Eurobasket Daily News Report: 1/12/2023 4:04:01 AM

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ABA LEAGUE

Abdul-Malik Abu is the new MZT Skopje Aerodrom center - by Rado Markovic

Experienced Abdul-Malik Abu (203-C-1995, college: NC State) is the new reinforcement of the KK MZT Skopje Aerodrom squad at the position of center. The American player has signed with the club until the end of season.

Abdul-Malik Abu is famous for being able to cover positions four and five, where he is expected to bring strength to the paint of the blue and white. Abu is coming to Skopje from Israeli side Hapoel Galil Elion, while he has previously been playing for teams such as Wurzburg, Changwon, Belediespor, Sporting and Vrijednosnice Osijek. He used to have a solid NCAA career, where he used to be a member of North Carolina University.

American is coming to KK MZT Skopje Aerodrom instead of Samet Yigitoglu, that has moved back to his homeland of Turkey.

Jackson's 32-point game gives him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

26-year old point guard Loren Jackson (173-PG-1996) had a great game in the last round for SC Derby and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 14.
He had the game-high 32 points adding five rebounds and five assists for SC Derby in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Zadar (#6, 7-7) 101-100. SC Derby is placed at 7th position in ABA League. SC Derby 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 6-8 record. In the team's last game Jackson had a remarkable five three-pointers out of 9 attempts. He turned to be SC Derby's top player in his first season with the team. The University of Akron graduate has very impressive stats this year. Jackson is in league's top in points (8th best: 16.4ppg), assists (9th best: 5.6apg) and averages solid 43.0% from behind 3-point line.

Second best performed player last round was Luka Bozic (200-SF-1996) of Zadar. He is a in his first season at Zadar. In the last game Bozic recorded impressive double-double of 25 points and 14 rebounds. Bad luck as Zadar was edged by slightly lower-ranked SC Derby (#7, 6-8) 101-100. Zadar managed to keep the same 6th spot in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 7-7 record is not bad and everything may still change. Bozic is a newcomer at Zadar and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 23.2ppg (#2). His other stats are also decent: 10.2rpg and 6.0apg.

Third place about best performers goes to another SC Derby's star - forward Danilo Tasic (207-F-1993, agency: BeoBasket). Tasic scored 28 points and grabbed five rebounds. He was another key player of SC Derby, helping his team with a 101-100 win against slightly higher-ranked Zadar (#6, 7-7). The chances of SC Derby ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 8 games, recording just six victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Tasic could help SC Derby to bring them higher in the standings. Tasic has a very solid season. In 14 games in ABA League he scored 13.2ppg. He also has 5.1rpg and FGP: 51.5%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Facundo Campazzo (180-PG-1991) of Crvena Zvezda - 23 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists
5. Dario Dreznjak (204-F-1998) of Zadar - 34 points and 9 rebounds
6. Tyrell Nelson (205-F-1995) of Split - 24 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Lewis Sullivan (201-F-1995) of Split - 19 points and 8 rebounds
8. Trent Frazier (188-G-1998) of FMP BG - 29 points and 3 assists
9. Dominik Mavra (195-G-1994) of Split - 12 points, 4 rebounds and 14 assists
10. Uros Carapic (195-SG-1996) of Borac CA - 16 points, 5 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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ADIDAS NEXT GENERATION TOURNAMENT

ANGT Standings

Adidas Next Generation Tournament Standings

Regular Season: Round 1

Group A

Jan. 20: Milano - ALBA Berlin
Jan. 20: ratiopharm U18 - Real Madrid

Group B

Jan. 20: Panathinaikos - NGTM
Jan. 20: Bayern U18 - Zalgiris

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ANGOLA

Petro de Luanda regain top spot after beating Inter B - by Eurobasket News

Petro de Luanda beat Inter B 97-60 on Tuesday, in a match of the 20th round of the senior men's National Basketball Championship, which took place at the pavilion of the Higher Polytechnic Institute of Technology and Science (ISPTEC), in the capital city, Luanda. At half-time, Petro de Luanda were already winning by 52-25. With this victory the national champions (Petro) retake the leadership of the competition with 32 points, while 1 de Agosto, who are in second place, have 31 points. In this game, with 21 points, Petro de Luanda player Childe Dundao (167-G-1998) was the top scorer. The Inter B player, Keven Albino, only scored 14 times. Still in the same round, on Tuesday, Interclube defeated the Jesus Cristo Basketball team, by 83-76, at Dream Space pavilion.
Courtesy of: angop.ao

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ARGENTINA

Stats Leaders - LigaA

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Thomas COOPER

La Union
(196-G-1992)
Avg: 17.7

17.7

17.0

16.3

16.3

16.1

Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Matias EIDINTAS

Dep V
(186-SG-1995)
Avg: 21.1

21.1

20.9

19.2

19.2

19.1

Argentinian LDD round 20 best performance: Camilo Rodriguez - by Eurobasket News

Guard Camilo Rodriguez (187-G-2006) had a very impressive game in the last round for Ferro, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 20.
The 16-year old player was the main contributor (21 points, six rebounds) to his team's victory, helping them to beat La Union (#12, 7-11) 63-53. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings. Ferro is placed at 9th position in Argentinian LDD. Ferro 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 9-9 record. It's Rodriguez's second year at Ferro and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Camilo Rodriguez averages this season 12.0ppg.

The second best player in last round's games was young Facundo Tolosa (190-G-2002) of Penarol. Tolosa had a very good evening with 27 points and 2 assists. Of course Penarol cruised to a 79-71 relatively comfortable win over the higher-ranked Quimsa (#7, 9-7). This victory allowed Penarol to move up to 11th position in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 7-6 record is not bad and everything may still change. Tolosa is well-known at Penarol and is a proven leader in his second season with the team. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.9ppg (#3). He also registered 5.0 boards per game.

Third on the list of top players last round was Octavio Sarmiento Battistoni) of Atenas (#10). Sarmiento Battistoni scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Despite Sarmiento Battistoni's great performance Atenas lost 64-69 to slightly higher-ranked Obras (#8, 9-9). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Atenas 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 8 lost games. Sarmiento Battistoni has a very solid season. In 6 games in Argentina he scored 8.8ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Santino Mazzucchelli) of Platense - 19 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Francisco Tarnowyk (192-G-2001) of Obera - 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists
6. Juan Frigerio (170-PG-2003) of Platense - 16 points and 9 rebounds
7. Nicolas Quiroga (191-SG-2003) of Obera - 21 points and 2 rebounds
8. Nicolas Chiaraviglio (199-F-2004) of Penarol - 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Felipe Inyaco (192-PG-2002) of Obras - 18 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists
10. Nicolas Stenta (200-SG-2004) of Boca Jrs. - 15 points and 12 rebounds

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

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ASEAN LEAGUE

Isaiah Wade claims ASEAN League weekly honour - by Eurobasket News

American Isaiah Wade (201-PF-1998) had a great game in the last round for Macau and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 4.
The 24-year old power forward had a double-double of 33 points and fifteen rebounds, while his team crushed, the league's bottom-ranked team Tigers (#8, 0-4) with 24-point margin 109-85. Macau maintains the 7th position in ASEAN League . The season is still in it's early stage, so the team may have a chance to improve their current position in the standings. They lost 3 games and had just one victory. In the team's last game Wade had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range. He turned to be Macau's top player in his first season with the team. University of Central Oklahoma graduate has very impressive stats this year. Wade is in league's top in points (4th best: 24.5ppg) and rebounds (5th best: 12.5rpg).

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American forward Antonio Hester (198-F-1990) of Zamboanga. Hester impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 28 points and 10 rebounds. Of course Zamboanga cruised to a 87-79 relatively comfortable win over Singapore S. (2-2). This victory allowed Zamboanga to move up to 3rd position in the standings. His team's 2-2 record is not bad at all. Hester is one of the most experienced players at Zamboanga and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 24.0ppg (#6). His other stats are also decent: 11.3rpg and 4.0apg. University of Mobile alumni Hester played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas.

The third best performed player last round was another Macau's star - American De'Quan Abrom (188-SG-1996). Abrom got into 30-points club by scoring 31 points in the last round. He went also for six rebounds and nine assists. He was another key player of Macau, helping his team with a 109-85 easy win against Tigers (#8, 0-4). Macau can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 1-3 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Abrom has individually a great season in ASEAN League. After only 4 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 6.0apg (4th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Arizona Reid (196-F-1986) of Tigers - 36 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists
5. Kentrell Barkley (195-G/F-1996) of Singapore S. - 29 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Jenning Leung (183-G-1995) of Macau - 26 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists
7. C.J. Gettys (213-C-1994) of Singapore S. - 19 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists
8. Ryan Smith (213-C-1995) of Zamboanga - 15 points and 13 rebounds
9. Tonny Trocha-Morelos (208-F/C) of HK Eastern - 10 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Ka-Hin Leung (184-PG-2000) of HK Eastern - 21 points, 3 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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AUSTRALIA

Stats Leaders - NBL

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Mitch CREEK

SE M
(196-F/G-1992)
Avg: 23.7

23.7

23.6

20.2

17.9

17.9

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BAHAMAS

NPBA Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

William RIGBY

Shockers
(--)
Avg: 15.0

15.0

14.8

14.3

14.0

13.8

NPBA Round 6: Derby game ends with Bahamas Univ.'s defeat of Tucker Boys - by Eurobasket News

Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Nassau: Bahamas Univ. (#4) and Tucker Boys (#5). Bahamas Univ. (2-3) smashed visiting Tucker Boys (0-5) by 33 points 91-58. Bahamas Univ. dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Tucker Boys' 44. Bahamas Univ. forced 20 Tucker Boys turnovers. It was a good game for Dremiko Mcintosh who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. Dave Lindsey contributed with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Jaden Stubbs replied with 12 points and 6 rebounds for Tucker Boys. Bahamas Univ. maintains fourth position with 2-3 record. Tucker Boys at the other side still closes the standings with five games lost. Bahamas Univ.'s supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Nassau Rockets.
Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Nassau: Rockets (#1) and Shockers (#2). Rockets (5-0) smashed visiting Shockers (3-2) by 28 points 86-58. Roosevelt Whylly had a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Christorr Stuart chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Rockets' coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Jeron Smith with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds. Undefeated Rockets have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 5-0 record. Shockers at the other side keep the second place with two games lost. Rockets' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Nassau to the arena Bahamas Univ..

Bahamas Univ. - Tucker Boys 91-58

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Nassau: Bahamas Univ. (#4) and Tucker Boys (#5). Bahamas Univ. (2-3) smashed visiting Tucker Boys (0-5) by 33 points 91-58. Bahamas Univ. dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Tucker Boys' 44. Bahamas Univ. forced 20 Tucker Boys turnovers. It was a good game for Dremiko Mcintosh who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. Dave Lindsey contributed with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Four Bahamas Univ. players scored in double figures. Jaden Stubbs replied with 12 points and 6 rebounds and Arlington Brown added 8 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Tucker Boys. Bahamas Univ. maintains fourth position with 2-3 record. Tucker Boys at the other side still closes the standings with five games lost. Bahamas Univ.'s supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Nassau Rockets.
Top scorers:
Bahamas Univ.: M.Dremiko 18+11reb+3ast, L.Dave 13+6reb+4ast, B.Justin 12+9reb, G.Theodore 10+3reb+7ast, E.Erquantae 9+7reb+1ast, A.Delano 9+5reb+1ast
Tucker Boys: S.Jaden 12+6reb+1ast, T.Clayton 11+4reb+1ast, L.Bain 8+3reb+2ast, B.Arlington 8+10reb, M.Kieran 7+6reb, S.Randon 6+8reb+1ast

Rockets - Shockers 86-58

Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Nassau: Rockets (#1) and Shockers (#2). Rockets (5-0) smashed visiting Shockers (3-2) by 28 points 86-58. Rockets forced 19 Shockers turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Shockers' players. Rockets brought some defensive toughness making 9 blocks. Roosevelt Whylly had a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Christorr Stuart (188) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Rockets' coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Jeron Smith with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds and guard Spurgeon Johnson scored 13 points and 6 rebounds. Rockets have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 5-0 record. Shockers at the other side keep the second place with two games lost. Rockets' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Nassau to the arena Bahamas Univ..
Top scorers:
Rockets: G.Crispin 17+4reb+1ast, C.Stuart 14+6reb+3ast, R.Turnquest 12+1reb, R.Whylly 12+11reb+3ast, M.Bertrum 9+8reb+1ast, D.Beadle 9+5reb+1ast
Shockers: J.Smith 15+11reb+1ast, J.Spurgeon 13+6reb+2ast, M.Dario 8+8reb, W.Rigby 7+10reb+3ast, J.Dalmond 7+5reb+1ast, H.McKenzie 4+6reb+1ast

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BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Review of Return Leg of Play-Ins - by Eurobasket News

Pinar Karsiyaka - Murcia 89-96

Murcia made 25-of-29 free shots (86.2 percent) during the game. Murcia had a 28-17 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American point guard Travis Trice II (183-1993, college: Michigan St.) scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Montenegrin power forward Nemanja Radovic (208-1991, agency: BeoBasket) chipped in 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. American guard Errick McCollum (188-1988, college: Goshen) responded with 21 points and 6 assists and Dominican Angel Delgado (208-1994, college: Seton Hall) scored 16 points and 8 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.
Top scorers:
Murcia: T.Trice II 17+5reb+7ast, N.Radovic 13+6reb+5ast, D.Jelinek 13+1reb, I.Diop 12+6reb+4ast, A.Pustovyi 10+2reb, T.McFadden 10+5ast
Pinar Karsiyaka: E.McCollum 21+1reb+6ast, A.Delgado 16+8reb, K.Sipahi 12+5reb+5ast, V.Brown 11+6reb+2ast, J.Brown 9+1reb+5ast, B.Angola-Rodas 7+4reb+3ast

Tofas - AEK 82-85

AEK players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Tofas were plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Panamanian-American center Akil Mitchell (206-1992, college: Virginia) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists. Latvian guard Janis Strelnieks (191-1989) contributed with 17 points and 6 assists for the winners. Four AEK players scored in double figures. Canadian point guard Tyler Ennis (188-1994, college: Syracuse) replied with 17 points and 4 assists and American guard Rob Gray (186-1994, college: Houston) added 18 points and 4 assists in the effort for Tofas.
Top scorers:
AEK: A.Mitchell 21+14reb+6ast, J.Strelnieks 17+2reb+6ast, K.Williams III 16+3reb+2ast, I.Miles 13+7reb+1ast, D.Flionis 8+1reb+2ast, T.Frazier 6+1reb+3ast
Tofas: R.Gray 18+2reb+4ast, T.Ennis 17+4reb+4ast, B.Ugurlu 12+2reb+9ast, A.Milaknis 9+5reb, B.Toure 8+2reb, D.Thompson 7+4reb+2ast

Igokea - H.Holon 80-91

Hapoel Holon looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American-Liberian point guard Joe Ragland (182-1989, college: Wichita St.) had a double-double by scoring 20 points, 13 assists and 4 steals to lead the charge for the winners and American forward Javin DeLaurier (208-1998, college: Duke) chipped in 10 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Serbian power forward Stefan Djordjevic (206-1998, agency: BeoBasket) responded with 18 points and 5 rebounds and Serbian forward Nikola Tanaskovic (204-1997, agency: BeoBasket) scored 15 points and 7 rebounds. Four Hapoel Holon and five Igokea players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
H.Holon: J.Ragland 20+2reb+13ast, M.Jones 18+1reb+1ast, F.Bourdillon 15+3reb, C.Johnson 13+1reb+1ast, J.DeLaurier 10+9reb+2ast, C.Harris 8+5reb+2ast
Igokea: S.Djordjevic 18+5reb+1ast, N.Tanaskovic 15+7reb, B.Crawford 13+4reb+5ast, M.Josilo 11+2reb+3ast, D.Milosavljevic 10+2reb+6ast, N.Nerandzic 5+2reb+2ast

Oostende - Bahcesehir 64-77

American guard Jamar Smith (191-1987, college: S.Indiana, agency: Inception Sports) scored 22 points to lead the charge for the winners and French center Jerry Boutsiele (208-1994) chipped in 17 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Four Acibadem players scored in double figures. American forward TreShawn Thurman (201-1995, college: Nevada) responded with 24 points and 8 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) and his fellow American import point guard Breein Tyree (188-1998, college: Ole Miss) scored 12 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Bahcesehir: J.Smith 22+3ast, J.Boutsiele 17+5reb+1ast, M.Baygul 13+5reb+3ast, K.Ozmizrak 12+3reb+3ast, Y.Arslan 8+4reb, B.Candan 3+3reb
Oostende: T.Thurman 24+8reb+1ast, B.Tyree 12+2reb+3ast, S.Buysschaert 6+3reb+1ast, K.Van Der Vuurst 6+2reb+6ast, V.Bleijenbergh 5+3reb+2ast, P.Gillet 5+1reb

Limoges - Ludwigsburg 82-62

Swingman Nicolas Lang (198-1990, agency: BeoBasket) scored 27 points (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Javontae Hawkins (196-1993, college: Fordham) chipped in 18 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Center Eddy Edigin (203-1995) responded with 17 points and 8 rebounds and American guard Prentiss Hubb (190-1999, college: Notre Dame, agency: Green Sports Management) scored 14 points and 4 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Limoges: N.Lang 27+3reb, J.Hawkins 18+5reb+3ast, U.Lucas 10+4reb+3ast, J.Graves 9+2reb+4ast, W.Yeguete 6+11reb, G.Schilling 6+4reb
Ludwigsburg: E.Edigin 17+8reb+1ast, P.Hubb 14+2reb+4ast, W.Cherry 9+1reb+3ast, S.Miller 8+6reb+1ast, J.Dunn 5+1ast, Y.Polas-Bartolo 4+3reb+1ast

Darussafaka - Benfica 83-72

Dacka forced 20 Benfica turnovers. The best player for the winners was Albanian power forward Ercan Osmani (206-1998) who had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds. American point guard Markel Starks (187-1991, college: Georgetown, agency: BeoBasket) chipped in 20 points and 6 assists. Five Dacka players scored in double figures. Cape Verdean-Portuguese Ivan Almeida (198-1989, college: Stonehill) produced 11 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists and American point guard Toney Douglas (189-1986, college: FSU) added 20 points respectively for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Darussafaka: E.Osmani 20+12reb, M.Starks 20+2reb+6ast, G.Olaseni 15+8reb+1ast, D.Ozdemiroglu 12+7reb+4ast, W.McCullough 10+4reb+2ast, A.Yeboah 4+3reb+2ast
Benfica: T.Douglas 20+3reb+1ast, B.Gomes 13+5reb+1ast, I.Almeida 11+6reb+7ast, T.Carter II 9+4reb+3ast, A.Broussard 7+5reb+2ast, M.Zirbes 6+2reb

Peristeri - Dijon 92-88

Peristeri made 26-of-32 free shots (81.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Croatian center Miro Bilan (213-1989, agency: BeoBasket) scored 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and French point guard Sylvain Francisco (185-1997, agency: BeoBasket) chipped in 19 points and 8 assists during the contest. Slovenian Gregor Hrovat (196-1994) responded with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists and American forward Markis McDuffie (203-1997, college: Wichita St.) scored 20 points and 8 rebounds. Five Peristeri and four JDA Dijon players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Peristeri: S.Francisco 19+1reb+8ast, M.Bilan 16+8reb+4ast, M.Denmon 16+1reb+7ast, D.Agravanis 16+4reb, L.Kaselakis 13+7reb+3ast, A.Radanov 5+6reb+1ast
Dijon: R.Ducote 21+1reb+1ast, M.McDuffie 20+8reb+3ast, G.Hrovat 18+8reb+7ast, G.Ware 12+8reb, D.Holston 8+1reb+10ast, D.Brembly 5+4reb+1ast

PAOK - Rytas 81-78

American guard Jaylen Hands (191-1999, college: UCLA) scored 20 points to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import point guard Jalen Riley (184-1993, college: ETSU) chipped in 15 points and 4 assists during the contest. American guard Marcus Foster (191-1995, college: Creighton) responded with 31 points and center Martynas Echodas (206-1997) scored 12 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
PAOK: J.Hands 20+3reb+1ast, J.Riley 15+1reb+4ast, Y.Franke 10+3reb+3ast, C.Saloustros 8+4reb+1ast, T.Polley 7+4reb+1ast, V.Margaritis 7+6reb+1ast
Rytas: M.Foster 31+3reb+1ast, B.Varadi 12+2reb+1ast, M.Echodas 12+8reb+2ast, G.Radzevicius 6+9reb+1ast, E.Fridriksson 5+2reb+6ast, E.Kairys 3+2reb

Give Javontae Hawkins (Limoges ESP Elite) The Ball And Heck He'll Even Score From The Eiffel Tower If Needed - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber

There are always guys no matter what league your in that you go and watch for a reason. In the NBA people pay to watch Steph Curry make beautiful three pointers or the all around dominating game of Giannis or delusional jealous fans just to heckle Lebron James. Last season in Germany you can be sure there were many people that marked Bonn and Crailsheim to watch because of the two crafty and exciting point guards Parker Jackson-Cartwright and TJ Shorts. There was a reason why they were the MVP candidates last season. But there are also other guys that people come to watch. For me I didn't only mark Jackson-Cartwright in my notebook last season, but also Javontae Hawkins (196-G-1993, college: Fordham) who was a key part for the success of the Telekom Baskets Bonn. But before anything else, he has some love for all his ex point guards in Germany that fed him the ball for many points over the years. 'You can't go wrong at all with either of those 2 but you can also throw Dewayne Russell and Trae Bell-Hayes in there too', warned Javontae Hawkins. A reason to come watch Javontae Hawkins is for his all around good play at both ends, but one thing that really sticks out is his incredible knack for hitting crazy long range shots. But if one thought that he learned that overnight or gradually over the years then your wrong. The last guy for me in the easyCredit BBL to be able to make those kind of shots was German Heiko Schaffartzik. Obviously his 1-1 skills have to be very good for him to be able to make those kind of shots. ' I have always been a great 1-1 scorer since HS, I grew up playing 1-1 everyday with friends, so it's kind of natural I would say. I think the game has evolved to deeper range, but honestly I've been shooting deep range since I was a teenager. It's kind of a natural feeling when you work on those type of shots in the off season and even during the season'. Stressed Javontae Hawkins. Last season the ex Fordham University (NCAA) great hit a game winner against Hamburg which he ranks as his best in his career and this season hit one in France against Le Portal. This season he is playing for Limoges ESP Elite and heck give him the ball and he'll even score from the Eiffel Tower if needed. The Eiffel Tower is 12,5 kilometers from Halle Carpentier where Paris Basketball play. Don't underestimate Javonte Hawkins because he will make crazy shots.

The 29 year old 196cm guard from Huntington West Virginia who has 5 siblings came overseas in 2017 after a solid NCAA career. After 2 non spectacular seasons at South Florida (NCAA), he then made the jump to Eastern Kentucky (NCAA) where he broke through and averaged 17,0ppg and in his senior season moved to Fordham University (NCAA) where he averaged 14,0ppg. He spent his first 2 pro seasons in Finland and Greece where he got a good feel for the European game and was consistent. Despite going 0-4 against Euroleague clubs Olympiakos and Panathinaikos, he scored in double figures in 3 of 4 games and proved he could hold his own against some of the best players overseas. Then came his successful time in Germany. He continued to prove he could play well in a new system in Crailsheim and averaged 15.9ppg, 4.5rpg, 1.4apg, FGP: 52.6%, 3PT: 36.8%, FT: 79.4%. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg head coach John Patrick recognized his talent and brought him to Ludwigsburg, but a brutal injury kept him out of action. He couldn't play for more than a year and had to suffer some real growing pains. But when he was fit he played for the Telekom Baskets Bonn averaging 15.5ppg, 3.6rpg, 1.1apg, FGP: 50.8%, 3PT: 37.3%, FT: 77.8%. It is quite apparent that Tuomas Iisalo has been massive for the growth in his game. 'It helped my game a lot. Being under Tuomas Iisalo for those 2 seasons really groomed me as a player. He has an unmatched work ethic as a coach and I literally use a lot of things he taught me even while being in a different league', stressed Javontae Hawkins.

Now the guard who can score in bunches is playing in the France Pro A and Basketball Champions League. After spending Christmas in Germany the last years, he spent this Christmas in France, but didn't see much difference in how it is celebrated there. He also didn't have any special new years resolutions except for being a consistent man of God, husband, father and friend. I personally would have thought he would have remained in Germany with the Telekom Baskets Bonn or even received a special opportunity with Alba Berlin or FC Bayern Munich, but the basketball God had another calling for him. 'No it wasn't a serious issue. I love Germany just had to take full advantage of the opportunity that's given', said Javontae Hawkins. After really suffering for so long and having to sit out the 20-21 season, he enjoys every day suiting up for practice because he knows every day could be the last day playing. 'I'm very blessed and I don't take it for granted. God blessed me with a gift and I'm thankful to be able to be healthy playing this game', stated Javontae Hawkins. Last season he experienced a great run in the playoffs in Germany and wants to do it again this season in France in an up tempo league. Limoges CSP Elite won titles in the 80's and last in 2015. Currently they have a 9-8 record and are in eighth place. There is still a lot of work to do, but the season is still long. But the current order of business is to win the 3 game Basketball Champions League series against his ex team MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. In the first game in Ludwigsburg, the MHP Riesen grinded out a 85-81 win where Hawkins contributed 17 points. The MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg cleaned house after successful coach John Patrick left for Japan. This season the club has a new hungry and ambitious coach with Josh King and many new players, but the success is still there. The work and success reminds one of how Tuomas Iisalo was in Crailsheim. One player who is still around is top defender Yorman Polas. ' Yorman is a great friend of mine we shared times competing with and against each other these past 3 years. It's always a joy to play against him because he brings the best out of me', commented Javontae Hawkins.

The family man who became a dad a few days ago and ranks Steph Curry in the top 3 best point guards of all-time came to Limoges, but didn't come to a totally foreign place as he became teammates with 2 ex easyCredit BBL players with Desi Rodriguez and Gavin Schilling. 'They have been very important because we can help each other adjust when needed', added Javontae Hawkins. In Bonn there were many functioning pieces that helped the success of the team and it isn't any different in Limoges with Americans Bryce Jones and Jayvon Graves. Graves is one of the few professional players hat was able to breathe the special Lebron James aura at St Vincent St Marys high school where he balled as a kid. 'They are very important. They're the engine to the team. They should always be aggressive to put us in situations to win games which both guys have been. I've been knowing Jayvon since he was in HS and he came on a visit back when I was at Fordham. We've always stayed in touch and the sky is the limit for the type of talent he has. He has NBA/Euroleague level talent for sure along with his humility I see nothing but great things in his future', warned Javontae Hawkins. Hawkins is having another solid season in 2 competitions as he is averaging 14,1ppg, 3,7rpg, 1,5apg and shooting 36% from the parking lot in the France pro A and in the Basketball Champions league is averaging 12,4ppg, 3,0rpg and 1,5apg and shooting 31% from outside. His role is simple this season as he is the leader, their best defender and being an all around player on the offensive end. He has been telling me for years the same old story as to what the secret is to being great in every place he has ever played. 'I remain persistent and consistent even through adversity', warned Javontae Hawkins. He scored 21 points a piece against Paris, Monaco and Le Portal. Tonight he will give all his best in his living room in Limoges trying to force a game 3 in Ludwigsburg. Who knows perhaps he will meet his ex coach Zuomas Iisalo again this season in the Basketball Champions League. He also knows what has been the secret to Iisalo's success the last years. 'There's an old saying 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' Tuomas has proven over the years that his uptempo offense and aggressive hard nose defense WORKS! He doesn't do anything new, or out of character and still manages to prove why he's a Euroleague level coach. I will always be a fan of his teams', expressed Javontae Hawkins. Who knows maybe Tuomas Iisalo will reach the Euroleague one day with FC Bayern Munich? 'I could definitely see it. He deserves it for sure', stressed Javontae Hawkins. Who knows maybe one day the paths of Tuomas Iisalo and Javontae Hawkins might cross again. Perhaps in a big city in Bavaria.

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BELARUS

Stats Leaders - Premier League

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Vladislav LAGODICH

Brest
(180-G-2002)
Avg: 17.9

17.9

16.9

16.5

16.3

15.5

Premier League Round 16 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News

Coincidentally all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Premier League round 16 most important game was a victory of Rubon II over 5th ranked Grodno GrSU 75-72 on Tuesday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Grodno GrSU. Rubon II forced 26 Grodno GrSU turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Nikita Borodin (183-2002) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. Guard Ivan Litarnyi (187-2006) contributed with 14 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Ilya Sirotsky (-2003) replied with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for Grodno GrSU. Grodno GrSU's coach Rustan Nosenko rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Newly promoted Rubon II maintains third position with 7-6 record having twelve points less than leader Tsmoki-Minsk U20. Grodno GrSU at the other side keeps the fifth place with seven games lost. Rubon II are looking forward to face Mogliev (#6) on the road in the next round. Grodno GrSU will play against the league's leader Tsmoki-Minsk U20 and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Important game to mention about took place in Vitebsk. Second ranked Grodno (12-5) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging one of their biggest challengers Rubon (10-7) 76-74 in the fight for the second place. Worth to mention a great performance of Serbian power forward Nikola Djuric (203-1991) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds and Dmitriy Kuratnik who added 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side the former international forward Victor Ovsepyan (202-1991) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Grodno maintains second position with 12-5 record having just three points less than leader Tsmoki-Minsk U20. Rubon at the other side keeps the third place with seven games lost. Grodno will play against Gomel (#6) at home in the next round. Rubon will play against Impuls BGUIR in Minsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An interesting game for Borisfen (15-2) which played road game in Minsk against 4th ranked Impuls BGUIR (6-9). First ranked Borisfen managed to get a 9-point victory 83-74. The winners were led by Maksim Miroshnichenko who scored that evening 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Borisfen's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 20 points and 9 assists by Siarhei Vabishchevich did not help to save the game for Impuls BGUIR. Borisfen maintains first position with 15-2 record. Loser Impuls BGUIR keeps the fourth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Tsmoki II. Borisfen will meet at home Tsmoki II (#5) in the next round. Impuls BGUIR will play against Rubon and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 16 Tsmoki II beat Gomel on the road 76-62.

Gomel - Tsmoki II 62-76

The game between closely ranked teams ended with fifth ranked Tsmoki II's (6-9) road victory over bottom-ranked Gomel (0-17) 76-62 on Tuesday. Tsmoki II looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The winners were led by Nazar Guliev (201-2002) who scored that evening 25 points and 7 rebounds and guard Aliaksei Navoichyk (190-2001) supported him with 17 points. Tsmoki II's coach Georgiy Kondrusevich used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 21 points and 12 rebounds by Russian center Mikhail Pakhryaev (206-2000) did not help to save the game for Gomel. Viktor Golotsukov (-1999) added 18 points and 13 rebounds for lost side. Tsmoki II moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Impuls BGUIR. Loser Gomel still closes the standings with 17 games lost. Tsmoki II will meet league's leader Borisfen in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Gomel will play against the league's second-placed Grodno (#2) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Gomel: P.Mikhail 21+12reb+1ast, G.Viktor 18+13reb+2ast, A.Yasevich 17+3reb+8ast, Y.Dudov 4+6reb+3ast, E.Starostenko 2+3reb+5ast, S.Egor 0+1reb
Tsmoki II: G.Nazar 25+7reb, A.Navoichyk 17+3reb+3ast, S.Roman 10+2reb+8ast, T.Ivan 8+8reb+3ast, M.Illia 6+2reb+3ast, A.Sekushenko 5+4reb+1ast

Impuls BGUIR - Borisfen 74-83

An interesting game for Borisfen (15-2) which played road game in Minsk against 4th ranked Impuls BGUIR (6-9). First ranked Borisfen managed to get a 9-point victory 83-74. Borisfen dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Impuls BGUIR's 24 and made 16-of-18 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Impuls BGUIR 41-30 including 29 on the defensive glass. The winners were led by Ukrainian point guard Maksim Miroshnichenko (182-1996, agency: BIG) who scored that evening 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and American forward Malik Porter (196, college: Idaho St.) supported him with 14 points and 9 rebounds. Borisfen's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 20 points and 9 assists by the former international guard Siarhei Vabishchevich (191-1988) did not help to save the game for Impuls BGUIR. Swingman Anton Zaretskiy (195-1998) added 13 points and 5 assists for lost side. Five Borisfen and four Impuls BGUIR players scored in double figures. Borisfen maintains first position with 15-2 record. Loser Impuls BGUIR keeps the fourth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Tsmoki II. Borisfen will meet at home Tsmoki II (#5) in the next round. Impuls BGUIR will play against Rubon and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Impuls BGUIR: S.Vabishchevich 20+2reb+9ast, T.Karpuk 16+4reb+2ast, A.Zaretskiy 13+4reb+5ast, M.Dashkevich 11+4reb+3ast, L.Maksim 8+1reb+1ast, A.Vashkevich 4+8reb+3ast
Borisfen: M.Miroshnichenko 17+5reb+7ast, M.Porter 14+9reb+1ast, B.Dmitriy 14, A.Kopachev 11+5reb+1ast, D.Agnew 10+6reb+2ast, A.Malkou 7+1reb+4ast

Rubon - Grodno 74-76

Important game to mention about took place in Vitebsk. Second ranked Grodno (12-5) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging one of their biggest challengers Rubon (10-7) 76-74 in the fight for the second place. Worth to mention a great performance of Serbian power forward Nikola Djuric (203-1991) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds and swingman Dmitriy Kuratnik (196-1997) who added 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side the former international forward Victor Ovsepyan (202-1991) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) and Ukrainian center Maksym Kozlovets (200-1990, agency: BIG) scored 13 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Grodno maintains second position with 12-5 record having just three points less than leader Tsmoki-Minsk U20. Rubon at the other side keeps the third place with seven games lost. Grodno will play against Gomel (#6) at home in the next round. Rubon will play against Impuls BGUIR in Minsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Rubon: V.Ovsepyan 18+12reb+2ast, R.Pishcheyko 15+6reb+1ast, M.Kozlovets 13+6reb+3ast, A.Shchurko 11+5reb+4ast, M.Ovsepyan 7+9reb+2ast, E.Tkachuk 6+2reb+3ast
Grodno: N.Djuric 16+12reb+1ast, D.Kuratnik 15+7reb+2ast, T.Drukau 12+4reb+3ast, U.Shvakel 11+2reb+4ast, M.Sazonov 9+9reb+3ast, V.Lisovskiy 7+2reb+2ast

Grodno GrSU - Rubon II 72-75

Premier League round 16 most important game was a victory of Rubon II over 5th ranked Grodno GrSU 75-72 on Tuesday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Grodno GrSU. Rubon II forced 26 Grodno GrSU turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Nikita Borodin (183-2002) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. Guard Ivan Litarnyi (187-2006) contributed with 14 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Ilya Sirotsky (-2003) replied with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and Evgeniy Savostyan added 16 points, 8 assists and 6 steals in the effort for Grodno GrSU. Four Rubon II and five Grodno GrSU players scored in double figures. Grodno GrSU's coach Rustan Nosenko rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Newly promoted Rubon II maintains third position with 7-6 record having twelve points less than leader Tsmoki-Minsk U20. Grodno GrSU at the other side keeps the fifth place with seven games lost. Rubon II are looking forward to face Mogliev (#6) on the road in the next round. Grodno GrSU will play against the league's leader Tsmoki-Minsk U20 and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Grodno GrSU: S.Ilya 17+9reb+4ast, S.Evgeniy 16+3reb+8ast, F.Georgy 12+4reb+3ast, C.Egor 11+8reb, M.Maxim 10+5reb+3ast, S.Robert 3+1reb
Rubon II: B.Nikita 17+13reb+1ast, K.Ilya 14+5reb+2ast, L.Ivan 14+8reb+1ast, G.Alexander 13+6reb+3ast, S.Andrey 9+4reb+2ast, M.Anton 8+5reb+7ast

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BOSNIA

D1 Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Ismet SEJFIC

Bosna-Royal
(208-C-1993)
Avg: 22.4

22.4

21.8

20.2

19.6

18.7

Sentjur part ways with Reuf Livadic, adds Stefan Glogovac - by Zeljko Zule

KK-Tajfun-Sentjur (Liga Nova KBM) has parted ways with Bosnian center Reuf Livadic and replaxed him with 28-year old Bosnian ex-international 205cm forward Stefan Glogovac. Glogovac started the season at KK ABS Primorje 1945 Herceg Novi in Montenegrin Erste Liga. In 7 games he recorded 11.0ppg, 6.1rpg and 1.3apg.
He was also a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina international program for some years. Glogovac played for Bosnia and Herzegovina Senior National Team between 2014 and 2017 and previously for U18 National Team back in 2012.
He also represented Bosnia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Division B in Sarajevo (Bosnia) nine years ago. His team won Gold and his stats at that event were 8 games: 14.8ppg, 7.3rpg, 1.0apg, FGP: 61.3%, 3PT: 25.0%, FT: 64.7%.
Glogovac is a very experienced player. He has played also professionally in Hungary (Veszprem), Romania (Targu Jiu), Serbia and Bosnia (SKK Borac 1947 Banja Luka, Vitez, Leotar, Igokea and HKK Zrinjski HT Mostar). Glogovac played in the final of Bosnia and Herzegovina League in 2018 and 2019. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Bosnia and Herzegovina League Honorable Mention back in 2014 and 2020.

Haris Cucovic (ex Miercurea Ciuc) joins Cair 2030 Skopje - by Darko Najdovski

Cair-2030-Skopje (Prva Liga) added to their roster 24-year old Bosnian center Haris Cucovic (205cm-1998). Cucovic started the season at CSM VSKC Miercurea Ciuc in Romanian Liga Nationala. In 12 games he had 5.5ppg and 4.3rpg.
He represented Bosnia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U16 in Latvia nine years ago. His stats at that event were 9 games: 3.1ppg, 1.9rpg.
Cucovic has played also professionally in Serbia (KK Metalac Farmakom Valjevo and KK Sloga Societe Generale Kraljevo), Slovakia (Prievidza) and Slovenia (Petrol Olimpija Ljubljana, Ilirija, LTH Castings and Petrol Olimpija Ljubljana 2nd team).
He won Slovenian 2SKL championship title in 2021.

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BRAZIL

Stats Leaders - BNL

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Dexter MCCLANAHAN

Fort.
(193-F/G-1997)
Avg: 20.8

20.8

18.8

17.7

17.6

17.6

Sesi Franca tabs Michael Smith, ex Abejas - by Paulo Freire

Sesi-Franca-Basquete-Sao-Paulo (NBB) inked 27-year old American 193cm guard Michael Smith (college: CBU). Smith played last summer at Abejas in Mexican LNBP. He managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year (!!!). In 34 LNBP games he averaged impressive 16.8ppg, 4.4rpg and 3.1apg. It was a very successful season in his career as he was awarded Latinbasket.com All-Mexican LNBP Finals MVP, All-Star Game and voted to All-Imports Team. Smith also played for Astros (CIBACOPA) in Mexico where in 21 games he had 13.0ppg, 2.9rpg and 1.7apg. He can count that season as a very successful as was awarded Latinbasket.com All-Mexican LNBP Finals MVP, All-Star Game and selected to All-Imports Team.
Smith is a very experienced player. He has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to four different countries on three different continents (Europe, Latin America and of course North America). Smith has played previously professionally also in Argentina (Hispano Americano de Rio Gallegos), Finland (Seagulls), Germany (Hakro Merlins) and Mexico (Lenadores and Dorados). he voted toAll-PacWest Player of the Year back in 2016 and 2017.
He graduated from California Baptist University in 2017 and it will be his sixth season in pro basketball.

Fortaleza signs Charles Williams, ex Etzella - by Paulo Freire

Fortaleza-BC-Cearense (NBB) signed 26-year old American forward Charles Williams (200cm-85kg-1996, college: Howard). Williams played recently at Etzella in Luxembourg LBBL.
He graduated from Howard University in 2020 and it is his third season as a professional player.

Ramos is back at Bauru - by Paulo Freire

Zapone-GocilBauru-Basket (NBB) signed 24-year old forward Joao Ramos (201cm-1999). It is actually his comeback to Paschoalotto/Bauru as he has played here before. Ramos played last season at U.Corinthians in the NBB. But in 28 games he had just 1.9ppg. The last summer he was tested by Uniao Corinthians (Carioca).
He has played previously for Praia.
Ramos won Brazilian CBC League championship title in 2021.

Caxias do Sul signs Francisco Contreras - by Paulo Freire

Caxias-do-Sul-Basquete (NBB) signed 18-year old Brazilian Francisco Contreras (2004). Contreras played recently at Obras in Argentinian LDD league.
He has played previously for Palmeiras.

Rio Claro lands Lucas Lacerda - by Paulo Freire

Rio-Claro-Basquete (NBB) landed 25-year old 180cm point guard Lucas Lacerda. Lacerda started the season at Cerrado. In 11 NBB games he averaged 7.3ppg, 2.5rpg and 3.4apg.
He has played previously for three other teams: Sao Jose, Mogi and Pato.
Among many awards his team was regular season runner-up in Paulista League in 2019. Lacerda was voted to Latinbasket.com All-Paulista League Honorable Mention in 2021.

Rafael Rachel joins U.Corinthians - by Paulo Freire

Felipe Vezaro claims Brazilian NBB Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News

Experienced Felipe Vezaro (192-G-1992) put on an amazing game in the last round for Minas and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 17.
The 30-year old guard had the game-high 33 points adding seven rebounds and two assists for Minas in his team's victory, helping them to edge out UniFacisa (#9, 7-9) 88-87. Minas maintains the 4th position in Brazilian NBB. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Minas will need more victories to improve their 12-5 record. In the team's last game Vezaro had a remarkable nine three-pointers out of 13 attempts. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Felipe Vezaro averages this season 7.7ppg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young international Antonio Ferreira (200-SF-1994) of UniFacisa. Ferreira impressed basketball fans with 36 points and 4 rebounds. Bad luck as UniFacisa was edged by the higher-ranked Minas (#4, 12-5) 88-87. UniFacisa managed to keep the same 9th spot in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 7-9 record. Ferreira is a newcomer at UniFacisa and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 17.6ppg (#4). He also registered 4.6 boards per game.

The third best performed player last round was Portuguese forward Rafael Munford (195-F-1998) of Pinheiros (#6). Munford showcased his all-around game by recording 22 points, twelve rebounds (!!!) and four assists in the last round. He was a key player of Pinheiros, leading his team to a 79-70 win against the lower-ranked U.Corinthians (#15, 3-13). Pinheiros needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 11 victories and 6 lost games. Munford has a great season in Brazil. After 17 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 17.1ppg (7th best) and rebounds with 7.2rpg (7th best). Rafael Munford has also Brazilian passport and can play in the league with a status of domestic player.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Gui Pereira (192-G-1991) of Flamengo - 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists
5. Marcio Santos (204-F/C-2002) of Sesi Franca - 17 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Lucas Silva (208-C-1995) of Sesi Franca - 25 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Santiago Scala (187-G-1991) of Sesi Franca - 29 points and 5 assists
8. Gemadinha Sacco (183-G-1997) of Brasilia - 29 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Malcolm Miller (201-G-1991) of Sao Paulo - 27 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Alex Garcia (190-G-1980) of Bauru - 18 points, 5 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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BULGARIA

Div A stats leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Hristo BACHKOV

Hebar
(200-SF-2004)
Avg: 26.4

26.4

25.7

25.1

25.0

24.3

Ugba's double-double lands him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

28-year old forward Avery Ugba (203-F-1994, agency: BIG) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Cherno More and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 13.
He had a double-double of 31 points and 19 rebounds, while his team was edged out by Shumen (#11, 3-10) 82-78. Cherno More maintains the 8th position in Bulgarian league. Cherno More is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. But it was their 8th lost game this season out of 12 games. In the team's last game Ugba had a remarkable 80.0% from 2-point range. He turned to be Cherno More's top player in his first season with the team. Austin Peay State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Ugba is in league's top in points (2nd best: 18.8ppg) and averages solid 66.9% FGP.

Second best performed player last round was Darius Hall (188-G) of Beroe. He is American guard in his first season at Beroe. In the last game Hall recorded impressive 35 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course he led Beroe to another comfortable win 97-81 over slightly higher-ranked Spartak Pleven (#4, 7-6) being unquestionably team leader. Beroe's 6th position in the standings has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 6-7 record. Hall is a newcomer at Beroe and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.0ppg (#5). He also registered 6.5 boards per game.

Third place about best performers goes to another Beroe's star - Aleksandar Todorovic (206-C/F-1987, agency: PEPI SPORT). Todorovic scored 22 points and grabbed seventeen rebounds (!!!). He was another key player of Beroe, helping his team with a 97-81 easy win against slightly higher-ranked Spartak Pleven (#4, 7-6). The chances of Beroe ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 7 games, recording just six victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Todorovic could help Beroe to bring them higher in the standings. Todorovic has a very solid season. In 13 games in Bulgaria he scored 11.7ppg. He also has 5.9rpg, FGP: 53.7% and 3PT: 41.9%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Hristo Zahariev (198-G/F-1990) of Balkan - 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Georgi Kenderov (200-F-1999) of Shumen - 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Tyler Creammer (208-C-1997) of Akademik P. - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Williams Tavares (198-G-1995) of Yambol - 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists
8. Dimitar Marincheshki (200-F/C-1990) of Spartak Pleven - 10 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists
9. Vasil Popov (198-G-2002) of Rilski - 24 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Chavdar Kostov (196-SG-1988) of Rilski - 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists

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

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CANADA

SeaHawks top Tigers 75-73 - by Eurobasket News

The Memorial SeaHawks were able overturn a halftime deficit to beat the Dalhousie Tigers 75-73 in Sunday AUS action at Dalplex. An evenly match first quarter had the SeaHawks up by one at the break. Emanuel Ring (198-G/F) (St. John's NL) continued where he left off last night scoring 7 points in the first quarter. Nginyu Ngala (178-PG) (Montreal, QC) drained both is baskets in addition to one from beyond the arc to have a slight lead in what was an otherwise balanced first quarter from the Tigers. The SeaHawks struggled in the second quarter, only seeing nine points drop for them in comparison to the Tigers 20. Joshua Koulamallah (193-F, college: Adelphi) (Gatineau, QC) and Ben Shoveller (203-F) (Arnprior, ON) each had five points for the Tigers while Alex Ruiz (Valencia, Spain) pulled in three rebounds. The Tigers headed to the locker room with a strong 42-33 lead at the half. Boris Ristanovic (206-F-1999) (Kragujevac, Serbia) came out of the locker room a changed man, draining all of his shots from the field and one of his two rebounds accounting for 7 of the SeaHawks 25 points. The Tigers could not match their pace despite Samuel Maillet (196-G) (Moncton, NB) playing all 10 minutes of the quarter. After Cameron Stanford (198-F) (St. John's NL) gave Memorial the lead three minutes into the final frame, the Tigers could not claw it back falling to the Seahawks 75-73. Koulamallah had a team high 15 points for the Tigers in the loss. Maillet pulled down 9 rebounds and added a steal. Ristanovic was named the Subway Player of the Game for his team high 20 points. The Tigers head on the road next weekend to play the STFX X-Men and the Cape Breton Capers. Memorial have the weekend off next weekend then return to Halifax on Jan. 20 to face the Saint Mary's Huskies.
Courtesy of: daltigers.ca

Devonte Bandoo (ex Saskatchewan) signs at Leicester Riders - by Jeff King

Defending champion Jelson-Homes-DMU-Leicester-Riders (BBL) landed 26-year old Canadian international 190cm guard Devonte Bandoo (college: Baylor). Bandoo played last summer at Saskatchewan in Canadian CEBL. In 21 games he averaged impressive 16.2ppg, 4.7rpg and 2.2apg. The last season he played at Rapids in U.S. NBA-G-League where in 11 games he had 8.2ppg, 3.5rpg and 2.1apg. He also played for Magic in U.S. NBA-G-League. In 6 games he recorded 6.7ppg, 2.8rpg and 1.2apg. Bandoo also spent pre-season at the Mad Ants in NBA. He has been regularly called to Canadian Senior National Team since 2022.
Bandoo has played previously professionally in other USA team and NBA G League (Fort Wayne Mad Ants). He played in the final of NJCAA D1 District VI in 2017 and 2018. Bandoo was voted to USBasket.com All-CEBL Honorable Mention in 2021 and 2022.
He graduated from Baylor University in 2020 and it will be his third season in pro basketball.

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CHINA

Stats Leaders - CBA

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Antonio BLAKENEY

Jiangsu
(193-G-1996)
Avg: 32.5

32.5

29.6

27.7

25.6

24.7

CBA Round 27: Ducks lose to Flying Leopards in the game between Top 4 teams - 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 game between Top Four teams took place in Yingkou. Third ranked host Flying Leopards (20-5) defeated 4th placed Ducks (17-8) 82-74. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Ducks. Flying Leopards forced 19 Ducks turnovers. It was a great evening for the former international Ailun Guo (189-1993) who led his team to a victory scoring 15 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. American guard Kyle Fogg (191-1990, college: Arizona) helped adding 19 points and 7 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). The best for the losing side was Israeli-American forward TJ Leaf (208-1997, college: UCLA) with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Flying Leopards have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Defending champion moved-up to second place. Ducks at the other side keep the fourth position with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
CBA top team - Golden Bulls (20-3) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed thirteenth ranked Jilin Tigers (11-13) in Changchun 126-89. It was a quality performance for American forward Justin Tillman (203-1996, college: VCU) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 13 rebounds. Qian Wu accounted for 23 points. Tianyi Liu (191-1994) came up with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for Jilin Tigers 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. Golden Bulls maintains first place with 20-3 record. Jilin Tigers lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the thirteenth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Qingdao E.. Golden Bulls will play against Pioneers (#18) in Tianjin in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Jilin Tigers will play on the road against Sturgeons (#19) in Jinjiang and hope to get back on the winning track.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 27: Guangdong ST won against Fujian S. on the opponent's court 110-99. Jiangsu D. managed to outperform Guangzhou LL in a home game 100-93. Xinjiang FT recorded a loss to Shanghai S. on the road 114-96. Shandong H. defeated Qingdao E. on its own court 97-81. Shanxi L. was beaten by Guangsha L. in Hangzhou 112-101. Sichuan BW was destroyed by Nanjing TX MK at home 84-107.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 39 points (!!!), 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals by QJ Peterson of Nanjing TX MK.

