1reb
Celje: S.Loomis 19+3reb+3ast, J.Mojca 16+5reb+2ast, L.Debeljak 16+5reb+2ast, T.Simmons 9+3reb+5ast, M.Senicar 8+7reb+5ast, C.Blaza 8+2reb+4ast

Montana - Vojvodina 021 49-54

An interesting game for Serbian Vojvodina 021 (10-4) which played road game in Montana against one of their biggest challengers Bulgarian Montana (7-7). Third ranked Vojvodina 021 managed to get a 5-point victory 54-49. Montana was tied after three quarters but could not keep up in the last quarter eventually losing the game. Point guard Lena Radulovic (170-2000) orchestrated the victory by scoring 15 points. American point guard Shareka McNeill (168-1999, college: NC A&T) contributed with 8 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. American Shereen Sutherland (188-1994, college: UC Irvine) replied with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 18 rebounds and center Aleksandra Nikolaeva Petrova (190-1998) added 12 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Montana. Vojvodina 021 maintains third position with 10-4 record having just one point less than leader Buducnost. Newly promoted Montana keeps the fourth place with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Montana: S.Sutherland 13+18reb+3ast, A.Nikolaeva-Petrova 12+5reb, G.Nikolova 8+9reb, V.Aleksieva 8+3reb+3ast, M.Damyanova 3+2reb, V.Vanina 3+1reb+3ast
Vojvodina 021: L.Radulovic 15+4reb+3ast, D.Thompson 10+6reb+1ast, S.McNeill 8+9reb+1ast, T.Selakovic 5+7reb, M.Stojic 5+2ast, M.Lana 4+8reb+1ast

Orlovi - Buducnost 53-116

WABA top team - Montenegrin Buducnost (12-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed fifth ranked Bosnian Orlovi (3-8) in Banja Luka 116-53. The game without a history. Buducnost led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Orlovi's 24. Buducnost forced 31 Orlovi turnovers and outrebounded them 46-24 including a 22-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Orlovi was plagued by 29 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a quality performance of Dragana Zivkovic (183-2001) who helped to win the game recording 16 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals and guard Zorana Radonjic (173-2002) who added 20 points during the contest. Five Buducnost players scored in double figures. Buducnost's coach felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Center Andjela Sipka (186-2002) responded with 14 points and 8 rebounds and guard Danijela Mitrovic (170-2004) scored 10 points and 4 assists. Buducnost have an impressive five-game winning streak. Defending Montenegrin champion maintains first position with 12-1 record. Orlovi lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth place with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Orlovi: A.Sipka 14+8reb+1ast, P.Hana 11+1reb, M.Danijela 10+2reb+4ast, M.Ristic 7+3ast, G.Kondic 5+1reb+1ast, T.Jelena 3+4reb+2ast
Buducnost: R.Zorana 20+4reb, D.Anastasija 19+1ast, D.Zivkovic 16+6reb+7ast, L.Marija 11+2reb+5ast, K.Scepanovic 11+8reb+2ast, J.Markovic 11+3reb

Zivkovic's 16 points and 7 assists give her Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

21-year old shooting guard Dragana Zivkovic (183-SG-2001) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for league's best team Buducnost and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 8 (Second Stage).
She had the game-high 16 points adding six rebounds and seven assists for Buducnost in her team's victory, helping them to outclass Orlovi (#6, 3-8) with 63-point margin 116-53. It allowed Buducnost to consolidate first place in the WABA. Buducnost has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the championship title. They improved their record to 12-1. In the team's last game Zivkovic had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range. She has many years of experience at Buducnost, through which she has constantly improved. Zivkovic has impressive league stats. She is in league's top in points (6th best: 15.9ppg), assists (2nd best: 5.2apg) and averages solid 2.7spg and 58.4% FGP.

Second best performed player last round was Sara Loomis (188-PF-1997) of league's second-best Celje. She is American forward in her first season at Celje. In the last game Loomis recorded impressive 19 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course she led Celje to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Duga (#7, 3-9) 89-53. Celje's second position in the standings has not changed. Her team lost just two games this Second Stage, while they won 12 matches. Loomis is a newcomer at Celje and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 15.9ppg (#5). She also registered 5.8 boards per game.

