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| Flamurtari win Kategoria I-re Meshkuj 2022/23 season - by Eurobasket News |
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Flamurtari have won the Kategoria I-re Meshkuj 2022/23 season finishing with an 11-1 record on top. In the last game Flamurtari overcame Skenderbeu 61-49. Eraldo Kollovi (197-C-1998) top-scored for the winners with 16 points and Marsel Sotiri (1993) netted 12. Armelind Sotiri (2001) produced 11, whilst Marko Miranovic (190-G-1990) nailed 10. Bruno Topi (G-1991) replied with 22 points in the losing effort.
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| Petro beat 1 de Agosto, tie play-offs - by Eurobasket News |
| Petro de Luanda on Friday beat 1 de Agosto 90-71 and tied 1-1 the 5-game play-offs of the national senior men 's Basketball championship, in a game marked by successive interruptions. At the end of the first half some 1 de Agosto supporters broke through the security barrier and around the exit tunnel to prevent the refereeing trio from going to the locker room. Disappointed with the result bottles with liquids were thrown into the pitch, a situation that was calmed down by members of the 1 de Agosto coaching staff. At the end of the match, another tumultuous situation was created, this time by both teams' players, who resorted to physical attacks. 1 de Agosto won the first match of the playoff series by 76-71. The third game takes place Monday. Courtesy of: angop.ao |
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| LDD Round 53: Bottom-ranked San Martin win against Olimpico - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Bottom-ranked San Martin managed to get a third victory, breaking the series of three consecutive losses on Monday night. This time they outleveled nineteenth-ranked Olimpico in Corrientes 72-48. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 24-point difference proves that San Martin was well-prepared to that game. San Martin outrebounded Olimpico 31-19 including 24 on the defensive glass. Lorenzo Benay orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds. Gaston Lecca contributed with 13 points and 4 assists for the winners. San Martin's coach Diego Blanco felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Ignacio Gonzalez (187-2003) answered with 21 points for Olimpico. San Martin maintains twentieth place with 3-33 record. Olimpico lost sixteenth consecutive game. They keep the nineteenth position with 30 games lost. LDD top team - Instituto (32-4) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed twelfth ranked Atenas (18-21) in Cordoba 74-49. Point guard Ignacio Beltramino (179) stepped up and scored 10 points and 6 steals for the winners and Enmanuel Labata chipped in 7 points and 8 rebounds. Swingman Mirko Kozar (193-2005) responded with 10 points (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Instituto maintains first place with 32-4 record. Atenas lost third consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with 21 games lost. Eighteenth-ranked Union (8-28) used its home court advantage to challenge sixth ranked Riachuelo LR (23-15) in Santa Fe on Tuesday. The visitors from La Rioja managed to secure only two-point victory 66-64. However their fans expected much easier game. Mateo Corso nailed 17 points for the winning side. Lorenzo Micheloni came up with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds for Union in the defeat. Union's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Riachuelo LR maintains sixth place with 23-15 record. Union lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the eighteenth position with 28 games lost. There were no big surprises in other games of round 53: Penarol was beaten by Obras on the road 82-74. Comunicaciones lost to Boca Jrs. on its own court 65-69. Regatas managed to outperform La Union in Corrientes 83-66. San Lorenzo recorded a loss to Ferro at home 59-63. The most impressive performance of 53th round was 17 points and 8 rebounds by Camilo Rodriguez of Ferro.
Instituto - Atenas 74-49 LDD top team - Instituto (32-4) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed twelfth ranked Atenas (18-21) in Cordoba 74-49. Instituto forced 24 Atenas turnovers. Point guard Ignacio Beltramino (179) stepped up and scored 10 points and 6 steals for the winners and Dominican Enmanuel Labata chipped in 7 points and 8 rebounds. Swingman Mirko Kozar (193-2005) responded with 10 points (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) and forward Maximo Lomello (202-2005) scored 4 points and 9 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Instituto maintains first place with 32-4 record. Atenas lost third consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with 21 games lost. Top scorers: Atenas: K.Mirko 10+4reb, K.Thomas 9+2reb, G.Ignacio 8+4reb, M.Erick 7+2reb+1ast, E.Marco 5+6reb, T.Tiago 4 Instituto: M.Fausto 10+1reb+2ast, B.Ignacio 10+4reb+2ast, U.Lautaro 9+1reb+2ast, A.Bruno 8+2reb+1ast, P.Kadir 7+7reb+1ast, L.Enmanuel 7+8reb+1ast San Martin - Olimpico 72-48 Bottom-ranked San Martin managed to get a third victory, breaking the series of three consecutive losses on Monday night. This time they outleveled nineteenth-ranked Olimpico in Corrientes 72-48. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 24-point difference proves that San Martin was well-prepared to that game. San Martin outrebounded Olimpico 31-19 including 24 on the defensive glass. Lorenzo Benay orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds. Gaston Lecca contributed with 13 points and 4 assists for the winners. Five San Martin players scored in double figures. San Martin's coach Diego Blanco felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Ignacio Gonzalez (187-2003) answered with 21 points and Francisco Paz added 12 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Olimpico. San Martin maintains twentieth place with 3-33 record. Olimpico lost sixteenth consecutive game. They keep the nineteenth position with 30 games lost. Top scorers: Olimpico: G.Ignacio 21+2reb, P.Francisco 12+6reb+1ast, M.Cesar 6+2reb, M.Hernan 5+1reb, H.Carlos 4+4reb, B.Joaquin 0+4reb San Martin: B.Lorenzo 14+12reb, L.Tadeo 13+4reb+2ast, L.Gaston 13+4reb+4ast, F.Blas 13+5reb, D.Augusto 11+4reb+1ast, A.Franco 8+1ast Obras - Penarol 82-74 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when ninth ranked Obras (21-16) beat 8th ranked Penarol (20-15) in Buenos Aires 82-74 on Tuesday. Point guard Juan Respaud (190-2005) nailed 22 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side and swingman Lautaro Barrios (195-2004) accounted for 26 points. Four Obras players scored in double figures. Forward Nicolas Chiaraviglio (199-2004) came up with 31 points and 9 rebounds and Ignacio Bednarek (206-2001) added 20 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Penarol in the defeat. Obras moved-up to seventh place. Penarol lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth position with 15 games lost. Top scorers: Penarol: C.Nicolas 31+9reb+1ast, B.Ignacio 20+11reb+1ast, V.Franco 10+6reb+1ast, B.Federico 4+1reb, S.Tobias 4+3reb+6ast, B.Bautista 3+4reb Obras: B.Lautaro 26+3reb+2ast, R.Juan 22+5reb+7ast, S.Caique 11+4reb, P.Victor 10+3reb+3ast, F.Valentino 9+3reb, L.Joaquin 2+8reb Union - Riachuelo LR 64-66 Eighteenth-ranked Union (8-28) used its home court advantage to challenge sixth ranked Riachuelo LR (23-15) in Santa Fe on Tuesday. The visitors from La Rioja managed to secure only two-point victory 66-64. However their fans expected much easier game. Guard Mateo Corso (185-2003) nailed 17 points for the winning side and Francisco Dalpino accounted for 15 points. Lorenzo Micheloni (195-2001) came up with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds and Lucas Peralta (-2005) added 11 points respectively for Union in the defeat. Union's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Riachuelo LR maintains sixth place with 23-15 record. Union lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the eighteenth position with 28 games lost. Top scorers: Union: F.Agustin 12, P.Lucas 11+3reb, M.Lorenzo 11+10reb+1ast, C.Matias 8+2reb, R.Matias 5+2reb+2ast, F.Matias 5+3reb+1ast Riachuelo LR: C.Mateo 17+3reb, D.Francisco 15+2reb+2ast, P.Marco 12+1ast, B.Jeremias 8+8reb+1ast, M.Keiver 6+5reb+1ast, D.Fabricio 6+5reb+1ast Comunicaciones - Boca Jrs. 65-69 Very expected game when 16th ranked Comunicaciones (14-24) lost to tenth ranked Boca Jrs (21-17) in Mercedes 65-69 on Tuesday. Boca Jrs outrebounded Comunicaciones 34-22 including a 29-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Tiziano Prome (201-2005) nailed 19 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side and center Nicolas Burgos (207-2003) accounted for 16 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Point guard Agustin Passone (180-2003) came up with 18 points and 5 steals and guard Facundo Rivero (180-2004) added 15 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Comunicaciones in the defeat. Boca Jrs have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Ferro. Comunicaciones lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the sixteenth position with 24 games lost. Top scorers: Comunicaciones: P.Agustin 18+3reb+2ast, R.Facundo 15+5reb+1ast, L.Francisco 10+5reb+6ast, L.Gabriel 8+4reb+1ast, B.Ezequiel 6+2reb, B.Agustin 6+1reb+2ast Boca Jrs.: P.Tiziano 19+7reb+2ast, S.Nicolas 16+5reb+1ast, B.Nicolas 16+9reb, R.Santino 8+8reb+3ast, C.Federico 3+2reb+4ast, S.Matias 3+1ast La Union - Regatas 66-83 Very predictable result when fifth ranked Regatas (24-12) won against 14th ranked La Union (14-22) in Formosa 83-66 on Tuesday. Regatas dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to La Union's 14 and made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. Francisco Ferraro nailed 21 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and guard Benjamin Marco (186-2005) accounted for 16 points and 4 steals (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Four Regatas players scored in double figures. Regatas' coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Franco Gimenez came up with 23 points and 6 rebounds and guard Matias Pikaluk (185-2006) added 17 points respectively for La Union in the defeat. Regatas have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 24-12 record. La Union at the other side keeps the fourteenth position with 22 games lost. They share it with Platense. Top scorers: La Union: G.Franco 23+6reb+2ast, P.Matias 17+2reb, G.Juan 11+4reb+1ast, C.Lautaro 6+2reb+1ast, C.Jose 4+6reb+1ast, D.Facundo 3+5reb+1ast Regatas: F.Francisco 21+6reb, M.Benjamin 16+4reb, A.Rey 11+6reb, M.Enrique 10+5reb+1ast, P.Juan 7+4reb+3ast, Y.Valentino 6+3reb+3ast San Lorenzo - Ferro 59-63 Not a big story in a game when 13th ranked San Lorenzo (16-21) lost to ninth ranked Ferro (21-17) in Almagra 59-63 on Monday. Guard Camilo Rodriguez (187-2006) nailed 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and Facundo Wolinsky accounted for 11 points. Power forward Ian Cerino (206-2002) came up with 16 points and guard Agustin Morales (185-2003) added 8 points and 6 assists respectively for San Lorenzo in the defeat. Ferro moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Boca Jrs. San Lorenzo at the other side keeps the thirteenth position with 21 games lost. Top scorers: San Lorenzo: C.Ian 16+4reb, E.Alan 12+4reb, R.Thiago 9+3reb+3ast, M.Agustin 8+3reb+6ast, R.Juan 5+4reb+4ast, P.Mateo 4+4reb Ferro: R.Camilo 17+8reb+3ast, R.Felipe 12, W.Facundo 11+2reb+3ast, G.Martin 9+3reb+2ast, P.Alejandro 7+4reb, F.Tobias 3+2reb |
| Facundo Tolosa claims Argentinian LDD weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Talented Facundo Tolosa (190-G-2002) put on an amazing game in the last round for Penarol and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 52. The 20-year old guard had the game-high 49 points adding nine rebounds for Penarol as his team lost the game against Boca Jrs. (#10, 20-17) 85-90. Penarol maintains the 7th position in Argentinian LDD. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Penarol will need to avoid more loses keep or improve their 20-14 record. In the team's last game Tolosa had a remarkable 76.9% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Penarol and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Tolosa has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (2nd best: 21.4ppg) and averages solid 56.0% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young center Nicolas Burgos (207-C-2003) of Boca Jrs.. Burgos impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 24 points and 16 rebounds. It was enough for Boca Jrs. to edge the higher-ranked Penarol (#7, 20-14) by 5 points 90-85. Boca Jrs.'s 10th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 20-17 record is not bad and everything may still change. Burgos is well-known by Boca Jrs. fans and he already established his position as one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was Augusto Gennero (188-G-2003) of Argentino (#17). Gennero scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds. He was a key player of Argentino, leading his team to a 83-75 win against the higher-ranked Quimsa (#11, 19-19). Argentino can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 11-26 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Gennero has a very solid season. In 37 games in Argentina he scored 15.6ppg. He also has 4.7rpg and FGP: 52.3%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Raymon Bastardo (202-C-2002) of Quimsa - 23 points and 9 rebounds 5. Thiago Roca (2004) of San Lorenzo - 24 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Luis Colon) of Argentino - 23 points and 8 rebounds 7. Nicolas Marcucci (190-G-2002) of Independ.O. - 23 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Santiago Capelli (180-PG-2005) of Argentino - 19 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Santino Mazzucchelli) of Platense - 16 points and 11 rebounds 10. Nicolas Quiroga (191-SG-2003) of Obera - 17 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| La Liga Round 46 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The game in Corrientes was quite interesting. Sixth ranked Olimpico (24-14) played at the court of 8th ranked Regatas (21-16). Olimpico defeated Regatas 81-65 on Sunday. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Regatas. Olimpico made 22-of-25 free shots (88.0 percent) during the game. Forward Alex Negrete (192-2001) fired 19 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American guard Elyjah Clark (190-1998, college: MSSU) chipped in 19 points. The former international forward Pablo Espinoza (201-1987) produced 10 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Olimpico maintains sixth position with 24-14 record. Regatas at the other side keeps the eighth place with 16 games lost. They share the position with Platense. Olimpico are looking forward to face San Martin (#13) in Corrientes in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Regatas will play on the road against La Union (#10) in Formosa and it may be a tough game between close rivals. We should mention about the upset which took place in Almagro, where higher ranked Ferro (16-22) lost to nineteenth ranked San Lorenzo (9-30) in a road game 99-104. Worth to mention a great performance of Sebastian Lugo (195) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 7 rebounds. Raul Pelorosso contributed with 11 points and 10 assists for the winners. Swingman Federico Grun (191-1996) replied with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for Ferro. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. San Lorenzo moved-up to eighteenth place. Ferro at the other side keeps the fifteenth position with 22 games lost. Rest of the games of round 46 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Penarol was defeated by Boca in Buenos Aires 92-82. Riachuelo LR was beaten by Obera at home 85-96. Platense won against Independ.O. on the opponent's court 88-76. Argentino unfortunately lost to Quimsa in a home game 81-90. The best stats of 46th round was 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists by Jeremiah Wood of Ferro.
Boca - Penarol 92-82 There was no surprise in Buenos Aires where 12th ranked Penarol (19-18) was defeated by fifth ranked Boca (24-13) 92-82. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Leonel Schattmann (193-1987) who helped to win the game recording 22 points and 6 assists. The former international Marcos Mata (202-1986) contributed with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) for the winners. Boca's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The former international Tomas Monacchi (198-1997) replied with 14 points and 8 rebounds and American forward Al Thornton (203-1983, college: FSU, agency: BIG) added 14 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Penarol. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Boca have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 24-13 record. Penarol at the other side dropped to the eleventh place with 18 games lost. They share the position with Riachuelo LR. Boca will play against Comunicaciones (#17) in Mercedes in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Penarol will play on the road against Obras (#7) in Buenos Aires and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Boca: L.Schattmann 22+3reb+6ast, M.Mata 17+7reb+4ast, L.Mainoldi 14+2reb+1ast, G.Juan 10+1reb+2ast, D.Tucker 10+5reb+2ast, F.Balbi 9+6reb+4ast Penarol: B.Sansimoni 14+1reb+2ast, A.Thornton 14+6reb, T.Monacchi 14+8reb+1ast, J.Valinotti 11+4reb+2ast, A.Caffaro 8+4reb+3ast, J.Defelippo 7+4reb+1ast Riachuelo LR - Obera 85-96 No shocking result in a game in La Rioja where fourth ranked Obera (25-13) defeated 11th ranked Riachuelo LR (19-18) 96-85. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Franco Giorgetti (203-1992) who helped to win the game recording 25 points. The former international point guard Nicolas De los Santos (180-1988) contributed with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the winners. American forward Diamon Simpson (204-1987, college: St.Mary's, CA) replied with 15 points and 7 rebounds and his fellow American import Justin Jackson (203-1990, college: Cincinnati) added 16 points in the effort for Riachuelo LR. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Obera maintains fourth position with 25-13 record. Riachuelo LR at the other side keeps the eleventh place with 18 games lost. They share the position with Penarol. Obera will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Riachuelo LR will play on the road against Union SF (#19) in Santa Fe and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Obera: F.Giorgetti 25+4reb+1ast, N.De los Santos 17+5reb+4ast, C.Mitchell 16+7reb+1ast, J.Torresi 14+3reb+1ast, J.Maldonado 10+3reb+5ast, X.Carreras 7+2reb Riachuelo LR: R.Fortunato 16+1reb, J.Jackson 16+2reb+2ast, D.Simpson 15+7reb, L.Mosley 12+5reb, J.Davis 10+4reb+2ast, F.Pennacchiotti 9+3reb Regatas - Olimpico 65-81 The game in Corrientes was quite interesting. Sixth ranked Olimpico (24-14) played at the court of 8th ranked Regatas (21-16). Olimpico defeated Regatas 81-65 on Sunday. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Regatas. Olimpico made 22-of-25 free shots (88.0 percent) during the game. Forward Alex Negrete (192-2001) fired 19 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American guard Elyjah Clark (190-1998, college: MSSU) chipped in 19 points. The former international forward Pablo Espinoza (201-1987) produced 10 points and 8 rebounds and guard Juan Arengo (185-1996) added 12 points and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Olimpico maintains sixth position with 24-14 record. Regatas at the other side keeps the eighth place with 16 games lost. They share the position with Platense. Olimpico are looking forward to face San Martin (#13) in Corrientes in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Regatas will play on the road against La Union (#10) in Formosa and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Olimpico: E.Clark 19+3reb, N.Alex 19+6reb+1ast, N.Paletta 14+3reb+1ast, P.Tabarez 9+3reb+1ast, J.Treise 7+2reb, D.Tintorelli 6+12reb+1ast Regatas: J.Arengo 12+5ast, P.Espinoza 10+8reb, A.Jaime 10+4reb+3ast, A.Diez 8+5reb+3ast, W.Alcegaire 7+2reb+2ast, F.Pais 6+2reb Independ.O. - Platense 76-88 Very expected game in Olivia where 14th ranked Independ.O. (17-21) was defeated by ninth ranked Platense (21-16) 88-76. Platense made 16-of-20 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of Uruguayan-Italian swingman Nicola Pomoli (195-1999) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 30 points and 10 rebounds. American power forward DeMarco Owens (203-1996, college: Montevallo) contributed with 20 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Owens is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Platense players scored in double figures. Power forward Fernando Martina (201-1981) replied with 15 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) and Salvador Giletto (195-1993) added 13 points in the effort for Independ.O.Independ.O.'s coach Martin Gonzalez rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Platense moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Regatas. Independ.O. lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the fourteenth position with 21 games lost. Top scorers: Platense: P.Nicola 30+10reb+2ast, D.Owens 20+6reb+2ast, S.Scott 11+9reb+1ast, J.Morales 11+5reb, A.Alloatti 6+1reb, E.Cafferata 5+4reb+5ast Independ.O.: F.Martina 15+5reb+2ast, M.Nicolas 15+1reb, S.Giletto 13+2reb+2ast, B.Herrera 7+6reb+3ast, C.Scaramuzzino 6+4reb, A.Pautasso 6+5reb+3ast Argentino - Quimsa 81-90 Very predictable result in Junin where second ranked Quimsa (28-10) beat 16th ranked Argentino (11-27) 90-81. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Kevin Hernandez (205-1991) who helped to win the game recording 14 points and 7 rebounds. American Brandon Robinson (196-1989, college: Clayton St.) contributed with 19 points for the winners. Forward Enzo Filipetti (201-2001) replied with 28 points and 9 rebounds and naturalized American Johnatan Slider (192-1987) added 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals in the effort for Argentino. Five Quimsa and four Argentino players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Quimsa have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 28-10 record having just one point less than leader Instituto. Argentino lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the sixteenth place with 27 games lost. Top scorers: Quimsa: B.Robinson 19+1reb+1ast, K.Hernandez 14+7reb, A.Perez 10+6reb+2ast, J.Brussino 10+2reb+5ast, R.Sanchez 10+4reb+1ast, F.Baralle 10+4reb+6ast Argentino: F.Enzo 28+9reb, J.Slider 17+8reb+4ast, J.Cangelosi 15+3reb+1ast, R.Joaquin 13+1reb+4ast, J.Sandrini 8+2reb+3ast, C.Diego 0+3reb+1ast San Lorenzo - Ferro 104-99 We should mention about the upset which took place in Almagro, where higher ranked Ferro (16-22) lost to nineteenth ranked San Lorenzo (9-30) in a road game 99-104. San Lorenzo players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Sebastian Lugo (195) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 7 rebounds. Point guard Raul Pelorosso (178-1994) contributed with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 assists for the winners. Swingman Federico Grun (191-1996) replied with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and American power forward Jeremiah Wood (200-1985, agency: Inception Sports) added 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) in the effort for Ferro. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. San Lorenzo moved-up to eighteenth place. Ferro at the other side keeps the fifteenth position with 22 games lost. Top scorers: San Lorenzo: S.Lugo 20+7reb+1ast, R.Manuel 16+3reb+2ast, F.Sanz 14+4reb, L.Mare 13+6reb, R.Pelorosso 11+2reb+10ast, O.Lucas 9+1reb+2ast Ferro: F.Grun 19+6reb+5ast, J.Wood 16+8reb+4ast, R.Felipe 14+3reb+1ast, M.Luchi 13+3reb+3ast, G.Bertona 13+1reb+1ast, T.Spano 7+2reb+2ast |
| Nicola Pomoli claims Argentinian La Liga weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Uruguayan-Italian Nicola Pomoli (195-G/F-1999) had an amazing evening in the last round for Platense and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 46. The 23-year old swingman had a double-double of 30 points and ten rebounds, while his team beat Independ.O. (#14, 17-21) 88-76. Platense is placed at 8th position in Argentinian La Liga. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Platense will need more victories to improve their 21-16 record. In the team's last game Pomoli had a remarkable 83.3% from 2-point range. He turned to be Platense's top player in his first season with the team. Pomoli has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (8th best: 6.4rpg) and averages solid 62.3% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young forward Enzo Filipetti (201-F-2001) of Argentino. Filipetti impressed basketball fans with 28 points and 9 rebounds. Bad luck as Argentino lost that game 81-90 to the higher-ranked Quimsa (#2, 28-10). Argentino is still in a red zone at 16th spot in the standings. 27 lost games are too many comparing to just eleven victories Argentino managed to get this year. Filipetti is a newcomer at Argentino and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was American Jeremiah Wood (200-C/F-1985, agency: Inception Sports) of Ferro (#15). Wood showcased his all-around game by recording 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the last round. Despite Wood's great performance Ferro lost 99-104 to the lower-ranked San Lorenzo (#18, 9-30). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Ferro ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 22 games, recording just sixteen victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Wood could help Ferro to bring them higher in the standings. Wood has a very solid season. In 14 games in Argentina he scored 9.1ppg. He also has 4.7rpg and FGP: 57.7%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Leonel Schattmann (193-SG-1987) of Boca - 22 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Marcos Mata (202-SF-1986) of Boca - 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Alex Negrete (192-F-2001) of Olimpico - 19 points and 6 rebounds 7. Nicolas De los Santos (180-PG-1988) of Obera - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Fernando Martina (201-F/C-1981) of Independ.O. - 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Kevin Hernandez (205-PF-1991) of Quimsa - 14 points and 7 rebounds 10. Federico Grun (191-G/F-1996) of Ferro - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Manama off to strong start - by Eurobasket News |
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Manama defeated Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia 82-78 in overtime in the opening game of the best-of-three semi-final series of the Gulf Region West Asia Super League. Al Hilal led 40-30 at half-time, but Manama bounced back after the interval to take the third quarter 23-18 and the fourth, 15-10, to force overtime. Lamont Jones (183-SG-1990, college: Iona, agency: Diamond Sports) paced Manama with 15 points, four rebounds and 10 assists while Mohammed Alsuwailem (211-C-1998) top-socred for Al Hilal with 16 points. The second game of the semi-final series will be played on Monday. Al Hilal will look to win that game and extend the series to the decider, scheduled to be played on May 1. Kuwait Club will face Shabab Al Ahli of Dubai in the opening game of their semi-final series at Kuwait City tonight. Courtesy of: gdnonline.com |
| BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE |
| The Telekom Baskets Overpower SIG Strasburg In The 4th Leading To 83-77 BCL Win And First Final 4 Appearance In Club History - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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One of the great times in basketball is when players can battle one another in a do or die game while the fans can witness the extra special thrill of that amazing feeling of winning or having to suffer the agony of defeat in a moment where there is no consolation. That moment is exactly what the Telekom Baskets Bonn and SIG Strasburg felt in Bonn Germany. It was game 3 in the Basketball Champions League Quarterfinals for the exclusive ticket to the Final 4. The Telekom Baskets Bonn need 3 more wins to finally celebrate a title. But it was still a long way as they had to first take care of business against SIG Strasburg. The Telekom Baskets Bonn came well prepared into the contest having destroyed easyCredit BBL doormat medi Bayreuth by 44 points while SIG Strasburg had a positive warmup disposing of 7th ranked France Pro A club Dijon by 17 points. Had the Telekom Baskets Bonn had had a better grip on diminutive guard Marcus Keene in the last minutes and slowed him down from scoring 7 points at the end in game 1, then it would never have come to this game. This time Marcus Keene was cheering on his team from the bench and witnessed an incredible hard fought game from both teams for 40 minutes. It was a game where one saw that no team wanted to give any gifts away and one that carried itself with a high intensity from both sides. But a basketball game has 40 minutes and in the last 10 minutes, it was more than clear that the Telekom Baskets Bonn wanted it more and despite SIG Strasburg never giving up couldn't match Bonn's intensity. 'My players took each possession personal', warned Tuomas Iisalo. At the end of 40 minutes the Telekom Baskets Bonn simply overpowered SIG Strasburg 83-77 to reach their first Basketball Champions League Final 4 in club history. 'This was a gutsy and epic game. We let game one slip away and just wanted it more tonight. Credit to Strasburg for being very competitive. Our biggest strength was our cohesiveness. We always stuck together'; warned Telekom Baskets Bonn guard Javontae Hawkins. SIG Strasburg gave it all they had, but a little extra fatigue and failed execution on both ends cost them the game. 'We fought as a team and guys stepped up. You have to give credit to Bonn, because they protected their home court. Basketball is a game of runs and they made the last one', stressed SIG Strasburg guard Tim Frazier. The do or die game began with a breathless atmosphere as the Bonn fans had their game faces on. SIG Strasburg jumped all over the Telekom Baskets Bonn getting the early 6-2 advantage. Most likely 2023 easyCredit BBL MVP TJ Shorts (175-PG-1997, college: UC Davis) got his team on the board first with an off balance shot, but the guests slapped them back with back to back three's from ex NBA players Rodions Kurucs and Tim Frazier. SIG Strasburg was already establishing themselves on the offensive glass while Bonn had some lapses on defense. But the Bonn fans soon had something to cheer about as Bonn got their offense rolling as Hawkins sunk 3 free throws and deadly sniper Sebastian Herrera knocked down consecutive three's to take the 11-8 lead. Both teams offenses was executing well as Leo Cavaliere and Frazier scored while for Bonn Hawkins made a crushing dunk from the wing and ex Warner Pacific (NAIA) small forward Collin Malcolm made a lay in for the Bonn 17-14 lead. But whenever TJ Shorts was on the bench, the game of Bonn stalled allowing the guests to close out the first quarter with a 12-4 run to lead 26-21 after 10 minutes. In the run the guests continued to profit from second chance opportunities and vital support from the bench as French player Lucas Beufort and ex Braunschweig center Martin Peterka dropped three pointers. Bonn did close out the first quarter with a typical wow moment between teammates as Shorts found Kratzer for the alley-oop slam dunk bringing back memories to the classic hook up between a Jared Jordan and Tony Gaffney a decade ago. 'We didn't have a good start and had a relapse. We couldn't get stops and their 9 offensive rebounds really hurt us', stated Javontae Hawkins. Bonn had 5 turnovers and were only shooting 25% from outside while SIG Strasburg had the overwhelming 14-8 rebound edge and shot 40% from outside. In the second quarter SIG Strasburg kept the lead and twice went on runs only to see the Telekom Baskets Bonn react each time and slap them back with 2 runs. Ex New Zealand Breaker Finn Delaney began the second quarter with a lay in spinning to the hoop, but SIG Strasburg still led 26-23. But Bonn couldn't withstand a Strasburg run as they allowed 9 points while scoring only 2 trailing 35-25. In the run ex Detroit Piston Tim Frazier made free throws and nailed a trey. The aggressive guard never shows any emotion, but hurls up those no mercy three's that puts a dagger through your heart. 208cm Marselle native Bodian Massa drilled home 10 and 20 footers. The guests had a nice offensive flow going as Bonn's defensive intensity was way below the norm. But the Telekom Baskets Bonn found back to their game going on a 11-2 run to trail only 37-36. In the run Bonn got the usual deadly mid distance support from TJ Shorts who hit 20 and 15 footers while Hawkins followed his aggressiveness making a floater and lay in and Herrera nailed a line drive three from the corner. 'TJ is tough as nails. He is one of the toughest guys I ever played against and played with. He always gets after it. He is so competitive and plays the right way. He is our vocal leader, but also listens. We need him so much', warned Javontae Hawkins. SIG Strasburg halted the Bonn pressure and hit back with a 6-0 run to lead 43-36. In the run the French side got free throws and a hook shot from ex Brooklyn Net Rodions Kurucs while Massa snuck inside making the alley-oop dunk as Frazier supplied the dime. But Bonn supplied the last blow before the break with a 8-2 run to trail only 46-44 at half-time. Shorts as usual was at full speed and aggressive scoring an off balance shot and got to the free throw line while ex Wurzburg American Tyson Ward hit a trey. 'It was an up and down roller coaster ride. These are the type of top games you want to be a part of. Tim Frazier is a big time player and made big shots for them', said Javontae Hawkins. SIG Strasburg still had the 21-15 rebound edge, but Bonn kept them only to 1 offensive rebound in the second quarter. Bonn also did a better job taking care of the ball and forced the guests to 5 turnovers. The guests were at 40% form outside while Bonn still couldn't find a three point rhythm shooting 28%. The Telekom Baskets Bonn came out reborn in the third quarter grabbing the lead, but could never shake off SIG Strasburg as they regained the lead back in the last minutes to lead by 2 points after 30 minutes. Bonn stopped SIG Strasburg's first 4 possessions and went on a lethal 8-0 run to lead 52-46. In the run the Telekom Baskets Bonn received good support from Finn Delaney who scored twice and Tyson Ward showed his three point strength connecting. After a Kurucs lay in, TJ Shorts stepped up as usual making a pull up jumper for the 54-48 lead. Bonn's offense was flowing which paralyzed SIG Strasburg on defense. They couldn't match Bonn's intensity. Bonn also stepped up their defensive intensity forcing the guests to bad decisions and tough shots. But SIG Strasburg didn't hide their heads in the sand but showed they were there in a do or die game going on a 9-2 run to regain the lead 57-56. In the run the guests got support from Frazier and Kurucs with buckets and ex easyCredit BBL player Deandre Lansdowne nailed a 20 footer as he took over a majority of the playmaking during the game. SIG Strasburg had a thin bench, but that adrenaline carried them over the top in this phase coupled with proper execution at both ends. Both clubs then would exchange leads 3 times, but Deandre Lansdowne supplied the last blow of the third quarter punishing Bonn with back to back three's to give SIG Strasburg the 65-63 lead. 'I never played against Lansdowne in Germany, but did this season in France. He is so tough. He is a big time player that made big time shots', said Javontae Hawkins. 'We fought hard and showed heart. We showed just how much we stick together. They were doing it before I came. We showed what we were made of in adversity. When they punched us, we got up and never gave up', warned Tim Frazier. SIG Strasburg continued to lead the rebound battle 30-23 as they got 4 offensive rebounds. Bonn continued to be the better field goal shooting team, but still couldn't shoot well from outside at 23%. In the fourth quarter the Telekom Baskets Bonn made the first punch which SIG Strasburg couldn't handle as they never would be able to get over the hump and get the lead back. The Telekom Baskets heeded the words of Tuomas Iisalo after the third quarter and came out cruising on a crushing 13-2 run to lead 76-67 and they would never look back again. German big man Leon Kratzer was instrumental in the run scoring 3 baskets in the paint as his domination was evident. Ward also dropped a trey while Shorts added 4 points with a lay in and free throws. 'We found our defensive identity. Coach prepared us well. Our practices are always hard and that translates over to our games. When we are all on a string and making the extra hustle plays, then we are very tough. Tyson Ward is one if not the best defender in the BBL. I think he could become the best defender in the Euroleague', warned Javontae Hawkins. Even if that run seemed to shock SIG Strasburg at first, they still had some energy and slapped Bonn with a 5-0 run as Tim Frazier made a lay in and Deandre Lansdowne continued to have his range dropping a three pointer to trail only 76-72 with 3,00 minutes remaining. But that was as close as the guests would get as Bonn continued to execute offensively getting free throws from Sebastian Herrera and a 10 footer from Hawkins to give Bonn the 80-72 advantage. After Kurucs free throws, Ward made a key offensive rebound and a free throw to give Bonn the 81-75 lead. Lansdowne added a late lay in, but Shorts closed out the game with free throws. 'The fans were huge. They are our sixth man. We showed relentless intensity on defense. It may look ugly at times, but when we do make mistakes, we find ways to make plays', warned Javontae Hawkins. 'Bonn did a good job sticking to their game plan. They made the last run', stated Tim Frazier. The Telekom Baskets Bonn were led by TJ Shorts with 24 points. Javontae Hawkins added 15 points and Sebastian Herrera 13 points while SIG Strasburg were led by Tim Frazier with 20 points while Deandre Lansdowne added 17 points and Rodions Kurucs 14 points. The Telekom Baskets Bonn shot 45% form the field and 22% from outside and had 33 rebounds and 11 turnovers while SIG Strasburg shot 41% from the field and 34% from outside and had 35 rebounds and 14 turnovers. |
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| Kyle Steward claims Belizean BEBL Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 27-year old swingman had a double-double of 33 points and ten rebounds, while his team outclassed Panthers (#8, 1-9) with 32-point margin 83-51. Tiger Sharks is placed at 5th position in Belizean BEBL. Tiger Sharks is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 4-4 record. Steward just recently signed at Tiger Sharks, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Kyle Steward averages this season 27.5ppg and 9.8rpg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was American swingman Mark Gordon (196-F/G) of Western Ballaz. Gordon impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 29 points and 10 rebounds. Bad luck as Western Ballaz was edged by slightly higher-ranked Defenders (#4, 5-4) 81-77. This loss caused Western Ballaz to drop to 6th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 4-5 record. Gordon is one of the most experienced players at Western Ballaz and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 28.4ppg (#1). His other stats are also decent: 8.9rpg and 3.2apg. The third best performed player last round was American Nigel Jones (201-G/F-1990) of Defenders (#4). Jones scored 19 points and grabbed fifteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Defenders, leading his team to a 81-77 win against slightly lower-ranked Western Ballaz (#6, 4-5). Defenders needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 5 victories and 4 lost games. Jones has a great season in Belize. After only 9 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 24.6ppg (3rd best) and rebounds with 11.4rpg (2nd best). He also has 1.8bpg and FGP: 59.0%. Jones attended one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on his way to pro basketball. Other top performing players last week: 4. Edgar Mitchell (G-1993) of Dream Ballers - 13 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists 5. Treandus Branch (G) of Defenders - 21 points and 9 rebounds 6. Jeremiah Toney (196-SF-1998) of Red Taigaz - 25 points and 7 rebounds 7. Richard Smith III (206-C/F-1992) of Western Ballaz - 12 points and 18 rebounds 8. Jahiem Ciego (F) of Dream Ballers - 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Jamell Harris (208-F/C-1991) of Hurricanes - 18 points and 7 rebounds 10. Alex Carcamo (203-F-1979) of Hurricanes - 12 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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| Duje Dukan claims BNXT-League weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 31-year old forward had the game-high 30 points adding nine rebounds and three assists for Zwolle in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Mechelen (#3, 6-1) 84-81. Zwolle is placed at 8th position in BNXT-League. The team may have a chance to improve their current position in the standings in Second Stage. They lost 5 games and had just two victories. In the team's last game Dukan had a remarkable five three-pointers out of 8 attempts. He turned to be Zwolle's top player in his first season with the team. Duje Dukan averages this season 16.0ppg and 5.6rpg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American guard Stephaun Branch (196-G-1995, agency: Slash Sports) of Groningen. Branch impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds. Of course he led Groningen to another comfortable win 69-55 over slightly higher-ranked Charleroi (#4, 3-4) being unquestionably team leader. This victory allowed Groningen to move up to 5th position in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 5-2 record is not bad and everything may still change. Branch is one of the most experienced players at Groningen and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was Montenegrin Ivan Maras (207-PF-1986) of top-ranked Aalst. Maras scored 17 points and grabbed eleven rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Aalst, leading his team to a 77-76 win against the lower-ranked Den Helder (#9, 1-6). Aalst confirms their top position in the standings. Maras has a great season in BNXT-League. After 25 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 10.6rpg (3rd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Noe Botuli (191-SF-2000) of BAL Weert - 25 points and 3 rebounds 5. Vince Cole (198-G/F-1998) of Yoast United - 32 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Sigfredo Casero-Ortiz (185-PG-1997) of Yoast United - 21 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists 7. Job Kayhan (201-F-2000) of Amsterdam - 15 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Richmond Aririguzoh (206-C-1998) of Mechelen - 22 points and 11 rebounds 9. KeVaughn Allen (188-G-1995) of Leuven - 27 points and 3 assists 10. Chris-Ebou Ndow (201-F-1993) of Den Bosch - 20 points and 8 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Trey Jones claims Bolivian Libobasquet Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 24-year old guard had a double-double of 35 points and ten rebounds, while his team edged out San Simon (2-3) 90-86. Calero is placed at 8th position in Bolivian Libobasquet. Calero is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 2-3 record. In the team's last game Jones had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range and got six three-pointers out of 14 attempts. He just recently signed at Calero, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Bluefield College graduate has very impressive stats this year. Jones is in league's top in points (6th best: 20.4ppg) and averages solid 54.9% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Serbian power forward Milos Petkovic (204-F/C-1991) of San Simon. Petkovic impressed basketball fans with 29 points and 8 rebounds. Bad luck as San Simon was edged by Calero (2-3) 90-86. San Simon managed to keep the same 6th spot in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 2-3 record. Petkovic is one of the most experienced players at San Simon and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 21.5ppg (#5). He also registered 9.8 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was another Calero's star - Brazilian Felipe De Paula (202-PF-1991). De Paula scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds. He was another key player of Calero, helping his team with a 90-86 win against San Simon (2-3). The chances of Calero ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 3 games, recording just two victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, De Paula could help Calero to bring them higher in the standings. De Paula has a great season in Bolivia. After only 5 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 11.4rpg (3rd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Ronald Arze (175-PG-1993) of Leones - 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Jose Perez (191-G/F-2000) of Pichincha - 12 points and 8 rebounds 6. Agustin Carreon (190-G-2000) of Calero - 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Lucas Gallardo (199-F-2001) of San Simon - 9 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Rene Calvo (193-F/G-1993) of Pichincha - 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Jonathan Greenfield (190-G/F) of Pichincha - 9 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Jose Zorrilla (188-G-2001) of San Simon - 14 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Division I Round 22: Slavija is defeated by Bosna S. in a derby game - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Sarajevo: Bosna S. (#4) and Slavija (#6). Bosna S. (15-7) smashed visiting Slavija (11-11) by 16 points 106-90. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Slavija. Bosna S. shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 61.5 percentage. The former international center Ismet Sejfic (208-1993) had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the former international Nedim Buza (205-1995) chipped in 22 points during the contest. At the losing side American guard Makale Foreman (185, college: California) responded with 19 points and 5 rebounds. Slavija's coach Srdjan Stanic rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Bosna S. maintains fourth position with 15-7 record. Newly promoted Slavija keeps the sixth place with 11 games lost. Division I top team - Siroki (21-1) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat seventh ranked Spars (10-12) in Siroki Brijeg 84-72. American point guard Daishon Knight (185-1991, college: Illinois St., agency: BIG) notched 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort and Emmanuel Little supported him with 10 points and 9 rebounds. Siroki's coach Ivan Velic allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 17 points and 13 rebounds by Serbian swingman Milos Vranes (201-1995, college: SEMO) did not help to save the game for Spars. Siroki maintains first position with 21-1 record. Spars at the other side keep the seventh place with 12 games lost. 11th ranked Mladost (4-18) was outscored at home by third ranked Buducnost BN (17-5) with the biggest margin this round 109-68 on Saturday night. Vojin Ilic fired 22 points and 5 assists for the winners. Dejan Cup produced 13 points, 7 rebounds and 8 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. Buducnost BN have an impressive eight-game winning streak. Newly promoted Buducnost BN maintains third position with 17-5 record having four points less than leader Siroki. Mladost lost third consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with 18 games lost. There were no shocking results in the other games in round 22: Leotar won against Posusje on the opponent's court 70-62. Promo unfortunately lost to Borac BL in a home game 60-78. Bottom-ranked Zrinjski HT recorded a loss to Sloboda T. on the road 94-104. The most impressive stats of the last round was 22 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists by Zoran Talley of Sloboda T..
Bosna S. - Slavija 106-90 The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Sarajevo: Bosna S. (#4) and Slavija (#6). Bosna S. (15-7) smashed visiting Slavija (11-11) by 16 points 106-90. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Slavija. Bosna S. shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 61.5 percentage. The former international center Ismet Sejfic (208-1993) had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the former international Nedim Buza (205-1995) chipped in 22 points during the contest. At the losing side American guard Makale Foreman (185, college: California) responded with 19 points and 5 rebounds and guard David Maran (193-2001) scored 14 points. Five Bosna S. and four Slavija players scored in double figures. Slavija's coach Srdjan Stanic rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Bosna S. maintains fourth position with 15-7 record. Newly promoted Slavija keeps the sixth place with 11 games lost. Top scorers: Bosna S.: N.Buza 22+3reb+1ast, F.Verlasevic 18+2reb+1ast, M.Pasalic 17+2reb+6ast, I.Sejfic 16+11reb+1ast, A.Collins 13+1reb+4ast, V.Vranic 11+3reb+2ast Slavija: M.Foreman 19+5reb, M.David 14+3reb+3ast, A.Ilic 14+1reb+2ast, H.Tanksley 10+1ast, D.Damjanovic 10+3reb, D.Elez 9+2reb+1ast Mladost - Buducnost BN 68-109 11th ranked Mladost (4-18) was outscored at home by third ranked Buducnost BN (17-5) with the biggest margin this round 109-68 on Saturday night. Buducnost BN dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Mladost's 38 and made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Mladost 32-15 including a 27-10 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great shooting night for Buducnost BN especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 64.7 percentage. Forward Vojin Ilic (200-2000) fired 22 points and 5 assists for the winners. Point guard Dinko Peljto (186-1987) chipped in 15 points (perfect from downtown making all five shots). Four Buducnost BN players scored in double figures. Naturalized Serbian Dejan Cup (202-1983, agency: Interperformances) produced 13 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists and Serbian forward Nikola Stanojevic (203-1990) added 22 points respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Buducnost BN have an impressive eight-game winning streak. Newly promoted Buducnost BN maintains third position with 17-5 record having four points less than leader Siroki. Mladost lost third consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with 18 games lost. Top scorers: Buducnost BN: V.Ilic 22+3reb+5ast, D.Peljto 15+1reb+2ast, N.Sikiras 15+3reb, L.Jovanovic 11+3reb+2ast, N.Erkic 11+3reb, G.Rajko 9+2reb+2ast Mladost: N.Stanojevic 22+1reb+2ast, D.Cup 13+7reb+8ast, D.Jotic 9+1reb, I.Uros 9, D.Aleksic 5+1reb+2ast, T.Djordje 3+1reb+2ast Posusje - Leotar 62-70 Very expected game when 9th ranked Posusje (6-16) was defeated at home by fifth ranked Leotar (13-9) 70-62 on Saturday. The former international center Drasko Albijanic (211-1986) fired a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Serbian guard Luka Andjusic (197-1994, college: California, PA, agency: BIG) chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds. Leotar's coach Marko Icelic used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Ante Leko (202-1992) produced 15 points and 8 rebounds and Serbian guard Krsto Bjelica (193-1988) added 17 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Leotar have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 13-9 record. Loser Posusje keeps the ninth place with 16 games lost. Top scorers: Leotar: K.Nedeljko 12+2reb+2ast, L.Andjusic 12+7reb+3ast, D.Albijanic 10+11reb+2ast, S.Milanovic 9+7reb+2ast, D.Sakotic 8, S.Adzic 6+2reb Posusje: K.Bjelica 17+3reb+4ast, A.Leko 15+8reb+2ast, M.Mandic 14+6reb+2ast, I.Siric 5+6reb+2ast, B.College 4+2reb+1ast, J.Ramljak 3+1reb Promo - Borac BL 60-78 Very predictable result in Vakuf where second ranked Borac BL (18-4) defeated 10th ranked Promo (5-17) 78-60 on Saturday. They outrebounded Promo 41-24 including 29 on the defensive glass. Borac BL looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. North Macedonian center Teodor Simic (210-2004, agency: Octagon Europe) fired 17 points for the winners. International forward Amsal Delalic (202-2003, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 10 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Guard Eman Sertovic (196-1999, college: UT Martin) produced 20 points and American center Alonzo Campbell (213-1996, college: Alcorn St.) added 13 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Borac BL maintains second position with 18-4 record having just three points less than leader Siroki. Promo lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with 17 games lost. Top scorers: Borac BL: S.Teodor 17+3reb+3ast, J.Martin 10+3reb+7ast, D.Amsal 10+5reb+6ast, R.Nemanja 8+4reb, A.Langovic 8+2ast, S.Lakic 7+5reb+1ast Promo: E.Sertovic 20+3reb, A.Campbell 13+5reb, H.Evel 7+3reb, B.Bajramovic 5+3reb+3ast, D.Alkic 5+2reb+1ast, A.Kalic 4+5reb+3ast Siroki - Spars 84-72 Division I top team - Siroki (21-1) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat seventh ranked Spars (10-12) in Siroki Brijeg 84-72. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 30 assists. American point guard Daishon Knight (185-1991, college: Illinois St., agency: BIG) notched 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort and the other American import forward Emmanuel Little (197-1999, college: Nicholls St., agency: AltusBasket) supported him with 10 points and 9 rebounds. Four Siroki players scored in double figures. Siroki's coach Ivan Velic allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 17 points and 13 rebounds by Serbian swingman Milos Vranes (201-1995, college: SEMO) did not help to save the game for Spars. Forward Haris Curevac (198-1996) added 17 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for lost side. Siroki maintains first position with 21-1 record. Spars at the other side keep the seventh place with 12 games lost. Top scorers: Siroki: D.Knight 14+6reb+4ast, M.Covic 11+5reb+2ast, C.Josip 11+3reb, M.Brzoja 10+2reb+6ast, E.Little 10+9reb+2ast, V.Dominik 8+1reb+7ast Spars: M.Vranes 17+13reb+2ast, H.Curevac 17+6reb+7ast, P.Omar 9+4reb, P.Anes 8+2reb+3ast, L.Majstorovic 7+1reb, H.Huseinspahic 6+2reb+4ast Sloboda T. - Zrinjski HT 104-94 Not a big story in a game in Tuzla where 12th ranked Zrinjski HT (3-19) was defeated by eighth ranked Sloboda T. (9-13) 104-94 on Thursday. Sloboda T. dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Zrinjski HT's 28. It was a great shooting night for Sloboda T. especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.6 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American forward Zoran Talley (201-1994, college: Iowa St.) fired 22 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Guard Asim Gutic (190-2001) chipped in 28 points. Talley is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Sloboda T.'s coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Croatian forward Dragan Dzajic (187-2000) produced 22 points and 5 rebounds and center Simun Kovac (203-1996, college: Concord) added 18 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Sloboda T. and five Zrinjski HT players scored in double figures. Sloboda T. maintains eighth position with 9-13 record. Loser Zrinjski HT stay dead last with 19 lost games. Top scorers: Sloboda T.: G.Asim 28+2reb+3ast, Z.Talley 22+6reb+8ast, J.Scott 14+7reb+9ast, N.Omerovic 12+5reb+3ast, K.Emir 9+4reb, L.Reuf 8+2reb+1ast Zrinjski HT: D.Dzajic 22+5reb+2ast, S.Kovac 18+10reb, I.Cavar 15+5reb+6ast, R.Soldo 15+6ast, S.Orhan 11+6reb, M.Jeng 7+8reb+1ast |
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There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in CBB. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game of round 4 in the CBB took place in Salvador. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of bottom-ranked Vitoria (0-6) to third ranked Osasco (3-2) 82-81 on Sunday evening. Osasco made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. They also forced 28 Vitoria turnovers. 25 personal fouls committed by Vitoria helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Naturalized Italian point guard Paulinho Boracini (183-1984) fired 22 points for the winners. point guard Bruno Viana (191-1993) chipped in 9 points and 9 rebounds. Guard Victor Pedreira (191-1996) produced 28 points and 9 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) for lost side. Vitoria's coach Marcelo Berro tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Osasco moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Vitoria at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. Osasco is looking forward to face Araraquara (#4) on the road in the next round. Vitoria will play against the league's leader Brusque and hopes to get finally their first victory. Very important is a road loss of second ranked Santos (3-2) against fourth ranked Sorocabana (3-3) on Saturday night. Visiting Santos was defeated by Sorocabana in Sorocabana 60-49. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Aquiles Ferreira (194-1998) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 8 rebounds. Beto Fagundes contributed with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Andrezao Silva (198-1990) replied with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds for Santos. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Sorocabana maintains fourth position with 3-3 record. Santos at the other side keeps the second place with two games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Sorocabana will play against league's leader Cruzeiro in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Santos will play against Pinda and hopes to get back on the winning track. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Blumenau. Top-ranked Brusque faced their biggest opponent Blumenau. Guests from Brusque (5-0) defeated host Blumenau (3-2) 68-55. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Blumenau. Worth to mention a great performance of Samuel Santos who helped to win the game recording 18 points. At the losing side Leonardo Bispo responded with 14 points and 6 rebounds. Blumenau's coach Andre Germano let to play eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Undefeated Brusque have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 5-0 record. Loser Blumenau keeps the second place with two games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Brusque will meet at home Vitoria (#5) in the next round. Blumenau will play against Vitoria and hope to secure a win. Rest of the games of round 4 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Sorocabana crushed Pinda in a road game 69-44. Winless Vitoria was smashed by Araraquara at home 68-110. Praia was destroyed by Cruzeiro on the opponent's court 78-58.