Fujian S. - Guangdong ST 99-110

Very expected game in Jinjiang where 19th ranked Sturgeons (3-21) were defeated by third ranked Guandong Tigers (19-4) 110-99. Guandong Tigers dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Sturgeons' 26. Guandong Tigers forced 20 Sturgeons turnovers. They shot the lights out from three nailing 13 long-distance shots on high 54.2 percentage. Guandong Tigers players were unselfish on offense dishing 36 assists. It was an exceptional evening for the former international Rui Zhao (195-1996) who led the winners and scored 14 points and 5 assists. The former international power forward Jianlian Yi (212-1987) accounted for 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Bulgarian-American point guard Darius Adams (188-1989, college: Indianapolis) came up with 27 points and 7 rebounds (went 10 for 10 at the free throw line !!!) and point guard Yiyang Li (181-1998) added 13 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists respectively for Sturgeons in the defeat. Five Guandong Tigers and four Sturgeons players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Defending champion maintains third place with 19-4 record behind leader Zhejiang GB. Sturgeons lost their third game in a row. They keep the nineteenth position with 21 games lost. Guandong Tigers will play against Royal Fighters (#15) in Beijing in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Sturgeons will play at home against Jilin Tigers (#13) and hope to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Fujian S.: A.Darius 27+7reb+3ast, M.Thon 20+5reb+2ast, L.Yiyang 13+7reb+12ast, L.Zeng 13+5reb+5ast, H.Yichao 9+2reb+1ast, W.Huadong 6+4ast
Guangdong ST: Z.Hao 17+1reb+2ast, Y.Jianlian 16+7reb, H.Mingxuan 16+3reb+3ast, Z.Rui 14+4reb+5ast, D.Runwang 14+5reb+1ast, Z.Mingchi 13+3reb+1ast

Jilin NE T. - Zhejiang GB. 89-126

CBA top team - Golden Bulls (20-3) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed thirteenth ranked Jilin Tigers (11-13) in Changchun 126-89. Golden Bulls dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Jilin Tigers' 44. Golden Bulls forced 23 Jilin Tigers turnovers and outrebounded them 44-27 including 29 on the defensive glass. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 31 assists. It was a quality performance for American forward Justin Tillman (203-1996, college: VCU) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 13 rebounds. The former international point guard Qian Wu (188-1994) accounted for 23 points for the winning side. Tianyi Liu (191-1994) came up with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and the former international guard Jinming Cui (195-1992) added 17 points and 10 assists respectively for Jilin Tigers in the defeat. Five Golden Bulls and four Jilin Tigers 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. Golden Bulls maintains first place with 20-3 record. Jilin Tigers lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the thirteenth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Qingdao E.. Golden Bulls will play against Pioneers (#18) in Tianjin in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Jilin Tigers will play on the road against Sturgeons (#19) in Jinjiang and hope to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Jilin NE T.: L.Tianyi 18+5reb+7ast, C.Jinming 17+2reb+10ast, D.Huaibo 16+1reb, D.Haoran 10+3reb, K.Degao 8+5reb, G.Mingyang 7+4reb+1ast
Zhejiang GB.: T.Justin 27+13reb+1ast, W.Qian 23+2reb+3ast, W.Moses 15+4reb+1ast, C.Shuaipeng 13+3reb+4ast, L.Wenbo 12+5reb+2ast, L.Zeyi 12+2reb+4ast

Jiangsu D. - Guangzhou LL 100-93

Very predictable result in Nanjing where tenth ranked Jiangsu Dragons (13-10) defeated 16th ranked Long-Lions (9-15) 100-93. Jiangsu Dragons shot the lights out from three nailing 12 long-distance shots on high 57.1 percentage. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Antonio Blakeney (193-1996, college: LSU) who led the winners and scored 39 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds. Center Quanxi Wu (211-1994) accounted for 16 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. The former international Mingzhen Zhu (196-1996) came up with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds and Taiwanese point guard Ying-Chun Chen (182-1993, college: Liberty) added 17 points and 7 assists respectively for Long-Lions in the defeat. Five Long-Lions players 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 Jiangsu Dragons. They moved-up to ninth place. Long-Lions lost their third game in a row. They keep the sixteenth position with 15 games lost. Jiangsu Dragons will play against higher ranked Sharks (#5) in Shanghai in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Long-Lions will play at home against Rockets (#20) and hope to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Guangzhou LL: Z.Mingzhen 25+10reb+2ast, C.Ying-Chun 17+2reb+7ast, B.Jordan 13+8reb+4ast, C.Yongxi 11+9reb+2ast, M.Nate 11+2reb+5ast, L.Yanzhe 8+5reb+1ast
Jiangsu D.: B.Antonio 39+6reb+3ast, Z.Zhou 18+4reb+1ast, W.Quanxi 16+14reb+4ast, L.Zhixuan 8+3reb+8ast, Y.Shi 8+4reb+2ast, W.Devin 8+2reb+1ast

Shanghai S. - Xinjiang FT 114-96

Not a big story in a game in Shanghai where 7th ranked Flying Tigers (13-11) were defeated by fifth ranked Sharks (15-8) 114-96. Sharks dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Flying Tigers' 38. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 29 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American point guard Eric Bledsoe (185-1989, college: Kentucky) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 8 rebounds and 14 assists. The former international center Zhelin Wang (214-1994) accounted for 24 points and 17 rebounds for the winning side. The former international Abudurexiti Abudushalamu (203-1996) came up with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and Lin Qi (200-1999) added 21 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Flying Tigers in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Sharks maintains fifth place with 15-8 record. Flying Tigers at the other side dropped to the tenth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Shandong H.. Sharks will play against Jiangsu Dragons (#9) in Nanjing in the next round. Flying Tigers will play at home against Aviators and hope to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Xinjiang FT: Q.Lin 21+7reb+1ast, A.Abudurexiti 20+13reb+4ast, F.Tacko 14+13reb, Y.Dehao 14+5reb+7ast, C.Chris 8+2reb+2ast, H.Rongqi 7+1reb+3ast
Shanghai S.: B.Eric 26+8reb+14ast, W.Zhelin 24+17reb+2ast, Y.Pengfei 18+5reb+1ast, T.Melo 15+2reb+2ast, Z.Liou 12+2reb, R.Junwei 8+13reb+3ast

Shandong H. - Qingdao E. 97-81

Everything went according to plan in Jinan where eleventh ranked Heroes (13-11) beat 14th ranked Eagles (11-13) 97-81. Heroes dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Eagles' 40. Heroes forced 19 Eagles turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists. Eagles were plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Troy Gillenwater (205-1988, college: NM State) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 15 rebounds. American-Austrian swingman Sylven Landesberg (198-1990, college: Virginia, agency: BeoBasket) accounted for 25 points and 4 assists for the winning side. South Sudanese-Australian center Duop Reath (210-1996, college: LSU) came up with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 13 rebounds and Ruize Wang (197-1995) added 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Eagles in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Heroes moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Xinjiang FT. Eagles at the other side dropped to the thirteenth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Jilin NE T.. Heroes will play against higher ranked Guangsha Lions (#7) in Hangzhou in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Eagles will play on the road against Loongs (#12) in Taiyuan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Qingdao E.: R.Duop 27+13reb+3ast, W.Ruize 23+6reb+4ast, Z.Jiayi 12+3reb+2ast, A.Jaylen 8+2reb+1ast, L.Junhu 6+4reb, W.Hong 3+4reb+5ast
Shandong H.: G.Troy 27+15reb+1ast, L.Sylven 25+3reb+4ast, C.Peidong 12+4reb+9ast, Y.Liu 10+7reb, T.Hanlin 8+6reb+3ast, G.Shiyan 6+5reb+8ast

Guangsha L. - Shanxi L. 112-101

There was no surprise in Hangzhou where 12th ranked Loongs (11-12) were defeated by eighth ranked Guangsha Lions (14-11) 112-101. Guangsha Lions made 27-of-31 charity shots (87.1 percent) during the game, while Loongs only scored six points from the stripe. Guangsha Lions players were unselfish on offense dishing 33 assists. It was an exceptional evening for the former international center Jinqiu Hu (211-1997) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 14 rebounds. Canadian power forward Kyle Wiltjer (206-1992, college: Gonzaga) accounted for 26 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side. Guangsha Lions' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The former international forward Lin Chang (206-1988, college: LBSU) came up with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds and American point guard Kahlil Felder (175-1995, college: Oakland) added 16 points and 7 assists respectively for Loongs in the defeat. Four Guangsha Lions and five Loongs players scored in double figures. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Guangsha Lions. They moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Nanjing TX MK. Loongs at the other side keep the twelfth position with 12 games lost. Guangsha Lions will play against Heroes (#10) in Jinan in the next round. Loongs will play at home against Eagles and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Shanxi L.: G.Zhaobao 22+4reb+1ast, C.Lin 19+14reb+1ast, Z.Ning 16+3reb+5ast, F.Kahlil 16+4reb+7ast, W.Sonny 14+3reb+7ast, Y.Shuai 10+2reb+3ast
Guangsha L.: W.Kyle 26+11reb+2ast, H.Jinqiu 26+14reb, S.Minghui 16+4reb+15ast, Z.Jiaren 15+4ast, Z.Yanhao 10+2reb+5ast, Z.Junlong 7+9reb+4ast

Liaoning FL - Beijing D. 82-74

The game between Top Four teams took place in Yingkou. Third ranked host Flying Leopards (20-5) defeated 4th placed Ducks (17-8) 82-74. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Ducks. Flying Leopards forced 19 Ducks turnovers. It was a great evening for the former international Ailun Guo (189-1993) who led his team to a victory scoring 15 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. American guard Kyle Fogg (191-1990, college: Arizona) helped adding 19 points and 7 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Four Flying Leopards players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Israeli-American forward TJ Leaf (208-1997, college: UCLA) with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds and the former international power forward Zeng Fanbo (211-2003) scored 19 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Flying Leopards have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Defending champion moved-up to second place. Ducks at the other side keep the fourth position with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Beijing D.: F.Zeng 19+7reb, L.TJ 18+10reb+1ast, J.Nick 7+6reb+7ast, Z.Yanxi 6, M.Lei 6+5reb+1ast, F.Shuo 6+1reb+3ast
Liaoning FL: F.Kyle 19+7reb+1ast, G.Ailun 15+6reb+8ast, F.Hao 14+3reb, S.JaKarr 13+6reb, Y.Zechen 6+1reb+1ast, Z.Zhenlin 5+4reb+1ast

Sichuan BW - Nanjing TX MK 84-107

No shocking result in a game in Sichuan where tenth ranked Monkey Kings (14-11) outleveled 17th ranked Blue Whales (7-18) 107-84. Monkey Kings made 17-of-22 charity shots (77.3 percent) during the game. Monkey Kings outrebounded Blue Whales 49-37 including 35 on the defensive glass. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 29 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American point guard QJ Peterson (183-1994, college: VMI) who led the winners and scored 39 points (!!!), 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. South Sudanese-Australian center Jo Lual-Acuil Jr (213-1994, college: Baylor) accounted for 20 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side. Five Monkey Kings players scored in double figures. Center Tianyi Meng (207-1999) came up with 14 points and 8 rebounds and Jinlin Guo (198-1991) added 12 points respectively for Blue Whales in the defeat. 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. Monkey Kings moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Guangsha L. Blue Whales at the other side keep the seventeenth position with 18 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Sichuan BW: Y.Xiaoyong 15+2reb, M.Tianyi 14+8reb+2ast, G.Jinlin 12+4reb+2ast, H.Xin 11+1reb+1ast, H.Shuo 10+1reb+4ast, L.Xiao 9+5reb+2ast
Nanjing TX MK: P.QJ 39+5reb+8ast, L.Jr. Jo 20+11reb+1ast, W.Tingjia 15+2reb+2ast, L.Wei 13+4reb+3ast, Z.Baiqing 11+6reb+1ast, S.Mingyang 5+6reb+1ast

Chinese CBA round 26 best performance: Moses Wright - by Eurobasket News

American Forward Moses Wright (206-F-1998) had an amazing evening in the last round for top-ranked Zhejiang GB., receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 26.
The 24-year old player had a double-double of 34 points and 16 rebounds, while his team beat Guangdong ST (#3, 19-4) 114-103. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Zhejiang GB. to consolidate first place in the Chinese CBA. Zhejiang GB. have a solid 20-3 record. In the team's last game Wright had a remarkable 78.6% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Moses Wright averages this season 11.9ppg and 6.7rpg.

The second best player in last round's games was young American Marlain Veal (175-PG-1996) of Sichuan BW. Veal had a very good evening with 41 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. It was enough for Sichuan BW to edge slightly lower-ranked Tianjin (#18, 4-20) 117-115. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Sichuan BW keeps 17th position. 18 lost games are too many comparing to just seven victories Sichuan BW managed to get this year. Veal is a newcomer at Sichuan BW, but is already one of team's top players.

Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Kahlil Felder (175-PG-1995) of Shanxi L. (#12). Felder got into 30-points club by scoring 34 points in the last round. He went also for seven rebounds and seven assists. Despite Felder's great performance Shanxi L. lost 113-132 to the higher-ranked Shanghai S. (#5, 15-8). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Shanxi L. ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 12 games, recording just eleven victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Felder could help Shanxi L. to bring them higher in the standings. Felder has a great season in China. After 23 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 21.3ppg (9th best) and assists with 7.6apg (7th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. TJ Leaf (208-F-1997) of Beijing D. - 19 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists
5. Zijie Shen (210-C-1997) of Shenzhen L. - 21 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Zhelin Wang (214-C-1994) of Shanghai S. - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Duop Reath (210-C-1996) of Qingdao E. - 23 points and 16 rebounds
8. Benson Lin (193-G-1999) of Tianjin - 32 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Pengfei Yan (211-C-1993) of Shanghai S. - 23 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Ailun Guo (189-SG-1993) of Liaoning FL - 26 points, 7 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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CROATIA

Stats Leaders - A1

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Imran POLUTAK

Alkar
(209-C-1996)
Avg: 19.5

19.5

18.8

18.2

17.8

17.6

Coach Radic left Handlova - by Michal Duchovic

experienced 56-year old Croatian coach Toni Radic left MBK-Banik-Handlova (Nike SBL).
Radic has coached also in Germany (MBC, USC Freiburg, Chemnitz and Uetersen), Luxembourg and Croatia (KK Hermes Analitica Zagreb).

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CYPRUS

Div.A stats leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Malik CURRY

Etha
(185-G-1999)
Avg: 29.0

29.0

24.8

22.1

20.6

20.5

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CZECH REPUBLIC

Stats Leaders - NBL

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Spencer SVEJCAR

Usti n
(193-F-1994)
Avg: 18.8

18.8

18.7

17.9

17.9

17.9

1Liga Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Dalibor VLK

USK Praha B
(200-F-2002)
Avg: 24.0

24.0

22.6

21.2

20.2

18.6

Opava adds Dylan Carl to their roster, ex Targu Ji - by Surujh Roopnarine

BK-Opava (NBL) added to their roster American forward / center Dylan Carl (211cm-109kg, college: PFW). Carl played last season at CSM Targu Jiu in Romanian Liga Nationala. In 9 games he averaged 9.3ppg and 5.6rpg. He also played for Promo in Bosnia and Herzegovina Division I where in 15 games he averaged 12.9ppg, 7.3rpg and 2.3apg.
Carl graduated from Purdue University Fort Wayne (NCAA D1) in 2021 and it is his second season as a professional player.

BK REDSTONE Olomoucko Brings in Pair of Reinforcements - by Surujh Roopnarine

BK Redstone Olomoucko Prostejov, currently last in the Kooperativa NBL standings at 3-13 have added a pair of new faces to help turn around their fortunes in the New Year.
Joining the club are swingman Goran Vucicevic (195-F/G-1990) and American center Jalone Friday (206-C-1996, college: NM State).
The veteran Vucicevic , a native of Serbia, joins Olomoucko after playing for KK Mladost Mrkonjic Grad in Bosnia. In eight games this season he posted averages of 9.6ppg, 1.3rpg, 3.1apg and 1.1spg. He connected on 17-32 2FG, 13-32 3FG and went 4-8 from the free-throw line. For his career the 32-year old is well travelled having played in Serbia, Greece, Bosnia, Montenegro, Slovakia and Spain. He had an excellent run for BC Prievidza last season in Slovakia, averaging more than 16.0 points and nearly shooting 60% on 2FG in 17 games.

Jalone Friday is a 26-year old from Oklahoma who began this season with AS Apollon Patras in Greece, but did not appear in any games.
During the 2021-22 season the 6-9 Friday appeared in 40 games for Samsun BSB Anakent in the Turkish TBL. For the season he averaged 10.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists while shooting 48.6% on two-point shots, 33.8% from three and 80.0% from the free-throw line. His team finished second in the regular season and lost in the Finals last season.
After finishing his collegiate play at Abilene Christian (NCAA1 (, Friday has played professionally in Cyprus, Croatia, North Macedonia and last season in Turkey. It is his 4th season as a professional.

Both players are expected to be ready for tonight's matchup versus USK Praha.

1Liga Round 16: GBA Lions are upset by Litomerice - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most important game in the last round took place in Jindrichuv Hradec between second ranked GBA Lions (13-2) and fifth ranked Litomerice (9-6) on Friday night. GBA Lions were defeated by Litomerice at home 76-65. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of GBA Lions. Litomerice made 18-of-18 free shots (100 percent !!!) during the game. Center Johan Haiblik (205-2000) fired 22 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Swingman Jan Karlovsky (201-1999) chipped in 18 points and 6 rebounds. Irish forward Mobi Ikegwuruka (191-2003) produced 15 points and 9 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Litomerice moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Zlin. GBA Lions at the other side keep the second position with two games lost. Litomerice is looking forward to face Sojky P. (#10) in the next round where they are favorite. GBA Lions will play against Liberec (#7) and are hoping to win this game.
Another exciting game was between seventh ranked Prostejov and 4th ranked Zlin where host Prostejov (5-8) rolled over Zlin (9-6) with 20-point difference 89-69. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Adam Klepac (194-2000) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 7 rebounds. Lukas Jencik contributed with 9 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Prostejov's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Center Tomas Voslajer (211-1990) replied with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds for Zlin. Prostejov moved-up to sixth place, which they share with USK Praha B. Zlin at the other side keeps the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with Litomerice. Prostejov will play against Olomouc Bbal (#6) on the road in the next round. Zlin will play against Pardubice and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Leader Sokol Pisek delivered the fourteenth victory on Friday night. This time they crushed 8th ranked SP Basket (3-12) 107-48 in Praha. Worth to mention a quality performance of Vojtech Sykora who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 10 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists. At the losing side Filip Staniszewski responded with 11 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. Sokol Pisek (14-1) have an impressive 13-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Loser SP Basket keeps the eighth place with 12 games lost. They share the position with Ostrava. Sokol Pisek will meet at home USK Praha B (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. SP Basket will play against Polabi in Nymburk and hope to secure a win.

Rest of the games of round 16 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Polabi crushed Sojky P. in Nymburk 94-56. Loko Plzen beat Liberec at home 91-85. Brno 2 won against Pardubice on the opponent's court 79-63. Svitavy outscored Olomouc Bbal in a home game 115-40. Novy Jicin managed to beat Opava 2010 on the road 80-70. Ostrava crushed Vysocina on its own court 116-59. Pardubice was beaten by Ostrava in a road game 73-57.
The best stats of 16th round was 12 points and 14 rebounds by Tomas Novak of Pardubice.

SP Basket - Sokol Pisek 48-107

Leader Sokol Pisek delivered the fourteenth victory on Friday night. This time they crushed 8th ranked SP Basket (3-12) 107-48 in Praha. Sokol Pisek dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to SP Basket's 30. Sokol Pisek forced 22 SP Basket turnovers and outrebounded them 46-33 including a 35-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Sokol Pisek looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by SP Basket's players. Worth to mention a quality performance of guard Vojtech Sykora (189-2001) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 10 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists and point guard Jakub Sury (180-2002) who added 21 points and 6 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) during the contest. Five Sokol Pisek players scored in double figures. At the losing side forward Filip Staniszewski (175-2002) responded with 11 points and 6 rebounds and swingman Elias Hager (183-2005) scored 4 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. Sokol Pisek (14-1) have an impressive 13-game winning streak. They maintain first position. Loser SP Basket keeps the eighth place with 12 games lost. They share the position with Ostrava. Sokol Pisek will meet at home USK Praha B (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. SP Basket will play against Polabi in Nymburk and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Sokol Pisek: S.Jakub 21+3reb+6ast, P.Slechta 18+2reb+4ast, D.Fait 17+9reb+3ast, S.Martin 15+5reb+1ast, V.Sykora 10+16reb+7ast, S.Josef 10+2reb+6ast
SP Basket: S.Filip 11+6reb+2ast, B.Vojtech 8+2reb, R.Adam 6+2reb+1ast, M.Dominik 5+2reb+1ast, R.Tadeas 5+4reb+1ast, H.Elias 4+3reb+3ast

Sojky P. - Polabi 56-94

There was no surprise when 9th ranked Sojky P. (2-12) was crushed at home by fourth ranked Polabi (10-5) 94-56 on Sunday. Polabi dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Sojky P.'s 36. Polabi forced 27 Sojky P. turnovers and outrebounded them 50-28 including a 18-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Martin Kolar (199-1998) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds and Slovakian forward David Novak (195-2003) who added 22 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals during the contest. Polabi's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side point guard Jan Fulcara (179-2004) responded with 12 points and Polish guard Witold Czerenkiewicz (190-2005) scored 10 points. Polabi moved-up to third place, which they share with Loko Plzen. Sojky P. lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Chomutov. Polabi will meet at home SP Basket (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. Sojky P. will play against Litomerice and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Polabi: M.Kolar 23+10reb+3ast, N.David 22+9reb+4ast, T.Mikula 12+8reb+1ast, K.Peter 10+2reb, O.Jakub 8+3reb+4ast, S.Martin 6+4reb
Sojky P.: F.Jan 12+4reb+1ast, C.Witold 10+4reb+1ast, M.Jakub 9+3reb+1ast, P.Ondrej 7+3reb+5ast, N.Ladislav 6+6reb, S.Martin 6+2reb

GBA Lions - Litomerice 65-76

The most important game in the last round took place in Jindrichuv Hradec between second ranked GBA Lions (13-2) and fifth ranked Litomerice (9-6) on Friday night. GBA Lions were defeated by Litomerice at home 76-65. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of GBA Lions. Litomerice made 18-of-18 free shots (100 percent !!!) during the game. Center Johan Haiblik (205-2000) fired 22 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Swingman Jan Karlovsky (201-1999) chipped in 18 points and 6 rebounds. Four Litomerice players scored in double figures. Irish forward Mobi Ikegwuruka (191-2003) produced 15 points and 9 rebounds and forward Lukas Linhart (202-1993) added 17 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Litomerice moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Zlin. GBA Lions at the other side keep the second position with two games lost. Litomerice is looking forward to face Sojky P. (#10) in the next round where they are favorite. GBA Lions will play against Liberec (#7) and are hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Litomerice: H.Johan 22+9reb, J.Madera 19+4reb+1ast, J.Karlovsky 18+6reb+3ast, J.Dvoracek 10+5reb+3ast, C.Ondrej 3+1reb, R.Landa 2+4reb+1ast
GBA Lions: L.Linhart 17+7reb+1ast, I.Mobi 15+9reb+1ast, L.Stegbauer 12, S.Borovka 6+3reb+2ast, V.Tomas 5+5reb+1ast, K.Pavlo 4+5reb

Loko Plzen - Liberec 91-85

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Loko Plzen (10-5) defeated at home 7th ranked Liberec (5-10) 91-85 on Friday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Loko Plzen made 27-of-33 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. Loko Plzen had a 33-19 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Martin David (195-1997) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 4 assists and center Karel Ausprunk (202-1994) who added 19 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side point guard Vladimir Korinek (175-2002) responded with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and point guard Josef Prihonsky (188-1993) scored 14 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. Four Liberec players scored in double figures. Loko Plzen maintains third position with 10-5 record having four points less than leader Svitavy, which they share with Polabi. Newly promoted Liberec keeps the seventh place with ten games lost. Loko Plzen will meet Chomutov (#9) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Liberec will play against the league's second-placed GBA Lions and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Loko Plzen: M.David 23+3reb+4ast, K.Ausprunk 19+5reb, V.Honomichl 17+2reb+1ast, R.Jirak 9+2reb+2ast, J.Lejsek 8+10reb+5ast, M.Fronek 6+4reb+2ast
Liberec: K.Vladimir 23+7reb+5ast, J.Prihonsky 14+4reb+6ast, S.Tomas 13, J.Kejmar 11+4reb, J.Hojdar 11+3reb, M.Teimer 6+1reb

Pardubice - Brno 2 63-79

Very expected game when 8th ranked Pardubice (4-10) was defeated at home by third ranked Brno 2 (11-4) 79-63 on Friday. Worth to mention a great performance of center Jaroslav Kubin (205-2000) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Simon Svoboda (194-2004) who added 20 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Matyas Vrabel (204-2003) responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds and point guard Matej Burda (187-2001) scored 13 points and 4 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Brno 2 have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 11-4 record having just three points less than leader Svitavy. Pardubice lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with ten games lost. Brno 2 will meet at home Ostrava (#9) in the next round where they are favorite. Pardubice will play against Zlin and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Brno 2: S.Simon 20+5reb+1ast, J.Kubin 15+10reb+4ast, M.Sulc 11+5reb+1ast, P.Marek 9+6reb+3ast, S.Milan 6+8reb+4ast, H.Tomas 5+2reb+1ast
Pardubice: B.Matej 13+4reb+4ast, V.Matyas 12+11reb+3ast, D.Tomas 8+4reb+3ast, N.Jakub 8+10reb, M.Radovan 8+3reb+4ast, N.Tomas 6+9reb

Prostejov - Zlin 89-69

Another exciting game was between seventh ranked Prostejov and 4th ranked Zlin where host Prostejov (5-8) rolled over Zlin (9-6) with 20-point difference 89-69. Prostejov dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Zlin's 22. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Adam Klepac (194-2000) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Lukas Jencik (182-1998) contributed with 9 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Prostejov's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Center Tomas Voslajer (211-1990) replied with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds and swingman Daniel Szarowski (182-1999) added 16 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Zlin. Prostejov moved-up to sixth place, which they share with USK Praha B. Zlin at the other side keeps the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with Litomerice. Prostejov will play against Olomouc Bbal (#6) on the road in the next round. Zlin will play against Pardubice and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Prostejov: A.Klepac 23+7reb+1ast, S.Jakub 13+3reb+3ast, P.Dokoupil 12+3reb+3ast, L.Jencik 9+9reb+2ast, R.Havel 9+8reb, R.Jakub 7+4reb+3ast
Zlin: T.Voslajer 18+13reb, D.Szarowski 16+5reb+2ast, J.Krutilek 13+4reb+1ast, T.Jan 8+5reb+2ast, D.Nehoda 7+1reb+2ast, M.Michalcik 3+1ast

Svitavy - Olomouc Bbal 115-40

Very predictable result when top-ranked Svitavy (15-0) outscored at home 6th ranked Olomouc Bbal (6-8) 115-40 on Sunday. Svitavy dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Olomouc Bbal's 28. Svitavy forced 27 Olomouc Bbal turnovers and outrebounded them 51-28 including a 20-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 5 passes made by Olomouc Bbal's players. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Pavel Slezak (186-1984) who helped to win the game recording 46 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds and forward Jakub Jokl (208-1996, college: Utah) who added 11 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Four Svitavy players scored in double figures. Svitavy's coach Peter Balint felt very confident that he used 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side guard Adam Srnik (187-2002) responded with 13 points and power forward Jakub Skalicka (207-1993) scored 6 points and 7 rebounds. Svitavy have an impressive 15-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 15-0 record. Loser Olomouc Bbal keeps the sixth place with eight games lost. Svitavy will meet league's second-placed Novy Jicin on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Olomouc Bbal will play against Prostejov (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Svitavy: P.Slezak 46+7reb, J.Tomas 16+4reb+4ast, J.Hlobil 14+5reb+1ast, J.Jokl 11+11reb+4ast, B.Jonas 9+3reb, S.Jiri 8+3reb+1ast
Olomouc Bbal: S.Adam 13+1reb, E.Scripcaru 10+2reb, J.Skalicka 6+7reb+1ast, O.Tomas 4+6reb, E.Klepac 3+6reb+2ast, T.Tkadlec 2+3reb

Opava 2010 - Novy Jicin 70-80

Not a big story in a game when 5th ranked Opava 2010 (7-7) was defeated at home by second ranked Novy Jicin (11-3) 80-70 on Friday. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Kevin Tyml (195-2001) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and center Tadeas Janik (201-1994) who added 10 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Four Novy Jicin players scored in double figures. At the losing side swingman Adam Robenek (199-2000) responded with 18 points and power forward Jan Micka (201-2002) scored 16 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Novy Jicin have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 11-3 record having four points less than leader Svitavy. Opava 2010 lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with seven games lost. Novy Jicin will meet at home league's leader Svitavy in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Opava 2010 will play against Vysocina (#10) in Jihlava and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Novy Jicin: T.Kevin 17+11reb+4ast, T.Janik 10+6reb+2ast, J.Kelar 10, T.Havlik 10+1reb, S.Matej 10+5reb+3ast, P.Gianluca 6+4reb+1ast
Opava 2010: A.Robenek 18+4reb+2ast, M.Jan 16+6reb, V.Kamil 11+1reb, M.Eduard 9+2reb+5ast, L.Petr 7+5reb+1ast, M.Kurecka 4+2reb+2ast

Ostrava - Vysocina 116-59

The game between closely ranked teams ended with ninth ranked Ostrava's (3-12) home victory over 10th ranked Vysocina (1-14) 116-59 on Sunday. Ostrava made 20-of-26 free shots (76.9 percent) during the game. They also forced 24 Vysocina turnovers. Strangely Vysocina outrebounded Ostrava 37-24 including a 15-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 20 long-distance shots on high 57.1 percentage. Worth to mention a great performance of center Jiri Stepanek (203-1998) who helped to win the game recording 25 points and guard Radek Janisch (185-2002) who added 16 points, 6 assists and 4 steals during the contest. Five Ostrava players scored in double figures. At the losing side center Frantisek Seda (207-2003) responded with 6 points and 14 rebounds and center Pavel Ciha (201-1992) scored 8 points and 9 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. Ostrava moved-up to eighth place, which they share with SP Basket. Vysocina lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with 14 games lost. Ostrava will meet higher ranked Brno 2 (#3) on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Vysocina will play against Opava 2010 (#5) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Ostrava: J.Stepanek 25+3reb, J.Radek 16+6ast, D.Jakel 15+2reb, D.Lukac 14+1reb+2ast, B.Vojtech 12+1ast, J.Stehlik 11+4reb+4ast
Vysocina: O.Manak 13+3reb+1ast, J.Knetl 9+4reb, P.Ciha 8+9reb+1ast, N.Ondrej 6+1reb+1ast, S.Frantisek 6+14reb, P.Adam 5+4reb

Ostrava - Pardubice 73-57

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 8th ranked Pardubice (4-10) was defeated on the road by ninth ranked Ostrava (3-12) 73-57 on Wednesday. Ostrava dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Pardubice's 30. Ostrava forced 23 Pardubice turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of center Jan Vorac (200-2000) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds and point guard Jan Stehlik (184-1986) who added 16 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Four Ostrava players scored in double figures. At the losing side power forward Tomas Novak (203-2003) responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds and point guard Radovan Mrazek (160-2004) scored 7 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Ostrava moved-up to eighth place, which they share with SP Basket. Pardubice lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with ten games lost. Ostrava will meet higher ranked Brno 2 (#3) on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Pardubice will play against Zlin (#4) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Ostrava: J.Radek 18+3reb+1ast, J.Stehlik 16+7reb, V.Jan 14+10reb, D.Jakel 10+5reb+5ast, W.Artur 9+5reb, P.Stepan 2+3reb
Pardubice: N.Tomas 12+14reb+1ast, S.Filip 10+1reb+1ast, M.Radovan 7+5reb+1ast, F.Tomas 7+4reb, N.Jakub 6+6reb, J.Simon 5

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DENMARK

Stats Leaders - Basketligaen

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Chris LYKES

Horsens IC
(170-PG-1998)
Avg: 24.0

24.0

22.6

22.2

20.8

20.1

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

United Cup Day 1: Jefry Aries impressive yet again! - by Ghassan Abousamra

Group A
BC Uprise - Belize 66-91

Very significant game was BC Uprise (0-1) loss against Belize (1-0) 66-81. It was an exceptional evening for American player Kadeim Jones (188-G-1999, college: UWG) who led the winners with a hot hand by scoring 21 points (!!!), 4 rebounds and 4 assists. His fellow American Majic Dorsey accounted for 13 points and 4 rebounds and a game high 10 assists for the winning side. BC Uprise center Dimon Carrigan (208-F/C, college: WVU) came up with a solid game by scoring 14 points and 8 rebounds in the defeat.
Top Player:
La Calle: Kadeim Jones 21+4reb+4ast

Group B
GIE Cibao Immortals - Atlanta BC 82-65

The hosting GIE Cibao Immortals (1-0) dominated start to finish in a win over Atlanta BC (0-1). The Dominican club looked amazing with a 82-65 win Thursday night. The best player for the winners was Dominican guard Milosevic Rivera (193-G-1996) who had 14 points (!!!), 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals. Angel Rivas continues to be a big time performer. He chipped in 16 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals!! James Milton (203-F-1992, college: Stevenson) added 20 points and 10 rebounds in the win. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Joshua White who recorded 18 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds in a losing effort.
Top Player:
Immortals: James Milton 20+10reb+1stl

Fenix - Costa Rica 104-78

The final game of the Thursday night was Fenix verses Costa RIca. The Costa Rica were defeated by Fenix 104-78. The Fenix dominated the game with very aggressive defense in the first half! They also outrebounded Costa Rica 50-31 including 32 on the defensive glass. It was a solid evening for Dominican guard Jefry Arias (182-G-1997) with 20 points and 4 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American forward Lance Perique (203-F-1983, college: Georgia St.) by scoring 14 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in a losing effort.
Top Player:
Fenix: Jerfy Aries 20+4reb+6ast

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EUROLEAGUE

Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Dwayne BACON

Panathinaikos
(201-SF-1995)
Avg: 21.4

21.4

18.8

17.8

17.6

17.5

Recap of Round 18 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

There was a change at the Euroleague leadership position after last games. Round 18 most important game was a defeat of league's leader Greek Olympiacos (11-7). They were defeated by third ranked French Monaco (12-6) 64-60 on Tuesday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Olympiacos. It was a key game for the top position in the league. American guard Mike James (185-1990, college: Lamar) scored 19 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Guinean-American forward Alpha Diallo (201-1997, college: Providence) chipped in 16 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was point guard Kostas Sloukas (190-1990) with 10 points and 4 assists. Olympiacos' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Monaco keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Real Madrid and Barca. Defending Greek champion Olympiacos dropped to the fourth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Baskonia and Fenerbahce. They were replaced at the leadership position by Barca. Olympiacos will play next round against Virtus BO trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Monaco will try to continue on its current victory against tenth ranked Crvena Zvezda in Beograd.
Bottom-ranked German ALBA Berlin managed to get the third consecutive victory. This time defending German champion outleveled sixteenth-ranked Italian Milano 83-63. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 20-point difference suggests that ALBA Berlin is in a good shape to leave the bottom place. Point guard Maodo Lo (191-1992, college: Columbia) notched 17 points and 4 assists to lead the effort and Jaleen Smith supported him with 16 points. Even 16 points and 5 rebounds by French forward Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (201-1995, agency: BeoBasket) did not help to save the game for Milano. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. ALBA Berlin have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending German champion (6-12) moved-up to fifteenth place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Milano. ALBA Berlin will play against league's second-placed Real Madrid at home in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Milano will play against Zalgiris (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
An interesting game took place in Munich where higher ranked Spanish Baskonia (11-7) was upset on the court of fifteenth ranked German Bayern Muenchen (7-11) 92-79 on Tuesday. The best player for the winners was Cassius Winston who scored 16 points. At the other side the best for losing team was Markus Howard who recorded 21 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Bayern Muenchen moved-up to fourteenth place. Baskonia at the other side dropped to the fourth position with seven games lost. They share it with Olympiacos and Fenerbahce. Bayern Muenchen will meet higher ranked Fenerbahce (#6) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Baskonia will play against Partizan in Beograd and hope to secure a win.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 18: Real Madrid destroyed Crvena Zvezda on the opponent's court 79-59. Panathinaikos lost to Turkish defending champion Fenerbahce in a home game 88-94. Zalgiris managed to beat Virtus BO on the road 87-77. ASVEL was defeated by Barca on its own court 75-82. Partizan was beaten by M.Tel-Aviv in Tel Aviv 90-81. Valencia won against Anadolu Efes at home 81-71.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 15 points and 7 rebounds by Josep Puerto of Valencia.

Crvena Zvezda - Real Madrid 59-79

Very expected game in Beograd where 9th ranked Serbian Crvena Zvezda (9-9) was crushed by fourth ranked Spanish Real Madrid (12-6) 79-59 on Tuesday. Real Madrid outrebounded Crvena Zvezda 40-26 including 29 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was Cape Verdean-Spanish center Walter Tavares (220-1992) who had a double-double by scoring 17 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Bosnian swingman Dzanan Musa (205-1999, agency: BeoBasket) chipped in 19 points and 6 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Nemanja Nedovic (192-1991, agency: BeoBasket) who recorded 18 points and 4 assists and center Filip Petrusev (211-2000, college: Gonzaga, agency: BeoBasket) added 17 points respectively. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Defending Spanish champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Barca and Monaco. Defending Serbian champion Crvena Zvezda keeps the ninth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Anadolu Efes. Real Madrid will meet bottom-ranked ALBA Berlin (#18) on the road in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Crvena Zvezda will play against Monaco (#3) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Real Madrid: D.Musa 19+6reb, W.Tavares 17+12reb+3ast, P.Cornelie 12+5reb+2ast, N.Williams-Goss 9+4reb, G.Yabusele 8+2reb, V.Poirier 5+4reb
Crvena Zvezda: N.Nedovic 18+2reb+4ast, F.Petrusev 17+3reb, O.Dobric 11+4reb+2ast, O.Kuzmic 6+5reb+1ast, S.Markovic 5+6reb+7ast, S.Lazarevic 2

Monaco - Olympiacos 64-60

There was a change at the Euroleague leadership position after last games. Round 18 most important game was a defeat of league's leader Greek Olympiacos (11-7). They were defeated by third ranked French Monaco (12-6) 64-60 on Tuesday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Olympiacos. It was a key game for the top position in the league. American guard Mike James (185-1990, college: Lamar) scored 19 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Guinean-American forward Alpha Diallo (201-1997, college: Providence) chipped in 16 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was point guard Kostas Sloukas (190-1990) with 10 points and 4 assists and French center Moustapha Fall (216-1992) scored 9 points and 7 rebounds. Olympiacos' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Monaco keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Real Madrid and Barca. Defending Greek champion Olympiacos dropped to the fourth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Baskonia and Fenerbahce. They were replaced at the leadership position by Barca. Olympiacos will play next round against Virtus BO trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Monaco will try to continue on its current victory against tenth ranked Crvena Zvezda in Beograd.
Top scorers:
Monaco: M.James 19+5reb+3ast, A.Diallo 16+3reb+1ast, Y.Makoundou 9+6reb, E.Okobo 6+6reb+7ast, D.Motiejunas 6+8reb, Y.Ouattara 3+1reb
Olympiacos: A.Peters 12+2reb, K.Sloukas 10+3reb+4ast, M.Fall 9+7reb, K.Papanikolaou 7+2reb+2ast, T.Black 7+4reb+1ast, S.McKissic 6

ALBA - Milano 83-63

Bottom-ranked German ALBA Berlin managed to get the third consecutive victory. This time defending German champion outleveled sixteenth-ranked Italian Milano 83-63. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 20-point difference suggests that ALBA Berlin is in a good shape to leave the bottom place. Point guard Maodo Lo (191-1992, college: Columbia) notched 17 points and 4 assists to lead the effort and American-Croatian Jaleen Smith (190-1994, college: UNH, agency: BeoBasket) supported him with 16 points. Even 16 points and 5 rebounds by French forward Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (201-1995, agency: BeoBasket) did not help to save the game for Milano. American-Ugandan center Brandon Davies (208-1991, college: BYU, agency: BeoBasket) added 13 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. ALBA Berlin have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending German champion (6-12) moved-up to fifteenth place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Milano. ALBA Berlin will play against league's second-placed Real Madrid at home in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Milano will play against Zalgiris (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
ALBA: M.Lo 17+2reb+4ast, J.Smith 16+3reb+3ast, B.Lammers 12+7reb+2ast, Y.Zoosman 9+6reb+2ast, T.Blatt 8+3reb+4ast, L.Sikma 8+3reb+2ast
Milano: T.Luwawu-Cabarrot 16+5reb+1ast, B.Davies 13+4reb+2ast, B.Baron 9+5reb+2ast, N.Melli 8+8reb+1ast, D.Hall 7+3reb+2ast, D.Thomas 4

Panathinaikos - Fenerbahce 88-94

Very predictable result in Athens where sixth ranked Turkish Fenerbahce (11-7) defeated 14th ranked Greek Panathinaikos (6-12) 94-88 on Tuesday. Strangely Panathinaikos outrebounded Fenerbahce 41-28 including a 23-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was American forward Nigel Hayes-Davis (203-1994, college: Wisconsin) who scored 24 points. The other American import center Johnathan Motley (208-1995, college: Baylor) chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was American Dwayne Bacon (201-1995, college: FSU) who recorded 27 points and Polish Mateusz Ponitka (198-1993) added 14 points and 12 rebounds respectively. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Defending Turkish champion moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Olympiacos and Baskonia. Panathinaikos lost sixth consecutive game. They dropped to the fifteenth position with 12 games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Fenerbahce will meet at home Bayern Muenchen (#14) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Panathinaikos will play against Maccabi Tel-Aviv and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Fenerbahce: N.Hayes-Davis 24+4reb+2ast, C.Edwards 14+2reb+1ast, J.Motley 14+8reb+2ast, M.Guduric 14+3reb+5ast, N.Calathes 12+4reb+5ast, S.Wilbekin 9+2reb+3ast
Panathinaikos: D.Bacon 27+1reb+3ast, M.Ponitka 14+12reb+3ast, D.Williams 11+7reb+1ast, N.Wolters 11+3reb+4ast, A.Gudaitis 10+7reb, P.Lee 10+2reb

Bayern - Baskonia 92-79

An interesting game took place in Munich where higher ranked Spanish Baskonia (11-7) was upset on the court of fifteenth ranked German Bayern Muenchen (7-11) 92-79 on Tuesday. Bayern Muenchen made 22-of-24 free shots (91.7 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 58.3 percentage. The best player for the winners was American point guard Cassius Winston (185-1997, college: Michigan St.) who scored 16 points. Liberian-American center Othello Hunter (203-1986, college: Ohio St., agency: BeoBasket) chipped in 11 points and 6 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was American point guard Markus Howard (180-1999, college: Marquette) who recorded 21 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and his fellow American import guard Darius Thompson (193-1995, college: WKU) added 13 points respectively. Five Bayern Muenchen and four Baskonia players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Bayern Muenchen moved-up to fourteenth place. Baskonia at the other side dropped to the fourth position with seven games lost. They share it with Olympiacos and Fenerbahce. Bayern Muenchen will meet higher ranked Fenerbahce (#6) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Baskonia will play against Partizan in Beograd and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Bayern: C.Winston 16+4reb+3ast, A.Rubit 13+3reb+1ast, N.Weiler-Babb 12+5reb+1ast, C.Walden 11+1reb+2ast, O.Hunter 11+6reb+1ast, N.Giffey 11+3reb
Baskonia: M.Howard 21+3reb+3ast, D.Thompson 13+4reb+3ast, R.Giedraitis 10+5reb, M.Costello 10+3reb+2ast, M.Kotsar 7+4reb, S.Enoch 6+1reb

Virtus BO - Zalgiris 77-87

Not a big story in a game in Bologna where 12th ranked Italian Virtus BO (8-10) was defeated by tenth ranked Lithuanian Zalgiris (10-8) 87-77 on Tuesday. Zalgiris made 28-of-33 free shots (84.8 percent) during the game. Zalgiris outrebounded Virtus BO 36-22 including 25 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was Latvian Rolands Smits (207-1995) who scored 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Canadian-Lithuanian Ignas Brazdeikis (201-1999, college: Michigan) chipped in 17 points and 5 rebounds. Five Zalgiris players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Serbian point guard Milos Teodosic (195-1987) who recorded a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 assists and Nigerian-American Semi Ojeleye (201-1994, college: SMU) added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Zalgiris moved-up to seventh place, which they share with M.Tel-Aviv. Loser Virtus BO dropped to the eleventh position with ten games lost. They share it with Valencia and Partizan. Zalgiris will meet Milano (#17) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Virtus BO will play against Olympiacos (#4) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Zalgiris: I.Brazdeikis 17+5reb+2ast, R.Smits 17+8reb+4ast, E.Ulanovas 15+2reb+1ast, A.Butkevicius 13+5reb+1ast, I.Taylor 10+1reb+1ast, L.Birutis 5+1reb
Virtus BO: M.Teodosic 21+2reb+12ast, S.Ojeleye 11+5reb, M.Jaiteh 9+2reb, I.Bako 7+1reb+1ast, K.Weems 7+1reb+1ast, A.Pajola 6+2reb+4ast

ASVEL - Barca 75-82

Everything went according to plan when third ranked Spanish Barca (12-6) beat on the road 15th ranked French ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (6-12) 82-75 on Wednesday. Barca made 21-of-22 free shots (95.5 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was Nikola Mirotic (208-1991) who scored 19 points (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). American Cory Higgins (196-1989, college: Colorado) chipped in 16 points and 4 assists. Four Barca players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Senegalese-French center Youssoupha Fall (221-1995) who recorded 23 points and 6 rebounds and American guard Jonah Mathews (190-1998, college: USC) added 17 points and 4 assists respectively. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Barca keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Real Madrid and Monaco. ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket lost fourth consecutive game. Defending French champion keeps the fifteenth place with 12 games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Barca will meet at home Efes (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket will play against Valencia (#13) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Barca: N.Mirotic 19+4reb+1ast, C.Higgins 16+3reb+4ast, A.Abrines 14+1reb+2ast, R.Jokubaitis 13+5reb+4ast, N.Laprovittola 5+3reb+2ast, J.Vesely 4+3reb+2ast
ASVEL: Y.Fall 23+6reb+1ast, J.Mathews 17+4reb+4ast, C.Lombahe-Kahudi 11+2reb, P.Jackson-Cartwright 7+6reb+4ast, R.Zaccharie 7+1reb+1ast, A.Noua 4+3reb

M.Tel-Aviv - Partizan 90-81

There was no surprise in Tel Aviv where 11th ranked Serbian Partizan (8-10) was defeated by eighth ranked Israeli Maccabi Tel-Aviv (10-8) 90-81 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was American-Spanish point guard Lorenzo Brown (196-1990, college: NC State) who scored 21 points and 5 assists. American Bonzie Colson Jr (198-1996, college: Notre Dame) chipped in 19 points and 7 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was American-Serbian Kevin Punter (192-1993, college: Tennessee) who recorded 22 points and American power forward Zach LeDay (202-1994, college: Virginia Tech) added 15 points and 9 rebounds respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Maccabi Tel-Aviv moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Zalgiris. Loser Partizan keeps the eleventh position with ten games lost. They share it with Valencia and Virtus BO. Maccabi Tel-Aviv will meet Panathinaikos (#16) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Partizan will play against Baskonia (#5) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
M.Tel-Aviv: L.Brown 21+2reb+5ast, B.Colson Jr. 19+7reb, J.Martin 13+5reb+3ast, J.Nebo 10+6reb, W.Baldwin IV 8+4reb+4ast, R.Sorkin 5+3reb+1ast
Partizan: K.Punter 22+2reb+3ast, D.Exum 17+3reb, A.Avramovic 15+3reb+3ast, Z.LeDay 15+9reb, M.Lessort 5+8reb+2ast, U.Trifunovic 3+2reb

Valencia - Anadolu Efes 81-71

There was a surprise result when thirteenth ranked Spanish Valencia (8-10) won against at home higher ranked Turkish Efes (9-9) 81-71 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was Josep Puerto (199-1999) who scored 15 points and 7 rebounds. Slovenian Klemen Prepelic (191-1992) chipped in 13 points and 6 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Serbian point guard Vasilije Micic (196-1994, agency: BeoBasket) who recorded 11 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists and American-Turkish guard Shane Larkin (182-1992, college: Miami, FL) added 14 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Five Valencia and four Efes players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Valencia moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Partizan and Virtus BO. Loser Efes keep the ninth position with nine games lost. They share it with Crvena Zvezda. Valencia will meet ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (#15) on the road in the next round. Efes will play against the league's leader Barca (#1) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Valencia: J.Puerto 15+7reb, J.Webb III 14+2reb+1ast, K.Prepelic 13+1reb+6ast, X.Lopez-Arostegui 12+3reb+2ast, J.Radebaugh 12+2reb+5ast, B.Dubljevic 10+4reb
Anadolu Efes: W.Clyburn 15+5reb+1ast, S.Larkin 14+6reb+2ast, T.Pleiss 14+6reb, V.Micic 11+6reb+8ast, A.M'Baye 8+1ast, R.Beaubois 6+1reb+1ast

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EYBL U17

EYBL U17 round 10 best performance: Mateusz Soczynski - by Eurobasket News

Mateusz Soczynski had a very impressive game in the last round for top-ranked Komorow, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 10.
The player was the main contributor (26 points, three rebounds) to his team's victory, helping them to outclass, the league's bottom-ranked team RDF Eagles (#55, 0-5) with 77-point margin 88-11. It allowed Komorow to consolidate first place in the EYBL U17. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Komorow has a very solid 7-3 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. In the team's last game Soczynski had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range and got four three-pointers out of 6 attempts. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Mateusz Soczynski averages this season 11.4ppg.

The second best player in last round's games was Mathis Perlet of Grand Est. Perlet had a very good evening with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course he led Grand Est to another comfortable win 67-49 over the lower-ranked BC Gori (#44, 1-9) being unquestionably team leader. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Grand Est dropped in the standings to 27th position. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 3-7 record. Perlet is a newcomer at Grand Est 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 Marcel Bednarek (2006) of Astoria (#15). Bednarek scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds. He was a key player of Astoria, leading his team to a 78-40 easy win against RDF Eagles (#55, 0-5). The chances of Astoria ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 6 games, recording just four victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Bednarek could help Astoria to bring them higher in the standings. Bednarek has a very solid season. In 10 games in EYBL U17 he scored 8.1ppg. He also has 4.8rpg and FGP: 52.6%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Karl Vandra (178-PG-2006) of Kalev - 23 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Ludvik Bergseng (208-C-2006) of Sandvika - 16 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Kyrylo Nykyforenko (2006) of Astoria - 16 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists
7. Sivert Nordheim (195-F/G-2006) of Centrum Tigers - 17 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Elias Demoniere (180-PG-2006) of Centrum Tigers - 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists
9. Paul Truszczynski (190-G-2008) of Komorow - 12 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Michal Kolasa (190-2006) of Komorow - 17 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)

Round 11: Komorow beat Astoria in a derby game - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most interesting game of round 11 was a derby match between two teams from Poland. The game took place in Bydgoszcz where first ranked Komorow outleveled host Astoria (4-6) 79-53. The game without a history. Komorow led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Astoria's 22. Komorow forced 29 Astoria turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was Michal Stelmach (195-2006) who scored 21 points and 8 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Michal Strojek (175-2006) chipped in 16 points and 5 assists. Ukrainian Kyrylo Nykyforenko (-2006) produced 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. Komorow have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 7-3 record, which they share with Jugla. Astoria at the other side dropped to the fifteenth position with six games lost. They share it with Wings. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Very important is a home loss of Estonian Rae Koss (0-0) against twenty seventh ranked Norwegian Centrum Tigers (4-1) on Sunday night. Host Rae Koss unexpectedly were defeated by in 47-63. Point guard Elias Demoniere (180-2006) orchestrated the victory by scoring 25 points and 4 assists. Sivert Nordheim contributed with 15 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Cristopher Gutmann answered with 14 points and 4 assists for Rae Koss. Centrum Tigers have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Rae Koss at the other side still keep top with 0 game lost. They share the position with 11 other teams. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Bottom-ranked Polish RDF Eagles (0-5) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 101-25 loss to twenty fourth ranked Georgian Wings (4-6) in Barking on Sunday evening. It was a great evening for Andria Mdinaradze who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points and 6 assists. Wings' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ismail Baker responded with 14 points. Wings have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fifteenth place, which they share with Astoria. Loser RDF Eagles still closes the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Vilniaus KM. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

Other games of round 11 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Tartu defeated BC Gori in a road game 73-57. Winless Twarde Pierniki smashed Grand Est at home 67-37. Jugla won against ToPo on the opponent's court 70-61. Sandvika managed to outperform BS Riga in a home game 45-35.
The best stats of 11th round was 19 points by Christian Blomfelt of ToPo.

BC Gori - Tartu 57-73

There was no surprise when 42th ranked Georgian BC Gori (1-9) was defeated at home by second ranked Estonian Tartu (6-4) 73-57 on Sunday. The guests trailed by 4 points after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 12-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 73-57. Tartu made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for forward Talis Torn (173-2006) who led his team to a victory scoring 28 points and 4 assists. Alari Aso (-2006) helped adding 11 points and 9 rebounds. Four Tartu players scored in double figures. Tartu's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Demetre Chochishvili responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Nugzar Butkhuzi (183-2005) scored 20 points and 4 steals. Tartu have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Despite that victory Tartu went down to third position due to points difference, which they share with Hyundai. BC Gori lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the 44th place with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Tartu: T.Talis 28+2reb+4ast, S.Romel 13+3reb+3ast, A.Alari 11+9reb+2ast, Z.Rasmus 10+1reb+1ast, R.Renee 5+10reb+1ast, L.Rain 4+4reb+1ast
BC Gori: B.Nugzar 20+3reb+3ast, C.Demetre 13+12reb+2ast, G.Data 12+4reb, K.Giga 8+5reb, Z.Sandro 4+13reb+5ast, B.Conte 0

RDF Eagles - Wings 25-101

Bottom-ranked Polish RDF Eagles (0-5) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 101-25 loss to twenty fourth ranked Georgian Wings (4-6) in Barking on Sunday evening. The game without a history. Wings led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding RDF Eagles to just 4 points in second quarter and to 12 points in first half. Wings held RDF Eagles to an opponent 25.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 53.7 percent accuracy of the winners. Wings forced 39 RDF Eagles turnovers and outrebounded them 44-20 including a 21-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 34 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by RDF Eagles' players. It was a great evening for Andria Mdinaradze (-2006) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points and 6 assists. Irakli Akhalaia helped adding 17 points and 7 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Four Wings players scored in double figures. Wings' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ismail Baker responded with 14 points and Abu Drammeh scored 2 points and 8 rebounds. Wings have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fifteenth place, which they share with Astoria. Loser RDF Eagles still closes the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Vilniaus KM. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Wings: M.Andria 18+2reb+6ast, A.Irakli 17+7reb+2ast, G.Nikoloz 14+5reb+2ast, G.Goga 12+4reb+3ast, T.Saba 9+6reb+4ast, N.Giorgi 9+6reb+5ast
RDF Eagles: B.Ismail 14+3reb+1ast, R.Franko 4+4reb+1ast, B.Richard 2+2reb+1ast, D.Abu 2+8reb, C.Danilson 2, E.Linus 1

Twarde Pierniki - Grand Est 67-37

No shocking result in a game in Torun where leader Polish Twarde Pierniki (0-0) smashed 25th ranked French Grand Est (3-7) 67-37 on Sunday. The game without a history. Twarde Pierniki led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 42 of its points in the paint compared to Grand Est's 18. Twarde Pierniki forced 20 Grand Est turnovers. It was a great evening for Mateusz Jackowski who led his team to a victory scoring 12 points. Guard Marcel Teodorowicz (184-2006) helped adding 9 points and 6 rebounds. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Elie Ndenga responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds and Gwendal Magne scored 4 points and 6 assists. Despite that victory Twarde Pierniki went down to first position due to points difference, which they share with 11 other teams. Loser Grand Est dropped to the twenty seventh place with seven games lost. They share the position with Kalev. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Twarde Pierniki: J.Mateusz 12+3reb+2ast, R.Kacper 11+1reb+3ast, T.Marcel 9+6reb, P.Piotr 8+4reb+3ast, K.Damian 5, S.Jan 5+3reb+1ast
Grand Est: N.Elie 14+12reb+1ast, N.Lhoni 7+4reb+1ast, K.Axel 5+3reb+1ast, H.Mehdi 4+4reb+3ast, M.Gwendal 4+4reb+6ast, P.Mathis 3+2reb+1ast

Astoria - Komorow 53-79

The most interesting game of round 11 was a derby match between two teams from Poland. The game took place in Bydgoszcz where first ranked Komorow outleveled host Astoria (4-6) 79-53. The game without a history. Komorow led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Astoria's 22. Komorow forced 29 Astoria turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was Michal Stelmach (195-2006) who scored 21 points and 8 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Michal Strojek (175-2006) chipped in 16 points and 5 assists. Ukrainian Kyrylo Nykyforenko (-2006) produced 13 points and 6 rebounds and Maksymialian Piatek (-2006) added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively 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. Komorow have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 7-3 record, which they share with Jugla. Astoria at the other side dropped to the fifteenth position with six games lost. They share it with Wings. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Komorow: S.Michal 21+8reb+1ast, S.Michal 16+5ast, P.Franciszek 15+5reb+1ast, K.Michal 8+4reb+5ast, S.Mateusz 6+1reb+2ast, L.Mateusz 4+1reb+2ast
Astoria: N.Kyrylo 13+6reb+3ast, P.Maksymialian 11+5reb+1ast, B.Krzysztof 6+2reb+4ast, D.Filip 6+6reb, N.Karol 5+3reb+3ast, W.Konrad 5+1reb

ToPo - Jugla 61-70

Very expected game in Helsinki where 14th ranked Finnish ToPo (5-5) was defeated by second ranked Latvian Jugla (7-3) 70-61 on Sunday. ToPo trailed by 14 points after 3 quarters before a 20-15 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 61-70 at the end of the game. Jugla dominated on the defensive end, holding ToPo to just 6 points in first quarter. They also forced 21 ToPo turnovers and outrebounded them 32-17 including 19 on the defensive glass. It was a great evening for Janis Lacis (-2006) who led his team to a victory scoring 14 points and 6 rebounds. Stefans Polanskihs helped adding 7 points and 6 rebounds. Christian Blomfelt responded with 19 points and Rasmus Pendolin scored 7 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Jugla keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Komorow. Loser ToPo dropped to the eighth place with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Jugla: L.Janis 14+6reb+3ast, B.Mikus 10+3reb+2ast, S.Reinis 9+3reb+2ast, K.Markuss 8+6reb, P.Toms 7, P.Stefans 7+6reb+3ast
ToPo: B.Christian 19+2reb+3ast, S.Dominic 12+1ast, U.Ferenc 12+1reb, P.Rasmus 7+5reb+2ast, T.Patrik 5+1ast, T.Joel 3+5reb+1ast

Rae Koss - Centrum Tigers 47-63

Very important is a home loss of Estonian Rae Koss (0-0) against twenty seventh ranked Norwegian Centrum Tigers (4-1) on Sunday night. Host Rae Koss unexpectedly were defeated by in 47-63. The game was mostly controlled by Centrum Tigers. Rae Koss was better in third quarter 13-7. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Rae Koss to just 6 points in fourth quarter. Centrum Tigers brought some defensive toughness making 8 blocks. Point guard Elias Demoniere (180-2006) orchestrated the victory by scoring 25 points and 4 assists. Swingman Sivert Nordheim (195-2006) contributed with 15 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Cristopher Gutmann answered with 14 points and 4 assists and guard Rannar Tornius (187-2006) added 10 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Rae Koss. Centrum Tigers have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Rae Koss at the other side still keep top with 0 game lost. They share the position with 11 other teams. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Centrum Tigers: D.Elias 25+3reb+4ast, N.Sivert 15+8reb+1ast, O.Dante 7+3reb+2ast, Z.Luka 5+10reb+1ast, K.Jonathan 4+3reb, W.Johannes 3+1reb+1ast
Rae Koss: G.Cristopher 14+4reb+4ast, S.Maario 12+6reb, T.Rannar 10+6reb+4ast, M.Lauri 4+2reb, R.Marten 3, S.Joosep 2+9reb

Sandvika - BS Riga 45-35

Very predictable result when 36th ranked Norwegian Sandvika (2-3) beat at home bottom-ranked Latvian BS Riga (0-10) 45-35 on Sunday. The hosts trailed by 8 points after first quarter, but they rallied back and won the game by 10 points. Sandvika dominated on the defensive end, holding BS Riga to just 5 points in fourth quarter and to 11 points in second half. Sandvika held BS Riga to an opponent 24.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 34.9 percent accuracy of the winners. Sandvika had a 26-15 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a great evening for center Ludvik Bergseng (208-2006) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 15 rebounds. Sivert Krogh (-2006) helped adding 9 points. Guntars Tropins responded with 14 points and 6 rebounds and forward Emils Bekmanis scored 12 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Sandvika moved-up to 34th place. Loser BS Riga still closes the standings with ten games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Sandvika: B.Ludvik 29+15reb, K.Sivert 9+3reb+2ast, O.Gabriel 4+3reb, O.Even 3+4reb, L.Mirza 0+6reb+1ast, N.Anders 0+1reb
BS Riga: T.Guntars 14+6reb+3ast, B.Emils 12+5reb, P.Toms 3+5reb+1ast, B.Gusts 2+6reb+1ast, R.Germans 2+6reb, V.Alens 2+1ast

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FIBA EUROPE CUP

Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Miha LAPORNIK

Levice
(194-G-1993)
Avg: 21.5

21.5

19.8

18.5

18.1

17.6

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FINLAND

Stats Leaders - Korisliiga

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Deshon TAYLOR

Kouvot
(188-G-1996)
Avg: 26.7

26.7

19.8

19.0

18.9

18.2

1st Division A Round 12: Bisons are defeated by Raiders Basket - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Bisons (10-2) in Loimaa on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by twelfth ranked Raiders Basket (2-10) 100-87. It ended at the same time the nine-game winning streak of Bisons. Raiders Basket dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Bisons' 40. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Jordan Perkins (185-1998, college: Longwood) who helped to win the game recording 37 points (!!!), 7 rebounds and 8 assists and the other American import forward Devaughn Jenkins (201-1995, college: Angelo St.) who added 31 points and 15 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was Ukrainian swingman Kyrylo Marchenko (196-1997) with 21 points and 4 steals. Raiders Basket moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Oulun Bball. Bisons at the other side still keeps top position with two games lost. Raiders Basket is looking forward to face league's second-placed Jyvaskyla BA at home in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Bisons will play against HNMKY where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Very important is a home loss of second ranked Jyvaskyla BA (8-3) against sixth ranked Huima (7-4) on Tuesday night. Host Jyvaskyla BA was defeated by Huima in Jyvaskyla 98-86. The winners were led by American guard Zach Naylor (203, college: Tarleton St.) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 24 points and 22 rebounds and Deontaye Buskey supported him with 36 points (!!!), 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Even 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists by guard Elmeri Abbey (178-2006) did not help to save the game for Jyvaskyla BA. Jyvaskyla BA's coach Mikko Tupamaki rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Huima moved-up to fourth place. Jyvaskyla BA at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost. They share it with HNMKY. Huima will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Jyvaskyla BA will play again on the road against Huima in Aanekoski and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
9th ranked Kouvot Ak. (4-8) was outscored at home by eighth ranked ToPo Juniorit (7-5) with the biggest margin this round 87-65 on Sunday night. The best player for the winners was Eldar Skamo who scored 20 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Veeti Helakorpi who recorded 4 points and 16 rebounds. ToPo Juniorit moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Kipina. Kouvot Ak. lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with eight games lost. ToPo Juniorit will meet at home Kristika Turku (#10) in the next round where they are favorite. Kouvot Ak. will play against Oulun Bball and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last two games of round 12 Oulun Bball lost to Kipina on the opponent's court 84-95. Kristika Turku unfortunately lost to HNMKY in a home game 70-80.