Third place about best performers goes to guard Marta Ostojic (185-G-2003) of Zagreb (#5). Ostojic showcased her all-around game by recording 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in the last round. She was a key player of Zagreb, leading her team to a 68-45 easy win against the lower-ranked Lavovi (#8, 1-12). The chances of Zagreb not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 9 games, recording just four victories. With bigger assistance of her teammates, Ostojic could try to bring Zagreb's a little bit higher in the standings. Ostojic has individually a great season in WABA. After 10 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 15.0ppg (8th best) and assists with 3.6apg (9th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Zorana Radonjic (173-G-2002) of Buducnost - 20 points and 4 rebounds
5. Shereen Sutherland (188-PF-1994) of Montana - 13 points, 18 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Lea Miletic (184-F-1995) of Zagreb - 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Lea Debeljak (176-SG-2001) of Celje - 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Mojca Jelenc (200-C-2003) of Celje - 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Marusa Senicar (187-SF-1997) of Celje - 8 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists
10. Maja Bigovic (195-C-2002) of Buducnost - 7 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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Round 22: Aistes-LSMU is defeated by Neptunas in a derby game - by Eurobasket News

Host teams show no mercy winning all games. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most interesting game of round 22 was a derby match between two teams from Lithuania. The game took place in Klaipeda where fifth ranked Neptunas outleveled visiting Aistes-LSMU (13-7) 84-64. They outrebounded Aistes-LSMU 41-23 including a 30-12 advantage in defensive rebounds. Neptunas looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Aistes-LSMU's players. Point guard Dalia Donskichyte (169-2000) had a double-double by scoring 10 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals to lead the charge for the winners and Ukrainian forward Uliana Datsko (176-1999, agency: BIG) chipped in 16 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side forward Martyna Petrenaite (181-1998) responded with 22 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Neptunas maintains fifth position with 11-6 record. Aistes-LSMU at the other side keeps the third place with seven games lost. Neptunas are looking forward to face league's second-placed RSU in Riga in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Aistes-LSMU will play at home against Daugavpils Universitate and is hoping to win this game.
One of the most interesting games of round 22 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. Tenth ranked Daugavpils Universitate outleveled visiting Riga/Juniores (2-17) 76-54. Ukrainian power forward Viktoriya Babych (183-1999, agency: BIG) notched a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead the effort and Valerija Baranovska supported her with 23 points. Even 11 points and 7 rebounds by Samanta Gabranova (180-2003) did not help to save the game for Riga/Juniores. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Daugavpils Universitate maintains tenth position with 4-13 record. Riga/Juniores lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with 17 games lost. Daugavpils Universitate will play against higher ranked Aistes-LSMU (#3) in Kaunas in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Riga/Juniores will play at home against TalTech (#6) and hope to get back on the winning track.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Vilnius. First ranked Lithuanian host Kibirkstis-MRU (18-2) smashed their biggest opponent Latvian RSU (15-3) 83-46. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of RSU. Gintare Petronyte fired 25 points and 7 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. Kibirkstis-MRU's coach felt very confident using 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Enija Viksne produced 10 points, 6 assists and 4 steals for lost side. Kibirkstis-MRU have an impressive 12-game winning streak. Defending Lithuanian champion maintains first position with 18-2 record. Loser RSU keeps the second place with three games lost. Kibirkstis-MRU will again meet league's second-placed RSU in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. RSU will play against Siauliai and hope to secure a win.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 22: Liepaja/LSSS was destroyed by Kibirkstis-MRU on the opponent's court 90-50. TTT Riga managed to outperform LCC Tarp. in a home game 69-58. Winless Audentes was rolled over Kibirkstis-MRU on the road 104-39. RSU crushed LCC Tarp. on its own court 73-53. Winless Audentes was smashed by TTT Riga in a road game 104-50. TalTech destroyed Liepaja/LSSS at home 74-55.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 18 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists by Annika Koster of TalTech.

