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| Chula Vista Suns keep 7th spot in ABA Power Rankings - by Gianni Pascucci |
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Over the past weekend, the Chula Vista Suns prevailed at home over San Diego Geniuses 145-133, improvng their record to 8-1. Best performers in Suns were Ryan Carter, who scored 34 pts, Darius Allen (6'5''-G, college: Tenn Tech) who added 24, Darae Elliott (6'5''-F, college: CSUSM) and Manny Perez (6'7''-SF, college: Caldwell), with 14 pts each. The Geniuses were led as usual by Deion Davis (6'2''-G-1995, college: San Diego CC) and Demetrius Murray (6'2''-G). Thanks to this win, the Suns confirm their 7th place in Power Rankings and look forward to this weekend game, when they meet on the road the Tucson Buckets |
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| LDD Round 24: Independ.O. edge Boca Jrs by one point - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game of round 24 in the LDD took place in Buenos Aires. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of 7th ranked Boca Jrs (10-8) to eighth ranked Independ.O. (10-6) 71-70 on Thursday evening. Independ.O. forced 23 Boca Jrs turnovers. The best player for the winners was forward Matias Bernan (196-2001) who scored 28 points and 8 rebounds. Guard Mateo Brarda (189-2001) chipped in 13 points. Independ.O.'s coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Santino Romegialli (204-2003) who recorded a double-double by scoring 16 points and 15 rebounds. Independ.O. moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Penarol. Boca Jrs at the other side keeps the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with Quimsa. Independ.O. is looking forward to face Ferro (#11) in Buenos Aires in the next round where they are favorite. Boca Jrs will have a break next round. Leader Obera delivered the seventeenth victory. This time they crushed 11th ranked La Union (9-12) 89-60 in Formosa. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of La Union. It was a good game for Paraguayan power forward Hugo Caballero (190-2004) who led his team to a victory with 20 points and 4 steals. Gonzalo Pryszczuk contributed with 16 points for the winners. Luis Yanacon replied with 10 points for La Union. Obera (17-2) have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain first position. La Union at the other side dropped to the twelfth place with 12 games lost. Obera will play against Atenas (#9) in Cordoba in the next round and are hoping to win another game. La Union will have a break next round. Bottom-ranked San Martin (0-13) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 45-43 loss to seventeenth ranked Argentino (7-13) in Junin on Wednesday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of Luis Colon who helped to win the game recording 13 points and 7 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Julian Lorca with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds. Argentino moved-up to fifteenth place. Loser San Martin still closes the standings with 13 games lost. Argentino will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. San Martin will play against San Lorenzo (#17) in Almagra and hopes to get finally their first victory. Rest of the games of round 24 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Independ.O. was defeated by Platense in Florida 80-75. Ferro was beaten by Penarol at home 60-64. Atenas won against Comunicaciones on the opponent's court 75-69. Riachuelo LR managed to outperform Quimsa in a home game 89-86. Union recorded a loss to Olimpico on the road 72-68. The best stats of 24th round was 32 points by Augusto Morales of Olimpico. La Union - Obera 60-89 Leader Obera delivered the seventeenth victory. This time they crushed 11th ranked La Union (9-12) 89-60 in Formosa. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of La Union. Obera shot 61.4 percent from the field. It was a good game for Paraguayan power forward Hugo Caballero (190-2004) who led his team to a victory with 20 points and 4 steals. Gonzalo Pryszczuk (193-2001) contributed with 16 points for the winners. Five Obera players scored in double figures. Luis Yanacon replied with 10 points and swingman Jose Campoya (195-2002) added 7 points in the effort for La Union. Obera (17-2) have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain first position. La Union at the other side dropped to the twelfth place with 12 games lost. Obera will play against Atenas (#9) in Cordoba in the next round and are hoping to win another game. La Union will have a break next round. Top scorers: Obera: H.Caballero 20+3reb+2ast, G.Pryszczuk 16+4reb+3ast, C.Estanislao 15+1reb+2ast, A.Alejo 12+5reb, T.Francisco 10+7reb+1ast, Z.Ignacio 8+1reb+1ast La Union: G.Franco 10+2reb, Y.Luis 10+3reb, C.Franco 8+1reb+1ast, D.Facundo 8+4reb, C.Jose 7+4reb+2ast, C.Maximiliano 6+1ast Platense - Independ.O. 80-75 There was an upset in Florida where higher ranked Independ.O. (10-6) was defeated by fourteenth ranked Platense (8-11) 80-75 on Tuesday. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Felipe Massa (184-2002) who helped to win the game recording 26 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Juan Frigerio (170-2003) who added 23 points and 4 assists (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) during the contest. Four Platense players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was forward Matias Bernan (196-2001) with 25 points and 6 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) and guard Nicolas Marcucci (190-2002) scored 23 points. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Platense maintains fourteenth position with 8-11 record. Independ.O. lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth place with six games lost. They share the position with Penarol. Platense will meet at home higher ranked Penarol (#6) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Independ.O. will play against Ferro in Buenos Aires and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Platense: M.Felipe 26+6reb, F.Juan 23+3reb+4ast, G.Mariano 18+2reb, M.Santino 13+2reb+5ast, S.Ramiro 0+5reb+1ast, N.Lisandro 0+2reb Independ.O.: M.Bernan 25+6reb+1ast, M.Nicolas 23+1reb+1ast, M.Brarda 8+4reb+1ast, S.Amilcar 7+4reb, B.Juan 5+1reb, G.Benjamin 5+3reb+2ast Argentino - San Martin 45-43 Bottom-ranked San Martin (0-13) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 45-43 loss to seventeenth ranked Argentino (7-13) in Junin on Wednesday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of Luis Colon who helped to win the game recording 13 points and 7 rebounds and guard Augusto Gennero (188-2003) who added 8 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was center Julian Lorca (207-2003) with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds and guard Bruno Dal Vecchio (190-2003) scored 12 points. Argentino moved-up to fifteenth place. Loser San Martin still closes the standings with 13 games lost. Argentino will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. San Martin will play against San Lorenzo (#17) in Almagra and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Argentino: C.Luis 13+7reb+3ast, B.Santiago 8+3reb, G.Augusto 8+6reb, C.Martino 4+4reb, S.Francisco 4+1reb, G.Valentino 4+4reb San Martin: L.Julian 14+12reb, D.Vecchio Bruno 12+3reb, D.Augusto 7+6reb+1ast, L.Tadeo 4+3reb+1ast, A.Franco 3+2reb+1ast, G.Maximo 2+2reb Ferro - Penarol 60-64 No shocking result in a game in Buenos Aires where eighth ranked Penarol (10-6) defeated 10th ranked Ferro (9-11) 64-60 on Wednesday. Worth to mention a great performance of Ignacio Bednarek (206-2001) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds and guard Facundo Tolosa (190-2002) who added 17 points during the contest. Four Penarol players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was swingman Felipe Rodriguez (195-2003) with 26 points and 4 steals and Alejandro Piccart scored 10 points. Ferro's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Penarol have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Independ.O. Loser Ferro dropped to the eleventh position with 11 games lost. Penarol will meet Platense (#14) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Ferro will play against Independ.O. and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Penarol: T.Facundo 17+2reb+2ast, C.Nicolas 16+5reb, V.Franco 14+5reb+1ast, B.Ignacio 10+12reb+1ast, G.Diego 3, S.Tobias 2+2reb+4ast Ferro: R.Felipe 26+2reb+2ast, P.Alejandro 10+4reb+1ast, F.Andres 7+2reb, R.Juan 5+4reb, R.Maxsuel 4+8reb, G.Martin 3+2reb+4ast Boca Jrs. - Independ.O. 70-71 The most exciting game of round 24 in the LDD took place in Buenos Aires. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of 7th ranked Boca Jrs (10-8) to eighth ranked Independ.O. (10-6) 71-70 on Thursday evening. Independ.O. forced 23 Boca Jrs turnovers. The best player for the winners was forward Matias Bernan (196-2001) who scored 28 points and 8 rebounds. Guard Mateo Brarda (189-2001) chipped in 13 points. Independ.O.'s coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Santino Romegialli (204-2003) who recorded a double-double by scoring 16 points and 15 rebounds and Nicolas Stenta (200-2004) added 13 points and 9 rebounds respectively. Independ.O. moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Penarol. Boca Jrs at the other side keeps the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with Quimsa. Independ.O. is looking forward to face Ferro (#11) in Buenos Aires in the next round where they are favorite. Boca Jrs will have a break next round. Top scorers: Independ.O.: M.Bernan 28+8reb+2ast, M.Brarda 13+3reb+2ast, T.Ramallo 9+8reb+1ast, M.Nicolas 7+4reb, S.Amilcar 6+5reb, G.Benjamin 4+5reb+1ast Boca Jrs.: C.Federico 17+2reb+1ast, R.Santino 16+15reb+3ast, S.Nicolas 13+9reb+1ast, D.Tiago 9+3reb+5ast, P.Tiziano 9+10reb+2ast, C.Juan 2+1reb Comunicaciones - Atenas 69-75 Very expected game in Mercedes where 16th ranked Comunicaciones (6-13) was defeated by twelfth ranked Atenas (9-9) 75-69 on Thursday. Atenas made 24-of-28 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of Ecuadorian guard Erick Mecias (184-2003) who helped to win the game recording 9 points and 10 rebounds and point guard Maximiliano Araujo (183-2002) who added 19 points during the contest. Four Atenas players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was forward Marcos Panozzo (195) with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 15 rebounds and point guard Agustin Passone (180-2003) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds. Atenas moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Obras. Loser Comunicaciones dropped to the eighteenth position with 13 games lost. Atenas will meet league's leader Obera on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Comunicaciones will have a break next round. Top scorers: Atenas: A.Maximiliano 19+2reb+1ast, S.Battistoni Octavio 12+3reb, L.Tobias 12+5reb+1ast, D.Santiago 11+4reb+1ast, S.Matias 10, M.Erick 9+10reb+3ast Comunicaciones: P.Marcos 19+15reb+2ast, P.Agustin 16+11reb+1ast, B.Agustin 8+8reb+1ast, L.Francisco 8+1reb+4ast, L.Gabriel 7+1reb, B.Ezequiel 7+5reb+1ast Riachuelo LR - Quimsa 89-86 There was a surprise result in La Rioja where fourteenth ranked Riachuelo LR (8-7) edged higher ranked Quimsa (10-8) 89-86 on Thursday. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Mateo Corso (185-2003) who helped to win the game recording 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Matias Bichara who added 18 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Riachuelo LR's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. The best for the losing side was swingman Diego Collomb (192-2004) with 25 points and 7 assists and center Raymon Bastardo (202-2002) scored 22 points and 7 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Riachuelo LR moved-up to thirteenth place. Loser Quimsa dropped to the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with Boca Jrs.. Riachuelo LR will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Quimsa will play against Union (#19) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Riachuelo LR: C.Mateo 19+5reb+4ast, B.Matias 18+7reb+2ast, B.Jeremias 17+5reb+1ast, D.Francisco 11+4reb+5ast, M.Keiver 8+5reb, G.Jeronimo 5+4reb Quimsa: C.Diego 25+7ast, B.Raymon 22+7reb+1ast, N.Leonel 14+7reb, Z.Estefano 13+1reb, F.Facundo 5+8reb+1ast, C.Facundo 4+4reb+2ast Olimpico - Union 72-68 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 19th ranked Union's (5-13) road loss to eighteenth ranked Olimpico (6-10) 68-72 on Thursday. Olimpico made 18-of-19 free shots (94.7 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Augusto Morales (185-2003) who helped to win the game recording 32 points and Senegalese center Mouhamed Sow (216-2001) who added 8 points and 14 rebounds during the contest. Olimpico's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. The best for the losing side was Matias Fleury (-2001) with 15 points and 5 rebounds and guard Matias Cagliero (187-2005) scored 13 points and 5 rebounds. Four Union players scored in double figures. Olimpico moved-up to sixteenth place. Union lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the nineteenth position with 13 games lost. Olimpico will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Union will play against Quimsa (#7) in Santiago del Estero and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Olimpico: M.Augusto 32+2reb+1ast, A.Sahir 16+4reb+2ast, S.Mouhamed 8+14reb, G.Ignacio 6+3reb+5ast, P.Francisco 3+1reb+2ast, L.Leon 3+1reb+3ast Union: F.Matias 15+5reb+1ast, C.Matias 13+5reb, P.Joel 12+1reb+2ast, C.Facundo 10+3reb+2ast, G.Ulises 10+2reb, P.Lucas 4+9reb |
| La Liga Round 21: Obera is defeated by La Union - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The game between third ranked Obera (14-6) and fourteenth ranked La Union (8-13) was the most important one in the last round on Wednesday night. Obera was defeated by La Union in Formosa 74-61. La Union dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Obera's 24. American guard Michael Henry (196-1995, college: Buffalo St.) stepped up and scored 10 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import guard Thomas Cooper (196-1992, college: Calgary) chipped in 16 points. La Union's coach Sebastian Ginobili used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American power forward Charles Mitchell (203-1993, college: Georgia Tech, agency: Slash Sports) with 14 points and 9 rebounds. La Union moved-up to thirteenth place. Obera at the other side keeps the third position with six games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. An interesting game took place in Buenos Aires where higher ranked Olimpico (11-4) was upset on the court of eleventh ranked Boca (9-8) 84-76. American power forward Raven Barber (206-1991, college: Mt.St.Mary's, agency: Players Group) nailed 18 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and Franco Balbi accounted for 14 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Forward Patricio Tabarez (195-1991) came up with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for Olimpico in the defeat. Olimpico's coach Leonardo Gutierrez rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Boca moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Regatas. Olimpico at the other side dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. Boca will play against Independ.O. (#14) in Olivia in the next round. Olimpico will play at home against Union SF (#19) and hopes to get back on the winning track. An interesting game took place in Junin where higher ranked San Martin (9-5) was upset on the court of fifteenth ranked Argentino (7-13) 72-60 on Thursday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of San Martin. The best player for the winners was Marlon Diaz who scored 23 points and 7 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Rolando Vallejos who recorded 12 points and 5 rebounds. Argentino maintains fifteenth place with 7-13 record. Loser San Martin keeps the ninth position with five games lost. Argentino will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. San Martin will play against San Lorenzo (#17) in Almagro and hope to secure a win. There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 21: Obera won against Regatas on the opponent's court 76-70. San Lorenzo was outscored by Penarol in a home game 75-99. Independ.O. recorded a loss to Platense on the road 94-80. Ferro was defeated by Penarol on its own court 88-102. Boca - Olimpico 84-76 An interesting game took place in Buenos Aires where higher ranked Olimpico (11-4) was upset on the court of eleventh ranked Boca (9-8) 84-76. Boca dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Olimpico's 34. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Olimpico's players. American power forward Raven Barber (206-1991, college: Mt.St.Mary's, agency: Players Group) nailed 18 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and the former international point guard Franco Balbi (188-1989) accounted for 14 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Forward Patricio Tabarez (195-1991) came up with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international Leonardo Lema (204-1998) added 15 points respectively for Olimpico in the defeat. Four Olimpico players scored in double figures. Olimpico's coach Leonardo Gutierrez rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Boca moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Regatas. Olimpico at the other side dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. Boca will play against Independ.O. (#14) in Olivia in the next round. Olimpico will play at home against Union SF (#19) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Boca: R.Barber 18+8reb+1ast, J.Traylor 15+1reb, F.Balbi 14+5reb+8ast, L.Schattmann 10+2reb+6ast, D.Tucker 9+2reb+5ast, L.Mainoldi 8+5reb+1ast Olimpico: L.Lema 15+4reb, R.Acuna 12+6reb+1ast, P.Tabarez 12+7reb+4ast, N.Paletta 10+4reb+3ast, L.Caceres 9+2reb, E.Clark 9+3reb+2ast Regatas - Obera 70-76 Very expected game in Corrientes where 10th ranked Regatas (9-8) was defeated by third ranked Obera (14-6) 76-70 on Monday. The best player for the winners was the former international forward Franco Giorgetti (203-1992) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds. American power forward Charles Mitchell (203-1993, college: Georgia Tech, agency: Slash Sports) chipped in 14 points and 9 rebounds. Four Obera players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Charles Hinkle (198-1988, college: American) who recorded 24 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Tobias Franchela (185-2001) added 14 points respectively. Obera maintains third place with 14-6 record behind leader Gimnasia. Loser Regatas keeps the tenth position with eight games lost. They share it with Boca. Obera will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Regatas will play against the league's second-placed Obras (#2) in Buenos Aires and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Obera: F.Giorgetti 19+12reb+1ast, J.Torresi 14+3reb+1ast, C.Mitchell 14+9reb+3ast, X.Carreras 10+2reb+2ast, N.De los Santos 5+6reb+7ast, Q.Nicolas 5+1reb Regatas: C.Hinkle 24+5reb, T.Franchela 14+3reb+1ast, J.Pablo Corbalan 10+2reb+1ast, M.Lado 8+1reb, A.Jaime 7+5reb+1ast, J.Arengo 5+7reb+4ast San Lorenzo - Penarol 75-99 Very predictable result in Almagro where eighth ranked Penarol (11-7) smashed 17th ranked San Lorenzo (4-14) 99-75 on Tuesday. Penarol dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to San Lorenzo's 22. The best player for the winners was Jose Defelippo (186-1997) who scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. American forward Al Thornton (203-1983, college: FSU, agency: BIG) chipped in 14 points and 5 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was naturalized Italian swingman Federico Marin (199-1982) who recorded 19 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Raul Pelorosso (178-1994) added 13 points and 4 assists respectively. Five Penarol and four San Lorenzo 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. Penarol have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain eighth place with 11-7 record. San Lorenzo lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the seventeenth position with 14 games lost. Penarol will meet higher ranked Platense (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. San Lorenzo will play against San Martin (#9) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Penarol: J.Defelippo 16+5reb+6ast, A.Thornton 14+5reb+1ast, B.Sansimoni 13+2reb+4ast, T.Monacchi 13+7reb, J.Valinotti 12+1reb+1ast, P.Alderete 12+3reb San Lorenzo: F.Marin 19+7reb+2ast, R.Pelorosso 13+1reb+4ast, L.Perez 13+1reb+3ast, F.Podesta 12+2reb+1ast, R.Facundo 5+3reb+2ast, J.Aprea 4+2reb Platense - Independ.O. 94-80 Not a big story in a game in Florida where 13th ranked Independ.O. (7-9) was defeated by seventh ranked Platense (12-7) 94-80 on Wednesday. Platense dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Independ.O.'s 30 and made 23-of-27 free shots (85.2 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was American power forward DeMarco Owens (203-1996, college: Montevallo) who scored 23 points and 6 rebounds. Uruguayan-Italian swingman Nicola Pomoli (195-1999) chipped in 21 points. Owens 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 Venezuelan guard Yohanner Sifontes (192-1995) who recorded 17 points and 7 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) and Salvador Giletto (195-1993) added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Platense have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to fifth place. Newly promoted Independ.O. dropped to the fourteenth position with nine games lost. Platense will meet at home Penarol (#8) in the next round. Independ.O. will play against Boca (#10) in Buenos Aires and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Platense: D.Owens 23+6reb+2ast, P.Nicola 21+4reb+2ast, S.Scott 16+5reb, S.Morales 12+3reb+3ast, J.Morales 9+4reb, V.Fernandez 9+1reb+2ast Independ.O.: Y.Sifontes 17+7reb+2ast, S.Giletto 11+5reb, M.Nicolas 10+2reb+1ast, M.Cabrera 10+4reb, C.Scaramuzzino 9+2reb, B.Herrera 8+2reb La Union - Obera 74-61 The game between third ranked Obera (14-6) and fourteenth ranked La Union (8-13) was the most important one in the last round on Wednesday night. Obera was defeated by La Union in Formosa 74-61. La Union dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Obera's 24. American guard Michael Henry (196-1995, college: Buffalo St.) stepped up and scored 10 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import guard Thomas Cooper (196-1992, college: Calgary) chipped in 16 points. Four La Union players scored in double figures. La Union's coach Sebastian Ginobili used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American power forward Charles Mitchell (203-1993, college: Georgia Tech, agency: Slash Sports) with 14 points and 9 rebounds and the former international point guard Nicolas De los Santos (180-1988) scored 13 points. La Union moved-up to thirteenth place. Obera at the other side keeps the third position with six games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: La Union: T.Cooper 16+1reb, M.Saglietti 13+1reb+1ast, X.Hill-Mais 11+5reb+1ast, M.Henry 10+6reb+1ast, D.Herring Jr. 9+2reb+1ast, G.Aliende 6+2reb+1ast Obera: C.Mitchell 14+9reb+1ast, N.De los Santos 13+1reb+3ast, Q.Nicolas 9+3reb+2ast, J.Torresi 8+2reb+1ast, G.Cordoba 8+2reb, F.Giorgetti 5+7reb Ferro - Penarol 88-102 Everything went according to plan in Buenos Aires where eighth ranked Penarol (11-7) beat 12th ranked Ferro (8-12) 102-88 on Thursday. Penarol made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was Jose Defelippo (186-1997) who scored 16 points and 9 assists. American forward Al Thornton (203-1983, college: FSU, agency: BIG) chipped in 22 points. Five Penarol players scored in double figures. Penarol's coach Adrian Capelli allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Juan Laterza (180-1997) who recorded 20 points and 5 rebounds and swingman Valentin Bettiga (189-1999) added 15 points and 9 rebounds respectively. Penarol have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain eighth place with 11-7 record. Ferro lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with 12 games lost. Penarol will meet higher ranked Platense (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Ferro will have a break next round. Top scorers: Penarol: A.Thornton 22+4reb+1ast, P.Alderete 19+6reb+1ast, J.Defelippo 16+3reb+9ast, J.Valinotti 15+2reb+3ast, T.Monacchi 13+7reb+2ast, C.Cardo 8+1reb Ferro: J.Laterza 20+5reb+1ast, L.Gargallo 17+3reb+5ast, V.Bettiga 15+9reb+1ast, T.Spano 9+3reb+4ast, G.Bertona 9+2reb+2ast, L.Arn 7+4reb Argentino - San Martin 72-60 An interesting game took place in Junin where higher ranked San Martin (9-5) was upset on the court of fifteenth ranked Argentino (7-13) 72-60 on Thursday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of San Martin. The best player for the winners was Cuban power forward Marlon Diaz (200-1998, agency: Pro Sports) who scored 23 points and 7 rebounds. Naturalized American Johnatan Slider (192-1987) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Rolando Vallejos (195-2000) who recorded 12 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Gaston Garcia (187-1998) added 5 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Argentino maintains fifteenth place with 7-13 record. Loser San Martin keeps the ninth position with five games lost. Argentino will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. San Martin will play against San Lorenzo (#17) in Almagro and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Argentino: M.Diaz 23+7reb+2ast, J.Slider 14+11reb+2ast, R.Joaquin 8+2reb, M.McCadney 7+1reb, F.Vieta 5+7reb+2ast, J.Sandrini 5+3reb+7ast San Martin: V.Rolando 12+5reb+1ast, J.Saiz 9+4reb+2ast, S.Ferreyra 8+4reb+1ast, M.Solanas 6+1reb+3ast, I.Pedro 6+4reb, G.Garcia 5+7reb+3ast |
| Louis' 25 points and 8 rebounds give him La Liga Argentina Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 25 points adding eight rebounds for H.Americano in his team's victory, helping them to beat Pergamino (#12, 7-9) 84-74. H.Americano is placed at 4th position in Argentinian La Liga Argentina. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. H.Americano will need more victories to improve their 10-6 record. In the team's last game Louis had a remarkable 80.0% from 2-point range. He turned to be H.Americano's top player in his first season with the team. Arnold Louis averages this season 16.1ppg and 6.3rpg. Second best performed player last round was Agustin Bualo (182-G-1995) of Pico FC. He is a guard in his first season at Pico FC. In the last game Bualo recorded impressive 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Of course Pico FC cruised to a 97-85 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Villa Mitre (#13, 6-9). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the top position in Conferencia Sur. But Pico FC managed to improve slightly their position in standings taking 10th place. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 8-11 record. Bualo is a newcomer at Pico FC and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to guard Jano Martinez (180-PG-2003) of Villa Mitre (#13). Martinez scored 20 points and passed seven assists. Despite Martinez's great performance Villa Mitre lost 85-97 to the higher-ranked Pico FC (#10, 8-11). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Villa Mitre ranking at the top of Conferencia Sur, however are very questionable as they have already lost 9 games, recording just six victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Martinez could help Villa Mitre to bring them higher in the standings. Martinez has a great season in Argentina. After 15 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 5.6apg (3rd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Federico Zezular (198-SF-2001) of San Isidro - 22 points and 6 rebounds 5. Joao Franca (215-C-1998) of Ameghino - 24 points and 2 rebounds 6. Santiago Assum (194-F/G-1998) of San Isidro - 21 points and 6 assists 7. Julian Ruiz (185-G-1998) of Del Progreso - 21 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists 8. Franco Smaniotti (194-SF-2000) of Pilar - 23 points and 6 rebounds 9. Eduardo Gamboa (189-SG-1984) of Pilar - 18 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Juan Bollo (203-C-1992) of Villa Mitre - 16 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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| Round 7: HK Eastern lose to NS Matrix - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Hong Kong HK Eastern (6-2) in Hong Kong on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by Malaysian NS Matrix (6-2) 75-70. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of HK Eastern. It was a key game for the top position in the league. American center Amir Williams (211-1992, college: Ohio St.) fired a double-double by scoring 31 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. His fellow American import center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) chipped in 17 points and 5 rebounds. NS Matrix's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. American guard ODarien Bassett (187-1986, college: Troy) produced 27 points for lost side. NS Matrix have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending Malaysian champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Saigon Heat and HK Eastern. The game in Zamboanga City supposed to be also worth to mention about. Third ranked Vietnamese Heat (6-2) played at the court of 6th ranked Filipino Valientes (3-5). Heat smashed Valientes 101-79. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Evan Gilyard II (178-1998, college: UMKC) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 29 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists. Jeremy Combs contributed with 23 points and 12 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners. American forward Antonio Hester (198-1990, college: Mobile, AL) answered with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for Valientes. 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 Vietnamese champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with HK Eastern and NS Matrix. Valientes lost their third game in a row. They keep the sixth place with five games lost. The game in Surabaya supposed to be also quite interesting. Fourth ranked Singapore Singapore S. (5-3) played at the court of 7th ranked Indonesian Louvre S. (1-7). Singapore S. smashed Louvre S. 138-83 on Wednesday. It was a great evening for Kentrell Barkley who led his team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 24 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. At the losing side Marcus Hammonds responded with 36 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds. Louvre S.'s coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the third consecutive win for Singapore S.. They maintain fourth place with 5-3 record. Louvre S. lost their sixth game in a row. They keep the seventh position with seven games lost. They share it with Tigers. In the last game of round 7 Zamboanga was defeated by Macau in a road game 90-78. The best stats of 7th round was 25 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists and 5 steals by Xavier Alexander of Singapore S.. HK Eastern - NS Matrix 70-75 The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Hong Kong HK Eastern (6-2) in Hong Kong on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by Malaysian NS Matrix (6-2) 75-70. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of HK Eastern. It was a key game for the top position in the league. American center Amir Williams (211-1992, college: Ohio St.) fired a double-double by scoring 31 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. His fellow American import center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) chipped in 17 points and 5 rebounds. NS Matrix's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. American guard ODarien Bassett (187-1986, college: Troy) produced 27 points and Canadian center Chris McLaughlin (208, college: Victoria) added 11 points and 13 rebounds respectively for lost side. NS Matrix have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending Malaysian champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Saigon Heat and HK Eastern. Top scorers: HK Eastern: O.Bassett 27+4reb+3ast, C.McLaughlin 11+13reb+1ast, D.Gilbert 11+9reb+4ast, T.Trocha-Morelos 6+2reb+1ast, S.Chan 5+2reb+2ast, O.Xu 4+3reb+1ast NS Matrix: A.Williams 31+15reb+3ast, T.Glass 17+5reb+2ast, C.Ting 14+5reb+2ast, D.Wee Yiang 6+4reb+1ast, O.Xian-Fu 3+2reb+2ast, W.Chong-Han 3+3reb+1ast Macau - Zamboanga 90-78 Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both sixth ranked Macau Macau and their close opponent Filipino Valientes had identical 3-4 record. This time Macau used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Zamboanga City 90-78 on Tuesday night. Macau made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. The game was dominated by American players. It was a great evening for Isaiah Wade (201-1998, college: UCO) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 16 rebounds. DeQuan Abrom (188-1996, college: Belm.Abbey) helped adding 24 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. At the losing side forward Antonio Hester (198-1990, college: Mobile, AL) responded with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and center Ryan Smith (213-1995, college: Tulane) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 12 rebounds. Four Macau and five Valientes players scored in double figures. Valientes' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Macau (4-4) moved-up to fifth place. Valientes lost their third game in a row. They keep the sixth position with five games lost. Top scorers: Zamboanga: A.Hester 23+8reb+5ast, J.Arthur 14+7reb+2ast, K.James 13+4reb+1ast, K.Carino 11+4reb, R.Smith 11+12reb, A.John 3 Macau: J.Leung 32+3reb+1ast, D.Abrom 24+9reb+4ast, I.Wade 20+16reb+3ast, D.Hamilton 12+12reb, C.Chon-Hou 1, Z.Pucheng 1+1reb Zamboanga - Saigon Heat 79-101 The game in Zamboanga City supposed to be also worth to mention about. Third ranked Vietnamese Heat (6-2) played at the court of 6th ranked Filipino Valientes (3-5). Heat smashed Valientes 101-79. They outrebounded Valientes 46-33 including 34 on the defensive glass. Heat players were unselfish on offense dishing 30 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Valientes' players. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Evan Gilyard II (178-1998, college: UMKC) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 29 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists. His fellow American import power forward Jeremy Combs (201-1995, college: Texas Southern) contributed with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners. American forward Antonio Hester (198-1990, college: Mobile, AL) answered with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Filipino-Canadian forward James Kwekuteye (191-1998) added 21 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Valientes. 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 Vietnamese champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with HK Eastern and NS Matrix. Valientes lost their third game in a row. They keep the sixth place with five games lost. Top scorers: Zamboanga: A.Hester 26+6reb+4ast, K.James 21+5reb+2ast, B.Jeff 7+4reb+2ast, W.Deng 7+3reb, K.Carino 6+8reb+1ast, R.Lingganay 4+1reb Saigon Heat: E.Gilyard II 29+7reb+14ast, J.Combs 23+12reb+3ast, J.Holder 20+6reb+1ast, H.Thomas 8+5reb+1ast, N.Vinh Phuc 8+8reb+2ast, T.Waale 5+2reb+2ast Louvre S. - Singapore S. 83-138 The game in Surabaya supposed to be also quite interesting. Fourth ranked Singapore Singapore S. (5-3) played at the court of 7th ranked Indonesian Louvre S. (1-7). Singapore S. smashed Louvre S. 138-83 on Wednesday. Singapore S. dominated down low during the game scoring 88 of its points in the paint compared to Louvre S.'s 38. They outrebounded Louvre S. 48-26 including a 33-12 advantage in defensive rebounds. Singapore S. shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 51.9 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 48 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Louvre S.'s players. It was a great evening for American swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-1996, college: ECU, agency: Haylett Sports) who led his team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 24 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. His fellow American import forward Xavier Alexander (196-1988, college: S.Nazarene) helped adding 25 points, 5 rebounds, 15 assists and 5 steals. Five Singapore S. players scored in double figures. At the losing side American Marcus Hammonds (196-1987, college: TAMUCC) responded with 36 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds and American-Indonesian Jamarr Johnson (198-1988, college: Widener) scored 24 points and 5 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws). Louvre S.'s coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the third consecutive win for Singapore S.. They maintain fourth place with 5-3 record. Louvre S. lost their sixth game in a row. They keep the seventh position with seven games lost. They share it with Tigers. Top scorers: Louvre S.: M.Hammonds 36+8reb+2ast, J.Johnson 24+5reb+2ast, E.Enguio 9+3reb+3ast, M.James 7+2reb+2ast, Y.Tuasela 5+1reb, L.Gunawan 2 Singapore S.: C.Gettys 29+12reb+3ast, X.Alexander 25+5reb+15ast, K.Barkley 24+12reb+11ast, M.Jun-Hao 22+2reb+3ast, D.Goh 16+5reb+8ast, K.Lim 9+6reb+5ast |
| Amir Williams claims ASEAN League weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 30-year old center had a double-double of 31 points and fifteen rebounds, while his team beat HK Eastern (6-2) 75-70. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. NS Matrix is placed at 2nd position in ASEAN League. They would have been even better if they did not have these two lost games earlier in Regular Season. NS Matrix will need more victories to improve their 6-2 record. In the team's last game Williams had a remarkable 72.2% from 2-point range. He turned to be NS Matrix's top player in his first season with the team. Ohio State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Williams is in league's top in points (6th best: 22.3ppg), rebounds (6th best: 11.5rpg) and averages solid 2.5bpg and 71.3% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American center C.J. Gettys (213-C-1994, agency: Haylett Sports) of Singapore S.. Gettys impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 29 points and 12 rebounds. Of course he led Singapore S. to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Louvre S. (#7, 1-7) 138-83. Singapore S.'s 4th position in the standings has not changed. His team's 5-3 record is not bad at all. Gettys is a newcomer at Singapore S. 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 another Singapore S.'s star - American Xavier Alexander (196-F-1988). Alexander showcased his all-around game by recording 25 points, five rebounds and fifteen assists (!!!) in the last round. He was another key player of Singapore S., helping his team with a 138-83 easy win against the lower-ranked Louvre S. (#7, 1-7). Singapore S. needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 5 victories and 3 lost games. Alexander has a great season in ASEAN League. After 13 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 5.3apg (best passer). He also has 2.1spg and 1.4bpg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Kentrell Barkley (195-G/F-1996) of Singapore S. - 24 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists 5. Evan Gilyard II (178-G-1998) of Saigon Heat - 29 points, 7 rebounds and 14 assists 6. Jeremy Combs (201-C/F-1995) of Saigon Heat - 23 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Antonio Hester (198-F-1990) of Zamboanga - 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Isaiah Wade (201-PF-1998) of Macau - 20 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Marcus Hammonds (196-SF-1987) of Louvre S. - 36 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Delvin Goh (201-F-1995) of Singapore S. - 16 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Stats Leaders - NBL |
| AZERBAIJAN |
| Zach Hudson (ex Telavi) is a newcomer at NTD BH Baku - by Eurobasket Center | ||||
He has played also professionally in Malta (Gzira Athleta). Among many awards his college team won AMC Tournament in 2021. Hudson was voted to MACJC All-Star Game back in 2017. He graduated from Central Baptist College in 2021 and it is his second season in pro basketball. |
| BALKAN LEAGUE |
| Balkan League round 7 best performance: Jerai Grant - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 33-year old player was the main contributor (16 points, seven rebounds) to his team's victory, helping them to edge out H.Be'er Sheva (#1, 5-1) 94-92. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Budivelnyk maintains the 3rd position in Balkan League . They are still close to the very top. Budivelnyk would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 4-1 record. It was one of impressive evenings for Grant as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Jerai Grant averages this season 10.2ppg and 5.8rpg. The second best player in last round's games was young American Alan Arnett (196-G-1994, agency: BIG) of Levski. Arnett had a very good evening with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Bad luck as Levski was edged by slightly higher-ranked Beroe (#4, 3-2) 85-82. Levski is still second from the bottom in the standings. 4 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory Levski managed to get this year. Arnett is a newcomer at Levski, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.8ppg (#1). He also recorded 3.3 assists per game. Third on the list of top players last round was Argentinian swingman Joaquin Shuchman (193-G/F-1995) of league's top team H.Be'er Sheva. Shuchman scored 22 points and passed five assists. Despite Shuchman's great performance H.Be'er Sheva lost 92-94 to #3 ranked Budivelnyk. But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. H.Be'er Sheva had another "accident". It may be a crucial game and cause dropping from the group of top ranked teams. The record is still good, but 1st lost game is hopefully really an accident. Shuchman's teammates are also very good. That's why having such high stats is even more impressive. Shuchman has a very solid season. In 6 games in Balkan League he scored 8.2ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Ben Moore (203-F-1995) of H.Be'er Sheva - 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Aleksandar Todorovic (206-C/F-1987) of Beroe - 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Archie Goodwin (196-G-1994) of Budivelnyk - 20 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Darius Hall (188-G) of Beroe - 25 points and 7 rebounds 8. Nikolay Mihaylov (204-PF-2000) of Levski - 11 points and 11 rebounds 9. Bogdan Bliznyuk (198-G/F-1995) of Budivelnyk - 13 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 10. David Efianayi (188-G-1995) of H.Be'er Sheva - 12 points, 2 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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| BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE |
| Standings |
Basketball Champions League Standings
1/16 Finals: Round 3 Jan. 18: Ludwigsburg - Limoges 94-96 Jan. 18: Dijon - Peristeri 89-82 Jan. 17: Bahcesehir - Oostende 87-81 Jan. 17: Rytas - PAOK 82-63 Top 16: Round 1 Jan. 24: Galatasaray - Limoges Jan. 24: Strasbourg - H.Holon Jan. 24: Tenerife - Murcia Jan. 24: Manresa - Rytas Jan. 25: H.Jerusalem - Dijon Jan. 25: Bilbao - Darussafaka Jan. 25: Bonn - Bahcesehir Jan. 25: Unicaja - AEK |
| Limoges add Miller to their roster, ex Dreamers - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
He is quite experienced player. Thanks to his pro career he managed to play on three different continents (Europe, Latin America and of course North America) in seven different countries. Miller has played previously professionally in Germany (ALBA Berlin), Italy (Vanoli Cremona), Puerto Rico (Grises), NBA (Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz and Toronto Raptors), NBA G League (SLC Stars, Maine Celtics and Raptors 905 Missisauga), NBA Summer League (Toronto Raptors and Minnesota Timberwolves) and The Basketball Tournament (Friday Beers). He won NBA Atlantic Division championship title in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Miller graduated from College of the Holy Cross in 2015 and it is his eighth season as a professional player. The scouts decsribe him following way: A long, athletic wing. Can step out and shoot the three. Has the ability to get into the passing lanes and create turnovers on the defensive end. Possesses great speed, length and athletic ability. |
| That Wasn't Kemba Walker In The Corner But Bryce Jones (Limoges ESP Elite) Who Nailed The BCL Game Winning Buzzer Beater Over The MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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It was Tuesday night when I reached Bryce Jones (183-PG-1994, college: Murray St.) in Germany. Limoges CSP Elite had just landed in Frankfurt and now the team was on their way to Ludwigsburg via bus to prepare for the big do or die Basketball Champions League game against the MHP Riesen. The American who played at Murray State (NCAA) was calm in his speech, but totally focused on telling his life long basketball journey to me. He is one of hundreds of very talented guards overseas who had to start in lower leagues and pay their dues. It took him 4 seasons of toiling around in Montenegro and Serbia to finally reach an elite league with the Pro A in France. He had that refreshing positive self confidence in his words, but nothing that was too overblown. Besides he could back it up with the consistency that he has had in his first 4 pro years. Plus he had needed no adjustment period in the Pro A and Basketball Champions League as he is putting up stellar stats. This Season he destroyed Euroleague team Asvel scoring 28 points in a convincing win and hit Benfica for 26 points in a easy win in the Basketball Champions League. Early in the interview he had a defying sentence that showed that he is fully aware that he has been putting in the work and has been able to be consistent wherever he has performed. He said, 'I think that my name is on the rise'. Little did I know that 24 hours later, he would put up another magical game with 26 points, and aid his team in coming back from 22 points most in BCL history and making the shot to bring the game to overtime and then going the extra step and nailing a brutal buzzer beater that ended the MHP Riesen's Basketball Champions League season. After that incredible display of firepower and killer instinct, the guy definitely raised some more eyebrows in Europe. He also showed he was the best player on the court and held his own against ex NBA player and Lebron James teammate Will Cherry. 'That's crazy. I didn't know he was in the NBA. It adds confidence to me knowing that I belong. I have played against many at that level. I just want to remain humble and confident and keep working and see what happens', warned Bryce Jones. With every new breathtaking performance by the Brooklyn native, you can be sure more and more clubs will notice maybe even Euroleague and Eurocup clubs? 'Possibly, but I have no idea. I have no idea what is next. As I have told you before for me the most important thing is to always get better. I just need to keep my progress going forward. That is all that matters for me', warned Bryce Jones. I reach the 28 year old 183cm Bryce Jones on Thursday afternoon after he and his teammates had landed at home in Limoges that is known for it's decorated porcelain a little less than 16 hours after he and Limoges CSP Elite had made history being the first team in Basketball Champions League history to come back from 22 points down at halftime and win. There wasn't celebrating in Ludwigsburg. 'We pretty much chilled in the hotel. I don't think there is any activity to be done in Ludwigsburg', said Bryce Jones. It is difficult to imagine how massive this victory was for the organization. 'This win is historic for the club. It is like another milestone. It is known that history will repeat itself. I'm really pleased that we could get it done and that I was a part of it', said Bryce Jones. But at first it looked like the French team would have a long trip home as the German side jumped all over them and scored an unbelievable 36 points in the first quarter. It looked like the game was decided then. But it wasn't the most points a team had put up against him in his career. 'I'm pretty sure it wasn't. They are a team that shoot the three really well. We went to zone early and tried to switch it up with mis match defense, but nothing worked. They swung the ball around really well and found their shooters. They got hot early which helped them', stressed Bryce Jones. But the one sided game didn't continue as Limoges rebounded and fought back into the game and trailed by only 11 at the break. 'Our solid run calmed us down. We knew then that it was a game again. We were never rattled and just kept our composure. That comes from the experience that we have with certain guys', said Bryce Jones. The American also knew that they couldn't afford another first quarter in the third quarter and listened closely to what head coach Massimo Cancellieri barked at half-time. 'He just told us to be real aggressive and pick full court. He also said to attack the ball, play with confidence and trust each other', remembered Bryce Jones. Instant success didn't come right away for Limoges ESP Elite, but it came very slowly, but step by step. Their offense was functioning better, but the MHP Riesen had an answer ready a lot of the time. A big problem were the errors that Limoges did on defense fouling too often behind the three point line that the German side gobbled up with free throws. 'Some three's were ill-advised and others were bad close outs. There were also some questionable calls. It was tough to keep fighting so hard and trying to stop elimination and then allowing those mistakes. That can break you, but we stayed calm and focused on moving to the next play and making up for it', expressed Bryce Jones. The guard who played 3 seasons in Serbia has had many great games in his career and was feeling it all game long and then came up big at the end to send the game into OT. Despite him having the hot hand all game long, he believes it was only logical to get the ball during money time. 'My mid range was working well in the game and coach wanted me to continue to have the ball in my hands. I played through the pick and roll and trusted myself and my teammates. I like to play for the big moments. I'm from Brooklyn and not afraid of anything', warned Bryce Jones. The tide didn't turn in the Overtime period as the MHP Riesen continued to keep up the pressure and rapidly led by 6 points with about 3 minutes to play. 'It was a small scale and I thought here we go again. They began with good defensive pressure and just played the way they usually do and got the crowd into the game. We took a deep breath and responded. That first bucket was really important, because we then knew that we would be fine', commented Bryce Jones. He made two huge baskets in the overtime to get the team real close. 'The first shot was the toughest, because I had just been subbed in. But honestly I had had a real feel for my jumper the whole night. It all felt routine and as if no one was there remembered Bryce Jones. The last possessions by the MHP Riesen weren't bad, but they just couldn't execute. Johnson missed a shot close to the rim a shot he usually makes, but didn't which kept Limoges CSP Elite alive. With the clock running down and the contest dead locked at 94-94, the French team had one last possession to win the game. Everybody in the arena knew he would make the last shot. He has been studying guys like Dam Lillard, James Harden and Kyrie Irving his whole life, but his buzzer beater from the right wing looked more like Kemba Walker. 'Cardiac Kemba. All those players are very comfortable taking shots in a situation like that. When I couldn't turn the corner, I stepped back to see how much space I had to my defender. I was fortunate that he jumped first and that showed me that he couldn't time it so I just shot it like it was a natural routine', expressed Bryce Jones. The shot definitely looked good which was followed by that surprised look by him. 'I won't lie but I knew it was going in. From the release, I had a good flick. It felt like an automatic shot. It was muscle memory. My surprised look was just a human reaction. Oh damn we just won. I had that look when I saw the red light. I knew then that we had really won and they can't react. So that is when I went running', laughed Bryce Jones. He has connected on some buzzer beaters in his career and this will always be a very special one. 'I hit one against Thomas Jeffersson in high school in OT. That first one will always be the biggest, because it told me I can make that shot. I also made one in JUCO and one for Murray State to send a game to OT', said Bryce Jones. He may have been the hero, but one guy who won't be forgotten by him and was a bit in his shadow was Jayvon Graves who had a huge 24 points in the monumental win. 'We don't win the game without him. We were down 22 and he had the heart to take risks and make shots. We don't comeback without him. I was extremely happy for him. He had an outstanding game. I will continue to be on him to keep going', stressed Bryce Jones. This win was massive for the club, but they want more. The sky is the limit for Limoges ESP Elite. 'We aren't satisfied, but will keep working hard. I won't make any predictions, but I feel very confident in myself and team. We will continue to battle against everyone', warned Bryce Jones |
| BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AMERICAS |
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| Best players of Basketball Champions League Americas round 6 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 31-year old power forward had a double-double of 33 points and thirteen rebounds, while his team crushed, the league's bottom-ranked team Hamilton (#3, 0-4) with 16-point margin 109-93. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Real Esteli to consolidate first place in the Basketball Champions League Americas. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost that single game earlier this season. Real Esteli has a very solid 3-1 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. In the team's last game Robinson had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range. He turned to be Real Esteli's top player in his first season with the team. University of Kansas graduate has very impressive stats this year. Robinson is league's best scorer averaging so far 22.0ppg and leads league in rebounds with 11.8rpg. Robinson is in league's top in and averages solid 54.8% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Brazilian center Luis Santos (194-C-1994) of Bigua. Santos impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 32 points and 12 rebounds. Bad luck as Bigua lost that game 61-90 to slightly higher-ranked Minas (#2, 2-2). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Bigua still maintains its place in the top 3 of the standings, even despite this loss. 3 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory Bigua managed to get this year. Santos is a newcomer at Bigua 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 21.0ppg (#4). He also registered 10.0 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was another Bigua's star - American Victor Rudd (206-PF-1991). Rudd got into 30-points club by scoring exactly 30 points in the last round. He went also for ten rebounds . He was another key player of Bigua, helping his team with a 102-83 easy win against #1 ranked Quimsa. Bigua can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 1-3 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Too bad for Rudd he does not play for a better team. But maybe if he did, his season stats would not be that high. Rudd has individually a great season in Basketball Champions League Americas. After only 4 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 8.0rpg (9th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Fabian Ramirez (200-F-1990) of Quimsa - 26 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Juan Palacios-Tello (206-F/C-1985) of Libertadores - 19 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Rayvonte Rice (193-G-1992) of Hamilton - 25 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Branden Frazier (191-G-1992) of Libertadores - 25 points and 3 assists 8. Jezreel De Jesus (185-G-1991) of Real Esteli - 27 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists 9. Tu Holloway (183-PG-1989) of Real Esteli - 13 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists 10. Shaquille Johnson (191-G-1990) of Minas - 20 points 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. Argentinian Quimsa (3-1) recorded its first loss in Santiado del Estero on Wednesday night. Hosts were rolled over by third ranked Uruguayan Bigua (1-3) 102-83. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Quimsa. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Bigua made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. The best player for the winners was American Victor Rudd (206-1991, college: S.Florida) who had a double-double by scoring 30 points and 10 rebounds. Brazilian center Luis Santos (194-1994) chipped in 20 points and 9 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). At the other side the best for losing team was forward Fabian Ramirez (200-1990) who recorded 26 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. It was the only win of guest team this round and in all other games host teams recorded victories. Defending Uruguayan champion left bottom position moving up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Quimsa at the other side still keeps top position with one game lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Bigua is looking forward to face league's second-placed Minas in Belo Horizonte in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Quimsa will play again at home against Bigua and it may be a tough game between close rivals. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Queretaro. Second ranked Mexican Libertadores faced 3rd ranked Canadian Hamilton. Host Libertadores (3-1) defeated guests from Hamilton (0-4) 106-90. It was a good game for Spanish-Colombian power forward Juan Palacios-Tello (206-1985) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds. Branden Frazier contributed with 25 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. American forward Steve Taylor Jr. (206-1993, college: Toledo) replied with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for Hamilton. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Libertadores keep a position of league leader, which they share with 3 other teams. Defending Canadian champion Hamilton still closes the standings with four games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Belo Horizonte. Second ranked Brazilian Minas faced one of their biggest challengers Uruguayan Bigua. Host Minas (2-2) smashed guests from Montevideo (1-3) 90-61. Alexey Borges had a double-double by scoring 10 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the charge for the winners. The best for the losing side was Luis Santos with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 12 rebounds (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field). The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Minas maintains second position with 2-2 record behind leader Sesi Franca which they share with defeated Bigua. Defending Uruguayan champion Bigua dropped to the second place with three games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Minas will again meet Bigua (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Bigua will play against the league's leader Quimsa in Santiado del Estero and it may be a tough game between close rivals. In the last game of round 6 winless Hamilton was defeated by Real Esteli in a road game 109-93. The best stats of 6th round was 33 points (!!!) and 13 rebounds by Thomas Robinson of Real Esteli. Libertadores - Hamilton 106-90 An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Queretaro. Second ranked Mexican Libertadores faced 3rd ranked Canadian Hamilton. Host Libertadores (3-1) defeated guests from Hamilton (0-4) 106-90. Libertadores players were unselfish on offense dishing 33 assists comparing to just 19 passes made by Hamilton's players. Hamilton was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a good game for Spanish-Colombian power forward Juan Palacios-Tello (206-1985) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds. American guard Branden Frazier (191-1992, college: Fordham, agency: BeoBasket) contributed with 25 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. American forward Steve Taylor Jr. (206-1993, college: Toledo) replied with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and Panamanian-Mexican center Joshua Ibarra (211-1995, college: HCU) added 15 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Hamilton. Four Libertadores and five Hamilton players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Libertadores keep a position of league leader, which they share with 3 other teams. Defending Canadian champion Hamilton still closes the standings with four games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Libertadores: B.Frazier 25+1reb+3ast, J.Palacios-Tello 19+11reb+2ast, V.Liz 15+1reb+5ast, I.Romero 13+5reb+1ast, E.Holman 10+3reb, T.Burrell 9+3reb+3ast Hamilton: J.Ibarra 15+8reb+2ast, S.Taylor Jr. 15+8reb+4ast, R.Rice 13+3reb+3ast, J.Henry-Blair 12+2reb, A.Campbell 11+3reb+3ast, G.Solano 11+3reb+6ast Quimsa - Bigua 83-102 Argentinian Quimsa (3-1) recorded its first loss in Santiado del Estero on Wednesday night. Hosts were rolled over by third ranked Uruguayan Bigua (1-3) 102-83. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Quimsa. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. Bigua made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. The best player for the winners was American Victor Rudd (206-1991, college: S.Florida) who had a double-double by scoring 30 points and 10 rebounds. Brazilian center Luis Santos (194-1994) chipped in 20 points and 9 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). At the other side the best for losing team was forward Fabian Ramirez (200-1990) who recorded 26 points and 5 rebounds and American power forward Eric Anderson (204-1993, college: New Haven) added 15 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. It was the only win of guest team this round and in all other games host teams recorded victories. Defending Uruguayan champion left bottom position moving up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Quimsa at the other side still keeps top position with one game lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Bigua is looking forward to face league's second-placed Minas in Belo Horizonte in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Quimsa will play again at home against Bigua and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Bigua: V.Rudd 30+10reb+1ast, D.Sims 20+1reb+6ast, L.Santos 20+9reb+1ast, S.Vidal 9+4reb+14ast, M.Rojas 8+10reb+1ast, A.Gonzalo 6+1reb+2ast Quimsa: F.Ramirez 26+5reb+3ast, B.Robinson 15+3reb, E.Anderson 15+6reb+1ast, M.Cosolito 6+3reb+4ast, A.Perez 6+1reb+3ast, J.Brussino 5+3reb+3ast Minas - Bigua 90-61 An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Belo Horizonte. Second ranked Brazilian Minas faced one of their biggest challengers Uruguayan Bigua. Host Minas (2-2) smashed guests from Montevideo (1-3) 90-61. Minas outrebounded Bigua 51-29 including a 41-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Point guard Alexey Borges (185-1995) had a double-double by scoring 10 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Shaquille Johnson (191-1990, college: Marshall) chipped in 20 points and 5 assists during the contest. Five Minas players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Brazilian center Luis Santos (194-1994) with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 12 rebounds (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field) and American Donald Sims (190-1987, college: App State, agency: Pensack Sports) scored 16 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. Minas maintains second position with 2-2 record behind leader Sesi Franca which they share with defeated Bigua. Defending Uruguayan champion Bigua dropped to the second place with three games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Minas will again meet Bigua (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Bigua will play against the league's leader Quimsa in Santiado del Estero and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Minas: S.Johnson 20+1reb+5ast, I.Hamilton 15+3reb+4ast, A.Paranhos 11+8reb, A.Borges 10+7reb+10ast, F.Vezaro 10+12reb+1ast, R.Lenz 9+5reb+4ast Bigua: L.Santos 32+12reb, D.Sims 16+2ast, E.Matias 4+1reb, S.Vidal 4+5ast, S.Moglia 3, V.Rudd 2+7reb+2ast Real Esteli - Hamilton 109-93 There was no surprise when 3rd ranked Canadian Hamilton (0-4) was defeated on the road by first ranked Nicaraguan Real Esteli (3-1) 109-93 on Thursday. Real Esteli looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists comparing to just 18 passes made by Hamilton's players. American Thomas Robinson (208-1991, college: Kansas) had a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 13 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Puerto Rican guard Jezreel De Jesus (185-1991, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 27 points and 7 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) during the contest. The best for the losing side was American guard Rayvonte Rice (193-1992, college: Illinois, agency: MSG) with 25 points and 5 rebounds and his fellow American import forward Steve Taylor Jr. (206-1993, college: Toledo) scored 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Five Real Esteli and four Hamilton players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Real Esteli have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending Nicaraguan champion maintains first position with 3-1 record, which they share with 3 other teams. Defending Canadian champion Hamilton still closes the standings with four games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Real Esteli: T.Robinson 33+13reb+3ast, J.De Jesus 27+3reb+7ast, A.Matias 16+3reb+2ast, T.Holloway 13+5reb+10ast, D.Jefferson 11+9reb+2ast, E.Andujar 7+4reb+5ast Hamilton: R.Rice 25+5reb+3ast, S.Taylor Jr. 17+9reb+5ast, G.Solano 15+5reb+4ast, J.Ibarra 11+5reb+1ast, S.Miller-Moore 9+3reb+4ast, T.Rolon 7+1reb+1ast |