Blumenau - Brusque 55-68 An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Blumenau. Top-ranked Brusque faced their biggest opponent Blumenau. Guests from Brusque (5-0) defeated host Blumenau (3-2) 68-55. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Blumenau. Worth to mention a great performance of Samuel Santos (187-1999) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and point guard Lucas Campos (190-1997) who added 8 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Four Brusque players scored in double figures. At the losing side power forward Leonardo Bispo (206-1996) responded with 14 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Lucas Farina (186-1995) scored 12 points. Blumenau's coach Andre Germano let to play eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Brusque have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 5-0 record. Loser Blumenau keeps the second place with two games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Brusque will meet at home Vitoria (#5) in the next round. Blumenau will play against Vitoria and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Brusque: S.Santos 18+4reb+2ast, J.Carlos Junior 13+5reb, L.Otavio Vieira 11+4reb, A.Mendes 11+4reb+3ast, L.Campos 8+7reb+5ast, R.Silva 2+8reb+1ast Blumenau: L.Bispo 14+6reb, L.Farina 12+3reb+3ast, V.Gobor 8+1reb+3ast, R.Moreira 8+7reb+1ast, B.Enzo 7+7reb+1ast, C.Leonardo 4+12reb+2ast Pinda - Sorocabana 44-69 The game between closely ranked teams ended with bottom-ranked Pinda's (0-5) home loss to fourth ranked Sorocabana (3-3) 44-69 on Wednesday. Sorocabana forced 26 Pinda turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Aquiles Ferreira (194-1998) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and Leonardo Jacon (199-1996, college: Southeastern) who added 16 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Sorocabana's coach Roberto Jayme felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side point guard Patrick Alves (188-2002) responded with 5 points and 7 rebounds and center Daniel Franca (204-1991) scored 8 points and 5 rebounds. Sorocabana maintains fourth position with 3-3 record. Loser Pinda still closes the standings with five games lost. Sorocabana will meet at home league's leader Cruzeiro in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Pinda will play against Santos (#3) and looks forward to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Sorocabana: A.Ferreira 19+3reb+3ast, L.Jacon 16+7reb+2ast, C.Jonathan 10+5reb+3ast, L.Rosa 8+3reb+3ast, B.Fagundes 6+4reb+5ast, J.Ginaldo 5+8reb+1ast Pinda: S.Lucas 8+3reb+1ast, D.Franca 8+5reb, M.Weverton 5+3reb, R.Santos 5+6reb, A.Patrick 5+7reb+3ast, J.Erik 4+5reb+1ast Vitoria - Araraquara 68-110 The game between closely ranked teams ended with fourth ranked Araraquara's (2-3) road victory over bottom-ranked Vitoria (0-6) 110-68 on Friday. Araraquara made 16-of-18 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. Araraquara outrebounded Vitoria 38-22 including a 25-11 advantage in defensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 57.1 percentage. Araraquara looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Vitoria's players. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Nestor Neto (183-1996) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 4 assists and power forward Abner Moreira (206-1989, college: Idaho St.) who added 10 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Gabriel Vargas (195-1998) responded with 17 points and guard Victor Pedreira (191-1996) scored 13 points and 5 rebounds. Five Araraquara and four Vitoria players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Araraquara maintains fourth position with 2-3 record. Loser Vitoria still closes the standings with six games lost. Araraquara will meet at home higher ranked Osasco (#3) in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Vitoria will play against the league's leader Brusque and looks forward to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Araraquara: N.Neto 21+3reb+4ast, G.Santos 16+1reb+6ast, S.Luis Miguel 15+4reb+2ast, M.Paje Santos 13+4reb+2ast, A.Moreira 10+12reb+3ast, R.Stabile 9+1reb+4ast Vitoria: G.Vargas 17+4reb+3ast, V.Pedreira 13+5reb+1ast, A.Icaro 11+4reb, E.de Oliveira 10+5reb+3ast, V.Arthur 7+2ast, M.Gabriel 4+1reb+2ast Cruzeiro - Praia 78-58 Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both first ranked Cruzeiro and one of their biggest challengers Praia had identical 3-1 record. This time Cruzeiro used a home court advantage and rolled over the opponent from 78-58 on Friday night. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Cruzeiro held Praia to an opponent 19.2 percent shooting from the field compared to 54.4 percent accuracy of the winners. Cruzeiro had a 33-20 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Praia's players. Worth to mention a great performance of Jose Carlos (200-1997) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) and Pedro Lima (191-1987) who added 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Cruzeiro's coach Thiago Perez used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side forward Guilherme Estevao (204-2000) responded with 8 points and 16 rebounds and Matheus Weber (195-2000) scored 11 points and 6 rebounds. Cruzeiro maintains first position with 4-1 record. Loser Praia dropped to the second place with two games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Cruzeiro will meet Sorocabana (#4) on the road in the next round. Praia will play against Sorocabana and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Cruzeiro: J.Carlos 21+10reb+3ast, P.Lima 18+5reb+4ast, L.Matheus 10+2reb+7ast, A.Oliveira 8+2reb+3ast, L.Alexandre 8+2reb+2ast, I.Vitor 5+6reb+1ast Praia: M.Raffael 13+3reb, W.Matheus 11+6reb+1ast, P.Jose Vitor 9+1ast, E.Guilherme 8+16reb, A.Arthur 8+7reb+1ast, V.Alexsander 6+3reb+6ast Sorocabana - Santos 60-49 Very important is a road loss of second ranked Santos (3-2) against fourth ranked Sorocabana (3-3) on Saturday night. Visiting Santos was defeated by Sorocabana in Sorocabana 60-49. Sorocabana forced 21 Santos turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Aquiles Ferreira (194-1998) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 8 rebounds. Point guard Beto Fagundes (188-2000) contributed with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Andrezao Silva (198-1990) replied with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds and power forward Dida Pereira (202-1992, college: Sequoias CC) added 10 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Santos. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Sorocabana maintains fourth position with 3-3 record. Santos at the other side keeps the second place with two games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Sorocabana will play against league's leader Cruzeiro in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Santos will play against Pinda and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Sorocabana: A.Ferreira 23+8reb+1ast, B.Fagundes 13+6reb+5ast, R.Adler 13+2reb+1ast, L.Jacon 6+11reb+2ast, F.Franklin 3+3reb+1ast, L.Rosa 2+3reb+3ast Santos: A.Silva 10+10reb, D.Pereira 10+6reb, S.Rafael 8+1reb, A.Alves 6+6reb+1ast, G.Ruiz 5+2ast, A.Goncalves 4+6reb Vitoria - Osasco 81-82 The most exciting game of round 4 in the CBB took place in Salvador. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of bottom-ranked Vitoria (0-6) to third ranked Osasco (3-2) 82-81 on Sunday evening. Osasco made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. They also forced 28 Vitoria turnovers. 25 personal fouls committed by Vitoria helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Naturalized Italian point guard Paulinho Boracini (183-1984) fired 22 points for the winners. Point guard Bruno Viana (191-1993) chipped in 9 points and 9 rebounds. Guard Victor Pedreira (191-1996) produced 28 points and 9 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) and Edu de Oliveira (195-1983, college: EOSC) added 10 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Vitoria's coach Marcelo Berro tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Osasco moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Vitoria at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. Osasco is looking forward to face Araraquara (#4) on the road in the next round. Vitoria will play against the league's leader Brusque and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Osasco: P.Boracini 22+2reb+2ast, A.Dalaqua 15+1reb+5ast, C.Gabriel 12+2reb+4ast, B.Viana 9+9reb+3ast, E.Matias 7+6reb, S.Jose 6+1reb Vitoria: V.Pedreira 28+9reb+3ast, M.Gabriel 14+2reb+2ast, E.de Oliveira 10+9reb+4ast, A.Icaro 9+3reb, M.Roque 6+7reb+3ast, V.Arthur 5+2reb+2ast |
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The 30-year old player had a double-double of 30 points and 20 rebounds, while his team crushed Quilicura (#10, 10-10) with 23-point margin 79-56. Valdivia maintains the 7th position in Chilean LNB. Valdivia is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 12-10 record. In the team's last game Johnson had a remarkable 57.9% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Valdivia, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Former Mississippi State University star has very solid stats this year. Johnson is in league's top in points (9th best: 19.2ppg), rebounds (8th best: 10.5rpg) and averages impressive 1.5bpg and 57.0% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young American Marquez Letcher-Ellis (203-F-1997) of Puente Alto. Letcher-Ellis had a very good evening with a double-double of 20 points and 16 rebounds. It was enough for Puente Alto to edge the lower-ranked Valdivia (#7, 12-10) 77-75. Puente Alto's 4th position in the standings has not changed. His team's 15-6 record is not bad at all. Letcher-Ellis is a newcomer at Puente Alto, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was Argentinian forward Cristian Amicucci (200-F/C-1985) of Las Animas (#5). Amicucci scored 18 points and grabbed thirteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Las Animas, leading his team to a 101-66 easy win against the lower-ranked Espanol T. (#13, 4-15). Las Animas needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 15 victories and 8 lost games. Amicucci has a great season in Chile. After 23 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.3ppg (8th best) and rebounds with 12.2rpg (5th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Nicolas Gimenez (203-F/C-1994) of Espanol T. - 26 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Carlos Milano (198-PF) of Concepcion - 16 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Bryan Carabali (212-C-1999) of Castro - 12 points and 15 rebounds 7. Anthony Lee (206-F/C-1991) of Espanol O. - 19 points and 10 rebounds 8. Pablo Barraza (184-SG-1994) of Ancud - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Miles Bowman Jr. (198-F-1993) of Concepcion - 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Shawn Glover (201-F-1990) of Las Animas - 20 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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The round 23 was rather boring as all games ended with very predictable results. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Leader Concepcion delivered the twentieth win on Sunday night. This time they crushed 12th ranked Catolica (6-16) 91-62. Concepcion looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was American forward Jerry Evans (203-1990, college: Nevada) who had a double-double by scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds. Venezuelan Carlos Milano (198) chipped in 13 points and 12 rebounds. Forward Vicente Damianovic (-1997) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains first place with 20-2 record. Catolica at the other side keeps the twelfth position with 16 games lost. Concepcion are looking forward to face Espanol O. (#6) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Catolica will play against Tinguiririca (#14) in San Fernando and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game with biggest result difference took place in Puerto Montt. Local Puerto Montt (7-16) was outscored by eighth ranked Castro (11-10) 107-65. Ecuadorian center Bryan Carabali (212-1999) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 blocks. Luis Merida contributed with 19 points for the winners. Forward Sebastian Gomez (-2000) answered with 14 points and 5 rebounds for Puerto Montt. 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. Castro maintains eighth place with 11-10 record. Puerto Montt lost third consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with 16 games lost. Castro will play against bottom-ranked Temuco (#15) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Puerto Montt will play against Quilicura (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Other games of round 23 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Espanol T. were crushed by Espanol O. in a road game 102-69. Las Animas beat Tinguiririca at home 96-79. Ancud won against Puerto Varas on the opponent's court 75-60. The best stats of 23th round was 33 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds by Tavrion Dawson of Ancud.
Puerto Montt - Castro 65-107 The game with biggest result difference took place in Puerto Montt. Local Puerto Montt (7-16) was outscored by eighth ranked Castro (11-10) 107-65. Castro shot 64.1 percent from the field. It was a great shooting night for Castro especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.4 percentage. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. They brought some defensive toughness making 10 blocks. Ecuadorian center Bryan Carabali (212-1999) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 blocks. Venezuelan Luis Merida (190) contributed with 19 points for the winners. Four Castro players scored in double figures. Forward Sebastian Gomez (-2000) answered with 14 points and 5 rebounds and American forward Josh Morris (203-1993, college: UTPB) added 10 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Puerto Montt. 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. Castro maintains eighth place with 11-10 record. Puerto Montt lost third consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with 16 games lost. Castro will play against bottom-ranked Temuco (#15) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Puerto Montt will play against Quilicura (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Puerto Montt: G.Sebastian 14+5reb+3ast, R.Baker 11+3reb+4ast, J.Morris 10+8reb+1ast, C.Torres 9+2reb+5ast, C.Martin 8+10reb, S.Cristobal 4+2reb+1ast Castro: L.Merida 19+2reb+1ast, C.Bryan 13+16reb+4ast, S.Lloyd 12+1reb+4ast, G.Hermosillas 11+1reb, G.Diaz 11+3reb+4ast, V.Guaico 10+2reb Espanol O. - Espanol T. 102-69 There was no surprise when 13th ranked Espanol T. (4-15) was crushed on the road by seventh ranked Espanol O. (13-12) 102-69. Espanol O. dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Espanol T.'s 30. Espanol O. forced 21 Espanol T. turnovers and outrebounded them 43-29 including 28 on the defensive glass. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 29 assists. American forward DeAndre Daniels (206-1992, college: UConn, agency: BIG) orchestrated the victory by scoring 38 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds. Point guard Hector Gomez (188-1987) contributed with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Argentinian power forward Nicolas Gimenez (203-1994, agency: BIG) answered with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and Argentinian forward Lucas Cabanas added 13 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists in the effort for Espanol T.Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Espanol O. moved-up to sixth place. Espanol T. lost tenth consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth position with 15 games lost. Espanol O. will play against league's leader Concepcion on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Espanol T. will play against the league's second-placed Los Leones (#2) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Espanol T.: N.Gimenez 28+10reb+4ast, L.Cabanas 13+7reb+10ast, D.Simon 11+2reb, D.Matias 10+2reb+2ast, A.Jaime 4+5reb, C.Cofre 3+2reb Espanol O.: D.Daniels 38+9reb+2ast, H.Gomez 14+5reb+4ast, C.Lauler 13+2reb+6ast, A.Lee 13+7reb, J.Holt 5+2reb, J.Cardenas 5+3reb+4ast Las Animas - Tinguiririca 96-79 No shocking result in a game in Valdivia where fifth ranked Las Animas (15-8) defeated 14th ranked Tinguiririca (3-18) 96-79. Las Animas dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Tinguiririca's 52. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 30 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by Tinguiririca's players. American forward Shawn Glover (201-1990, college: ORU, agency: Haylett Sports) orchestrated the victory by scoring 22 points and 5 assists. Argentinian power forward Cristian Amicucci (200-1985) contributed with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. The former international forward Gianncarlo Caraboni answered with 32 points and guard Felipe Gonzalez Flores (180-1994) added 18 points and 5 assists in the effort for Tinguiririca. Five Las Animas and four Tinguiririca players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Las Animas have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 15-8 record. Tinguiririca lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the fourteenth position with 18 games lost. Las Animas will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Tinguiririca will play at home against Catolica (#12) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Tinguiririca: G.Caraboni 32+2reb+3ast, F.Gonzalez Flores 18+4reb+5ast, S.Chialva 11+12reb+4ast, A.Ibanez 10+3reb+2ast, F.Gonzalez Burgos 4+6reb+2ast, S.Fernandez 4 Las Animas: S.Glover 22+4reb+5ast, A.Vergara 22+2reb+3ast, L.Eduardo 16+8reb+2ast, D.Low 12+5reb+5ast, C.Amicucci 12+10reb+6ast, C.Schoppler 7+3reb+8ast Concepcion - Catolica 91-62 Leader Concepcion delivered the twentieth win on Sunday night. This time they crushed 12th ranked Catolica (6-16) 91-62. Concepcion looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was American forward Jerry Evans (203-1990, college: Nevada) who had a double-double by scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds. Venezuelan Carlos Milano (198) chipped in a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds. Forward Vicente Damianovic (-1997) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds and American forward TJ Robinson (203-1989, college: LBSU) added 9 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains first place with 20-2 record. Catolica at the other side keeps the twelfth position with 16 games lost. Concepcion are looking forward to face Espanol O. (#6) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Catolica will play against Tinguiririca (#14) in San Fernando and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Catolica: D.Vicente 15+12reb+3ast, M.Payton 12+3ast, A.Pierce 12+3reb, T.Robinson 9+9reb, A.Pablo 6+6reb+3ast, L.Cifuentes 3 Concepcion: J.Evans 25+10reb+2ast, D.Silva 14+2reb+2ast, C.Milano 13+12reb+1ast, E.Marechal 11+4reb, E.Luzcando 9+2reb+9ast, S.Lino 9+2reb+1ast Puerto Varas - Ancud 60-75 Very expected game when 10th ranked Puerto Varas (11-12) were defeated at home by third ranked Ancud (16-5) 75-60. American power forward Tavrion Dawson (202-1996, college: CSUN, agency: One Motive Sports) orchestrated the victory by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds. Argentinian point guard Rodrigo Gallegos (186-1991) contributed with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. The former international Antonio Pinedo (195) answered with 24 points and the former international power forward Juan Fontena (196-1987) added 8 points and 12 rebounds in the effort for Puerto Varas. Puerto Varas' coach Leonardo Monsalvez rotated ten players and allowed the starting five to rest. Ancud have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain third place with 16-5 record having five points less than leader Concepcion. Puerto Varas lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth position with 12 games lost. Ancud will play against Valdivia (#7) on the road in the next round. Puerto Varas will play against Puente Alto and hope to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Puerto Varas: A.Pinedo 24+3reb+2ast, E.Amado 11+1reb+2ast, T.Rossi 9+9reb+1ast, J.Fontena 8+12reb+2ast, M.Trelles 4+5reb+5ast, N.Martinez 3+6reb+4ast Ancud: T.Dawson 33+8reb+2ast, R.Gallegos 14+6reb+9ast, S.Suarez 12+7reb+1ast, P.Barraza 5+4reb+1ast, F.Alippi 5+4reb, F.Pavez 4+4reb+2ast |
| DeAndre Daniels claims Chilean LNB weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The 30-year old forward had the game-high 38 points adding nine rebounds and two assists for Espanol O. in his team's victory, helping them to outclass Espanol T. (#13, 4-15) with 33-point margin 102-69. Espanol O. is placed at 6th position in Chilean LNB. Espanol O. is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 13-12 record. In the team's last game Daniels had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range and got six three-pointers out of 8 attempts. He just recently signed at Espanol O., being already a very valuable addition to the team. DeAndre Daniels averages this season 17.5ppg and 9.8rpg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Ecuadorian center Bryan Carabali (212-C-1999) of Castro. Carabali impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 13 points and 16 rebounds. Of course he led Castro to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Puerto Montt (#11, 7-16) 107-65. Castro's 8th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 11-10 record is not bad and everything may still change. Carabali is a newcomer at Castro and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was American Tavrion Dawson (202-F/C-1996, agency: One Motive Sports) of Ancud (#3). Dawson got into 30-points club by scoring 33 points in the last round. He went also for eight rebounds . He was a key player of Ancud, leading his team to a 75-60 easy win against the lower-ranked Puerto Varas (#9, 11-12). Ancud needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 16 victories and 5 lost games. Dawson has a very solid season. In 5 games in Chile he scored 21.6ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Jerry Evans (203-F-1990) of Concepcion - 25 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Nicolas Gimenez (203-F/C-1994) of Espanol T. - 28 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Cristian Amicucci (200-F/C-1985) of Las Animas - 12 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Alejandro Vergara (196-SG-1995) of Las Animas - 22 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Shawn Glover (201-F-1990) of Las Animas - 22 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Gianncarlo Caraboni (F) of Tinguiririca - 32 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Vicente Damianovic (F-1997) of Catolica - 15 points, 12 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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| LNB2 Round 1: Brisas lose to Sergio Ceppi - by Eurobasket News | ||
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The Regular Season in LNB 2 just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Brisas in Santiago on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by Sergio Ceppi 61-56. Camilo Figueroa (-1995) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds for the winners and the former international forward Fabian Aguilera (-1995) chipped in 11 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side power forward Sascha Frings (202-1986) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds. Brisas' coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Sergio Ceppi's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago Stadio Italiano. Very significant was Aleman's 15-point road victory against Municipal C. 78-63. Forward Jose Campos (-2002) nailed 22 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side and Rafael Chaparro accounted for 22 points and 7 rebounds. Center Marko Castro (192-1988) came up with 18 points and 8 rebounds for Municipal C. in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Aleman will play against Tomas L. in San Fernando in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Municipal C. will play on the road against Liceo Curico and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Quite upsetting was Tomas L.'s 40-point home defeat in a game versus Colo Colo who smashed hosts Francisco Atala fired 15 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Andres Lavin produced 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 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. Colo Colo will meet at home Liceo PN in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Tomas L. will play against Aleman in Puerto Varas and hope to win that game. There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 1: winless Luis Matte lost to undefeated Sportiva Italiana on the opponent's court 56-75. Stadio Italiano managed to outperform Boston College in a home game 67-63. Winless Truenos lost to undefeated Liceo PN on the road 74-80. The most impressive stats of the last round was 13 points and 6 rebounds by Lucas Thiebaut of Colo Colo.
Brisas - Sergio Ceppi 56-61 The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Brisas in Santiago on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by Sergio Ceppi 61-56. Camilo Figueroa (-1995) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds for the winners and the former international forward Fabian Aguilera (-1995) chipped in 11 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side power forward Sascha Frings (202-1986) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds and Mexican forward Daniel Sepulveda (193-1998, college: Pacific Union) scored 12 points. Brisas' coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Sergio Ceppi's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago Stadio Italiano. Top scorers: Brisas: S.Frings 21+11reb+2ast, D.Sepulveda 12+3reb, F.Oyarzun 6+6reb+2ast, G.Miguel 5+3reb, S.Ballesteros 4+2reb, S.Roa 2+3reb Sergio Ceppi: F.Aguilera 11+7reb+3ast, G.Gabriel 11+8reb, F.Camilo 10+13reb+3ast, A.Toro 6+5reb+4ast, D.Pablo 6+2reb, S.Rodrigo 6 Sportiva Italiana - Luis Matte 75-56 Sportiva Italiana used a home court advantage and crushed the opponent from 75-56 on Saturday night. Guard Matias Lubiano (-1999) fired 12 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Gaspar Hernandez (-1999) chipped in 15 points. Ronald Reyes (-1999) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds and guard Camilo Sanchez (-1998) added 6 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Sportiva Italiana will meet Boston College in the next round. Luis Matte will have a break next round. Top scorers: Luis Matte: R.Reyes 18+10reb+3ast, D.Leonel 9+2reb, P.Cristhian 6+6reb, C.Sanchez 6+7reb+1ast, A.Guzman 5+3reb, F.Garrido 4+3reb+5ast Sportiva Italiana: G.Hernandez 15+1reb+2ast, F.Herrera 13+4reb, M.Lubiano 12+5reb+3ast, A.Benjamin 6+1reb, C.Rios 6+3reb+1ast, H.Benjamin 5+7reb+3ast Stadio Italiano - Boston College 67-63 Stadio Italiano used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Santiago 67-63 on Saturday night. Stadio Italiano outrebounded Boston College 47-31 including 37 on the defensive glass. The former international Ramiro Galvez (-1996) fired 14 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Argentinian Tomas Villarejo (185-1996) chipped in 14 points. Lucas Marquez (196) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and point guard Cristobal Ordonez (195-2004) added 16 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Stadio Italiano's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Santiago to the arena Sergio Ceppi. Top scorers: Boston College: M.Lucas 16+10reb+5ast, O.Cristobal 16+6reb+2ast, O.Yves 11+5reb, R.Jeudy 7+4reb+1ast, M.Francisco 6+2reb+2ast, M.Alvaro 4+1reb Stadio Italiano: T.Villarejo 14+4reb+1ast, R.Galvez 14+8reb+1ast, S.Gabriel 12+3reb+2ast, B.Cesar 6+6reb+6ast, P.Franco 5+5reb, S.Reinoso 5+4reb Liceo PN - Truenos 80-74 Liceo PN used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Talca 80-74 on Saturday night. Liceo PN outrebounded Truenos 50-38 including a 19-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Argentinian center Franco Barroso (207-1994) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points and 17 rebounds for the winners. Michael Ernst (187-1982) chipped in 19 points. Forward Nick Morales (187-1985) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists and Benjamin Roco (-2002) added 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Four Truenos players scored in double figures. Liceo PN will meet Colo Colo in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Truenos will have a break next round. Top scorers: Truenos: N.Morales 20+13reb+7ast, M.Diego 12+3reb, R.Benjamin 12+5reb+4ast, A.Hans 11+3reb+1ast, I.Thomas 7+5reb+1ast, M.Martin 7+6reb+1ast Liceo PN: M.Ernst 19+4reb+2ast, F.Barroso 18+17reb+2ast, F.Acuna 16+3reb+3ast, I.Carlos 7+5reb+1ast, J.Fuentes 6+6reb+2ast, G.Linfati 4+4reb+4ast Municipal C. - Aleman 63-78 Very significant was Aleman's 15-point road victory against Municipal C. 78-63. They outrebounded Municipal C. 49-35 including 34 on the defensive glass. Forward Jose Campos (-2002) nailed 22 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side and forward Rafael Chaparro (-2002) accounted for 22 points and 7 rebounds. Center Marko Castro (192-1988) came up with 18 points and 8 rebounds and forward Diego Fuentes (-1993) added 9 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Municipal C. in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Aleman will play against Tomas L. in San Fernando in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Municipal C. will play on the road against Liceo Curico and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Municipal C.: M.Castro 18+8reb, F.Diego 9+5reb, F.Jordan 6+2reb+1ast, M.Andres 6, I.Blanco 6+6reb, V.Esteban 4+2reb+1ast Aleman: C.Rafael 22+7reb+1ast, C.Jose 22+7reb+2ast, V.Jose 10+7reb+1ast, B.Sebastian 8+7reb+2ast, S.Otto 4+8reb, D.Velasquez 4+6reb+4ast Tomas L. - Colo Colo 41-81 Quite upsetting was Tomas L.'s 40-point home defeat in a game versus Colo Colo who smashed hosts They dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Tomas L.'s 20. Colo Colo forced 28 Tomas L. turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Guard Francisco Atala (-1994) fired 15 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Forward Lucas Thiebaut (-1999) chipped in 13 points and 6 rebounds. Four Colo Colo players scored in double figures. Forward Andres Lavin (-1995) produced 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Esteban Castro (-1999) added 7 points and 12 rebounds respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Colo Colo will meet at home Liceo PN in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Tomas L. will play against Aleman in Puerto Varas and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Tomas L.: L.Andres 11+6reb+4ast, V.Farias 10+4reb, V.Cerda 9+2reb+1ast, C.Esteban 7+12reb+1ast, B.Ivan 2+2reb+1ast, M.Joaquin 2+3reb+2ast Colo Colo: F.Atala 15+9reb+1ast, T.Lucas 13+6reb+1ast, J.Collao 11+1reb+2ast, J.Peters 10+3reb+3ast, S.Mauricio 7+3reb+2ast, F.Simon 7+4reb+3ast |
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China's top basketball league has disqualified two teams from its postseason amid allegations of match-fixing. The ruling came after the Chinese Basketball Association determined that the Shanghai Sharks and Jiangsu Dragons engaged in unsportsmanlike conduct during a playoff series last week. The league said in a statement Monday that the Sharks and Dragons showed a "lack of competitive effort" and were "negative in competition" during their best-of-three playoff series that concluded Friday. The teams also will be fined the equivalent of $5 million and have their general managers and head coaches suspended from the league for up to five years. The CBA, headed by NBA great Ming Yao (226-C-1980), initially announced Saturday that it wanted reports from both teams on their conduct during the series. Yao said Monday in a statement that the situation was "quite saddening," but stressed that the disqualifications and other penalties were necessary to preserve the league's credibility. Fan and media attention was drawn to a last-minute, come-from-behind win Friday in Game 3 by Shanghai, which capitalized on a series of questionable turnovers by Jiangsu to reach the quarterfinals. The Dragons led the Sharks 100-96 with 1:36 remaining but committed five straight turnovers over the next minute that helped Shanghai gain a 10-point lead. The game ended in a 108-104 win for Shanghai and a 2-1 victory in the series. The Sharks have multiple former NBA players on their roster, including former No. 2 draft pick Michael Beasley (208-F-1989, college: Kansas St.) and Eric Bledsoe (185-PG-1989, college: Kentucky), who was serving a suspension for the series against the Dragons. The league also accused the Sharks of "negative contention" in Game 2 of the series, a 97-90 victory by the Dragons. Shanghai allegedly lost the game intentionally to extend the series to Game 3 and allow Bledsoe, who was given a four-game suspension before the postseason started, to return earlier in the quarterfinals. Bledsoe, a 12-year veteran who played for the LA Clippers last season, tweeted Monday: "I was suspended and couldn't play fam stop acting weird." Beasley, who also did not play in the series, said Monday on social media that he "had no involvement in the recent allegations of game-fixing within the Shanghai Sharks organization." Beasley, who has not played in the NBA since 2019, appeared in just four games with Shanghai this season because of an injury. He wrote on Instagram that he has left the Sharks in a "mutual and amicable decision" but also said the team "failed to provide me with the necessary assistance and accommodations to properly address my injury." The CBA's investigation into the alleged match-fixing highlighted continuing suspicions about widespread corruption in Chinese professional sports, especially in soccer. Basketball remains enormously popular in China, mostly because of Yao's storied NBA career. That's despite a yearlong ban on NBA games being shown in the country after a team executive angered Beijing with remarks supporting Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. Courtesy of: espn.com |
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| Liga WPlay 2023 - Carrib.Storm inks Malik Pope - by Francisco Vega | ||||
Pope is quite experienced player. His career allowed him to visit three different continents, while he played in five different countries. He tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Latin America and of course North America. Pope has played previously professionally in Germany (Seawolves), Greece (PAOK Mateco Thessaloniki), Dominican Republic (Soles), NBA G League (Austin Spurs and Greensboro Swarm) and The Basketball Tournament (LA Cheaters). He played in the final of MWC Tournament in 2015 and 2016. Pope graduated from San Diego State University in 2018 and it will be his fifth season as a professional player. |
| Liga WPlay 2023 - Yesid Mosquera-Perea is a newcomer at Corsarios - by Francisco Vega | |
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Corsarios Cartagena (Liga Wplay) added to their roster 26-year old ex-international guard Yesid Mosquera-Perea (198cm-91kg-1996, college: Life) for season 2023. Mosquera-Perea just played at Team Cali in Colombian Liga WPlay. He was also a member of Colombian international program for some years. Mosquera-Perea played for Colombian Senior National Team back in 2016 and previously for U17 National Team in 2013. He represented Colombia at the South American Championship in Caracas (Venezuela) seven years ago. His stats at that event were 5 games: 0pts. Mosquera-Perea has played previously professionally in Venezuela (Gaiteros) and Ecuador (Piratas). His team made it to the LPB Semifinals in 2021. He graduated from Life University in 2021 and it will be his second season as a professional player. Mosquera-Perea played also for The University of Virginia's College at Wise for 4 years. |
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| LSB Round 12: Metropoli defeat Grecia in the closest game of the week - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 5th ranked Grecia (4-7) to eighth ranked Metropoli (3-8) 68-65 on Sunday evening. Metropoli moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Abogados and Roswell. Grecia at the other side keeps the fifth position with seven games lost. Metropoli is looking forward to face Abogados (#6) in the next round. Grecia will play against ARBA and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from San Jose: Escazu (#1) and ARBA (#3). ARBA was defeated at home 77-92 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of ARBA. Undefeated Escazu (10-0) have an impressive ten-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with a perfect record of 10 victories in a row. ARBA at the other side keeps the third place with five games lost. Escazu will play against Limon Sh. (#4) on the road in the next round. ARBA will play against Grecia and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game between Top Four teams took place in . Second ranked host PFC (9-3) smashed 4th ranked Limon Sh. (5-4) 87-65. Newly promoted PFC maintains second position with 9-3 record behind leader Escazu. Limon Sh. lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with four games lost. PFC will meet bottom-ranked Roswell (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. Limon Sh. will play against Roswell (#8) and hope to secure a win. In the last game of round 12 Abogados won against Roswell on the opponent's court 82-67.
ARBA - Escazu 77-92 Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from San Jose: Escazu (#1) and ARBA (#3). ARBA was defeated at home 77-92 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of ARBA. Escazu (10-0) have an impressive ten-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with a perfect record of 10 victories in a row. ARBA at the other side keeps the third place with five games lost. Escazu will play against Limon Sh. (#4) on the road in the next round. ARBA will play against Grecia and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Roswell - Abogados 67-82 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 6th ranked Roswell (3-8) was defeated at home by seventh ranked Abogados (3-8) 82-67 on Sunday. Abogados moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Roswell and Metropoli. Abogados will meet at home Metropoli (#7) in the next round. Roswell will play against Limon Sh. and hope to secure a win. Metropoli - Grecia 68-65 This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 5th ranked Grecia (4-7) to eighth ranked Metropoli (3-8) 68-65 on Sunday evening. Metropoli moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Abogados and Roswell. Grecia at the other side keeps the fifth position with seven games lost. Metropoli is looking forward to face Abogados (#6) in the next round. Grecia will play against ARBA and it may be a tough game between close rivals. PFC - Limon Sh. 87-65 Second ranked host PFC (9-3) smashed 4th ranked Limon Sh. (5-4) 87-65. Newly promoted PFC maintains second position with 9-3 record behind leader Escazu. Limon Sh. lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with four games lost. PFC will meet bottom-ranked Roswell (#8) in the next round where they are favorite. Limon Sh. will play against Roswell (#8) and hope to secure a win. |
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| Kresimir Ljubicic claims Croatian Premijer Liga Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 24-year old center had a double-double of 25 points and ten rebounds, while his team crushed Sibenka (#6, 13-15) with 16-point margin 86-70. It allowed Cibona to consolidate first place in the Croatian Premijer Liga. Cibona have a solid 23-5 record. It was one of impressive evenings for Ljubicic as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Kresimir Ljubicic averages this season 10.2ppg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American point guard RJ Glasper (183-PG-1998) of Zabok. Glasper impressed basketball fans with 37 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. It was enough for Zabok to edge the lower-ranked Gorica (#11, 8-20) by 5 points 93-88. This victory allowed Zabok to move up to 3rd position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 9-19 record. Glasper is one of the most experienced players at Zabok and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was international Luka Bozic (200-SF-1996) of Zadar (#3). Bozic showcased his all-around game by recording 24 points, ten rebounds and seven assists in the last round. Despite Bozic's great performance Zadar lost 76-85 to #2 ranked Split. But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. The last thing Zadar needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 22 victories and 6 lost games. Bozic has a great season in Croatia. After 23 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 6.5rpg (7th best) and assists with 5.7apg (6th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Marko Ramljak (201-G/F-1993) of Zadar - 22 points and 12 rebounds 5. Jure Gunjina (203-F-1992) of Gorica - 18 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists 6. Shannon Shorter (193-SG-1989) of Split - 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Krunoslav Simon (197-SF-1985) of Cedevita Jr. - 15 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Tim Bond (201-SG-1995) of Zabok - 13 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists 9. Dominik Mavra (195-G-1994) of Split - 16 points and 6 assists 10. Emir Sabic (190-G-1996) of Cedevita Jr. - 20 points The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The biggest surprise took place in Split where host Split (22-6) beat league's leader Zadar (22-6) 85-76 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Zadar. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Split dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Zadar's 30 and made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was American Shannon Shorter (193-1989, college: N.Texas) who scored 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international guard Dominik Mavra (195-1994) chipped in 16 points and 6 assists (went 10 for 10 at the free throw line !!!). At the other side the best for losing team was the former international Luka Bozic (200-1996) who recorded a double-double by scoring 24 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Zadar's coach Daniel Jusup rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Split moved-up to second place, which they share with defeated Zadar. Zadar will play next round against Sibenka trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Split will try to continue on its current victory against fifth ranked Dubrava in Zagreb. Fifth-ranked Dubrava (13-15) made lots of trouble for fourth ranked Cedevita Jr. (21-7) in Zagreb. The visitors managed to secure only three-point victory 71-68. However their fans expected easier game. It was a good game for the former international Krunoslav Simon (197-1985, agency: AltusBasket) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Emir Sabic contributed with 20 points for the winners. Center Matej Bosnjak (204-2002, agency: Octagon Europe) replied with 16 points and 7 rebounds for Dubrava. Cedevita Jr. have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 21-7 record. Dubrava at the other side keeps the fifth place with 15 games lost. They share the position with Sibenka. Cedevita Jr.'s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Zagreb to the arena Cibona. Bottom-ranked Skrljevo managed to get a eighth victory, breaking the three-game losing streak on Sunday night. This time they won against seventh-ranked Dinamo 69-55. Griffin Ramme scored 9 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals to lead the charge for the winners. The best for the losing side was Ivan Novacic with 14 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Skrljevo (8-20) moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Alkar and Gorica. Newly promoted Dinamo keeps the seventh position with 17 games lost. Skrljevo will meet higher ranked Bosco (#8) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Dinamo will play against Zabok and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Rest of the games of round 6 were very predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Alkar was defeated by Bosco in Zagreb 84-78. Gorica was beaten by Zabok at home 88-93. Cibona won against Sibenka on the opponent's court 86-70.
Bosco - Alkar 84-78 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 9th ranked Alkar's (8-20) road loss to eighth ranked Bosco (10-18) 78-84 on Saturday. Bosco forced 19 Alkar turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Swingman Luka Katura (194-1989) scored 18 points to lead the charge for the winners and guard Marko Juric (190-1999) chipped in 12 points and 6 assists during the contest. Four Bosco players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was guard Ivan Svalina (198-1997) with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and point guard Lovre Basic (180-1995) scored 15 points and 6 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Newly promoted Bosco maintains eighth position with 10-18 record. Loser Alkar dropped to the tenth place with 20 games lost. They share the position with Gorica and Skrljevo. Bosco will meet at home bottom-ranked Skrljevo (#12) in the next round. Alkar will play against Gorica and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Alkar: I.Svalina 17+7reb+5ast, L.Basic 15+3reb+6ast, T.Bibbs 12+5reb+2ast, I.Polutak 7+3reb, H.Vucic 7+3reb+3ast, C.Peevy 7+3reb+2ast Bosco: L.Katura 18+4reb+2ast, A.Krapic 13+4reb, M.Juric 12+4reb+6ast, K.Luka 12+3reb+4ast, P.Babic 8+3reb+3ast, L.Babic 7+4reb+1ast Gorica - Zabok 88-93 Everything could happen in Velika Gorica at the game between two tied teams. Both tenth ranked Zabok and 9th ranked Gorica had identical 8-19 record. But Gorica was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Zabok 93-88 on Sunday night. They made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. American point guard RJ Glasper (183-1998, college: UIW) scored 37 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import Tim Bond (201-1995, college: EMU) chipped in 13 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Bond is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. The best for the losing side was forward Jure Gunjina (203-1992, college: GSW) with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists and forward Ivan Batur (202-1991, agency: AltusBasket) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Five Zabok and four Gorica players scored in double figures. Zabok (9-19) moved-up to ninth place. Loser Gorica dropped to the tenth position with 20 games lost. They share it with Alkar and Skrljevo. Zabok will meet at home higher ranked Dinamo (#7) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Gorica will play against Alkar in Sinj and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Gorica: J.Gunjina 18+12reb+7ast, I.Batur 16+10reb+6ast, I.Majic 15+1reb+1ast, V.Porobic 12+1reb, I.Nakic-Vojnovic 11+8reb+1ast, A.Masic 9+3reb+4ast Zabok: R.Glasper 37+5reb+8ast, T.Bond 13+7reb+6ast, J.Stipanicev 11+4reb, L.Tomas 10+4reb+2ast, A.Crnjevic 10+4reb+2ast, M.Perovic 6+8reb Skrljevo - Dinamo 69-55 Bottom-ranked Skrljevo managed to get a eighth victory, breaking the three-game losing streak on Sunday night. This time they won against seventh-ranked Dinamo 69-55. Skrljevo forced 21 Dinamo turnovers. American point guard Griffin Ramme (190-1989, college: Chapman) scored 9 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import guard Derryck Thornton (190-1997, college: Boston Coll.) chipped in 16 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) during the contest. The best for the losing side was the former international forward Ivan Novacic (201-1985) with 14 points and guard Marin Vrucinic (186-1997) scored 10 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Skrljevo (8-20) moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Alkar and Gorica. Newly promoted Dinamo keeps the seventh position with 17 games lost. Skrljevo will meet higher ranked Bosco (#8) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Dinamo will play against Zabok and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Dinamo: I.Novacic 14+3reb+1ast, I.Vucic 10+2reb+1ast, M.Vrucinic 10+2reb+2ast, H.Garafolic 9+3reb+2ast, L.Cvitanovic 5, A.Anzulovic 3+3reb+3ast Skrljevo: D.Thornton 16+2reb+3ast, S.Antunovic 15+2reb, G.Ramme 9+7reb+5ast, M.Rajcic 8+5reb+3ast, V.Saric 8+10reb+1ast, L.Barisic 6+5reb Dubrava - Cedevita Jr. 68-71 Fifth-ranked Dubrava (13-15) made lots of trouble for fourth ranked Cedevita Jr. (21-7) in Zagreb. The visitors managed to secure only three-point victory 71-68. However their fans expected easier game. Cedevita Jr. made 20-of-23 charity shots (87.0 percent) during the game. It was a good game for the former international Krunoslav Simon (197-1985, agency: AltusBasket) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Emir Sabic (190-1996, college: Lyon, agency: AltusBasket) contributed with 20 points for the winners. Center Matej Bosnjak (204-2002, agency: Octagon Europe) replied with 16 points and 7 rebounds and guard Filip Paponja (189-2002) added 15 points and 6 assists in the effort for Dubrava. Four Dubrava players scored in double figures. Cedevita Jr. have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 21-7 record. Dubrava at the other side keeps the fifth place with 15 games lost. They share the position with Sibenka. Cedevita Jr.'s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Zagreb to the arena Cibona. Top scorers: Dubrava: M.Bosnjak 16+7reb+2ast, F.Paponja 15+3reb+6ast, F.Bjelanovic 13, K.Karahodzic 10+6reb, K.Mihael 9+7reb, K.Filip 3+5reb+1ast Cedevita Jr.: E.Sabic 20+1reb, K.Simon 15+11reb+4ast, D.Topolovic 10+10reb+1ast, K.Vito 7+3reb+3ast, S.Rasic 7+4reb+2ast, R.Serdarusic 6+5reb+3ast Sibenka - Cibona 70-86 Very expected game in Sibenik where 5th ranked Sibenka (13-15) was defeated by first ranked Cibona (23-5) 86-70 on Monday. The former international center Kresimir Ljubicic (210-1998, agency: AltusBasket) had a double-double by scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and Ivan Majcunic (193-1996) chipped in 13 points and 4 assists during the contest. Four Cibona players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American guard Jacob Kakar (193-1998, college: Barry) with 12 points and power forward Pavao Paic (205-1998, agency: AltusBasket) scored 12 points and 4 assists. Sibenka's coach Damir Milacic tested eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Defending champion maintains first position with 23-5 record. Sibenka lost tenth consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with 15 games lost. They share the position with Dubrava. Cibona's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Zagreb Cedevita Jr.. Top scorers: Sibenka: J.Kakar 12+4reb+3ast, P.Paic 12+2reb+4ast, P.Jambrovic 10+5reb+2ast, L.Skoric 8+4reb, P.Juraj 7+3reb, P.Matej 6+4reb+1ast Cibona: K.Ljubicic 25+10reb, I.Perasovic 13+3reb+1ast, I.Majcunic 13+4reb+4ast, K.Radovcic 12+3reb+4ast, D.Vukovic 11+3reb+1ast, A.Aranitovic 5+3reb Split - Zadar 85-76 The biggest surprise took place in Split where host Split (22-6) beat league's leader Zadar (22-6) 85-76 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Zadar. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Split dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Zadar's 30 and made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was American Shannon Shorter (193-1989, college: N.Texas) who scored 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international guard Dominik Mavra (195-1994) chipped in 16 points and 6 assists (went 10 for 10 at the free throw line !!!). At the other side the best for losing team was the former international Luka Bozic (200-1996) who recorded a double-double by scoring 24 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists and the former international swingman Marko Ramljak (201-1993) added 22 points and 12 rebounds respectively. Zadar's coach Daniel Jusup rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Split moved-up to second place, which they share with defeated Zadar. Zadar will play next round against Sibenka trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Split will try to continue on its current victory against fifth ranked Dubrava in Zagreb. Top scorers: Zadar: L.Bozic 24+10reb+7ast, M.Ramljak 22+12reb+1ast, D.Dreznjak 8+2ast, S.Campara 7+3ast, J.Davis 5+3reb+1ast, K.Zganec 4+6reb+2ast Split: S.Shorter 19+9reb+4ast, D.Mavra 16+6ast, M.Kalajzic 11+3reb, J.Jukic 11+3reb, L.Sullivan 8+6reb+1ast, R.Ukic 8+1reb+2ast |
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There will be only one (last) round of the Second Stage in BasketLigaen. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The game had a very big importance for third-ranked Bakken as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Bakken defeated 5th ranked Svendborg in Aarhus 99-89. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Svendborg. Bakken looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Gustav Knudsen (204-2003) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. American forward Ryan Evans (202-1990, college: Wisconsin) contributed with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Bakken's coach Anders Sommer used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard Devin Whitfield (196-1998, college: LMU) replied with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for Svendborg. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Naestved and Randers. Svendborg at the other side keeps the fifth place with 15 games lost. Svendborg will play next round against strong Naestved trying to get back on the winning streak. Bakken will try to continue on its current victory against sixth ranked Herlev at home. The game in Herlev supposed to be also worth to mention about. Third ranked Randers (23-6) played at the court of 6th ranked Herlev (11-18). Randers smashed Herlev 85-54. American guard Josh Fortune (196-1994, college: Colorado) scored 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals to lead the charge for the winners and Brandon Norfleet chipped in 16 points and 5 assists during the contest. At the losing side the former international forward Marqus Marion (204-2004) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 10 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. Randers keep a position of league leader, which they share with Naestved and Bakken. Herlev lost twelfth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 18 games lost. Randers will play against Horsens IC (#4) at home in the next round. Herlev will play against the league's leader Bakken in Aarhus and hopes to get back on the winning track. In the last two games of round 10 BAC was beaten by Copenhagen on the road 86-79. Bottom-ranked Holbaek lost to Amager on its own court 79-89. The most impressive performance of 10th round was 15 points and 7 rebounds by Jordan Johnson of Amager.