Bisons - Raiders Basket 87-100

The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Bisons (10-2) in Loimaa on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by twelfth ranked Raiders Basket (2-10) 100-87. It ended at the same time the nine-game winning streak of Bisons. Raiders Basket dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Bisons' 40. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Jordan Perkins (185-1998, college: Longwood) who helped to win the game recording 37 points (!!!), 7 rebounds and 8 assists and the other American import forward Devaughn Jenkins (201-1995, college: Angelo St.) who added 31 points and 15 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was Ukrainian swingman Kyrylo Marchenko (196-1997) with 21 points and 4 steals and American forward Jordan Roberts (206, college: LBSU, agency: Interperformances) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 12 rebounds. Five Bisons players scored in double figures. Raiders Basket moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Oulun Bball. Bisons at the other side still keeps top position with two games lost. Raiders Basket is looking forward to face league's second-placed Jyvaskyla BA at home in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Bisons will play against HNMKY where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Bisons: K.Marchenko 21+4reb+3ast, L.Rucklin 16+2reb+6ast, S.Tahvanainen 15+5reb, J.Roberts 11+12reb+3ast, A.Ahola 11+5reb, C.Latimer 6
Raiders Basket: J.Perkins 37+7reb+8ast, D.Jenkins 31+15reb+2ast, K.Teemu 12+1reb+5ast, T.Soininen 8+3reb, M.Ojala 7+8reb, S.Saari 3+3reb+1ast

Kouvot Ak. - ToPo Juniorit 65-87

9th ranked Kouvot Ak. (4-8) was outscored at home by eighth ranked ToPo Juniorit (7-5) with the biggest margin this round 87-65 on Sunday night. The guests trailed by 2 points at the halftime before their 49-25 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. ToPo Juniorit looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was forward Eldar Skamo (198-1986) who scored 20 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Guard Leo Nordberg (185-2004) chipped in 21 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Four ToPo Juniorit players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was center Veeti Helakorpi (206-2002) who recorded 4 points and 16 rebounds and forward Teemu Kristeri (195-2002) added 13 points and 6 rebounds respectively. ToPo Juniorit moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Kipina. Kouvot Ak. lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with eight games lost. ToPo Juniorit will meet at home Kristika Turku (#10) in the next round where they are favorite. Kouvot Ak. will play against Oulun Bball and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Kouvot Ak.: H.Patrik 15+1ast, R.Daniel 15+2ast, K.Teemu 13+6reb, B.Hodges 11+2reb+5ast, S.Eemeli 7+8reb+3ast, H.Veeti 4+16reb+1ast
ToPo Juniorit: N.Leo 21+8reb+7ast, E.Skamo 20+9reb+8ast, A.Michelsen 14+8reb+2ast, I.Sirola 11+1reb+1ast, V.Wuorenjuuri 10+2reb, E.Sahlberg 9+2reb+3ast

Kipina - Oulun Bball 95-84

Very expected game in Aanekoski where 11th ranked Oulun Bball (2-10) was defeated by fifth ranked Kipina (7-5) 95-84 on Sunday. The hosts trailed by 8 points after three quarters before their 31-12 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Kipina dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Oulun Bball's 38. Kipina forced 24 Oulun Bball turnovers and outrebounded them 39-28 including 27 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was American forward Chris Paul (199, college: St.Anselm) who had a double-double by scoring 29 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. The other American import guard Brian Cameron (188-1997, college: Wesley) chipped in 29 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Cameron is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard James Baker Jr (201, college: UNCW, agency: GoEmpire Group) who recorded a double-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists and guard Viljami Valkama (190-2004) added 22 points and 5 assists (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Newly promoted Kipina maintains fifth position with 7-5 record, which they share with ToPo Juniorit. Loser Oulun Bball keeps the eleventh place with ten games lost. They share the position with Raiders Basket. Kipina will meet Pyrinto Ak.A (#8) in the next round. Oulun Bball will play against Kouvot Ak. in Kouvola and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Oulun Bball: V.Viljami 22+2reb+5ast, K.Waters 20+3reb+1ast, J.Baker Jr. 18+11reb+6ast, T.Bibbs 11+4reb+2ast, K.Miro 8, J.Eskola 3+7reb+2ast
Kipina: C.Paul 29+12reb+7ast, B.Cameron 29+7reb+5ast, A.Davis 22+9reb+3ast, S.Mantymaa 10+2reb+1ast, S.Salmenkivi 5+6reb+1ast, R.Jimi 0

Kristika Turku - HNMKY 70-80

Very predictable result in Turun where third ranked HNMKY (8-3) defeated 10th ranked Kristika Turku (3-10) 80-70 on Sunday. The game was mostly controlled by HNMKY. Kristika Turku managed to win second period 21-20. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The best player for the winners was forward Thomas Ronnholm (197-2003) who scored 13 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Guard Samuli Makela (178-1999) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Joona Airenne (200) who recorded 21 points and 9 rebounds and guard Matias Suomela (190-2004) added 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals respectively. HNMKY have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Jyvaskyla BA. Loser Kristika Turku keeps the tenth position with ten games lost. HNMKY will meet at home league's leader Bisons in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Kristika Turku will play against ToPo Juniorit (#5) in Helsinki and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Kristika Turku: J.Airenne 21+9reb+2ast, N.Jan 11+4reb, S.Matias 10+6reb+4ast, V.Hanninen 9+4reb+6ast, T.Lauri 8+2reb, T.Sulonen 7+3reb+3ast
HNMKY: H.Lenni 15+2reb+1ast, S.Makela 14+6reb+2ast, R.Thomas 13+8reb+5ast, E.Leskinen 9+7reb+2ast, T.Leevi-Matias 9+3reb+3ast, V.Roni 8+7reb+2ast

Jyvaskyla BA - Huima 86-98

Very important is a home loss of second ranked Jyvaskyla BA (8-3) against sixth ranked Huima (7-4) on Tuesday night. Host Jyvaskyla BA was defeated by Huima in Jyvaskyla 98-86. Jyvaskyla BA was ahead by 3 points at the halftime before a 62-47 second half run of Huima. The winners were led by American guard Zach Naylor (203, college: Tarleton St.) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 24 points and 22 rebounds and the other American import guard Deontaye Buskey (185, college: Charleston So.) supported him with 36 points (!!!), 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Even 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists by guard Elmeri Abbey (178-2006) did not help to save the game for Jyvaskyla BA. Oliver Kanden (198-2004) added 16 points and 9 rebounds. Four Jyvaskyla BA players scored in double figures. Jyvaskyla BA's coach Mikko Tupamaki rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Huima moved-up to fourth place. Jyvaskyla BA at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost. They share it with HNMKY. Huima will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Jyvaskyla BA will play again on the road against Huima in Aanekoski and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Jyvaskyla BA: K.Oliver 16+9reb, A.Elmeri 16+6reb+4ast, S.Juuso 15+5reb+3ast, K.Kalle 10+2reb+2ast, M.Eino 9+3reb+2ast, J.Lauri 7+3reb
Huima: D.Buskey 36+7reb+5ast, Z.Naylor 24+22reb+3ast, G.Sokolov 10+3reb+2ast, J.Veeti 9+2reb+1ast, S.Abokar 8+4reb, S.Mantynen 4+1reb+1ast

Korisliiga Round 20: Kauhajoki is defeated by Honka - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Kauhajoki (17-3) in Espoo on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by eleventh ranked Honka (6-14) 92-85. The hosts trailed by 6 points after three quarters before their 33-20 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Honka shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 52.2 percentage. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Jahlil Tripp (196-1997, college: Pacific, agency: Green Sports Management) who helped to win the game recording 33 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds (on 12-of-14 shooting from the field) and the former international Carl Lindbom (206-1991, agency: BIG) who added 17 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. American forward Lee Skinner (198-1992, college: Wofford) responded with 14 points and 6 assists. Kauhajoki's coach Janne Koskimies rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Newly promoted Honka maintains eleventh position with 6-14 record. Defending champion Kauhajoki still keeps top place with three games lost. Honka are looking forward to face higher ranked Kouvot (#5) in Kouvola in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Kauhajoki will play at home against Kataja (#3) and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Korisliiga top team - Kauhajoki (17-3) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat fifth ranked Kouvot (10-9) in Kouvola 95-81. The winners were led by American forward Jeffrey Crockett (201-1991, college: Texas Tech) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds and Severi Kaukiainen supported him with 20 points and 5 assists. Kauhajoki's coach Janne Koskimies allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 18 points by American guard Austin Butler (196, college: Charlotte) did not help to save the game for Kouvot. Defending champion maintains first position with 17-3 record. Kouvot at the other side keeps the fifth place with nine games lost. Kauhajoki will play against Kataja (#3) in Joensuu in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Kouvot will play at home against Honka and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Ninth ranked Pyrinto (9-11) crushed at home 12th ranked Korihait (4-16) by 39 points 109-70, which is the biggest margin this round on Friday night. The best player for the winners was LJ Thorpe who scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. Prince Oduro produced 15 points and 9 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. Pyrinto moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Kotka and Kobrat. Loser Korihait stay at the bottom position with 16 games lost. Pyrinto will meet higher ranked Nokia (#6) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Korihait will play against Kobrat (#8) and hope to secure a win.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 20: Kouvot was destroyed by Seagulls on the opponent's court 103-79. Kobrat unfortunately lost to Lahti in a home game 75-83. Kotka recorded a loss to Vilpas on the road 84-101. Kataja defeated Nokia on its own court 95-81. Kotka was beaten by Pyrinto in Tampere 84-80.

Honka - Kauhajoki 92-85

The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Kauhajoki (17-3) in Espoo on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by eleventh ranked Honka (6-14) 92-85. The hosts trailed by 6 points after three quarters before their 33-20 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Honka shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 52.2 percentage. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Jahlil Tripp (196-1997, college: Pacific, agency: Green Sports Management) who helped to win the game recording 33 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds (on 12-of-14 shooting from the field) and the former international Carl Lindbom (206-1991, agency: BIG) who added 17 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. American forward Lee Skinner (198-1992, college: Wofford) responded with 14 points and 6 assists and his fellow American import guard Cameron Jones (193-1989, college: NAU, agency: BIG) scored 16 points and 5 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Kauhajoki's coach Janne Koskimies rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Newly promoted Honka maintains eleventh position with 6-14 record. Defending champion Kauhajoki still keeps top place with three games lost. Honka are looking forward to face higher ranked Kouvot (#5) in Kouvola in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Kauhajoki will play at home against Kataja (#3) and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
Honka: J.Tripp 33+5reb+2ast, C.Lindbom 17+5reb+2ast, M.Duvivier 14+4reb+4ast, A.Lawson 14+5reb+4ast, L.Aamos 8+1reb, M.Valtteri 6+2reb+2ast
Kauhajoki: C.Jones 16+5reb+2ast, L.Skinner 14+4reb+6ast, S.Kaukiainen 11+1reb+5ast, H.Kantonen 10+2reb+2ast, T.Suokas 10+3reb+4ast, M.Patterson 8+7reb

Seagulls - Kouvot 103-79

Rather expected game in Helsinki where 5th ranked Kouvot (10-9) was crushed by second ranked Seagulls (15-5) 103-79 on Friday. The game was mostly controlled by Seagulls. Kouvot managed to win second period 25-24. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Kouvot to just 6 points in fourth quarter. Seagulls looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was American power forward Zena Edosomwan (206-1993, college: Harvard) who had a double-double by scoring 13 points and 13 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). The former international guard Lassi Nikkarinen (187-1997, college: Montana St.) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 assists. Five Seagulls players scored in double figures. Seagulls' coach Jussi Laakso felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard Deshon Taylor (188-1996, college: Fresno St.) produced 25 points and 4 assists and his fellow American import guard Austin Butler (196, college: Charlotte) added 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Seagulls have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 15-5 record having just two points less than leader Kauhajoki. Loser Kouvot keeps the fifth place with nine games lost. Seagulls will meet Kotka (#7) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Kouvot will play against Honka and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Seagulls: A.Kanervo 19+1reb+3ast, T.Heinonen 14+2reb, Z.Edosomwan 13+13reb+2ast, J.Carroll 12+4reb+2ast, L.Nikkarinen 12+3reb+10ast, R.Hall III 11+1ast
Kouvot: D.Taylor 25+3reb+4ast, A.Butler 15+6reb+4ast, J.Meeks 11+5reb+2ast, M.Joel 9+2reb, E.Uotila 6+2reb+2ast, Q.Jackson 5+5reb+2ast

Kobrat - Lahti 75-83

There was a small surprise in Lapua where tenth ranked Lahti (7-13) defeated 8th ranked Kobrat (9-11) 83-75 on Friday. The guests trailed by 5 points after three quarters before their 22-9 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Americans were the main players on the court. The best player for the winners was forward Chris Clarke (196-1996, college: Texas Tech) who had a double-double by scoring 15 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists. Guard Michael Ertel II (188-1999, college: UAB) chipped in 26 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Danny Pippen (206-1997, college: Kent St.) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds and swingman Denzel Livingston (193-1993, college: UIW) added 15 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for the hosts. Lahti maintains tenth position with 7-13 record. Kobrat lost ninth consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh place with 11 games lost. They share the position with Kotka and Pyrinto. Lahti will meet at home higher ranked Vilpas (#4) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Kobrat will play against Korihait in Uusikaupunki and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Lahti: M.Ertel II 26+5reb+3ast, C.Clarke 15+13reb+9ast, S.Haney 9+4reb+1ast, A.Saarijarvi 8+6reb+1ast, K.Gamble 8+11reb, L.Eemi 7+3reb
Kobrat: D.Pippen 19+14reb, K.Jackson 16+7reb+6ast, D.Livingston 15+10reb+5ast, J.Kilpinen 8+6reb, A.Nikkarinen 8, H.Boyd 3+1ast

Pyrinto - Korihait 109-70

Ninth ranked Pyrinto (9-11) crushed at home 12th ranked Korihait (4-16) by 39 points 109-70, which is the biggest margin this round on Friday night. The game without a history. Pyrinto led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They made 20-of-26 free shots (76.9 percent) during the game. Pyrinto forced 19 Korihait turnovers. The best player for the winners was American guard LJ Thorpe (196-1999, college: UNC Asheville) who scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. The other American import guard Ike Smith (193-1997, college: Georgia South) chipped in 19 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Five Pyrinto players scored in double figures. Canadian forward Prince Oduro (203-1998, college: Detroit) produced 15 points and 9 rebounds and American swingman Quin Cooper (197-1991, college: CRC, agency: One Motive Sports) added 19 points respectively for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Pyrinto moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Kotka and Kobrat. Loser Korihait stay at the bottom position with 16 games lost. Pyrinto will meet higher ranked Nokia (#6) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Korihait will play against Kobrat (#8) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Pyrinto: O.Heinonen 27+1reb, L.Thorpe 20+6reb+8ast, I.Smith 19+6reb+7ast, T.Birts 15+4reb, J.Lawrence 11+10reb+1ast, A.Roni 6+2reb
Korihait: Q.Cooper 19+3reb+2ast, P.Oduro 15+9reb, M.Aalto 10+5reb+1ast, N.Stampley 9+8reb, G.Audu 9+2ast, M.Barnes 5+3reb+1ast

Vilpas - Kotka 101-84

Not a big story in a game in Salo where 7th ranked Kotka (9-11) was defeated by fifth ranked Vilpas (11-9) 101-84 on Saturday. The hosts trailed by 6 points after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 6-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 101-84. Vilpas made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Kotka's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Vilpas made 7 blocks. Americans were the main players on the court. The best player for the winners was guard Quentin Goodin (193-1997, college: Xavier) who had a double-double by scoring 26 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists. Forward KeyShawn Feazell (206-1998, college: Creighton) chipped in 23 points and 9 rebounds. Vilpas' coach Jussi Savolainen used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Brandon Sly (180-1996, college: ASU) produced 12 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and forward Jordan Giles (198-1998, college: UMKC, agency: One Motive Sports) added 15 points respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Vilpas moved-up to fourth place. Kotka lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with 11 games lost. They share it with Pyrinto and Kobrat. Vilpas will meet Lahti (#10) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Kotka will play against the league's second-placed Seagulls and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Vilpas: Q.Goodin 26+5reb+10ast, K.Feazell 23+9reb+2ast, M.Koivisto 14+4reb+3ast, J.Nenonen 14+2reb+2ast, J.Pipkins 9+3reb+3ast, I.Crawley 9+4reb
Kotka: R.Brown 15+4reb+1ast, J.Giles 15+4reb+1ast, V.Nyman 12+5reb+1ast, B.Sly 12+5reb+8ast, B.Tabb 11+1ast, J.Henttonen 8+2reb

Kouvot - Kauhajoki 81-95

Korisliiga top team - Kauhajoki (17-3) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat fifth ranked Kouvot (10-9) in Kouvola 95-81. The game was mostly controlled by Kauhajoki. Kouvot was better in second period 29-27. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Kauhajoki players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Kouvot's players. The winners were led by American forward Jeffrey Crockett (201-1991, college: Texas Tech) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds and point guard Severi Kaukiainen (185-1998, agency: Blacktop Management) supported him with 20 points and 5 assists. Kauhajoki's coach Janne Koskimies allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 18 points by American guard Austin Butler (196, college: Charlotte) did not help to save the game for Kouvot. His fellow American import guard Quan Jackson (193-1997, college: UAB) added 16 points and 7 rebounds for the hosts. Five Kauhajoki and four Kouvot players scored in double figures. Defending champion maintains first position with 17-3 record. Kouvot at the other side keeps the fifth place with nine games lost. Kauhajoki will play against Kataja (#3) in Joensuu in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Kouvot will play at home against Honka and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Kauhajoki: S.Kaukiainen 20+3reb+5ast, J.Crockett 17+11reb+1ast, L.Skinner 16+4reb+5ast, C.Jones 12+2reb+3ast, H.Kantonen 10+3reb+3ast, M.Marttinen 6+2reb+1ast
Kouvot: A.Butler 18+4reb+3ast, Q.Jackson 16+7reb, D.Taylor 16+1reb+3ast, M.Joel 14+1reb, E.Uotila 8+6reb+1ast, J.Meeks 7+5reb

Kataja - Nokia 95-81

Everything went according to plan in Joensuu where third ranked Kataja (13-7) beat 6th ranked Nokia (9-10) 95-81 on Tuesday. The game was mostly controlled by Kataja. Nokia managed to win fourth quarter 21-19. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Americans were the main players on the court. The best player for the winners was guard Lamonte Turner (188-1997, college: Tennessee) who scored 26 points and 4 assists. Forward Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (198-1991, college: Temple) chipped in 22 points. Point guard Perrion Callandret (188-1995, college: Idaho) produced 23 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and power forward Alan Herndon (206-1994, college: Wyoming) added 17 points and 4 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) respectively for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Kataja have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 13-7 record having four points less than leader Kauhajoki. Nokia lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with ten games lost. Kataja will meet league's leader Kauhajoki on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Nokia will play against Pyrinto (#9) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Kataja: L.Turner 26+3reb+4ast, R.Hollis-Jefferson 22+2reb+3ast, G.Smith 14+3reb+1ast, T.Exaucia 10+3reb+2ast, A.Egekeze 9+8reb+3ast, T.Hirvonen 7+2reb+8ast
Nokia: P.Callandret 23+5reb+8ast, A.Herndon 17+4reb+4ast, N.Mattila 14+1reb+2ast, M.Benlevi 9+3reb+1ast, R.Batte 8+3reb, M.Laihonen 4+3reb

Pyrinto - Kotka 84-80

There was a minor upset in Tampere where 7th ranked Kotka (9-11) was defeated by ninth ranked Pyrinto (9-11) 84-80 on Tuesday. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning the initial quarter 18-12. But Kotka won second period 23-21. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The game was decided in the last minutes when Pyrinto won last quarter 24-21. Americans were the main players on the court. The best player for the winners was guard Ike Smith (193-1997, college: Georgia South) who scored 23 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Power forward Jaquan Lawrence (206-1999, college: LeMoyne-Owen) chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds. Lawrence is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas. Four Pyrinto players scored in double figures. Guard Brandon Tabb (193-1995, college: BCU) produced 29 points and 6 rebounds and guard Roydell Brown (198-1998, college: McNeese St.) added 13 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Pyrinto moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Kotka and Kobrat. Kotka lost third consecutive game. Pyrinto will meet higher ranked Nokia (#6) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Kotka will play against the league's second-placed Seagulls and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
Pyrinto: I.Smith 23+7reb+5ast, O.Heinonen 22+1reb, J.Lawrence 16+14reb+3ast, L.Thorpe 15+3reb+2ast, P.Arttu 3+2reb, T.Birts 3+4reb+1ast
Kotka: B.Tabb 29+6reb+2ast, R.Brown 13+11reb+4ast, V.Nyman 12+4reb+2ast, B.Sly 9+1reb+3ast, M.Ali 7+11reb, J.Henttonen 4+1reb+1ast

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FRANCE

Stats Leaders - ProB

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Jazzmarr FERGUSON

Saint V
(185-PG-1989)
Avg: 21.7

21.7

20.5

20.4

19.4

18.9

Stats Leaders - N1

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Joe BURTON

Orchies
(203-C/F-1990)
Avg: 22.0

22.0

20.9

18.4

17.7

16.4

Give Javontae Hawkins (Limoges ESP Elite) The Ball And Heck He'll Even Score From The Eiffel Tower If Needed - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber

Tidjane Salaun claims French ProA U21 weekly honour - by Eurobasket News

Talented Tidjane Salaun (203-F-2005) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's leader Cholet and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 16.
The 17-year old forward had the game-high 24 points adding eight rebounds for Cholet in his team's victory, helping them to outclass Nanterre (#15, 5-9) with 34-point margin 100-66. It allowed Cholet to consolidate first place in the French ProA U21. Cholet have a solid 14-2 record. In the team's last game Salaun had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Cholet and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Tidjane Salaun averages this season 13.4ppg and 5.7rpg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young power forward Aboubacar Magassa (204-PF-2004) of Roanne. Magassa impressed basketball fans with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course he led Roanne to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Strasbourg (#11, 7-9) 98-76. Roanne's 6th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 11-5 record is not bad and everything may still change. Magassa is a newcomer at Roanne 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 Iranian Mohammad Amini (192-G/F-2005, agency: BIG) of Monaco (#13). Amini scored 25 points and grabbed ten rebounds. He was a key player of Monaco, leading his team to a 92-84 win against the higher-ranked Pau-Lacq-Orthez (#8, 8-7). The chances of Monaco ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 9 games, recording just six victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Amini could help Monaco to bring them higher in the standings. Amini has a very solid season. In 8 games in France he scored 16.5ppg. He also has 6.1rpg, 2.1spg and FGP: 59.3%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Guillaume Grotzinger (195-F/G-2004) of Nancy - 23 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists
5. Matys Pommier (196-F-2002) of Monaco - 24 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Bilal Coulibaly (196-G-2004) of Levallois - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Elian Benitez (180-PG-2003) of Bourg - 30 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Mohamed Sidibe (196-F-2002) of Limoges CSP - 20 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Nolan Kingue (194-SF-2003) of Nancy - 23 points and 5 rebounds
10. Matheo Leray (190-PG-2003) of Cholet - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 12 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 16 best performance: Tremont Waters (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News

American-Puerto Rican Point guard Tremont Waters (180-PG-1998) had an amazing evening in the last round for second-ranked Levallois, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 16.
The 24-year old player was the main contributor (28 points, three rebounds and seven assists) to his team's victory, helping them to edge out ASVEL (#5, 9-7) 84-83. Levallois maintains the 2nd position in French Betclic ELITE ProA. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Levallois will need more victories to improve their 13-4 record. In the team's last game Waters had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range. He turned to be Levallois' top player in his first season with the team. Former Louisiana State University star has very solid stats this year. Waters is in league's top in points (8th best: 16.7ppg), assists (9th best: 4.9apg) and averages impressive 56.1% FGP and 40.5% from behind 3-point line.

The second best player in last round's games was young Stephane Gombauld (205-PF-1997) of Nancy. Gombauld had a very good evening with a double-double of 24 points and 10 rebounds. Bad luck as Nancy lost that game 84-90 to the higher-ranked Dijon (#4, 11-5). Nancy is still in a red zone at 15th spot in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 5-11 record. Gombauld is well-known at Nancy and is a proven leader in his second season with the team.

Third on the list of top players last round was Polish center Dominik Olejniczak (213-C-1996) of Gravelines (#12). Olejniczak scored 23 points and grabbed five rebounds. He was a key player of Gravelines, leading his team to a 79-73 win against the lower-ranked Le Portel (#16, 5-11). The chances of Gravelines ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 9 games, recording just seven victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Olejniczak could help Gravelines to bring them higher in the standings. Olejniczak has a very solid season. In 16 games in France he scored 8.1ppg. He also has 4.7rpg and FGP: 64.7%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Tres Tinkle (203-F-1996) of Le Mans - 26 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Bryce Jones (183-PG-1994) of Limoges - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists
6. Donte Grantham (203-F-1995) of Nancy - 23 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Yannis Morin (208-F/C-1993) of Roanne - 23 points and 6 rebounds
8. Miralem Halilovic (205-F-1991) of Nanterre - 15 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Desi Rodriguez (198-F-1996) of Limoges - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Silvio de Sousa (206-F-1998) of Roanne - 17 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)

ProB Round 14: Saint-Quentin lose to Angers - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise took place in Angers where host Etoile Angers (7-7) beat league's leader Saint-Quentin (9-3) 80-68 on Tuesday evening. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Saint-Quentin. Etoile Angers made 24-of-30 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Etoile Angers made 7 blocks. 26 personal fouls committed by Saint-Quentin helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American point guard Akaemji Williams (175-1996, college: LSSU) who scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Forward Florian Leopold (204-2000) chipped in 13 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks. Center Mathis Dossou-Yovo (205-2000) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 15 rebounds for the guests. Saint-Quentin's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Etoile Angers moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Saint-Quentin at the other side dropped to the fourth position with three games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Chalon/Saone. Saint-Quentin will play next round against Quimper UJAP trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Etoile Angers will try to continue on its current victory against seventeenth ranked ALM Evreux on the road.
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Chalon/Saor as it allowed them to take a leadership position after previous leader's (Saint-Quentin) loss. Chalon/Saor defeated 7th ranked Olympique Antibes at home 86-79. Damien Bouquet (196-1994) orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points and 6 rebounds. Tayler Persons contributed with 17 points and 5 assists for the winners. American-Nigerian center Temidayo Yussuf (201-1996, college: LBSU) replied with 21 points and 4 assists (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) for Olympique Antibes. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Vichy Clermont and Boulazac. Olympique Antibes lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with seven games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Olympique Antibes will play next round against Denain Voltaire trying to get back on the winning streak. Chalon/Saor will try to continue on its current victory against fourteenth ranked La Rochelle on the road.
Bottom-ranked Saint Vallier managed to get a fifth victory, breaking the three-game losing streak on Tuesday night. This time they won against seventeenth-ranked Aix-Maurienne in Aix-les-Bains 103-97. Jazzmarr Ferguson scored 32 points and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners. Saint Vallier's coach Philippe Namyst used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. David Nichols responded with a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 10 assists and 4 steals. Saint Vallier (5-9) moved-up to fourteenth place, which they share with Stade Rochelais and ASA. Loser Aix-Maurienne dropped to the bottom position with ten games lost. Saint Vallier will meet at home higher ranked Nantes (#11) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Aix-Maurienne will play against Lille Metropole (#5) and hope to secure a win.

Rest of the games of round 14 were very predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Boulazac crushed ASA in a road game 103-80. Chalons-Reims was beaten by Vichy Clermont at home 81-89. St. Chamond won against Denain-Voltaire on the opponent's court 99-85. Evreux unfortunately lost to Orleans in a home game 83-95. Stade Rochelais recorded a loss to Nantes on the road 61-75. Quimper defeated Lille on its own court 85-84.
The best stats of 14th round was 33 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds by Elhadji-Digue Diawara of Quimper.

Aix-Maurienne - Saint Vallier 97-103

Bottom-ranked Saint Vallier managed to get a fifth victory, breaking the three-game losing streak on Tuesday night. This time they won against seventeenth-ranked Aix-Maurienne in Aix-les-Bains 103-97. They outrebounded Aix-Maurienne 41-25 including 27 on the defensive glass. Saint Vallier looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American point guard Jazzmarr Ferguson (185-1989, college: IU Southeast) scored 32 points and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Jamaican forward Kentan Facey (206-1993, college: UConn, agency: Inception Sports) chipped in 13 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Saint Vallier's coach Philippe Namyst used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. American point guard David Nichols (183-1996, college: FSU) responded with a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 10 assists and 4 steals and Surinamese forward Gavin Kensmil (201-1998, college: SF Austin) scored 18 points and 9 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Saint Vallier (5-9) moved-up to fourteenth place, which they share with Stade Rochelais and ASA. Loser Aix-Maurienne dropped to the bottom position with ten games lost. Saint Vallier will meet at home higher ranked Nantes (#11) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Aix-Maurienne will play against Lille Metropole (#5) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Saint Vallier: J.Ferguson 32+1reb+5ast, X.Forcada 15+4reb+7ast, F.Paschal 14+4reb+1ast, K.Facey 13+15reb+4ast, V.Ateba 8+1reb+1ast, F.Tortosa 8+9reb+4ast
Aix-Maurienne: D.Nichols 33+10ast, L.Hergott 18+4reb+7ast, G.Kensmil 18+9reb+3ast, F.Corentin 11+1reb, D.Ramseyer 8+1reb, J.Garcia 5+7reb+6ast

Angers - Saint Quentin 80-68

The biggest surprise took place in Angers where host Etoile Angers (7-7) beat league's leader Saint-Quentin (9-3) 80-68 on Tuesday evening. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Saint-Quentin. Etoile Angers made 24-of-30 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Etoile Angers made 7 blocks. 26 personal fouls committed by Saint-Quentin helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American point guard Akaemji Williams (175-1996, college: LSSU) who scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Forward Florian Leopold (204-2000) chipped in a double-double by scoring 13 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks. Four Etoile Angers players scored in double figures. Center Mathis Dossou-Yovo (205-2000) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 15 rebounds and American-Trinidad and Tobago point guard Terrell Gomez (173-1998, college: SDSU) added 15 points and 6 assists respectively for the guests. Saint-Quentin's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Etoile Angers moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Saint-Quentin at the other side dropped to the fourth position with three games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Chalon/Saone. Saint-Quentin will play next round against Quimper UJAP trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Etoile Angers will try to continue on its current victory against seventeenth ranked ALM Evreux on the road.
Top scorers:
Angers: J.Augustin-Fairell 17+1reb, A.Williams 15+7reb+8ast, F.Leopold 13+15reb, Y.Choupas 10+1reb+3ast, Y.Morose 9+3reb+2ast, S.Gauthier 8+5reb+3ast
Saint Quentin: M.Dossou-Yovo 16+15reb+2ast, T.Gomez 15+2reb+6ast, B.Horvath 10+2reb, W.Pfister 7+5reb+2ast, L.Schwartz 5+2reb+1ast, B.Gillet 5+1reb+2ast

ASA - Boulazac 80-103

There was no surprise in Gries where 14th ranked ASA (5-9) was crushed by fourth ranked Boulazac Basket (10-4) 103-80 on Tuesday. Boulazac Basket forced 20 ASA turnovers. Croatian point guard Martin Junakovic (188-1994, agency: PEPI SPORT) scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Dutch center Nicolas de Jong (210-1988) chipped in 19 points during the contest. Five Boulazac Basket players scored in double figures. Naturalized Spanish guard Tom Digbeu (195-2001) responded with 16 points and 6 assists and Serbian power forward Strahinja Gavrilovic (206-1993, college: USC) scored 21 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. Boulazac Basket keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Chalon/Saone and Vichy Clermont. Loser ASA keeps the fourteenth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Stade Rochelais and Saint Vallier. Boulazac Basket will meet at home Entente Orleans 45 (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. ASA will play against the league's second-placed JA Vichy (#2) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Boulazac: N.de Jong 19+2reb, B.Tchouaffe 17+1reb+3ast, M.Junakovic 14+5reb+6ast, L.Cassier 11+7reb+2ast, O.Cortale 10+5reb+1ast, B.Paul 8+2reb+4ast
ASA: S.Gavrilovic 21+1reb, T.Digbeu 16+4reb+6ast, A.Racine 11+1reb+1ast, L.Ca 10+1reb, S.Briki 5+4reb+3ast, C.Nwogbo 5+3reb

Chalon/Saone - Antibes 86-79

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Chalon/Saor as it allowed them to take a leadership position after previous leader's (Saint-Quentin) loss. Chalon/Saor defeated 7th ranked Olympique Antibes at home 86-79. Chalon/Saor made 21-of-26 charity shots (80.8 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three nailing 13 long-distance shots on high 54.2 percentage. Olympique Antibes was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Damien Bouquet (196-1994) orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points and 6 rebounds. American guard Tayler Persons (191-1995, college: Ball St.) contributed with 17 points and 5 assists for the winners. Five Chalon/Saor players scored in double figures. American-Nigerian center Temidayo Yussuf (201-1996, college: LBSU) replied with 21 points and 4 assists (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) and Cameroonian forward Roger Moute a Bidias (200-1995, college: California, agency: Helping Ballers) added 16 points in the effort for Olympique Antibes. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Vichy Clermont and Boulazac. Olympique Antibes lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with seven games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Olympique Antibes will play next round against Denain Voltaire trying to get back on the winning streak. Chalon/Saor will try to continue on its current victory against fourteenth ranked La Rochelle on the road.
Top scorers:
Chalon/Saone: D.Bouquet 18+6reb+2ast, T.Persons 17+3reb+5ast, L.Lapornik 15+2ast, M.Gelabale 15+4reb+2ast, A.Eito 11+6ast, G.Kyshawn 5
Antibes: T.Yussuf 21+3reb+4ast, R.Moute a Bidias 16+4reb+1ast, T.Derksen 12+2reb+5ast, N.Boungou-Colo 6+1reb, X.Pollard 6+5reb+1ast, L.Negrobar 5+5reb+1ast

Chalons-Reims - Vichy Clermont 81-89

No shocking result in a game when third ranked JA Vichy (10-4) defeated on the road 6th ranked Chalons-Reims (8-6) 89-81 on Tuesday. It was a great shooting night for JA Vichy especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 61.1 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Forward Ivan Fevrier (204-1999) scored 19 points to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Tray Boyd III (193-1998, college: ETSU) chipped in 13 points and 10 assists during the contest. Four JA Vichy players scored in double figures. JA Vichy's coach Guillaume Vizade allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American point guard Marquis Jackson (183-1994, college: Ohio Christian) responded with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and power forward Vincent Vent (207-1997) scored 15 points and 9 rebounds. JA Vichy keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Chalon/Saone and Boulazac. Loser Chalons-Reims dropped to the fifth place with six games lost. They share the position with Lille. JA Vichy will meet at home ASA (#15) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Chalons-Reims will play against Saint Chamond (#13) and hope to secure a win and be promoted back to the Betclic ELITE ProA just one year after relegation.
Top scorers:
Vichy Clermont: I.Fevrier 19+4reb+2ast, S.Mourtala 17+4reb, T.Boyd III 13+2reb+10ast, L.Delaunay 12+5reb+3ast, G.Mamadou 8+2reb+2ast, M.Assemian 8+2reb+2ast
Chalons-Reims: M.Jackson 25+5reb+6ast, D.Milosevic 15+4reb+5ast, V.Vent 15+9reb+1ast, S.Gbetkom Bikantchou 9+2reb+1ast, D.Skara 9+4reb+2ast, T.Crusol 3+7ast

Denain-Voltaire - St. Chamond 85-99

There was an upset when higher ranked Denain Voltaire (7-7) was defeated at home by sixteenth ranked Saint Chamond (5-8) 99-85 on Tuesday. Saint Chamond shot 65.0 percent from the field. Saint Chamond had a 26-14 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Denain Voltaire's players. Center Mathieu Boyer (208-1995) scored 18 points and 9 rebounds (perfect from the field making all nine shots !!!) to lead the charge for the winners and Nigerian-American forward Josh Ajayi (201-1996, college: USA) chipped in 21 points and 5 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) during the contest. Four Saint Chamond players scored in double figures. Nigerian-American forward Chuba Ohams (206-1997, college: Fordham) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and Swedish Johan Lofberg (199-1995) scored 20 points. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Saint Chamond moved-up to thirteenth place. Loser Denain Voltaire dropped to the seventh position with seven games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Saint Chamond will meet at home higher ranked Chalons-Reims (#6) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Denain Voltaire will play against Olympique Antibes and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
St. Chamond: J.Ajayi 21+5reb+1ast, M.Boyer 18+9reb+3ast, G.Payen-Boucard 15+4reb+3ast, J.Hoyaux 15+3reb+1ast, M.Guichard 9+1reb+5ast, H.Varence 9+4reb+4ast
Denain-Voltaire: J.Lofberg 20, C.Ohams 19+10reb+1ast, M.Oguine 16+1reb+2ast, M.Kevin 6+1ast, M.Missonnier 6+1reb+4ast, D.Radnic 6+1reb+3ast

Evreux - Orleans 83-95

Very predictable result when tenth ranked Entente Orleans 45 (7-7) beat on the road 15th ranked ALM Evreux (4-8) 95-83 on Tuesday. Entente Orleans 45 made 26-of-31 free shots (83.9 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 ALM Evreux turnovers. Jamaican-Canadian point guard Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson (178-1991, college: Calgary, agency: Slash Sports) scored 21 points and 4 steals (was perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line !!!) to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Jonathan Stark (184-1995, college: Murray St., agency: Pensack Sports) chipped in 18 points and 4 assists during the contest. Four Entente Orleans 45 players scored in double figures. DR Congolese-American guard Christian Lutete (196-1996, college: UMass Lowell) responded with 23 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Tommy Ghezala (184-1992) scored 13 points and 4 assists. Entente Orleans 45 moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. ALM Evreux lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the seventeenth position with eight games lost. Entente Orleans 45 will meet higher ranked Boulazac Basket (#3) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. ALM Evreux will play against Etoile Angers (#7) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Orleans: J.Ogungbemi-Jackson 21+3reb+3ast, J.Stark 18+3reb+4ast, T.De Lattibeaudiere 15+4reb+2ast, J.MBida 14+7reb, T.Perkovic 9+1reb+1ast, M.Mutuale 7+2reb+4ast
Evreux: C.Lutete 23+8reb+2ast, T.Ghezala 13+3reb+4ast, S.Munanga 11+4reb, K.Ilias 8+5reb+1ast, L.Asceric 7+2reb+4ast, P.Marinelli 7+1reb+2ast

Nantes - Stade Rochelais 75-61

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 12th ranked La Rochelle's (5-9) road loss to eleventh ranked Nantes (6-7) 61-75 on Tuesday. Nantes dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to La Rochelle's 24. Center Thomas Hieu-Courtois (200-1995) scored 7 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American-Armenian point guard Terry Smith (185-1986, college: Mercyhurst) chipped in 15 points during the contest. Four Nantes players scored in double figures. American point guard Robert Turner III (190-1993, college: Texas Tech, agency: Interperformances) responded with 17 points and 7 rebounds and power forward Alexis Tanghe (208-1990) scored 14 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Nantes maintains eleventh position with 6-7 record. Newly promoted La Rochelle dropped to the fourteenth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Saint Vallier and ASA. Nantes will meet Saint Vallier (#16) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. La Rochelle will play against the league's leader Chalon/Saor and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
Nantes: T.Smith 15+2reb, K.Dinal 11+5reb, R.Rhoomes 10+7reb, J.Payne 10+2reb+4ast, G.Chathuant 8+6reb+1ast, T.Hieu-Courtois 7+7reb+3ast
Stade Rochelais: R.Turner III 17+7reb+1ast, A.Tanghe 14+5reb, J.Masters 12+2ast, G.Clerc 7+4reb+3ast, R.Kayembe 3, M.Robin 3+4reb

Quimper - Lille 85-84

There was a surprise result when fourteenth ranked Quimper UJAP (6-8) edged at home higher ranked Lille Metropole (8-6) 85-84 on Tuesday. It was a great shooting night for Quimper UJAP especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 57.9 percentage. Swingman Elhadji-Digue Diawara (206-1998) scored 33 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds (perfect from downtown making all six shots !!!) to lead the charge for the winners and British forward Ashley Hamilton (201-1988, college: LMU) chipped in 16 points during the contest. Four Quimper UJAP players scored in double figures. Center Bastien Vautier (210-1998) responded with 20 points and 8 rebounds and Lorenzo Thirouard-Samson (197-2001) scored 18 points. Lille Metropole's coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Quimper UJAP moved-up to twelfth place. Loser Lille Metropole keeps the fifth position with six games lost. They share it with Chalons-Reims. Quimper UJAP will meet higher ranked Saint-Quentin (#4) on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Lille Metropole will play against Aix-Maurienne and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Quimper: E.Diawara 33+5reb+2ast, A.Hamilton 16+3reb+1ast, P.Duwiquet 12+3reb, I.Vranes 10+9reb+1ast, L.Bourhis 9+2reb+7ast, T.Leon 5+1reb+5ast
Lille: B.Vautier 20+8reb+1ast, L.Thirouard-Samson 18+3reb, L.Phillip 9+6reb, C.Ponsar 8+4reb+1ast, L.Loubaki 8+1ast, M.Suka-Umu 8+4reb+6ast

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GERMANY

Stats Leaders - 2.Bundesliga

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Lovell CABBIL

Karlsruhe
(188-PG-1997)
Avg: 18.6

18.6

17.4

16.9

16.5

16.5

Leon Friederici Is The Life Insurance Powering the EPG Baskets Koblenz Past team Ehingen Urspring 93-73 - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber

The overwhelming and dominating play of the EPG Baskets Koblenz couldn't last forever. For months they had been blowing away teams left and right and every now and then one wished for some tighter games. The club led by Pat Elzie finally got that game against Hanau a few days before 2023 losing by 3 points. They went into 2023 motivated to win and won in Letitershofen and back in their own living room against the Basketball Lowen even if it wasn't pretty and involved hard work. A win is a win and sometimes you need the tight ones. The EPG Baskets Koblenz took their 11-1 record into the game against Team Ehingen Urspring with continued huge aspirations and met a team that was in the middle of the pack with a 5-7 record. They came into 2023 having erased their 3 game losing streak having won a nail bitter in Leitershofen. On an untypical Tuesday night game with mild temperatures in January, the EPG Baskets stepped on the court and had a poor first half despite having the lead, but in the second half found their game and in the end won in an easy manner 93-73. A big problem this season for the EPG Baskets Koblenz has been their inconsistency and that really came to light in the first half. 'It was a hard fought game. We were up and down in the first half. There were phases where we played our game, but we had too many defensive mistakes that led to easy baskets for Ehingen. In the second half we were able to play our game. We moved the ball better and had more opportunity on transition for easy baskets', commented ex easyCredit BBL player Marvin Heckel. Team Ehingen played a solid game and lived off the mistakes of Koblenz in the first half, but in the second half couldn't contain Koblenz as well and had no answer for Friederici and the big man duo of Poelking and Saffer on the boards. 'Koblenz is one of the top 2 best teams in the league and if not best on paper. It was the best team that we have played this season. They controlled the pace and killed us on the boards. They always threw punches and we had no punches. They dominated every phase of the game and wore us down', stressed Team Ehingen top scorer Andre Nation.

The EPG Baskets Koblenz went into the game without ex easycredit BBL player Dominique Johnson who had the flu. Team Ehingen Urspring didn't waste anytime getting on the board getting a trey from Andre Nation only a few seconds in for the 3-0 lead. But that would be the only lead of the contest as the EPG Baskets Koblenz then launched a brutal assault scoring 12 unasnwered points to lead 12-3. In the run it was 2017 easyCredit BBL allstar slam dunk contest champion Brian Butler who scored 2 lay ups and made a massive dunk. German Moses Poelking added free throws and ex Heidelberg sniper Leon Friederici (190-SG-1995) added a bomb form outside. 'We played the way we did at the start of the season. When we play fast, it is really hard to defend us. Butler was a real presence inside', stressed EPG Baskets Koblenz manager Thomas Klein. But then came the inconsistency of Koblenz that has dogged them on many occasions as they allowed a 15-6 run as Team Ehingen Urspring suddenly had dead locked the game at 18-18. In the run the guests received valuable support from ex Tuebingen sniper Daniel Zacek who supplied 8 points and his trademark 2 three pointers. Nation also delivered a trey while reserve big man David Dostal scored 2 buckets inside after Vincent Neugebauer had picked up 2 quick fouls. The EPG Baskets Koblenz totally lost their rhythm and were forcing too much on offense and on defense couldn't stop the 1-1 play. Dangerous offensive player Alani Moore also had gotten no shot attempts something very untypical. But the EPG Baskets did close out the first half strong with a 5-0 run to lead 23-18 after 10 minutes. Butler and Heckel made free throws and Friederici wooed the fans with a big 2 handed dunk. 'We had a very flattering lead. It was a quarter of 2 faces', stressed Thomas Klein.

In the second quarter the EPG Baskets Koblenz did keep the lead, but they struggled and in a sense were lucky that they could lead by 8 points at the break. Ex Temple guard Alani Moore finally got on the board with an off balance shot for the 25-18 Koblenz advantage. But Koblenz just had mental lapses in too many phases. They coughed up the ball under their own basket allowing Nation for a dunk. Friederici did all he could to take over responsibility for the sick Johnson and really carried his team. But defensively they were a liability. Ex Alba Berlin JBBL champion Erik Penteker nailed a three pointer and the guests trailed only 31-28. 'Ehingen did whatever they wanted to with our defense. We played no 1-1 defense. We had little movement on offense', stated Thomas Klein. Even if the EPG Baskets Koblenz weren't at their best, they still were able to squeeze out a 10-3 run to lead 41-33. Friederici was strong all game as he scored 5 points in this phase. Niclas Sperber also added solid energy from the bench with 3 points. 'Thank God that we have Leon Friederici tonight', stated Thomas Klein. In the last few minutes it was a trade off between Friederici and Nation as Friederici added a three pointer and lay in while Nation added a tough off balance shot and trey. The lay in by Friederici may have been the bucket of the night. 'That was an incredible ankle breaker hang man', smiled Thomas Klein. The EPG Baskets Koblenz led 46-38 at half-time. 'We made a good recovery at the end after starting the quarter bad. We had no flow, no dynamic and weren't concentrated, but thanks to Friederici had the lead', stressed Thomas Klein.

In the third quarter the EPG Baskets Koblenz finally broke open the game and led by 14 points after 30 minutes, but still allowed too many points with 21. Team Ehingen Ursping began the third quarter with a bang as Ivan Delgado served up a high lob pass that Nation slammed home on the alley-op. The EPG Baskets Koblenz were able to attack the rim better and were more aggressive on the boards as Marvin Heckel finally scored his first basket of the game and Butler scored in the paint while Poelking became more aggressive and scored back to back buckets for the 55-44 advantage. The guests then got instant energy form German Moritz Heck with an off balance shot and Nation scored a tough turn around shot as the guests trailed only 55-48. The EPG Baskets Koblenz then were able to break open the game going on a 11-2 run to lead 66-50. In the run Koblenz was able to execute well and played their game on transition. Friederici and Moore tallied three's while Sperber and Poelking scored in the paint. 'Our body language was better. We were looking for transition and executing. Our 1-1 defense was better and we rebounded better because we were more athletic', said Thomas Klein. In the last minutes both teams executed well as Poelking remained aggressive getting to the free throw line while Heckel had finally found his game and was executing at a better rate. Ehingen as usual got another trey from Andre Nation. 'He is one of the best I have seen', lauded head coach Pat Elzie after the game. The guests also got some big support from the bench from 17 year old Estonian guard Jorke Aav who supplied 5 points in the last minute, but the EPG Baskets Koblenz still led 74-60. 'At half-time we spoke about what we did wrong and we understood that we weren't always mentally there. We knew the importance of the game and we all raised our game. We began to play team basketball', stressed Marvin Heckel. 'We had too many turnovers and they capitalized on it. They were more physical and played good team defense', stated Andre Nation.

In the fourth quarter the EPG Baskets Koblenz did a super job not letting up, but continuing to execute and not allowing Team Ehingen Urspring to sneak over the hump. Leon Friederici began with a lay in for the 76-59 lead. Nation and Zacek continued to heave up bombs from downtown and connected while Marvin Heckel was his aggressive self making 2 lay in's for the 82-65 advantage. He had had a poor first half, but rebounded strong in the second half to finish with 14 points and 7 dimes. 'It took time to find my game tonight. After I made that back door basket, I had arrived. After that everything came from it's self. I didn't force any more and let the game come to me', warned Marvin Heckel. The EPG Baskets closed out the game well getting continued fine support from Leo Saffer who made 2 more buckets in the paint and really was a solid back up to Moeses Poelking. Moore added another trey and Heckel a lay in while Ehingen received some support from their bench as Germans Mateo Vidovic nailed a trey and Linus Ihle made a lay in. After 40 minutes the EPG Baskets Koblenz had won easily 93-73. 'Poelking and Saffer were really big in the second half. Their physical presence was a big difference. They worked really hard on the boards and were rewarded', stressed Marvin Heckel. 'It is really hard to come back when your down 15 points in their gym. They have a really good bench. We are a young team and still trying to figure it out', stated Andre Nation. The EPG Baskets Koblenz were led by Leon Friederici with 25 points. Moses Poelking added 15 points as did Brian Butler while Team Ehingen Urspring was led by Andre Nation with 22 points. Daniel Zacek added 11 points and Moritz Heck 10 points. The EPG Baskets Koblenz shot 50% from the field and 39% from outside and had 39 rebounds and 14 turnovers while Team Ehingen Urspring shot 42% from the field and 34% from outside and had 31 rebounds and 20 turnovers.

Give Javontae Hawkins (Limoges ESP Elite) The Ball And Heck He'll Even Score From The Eiffel Tower If Needed - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber

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GREECE

Webster's double-double lands him A2 Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

23-year old forward Simeus Webster (203-F-1999) put on an amazing game in the last round for Kavalas and receives a Hoops Agents A2 Player of the Week award for round 12.
He had a double-double of 15 points and 17 rebounds, while his team edged out Iraklis (#4, 8-4) 91-88. Kavalas maintains the 16th position in Greek A2. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked at the very bottom. They already lost 11 games and recorded just one victory. It was one of impressive evenings for Webster as usually he does not deliver so high stats. York College, NE graduate has very impressive stats this year. Webster is in league's top in rebounds (4th best: 8.4rpg) and averages solid 1.6bpg.

Second best performed player last round was Stavros Toutziarakis (210-C-1987) of Eleftheroupoli. He is a center in his second season at Eleftheroupoli. In the last game Toutziarakis recorded impressive 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course Eleftheroupoli cruised to a 84-77 relatively comfortable win over the higher-ranked Panerythraikos (#3, 8-4). Eleftheroupoli's 9th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 7-5 record is not bad and everything may still change. Toutziarakis is well-known at Eleftheroupoli and he already established his position as one of the team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.7ppg (#3). His other stats are also decent: 10.0rpg and 3.3apg.

Third place about best performers goes to Nikos Paparegkas (200-SF-1994) of Iraklis (#4). Paparegkas got into 30-points club by scoring 35 points in the last round. He went also for five rebounds . Despite Paparegkas' great performance Iraklis lost 88-91 to the lower-ranked Kavalas (#16, 1-11). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Iraklis 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 4 lost games. Paparegkas has a very solid season. In 12 games in Greece he scored 15.0ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Antwain Johnson (188-G-1997) of Kavalas - 26 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Tyler Peterson (193-G-1997) of Papagou - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists
6. Antonis Karagiannidis (204-C-2002) of Aias Evosmou - 9 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Vassilis Karahalios (200-F-1997) of FEA Filadelfeia - 21 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Lefteris Karalefteris (180-SG-1998) of FEA Filadelfeia - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists
9. Austin Lawton (206-C-1996) of Agriniou - 12 points and 10 rebounds
10. Kostas Iatridis (207-PF-2001) of Koroivos - 14 points and 10 rebounds

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

Gostivar lands Kahlon Whitley, ex Kavalas - by Darko Najdovski

KK-Gostivar (Prva Liga) tabbed 25-year old American 178cm point guard Kahlon Whitley (college: GSW). Whitley supposed to play at Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas in Greek Elite League, but left the team in Dec.'22. In 11 games he averaged 9.5ppg, 1.8rpg and 4.2apg this season.
He graduated from Georgia Southwestern State University in 2022 and it is his first season in pro basketball.

