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| ABA LEAGUE |
| Stats Leaders |
| Round 1 of Finals. Partizan earn opening victory - by Eurobasket News |
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Partizan - Crvena Zvezda 88-80 Crvena Zvezda trailed by 12 points after 3 quarters before a 19-15 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 80-88 at the end of the game. Partizan made 22-of-25 free shots (88.0 percent) during the game. 27 personal fouls committed by Crvena Zvezda helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American power forward Zach LeDay (202-1994, college: Virginia Tech) stepped up and scored 24 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and American-Serbian Kevin Punter (192-1993, college: Tennessee) chipped in 19 points and 4 assists. At the losing side Argentinian point guard Facundo Campazzo (180-1991) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 assists and Ognjen Dobric (200-1994) scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Crvena Zvezda players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Partizan: Z.LeDay 24+5reb, K.Punter 19+4reb+4ast, A.Smailagic 11+4reb, M.Lessort 9+5reb, M.Yam 8+4reb+5ast, D.Exum 8+4reb+4ast Crvena Zvezda: O.Dobric 17+6reb+4ast, F.Campazzo 15+4reb+10ast, F.Petrusev 11+3reb+2ast, B.Bentil 10+5reb+1ast, N.Nedovic 10+1reb+1ast, L.Mitrovic 4+2reb+1ast |
| AFROCAN |
| Rwanda enters camp ahead of Afro-CAN qualifiers - by Eurobasket News |
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The national basketball team on Sunday evening reported to a residential camp in preparations for the forthcoming qualifiers of the FIBA Afro-CAN tournament due in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from June 17-23. Afro-CAN is a continental basketball tournament which focuses on promoting players who play in Africa. The competition allows national teams to summon a roster that comprises only two overseas-based players, while the rest of the ten should be based on the continent. The team is camping at Home Free Hotel and will be conducting training sessions at Lycee de Kigali gymnasium before departing to Tanzania on June 15. The qualifiers will determine the teams that will participate in the Afro-CAN finals, a 12-nation tournament that will take place in Luanda, Angola, from July 7-16. Africa Zone 5 teams that will feature in the qualifiers include Burundi, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya (qualified), Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania. They will be competing for the lone ticket available ahead of the qualifiers. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) qualified for the tournament as champions from the 2019 edition, while Kenya gained qualification as the losing finalists. Morocco are also qualified virtue of finishing fourth-placed in the Bamako-showpiece four years ago. Courtesy of: newtimes.co.rw |
| ANTIGUA |
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| ARGENTINA |
| Stats Leaders - LigaA |
| La Liga Round 3 of Finals. Quimsa regain the advantage - by Eurobasket News |
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Boca - Quimsa 78-83 It was a great evening for American Brandon Robinson (196-1989, college: Clayton St.) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points. His fellow American import power forward Eric Anderson (204-1993, college: New Haven) helped adding 12 points and 10 rebounds. Quimsa's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was the former international Leonel Schattmann (193-1987) with 23 points and 5 assists and the former international Marcos Mata (202-1986) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds. Four Boca players scored in double figures. Top scorers: Boca: L.Schattmann 23+2reb+5ast, R.Barber 13+5reb, F.Balbi 11+3reb+2ast, M.Mata 11+10reb+3ast, D.Tucker 8+7reb+4ast, G.Juan 7+2ast Quimsa: M.Cosolito 20, B.Robinson 18+4reb+3ast, E.Anderson 12+10reb+2ast, F.Baralle 9+3reb+3ast, F.Ramirez 8+7reb+1ast, J.Brussino 6+3ast |
| BELARUS |
| Lokomotiv lands Uladzislau Blizniuk, ex BC Minsk - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | |||
He has been also a member of Belarusian international program for some years. Blizniuk has regularly played for Belarusian senior team since 2021 and previously for University National Team back in 2018. He also represented Belarus at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Division B in Matosinhos (Portugal) four years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 16.1ppg, 4.6rpg, 3.0apg, 1.6spg, FGP: 56.9%, 3PT: 27.3%, FT: 75.7%. Blizniuk has played also professionally for other Belarusian teams like BSEU-GrandPrint, Tsmoki-Minsk Second Team, Tsmoki-Minsk U20 team and Tsmoki-Minsk 3rd team. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Belarusian League Honorable Mention back in 2018 and 2019. |
| BELGIUM |
| ZZ Leiden conquer 22/23 BNXT title - by Eurobasket News |
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Oostende - ZZ Leiden 80-91 ZZ Leiden clinched the 22/23 BNXT League title. They overcame Oostende in the decisive third game of the championship series to lift the trophy. Deion Hammond (193-G-1999, college: Monmouth, agency: One Motive Sports) scored 22 points to lead the effort. ZZ Leiden recorded a 22-19 lead after ten minutes. They unloaded 30 points in the second stanza to take a 9-point lead at the interval. Oostende narrowed the deficit and eventually eked out a one-point lead at the final break. But ZZ Leiden responded with a massive 26-14 run in the fourth frame to secure the winning outcome. Marijn Ververs (194-G-1998) nailed 19 points in the win. Nikola Jovanovic (211-C/F-1994, college: USC) answered with 15 points, while Pierre-Antoine Gillet (201-PF-1991) had 13 points in the loss. |
| BNXT LEAGUE |
| Gibson inks at Feyenoord at the beginning of his pro career - by Eurobasket News | ||||
Gibson started his college career at Tusculum College (NCAA2) where he played four seasons. Then he moved to Indiana State University (NCAA). His high school career he had spent at Blackman in Murfreesboro, TN. Of course it will be his first season as a professional player. |
| ZZ Leiden conquer 22/23 title - by Eurobasket News |
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Oostende - ZZ Leiden 80-91 ZZ Leiden clinched the 22/23 BNXT League title. They overcame Oostende in the decisive third game of the championship series to lift the trophy. Deion Hammond (193-G-1999, college: Monmouth, agency: One Motive Sports) scored 22 points to lead the effort. ZZ Leiden recorded a 22-19 lead after ten minutes. They unloaded 30 points in the second stanza to take a 9-point lead at the interval. Oostende narrowed the deficit and eventually eked out a one-point lead at the final break. But ZZ Leiden responded with a massive 26-14 run in the fourth frame to secure the winning outcome. Marijn Ververs (194-G-1998) nailed 19 points in the win. Nikola Jovanovic (211-C/F-1994, college: USC) answered with 15 points, while Pierre-Antoine Gillet (201-PF-1991) had 13 points in the loss. |
| BOSNIA |
| Sibenka tabs Djordje Topolovic - by Zeljko Zule | ||||
He has been also a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina international program for some years. Topolovic has regularly played for Bosnia and Herzegovina senior team since 2022 and previously for U16 National Team back in 2017. He also represented Bosnia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 Division B in Oradea (Romania) four years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 13.9ppg, 7.4rpg, FGP: 49.1%, 3PT: 37.5%, FT: 67.6%. Topolovic has played previously for three other Bosnia and Herzegovina teams: Igokea, Student-Igokea and OKK Spars Sarajevo U18 team. Among many awards his team won Bosnia and Herzegovina League Regular Season in 2020. He received Eurobasket.com All-Croatian Premijer Liga European Player of the Year award in 2022. |
| CAMEROON |
| Antibes keep Pitard for another season - by Arpita Patel | |||
He was a member of French U18 National Team back in 2007. Pitard has spent his entire career in France playing for five other teams: Le Mans, Chalons Reims, Caen, STB Le Havre and Chalon/Saor. He played in the final of French ProB Play-Offs in 2022. |
| CEBL |
| Round 6: Sea Bears are upset by Stingers - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most important game in the last round took place in Winnipeg between second ranked Sea Bears (4-2) and tenth ranked Stingers (2-3) on Monday night. Sea Bears were crushed by Stingers at home 97-68. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Sea Bears. Stingers forced 20 Sea Bears turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. The best player for the winners was Brody Clarke (203-1996, college: Alberta) who scored 21 points and 8 rebounds. American forward Nick Hornsby (201-1995, college: Sacramento St.) chipped in 18 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Teddy Allen (198-1998, college: NM State) who recorded 27 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. Stingers moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Saskatchewan. Sea Bears at the other side keep the second position with two games lost. They share it with Brampton and Ottawa. Stingers is looking forward to face Rattlers (#7) in Saskatoon in the next round. Sea Bears will play at home against the league's second-placed Honey Badgers (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Bottom-ranked Shooting Stars managed to get a second victory, breaking the four-game losing streak. This time they outleveled eighth-ranked Alliance in Montreal 104-72. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 32-point difference suggests that Shooting Stars is in a good shape to leave the bottom place. The game was dominated by American players. It was a good game for point guard Anthony Barber (188-1994, college: NC State) who led his team to a victory with 25 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Kameron Chatman contributed with 18 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Guard Treveon Graham (198-1993, college: VCU) replied with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 15 rebounds for Alliance. 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. Shooting Stars (2-4) moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Vancouver. Alliance lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with five games lost. Shooting Stars will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Alliance will play on the road against the league's leader Surge (#1) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Leader Surge delivered the fifth victory on Sunday night. This time they beat 5th ranked Rattlers (2-3) 80-63 in Saskatoon. Trevon Scott scored 16 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. Surge's coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was Malik Benlevi with 14 points and 9 rebounds. Surge maintains first position with 5-1 record. Loser Rattlers dropped to the sixth place with three games lost. They share the position with Edmonton. Surge will meet at home bottom-ranked Alliance (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Rattlers will play against Stingers (#6) in Edmonton and it may be a tough game between close rivals. In the last game of round 6 Montreal was defeated by Niagara in a road game 100-93. The best stats of 6th round was 26 points and 7 rebounds by Ahmed Hill of Montreal.
Saskatchewan - Calgary 63-80 Leader Surge delivered the fifth victory on Sunday night. This time they beat 5th ranked Rattlers (2-3) 80-63 in Saskatoon. Surge made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 Rattlers turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Surge made 8 blocks. American forward Trevon Scott (203-1996, college: Cincinnati) scored 16 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Sean Miller-Moore (193-1998, college: GCU) chipped in 20 points during the contest. Four Surge players scored in double figures. Surge's coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was American forward Malik Benlevi (198-1997, college: Georgia St., agency: Verus Management) with 14 points and 9 rebounds and guard Mike Nuga (188-1997, college: UNLV) scored 13 points and 7 assists. Surge maintains first position with 5-1 record. Loser Rattlers dropped to the sixth place with three games lost. They share the position with Edmonton. Surge will meet at home bottom-ranked Alliance (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Rattlers will play against Stingers (#6) in Edmonton and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Calgary: S.Miller-Moore 20+2reb+1ast, T.Scott 16+5reb+3ast, S.Smith 12+4reb+5ast, A.Gilder 11+1reb+2ast, S.Shittu 10+5reb+3ast, D.Ejim 5+2reb Saskatchewan: M.Benlevi 14+9reb+3ast, M.Nuga 13+2reb+7ast, J.Roche 9+9reb+1ast, D.Jeffries 7+3reb, A.Makuoi 6+6reb, J.Kennedy 5+6reb Montreal - Scarborough 72-104 Bottom-ranked Shooting Stars managed to get a second victory, breaking the four-game losing streak. This time they outleveled eighth-ranked Alliance in Montreal 104-72. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 32-point difference suggests that Shooting Stars is in a good shape to leave the bottom place. They shot the lights out from three nailing 15 long-distance shots on high 51.7 percentage. Shooting Stars players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Alliance's players. The game was dominated by American players. It was a good game for point guard Anthony Barber (188-1994, college: NC State) who led his team to a victory with 25 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Swingman Kameron Chatman (203-1996, college: Detroit) contributed with 18 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Guard Treveon Graham (198-1993, college: VCU) replied with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 15 rebounds and point guard Blake Francis (183-1998, college: Richmond) added 23 points (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!) in the effort for Alliance. 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. Shooting Stars (2-4) moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Vancouver. Alliance lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with five games lost. Shooting Stars will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Alliance will play on the road against the league's leader Surge (#1) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Top scorers: Scarborough: A.Barber 25+4reb+5ast, Z.Moore 19+4reb+4ast, K.Chatman 18+7reb+3ast, D.Walker 10+2reb+1ast, T.Kennedy 9+8reb+3ast, D.Muenkat 8+14reb+3ast Montreal: B.Francis 23+2reb+2ast, T.Graham 22+15reb, A.Louis 7+6reb+3ast, E.Ifejeh 6+6reb+3ast, A.Hill 6+3reb+1ast, K.Osse 5+3reb Winnipeg - Edmonton 68-97 The most important game in the last round took place in Winnipeg between second ranked Sea Bears (4-2) and tenth ranked Stingers (2-3) on Monday night. Sea Bears were crushed by Stingers at home 97-68. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Sea Bears. Stingers forced 20 Sea Bears turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. The best player for the winners was Brody Clarke (203-1996, college: Alberta) who scored 21 points and 8 rebounds. American forward Nick Hornsby (201-1995, college: Sacramento St.) chipped in 18 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Teddy Allen (198-1998, college: NM State) who recorded 27 points and 5 rebounds and Nigerian-American swingman EJ Anosike (201-1998, college: CS Fullerton) added 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Stingers moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Saskatchewan. Sea Bears at the other side keep the second position with two games lost. They share it with Brampton and Ottawa. Stingers is looking forward to face Rattlers (#7) in Saskatoon in the next round. Sea Bears will play at home against the league's second-placed Honey Badgers (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Edmonton: B.Clarke 21+8reb+3ast, I.Osborne 21+5reb+2ast, N.Hornsby 18+5reb+6ast, M.Varnas 7+1ast, C.Bragg Jr. 7+6reb+1ast, C.Vaudrin 7+5reb+3ast Winnipeg: T.Allen 27+5reb+2ast, J.Watson-Gayle 16+2reb+1ast, E.Anosike 12+5reb+5ast, A.Hess 7+2reb+2ast, M.Okafor 2+1reb, C.Posthumus 2+5reb+1ast Niagara - Montreal 100-93 Everything could happen in Niagara at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked River Lions and 8th ranked Alliance had identical 2-4 record. This time River Lions used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Montreal 100-93 on Tuesday night. River Lions looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Guard Jahvon Henry-Blair (193-1998, college: Georgetown) scored 26 points to lead the charge for the winners and forward Lloyd Pandi (193-1999, college: Carleton) chipped in 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Four River Lions players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American Ahmed Hill (196-1995, college: Virginia Tech) with 26 points and 7 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and forward Nathan Cayo (201-1997, college: Richmond) scored 22 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. River Lions (3-4) moved-up to fifth place. Alliance lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with five games lost. River Lions will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Alliance will play against the league's leader Surge (#1) in Calgary and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Niagara: J.Henry-Blair 26+4reb+3ast, L.Pandi 19+7reb+5ast, E.Ekiyor 15+7reb+1ast, E.Onu 11+6reb, T.Lall 9+4reb+2ast, K.Ahmad 8+4reb+7ast Montreal: A.Hill 26+7reb+3ast, N.Cayo 22+6reb+2ast, T.Graham 14+4reb+3ast, E.Ifejeh 10+6reb+1ast, K.Osse 9+6reb+6ast, A.Louis 7+5reb+7ast |
| CHILE |
| Chilean LNB 2 round 8 best performance: Gaston Fernandez - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Forward Gaston Fernandez (F-1999) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Stadio Italiano, receiving a Hoops Agents LNB 2 Player of the Week award for round 8. The 23-year old player had a double-double of 30 points and 15 rebounds, while his team beat Boston College (#7, 1-6) 78-72. Stadio Italiano is placed at 3rd position in Chilean LNB 2. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Stadio Italiano will need more victories to improve their 4-3 record. In the team's last game Fernandez had a remarkable 53.8% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Stadio Italiano, through which he has constantly improved. Gaston Fernandez averages this season 10.7ppg and 5.9rpg. The second best player in last round's games was young Lucas Thiebaut (F-1999) of league's second-best Colo Colo. Thiebaut had a very good evening with a double-double of 25 points and 11 rebounds. Of course he led Colo Colo to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Tomas L. (#7, 1-6) 91-48. Colo Colo's second position in Zona Sur has not changed. His team lost just one game this season, while they won 6 matches. Thiebaut is one of the most experienced players at Colo Colo and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. Third on the list of top players last round was another Colo Colo's star - Martin Gomez. Gomez scored 28 points and grabbed five rebounds. He was another key player of Colo Colo, helping his team with a 86-56 easy win against the lower-ranked Liceo Curico (#5, 2-4). Colo Colo is closer and closer to top of the standings in Zona Sur. They will still need more victories. But 6-1 record is not that bad... Gomez has a great season in Chile. After only 3 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 23.7ppg (2nd best) and assists with 5.0apg (5th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Heder Louis (F) of Liceo Curico - 11 points, 22 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Boris Guerra (PF-1987) of Sergio Ceppi - 20 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Gabriel Gonzalez (F-2001) of Sergio Ceppi - 22 points and 12 rebounds 7. Marko Castro (192-C-1988) of Municipal C. - 18 points and 15 rebounds 8. Cristobal Ordonez (195-PG-2004) of Boston College - 17 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Andres Lavin (F-1995) of Tomas L. - 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Jose Fuentes (197-G/F-1990) of Liceo PN - 15 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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| COLOMBIA |
| Stats Leaders |
| Recap of Liga Wplay Round 1 of Quarter-Finals - by Eurobasket News |
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Team Cali - Titanes 73-92 Titanes outrebounded Team Cali 39-22 including a 35-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Argentinian Jose Defelippo (186-1997) nailed a double-double by scoring 12 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists for the winning side and Panamanian Ernesto Oglivie (203-1989) accounted for 13 points and 8 rebounds. Four Titanes players scored in double figures. Chilean point guard Franco Morales (181-1992) came up with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his twelve free throws !!!) and Greek power forward Panagiotis Filippakos (202-1994) added 14 points respectively for Team Cali in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Team Cali: F.Morales 30+6reb+4ast, P.Filippakos 14+3reb, S.Jorge 10+5reb+2ast, H.Montano 7+2reb+1ast, J.Rodriguez 4+4reb, M.Samuel 3 Titanes: A.Carmona 23, J.Ayarza 15+2reb, E.Oglivie 13+8reb+3ast, J.Defelippo 12+10reb+8ast, A.Jaime 8+2reb+6ast, D.Luque Soren 8+12reb+3ast Cimarrones - Piratas 81-74 Cimarrones forced 23 Piratas turnovers. Murray Mondy fired 29 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American forward Mike Poole (196-1992, college: Iona) chipped in 27 points and 5 rebounds. American power forward Jalen Dupree (205-1998, college: Tennessee St.) produced 8 points and 11 rebounds and naturalized Venezuelan forward Yorbis Altamar (195-1999) added 16 points respectively for lost side. Piratas' coach Jose Tapias rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Piratas: A.Yorbis 16+2reb, P.Rodrigo 14+2reb+1ast, D.Holloway 10+2reb, S.David 9+2reb+1ast, J.Smith 9+3reb+4ast, J.Dupree 8+11reb+3ast Cimarrones: M.Murray 29+6reb+5ast, M.Poole 27+5reb+1ast, E.Gianfranco 12+4reb+1ast, M.Parra 6+2reb, N.Evans 4+1reb+2ast, H.Diaz 3+3reb+1ast Motilones - Cafeteros 84-80 Motilones outrebounded Cafeteros 45-32 including 33 on the defensive glass. American center Travion Leonard (205-1993, college: Barry, agency: Interperformances) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds for the winners and American-Panamanian point guard CJ Rodriguez (188-1994, college: S.Nazarene) chipped in 18 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side American guard JaQuaylon Mays (185-2000, college: Fort Lewis) responded with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists and the other American import forward Onno Steger (196, college: WCU, agency: Helping Ballers) scored 23 points. Five Motilones and four Cafeteros players scored in double figures. Top scorers: Cafeteros: O.Steger 23+1reb, J.Mays 15+6reb+7ast, T.Trocha-Morelos 15+8reb, A.Pena 13+8reb+2ast, M.Dunbar 7+2reb+1ast, J.Cardenas 7+5reb+1ast Motilones: C.Rodriguez 18+7reb+3ast, M.Fernandez 15+2reb+2ast, T.Leonard 14+12reb+3ast, D.Mateo 11+7reb+6ast, J.Valinotti 10+4reb+3ast, L.Moreno 10+5reb+1ast Bucaros - Carrib.Storm 69-79 Storm dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Bucaros' 26. They outrebounded Bucaros 45-26 including a 21-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. International forward Andres Ibarguen (200-1996, college: Angelo St., agency: Helping Ballers) fired a double-double by scoring 30 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. The former international guard Romario Roque (180-1998) chipped in 11 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Storm players scored in double figures. Argentinian guard Nicolas Romano (200) produced a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds and Sebastian Suares added 13 points respectively for lost side. Top scorers: Bucaros: N.Romano 23+10reb+1ast, S.Sebastian 13+2reb+1ast, A.Montes 9+1reb+2ast, M.Bermudez 7+1reb, O.Munoz 6+2reb, S.Andre 5+7reb+2ast Carrib.Storm: A.Ibarguen 30+11reb+1ast, R.Acuna 14+7reb+1ast, R.Roque 11+7reb+4ast, D.Morrison 10+7reb+1ast, N.Paletta 10+5reb+5ast, J.Michael 2+2reb |
| CROATIA |
| Sibenka tabs Djordje Topolovic - by Zeljko Zule | ||||
He has been also a member of Bosnia and Herzegovina international program for some years. Topolovic has regularly played for Bosnia and Herzegovina senior team since 2022 and previously for U16 National Team back in 2017. He also represented Bosnia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 Division B in Oradea (Romania) four years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 13.9ppg, 7.4rpg, FGP: 49.1%, 3PT: 37.5%, FT: 67.6%. Topolovic has played previously for three other Bosnia and Herzegovina teams: Igokea, Student-Igokea and OKK Spars Sarajevo U18 team. Among many awards his team won Bosnia and Herzegovina League Regular Season in 2020. He received Eurobasket.com All-Croatian Premijer Liga European Player of the Year award in 2022. |
| Matej Rudan (ex Mega BG) is a newcomer at Rio Breogan - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
He has been also a member of Croatian international program for some years. Rudan has regularly played for Croatian senior team since 2021 and previously for U17 National Team back in 2018. He represented Croatia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 in Greece four years ago. Rudan has played also professionally in Germany (Bayern Muenchen, Bayern, FC Bayern), Croatia (KK Omis-Cagalj Tours Galeb and Cibona Zagreb U18 team) and Spain (FC Barcelona). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Serbian League Play-Off Honorable Mention in 2022. Leche Rio Breogan Lugo roster for 2023-24: Guards: Toni Nakic Stefan Momirov Forwards: Matej Rudan Matas Jogela |
| CYPRUS |
| AEL Limassol inks coach Kalia Papadopoulou - by Antonis Katsaros | |
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AEL Limassol (OPAP Basket League) confirmed in their roster 43-year old coach Kalia Papadopoulou for new 2023-24 season. Papadopoulou was an assistant coach at the team in the first half season and continued as a head coach after the department of Markos Asonitis. She used to coach Cypriot Women National Team (as head coach) back in 2017. She is the first woman coached a men's team in the european history. Papadopoulou won Cyprus Division A women championship title in 2015 and 2016 as coach and player and was voted to Eurobasket.com as All-Cyprus League Coach of the Year back in 2015 and 2016. |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| Stats Leaders - LIDOBA |
| LNB Round 7: Reales lose to Titanes - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Host teams show no mercy winning all games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Round 7 most important game was a defeat of league's leader Reales (8-3). They were defeated by sixth ranked Titanes (6-7) 100-85 on Wednesday night. Titanes looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for swingman Jassel Perez (195-2001) who led his team to a victory scoring 36 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds. American Jaelyn Johnson-Coston (198-1993, college: FMU) helped adding 25 points and 10 rebounds. At the losing side American forward Raphiael Putney (207-1990, college: UMass) responded with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Titanes maintains sixth place with 6-7 record. Reales at the other side still keep top position with three games lost. They were joined at the leadership position by Leones who have the same record. Reales will play next round against strong Indios trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Titanes will try to continue on its current victory against seventh ranked Marineros in Puerto Plata. The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Leones as it allowed them to take a leadership position after previous leader's (Reales) loss. Leones defeated 8th ranked Metros in Santo Domingo 89-78. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Metros. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Jaison Valdez (188-1995) who led the winners with a triple-double by scoring 12 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals. Diego Colon accounted for 27 points. Jhery Matos (196-1996, college: Charlotte) came up with 13 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals for Metros in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Reales. Metros at the other side stay at the bottom place with 11 games lost. Metros will play next round against Soles trying to get back on the winning streak. Leones will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Very important is a road loss of third ranked Caneros (7-5) against fifth ranked Indios (8-6) on Tuesday night. Visiting Caneros were crushed by Indios in San Francisco 101-78. Americans were the main players on the court. Curtis Hollis fired a double-double by scoring 22 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Tyree Crump produced 15 points and 7 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. Indios moved-up to third place. Caneros lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fourth position with five games lost. Indios will meet league's second-placed Reales in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Caneros will have a break next round. In the last game of round 7 Soles lost to Marineros on the opponent's court 97-104.