Copenhagen - BAC 86-79 No shocking result in a game when seventh ranked Copenhagen (13-15) beat at home 9th ranked BAC (9-19) 86-79. Copenhagen players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. American center Durell Vinson (201-1985, college: Wagner) scored 24 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Hannibal Salomon (196-2000) chipped in 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. At the losing side Magnus Madsen (200-2003) responded with 15 points and 5 rebounds and forward Marcus Vinther (195-2002) scored 7 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. BAC's coach Thomas Hemmingsen rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Copenhagen maintains seventh position with 13-15 record. BAC at the other side keeps the ninth place with 19 games lost. Top scorers: BAC: O.Silas 18+1reb+2ast, M.Magnus 15+5reb+2ast, B.William 10+3reb, J.Gustav 8+4reb+2ast, V.Marcus 7+5reb+9ast, H.Andreas 6+1reb Copenhagen: D.Vinson 24+6reb+1ast, B.Serdarevic 21+3reb+1ast, H.Salomon 16+6reb+5ast, A.Ramirez 7+6reb+10ast, B.Sharif 6+1ast, I.Bakic 5+4reb+7ast Herlev - Randers 54-85 The game in Herlev supposed to be also worth to mention about. Third ranked Randers (23-6) played at the court of 6th ranked Herlev (11-18). Randers smashed Herlev 85-54. Randers dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Herlev's 22. Randers forced 24 Herlev turnovers and outrebounded them 50-35 including 37 on the defensive glass. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 29 assists. American guard Josh Fortune (196-1994, college: Colorado) scored 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import forward Brandon Norfleet (196-1993, college: IUP, agency: Inception Sports) chipped in 16 points and 5 assists during the contest. Fortune is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Randers players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international forward Marqus Marion (204-2004) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and Montenegrin point guard Danijel Marsenic (184-2001) scored 4 points and 8 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Randers keep a position of league leader, which they share with Naestved and Bakken. Herlev lost twelfth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 18 games lost. Randers will play against Horsens IC (#4) at home in the next round. Herlev will play against the league's leader Bakken in Aarhus and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Herlev: M.Marqus 13+10reb+4ast, A.Mortensen 12+2ast, M.Lucas 7+1reb, G.Seehausen 5+3reb, D.Marsenic 4+3reb+8ast, E.Joyce 3+7reb Randers: B.Norfleet 16+2reb+5ast, J.Fortune 16+6reb+4ast, N.Scott 11+8reb+4ast, K.Jonathan 11+2reb+4ast, A.Lonstrup 8+3reb+2ast, M.Bulow 7+10reb+4ast Bakken - Svendborg 99-89 The game had a very big importance for third-ranked Bakken as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Bakken defeated 5th ranked Svendborg in Aarhus 99-89. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Svendborg. Bakken looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Gustav Knudsen (204-2003) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. American forward Ryan Evans (202-1990, college: Wisconsin) contributed with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Bakken's coach Anders Sommer used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard Devin Whitfield (196-1998, college: LMU) replied with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and Nigerian forward Tope Arikawe (203-1995, college: N.Texas, agency: One Motive Sports) added 20 points and 4 assists in the effort for Svendborg. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Naestved and Randers. Svendborg at the other side keeps the fifth place with 15 games lost. Svendborg will play next round against strong Naestved trying to get back on the winning streak. Bakken will try to continue on its current victory against sixth ranked Herlev at home. Top scorers: Svendborg: D.Whitfield 24+8reb+5ast, T.Arikawe 20+4reb+4ast, B.Bynum 17+4reb+1ast, K.Smith 16+5reb+2ast, J.Marrow 12+5reb+8ast, O.Shiddo 0+2reb Bakken: K.Gustav 18+10reb+4ast, S.Flatten 17+5reb+1ast, E.Childs 14+7reb+3ast, S.Bowlin 13+1reb+7ast, R.Evans 13+6reb+5ast, D.Jukic 12+2reb+9ast Holbaek - Amager 79-89 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 11th ranked Holbaek's (3-25) home loss to tenth ranked Amager (7-20) 79-89. Amager dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Holbaek's 40. They outrebounded Holbaek 47-35 including a 39-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Guard Oscar Quackenbush (188-1999) scored 19 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Mitch Pelissier (190-1997, college: Concordia, IL) chipped in 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. Pelissier is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas. Four Amager players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard William Vang (190-2001) responded with 22 points and 6 assists and forward Rasmus Moller (202-2002) scored 15 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Amager maintains tenth position with 7-20 record. Holbaek lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay dead last with 25 lost games. Amager will play against higher ranked Vaerlose (#8) at home in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Holbaek will have a break next round. Top scorers: Holbaek: V.William 22+4reb+6ast, M.Rasmus 15+6reb+1ast, W.Gustav 15+5reb, S.Jack 9+3reb, C.Alessandro 7+4reb+5ast, L.Marius 5+3reb+1ast Amager: O.Quackenbush 19+6reb+7ast, M.Pelissier 17+5reb+7ast, J.Johnson 15+7reb+2ast, T.Bjarkason 12+7reb+2ast, J.Naughton 9+8reb, H.Viggo 6+6reb+1ast |
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He had the game-high 16 points adding six rebounds and four assists for Randers in his team's victory, helping them to outclass Herlev (#6, 11-18) with 31-point margin 85-54. Randers maintains the 3rd position in Danish league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier in Second Stage. Randers will need more victories to improve their 23-6 record. In the team's last game Fortune had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range. He turned to be Randers' top player in his first season with the team. University of Colorado graduate has very impressive stats this year. Fortune is in league's top in points (4th best: 20.1ppg), rebounds (6th best: 7.9rpg) and averages solid 2.3spg and 57.7% FGP. Worth to mention Fortune played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball. Second best performed player last round was Durell Vinson (201-C-1985) of Copenhagen. He is American center in his second season at Copenhagen. In the last game Vinson recorded impressive 24 points and 6 rebounds. Of course Copenhagen cruised to a 86-79 relatively comfortable win over slightly lower-ranked BAC (#9, 9-19). Copenhagen's 7th position in the standings has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 13-15 record. Vinson is well-known at Copenhagen and he already established his position as one of the team's leaders. Third place about best performers goes to forward Tope Arikawe (203-F-1995, agency: One Motive Sports) of Svendborg (#5). Arikawe scored 20 points and passed four assists. Despite Arikawe's great performance Svendborg lost 89-99 to the higher-ranked Bakken (#1, 23-6). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Svendborg ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 15 games, recording just fourteen victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Arikawe could help Svendborg to bring them higher in the standings. Arikawe has a very solid season. In 27 games in Denmark he scored 7.8ppg. He also has 4.7rpg and FGP: 52.2%. Arikawe attended one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on his way to pro basketball. Other top performing players last week: 4. Gustav Knudsen (204-F-2003) of Bakken - 18 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Skyler Flatten (198-G/F-1995) of Bakken - 17 points and 5 rebounds 6. Devin Whitfield (196-G-1998) of Svendborg - 24 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Kentwan Smith (203-F-1991) of Svendborg - 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Jordan Johnson (198-G-1998) of Amager - 15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Marqus Marion (204-F-2004) of Herlev - 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Hannibal Salomon (196-SG-2000) of Copenhagen - 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game of round 18 in the Liga MB took place in Metapan. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of one of their biggest challengers Cojute (9-5) to fifth ranked Metapan (7-6) 86-83 on Monday evening. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Cojute. Metapan looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Metapan made 11 blocks. American point guard Leangelo Saravia (183, college: Oakland City) scored 18 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Lee Vasquez (176-1991) chipped in 23 points and 6 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was American guard Jeremy Agosto (177-1997, agency: The French Family Consulting) with a triple-double by scoring 29 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 6 steals. Metapan moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Quezaltepeque. Cojute at the other side keeps the third position with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. The game in Izalco was also worth to mention about. 7th ranked Fantasmas (4-8) played at the court of eighth ranked Brujos (5-7). Brujos managed to secure a 7-point victory 95-88. Guyanese-American center Anthony Moe (207-1990, college: Millersville) notched a double-double by scoring 27 points, 15 rebounds and 8 blocks to lead the effort and Jonatan Bello supported him with 23 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 blocks. Brujos' coach Francisco Lemus allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 29 points and 15 rebounds by American Nick Moore (198-1991, college: Alliance) did not help to save the game for Fantasmas. Brujos moved-up to sixth place. Fantasmas lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth position with eight games lost. Brujos will play against bottom-ranked Chalchuapa (#10) on the road in the next round. Fantasmas will play against Santiagueno and it may be a tough game between close rivals. 10th ranked Chalchuapa (1-12) was outscored at home by fourth ranked Quezaltepeque (7-6) with the biggest margin this round 101-54 on Sunday night. The best player for the winners was Jose Araujo who scored 30 points and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Ryann Mercado who recorded a double-double by scoring 22 points, 11 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. Quezaltepeque have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 7-6 record, which they share with Metapan. Chalchuapa lost fourth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 12 games lost. Quezaltepeque will meet at home league's second-placed Santa Tecla in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Chalchuapa will play against Brujos (#6) and hope to win that game.
Brujos - Fantasmas 95-88 The game in Izalco was also worth to mention about. 7th ranked Fantasmas (4-8) played at the court of eighth ranked Brujos (5-7). Brujos managed to secure a 7-point victory 95-88. Brujos players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. They brought some defensive toughness making 15 blocks. Guyanese-American center Anthony Moe (207-1990, college: Millersville) notched a double-double by scoring 27 points, 15 rebounds and 8 blocks to lead the effort and Dominican swingman Jonatan Bello (195-2001) supported him with 23 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 blocks. Brujos' coach Francisco Lemus allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 29 points and 15 rebounds by American Nick Moore (198-1991, college: Alliance) did not help to save the game for Fantasmas. His fellow American import guard Caleb Bowser (193, college: Georgian Court) added 31 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Fantasmas players scored in double figures. Brujos moved-up to sixth place. Fantasmas lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth position with eight games lost. Brujos will play against bottom-ranked Chalchuapa (#10) on the road in the next round. Fantasmas will play against Santiagueno and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Fantasmas: C.Bowser 31+9reb+6ast, N.Moore 29+15reb+2ast, C.Sorto 13+5reb+1ast, J.Carter 13+10reb+3ast, D.Hernandez 2+6reb+2ast, M.Josue 0 Brujos: D.Los Santos Juan 31+8reb+2ast, A.Moe 27+15reb+2ast, B.Jonatan 23+11reb+9ast, C.Alexander 7+11reb+4ast, J.Crespin 5+3reb+1ast, P.Andres 2+1reb Chalchuapa - Quezaltepeque 54-101 10th ranked Chalchuapa (1-12) was outscored at home by fourth ranked Quezaltepeque (7-6) with the biggest margin this round 101-54 on Sunday night. Quezaltepeque dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Chalchuapa's 28. They outrebounded Chalchuapa 62-36 including a 41-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Quezaltepeque looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Chalchuapa's players. The best player for the winners was naturalized Canadian Jose Araujo (187-1986, college: UNBC, agency: Interperformances) who scored 30 points and 4 assists. American center Marc Montavious (206-1990, college: Georgetown, KY) chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points and 20 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Ryann Mercado who recorded a double-double by scoring 22 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and American Gorg Alhag (190-1997, college: Mayville St.) added 8 points and 7 rebounds 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. Quezaltepeque have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 7-6 record, which they share with Metapan. Chalchuapa lost fourth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 12 games lost. Quezaltepeque will meet at home league's second-placed Santa Tecla in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Chalchuapa will play against Brujos (#6) and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Chalchuapa: M.Ryann 22+11reb+4ast, G.Alhag 8+7reb+1ast, H.Eleazar 6+8reb, G.Carlos 6+3reb, G.Luis 4+3reb, C.Nestor 4+1reb Quezaltepeque: J.Araujo 30+4reb+4ast, C.Duran 20+10reb, M.Montavious 16+20reb+1ast, J.Barahona 9+4reb+3ast, R.Moquete 6+9reb+10ast, L.Hernandez 5 Metapan - Cojute 86-83 The most exciting game of round 18 in the Liga MB took place in Metapan. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of one of their biggest challengers Cojute (9-5) to fifth ranked Metapan (7-6) 86-83 on Monday evening. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Cojute. Metapan looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Metapan made 11 blocks. American point guard Leangelo Saravia (183, college: Oakland City) scored 18 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Lee Vasquez (176-1991) chipped in 23 points and 6 assists during the contest. Five Metapan players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American guard Jeremy Agosto (177-1997, agency: The French Family Consulting) with a triple-double by scoring 29 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 6 steals and his fellow American import center Troidell Carter (206-1991, college: Slippery Rock) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds. Metapan moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Quezaltepeque. Cojute at the other side keeps the third position with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Cojute: A.Jeremy 29+11reb+10ast, J.Flores 18+8reb+2ast, T.Carter 15+11reb+2ast, K.Martinez 7+1reb, C.Berry 6+8reb+2ast, M.William 6+2reb Metapan: V.Lee 23+4reb+6ast, L.Saravia 18+7reb+9ast, S.Deikel 15+15reb+1ast, A.Regalado 14+9reb+3ast, S.Machado 12+13reb+1ast, R.Miranda 4+3reb+1ast |
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The 25-year old player recorded a triple-double of 26 points adding also 11 rebounds and 11 assists, while his team crushed Santiagueno (#9, 3-9) with 24-point margin 93-69. Cojute maintains the 3rd position in Salvadorean Liga MB. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Cojute will need more victories to improve their 9-5 record. In the team's last game Agosto had a remarkable 64.3% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Cojute, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Jeremy Agosto has solid league stats. He is in league's top in points (3rd best: 24.6ppg) and averages impressive 3.4spg and 57.0% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was another Cojute's star - young American Chase Berry (198-F-1998). Berry had a very good evening with a double-double of 25 points and 13 rebounds. Of course together with Agosto he helped Cojute with another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Santiagueno (#9, 3-9) 93-69. Cojute's 3rd position in the standings has not changed. His team's 9-5 record is not bad at all. Berry is one of the most experienced players at Cojute and similarly like Jeremy Agosto has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. Third on the list of top players last round was American swingman Andravious Smith (198-G/F-1995) of league's top team San Salvador. Smith got into 30-points club by scoring exactly 30 points in the last round. He went also for five rebounds and five assists. He was a key player of San Salvador, leading his team to a 95-75 easy win against the lower-ranked Fantasmas (#8, 4-8). Many experts and fans count San Salvador as a contender for championship title. Another victory and another confirmation that they may be right. Just look at their record: 11 victories and only one lost game. They are currently at the very top of the standings. Smith has a great season in El Salvador. After 12 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 23.4ppg (6th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Marc Montavious (206-C-1990) of Quezaltepeque - 21 points and 14 rebounds 5. Jonatan Bello (195-G/F-2001) of Brujos - 21 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Juan De Los Santos (193-F-2002) of Brujos - 27 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Troidell Carter (206-C-1991) of Cojute - 19 points and 11 rebounds 8. Freddy Asprilla (206-C-1988) of Santiagueno - 19 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Douglas Baires (1988) of Quezaltepeque - 18 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Anthony Moe (207-C-1990) of Brujos - 23 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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The 21-year old swingman had a double-double of 23 points and eleven rebounds, while his team beat Fantasmas (#8, 4-8) 95-88. Brujos is placed at 6th position in Salvadorean Liga MB. Brujos is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 5-7 record. In the team's last game Bello had a remarkable 61.5% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Brujos and just after two games he already turned to be a very valuable addition to the team. Jonatan Bello averages just after two games 22.0ppg, 14.5rpg and 7.0apg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American guard Jeremy Agosto (177-G-1997, agency: The French Family Consulting) of Cojute. Agosto impressed basketball fans with a triple-double of 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Bad luck as Cojute was edged by slightly lower-ranked Metapan (#5, 7-6) 86-83. Cojute managed to keep the same 3rd spot in the standings. His team's 9-5 record is not bad at all. Agosto is one of the most experienced players at Cojute and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 24.6ppg (#3). His other stats are also decent: 6.7rpg and 8.6apg. The third best performed player last round was American Nick Moore (198-PF-1991) of Fantasmas (#8). Moore scored 29 points and grabbed fifteen rebounds (!!!). Despite Moore's great performance Fantasmas lost 88-95 to slightly higher-ranked Brujos (#6, 5-7). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Fantasmas not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 8 games, recording just four victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Moore could try to bring Fantasmas' a little bit higher in the standings. Moore has individually a great season in El Salvador. After 11 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 13.9rpg (4th best). He also has 2.1bpg and FGP: 54.1%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Anthony Moe (207-C-1990) of Brujos - 27 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Juan De Los Santos (193-F-2002) of Brujos - 31 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Marc Montavious (206-C-1990) of Quezaltepeque - 16 points and 20 rebounds 7. Deikel Sanchez (G-1996) of Metapan - 15 points and 15 rebounds 8. Caleb Bowser (193-G) of Fantasmas - 31 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists 9. Jose Araujo (187-SG-1986) of Quezaltepeque - 30 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Cristian Duran (201-F-1996) of Quezaltepeque - 20 points and 10 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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PuHu Juniorit - Raholan P. 76-78 The guests trailed by 14 points after three quarters before their 28-12 charge, which allowed them to win the game. The best player for the winners was American guard David Gonzalvez (193-1987, college: Richmond) who scored 26 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Forward Olli Kanerva (198-1996) chipped in 10 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Jouko Jarvinen (192) who recorded a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds and guard Niki Juntunen (188-2001) added 17 points and 5 assists respectively. Four PuHu Juniorit players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Top scorers: PuHu Juniorit: N.Juntunen 17+3reb+5ast, O.Rantala 17+1reb, J.Jarvinen 16+10reb+1ast, V.Leino 15+3reb+2ast, R.Tony 7+2reb+3ast, V.Aku 4+6reb+2ast Raholan P.: D.Gonzalvez 26+9reb+6ast, O.Kanerva 10+6reb+4ast, A.Mavrodiev 9+9reb+2ast, A.Tuomo 8+1reb, N.Veikko 8+1ast, J.Niemi 7+2reb+3ast |
| Korisliiga Round 2 of Semi-Finals. Kauhajoki and Seagulls register road wins - by Eurobasket News |
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Vilpas - Kauhajoki 74-82 The guests started the game with a very strong first quarter 21-10. But Vilpas won second period 26-20. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Kauhajoki made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. The game was dominated by American players. The best player for the winners was forward Jeffrey Crockett (201-1991, college: Texas Tech) who had a double-double by scoring 25 points and 12 rebounds. Guard Cameron Jones (193-1989, college: NAU, agency: BIG) chipped in 18 points. Jones is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Kauhajoki players scored in double figures. Kauhajoki's coach Janne Koskimies used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Ira Lee (203-1998, college: Arizona) produced 8 points and 7 rebounds and guard Quentin Goodin (193-1997, college: Xavier, agency: Diamond Sports) added 11 points and 4 assists respectively for the hosts. Top scorers: Vilpas: P.Blomgren 14+1ast, Q.Goodin 11+3reb+4ast, R.Abell 11, M.Koivisto 11+2reb+3ast, J.Nenonen 9+5reb, I.Lee 8+7reb+3ast Kauhajoki: J.Crockett 25+12reb, C.Jones 18+4reb+1ast, D.Dixson 11+5reb, S.Kaukiainen 10+5reb+3ast, L.Skinner 9+4reb+1ast, D.Dolenc 7+4reb+2ast Kataja - Seagulls 71-94 The game was mostly controlled by Seagulls. Kataja was better in second period 28-27. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They made 21-of-27 charity shots (77.8 percent) during the game. Seagulls players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Kataja's players. The game was also dominated by American players. Power forward Zena Edosomwan (206-1993, college: Harvard) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. Swingman Jeffrey Carroll (198-1994, college: OK State) contributed with 24 points and 7 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. Five Seagulls players scored in double figures. Forward Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson (198-1991, college: Temple) replied with 24 points and 6 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) and guard Lamonte Turner (188-1997, college: Tennessee) added 14 points and 4 assists in the effort for Kataja. 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: Kataja: R.Hollis-Jefferson 24+6reb+1ast, L.Turner 14+4reb+4ast, G.Smith 11+8reb, T.Hirvonen 8+2reb+1ast, T.Exaucia 5+1reb, T.Knihtinen 4+3reb+1ast Seagulls: J.Carroll 24+7reb, R.Rougeau 20+6reb+3ast, Z.Edosomwan 14+12reb+6ast, R.Hall III 11+2reb+6ast, O.Jarvi 11+4reb+2ast, L.Nikkarinen 10+1reb+8ast |
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| The Telekom Baskets Overpower SIG Strasburg In The 4th Leading To 83-77 BCL Win And First Final 4 Appearance In Club History - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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One of the great times in basketball is when players can battle one another in a do or die game while the fans can witness the extra special thrill of that amazing feeling of winning or having to suffer the agony of defeat in a moment where there is no consolation. That moment is exactly what the Telekom Baskets Bonn and SIG Strasburg felt in Bonn Germany. It was game 3 in the Basketball Champions League Quarterfinals for the exclusive ticket to the Final 4. The Telekom Baskets Bonn need 3 more wins to finally celebrate a title. But it was still a long way as they had to first take care of business against SIG Strasburg. The Telekom Baskets Bonn came well prepared into the contest having destroyed easyCredit BBL doormat medi Bayreuth by 44 points while SIG Strasburg had a positive warmup disposing of 7th ranked France Pro A club Dijon by 17 points. Had the Telekom Baskets Bonn had had a better grip on diminutive guard Marcus Keene in the last minutes and slowed him down from scoring 7 points at the end in game 1, then it would never have come to this game. This time Marcus Keene was cheering on his team from the bench and witnessed an incredible hard fought game from both teams for 40 minutes. It was a game where one saw that no team wanted to give any gifts away and one that carried itself with a high intensity from both sides. But a basketball game has 40 minutes and in the last 10 minutes, it was more than clear that the Telekom Baskets Bonn wanted it more and despite SIG Strasburg never giving up couldn't match Bonn's intensity. 'My players took each possession personal', warned Tuomas Iisalo. At the end of 40 minutes the Telekom Baskets Bonn simply overpowered SIG Strasburg 83-77 to reach their first Basketball Champions League Final 4 in club history. 'This was a gutsy and epic game. We let game one slip away and just wanted it more tonight. Credit to Strasburg for being very competitive. Our biggest strength was our cohesiveness. We always stuck together'; warned Telekom Baskets Bonn guard Javontae Hawkins. SIG Strasburg gave it all they had, but a little extra fatigue and failed execution on both ends cost them the game. 'We fought as a team and guys stepped up. You have to give credit to Bonn, because they protected their home court. Basketball is a game of runs and they made the last one', stressed SIG Strasburg guard Tim Frazier. The do or die game began with a breathless atmosphere as the Bonn fans had their game faces on. SIG Strasburg jumped all over the Telekom Baskets Bonn getting the early 6-2 advantage. Most likely 2023 easyCredit BBL MVP TJ Shorts (175-PG-1997, college: UC Davis) got his team on the board first with an off balance shot, but the guests slapped them back with back to back three's from ex NBA players Rodions Kurucs and Tim Frazier. SIG Strasburg was already establishing themselves on the offensive glass while Bonn had some lapses on defense. But the Bonn fans soon had something to cheer about as Bonn got their offense rolling as Hawkins sunk 3 free throws and deadly sniper Sebastian Herrera knocked down consecutive three's to take the 11-8 lead. Both teams offenses was executing well as Leo Cavaliere and Frazier scored while for Bonn Hawkins made a crushing dunk from the wing and ex Warner Pacific (NAIA) small forward Collin Malcolm made a lay in for the Bonn 17-14 lead. But whenever TJ Shorts was on the bench, the game of Bonn stalled allowing the guests to close out the first quarter with a 12-4 run to lead 26-21 after 10 minutes. In the run the guests continued to profit from second chance opportunities and vital support from the bench as French player Lucas Beufort and ex Braunschweig center Martin Peterka dropped three pointers. Bonn did close out the first quarter with a typical wow moment between teammates as Shorts found Kratzer for the alley-oop slam dunk bringing back memories to the classic hook up between a Jared Jordan and Tony Gaffney a decade ago. 'We didn't have a good start and had a relapse. We couldn't get stops and their 9 offensive rebounds really hurt us', stated Javontae Hawkins. Bonn had 5 turnovers and were only shooting 25% from outside while SIG Strasburg had the overwhelming 14-8 rebound edge and shot 40% from outside. In the second quarter SIG Strasburg kept the lead and twice went on runs only to see the Telekom Baskets Bonn react each time and slap them back with 2 runs. Ex New Zealand Breaker Finn Delaney began the second quarter with a lay in spinning to the hoop, but SIG Strasburg still led 26-23. But Bonn couldn't withstand a Strasburg run as they allowed 9 points while scoring only 2 trailing 35-25. In the run ex Detroit Piston Tim Frazier made free throws and nailed a trey. The aggressive guard never shows any emotion, but hurls up those no mercy three's that puts a dagger through your heart. 208cm Marselle native Bodian Massa drilled home 10 and 20 footers. The guests had a nice offensive flow going as Bonn's defensive intensity was way below the norm. But the Telekom Baskets Bonn found back to their game going on a 11-2 run to trail only 37-36. In the run Bonn got the usual deadly mid distance support from TJ Shorts who hit 20 and 15 footers while Hawkins followed his aggressiveness making a floater and lay in and Herrera nailed a line drive three from the corner. 'TJ is tough as nails. He is one of the toughest guys I ever played against and played with. He always gets after it. He is so competitive and plays the right way. He is our vocal leader, but also listens. We need him so much', warned Javontae Hawkins. SIG Strasburg halted the Bonn pressure and hit back with a 6-0 run to lead 43-36. In the run the French side got free throws and a hook shot from ex Brooklyn Net Rodions Kurucs while Massa snuck inside making the alley-oop dunk as Frazier supplied the dime. But Bonn supplied the last blow before the break with a 8-2 run to trail only 46-44 at half-time. Shorts as usual was at full speed and aggressive scoring an off balance shot and got to the free throw line while ex Wurzburg American Tyson Ward hit a trey. 'It was an up and down roller coaster ride. These are the type of top games you want to be a part of. Tim Frazier is a big time player and made big shots for them', said Javontae Hawkins. SIG Strasburg still had the 21-15 rebound edge, but Bonn kept them only to 1 offensive rebound in the second quarter. Bonn also did a better job taking care of the ball and forced the guests to 5 turnovers. The guests were at 40% form outside while Bonn still couldn't find a three point rhythm shooting 28%. The Telekom Baskets Bonn came out reborn in the third quarter grabbing the lead, but could never shake off SIG Strasburg as they regained the lead back in the last minutes to lead by 2 points after 30 minutes. Bonn stopped SIG Strasburg's first 4 possessions and went on a lethal 8-0 run to lead 52-46. In the run the Telekom Baskets Bonn received good support from Finn Delaney who scored twice and Tyson Ward showed his three point strength connecting. After a Kurucs lay in, TJ Shorts stepped up as usual making a pull up jumper for the 54-48 lead. Bonn's offense was flowing which paralyzed SIG Strasburg on defense. They couldn't match Bonn's intensity. Bonn also stepped up their defensive intensity forcing the guests to bad decisions and tough shots. But SIG Strasburg didn't hide their heads in the sand but showed they were there in a do or die game going on a 9-2 run to regain the lead 57-56. In the run the guests got support from Frazier and Kurucs with buckets and ex easyCredit BBL player Deandre Lansdowne nailed a 20 footer as he took over a majority of the playmaking during the game. SIG Strasburg had a thin bench, but that adrenaline carried them over the top in this phase coupled with proper execution at both ends. Both clubs then would exchange leads 3 times, but Deandre Lansdowne supplied the last blow of the third quarter punishing Bonn with back to back three's to give SIG Strasburg the 65-63 lead. 'I never played against Lansdowne in Germany, but did this season in France. He is so tough. He is a big time player that made big time shots', said Javontae Hawkins. 'We fought hard and showed heart. We showed just how much we stick together. They were doing it before I came. We showed what we were made of in adversity. When they punched us, we got up and never gave up', warned Tim Frazier. SIG Strasburg continued to lead the rebound battle 30-23 as they got 4 offensive rebounds. Bonn continued to be the better field goal shooting team, but still couldn't shoot well from outside at 23%. In the fourth quarter the Telekom Baskets Bonn made the first punch which SIG Strasburg couldn't handle as they never would be able to get over the hump and get the lead back. The Telekom Baskets heeded the words of Tuomas Iisalo after the third quarter and came out cruising on a crushing 13-2 run to lead 76-67 and they would never look back again. German big man Leon Kratzer was instrumental in the run scoring 3 baskets in the paint as his domination was evident. Ward also dropped a trey while Shorts added 4 points with a lay in and free throws. 'We found our defensive identity. Coach prepared us well. Our practices are always hard and that translates over to our games. When we are all on a string and making the extra hustle plays, then we are very tough. Tyson Ward is one if not the best defender in the BBL. I think he could become the best defender in the Euroleague', warned Javontae Hawkins. Even if that run seemed to shock SIG Strasburg at first, they still had some energy and slapped Bonn with a 5-0 run as Tim Frazier made a lay in and Deandre Lansdowne continued to have his range dropping a three pointer to trail only 76-72 with 3,00 minutes remaining. But that was as close as the guests would get as Bonn continued to execute offensively getting free throws from Sebastian Herrera and a 10 footer from Hawkins to give Bonn the 80-72 advantage. After Kurucs free throws, Ward made a key offensive rebound and a free throw to give Bonn the 81-75 lead. Lansdowne added a late lay in, but Shorts closed out the game with free throws. 'The fans were huge. They are our sixth man. We showed relentless intensity on defense. It may look ugly at times, but when we do make mistakes, we find ways to make plays', warned Javontae Hawkins. 'Bonn did a good job sticking to their game plan. They made the last run', stated Tim Frazier. The Telekom Baskets Bonn were led by TJ Shorts with 24 points. Javontae Hawkins added 15 points and Sebastian Herrera 13 points while SIG Strasburg were led by Tim Frazier with 20 points while Deandre Lansdowne added 17 points and Rodions Kurucs 14 points. The Telekom Baskets Bonn shot 45% form the field and 22% from outside and had 33 rebounds and 11 turnovers while SIG Strasburg shot 41% from the field and 34% from outside and had 35 rebounds and 14 turnovers. |
| Le Havre tabs Olivier Romain - by Eurobasket News | ||||
He was a member of French U19 National Team back in 2007. Romain has spent his entire career in France playing for eight other teams: JDA Dijon, Metropolitans, Monaco, Saint Quentin, Caen, CFBB, JL Bourg and Boulazac Basket. Among many awards his team made it to the NM1 Play-Offs Semifinals in 2022. He was also voted to Eurobasket.com All-French NM1 Domestic Player of the Year back in 2018. |
| Alpha Diallo claims French Betclic ELITE ProA weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 25-year old forward had the game-high 30 points adding eight rebounds and two assists for Monaco in his team's victory, helping them to beat Fos-sur-Mer (#18, 8-20) 98-83. It allowed Monaco to consolidate first place in the French Betclic ELITE ProA. Monaco have a solid 25-5 record. In the team's last game Diallo had a remarkable 84.6% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Alpha Diallo averages this season 10.7ppg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American power forward Jeremy Evans (206-F/C-1987) of Paris. Evans impressed basketball fans with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course Paris cruised to a 99-91 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Nancy (#16, 10-18). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. But Paris managed to improve slightly their position in standings taking 9th place. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 14-15 record. Evans is a newcomer at Paris and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was Mali Amadou Sow (206-F-1998) of Blois (#15). Sow got into 30-points club by scoring 31 points in the last round. He went also for eleven rebounds . He was a key player of Blois, leading his team to a 72-68 win against the higher-ranked Le Mans (#7, 15-14). The chances of Blois not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 18 games, recording just eleven victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Sow could try to bring Blois' a little bit higher in the standings. Sow has a very solid season. In 29 games in France he scored 14.0ppg. He also has 5.2rpg and FGP: 55.2%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Marcus Keene (178-PG-1995) of Strasbourg - 30 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Victor Wembanyama (224-F-2004) of Levallois - 25 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists 6. JaJuan Johnson (208-PF-1989) of Gravelines - 24 points and 4 rebounds 7. Markis McDuffie (203-F-1997) of Dijon - 23 points and 7 rebounds 8. Juhann Begarin (196-SG-2002) of Paris - 19 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Bryce Jones (183-PG-1994) of Limoges - 25 points and 12 assists 10. Matt Morgan (188-G-1997) of Le Mans - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Sandro Zaridze claims Georgian U18 League weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Talented Sandro Zaridze (193-F-2005) had a very impressive game in the last round for Gori and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 15. The 17-year old forward had a double-double of 35 points and nineteen rebounds, while his team beat Sokhumi (#6, 3-8) 92-84. Gori maintains the 7th position in their group in Georgian U18 League. The season is in a full swing, so it's only a dream for the team to make it into top half of the standings. For contrary they may face relegation if the situation turns from bad to worse. Gori have already lost 11 games and recorded just one victory. In the team's last game Zaridze had a remarkable 52.2% from 2-point range. He turned to be Gori's top player in his first season with the team. Zaridze has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (2nd best: 26.9ppg) and averages solid 2.2bpg and 3.3spg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young forward Giorgi Zurabishvili (198-F-2006) of Sokhumi. Zurabishvili impressed basketball fans with 38 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course he led Sokhumi to another comfortable win outscoring slightly higher-ranked Dinamo (#4, 6-6) 96-70. Sokhumi's 6th position in Group B has not changed. 8 lost games are too many comparing to just three victories Sokhumi managed to get this year. Zurabishvili is a newcomer at Sokhumi and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 27.1ppg (#1). He also registered 8.4 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was another Sokhumi's star - Giorgi Gabunia (194-G-2006). Gabunia got into 30-points club by scoring exactly 30 points in the last round. He went also for fifteen rebounds and five assists. He was another key player of Sokhumi, helping his team with a 96-70 easy win against slightly higher-ranked Dinamo (#4, 6-6). Sokhumi can only dream about fighting for top spots in Group B. They have rather bad season and 3-8 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Gabunia has a very solid season. In 11 games in Georgia he scored 17.1ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Demetre Chochishvili (200-C-2005) of Gori - 18 points and 22 rebounds 5. Shalva Meunargia (193-G-2005) of Sokhumi - 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Vazha Kechakmadze (196-F-2006) of Rustavi - 25 points and 13 rebounds 7. Saba Narimanidze (205-F-2005) of Zaza - 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Shota Machavariani (205-C-2005) of Overtime - 25 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Kakhaber Iagorashvili (193-F-2005) of Telavi - 26 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Luka Mamuchashvili (205-C-2005) of Sokhumi - 11 points and 14 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| The EPG Baskets Koblenz Steamroll Past The EN Baskets Schwelm 97-76 In Game One - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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The Post season is what the faithful EPG Baskets Koblenz fans have been waiting for for 7 months as now the season really begins. Everyone knows in Koblenz that the club should of arrived in the playoffs with a spotless record, but the club had a little slip up against Hanau in their living room that cost them the perfect regular season. The gang led by head coach Pat Elzie still came into the playoffs well prepared having won 14 games in a row and had the best offense with 92 points per game and best defense in the league with 71 points allowed. Meeting the EPG Baskets Koblenz were the EN Baskets Schwelm who slipped into the playoffs on the last game day beating the TKS 49ers. Schwelm is a team that can have high scoring games on occasion as they averaged 81 points per game, but also allowed many points with 81. The EPG Baskets Koblenz saw an old teammate with Mr versatile CJ Oldham who had played in Koblenz in the 20-21 COVID season. On an untypical Monday night the EPG Baskets Koblenz welcomed the EN Baskets Schwelm and had many struggles during the 40 minutes, but overall were able to control the game and find their identity in the fourth quarter and steamroll past the EN Baskets Schwelm 97-76. When you only lost 1 game all season long, the expectations grow from week to week as the goal of moving up to the Pro A grows and grows. 'We were nervous at the start. We had problems making shots but we remained stable on defense. We began to play our game in the second half. A win is a win', warned ex easyCredit BBL player Marvin Heckel (190-PG-1997). The EN Baskets Schwelm battled all night long, but one noticed that they just didn't have the man power and bench to combat the game of the EPG Baskets Koblenz. 'We couldn't match their physicality. You could see how much experience they have. We are still very young. Their deep bench helped and we simply had too much respect for them. We underestimated their quick hands as they forced us to many turnovers', stressed ex easyCredit BBL player Chris Frazier. The EPG Baskets Koblenz had 2 great minutes, but then their game fizzled as they allowed the EN Baskets Schwelm to play their game and have the surprising 4 point lead after 10 minutes. The EPG Baskets ran out to a 6-2 lead as they got a lay and free throws by ex Ehingen center Brian Butler and ex Temple (NCAA) guard Alani Moore made a lay in. The EPG Baskets Koblenz inserted a playoff press that worked wonders and defended aggressively and found good shots on offense. But that all came to an abrupt end as the guests strolled out on a 10-2 run to lead 12-8. The guests calmed down and suddenly had more room on offense. That was perfect for a player like the born shooter Chris Frazier who nailed 2 three's. Give him just a spec of room and he will make you pay. Ex Leverkusen forward CJ Oldham also supplied 2 buckets. Koblenz lost their brutal defensive intensity and on offense attacked the zone aimless trying to break through an unbreakable wall. The EPG Baskets Koblenz actually found some offensive spark going on a 5-0 run as ex Pro A player Nicolas Sperber made an offensive rebound and put back and ex MLP Academics guard Leon Friederici supplied a trey to lead 13-12. But the guests continued to hit big shots as Germans Till Hornscheidt and Mailk Eichler connected from the parking lot for the 19-15. 'We defended well for the first 2 minutes. We had no real offensive flow and had uncontrollable penetration. We had no concentration on our finishes', stated EPG Baskets CEO Thomas Klein. In the second quarter the EPG Baskets Koblenz had to witness the EN Baskets Schwelm controlling the slim lead as Koblenz began well, but couldn't be consistent. But in the last few minutes the EPG Baskets Koblenz found their game and walked into the locker room at the break with the 6 point lead. Eichler began the second frame with the lay in giving the guests the 21-15 lead. But that didn't stand for long as Pat Elzie and his troops made a move going on a 9-2 run to regain the 24-23 lead. In the run ex Bremerhaven center Moses Poelking displayed his beast qualities making a runner and dunk, while Sperber continued to be aggressive draining a trey and assistant coach/player Yassin Turan sparkled with his quickness scoring on the drive. 'We upped the speed and were more concentrated on the close outs. We defended better on 1-1 and pick and roll', said Thomas Klein. But then came another lull by the EPG Baskets Koblenz as they allowed the EN Baskets Schwelm to get some confidence with their offense. A 5-o run led by a three pointer by German Marius Behr and step back jumper by Chriz Frazier gave the guests the 28-24 lead. One saw on occasion in the first half, that the nervousness of the EPG Baskets Koblenz was present. They had a lot of pressure and now had to perform. Koblenz was too much up and down, but here and there they played well in spurts. Alani Moore who had been more passive in the game changed that making a trey and lay in on transition to give his team the lead back at 32-31. The game showcased mini runs as ex FC Bayern Munich youth player Robert Merz supplied a runner and three pointer for the 38-34 Schwelm lead. But the EPG Baskets Schwelm then played their best basketball of the first half closing out the second quarter with a severe 12-2 run to lead 46-40 at the break. In the run, Koblenz got their offense rolling again. Marvin Heckel scored a trey a lay in while Brian Butler made a lay in. Pat Elzie then called a time out and drew up a beautiful play for Brian Butler. Marvin Heckel fed him for the thunderous alley-oop dunk. 'That was a brutal alley-oop. Brian had a lot of hang time', stated Thomas Klein. Friederici also added a three pointer. In the third quarter the EPG Baskets Koblenz were able to control the game and lead for a long time by double digits, but at the end allowed the EN Baskets Schwelm to get under 10 points, but after 30 minutes trailed by 10 points. The EPG Baskets Koblenz came out and found a better rhythm on offense. They got vital three's from Friederici who connected twice and Heckel also scored from down town for the 58-43 lead. The EN Baskets Schwelm did all they could to stick around, but couldn't really get over the hump. Malik Eichler was able to give key support from the bench with a 6-0 run with a trey, lay in and free throw as the EPG Baskets Koblenz led only 62-49. The EN Baskets Schwelm continued to chip away and got buckets from Eichler, Oldham Merz and Behr, but couldn't get the needed stops to get closer to Koblenz still trailing 66-55. The EPG Baskets Koblenz had no offensive rhythm which was the chance for the guests. They were in a little flow and got some more production from Till Hornscheidt who dropped free throws and Behr made a lay in as suddenly Schwelm were behind only 67-60. Sperber closed out the third quarter with a deep three pointer getting the perfect swing out pass from Heckel. 'We didn't have the fluid offense that we wanted. I think mentally we weren't where we had to be. Missing so many shots in the first quarter affected us at times', added Marvin Heckel. 'Koblenz played a strange zone. I didn't know why but maybe they were playing with us. We need to attack that better and the pick and roll', stated Chris Frazier. The EPG Baskets Koblenz had their best phase in the game at both ends in the fourth quarter winning it 27-16. Norwegian guard Johan Flaa began the last frame with a lay to cut Koblenz's lead to 70-62. The EPG Baskets Koblenz then didn't waste anytime finding their strong offense as they went on a 9-0 run to lead 79-64. In the run Leon Friederici was a one man wrecking crew scoring 7 points. He was aggressive scoring two buckets including a rare bank shot jumper and 3 free throws. Alani Moore also supplied an acrobatic lay in after grabbing a loose ball. Koblenz played a strong zone while Friederici carried the EPG Baskets Koblenz. Hornscheidt and Sperber who finished with 11 points then traded three point bombs, but the EPG Baskets Koblenz still had the overwhelming 82-67 advantage. 'Niclas played a good game. He hit big shots', said Thomas Klein. The EPG Baskets Koblenz took the momentum of Sperber's three pointer and rattled off 8 more unanswered points to ultimately decide the game leading 88-67. In the run the top South Pro B team was led by Heckel and ex easyCredit BBL player Dominique Johnson who were aggressive and scored in the lane. Koblenz were closing out well and were too physical for the guests while playing transition basketball. The EPG Baskets Koblenz didn't have any lapses in the last minutes closing out the game in fine fashion. After Moore free throws and a Poelking lay in, EN Baskets Schwelm head coach Falk Moeller was handed a technical foul. Heckel remained aggressive and got to the free throw line two more times closing out the game. 'This was our best quarter without a doubt. We hit our shots well and made good defensive pressure and forced them to turnovers. Plus we got out on transition', added Marvin Heckel. 'Experience was missing on our side. When guys like Friederici and Heckel are playing their game and making shots, It's tough to come back', said Chris Frazier. The EPG Baskets Koblenz had 6 guys in double figures and were led by Marvin Heckel with 20 points. Leon Friederici added 18 points and Brian Butler 16 points while the EN Baskets Schwelm were led by CJ Oldham with 15 points and 13 points by Malik Eichler while Chris Frazier added 11 points. The EPG Baskets Koblenz shot 43% from the field and 39% from outside and had 40 rebounds and 8 turnovers while the EN Baskets Schwelm shot 51% from the field and 31% from outside and had 28 rebounds and 14 turnovers. |