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GUAM

Friars Blaise trail to Clutch Classic championship game - by Eurobasket News

A spot was at stake in Sunday's third annual Clutch High School Basketball Classic preseason tournament game between the Father Duenas Memorial School Friars and Okkodo High School Bulldogs, and losing was on neither team's agenda. With five seconds remaining in regulation, on an inbounds play, the Bulldogs had possession on FD's side of the court. Okkodo trailed by 2 points and desperately needed a score. On a play designed for Tristan Noy, the Bulldog took the ball to the hoop and was fouled. With the clock reading double-zero, at the FD Jungle, both teams retreated to their benches and Noy calmly walked to the free-throw line. Shot No. 1: a perfect swish. When shot No. 2 dropped through the cylinder, nothing but net, Okkodo rushed onto the court and began celebrating. Even the John F. Kennedy High School Islanders, who were scheduled to take the court immediately following the FD vs. OHS game, cheered for the Bulldogs. There's one thing public school teams like more than anything else: beating FD. But Okkodo hadn't beaten FD, and the Friars were moments away from teaching the Bulldogs a lesson. In the five-minute overtime period, FD's Blaise Ada scored nine of his game-high 30 points. With ball in hand and an unwillingness to lose, systematically and with calculated precision, like an engineer solving a complex math equation, Ada went to work. On one play, deep in the corner on Okkodo's side of the court, Ada burned through triple coverage, took the baseline and drove untouched to the hoop. When Ada wasn't in a position to shoot, he fired an assist to Aaron Arceo, who knocked down a 3-pointer. In the overtime period, FD's Noah Cruz added a layup and the Friars defeated the Bulldogs 90-81. 'Credit to the other team, Okkodo, they gave us a great test,' Ada said. 'They were a really tough team and it was a good game for us to get through.' 'Our game plan was just to be aggressive and get to the hole,' added Ada. With the win, the Friars, in a rematch of last season's Independent Interscholastic Athletic Association of Guam championship game, will take on the defending champions, the St. Paul Christian School Warriors, in the finals at 7 p.m. Wednesday, at the Father Duenas Phoenix Center. 'It's always a good, a predetermined match of the championships and it's the rivalry,' FD's Noah Tenorio said. 'St. Paul and FD have had a rivalry for the past 20 years. It'll be fun, it'll be intense, and I'm all for it.' For most of the game, Okkodo led, but no lead was safe against the perennial powerhouse Friars. The Bulldogs began pulling away in the third quarter and finished the frame with a 7-point lead. Leading the Bulldogs' unselfish, all-team attack, Khylle Varela scored six of his 11 points in the period, Monte Cabrera dropped in his only 5 points, and Kayjay Martin chipped in five of his 18 points. Tenorio shared that Okkodo, earlier in the game, played at a higher level of intensity and that didn't sit well with him. 'Our biggest problem was energy,' he said. 'So when we came into the game, it seemed like they wanted it more. Always being behind them in the lead and everything, we had to kick it in. It all came down to who wanted it more.' Sensing the game was slipping away, Tenorio became a dominant force, stealing, rebounding, and pounding his way to the glass. After opening the fourth quarter with a layup, the Friars' big man stole an inbounds pass, spun around an Okkodo defender, and made the bucket. Tenorio, who remained consistent through the entire 37-minute contest, scored four of his 16 points in the period. Tenorio, a true force, finished with 16 rebounds and five blocks. But the fourth-quarter heroics belonged to Noy, who scored three of his team-high 20 points, but none greater than the game-extending free throws. Adding to the Friars' numbers, Arceo, Cruz and Jaden Santos each finished with 13 points. For the Bulldogs, Cody Buluran chipped in with 16 points.
Courtesy of: postguam.com

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IRAQ

Superleague Round 15: Al Shorta lose their first game against Al-Hashd - by Eurobasket News

What a coincidence that all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Al Shorta (11-1) in Baghdad on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by third ranked Al-Hashd (9-4) 82-78. It ended at the same time the 11-game winning streak of Al Shorta. Al-Hashd have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain third place with 9-4 record having just one point less than leader Al Naft, which they share with Dijlah. Al Shorta at the other side still keeps top position with one game lost. Al-Hashd's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Baghdad Al Naft.
Very important is a home loss of third ranked Al Karkh (6-9) against fourth ranked Dijlah (9-4) on Friday night. Host Al Karkh was defeated by Dijlah in a tough game in Al Karkh 100-106. Dijlah have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Al-Hashd. Newly promoted Al Karkh dropped to the fifth position with nine games lost. They share it with Al Kahraba. Dijlah's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Baghdad to the arena Al Shorta.
The game in Kirkuk was also quite interesting. Second ranked Zakho (10-4) played at the court of 6th ranked Nift Al-Shamal (7-10). Zakho managed to secure a 4-point victory 82-78 on Monday. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Zakho. They maintain second place with 10-4 record behind leader Al Naft. Loser Nift Al-Shamal dropped to the fourth position with ten games lost. Zakho will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Nift Al-Shamal will play against Al-Tadamoun (#6) in Najef and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 15: Zakho destroyed Ghaz Al-Shamal on the opponent's court 105-78. Al-Tadamoun unfortunately lost to Ghaz Al-Shamal in a home game 90-107. Nift Al-Shamal managed to beat Al Hilla on the road 98-92.

Nift Al-Shamal - Zakho 78-82

The game in Kirkuk was also quite interesting. Second ranked Zakho (10-4) played at the court of 6th ranked Nift Al-Shamal (7-10). Zakho managed to secure a 4-point victory 82-78 on Monday. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Zakho. They maintain second place with 10-4 record behind leader Al Naft. Loser Nift Al-Shamal dropped to the fourth position with ten games lost. Zakho will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Nift Al-Shamal will play against Al-Tadamoun (#6) in Najef and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Ghaz Al-Shamal - Zakho 78-105

Rather expected game in Kirku where 5th ranked Ghaz Al-Shamal (7-9) was crushed by second ranked Zakho (10-4) 105-78 on Wednesday. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Zakho. They maintain second place with 10-4 record behind leader Al Naft. Ghaz Al-Shamal lost their seventh game in a row. They dropped to the third position with nine games lost. Zakho will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ghaz Al-Shamal will play against Al Hilla and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Al-Tadamoun - Ghaz Al-Shamal 90-107

The game between closely ranked teams ended with fifth ranked Ghaz Al-Shamal's (7-9) road victory over 6th ranked Al-Tadamoun (2-15) 107-90 on Sunday. Ghaz Al-Shamal moved-up to third place. Loser Al-Tadamoun keeps the sixth position with 15 games lost. Ghaz Al-Shamal will meet Al Hilla (#5) on the road in the next round. Al-Tadamoun will play against Nift Al-Shamal and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Al Shorta - Al-Hashd 78-82

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Al Shorta (11-1) in Baghdad on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by third ranked Al-Hashd (9-4) 82-78. It ended at the same time the 11-game winning streak of Al Shorta. Al-Hashd have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain third place with 9-4 record having just one point less than leader Al Naft, which they share with Dijlah. Al Shorta at the other side still keeps top position with one game lost. Al-Hashd's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Baghdad Al Naft.

Al Karkh - Dijlah 100-106

Very important is a home loss of third ranked Al Karkh (6-9) against fourth ranked Dijlah (9-4) on Friday night. Host Al Karkh was defeated by Dijlah in a tough game in Al Karkh 100-106. Dijlah have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Al-Hashd. Newly promoted Al Karkh dropped to the fifth position with nine games lost. They share it with Al Kahraba. Dijlah's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Baghdad to the arena Al Shorta.

Al Hilla - Nift Al-Shamal 92-98

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 5th ranked Al Hilla (2-12) was defeated at home by sixth ranked Nift Al-Shamal (7-10) 98-92 on Sunday. Nift Al-Shamal moved-up to fourth place. Al Hilla lost their sixth game in a row. They keep the fifth position with 12 games lost. Nift Al-Shamal will meet Al-Tadamoun (#6) in the next round. Al Hilla will play against Ghaz Al-Shamal and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

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IRELAND

Super League Standings

Super Standings

Regular Season: Round 12

Jan. 14: Ballincollig - Templeogue
Jan. 14: Belfast Star - Moycullen
Jan. 14: DCU Saints - Neptune
Jan. 14: Maree - Killester
Jan. 14: UCD Marian - UCC Demons
Jan. 14: Sligo All-Stars - Killorglin
Jan. 14: Tralee - Eanna

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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: 22.9

22.9

22.4

21.8

20.9

20.8

Colson Jr.'s double-double lands him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

26-year old power forward Bonzie Colson Jr. (198-PF-1996) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for league's best team M.Tel-Aviv and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 13.
He had a double-double of 25 points and 10 rebounds, while his team edged out H.Haifa (#9, 5-7) 108-104. It allowed M.Tel-Aviv to consolidate first place in the Israeli league. M.Tel-Aviv have a solid 11-2 record. In the team's last game Colson Jr. had a remarkable four three-pointers out of 8 attempts. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Bonzie Colson Jr. averages this season 10.7ppg.

Second best performed player last round was Devonte Upson (206-C-1993) of H.Haifa. He is American center in his first season at H.Haifa. In the last game Upson recorded impressive 21 points and 9 rebounds. Bad luck as H.Haifa was edged by the higher-ranked M.Tel-Aviv (#1, 11-2) 108-104. This loss caused H.Haifa to drop to 9th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 5-7 record. Upson is a newcomer at H.Haifa and quickly became one of team's most reliable players.

Third place about best performers goes to forward Netanel Artzi (197-F-1997) of H.Eilat (#11). Artzi showcased his all-around game by recording 19 points, six rebounds and five assists in the last round. Despite Artzi's great performance H.Eilat lost 79-80 to the higher-ranked I.Ness Ziona (#4, 8-5). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. H.Eilat can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 3-10 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Artzi has a very solid season. In 13 games in Israel he scored 12.8ppg. He also has 5.1rpg, FGP: 55.1% and 3PT: 42.3%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Bryce Washington (201-F-1996) of H.Galil Elion - 18 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists
5. D.J. Cooper (183-PG-1990) of I.Ness Ziona - 19 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists
6. Jerome Meyinsse (208-C-1988) of I.Ness Ziona - 19 points and 7 rebounds
7. Itay Moskovich (191-G/F-2000) of H.Galil Elion - 25 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Diante Garrett (193-PG-1988) of E.Kiryat Ata - 23 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists
9. Greg Whittington (203-PF-1993) of H.Be'er Sheva - 19 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Ben Moore (203-F-1995) of H.Be'er Sheva - 18 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)

National League Round 14: E.Netanya defeat H.Afula - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked H.Afula (10-4) at the home court on Tuesday night. Hosts were edged by fourth ranked E.Netanya (9-5) 82-79. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of H.Afula. 25 personal fouls committed by H.Afula helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American center Justin Robinson (206-1996, college: Duke) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. American-Nigerian Al-Wajid Aminu (201-1998, college: UNF) contributed with 12 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. E.Netanya's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Guard Tomer Asayag (190-1999) replied with 21 points and 9 assists for H.Afula. E.Netanya maintains fourth position with 9-5 record, which they share with I.Nahariya and M.Raanana. H.Afula at the other side dropped to the second place with four games lost. They share the position with M.Rishon. E.Netanya is looking forward to face M.Rehovot (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. H.Afula will play against I.Nahariya (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Important game to mention about took place in Raanana. Fifth ranked M.Raanana (9-5) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 7th ranked M.Ma'ale Adum. (8-6) 73-70 on Tuesday evening. American forward Jalen Canty (203-1995, college: UCSB, agency: Haylett Sports) scored 23 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Willy Workman chipped in 17 points and 13 rebounds during the contest. M.Raanana's coach Nir Kaplan allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Naturalized American guard Jordan Cohen (188-1997, college: Lehigh) responded with 18 points and 5 rebounds. M.Raanana have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with I.Nahariya and E.Netanya. M.Ma'ale Adum. lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with six games lost. M.Raanana will play against league's leader E.Ashkelon on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. M.Ma'ale Adum. will play against M.Haifa (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Bottom-ranked H.Hevel Modi'in is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their 14th consecutive match to eleventh ranked Ramat Hash. (6-8) 85-81 on Tuesday evening. Amit Ebo notched 37 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds to lead the effort. Ramat Hash.'s coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Even a double-double of 26 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists by Keron DeShields did not help to save the game for H.Hevel Modi'in. Ramat Hash. moved-up to tenth place, which they share with M.Rehovot. Loser H.Hevel Modi'in still closes the standings with 14 games lost. Ramat Hash. will meet H.Ramat Gan (#13) in the next round. H.Hevel Modi'in will play against Maccabi Rishon in Rishon Le-Zion and hopes to get finally their first victory.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 14: H.Ramat Gan was smashed by M.Haifa on the road 98-75. M.Ramat Gan lost to I.Nahariya on its own court 75-81. E.Ashkelon managed to outperform M.Rehovot in a road game 88-74. M.Rishon rolled over E.Shomron at home 104-82.
The most impressive performance of 14th round was 16 points and 6 assists by Jawun Evans of M.Rishon.

H.Afula - E.Netanya 79-82

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked H.Afula (10-4) at the home court on Tuesday night. Hosts were edged by fourth ranked E.Netanya (9-5) 82-79. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of H.Afula. 25 personal fouls committed by H.Afula helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American center Justin Robinson (206-1996, college: Duke) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. American-Nigerian Al-Wajid Aminu (201-1998, college: UNF) contributed with 12 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. E.Netanya's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Guard Tomer Asayag (190-1999) replied with 21 points and 9 assists and American Jimmy Hall (203-1994, college: Kent St.) added 19 points and 12 rebounds in the effort for H.Afula. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. E.Netanya maintains fourth position with 9-5 record, which they share with I.Nahariya and M.Raanana. H.Afula at the other side dropped to the second place with four games lost. They share the position with M.Rishon. E.Netanya is looking forward to face M.Rehovot (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. H.Afula will play against I.Nahariya (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
E.Netanya: J.Robinson 20+10reb+1ast, S.Ben 14+3reb+3ast, A.Aminu 12+9reb+3ast, B.Ethan 10+5reb+3ast, D.Reuven 7+1reb+2ast, I.Ariel 6+1reb
H.Afula: T.Asayag 21+4reb+9ast, J.Hall 19+12reb+1ast, T.Fitzpatrick 16+3reb+2ast, L.Goldenberg 14+9reb+3ast, N.Daniel 7+5reb+1ast, T.Spector 2+3reb+1ast

H.Hevel Modi'in - Ramat Hash. 81-85

Bottom-ranked H.Hevel Modi'in is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their 14th consecutive match to eleventh ranked Ramat Hash. (6-8) 85-81 on Tuesday evening. Ramat Hash. made 23-of-29 free shots (79.3 percent) during the game. Point guard Amit Ebo (180-1999) notched 37 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds to lead the effort and American point guard Diante Watkins (175-1990, college: RMU) supported him with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Ramat Hash.'s coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Even a double-double of 26 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists by American point guard Keron DeShields (190-1992, college: Tennessee St.) did not help to save the game for H.Hevel Modi'in. His fellow American import center Michael Holyfield (211-1992, college: SHSU) added 17 points, 19 rebounds and 4 assists for the hosts. Ramat Hash. moved-up to tenth place, which they share with M.Rehovot. Loser H.Hevel Modi'in still closes the standings with 14 games lost. Ramat Hash. will meet H.Ramat Gan (#13) in the next round. H.Hevel Modi'in will play against Maccabi Rishon in Rishon Le-Zion and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Ramat Hash.: A.Ebo 37+6reb+3ast, D.Watkins 13+5reb+6ast, T.Wideman 9+8reb+2ast, G.Ferber 9+6reb+3ast, O.Hai 6+4reb+1ast, A.Bier-Katz 5+5reb
H.Hevel Modi'in: K.DeShields 26+7reb+10ast, M.Holyfield 17+19reb+4ast, S.Malkov 13+4reb, E.Mor-Yosef 8+1reb+1ast, N.Baloul 8+3reb, T.Efi 5+1reb

M.Haifa - H.Ramat Gan 98-75

No shocking result in a game when ninth ranked M.Haifa (7-7) crushed at home 13th ranked H.Ramat Gan (2-12) 98-75 on Tuesday. M.Haifa dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to H.Ramat Gan's 34. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. American guard Admon Gilder (193-1995, college: Gonzaga) notched 25 points and 4 assists to lead the effort and naturalized American power forward Eli Abaev (203-1998, college: FGCU) supported him with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Five M.Haifa players scored in double figures. M.Haifa's coach Offer Rahimi felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 25 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) by American Storm Warren (211-1988, college: LSU) did not help to save the game for H.Ramat Gan. His fellow American import guard Stedmon Lemon (198-1992, college: JCSU) added 29 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the guests. M.Haifa have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to eighth place, which they share with M.Ramat Gan. H.Ramat Gan lost twelfth consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth position with 12 games lost. M.Haifa will meet higher ranked M.Ma'ale Adum. (#7) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. H.Ramat Gan will play against Ramat Hash. (#10) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
M.Haifa: A.Gilder 25+4reb+4ast, T.Cohen 18+4reb+9ast, E.Abaev 17+13reb+3ast, D.Sharp 11+3reb, D.Koperberg 11+5reb+2ast, R.Howell 5+3reb+1ast
H.Ramat Gan: S.Lemon 29+6reb+4ast, S.Warren 25+10reb+4ast, N.Gil 11+5reb+11ast, A.Shimoni 5+4reb, T.Eliad 5+3reb, D.Avner 0

M.Ramat Gan - I.Nahariya 75-81

Rather expected game when 8th ranked M.Ramat Gan (7-7) lost at home to sixth ranked I.Nahariya (9-5) 81-75 on Tuesday. I.Nahariya looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The former international point guard Yogev Ohayon (189-1987) notched a double-double by scoring 14 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the effort and American forward Dominez Burnett (196-1992, college: Davenport) supported him with 16 points. I.Nahariya's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists by American guard Kevin Capers (188-1993, college: FSC, agency: BIG) did not help to save the game for M.Ramat Gan. Naturalized American forward Elijah Hirsh (203-1997, college: Berry) added 12 points and 9 rebounds for the hosts. Five I.Nahariya and four M.Ramat Gan players scored in double figures. I.Nahariya moved-up to fourth place, which they share with M.Raanana and E.Netanya. Loser M.Ramat Gan keeps the eighth position with seven games lost. They share it with M.Haifa. I.Nahariya will meet at home league's second-placed H.Afula in the next round and it may be the game of the week. M.Ramat Gan will play against E.Shomron (#12) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
I.Nahariya: D.Burnett 16+4reb+2ast, Y.Ohayon 14+7reb+11ast, O.Ben-Yakov 14+3ast, D.Drapic 13+3reb+4ast, I.Eisendorf 10+8reb, R.White 8+4reb+2ast
M.Ramat Gan: K.Capers 20+5reb+6ast, H.Dadon 19+2reb, E.Hirsh 12+9reb+3ast, S.Evans 10+11reb+3ast, D.Rosenbaum 9+5reb+2ast, E.Alber 5+3reb+3ast

M.Raanana - M.Ma'ale Adum. 73-70

Important game to mention about took place in Raanana. Fifth ranked M.Raanana (9-5) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 7th ranked M.Ma'ale Adum. (8-6) 73-70 on Tuesday evening. M.Raanana dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to M.Ma'ale Adum.'s 26. They outrebounded M.Ma'ale Adum. 41-27 including a 32-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. M.Raanana players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. M.Ma'ale Adum. was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. American forward Jalen Canty (203-1995, college: UCSB, agency: Haylett Sports) scored 23 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and naturalized American Willy Workman (198-1990, college: Amherst) chipped in 17 points and 13 rebounds during the contest. Four M.Raanana players scored in double figures. M.Raanana's coach Nir Kaplan allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Naturalized American guard Jordan Cohen (188-1997, college: Lehigh) responded with 18 points and 5 rebounds and American forward Duane Johnson (201-1991, college: ESU) scored 15 points and 7 rebounds. M.Raanana have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with I.Nahariya and E.Netanya. M.Ma'ale Adum. lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with six games lost. M.Raanana will play against league's leader E.Ashkelon on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. M.Ma'ale Adum. will play against M.Haifa (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
M.Raanana: J.Canty 23+9reb+1ast, W.Workman 17+13reb+2ast, J.Siggers 15+3reb+3ast, A.Sapir 14+3reb+9ast, R.Geffen 3+4reb+3ast, B.Yuval 1+5reb+3ast
M.Ma'ale Adum.: J.Cohen 18+5reb+2ast, D.Johnson 15+7reb+2ast, E.Ekiyor 9+6reb+3ast, A.Derhy 9+1reb+1ast, M.Ben 7+2reb+1ast, I.Shabat 7+1reb+2ast

M.Rehovot - E.Ashkelon 74-88

Very predictable result when second ranked E.Ashkelon (11-3) won against on the road 10th ranked M.Rehovot (6-8) 88-74 on Tuesday. E.Ashkelon looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American power forward Thomas Gipson (202-1993, college: Kansas St.) notched 18 points and 8 rebounds to lead the effort and guard Shlomi Harush (185-1987) supported him with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Even 35 points (!!!) and 5 assists by American swingman Brent Jackson (193-1994, college: Columbus St.) did not help to save the game for M.Rehovot. Naturalized American forward Josh Freund (204-1997, college: Roanoke) added 9 points and 9 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. E.Ashkelon keeps a position of league leader. Newly promoted M.Rehovot keeps the tenth place with eight games lost. They share the position with Ramat Hash.. E.Ashkelon will meet at home M.Raanana (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. M.Rehovot will play against E.Netanya (#5) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
E.Ashkelon: B.Yanir 20+3reb+1ast, T.Gipson 18+8reb+3ast, S.Harush 12+6reb+8ast, C.Rosenberg 12+2reb, S.David 9+4reb+4ast, G.Gilinski 8+4reb+5ast
M.Rehovot: B.Jackson 35+2reb+5ast, J.Freund 9+9reb+1ast, Y.Holodov 9+2reb+2ast, I.Rejwan 8+5reb, A.Coleman 7+6reb+6ast, G.Halamish 3

M.Rishon - E.Shomron 104-82

Not a big story in a game when 12th ranked E.Shomron (4-10) was outscored by third ranked Maccabi Rishon (10-4) in Rishon Le-Zion 104-82 on Tuesday. Maccabi Rishon shot 69.0 percent from the field. Maccabi Rishon had a 28-14 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 60.0 percentage. Maccabi Rishon looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Power forward Jonatan Mor (204-1995) notched 19 points and 5 rebounds to lead the effort and American point guard Jawun Evans (185-1996, college: OK State) supported him with 16 points and 6 assists. Four Maccabi Rishon players scored in double figures. Even 16 points and 5 assists by point guard Eyal Shulman (192-1987, agency: Avi Zilberman) did not help to save the game for E.Shomron. Naturalized Polish center Ido Flaisher (208-1998, college: Hawaii) added 9 points and 9 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. Maccabi Rishon moved-up to second place, which they share with H.Afula. Newly promoted E.Shomron keeps the twelfth position with ten games lost. Maccabi Rishon will meet at home bottom-ranked H.Hevel Modi'in (#14) in the next round which should be another easy win for them. E.Shomron will play against M.Ramat Gan and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
M.Rishon: J.Mor 19+5reb+1ast, P.Tal-Or 17+2reb+1ast, J.Evans 16+6ast, J.Armstrong 12+1reb+5ast, I.Nesterenko 12+2reb+1ast, Y.Amiram 8+8reb+2ast
E.Shomron: E.Shulman 16+1reb+5ast, A.Amit 13+1reb+1ast, R.Kelly 11+2reb+4ast, I.Flaisher 9+9reb+3ast, S.Gal 8+1reb+1ast, Y.Michaeli 8

Noam Weinberg (ex Klosterneuburg) is a newcomer at Targu Jiu - by Arnold Beres

CSM-Targu-Jiu (Liga Nationala) strengthened their roster with addition of 24-year old Israeli forward Noam Weinberg (200cm-1998). Weinberg started the season at IMMOunited Dukes Klosterneuburg in Austrian BSL league. But in two games he recorded just 1.5ppg.
He has played also professionally for other Israeli teams like Bnei Hasharon and Next Urban Maccabi Haifa.
His team won Israeli Cup in 2022.

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ITALY

stats leader

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Marco LAGANA

Firenze
(197-SG-1993)
Avg: 25.3

25.3

22.7

20.4

19.1

18.8

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JAPAN

Stats Leaders - JBL Superleague

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Perrin BUFORD

Shimane SM
(198-F-1994)
Avg: 21.5

21.5

21.0

20.6

20.4

20.0

Best players of Japanese B2 League round 28 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News

Experienced Senegalese Cheikh Mbodj (208-C-1987) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Bambitious N. and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents B2 League Player of the Week award for round 28.
The 35-year old center had a double-double of 30 points and eleven rebounds, while his team edged out Kumamoto V. (#3, 17-13) 84-82. Bambitious N. maintains the 7th position in their group in Japanese B2 League. The season is in a full swing, so it's only a dream for the team to make it into top half of the standings. For contrary they may face relegation if the situation turns from bad to worse. Bambitious N. have already lost 22 games and recorded just eight victories. Mbodj turned to be Bambitious N.'s top player in his first season with the team. Cheikh Mbodj averages this season 12.8ppg and 9.0rpg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Venezuelan center Gregory Echenique (206-C-1990, agency: Pensack Sports) of Fukushima. Echenique impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 25 points and 11 rebounds. Bad luck as Fukushima lost that game 76-97 to slightly higher-ranked Saga B. (#1, 24-6). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the top position in East. Fukushima still maintains its place in the top 3 of the standings, even despite this loss. His team's 15-15 record is not bad at all. Echenique is a newcomer at Fukushima 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 Cuban Reynaldo Garcia (187-G-1990) of top-ranked Saga B.. Garcia scored 26 points and grabbed seven rebounds. He was a key player of Saga B., leading his team to a 97-76 easy win against #3 ranked Fukushima. Saga B. confirms their top position in East. Garcia has a great season in Japan. After 29 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 21.1ppg (5th best) and assists with 5.6apg (3rd best). He also has 2.6spg and FGP: 54.5%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Javier Carter (203-C-1991) of Yamagata - 34 points and 4 rebounds
5. Thomas Welsh (213-C-1996) of Yamagata - 16 points and 17 rebounds
6. Marvelle Harris (196-PG-1993) of Fukuoka R. - 24 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Jeffrey Gibbs (188-F-1980) of Nagasaki - 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Sena Kawashima (187-G-2000) of Nishinomiya S. - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Takayuki Kodama (166-PG-1992) of Kagawa FA - 22 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists
10. Ziga Dimec (210-C-1993) of Nishinomiya S. - 15 points, 15 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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Premier League Round 5: Al Jubaiha lose to Orthodox in the game between Top 4 teams - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Very significant was Orthodox's (#1, 5-0) victory against 4th placed Al Jubaiha (2-3) 93-72. Orthodox looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists. The former international forward Ahmad Alhamarsheh (197-1987) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) for the winners and the former international guard Freddy Ibrahim (190-1996, college: Tampa) chipped in 12 points and 11 assists. Guyanese-American forward Kevin Mickle (201-1993, college: Ohio) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 16 rebounds. Al Jubaiha's coach Yousef Abu Baker gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Undefeated Orthodox (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row. Al Jubaiha at the other side keeps the fourth position with three games lost.
Bottom-ranked Al Ashrafiyah (0-5) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fifth consecutive match to third ranked Al Riyadi (3-2) 101-83. The former international forward Ahmad Obeid (197-1990) nailed a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and Brandon Spearman accounted for 21 points. American guard Terrence Joyner (190-1988, college: MVSU) came up with 18 points and 4 assists for Al Ashrafiyah in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Al Riyadi. They maintain third place with 3-2 record having just two points less than leader Orthodox. Al Ashrafiyah lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost.
Second ranked Al Ahli (4-1) crushed at home 5th ranked Kofer Yoba (1-4) by 56 points 115-59, which is the biggest margin this round on Monday night. The best player for the winners was Gerard Tarin who had a double-double by scoring 23 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists. Mohammad Bakeer produced 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 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. Defending champion maintains second place with 4-1 record behind leader Orthodox. Kofer Yoba lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the fifth position with four games lost.

Al Ahli - Kofer Yoba 115-59

Second ranked Al Ahli (4-1) crushed at home 5th ranked Kofer Yoba (1-4) by 56 points 115-59, which is the biggest margin this round on Monday night. Al Ahli dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Kofer Yoba's 44. Al Ahli forced 20 Kofer Yoba turnovers and outrebounded them 51-35 including a 36-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 36 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by Kofer Yoba's players. The best player for the winners was American forward Gerard Tarin (206-1996, college: Nova SE) who had a double-double by scoring 23 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international forward Zane Najdawi (201-1996, college: Citadel) chipped in 25 points and 8 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field). Tarin is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Al Ahli players scored in double figures. Mohammad Bakeer produced 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and Palestinian center Yousef Shatat (210-1994) added 13 points and 10 rebounds respectively for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains second place with 4-1 record behind leader Orthodox. Kofer Yoba lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the fifth position with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Al Ahli: A.Abuhawwas 25+1reb+7ast, Z.Najdawi 25+8reb+3ast, G.Tarin 23+17reb+4ast, M.Abdeen 11+2reb+6ast, D.Mohmoud 8+4reb, H.Mahmoud 8+5reb+2ast
Kofer Yoba: M.Bakeer 15+8reb+4ast, Y.Shatat 13+10reb+3ast, A.Al-Shareeki 10+2reb+1ast, O.Ibrahim 6+2reb+1ast, A.Ghazi 6+6reb, A.Samer 5

Al Ashrafiyah - Al Riyadi 83-101

Bottom-ranked Al Ashrafiyah (0-5) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fifth consecutive match to third ranked Al Riyadi (3-2) 101-83. Al Riyadi players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. They brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. The former international forward Ahmad Obeid (197-1990) nailed a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and American swingman Brandon Spearman (191-1991, college: Hawaii) accounted for 21 points. Spearman is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Five Al Riyadi players scored in double figures. American guard Terrence Joyner (190-1988, college: MVSU) came up with 18 points and 4 assists and Ahmad Aburashed (-2002) added 15 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Al Ashrafiyah in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Al Riyadi. They maintain third place with 3-2 record having just two points less than leader Orthodox. Al Ashrafiyah lost their fifth game in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost.
Top scorers:
Al Riyadi: B.Spearman 21+3reb+2ast, A.Obeid 16+10reb+2ast, M.Kanaan 14+2reb+5ast, Y.Abuwazaneh 10+8reb+1ast, I.Munir 10+2reb+4ast, S.Nader 9+2reb+3ast
Al Ashrafiyah: T.Joyner 18+4reb+4ast, A.Ahmad 15+5reb+2ast, T.Mohammad 11+3reb+1ast, B.Jalal Al 11+3reb+1ast, B.Sultan 10+6reb+2ast, A.Buheiri Mohammad 9+10reb

Orthodox - Al Jubaiha 93-72

Very significant was Orthodox's (#1, 5-0) victory against 4th placed Al Jubaiha (2-3) 93-72. Orthodox looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists. The former international forward Ahmad Alhamarsheh (197-1987) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) for the winners and the former international guard Freddy Ibrahim (190-1996, college: Tampa) chipped in 12 points and 11 assists. Guyanese-American forward Kevin Mickle (201-1993, college: Ohio) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 16 rebounds and Yousef Al-Awamleh produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds. Al Jubaiha's coach Yousef Abu Baker gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Orthodox (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row. Al Jubaiha at the other side keeps the fourth position with three games lost.
Top scorers:
Orthodox: A.Alhamarsheh 25+17reb+6ast, M.Hussein 14+7reb+2ast, F.Ibrahim 12+4reb+11ast, H.Al-Faraj 9+4reb+2ast, B.Peterson 9+5reb+2ast, A.Ashraf 9+2reb+2ast
Al Jubaiha: K.Mickle 17+16reb+3ast, H.Ahmad 14+4reb+1ast, Y.Al-Awamleh 11+10reb+1ast, A.Shmali Mohammad 8+3ast, B.Mitri 6+5reb+6ast, A.Mohammad 5

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JUCO

Laramie County falls 111-84 on the road to Salt Lake CC - by Eurobasket News

The Laramie County Community College men's basketball team fell to the #4 Salt Lake Community College Bruins on Tuesday night 111 to 84 as the Golden Eagles fell for the second time in 2023. Head Coach Dewayne Saulsberry said the score wasn't indicative of the performance his team showed. "I was really proud of our guys. It was really a bounce back competitively from opening up against Otero," he said. "You're just playing a team that has the number one player in the country, the number two player in the country, the number eight player in the country, and the number 14 player in the country. I was very proud of the way we made them beat us." The game was an even affair through the opening 10 minutes and the Golden Eagles even were able to take the early advantage, but down 18-16, the Bruins would trigger a run led by defense to go up 28-20 and seemingly take control. Laramie County didn't panic, and relied on one of their stronger aspects of their game and used four straight three's from Pedro Ellery (6'5''-G-2002) and Jordan Reed, including a four-point play, to surge in front. The run would continue until the Golden Eagles had a 38-35 lead. After trading runs, both teams again settled into a back and forth affair, with a buzzer beating lay up by Salt Lake giving them the 45-44 edge going into the locker rooms. In the second half, the two sides were even at 50 when the Bruins took charge again with a 19-5 run to build the lead to 69-55 and were in the double bonus from the line with over 11 minutes remaining. A three by Xavier McCord (6'5''-G) would put an end to the run, but the Golden Eagles were forced into a timeout after the lead grew to 18 at 76-58. Out of the timeout, LCCC was able to keep the deficit from growing any larger, but the Bruins settled down and continued to trade small runs with the Golden Eagles until eventually closing the game out 111 to 84. It was the rebounding game that was the difference with the Bruins out boarding LCCC 47 to 30 and outscored Laramie County 52 to 26 in the paint. That is something Saulsberry said is important to have shown now so they can improve on it by the postseason. "It's a great mark that I can use as a coach. That I can take to our players and say this is the level we are trying to play at. It's a great mark to see where we are, that we are sniffing but not quite there." Individually, McCord continued his strong season with another double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Reed was the leading scorer on the night for LCCC with a career high 23 points and added in three assists. Ellery (12), Tristan Starks (6'2''-G) (11) and Brandon Tchouya (13) also finished in double digits. "We didn't start (Jordan) tonight because he has been struggling, but that was the way Jordan was supposed to respond to not starting," Saulsberry said. "That showed that he has a lot of heart and I think he's going to have a heck of a second half." The performance was even one that Saulsberry said can give them a spark moving forward. "It's hard to say a loss gives you momentum but this one really does. We stood up for 32 minutes of that basketball game. They just had a stretch in the second half where they got out and ran." The Golden Eagles return to Cheyenne on Saturday for a late addition to the schedule when they host Real Salt Lake Academy at Storey Gymnasium. Opening tip for the game is scheduled for 2:00 pm.
Courtesy of: laramie.prestosports.com

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KOSOVO

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

25-year old Andrew Gordon (208-C/F-1997) had an amazing evening in the last round for Trepca and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 16.
He had a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds, while his team outclassed Rahoveci (#8, 2-13) with 35-point margin 97-62. Trepca is placed at 4th position in Kosovan league. Trepca 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 7-8 record. It's Gordon's second year at Trepca and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Andrew Gordon averages this season 9.5ppg and 5.9rpg.

Second best performed player last round was Dustin Thomas (203-F-1995) of Prishtina. He is American forward in his first season at Prishtina. In the last game Thomas recorded impressive 25 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course he led Prishtina to another comfortable win outscoring slightly lower-ranked Vellaznimi (#5, 7-9) 88-61. Prishtina's 3rd position in the standings has not changed. His team's 10-4 record is not bad at all. Thomas is a newcomer at Prishtina and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.4ppg (#2). He also registered 8.6 boards per game.

Third place about best performers goes to guard Rashun Davis (182-PG-1993, agency: PEPI SPORT) of league's second-best Ylli. Davis scored 24 points and passed seven assists. He was a key player of Ylli, leading his team to a 84-75 win against #1 ranked Peja in a game of the week. Ylli needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 10 victories and 4 lost games. Davis has a great season in Kosovo. After 11 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 4.0apg (9th best). Davis attended one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on his way to pro basketball.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Dachon Burke (193-G-1997) of Prizreni - 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Urim Zenelaj (213-C-1991) of Prizreni - 8 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Khaliq Spicer (206-C-1994) of Peja - 14 points and 8 rebounds
7. Both Gach (201-F-1999) of Prishtina - 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Lum Zeqiri (195-SG-2005) of Prishtina - 11 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists
9. Chris Harris (208-C-1997) of Ylli - 12 points and 8 rebounds
10. Isiah Umipig (183-PG-1992) of Peja - 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists

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

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KUWAIT

Kuwait post third consecutive win in WASL - by Eurobasket News

Kuwait SC - Al Nasr Riyadh 106:83

Kuwait posted third consecutive win in WASL as they overcame Al Nasr Riyadh 106-83. The hosts opened the game with a 30-19 lead and added a 21-18 rally in the second period. Al Nasr Riyadh replied with a 25-23 run in the third quarter, while Kuwait closed it with a final 32-21 surge.
Jacob Pullen (183-PG-1989, college: Kansas St., agency: AltusBasket) top-scored for the winners with 31 points and Cady Lalanne (208-C-1992, college: UMass, agency: BeoBasket) produced 23. Kenny Brown (188-G-1991, college: Ferris St., agency: SLN) replied with 23 points in the losing effort and Antonio Campbell (206-F-1994, college: Ohio) delivered 19.

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LATVIA

LBL D2 Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Rihards STRAUTS

Livani
(199-G-1991)
Avg: 27.9

27.9

26.7

25.8

24.1

23.3

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LEBANON

Stats Leaders - Men

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Jordan JACKSON

Antranik
(190-G-1997)
Avg: 26.9

26.9

25.6

24.8

24.8

23.9

LBL Round 15 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game in supposed to be quite interesting. Fourth ranked Al Riyadi (10-2) played at the court of 7th ranked Liders (4-8). Al Riyadi smashed Liders 107-85 on Monday. Al Riyadi shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 57.7 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Al Riyadi made 8 blocks. It was a great evening for the former international guard Amir Saoud (186-1991) who led his team to a victory scoring 32 points and 5 rebounds. Egyptian center Ismail Moneim (205-1976) helped adding 17 points and 6 assists. Al Riyadi's coach Ahmad Farran felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American guard David Stanley (175, college: Concordia-SP) with 20 points and 7 rebounds. Al Riyadi moved-up to third place, which they share with Beirut Club. Newly promoted Liders keep the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with Antranik and Atlas.
An interesting game took place in Zahle where higher ranked Champville (6-6) was upset on the court of ninth ranked Atlas (4-8) 78-72. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Champville. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Myles Carter (185-1999, college: Delaware St.) who led the winners and scored 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. George Yves-Daaboul accounted for 13 points and 9 rebounds. American forward Ruot Monyyong (210-1998, college: UALR) came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 16 rebounds for Champville in the defeat. Atlas moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Antranik and Liders. Champville at the other side keeps the fifth position with six games lost.
9th ranked Homentmen (3-9) was outscored at home by second ranked Sagesse (11-1) with the biggest margin this round 92-67 on Saturday night. Americans were the main players on the court. The best player for the winners was Cliff Alexander who had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 14 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Joshua Caldwell who recorded 25 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. Sagesse keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Dynamo. Loser Homentmen dropped to the tenth place with nine games lost. They share the position with NSA.

In the last two games of round 15 Dynamo destroyed Byblos on the opponent's court 100-78. NSA lost to defending champion Beirut Club in a home game 71-86.

Byblos - Dynamo 78-100

Very expected game when 12th ranked Byblos (1-11) were crushed at home by second ranked Dynamo (11-1) 100-78 on Thursday. Dynamo dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Byblos' 26. Dynamo forced 19 Byblos turnovers and outrebounded them 45-28 including a 33-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was American guard Zach Lofton (193-1992, college: NM State, agency: Slash Sports) who scored 24 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. The former international guard Gabriel Salibi (203-1997, college: Northeastern St.) chipped in 14 points and 4 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Four Dynamo players scored in double figures. Dynamo's coach Jad El Hajj felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Victor Bermudez (193-1992, college: Texas St., agency: BIG) who recorded 20 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists and the other American import forward Dontarius James (203-1999, college: Howard) added 16 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Dynamo have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Sagesse. Byblos lost fifth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 11 games lost.
Top scorers:
Byblos: V.Bermudez 20+7reb+9ast, D.James 16+5reb+1ast, B.Jason 16+5ast, B.Jason 7+3reb+2ast, A.Chidiac 7+2reb+1ast, A.Tanos Rami 6+3reb
Dynamo: Z.Lofton 24+4reb+5ast, A.Ibrahim 16+3reb+1ast, C.Moussa 15+2reb, G.Salibi 14+4reb+4ast, I.Thomas 9+8reb, M.Alkhoury 8+5reb+1ast

NSA - Beirut Club 71-86

Very predictable result when third ranked Beirut Club (10-2) defeated on the road 9th ranked NSA (3-9) 86-71 on Friday. It was a great shooting night for Beirut Club especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.6 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Beirut Club made 8 blocks. The best player for the winners was American forward Kenneth Horton (201-1989, college: CCSU) who scored 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks. His fellow American import guard Kenny Hayes (189-1987, college: Miami, OH) chipped in 13 points and 8 assists. Beirut Club's coach Marwan Khalil used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Dallas Morgan (185, college: CMU) who recorded 19 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals and forward Karim Jadayel (191-1992) added 14 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Four NSA players scored in double figures. Defending champion maintains third place with 10-2 record behind leader Sagesse, which they share with Al Riyadi. NSA lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the tenth position with nine games lost. They share it with Homentmen.
Top scorers:
NSA: D.Morgan 19+9reb+9ast, K.Jadayel 14+6reb+1ast, S.Georges 11+7reb, B.Bechara 10+4reb, K.Michel 5+3reb+1ast, S.Michel 4+3reb+1ast
Beirut Club: K.Horton 27+6reb+1ast, K.Hayes 13+4reb+8ast, M.Haidar 13+3reb+1ast, O.Jamaleddine 9+3reb+2ast, E.Rustom 9+6reb+5ast, G.Hadidian 6+2reb+2ast

Homentmen - Sagesse 67-92

9th ranked Homentmen (3-9) was outscored at home by second ranked Sagesse (11-1) with the biggest margin this round 92-67 on Saturday night. Sagesse dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Homentmen's 30. They outrebounded Homentmen 40-29 including 32 on the defensive glass. Sagesse looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Americans were the main players on the court. The best player for the winners was power forward Cliff Alexander (203-1995, college: Kansas, agency: MSG) who had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 14 rebounds. Kerwin Roach II (192-1996, college: Texas) chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Joshua Caldwell (203-1991, college: William Penn, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) who recorded 25 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Jesse Jones (183, college: Bridgeport) added 17 points and 6 assists respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Sagesse keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Dynamo. Loser Homentmen dropped to the tenth place with nine games lost. They share the position with NSA.
Top scorers:
Homentmen: J.Caldwell 25+5reb+2ast, J.Jones 17+4reb+6ast, L.Leonel 8+2reb, B.Mihran 7+2reb+2ast, D.Baghdadian 6+7reb, A.Serouj 4+6reb+1ast
Sagesse: K.Roach II 19+5reb+2ast, C.Alexander 17+14reb+1ast, A.Mezher 12+3reb+6ast, J.Jarrouge 11+1reb, M.Khoueiry 8+1reb+1ast, A.Abdel Massih 6+5reb+2ast

Atlas - Champville 78-72

An interesting game took place in Zahle where higher ranked Champville (6-6) was upset on the court of ninth ranked Atlas (4-8) 78-72. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Champville. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Myles Carter (185-1999, college: Delaware St.) who led the winners and scored 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Guard George Yves-Daaboul (178-1995) accounted for 13 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. American forward Ruot Monyyong (210-1998, college: UALR) came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 16 rebounds and guard Georges Choueiry (184-1995) added 15 points and 5 assists respectively for Champville in the defeat. Atlas moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Antranik and Liders. Champville at the other side keeps the fifth position with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Champville: R.Monyyong 17+16reb+1ast, G.Choueiry 15+1reb+5ast, A.Kopaly 14+1reb, Z.Elio 5+3reb+3ast, K.Assi 3+2reb+4ast, T.Ghassan 2+3reb
Atlas: M.Carter 25+8reb+5ast, G.Yves-Daaboul 13+9reb+3ast, C.Kassouf 10+5reb, F.Pierre 6+4reb, H.Turfe 5+3reb, F.Georges 4+2reb+1ast

Liders - Al Riyadi 85-107

The game in supposed to be quite interesting. Fourth ranked Al Riyadi (10-2) played at the court of 7th ranked Liders (4-8). Al Riyadi smashed Liders 107-85 on Monday. Al Riyadi shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 57.7 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Al Riyadi made 8 blocks. It was a great evening for the former international guard Amir Saoud (186-1991) who led his team to a victory scoring 32 points and 5 rebounds. Egyptian center Ismail Moneim (205-1976) helped adding 17 points and 6 assists. Al Riyadi's coach Ahmad Farran felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American guard David Stanley (175, college: Concordia-SP) with 20 points and 7 rebounds and Tunisian Jabeur Makhlouf produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 13 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Al Riyadi moved-up to third place, which they share with Beirut Club. Newly promoted Liders keep the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with Antranik and Atlas.
Top scorers:
Liders: D.Stanley 20+7reb+3ast, K.Christophe 15+2reb+3ast, Y.Ghantous 15+3reb+5ast, J.Makhlouf 15+13reb+1ast, A.Peacock 13+2reb+3ast, D.Nader 5
Al Riyadi: A.Saoud 32+5reb+3ast, I.Moneim 17+3reb+6ast, A.Majok 13+8reb+4ast, B.Tabbara 12+7reb+3ast, M.Martinez 11+3reb+3ast, A.Mansour 10+1reb+8ast

Milko Bjelica (ex Ittihad) is a newcomer at NSA - by Ahmad Madwar

Newly promoted NSA (LBL) strengthened their roster with addition of experienced 38-year old Montenegrin-Serbian ex-international 207cm forward Milko Bjelica, agency: BIG. Bjelica started the season at Ittihad in Saudi Arabian SBL league. In 6 games he recorded very impressive stats: 17.3ppg, 10.5rpg and 2.3apg.
He also represented Montenegro at the Qualifications to European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) 2015 nine years ago. His stats at that event were 2 games: 5.0ppg, 5.0rpg.
Bjelica is a very experienced player. He has played also professionally in Germany (Braunschweig and Koeln 99ers), Japan (Alvark Tokyo), Lithuania (Rytas), Qatar (Al Shamal), Spain (Baskonia and Zaragoza), Turkey (Efes and Dacka), Montenegro (Mornar) and Serbia (Crvena Zvezda). Bjelica won Lithuanian League championship title in 2009 and 2010 and the cup in 2009 and 2010. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Lithuanian LKL Bosman Player of the Year back in 2009 and 2010.
Bjelica is close to retirement age as a player. It may be one of last seasons in his extensive career, which he may end at NSA.

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LITHUANIA

Standings - LKL

LKL Standings

1Zalgiris 14-1
2Juventus 11-4
3Rytas 10-4
4Lietkabelis 10-5
5Wolves 10-5
6Jonava 8-6
7Siauliai 8-7
8Neptunas 6-8
9 Nevezis 6-9
10 P.Zvaigzdes 3-11
11 Gargzdu 2-13
12Prienai 0-15

Regular Season: Round 15

Jan. 7: Lietkabelis - Jonava 86-84
Jan. 8: Zalgiris - Neptunas 77-46
Jan. 7: Rytas - Wolves 76-88
Jan. 8: P.Zvaigzdes - Siauliai 75-76
Jan. 9: Gargzdu - Prienai 74-71
Jan. 9: Nevezis - Juventus 71-74

Regular Season: Round 16

Jan. 14: Neptunas - Lietkabelis
Jan. 14: Rytas - Prienai
Jan. 15: Juventus - Wolves
Jan. 15: Gargzdu - Jonava
Jan. 16: Nevezis - P.Zvaigzdes
Jan. 16: Siauliai - Zalgiris

Stats Leaders - LKL

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Martynas MEJARAS

Perkunas
(--2005)
Avg: 25.8

25.8

25.0

24.8

24.4

22.5

Stats Leaders - NKL

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Martynas MEJARAS

Perkunas
(--2005)
Avg: 25.8

25.8

25.0

24.8

24.4

22.5

Best players of Lithuanian LKL round 15 - by Eurobasket News

Gabas Maldunas (205-F-1993) had a very impressive game in the last round for Lietkabelis and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 15.
The 29-year old forward had a double-double of 20 points and ten rebounds, while his team edged out Jonava (#6, 8-6) 86-84. Lietkabelis maintains the 4th position in Lithuanian LKL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Lietkabelis will need more victories to improve their 10-5 record. In the team's last game Maldunas had a remarkable 83.3% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Lietkabelis, through which he has constantly improved. Gabas Maldunas averages this season 8.3ppg and 5.2rpg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young international center Martynas Echodas (206-C-1997) of Rytas. Echodas impressed basketball fans with 24 points and 8 rebounds. Bad luck as Rytas lost that game 76-88 to slightly lower-ranked Wolves (#5, 10-5). This loss caused Rytas to drop to 3rd position in the standings. His team's 10-4 record is not bad at all. Echodas is a newcomer at Rytas 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 Danish Jonas Zohore (210-C-1991, agency: BIG) of Siauliai (#7). Zohore scored 17 points and grabbed ten rebounds. He was a key player of Siauliai, leading his team to a 76-75 win against the lower-ranked P.Zvaigzdes (#10, 3-11). Siauliai needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 8 victories and 7 lost games. Zohore has a very solid season. In 15 games in Lithuania he scored 9.5ppg. He also has 5.6rpg and FGP: 57.3%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Alex Hamilton (193-PG-1993) of Juventus - 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists
5. Corey Allen (188-G-1998) of P.Zvaigzdes - 14 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists
6. Adas Juskevicius (194-G-1989) of Wolves - 14 points and 8 assists
7. Dovis Bickauskis (191-G-1993) of Jonava - 17 points
8. Edgaras Ulanovas (199-SF-1992) of Zalgiris - 10 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists
9. Jy'Lan Washington (206-F-1997) of Gargzdu - 17 points and 6 rebounds
10. Kyle Mangas (193-G-1999) of Siauliai - 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists

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

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LUXEMBOURG

LBBL Round 15: Etzella lose to Arantia - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game between second ranked Etzella (11-4) and sixth ranked Arantia (8-7) was the most important one in the last round on Sunday night. Etzella was defeated by Arantia in a tough game in Ettelbruck 89-96. The guests were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Arantia have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain sixth place with 8-7 record. Etzella at the other side keeps the second position with four games lost. They share it with T71 and Esch. Arantia are looking forward to face league's leader Amicale in Steinsel in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Etzella will play on the road against Sparta in Bertrange and is hoping to win this game.
An interesting game for Amicale (13-2) which hosted in Steinsel second-best Esch (11-4). First ranked Amicale had an easy win 95-80. It was a great evening for American forward Alex Reese (206-1999, college: Alabama, agency: Interperformances) who led his team to a victory scoring 22 points and 9 rebounds. Jonas Theisen helped adding 21 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). The best for the losing side was the former international Thomas Gruen (196-1995) with 18 points and 5 rebounds. Amicale have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 13-2 record. Esch at the other side keeps the second position with four games lost. They share it with Etzella and T71. Amicale will play against Arantia (#6) in Larochette in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Esch will play at home against Musel Pikes (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
An interesting game was also a 16-point surprising home defeat of 4th ranked Residence in a game in Bereldange versus Contern (#7) 111-95. It was an exceptional evening for Clay Guillozet who led the winners and scored 25 points and 6 assists. Contern's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Henry Pwono came up with 19 points and 8 rebounds for Residence in the defeat. Contern maintains seventh place with 7-8 record. Loser Residence dropped to the fifth position with five games lost. Contern will meet at home higher ranked T71 (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Residence will play against Soleuvre in Belvaux and hope to secure a win.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 15: Grengewald was beaten by T71 on the road 87-73. Sparta won against Heffingen on its own court 102-85. Soleuvre unfortunately lost to Musel Pikes in Stadrbredimus 60-70.
The most impressive performance of 15th round was 14 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists by Antonio Bivins of Musel Pikes.

T71 - Grengewald 87-73

No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked T71 (11-4) beat 8th ranked Grengewald (5-10) in Dudelange 87-73 on Saturday. T71 dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Grengewald's 28. They outrebounded Grengewald 41-26 including a 33-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Jimmie Taylor (193-1994, college: Rider) who led the winners and scored 26 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international power forward Joe Kalmes (200-1995) accounted for 23 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Taylor is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American power forward Austin Burgett (206-1993, college: Notre Dame) came up with 29 points and 7 rebounds and the other American import forward Kevion Blaylock (198-1994, college: William Penn) added 16 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Grengewald in the defeat. T71 moved-up to second place, which they share with Etzella and Esch. Newly promoted Grengewald dropped to the ninth position with ten games lost. They share it with Sparta. T71 will meet Contern (#7) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Grengewald will play against Heffingen and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
T71: J.Taylor 26+9reb+4ast, J.Kalmes 23+9reb+1ast, M.Greenwood 16+5reb+1ast, K.Moura 8+4reb+4ast, M.Andjelkovic 8+2reb, C.Jack 3+2reb
Grengewald: A.Burgett 29+7reb+2ast, K.Blaylock 16+7reb+2ast, B.Hurt 13+1reb+2ast, Y.Jander 6+1reb, T.Schleimer 6+2reb, Y.Julien 1+6reb+1ast

Amicale - Esch 95-80

An interesting game for Amicale (13-2) which hosted in Steinsel second-best Esch (11-4). First ranked Amicale had an easy win 95-80. Amicale players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Esch's players. It was a great evening for American forward Alex Reese (206-1999, college: Alabama, agency: Interperformances) who led his team to a victory scoring 22 points and 9 rebounds. Forward Jonas Theisen (195-1996) helped adding 21 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). The best for the losing side was the former international Thomas Gruen (196-1995) with 18 points and 5 rebounds and American-Jamaican guard Prince Foster (193, college: Angelo St.) scored 12 points and 9 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Amicale have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 13-2 record. Esch at the other side keeps the second position with four games lost. They share it with Etzella and T71. Amicale will play against Arantia (#6) in Larochette in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Esch will play at home against Musel Pikes (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Amicale: A.Reese 22+9reb, J.Theisen 21+5reb+2ast, N.Medeot 14+3reb+2ast, J.Williams 14+6reb+3ast, S.Morton 11+4reb+7ast, B.Melcher 7+6reb+10ast
Esch: T.Gruen 18+5reb+2ast, P.Biever 13+1reb+1ast, P.Foster 12+9reb+2ast, J.Hicks 10+6reb+1ast, C.Rugg 9+8reb+1ast, J.Biever 8+3reb

Sparta - Heffingen 102-85

Rather expected game when 12th ranked Heffingen (1-14) lost to tenth ranked Sparta (5-10) in Bertrange 85-102 on Saturday. Sparta made 24-of-31 free shots (77.4 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for American guard LaVone Holland II (190-1994, college: NKU) who led the winners and scored 29 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international guard Max Logelin (187-2003) accounted for 19 points and 6 assists for the winning side. Holland II is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Sparta players scored in double figures. American forward Justin Strings (201-1996, college: Sacramento St.) came up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 13 rebounds and the former international point guard Philippe Arendt (187-1998) added 20 points respectively for Heffingen in the defeat. Sparta moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Grengewald. Heffingen lost their eleventh game in a row. They stay at the bottom position with 14 games lost. Sparta will meet at home higher ranked Etzella (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Heffingen will play against Grengewald (#9) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Sparta: L.Holland II 29+6reb+5ast, L.Max 19+1reb+6ast, S.LeDay 18+6reb, Y.Verbeelen 12+4reb+1ast, M.Feipel 12+5reb+1ast, C.Gregory 9+13reb+2ast
Heffingen: J.Strings 24+13reb+2ast, P.Arendt 20+4reb+2ast, C.Johnson 19+3reb+2ast, M.Schmit 7+2reb+3ast, T.Schomer 6+1reb, T.Schomer 4+4reb+2ast

Residence - Contern 95-111

An interesting game was also a 16-point surprising home defeat of 4th ranked Residence in a game in Bereldange versus Contern (#7) 111-95. Contern shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 66.7 percentage. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Clay Guillozet (193-1997, college: Valdosta St.) who led the winners and scored 25 points and 6 assists. His fellow American import swingman Tyler Cartaino (198-1996, college: Chaminade) accounted for 21 points for the winning side. Contern's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American-DR Congolese forward Henry Pwono (198-1991, college: ECU) came up with 19 points and 8 rebounds and the former international forward Oliver Vujakovic (192-1996) added 23 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) respectively for Residence in the defeat. Four Residence players scored in double figures. Contern maintains seventh place with 7-8 record. Loser Residence dropped to the fifth position with five games lost. Contern will meet at home higher ranked T71 (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Residence will play against Soleuvre in Belvaux and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Contern: C.Guillozet 25+3reb+6ast, T.Cartaino 21+4reb+1ast, A.Ndiaye 14+10reb, C.Mertzig 9, R.Wolzfeld 8+5reb+3ast, N.Hittelet 5
Residence: O.Vujakovic 23+3reb+3ast, H.Pwono 19+8reb+3ast, G.Dressler 12+12reb+5ast, T.Cames 11+1reb+1ast, D.David 7+3reb+1ast, K.Jordan 5

Musel Pikes - Soleuvre 70-60

Rather predictable result when ninth ranked Musel Pikes (6-9) won against 11th ranked Soleuvre (2-13) in Stadrbredimus 70-60 on Saturday. Musel Pikes forced 20 Soleuvre turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Devonte Patterson (201-1996, college: PVAMU) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Antonio Bivins (198-1992, college: UMass Lowell) accounted for 14 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. American guard Tariq Silver (196-1998, college: Austin Peay) came up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds and guard Gilles Weis (181-1994) added 15 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Soleuvre in the defeat. Musel Pikes moved-up to eighth place. Soleuvre lost their third game in a row. Newly promoted team keeps the eleventh position with 13 games lost. Musel Pikes will meet league's second-placed Esch on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Soleuvre will play against Residence (#5) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Musel Pikes: D.Patterson 29+10reb+1ast, A.Bivins 14+11reb+5ast, T.Welter 12+3reb+9ast, J.Kox 5+4reb+2ast, B.Johan 4, G.Kerschen 4+10reb+2ast
Soleuvre: T.Silver 20+10reb, G.Weis 15+5reb+3ast, V.Heuschling 9+3reb+1ast, G.Davide 8+2reb+3ast, G.Angelos 4+5reb+1ast, D.Quinn 4+8reb+2ast

Etzella - Arantia 89-96

The game between second ranked Etzella (11-4) and sixth ranked Arantia (8-7) was the most important one in the last round on Sunday night. Etzella was defeated by Arantia in a tough game in Ettelbruck 89-96. The guests were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Arantia have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain sixth place with 8-7 record. Etzella at the other side keeps the second position with four games lost. They share it with T71 and Esch. Arantia are looking forward to face league's leader Amicale in Steinsel in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Etzella will play on the road against Sparta in Bertrange and is hoping to win this game.