Leones - Metros 89-78 The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Leones as it allowed them to take a leadership position after previous leader's (Reales) loss. Leones defeated 8th ranked Metros in Santo Domingo 89-78. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Metros. Leones players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Jaison Valdez (188-1995) who led the winners with a triple-double by scoring 12 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals. Diego Colon (192-2001) accounted for 27 points for the winning side. Jhery Matos (196-1996, college: Charlotte) came up with 13 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals and Jean-Karlo Iciano (189-1997, college: Dyersburg St.) added 19 points respectively for Metros 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. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Reales. Metros at the other side stay at the bottom place with 11 games lost. Metros will play next round against Soles trying to get back on the winning streak. Leones will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Top scorers: Leones: C.Diego 27+3reb+1ast, J.Pablo Montas 17+9reb, D.Moquete 12+2reb+7ast, J.Valdez 12+11reb+11ast, L.Cabrera 6+1ast, Q.Jean 4+9reb Metros: J.Iciano 19+1reb+2ast, M.Brahiam 14+3reb+2ast, J.Matos 13+6reb+4ast, S.Warren 10+8reb+1ast, R.Tineo 9+3reb+2ast, M.Saul 7+8reb+3ast Indios - Caneros 101-78 Very important is a road loss of third ranked Caneros (7-5) against fifth ranked Indios (8-6) on Tuesday night. Visiting Caneros were crushed by Indios in San Francisco 101-78. Indios dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Caneros' 44. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Americans were the main players on the court. Curtis Hollis (198-1998, college: Hutchinson) fired a double-double by scoring 22 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Forward JD Miller (203-1996, college: TCU) chipped in 18 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Guard Tyree Crump (185-1997, college: Georgia, agency: Interperformances) produced 15 points and 7 assists and forward Will Davis II (203-1992, college: UC Irvine) added 16 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had five 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. Indios moved-up to third place. Caneros lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fourth position with five games lost. Indios will meet league's second-placed Reales in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Caneros will have a break next round. Top scorers: Indios: C.Hollis 22+11reb+6ast, J.Miller 18+9reb+6ast, M.Michael 13+3reb+1ast, F.Luismal 12+9reb, L.Adonis 10+7reb, T.Edgar 8+3reb+3ast Caneros: W.Davis II 16+6reb, T.Crump 15+3reb+7ast, B.Martinez 14+7reb, G.Allan 12+4reb+3ast, R.Scott 10+1reb+1ast, O.Sanchez 7+3reb+1ast Marineros - Soles 104-97 There was a minor upset in Puerto Plata where 4th placed Soles (7-6) were defeated by seventh ranked Marineros (3-9) 104-97 on Wednesday. Marineros looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. U.S. Virgin Islands power forward Rakeem Christmas (206-1991, college: Syracuse) fired 23 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Naturalized American point guard Manny Quezada (188-1985, college: USF) chipped in 15 points and 9 assists (made all of his seven free throws). Forward Anyeuri Castillo (201-1997, college: USC Aiken) produced 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and naturalized American Fausto Pichardo (203-1995, college: Alabama St.) added 21 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Five Marineros and four Soles players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Marineros have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain seventh place with 3-9 record. Loser Soles dropped to the fifth position with six games lost. Marineros will meet at home higher ranked Titanes (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Soles will play against Metros in Santiago and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Marineros: R.Christmas 23+8reb+2ast, B.Polanco 18+4reb+2ast, M.Quezada 15+2reb+9ast, L.Jacobo 13+2reb+5ast, B.Shamil 12+3reb+1ast, A.Nelson 10+13reb+2ast Soles: A.Castillo 25+8reb+5ast, F.Pichardo 21+7reb+3ast, J.Liriano 14+3reb+3ast, K.Alexander 12+7reb, I.Williams 8+1reb+1ast, C.Darwin 7+1reb Titanes - Reales 100-85 Round 7 most important game was a defeat of league's leader Reales (8-3). They were defeated by sixth ranked Titanes (6-7) 100-85 on Wednesday night. Titanes looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for swingman Jassel Perez (195-2001) who led his team to a victory scoring 36 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds. American Jaelyn Johnson-Coston (198-1993, college: FMU) helped adding 25 points and 10 rebounds. At the losing side American forward Raphiael Putney (207-1990, college: UMass) responded with 19 points and 8 rebounds and guard Gelvis Solano (185-1994, college: Merrimack) scored 18 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Titanes maintains sixth place with 6-7 record. Reales at the other side still keep top position with three games lost. They were joined at the leadership position by Leones who have the same record. Reales will play next round against strong Indios trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Titanes will try to continue on its current victory against seventh ranked Marineros in Puerto Plata. Top scorers: Titanes: P.Jassel 36+5reb+2ast, J.Johnson-Coston 25+10reb+2ast, B.Richard 13+7reb+14ast, M.Rhett 11+13reb, K.Jordan 10+4reb, R.Bautista 5+3reb+3ast Reales: R.Putney 19+8reb, G.Solano 18+2reb+5ast, A.Pena 13+3reb+3ast, M.Simon 12+10reb+2ast, V.Martinez 10+3reb+10ast, A.Nunez 8+1reb+1ast |
| LNB Round 8: #1 Reales are defeated by Indios - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most surprising game was another loss of top-ranked Reales (8-3) in La Vega on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by fifth ranked Indios (8-6) 91-83. Indios made 22-of-29 free shots (75.9 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward JD Miller (203-1996, college: TCU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 20 points and 16 rebounds and Michael Moore who added 20 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Indios' coach Victor Ortega used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Gelvis Solano (185-1994, college: Merrimack) responded with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Indios moved-up to third place. Reales at the other side still keep top position with three games lost. They share it with Leones. Indios (#5) were upset in Santiago by eighth ranked Metros 104-92. The winners were led by Brahiam Mendez who scored that evening 24 points and 8 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and Storm Warren supported him with 22 points and 8 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Even 14 points and 9 assists by Elias Soliman (185-1991) did not help to save the game for Indios. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Metros maintains eighth position with 3-11 record. Indios at the other side dropped to the third place with six games lost. Soles (#4) were upset in Santiago by eighth ranked Metros 94-78. The best player for the winners was Brahiam Mendez who scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Anyeuri Castillo produced 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the guests. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Metros maintains eighth position with 3-11 record. Loser Soles dropped to the fifth place with six games lost. In the last game of round 8 Titanes won against Marineros on the opponent's court 85-81.
Marineros - Titanes 81-85 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 7th ranked Marineros' (3-9) home loss to sixth ranked Titanes (6-7) 81-85 on Friday. Titanes looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. The best player for the winners was swingman Jassel Perez (195-2001) who scored 36 points (!!!), 9 rebounds and 8 assists. American Jaelyn Johnson-Coston (198-1993, college: FMU) chipped in 15 points and 5 rebounds. Naturalized American Luis Jacobo (196-1991, college: PFW) produced 21 points and American forward Aaron Nelson (205-1991, college: S.Indiana) added 10 points and 10 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Four Marineros players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Titanes maintains sixth position with 6-7 record. Loser Marineros keep the seventh place with nine games lost. Top scorers: Titanes: P.Jassel 36+9reb+8ast, M.Rhett 16+1reb+6ast, J.Johnson-Coston 15+5reb+3ast, B.Richard 7+1reb+3ast, C.Clesio 4+5reb+2ast, X.de la Rosa 3+3reb Marineros: L.Jacobo 21+1reb+3ast, B.Polanco 14+4reb+1ast, F.Luis 11+4ast, E.Santana 10+5reb, A.Nelson 10+10reb, B.Shamil 6+8reb+4ast Metros - Indios 104-92 Indios (#5) were upset in Santiago by eighth ranked Metros 104-92. Metros shot 62.5 percent from the field. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists. The winners were led by Brahiam Mendez who scored that evening 24 points and 8 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and American Storm Warren (211-1988, college: LSU) supported him with 22 points and 8 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Even 14 points and 9 assists by Elias Soliman (185-1991) did not help to save the game for Indios. American forward JD Miller (203-1996, college: TCU) added 14 points and 7 rebounds for the guests. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Metros maintains eighth position with 3-11 record. Indios at the other side dropped to the third place with six games lost. Top scorers: Metros: M.Brahiam 24+4reb+8ast, S.Warren 22+8reb+1ast, J.Matos 20+4reb+7ast, J.Iciano 13+2reb+3ast, R.Tineo 10+4reb+1ast, A.Jefry 6+1reb+3ast Indios: N.Morillo 18+1reb+1ast, C.Hollis 16+2reb+1ast, E.Soliman 14+2reb+9ast, J.Miller 14+7reb+3ast, L.Adonis 10+3reb+1ast, F.Luismal 6+3reb+1ast Metros - Soles 94-78 Soles (#4) were upset in Santiago by eighth ranked Metros 94-78. Metros dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Soles' 38. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. The best player for the winners was Brahiam Mendez who scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. American Storm Warren (211-1988, college: LSU) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Metros players scored in double figures. Forward Anyeuri Castillo (201-1997, college: USC Aiken) produced 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and American power forward Kwame Alexander (201-1990, college: CSUSB, agency: BIG) added 17 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Metros maintains eighth position with 3-11 record. Loser Soles dropped to the fifth place with six games lost. Top scorers: Metros: M.Brahiam 20+6reb+5ast, O.Garcia 16+3reb+3ast, S.Warren 14+11reb+4ast, J.Iciano 13+3reb+2ast, J.Matos 12+6reb+6ast, R.Tineo 10+5reb+4ast Soles: A.Castillo 19+5reb+5ast, K.Alexander 17+5reb+1ast, F.Pichardo 16+3reb, S.Josue 8+1reb+2ast, J.Liriano 7+2reb+2ast, R.Moquete 6+3reb+2ast Reales - Indios 83-91 The most surprising game was another loss of top-ranked Reales (8-3) in La Vega on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by fifth ranked Indios (8-6) 91-83. Indios made 22-of-29 free shots (75.9 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward JD Miller (203-1996, college: TCU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 20 points and 16 rebounds and Michael Moore who added 20 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Indios' coach Victor Ortega used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Gelvis Solano (185-1994, college: Merrimack) responded with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and American forward Raphiael Putney (207-1990, college: UMass) scored 23 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Indios moved-up to third place. Reales at the other side still keep top position with three games lost. They share it with Leones. Top scorers: Indios: M.Michael 20+12reb+4ast, J.Miller 20+16reb+2ast, C.Hollis 16+4reb+5ast, F.Luismal 10+6reb, L.Adonis 7+3reb, E.Soliman 6+2reb+2ast Reales: G.Solano 25+5reb+8ast, R.Putney 23+6reb+1ast, Q.Green 16+3reb+5ast, A.Pena 16+4reb+2ast, V.Martinez 3+5reb+4ast, E.Watson 0+1reb+1ast |
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| Venezia keeps Brooks for another season - by Eurobasket News | |||
He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2013. Brooks was a member of Italian Senior National Team between 2018 and 2019. He has played also professionally in Russia (Avtodor), Spain (Unicaja) and Italy (Milano, BLE Juvecaserta Accademy, Sassari and Jesi). His team won Italian Supercup in 2015, 2019 and 2021. Among many awards he was voted Eurobasket.com All-Italian Serie A Defensive Player of the Year back in 2014. Brooks graduated from The Pennsylvania State in 2011 and it will be his 13th (hopefully lucky) (!!!) season in pro basketball. He is described as: A strong PF with good fundamentals; thanks to a good ball-handling andf quick legs he can spend time in the SF position too. |
| Prometey lands Jehyve Floyd, ex Galatasaray - by Eurobasket News | |||
Floyd was voted to All-Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year back in 2018 and 2019. The previous (2022) summer he played at the Suns in NBA. In three games he recorded only 2.0ppg, 3.0rpg, 1.0apg and 1.0bpg in 2022 year. He is a very experienced player. Floyd has played also professionally in Germany (EnBW Ludwigsburg), Greece (Panathinaikos, Promitheas and Larissa BC), Israel (Gilboa Galil) and The Basketball Tournament (Big X). He graduated from College of the Holy Cross in 2019 and it will be his fifth season in pro basketball. Floyd was selected to All-Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year back in 2018 and 2019. |
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| Lille adds Eyoum to their roster - by Eurobasket News | ||||
He represented France at the World Cup U19 in Crete (Greece) four years ago. Eyoum's team won Bronze and his stats at that event were 7 games: 4.7ppg, 4.0rpg, 1.1apg. Eyoum has played previously for two other teams: Le Mans and Gries/Oberhoffen. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team made it to the French Cup final in 2019. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-French ProA U21 Honorable Mention back in 2020. |
| Blois welcome back Hieu-Courtois - by Eurobasket News | |||
The previous (2021-22) season he played at Lille Metropole (also in ProB) where in 29 games he had 12.7ppg, 5.8rpg and 2.8apg in that year. He can count that season as a very successful as was voted to Eurobasket.com All-French ProB Honorable Mention. Hieu-Courtois has played previously for three other teams: Metropolitans, SIG Strasbourg and Aix Maurienne. He won French ProB championship title in 2018. (via @Be_BasketFr) |
| Godwin Omenaka (ex Kormend) is a newcomer at Bourg - by Eurobasket News | |
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Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (Betclic ELITE ProA) strengthened their roster with addition of 22-year old Nigerian-Hungarian international power forward Godwin Omenaka (205cm-102kg-2000) for season 2023-24. Omenaka is the second import player in the roster as USA Bryson Williams signed here earlier. He played last season at Egis Kormend in Hungarian A Division. He managed to play in three leagues last year. The team played in three different competitions (!!!) that year, and he was exposed to basketball on different levels. In 38 A Division games he recorded 9.2ppg, 6.8rpg and 1.0bpg. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. Omenaka also played 6 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he averaged 7.0ppg and 5.5rpg. And finally he recorded 1 game in Basketball Champions League where he had just 2 points and 1 rebound. He has been regularly called to Nigerian Senior National Team since 2022. Omenaka has played also professionally for other Hungarian teams like Arconic-Alba, Debreceni Egyetem, DEAC U23 Debrecen and Alba. He played in the final of Hungarian U20 League in 2021. |
| Chalon/Saone celebrate ProB title - by Eurobasket News |
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Chalon/Saone - Chalons-Reims 83-68 Chalon/Saone celebrated ProB title. They held off Chalons-Reims in the decisive third game of the championship series. Chalon/Saor made 17-of-18 free shots (94.4 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Chalons-Reims helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was the former international guard Antoine Eito (188-1988) who had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 13 assists. Swedish center Mattias Markusson (220-1996, college: LMU) chipped in 8 points and 12 rebounds. Four Chalon/Saor players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American point guard Marquis Jackson (183-1994, college: Ohio Christian) who recorded 11 points and 6 rebounds and Cuban power forward Grismay Paumier (205-1988) added 9 points and 9 rebounds respectively. Chalons-Reims' coach Thomas Andrieux rotated twelve players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Chalon/Saone: A.Eito 20+4reb+13ast, L.Gaudoux 13+1reb, K.Harley 12+2ast, K.Baptiste 12+1reb, A.Jordano 8+1reb, M.Markusson 8+12reb+1ast Chalons-Reims: M.Jackson 11+6reb+3ast, J.Aboudou 10+4reb+2ast, M.Keita 9+2ast, G.Paumier 9+9reb+1ast, D.Skara 8+4reb, V.Vent 8+1reb |
| Denain-Voltaire adds Tchicamboud to their roster - by Eurobasket News | ||||
He represented France at the FIBA U20 European Championship in Podgorica (Montenegro) last year. His stats at that event were 7 games: 4.4ppg, 3.1rpg, 2.4apg. Tchicamboud has played previously for two other teams: SIG Strasbourg and Strasbourg. His team made it to the League Semifinals in 2021. |
| Mulhouse adds Eyango-Dingo to their roster - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The previous (2021-22) season he played at JSF Nanterre U21 team (ProA U21) where in 26 games he recorded 12.8ppg, 7.5rpg, 1.3apg, 1.7spg and 1.2bpg in that year. He represented France at the World Cup U17 in Argentina five years ago. His team won Silver and his stats at that event were 6 games: 4.3ppg, 3.7rpg. Eyango-Dingo has played previously for Rueil. |
| Mulhouse adds Eyango-Dingo to their roster - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The previous (2021-22) season he played at JSF Nanterre U21 team (ProA U21) where in 26 games he recorded 12.8ppg, 7.5rpg, 1.3apg, 1.7spg and 1.2bpg in that year. He represented France at the World Cup U17 in Argentina five years ago. His team won Silver and his stats at that event were 6 games: 4.3ppg, 3.7rpg. Eyango-Dingo has played previously for Rueil. |
| Cholet keeps Dufeal for another season - by Eurobasket News |
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Cholet Basket (Betclic ELITE ProA) re-signed 20-year old 204cm forward Lucas Dufeal for new season. Dufeal played there last season. He managed to play in three leagues last year (!!!). But in 11 Betclic ELITE ProA games he averaged just 0.2ppg. Dufeal helped them to win the league title. Good season as he was voted League Player of the Week. He also played 8 games in FIBA Europe Cup, but he had only 0.5ppg. Dufeal contributed to his team making it to the cup final. The other team he played that season for was Cholet (ProA U21) where in 37 games he recorded 14.4ppg, 7.9rpg, 2.9apg, 1.3spg and 1.9bpg. Good season as he was also here selected League Player of the Week. He has played previously for Le Portel. Despite young age he had impressive career. Dufeal was voted to Eurobasket.com All-French ProA U21 Honorable Mention in 2022. (via @DDPronos) |
| Antibes keep Pitard for another season - by Arpita Patel | |||
He was a member of French U18 National Team back in 2007. Pitard has spent his entire career in France playing for five other teams: Le Mans, Chalons Reims, Caen, STB Le Havre and Chalon/Saor. He played in the final of French ProB Play-Offs in 2022. |
| Betclic ELITE ProA Round 2 of Finals. Monaco record second straight win - by Eurobasket News |
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Monaco - Levallois 95-88 Monaco looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was American swingman Jordan Loyd (193-1993, college: Indianapolis) who scored 23 points and 6 assists. The former international guard Elie Okobo (191-1997) chipped in 11 points and 5 assists. Four Monaco players scored in double figures. International forward Victor Wembanyama (224-2004) produced 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and American power forward TaShawn Thomas (203-1993, college: Oklahoma, agency: Pensack Sports) added 18 points and 6 assists (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) respectively for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Monaco: J.Loyd 23+3reb+6ast, M.Strazel 11+1reb+3ast, E.Okobo 11+1reb+5ast, J.Brown III 10+3reb+1ast, A.Diallo 9+3reb+2ast, D.Hall 8+5reb+1ast Levallois: B.Brown Jr. 21+2reb+1ast, W.Victor 19+7reb+4ast, T.Thomas 18+4reb+6ast, C.Bilal 9+3reb+3ast, H.Besson 8+2reb+1ast, T.Armel 6 |
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| Iverioni signs Gegi Baqradze - by Giorgi Gugeshashvili | ||||
Baqradze has played also professionally in Bosnia (Bratunac) and Serbia (KK Tamis Pancevo). He won Georgian League championship title in 2019 and 2021. |
| Revaz Rogava agreed terms with Batumi - by Giorgi Gugeshashvili | ||||
The most of previous (2021-22) season he spent at Cactus where in 22 Superleague games he averaged 11.7ppg, 4.4rpg, 4.9apg and 1.6spg in that year. Good season as he was selected League Player of the Week. Rogava also played for CS SCM Timisoara in Romanian. In two games he had 4.0ppg, 4.0rpg, 3.0apg and 2.0spg in that year. He was a member of Georgian international program for some years. Rogava was called to Georgian Senior National Team between 2012 and 2019 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2013. He has played previously professionally in Georgia (MIA Academy, Zestaponi and Olimpi) and Romania (Targu Jiu). Rogava won Georgian League championship title in 2013 and 2015. Basketball Club Batumi roster for 2023-24: Guards: Revaz Rogava Giorgi Ochkhikidze Forward: Otari Buliava Center: Vakhtang Kadaria |