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| Enisey signs Supreme Hannah, ex BC Minsk - by Eurobasket Center | ||||
Hannah graduated from Daemen College in 2017 and it is his sixth season as a professional player. |
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| BNXT-League round 15 best performance: Nikola Popovic - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 25-year old player was the main contributor (28 points, seven rebounds and two assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Mechelen (#4, 8-5) 98-90. Aalst maintains the 8th position in BNXT-League . Aalst is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 6-9 record. In the team's last game Popovic had a remarkable 84.6% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Aalst and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Former Boston College star has very solid stats this year. Popovic is in league's top in rebounds (6th best: 7.2rpg) and averages impressive 63.0% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young American Brian Fobbs (196-G-1998) of Mechelen. Fobbs had a very good evening with 33 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Bad luck as Mechelen lost that game 90-98 to the lower-ranked Aalst (#8, 6-9). This loss caused Mechelen to drop to 4th position in the standings. His team's 8-5 record is not bad at all. Fobbs is a newcomer at Mechelen, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.6ppg (#2). He also registered 5.8 boards per game. Third on the list of top players last round was Croatian forward Duje Dukan (208-F-1991) of Zwolle (#6). Dukan scored 19 points and grabbed twelve rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Zwolle, leading his team to a 108-81 easy win against slightly higher-ranked Yoast Utd. (#4, 8-7). Zwolle needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 7 victories and 6 lost games. Dukan has a very solid season. In 5 games in BNXT-League he scored 13.4ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Angel Rodriguez (180-PG-1992) of Liege - 24 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Bine Prepelic (200-PF-2001) of Charleroi - 18 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Charlie Moore (180-PG-1998) of Belfius Mons - 27 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Mike Schilder (185-G-1994) of Yoast Utd. - 27 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Arnaldo Toro (203-F/C-1997) of Zwolle - 27 points and 6 rebounds 9. Breein Tyree (188-PG-1998) of Oostende - 24 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Thijs De Ridder (203-F-2003) of Antwerp - 21 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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| Patrick's Sacramento State Defeat Northern Arizona - by Eurobasket News |
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David Patrick 's Sacramento State withstood a late Northern Arizona rally and snatched a 59 - 56 win at the Nest. Sacramento State never trailed in the game but had to withstand an NAU run that sliced Sacramento State's lead to one point with under 10 seconds remaining. Sacramento State led by 12 at halftime (34-22) and opened up a lead as large as 15 points. Sacramento State held a comfortable lead for the majority of the second half but saw Northern Arizona use a 7-0 run over a 2:25 span that cut the lead from eight points to one with seven seconds remaining. After a pair of free throws from Oakland Fort had Northern Arizona within one, 57-56, Sacramento State's Gianni Hunt was fouled and calmly buried both free throws at the five-second mark. NAU had two looks to tie in the closing seconds, but Fort and Nik Mains both missed 3-pointers. Courtesy of: islandstats.com |
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| BNXT-League round 15 best performance: Nikola Popovic - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 25-year old player was the main contributor (28 points, seven rebounds and two assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Mechelen (#4, 8-5) 98-90. Aalst maintains the 8th position in BNXT-League . Aalst is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 6-9 record. In the team's last game Popovic had a remarkable 84.6% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Aalst and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Former Boston College star has very solid stats this year. Popovic is in league's top in rebounds (6th best: 7.2rpg) and averages impressive 63.0% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young American Brian Fobbs (196-G-1998) of Mechelen. Fobbs had a very good evening with 33 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Bad luck as Mechelen lost that game 90-98 to the lower-ranked Aalst (#8, 6-9). This loss caused Mechelen to drop to 4th position in the standings. His team's 8-5 record is not bad at all. Fobbs is a newcomer at Mechelen, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.6ppg (#2). He also registered 5.8 boards per game. Third on the list of top players last round was Croatian forward Duje Dukan (208-F-1991) of Zwolle (#6). Dukan scored 19 points and grabbed twelve rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Zwolle, leading his team to a 108-81 easy win against slightly higher-ranked Yoast Utd. (#4, 8-7). Zwolle needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 7 victories and 6 lost games. Dukan has a very solid season. In 5 games in BNXT-League he scored 13.4ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Angel Rodriguez (180-PG-1992) of Liege - 24 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Bine Prepelic (200-PF-2001) of Charleroi - 18 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Charlie Moore (180-PG-1998) of Belfius Mons - 27 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Mike Schilder (185-G-1994) of Yoast Utd. - 27 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Arnaldo Toro (203-F/C-1997) of Zwolle - 27 points and 6 rebounds 9. Breein Tyree (188-PG-1998) of Oostende - 24 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Thijs De Ridder (203-F-2003) of Antwerp - 21 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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| OKK Sloboda Tuzla lands Reuf Livadic - by Zeljko Zule |
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OKK-Sloboda-Tuzla (Division I) landed 22-year old Bosnian 213cm center Reuf Livadic. Livadic played recently at KK Tajfun Sentjur in Slovenian Liga Nova KBM, but left the team in Jan.'23. In 13 games he averaged 6.0ppg and 4.4rpg this season. He has played previously for three other Bosnia teams: Spars, Spartans and Spars Akademija. His team made it to the Bosnian A1 Liga Semifinals in 2022. |
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| Blumenau signs Joao Victor Martins - by Paulo Freire | |
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Flamengo-Blumenau (CBB) signed 20-year old Joao Victor Martins (2003) for upcoming 2023 season. Martins just played at Basket Sao Jose/AGFEB in Brazilian Catarinense State. He missed last season and had one year break from professional basketball. |
| Chagas comes back to Blumenau - by Paulo Freire | |
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Flamengo-Blumenau (CBB) added to their roster 21-year old small forward Vinicius Chagas (202cm-2001) for new 2023 season. It is actually his comeback to Blumenau as he has played here before. Chagas played last summer at Cearense in Brazilian LDB U20. In 11 games he recorded 11.0ppg, 8.4rpg, 1.8apg, 1.4spg and 1.0bpg. He helped them to win the regular season and make it to the semifinals. Chagas also played for Flamengo Blumenau that season where in 15 CBB games he averaged 3.1ppg and 2.5rpg. He has played previously for two other teams: Paulistano and Palmeiras. |
| Liga Sorocabana de Basquete signs Tarek Santana - by Paulo Freire | |
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Liga-Sorocabana-de-Basquete (Paulista) signed 21-year old power forward Tarek Santana (208cm-85kg-2001) for upcoming 2023 season. Santana played last summer at Sao Paulo Futebol Club U20 team in Brazilian LDB U20. In 15 games he had 5.3ppg, 3.2rpg and 1.4spg. He also played for Coritiba (CBB) where in 11 games he recorded 8.6ppg, 5.9rpg and 1.2apg. Santana has played previously for four other teams: Paulistano, Ponta Grossa, Londrina and Paulistano. His team made it to the LDB U20 League Semifinals in 2019. |
| Liga Sorocabana de Basquete lands coach Roberto Jayme - by Paulo Freire |
| Liga-Sorocabana-de-Basquete (Paulista) tabbed coach Roberto Jayme for new season. Jayme coached recently at Paulistano in the NBB. He has coached there for the last five years. |
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He has played previously for two other teams: Paulistano and Paulistano. Among many awards he was voted to Latinbasket.com All-LDB U21 League Honorable Mention back in 2018. |
| Jacon is back at Liga Sorocabana de Basquete - by Paulo Freire | ||||
Jacon was a member of Brazilian U18 National Team in 2014. He has played previously for seven other teams: Flamengo, Minas, Osasco, Paysandu, Liga Sorocabana de Basquete, Rio Claro and Paysandu. Jacon won Brazilian CBC League championship title in 2021. He attended Southeastern Community College until 2016 and it is his seventh season as a professional player. |
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| KK TFT Skopje adds Haughton to their roster, ex Spartak Pleven - by Zeljko Zule | ||||
He is quite experienced player. Haughton has played also professionally in Austria (BC Vienna), Estonia (Tarvas), Finland (Vilpas), Greece (Rethymno and Trikala) and North Macedonia (Pelister). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he played in the final of North Macedonian League in 2022. He was voted to Eurobasket.com Austrian League All-Imports Team back in 2019. Haughton graduated from Purchase College in 2014 and it is his ninth season as a professional player. |
| NBL Round 15: Leader Rilski gets another victory - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Undefeated leader Rilski delivered the fifteenth consecutive win on Wednesday night. This time they beat 9th ranked Cherno More (4-10) 85-76 in Samokov. Rilski looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. The best player for the winners was the former international Chavdar Kostov (196-1988, agency: BIG) who scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). American guard Brandon Randolph (187-1995, college: Utah Valley) chipped in 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was swingman Mihail Moldov (195-2001, agency: BIG) who recorded 15 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated Rilski (15-0) have an impressive series of fifteen victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 15 victories in a row. Cherno More lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth position with ten games lost. Rilski are looking forward to face Beroe (#6) in Stara Zagora in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Cherno More will play at home against Spartak Pleven (#4) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series. The game with biggest result difference took place in Botevgrad. Local Balkan (11-3) outscored 5th ranked Beroe (7-8) 105-71. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Beroe. It was a good game for international Dimitar Dimitrov (203-1993) who led his team to a victory with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Pavlin Ivanov contributed with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. American guard Darius Hall (188, college: Bryant & Str OH) answered with 17 points and 7 rebounds for Beroe. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Balkan. Defending champion maintains second place with 11-3 record having five points less than leader Rilski. Beroe at the other side dropped to the sixth position with eight games lost. Balkan will play against Chernomorets (#7) in Burgas in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Beroe will play at home against the league's leader Rilski and hopes to get back on the winning track. In the last two games of round 15 Akademik P. defeated Shumen in Plovdiv 78-72. Levski beat Chernomorets at home 80-70. Shumen - Akademik P. 72-78 There was no surprise when 11th ranked Shumen (3-12) was defeated at home by eighth ranked Akademik P. (6-9) 78-72. Akademik P. outrebounded Shumen 46-30 including a 32-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a good game for Tomislav Minkov (196-2001) who led his team to a victory with 15 points and 8 rebounds. American guard Jaylen Minnett (185-1999, college: Missouri St.) contributed with 15 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Akademik P.'s coach Jordan Yankov allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American guard Ishmael El-Amin (190, college: URI, agency: BIG) answered with 19 points, 5 assists and 4 steals and the other American import forward Rey Idowu (206, college: Tulsa) added 14 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Shumen. Four Shumen players scored in double figures. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Akademik P.. They moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Chernomorets. Shumen at the other side stay at the bottom position with 12 games lost. Akademik P. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Shumen will play on the road against Yambol (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Akademik P.: T.Minkov 15+8reb+2ast, J.Minnett 15+5reb+2ast, V.Bachev 12+3reb+2ast, N.Nikolov 11+2reb+1ast, T.Creammer 9+6reb+2ast, T.Gugino 7+5reb+5ast Shumen: I.El-Amin 19+3reb+5ast, G.Kenderov 16+8reb, R.Idowu 14+11reb+1ast, J.Ellis 11+5reb+2ast, A.Sekulov 9+2reb+6ast, N.Nikolov 3+2ast Balkan - Beroe 105-71 The game with biggest result difference took place in Botevgrad. Local Balkan (11-3) outscored 5th ranked Beroe (7-8) 105-71. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Beroe. Balkan dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Beroe's 38. They outrebounded Beroe 40-27 including 30 on the defensive glass. Balkan players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. It was a good game for international Dimitar Dimitrov (203-1993) who led his team to a victory with 16 points and 9 rebounds. The former international Pavlin Ivanov (195-1993, agency: Octagon Europe) contributed with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. American guard Darius Hall (188, college: Bryant & Str OH) answered with 17 points and 7 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and point guard Mihail Kombakov (185-2003) added 10 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Beroe. Five Balkan and four Beroe 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. The victory was the third consecutive win for Balkan. Defending champion maintains second place with 11-3 record having five points less than leader Rilski. Beroe at the other side dropped to the sixth position with eight games lost. Balkan will play against Chernomorets (#7) in Burgas in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Beroe will play at home against the league's leader Rilski and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Balkan: D.Dimitrov 16+9reb+2ast, N.Grozev 15+2reb+3ast, P.Ivanov 14+7reb+4ast, T.Konstantin 14+4reb+1ast, M.Suarez 13+9reb, P.Iliyan 11+1reb+5ast Beroe: D.Hall 17+7reb+2ast, D.Ivanov 15+1reb+1ast, T.Edogi 12+5reb, M.Kombakov 10+5reb+3ast, A.Todorovic 7+1reb, M.Stefanov 6+3reb Levski - Chernomorets 80-70 No shocking result in a game in Sofia where third ranked Levski (9-5) defeated 7th ranked Chernomorets (6-9) 80-70. They outrebounded Chernomorets 44-33 including 16 on the offensive glass. Levski players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. It was a good game for Nikolay Mihaylov (204-2000, agency: BIG) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds. The former international swingman Zlatin Georgiev (197-1985) contributed with 13 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Levski's coach Konstantin Papazov used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. American forward Jordan Tucker (201-1998, college: Butler) answered with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and South Sudanese power forward Makol Mawien (206-1996, college: Kansas St.) added 21 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Chernomorets. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Levski maintains third place with 9-5 record having seven points less than leader Rilski. Chernomorets at the other side keeps the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Akademik P.. Levski's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Sofia to the arena CSKA. Top scorers: Levski: N.Mihaylov 17+11reb+1ast, Z.Georgiev 13+7reb+7ast, A.Velikov 12+3reb+6ast, L.Dimitrov 11+4reb+5ast, J.Florveus 8+5reb+1ast, R.Wright 8+7reb+1ast Chernomorets: M.Mawien 21+8reb, J.Tucker 18+8reb+4ast, N.Titkov 10+4ast, S.Lepichev 10+6reb+1ast, G.Boyanov 6+3reb, M.Tutu 5+8reb+7ast Rilski - Cherno More 85-76 Undefeated leader Rilski delivered the fifteenth consecutive win on Wednesday night. This time they beat 9th ranked Cherno More (4-10) 85-76 in Samokov. Rilski looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. The best player for the winners was the former international Chavdar Kostov (196-1988, agency: BIG) who scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). American guard Brandon Randolph (187-1995, college: Utah Valley) chipped in 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was swingman Mihail Moldov (195-2001, agency: BIG) who recorded 15 points and American Thatch Unruh (196-1994, college: Cent Arkansas, agency: BIG) added 13 points respectively. Four Cherno More players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Rilski (15-0) have an impressive series of fifteen victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 15 victories in a row. Cherno More lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth position with ten games lost. Rilski are looking forward to face Beroe (#6) in Stara Zagora in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Cherno More will play at home against Spartak Pleven (#4) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series. Top scorers: Rilski: C.Kostov 21+6reb+6ast, D.Wiggins 18+4reb+1ast, B.Randolph 14+5reb+6ast, E.Battey 8+9reb, A.Yanev 8+3reb+2ast, V.Popov 8+1reb+1ast Cherno More: M.Moldov 15+2reb+3ast, T.Unruh 13+4reb+2ast, M.Kotsev 11+4reb+4ast, J.Martin 10+6reb+1ast, T.Lachezar 8+5reb+4ast, S.Ivan 8+3reb |
| Chavdar Kostov claims Bulgarian NBL weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 34-year old shooting guard had the game-high 21 points adding six rebounds and six assists for Rilski in his team's victory, helping them to beat Cherno More (#10, 4-10) 85-76. It allowed Rilski to consolidate first place in the Bulgarian NBL. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is already in a full swing and Rilski still have not lost a single game, getting all 15 victories. In the team's last game Kostov had a remarkable 87.5% from 2-point range. He turned to be Rilski's top player in his first season with the team. Chavdar Kostov averages this season 14.5ppg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young international power forward Dimitar Dimitrov (203-PF-1993) of second-ranked Balkan. Dimitrov impressed basketball fans with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course he led Balkan to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Beroe (#6, 7-8) 105-71. Balkan's second position in the standings has not changed. His team's 11-3 record is not bad at all. Dimitrov is one of the most experienced players at Balkan and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was American Darius Hall (188-G) of Beroe (#6). Hall scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Despite Hall's great performance Beroe lost 71-105 to the higher-ranked Balkan (#2, 11-3). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Beroe ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 8 games, recording just seven victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Hall could help Beroe to bring them higher in the standings. Hall has a great season in Bulgaria. After 13 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 18.4ppg (best scorer). Other top performing players last week: 4. Evan Battey (203-F-1998) of Rilski - 8 points and 9 rebounds 5. Makol Mawien (206-F/C-1996) of Chernomorets - 21 points and 8 rebounds 6. Zlatin Georgiev (197-G/F-1985) of Levski - 13 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists 7. Demajeo Wiggins (208-F-1997) of Rilski - 18 points and 4 rebounds 8. Manny Suarez (208-C-1993) of Balkan - 13 points and 9 rebounds 9. Rey Idowu (206-F) of Shumen - 14 points and 11 rebounds 10. Tomislav Minkov (196-SF-2001) of Akademik P. - 15 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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| Plymouth Patriots land Jules Akodo - by Jeff King | |||
Akodo also represented United Kingdom at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italy) eight years ago. His stats at that event were 9 games: 5.3ppg, 1.8rpg, 2.9apg, 2.0spg, FGP: 28.6%, 3PT: 21.7%, FT: 64.3%. He is a very experienced player. Akodo has played also professionally in Germany (Skyliners and Skyliners II), Slovenia (Petrol Olimpija Ljubljana and LTH Castings), Spain (Burgos and Burgos Nissan) and United Kingdom (Lions and London City Royals). Among many awards he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-German 2.Bundesliga Pro B Honorable Mention back in 2018. Let's have closer look into Akodo's outlook: Has a great body and athletic skills for a point guard. He can drive to the lane and plays tough defense. Akodo needs to work onn his outside shooting because he struggles a bit now, if left open from the distance. |
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| Make it three straight for the red hot Badgers - by Eurobasket News |
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The No. 5 nationally ranked Brock Badgers men's basketball team won their third straight game in a scrappy contest versus the McMaster Marauders by a final score of 76-69 on Wednesday night at Bob Davis Gym. It was domination at the rim for the Badgers as they outrebounded McMaster 50-33, led by Jordan Tchuente (198-G, college: Brock) and his third consecutive double-double. The 6-6 forward finished the night with 18 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, highlighted by a monster putback slam. Tchuente also added a season-high four blocks in the contest. Fellow Badgers forward Jevon Brown also had a stellar night notching career highs of his own in both points and rebounds with 17 and 10, while also chipping in at the defensive end of the court with a number of charge fouls drawn. Brock head coach Willy Manigat showcased how deep the roster can go with four of the five Badgers starters scoring in double figures. Starting point guard Isaiah Bujdoso (193-PG-1999, college: Loyola, IL) was the helping hand for this unit with a game-high 6 dimes, alongside 13 points and three steals. As for the Marauders, Mike Demagus (190-G) led the way with a game-high 26 points. Brock looks to continue their win streak versus the York Lions this Saturday, Jan. 21. Courtesy of: gobadgers.ca |
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| Darrol Jones claims Chilean LNB Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | ||
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International Forward Darrol Jones (193-F-1994) put on an amazing game in the last round for league's second-best Los Leones and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 2. The 28-year old forward had the game-high 25 points adding four rebounds and six assists for Los Leones in his team's victory, helping them to beat Puente Alto (#7, 1-1) 86-74. Los Leones was forced-out from the top positions in Chilean LNB. But it's just the very beginning of the season and Los Leones 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 Jones had a remarkable three three-pointers out of 7 attempts. He has many years of experience at Los Leones, through which he has constantly improved. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American forward Josh Morris (203-F-1993) of Puerto Montt. Morris impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 28 points and 16 rebounds. Bad luck as Puerto Montt was edged by Valdivia (2-0) 79-76. 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. Morris is a newcomer at Puerto Montt 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 T.J. Robinson (203-F-1989) of Catolica (#14). Robinson scored 27 points and grabbed eleven rebounds (!!!). Despite Robinson's great performance Catolica lost 74-78 to Quilicura (#10, 1-1). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. Catolica can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. Robinson has individually a great season in Chile. After only 2 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 25.0ppg (6th best) and rebounds with 11.5rpg (7th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Cristian Amicucci (200-F/C-1985) of Las Animas - 22 points, 18 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Martin Chervo (200-F-1992) of Puerto Montt - 30 points and 12 rebounds 6. Adriano Barreras (186-G-1989) of Quilicura - 35 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Diego Low (190-PF-1997) of Las Animas - 27 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Ricardo Gomez (176-PG-1993) of Espanol T. - 31 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Gianncarlo Caraboni (F) of Tinguiririca - 28 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Enzo Amado (183-PG) of Puerto Varas - 18 points, 2 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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| CBA Round 31: Guandong Tigers defeat Flying Leopards in the game between Top 4 teams - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. An interesting game for Guandong Tigers (22-5) which hosted in Dongguan their biggest opponent Flying Leopards (22-6). Third ranked Guandong Tigers managed to get a 9-point victory 108-99. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Flying Leopards. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Guandong Tigers made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American MarShon Brooks (197-1989, college: Providence) who helped to win the game recording 36 points (!!!), 7 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international point guard Mingxuan Hu (191-1998) contributed with 13 points and 8 assists for the winners. American guard Kyle Fogg (191-1990, college: Arizona) answered with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for Flying Leopards. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guandong Tigers moved-up to second place. Defending champion Flying Leopards dropped to the third position with six games lost. An interesting game for Golden Bulls (23-4) which hosted in Hangzhou 4th placed Ducks (17-11). First ranked Golden Bulls managed to get a 6-point victory 94-88. It was a great evening for American forward Moses Wright (206-1998, college: Georgia Tech) who led his team to a victory scoring 27 points and 8 rebounds. Qian Wu helped adding 18 points and 9 assists. At the losing side American guard Nick Johnson (191-1992, college: Arizona) responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals. Ducks' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Golden Bulls have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 23-4 record. Ducks lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fourth position with 11 games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Fourteenth-ranked Eagles (12-16) used its home court advantage to challenge eighth ranked Flying Tigers (17-11) in Qingdao on Tuesday. The visitors from Urumqi managed to secure only one-point victory 101-100. However their fans expected much easier game. It was an exceptional evening for Azat Aersilan who led the winners and scored 26 points and 6 assists. Flying Tigers' coach used entire bench in such tough game. Eugene German came up with 21 points and 8 assists for Eagles in the defeat. Flying Tigers have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Eagles at the other side keep the fourteenth position with 16 games lost. They share it with Guangzhou LL. Other games in round 31 were not that significant. Shenzhen L. were smashed by Guangzhou LL on the road 114-89. Jiangsu D. lost to Shandong H. on its own court 91-94. Bottom-ranked Ningbo R. unfortunately lost to Shanxi L. in Taiyuan 103-113. Guangsha L. recorded a loss to Shanghai S. at home 85-95. Tianjin was defeated by Jilin NE T. on the opponent's court 102-88. Sichuan BW was beaten by Fujian S. in a home game 105-122. Nanjing TX MK lost to Beijing RF on the road 109-118. Shanghai S. unfortunately lost to Shanxi L. on its own court 99-115. Shenzhen L. rolled over Jiangsu D. in a road game 106-85. The most impressive performance of 31th round was 21 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists by Jared Sullinger of Shenzhen L.. Guangzhou LL - Shenzhen L. 114-89 There was a surprise result when fifteenth ranked Long-Lions (12-16) crushed higher ranked Aviators (17-11) in Guangzhou 114-89 on Tuesday. Long-Lions had a 36-24 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Long-Lions made 7 blocks. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Nate Mason (188-1995, college: Minnesota) who led the winners and scored 39 points (!!!). Taiwanese point guard Ying-Chun Chen (182-1993, college: Liberty) accounted for 19 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists (made all of his seven free throws) for the winning side. Five Long-Lions players scored in double figures. American forward Jared Sullinger (206-1992, college: Ohio St.) came up with 24 points and 9 rebounds and international Xining He (195-1997) added 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Aviators 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. Long-Lions moved-up to fourteenth place, which they share with Qingdao E. Aviators at the other side dropped to the fourth position with 11 games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Top scorers: Shenzhen L.: S.Jared 24+9reb+1ast, H.Xining 14+7reb+4ast, B.Askia 9+3reb+6ast, M.Mingkun 8+2reb+1ast, Z.Peng 7+4reb+2ast, Z.Yanman 6+1reb Guangzhou LL: M.Nate 39+4reb+1ast, C.Ying-Chun 19+8reb+7ast, Z.Mingzhen 18+4reb+2ast, B.Jordan 11+7reb+4ast, C.Yongxi 10+4reb+5ast, J.Boqiao 9+8reb Jiangsu D. - Shandong H. 91-94 Very expected game when 13th ranked Jiangsu Dragons (13-15) were edged by seventh ranked Heroes (17-11) in Nanjing 94-91 on Tuesday. Heroes made 16-of-17 free shots (94.1 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 Jiangsu Dragons turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. It was an exceptional evening for the former international point guard Shiyan Gao (186-1996) who led the winners and scored 6 points, 8 rebounds and 16 assists. American forward Troy Gillenwater (205-1988, college: NM State) accounted for 20 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Heroes' coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American center Devin Williams (206-1994, college: WVU) came up with a double-double by scoring 28 points and 15 rebounds and guard Xiaolong Cui (194-1999) added 17 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists respectively for Jiangsu Dragons in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Heroes have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Jiangsu Dragons lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth position with 15 games lost. Top scorers: Jiangsu D.: W.Devin 28+15reb+2ast, Y.Shi 18+3reb+4ast, C.Xiaolong 17+6reb+10ast, Z.Zhou 11+2reb+1ast, M.Jianhao 9+9reb+4ast, J.Haoran 8+2reb Shandong H.: H.Qiaowen 23+2reb+2ast, L.Sylven 22+4reb+1ast, G.Troy 20+6reb+1ast, T.Hanlin 10+6reb+1ast, G.Shiyan 6+8reb+16ast, C.Peidong 5+2reb+5ast Qingdao E. - Xinjiang FT 100-101 Fourteenth-ranked Eagles (12-16) used its home court advantage to challenge eighth ranked Flying Tigers (17-11) in Qingdao on Tuesday. The visitors from Urumqi managed to secure only one-point victory 101-100. However their fans expected much easier game. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Flying Tigers made 7 blocks. It was an exceptional evening for forward Azat Aersilan (201-1996) who led the winners and scored 26 points and 6 assists. Senegalese center Tacko Fall (231-1995, college: UCF) accounted for 15 points and 13 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) for the winning side. Flying Tigers' coach used entire bench in such tough game. American point guard Eugene German (183-1997, college: NIU) came up with 21 points and 8 assists and Ruize Wang (197-1995) added 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Eagles in the defeat. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Flying Tigers have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Eagles at the other side keep the fourteenth position with 16 games lost. They share it with Guangzhou LL. Top scorers: Qingdao E.: G.Eugene 21+4reb+8ast, W.Ruize 20+7reb+4ast, Z.Jiayi 14+5reb, R.Duop 14+6reb+5ast, W.Hong 13+6reb+4ast, J.Zhuo 12+6reb+1ast Xinjiang FT: A.Azat 26+2reb+6ast, F.Tacko 15+13reb+1ast, A.Abudurexiti 15+9reb+1ast, Q.Lin 14+5reb+2ast, C.Chris 13+3reb, H.Fan 5+2reb Shanxi L. - Ningbo R. 113-103 Very predictable result when eleventh ranked Loongs (15-13) won against bottom-ranked Rockets (2-26) in Taiyuan 113-103 on Tuesday. Loongs made 26-of-32 free shots (81.3 percent) during the game. Loongs outrebounded Rockets 46-28 including a 30-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American point guard Kahlil Felder (175-1995, college: Oakland) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 10 assists (made all of his seven free throws). Ning Zhang (192-1997) accounted for 25 points and 9 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws) for the winning side. Four Loongs players scored in double figures. American point guard Brandon Taylor (178-1994, college: Utah, agency: Pensack Sports) came up with 34 points (!!!), 5 assists and 4 steals and Montenegrin forward Marko Todorovic (208-1992) added 22 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals respectively for Rockets in the defeat. Rockets' coach tested twelve players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Loongs have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Nanjing TX MK. Rockets lost sixth consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay dead last with 26 lost games. Top scorers: Ningbo R.: T.Brandon 34+2reb+5ast, T.Marko 22+9reb+8ast, N.Hongyu 10+2reb, W.Xuan 9+3reb+3ast, D.Ruibo 8+3reb, L.Yuanyu 6+3reb+6ast Shanxi L.: F.Kahlil 34+4reb+10ast, Z.Ning 25+9reb+2ast, X.Zhijiang 11+12reb+1ast, Y.Shuai 11+3reb+1ast, G.Zhaobao 11+5reb+4ast, C.Lin 8+9reb+2ast Guangsha L. - Shanghai S. 85-95 Not a big story in a game when 10th ranked Guangsha Lions (15-14) lost to fourth ranked Sharks (17-11) in Hangzhou 85-95 on Tuesday. Sharks made 19-of-19 free shots (100 percent !!!) during the game. They also forced 22 Guangsha Lions turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Melo Trimble (190-1995, college: Maryland, agency: Pensack Sports) who led the winners and scored 39 points (!!!), 9 rebounds and 5 assists (made all of his thirteen free throws !!!). The former international center Zhelin Wang (214-1994) accounted for 17 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side. Four Sharks players scored in double figures. The former international guard Minghui Sun (187-1996) came up with 39 points (!!!), 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals and the former international center Jinqiu Hu (211-1997) added 13 points and 13 rebounds respectively for Guangsha Lions in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Sharks maintains fourth place with 17-11 record, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser Guangsha Lions dropped to the eleventh position with 14 games lost. Top scorers: Guangsha L.: S.Minghui 39+6reb+8ast, H.Jinqiu 13+13reb, C.Will 9+2reb+3ast, X.Ke 9+2reb+5ast, Z.Junlong 7+5reb+3ast, X.ZhongHao 6+5reb+1ast Shanghai S.: T.Melo 39+9reb+5ast, W.Zhelin 17+11reb+3ast, L.Hanchen 11+4reb+2ast, R.Junwei 11+6reb+4ast, Y.Pengfei 7+4reb, W.Cheng 5+4reb+1ast Jilin NE T. - Tianjin 102-88 Everything went according to plan when twelfth ranked Jilin Tigers (14-14) defeated 18th ranked Pioneers (6-22) in Changchun 102-88 on Wednesday. Jilin Tigers made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Dominique Jones (193-1988, college: S.Florida) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 8 rebounds and 19 assists. Yuxing Jiang (193-1995) accounted for 23 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. American forward Scottie James Jr (202-1996, college: Liberty) came up with 8 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists and Taiwanese guard Benson Lin (193-1999, college: Bryant) added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists respectively for Pioneers in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Pioneers' coach tested eleven players and allowed the starting five to rest. Jilin Tigers maintains twelfth place with 14-14 record. Loser Pioneers keep the eighteenth position with 22 games lost. They share it with Fujian S.. Top scorers: Tianjin: M.Zikai 17+4reb+1ast, J.Brandon 14+5reb+3ast, L.Benson 14+5reb+8ast, S.Deshaui 12+7reb+1ast, Y.Tian 9+1reb, G.Zeyu 8+2reb+5ast Jilin NE T.: J.Dominique 26+8reb+19ast, J.Yuxing 23+15reb+4ast, J.Weize 23+7reb+4ast, C.Jinming 13+1reb+1ast, L.Ang 10+2reb, L.Tianyi 4 Sichuan BW - Fujian S. 105-122 There was a minor upset when 17th ranked Blue Whales (7-21) lost to nineteenth ranked Sturgeons (6-22) in Sichuan 105-122 on Wednesday. Sturgeons looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. It was an exceptional evening for Bulgarian-American point guard Darius Adams (188-1989, college: Indianapolis) who led the winners and scored 34 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 6 assists. The former international Linjian Chen (197-1993) accounted for 26 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. American point guard Marlain Veal (175-1996, college: SE Louisiana) came up with a triple-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 10 rebounds and 10 assists and Ruoyu Su (206-1991) added 19 points and 10 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) respectively for Blue Whales in the defeat. Five Sturgeons and four Blue Whales players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Sturgeons have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to eighteenth place, which they share with Tianjin. Blue Whales lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventeenth position with 21 games lost. Top scorers: Sichuan BW: V.Marlain 33+10reb+10ast, S.Ruoyu 19+10reb, H.Shuo 18+4reb+1ast, Y.Xiaoyong 11+2reb+5ast, H.Xin 8+2reb+4ast, Y.Zhenliang 6+4reb Fujian S.: A.Darius 34+5reb+6ast, C.Linjian 26+6reb+1ast, T.Guisen 14+4reb+1ast, M.Thon 13+11reb+3ast, L.Yiyang 11+3reb+8ast, W.Huadong 10+4reb+2ast Beijing RF - Nanjing TX MK 118-109 There was a surprise result when sixteenth ranked Royal Fighters (10-17) beat higher ranked Monkey Kings (15-13) in Beijing 118-109 on Wednesday. Royal Fighters made 18-of-20 free shots (90.0 percent) during the game. Royal Fighters outrebounded Monkey Kings 46-32 including 19 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 34 assists. It was an exceptional evening for the former international center Changdong Yu (206-1991) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists. Fan Zhang (195-1996) accounted for 23 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists for the winning side. Wei Lin (-2003) came up with 35 points (!!!) (made all of his ten free throws !!!) and the former international point guard Zirui Wang (189-1993) added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists respectively for Monkey Kings in the defeat. Five Royal Fighters and four Monkey Kings players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Royal Fighters maintains sixteenth place with 10-17 record. Loser Monkey Kings keep the ninth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Shanxi L.. Top scorers: Nanjing TX MK: L.Wei 35+4reb+1ast, W.Zirui 14+5reb+8ast, L.Dong 13+5reb+1ast, W.Lanxuan 12+2reb+10ast, L.Hongpeng 10+2reb, S.Mingyang 6+7reb+4ast Beijing RF: G.Trae 28+2reb+5ast, Z.Fan 23+5reb+10ast, L.Sanning 20+3reb+3ast, Y.Changdong 16+18reb+5ast, W.Junjie 13+2reb+4ast, Z.Yuchen 6+3reb+2ast Guangdong ST - Liaoning FL 108-99 An interesting game for Guandong Tigers (22-5) which hosted in Dongguan their biggest opponent Flying Leopards (22-6). Third ranked Guandong Tigers managed to get a 9-point victory 108-99. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Flying Leopards. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Guandong Tigers made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American MarShon Brooks (197-1989, college: Providence) who helped to win the game recording 36 points (!!!), 7 rebounds and 4 assists. The former international point guard Mingxuan Hu (191-1998) contributed with 13 points and 8 assists for the winners. American guard Kyle Fogg (191-1990, college: Arizona) answered with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists and the former international Ailun Guo (189-1993) added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Flying Leopards. Four Flying Leopards players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guandong Tigers moved-up to second place. Defending champion Flying Leopards dropped to the third position with six games lost. Top scorers: Liaoning FL: F.Kyle 19+7reb+6ast, F.Hao 15+2reb+2ast, G.Ailun 14+6reb+6ast, L.XiaoXu 12+4reb+1ast, S.JaKarr 11+8reb+1ast, Z.Zhenlin 10+4reb+3ast Guangdong ST: B.MarShon 36+7reb+4ast, H.Mingxuan 13+4reb+8ast, Y.Jianlian 11+6reb, X.Jie 9+5reb+5ast, D.Runwang 9+2reb, H.Justin 9+4reb+2ast Zhejiang GB. - Beijing D. 94-88 An interesting game for Golden Bulls (23-4) which hosted in Hangzhou 4th placed Ducks (17-11). First ranked Golden Bulls managed to get a 6-point victory 94-88. Golden Bulls forced 20 Ducks turnovers. Ducks were plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for American forward Moses Wright (206-1998, college: Georgia Tech) who led his team to a victory scoring 27 points and 8 rebounds. The former international point guard Qian Wu (188-1994) helped adding 18 points and 9 assists. At the losing side American guard Nick Johnson (191-1992, college: Arizona) responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals and the former international power forward Zeng Fanbo (211-2003) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Ducks' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Golden Bulls have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 23-4 record. Ducks lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fourth position with 11 games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Top scorers: Beijing D.: J.Nick 20+10reb+9ast, F.Shuo 16+1reb+5ast, F.Zeng 15+11reb+1ast, Z.Xiaochuan 14+7reb+3ast, F.Ziming 13+3reb+4ast, L.Muhao 3+1reb Zhejiang GB.: W.Moses 27+8reb+1ast, L.Zeyi 18+8reb+2ast, W.Qian 18+3reb+9ast, W.Yibo 14+4reb+4ast, L.Wenbo 13+10reb+1ast, Y.Harold 2+4reb+2ast Shanghai S. - Shanxi L. 99-115 There was an upset when 4th placed Sharks (17-11) lost to eleventh ranked Loongs (15-13) in Shanghai 99-115 on Thursday. Loongs had a 38-27 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American point guard Kahlil Felder (175-1995, college: Oakland) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 9 rebounds and 13 assists. Ning Zhang (192-1997) accounted for 26 points for the winning side. The former international Junwei Ren (202-1990) came up with 24 points and 7 rebounds and the former international center Zhelin Wang (214-1994) added 19 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Sharks in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Sharks' coach tested eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Loongs have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Nanjing TX MK. Loser Sharks keep the fourth position with 11 games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Top scorers: Shanghai S.: R.Junwei 24+7reb+3ast, B.Eric 20+2reb+3ast, W.Zhelin 19+11reb+1ast, Y.Pengfei 15+9reb+2ast, W.Cheng 9+1reb+5ast, D.Hao 6+4ast Shanxi L.: F.Kahlil 28+9reb+13ast, Z.Ning 26+3reb+3ast, Y.Shuai 15+3reb+2ast, W.Sonny 15+1reb+5ast, Z.ChunJun 12+5reb+1ast, G.Zhaobao 6+11reb+1ast Jiangsu D. - Shenzhen L. 85-106 Very predictable result when eighth ranked Aviators (17-11) rolled over 13th ranked Jiangsu Dragons (13-15) in Nanjing 106-85 on Thursday. Aviators shot the lights out from three sinking 17 long-distance shots on high 51.5 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Jared Sullinger (206-1992, college: Ohio St.) who led the winners with a triple-double by scoring 21 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists. The former international Quan Gu (201-1992) accounted for 39 points (!!!) for the winning side. American center Devin Williams (206-1994, college: WVU) came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 16 rebounds and the other American import guard Antonio Blakeney (193-1996, college: LSU) added 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for Jiangsu Dragons 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. Aviators moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Jiangsu Dragons lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth position with 15 games lost. Top scorers: Jiangsu D.: M.Jianhao 21+1reb, W.Devin 17+16reb+2ast, B.Antonio 17+5reb+6ast, C.Xiaolong 12+5reb+8ast, Z.Zhou 9+4reb+3ast, Y.Shi 7+1reb+2ast Shenzhen L.: G.Quan 39+3reb+2ast, S.Jared 21+21reb+10ast, H.Xining 14+2reb+3ast, S.Haoqin 12+2reb+5ast, L.Pengyu 6+2ast, Z.Rong 5+2reb+4ast |
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| Croatian Premijer Liga round 15 best performance: Pavao Paic - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 24-year old player was the main contributor (33 points, six rebounds and two assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Zabok (#9, 4-11) 88-74. Sibenka maintains the 5th position in Croatian Premijer Liga. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Sibenka will need more victories to improve their 11-4 record. In the team's last game Paic had a remarkable 81.8% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Sibenka and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Pavao Paic has solid league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (3rd best: 8.0rpg) and averages impressive 59.3% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young American Taveion Hollingsworth (188-G-1999) of Dubrava. Hollingsworth had a very good evening with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course Dubrava cruised to a 84-76 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Alkar (#10, 4-11). Dubrava's 6th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 8-7 record is not bad and everything may still change. Hollingsworth is a newcomer at Dubrava, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.1ppg (#2). His other stats are also decent: 6.9rpg and 3.5apg. Third on the list of top players last round was international guard Jakov Mustapic (192-G-1994, agency: Octagon Europe) of Cedevita Jr. (#4). Mustapic showcased his all-around game by recording 24 points, five rebounds and four assists in the last round. He was a key player of Cedevita Jr., leading his team to a 97-81 easy win against the lower-ranked Skrljevo (#11, 3-12). Cedevita Jr. needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 11 victories and 4 lost games. Mustapic has a great season in Croatia. After 15 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 4.6apg (8th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Dario Dreznjak (204-F-1998) of Zadar - 23 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Marko Juric (190-G-1999) of Bosco - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Luka Bozic (200-SF-1996) of Zadar - 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Martin Jelic (198-PF-1999) of Skrljevo - 21 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Tyrell Nelson (205-F-1995) of Split - 22 points and 4 rebounds 9. Matej Bosnjak (204-C-2002) of Dubrava - 21 points and 4 rebounds 10. Luka Krajnovic (192-SG-2004) of Bosco - 23 points, 2 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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| Coach Antonis Konstantinides (ex Kormend) agreed terms with Anorthosis - by Antonis Katsaros | ||||
Konstantinides was coaching Cypriot Senior National Team back in 2012. He has coached also in Greece (Rethymno), Kosovo (Prishtina), Romania (Dinamo Stiinta Bucuresti) and Cyprus (Apoel, ETHA and Apollon). Konstantinides won Cyprus League championship title in 2011, 2012 and 2014. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Cyprus League Coach of the Year back in 2010, 2011 and 2014. |
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| NBL Round 19: Usti n/Labem defeats leader Brno - by Eurobasket News | ||
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The games at this stage are more interesting as they can be crucial for the final standings in Regular Season. Despite we already know who is stronger and who is weaker, there may be still last minute surprises and upsets. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most surprising game was another loss of top-ranked Brno (14-5) in Usti nad Labem on Wednesday night. Visitors were edged by seventh ranked Usti n/Labem (11-8) 92-90. Usti n/Labem made 24-of-26 free shots (92.3 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Kris Martin (193-1997, college: Colorado St.) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 6 rebounds (made all of his eleven free throws !!!). His fellow American import guard Tony Hicks (186-1994, college: Louisville, agency: Mansfield and Associates) contributed with 24 points and 5 assists for the winners. The former international point guard Richard Balint (192-1996) answered with 24 points and 9 assists for Brno. Brno's coach Lubomir Ruzicka rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Usti n/Labem have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Pardubice and Opava. Brno at the other side still keeps top position with five games lost. Usti n/Labem is looking forward to face bottom-ranked Olomoucko (#12) in Prostejov in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Brno will play at home against Decin (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game between sixth ranked Opava (11-8) and 12th ranked Olomoucko (4-15) in Opava ended with biggest points difference. Opava outscored guests from Prostejov 105-73. Worth to mention a quality performance of Slovakian power forward Jakub Mokran (200-1999) who helped to win the game recording 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Radovan Kouril helped adding 16 points and 7 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). At the losing side Serbian swingman Goran Vucicevic (195-1990) responded with 22 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. The victory was the third consecutive win for Opava. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Pardubice and Usti n/Labem. Olomoucko at the other side stay at the bottom position with 15 games lost. Opava will play against Pardubice (#5) on the road in the next round. Olomoucko will play against Usti n/Labem (#7) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Other games in round 19 were not that significant. Pardubice smashed Slavia on the road 75-47. Kolin destroyed Hradec Kralove on its own court 95-75. NH Ostrava unfortunately lost to Nymburk in a road game 80-89. Decin managed to beat USK Praha at home 85-77. Slavia - Pardubice 47-75 No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Pardubice (11-8) crushed 10th ranked Slavia (5-14) in Praha 75-47. Slavia was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for the former international forward David Pekarek (203-1996, college: Fordham) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds. Croatian-Bosnian center Robert Rikic (219-1990, agency: AltusBasket) helped adding 9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. At the losing side American forward Jordan Bruner (208-1997, college: Alabama) responded with 8 points and 7 rebounds and guard Martin Kheil (190-2003) scored 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. Pardubice maintains fifth place with 11-8 record, which they share with Usti n/Labem and Opava. Newly promoted Slavia keeps the tenth position with 14 games lost. Pardubice will play against Opava (#6) at home in the next round. Slavia will play against Hradec Kralove (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Pardubice: D.Pekarek 21+13reb+1ast, B.Matej 11+1reb+1ast, P.Safarcik 9+2reb, R.Rikic 9+7reb+4ast, J.Sterba 7+5reb+2ast, F.Novotny 6 Slavia: K.Martin 12+2reb+1ast, J.Bruner 8+7reb+1ast, O.Daniel 6+5reb+1ast, A.Dworsky 6+4reb+2ast, D.Jelinek 4+1reb, R.Pumprla 4+6reb Kolin - Hradec Kralove 95-75 Very expected game when 11th ranked Hradec Kralove (4-14) was smashed on the road by fourth ranked Kolin (11-7) 95-75. It was a great evening for forward Filip Novotny (192-1999) who led his team to a victory scoring 30 points. Lithuanian forward Dziugas Slavinskas (203-1998, agency: Octagon Europe) helped adding 16 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Four Kolin players scored in double figures. Kolin's coach Filip Rytina used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Montenegrin center Maksim Sturanovic (210-1988, agency: 011 Sports) responded with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 11 rebounds and guard Tomas Dvorak (192-2002) scored 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Kolin maintains fourth place with 11-7 record. Hradec Kralove at the other side keeps the eleventh position with 14 games lost. Kolin will play against NH Ostrava (#8) on the road in the next round. Hradec Kralove will play against Slavia and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Kolin: N.Filip 30+2reb+2ast, D.Slavinskas 16+9reb+1ast, P.Losonsky 13+1reb+2ast, O.Siska 10+6reb+6ast, J.Jelinek 6+5reb+1ast, A.Ciz 5+3reb+3ast Hradec Kralove: M.Sturanovic 31+11reb+2ast, D.Tomas 13+5reb+4ast, O.Peterka 11+3reb+5ast, K.Vojtech 7+1reb, V.Vondra 5+10reb+2ast, A.Goga 5+1reb+1ast Nymburk - NH Ostrava 89-80 Very predictable result when third ranked Nymburk (13-6) won against at home 8th ranked NH Ostrava (9-10) 89-80. Nymburk dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to NH Ostrava's 28. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. It was a great evening for American swingman Eric Lockett (196-1995, college: NC State) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. International forward Lukas Palyza (203-1989) helped adding 16 points and 4 assists. Lockett is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Nymburk players scored in double figures. At the losing side Bosnian Aleksandar Radukic (205-1991, agency: 011 Sports) responded with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and American forward Sukhmail Mathon (208-1998, college: Boston U.) scored 15 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Nymburk. Defending champion moved-up to second place, which they share with Decin. NH Ostrava at the other side keeps the eighth position with ten games lost. Nymburk will play against USK Praha (#9) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. NH Ostrava will play against Kolin and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Nymburk: E.Lockett 17+7reb+5ast, L.Palyza 16+4reb+4ast, M.Kriz 12+9reb+2ast, O.Sehnal 11+6reb+6ast, P.Benda 9+3reb+2ast, L.Kovar 8+2reb NH Ostrava: A.Radukic 21+9reb+4ast, S.Mathon 15+5reb, P.Bohacik 12+6reb+1ast, O.Belikov 8+7reb+2ast, S.Svoboda 8+1reb, J.Dedek 7+3reb+2ast Decin - USK Praha 85-77 Not a big story in a game when 9th ranked USK Praha (6-11) lost on the road to third ranked Decin (13-6) 85-77. USK Praha was plagued by 28 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for American guard Ty Nichols (190-1996, college: Keene St.) who led his team to a victory scoring 34 points (!!!). Forward Matej Svoboda (200-1996, college: Dayton) helped adding 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Decin players scored in double figures. At the losing side American guard PJ Pipes (188-1999, college: Santa Clara, agency: BeoBasket) responded with 27 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import guard Mike Okauru (190-1999, college: UNCW) scored 22 points. USK Praha's coach Francesco Tabellini tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Decin moved-up to second place, which they share with Nymburk. USK Praha lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the ninth position with 11 games lost. Decin will play against league's leader Brno on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. USK Praha will play against the league's second-placed Nymburk (#2) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Decin: T.Nichols 34+3reb+3ast, M.Svoboda 15+6reb+4ast, F.Kroutil 10+6reb+3ast, I.Josipovic 10+3reb, A.Walton 8+6reb+8ast, J.Tomas 6 USK Praha: P.Pipes 27+8reb+3ast, M.Okauru 22+3reb+2ast, D.Bohm 20+6reb, P.Samoura 4+9reb+2ast, F.Petruzela 2+4reb+1ast, F.Fuxa 2+2reb Usti n/Labem - Brno 92-90 The most surprising game was another loss of top-ranked Brno (14-5) in Usti nad Labem on Wednesday night. Visitors were edged by seventh ranked Usti n/Labem (11-8) 92-90. Usti n/Labem made 24-of-26 free shots (92.3 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Kris Martin (193-1997, college: Colorado St.) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 6 rebounds (made all of his eleven free throws !!!). His fellow American import guard Tony Hicks (186-1994, college: Louisville, agency: Mansfield and Associates) contributed with 24 points and 5 assists for the winners. The former international point guard Richard Balint (192-1996) answered with 24 points and 9 assists and the former international point guard Viktor Pulpan (191-1996, agency: Octagon Europe) added 15 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Brno. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Brno's coach Lubomir Ruzicka rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Usti n/Labem have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Pardubice and Opava. Brno at the other side still keeps top position with five games lost. Usti n/Labem is looking forward to face bottom-ranked Olomoucko (#12) in Prostejov in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Brno will play at home against Decin (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Usti n/Labem: K.Martin 27+6reb+1ast, T.Hicks 24+3reb+5ast, S.Svejcar 17+5reb, D.Johnson 12+15reb, L.Pecka 6+7reb+1ast, J.Karlovsky 6+2reb Brno: B.Richard 24+1reb+9ast, V.Pulpan 15+7reb+2ast, S.Pursl 13+4reb+1ast, D.Djuricic 12+8reb+1ast, J.Krakovic 11+3reb, K.Chatman 7+6reb+1ast Opava - Olomoucko 105-73 The game between sixth ranked Opava (11-8) and 12th ranked Olomoucko (4-15) in Opava ended with biggest points difference. Opava outscored guests from Prostejov 105-73. Opava forced 19 Olomoucko turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 31 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Olomoucko's players. Olomoucko was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a quality performance of Slovakian power forward Jakub Mokran (200-1999) who helped to win the game recording 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Point guard Radovan Kouril (185-1995) helped adding 16 points and 7 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Five Opava players scored in double figures. At the losing side Serbian swingman Goran Vucicevic (195-1990) responded with 22 points and American guard Jonathan Williams (190-1995, college: Toledo) scored 15 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Opava. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Pardubice and Usti n/Labem. Olomoucko at the other side stay at the bottom position with 15 games lost. Opava will play against Pardubice (#5) on the road in the next round. Olomoucko will play against Usti n/Labem (#7) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Opava: J.Mokran 19+7reb+5ast, R.Kouril 16+4reb+7ast, J.Sirina 15+1reb+10ast, R.Farsky 15+7reb+2ast, J.Slavik 13+5reb+2ast, D.Carl 9+3reb Olomoucko: G.Vucicevic 22+3reb, J.Williams 15+4reb+3ast, D.Moten 10+7reb, S.Knezevic 8+10reb+3ast, J.Friday 6, L.Festr 6+1reb |
| Nichols' 34-point game gives him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 34 points adding three rebounds and three assists for Decin in his team's victory, helping them to beat USK Praha (#9, 6-11) 85-77. Decin maintains the 3rd position in Czech Republic league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Decin will need more victories to improve their 13-6 record. In the team's last game Nichols had a remarkable 81.8% from 2-point range. He turned to be Decin's top player in his first season with the team. Keene State College graduate has very impressive stats this year. Nichols is in league's top in points (3rd best: 18.2ppg) and averages solid 2.7spg and 54.1% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Maksim Sturanovic (210-C-1988, agency: 011 Sports) of Hradec Kralove. He is Montenegrin center in his first season at Hradec Kralove. In the last game Sturanovic recorded impressive double-double of 31 points and 11 rebounds. Bad luck as Hradec Kralove lost that game 75-95 to the higher-ranked Kolin (#4, 11-7). Hradec Kralove is still in a red zone at 11th spot in the standings. 14 lost games are too many comparing to just four victories Hradec Kralove managed to get this year. Sturanovic is a newcomer at Hradec Kralove and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to forward David Pekarek (203-F-1996) of Pardubice (#5). Pekarek scored 21 points and grabbed thirteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Pardubice, leading his team to a 75-47 easy win against the lower-ranked Slavia (#10, 5-14). Pardubice needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 11 victories and 8 lost games. Pekarek has a very solid season. In 19 games in Czech Republic he scored 10.0ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. PJ Pipes (188-G-1999) of USK Praha - 27 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Jakub Mokran (200-F/C-1999) of Opava - 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Tony Hicks (186-G-1994) of Usti n/Labem - 24 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Aleksandar Radukic (205-PF-1991) of NH Ostrava - 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Dziugas Slavinskas (203-F-1998) of Kolin - 16 points and 9 rebounds 9. Filip Novotny (192-F-1999) of Kolin - 30 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Eric Lockett (196-G/F-1995) of Nymburk - 17 points, 7 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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| LDC Superior Round 1: Santiago Basket is defeated by Del Patio - by Ghassan Abousamra |