| The Telekom Baskets Overpower SIG Strasburg In The 4th Leading To 83-77 BCL Win And First Final 4 Appearance In Club History - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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One of the great times in basketball is when players can battle one another in a do or die game while the fans can witness the extra special thrill of that amazing feeling of winning or having to suffer the agony of defeat in a moment where there is no consolation. That moment is exactly what the Telekom Baskets Bonn and SIG Strasburg felt in Bonn Germany. It was game 3 in the Basketball Champions League Quarterfinals for the exclusive ticket to the Final 4. The Telekom Baskets Bonn need 3 more wins to finally celebrate a title. But it was still a long way as they had to first take care of business against SIG Strasburg. The Telekom Baskets Bonn came well prepared into the contest having destroyed easyCredit BBL doormat medi Bayreuth by 44 points while SIG Strasburg had a positive warmup disposing of 7th ranked France Pro A club Dijon by 17 points. Had the Telekom Baskets Bonn had had a better grip on diminutive guard Marcus Keene in the last minutes and slowed him down from scoring 7 points at the end in game 1, then it would never have come to this game. This time Marcus Keene was cheering on his team from the bench and witnessed an incredible hard fought game from both teams for 40 minutes. It was a game where one saw that no team wanted to give any gifts away and one that carried itself with a high intensity from both sides. But a basketball game has 40 minutes and in the last 10 minutes, it was more than clear that the Telekom Baskets Bonn wanted it more and despite SIG Strasburg never giving up couldn't match Bonn's intensity. 'My players took each possession personal', warned Tuomas Iisalo. At the end of 40 minutes the Telekom Baskets Bonn simply overpowered SIG Strasburg 83-77 to reach their first Basketball Champions League Final 4 in club history. 'This was a gutsy and epic game. We let game one slip away and just wanted it more tonight. Credit to Strasburg for being very competitive. Our biggest strength was our cohesiveness. We always stuck together'; warned Telekom Baskets Bonn guard Javontae Hawkins. SIG Strasburg gave it all they had, but a little extra fatigue and failed execution on both ends cost them the game. 'We fought as a team and guys stepped up. You have to give credit to Bonn, because they protected their home court. Basketball is a game of runs and they made the last one', stressed SIG Strasburg guard Tim Frazier. The do or die game began with a breathless atmosphere as the Bonn fans had their game faces on. SIG Strasburg jumped all over the Telekom Baskets Bonn getting the early 6-2 advantage. Most likely 2023 easyCredit BBL MVP TJ Shorts (175-PG-1997, college: UC Davis) got his team on the board first with an off balance shot, but the guests slapped them back with back to back three's from ex NBA players Rodions Kurucs and Tim Frazier. SIG Strasburg was already establishing themselves on the offensive glass while Bonn had some lapses on defense. But the Bonn fans soon had something to cheer about as Bonn got their offense rolling as Hawkins sunk 3 free throws and deadly sniper Sebastian Herrera knocked down consecutive three's to take the 11-8 lead. Both teams offenses was executing well as Leo Cavaliere and Frazier scored while for Bonn Hawkins made a crushing dunk from the wing and ex Warner Pacific (NAIA) small forward Collin Malcolm made a lay in for the Bonn 17-14 lead. But whenever TJ Shorts was on the bench, the game of Bonn stalled allowing the guests to close out the first quarter with a 12-4 run to lead 26-21 after 10 minutes. In the run the guests continued to profit from second chance opportunities and vital support from the bench as French player Lucas Beufort and ex Braunschweig center Martin Peterka dropped three pointers. Bonn did close out the first quarter with a typical wow moment between teammates as Shorts found Kratzer for the alley-oop slam dunk bringing back memories to the classic hook up between a Jared Jordan and Tony Gaffney a decade ago. 'We didn't have a good start and had a relapse. We couldn't get stops and their 9 offensive rebounds really hurt us', stated Javontae Hawkins. Bonn had 5 turnovers and were only shooting 25% from outside while SIG Strasburg had the overwhelming 14-8 rebound edge and shot 40% from outside. In the second quarter SIG Strasburg kept the lead and twice went on runs only to see the Telekom Baskets Bonn react each time and slap them back with 2 runs. Ex New Zealand Breaker Finn Delaney began the second quarter with a lay in spinning to the hoop, but SIG Strasburg still led 26-23. But Bonn couldn't withstand a Strasburg run as they allowed 9 points while scoring only 2 trailing 35-25. In the run ex Detroit Piston Tim Frazier made free throws and nailed a trey. The aggressive guard never shows any emotion, but hurls up those no mercy three's that puts a dagger through your heart. 208cm Marselle native Bodian Massa drilled home 10 and 20 footers. The guests had a nice offensive flow going as Bonn's defensive intensity was way below the norm. But the Telekom Baskets Bonn found back to their game going on a 11-2 run to trail only 37-36. In the run Bonn got the usual deadly mid distance support from TJ Shorts who hit 20 and 15 footers while Hawkins followed his aggressiveness making a floater and lay in and Herrera nailed a line drive three from the corner. 'TJ is tough as nails. He is one of the toughest guys I ever played against and played with. He always gets after it. He is so competitive and plays the right way. He is our vocal leader, but also listens. We need him so much', warned Javontae Hawkins. SIG Strasburg halted the Bonn pressure and hit back with a 6-0 run to lead 43-36. In the run the French side got free throws and a hook shot from ex Brooklyn Net Rodions Kurucs while Massa snuck inside making the alley-oop dunk as Frazier supplied the dime. But Bonn supplied the last blow before the break with a 8-2 run to trail only 46-44 at half-time. Shorts as usual was at full speed and aggressive scoring an off balance shot and got to the free throw line while ex Wurzburg American Tyson Ward hit a trey. 'It was an up and down roller coaster ride. These are the type of top games you want to be a part of. Tim Frazier is a big time player and made big shots for them', said Javontae Hawkins. SIG Strasburg still had the 21-15 rebound edge, but Bonn kept them only to 1 offensive rebound in the second quarter. Bonn also did a better job taking care of the ball and forced the guests to 5 turnovers. The guests were at 40% form outside while Bonn still couldn't find a three point rhythm shooting 28%. The Telekom Baskets Bonn came out reborn in the third quarter grabbing the lead, but could never shake off SIG Strasburg as they regained the lead back in the last minutes to lead by 2 points after 30 minutes. Bonn stopped SIG Strasburg's first 4 possessions and went on a lethal 8-0 run to lead 52-46. In the run the Telekom Baskets Bonn received good support from Finn Delaney who scored twice and Tyson Ward showed his three point strength connecting. After a Kurucs lay in, TJ Shorts stepped up as usual making a pull up jumper for the 54-48 lead. Bonn's offense was flowing which paralyzed SIG Strasburg on defense. They couldn't match Bonn's intensity. Bonn also stepped up their defensive intensity forcing the guests to bad decisions and tough shots. But SIG Strasburg didn't hide their heads in the sand but showed they were there in a do or die game going on a 9-2 run to regain the lead 57-56. In the run the guests got support from Frazier and Kurucs with buckets and ex easyCredit BBL player Deandre Lansdowne nailed a 20 footer as he took over a majority of the playmaking during the game. SIG Strasburg had a thin bench, but that adrenaline carried them over the top in this phase coupled with proper execution at both ends. Both clubs then would exchange leads 3 times, but Deandre Lansdowne supplied the last blow of the third quarter punishing Bonn with back to back three's to give SIG Strasburg the 65-63 lead. 'I never played against Lansdowne in Germany, but did this season in France. He is so tough. He is a big time player that made big time shots', said Javontae Hawkins. 'We fought hard and showed heart. We showed just how much we stick together. They were doing it before I came. We showed what we were made of in adversity. When they punched us, we got up and never gave up', warned Tim Frazier. SIG Strasburg continued to lead the rebound battle 30-23 as they got 4 offensive rebounds. Bonn continued to be the better field goal shooting team, but still couldn't shoot well from outside at 23%. In the fourth quarter the Telekom Baskets Bonn made the first punch which SIG Strasburg couldn't handle as they never would be able to get over the hump and get the lead back. The Telekom Baskets heeded the words of Tuomas Iisalo after the third quarter and came out cruising on a crushing 13-2 run to lead 76-67 and they would never look back again. German big man Leon Kratzer was instrumental in the run scoring 3 baskets in the paint as his domination was evident. Ward also dropped a trey while Shorts added 4 points with a lay in and free throws. 'We found our defensive identity. Coach prepared us well. Our practices are always hard and that translates over to our games. When we are all on a string and making the extra hustle plays, then we are very tough. Tyson Ward is one if not the best defender in the BBL. I think he could become the best defender in the Euroleague', warned Javontae Hawkins. Even if that run seemed to shock SIG Strasburg at first, they still had some energy and slapped Bonn with a 5-0 run as Tim Frazier made a lay in and Deandre Lansdowne continued to have his range dropping a three pointer to trail only 76-72 with 3,00 minutes remaining. But that was as close as the guests would get as Bonn continued to execute offensively getting free throws from Sebastian Herrera and a 10 footer from Hawkins to give Bonn the 80-72 advantage. After Kurucs free throws, Ward made a key offensive rebound and a free throw to give Bonn the 81-75 lead. Lansdowne added a late lay in, but Shorts closed out the game with free throws. 'The fans were huge. They are our sixth man. We showed relentless intensity on defense. It may look ugly at times, but when we do make mistakes, we find ways to make plays', warned Javontae Hawkins. 'Bonn did a good job sticking to their game plan. They made the last run', stated Tim Frazier. The Telekom Baskets Bonn were led by TJ Shorts with 24 points. Javontae Hawkins added 15 points and Sebastian Herrera 13 points while SIG Strasburg were led by Tim Frazier with 20 points while Deandre Lansdowne added 17 points and Rodions Kurucs 14 points. The Telekom Baskets Bonn shot 45% form the field and 22% from outside and had 33 rebounds and 11 turnovers while SIG Strasburg shot 41% from the field and 34% from outside and had 35 rebounds and 14 turnovers. |
| German BBL round 28 best performance: Joshua Obiesie (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 22-year old player was the main contributor (22 points, nine rebounds and two assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Weissenfels (#15, 9-18) 71-65. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings. Frankfurt maintains the 17th position in German BBL. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked such low. They already lost 20 games and recorded just eight victories. In the team's last game Obiesie had a remarkable three three-pointers out of 6 attempts. He turned to be Frankfurt's top player in his first season with the team. Joshua Obiesie averages this season 12.1ppg. The second best player in last round's games was young Angolan Jilson Bango (208-C-1999) of Braunschweig. Bango had a very good evening with 16 points and 8 rebounds. Of course he led Braunschweig to another comfortable win 84-67 over the higher-ranked Ulm (#7, 15-13) being unquestionably team leader. Braunschweig's 16th position in the standings has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 9-19 record. Bango is a newcomer at Braunschweig, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Mark Smith (193-SG-1999) of Goettingen (#5). Smith scored 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds. He was a key player of Goettingen, leading his team to a 87-80 win against slightly lower-ranked Ludwigsburg (#6, 16-13). Goettingen needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 16 victories and 11 lost games. Smith has a great season in Germany. After 24 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 17.2ppg (7th best) and rebounds with 6.7rpg (3rd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Leon Kratzer (211-C-1997) of Bonn - 12 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists 5. DeWayne Russell (180-PG-1994) of Oldenburg - 27 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists 6. Deane Williams (203-PF-1996) of Bonn - 16 points and 7 rebounds 7. Harald Frey (188-PG-1997) of Goettingen - 21 points and 9 assists 8. Louis Olinde (205-SF-1998) of ALBA - 17 points and 2 rebounds 9. Nicolas Carvacho (211-F/C-1997) of Wuerzburg - 11 points and 11 rebounds 10. Till Pape (206-PF-1997) of Goettingen - 11 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Overview of ProB Round 1 of Play-Offs - by Eurobasket News |
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BSW Sixers - Oberhaching 105-66 Sixers looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Deisenhofen's players. American swingman Donte Nicholas (196-1987, college: FPU) nailed 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists (made all of his eight free throws) for the winning side and Marco Rahn (199-1998) accounted for 14 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks (perfect from the field making all six shots). Five Sixers players scored in double figures. Naturalized American Omari Knox (185-1986, college: Bloomfield) came up with 19 points and Bernhard Benke (208-1997) added 7 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Deisenhofen in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Top scorers: BSW Sixers: D.Nicholas 18+7reb+5ast, E.Rapieque 17, R.Hounnou 15+1ast, M.Rahn 14+12reb+3ast, H.Warner 12+7reb, A.Kovacevic 11+3reb+9ast Oberhaching: O.Knox 19+4reb+3ast, J.Koegler 14+3reb+1ast, M.Noeres 8, B.Benke 7+11reb, F.Fischer 7+9reb, P.Zeis 6+5reb+2ast Wolmirstedt - Speyer 93-78 Wolmirstedt made 22-of-28 free shots (78.6 percent) during the game. Wolmirstedt outrebounded Speyer 44-21 including a 30-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Maximilian Begue (192-2001) nailed 13 points and 5 assists for the winning side and point guard Martin Bogdanov (186-1992) accounted for 15 points and 5 assists. Wolmirstedt's coach Eiko Potthast used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. American DJ Woodmore (190-1992, college: VWU) came up with 21 points and 7 assists and the other American import Quadre Lollis Jr (196-1994, college: Presentation) added 18 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Speyer in the defeat. Five Wolmirstedt and four Speyer players scored in double figures. Top scorers: Wolmirstedt: M.Bogdanov 15+2reb+5ast, M.Begue 13+4reb+5ast, L.Winter 13+7reb+2ast, L.Kamber 11+3reb+2ast, B.Borekambi 10+7reb, M.Fichtner 6+1reb+1ast Speyer: D.Woodmore 21+4reb+7ast, Q.Lollis Jr. 18+5reb, D.Aichele 11+5reb+2ast, J.Babic 11+3reb+1ast, D.Dennis 9+2reb, G.Niclas 4+2reb Coburg - Vechta 2 61-91 Leon Okpara (192-1998) nailed 23 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and point guard Kevin Smit (182-1991) accounted for 17 points and 7 assists. Naturalized American point guard Tyreese Blunt (192-2002) came up with 19 points and 6 rebounds and Sven Lorber (183-1997) added 17 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Coburg in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Top scorers: Vechta 2: L.Okpara 23+6reb, K.Smit 17+3reb+7ast, J.Culver 12+3reb+5ast, T.Insinger 8+2reb, G.Johann 8+9reb, B.Roman 6+13reb+3ast Coburg: B.Tyreese 19+6reb+1ast, S.Lorber 17+6reb+2ast, J.Carrasco 7+1reb+1ast, Z.Jonas 6+10reb, P.Adrian 4, H.Nico 3+1ast Bernau - Ehingen 106-76 SSV Lok Bernau dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Ehingen/Urspringschule's 30. SSV Lok Bernau forced 26 Ehingen/Urspringschule turnovers and outrebounded them 44-28 including 16 on the offensive glass. SSV Lok Bernau looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Ehingen/Urspringschule's players. Rikus Schulte (210-2004) nailed 23 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and center Akim-Jamal Jonah (210-1998, college: San Diego) accounted for 11 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Four SSV Lok Bernau players scored in double figures. Naturalized Czech point guard Daniel Zacek (182-2001) came up with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and center Vincent Neugebauer (213-2002) added 17 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Ehingen/Urspringschule in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Top scorers: Bernau: S.Rikus 23+8reb+2ast, R.Lanaras 15+4reb+5ast, I.Small 15+6reb+2ast, A.Jonah 11+8reb+5ast, M.Nils 9+5reb+4ast, M.Friederici 7+1ast Ehingen: D.Zacek 22+5reb+5ast, N.Vincent 17+10reb+1ast, P.Erik 15+2reb+2ast, H.Moritz 9+5reb+4ast, P.Finn 5+3reb+3ast, P.Jenoe 3 Frankfurt Jrs - Koeln 62-73 Worth to mention a great performance of Canadian point guard Ali Sow (185-1998, college: Laurier) who helped to win the game recording 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Point guard Rupert Hennen (184-1997) contributed with 13 points for the winners. Four RheinStars players scored in double figures. Nolan Adekunle (200-2002) answered with 23 points and 5 rebounds and Alexander Richardson (205-2003) added 15 points in the effort for Skyliners II. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Koeln: A.Sow 18+8reb+5ast, R.Hennen 13+3reb+3ast, V.Seckendorff Jannis 11+5reb+1ast, A.Bauer 10+7reb, A.Pilipovic 8+1reb+1ast, E.Schmidt 6+4reb Frankfurt Jrs: A.Nolan 23+5reb+1ast, R.Alexander 15+2reb+1ast, F.Hecker 8+6reb+3ast, N.Leonhardt 7+8reb+2ast, M.Voeller 5+4reb+2ast, A.Onyia 2+2reb+2ast Hanau - Itzehoe 0-20 Rhoendorf - Bball Loewen 95-102 Ivorian-French Guy Landry Edi (198-1988, college: Gonzaga) nailed a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds for the winning side and point guard Jan Heber (186-1998) accounted for 15 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. American point guard Devon Goodman (184-1997, college: Pennsylvania) came up with a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!) and 14 assists and Florian Koch (197-1992) added 17 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Dragons Rhoendorf in the defeat. Five Loewen and four Dragons Rhoendorf players scored in double figures. Top scorers: Bball Loewen: G.Landry Edi 37+10reb+3ast, J.Heber 15+8reb+7ast, T.Lyles 13+3reb+3ast, F.Otto 12+1reb, A.Ceesay 10+1reb+3ast, P.Dominykas 10+8reb+1ast Rhoendorf: D.Goodman 37+4reb+14ast, F.Koch 17+7reb+1ast, N.Buchholz 14+4reb+1ast, P.Albrecht 11+6reb+1ast, Z.Bangala 9+7reb+4ast, J.Falkenstein 3+2ast Koblenz - Schwelm 97-76 Koblenz made 26-of-34 free shots (76.5 percent) during the game. Koblenz outrebounded Schwelm 40-28 including 16 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Point guard Marvin Heckel (190-1997) nailed 20 points and 6 assists for the winning side and Brian Butler (196-1991) accounted for 16 points and 8 rebounds. American CJ Oldham (202-1991, college: Gannon) came up with 15 points and naturalized British center Malik Eichler (213-1997, college: Madonna) added 13 points respectively for Schwelm in the defeat. Five Koblenz and four Schwelm players scored in double figures. Schwelm's coach Falk Moeller gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Top scorers: Koblenz: M.Heckel 20+1reb+6ast, L.Friederici 18+4reb+3ast, B.Butler 16+8reb+2ast, M.Poelking 14+9reb+2ast, A.Moore II 11+6reb+6ast, N.Sperber 11+6reb+2ast Schwelm: C.Oldham 15+2reb+2ast, M.Eichler 13+4reb+1ast, C.Frazier 11+3reb+3ast, R.Merz 10+3reb+4ast, M.Behr 9+1reb+1ast, T.Hornscheidt 9+3reb |
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| Five-Star Prospect Dink Pate Signs With G League Ignite - by Eurobasket News |
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Dink Pate (6'6''-SG), a five-star recruit for the class of 2024, signed with the G League Ignite on Monday. "The whole idea of why I started playing basketball was to be a pro. G League Ignite brings me one step closer to my dream. It's all about the development of my game," said Pate. Pate, who turned 17 in March, is the youngest known professional basketball player in U.S. history. Pate graduated high school a year early and will join the team this summer. Because he will not turn 19 until 2025, Pate will not be eligible for the 2024 draft. He instead will be committing two years with the Ignite. Courtesy of: realgm.com |
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| A Division Round 3 of Quarter-Finals. Alba and Szombathely reach semis - by Eurobasket News |
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Arconic-Alba - Duna Aszfalt 88-79 Arconic-Alba looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. It was an exceptional evening for the former international point guard Marcell Pongo (194-1997, agency: Octagon Europe) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists. American-German forward Isaiah Philmore (203-1989, college: Xavier) accounted for 19 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side. Five Arconic-Alba players scored in double figures. American-Dominican center Marques Townes (193-1995, college: Loyola, IL) came up with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and the former international center Kemal Karahodzic (210-1989) added 10 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Duna Aszfalt in the defeat. Duna Aszfalt's coach Gabor Forray rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Arconic-Alba: I.Philmore 19+11reb+3ast, M.Pongo 16+7reb+11ast, Q.DeCosey 15+1reb+2ast, Q.Ford 14+4reb+1ast, D.Vojvoda 10+2reb+5ast, C.Diong 8+3reb Duna Aszfalt: M.Townes 28+6reb+6ast, K.Wittmann 14+5reb+2ast, K.Karahodzic 10+10reb+3ast, I.Milan 8+2reb, D.Kucsera 7+3reb+3ast, J.Klobucar 7+5reb+4ast Szolnok - Kormend 96-72 Szolnok dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Kormend's 30 and made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Kormend 31-20 including 21 on the defensive glass. Szolnok looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a quality performance for American point guard Jabril Durham (185-1994, college: Arkansas, agency: Octagon Europe) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists. Montenegrin forward Bojan Subotic (203-1990) accounted for 16 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Croatian center Marjan Cakarun (204-1990, agency: Octagon Europe) came up with 14 points and the former international forward Csaba Ferencz (196-1985) added 13 points respectively for Kormend in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Top scorers: Szolnok: J.Durham 18+8reb+10ast, B.Subotic 16+6reb+1ast, A.Williamson 13+5reb+1ast, A.Revesz 12+2reb+1ast, J.Gavin 10+1reb+1ast, G.Rudner 9+1reb+2ast Kormend: M.Cakarun 14+2reb+1ast, C.Ferencz 13+3reb+1ast, E.Adams 10+5reb+1ast, K.Durazi 10+2ast, W.Mitchell 9+2reb+1ast, T.Kristof 6 Szombathely - DEAC 90-70 Szombathely outrebounded DEAC 36-20 including a 24-13 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 29 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by DEAC's players. It was a great evening for the former international center Akos Keller (208-1989) who led his team to a victory scoring 24 points and 5 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). The former international Zoltan Perl (195-1995) helped adding 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Szombathely's coach Milos Konakov used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was point guard Laszlo Polyak (191-1993) with 22 points and Serbian swingman Djordje Drenovac (201-1992) scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. Top scorers: Szombathely: A.Keller 24+5reb+1ast, Z.Perl 16+7reb+5ast, B.Kovacs 10+4reb, M.Tiby 9+6reb+4ast, B.Barac 8+3reb+7ast, R.Cowels III 7+3reb+2ast DEAC: L.Polyak 22+1ast, D.Drenovac 14+7reb+2ast, A.Garamvolgyi 9+3reb+1ast, D.Govens 8+2reb+5ast, B.Mocsan 7+2reb+3ast, M.Gaspar 5+1reb ZTE KK - Sopron KC 87-99 Sopron KC shot 61.0 percent from the field. It was a good game for Canadian guard Yasiin Joseph (186, college: Carleton) who led his team to a victory with 31 points. American forward Jordan Barnett (201-1995, college: Missouri) contributed with 18 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Four Sopron KC players scored in double figures. American forward Mitchell Smith (208-1997, college: Missouri) answered with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds and the other American import point guard DMitrik Trice (183-1996, college: Wisconsin) added 18 points and 10 assists in the effort for ZTE KK. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Sopron KC: Y.Joseph 31+4reb+2ast, J.Barnett 18+6reb+3ast, M.White 14+5reb+3ast, M.Molnar 10+6reb+1ast, V.Valerio-Bodon 9+2reb, A.Jones 8+4reb+3ast ZTE KK: M.Smith 22+14reb, D.Trice 18+3reb+10ast, L.O'Reilly 13+2reb+6ast, C.Kornel 9, I.Keller 9+1reb+2ast, P.Zsiros 6+1reb |
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| Subway League Round 5 of Quarter-Finals. Thor Thorl secure semifinal berth - by Eurobasket News |
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Haukar - Thor Thorl 93-95 Thor Thorl upset Haukar on the road to secure the semifinal berth. The guests trailed by 2 points after three quarters before their 24-20 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Thor Thorl made 22-of-25 free shots (88.0 percent) during the game. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Thor Thorl made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was American point guard Vinnie Shahid (180-1998, college: NDSU) who scored 35 points (!!!) and 8 assists. Guard Tomas Thrastarson (197-2005) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds. The former international guard Hilmar Henningsson (195-2000) produced 23 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists and Lithuanian power forward Norbertas Giga (208-1995, college: JSU) added 22 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for the hosts. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: Haukar: H.Henningsson 23+8reb+9ast, N.Giga 22+11reb+4ast, D.Davis 18+6reb+4ast, G.Orri 12+5reb+3ast, D.Mortensen 10+5reb+4ast, B.Gylfason 5+1reb Thor Thorl: V.Shahid 35+2reb+8ast, T.Tomas 15+6reb+2ast, P.Hernandez 14+6reb+1ast, J.Semple 12+6reb+4ast, F.Lampropoulos 10+6reb+2ast, E.Einarsson 9+1reb+2ast |
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| Best players of Israeli Winner League round 2 (Second Stage) - by Hoops Agents - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 24-year old forward had a double-double of 23 points and eleven rebounds, while his team lost the game against H.Galil Elion (#5, 12-12) 85-94. I.Ness Ziona moved-up to the 6th position in Israeli Winner League. I.Ness Ziona is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. But it was their 12th lost game this season out of 23 games. In the team's last game Bey had a remarkable 53.3% from 2-point range. He turned to be I.Ness Ziona's top player in his first season with the team. University of Colorado graduate has very impressive stats this year. Bey is league's best scorer averaging so far 21.0ppg. Bey is in league's top in rebounds (8th best: 7.3rpg) and averages solid 61.8% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young South Sudanese center Mangok Mathiang (208-C-1992) of H.Eilat. Mathiang impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 18 points and 17 rebounds. Bad luck as H.Eilat lost that game 91-104 to H.Haifa (7-17). The Second Stage is still at the very beginning and this lost game may not be such crucial, of course if they start win the games. Let's wait for the next round. Mathiang is a newcomer at H.Eilat and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was American London Perrantes (187-G-1994) of H.Gilboa Galil (#12). Perrantes showcased his all-around game by recording 20 points, five rebounds and ten assists (!!!) in the last round. Despite Perrantes' great performance H.Gilboa Galil lost 91-93 to E.Kiryat Ata (#9, 9-15). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. H.Gilboa Galil can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 4-20 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Perrantes has individually a great season in Israel. After 16 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 6.3apg (6th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Amin Stevens (203-F-1990) of E.Kiryat Ata - 21 points and 10 rebounds 5. Maurice Kemp (203-PF-1991) of Bnei Hertzeliya - 18 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Quinton Hooker (183-PG-1995) of Bnei Hertzeliya - 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Robert Franks (201-F-1996) of H.Gilboa Galil - 21 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 8. D.J. Cooper (183-PG-1990) of I.Ness Ziona - 18 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists 9. Isaiah Cousins (193-G-1994) of H.Haifa - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 10. David Efianayi (188-G-1995) of H.Be'er Sheva - 14 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Tortona signs rookie Grant Basile in his first year in pro basketball - by Eurobasket News | ||||
He started his college career at Wright State University (NCAA) where he played four seasons. Then he moved to Virginia Tech University (NCAA). His high school career he had spent at Pewaukee in Pewaukee, WI. It is Basile's first season in professional basketball. |
| Italian Serie B round 27 best performance: Wei Zhao (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Chinese Guard Wei Zhao (181-G-2005) put on an amazing game in the last round for Campus Varese, receiving a Hoops Agents Serie B Player of the Week award for round 27. The 17-year old player was the main contributor (31 points, three rebounds and six assists) to his team's victory, helping them to edge out Pavia (#9, 13-14) 81-79. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings in Group A. Campus Varese maintains the 15th position in their group in Italian Serie B. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked such low. They already lost 23 games and recorded just four victories. In the team's last game Zhao had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range and got five three-pointers out of 8 attempts. He turned to be Campus Varese's top player in his first season with the team. Wei Zhao has solid league stats. He is in league's top in points (5th best: 17.7ppg) and averages impressive 52.0% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young Serbian Arsenije Stepanovic (206-F/C-2000) of Crema. Stepanovic had a very good evening with a double-double of 24 points and 13 rebounds. Bad luck as Crema lost that game 72-81 to the higher-ranked Lumezzane V. (#7, 14-13). Crema managed to keep the same 13th spot in Group B. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 11-16 record. Stepanovic is a newcomer at Crema, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was forward Matteo Folli (196-F-1996) of Ozzano (#5). Folli got into 30-points club by scoring exactly 30 points in the last round. He was a key player of Ozzano, leading his team to a 101-67 easy win against the lower-ranked Empoli (#15, 5-21). Ozzano needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams in Group C. Their record at this point is 15 victories and 11 lost games. Folli has a very solid season. In 25 games in Italy he scored 10.6ppg. He also has 4.7rpg, FGP: 61.5% and 3PT: 44.9%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Borislav Mladenov (202-SG-2000) of Imola Virtus - 23 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Devil Medizza (197-C-1990) of Monfalcone - 17 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Alberto Conti (195-G/F-1998) of Mestre - 28 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Francesco Fratto (199-PF-1991) of Livorno Libertas - 20 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Franco Gaetano (202-SF-1999) of Ragusa - 27 points and 8 rebounds 9. Simone Aromando (200-F-1997) of Faenza - 17 points and 8 rebounds 10. Alessandro Sperduto (193-G/F-2000) of Caserta BLE - 24 points, 6 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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| Al Ahli win the Finals opener - by Eurobasket News |
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Al Ahli - Orthodox 102:76 Al Ahli have won the Final opener of the Jordanian Play-offs. They overcame Orthodox 102:76 in the first game. Orthodox started with a 20-19 narrow lead, whilst Al Ahli replied with a massive 33-25 surge in the second period. Both teams nailed 23 points each in the third quarter and then Al Ahli closed the game with a 27-8 surge. Zane Najdawi (201-F-1996, college: Citadel) top-scored for the winners with 37 points. |
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| National League Round 15: Astana defeat Barsy Atyrau - by Eurobasket News | ||
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The Regular Season in National League just ended. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Barsy Atyrau (19-11) in Nur-Sultan on Tuesday night. Visitors were defeated by second ranked Astana (17-7) 80-71. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Astana made 8 blocks. It was a good game for guard Valeriy Simonov (194-2002) who led his team to a victory with 18 points and 7 assists. The former international forward Ruslan Aitkali (195-1997) contributed with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. point guard Adilhan Marat (185-1999) answered with 18 points for Barsy Atyrau. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defending champion maintains second place with 17-7 record having eight points less than leader Barsy Atyrau. Barsy Atyrau at the other side still keeps top position with 11 games lost. Important game to mention about took place in Almaty. Fourth ranked Irbis (14-16) saved a 3-point victory at home edging second-best Astana (17-7) 82-79 on Wednesday evening. It was a great evening for international center Robert Pan (202-1995) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Artem Stepantsov helped adding 11 points and 13 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American point guard Markell Johnson (188-1998, college: NC State) with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Astana's coach Oleg Kiselev rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Newly promoted Irbis maintains fourth place with 14-16 record. Defending champion Astana keeps the second position with seven games lost. Very important is a road loss of second ranked Tobol (16-14) against fifth ranked Aktobe (6-24) on Wednesday night. Visiting Tobol was crushed by Aktobe in Aktobe 72-53. It was an exceptional evening for Konstantin Neff who led the winners and scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Anton Bykov came up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists for Tobol in the defeat. Aktobe maintains fifth place with 6-24 record. Loser Tobol dropped to the third position with 14 games lost. There were no big surprises in other games of round 15: Tobol beat Aktobe on the road 88-81. Irbis lost to defending champion Astana on its own court 58-94. Barsy Atyrau outscored Astana in a road game 88-67.
Aktobe - Tobol 81-88 No shocking result in a game when second ranked Tobol (16-14) beat on the road bottom-ranked Aktobe (6-24) 88-81 on Tuesday. Tobol dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Aktobe's 34. They outrebounded Aktobe 48-22 including a 23-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Tobol looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. It was an exceptional evening for the former international forward Anton Bykov (200-1989) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!) and 18 rebounds (on 15-of-19 shooting from the field). The former international swingman Pavel Ilyin (194-1992) accounted for 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for the winning side. Forward Vassiliy Petrishinets (198-1989) came up with 25 points and 6 assists and forward Konstantin Neff (198-1997) added 19 points and 7 assists respectively for Aktobe in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Despite that victory Tobol went down to third position due to points difference. Aktobe lost fifteenth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 24 lost games. Top scorers: Aktobe: V.Petrishinets 25+3reb+6ast, K.Neff 19+2reb+7ast, B.Sergei 11+5reb+7ast, A.Papshiv 11+3reb+2ast, B.Lashch 8+1reb, M.Uapov 7+6reb+4ast Tobol: A.Bykov 37+18reb+3ast, P.Daniil 16+7reb+5ast, S.Kuanov 16+5reb+7ast, P.Ilyin 10+10reb+11ast, A.Akhmetzhan 5+7reb+1ast, R.Valiyev 4+1reb+5ast Aktobe - Tobol 72-53 Very important is a road loss of second ranked Tobol (16-14) against fifth ranked Aktobe (6-24) on Wednesday night. Visiting Tobol was crushed by Aktobe in Aktobe 72-53. Aktobe forced 23 Tobol turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was an exceptional evening for forward Konstantin Neff (198-1997) who led the winners and scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Forward Sergei Bormatenkov (191-1991) accounted for 13 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals for the winning side. Four Aktobe players scored in double figures. The former international forward Anton Bykov (200-1989) came up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international point guard Shaim Kuanov (181-1991) added 13 points and 4 assists respectively for Tobol in the defeat. Aktobe maintains fifth place with 6-24 record. Loser Tobol dropped to the third position with 14 games lost. Top scorers: Tobol: A.Bykov 15+13reb+4ast, S.Kuanov 13+2reb+4ast, A.Akhmetzhan 8+4reb+1ast, P.Ilyin 6+7reb+4ast, P.Daniil 5+10reb+1ast, R.Valiyev 4+2reb+4ast Aktobe: K.Neff 18+6reb+4ast, V.Petrishinets 17+6reb+2ast, B.Sergei 13+8reb+5ast, A.Papshiv 12+6reb+5ast, B.Lashch 6+1reb+1ast, M.Uapov 3+5reb+5ast Irbis - Astana 82-79 Important game to mention about took place in Almaty. Fourth ranked Irbis (14-16) saved a 3-point victory at home edging second-best Astana (17-7) 82-79 on Wednesday evening. They outrebounded Astana 41-27 including 16 on the offensive glass. It was a great evening for international center Robert Pan (202-1995) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Russian Artem Stepantsov (195-1998) helped adding 11 points and 13 rebounds. Five Irbis players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American point guard Markell Johnson (188-1998, college: NC State) with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists and the other American import point guard Kwame Vaughn (190-1990, college: CS Fullerton) scored 26 points and 4 steals. Astana's coach Oleg Kiselev rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Newly promoted Irbis maintains fourth place with 14-16 record. Defending champion Astana keeps the second position with seven games lost. Top scorers: Astana: K.Vaughn 26+3reb+1ast, M.Johnson 18+7reb+7ast, M.Askar 8+2reb, R.Marchuk 7+3reb+1ast, D.Gavrilov 7+6reb+2ast, V.Likhodey 6+4reb+1ast Irbis: A.Zhigulin 22+3reb, N.Bazhin 15+4reb+2ast, R.Pan 12+13reb+4ast, F.Aaron 11+1reb, A.Stepantsov 11+13reb+2ast, D.Seleznyov 5+1reb+2ast Irbis - Astana 58-94 Rather expected game when 4th placed Irbis (14-16) were smashed by second ranked Astana (17-7) in Almaty 94-58 on Thursday. Astana forced 23 Irbis turnovers and outrebounded them 32-20 including 22 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American point guard Markell Johnson (188-1998, college: NC State) who led the winners and scored 20 points and 5 steals (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). The former international guard Rustam Murzagaliyev (190-1992) accounted for 17 points for the winning side. Four Astana players scored in double figures. Astana's coach Oleg Kiselev felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. American forward Jaden Sayles (206-1999, college: Stony Brook) came up with 24 points and 7 rebounds and Russian Artem Stepantsov (195-1998) added 14 points (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) respectively for Irbis in the defeat. Defending champion maintains second place with 17-7 record having eight points less than leader Barsy Atyrau. Newly promoted Irbis keep the fourth position with 16 games lost. Top scorers: Irbis: J.Sayles 24+7reb+1ast, A.Stepantsov 14+3reb, R.Pan 5+4reb+2ast, N.Bazhin 5+3reb+4ast, S.Aymurat 4+2reb, D.Seleznyov 3+1reb Astana: M.Johnson 20+2reb+2ast, R.Murzagaliyev 17+3reb+2ast, V.Likhodey 15+4reb+3ast, A.Orazbekov 10+2reb+4ast, D.Gavrilov 8+6reb+1ast, R.Marchuk 6+4reb Astana - Barsy Atyrau 67-88 The game between closely ranked teams ended with first ranked Barsy Atyrau's (19-11) road victory over second-best Astana (17-7) in Nur-Sultan 88-67 on Monday. Barsy Atyrau forced 22 Astana turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Adilhan Marat (185-1999) who led the winners and scored 26 points and 4 assists. Russian David Didenko (206-2000, college: UT Martin) accounted for 13 points for the winning side. Four Barsy Atyrau players scored in double figures. Forward Askar Maydekin (203-1997) came up with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds and guard Valeriy Simonov (194-2002) added 14 points respectively for Astana in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Barsy Atyrau maintains first place with 19-11 record. Defending champion Astana keeps the second position with seven games lost. Top scorers: Astana: V.Simonov 14+3reb+3ast, M.Askar 12+11reb, Y.Alizhan 11+1ast, M.Sarsengaliev 7+2reb+1ast, I.Vladislav 7+2reb, R.Aitkali 7+5reb+2ast Barsy Atyrau: A.Marat 26+4reb+4ast, D.Didenko 13+2reb+2ast, R.Utegen 10+3reb+1ast, T.Rahat 10+3reb+1ast, T.Timur 8+6reb+1ast, S.Meyrambek 6+2reb+3ast Astana - Barsy Atyrau 80-71 The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Barsy Atyrau (19-11) in Nur-Sultan on Tuesday night. Visitors were defeated by second ranked Astana (17-7) 80-71. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Astana made 8 blocks. It was a good game for guard Valeriy Simonov (194-2002) who led his team to a victory with 18 points and 7 assists. The former international forward Ruslan Aitkali (195-1997) contributed with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Point guard Adilhan Marat (185-1999) answered with 18 points and the former international Rustam Utegen (194-1996) added 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks in the effort for Barsy Atyrau. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defending champion maintains second place with 17-7 record having eight points less than leader Barsy Atyrau. Barsy Atyrau at the other side still keeps top position with 11 games lost. Top scorers: Barsy Atyrau: A.Marat 18+3reb, D.Didenko 12+4reb+1ast, S.Ramazan 10+6reb+1ast, R.Utegen 10+8reb+2ast, V.Ivanov 5+1reb+1ast, S.Meyrambek 5+2ast Astana: V.Simonov 18+4reb+7ast, R.Aitkali 15+8reb+5ast, M.Sarsengaliev 13+3reb+3ast, A.Sardal 10+8reb+1ast, I.Kanygin 9+8reb+1ast, Y.Alizhan 6+2reb |
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There are only two more rounds left in the Second Stage in LBL. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most surprising game was a loss of Hoops (2-2) in Beirut on Tuesday night. Hosts were rolled over by Sagesse (4-0) 98-77. Sagesse looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Sagesse made 7 blocks. It was a great evening for American Kerwin Roach II (192-1996, college: Texas) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international point guard Ali Mezher (182-1994) helped adding 5 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists. The best for the losing side was American guard Roosevelt Scott (193, college: Central Mo.) with 29 points and 8 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Sagesse are looking forward to face Champville (#4) in Dik El Mehdi in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Hoops' supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beirut to the arena Beirut Club. Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Beirut: Dynamo (#1) and Homentmen (#3). Homentmen was crushed at home by 20 points 77-97 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It was an exceptional evening for the former international point guard Jad Khalil (186-1996) who led the winners and scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Marlon Johnson accounted for 23 points and 6 rebounds. American guard Mark Lyons (185-1989, college: Arizona) came up with 18 points for Homentmen in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dynamo will play against Liders (#4) in the next round. Homentmen will have a break next round. Very important is a road loss of Beirut Club (2-2) against Sagesse (4-0) on Saturday night. Visiting Beirut Club was crushed by Sagesse in Beirut 91-69. The best player for the winners was Sergio El Darwich who scored 31 points and 8 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Mohamad Haidar who recorded 15 points and 7 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Sagesse will meet at home Champville (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Beirut Club's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beirut Hoops. There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 3: winless Liders lost to undefeated Al Riyadi on the opponent's court 99-107. Winless Liders lost to undefeated Al Riyadi in a home game 71-92. Beirut Club rolled over Champville on the road 104-52.
Sagesse - Beirut Club 91-69 Very important is a road loss of Beirut Club (2-2) against Sagesse (4-0) on Saturday night. Visiting Beirut Club was crushed by Sagesse in Beirut 91-69. They made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. Sagesse looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Beirut Club's players. The best player for the winners was the former international guard Sergio El Darwich (193-1996, college: Maine) who scored 31 points and 8 rebounds. American Kerwin Roach II (192-1996, college: Texas) chipped in 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international power forward Mohamad Haidar (203-1990, college: Michigan Tech) who recorded 15 points and 7 rebounds and American guard Kenny Hayes (189-1987, college: Miami, OH) added 16 points and 5 assists respectively. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Sagesse will meet at home Champville (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Beirut Club's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beirut Hoops. Top scorers: Beirut Club: O.Jamaleddine 16+3reb+1ast, K.Hayes 16+5ast, M.Haidar 15+7reb, N.Rabay 9+1reb, G.Hadidian 4+4reb, K.Mechref 3+6reb+2ast Sagesse: S.El Darwich 31+8reb+3ast, K.Roach II 19+7reb+4ast, C.Alexander 15+5reb+1ast, A.Mezher 8+6reb+12ast, M.Khoueiry 8+2ast, A.Abdel Massih 3+1reb+1ast Al Riyadi - Liders 107-99 Rather expected game in Beirut where Liders (0-4) were defeated by Al Riyadi (3-0) 107-99 on Saturday. Al Riyadi made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists comparing to just 20 passes made by Liders' players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Al Riyadi made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was Nigerian forward Daniel Ochefu (211-1993, college: Villanova) who had a double-double by scoring 31 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks. The former international point guard Miguel Martinez (188-1988) chipped in 21 points and 6 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Stanley Davis Jr (196-1998, college: Morgan St.) who recorded a double-double by scoring 27 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists and the former international swingman Christophe Khalil (192-1999) added 28 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Al Riyadi's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beirut to the arena Dynamo. Top scorers: Liders: K.Christophe 28+6reb+2ast, S.Davis Jr. 27+13reb+8ast, Y.Ghantous 23+7reb+1ast, A.Peacock 10+9reb+3ast, J.Nemer 6+1reb+4ast, H.Mike 5+1reb+2ast Al Riyadi: D.Ochefu 31+11reb+4ast, M.Martinez 21+3reb+6ast, K.Zeinoun 17+2reb+4ast, H.Gyokchyan 11+8reb+4ast, A.Saoud 9+7reb+13ast, K.Murphy 9+4reb+1ast Homentmen - Dynamo 77-97 Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Beirut: Dynamo (#1) and Homentmen (#3). Homentmen was crushed at home by 20 points 77-97 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Dynamo outrebounded Homentmen 48-30 including a 41-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Homentmen's players. It was an exceptional evening for the former international point guard Jad Khalil (186-1996) who led the winners and scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. American Marlon Johnson (208-1994, college: NMHU) accounted for 23 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. American guard Mark Lyons (185-1989, college: Arizona) came up with 18 points and the other American import Jamal McCoy (196-1993, college: Bluefield St.) added 16 points respectively for Homentmen in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dynamo will play against Liders (#4) in the next round. Homentmen will have a break next round. Top scorers: Homentmen: M.Lyons 18+4reb+1ast, J.McCoy 16+4reb+2ast, K.Kevork 12+1reb+2ast, H.Toufic 8+2reb, K.Mohamad 7+6reb+4ast, D.Baghdadian 6+3reb Dynamo: M.Johnson 23+6reb+2ast, J.Khalil 22+6reb+7ast, M.Mneimneh 11+5reb+1ast, M.Alkhoury 8+6reb+3ast, K.Ezzeddine 7+4reb+2ast, Z.Lofton 7+1reb+5ast Liders - Al Riyadi 71-92 Rather predictable result when Al Riyadi (3-0) smashed on the road Liders (0-4) 92-71 on Monday. They outrebounded Liders 45-26 including a 32-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Al Riyadi looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Liders' players. The best player for the winners was the former international guard Amir Saoud (186-1991) who scored 21 points and 5 assists. The former international guard Karim Zeinoun (188-1999) chipped in 12 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Four Al Riyadi players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American Alex Peacock (199-1997, college: Texas St.) who recorded 18 points and 5 rebounds and the former international swingman Christophe Khalil (192-1999) added 19 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Al Riyadi's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beirut to the arena Dynamo. Top scorers: Liders: K.Christophe 19+6reb, A.Peacock 18+5reb+2ast, Y.Ghantous 15+1reb+1ast, J.Makhlouf 8+7reb, S.Davis Jr. 5+1reb+1ast, J.Nemer 4+4reb+2ast Al Riyadi: A.Saoud 21+4reb+5ast, B.Tabbara 18+5reb+2ast, M.Martinez 13+8reb+4ast, K.Zeinoun 12+9reb+5ast, I.Moneim 11+4reb+3ast, H.Gyokchyan 9+8reb+2ast Champville - Beirut Club 52-104 Not a big story in a game in Dik El Mehdi where Champville (0-4) was rolled over by Beirut Club (2-2) 104-52 on Monday. Beirut Club dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Champville's 28 and made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Champville 50-22 including a 17-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Beirut Club looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was the former international forward Gerard Hadidian (201-1995, college: Lake Land) who had a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. American forward Stacy Davis (198-1994, college: Pepperdine) chipped in 19 points and 7 rebounds. Four Beirut Club players scored in double figures. Beirut Club's coach Marwan Khalil felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to get some rest. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international guard Jimmy Salem (190-1995) who recorded 22 points and 6 assists and forward Marc Abi-Kheres (197-1994) added 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively. Beirut Club's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beirut Hoops. Top scorers: Champville: J.Salem 22+4reb+6ast, M.Abi-Kheres 13+7reb+4ast, A.Kopaly 8+2reb, B.Miguel 4+1reb, B.Elie 2+2reb, Z.Elio 2+1reb Beirut Club: S.Davis 19+7reb, G.Hadidian 18+11reb+3ast, S.Alexander 16+5reb+3ast, K.Karl 12+1reb+1ast, R.Akl 11+1reb+2ast, K.Mechref 8+4reb+2ast Hoops - Sagesse 77-98 The most surprising game was a loss of Hoops (2-2) in Beirut on Tuesday night. Hosts were rolled over by Sagesse (4-0) 98-77. Sagesse looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Sagesse made 7 blocks. It was a great evening for American Kerwin Roach II (192-1996, college: Texas) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international point guard Ali Mezher (182-1994) helped adding 5 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists. Four Sagesse players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American guard Roosevelt Scott (193, college: Central Mo.) with 29 points and 8 rebounds and U.S. Virgin Islands forward Romani Hansen (203-1997, college: Albany) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Sagesse are looking forward to face Champville (#4) in Dik El Mehdi in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Hoops' supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beirut to the arena Beirut Club. Top scorers: Hoops: R.Scott 29+8reb, R.Hansen 12+12reb+4ast, S.Jason 11+1reb, S.Elios 8+3reb, J.Zaloum 6+4reb+6ast, S.Alaa 4+1reb+2ast Sagesse: C.Alexander 18+3reb+1ast, K.Roach II 17+7reb+4ast, S.El Darwich 16+2reb+3ast, M.Khoueiry 16+2reb+2ast, A.Abdel Massih 11+2reb+2ast, J.Jarrouge 7+6reb |
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The Regular Season in LKL is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 6 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Kaunas. First ranked Zalgiris faced second-best Rytas. Host Zalgiris (23-4) defeated guests from Vilnius (21-6) 81-75. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Rytas. 27 personal fouls committed by Rytas helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was Latvian Rolands Smits (207-1995) who scored 12 points and 7 rebounds. The former international Edgaras Ulanovas (199-1992) chipped in 6 points and 8 rebounds. Zalgiris' coach Kazys Maksvytis used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was international Gytis Radzevicius (197-1995) who recorded 17 points and 8 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Zalgiris have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 23-4 record. Defending champion Rytas keeps the second position with six games lost. Zalgiris are looking forward to face P.Zvaigzdes (#10) in Pasvalys in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Rytas will play at home against Siauliai (#9) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident. The game in Kedainiai was also worth to mention about. Third ranked Wolves (19-8) played at the court of 7th ranked Nevezis (12-15). Wolves managed to secure a 7-point victory 88-81. It was a good game for American Rashard Kelly (203-1995, college: Wichita St.) who led his team to a victory with 24 points and 6 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). Ahmad Caver contributed with 19 points and 4 assists for the winners. American forward Deshawn Freeman (201-1994, college: Rutgers, agency: One Motive Sports) answered with 18 points and 5 rebounds for Nevezis. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Wolves. Newly promoted Wolves maintains third place with 19-8 record having four points less than leader Zalgiris. Nevezis at the other side keeps the seventh position with 15 games lost. They share it with Neptunas. Wolves will play against bottom-ranked Prienai (#12) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Nevezis will play against Neptunas (#7) in Klaipeda and it may be a tough game between close rivals. A very close game took place in Gargzdai between Gargzdu and Juventus. Eleventh ranked Gargzdu (6-21) got a very close home victory over higher ranked Juventus (16-11). Gargzdu managed to escape with a 1-point win 77-76 on Sunday evening. It was quite big embarassment for the guest team. It was a great evening for Josh Newkirk who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points and 5 assists. The best for the losing side was Reggie Lynch with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 blocks. Juventus' coach Donaldas Kairys tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Newly promoted Gargzdu maintains eleventh place with 6-21 record. Loser Juventus keeps the fifth position with 11 games lost. Gargzdu will meet higher ranked Jonava (#6) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Juventus will play against Lietkabelis where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Other games of round 27 were very predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Neptunas defeated Siauliai in Klaipeda 89-87. Lietkabelis beat Jonava at home 85-72. P.Zvaigzdes won against Prienai on the opponent's court 91-85.