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| Even 14 Years After Reaching The BBL Final With The Telekom Baskets Bonn Ken Johnson's Fondest Moment Overseas Was Always The Plane Ride Home - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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I last saw Kennyetta Johnson (210-C-1978, college: Ohio St.) 14 years ago when he was playing with the Telekom Baskets Bonn. Time flies and sometimes it is difficult to remember details from interviews especially when you have interviewed so many guys over 20 years. The season before he came to Bonn, the ex NBA player suited up for the then Deutsche Bank Skyliners and I remember interviewing him in his apartment in Basketball City Mainhatten in Frankfurt. I was recording special footage for my then weekly basketball show on radio called Tipoff Basketball Bundesliga magazine. Ken who is a deeply religious man was cooking lunch for himself and I had to stare at him in astonishment a few times when seeing just how tall he was. There had been a reason why he had reached the NBA and become a block monster in every league he had played in. I wanted to get as much information about his playing career and already back then had unending questions. And then it happened, the conversation changed from basketball to family. He told me how much he missed his daughter. I could really feel how sad he was. At that point he was already playing his seventh professional season and somehow was living away from his family. Usually the family is with the player, but often when they aren't, the basketball dream overseas dies, because the family becomes most important and guys just head home again. After 9 seasons Kennyetta Johnson called it a career and went back to Ohio. 'I would say the fondest moments for me while playing in Europe was when I was on a plane going back home. That might sound somewhat harsh but I spent 9 years in Europe while my children were at home. That was 10 months out of the year that I could not see them and the little breaks we did get was just not enough. I'm a family man and I believe that family is first that is the main reason why I retired early', stressed Kennyetta Johnson. 14 years later after I read his thoughts on his daughters during his career, my memory of being in the kitchen in Frankfurt with him and his sadness over missing his daughter popped back into my mind. Kennyetta Johnson enjoyed a fruitful 9 year pro career after having a stellar career at Ohio State where he led the NCAA in blocks in 2000. 'I do miss playing college ball to be honest that was the best time of my life', stressed Kennyetta Johnson. He was drafted by the Miami Heat in 2001 at #48. He played 16 NBA games for the Miami Heat and had the honor to play for the legendary Pat Riley. 'Pat Riley looks like a tough guy and he is. He wasn't a screamer but he demanded you do what was asked of you or you would not play. Pat Riley gave us a story once about Magic Johnson and Kareem and said that it was a completely different era and they were very dominant and their practices were just as hard as games if not harder', remembered Kennyetta Johnson. He played his final NBA game against the Toronto Raptors winning 103-99 and recording 8 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block. After his NBA stint and playing for the Dakota Wizards and Huntsville Flight, he would go on to have a stellar career overseas playing in countries like Italy, France, Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Germany and Estonia. He also played for D-League team Alburquerque Thunderbirds. He played two years in Germany with Frankfurt and Bonn. He reached the semi-finals with Frankfurt and reached the final with Bonn in 2009. 14 years later, I wanted to give him a big interview, but because of his job, he answered only some of my questions. I wanted to get his memories of the bitter 5 game series loss to Oldenburg, but sometimes being silent is better. 'I do not follow the teams that I played for because life has moved on for me. I played for several different teams and they're just too many teams to follow but every now and then I do hear about the success from Bonn and Bourg in France. Our team in Germany was very talented and we had several guys that cooked and really played high level ball but we all know that the NBA is really politics and your agent. It's all part of the game and I've learned to accept that. I am thankful for that time and I'm very grateful and I thank God for the opportunity', stressed Kennyetta Johnson. Fans will remember Kennyetta Johnson as a rim protector and big that could get your team out of a jam. He once had 8 blocks against Cologne. It was always enjoyable watching him swat away balls. It would be interesting to see how a young Kennyetta Johnson would fair in today's game. 'Today's game has changed drastically. The big men are basically expected to dribble and shoot perimeter shots. The bigs like Shaq and Yao Ming are rarely needed now they are too slow for today's game. Today's game is not as physical as the NBA in the early 2000s', warned Kennyetta Johnson. If you follow Kennyetta Johnson on social media in 2023, you will often see him posting pictures of himself and people next to car's. His life in the job world now revolves around cars. Anyone that is a salesman knows that selling something can be as demanding as trying to guard a Shaq back in the day. He also knows that he has certain advantages over other salesmen who don't have that same menacing presence and overwhelming back round. 'Life after basketball has been good but challenging. My body hurts all the time but I manage to stay active. My sales job keeps me waking up at 6m every day which is good as I age. I have never liked being a salesman because of high pressure tactics but I have managed to do well here just being honest and being myself. Customers love me because of my sports background and not being your typical pushy salesman', stated Kennyetta Johnson. He has been away for the game now for 13 years and does think often about the happy times overseas. 'I don't really miss pro ball what I do miss is the relationships that I've gained, I miss the awesome fans in each city, and I miss some of the teammates that I've had along the way', said Kennyetta Johnson. His time overseas may not always have been easy as he was without family, but he made a living and could support his family. The most important thing now is that he can always be with his family. 'I enjoy every moment that I am here with them. My oldest daughter has already graduated and my second daughter is almost finished with college as well so I am very proud of them. Life is too short and I believe that there is nothing more important than family', warned Kennyetta Johnson. Family should always be #1. |
| Stoll re-signs at Leverkusen - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The previous (2021-22) season he played at ratiopharm Ulm (BBL). But in 6 games he did not score anything and had only 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal. He helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in the league. They also advanced to the league semifinals. Stoll also played 5 games in Eurocup where he averaged just 1.6ppg in that year. The other team he played that season for was OrangeAcademy (ProB). In 27 games he got 8.7ppg, 3.2rpg, 4.7apg and 1.2spg in that year. He was a member of German U20 National Team in 2019. Stoll has played previously for BBU 01 Ulm. |
| GHANA |
| Ghana to host FIBA Africa Zone 3 U-16 qualifiers - by Eurobasket News |
| Ghana will host the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Africa U-16 boys and girls Zone 3 qualifiers at the Eden Heights Sports Complex, Weija, on June 22-24. It would be Ghana's maiden participation in the tournament since its inception in 2009. Host Ghana will be joined by Benin, Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria in the boys' category, while Nigeria battles Ghana in a two-horse race in the girls division. Speaking ahead of the championship, a member of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the tournament, Madam Aurora Commodore-Toppar, said Ghana was ready to host the games that will see winners progress to the eighth edition of the championships on July 13-23. Winners of the continental championship and first runners-up in the boy's category will progress to the FIBA U-17 World Cup in Turkey in 2024, with the girls' World Cup taking place in Mexico in 2024. She said 'the Ghana Basketball Association's (GBBA) desire was to introduce the sport to girls from the basic and secondary school level to whip up interest among them.' She added that the next level was to give them the much needed exposure by playing against teams from other countries to learn new things. Madam Commodore-Toppar, who doubles as the Treasurer of the GBBA, said since Ghana was new to the championships, they were looking at putting up a great show with eyes firmly fixed on qualification to the next levels. Courtesy of: ghanaiantimes.com.gh |
| GUATEMALA |
| Liga Nacional Round 5: Chimaltenango lose to St Lucia - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most important game of round 5 took place in between two undefeated teams where St. Lucia crushed Chimaltenango (5-1) 91-55 on Saturday night. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Chimaltenango. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Undefeated St. Lucia (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Solola and PSM. Chimaltenango at the other side dropped to the second place with one game lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by PSM. Chimaltenango will play next round against Jutiapa trying to make it back to the top of the standings. St. Lucia will try to continue on its current victory against third ranked Antigua FC on the road. Very important is a home loss of third ranked Huehuetenango (3-2) against sixth ranked Suchitepequez (3-2) on Saturday night. Host Huehuetenango was crushed by Suchitepequez in 86-64. Suchitepequez moved-up to third place, which they share with Huehuetenango and San Lucas. Suchitepequez will play against Salcaja (#6) in the next round. Huehuetenango will play against Quetzaltenango and hopes to get back on the winning track. Leader host Solola (5-0) smashed 4th placed San Lucas (3-2) 90-46. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of San Lucas. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Solola. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with St. Lucia and PSM. Loser San Lucas dropped to the third place with two games lost. They share the position with Huehuetenango and Suchitepequez. Solola will meet league's leader PSM in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. San Lucas will play against Quiche and hope to secure a win. There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 5: Antigua FC won against San Jose on the opponent's court 70-53. Izabal outscored Tecpan in a home game 69-34. Jalapa recorded a loss to Jutiapa on the road 85-77. Salcaja lost to undefeated PSM on its own court 44-52.
Group ASt. Lucia - Chimaltenango 91-55The most important game of round 5 took place in between two undefeated teams where St. Lucia crushed Chimaltenango (5-1) 91-55 on Saturday night. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Chimaltenango. It was a key game for the top position in the league. St. Lucia (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Solola and PSM. Chimaltenango at the other side dropped to the second place with one game lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by PSM. Chimaltenango will play next round against Jutiapa trying to make it back to the top of the standings. St. Lucia will try to continue on its current victory against third ranked Antigua FC on the road. San Jose - Antigua FC 53-70 Very expected game when bottom-ranked San Jose (0-6) was defeated at home by leader Antigua FC (4-0) 70-53 on Saturday. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Antigua FC. They moved-up to third place. San Jose lost their sixth game in a row. They still close the standings with six games lost. Antigua FC will meet at home league's leader St. Lucia in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. San Jose will play against Tecpan (#7) and hopes to get finally their first victory. Izabal - Tecpan 69-34 Rather predictable result when fourth ranked Izabal (4-2) smashed at home 7th ranked Tecpan (1-4) 69-34 on Saturday. Izabal maintains fourth place with 4-2 record. Loser Tecpan keeps the seventh position with four games lost. Izabal will meet Amatitlan P. (#5) in the next round. Tecpan will play against San Jose and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Jutiapa - Jalapa 85-77 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 7th ranked Jalapa's (1-5) road loss to sixth ranked Jutiapa (2-3) 77-85 on Saturday. Jutiapa moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Jalapa dropped to the eighth position with five games lost. Jutiapa will meet league's second-placed Chimaltenango in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Jalapa will have a break next round. Group BSolola - San Lucas 90-46Leader host Solola (5-0) smashed 4th placed San Lucas (3-2) 90-46. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of San Lucas. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Solola. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with St. Lucia and PSM. Loser San Lucas dropped to the third place with two games lost. They share the position with Huehuetenango and Suchitepequez. Solola will meet league's leader PSM in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. San Lucas will play against Quiche and hope to secure a win. Salcaja - PSM 44-52 Everything went according to plan when leader PSM (5-0) beat on the road 5th ranked Salcaja (2-3) 52-44 on Saturday. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for PSM. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with St. Lucia and Solola. Salcaja lost their third game in a row. They keep the fifth place with three games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. PSM will meet at home league's second-placed Solola in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Salcaja will play against Suchitepequez and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Huehuetenango - Suchitepequez 64-86 Very important is a home loss of third ranked Huehuetenango (3-2) against sixth ranked Suchitepequez (3-2) on Saturday night. Host Huehuetenango was crushed by Suchitepequez in 86-64. Suchitepequez moved-up to third place, which they share with Huehuetenango and San Lucas. Suchitepequez will play against Salcaja (#6) in the next round. Huehuetenango will play against Quetzaltenango and hopes to get back on the winning track. Quiche - Panajachel 20-0 |
| HIGH SCHOOLS |
| Derin Saran Signs NLI To UC Irvine - by Eurobasket News |
| UC Irvine men's basketball is excited to announce the signing of Derin Saran to their fall 2023 recruiting class. Saran reigns from Istanbul, Turkey putting together an accomplished career at the Asheville School in North Carolina. The 6'4" point guard averaged 19.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 7.2 assists in his senior year, leading his team to the conference championship to claim Western North Carolina Player of the Year and First Team All-State honors. The incoming freshman was as a North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year nominee. Saran won three conference championships in his three-year high school career in the United States. The guard was recently invited to the U19 Turkish National team to compete in the World Championships and U20 European Championships this summer. "Derin is a talented player and a great fit for the UCI community and our team," remarked head coach Russell Turner. "He is exceptionally motivated and competitive, and he has an intriguing combination of size, skill, and confidence in his ability to make others better and make his teams win. Derin's future is bright, and I am grateful to him and his family for their belief in us." Saran joins fellow freshman Jurian Dixon in the incoming recruiting class, entering the Anteater program that concluded the 2022-23 campaign with a 23-11 overall record, including a 15-5 conference record that helped secure a Big West Regular Season Championship. Courtesy of: ucirvinesports.com |
| HOLLAND |
| Gibson inks at Feyenoord at the beginning of his pro career - by Eurobasket News | ||||
Gibson started his college career at Tusculum College (NCAA2) where he played four seasons. Then he moved to Indiana State University (NCAA). His high school career he had spent at Blackman in Murfreesboro, TN. Of course it will be his first season as a professional player. |
| ZZ Leiden conquer 22/23 BNXT title - by Eurobasket News |
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Oostende - ZZ Leiden 80-91 ZZ Leiden clinched the 22/23 BNXT League title. They overcame Oostende in the decisive third game of the championship series to lift the trophy. Deion Hammond (193-G-1999, college: Monmouth, agency: One Motive Sports) scored 22 points to lead the effort. ZZ Leiden recorded a 22-19 lead after ten minutes. They unloaded 30 points in the second stanza to take a 9-point lead at the interval. Oostende narrowed the deficit and eventually eked out a one-point lead at the final break. But ZZ Leiden responded with a massive 26-14 run in the fourth frame to secure the winning outcome. Marijn Ververs (194-G-1998) nailed 19 points in the win. Nikola Jovanovic (211-C/F-1994, college: USC) answered with 15 points, while Pierre-Antoine Gillet (201-PF-1991) had 13 points in the loss. |
| IRAN |
| Gorgan outscored Shabab Al Ahli at the West Asia Super League - by Eurobasket News |
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Gorgan - Shabab Al Ahli 85-75 Gorgan outscored Shabab Al Ahli at the Final Eight of the West Asia Super League for a 1-2 record. Shabab Al Ahli was better in second period 20-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Mohammad Jamshidi (199-SF-1991, agency: BIG) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 35 points and 10 assists for the winners and Behnam Yakhchali (196-SG-1995, agency: BIG) chipped in 31 points and 6 rebounds. Dane Miller (203-PF-1990, college: Rutgers) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists and Hamid Albreiki (190-F-2000) scored 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. |
| ISRAEL |
| Loto League Stats Leaders |
| Eurobasket.com All-Israeli League Awards 2023 - by Eurobasket Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finals MVP:  Wade Baldwin IV (193-PG-1996) of M.Tel-AvivPlayer of the Year: Joe Ragland (182-PG-1989) of H.HolonGuard of the Year: Joe Ragland (182-PG-1989) of H.HolonForward of the Year:  Tomer Ginat (202-PF-1994) of H.Tel-AvivCenter of the Year: Zachary Hankins (211-C-1996) of H.JerusalemImport Player of the Year: Joe Ragland (182-PG-1989) of H.HolonDomestic Player of the Year: Tomer Ginat (202-PF-1994) of H.Tel-AvivDefensive Player of the Year: Or Cornelius (198-F/G-1997) of H.JerusalemMost Improved Player of the Year: Itay Moskovich (191-G/F-2000) of H.Galil ElionRising Star of the Year: Roy Paretsky (193-G-2002) of H.Be'er ShevaSixth Man of the Year:  Bar Timor (190-G-1992) of H.Tel-AvivCoach of the Year: Aleksandar Dzikic of H.Jerusalem
First Team D.J. Cooper (183-PG-1990) of I.Ness Ziona Tomer Ginat (202-PF-1994) of H.Tel-Aviv Zachary Hankins (211-C-1996) of H.Jerusalem Joe Ragland (182-PG-1989) of H.Holon Roman Sorkin (208-F/C-1996) of M.Tel-Aviv
Second Team Wade Baldwin IV (193-PG-1996) of M.Tel-Aviv Khadeen Carrington (193-SG-1995) of H.Jerusalem Maurice Kemp (203-PF-1991) of Bnei Hertzeliya Nimrod Levi (208-PF-1995) of H.Galil Elion Jordan McRae (197-G/F-1991) of H.Tel-Aviv
Honorable Mention Roi Huber (188-PG-1997) of H.Galil Elion Karam Mashour (198-SF-1991) of E.Kiryat Ata Nimrod Levi (208-PF-1995) of H.Galil Elion Amin Stevens (203-F-1990) of E.Kiryat Ata Anthony Hickey (180-PG-1992) of H.Haifa Eric Griffin (203-F-1990) of Fajardo Ben Moore (203-F-1995) of H.Be'er Sheva David Efianayi (188-G-1995) of H.Be'er Sheva Tyler Bey (201-F-1998) of I.Ness Ziona
All-Domestic Players Team Roi Huber (188-PG-1997) of H.Galil Elion Karam Mashour (198-SF-1991) of E.Kiryat Ata Roman Sorkin (208-F/C-1996) of M.Tel-Aviv Tomer Ginat (202-PF-1994) of H.Tel-Aviv Nimrod Levi (208-PF-1995) of H.Galil Elion
All-Imports Team D.J. Cooper (183-PG-1990) of I.Ness Ziona Wade Baldwin IV (193-PG-1996) of M.Tel-Aviv Zachary Hankins (211-C-1996) of H.Jerusalem Joe Ragland (182-PG-1989) of H.Holon Maurice Kemp (203-PF-1991) of Bnei Hertzeliya |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv are 22/23 Winner League champions - by Eurobasket News |
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M.Tel-Aviv - H.Tel-Aviv 94-90 Maccabi Tel Aviv claimed Winner League title. They held off Hapoel Tel Aviv in the decisive third game of the championship series to secure the trophy. Hapoel Tel-Aviv trailed by 11 points after 3 quarters before a 26-19 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 90-94 at the end of the game. Maccabi Tel-Aviv made 27-of-34 free shots (79.4 percent) during the game. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Maccabi Tel-Aviv made 7 blocks. 29 personal fouls committed by Hapoel Tel-Aviv helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for American point guard Wade Baldwin IV (193-1996, college: Vanderbilt) who led his team to a victory with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. American-Spanish point guard Lorenzo Brown (196-1990, college: NC State) contributed with 22 points and 7 assists for the winners. American guard JCovan Brown (188-1990, college: Texas) answered with 31 points and 8 assists and the former international Tomer Ginat (202-1994, agency: Avi Zilberman) added 14 points in the effort for Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Hapoel Tel-Aviv's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: M.Tel-Aviv: W.Baldwin IV 22+6reb+8ast, L.Brown 22+2reb+7ast, R.Sorkin 13+9reb, A.Poythress 12+6reb+1ast, B.Colson Jr. 9+9reb+2ast, J.DiBartolomeo 8+2reb H.Tel-Aviv: J.Brown 31+2reb+8ast, T.Ginat 14+4reb+1ast, X.Munford 13+2reb+3ast, J.McRae 12+1reb+1ast, B.Timor 6+4reb+3ast, C.Onuaku 6+10reb+3ast |
| ITALY |
| Coach Simone Pianigiani signs at Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana - by Igor Obradovic | |||
Pianigiani was coaching Italian Senior National Team between 2010 and 2014. He has coached also in Israel (Hapoel Jerusalem), Turkey (Fenerbahce) and Italy (Milano and Mens Sana). Pianigiani won Italian SerieA championship title in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2018 and the Cup in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Among many awards he was voted Eurobasket.com All-Italian SerieA Coach of the Year back in 2018. He was also Champion in Israel Premier League back in 2017, he won the Wiinner Cup same year in Israel. Back in 2013 he won Turkish Cup with Fenerbahce. He was voted as Eurobasket.com All-Euroleague Coach of the year in 2008 and has three participation in Euroleague Final Four.