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The Regular Season in LDC Superior League just started. Here is the last round review presented by Trinity United. Santiago Max - Baloncesto Fenix 84-90 The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Santiago Max in Santiago on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by Baloncesto Fenix 90-84. Baloncesto Fenix forced 11 Max turnovers. Albertson Pimentel (185-SG) stepped up and scored 22 points (!!!), 2 rebounds and 2 assists (on 16-of-19 shooting from the field) for the winners and combo guard Jefry Arias (182-G-1997) chipped in 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. At the losing side the forward Franklyn Jaquez (197-F-1997) responded with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists and Iriel Lopez (190-G-1989) scored 10 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Baloncesto Fenix is looking forward to face Titanes at home in the next round. Santiago Max will play against Del Patio Basket and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident. Del Patio Basket - Santiago Basket Titanes Dorado 88-85 The game between Top Four teams took place in Sameji Arena. Host Del Patio Basket rolled pass Santiago Basket Titanes Dorado 88-85. Del Patio Basket forced 19 Titanes turnovers and outrebounded them 45-32 including 32 on the defensive glass. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Santiago Basket Titanes Dorado' players. Del Patio Basket guard Hipolito Cabrera (186-SG) scored 23 points and 4 rebounds for the winning side and the American forward Ralph Bellamy (193-F, college: Harris-Stowe St.) accounted for 18 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. Titanes guard Derek Majia came up big by scoring 24 points and 3 rebounds and forward Michael Tillman (195-G-1996, college: SUNY Adirondack) added 15 points respectively for Santiago Basket Titanes Dorado Titanes 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. Del Patio Basket will play against Santiago Max at home in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Santiago Max will play against Baloncesto Fenix to get more than just one victory in their record. |
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| Brown number one in EuroCup for round 11 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 32-year old player got a double-double of 17 points and 16 assists, while his team crushed Paris (7-4) with 16-point margin 95-79. H.Tel-Aviv is placed at 3rd position in EuroCup. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. H.Tel-Aviv will need more victories to improve their 7-4 record. In the team's last game Brown had a remarkable four three-pointers out of 7 attempts. He turned to be H.Tel-Aviv's top player in his first season with the team. Former The University of Texas star has very solid stats this year. Brown is league's best passer with 8.0apg. Brown is in league's top in and averages impressive 41.9% from behind 3-point line. The second best player in last round's games was young Ismael Kamagate (211-C-2001) of Paris. Kamagate had a very good evening with a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds. Bad luck as Paris lost that game 79-95 to slightly higher-ranked H.Tel-Aviv (7-4). This loss caused Paris to drop to 5th position in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 7-4 record is not bad and everything may still change. Kamagate is a newcomer at Paris 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 Brazilian guard Yago Matheus (175-PG-1999) of Ulm (#5). Matheus showcased his all-around game by recording 21 points, six rebounds and eight assists in the last round. He was a key player of Ulm, leading his team to a 78-69 win against the lower-ranked Lietkabelis (#8, 4-7). Ulm needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 6 victories and 5 lost games. Matheus has a great season in EuroCup. After 11 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 5.2apg (8th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Sam Dekker (204-F-1994) of London L. - 23 points and 10 rebounds 5. Lukasz Kolenda (195-PG-1999) of Slask - 23 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists 6. DJ Kennedy (198-F-1989) of Prometey - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Jordan Floyd (188-PG-1997) of Bourg - 24 points and 2 assists 8. Ante Tomic (217-C-1987) of Joventut - 21 points and 3 rebounds 9. Axel Bouteille (201-F-1995) of Turk Telekom - 23 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Kostas Koufos (213-C-1989) of London L. - 14 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Suleiman Braimoh (ex Tofas) is a newcomer at M.Tel-Aviv - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
He is a very experienced player. Thanks to Braimoh's pro career he managed to play on five different continents (Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia and of course North America) in ten different countries. Braimoh has played previously professionally in France (JSF Nanterre), Germany (46ers), Japan (Niigata Albirex and Shinshu Brave Warriors Nagano), Mexico (Huracanes), New Zealand (Hawks and Airs), Qatar (Al Rayyan and Al Gharafa), Russia (Enisey), Spain (Burgos), Israel (Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Eilat) and NBA G League (Stockton Kings). His team made it to the Israeli Premier League Semifinals in 2019, 2020 and 2022. He was voted to Australiabasket.com New Zealand NBL All-Imports Team back in 2014 and 2015. Braimoh graduated from Rice University in 2011 and it is his twelfth (!!!) season in pro basketball. |
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| Zach Naylor claims Finnish 1st Division A Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The guard had a double-double of 33 points and twenty one rebounds, while his team beat Jyvaskyla BA (#2, 9-4) 93-84. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Huima is placed at 3rd position in Finnish 1st Division A. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Huima will need more victories to improve their 8-4 record. In the team's last game Naylor had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range. He turned to be Huima's top player in his first season with the team. Tarleton State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Naylor is league's best scorer averaging so far 28.3ppg and leads league in rebounds with 15.8rpg. Naylor is in league's top in and averages solid 2.9spg and 63.9% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American forward Devaughn Jenkins (201-F-1995) of Raiders Basket. Jenkins impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 30 points and 12 rebounds. Bad luck as Raiders Basket lost that game 69-89 to the higher-ranked Jyvaskyla BA (#2, 9-4). Raiders Basket are still at the very bottom. 11 lost games are too many comparing to just two victories Raiders Basket managed to get this year. Jenkins is a newcomer at Raiders Basket 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 25.3ppg (#5). He also registered 13.1 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was American Ar'Mond Davis (196-G-1995) of Kipina (#6). Davis got into 30-points club by scoring 40 points in the last round. He went also for six rebounds . He was a key player of Kipina, leading his team to a 103-71 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Pyrinto Ak.A (#8, 6-6). Davis has a great season in Finland. After 13 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 28.2ppg (2nd best) and rebounds with 10.5rpg (6th best). He also has 2.5spg, FGP: 55.6% and 3PT: 47.8%. Davis attended one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on his way to pro basketball. Other top performing players last week: 4. Leo Nordberg (185-G-2004) of ToPo Juniorit - 31 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists 5. Eldar Skamo (198-F-1986) of ToPo Juniorit - 16 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists 6. Khalyl Waters (196-F-1998) of Oulun Bball - 26 points and 7 rebounds 7. Tai Bibbs (191-G) of Oulun Bball - 22 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Brian Cameron (188-G-1997) of Kipina - 20 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists 9. Chris Paul (199-F) of Kipina - 13 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists 10. Alvar Michelsen (197-F-2000) of ToPo Juniorit - 14 points, 11 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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| Korisliiga Round 21: Kotka edge Seagulls by three points - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game of round 21 in the Korisliiga took place in Kotka. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of second-best Seagulls (15-6) to seventh ranked Kotka (10-11) 94-91 on Tuesday evening. It was quite big embarassment for the guest team. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Seagulls. The hosts trailed by 9 points after first quarter, but they rallied back and won the game by 3 points. The game was dominated by American players. The best player for the winners was point guard Brandon Sly (180-1996, college: ASU) who scored 31 points and 7 assists. Guard Brandon Tabb (193-1995, college: BCU) chipped in 24 points. At the other side the best for losing team was swingman Jeffrey Carroll (198-1994, college: OK State) who recorded a double-double by scoring 19 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. Seagulls' coach Jussi Laakso rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Kotka maintains seventh place with 10-11 record, which they share with Kobrat. Seagulls at the other side keeps the second position with six games lost. Kotka is looking forward to face Honka (#10) in Espoo in the next round. Seagulls will play at home against Lahti (#11) and is hoping to win this game. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Kauhajoki. First ranked Kauhajoki faced 3rd placed Kataja. Host Kauhajoki (18-3) smashed guests from Joensuu (13-8) 95-59. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Kataja. It was a good game for American forward Jeffrey Crockett (201-1991, college: Texas Tech) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. Lee Skinner contributed with 7 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American forward Galin Smith (206-1998, college: Maryland) answered with 14 points and 6 rebounds 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. Defending champion maintains first place with 18-3 record. Kataja at the other side keeps the third position with eight games lost. Kauhajoki will play against Pyrinto (#9) in Tampere in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kataja will play at home against Kouvot (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Twelfth-ranked Korihait (4-17) made lots of trouble for eighth ranked Kobrat (10-11) in Uusikaupunki on Tuesday. The visitors from Lapua managed to secure only two-point victory 76-74. However their fans expected much easier game. Danny Pippen stepped up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Kobrat's coach Ville Turja used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was Bojan Sarcevic with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Kobrat moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Kotka. Korihait lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 17 games lost. Kobrat will meet at home higher ranked Nokia (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Korihait will play against Vilpas (#4) in Salo and hope to secure a win. Other games of round 21 were very predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Honka defeated Kouvot in Espoo 102-91. Lahti was beaten by Vilpas at home 84-95. Pyrinto lost to Nokia on the opponent's court 75-87. Kotka - Seagulls 94-91 The most exciting game of round 21 in the Korisliiga took place in Kotka. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of second-best Seagulls (15-6) to seventh ranked Kotka (10-11) 94-91 on Tuesday evening. It was quite big embarassment for the guest team. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Seagulls. The hosts trailed by 9 points after first quarter, but they rallied back and won the game by 3 points. The game was dominated by American players. The best player for the winners was point guard Brandon Sly (180-1996, college: ASU) who scored 31 points and 7 assists. Guard Brandon Tabb (193-1995, college: BCU) chipped in 24 points. Tabb 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 swingman Jeffrey Carroll (198-1994, college: OK State) who recorded a double-double by scoring 19 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists and power forward Zena Edosomwan (206-1993, college: Harvard) added 12 points and 11 rebounds respectively. Four Kotka and five Seagulls players scored in double figures. Seagulls' coach Jussi Laakso rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Kotka maintains seventh place with 10-11 record, which they share with Kobrat. Seagulls at the other side keeps the second position with six games lost. Kotka is looking forward to face Honka (#10) in Espoo in the next round. Seagulls will play at home against Lahti (#11) and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Kotka: B.Sly 31+7ast, B.Tabb 24+3reb, R.Brown 15+6reb, J.Giles 12+12reb+2ast, V.Nyman 8+7reb+1ast, J.Henttonen 2+5reb Seagulls: J.Carroll 19+12reb+6ast, R.Rougeau 19+4reb, L.Nikkarinen 14+1reb+2ast, Z.Edosomwan 12+11reb+1ast, A.Kanervo 12+3reb+4ast, R.Hall III 7+5reb+3ast Korihait - Kobrat 74-76 Twelfth-ranked Korihait (4-17) made lots of trouble for eighth ranked Kobrat (10-11) in Uusikaupunki on Tuesday. The visitors from Lapua managed to secure only two-point victory 76-74. However their fans expected much easier game. The guests trailed by 3 points at the halftime before their 43-38 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. American forward Danny Pippen (206-1997, college: Kent St.) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import swingman Denzel Livingston (193-1993, college: UIW) chipped in 21 points and 13 rebounds. Kobrat's coach Ville Turja used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was Bosnian point guard Bojan Sarcevic (190-1988) with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and Canadian forward Prince Oduro (203-1998, college: Detroit) scored 13 points and 8 rebounds. Five Korihait players scored in double figures. Kobrat moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Kotka. Korihait lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 17 games lost. Kobrat will meet at home higher ranked Nokia (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Korihait will play against Vilpas (#4) in Salo and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Kobrat: D.Pippen 24+10reb+2ast, D.Livingston 21+13reb+1ast, K.Jackson 15+4reb+6ast, J.Ogunyemi 7+4reb+1ast, C.Chukwuma 4+3reb, A.Nikkarinen 3+3ast Korihait: Q.Cooper 15+1reb+1ast, J.Jackson 14+3reb+1ast, P.Oduro 13+8reb+1ast, B.Sarcevic 12+7reb+5ast, N.Stampley 10+10reb, M.Aalto 7+3reb Kouvot - Honka 91-102 There was an upset in Kouvola where higher ranked Kouvot (10-10) was defeated by eleventh ranked Honka (7-14) 102-91 on Tuesday. The guests trailed by 4 points after three quarters before their 26-11 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Honka made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 52.2 percentage. Canadian guard Malcolm Duvivier (190-1995, college: Akron) stepped up and scored 31 points and 7 assists for the winners and American forward Jahlil Tripp (196-1997, college: Pacific, agency: Green Sports Management) chipped in 26 points. The best for the losing side was American guard Deshon Taylor (188-1996, college: Fresno St.) with 24 points and 7 rebounds and the other American import guard Austin Butler (196, college: Charlotte) scored 17 points and 5 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Honka have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Lahti. Kouvot lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with ten games lost. They share it with Nokia. Honka will meet higher ranked Kotka (#7) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Kouvot will play against Kataja in Joensuu and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Honka: M.Duvivier 31+3reb+7ast, J.Tripp 26+3reb+2ast, T.Kotti 14+10reb+3ast, C.Lindbom 12+5reb+3ast, L.Aamos 8+2reb, A.Lawson 6+3reb+2ast Kouvot: D.Taylor 24+7reb+3ast, J.Meeks 20+2reb+1ast, A.Butler 17+5reb+3ast, A.Korkiatupa 13+5reb+2ast, H.Polla 8+7reb+2ast, Q.Jackson 6+6reb Lahti - Vilpas 84-95 No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Vilpas (12-9) defeated on the road 10th ranked Lahti (7-14) 95-84 on Wednesday. The game was mostly controlled by Vilpas. Lahti managed to win second period 29-26. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Vilpas forced 20 Lahti turnovers. Strangely Lahti outrebounded Vilpas 46-24 including a 17-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. The game was also dominated by American players. Guard Quentin Goodin (193-1997, college: Xavier) stepped up and scored 20 points and 6 assists for the winners and forward KeyShawn Feazell (206-1998, college: Creighton) chipped in 18 points and 9 rebounds. Four Vilpas players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was forward Chris Clarke (196-1996, college: Texas Tech) with a triple-double by scoring 28 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists and guard Michael Ertel II (188-1999, college: UAB) scored 19 points and 5 rebounds. Lahti's coach Pieti Poikola tested twelve players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Vilpas maintains fourth place with 12-9 record. Loser Lahti keeps the tenth position with 14 games lost. They share it with Honka. Vilpas will meet at home bottom-ranked Korihait (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Lahti will play against the league's second-placed Seagulls in Helsinki and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Vilpas: Q.Goodin 20+3reb+6ast, K.Feazell 18+9reb+1ast, I.Crawley 13+7reb, J.Pipkins 12+1ast, J.Nenonen 9+3reb+3ast, N.Karkkainen 6+2reb Lahti: C.Clarke 28+18reb+13ast, M.Ertel II 19+5reb+1ast, E.Sajantila 6+5reb+4ast, R.Waxlax 6+1reb+1ast, S.Haney 5+2reb, A.Saarijarvi 5+4reb+1ast Nokia - Pyrinto 87-75 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 9th ranked Pyrinto's (9-12) road loss to eighth ranked Nokia (10-10) 75-87 on Wednesday. The game was mostly controlled by Nokia. Pyrinto managed to win second period 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American guard Johnathan Stove (193-1995, college: Louisiana, agency: One Motive Sports) stepped up and scored 25 points for the winners and his fellow American import point guard Perrion Callandret (188-1995, college: Idaho) chipped in 9 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. Stove is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. The best for the losing side was American forward Tylan Birts (197-1996, college: Barry) with 29 points and 6 rebounds and swingman Osku Heinonen (194-1992) scored 14 points. Nokia moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Kouvot. Loser Pyrinto keeps the ninth position with 12 games lost. Nokia will meet Kobrat (#8) in the next round. Pyrinto will play against the league's leader Kauhajoki and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Nokia: J.Stove 25+4reb+1ast, M.Benlevi 17+6reb+1ast, N.Mattila 13+5reb+2ast, P.Callandret 9+10reb+9ast, A.Herndon 9+6reb+3ast, K.Peltonen 5+1reb+1ast Pyrinto: T.Birts 29+6reb+1ast, O.Heinonen 14+4reb+1ast, L.Thorpe 10+4reb+5ast, P.Peltokangas 8+7reb+1ast, J.Lawrence 8+6reb, I.Smith 6+6reb+4ast Kauhajoki - Kataja 95-59 An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Kauhajoki. First ranked Kauhajoki faced 3rd placed Kataja. Host Kauhajoki (18-3) smashed guests from Joensuu (13-8) 95-59. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Kataja. The game without a history. Kauhajoki led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Kataja to just 6 points in second quarter. Kauhajoki dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Kataja's 30. It was a good game for American forward Jeffrey Crockett (201-1991, college: Texas Tech) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Lee Skinner (198-1992, college: Wofford) contributed with 7 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American forward Galin Smith (206-1998, college: Maryland) answered with 14 points and 6 rebounds and the former international point guard Tuomas Hirvonen (181-1996) added 14 points 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. Defending champion maintains first place with 18-3 record. Kataja at the other side keeps the third position with eight games lost. Kauhajoki will play against Pyrinto (#9) in Tampere in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kataja will play at home against Kouvot (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Kauhajoki: J.Crockett 18+11reb+3ast, D.Dolenc 13+3reb+1ast, S.Kaukiainen 13+4ast, T.Suokas 11+2reb, K.Kuany 9+2reb, E.Innamaa 8+4reb Kataja: T.Hirvonen 14+2reb+1ast, G.Smith 14+6reb, L.Turner 10+5reb+2ast, A.Egekeze 8+6reb+1ast, T.Exaucia 7+3reb, T.Knihtinen 2+1reb |
| Chris Clarke's triple-double lands him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 26-year old forward recorded a triple-double of 28 points adding also eighteen rebounds and thirteen assists, while his team lost the game against Vilpas (#4, 12-9) 84-95. Lahti moved-up to the 11th position in Finnish Korisliiga. Lahti is currently ranked second from the bottom. But it was their 14th lost game this season out of 21 games. In the team's last game Clarke had a remarkable 69.2% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Lahti and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Chris Clarke averages this season 15.8ppg, 14.2rpg and 8.8apg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Canadian guard Malcolm Duvivier (190-G-1995) of Honka. Duvivier impressed basketball fans with 31 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists. Of course Honka cruised to a 102-91 relatively comfortable win over the higher-ranked Kouvot (#5, 10-10). This victory allowed Honka to move up to 10th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 7-14 record. Duvivier is a newcomer at Honka 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 Jeffrey Crockett (201-F-1991) of top-ranked Kauhajoki. Crockett scored 18 points and grabbed eleven rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Kauhajoki, leading his team to a 95-59 easy win against #3 ranked Kataja in a game of the week. Kauhajoki confirms their top position in the standings. Crockett has a very solid season. In 17 games in Finland he scored 10.7ppg. He also has 7.2rpg and FGP: 65.9%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Denzel Livingston (193-F/G-1993) of Kobrat - 21 points and 13 rebounds 5. KeyShawn Feazell (206-F-1998) of Vilpas - 18 points and 9 rebounds 6. Jeffrey Carroll (198-G/F-1994) of Seagulls - 19 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Brandon Sly (180-PG-1996) of Kotka - 31 points and 7 assists 8. Tylan Birts (197-F-1996) of Pyrinto - 29 points and 6 rebounds 9. Brandon Tabb (193-G-1995) of Kotka - 24 points and 3 rebounds 10. Deshon Taylor (188-G-1996) of Kouvot - 24 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| That Wasn't Kemba Walker In The Corner But Bryce Jones (Limoges ESP Elite) Who Nailed The BCL Game Winning Buzzer Beater Over The MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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It was Tuesday night when I reached Bryce Jones (183-PG-1994, college: Murray St.) in Germany. Limoges CSP Elite had just landed in Frankfurt and now the team was on their way to Ludwigsburg via bus to prepare for the big do or die Basketball Champions League game against the MHP Riesen. The American who played at Murray State (NCAA) was calm in his speech, but totally focused on telling his life long basketball journey to me. He is one of hundreds of very talented guards overseas who had to start in lower leagues and pay their dues. It took him 4 seasons of toiling around in Montenegro and Serbia to finally reach an elite league with the Pro A in France. He had that refreshing positive self confidence in his words, but nothing that was too overblown. Besides he could back it up with the consistency that he has had in his first 4 pro years. Plus he had needed no adjustment period in the Pro A and Basketball Champions League as he is putting up stellar stats. This Season he destroyed Euroleague team Asvel scoring 28 points in a convincing win and hit Benfica for 26 points in a easy win in the Basketball Champions League. Early in the interview he had a defying sentence that showed that he is fully aware that he has been putting in the work and has been able to be consistent wherever he has performed. He said, 'I think that my name is on the rise'. Little did I know that 24 hours later, he would put up another magical game with 26 points, and aid his team in coming back from 22 points most in BCL history and making the shot to bring the game to overtime and then going the extra step and nailing a brutal buzzer beater that ended the MHP Riesen's Basketball Champions League season. After that incredible display of firepower and killer instinct, the guy definitely raised some more eyebrows in Europe. He also showed he was the best player on the court and held his own against ex NBA player and Lebron James teammate Will Cherry. 'That's crazy. I didn't know he was in the NBA. It adds confidence to me knowing that I belong. I have played against many at that level. I just want to remain humble and confident and keep working and see what happens', warned Bryce Jones. With every new breathtaking performance by the Brooklyn native, you can be sure more and more clubs will notice maybe even Euroleague and Eurocup clubs? 'Possibly, but I have no idea. I have no idea what is next. As I have told you before for me the most important thing is to always get better. I just need to keep my progress going forward. That is all that matters for me', warned Bryce Jones. I reach the 28 year old 183cm Bryce Jones on Thursday afternoon after he and his teammates had landed at home in Limoges that is known for it's decorated porcelain a little less than 16 hours after he and Limoges CSP Elite had made history being the first team in Basketball Champions League history to come back from 22 points down at halftime and win. There wasn't celebrating in Ludwigsburg. 'We pretty much chilled in the hotel. I don't think there is any activity to be done in Ludwigsburg', said Bryce Jones. It is difficult to imagine how massive this victory was for the organization. 'This win is historic for the club. It is like another milestone. It is known that history will repeat itself. I'm really pleased that we could get it done and that I was a part of it', said Bryce Jones. But at first it looked like the French team would have a long trip home as the German side jumped all over them and scored an unbelievable 36 points in the first quarter. It looked like the game was decided then. But it wasn't the most points a team had put up against him in his career. 'I'm pretty sure it wasn't. They are a team that shoot the three really well. We went to zone early and tried to switch it up with mis match defense, but nothing worked. They swung the ball around really well and found their shooters. They got hot early which helped them', stressed Bryce Jones. But the one sided game didn't continue as Limoges rebounded and fought back into the game and trailed by only 11 at the break. 'Our solid run calmed us down. We knew then that it was a game again. We were never rattled and just kept our composure. That comes from the experience that we have with certain guys', said Bryce Jones. The American also knew that they couldn't afford another first quarter in the third quarter and listened closely to what head coach Massimo Cancellieri barked at half-time. 'He just told us to be real aggressive and pick full court. He also said to attack the ball, play with confidence and trust each other', remembered Bryce Jones. Instant success didn't come right away for Limoges ESP Elite, but it came very slowly, but step by step. Their offense was functioning better, but the MHP Riesen had an answer ready a lot of the time. A big problem were the errors that Limoges did on defense fouling too often behind the three point line that the German side gobbled up with free throws. 'Some three's were ill-advised and others were bad close outs. There were also some questionable calls. It was tough to keep fighting so hard and trying to stop elimination and then allowing those mistakes. That can break you, but we stayed calm and focused on moving to the next play and making up for it', expressed Bryce Jones. The guard who played 3 seasons in Serbia has had many great games in his career and was feeling it all game long and then came up big at the end to send the game into OT. Despite him having the hot hand all game long, he believes it was only logical to get the ball during money time. 'My mid range was working well in the game and coach wanted me to continue to have the ball in my hands. I played through the pick and roll and trusted myself and my teammates. I like to play for the big moments. I'm from Brooklyn and not afraid of anything', warned Bryce Jones. The tide didn't turn in the Overtime period as the MHP Riesen continued to keep up the pressure and rapidly led by 6 points with about 3 minutes to play. 'It was a small scale and I thought here we go again. They began with good defensive pressure and just played the way they usually do and got the crowd into the game. We took a deep breath and responded. That first bucket was really important, because we then knew that we would be fine', commented Bryce Jones. He made two huge baskets in the overtime to get the team real close. 'The first shot was the toughest, because I had just been subbed in. But honestly I had had a real feel for my jumper the whole night. It all felt routine and as if no one was there remembered Bryce Jones. The last possessions by the MHP Riesen weren't bad, but they just couldn't execute. Johnson missed a shot close to the rim a shot he usually makes, but didn't which kept Limoges CSP Elite alive. With the clock running down and the contest dead locked at 94-94, the French team had one last possession to win the game. Everybody in the arena knew he would make the last shot. He has been studying guys like Dam Lillard, James Harden and Kyrie Irving his whole life, but his buzzer beater from the right wing looked more like Kemba Walker. 'Cardiac Kemba. All those players are very comfortable taking shots in a situation like that. When I couldn't turn the corner, I stepped back to see how much space I had to my defender. I was fortunate that he jumped first and that showed me that he couldn't time it so I just shot it like it was a natural routine', expressed Bryce Jones. The shot definitely looked good which was followed by that surprised look by him. 'I won't lie but I knew it was going in. From the release, I had a good flick. It felt like an automatic shot. It was muscle memory. My surprised look was just a human reaction. Oh damn we just won. I had that look when I saw the red light. I knew then that we had really won and they can't react. So that is when I went running', laughed Bryce Jones. He has connected on some buzzer beaters in his career and this will always be a very special one. 'I hit one against Thomas Jeffersson in high school in OT. That first one will always be the biggest, because it told me I can make that shot. I also made one in JUCO and one for Murray State to send a game to OT', said Bryce Jones. He may have been the hero, but one guy who won't be forgotten by him and was a bit in his shadow was Jayvon Graves who had a huge 24 points in the monumental win. 'We don't win the game without him. We were down 22 and he had the heart to take risks and make shots. We don't comeback without him. I was extremely happy for him. He had an outstanding game. I will continue to be on him to keep going', stressed Bryce Jones. This win was massive for the club, but they want more. The sky is the limit for Limoges ESP Elite. 'We aren't satisfied, but will keep working hard. I won't make any predictions, but I feel very confident in myself and team. We will continue to battle against everyone', warned Bryce Jones |
| Limoges add Miller to their roster, ex Dreamers - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
He is quite experienced player. Thanks to his pro career he managed to play on three different continents (Europe, Latin America and of course North America) in seven different countries. Miller has played previously professionally in Germany (ALBA Berlin), Italy (Vanoli Cremona), Puerto Rico (Grises), NBA (Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz and Toronto Raptors), NBA G League (SLC Stars, Maine Celtics and Raptors 905 Missisauga), NBA Summer League (Toronto Raptors and Minnesota Timberwolves) and The Basketball Tournament (Friday Beers). He won NBA Atlantic Division championship title in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Miller graduated from College of the Holy Cross in 2015 and it is his eighth season as a professional player. The scouts decsribe him following way: A long, athletic wing. Can step out and shoot the three. Has the ability to get into the passing lanes and create turnovers on the defensive end. Possesses great speed, length and athletic ability. |
| U18 League Round 2 (Second Stage): ASVEL lose to TOAC - by Eurobasket News | ||
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There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Second Stage in U18 League. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The biggest surprise of round 2 in U18 League took place in where host TOAC beat ASVEL 89-79 on Wednesday evening. ASVEL will play next round against Antibes trying to make it back to the top of the standings. TOAC will try to continue on its current victory against Elan Bearnais in Pau. Cholet defeated Gravelines at home 66-61. Gravelines will play next round against Rouen trying to get back on the winning streak. Cholet will try to continue on its current victory against Poitiers on the road. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Bourg at the home court on Wednesday night. Hosts were edged by Roanne 89-87. Roanne will meet at home St-Chamond in the next round where they are favorite. Bourg will play against ASA and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Rest of the games of round 2 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: winless Oullins was crushed by Elan Bearnais in Pau 80-51. St-Chamond smashed Antibes at home 95-73. Le Mans won against Quimper on the opponent's court 92-83. Lille managed to outperform Poitiers in a home game 77-70. Rouen managed to beat Angers on the road 101-95. Winless Massy lost to undefeated Chalon on its own court 76-89. Strasbourg smashed CFBB Paris in a road game 73-49. Winless Nancy lost to St-Quentin at home 65-69. Group AElan Bearnais - Oullins 80-51Elan Bearnais used a home court advantage and crushed the opponent from Sainte-Foy-les-Lyon 80-51 on Wednesday night. Elan Bearnais will meet at home TOAC in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Oullins will play against Bourg and hope to win that game. Bourg - Roanne 87-89 The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Bourg at the home court on Wednesday night. Hosts were edged by Roanne 89-87. Roanne will meet at home St-Chamond in the next round where they are favorite. Bourg will play against ASA and it may be a tough game between close rivals. St-Chamond - Antibes 95-73 St-Chamond used a home court advantage and smashed the opponent from Antibes 95-73 on Wednesday night. St-Chamond will meet Roanne on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Antibes will play against ASVEL and hope to win that game. TOAC - ASVEL 89-79 The biggest surprise of round 2 in U18 League took place in where host TOAC beat ASVEL 89-79 on Wednesday evening. ASVEL will play next round against Antibes trying to make it back to the top of the standings. TOAC will try to continue on its current victory against Elan Bearnais in Pau. Quimper - Le Mans 83-92 But Quimper was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Le Mans 92-83 on Wednesday night. Le Mans will meet at home Lille in the next round where they are favorite. Quimper will play against Angers and hope to win that game. Lille - Poitiers 77-70 Lille used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Poitiers 77-70 on Wednesday night. Lille will meet Le Mans on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Poitiers will play against Cholet and hope to win that game. Cholet - Gravelines 66-61 Cholet defeated Gravelines at home 66-61. Gravelines will play next round against Rouen trying to get back on the winning streak. Cholet will try to continue on its current victory against Poitiers on the road. Angers - Rouen 95-101 But Angers was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Rouen 101-95 on Wednesday night. Rouen will meet Gravelines on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Angers will play against Quimper and hope to win that game. Massy - Chalon 76-89 Everything went according to plan when Chalon won against on the road Massy 89-76 on Wednesday. Chalon will meet at home CFBB Paris in the next round. Massy will play against Metropolitans and it may be a tough game between close rivals. CFBB Paris - Strasbourg 49-73 But CFBB Paris was not able to use a home court advantage and was crushed by the opponent from Strasbourg 73-49 on Wednesday night. Strasbourg will meet at home Nancy in the next round and are hoping to win another game. CFBB Paris will play against Chalon and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Nancy - St-Quentin 65-69 But Nancy was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Saint-Quentin 69-65 on Wednesday night. St-Quentin will meet at home Chalons-Reims in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Nancy will play against Strasbourg and hope to win that game. |
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| Zach Hudson (ex Telavi) is a newcomer at NTD BH Baku - by Eurobasket Center | ||||
He has played also professionally in Malta (Gzira Athleta). Among many awards his college team won AMC Tournament in 2021. Hudson was voted to MACJC All-Star Game back in 2017. He graduated from Central Baptist College in 2021 and it is his second season in pro basketball. |
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| That Wasn't Kemba Walker In The Corner But Bryce Jones (Limoges ESP Elite) Who Nailed The BCL Game Winning Buzzer Beater Over The MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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It was Tuesday night when I reached Bryce Jones (183-PG-1994, college: Murray St.) in Germany. Limoges CSP Elite had just landed in Frankfurt and now the team was on their way to Ludwigsburg via bus to prepare for the big do or die Basketball Champions League game against the MHP Riesen. The American who played at Murray State (NCAA) was calm in his speech, but totally focused on telling his life long basketball journey to me. He is one of hundreds of very talented guards overseas who had to start in lower leagues and pay their dues. It took him 4 seasons of toiling around in Montenegro and Serbia to finally reach an elite league with the Pro A in France. He had that refreshing positive self confidence in his words, but nothing that was too overblown. Besides he could back it up with the consistency that he has had in his first 4 pro years. Plus he had needed no adjustment period in the Pro A and Basketball Champions League as he is putting up stellar stats. This Season he destroyed Euroleague team Asvel scoring 28 points in a convincing win and hit Benfica for 26 points in a easy win in the Basketball Champions League. Early in the interview he had a defying sentence that showed that he is fully aware that he has been putting in the work and has been able to be consistent wherever he has performed. He said, 'I think that my name is on the rise'. Little did I know that 24 hours later, he would put up another magical game with 26 points, and aid his team in coming back from 22 points most in BCL history and making the shot to bring the game to overtime and then going the extra step and nailing a brutal buzzer beater that ended the MHP Riesen's Basketball Champions League season. After that incredible display of firepower and killer instinct, the guy definitely raised some more eyebrows in Europe. He also showed he was the best player on the court and held his own against ex NBA player and Lebron James teammate Will Cherry. 'That's crazy. I didn't know he was in the NBA. It adds confidence to me knowing that I belong. I have played against many at that level. I just want to remain humble and confident and keep working and see what happens', warned Bryce Jones. With every new breathtaking performance by the Brooklyn native, you can be sure more and more clubs will notice maybe even Euroleague and Eurocup clubs? 'Possibly, but I have no idea. I have no idea what is next. As I have told you before for me the most important thing is to always get better. I just need to keep my progress going forward. That is all that matters for me', warned Bryce Jones. I reach the 28 year old 183cm Bryce Jones on Thursday afternoon after he and his teammates had landed at home in Limoges that is known for it's decorated porcelain a little less than 16 hours after he and Limoges CSP Elite had made history being the first team in Basketball Champions League history to come back from 22 points down at halftime and win. There wasn't celebrating in Ludwigsburg. 'We pretty much chilled in the hotel. I don't think there is any activity to be done in Ludwigsburg', said Bryce Jones. It is difficult to imagine how massive this victory was for the organization. 'This win is historic for the club. It is like another milestone. It is known that history will repeat itself. I'm really pleased that we could get it done and that I was a part of it', said Bryce Jones. But at first it looked like the French team would have a long trip home as the German side jumped all over them and scored an unbelievable 36 points in the first quarter. It looked like the game was decided then. But it wasn't the most points a team had put up against him in his career. 'I'm pretty sure it wasn't. They are a team that shoot the three really well. We went to zone early and tried to switch it up with mis match defense, but nothing worked. They swung the ball around really well and found their shooters. They got hot early which helped them', stressed Bryce Jones. But the one sided game didn't continue as Limoges rebounded and fought back into the game and trailed by only 11 at the break. 'Our solid run calmed us down. We knew then that it was a game again. We were never rattled and just kept our composure. That comes from the experience that we have with certain guys', said Bryce Jones. The American also knew that they couldn't afford another first quarter in the third quarter and listened closely to what head coach Massimo Cancellieri barked at half-time. 'He just told us to be real aggressive and pick full court. He also said to attack the ball, play with confidence and trust each other', remembered Bryce Jones. Instant success didn't come right away for Limoges ESP Elite, but it came very slowly, but step by step. Their offense was functioning better, but the MHP Riesen had an answer ready a lot of the time. A big problem were the errors that Limoges did on defense fouling too often behind the three point line that the German side gobbled up with free throws. 'Some three's were ill-advised and others were bad close outs. There were also some questionable calls. It was tough to keep fighting so hard and trying to stop elimination and then allowing those mistakes. That can break you, but we stayed calm and focused on moving to the next play and making up for it', expressed Bryce Jones. The guard who played 3 seasons in Serbia has had many great games in his career and was feeling it all game long and then came up big at the end to send the game into OT. Despite him having the hot hand all game long, he believes it was only logical to get the ball during money time. 'My mid range was working well in the game and coach wanted me to continue to have the ball in my hands. I played through the pick and roll and trusted myself and my teammates. I like to play for the big moments. I'm from Brooklyn and not afraid of anything', warned Bryce Jones. The tide didn't turn in the Overtime period as the MHP Riesen continued to keep up the pressure and rapidly led by 6 points with about 3 minutes to play. 'It was a small scale and I thought here we go again. They began with good defensive pressure and just played the way they usually do and got the crowd into the game. We took a deep breath and responded. That first bucket was really important, because we then knew that we would be fine', commented Bryce Jones. He made two huge baskets in the overtime to get the team real close. 'The first shot was the toughest, because I had just been subbed in. But honestly I had had a real feel for my jumper the whole night. It all felt routine and as if no one was there remembered Bryce Jones. The last possessions by the MHP Riesen weren't bad, but they just couldn't execute. Johnson missed a shot close to the rim a shot he usually makes, but didn't which kept Limoges CSP Elite alive. With the clock running down and the contest dead locked at 94-94, the French team had one last possession to win the game. Everybody in the arena knew he would make the last shot. He has been studying guys like Dam Lillard, James Harden and Kyrie Irving his whole life, but his buzzer beater from the right wing looked more like Kemba Walker. 'Cardiac Kemba. All those players are very comfortable taking shots in a situation like that. When I couldn't turn the corner, I stepped back to see how much space I had to my defender. I was fortunate that he jumped first and that showed me that he couldn't time it so I just shot it like it was a natural routine', expressed Bryce Jones. The shot definitely looked good which was followed by that surprised look by him. 'I won't lie but I knew it was going in. From the release, I had a good flick. It felt like an automatic shot. It was muscle memory. My surprised look was just a human reaction. Oh damn we just won. I had that look when I saw the red light. I knew then that we had really won and they can't react. So that is when I went running', laughed Bryce Jones. He has connected on some buzzer beaters in his career and this will always be a very special one. 'I hit one against Thomas Jeffersson in high school in OT. That first one will always be the biggest, because it told me I can make that shot. I also made one in JUCO and one for Murray State to send a game to OT', said Bryce Jones. He may have been the hero, but one guy who won't be forgotten by him and was a bit in his shadow was Jayvon Graves who had a huge 24 points in the monumental win. 'We don't win the game without him. We were down 22 and he had the heart to take risks and make shots. We don't comeback without him. I was extremely happy for him. He had an outstanding game. I will continue to be on him to keep going', stressed Bryce Jones. This win was massive for the club, but they want more. The sky is the limit for Limoges ESP Elite. 'We aren't satisfied, but will keep working hard. I won't make any predictions, but I feel very confident in myself and team. We will continue to battle against everyone', warned Bryce Jones |
| Scottie Reynolds (ex Stal) agreed terms with Weissenfels - by Daniel Poerschke | ||||
In 2010 he was drafted by Tulsa 66ers (D-League) in first round (13th overall). Reynolds graduated from Villanova University and it is his 13th (hopefully lucky) season in pro basketball. He is a very experienced player. Reynolds has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to twelve different countries on three different continents (Europe, Latin America and of course North America). He has played previously professionally in Croatia (Cibona), Greece (Larissa BC), Israel (Hapoel Holon), Italy (Brindisi and Veroli), Philippines, Russia (Krasnye Krylia and Zenit), Slovenia (Petrol Olimpija Ljubljana), Turkey (Besiktas), France (SIG Strasbourg), Dominican Republic (CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago), Czech Republic (Nymburk) and D-League (Springfield A.). Among many awards he played in the final of Croatian A1 League in 2017. Reynolds was voted to Eurobasket.com Adriatic League All-Imports Team back in 2017. |
| Pjanic's 31-point game gives him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 31 points adding seven rebounds for Oldenburg in his team's victory, helping them to outclass Weissenfels (#11, 6-8) with 40-point margin 108-68. Oldenburg maintains the 4th position in German league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Oldenburg will need more victories to improve their 10-5 record. In the team's last game Pjanic had a remarkable nine three-pointers out of 12 attempts. It's his second year at Oldenburg and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Alen Pjanic averages this season 9.7ppg. Second best performed player last round was Brandon Childress (183-PG-1997) of Bayreuth. He is American guard in his first season at Bayreuth. In the last game Childress recorded impressive 37 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Bad luck as Bayreuth lost that game 101-107 to slightly higher-ranked Heidelberg (#15, 5-10). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Bayreuth keeps 17th position. 11 lost games are too many comparing to just three victories Bayreuth managed to get this year. Childress is a newcomer at Bayreuth and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to Yorman Polas-Bartolo (191-SF-1985, agency: LUMANI 10.7) of Ludwigsburg (#5). Polas-Bartolo scored 28 points and grabbed six rebounds. He was a key player of Ludwigsburg, leading his team to a 96-68 easy win against slightly higher-ranked Bayern (#3, 11-4). Ludwigsburg needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 9 victories and 5 lost games. Polas-Bartolo has a very solid season. In 14 games in Germany he scored 10.3ppg. He also has 4.4rpg and FGP: 58.9%. Yorman Polas-Bartolo has also German passport and can play in the league with a status of domestic player. Other top performing players last week: 4. Rayshaun Hammonds (206-C-1998) of Goettingen - 21 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 5. TJ Shorts (175-PG-1997) of Bonn - 30 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Kendale McCullum (184-PG-1996) of Hamburg - 25 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists 7. Trey Drechsel (198-SG-1996) of Oldenburg - 22 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists 8. Vincent Kesteloot (197-F-1995) of Heidelberg - 22 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Elias Lasisi (191-SG-1992) of Heidelberg - 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Patrick Miller (185-G-1992) of Bamberg - 23 points, 3 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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| BNXT-League round 15 best performance: Nikola Popovic - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 25-year old player was the main contributor (28 points, seven rebounds and two assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Mechelen (#4, 8-5) 98-90. Aalst maintains the 8th position in BNXT-League . Aalst is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 6-9 record. In the team's last game Popovic had a remarkable 84.6% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Aalst and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Former Boston College star has very solid stats this year. Popovic is in league's top in rebounds (6th best: 7.2rpg) and averages impressive 63.0% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young American Brian Fobbs (196-G-1998) of Mechelen. Fobbs had a very good evening with 33 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Bad luck as Mechelen lost that game 90-98 to the lower-ranked Aalst (#8, 6-9). This loss caused Mechelen to drop to 4th position in the standings. His team's 8-5 record is not bad at all. Fobbs is a newcomer at Mechelen, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.6ppg (#2). He also registered 5.8 boards per game. Third on the list of top players last round was Croatian forward Duje Dukan (208-F-1991) of Zwolle (#6). Dukan scored 19 points and grabbed twelve rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Zwolle, leading his team to a 108-81 easy win against slightly higher-ranked Yoast Utd. (#4, 8-7). Zwolle needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 7 victories and 6 lost games. Dukan has a very solid season. In 5 games in BNXT-League he scored 13.4ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Angel Rodriguez (180-PG-1992) of Liege - 24 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Bine Prepelic (200-PF-2001) of Charleroi - 18 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Charlie Moore (180-PG-1998) of Belfius Mons - 27 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Mike Schilder (185-G-1994) of Yoast Utd. - 27 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Arnaldo Toro (203-F/C-1997) of Zwolle - 27 points and 6 rebounds 9. Breein Tyree (188-PG-1998) of Oostende - 24 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Thijs De Ridder (203-F-2003) of Antwerp - 21 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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| NS Matrix beat Hong Kong Eastern to tie both records on top - by Eurobasket News |
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Hong Kong Eastern - NS Matrix 70-75 NS Matrix overcame Hong Kong Eastern 75-70 to tie both records on top at the ASEAN League. NS Matrix have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Both teams were tied at the halftime, whilst NS Matrix posted a decisive 23-13 rally in the third quarter to seal the win. Amir Williams (211-C-1992, college: Ohio St.) fired a double-double by scoring 31 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Tevin Glass (203-C-1994, college: ETSU) chipped in 17 points and 5 rebounds. O'Darien Bassett (187-G-1986, college: Troy) produced 27 points and Chris McLaughlin (208-C, college: Victoria) added 11 points and 13 rebounds respectively for lost side. |
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| IBL Round 6: Tangerang still unable to win any game - by Eurobasket News | ||
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It's still too early stage of the Regular Season in IBL, but even now we can clearly see the difference between stronger teams and outsiders. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Bottom-ranked Tangerang (0-3) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 70-66 loss to top-ranked Bima Perkasa (3-0) in on Thursday evening. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. Bima Perkasa outrebounded Tangerang 43-29 including 32 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was American center Fuquan Niles (211-1995, college: CWU, agency: Interperformances) who scored 8 points and 16 rebounds. Nuke Saputra (177-1995) chipped in 16 points and 5 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was American Tyron Criswell (192-1994, college: Nevada) who recorded 13 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Bima Perkasa have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with 3 other teams. Tangerang at the other side still closes the standings with three games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top-ranked Bumi Borneo blasted bottom-ranked Satya Wacana (0-3) in Salatiga 77-53 keeping the perfect record after 6 rounds. Satya Wacana is still unable to win any game. It was a good game for American point guard Randy Bell (193-1998, college: Dalton St.) who led his team to a victory with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Cameron Ridley contributed with 11 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks for the winners. American forward Shemar Johnson (204-1996, college: Stillman) replied with 19 points and 5 rebounds for Satya Wacana. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Bumi Borneo have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with 3 other teams. Satya Wacana at the other side still closes the standings with three games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Bumi Borneo will play against NSH (#14) in Jakarta in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Satya Wacana will play at home against Satria Muda and hopes to get finally their first victory. In the last two games of round 6 Pelita Jaya defeated Pacific Caesar in Jakarta 89-78. Prawira beat Rans Pik at home 78-61. The best stats of 6th round was 41 points (!!!) and 12 rebounds by Brandone Francis of Prawira. Tangerang - Bima Perkasa 66-70 Bottom-ranked Tangerang (0-3) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 70-66 loss to top-ranked Bima Perkasa (3-0) in on Thursday evening. But it was rather predictable considering how strong their opponent was. Bima Perkasa outrebounded Tangerang 43-29 including 32 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was American center Fuquan Niles (211-1995, college: CWU, agency: Interperformances) who scored 8 points and 16 rebounds. Nuke Saputra (177-1995) chipped in 16 points and 5 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was American Tyron Criswell (192-1994, college: Nevada) who recorded 13 points and 5 rebounds and forward Teddy Romadonsyah (190-1990) added 16 points respectively. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Bima Perkasa have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with 3 other teams. Tangerang at the other side still closes the standings with three games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Bima Perkasa: N.Saputra 16+5reb+3ast, A.Adrianno 15+3reb+2ast, F.Ikram 9+8reb+5ast, C.Coleman 9+2reb, F.Niles 8+16reb+2ast, R.Purnomo 8 Tangerang: R.Teddy 16+3reb+1ast, T.Criswell 13+5reb+3ast, D.Ray 9+1reb+1ast, R.Effendy 9+3reb+1ast, A.Allen 7+11reb+1ast, P.Anjas 5+2reb Satya Wacana - Bumi Borneo 53-77 Top-ranked Bumi Borneo blasted bottom-ranked Satya Wacana (0-3) in Salatiga 77-53 keeping the perfect record after 6 rounds. Satya Wacana is still unable to win any game. Bumi Borneo dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Satya Wacana's 26. They outrebounded Satya Wacana 51-29 including a 42-26 advantage in defensive rebounds. Satya Wacana was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a good game for American point guard Randy Bell (193-1998, college: Dalton St.) who led his team to a victory with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. The other American import power forward Cameron Ridley (206-1993, college: Texas) contributed with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks for the winners. American forward Shemar Johnson (204-1996, college: Stillman) replied with 19 points and 5 rebounds and guard Henry Lakay (196-1998) added 6 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Satya Wacana. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Bumi Borneo have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with 3 other teams. Satya Wacana at the other side still closes the standings with three games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Bumi Borneo will play against NSH (#14) in Jakarta in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Satya Wacana will play at home against Satria Muda and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Bumi Borneo: R.Bell 22+8reb+6ast, C.Ridley 11+13reb+1ast, D.Muhammad 10+2reb+1ast, R.Shariputra 6+3reb+1ast, P.Sultan 5+2reb, S.Agam 5+2reb+3ast Satya Wacana: S.Johnson 19+5reb+1ast, T.Saputro 9+1reb+1ast, B.Calvin 6+2reb+3ast, H.Lakay 6+6reb, M.Lindsay 3+3reb+1ast, W.Putra 3+1reb Pacific Caesar - Pelita Jaya 78-89 Everything could happen in Surabaya at the game between two tied teams. Both tenth ranked Pelita Jaya and 8th ranked Pacific Caesar had identical 1-1 record. But Pacific Caesar was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Jakarta 89-78. Pelita Jaya forced 25 Pacific Caesar turnovers and had a 20-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a good game for the former international point guard Andakara Dhyaksa (173-1992) who led his team to a victory with 34 points (!!!), 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 7 steals. American guard Mike Laster (196-1996, college: Ohio, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) contributed with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Pelita Jaya's coach Djordje Jovicic allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. British center Morakinyo Williams (209-1988, college: Citadel) replied with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 14 rebounds and Gregorio Wibowo (182-1995) added 12 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists in the effort for Pacific Caesar. Pelita Jaya (2-1) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Pacific Caesar at the other side dropped to the ninth position with two games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Pelita Jaya's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Jakarta Indonesia P.. Top scorers: Pelita Jaya: A.Dhyaksa 34+6reb+8ast, M.Laster 23+10reb, A.Muhamad 17+3reb+5ast, A.Rachman 7+4reb+1ast, G.Saputra 2, V.Kosasih 2+3reb+2ast Pacific Caesar: D.Daffa 24+2reb+2ast, M.Williams 24+14reb+2ast, W.Gregorio 12+12reb+7ast, A.Muhammad 9+2reb+1ast, K.Alston 6+4reb, K.Wijanata 2 Prawira - Rans Pik 78-61 Everything could happen in Bandung at the game between two tied teams. Both seventh ranked Prawira and 9th ranked Rans Pik had identical 1-1 record. This time Prawira used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Gor Merpati 78-61. Rans Pik was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a good game for Dominican Brandone Francis (194-1994, college: Texas Tech) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 41 points (!!!) and 12 rebounds. The former international point guard Yudha Saputera (176-1998) contributed with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. The former international Valentino Wuwungan (192-1989) replied with 16 points and 5 rebounds and Australian center Duom Dawam (204-1996) added 8 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Rans Pik. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Prawira (2-1) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Rans Pik at the other side keeps the ninth position with two games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Prawira will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Rans Pik will play on the road against Hangtuah (#9) in Jakarta and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Prawira: B.Francis 41+12reb+1ast, Y.Saputera 15+6reb+5ast, M.Guntara 8+11reb+2ast, P.Wiguna 7+7reb, A.Moh 3+1reb, I.Muhammad 2+3reb Rans Pik: V.Wuwungan 16+5reb, J.Kuntara 12+2reb, D.Dawam 8+9reb+2ast, S.Fatur 6+6reb+3ast, D.Nuban 5+2reb+1ast, F.Minallah 4+5reb+1ast |