Fortaleza signs Charles Williams, ex Etzella - by Paulo Freire

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MEXICO

Sesi Franca tabs Michael Smith, ex Abejas - by Paulo Freire

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MONTENEGRO

Milko Bjelica (ex Ittihad) is a newcomer at NSA - by Ahmad Madwar

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NAIA

NAIA1 Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Anthony BROWN

MNU
(196-G-)
Avg: 21.2

21.2

21.1

19.7

19.6

19.1

Rio men shrug off slow start, throttle Eagles - by Eurobasket News

The University of Rio Grande turned a six-point first half deficit into a six-point halftime lead and continued pulling away after the break en route to a 69-50 dismantling of Midway University, Tuesday night, in River States Conference men's basketball action at Marshall Gymnasium. The RedStorm improved to 14-4 overall and 8-0 in conference play with the win, remaining the only unbeaten team in league play in the process. Midway dropped to 9-7 overall and 5-3 in the RSC as a result of the loss. The Eagles led throughout much of the game's opening 16-1/2 minutes, including 17-11 following a jumper by Donnie Miller (6'3''-G) with 8:18 remaining before half, but Rio took the lead for good, 27-24, on a three-pointer by freshman Kaden Warner (5'11''-PG) (Cincinnati, OH) with 2:34 left before the intermission and closed the half on a 9-1 run to grab its 31-25 halftime lead. Senior Shiloah Blevins (6'5''-F) (South Webster, OH) scored six points in a 10-2 spurt to start the second half and push the RedStorm's lead to 14 points, 41-27, with 14:47 remaining and Midway failed to get any closer than nine points the rest of the way. After the Eagles got within nine, 43-34, after a bucket by Will VanHook (6'2''-G) with 12:27 left, Rio settled the issue once and for all with an 11-0 spurt over the next three minutes which pushed the cushion to 20 points. The RedStorm's biggest lead of the contest was 23 points, 67-44, after a trifecta by junior Miki Tadic (6'3''-G) (Hilversum, The Netherlands) with 2:08 remaining and was one of seven second half three-pointers for head coach Ryan Arrowood's squad. Rio finished 10-for-24 (41.7%) from distance after connecting on just three of its 12 tries from beyond the arc in the opening half. The RedStorm hit 28 of their 60 field goal tries overall (46.7%) and finished with a 41-32 edge in rebounding. Blevins scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half, while Warner netted 10 of his 16 before the intermission. Warner also tallied four steals and three assists in the winning effort. Tadic also reached double figures with 12 points, while sophomores Exauce Manissa (6'8''-C) (Point Noire, The Congo) and Khamani Smith (6'5''-G/F) (Fort Wayne, IN) shared game- and team-high honors in rebounds with eight each. Miller had 19 points to pace all scorers in the loss, but was limited to just seven points after halftime. Nick Keeton (6'4''-F) had seven rebounds for the Eagles, who shot just 36 percent overall (20-for-55) and connected on only five of their 11 free throw attempts. Rio Grande returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Indiana University Southeast in another RSC contest. Tip time is set for 3 p.m. at the Newt Oliver Arena.
Courtesy of: rioredstorm.com

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NBA

Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Luka DONCIC

Dallas M.
(201-G-1999)
Avg: 34.2

34.2

33.6

31.0

30.8

30.8

Magic's Jonathan Isaac, sidelined over 2 years, plays in G League game - by Eurobasket News

Almost 2 years after playing in his last official basketball game, Jonathan Isaac (6'10''-F-1997, college: FSU) scored 15 points in 15 minutes Wednesday night in the G League in the Lakeland Magic's 129-117 victory over the Westchester Knicks. The 6-foot-10 forward graded himself "incomplete." "I'm not going to look at it too deep because it is my first game back," Isaac said. "I'm glad I got a couple buckets to fall, but really it was just for my conditioning. I definitely got tired, so that's something I've got to keep working on to have the impact that I want to." Playing without any knee brace or any visual sign of a leg injury, Isaac played in each of the four quarters. He had five rebounds and altered several shots. He dunked twice, missed a dunk, drew three fouls, scored on two layups and hit two midrange jumpers. Isaac tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee while playing in the NBA's bubble on Aug. 2, 2020. He missed the entire 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons and the first half of this season. He also underwent a surgical procedure on his right hamstring 10 months ago. Isaac has been scrimmaging full court, 5-on-5, for a few weeks. "But there's honestly nothing like the game," he said. "We can try to kind of muck it up with players, assistants and coaches, but it's not the same. Just to get out there and feel the hardwood and let it all sink in, it felt really good." As of Wednesday night, Isaac said he didn't know what the next step would be, or when. "One, it's about how I feel," he said. "I'll talk to the training staff about what we're going to do. I'm glad I got this one under my belt. Whether I play another [G League game] or not, I'm just excited to be moving forward. "I'm sure if I play again here, it'll be for more minutes. We'll just continue to push it and then see where it goes from there." After being drafted sixth overall in 2017 out of Florida State, Isaac played in 134 regular-season games in his first three seasons, including 75 games in 2018-19, Orlando's only winning season of the past 10. His original left knee injury occurred Jan. 1, 2020, in a game at Washington. He returned to play two games in the bubble before tearing the ACL. Isaac, 25, is the Magic's highest-paid player. He has two seasons remaining on a four-year contract that pays him an annual salary of $17.4 million. Terrence Ross, Markelle Fultz and Mo Bamba are the only players still on the roster who played in Isaac's most recent game with the Magic.
Courtesy of: espn.com

Holiday, Lopez help Bucks hold off Hawks, 114-105 - by Eurobasket News

Jrue Holiday (6'4''-G-1990, college: UCLA) scored 27 points, Brook Lopez (7'0''-C-1988, college: Stanford) had 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Atlanta Hawks 114-105 on Wednesday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo (6'11''-F-1994) added seven points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists, and Bobby Portis (6'10''-PF-1995, college: Arkansas) II had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Milwaukee has won four of five. 'We're resilient,' Holiday said. 'We don't like to lose. I think close games like that - not that we enjoy those moments - but we do think they're teaching moments where can kind of close out games and use all that and everything we did tonight in the future. The Hawks, playing without Trae Young (6'1''-PG-1998, college: Oklahoma) and Clint Capela, erased a 24-point deficit early in the third to make it 101-all on John Collins' fast-break layup with 4:05 remaining. They took their first lead on Bogdan Bogdanovic (6'6''-SG-1992)'s baseline jumper coming out of a timeout. Lopez answered with a corner 3, and the Bucks went on a 10-0 run and led the rest of the way. Bogdanovic scored 22 points, and De'Andre Hunter (6'8''-F/G-1997, college: Virginia) had 16 for the Hawks. 'We did a better job of applying pressure in the second half,' Atlanta coach Nate McMillan said. 'This is a team that's going to try to attack the paint, attack the rim and if they can't get to the rim, they're going to shoot 3s. In the second half we got more pressure, disrupted more and were able to get some stops.' An illness left the Hawks without Young, averaging 27.3 points and 9.8 assists. Leading rebounder Capela was sidelined with a strained right calf. The Bucks led 39-19 after the first quarter and built a lead that didn't look like the Hawks could overcome when Milwaukee led by 24 in the third. 'Credit to our guys,' Milwaukee coach Mike Budenholzer said. 'We had a big lead, then a big comeback for Atlanta. A big punch from Atlanta. We were able to throw the last one and were able to finish it. Credit to our players.' It was an uncharacteristicly low scoring night for Antetokounmpo, the two-time MVP who averages 31.7 points, but Budenholzer thought he was engaged throughout the game. 'I thought it was one of Giannis' best games without scoring,' Budenholzer said. 'I thought he trusted his teammates. He made a ton of great plays. For him to go to the boards, do everything else he does and then find the willpower, the competitiveness to get a tough offensive rebound, not force it through a bunch of traffic.'
Courtesy of: apnews.com

Jokic, Nuggets rout Suns 126-97 for 12th straight home win - by Eurobasket News

Nikola Jokic (7'0''-C-1995, agency: BeoBasket) had 21 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists before sitting out the fourth quarter and the Denver Nuggets won their 12th straight home game, routing the weary and short-handed Phoenix Suns 126-97 on Wednesday night. Nah'Shon Hyland (6'3''-G-2000, college: VCU) added 21 points and Jamal Murray (6'4''-SG-1997, college: Kentucky) had 16 to help the Nuggets win for the 14th time in 17 games. They reached the halfway point of the season tied with Memphis for the Western Conference lead. 'But we're not satisfied,' said Nah'Shon Hyland, who hit five of Denver's 15 3-pointers. A night after winning at Golden State despite missing four starters and six rotation players, the Suns ran out of gas playing a back-to-back at altitude while dressing 10 players. Torrey Craig scored 16 points and Josh Okogie added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Suns. They have dropped 10 of 12. 'They posted up Jokic early and just flattened us out (defensively),' Suns coach Monty Williams said. 'And he does a really good job of finding the open man or scoring.' Phoenix started the second quarter with an 8-second violation and things only got worse. Nah'Shon Hyland hit all four of his 3s in the period, Jokic had a rebound and put-back using only one hand and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (6'5''-G-1993, college: Georgia) hit his fourth 3 in the half without a miss as Denver built a 23-point lead. 'I feel like whoever gets the ball and they're open, it's a made shot,' Nah'Shon Hyland said. 'I feel like we're so connected right now.' Jokic had nine points and nine rebounds in the third quarter as the lead stretched to 31 points. The two-time reigning MVP rested in the fourth instead of pursuing his 12th triple-double of the season against the overwhelmed Suns. Phoenix remained without Devin Booker (groin), Chris Paul (hip), Deandre Ayton (ankle), Cameron Johnson (knee), Landry Shamet (hip) and Cameron Payne (foot), and also is without Jae Crowder. Guard Saben Lee (6'2''-PG-1999, college: Vanderbilt), a Phoenix area product, signed a 10-day contract before the game and scored eight points. 'It's good to have another body down there,' Williams said. 'When I look down there and see more coaches than players, I'm like ... this is ... yeah, I'll stop there.' The absences soured the rematch of the Christmas night overtime thriller won by the Nuggets behind Jokic's 41-point triple-double and Aaron Gordon's power dunk over Shamet. The Nuggets have faced depleted teams in their last three games. Cleveland rested Donovan Mitchell on Friday and the LeBron James didn't play for the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday.
Courtesy of: apnews.com

The Suns ink Saben Lee - by Eurobasket News

Phoenix-Suns (NBA) signed 23-year old point guard Saben Lee (6'2''-183lbs-1999, college: Vanderbilt). Lee started the season at Philadelphia 76ers. In two NBA games he had 3.0ppg and 1.0apg.
Three years ago he was drafted by New York Knicks in second round (38th overall). The former Vanderbilt University standout is in his third season in pro basketball.
He has played previously for four other teams: Detroit Pistons, Raptors 905 Missisauga, Detroit Pistons and Motor City Cruise.

The Hawks tab Derrick Favors - by Eurobasket News

Atlanta-Hawks inked 31-year old 6-10 forward Derrick Favors (college: Georgia Tech) on a 10-day deal. Favors played recently at OKC Thunder .
In 2010 New Jersey Nets voted him as third overall pick in NBA draft. The former Georgia Institute of Technology standout is in his 13th (hopefully lucky) season in pro basketball.
He has played previously for three other teams: New Orleans Pelicans, Utah Jazz and Brooklyn Nets. Favors played in the final of NBA Western Conference -2018, 21 in 2018 and 2021.

Raptors' Otto Porter Jr. has season-ending foot surgery - by Eurobasket News

Raptors forward Otto Porter (6'8''-SF-1993, college: Georgetown) Jr. has undergone surgery on his left foot and will miss the rest of the season, the team announced Tuesday. Porter had been sidelined with a dislocated toe since November and appeared in only eight games with the Raptors this season. "This was a tough decision for Otto," Raptors general manager Bobby Webster said. "He had hoped to avoid surgery, but ultimately a decision had to be made to ensure his long-term health. We look forward to his healthy recovery." Porter, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2013 draft out of Georgetown, averaged 5.5 points and 2.4 rebounds in his first season with Toronto. He signed a two-year deal with the Raptors this past July and holds a $6.3 million player option for next season.
Courtesy of: espn.com

Kawhi, Clippers hold off Doncic, Mavericks to halt losing streak - by Eurobasket News

With 6:45 left in the first half, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue yelled at the referee, nothing too heated but enough to earn his first technical of the season Lue had seen his team blow an 11-point lead in the opening quarter, his two centers pick up three fouls each and the Dallas Mavericks pull to within two points. He apparently couldn't hold in his frustration. His brief argument with the official seemingly was the spark the Clippers needed at that moment. They went on a 25-11 run before halftime and carried that momentum to a 113-101 victory on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena, getting a season-high 33 points from Kawhi Leonard (6'7''-F-1991, college: SDSU) and surviving a 43-point night from Dallas star Luka Doncic (6'7''-G-1999) to end their six-game losing streak. 'Our main goal tonight was to try to go out and get a win and just try to get back on the winning streak,' Lue said. Lue has tinkered with starters, switched up rotations and tried three-guard units at times in an effort to snap their losing streak. Yet, the one thing the Clippers (22-21) need most is something Lue can't manufacture - healthy players. Once again, Paul George (6'9''-G/F-1990, college: Fresno St.) (right hamstring) and Luke Kennard (6'5''-G-1996, college: Duke) (left ankle) watched from the bench, along with a healthy Reggie Jackson, who did not see any minutes. Lue went with Terance Mann (6'7''-G-1996, college: FSU) instead of Jackson in the starting lineup for a second time, hoping his quickness would give the team an early lift against the Mavericks. It worked and the Clippers jumped to an early 27-16 lead. With George out, Dallas tried to focus on Leonard. And what the Mavericks (23-19) witnessed was a player who continues to show flashes of his All-NBA self. Leonard scored his 33 points on just 12 field-goal attempts and added nine rebounds, four assists and four steals. Coming into the game, Leonard was averaging 21.9 points on 50% shooting from the floor, including a 29-point performance in Sunday's loss to Atlanta. He said he's getting back to form. 'It's really a simple game. Put in the effort, take care of the ball, rebound and make shots, you should come out with a victory,' Leonard said. 'I feel like we did that tonight.' Dallas, however, didn't back down. Without Dorian Finney-Smith, Josh Green and Maxi Kleber, Doncic took over and the Mavericks closed the deficit to six (31-25) by the end of the quarter and then two (33-31) a few minutes into the second quarter. Lue's irritation was simmering. Lue had watched his team lose to Atlanta two nights earlier after building a significant lead and this game was playing out similarly. The Clippers, however, regrouped and got back into the game, building a 69-47 halftime lead. They continued to keep the Mavericks off the perimeter to take a 23-point lead in the second half. The Clippers often bring the best out of Doncic - this was his eighth game of at least 40 points against them, but the Mavericks shot just 31.6% from behind the arc and 43.5% from the field. 'This dude, man he's tough,' Lue said of Doncic. 'He's a tough cover. He loves playing against a lot of people, but for some reason he really loves playing against us. So, we just got to pick our poison - when to let him play one-on-one, when to blitz him.' Norman Powell (6'4''-SG-1993, college: UCLA) scored 27 points off the bench and two other Clippers scored in double figures as the team made 45.3% of its shots from the field and 38.7% from long range. Doncic, the NBA's leading scorer, had 20 points in the fourth quarter and got the Mavericks within 104-96 on a 3-pointer with 2:50 remaining, but Leonard answered with a 3-pointer of his own to push the margin back to double digits. Doncic responded with another jumper from behind the arc before Leonard was fouled on a 3-point attempt from the corner. He made all three foul shots to give the Clippers a 110-96 lead with 1:40 left. 'I think everybody (was) trying to get out the hole, just coming in, just competing, picking up full court, pretty much everybody,' Leonard said. 'We were able to limit them, make them turn over the ball and we were able to get out in transition and get stops and make shots.'
Courtesy of: pressenterprise.com

Bridges leads undermanned Suns past Curry, Warriors 125-113 - by Eurobasket News

When Monty Williams learned Stephen Curry (6'2''-G-1988, college: Davidson) would be back on the floor and Splash Brother Klay Thompson also would be good to go, the Suns coach figured Phoenix would have to do everything right and make some of its own breaks to beat the defending NBA champions. Somehow, the injury-plagued, short-handed Suns went out and absolutely dominated. Mikal Bridges (6'6''-G/F-1996, college: Villanova) had 26 points, nine rebounds and five assists and Phoenix beat the Golden State Warriors for a third time this season, 125-113 on Tuesday night to snap a season-worst six-game skid. Former Warriors guard Damion Lee (6'5''-G-1992, college: Louisville) received his championship ring in a pregame ceremony from brother-in-law Curry, then scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds against his former team. He converted six free throws over the final 1:13 and went 14 of 14 from the line overall. 'I just thought it was a special night all the way around,' Williams said, noting of the ring ceremony, Lee's performance and the win, 'that's a trifecta if I ever heard of one.' Duane Washington Jr. (6'3''-G-2000, college: Ohio St.) scored 21 points, Dario Saric (6'10''-F/C-1994, agency: BeoBasket) contributed 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists and Torrey Craig had 12 points and 14 rebounds for a deep Phoenix team missing four of five starters and six of eight rotation regulars. The Suns hadn't scored 100 points in their previous four games. 'It's obvious a big win for us having whatever you want to call it happen to us the past few weeks but collectively we had a connection and a spirit about us tonight, even when they cut it to six,' Williams said. Curry came back from an 11-game absence with a partially dislocated left shoulder to score 24 points on 8-for-22 shooting. Thompson had 29 points with six 3-pointers - four 3s and 14 points in the first quarter alone. Jordan Poole (6'4''-SG-1999, college: Michigan)'s 3 with 1:28 remaining cut it to 117-111, and he scored 27 points. While Warriors coach Steve Kerr noted, 'to go 6-5 without Steph is an accomplishment,' the reigning NBA Finals MVP couldn't do it all against a Phoenix team missing injured stars Devin Booker, Chris Paul, Deandre Ayton and Cameron Johnson. The first two meetings in the desert were lopsided, with the Suns winning 134-105 and 130-119. Kerr said Golden State let its 'guard down' with the Suns missing so many players. 'We didn't start competing until it was too late,' he said. The Warriors have lost three in a row after a season-best five-game winning streak, wrapping up an eight-game homestand that matched the longest in franchise history. Andre Iguodala was ejected with 4:30 left in his second game played this season. But the defending champions had their starting five back together for the first time in several weeks. Thompson was a late scratch with soreness in his surgically repaired left knee for a 115-101 loss to the Magic on Saturday night as the Warriors dropped consecutive home games for the first time all season. Now they have to hit the road again trying to best their 3-16 record away from Chase Center.
Courtesy of: apnews.com

Best NBA Teams in California - by Eurobasket Center

California is home to many great things, and its NBA teams may just rank in the first place! Below, we'll be discussing the four NBA teams in California.

Los Angeles Lakers

Surprisingly, Los Angeles was not always the home of the Lakers. The team's original home was in the state of Minnesota, where it remained for the first 12 years of its existence under the name Minneapolis Lakers. The move to Los Angeles occurred in 1960, shortly after the Dodgers, a Major League Baseball club, relocated to the city.

It is safe to conclude that the relocation to Los Angeles was a huge success for the Lakers, and there are currently more fans of the Lakers than there are supporters of any other NBA club. The Los Angeles Lakers are often regarded as the best team in the NBA, and with the dazzling lights, star power, and stratospheric achievement bring comes a one-of-a-kind interest in the world of sports betting. Unfortunately, for fans residing in their home state, betting on the Lakers is still considered to be illegal, though there are many sportsbook options for Californians out there! Those sites are usually offshore-based betting sites.

Before the move, the basketball club had already won five championships. In LA, though, they added another 12 victories and established some of the league's most renowned dynasties. As a result of their victory in the NBA Finals in 2020 under the leadership of Team LeBron, they have now equaled the Boston Celtics for the most championships won in the history of the NBA.

In addition to that, a number of NBA greats, such as Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson (6'10''-G-1959, college: Michigan St.), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (6'6''-G/F-1976, college: WKU), Kobe Bryant (6'6''-SG-1978), Shaquille O'Neal (7'2''-C-1972, college: LSU),, and LeBron James (6'8''-SF-1984), have all played for the club at one point in their careers.

Los Angeles Clippers

Before the start of the 2020-21 season, many people saw the Clippers as the Lakers' cross-town foe who was underachieving and of the lower class. Their inability to make the Playoffs is the cause of their infamy. They have never won a championship and losing a playoff series 3-1 to the Denver Nuggets in 2019-2020 despite the addition of Kawhi Leonard (6'7''-F-1991, college: SDSU) and Paul George (6'9''-G/F-1990, college: Fresno St.) has only served to emphasize this.

They came to notice their potential in the 2020-21 season, where they eventually broke their second-round curse by defeating the top-seeded Utah Jazz in six games, despite the devastating injury to Kawhi Leonard.

What mostly accounts for this success? Steve Ballmer, the new club owner. After David Sterling, the club's prior owner was driven out after it was made known that he was a major racist, Steve Ballmer, a former CEO of Microsoft, purchased the team.

Ballmer gave the squad new life since Sterling didn't care much about their performance.

Despite the Clippers not being NBA championship candidates prior to Kawhi and PG, he provided them with the resources they needed, placed the right people in the proper positions, and helped establish an environment that made them one of the most sought-after free-agent destinations in the League.

Sacramento Kings

The Kings were the final of the four NBA clubs to relocate to California, doing so in 1985 when they moved from Kansas City.

They have also experienced by far the least recent success out of their in-state opponents, and during the last 15 years, the Kings have become one of the League's regular lottery teams.

Since the early 2000s, when they were a real championship challenger, they have had a steep decline in performance. Sadly, they have become the pinnacle of terrible decision-making by front-office personnel.

They have only just acquired some exciting young players via the draft and their future might be promising if they continue doing well and nurturing new talent.

There have been rumblings about Coach Luke Walton 's job stability for some time now, and it is not apparent whether or not he is the appropriate coach for this club.

The Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors, one of the League's most popular teams, were formed in Philadelphia before relocating to San Francisco in 1962.

Before relocating to California they won two of their six championships. After the move, they won their first championship in 1975 after defeating the Washington Bullets.

However, after spending decades out of the spotlight, the team's 2014-15 season under their new head coach Steve Kerr was when they not only stormed the NBA but also arguably revolutionized the way the game was played.

The NBA's three-point revolution has been spearheaded by its accurate backcourt of Klay Thompson (6'6''-G-1990, college: WSU) and Stephen Curry (6'2''-G-1988, college: Davidson). Unquestionably, the team's reign of dominance from 2014 to 2019 was among the best in the history of the NBA.

The Warriors broke the all-time regular season victory record with 73 victories during that stretch, played in five straight NBA finals, and won three of those games.

You may argue that the Warriors could have won five championships in a row if Kevin Durant (6'9''-SF-1988, college: Texas) and Klay Thompson hadn't suffered catastrophic injuries in 2019. In terms of overall championship victories, it would have placed them comfortably in front of the Chicago Bulls, but instead, they remain tied.

They are no longer the formidable dynasty they once were, but they could be sleeping monsters. They have some of the greatest coaches in the League, and Stephen Curry is still playing at an MVP level, along with Tristan Thompson (6'9''-F-1991, college: Texas) being expected to return to the team in the next season.

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NBA G LEAGUE

Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Sharife COOPER

Cleveland
(185-G-2001)
Avg: 26.0

26.0

24.7

23.8

23.3

23.0

Clippers Sweep Squadron Behind Boston's Huge Night - by Eurobasket News

The Ontario Clippers (4-3), the NBA G League affiliate of the LA Clippers, defeated the Birmingham Squadron (1-7), 126-106, to sweep the two-game set on Wednesday night. Brandon Boston Jr. (6'6''-G/F-2001, college: Kentucky) and Xavier Moon (6'2''-G-1995, college: Morehead St.) combined for 77 points in the victory. Boston Jr., on assignment from the LA Clippers, led all scorers with a season-high 43 points on 16-22 FGM (6-8 3PM). Moon added 34 points on 11-16 FGM (4-7 FGM) off the Clippers' bench. Jason Preston (6'4''-G-1999, college: Ohio), also on assignment from LA, added a complete 20-point (8-11 FGM), seven-assist, and six-rebound performance. Birmingham was led by Kelan Martin (6'7''-SF-1995, college: Butler)'s 25 points on 9-15 FGM (4-7 3PM). Javonte Smart contributed with 23 points on 9-15 FGM (5-9 3PM). The game was dominated by Ontario from start to finish, as the Clippers held the advantage the entire way through. The Clippers' lead would grow to as much as 36 on the night, shooting 53.5 percent from the field (46-86 FGM) and 46.9 percent from distance (15-32 3PM) along the way. Birmingham played well, shooting 41-81 from the field (50.6 percent) and 11-34 from the three-point line (32.4 percent), but allowed 27 points off 18 turnovers and couldn't keep up with the Ontario attack. Next up, the Clippers return to the court for the second night in a row as they host the Iowa Wolves on Thursday night. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 pm PST inside the Toyota Arena.
Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com

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NCAA1

Stats Leaders - NCAA1

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Frannie HOTTINGER

Lehigh
(183-G/F-)
Avg: 20.6

20.6

16.8

15.6

14.2

13.8

Sasser, Shead lead No. 1 Houston past South Florida 83-77 - by Eurobasket News

Marcus Sasser (6'2''-G) scored a career-high 31 points, Jamal Shead (6'1''-G) added 20 points and six rebounds, and No. 1 Houston used a huge second half to beat South Florida 83-77 on Wednesday night. Sasser scored 25 points and Shead had 13 as the backcourt mates combined to score 38 of Houston's 46 second-half points. Sasser, a preseason All-American, finished 7 of 17 from the field, including 6 of 12 on 3-pointers. In the second half, Sasser and Shead combined to shoot 10 of 16 from the field and were 6 of 11 on 3s. 'My teammates were telling me it's time step up,' Sasser said. 'They were trying to get me going, giving me confidence. Being a senior on the team, being a leader, I've kind of seen it all. ... When you have good teammates, they trust you with the ball and feel like you can change the game.' Tramon Mark (6'5''-G-2001) scored 13 points for Houston (17-1, 5-0 American Athletic Conference), which won its eighth straight game. Houston coach Kelvin Sampson appreciated his team's grit during a less-than-stellar performance. 'We've had a lot of nights where we've played poorly and won over the years, but it's a beautiful win,' Sampson said. 'That game was a thing of beauty. ... Get the win and go home.' Tyler Harris (5'9''-F-1998, college: S.Florida) scored a career-high 31 points, Russell Tchewa (7'0''-C-2000) added 14 points and eight rebounds and Jamir Chaplin (6'4''-G-2000) scored 14 points for the Bulls (7-10, 0-4), who lost their fourth straight. South Florida coach Brian Gregory said Houston needed an All-American effort out of Sasser to beat the Bulls, and that's what he gave the Cougars. 'It challenged our guys a little bit in terms of the competitiveness and toughness that you have to play with,' Gregory said. 'We're a good team. We've had second-half leads in all four games in our league. ... It's disappointing where we're at.' Harris was 9 of 13 from the field, including 6 of 10 on 3-pointers. Houston shot 42%, including 11 of 27 from the 3-point line. The Cougars forced South Florida into 18 turnovers and converted those into 13 points. South Florida shot 49%, including 10 of 21 on 3-pointers. 'Every time it looked like we were about to stretch it out from 10 to 12 or 12 to 15 or something like that, they would bang a 3,' Sampson said. 'They've been a poor 3-point shooting team and free throw (shooting team). Not tonight, but that's how upsets occur. It's nights like tonight.' Trailing 53-48 with 14 1/2 minutes remaining, Houston went on a 20-4 run over the next 7 1/2 minutes to open up an 11-point lead on a 3-pointer by Shead. Sasser scored 13 points during the burst. The Bulls got no closer than six points the rest of the way. Houston used a 10-0 run to open a 37-26 lead on a 3-pointer by Emanuel Sharp (6'3''-G-2004) with three minutes left in the first half, but South Florida answered with a 10-0 run to end the half to cut the lead to one on a layup by Chaplin.
Courtesy of: sandiegouniontribune.com

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NCAA2

Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Matt CARTWRIGHT

Sioux
(196-G-1998)
Avg: 21.9

21.9

21.3

20.8

20.6

20.5

Hot Start Turns Cold for Tigers in Loss at Missouri Western - by Eurobasket News

A hot start over the first four minutes of the game turned cold the remainder of the first half in a 62-55 loss at Missouri Western on Tuesday (Jan. 10). FHSU trailed by 12 at halftime and made two second half bursts at the Griffons that came up short. FHSU is now 11-5 overall, 6-4 in the MIAA, while MWSU moved to 8-6 overall, 4-4 in the MIAA. The Tigers hit four of their first six shots of the game and led 10-7 before hitting just two of 20 shots (10 percent) over the final 16 minutes of the first half. The Griffons finished the first half on a 20-5 run to take a 27-15 lead into halftime. The Tigers eventually trailed by 17 twice in the second half, the latest occurrence with about 13 minutes to go in the game, before going on an 11-0 run to get the Griffon lead down to just six at 40-34 with nine and half minutes to play. Elijah Nnanabu (6'3''-G) had six of the Tiger points in the stretch. However, the Griffons stopped the run with four straight points and pushed their lead back to 10. With two minutes to play, the Griffons had extended their lead back out to 15 points, but the Tigers had one more burst to make things interesting late. Lucas Hammeke (6'0''-PG) was a big spark for the Tigers playing just the final two minutes of the game off the bench. He caused havoc defensively as the Tigers put on a full-court press and scored eight of the team's 16 points over the final two minutes. Six of his points came in an 11-2 run by the Tigers over a matter of 1:22, cutting the Griffon lead back down to six with 36 seconds to play. After a pair of MWSU free throws, Nnanabu hit a 3-point field goal to cut the lead to five. But, the Griffons put the game out of reach with another pair of free throws creating the final margin of seven points. Kaleb Hammeke (6'0''-PG), who had 10 of the 15 points for the Tigers at halftime, finished with 16. Nnanabu was the only other Tiger in double figures, scoring 13 in the second half to finish with 15. Lucas Hammeke and Iyengumwena Enaruna (6'9''-F-1999) each had eight points and Enaruna led the Tigers in rebounds with 10. After shooting just 23.1 percent in the first half, the Tigers improved to 34.5 percent for the game but was still their low mark for a conference game this season. FHSU was just 4-of-23 (17.4 percent) from 3-point range. Jaron Thames (6'6''-G/F) led the scoring effort for MWSU with 15 points. Julius Dixon (6'7''-G) (13) and Reese Glover (5'10''-PG) (11) also reached double figures. The Griffons were 9-of-16 (56.3 percent) beyond the 3-point line, despite shooting just 11-of-29 inside the arc. The Tigers will be back at home on Saturday (Jan. 14) to take on Nebraska-Kearney. Tipoff will be at 4 p.m., which follows the women's contest at 2 p.m.
Courtesy of: fhsuathletics.com

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NCAA3

Keene Has Enough to Hold Off Eastern Connecticut - by Eurobasket News

The Keene State College men's basketball team scored the final six points of the game to finally pull away from Eastern Connecticut State University, 70-58, in a Little East Conference men's basketball game Tuesday night at Francis E. Geissler Gymnasium. In a game which featured five ties and six lead changes, Keene (14-0, 6-0 LEC) watched its 12-point lead with four minutes left cut to six twice in the final 1:21 before sinking four free throws with Eastern (6-9, 3-3 LEC) forced to foul en route to scoring the final six points of the game and equalling its largest lead of the game. The win is only the fourth in the last 20 contests for Keene over Eastern at Geissler Gymnasium. Playing without top scorer and leading free throw shooter in senior guard Jalen Williams (Simsbury), Eastern led by as many as five points seven minutes into the game before the Owls finally took the lead for good, 24-23, with six minutes left in the first half. Trailing by five at halftime, Eastern got a driving layup from senior guard Tyreice Woods (6'0''-PG) (Hartford) and inside hoop from senior forward Rakesh Tibby (6'7''-F) (East Hartford) to slice the deficit to one six minutes into the second half before Keene used a 13-2 run over five minutes to open up a 12-point, 52-40 lead with 8:36 left. The conference leader in scoring, Keene was held 20 points below its season average but forced Eastern into a season-tying 21 turnovers, outscoring the W.
Courtesy of: d3hoops.com

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NIGERIA

MZT Skopje signs Abdul-Malik Abu - by Darko Najdovski

KK-MZT-Skopje-Aerodrom (Prva Liga) signed 27-year old Nigerian ex-international center Abdul-Malik Abu (203cm-107kg-1995, college: NC State). Abu started the season at H.Galil Elion in Israeli Winner League. In 8 games he had 6.3ppg and 3.1rpg. He also played 6 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he recorded 10.0ppg and 6.2rpg. Abu was a member of Nigerian Senior National Team two years ago.
He is quite experienced player. Abu has played in six different countries on three different continents (Europe, Asia and of course North America). He has played previously professionally in Croatia (Osijek), Germany (s Oliver Baskets), Korea (LG Sakers), Portugal (Sporting), Turkey (Fethiye) and The Basketball Tournament (Team CP3 and YGC).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team won Portuguese League Regular Season in 2020. Abu was also voted Eurobasket.com All-Portuguese League Center of the Year back in 2020.
He graduated from North Carolina State University in 2018 and it is his fifth season as a professional player.

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NORTH MACEDONIA

Andrej Maslinko agreed terms with Pelister - by Darko Najdovski

KK-Pelister-Sport-Bitola (Prva Liga) inked 25-year old international 208cm power forward Andrej Maslinko, agency: BeoBasket. Maslinko started the season at KK Gostivar. In 11 Prva Liga games he recorded 8.3ppg, 5.5rpg and 1.5apg.He also represented North Macedonia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) 2021 Pre-Qualifiers four years ago.
Maslinko has played previously professionally also in Italy (RO SAzzurra, Omegna and Valmontone) and North Macedonia (MZT Skopje, Rabotnicki and KK TFT Skopje). His team won North Macedonian League Regular Season in 2019 and 2020.
Among many awards he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-North Macedonian League Honorable Mention back in 2020.

Haris Cucovic (ex Miercurea Ciuc) joins Cair 2030 Skopje - by Darko Najdovski

MZT Skopje signs Abdul-Malik Abu - by Darko Najdovski

Gostivar lands Kahlon Whitley, ex Kavalas - by Darko Najdovski

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NORWAY

BLNO Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Stian MJOES

Baerum B
(183-G-1989)
Avg: 25.5

25.5

24.9

24.1

23.8

21.9

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PERU

San Marcos, Palcor, Real de Lima post wins as League resumes - by Eurobasket News

San Marcos, Palcor, Real de Lima posted latest wins as Liga de Lima resumed in Peru. Real de Lima overcame Ejercito 88-62. They dominated the whole game and managed to win all the quarters of the game.
San Marcos meanwhile needed overtime to beat Circolo 93-91. Palcor edged HB 92-88 as they survived a late 19-29 loss at the end.

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PHILIPPINES

PBA Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Andrew NICHOLSON

Bay A
(206-PF-1989)
Avg: 33.8

33.8

29.0

13.6

12.9

12.2

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POLAND

Stats Leaders - 1Liga

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Kaheem RANSOM

Radom
(186-PG-1993)
Avg: 21.8

21.8

19.2

18.9

18.1

16.5

Matczak number one in Poland EBL for round 15 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News

International Guard Filip Matczak (187-G-1993) had a very impressive game in the last round for King, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 15.
The 29-year old player was the main contributor (26 points, two rebounds and six assists) to his team's victory, helping them to crush Trefl (10-5) with 24-point margin 103-79. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. King is placed at 3rd position in Polish EBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. King will need more victories to improve their 10-5 record. It's Matczak's second year at King and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Filip Matczak averages this season 11.5ppg.

The second best player in last round's games was young American Cleveland Melvin (203-F-1991) of Start. Melvin had a very good evening with 30 points and 3 rebounds. Bad luck as Start lost that game 85-94 to the higher-ranked Spojnia (#6, 8-7). Start is still second from the bottom in the standings. 10 lost games are too many comparing to just four victories Start managed to get this year. Melvin is a newcomer at Start, but is already one of team's top players.

Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Ray McCallum (191-PG-1991) of Legia (#5). McCallum got into 30-points club by scoring 31 points in the last round. He went also for six assists. He was a key player of Legia, leading his team to a 106-90 easy win against the lower-ranked Zastal (#10, 7-8). Legia needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 9 victories and 6 lost games. McCallum has a very solid season. In 15 games in Poland he scored 13.7ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Jeremiah Martin (189-PG-1996) of Slask - 24 points and 4 assists
5. Przemyslaw Zolnierewicz (196-G/F-1995) of Zastal - 23 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Earl Rowland (189-PG-1983) of GTK - 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists
7. Brae Ivey (188-G-1997) of Czarni - 21 points and 9 rebounds
8. Joe Chealey (193-G-1995) of MKS DG - 23 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists
9. Raynere Thornton (201-F-1997) of Sokol - 17 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Stefan Kenic (204-F-1997) of Twarde Pierniki - 19 points, 6 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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PORTUGAL

Stats Leaders - UZO Liga

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Anthony ROBERTS

Vitoria S
(193-G-)
Avg: 23.7

23.7

19.3

18.0

17.4

17.4

Carter number one in Portuguese Proliga for round 10 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News

American Guard Keith Carter (185-G-1994) had a very impressive game in the last round for second-ranked Santo Andre, receiving a Hoops Agents Proliga Player of the Week award for round 10.
The 28-year old player was the main contributor (31 points, nine rebounds and four assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Olhanense (#7, 3-7) 88-81. Santo Andre maintains the 2nd position in their group in Portuguese Proliga. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Santo Andre will need more victories to improve their 7-3 record. Carter turned to be Santo Andre's top player in his first season with the team. Former Valparaiso University star has very solid stats this year. Carter is in league's top in points (3rd best: 23.8ppg), assists (4th best: 5.9apg) and averages impressive 2.9spg,50.5% FGP and 43.3% from behind 3-point line.

The second best player in last round's games was young American Tyree Crump (185-G-1997, agency: Interperformances) of NB Queluz. Crump had a very good evening with 44 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Bad luck as NB Queluz lost that game 79-88 to South's leader Galitos-Barreiro (#1, 9-0). This loss caused NB Queluz to drop to 6th position in South. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 4-7 record. Crump is a newcomer at NB Queluz, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 31.8ppg (#1). His other stats are also decent: 5.7rpg and 4.1apg.

Third on the list of top players last round was Serbian center Ivan Pavicevic (206-C-2002) of Benfica B (#8). Pavicevic scored 25 points and grabbed fourteen rebounds (!!!). Despite Pavicevic's great performance Benfica B lost 70-85 to the higher-ranked Barreirense (#4, 5-5). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Benfica B can only dream about fighting for top spots in South. They have rather bad season and 3-8 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Pavicevic has a very solid season. In 11 games in Portugal he scored 13.6ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Greg Lee (206-F-1998) of Galitos-Barreiro - 32 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Aubrey McRae (193-F-1996) of Sampaense - 22 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists
6. Micah Downs (203-F-1986) of Barreirense - 28 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists
7. Elias Cave (201-F) of Vasco - 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists
8. Rob McCoy (201-F-1997) of Portimonense - 26 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Jalil Myers (198-F) of Olhanense - 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists
10. Matthew Eldridge (203-F-1996) of Academica - 22 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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Standings

Cup Standings

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ROMANIA

Opava adds Dylan Carl to their roster, ex Targu Ji - by Surujh Roopnarine

BK REDSTONE Olomoucko Brings in Pair of Reinforcements - by Surujh Roopnarine

Souca's double-double lands him Liga I Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

36-year old forward Sergiu Souca (200-F-1986) had an amazing evening in the last round for Brasov and receives a Hoops Agents Liga I Player of the Week award for round 11.
He had a double-double of 24 points and 18 rebounds, while his team crushed Cluj CSU (#5, 3-6) with 16-point margin 87-71. Brasov maintains the 4th position in their group in Romanian Liga I. Brasov 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 5-5 record. In the team's last game Souca had a remarkable 62.5% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Brasov and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Souca has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (6th best: 21.0ppg) and averages solid 1.3bpg.

Second best performed player last round was Ovidiu Stochici (182-PG-1995). He is a guard in his second season at Brasov. In the last game Stochici recorded impressive 32 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Of course together with Souca he helped Brasov with another comfortable win 87-71 over slightly lower-ranked Cluj CSU (#5, 3-6) being unquestionably team leader. Brasov's 4th position in Group A has not changed. His team's 5-5 record is not bad at all. Stochici is well-known at Brasov and together with Sergiu Souca he already established his position as one of the team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 27.0ppg (#1). His other stats are also decent: 4.2rpg and 4.6apg.

Third place about best performers goes to guard Armin Cane (188-PG-1993) of league's leader Phoenix Corona. Cane showcased his all-around game by recording 26 points, five rebounds and eight assists in the last round. He was a key player of Phoenix Corona, leading his team to a 111-80 easy win against the lower-ranked Oradea 2 (#6, 2-7). Phoenix Corona have amazing season winning all 8 games without a single defeat in Group A. Cane turns to be one of the very best players in the league while he is also a leader of the top team having his eyes on the championship title. Cane has a great season in Romania. After only 7 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 21.1ppg (5th best), rebounds with 8.3rpg (7th best) and assists with 6.4apg (best passer). He also has 2.9spg and FGP: 59.3%. Cane attended one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on his way to pro basketball.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Luca Manda (2003) of Craiova 2 - 26 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists
5. Rares Mihasan (F-2000) of Cluj CSU - 22 points and 11 rebounds
6. Radu Stefanut (2005) of Bucuresti E. - 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Ajay Singh (199-PF) of Rm Valcea II - 20 points and 7 rebounds
8. Lamar Hamrick (193-G-1998) of Rm Valcea II - 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Luca Nastrut (193-SG) of Oradea 2 - 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Dimitris Petzalis (1995) of Bucuresti E. - 22 points and 8 rebounds

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

Maurice Watson gets MVP of the Week award for Romanian Liga Nationala (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News

American Maurice Watson (178-PG-1993) had a great game in the last round for Voluntari and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 14.
The 29-year old playmaker had the game-high 22 points adding five rebounds and four assists for Voluntari in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Dinamo B. (#5, 7-6) 80-78. Voluntari is placed at 3rd position in Romanian Liga Nationala. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Voluntari will need more victories to improve their 7-5 record. In the team's last game Watson had a remarkable 69.2% from 2-point range. He turned to be Voluntari's top player in his first season with the team. Creighton University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Watson is league's best passer with 6.9apg. Watson is in league's top in and averages solid 56.3% FGP and 44.4% from behind 3-point line.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Montenegrin point guard Goran Martinic (187-PG-1987) of Targu Mures. Martinic impressed basketball fans with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists. Of course Targu Mures cruised to a 77-66 relatively comfortable win over slightly higher-ranked Targu Jiu (#8, 1-11). Targu Mures' 8th position in Group A has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 5-8 record. Martinic is well-known by Targu Mures fans and he already established his position as one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 16.4ppg (#9). He also recorded 4.1 assists per game.

The third best performed player last round was Croatian Josip Bilinovac (191-SG-1990, agency: 011 Sports) of Rapid (#3). Bilinovac scored 22 points and passed five assists. He was a key player of Rapid, leading his team to a 102-67 easy win against the lower-ranked Miercurea Ciuc (#9, 2-11). Rapid needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams in Group A. Their record at this point is 10 victories and 3 lost games. Bilinovac has a very solid season. In 12 games in Romania he scored 8.9ppg. He also has 3.1apg and and 3PT: 42.3%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. James Farr (208-F-1992) of Steaua B. - 22 points and 8 rebounds
5. Nikola Jevtovic (209-C-1989) of Pitesti - 20 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Gaston Whelan (187-PG-1994) of Sibiu - 20 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists
7. Shamiel Stevenson (198-SG-1998) of Targu Jiu - 16 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Vytenis Cizauskas (187-SG-1992) of Constanta - 8 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists
9. Tyler Stone (203-PF-1991) of Rapid - 22 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Jakob Cebasek (200-G/F-1991) of Constanta - 16 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists

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

Noam Weinberg (ex Klosterneuburg) is a newcomer at Targu Jiu - by Arnold Beres

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RUSSIA

Higher League stats leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Sergey POLSTYANOV

UNICS-2
(194-G-2002)
Avg: 19.0

19.0

17.6

14.8

14.7

14.6

Zakharov number one in Russian Superleague 1 for round 16 - by Eurobasket News

International Aleksandr Zakharov (202-SF-1993) had an amazing evening in the last round for top-ranked Uralmash, receiving a Hoops Agents Superleague 1 Player of the Week award for round 16.
The 29-year old player was the main contributor (35 points, three rebounds and six assists) to his team's victory, helping them to outclass Rusichi K. (#13, 3-12) with 34-point margin 109-75. It allowed Uralmash to consolidate first place in the Russian Superleague 1. Uralmash has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the championship title. They improved their record to 14-1. In the team's last game Zakharov had a remarkable 85.7% from 2-point range and got six three-pointers out of 8 attempts. It's his second year at Uralmash and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Aleksandr Zakharov has solid league stats. He is in league's top in points (6th best: 17.0ppg) and averages impressive 70.0% FGP.

The second best player in last round's games was another Uralmash's star - young Maxim Krivosheev (207-F/C-1988). Krivosheev had a very good evening with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Of course together with Zakharov he helped Uralmash with another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Rusichi K. (#13, 3-12) 109-75. Of course Uralmash still keep the league's top spot. His team belongs to top of the standings with 14-1 record and is considered one of the main candidates for the league title. Krivosheev is one of the most experienced players at Uralmash and similarly like Aleksandr Zakharov has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

Third on the list of top players last round was guard Maxim Khoziashev (180-PG-1998) of Tambov (#11). Khoziashev scored 17 points and passed eight assists. Despite Khoziashev's great performance Tambov lost 92-103 to the higher-ranked TSU (#3, 11-3). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Khoziashev has a great season in Russia. After 15 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 6.1apg (4th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Alexandr Lavnikov (205-F-1991) of TSU - 23 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Pavel Lobarev (191-G-1997) of Irkut - 21 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists
6. Namon Wright (196-SG-1994) of Uralmash - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Ruslan Abdulbasirov (211-C-1993) of Novosybirsk - 12 points and 12 rebounds
8. Jervon Pressley (203-F/C-1992) of Univ.Surgut - 21 points and 6 rebounds
9. Alexandr Semenyuk (207-F-1993) of Dinamo V. - 11 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Pavel Zakharov (213-C/F-2001) of CSKA 2 - 11 points, 6 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)

VTB-Youth League Round 20: Leader MBA-2 gets another victory - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Leader MBA-2 delivered the twenty first win on Monday night. This time they crushed 10th ranked Parma-2 (5-17) 94-68 in Moscow. MBA-2 forced 20 Parma-2 turnovers and outrebounded them 48-37 including a 24-11 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was forward Kirill Esipov (195-2002, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who scored 24 points and 5 assists. Forward Stepan Chizhikov (196-2003) chipped in 11 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Guard Grigoriy Tuchkov (183-2003) produced 15 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists 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. MBA-2 have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 21-3 record. Parma-2 lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth place with 17 games lost. They share the position with Enisey-2. MBA-2 are looking forward to face Khimki-2 (#5) at home in the next round. Parma-2 will play against Runa-2 (#3) in Moscow and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
Leader MBA-2 recorded the twenty first victory. This time they beat 10th ranked Parma-2 (5-17) 89-80 in Moscow. Forward Stepan Chizhikov (196-2003) orchestrated the victory by scoring 22 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Vladimir Tkachenko contributed with 22 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Gleb Firsov replied with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for Parma-2. MBA-2 have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 21-3 record. Parma-2 lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth place with 17 games lost. They share the position with Enisey-2. MBA-2 will play against Khimki-2 (#5) at home in the next round. Parma-2 will play against Runa-2 (#3) in Moscow and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game in Kazan was also quite interesting. Fourth ranked CSKA U23 (16-6) played at the court of 8th ranked UNICS-2 (12-12). CSKA U23 defeated UNICS-2 77-67 on Monday. Worth to mention a great performance of Maxim Pronin who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 6 rebounds. Anatoly Gunter responded with 19 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. CSKA U23 have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 16-6 record. UNICS-2 at the other side keeps the eighth place with 12 games lost. CSKA U23 will meet N.Novgorod-2 (#7) in the next round. UNICS-2 will play against Enisey-2 and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Rest of the games of round 20 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Lokomotiv-2 defeated Avtodor-2 in Krasnodar 80-66. Avtodor-2 was beaten by Lokomotiv-2 at home 64-73. Zenit-2 lost to Avtodor-2 on the opponent's court 81-92. Bottom-ranked Samara-2 was outscored by Lokomotiv-2 in a home game 60-91. Enisey-2 recorded a loss to N.Novgorod-2 on the road 78-70. Avtodor-2 lost to defending champion Zenit-2 on its own court 55-100. Lokomotiv-2 smashed Samara-2 in Krasnodar 81-40. Unics-2 lost to CSKA U23 at home 71-82. Enisey-2 unfortunately lost to N.Novgorod-2 on the opponent's court 60-78.
The best stats of 20th round was 26 points and 17 rebounds by Daniil Alexeev of N.Novgorod-2.