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| Venezia keeps Brooks for another season - by Eurobasket News | |||
He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2013. Brooks was a member of Italian Senior National Team between 2018 and 2019. He has played also professionally in Russia (Avtodor), Spain (Unicaja) and Italy (Milano, BLE Juvecaserta Accademy, Sassari and Jesi). His team won Italian Supercup in 2015, 2019 and 2021. Among many awards he was voted Eurobasket.com All-Italian Serie A Defensive Player of the Year back in 2014. Brooks graduated from The Pennsylvania State in 2011 and it will be his 13th (hopefully lucky) (!!!) season in pro basketball. He is described as: A strong PF with good fundamentals; thanks to a good ball-handling andf quick legs he can spend time in the SF position too. |
| JAPAN |
| Rickman re-signs at Tachikawa - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The previous (2022) summer he played at Alliance (CEBL) in Canadian league where in 9 games he recorded 5.2ppg and 3.2rpg in 2022 year. He has played also professionally in Austria (Gunners Oberwart), Portugal (Lusitania) and United Kingdom (Scorchers). Rickman graduated from Indiana State in 2019 and it will be his fifth season as a professional player. |
| KAZAKHSTAN |
| Astana posts third consecutive win in WASL - by Eurobasket News |
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Astana - Kuwait 85-72 Astana posted the third consecutive win in WASL Final Eight beating Kuwait 85-72. Astana led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Karvel Anderson (188-SG-1991, college: RMU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 24 points. Dmitriy Gavrilov (204-C-1986) contributed with 19 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Hamad Hasan (191-PG-1997) answered with 13 points and 7 rebounds and Marcus Georges-Hunt (196-F-1994, college: Georgia Tech, agency: Pensack Sports) added 16 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Kuwait. |
| KUWAIT |
| Astana posts third consecutive win in WASL - by Eurobasket News |
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Astana - Kuwait 85-72 Astana posted the third consecutive win in WASL Final Eight beating Kuwait 85-72. Astana led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Karvel Anderson (188-SG-1991, college: RMU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 24 points. Dmitriy Gavrilov (204-C-1986) contributed with 19 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Hamad Hasan (191-PG-1997) answered with 13 points and 7 rebounds and Marcus Georges-Hunt (196-F-1994, college: Georgia Tech, agency: Pensack Sports) added 16 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Kuwait. |
| LIBYA |
| D1 Round 11: Derby game ends with Al Ittihad's defeat of Shabab - by Eurobasket News | ||
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What a coincidence that all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Tripoli: Al Ittihad (#3) and Shabab (#6). Shabab was defeated at home 87-91 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Al Ittihad have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain third place with 9-2 record having just two points less than leader Ahly Benghazi. Shabab lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with nine games lost. Another exciting game was again a derby between two teams from Tripoli: Ahly Tripoli (#2) and Al Madina (#8). Al Madina was crushed at home by 45 points 42-87 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Ahly Tripoli (10-1) have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Defending champion maintains second place behind leader Ahly Benghazi. Al Madina at the other side still closes the standings with 11 games lost. Another exciting game was again a derby match of two local teams from Benghazi: Ahly Benghazi (#1) and Al Hilal (#7). Al Hilal was defeated at home 72-87 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. The victory was the eleventh consecutive win for Ahly Benghazi. They maintain first place with 11-0 record. Al Hilal lost their sixth game in a row. They keep the seventh position with ten games lost. In the last game of round 11 Al Nasr smashed Al Morog on the road 89-61.
Shabab - Al Ittihad 87-91 The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Tripoli: Al Ittihad (#3) and Shabab (#6). Shabab was defeated at home 87-91 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Al Ittihad have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain third place with 9-2 record having just two points less than leader Ahly Benghazi. Shabab lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with nine games lost. Al Madina - Ahly Tripoli 42-87 Another exciting game was again a derby between two teams from Tripoli: Ahly Tripoli (#2) and Al Madina (#8). Al Madina was crushed at home by 45 points 42-87 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Ahly Tripoli (10-1) have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Defending champion maintains second place behind leader Ahly Benghazi. Al Madina at the other side still closes the standings with 11 games lost. Al Morog - Al Nasr 61-89 The game between closely ranked teams ended with fourth ranked Al Nasr's (8-3) road victory over 5th ranked Al Morog (3-8) in Almarj 89-61 on Tuesday. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Al Nasr. They maintain fourth place with 8-3 record. Al Morog lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the fifth position with eight games lost. Al Hilal - Ahly Benghazi 72-87 Another exciting game was again a derby match of two local teams from Benghazi: Ahly Benghazi (#1) and Al Hilal (#7). Al Hilal was defeated at home 72-87 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. The victory was the eleventh consecutive win for Ahly Benghazi. They maintain first place with 11-0 record. Al Hilal lost their sixth game in a row. They keep the seventh position with ten games lost. |
| LITHUANIA |
| Rio Breogan adds Jogela to their roster, ex Neptunas - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
He represented Lithuania at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Chemnitz (Germany) five years ago. His stats at that event were 6 games: 16.0ppg, 4.2rpg, 2.5apg, Steals-4 (2.2spg), FGP: 63.5%, 3PT: 30.0%, FT: 85.7%. Jogela has played also professionally for other Lithuanian teams like Dzukija, Prienai, Zalgiris Kaunas 2nd team, S.Marciulionio KA-Blancomet and BC Rytas Vilnius 2nd team. His team made it to the Lithuanian Cup Final Four in 2020. |
| MEXICO |
| CIBACOPA Round 6 of Semi-Finals. Hermosillo advance into Finals - by Eurobasket News |
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Hermosillo - Tijuana 75-61 Rayos de Hermosillo dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Tijuana Zonkeys' 26. They outrebounded Tijuana Zonkeys 43-28 including 33 on the defensive glass. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Rayos de Hermosillo made 7 blocks. American guard Terrence Drisdom (196-1992, college: CPP) had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import guard Davion Warren (198, college: Texas Tech) chipped in 18 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) during the contest. The best for the losing side was American guard Joshua Webster (190-1997, college: Missouri St.) with 20 points and the former international power forward Edgar Garibay (208-1990, college: LBSU) scored 14 points and 8 rebounds. Top scorers: Hermosillo: T.Drisdom 19+10reb+3ast, D.Warren 18+3reb+1ast, J.Camacho 14+3reb, J.Bird 10+2reb, J.Ivey 7+10reb+4ast, A.Wheeler 7+6reb+1ast Tijuana: J.Webster 20+4reb+1ast, E.Garibay 14+8reb+2ast, S.Williams 9+3reb+4ast, G.McCray 8+1reb, I.Alvarado 7+5reb+3ast, A.Pruitt 3+7reb |
| MOROCCO |
| MTB Majd Tanger reach the Finals - by Eurobasket News |
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MTB Majd - Wydad Casablanca 66:56 MTB Majd Tanger reached the Final in Morocco. They overcame Wydad Casablanca 66:56 to win the semifinal series 2-1. MTB Majd started with a 16-14 run and led 6 points at the halftime. Wydad Casablanca replied with a 15-13 rally in the third quarter, whilst MTB Majd closed the game with a final 18-12 rally. |
| NCAA1 |
| Derin Saran Signs NLI To UC Irvine - by Eurobasket News |
| UC Irvine men's basketball is excited to announce the signing of Derin Saran to their fall 2023 recruiting class. Saran reigns from Istanbul, Turkey putting together an accomplished career at the Asheville School in North Carolina. The 6'4" point guard averaged 19.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 7.2 assists in his senior year, leading his team to the conference championship to claim Western North Carolina Player of the Year and First Team All-State honors. The incoming freshman was as a North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year nominee. Saran won three conference championships in his three-year high school career in the United States. The guard was recently invited to the U19 Turkish National team to compete in the World Championships and U20 European Championships this summer. "Derin is a talented player and a great fit for the UCI community and our team," remarked head coach Russell Turner. "He is exceptionally motivated and competitive, and he has an intriguing combination of size, skill, and confidence in his ability to make others better and make his teams win. Derin's future is bright, and I am grateful to him and his family for their belief in us." Saran joins fellow freshman Jurian Dixon in the incoming recruiting class, entering the Anteater program that concluded the 2022-23 campaign with a 23-11 overall record, including a 15-5 conference record that helped secure a Big West Regular Season Championship. Courtesy of: ucirvinesports.com |
| Nathaniel Santos commits to Dayton - by Eurobasket News | |
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University of Dayton signed 21-year old naturalized Puerto Rican forward Nathaniel Santos (6'7''-216lbs) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Santos is the second import player in the roster as Canadian Isaac Jack signed here earlier. He played for the last two years at University of Pittsburgh. But in 26 games he had just 1.7ppg and 1.3rpg last season. His team ended regular season as a second best place in ACC this year. Santos' high school career he had spent at Loomis Chaffee Academy in Windsor, CT, which he graduated in 2021. He represented USA at the FIBA Centrobasket U15 seven years ago. His team won Gold and his stats at that event were 4 games: 6.0ppg, 1.8rpg, 2.5apg, 1.5spg. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he was also voted to Hoop Hustle All-New England Prep Third Team and All-NEPSAC Class A Team in 2020. |
| Duane Posey transfers to Northwestern State University - by Eurobasket News | |
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Northwestern State University inked 6-7 forward Duane Posey for upcoming season. Posey originally came from Memphis (TN), and he is moving here from Alabama State University where he played only for one year. In 31 games he recorded 7.4ppg and 5.0rpg. He played also at Kilgore College in 2020-2022. His team won NJCAA D1 Region XIV Championship and he helped Alabama St. team make it to the NJCAA Division I Elite Eight in 2022. His team won NJCAA D1 Mid-South District Championship in 2021. Posey graduated Memphis East High School (Memphis, TN) in 2020. Northwestern State University roster for 2023-24: Guards: Addison Patterson John Wilson Anthony Thomas Forwards: Duane Posey Justin Wilson |
| NEW ZEALAND |
| McCullough is back at Nuggets - by Hugh McAuliffe | ||||
He has played previously for two other New Zealand teams: Jets and Bulls. McCullough won New Zealand NBL championship title in 2022. He graduated from Saint Mary's University, Texas in 2019 and it will be his sixth season as a professional player. |
| NIGERIA |
| Godwin Omenaka (ex Kormend) is a newcomer at Bourg - by Eurobasket News | |
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Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (Betclic ELITE ProA) strengthened their roster with addition of 22-year old Nigerian-Hungarian international power forward Godwin Omenaka (205cm-102kg-2000) for season 2023-24. Omenaka is the second import player in the roster as USA Bryson Williams signed here earlier. He played last season at Egis Kormend in Hungarian A Division. He managed to play in three leagues last year. The team played in three different competitions (!!!) that year, and he was exposed to basketball on different levels. In 38 A Division games he recorded 9.2ppg, 6.8rpg and 1.0bpg. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. Omenaka also played 6 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he averaged 7.0ppg and 5.5rpg. And finally he recorded 1 game in Basketball Champions League where he had just 2 points and 1 rebound. He has been regularly called to Nigerian Senior National Team since 2022. Omenaka has played also professionally for other Hungarian teams like Arconic-Alba, Debreceni Egyetem, DEAC U23 Debrecen and Alba. He played in the final of Hungarian U20 League in 2021. |
| NORTH MACEDONIA |
| Wertz's pro career starts at KK TFT Skopje - by Darko Najdovski | |||
Wertz started his college career at Santa Clara University (NCAA). Then he moved to University of Notre Dame (NCAA). He was one of the highest ranked players in high school in 2018. Wertz's high school career he had spent at Providence Day School in Charlotte, NC. So his pro career will start in North Macedonia. |
| KK TFT Skopje keeps Stojanov for another season - by Darko Najdovski |
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KK TFT Skopje (Prva Liga) re-signed Mihail Stojanov for new season. Stojanov played there last season. In two ABA League games he averaged 4.0ppg. This will be a good chance for him to further improve and show his qualities. TFT managed to keep most of the domestic players from last year. KK TFT Skopje roster for 2023-24: Edis Nuri Ivan Naumoski Damjan Krstevski Georgi Zafirov Trey Wertz Jelani Simmons Viktor Tashovski Strahil Nikolov Mihail Stojanov Coach: Boro Smilkovski |
| PARAGUAY |
| LNB Round 3 of Final Four. Sao Jose and Colonias post wins - by Eurobasket News |
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Felix Perez - San Jose 79-80 San Jose outrebounded Felix Perez 49-38 including 36 on the defensive glass. It was a good game for the former international forward Ramon Sanchez (194-1991) who saved his team from a defeat with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. Argentinian forward Franco Benitez (199-1994) contributed with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Leonel Bettiga answered with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and the former international center Guillermo Araujo (204-1982, agency: Pro Sports) added 24 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Felix Perez. Four Felix Perez players scored in double figures. Top scorers: San Jose: R.Sanchez 20+11reb+7ast, F.Benitez 16+16reb+3ast, V.Ochipinti 12+2reb+1ast, F.Dose 9+8reb, T.Gomez 7, E.Riveros 5+2reb+7ast Felix Perez: G.Araujo 24+10reb+2ast, B.Leonel 21+13reb+4ast, L.Ferreira 14+3reb+3ast, A.Merlo 13+1reb+5ast, J.Rolon 7+9reb+1ast, M.Gomez 0 Colonias G. - Olimpia K. 77-67 Olimpia K. was plagued by 30 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for Argentinian guard Franco Vieta (194-1992) who led his team to a victory scoring 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Argentinian point guard Stefano Pierotti (185-1998) helped adding 17 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Colonias G. players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was the former international guard Javier Martinez (188-1978) with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and Argentinian center Ignacio Alessio (203-1987) scored 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Olimpia K.'s coach Carlos Romano rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Colonias G.: F.Vieta 27+7reb+5ast, S.Pierotti 17+7reb+6ast, N.Peralta 15+5reb+1ast, P.Juan 13+13reb+1ast, S.Galarza 5+1reb, F.Benjamin 0 Olimpia K.: J.Martinez 22+6reb+6ast, I.Alessio 18+7reb+4ast, D.Fabrizio 8+3reb+2ast, T.Cooper 7+5reb+2ast, G.Peralta 7+9reb+6ast, L.Ljubetich 3 |
| PHILIPPINES |
| La Salle closes out vs Perpetual, clinches D-League finals berth - by Eurobasket News |
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EcoOil-La Salle put its title defense in high gear as the reigning champions closed out against University of Perpetual Help System DALTA in another lopsided affair, 108-91, in Game 2 of their semifinals series in the 2023 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup on Tuesday. Prince Alao (185-PG-2004) showed the way for the Green Archers, posting 22 points, six assists, and one rebound in 20 minutes of play while Bright Nwankwo dropped a double-double of 10 markers and 11 boards alongside two blocks. Kevin Quiambao was also a key cog for La Salle as the former Gilas Pilipinas big man churned out 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, and one block off the bench. La Salle now awaits the result of the semifinals series between NCAA rivals Wang's Letran and Marinerong Pilipino-San Beda to determine its finals opponent. The Taft crew was simply just unstoppable, dropping 30 points in the opening quarter before heading to the second half enjoying a 51-36 cushion. Alao then gave La Salle its biggest lead of 28 with a layup early in the payoff period, 90-62. La Salle never looked back since then as they finished off Perpetual in two games. John Abis led Perpetual with 21 points while Christian Pagaran and Carlo Ferreras chipped in 19 points apiece in the loss. La Salle carved out a 107-78 win in Game 1 of the series where guard Mark Nonoy took over. Courtesy of: gmanetwork.com |
| POLAND |
| Marcin Tomaszewski signs at AZS Koszalin - by Eurobasket News |
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AZS Koszalin (EBL) landed 24-year old 193cm guard Marcin Tomaszewski for new season. Tomaszewski played most recently at Enea Basket Poznan in the 1Liga. In 33 games he averaged 12.8ppg, 3.0rpg, 2.5apg and 1.6spg last season. EBL will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time. The previous (2021-22) season he played at Zak (also in 1Liga) where in 31 games he had 11.8ppg, 2.7rpg, 3.5apg and 1.5spg in that year. He has played previously for two other teams: HydroTruck and Biofarm Basket Poznan. (via @GuidoGuida) |
| PORTUGAL |
| Benfica champion - by Hugo Carvalho |
| Benfica champion Benfica beat Sporting by 85-101, in game 4 of the LPB play-off final. This was the 29th title of national champion. In addition to the National Championship, Norberto Alves' men also won the Portuguese Cup in 2022/23, and this without forgetting the excellent campaign in the Champions League, in what was the first participation of a Portuguese team in the competition https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/agora/noticias/2023/06/11/basquetebol-sporting-benfica-jogo-4-final-play-off-liga-betclic |
| PUERTO RICO |
| Stats Leaders - BSN |
| BSN Round 40: Grises defeat Vaqueros - by Eurobasket News | ||
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There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in BSN. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Vaqueros (22-12) in Bayamon on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by sixth ranked Grises (13-21) 108-91. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Vaqueros. Grises shot the lights out from three sinking 18 long-distance shots on high 62.1 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman James Ennis (201-1990, college: LBSU) who helped to win the game recording 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. The other American import point guard Travis Trice II (183-1993, college: Michigan St.) contributed with 17 points and 11 assists for the winners. The former international Javier Mojica (189-1984, college: CCSU) replied with 33 points (!!!) for Vaqueros. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Grises moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Fajardo. Defending champion Vaqueros still keep top position with 12 games lost. Grises is looking forward to face higher ranked Indios (#4) in Mayaguez in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Vaqueros will play on the road against the league's leader Piratas in Quebradillas and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Very important is a road loss of third ranked Gigantes (17-17) against fourth ranked Cangrejeros (18-17) on Sunday night. Visiting Gigantes were defeated by Cangrejeros in a tough game in Santurce 86-90. Worth to mention a great performance of DR Congolese guard Emmanuel Mudiay (196-1996) who helped to win the game recording 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists (made all of his nine free throws !!!) and Kenneth Faried who added 14 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side international point guard Tremont Waters (180-1998, college: LSU, agency: Shark Sports Management) responded with 19 points and 8 assists. Gigantes' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Cangrejeros moved-up to third place which they share with defeated Gigantes. Gigantes at the other side keep the third position with 17 games lost. They share it with Arecibo. Cangrejeros will play against Capitanes (#3) in Arecibo in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Gigantes will play on the road against the league's second-placed Mets in Guaynabo and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Very important is a road loss of second ranked Mets (20-15) against fifth ranked Leones (15-19) on Monday night. Visiting Mets were defeated by Leones in Juana Diaz 96-86. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Mets. The winners were led by Jamil Wilson who had that evening a double-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks. Even a double-double of 20 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists and 4 steals by Gary Browne did not help to save the game for Mets. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Leones have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 15-19 record. Loser Mets keep the second place with 15 games lost. Leones will meet Cariduros (#5) in the next round. Mets will play against Gigantes and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Other games in round 40 were not that significant. Quebradillas beat Fajardo on the road 97-87. Mayaguez destroyed Manati on its own court 118-86. Quebradillas managed to outperform Arecibo in a road game 110-104. The most impressive performance of 40th round was 34 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 5 assists by Brandon Knight of Quebradillas.