Nevezis - Wolves 81-88 The game in Kedainiai was also worth to mention about. Third ranked Wolves (19-8) played at the court of 7th ranked Nevezis (12-15). Wolves managed to secure a 7-point victory 88-81. Nevezis was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a good game for American Rashard Kelly (203-1995, college: Wichita St.) who led his team to a victory with 24 points and 6 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). His fellow American import guard Ahmad Caver (188-1996, college: ODU) contributed with 19 points and 4 assists for the winners. American forward Deshawn Freeman (201-1994, college: Rutgers, agency: One Motive Sports) answered with 18 points and 5 rebounds and Danielius Lavrinovicius (205-1999) added 14 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Nevezis. Four Nevezis players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Wolves. Newly promoted Wolves maintains third place with 19-8 record having four points less than leader Zalgiris. Nevezis at the other side keeps the seventh position with 15 games lost. They share it with Neptunas. Wolves will play against bottom-ranked Prienai (#12) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Nevezis will play against Neptunas (#7) in Klaipeda and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Nevezis: D.Freeman 18+5reb+1ast, D.Lavrinovicius 14+6reb+2ast, T.Lambrecht 11+6reb, B.Davison 10+6reb+1ast, M.Valinskas 8, A.Cook 8+2reb+1ast Wolves: R.Kelly 24+6reb+2ast, A.Caver 19+3reb+4ast, A.Juskevicius 9+1ast, E.Zukauskas 8+4reb, K.Zemaitis 8+4reb+4ast, R.Miniotas 6+3reb+1ast Siauliai - Neptunas 87-89 Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both eighth ranked Neptunas and 9th ranked Siauliai had identical 11-15 record. But Siauliai was not able to use a home court advantage and was edged by the opponent from Klaipeda 89-87 on Saturday night. Neptunas looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was a great evening for swingman Matas Jogela (201-1998) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points and 8 rebounds. American center Austin Wiley (211-1999, college: Auburn) helped adding 12 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks. Five Neptunas players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American guard Kyle Mangas (193-1999, college: IWU) with 27 points and 5 rebounds and the other American import point guard Antino Jackson (182-1996, college: N.Mexico, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 17 points and 4 assists. Neptunas (12-15) moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Nevezis. Loser Siauliai keeps the ninth position with 16 games lost. Neptunas will meet at home Nevezis (#8) in the next round. Siauliai will play against the league's second-placed Rytas where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Top scorers: Siauliai: K.Mangas 27+5reb+2ast, A.Jackson 17+1reb+4ast, A.Urbutis 9+6reb, E.Stankevicius 8+3reb+1ast, B.Daniel 7+2reb, D.Sabeckis 7+6reb+5ast Neptunas: M.Jogela 23+8reb+2ast, M.Girdziunas 17+1reb+2ast, A.Wiley 12+12reb, D.Gailius 11+4reb+6ast, Z.Janavicius 10+2reb+5ast, P.Oskaras 7+2reb+2ast Gargzdu - Juventus 77-76 A very close game took place in Gargzdai between Gargzdu and Juventus. Eleventh ranked Gargzdu (6-21) got a very close home victory over higher ranked Juventus (16-11). Gargzdu managed to escape with a 1-point win 77-76 on Sunday evening. It was quite big embarassment for the guest team. Gargzdu looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was a great evening for American point guard Josh Newkirk (185-1994, college: Indiana) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points and 5 assists. Giedrius Staniulis (206-1991) helped adding 15 points and 8 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American center Reggie Lynch (207-1994, college: Minnesota) with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 blocks and Zygimantas Skucas (202-1992, agency: BIG) scored 12 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Juventus' coach Donaldas Kairys tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Newly promoted Gargzdu maintains eleventh place with 6-21 record. Loser Juventus keeps the fifth position with 11 games lost. Gargzdu will meet higher ranked Jonava (#6) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Juventus will play against Lietkabelis where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Top scorers: Juventus: Z.Skucas 12+6reb, M.Paliukenas 11+4reb+2ast, G.Matulis 11+5reb+1ast, R.Lynch 11+6reb+1ast, J.Davis 9+1reb+5ast, J.Alston 6+5reb Gargzdu: J.Newkirk 17+3reb+5ast, G.Staniulis 15+8reb+1ast, J.Washington 11+9reb, S.Beniusis 11+8reb, E.Jonkus 8+1reb+2ast, A.Urbonas 7+2reb+10ast Lietkabelis - Jonava 85-72 No shocking result in a game in Panevezys where fourth ranked Lietkabelis (17-10) defeated 6th ranked Jonava (14-13) 85-72 on Sunday. Lietkabelis dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Jonava's 30 and made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Jonava 35-24 including 27 on the defensive glass. Lietkabelis looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a great evening for Bosnian-Serbian Nikola Popovic (211-1997, college: Boston Coll.) who led his team to a victory scoring 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. American guard Jamel Morris (193-1992, college: Fairmont St.) helped adding 13 points and 6 assists. The best for the losing side was American forward Jeff Garrett (201-1994, college: LSUS, agency: Players Group) with 20 points and 6 rebounds and the former international swingman Edvinas Seskus (196-1995, agency: BIG) scored 10 points and 4 assists. Four Jonava players scored in double figures. Lietkabelis maintains fourth place with 17-10 record. Jonava lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the sixth position with 13 games lost. Lietkabelis will meet Juventus (#5) in the next round. Jonava will play against Gargzdu and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Jonava: J.Garrett 20+6reb+3ast, M.Laksa 12+4reb, E.Maxwell 11+3reb, E.Seskus 10+4reb+4ast, A.Majauskas 8+1reb+2ast, G.Watson Jr. 6+4reb+5ast Lietkabelis: N.Popovic 16+7reb+4ast, J.Morris 13+2reb+6ast, J.Randell 11+2reb+2ast, G.Goloman 11+3reb+1ast, K.Kullamaee 8+3reb+1ast, V.Lipkevicius 8+8reb+3ast Prienai - P.Zvaigzdes 85-91 Rather expected game when 12th ranked Prienai (4-23) was defeated at home by tenth ranked P.Zvaigzdes (7-20) 91-85 on Monday. P.Zvaigzdes made 16-of-18 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for power forward Julius Jucikas (204-1989, agency: BIG) who led his team to a victory scoring 15 points and 8 rebounds. American point guard John Gillon (183-1994, college: Syracuse) helped adding 18 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). The best for the losing side was the former international forward Darius Tarvydas (199-1991) with 23 points and British Jordan Williams (203-1995) scored 12 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Five P.Zvaigzdes and four Prienai players scored in double figures. P.Zvaigzdes maintains tenth place with 7-20 record. Loser Prienai stay dead last with 23 lost games. P.Zvaigzdes will meet at home league's leader Zalgiris in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Prienai will play against Wolves (#3) in Vilnius and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Prienai: D.Tarvydas 23+3reb+2ast, T.Jogela 15+4reb, K.Anderson 12+4reb+4ast, J.Williams 12+9reb+5ast, J.Jogminas 9+5reb, D.Domarkas 8+2reb+2ast P.Zvaigzdes: J.Gillon 18+2reb+3ast, J.Cunningham 17+1reb+1ast, J.Jucikas 15+8reb+3ast, C.Allen 13+4reb+4ast, I.Vaitkus 10+5reb, E.Saulys 9+4reb Zalgiris - Rytas 81-75 An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Kaunas. First ranked Zalgiris faced second-best Rytas. Host Zalgiris (23-4) defeated guests from Vilnius (21-6) 81-75. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Rytas. 27 personal fouls committed by Rytas helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was Latvian Rolands Smits (207-1995) who scored 12 points and 7 rebounds. The former international Edgaras Ulanovas (199-1992) chipped in 6 points and 8 rebounds. Zalgiris' coach Kazys Maksvytis used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was international Gytis Radzevicius (197-1995) who recorded 17 points and 8 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) and American forward Justin Gorham (201-1998, college: Houston) added 12 points and 8 rebounds respectively. Zalgiris have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 23-4 record. Defending champion Rytas keeps the second position with six games lost. Zalgiris are looking forward to face P.Zvaigzdes (#10) in Pasvalys in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Rytas will play at home against Siauliai (#9) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident. Top scorers: Rytas: G.Radzevicius 17+8reb, K.McCullum 12+2reb+4ast, J.Gorham 12+8reb+1ast, M.Normantas 9+4reb+2ast, M.Foster 8+3reb+2ast, G.Masiulis 7+2reb Zalgiris: T.Dimsa 13+2reb, R.Smits 12+7reb, D.Giedraitis 12+2reb+1ast, I.Brazdeikis 10+2reb+2ast, K.Hayes 10+4reb, L.Birutis 6+3reb |
| Best players of Lithuanian LKL round 27 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The 27-year old power forward had the game-high 24 points adding six rebounds and two assists for Wolves in his team's victory, helping them to beat Nevezis (#8, 12-15) 88-81. Wolves maintains the 3rd position in Lithuanian LKL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Wolves will need more victories to improve their 19-8 record. In the team's last game Kelly had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Wolves, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Rashard Kelly averages this season 13.8ppg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young swingman Matas Jogela (201-F/G-1998) of Neptunas. Jogela impressed basketball fans with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. It was enough for Neptunas to edge slightly lower-ranked Siauliai (#9, 11-16) by 2 points 89-87. This victory allowed Neptunas to move up to 7th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 12-15 record. Jogela is one of the most experienced players at Neptunas and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was American Kyle Mangas (193-G-1999) of Siauliai (#9). Mangas scored 27 points and grabbed five rebounds. Despite Mangas' great performance Siauliai lost 87-89 to slightly higher-ranked Neptunas (#7, 12-15). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Siauliai ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 16 games, recording just eleven victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Mangas could help Siauliai to bring them higher in the standings. Mangas has a very solid season. In 27 games in Lithuania he scored 12.9ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Nikola Popovic (211-PF-1997) of Lietkabelis - 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Austin Wiley (211-C-1999) of Neptunas - 12 points and 12 rebounds 6. Jeff Garrett (201-F-1994) of Jonava - 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 7. John Gillon (183-PG-1994) of P.Zvaigzdes - 18 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Jordan Williams (203-PF-1995) of Prienai - 12 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Julius Jucikas (204-C/F-1989) of P.Zvaigzdes - 15 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Darius Tarvydas (199-F-1991) of Prienai - 23 points, 3 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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| San Beda, Louie Sangalang's KL Aseel set up finals date in AsiaBasket tilt - by Eurobasket News |
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Familiar faces will meet once again as the San Beda-Machateam Red Lions and Louie Sangalang's Kuala Lumpur Aseel will dispute the Sportsclick AsiaBasket International Championship title. The Red Lions will face Sangalang, who is coming off a three-peat run with San Beda's NCAA rival Colegio de San Juan de Letran, and his Malaysian squad on April 18 at the MABA Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. San Beda pulled off an 83-72 stunner against Harimau Malaysia on Sunday night with Yukien Andrada (196-PF-2001) showing the way with 23 points, 12 rebounds, one assist, and one steal to steer San Beda to the championship round. Jacob Cortez and new recruit Jomel Puno (196-F) also stepped up in the win, finishing with 13 and 10 markers, respectively. Sangalang and the Aseel, meanwhile, are coming off a gutsy 90-87 victory against another Philippine representative from the NCAA in De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in the other semifinals bracket. Jalen Robinson led Kuala Lumpur with 29 points, 21 rebounds, two assists, three blocks, and two steals while Sangalang, who suits up as an Asian import, added 20 markers, 10 boards, two dimes, and one rejection. Harimau Malaysia and Benilde will first go at it for the Battle for Third at 5 p.m. before the Aseel and the Red Lions go for the throne at 7:30 p.m. Courtesy of: gmanetwork.com |
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| Best players of Mexican CIBACOPA round 10 - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 33-year old forward had the game-high 34 points adding seven rebounds and two assists for Tijuana in his team's victory, helping them to beat Obregon (#8, 5-15) 105-95. Tijuana is placed at 4th position in Mexican CIBACOPA. Tijuana is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 9-11 record. In the team's last game Young had a remarkable 87.5% from 2-point range and got five three-pointers out of 8 attempts. He just recently signed at Tijuana, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Anthony Young averages this season 16.9ppg and 5.3rpg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American guard Kennedy Jones (188-G-1989) of Los Mochis. Jones impressed basketball fans with 47 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Bad luck as Los Mochis was edged by the higher-ranked Hermosillo (#1, 16-4) 109-106. Los Mochis managed to keep the same 7th spot in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 7-13 record. Jones is one of the most experienced players at Los Mochis and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was another Los Mochis' star - American John Mitchell (208-F/C-1991). Mitchell scored 23 points and grabbed seventeen rebounds (!!!). Despite Mitchell's great performance Los Mochis lost 106-109 to the higher-ranked Hermosillo (#1, 16-4). But his team cannot count on just these two top stars as they also need help of the other teammates. The chances of Los Mochis not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 13 games, recording just seven victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Mitchell could try to bring Los Mochis' a little bit higher in the standings. Mitchell has individually a great season in Mexico. After 16 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 7.8rpg (6th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Anthony Smith (201-F/C-1997) of Guaymas - 21 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Michaell Jackson (190-PF-1987) of Culiacan - 26 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Joshua Webster (190-G-1997) of Tijuana - 25 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Akia Pruitt (203-PF-1997) of Tijuana - 23 points and 9 rebounds 8. Dylan Smith (196-SG-1997) of Guaymas - 31 points and 11 rebounds 9. Daytone Jennings (206-F-1997) of Guaymas - 23 points and 13 rebounds 10. Jimmy Whitt (190-G-1997) of Obregon - 25 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Ivanovic's double-double lands him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had a double-double of 33 points and 10 rebounds, while his team beat Decic (#5, 10-10) 98-91. Milenijum maintains the 6th position in Montenegrin league. Milenijum is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 9-10 record. In the team's last game Ivanovic had a remarkable 72.7% from 2-point range. He turned to be Milenijum's top player in his first season with the team. Petar Ivanovic averages this season 15.4ppg and 6.1rpg. Second best performed player last round was Nenad Vukovic (192-PG-1994) of Jedinstvo. He is a guard in his 4th season at Jedinstvo. In the last game Vukovic recorded impressive 30 points and 6 rebounds. Of course he led Jedinstvo to another comfortable win outscoring slightly lower-ranked Mornar (#9, 6-12) 97-72. Jedinstvo's 7th position in the standings has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 8-11 record. Vukovic is one of the most experienced players at Jedinstvo and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 25.1ppg (#1). Third place about best performers goes to guard Marko Koljevic (191-G-1990) of Decic (#5). Koljevic got into 30-points club by scoring 40 points in the last round. He went also for five rebounds . Despite Koljevic's great performance Decic lost 91-98 to slightly lower-ranked Milenijum (#6, 9-10). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. Koljevic has a great season in Montenegro. After 19 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 22.2ppg (2nd best) and assists with 5.1apg (6th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Milos Popovic (201-PF-1998) of Sutjeska - 12 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists 5. Vladimir Tomasevic (201-F-1992) of Sutjeska - 21 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Petar Dragovic (2000) of Decic - 16 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Zdravko Boskovic (200-SF-1996) of Sutjeska - 22 points and 6 rebounds 8. Michael Weathers (190-G-1997) of Sutjeska - 18 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Milos Lopicic (216-C-1990) of Danilovgrad - 15 points and 6 rebounds 10. Nikola Rakocevic (200-F-2002) of Mornar - 16 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Maxey, Embiid, Harris power 76ers to 96-84 win over Nets - by Eurobasket News |
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Joel Embiid (7'0''-C/F-1994, college: Kansas) pumped his fist in the air and exhorted the Philly crowd to get louder as Tobias Harris (6'9''-F-1992, college: Tennessee) and Tyrese Maxey (6'4''-PG-2000, college: Kentucky) hit game-changing 3s and stymied Brooklyn runs with clutch boards. 'It's as happy as I've ever seen him since I've been here with other guys making shots,' third-year coach Doc Rivers said. 'He was really celebrating his teammates tonight.' With good reason. For a franchise player who was raised in the organization to Trust the Process, Embiid has finally come around to learning how to trust his teammates. Maxey hit six 3-pointers and scored 33 points, Embiid and Harris had 20 apiece, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Brooklyn Nets 96-84 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Embiid, the two-time NBA scoring champion, was quiet offensively, going 6 of 11 from the floor, but he did just about everything else. The MVP finalist had 19 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks. 'A lot of people think I just love scoring the basketball,' Embiid said. 'I don't think it's true. I enjoy winning.' Embiid's increased faith in his teammates is one reason the third-seeded Sixers expect a deep run in the playoffs. 'Better teammates help,' Rivers said with a laugh. 'Maturity and preparation. We work on it every day.' Harris had 12 rebounds. James Harden (6'5''-SG-1989, college: Arizona St.) scored only eight points on 3-of-13 shooting for the Sixers after a sensational Game 1 effort. Game 3 is Thursday in New York. Cameron Johnson (6'9''-F-1996, college: UNC) led the Nets with 28 points. Johnson sent Embiid stumbling on a one-handed dunk down the right side that posterized the 7-footer. Johnson stared down Embiid as the Nets forward backpedaled on defense in the first half. 'I don't remember getting dunked on,' Embiid tried to say with a straight face. The slam was Brooklyn's last GIF-worthy highlight. Maybe the 76ers just needed to listen to their coach more as they chase their first NBA championship since 1983. After Brooklyn scored the first bucket of the second half, Rivers called a quick timeout. 'C'mon, guys! C'mon!' Rivers implored in the huddle. 'Listen, it's up to y'all what you all want to do.' How about finally decide the game. 'It was time for us to realize we need to be ready,' Harris said of the timeout speech. 'We need to pick our energy up. We need to pick our body language up. This is our arena. This is our home floor. This is our win that we need to get.' Maxey, who kept the Sixers alive with 15 points in the first half, was stuffed by the rim on a fast break but Harris followed for the bucket and the 76ers finally tied the game at 55-all. Maxey didn't miss on the next possession - a corner 3 that sent the crowd into a frenzy. Then PJ Tucker missed a 3, grabbed his own rebound, dished to Harden and the Beard buried his first 3 of the game. Harris came right back and connected on a 3 that had him hopping and waving his arms off the court headed into a timeout. Embiid then erupted in celebration with the Sixers ahead 64-56. 'We didn't play our best basketball but in the second half we just figured out what worked and we kept doing it over and over and over,' Embiid said. Philly's scoring spurt was about it for the Nets, who shot 35% in the second half. 'The only adjustment made was that ball didn't go in the hole for us,' Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said. 'We got open looks, they tried to go zone, we had enough shooting out there. The ball just didn't go in.' The Sixers needed the spark after they spiraled from Game 1 dominance to Game 2 disaster in the first half. No Sixer represented that fall more than Harden. His seven 3s steadied the Sixers in the opener but the aging vet - who battled left Achilles tendon soreness down the stretch of the regular season - was overwhelmed in Game 2. He missed 6 of 7 shots in the first half and all four 3-point attempts. Throw in two fouls and five turnovers and it was a marvel the Sixers only trailed 49-44 at the break. 'As bad as we played offensively we were only down five points,' Maxey said. 'We knew if we could get our offense to catch up to our defense, and continue to be stingy on defense, we knew we had a shot.' Holding only a slim lead had to distress the Nets. Johnson scored 22 points in the half but - much like in Game 1 - the Nets got crushed on the boards and in the paint. Embiid scored eight points but grabbed 15 boards, 13 defensive. Embiid, who wore a 'Best Dad Ever' sweatshirt at the podium after his young son tagged along with him after Game 1, made up for some offensive frustration with a two-handed jam late in the game that brought the crowd to its feet. 'We held Embiid under his average,' Nets forward Dorian Finney-Smith (6'7''-F-1993, college: Florida) said. 'They were just the best team tonight. They found a way to pull it out.' Courtesy of: apnews.com |
| Kings take 2-0 series lead, beat Warriors 114-106 in egregiously sloppy game - by Eurobasket News |
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The Sacramento Kings' Game 1 victory over the Golden State Warriors was billed as a feel-good, culture win for the team considering the city's 17-year absence from the postseason. Some might have chalked it up as beginners' luck. But Sacramento's 114-106 Game 2 defeat of Golden State felt more like a statement designed to put the rest of the Western Conference on notice. Now as the Warriors' first-round series against the Kings shifts to San Francisco, Golden State will open play at Chase Center on Thursday trailing Sacramento 0-2. This is unfamiliar territory for Stephen Curry - he has never been down 0-2 in a playoff series at any point in his 14-year career. They entered Monday having previously gone 30-10 following a playoff loss, and fell to 19-6 in Game 2s under head coach Steve Kerr . 'You got to embrace it,' said Curry. 'We've never been in this situation, so we have to stay together, stay locked in on things we need to do better, embrace the challenge and protect our home court, which we've done great all year. 'That's the old saying, a series doesn't start until somebody wins on the other team's home floor. If we want to get ourselves back into it, its going to start with a focused effort in Game 3.' The Warriors were far from that on Monday. They fell victim to the same three issues in Game 2 that haunted them throughout the regular season and reared their ugly heads in spurts in Game 1: poor box-outs, turnovers and fouling. Golden State surrendered 12 offensive rebounds in Game 2 after giving up 17 on Saturday, and the Kings finished with 20 second-chance points. The Warriors also had 22 giveaways - 13 in the first half - and allowed Sacramento to shoot 29 free throws, resulting in 21 more points. Golden State got just 18 attempts at the charity stripe. 'You just don't flip a switch, your issues are your issues,' Draymond Green (6'6''-F-1990, college: Michigan St.) said. 'We have to work through them and figure them out.' The Warriors' frustration boiled over with 7:03 left in regulation. Following a Malik Monk (6'4''-SG-1998, college: Kentucky) miss, Curry secured a defensive rebound and initiated the Warriors' fast break. Sabonis wound up on the floor and grabbed at Green's leg. Green stomped on Sabonis' chest and was ejected from the game, while Sabonis was assessed a Flagrant 1. After the game, Green told reporters that his actions were in retaliation to Sabonis'. ESPN reported that Sabonis' sternum X-rays came back negative. 'I got grabbed,' Green said. 'Second time in two nights. Referees just watch it. I have to land my foot somewhere.' Andrew Wiggins, making his first start for the Warriors since Feb. 13, played just under 40 minutes, so the 28-year-old's conditioning remains a non-issue despite his 25-game absence to end the regular season. Wiggins spent a bulk of the game checking Kings guard De'Aaron Fox (6'4''-G-1997, college: Kentucky),, and Fox cooled off from his 38-point eruption in the series' first game, finishing with 24 points. The Warriors led 23-17 after the first quarter, limiting Sacramento to just 38.1% shooting over the first 12 minutes of action as both teams combined for 18 turnovers in the opening period. Some of the Warriors' first-quarter turnovers were egregious; Fox picked both Curry and Klay Thompson (6'6''-G-1990, college: WSU) cleanly in the open court, leading to easy transition opportunities at the other end. The game didn't necessarily get out of hand for the Warriors in the second quarter, but the momentum shifted considerably in Sacramento's favor. Monk, who had burned the Warriors for 32 points in Game 1, made three treys in a row over the first 2:40 of the period, helping spark a 16-4 run that put Sacramento up three. Center Alex Len was also an integral part of the Kings' scoring burst, working on the backline behind Golden State's defense and throwing down powerful dunks that sent Golden 1 Center into a frenzy. 'We played a really good first quarter, held them to 17 points,' Kerr said. 'But we couldn't sustain it and the game got away from us in the second quarter and then they kind of controlled things from there.' The foul situation got out of hand for the Warriors in the third quarter. Green picked up his fourth personal with 10:56 left in the period and took a seat on the bench. Golden State committed another foul shortly after, leaving Sacramento in the bonus for the final 10:18 of the period. To make matters worse, Kevon Looney (6'9''-PF-1996, college: UCLA) picked up his fifth personal with 7:22 left in the third quarter. Green was able to play additional minutes and stay out of foul trouble for the rest of the third quarter, while Looney didn't return until the final frame. 'We know we have it, we know were capable, it's just can we execute,' Curry said of the Warriors' Game 2 miscues. 'That question will determine our fate in this series.' The Warriors clawed back to make it a 102-101 game with 3:11 left, but Sacramento outscored Golden State 12-5 over the final 2:54 and limited it to one field goal. Curry, Thompson and Gary Payton II played the entire fourth quarter. Jonathan Kuminga (6'7''-F-2002, agency: Verus Management) didn't play at all in the second half after going minus-10 in just under four minutes in the first. Because of the Warriors' foul trouble, Moses Moody got his first action of the series. 'Everything is a balance,' Kerr said. 'We tried to find the best two-way lineups we could. So on offense, I felt like we needed more spacing. And then on defense, they're a physical team, we needed some physicality, we need some size out there.' Courtesy of: sfchronicle.com |
| Ex-Notre Dame coach Mike Brey to join Hawks staff, sources say - by Eurobasket News |
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Former Notre Dame men's basketball coach Mike Brey will join coach Quin Snyder 's staff on the Atlanta Hawks next season, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. No specific role has been finalized, nor will it be until after this season, sources told Wojnarowski. Brey, who has a 30-year history with Snyder, visited with the Hawks in March. The South Bend Tribune first reported the news about Brey joining the Hawks' staff. Brey stepped down as Notre Dame's coach after the end of this past season following 23 years in South Bend. He was 483-280 overall with the Fighting Irish, leading the school to 13 NCAA tournaments. Brey told ESPN's Pete Thamel in March that he interviewed for the then-open head coach position at South Florida but was not offered the job. He told Thamel at the time he was going to take some time off and pursue a career in television. Snyder agreed to a five-year deal in February to coach the Hawks, who trail the Celtics 1-0 in their first-round playoff series. Game 2 is Tuesday in Boston. Courtesy of: espn.com |
| Grizzlies forward/center Jaren Jackson Jr. wins 2022-23 NBA Defensive Player of the Year award - by Eurobasket News |
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Memphis Grizzlies forward/center Jaren Jackson Jr. (6'11''-F/C-1999, college: Michigan St.) was named the 2022-23 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, the NBA announced today. This marks the first NBA Defensive Player of the Year award for Jackson Jr., who becomes the second player in franchise history to receive the honor (Marc Gasol in 2012-13). Jackson Jr. is the second-youngest player in NBA history (Dwight Howard) to be named NBA Defensive Player of the Year and becomes one of four 23-year-olds to win the award (Kawhi Leonard in 2014-15; Howard in 2007-08; Alvin Robertson in 1985-86). The 6-foot-11 Jackson Jr., whose defense helped propel the Grizzlies to a 51-31 record (second in the Western Conference) and the team's second straight Southwest Division championship, received 391 points (56 first-place votes) from a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. Players were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote. Jackson Jr. led the NBA in blocks per game (3.0) and block percentage (9.6) for the second consecutive season and tied for second in total blocks (189). He surpassed his own single-season franchise records in all three categories while also establishing career bests with 18.6 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game. Behind Jackson Jr., Memphis led the Western Conference and ranked third in the NBA in defensive rating (110.7) and held opponents to the lowest field goal percentage (45.3%) and largest field goal percentage difference (-2.2%). Individually, when serving as the primary defender, Jackson Jr. led the NBA in field goal percentage allowed at the rim (46.9% on 454 contests) with a minimum of 20 shots defended. Jackson Jr. also averaged 1.0 steals per game and led the NBA in combined steals and blocks per game (career-high and franchise-record 4.0). He became one of four players since the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award was instituted in the 1982-83 season to lead his team to a Top 5 defensive rating while also averaging at least 1.0 steals and 3.0 blocks, joining Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson and Ben Wallace. The five-year NBA veteran was named to the 2021-22 NBA All-Defensive First Team last season. He was selected by Memphis with the fourth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft following his freshman year at Michigan State University, where he won the 2017-18 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year award. Milwaukee's Brook Lopez (309 points, 31 first-place votes) and Cleveland's Evan Mobley (101 points, eight first-place votes) finished second and third in the voting, respectively. Courtesy of: insidehoops.com |
| Celtics beat Hawks 119-106 for 2-0 series lead - by Eurobasket News |
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Jayson Tatum (6'8''-F/G-1998, college: Duke) knew what was coming and waited for his moment. His team leading by 10 with less than three minutes to play, he hawked Atlanta's Trae Young (6'1''-PG-1998, college: Oklahoma) as he dribbled on the right wing and tried to lead Tatum into a screen. But the Celtics All-Star brushed it off and stretched to swat Young;'s attempt at a step-back 3-pointer. The loose ball was scooped up by Derrick White (6'4''-G-1994, college: Colorado) and tossed ahead to a streaking Tatum for an one-handed dunk. The play ended a clinching late run and was the final basket of the night for Tatum and Boston beat Atlanta 119-106 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series. While Tatum had the exclamation point and finished with 29 points and 10 rebounds, he said the night belonged to White. The defensive-minded guard contributed all over the court, pouring 26 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. ''We're so much more of a dynamic team when D-White is asserting himself and being aggressive and not being passive.' Tatum said. These last two games (White) being aggressive, making the right play, attacking the rim and not necessarily waiting makes us that much more of a better team.' Jaylen Brown (6'6''-G/F-1996, college: California) added 18 points. Boston outscored Atlanta 64-40 in the paint. Game 3 is Friday night in Atlanta. ' (Tatum and Brown) get a lot of attention. It just opens up the court for myself,' White said. 'When the opportunity is there I just have to attack and do what I do.' Dejounte Murray (6'4''-G-1996, college: Washington) led the Hawks with 29 points. Young had 24, but shot 9 of 22 from the field and 2 of 8 from beyond the arc. He also had five turnovers, bringing his total to 11 for the series. 'I can be better,' Young said. 'I didn't shoot the ball really well. I had some turnovers where I was just driving and it just left my hands. But I'm going to be better at home.' Down by 20, the Hawks cut it to single digits late in the third quarter. With Atlanta trailing 74-57, Young went to the bench and sat out the final 7:07 of the period, briefly visiting the locker room. His teammates picked it up without him, outscoring the Celtics 24-16 to pull within nine - at 90-81 - entering the fourth. Young returned to begin the final period and scored four straight points with just over five minutes to play to make it 104-95. But the Celtics responded with a 15-2 run - bookended by a 3-pointer and Tatum's dunk - to get it back up to 119-97 with 2:16 left. While the Hawks brought a better shooting touch on Tuesday, the Celtics took their overall energy up a notch, repeatedly beating Atlanta down the court in transition and outhustling Hawks to loose balls. One glaring example was in the second quarter when Brown pried the ball free as De'Andre Hunter (6'8''-F/G-1997, college: Virginia) drove by. Malcolm Brogdon (6'5''-SG-1992, college: Virginia) corralled it and tossed it ahead a sprinting Brown, who had split between Young and Dejounte Murray as they got caught ball watching. 'We've been a group that's hung our hat on defense all year,' Brown said. 'We play both sides of the ball and we do it at a high level. Sometimes it goes unnoticed. But when it comes down to it, the playoffs, that's where our defense matters the most.' Courtesy of: washingtonpost.com |
| Garland scores 32, Cavs beat Knicks 107-90 to even series - by Eurobasket News |
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Darius Garland (6'2''-G-2000, college: Vanderbilt) couldn't change what happened in a disappointing playoff debut. On Tuesday night, Garland made sure he didn't repeat it. Setting the tone with his aggressiveness from the start, Garland scored 26 of his 32 points in the first half and the Cavaliers evened their Eastern Conference playoff series against New York at one game apiece with a 107-90 victory. 'That's the All-Star we know, and it was good to see,' said Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell (6'3''-G-1996, college: Louisville), one of many who urged Garland to be more assertive. 'He came out with a purpose. There was just a different look in his eye.' Garland scored 15 points in the second quarter, when Cleveland tightened down defensively and dominated New York, forcing nine turnovers on the way to opening a 20-point halftime lead. The Cavs pushed their lead to 29 in the fourth. For two days, Garland had beaten himself up for his performance in Game 1, when he didn't attempt a shot in the fourth quarter and finished with one assist in 43 minutes. During film sessions, his teammates pointed out moments when he needed to shoot. Everywhere he went, he heard the same message. 'Everybody in the building told me to go be aggressive, go shoot the ball,' he said. 'I watched the film from the first game and seeing some opportunities where I can go get mine and go be aggressive and that's what I just tried to do today.' Cleveland's blowout ended with a hard foul and some questions about why New York's starters were still on the floor. With the Knicks down by 23, Julius Randle (6'9''-F/C-1994, college: Kentucky) went in for a breakaway dunk and was hit by Cavs center Jarrett Allen (6'11''-C-1998, college: Texas) and New York's All-Star forward fell awkwardly out of bounds. Randle was upset by the contact and exchanged words with several Cavs players and coach J.B. Bickerstaff. 'I thought it was a little unnecessary,' Randle said. 'I understand that in the playoffs, you don't give up on plays. But typically, you run across the body. Not like that.' Allen was called for flagrant foul, which Bickerstaff felt was undeserved. 'They kept playing hard. They kept running through passing lanes. Why would one team play hard and not the other,' he said. 'There was nothing dirty about the play. It wasn't a flagrant foul. He contested a shot at the rim. It's that simple.' Caris LeVert (6'7''-G-1994, college: Michigan) scored 24 points off the bench and Mitchell added 17 and a career playoff-high 13 assists for the Cavs, who were much more physical than in Game 1 and went toe to toe with the Knicks. Randle scored 22 points and Jalen Brunson (6'1''-G-1996, college: Villanova) added 20 for New York, which got the split it needed in rowdy Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse to head home for Game 3 at Madison Square Garden on Friday night. 'You know what to expect,' Randle said. 'It's the Garden. It's the Garden.' The Cavs matched the Knicks' physicality from the outset, winning the 50/50 balls that went to New York in the opener. And if handling Cleveland's new-found toughness wasn't enough of a challenge, the Knicks bashed each other. During one sequence in the second quarter as the Cavs were beginning to pull away, Randle turned to run up the floor and accidentally smacked Brunson in the face, causing his teammate to recoil in pain. Garland inflicted his own damage. The 23-year-old was uncharacteristically timid in Game 1 and heard about it from fans and teammates. Following practice Monday, he had a deep conversation with Mitchell, who urged him to be let loose. Garland got the message. He drained a pair of 3-pointers during a 13-4 run in the second quarter and then showed no fear when he drove to the basket and tried to dunk over 7-foot Knicks center Isaiah Hartenstein (7'0''-C/F-1998), who got away with goaltending while fouling Cleveland's guard. 'I've never seen him try to dunk on anyone, let alone a seven-footer,' Mitchell said. The Cavs bench erupted at seeing Garland's bravado, and Mitchell slapped his hands before urging the sellout crowd to recognize him. The moment seemed to rattle the Knicks as New York's Josh Hart was called for a technical foul. Courtesy of: apnews.com |
| Booker, Suns find comfort level in midrange, bounce back with 123-109 win over Clippers - by Eurobasket News |
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For the second game in a row, the Clippers were willing to live with the Suns taking a lot of midrange shots. That strategy worked for L.A. in Game 1, when Phoenix was 8-of-27 (29.6%) on shots between the paint and the 3-point line, and the Clippers got the road win. On Tuesday night, that shot chart looked a little different. 'It's like layups for them,' Kawhi Leonard (6'7''-F-1991, college: SDSU) said of the Suns from the midrange. Devin Booker (6'6''-SG-1996, college: Kentucky) led the way with 38 points, Kevin Durant (6'9''-SF-1988, college: Texas) hit all 10 of his shots from the midrange, and the Suns as a team shot 73.3% from the midrange. Behind that shooting display, Phoenix bounced back with a 123-109 win to even the series with the Clippers 1-1. Game 3 is Thursday night in Los Angeles. It can be overly simplistic to say, 'It's a make-or-miss league,' but after the game Tyronne Lue sounded comfortable with the Clippers' game plan, it just didn't work because the Suns couldn't miss on Tuesday. 'I feel good. I feel good with where we're at,' Lue said. 'Our guys are gonna keep competing and scrapping. We think we can win this series, 100% of the battle is believing.' The stars were out for both teams in this game. Booker had nine assists to go with his 38 points, Durant added 25 points, and Chris Paul (6'0''-PG-1985, college: Wake Forest) had 16 points and eight assists. On the other side, Kawhi Leonard had another spectacular game and finished with 31 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, while Russell Westbrook (6'3''-G-1988, college: UCLA) had 28 points on 9-of-16 shooting. One thing to watch going forward is Paul's right hand seemed to bother him after he deflected the ball at one point. After the game, a report came back from Chris Haynes at TNT that an X-ray was 'clean' and coach Monty Williams said he thought CP3 would be okay. Courtesy of: nbcsports.com |
| Draymond Green Suspended For Game 3 - by Eurobasket News |
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Warriors forward Draymond Green (6'6''-F-1990, college: Michigan St.) has been suspended one game without pay for stepping on the chest of Kings center Domantas Sabonis, according to a league press release. The suspension was based in part on Green's history of unsportsmanlike acts. The incident occurred during the fourth quarter of the Kings' Game 2 victory on Monday. Sabonis underwent X-rays on his sternum after the game, which came back negative. Green's actions were in response to Sabonis grabbing and holding Green's right ankle after falling to the floor. Green received a Flagrant Foul 2 and was ejected, and Sabonis was assessed a technical foul. The suspension for Thursday's game makes the Warriors' task much more difficult as they try to avoid a 3-0 deficit in the series. Jonathan Kuminga and Anthony Lamb figure to play more prominent roles and coach Steve Kerr could also explore smaller lineups. Courtesy of: hoopsrumors.com |
| NBA G LEAGUE |
| Five-Star Prospect Dink Pate Signs With G League Ignite - by Eurobasket News |
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Dink Pate (6'6''-SG), a five-star recruit for the class of 2024, signed with the G League Ignite on Monday. "The whole idea of why I started playing basketball was to be a pro. G League Ignite brings me one step closer to my dream. It's all about the development of my game," said Pate. Pate, who turned 17 in March, is the youngest known professional basketball player in U.S. history. Pate graduated high school a year early and will join the team this summer. Because he will not turn 19 until 2025, Pate will not be eligible for the 2024 draft. He instead will be committing two years with the Ignite. Courtesy of: realgm.com |
| NCAA1 |
| Chance Westry transfers to Syracuse - by Eurobasket News | ||||
Westry graduated Arizona Compass Prep School (Chandler, AZ) in 2022, which he joined from Sierra Canyon School. His team won SEC Regular Season Championship that year. |
| Marlon Short transfers to University of Maryland - Baltimore County - by Eurobasket News | |
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University of Maryland - Baltimore County strengthened their roster with addition of 6-5 guard Marlon Short. Richmond (CA) native played for the last three years at California State University Stanislaus (NCAA Division II). In 30 games he recorded 14.7ppg, 5.0rpg, 1.6apg and 1.1spg last season. Short was voted to All-California Collegiate Athletic Association Second Team this year. He graduated Canterbury School (New Milford, CT) in 2020. Short was selected to All-NEPSAC Class B Honorable Mention that year. |
| Cole Bajema commits to Utah - by Eurobasket News | ||||
Bajema played also at University of Michigan in 2019-2020. Bajema's high school career he had spent at Lynden Christian in Lynden, WA, which he graduated in 2019. He was named to All-USA Washington Boys First Team that year. |
| Nicholas Gazelas will continue his college career at Prairie View A&M University - by Eurobasket News | ||||
Gazelas played also at Jacksonville College in 2019-2020. Bobcats made it to the NJCAA D1 Mid-South District Semifinals and he was also voted to All-Region XIV South Zone First Team in 2020. He graduated Atascocita High School (Humble, TX) in 2019. Gazelas was selected to TABC 6A all-region Team that year. He was voted to Texas Invitational All-Tournament Team in 2018. |
| Michael Bradley commits to Northern Kentucky University - by Eurobasket News | ||||
Bradley's high school career he had spent at Cornerstone Christian Academy in San Antonio, TX, which he graduated in 2018. |
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| Marlon Short transfers to University of Maryland - Baltimore County - by Eurobasket News | |
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University of Maryland - Baltimore County strengthened their roster with addition of 6-5 guard Marlon Short. Richmond (CA) native played for the last three years at California State University Stanislaus (NCAA Division II). In 30 games he recorded 14.7ppg, 5.0rpg, 1.6apg and 1.1spg last season. Short was voted to All-California Collegiate Athletic Association Second Team this year. He graduated Canterbury School (New Milford, CT) in 2020. Short was selected to All-NEPSAC Class B Honorable Mention that year. |
| Michael Bradley commits to Northern Kentucky University - by Eurobasket News | ||||
Bradley's high school career he had spent at Cornerstone Christian Academy in San Antonio, TX, which he graduated in 2018. |
| OLYMPIC GAMES |
| Road to Paris 2024 still open for 40 teams missing out on FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 - by Eurobasket News |
| Coming up short of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 has not dashed the hopes of many players still dreaming of competing at the 2024 Olympics in France. The road to Paris is still open for 40 countries thanks to the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments being introduced this year. The FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments field will be comprised of the 28 countries that participated in the Second Round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers and did not qualify for the 32-team World Cup to be staged this summer in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia. Great Britain did not register for the event. They are replaced by Croatia, the best-ranked European team that did not participate in the Second Round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. The other 12 countries entering the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments will be among the highest-ranked national teams that did not qualify for the Second Round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. The first 11 teams are Mali for Africa; Chile, Cuba and Virgin Islands for Americas; Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Korea and Syria for Asia; and North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal for Europe as winners in each of their respective groups of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers. The 12th team is the best-ranked European team that did not qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. Following the IOC recommendations on the participation of athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport in international competitions published on 28 March, the FIBA Executive Committee has decided to not allow the registration of the Russian men's national team in the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments 2023. Bulgaria, as the next-best-ranked European team, will be the final team to participate to the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments. Breakdown by region: Africa: Cameroon, Congo DR, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia and Uganda Americas: Argentina, Bahamas, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Panama, Uruguay and Virgin Islands Asia: Bahrain, Chinese Taipei, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Korea, Saudi Arabia and Syria Europe: Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine and Bulgaria. The Host selection for these tournaments will take place at the upcoming Central Board meeting on 28-29 April, and the Draw of the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments will take place on 1 May 2023. The FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments will be held from August 12-20, 2023, with the five winners earning spots in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments to be held in 2024. Courtesy of: fiba.basketball |
| PARAGUAY |
| Rodney Mercado gets MVP of the Week award for Paraguayan LNB (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | ||
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International Rodney Mercado (191-SF-1999) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's leader Libertad A. and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 1. The 23-year old had the game-high 26 points adding seven rebounds and three assists for Libertad A. in his team's victory, helping them to outclass, the league's bottom-ranked team Sol de America (#8, 0-2) with 35-point margin 102-67. It allowed Libertad A. to jump to the first place in the Paraguayan LNB. But it's just the very beginning of the season and Libertad A. 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 Mercado had a remarkable 78.6% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Libertad A. and just after two games he already turned to be a very valuable addition to the team. Mercado has impressive league stats. He is league's best scorer averaging so far 25.0ppg. Mercado is in league's top in assists (6th best: 1.5apg) and averages solid 2.5bpg,72.0% FGP and 42.9% from behind 3-point line. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Argentinian forward Gabriel Peralta (203-F-1995) of second-ranked Olimpia K.. Peralta impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 23 points and 14 rebounds. Of course he led Olimpia K. to another comfortable win outscoring Felix Perez (1-1) 73-44. His team has extremely good start of the season. They won both games so far. However the season is at the beginning, so everything can happen. They still may lose their high position in the standings. Peralta is one of the most experienced players at Olimpia K. and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was American Romeo Smith (202-PF-1995) of Atletico C. (#6). Smith scored 21 points and grabbed ten rebounds. Despite Smith's great performance Atletico C. lost 59-96 to San Jose (#3, 2-0). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Atletico C. can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. The season just started for Smith as he played only first game. But it already looks like he can be team's leader. Other top performing players last week: 4. Jorge Martinez (178-PG-1998) of Libertad A. - 22 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists 5. Juan Marti) of Sol de America - 24 points and 4 rebounds 6. Tobias Gomez) of San Jose - 18 points and 6 rebounds 7. Juan Poison) of Colonias G. - 12 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Diego Bareiro (195-F-1991) of Libertad A. - 16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Franco Benitez (199-F-1994) of San Jose - 22 points and 4 rebounds 10. Adolfo Lopez (199-F-1989) of Libertad A. - 14 points and 11 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| LNB Round 2 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News | ||
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There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in LNB. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. First defeat of league's leader Colonias G. against Libertad A. 94-68 was the most important game of the last round. Libertad A. looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The former international forward Jorge Sequera (194-1988) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points and 7 rebounds. International point guard Jorge Martinez (178-1998) contributed with 19 points and 8 assists for the winners. Juan Poison replied with 14 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals for Colonias G.Colonias G.'s coach Juan Bidarra gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Colonias G. will play next round against strong Olimpia K. trying to make it back to the top of the standings. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will travel locally in Asuncion to the arena of Olimpia K.. Libertad A. will try to continue on its current victory against Atletico C.. It will be extra interesting game as Atletico C. is their local rival from Asuncion. Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Asuncion: Felix Perez and Atletico C.. Felix Perez won against visiting Atletico C. 86-72. The former international swingman Jose Rolon (193-2000) had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 13 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Leandro Ferreira chipped in 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Felix Perez's coach Ramon Ortiz allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American guard Kyle Lamonte (191-1984, college: William Carey) responded with 34 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds. Felix Perez's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Asuncion San Jose. Another interesting game was again a derby between two local teams from Asuncion: Olimpia K. and Campo Alto. Campo Alto was smashed at home by 60 points 27-87 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Fabrizio Diaz notched 22 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) to lead the effort. Even 8 points and 5 rebounds by Guillermo Osorio did not help to save the game for Campo Alto. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Olimpia K.'s supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Asuncion Colonias G.. In the last game of round 2 San Jose smashed Sol de America on the road 111-70. The most impressive performance of 2nd round was 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists by Alvaro Dominguez of San Jose.