| Best players of Indonesian IBL round 5 - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The 31-year old guard had the game-high 27 points adding eight rebounds and three assists for Dewa United in his team's victory, helping them to beat Hangtuah (#9, 1-2) 89-80. Dewa United is placed at 3rd position in Indonesian IBL. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is still on an early stage, but Dewa United already had a very good start winning all 3 without losing a single one. In the team's last game Galloway had a remarkable four three-pointers out of 8 attempts. He turned to be Dewa United's top player in his first season with the team. La Salle University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Galloway is in league's top in points (5th best: 21.0ppg), assists (3rd best: 4.7apg) and averages solid 42.1% from behind 3-point line. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American forward Dior Lowhorn (201-F-1987) of Bali Utd.. Lowhorn impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 14 points and 16 rebounds. Of course Bali Utd. cruised to a 79-67 relatively comfortable win over NSH (#14, 0-3). This victory allowed Bali Utd. to move up to 6th position in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 2-1 record is not bad and everything may still change. Lowhorn is a newcomer at Bali Utd. 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 Anthony Beane (188-G-1994, agency: Pensack Sports) of Indonesia P. (#10). Beane scored 29 points and passed four assists. He was a key player of Indonesia P., leading his team to a 87-80 win against the higher-ranked WBS (#7, 2-1). The chances of Indonesia P. not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 2 games, recording just one victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Beane could try to bring Indonesia P.'s a little bit higher in the standings. Beane has individually a great season in Indonesia. After only 2 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 28.5ppg (2nd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. AJ West (203-C-1991) of Satria Muda - 14 points and 14 rebounds 5. Prince Williams (195-G-1992) of WBS - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Anthony Johnson (203-PF-1988) of Dewa United - 14 points and 11 rebounds 7. David Haye (183-C-1994) of Evos Bogor - 18 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Elijah Foster (197-F-1996) of Satria Muda - 17 points and 8 rebounds 9. Emmanuel Malou (206-F/C-1993) of Hangtuah - 15 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Karl Utiarahman (188-F-2003) of Indonesia P. - 17 points and 3 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Suleiman Braimoh (ex Tofas) is a newcomer at M.Tel-Aviv - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
He is a very experienced player. Thanks to Braimoh's pro career he managed to play on five different continents (Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia and of course North America) in ten different countries. Braimoh has played previously professionally in France (JSF Nanterre), Germany (46ers), Japan (Niigata Albirex and Shinshu Brave Warriors Nagano), Mexico (Huracanes), New Zealand (Hawks and Airs), Qatar (Al Rayyan and Al Gharafa), Russia (Enisey), Spain (Burgos), Israel (Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Eilat) and NBA G League (Stockton Kings). His team made it to the Israeli Premier League Semifinals in 2019, 2020 and 2022. He was voted to Australiabasket.com New Zealand NBL All-Imports Team back in 2014 and 2015. Braimoh graduated from Rice University in 2011 and it is his twelfth (!!!) season in pro basketball. |
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| B2 League Round 29: Bambitious N. defeats leader Chiba - by Eurobasket News | ||
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B2 League is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 29 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Chiba (25-6) in Nara on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by seventh ranked Bambitious N. (9-22) 90-86. It ended at the same time the 14-game winning streak of Chiba. Senegalese center Cheikh Mbodj (208-1987, college: Cincinnati) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 16 rebounds and 6 blocks. The former international forward Naoki Uto (188-1991) contributed with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Bambitious N.'s coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. American forward Leo Lyons (206-1987, college: Missouri) answered with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists (was perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line !!!) for Chiba. Bambitious N. moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Kagawa FA. Newly promoted Chiba still keeps top position with six games lost. They share it with Koshigaya A. and Saga B.. Bambitious N. is looking forward to face league's second-placed Nagasaki at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Chiba will play against Ehime OV and is hoping to win this game. An interesting game for Koshigaya A. (25-6) which played road game in Aomori against 4th placed Aomori W. (14-17). Second ranked Koshigaya A. managed to get a 6-point victory 81-75. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Aomori W.. American forward Justin Harper (208-1989, college: Richmond) stepped up and scored 30 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and Isaac Butts chipped in 10 points and 11 rebounds. American center Max Hisatake (203-1998, college: IlIinois Tech) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds. Aomori W.'s coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Koshigaya A. have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Saga B. and Chiba. Aomori W. at the other side keeps the fourth place with 17 games lost. They share the position with Nishinomiya S.. Koshigaya A. will play against Kagawa FA (#7) in Takamatsu in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Aomori W. will play at home against Fukuoka R. and it may be a tough game between close rivals. An interesting game for Nagasaki (20-11) which hosted in Nagasaki 3rd placed Kumamoto V. (17-14). Second ranked Nagasaki had an easy win 98-73. Matt Bonds nailed a double-double by scoring 28 points, 19 rebounds and 8 assists for the winning side. Benjamin Lawson came up with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 13 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) for Kumamoto V. 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. Newly promoted Nagasaki maintains second place with 20-11 record having five points less than leader Chiba. Loser Kumamoto V. keeps the third position with 14 games lost. Nagasaki will meet Bambitious N. (#6) in the next round. Kumamoto V. will play against Fukushima and it may be a tough game between close rivals. There were no big surprises in other games of round 29: Yamagata beat Tokyo Z on the road 98-90. Nishinomiya S. lost to Fukushima on its own court 80-90. Ehime OV was outscored by Fukuoka R. in a road game 72-98. Saga B. managed to beat Kagawa FA at home 87-80. Aomori W. - Koshigaya A. 75-81 An interesting game for Koshigaya A. (25-6) which played road game in Aomori against 4th placed Aomori W. (14-17). Second ranked Koshigaya A. managed to get a 6-point victory 81-75. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Aomori W.. It was a great shooting night for Koshigaya A. especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.4 percentage. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. American forward Justin Harper (208-1989, college: Richmond) stepped up and scored 30 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import center Isaac Butts (208-1989, college: App State) chipped in 10 points and 11 rebounds. American center Max Hisatake (203-1998, college: IlIinois Tech) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds and guard Kohei Tsuneta (186-1999) scored 10 points and 7 assists. Four Aomori W. players scored in double figures. Aomori W.'s coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Koshigaya A. have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Saga B. and Chiba. Aomori W. at the other side keeps the fourth place with 17 games lost. They share the position with Nishinomiya S.. Koshigaya A. will play against Kagawa FA (#7) in Takamatsu in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Aomori W. will play at home against Fukuoka R. and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Koshigaya A.: J.Harper 30+6reb+3ast, K.Hayate 12+4reb, I.Butts 10+11reb+2ast, M.Shun 9+4reb+5ast, T.Hasegawa 8+1reb+2ast, K.Makoto 7+4reb+4ast Aomori W.: E.Montgomery 13+5reb, M.Hisatake 13+10reb+1ast, K.Aita 12+1reb+2ast, K.Tsuneta 10+1reb+7ast, A.Davis 9+4reb+2ast, I.Yuichi 6+5ast Tokyo Z - Yamagata 90-98 The game between closely ranked teams ended with sixth ranked Yamagata's (13-18) road victory over 7th ranked Tokyo Z (5-26) 98-90 on Wednesday. Yamagata made 16-of-17 free shots (94.1 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Yamagata made 7 blocks. American James Bell (196-1992, college: Villanova, agency: Slash Sports) nailed a double-double by scoring 30 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals (was perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line !!!) for the winning side and American-Panamanian center Javier Carter (203-1991, college: USA, agency: Slash Sports) accounted for 22 points and 8 rebounds. Four Yamagata players scored in double figures. Yamagata's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American power forward Ishmael Lane (203-1997, college: NSU) came up with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 15 rebounds and the other American import guard Addison Spruill (195-1993, college: UNCW) added 18 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Tokyo Z in the defeat. Yamagata moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Ehime OV. Tokyo Z lost their eighth game in a row. They keep the seventh position with 26 games lost. Yamagata will meet at home league's leader Saga B. in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Tokyo Z will play against Nishinomiya S. (#5) in Hyogo and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Yamagata: J.Bell 30+12reb+8ast, J.Carter 22+8reb+3ast, T.Tahara 20+4reb+2ast, T.Welsh 11+12reb+3ast, D.Suzuki 7+3reb+6ast, J.Maniwa 3+1ast Tokyo Z: I.Lane 32+15reb, K.Kimura 20+3reb+5ast, A.Spruill 18+9reb+3ast, K.Fujioka 6+2reb+4ast, K.Tsubasa 6+4reb+4ast, J.Kano 6+1reb+2ast Nishinomiya S. - Fukushima 80-90 Rather expected game when 5th ranked Nishinomiya S. (14-17) lost to third ranked Fukushima (16-15) in Hyogo 80-90 on Wednesday. Fukushima shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 52.2 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Venezuelan center Gregory Echenique (206-1990, college: Creighton, agency: Pensack Sports) nailed 28 points and 7 rebounds (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!) for the winning side and American forward Josh Harrellson (208-1989, college: Kentucky) accounted for 24 points. American forward DeQuan Jones (203-1990, college: Miami, FL) came up with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists (was perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line !!!) and the other American import forward Trey Porter (208-1996, college: Nevada) added 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks respectively for Nishinomiya S. in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Fukushima maintains third place with 16-15 record having nine points less than leader Chiba. Loser Nishinomiya S. dropped to the fourth position with 17 games lost. They share it with Aomori W.. Fukushima will meet at home Kumamoto V. (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Nishinomiya S. will play against Tokyo Z and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Fukushima: G.Echenique 28+7reb, J.Harrellson 24+4reb+1ast, N.Hashimoto 10+1reb+1ast, G.Cheon 8+1reb+6ast, S.Murakami 7+3reb+2ast, T.Hasegawa 7+2reb+7ast Nishinomiya S.: D.Jones 24+6reb+4ast, T.Porter 20+9reb+1ast, K.Sena 9+3reb+1ast, R.Nakanishi 8+3reb+2ast, S.Watanabe 8+2reb+5ast, N.Tani 6+2reb+3ast Bambitious N. - Chiba 90-86 The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Chiba (25-6) in Nara on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by seventh ranked Bambitious N. (9-22) 90-86. It ended at the same time the 14-game winning streak of Chiba. Senegalese center Cheikh Mbodj (208-1987, college: Cincinnati) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 16 rebounds and 6 blocks. The former international forward Naoki Uto (188-1991) contributed with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Bambitious N.'s coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. American forward Leo Lyons (206-1987, college: Missouri) answered with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists (was perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line !!!) and the other American import Brandon Ashley (206-1994, college: Arizona) added 16 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Chiba. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Bambitious N. moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Kagawa FA. Newly promoted Chiba still keeps top position with six games lost. They share it with Koshigaya A. and Saga B.. Bambitious N. is looking forward to face league's second-placed Nagasaki at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Chiba will play against Ehime OV and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Bambitious N.: C.Mbodj 23+16reb+1ast, C.James 20+2reb+4ast, N.Uto 20+5reb+7ast, J.Wilson 14+12reb, F.Naoyuki 7+5ast, M.Komaki 4+1reb Chiba: L.Lyons 23+9reb+6ast, B.Ashley 16+7reb+2ast, F.Kota 13+5reb+3ast, T.Kida 13+2reb+3ast, Y.Otsuka 10+2reb+2ast, K.Kotzur 6+10reb+2ast Fukuoka R. - Ehime OV 98-72 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when fifth ranked Fukuoka R. (12-19) rolled over at home 4th placed Ehime OV (13-18) 98-72 on Wednesday. Fukuoka R. looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American point guard Marvelle Harris (196-1993, college: Fresno St., agency: Slash Sports) nailed 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side and his fellow American import forward Jordan Glynn (200-1989, college: SF Austin) accounted for 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Fukuoka R. players scored in double figures. American-Filipino forward Eugene Phelps (198-1990, college: LBSU) came up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 17 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and American-German power forward Ryan Kriener (208-1998, college: Iowa, agency: Pensack Sports) added 15 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Ehime OV 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. Fukuoka R. maintains fifth place with 12-19 record. Ehime OV lost their seventh game in a row. They keep the fourth position with 18 games lost. They share it with Yamagata. Fukuoka R. will meet higher ranked Aomori W. (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Ehime OV will play against the league's leader Chiba and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Fukuoka R.: M.Harris 23+5reb+7ast, I.Yuma 18+2reb, J.Glynn 16+8reb+4ast, S.Shigetomi 11+2reb+4ast, G.Slaughter 9+2reb, D.Gordon 8+11reb+2ast Ehime OV: E.Phelps 24+17reb+2ast, R.Kriener 15+6reb+2ast, Y.Toshino 12+2reb+6ast, S.Ishii 7+3ast, A.Fitzgerald 6+6reb, S.Kouno 5+2ast Saga B. - Kagawa FA 87-80 Not a big story in a game when 6th ranked Kagawa FA (9-22) lost on the road to first ranked Saga B. (25-6) 87-80 on Wednesday. Saga B. made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Saga B. made 7 blocks. American Chase Fieler (202-1992, college: FGCU) nailed a double-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and Canadian forward Mikyle McIntosh (201-1994, college: Oregon) accounted for 26 points and 6 rebounds. British forward Myles Hesson (198-1990, agency: Octagon Europe) came up with 28 points and 4 assists (was perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line !!!) and American Kyle Richardson (200-1991, college: Portland St.) added 16 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Kagawa FA in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Saga B.. They maintain first place with 25-6 record, which they share with Koshigaya A. and Chiba. Loser Kagawa FA keeps the sixth position with 22 games lost. They share it with Bambitious N.. Saga B. will meet Yamagata (#6) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Kagawa FA will play against the league's second-placed Koshigaya A. and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Saga B.: M.McIntosh 26+6reb+2ast, C.Fieler 21+13reb+6ast, S.Taiki 14+3reb+6ast, K.Atsuki 6, Y.Mitsuhara 6+2reb, Y.Nishi 6+1ast Kagawa FA: M.Hesson 28+2reb+4ast, K.Richardson 16+8reb, R.Adams 9+6reb+1ast, R.Vague 8+3reb+4ast, T.Kodama 6+4reb+5ast, I.Ryo 5+2ast Nagasaki - Kumamoto V. 98-73 An interesting game for Nagasaki (20-11) which hosted in Nagasaki 3rd placed Kumamoto V. (17-14). Second ranked Nagasaki had an easy win 98-73. Nagasaki looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. American forward Matt Bonds (196-1995, college: St.Michael's) nailed a double-double by scoring 28 points, 19 rebounds and 8 assists for the winning side and his fellow American import forward Jeffrey Gibbs (188-1980, college: Otterbein) accounted for 7 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists. Four Nagasaki players scored in double figures. British forward Benjamin Lawson (216-1995, college: WKU) came up with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 13 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) and American guard Terrance Woodbury (201-1987, college: Georgia) added 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Kumamoto V. 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. Newly promoted Nagasaki maintains second place with 20-11 record having five points less than leader Chiba. Loser Kumamoto V. keeps the third position with 14 games lost. Nagasaki will meet Bambitious N. (#6) in the next round. Kumamoto V. will play against Fukushima and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Nagasaki: M.Bonds 28+19reb+8ast, M.Karimata 15+1reb+4ast, E.Yamamoto 13+1reb+2ast, J.Heading 12+4reb+4ast, T.Kanji 9+1ast, D.Noguchi 7+1reb+2ast Kumamoto V.: B.Lawson 29+13reb, T.Woodbury 13+8reb+4ast, I.Hiroaki 12+1reb+3ast, Y.Shota 6+1reb+1ast, N.Yuto 3, K.Nagomu 3+2reb+2ast |
| B1 League Round 31: Alvark Tokyo defeats Gunma CT in the game between Top 4 teams - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. An interesting game for Alvark Tokyo (24-6) which played road game in Gunma against 3rd placed Gunma CT (16-12). Second ranked Alvark Tokyo managed to get a 11-point victory 79-68. Alvark Tokyo made 23-of-29 free shots (79.3 percent) during the game, while Gunma CT only scored seven points from the stripe. Alvark Tokyo looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. 25 personal fouls committed by Gunma CT helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Ryan Rossiter (204-1989, college: Siena) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 12 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. The former international guard Shuto Ando (189-1994) contributed with 15 points and 4 assists for the winners. American center Kaleb Tarczewski (212-1993, college: Arizona) answered with 13 points and 9 rebounds for Gunma CT. Gunma CT's coach Kota Mizuno rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Alvark Tokyo have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain second place with 24-6 record having just six point less than leader Hiroshima D. Gunma CT at the other side keeps the third position with 12 games lost. Alvark Tokyo are looking forward to face league's leader Hiroshima D. on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Gunma CT will play against Kyoto H. and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win. An interesting game for Nagoya DD (22-8) which played road game in Shimane against their biggest opponent Shimane SM (23-7). Third ranked Nagoya DD managed to get a 7-point victory 84-77. It ended at the same time the nine-game winning streak of Shimane SM. It was a great evening for American power forward Scott Eatherton (206-1991, college: Northeastern, agency: BeoBasket) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws). Coty Clarke helped adding 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. At the losing side Australian Nick Kay (206-1992, college: MSU Denver) responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 11 rebounds. Nagoya DD have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain third place with 22-8 record having just four point less than leader Hiroshima D., which they share with Ryukyu GK. Shimane SM at the other side keeps the second position with seven games lost. Nagoya DD will play against Ibaraki R. (#6) in Mito in the next round. Shimane SM will play on the road against Shiga L-Stars (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track. An interesting game for Shinshu BW (16-14) which played road game in Tokyo against 4th placed Hitachi SRT (12-16). Third ranked Shinshu BW had an easy win 91-71. It was an exceptional evening for Josh Hawkinson who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 13 rebounds. James McAdoo came up with 19 points and 8 rebounds for Hitachi SRT in the defeat. Hitachi SRT's coach Tsutomu Isa tested eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Shinshu BW maintains third place with 16-14 record having just two points less than leader Hiroshima D. Hitachi SRT lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with 16 games lost. Shinshu BW will meet at home league's leader Chiba Jets in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Hitachi SRT will play against San-en NP (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Other games in round 31 were not that significant. Sea Horses M. was beaten by Kawasaki BT on the road 86-74. Chiba Jets won against Ibaraki R. on its own court 100-91. Tochigi Brex managed to outperform Hokkaido L. in a road game 85-70. Kyoto H. managed to beat Osaka E. at home 87-77. Toyama G. was defeated by San-en NP on the opponent's court 102-92. Niigata A. was beaten by Yokohama BC in a home game 75-88. FE Nagoya lost to Ryukyu GK on the road 64-76. Sendai 89ers was outscored by Akita NH on its own court 65-93. Hiroshima D. managed to beat Shiga L-Stars in a road game 88-73. Kawasaki BT - Sea Horses M. 86-74 No shocking result in a game when first ranked Kawasaki BT (18-12) beat 6th ranked Sea Horses M. (10-20) in Kanagawa 86-74 on Wednesday. Kawasaki BT made 17-of-18 free shots (94.4 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was an exceptional evening for the former international power forward Nick Fazekas (211-1985, college: Nevada) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 15 rebounds. American-Georgian Matt Janning (195-1988, college: Northeastern) accounted for 24 points and 4 assists for the winning side. Four Kawasaki BT players scored in double figures. American power forward Davante Gardner (203-1991, college: Marquette) came up with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists and the other American import guard Anthony Lawrence II (201-1996, college: Miami, FL, agency: Pensack Sports) added 11 points and 15 rebounds respectively for Sea Horses M. in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Kawasaki BT maintains first place with 18-12 record, which they share with FE Nagoya and Yokohama BC. Sea Horses M. lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 20 games lost. They share it with Ibaraki R.. Kawasaki BT will meet at home Ryukyu GK (#4) in the next round. Sea Horses M. will play against Niigata A. and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Sea Horses M.: D.Gardner 22+7reb+6ast, Y.Nishida 22+1reb+2ast, A.Lawrence II 11+15reb+2ast, S.Kashiwagi 6+2reb, S.Alston Jr. 5+1reb+2ast, R.Sumino 3+2reb+2ast Kawasaki BT: M.Janning 24+4reb+4ast, N.Fazekas 22+15reb+3ast, J.Heath 16+13reb+1ast, M.Young 11+5reb+2ast, S.Maeta 5+1reb+1ast, Y.Fujii 4+3ast Chiba Jets - Ibaraki R. 100-91 Very expected game when 6th ranked Ibaraki R. (10-20) lost on the road to first ranked Chiba Jets (26-4) 100-91 on Wednesday. Chiba Jets looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 18 passes made by Ibaraki R.'s players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Chiba Jets made 7 blocks. American players dominated the game. It was an exceptional evening for forward Victor Law (201-1995, college: Northwestern, agency: Pensack Sports) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Forward John Mooney (206-1998, college: Notre Dame, agency: Pensack Sports) accounted for 13 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks for the winning side. Forward Chehales Tapscott (195-1990, college: Portland St.) came up with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and Eric Jacobsen (208-1994, college: Arizona St.) added 20 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Ibaraki R. in the defeat. Five Chiba Jets and four Ibaraki R. players scored in double figures. Ibaraki R.'s coach Richard Glesmann tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Chiba Jets have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. They maintain first place with 26-4 record. Loser Ibaraki R. keeps the sixth position with 20 games lost. They share it with Sea Horses M.. Chiba Jets will meet Shinshu BW (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Ibaraki R. will play against Nagoya DD and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Ibaraki R.: C.Tapscott 21+8reb+5ast, E.Jacobsen 20+6reb+3ast, N.Kohei 18+1reb+1ast, A.Hirao 13+4reb+3ast, T.Kennedy 8+1reb+2ast, A.Tajima 4+2reb+1ast Chiba Jets: V.Law 20+11reb+6ast, S.Hara 17+4reb+3ast, C.Smith 16+4reb+4ast, Y.Togashi 15+2reb+6ast, J.Mooney 13+8reb+5ast, T.Sato 13+1reb+1ast Gunma CT - Alvark Tokyo 68-79 An interesting game for Alvark Tokyo (24-6) which played road game in Gunma against 3rd placed Gunma CT (16-12). Second ranked Alvark Tokyo managed to get a 11-point victory 79-68. Alvark Tokyo made 23-of-29 free shots (79.3 percent) during the game, while Gunma CT only scored seven points from the stripe. Alvark Tokyo looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. 25 personal fouls committed by Gunma CT helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Ryan Rossiter (204-1989, college: Siena) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 12 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. The former international guard Shuto Ando (189-1994) contributed with 15 points and 4 assists for the winners. American center Kaleb Tarczewski (212-1993, college: Arizona) answered with 13 points and 9 rebounds and the other American import guard Trey McKinney-Jones (198-1990, college: Miami, FL) added 15 points in the effort for Gunma CT. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Gunma CT's coach Kota Mizuno rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Alvark Tokyo have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain second place with 24-6 record having just six point less than leader Hiroshima D. Gunma CT at the other side keeps the third position with 12 games lost. Alvark Tokyo are looking forward to face league's leader Hiroshima D. on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Gunma CT will play against Kyoto H. and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win. Top scorers: Gunma CT: T.McKinney-Jones 15+3reb+3ast, K.Tarczewski 13+9reb+2ast, N.Namizato 12+2reb+5ast, A.Chambers 11+4reb+1ast, K.Igarashi 5+1ast, J.Keenan 4+9reb+3ast Alvark Tokyo: S.Ando 15+3reb+4ast, S.Saiz 13+7reb+1ast, O.Taiki 12+1reb+5ast, R.Rossiter 12+13reb+4ast, A.Kirk 9+8reb, Y.Fujinaga 9+1reb+3ast Hokkaido L. - Tochigi Brex 70-85 Rather predictable result when fifth ranked Tochigi Brex (14-16) won against 8th ranked Hokkaido L. (7-23) in Sapporo 85-70 on Wednesday. Tochigi Brex dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Hokkaido L.'s 30. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American center Grant Jerrett (208-1993, college: Arizona) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. Tongan-New Zealand Isaac Fotu (203-1993, college: Hawaii) accounted for 18 points and 5 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winning side. Five Tochigi Brex players scored in double figures. Tochigi Brex's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward Shawn Long (208-1993, college: Louisiana, agency: Pensack Sports) came up with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds and American-Finnish forward Alex Murphy (206-1993, college: Northeastern) added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Hokkaido L. in the defeat. Defending champion maintains fifth place with 14-16 record, which they share with Osaka E. Hokkaido L. lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 23 games lost. Tochigi Brex will meet at home FE Nagoya (#5) in the next round. Hokkaido L. will play against the league's second-placed Yokohama BC and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Hokkaido L.: S.Long 14+14reb+3ast, A.Murphy 14+5reb+4ast, B.Motum 10+1reb+3ast, N.Tsukasa 10+1reb, M.Yuta 9+5reb+1ast, S.Terazono 6+1reb+1ast Tochigi Brex: I.Fotu 18+5reb+2ast, G.Jerrett 17+10reb+2ast, J.Scott 15+6reb+1ast, Y.Endo 14+2reb+4ast, M.Hiejima 10+2reb+5ast, T.Shinji 8+1reb+2ast Kyoto H. - Osaka E. 87-77 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 6th ranked Osaka E. (14-16) lost on the road to seventh ranked Kyoto H. (13-17) 87-77 on Wednesday. It was an exceptional evening for Mali power forward Cheick Diallo (206-1996, college: Kansas) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 13 rebounds. Point guard Yoshiaki Kubota (175-1997) accounted for 14 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side. American-Jamaican power forward Kyle Hunt (208-1989, college: USAO, agency: BIG) came up with 17 points and 8 rebounds and American guard DJ Newbill (193-1992, college: Penn St.) added 12 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists respectively for Osaka E. in the defeat. Five Kyoto H. and four Osaka E. players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Kyoto H. moved-up to fourth place, which they share with San-en NP. Loser Osaka E. dropped to the fifth position with 16 games lost. They share it with Tochigi Brex. Kyoto H. will meet at home higher ranked Gunma CT (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Osaka E. will play against Akita NH and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Osaka E.: K.Hunt 17+8reb+3ast, S.O'Mara 16+6reb+2ast, E.Kojima-Donley 15+2reb+1ast, D.Newbill 12+8reb+7ast, K.Makoto 6+4ast, I.Brown 6+5reb+1ast Kyoto H.: C.Diallo 26+13reb+2ast, K.Yoshiaki 14+5reb+7ast, M.Wright 13+3reb+7ast, N.Gadson 12+3reb, J.Uthoff 10+7reb+3ast, J.Mitsuda 6+1reb San-en NP - Toyama G. 102-92 Everything went according to plan when fifth ranked San-en NP (13-17) defeated 7th ranked Toyama G. (6-24) in Hamamatsu 102-92 on Wednesday. San-en NP looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American center Kyle O'Quinn (206-1990, college: Norfolk St., agency: Pensack Sports) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists. Filipino guard Ferdinand Ravena (189-1996) accounted for 16 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists for the winning side. Four San-en NP players scored in double figures. American forward Brice Johnson (206-1994, college: UNC) came up with a double-double by scoring 30 points and 13 rebounds and the other American import center Joshua Smith (208-1992, college: Georgetown) added 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) respectively for Toyama G. in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. San-en NP moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Kyoto H. Toyama G. lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with 24 games lost. San-en NP will meet Hitachi SRT (#5) in the next round. Toyama G. will play against Sendai 89ers and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Toyama G.: B.Johnson 30+13reb+3ast, J.Smith 19+7reb+5ast, N.Yoshiyuki 9+1ast, A.Yoshiki 7+2ast, C.Demps 7+3reb+7ast, R.Ono 7+2reb+3ast San-en NP: K.O'Quinn 24+13reb+7ast, F.Ravena 16+5reb+9ast, S.Ryusei 14+1reb+9ast, K.Kanamaru 13, D.Giddens 11+5reb, H.Kazuki 9+3reb+2ast Niigata A. - Yokohama BC 75-88 There was no surprise when 8th ranked Niigata A. (4-26) lost at home to second ranked Yokohama BC (18-12) 88-75 on Wednesday. Yokohama BC looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was an exceptional evening for the former international guard Yuki Kawamura (169-2001) who led the winners and scored 36 points (!!!) and 5 assists. American Devin Oliver (204-1992, college: Dayton) accounted for 11 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side. Four Yokohama BC players scored in double figures. Yokohama BC's coach Taketo Aoki used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Jamaican center Kofi Cockburn (213-1999, college: Illinois) came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 17 rebounds and American forward Keve Aluma (206-1998, college: Virginia Tech, agency: Pensack Sports) added 14 points and 13 rebounds respectively for Niigata A. in the defeat. Yokohama BC keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Kawasaki BT and FE Nagoya. Loser Niigata A. keeps the eighth place with 26 games lost. They share the position with Shiga L-Stars. Yokohama BC will meet Hokkaido L. (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Niigata A. will play against Sea Horses M. and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Niigata A.: K.Cockburn 17+17reb+2ast, S.Green 16+2reb+1ast, K.Aluma 14+13reb+1ast, T.Sugimoto 7+3reb+1ast, S.Reon 6+1reb+6ast, K.Kimura 5+4ast Yokohama BC: K.Yuki 36+4reb+5ast, K.King 12+1reb, C.Jackson 11+10reb+1ast, D.Oliver 11+11reb+3ast, S.Koya 5+1ast, P.Auda 4+4reb+2ast Ryukyu GK - FE Nagoya 76-64 The game between closely ranked teams ended with fourth ranked Ryukyu GK's (22-8) home victory over 5th ranked FE Nagoya (18-12) in Okinawa 76-64 on Wednesday. Ryukyu GK outrebounded FE Nagoya 39-27 including a 28-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for the former international swingman Keita Imamura (191-1996) who led the winners and scored 23 points and 8 rebounds. American power forward Allen Durham (198-1988, college: Grace Christian) accounted for 13 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Durham is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. American power forward Johnathan Williams III (206-1995, college: Gonzaga) came up with 17 points and 9 rebounds and the other American import forward Jeremy Jones (201-1996, college: Gonzaga) added 17 points and 8 rebounds respectively for FE Nagoya in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ryukyu GK moved-up to third place, which they share with Nagoya DD. Newly promoted FE Nagoya still keeps top position with 12 games lost. They share it with Kawasaki BT and Yokohama BC. Ryukyu GK will meet league's leader Kawasaki BT in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. FE Nagoya will play against Tochigi Brex and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: FE Nagoya: J.Jones 17+8reb+1ast, J.Williams III 17+9reb+3ast, L.Evans 14+3reb+3ast, N.Reiya 5+1ast, T.Soma 4+3reb+2ast, K.Ishikawa 3+2ast Ryukyu GK: K.Imamura 23+8reb+3ast, J.Duncan 14+9reb, A.Durham 13+9reb+4ast, R.Kishimoto 9+3reb+4ast, K.Flippin 7+1reb, M.Yoshiyuki 6+2reb Sendai 89ers - Akita NH 65-93 Rather expected game when 7th ranked Sendai 89ers (8-22) were smashed at home by fourth ranked Akita NH (15-15) 93-65 on Wednesday. Akita NH looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Sendai 89ers' players. American players dominated the game. It was an exceptional evening for center Steve Zack (211-1992, college: La Salle) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Stanton Kidd (202-1992, college: Colorado St.) accounted for 14 points for the winning side. Four Akita NH players scored in double figures. Forward Justin Burrell (207-1988, college: St.John's) came up with 16 points and 5 rebounds and Nathan Boothe (206-1994, college: Toledo) added 13 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Sendai 89ers 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. Akita NH maintains fourth place with 15-15 record. Sendai 89ers lost eighth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keep the seventh position with 22 games lost. Akita NH will meet at home Osaka E. (#6) in the next round. Sendai 89ers will play against Toyama G. and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Sendai 89ers: J.Burrell 16+5reb+3ast, N.Boothe 13+5reb+1ast, R.Kobayashi 9+2reb, Y.Aoki 6+3ast, W.Ryu 5+3reb+3ast, B.Steele 4+5reb Akita NH: K.Kanter 14+6reb, S.Kidd 14+3reb+3ast, S.Zack 13+11reb+3ast, T.Furukawa 11+4reb+3ast, H.Noboru 10+4reb+1ast, H.Kawashima 9+2ast Shiga L-Stars - Hiroshima D. 73-88 Very predictable result when first ranked Hiroshima D. (25-5) won against on the road 8th ranked Shiga L-Stars (4-26) 88-73 on Wednesday. Hiroshima D. looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Kerry Blackshear Jr (208-1997, college: Florida) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. His fellow American import forward Nick Mayo (206-1997, college: EKU, agency: Pensack Sports) accounted for 14 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Four Hiroshima D. players scored in double figures. American forward Jordan Hamilton (201-1990, college: Texas) came up with 28 points and 9 rebounds and Filipino guard Kiefer Isaac Ravena (181-1993) added 8 points and 8 assists respectively for Shiga L-Stars in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Hiroshima D. have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. They maintain first place with 25-5 record. Shiga L-Stars lost thirteenth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 26 games lost. They share it with Niigata A.. Hiroshima D. will meet at home league's second-placed Alvark Tokyo in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Shiga L-Stars will play against the league's second-placed Shimane SM (#2) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Shiga L-Stars: J.Hamilton 28+9reb+2ast, M.Naoto 9+1reb, K.Martin 8+4reb+3ast, K.Isaac Ravena 8+3reb+8ast, K.Toews 6+5reb+3ast, D.Doblas 6+5reb+1ast Hiroshima D.: K.Blackshear Jr. 24+10reb+5ast, N.Mayo 14+7reb+2ast, T.Ryo 10+5reb+4ast, I.Murphy 10+3reb, N.Takuto 6+1reb+4ast, S.Asayama 5 Shimane SM - Nagoya DD 77-84 An interesting game for Nagoya DD (22-8) which played road game in Shimane against their biggest opponent Shimane SM (23-7). Third ranked Nagoya DD managed to get a 7-point victory 84-77. It ended at the same time the nine-game winning streak of Shimane SM. It was a great evening for American power forward Scott Eatherton (206-1991, college: Northeastern, agency: BeoBasket) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws). His fellow American import forward Coty Clarke (201-1992, college: Arkansas) helped adding 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. At the losing side Australian Nick Kay (206-1992, college: MSU Denver) responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 11 rebounds and American forward Perrin Buford (198-1994, college: MTSU, agency: Pensack Sports) scored 23 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Nagoya DD have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain third place with 22-8 record having just four point less than leader Hiroshima D., which they share with Ryukyu GK. Shimane SM at the other side keeps the second position with seven games lost. Nagoya DD will play against Ibaraki R. (#6) in Mito in the next round. Shimane SM will play on the road against Shiga L-Stars (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Shimane SM: N.Kay 25+11reb+3ast, P.Buford 23+8reb+7ast, S.Ando 14+4reb+2ast, R.Abe 7+6reb+2ast, N.Williams 5+2reb+1ast, T.Shota 3+2reb Nagoya DD: S.Eatherton 19+11reb, T.Saito 16+2reb+6ast, C.Clarke 15+5reb+4ast, P.Ray 9+10reb+1ast, M.Ndour 9+1reb+1ast, Y.Suda 8+1reb Hitachi SRT - Shinshu BW 71-91 An interesting game for Shinshu BW (16-14) which played road game in Tokyo against 4th placed Hitachi SRT (12-16). Third ranked Shinshu BW had an easy win 91-71. Shinshu BW made 22-of-22 free shots (100 percent !!!) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Josh Hawkinson (208-1995, college: WSU) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 13 rebounds (made all of his nine free throws !!!). Swingman Reo Maeda (191-1997) accounted for 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Four Shinshu BW players scored in double figures. American forward James McAdoo (206-1993, college: UNC, agency: Slash Sports) came up with 19 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import forward Kevin Jones (206-1989, college: WVU) added 18 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Hitachi SRT in the defeat. Hitachi SRT's coach Tsutomu Isa tested eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Shinshu BW maintains third place with 16-14 record having just two points less than leader Hiroshima D. Hitachi SRT lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with 16 games lost. Shinshu BW will meet at home league's leader Chiba Jets in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Hitachi SRT will play against San-en NP (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Hitachi SRT: J.McAdoo 19+8reb+3ast, K.Jones 18+8reb+3ast, R.Kelly 9+3reb+3ast, L.Vendrame 8+1reb+2ast, N.You 8+1reb, M.Kaito 6+1reb+3ast Shinshu BW: J.Hawkinson 29+13reb+1ast, O.Yuta 20+2reb+7ast, M.Reo 20+5reb+4ast, A.McHenry 12+6reb+3ast, K.Mitsui 4+1reb, K.Ko 4+5ast |
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He had a double-double of 28 points and 19 rebounds, while his team crushed Kumamoto V. (#3, 17-14) with 25-point margin 98-73. Nagasaki maintains the 2nd position in their group in Japanese B2 League. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Nagasaki will need more victories to improve their 20-11 record. It's Bonds' second year at Nagasaki and it's hard to imagine this team without him. St. Michael's College graduate has very impressive stats this year. Bonds is in league's top in points (3rd best: 22.3ppg), rebounds (4th best: 11.3rpg), assists (8th best: 4.5apg) and averages solid 2.4spg and 57.9% FGP. Second best performed player last round was James Bell (196-SF-1992, agency: Slash Sports) of Yamagata. He is American in his first season at Yamagata. In the last game Bell recorded impressive double-double of 30 points and 12 rebounds. Of course Yamagata cruised to a 98-90 relatively comfortable win over slightly lower-ranked Tokyo Z (#7, 5-26). Yamagata's 6th position in East has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 13-18 record. Bell is a newcomer at Yamagata and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to forward Eugene Phelps (198-F-1990) of Ehime OV (#4). Phelps scored 24 points and grabbed seventeen rebounds (!!!). Despite Phelps' great performance Ehime OV lost 72-98 to slightly lower-ranked Fukuoka R. (#5, 12-19). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Ehime OV ranking at the top of West, however are very questionable as they have already lost 18 games, recording just thirteen victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Phelps could help Ehime OV to bring them higher in the standings. Phelps has a great season in Japan. After 29 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.0ppg (6th best) and rebounds with 12.8rpg (#1 in league). Other top performing players last week: 4. Cheikh Mbodj (208-C-1987) of Bambitious N. - 23 points and 16 rebounds 5. Benjamin Lawson (216-F-1995) of Kumamoto V. - 29 points and 13 rebounds 6. Ishmael Lane (203-F/C-1997) of Tokyo Z - 32 points and 15 rebounds 7. Gregory Echenique (206-C-1990) of Fukushima - 28 points and 7 rebounds 8. Chase Fieler (202-SF-1992) of Saga B. - 21 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists 9. Justin Harper (208-F-1989) of Koshigaya A. - 30 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Marvelle Harris (196-PG-1993) of Fukuoka R. - 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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He had a double-double of 29 points and 13 rebounds, while his team crushed Hitachi SRT (#5, 12-16) with 20-point margin 91-71. Shinshu BW maintains the 3rd position in their group in Japanese league. Shinshu BW 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 16-14 record. In the team's last game Hawkinson had a remarkable 63.6% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Shinshu BW, through which he has constantly improved. Josh Hawkinson averages this season 17.2ppg and 9.2rpg. Second best performed player last round was Kerry Blackshear Jr. (208-F-1997) of top-ranked Hiroshima D.. He is American forward in his first season at Hiroshima D.. In the last game Blackshear Jr. recorded impressive double-double of 24 points and 10 rebounds. Of course he led Hiroshima D. to another comfortable win 88-73 over the lower-ranked Shiga L-Stars (#8, 4-26) being unquestionably team leader. Of course Hiroshima D. still keep West's top spot. His team lost just five games this season, while they won 25 matches. Blackshear Jr. is a newcomer at Hiroshima D. and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to Cheick Diallo (206-C/F-1996) of Kyoto H. (#7). Diallo scored 26 points and grabbed thirteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Kyoto H., leading his team to a 87-77 win against slightly higher-ranked Osaka E. (#6, 14-16). The chances of Kyoto H. ranking at the top of West, however are very questionable as they have already lost 17 games, recording just thirteen victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Diallo could help Kyoto H. to bring them higher in the standings. Diallo has a great season in Japan. After 29 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 10.9rpg (5th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Brice Johnson (206-F-1994) of Toyama G. - 30 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Yuki Kawamura (169-G-2001) of Yokohama BC - 36 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Ryan Rossiter (204-F-1989) of Alvark Tokyo - 12 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Nick Kay (206-PF-1992) of Shimane SM - 25 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Jordan Hamilton (201-F-1990) of Shiga L-Stars - 28 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Joshua Smith (208-C-1992) of Toyama G. - 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Kyle O'Quinn (206-C-1990) of San-en NP - 24 points, 13 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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Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. An interesting game for Tobol (12-8) which hosted in Kostanay 4th placed Irbis (8-11). First ranked Tobol managed to get a 5-point victory 80-75. Tobol made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a good game for the former international forward Anton Bykov (200-1989) who led his team to a victory with 27 points and 6 rebounds. The former international swingman Pavel Ilyin (194-1992) contributed with 9 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. International center Robert Pan (202-1995) answered with 21 points and 8 rebounds for Irbis. Tobol maintains first place with 12-8 record. Irbis lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keep the fourth position with 11 games lost. Tobol are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Aktobe (#5) at home in the next round. Irbis will play against the league's second-placed Barsy Atyrau and it may be a tough game between close rivals. An interesting game for Tobol (12-8) which hosted in Kostanay 4th placed Irbis (8-11). First ranked Tobol managed to get a 8-point victory 82-74. Russian Daniil Posashkov (198-2000) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Shaim Kuanov chipped in 22 points and 7 rebounds. The best for the losing side was international center Robert Pan (202-1995) with 24 points and 9 rebounds. Irbis' coach Evgeni Isakov rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Tobol maintains first place with 12-8 record. Irbis lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keep the fourth position with 11 games lost. Tobol will play against bottom-ranked Aktobe (#5) at home in the next round. Irbis will play against the league's second-placed Barsy Atyrau and it may be a tough game between close rivals. An interesting game for Barsy Atyrau (11-6) which hosted in Atyrau 4th placed Irbis (8-11). Second ranked Barsy Atyrau managed to get a 6-point victory 77-71. Devin Gilmore nailed 28 points and 7 rebounds (on 12-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winning side. Aaron Felix came up with 20 points and 6 rebounds for Irbis in the defeat. Irbis' coach Evgeni Isakov tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Barsy Atyrau have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain second place with 11-6 record behind leader Tobol. Irbis lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keep the fourth position with 11 games lost. Barsy Atyrau will meet at home Astana (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Irbis will have a break next round. In the last two games of round 9 bottom-ranked Aktobe were beaten by Astana on the road 88-78. Astana won against Aktobe on its own court 89-71. Tobol - Irbis 80-75 An interesting game for Tobol (12-8) which hosted in Kostanay 4th placed Irbis (8-11). First ranked Tobol managed to get a 5-point victory 80-75. Tobol made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a good game for the former international forward Anton Bykov (200-1989) who led his team to a victory with 27 points and 6 rebounds. The former international swingman Pavel Ilyin (194-1992) contributed with 9 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. International center Robert Pan (202-1995) answered with 21 points and 8 rebounds and American guard Aaron Felix (187-1987) added 15 points and 8 assists in the effort for Irbis. Tobol maintains first place with 12-8 record. Irbis lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keep the fourth position with 11 games lost. Tobol are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Aktobe (#5) at home in the next round. Irbis will play against the league's second-placed Barsy Atyrau and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Tobol: A.Bykov 27+6reb+1ast, P.Daniil 15+5reb+2ast, P.Ilyin 9+6reb+8ast, S.Kuanov 9+5reb+8ast, K.Gornaev 8+13reb+2ast, R.Valiyev 6+1reb+1ast Irbis: R.Pan 21+8reb+3ast, N.Bazhin 15+7reb+4ast, F.Aaron 15+4reb+8ast, K.Taylor 7+1reb+2ast, A.Stepantsov 6+4reb+1ast, A.Zhigulin 6+2reb+1ast Tobol - Irbis 82-74 An interesting game for Tobol (12-8) which hosted in Kostanay 4th placed Irbis (8-11). First ranked Tobol managed to get a 8-point victory 82-74. Tobol outrebounded Irbis 55-36 including 18 on the offensive glass. Russian Daniil Posashkov (198-2000) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and the former international point guard Shaim Kuanov (181-1991) chipped in 22 points and 7 rebounds. Four Tobol players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was international center Robert Pan (202-1995) with 24 points and 9 rebounds and the former international forward Nikolay Bazhin (198-1990) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Irbis' coach Evgeni Isakov rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Tobol maintains first place with 12-8 record. Irbis lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keep the fourth position with 11 games lost. Tobol will play against bottom-ranked Aktobe (#5) at home in the next round. Irbis will play against the league's second-placed Barsy Atyrau and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Tobol: S.Kuanov 22+7reb+3ast, P.Ilyin 16+6reb+2ast, P.Daniil 16+12reb+5ast, B.Adilbek 14+1reb, K.Gornaev 9+18reb+1ast, R.Valiyev 3+4reb+3ast Irbis: R.Pan 24+9reb+3ast, F.Aaron 16+3reb+5ast, N.Bazhin 12+13reb+4ast, K.Taylor 9, A.Zhigulin 8+7reb+2ast, D.Seleznyov 3+2reb+2ast Astana - Aktobe 88-78 No shocking result in a game when third ranked Astana (9-5) beat bottom-ranked Aktobe (5-15) in Nur-Sultan 88-78 on Tuesday. American point guard Markell Johnson (188-1998, college: NC State) nailed 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and the former international guard Rustam Murzagaliyev (190-1992) accounted for 12 points. Four Astana players scored in double figures. American power forward Joseph Allen (203-1995, college: ECSU) came up with 19 points and 9 rebounds and the other American import forward Darius Williams (206-1997, college: Southern, agency: Interperformances) added 8 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Aktobe in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Astana have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion maintains third place with 9-5 record having nine points less than leader Tobol. Aktobe lost sixth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 15 games lost. Astana will meet league's second-placed Barsy Atyrau on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Aktobe will play against the league's leader Tobol in Kostanay and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Astana: M.Johnson 12+6reb+5ast, R.Murzagaliyev 12+4reb+3ast, M.Marchuk 10+5reb+1ast, V.Likhodey 10+2reb+3ast, V.Chsherbak 9+1reb, R.Marchuk 8+3reb+1ast Aktobe: J.Allen 19+9reb, V.Petrishinets 11+2reb, K.Neff 10+3reb+2ast, K.Dvirnyi 9+1ast, D.Williams 8+9reb+2ast, B.Nazmutdinov 8+1reb+2ast Astana - Aktobe 89-71 Rather expected game when 5th ranked Aktobe (5-15) lost to third ranked Astana (9-5) in Nur-Sultan 71-89 on Wednesday. Astana made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American point guard Markell Johnson (188-1998, college: NC State) nailed 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) for the winning side and Russian Valeriy Likhodey (205-1986) accounted for 18 points. Four Astana players scored in double figures. American power forward Joseph Allen (203-1995, college: ECSU) came up with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 13 rebounds and forward Konstantin Neff (198-1997) added 8 points respectively for Aktobe in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Astana have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion maintains third place with 9-5 record having nine points less than leader Tobol. Aktobe lost sixth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 15 games lost. Astana will meet league's second-placed Barsy Atyrau on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Aktobe will play against the league's leader Tobol in Kostanay and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Astana: V.Likhodey 18+1reb, V.Chsherbak 15, M.Johnson 15+5reb+5ast, M.Myers 10+5reb+2ast, R.Marchuk 8+3reb+1ast, O.Balashov 8+2reb+4ast Aktobe: J.Allen 27+13reb, K.Neff 8+3reb+3ast, D.Williams 7+5reb+1ast, B.Nazmutdinov 6+3ast, B.Sergei 5+1reb+1ast, I.Rusetskiy 5+2ast Barsy Atyrau - Irbis 77-71 An interesting game for Barsy Atyrau (11-6) which hosted in Atyrau 4th placed Irbis (8-11). Second ranked Barsy Atyrau managed to get a 6-point victory 77-71. Barsy Atyrau looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American power forward Devin Gilmore (200-1997, college: Murray St.) nailed 28 points and 7 rebounds (on 12-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winning side and his fellow American import guard Eric McGill (190-1996, college: SIU) accounted for 12 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. American guard Aaron Felix (187-1987) came up with 20 points and 6 rebounds and international center Robert Pan (202-1995) added 16 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Irbis in the defeat. Irbis' coach Evgeni Isakov tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Barsy Atyrau have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain second place with 11-6 record behind leader Tobol. Irbis lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keep the fourth position with 11 games lost. Barsy Atyrau will meet at home Astana (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Irbis will have a break next round. Top scorers: Barsy Atyrau: D.Gilmore 28+7reb+3ast, V.Ivanov 22+4reb+2ast, E.McGill 12+10reb+7ast, D.Didenko 8+5reb+2ast, R.Utegen 5+3reb+8ast, S.Ramazan 2+2reb Irbis: F.Aaron 20+6reb+3ast, R.Pan 16+6reb+3ast, A.Zhigulin 10+5reb+1ast, J.Sayles 7+6reb+1ast, N.Bazhin 6+3reb+5ast, V.Kurochkin 6+3reb+1ast |
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| LBL Round 16: Sagesse beat Hoops in a derby game - by Eurobasket News | ||
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There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in LBL. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Beirut: Sagesse (#1) and Hoops (#6). Sagesse (13-1) won against visiting Hoops (5-8) 80-74. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Hoops. Sagesse made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The game was dominated by American players. Power forward Cliff Alexander (203-1995, college: Kansas, agency: MSG) fired a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 20 rebounds for the winners. Kerwin Roach II (192-1996, college: Texas) chipped in 16 points and 5 assists. Sagesse's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Chris Washburn (203-1993, college: TCU) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. Sagesse have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 13-1 record. Hoops at the other side keep the sixth place with eight games lost. Sagesse will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Hoops will play against Liders (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Leader Sagesse delivered the thirteenth victory. This time they crushed 5th ranked Champville (6-7) 93-50 in Dik El Mehdi. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international point guard Ali Mezher (182-1994) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 9 assists. Cliff Alexander contributed with 16 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Sagesse's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. American forward Ruot Monyyong (210-1998, college: UALR) replied with 11 points and 9 rebounds for Champville. Sagesse have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 13-1 record. Champville at the other side keeps the fifth place with seven games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Rest of the games of round 16 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Liders was defeated by Beirut Club in a road game 96-88. Atlas were beaten by NSA at home 77-83. Beirut Club won against Byblos on the opponent's court 97-88. Homentmen unfortunately lost to Liders in a home game 68-76. The best stats of 16th round was 27 points and 8 rebounds by David Stanley of Liders. Sagesse - Hoops 80-74 The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Beirut: Sagesse (#1) and Hoops (#6). Sagesse (13-1) won against visiting Hoops (5-8) 80-74. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Hoops. Sagesse made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The game was dominated by American players. Power forward Cliff Alexander (203-1995, college: Kansas, agency: MSG) fired a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 20 rebounds for the winners. Kerwin Roach II (192-1996, college: Texas) chipped in 16 points and 5 assists. Sagesse's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Chris Washburn (203-1993, college: TCU) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and power forward Julian Scott (203-1990, college: ASU) added 16 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Sagesse and five Hoops players scored in double figures. Sagesse have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 13-1 record. Hoops at the other side keep the sixth place with eight games lost. Sagesse will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Hoops will play against Liders (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Hoops: C.Washburn 20+11reb+4ast, J.Scott 16+10reb+1ast, S.Abed 14, S.Jason 12+2reb, J.Zaloum 10+4reb+7ast, E.Helou Hicham 2+2reb+1ast Sagesse: C.Alexander 34+20reb+2ast, K.Roach II 16+4reb+5ast, S.El Darwich 11+7reb+5ast, P.Bou Abboud 11+2reb+1ast, A.Mezher 4+3reb+6ast, R.Akl 2+2ast Beirut Club - Liders 96-88 There was no surprise when 9th ranked Liders (5-9) were defeated on the road by third ranked Beirut Club (12-2) 96-88. Beirut Club players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Kenneth Horton (201-1989, college: CCSU, agency: Octagon Europe) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 9 rebounds. International guard Omar Jamaleddine (193-2000, college: SLC) contributed with 22 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Beirut Club's coach Marwan Khalil allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American Alex Peacock (199-1997, college: Texas St.) replied with 21 points and 9 rebounds and his fellow American import guard David Stanley (175, college: Concordia-SP) added 21 points and 7 assists in the effort for Liders. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Beirut Club have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains third position with 12-2 record behind leader Sagesse. Liders lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the seventh place with nine games lost. They share the position with NSA. 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 Homentmen. Top scorers: Liders: D.Stanley 21+3reb+7ast, A.Peacock 21+9reb+3ast, K.Christophe 17+5reb+2ast, Y.Ghantous 11+4reb+1ast, D.Nader 8+2reb, J.Makhlouf 8+8reb+2ast Beirut Club: O.Jamaleddine 22+8reb, K.Horton 21+9reb+2ast, G.Hadidian 18+3reb+2ast, K.Hayes 14+4reb+8ast, M.Haidar 8+2reb+5ast, R.Akl 4+3reb+4ast Atlas - NSA 77-83 Everything could happen in Zahle at the game between two tied teams. Both tenth ranked NSA and 8th ranked Atlas had identical 4-9 record. But Atlas were not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from 83-77. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Dallas Morgan (185, college: CMU) who helped to win the game recording 22 points. Serbian-Montenegrin forward Milko Bjelica (207-1984, agency: BIG) contributed with 17 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Four NSA players scored in double figures. NSA's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American guard Myles Carter (185-1999, college: Delaware St.) replied with 29 points and 6 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) and guard George Yves-Daaboul (178-1995) added 22 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals in the effort for Atlas. NSA (5-9) moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Liders. Atlas at the other side dropped to the tenth position with ten games lost. NSA will play against Antranik (#9) in Beirut in the next round. Atlas will play on the road against Byblos and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Atlas: M.Carter 29+6reb+3ast, G.Yves-Daaboul 22+8reb+7ast, M.Harrell 15+12reb, F.Georges 4+3reb, F.Pierre 3+1reb, H.Turfe 2+3reb+1ast NSA: D.Morgan 22+3reb+1ast, M.Bjelica 17+5reb+2ast, K.Jadayel 16+5reb+2ast, O.Kaissy 11+3reb+10ast, S.Georges 8+8reb, B.Bechara 4+2reb Byblos - Beirut Club 88-97 Very expected game when 12th ranked Byblos (1-13) were defeated at home by third ranked Beirut Club (12-2) 97-88. Beirut Club made 16-of-20 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Beirut Club outrebounded Byblos 55-28 including a 27-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international power forward Mohamad Haidar (203-1990, college: Michigan Tech) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 27 points and 10 rebounds. American forward Kenneth Horton (201-1989, college: CCSU, agency: Octagon Europe) contributed with 9 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. American guard Victor Bermudez (193-1992, college: Texas St., agency: BIG) replied with 22 points and 7 assists and his fellow American import forward Phillip Rankin (203-1995, college: LSUA) added 15 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Byblos. Four Beirut Club and five Byblos players scored in double figures. Beirut Club have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains third position with 12-2 record behind leader Sagesse. Byblos lost seventh consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 13 games lost. 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 Homentmen. Top scorers: Byblos: V.Bermudez 22+4reb+7ast, A.Sleiman Gio 18+2reb+2ast, P.Rankin 15+11reb, I.Haddad 12+6reb+3ast, N.Dimitri 11+1reb+1ast, A.Chidiac 10+1reb+2ast Beirut Club: M.Haidar 27+10reb+2ast, K.Hayes 20+5reb+3ast, O.Jamaleddine 11+6reb+3ast, E.Rustom 10+5reb+3ast, K.Horton 9+14reb+6ast, S.Alexander 7+7reb+1ast Champville - Sagesse 50-93 Leader Sagesse delivered the thirteenth victory. This time they crushed 5th ranked Champville (6-7) 93-50 in Dik El Mehdi. Sagesse dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Champville's 32. Sagesse forced 21 Champville turnovers and outrebounded them 45-31 including a 18-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international point guard Ali Mezher (182-1994) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 9 assists. American power forward Cliff Alexander (203-1995, college: Kansas, agency: MSG) contributed with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Four Sagesse players scored in double figures. Sagesse's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. American forward Ruot Monyyong (210-1998, college: UALR) replied with 11 points and 9 rebounds and Andrew Kopaly (200-2002) added 12 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Champville. Sagesse have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 13-1 record. Champville at the other side keeps the fifth place with seven games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Champville: A.Kopaly 12+5reb, R.Monyyong 11+9reb, J.Salem 10+5reb+1ast, M.Lomayo 7, K.Assi 3+4reb+4ast, B.Elie 3+4reb Sagesse: S.El Darwich 17+6reb+2ast, A.Mezher 17+4reb+9ast, C.Alexander 16+11reb+1ast, K.Roach II 14+6reb+2ast, A.Abdel Massih 10+1reb+1ast, P.Bou Abboud 9+4reb+1ast Homentmen - Liders 68-76 Rather predictable result in Beirut where ninth ranked Liders (5-9) beat 11th ranked Homentmen (3-10) 76-68. Liders players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Homentmen's players. It was a very good performance for American guard David Stanley (175, college: Concordia-SP) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 8 rebounds. The former international swingman Christophe Khalil (192-1999) contributed with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Four Liders players scored in double figures. American Joshua Caldwell (203-1991, college: William Penn, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) replied with 30 points and 8 rebounds and his fellow American import point guard Jesse Jones (183, college: Bridgeport) added 20 points and 4 assists in the effort for Homentmen. Homentmen's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Liders moved-up to seventh place, which they share with NSA. Homentmen lost third consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with ten games lost. Liders will play against higher ranked Hoops (#6) in Beirut in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Homentmen's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beirut to the arena Beirut Club. Top scorers: Homentmen: J.Caldwell 30+8reb+1ast, J.Jones 20+3reb+4ast, D.Baghdadian 10+10reb, T.Sakr 4+4reb+4ast, A.Tanios 4+4reb+1ast, K.Nayef 0 Liders: D.Stanley 27+8reb+2ast, Y.Ghantous 16+3reb+5ast, K.Christophe 14+8reb+5ast, A.Peacock 11+6reb+4ast, J.Makhlouf 8+7reb+1ast, D.Nader 0 |