Fajardo - Quebradillas 87-97 No shocking result in a game when first ranked Piratas (23-11) beat 5th ranked Cariduros (13-21) in Fajardo 97-87 on Saturday. Piratas made 23-of-25 free shots (92.0 percent) during the game. American players dominated the game. The winners were led by guard Brandon Knight (190-1991, college: Kentucky) who scored that evening 36 points (!!!) and 6 assists and center Hassan Whiteside (213-1989, college: Marshall) supported him with 20 points and 9 rebounds. Even 23 points by guard Archie Goodwin (196-1994, college: Kentucky) did not help to save the game for Cariduros. Forward Eric Griffin (203-1990, college: Campbell) added 17 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Piratas maintains first position with 23-11 record. Loser Cariduros keep the fifth place with 21 games lost. They share the position with Humacao. Piratas will meet at home league's leader Vaqueros in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Cariduros will play against Leones (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Fajardo: A.Goodwin 23+4reb+2ast, E.Griffin 17+6reb+1ast, J.Febres 15+5reb+1ast, I.Gandia-Rosa 11+2ast, M.Camper 9+1reb, J.Pineiro 3+1reb Quebradillas: B.Knight 36+2reb+6ast, H.Whiteside 20+9reb+2ast, W.Phillip 11+5reb+1ast, I.Pineiro 11+4reb+2ast, T.Rolon 9+6reb+3ast, M.Lopez 8+4reb Santurce - Carolina 90-86 Very important is a road loss of third ranked Gigantes (17-17) against fourth ranked Cangrejeros (18-17) on Sunday night. Visiting Gigantes were defeated by Cangrejeros in a tough game in Santurce 86-90. Cangrejeros made 28-of-32 charity shots (87.5 percent) during the game, while Gigantes only scored twelve points from the stripe. They outrebounded Gigantes 41-30 including a 33-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of DR Congolese guard Emmanuel Mudiay (196-1996) who helped to win the game recording 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists (made all of his nine free throws !!!) and American forward Kenneth Faried (203-1989, college: Morehead St., agency: Shark Sports Management) who added 14 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side international point guard Tremont Waters (180-1998, college: LSU, agency: Shark Sports Management) responded with 19 points and 8 assists and American Mike Scott (203-1988, college: Virginia) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Gigantes' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Cangrejeros moved-up to third place which they share with defeated Gigantes. Gigantes at the other side keep the third position with 17 games lost. They share it with Arecibo. Cangrejeros will play against Capitanes (#3) in Arecibo in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Gigantes will play on the road against the league's second-placed Mets in Guaynabo and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Carolina: I.Cruz 20+1reb+4ast, T.Waters 19+4reb+8ast, M.Scott 14+11reb+2ast, G.Conditt IV 10+8reb+1ast, J.Cruz 9, A.Franklin 6+2reb+2ast Santurce: E.Mudiay 25+7reb+5ast, C.Brady 16+6reb, K.Faried 14+12reb, I.Palermo 12+3reb+3ast, E.Andujar 8+6reb+3ast, A.Matias 8+4reb+5ast Mayaguez - Manati 118-86 Rather expected game when 6th ranked Osos (11-23) were smashed by fourth ranked Indios (16-19) in Mayaguez 118-86 on Sunday. Indios dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Osos' 32. They outrebounded Osos 44-26 including a 30-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Indios looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists comparing to just 18 passes made by Osos' players. The winners were led by American forward DJ Hogg (203-1996, college: Texas A&M) who scored that evening 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and the former international guard Jorge Pacheco-Ortiz (188-1998, college: Liberty) supported him with 25 points and 6 assists (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field). Indios' coach felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 10 points and 9 rebounds by the former international forward Derek Reese (203-1993, college: Tennessee) did not help to save the game for Osos. The former international Christopher Gaston (201-1989, college: Fordham) added 14 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Indios maintains fourth position with 16-19 record. Osos lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 23 games lost. Indios will meet at home Grises (#6) in the next round. Osos will play against the league's second-placed Atleticos in San German and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Manati: A.Quintana 14+1reb+4ast, I.Sosa 14+1reb+4ast, C.Gaston 14+5reb+1ast, L.Tejada 13+3reb+4ast, D.Moya 11+3reb+2ast, D.Reese 10+9reb+2ast Mayaguez: D.Hogg 29+6reb+6ast, J.Pacheco-Ortiz 25+3reb+6ast, J.Early Jr. 16+2reb+4ast, J.Tyler 13+3reb+1ast, J.Cintron 11+4reb+8ast, A.Ortiz-Traylor 6+1reb Ponce - Guaynabo 96-86 Very important is a road loss of second ranked Mets (20-15) against fifth ranked Leones (15-19) on Monday night. Visiting Mets were defeated by Leones in Juana Diaz 96-86. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Mets. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Leones made 7 blocks. The winners were led by American forward Jamil Wilson (201-1990, college: Marquette) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks and naturalized Nicaraguan swingman Jared Ruiz (188-1992) supported him with 23 points and 6 rebounds. Even a double-double of 20 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists and 4 steals by the former international point guard Gary Browne (185-1993, college: WVU) did not help to save the game for Mets. Australian swingman Mitch Creek (196-1992) added 20 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Four Leones and five Mets players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Leones have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 15-19 record. Loser Mets keep the second place with 15 games lost. Leones will meet Cariduros (#5) in the next round. Mets will play against Gigantes and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Guaynabo: M.Creek 20+6reb+3ast, G.Browne 20+5reb+12ast, J.Miranda 14+7reb, O.Branch 13+7reb+3ast, W.Orozco 10+4reb, D.Cousins 5+2reb+1ast Ponce: J.Ruiz 23+6reb+2ast, J.Wilson 18+11reb+3ast, T.Robinson 15+7reb, J.De Jesus 14+4reb+8ast, A.Ford 9+5reb+1ast, M.Rosario 7+2reb+1ast Bayamon - Humacao 91-108 The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Vaqueros (22-12) in Bayamon on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by sixth ranked Grises (13-21) 108-91. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Vaqueros. Grises shot the lights out from three sinking 18 long-distance shots on high 62.1 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman James Ennis (201-1990, college: LBSU) who helped to win the game recording 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. The other American import point guard Travis Trice II (183-1993, college: Michigan St.) contributed with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 assists for the winners. The former international Javier Mojica (189-1984, college: CCSU) replied with 33 points (!!!) and the former international center Ismael Romero (205-1991) added 15 points and 7 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) in the effort for Vaqueros. Five Grises and four Vaqueros players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Grises moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Fajardo. Defending champion Vaqueros still keep top position with 12 games lost. Grises is looking forward to face higher ranked Indios (#4) in Mayaguez in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Vaqueros will play on the road against the league's leader Piratas in Quebradillas and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Bayamon: J.Mojica 33+4reb+2ast, I.Romero 15+7reb+1ast, S.Thompson Jr. 14+4reb+4ast, J.Wiley 12+4reb+3ast, J.Gonzalez 9+1reb+6ast, K.Doolittle 5+11reb+6ast Humacao: J.Ennis 26+9reb+7ast, J.Josiah 19+3reb+3ast, T.Trice II 17+2reb+11ast, G.Belardo 16+3reb+4ast, A.Kappos 12+4reb+1ast, X.Zambrana 6+4reb+1ast Arecibo - Quebradillas 104-110 Rather predictable result when first ranked Piratas (23-11) won against 3rd ranked Capitanes (17-17) in Arecibo 110-104 on Monday. Piratas made 26-of-33 free shots (78.8 percent) during the game. The winners were led by American guard Brandon Knight (190-1991, college: Kentucky) who scored that evening 34 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 5 assists and the former international guard Tyquan Rolon (192-1995, college: LeMoyne) supported him with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Even 27 points and 5 assists (made all of his ten free throws !!!) by naturalized U.S. Virgin Islands point guard Walter Hodge (183-1986, college: Florida) did not help to save the game for Capitanes. Panamanian forward Tony Bishop (202-1989, college: Texas St., agency: 011 Sports) added 21 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. Four Piratas and five Capitanes players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Piratas maintains first position with 23-11 record. Capitanes lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the third place with 17 games lost. They share the position with Carolina. Piratas will meet at home league's leader Vaqueros in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Capitanes will play against Cangrejeros in Santurce and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Arecibo: W.Hodge 27+2reb+5ast, T.Bishop 21+7reb+3ast, P.Bass 18+11reb+1ast, D.Huertas 15+2reb+1ast, V.Liz 12+5reb+1ast, T.Jorge 6+4reb+1ast Quebradillas: B.Knight 34+5reb+5ast, C.Emory 18+4reb+2ast, T.Rolon 15+7reb+4ast, W.Phillip 14+8reb, R.Harris 11, H.Whiteside 8+7reb |
| Cousins' double-double lands him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had a double-double of 33 points and 17 rebounds, while his team beat San German (#2, 20-13) 111-105. Guaynabo maintains the 2nd position in their group in Puerto Rican league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Guaynabo will need more victories to improve their 20-15 record. In the team's last game Cousins had a remarkable 62.5% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Guaynabo, being already a very valuable addition to the team. University of Kentucky graduate has very impressive stats this year. Cousins is in league's top in points (5th best: 20.4ppg), rebounds (3rd best: 10.9rpg) and averages solid 1.4bpg,57.8% FGP and 43.7% from behind 3-point line. Second best performed player last week was Angel Matias (194-F-1992) of Santurce. He is naturalized American forward in his first season at Santurce. In the last game Matias recorded impressive double-double of 35 points and 12 rebounds. It was enough for Santurce to edge slightly higher-ranked Quebradillas (#1, 23-11) by 6 points 99-93. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the top position in Group A. Santurce consolidated its place in top 3 of the standings. His team's 18-17 record is not bad at all. Matias is one of the most experienced players at Santurce and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to guard Nate Mason (188-G-1995) of league's second-best San German. Mason showcased his all-around game by recording 26 points, seven rebounds and ten assists (!!!) in the last week. Despite Mason's great performance San German lost 105-111 to #2 ranked Guaynabo. But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. The last thing San German needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams in Group A. Their record is 20 victories and 13 lost games. Mason has a great season in Puerto Rico. After 16 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 7.3apg (3rd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Mike Scott (203-PF-1988) of Carolina - 33 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Thomas Robinson (208-C-1991) of Ponce - 28 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Akil Mitchell (206-C-1992) of Humacao - 28 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Kenneth Faried (203-F-1989) of Santurce - 13 points and 12 rebounds 8. Mitch Creek (196-F/G-1992) of Guaynabo - 21 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Jezreel De Jesus (185-G-1991) of Ponce - 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists 10. James Ennis (201-F/G-1990) of Humacao - 20 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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| Nathaniel Santos commits to Dayton - by Eurobasket News | |
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University of Dayton signed 21-year old naturalized Puerto Rican forward Nathaniel Santos (6'7''-216lbs) for upcoming 2023-24 season. Santos is the second import player in the roster as Canadian Isaac Jack signed here earlier. He played for the last two years at University of Pittsburgh. But in 26 games he had just 1.7ppg and 1.3rpg last season. His team ended regular season as a second best place in ACC this year. Santos' high school career he had spent at Loomis Chaffee Academy in Windsor, CT, which he graduated in 2021. He represented USA at the FIBA Centrobasket U15 seven years ago. His team won Gold and his stats at that event were 4 games: 6.0ppg, 1.8rpg, 2.5apg, 1.5spg. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he was also voted to Hoop Hustle All-New England Prep Third Team and All-NEPSAC Class A Team in 2020. |
| Knight number one in Puerto Rico BSN for week 40 - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 31-year old player was the main contributor (34 points, five rebounds and five assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Arecibo (#3, 17-18) 110-104. It allowed Quebradillas to consolidate first place in the Puerto Rican BSN. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Quebradillas has a very solid 23-11 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. In the team's last game Knight had a remarkable 55.6% from 2-point range and got five three-pointers out of 10 attempts. He just recently signed at Quebradillas, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Former University of Kentucky star has very solid stats this year. Knight is league's best scorer averaging so far 24.4ppg. Knight is in league's top in and averages impressive 55.5% FGP. The second best player in last week's games was young American DJ Hogg (203-F-1996) of Mayaguez. Hogg had a very good evening with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Of course he led Mayaguez to another comfortable win outscoring slightly lower-ranked Manati (#6, 11-24) 118-86. Mayaguez's 4th position in Group A has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 16-19 record. Hogg is one of the most experienced players at Mayaguez and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 21.3ppg (#4). His other stats are also decent: 5.8rpg and 3.7apg. Third on the list of top players last week was American swingman James Ennis (201-F/G-1990) of Humacao (#5). Ennis showcased his all-around game by recording 26 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the last week. He was a key player of Humacao, leading his team to a 108-91 easy win against the higher-ranked Bayamon (#1, 22-12). The chances of Humacao not to end season at such low position in Group B, however are less than slim as they have already lost 21 games, recording just thirteen victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Ennis could try to bring Humacao's a little bit higher in the standings. Ennis has a very solid season. In 12 games in Puerto Rico he scored 17.8ppg. He also has 8.0rpg, 3.2apg, FGP: 53.8% and 3PT: 52.2%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Gary Browne (185-PG-1993) of Guaynabo - 20 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists 5. Jorge Pacheco-Ortiz (188-G-1998) of Mayaguez - 25 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Javier Mojica (189-SG-1984) of Bayamon - 33 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Walter Hodge (183-PG-1986) of Arecibo - 27 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Jamil Wilson (201-F-1990) of Ponce - 18 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Travis Trice II (183-PG-1993) of Humacao - 17 points, 2 rebounds and 11 assists 10. Hassan Whiteside (213-C-1989) of Quebradillas - 20 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| QATAR |
| Al Sadd, Al Ahli to clash for Amir Cup title - by Eurobasket News |
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Defending champions Al Sadd and Al Ahli booked an exciting Amir Cup basketball tournament title clash after winning their respective semi-finals at Al Gharafa Sports Complex yesterday. Al Sadd, who topped Group 1, continued their fine performance to knock the Qatar Basketball League champions and pre-event favourites Al Rayyan out of the prestigious tournament with an 81-78 victory. Al Ahli reigned supreme in the second semi-final with a fighting 82-70 win over Al Wakrah. Both the teams will meet for the second time in the tournament as Al Sadd had defeated Al Ahli 79-62 earlier in group stage. The final will be played on Thursday at 6:30pm. Meanwhile, Alen Hadzibegovic (207-F-1999) was the star for Al Sadd, earning 28 points besides registering 15 rebounds and five assists in the first semi-final that saw his side rally to overcome a tough challenge from record nine-time champions Al Rayyan. After the game was locked 24-24 in the first period, Al Rayyan secured a 55-41 lead in the following session. Seeking their fourth Amir Cup crown, Al Sadd bounced back in the match to take a 65-62 lead in the penultimate quarter. The title holders maintained their lead in best part of the last session but Al Rayyan set up a thrilling end to the match, snatching a 78-77 lead with less than three minutes remaining. Al Sadd, however, held their nerves and scored quick points to book their spot in the final. Babacar Dieng (197-F-1997) also made valuable contribution for Al Sadd, scoring 23 points while Malik Curry (185-G-1999, college: WVU), who scored 21 points, was the key performer for Al Rayyan. Later, in the second semi-final, D'Mitrik Trice (183-PG-1996, college: Wisconsin) fired 30 points to propel Al Ahli to a comeback victory over in-form Al Wakrah. Al Wakrah got off to a strong start, taking a 20-15 lead in the opening session but Al Ahli fought back to seal a 41-30 advantage in the second period. Al Ahli stretched their lead to 59-44 in the third period and maintained their domination to set up final against Al Sadd. Brandon Spearman (191-G/F-1991, college: Hawaii) (24 points) and Donte McGill (190-G-1995, college: FIU, agency: Green Sports Management) (18 points) were the main scorers for Al Wakrah. Courtesy of: thepeninsulaqatar.com |
| RUSSIA |
| Lokomotiv lands Uladzislau Blizniuk, ex BC Minsk - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | |||
He has been also a member of Belarusian international program for some years. Blizniuk has regularly played for Belarusian senior team since 2021 and previously for University National Team back in 2018. He also represented Belarus at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Division B in Matosinhos (Portugal) four years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 16.1ppg, 4.6rpg, 3.0apg, 1.6spg, FGP: 56.9%, 3PT: 27.3%, FT: 75.7%. Blizniuk has played also professionally for other Belarusian teams like BSEU-GrandPrint, Tsmoki-Minsk Second Team, Tsmoki-Minsk U20 team and Tsmoki-Minsk 3rd team. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Belarusian League Honorable Mention back in 2018 and 2019. |
| Lokomotiv keeps Barford for another season - by Eurobasket News | |||
He is a very experienced player. And here thanks to pro basketball he experienced life in five different countries playing on four different continents. Barford is familiar with European, Asian, African and of course North American leagues. He has played previously professionally in Italy (RO Virtus, Pesaro and Vanoli Cremona), Kazakhstan (Astana), Egypt (Al Ittihad), NBA G League (Greensboro Swarm) and The Basketball Tournament (Team Arkansas and Jackson TN UnderDawgs). Barford was also selected to Eurobasket.com VTB League All-Imports Team in 2023. He won Class AA State championship title in 2014. Barford graduated from University of Arkansas in 2018 and it will be his sixth season in pro basketball. He played also for Motlow State College for 2 years. |
| N.Novgorod welcomes back Ivlev - by Eurobasket News | |||
The previous (2021-22) season he played at PBC CSKA Moscow. But in four Euroleague games he had just 1.0ppg in that year. He also played 13 games in VTB United League where he recorded only 2.1ppg and 2.1rpg in that year. Ivlev helped them to win the regular season and make it to the final. He has been also a member of Russian international program for some years. Ivlev has regularly played for Russian senior team since 2016 and previously for U20 National Team in 2010. He represented Russia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) six years ago. Ivlev's team got to the Semifinals and his stats at that event were 6 games: 1.0ppg. Ivlev has spent his entire career in Russia playing for five other teams: Dynamo Moscow, Ryazan, Lokomotiv, Dynamo Moscow 2nd team and Parma-Pari. |
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| Rwanda enters camp ahead of Afro-CAN qualifiers - by Eurobasket News |
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The national basketball team on Sunday evening reported to a residential camp in preparations for the forthcoming qualifiers of the FIBA Afro-CAN tournament due in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from June 17-23. Afro-CAN is a continental basketball tournament which focuses on promoting players who play in Africa. The competition allows national teams to summon a roster that comprises only two overseas-based players, while the rest of the ten should be based on the continent. The team is camping at Home Free Hotel and will be conducting training sessions at Lycee de Kigali gymnasium before departing to Tanzania on June 15. The qualifiers will determine the teams that will participate in the Afro-CAN finals, a 12-nation tournament that will take place in Luanda, Angola, from July 7-16. Africa Zone 5 teams that will feature in the qualifiers include Burundi, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya (qualified), Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania. They will be competing for the lone ticket available ahead of the qualifiers. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) qualified for the tournament as champions from the 2019 edition, while Kenya gained qualification as the losing finalists. Morocco are also qualified virtue of finishing fourth-placed in the Bamako-showpiece four years ago. Courtesy of: newtimes.co.rw |
| SLOVAKIA |
| Turza re-signs at Iskra Svit - by Michal Duchovic | |||
Turza represented Slovakia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Division B in Matosinhos (Portugal) four years ago. His stats at that event were 4 games: 1.0ppg. He has played previously for two other teams: Zilina and BK Slavia Zilina B team. |
| SLOVENIA |
| Coach Simone Pianigiani signs at Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana - by Igor Obradovic | |||
Pianigiani was coaching Italian Senior National Team between 2010 and 2014. He has coached also in Israel (Hapoel Jerusalem), Turkey (Fenerbahce) and Italy (Milano and Mens Sana). Pianigiani won Italian SerieA championship title in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2018 and the Cup in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Among many awards he was voted Eurobasket.com All-Italian SerieA Coach of the Year back in 2018. He was also Champion in Israel Premier League back in 2017, he won the Wiinner Cup same year in Israel. Back in 2013 he won Turkish Cup with Fenerbahce. He was voted as Eurobasket.com All-Euroleague Coach of the year in 2008 and has three participation in Euroleague Final Four.