Libertad A. - Colonias G. 94-68 First defeat of league's leader Colonias G. against Libertad A. 94-68 was the most important game of the last round. Libertad A. looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The former international forward Jorge Sequera (194-1988) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points and 7 rebounds. International point guard Jorge Martinez (178-1998) contributed with 19 points and 8 assists for the winners. Four Libertad A. players scored in double figures. Juan Poison replied with 14 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals and the former international Sebastian Galarza (185-2001) added 8 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Colonias G.Colonias G.'s coach Juan Bidarra gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Colonias G. will play next round against strong Olimpia K. trying to make it back to the top of the standings. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will travel locally in Asuncion to the arena of Olimpia K.. Libertad A. will try to continue on its current victory against Atletico C.. It will be extra interesting game as Atletico C. is their local rival from Asuncion. Top scorers: Colonias G.: P.Juan 14+9reb+8ast, S.Osuji 13+2reb, J.Reed 12+4reb+1ast, F.Hugo 10, S.Galarza 8+7reb+4ast, N.Peralta 5+3reb+2ast Libertad A.: R.Mercado 24+4reb, J.Sequera 21+7reb+3ast, J.Martinez 19+2reb+8ast, D.Bareiro 12+6reb+1ast, A.Lopez 9+11reb+6ast, E.Martinez 6+3reb+3ast Felix Perez - Atletico C. 86-72 Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Asuncion: Felix Perez and Atletico C.. Felix Perez won against visiting Atletico C. 86-72. They outrebounded Atletico C. 48-34 including a 34-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. The former international swingman Jose Rolon (193-2000) had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 13 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the former international guard Leandro Ferreira (184-1994) chipped in 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Four Felix Perez players scored in double figures. Felix Perez's coach Ramon Ortiz allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American guard Kyle Lamonte (191-1984, college: William Carey) responded with 34 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds and Daniel Jara produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 14 rebounds. Felix Perez's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Asuncion San Jose. Top scorers: Atletico C.: K.Lamonte 34+5reb+2ast, T.Oscar 12+1reb+2ast, D.Jara 11+14reb+2ast, K.Smith 8+4reb, A.Acosta 4+5reb+1ast, S.Nahuel 3+1reb+1ast Felix Perez: J.Rolon 23+13reb+2ast, B.Alejandro 18+4reb, S.Ricardo 14+6reb+3ast, L.Ferreira 14+5reb+5ast, R.Maxsuel 7+11reb, M.Gomez 6+5reb+4ast Campo Alto - Olimpia K. 27-87 Another interesting game was again a derby between two local teams from Asuncion: Olimpia K. and Campo Alto. Campo Alto was smashed at home by 60 points 27-87 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Olimpia K. held Campo Alto to an opponent 17.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 53.2 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Campo Alto 49-21 including a 37-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Olimpia K. looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Campo Alto's players. Fabrizio Diaz notched 22 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and American guard Christian Alaekwe (193, college: St.Thomas, TX) supported him with 19 points and 6 rebounds. Even 8 points and 5 rebounds by forward Guillermo Osorio (192-1985) did not help to save the game for Campo Alto. Darwinn Rivera added 5 points for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Olimpia K.'s supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Asuncion Colonias G.. Top scorers: Campo Alto: G.Osorio 8+5reb, O.Laconich 7+2reb, R.Darwinn 5+4reb+3ast, P.Santiago 3+2ast, N.Peralta 2+4reb+1ast, M.Mainero 2+5reb Olimpia K.: D.Fabrizio 22+4reb+1ast, C.Alaekwe 19+6reb+1ast, K.Sebastian 18+6reb+2ast, C.Beling 6+9reb+1ast, F.Aquino 6+1ast, G.Peralta 4+7reb+3ast Sol de America - San Jose 70-111 No shocking result in a game when San Jose crushed Sol de America in Asuncion 111-70 on Monday. San Jose dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Sol de America's 36. San Jose forced 22 Sol de America turnovers and outrebounded them 37-24 including a 30-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. San Jose shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 56.0 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Sol de America's players. Alvaro Dominguez notched 22 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists (perfect from downtown making all six shots !!!) to lead the effort and Argentinian forward Franco Benitez (199-1994) supported him with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. San Jose's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds by Nicolas Escurra did not help to save the game for Sol de America. Juan Marti added 18 points and 4 assists for the hosts. Five San Jose and four Sol de America players scored in double figures. San Jose's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Asuncion to the arena Felix Perez. Top scorers: Sol de America: M.Juan 18+4reb+4ast, R.Diaz Fabrizio 14+3reb+2ast, E.Nicolas 14+10reb+3ast, R.Marcos 10+3ast, C.Octavio 8+4reb, T.Franco 4+1reb+3ast San Jose: D.Alvaro 22+6reb+5ast, F.Benitez 19+5reb+5ast, F.Dose 14+5reb+3ast, V.Ochipinti 14+7reb+6ast, J.Alen 13+3reb+3ast, R.Sanchez 12+5reb+2ast |
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| Meier number one in Poland EBL for round 27 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 32-year old player was the main contributor (30 points, six rebounds) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Astoria (#14, 8-19) 88-80. King maintains the 2nd position in Polish EBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. King will need more victories to improve their 20-7 record. In the team's last game Meier had a remarkable six three-pointers out of 9 attempts. He turned to be King's top player in his first season with the team. Tony Meier averages this season 12.3ppg. The second best player in last round's games was young American Scoochie Smith (188-G-1994) of Start. Smith had a very good evening with a double-double of 27 points and 11 assists. Bad luck as Start lost that game 80-91 to the higher-ranked Czarni (#8, 15-12). Start is still in a red zone at 13th spot in the standings. 19 lost games are too many comparing to just eight victories Start managed to get this year. Smith is a newcomer at Start, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was Latvian guard Aigars Skele (193-G-1992) of Stal (#3). Skele showcased his all-around game by recording 18 points, six rebounds and seven assists in the last round. Despite Skele's great performance Stal lost 80-92 to the lower-ranked Arka (#10, 11-16). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Stal needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 18 victories and 9 lost games. Skele has a great season in Poland. After 25 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 6.4apg (6th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Tayler Persons (191-G-1995) of Twarde Pierniki - 20 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists 5. Bryce Alford (190-SG-1994) of Zastal - 28 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Gerry Blakes (193-SG-1993) of MKS DG - 27 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Barret Benson (208-C-1997) of Spojnia - 21 points and 9 rebounds 8. David DiLeo (201-F-1997) of Czarni - 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Joe Chealey (193-G-1995) of MKS DG - 16 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Stefan Kenic (204-F-1997) of Twarde Pierniki - 19 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Michael Finke gets MVP of the Week award for Portuguese Liga Betclic (Second Stage) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 26-year old forward had a double-double of 33 points and eleven rebounds, while his team edged out Sporting (#3, 23-7) 110-106. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed FC Porto to consolidate first place in the Portuguese Liga Betclic. FC Porto have a solid 25-5 record. In the team's last game Finke had a remarkable 55.6% from 2-point range and got six three-pointers out of 9 attempts. He turned to be FC Porto's top player in his first season with the team. Michael Finke averages this season 13.0ppg. Worth to mention Finke played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American center Trey Moses (208-C-1997, agency: One Motive Sports) of Lusitania. Moses impressed basketball fans with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Bad luck as Lusitania lost that game 67-72 to slightly higher-ranked Ovarense (#5, 14-16). Lusitania managed to keep the same 6th spot in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 11-19 record. Moses is a newcomer at Lusitania and despite he is not a team leader yet, every game he becomes more reliable player. Hopefully performances like the last one will happen more often. The third best performed player last round was American Anthony Roberts (193-G, agency: Players Group) of Places 6-10 top-ranked Vitoria SC. Roberts scored 27 points and passed seven assists. He was a key player of Vitoria SC, leading his team to a 91-84 win against the lower-ranked Imortal (#9, 12-17). The chances of Vitoria SC ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 16 games, recording just fourteen victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Roberts could help Vitoria SC to bring them higher in the standings. Roberts has a great season in Portugal. After 26 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 22.8ppg (best scorer). Other top performing players last week: 4. Eddy Polanco (193-PG-1994) of Sporting - 23 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Nuno Sa (200-F-1997) of CAB Madeira - 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Marcus LoVett Jr. (183-G-1996) of Sporting - 28 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Toney Douglas (189-PG-1986) of Benfica - 22 points and 6 assists 8. Sherwood Brown (193-G-1991) of Povoa - 26 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Zachary Simmons (208-F-1999) of Vitoria SC - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Antonio Woods (185-G-1995) of Ovarense - 14 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| BSN Round 13: Indios are defeated by Cangrejeros - 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. The game between third ranked Indios (6-6) and fourth ranked Cangrejeros (5-5) was the most important one in the last round on Sunday night. Indios were crushed by Cangrejeros in Santurce 104-78. Cangrejeros had a 36-25 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American power forward Dewan Hernandez (211-1997, college: Miami, FL) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import point guard David Stockton (180-1991, college: Gonzaga) chipped in 18 points and 6 assists. At the losing side American power forward Kaleb Wesson (208-1999, college: Ohio St.) responded with 9 points and 11 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. Cangrejeros maintains fourth place with 5-5 record. Indios at the other side keep the third position with six games lost. They share it with Fajardo. Cangrejeros are looking forward to face league's leader Vaqueros in Bayamon in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Indios will play at home against Mets and it may be a tough game between close rivals. BSN top team - Piratas (9-3) had no problems winning another game. This time they beat sixth ranked Osos (3-9) in Quebradillas 94-76. Americans were the main players on the court. Guard Brandon Knight (190-1991, college: Kentucky) nailed 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and Hassan Whiteside accounted for 19 points and 9 rebounds. Guard Alex Morales (198-1997, college: Wagner) came up with 23 points and 8 rebounds for Osos in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Piratas maintains first place with 9-3 record. Osos at the other side keep the sixth position with nine games lost. They share it with Humacao. Piratas will play against league's second-placed Gigantes in Carolina in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Osos will have a break next round. In the last two games of round 13 Humacao lost to Fajardo on the opponent's court 78-94. Arecibo outscored Ponce in a home game 99-80.
Santurce - Mayaguez 104-78 The game between third ranked Indios (6-6) and fourth ranked Cangrejeros (5-5) was the most important one in the last round on Sunday night. Indios were crushed by Cangrejeros in Santurce 104-78. Cangrejeros had a 36-25 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American power forward Dewan Hernandez (211-1997, college: Miami, FL) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import point guard David Stockton (180-1991, college: Gonzaga) chipped in 18 points and 6 assists. Five Cangrejeros players scored in double figures. At the losing side American power forward Kaleb Wesson (208-1999, college: Ohio St.) responded with 9 points and 11 rebounds and the former international guard Jorge Pacheco-Ortiz (186-1998, college: Liberty) scored 15 points and 4 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Cangrejeros maintains fourth place with 5-5 record. Indios at the other side keep the third position with six games lost. They share it with Fajardo. Cangrejeros are looking forward to face league's leader Vaqueros in Bayamon in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Indios will play at home against Mets and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Santurce: D.Hernandez 20+12reb+1ast, D.Stockton 18+3reb+6ast, R.Clemente 12+7reb+3ast, A.Plummer 12+4reb+1ast, A.Matias 11+2reb+3ast, I.Palermo 11+5reb+3ast Mayaguez: J.Pacheco-Ortiz 15+2reb+4ast, A.Ortiz-Traylor 10+4reb, J.Matos 9+3ast, K.Wesson 9+11reb+1ast, W.Johned 7+3reb+5ast, J.Early Jr. 7+4reb Fajardo - Humacao 94-78 Rather expected game in Fajardo where 6th ranked Grises (3-9) were defeated by fourth ranked Cariduros (6-6) 94-78. The former international point guard Alexander Abreu (179-1991, college: UWG) nailed 23 points and 6 assists (made all of his seven free throws) for the winning side and the former international forward Emmanuel Andujar (197-1993, college: Manhattan) accounted for 16 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Four Cariduros players scored in double figures. Dominican forward LJ Figueroa (198-1998, college: Oregon) came up with 15 points and 4 assists and international center Timajh Parker-Rivera (202-1994, college: Towson) added 10 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Grises in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Cariduros moved-up to third place, which they share with Mayaguez. Grises at the other side keep the sixth position with nine games lost. They share it with Manati. Cariduros will play against Leones (#5) in Juana Diaz in the next round. Grises will have a break next round. Top scorers: Fajardo: A.Abreu 23+2reb+6ast, E.Andujar 16+6reb+6ast, J.Febres 16+3reb, A.Garcia 14+4reb, C.Brady 10+2reb, M.Camper 5+6reb+3ast Humacao: G.Belardo 20, L.Figueroa 15+4reb+4ast, T.Parker-Rivera 10+9reb+1ast, J.Ruiz 9+4reb+3ast, Z.Simpson 6+5reb+3ast, T.Robinson 6+6reb Arecibo - Ponce 99-80 The game between closely ranked teams ended with fourth ranked Capitanes' (6-4) home victory over 5th ranked Leones (5-6) 99-80. They outrebounded Leones 53-32 including a 21-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. Capitanes players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. Leones were plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. American power forward Paris Bass (207-1995, college: Detroit) nailed a double-double by scoring 20 points and 15 rebounds for the winning side and international swingman Jonathan Rodriguez (196-1987, college: Campbell) accounted for 19 points and 12 rebounds. Five Capitanes players scored in double figures. The former international guard Jezreel De Jesus (185-1991, agency: Interperformances) came up with 18 points and forward Christian Negron (201-1998, college: GVSU) added 14 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Leones in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Capitanes moved-up to third place. Leones at the other side keep the fifth position with six games lost. Capitanes will play against league's second-placed Atleticos in San German in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Leones will play at home against Cariduros and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Arecibo: P.Bass 20+15reb+2ast, J.Rodriguez 19+12reb+1ast, W.Hodge 16+1reb+8ast, V.Liz 16+5reb+6ast, A.Harrison 11+4reb+2ast, W.Rodriguez 8+4reb Ponce: J.De Jesus 18+3reb+3ast, C.Negron 14+7reb+1ast, J.Josiah 11+6reb+1ast, L.Lopez 10+2ast, A.Ford 8+3reb+4ast, C.Oliver 7+3reb Quebradillas - Manati 94-76 BSN top team - Piratas (9-3) had no problems winning another game. This time they beat sixth ranked Osos (3-9) in Quebradillas 94-76. Piratas players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Americans were the main players on the court. Guard Brandon Knight (190-1991, college: Kentucky) nailed 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and center Hassan Whiteside (213-1989, college: Marshall) accounted for 19 points and 9 rebounds. Four Piratas players scored in double figures. Guard Alex Morales (198-1997, college: Wagner) came up with 23 points and 8 rebounds and forward Davon Jefferson (203-1986, college: USC) added 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Osos in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Piratas maintains first place with 9-3 record. Osos at the other side keep the sixth position with nine games lost. They share it with Humacao. Piratas will play against league's second-placed Gigantes in Carolina in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Osos will have a break next round. Top scorers: Quebradillas: B.Knight 20+5reb+6ast, H.Whiteside 19+9reb+2ast, C.Emory 12+7reb+2ast, T.Rolon 10+2reb+2ast, W.Cruz 8+2reb+3ast, R.Harris 8+1reb+2ast Manati: A.Morales 23+8reb+3ast, D.Jefferson 18+7reb+5ast, C.Ortiz 8+5reb+2ast, E.Gonzalez 7+6reb+3ast, G.Jose 7+1ast, K.Young 5+1reb |
| Palermo number one in Puerto Rico BSN for week 12 - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 22-year old player was the main contributor (19 points, six rebounds and four assists) to his team's victory, helping them to edge out Fajardo (#3, 6-6) 97-93. Santurce maintains the 4th position in their group in Puerto Rican BSN. Santurce is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 5-5 record. Palermo just recently signed at Santurce, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Isaiah Palermo averages this season 9.6ppg. The second best player in last week's games was young Brazilian Tim Soares (211-C-1997) of Guaynabo. Soares had a very good evening with a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds. Of course he led Guaynabo to another comfortable win 73-54 over the higher-ranked Bayamon (#1, 8-3) being unquestionably team leader. This victory allowed Guaynabo to move up to 5th position in Group B. 8 lost games are too many comparing to just three victories Guaynabo managed to get this year. Soares is one of the most experienced players at Guaynabo and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. Third on the list of top players last week was Nicaraguan swingman Jared Ruiz (188-G/F-1992) of Humacao (#6). Ruiz showcased his all-around game by recording 21 points, seven rebounds and nine assists in the last week. He was a key player of Humacao, leading his team to a 118-91 easy win against slightly higher-ranked Ponce (#5, 5-6). Humacao can only dream about fighting for top spots in Group B. They have rather bad season and 3-9 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Ruiz has a very solid season. In 9 games in Puerto Rico he scored 13.6ppg. Jared Ruiz has also Puerto Rican passport and can play in the league with a status of domestic player. Other top performing players last week: 4. Tony Bishop (202-F-1989) of San German - 21 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Josue Erazo (204-C/F-1995) of San German - 16 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Dewan Hernandez (211-C/F-1997) of Santurce - 14 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Mitch Creek (196-F/G-1992) of Guaynabo - 17 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Gabriel Belardo (188-G-1989) of Humacao - 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Emmanuel Andujar (197-F-1993) of Fajardo - 15 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Aleem Ford (203-F-1996) of Ponce - 24 points and 4 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Dewan Hernandez gets MVP of the Week award for Puerto Rican BSN (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 25-year old had a double-double of 20 points and twelve rebounds, while his team outclassed Mayaguez (#4, 6-7) with 26-point margin 104-78. Santurce maintains the 4th position in their group in Puerto Rican BSN. Santurce is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 5-6 record. In the team's last game Hernandez had a remarkable 69.2% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Santurce, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Dewan Hernandez averages just after three games 15.3ppg and 11.3rpg. The second most remarkable performance in last week's games was young American guard Alex Morales (198-G-1997) of Manati. Morales impressed basketball fans with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Bad luck as Manati lost that game 76-94 to the higher-ranked Quebradillas (#1, 9-3). Manati managed to keep the same 6th spot in Group A. 9 lost games are too many comparing to just three victories Manati managed to get this year. Morales is one of the most experienced players at Manati and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last week was another Manati's star - American Davon Jefferson (203-F-1986). Jefferson showcased his all-around game by recording 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the last week. Despite Jefferson's great performance Manati lost 76-94 to the higher-ranked Quebradillas (#1, 9-3). But his team cannot count on just these two top stars as they also need help of the other teammates. Manati can only dream about fighting for top spots in Group A. They have rather bad season and 3-9 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Jefferson has individually a great season in Puerto Rico. After only 8 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.3ppg (6th best) and rebounds with 9.6rpg (6th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Victor Liz (190-SG-1986) of Arecibo - 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Alexander Abreu (179-PG-1991) of Fajardo - 23 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Jonathan Rodriguez (196-G/F-1987) of Arecibo - 19 points and 12 rebounds 7. Paris Bass (207-F/C-1995) of Arecibo - 20 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Brandon Knight (190-G-1991) of Quebradillas - 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists 9. Hassan Whiteside (213-C-1989) of Quebradillas - 19 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Walter Hodge (183-PG-1986) of Arecibo - 16 points and 8 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| QBL Round 9: Al Shamal keep a leadership position - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Al Shamal as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Al Shamal smashed bottom-ranked Al Khor in Doha 87-52. Al Shamal made 21-of-25 free shots (84.0 percent) during the game, while Al Khor only scored four points from the stripe. They outrebounded Al Khor 45-32 including a 36-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Al Shamal looked well-organized offensively handing out 45 assists comparing to just 32 passes made by Al Khor's players. It was a good game for Palestinian-Canadian forward Shane Osayande (200-1993, college: Saskatchewan) who led his team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 29 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists. Serbian forward Aleksandar Mitrovic (203-1990) contributed with 25 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals for the winners. American power forward Tony Criswell (205-1991, college: Missouri) answered with a triple-double by scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for Al Khor. Al Shamal have a solid series of three victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Al Khor at the other side still closes the standings with nine games lost. Leading Al Sadd (6-2) recorded its second loss in Doha. Hosts were edged by seventh ranked Al Gharafa (4-5) 89-87. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Al Sadd. The former international forward Nedim Muslic (197-1998) stepped up with a triple-double by scoring 28 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners and CJ Aiken chipped in 11 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. The best for the losing side was American-German forward Waverly Austin (211-1991, college: Oregon, agency: Diamond Sports) with a triple-double by scoring 27 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists and 6 blocks. Al Gharafa have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place. Defending champion Al Sadd dropped to the second position with two games lost. They share it with Qatar Club. Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Doha: Qatar Club (#4) and Al Arabi (#4). Al Arabi was defeated at home 99-103 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Brian Halums nailed a triple-double by scoring 38 points (!!!), 12 rebounds, 12 assists and 9 steals for the winning side. Kelechi Ajukwa came up with 35 points (!!!), 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals for Al Arabi in the defeat. Al Arabi's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Qatar Club have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Al Sadd. Loser Al Arabi dropped to the fifth position with four games lost. There were no big surprises in other games of round 9: Al Shamal smashed Al Khor on the road 71-52. Al Wakrah lost to defending champion Al Sadd on its own court 85-117. Al Arabi unfortunately lost to Al Gharafa in Doha 70-88.
Al Arabi - Qatar Club 99-103 Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Doha: Qatar Club (#4) and Al Arabi (#4). Al Arabi was defeated at home 99-103 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Qatar Club made 28-of-36 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. American guard Brian Halums (196-1997, college: UAFS) nailed a triple-double by scoring 38 points (!!!), 12 rebounds, 12 assists and 9 steals for the winning side and Serbian Dejan Janjic (198-1995) accounted for 33 points (!!!), 8 rebounds and 8 assists. American-Nigerian guard Kelechi Ajukwa (201-1995, college: Charlotte) came up with 35 points (!!!), 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals and American Xavier Ford (203-1993, college: Buffalo) added 29 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 6 steals respectively for Al Arabi in the defeat. Al Arabi's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Qatar Club have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Al Sadd. Loser Al Arabi dropped to the fifth position with four games lost. Top scorers: Qatar Club: B.Halums 38+12reb+12ast, D.Janjic 33+8reb+8ast, H.Woods II 16, A.Badara Ndoye 7+9reb+9ast, A.Abdalla 6+1reb+1ast, F.Mark 3+1reb+1ast Al Arabi: K.Ajukwa 35+9reb+9ast, X.Ford 29+10reb+10ast, D.Ousmane 9+4reb+4ast, M.Talla 9+1reb+1ast, M.Lashin 8, A.Khaled 6+1reb+1ast Al Khor - Al Shamal 52-71 No shocking result in a game when second ranked Al Shamal (7-2) crushed on the road bottom-ranked Al Khor (0-9) 71-52 on Friday. Al Shamal looked well-organized offensively handing out 41 assists. Palestinian-Canadian forward Shane Osayande (200-1993, college: Saskatchewan) nailed a triple-double by scoring 14 points, 15 rebounds, 15 assists and 4 blocks for the winning side and American guard Sindou Diallo (190, college: Montana Tech) accounted for 20 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 steals. American point guard Ameer Jackson (193-1994, college: WSSU) came up with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists and the other American import power forward Tony Criswell (205-1991, college: Missouri) added 13 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists respectively for Al Khor in the defeat. Al Shamal have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader. Loser Al Khor still closes the standings with nine games lost. Top scorers: Al Shamal: S.Diallo 20+8reb+8ast, A.Mitrovic 18+7reb+7ast, S.Osayande 14+15reb+15ast, H.Ibn 8+2reb+2ast, M.Elmekawi 6+5reb+5ast, F.Sadikovic 5+4reb+4ast Al Khor: A.Jackson 15+8reb+8ast, T.Criswell 13+9reb+9ast, O.Salem 8+3reb+3ast, A.Bobo Magassa 8+9reb+9ast, R.Ghanem 5+1reb+1ast, D.Djibrirou 3+4reb+4ast Al Sadd - Al Gharafa 87-89 Leading Al Sadd (6-2) recorded its second loss in Doha. Hosts were edged by seventh ranked Al Gharafa (4-5) 89-87. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Al Sadd. Al Gharafa players were unselfish on offense dishing 33 assists. The former international forward Nedim Muslic (197-1998) stepped up with a triple-double by scoring 28 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners and American power forward CJ Aiken (206-1990, college: St.Joseph's, agency: BIG) chipped in 11 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. The best for the losing side was American-German forward Waverly Austin (211-1991, college: Oregon, agency: Diamond Sports) with a triple-double by scoring 27 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists and 6 blocks and international Faisal Abuissa (188-1999) scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Five Al Gharafa and four Al Sadd players scored in double figures. Al Gharafa have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place. Defending champion Al Sadd dropped to the second position with two games lost. They share it with Qatar Club. Top scorers: Al Gharafa: N.Muslic 28+10reb+10ast, K.Brown 25+2reb+2ast, M.Yousuf Mohmmed 12+4reb+4ast, C.Aiken 11+9reb+9ast, M.Ousseynou 11+5reb+5ast, A.Wade 2+3reb+3ast Al Sadd: W.Austin 27+12reb+12ast, V.Blue 21+1reb+1ast, B.Dieng 16+4reb+4ast, A.Faisal 14+5reb+5ast, M.Elsadi 7+6reb+6ast, O.Saad 2+3reb+3ast Al Wakrah - Al Sadd 85-117 Very expected game when 6th ranked Al Wakrah (3-5) was smashed at home by first ranked Al Sadd (6-2) 117-85 on Tuesday. Al Sadd dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Al Wakrah's 36. They outrebounded Al Wakrah 45-22 including a 32-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Al Sadd looked well-organized offensively handing out 45 assists comparing to just 22 passes made by Al Wakrah's players. American-German forward Waverly Austin (211-1991, college: Oregon, agency: Diamond Sports) nailed a triple-double by scoring 20 points, 18 rebounds, 18 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and international forward Babacar Dieng (197-1997) accounted for 28 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Five Al Sadd players scored in double figures. American guard Donte McGill (190-1995, college: FIU, agency: Green Sports Management) came up with 35 points (!!!) and 6 steals and the other American import guard John Crosby (190-1996, college: Delaware St.) added 14 points and 6 steals respectively for Al Wakrah in the defeat. Al Wakrah's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Al Sadd have a solid series of three victories in a row. Despite that victory Al Sadd went down to second position due to points difference, which they share with Qatar Club. Al Wakrah lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh place with five games lost. Top scorers: Al Sadd: B.Dieng 28+8reb+8ast, V.Blue 22+4reb+4ast, W.Austin 20+18reb+18ast, O.Saad 16+3reb+3ast, M.Elsadi 12+5reb+5ast, A.Faisal 11+3reb+3ast Al Wakrah: D.McGill 35+3reb+3ast, J.Crosby 14+3reb+3ast, A.Al-Darwish 12+3reb+3ast, N.Mame Souleye 8+4reb+4ast, E.Mohamed 7+3reb+3ast, J.Mubarak 5+1reb+1ast Al Shamal - Al Khor 87-52 The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Al Shamal as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Al Shamal smashed bottom-ranked Al Khor in Doha 87-52. Al Shamal made 21-of-25 free shots (84.0 percent) during the game, while Al Khor only scored four points from the stripe. They outrebounded Al Khor 45-32 including a 36-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Al Shamal looked well-organized offensively handing out 45 assists comparing to just 32 passes made by Al Khor's players. It was a good game for Palestinian-Canadian forward Shane Osayande (200-1993, college: Saskatchewan) who led his team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 29 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists. Serbian forward Aleksandar Mitrovic (203-1990) contributed with 25 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals for the winners. American power forward Tony Criswell (205-1991, college: Missouri) answered with a triple-double by scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists and the other American import point guard Ameer Jackson (193-1994, college: WSSU) added 11 points and 5 steals in the effort for Al Khor. Al Shamal have a solid series of three victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Al Khor at the other side still closes the standings with nine games lost. Top scorers: Al Shamal: S.Osayande 29+15reb+15ast, A.Mitrovic 25+9reb+9ast, S.Diallo 25+7reb+7ast, F.Moamen 3+1reb+1ast, H.Ibn 3+7reb+7ast, F.Sadikovic 2+6reb+6ast Al Khor: T.Criswell 20+12reb+12ast, A.Jackson 11+3reb+3ast, R.Ghanem 9+4reb+4ast, A.Bobo Magassa 4+3reb+3ast, M.Nayef 3+2reb+2ast, N.Saud 3 Al Gharafa - Al Arabi 88-70 There was a small surprise when seventh ranked Al Gharafa (4-5) won against 4th placed Al Arabi (5-4) in Doha 88-70 on Monday. Al Gharafa made 19-of-20 free shots (95.0 percent) during the game. Al Gharafa outrebounded Al Arabi 47-31 including a 34-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 47 assists comparing to just 31 passes made by Al Arabi's players. American power forward CJ Aiken (206-1990, college: St.Joseph's, agency: BIG) nailed a triple-double by scoring 17 points, 19 rebounds and 19 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) for the winning side and the former international forward Nedim Muslic (197-1998) accounted for 19 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Five Al Gharafa players scored in double figures. American-Nigerian guard Kelechi Ajukwa (201-1995, college: Charlotte) came up with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists and American Xavier Ford (203-1993, college: Buffalo) added 18 points and 4 assists respectively for Al Arabi in the defeat. Al Gharafa have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place. Loser Al Arabi dropped to the fifth position with four games lost. Top scorers: Al Gharafa: K.Brown 20+4reb+4ast, N.Muslic 19+11reb+11ast, C.Aiken 17+19reb+19ast, M.Yousuf Mohmmed 16+7reb+7ast, M.Ousseynou 10+1reb+1ast, A.Wade 6+2reb+2ast Al Arabi: K.Ajukwa 30+8reb+8ast, X.Ford 18+4reb+4ast, M.Talla 6+2reb+2ast, D.Ousmane 6+4reb+4ast, A.Khaled 6+4reb+4ast, M.Lashin 4+3reb+3ast |
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Timisoara - Oradea 87-91 The guests trailed by 6 points at the halftime before their 26-19 charge in the third quarter, which allowed them to win the game. It was a great evening for American forward Mark Ogden (206-1994, college: Utah Tech) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. His fellow American import point guard Erick Neal (178-1995, college: UT Arlington) helped adding 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Neal is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. The best for the losing side was Serbian-Bosnian point guard Nikola Gajic (195-1991, college: SF Austin) with 18 points and 6 rebounds and American point guard Darrion Strong-Moore (185-1994, college: UAFS) scored 17 points and 5 assists. Four Oradea and five Timisoara players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Top scorers: Oradea: M.Ogden 17+10reb+2ast, E.Neal 16+5reb+6ast, D.Tarolis 12+2reb+1ast, T.Gheorghe 11+3reb+2ast, K.Richard 10+3reb+2ast, N.Markovic 8+6reb+2ast Timisoara: N.Gajic 18+6reb+3ast, D.Strong-Moore 17+1reb+5ast, I.Kesar 14+5reb+1ast, S.Robert 12+2reb+3ast, L.Lazar 10+1reb+2ast, A.Mirkovic 10+6reb+2ast Sibiu - Voluntari 82-72 The hosts trailed by 2 points at the halftime before their 44-32 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Sibiu outrebounded Voluntari 41-24 including 27 on the defensive glass. It was a great evening for Argentinian point guard Gaston Whelan (187-1994) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 assists. Latvian Roberts Blumbergs (208-1998, college: GCU) helped adding 14 points and 12 rebounds. Five Sibiu players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American Tekele Cotton (188-1993, college: Wichita St.) with 14 points and the other American import Toddrick Gotcher (192-1993, college: Texas Tech) scored 12 points. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Sibiu: G.Whelan 16+3reb+10ast, R.Blumbergs 14+12reb, M.Dragoste 12+5reb, M.Barro 11+10reb, D.Manchon 10+2reb+1ast, R.Uta 8+3reb+1ast Voluntari: T.Cotton 14+3reb+2ast, D.Morris 13+2reb, T.Gotcher 12+3reb+1ast, M.Watson 8+1reb+3ast, E.Thompson 7+6reb, R.Torok 7+6reb Craiova - Cluj Napoca 94-97 The guests trailed by 8 points after three quarters before their 33-25 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Cluj Napoca looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. 26 personal fouls committed by Craiova helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was Brazilian Leonardo Meindl (201-1993) who scored 34 points (!!!). The former international point guard Patrick Richard (193-1990, college: McNeese St., agency: Inception Sports) chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists. Cluj Napoca's coach Mihai Silvasan used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was Serbian center Dimitrije Nikolic (212-1997) who recorded 22 points and 8 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) and American point guard Cortez Edwards (188-1997, college: Southern Miss, agency: Octagon Europe) added 11 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists respectively. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: Cluj Napoca: L.Meindl 34+4reb+2ast, P.Richard 16+5reb+10ast, A.Stipanovic 14+5reb+1ast, K.Guzman 12+4reb+3ast, K.Shepherd 11+1reb+3ast, N.Gordic 3+1ast Craiova: D.Nikolic 22+8reb+1ast, G.Blaj-Voinescu 21+6reb+2ast, S.Hopkins 14+3reb+1ast, T.Palmi 13+5reb+2ast, M.Mijovic 12+2reb+4ast, C.Edwards 11+7reb+11ast Pitesti - Rapid 72-75 The guests were ahead by 2 points but lost the second period ending it with a 10-point deficit before their 20-7 run, which allowed them to win the game. Rapid dominated on the defensive end, holding Pitesti to just 7 points in fourth quarter. The game was dominated by American players. It was a good game for Demitrius Conger (196-1990, college: St.Bonaventure) who led his team to a victory with 14 points and 4 assists. Point guard Jay Threatt (180-1989, college: Delaware St.) contributed with 18 points for the winners. Point guard CJ Wilson (180-1994, college: Young Harris) answered with 20 points and guard Bruce Massey (190-1990, college: MTSU, agency: BIG) added 15 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Pitesti. Four Pitesti players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Top scorers: Rapid: J.Threatt 18+2reb+2ast, M.Jeremic 15+4reb, D.Conger 14+4reb+4ast, F.Barovic 9+11reb+2ast, D.Matei 5+2reb, T.Girbea 3+4reb+2ast Pitesti: C.Wilson 20+4reb+3ast, B.Massey 15+6reb+1ast, N.Jevtovic 14+5reb+1ast, J.Lawson 10+3reb+1ast, T.Fometescu 7+5reb+3ast, A.Andries 2 |
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Dynamo-MGTU - Neftekhimik T. 78-86 Neftekhimik T. made 28-of-35 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game, while Dynamo-MGTU only scored eight points from the stripe. Dynamo-MGTU was plagued by 29 personal fouls down the stretch. Point guard Vladimir Laptev (183-1999) scored 26 points and 8 assists to lead the charge for the winners and guard Vadim Bondarenko (193-2000, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) chipped in 11 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Neftekhimik T.'s coach Ivan Levin used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Alexandr Milyutin (198-1997) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds and point guard Artem Gaposhin (185-1991) scored 15 points and 7 assists. Four Dynamo-MGTU players scored in double figures. Top scorers: Neftekhimik T.: V.Laptev 26+2reb+8ast, N.Soldatov 12+3reb+1ast, V.Bondarenko 11+5reb+2ast, A.Kirill 10+1reb+1ast, K.Ekimov 5+7reb+1ast, S.Rozhkov 5+5reb+1ast Dynamo-MGTU: P.Kryaschenko 19+2reb+1ast, A.Milyutin 18+14reb, A.Gaposhin 15+4reb+7ast, I.Aleksandrov 10+4reb, K.Kulikov 7+5reb, V.Chichaykin 5+1reb+2ast BARS-RGEU - Dinamo G. 91-61 BARS-RGEU made 16-of-18 charity shots (88.9 percent) during the game. BARS-RGEU outrebounded Dinamo G. 46-22 including a 35-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Dinamo G.'s players. Point guard Evgeny Marinin (192-1992) had a double-double by scoring 15 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the charge for the winners and center Vladimir Lidyaev (202-1987) chipped in 18 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) during the contest. Four BARS-RGEU players scored in double figures. Guard Sergey Antonyuk (188-2001) responded with 26 points and 4 steals and forward Kiril Kuntsev (202-1998) scored 11 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Top scorers: BARS-RGEU: V.Lidyaev 18+9reb, E.Marinin 15+8reb+10ast, A.Golyakhov 12+5reb+3ast, P.Bugaenko 11+3reb, V.Gusak 11+4reb+2ast, D.Flis 7+8reb+1ast Dinamo G.: A.Sergey 26+1ast, K.Kuntsev 11+3reb+1ast, A.Tochilkin 8+2reb+1ast, A.Perepeliukov 7+3reb+1ast, R.Karenin 3, D.Babushkin 2+5reb+1ast Chelbasket - Cheb.Yastreby 59-44 Chelbasket forced 24 Cheb.Yastreby turnovers. Kazakhstan center Andrei Malyshev (210-1985) had a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Pavel Koltsov (180-1994) chipped in 8 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Forward Evgeniy Bogdan (200-1988) responded with 17 points and 8 rebounds and power forward Pavel Krykov (210-1984) scored 12 points and 5 rebounds. Top scorers: Chelbasket: A.Malyshev 12+14reb, P.Nikita 10+6reb+2ast, P.Novikov 9+2reb, P.Koltsov 8+9reb+2ast, K.Epanov 5+5reb, S.Zhulkov 5+3reb+1ast Cheb.Yastreby: E.Bogdan 17+8reb+3ast, P.Krykov 12+5reb+1ast, A.Shirkunov 9, N.Osit 4+4reb+1ast, A.Bogdan 2+9reb+1ast, P.Yaroslav 0+4reb+3ast Metallurg MGN - Stavropol 61-81 Center Dmitrii Karbusov (205-1999) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds. Guard Danila Donskov (182-2002) contributed with 21 points for the winners. Five Stavropol players scored in double figures. Stavropol's coach Sergey Vartanian used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Ivan Feshchenko (200-1991, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) replied with 16 points and 5 rebounds and power forward Sergei Kharitonov (204-1991) added 15 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Metallurg MGN. Top scorers: Stavropol: D.Danila 21+2reb+2ast, D.Prokin 13+5reb+4ast, D.Karbusov 13+12reb+2ast, V.Krushelnitskiy 10+1reb+3ast, R.Vorobev 10+10reb+4ast, S.Grigoriy 10+1reb Metallurg MGN: I.Feshchenko 16+5reb+1ast, S.Kharitonov 15+5reb+1ast, S.Krasilshchikov 9+6reb+3ast, P.Matvey 6+9reb+6ast, K.Valeriy 5, A.Limonov 4+3reb |
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Manama defeated Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia 82-78 in overtime in the opening game of the best-of-three semi-final series of the Gulf Region West Asia Super League. Al Hilal led 40-30 at half-time, but Manama bounced back after the interval to take the third quarter 23-18 and the fourth, 15-10, to force overtime. Lamont Jones (183-SG-1990, college: Iona, agency: Diamond Sports) paced Manama with 15 points, four rebounds and 10 assists while Mohammed Alsuwailem (211-C-1998) top-socred for Al Hilal with 16 points. The second game of the semi-final series will be played on Monday. Al Hilal will look to win that game and extend the series to the decider, scheduled to be played on May 1. Kuwait Club will face Shabab Al Ahli of Dubai in the opening game of their semi-final series at Kuwait City tonight. Courtesy of: gdnonline.com |
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Dravograd Koroska have won 4. SKL League beating Globus twice in the Final. After 98-64 win in the opener, Dravograd Koroska added an 89-80 victory. Luka Gasper (189-G-2002) top-scored for thew winners with 17 points, whilst Timotej Tamse (198-F/C-1994) had 15 and Matevz Kamnik (193-G-2001) as well as Vito Torej (194-G/F-2000) poured in 13 each. Urban Trstenjak (1993) replied with 39 points in defeat. |
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Goyang - Anyang 72-76 Anyang dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Goyang's 12 and made 18-of-23 charity shots (78.3 percent) during the game. It was a quality performance for the former international guard Junhyeong Byeon (186-1996) who led the winners and scored 26 points (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!). The former international center Sek-Eun Oh (200-1987) accounted for 15 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side. American power forward Dedric Lawson (206-1997, college: Kansas) came up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds and Jong-hyun Lee added 17 points and 8 assists respectively for Goyang in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Top scorers: Goyang: D.Lawson 22+11reb+1ast, L.Jong-hyun 17+2reb+8ast, H.Choi 9+7reb+1ast, H.Han 8+4reb, J.Kim 6+5reb+2ast, S.Jeon 6+3reb+1ast Anyang: J.Byeon 26+2reb+3ast, S.Oh 15+11reb+3ast, D.Monroe 9+4reb+1ast, S.Moon 8+5reb+2ast, B.Bae 6+2reb+1ast, P.Jihoon 5+9reb+4ast Seoul Knights - LG Sakers 85-84 It was a great evening for American center Jameel Warney (203-1994, college: Stony Brook) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international guard Sunh-Yung Kim (187-1988) helped adding 25 points. The best for the losing side was the former international point guard Jae-Do Lee (180-1991) with 24 points and naturalized American guard Justin Gutang (191-1997, college: Skyline JC) scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. LG Sakers' coach Sung-Won Cho rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: LG Sakers: J.Lee 24+3reb, J.Gutang 16+5reb+4ast, H.Jeong 15+6reb+3ast, K.Lee 13+5reb+3ast, D.Cunningham 9+3reb+4ast, D.Lim 6+4reb+2ast Seoul Knights: S.Kim 25+4reb+2ast, J.Warney 23+12reb+5ast, I.Heo 14+3reb, C.Sung-Won 13+1reb+3ast, B.Bae 6+7reb+2ast, W.Choi 2+2reb |
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The 29-year old player was the main contributor (24 points, eight rebounds) to his team's victory, helping them to outclass Castello (#10, 14-15) with 37-point margin 99-62. Coruna maintains the 3rd position in Spanish LEB Gold. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Coruna will need more victories to improve their 20-9 record. In the team's last game Barrueta had a remarkable six three-pointers out of 9 attempts. He turned to be Coruna's top player in his first season with the team. Former Barry University star has very solid stats this year. Barrueta is in league's top in points (7th best: 13.9ppg). The second best player in last round's games was young Argentinian Mateo Diaz (186-G-2002) of Almansa. Diaz had a very good evening with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Of course he led Almansa to another comfortable win 87-74 over the higher-ranked Alicante (#9, 17-12) being unquestionably team leader. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Almansa keeps 15th position. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 9-20 record. Diaz is a newcomer at Almansa and despite he is not a team leader yet, every game he becomes more reliable player. Hopefully performances like the last one will happen more often. Third on the list of top players last round was Serbian center Sasa Borovnjak (206-C-1989, agency: 011 Sports) of Caceres (#14). Borovnjak scored 23 points and grabbed five rebounds. Despite Borovnjak's great performance Caceres lost 97-102 to slightly lower-ranked Iraurgi SB (#16, 8-21). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Caceres not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 20 games, recording just nine victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Borovnjak could try to bring Caceres' a little bit higher in the standings. Borovnjak has a very solid season. In 9 games in Spain he scored 10.3ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Barra Njie (191-PG-2001) of Iraurgi SB - 24 points and 3 rebounds 5. Felipe Dos Anjos (218-C-1998) of Andorra - 18 points and 8 rebounds 6. Trey Davis (183-PG-1993) of Melilla - 25 points and 2 assists 7. Kevin Larsen (208-C-1993) of Estudiantes - 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Kostas Vasileiadis (200-G/F-1984) of Caceres - 27 points and 3 rebounds 9. Sergio De La Fuente (198-C-1989) of Valladolid - 17 points and 5 rebounds 10. Justin Jaworski (190-G-1999) of Gipuzkoa - 21 points and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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Jamtland - Norrkoping 69-52 Jamtland dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Norrkoping's 12. Jamtland had a 30-19 advantage in offensive rebounds. The game was dominated by American players. The best player for the winners was point guard CJ Jackson (185-1996, college: Ohio St., agency: Blacktop Management) who scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Landrius Horton (193-1998, college: Columbus St.) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Devonte Green (190-1997, college: Indiana) produced 17 points and 5 rebounds and guard Marcus Tyus (185-1994, college: Omaha) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the guests. Top scorers: Jamtland: P.Hampton 17+2reb+1ast, C.Jackson 15+7reb+4ast, L.Horton 14+7reb+2ast, R.Guinn 6+5reb, A.Smith 6+5reb, D.Johansson 5+9reb+1ast Norrkoping: D.Green 17+5reb, M.Tyus 10+5reb+1ast, T.Schuberg 9+2reb+1ast, J.Murray-Boyles 7+4reb+1ast, N.Spires 3+7reb, N.Dawit 3+2ast |
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Al Ittihad (6-1) recorded its first loss in Aleppo on Monday night. Visitors were edged by third ranked Al Jalaa (6-1) 65-63. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Al Ittihad. Al Jalaa have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with defeated Al Ittihad. Important game to mention about took place in Damascus. Second ranked Al Ittihad (6-1) saved a 2-point derby victory on the road edging 7th ranked Al Wahda (4-3) 72-70 on Thursday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Al Ittihad. Defending champion maintains second place with 6-1 record behind leader Al Jaish, which they share with Al Jalaa. Al Wahda lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Damascus. First ranked Al Jaish faced 3rd placed Al Nawaeer. Host Al Jaish (7-1) defeated guests from Hama (5-2) 75-69. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Al Nawaeer. Al Jaish maintains first place with 7-1 record. Al Nawaeer at the other side dropped to the fourth position with two games lost. They share it with Al Karameh. Other games of round 11 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Al Karameh crushed Tishreen in Homs 106-75. Winless Al Wathba was beaten by Al Jalaa at home 62-80. Al Wahda destroyed Al Taleiah on the opponent's court 130-75.