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| Pukelis' double-double lands him NKL Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had a double-double of 28 points and 10 rebounds, while his team was edged out by Vytis (#4, 17-9) 87-84. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Despite this loss Suduva-Mantinga managed to keep Lithuanian NKL leading position. But there are still few teams in the league, which Suduva-Mantinga can lose the games to. Now they are 22-4 and hopefully next round will be better. In the team's last game Pukelis had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range. He turned to be Suduva-Mantinga's top player in his first season with the team. Pukelis has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (2nd best: 17.5ppg), rebounds (2nd best: 8.8rpg) and averages solid 69.5% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Marijus Uzupis (197-SF-1993). He is a in his first season at Suduva-Mantinga. In the last game Uzupis recorded impressive double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds. Bad luck as Suduva-Mantinga was edged by the lower-ranked Vytis (#4, 17-9) 87-84. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Suduva-Mantinga still maintains its place as the top team in the standings, even despite this loss. It was just his team's 4th loss this season, while they won 22 other games. Uzupis is a newcomer at Suduva-Mantinga 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 place about best performers goes to Matas Repsys (205-SF-2002) of Neptunas-Akv. (#14). Repsys scored 20 points and grabbed eleven rebounds (!!!). Despite Repsys' great performance Neptunas-Akv. lost 72-73 to the higher-ranked Vilkaviskis (#11, 10-16). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Neptunas-Akv. can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have extremely bad season and 5-21 record places them at the very bottom of the standings. Repsys has a very solid season. In 23 games in Lithuania he scored 13.8ppg. He also has 5.1rpg and FGP: 52.0%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Augustinas Mikstas (203-PF-2001) of Vytis - 19 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Titas Janusevicius (188-PG-2001) of Vytis - 24 points and 10 rebounds 6. Erikas Jermolajevas (205-PF-2001) of Vytis - 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Modestas Zaunieriunas (189-SG-1994) of Vilkaviskis - 20 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Arnas Knystautas (187-PG-2004) of Neptunas-Akv. - 18 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Kristupas Keinys (202-SF-2004) of Neptunas-Akv. - 9 points and 8 rebounds 10. Viktors Iljins (212-C-1991) of Suduva-Mantinga - 12 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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| NS Matrix beat Hong Kong Eastern to tie both records on top - by Eurobasket News |
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Hong Kong Eastern - NS Matrix 70-75 NS Matrix overcame Hong Kong Eastern 75-70 to tie both records on top at the ASEAN League. NS Matrix have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Both teams were tied at the halftime, whilst NS Matrix posted a decisive 23-13 rally in the third quarter to seal the win. Amir Williams (211-C-1992, college: Ohio St.) fired a double-double by scoring 31 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Tevin Glass (203-C-1994, college: ETSU) chipped in 17 points and 5 rebounds. O'Darien Bassett (187-G-1986, college: Troy) produced 27 points and Chris McLaughlin (208-C, college: Victoria) added 11 points and 13 rebounds respectively for lost side. |
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| Redparth number one in Montenegrin Prva B for round 11 - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The 25-year old player had a double-double of 43 points and 11 rebounds, while his team beat Zeta (#11, 2-7) 99-90. Balkanski Ris is placed at 7th position in Montenegrin Prva B. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Balkanski Ris will need more victories to improve their 6-4 record. In the team's last game Redparth had a remarkable 72.7% from 2-point range and got six three-pointers out of 10 attempts. He turned to be Balkanski Ris' top player in his first season with the team. Former Francis Marion University star has very solid stats this year. Redparth is league's best scorer averaging so far 24.0ppg. Redparth is in league's top in assists (8th best: 3.6apg) and averages impressive 53.1% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was American Alex Holcombe (206-F) of league's leader Pljevlja. Holcombe had a very good evening with a double-double of 24 points and 14 rebounds. Of course he led Pljevlja to another comfortable win 88-72 over the lower-ranked Akademik (#9, 3-7) being unquestionably team leader. Of course Pljevlja still keep the league's top spot. He plays for the best team in the league and Pljevlja managed to win all 9 games keeping a perfect record. Holcombe is a newcomer at Pljevlja, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.0ppg (#4). He also registered 12.8 boards per game. Third on the list of top players last round was center Aleksandar Milic (207-C-1993) of Ulcinj (#10). Milic scored 26 points. He was a key player of Ulcinj, leading his team to a 84-74 win against Rudar (#12, 0-10). Milic has a very solid season. In 9 games in Montenegro he scored 16.6ppg. He also has 7.8rpg and FGP: 58.5%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Nikola Vuletic) of Zeta - 27 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Dusan Bevenja) of Ulcinj - 28 points and 5 rebounds 6. Nikola Bojicic (198-C-2001) of Montenegro - 16 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Milos Jelovac (188-G-1997) of Pljevlja - 23 points and 5 rebounds 8. Milos Radojkovic (171-PG-1999) of Lim - 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Djordjije Tatar (2002) of Zeta - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Drazen Otasevic) of Vukovi Zeta - 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Best players of Montenegrin Erste Liga round 12 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Talented International Guard Luka Bogavac (195-G-2003, agency: BeoBasket) put on an amazing game in the last round for league's second-best Podgorica and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 12. The 19-year old guard had the game-high 22 points adding three rebounds and two assists for Podgorica in his team's victory, helping them to crush Teodo (#6, 5-6) with 20-point margin 93-73. Podgorica maintains the 2nd position in Montenegrin Erste Liga. They are still close to the very top. Podgorica would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 8-2 record. In the team's last game Bogavac had a remarkable 85.7% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Luka Bogavac averages this season 7.0ppg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was American forward Elyjah Williams (201-F, agency: GoEmpire Group) of Decic. Williams impressed basketball fans with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Bad luck as Decic was edged by the higher-ranked Sutjeska (#1, 8-1) 73-71. This loss caused Decic to drop to 5th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 5-6 record. Williams is a newcomer at Decic 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 18.9ppg (#5). His other stats are also decent: 8.8rpg and 3.5apg. The third best performed player last round was Serbian Ognjen Micovic (187-G-2000) of Primorje 1945 (#7). Micovic scored 26 points. He was a key player of Primorje 1945, leading his team to a 76-72 win against the higher-ranked SC Derby (#3, 6-2). The chances of Primorje 1945 ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 6 games, recording just five victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Micovic could help Primorje 1945 to bring them higher in the standings. Micovic has a great season in Montenegro. After 10 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 16.5ppg (9th best) and assists with 7.6apg (best passer). He also has 2.4spg and FGP: 65.9%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Milos Popovic (201-PF-1998) of Sutjeska - 18 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Selim Fofana (193-G-1999) of Podgorica - 19 points 6. Emir Hadzibegovic (204-PF-1996) of SC Derby - 15 points and 7 rebounds 7. Masan Vrbica (187-G-1994) of Sutjeska - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Danilo Ivanovic (188-G-2003) of SC Derby - 14 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Dimitrije Raicevic (188-G-1993) of Teodo - 16 points and 2 rebounds 10. Novak Obradovic (196-G-2000) of Primorje 1945 - 11 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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| Celtics beat Warriors 121-118 in OT in NBA Finals rematch - by Eurobasket News |
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Jayson Tatum (6'8''-F/G-1998, college: Duke) scored 34 points with a career-high 19 rebounds, following Al Horford (6'9''-C/F-1986, college: Florida)'s overtime 3-pointer with one of his own on Thursday night to help the Celtics pull away from Golden State in an NBA Finals rematch and beat the Warriors 121-118. Jaylen Brown added 16 points and nine rebounds, making a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime. Horford had 20 points, 10 boards and three blocked shots for the Celtics, who lost to the Warriors in the NBA Finals in six games and then lost a fourth straight game to them in their first regular-season matchup in December. Stephen Curry (6'2''-G-1988, college: Davidson) scored 29 points, Jordan Poole (6'4''-SG-1999, college: Michigan) had 24 and Klay Thompson (6'6''-G-1990, college: WSU) also had 24 before fouling out in overtime for the defending champions, who fell to 5-18 on the road this season. The Warriors won the finals in Game 6 in Boston, and then won the first rematch of the regular season on Dec. 10 in San Francisco. Although the Celtics have come out to the best record in the NBA this season, the losses to Golden State still rankle them. Courtesy of: apnews.com |
| Mikal Bridges scores 28 points, Suns beat Nets to snap skid - by Eurobasket News |
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Cameron Johnson (6'9''-F-1996, college: UNC) got an All-Star level ovation from the home crowd in the first quarter when he came to the scorer's table, returning to the floor after losing 37 games to a knee injury. He's not the best player on the Phoenix Suns. But he's a very good player, and right now, they need all the help they can get. Mikal Bridges (6'6''-G/F-1996, college: Villanova) scored 28 points, Johnson added 19 off the bench and the still very short-handed Suns held off the Brooklyn Nets 117-112 on Thursday night. ''I just thought he brought a level of juice to the arena that we hadn't felt in a while,'' Suns coach Monty Williams said. ''He got up off the bench and you could feel the fans, the community - 'That's our guy.''' Brooklyn fought back from 20 points down in the fourth quarter to make things tight in the final minute. Kyrie Irving (6'3''-G-1992, college: Duke) - who scored 21 points of his 30 points in the fourth quarter - hit a 3-pointer to cut it to 113-110 with 10.9 seconds remaining, After the Suns hit a free throw, Nicolas Claxton (6'11''-F/C-1999, college: Georgia)'s dunk with 7.4 seconds made it 114-112, but that's as close as the Nets would get to taking the lead. ''Sometimes, the hole is too big to come back from,'' Irving said. DeAndre Ayton (7'1''-C-1998, college: Arizona) had 24 points and 14 rebounds to help the Suns snap a three-game losing streak. Brooklyn has lost four straight. Johnson's return is welcome good news for a team that had lost 12 of 14 games coming into Thursday. He had a crucial steal late in the fourth quarter along with four important free throws. ''Man, I can't tell you how good it felt to be back out there,'' Johnson said. Both teams were missing some of their star players. Brooklyn's Kevin Durant (6'9''-SF-1988, college: Texas) was out with a knee injury while Phoenix was missing its All-Star backcourt of Devin Booker (groin) and Chris Paul (hip). The Suns controlled most of the game, pushing to a 94-74 lead by the end of the third quarter. The Nets cut it to 107-102 with about 3:30 left, but then had three straight turnovers to blunt their momentum. Irving also had seven rebounds and seven assists. He was 11 of 27 from the field. The Suns pushed to a 65-51 halftime lead after shooting 58.5% from the field. Ayton had 17 points, nine rebounds and three assists before the break. Courtesy of: cbssports.com |
| Bam Adebayo scores 26 points, Heat beat Pelicans 124-98 - by Eurobasket News |
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Bam Adebayo (6'10''-C-1997, college: Kentucky) scored 26 points and the Miami Heat led comfortably from the first quarter on in a 124-98 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. 'We played great basketball for the entire game,' said Adebayo, who made 11 of 15 shots in about 30 minutes on the court. 'We're always trying to get each other going and you love to have teammates like that,' Adebayo added. 'I'm just getting to my spots. Guys want me to be assertive, want me to be aggressive.' Jimmy Butler added 18 points and Gabe Vincent hit four 3-pointers as part of a 16-point night for the Heat. They never trailed and led for all but the first two minutes en route to their fourth victory in five games. The Heat outscored New Orleans 64-48 in the paint and outrebounded the Pelicans 43-37, and that dominance inside had a lot to do with Adebayo's play, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. 'We ultimately want to get Bam involved as much as possible. We can't get the ball to him enough,' Spoelstra said. 'He's great at getting all the way to the rim and he was doing that tonight.' CJ McCollum (6'4''-G-1991, college: Lehigh) scored 21 points for Pelicans. They've lost seven of 10 while playing much of that stretch without star power forward Zion Williamson (6'8''-F-2000, college: Duke). Jonas Valanciunas had 18 points and 10 rebounds for New Orleans, which briefly trimmed a 19-point halftime deficit to 12 in the third quarter before Miami pulled away again. 'We didn't show up with a level of urgency that it takes to play against good teams,' Pelicans coach Willie Green said. 'Tonight we didn't have it. Normally, we do, but tonight, we didn't. 'This is the time of the season where it's sort of the dog days,' Green added. 'You've got to do all the little things to get yourselves prepared to play.' Miami guard Kyle Lowry (6'0''-PG-1986, college: Villanova) returned from left knee soreness that had sidelined him four games. He played 22 minutes and finished with seven points, eight rebounds and four assists. 'It was good to get back,' Lowry said. 'I feel pretty good right now and hopefully that won't reoccur.' Spoelstra said Lowry could have played more but there was no need to push him with the game in hand. 'His minutes, particularly in the first half, were really good,' Spoelstra said, noting an early steal by Lowry and his generally physical presence on defense. Miami led by 20 in the first quarter when Vincent's 3 made it 30-10. The Pelicans responded with a 10-2 run and briefly got as close as 33-23 on Naji Marshall (6'7''-F-1998, college: Xavier)'s driving layup as he was fouled, but Miami didn't let it get tighter in the opening half. Vincent's 3 as the horn sounded to end the first quarter started a 12-2 run and Miami rebuilt its lead to 23 when Max Strus' 3 made it 54-21. 'Offensively, Kyle, Jimmy, Tyler, Bam were all incredibly assertive right from start of the game and that's kind of mentality we have to have,' Spoelstra said. Miami reached the most points scored against New Orleans in a first half this season when Tyler Herro's finger roll made it 70-46. Alvarado's banked 3 in the final seconds of the half pulled New Orleans to 70-51. Courtesy of: apnews.com |
| Murray, Jokic help Nuggets rally past Timberwolves 122-118 - by Eurobasket News |
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Jamal Murray (6'4''-SG-1997, college: Kentucky) hit a go-ahead floater with 55.9 seconds remaining, Nikola Jokic (7'0''-C-1995, agency: BeoBasket) broke Denver's record for assists on the way to his 14th triple-double of the season, and the Nuggets rallied for a 122-118 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. Jokic finished with 31 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds as he navigated foul trouble. The two-time reigning NBA MVP passed Alex English for the most assists in team history. Jokic has 3,686 career assists in 568 games - English recorded 3,679 over 837 games in a Denver uniform. Jokic's teammates made sure to appreciate the achievement. 'We clapped a little bit,' said Murray, who finished with 28 points. 'That's a lot of passes. That's pretty impressive.' English thought so, too. 'I knew that eventually my all time assist record would be broken. I'm honored to see that it's 2 time, I mean 3 time MVP of the NBA do it. Congrats big fella,' English posted on his Twitter account. Never one to dwell too much on individual accolades, Jokic said he appreciated this particular mark. 'When you have a lot of assists, it just shows that you're a good team player,' said Jokic, whose teammates plan to sign the ball for him. 'That's something I want to be. I want everybody to remember me as a guy who was a really good team player.' Murray took over down the stretch to help the Western Conference-leading Nuggets win their 15th straight at home. The Nuggets trailed 118-115 when Murray hit a 3-pointer with 2:05 remaining to tie the game. Then, he nailed a driving floater to give Denver a lead it didn't relinquish. Bruce Brown (6'5''-SG-1996, college: Miami, FL) finished with 16 points for a Denver team playing the second game of a back-to-back. Nuggets coach Michael Malone remained in the NBA's health and safety protocol for a second straight game. David Adelman filled in as acting head coach. 'Winning ugly. Winning pretty. Who cares?' Adelman said. 'Good team win.' Adelman compared the combination of Murray and Jokic to a modern-day version of John Stockton and Karl Malone. Given the way Jokic passes, though, it's hard to say who would represent who. 'I don't think Stockton can score like me,' Murray cracked. 'I think we're very unique, because they try to guard us in so many different ways.' Jaden McDaniels (6'11''-C/F-2000, college: Washington) led seven Minnesota players in double figures with 18 points. The Timberwolves led by 10 early in the second half. 'I'm mad. I'm mad as hell we lost because I played bad,' said Anthony Edwards, who was 7 of 17 from the floor, including 0 for 4 from 3-point range, and finished with 16 points. 'I could have helped us, for sure.' It was an eventful first quarter for Jokic, who had a basket taken away on review (shot-clock violation) and an offensive foul rescinded courtesy of a challenge. He still had 13 points in the period and five assists, including a full-length pass to Brown for a dunk. 'He has a John Stockton kind of mind in a 7-foot body,' Adelman said. Courtesy of: apnews.com |
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| South Bay Lakers Cruise Past Motor City - by Eurobasket News |
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The South Bay Lakers played their ninth game of the regular season against the Motor City Cruise as they won, 127-117, on Thursday night. Scotty Pippen Jr. (6'1''-G-2000, college: Vanderbilt) led the Lakers (6-3) in scoring with 28 points. Keifer Sykes (6'0''-PG-1993, college: Green Bay) paced the Cruise (2-8), scoring 19 points. A four-day break after their road trip to Texas saw South Bay looking refreshed. The Lakers opened a quick ten-point lead, which Motor City cut down to seven by the end of the quarter. Big men led the way for both teams as Cameron Oliver scored a team high eight in the quarter and Devontae Cacock put up seven of his own. South Bay carried a 33-26 advantage into the second period. The early part of second frame was fairly tight, as both teams traded baskets throughout. L.A. then started to open their lead again behind a 10-4 run that stretched their lead out to 14. A buzzer beating three-point shot from Devin Cannady (6'2''-G-1996, college: Princeton) saw the Lakers up 15, 64-49, at the break. Oliver and Scotty Pippen Jr. Jr. had 12 points each. Keifer Sykes provided 12 of his own for the Cruise. The Cruise came out as the aggressor of the two teams in the third period. Midway through the quarter, South Bay saw their lead cut down to only five. Strong play from Pippen Jr. to close the quarter, emphasized by a three-pointer he made with only one shoe on, helped the Lakers hold the Cruise off. Kyler Edwards (6'4''-G-1999, college: Houston) led the way for Motor City in the third with nine points. Pippen Jr. scored 10 in the period. The Lakers led 90-79 going into the closing quarter. South Bay, behind Pippen Jr., continued to build on the way they closed the third quarter. Four minutes into the final frame, they found themselves up by 16 points. A late flurry of threes from Motor City gave the Lakers a slight scare, however they were able to close the game out 127-117. Pippen Jr. put together a final line of 28 points and ten assists. Cannady added 23 points on five made three-point shots. Oliver added 16 points and 11 rebounds, both season highs. For the Cruise, Sykes and Edwards put up 19 and 17 points respectively. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com |
| Charge Snag Seventh Straight Win - by Eurobasket News |
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The Cleveland Charge (7-1) won their seventh straight game in a 112-102 victory over the Greensboro Swarm (2-7) at the Swarm Fieldhouse on Wednesday night. The Charge have not lost a road game since December 15th. Sharife Cooper (6'1''-G-2001, college: Auburn) scored 15 of his game-high 33 points in the fourth quarter to go along with seven assists in 36 minutes. Sam Merrill (6'5''-G-1996, college: Utah St.) netted a season-high 30 points on 11-of-17 shooting and 5-of-11 three-pointers in 41 minutes. Jamorko Pickett (6'9''-F-1997, college: Georgetown) posted a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds with two blocks in 32 minutes. The Charge scored 60 points of their 112 points in the paint. Former Charge G Kobi Simmons (6'5''-PG-1997, college: Arizona) led the Swarm with 24 points with seven rebounds and six assists in 32 minutes off the bench. Greensboro had three players on assignment from the Charlotte Hornets for tonight's game: James Bouknight (6'4''-G-2000, college: UConn) (18 points) Kai Jones (6'11''-C/F-2001, college: Texas) (10 points, 7 rebounds) & Theo Maledon (6'4''-PG-2001) (14 points, 2 steals). Cleveland returns for a three-game homestand beginning with a matchup versus the Capital City Go-Go on Sunday, January 22nd at 3:00 p.m. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com |
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| Gibson scores 22 as DePaul surprises No. 8 Xavier 73-72 - by Eurobasket News |
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Wins like this are just what DePaul coach Tony Stubblefield envisioned when he was hired two years ago to restore a once-proud program. He promised more are coming. Umoja Gibson (6'1''-G-1998) scored 22 points, Javan Johnson (6'6''-F) added 16 and DePaul surprised No. 8 Xavier 73-72 on Wednesday night. The Musketeers (15-4, 7-1 Big East) came in rolling with 11 straight wins - their best run since the 2015-16 team got off to a 12-0 start. But they came up short against the Blue Demons (9-10, 3-5). DePaul led by seven with about eight minutes remaining and made just enough plays to come away with its first win over a top-10 team since beating No. 5 Butler exactly three years earlier at Wintrust Arena. ''We're gonna get some more,'' said Stubblefield, a longtime assistant at Oregon before DePaul hired him in April 2021. ''This is what we're supposed to do. This is the reason I came here. This should be the norm.'' Xavier led 70-68 after a twisting layup by Adam Kunkel with 1:43 remaining. DePaul's Eral Penn (6'6''-F) answered with a three-point play, but missed the front end of a one-and-one with a minute to play. Zachary Freemantle (6'9''-F-2000) put Xavier back on top, 72-71, when he made two free throws with 46 seconds remaining. But Da'Sean Nelson (6'8''-F) answered with a layup to put DePaul ahead 73-72 with 28 seconds left. Souley Boum (6'3''-G) then missed a layup, leading to a scramble and jump ball, giving DePaul possession with 2.4 seconds remaining. That helped seal the Blue Demons' first win over a ranked opponent since beating No. 21 Xavier on Feb. 5, 2022. ''I feel like we knew we could get the job done,'' Johnson said. ''It's just a matter of sticking together and playing our game and getting stops defensively.'' Gibson, who transferred from Oklahoma last spring, made five 3-pointers. Johnson hit three from beyond the arc. Nelson scored 10, and the Blue Demons won for the second time in three games. Freemantle had 18 points and 12 rebounds for Xavier. Jack Nunge (7'0''-F-1999) finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds. But it was a rough night for Big East scoring leader Souley Boum and backcourt mate Colby Jones (6'6''-G-2002). The two were a combined 4 of 26 from the field and 0 for 8 on 3-pointers, with Boum scoring a season-low four and Jones finishing with eight points. ''They're also the same two guys that allowed us to be the No. 8 team in America,'' coach Sean Miller said. ''You win as a team and you lose as a team. This is the first time since I've coached these guys that I thought we had selfishness throughout our offense.'' Courtesy of: cbssports.com |
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| Suleiman Braimoh (ex Tofas) is a newcomer at M.Tel-Aviv - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
He is a very experienced player. Thanks to Braimoh's pro career he managed to play on five different continents (Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia and of course North America) in ten different countries. Braimoh has played previously professionally in France (JSF Nanterre), Germany (46ers), Japan (Niigata Albirex and Shinshu Brave Warriors Nagano), Mexico (Huracanes), New Zealand (Hawks and Airs), Qatar (Al Rayyan and Al Gharafa), Russia (Enisey), Spain (Burgos), Israel (Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Eilat) and NBA G League (Stockton Kings). His team made it to the Israeli Premier League Semifinals in 2019, 2020 and 2022. He was voted to Australiabasket.com New Zealand NBL All-Imports Team back in 2014 and 2015. Braimoh graduated from Rice University in 2011 and it is his twelfth (!!!) season in pro basketball. |
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| Aleksandar Todorovski agreed terms with Euro Nickel - by Zeljko Zule | |
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KK-Euro-Nickel-2005-Kavadarci (Prva Liga) strengthened their roster with addition of 22-year old Aleksandar Todorovski. Todorovski played most recently at Rabotnicki. But in 17 Prva Liga games he recorded just 1.8ppg last season. The previous (2020-21) season he played at Akademija FMP Skopje where in three Prva Liga games he did not score anything. He has played previously for two other teams: Vardar and Vardar. Todorovski won Macedonian Vtora Liga in 2018. |
| KK TFT Skopje adds Haughton to their roster, ex Spartak Pleven - by Zeljko Zule | ||||
He is quite experienced player. Haughton has played also professionally in Austria (BC Vienna), Estonia (Tarvas), Finland (Vilpas), Greece (Rethymno and Trikala) and North Macedonia (Pelister). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he played in the final of North Macedonian League in 2022. He was voted to Eurobasket.com Austrian League All-Imports Team back in 2019. Haughton graduated from Purchase College in 2014 and it is his ninth season as a professional player. |
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Finals MVP:  Christian Standhardinger (206-F-1989) of Ginebra KingsPlayer of the Year:  Scottie Thompson (188-G-1993) of Ginebra KingsGuard of the Year: Scottie Thompson (188-G-1993) of Ginebra KingsForward of the Year:  Justin Brownlee (197-F-1988) of Ginebra KingsCenter of the Year:  Nick Rakocevic (211-F/C-1997) of HotshotsDefensive Player of the Year: Jiovani Jalalon (175-PG-1992) of HotshotsImport Player of the Year: Justin Brownlee (197-F-1988) of Ginebra KingsDomestic Player of the Year: Scottie Thompson (188-G-1993) of Ginebra Kings
First Team Jiovani Jalalon (175-PG-1992) of Hotshots Scottie Thompson (188-G-1993) of Ginebra Kings Quincy Miller-Scott (206-F-1992) of FiberXers Justin Brownlee (197-F-1988) of Ginebra Kings Nick Rakocevic (211-F/C-1997) of Hotshots
Second Team  Hayden Blankley (198-G) of Bay Area D. Jeron Alvin Teng (190-G-1994) of FiberXers Jaymar Perez (188-G-1993) of SM Beermen Christian Standhardinger (206-F-1989) of Ginebra Kings Devon Scott (206-F/C-1994) of KoGasHonorable Mention Paul Lee (185-G-1989) of Hotshots Glen Yang (193-G) of Bay Area D. Jamie Malonzo (F) of Ginebra Kings Prince Ibeh (208-C-1994) of TB Herobears Robert Bolick (185-G-1995) of North Port Arvin Tolentino (195-F-1995) of North Port Kaleb Wesson (208-C/F-1999) of Phoenix Rey Nambatac (179-G-1994) of Rain or Shine Earl Clark (208-PF-1988) of NLEX RW Kier Quinto (188-SF-1995) of Meralco Bolts |
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| Filip Malgorzaciak gets MVP of the Week award for Polish 1Liga - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 29-year old swingman had the game-high 39 points adding five rebounds and two assists for Starogard Gd. in his team's victory, helping them to beat Zgorzelec (#16, 5-15) 106-100. Starogard Gd. is placed at 5th position in Polish 1Liga. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Starogard Gd. will need more victories to improve their 13-7 record. In the team's last game Malgorzaciak had a remarkable 70.0% from 2-point range. He turned to be Starogard Gd.'s top player in his first season with the team. Malgorzaciak has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (2nd best: 20.0ppg) and averages solid 54.7% FGP and 44.3% from behind 3-point line. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Sebastian Walda (196-SF-2000) of Lublin 2. Walda impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 34 points and 11 rebounds. Bad luck as Lublin 2 lost that game 77-103 to the higher-ranked Kolobrzeg (#6, 13-7). Lublin 2 are still at the very bottom. 19 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory Lublin 2 managed to get this year. Walda is well-known by Lublin 2 fans and he already established his position as one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was Wojciech Pisarczyk (201-PF-1988) of Koszalin (#7). Pisarczyk showcased his all-around game by recording 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the last round. Despite Pisarczyk's great performance Koszalin lost 79-80 to the higher-ranked Tychy (#3, 14-6). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Koszalin needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 11 victories and 9 lost games. Pisarczyk has a great season in Poland. After 20 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 4.5apg (9th best). He also has FGP: 58.4% and 3PT: 41.6%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Rafal Komenda (200-PF-1998) of Dziki Wwa - 22 points and 10 rebounds 5. Szymon Kiwilsza (201-F-1997) of WKK Wroclaw - 18 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Dominik Rutkowski (194-F/G-1998) of WKK Wroclaw - 21 points and 6 rebounds 7. Sebastian Bozenko (183-PG-1998) of Slask 2 - 20 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Adrian Kordalski (186-PG-1995) of Walbrzych - 13 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists 9. Pawel Spica (190-SF-1993) of Krosno - 24 points and 4 rebounds 10. Krzysztof Jakobczyk (183-G-1986) of Zgorzelec - 23 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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| Scottie Reynolds (ex Stal) agreed terms with Weissenfels - by Daniel Poerschke | ||||
In 2010 he was drafted by Tulsa 66ers (D-League) in first round (13th overall). Reynolds graduated from Villanova University and it is his 13th (hopefully lucky) season in pro basketball. He is a very experienced player. Reynolds has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to twelve different countries on three different continents (Europe, Latin America and of course North America). He has played previously professionally in Croatia (Cibona), Greece (Larissa BC), Israel (Hapoel Holon), Italy (Brindisi and Veroli), Philippines, Russia (Krasnye Krylia and Zenit), Slovenia (Petrol Olimpija Ljubljana), Turkey (Besiktas), France (SIG Strasbourg), Dominican Republic (CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago), Czech Republic (Nymburk) and D-League (Springfield A.). Among many awards he played in the final of Croatian A1 League in 2017. Reynolds was voted to Eurobasket.com Adriatic League All-Imports Team back in 2017. |
| 1Liga Round 20: Leader HydroTruck loses to WKK - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Top ranked HydroTruck (16-4) recorded its fourth loss in Wroclaw on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by thirteenth ranked WKK (9-11) 86-69. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of HydroTruck. WKK looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. The best player for the winners was forward Szymon Kiwilsza (201-1997) who had a double-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Swingman Maksymilian Wilczek (197-2004) chipped in 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Forward Damian Jeszke (202-1995) produced 17 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. WKK moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with Slask 2. HydroTruck at the other side still keeps top position with four games lost. WKK is looking forward to face Polonia (#17) in Bytom in the next round where they are favorite. HydroTruck will play at home against SGH (#14) and is hoping to win this game. Important game to mention about took place in Koszalin. Third ranked GKS (14-6) saved a 1-point victory on the road edging 7th ranked Zak (11-9) 80-79 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Zak. Point guard Piotr Wieloch (182-1994) saved the victory by scoring 20 points and 6 rebounds. Patryk Stankowski contributed with 15 points for the winners. GKS's coach Tomasz Jagielka allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Wojciech Pisarczyk (201-1988) replied with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for Zak. GKS maintains third position with 14-6 record having just two points less than leader Radom, which they share with Walbrzych. Zak at the other side keeps the seventh place with nine games lost. They share the position with Opole. GKS will play against Kociewskie Diably (#5) in Starogard Gdanski in the next round. Zak will play on the road against Enea Basket in Poznan and hopes to get back on the winning track. Eleventh-ranked Slask (9-11) made lots of trouble for fourth ranked Gornik (14-6) in Walbrzych on Wednesday. Gornik managed to secure only two-point victory 77-75. However their fans expected much easier game. Worth to mention a great performance of Arinze Chidom who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 8 rebounds. Sebastian Bozenko responded with 20 points and 5 assists. Gornik moved-up to third place, which they share with Tychy. Loser Slask dropped to the twelfth position with 11 games lost. They share it with WKK Wroclaw. Gornik will meet Kotwica (#6) in the next round. Slask will play against AZS PO (#8) and hope to secure a win. Rest of the games of round 20 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Starogard Gd. defeated Zgorzelec in Starogard Gdanski 106-100. Polonia W-wa beat Pelplin at home 79-72. Krosno lost to Opole on the opponent's court 77-80. Bottom-ranked Lublin 2 was outscored by Kolobrzeg in a home game 77-103. Dziki Wwa managed to beat Krakow on the road 89-73. Bytom was defeated by Poznan on its own court 70-83. The best stats of 20th round was 16 points by Marek Piechowicz of Bytom. Koszalin - Tychy 79-80 Important game to mention about took place in Koszalin. Third ranked GKS (14-6) saved a 1-point victory on the road edging 7th ranked Zak (11-9) 80-79 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Zak. Point guard Piotr Wieloch (182-1994) saved the victory by scoring 20 points and 6 rebounds. Forward Patryk Stankowski (194-2000) contributed with 15 points for the winners. GKS's coach Tomasz Jagielka allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Wojciech Pisarczyk (201-1988) replied with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists and point guard Mateusz Kaszowski (181-2001) added 15 points, 9 assists and 4 steals in the effort for Zak. GKS maintains third position with 14-6 record having just two points less than leader Radom, which they share with Walbrzych. Zak at the other side keeps the seventh place with nine games lost. They share the position with Opole. GKS will play against Kociewskie Diably (#5) in Starogard Gdanski in the next round. Zak will play on the road against Enea Basket in Poznan and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Koszalin: W.Pisarczyk 28+8reb+7ast, M.Kaszowski 15+4reb+9ast, M.Marcinkowski 15+3reb+2ast, A.Sanders 8+3reb, S.Rompa 7+5reb+2ast, M.Itrich 6+4reb Tychy: P.Wieloch 20+6reb+2ast, P.Stankowski 15+4reb+2ast, K.Kaminski 10+5reb+4ast, A.Krajewski 9+8reb, K.Makowski 9+1ast, R.Trubacz 8+4reb+3ast Zgorzelec - Starogard Gd. 100-106 There was no surprise in Zgorzelec where 16th ranked Turow (5-15) was defeated by sixth ranked Kociewskie Diably (13-7) 106-100 on Wednesday. Kociewskie Diably made 36-of-43 free shots (83.7 percent) during the game, while Turow only scored seventeen points from the stripe. Kociewskie Diably had a 40-29 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Filip Malgorzaciak (192-1993) who helped to win the game recording 39 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds (was perfect 19-for-19 from the free throw line !!!) and Wojciech Czerlonko (195-1995) who added 13 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Guard Krzysztof Jakobczyk (183-1986) responded with 23 points, 6 assists and 4 steals and swingman Szymon Pawlak (192-1998) scored 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Turow's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Kociewskie Diably moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Kolobrzeg. Loser Turow keeps the sixteenth position with 15 games lost. Kociewskie Diably will meet at home higher ranked GKS (#3) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Turow will play against Decka (#9) in Pelpin and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Zgorzelec: K.Jakobczyk 23+4reb+6ast, S.Pawlak 19+6reb+5ast, F.Pruefer 15+10reb+1ast, A.Adamczyk 11+4reb+1ast, K.Wasowicz 11+3reb+4ast, S.Michal 8+3reb+2ast Starogard Gd.: F.Malgorzaciak 39+5reb+2ast, J.Motylewski 18+8reb, P.Lis 16+4reb+2ast, D.Venzant 13+4reb+1ast, W.Czerlonko 13+13reb+6ast, D.Janiak 5+8reb+2ast Polonia W-wa - Pelplin 79-72 There was a small surprise in Warszawa where eleventh ranked Polonia (10-10) defeated 9th ranked Decka (10-10) 79-72 on Wednesday. Polonia looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Patryk Pelka (202-1989) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 4 assists and guard Jan Piliszczuk (194-2000) who added 18 points during the contest. Four Polonia players scored in double figures. Swingman Karol Obarek (194-1993) responded with 17 points and 6 rebounds and guard Wojciech Dzierzak (185-2001) scored 14 points. Decka's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Polonia have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Krosno and Pelplin. Polonia will meet Miast Szkla (#11) in the next round. Decka will play against Turow and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Pelplin: K.Obarek 17+6reb+3ast, W.Dzierzak 14+3reb+3ast, T.Davis 10+4reb+5ast, H.Wyszkowski 7+2reb, D.Ciesielski 6+1reb+5ast, P.Kopycki 5+1reb Polonia W-wa: P.Pelka 20+3reb+4ast, J.Piliszczuk 18+1reb+2ast, D.Cechniak 14+7reb, M.Wielunski 10+4reb+5ast, A.Linowski 7+6reb+1ast, S.Barnes-Thompkins 5+1reb+1ast Opole - Krosno 80-77 Everything could happen in Opole at the game between two tied teams. Both tenth ranked AZS PO and 9th ranked Miast Szkla had identical 10-9 record. This time AZS PO used a home court advantage and edged the opponent from Krosno 80-77 on Wednesday night. AZS PO forced 19 Miast Szkla turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Hubert Pabian (201-1989) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds and Adam Kaczmarzyk (198-1988) who added 14 points during the contest. AZS PO's coach Robert Skibniewski used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Latvian center Klavs Dubults (203-1996) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists and Pawel Spica (190-1993) scored 24 points and 4 steals (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). Four Miast Szkla players scored in double figures. AZS PO (11-9) moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Koszalin. Loser Miast Szkla keeps the ninth position with ten games lost. They share it with Polonia W-wa and Pelplin. AZS PO will meet Slask (#13) in the next round where they are favorite. Miast Szkla will play against Polonia (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Krosno: P.Spica 24+4reb+1ast, K.Dubults 17+12reb+5ast, M.Jankowski 11+3reb+2ast, S.Helinski 10+1reb+1ast, K.Dawdo 7+1reb, M.Zagorski 4+6reb Opole: H.Pabian 17+10reb+2ast, A.Kaczmarzyk 14+1reb+1ast, A.Skiba 9+2ast, K.Bialachowski 7+1ast, A.Mielczarek 7+2reb, J.Kobel 6+3reb+3ast Walbrzych - Slask 2 77-75 Eleventh-ranked Slask (9-11) made lots of trouble for fourth ranked Gornik (14-6) in Walbrzych on Wednesday. Gornik managed to secure only two-point victory 77-75. However their fans expected much easier game. Gornik outrebounded Slask 39-28 including 24 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Arinze Chidom (206-1997, college: UC Riverside) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Adrian Kordalski (186-1995) who added 13 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. Four Gornik players scored in double figures. Point guard Sebastian Bozenko (183-1998) responded with 20 points and 5 assists and swingman Aleksander Lenczuk (193-1993) scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Gornik moved-up to third place, which they share with Tychy. Loser Slask dropped to the twelfth position with 11 games lost. They share it with WKK Wroclaw. Gornik will meet Kotwica (#6) in the next round. Slask will play against AZS PO (#8) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Slask 2: S.Bozenko 20+3reb+5ast, M.Bender 13+7reb+2ast, A.Lenczuk 12+5reb+6ast, M.Gorenczyk 10+1reb+1ast, O.Hlebowicki 8+4reb+1ast, S.Wojciech 8+5reb+1ast Walbrzych: A.Chidom 19+8reb+2ast, A.Kordalski 13+5reb+8ast, M.Stopierzynski 13+5reb+3ast, P.Niedzwiedzki 10+10reb, D.Durski 9+2reb+2ast, B.Majewski 5+2reb+1ast Lublin 2 - Kolobrzeg 77-103 Very predictable result in Lublin where sixth ranked Kotwica (13-7) outscored bottom-ranked Start 2 (1-19) 103-77 on Wednesday. Kotwica dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Start 2's 24 and made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. Kotwica forced 23 Start 2 turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Damian Pieloch (195-1989) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and Patryk Pulkotycki (200-2000) who added 13 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. Four Kotwica players scored in double figures. Sebastian Walda (196-2000) responded with a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!), 11 rebounds and 4 assists and Norbert Ziolko (189-1999) scored 19 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. Kotwica moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Starogard Gd. Start 2 lost twelfth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 19 lost games. Kotwica will meet at home higher ranked Gornik (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Start 2 will play against the league's second-placed Dziki (#2) in Warszawa and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Lublin 2: S.Walda 34+11reb+4ast, N.Ziolko 19+2reb+1ast, G.Michal 7+7reb+2ast, Z.Milosz 5+2reb+2ast, N.Wojciech 4+2reb+5ast, C.Andrii 3 Kolobrzeg: D.Pieloch 24+3reb+1ast, P.Smigielski 14+3reb+7ast, P.Pulkotycki 13+10reb+3ast, L.Klawa 11+6reb+2ast, N.Klocek 8+2reb+2ast, J.Washington 8+2reb+4ast Krakow - Dziki Wwa 73-89 Not a big story in a game in Krakow where 14th ranked SGH (8-12) was defeated by second ranked Dziki (15-5) 89-73 on Wednesday. Dziki looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Rafal Komenda (200-1998) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds and Michal Aleksandrowicz (192-1989) who added 17 points and 4 assists during the contest. Swingman Szymon Sobiech (198-2002) responded with 15 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and guard Patryk Wydra (183-1997) scored 16 points. Four SGH players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Dziki maintains second position with 15-5 record behind leader Radom. Loser SGH keeps the fourteenth place with 12 games lost. Dziki will meet at home bottom-ranked Start 2 (#18) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. SGH will play against the league's leader HydroTruck (#1) in Radom and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Krakow: P.Wydra 16+1reb+3ast, S.Szymon 15+5reb+1ast, S.Szymon 12+3reb, L.Michal 11+1reb+3ast, D.Dyrda 8+2reb, A.Mohamed 5+7reb Dziki Wwa: R.Komenda 22+10reb, M.Aleksandrowicz 17+3reb+4ast, M.Azor 14+1reb+3ast, A.Czujkowski 8+8reb+5ast, W.Jakub 8+5reb, M.Motel 6+2reb+6ast WKK Wroclaw - Radom 86-69 Top ranked HydroTruck (16-4) recorded its fourth loss in Wroclaw on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by thirteenth ranked WKK (9-11) 86-69. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of HydroTruck. WKK looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. The best player for the winners was forward Szymon Kiwilsza (201-1997) who had a double-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Swingman Maksymilian Wilczek (197-2004) chipped in 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Four WKK players scored in double figures. Forward Damian Jeszke (202-1995) produced 17 points and 5 rebounds and Filip Zegzula (188-1994) added 12 points and 6 assists respectively for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. WKK moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with Slask 2. HydroTruck at the other side still keeps top position with four games lost. WKK is looking forward to face Polonia (#17) in Bytom in the next round where they are favorite. HydroTruck will play at home against SGH (#14) and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Radom: D.Jeszke 17+5reb+1ast, J.Zalewski 12+2reb+5ast, F.Zegzula 12+3reb+6ast, J.Patoka 6+9reb+2ast, F.Maksymilian 6+5reb+1ast, I.Olender 6+1ast WKK Wroclaw: D.Rutkowski 21+6reb, W.Maksymilian 19+5reb+6ast, J.Koelner 18+3reb+3ast, S.Kiwilsza 18+11reb+6ast, T.Ochonko 5+9ast, M.Gabinski 3+2reb+3ast Bytom - Poznan 70-83 Everything went according to plan in Bytom where fifteenth ranked Enea Basket (7-13) won against 17th ranked Polonia (4-16) 83-70 on Wednesday. Enea Basket made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Wojciech Fras (202-1991) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds and swingman Jakub Andrzejewski (187-2004) who added 16 points during the contest. Four Enea Basket players scored in double figures. American guard Alphonso Willis (188-1998, college: A&M-Commerce) responded with 18 points and 6 rebounds and Marek Piechowicz (201-1988) scored 16 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Newly promoted Enea Basket maintains fifteenth position with 7-13 record. Polonia lost fourth consecutive game. Polonia at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the seventeenth place with 16 games lost. Enea Basket will meet at home higher ranked Zak (#7) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Polonia will play against WKK (#12) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Bytom: A.Willis 18+6reb+3ast, M.Piechowicz 16+3reb+2ast, P.Wieczorek 10+2reb+4ast, M.Chrabota 9+3reb+2ast, K.Jagoda 9+4reb, D.Szczepanik 3+4reb+2ast Poznan: A.Jakub 16+4reb+2ast, W.Fras 15+11reb+1ast, B.Ciechocinski 13+1reb+1ast, M.Wielechowski 11+1reb+3ast, M.Tomaszewski 11+2reb+1ast, M.Dymala 8+5reb+2ast |
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| VTB-Youth League Round 22: Khimki-2 beat Runa-2 by one after a very close game - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game of round 22 in the VTB-Youth League took place in Moscow. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of much higher ranked Runa-2 (19-7) to fifth ranked Khimki-2 (16-10) 84-83 on Tuesday evening. Khimki-2 made 23-of-28 free shots (82.1 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Runa-2 turnovers. Strangely Runa-2 outrebounded Khimki-2 40-28 including 17 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. 25 personal fouls committed by Runa-2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Kirill Krylov (197-2002) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 13 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists. Forward Sergei Kudrin (199-2004) contributed with 20 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Forward Pavel Gankevich (201-2003) replied with 23 points and 9 rebounds for Runa-2. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Khimki-2 maintains fifth position with 16-10 record. Runa-2 at the other side keeps the second place with seven games lost. Khimki-2 are looking forward to face higher ranked Lokomotiv-2 (#3) in Krasnodar in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Runa-2 will have a break next round. Important game to mention about took place in Moscow. Fifth ranked Khimki-2 (16-10) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging much higher ranked Runa-2 (19-7) 85-82 on Wednesday evening. Guard Kirill Krylov (197-2002) scored 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Ivan Potezhnyi chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side forward Pavel Gankevich (201-2003) responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Khimki-2 maintains fifth position with 16-10 record. Runa-2 at the other side keeps the second place with seven games lost. Khimki-2 will play against higher ranked Lokomotiv-2 (#3) in Krasnodar in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Runa-2 will have a break next round. An interesting game was also surprising road defeat of 4th ranked CSKA U23 in a game in Nizhny Novgorod versus N.Novgorod-2 (#7) 68-59. Artem Orekhov notched 17 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals to lead the effort. Even 17 points and 7 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) by Maksim Makarov did not help to save the game for CSKA U23. CSKA U23's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. N.Novgorod-2 have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Zenit-2. Loser CSKA U23 keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. N.Novgorod-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. CSKA U23 will play against Avtodor-2 (#11) and hope to secure a win. Other games in round 22 were not that significant. Khimki-2 was beaten by MBA-2 on the road 71-62. Bottom-ranked Samara-2 lost to defending champion Zenit-2 on its own court 61-90. Enisey-2 was outscored by Unics-2 in Kazan 58-107. Runa-2 rolled over Parma-2 at home 105-75. MBA-2 - Khimki-2 71-62 No shocking result in a game when first ranked MBA-2 (23-3) beat 5th ranked Khimki-2 (16-10) in Moscow 71-62 on Saturday. MBA-2 forced 25 Khimki-2 turnovers. Forward Kirill Esipov (195-2002, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) notched 22 points to lead the effort and center Vladimir Tkachenko (201-2002) supported him with 14 points and 7 rebounds. Even 9 points and 8 rebounds by forward Sergei Kudrin (199-2004) did not help to save the game for Khimki-2. Guard Kirill Krylov (197-2002) added 12 points for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. MBA-2 have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 23-3 record. Loser Khimki-2 keeps the fifth place with ten games lost. MBA-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Khimki-2 will play against Lokomotiv-2 (#3) in Krasnodar and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: MBA-2: E.Kirill 22+4reb+1ast, T.Vladimir 14+7reb+3ast, C.Stepan 10+2reb+1ast, C.Damir 8+6reb+2ast, P.Yegor 8+4reb+6ast, K.Egor 7+3reb Khimki-2: K.Kirill 12+1reb+3ast, S.Bronislav 11+3ast, B.Maksim 10+3reb, K.Sergei 9+8reb, Y.Daniil 7+5reb+3ast, S.Vladislav 6+1reb+1ast Samara-2 - Zenit-2 61-90 Very expected game when 12th ranked Samara-2 (2-24) was smashed at home by sixth ranked Zenit-2 (15-11) 90-61 on Saturday. Zenit-2 forced 27 Samara-2 turnovers. Forward Timofey Vacshenko (199-2006) notched 18 points and 6 rebounds to lead the effort and guard Ivan Prokopenko (186-2004, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) supported him with 13 points and 7 assists. Even 16 points by power forward Dmitri Afonin (200-2004) did not help to save the game for Samara-2. Vladislav Ionov added 11 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zenit-2 have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains sixth position with 15-11 record, which they share with N.Novgorod-2. Samara-2 lost sixth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 24 lost games. Zenit-2 will meet at home Parma-2 (#10) in the next round. Samara-2 will play against Enisey-2 in Krasnoyarsk and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Zenit-2: V.Timofey 18+6reb+1ast, P.Ivan 13+4reb+7ast, S.Vladislav 12+8reb+4ast, L.Kirill 11+2reb, D.Ian 9+2reb+3ast, D.Mikhail 7+7reb Samara-2: A.Dmitri 16+3reb+1ast, I.Vladislav 11+6reb+1ast, S.Viktor 9+1ast, L.Nikita 8+2reb+2ast, V.Daniil 8+4reb+1ast, I.Yan 4+5reb+1ast Unics-2 - Enisey-2 107-58 The game between closely ranked teams ended with eighth ranked UNICS-2's (14-12) home victory over 9th ranked Enisey-2 (5-19) in Kazan 107-58 on Saturday. UNICS-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Enisey-2's 18. UNICS-2 forced 24 Enisey-2 turnovers and had a 28-16 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Guard Sergey Polstyanov (194-2002) notched 28 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals to lead the effort and forward Ilya Baranov (190-2002) supported him with 12 points. Even a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds by forward Ivan Karasev (196-2004) did not help to save the game for Enisey-2. Forward Maxim Yakubets (197-2004) added 14 points 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. UNICS-2 maintains eighth position with 14-12 record. Enisey-2 lost fourteenth consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 19 games lost. They share the position with Parma-2. UNICS-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Enisey-2 will play against Samara-2 (#12) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: UNICS-2: P.Sergey 28+7reb+5ast, G.Anatoly 14+2ast, B.Ilya 12+3reb+3ast, S.Stepan 10+7reb, K.Artem 10+1ast, V.Dmitri 8+8reb+2ast Enisey-2: K.Ivan 15+10reb+1ast, Y.Maxim 14+3reb, G.Aleksandr 6+5reb+1ast, D.Andrey 6+4reb+3ast, K.Ilya 5+2ast, I.Kirill 5+4reb+1ast Runa-2 - Parma-2 105-75 Not a big story in a game when 10th ranked Parma-2 (5-19) was outscored by second ranked Runa-2 (19-7) in Moscow 105-75 on Saturday. Runa-2 outrebounded Parma-2 45-27 including a 15-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. Guard Alexandr Zubkov (180-2002) notched 16 points, 7 assists and 4 steals to lead the effort and center Nikita Malofeev (203-2003) supported him with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Even a double-double of 27 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists by Gleb Firsov did not help to save the game for Parma-2. Guard Grigoriy Tuchkov (183-2003) added 26 points and 5 assists for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Runa-2 maintains second position with 19-7 record having four points less than leader MBA-2. Parma-2 lost sixth consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth place with 19 games lost. They share the position with Enisey-2. Runa-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Parma-2 will play against Zenit-2 (#6) in Saint Petersburg and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Runa-2: Z.Alexandr 16+2reb+7ast, M.Nikita 16+9reb, V.Egor 14+3reb+2ast, G.Pavel 10+3reb+1ast, N.Vitaly 10+2reb+3ast, N.Vasiliy 9 Parma-2: F.Gleb 27+11reb+4ast, T.Grigoriy 26+2reb+5ast, M.Pavel 8+3reb+1ast, S.Mikhail 7+1reb+1ast, E.Ivan 3+3ast, M.Fedor 2+1ast N.Novgorod-2 - CSKA U23 68-59 An interesting game was also surprising road defeat of 4th ranked CSKA U23 in a game in Nizhny Novgorod versus N.Novgorod-2 (#7) 68-59. N.Novgorod-2 forced 20 CSKA U23 turnovers. Guard Artem Orekhov (191-2002) notched 17 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals to lead the effort and center Artem Pokrovkov (201-2003) supported him with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Even 17 points and 7 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) by forward Maksim Makarov (201-2003) did not help to save the game for CSKA U23. Guard Vlasislav Mikheev (193-2004) added 10 points for lost side. CSKA U23's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. N.Novgorod-2 have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Zenit-2. Loser CSKA U23 keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. N.Novgorod-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. CSKA U23 will play against Avtodor-2 (#11) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: N.Novgorod-2: O.Artem 17+6reb+7ast, A.Daniil 12+7reb+2ast, P.Artem 10+12reb, R.Matvey 8, S.Alexander 8+3ast, D.Fedor 6+1reb+2ast CSKA U23: M.Maksim 17+7reb+1ast, M.Vlasislav 10+2reb+3ast, P.Anton 9+3reb+1ast, P.Maxim 6+1reb+1ast, K.Daniil 5+4reb+3ast, A.Yaroslav 5+8reb Runa-2 - Khimki-2 83-84 The most exciting game of round 22 in the VTB-Youth League took place in Moscow. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of much higher ranked Runa-2 (19-7) to fifth ranked Khimki-2 (16-10) 84-83 on Tuesday evening. Khimki-2 made 23-of-28 free shots (82.1 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Runa-2 turnovers. Strangely Runa-2 outrebounded Khimki-2 40-28 including 17 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. 25 personal fouls committed by Runa-2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Kirill Krylov (197-2002) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 13 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists. Forward Sergei Kudrin (199-2004) contributed with 20 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Forward Pavel Gankevich (201-2003) replied with 23 points and 9 rebounds and guard Vitaly Savitskiy (185-2003) added 14 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Runa-2. Five Khimki-2 and four Runa-2 players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Khimki-2 maintains fifth position with 16-10 record. Runa-2 at the other side keeps the second place with seven games lost. Khimki-2 are looking forward to face higher ranked Lokomotiv-2 (#3) in Krasnodar in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Runa-2 will have a break next round. Top scorers: Khimki-2: K.Sergei 20+5reb, S.Vladislav 15+3ast, Y.Timofey 14+2reb, K.Kirill 13+5reb+12ast, P.Ivan 10+2reb+1ast, S.Bronislav 4+5reb+4ast Runa-2: G.Pavel 23+9reb+1ast, S.Vitaly 14+5reb+3ast, V.Egor 13+6reb+3ast, Z.Alexandr 11+4reb+5ast, S.Yuriy 9+7reb, N.Vitaly 4+1reb Runa-2 - Khimki-2 82-85 Important game to mention about took place in Moscow. Fifth ranked Khimki-2 (16-10) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging much higher ranked Runa-2 (19-7) 85-82 on Wednesday evening. Khimki-2 made 22-of-25 charity shots (88.0 percent) during the game. They brought some defensive toughness making 10 blocks. Guard Kirill Krylov (197-2002) scored 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Ivan Potezhnyi (210-2002) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side forward Pavel Gankevich (201-2003) responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds and center Nikita Malofeev (203-2003) scored 10 points and 9 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Khimki-2 maintains fifth position with 16-10 record. Runa-2 at the other side keeps the second place with seven games lost. Khimki-2 will play against higher ranked Lokomotiv-2 (#3) in Krasnodar in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Runa-2 will have a break next round. Top scorers: Khimki-2: K.Kirill 25+5reb+4ast, P.Ivan 14+6reb+2ast, K.Sergei 13+5reb+1ast, Y.Daniil 10+2reb+3ast, K.Mussa 7, B.Maksim 6+9reb+2ast Runa-2: N.Vitaly 15+4reb+1ast, K.Artem 12+2reb+3ast, G.Pavel 12+10reb+2ast, M.Nikita 10+9reb+1ast, V.Egor 8+6reb, Z.Alexandr 8+1reb+6ast |
| Orekhov's 30-point game gives him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | ||