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Kibirkstis-MRU - Liepaja/LSSS 90-50

Very expected game in Vilnius where 6th ranked Latvian Liepaja/LSSS (10-10) was crushed by first ranked Lithuanian Kibirkstis-MRU (18-2) 90-50 on Wednesday. Kibirkstis-MRU outrebounded Liepaja/LSSS 45-21 including a 34-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Liepaja/LSSS's players. Power forward Gintare Petronyte (195-1989) fired a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Point guard Gabriele Sulske (177-1990) chipped in 11 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Four Kibirkstis-MRU players scored in double figures. Latvian guard Raivita Korenika (181-2001) produced 12 points and 6 rebounds and Latvian forward Paula Klescova (176-2001) added 8 points respectively for lost side. Liepaja/LSSS's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Kibirkstis-MRU have an impressive 12-game winning streak. Defending Lithuanian champion maintains first position with 18-2 record. Liepaja/LSSS lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh place with ten games lost. Kibirkstis-MRU will meet league's second-placed RSU in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Liepaja/LSSS will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Kibirkstis-MRU: G.Petronyte 22+11reb+2ast, G.Mazionyte 14+5reb+3ast, K.Vanessa 12+2reb, R.Gerda 11+6reb+2ast, G.Sulske 11+7reb+8ast, E.Zabotkaite 9+6reb+2ast
Liepaja/LSSS: R.Korenika 12+6reb, D.Grigorjeva 9+1reb, P.Klescova 8+2reb+2ast, A.Maija 7+1reb+1ast, K.Marta 4, K.Enija 3+4reb+2ast

TTT Riga - LCC Tarp. 69-58

Rather predictable result when fourth ranked Latvian TTT Riga (12-6) defeated at home 7th ranked Lithuanian LCC Tarp. (9-9) 69-58 on Friday. TTT Riga forced 23 LCC Tarp. turnovers. American forward Dekeiya Cohen (188-1996, college: Baylor) fired a double-double by scoring 19 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Forward Gunta Basko-Melnbarde (182-1980, college: Siena) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Brazilian Maisa Pereira (183-2002, agency: Interperformances) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds and point guard Laurita Jurciute (178-1998) added 11 points respectively for lost side. TTT Riga have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending Latvian champion maintains fourth position with 12-6 record. Loser LCC Tarp. dropped to the eighth place with nine games lost. TTT Riga will meet Siauliai (#9) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. LCC Tarp. will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
TTT Riga: D.Cohen 19+17reb+4ast, G.Basko-Melnbarde 14+10reb+3ast, K.Vilka 11+1reb+2ast, I.Jakobsone 9+2reb+5ast, V.Jasa 6+3reb+1ast, E.Kosla 5+2ast
LCC Tarp.: L.Loceniece 15+1reb+1ast, P.Maisa 12+14reb+2ast, L.Jurciute 11+3reb+3ast, S.Cordinier 6+3reb+5ast, K.Polina 6+5reb, P.Maiara 6+9reb+2ast

Neptunas - Aistes-LSMU 84-64

The most interesting game of round 22 was a derby match between two teams from Lithuania. The game took place in Klaipeda where fifth ranked Neptunas outleveled visiting Aistes-LSMU (13-7) 84-64. They outrebounded Aistes-LSMU 41-23 including a 30-12 advantage in defensive rebounds. Neptunas looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Aistes-LSMU's players. Point guard Dalia Donskichyte (169-2000) had a double-double by scoring 10 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals to lead the charge for the winners and Ukrainian forward Uliana Datsko (176-1999, agency: BIG) chipped in 16 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Five Neptunas players scored in double figures. At the losing side forward Martyna Petrenaite (181-1998) responded with 22 points and American guard Tyra Buss (172-1996, college: Indiana) scored 16 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Neptunas maintains fifth position with 11-6 record. Aistes-LSMU at the other side keeps the third place with seven games lost. Neptunas are looking forward to face league's second-placed RSU in Riga in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Aistes-LSMU will play at home against Daugavpils Universitate and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Neptunas: D.Uliana 16+5reb+1ast, A.Cerneckyte 14+1reb+2ast, S.Mikelionyte 13+3reb+4ast, L.Ndoli 11+9reb, B.Sinickaite 10+7reb+4ast, D.Donskichyte 10+5reb+11ast
Aistes-LSMU: M.Petrenaite 22+2reb, T.Buss 16+1reb+1ast, D.Zukaite 9+1reb+4ast, P.Amalija 6+6reb+1ast, G.Savostaite 5+6reb+1ast, G.Paulauskaite 2+4reb+1ast