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| Rio Breogan adds Jogela to their roster, ex Neptunas - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
He represented Lithuania at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Chemnitz (Germany) five years ago. His stats at that event were 6 games: 16.0ppg, 4.2rpg, 2.5apg, Steals-4 (2.2spg), FGP: 63.5%, 3PT: 30.0%, FT: 85.7%. Jogela has played also professionally for other Lithuanian teams like Dzukija, Prienai, Zalgiris Kaunas 2nd team, S.Marciulionio KA-Blancomet and BC Rytas Vilnius 2nd team. His team made it to the Lithuanian Cup Final Four in 2020. |
| Matej Rudan (ex Mega BG) is a newcomer at Rio Breogan - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
He has been also a member of Croatian international program for some years. Rudan has regularly played for Croatian senior team since 2021 and previously for U17 National Team back in 2018. He represented Croatia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 in Greece four years ago. Rudan has played also professionally in Germany (Bayern Muenchen, Bayern, FC Bayern), Croatia (KK Omis-Cagalj Tours Galeb and Cibona Zagreb U18 team) and Spain (FC Barcelona). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Serbian League Play-Off Honorable Mention in 2022. Leche Rio Breogan Lugo roster for 2023-24: Guards: Toni Nakic Stefan Momirov Forwards: Matej Rudan Matas Jogela |
| Azulejos tab Eduardo Ibanez - by Eurobasket News |
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Azulejos Moncayo CB Zaragoza (EBA) inked 20-year old 191cm small forward Eduardo Ibanez for upcoming season. Ibanez played most recently at C.B. Navas Viscola. In 16 EBA games he averaged 12.1ppg and 6.3rpg last season. He also played for Helios that season where in 9 EBA games he had very impressive stats: 20.1ppg, 7.9rpg and 1.1spg. He has played previously for three other teams: Aragon, Almozara and Casablanca. |
| Liga Endesa Round 4 of Semi-Finals. Real Madrid and Barca enter Finals - by Eurobasket News |
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Joventut - Real Madrid 73-94 Real Madrid dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Joventut's 30. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international point guard Sergio Rodriguez (191-1986) who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 7 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) and Bosnian swingman Dzanan Musa (205-1999) who added 16 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Four Real Madrid players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international forward Joel Parra (202-2000) responded with 17 points and 6 rebounds and Dominican Andres Feliz (188-1997, college: Illinois) scored 12 points, 5 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. Top scorers: Joventut: J.Parra 17+6reb+1ast, A.Feliz 12+5reb+4ast, G.Vives 11+2reb+4ast, V.Brodziansky 9+2reb, K.Guy 6+2reb, A.Tomic 6+6reb+1ast Real Madrid: D.Musa 16+6reb+3ast, M.Hezonja 16+3reb+1ast, S.Rodriguez 15+4reb+7ast, G.Yabusele 14+4reb, W.Tavares 9+10reb+3ast, N.Williams-Goss 8+1ast Unicaja - Barca 75-87 Barca had a 27-15 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Czech center Jan Vesely (213-1990) who helped to win the game recording 8 points and 9 rebounds. The former international Nikola Mirotic (208-1991) contributed with 14 points for the winners. American-Bulgarian center David Kravish (207-1992, college: California) replied with 14 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) and American-Montenegrin point guard Kendrick Perry (183-1992, college: YSU) added 15 points and 4 steals in the effort for Unicaja. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Unicaja: T.Kalinoski 15+2ast, K.Perry 15+1reb+2ast, D.Kravish 14+4reb+1ast, T.Carter 9+1reb+2ast, D.Brizuela 6+3ast, J.Barreiro 6+4reb Barca: N.Mirotic 14+2reb+2ast, T.Satoransky 12+4reb+1ast, A.Abrines 11+1reb, K.Kuric 10, J.Vesely 8+9reb+2ast, N.Kalinic 8+2reb+3ast |
| Roger Perez joins Valls - by Eurobasket News | |
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CB Valls Optiques Teixido (EBA) agreed terms with 26-year old power forward Roger Perez (203cm-1996) for new 2023-24 season. Perez played last season at Tenea CB - Esparreguera. In 23 EBA games he had 9.7ppg, 4.9rpg and 1.0apg. His team was regular season runner-up in Spanish EBA Group C-A in 2019 and 2020. The previous (2021-22) season he played at Monbus CB Igualada where in 19 EBA games he recorded 11.6ppg and 4.6rpg in that year. He has played previously for Sitges. His team was regular season runner-up in Spanish EBA Group C-A in 2019 and 2020. |
| Gandia keeps Soler for another season - by Eurobasket News |
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Units Pel Basquet Gandia (EBA) re-signed 23-year old 199cm forward Javier Soler for new season. Soler has played there for the last two seasons. He helped them to win the regular season. Soler has played previously for three other teams: Palencia, Unicaja-Andalucia and Valencia Basket 2nd team. |
| Rabaseda re-signs at Bilbao - by Eurobasket News | ||||
Rabaseda was also a member of Spanish international program for some years. He played for Spanish Senior National Team between 2013 and 2020 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2009. Rabaseda represented Spain at the World Cup in China four years ago. His team won Gold and his stats at that event were 4 games: 0pts. He has spent his entire career in Spain playing for six other teams: Barca, Estudiantes, Burgos, Gran Canaria, Cornella and Barca. Rabaseda won Basketball League championship title in 2020 and 2021. |
| SWITZERLAND |
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| Fribourg Olympic conquer SBL title - by Eurobasket News |
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Fribourg Olympic celebrated the SBL title. They knocked down Massagno 82-70 in the fourth game of the championship series to lift the 21st Swiss League trophy. Roberto Kovac (190-G/F-1990) scored 17 points to pace the hosts. Massagno got to a hot start as the visitors ran away to a 25-12 lead ten minutes into the game. But Fribourg Olympic stopped the rot in the next periods. The hosts went on a 31-15 run in the third stanza to open a 6-point lead at the final break. Fribourg Olympic sank 25 points in the fourth period and rallied to the triumph at the end. Boris Mbala (190-G-1996) accounted for 16 points and 9 rebounds in the win. Shannon Bogues (190-SG-1997, college: SF Austin) answered with 21 points for Massagno. Juwann James (198-F/C-1987, college: JMU) banked in 13 points in the losing case. |
| TBL |
| Capitals' offense missing in elimination game - by Eurobasket News |
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Heading into Tuesday's decisive Game 3 between the Salem Capitals and Seattle Super Hawks, the two teams had played six consecutive games decided by one possession, but a slow start and the second lowest point total of the season for the Capitals brought their season to an end. The Capitals never led in the 109-96 loss, though they were able to close the gap and tie the game throughout. The 96 points is the lowest from Salem since Feb. 24, the second game of the season where they lost 134-86 at Newfoundland. Allen Billinger (5'11''-PG-1997, college: Drury) Jr. and Preston Whitfield (6'1''-G-1997, college: CBC), the team's leading and third leading scorers, combined for just 15 points on 3-for-17 shooting. The two had averaged nearly 40 points combined during the season, but Tuesday was a different story. All six of Whitefield's points came from the free throw line as he shot 0-for-5 from the field. Isaiah Gentry (6'4''-G-1998, college: Vanguard) had a team-high 26 points for the Capitals on 50% shooting from the floor. Meanwhile Mauricio Smith (6'5''-F-1999, college: Corban) was one rebound shy of his second straight double-double for the Capitals with 16 points and nine rebounds. For the Super Hawks, Alphonso Anderson (6'6''-F, college: Pacific) had his way inside again. The Capitals' postseason run had been marred by an inability to stop their opponents inside, being outscored 206-102 through three games. Anderson came away with a double double, with 23 points and 13 rebounds. In game 2, Anderson had 38 points in the losing effort. The Super Hawks shot 93% from the free throw line, and outrebounded the Capitals 53-42. Seattle, the top-ranked team in the West, will now play Long Beach in the Western Finals. Courtesy of: keizertimes.com |
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| BSL Round 1 of Finals. Anadolu Efes earn first win - by Eurobasket News |
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Anadolu Efes - Pinar Karsiyaka 82-78 25 personal fouls committed by Pinar Karsiyaka helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Serbian point guard Vasilije Micic (196-1994) fired 24 points and 5 assists for the winners. Senegalese-French Amath MBaye (205-1989, college: Oklahoma) chipped in 15 points and 8 rebounds. Efes' coach Ergin Ataman used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American guard Errick McCollum (188-1988, college: Goshen) produced 21 points and 5 assists and Colombian swingman Braian Angola-Rodas (198-1994, college: FSU) added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Five Efes and four Pinar Karsiyaka players scored in double figures. Top scorers: Anadolu Efes: V.Micic 24+5ast, E.Bryant 15+2reb+1ast, A.M'Baye 15+8reb, S.Larkin 11+4reb+4ast, W.Clyburn 10+11reb+1ast, T.Pleiss 4+4reb Pinar Karsiyaka: E.McCollum 21+3reb+5ast, B.Angola-Rodas 15+7reb+6ast, M.Kuzminskas 14+10reb+1ast, V.Brown 14+6reb+3ast, A.Delgado 5+4reb+1ast, B.Durmaz 4+1reb |
| Prometey lands Jehyve Floyd, ex Galatasaray - by Eurobasket News | |||
Floyd was voted to All-Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year back in 2018 and 2019. The previous (2022) summer he played at the Suns in NBA. In three games he recorded only 2.0ppg, 3.0rpg, 1.0apg and 1.0bpg in 2022 year. He is a very experienced player. Floyd has played also professionally in Germany (EnBW Ludwigsburg), Greece (Panathinaikos, Promitheas and Larissa BC), Israel (Gilboa Galil) and The Basketball Tournament (Big X). He graduated from College of the Holy Cross in 2019 and it will be his fifth season in pro basketball. Floyd was selected to All-Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year back in 2018 and 2019. |
| TBL Round 3 of Semi-Finals. Samsunspor advance into Finals - by Eurobasket News |
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Sigortam.net - Samsunspor 79-85 It looked good early as Sigortam.net took a 3-point small lead at the end of first quarter. But then Samsunspor had a 24-17 second period charge getting the lead and Sigortam.net was not able to take back game control losing it eventually 79-85. Samsunspor made 23-of-24 charity shots (95.8 percent) during the game. Sigortam.net was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. It was an exceptional evening for American point guard Diante Watkins (175-1990, college: RMU) who led the winners and scored 26 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!). Forward Goktug Bas (201-2001) accounted for 19 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Samsunspor's coach Ilker Salman allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Forward Can Ozcan (202-1989) came up with 20 points and forward Umut Gecen (-1997) added 16 points and 4 assists respectively for Sigortam.net in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: Sigortam.net: C.Ozcan 20+4reb+2ast, U.Gecen 16+3reb+4ast, S.Mentese 15+2reb+2ast, V.Stimac 10+9reb+1ast, D.Celen 10+2reb, S.Say 4+5reb+3ast Samsunspor: D.Watkins 26+6reb+5ast, G.Bas 19+5reb+1ast, E.Aydogan 18+4reb, A.Gueye 10+9reb, K.Muhammet 6+1reb+3ast, M.Sert 6+2reb+2ast Yalovaspor - Mersin 74-60 The game was mostly controlled by Yalovaspor. Mersin managed to win fourth quarter 21-13. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. 24 personal fouls committed by Mersin helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for American Ricky Ledo (201-1992, college: Providence, agency: Slash Sports) who led his team to a victory scoring 27 points and 4 assists. Power forward Melih Kapucu (204-1990) helped adding 12 points and 9 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American guard Tobin Carberry (193-1991, college: LIU Post) with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and the other American import power forward Sean Evans (203-1988, college: St.John's, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 6 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Mersin: T.Carberry 15+5reb+5ast, A.Karahan 8, K.Kaspar 8+2reb, M.Kizil 7+7reb, R.Dogrusoz 6+1reb+1ast, O.Baykan 6+6reb+2ast Yalovaspor: R.Ledo 27+3reb+4ast, M.Kapucu 12+9reb+2ast, J.McNeace 9+9reb, K.Bayram 9+1reb+9ast, O.Haciyeva 8+9reb, D.Cevik 6+2reb+1ast |
| UKRAINE |
| Prometey lands Jehyve Floyd, ex Galatasaray - by Eurobasket News | |||
Floyd was voted to All-Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year back in 2018 and 2019. The previous (2022) summer he played at the Suns in NBA. In three games he recorded only 2.0ppg, 3.0rpg, 1.0apg and 1.0bpg in 2022 year. He is a very experienced player. Floyd has played also professionally in Germany (EnBW Ludwigsburg), Greece (Panathinaikos, Promitheas and Larissa BC), Israel (Gilboa Galil) and The Basketball Tournament (Big X). He graduated from College of the Holy Cross in 2019 and it will be his fifth season in pro basketball. Floyd was selected to All-Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year back in 2018 and 2019. |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Gorgan outscored Shabab Al Ahli at the West Asia Super League - by Eurobasket News |
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Gorgan - Shabab Al Ahli 85-75 Gorgan outscored Shabab Al Ahli at the Final Eight of the West Asia Super League for a 1-2 record. Shabab Al Ahli was better in second period 20-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Mohammad Jamshidi (199-SF-1991, agency: BIG) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 35 points and 10 assists for the winners and Behnam Yakhchali (196-SG-1995, agency: BIG) chipped in 31 points and 6 rebounds. Dane Miller (203-PF-1990, college: Rutgers) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists and Hamid Albreiki (190-F-2000) scored 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. |
| UNITED KINGDOM |
| Riders Sign British Big - by Jeff King |
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Leicester Riders have thundered into the player market and come up through a cloud of dust with a player they are thrilled to announce, 6'8' British forward Samuel Idowu (203-F-1997, college: St.Peter's) who comes with an impressive pedigree. The former GB u20s star spent his three college years in NCAA division one with Saint Peter's University. Iwodu starred for the Peacocks in helping them win the program's first ever national postseason tournament championship in 2017. Idowu averaged 16.1 pts in his first professional season in Holland with Aris Leeuwarden. His second year he spent in Denmark with Team FOG Naestved, averaging 15.5 pts. He spent his third year with Yoast United, but was cut-short due to injury. 'It's been a long time, but I can't wait to come back to England' commented Idowu. 'I'm excited to join the Riders for the new season! I look forward to meeting the team, embracing the fans and the culture as well.' The New York native, who holds a British passport, becomes Coach Rob Paternostro's second recruit of the summer having secured the services of fan favourite Kimbal Mackenzie late last month. Coach Rob commented: 'We are really looking forward to working with Sam. He is a versatile big with good experience in Europe, who has shown the ability to score and rebound as a professional. I enjoyed speaking with him, he is an intelligent engaging guy who I think will fit in very well with us.' |
| URUGUAY |
| Hebraica keeps Garcia for another season - by Eurobasket News | |||
The previous (2022) summer he played at Verdirrojo (Metropolitan) where in 21 games he had 14.4ppg, 3.5rpg, 2.5apg and 1.2spg in 2022 year. Garcia can count that season as a very successful as was voted to Latinbasket.com All-Uruguay LUB Honorable Mention and League Player of the Week. He has spent his entire career in Uruguay playing for six other teams: Cordon, Olimpia, Goes, 25 de Agosto, Guruyu Waston and Wanderers. Among many awards he was selected to Latinbasket.com Uruguayan LUB All-Domestic Players Team back in 2018. |
| VENEZUELA |
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| SPB Round 5 of Quarter-Finals. Trotamundos and Piratas advance into semis - by Eurobasket News |
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Trotamundos - Broncos 80-69 Trotamundos looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Trotamundos made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was American point guard Stefan Moody (179-1993, college: Ole Miss) who scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. The former international center Nestor Colmenares (200-1987, college: Campbellsville, agency: Pro Sports) chipped in 16 points and 8 rebounds. American point guard Tyreke Evans (198-1989, college: Memphis) produced 23 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import swingman Jordan Williams (198-1992, college: N.Texas) added 22 points respectively for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Broncos: T.Evans 23+8reb, J.Williams 22+3reb+2ast, R.James 11+3reb+1ast, L.Duarte 4+5reb, J.Araujo 4+5reb, H.Sims 3+4reb Trotamundos: S.Moody 22+5reb+9ast, L.Gonzalez 18+2reb+1ast, N.Colmenares 16+8reb+2ast, J.Zamora 6+8reb+4ast, E.Baez 5+1reb+4ast, D.Smith 4+5reb+2ast Cocodrilos - Piratas 84-89 Dominican guard Juan Suero (196-1993) orchestrated the victory by scoring 22 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Dominican Rigoberto Mendoza (190-1992) contributed with 24 points for the winners. Piratas' coach Melvyn Lopez allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Dominican Juan Guerrero (203-1993) answered with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and Dominican center Luis Santos (203-1994, college: St.Louis) added 17 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Cocodrilos. Four Cocodrilos players scored in double figures. Top scorers: Cocodrilos: J.Guerrero 19+10reb+1ast, L.Santos 17+6reb+3ast, P.Chourio 15+2reb, E.Clark 14+4reb+2ast, L.Bethelmy 9+3reb+3ast, L.Montero 8+2reb+2ast Piratas: R.Mendoza 24+3reb+2ast, J.Suero 22+9reb+6ast, Y.Sifontes 16+3reb+4ast, J.Vargas 9+4reb+3ast, D.Agbelese 7+7reb, A.Morillo 6+1ast |
| VIETNAM |
| VBA Round 1: Heat defeat Buffaloes - by Eurobasket News | ||
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The Regular Season in VBA just started. Coincidentally all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Buffaloes in Hanoi on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by Heat 85-71. Heat had a 36-21 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 54.2 percentage. Heat looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-1996, college: ECU, agency: Haylett Sports) who helped to win the game recording a triple-double by scoring 28 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists. International power forward Phu Vinh Nguyen (203-1998) contributed with 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks for the winners. American Anthony January (204-1993, college: CSUSB, agency: Interperformances) answered with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 20 rebounds for Buffaloes. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Heat will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Buffaloes will play at home against Catfish and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Another interesting game for Warriors which played in Danang against Dragons. Warriors had an easy win 106-94. American guard Sameen Swint (193-1995, college: GBC) stepped up and scored 32 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners and John Fields chipped in 18 points and 14 rebounds. Warriors' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side American point guard Jermaine Marrow (183-1997, college: Hampton) responded with 39 points (!!!), 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Buffaloes - Saigon Heat 71-85 The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Buffaloes in Hanoi on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by Heat 85-71. Heat had a 36-21 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 54.2 percentage. Heat looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-1996, college: ECU, agency: Haylett Sports) who helped to win the game recording a triple-double by scoring 28 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists. International power forward Phu Vinh Nguyen (203-1998) contributed with 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks for the winners. Four Heat players scored in double figures. American Anthony January (204-1993, college: CSUSB, agency: Interperformances) answered with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 20 rebounds and the other American import guard RJ Smith (198-1997, college: MSSU) added 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Buffaloes. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Heat will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Buffaloes will play at home against Catfish and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Buffaloes: A.January 19+20reb+2ast, R.Smith 18+6reb+4ast, N.Huy Hoang 10+4reb+2ast, D.Thanh Tam 7+7reb+2ast, D.Nguyen Tien 6+1reb+1ast, C.Dinh Tien 5+1reb+1ast Saigon Heat: K.Barkley 28+16reb+10ast, P.Vinh Nguyen 14+5reb+5ast, V.Kim Ban 12+3reb, L.Quang 12+2reb+1ast, H.Thomas 8+9reb+4ast, S.Antony 6+1reb+2ast Dragons - Warriors 94-106 Another interesting game for Warriors which played in Danang against Dragons. Warriors had an easy win 106-94. Warriors dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Dragons' 38. Warriors forced 22 Dragons turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists. American guard Sameen Swint (193-1995, college: GBC) stepped up and scored 32 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners and his fellow American import power forward John Fields (205-1988, college: Tennessee, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 18 points and 14 rebounds. Five Warriors players scored in double figures. Warriors' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side American point guard Jermaine Marrow (183-1997, college: Hampton) responded with 39 points (!!!), 9 rebounds and 5 assists and Canadian forward Will Tran (-1998) scored 17 points and 5 rebounds. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Dragons: J.Marrow 39+9reb+5ast, W.Tran 17+5reb+3ast, D.Duc Tri 11+3reb+1ast, M.Trieu Han 10+2reb+2ast, N.Anh Kiet 9+3reb+3ast, Y.Sakhniuk 6+10reb+8ast Warriors: S.Swint 32+5reb+8ast, J.Fields 18+14reb+3ast, H.Hoang The 16+1reb+8ast, N.Hung 10+5reb+2ast, D.Thai Hung 10+7reb+2ast, T.Truong Hoang 9+2reb+3ast |