Al Wahda - Al Ittihad 70-72 Important game to mention about took place in Damascus. Second ranked Al Ittihad (6-1) saved a 2-point derby victory on the road edging 7th ranked Al Wahda (4-3) 72-70 on Thursday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Al Ittihad. Defending champion maintains second place with 6-1 record behind leader Al Jaish, which they share with Al Jalaa. Al Wahda lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. Tishreen - Al Karameh 75-106 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 6th ranked Tishreen's (4-5) home loss to fifth ranked Al Karameh (5-2) 75-106 on Friday. Al Karameh moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Al Nawaeer. Newly promoted Tishreen dropped to the seventh position with five games lost. Al Jaish - Al Nawaeer 75-69 An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Damascus. First ranked Al Jaish faced 3rd placed Al Nawaeer. Host Al Jaish (7-1) defeated guests from Hama (5-2) 75-69. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Al Nawaeer. Al Jaish maintains first place with 7-1 record. Al Nawaeer at the other side dropped to the fourth position with two games lost. They share it with Al Karameh. Al Wathba - Al Jalaa 62-80 No shocking result in a game in Homs where third ranked Al Jalaa (6-1) defeated bottom-ranked Al Wathba (0-9) 80-62 on Friday. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Al Jalaa. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Al Ittihad. Al Wathba lost their ninth game in a row. They still close the standings with nine games lost. Al Taleiah - Al Wahda 75-130 Rather expected game in Hama where bottom-ranked Al Taleiah (0-7) was rolled over by seventh ranked Al Wahda (4-3) 130-75 on Sunday. Al Wahda moved-up to sixth place. Al Taleiah lost their seventh game in a row. They still close the standings with seven games lost. Al Jalaa - Al Ittihad 65-63 Al Ittihad (6-1) recorded its first loss in Aleppo on Monday night. Visitors were edged by third ranked Al Jalaa (6-1) 65-63. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Al Ittihad. Al Jalaa have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with defeated Al Ittihad. |
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| T1 League Round 42: N.Taipei CTBC defeat GhostHawks in the game between Top 4 teams - by Eurobasket News | ||
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There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in T1 League. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. An interesting game for N.Taipei CTBC (23-5) which played against second-best GhostHawks (19-10). First ranked N.Taipei CTBC managed to get a 9-point victory 114-105. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of GhostHawks. N.Taipei CTBC looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. It was a good game for American forward Nick King (201-1995, college: MTSU) who led his team to a victory with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international forward Mohammad Al Bachir (188-1998) contributed with 30 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. American center Robert Upshaw (213-1994, college: Washington) replied with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) for GhostHawks. GhostHawks' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. N.Taipei CTBC maintains first position with 23-5 record. GhostHawks at the other side keep the second place with ten games lost. N.Taipei CTBC will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. GhostHawks will play again on the road against the league's leader N.Taipei CTBC and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game in Taichung was also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked Aquas (15-14) played at the court of 5th ranked Suns (8-20). Aquas managed to secure a 7-point victory 111-104. The former international Long-Mao Hu (195-1992, college: Chaminade) scored 31 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Jason Brickman chipped in 21 points and 13 assists during the contest. Aquas' coach Brendan Joyce used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American guard Rayvonte Rice (193-1992, college: Illinois) with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Defending champion moved-up to third place, which they share with TB Herobears. Suns at the other side keep the fifth position with 20 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Taichung Suns - Kaohsiung A. 104-111 The game in Taichung was also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked Aquas (15-14) played at the court of 5th ranked Suns (8-20). Aquas managed to secure a 7-point victory 111-104. Aquas made 16-of-20 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. The former international Long-Mao Hu (195-1992, college: Chaminade) scored 31 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American-Filipino guard Jason Brickman (183-1991, college: LIU Brooklyn, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 21 points and 13 assists during the contest. Aquas' coach Brendan Joyce used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American guard Rayvonte Rice (193-1992, college: Illinois) with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists and his fellow American import center Arnett Moultrie (208-1990, college: MSU) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Defending champion moved-up to third place, which they share with TB Herobears. Suns at the other side keep the fifth position with 20 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Taichung Suns: R.Rice 25+8reb+7ast, A.Moultrie 18+10reb+1ast, K.Lu 18+1reb, D.Bayasgalan 13+4reb+10ast, W.Chen 8+7reb, K.Benson 7+6reb Kaohsiung A.: L.Hu 31+5reb+3ast, J.Brickman 21+3reb+13ast, J.Bohannon 17+17reb+2ast, H.Yu 14+2reb+3ast, T.Chiu 8+4reb+1ast, L.Wei-Ting 7+4reb Tainan GH - N.Taipei CTBC 105-114 An interesting game for N.Taipei CTBC (23-5) which played against second-best GhostHawks (19-10). First ranked N.Taipei CTBC managed to get a 9-point victory 114-105. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of GhostHawks. N.Taipei CTBC looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. It was a good game for American forward Nick King (201-1995, college: MTSU) who led his team to a victory with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international forward Mohammad Al Bachir (188-1998) contributed with 30 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. American center Robert Upshaw (213-1994, college: Washington) replied with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and Indian-Canadian center Sim Bhullar (226-1992, college: NM State) added 21 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks in the effort for GhostHawks. Five N.Taipei CTBC and four GhostHawks players scored in double figures. GhostHawks' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. N.Taipei CTBC maintains first position with 23-5 record. GhostHawks at the other side keep the second place with ten games lost. N.Taipei CTBC will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. GhostHawks will play again on the road against the league's leader N.Taipei CTBC and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Tainan GH: R.Upshaw 26+11reb+7ast, S.Bhullar 21+12reb, S.Deguara 13+5reb, W.Chien 10+4reb+7ast, C.Chen 9+3reb+2ast, L.Han-sheng 9+2reb+6ast N.Taipei CTBC: A.Bachir Mohammad 30+8reb+2ast, N.King 29+9reb+4ast, Y.Hsieh 22+6reb+6ast, L.Bing-Sheng 15+5reb+8ast, K.Krajina 12+3reb+1ast, K.Berzins 5+5reb+1ast |
| Olujobi number one in Taiwanese PLeague+ for round 30 - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The 26-year old player had a double-double of 29 points and 16 rebounds, while his team beat Pilots (#3, 17-18) 101-93. Steelers is placed at 5th position in Taiwanese PLeague+. Steelers is currently ranked second from the bottom. They need more victories to improve their 13-21 record. In the team's last game Olujobi had a remarkable 73.3% from 2-point range. He turned to be Steelers' top player in his first season with the team. Former De Paul University star has very solid stats this year. Olujobi is in league's top in points (9th best: 20.2ppg), rebounds (8th best: 10.9rpg) and averages impressive 1.1bpg and 58.5% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young American Will Artino (211-C/F-1992) of Lioneers. Artino had a very good evening with a double-double of 24 points and 15 rebounds. Bad luck as Lioneers was edged by slightly higher-ranked Dreamers (#4, 15-20) 89-85. This loss caused Lioneers to slide to the very bottom (6) position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 12-21 record. Artino is a newcomer at Lioneers, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was another Steelers' star - American center Wendell Lewis (208-C-1989). Lewis showcased his all-around game by recording 20 points, nineteen rebounds (!!!) and four assists in the last round. He was another key player of Steelers, helping his team with a 92-85 win against the higher-ranked Kings (#1, 24-10). The chances of Steelers not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 21 games, recording just thirteen victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Lewis could try to bring Steelers' a little bit higher in the standings. Lewis has a very solid season. In 8 games in Taiwan he scored 15.0ppg. He also has 12.3rpg and FGP: 54.9%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Jeremy Lin (191-PG-1988) of Steelers - 29 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists 5. Chris Johnson (210-F/C-1985) of Fubon Braves - 17 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Sani Sakakini (204-C/F-1988) of Pilots - 21 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Jason Washburn (213-C-1990) of Pilots - 25 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Brandon Gilbeck (213-C-1996) of Dreamers - 22 points and 11 rebounds 9. Kenny Manigault (195-G/F-1991) of Kings - 13 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists 10. Jeff Ayres (206-F-1987) of Pilots - 23 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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| Kalkan number one in Turkish TBL for round 25 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Forward Muhammet Kalkan (203-F-2000) had a very impressive game in the last round for second-ranked Samsunspor, receiving a Hoops Agents TBL Player of the Week award for round 25. The 22-year old player was the main contributor (20 points, eight rebounds and five assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Final Spor (#5, 15-10) 78-67. Samsunspor maintains the 2nd position in Turkish TBL. They are still close to the very top. Samsunspor would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 20-5 record. In the team's last game Kalkan had a remarkable four three-pointers out of 7 attempts. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Muhammet Kalkan averages this season 7.5ppg. The second best player in last round's games was young American Brandon Huffman (208-F/C-1998) of Bornova. Huffman had a very good evening with a double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds. Of course he led Bornova to another comfortable win 84-68 over slightly lower-ranked Gemlik (#15, 7-18) being unquestionably team leader. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. But Bornova managed to improve slightly their position in standings taking 14th place. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 8-17 record. Huffman is a newcomer at Bornova, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was American center Brandon Walters (208-C-1995) of TED Ankara (#6). Walters showcased his all-around game by recording 25 points, eleven rebounds (!!!) and four assists in the last round. He was a key player of TED Ankara, leading his team to a 88-64 easy win against the lower-ranked OGM Orman (#9, 11-14). TED Ankara needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 15 victories and 10 lost games. Walters has a great season in Turkey. After 23 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.1ppg (5th best) and rebounds with 9.7rpg (2nd best). He also has 1.3bpg and FGP: 63.1%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Tugberk Gedikli (192-G-1991) of Haremspor - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Tunahan Dikmen (203-F-1994) of Yalovaspor - 19 points and 10 rebounds 6. Desure Buie (185-G-1997) of Kocaeli - 27 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Donte Clark (194-G-1994) of Haremspor - 28 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Vladimir Stimac (210-C-1987) of Sigortam.net - 12 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Deniz Cevik (194-SG-1994) of Yalovaspor - 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Baris Unlu (2001) of Bornova - 26 points and 7 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| TBL Round 24: TED Ankara edge Sigortam.net by two points - by Eurobasket News | ||
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There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in TBL. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game of round 24 in the TBL took place in Ankara. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of 8th ranked Sigortam.net (12-13) to sixth ranked TED Ankara (15-10) 58-56 on Sunday evening. The best player for the winners was American guard Shane Gibson (188-1990, college: Sacred Heart) who scored 21 points and 6 rebounds. The other American import center Brandon Walters (208-1995, college: MTSU) chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Cenk Sekeroglu (203-1991) who recorded 11 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. TED Ankara have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Final Spor. Sigortam.net lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 13 games lost. TED Ankara's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Ankara OGM Orman. Very important is a home loss of third ranked Mersin (19-6) against fifth ranked Final Spor (15-10) on Saturday night. Host Mersin was defeated by Final Spor in a tough game in Mersin 74-82. It was a good game for Jamaican power forward Clint Robinson (203-1994, college: UIC) who led his team to a victory with 8 points and 12 rebounds. LaceDarius Dunn contributed with 16 points for the winners. American power forward Aaron Jones (206-1993, college: Ole Miss) replied with 21 points and 9 rebounds for Mersin. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Final Spor maintains fifth position with 15-10 record, which they share with TED Ankara. Mersin lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with six games lost. Final Spor will play against league's second-placed Samsunspor at home in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Mersin will play against Balikesir and hopes to get back on the winning track. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Samsun. Second ranked Samsunspor faced one of their biggest challengers Mersin. Host Samsunspor (20-5) smashed guests from Mersin (19-6) 84-63. Worth to mention a great performance of Marquis Wright who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 9 assists. Samsunspor's coach Ilker Salman felt very confident that he used 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was Aaron Jones with 12 points and 7 rebounds. Samsunspor have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 20-5 record behind leader Cagdas BS. Mersin lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with six games lost. Samsunspor will meet Final Spor (#5) in the next round. Mersin will play against Balikesir and hope to secure a win. Rest of the games of round 24 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Balikesir was defeated by Yalovaspor in a road game 85-68. Bornova was beaten by OGM Orman at home 66-73. Fenerbahce 2 lost to OGM Orman on the opponent's court 82-90. Mamak unfortunately lost to Final Spor in a home game 89-91. Haremspor recorded a loss to Balikesir on the road 68-76. Bottom-ranked Antalya was crushed by TED Ankara on its own court 55-105. Kocaeli beat Gemlik in Izmit 92-86. Cagdas BS destroyed Bornova at home 80-60. Yalovaspor managed to outperform Sigortam.net on the opponent's court 89-84. Fenerbahce 2 rolled over Antalya in a home game 93-51. Samsunspor defeated Haremspor on the road 86-75. Kocaeli was beaten by Cagdas BS on its own court 77-92.
Yalovaspor - Balikesir 85-68 There was no surprise when 7th ranked Balikesir (14-11) was defeated on the road by fourth ranked Yalovaspor (16-9) 85-68 on Sunday. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Kadir Bayram (185-1996) who helped to win the game recording 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and American Ricky Ledo (201-1992, college: Providence, agency: Slash Sports) who added 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was Berke Aygunduz (196-1998) with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds and American forward Nakye Sanders (203-1997, college: Towson, agency: Helping Ballers) scored 16 points. Four Balikesir players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Yalovaspor have an impressive five-game winning streak. Newly promoted Yalovaspor maintains fourth position with 16-9 record. Balikesir at the other side keeps the seventh place with 11 games lost. Yalovaspor will meet at home bottom-ranked Antalya (#16) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Balikesir will play against Mersin (#3) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Balikesir: B.Aygunduz 23+12reb+2ast, N.Sanders 16+4reb+2ast, A.Isik 11+4reb+1ast, A.Erdek 10+4reb+1ast, M.Ozdemir 4+1reb+1ast, O.Emir 2 Yalovaspor: K.Bayram 25+8reb+4ast, R.Ledo 19+5reb+5ast, J.McNeace 14+5reb+1ast, D.Cevik 9, T.Dikmen 8+5reb, O.Haciyeva 3+6reb+1ast Bornova - OGM Orman 66-73 No shocking result in a game in Izmir where ninth ranked OGM Orman (11-14) defeated 15th ranked Bornova (8-17) 73-66 on Monday. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Utku Yucedag (198-1994) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 12 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Hazer Avci (206-1987) who added 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. OGM Orman's coach Ozgur Adiguzel used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was American power forward Brandon Huffman (208-1998, college: JSU) with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and his fellow American import guard Troy Franklin (183-1989, college: Coppin St.) scored 17 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. OGM Orman have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain ninth position with 11-14 record. Bornova at the other side dropped to the fourteenth place with 17 games lost. OGM Orman's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Ankara to the arena TED Ankara. Top scorers: Bornova: B.Huffman 20+11reb+1ast, T.Franklin 17+3reb+6ast, S.Efe 12+6reb+3ast, O.Cagatay 12+6reb+1ast, E.Besok 5+5reb+4ast, S.Senturk 0+5reb OGM Orman: B.Mbala 15+8reb+1ast, H.Avci 15+7reb+2ast, K.Clergeot 14+3reb+1ast, U.Yucedag 12+12reb+4ast, B.Erol 7+3reb+9ast, A.Peker 5+1reb Samsunspor - Mersin 84-63 An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Samsun. Second ranked Samsunspor faced one of their biggest challengers Mersin. Host Samsunspor (20-5) smashed guests from Mersin (19-6) 84-63. They outrebounded Mersin 46-31 including 33 on the defensive glass. Samsunspor looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Marquis Wright (185-1995, college: Siena) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 9 assists and forward Goktug Bas (201-2001) who added 20 points and 9 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) during the contest. Four Samsunspor players scored in double figures. Samsunspor's coach Ilker Salman felt very confident that he used 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was American power forward Aaron Jones (206-1993, college: Ole Miss) with 12 points and 7 rebounds and guard Kerem Ozel (183-1997) scored 14 points and 4 assists. Samsunspor have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 20-5 record behind leader Cagdas BS. Mersin lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with six games lost. Samsunspor will meet Final Spor (#5) in the next round. Mersin will play against Balikesir and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Mersin: B.Genc 14+7reb, O.Kerem 14+4reb+4ast, A.Jones 12+7reb+3ast, R.Dogrusoz 8+4reb+2ast, A.Karahan 4+1reb+5ast, M.Kizil 4+6reb+1ast Samsunspor: G.Bas 20+9reb+3ast, M.Wright 19+4reb+9ast, M.Sert 15+3reb, A.Gueye 12+14reb+2ast, A.Genc 8+4reb+3ast, E.Aydogan 8+1reb+5ast OGM Orman - Fenerbahce 2 90-82 Rather expected game in Ankara where 11th ranked Fenerbahce 2 (9-15) was defeated by ninth ranked OGM Orman (11-14) 90-82 on Saturday. OGM Orman made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. Strangely Fenerbahce 2 outrebounded OGM Orman 35-23 including a 16-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Burak Erol (197-1988) who helped to win the game recording 30 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and forward Hazer Avci (206-1987) who added 12 points and 8 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was forward Berkay Bayar (196-1999) with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds and American swingman DShawn Schwartz (201-1999, college: GMU) scored 12 points and 8 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. OGM Orman have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain ninth position with 11-14 record. Newly promoted Fenerbahce 2 dropped to the thirteenth place with 15 games lost. OGM Orman's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Ankara to the arena TED Ankara. Top scorers: Fenerbahce 2: B.Bayar 20+12reb+3ast, M.Jackson 14+2reb+1ast, D.Schwartz 12+8reb+2ast, A.Duran 10+4reb+5ast, A.Baran 6+1reb, E.Sancakli 6+2reb+2ast OGM Orman: B.Erol 30+5reb+6ast, B.Mbala 18+3reb+1ast, K.Clergeot 14+2reb+1ast, H.Avci 12+3reb+8ast, U.Yucedag 7+6reb+5ast, O.Tosun 5+4ast Mamak - Final Spor 89-91 Very predictable result in Ankara where fifth ranked Final Spor (15-10) edged 10th ranked Mamak (10-15) 91-89 on Saturday. They outrebounded Mamak 40-28 including 26 on the defensive glass. Final Spor looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American LaceDarius Dunn (193-1987, college: Baylor) who helped to win the game recording 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Omer Sancakli (195-1992) who added 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was American point guard Myles Mack (178-1993, college: Rutgers) with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists and his fellow American import Carlton Bragg Jr (208-1995, college: N.Mexico) scored 23 points and 8 rebounds. Four Final Spor and five Mamak players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Final Spor maintains fifth position with 15-10 record, which they share with TED Ankara. Mamak lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with 15 games lost. They share the position with Kocaeli and Haremspor. Final Spor will meet at home league's second-placed Samsunspor in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Mamak will play against Kocaeli (#12) in Izmit and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Mamak: C.Bragg Jr. 23+8reb+2ast, M.Mack 21+5reb+11ast, M.Solkol 13+5reb+2ast, O.Sahin 12+5ast, U.Atin 10+2reb+2ast, Y.Omer 4+1reb+1ast Final Spor: L.Dunn 20+5reb+4ast, M.Basturk 17+2reb+2ast, O.Sancakli 15+8reb+5ast, T.Alp Altunbey 10+8reb+3ast, T.Sezgun 8+4reb+1ast, A.Uruk 6+1reb Balikesir - Haremspor 76-68 Not a big story in a game when 13th ranked Haremspor (10-15) was defeated on the road by seventh ranked Balikesir (14-11) 76-68 on Saturday. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Nakye Sanders (203-1997, college: Towson, agency: Helping Ballers) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and the other American import guard Kahlil Dukes (183-1995, college: Niagara) who added 12 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was American guard Donte Clark (194-1994, college: Texas Southern, agency: Octagon Europe) with 18 points and 5 rebounds and the former international forward Izzet Turkyilmaz (212-1990) scored 7 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks. Haremspor's coach Adem Oren rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Balikesir maintains seventh position with 14-11 record. Newly promoted Haremspor dropped to the tenth place with 15 games lost. They share the position with Kocaeli and Mamak. Balikesir will meet higher ranked Mersin (#3) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Haremspor will play against Sigortam.net (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Haremspor: D.Clark 18+5reb+2ast, G.Karabiyik 16+3reb, T.Gedikli 14+1reb+5ast, I.Turkyilmaz 7+12reb+5ast, B.Aksu 7+4reb, Y.Ali 3+2ast Balikesir: N.Sanders 19+10reb, B.Aygunduz 17+5reb+1ast, K.Dukes 12+6reb+7ast, A.Isik 8+8reb+2ast, S.Ergin 8+2reb+2ast, M.Ozdemir 5+3reb+3ast Antalya - TED Ankara 55-105 Everything went according to plan when sixth ranked TED Ankara (15-10) outleveled on the road bottom-ranked Antalya (2-23) 105-55 on Sunday. TED Ankara dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Antalya's 26. TED Ankara forced 20 Antalya turnovers and outrebounded them 49-38 including 38 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Antalya's players. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Servet Kurnaz (200-1999) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 8 rebounds and swingman Kaan Sariaslan (193-1997) who added 17 points and 5 assists during the contest. Coach Korhan Aydanarig's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was Atahan Saylam (-1997) with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 15 rebounds and Yavuz Osmanli (-2003) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds. Five TED Ankara and four Antalya players scored in double figures. TED Ankara have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Final Spor. Antalya lost seventeenth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 23 lost games. TED Ankara's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Ankara OGM Orman. Top scorers: Antalya: T.Dogancan 17+2reb+3ast, O.Yavuz 14+12reb+1ast, S.Atahan 13+15reb+2ast, G.Gokbay 11+2reb+2ast, Y.Ata 0+1reb+1ast, Y.Samir 0+2reb+1ast TED Ankara: K.Sariaslan 17+2reb+5ast, S.Kurnaz 17+8reb+1ast, O.Kucuk 15+2reb+4ast, S.Gibson 13+5reb+2ast, C.Dalgali 12+5reb+3ast, G.Ahmet 9+1reb+9ast Gemlik - Kocaeli 86-92 There was no surprise in Bursa where 14th ranked Gemlik (7-18) was defeated by twelfth ranked Kocaeli (10-15) 92-86 on Sunday. Kocaeli looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Gemlik's players. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Desure Buie (185-1997, college: Hofstra) who helped to win the game recording 31 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and forward Murat Erensoy (201-1991) who added 16 points and 11 rebounds during the contest. Kocaeli's coach Ahmet Yolcu used a ten-player rotation saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was American guard Jeremy Sheppard (185-1997, college: URI, agency: Mansfield and Associates) with 22 points and 4 assists and Batin Tuna (197-2003) scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Kocaeli moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Mamak and Haremspor. Gemlik at the other side dropped to the fifteenth position with 18 games lost. Kocaeli will meet at home Mamak (#11) in the next round. Gemlik will play against Bornova (#14) in Izmir and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Gemlik: J.Sheppard 22+2reb+4ast, T.Batin 14+7reb, E.Akyuz 13+5ast, C.Enis 11+5reb+1ast, D.Foster 10+6reb, Y.Baran 9+6reb Kocaeli: D.Buie 31+5reb+8ast, M.Erensoy 16+11reb+2ast, N.Banyard 16+4reb, E.Beyaz 11+2reb+1ast, T.Mete 10+6reb+5ast, H.Sanli 3+5reb+1ast Cagdas BS - Bornova 80-60 No shocking result in a game in Mugla where first ranked Cagdas BS (21-3) smashed 15th ranked Bornova (8-17) 80-60 on Sunday. Worth to mention a great performance of Hakan Yapar (202-1984) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 8 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and American point guard Chris Warren (177-1988, college: Ole Miss) who added 19 points and 7 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was Efe Sarica (190-2002) with 14 points and 6 rebounds and American power forward Brandon Huffman (208-1998, college: JSU) scored 9 points and 12 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Cagdas BS have an impressive eight-game winning streak. Newly promoted Cagdas BS maintains first position with 21-3 record. Bornova at the other side dropped to the fourteenth place with 17 games lost. Cagdas BS will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Bornova will play against Gemlik (#15) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Bornova: S.Efe 14+6reb+2ast, T.Franklin 13+1reb+4ast, B.Huffman 9+12reb, S.Senturk 9+3reb, G.Oguzhan 6+2reb, O.Cagatay 5+2reb+1ast Cagdas BS: C.Warren 19+1reb+7ast, H.Yapar 18+8reb+2ast, R.Solomon 17+8reb, A.Cantitiz 9+3reb+6ast, Y.Sarikaya 6+6reb, E.Ilter 4+3reb+1ast Sigortam.net - Yalovaspor 84-89 Very expected game in Balikesir where 8th ranked Sigortam.net (12-13) was defeated by fourth ranked Yalovaspor (16-9) 89-84 on Monday. Yalovaspor forced 20 Sigortam.net turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of American Ricky Ledo (201-1992, college: Providence, agency: Slash Sports) who helped to win the game recording 26 points and 5 assists and naturalized Azerbaijani Orhan Haciyeva (200-1989) who added 17 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) during the contest. The best for the losing side was Serbian center Vladimir Stimac (210-1987) with 24 points and 9 rebounds and American guard Sherron Dorsey-Walker (195-1993, college: Oakland) scored 16 points and 5 rebounds. Five Yalovaspor and four Sigortam.net players scored in double figures. Sigortam.net's coach Ceyhun Cabadak rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Yalovaspor have an impressive five-game winning streak. Newly promoted Yalovaspor maintains fourth position with 16-9 record. Sigortam.net lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with 13 games lost. Yalovaspor will meet at home bottom-ranked Antalya (#16) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Sigortam.net will play against Haremspor (#10) in Istanbul and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Sigortam.net: V.Stimac 24+9reb+3ast, H.Kandemir 19+2ast, U.Gecen 16+3ast, S.Dorsey-Walker 16+5reb+3ast, C.Ozcan 4+3reb+2ast, G.Yazicioglu 3+1reb+1ast Yalovaspor: R.Ledo 26+4reb+5ast, O.Haciyeva 17+6reb, J.McNeace 13+4reb, K.Bayram 11+1reb+6ast, M.Kapucu 10+2reb+1ast, B.Ozkan 5+1ast Fenerbahce 2 - Antalya 93-51 Very predictable result in Istanbul where eleventh ranked Fenerbahce 2 (9-15) outscored bottom-ranked Antalya (2-23) 93-51 on Sunday. Fenerbahce 2 dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Antalya's 32. Fenerbahce 2 forced 21 Antalya turnovers and outrebounded them 48-33 including 17 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Marreon Jackson (185, college: Arizona St.) who helped to win the game recording 13 points, 5 assists and 6 steals and center Ismail Karabilen (206-2001) who added 13 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Fenerbahce 2's coach Ertug Tuzcukaya felt very confident that he used entire bench saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was Dogancan Topcuoglu (-2001) with 14 points and Atahan Saylam (-1997) scored 8 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Despite that victory Fenerbahce 2 went down to thirteenth position due to points difference. Antalya lost seventeenth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 23 lost games. Fenerbahce 2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Antalya will play against Yalovaspor (#4) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Top scorers: Antalya: T.Dogancan 14+3reb+3ast, G.Gokbay 14+4reb+2ast, S.Atahan 8+7reb+5ast, O.Yavuz 7+9reb+3ast, C.Ahmet 4+1reb, T.Koray 2+1reb Fenerbahce 2: I.Karabilen 13+6reb+1ast, M.Jackson 13+3reb+5ast, D.Schwartz 12+3reb+2ast, I.Avsar 11+2reb+1ast, B.Bayar 9+6reb+1ast, A.Baran 8+2reb+1ast TED Ankara - Sigortam.net 58-56 The most exciting game of round 24 in the TBL took place in Ankara. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of 8th ranked Sigortam.net (12-13) to sixth ranked TED Ankara (15-10) 58-56 on Sunday evening. The best player for the winners was American guard Shane Gibson (188-1990, college: Sacred Heart) who scored 21 points and 6 rebounds. The other American import center Brandon Walters (208-1995, college: MTSU) chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Cenk Sekeroglu (203-1991) who recorded 11 points and 7 rebounds and Serbian center Vladimir Stimac (210-1987) added 7 points and 9 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. TED Ankara have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Final Spor. Sigortam.net lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 13 games lost. TED Ankara's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Ankara OGM Orman. Top scorers: Sigortam.net: C.Sekeroglu 11+7reb, G.Yazicioglu 9+5reb+1ast, S.Mentese 8+1reb+1ast, S.Dorsey-Walker 8+1reb+2ast, C.Ozcan 7+4reb, V.Stimac 7+9reb+2ast TED Ankara: S.Gibson 21+6reb+3ast, B.Walters 14+8reb+2ast, K.Sariaslan 7+4reb+6ast, C.Dalgali 6+5reb, D.Sonmez 4+5reb, A.Kaya 3+4reb Haremspor - Samsunspor 75-86 Not a big story in a game in Istanbul where 13th ranked Haremspor (10-15) was defeated by second ranked Samsunspor (20-5) 86-75 on Saturday. Samsunspor looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Marquis Wright (185-1995, college: Siena) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 13 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists and Senegalese center Abdoulaye Gueye (206-1994, college: Georgia Tech) who added 16 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was the former international forward Izzet Turkyilmaz (212-1990) with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists and American guard Donte Clark (194-1994, college: Texas Southern, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Samsunspor and four Haremspor players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Samsunspor have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 20-5 record behind leader Cagdas BS. Newly promoted Haremspor dropped to the tenth place with 15 games lost. They share the position with Kocaeli and Mamak. Samsunspor will meet Final Spor (#5) in the next round. Haremspor will play against Sigortam.net (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Haremspor: D.Clark 20+5reb+4ast, I.Turkyilmaz 14+15reb+6ast, U.Saraloglu 14+1reb+6ast, B.Aksu 10+7reb, Y.Ali 8+1reb+1ast, A.Guney 5+3reb+2ast Samsunspor: A.Gueye 16+8reb+1ast, G.Bas 14+6reb+2ast, K.Muhammet 14+3reb+1ast, M.Wright 13+6reb+10ast, D.Sanli 10+6reb+4ast, E.Yasar 8+2reb+1ast Kocaeli - Cagdas BS 77-92 Everything went according to plan in Izmit where first ranked Cagdas BS (21-3) won against 12th ranked Kocaeli (10-15) 92-77 on Saturday. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Chris Warren (177-1988, college: Ole Miss) who helped to win the game recording 33 points (!!!) and 4 assists and Hakan Yapar (202-1984) who added 14 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Five Cagdas BS players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American forward Nick Banyard (203-1994, college: UCF, agency: Octagon Europe) with 24 points and 8 rebounds and the former international point guard Ibrahim Yildirim (190-1990) scored 15 points. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Cagdas BS have an impressive eight-game winning streak. Newly promoted Cagdas BS maintains first position with 21-3 record. Kocaeli at the other side dropped to the tenth place with 15 games lost. They share the position with Mamak and Haremspor. Cagdas BS will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Kocaeli will play against Mamak (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Kocaeli: N.Banyard 24+8reb+3ast, I.Yildirim 15+4reb+3ast, D.Buie 10+2reb+6ast, E.Beyaz 9+6reb, M.Erensoy 6+4reb+1ast, U.Mert 5+4reb+1ast Cagdas BS: C.Warren 33+1reb+4ast, H.Yapar 14+8reb+6ast, R.Solomon 12+8reb+1ast, H.Cavit 11+6ast, A.Cantitiz 10+5reb, Y.Sarikaya 8+6reb+1ast Mersin - Final Spor 74-82 Very important is a home loss of third ranked Mersin (19-6) against fifth ranked Final Spor (15-10) on Saturday night. Host Mersin was defeated by Final Spor in a tough game in Mersin 74-82. It was a good game for Jamaican power forward Clint Robinson (203-1994, college: UIC) who led his team to a victory with 8 points and 12 rebounds. American LaceDarius Dunn (193-1987, college: Baylor) contributed with 16 points for the winners. Four Final Spor players scored in double figures. American power forward Aaron Jones (206-1993, college: Ole Miss) replied with 21 points and 9 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Tobin Carberry (193-1991, college: LIU Post) added 4 points and 12 assists in the effort for Mersin. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Final Spor maintains fifth position with 15-10 record, which they share with TED Ankara. Mersin lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with six games lost. Final Spor will play against league's second-placed Samsunspor at home in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Mersin will play against Balikesir and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Mersin: A.Jones 21+9reb+2ast, O.Kerem 15+2reb+1ast, K.Uzunhasan 9+3reb+3ast, A.Karahan 7+2reb+2ast, B.Genc 7+1reb+1ast, M.Kizil 6+5reb+2ast Final Spor: L.Dunn 16+4reb+1ast, O.Sancakli 15+2reb+3ast, S.Edge 14+1reb+6ast, T.Alp Altunbey 12+4reb+2ast, T.Sezgun 9+5reb+2ast, C.Robinson 8+12reb+2ast |
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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 Petkim between third ranked Pinar Karsiyaka (18-7) and thirteenth ranked Socar Petkim (10-15) on Saturday night. Pinar Karsiyaka was defeated by Socar Petkim in a tough game on the road 85-90. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Pinar Karsiyaka. Socar Petkim looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was American Peyton Aldridge (203-1995, college: Davidson) who had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds. The other American import center Jeremy Simmons (204-1989, college: Charleston) chipped in 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Colombian swingman Braian Angola-Rodas (198-1994, college: FSU) who recorded 24 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Socar Petkim moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 5 other teams. Pinar Karsiyaka at the other side keeps the third position with seven games lost. They share it with Anadolu Efes. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Ankara. First ranked Turk Telekom faced second-best Fenerbahce. Host Turk Telekom (22-3) defeated guests from Istanbul (20-5) 83-72. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Fenerbahce. The game was dominated by American players. It was a good game for power forward Tyrique Jones (206-1997, college: Xavier, agency: Pensack Sports) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds. Jerian Grant contributed with 18 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Turk Telekom's coach Erdem Can allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Center Johnathan Motley (208-1995, college: Baylor) replied with 25 points and 7 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) for Fenerbahce. Turk Telekom have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 22-3 record. Defending champion Fenerbahce keeps the second place with five games lost. We should mention about the upset which took place in Gaziantep, where higher ranked Galatasaray (11-14) lost to fifteenth ranked Gaziantep (8-17) in a road game 78-96 on Saturday. Worth to mention a great performance of Codi Miller-McIntyre who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 10 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals. The best for the losing side was Angelo Caloiaro with 23 points and 5 rebounds (perfect from the field making all eight shots !!!). Gaziantep moved-up to fourteenth place, which they share with Besiktas. Loser Galatasaray keeps the seventh position with 14 games lost. Rest of the games of round 24 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Buyukcekmece was defeated by Bahcesehir in Istanbul 92-77. Merkezefendi was beaten by Tofas at home 88-95. Manisa lost to Darussafaka on the opponent's court 84-95. Bursaspor managed to outperform Konyaspor in a home game 74-63. Besiktas recorded a loss to Anadolu Efes on the road 104-88. The best stats of 24th round was 19 points and 12 rebounds by Ante Zizic of Anadolu Efes.
Bahcesehir - Buyukcekmece 92-77 There was a minor upset in Istanbul where 9th ranked Buyukcekmece (10-15) was defeated by twelfth ranked Acibadem (10-15) 92-77 on Saturday. Acibadem made 26-of-32 free shots (81.3 percent) during the game, while Buyukcekmece only scored ten points from the stripe. Acibadem looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of international swingman Yigit Arslan (198-1996) who helped to win the game recording 22 points and 5 rebounds and French center Jerry Boutsiele (207-1992) who added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Four Acibadem players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American point guard Jordon Crawford (168-1990, college: BGSU, agency: Slash Sports) with 27 points and 4 assists and his fellow American import point guard Briante Weber (188-1992, college: VCU) scored 17 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Acibadem moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 5 other teams including defeated Buyukcekmece. Buyukcekmece lost third consecutive game. Top scorers: Bahcesehir: Y.Arslan 22+5reb+2ast, J.Boutsiele 15+7reb+5ast, M.Baygul 13+4reb+5ast, J.Smith 13+3reb+2ast, J.Gist 8+2reb+2ast, H.Ozdemir 8+1reb+1ast Buyukcekmece: J.Crawford 27+2reb+4ast, B.Weber 17+8reb+2ast, T.Erulku 9+2reb, D.Rivers 9+5reb+1ast, T.Harris 6+1ast, M.Sajus 5+4reb+3ast Petkim - Pinar Karsiyaka 90-85 The most important game in the last round took place in Petkim between third ranked Pinar Karsiyaka (18-7) and thirteenth ranked Socar Petkim (10-15) on Saturday night. Pinar Karsiyaka was defeated by Socar Petkim in a tough game on the road 85-90. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Pinar Karsiyaka. Socar Petkim looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was American Peyton Aldridge (203-1995, college: Davidson) who had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds. The other American import center Jeremy Simmons (204-1989, college: Charleston) chipped in 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Simmons is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. At the other side the best for losing team was Colombian swingman Braian Angola-Rodas (198-1994, college: FSU) who recorded 24 points and 6 rebounds and Dominican Angel Delgado (208-1994, college: Seton Hall) added 13 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Five Socar Petkim and four Pinar Karsiyaka players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Socar Petkim moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 5 other teams. Pinar Karsiyaka at the other side keeps the third position with seven games lost. They share it with Anadolu Efes. Top scorers: Petkim: P.Booth 16+2reb+1ast, P.Aldridge 16+14reb+1ast, J.Perkins 14+2reb+6ast, K.Chery 13+3reb+2ast, J.Simmons 12+6reb+4ast, I.Ulusoy 7+6ast Pinar Karsiyaka: B.Angola-Rodas 24+6reb+3ast, A.Delgado 13+5reb+2ast, M.Kuzminskas 11+2reb+3ast, V.Brown 10+3reb+1ast, J.Brown 9+3reb+2ast, B.Durmaz 8+4reb Gaziantep - Galatasaray 96-78 We should mention about the upset which took place in Gaziantep, where higher ranked Galatasaray (11-14) lost to fifteenth ranked Gaziantep (8-17) in a road game 78-96 on Saturday. Gaziantep shot the lights out from three sinking 16 long-distance shots on high 61.5 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American-Bulgarian point guard Codi Miller-McIntyre (191-1994, college: Wake Forest) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 10 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals and Nigerian center John Egbunu (211-1994, college: Florida) who added 17 points (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) during the contest. Five Gaziantep players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Italian-American forward Angelo Caloiaro (203-1989, college: USF, agency: Pensack Sports) with 23 points and 5 rebounds (perfect from the field making all eight shots !!!) and Canadian-Jamaican guard Dylan Ennis (188-1991, college: Oregon) scored 18 points and 7 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Gaziantep moved-up to fourteenth place, which they share with Besiktas. Loser Galatasaray keeps the seventh position with 14 games lost. Top scorers: Gaziantep: J.Egbunu 17+4reb+2ast, C.Ugur Ogut 14+1reb+1ast, D.Dotson 14+4reb+4ast, C.Frankamp 13+2reb+1ast, R.Luther 13+1reb+1ast, C.Miller-McIntyre 10+6reb+11ast Galatasaray: A.Caloiaro 23+5reb+2ast, D.Ennis 18+3reb+7ast, S.Kabaca 14+3reb+2ast, T.McGee 9+5reb+2ast, D.Ristic 5+3reb+1ast, M.Agva 4 Merkezefendi - Tofas 88-95 There was a surprise result in Denizl where thirteenth ranked Tofas (10-15) defeated higher ranked Merkezefendi (10-15) 95-88 on Sunday. Tofas made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American Milton Doyle (193-1993, college: Loyola, IL) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists and the other American import power forward Brady Manek (206-1998, college: UNC) who added 23 points during the contest. Five Tofas players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Canadian guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes (193-1994, college: FSU, agency: Diamond Sports) with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and Altan Erol (195-1983) scored 22 points and 6 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Tofas moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 5 other teams including defeated Merkezefendi. Merkezefendi lost fourth consecutive game. Top scorers: Tofas: B.Manek 23+4reb+1ast, M.Doyle 23+6reb+11ast, A.Milaknis 16+1reb+1ast, B.Toure 15+10reb+1ast, R.Gray 14+3reb, B.Ugurlu 4+2reb+6ast Merkezefendi: X.Rathan-Mayes 26+10reb+5ast, A.Erol 22+6reb+1ast, A.Harrison 12+5reb+3ast, T.Gielo 8+3reb+4ast, A.Tuluoglu 7+2ast, J.Hamilton 7+7reb Darussafaka - Manisa 95-84 Rather expected game in Istanbul where 8th ranked Manisa (10-15) was defeated by sixth ranked Dacka (13-12) 95-84 on Sunday. Dacka made 24-of-30 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of British center Gabriel Olaseni (211-1991, college: Iowa) who helped to win the game recording 14 points and 9 rebounds and international power forward Ercan Osmani (206-1998) who added 23 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was American point guard Ricky Tarrant (188-1993, college: Memphis) with 23 points and 4 assists and his fellow American import forward Cecil Williams (198-1995, college: CMU) scored 12 points and 8 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). Five Dacka and four Manisa players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dacka maintains sixth position with 13-12 record. Newly promoted Manisa keeps the eighth place with 15 games lost. They share the position with 5 other teams. Top scorers: Darussafaka: E.Osmani 23+1ast, A.White 14+5reb, G.Olaseni 14+9reb+3ast, D.Ozdemiroglu 12+4reb+5ast, C.Korkmaz 10+3reb+5ast, W.McCullough 8+1reb+1ast Manisa: R.Tarrant 23+4reb+4ast, J.Roberson 16+1reb+5ast, T.Sav 12+5reb+1ast, C.Williams 12+8reb+3ast, A.Kahraman 8+2reb, T.Birer 4+5reb Turk Telekom - Fenerbahce 83-72 An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Ankara. First ranked Turk Telekom faced second-best Fenerbahce. Host Turk Telekom (22-3) defeated guests from Istanbul (20-5) 83-72. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Fenerbahce. Turk Telekom shot the lights out from three nailing 12 long-distance shots on high 63.2 percentage. The game was dominated by American players. It was a good game for power forward Tyrique Jones (206-1997, college: Xavier, agency: Pensack Sports) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds. Guard Jerian Grant (196-1992, college: Notre Dame) contributed with 18 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Four Turk Telekom players scored in double figures. Turk Telekom's coach Erdem Can allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Center Johnathan Motley (208-1995, college: Baylor) replied with 25 points and 7 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and forward Nigel Hayes-Davis (203-1994, college: Wisconsin) added 10 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Fenerbahce. Turk Telekom have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 22-3 record. Defending champion Fenerbahce keeps the second place with five games lost. Top scorers: Turk Telekom: J.Grant 18+6reb+2ast, A.Bouteille 14+1reb+4ast, T.Jones 13+12reb+2ast, T.Taylor 13+2reb+5ast, N.Sestina 10+6reb, E.Yilmaz 9+4reb+3ast Fenerbahce: J.Motley 25+7reb+2ast, N.Hayes-Davis 10+6reb+3ast, C.Edwards 10+1reb+2ast, D.Pierre 9+4reb+2ast, S.Hazer 6+4reb+4ast, T.Biberovic 6+3reb+1ast Bursaspor - Konyaspor 74-63 Very predictable result when fifth ranked Bursaspor (15-10) beat at home bottom-ranked Konyaspor (7-18) 74-63 on Sunday. Bursaspor forced 19 Konyaspor turnovers and outrebounded them 40-27 including 27 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of Greek-American center Zach Auguste (208-1993, college: Notre Dame, agency: Pensack Sports) who helped to win the game recording 9 points and 18 rebounds and the former international swingman Onuralp Bitim (196-1999) who added 16 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was American-Slovenian center Jordan Morgan (204-1991, college: Michigan) with 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Mexican-American point guard Alexander Perez-Kaufmann (191-1993, agency: Pro Sports) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 assists. Four Bursaspor and five Konyaspor players scored in double figures. Konyaspor's coach Sinan Cambel rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Bursaspor maintains fifth position with 15-10 record. Newly promoted Konyaspor stay at the bottom place with 18 games lost. Top scorers: Bursaspor: O.Bitim 16+1reb+2ast, O.Al 11+1reb+2ast, D.Dudzinski 11+5reb+1ast, Y.Saybir 10+7reb+1ast, A.Andrews 10+3reb+3ast, Z.Auguste 9+18reb+1ast Konyaspor: A.Perez-Kaufmann 13+10ast, J.Morgan 13+7reb+4ast, J.Eddie 12+5reb, G.Schilling 10+7reb+1ast, R.Badzim 10+3reb+2ast, S.Saglam 5+4reb+1ast Anadolu Efes - Besiktas 104-88 Not a big story in a game in Istanbul where 14th ranked Besiktas (8-17) was defeated by fourth ranked Efes (18-7) 104-88 on Monday. Efes shot 61.3 percent from the field. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Croatian center Ante Zizic (209-1997) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds (perfect from the field making all eight shots !!!) and Serbian point guard Vasilije Micic (196-1994) who added 19 points and 12 assists during the contest. Five Efes players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American Jordan Usher (201-1999, college: Georgia Tech) with 24 points and his fellow American import Allerik Freeman (190-1994, college: NC State) scored 21 points and 6 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Efes moved-up to third place, which they share with Pinar Karsiyaka. Loser Besiktas keeps the fourteenth position with 17 games lost. They share it with Gaziantep. Top scorers: Anadolu Efes: V.Micic 19+12ast, A.Zizic 19+12reb+2ast, A.M'Baye 17+4reb+2ast, R.Beaubois 16+1reb+2ast, W.Clyburn 14+4reb+1ast, S.Larkin 8+4reb+3ast Besiktas: J.Usher 24+4reb+1ast, A.Freeman 21+6ast, P.Jackson-Cartwright 13+1reb+7ast, Y.Samet 10+2reb, E.Guven 9+7reb+2ast, M.Sokolowski 7+4reb+4ast |
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The 25-year old center had a double-double of 19 points and twelve rebounds, while his team crushed Besiktas (#14, 8-17) with 16-point margin 104-88. Anadolu Efes maintains the 4th position in Turkish BSL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Anadolu Efes will need more victories to improve their 18-7 record. Zizic turned to be Anadolu Efes' top player in his first season with the team. Zizic has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (4th best: 8.3rpg) and averages solid 69.6% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American center Johnathan Motley (208-C-1995) of second-ranked Fenerbahce. Motley impressed basketball fans with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Bad luck as Fenerbahce lost that game 72-83 to slightly higher-ranked Turk Telekom (#1, 22-3). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Fenerbahce still maintains its place in the top 2 of the standings, even despite this loss. It was just his team's 5th loss this season, while they won 20 other games. Motley is a newcomer at Fenerbahce and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was Italian Angelo Caloiaro (203-F-1989, agency: Pensack Sports) of Galatasaray (#7). Caloiaro scored 23 points and grabbed five rebounds. Despite Caloiaro's great performance Galatasaray lost 78-96 to the lower-ranked Gaziantep (#15, 8-17). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Galatasaray ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 14 games, recording just eleven victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Caloiaro could help Galatasaray to bring them higher in the standings. Caloiaro has a very solid season. In 25 games in Turkey he scored 11.6ppg. He also has 6.0rpg and FGP: 68.3%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Milton Doyle (193-SG-1993) of Tofas - 23 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists 5. Vasilije Micic (196-PG-1994) of Anadolu Efes - 19 points and 12 assists 6. Boubacar Toure (213-C-1995) of Tofas - 15 points and 10 rebounds 7. Jerry Boutsiele (207-C-1992) of Bahcesehir - 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Ricky Tarrant (188-PG-1993) of Manisa - 23 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Braian Angola-Rodas (198-G/F-1994) of Pinar Karsiyaka - 24 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Xavier Rathan-Mayes (193-G-1994) of Merkezefendi - 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Guillent number one in Venezuela SPB for round 16 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 36-year old player was the main contributor (25 points, four rebounds and six assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Heroes (#6, 7-6) 86-77. It allowed Guaros to consolidate first place in the Venezuelan SPB. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Guaros has a very solid 10-3 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. In the team's last game Guillent had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Guaros, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Heissler Guillent has solid league stats. He is in league's top in points (4th best: 18.2ppg), assists (2nd best: 5.8apg) and averages impressive 52.9% FGP and 41.2% from behind 3-point line. The second best player in last round's games was young American Dazon Ingram (196-G-1997) of Taurinos. Ingram had a very good evening with a double-double of 32 points and 13 rebounds. Bad luck as Taurinos lost that game 76-82 to the higher-ranked Trotamundos (#2, 10-4). This loss caused Taurinos to drop to 9th position in Western Conference. 10 lost games are too many comparing to just four victories Taurinos managed to get this year. Ingram is one of the most experienced players at Taurinos and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 17.6ppg (#5). His other stats are also decent: 8.3rpg and 4.7apg. Former University of Central Florida star Ingram is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Third on the list of top players last round was Dominican Rep. guard Yeison Colome (190-SG-1996) of Marinos (#7). Colome got into 30-points club by scoring 40 points in the last round. He went also for nine rebounds and four assists. Despite Colome's great performance Marinos lost 67-86 to the higher-ranked Cocodrilos (#2, 9-3). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Marinos not to end season at such low position in Eastern Conference, however are less than slim as they have already lost 7 games, recording just three victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Colome could try to bring Marinos' a little bit higher in the standings. Colome has individually a great season in Venezuela. After only 9 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 29.9ppg (best scorer). Other top performing players last week: 4. Luis Duarte (190-G/F-1994) of Broncos - 25 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Nestor Colmenares (200-C-1987) of Trotamundos - 20 points and 15 rebounds 6. David Nickelberry (201-G/F-1998) of Gladiadores - 25 points and 4 rebounds 7. Juan Suero (196-G-1993) of Piratas - 18 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Prince Ibeh (208-C-1994) of Guaros - 11 points and 9 rebounds 9. Garly Sojo (196-PG-1999) of Broncos - 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Luis Montero (203-SF-1993) of Cocodrilos - 12 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Top ranked Broncos (10-4) recorded its fourth loss in Caracas on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by fourth ranked Brillantes (9-5) 77-62. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Broncos. The best player for the winners was American Jeremy Hollowell (203-1994, college: Georgia St.) who scored 19 points and 7 rebounds. Swingman Jesus Medina (188-1994) chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds. American Erik McCree (202-1993, college: Louisiana Tech, agency: Pensack Sports) produced 16 points and 5 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Brillantes maintains fourth place with 9-5 record. Broncos at the other side dropped to the second position with four games lost. They share it with Trotamundos. Brillantes will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Broncos will play at home against Toros and are hoping to win this game. Tenth-ranked Diablos (2-10) made lots of trouble for second ranked Cocodrilos (10-3) in Caracas. The visitors managed to secure only three-point victory 87-84. However their fans expected much easier game. The former international forward Luis Bethelmy (200-1986) orchestrated the victory by scoring 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Luis Montero contributed with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Cocodrilos' coach Gonzalo Garcia allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Dominican point guard Raimer Santana (183-1997) answered with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for Diablos. Cocodrilos have a solid series of four victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Guaros. Diablos at the other side keep the tenth place with ten games lost. Cocodrilos will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Diablos will play on the road against Piratas (#3) in La Guaira and hope to get back on the winning track. Leader Gladiadores delivered the twelfth victory on Tuesday night. This time they beat 7th ranked Marinos (3-8) 83-74 in Puerto La Cruz. Gregory Vargas stepped up and scored 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Yeison Colome responded with 27 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Gladiadores have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 12-2 record. Marinos lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with Gigantes. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. In the last game of round 17 Toros were defeated by Trotamundos in La Asuncion 68-57.