Kibirkstis-MRU - Audentes 104-39

Not a big story in a game in Vilnius where bottom-ranked Estonian Audentes (0-14) were rolled over by first ranked Lithuanian Kibirkstis-MRU (18-2) 104-39 on Saturday. Kibirkstis-MRU dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Audentes' 30 and had 26 for 41 from the free-throw line, while Audentes only scored three points from the stripe. Kibirkstis-MRU forced 25 Audentes turnovers and outrebounded them 54-17 including a 18-1 advantage in offensive rebounds. Kibirkstis-MRU looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Audentes' players. Center Gerda Raulusaityte (189-2004) fired a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Forward Ugne Sirtautaite (188-2004) chipped in 24 points and 7 rebounds. Five Kibirkstis-MRU players scored in double figures. Forward Keandra Koorits (188-2005) produced 13 points and 5 rebounds and guard Hanna Sibul (174-2004) added 8 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Kibirkstis-MRU have an impressive 12-game winning streak. Defending Lithuanian champion maintains first position with 18-2 record. Loser Audentes still closes the standings with 14 games lost. Kibirkstis-MRU will meet league's second-placed RSU in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Audentes will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Kibirkstis-MRU: S.Ugne 24+7reb+2ast, R.Gerda 22+12reb+3ast, E.Zabotkaite 14+7reb+6ast, K.Vanessa 13+9reb+2ast, L.Sakeviciute 13+8reb+1ast, J.Miknaite 8+4reb+6ast
Audentes: K.Keandra 13+5reb, S.Hanna 8+5reb, M.Sille-Liis 7+1reb+3ast, L.Emma 4+2reb, V.Maria 4+1reb, F.Anastasia 2+1ast

Daugavpils - Riga/Juniores 76-54

One of the most interesting games of round 22 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. Tenth ranked Daugavpils Universitate outleveled visiting Riga/Juniores (2-17) 76-54. They outrebounded Riga/Juniores 45-24 including a 31-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Ukrainian power forward Viktoriya Babych (183-1999, agency: BIG) notched a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead the effort and Latvian center Valerija Baranovska (180-2003) supported her with 23 points. Even 11 points and 7 rebounds by Samanta Gabranova (180-2003) did not help to save the game for Riga/Juniores. Forward Sarlote Petersone (173-2003) added 11 points and 5 steals for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Daugavpils Universitate maintains tenth position with 4-13 record. Riga/Juniores lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with 17 games lost. Daugavpils Universitate will play against higher ranked Aistes-LSMU (#3) in Kaunas in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Riga/Juniores will play at home against TalTech (#6) and hope to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Daugavpils: B.Valerija 23+3reb+3ast, V.Babych 20+12reb+3ast, L.Anna 12+14reb+1ast, K.Anastasiia 6+7reb+6ast, G.Snezana 6+3reb+1ast, P.Ksenija 3
Riga/Juniores: K.Kate 13+1reb, S.Gabranova 11+7reb, P.Sarlote 11+4reb+1ast, F.Elizabete 9+4reb, K.Katrina 4+1reb+2ast, L.Madara 4+3reb+4ast