| Kentrell Barkley's triple-double lands him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He recorded a triple-double of 28 points adding also 16 rebounds and 10 assists, while his team beat Buffaloes (#4, 1-1) 85-71. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Saigon Heat is placed at 2nd position in Vietnamese league. But it's just the very beginning of the season and Saigon Heat won just one (their first) game. It's too early to say anything as the standings can be changed completely after next round. In the team's last game Barkley had a remarkable 81.8% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Saigon Heat and it was his first game, where he immediately became new team's leader. East Carolina University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Barkley is in league's top in points (4th best: 28.0ppg), rebounds (4th best: 16.0rpg) and averages solid 81.8% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Jermaine Marrow (183-PG-1997) of Dragons. He is American guard in his first season at Dragons. In the last game Marrow recorded impressive 39 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Bad luck as Dragons lost that game 94-106 to Warriors (1-0). 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. Marrow is one of the most experienced players at Dragons and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 39.0ppg (#1). His other stats are also decent: 9.0rpg and 5.0apg. Third place about best performers goes to guard Sameen Swint (193-G-1995) of Warriors (#3). Swint got into 30-points club by scoring 32 points in the last round. He went also for five rebounds and eight assists. He was a key player of Warriors, leading his team to a 106-94 win against Dragons (#7, 0-1). Warriors has a very good start of the season. But there was just one game played, so it's too early to judge them at this stage. Swint also has a very good start of the season with very strong stats. The season just started for Swint as he played only first game. But it already looks like he can be team's leader. Other top performing players last week: 4. John Fields (205-F/C-1988) of Warriors - 18 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Anthony January (204-PF-1993) of Buffaloes - 19 points, 20 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Yevgen Sakhniuk (201-F-1995) of Dragons - 6 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists 7. Phu Vinh Nguyen (203-F/C-1998) of Saigon Heat - 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 8. RJ Smith (198-G-1997) of Buffaloes - 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Hung Nguyen (195-C-1991) of Warriors - 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Will Tran (F-1998) of Dragons - 17 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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| VTB UNITED LEAGUE |
| Lokomotiv keeps Barford for another season - by Eurobasket News | |||
He is a very experienced player. And here thanks to pro basketball he experienced life in five different countries playing on four different continents. Barford is familiar with European, Asian, African and of course North American leagues. He has played previously professionally in Italy (RO Virtus, Pesaro and Vanoli Cremona), Kazakhstan (Astana), Egypt (Al Ittihad), NBA G League (Greensboro Swarm) and The Basketball Tournament (Team Arkansas and Jackson TN UnderDawgs). Barford was also selected to Eurobasket.com VTB League All-Imports Team in 2023. He won Class AA State championship title in 2014. Barford graduated from University of Arkansas in 2018 and it will be his sixth season in pro basketball. He played also for Motlow State College for 2 years. |
| N.Novgorod welcomes back Ivlev - by Eurobasket News | |||
The previous (2021-22) season he played at PBC CSKA Moscow. But in four Euroleague games he had just 1.0ppg in that year. He also played 13 games in VTB United League where he recorded only 2.1ppg and 2.1rpg in that year. Ivlev helped them to win the regular season and make it to the final. He has been also a member of Russian international program for some years. Ivlev has regularly played for Russian senior team since 2016 and previously for U20 National Team in 2010. He represented Russia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) six years ago. Ivlev's team got to the Semifinals and his stats at that event were 6 games: 1.0ppg. Ivlev has spent his entire career in Russia playing for five other teams: Dynamo Moscow, Ryazan, Lokomotiv, Dynamo Moscow 2nd team and Parma-Pari. |
| Lokomotiv lands Uladzislau Blizniuk, ex BC Minsk - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | |||
He has been also a member of Belarusian international program for some years. Blizniuk has regularly played for Belarusian senior team since 2021 and previously for University National Team back in 2018. He also represented Belarus at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Division B in Matosinhos (Portugal) four years ago. His stats at that event were 7 games: 16.1ppg, 4.6rpg, 3.0apg, 1.6spg, FGP: 56.9%, 3PT: 27.3%, FT: 75.7%. Blizniuk has played also professionally for other Belarusian teams like BSEU-GrandPrint, Tsmoki-Minsk Second Team, Tsmoki-Minsk U20 team and Tsmoki-Minsk 3rd team. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Belarusian League Honorable Mention back in 2018 and 2019. |
| WEST ASIA SUPER LEAGUE |
| Round 5 of Final Eight. Astana and Gorgan record victories - by Eurobasket News |
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Astana - Kuwait 85-72 The game without a history. Astana led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. American Karvel Anderson (188-1991, college: RMU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 24 points. Center Dmitriy Gavrilov (204-1986) contributed with 19 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) for the winners. Astana's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Hamad Hasan (191-1997) answered with 13 points and 7 rebounds and U.S. Virgin Islands-American forward Marcus Georges-Hunt (196-1994, college: Georgia Tech, agency: Pensack Sports) added 16 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Kuwait. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: Astana: K.Anderson 24+1reb, D.Gavrilov 19+5reb+1ast, M.Krampelj 11+5reb+1ast, M.Johnson 10+2reb+7ast, R.Aitkali 9+1reb, M.Marchuk 7+8reb+3ast Kuwait: M.Georges-Hunt 16+5reb+2ast, C.Lalanne 14+4reb+1ast, H.Hasan 13+7reb+3ast, T.Maker 10+3reb, F.Aldhefiri 9+2reb+2ast, M.Hasan 8+3reb Gorgan - Shabab Al Ahli 85-75 The game was mostly controlled by Gorgan. Shabab Al Ahli was better in second period 20-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Gorgan players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Mohammad Jamshidi (199-1991, agency: BIG) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 10 assists for the winners and Behnam Yakhchali (196-1995, agency: BIG) chipped in 31 points and 6 rebounds. American Dane Miller (203-1990, college: Rutgers) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Hamid Albreiki (190-2000) scored 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Top scorers: Gorgan: M.Jamshidi 35+4reb+10ast, B.Yakhchali 31+6reb+2ast, S.Pazrofteh 7+9reb+4ast, J.Alston 6+8reb, R.Arghavan 6+1reb+1ast, M.Sheikhi 0+2reb Shabab Al Ahli: D.Miller 23+13reb+5ast, A.Pustovyi 13+3reb+1ast, A.Hamid 11+6reb+5ast, B.Assane 8+2reb, Q.Alshabebi 7+2reb, A.Albreiki 6+3reb |
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| BELARUS |
| Russia demolish Belarus in Moscow - by Eurobasket News |
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Russia - Belarus 104:50 Russia demolished Belarus 104-50 in Moscow in a friendly game. They took a 32-18 lead at the start and dominated the whole game. Russia won the second period 29-14 and posted also two wins in the second half. Anastasiia Zotkina (188-C-1999, agency: LBM Management) top-scored for the winners with 16 points and Devid Mayga (196-F/G-2001) netted 13. Yana Makutsa (197-C-2004) replied with 10 points in the losing effort. |
| BRAZIL |
| Stats Leaders - Women |
| Monique Pereira (ex Ituano) agreed terms with Sportiva - by Eurobasket News | ||||
She represented Brazil at the World Championships U19 in Chekhov (Russia) eight years ago. Her stats at that event were 7 games: 0.3ppg, 2.7rpg, 1.0apg. Pereira has played also professionally in Colombia (Hormigas Indersantander LBS) and Portugal (Imortal). She played in the final of Paulista League in 2019 and 2020. Pereira was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Portuguese League Honorable Mention in 2023. Sportiva/AzorisHotels Ponta Delgada roster for 2023-24: Guards: Luana Serranho Eva Carregosa Centers: Monique Pereira Susana Carvalheira Coach: Ricardo Botelho |
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| CANADA |
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| CHINA |
| Li Yueru agreed terms with Besiktas - by Eurobasket News | |
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Besiktas JK Istanbul (KBSL) strengthened their roster with addition of 24-year old Chinese international 201cm center Li Yueru for season 2023-24. Yueru plays this summer at Chicago Sky (WNBA). In 2019 she was drafted by Atlanta Dream (WNBA) in third round (35th overall). She has been also a member of Chinese international program for some years. Yueru has regularly played for Chinese senior team since 2017 and previously for U19 National Team back in 2017. She represented China at the FIBA World Cup for Women in Sydney (Australia) last year. Her team won Silver and her stats at that event were 8 games: 10.1ppg, 7.6rpg, 1.3apg, FGP: 60.3%, FT: 73.3%. Yueru has played also professionally for other Chinese teams like Vermilion Birds and Mongolia. She won Chinese WCBA championship title in 2019, 2021 and 2022. Yueru was voted to Asia-Basket.com All-Chinese WCBA Honorable Mention back in 2018 and 2020. |
| COLOMBIA |
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| CZECH REPUBLIC |
| Schio inks Julia Reisingerova - by Eurobasket News | ||||
She played last season at Avenida in Spanish LF Endesa. In 32 games she had 8.4ppg and 3.8rpg. She helped them to make it to the cup final. She also played 17 games in Euroleague where she recorded 8.1ppg and 4.4rpg. Reisingerova contributed to her team making it to the quarterfinals. She played in the final of panish LF Endesa in 2023. The previous (2021-22) season she played at Spar Citylift Girona (LF Endesa). In 33 games she averaged 10.2ppg and 4.0rpg in that year. She contributed to her team making it to the semifinals. She also played 17 games in Euroleague where she got 10.2ppg and 4.4rpg in that year. In 2018 she was drafted by Atlanta Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA) in third round (35th overall). Reisingerova has been also a member of Czech Republic international program for some years. She has regularly played for Czech Republic senior team since 2017 and previously for U17 National Team back in 2014. Reisingerova also represented Czech Republic at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 for Women in Celje (Slovenia) eight years ago. Her stats at that event were 9 games: 12.2ppg, 9.4rpg, 1.9apg, 1.1spg, Blocks-2 (1.7bpg), FGP: 42.9%, FT: 59.1%. She has played also professionally in Spain (Valencia and Sant Adria), WNBA (LA Sparks) and Czech Republic (USK Praha, BA Sparta and Karlovy Vary). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others she was voted to Eurobasket.com Czech Republic ZBL All-Domestic Players Team back in 2017. Reisingerova played in the final of panish LF Endesa in 2023. |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
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| EUROCUP |
| Li Yueru agreed terms with Besiktas - by Eurobasket News | |
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Besiktas JK Istanbul (KBSL) strengthened their roster with addition of 24-year old Chinese international 201cm center Li Yueru for season 2023-24. Yueru plays this summer at Chicago Sky (WNBA). In 2019 she was drafted by Atlanta Dream (WNBA) in third round (35th overall). She has been also a member of Chinese international program for some years. Yueru has regularly played for Chinese senior team since 2017 and previously for U19 National Team back in 2017. She represented China at the FIBA World Cup for Women in Sydney (Australia) last year. Her team won Silver and her stats at that event were 8 games: 10.1ppg, 7.6rpg, 1.3apg, FGP: 60.3%, FT: 73.3%. Yueru has played also professionally for other Chinese teams like Vermilion Birds and Mongolia. She won Chinese WCBA championship title in 2019, 2021 and 2022. Yueru was voted to Asia-Basket.com All-Chinese WCBA Honorable Mention back in 2018 and 2020. |
| EUROLEAGUE |
| Schio adds Guirantes to their roster - by Eurobasket News | ||||
Two years ago she was drafted by Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA) in second round (22nd overall). Guirantes graduated from Rutgers University in 2021 and it is her third season in pro basketball. She also represented Puerto Rico at the FIBA Centrobasket Women's Championship in Mexico last year. Guirantes has played previously professionally in Ukraine (Budivelnyk) and WNBA (LA Sparks). She was voted to USBWA All-America Honorable Mention in 2020 and 2021. Guirantes played also for Texas Tech University for one year. |
| Schio inks Julia Reisingerova - by Eurobasket News | ||||
She played last season at Avenida in Spanish LF Endesa. In 32 games she had 8.4ppg and 3.8rpg. She helped them to make it to the cup final. She also played 17 games in Euroleague where she recorded 8.1ppg and 4.4rpg. Reisingerova contributed to her team making it to the quarterfinals. She played in the final of panish LF Endesa in 2023. The previous (2021-22) season she played at Spar Citylift Girona (LF Endesa). In 33 games she averaged 10.2ppg and 4.0rpg in that year. She contributed to her team making it to the semifinals. She also played 17 games in Euroleague where she got 10.2ppg and 4.4rpg in that year. In 2018 she was drafted by Atlanta Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA) in third round (35th overall). Reisingerova has been also a member of Czech Republic international program for some years. She has regularly played for Czech Republic senior team since 2017 and previously for U17 National Team back in 2014. Reisingerova also represented Czech Republic at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 for Women in Celje (Slovenia) eight years ago. Her stats at that event were 9 games: 12.2ppg, 9.4rpg, 1.9apg, 1.1spg, Blocks-2 (1.7bpg), FGP: 42.9%, FT: 59.1%. She has played also professionally in Spain (Valencia and Sant Adria), WNBA (LA Sparks) and Czech Republic (USK Praha, BA Sparta and Karlovy Vary). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others she was voted to Eurobasket.com Czech Republic ZBL All-Domestic Players Team back in 2017. Reisingerova played in the final of panish LF Endesa in 2023. |
| Bourges sign Kamile Nacickaite - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The previous (2021-22) season she played at Nesibe (KBSL). In 31 games she averaged 12.8ppg, 2.2rpg and 1.9apg in that year. She contributed to her team making it to the Turkish Cup Semifinals. Nacickaite also played 10 games in Eurocup where she got impressive 16.6ppg, 3.6rpg and 2.6apg in that year. She has been also a member of Lithuanian international program for some years. Nacickaite has regularly played for Lithuanian senior team since 2010 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2009. She represented Lithuania at the Qualifications to European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) 2017 seven years ago. Her stats at that event were 3 games: 11.7ppg, 4.0rpg, 1.3spg, FGP: 31.0%, 3PT: 36.4%, FT: 83.3%. Nacickaite is quite experienced player. She has played also professionally in Italy (C.U.S. Chieti), Poland (Polkowice), Russia (Dynamo Moscow), Spain (Casablanca and Gernika) and Turkey (Fenerbahce, Istanbul Universitesi SK, Adana ASKI Mersin and TED Ankara). Nacickaite graduated from Drexel University in 2012 and it will be her twelfth (!!!) season as a professional player. |
| Virag Kiss (ex PEAC-Pecs) signs at Mersin - by Eurobasket News | |||
She has been also a member of Hungarian international program for some years. Kiss has regularly played for Hungarian senior team since 2015 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2018. She represented Hungary at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) in Serbia and Latvia four years ago. Her stats at that event were 2 games: 0pts, 2.0rpg, 1.0apg. Kiss has played also professionally for other Hungarian teams like Atomeromu and Csata Diaksport Egyesulet. She played in the final of Hungarian League in 2014 and 2018. |
| FRANCE |
| Mariama Ndiaye agreed terms with Landes - by Eurobasket News | |
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Basket Landes (LFB) inked 17-year old 186cm center Mariama Ndiaye for upcoming season. Ndiaye has played for the last two years at Centre Federal BB Paris in the LF2. But in 22 games she recorded just 1.2ppg and 1.5rpg last season. She was a member of French U16 National Team two years ago. |
| Bourges sign Kamile Nacickaite - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The previous (2021-22) season she played at Nesibe (KBSL). In 31 games she averaged 12.8ppg, 2.2rpg and 1.9apg in that year. She contributed to her team making it to the Turkish Cup Semifinals. Nacickaite also played 10 games in Eurocup where she got impressive 16.6ppg, 3.6rpg and 2.6apg in that year. She has been also a member of Lithuanian international program for some years. Nacickaite has regularly played for Lithuanian senior team since 2010 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2009. She represented Lithuania at the Qualifications to European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) 2017 seven years ago. Her stats at that event were 3 games: 11.7ppg, 4.0rpg, 1.3spg, FGP: 31.0%, 3PT: 36.4%, FT: 83.3%. Nacickaite is quite experienced player. She has played also professionally in Italy (C.U.S. Chieti), Poland (Polkowice), Russia (Dynamo Moscow), Spain (Casablanca and Gernika) and Turkey (Fenerbahce, Istanbul Universitesi SK, Adana ASKI Mersin and TED Ankara). Nacickaite graduated from Drexel University in 2012 and it will be her twelfth (!!!) season as a professional player. |
| Mondeville lands Adele Dreano-Trecant - by Eurobasket News | |||
The previous (2021-22) season she played at Angers - Union Feminine Basket 49 (LFB) where in 18 games she had just 2.2ppg in that year. Dreano-Trecant represented France at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Sopron (Hungary) five years ago. Her stats at that event were 3 games: 0.7ppg. |
| HIGH SCHOOLS |
| Tahj Bloom, a top 40 2024 prospect, commits to Mississippi State women's basketball - by Eurobasket News |
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Mississippi State women's basketball coach Sam Purcell started the 2024 recruiting cycle with a splash. Tahj Bloom, a top 40 prospect according to espnW, announced her commitment to MSU via social media on Tuesday. Bloom is a forward out of Grayslake Community High School is Grayslake, Illinois, who held offers from the likes of Arizona, Tennessee, Louisville and Maryland, among others. MSU holds ties to the area with assistant coach Corry Irvin previously working at Illinois. She is also a native of the state. Bloom is the first addition to MSU's upcoming class after finishing with a top 20 class in the previous cycle. That high school signing class was met by a trio of all-conference additions from the transfer portal. Purcell is entering his second season at the helm in Starkville. He led the Bulldogs to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in his first season and was rewarded with a contract extension in May. Mississippi State is set to return three starters guard JerKaila Jordan and forwards Jessika Carter and Debreasha Powe. The Bulldogs are looking to earn back-to-back March Madness bids for the first time since 2018-2019. Courtesy of: yahoo.com |
| HUNGARY |
| Virag Kiss (ex PEAC-Pecs) signs at Mersin - by Eurobasket News | |||
She has been also a member of Hungarian international program for some years. Kiss has regularly played for Hungarian senior team since 2015 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2018. She represented Hungary at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) in Serbia and Latvia four years ago. Her stats at that event were 2 games: 0pts, 2.0rpg, 1.0apg. Kiss has played also professionally for other Hungarian teams like Atomeromu and Csata Diaksport Egyesulet. She played in the final of Hungarian League in 2014 and 2018. |
| ISRAEL |
| Kylee Shook agreed terms with ASA Jerusalem - by Eran Sela | ||||
Three years ago she was drafted by New York Liberty (WNBA) in second round (13th overall). The former University of Louisville standout is in her fourth season in pro basketball. Shook has played previously professionally in Australia (Adelaide Lightning) and Turkey. She was selected Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Finalist back in 2020. A.S.A. Jerusalem roster for 2023-24: Guards: Adi Furstenberg Noah Nebo Daniela Avi Forwards: Jovana Pasic Kylee Shook Tamar Bar_Gal Coach: Ohad Gal |
| ITALY |
| Schio adds Guirantes to their roster - by Eurobasket News | ||||