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20-year old guard Artem Orekhov (191-G-2002) had an amazing evening in the last round for N.Novgorod-2 and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 21. He had the game-high 30 points adding five rebounds and five assists for N.Novgorod-2 in his team's victory, helping them to beat CSKA U23 (#4, 16-8) 72-61. N.Novgorod-2 maintains the 7th position in Russian league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. N.Novgorod-2 will need more victories to improve their 15-11 record. Orekhov has many years of experience at N.Novgorod-2, through which he has constantly improved. Orekhov has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (3rd best: 15.4ppg) and averages solid 2.1spg. Second best performed player last round was Vladislav Samukhin (206-C-2004) of Zenit-2. He is a center in his second season at Zenit-2. In the last game Samukhin recorded impressive double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds. Of course he led Zenit-2 to another comfortable win 83-70 over the lower-ranked Samara-2 (#12, 2-24) being unquestionably team leader. Zenit-2's 6th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 15-11 record is not bad and everything may still change. Samukhin is well-known at Zenit-2 and he already established his position as one of the team's leaders. Third place about best performers goes to forward Andrey Doroshevich (197-F-2003) of Enisey-2 (#9). Doroshevich scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds. Despite Doroshevich's great performance Enisey-2 lost 81-98 to slightly higher-ranked Unics-2 (#8, 14-12). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Enisey-2 can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 5-19 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Doroshevich has a very solid season. In 17 games in Russia he scored 11.5ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Sergei Kudrin (199-F-2004) of Khimki-2 - 13 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Pavel Gankevich (201-F-2003) of Runa-2 - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Sergey Polstyanov (194-G-2002) of Unics-2 - 26 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Kirill Isaev (199-F-2004) of Enisey-2 - 12 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Ivan Karasev (196-F-2004) of Enisey-2 - 13 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Maksim Savchenko (208-C-2004) of MBA-2 - 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Daniil Volkov (195-G-2004) of Samara-2 - 13 points, 8 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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| Seoul Thunders add Willis to their roster, ex Lokomotiv - by Eurobasket News | ||||
He is quite experienced player. His career allowed him to visit three different continents, while he played in seven different countries. Willis tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Latin America and of course North America. He has played previously professionally in Cyprus (Keravnos), France (Monaco), Greece (Peristeri), Italy (Brescia), Puerto Rico (Leones), Russia (Enisey and BC Nizhny Novgorod) and The Basketball Tournament (Aftershocks). Willis was also voted to Eurobasket.com Cyprus League All-Imports Team back in 2019 and 2020. He won Cyprus League championship title in 2019. Willis graduated from Wichita State in 2018 and it is his fifth season as a professional player. |
| Polstyanov number one in Russia VTB-Youth League for round 22 - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Guard Sergey Polstyanov (194-G-2002) put on an amazing game in the last round for UNICS-2, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 22. The 20-year old player was the main contributor (28 points, seven rebounds and five assists) to his team's victory, helping them to outclass Enisey-2 (#9, 5-19) with 49-point margin 107-58. Unics-2 maintains the 8th position in Russian VTB-Youth League. Unics-2 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 14-12 record. In the team's last game Polstyanov had a remarkable five three-pointers out of 7 attempts. He turned to be Unics-2's top player in his first season with the team. Sergey Polstyanov has solid league stats. He is league's best scorer averaging so far 19.6ppg. Polstyanov is in league's top in and averages impressive 2.4spg and 55.5% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was Gleb Firsov of Parma-2. Firsov had a very good evening with a double-double of 27 points and 11 rebounds. Bad luck as Parma-2 lost that game 75-105 to the higher-ranked Runa-2 (#2, 19-7). Parma-2 is still second from the bottom in the standings. 19 lost games are too many comparing to just five victories Parma-2 managed to get this year. Firsov is well-known at Parma-2 and is a proven leader in his second season with the team. Third on the list of top players last round was forward Pavel Gankevich (201-F-2003) of league's second-best Runa-2. Gankevich scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Despite Gankevich's great performance Runa-2 lost 83-84 to the lower-ranked Khimki-2 (#5, 16-10). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Runa-2 needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 19 victories and 7 lost games. Gankevich has a great season in Russia. After 24 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 8.0rpg (3rd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Kirill Krylov (197-G-2002) of Khimki-2 - 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Grigoriy Tuchkov (183-G-2003) of Parma-2 - 26 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Timofey Vacshenko (199-F-2006) of Zenit-2 - 18 points and 6 rebounds 7. Artem Orekhov (191-G-2002) of N.Novgorod-2 - 17 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists 8. Maksim Makarov (201-F-2003) of CSKA U23 - 17 points and 7 rebounds 9. Ivan Prokopenko (186-G-2004) of Zenit-2 - 13 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists 10. Alexandr Zubkov (180-G-2002) of Runa-2 - 16 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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| Enisey signs Supreme Hannah, ex BC Minsk - by Eurobasket Center | ||||
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He is a very experienced player. Dzeletovic has played also professionally in Bosnia (OKK Sloboda Tuzla, Bosnjak and KK Varda Hidroelektrana Visegrad), Estonia (Tallinna Kalev), Hungary (Debreceni Egyetem and Szedeak), Latvia, Montenegro (KK ABS Primorje 1945 Herceg Novi), Romania (Galati), Serbia (Partizan, KK Napredak Rubin Krusevac and KK Vojvodina Novi Sad) and North Macedonia (Gostivar). Among many awards his team made it to the Hungarian League Semifinals in 2021. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Hungarian League Honorable Mention in 2021. |
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| Spisski Rytieri tabs Aaron Thomas, ex Hebraica - by Michal Duchovic | |||
In 2016 (a year after his graduation) he was drafted by Windy City Bulls (D-League) in first round (12th overall). The former Florida State University star is in his eighth season in pro basketball. He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2016. Thomas has played also professionally in Bosnia (Siroki), Germany (MLP Academics Heidelberg) and Italy (RO Virtus, Milano Urania, Scafati and Montegranaro). Among many awards he won Bosnia and Herzegovina League championship title in 2021. He was voted to Eurobasket.com Bosnia and Herzegovina League All-Imports Team in 2021. |
| Nike SBL Round 19: Lucenec is defeated by Komarno - 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 Lucenec (9-9) and sixth ranked Komarno (8-10) was the most important one in the last round on Wednesday night. Lucenec was defeated by Komarno in Komarno 85-67. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Lucenec. It was a great evening for Serbian forward Vuk Djordjevic (203-1999) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds. American point guard Demarkus Stuckey Jr (183-1995, college: Goshen) helped adding 22 points and 4 assists. At the losing side American guard Tahj Eaddy (188-1996, college: USC) responded with 17 points. Komarno maintains sixth place with 8-10 record. Lucenec at the other side dropped to the fourth position with nine games lost. They share it with Iskra Svit. Komarno are looking forward to face higher ranked Inter Bratislava (#3) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Lucenec will play against Iskra Svit and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game between Top Four teams took place in Nova Ves. First ranked host Spisski Rytieri (15-4) defeated their biggest opponent Levice (12-6) 100-89. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Levice. It was an exceptional evening for Croatian Vlatko Granic (206-1994, college: Loyola, IL, agency: BIG) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 15 rebounds. Patrick McGlynn accounted for 28 points and 5 assists. American power forward James Padgett (203-1991, college: Maryland) came up with 26 points and 8 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for Levice in the defeat. Spisski Rytieri have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain first place with 15-4 record. Defending champion Levice keeps the second position with six games lost. Spisski Rytieri will play against Prievidza (#7) at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Levice will play against Handlova (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Fifth ranked Inter Bratislava (10-9) crushed at home 8th ranked Handlova (5-14) by 18 points 80-62, which is the biggest margin this round on Wednesday night. Tomas Zdanavicius fired a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 12 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners. Elizjah Scott produced a double-double by scoring 17 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Inter Bratislava moved-up to third place. Handlova lost their fourth game in a row. They stay at the bottom position with 14 games lost. Inter Bratislava will meet Komarno (#6) on the road in the next round. Handlova will play against the league's second-placed Levice and hope to secure a win. In the last game of round 19 Prievidza lost to Iskra Svit on the opponent's court 75-82. Inter Bratislava - Handlova 80-62 Fifth ranked Inter Bratislava (10-9) crushed at home 8th ranked Handlova (5-14) by 18 points 80-62, which is the biggest margin this round on Wednesday night. Inter Bratislava dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Handlova's 28. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Handlova's players. Lithuanian center Tomas Zdanavicius (203-1996, agency: Octagon Europe) fired a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 12 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners. American swingman JP Moorman II (201-1998, college: UC Riverside, agency: Players Group) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists. Four Inter Bratislava players scored in double figures. American swingman Elizjah Scott (198-1999, college: LMU) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists and Italian-Argentinian swingman Tomas Cavallero (198-1998) added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Inter Bratislava moved-up to third place. Handlova lost their fourth game in a row. They stay at the bottom position with 14 games lost. Inter Bratislava will meet Komarno (#6) on the road in the next round. Handlova will play against the league's second-placed Levice and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Inter Bratislava: T.Zdanavicius 33+12reb+2ast, J.Moorman II 14+12reb+8ast, J.Zakas 10+2reb+7ast, M.Kozlik 10+2reb+1ast, G.Bulatovic 6+5reb+7ast, J.Hemphill 5+2reb Handlova: E.Scott 17+13reb+8ast, T.Cavallero 11+5reb+2ast, D.Popovic 8+2reb+1ast, B.Pipiska 6+2reb+2ast, P.Vojtek 6+4reb, R.Richard 5+4reb Komarno - Lucenec 85-67 The game between third ranked Lucenec (9-9) and sixth ranked Komarno (8-10) was the most important one in the last round on Wednesday night. Lucenec was defeated by Komarno in Komarno 85-67. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Lucenec. It was a great evening for Serbian forward Vuk Djordjevic (203-1999) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds. American point guard Demarkus Stuckey Jr (183-1995, college: Goshen) helped adding 22 points and 4 assists. At the losing side American guard Tahj Eaddy (188-1996, college: USC) responded with 17 points and the other American import point guard Tyrik Armstrong (178, college: Texas Southern, agency: MSG) scored 13 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Komarno maintains sixth place with 8-10 record. Lucenec at the other side dropped to the fourth position with nine games lost. They share it with Iskra Svit. Komarno are looking forward to face higher ranked Inter Bratislava (#3) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Lucenec will play against Iskra Svit and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Komarno: S.Gatling 23+3reb+2ast, D.Stuckey Jr. 22+3reb+4ast, V.Djordjevic 14+12reb+3ast, V.Samuel 13+3reb, L.Gasic 6+7reb+2ast, M.Markovic 5+2reb+2ast Lucenec: T.Eaddy 17+2reb+3ast, T.Armstrong 13+3reb+2ast, V.Knezevic 10+8reb, T.Valdis Sullivan 10+5reb+3ast, L.Bolek 8+2ast, J.Zorvan 7+4reb+1ast Iskra Svit - Prievidza 82-75 Rather expected game when 7th ranked Prievidza (6-13) was defeated on the road by fifth ranked Iskra Svit (9-9) 82-75 on Wednesday. Iskra Svit made 27-of-30 free shots (90.0 percent) during the game, while Prievidza only scored four points from the stripe. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Iskra Svit made 8 blocks. Americans were the main players on the court. Swingman TJ Atwood (198-1997, college: Lamar) fired a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws) for the winners. Point guard Tavon King (180-1997, college: Cumberland) chipped in 20 points. Four Iskra Svit players scored in double figures. Forward Kellon Taylor (198-1998, college: McNeese St., agency: Players Group) produced 20 points and 8 rebounds and guard Jamari Wheeler (185-1997, college: Ohio St.) added 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Iskra Svit moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Lucenec. Prievidza lost their third game in a row. They keep the seventh position with 13 games lost. Iskra Svit will meet at home Lucenec (#5) in the next round. Prievidza will play against the league's leader Spisski Rytieri in Nova Ves and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Iskra Svit: T.Atwood 22+10reb+3ast, T.King 20+3reb+1ast, K.Goncalves 16+4reb, X.Smith 10+3reb, H.Koval 8+8reb+2ast, T.Simon 6+3reb+2ast Prievidza: K.Taylor 20+8reb+2ast, J.Wheeler 17+5reb+6ast, K.Anderson 14+5reb+2ast, A.Walker 6+2reb+2ast, D.Hukic 6+4reb+2ast, K.Samuel 6+6reb+1ast Spisski Rytieri - Levice 100-89 The game between Top Four teams took place in Nova Ves. First ranked host Spisski Rytieri (15-4) defeated their biggest opponent Levice (12-6) 100-89. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Levice. They outrebounded Levice 41-27 including 28 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for Croatian Vlatko Granic (206-1994, college: Loyola, IL, agency: BIG) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 15 rebounds. American guard Patrick McGlynn (188-1992, college: URI, agency: Mansfield and Associates) accounted for 28 points and 5 assists for the winning side. American power forward James Padgett (203-1991, college: Maryland) came up with 26 points and 8 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and Dutch-British guard Devon Van Oostrum (190-1993, agency: Octagon Europe) added 11 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists respectively for Levice in the defeat. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Spisski Rytieri have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain first place with 15-4 record. Defending champion Levice keeps the second position with six games lost. Spisski Rytieri will play against Prievidza (#7) at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Levice will play against Handlova (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Spisski Rytieri: P.McGlynn 28+4reb+5ast, V.Granic 21+15reb+1ast, L.Lopez 19+3reb+8ast, V.Juricek 14+5reb, T.Mrvis 10+8reb, M.Fusek 5+4reb+1ast Levice: J.Padgett 26+8reb, M.Lapornik 17+1reb+3ast, T.McCallum 13+3reb+1ast, D.Van Oostrum 11+8reb+7ast, M.Bachan 10+4reb+2ast, B.Kovac 8+2reb+2ast |
| Zdanavicius number one in Slovakia Nike SBL for round 19 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 26-year old player had a double-double of 33 points and 12 rebounds, while his team crushed Handlova (#8, 5-14) with 18-point margin 80-62. Inter Bratislava is placed at 3rd position in Slovakian Nike SBL. Inter Bratislava is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 10-9 record. In the team's last game Zdanavicius had a remarkable 72.2% from 2-point range. He turned to be Inter Bratislava's top player in his first season with the team. Tomas Zdanavicius has solid league stats. He is in league's top in points (4th best: 19.7ppg), rebounds (2nd best: 9.3rpg) and averages impressive 62.3% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young American Elizjah Scott (198-G/F-1999) of Handlova. Scott had a very good evening with a double-double of 17 points and 13 rebounds. Bad luck as Handlova lost that game 62-80 to the higher-ranked Inter Bratislava (#3, 10-9). Handlova are still at the very bottom. 14 lost games are too many comparing to just five victories Handlova managed to get this year. Scott is a newcomer at Handlova, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.5ppg (#6). His other stats are also decent: 9.1rpg and 3.9apg. Third on the list of top players last round was American James Padgett (203-C/F-1991) of league's second-best Levice. Padgett scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Despite Padgett's great performance Levice lost 89-100 to #1 ranked Spisski Rytieri. But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. The last thing Levice needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 12 victories and 6 lost games. Padgett has a very solid season. In 3 games in Slovakia he scored 17.3ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. TJ Atwood (198-G/F-1997) of Iskra Svit - 22 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Vlatko Granic (206-PF-1994) of Spisski Rytieri - 21 points and 15 rebounds 6. Kellon Taylor (198-F-1998) of Prievidza - 20 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Patrick McGlynn (188-G-1992) of Spisski Rytieri - 28 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Lautaro Lopez (189-PG-1999) of Spisski Rytieri - 19 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists 9. Demarkus Stuckey Jr. (183-PG-1995) of Komarno - 22 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Shane Gatling (188-G-1998) of Komarno - 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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| Seoul Thunders add Willis to their roster, ex Lokomotiv - by Eurobasket News | ||||
He is quite experienced player. His career allowed him to visit three different continents, while he played in seven different countries. Willis tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Latin America and of course North America. He has played previously professionally in Cyprus (Keravnos), France (Monaco), Greece (Peristeri), Italy (Brescia), Puerto Rico (Leones), Russia (Enisey and BC Nizhny Novgorod) and The Basketball Tournament (Aftershocks). Willis was also voted to Eurobasket.com Cyprus League All-Imports Team back in 2019 and 2020. He won Cyprus League championship title in 2019. Willis graduated from Wichita State in 2018 and it is his fifth season as a professional player. |
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| SBL Round 14: Bottom-ranked Swiss Central wins against Monthey - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Bottom-ranked Swiss Central managed to get a second victory, breaking the nine-game losing streak on Wednesday night. This time they won against eighth-ranked Monthey in Luzern 87-80. Swiss Central made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. Swiss Central outrebounded Monthey 39-23 including 28 on the defensive glass. American swingman Trevion Lamar (196-1999, college: Catawba) orchestrated the victory by scoring 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. The former international guard Joel Fuchs (189-1989) contributed with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American power forward Kevin Langford (203-1985, college: TCU) replied with 20 points for Monthey. Swiss Central maintains eleventh position with 2-12 record. Monthey at the other side keeps the eighth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Starwings. Swiss Central are looking forward to face higher ranked Boncourt (#7) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Monthey will play against Neuchatel and is hoping to win this game. SBL top team - Massagno (12-2) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed sixth ranked Lugano (6-8) 109-68. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Lugano. American-Guamanian center Jonathan Galloway (209-1996, college: UC Irvine) had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Roberto Kovac chipped in 15 points during the contest. American center Justyn Hamilton (211-1999, college: Kent St.) responded with 21 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. Massagno maintains first position with 12-2 record. Newly promoted Lugano keeps the sixth place with eight games lost. Massagno will play against league's second-placed Fribourg on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Lugano will have a break next round. The game in Neuchatel was also quite interesting. One of their biggest challengers Geneve (8-5) played at the court of fifth ranked Neuchatel (7-6). Neuchatel managed to secure a 6-point victory 75-69 on Tuesday. Dalan Ancrum notched 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort. Even 19 points by Bryan Colon did not help to save the game for Geneve. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Neuchatel maintains fifth position with 7-6 record. Loser Geneve keeps the fourth place with five games lost. Neuchatel will meet Monthey (#8) on the road in the next round. Geneve will play against Starwings (#9) and hope to secure a win. In the last two games of round 14 Vevey Riviera beat Starwings on the road 83-78. Nyon lost to defending champion Fribourg on its own court 45-80. Neuchatel - Geneve 75-69 The game in Neuchatel was also quite interesting. One of their biggest challengers Geneve (8-5) played at the court of fifth ranked Neuchatel (7-6). Neuchatel managed to secure a 6-point victory 75-69 on Tuesday. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Neuchatel made 8 blocks. American forward Dalan Ancrum (198-1996, college: W.Illinois) notched 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort and Grenadian center Arkim Robertson (208-1994, college: CS Fullerton) supported him with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Even 19 points by naturalized Dominican point guard Bryan Colon (181-1992) did not help to save the game for Geneve. American center Keith Clanton (206-1990, college: UCF) added 3 points, 18 rebounds and 5 blocks for the guests. Five Neuchatel and four Geneve players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Neuchatel maintains fifth position with 7-6 record. Loser Geneve keeps the fourth place with five games lost. Neuchatel will meet Monthey (#8) on the road in the next round. Geneve will play against Starwings (#9) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Geneve: B.Colon 19+4reb+2ast, S.Miljanic 14+2reb+1ast, J.Paige 12+1ast, T.Jurkovitz 10+4reb+1ast, E.Thomas 4+3reb, C.Le Sann 3+2reb+5ast Neuchatel: D.Ancrum 21+8reb+4ast, J.De La Fuente 18+1reb+2ast, A.Robertson 13+11reb, M.Joanis 10+1reb+1ast, K.Martin 10+10reb+1ast, V.Memishi 2+3reb Massagno - Lugano 109-68 SBL top team - Massagno (12-2) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed sixth ranked Lugano (6-8) 109-68. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Lugano. Massagno dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Lugano's 26. They outrebounded Lugano 45-25 including 32 on the defensive glass. Massagno players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. American-Guamanian center Jonathan Galloway (209-1996, college: UC Irvine) had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the former international swingman Roberto Kovac (190-1990) chipped in 15 points during the contest. Five Massagno players scored in double figures. American center Justyn Hamilton (211-1999, college: Kent St.) responded with 21 points and 8 rebounds and his fellow American import swingman Isaiah Ross (193-1996, college: Iona) scored 16 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Massagno maintains first position with 12-2 record. Newly promoted Lugano keeps the sixth place with eight games lost. Massagno will play against league's second-placed Fribourg on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Lugano will have a break next round. Top scorers: Lugano: J.Hamilton 21+8reb+2ast, I.Ross 16+1reb+2ast, H.Warden 7+4reb+1ast, M.Marco 6+2reb, R.Zinn 6+6reb+6ast, K.Lawrence 5+1reb+1ast Massagno: J.Galloway 19+10reb+1ast, L.Zoccoletti 16+1reb+2ast, R.Kovac 15+3reb+2ast, S.Bogues 13+3reb, I.Williams 10+6reb+2ast, A.Martino 8+3reb+2ast Starwings - Vevey Riviera 78-83 No shocking result in a game when third ranked Vevey Riviera (10-4) beat 9th ranked Starwings (5-9) in Basel 83-78 on Wednesday. Vevey Riviera made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American point guard Malik Johnson (178-1997, college: Canisius) notched a double-double by scoring 18 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the effort and the other American import power forward Tyrell Johnson (203-1997, college: App State) supported him with 26 points and 6 rebounds. Even 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists by Serbian-German forward Andrija Matic (208-1996, college: Keiser) did not help to save the game for Starwings. American guard Shawn Williams (185-1998, college: UAPB) added 20 points and 7 assists for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Newly promoted Vevey Riviera maintains third position with 10-4 record having just two points less than leader Massagno. Starwings lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Monthey. Vevey Riviera will meet at home Nyon (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Starwings will play against Geneve and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Starwings: S.Williams 20+3reb+7ast, A.Matic 18+8reb+6ast, V.Milenkovic 14+6reb+8ast, N.Dickerson 12+7reb+1ast, M.Seylan 9+2reb+3ast, S.Davet 5 Vevey Riviera: T.Johnson 26+6reb+1ast, M.Johnson 18+5reb+11ast, M.Williams 16+2reb+1ast, R.Mateus 11+6reb+5ast, J.Dubas 6+5reb+4ast, K.Eliott 4+2reb+2ast Nyon - Fribourg 45-80 Very expected game when 10th ranked Nyon (4-9) was smashed at home by second ranked Fribourg (11-3) 80-45 on Wednesday. Fribourg forced 21 Nyon turnovers and outrebounded them 45-25 including a 20-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. American guard Davonta Jordan (188-1997, college: Buffalo, agency: Tropical Sports Agency) notched 18 points and 5 assists to lead the effort and the former international guard Boris Mbala (190-1996, agency: LBM Management) supported him with 14 points and 5 rebounds. Even 9 points and 10 rebounds by American DeVante Brooks (198, college: S.Arkansas, agency: Players Group) did not help to save the game for Nyon. His fellow American import guard Colin Dougherty (193-1996, college: Hobart) added 13 points and 6 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. Fribourg have an impressive five-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 11-3 record behind leader Massagno. Loser Nyon keeps the tenth place with nine games lost. Fribourg will meet at home league's leader Massagno in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Nyon will play against Vevey Riviera (#3) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Nyon: C.Dougherty 13+6reb, D.Brooks 9+10reb+1ast, J.Jaunin 6+1reb+4ast, J.Rothrock 4+1reb, M.N'Doye 3+1reb+1ast, E.Fongue 3+1ast Fribourg: D.Jordan 18+3reb+5ast, B.Mbala 14+5reb+2ast, N.Jurkovitz 12+5reb+4ast, P.Gravet 9+8reb+3ast, A.Cotture 7+7reb+1ast, M.Jankovic 6+10reb+1ast Swiss Central - Monthey 87-80 Bottom-ranked Swiss Central managed to get a second victory, breaking the nine-game losing streak on Wednesday night. This time they won against eighth-ranked Monthey in Luzern 87-80. Swiss Central made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. Swiss Central outrebounded Monthey 39-23 including 28 on the defensive glass. American swingman Trevion Lamar (196-1999, college: Catawba) orchestrated the victory by scoring 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. The former international guard Joel Fuchs (189-1989) contributed with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American power forward Kevin Langford (203-1985, college: TCU) replied with 20 points and his fellow American import guard Jay Jay Chandler III (193-1998, college: USA) added 13 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Monthey. Four Monthey players scored in double figures. Swiss Central maintains eleventh position with 2-12 record. Monthey at the other side keeps the eighth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Starwings. Swiss Central are looking forward to face higher ranked Boncourt (#7) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Monthey will play against Neuchatel and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Monthey: K.Langford 20+4reb+1ast, M.Humphrey 15+2reb+4ast, J.Jay Chandler III 13+7reb+2ast, B.Tutonda 11+3reb, T.Salman 8+1reb+1ast, M.Eberle 7+2reb Swiss Central: T.Lamar 23+6reb+6ast, J.Fuchs 20+6reb+5ast, D.Schommer 15+8reb, S.Luc 8+1reb+2ast, O.Magnus 8+5reb+3ast, S.Leemans 8+7reb |
| Johnson's 26 points and 6 rebounds give him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 26 points adding six rebounds for Vevey Riviera in his team's victory, helping them to beat Starwings (#9, 5-9) 83-78. Vevey Riviera maintains the 3rd position in Swiss league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Vevey Riviera will need more victories to improve their 10-4 record. In the team's last game Johnson had a remarkable five three-pointers out of 8 attempts. He turned to be Vevey Riviera's top player in his first season with the team. Appalachian State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Johnson is in league's top in assists (2nd best: 1.1apg) and averages solid 54.3% FGP and 43.9% from behind 3-point line. Second best performed player last round was Tre'vion Lamar (196-G/F-1999) of Swiss Central. He is American swingman in his first season at Swiss Central. In the last game Lamar recorded impressive 23 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Of course Swiss Central cruised to a 87-80 relatively comfortable win over the higher-ranked Monthey (#8, 5-9). Despite this victory they still are the lowest ranked team. 12 lost games are too many comparing to just two victories Swiss Central managed to get this year. Lamar is a newcomer at Swiss Central and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to center Justyn Hamilton (211-C-1999) of Lugano (#6). Hamilton scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Despite Hamilton's great performance Lugano lost 68-109 to the higher-ranked Massagno (#1, 12-2). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Hamilton has a great season in Switzerland. After 14 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 20.3ppg (4th best) and rebounds with 9.1rpg (3rd best). He also has 1.6bpg and FGP: 55.7%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Malik Johnson (178-PG-1997) of Vevey Riviera - 18 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists 5. Jonathan Galloway (209-C-1996) of Massagno - 19 points and 10 rebounds 6. Vid Milenkovic (194-G/F-1995) of Starwings - 14 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists 7. Andrija Matic (208-F-1996) of Starwings - 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Davonta Jordan (188-G-1997) of Fribourg - 18 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Dalan Ancrum (198-F-1996) of Neuchatel - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Joel Fuchs (189-G-1989) of Swiss Central - 20 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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| Limoges add Miller to their roster, ex Dreamers - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
He is quite experienced player. Thanks to his pro career he managed to play on three different continents (Europe, Latin America and of course North America) in seven different countries. Miller has played previously professionally in Germany (ALBA Berlin), Italy (Vanoli Cremona), Puerto Rico (Grises), NBA (Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz and Toronto Raptors), NBA G League (SLC Stars, Maine Celtics and Raptors 905 Missisauga), NBA Summer League (Toronto Raptors and Minnesota Timberwolves) and The Basketball Tournament (Friday Beers). He won NBA Atlantic Division championship title in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Miller graduated from College of the Holy Cross in 2015 and it is his eighth season as a professional player. The scouts decsribe him following way: A long, athletic wing. Can step out and shoot the three. Has the ability to get into the passing lanes and create turnovers on the defensive end. Possesses great speed, length and athletic ability. |
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| Keon Clergeot agreed terms with OGM Orman - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
Among many awards he played in the final of Southland Conference Tournament in 2022. He received finished fourth in the Class 6A Player of the Year award back in 2016. Clergeot graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University in 2022 and it is his first season in pro basketball. |
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| Sharks Look To Blossom With Flowers Signing - by Jeff King |
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The B. Braun Sheffield Sharks have announced the signing of Tyrn Flowers (206-F-1998, college: LIU Brooklyn, agency: Green Sports Management). The 25-year-old, out of Waterbury, Connecticut joins the club after spending last season with the Ontario Clippers in the G-League. The 6'9 forward spent one season at the University of Massachusetts and three seasons at Long Island University which he graduated from in 2022. The starter averaged 19.2pts, 7.8rebs, 3.2ast and 1.2blks throughout his senior season. After appearing and starting in 29 games at LIU, Tyrn took home First team All-NEC honours. His senior year he led the team in scoring, rebounds, three-point percentage, and free throw percentage. Coach Lyons is excited to welcome Flowers to Sheffield. 'Very happy and excited about signing Tyrn. He will add some size to the roster, but he also has the ability to shoot the ball which will help spread the floor and add to our scoring capabilities.' Flowers has been brought in alongside Devearl Ramsey to replace Channel Banks and Javion Ogunyemi who were released from contracts in December. |
| Plymouth Patriots land Jules Akodo - by Jeff King | |||
Akodo also represented United Kingdom at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italy) eight years ago. His stats at that event were 9 games: 5.3ppg, 1.8rpg, 2.9apg, 2.0spg, FGP: 28.6%, 3PT: 21.7%, FT: 64.3%. He is a very experienced player. Akodo has played also professionally in Germany (Skyliners and Skyliners II), Slovenia (Petrol Olimpija Ljubljana and LTH Castings), Spain (Burgos and Burgos Nissan) and United Kingdom (Lions and London City Royals). Among many awards he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-German 2.Bundesliga Pro B Honorable Mention back in 2018. Let's have closer look into Akodo's outlook: Has a great body and athletic skills for a point guard. He can drive to the lane and plays tough defense. Akodo needs to work onn his outside shooting because he struggles a bit now, if left open from the distance. |
| U19 League Round 10 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Second defeat of league's leader SGS College (6-2) against fifth ranked Manchester (5-4) 80-76 was the most important game of the last round. Manchester have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Derby. SGS College at the other side dropped to the third position with two games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Itchen. SGS College will play next round against strong Derby trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Manchester will try to continue on its current victory against second ranked Charnwood on the road. The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Myerscough as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Myerscough defeated 4th ranked Derby at home 55-49. Myerscough have a solid three-game winning streak. As mentioned above they took over a top position. Derby at the other side keeps the fourth place with four games lost. They share the position with Manchester. Derby will play next round against strong SGS College trying to get back on the winning streak. Myerscough will try to continue on its current victory against eighth ranked Newcastle on the road. A very close game took place in Birmingham between Birmingham Met and Newcastle. Seventh ranked Birmingham Met (2-6) got a very close home victory over 8th ranked Newcastle (1-9). Birmingham Met managed to escape with a 1-point win 81-80 on Wednesday evening. Birmingham Met moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Oaklands. Newcastle lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with nine games lost. Birmingham Met will meet Sheffield (#7) on the road in the next round. Newcastle will play against the league's leader Myerscough and hope to win that game. Other games in round 10 were not that significant. Sheffield lost to undefeated Charnwood on the road 88-102. John Madejski won against Oaklands on its own court 78-74. Canterbury unfortunately lost to CoLA in London 65-75. Copleston lost to undefeated Barking Abbey at home 55-108. Group NorthManchester - SGS College 80-76Second defeat of league's leader SGS College (6-2) against fifth ranked Manchester (5-4) 80-76 was the most important game of the last round. Manchester have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Derby. SGS College at the other side dropped to the third position with two games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Itchen. SGS College will play next round against strong Derby trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Manchester will try to continue on its current victory against second ranked Charnwood on the road. Myerscough - Derby 55-49 The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Myerscough as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Myerscough defeated 4th ranked Derby at home 55-49. Myerscough have a solid three-game winning streak. As mentioned above they took over a top position. Derby at the other side keeps the fourth place with four games lost. They share the position with Manchester. Derby will play next round against strong SGS College trying to get back on the winning streak. Myerscough will try to continue on its current victory against eighth ranked Newcastle on the road. Birmingham Met - Newcastle 81-80 A very close game took place in Birmingham between Birmingham Met and Newcastle. Seventh ranked Birmingham Met (2-6) got a very close home victory over 8th ranked Newcastle (1-9). Birmingham Met managed to escape with a 1-point win 81-80 on Wednesday evening. Birmingham Met moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Oaklands. Newcastle lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with nine games lost. Birmingham Met will meet Sheffield (#7) on the road in the next round. Newcastle will play against the league's leader Myerscough and hope to win that game. Charnwood - Sheffield 102-88 No shocking result in a game when top-ranked Charnwood (6-0) beat at home 6th ranked Sheffield (2-7) 102-88 on Wednesday. Charnwood have an impressive six-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Loser Sheffield dropped to the seventh position with seven games lost. Charnwood will meet at home Manchester (#5) in the next round. Sheffield will play against Birmingham Met and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Group SouthJohn Madejski - Oaklands 78-74The game between closely ranked teams ended with 6th ranked Oaklands' (2-6) road loss to fifth ranked John Madejski (3-4) 74-78 on Wednesday. John Madejski moved-up to fourth place. Oaklands lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with six games lost. They share it with Birmingham Met. John Madejski will meet Canterbury (#5) on the road in the next round. Oaklands will play against the league's leader Itchen and hope to secure a win. CoLA - Canterbury 75-65 Rather predictable result when second ranked CoLA (5-2) won against 4th ranked Canterbury (2-3) in London 75-65 on Wednesday. CoLA have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 5-2 record having 2 victories less than leader Itchen. Canterbury lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth place with three games lost. CoLA will meet Barking Abbey (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Canterbury will play against John Madejski and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Copleston - Barking Abbey 55-108 Not a big story in a game when 7th ranked Copleston (1-5) was outscored at home by top-ranked Barking Abbey (3-0) 108-55 on Wednesday. Barking Abbey have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 3-0 record having ten points less than leader Itchen. Loser Copleston keeps the seventh place with five games lost. Barking Abbey will meet at home league's second-placed CoLA in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Copleston will have a break next round. |
| URUGUAY |
| Stats Leaders - LUB |
| Spisski Rytieri tabs Aaron Thomas, ex Hebraica - by Michal Duchovic | |||
In 2016 (a year after his graduation) he was drafted by Windy City Bulls (D-League) in first round (12th overall). The former Florida State University star is in his eighth season in pro basketball. He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2016. Thomas has played also professionally in Bosnia (Siroki), Germany (MLP Academics Heidelberg) and Italy (RO Virtus, Milano Urania, Scafati and Montegranaro). Among many awards he won Bosnia and Herzegovina League championship title in 2021. He was voted to Eurobasket.com Bosnia and Herzegovina League All-Imports Team in 2021. |
| LUB Round 17: Penarol beats Aguada in a derby game - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Penarol (#7) and Aguada (#3). Penarol (9-7) won against visiting Aguada (10-7) 83-74. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Aguada. The best player for the winners was American power forward Charles Thomas (202-1986, college: Arkansas) who scored 27 points and 8 rebounds. His fellow American import guard Rodney Green (197-1988, college: La Salle) chipped in 25 points and 4 assists. Naturalized Argentinian power forward Agustin Zuvich (201-1995) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) for the guests. Penarol moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Trouville and Goes. Aguada at the other side keeps the third position with seven games lost. Penarol will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Aguada's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Malvin. Very important is a road loss of second ranked Hebraica (11-6) against eleventh ranked Urunday (6-10) on Monday night. Visiting Hebraica was crushed by Urunday in Montevideo 89-63. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Hebraica. Forward Rodrigo Brause (194-1995) orchestrated the victory by scoring 12 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Nicolas Catala contributed with 16 points and 4 assists for the winners. American power forward Franklin Hassell (203-1988, college: ODU) answered with 12 points and 7 rebounds for Hebraica. Hebraica's coach Leonardo Zylberstein gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Urunday moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Defensor and Urupan. Hebraica at the other side keeps the second position with six games lost. Urunday's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Trouville. Very important is a road loss of third ranked Goes (9-7) against twelfth ranked Defensor (6-10) on Friday night. Visiting Goes were defeated by Defensor in a tough game in Montevideo 80-86. Dion Wright stepped up and scored 21 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. Windi Graterol responded with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 12 rebounds. Defensor moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Urunday and Urupan. Goes lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fourth position with seven games lost. They share it with Trouville and Penarol. Defensor's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Olimpia. Other games of round 17 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Trouville defeated Malvin in Montevideo 98-97. L.Borges was beaten by Defensor at home 64-82. Nacional lost to Urupan on the opponent's court 74-84. Aguada managed to outperform Olimpia in a home game 89-77. Malvin was rolled over Hebraica on the road 67-91. The best stats of 17th round was 12 points and 15 rebounds by Kiril Wachsmann of Malvin. Malvin - Trouville 97-98 There was no surprise in Montevideo where 9th ranked Malvin (7-10) was edged by seventh ranked Trouville (9-7) 98-97 on Monday. American power forward Tavrion Dawson (202-1996, college: CSUN, agency: One Motive Sports) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import forward Dwayne Davis (196-1989, college: Southern Miss) chipped in 27 points. Trouville's coach Marcelo Signorelli used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. U.S. Virgin Islands-Puerto Rican forward Ivan Aska (201-1990, college: Murray St., agency: 011 Sports) responded with 23 points and 5 rebounds and American guard Rohndell Goodwin (195-1991, college: Chaminade, agency: Players Group) scored 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Trouville and four Malvin players scored in double figures. Trouville moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Goes and Penarol. Malvin lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth position with ten games lost. They share it with L.Borges. Trouville's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Urunday. Top scorers: Trouville: D.Davis 27+1ast, T.Dawson 19+12reb+2ast, C.Guillermo 14+2reb+3ast, F.Bavosi 13+3reb+5ast, A.Ibarguen 10+12reb+2ast, G.Espindola 8+5reb+1ast Malvin: I.Aska 23+5reb+2ast, A.Hilliard 22+4reb+2ast, R.Goodwin 18+7reb+4ast, K.Wachsmann 10+9reb+3ast, L.Capalbo 9+5reb+5ast, G.Silvarrey 8+1reb+4ast Urunday - Hebraica 89-63 Very important is a road loss of second ranked Hebraica (11-6) against eleventh ranked Urunday (6-10) on Monday night. Visiting Hebraica was crushed by Urunday in Montevideo 89-63. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Hebraica. Urunday players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Forward Rodrigo Brause (194-1995) orchestrated the victory by scoring 12 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward Nicolas Catala (196-1991) contributed with 16 points and 4 assists for the winners. Five Urunday players scored in double figures. American power forward Franklin Hassell (203-1988, college: ODU) answered with 12 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Brian Garcia (182-1990) added 19 points in the effort for Hebraica. Hebraica's coach Leonardo Zylberstein gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Urunday moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Defensor and Urupan. Hebraica at the other side keeps the second position with six games lost. Urunday's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Trouville. Top scorers: Urunday: N.Catala 16+3reb+4ast, A.Agarbado 16+2reb+3ast, M.Trelles 13+2reb+2ast, R.Brause 12+5reb+7ast, H.Passos 11+10reb+2ast, D.Delgado 11+9reb+2ast Hebraica: B.Garcia 19+1ast, F.Hassell 12+7reb+3ast, F.Haller 9+4reb, A.Henriquez 8+4reb+4ast, J.Ducasse 7+2reb, L.Parodi 6+2reb+2ast L.Borges - Defensor 64-82 There was a surprise result in Montevideo where twelfth ranked Defensor (6-10) defeated higher ranked L.Borges (7-10) 82-64 on Tuesday. Defensor dominated down low during the game scoring 42 of its points in the paint compared to L.Borges' 22. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American-Jamaican Quintrell Thomas (203-1990, college: UNLV) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds (was perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line !!!) for the winners and American forward Dion Wright (201-1993, college: St.Bonaventure, agency: Inception Sports) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. Five Defensor players scored in double figures. Naturalized Italian Leandro Morales (186-1980, college: Texas A&M, agency: Pro Sports) responded with 24 points and 4 assists and point guard Federico Ambrosoni (183-1999) scored 15 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defensor moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Urunday and Urupan. L.Borges lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with ten games lost. They share it with Malvin. Defensor's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Olimpia. Top scorers: Defensor: Q.Thomas 17+12reb, N.Pereyra 14+2reb+5ast, S.Massa 14+2reb+2ast, D.Wright 14+6reb+3ast, F.Terra 10+3reb+6ast, M.Cabot 10+4reb+4ast L.Borges: L.Morales 24+1reb+4ast, M.Zubiaurre 15+2reb+4ast, A.Federico 15+6reb+2ast, A.Pruitt 6+9reb+1ast, R.Glenn 4+10reb+2ast, M.Caetano 0 Urupan - Nacional 84-74 There was an upset when 4th placed Nacional (9-8) was defeated on the road by eleventh ranked Urupan (6-10) 84-74 on Tuesday. Urupan dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Nacional's 26 and made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Point guard Mateo Sarni (185-1998) stepped up and scored 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and American guard Donald Robinson (192-1989, college: WVU Tech) chipped in 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Urupan players scored in double figures. American Brandon Nazione (202-1994, college: EMU, agency: Players Group) responded with 16 points and 5 rebounds and Argentinian guard Selem Safar (191-1987) scored 15 points. Urupan moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Defensor and Urunday. Loser Nacional dropped to the seventh position with eight games lost. Urupan will meet league's second-placed Hebraica in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Nacional will have a break next round. Top scorers: Urupan: M.Sarni 19+6reb+5ast, E.Ferguson 18+8reb, D.Robinson 16+6reb+4ast, Z.Riauka 12+7reb+1ast, H.Caceres 9+7reb+3ast, F.Soto 6+6reb+2ast Nacional: B.Nazione 16+5reb+1ast, S.Safar 15+3reb+3ast, J.Galletto 11+2reb+4ast, P.Patricio 9+3reb, G.McGhee 8+8reb+1ast, M.Barriola 8+2reb+1ast Penarol - Aguada 83-74 The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Penarol (#7) and Aguada (#3). Penarol (9-7) won against visiting Aguada (10-7) 83-74. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Aguada. The best player for the winners was American power forward Charles Thomas (202-1986, college: Arkansas) who scored 27 points and 8 rebounds. His fellow American import guard Rodney Green (197-1988, college: La Salle) chipped in 25 points and 4 assists. Naturalized Argentinian power forward Agustin Zuvich (201-1995) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) and Dominican center Eloy Vargas (211-1988, college: Kentucky, agency: BIG) added 8 points and 17 rebounds respectively for the guests. Penarol moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Trouville and Goes. Aguada at the other side keeps the third position with seven games lost. Penarol will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Aguada's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Malvin. Top scorers: Penarol: C.Thomas 27+8reb+1ast, R.Green 25+3reb+4ast, A.Lopez 8+1reb+1ast, M.Mayora 8+3reb, J.Zanotta 7+10reb+6ast, N.Borsellino 5+4reb+1ast Aguada: A.Zuvich 17+11reb, J.Santiso 15+3reb+3ast, O.Johnson 14+4reb, A.Young 10+1ast, E.Vargas 8+17reb+1ast, L.Cerminato 5+5reb+4ast Defensor - Goes 86-80 Very important is a road loss of third ranked Goes (9-7) against twelfth ranked Defensor (6-10) on Friday night. Visiting Goes were defeated by Defensor in a tough game in Montevideo 80-86. Defensor made 22-of-29 free shots (75.9 percent) during the game. American forward Dion Wright (201-1993, college: St.Bonaventure, agency: Inception Sports) stepped up and scored 21 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners and Venezuelan point guard Garly Sojo (196-1999, agency: Pro Sports) chipped in 12 points and 10 rebounds. Five Defensor players scored in double figures. Venezuelan center Windi Graterol (204-1986, agency: Pro Sports) responded with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 12 rebounds and Joaquin Osimani (193-1987) scored 21 points and 5 assists. Defensor moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Urunday and Urupan. Goes lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fourth position with seven games lost. They share it with Trouville and Penarol. Defensor's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Olimpia. Top scorers: Defensor: D.Wright 21+6reb+1ast, N.Pereyra 14+2reb+4ast, M.Cabot 13+1reb+1ast, S.Garly 12+10reb+2ast, Q.Thomas 12+9reb+1ast, S.Massa 9+2reb Goes: W.Graterol 24+12reb, J.Osimani 21+1reb+5ast, I.Xavier 16+5reb+1ast, N.Colmenares 8+6reb+2ast, M.Osimani 7+6reb+7ast, J.Sacco 2+1reb Aguada - Olimpia 89-77 Very predictable result in Montevideo where third ranked Aguada (10-7) beat bottom-ranked Olimpia (5-11) 89-77 on Friday. Dominican center Eloy Vargas (211-1988, college: Kentucky, agency: BIG) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and American guard Orlando Johnson (193-1989, college: UCSB) chipped in 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Aguada players scored in double figures. American point guard Marcus Thomas (191-1995, college: Rosemont) responded with 31 points and 5 assists and naturalized Spanish guard Gustavo Barrera (194-1985) scored 13 points and 5 assists. Olimpia's coach German Fernandez rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Aguada maintains third place with 10-7 record despite having the same number of points like the leader Bigua. Loser Olimpia dropped to the bottom position with 11 games lost. Aguada's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Malvin. Top scorers: Aguada: E.Vargas 25+11reb+2ast, O.Johnson 17+5reb+5ast, A.Young 16+3reb+1ast, J.Santiso 15+4reb+5ast, A.Zuvich 8+7reb, L.Cerminato 4+4reb+1ast Olimpia: M.Thomas 31+3reb+5ast, D.Graham 16+5reb+1ast, G.Barrera 13+4reb+5ast, E.Batista 8+10reb+1ast, L.Tiago 5+1reb, M.Pablo 2+1reb Hebraica - Malvin 91-67 Not a big story in a game in Montevideo where 9th ranked Malvin (7-10) was outplayed by second ranked Hebraica (11-6) 91-67 on Friday. Hebraica outrebounded Malvin 47-32 including a 34-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. American power forward Franklin Hassell (203-1988, college: ODU) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 15 rebounds for the winners and naturalized Italian point guard Luciano Parodi (182-1994) chipped in 21 points and 5 assists. Naturalized German Kiril Wachsmann (203-1984, college: Iona) responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 15 rebounds and American swingman Anthony Hilliard (195-1986, college: ECSU) scored 17 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Hebraica have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain second place with 11-6 record behind leader Bigua. Malvin lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth position with ten games lost. They share it with L.Borges. Hebraica will meet at home Urupan (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Malvin's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Aguada. Top scorers: Hebraica: L.Parodi 21+2reb+5ast, F.Hassell 13+15reb+2ast, B.Garcia 12+1reb+3ast, A.Henriquez 12+5reb+1ast, F.Haller 11+6reb, J.Ducasse 11+4reb Malvin: A.Hilliard 17+4reb+2ast, R.Goodwin 14+3reb+2ast, I.Aska 14+1reb+2ast, K.Wachsmann 12+15reb+2ast, F.Pomoli 4+3reb+2ast, G.Silvarrey 3+3ast |
| Eloy Vargas gets MVP of the Week award for Uruguayan LUB (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 34-year old center had a double-double of 25 points and eleven rebounds, while his team beat Olimpia (#13, 5-11) 89-77. Aguada maintains the 3rd position in Uruguayan LUB. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Aguada will need more victories to improve their 10-7 record. Vargas turned to be Aguada's top player in his first season with the team. University of Kentucky graduate has very impressive stats this year. Vargas is in league's top in rebounds (2nd best: 12.0rpg) and averages solid 1.6bpg and 53.4% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American power forward Charles Thomas (202-F/C-1986) of Penarol. Thomas impressed basketball fans with 27 points and 8 rebounds. Of course Penarol cruised to a 83-74 relatively comfortable win over slightly higher-ranked Aguada (#3, 10-7). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Penarol consolidated its place in top 4 of the standings. His team's 9-7 record is not bad at all. Thomas is a newcomer at Penarol 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 19.0ppg (#4). He also registered 7.3 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was American Marcus Thomas (191-PG-1995) of Olimpia (#13). Thomas got into 30-points club by scoring 31 points in the last round. He went also for five assists. Despite Thomas' great performance Olimpia lost 77-89 to the higher-ranked Aguada (#3, 10-7). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Olimpia not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 11 games, recording just five victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Thomas could try to bring Olimpia's a little bit higher in the standings. Thomas has individually a great season in Uruguay. After 16 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.0ppg (4th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Windi Graterol (204-C-1986) of Goes - 24 points and 12 rebounds 5. Kiril Wachsmann (203-PF-1984) of Malvin - 12 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Dion Wright (201-F-1993) of Defensor - 21 points and 6 rebounds 7. Agustin Zuvich (201-F/C-1995) of Aguada - 17 points and 11 rebounds 8. Rodney Green (197-G-1988) of Penarol - 25 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists 9. D'Nicolas Delgado (198-PF-1987) of Urunday - 11 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Mateo Sarni (185-PG-1998) of Urupan - 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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| Cierra Johnson claims Bosnia and Herzegovina Division I Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 24-year old guard had the game-high 29 points adding six rebounds and two assists for Play Off in her team's victory, helping them to crush Celik (#5, 5-3) with 23-point margin 85-62. Play Off is placed at 4th position in Bosnia and Herzegovina Division I. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Play Off will need more victories to improve their 6-4 record. In the team's last game Johnson had a remarkable 58.8% from 2-point range. She turned to be Play Off's top player in her first season with the team. Cierra Johnson averages just after two games 24.0ppg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Montenegrin point guard Iva Karisik (175-PG-2001) of Lavovi. Karisik impressed basketball fans with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Of course she led Lavovi to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Kozara (#10, 2-8) 90-48. Lavovi's 3rd position in the standings has not changed. Her team lost just two games this season, while they won 8 matches. Karisik is well-known by Lavovi fans and she already established her position as one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was another Play Off's star - Nikolina Elez (175-G/F). Elez scored 22 points and grabbed ten rebounds. She was another key player of Play Off, helping her team with a 107-46 easy win against Feniks (#11, 0-9). Play Off needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 6 victories and 4 lost games. Elez has a great season in Bosnia. After only 8 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 18.9ppg (5th best) and rebounds with 12.0rpg (5th best). She also has 2.5spg and FGP: 52.7%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Ana Leko (170-SG-2005) of Zrinjski - 18 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Jovana Milakovic (180-F/G-1999) of Leotar - 14 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Aaliyah Dunham (165-G-1999) of Banovici - 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Marina Ristic (168-G-1987) of Orlovi - 17 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists 8. Jelena Lazarevic (185-PF-2005) of Lavovi - 21 points and 10 rebounds 9. Natasa Sobot (170-G-1995) of Kozara - 20 points and 10 rebounds 10. Andjela Demirovic (191-C) of Feniks - 14 points and 14 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Badgers fail to contain OUA Central leading Marauders - by Eurobasket News |
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The Brock Badgers women's basketball team could not find a rhythm against the OUA Central top ranked McMaster Marauders in a blowout loss 71-49 at Bob Davis Gymnasium on Wednesday evening. The Badgers struggled to find the cylinder all throughout the first half, capitalizing on a mere 19 points on 23 percent from the field, while the Marauders dominated with a total of 49 points in the opening half. Despite the slow start, Brock Badgers head coach Mike Rao displayed his coaching expertise by implementing a strong 2-3 zone following the halftime break, limiting the Marauders to only 22 second half points. Badgers shooting guard Madalyn Weinert (178-G) notched her seventh straight double-digit scoring performance with 15 points, alongside six boards and a block. Meanwhile, second-year forward Olivia Fiorucci (183-F) added eight points, six rebounds, and three assists for the Badgers. McMaster's Sarah Gates (178-G) showed why she is leading the OUA this season in points per game, scoring a game-high 25 points in the win for the Marauders, including an impressive 4-for-4 start from behind the three-point line in the first half. Brock will look to bounce back versus the York Lions this Saturday, Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. on home court at Bob Davis Gym. Courtesy of: gobadgers.ca |
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| Liga Superior Round 8: Sivar lose to Santa Tecla F1 in the biggest upset of the week - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The most shocking disappointment of round 8 was a home defeat of 5th ranked Sivar (3-4) by eighth ranked Santa Tecla F1 (1-6) who outscored them by 38 points 73-35. Santa Tecla F1 held Sivar to an opponent 15.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 47.5 percent accuracy of the winners. Santa Tecla F1 forced 22 Sivar turnovers and outrebounded them 46-34 including a 39-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Sivar's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Santa Tecla F1 made 9 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of Gracia Flamenco (173-2000) who helped to win the game recording 11 points and 9 rebounds and Adriana Rivas (175-1996) who added 7 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Center Karol Alfaro (168-1994) responded with 7 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. Santa Tecla F1 left bottom position moving up to seventh place. It was Sivar's third loss in a row. They keep the fifth position with four games lost. Santa Tecla F1 has finally registered their first victory this season after six consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Opico (0-7) 107-34. The winners were led by Gracia Flamenco (173-2000) who scored that evening 19 points and 4 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and Camila Lima supported her with 12 points and 5 assists. Even 9 points and 7 rebounds by point guard Iris Zepeda (160-1991) did not help to save the game for Opico. Santa Tecla F1 (1-6) left bottom position moving up to seventh place. It was Opico's seventh loss in a row. They still close the standings with seven games lost. Liga Superior top team - Santa Tecla Elite (7-0) had no problems winning another game on Tuesday. This time they crushed eighth ranked Opico (0-7) 64-42. The best player for the winners was Karla Alas who had a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Santa Tecla Elite's coach felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Sofia Morales produced 15 points and 6 rebounds for the guests. Undefeated Santa Tecla Elite have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 7-0 record. Opico at the other side still closes the standings with seven games lost.