RSU - LCC Tarp. 73-53

Everything went according to plan in Riga where second ranked Latvian RSU (15-3) outscored 7th ranked Lithuanian LCC Tarp. (9-9) 73-53 on Saturday. RSU dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to LCC Tarp.'s 26. RSU forced 24 LCC Tarp. turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Guard Enija Viksne (178-2004) fired a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 assists for the winners. Swingman Anita Mikelsone (178-2001) chipped in 12 points and 8 rebounds. Four RSU players scored in double figures. RSU's coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Point guard Laurita Jurciute (178-1998) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and Brazilian Maiara Pereira (185-2002, agency: Interperformances) added 14 points respectively for lost side. RSU maintains second position with 15-3 record having five points less than leader Kibirkstis-MRU. Loser LCC Tarp. dropped to the eighth place with nine games lost. RSU will meet at home league's leader Kibirkstis-MRU in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. LCC Tarp. will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
RSU: A.Mikelsone 12+8reb+1ast, V.Enija 12+2reb+11ast, O.Evelina 11+7reb, M.Mote 10+3reb+3ast, O.Katrina 9+7reb+3ast, D.Pavelsone 7+2reb
LCC Tarp.: L.Jurciute 15+10reb+4ast, P.Maiara 14+4reb+1ast, S.Cordinier 8+3reb+5ast, L.Loceniece 7+1reb+1ast, P.Maisa 6+11reb+1ast, G.Draksaite 3+3reb

TTT Riga - Audentes 104-50

There was no surprise when bottom-ranked Estonian Audentes (0-14) were outplayed on the road by fourth ranked Latvian TTT Riga (12-6) 104-50 on Sunday. TTT Riga forced 39 Audentes turnovers and outrebounded them 37-21 including a 21-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Audentes' players. Lithuanian point guard Dominyka Paliulyte (171-2001) fired 24 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 9 steals for the winners. Polish swingman Emilia Kosla (178-2001) chipped in 15 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. TTT Riga's coach felt very confident using 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Guard Hanna Sibul (174-2004) produced 15 points and guard Sille-Liis Molder (172-2005) added 12 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. TTT Riga have an impressive six-game winning streak. Defending Latvian champion maintains fourth position with 12-6 record. Loser Audentes still closes the standings with 14 games lost. TTT Riga will meet Siauliai (#9) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Audentes will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
TTT Riga: D.Paliulyte 24+8reb+6ast, E.Kosla 15+4reb+6ast, B.Elina 9+1reb+2ast, D.Cohen 9+5reb+1ast, I.Jakobsone 8+2reb+1ast, B.Amanda 7+3reb+4ast
Audentes: S.Hanna 15+3reb+1ast, M.Sille-Liis 12+2reb+4ast, K.Keandra 8+5reb+1ast, L.Lada 7+7reb+1ast, M.Marleen 3, V.Maria 2+2reb+2ast

Kibirkstis-MRU - RSU 83-46

The game between Top Four teams took place in Vilnius. First ranked Lithuanian host Kibirkstis-MRU (18-2) smashed their biggest opponent Latvian RSU (15-3) 83-46. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of RSU. Kibirkstis-MRU held RSU to an opponent 24.3 percent shooting from the field compared to 54.4 percent accuracy of the winners and made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Kibirkstis-MRU outrebounded RSU 43-28 including a 39-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by RSU's players. Power forward Gintare Petronyte (195-1989) fired 25 points and 7 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. Point guard Gabriele Sulske (177-1990) chipped in 11 points and 9 assists. Four Kibirkstis-MRU players scored in double figures. Kibirkstis-MRU's coach felt very confident using 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Guard Enija Viksne (178-2004) produced 10 points, 6 assists and 4 steals and center Evelina Otto (187-2006) added 12 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Kibirkstis-MRU have an impressive 12-game winning streak. Defending Lithuanian champion maintains first position with 18-2 record. Loser RSU keeps the second place with three games lost. Kibirkstis-MRU will again meet league's second-placed RSU in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. RSU will play against Siauliai and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Kibirkstis-MRU: G.Petronyte 25+7reb+1ast, E.Zabotkaite 13+5reb+3ast, G.Sulske 11+4reb+9ast, R.Theriot 10+1reb+3ast, R.Gerda 8+6reb+1ast, S.Ugne 6+2reb
RSU: O.Evelina 12+7reb, V.Enija 10+3reb+6ast, M.Mote 8+5reb, O.Katrina 7+5reb, L.Septe 4+1reb, A.Bruzinska 3