Broncos - Brillantes 62-77 Top ranked Broncos (10-4) recorded its fourth loss in Caracas on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by fourth ranked Brillantes (9-5) 77-62. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Broncos. The best player for the winners was American Jeremy Hollowell (203-1994, college: Georgia St.) who scored 19 points and 7 rebounds. Swingman Jesus Medina (188-1994) chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds. American Erik McCree (202-1993, college: Louisiana Tech, agency: Pensack Sports) produced 16 points and 5 rebounds and the former international point guard Garly Sojo (196-1999, agency: Pro Sports) added 8 points and 7 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Brillantes maintains fourth place with 9-5 record. Broncos at the other side dropped to the second position with four games lost. They share it with Trotamundos. Brillantes will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Broncos will play at home against Toros and are hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Broncos: E.McCree 16+5reb+1ast, S.Garly 8+7reb+2ast, L.Duarte 7+8reb, K.Pena 6+3reb+2ast, E.Flor 6+2reb, J.Finol 6+1reb Brillantes: J.Hollowell 19+7reb+2ast, C.Silva 14+1reb+3ast, J.Medina 12+6reb+3ast, R.Glenn 8+10reb+2ast, J.Smith 7+1reb+1ast, G.Rice Jr. 7+9reb Trotamundos - Toros 68-57 There was no surprise in La Asuncion where 10th ranked Toros (2-13) were defeated by third ranked Trotamundos (10-4) 68-57 on Monday. Trotamundos had a 46-35 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international center Nestor Colmenares (200-1987, college: Campbellsville, agency: Pro Sports) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and international Edgar Martinez (199-1997) chipped in 22 points and 7 rebounds. Swingman Beiker Barrios (193-2002) responded with 10 points and 7 rebounds and forward Ludwing Irazabal Jr (198-1998) scored 12 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Trotamundos have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion moved-up to second place, which they share with Broncos. Toros lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with 13 games lost. Trotamundos will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Toros will play against Broncos (#3) in Caracas and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Toros: I.Jr Ludwing 12+5reb, B.Beiker 10+7reb+1ast, J.Vargas 9+4reb+2ast, N.Valentine 8+5reb+1ast, S.Moises 5+6reb+2ast, C.Gutierrez 5+2reb+2ast Trotamundos: E.Martinez 22+7reb+1ast, N.Colmenares 15+16reb+4ast, D.Garcia 9+6reb+4ast, D.Smith 9+9reb+3ast, S.Kennedy 8+7reb, M.Joe 4+3reb+1ast Marinos - Gladiadores 74-83 Leader Gladiadores delivered the twelfth victory on Tuesday night. This time they beat 7th ranked Marinos (3-8) 83-74 in Puerto La Cruz. International point guard Gregory Vargas (181-1986, agency: Pro Sports) stepped up and scored 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and American Jordan Adams (196-1994, college: UCLA) chipped in 14 points and 10 rebounds. Dominican Yeison Colome (190-1996) responded with 27 points and Dominican forward Jack Michael Martinez (201-1981) scored 9 points and 14 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Gladiadores have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 12-2 record. Marinos lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with Gigantes. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Marinos: C.Yeison 27+3reb+3ast, P.Franger 11+7reb+5ast, R.Delph 10+5reb, J.Michael Martinez 9+14reb, L.Lugo 6+2reb, J.Mendoza 4+3reb Gladiadores: G.Vargas 19+7reb+5ast, A.Perez 15+2reb, J.Adams 14+10reb, D.Nickelberry 9+5reb+2ast, C.Garcia 9+8reb, H.Walker 9+4reb Diablos - Cocodrilos 84-87 Tenth-ranked Diablos (2-10) made lots of trouble for second ranked Cocodrilos (10-3) in Caracas. The visitors managed to secure only three-point victory 87-84. However their fans expected much easier game. Cocodrilos players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists. The former international forward Luis Bethelmy (200-1986) orchestrated the victory by scoring 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Dominican Luis Montero (203-1993, college: South Plains) contributed with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Cocodrilos' coach Gonzalo Garcia allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Dominican point guard Raimer Santana (183-1997) answered with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and forward Jose Manaure (193-1987) added 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Diablos. Five Diablos players scored in double figures. Cocodrilos have a solid series of four victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Guaros. Diablos at the other side keep the tenth place with ten games lost. Cocodrilos will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Diablos will play on the road against Piratas (#3) in La Guaira and hope to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Diablos: R.Santana 31+5reb+7ast, G.Edry 13+3reb+1ast, J.Manaure 13+5reb+6ast, T.Prince 12+4reb+4ast, B.Matos 12+7reb+1ast, C.Elian 3+12reb+2ast Cocodrilos: L.Bethelmy 23+5reb+7ast, N.Williams 21+1reb+2ast, L.Montero 12+10reb+7ast, E.Hernandez 8+1reb+3ast, E.Mijares 8+2reb+3ast, T.Mitchell 4+11reb+3ast |
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| Round 2 of Semi-Finals. Wins for Lokomotiv and UNICS - by Eurobasket News |
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CSKA - Lokomotiv 83-84 The best player for the winners was American forward Okaro White (206-1992, college: FSU) who scored 19 points and 5 rebounds. Trinidad and Tobago-American swingman Devaughn Akoon-Purcell (196-1993, college: Illinois St.) chipped in 18 points and 6 rebounds. Alexey Shved (198-1988) produced 19 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists and Serbian center Nikola Milutinov (213-1994, agency: Octagon Europe) added 14 points and 6 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) respectively for the hosts. Four CSKA players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Top scorers: Lokomotiv: O.White 19+5reb+3ast, D.Akoon-Purcell 18+6reb+1ast, Z.Vedischev 10+5reb+1ast, V.Emchenko 7+2ast, J.Barford 6+1reb+7ast, C.Horton 6+5reb CSKA: A.Shved 19+7reb+7ast, C.Ware 14+3reb+3ast, N.Milutinov 14+6reb, L.Jean-Charles 13+6reb+1ast, D.Cacok 8+8reb+2ast, D.Davidovac 5+1reb UNICS - Zenit 68-59 Zenit was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. American power forward Vincent Hunter (203-1994, college: UTEP) orchestrated the victory by scoring 15 points and 7 rebounds. The other American import center Jalen Reynolds (208-1992, college: Xavier) contributed with 14 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Four UNICS players scored in double figures. American swingman Caleb Homesley (198-1996, college: Liberty) replied with 17 points and 6 rebounds and French Adrien Moerman (202-1988) added 8 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Zenit. Zenit's coach rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: UNICS: V.Hunter 15+7reb, J.Reynolds 14+6reb, M.Knight 12+5reb+2ast, N.Dimitrijevic 11+1reb+6ast, D.Macon 8+1reb+4ast, L.Labeyrie 4+10reb+1ast Zenit: C.Homesley 17+6reb+3ast, T.Heurtel 10+2ast, A.Moerman 8+8reb, T.Frazier 6+4ast, D.Kulagin 5, A.Klimenko 4+3reb+1ast |
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There will be only one (last) round of the Regular Season in Division I. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. Orlovi (18-1) recorded its first loss on the court of third ranked Banovici on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by Banovici 73-64. It ended at the same time the 18-game winning streak of Orlovi. Banovici made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. American guard Aaliyah Dunham (165-1999, college: Marshall) fired 25 points for the winners. The former international center Ajla Ikanovic (192-1999) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds. The former international point guard Dragana Domuzin (174-2000) produced 22 points for lost side. Orlovi's coach Dragana Svitlica rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Banovici have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain third place with 15-3 record having four points less than leader Orlovi. Orlovi at the other side still keeps top position with one game lost. Banovici are again looking forward to face league's leader Orlovi in Banja Luka in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Orlovi will have a break next round. Bottom-ranked Feniks (0-18) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 85-45 loss to eighth ranked Zrinjski (8-10) in Mostar. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Katarina Mihalj (182-2007) who helped to win the game recording 12 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 steals. Ana Leko contributed with 15 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 8 steals for the winners. Center Andjela Demirovic (191) answered with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 19 rebounds for Feniks. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zrinjski moved-up to sixth place. Feniks at the other side still closes the standings. Zrinjski will again play against bottom-ranked Feniks (#11) in Banja Luka in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Feniks will have a break next round. The game in Gradiska was also quite interesting. Third ranked Lavovi (16-4) played at the court of 6th ranked Kozara (8-12). Lavovi managed to secure a 7-point victory 70-63 on Tuesday. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Kozara. It was a great evening for Akeema Richards who led her team to a victory scoring 17 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. At the losing side Danijela Popovic responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lavovi have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Newly promoted Kozara dropped to the eighth position with 12 games lost. Lavovi will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Kozara will play again against the league's second-placed Lavovi (#2) and hope to secure a win. In the last game of round 19 Celik was defeated by Play Off in Sarajevo 78-60.
Zrinjski - Feniks 85-45 Bottom-ranked Feniks (0-18) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 85-45 loss to eighth ranked Zrinjski (8-10) in Mostar. They dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Feniks' 28. Zrinjski forced 45 Feniks turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Katarina Mihalj (182-2007) who helped to win the game recording 12 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 steals. Ana Leko (170-2005) contributed with 15 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 8 steals for the winners. Four Zrinjski players scored in double figures. Center Andjela Demirovic (191) answered with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 19 rebounds and Ana Pavlovic added 11 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Feniks. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zrinjski moved-up to sixth place. Feniks at the other side still closes the standings. Zrinjski will again play against bottom-ranked Feniks (#11) in Banja Luka in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Feniks will have a break next round. Top scorers: Zrinjski: B.Leonarda 16+3reb, L.Ana 15+7reb+7ast, H.Sara 14+5reb, M.Katarina 12+9reb+8ast, B.Katarina 8+1reb, K.Lasic 7+3reb+1ast Feniks: D.Andjela 19+19reb, P.Ana 11+6reb, G.Viktorija 8+7reb, S.Ivana 3+1reb, Z.Anastasija 2+3reb+2ast, C.Lana 2+3reb Kozara - Lavovi 63-70 The game in Gradiska was also quite interesting. Third ranked Lavovi (16-4) played at the court of 6th ranked Kozara (8-12). Lavovi managed to secure a 7-point victory 70-63 on Tuesday. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Kozara. Lavovi forced 21 Kozara turnovers. It was a great evening for U.S. Virgin Islands guard Akeema Richards (170-1991, college: Delaware) who led her team to a victory scoring 17 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Serbian guard Milica Djokic (178-2005) helped adding 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Richards is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Lavovi players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Danijela Popovic (178-1996) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds and Slobodanka Skrbic scored 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lavovi have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Newly promoted Kozara dropped to the eighth position with 12 games lost. Lavovi will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Kozara will play again against the league's second-placed Lavovi (#2) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Lavovi: D.Milica 18+5reb+4ast, A.Richards 17+9reb+4ast, S.Tamara 14+1ast, M.Halilovic 11+6reb+2ast, I.Karisik 4+4reb+1ast, D.Valentina 4+2reb Kozara: S.Slobodanka 17+8reb+5ast, N.Sobot 17+3reb+1ast, D.Popovic 14+14reb+3ast, S.Milanka 6+5reb+3ast, K.Pajic 5+5reb+4ast, M.Bojana 2 Play Off - Celik 78-60 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 5th ranked Celik's (8-9) road loss to fourth ranked Play Off (12-8) 60-78 on Saturday. Play Off dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Celik's 36. Play Off forced 32 Celik turnovers. It was a great evening for guard Berina Tekac (173-1996) who led her team to a victory scoring 8 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Swingman Nikolina Elez (175) helped adding 16 points. At the losing side the former international center Almedina Ahmic (193-2002) responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds and guard Anida Causevic (169-2005) scored 12 points and 5 rebounds. Four Celik players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Play Off have a solid series of four victories in a row. Defending champion maintains fourth place with 12-8 record. Loser Celik keeps the fifth position with nine games lost. Play Off will again meet at home Celik (#5) in the next round. Celik will have a break next round. Top scorers: Play Off: E.Nikolina 16+4reb+1ast, L.Omerbasic 12+3ast, J.Kapisoda 10+3reb, B.Tekac 8+7reb+6ast, M.Irma 8+3reb, S.Dalila 7+2ast Celik: M.Berina 14+5reb, A.Almedina 12+14reb+1ast, C.Anida 12+5reb+3ast, M.Ema 10+1reb+3ast, O.Adna 5+6reb+1ast, B.Suana 4+3reb+1ast Banovici - Orlovi 73-64 Orlovi (18-1) recorded its first loss on the court of third ranked Banovici on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by Banovici 73-64. It ended at the same time the 18-game winning streak of Orlovi. Banovici made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. American guard Aaliyah Dunham (165-1999, college: Marshall) fired 25 points for the winners. The former international center Ajla Ikanovic (192-1999) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds. Four Banovici players scored in double figures. The former international point guard Dragana Domuzin (174-2000) produced 22 points and Serbian guard Marina Ristic (168-1987) added 9 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Orlovi's coach Dragana Svitlica rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Banovici have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain third place with 15-3 record having four points less than leader Orlovi. Orlovi at the other side still keeps top position with one game lost. Banovici are again looking forward to face league's leader Orlovi in Banja Luka in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Orlovi will have a break next round. Top scorers: Banovici: A.Dunham 25+4reb+1ast, A.Ikanovic 14+7reb+2ast, Z.Jankovic 12+4reb+3ast, L.Maida 11+2reb+1ast, D.Kahvedzic 8+7reb+5ast, A.Mesic 3+2reb+4ast Orlovi: D.Domuzin 22+2reb, M.Ristic 9+2reb+6ast, V.Erak 8+6reb, G.Marjanovic 7+6reb+2ast, P.Hana 6+3reb, S.Radulovic 5+1ast |
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| LBF Round 6: Top-ranked Sesi/Arara. wins another game - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. LBF top team - Sesi/Arara. (7-0) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they beat fifth ranked Vera Cruz (2-4) in Araraquara 86-69. They outrebounded Vera Cruz 49-26 including a 14-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Sesi/Arara. looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Vera Cruz's players. It was a good game for the former international power forward Aline Moura (185-1997) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 18 rebounds. Guard Maila Ciciardi (168-1993) contributed with 14 points and 4 assists for the winners. Sesi/Arara.'s coach Joao Camargo used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international swingman Carina Martins (175-1992) replied with 25 points and 5 rebounds for Vera Cruz. Undefeated Sesi/Arara. have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 7-0 record. Vera Cruz at the other side dropped to the sixth place with four games lost. Sesi/Arara. are looking forward to face LSB (#5) in the next round. Vera Cruz will play against Santo Andre and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident. Bottom-ranked Ituano is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their sixth consecutive match to third ranked Santo Andre (4-2) 88-64. The former international forward Vanessa Goncalves (185-1994) had a double-double by scoring 31 points and 14 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Lays Silva chipped in 14 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists during the contest. Santo Andre's coach Rafael De Souza felt very confident using 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was the former international center Maria Ferreira (192-1994) with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 17 rebounds (went 13 for 13 at the free throw line !!!). Santo Andre maintains third position with 4-2 record having four points less than leader Sesi/Arara. Ituano at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. Santo Andre will play against Vera Cruz (#6) on the road in the next round. Ituano will play against Blumenau and hopes to get finally their first victory. The game in Blumenau supposed to be also quite interesting. Second ranked Sampaio (5-1) played at the court of 7th ranked Blumenau (1-5). Sampaio smashed Blumenau 83-55 on Friday. Patty Teixeira notched 31 points to lead the effort. Even 16 points and 5 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) by Leila Zabani did not help to save the game for Blumenau. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains second position with 5-1 record having just three points less than leader Sesi/Arara. Loser Blumenau keeps the seventh place with five games lost. Sampaio will meet at home Catanduva (#4) in the next round. Blumenau will play against Ituano and it may be a tough game between close rivals. In the last game of round 6 LSB was smashed by Catanduva on the road 94-75. The most impressive performance of 6th round was 21 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists by Thaissa Frediani of Catanduva.
Santo Andre - Ituano 88-64 Bottom-ranked Ituano is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their sixth consecutive match to third ranked Santo Andre (4-2) 88-64. Santo Andre forced 20 Ituano turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. The former international forward Vanessa Goncalves (185-1994) had a double-double by scoring 31 points and 14 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the former international point guard Lays Silva (167-1998, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 14 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists during the contest. Santo Andre's coach Rafael De Souza felt very confident using 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was the former international center Maria Ferreira (192-1994) with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 17 rebounds (went 13 for 13 at the free throw line !!!) and the former international point guard Joice Rodrigues (174-1986) scored 11 points and 5 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Santo Andre maintains third position with 4-2 record having four points less than leader Sesi/Arara. Ituano at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. Santo Andre will play against Vera Cruz (#6) on the road in the next round. Ituano will play against Blumenau and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Santo Andre: V.Goncalves 31+14reb+2ast, C.Glenda 19+4reb+3ast, L.Silva 14+8reb+9ast, M.Evelyn 10+4reb+1ast, Y.Goncalves 8+5reb+4ast, R.Juliana 4+1ast Ituano: M.Ferreira 19+17reb+1ast, P.Marcal 14+4reb, L.Carneiro 12+4reb+2ast, J.Rodrigues 11+3reb+5ast, M.Isabella 3, D.Oliveira Ana 2+3reb+1ast Blumenau - Sampaio 55-83 The game in Blumenau supposed to be also quite interesting. Second ranked Sampaio (5-1) played at the court of 7th ranked Blumenau (1-5). Sampaio smashed Blumenau 83-55 on Friday. Sampaio made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 56.5 percentage. The former international swingman Patty Teixeira (175-1990) notched 31 points to lead the effort and international guard Alana Goncalo (166-1994) supported her with 11 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Sampaio players scored in double figures. Even 16 points and 5 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) by the former international swingman Leila Zabani (181-1991) did not help to save the game for Blumenau. The former international center Silvia Rocha (183-1982) added 12 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains second position with 5-1 record having just three points less than leader Sesi/Arara. Loser Blumenau keeps the seventh place with five games lost. Sampaio will meet at home Catanduva (#4) in the next round. Blumenau will play against Ituano and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Sampaio: P.Teixeira 31+2reb+3ast, M.Queiroz 12+4reb+1ast, A.Goncalo 11+8reb+5ast, G.De Paula 10+7reb+2ast, B.Brenda 8+1reb+1ast, T.Paixao 6+6reb+3ast Blumenau: L.Zabani 16+5reb+1ast, S.Rocha 12+4reb+1ast, L.Batista 9+2reb+4ast, M.De Almeida 7+8reb+2ast, M.Albiero 4+2reb+2ast, K.Firmino 3+8reb+1ast Sesi/Arara. - Vera Cruz 86-69 LBF top team - Sesi/Arara. (7-0) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they beat fifth ranked Vera Cruz (2-4) in Araraquara 86-69. They outrebounded Vera Cruz 49-26 including a 14-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Sesi/Arara. looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Vera Cruz's players. It was a good game for the former international power forward Aline Moura (185-1997) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 18 rebounds. Guard Maila Ciciardi (168-1993) contributed with 14 points and 4 assists for the winners. Five Sesi/Arara. players scored in double figures. Sesi/Arara.'s coach Joao Camargo used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international swingman Carina Martins (175-1992) replied with 25 points and 5 rebounds and the former international Izabella Sangalli (182-1995) added 19 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Vera Cruz. Sesi/Arara. have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 7-0 record. Vera Cruz at the other side dropped to the sixth place with four games lost. Sesi/Arara. are looking forward to face LSB (#5) in the next round. Vera Cruz will play against Santo Andre and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident. Top scorers: Sesi/Arara.: A.Moura 16+18reb+3ast, J.Silvestre 14+2reb+1ast, M.Ciciardi 14+3reb+4ast, J.Morais 13+5reb+2ast, V.Domingos 12+4reb+2ast, A.Beatriz 6+3reb+5ast Vera Cruz: C.Martins 25+5reb+2ast, I.Sangalli 19+9reb+1ast, B.Oliveira 8+5reb+3ast, N.Geovana 5+1reb+2ast, L.Silva 4+1reb, P.Gabrielly 4+1reb+1ast Catanduva - LSB 94-75 There was a small surprise when fifth ranked Catanduva (3-3) crushed their close opponent LSB (3-4) in Caranduva 94-75 on Sunday. Catanduva dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to LSB's 42. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 37 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by LSB's players. Guard Thaissa Frediani (166-1989) notched 21 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the effort and center Barbara Bazilio (185-1991) supported her with 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Catanduva players scored in double figures. Even 18 points by international forward Thayna Silva (180-1996) did not help to save the game for LSB. Center Brenda Barros (184-2000) added 13 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Catanduva moved-up to fourth place. Loser LSB keeps the fifth position with four games lost. Catanduva will meet league's second-placed Sampaio in the next round and it may be the game of the week. LSB will play against the league's leader Sesi/Arara. in Araraquara and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Catanduva: T.Frediani 21+7reb+6ast, J.Souza 13+4reb+2ast, B.Bazilio 13+7reb+4ast, T.Pacheco 12+1reb+1ast, O.Adrielly 10+7reb+3ast, I.Casanova 9+1reb+5ast LSB: T.Silva 18+4reb, B.Barros 13+9reb, M.Crystina 12+3reb+2ast, N.Luana 7+1ast, T.Freitas 7+9reb+2ast, T.Reis 6+2reb+1ast |
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| Troncoso's 16 points and 7 assists give her Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | ||
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35-year old forward Daniela Troncoso (178-F-1987) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's best team Frontera and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 1. She had the game-high 16 points adding seven rebounds and seven assists for Frontera in her team's victory, helping them to outclass, the league's bottom-ranked team Conce (#4, 0-1) with 43-point margin 81-38. It allowed Frontera to take over top position in the Chilean LNF. But it's just the very beginning of the season and Frontera 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 Troncoso had a remarkable 63.6% from 2-point range. She turned to be Frontera's top player in her first season with the team. Troncoso has impressive league stats. She is in league's top in assists (4th best: 7.0apg) and averages solid 6.0spg and 63.6% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Jazmin Sepulveda (178-PF-1985) of Truenos. She is American-Puerto Rican forward in her first season at Truenos. In the last game Sepulveda recorded impressive double-double of 25 points and 16 rebounds. Bad luck as Truenos lost that game 76-85 to Infinito (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. Sepulveda is one of the most experienced players at Truenos and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 25.0ppg (#4). She also registered 16.0 boards per game. Third place about best performers goes to forward Marisol Gamboa (178-F-1985) of Puente Alto (#7). Gamboa showcased her all-around game by recording 15 points, fifteen rebounds (!!!) and four assists in the last round. Despite Gamboa's great performance Puente Alto lost 67-76 to CDSC (#1, 1-0). But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates. The season just started for Gamboa as she played only first game. But it already looks like she can be team's leader. Other top performing players last week: 4. Javiera Novion (170-PG-1987) of CDSC - 26 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Barbara Hauschild (1989) of Espanol - 23 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Javiera Campos (PG-2002) of CDSC - 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Camila Peri (182-F/C-2000) of Puente Alto - 14 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Damaris Alarcon (167-PG-2003) of Frontera - 8 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists 9. Florencia Colossi (168-PF-1998) of Sergio Ceppi - 18 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Macarena Ruiz (PF-2003) of Infinito - 14 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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| LNF Round 2: Larr Valdivia lose to Espanol - by Eurobasket News | ||
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There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in LNF. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Larr Valdivia at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were rolled over by Espanol 71-36. Espanol dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Larr Valdivia's 22. Espanol forced 30 Larr Valdivia turnovers. Barbara Hauschild (-1989) had a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Argentinian Anahi Albornoz (-1998) chipped in 7 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. Fernanda Velasquez (-2002) responded with 9 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Espanol will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Larr Valdivia will play again against Espanol and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident. Very significant was Tomas L's 17-point road victory against Rancagua 66-49. Katheen Ruiz notched 31 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and Daisy Becerra supported her with 9 points and 8 rebounds. Even 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists by point guard Catalina Guaico (-1995) did not help to save the game for Rancagua. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tomas L will play against Luis ML in Santiago in the next round where they are favorite. Rancagua will play on the road against Sergio Ceppi in Santiago and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Quite upsetting was Luis ML's 25-point home defeat in a game versus Univ.de Chile who crushed hosts The best player for the winners was Josefa Orrego who scored 18 points and 4 assists. Maria Marinakis produced 4 points and 12 rebounds for the hosts. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Univ.de Chile will meet at home CDSC in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Luis ML will play against Tomas L and it may be a tough game between close rivals. In the last game of round 2 winless Laja lost to undefeated Temuco on the opponent's court 24-97.
Larr Valdivia - Espanol 36-71 The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Larr Valdivia at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were rolled over by Espanol 71-36. Espanol dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Larr Valdivia's 22. Espanol forced 30 Larr Valdivia turnovers. Barbara Hauschild (-1989) had a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Argentinian Anahi Albornoz (-1998) chipped in 7 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. Fernanda Velasquez (-2002) responded with 9 points and Polette Constanzo scored 4 points and 7 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Espanol will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Larr Valdivia will play again against Espanol and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident. Top scorers: Larr Valdivia: V.Fernanda 9+3reb+1ast, O.Rocio 7+4reb, C.Polette 4+7reb+1ast, C.Munoz 4+4reb, L.Constanza 3+1ast, S.Navarrete 3+1reb+1ast Espanol: H.Barbara 18+10reb+2ast, O.Maria 12+5reb, C.Milen 12+2reb+2ast, A.Anahi 7+9reb+8ast, S.Angelina 7+2reb+5ast, F.Brenda 5+2reb Rancagua - Tomas L 49-66 Very significant was Tomas L's 17-point road victory against Rancagua 66-49. Tomas L held Rancagua to an opponent 23.4 percent shooting from the field compared to 27.8 percent accuracy of the winners. Tomas L forced 23 Rancagua turnovers. Katheen Ruiz notched 31 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and forward Daisy Becerra supported her with 9 points and 8 rebounds. Even 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists by point guard Catalina Guaico (-1995) did not help to save the game for Rancagua. Ariela Urrutia (-1998) added 8 points and 10 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tomas L will play against Luis ML in Santiago in the next round where they are favorite. Rancagua will play on the road against Sergio Ceppi in Santiago and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Rancagua: G.Catalina 14+9reb+4ast, M.Florencia 10+5reb+1ast, R.Ailyn 8+8reb+1ast, U.Ariela 8+10reb, F.Francesca 4+3reb+2ast, B.Heidi 3+2reb Tomas L: R.Katheen 31+9reb+3ast, D.Becerra 9+8reb+3ast, N.Natalia 7+7reb, D.Nicole 4+3reb+2ast, E.Marianela 3+3reb, P.Mariana 2+1reb Temuco - Laja 97-24 Temuco used a home court advantage and crushed the opponent from 97-24 on Sunday night. Temuco held Laja to an opponent 15.7 percent shooting from the field compared to 49.4 percent accuracy of the winners. Temuco forced 42 Laja turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 34 assists comparing to just 4 passes made by Laja's players. The best player for the winners was American forward Jessica Martino (175, college: Delaware St.) who had a double-double by scoring 38 points (!!!) and 18 rebounds. Francisca Barria (-1996) chipped in 8 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Anabel Fernandez produced 5 points and 9 rebounds and Maria Rocha added 3 points and 8 rebounds respectively for the guests. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Temuco will meet Conce in the next round. Laja will play against Conce and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Laja: S.Ayline 9+2reb, F.Anabel 5+9reb+1ast, R.Maria 3+8reb+3ast, D.Paulette 3+8reb, G.Maria 2, C.Silvana 1+6reb Temuco: J.Martino 38+18reb+1ast, A.Camila 10+1reb+2ast, M.Cejas 10+6reb+1ast, F.Barria 8+6reb+5ast, S.Katherine 8+4reb+3ast, V.Viviana 7+2reb+1ast Luis ML - Univ.de Chile 40-65 Quite upsetting was Luis ML's 25-point home defeat in a game versus Univ.de Chile who crushed hosts They held Luis ML to an opponent 24.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 40.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Univ.de Chile forced 20 Luis ML turnovers. The best player for the winners was Josefa Orrego (172-2003) who scored 18 points and 4 assists. Forward Ivannia Saavedra (-2001) chipped in 6 points and 9 rebounds. Center Maria Marinakis produced 4 points and 12 rebounds and Ignacia Cardenas (-2002) added 12 points respectively for the hosts. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Univ.de Chile will meet at home CDSC in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Luis ML will play against Tomas L and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Luis ML: C.Ignacia 12+3reb, E.Avendano 5+2reb, M.Maria 4+12reb+1ast, G.Arias 4+6reb, G.Miranda 4+1reb+1ast, H.Carolina 4+2reb+2ast Univ.de Chile: O.Josefa 18+3reb+4ast, M.Carolina 10+4reb+2ast, U.Isidora 9+2reb, P.Aracelly 7+3reb, S.Ivannia 6+9reb+2ast, C.Katherine 6+2reb+1ast |
| Chilean LNF round 2 best performance: Jessica Martino (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The player had a double-double of 38 points and 18 rebounds, while her team outclassed, the league's bottom-ranked team Laja (#5, 0-1) with 73-point margin 97-24. Temuco is placed at 3rd position in Chilean LNF. But it's just the very beginning of the season and Temuco won just one (their first) game. It's too early to say anything as the standings can be changed completely after next round. Martino just recently signed at Temuco and it was her first game, where she immediately became new team's leader. Former Delaware State University star has very solid stats this year. Martino is league's best scorer averaging so far 38.0ppg and leads league in rebounds with 18.0rpg. Martino is in league's top in and averages impressive 2.0bpg and 54.8% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was Katheen Ruiz of Tomas L. Ruiz had a very good evening with 31 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course she led Tomas L to another comfortable win 66-49 over Rancagua (0-1) being unquestionably team leader. Her team has extremely good start of the season. They won their first game. However the season is at the beginning, so everything can happen. They still may lose their high position in the standings. Ruiz is one of the most experienced players at Tomas L and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 31.0ppg (#2). She also registered 9.0 boards per game. Third on the list of top players last round was Barbara Hauschild (1989) of league's top team Espanol. Hauschild scored 18 points and grabbed ten rebounds. She was a key player of Espanol, leading her team to a 71-36 easy win against Larr Valdivia (#5, 0-1). Espanol started extremely well this year. They recorded 3 victories without losing a single game in Zona D. Hauschild turns to be one of the very best players in the league while she is also a leader of the top team having her eyes on the championship title. Hauschild has a great season in Chile. After only 3 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.0ppg (7th best) and rebounds with 11.3rpg (7th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Anahi Albornoz (1998) of Espanol - 7 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists 5. Josefa Orrego (172-SG-2003) of Univ.de Chile - 18 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Romaneth Perez) of Temuco - 3 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists 7. Francisca Barria (1996) of Temuco - 8 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Katherine Scheverman) of Temuco - 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Milen Chard (2000) of Espanol - 12 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Vania Herrera) of Luis ML - 3 points and 12 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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Finals MVP:  Maria Coronado (173-G-1991) of SantiagoPlayer of the Year:  Kristina Puthoff-King (180-PG-1992) of DragonsGuard of the Year: Maria Coronado (173-G-1991) of SantiagoForward of the Year: Kristina Puthoff-King (180-PG-1992) of DragonsCenter of the Year: Marquisha Harris (180-PF-1993) of SantiagoImport Player of the Year: Kristina Puthoff-King (180-PG-1992) of DragonsDomestic Player of the Year: Maria Coronado (173-G-1991) of SantiagoDefensive Player of the Year: Toynetta Johnson (172-PG-1992) of DragonsRookie of the Year: Odalmis Diaz of LeonaCoach of the Year: Carlinson Torres of Santiago
First Team Kristina Puthoff-King (180-PG-1992) of Dragons Maria Coronado (173-G-1991) of Santiago Taylor Brown (170-PG-1993) of Dragons Marquisha Harris (180-PF-1993) of Santiago Odalmis Diaz of Leona
Honorable Mention Dariana Santos (180-F-1991) of Santiago Samantha Calderon (G) of Panteras Anayelis Garcia (180-F-2002) of Panteras Tyasia Willis (178-F-1997) of Santiago Toynetta Johnson (172-PG-1992) of Dragons Kiana Glenn (168-G-1997) of Leona Allie Taylor (180-G/F-1994) of Leona Amber Keith (170-PG-1995) of Panteras Brittany Carter (183-G-1993) of Panteras Aaliyah Rice (175-F-1997) of Leona
All-Domestic Players Team Dariana Santos (180-F-1991) of Santiago Maria Coronado (173-G-1991) of Santiago Samantha Calderon (G) of Panteras Anayelis Garcia (180-F-2002) of Panteras Odalmis Diaz of Leona
All-Imports Team Kristina Puthoff-King (180-PG-1992) of Dragons Tyasia Willis (178-F-1997) of Santiago Taylor Brown (170-PG-1993) of Dragons Marquisha Harris (180-PF-1993) of Santiago Aaliyah Rice (175-F-1997) of Leona |
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| Yayma Boulet claims Salvadorean Liga Mayor weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The 38-year old center had a double-double of 15 points and seventeen rebounds, while her team crushed LMMR 2 (#4, 5-7) with 19-point margin 87-68. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Santa Tecla 2 to consolidate first place in the Salvadorean Liga Mayor. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is already in a full swing and Santa Tecla 2 still have not lost a single game, getting all 12 victories. Boulet just recently signed at Santa Tecla 2, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Boulet has impressive league stats. She is league's best scorer averaging so far 24.8ppg. Boulet is in league's top in rebounds (2nd best: 14.4rpg) and averages solid 1.8bpg and 61.6% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was another Santa Tecla 2's star - young Cuban point guard Arlenys Romero (176-PG-1984). Romero impressed basketball fans with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course together with Boulet she helped Santa Tecla 2 with another comfortable win 87-68 over the lower-ranked LMMR 2 (#4, 5-7) being unquestionably team leader. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Santa Tecla 2 consolidated its place in the very top position of the standings. She plays for the best team in the league and Santa Tecla 2 managed to win all 12 games keeping a perfect record. Romero is one of the most experienced players at Santa Tecla 2 and similarly like Yayma Boulet has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.6ppg (#2). Her other stats are also decent: 4.5rpg and 6.3apg. The third best performed player last round was Elisa Dominguez (165-SG-2000) of second-ranked San Salvador. Dominguez scored 22 points. She was a key player of San Salvador, leading her team to a 90-44 easy win against Santa Ana 2 (#5, 0-12). San Salvador needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 8 victories and 5 lost games. Dominguez has a very solid season. In 10 games in El Salvador she scored 10.5ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Aida Funes (171-PG-1984) of Santa Tecla 2 - 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Emily Tevez (175-SG-1993) of San Salvador - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Leyda Macias (165-PG-1983) of San Salvador - 7 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists 7. Yadira Polanco (177-G/F-1992) of LMMR 2 - 8 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Monica Aristondo (163-SG-1992) of Santa Tecla 2 - 13 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Monica Calderon (175-PF-1991) of San Salvador - 15 points and 4 rebounds 10. Yenniffer Pena (180-F) of LMMR 2 - 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Eurobasket.com All-Euroleague Awards 2023 - by Eurobasket Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final Four MVP: Breanna Stewart (193-F-1994) of Fenerbahce Player of the Year:  Emma Meesseman (192-C-1993) of FenerbahceEuropean Player of the Year: Emma Meesseman (192-C-1993) of FenerbahceImport of the Year: Breanna Stewart (193-F-1994) of FenerbahceDefensive Player of the Year: Alyssa Thomas (188-F-1992) of USK PrahaBest Young Player of the Year:  Pauline Astier (178-SG-2002) of BourgesCoach of the Year: Georgios Dikaioulakos of Schio
First Team Chelsea Gray (180-PG-1992) of Mersin Yvonne Anderson (170-G-1990) of Bourges Breanna Stewart (193-F-1994) of Fenerbahce Alyssa Thomas (188-F-1992) of USK Praha Emma Meesseman (192-C-1993) of Fenerbahce
Second Team  Alina Iagupova (186-G/F-1992) of Fenerbahce Marina Mabrey (180-PG) of Schio Jelena Brooks (188-PF-1989) of Sopron Raquel Carrera (188-C-2001) of Valencia Maria Fasoula (196-F-1997) of Avenida |
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| Korisliiga Round 2 of Finals. PeKa post second straight victory - by Eurobasket News |
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ToPo - PeKa 93-103 The game was mostly controlled by Peli-Karhut. Torpan Pojat managed to win third quarter 23-17. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Peli-Karhut made 27-of-30 free shots (90.0 percent) during the game. Strangely Torpan Pojat outrebounded Peli-Karhut 56-42 including a 28-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. 26 personal fouls committed by Torpan Pojat helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was U.S. Virgin Islands-American swingman Natalie Day (182-1990, college: Portland) who had a double-double by scoring 42 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds. American guard Donica Cosby (172-1988, college: Okla City) chipped in 19 points and 6 assists. Five Peli-Karhut players scored in double figures. American forward Iimari Thomas (178-2000, college: UCLA) produced a double-double by scoring 44 points (!!!), 16 rebounds and 6 assists and the former international center Taru Tuukkanen (192-1977, college: Xavier) added 9 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for the hosts. Top scorers: ToPo: I.Thomas 44+16reb+6ast, I.Allen 12+10reb, T.Tuukkanen 9+15reb+5ast, K.Meri 7+1reb+5ast, M.Agyei 6+3reb, A.Annika 5+2reb PeKa: N.Day 42+11reb+2ast, D.Cosby 19+4reb+6ast, R.Kosonen 14+7reb+4ast, L.Vehka-Aho 13+5reb+4ast, R.Lehtoranta 10+7reb+4ast, N.Zubac 5+8reb+2ast |
| Espoo Basket Team II clinch 1st Division title - by Eurobasket News |
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Espoo II - Helmi Capitals 63:45 Espoo Basket Team II clinched 1st Division title as they defeated Helmi Capitals 2-1 in the Final series. Espoo Basket Team II closed the series with a 63-45 win. Helmi Capitals started with a 12-10 run, whilst Espoo replied with a 23-15 rally in the second period. Espoo pushed the tempo for good with a 21-6 surge to seal the trophy. Nicole Ogun (184-C-2007) top-scored for the winners with 14 points and Lara Andersson (184-C-2002) netted 12. Julianna Luoto (183-G-2003) replied with 12 points in the losing effort and Isabel Nieminen (181-F-2002) notched 10. |
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| Stjarnan celebrate D1 title - by Eurobasket News |
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Stjarnan - Thor AK 67-57 Stjarnan conquered D1 playoffs title. They held off Thor AK in the decisive fifth game of the championship series. The game was mostly controlled by Stjarnan. Thor AK managed to win third quarter 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Stjarnan forced 27 Thor AK turnovers. Strangely Thor AK outrebounded Stjarnan 50-36 including a 21-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. American center Riley Popplewell (180-1997, college: USC Upstate) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners and point guard Isold Saevarsdottir (165-2007) chipped in 16 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 7 steals. American forward Maddie Sutton (180-1998, college: Tusculum) responded with 8 points, 20 rebounds and 6 assists and German forward Tuba Poyraz (184-2001) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 15 rebounds. Top scorers: Stjarnan: R.Popplewell 22+13reb+2ast, S.Isold 16+7reb+8ast, L.Dilja 15+5reb+1ast, A.Kolbrun 6+8reb+2ast, H.Heidrun 3, O.Bara 3+1reb+2ast Thor AK: T.Poyraz 15+15reb+1ast, H.Ottosdottir 14+2reb+2ast, H.Bjornsdottir 10+2reb+2ast, M.Sutton 8+20reb+6ast, E.Eva 8+10reb+3ast, H.Karen 2 |
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| Italian Serie A2 round 26 best performance: Patricia Brossmann - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 25-year old player had a double-double of 22 points and 14 rebounds, while her team crushed Carugate (#10, 10-16) with 18-point margin 74-56. Costa Masnaga maintains the 3rd position in their group in Italian Serie A2. They are still close to the very top. Costa Masnaga would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 22-4 record. In the team's last game Brossmann had a remarkable 85.7% from 2-point range. She turned to be Costa Masnaga's top player in her first season with the team. Former University of San Diego star has very solid stats this year. Brossmann is in league's top in rebounds (3rd best: 12.3rpg). The second best player in last round's games was young French Alexandrine Fegue (193-C-1997) of Firenze. Fegue had a very good evening with a double-double of 17 points and 21 rebounds. Of course Firenze cruised to a 72-62 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Umbertide (#9, 11-15). Firenze's 5th position in South has not changed. Her team lost some distance to top teams. But 17-9 record is not bad and everything may still change. Fegue is a newcomer at Firenze, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was guard Elisa Mancinelli (177-G-1993) of Alpo (#6). Mancinelli showcased her all-around game by recording 14 points, fourteen rebounds (!!!) and seven assists in the last round. She was a key player of Alpo, leading her team to a 71-67 win against Treviso (12-14). The chances of Alpo ranking at the top of North, however are very questionable as they have already lost 14 games, recording just twelve victories. With bigger assistance of her teammates, Mancinelli could help Alpo to bring them higher in the standings. Mancinelli has a great season in Italy. After 25 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 10.5rpg (5th best) and assists with 4.0apg (3rd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Silvia Colognesi (182-F/C-2002) of La Spezia - 14 points and 10 rebounds 5. Mounia El Habbab (186-C/F-1994) of Treviso - 22 points and 9 rebounds 6. Iva Belosevic (191-F-1997) of Carugate - 13 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Macarena Rosset (178-G/F-1991) of Treviso - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists 8. Angelica Castellani (170-G-2000) of La Spezia - 12 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Veronica Perini (175-G-1988) of Vigarano - 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Karolina Pobozy (190-PF-1996) of Savona - 18 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| D1 Round 2 of Semi-Finals. Astana Tigers and Turan post wins - by Eurobasket News |
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Aktobe - Astana Tigers 48-63 Astana Tigers outrebounded Aktobe 41-24 including a 31-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was the former international forward Tamara Kuzmina (182-1990) who had a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 assists. The former international center Anna Bezgodova (192-1992) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds. Four Astana Tigers players scored in double figures. Armenian guard Inga Manucharyan (177-2000) produced 8 points and 7 rebounds and the former international guard Oksana Bagmet (170-1996) added 7 points and 6 assists respectively for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Aktobe: O.Aksenova 11+4reb+1ast, A.Plyasova 10+3reb, I.Manucharyan 8+7reb+2ast, O.Bagmet 7+4reb+6ast, K.Ksenia 7+1reb+7ast, R.Natalya 5+2reb Astana Tigers: T.Kuzmina 15+4reb+10ast, A.Bezgodova 12+14reb+2ast, M.Astapenko 12+3reb+3ast, D.Koroleva 10+4reb+2ast, O.Nurbaeva 8+12reb+6ast, K.Anastasia 4+3reb Caspiy Aktau - Turan 55-80 Turan outrebounded Caspiy Aktau 45-34 including 33 on the defensive glass. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 31 assists. The former international forward Zalina Kurazova (185-1985) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists. Ukrainian power forward Ganna Rulyova (183-1986, agency: BIG) contributed with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 19 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Four Turan players scored in double figures. Turan's coach Vitaliy Lopatin felt very confident using 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Alexandra Saitova (164-2000) replied with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and Yrysty Kassymova (172-2000) added 14 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Caspiy Aktau. Top scorers: Caspiy Aktau: A.Saitova 16+6reb+6ast, K.Yrysty 14+5reb+2ast, P.Valeria 8+9reb+2ast, A.Ilyasova 6+5reb+5ast, T.Veselinovic 6+3reb+1ast, P.Alexandra 5+4reb+6ast Turan: Z.Kurazova 24+13reb+9ast, G.Rulyova 17+19reb+4ast, R.Gavriluk 15+5reb+5ast, V.Voloshina 10+3reb+2ast, A.Alishauskayte 9+6ast, N.Aydana 3+1reb+1ast |
| MONGOLIA |
| Ulaanbaatar Amazons celebrate 2022/23 title - by Eurobasket News |
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Ulaanbaatar Amazons - M Garid 79-65 Ulaanbaatar Amazons celebrated 2022/23 title beating M Garid 4-1 in the Final series. Ulaanbaatar Amazons closed the campaign with a final 79-65 win. Both teams started well and only 1 point separated them at the halftime, 39-38. Ulaanbaatar Amazons however pushed the tempo for good in the second half to seal the trophy. Ariunceceg stepped up with 19 points and Bayanzhagal and Bolortuyaa had 12 each. Hulan followed them with 11 points to be named MVP. Cacral replied with 16 points in the losing effort. |
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| Cinkarna Celje win U18 Championship - by Eurobasket News |
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Cinkarna Celje have won U18 Championship in Slovenia. In the Final they edged Janina 78-52. Ula Krenk (186-C-2006) top-scored for the winners with 22 points and Zoja Stirn (178-PG-2005) had 19. Kim Zibert (174-SG-2005) delivered 13, whilst Lea Bartelme brought 12. Tjasa Turnsek (187-C-2007) replied with 17 points in the losing effort and Lina Jerkovic delivered 16.
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| Tolo's 23 points give her Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
She had the game-high 23 points adding five rebounds for Girona in her team's victory, helping them to beat Cadi La Seu (#6, 15-15) 66-54. Girona maintains the 2nd position in Spanish LF Endesa. They are still close to the very top. Girona would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 24-6 record. It was one of impressive evenings for Tolo as usually she does not deliver so high stats. Marianna Tolo averages this season 11.7ppg. Second best performed player last round was Sika Kone (190-F/C-2002) of Gran Canaria. She is Mali forward in her first season at Gran Canaria. In the last game Kone recorded impressive double-double of 13 points and 21 rebounds. Of course she led Gran Canaria to another comfortable win 73-55 over the lower-ranked Tenerife (#16, 3-27) being unquestionably team leader. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Gran Canaria keeps 13th position. Her team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 12-18 record. Kone is a newcomer at Gran Canaria and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 17.5ppg (#1). She also registered 14.2 boards per game. Third place about best performers goes to guard Jolene Anderson (173-G-1986) of Barca CBS (#7). Anderson scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds. She was a key player of Barca CBS, leading her team to a 60-47 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Estudiantes (#8, 14-16). Anderson has a very solid season. In 29 games in Spain she scored 10.8ppg. She also has 4.9rpg and and 3PT: 44.7%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Erin Whalen (185-G/F) of Bembibre - 19 points and 6 rebounds 5. Tyler Scaife (175-G-1994) of Gran Canaria - 26 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Vionise Pierre-Louis (193-C-1995) of Leganes - 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Rebekah Gardner (185-G-1990) of Girona - 9 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Brittney Sykes (175-PG-1994) of Girona - 11 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Julie Wojta (185-G/F-1989) of Gernika - 12 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Mariam Coulibaly (192-C-1997) of IDK Eustotren - 22 points and 6 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| SBL Round 2 of Finals. Fribourg secure second consecutive win - by Eurobasket News |
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Fribourg - Nyon 83-64 Fribourg made 20-of-25 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American guard Juliunn Redmond (180, college: Illinois St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 42 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds. British-Lithuanian Gabby Nikitinaite (180-1998, college: SIUE) contributed with 18 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. American forward Korinne Campbell (184-1988, college: WVU) replied with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 18 rebounds and Japanese guard Ai Yamada (170-1995) added 9 points and 7 assists in the effort for Nyon. Top scorers: Fribourg: J.Redmond 42+7reb, G.Nikitinaite 18+7reb+3ast, N.Fora 13+5reb+6ast, C.Ambrosio 4+7reb+5ast, E.Jacquot 2+3reb, S.Flora 2+4reb+2ast Nyon: K.Campbell 19+18reb+1ast, L.Margot 13+2reb+3ast, A.Yamada 9+2reb+7ast, K.Niedzwiedzka 8+3reb, V.Indira 6+2reb, Y.Da Silva 5+9reb |
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