Santa Tecla Elite - Opico 64-42 Liga Superior top team - Santa Tecla Elite (7-0) had no problems winning another game on Tuesday. This time they crushed eighth ranked Opico (0-7) 64-42. Santa Tecla Elite forced 32 Opico turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was Karla Alas (165-1996) who had a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Point guard Karla Candelas (172-1988) chipped in 10 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 9 steals. Four Santa Tecla Elite players scored in double figures. Santa Tecla Elite's coach felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Sofia Morales (164-1999) produced 15 points and 6 rebounds and Marcia Bonito added 5 points and 16 rebounds respectively for the guests. Santa Tecla Elite have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 7-0 record. Opico at the other side still closes the standings with seven games lost. Top scorers: Santa Tecla Elite: S.Perez 18+2reb+3ast, K.Alas 14+10reb+3ast, V.Mayerly 13+2reb+3ast, K.Candelas 10+9reb+5ast, A.Montoya 5+3reb, R.Sarah 2+2ast Opico: M.Sofia 15+6reb+2ast, Z.Iris 11+7reb+4ast, R.Sandra 6+7reb+1ast, B.Marcia 5+16reb+2ast, F.Beatriz 4+6reb, F.Gabriela 1+2reb+3ast Sivar - Santa Tecla F1 35-73 The most shocking disappointment of round 8 was a home defeat of 5th ranked Sivar (3-4) by eighth ranked Santa Tecla F1 (1-6) who outscored them by 38 points 73-35. Santa Tecla F1 held Sivar to an opponent 15.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 47.5 percent accuracy of the winners. Santa Tecla F1 forced 22 Sivar turnovers and outrebounded them 46-34 including a 39-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Sivar's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Santa Tecla F1 made 9 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of Gracia Flamenco (173-2000) who helped to win the game recording 11 points and 9 rebounds and Adriana Rivas (175-1996) who added 7 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Center Karol Alfaro (168-1994) responded with 7 points and 11 rebounds and Allison Marroquin (167-2003) scored 8 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. Santa Tecla F1 left bottom position moving up to seventh place. It was Sivar's third loss in a row. They keep the fifth position with four games lost. Top scorers: Santa Tecla F1: F.Gracia 11+9reb+2ast, L.Rivas 11+4reb+1ast, P.Campos 10+1reb+3ast, L.Camila 9+1reb+7ast, A.Garcia 8+3reb+3ast, A.Rivas 7+7reb+4ast Sivar: R.Escobar 11+1reb+2ast, M.Allison 8+3reb+4ast, K.Alfaro 7+11reb+2ast, B.Fatima 4+3reb+2ast, C.Morales 3+6reb+1ast, G.Wendy 2+3reb+2ast Santa Tecla F1 - Opico 107-34 Santa Tecla F1 has finally registered their first victory this season after six consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Opico (0-7) 107-34. Santa Tecla F1 dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Opico's 26. Santa Tecla F1 forced 27 Opico turnovers and outrebounded them 47-25 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 36 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Opico's players. The winners were led by Gracia Flamenco (173-2000) who scored that evening 19 points and 4 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and forward Camila Lima (172-2003) supported her with 12 points and 5 assists. Five Santa Tecla F1 players scored in double figures. Even 9 points and 7 rebounds by point guard Iris Zepeda (160-1991) did not help to save the game for Opico. Marcia Bonito added 4 points and 8 rebounds for the guests. Santa Tecla F1 (1-6) left bottom position moving up to seventh place. It was Opico's seventh loss in a row. They still close the standings with seven games lost. Top scorers: Santa Tecla F1: F.Gracia 19+3reb+4ast, P.Campos 15+2reb+1ast, A.Garcia 13+1reb+5ast, L.Camila 12+3reb+5ast, A.Lima 12+6ast, F.Manzanares 9+6reb+2ast Opico: M.Sofia 10+1ast, Z.Iris 9+7reb, E.Karla 4+1reb+1ast, B.Marcia 4+8reb+1ast, M.Katy 4+3reb+1ast, F.Beatriz 2+1reb+1ast |
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| Recap of Round 10 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The most exciting game of round 10 in the Euroleague took place in Miskolc. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of much higher ranked Sopron (6-3) to eighth ranked Miskolc (6-3) 77-75 in the game for the second place. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Sopron. Worth to mention a great performance of Puerto Rican-American point guard Arella Guirantes (181-1997, college: Rutgers) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. British forward Cheridene Green (191-1995, college: Tennessee) contributed with 22 points and 11 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. American-Hungarian guard Yvonne Turner (179-1987, college: Nebraska) replied with 10 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 6 steals for Sopron. Miskolc have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with 6 other teams including defeated Sopron. Miskolc is looking forward to face Mersin (#7) at home in the next round where they are favorite. Sopron will play against Girona (#9) and is hoping to win this game. Very important is a road loss of second ranked Polish Polkowice (6-3) against thirteenth ranked Italian Bologna (3-6) on Tuesday night. Visiting Polkowice was defeated by Bologna in Bologna 89-76. Latvian forward Kitija Laksa (182-1996, college: S.Florida) scored 25 points to lead the charge for the winners and Iliana Rupert chipped in 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. At the losing side American point guard Erica Wheeler (170-1991, college: Rutgers) responded with 30 points and 5 assists. Bologna moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with Szekszard. Defending Polish champion Polkowice keeps the second position with three games lost. They share it with 6 other teams. Bologna will play against league's leader Fenerbahce in Istanbul in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Polkowice will play at home against USK Praha having rather not much hope for a victory. Euroleague top team - Turkish Fenerbahce (8-1) had no problems winning another game on Wednesday. This time they crushed sixteenth ranked Greek Olympiacos (0-9) in Piraeus 92-58. Breanna Stewart notched 22 points and 6 rebounds to lead the effort. Fenerbahce's coach felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 17 points and 8 rebounds by Megan Gustafson did not help to save the game for Olympiacos. Fenerbahce have an impressive eight-game winning streak. Defending Turkish champion maintains first position with 8-1 record. Defending Greek champion Olympiacos still closes the standings with nine games lost. Fenerbahce will meet at home Bologna (#13) in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Olympiacos will play against Szekszard and hope to get finally their first victory. Other games in round 10 were not that significant. Valencia smashed Szekszard on the road 75-54. USK Praha won against Bourges on its own court 65-57. Schio managed to outperform Avenida in a road game 72-61. Mersin managed to beat Landes at home 75-59. Kangoeroes were defeated by Girona on the opponent's court 71-59.
Group ABologna - Polkowice 89-76Very important is a road loss of second ranked Polish Polkowice (6-3) against thirteenth ranked Italian Bologna (3-6) on Tuesday night. Visiting Polkowice was defeated by Bologna in Bologna 89-76. They made 25-of-30 charity shots (83.3 percent) during the game. Bologna forced 20 Polkowice turnovers. Strangely Polkowice outrebounded Bologna 35-21 including 24 on the defensive glass. Polkowice was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Latvian forward Kitija Laksa (182-1996, college: S.Florida) scored 25 points to lead the charge for the winners and French center Iliana Rupert (194-2001) chipped in 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. Four Bologna players scored in double figures. At the losing side American point guard Erica Wheeler (170-1991, college: Rutgers) responded with 30 points and 5 assists and Zimbabwean-American center Stephanie Mavunga (191-1995, college: Ohio St., agency: LBM Management) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 14 rebounds. Bologna moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with Szekszard. Defending Polish champion Polkowice keeps the second position with three games lost. They share it with 6 other teams. Bologna will play against league's leader Fenerbahce in Istanbul in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Polkowice will play at home against USK Praha having rather not much hope for a victory. Top scorers: Bologna: K.Laksa 25+1reb+1ast, I.Rupert 15+5reb+7ast, C.Zandalasini 15+8reb+1ast, I.Dojkic 15+2reb+2ast, O.Andre Olbis 8+5reb+1ast, S.Cinili 6+1ast Polkowice: E.Wheeler 30+4reb+5ast, S.Mavunga 15+14reb+1ast, A.Spanou 13+6reb+3ast, Z.Friskovec 6+5reb+3ast, W.Telenga 6+3reb, W.Gajda 6+3reb+3ast Szekszard - Valencia 54-75 No shocking result in a game when seventh ranked Spanish Valencia (6-3) crushed on the road 12th ranked Hungarian Szekszard (3-6) 75-54 on Wednesday. Valencia forced 20 Szekszard turnovers. American forward Lauren Cox (193-1998, college: Baylor, agency: LBM Management) notched 26 points to lead the effort and guard Leticia Romero (173-1995, college: FSU) supported her with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Valencia players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds by American forward Ruthy Hebard (192, college: Oregon) did not help to save the game for Szekszard. American-Hungarian forward Cyesha Goree (188-1993, college: Michigan) added 13 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Valencia have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with 6 other teams. Szekszard lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with six games lost. They share it with Bologna. Valencia will meet Bourges (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Szekszard will play against Olympiacos in Piraeus and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Valencia: L.Cox 26+4reb+3ast, L.Romero 11+5reb+4ast, B.Elena 10+1reb+2ast, M.Guelich 10+3reb, Q.Casas 7+2reb+3ast, L.Laia 5+2reb Szekszard: R.Hebard 14+13reb, S.Wallace 14+2ast, C.Goree 13+8reb, A.Studer 6+1reb+5ast, V.Vivians 5+7reb+3ast, R.Manyoky 2+2reb+2ast USK Praha - Bourges 65-57 Very expected game when 10th ranked French Bourges (4-5) lost on the road to sixth ranked Czech USK Praha (6-3) 65-57 on Wednesday. USK Praha outrebounded Bourges 45-30 including 32 on the defensive glass. American forward Alyssa Thomas (188-1992, college: Maryland) notched a double-double by scoring 15 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and the other American import center Brionna Jones (191-1995, college: Maryland) supported her with 7 points and 10 rebounds. Even 17 points and 5 assists by Serbian-American guard Yvonne Anderson (170-1990, college: Texas) did not help to save the game for Bourges. Latvian center Anete Steinberga (190-1990, college: UTEP) added 16 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Defending Czech champion moved-up to second place, which they share with 6 other teams. Defending French champion Bourges keep the tenth position with five games lost. They share it with Avenida. USK Praha will meet Polkowice (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Bourges will play against Valencia (#5) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: USK Praha: A.Thomas 15+14reb+5ast, T.Vyoralova 12+3reb+2ast, V.Vukosavljevic 9+5reb+3ast, M.Conde 8+1reb+1ast, B.Jones 7+10reb+2ast, T.Oblak 7+2reb+3ast Bourges: Y.Anderson 17+4reb+5ast, A.Steinberga 16+5reb, A.Pauline 7+1reb+1ast, K.Alexander 6+5reb, S.Michel 6+6reb+3ast, A.Duchet 5+2reb+1ast Olympiacos - Fenerbahce 58-92 Euroleague top team - Turkish Fenerbahce (8-1) had no problems winning another game on Wednesday. This time they crushed sixteenth ranked Greek Olympiacos (0-9) in Piraeus 92-58. Fenerbahce made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. Fenerbahce had a 16-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Olympiacos' players. American forward Breanna Stewart (193-1994, college: UConn) notched 22 points and 6 rebounds to lead the effort and the other American import point guard Kayla McBride (180-1992, college: Notre Dame) supported her with 16 points and 8 assists. Four Fenerbahce players scored in double figures. Fenerbahce's coach felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 17 points and 8 rebounds by American forward Megan Gustafson (190-1996, college: Iowa) did not help to save the game for Olympiacos. Spanish guard Aina Ayuso (175-1999, college: Oregon) added 9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. Fenerbahce have an impressive eight-game winning streak. Defending Turkish champion maintains first position with 8-1 record. Defending Greek champion Olympiacos still closes the standings with nine games lost. Fenerbahce will meet at home Bologna (#13) in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Olympiacos will play against Szekszard and hope to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Fenerbahce: B.Stewart 22+6reb+3ast, K.McBride 16+3reb+8ast, E.Meesseman 11+9reb+3ast, M.Djordjevic 10+3reb, S.Sabally 10+9reb+3ast, O.Cakir-Turgut 7+2reb+4ast Olympiacos: M.Gustafson 17+8reb+1ast, E.Stamati 13, A.Stamolamprou 10+7reb+3ast, A.Ayuso 9+7reb+4ast, M.Skoric 4+4reb+1ast, I.Diela 3+1reb+1ast Group BAvenida - Schio 61-72Very predictable result when fifth ranked Italian Schio (6-3) won against 11th ranked Spanish Avenida (4-5) in Salamanca 72-61 on Wednesday. Swedish center Amanda Zahui (196-1993, college: Minnesota) notched 16 points and 6 rebounds to lead the effort and Jasmine Keys (192-1997) supported her with 14 points and 6 rebounds. Four Schio players scored in double figures. Schio's coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 16 points and 7 rebounds by Greek forward Maria Fasoula (196-1997, college: Vanderbilt) did not help to save the game for Avenida. Czech center Julia Reisingerova (194-1998) added 10 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Defending Italian champion moved-up to second place, which they share with 6 other teams. Avenida lost fourth consecutive game. Defending Spanish champion dropped to the tenth position with five games lost. They share it with Bourges. Schio will meet at home Landes (#14) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Avenida will play against Kangoeroes (#15) in Mechelen and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Schio: R.Howard 16+3reb+1ast, A.Zahui 16+6reb+3ast, J.Keys 14+6reb+1ast, M.Mabrey 10+2reb+5ast, G.Sottana 7+3reb+1ast, C.Verona 5+3reb+2ast Avenida: M.Fasoula 16+7reb+2ast, J.Reisingerova 10+6reb, B.Carleton 8+3reb+3ast, L.Rodriguez-Manso 7+1ast, M.Cazorla 7+2reb+2ast, A.Vilaro 6+3reb+3ast Mersin - Landes 75-59 Not a big story in a game when 14th ranked French Landes (2-7) lost on the road to fourth ranked Turkish Mersin (6-3) 75-59 on Wednesday. Mersin forced 21 Landes turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American guard Tiffany Hayes (177-1989, college: UConn) notched 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and the other American import point guard Chelsea Gray (180-1992, college: Duke) supported her with 16 points and 8 assists. Four Mersin players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds by Swedish power forward Regan Magarity (190-1996, college: Virginia Tech) did not help to save the game for Landes. Point guard Marie-Eve Paget (170-1994, agency: Basket Promotion Agency) added 11 points and 5 assists for lost side. Mersin moved-up to second place, which they share with 6 other teams. Landes at the other side keep the fourteenth position with seven games lost. Mersin will meet Miskolc (#8) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Landes will play against Schio (#6) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Mersin: T.Hayes 21+5reb+5ast, C.Gray 16+1reb+8ast, E.Williams 12+7reb+1ast, D.Bonner 10+8reb+1ast, Q.Hollingsworth 9+4reb, G.Takmaz 3+3ast Landes: C.Dumerc 14+3reb+3ast, R.Magarity 14+11reb+3ast, M.Paget 11+4reb+5ast, M.Fauthoux 8+3reb+3ast, K.Mann 6+1reb+1ast, L.Gil 4+4reb Girona - Kangoeroes 71-59 Everything went according to plan when ninth ranked Spanish Girona (5-4) defeated at home 15th ranked Belgian Kangoeroes (1-8) 71-59 on Wednesday. Girona dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Kangoeroes' 22. American point guard Brittney Sykes (175-1994, college: Syracuse) notched 24 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and Maria Araujo (188-1997) supported her with 6 points and 15 rebounds. Even 8 points and 16 rebounds by Chilean center Ziomara Morrison (194-1989, agency: LBM Management) did not help to save the game for Kangoeroes. American Morgan Bertsch (190-1997, college: UC Davis, agency: LBM Management) added 17 points for lost side. Girona maintains ninth position with 5-4 record. Kangoeroes lost seventh consecutive game. Defending Belgian champion keep the fifteenth place with eight games lost. Girona will meet league's second-placed Sopron on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Kangoeroes will play against Avenida (#10) and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Girona: B.Sykes 24+8reb+5ast, L.Flores 13+3reb+4ast, E.Murphy 7+5reb+1ast, M.Tolo 7+3reb, M.Araujo 6+15reb, B.Drammeh 6+4reb Kangoeroes: M.Bertsch 17+4reb, H.Nauwelaers 10+2reb+2ast, Z.Morrison 8+16reb+3ast, L.Resimont 8+6reb+2ast, V.Gils Eva 7+2reb+1ast, L.Berkani 7+1reb+2ast Miskolc - Sopron 77-75 The most exciting game of round 10 in the Euroleague took place in Miskolc. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of much higher ranked Sopron (6-3) to eighth ranked Miskolc (6-3) 77-75 in the game for the second place. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Sopron. Worth to mention a great performance of Puerto Rican-American point guard Arella Guirantes (181-1997, college: Rutgers) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. British forward Cheridene Green (191-1995, college: Tennessee) contributed with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. American-Hungarian guard Yvonne Turner (179-1987, college: Nebraska) replied with 10 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 6 steals and Serbian Jelena Brooks (188-1989) added 21 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Sopron. Miskolc have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with 6 other teams including defeated Sopron. Miskolc is looking forward to face Mersin (#7) at home in the next round where they are favorite. Sopron will play against Girona (#9) and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Miskolc: A.Guirantes 23+16reb+4ast, C.Green 22+11reb+2ast, D.Garbin 9+2reb, V.Kanyasi 8+5reb+4ast, R.Bernath 6+2reb+1ast, N.Aho 6+4reb+1ast Sopron: J.Brooks 21+7reb, E.Magbegor 15+7reb, Y.Turner 10+9reb+9ast, D.Stankovic 8+5reb+1ast, A.Kunek 7+1reb+2ast, D.Czukor 6+5reb+3ast |
| Stewart's 22 points and 6 rebounds give her Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
She had the game-high 22 points adding six rebounds and three assists for Fenerbahce in her team's victory, helping them to outclass, the league's bottom-ranked team Olympiacos (#16, 0-9) with 34-point margin 92-58. It allowed Fenerbahce to consolidate first place in the Euroleague. Fenerbahce have a solid 8-1 record. In the team's last game Stewart had a remarkable 72.7% from 2-point range. She turned to be Fenerbahce's top player in her first season with the team. Breanna Stewart averages just after three games 22.0ppg and 9.3rpg. Second best performed player last round was Cheridene Green (191-F-1995) of Miskolc. She is British forward in her second season at Miskolc. In the last game Green recorded impressive double-double of 22 points and 11 rebounds. It was enough for Miskolc to edge the higher-ranked Sopron (6-3) by 2 points 77-75. Miskolc's 8th position in the standings has not changed. Her team lost some distance to top teams. But 6-3 record is not bad and everything may still change. Green is well-known at Miskolc and she already established her position as one of the team's leaders. Third place about best performers goes to another Miskolc's star - guard Arella Guirantes (181-PG-1997). Guirantes showcased her all-around game by recording 23 points, sixteen rebounds (!!!) and four assists in the last round. She was another key player of Miskolc, helping her team with a 77-75 win against the higher-ranked Sopron (6-3). Miskolc needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 6 victories and 3 lost games. Guirantes has a great season in Euroleague. After 11 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 8.3rpg (9th best) and assists with 5.2apg (8th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Erica Wheeler (170-PG-1991) of Polkowice - 30 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Lauren Cox (193-F-1998) of Valencia - 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Brittney Sykes (175-PG-1994) of Girona - 24 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Alyssa Thomas (188-F-1992) of USK Praha - 15 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Yvonne Turner (179-G-1987) of Sopron - 10 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists 9. Tiffany Hayes (177-G-1989) of Mersin - 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Iliana Rupert (194-C-2001) of Bologna - 15 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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| Korisliiga Round 17: Espoo Team loses to Tampereen Pyrinto - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The game between second ranked Espoo Team (13-4) and fourth ranked Tampereen Pyrinto (10-7) was the most important one in the last round on Wednesday night. Espoo Team was defeated by Tampereen Pyrinto in Espoo 65-81. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Espoo Team. It was a very close game until the last quarter, when Tampereen Pyrinto's pressure prevailed and they won that period 26-15 extending their advantage to 16 points. They made 24-of-29 free shots (82.8 percent) during the game, while Espoo Team only scored eight points from the stripe. Tampereen Pyrinto looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Tampereen Pyrinto made 7 blocks. New Zealand guard Tera Reed (183-1998, college: USC) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 12 rebounds (was perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line !!!). American guard Reili Richardson (180-1998, college: Arizona St.) contributed with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American power forward Carmen Tyson-Thomas (175-1991, college: Syracuse) answered with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 13 rebounds for Espoo Team. Tampereen Pyrinto have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 10-7 record. Espoo Team at the other side keeps the second position with four games lost. Tampereen Pyrinto are looking forward to face Torpan Pojat (#6) in Helsinki in the next round. Espoo Team's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Espoo to the arena Tapiolan Honka. Korisliiga top team - Peli-Karhut (15-2) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat eighth ranked Kouvottaret (6-11) in Kotka 91-78. Canadian center Rashida Timbilla (185-1992, college: UMass) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and Natalie Day chipped in 25 points and 9 rebounds. American guard Nikki McDonald (183-1996, college: Georgia South) responded with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 15 rebounds. Peli-Karhut have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 15-2 record. Kouvottaret at the other side keeps the eighth position with 11 games lost. Peli-Karhut will play against Marsky Helsinki (#9) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kouvottaret will play against Forssan Alku and hopes to get back on the winning track. Bottom-ranked Catz Lappeenranta is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their 17th consecutive match to third ranked Tapiolan Honka (11-6) 94-40 on Wednesday evening. Madelynn Utti nailed a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winning side. Terri Battle came up with 10 points and 6 rebounds for Catz Lappeenranta 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. Tapiolan Honka have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain third place with 11-6 record having four points less than leader PeKa. Loser Catz Lappeenranta still closes the standings. Tapiolan Honka's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Espoo Espoo Team. In the last two games of round 17 FoA beat ToPo on the road 75-70. HBA-Marsky lost to ViVe on its own court 79-90.
Catz - Honka 40-94 Bottom-ranked Catz Lappeenranta is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their 17th consecutive match to third ranked Tapiolan Honka (11-6) 94-40 on Wednesday evening. The game without a history. Tapiolan Honka led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Catz Lappeenranta to just 6 points in second quarter. Tapiolan Honka dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Catz Lappeenranta's 30. They outrebounded Catz Lappeenranta 61-23 including a 20-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Tapiolan Honka looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Catz Lappeenranta's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Tapiolan Honka made 11 blocks. American forward Madelynn Utti (181-1998, college: LBSU) nailed a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winning side and international center Elsa Lemmila (197-2005) accounted for 13 points, 15 rebounds and 7 blocks. Four Tapiolan Honka players scored in double figures. American center Terri Battle (188-1999, college: Tampa) came up with 10 points and 6 rebounds and the other American import guard Sydni Tears (183, college: Talladega) added 9 points respectively for Catz Lappeenranta 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. Tapiolan Honka have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain third place with 11-6 record having four points less than leader PeKa. Loser Catz Lappeenranta still closes the standings. Tapiolan Honka's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Espoo Espoo Team. Top scorers: Catz: T.Battle 10+6reb, S.Tears 9+3reb+1ast, R.Farrington 7+3reb+3ast, S.Behm 6+3reb+3ast, E.Heikkila 2, J.Toivonen 2+2reb Honka: M.Utti 22+10reb+6ast, C.Walker 17+7reb+3ast, L.Elsa 13+15reb+3ast, A.Anttila 11+11reb+4ast, R.Emma 9+5reb+3ast, T.Peppi 8+2reb+1ast Espoo Team - Pyrinto 65-81 The game between second ranked Espoo Team (13-4) and fourth ranked Tampereen Pyrinto (10-7) was the most important one in the last round on Wednesday night. Espoo Team was defeated by Tampereen Pyrinto in Espoo 65-81. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Espoo Team. It was a very close game until the last quarter, when Tampereen Pyrinto's pressure prevailed and they won that period 26-15 extending their advantage to 16 points. They made 24-of-29 free shots (82.8 percent) during the game, while Espoo Team only scored eight points from the stripe. Tampereen Pyrinto looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Tampereen Pyrinto made 7 blocks. New Zealand guard Tera Reed (183-1998, college: USC) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 12 rebounds (was perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line !!!). American guard Reili Richardson (180-1998, college: Arizona St.) contributed with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. American power forward Carmen Tyson-Thomas (175-1991, college: Syracuse) answered with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 13 rebounds and the other American import guard Sierra Moore (180-1994, college: Penn St.) added 16 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Espoo Team. Tampereen Pyrinto have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 10-7 record. Espoo Team at the other side keeps the second position with four games lost. Tampereen Pyrinto are looking forward to face Torpan Pojat (#6) in Helsinki in the next round. Espoo Team's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Espoo to the arena Tapiolan Honka. Top scorers: Espoo Team: C.Tyson-Thomas 27+13reb+2ast, S.Moore 16+14reb+6ast, O.Nicole 7+8reb+1ast, L.Hamalainen 5+6reb+3ast, E.Salovaara 4+2reb+1ast, M.Venla 4+2reb Pyrinto: T.Reed 24+12reb+3ast, R.Richardson 24+5reb+5ast, E.Jarvinen 10+1reb+4ast, W.Kenisha 9+2reb+2ast, N.Sedano 6+4reb+1ast, E.Salminen 5+6reb+1ast ToPo - FoA 70-75 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when sixth ranked Forssan Alku (9-8) beat 5th ranked Torpan Pojat (9-8) in Helsinki 75-70 on Wednesday. The guests trailed by 4 points at the halftime before their 39-30 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Forssan Alku dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Torpan Pojat's 30. American forward Bre Gunnels (185-1999, college: UNI, agency: DC Sports) nailed 18 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and her fellow American import guard Jade Vega (165-1997, college: CS Fullerton) accounted for 13 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. American forward Iimari Thomas (178-2000, college: UCLA) came up with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international guard Ebba Pekonen (172-2001) added 13 points respectively for Torpan Pojat in the defeat. Torpan Pojat's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Forssan Alku moved-up to fifth place, which they share with ToPo. Torpan Pojat lost their fourth game in a row. Forssan Alku will meet at home Kouvottaret (#8) in the next round. Torpan Pojat will play against Tampereen Pyrinto and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: ToPo: I.Thomas 29+6reb+4ast, E.Pekonen 13+3reb+3ast, M.Agyei 9+6reb+2ast, G.Anna 6+3reb, S.Wahlgren 5+1reb+2ast, K.Meri 4+4reb+4ast FoA: B.Gunnels 18+9reb+1ast, S.Rokkanen 13+4reb+3ast, J.Vega 13+6reb+6ast, S.Viita 9+6reb+4ast, C.Thompson 8+4reb+2ast, J.Airaksinen 8+1reb+3ast PeKa - Kouvot 91-78 Korisliiga top team - Peli-Karhut (15-2) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat eighth ranked Kouvottaret (6-11) in Kotka 91-78. The game was mostly controlled by Peli-Karhut. Kouvottaret was better in fourth quarter 18-14. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Peli-Karhut players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Canadian center Rashida Timbilla (185-1992, college: UMass) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and U.S. Virgin Islands-American swingman Natalie Day (182-1990, college: Portland) chipped in 25 points and 9 rebounds. Four Peli-Karhut players scored in double figures. American guard Nikki McDonald (183-1996, college: Georgia South) responded with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 15 rebounds and the other American import swingman Tierra Hodges (175-1998, college: Furman) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds. Peli-Karhut have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 15-2 record. Kouvottaret at the other side keeps the eighth position with 11 games lost. Peli-Karhut will play against Marsky Helsinki (#9) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kouvottaret will play against Forssan Alku and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Kouvot: N.McDonald 27+15reb+3ast, T.Hodges 21+11reb+1ast, H.Aijanen 13+2reb+2ast, R.Frimodig 8+1reb+2ast, H.Essia 4+2reb+1ast, V.Henriikka 3 PeKa: N.Day 25+9reb+3ast, R.Timbilla 22+14reb+6ast, L.Vehka-Aho 15+1reb+5ast, R.Lehtoranta 12+4reb+3ast, L.Lehtoranta 8+4reb+2ast, R.Kosonen 7+6reb+1ast HBA-Marsky - ViVe 79-90 Rather expected game when 9th ranked Marsky Helsinki (5-12) lost at home to seventh ranked Vimpelin Veto (7-10) 90-79 on Wednesday. The guests trailed by 3 points at the halftime before their 28-13 charge in the third quarter, which allowed them to win the game. Vimpelin Veto dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Marsky Helsinki's 40. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Vimpelin Veto made 11 blocks. American power forward Kristina King (190-1995, college: WVU) nailed a double-double by scoring 29 points and 13 rebounds for the winning side and her fellow American import guard Tynice Martin (180-1997, college: WVU) accounted for 20 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Four Vimpelin Veto players scored in double figures. The former international guard Kati Ollilainen (173-2003) came up with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and international guard Elina Aarnisalo (177-2005) added 15 points and 5 assists respectively for Marsky Helsinki in the defeat. Marsky Helsinki's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Vimpelin Veto maintains seventh place with 7-10 record. Marsky Helsinki lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the ninth position with 12 games lost. Vimpelin Veto will meet at home bottom-ranked Catz Lappeenranta (#10) in the next round. Marsky Helsinki will play against the league's leader Peli-Karhut and will have a slim chance for a victory. Top scorers: HBA-Marsky: O.Kati 25+6reb+6ast, A.Elina 15+2reb+5ast, S.Verna 13+6reb+1ast, S.Albina 8+6reb+4ast, A.Emma 8+1ast, H.Fiia 7+8reb+3ast ViVe: K.King 29+13reb+3ast, T.Martin 20+7reb+5ast, A.Wittinger 14+9reb, R.Kujala 14+3reb+2ast, A.Kujala 6+3ast, I.Minttu 3+1reb |
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She had a double-double of 29 points and 13 rebounds, while her team beat HBA-Marsky (#9, 5-12) 90-79. ViVe maintains the 7th position in Finnish Korisliiga. ViVe is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 7-10 record. In the team's last game King had a remarkable 63.2% from 2-point range. She turned to be ViVe's top player in her first season with the team. West Virginia University graduate has very impressive stats this year. King is in league's top in points (6th best: 20.5ppg) and averages solid 58.9% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Iimar'i Thomas (178-F-2000) of ToPo. She is American forward in her first season at ToPo. In the last game Thomas recorded impressive 29 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Bad luck as ToPo lost that game 70-75 to slightly higher-ranked FoA (9-8). This loss caused ToPo to drop to 6th position in the standings. Her team lost some distance to top teams. But 9-8 record is not bad and everything may still change. Thomas is a newcomer at ToPo and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 23.4ppg (#3). She also registered 7.8 boards per game. Third place about best performers goes to guard Tera Reed (183-G-1998) of Pyrinto (#4). Reed scored 24 points and grabbed twelve rebounds (!!!). She was a key player of Pyrinto, leading her team to a 81-65 easy win against #2 ranked Espoo Team in a game of the week. Pyrinto needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 10 victories and 7 lost games. Reed has a great season in Finland. After 17 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 20.1ppg (8th best) and rebounds with 8.9rpg (8th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Rashida Timbilla (185-C-1992) of PeKa - 22 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Madelynn Utti (181-F-1998) of Honka - 22 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Elsa Lemmila (197-C-2005) of Honka - 13 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Reili Richardson (180-G-1998) of Pyrinto - 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Natalie Day (182-G/F-1990) of PeKa - 25 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Carmen Tyson-Thomas (175-F/C-1991) of Espoo Team - 27 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Nikki McDonald (183-G-1996) of Kouvot - 27 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. Round 16 most important game was a victory of Esperides over 6th ranked Chania 71-64 on Wednesday night. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Chania. Esperides made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. American players dominated the game. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Nausia Woolfolk (175-1998, college: FSU) who helped to win the game recording 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Guard Valerie Higgins (185-1998, college: Pacific, agency: LBM Management) contributed with 17 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Guard Sabrina Haines (178-1997, college: Kentucky) replied with 26 points for Chania. Esperides maintains fourth position with 9-7 record, which they share with PAOK. Chania at the other side keeps the sixth place with eight games lost. Esperides is looking forward to face league's second-placed Panathinaikos in Athens in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Chania will play on the road against the league's leader Olympiacos (#1) in Piraeus and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident. The game between second ranked Panathinaikos (15-1) and 7th ranked Niki Lefkadas (7-9) in Athens ended with biggest points difference. Panathinaikos outscored guests from Lefkadas 99-64. Worth to mention a quality performance of the former international swingman Eleanna Christinaki (184-1996, college: Maryland) who helped to win the game recording 22 points and Aikaterina Sotiriou who added 11 points, 5 assists and 5 steals during the contest. Panathinaikos' coach Eleni Kapogianni felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side forward Ioanna Tragousti (180-2001) responded with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Panathinaikos have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 15-1 record having just one point less than leader Olympiacos. Niki Lefkadas lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with nine games lost. They share the position with Proteas. Panathinaikos will play against Esperides (#5) in Glyfada in the next round. Niki Lefkadas will play at home against Proteas and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Another interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Thessaloniki: PAOK (#5) and Panathlitikos (#10). PAOK (9-7) won against visiting Panathlitikos (4-12) 62-56. American players dominated also this game. The winners were led by Octavia Jett-Wilson who scored that evening 20 points and 6 rebounds. PAOK's coach Angelos Angelidis used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 9 points and 14 rebounds by Angela Tompkins did not help to save the game for Panathlitikos. PAOK moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Esperides. Newly promoted Panathlitikos keeps the tenth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Giannena. PAOK will meet Eunikos (#9) in the next round where they are favorite. Panathlitikos will play against Giannena and it may be a tough game between close rivals. In the last two games of round 16 bottom-ranked Dafni Agioy was smashed by Giannena on the road 73-42. Proteas lost to Eunikos on its own court 64-76. The most impressive performance of 16th round was 21 points and 10 rebounds by Destiny Campbell of Eunikos.
Chania - Esperides 64-71 Round 16 most important game was a victory of Esperides over 6th ranked Chania 71-64 on Wednesday night. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Chania. Esperides made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. American players dominated the game. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Nausia Woolfolk (175-1998, college: FSU) who helped to win the game recording 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Guard Valerie Higgins (185-1998, college: Pacific, agency: LBM Management) contributed with 17 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Guard Sabrina Haines (178-1997, college: Kentucky) replied with 26 points and center Ciera Johnson (190-1997, college: Texas A&M) added 18 points and 4 assists in the effort for Chania. Esperides maintains fourth position with 9-7 record, which they share with PAOK. Chania at the other side keeps the sixth place with eight games lost. Esperides is looking forward to face league's second-placed Panathinaikos in Athens in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Chania will play on the road against the league's leader Olympiacos (#1) in Piraeus and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident. Top scorers: Chania: S.Haines 26+4reb+1ast, C.Johnson 18+3reb+4ast, R.Akl 10+7reb+7ast, S.Koniali 5+2reb+2ast, M.Gerostergiou 2+2reb+1ast, C.Gerostergiou 2+9reb+3ast Esperides: N.Woolfolk 19+5reb+6ast, T.Kasapoglou 17+1reb+1ast, V.Higgins 17+9reb+3ast, A.Virjoghe 6+16reb+2ast, A.Prifti 5, Z.Korre 5 Giannena - Dafni Agioy 73-42 Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both eleventh ranked Giannena and 12th ranked Dafni Agioy had identical 3-12 record. This time Giannena used a home court advantage and crushed the opponent from Athens 73-42 on Wednesday night. Giannena held Dafni Agioy to an opponent 22.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 42.6 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Dafni Agioy 50-28 including a 34-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. The winners were led by American forward Terae Briggs (190-1997, college: Nevada) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 15 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists and Cameroonian forward Marina Ewodo (188-1998, college: UC Riverside) supported her with 16 points. Four Giannena players scored in double figures. Coach John Margaritis's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 7 points and 11 rebounds by forward Efstathia-Zafeira Gkritza (180-1991) did not help to save the game for Dafni Agioy. American guard Kayla Wells (183-1999, college: Texas A&M) added 11 points for lost side. Giannena (4-12) moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Panathlitikos. Loser Dafni Agioy stay at the bottom position with 13 games lost. Giannena will meet Panathlitikos (#11) in the next round. Dafni Agioy's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Athens to the arena Eleutheria M.. Top scorers: Dafni Agioy: K.Wells 11+3reb+3ast, Y.Morris 9+5reb+1ast, E.Gkritza 7+11reb+1ast, A.Spatharou 6+1reb+5ast, J.Dean 4+2reb+2ast, Z.Oikonomaki 3+1reb+1ast Giannena: K.Elena 16+4reb+1ast, M.Ewodo 16+4reb+2ast, T.Briggs 15+15reb+4ast, K.Sarigiannidou 11+10reb+1ast, G.Lia 7+5reb+2ast, K.Marini 7+4reb+2ast Panathinaikos - Niki Lefkadas 99-64 The game between second ranked Panathinaikos (15-1) and 7th ranked Niki Lefkadas (7-9) in Athens ended with biggest points difference. Panathinaikos outscored guests from Lefkadas 99-64. Panathinaikos forced 25 Niki Lefkadas turnovers. They shot the lights out from three nailing 12 long-distance shots on high 54.5 percentage. Panathinaikos players were unselfish on offense dishing 31 assists. Worth to mention a quality performance of the former international swingman Eleanna Christinaki (184-1996, college: Maryland) who helped to win the game recording 22 points and the former international forward Aikaterina Sotiriou (186-1984) who added 11 points, 5 assists and 5 steals during the contest. Five Panathinaikos players scored in double figures. Panathinaikos' coach Eleni Kapogianni felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side forward Ioanna Tragousti (180-2001) responded with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and American forward Stasha Carey (188-1995, college: Rutgers) scored 12 points. Panathinaikos have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 15-1 record having just one point less than leader Olympiacos. Niki Lefkadas lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with nine games lost. They share the position with Proteas. Panathinaikos will play against Esperides (#5) in Glyfada in the next round. Niki Lefkadas will play at home against Proteas and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Niki Lefkadas: T.Ioanna 13+8reb+6ast, S.Carey 12+4reb+2ast, A.Maria 10+1reb+3ast, D.Georgia 9+2reb+2ast, A.Dandoulaki 9+3reb+1ast, A.O'Connor 6+6reb+1ast Panathinaikos: E.Christinaki 22+4reb+1ast, E.Potter 13+2reb, C.Reed 12+2reb+3ast, A.Carter 11+1reb+6ast, A.Sotiriou 11+2reb+5ast, D.Alexandri 10+1reb+3ast PAOK - Panathlitikos 62-56 Another interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Thessaloniki: PAOK (#5) and Panathlitikos (#10). PAOK (9-7) won against visiting Panathlitikos (4-12) 62-56. American players dominated also this game. The winners were led by guard Octavia Jett-Wilson (173-1999, college: Charlotte) who scored that evening 20 points and 6 rebounds and forward Zada Williams (188-1996, college: Florida) supported her with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Four PAOK players scored in double figures. PAOK's coach Angelos Angelidis used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 9 points and 14 rebounds by forward Angela Tompkins (188-1991, college: Wichita St.) did not help to save the game for Panathlitikos. Power forward Jade Williams (196-1998, college: Duke) added 15 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. PAOK moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Esperides. Newly promoted Panathlitikos keeps the tenth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Giannena. PAOK will meet Eunikos (#9) in the next round where they are favorite. Panathlitikos will play against Giannena and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Panathlitikos: J.Williams 15+8reb+1ast, D.Wingate 15+4reb+4ast, A.Tompkins 9+14reb+1ast, C.Vasiliki 6+3reb+4ast, S.Sofia 4+2reb+1ast, M.Tranta 4+2reb+1ast PAOK: O.Jett-Wilson 20+6reb+1ast, Z.Williams 14+12reb+1ast, E.Kollatou 10+5reb+5ast, C.Kilazidou 10+3reb+4ast, N.Togia 6+10reb, M.Katsamouri 2+2reb Proteas - Eunikos 64-76 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 8th ranked Proteas (7-9) lost to ninth ranked Eunikos (5-11) in Voula 64-76 on Wednesday. Americans were the main players on the court. The winners were led by forward Destiny Campbell (185, college: ECU) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds and forward Asiah Jones (190-1998, college: Jacksonville) supported her with 17 points and 9 rebounds. Eunikos' coach Giorgos Veltsistas allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 27 points by guard Nicollette Gilday (175-1992, college: Santa Clara) did not help to save the game for Proteas. Power forward Sarah Boothe (195-1990, college: Stanford) added 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for lost side. Newly promoted Eunikos maintains ninth position with 5-11 record. Proteas at the other side, also newcomer in the league, dropped to the seventh place with nine games lost. They share the position with Niki Lefkadas. Eunikos will meet at home higher ranked PAOK (#4) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Proteas will play against Niki Lefkadas and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Proteas: N.Gilday 27+4reb+3ast, S.Boothe 18+5reb+5ast, C.Anastasopoulou 8+3reb+1ast, S.Olympia 6+4reb+4ast, J.Mandic 2+6reb+2ast, G.Pateraki 2 Eunikos: D.Campbell 21+10reb+1ast, L.Polymeni 18+3reb+2ast, A.Jones 17+9reb+1ast, N.McDonald 7+1reb+6ast, C.Navrozidou 7+4reb+2ast, K.Emmanouilidou 3+5reb+4ast |
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Stjarnan (12-1) in Akureyri on Wednesday night. Visitors were rolled over by third ranked Thor AK (10-4) 89-65. It ended at the same time the 12-game winning streak of Stjarnan. The game without a history. Thor AK led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They outrebounded Stjarnan 55-37 including a 42-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Thor AK looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Stjarnan's players. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Maddie Sutton (180-1998, college: Tusculum) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points, 26 rebounds and 7 assists (made all of her eight free throws) and point guard Eva Eliasdottir (169-2004) who added 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. At the losing side American center Riley Popplewell (180-1997, college: USC Upstate) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks. Stjarnan's coach Audur Olafsdottir gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Thor AK maintains third position with 10-4 record having just one point less than leader Stjarnan. Stjarnan at the other side still keeps top place with one game lost. Thor AK are looking forward to face KR (#4) in Reykjavik in the next round. Stjarnan will play at home against Tindastoll and is hoping to win this game. Hamar (#4) was upset in Reykjavik by seventh ranked Armann 100-84. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Hamar. The winners were led by American forward Schekinah Bimpa (180-1998, college: Limestone) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 25 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists and Telma Bjarkadottir supported her with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Even a double-double of 23 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists by Dutch forward Yvette Adriaans (186-1996) did not help to save the game for Hamar. Armann (6-8) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Athena. Hamar at the other side dropped to the fifth position with seven games lost. Armann's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Reykjavik to the arena . Bottom-ranked Breidablik B (0-14) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their 14th consecutive match to fifth ranked KR (8-6) 100-47 on Wednesday evening. Anna Magnusdottir fired 17 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals for the winners. Embla Halldorsdottir produced 13 points and 5 steals for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. KR moved-up to fourth place. Newly promoted Breidablik B still closes the standings with 14 games lost. KR will meet at home higher ranked Thor AK (#3) in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Breidablik B will have a break next round. In the last game of round 16 Athena lost to Snaefell on the opponent's court 59-75.
Armann - Hamar 100-84 Hamar (#4) was upset in Reykjavik by seventh ranked Armann 100-84. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Hamar. The game was mostly controlled by Armann. Hamar was better in second period 22-21. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded Hamar 44-33 including 30 on the defensive glass. Armann players were unselfish on offense dishing 34 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Hamar's players. The winners were led by American forward Schekinah Bimpa (180-1998, college: Limestone) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 25 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists and guard Telma Bjarkadottir (170-2000) supported her with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Bimpa is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Even a double-double of 23 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists by Dutch forward Yvette Adriaans (186-1996) did not help to save the game for Hamar. American guard Jenna Mastellone (178-1999, college: SFU) added 23 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Armann (6-8) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Athena. Hamar at the other side dropped to the fifth position with seven games lost. Armann's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Reykjavik to the arena . Top scorers: Hamar: Y.Adriaans 23+12reb+6ast, J.Mastellone 23+8reb+3ast, A.Johanna 10+3reb+1ast, H.Emma 10+3reb+3ast, G.Gigja 8+2reb, G.Hildur 6 Armann: S.Bimpa 25+14reb+6ast, K.Hildur 22+7reb+4ast, B.Telma 21+8reb+6ast, K.Jonina 17+8reb+10ast, I.Thora 9+4reb+6ast, B.Ingunn 5+1reb Thor AK - Stjarnan 89-65 The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Stjarnan (12-1) in Akureyri on Wednesday night. Visitors were rolled over by third ranked Thor AK (10-4) 89-65. It ended at the same time the 12-game winning streak of Stjarnan. The game without a history. Thor AK led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They outrebounded Stjarnan 55-37 including a 42-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Thor AK looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Stjarnan's players. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Maddie Sutton (180-1998, college: Tusculum) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 26 points, 26 rebounds and 7 assists (made all of her eight free throws) and point guard Eva Eliasdottir (169-2004) who added 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Four Thor AK players scored in double figures. At the losing side American center Riley Popplewell (180-1997, college: USC Upstate) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks and the former international guard Dilja Larusdottir (172-2003) scored 25 points. Stjarnan's coach Audur Olafsdottir gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Thor AK maintains third position with 10-4 record having just one point less than leader Stjarnan. Stjarnan at the other side still keeps top place with one game lost. Thor AK are looking forward to face KR (#4) in Reykjavik in the next round. Stjarnan will play at home against Tindastoll and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Stjarnan: L.Dilja 25+4reb+3ast, R.Popplewell 18+16reb, A.Kolbrun 12+9reb, S.Isold 8+7reb+1ast, O.Elisabet 2, F.Fanney 0 Thor AK: M.Sutton 26+26reb+7ast, H.Ottosdottir 20+6reb, E.Eva 17+5reb+6ast, H.Bjornsdottir 10+3reb+3ast, H.Karen 9+6reb, R.Konradsdottir 4+6reb+2ast Snaefell - Athena 75-59 Very expected game in Stykkisholmur where 6th ranked Athena (6-8) was defeated by second ranked Snaefell (11-3) 75-59 on Wednesday. The game was mostly controlled by Snaefell. Athena managed to win second period 19-13. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Snaefell forced 21 Athena turnovers. American power forward Cheah Rael-Whitsitt (180, college: Texas A&M) fired a double-double by scoring 21 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Bulgarian center Preslava Koleva (191-1999) chipped in 15 points and 9 rebounds. Four Snaefell players scored in double figures. Croatian-American guard Nerea Brajac (173-1999, college: Georgian Court) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds and forward Elektra Kubrzeniecka (185-2005) added 19 points respectively for lost side. Snaefell maintains second position with 11-3 record behind leader Stjarnan. Loser Athena keeps the sixth place with eight games lost. They share the position with Armann. Snaefell will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Athena will play against Hamar (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Athena: K.Elektra 19+4reb, N.Brajac 15+11reb+2ast, W.Asa 8, M.Pierce 7+4reb+1ast, J.Kristin 5+8reb, D.Maria 4+1reb+1ast Snaefell: C.Rael-Whitsitt 21+15reb+1ast, P.Koleva 15+9reb+2ast, R.Karlsdottir 14+1reb+4ast, B.Ylenia 12+2reb+1ast, T.Minea 6+6reb+2ast, T.Vaka 3 Breidablik B - KR 47-100 Bottom-ranked Breidablik B (0-14) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their 14th consecutive match to fifth ranked KR (8-6) 100-47 on Wednesday evening. The game without a history. KR led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Breidablik B to just 7 points in second quarter. KR held Breidablik B to an opponent 23.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 56.1 percent accuracy of the winners. KR forced 29 Breidablik B turnovers and had a 42-29 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Breidablik B's players. Swingman Anna Magnusdottir (178-2006) fired 17 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals for the winners. Guard Steinunn Sveinsdottir (172-2005) chipped in 10 points and 7 rebounds. Four KR players scored in double figures. Embla Halldorsdottir produced 13 points and 5 steals and Thordis Hjorleifsdottir (-2001) added 8 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. KR moved-up to fourth place. Newly promoted Breidablik B still closes the standings with 14 games lost. KR will meet at home higher ranked Thor AK (#3) in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Breidablik B will have a break next round. Top scorers: Breidablik B: H.Embla 13+3reb+2ast, H.Thordis 8+4reb+2ast, T.Sara 6+2reb+1ast, G.Ivy 4+4reb, J.Inga 4+7reb, E.Alfredsdottir 4+8reb KR: M.Anna 17+8reb+6ast, F.Ragnarsdottir 14+3reb+2ast, G.Fjola 11+5reb+1ast, I.Anna 10+6reb, S.Steinunn 10+7reb+3ast, H.Anna 9+1reb+3ast |
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Reykjavik: IR (#8) and Fjolnir (#6). IR (1-15) won against visiting Fjolnir (4-12) 62-55. Fjolnir was tied after three quarters but could not keep up in the last quarter eventually losing the game. IR dominated on the defensive end, holding Fjolnir to just 5 points in third quarter. Worth to mention a great performance of Estonian swingman Greeta Uprus (177-1994) who helped to win the game recording 26 points. Forward Margret Blondal (178-2000) contributed with 11 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Austrian Simone Sill (182-1999) replied with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 18 rebounds for Fjolnir. It was the only win of host team this round and in all other games visitors recorded victories. Newly promoted IR maintains eighth position with 1-15 record. It was Fjolnir's fifth loss in a row. They keep the sixth place with 12 games lost. IR's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Reykjavik to the arena Valur. An interesting game for Valur (13-3) which played road game in Hafnarfjordur against their biggest opponent Haukar (13-3). Third ranked Valur managed to get a 10-point victory 71-61. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Haukar. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Kiana Johnson (171-1993, college: Virginia Union) who helped to win the game recording a triple-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and 7 steals and Hildur Kjartansdottir who added 17 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Valur's coach Olafur Sigurdsson allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side American guard Keira Robinson (170-1994, college: VCU) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals (made all of her eight free throws). Valur have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with defeated Haukar. Valur's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Reykjavik IR. Subway League top team - Keflavik (15-1) had no problems winning another game on Wednesday. This time they crushed seventh ranked Breidablik (3-13) in Kopavogur 89-69. The winners were led by Daniela Wallen who scored that evening 23 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 steals. Keflavik's coach Hordur Vilhjalmsson used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 32 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists (on 14-of-18 shooting from the field) by Sanja Orozovic did not help to save the game for Breidablik. Keflavik have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 15-1 record. Breidablik lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 13 games lost. Keflavik will meet at home league's second-placed Haukar in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Breidablik will play against Grindavik (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. In the last game of round 16 Grindavik beat Njardvik on the road 73-67.