TalTech - Liepaja/LSSS 74-55

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams in Tallinn where seventh ranked Estonian TalTech (10-9) outleveled 6th ranked Latvian Liepaja/LSSS (10-10) 74-55 on Sunday. TalTech dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Liepaja/LSSS's 28. TalTech forced 25 Liepaja/LSSS turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Annika Koster (182-1992) fired 18 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Forward Marta-Eleri Jaama (185-2005) chipped in 16 points and 4 assists. Four TalTech players scored in double figures. Latvian forward Paula Klescova (176-2001) produced 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and Latvian Daniela Grigorjeva (180-2001) added 9 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Liepaja/LSSS's coach rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. TalTech moved-up to sixth place. Liepaja/LSSS lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh position with ten games lost. TalTech will meet Riga/Juniores (#11) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Liepaja/LSSS will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
TalTech: A.Koster 18+9reb+8ast, J.Marta-Eleri 16+1reb+4ast, K.Katlin 11+4reb+3ast, S.Kosareva 10+4reb+3ast, G.Maarja 7+5reb+1ast, J.Pulk 6+1reb+3ast
Liepaja/LSSS: P.Klescova 14+5reb+5ast, A.Maija 11+3reb+1ast, D.Grigorjeva 9+6reb+2ast, M.Kitija 8+3reb, S.Madara 4+1reb+2ast, R.Korenika 4+3reb

Raulusaityte number one in WBBL for round 22 - by Eurobasket News

Center Gerda Raulusaityte (189-C-2004) put on an amazing game in the last round for top-ranked Kibirkstis-MRU, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 22.
The 18-year old player had a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds, while her team outclassed, the league's bottom-ranked team Audentes (#12, 0-14) with 65-point margin 104-39. It allowed Kibirkstis-MRU to consolidate first place in the WBBL. Kibirkstis-MRU has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the championship title. They improved their record to 18-2. In the team's last game Raulusaityte had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range. She has many years of experience at Kibirkstis-MRU, through which she has constantly improved. Gerda Raulusaityte averages this season 8.7ppg.

The second best player in last round's games was another Kibirkstis-MRU's star - young Gintare Petronyte (195-C/F-1989). Petronyte had a very good evening with 25 points and 7 rebounds. Of course together with Raulusaityte she helped Kibirkstis-MRU with another comfortable win outscoring slightly lower-ranked RSU (#2, 15-3) 83-46. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Kibirkstis-MRU consolidated its place in the very top position of the standings. Her team belongs to top of the standings with 18-2 record and is considered one of the main candidates for the league title. Petronyte is a newcomer at Kibirkstis-MRU, but is already one of team's top players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.1ppg (#2). Her other stats are also decent: 9.9rpg and 3.1apg.

Third on the list of top players last round was Lithuanian guard Dominyka Paliulyte (171-PG-2001) of TTT Riga (#4). Paliulyte showcased her all-around game by recording 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists in the last round. She was a key player of TTT Riga, leading her team to a 104-50 easy win against Audentes (#12, 0-14). TTT Riga needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 12 victories and 6 lost games. Paliulyte has a very solid season. In 12 games in WBBL she scored 5.5ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Annika Koster (182-PF-1992) of TalTech - 18 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists
5. Ugne Sirtautaite (188-F-2004) of Kibirkstis-MRU - 24 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Egle Zabotkaite (180-F-2000) of Kibirkstis-MRU - 14 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists
7. Viktoriya Babych (183-F/C-1999) of Daugavpils - 20 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Anna Liepina (186-C-2007) of Daugavpils - 12 points and 14 rebounds
9. Marta-Eleri Jaama (185-F-2005) of TalTech - 16 points and 4 assists
10. Laurita Jurciute (178-PG-1998) of LCC Tarp. - 15 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)