Avtodor-2 - Lokomotiv-2 66-80

There was no surprise in Saratov where 11th ranked Avtodor-2 (4-22) was defeated by third ranked Lokomotiv-2 (18-6) 80-66 on Thursday. Lokomotiv-2 made 22-of-27 free shots (81.5 percent) during the game. Lokomotiv-2 outrebounded Avtodor-2 36-25 including 28 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of center Artem Oreshnikov (205-2004) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!) and guard Vladimir Zabolotnev (185-2002) who added 16 points and 5 assists during the contest. Guard Vytalius Pranauskis (193-2002) responded with 16 points and 4 assists and guard Andrey Ivanov (199-2003) scored 13 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lokomotiv-2 have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Avtodor-2 at the other side keeps the eleventh position with 22 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Lokomotiv-2: G.Daniil 17+1reb+2ast, Z.Vladimir 16+2reb+5ast, O.Artem 16+12reb, K.Lev 8+7reb+1ast, I.Daniil 7+4reb+1ast, G.Daniel 6+1reb+1ast
Avtodor-2: P.Vytalius 16+3reb+4ast, I.Andrey 13+2reb+1ast, S.Mikhail 7+2reb, A.Klim 5+4reb+1ast, P.Andrey 5+1reb, N.Denis 5+3reb+2ast

Avtodor-2 - Lokomotiv-2 64-73

No shocking result in a game in Saratov where third ranked Lokomotiv-2 (18-6) defeated 11th ranked Avtodor-2 (4-22) 73-64 on Friday. Lokomotiv-2 forced 19 Avtodor-2 turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of center Artem Oreshnikov (205-2004) who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 9 rebounds and forward Lev Kuzmenko (204-2003) who added 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Guard Vytalius Pranauskis (193-2002) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals and center Andrey Pechkin (206-2002) scored 15 points. Five Lokomotiv-2 and four Avtodor-2 players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lokomotiv-2 have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Avtodor-2 at the other side keeps the eleventh position with 22 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Lokomotiv-2: O.Artem 16+9reb+1ast, G.Daniel 15+2ast, K.Lev 15+7reb+2ast, G.Daniil 10+3reb+2ast, Z.Vladimir 10+3reb+6ast, T.Alexander 3+1ast
Avtodor-2: P.Andrey 15+4reb+1ast, P.Vytalius 15+5reb+11ast, P.Jaroslav 11+3reb, I.Andrey 10+4reb, R.Stanislav 4+1reb, P.Matvey 3+1reb+1ast

MBA-2 - Parma-2 94-68

Leader MBA-2 delivered the twenty first win on Monday night. This time they crushed 10th ranked Parma-2 (5-17) 94-68 in Moscow. MBA-2 forced 20 Parma-2 turnovers and outrebounded them 48-37 including a 24-11 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was forward Kirill Esipov (195-2002, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who scored 24 points and 5 assists. Forward Stepan Chizhikov (196-2003) chipped in 11 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Four MBA-2 players scored in double figures. Guard Grigoriy Tuchkov (183-2003) produced 15 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and forward Pavel Morozov (200-2003) added 12 points and 7 rebounds respectively for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. MBA-2 have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 21-3 record. Parma-2 lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth place with 17 games lost. They share the position with Enisey-2. MBA-2 are looking forward to face Khimki-2 (#5) at home in the next round. Parma-2 will play against Runa-2 (#3) in Moscow and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
MBA-2: E.Kirill 24+3reb+5ast, M.Nikita 12+1reb+2ast, C.Stepan 11+8reb+7ast, C.Damir 10+6reb, Z.Ivan 9+7reb+1ast, S.Maksim 8+2ast
Parma-2: T.Grigoriy 15+8reb+6ast, F.Gleb 13+4reb+2ast, M.Pavel 12+7reb+1ast, R.Buzvalin 8, P.Danil 7+10reb+2ast, M.Dmitry 5+1ast

Avtodor-2 - Zenit-2 92-81

There was an upset in Saratov where higher ranked Zenit-2 (13-11) was defeated by eleventh ranked Avtodor-2 (4-22) 92-81 on Monday. Avtodor-2 forced 23 Zenit-2 turnovers. Strangely Zenit-2 outrebounded Avtodor-2 45-31 including 20 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Vytalius Pranauskis (193-2002) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!) and 11 assists and center Andrey Pechkin (206-2002) who added 21 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Center Vladislav Samukhin (206-2004) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 17 rebounds and forward Timofey Vacshenko (199-2006) scored 15 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Avtodor-2 maintains eleventh position with 4-22 record. Zenit-2 lost fourth consecutive game. Defending champion keeps the sixth place with 11 games lost. They share the position with N.Novgorod-2. Avtodor-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Zenit-2 will play against Samara-2 (#12) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Avtodor-2: P.Vytalius 37+1reb+11ast, P.Andrey 21+12reb+2ast, R.Stanislav 18+3reb, N.Denis 7+3reb+1ast, I.Andrey 7+3reb+1ast, D.Alexandr 2+1reb
Zenit-2: S.Vladislav 17+17reb+1ast, K.Alexandr 17+5reb+1ast, V.Timofey 15+9reb+4ast, B.Mikhail 8+5reb+1ast, K.Artem 7+1reb+4ast, P.Ivan 6+1reb+4ast

Samara-2 - Lokomotiv-2 60-91

Very predictable result when third ranked Lokomotiv-2 (18-6) outscored on the road bottom-ranked Samara-2 (2-22) 91-60 on Monday. Lokomotiv-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Samara-2's 32. They outrebounded Samara-2 43-22 including a 29-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Lokomotiv-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of center Artem Oreshnikov (205-2004) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 5 rebounds and forward Lev Kuzmenko (204-2003) who added 15 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Alexey Kozhemyakin responded with 6 points and 6 assists and guard Daniil Volkov (195-2004) scored 11 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. Lokomotiv-2 have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Samara-2 lost fourth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 22 lost games. Lokomotiv-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Samara-2 will play against Zenit-2 (#6) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Lokomotiv-2: O.Artem 20+5reb+2ast, K.Lev 15+9reb+3ast, G.Daniel 11+1reb+3ast, Z.Vladimir 10+4reb+5ast, G.Daniil 9+2reb+5ast, R.Nikita 8+3reb+1ast
Samara-2: V.Daniil 11+2reb, Z.Ilya 9+1reb, A.Dmitri 7+3reb+1ast, K.Dmitry 6+3ast, K.Alexey 6+2reb+6ast, M.Andrey 6+1reb+1ast

Unics-2 - CSKA U23 67-77

The game in Kazan was also quite interesting. Fourth ranked CSKA U23 (16-6) played at the court of 8th ranked UNICS-2 (12-12). CSKA U23 defeated UNICS-2 77-67 on Monday. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when CSKA U23 made 7 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of Maxim Pronin who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 6 rebounds and guard Daniil Klyuchenkov (199-2004) who added 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Guard Anatoly Gunter (183-2003) responded with 19 points and forward Ilya Baranov (190-2002) scored 9 points and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. CSKA U23 have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 16-6 record. UNICS-2 at the other side keeps the eighth place with 12 games lost. CSKA U23 will meet N.Novgorod-2 (#7) in the next round. UNICS-2 will play against Enisey-2 and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
CSKA U23: P.Maxim 18+6reb+3ast, K.Daniil 11+5reb+4ast, P.Anton 10+6reb+1ast, E.Ilya 9+4reb+3ast, M.Vlasislav 7+1reb+2ast, S.Nikolay 7+2reb+4ast
UNICS-2: G.Anatoly 19+3reb+2ast, B.Ilya 9+4reb+5ast, G.Ramil 8+1reb, V.Dmitri 8+4reb+2ast, P.Yaroslav 7+3reb, N.Vladimir 5+4reb+1ast

N.Novgorod-2 - Enisey-2 78-70

Not a big story in a game in Nizhny Novgorod where 9th ranked Enisey-2 (5-17) was defeated by seventh ranked N.Novgorod-2 (13-11) 78-70 on Monday. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Artem Orekhov (191-2002) who helped to win the game recording 31 points and 6 rebounds and forward Daniil Alexeev (198-2002) who added 11 points and 11 rebounds during the contest. Forward Maxim Yakubets (197-2004) responded with 19 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Yaroslav Zaporozhets (183-2002) scored 18 points. Enisey-2's coach Sergei Bukarev rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. N.Novgorod-2 moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Zenit-2. Enisey-2 lost twelfth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 17 games lost. They share it with Parma-2. N.Novgorod-2 will meet at home higher ranked CSKA U23 (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Enisey-2 will play against UNICS-2 (#8) in Kazan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
N.Novgorod-2: O.Artem 31+6reb, A.Daniil 11+11reb+2ast, R.Matvey 10+1reb, D.Fedor 9+4reb+2ast, V.Yefim 8+2reb+9ast, P.Artem 4+8reb+2ast
Enisey-2: Y.Maxim 19+6reb, Z.Yaroslav 18+3reb+3ast, D.Andrey 10+8reb+1ast, S.Georgiy 8+1ast, K.Ivan 5+8reb+1ast, I.Kirill 5+9reb+2ast

MBA-2 - Parma-2 89-80

Leader MBA-2 recorded the twenty first victory. This time they beat 10th ranked Parma-2 (5-17) 89-80 in Moscow. They outrebounded Parma-2 42-24 including 16 on the offensive glass. MBA-2 players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. Forward Stepan Chizhikov (196-2003) orchestrated the victory by scoring 22 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Center Vladimir Tkachenko (201-2002) contributed with 22 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Gleb Firsov replied with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Ivan Egorov (189-2005) added 21 points and 4 assists in the effort for Parma-2. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. MBA-2 have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 21-3 record. Parma-2 lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth place with 17 games lost. They share the position with Enisey-2. MBA-2 will play against Khimki-2 (#5) at home in the next round. Parma-2 will play against Runa-2 (#3) in Moscow and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
MBA-2: C.Stepan 22+9reb+7ast, T.Vladimir 22+7reb+1ast, E.Kirill 19+6reb+2ast, S.Maksim 10+3reb+2ast, C.Damir 6+8reb, R.Gediminas 4+7reb+2ast
Parma-2: F.Gleb 23+8reb+4ast, E.Ivan 21+1reb+4ast, M.Pavel 15+4reb+2ast, T.Grigoriy 12+1reb+4ast, S.Mikhail 6, K.Arseniy 3+2ast

Avtodor-2 - Zenit-2 55-100

Everything went according to plan in Saratov where sixth ranked Zenit-2 (13-11) outleveled 11th ranked Avtodor-2 (4-22) 100-55 on Tuesday. Zenit-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Avtodor-2's 32. Zenit-2 forced 27 Avtodor-2 turnovers and outrebounded them 43-23 including a 15-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Avtodor-2's players. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Mikhail Bokarev (193-2002) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 6 assists and forward Alexandr Kolosov (198-2003) who added 22 points during the contest. Five Zenit-2 players scored in double figures. Guard Andrey Ivanov (199-2003) responded with 14 points and 4 steals and guard Vytalius Pranauskis (193-2002) 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. Defending champion maintains sixth position with 13-11 record, which they share with N.Novgorod-2. Loser Avtodor-2 keeps the eleventh place with 22 games lost. Zenit-2 will meet bottom-ranked Samara-2 (#12) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Avtodor-2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Zenit-2: K.Alexandr 22+2reb+3ast, B.Mikhail 19+4reb+6ast, L.Kirill 15+4reb+1ast, K.Artem 13+1reb+3ast, S.Vladislav 10+9reb, D.Mikhail 7+6reb+2ast
Avtodor-2: I.Andrey 14+1reb+3ast, P.Andrey 12+3reb, P.Vytalius 10+3reb+2ast, R.Stanislav 7+5reb, P.Jaroslav 6+4reb, S.Mikhail 4+3reb

Samara-2 - Lokomotiv-2 40-81

There was no surprise when 12th ranked Samara-2 (2-22) was crushed at home by third ranked Lokomotiv-2 (18-6) 81-40 on Tuesday. Lokomotiv-2 outrebounded Samara-2 47-30 including a 36-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of center Artem Oreshnikov (205-2004) who helped to win the game recording 13 points and 7 rebounds and forward Lev Kuzmenko (204-2003) who added 10 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Guard Daniil Volkov (195-2004) responded with 11 points and 7 rebounds and Vladislav Ionov scored 5 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. Lokomotiv-2 have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Samara-2 lost fourth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 22 lost games. Lokomotiv-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Samara-2 will play against Zenit-2 (#6) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Lokomotiv-2: O.Artem 13+7reb+3ast, F.Dmitriy 10+4reb, K.Lev 10+6reb+2ast, K.Semen 10+4reb+1ast, T.Alexander 9+4ast, R.Nikita 9+5reb+1ast
Samara-2: V.Daniil 11+7reb+1ast, A.Dmitri 5+3reb+2ast, I.Vladislav 5+6reb+2ast, K.Dmitry 5+2reb+1ast, Z.Ilya 4+3reb+1ast, F.Anton 4

Unics-2 - CSKA U23 71-82

No shocking result in a game in Kazan where fourth ranked CSKA U23 (16-6) defeated 8th ranked UNICS-2 (12-12) 82-71 on Tuesday. They outrebounded UNICS-2 41-26 including 30 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Rostislav Gusev (204-2006) who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 5 rebounds and guard Daniil Klyuchenkov (199-2004) who added 10 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Five CSKA U23 players scored in double figures. Guard Sergey Polstyanov (194-2002) responded with 15 points and 5 assists and forward Alexander Kalashnikov (196-2002) scored 14 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. CSKA U23 have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 16-6 record. Loser UNICS-2 keeps the eighth place with 12 games lost. CSKA U23 will meet N.Novgorod-2 (#7) in the next round. UNICS-2 will play against Enisey-2 and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
CSKA U23: G.Rostislav 16+5reb, S.Nikolay 11+3reb+5ast, M.Vlasislav 11+3reb+4ast, P.Maxim 11+4reb+1ast, K.Daniil 10+8reb+2ast, P.Anton 8+4reb
UNICS-2: P.Sergey 15+3reb+5ast, K.Alexander 14+3reb, P.Stanislav 9+4reb+3ast, B.Ilya 9+2reb+1ast, G.Anatoly 7+4reb+5ast, K.Artem 6+1ast

N.Novgorod-2 - Enisey-2 78-60

Rather expected game in Nizhny Novgorod where 9th ranked Enisey-2 (5-17) was defeated by seventh ranked N.Novgorod-2 (13-11) 78-60 on Tuesday. N.Novgorod-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Enisey-2's 26. They outrebounded Enisey-2 46-29 including a 16-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Daniil Alexeev (198-2002) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points and 17 rebounds and guard Artem Orekhov (191-2002) who added 21 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Four N.Novgorod-2 players scored in double figures. Forward Maxim Yakubets (197-2004) responded with 17 points and forward Andrey Doroshevich (197-2003) scored 13 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. N.Novgorod-2 moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Zenit-2. Enisey-2 lost twelfth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 17 games lost. They share it with Parma-2. N.Novgorod-2 will meet at home higher ranked CSKA U23 (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Enisey-2 will play against UNICS-2 (#8) in Kazan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
N.Novgorod-2: A.Daniil 26+17reb+3ast, O.Artem 21+11reb+4ast, V.Yefim 12+4reb+3ast, P.Artem 12+4reb+1ast, R.Matvey 5+3reb+2ast, B.Nikita 2+1reb
Enisey-2: Y.Maxim 17+3reb, D.Andrey 13+3reb+1ast, S.Egor 6+3reb, Z.Maxim 6+3reb+2ast, Z.Yaroslav 5+3reb+2ast, K.Ivan 4+2reb+1ast

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SAUDI ARABIA

Kuwait post third consecutive win in WASL - by Eurobasket News

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SERBIA

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

27-year old Marko Tejic (209-C/F-1995) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's best team Zlatibor and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 16.
He had a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds, while his team crushed Kolubara (#16, 3-13) with 24-point margin 98-74. It allowed Zlatibor to consolidate first place in the Serbian league. Zlatibor have a solid 14-2 record. Tejic turned to be Zlatibor's top player in his first season with the team. Marko Tejic averages this season 12.5ppg and 6.7rpg.

Second best performed player last round was Brano Djukanovic (196-SG-1995). He is a guard in his first season at Zlatibor. In the last game Djukanovic recorded impressive 29 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course together with Tejic he helped Zlatibor with another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Kolubara (#16, 3-13) 98-74. Of course Zlatibor still keep the league's top spot. His team lost just two games this season, while they won 14 matches. Djukanovic is a newcomer at Zlatibor and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.9ppg (#2). He also recorded 3.5 assists per game.

Third place about best performers goes to guard Nenad Miljenovic (194-PG-1993, agency: BeoBasket) of OKK Beograd (#10). Miljenovic scored 21 points and passed nine assists. He was a key player of OKK Beograd, leading his team to a 85-77 win against the higher-ranked Dynamic VP (#3, 12-4). The chances of OKK Beograd ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 9 games, recording just seven victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Miljenovic could help OKK Beograd to bring them higher in the standings. Miljenovic has a great season in Serbia. After 15 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 14.8ppg (6th best) and assists with 6.5apg (best passer).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Dusan Radosavljevic (201-F-2001) of Mladost ZE - 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists
5. Dimitrius Underwood (193-G/F-1998) of Sloga KR - 15 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists
6. Milos Milisavljevic (193-G-1993) of Spartak - 23 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Nemanja Jaramaz (201-G-1991) of Dynamic VP - 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists
8. Dusan Stojicic (204-F/C-2001) of Kolubara - 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Nana Opoku (206-F-1999) of Mladost ZE - 13 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Vladimir Radomirovic (206-F/C-2000) of Novi Pazar - 13 points and 13 rebounds

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

Milko Bjelica (ex Ittihad) is a newcomer at NSA - by Ahmad Madwar

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SLOVAKIA

Coach Radic left Handlova - by Michal Duchovic

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SLOVENIA

Stats Leaders - 1B

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Tim SKERBEC

Portoroz
(200-PF-1993)
Avg: 21.3

21.3

20.1

17.9

17.3

16.7

Zlatorog welcomes back Vujasinovic, Gorbachov returns to Ilirija - by Zeljko Zule

Zlatorog-Lasko (Liga Nova KBM) tabbed 33-year old 188cm point guard Daniel Vujasinovic. It is actually his comeback to Lasko as he has played here before. Vujasinovic played recently at KK Tajfun Sentjur in the Liga Nova KBM, but left the team in Jan.'23. In 10 games he averaged 3.4ppg, 2.2rpg and 3.9apg this season.
He was a member of Slovenian U20 National Team in 2009.
Vujasinovic is a very experienced player. He has played also professionally in Bosnia (OKK Sloboda Tuzla), Serbia (Zdravlje), Spain (Coruna) and Slovenia (Hopsi Polzela, Vujasinoviclios Suns, Rogaska, Elektra and Primorska). His team won Slovenian Cup in 2018 and 2019. He was voted to Slovenian League All-Star Game back in 2011 and 2014.

Nutrispoint-Ilirija-Ljubljana (Liga Nova KBM) signed 22-year old Slovenian guard Maksim Gorbachov (190cm-82kg-2000). It is actually his comeback to Ljubljana as he has played here before. Gorbachov started the season at Zdravlje in Serbian KLS league. But in 8 games he had just 1.6ppg and 2.0apg.
He represented Slovenia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U16 Division B in Sofia (Bulgaria) seven years ago. Gorbachov's team won Bronze and his stats at that event were 7 games: 12.3ppg, 3.9rpg, 1.6apg, 2.0spg, FGP: 40.0%, 3PT: 34.3%, FT: 60.0%.
Gorbachov has played previously professionally in Germany (Rist Wedel, Oldenburg and Westerstede) and Slovenia (Petrol Olimpija Ljubljana, LTH Castings, Sezana, Portoroz and Primorska).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team made it to the Slovenian U19 League Semifinals in 2019. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Slovenian 2SKL Honorable Mention in 2022.

Sentjur part ways with Reuf Livadic, adds Stefan Glogovac - by Zeljko Zule

Sencur Gorenjska Kranj inks Nejc Baric - by Zeljko Zule

Sencur-Gorenjska-Kranj (Liga Nova KBM) agreed terms with 25-year old Slovenian point guard Nejc Baric (183cm-1997). Baric played last season at KK Split in Croatian Premijer Liga. In 26 games he had 5.4ppg, 1.8rpg and 3.4apg. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. Baric also played 24 games in ABA League where he recorded 7.7ppg, 1.5rpg and 3.9apg.
The previous (2020-21) season he played at Krka in Slovenian Liga Nova KBM. In 35 games he averaged 7.7ppg, 2.4rpg, 4.7apg and 1.1spg in that year. He contributed to his team making it to both league and Supercup final after they ended regular season as second best team. Baric also played 24 games in ABA League where he got 10.0ppg, 2.0rpg and 3.8apg in that year.
He represented Slovenia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Crete (Greece) six years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 5.6ppg, 2.7rpg, 2.6apg, FGP: 30.8%, 3PT: 29.4%, FT: 66.7%.
Baric has played previously for two other Slovenian teams: Zlatorog and Primorska.
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he was voted Eurobasket.com All-Alpe Adria Cup European Player of the Year and Eurobasket.com All-Alpe Adria Cup Guard of the Year back in 2018.

Adnan Arslanagic gets MVP of the Week award for Slovenian Liga Nova KBM - by Eurobasket News

Bosnia and Herzegovina Adnan Arslanagic (183-PG-1997) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Ilirija and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 13.
The 25-year old playmaker got a double-double of 29 points and eleven assists, while his team beat Sentjur (#4, 7-6) 97-86. Ilirija maintains the 8th position in Slovenian Liga Nova KBM. Ilirija is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 4-9 record. In the team's last game Arslanagic had a remarkable 70.0% from 2-point range. He turned to be Ilirija's top player in his first season with the team. Adnan Arslanagic averages this season 13.6ppg and 6.2apg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young swingman Jure Span (193-G/F-1995, agency: PEPI SPORT) of Rogaska. Span impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 25 points and 10 assists. Of course he led Rogaska to another comfortable win outscoring slightly lower-ranked Hopsi Polzela (#7, 5-8) 89-67. Rogaska's 5th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 7-6 record is not bad and everything may still change. Span is a newcomer at Rogaska 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 14.8ppg (#7). His other stats are also decent: 4.2rpg and 7.3apg.

The third best performed player last round was Serbian Nikola Tadic (206-F/C-1988) of Terme Olimia (#6). Tadic scored 20 points and grabbed twelve rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Terme Olimia, leading his team to a 93-74 easy win against the lower-ranked LTH Castings (#10, 2-11). The chances of Terme Olimia ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 7 games, recording just six victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Tadic could help Terme Olimia to bring them higher in the standings. Tadic has a great season in Slovenia. After 13 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 6.8rpg (7th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Nedzad Muratovic (201-F-1995) of Terme Olimia - 18 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Tavian Dunn-Martin (173-PG-1998) of Sentjur - 28 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists
6. Jaka Klobucar (199-G-2003) of Ilirija - 24 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Simo Atanackovic (207-F-1990) of Terme Olimia - 24 points and 3 rebounds
8. Sinisa Bilic (202-F-1989) of LTH Castings - 18 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Cody Riley (206-F-1997) of Rogaska - 13 points and 11 rebounds
10. Tim Tomazic (197-F-1999) of Sentjur - 11 points, 12 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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SOUTH KOREA

Best players of South Korean KBL round 23 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News

American Omari Spellman (207-PF-1997) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for league's leader Anyang and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 23.
The 25-year old power forward had a double-double of 29 points and seventeen rebounds, while his team edged out Seoul Knights (#4, 16-15) 83-80. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Anyang to consolidate first place in the South Korean KBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Anyang has a very solid 21-8 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. In the team's last game Spellman had a remarkable 58.3% from 2-point range and got five three-pointers out of 12 attempts. He turned to be Anyang's top player in his first season with the team. Villanova University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Spellman is in league's top in points (3rd best: 19.2ppg), rebounds (6th best: 10.0rpg) and averages solid 1.1bpg and 51.2% FGP.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American forward Guna Ra (203-F-1989) of KCC Egis. Ra impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 24 points and 20 rebounds. Of course he led KCC Egis to another comfortable win 79-60 over slightly lower-ranked Suwon KT (#7, 13-16) being unquestionably team leader. KCC Egis' 5th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 15-15 record is not bad and everything may still change. Ra is one of the most experienced players at KCC Egis and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 17.1ppg (#5). He also registered 12.9 boards per game.

The third best performed player last round was Egyptian Assem Marei (206-C-1992) of second-ranked LG Sakers. Marei showcased his all-around game by recording 14 points, nineteen rebounds (!!!) and seven assists in the last round. He was a key player of LG Sakers, leading his team to a 85-61 easy win against #4 ranked Seoul Knights in a game of the week. LG Sakers needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 17 victories and 12 lost games. Marei has a great season in South Korea. After 27 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 13.2rpg (#1 in league).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Yoongi Ha (203-C-1999) of Suwon KT - 26 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Gaige Prim (203-F-1999) of Mobis Phoebus - 21 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Lee Jung-Hyun (190-SF-1999) of Goyang - 31 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists
7. Dedric Lawson (206-F/C-1997) of Goyang - 17 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists
8. Woong Heo (183-G-1993) of KCC Egis - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists
9. Jameel Warney (203-C-1994) of Seoul Knights - 20 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Dae-Heon Lee (198-F-1992) of KoGas - 24 points, 5 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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SPAIN

Stats Leaders-LEB Silver

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Viacheslav KRAVTSOV

Menorca
(212-C-1987)
Avg: 19.1

19.1

17.8

17.6

16.8

16.6

Granada signs Michael Caicedo - by Eurobasket News

Coviran-Granada (Liga Endesa) signed 19-year old forward Michael Caicedo (197cm-2003). Caicedo started the season at Barca. But in 7 Liga Endesa games he had just 1.6ppg.
He represented Spain at the FIBA U20 European Championship in Podgorica (Montenegro) last year. Caicedo's team won Gold and his stats at that event were 7 games: 9.4ppg, 4.1rpg, 2.9apg, 1.1spg, FGP: 63.3%, 3PT: 36.0%.
Caicedo has played previously for FC Barcelona.
Despite young age he had impressive career. His team won Euroleague Regular Season in 2022. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U16 Honorable Mention back in 2019.

(via @DDPronos)

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SWEDEN

Schuberg number one in Sweden Basketligan for round 23 - by Eurobasket News

International Guard Tim Schuberg (188-G-1995) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Norrkoping, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 23.
The 27-year old player got a double-double of 20 points and 11 assists, while his team crushed Nassjo (#7, 8-9) with 19-point margin 90-71. Norrkoping is placed at 3rd position in Swedish Basketligan. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Norrkoping will need more victories to improve their 13-5 record. In the team's last game Schuberg had a remarkable four three-pointers out of 6 attempts. He has many years of experience at Norrkoping, through which he has constantly improved. Tim Schuberg has solid league stats. He is in league's top in assists (8th best: 4.8apg) and averages impressive 59.3% FGP and 48.3% from behind 3-point line.

The second best player in last round's games was young American Jalyn Hinton (198-F-1998, agency: GoEmpire Group) of Uppsala. Hinton had a very good evening with a double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds. Bad luck as Uppsala was edged by the higher-ranked BC Lulea (#5, 12-7) 77-76. This loss caused Uppsala to drop to 9th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 7-12 record. Hinton is a newcomer at Uppsala 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 Belgian forward Michael Gilmore (208-F-1995) of BC Lulea (#5). Gilmore scored 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds. He was a key player of BC Lulea, leading his team to a 77-76 win against the lower-ranked Uppsala (#9, 7-12). BC Lulea needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 12 victories and 7 lost games. Gilmore has a great season in Sweden. After 19 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 18.8ppg (5th best) and rebounds with 9.1rpg (3rd best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Juwan Gray (203-F-1996) of Koping Stars - 25 points and 8 rebounds
5. C.J. Jackson (185-PG-1996) of Jamtland - 20 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists
6. Pierre Hampton (201-F-1991) of Jamtland - 17 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists
7. Ladarien Griffin (200-F-1996) of BC Lulea - 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Derreck Brooks Jr. (198-G-1994) of Nassjo - 17 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists
9. Evan Hinson (196-F-1997) of Fryshuset - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Jonatan Arvidsson (184-PG-1998) of BC Lulea - 16 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists

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

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TAIWAN

Wang number one in Taiwanese SBL for round 2 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News

Swingman Hao-Chi Wang (195-F/G-1993) put on an amazing game in the last round for Taiwan Beer, receiving a Hoops Agents SBL Player of the Week award for round 2.
The 29-year old player was the main contributor (28 points, six rebounds and three assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Changhua (#4, 0-2), the league's bottom-ranked team 80-65. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Taiwan Beer is placed at 3rd position in Taiwanese SBL. Taiwan Beer 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 1-1 record. In the team's last game Wang had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Taiwan Beer and just after two games he already turned to be a very valuable addition to the team. Hao-Chi Wang has solid league stats. He is in league's top in points (6th best: 18.5ppg), assists (4th best: 2.0apg) and averages impressive 68.8% FGP and 50.0% from behind 3-point line.

The second best player in last round's games was young American Julian Boyd (203-F-1990) of Changhua. Boyd had a very good evening with a double-double of 27 points and 12 rebounds. Bad luck as Changhua lost that game 65-80 to Taiwan Beer (1-1). The season is still at the very beginning and this lost game may not be such crucial, of course if they start win the games. Let's wait for the next round. Boyd is one of the most experienced players at Changhua and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 28.0ppg (#1). He also registered 14.5 boards per game.

Third on the list of top players last round was another Taiwan Beer's star - Nigerian forward Gabriel Humphery (195-F-1997). Humphery showcased his all-around game by recording 14 points, twelve rebounds (!!!) and nine assists in the last round. He was another key player of Taiwan Beer, helping his team with a 80-65 easy win against #4 ranked Changhua in a game of the week. Taiwan Beer needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 1 victories and 1 lost games. Humphery has a great season in Taiwan. After only 2 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 13.5ppg (8th best), rebounds with 9.0rpg (7th best) and assists with 6.0apg (3rd best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Jordan Tolbert (200-F-1992) of Taiwan Beer - 19 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists
5. Max Mahoney (203-PF-1998) of Bank of Taiwan - 18 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists
6. Walter Sharpe (206-F/C-1986) of Yulon Luxgen - 18 points and 10 rebounds
7. Chia-Hung Weng (195-F-1992) of Yulon Luxgen - 4 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Wei-Chen Chou (191-PF-1996) of Yulon Luxgen - 14 points and 3 rebounds
9. Bamba Sarr (200-PF-1997) of Yulon Luxgen - 10 points and 12 rebounds
10. Yi-Lun Chen (172-G-1998) of Changhua - 10 points 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)

Mullens' double-double lands him PLeague+ Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

33-year old center Byron Mullens (213-C-1989, agency: BeoBasket) put on an amazing game in the last round for league's best team Kings and receives a Hoops Agents PLeague+ Player of the Week award for round 17.
He had a double-double of 23 points and 21 rebounds, while his team crushed Lioneers (#4, 7-8) with 16-point margin 101-85. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Kings to consolidate first place in the Taiwanese PLeague+. Kings have a solid 12-3 record. In the team's last game Mullens had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Kings and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Ohio State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Mullens is in league's top in points (3rd best: 21.3ppg) and averages solid 2.0bpg and 58.9% FGP.

Second best performed player last round was Anthony Bennett (203-F-1993) of Lioneers. He is Canadian forward in his first season at Lioneers. In the last game Bennett recorded impressive double-double of 27 points and 17 rebounds. It was enough for Lioneers to edge slightly higher-ranked Fubon Braves (7-8) by 2 points 94-92. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Lioneers consolidated its place in top 4 of the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 7-8 record. Bennett is a newcomer at Lioneers and quickly became one of team's most reliable players.

Third place about best performers goes to center Viacheslav Kravtsov (212-C-1987, agency: BeoBasket) of Steelers (#6). Kravtsov scored 24 points and grabbed twelve rebounds (!!!). Despite Kravtsov's great performance Steelers lost 97-110 to the higher-ranked Pilots (#2, 10-3). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Steelers can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have extremely bad season and 2-13 record places them at the very bottom of the standings. Kravtsov has a very solid season. In 5 games in Taiwan he scored 21.6ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Chris Johnson (210-F/C-1985) of Fubon Braves - 17 points, 20 rebounds and 7 assists
5. Jay West (184-G-1997) of Steelers - 25 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists
6. Chun-Hsiang Lu (190-G-1997) of Pilots - 28 points and 2 rebounds
7. Joseph Lin (186-G-1992) of Kings - 22 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists
8. Yu-Wei Chen (183-PG-1999) of Steelers - 22 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists
9. Kuo-Hao Kao (179-PG-1998) of Lioneers - 25 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists
10. Sir'Dominic Pointer (198-G/F-1992) of Dreamers - 23 points and 10 rebounds

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

Xun-Xiang Tsao gets MVP of the Week award for Taiwanese T1 League - by Eurobasket News

Xun-Xiang Tsao (181-G-1999) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for TB Herobears and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 18.
The 23-year old guard had the game-high 25 points adding seven rebounds and three assists for TB Herobears in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Taoyuan L. (#6, 1-10) 114-111. TB Herobears is placed at 3rd position in Taiwanese T1 League. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. TB Herobears will need more victories to improve their 7-5 record. In the team's last game Tsao had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Xun-Xiang Tsao averages this season 6.2ppg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Nigerian guard Michael Efevberha (195-G-1984) of Taoyuan L.. Efevberha impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 41 points and 12 rebounds. Bad luck as Taoyuan L. was edged by the higher-ranked TB Herobears (#3, 7-5) 114-111. Taoyuan L. are still at the very bottom. 10 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory Taoyuan L. managed to get this year. Efevberha 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 27.5ppg (#2). His other stats are also decent: 8.2rpg and 3.7apg.

The third best performed player last round was another Taoyuan L.'s star - American Dwight Howard (211-C-1985). Howard scored 29 points and grabbed eleven rebounds (!!!). Despite Howard's great performance Taoyuan L. lost 111-114 to the higher-ranked TB Herobears (#3, 7-5). But his team cannot count on just these two top stars as they also need help of the other teammates. Taoyuan L. can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have extremely bad season and 1-10 record places them at the very bottom of the standings. Howard has a very solid season. In 5 games in Taiwan he scored 25.2ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Mindaugas Kupsas (216-C-1991) of Kaohsiung A. - 21 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Demitrius Conger (196-SF-1990) of N.Taipei CTBC - 19 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Jason Brickman (183-G-1991) of Kaohsiung A. - 16 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists
7. Ya-Hsuan Hsieh (187-G-1998) of N.Taipei CTBC - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Huan-Ya Yu (182-G-1993) of Kaohsiung A. - 17 points and 5 rebounds
9. Chi-Wei Lee (192-G/F-1993) of TB Herobears - 17 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Long-Mao Hu (195-SF-1992) of Kaohsiung A. - 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists

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

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TURKEY

Vatan's double-double lands him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

18-year old Efe Vatan (2004) put on an amazing game in the last round for Galatasaray and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 12.
He had a double-double of 30 points and 11 rebounds, while his team crushed Bahcesehir (#8, 4-9) with 18-point margin 87-69. Galatasaray maintains the 5th position in their group in Turkish league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Galatasaray will need more victories to improve their 7-5 record. In the team's last game Vatan had a remarkable 92.3% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Galatasaray and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Efe Vatan averages this season 16.8ppg and 7.4rpg.

Second best performed player last round was Emirali Gokturk (203-F-2003) of top-ranked Gaziantep. He is a forward in his 3rd season at Gaziantep. In the last game Gokturk recorded impressive double-double of 18 points and 16 rebounds. Of course he led Gaziantep to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Manisa (#10, 2-10) 104-69. Of course Gaziantep still keep Group A's top spot. He plays for the best team in the league and Gaziantep managed to win all 12 games keeping a perfect record. Gokturk is one of the most experienced players at Gaziantep and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

Third place about best performers goes to Yunus Nur (2003) of Antalya (#6). Nur got into 30-points club by scoring exactly 30 points in the last round. He went also for fourteen rebounds . He was a key player of Antalya, leading his team to a 72-63 win against slightly higher-ranked TED Ankara (#4, 7-5). The chances of Antalya ranking at the top of Group A, however are very questionable as they have already lost 7 games, recording just five victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Nur could help Antalya to bring them higher in the standings. Nur has a great season in Turkey. After 12 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 22.0ppg (2nd best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Emre Tunca (207-C-1991) of Anadolu Efes - 14 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists
5. Evren Demirci (203-F-2005) of Tofas - 20 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Bartu Encu (2005) of Gelisim Koleji - 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Karahan Efeoglu (203-F-2004) of Anadolu Efes - 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Yagiz Aksu (195-PG-2006) of Besiktas - 20 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists
9. Ahmet Ozbek (2005) of Besiktas - 13 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists
10. Arda Gorucu (2006) of Bahcesehir - 27 points and 2 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)

Bas' 30-point game gives him TBL Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

21-year old forward Goktug Bas (201-F-2001) had a great game in the last round for Samsunspor and receives a Hoops Agents TBL Player of the Week award for round 14.
He had the game-high 30 points adding eight rebounds and six assists for Samsunspor in his team's victory, helping them to outclass Antalya (#15, 2-12) with 32-point margin 96-64. Samsunspor maintains the 3rd position in Turkish TBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Samsunspor will need more victories to improve their 11-3 record. In the team's last game Bas had a remarkable 70.6% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Samsunspor and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Goktug Bas averages this season 12.9ppg and 5.3rpg.

Second best performed player last round was Brandon Walters (208-C-1995) of TED Ankara. He is American center in his first season at TED Ankara. In the last game Walters recorded impressive double-double of 22 points and 14 rebounds. Of course he led TED Ankara to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Bornova (#16, 2-12) 92-65. TED Ankara's 5th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 9-5 record is not bad and everything may still change. Walters is a newcomer at TED Ankara and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.0ppg (#4). He also registered 9.9 boards per game.

Third place about best performers goes to forward Clint Robinson (203-F/C-1994) of Final Spor (#4). Robinson showcased his all-around game by recording 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the last round. He was a key player of Final Spor, leading his team to a 86-78 win against the lower-ranked OGM Orman (#13, 5-9). Final Spor needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 9 victories and 5 lost games. Robinson has a very solid season. In 14 games in Turkey he scored 14.0ppg. He also has 6.6rpg and FGP: 63.5%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Desure Buie (185-G-1997) of Kocaeli - 33 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Brandon Huffman (208-F/C-1998) of Bornova - 19 points and 12 rebounds
6. Donte Clark (194-G-1994) of Haremspor - 31 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Tobin Carberry (193-G-1991) of Mersin - 26 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Orhan Haciyeva (200-PF-1989) of Yalovaspor - 20 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Kaan Sariaslan (193-F/G-1997) of TED Ankara - 23 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists
10. D'Shawn Schwartz (201-G/F-1999) of Fenerbahce 2 - 20 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)

Bouteille number one in Turkey BSL for round 14 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News

French Forward Axel Bouteille (201-F-1995, agency: BeoBasket) had a great game in the last round for second-ranked Turk Telekom, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 14.
The 27-year old player was the main contributor (30 points, eight rebounds and three assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Anadolu Efes (#5, 9-5) 85-70. Turk Telekom maintains the 2nd position in Turkish BSL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Turk Telekom will need more victories to improve their 11-3 record. In the team's last game Bouteille had a remarkable seven three-pointers out of 10 attempts. He turned to be Turk Telekom's top player in his first season with the team. Axel Bouteille averages this season 14.9ppg.

The second best player in last round's games was young American Jaylon Brown (183-PG-1994) of Pinar Karsiyaka. Brown had a very good evening with 36 points and 2 rebounds. It was enough for Pinar Karsiyaka to edge the lower-ranked Buyukcekmece (#14, 4-10) 104-102. This victory allowed Pinar Karsiyaka to move up to 3rd position in the standings. His team's 10-4 record is not bad at all. Brown is a newcomer at Pinar Karsiyaka, but is already one of team's top players.

Third on the list of top players last round was international guard Can Mutaf (190-SG-1991) of Buyukcekmece (#14). Mutaf got into 30-points club by scoring 31 points in the last round. Despite Mutaf's great performance Buyukcekmece lost 102-104 to the higher-ranked Pinar Karsiyaka (#3, 10-4). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. Buyukcekmece can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 4-10 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Mutaf has a very solid season. In 14 games in Turkey he scored 9.8ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Max Heidegger (191-G-1997) of Merkezefendi - 27 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists
5. Ricky Tarrant (188-PG-1993) of Manisa - 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists
6. Johnny Hamilton (213-C-1994) of Merkezefendi - 14 points and 13 rebounds
7. Angelo Caloiaro (203-F-1989) of Galatasaray - 20 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists
8. Rob Gray (186-G-1994) of Tofas - 21 points and 8 assists
9. Jerry Boutsiele (208-C-1994) of Bahcesehir - 13 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Codi Miller-McIntyre (191-PG-1994) of Gaziantep - 14 points, 4 rebounds and 11 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)

Yalovaspor adds Eslik to their roster - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu

TBL newcomer Semt77-Yalova-Belediye-Spor added to their roster 28-year old guard Burak Eslik (193cm-84kg-1994, college: SIUE). Eslik started the season at Merkezefendi in the BSL. BSL was a little too high level for him, where in two games he did not score anything. TBL will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time.
He has played previously for five other teams: Trabzonspor, Samsunspor, Sakarya Buyuksehir Basketbol, Buyukcekmece and Afyon.
Eslik played in the final of Turkish TBL in 2022.
He graduated from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville in 2017 and it is his sixth season as a professional player.

Merkezefendi adds Aydin to their roster - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu

Merkezefendi-Belediyesi-Denizli-Basket (BSL) added to their roster 28-year old guard Gokhan Aydin (191cm-1995). Aydin started the season at Yalovaspor in TBL. He helped his team get promotion to TBL. In 12 games he recorded just 2.8ppg and 1.3rpg.
Aydin has played previously for eight other teams: Tofas, Oyak Renault, Beylikduzu, Samsunspor, Best Balikesir, Bursaspor, Final Spor and Manisa. His team made it to the Turkish TBL Federation Cup Finalist in 2019 and 2022 final.

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UKRAINE

Stats Leaders - Men

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Demetrius LAKE

Cherkasy
(180-PG-)
Avg: 22.7

22.7

18.2

16.6

15.8

15.7

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UNITED CUP

United Cup Day 1: Jefry Aries impressive yet again! - by Ghassan Abousamra

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UNITED KINGDOM

Devonte Bandoo (ex Saskatchewan) signs at Leicester Riders - by Jeff King

NBL D1 Round 13 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News

NBL D1 is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 13 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game in Bradford was quite interesting. Third ranked Thunder (10-2) played at the court of 6th ranked Dragons (5-6). Thunder managed to secure a 8-point victory 83-75 on Saturday. Thunder made 22-of-27 free shots (81.5 percent) during the game. 28 personal fouls committed by Dragons helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international forward Orlan Jackman (201-1988, college: Okla City) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and guard Andre Arissol (188-1997, college: Chaminade) chipped in 20 points. At the losing side guard Jordan Whelan (193-1994, college: MNU) responded with a double-double by scoring 32 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists. Dragons' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Thunder maintains third place with 10-2 record having just two point less than leader Hemel Storm. Dragons at the other side keep the sixth position with six games lost. They share it with Reading R. and Nottingham H.. Thunder are looking forward to face Knights (#5) in Newcastle in the next round. Dragons will play at home against the league's leader Storm and are hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Ninth ranked Rockets (5-6) crushed at home 11th ranked Cavaliers (4-8) by 22 points 124-102, which is the biggest margin this round. American guard Troy Cracknell (193, college: Augusta, agency: Interperformances) nailed 31 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and Reis Pinnock accounted for 14 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Rockets' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Shaquille Lewis (198-1993) came up with 28 points and 7 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) for Cavaliers in the defeat. Rockets moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Bradford D. and Nottingham H. Cavaliers at the other side keep the eleventh position with eight games lost. Rockets will play against league's second-placed Derby Trailblazers at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Cavaliers will play against Manchester Magic (#12) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last game of round 13 Essex R. won against Manchester M. on the opponent's court 72-62.

Bradford D. - Worthing T. 75-83

The game in Bradford was quite interesting. Third ranked Thunder (10-2) played at the court of 6th ranked Dragons (5-6). Thunder managed to secure a 8-point victory 83-75 on Saturday. Thunder made 22-of-27 free shots (81.5 percent) during the game. 28 personal fouls committed by Dragons helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international forward Orlan Jackman (201-1988, college: Okla City) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and guard Andre Arissol (188-1997, college: Chaminade) chipped in 20 points. Five Thunder players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Jordan Whelan (193-1994, college: MNU) responded with a double-double by scoring 32 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists and American point guard Justin Williams (178, college: IU East) scored 18 points and 6 rebounds. Dragons' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Thunder maintains third place with 10-2 record having just two point less than leader Hemel Storm. Dragons at the other side keep the sixth position with six games lost. They share it with Reading R. and Nottingham H.. Thunder are looking forward to face Knights (#5) in Newcastle in the next round. Dragons will play at home against the league's leader Storm and are hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Worthing T.: A.Arissol 20+4reb+2ast, V.Eze 18+2reb+2ast, R.Blain 14+7reb+2ast, O.Jackman 13+13reb+4ast, D.Moya 10+7reb+7ast, H.Abdul 8+5reb+2ast
Bradford D.: J.Whelan 32+14reb+4ast, J.Williams 18+6reb+2ast, M.Savery-Richards 11+4reb+2ast, D.Walsh 6+5reb+1ast, E.Jabari 4+3reb, J.Misambu 2

Manchester M. - Essex R. 62-72

Rather expected game when 12th ranked Manchester Magic (4-9) was defeated at home by tenth ranked Rebels (5-7) 72-62. Rebels players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Manchester Magic's players. American guard Owen Chose (188, college: Stonehill) nailed 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and center Dylan Johns (211-1993, college: CSUN) accounted for 12 points and 7 rebounds. Rebels' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Forward Tyme Regent-Bascombe (195-1994) came up with 21 points and 9 rebounds and guard Andre Gayle-Mcintosh (194-1995) added 15 points and 14 rebounds respectively for Manchester Magic in the defeat. Rebels moved-up to ninth place. Newly promoted Manchester Magic keeps the twelfth position with nine games lost. Rebels will play against bottom-ranked Warriors (#14) in Westminster in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Manchester Magic will play at home against Cavaliers and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Essex R.: O.Chose 22+7reb+4ast, D.Johns 12+7reb+3ast, R.Winter 9+4reb+3ast, M.Riccardo 7+9reb+3ast, J.Eynon 7+6reb+7ast, H.Tyreese 6+1reb
Manchester M.: T.Regent-Bascombe 21+9reb+1ast, A.Gayle-Mcintosh 15+14reb, L.Pouale 8+7reb+1ast, K.Ulett-Waul 5+2reb+3ast, B.Goodall 4+5reb+1ast, T.Brown 4+3reb+3ast

Reading R. - Thames Valley C. 124-102

Ninth ranked Rockets (5-6) crushed at home 11th ranked Cavaliers (4-8) by 22 points 124-102, which is the biggest margin this round. Rockets made 16-of-18 charity shots (88.9 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three nailing 16 long-distance shots on high 57.1 percentage. Rockets players were unselfish on offense dishing 30 assists. American guard Troy Cracknell (193, college: Augusta, agency: Interperformances) nailed 31 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and guard Reis Pinnock (185-1996) accounted for 14 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Rockets' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Shaquille Lewis (198-1993) came up with 28 points and 7 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) and point guard Bode Adeluola (179-1989) added 22 points and 6 assists respectively for Cavaliers in the defeat. Four Rockets and five Cavaliers players scored in double figures. Rockets moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Bradford D. and Nottingham H. Cavaliers at the other side keep the eleventh position with eight games lost. Rockets will play against league's second-placed Derby Trailblazers at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Cavaliers will play against Manchester Magic (#12) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Reading R.: T.Cracknell 31+8reb+6ast, B.Dixon 17+2reb+2ast, R.Pinnock 14+11reb+4ast, J.Jordan 12+2reb+1ast, L.Champion-Alleyne 11+1reb+2ast, J.Jenkins 10+8ast
Thames Valley C.: S.Lewis 28+7reb+1ast, B.Adeluola 22+1reb+6ast, J.Manning 15+3reb+1ast, O.Victor 13+6reb+5ast, A.Roberts 11+7reb+4ast, H.Jarrett 7+1reb+1ast

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URUGUAY

Stats Leaders - LUB

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Donald SIMS

Bigua
(190-SG-1987)
Avg: 21.0

21.0

20.4

19.6

18.9

18.4

LUB Round 16: Nacional defeat Penarol in the closest game of the week - by Eurobasket News

Host teams show no mercy winning all games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 16 in the LUB took place in Montevideo. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 5th ranked Penarol (8-7) to eighth ranked Nacional (8-7) 79-76 in the game for the fifth place. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Alejandro Acosta (189-1989) who helped to win the game recording 16 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and American Brandon Nazione (202-1994, college: EMU, agency: Players Group) who added 18 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side American power forward Lee Roberts (203-1987, college: Findlay, OH) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. Penarol's coach Pablo Lopez rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Nacional moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Trouville and Penarol.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Aguada (#4) and Goes (#3). Aguada (9-6) won against visiting Goes (9-6) 72-67. The winners were led by Dominican center Eloy Vargas (211-1988, college: Kentucky, agency: BIG) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds and Orlando Johnson supported him with 16 points. Even a double-double of 17 points and 16 rebounds by Venezuelan center Windi Graterol (204-1986, agency: Pro Sports) did not help to save the game for Goes. Aguada moved-up to third place, which they share with defeated Goes.
Bottom-ranked Urupan managed to get a fifth victory, breaking the three-game losing streak on Monday night. This time they won against sixth-ranked Malvin 89-83. Eric Ferguson fired a double-double by scoring 22 points and 17 rebounds for the winners. Urupan's coach Esteban Yaquinta used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Anthony Hilliard produced 23 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. Urupan (5-10) moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Olimpia. Malvin at the other side dropped to the eighth position with eight games lost. They share it with L.Borges.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 16: Defensor was destroyed by Bigua on the opponent's court 121-99. Trouville managed to outperform L.Borges in a home game 103-87. Olimpia were rolled over Hebraica on the road 101-70.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 21 points and 8 rebounds by Federico Haller of Hebraica.

Bigua - Defensor 121-99

Very expected game in Montevideo where 12th ranked Defensor (4-10) was crushed by first ranked Bigua (11-3) 121-99 on Monday. Bigua shot the lights out from three sinking 18 long-distance shots on high 52.9 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American Victor Rudd (206-1991, college: S.Florida) fired 34 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds for the winners. Guard Santiago Vidal (180-1989, agency: Pro Sports) chipped in 16 points and 5 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Five Bigua players scored in double figures. Bigua's coach Diego Cal felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward Dion Wright (201-1993, college: St.Bonaventure, agency: Inception Sports) produced 32 points and Sebastian Ottonello (200-1997) added 22 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. Bigua have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 11-3 record. Defensor lost sixth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom place with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Bigua: V.Rudd 34+7reb+2ast, D.Sims 19+2reb+3ast, S.Vidal 16+3reb+5ast, S.Moglia 14+3reb, L.Santos 13+7reb+3ast, I.Loriente 6+1reb
Defensor: D.Wright 32+2reb+1ast, S.Ottonello 22+10reb+3ast, S.Garly 16+12reb+2ast, M.Cabot 9+1reb+3ast, Q.Thomas 9+3reb, S.Massa 6+3reb+3ast

Nacional - Penarol 79-76

The most exciting game of round 16 in the LUB took place in Montevideo. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 5th ranked Penarol (8-7) to eighth ranked Nacional (8-7) 79-76 in the game for the fifth place. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Alejandro Acosta (189-1989) who helped to win the game recording 16 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and American Brandon Nazione (202-1994, college: EMU, agency: Players Group) who added 18 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side American power forward Lee Roberts (203-1987, college: Findlay, OH) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Rodney Green (197-1988, college: La Salle) scored 20 points. Penarol's coach Pablo Lopez rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Nacional moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Trouville and Penarol.
Top scorers:
Nacional: B.Nazione 18+8reb+1ast, A.Acosta 16+5reb+8ast, G.McGhee 14+7reb+3ast, F.Pereiras 9+2reb, S.Safar 8+2reb+1ast, J.Galletto 5+2reb+1ast
Penarol: R.Green 20+3reb+1ast, L.Roberts 17+13reb+1ast, C.Thomas 14+4reb+1ast, M.Mayora 9+4reb+5ast, J.Zanotta 8+4reb+3ast, G.Mateo 5+1reb+2ast

Trouville - L.Borges 103-87

Everything could happen in Montevideo at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked Trouville and 7th ranked L.Borges had identical 7-7 record. This time Trouville used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Montevideo 103-87 on Monday night. Trouville outrebounded L.Borges 43-27 including a 28-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. American forward Dwayne Davis (196-1989, college: Southern Miss) fired 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The other American import power forward Tavrion Dawson (202-1996, college: CSUN, agency: One Motive Sports) chipped in 22 points and 7 rebounds. Gaston Semiglia (186-1991) produced 24 points and 4 assists and American center Ricardo Glenn (203-1990, college: USC Upstate, agency: Interperformances) added 13 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. 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. Trouville (8-7) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Nacional and Penarol. L.Borges at the other side dropped to the eighth position with eight games lost. They share it with Malvin.
Top scorers:
Trouville: D.Davis 25+7reb+4ast, T.Dawson 22+7reb+2ast, G.Espindola 19+6reb, A.Ibarguen 13+10reb+1ast, S.Fernandez 7+3reb+3ast, G.Pablo 7+5reb
L.Borges: G.Semiglia 24+3reb+4ast, R.Glenn 13+5reb+2ast, A.Pruitt 11+7reb+1ast, M.Zubiaurre 10+1reb+2ast, A.Federico 8+2reb, C.Pereira 8+5reb+3ast

Urupan - Malvin 89-83

Bottom-ranked Urupan managed to get a fifth victory, breaking the three-game losing streak on Monday night. This time they won against sixth-ranked Malvin 89-83. Urupan looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American forward Eric Ferguson (203-1989, college: Georgia South) fired a double-double by scoring 22 points and 17 rebounds for the winners. Point guard Fernando Martinez (173-1979, agency: Pro Sports) chipped in 19 points and 4 assists. Urupan's coach Esteban Yaquinta used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American swingman Anthony Hilliard (195-1986, college: ECSU) produced 23 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and U.S. Virgin Islands-Puerto Rican forward Ivan Aska (201-1990, college: Murray St., agency: 011 Sports) added 19 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Urupan (5-10) moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Olimpia. Malvin at the other side dropped to the eighth position with eight games lost. They share it with L.Borges.
Top scorers:
Urupan: E.Ferguson 22+17reb+1ast, F.Martinez 19+4reb+4ast, D.Robinson 15+1reb+5ast, Z.Riauka 12+7reb+5ast, H.Caceres 8+1reb, F.Soto 6+3ast
Malvin: A.Hilliard 23+9reb+4ast, I.Aska 19+9reb+1ast, R.Goodwin 18+3reb+2ast, L.Capalbo 12+2ast, K.Wachsmann 8+12reb, C.Juan Diego 3+1reb+1ast

Aguada - Goes 72-67

Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Aguada (#4) and Goes (#3). Aguada (9-6) won against visiting Goes (9-6) 72-67. The winners were led by Dominican center Eloy Vargas (211-1988, college: Kentucky, agency: BIG) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds and American guard Orlando Johnson (193-1989, college: UCSB) supported him with 16 points. Four Aguada players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 17 points and 16 rebounds by Venezuelan center Windi Graterol (204-1986, agency: Pro Sports) did not help to save the game for Goes. Guard Martin Osimani (194-1981, college: Duquesne, agency: Pro Sports) added 22 points and 7 assists for lost side. Aguada moved-up to third place, which they share with defeated Goes.
Top scorers:
Aguada: L.Planells 18+2reb+2ast, O.Johnson 16+4reb+3ast, A.Young 12+5reb, E.Vargas 10+13reb, L.Cerminato 6+4reb, J.Santiso 5+2reb+3ast
Goes: M.Osimani 22+3reb+7ast, W.Graterol 17+16reb, J.Osimani 17+2reb+5ast, I.Xavier 7+8reb+1ast, N.Colmenares 4+9reb+1ast, M.Diego 0

Hebraica - Olimpia 101-70

Not a big story in a game in Montevideo where 11th ranked Olimpia (5-10) was rolled over by second ranked Hebraica (10-5) 101-70 on Tuesday. Hebraica looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Forward Federico Haller (200-1988) fired 21 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Naturalized Italian point guard Luciano Parodi (182-1994) chipped in 14 points and 7 assists. American forward Delwan Graham (200-1988, college: Jacksonville) produced 17 points and 6 rebounds and naturalized Spanish center Esteban Batista (206-1983) added 14 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. 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. Hebraica have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 10-5 record behind leader Bigua. Loser Olimpia keeps the eleventh place with ten games lost. They share the position with Urupan.
Top scorers:
Hebraica: F.Haller 21+8reb+1ast, A.Henriquez 18+3reb+1ast, L.Parodi 14+2reb+7ast, J.Ducasse 14+3reb+2ast, J.Lawson 9+7reb+1ast, B.Garcia 8+2reb+4ast
Olimpia: D.Graham 17+6reb, E.Batista 14+8reb, M.Pablo 11+7reb+1ast, M.Thomas 10+1reb+5ast, D.Enzo 6+2reb, L.Tiago 5+1reb

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Eagles Win Big Over Maine-Fort Kent - by Eurobasket News

Like the lyrics to Jerry Reed's song say, "When You're Hot, You're Hot", and that aptly described the Golden Eagles blitzkrieg of Maine - Fort Kent in Founders Hall on Monday night in an 86-43 win. And just like Homer Jones and Big John Talley, KSU Tusc's luck was so good they could do no wrong as they just kept rollin' and controllin' the game building an insurmountable 41-11 lead after the opening 20 minutes had expired. For all intents and purposes, the visiting Bengals could have thrown up their hands after the first 13 and one-half minutes of the game, as they failed to get a field goal until the 6:27 mark of the first half. The Eagles scored off the opening tip as DeJuan Lawrence (6'8''-F) tapped the ball to a basket streaking London Cobbs (6'2''-G) for an easy deuce. Soon after, Lawrence hit two outside jumpers and a back door dunk by Kameron Shockley (6'5''-F) made it 8-0. Shockley was called for hanging on the rim and Fort Kent converted a free throw to score their first point of the game. A 23-1 run by the Eagles ensued as they went for broke with a series of highlight dunks off missed offensive shots. They ended the first half like they entered it, scoring the final eight points via a Kameron Shockley drive and a backdoor dunk on a lob from Braden Rostad (F) who was lined up for a three, a Lawrence halfcourt steal followed by a thunderous one-handed slam and a theft and lay in from Vinnie Roper for a 30-point lead at the break. In the second half the onslaught continued as the Eagles led by as many as 47 points after a Kyle Shockley (6'3''-G) three-ball with 5:37 left in the game. Somewhere in the distance Jerry Reed's voice echoed, "When you hot, you hot". Fourteen Golden Eagles cracked the scoring column led by Kameron Shockley's 19, 17 from Lawrence and 11 from Kyle Shockley. Lawrence produced his seventh double-double on the season as he wiped the boards clean with 13 rebounds while also coming up with four steals. The win ups KSU Tusc's record to 11-5 on the season. Currently ranked No. 7 in the USCAA DII, the Eagles host No. 5 ranked Villa Maria College on Thursday at 4 pm.
Courtesy of: ksut.prestosports.com

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Stats Leaders - WNBL

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Tiffany MITCHELL

Melbourne
(175-PG-1994)
Avg: 19.6

19.6

19.5

18.7

17.7

17.5

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Stats Leaders - Women

Stats Leaders

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RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Niya MITCHELL

Jedinstvo
(178-F-)
Avg: 30.3

30.3

23.1

21.0

19.0

18.6

Eunikos ink Milica Deura - by Chris Mammides

GAC-Eunikos (A1) signed 32-year old Bosnian international guard Milica Deura (178cm-1990). Deura started the season at Slavia Banska Bystrica in Slovakian Extraliga. In 9 games she had 8.6ppg, 2.1rpg, 2.9apg and 1.7spg. She also played 7 games in Eurocup where she recorded 9.7ppg, 3.1rpg and 3.7apg.
Deura has been also a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina international program for some years. She has regularly played for Bosnia and Herzegovina senior team since 2006 and previously for U18 National Team back in 2007.
Deura also represented Bosnia at the Qualifications to European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) 2017 seven years ago. Her stats at that event were 6 games: 9.7ppg, 2.7rpg, 3.0apg, 1.2spg, FGP: 44.0%, 3PT: 21.9%, FT: 83.3%.
She is quite experienced player. Deura has played also professionally in Germany (TSV 1880 and Keltern), Montenegro (Buducnost), Romania (Arad and Alba Iulia), Serbia (Crvena Zvezda and Partizan), Spain (Logrono), Turkey (Edirne) and Bosnia (Mladi Krajisnik). She won German DBBL championship title in 2017 and 2021 and the cup in 2017 and 2020. Deura was voted Eurobasket.com All-Bosnia and Herzegovina League Player of the Year back in 2011 and 2012.