Two years ago she was drafted by Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA) in second round (22nd overall). Guirantes graduated from Rutgers University in 2021 and it is her third season in pro basketball. She also represented Puerto Rico at the FIBA Centrobasket Women's Championship in Mexico last year. Guirantes has played previously professionally in Ukraine (Budivelnyk) and WNBA (LA Sparks). She was voted to USBWA All-America Honorable Mention in 2020 and 2021. Guirantes played also for Texas Tech University for one year. |
| Schio inks Julia Reisingerova - by Eurobasket News | ||||
She played last season at Avenida in Spanish LF Endesa. In 32 games she had 8.4ppg and 3.8rpg. She helped them to make it to the cup final. She also played 17 games in Euroleague where she recorded 8.1ppg and 4.4rpg. Reisingerova contributed to her team making it to the quarterfinals. She played in the final of panish LF Endesa in 2023. The previous (2021-22) season she played at Spar Citylift Girona (LF Endesa). In 33 games she averaged 10.2ppg and 4.0rpg in that year. She contributed to her team making it to the semifinals. She also played 17 games in Euroleague where she got 10.2ppg and 4.4rpg in that year. In 2018 she was drafted by Atlanta Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA) in third round (35th overall). Reisingerova has been also a member of Czech Republic international program for some years. She has regularly played for Czech Republic senior team since 2017 and previously for U17 National Team back in 2014. Reisingerova also represented Czech Republic at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 for Women in Celje (Slovenia) eight years ago. Her stats at that event were 9 games: 12.2ppg, 9.4rpg, 1.9apg, 1.1spg, Blocks-2 (1.7bpg), FGP: 42.9%, FT: 59.1%. She has played also professionally in Spain (Valencia and Sant Adria), WNBA (LA Sparks) and Czech Republic (USK Praha, BA Sparta and Karlovy Vary). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others she was voted to Eurobasket.com Czech Republic ZBL All-Domestic Players Team back in 2017. Reisingerova played in the final of panish LF Endesa in 2023. |
| LITHUANIA |
| Bourges sign Kamile Nacickaite - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The previous (2021-22) season she played at Nesibe (KBSL). In 31 games she averaged 12.8ppg, 2.2rpg and 1.9apg in that year. She contributed to her team making it to the Turkish Cup Semifinals. Nacickaite also played 10 games in Eurocup where she got impressive 16.6ppg, 3.6rpg and 2.6apg in that year. She has been also a member of Lithuanian international program for some years. Nacickaite has regularly played for Lithuanian senior team since 2010 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2009. She represented Lithuania at the Qualifications to European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) 2017 seven years ago. Her stats at that event were 3 games: 11.7ppg, 4.0rpg, 1.3spg, FGP: 31.0%, 3PT: 36.4%, FT: 83.3%. Nacickaite is quite experienced player. She has played also professionally in Italy (C.U.S. Chieti), Poland (Polkowice), Russia (Dynamo Moscow), Spain (Casablanca and Gernika) and Turkey (Fenerbahce, Istanbul Universitesi SK, Adana ASKI Mersin and TED Ankara). Nacickaite graduated from Drexel University in 2012 and it will be her twelfth (!!!) season as a professional player. |
| MEXICO |
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| MOZAMBIQUE |
| Seda comes back to Araski - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The previous (2021-22) season she played at Araski. In 28 LF Endesa games she averaged 7.6ppg and 6.1rpg in that year. Seda was a member of Mozambique Senior National Team between 2017 and 2021. She has played previously professionally also in Angola (1 De Agosto). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others she was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LFB Honorable Mention back in 2020. Seda graduated from University of Texas at El Paso in 2018 and it will be her sixth season as a professional player. She played also for Seward County Community College for one year. |
| NCAA1 |
| Daylee Dunn will continue her college career at Loyola Marymount University - by Eurobasket News |
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Loyola Marymount University landed 5-10 guard Daylee Dunn for new season. San Ramon (CA) native played for the last three years at Fresno State University. But in 25 games she averaged just 1.4ppg last season. Bulldogs made it to the MWC Tournament Finals in 2021. Dunn has played high school basketball at Salesian College Preparatory in Richmond, CA, which she graduated in 2020. (via @raoul_000) |
| Tahj Bloom, a top 40 2024 prospect, commits to Mississippi State women's basketball - by Eurobasket News |
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Mississippi State women's basketball coach Sam Purcell started the 2024 recruiting cycle with a splash. Tahj Bloom, a top 40 prospect according to espnW, announced her commitment to MSU via social media on Tuesday. Bloom is a forward out of Grayslake Community High School is Grayslake, Illinois, who held offers from the likes of Arizona, Tennessee, Louisville and Maryland, among others. MSU holds ties to the area with assistant coach Corry Irvin previously working at Illinois. She is also a native of the state. Bloom is the first addition to MSU's upcoming class after finishing with a top 20 class in the previous cycle. That high school signing class was met by a trio of all-conference additions from the transfer portal. Purcell is entering his second season at the helm in Starkville. He led the Bulldogs to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in his first season and was rewarded with a contract extension in May. Mississippi State is set to return three starters guard JerKaila Jordan and forwards Jessika Carter and Debreasha Powe. The Bulldogs are looking to earn back-to-back March Madness bids for the first time since 2018-2019. Courtesy of: yahoo.com |
| Alisa Williams commits to Iowa State University - by Eurobasket News | |
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Iowa State University signed forward Alisa Williams (6'2'') for upcoming 2023-24 season. Springfield (OH) native played for the last two years at Louisiana State University. But in 14 games she had just 1.3ppg and 1.4rpg last season. Williams' team ended regular season as a second best place in SEC this year. LSU won NCAA Championship. Lady Tigers made it to the SEC Tournament Semifinals. Williams played also at Cincinnati Christian University in 2019-2020. Williams' high school career she had spent at Little Elm High, which she graduated in 2019. |
| PORTUGAL |
| Monique Pereira (ex Ituano) agreed terms with Sportiva - by Eurobasket News | ||||
She represented Brazil at the World Championships U19 in Chekhov (Russia) eight years ago. Her stats at that event were 7 games: 0.3ppg, 2.7rpg, 1.0apg. Pereira has played also professionally in Colombia (Hormigas Indersantander LBS) and Portugal (Imortal). She played in the final of Paulista League in 2019 and 2020. Pereira was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Portuguese League Honorable Mention in 2023. Sportiva/AzorisHotels Ponta Delgada roster for 2023-24: Guards: Luana Serranho Eva Carregosa Centers: Monique Pereira Susana Carvalheira Coach: Ricardo Botelho |
| PUERTO RICO |
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| Schio adds Guirantes to their roster - by Eurobasket News | ||||
Two years ago she was drafted by Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA) in second round (22nd overall). Guirantes graduated from Rutgers University in 2021 and it is her third season in pro basketball. She also represented Puerto Rico at the FIBA Centrobasket Women's Championship in Mexico last year. Guirantes has played previously professionally in Ukraine (Budivelnyk) and WNBA (LA Sparks). She was voted to USBWA All-America Honorable Mention in 2020 and 2021. Guirantes played also for Texas Tech University for one year. |
| ROMANIA |
| Ioana Ghizila agreed terms with Constanta - by Arnold Beres | ||||
Ghizila has been also a member of Romanian international program for some years. She has regularly played for Romanian senior team since 2016 and previously for U18 National Team back in 2015. Ghizila represented Romania at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Division B in Eliat (Israel) six years ago. Her stats at that event were 7 games: 14.0ppg, 5.4rpg, 3.7apg, 1.3spg, FGP: 37.5%, 3PT: 22.7%, FT: 74.1%. She has played previously for five other teams: Cluj Napoca, Alexandria, Timisoara, Brasov and Ploiesti. |
| RUSSIA |
| Russia demolish Belarus in Moscow - by Eurobasket News |
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Russia - Belarus 104:50 Russia demolished Belarus 104-50 in Moscow in a friendly game. They took a 32-18 lead at the start and dominated the whole game. Russia won the second period 29-14 and posted also two wins in the second half. Anastasiia Zotkina (188-C-1999, agency: LBM Management) top-scored for the winners with 16 points and Devid Mayga (196-F/G-2001) netted 13. Yana Makutsa (197-C-2004) replied with 10 points in the losing effort. |
| SENEGAL |
| Senegal names provisional squad for 2023 Women's AfroBasket - by Eurobasket News |
| Senegal on Wednesday, June 7, announced a 19-woman preliminary squad for the much-anticipated 2023 FIBA Women's AfroBasket due in Kigali in July. According to the Senegalese Basketball Federation, the former African champions will start their preparations for the biennial African Championship on June 12 at Marius Ndiaye Stadium in Dakar. Moustapha Gueye is returning as head coach and summoned a squad that includes four players who helped Senegal to a fourth-place finish at the 2021 Women's AfroBasket in Cameroon. Among key players that the veteran coach selected in his squad include Sokhna Sylla, Yacine Diop, Oumoul Khiam Sarr, Madjiguene Sene and point guard Cierra Dillard. This is Dillard's first Senegal call-up since receiving her Senegalese citizenship. Last December, the 27-year-old played a huge role in helping Sporting Alexandria win the 2022 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup in Maputo, Mozambique. Sporting Alexandria won their first-ever continental trophy on the back of a 5-1 record with US-born Dillard leading the Egyptian club with team-highs of 19.2 points, 4 assists while recording a 20.3 efficiency rating. This year's Women's AfroBasket will take place at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, from July 28 to August 6. Senegal is among the teams which have so far qualified for the tournament alongside Nigeria, Mali, Cameroon, Senegal, Mozambique, Egypt, DR Congo and host nation Rwanda. The remaining four teams will be determined through regional qualifiers over the next few weeks. Courtesy of: newtimes.co.rw |
| SOUTH AFRICA |
| Chitlango's double-double lands her Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Siphiwe Chitlango put on an amazing game in the last round for league's best team Soweto P. and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 7. She had a double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds, while her team outclassed, the league's bottom-ranked team NC Zebras (#5, 0-1) with 26-point margin 76-50. It allowed Soweto P. to take over top position in the South African WBNL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost that single game earlier this season. Soweto P. has a very solid 3-1 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. Chitlango just recently signed at Soweto P., being already a very valuable addition to the team. Chitlango has impressive league stats. She is in league's top in points (5th best: 14.8ppg), rebounds (8th best: 10.8rpg), assists (6th best: 3.0apg) and averages solid 3.0spg. Second best performed player last round was Rachel Ngona of M.Rhinos. She is a in her first (recently joined) season at M.Rhinos. In the last game Ngona recorded impressive double-double of 21 points and 13 rebounds. It was enough for M.Rhinos to edge slightly higher-ranked Tshwane S. (#3, 1-1) by 6 points 43-37. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the top position in Group A. M.Rhinos consolidated its place in top 4 of the standings. Her team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 1-2 record. Ngona is one of the most experienced players at M.Rhinos and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 16.3ppg (#4). She also registered 9.0 boards per game. Third place about best performers goes to Mamotsoari Mofokeng of NC Zebras (#5). Mofokeng scored 22 points and grabbed ten rebounds. Despite Mofokeng's great performance NC Zebras lost 50-76 to the higher-ranked Soweto P. (#1, 3-1). But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates. The season just started for Mofokeng as she played only first game. But it already looks like she can be team's leader. Other top performing players last week: 4. Monicah Tlou (175-F-1996) of Soweto P. - 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Monalisa Maphumulo) of Soweto P. - 13 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Lindokuhle Nkabini) of Soweto P. - 7 points and 15 rebounds 7. Lindani Manda) of NC Zebras - 11 points and 11 rebounds 8. Cynthia Mudau) of M.Rhinos - 5 points and 6 rebounds 9. Charmaine Amoda) of Tshwane S. - 4 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Medi Kimasi) of Soweto P. - 9 points, 3 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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| SPAIN |
| Cadi La Seu signs Carmen Grande - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The previous (2021-22) season she played at Baxi Ferrol. In 30 LF Endesa games she averaged 6.7ppg, 3.1rpg, 2.4apg and 2.0spg (in top 2) in that year. She has played previously for Estudiantes. Grande was voted to All-Big Ten Honorable Mention back in 2019. She graduated from Ohio State in 2019 and it will be her fifth season as a professional player. Grande played also for Ball State University for 3 years. |
| Sanchez is back at Ensino - by Eurobasket News | ||||
She was voted to Eurobasket.com Spanish LFB All-Domestic Players Team back in 2017 and 2018. The previous (2021-22) season she played at Araski in Spanish LF Endesa. In 29 games she averaged 3.2ppg and 2.8rpg in that year. She was also a member of Spanish international program for some years. She played for Spanish Senior National Team between 2017 and 2018 and previously for U18 National Team in 2007. Sanchez represented Spain at the World Championships (FIBA World Cup) in Tenerife (Spain) five years ago. Her team won Bronze and her stats at that event were 4 games: 1.5ppg, 1.0rpg. She previously for five other Spanish teams: Ferrol, Aviles, Bembibre, Mencey Uni and Girona. Sanchez was selected to Eurobasket.com Spanish LFB All-Domestic Players Team back in 2017 and 2018. |
| Seda comes back to Araski - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The previous (2021-22) season she played at Araski. In 28 LF Endesa games she averaged 7.6ppg and 6.1rpg in that year. Seda was a member of Mozambique Senior National Team between 2017 and 2021. She has played previously professionally also in Angola (1 De Agosto). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others she was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LFB Honorable Mention back in 2020. Seda graduated from University of Texas at El Paso in 2018 and it will be her sixth season as a professional player. She played also for Seward County Community College for one year. |
| Saravia re-signs at Estudiantes - by Eurobasket News | |
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Tuenti Movil Estudiantes Madrid (LF Endesa) confirmed in their roster Paula Saravia for upcoming 2023-24 season. Saravia has played there for the last two seasons. |
| Perez re-signs at Sevilla - by Eurobasket News | |
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Gardenstore Baloncesto Sevilla (LF2) confirmed in their roster Paula Perez ( for new 2023-24 season. Perez played there last season. In 7 LF2 games she had 7.1ppg, 4.7rpg and 2.7apg. The previous (2021-22) season she played at Picken Claret. But in only one LF2 game she did not score anything and had only 1 rebound and 1 assist. |
| TURKEY |
| Li Yueru agreed terms with Besiktas - by Eurobasket News | |
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Besiktas JK Istanbul (KBSL) strengthened their roster with addition of 24-year old Chinese international 201cm center Li Yueru for season 2023-24. Yueru plays this summer at Chicago Sky (WNBA). In 2019 she was drafted by Atlanta Dream (WNBA) in third round (35th overall). She has been also a member of Chinese international program for some years. Yueru has regularly played for Chinese senior team since 2017 and previously for U19 National Team back in 2017. She represented China at the FIBA World Cup for Women in Sydney (Australia) last year. Her team won Silver and her stats at that event were 8 games: 10.1ppg, 7.6rpg, 1.3apg, FGP: 60.3%, FT: 73.3%. Yueru has played also professionally for other Chinese teams like Vermilion Birds and Mongolia. She won Chinese WCBA championship title in 2019, 2021 and 2022. Yueru was voted to Asia-Basket.com All-Chinese WCBA Honorable Mention back in 2018 and 2020. |
| Virag Kiss (ex PEAC-Pecs) signs at Mersin - by Eurobasket News | |||
She has been also a member of Hungarian international program for some years. Kiss has regularly played for Hungarian senior team since 2015 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2018. She represented Hungary at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) in Serbia and Latvia four years ago. Her stats at that event were 2 games: 0pts, 2.0rpg, 1.0apg. Kiss has played also professionally for other Hungarian teams like Atomeromu and Csata Diaksport Egyesulet. She played in the final of Hungarian League in 2014 and 2018. |
| USA |
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| WNBA |
| Dream beat short-handed Liberty 86-79 - by Eurobasket News |
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Allisha Gray (6'0''-PG-1995, college: S.Carolina) scored 16 points, rookie Haley Jones (6'1''-G-2001, college: Stanford) had 13 points and nine rebounds in her second start and the Atlanta Dream beat the short-handed New York Liberty 86-79 on Tuesday night. Gray was fouled far from the basket with 42.2 seconds left and made two free throws to give Atlanta an 84-79 lead. Marine Johannes had a 3-pointer rattle out for New York and Gray sealed it with two free throws at 35.4. Asia Durr (5'10''-G-1997, college: Louisville) also scored 13 points for Atlanta (3-5). Nia Coffey (6'1''-F-1995, college: Northwestern, agency: LBM Management), Rhyne Howard and Monique Billings (6'4''-F-1996, college: UCLA) each added 12 points. Cheyenne Parker (6'4''-F-1992, college: MTSU) grabbed 11 rebounds to go with six points. Jones sank a long jumper just before the third-quarter buzzer to tie it at 60-all. She added a three-point play early in the fourth to start a 9-0 run for a 74-63 lead. New York (6-3) was without Sabrina Ionescu (5'11''-PG-1997, college: Oregon), who scored a career-high 37 points on Friday in a 106-83 victory over Atlanta. Johannes scored a season-high 18 points for New York. Betnijah Laney (6'0''-G-1993, college: Rutgers) added 17 points and Breanna Stewart (6'4''-F-1994, college: UConn) had 12 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and four blocks. Jonquel Jones (6'6''-C-1994, college: GWU) also scored 12 points and Courtney Vandersloot (5'8''-PG-1989, college: Gonzaga) had 11 points, six rebounds and six assists. Laney made a steal and raced the other way before getting fouled with 1:19 left. She made both free throws to pull New York within 80-77, but Billings answered with two free throws for a five-point lead. Courtesy of: apnews.com |
| WPBA |
| Aquira Decosta gets MVP of the Week award for WPBA (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The 22-year old forward had a double-double of 23 points and twelve rebounds, while her team edged out Valkyrie (#8, 0-2), the league's bottom-ranked team 71-69. It allowed Phoenix to consolidate first place in the WPBA. But it's just the very beginning of the season and Phoenix 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 Decosta had a remarkable 54.5% from 2-point range. She just recently signed at Phoenix and just after two games she already turned to be a very valuable addition to the team. Sacramento State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Decosta is in league's top in points (6th best: 18.5ppg), rebounds (4th best: 10.5rpg) and averages solid 1.5bpg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was point guard Brijanee Moore (175-PG) of Royals. Moore impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 15 points and 18 rebounds. Of course Royals cruised to a 68-57 relatively comfortable win over Riptide (1-1). The season is still at the very beginning and this victory may help a lot. Let's wait for the next round. Moore is one of the most experienced players at Royals and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was Aja Johnson (185-F/C) of Reign (#7). Johnson scored 15 points and grabbed twenty four rebounds (!!!). Despite Johnson's great performance Reign lost 61-88 to Blaze (#4, 1-1). But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates. Reign can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. Johnson has individually a great season in WPBA. After only 2 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 19.5rpg (#1 in league). Other top performing players last week: 4. Ashley Hart (G) of Royals - 25 points and 6 rebounds 5. Jasmine King (168-G) of Riptide - 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Nicol Berry (175-G) of Swish - 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Ny'Dajah Jackson (168-G) of Blaze - 15 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Charlee Underwood (178-F-1985) of Blaze - 15 points and 9 rebounds 9. Jazmine Jackson (178-G/F) of Wolves - 17 points and 9 rebounds 10. Jessica Wilson (F/G) of Reign - 24 points and 9 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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