Division I Round 9 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The game in Tuzla supposed to be quite interesting. Leader Banovici (8-0) played at the court of 8th ranked Jedinstvo (3-7). Banovici smashed Jedinstvo 98-59 on Tuesday. Banovici dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Jedinstvo's 32. Banovici forced 23 Jedinstvo turnovers and outrebounded them 52-37 including 17 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Jedinstvo's players. The former international center Ajla Ikanovic (192-1999) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and American guard Aaliyah Dunham (165-1999, college: Marshall) chipped in 32 points and 4 steals. The best for the losing side was point guard Elma Feukic (166-2002) with 23 points, 6 rebounds 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. Undefeated Banovici have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Orlovi. Jedinstvo at the other side keeps the eighth place with seven games lost. Banovici will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Jedinstvo will play again on the road against the league's leader Banovici (#1) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
The game in Banja Luka supposed to be also worth to mention about. Third ranked Lavovi (7-2) played at the court of 5th ranked Mladi Krajisnik (4-4). Lavovi smashed Mladi Krajisnik 73-38. Jelena Lazarevic (185-2005) nailed a double-double by scoring 14 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals for the winning side and Milica Djokic accounted for 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Milica Sirovina (179-2004) came up with 8 points and 9 rebounds for Mladi Krajisnik in the defeat. 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. Lavovi maintains third place with 7-2 record behind leader Banovici. Mladi Krajisnik at the other side keeps the fifth position with four games lost. They share it with Play Off. Lavovi will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Mladi Krajisnik will play again at home against Lavovi (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Leader Orlovi (8-0) crushed at home 6th ranked Play Off (4-4) by 58 points 90-32, which is the biggest margin this round on Friday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Play Off. The best player for the winners was Marija Damjanovic who had a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds. Orlovi's coach Dragana Svitlica felt very confident using 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. At the other side the best for losing team was Ema Halimic who recorded a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds. The victory was the eighth consecutive win for Orlovi. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Banovici. Defending champion Play Off dropped to the fifth place with four games lost. They share the position with Mladi Krajisnik. Orlovi will meet Zrinjski (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Play Off will play against Feniks (#11) and hope to secure a win.

In the last two games of round 9 Kozara was destroyed by Celik on the opponent's court 100-66. Zrinjski lost to undefeated Orlovi in a home game 53-72.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 13 points and 15 rebounds by Andjela Sipka of Orlovi.

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Jedinstvo - Banovici 59-98

The game in Tuzla supposed to be quite interesting. Leader Banovici (8-0) played at the court of 8th ranked Jedinstvo (3-7). Banovici smashed Jedinstvo 98-59 on Tuesday. Banovici dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Jedinstvo's 32. Banovici forced 23 Jedinstvo turnovers and outrebounded them 52-37 including 17 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Jedinstvo's players. The former international center Ajla Ikanovic (192-1999) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and American guard Aaliyah Dunham (165-1999, college: Marshall) chipped in 32 points and 4 steals. Four Banovici players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was point guard Elma Feukic (166-2002) with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and power forward Lejla Livadic (185-1999) scored 12 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. Banovici have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Orlovi. Jedinstvo at the other side keeps the eighth place with seven games lost. Banovici will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Jedinstvo will play again on the road against the league's leader Banovici (#1) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Jedinstvo: E.Feukic 23+6reb+4ast, L.Livadic 12+5reb+1ast, M.Ajla 10+7reb, N.Dzemila 6+8reb+1ast, B.Azra 6+2reb+3ast, S.Masa 2+1reb
Banovici: A.Dunham 32+4reb+2ast, A.Ikanovic 27+11reb+5ast, N.Nurkic 13+11reb, D.Kahvedzic 13+6reb+5ast, S.Ena 7+6reb+1ast, K.Zerina 4+8reb+7ast

Orlovi - Play Off 90-32

Leader Orlovi (8-0) crushed at home 6th ranked Play Off (4-4) by 58 points 90-32, which is the biggest margin this round on Friday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Play Off. Orlovi held Play Off to an opponent 17.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 45.7 percent accuracy of the winners. Orlovi forced 32 Play Off turnovers and outrebounded them 53-27 including a 20-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Play Off's players. The best player for the winners was center Marija Damjanovic (189-2007) who had a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds. Guard Danijela Mitrovic (170-2004) chipped in 17 points and 4 assists. Orlovi's coach Dragana Svitlica felt very confident using 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. At the other side the best for losing team was Ema Halimic who recorded a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds and Irma Music added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively. The victory was the eighth consecutive win for Orlovi. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Banovici. Defending champion Play Off dropped to the fifth place with four games lost. They share the position with Mladi Krajisnik. Orlovi will meet Zrinjski (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Play Off will play against Feniks (#11) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Play Off: M.Irma 11+5reb+3ast, H.Ema 10+10reb, A.Niksic 6+2reb+1ast, J.Kapisoda 3+1reb+2ast, H.Sajra 2+7reb+2ast, B.Tekac 0
Orlovi: M.Danijela 17+4reb+4ast, A.Sipka 15+2reb+1ast, D.Marija 12+13reb+3ast, S.Radulovic 7+2reb+4ast, V.Marija 7+6reb+2ast, P.Hana 6+8reb+1ast

Mladi Krajisnik - Lavovi 38-73

The game in Banja Luka supposed to be also worth to mention about. Third ranked Lavovi (7-2) played at the court of 5th ranked Mladi Krajisnik (4-4). Lavovi smashed Mladi Krajisnik 73-38. Lavovi held Mladi Krajisnik to an opponent 24.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 40.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Lavovi forced 25 Mladi Krajisnik turnovers. Jelena Lazarevic (185-2005) nailed a double-double by scoring 14 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals for the winning side and Serbian guard Milica Djokic (178-2005) accounted for 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Lavovi players scored in double figures. Guard Milica Sirovina (179-2004) came up with 8 points and 9 rebounds and forward Jana Guska (191-2005) added 6 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Mladi Krajisnik in the defeat. 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. Lavovi maintains third place with 7-2 record behind leader Banovici. Mladi Krajisnik at the other side keeps the fifth position with four games lost. They share it with Play Off. Lavovi will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Mladi Krajisnik will play again at home against Lavovi (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Mladi Krajisnik: S.Milica 8+9reb+2ast, K.Nikolina 8+5reb+1ast, J.Milica 6, G.Jana 6+10reb, M.Simic 4+4reb+4ast, S.Marija 3+3reb+1ast
Lavovi: L.Jelena 14+13reb+6ast, I.Babic 13+2reb+1ast, M.Halilovic 13+3reb+1ast, D.Milica 13+5reb+4ast, I.Karisik 11+6reb+2ast, S.Sara 3+7reb

Celik - Kozara 100-66

Very expected game in Zenica where 9th ranked Kozara (2-7) was crushed by fourth ranked Celik (5-2) 100-66 on Thursday. Celik forced 21 Kozara turnovers and outrebounded them 38-27 including 25 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was guard Adna Omerdic (172-2004) who scored 21 points. Guard Berina Mustafica (177-2003) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. Five Celik players scored in double figures. Celik's coach felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to get some rest. At the other side the best for losing team was Slobodanka Skrbic who recorded 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and Milanka Skrbic added 15 points respectively. The victory was the third consecutive win for Celik. They maintain fourth place with 5-2 record. Newly promoted Kozara keeps the ninth position with seven games lost. Celik will again meet Kozara (#9) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Kozara will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Kozara: S.Slobodanka 26+8reb+4ast, S.Milanka 15+4reb, I.Protic 10+6reb+2ast, K.Pajic 9+2reb+2ast, Z.Gagic 2+6reb+3ast, V.Sara 2+1ast
Celik: O.Adna 21+2reb, K.Zerina 14+1reb+1ast, M.Berina 14+6reb+2ast, I.Amna 13+3ast, C.Anida 12+1ast, A.Almedina 10+10reb

Zrinjski - Orlovi 53-72

Very predictable result in Mostar where leader Orlovi (8-0) smashed 10th ranked Zrinjski (1-7) 72-53 on Thursday. They outrebounded Zrinjski 54-27 including a 40-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was center Andjela Sipka (186-2002) who had a double-double by scoring 13 points and 15 rebounds. Forward Jelena Tadic (181-2003) chipped in 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Orlovi players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Katarina Mihalj (180-2007) who recorded 13 points and 6 rebounds and Ana Leko (170-2005) added 12 points and 4 steals respectively. Zrinjski's coach rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the eighth consecutive win for Orlovi. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Banovici. Zrinjski lost their fifth game in a row. Newly promoted team keeps the tenth place with seven games lost. Orlovi will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Zrinjski will play again against the league's second-placed Orlovi (#2) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Zrinjski: M.Katarina 13+6reb+2ast, L.Ana 12+4reb+2ast, H.Sara 9+2reb+1ast, B.Katarina 9+7reb+1ast, C.Jelena 5+3reb, O.Sara 5
Orlovi: T.Jelena 13+7reb+4ast, A.Sipka 13+15reb+2ast, G.Kondic 13+11reb, M.Ristic 13+3reb+5ast, D.Sonja 6+2reb, S.Radulovic 5+4reb+3ast

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CIS Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Sarah GATES

McMaster
(178-G-)
Avg: 25.9

25.9

22.0

21.5

21.5

21.2

Memorial sweeps the weekend series with the Tigers - by Eurobasket News

The Memorial SeaHawks beat the Dalhousie Tigers 68-61 in AUS action on Sunday Afternoon. The first quarter started out much like yesterday, this time with the Tigers holding Memorial off the scoreboard for almost four minutes. Gabrielle Roche (188-C) (St. John's, NL) was able get the first basket for the SeaHawks. The rest of the quarter was back and forth action between the two teams, ending in a 14-12 lead for Memorial. Alana Short (Barrie, ON) went to work in the second quarter scoring 8 of the SeaHawks 17 points. Andrea Hebert (180-G) (St. Catherines, ON) was sent to the line four times, draining all of her shots to lead the Tigers in scoring at the half. Heading into the dressing room, the Tigers and SeaHawks were ties 31-31. Short continued her scoring ways in the third quarter with Memorial ending the quarter up by five. The Tigers comeback took a hit when leading scorer through three quarters, Andrea Hebert fouled out of the game. She ended the game with a team high 18 points, going 10-for-10 from the free throw line. The Tigers pushed hard for the comeback leading to a tight fourth quarter, but were unable to overcome the deficit, falling to the SeaHawks 68-61. Short finished the game with 24 points and 9 rebounds earning Subway Player of the Game honours. The Tigers head on the road next weekend to play the STFX X-Women and the Cape Breton Capers. Memorial have the weekend off next weekend then return to Halifax on Jan. 20 to face the Saint Mary's Huskies.
Courtesy of: daltigers.ca

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KAZL Split adds Dabakoglu to their roster, part ways with Tatyana Davis - by Zeljko Zule

Kosarkaska-Akademija-Zana-Lelas-Split (Premijer Liga) added to their roster 24-year old Turk swingman Nihan Dabakoglu (175cm-1998) as a replacement for Tatyana Davis (175-G-1998, college: Tennessee St.) with whom has parted ways.

Dabakoglu started the season at Besiktas in Turkish KBSL. But in 11 games she recorded just 0.4ppg.
She represented Turkey at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Matosinhos (Portugal) six years ago. Her stats at that event were 3 games: 0.3ppg.
Dabakoglu has played also professionally for other Turkish teams like Elazig Il and Adana.

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CZECH REPUBLIC

Stats Leaders - Women

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Najai POLLARD

Chomutov
(180-F-1997)
Avg: 21.0

21.0

19.3

18.0

16.5

14.5

Ondrouskova's double-double lands her 1Liga Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

21-year old swingman Andrea Ondrouskova (175-G/F-2001) put on an amazing game in the last round for Brandys L. and receives a Hoops Agents 1Liga Player of the Week award for round 12.
She had a double-double of 21 points and 14 rebounds, while her team crushed Podebrady (#10, 4-8) with 17-point margin 86-69. Brandys L. maintains the 5th position in Czech Republic league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Brandys L. will need more victories to improve their 7-5 record. Ondrouskova has many years of experience at Brandys L., through which she has constantly improved. Ondrouskova has impressive league stats. She is league's best scorer averaging so far 19.7ppg. Ondrouskova is in league's top in rebounds (6th best: 7.6rpg) and averages solid 2.1spg.

Second best performed player last round was Klara Mareckova (185-F-1990) of Aritma Praha. She is a forward in her first season at Aritma Praha. In the last game Mareckova recorded impressive 19 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. It was enough for Aritma Praha to edge slightly lower-ranked USK Praha B (#9, 4-8) by 6 points 79-73. This victory allowed Aritma Praha to move up to 8th position in the standings. Her team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 5-7 record. Mareckova is a newcomer at Aritma Praha and quickly became one of team's most reliable players.

Third place about best performers goes to another Brandys L.'s star - center Lucie Ceralova (193-C-2003). Ceralova scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds. She was another key player of Brandys L., helping her team with a 86-69 easy win against the lower-ranked Podebrady (#10, 4-8). Brandys L. needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 7 victories and 5 lost games. Ceralova has a very solid season. In 10 games in Czech Republic she scored 9.9ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Jana Cermakova (185-F-1984) of Aritma Praha - 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Leeza Burdgess (191-C-1990) of Brandys L. - 14 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Ludmila Dudackova (180-F-2000) of Brno B - 13 points and 12 rebounds
7. Tereza Halatkova (180-F-2001) of USK Praha B - 18 points and 5 rebounds
8. Anna Merhautova (175-G/F-2001) of USK Praha B - 23 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Anna Pavlicova (181-G-1998) of Havirov - 6 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists
10. Timotea Najbrtova (180-PG-2004) of BA Sparta - 17 points, 5 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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DENMARK

Stats Leaders - Damenligaen

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Ena VISO

Amager
(177-G-1993)
Avg: 16.1

16.1

15.9

15.3

15.1

14.3

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ESTONIA

Estonian U18 National Team - by Eurobasket Center

Rihanna Fomistjova
Mariell Friedemann
Anna Grits
Marleen Mikiver
Karolin Normak
Norah Pae
Majandra-Liis Pitkanen
Katri Ruuson
Laura Tael
Eleriin Vaas
Anna-Liisa Vannamik
Maria Vasar
Irina Vinogradova

Timo Eichfuss

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EUROCUP

Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Emma CANNON

Bursa
(190-F-1989)
Avg: 21.4

21.4

21.4

21.4

21.3

21.2

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FINLAND

Stats Leaders - Women

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Carmen TYSON-THOMAS

Espoo
(175-F/C-1991)
Avg: 28.1

28.1

26.3

23.0

21.8

21.1

Korisliiga Round 16: Kouvottaret beats higher ranked Torpan Pojat - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The game with biggest difference of round 16 was host Kouvottaret's (6-10) easy victory at home over higher ranked Torpan Pojat (9-7) 82-61 on Monday evening. The hosts trailed by 5 points after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 8-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 82-61. Kouvottaret looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American guard Nikki McDonald (183-1996, college: Georgia South) fired a double-double by scoring 17 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Center Heta Aijanen (186-1995) chipped in 20 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). American forward Iimari Thomas (178-2000, college: UCLA) produced 22 points and 5 assists 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. Kouvottaret moved-up to seventh place, which they share with ViVe. Torpan Pojat lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth position with seven games lost. They share it with Pyrinto. Kouvottaret is looking forward to face league's leader Peli-Karhut in Kotka in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Torpan Pojat will play at home against Forssan Alku and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Leader Peli-Karhut delivered the fourteenth victory. This time they beat 7th ranked Vimpelin Veto (6-10) 83-69. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Roosa Lehtoranta (176-1997) who helped to win the game recording 31 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of her eight free throws). Linda-Lotta Lehtoranta contributed with 18 points and 9 assists for the winners. American power forward Kristina King (190-1995, college: WVU) replied with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 15 rebounds for Vimpelin Veto. Defending champion maintains first position with 14-2 record. Vimpelin Veto lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with ten games lost. They share the position with Kouvot. Peli-Karhut will play against Kouvottaret (#8) in Kouvola in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Vimpelin Veto will play on the road against Marsky Helsinki and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Bottom-ranked Catz Lappeenranta (0-16) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 91-65 loss to fifth ranked Tampereen Pyrinto (9-7) in Tampere on Sunday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of Ella Salminen who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Tampereen Pyrinto's coach felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Raziyah Farrington responded with 21 points and 9 rebounds. Tampereen Pyrinto have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with ToPo. Catz Lappeenranta at the other side still closes the standings. Tampereen Pyrinto will meet league's second-placed Espoo Team on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Catz Lappeenranta will play against Tapiolan Honka (#3) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

In the last two games of round 16 Espoo Team crushed FoA in a road game 106-79. Honka beat HBA-Marsky at home 73-59.
The best stats of 16th round was 21 points and 21 rebounds by Madelynn Utti of Honka.

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ViVe - PeKa 69-83

Leader Peli-Karhut delivered the fourteenth victory. This time they beat 7th ranked Vimpelin Veto (6-10) 83-69. The game was mostly controlled by Peli-Karhut. Vimpelin Veto was better in third quarter 17-14. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Peli-Karhut made 19-of-25 charity shots (76.0 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Roosa Lehtoranta (176-1997) who helped to win the game recording 31 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of her eight free throws). The former international guard Linda-Lotta Lehtoranta (178-1991) contributed with 18 points and 9 assists for the winners. American power forward Kristina King (190-1995, college: WVU) replied with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 15 rebounds and her fellow American import guard Tynice Martin (180-1997, college: WVU) added 16 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Vimpelin Veto. Defending champion maintains first position with 14-2 record. Vimpelin Veto lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with ten games lost. They share the position with Kouvot. Peli-Karhut will play against Kouvottaret (#8) in Kouvola in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Vimpelin Veto will play on the road against Marsky Helsinki and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
PeKa: R.Lehtoranta 31+6reb+4ast, L.Lehtoranta 18+4reb+9ast, R.Kosonen 16+8reb, R.Timbilla 9+12reb+7ast, N.Day 4+1reb, V.Tilda 3+1reb
ViVe: K.King 21+15reb+3ast, T.Martin 16+7reb+3ast, A.Wittinger 14+8reb+2ast, A.Kujala 7+2reb, R.Kujala 6+1reb+1ast, K.Rytkonen 5+1reb+2ast

Pyrinto - Catz 91-65

Bottom-ranked Catz Lappeenranta (0-16) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 91-65 loss to fifth ranked Tampereen Pyrinto (9-7) in Tampere on Sunday evening. The game was mostly controlled by Tampereen Pyrinto. Catz Lappeenranta managed to win third quarter 23-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Tampereen Pyrinto forced 19 Catz Lappeenranta turnovers and outrebounded them 46-33 including 33 on the defensive glass. Tampereen Pyrinto looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Catz Lappeenranta's players. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international center Ella Salminen (185-1998) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists and New Zealand guard Tera Reed (183-1998, college: USC) who added 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Tampereen Pyrinto's coach felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American guard Raziyah Farrington (173-1997, college: Charleston) responded with 21 points and 9 rebounds and her fellow American import center Terri Battle (188-1999, college: Tampa) scored 13 points and 8 rebounds. Five Tampereen Pyrinto and four Catz Lappeenranta players scored in double figures. Tampereen Pyrinto have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with ToPo. Catz Lappeenranta at the other side still closes the standings. Tampereen Pyrinto will meet league's second-placed Espoo Team on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Catz Lappeenranta will play against Tapiolan Honka (#3) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Pyrinto: T.Reed 19+6reb+4ast, R.Richardson 16+8reb+2ast, E.Salminen 15+10reb+6ast, E.Jarvinen 15+4reb+7ast, I.Keski-Saari 11+5reb+3ast, W.Kenisha 8+3reb+2ast
Catz: R.Farrington 21+9reb+3ast, E.Heikkila 15+2reb, S.Tears 14+5reb+1ast, T.Battle 13+8reb+1ast, K.Noora 2+3reb+4ast, J.Toivonen 0

FoA - Espoo Team 79-106

There was no surprise when 6th ranked Forssan Alku (8-8) was crushed at home by second ranked Espoo Team (13-3) 106-79 on Sunday. The guests trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 11-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 106-79. Espoo Team dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Forssan Alku's 38. Espoo Team forced 21 Forssan Alku turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of American power forward Carmen Tyson-Thomas (175-1991, college: Syracuse) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 12 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of her seven free throws) and the other American import guard Sierra Moore (180-1994, college: Penn St.) who added 28 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals during the contest. At the losing side the former international guard Sara Rokkanen (178-1996, college: Toledo) responded with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international forward Silja Viita (185-2001) scored 8 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Forssan Alku's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Espoo Team have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 13-3 record behind leader PeKa. Loser Forssan Alku keeps the sixth place with eight games lost. Espoo Team will meet at home Tampereen Pyrinto (#4) in the next round. Forssan Alku will play against Torpan Pojat in Helsinki and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Espoo Team: C.Tyson-Thomas 33+12reb+4ast, S.Moore 28+6reb+5ast, M.Venla 14+5reb+1ast, M.Kiia 10+3reb+1ast, L.Hamalainen 10+4reb+5ast, M.Erika 9+7reb+1ast
FoA: J.Vega 16+3reb+1ast, C.Thompson 15+3reb+1ast, S.Rokkanen 13+8reb+4ast, B.Gunnels 10+3reb+2ast, S.Viita 8+11reb+5ast, P.Kaisa 8+6reb+1ast

Kouvot - ToPo 82-61

The game with biggest difference of round 16 was host Kouvottaret's (6-10) easy victory at home over higher ranked Torpan Pojat (9-7) 82-61 on Monday evening. The hosts trailed by 5 points after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 8-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 82-61. Kouvottaret looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American guard Nikki McDonald (183-1996, college: Georgia South) fired a double-double by scoring 17 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Center Heta Aijanen (186-1995) chipped in 20 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Four Kouvottaret players scored in double figures. American forward Iimari Thomas (178-2000, college: UCLA) produced 22 points and 5 assists and power forward Saana Kujala (184-2002) added 15 points and 5 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. Kouvottaret moved-up to seventh place, which they share with ViVe. Torpan Pojat lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth position with seven games lost. They share it with Pyrinto. Kouvottaret is looking forward to face league's leader Peli-Karhut in Kotka in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Torpan Pojat will play at home against Forssan Alku and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Kouvot: H.Aijanen 20+4reb+1ast, N.McDonald 17+11reb+4ast, T.Hodges 12+6reb+4ast, R.Johanna 10+1reb+10ast, V.Henriikka 8+2reb+1ast, H.Essia 7+1reb+2ast
ToPo: I.Thomas 22+2reb+5ast, K.Saana 15+5reb+1ast, K.Meri 10+2reb+2ast, T.Tuukkanen 5+9reb+4ast, E.Pekonen 3+3reb+1ast, S.Wahlgren 2+1reb

Honka - HBA-Marsky 73-59

No shocking result in a game in Espoo where third ranked Tapiolan Honka (10-6) defeated 9th ranked Marsky Helsinki (5-11) 73-59 on Tuesday. The game was mostly controlled by Tapiolan Honka. Marsky Helsinki managed to win second period 15-12. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Tapiolan Honka looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Madelynn Utti (181-1998, college: LBSU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points and 21 rebounds and the other American import forward Cierra Walker (173-1998, college: Gonzaga) who added 18 points and 4 assists during the contest. Tapiolan Honka's coach Niko Nyholm used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side the former international guard Kati Ollilainen (173-2003) responded with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists (made all of her seven free throws) and center Albina Syla (194-2004) scored 17 points and 9 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Tapiolan Honka have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 10-6 record having four points less than leader PeKa. Marsky Helsinki lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 11 games lost. Tapiolan Honka will meet bottom-ranked Catz Lappeenranta (#10) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Marsky Helsinki will play against Vimpelin Veto and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Honka: M.Utti 21+21reb+3ast, C.Walker 18+3reb+4ast, L.Elsa 13+8reb+4ast, M.Marianne 6+5reb, E.Vaatanen 5, A.Anttila 4+1reb+1ast
HBA-Marsky: S.Albina 17+9reb, O.Kati 16+7reb+6ast, A.Elina 9+7reb+5ast, A.Esther 9+5reb+2ast, H.Lilli 5+4reb+2ast, S.Verna 3+5reb+2ast

Finnish U18 National Team - by Eurobasket Center

Finnish U18 National Team 2023

Ahola

Makela

Ristola

Hellsten

Merivirta

Emma Ahola

175-G-2005

HBA-Marsky Finland

Amanda Makela

166-G-2006

PeKa

Emma Johansson

Chalina Makela

175-G-2006

Kouvot

Emma Ristola

179-F-2006

Honka

Fiia Hellsten

183-F-2005

HBA-Marsky Finland

Edit Merivirta

183-F-2005

HBA-Marsky Finland

Wilma Tuomi

185-F-2005

HBA-Marsky Finland

Stella Jokela

183-C-2006

Honka

186-F-2005

177-G-2006

Head Coach

HBA-Marsky Finland

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GREECE

Eunikos ink Milica Deura - by Chris Mammides

Greek A1 round 14 best performance: Ciera Johnson - by Eurobasket News

American Center Ciera Johnson (190-C-1997) had a great game in the last round for Chania, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 14.
The 25-year old player was the main contributor (26 points, five rebounds and three assists) to her team's victory, helping them to edge out Eunikos (#9, 4-10) 88-86. Chania is placed at 6th position in Greek A1. Chania 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 7-7 record. Johnson turned to be Chania's top player in her first season with the team. Former Texas A&M University star has very solid stats this year. Johnson is in league's top in points (5th best: 18.4ppg), rebounds (4th best: 9.9rpg) and averages impressive 1.1bpg.

The second best player in last round's games was young American Nausia Woolfolk (175-G-1998) of Esperides. Woolfolk had a very good evening with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Bad luck as Esperides lost that game 58-70 to slightly higher-ranked Eleutheria M. (8-6). This loss caused Esperides to drop to 5th position in the standings. Her team lost some distance to top teams. But 8-6 record is not bad and everything may still change. Woolfolk is a newcomer at Esperides, but is already one of team's top players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.7ppg (#2). Her other stats are also decent: 5.1rpg and 3.7apg.

Third on the list of top players last round was American forward Sarah Boothe (195-F/C-1990) of Proteas (#8). Boothe scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds. She was a key player of Proteas, leading her team to a 87-50 easy win against the lower-ranked Dafni Agioy (#12, 2-12). Boothe has a great season in Greece. After 14 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 17.3ppg (8th best) and rebounds with 9.0rpg (8th best). She also has 1.4bpg and FGP: 50.3%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Nicolette Gilday (175-G-1992) of Proteas - 24 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists
5. Rebecca Akl (170-PG-1992) of Chania - 16 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists
6. Evgenia Kollatou (172-PG-1998) of PAOK - 17 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists
7. Lauren Heard (175-G-1999) of Niki Lefkadas - 15 points and 12 rebounds
8. Chastity Reed (185-F-1989) of Panathinaikos - 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Yemiyah Morris (198-C-1998) of Dafni Agioy - 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Nikki McDonald (183-G-1996) of Eunikos - 21 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists

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

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HOLLAND

Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Marlou DE KLEIJN

Binn.
(183-G-1992)
Avg: 21.6

21.6

19.7

19.5

16.9

16.4

Eredivisie Round 16: Den Helder beat Binnenland in the most crucial game of the week - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Den Helder. Second ranked Den Helder faced 3rd ranked Binnenland. Host Den Helder (12-2) defeated guests from Barendecht (8-5) 83-70. Den Helder outrebounded Binnenland 49-30 including a 21-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Iris Vennema (186-2004) fired a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. The former international point guard Kiki Fleuren (170-2000) chipped in 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international guard Marlou De Kleijn (183-1992) produced 32 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Den Helder have an impressive five-game winning streak. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Grasshoppers. Binnenland at the other side dropped to the fourth place with five games lost. Den Helder is looking forward to face Lekdetec.nl (#6) in Bemmel in the next round where they are favorite. Binnenland will play at home against the league's leader Grasshoppers and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
Leader Grasshoppers delivered the twelfth victory. This time they crushed 9th ranked Martini Sparks (2-12) 74-54 in Haren. Worth to mention a great performance of Lotte Van Kruistum (183-2003) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 7 rebounds. Mia Hordijk contributed with 15 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Grasshoppers' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Kim Jaasma replied with 9 points and 11 rebounds for Martini Sparks. Grasshoppers (12-2) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position, which they share with Den Helder. Martini Sparks lost seventh consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 12 games lost. They share the position with BAL Weert. Grasshoppers will play against Binnenland (#4) in Barendecht in the next round. Martini Sparks will play on the road against Landslake (#7) in Landsmeer and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in Bemmel was also quite interesting. Fourth ranked Jolly J. (9-6) played at the court of 6th ranked Lekdetec.nl (6-8). Jolly J. managed to secure a 7-point victory 66-59 on Sunday. Worth to mention a great performance of Anke Rikhof who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 13 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. At the losing side Yfke Hoek responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 15 rebounds. Jolly J. have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place. Loser Lekdetec.nl keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. Jolly J. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Lekdetec.nl will play against the league's second-placed Den Helder (#2) and hope to secure a win.

Rest of the games of round 16 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
BAL Weert was crushed by Jolly J. in Tubbergen 74-53. Triple Threat beat Landslake at home 74-64. BAL Weert was destroyed by Den Helder on the opponent's court 93-53.

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Jolly J. - BAL Weert 74-53

There was no surprise in Tubbergen where 8th ranked BAL Weert (2-12) was crushed by fourth ranked Jolly J. (9-6) 74-53 on Saturday. Jolly J. dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to BAL Weert's 36. Jolly J. forced 23 BAL Weert turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Jade Brughuis (174-2003) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds and forward Anke Rikhof (191-1996) who added 18 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Four Jolly J. players scored in double figures. At the losing side American forward Sydney Clayton (180, college: Shepherd) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds and her fellow American import forward Alex LaPorta (183, college: UMSL) scored 10 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. BAL Weert's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Jolly J. have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place. BAL Weert lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the eighth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Martini Sparks. Jolly J. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. BAL Weert will play against Triple Threat (#5) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Jolly J.: A.Rikhof 18+5reb+1ast, G.Marell 15+2reb+1ast, B.Jade 14+10reb+3ast, K.Wiens 12+5reb, E.Kirsten 6+3reb, I.Zwart 6+5reb
BAL Weert: S.Clayton 18+11reb+1ast, A.Marit 14+5reb, A.LaPorta 10+9reb+6ast, B.Fleur 6+4reb+1ast, K.Siri 3+2reb, F.Bohre 3+1reb

Triple Threat - Landslake 74-64

No shocking result in a game in Haarlem where fifth ranked Triple Threat (7-6) defeated 7th ranked Landslake (4-9) 74-64 on Saturday. They outrebounded Landslake 47-36 including 33 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of Anique Van Schijndel who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 13 points and 13 rebounds and American guard Toshua Leavitt (162-1999, college: Texas St., agency: DC Sports) who added 12 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Five Triple Threat players scored in double figures. At the losing side forward Lindsay Pengel (172-1999) responded with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals and swingman Epiphany Etienne (177-1999) scored 9 points and 5 rebounds. Triple Threat maintains fifth position with 7-6 record. Loser Landslake keeps the seventh place with nine games lost. Triple Threat will meet BAL Weert (#8) on the road in the next round. Landslake will play against Martini Sparks and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Triple Threat: C.Blachier 14+3reb+2ast, A.Van Schijndel 13+13reb, T.Leavitt 12+5reb+3ast, M.Holland 12+6reb, S.Phoenix 11+1reb+5ast, V.Schijndel Quinta 7+7reb
Landslake: L.Pengel 26+10reb+4ast, E.Etienne 9+5reb, M.Den Heeten 8+5reb, d.Wit Emma 6+4reb+2ast, L.Van Straaten 4+4reb+1ast, V.Janna 4+4reb+1ast

Den Helder - Binnenland 83-70

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Den Helder. Second ranked Den Helder faced 3rd ranked Binnenland. Host Den Helder (12-2) defeated guests from Barendecht (8-5) 83-70. Den Helder outrebounded Binnenland 49-30 including a 21-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Iris Vennema (186-2004) fired a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. The former international point guard Kiki Fleuren (170-2000) chipped in 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international guard Marlou De Kleijn (183-1992) produced 32 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international Janine Guijt (173-1995, college: Regina) added 20 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Den Helder have an impressive five-game winning streak. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Grasshoppers. Binnenland at the other side dropped to the fourth place with five games lost. Den Helder is looking forward to face Lekdetec.nl (#6) in Bemmel in the next round where they are favorite. Binnenland will play at home against the league's leader Grasshoppers and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Den Helder: V.Iris 23+10reb+5ast, K.Fleuren 20+8reb+5ast, T.Lotte 10+9reb, K.Lidge 9+11reb+2ast, J.van Veen 9+4reb+2ast, L.Plagmeijer 3
Binnenland: M.De Kleijn 32+6reb+4ast, J.Guijt 20+3reb+4ast, B.Florianne 10+5reb, G.Van Den Bosch 3+4reb, J.Adams 2+7reb+1ast, A.Mylah 2

Martini Sparks - Grasshoppers 54-74

Leader Grasshoppers delivered the twelfth victory. This time they crushed 9th ranked Martini Sparks (2-12) 74-54 in Haren. Worth to mention a great performance of Lotte Van Kruistum (183-2003) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 7 rebounds. The former international point guard Mia Hordijk (166-2000) contributed with 15 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Grasshoppers' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Kim Jaasma replied with 9 points and 11 rebounds and American guard Leah Porath (175, college: UW-Oshkosh) added 16 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Martini Sparks. Grasshoppers (12-2) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position, which they share with Den Helder. Martini Sparks lost seventh consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 12 games lost. They share the position with BAL Weert. Grasshoppers will play against Binnenland (#4) in Barendecht in the next round. Martini Sparks will play on the road against Landslake (#7) in Landsmeer and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Grasshoppers: V.Kruistum Lotte 19+7reb+2ast, K.Kuijt 15+6reb+2ast, M.Hordijk 15+5reb+3ast, F.Kuijt 9+4reb+2ast, K.Sonja 8+9reb, A.Van der Plas 6+11reb+1ast
Martini Sparks: L.Porath 16+5reb+1ast, K.Jaasma 9+11reb+2ast, D.Mulder 8+5reb+5ast, B.Leonie 6+4reb+1ast, K.Simpson 6+4reb+2ast, S.Emma 6+6reb

Lekdetec.nl - Jolly J. 59-66

The game in Bemmel was also quite interesting. Fourth ranked Jolly J. (9-6) played at the court of 6th ranked Lekdetec.nl (6-8). Jolly J. managed to secure a 7-point victory 66-59 on Sunday. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Anke Rikhof (191-1996) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 13 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and Marell Glaubitz who added 20 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side guard Yfke Hoek (175-1998) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 15 rebounds and guard Anne van Vlijmen (170-1999) scored 12 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Jolly J. have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place. Loser Lekdetec.nl keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. Jolly J. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Lekdetec.nl will play against the league's second-placed Den Helder (#2) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Jolly J.: G.Marell 20+6reb+1ast, A.Rikhof 13+11reb+4ast, S.Birte 10+6reb+2ast, I.Zwart 8+6reb, d.Ceuninck Jasmijn 6+6reb+1ast, K.Wiens 4+4reb+1ast
Lekdetec.nl: Y.Hoek 18+15reb, Y.Kathmann 14+2ast, A.van Vlijmen 12+9reb+8ast, T.Renske 7+3reb, A.Kantebeen 5+2reb+2ast, V.de Poort Tamar 3+4reb+2ast

Den Helder - BAL Weert 93-53

Very expected game when 8th ranked BAL Weert (2-12) was rolled over on the road by second ranked Den Helder (12-2) 93-53 on Tuesday. Den Helder dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to BAL Weert's 36. Den Helder forced 26 BAL Weert turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by BAL Weert's players. Worth to mention a great performance of Iris Vennema (186-2004) who helped to win the game recording 28 points (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and the former international point guard Kiki Fleuren (170-2000) who added 24 points and 6 steals during the contest. Four Den Helder players scored in double figures. Den Helder's coach Mario Bennes felt very confident using 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side American forward Sydney Clayton (180, college: Shepherd) responded with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and her fellow American import forward Alex LaPorta (183, college: UMSL) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. Den Helder have an impressive five-game winning streak. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Grasshoppers. BAL Weert lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the eighth place with 12 games lost. They share the position with Martini Sparks. Den Helder will meet Lekdetec.nl (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. BAL Weert will play against Triple Threat and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Den Helder: V.Iris 28+4reb, K.Fleuren 24+3reb+3ast, K.Lidge 14+7reb+5ast, J.van Veen 13+2reb+7ast, V.Linge Mecx 7+2reb, T.Lotte 4+4reb+4ast
BAL Weert: S.Clayton 22+8reb+4ast, A.LaPorta 15+10reb, A.Marit 6+1reb+1ast, K.Siri 3+1reb+1ast, F.Bohre 3+6reb+1ast, B.Fleur 2

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ICELAND

Haukar and Keflavik reach Cup semis - by Eurobasket News

Haukar and Keflavik reached Cup semis in Iceland. Keflavik overcame Stjarnan 100-73. Daniela Wallen (179-SF-1995, college: Okla City) to-scored for the winners with 25 points and Birna Benonysdottir (187-F-2000, college: Binghamton) brought 19. Dilja Larusdottir (172-G-2003) scored 23 points in a loss.
Haukar posted a 98-62 win over Snaefell. Tinna Alexandersdottir (177-G-2003) top-scored for the winners with 26 points and Emma Svan as well as Solrun Gisladottir (180-G-1996, college: Co.Georgia) netted 15 each. Cheah Rael-Whitsitt (180-F/C, college: Texas A&M) replied with 33 points in defeat.

Mastellone's 32-point game gives her D1 Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

23-year old guard Jenna Mastellone (178-G-1999) had a very impressive game in the last round for Hamar and receives a Hoops Agents D1 Player of the Week award for round 15.
She had the game-high 32 points adding nine rebounds and eight assists for Hamar in her team's victory, helping them to outclass Tindastoll (#8, 2-12) with 28-point margin 74-46. Hamar maintains the 4th position in Icelandic league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Hamar will need more victories to improve their 8-6 record. In the team's last game Mastellone had a remarkable three three-pointers out of 7 attempts. She turned to be Hamar's top player in her first season with the team. St. Francis University (PA) graduate has very impressive stats this year. Mastellone is in league's top in points (2nd best: 26.9ppg), assists (9th best: 3.8apg) and averages solid 2.6spg and 51.7% FGP.

Second best performed player last round was Hildur Karadottir (180-G-1999) of Armann. She is a guard in her 3rd season at Armann. In the last game Karadottir recorded impressive double-double of 25 points and 12 rebounds. Bad luck as Armann was edged by slightly higher-ranked KR (#5, 7-6) 66-65. Armann is still second from the bottom in the standings. Her team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 5-8 record. Karadottir is one of the most experienced players at Armann and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.

Third place about best performers goes to forward Emese Vida (190-F/C-1993) of Tindastoll (#8). Vida scored 14 points and grabbed twenty rebounds (!!!). Despite Vida's great performance Tindastoll lost 46-74 to the higher-ranked Hamar (#4, 8-6). But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates. Tindastoll can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 2-12 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Vida has individually a great season in Iceland. After 12 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 16.0ppg (9th best) and rebounds with 17.1rpg (3rd best). She also has 3.0spg, 2.3bpg and FGP: 51.2%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Isold Saevarsdottir (165-PG-2007) of Stjarnan - 21 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists
5. Cheah Rael-Whitsitt (180-F/C) of Snaefell - 24 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists
6. Eva Dagsdottir (159-PG-2003) of Tindastoll - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists
7. Elisabet Olafsdottir (182-F-2007) of Stjarnan - 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Hulda Bergsteinsdottir (180-F/C-1999) of KR - 18 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Gigja Gautadottir (187-F-2005) of Hamar - 12 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists
10. Jayla Johnson (188-F) of Tindastoll - 31 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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ISRAEL

Best players of Israeli D1 round 12 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News

American Jillian Alleyne (190-C-1994, agency: LBM Management) put on an amazing game in the last round for M.Ramat Gan and that's her to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 12.
The 28-year old center had a double-double of 17 points and twenty two rebounds, while her team beat ASA Jerusalem (#10, 1-11) 72-65. M.Ramat Gan maintains the 3rd position in Israeli D1. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. M.Ramat Gan will need more victories to improve their 8-4 record. In the team's last game Alleyne had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range. She turned to be M.Ramat Gan's top player in her first season with the team. University of Oregon graduate has very impressive stats this year. Alleyne is in league's top in points (7th best: 20.7ppg) and averages solid 64.1% FGP.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American forward Alisia Jenkins (186-F-1994) of Ramat Hasharon. Jenkins impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 23 points and 17 rebounds. Of course she led Ramat Hasharon to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked H.Petah Tikva (#9, 2-10) 94-67. This victory allowed Ramat Hasharon to move up to 5th position in the standings. Her team lost some distance to top teams. But 6-5 record is not bad and everything may still change. Jenkins is a newcomer at Ramat Hasharon and it seems she did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.8ppg (#6). She also registered 12.4 boards per game.

The third best performed player last round was American Shakira Austin (196-F-1999, agency: LBM Management) of second-ranked E.Ramla. Austin showcased her all-around game by recording 21 points, twelve rebounds (!!!) and four assists in the last round. She was a key player of E.Ramla, leading her team to a 75-62 easy win against the lower-ranked Hertzliya (#8, 3-8). E.Ramla needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 8 victories and 3 lost games. Austin has a great season in Israel. After 11 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 20.0ppg (8th best) and rebounds with 11.9rpg (3rd best). She also has 1.7bpg and FGP: 51.8%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Adut Bulgak (193-C/F-1992) of M.Haifa - 27 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists
5. Kaila Charles (185-F-1998) of H.Rishon LZ - 36 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists
6. Amy Okonkwo (188-F-1996) of M.Haifa - 28 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists
7. Jazmine Jones (183-G/F-1996) of Ramat Hasharon - 20 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists
8. Santa Okockyte-Baltkojiene (175-G-1992) of E.Holon - 33 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists
9. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (180-G-1996) of M.Ashdod - 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists
10. Jaime Nared (188-G/F-1995) of M.Ramat Gan - 21 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists

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

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JAPAN

Best players of Japanese WJBL round 14 - by Eurobasket News

Talented Nigerian Izoje Uche (188-C-2004) had a great game in the last round for Chanson V-M and that's her to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 14.
The 18-year old center had a double-double of 23 points and eighteen rebounds, while her team beat Aishin AW (#9, 6-8) 71-65. Chanson V-M is placed at 5th position in Japanese WJBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Chanson V-M will need more victories to improve their 8-6 record. In the team's last game Uche had a remarkable 64.3% from 2-point range. She turned to be Chanson V-M's top player in her first season with the team. Izoje Uche averages just after two games 22.5ppg and 13.5rpg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Senegalese center Daramee Malem-Doi (187-C-1997) of Hitachi Cougars. Malem-Doi impressed basketball fans with 22 points and 9 rebounds. Of course she led Hitachi Cougars to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Yamanashi QB (#12, 3-11) 90-70. This victory allowed Hitachi Cougars to move up to 7th position in the standings. Her team lost some distance to top teams. But 7-7 record is not bad and everything may still change. Malem-Doi is one of the most experienced players at Hitachi Cougars and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 17.4ppg (#2). She also registered 10.4 boards per game.

The third best performed player last round was international forward Yuki Kato (179-PF-1997) of Toyota BSR (#4). Kato scored 17 points and grabbed five rebounds. She was a key player of Toyota BSR, leading her team to a 92-55 easy win against the lower-ranked Niigata R. (#13, 2-10). Toyota BSR needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 10 victories and 4 lost games. Kato has a very solid season. In 12 games in Japan she scored 9.0ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Fujimoto Mako (179-SG-1999) of Eneos S. - 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Risa Nishioka (186-C-1997) of Mitsubishi K. - 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists
6. June Mineharu (171-SG-1999) of Aishin AW - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists
7. Miyuki Kawamura (185-C-1994) of Toyota BSR - 17 points and 6 rebounds
8. Hoshi Anri (171-G-2000) of Eneos S. - 21 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists
9. Honoka Tsuchida (165-PG-1997) of Yamanashi QB - 10 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists
10. Maki Takada (185-C-1989) of Denso I. - 16 points and 6 rebounds

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

WJBL Round 13: Top-ranked Toyota A. wins another game - by Eurobasket News

WJBL is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 13 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

WJBL top team - Toyota A. (13-1) had no problems winning another game on Friday. This time they crushed eleventh ranked Haneda V. (3-9) in Tokyo 100-41. Toyota A. held Haneda V. to an opponent 22.7 percent shooting from the field compared to 55.1 percent accuracy of the winners. Toyota A. had a 28-16 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Haneda V.'s players. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Chinatsu Umeki (168-2000) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 5 assists. The former international forward Mika Fujitaka (178-1989) contributed with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Yukino Awatsu (180-1998) answered with 9 points for Haneda V.The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Toyota A. have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 13-1 record. Haneda V. at the other side keeps the eleventh position with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
WJBL top team - Toyota A. (13-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they beat eleventh ranked Haneda V. (3-9) in Tokyo 68-51. The former international forward Mika Fujitaka (178-1989) stepped up and scored 12 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and Chinatsu Umeki chipped in 17 points. At the losing side forward Makoto Hoshizawa (182-1995) responded with 13 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the twelfth consecutive win for Toyota A.. Defending champion maintains first place with 13-1 record. Haneda V. at the other side keeps the eleventh position with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
The game in Kashiwa was also quite interesting. Second ranked Mitsubishi K. (12-2) played at the court of 7th ranked Eneos S. (6-6). Mitsubishi K. managed to secure a 6-point victory 78-72 on Saturday. Aya Watanabe nailed 18 points and 9 assists (made all of her eight free throws) for the winning side. Mitsubishi K.'s coach Koga Kyoko used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Fujimoto Mako came up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds for Eneos S. in the defeat. The victory was the third consecutive win for Mitsubishi K.. They maintain second place with 12-2 record behind leader Toyota A. Eneos S. lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the eighth position with six games lost. Mitsubishi K. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Eneos S. will play again against the league's second-placed Mitsubishi K. (#2) and hope to secure a win.

Other games in round 13 were not that significant. Bottom-ranked Himeji E. was beaten by Fujitsu RW on the road 80-65. Aranmare A. was destroyed by Denso I. on its own court 59-82. Toyota BSR outscored Niigata R. in Aichi 78-58. Fujitsu RW rolled over Himeji E. at home 81-60.
The most impressive performance of 13th round was 24 points and 9 rebounds by Mamiko Tanaka of Fujitsu RW.

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Fujitsu RW - Himeji E. 80-65

No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked Fujitsu RW (8-6) beat bottom-ranked Himeji E. (1-13) in Kawasaki 80-65 on Friday. Fujitsu RW outrebounded Himeji E. 51-35 including 18 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Himeji E.'s players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Fujitsu RW made 8 blocks. The former international point guard Rui Machida (162-1993) nailed a triple-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals for the winning side and Nigerian center Joshuana von Novon (190-1999) accounted for 14 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks. Four Fujitsu RW players scored in double figures. Minami Shirasaki (166-1996) came up with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Aoi Ishimaki (165-2000) added 18 points respectively for Himeji E. in the defeat. Fujitsu RW moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Chanson V-M. Himeji E. lost their twelfth game in a row. Newly promoted team stay at the bottom position with 13 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Fujitsu RW: R.Machida 17+10reb+10ast, v.Novon Joshuana 14+9reb+1ast, U.Akina 11+5reb+1ast, M.Tanaka 11+6reb+1ast, Y.Nakamura 6+4reb+1ast, R.Akagi 6+3reb+3ast
Himeji E.: S.Minami 23+7reb+4ast, I.Aoi 18+4reb, T.Kana 11+1reb, H.Shiori 9+4reb, K.Yume 3, M.Wenwu 1+3reb

Haneda V. - Toyota A. 41-100

WJBL top team - Toyota A. (13-1) had no problems winning another game on Friday. This time they crushed eleventh ranked Haneda V. (3-9) in Tokyo 100-41. Toyota A. held Haneda V. to an opponent 22.7 percent shooting from the field compared to 55.1 percent accuracy of the winners. Toyota A. had a 28-16 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Haneda V.'s players. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Chinatsu Umeki (168-2000) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 5 assists. The former international forward Mika Fujitaka (178-1989) contributed with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Four Toyota A. players scored in double figures. Yukino Awatsu (180-1998) answered with 9 points and point guard Hotaru Kabashima (162-1999) added 4 points in the effort for Haneda V.The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Toyota A. have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 13-1 record. Haneda V. at the other side keeps the eleventh position with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Toyota A.: U.Chinatsu 20+3reb+5ast, M.Yamamoto 18+3ast, M.Fujitaka 13+10reb, M.Ogasawara 10+5reb+2ast, S.Mawuli 10+9reb+2ast, M.Hirano 9
Haneda V.: H.Takano 9, Y.Awatsu 9+2reb, H.Takahara 5+4reb, H.Kabashima 4+4reb+3ast, O.Sayako 4+4reb, N.Mizuno 3+1reb+2ast

Eneos S. - Mitsubishi K. 72-78

The game in Kashiwa was also quite interesting. Second ranked Mitsubishi K. (12-2) played at the court of 7th ranked Eneos S. (6-6). Mitsubishi K. managed to secure a 6-point victory 78-72 on Saturday. Mitsubishi K. made 17-of-19 free shots (89.5 percent) during the game. Mitsubishi K. outrebounded Eneos S. 42-29 including 28 on the defensive glass. The former international Aya Watanabe (168-1992) nailed 18 points and 9 assists (made all of her eight free throws) for the winning side and the former international forward Nemoto Haruno (176-1995) accounted for 22 points. Mitsubishi K.'s coach Koga Kyoko used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Fujimoto Mako (179-1999) came up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds and the former international Saori Miyazaki (167-1995) added 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Eneos S. in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The victory was the third consecutive win for Mitsubishi K.. They maintain second place with 12-2 record behind leader Toyota A. Eneos S. lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the eighth position with six games lost. Mitsubishi K. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Eneos S. will play again against the league's second-placed Mitsubishi K. (#2) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Mitsubishi K.: N.Haruno 22+4reb+3ast, A.Watanabe 18+4reb+9ast, Y.Kosuge 17+8reb+3ast, R.Nishioka 16+9reb, F.Nodoka 3+7reb+1ast, K.Hamaguchi 2+5reb
Eneos S.: F.Mako 23+11reb+2ast, A.Hoshi 13+2ast, S.Hayashi 12+5reb+1ast, S.Miyazaki 10+5reb+5ast, S.Okamoto 7, T.Nakada 4+5reb

Aranmare A. - Denso I. 59-82

Very expected game when 10th ranked Aranmare A. (4-10) was smashed by third ranked Denso I. (11-1) in Akita 82-59 on Saturday. Denso I. dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Aranmare A.'s 24. They outrebounded Aranmare A. 46-34 including 22 on the offensive glass. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Denso I. made 7 blocks. The former international center Akaho Himawari (184-1998) nailed a double-double by scoring 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winning side and the former international center Maki Takada (185-1989) accounted for 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Denso I. players scored in double figures. Hikaru Sato (174-1994) came up with 17 points and Chihiro Sato (168-1997) added 12 points respectively for Aranmare A. in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Denso I.. They maintain third place with 11-1 record having 2 victories less than leader Toyota A. Aranmare A. lost their third game in a row. Newly promoted team keeps the tenth position with ten games lost. Denso I. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Aranmare A. will play again against Denso I. (#3) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Denso I.: W.Yuri 15+3reb+1ast, M.Takada 12+5reb+4ast, A.Himawari 12+10reb+2ast, S.Akaho 10+10reb, M.Takahashi 8+1reb+2ast, S.Motokawa 8+3reb+4ast
Aranmare A.: S.Hikaru 17+4reb+2ast, S.Chihiro 12+4reb+3ast, A.Kitagawa 8+3reb+2ast, A.Hiramatsu 6+2reb+1ast, T.Yuka 5+4reb, T.Yuki 3+2reb

Niigata R. - Toyota BSR 58-78

Very predictable result when fourth ranked Toyota BSR (10-4) rolled over 13th ranked Niigata R. (2-10) in Tokyo 78-58 on Saturday. Toyota BSR dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Niigata R.'s 36 and made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Niigata R. 46-25 including a 25-12 advantage in offensive rebounds. Toyota BSR looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The former international center Miyuki Kawamura (185-1994) nailed 17 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and international Nanako Todo (175-2000) accounted for 14 points and 6 rebounds. Four Toyota BSR players scored in double figures. Naomi Kitagawa (174-1994) came up with 10 points and 8 rebounds and center Naomi Kume (178-1997) added 11 points respectively for Niigata R. in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Toyota BSR. They maintain fourth place with 10-4 record. Niigata R. lost their third game in a row. They keep the thirteenth position with ten games lost. Toyota BSR will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Niigata R. will play again against Toyota BSR (#4) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Toyota BSR: M.Kawamura 17+9reb+1ast, T.Nanako 14+6reb+3ast, S.Narumi 12+4reb, Y.Kato 10+3reb+2ast, S.Asami 7+6reb+7ast, M.Sasaka 6+4reb
Niigata R.: K.Naomi 11+3reb+2ast, H.Nakamura 10+3reb, N.Kitagawa 10+8reb+1ast, K.Midori 6+3reb+2ast, K.Miyu 5, M.Nishitarumizu 5+2reb+2ast

Haneda V. - Toyota A. 51-68

WJBL top team - Toyota A. (13-1) had no problems winning another game. This time they beat eleventh ranked Haneda V. (3-9) in Tokyo 68-51. The former international forward Mika Fujitaka (178-1989) stepped up and scored 12 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and point guard Chinatsu Umeki (168-2000) chipped in 17 points. At the losing side forward Makoto Hoshizawa (182-1995) responded with 13 points and swingman Takano Hashikouta (168-1995) scored 12 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the twelfth consecutive win for Toyota A.. Defending champion maintains first place with 13-1 record. Haneda V. at the other side keeps the eleventh position with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Toyota A.: U.Chinatsu 17+1reb+1ast, S.Mawuli 12+3reb+3ast, M.Fujitaka 12+9reb, M.Ogasawara 9+2reb+2ast, A.Hirashita 9+6reb+1ast, M.Yamamoto 5+5reb+6ast
Haneda V.: H.Makoto 13+2reb+1ast, H.Takano 12+2reb+1ast, H.Takahara 7+4reb+1ast, J.Hikaru 7+5reb+1ast, O.Sayako 4+2reb+1ast, Y.Awatsu 4+4reb+2ast

Fujitsu RW - Himeji E. 81-60

Not a big story in a game when 14th ranked Himeji E. (1-13) was outscored by sixth ranked Fujitsu RW (8-6) in Kawasaki 81-60 on Saturday. Fujitsu RW outrebounded Himeji E. 47-34 including a 20-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Power forward Mamiko Tanaka (180-1996) nailed 24 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and the former international point guard Rui Machida (162-1993) accounted for 11 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Point guard Aoi Ishimaki (165-2000) came up with 20 points and Minami Shirasaki (166-1996) added 12 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Himeji E. in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Fujitsu RW moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Chanson V-M. Himeji E. lost their twelfth game in a row. Newly promoted team stay at the bottom position with 13 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Fujitsu RW: M.Tanaka 24+9reb, E.Moeka 16+1reb+6ast, R.Machida 11+7reb+6ast, O.Eri 8+1reb+3ast, Y.Nakamura 8+12reb+2ast, Y.Saori 8+2reb+1ast
Himeji E.: I.Aoi 20+4reb+3ast, S.Minami 12+7reb, H.Shiori 12+6reb+1ast, T.Kana 7+2reb, M.Wenwu 3+1reb, S.Yoshida 2+4reb+4ast

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Odessa College takes down undefeated Clarendon 113-105 in OT - by Eurobasket News

Ivana Krajina (5'9''-G-2003) scored 28 points, pulled down eight rebounds and handed out 12 assists to lead Odessa College to a 113-105 victory against No. 17 Clarendon College in overtime Monday at the OC Sports Center. Isamery Agramonte finished with 26 points, Chelsey Bautista added 15 and Nahawa Diarra Berthe chipped in 12 to the victory. The Lady Wranglers improved to 8-5 overall, 1-1 in Western Junior College Athletic Conference play. Djessira Diawara scored a game-high 29 points for Clarendon College, with Aileen Marquez adding 26 and Mah Minthe 17 in the loss. Odessa College led most of the contest only to fall behind by six (91-85) late in the game before Krajina connected on a 3-pointer to cut the deficit in half. Chole Dallas made 1 of 2 free throws to pull the Lady Wranglers closer with 18 seconds remaining, JoJo Munroe answered with 1 of 2 free throws for the Bulldogs (17-1, 1-1) to regain the three-point lead. Agramonte then hit one of her six 3-pointers to tie the game with six seconds remaining and force the extra period after Clarendon College missed a shot at the buzzer. The Bulldogs scored first in overtime, but the Lady Wranglers went on a 12-4 run to take control. Odessa now shifts their focus to Thursday night as they welcome Western Texas to the OC Sports Center for a 5:45pm tip-off.
Courtesy of: odessa.prestosports.com

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LATVIA

Stats Leaders - Women

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Paula PETERSONE

Jurmala
(168-G/F-2004)
Avg: 19.9

19.9

19.6

19.1

16.8

15.8

Latvian U18 National Team - by Eurobasket Center

Latvian U18 National Team 2023

Baumgarte

Briede

Grausa

Kondratjeva

Lukasevica

Amanda Baumgarte

182-SF-2005

TTT Riga

Elina Briede

174-G-2005

TTT Riga

Tina Grausa

183-F-2005

TTT Riga

Kate Kondratjeva

180-SF-2005

Riga/Juniores Latvia

Krista Lukasevica

186-F-2006

Riga/Juniores Latvia

Katrina Millere

174-G-2005

Daugavpils Latvia

Evelina Otto

187-C-2006

RSU

Estere Petrus

174-F/G-2006

Riga/Juniores Latvia

Zozefine Sipolina

173-G-2005

Jurmala

Madara Smite

170-G-2006

Liepaja/LSSS Latvia

Aleksandra Stepanova

168-G-2005

TTT Riga

Adelina Urtane

180-F-2005

Liepaja/LSSS Latvia

Andris Stelmahs

Head Coach

Jurmala

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LITHUANIA

Stats Leaders - LMKL

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Rita ZILINSKAITE

Alytaus
(175-G-1992)
Avg: 22.3

22.3

21.2

20.8

20.4

19.8

Moteru Lyga Round 10: Alytaus beat Panevezio in the most crucial game of the week - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Panevezys. First ranked Alytaus faced 4th ranked Panevezio. Guests from Alytaus (11-1) defeated host Panevezio (8-3) 72-63. Alytaus forced 27 Panevezio turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Guard Rita Zilinskaite (175-1992) fired 19 points and 5 assists for the winners. The former international Rasa Zemantauskaite-Matla (176-1981) chipped in 19 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Alytaus' coach Kristina Griziene used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Kamile Zukaite (178-2004) produced 27 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Alytaus have an impressive 11-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 11-1 record. Panevezio at the other side keeps the fourth place with three games lost. Alytaus are looking forward to face Vilniaus univ. (#3) at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Panevezio will play against LSU-Kaunas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Alytaus. First ranked Alytaus faced 3rd ranked Vilniaus univ.. Host Alytaus (11-1) defeated guests from Vilniaus (8-2) 69-55. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Vilniaus univ.. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Justina Leskauskaite (178-2002) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 12 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists. Rita Zilinskaite contributed with 16 points for the winners. Center Ieva Savickaite (191-1996) replied with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 19 rebounds for Vilniaus univ.Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Alytaus have an impressive 11-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 11-1 record. Vilniaus univ. at the other side keeps the third place with two games lost. Alytaus will again play against Vilniaus univ. (#3) at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Vilniaus univ. will play against 7bet Vilnius and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Kibirkstis-VKM can celebrate finally their first win this season.The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Kaunas, where they outplayed Patriotes (1-9) 69-47 on Wednesday. Sintija Aukstikalnyte scored 20 points and 8 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. At the losing side Justina Burbaite-Maciuliene responded with 20 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. Despite that victory Kibirkstis-VKM went down to second position due to points difference. Loser Patriotes keeps the twelfth place with nine games lost. Kibirkstis-VKM will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Patriotes will play against Vilniaus DPV (#9) and hope to win that game.

Rest of the games of round 10 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Kauno-LSMU crushed Druskininku in Kaunas 88-41. Kedainiu smashed VK-Kamane at home 84-42. 7bet Vilnius was destroyed by LSU-Kaunas on the opponent's court 93-43. Vilniaus DPV unfortunately lost to Panevezio in a home game 58-69. Vilniaus DPV managed to beat Akmenes P. on the road 66-49. Kibirkstis-VKM crushed Druskininku on its own court 123-27.
The best stats of 10th round was 17 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists by Ugne Sirtautaite of Kibirkstis-VKM.

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Panevezio - Alytaus 63-72

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Panevezys. First ranked Alytaus faced 4th ranked Panevezio. Guests from Alytaus (11-1) defeated host Panevezio (8-3) 72-63. Alytaus forced 27 Panevezio turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Guard Rita Zilinskaite (175-1992) fired 19 points and 5 assists for the winners. The former international Rasa Zemantauskaite-Matla (176-1981) chipped in 19 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Alytaus' coach Kristina Griziene used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Kamile Zukaite (178-2004) produced 27 points and 6 rebounds and forward Vilte Andrunaviciute (178-2004) added 20 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals respectively for lost side. Alytaus have an impressive 11-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 11-1 record. Panevezio at the other side keeps the fourth place with three games lost. Alytaus are looking forward to face Vilniaus univ. (#3) at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Panevezio will play against LSU-Kaunas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Alytaus: R.Zilinskaite 19+4reb+5ast, R.Zemantauskaite-Matla 19+4reb+5ast, L.Justina 14+8reb+4ast, A.Vitunskaite 9+2reb+1ast, M.Sauliute 8+6reb+4ast, K.Masionyte 3+2reb+1ast
Panevezio: Z.Kamile 27+6reb+2ast, A.Vilte 20+8reb+5ast, R.Austeja 12+4reb+3ast, J.Goda 4+8reb, P.Skirmante 0+2reb+1ast, M.Mileja 0

Druskininku - Kauno-LSMU 41-88

There was no surprise when bottom-ranked Druskininku (0-10) was crushed at home by seventh ranked Kauno-LSMU (4-4) 88-41 on Wednesday. Kauno-LSMU dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Druskininku's 22. Kauno-LSMU forced 24 Druskininku turnovers and outrebounded them 48-33 including a 21-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. Kauno-LSMU looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists comparing to just 5 passes made by Druskininku's players. Guard Miglija Zalkauskaite (175-1997) had a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and guard Gaile Kudzmaityte (174-1998) chipped in 12 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Four Kauno-LSMU players scored in double figures. At the losing side Ugne Viscinyte responded with 9 points and 8 rebounds and Karolina Kardokaite scored 13 points. Druskininku's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Kauno-LSMU maintains seventh position with 4-4 record. Newly promoted Druskininku still closes the standings with ten games lost. Kauno-LSMU will meet at home Kedainiu (#8) in the next round. Druskininku will play against 7bet Vilnius (#6) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Kauno-LSMU: A.Svegzdaite 23+4reb+1ast, M.Zalkauskaite 20+10reb+4ast, G.Kudzmaityte 12+11reb+5ast, G.Vasurenkaite 11+7reb+2ast, M.Kravcenkaite 8+5reb+5ast, E.Berzinskaite 8+7reb+4ast
Druskininku: K.Karolina 13+1ast, V.Ugne 9+8reb, D.Emilija 7+3reb+2ast, S.Glinskaite 3+5reb, B.Patricija 3+2reb, S.Eimante 2+7reb

Patriotes - Kibirkstis-VKM 47-69

Kibirkstis-VKM can celebrate finally their first win this season.The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Kaunas, where they outplayed Patriotes (1-9) 69-47 on Wednesday. They outrebounded Patriotes 57-42 including a 41-28 advantage in defensive rebounds. Kibirkstis-VKM looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Guard Sintija Aukstikalnyte (175-2006) scored 20 points and 8 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Urte Rataviciute (190-2005) chipped in 4 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. At the losing side forward Justina Burbaite-Maciuliene (171-1986) responded with 20 points and 7 rebounds and forward Deimante Naruseviciute (177-1983) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 13 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. Despite that victory Kibirkstis-VKM went down to second position due to points difference. Loser Patriotes keeps the twelfth place with nine games lost. Kibirkstis-VKM will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Patriotes will play against Vilniaus DPV (#9) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Kibirkstis-VKM: A.Sintija 20+8reb+1ast, S.Ugne 13+6reb+1ast, S.Gabija 10+1reb+3ast, P.Eva 7+5reb+5ast, P.Gyte 5+2reb+3ast, U.Rusne 5+4reb+1ast
Patriotes: J.Burbaite-Maciuliene 20+7reb+1ast, D.Naruseviciute 11+13reb, J.Segzdaite 6+4reb+7ast, A.Milasauskaite 4+6reb+2ast, M.Sedelnikova 4+6reb+4ast, G.Valaityte 2+2reb

Kedainiu - VK-Kamane 84-42

No shocking result in a game when eighth ranked Kedainiu (4-5) smashed at home 11th ranked VK-Kamane (1-8) 84-42 on Thursday. Kedainiu held VK-Kamane to an opponent 20.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 44.8 percent accuracy of the winners. Kedainiu forced 20 VK-Kamane turnovers and outrebounded them 69-31 including a 20-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by VK-Kamane's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Kedainiu made 7 blocks. Loreta Sulimaite (172-1998) had a double-double by scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists and 9 steals to lead the charge for the winners and center Agne Antanaviciute (186-1994) chipped in 20 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks during the contest. Four Kedainiu players scored in double figures. Kedainiu's coach Gerda Ceckauskiene felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to get some rest. At the losing side point guard Olga Fomina (164-1989) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds and forward Viktorija Matuleviciute (180-2000) scored 9 points and 7 rebounds. Newly promoted Kedainiu maintains eighth position with 4-5 record. Loser VK-Kamane keeps the eleventh place with eight games lost. Kedainiu will meet higher ranked Kauno-LSMU (#7) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. VK-Kamane will play against Akmenes P. (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Kedainiu: A.Antanaviciute 20+12reb+1ast, L.Sulimaite 19+10reb+9ast, B.Turskyte 16+13reb+1ast, A.Aurelija 16+9reb+5ast, A.Ieva 4+3reb+1ast, J.Girdauskaite 3+4reb+2ast
VK-Kamane: O.Fomina 17+12reb+2ast, M.Viktorija 9+7reb, K.Selina 6+4reb, G.Ieva 5+2reb+1ast, K.Ziedune 3+4reb, S.Saule 2+2reb+2ast

LSU-Kaunas - 7bet Vilnius 93-43

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 6th ranked 7bet Vilnius' (5-4) road loss to fifth ranked LSU-Kaunas (6-2) 43-93 on Friday. LSU-Kaunas held 7bet Vilnius to an opponent 22.7 percent shooting from the field compared to 55.0 percent accuracy of the winners and made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. LSU-Kaunas had a 31-17 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by 7bet Vilnius' players. Guard Migle Kisarauskaite (184-2005) scored 16 points to lead the charge for the winners and guard Ieva Stankeviciute (177-1989) chipped in 13 points and 5 assists during the contest. Four LSU-Kaunas players scored in double figures. LSU-Kaunas' coach Kornelija Balciunaite felt very confident using entire bench and allowed the starting five to get some rest. At the losing side power forward Egle Juceviciute (186-1986) responded with 3 points and 12 rebounds and forward Ugne Kucinskaite (182-2001) scored 8 points and 6 rebounds. LSU-Kaunas maintains fifth position with 6-2 record. Loser 7bet Vilnius keeps the sixth place with four games lost. LSU-Kaunas will meet Druskininku (#13) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. 7bet Vilnius will play against Druskininku (#13) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
LSU-Kaunas: K.Migle 16+4reb+2ast, A.Zdaneviciute 16+3reb+2ast, I.Stankeviciute 13+3reb+5ast, D.Luksiene 10+2reb+7ast, K.Egle 8+2reb+1ast, I.Balciunaite 7+4reb+4ast
7bet Vilnius: V.Stankeviciute 13+1ast, K.Ugne 8+6reb+3ast, I.Sventickiene 5+5reb+1ast, A.Jasinauskaite 5+3reb+3ast, E.Mikoliunaite 5+4reb+2ast, I.Cerniauskaite 3+1reb

Vilniaus DPV - Panevezio 58-69

Very predictable result when fourth ranked Panevezio (8-3) beat on the road 10th ranked Vilniaus DPV (3-7) 69-58 on Saturday. They outrebounded Vilniaus DPV 47-35 including a 39-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Vilte Andrunaviciute (178-2004) had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 15 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Kamile Zukaite (178-2004) chipped in 23 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side guard Kamile Ziedelyte (176-2000) responded with 21 points and guard Akvile Kacerauskaite (172-1999) scored 15 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Panevezio maintains fourth position with 8-3 record. Newly promoted Vilniaus DPV dropped to the ninth place with seven games lost. Panevezio will meet at home LSU-Kaunas (#5) in the next round. Vilniaus DPV will play against Patriotes (#12) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Panevezio: A.Vilte 23+15reb+3ast, Z.Kamile 23+5reb+1ast, J.Goda 8+9reb+1ast, K.Brigita 6+8reb+2ast, R.Austeja 5+1reb+1ast, J.Gabija 2+4reb+6ast
Vilniaus DPV: K.Ziedelyte 21+2ast, A.Kacerauskaite 15+8reb, S.Gudinskaite 10+1reb+2ast, B.Kleponyte 4+5reb+1ast, V.Miezyte 4+3reb, K.Vasilevskaite 2

Akmenes P. - Vilniaus DPV 49-66

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both tenth ranked Vilniaus DPV and 9th ranked Akmenes P. had identical 2-7 record. But Akmenes P. was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Vilniaus 66-49 on Sunday night. Vilniaus DPV forced 21 Akmenes P. turnovers. Forward Brigita Kleponyte (177-1999) scored 11 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Akvile Kacerauskaite (172-1999) chipped in 10 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Vilniaus DPV's coach Sarune Valinskaite allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side point guard Liveta Novogreckyte (170-2004) responded with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists and Ugne Birontaite (182-2004) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 15 rebounds. Vilniaus DPV (3-7) moved-up to ninth place. Akmenes P. lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth position with eight games lost. Vilniaus DPV will meet at home Patriotes (#12) in the next round. Akmenes P. will play against VK-Kamane in Vilnius and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Vilniaus DPV: V.Miezyte 13+1ast, B.Kleponyte 11+7reb+3ast, A.Kacerauskaite 10+7reb+3ast, B.Beatrice 8+3reb, J.Chmara 7+8reb+2ast, K.Ziedelyte 7+9reb+3ast
Akmenes P.: N.Liveta 17+7reb+7ast, B.Ugne 12+15reb+1ast, A.Inga 10+5reb+2ast, J.Auguste 8+4reb+1ast, B.Agne 2+12reb+1ast, L.Ieva 0+3reb+1ast

Alytaus - Vilniaus univ. 69-55

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Alytaus. First ranked Alytaus faced 3rd ranked Vilniaus univ.. Host Alytaus (11-1) defeated guests from Vilniaus (8-2) 69-55. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Vilniaus univ.. Alytaus held Vilniaus univ. to an opponent 23.9 percent shooting from the field compared to 28.2 percent accuracy of the winners and made 26-of-33 charity shots (78.8 percent) during the game. Alytaus forced 19 Vilniaus univ. turnovers. Vilniaus univ. was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Justina Leskauskaite (178-2002) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 12 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Rita Zilinskaite (175-1992) contributed with 16 points for the winners. Center Ieva Savickaite (191-1996) replied with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 19 rebounds and German forward Lea-Sophie Maria Pfeifer (178-2000) added 14 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Vilniaus univ.Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Alytaus have an impressive 11-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 11-1 record. Vilniaus univ. at the other side keeps the third place with two games lost. Alytaus will again play against Vilniaus univ. (#3) at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Vilniaus univ. will play against 7bet Vilnius and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Alytaus: R.Zilinskaite 16+2reb+2ast, K.Masionyte 12+7reb, L.Justina 12+17reb+4ast, A.Vitunskaite 9+7reb, M.Sauliute 8+5reb+4ast, S.Viktorija 6+1reb+2ast
Vilniaus univ.: I.Savickaite 18+19reb+1ast, P.Lea-Sophie Maria 14+5reb+2ast, E.Grigaliunaite 10+7reb+2ast, B.Ausrine 4+5reb, G.Ulyte 4+6reb, K.Luka 3+1reb+1ast

Kibirkstis-VKM - Druskininku 123-27

Everything went according to plan in Vilnius where top-ranked Kibirkstis-VKM (1-0) outleveled bottom-ranked Druskininku (0-10) 123-27 on Saturday. Kibirkstis-VKM held Druskininku to an opponent 15.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 57.3 percent accuracy of the winners. Kibirkstis-VKM forced 28 Druskininku turnovers and outrebounded them 61-23 including a 24-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Kibirkstis-VKM looked well-organized offensively handing out 39 assists comparing to just 5 passes made by Druskininku's players. Guard Sintija Aukstikalnyte (175-2006) scored 29 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Ugne Sirtautaite (188-2004) chipped in 17 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists during the contest. Five Kibirkstis-VKM players scored in double figures. At the losing side Emilija Dapkunaite responded with 14 points and 4 steals and Simona Glinskaite (176-2002) scored 3 points and 5 rebounds. Despite that victory Kibirkstis-VKM went down to second position due to points difference. Newly promoted Druskininku still closes the standings with ten games lost. Kibirkstis-VKM will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Druskininku will play against 7bet Vilnius (#6) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Kibirkstis-VKM: A.Sintija 29+9reb+1ast, P.Daniele 21+10reb+6ast, P.Eva 18+2reb+4ast, S.Ugne 17+12reb+9ast, R.Urte 12+8reb+2ast, K.Vanessa 11+12reb+2ast
Druskininku: D.Emilija 14+2reb+1ast, K.Karolina 4+3reb+1ast, S.Glinskaite 3+5reb+1ast, M.Goda 2+4reb, V.Ugne 2+2reb+1ast, C.Monika 2

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LUXEMBOURG

LBBL Round 15 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News

Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

Third defeat of league's leader Contern (10-3) against fifth ranked Residence (9-4) 84-70 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Contern. They outrebounded Contern 39-24 including 29 on the defensive glass. It was a good game for American forward Amanda Cahill (188-1996, college: Indiana, agency: LBM Management) who led her team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 27 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Her fellow American import swingman Kierra Anthony (170-1997, college: Louisiana Tech) contributed with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. The former international Lou Mathieu (168-1994) answered with 28 points for Contern. Residence moved-up to fourth place. Contern at the other side dropped to the second position with three games lost. They share it with Sparta. They were replaced at the leadership position by Grengewald. Contern will play next round against T71 trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Residence will try to continue on its current victory against eleventh ranked Soleuvre in Belvaux.
The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated T71 (8-1) in Dudelange. Hosts were rolled over by Grengewald (10-2) 81-53. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of T71. It was a great evening for American forward Dejza James (185-1995, college: Arizona) who led her team to a victory scoring 36 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds. Samantha Logic helped adding 14 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists. The best for the losing side was international forward Faith Etute (183-2005) with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 20 rebounds. Grengewald have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader. Defending champion T71 dropped to the fifth place with one game lost. Grengewald will play against Les Sangliers (#10) in Wooltz in the next round and are hoping to win another game. T71 will play on the road against Contern (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Soleuvre's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after 12 consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Stadrbredimus, where they defeated Musel Pikes (4-10) 67-60 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for Elisa Grissett who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 23 rebounds. Mikayla Ferenz came up with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for Musel Pikes in the defeat. Newly promoted Soleuvre maintains eleventh place with 1-12 record. It was Musel Pikes' third loss in a row. They keep the ninth position with ten games lost. Soleuvre will meet at home higher ranked Residence (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Musel Pikes will play against Esch (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last two games of round 15 Esch was beaten by Amicale on the road 72-64. Etzella was destroyed by Sparta on its own court 68-88.

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Residence - Contern 84-70

Third defeat of league's leader Contern (10-3) against fifth ranked Residence (9-4) 84-70 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Contern. They outrebounded Contern 39-24 including 29 on the defensive glass. It was a good game for American forward Amanda Cahill (188-1996, college: Indiana, agency: LBM Management) who led her team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 27 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Her fellow American import swingman Kierra Anthony (170-1997, college: Louisiana Tech) contributed with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. The former international Lou Mathieu (168-1994) answered with 28 points and the former international Ana Petrova (171-1982) added 17 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Contern. Residence moved-up to fourth place. Contern at the other side dropped to the second position with three games lost. They share it with Sparta. They were replaced at the leadership position by Grengewald. Contern will play next round against T71 trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Residence will try to continue on its current victory against eleventh ranked Soleuvre in Belvaux.
Top scorers:
Contern: L.Mathieu 28+4reb+2ast, A.Petrova 17+6reb+2ast, L.Kauffmann 11+3reb+4ast, I.Liz 6+4reb+1ast, F.Wurtz 6+5reb+8ast, Z.Richards 2+2reb+1ast
Residence: K.Anthony 31+5reb+7ast, A.Cahill 27+13reb+10ast, N.Hermes 8+3reb, M.Julianne 8+6reb, N.Bourg 6+7reb+3ast, P.Marie 2

T71 - Grengewald 53-81

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated T71 (8-1) in Dudelange. Hosts were rolled over by Grengewald (10-2) 81-53. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of T71. Grengewald had a 36-23 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a great evening for American forward Dejza James (185-1995, college: Arizona) who led her team to a victory scoring 36 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds. Her fellow American import guard Samantha Logic (175-1992, college: Iowa) helped adding 14 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists. The best for the losing side was international forward Faith Etute (183-2005) with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 20 rebounds and the former international forward Michelle Dittgen (170-1997) scored 9 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Grengewald have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader. Defending champion T71 dropped to the fifth place with one game lost. Grengewald will play against Les Sangliers (#10) in Wooltz in the next round and are hoping to win another game. T71 will play on the road against Contern (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
T71: E.Faith 24+20reb, Z.Rice 10+5reb+1ast, M.Dittgen 9+6reb+4ast, N.Mossong 5+8reb+2ast, B.Emma 5+1reb, S.Seila 0+2reb+1ast
Grengewald: D.James 36+9reb, L.Van Kleunen 18+6reb, S.Logic 14+9reb+12ast, C.Wolff 4+6reb, L.Lesley 4+2reb, S.Sara 2+1ast

Amicale - Esch 72-64

No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked Amicale (7-6) beat 8th ranked Esch (4-8) in Steinsel 72-64 on Saturday. Amicale outrebounded Esch 42-31 including 31 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for international Esmeralda Skrijelj (175-1995, agency: DC Sports) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 18 rebounds and 7 assists. American guard Alexis Pana (175-1998, college: CWU) accounted for 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Pana is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Amicale players scored in double figures. Belarusian swingman Tatsiana Likhtarovich (180-1988) came up with a double-double by scoring 31 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists and American forward Morgan Pullins (183-1993, college: St.Mary's, TX) added 15 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Esch in the defeat. Amicale maintains sixth place with 7-6 record. Loser Esch keeps the eighth position with eight games lost. Amicale will meet league's second-placed Sparta in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Esch will play against Musel Pikes (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Esch: T.Likhtarovich 31+12reb+5ast, M.Pullins 15+10reb+3ast, C.Kyra 13+3reb+2ast, B.Schulte 3+1reb, B.Rocana 2+3reb+1ast, M.Pauline 0+1reb
Amicale: A.Pana 16+7reb+3ast, J.Mangen 13+3reb+1ast, H.Crymble 12+8reb+1ast, E.Skrijelj 11+18reb+7ast, S.Laetitia 8, E.Sand 7+6reb+4ast

Musel Pikes - Soleuvre 60-67

Soleuvre's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after 12 consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Stadrbredimus, where they defeated Musel Pikes (4-10) 67-60 on Saturday. They outrebounded Musel Pikes 50-34 including a 17-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for Elisa Grissett who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 23 rebounds. American forward Jade Compton (178, college: Presbyterian) accounted for 20 points and 19 rebounds for the winning side. American guard Mikayla Ferenz (178-1996, college: Idaho, agency: LBM Management) came up with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Julie Nilles (176-2001) added 13 points and 4 assists respectively for Musel Pikes in the defeat. Newly promoted Soleuvre maintains eleventh place with 1-12 record. It was Musel Pikes' third loss in a row. They keep the ninth position with ten games lost. Soleuvre will meet at home higher ranked Residence (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Musel Pikes will play against Esch (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Musel Pikes: M.Ferenz 30+9reb+5ast, J.Nilles 13+3reb+4ast, J.Otto 12+4reb, C.Bidinger 3+5reb+6ast, J.Mathis 2+5reb, D.Jackie 0+4reb
Soleuvre: G.Elisa 24+23reb+2ast, J.Compton 20+19reb+1ast, S.Mancinelli 9+1reb+1ast, D.Ophelie 8+3reb+1ast, S.Alisha 6+3reb+1ast, F.Luna 0+1reb+1ast

Etzella - Sparta 68-88

Very expected game when 7th ranked Etzella (5-9) was smashed by third ranked Sparta (10-3) in Ettelbruck 88-68 on Sunday. The guests trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 2-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 88-68. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Sparta. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Contern. Loser Etzella keeps the seventh position with nine games lost. Sparta will meet at home Amicale (#6) in the next round. Etzella will have a break next round.

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NAIA

RedStorm survives roller-coaster ride, nips Midway - by Eurobasket News

Anyone who thought that Tuesday night's River States Conference women's basketball showdown between the University of Rio Grande and Midway University would be hard-pressed to match the excitement and drama from the two meetings between the programs last season was sorely mistaken. In fact, not surprisingly, it took until the game's final possession to decide a winner. The host Eagles blew a 10-point first quarter lead and the visiting RedStorm coughed up a 21-point third quarter advantage before regaining an edge in the closing seconds and hanging on for an 81-79 victory at Marshall Gymnasium. Rio Grande, ranked No. 12 in the most recent NAIA coaches' Top 25 poll, improved to 16-2 overall and 8-0 inside the RSC with the win - its fourth straight against Midway dating back to the 2018-19 campaign. Those four games, including last season's RSC Tournament championship game, have been decided by just 27 combined points. The Eagles, who had won nine of their previous 10 outings and were among the other schools receiving votes in the latest coaches' poll, fell to 11-7 overall and 6-2 in league play with the loss. Rio Grande grabbed a 3-0 lead just 35 seconds into the contest, but watched as Midway went on a 13-0 run over the next 3-1/2 minutes to take double-digit advantage.The RedStorm weathered the early adversity, though, and rebounded to regain a 19-18 cushion at the close of the period. The Eagles took the lead back on a three-pointer by Amoni White (5'7''-G) to open the second quarter scoring, but managed just eight points for the remainder of the half as Rio built a 45-29 advantage at the break. The RedStorm cushion expanded to 21 points, 53-32, following a bucket by sophomore Azyiah Williams (Ripley, OH) with 8:18 left in the third quarter, but Midway responded by beginning a methodical slash into the deficit on its ensuing possession. The Eagles closed the gap to eight points on two occasions inside the final two minutes of the third quarter before staring at a 10-point deficit, 66-56, heading to the final period. The rally continued into the final stanza and Midway finally forged a 77-all tie following a layup by Samaj Adams with 1:26 left to play. Rio Grande regained the lead just seven seconds later when junior Lexi Woods (Waverly, OH) connected on a pair of free throws to hit the 1,000-point mark for her career, but Adams countered with another layup with 1:03 left to knot the score at 79-apiece. The Eagles had a chance to take the lead after Rio committed the last of its 26 turnovers with 45 seconds remaining, but committed a miscue of their own with 27.7 seconds left to give the ball back to the RedStorm. Senior Ella Skeens (Chillicothe, OH), the reigning RSC Player of the Week, was fouled on a drive to the basket with 9.9 seconds remaining and drained both of her subsequent free throws to put the RedStorm in front, 81-79. Midway immediately called timeout to advance the ball into the frontcourt and set up a possible game-tying or game-winning shot, but Dezeree White (5'9''-G) misfired on a jumper with five seconds left and, after snaring her own rebound, was off the mark again on a put-back attempt with three seconds remaining allowing Rio to escape with the victory. Sophomore Kaylee Darnell (Wheelersburg, OH) had 22 points and six rebounds to lead the winning effort, while Skeens finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds and junior Lavender Ward (Charleston, WV) had six steals. Rio Grande survived its sloppy ball-handling by finishing 29-for-56 from the floor overall (51.8%) and outrebounding its host, 43-37. Midway shot just 36 percent overall (27-for-75), but kept itself in the contest by going 20-for-24 at the foul line (83.3%) and committing just 14 turnovers of their own. White had 30 points to lead all scorers, including 21 in the second half comeback effort, while also pulling down seven rebounds in a losing cause. Jalyn Jackson added 14 points and eight assists for the Eagles, while Adams tallied 10 points, eight rebounds, seven steals and a pair of blocked shots. Sereniti Webb (6'0''-F/C) also had eight points and eight rebounds for Midway in the loss. Rio Grande is set to return to action on Saturday afternoon when it hosts Indiana University Southeast at the Newt Oliver Arena.
Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Courtesy of: rioredstorm.com

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NCAA1

NCAA1 Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

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RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Maddy SIEGRIST

Villanova
(185-F-)
Avg: 28.7

28.7

27.5

27.2

26.2

24.7

Oklahoma State women end skid against No. 18 Baylor 70-65 - by Eurobasket News

Lior Garzon (6'1''-F-2001) scored 18 points, Naomie Alnatas (5'7''-G) had 11 of her 17 in the fourth quarter and Oklahoma State ended a 13-game losing against Baylor with a 70-65 win over the No. 18 Bears on Wednesday. Claire Chastain had a jumper and a 3-pointer and Alnatas a 3 and a three-point play for an 11-0 run that gave Oklahoma State a 16-7 lead in the middle of the first quarter and Baylor never led again. Sarah Andrews had 12 points in the fourth quarter and she started off with a pair of 3s and Ja'Mee Asberry (5'5''-G)''s 3 pulled the Bears even at 52 with 6 1/2 minutes to play. But Alnatas and Anna Gret Asi hit 3s for Oklahoma State, which quickly reeled off eight points. The Bears made six free throws with pull within two with 2:59 to play and Asberry's 3 made it a one point game with 21/2 minutes to go. The Bears then missed two free throws and had a turnover when they had a chance to grab the lead. Alnatas hit a 3 and the Cowgirls made 5 of 8 free throws in the last 30 seconds to pull out the win. Terryn Milton (5'9''-G-2000) had 10 points for the Cowgirls (12-4, 2-2 Big 12 Conference). Asberry had 19 points and Andrews 16 for the Bears (12-4, 3-1), who were the last unbeaten team in league play. TCU is at Oklahoma State on Saturday and Baylor plays at West Virginia on Sunday.
Courtesy of: ketk.com

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NCAA2

Lees-McRae falls at Converse on Tuesday Night, 60-48 - by Eurobasket News

Lees-McRae women's basketball had two double-digit scoring runs in tonight's Conference Carolinas matchup with Converse, but the Valkyries earned the 60-48 win with five three-pointers via Colbie Perry (5'11''-G). Jala Holloman (5'0''-G) and Aurora Roberts (5'8''-G) led the Bobcats with 12 points apiece on a combined 6-14 shooting from the field and seven steals in tonight's contest with Converse. The Valkyries took an early 4-0 lead and held the seven-point advantage after one period of play via a Sydney Wilson layup. Lees-McRae answered in the second quarter with a 10-0 run that gave the Bobcats the one-point lead, but Converse went on a 14-1 run to seize the 35-23 decision at the halftime break. The Bobcats battled back once more in the third with a 14-0 run of their own to cut the deficit to one point, but the Valkyries closed the third quarter with seven points of their own to lead 46-39 heading into the final stanza. Converse was able to withstand the Bobcats in the final ten minutes and secured the 60-48 on Tuesday evening. Lees-McRae recorded 25 points off the bench and grabbed 13 offensive rebounds in the contest. Jessica Henderson tallied eight points in 31 minutes of action and Thailand Smith had six points and five rebounds for the Bobcats. Perry was the only Valkyrie to knock down a three-pointer in the game with a game-high five for 15 points and Wilson followed in scoring column with 14. Lees-McRae women's basketball heads to Bristol, Tennessee for the "Battle for the Blue Ridge Cup" matchup with King (Tenn.) on Saturday, Jan. 14. The contest is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start.
Courtesy of: lmcbobcats.com

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NCAA3

Doyle Has Second Double-Double of Season In Clarkson's 74-65 Win at Buffalo State - by Eurobasket News

First-year collegian Bella Doyle posted season-highs in both points and rebounds as the Clarkson University Women's Basketball team earned its third straight win in 2023, defeating Buffalo State 74-65 in non-league action on Tuesday afternoon. The Golden Knights evened their overall record at 5-5 while Buffalo State fell to 1-13. Clarkson starts a seven-game road stretch this weekend when the team takes on Rensselaer and Ithaca. The Knights got off to a slow start after the long bus ride, making just two shots in the first seven minutes of the contest, but Clarkson kept things close in the opening quarter by going 6-for-8 from the free throw line. The second quarter saw Clarkson get on a roll, with Elaina Porter providing the spark. The senior made a pair of 3-pointers in the first 75 seconds to give Clarkson the lead, and Bella Doyle's layup at the 8:02 mark put the Knights up by eight. Near the midway point of the quarter, Porter hit another 3-pointer from the wing to give Clarkson its biggest lead (30-21), but the Bengals held the Knights to just two points for the rest of the period to make it a five-point game at the half. Clarkson enjoyed a 23-point third quarter and quickly built a double-digit lead thanks to an 8-0 run to begin the period. Although Buffalo State would reduce the margin to seven on a layup from Brianna Smith at 4:30, Clarkson ended the quarter on a 12-2 run, which included nine points from freshman guard Raelin Burns. At the start of the fourth, the Bengals drew to within 10 thanks to scoring the first seven points of the period, but a 3-pointer from Bella Doyle at the 8:31 mark put the Knights back to an advantage in the teens, where it would remain for the majority of the period. It wasn't until late in the quarter when the Bengals began to put pressure on the Knights in the backcourt that the contest would tighten up, as the gap fell just eight with a little over a minute to go. Clarkson made enough of its free throws in the final moments to secure the victory. Bella Doyle finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds to lead Clarkson, also adding in two blocked shots and a steal in the victory. Elaina Porter, Cassidy Dumont, and Raelin Burns each scored 14 points for the Knights, while Mariah Benavides also finished in double figures with 11 points. Brianna Smith led the Bengals with 16 points while both Tashawni Cornfield and Adiya Jones each chipped in 15 points.
Courtesy of: d3hoops.com

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POLAND

Stats Leaders - PLKK

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Alexis JONES

Torun
(175-G-1994)
Avg: 23.1

23.1

22.6

21.3

19.9

19.5

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ROMANIA

Stats Leaders - Women

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Trinity BAPTISTE

Arad
(183-F-1998)
Avg: 19.7

19.7

19.7

19.6

18.6

17.8

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RUSSIA

Yana Elberg gets MVP of the Week award for Russian Superleague 1 - by Eurobasket News

Talented Yana Elberg (177-G-2004) had an amazing evening in the last round for Dynamo-Farm and that's her to receive a Hoops Agents Superleague 1 Player of the Week award for round 16.
The 18-year old guard had the game-high 23 points adding four rebounds and five assists for Dynamo-Farm in her team's victory, helping them to beat Spartak SP (#10, 4-12) 87-72. Dynamo-Farm maintains the 4th position in Russian Superleague 1. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Dynamo-Farm will need more victories to improve their 11-4 record. It's Elberg's second year at Dynamo-Farm and it's hard to imagine this team without her. Elberg has impressive league stats. She is in league's top in points (2nd best: 16.8ppg) and averages solid 2.3spg.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young forward Ekatrina Kuzmenkova (191-F-1988, agency: LBM Management) of Dynamo-En.IVA. Kuzmenkova impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds. It was enough for Dynamo-En.IVA to edge the higher-ranked UMMC Junior (#3, 12-4) by 4 points 75-71. This victory allowed Dynamo-En.IVA to move up to 9th position in the standings. Her team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 5-11 record. Kuzmenkova is a newcomer at Dynamo-En.IVA 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 Anastasia Bocharova (182-SF-1977) of second-ranked MBA-2. Bocharova scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds. She was a key player of MBA-2, leading her team to a 70-69 win against the lower-ranked Runa (#8, 6-10). MBA-2 needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 12 victories and 4 lost games. Bocharova has a very solid season. In 16 games in Russia she scored 6.7ppg.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Anastaiya Kuplinova (175-PG-1996) of Kazanochka - 15 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists
5. Irina Litvinenko (189-C-1996) of Kazanochka - 9 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists
6. Sofia Liulina (181-F-2004) of Sparta&K-2 V - 21 points and 7 rebounds
7. Tatyana Soloveva (182-F-1997) of Spartak SP - 14 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists
8. Margarita Kuzyakina (190-F/C-2002) of UMMC Junior - 13 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Kseniya Chernova (172-G-2002) of Spartak N. - 16 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists
10. Valeria Yakovleva (187-C-2004) of MBA-2 - 16 points and 12 rebounds

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

Grant-Allen number one in Russia PBL for round 17 - by Eurobasket News

Canadian Center Saicha Grant-Allen (196-C-1995) put on an amazing game in the last round for Nika, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 17.
The 27-year old player had a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds, while her team crushed Dynamo M. (#12, 1-16) with 23-point margin 85-62. Nika is placed at 6th position in Russian PBL. Nika 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 9-8 record. Grant-Allen turned to be Nika's top player in her first season with the team. Former University of Dayton star has very solid stats this year. Grant-Allen is in league's top in points (9th best: 12.1ppg), rebounds (3rd best: 8.1rpg) and averages impressive 52.0% FGP.

The second best player in last round's games was young Anastasiia Zotkina (188-C-1999, agency: LBM Management) of Nadezhda. Zotkina had a very good evening with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. It was enough for Nadezhda to edge the lower-ranked Samara (#7, 8-9) 90-87. Nadezhda's 4th position in the standings has not changed. Her team's 12-5 record is not bad at all. Zotkina is a newcomer at Nadezhda, but is already one of team's top players.

Third on the list of top players last round was international center Maria Vadeeva (193-C-1998) of league's top team UMMC. Vadeeva scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds. She was a key player of UMMC, leading her team to a 91-65 easy win against the lower-ranked Neftyanik (#11, 1-15). UMMC have amazing season winning all 16 games without a single defeat. Vadeeva turns to be one of the very best players in the league while she is also a leader of the top team having her eyes on the championship title. Vadeeva has a great season in Russia. After 14 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 15.1ppg (3rd best) and rebounds with 8.6rpg (2nd best). She also has 2.3spg, 1.1bpg and FGP: 54.8%.

Other top performing players last week:
4. Viktoriia Medvedeva (184-F-1991) of Nadezhda - 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists
5. Darya Levchenko (182-F/G-1994) of Neftyanik - 16 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists
6. Daria Kolosovskaya (182-SF-1996) of Samara - 17 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists
7. Anna Kuznetsova (177-G/F-2001) of Sparta&K MR - 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists
8. Yana Pashkovskaya (178-F-2003) of Enisey - 15 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists
9. Mariia Cherepanova (190-PF-1987) of Nika - 8 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists
10. Ashley Beverly-Kelley (168-G-1993) of Dynamo NR - 19 points and 11 rebounds

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

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SLOVAKIA

Stats Leaders - Women

Stats Leaders

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RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Iggy ALLEN

Slavia BB
(180-G-1998)
Avg: 18.6

18.6

17.3

16.5

15.5

14.2

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SLOVENIA

Stats Leaders - Women

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Sara LOOMIS

Celje
(188-PF-1997)
Avg: 17.0

17.0

15.8

14.9

14.3

13.9

Loomis' 19 points give her Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News

25-year old power forward Sara Loomis (188-PF-1997) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for league's best team Celje and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 13.
She had the game-high 19 points adding four rebounds and two assists for Celje in her team's victory, helping them to outclass Jezica (#4, 8-5) with 45-point margin 103-58. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Celje to consolidate first place in the Slovenian SKL. Celje 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 Loomis had a remarkable 72.7% from 2-point range. She turned to be Celje's top player in her first season with the team. Ashland University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Loomis is league's best scorer averaging so far 17.0ppg. Loomis is in league's top in rebounds (5th best: 7.5rpg) and averages solid 55.9% FGP.

Second best performed player last round was Hana Ivanusa (181-F-2004) of Jezica. She is a forward in her second season at Jezica. In the last game Ivanusa recorded impressive 16 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Bad luck as Jezica lost that game 58-103 to the higher-ranked Celje (#1, 12-1). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Jezica still maintains its place in the top 4 of the standings, even despite this loss. Her team's 8-5 record is not bad at all. Ivanusa is well-known at Jezica and she already established her position as one of the team's leaders. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 15.8ppg (#2). She also registered 6.8 boards per game.

Third place about best performers goes to forward Eva Brdnik (173-F-1997) of Konjice (#8). Brdnik scored 17 points and grabbed eleven rebounds (!!!). She was a key player of Konjice, leading her team to a 66-61 win against the higher-ranked Ledita D. (#5, 4-9). Konjice can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have extremely bad season and 2-11 record places them at the very bottom of the standings. Brdnik has individually a great season in Slovenia. After 13 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 7.6rpg (4th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Ana Anzic (178-G-2004) of Celje - 8 points and 3 assists
5. Lejla Pamic (180-G-1999) of Ledita D. - 10 points and 10 rebounds
6. Lea Debeljak (176-SG-2001) of Celje - 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists
7. Zoja Visocnik (168-G-2005) of Konjice - 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists
8. Taylah Simmons (185-SF-1997) of Celje - 13 points and 8 rebounds
9. Dora Mlakar (182-C-1996) of Domzale - 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists
10. Marusa Podgrajsek (169-G-2000) of Konjice - 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists

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

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SOUTH KOREA

Korean WKBL All-Star Game 2023 Rosters - by Igor Obradovic

PINK ALL-STAR

Ji-Hyun Shin (173-SG-1995) of Hana 1Q
South Korea

Lee-Seul Kang (180-F-1994) of KB Stars
South Korea

Dan-Bi Kim (180-F-1990) of S-Birds
Romania

Sonia Kim-Ursu (175-SG-1993) of S-Birds
South Korea

Jihyun Park (180-F-2000) of Woori Bank
South Korea

Yerim Jeong (177-G-2001) of Hana 1Q
South Korea

Yoolim Kang (175-F-1997) of Blue Minx
South Korea

Chae-Jin Han (174-G/F-1984) of S-Birds
South Korea

Kyung-Eun Lee (176-G-1987) of S-Birds
South Korea

Heji An (164-PG-1997) of BNK Sum

BLUE ALL-STAR
South Korea

Sohee Lee (171-F-2000) of BNK Sum
USA

Han-Byul Kim (178-G/F-1986) of BNK Sum
South Korea

Hye-Yoon Bae (182-F/C-1989) of Blue Minx
South Korea

Hye-Jin Park (178-G-1990) of Woori Bank
South Korea

Ji-Young Kim (177-F/G-1996) of BNK Sum
South Korea

Jin An (185-C-1996) of BNK Sum
South Korea

Ji-Young Kim (170-SG-1998) of Hana 1Q
South Korea

Haeran Lee (180-C-2003) of Blue Minx
South Korea

Seung-Hee You (178-G-1994) of S-Birds
South Korea

Ye-Eun Heo (163-G-2001) of KB Stars

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SWEDEN

Swedish U18 National Team - by Eurobasket Center

Hanna Kajevic

166-G-2006

Norrkoping 2 Sweden

Elle Johansson

2005

Alice Curman

2005

Alvik Basket Sweden

Felicia Scholander

175-G-2006

Signe Nordvik

2005

Tilde Lundkvist

2005

RIG Mark

Lova Lagerlid

183-G-2005

RIG Lulea

Tiffany Barbosa

176-G-2005

RIG Lulea

Olivia Harm

182-G-2005

Alvik Basket Sweden

Liv Blomkvist

2006

KFUM Fryshuset Sweden

Nike Borg

188-C-2006

Hanna Soltesz

F-2005

Wetterbygden Sweden

Basil Shiltagh

Head Coach

RIG Mark

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TAIWAN

Hsiao-Tong Peng gets MVP of the Week award for Taiwanese WSBL - by Eurobasket News

International Guard Hsiao-Tong Peng (168-G-1998) put on an amazing game in the last round for league's second-best Taiyuan T. and that's her to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 2.
The 24-year old guard had the game-high 19 points adding three rebounds and seven assists for Taiyuan T. in her team's victory, helping them to crush, the league's bottom-ranked team Chunghua T. (#3, 0-2) with 24-point margin 81-57. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Taiyuan T. maintains the 2nd position in Taiwanese WSBL. But it's just the very beginning of the season and Taiyuan T. won both games without losing any. It's too early to say anything as the standings can be changed completely after next round. In the team's last game Peng had a remarkable five three-pointers out of 6 attempts. She has many years of experience at Taiyuan T., through which she has constantly improved. Peng has impressive league stats. She is league's best scorer averaging so far 16.0ppg and is league's best passer with 5.5apg. Peng is in league's top in and averages solid 80.0% from behind 3-point line.

The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young international Yi-Xiu Zheng (178-SF-1993) of league's best team Cathay Life. Zheng impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds. Of course she led Cathay Life to another comfortable win outscoring Taipower (0-2) 72-48. Her team has extremely good start of the season. They won both games so far. However the season is at the beginning, so everything can happen. They still may lose their high position in the standings. Zheng is one of the most experienced players at Cathay Life and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 12.0ppg (#7). She also registered 10.0 boards per game.

The third best performed player last round was another Taiyuan T.'s star - international center Tieh Lin (182-C-1999). Lin scored 16 points and grabbed ten rebounds. She was another key player of Taiyuan T., helping her team with a 81-57 easy win against #3 ranked Chunghua T. in a game of the week. Taiyuan T. has a very good start of the season. But there were just 2 games played, so it's too early to judge them at this stage. Lin also has a very good start of the season with very strong stats. Lin has a great season in Taiwan. After only 2 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 14.0ppg (3rd best), rebounds with 12.5rpg (#1 in league) and assists with 1.0apg (5th best).

Other top performing players last week:
4. Fan-Shan Huang (174-PG-1987) of Cathay Life - 9 points and 7 rebounds
5. Pei-Zhen Luo (175-F-1998) of Taiyuan T. - 13 points and 5 rebounds
6. Yi-Tao Su (175-F-1992) of Taipower - 10 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists
7. Ching Cho (172-F-1997) of Taiyuan T. - 10 points and 2 rebounds
8. Yushu Lin (168-G/F-1996) of Chunghua T. - 8 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists
9. Ying-Chieh Wu (179-F-1992) of Taiyuan T. - 9 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists
10. Chia-Wen Kuo (169-PG-1993) of Taipower - 4 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists

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

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TURKEY

KAZL Split adds Dabakoglu to their roster, part ways with Tatyana Davis - by Zeljko Zule

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UNITED KINGDOM

NBL D1 Round 13: Top-ranked Team Kestrels win another game - by Eurobasket News

Host teams show no mercy winning all games. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

NBL D1 top team - Team Kestrels (9-1) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed ninth ranked BA London L. II (3-6) in Solent 85-49. Team Kestrels held BA London L. II to an opponent 25.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 42.9 percent accuracy of the winners. Team Kestrels forced 34 BA London L. II turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by BA London L. II's players. 24 personal fouls committed by BA London L. II helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of Hungarian guard Krisztina Velkey-Cleeve (175-1992, college: ORU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists. Guard Faye Endean (173) contributed with 26 points and 4 assists for the winners. Guard Ruchae Walton (178, college: Portland St.) answered with 20 points and 9 rebounds for BA London L. II. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Team Kestrels have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 9-1 record. BA London L. II lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with six games lost. Team Kestrels are looking forward to face Anglia Ruskin U. (#5) in London in the next round. BA London L. II will play at home against Bristol AF (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game between tenth ranked Worcester W (3-8) and 12th ranked Cardiff MA II (1-10) in Worcester ended with biggest points difference. Worcester W outscored guests from Cardiff 82-35. Sandra Hewakowska stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and Charlotte Finn chipped in 11 points and 13 rebounds. At the losing side guard Cami Barone (-2002) responded with 8 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Worcester W maintains tenth place with 3-8 record. Cardiff MA II at the other side stay at the bottom position with ten games lost. Worcester W will play against higher ranked Reading R. (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Cardiff MA II will play against Loughborough (#6) to get more than just one victory in their record.

In the last game of round 13 Loughborough was smashed by Southwark P. on the road 77-56.
The most impressive performance of 13th round was 13 points by Emily OConnell of Southwark P..

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.

Solent S. - BA London L. II 85-49

NBL D1 top team - Team Kestrels (9-1) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed ninth ranked BA London L. II (3-6) in Solent 85-49. Team Kestrels held BA London L. II to an opponent 25.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 42.9 percent accuracy of the winners. Team Kestrels forced 34 BA London L. II turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by BA London L. II's players. 24 personal fouls committed by BA London L. II helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of Hungarian guard Krisztina Velkey-Cleeve (175-1992, college: ORU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists. Guard Faye Endean (173) contributed with 26 points and 4 assists for the winners. Four Team Kestrels players scored in double figures. Guard Ruchae Walton (178, college: Portland St.) answered with 20 points and 9 rebounds and forward Fatmata Janneh (180-2004) added 15 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for BA London L. II. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Team Kestrels have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 9-1 record. BA London L. II lost third consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with six games lost. Team Kestrels are looking forward to face Anglia Ruskin U. (#5) in London in the next round. BA London L. II will play at home against Bristol AF (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Solent S.: E.Faye 26+3reb+4ast, K.Velkey-Cleeve 17+12reb+5ast, D.Megan 11+7reb+1ast, B.Yassin 10+6reb, C.Erin 9+1reb+3ast, N.Anna 8+4reb+3ast
BA London L. II: R.Walton 20+9reb, J.Fatmata 15+11reb+2ast, S.Tamara 6+4reb+2ast, S.Grace 4+3reb+3ast, O.Clementina 2+2reb+1ast, S.Tunmise 2+4reb

Worcester W - Cardiff MA II 82-35

The game between tenth ranked Worcester W (3-8) and 12th ranked Cardiff MA II (1-10) in Worcester ended with biggest points difference. Worcester W outscored guests from Cardiff 82-35. Worcester W held Cardiff MA II to an opponent 18.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 34.6 percent accuracy of the winners. Worcester W forced 23 Cardiff MA II turnovers and outrebounded them 58-44 including 44 on the defensive glass. Sandra Hewakowska stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and guard Charlotte Finn (165) chipped in 11 points and 13 rebounds. Four Worcester W players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Cami Barone (-2002) responded with 8 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and Lauren Green produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds. Worcester W maintains tenth place with 3-8 record. Cardiff MA II at the other side stay at the bottom position with ten games lost. Worcester W will play against higher ranked Reading R. (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Cardiff MA II will play against Loughborough (#6) to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Worcester W: H.Sandra 17+11reb+2ast, C.Marques 16+9reb+1ast, C.Caitlin 12+2reb+4ast, F.Charlotte 11+13reb+2ast, W.Cerys 5+2reb, B.Grace 4+4reb+1ast
Cardiff MA II: G.Lauren 10+10reb+1ast, F.Williams 9+3reb, B.Cami 8+10reb+4ast, E.Lester 5+7reb, S.Azeb 3+3reb, L.Scarlett 0+1reb

Southwark P. - Loughborough 77-56

No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Southwark P. (7-3) crushed 6th ranked Loughborough (5-5) in London 77-56. Southwark P. well out of reach of Loughborough shooting 85.3 percent from the field. Guard Ebere Egbirika (168) stepped up and scored 16 points (perfect from the field making all six shots) for the winners and guard Emily OConnell (170) chipped in 13 points (perfect from the field making all six shots). Four Southwark P. players scored in double figures. At the losing side German forward Alexandra Shaw (183-2003) responded with 13 points (perfect from the field making all six shots) and Egyptian guard Alia El Shabrawy (160) scored 10 points. Southwark P. moved-up to third place. Loughborough lost their third game in a row. They keep the sixth position with five games lost. They share it with Ipswich. Southwark P. will play against league's second-placed Thames Valley C. in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Loughborough will play against Cardiff MA II (#12) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Southwark P.: E.Ebere 16+1reb, O.Emily 13+1ast, T.Blanche 12, C.Aaliyah 12, S.Violet 9+1reb, A.Ana-Isabel 7+1ast
Loughborough: A.Shaw 13, E.Shabrawy Alia 10+1reb, D.Lauren 10, B.Rose 5, P.Erin 4+1reb, T.Anna 4+1reb

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USCAA-NCCAA

BSC-Albany falls short against BSC-Buffalo - by Eurobasket News

Bryant & Stratton College-Albany Lady Bobcats fell short on Saturday, January 8th against BSC-Buffalo in a fast paced-high stakes game. With a final score of 91-74, Albany Bobcats kept Buffalo on their heels throughout the game until the tail end of the 3rd quarter, where Buffalo led by double digits. "It was a tough game but we just fell short. Saige Roberts (5'7''-G) kept us in the game with her 35 points, and also Gabrielle Moore with her defense. I'm proud of how we fought hard and didn't give up. Harry Rolle , Head Basketball Coach The Women's basketball team are on the road to Manhattanville College on Wednesday, January 9th.
Courtesy of: bryantstrattonalbany.prestosports.com

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WABA

Stats Leaders

Stats Leaders

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

Monique REID

Montana
(185-F-1990)
Avg: 23.5

23.5

20.6

18.9

17.5

17.2