Haukar - Valur 61-71 An interesting game for Valur (13-3) which played road game in Hafnarfjordur against their biggest opponent Haukar (13-3). Third ranked Valur managed to get a 10-point victory 71-61. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Haukar. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Kiana Johnson (171-1993, college: Virginia Union) who helped to win the game recording a triple-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and 7 steals and international forward Hildur Kjartansdottir (185-1994, college: UTRGV) who added 17 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Valur's coach Olafur Sigurdsson allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side American guard Keira Robinson (170-1994, college: VCU) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals (made all of her eight free throws) and international power forward Elisabeth Aegisdottir (187-2003) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds. Valur have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with defeated Haukar. Valur's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Reykjavik IR. Top scorers: Haukar: K.Robinson 21+10reb+5ast, A.Elisabeth 12+10reb+1ast, S.Gisladottir 11+6reb+3ast, L.Henningsdottir 6+1reb, A.Tinna 5+4reb+2ast, H.Emma 3+3reb+1ast Valur: H.Kjartansdottir 17+9reb, K.Johnson 15+10reb+11ast, A.Grimsdottir 12+10reb, B.Sara 9+7reb, D.Karlsdottir 5+2reb+1ast, K.Embla 4+3reb Breidablik - Keflavik 69-89 Subway League top team - Keflavik (15-1) had no problems winning another game on Wednesday. This time they crushed seventh ranked Breidablik (3-13) in Kopavogur 89-69. The guests were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Keflavik dominated on the defensive end, holding Breidablik to just 6 points in fourth quarter. They also forced 24 Breidablik turnovers. Keflavik looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The winners were led by Venezuelan Daniela Wallen (179-1995, college: Okla City) who scored that evening 23 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 steals and the former international forward Birna Benonysdottir (187-2000, college: Binghamton) supported her with 18 points and 5 rebounds. Four Keflavik players scored in double figures. Keflavik's coach Hordur Vilhjalmsson used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 32 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists (on 14-of-18 shooting from the field) by Serbian-Hungarian swingman Sanja Orozovic (186-1990) did not help to save the game for Breidablik. The former international forward Rosa Petursdottir (175-1997) added 9 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals for lost side. Keflavik have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 15-1 record. Breidablik lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 13 games lost. Keflavik will meet at home league's second-placed Haukar in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Breidablik will play against Grindavik (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Breidablik: S.Orozovic 32+12reb+6ast, A.Larusdottir 10+2reb+1ast, R.Petursdottir 9+5reb+6ast, T.Kristjansdottir 7+2reb+6ast, B.Snorradottir 6+5reb, S.Bjarnadottir 5+5reb+1ast Keflavik: D.Wallen 23+8reb+4ast, B.Benonysdottir 18+5reb+1ast, O.Oladottir 12+5reb+3ast, A.Svansdottir 11+2reb+2ast, K.Konstantinova 9+3reb+6ast, S.Agnes 6+3reb+1ast Njardvik - Grindavik 67-73 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when fifth ranked Grindavik (7-9) beat on the road one of their biggest challengers Njardvik (8-8) 73-67 on Wednesday. The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Njardvik won third quarter 18-13. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Grindavik made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. The winners were led by Swedish forward Amanda Okodugha (188-1995, agency: DC Sports) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds and American guard Danielle Rodriguez (177-1993, college: Utah) supported her with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. Five Grindavik players scored in double figures. Even a triple-double of 23 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists (made all of her seven free throws) by American guard Aliyah Collier (183-1997, college: Clemson) did not help to save the game for Njardvik. The former international forward Isabella Sigurdardottir (187-1997) added 19 points and 13 rebounds for lost side. Grindavik have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 7-9 record. Njardvik lost fourth consecutive game. Defending champion keeps the fourth place with eight games lost. Grindavik will meet at home Breidablik (#7) in the next round. Njardvik will play against Fjolnir in Reykjavik and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Njardvik: A.Collier 23+13reb+10ast, I.Sigurdardottir 19+13reb+1ast, B.Hinriksdottir 9+2reb+1ast, R.Laniero 7+5reb+5ast, E.Hakonardottir 4+1reb, E.Karamovic 3+1ast Grindavik: A.Okodugha 21+10reb, O.Hulda 15+2reb, D.Rodriguez 12+11reb+7ast, N.Hekla 11+1reb+3ast, E.Dautovic 11+11reb+4ast, K.Jenny 3+1reb IR - Fjolnir 62-55 The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Reykjavik: IR (#8) and Fjolnir (#6). IR (1-15) won against visiting Fjolnir (4-12) 62-55. Fjolnir was tied after three quarters but could not keep up in the last quarter eventually losing the game. IR dominated on the defensive end, holding Fjolnir to just 5 points in third quarter. Worth to mention a great performance of Estonian swingman Greeta Uprus (177-1994) who helped to win the game recording 26 points. Forward Margret Blondal (178-2000) contributed with 11 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Austrian Simone Sill (182-1999) replied with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 18 rebounds and the former international power forward Sigrun Amundadottir (181-1988) added 12 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Fjolnir. It was the only win of host team this round and in all other games visitors recorded victories. Newly promoted IR maintains eighth position with 1-15 record. It was Fjolnir's fifth loss in a row. They keep the sixth place with 12 games lost. IR's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Reykjavik to the arena Valur. Top scorers: Fjolnir: S.Sill 20+18reb+1ast, M.Bergdis 12+5reb, S.Amundadottir 12+11reb+2ast, U.Slavickaite 7+4reb+3ast, K.Heidur 4+4reb+1ast, S.Vilborg 0 IR: G.Uprus 26+4reb, M.Blondal 11+9reb+2ast, A.Hjalmarsdottir 11+8reb, H.Rebekka 6+5reb+1ast, N.Kristjansdottir 4+7reb+3ast, H.Greta 4+3reb |
| Icelandic D1 round 16 best performance: Maddie Sutton - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 24-year old player had a double-double of 26 points and 26 rebounds, while her team crushed Stjarnan (#1, 12-1) with 24-point margin 89-65. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Thor AK maintains the 3rd position in Icelandic D1. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Thor AK will need more victories to improve their 10-4 record. Sutton turned to be Thor AK's top player in her first season with the team. Former Tusculum College star has very solid stats this year. Sutton is in league's top in points (7th best: 21.6ppg), rebounds (2nd best: 19.3rpg), assists (6th best: 4.2apg) and averages impressive 2.3spg. The second best player in last round's games was young American Riley Popplewell (180-C-1997) of league's leader Stjarnan. Popplewell had a very good evening with a double-double of 18 points and 16 rebounds. Bad luck as Stjarnan lost that game 65-89 to slightly lower-ranked Thor AK (#3, 10-4). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Stjarnan still maintains its place as the top team in the standings, even despite this loss. Her team belongs to top of the standings with 12-1 record and is considered one of the main candidates for the league title. Popplewell is a newcomer at Stjarnan, but is already one of team's top players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 17.1ppg (#8). She also registered 12.8 boards per game. Third on the list of top players last round was American forward Cheah Rael-Whitsitt (180-F/C) of league's second-best Snaefell. Rael-Whitsitt scored 21 points and grabbed fifteen rebounds (!!!). She was a key player of Snaefell, leading her team to a 75-59 easy win against the lower-ranked Athena (#7, 6-8). Snaefell needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 11 victories and 3 lost games. Rael-Whitsitt has a great season in Iceland. After 12 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 22.2ppg (6th best), rebounds with 19.8rpg (#1 in league) and assists with 4.4apg (4th best). She also has 4.8spg and FGP: 59.9%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Schekinah Bimpa (180-F-1998) of Armann - 25 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Anna Magnusdottir (178-G/F-2006) of KR - 17 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Hildur Karadottir (180-G-1999) of Armann - 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Jenna Mastellone (178-G-1999) of Hamar - 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Telma Bjarkadottir (170-G-2000) of Armann - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists 9. Yvette Adriaans (186-F-1996) of Hamar - 23 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Jonina Karlsdottir (170-G-1999) of Armann - 17 points, 8 rebounds and 10 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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She had a double-double of 32 points and 12 rebounds, while her team lost the game against Keflavik (#1, 15-1) 69-89. Breidablik maintains the 7th position in Icelandic Subway League. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked such low. They already lost 13 games and recorded just three victories. In the team's last game Orozovic had a remarkable 86.7% from 2-point range. She turned to be Breidablik's top player in her first season with the team. Orozovic has impressive league stats. She is in league's top in points (6th best: 19.6ppg) and rebounds (9th best: 8.8rpg). Second best performed player last round was Daniela Wallen (179-SF-1995) of top-ranked Keflavik. She is Venezuelan in her 4th season at Keflavik. In the last game Wallen recorded impressive 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course she led Keflavik to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Breidablik (#7, 3-13) 89-69. Of course Keflavik still keep the league's top spot. Her team belongs to top of the standings with 15-1 record and is considered one of the main candidates for the league title. Wallen is one of the most experienced players at Keflavik and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.6ppg (#3). Her other stats are also decent: 10.6rpg and 4.4apg. Third place about best performers goes to guard Aliyah Collier (183-G-1997) of Njardvik (#4). Collier showcased her all-around game by recording 23 points, thirteen rebounds (!!!) and ten assists (!!!) in the last round. Despite Collier's great performance Njardvik lost 67-73 to slightly lower-ranked Grindavik (#5, 7-9). But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Njardvik needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 8 victories and 8 lost games. Collier has a great season in Iceland. After 16 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 24.8ppg (best scorer), rebounds with 14.8rpg (#1 in league) and assists with 5.9apg (4th best). She also has 4.6spg, 1.9bpg and FGP: 54.2%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Kiana Johnson (171-G-1993) of Valur - 15 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists 5. Greeta Uprus (177-F/G-1994) of IR - 26 points and 4 rebounds 6. Simone Sill (182-PF-1999) of Fjolnir - 20 points and 18 rebounds 7. Isabella Sigurdardottir (187-F-1997) of Njardvik - 19 points and 13 rebounds 8. Birna Benonysdottir (187-F-2000) of Keflavik - 18 points and 5 rebounds 9. Amanda Okodugha (188-F-1995) of Grindavik - 21 points and 10 rebounds 10. Keira Robinson (170-G-1994) of Haukar - 21 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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| Maccabi Ashdod win Cup title in Rishon LeZion - by Eurobasket News |
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Maccabi Ashdod - Maccabi Haifa 84-78 OT Maccabi Ashdod have won Cup title in Rishon LeZion as they needed overtime to beat Maccabi Haifa 84-78. Ashdod started with a narrow 20-19 run, however allowed the opponents to get a 4-point lead at the halftime. Maccabi Ashdod tied it all at the end of the third period, whilst both teams nailed 18 points each in the fourth quarter. In overtime, Maccabi Ashdod produced a final 12-6 run to seal the win. Kalani Brown (201-C-1997, college: Baylor, agency: LBM Management) top-scored for the winners with 25 points and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (180-G-1996, college: Maryland) netted 24. |
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| Round 6: Flamurtari lose their first game against Bashkimi - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Albanian Flamurtari (5-1) in Prizren on Tuesday night. Visitors were defeated by fourth ranked Kosovan Bashkimi (3-3) 83-66. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Flamurtari. Bashkimi forced 25 Flamurtari turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Guard Arbnore Perquku (176-1988) had a double-double by scoring 16 points, 6 rebounds and 14 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Khadija Brown-Haywood (180-1994, college: Arkansas St.) chipped in 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals during the contest. The best for the losing side was Bosnian center Samra Omerbasic (191-1990) with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds. Bashkimi have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Prishtina. Defending Albanian champion Flamurtari still keeps top position with one game lost. Bashkimi is looking forward to face Prishtina (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Flamurtari will play against Penza in Peja and is hoping to win this game. Important game to mention about took place in Tirana. Second ranked Albanian Partizani (4-2) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 5th ranked Kosovan Penza (2-4) 69-66 on Wednesday evening. Point guard Ornela Lalaj (173-1994) notched a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead the effort and Antoinette Bannister supported her with 10 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Partizani's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists by Uruguayan forward Victoria Cardone (160-1994) did not help to save the game for Penza. Partizani maintains second position with 4-2 record behind leader Flamurtari. Defending Kosovan champion Penza keeps the fifth place with four games lost. Partizani's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Tirana to the arena Tirana. In the last game of round 6 bottom-ranked Tirana lost to Prishtina on the opponent's court 80-87. The most impressive stats of the last round was 21 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals by Sarah Mgbeike of Prishtina.
Bashkimi - Flamurtari 83-66 The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Albanian Flamurtari (5-1) in Prizren on Tuesday night. Visitors were defeated by fourth ranked Kosovan Bashkimi (3-3) 83-66. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Flamurtari. Bashkimi forced 25 Flamurtari turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Guard Arbnore Perquku (176-1988) had a double-double by scoring 16 points, 6 rebounds and 14 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Khadija Brown-Haywood (180-1994, college: Arkansas St.) chipped in 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals during the contest. Four Bashkimi players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Bosnian center Samra Omerbasic (191-1990) with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds and American guard Sophia Jacobsson (165, college: CSUSM) scored 8 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Bashkimi have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Prishtina. Defending Albanian champion Flamurtari still keeps top position with one game lost. Bashkimi is looking forward to face Prishtina (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Flamurtari will play against Penza in Peja and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Bashkimi: K.Brown-Haywood 24+5reb+5ast, D.Evans 17+5reb+2ast, A.Perquku 16+6reb+14ast, T.Hopkins 10+4reb+2ast, A.Muhadri 8+4reb, E.Stoll 8+1reb+1ast Flamurtari: S.Omerbasic 23+11reb+3ast, A.Benally 16+4reb+3ast, I.Liliane 14+9reb+1ast, S.Jacobsson 8+9reb+8ast, T.Memushi 3+3reb+5ast, A.Myrto 2+1reb+1ast Partizani - Penza 69-66 Important game to mention about took place in Tirana. Second ranked Albanian Partizani (4-2) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 5th ranked Kosovan Penza (2-4) 69-66 on Wednesday evening. Partizani forced 19 Penza turnovers. Point guard Ornela Lalaj (173-1994) notched a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead the effort and Jamaican swingman Antoinette Bannister (178-1993, college: ECU) supported her with 10 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Partizani's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists by Uruguayan forward Victoria Cardone (160-1994) did not help to save the game for Penza. Center Saranda Daci (190-1993) added 18 points and 13 rebounds. Four Penza players scored in double figures. Partizani maintains second position with 4-2 record behind leader Flamurtari. Defending Kosovan champion Penza keeps the fifth place with four games lost. Partizani's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Tirana to the arena Tirana. Top scorers: Partizani: O.Lalaj 19+12reb, A.Bannister 10+7reb+5ast, J.Mathis 10+6reb+3ast, M.Lugaj 8+4reb+1ast, A.Coleman 7+1reb, X.Velias 5+2reb Penza: V.Cardone 21+8reb+6ast, S.Daci 18+13reb, J.Zeka 11+6reb+3ast, L.Omerbasic 10+6reb+4ast, K.Erjona 5+4reb, G.Ermelinda 1+5reb Prishtina - Tirana 87-80 Rather expected game when 6th ranked Albanian Tirana (1-5) was defeated on the road by third ranked Kosovan Prishtina (3-3) 87-80. Prishtina players were unselfish on offense dishing 29 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Tirana's players. American forward Sarah Mgbeike (185, college: OLLU) notched a triple-double by scoring 21 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals to lead the effort and point guard Agnesa Rrahmani (175-2002) supported her with 29 points. Even a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds by American forward Breana Bey (175-1995, college: Stetson, agency: IceBasket) did not help to save the game for Tirana. Guard Aida Palko (176-1984) added 18 points and 10 rebounds. Four Tirana players scored in double figures. Prishtina maintains third position with 3-3 record having just two points less than leader Flamurtari, which they share with Bashkimi. Tirana lost fifth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with five games lost. Prishtina will play against Bashkimi (#4) in Prizren in the next round. Tirana's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Tirana Partizani. Top scorers: Prishtina: A.Rrahmani 29+3reb+1ast, S.Mgbeike 21+15reb+10ast, Z.Shatri 16+11reb+1ast, E.Zykaj 6+6reb+5ast, D.Dekaj 6+4reb+2ast, B.Martinaj 5+2reb+10ast Tirana: E.Qosja 21+3reb, B.Bey 20+12reb+3ast, A.Palko 18+10reb+1ast, J.Jozic 10+4reb+4ast, D.Baraj 7+2reb+5ast, K.Verri 2+1reb+1ast |
| Sarah Mgbeike's triple-double lands her Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The player recorded a triple-double of 21 points adding also 15 rebounds and 10 assists, while her team beat Tirana (#6, 1-5) 87-80. Prishtina maintains the 3rd position in Liga Unike . Prishtina 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 3-3 record. In the team's last game Mgbeike had a remarkable 61.5% from 2-point range. She turned to be Prishtina's top player in her first season with the team. Former Our Lady of the Lake University star has very solid stats this year. Mgbeike is league's best scorer averaging so far 21.8ppg and leads league in rebounds with 13.5rpg. Mgbeike is in league's top in assists (7th best: 4.2apg) and averages impressive 1.8bpg,2.5spg and 59.5% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young Bosnia and Herzegovina Samra Omerbasic (191-C-1990) of league's leader Flamurtari. Omerbasic had a very good evening with a double-double of 23 points and 11 rebounds. Bad luck as Flamurtari lost that game 66-83 to the lower-ranked Bashkimi (#4, 3-3). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Flamurtari still maintains its place as the top team in the standings, even despite this loss. It was just her team's 1st loss this season, while they won 5 other games. Omerbasic is well-known at Flamurtari and is a proven leader in her second season with the team. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 21.0ppg (#2). She also registered 13.0 boards per game. Third on the list of top players last round was American forward Breana Bey (175-F-1995, agency: IceBasket) of Tirana (#6). Bey scored 20 points and grabbed twelve rebounds (!!!). Despite Bey's great performance Tirana lost 80-87 to the higher-ranked Prishtina (#3, 3-3). But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates. Tirana can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have extremely bad season and 1-5 record places them at the very bottom of the standings. The season just started for Bey as she played only first game. But it already looks like she can be team's leader. Other top performing players last week: 4. Saranda Daci (190-C-1993) of Penza - 18 points and 13 rebounds 5. Aida Palko (176-G-1984) of Tirana - 18 points and 10 rebounds 6. Arbnore Perquku (176-G-1988) of Bashkimi - 16 points, 6 rebounds and 14 assists 7. Agnesa Rrahmani (175-PG-2002) of Prishtina - 29 points and 3 rebounds 8. Victoria Cardone (160-F-1994) of Penza - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists 9. Ornela Lalaj (173-PG-1994) of Partizani - 19 points and 12 rebounds 10. Zerina Shatri (188-F/C-1995) of Prishtina - 16 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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University-of-Central-Florida strengthened their roster with addition of 5-9 guard Kaitlin Peterson. Eufaula (AL) native played for the last two years at Indiana University. In 6 games she recorded 4.0ppg and 1.3spg this season. Hoosiers made it to the Big Ten Tournament Finals and NCAA Sweet 16 in 2022. Peterson graduated Eufaula High in 2021. |
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Mackenzie Holmes (6'3''-F) scored 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Grace Berger (6'0''-G-1999) added 18 points to lead No. 6 Indiana to an 83-72 win over No. 21 Illinois on Wednesday. Holmes hit six of seven shots and scored 14 points in the third quarter as the Hoosiers (17-1, 7-1 Big Ten) shot 68.4% for the period after trailing the Illini (15-4, 5-3) for most of the first half. 'Whether I'm getting hot or whether I miss a few shots (my team) is always looking for me,' Holmes said. Kendall Bostic (6'2''-F) scored 10 points during a 13-4 Illinois run that whittled the Indiana lead to seven points before Holmes hit a layup and made a free throw to give the Hoosiers some space with 4:05 left. Holmes finished 12 of 20 from the floor and recorded her eighth double-double of the season. 'I love watching (Holmes) play,' Bostic said. 'I don't really like playing against her.' Yarden Garzon (6'3''-G-2003) added 13 points and Chloe Moore-McNeil (5'11''-G) pitched in with 12 points and six assists for the Hoosiers. Genesis Bryant (5'6''-G) led Illinois with 18 points and Bostic followed with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Illinois took a 19-10 lead late in the first quarter on Brynn Shoup-Hill (6'3''-F)'s layup before Garzon and Sydney Parrish (6'2''-G) hit a pair of 3s during an 8-0 run out of a timeout to pull the Hoosiers within three. 'We responded in the right kind of way,' Indiana coach Teri Moren said. 'We didn't blink, we didn't panic, we didn't take bad shots in that stretch.' Holmes tied the game at 26 with a layup midway through the second quarter as the Illini endured a 5:20 stretch without a bucket. Berger scored six points during a 16-5 to help the Hoosiers take a 37-31 break into halftime. 'If there's probably any area that (Holmes) has grown the most, it's been mentally, with understanding she has a responsibility to this team to show up every night,' Moren said. Courtesy of: washingtonpost.com |
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The biggest surprise of round 16 in 1Liga was guest Plock's (9-6) road victory over Olsztyn (#6) 71-66 on Wednesday evening. Guard Lucyna Kotonowicz (172-1986) fired 22 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Dominika Paczoska (168-1999) chipped in 17 points and 10 rebounds. Center Aleksandra Monko (183-1998) produced a double-double by scoring 25 points and 14 rebounds for lost side. Olsztyn's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Plock have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Olsztyn lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with seven games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Plock is looking forward to face higher ranked Pol.Gdansk (#3) at home in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Olsztyn will play against Bydgoszcz and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series. Important game to mention about took place in Rybnik. Fourth ranked Bochnia (11-4) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging 8th ranked Rybnik (7-8) 68-65 on Wednesday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Anna Krawiec (182-1995) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. Anita Plucinska contributed with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Power forward Martyna Czyzewska (189-1992) replied with 21 points and 8 rebounds for Rybnik. Bochnia have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Pol.Gdansk. Rybnik at the other side keeps the eighth position with eight games lost. Bochnia will play against Swarzedz (#5) at home in the next round. Rybnik will play against Sleza 2 and it may be a tough game between close rivals. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Gdansk. Second ranked Pabianice faced one of their biggest challengers Pol.Gdansk. Guests from Pabianice (13-2) smashed host Pol.Gdansk (11-4) 90-68. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Pol.Gdansk. Worth to mention a great performance of Natalia Danych who helped to win the game recording 40 points (!!!) and 4 steals. At the losing side Dominika Ullmann responded with 27 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. Pabianice have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 13-2 record behind leader Sokolow P. Loser Pol.Gdansk keeps the third place with four games lost. They share the position with Bochnia. Pabianice will meet at home Lomianki (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Pol.Gdansk will play against Plock (#6) and hope to secure a win and be promoted back to the EBLK just one year after relegation. Rest of the games of round 16 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: GTK Gdynia defeated Wolomin in a road game 73-62. LKS Lodz was smashed by AZS UG at home 60-82. AZS UW won against Lomianki on the opponent's court 63-58. AZS UMCS II managed to outperform Bydgoszcz in a home game 63-56. J.Gora recorded a loss to Gorzow Wlkp. II on the road 69-58. Aleksandrow L. was crushed by Pol.Krakow on its own court 33-106. Poznan MUKS beat Enea AZS II P. in a road game 64-51. Widzew was destroyed by Wisla Krakow at home 48-89. Katy Wrocl. unfortunately lost to Swarzedz on the opponent's court 60-77. AZS UW managed to beat AZS UG in a home game 68-64. The best stats of 16th round was 19 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals by Karina Szczurewska of AZS UG.
Wolomin - GTK Gdynia 62-73 There was no surprise when 9th ranked Wolomin (5-10) was defeated at home by sixth ranked GTK Gdynia (9-6) 73-62 on Wednesday. GTK Gdynia forced 21 Wolomin turnovers and outrebounded them 45-29 including 30 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Justyna Rudzka (171-2000) who helped to win the game recording 23 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and power forward Marta Marcinkowska (182-1998) who added 18 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side forward Zuzanna Ciecierska (178-2002) responded with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks (made all of her nine free throws !!!) and Aleksandra Szostakiewicz (175-1998) scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. GTK Gdynia moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Wolomin lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with ten games lost. GTK Gdynia will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Wolomin will play against AZS UMCS II (#12) in Lublin and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: GTK Gdynia: J.Rudzka 23+6reb+5ast, W.Julia 18+3reb+4ast, M.Marcinkowska 18+8reb+1ast, M.Szulc 6+8reb+4ast, K.Julia 3+9reb+1ast, Z.Weronika 2+6reb+2ast Wolomin: C.Zuzanna 21+7reb+2ast, A.Szostakiewicz 12+5reb+4ast, B.Natalia 7+4reb, K.Cimoch 7+3reb, W.Nowakowska 6+2reb, Z.Daria 5+2reb+2ast LKS Lodz - AZS UG 60-82 No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked AZS UG (8-7) smashed on the road 11th ranked LKS Lodz (3-11) 82-60 on Saturday. AZS UG shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 51.9 percentage. Worth to mention a great performance of Agata Stepien (168-1995) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds and point guard Karina Szczurewska (169-1990) who added 19 points during the contest. Four AZS UG players scored in double figures. At the losing side swingman Angelika Kowalska (179-1992) responded with 24 points and 8 rebounds and power forward Marta Piatek (190-1989) scored 17 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. AZS UG maintains sixth position with 8-7 record, which they share with 3 other teams. Newly promoted LKS Lodz dropped to the tenth place with 11 games lost. They share the position with Lomianki. AZS UG will meet at home league's leader Sokolow P. in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. LKS Lodz will play against AZS UW (#5) in Warszawa and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: AZS UG: K.Szczurewska 19+2reb+3ast, A.Stepien 17+11reb+1ast, R.Daria 11+3reb+2ast, W.Klaudia 11+7reb+3ast, P.Alicja 9+3reb+1ast, W.Oliwia 8+2reb+2ast LKS Lodz: A.Kowalska 24+8reb+2ast, M.Piatek 17+8reb+1ast, D.Aleksandra 6+3reb+1ast, M.Wiktoria 5+3reb+1ast, J.Natalia 4+2reb, O.Marta 2+2reb Lomianki - AZS UW 58-63 Very expected game when 10th ranked Lomianki (3-11) was defeated at home by fifth ranked AZS UW (9-6) 63-58 on Wednesday. AZS UW made 17-of-19 free shots (89.5 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of Zuzanna Wrzesien (172-1996) who helped to win the game recording 15 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists and forward Izabela Zdrodowska (185-1998) who added 14 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Maja Kusiak (174-2006) responded with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Amelia Kuper (167-2005) scored 7 points and 6 rebounds. Lomianki's coach Rafal Czyszpak tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. AZS UW moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Lomianki keeps the tenth position with 11 games lost. They share it with LKS Lodz. AZS UW will meet at home LKS Lodz (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Lomianki will play against the league's second-placed Pabianice and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: AZS UW: Z.Wrzesien 15+9reb+6ast, I.Zdrodowska 14+10reb+2ast, N.Bucyk 10+4reb+2ast, J.Rudenko 9+8reb+2ast, P.Malgorzata 5+7reb, K.Gabriela 4+6reb+4ast Lomianki: K.Maja 21+6reb+4ast, W.Wiktoria 7+6reb+1ast, Z.Gabriela 7+6reb+1ast, K.Amelia 7+6reb+2ast, A.Justyna 4+8reb+2ast, U.Karolina 4+7reb+3ast Pol.Gdansk - Pabianice 68-90 An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Gdansk. Second ranked Pabianice faced one of their biggest challengers Pol.Gdansk. Guests from Pabianice (13-2) smashed host Pol.Gdansk (11-4) 90-68. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Pol.Gdansk. It was a great shooting night for Pabianice especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 55.0 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Natalia Danych (175-1995) who helped to win the game recording 40 points (!!!) and 4 steals and point guard Aleksandra Janiak (172-1991) who added 22 points and 11 assists during the contest. At the losing side guard Dominika Ullmann (170-2005) responded with 27 points and guard Agnieszka Harynska (172-1991) scored 8 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. Pabianice have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 13-2 record behind leader Sokolow P. Loser Pol.Gdansk keeps the third place with four games lost. They share the position with Bochnia. Pabianice will meet at home Lomianki (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Pol.Gdansk will play against Plock (#6) and hope to secure a win and be promoted back to the EBLK just one year after relegation. Top scorers: Pabianice: N.Danych 40+3reb+3ast, A.Janiak 22+3reb+11ast, N.Lopinska 10+4reb+6ast, M.Grzelak 7+12reb+3ast, P.Kirsz 7+6reb+1ast, R.Aleksandra 2 Pol.Gdansk: U.Dominika 27+4reb+3ast, R.Natalia 12+4reb, A.Harynska 8+7reb+2ast, W.Julia 8+1reb+4ast, J.Oliwia 3, G.Lucja 2+2reb Olsztyn - Plock 66-71 The biggest surprise of round 16 in 1Liga was guest Plock's (9-6) road victory over Olsztyn (#6) 71-66 on Wednesday evening. Guard Lucyna Kotonowicz (172-1986) fired 22 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Dominika Paczoska (168-1999) chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. Center Aleksandra Monko (183-1998) produced a double-double by scoring 25 points and 14 rebounds and swingman Patrycja Daliga (170-1993) added 6 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Olsztyn's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Plock have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Olsztyn lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with seven games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Plock is looking forward to face higher ranked Pol.Gdansk (#3) at home in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Olsztyn will play against Bydgoszcz and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series. Top scorers: Plock: L.Kotonowicz 22+6reb+2ast, D.Paczoska 17+10reb+2ast, P.Martyna 9+6reb+4ast, P.Pilichowska 8+2reb, E.Canert 6+6reb+1ast, K.Potraca 5+7reb+5ast Olsztyn: A.Monko 25+14reb, S.Marta 11+1reb+5ast, G.Karolina 9+4reb+1ast, A.Wawrzyniak 8+5reb+1ast, P.Daliga 6+10reb+4ast, P.Martyna 2+1reb AZS UMCS II - Bydgoszcz 63-56 Everything could happen in Lublin at the game between two tied teams. Both twelfth ranked AZS UMCS II and 13th ranked Bydgoszcz had identical 2-12 record. This time AZS UMCS II used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Bydgoszcz 63-56 on Wednesday night. AZS UMCS II forced 21 Bydgoszcz turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when AZS UMCS II made 8 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Aleksandra Kuczynska (168-2002) who helped to win the game recording 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and center Martyna Goszczynska (186-2004) who added 11 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks during the contest. Four AZS UMCS II players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Julia Jeziorna (174-2005) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds and swingman Aleksandra Zmierczak (177-2001) scored 13 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. AZS UMCS II maintains twelfth position with 3-12 record which they share with defeated Bydgoszcz. Newly promoted Bydgoszcz dropped to the twelfth place with 13 games lost. They share the position with Widzew. AZS UMCS II will meet at home higher ranked Wolomin (#9) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Bydgoszcz will play against Olsztyn and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: AZS UMCS II: K.Aleksandra 17+9reb+4ast, Z.Maja 12+2reb+2ast, G.Martyna 11+12reb, N.Michella 10+7reb+4ast, P.Klaudia 6+4reb+1ast, O.Trzeciak 2+5reb Bydgoszcz: J.Julia 14+10reb+1ast, Z.Aleksandra 13+4reb+1ast, N.Daria 8+3reb+2ast, P.Amelia 6+9reb+1ast, B.Nikola 6+2reb, S.Roksana 3+6reb+1ast Gorzow Wlkp. II - J.Gora 69-58 There was an upset in Gorzow Wielkopolski where higher ranked J.Gora (10-5) was defeated by twelfth ranked Gorzow Wlkp. II (2-12) 69-58 on Wednesday. Gorzow Wlkp. II outrebounded J.Gora 47-36 including 16 on the offensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Karolina Matkowska (175-1999) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 22 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals and Iga Lewandowska who added 6 points and 19 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side power forward Aleksandra Lorenz (186-1999) responded with 17 points and 9 rebounds and Alicja Szloser (179-1997) scored 9 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Gorzow Wlkp. II moved-up to eleventh place. Newly promoted J.Gora keeps the fourth position with five games lost. Gorzow Wlkp. II will meet higher ranked Pol.Krakow (#7) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. J.Gora will have a break next round. Top scorers: Gorzow Wlkp. II: K.Matkowska 22+13reb+9ast, M.Julita 19+4reb+2ast, L.Julia 13+2reb+2ast, L.Iga 6+19reb+2ast, S.Ewelina 5+6reb+1ast, M.Maja 4+3reb J.Gora: L.Aleksandra 17+9reb, L.Patrycja 14+4reb+2ast, M.Koc 12+7reb, A.Szloser 9+6reb+7ast, C.Kwieton 3+3reb+5ast, W.Blanka 3+1reb Aleksandrow L. - Pol.Krakow 33-106 Everything went according to plan in Aleksandrow Lodzki where seventh ranked Pol.Krakow (8-7) outleveled 12th ranked Aleksandrow L. (1-13) 106-33 on Wednesday. Pol.Krakow held Aleksandrow L. to an opponent 23.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 54.4 percent accuracy of the winners. Pol.Krakow forced 37 Aleksandrow L. turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 34 assists comparing to just 5 passes made by Aleksandrow L.'s players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Pol.Krakow made 7 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Weronika Mazur (165-2000) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 14 points, 15 assists and 5 steals and swingman Sara Dolenc (170-2003) who added 22 points and 4 steals during the contest. Five Pol.Krakow players scored in double figures. At the losing side forward Weronika Brzycka (180-2005) responded with 12 points and 8 rebounds and forward Zuzanna Trybulowska (180-2005) scored 8 points and 7 rebounds. 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. Pol.Krakow moved-up to sixth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Aleksandrow L. dropped to the thirteenth position with 13 games lost. Pol.Krakow will meet at home Gorzow Wlkp. II (#11) in the next round where they are favorite. Aleksandrow L. will play against the league's second-placed Poznan MUKS and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Pol.Krakow: D.Sara 22+1reb+2ast, N.Lawicka 17+3reb+2ast, W.Wozniak 16+3reb+4ast, M.Weronika 14+2reb+15ast, K.Alicja 10+7reb+4ast, N.Popiol 8+4reb+4ast Aleksandrow L.: B.Weronika 12+8reb+1ast, T.Zuzanna 8+7reb, S.Joanna 4+2reb, B.Oliwia 3+3reb, A.Natalia 2+3reb+1ast, S.Maja 2+2reb Enea AZS II P. - Poznan MUKS 51-64 There was no surprise in Ponzan where 10th ranked Enea AZS II P. (4-11) was defeated by second ranked Poznan MUKS (14-1) 64-51 on Wednesday. Poznan MUKS outrebounded Enea AZS II P. 44-32 including 32 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of center Nicola Batura (183-2004) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 27 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) and guard Marta Dymala (171-1997) who added 10 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. At the losing side Weronika Piechowiak (186-2002) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds and point guard Alicja Rogozinska (174-2002) scored 10 points and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Poznan MUKS have an impressive 13-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Wisla Krakow. Enea AZS II P. lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the tenth place with 11 games lost. Poznan MUKS will meet at home Aleksandrow L. (#13) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Enea AZS II P. will play against Widzew in Lodz and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Poznan MUKS: B.Nicola 27+15reb, D.Marta 10+10reb+5ast, N.Blaszczak 5+1reb+4ast, S.Aleksandra 5+2reb+2ast, W.Zuzanna 4+4reb+2ast, B.Aleksandra 4+2reb+1ast Enea AZS II P.: P.Weronika 14+10reb, A.Rogozinska 10+1reb+4ast, B.Zuzanna 6+1reb, B.Agnieszka 5+4reb, D.Karolina 5+5reb, T.Patrycja 4+3reb Widzew - Wisla Krakow 48-89 No shocking result in a game in Lodz where second ranked Wisla Krakow (14-1) smashed 11th ranked Widzew (2-13) 89-48 on Wednesday. Wisla Krakow dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Widzew's 30. Wisla Krakow forced 21 Widzew turnovers and outrebounded them 40-29 including a 30-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Martyna Stasiuk (178-1989) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 31 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 steals and point guard Martyna Jasiulewicz (173-1998) who added 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. At the losing side forward Oliwia Janicka (181-2005) responded with 15 points and 5 rebounds and guard Anna Kudelska (169-1998) scored 10 points and 6 rebounds. 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. Wisla Krakow keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Poznan MUKS. Widzew lost ninth consecutive game. They dropped to the twelfth place with 13 games lost. They share the position with Bydgoszcz. Wisla Krakow will meet Katy Wrocl. (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. Widzew will play against Enea AZS II P. (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Wisla Krakow: M.Stasiuk 31+12reb+4ast, M.Jasiulewicz 16+5reb+5ast, B.Kornelia 9+3reb+5ast, E.Jackowska 8+10reb+2ast, P.Kuczynska 8, K.Aleksandra 6+3reb+1ast Widzew: J.Oliwia 15+5reb, A.Kudelska 10+6reb+1ast, N.Gzinka 9+2reb+2ast, B.Emilia 4+5reb, Z.Gortat 3+1ast, Y.Makhbuba 3+1ast Swarzedz - Katy Wrocl. 77-60 Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both fifth ranked Swarzedz and 6th ranked Katy Wrocl. had identical 8-6 record. This time Swarzedz used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Katy Wroclawskie 77-60 on Sunday night. Worth to mention a great performance of Magdalena Wojdalska (173-1994) who helped to win the game recording 14 points and 7 assists and power forward Magdalena Ratajczak (188-1995) who added 9 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side point guard Iga Walentowska (170-1994) responded with 19 points and 6 assists and forward Agnieszka Lukasik (178-1989) scored 9 points and 7 rebounds. Katy Wrocl.'s coach Krzysztof Szwej let to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Swarzedz (9-6) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Katy Wrocl. keeps the sixth position with seven games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Swarzedz will meet higher ranked Bochnia (#3) on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Katy Wrocl. will play against the league's leader Wisla Krakow and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Swarzedz: M.Pisera 15+2reb+2ast, M.Wojdalska 14+4reb+7ast, K.Aleksandra 11+3reb+1ast, M.Ratajczak 9+10reb+1ast, R.Kamila 8+5reb, K.Martyna 7+1reb+1ast Katy Wrocl.: I.Walentowska 19+4reb+6ast, A.Lukasik 9+7reb+2ast, A.Lata 8+6reb+1ast, M.Pioro 7+6reb+2ast, K.Konstancja 5+1reb, L.Barbara 5+6reb+3ast Rybnik - Bochnia 65-68 Important game to mention about took place in Rybnik. Fourth ranked Bochnia (11-4) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging 8th ranked Rybnik (7-8) 68-65 on Wednesday evening. Bochnia forced 19 Rybnik turnovers and outrebounded them 43-32 including 35 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Anna Krawiec (182-1995) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. Swingman Anita Plucinska (176-1996) contributed with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Power forward Martyna Czyzewska (189-1992) replied with 21 points and 8 rebounds and forward Natalia Rudzinska (178-2003) added 13 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Rybnik. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Bochnia have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Pol.Gdansk. Rybnik at the other side keeps the eighth position with eight games lost. Bochnia will play against Swarzedz (#5) at home in the next round. Rybnik will play against Sleza 2 and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Bochnia: A.Krawiec 18+11reb+1ast, A.Plucinska 14+5reb+4ast, M.Szkop 10+4reb+5ast, K.Kocaj 10+8reb+2ast, M.Zuchora 8+6reb, A.Grabska 6+2reb+5ast Rybnik: M.Czyzewska 21+8reb+2ast, R.Natalia 13+9reb+3ast, P.Majda 12+2reb+5ast, B.Jurczynska 12+8reb+5ast, B.Dominika 4+2reb+4ast, E.Bacik 3+3reb Round 8AZS UW - AZS UG 68-64Everything could happen in Warszawa at the game between two tied teams. Both fifth ranked AZS UW and 6th ranked AZS UG had identical 8-6 record. This time AZS UW used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Gdansk 68-64 on Sunday night. AZS UW forced 21 AZS UG turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Izabela Zdrodowska (185-1998) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds and Zuzanna Wrzesien (172-1996) who added 19 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals during the contest. At the losing side point guard Karina Szczurewska (169-1990) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals and Agata Stepien (168-1995) scored 15 points and 8 rebounds. AZS UW (9-6) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser AZS UG keeps the sixth position with seven games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. AZS UW will meet at home LKS Lodz (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. AZS UG will play against the league's leader Sokolow P. (#1) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: AZS UW: I.Zdrodowska 21+11reb+2ast, Z.Wrzesien 19+7reb+6ast, N.Bucyk 12+2reb+1ast, W.Karpiszuk 7+5reb+4ast, J.Rudenko 5+3reb+2ast, J.Julia 4+1reb+2ast AZS UG: K.Szczurewska 19+9reb+10ast, A.Stepien 15+8reb+1ast, R.Daria 14+4reb, W.Klaudia 9+8reb+2ast, P.Alicja 3+3reb+5ast, W.Oliwia 2 |
| Martyna Stasiuk gets MVP of the Week award for Polish 1Liga (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 33-year old power forward had a double-double of 31 points and twelve rebounds, while her team outclassed Widzew (#12, 2-13) with 41-point margin 89-48. It allowed Wisla Krakow to jump to the first place in the Polish 1Liga. Wisla Krakow has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the championship title. They improved their record to 14-1. In the team's last game Stasiuk had a remarkable 85.7% from 2-point range. It's her second year at Wisla Krakow and it's hard to imagine this team without her. Stasiuk has impressive league stats. She is in league's top in points (3rd best: 20.5ppg) and averages solid 3.5spg and 59.5% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young center Nicola Batura (183-C-2004) of second-ranked Poznan MUKS. Batura impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 27 points and 15 rebounds. Of course she led Poznan MUKS to another comfortable win 64-51 over the lower-ranked Enea AZS II P. (#10, 4-11) being unquestionably team leader. Poznan MUKS's second position in Group B has not changed. Her team belongs to top of the standings with 14-1 record and is considered one of the main candidates for the league title. Batura is one of the most experienced players at Poznan MUKS and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was Natalia Danych (175-F-1995) of second-ranked Pabianice. Danych got into 30-points club by scoring 40 points in the last round. She was a key player of Pabianice, leading her team to a 90-68 easy win against #3 ranked Pol.Gdansk in a game of the week. Pabianice is closer and closer to top of the standings in Group A. They will still need more victories. But 13-2 record is not that bad... Danych has a great season in Poland. After 14 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 18.4ppg (6th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Karolina Matkowska (175-PG-1999) of Gorzow Wlkp. II - 22 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists 5. Justyna Rudzka (171-PG-2000) of GTK Gdynia - 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Aleksandra Janiak (172-PG-1991) of Pabianice - 22 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists 7. Angelika Kowalska (179-G/F-1992) of LKS Lodz - 24 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Karina Szczurewska (169-PG-1990) of AZS UG - 19 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists 9. Aleksandra Monko (183-C-1998) of Olsztyn - 25 points and 14 rebounds 10. Zuzanna Ciecierska (178-F-2002) of Wolomin - 21 points, 7 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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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The biggest surprise took place in Beograd where host Art Basket (9-4) edged league's leader Crvena Zvezda (10-2) 81-80 on Sunday evening. It ended at the same time the ten-game winning streak of Crvena Zvezda. The best player for the winners was forward Nevena Vuckovic (185-2002) who had a double-double by scoring 22 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Nevena Rosic (175-2003) chipped in 22 points and 4 assists. Art Basket's coach Goran Sanjevic used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The former international Snezana Bogicevic (183-1997) produced 16 points and 6 rebounds for the guests. Art Basket maintains fourth position with 9-4 record. Defending champion Crvena Zvezda dropped to the second place with two games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Kraljevo. Crvena Zvezda will play next round against Spartak S. trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Art Basket will try to continue on its current victory against twelfth ranked Radnicki KG in Kragujevac. The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Kraljevo as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Kraljevo smashed bottom-ranked Radnicki KG at home 91-51. Andjela Janic (-2005) orchestrated the victory by scoring 14 points and 8 rebounds. Andie Easley contributed with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Kraljevo's coach Nikola Jovanovic felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Andrijana Vukovic (-2004) replied with 21 points for Radnicki KG. As mentioned above they took over a top position. Radnicki KG at the other side still closes the standings with 12 games lost. Radnicki KG will play next round against strong Art Basket trying to get back on the winning streak. Kraljevo will try to continue on its current victory against eighth ranked Partizan at Beograd. Very important is a road loss of third ranked Sloga P. (9-3) against ninth ranked Novosadska ZKA (4-8) on Saturday night. Visiting Sloga P. was defeated by Novosadska ZKA in a tough game in Novi Sad 59-63. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Sloga P.. Jovana Djuric had a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. Da'Ja Green responded with 14 points and 5 rebounds. Newly promoted Novosadska ZKA maintains ninth position with 4-8 record. Sloga P. at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the third place with three games lost. Novosadska ZKA will meet Vrsac (#10) on the road in the next round. Sloga P. will play against Vojvodina 021 (#6) and hope to secure a win. Rest of the games of round 14 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Partizan was defeated by Duga in Sabac 83-77. Vojvodina 021 smashed Vrbas at home 85-54. Vrsac won against Spartak S. on the opponent's court 69-68. The best stats of 14th round was 16 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists by Maja Scekic of Spartak S..
Duga - Partizan 83-77 There was no surprise in Sabac where 8th ranked Partizan (6-7) was defeated by fifth ranked Duga (8-5) 83-77 on Sunday. American forward Courtney Cleveland (178-1999, college: SHSU) scored 26 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Olga Stepanovic (180-1994) chipped in 22 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Forward Katarina Knezevic (183-2005) responded with 33 points (!!!) and Marina Davinic (173-2002) scored 15 points and 6 rebounds. Partizan's coach Miljana Bojovic rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Duga have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 8-5 record. Loser Partizan keeps the eighth place with seven games lost. Duga will meet Vrbas (#7) on the road in the next round. Partizan will play against the league's leader Kraljevo and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Partizan: K.Katarina 33+2reb+1ast, D.Marina 15+6reb+2ast, B.Jovana 9+4reb+3ast, D.Tina 9+2reb, S.Opacic 8+2reb+2ast, S.Radojcin 3+5reb+2ast Duga: C.Cleveland 26+7reb+1ast, O.Stepanovic 22+5reb+1ast, T.Jelic 12+6reb+3ast, S.Bojana 9+2reb+9ast, S.Andreja 5+3reb+1ast, K.Helena 4+4reb Novosadska ZKA - Sloga P. 63-59 Very important is a road loss of third ranked Sloga P. (9-3) against ninth ranked Novosadska ZKA (4-8) on Saturday night. Visiting Sloga P. was defeated by Novosadska ZKA in a tough game in Novi Sad 59-63. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Sloga P.. Jovana Djuric (-2003) had a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Ana Peric (178-2000) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. American guard Da'Ja Green (168-1999, college: ECU) responded with 14 points and 5 rebounds and Marina Karalic (182-1994) scored 11 points and 7 rebounds. Five Sloga P. players scored in double figures. Newly promoted Novosadska ZKA maintains ninth position with 4-8 record. Sloga P. at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the third place with three games lost. Novosadska ZKA will meet Vrsac (#10) on the road in the next round. Sloga P. will play against Vojvodina 021 (#6) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Sloga P.: D.Green 14+5reb+3ast, J.Jeremic 12+3reb+3ast, K.Marina 11+7reb+2ast, N.Filipovic 10+9reb+1ast, P.Milica 10+5reb, M.Keseljevic 2+5reb+4ast Novosadska ZKA: D.Jovana 14+11reb+1ast, A.Peric 13+8reb+3ast, J.Andjela 12+9reb+1ast, A.Radovic 8+4reb+11ast, Z.Sofija 8+3reb+1ast, B.Lara 5+4reb Vojvodina 021 - Vrbas 85-54 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams in Novi Sad where seventh ranked Vojvodina 021 (7-6) smashed 6th ranked Vrbas (7-6) 85-54 on Saturday. Vojvodina 021 made 20-of-23 free shots (87.0 percent) during the game. Vojvodina 021 outrebounded Vrbas 50-14 including a 16-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Power forward Zaklina Jankovic (190-1994, agency: BeoBasket) had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Tina Selakovic (182-2000) chipped in 15 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. Five Vojvodina 021 players scored in double figures. Coach Aleksandar Jovanovic's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Power forward Natasa Mijatovic (191-1989) responded with 22 points and 6 rebounds and swingman Marina Marcetic (175-2003) scored 11 points and 4 assists. Vojvodina 021 moved-up to sixth place, which they share with defeated Vrbas. Vojvodina 021 will meet higher ranked Sloga P. (#3) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Vrbas will play against Duga and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Vrbas: N.Mijatovic 22+6reb+1ast, J.Jovovic 11+2reb+2ast, M.Marcetic 11+2reb+4ast, V.Ana 4+1reb+3ast, P.Jovana 4+8ast, M.Andjela 2+3reb Vojvodina 021: Z.Jankovic 22+11reb+2ast, S.McNeill 21+2reb+3ast, T.Selakovic 15+10reb+2ast, L.Radulovic 12+5reb+9ast, M.Lana 10+13reb+2ast, T.Djukic 4+2reb Kraljevo - Radnicki KG 91-51 The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Kraljevo as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Kraljevo smashed bottom-ranked Radnicki KG at home 91-51. Kraljevo dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Radnicki KG's 30. They outrebounded Radnicki KG 57-36 including a 43-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Kraljevo players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Radnicki KG's players. Andjela Janic (-2005) orchestrated the victory by scoring 14 points and 8 rebounds. American guard Andie Easley (178, college: CSUB) contributed with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Five Kraljevo players scored in double figures. Kraljevo's coach Nikola Jovanovic felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Andrijana Vukovic (-2004) replied with 21 points and Lena Vulovic (-2003) added 8 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Radnicki KG. As mentioned above they took over a top position. Radnicki KG at the other side still closes the standings with 12 games lost. Radnicki KG will play next round against strong Art Basket trying to get back on the winning streak. Kraljevo will try to continue on its current victory against eighth ranked Partizan at Beograd. Top scorers: Radnicki KG: V.Andrijana 21+3reb+2ast, N.Mara 11+4reb, V.Lena 8+10reb, V.Popludijevic 5+7reb+3ast, M.Jovana 2+3reb, N.Vasovic 2+5reb+2ast Kraljevo: J.Andjela 14+8reb+3ast, T.Edwards 14+3reb+3ast, A.Easley 13+10reb+2ast, V.Andrea 11+7reb+2ast, N.Daria 11+5reb+7ast, D.Gobeljic 10+9reb+2ast Art Basket - Crvena Zvezda 81-80 Round in 1 ZLS means a new league leader. The biggest surprise took place in Beograd where host Art Basket (9-4) edged league's leader Crvena Zvezda (10-2) 81-80 on Sunday evening. It ended at the same time the ten-game winning streak of Crvena Zvezda. The best player for the winners was forward Nevena Vuckovic (185-2002) who had a double-double by scoring 22 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Nevena Rosic (175-2003) chipped in 22 points and 4 assists. Art Basket's coach Goran Sanjevic used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The former international Snezana Bogicevic (183-1997) produced 16 points and 6 rebounds and American guard Chelsie Hall (170-1999, college: Louisville) added 17 points and 4 steals respectively for the guests. Five Crvena Zvezda players scored in double figures. Art Basket maintains fourth position with 9-4 record. Defending champion Crvena Zvezda dropped to the second place with two games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Kraljevo. Crvena Zvezda will play next round against Spartak S. trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Art Basket will try to continue on its current victory against twelfth ranked Radnicki KG in Kragujevac. Top scorers: Crvena Zvezda: C.Hall 17+4reb+3ast, S.Bogicevic 16+6reb+3ast, A.Katanic 13+4reb+2ast, M.Bojovic 10+3reb+3ast, T.Jakovina 10+5reb+1ast, N.Naumcev 6+2reb+4ast Art Basket: N.Rosic 22+2reb+4ast, V.Nevena 22+12reb+4ast, M.Mitrovic 14+7reb+1ast, M.Jovanovic 9+5reb, V.Vujisic 7+6reb+4ast, T.Isidora 4+2reb+4ast Spartak S. - Vrsac 68-69 Everything could happen in Subotica at the game between two tied teams. Both eleventh ranked Vrsac and 10th ranked Spartak S. had identical 2-10 record. But Spartak S. was not able to use a home court advantage and was edged by the opponent from Vrsac 69-68 on Friday night. Vrsac forced 21 Spartak S. turnovers. Marija Todorovic (-2007) scored 21 points and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and power forward Jelena Budimir (192-1985, college: Bethel, TN) chipped in 14 points and 11 rebounds during the contest. Guard Maja Scekic (170-1987) responded with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists and American guard Jurnee President (178, college: Tarleton St.) scored 20 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Vrsac (3-10) moved-up to tenth place. Spartak S. lost ninth consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the eleventh position with 11 games lost. Vrsac will meet at home higher ranked Novosadska ZKA (#9) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Spartak S. will play against the league's second-placed Crvena Zvezda and will have a slim chance for a victory. Top scorers: Spartak S.: J.President 20+3reb+1ast, M.Scekic 16+8reb+8ast, D.Rogan 13+6reb+3ast, M.Zukanovic 10+12reb, T.Zorana 6+7reb+1ast, N.Krstajic 3+4reb+1ast Vrsac: M.Todorovic 21+4reb+4ast, M.Ljiljana 18+6reb+3ast, J.Budimir 14+11reb+2ast, D.Nikolic 10+4reb+2ast, A.Miletic 4+3reb, I.Jovanovic 2+6reb+2ast |
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| Saric is back at Triglav - by Zeljko Zule | ||||
She represented Slovenia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 in Udine (Italy) five years ago. Her stats at that event were 7 games: 5.0ppg, 6.4rpg, 1.1apg. Saric has played previously professionally in Slovenia (Jezica) and Italy (Nico Basket). She played in the final of Slovenian SKL in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others she was voted to Eurobasket.com Slovenian League All-Newcomers Team back in 2016. |
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There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Second Stage in WABA. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. First defeat of league's leader Montenegrin Buducnost against Slovenian Celje 61-59 was the most important game of the last round. Buducnost was trailing by 2 points at halftime but managed to get 2-point lead after three quarters before a 15-11 charge of Celje, which allowed them to win the game. Celje outrebounded Buducnost 40-29 including 30 on the defensive glass. American Sara Loomis (188-1997, college: Ashland) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Australian Taylah Simmons (185-1997, college: Southeastern) contributed with 15 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Celje's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. point guard Marija Lekovic (170-2003) replied with 17 points for Buducnost. Buducnost will play next round against strong Vojvodina 021 trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Celje will try to continue on its current victory against Montana on the road. The game in Banja Luka was also worth to mention about. Serbian Duga played at the court of Bosnian Orlovi. Orlovi defeated Duga 75-64. Center Andjela Sipka (186-2002) scored 22 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Gorana Kondic chipped in 24 points (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) during the contest. Forward Olga Stepanovic (180-1994) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds. Orlovi will play against Zagreb on the road in the next round. Duga will play against Lavovi and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game in Brcko was also quite interesting. Bulgarian Montana played at the court of Bosnian Lavovi. Montana defeated Lavovi 62-46 on Wednesday. Andjelika Mitrashinovic notched a triple-double by scoring 27 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals to lead the effort. Even 14 points by Natasa Savic did not help to save the game for Lavovi. Montana will meet at home Celje in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Lavovi will play against Duga in Sabac and it may be a tough game between close rivals. In the last game of round 2 Zagreb was smashed by Vojvodina 021 on the road 65-42.
Vojvodina 021 - Zagreb 65-42 No shocking result in a game when Serbian Vojvodina 021 crushed Croatian Zagreb in Novi Sad 65-42 on Wednesday. It was a very close game until the last quarter, when Vojvodina 021's pressure prevailed and they won that period 21-4 extending their advantage to 23 points. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Zagreb to just 4 points in fourth quarter. Vojvodina 021 dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Zagreb's 22. Vojvodina 021 forced 26 Zagreb turnovers. American point guard Shareka McNeill (168-1999, college: NC A&T) notched 17 points and 7 rebounds to lead the effort and Serbian forward Lana Maric (190-2006) supported her with 10 points and 8 rebounds. Vojvodina 021's coach felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks by guard Marta Ostojic (185-2003, college: Ole Miss) did not help to save the game for Zagreb. Forward Viktorija Curic (185-2001) added 12 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. Vojvodina 021 will meet Buducnost in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Zagreb will play against Orlovi and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Zagreb: V.Curic 12+5reb, M.Ostojic 11+8reb+3ast, J.Pavic 8+7reb+2ast, M.Iva 4+2reb+1ast, S.Katarina 4+3reb, J.Tonka 3+2reb+4ast Vojvodina 021: S.McNeill 17+7reb+1ast, T.Selakovic 11+7reb, M.Lana 10+8reb+3ast, L.Radulovic 9+4reb+7ast, Z.Jankovic 8+7reb+2ast, D.Thompson 7+4reb Orlovi - Duga 75-64 The game in Banja Luka was also worth to mention about. Serbian Duga played at the court of Bosnian Orlovi. Orlovi defeated Duga 75-64. The game was mostly controlled by Orlovi. Duga was better in second period 19-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The game was decided in the last minutes when Orlovi won last quarter 19-10. They made 25-of-31 charity shots (80.6 percent) during the game, while Duga only scored nine points from the stripe. Duga was plagued by 30 personal fouls down the stretch. Center Andjela Sipka (186-2002) scored 22 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Gorana Kondic (169-1999) chipped in 24 points (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) during the contest. Forward Olga Stepanovic (180-1994) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds and American forward Courtney Cleveland (178-1999, college: SHSU) scored 13 points and 6 rebounds. Orlovi will play against Zagreb on the road in the next round. Duga will play against Lavovi and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Duga: O.Stepanovic 21+13reb+1ast, C.Cleveland 13+6reb+2ast, T.Jelic 8+5reb, P.Dajana 7, G.Violeta 5+2ast, K.Helena 5+3reb+1ast Orlovi: G.Kondic 24+2reb+2ast, A.Sipka 22+7reb, I.Krakic 14+7reb+1ast, P.Hana 5+5reb+2ast, M.Danijela 4+4reb+3ast, T.Jelena 4+3reb+2ast Lavovi - Montana 46-62 The game in Brcko was also quite interesting. Bulgarian Montana played at the court of Bosnian Lavovi. Montana defeated Lavovi 62-46 on Wednesday. The game was mostly controlled by Montana. Lavovi managed to win second period 17-12. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Lavovi to just 6 points in fourth quarter. They outrebounded Lavovi 46-23 including a 32-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. North Macedonian point guard Andjelika Mitrashinovic (177-1993) notched a triple-double by scoring 27 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals to lead the effort and American Shereen Sutherland (188-1994, college: UC Irvine) supported her with 13 points and 20 rebounds. Even 14 points by point guard Natasa Savic (170-1992) did not help to save the game for Lavovi. Center Mirela Halilovic (183-1998) added 12 points for the hosts. Montana will meet at home Celje in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Lavovi will play against Duga in Sabac and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Lavovi: N.Savic 14+3reb+2ast, M.Halilovic 12+3reb+3ast, D.Milica 9+6reb+2ast, I.Karisik 7+1reb+1ast, L.Jelena 4+9reb, V.Ksenia 0 Montana: A.Mitrashinovic 27+10reb+11ast, S.Sutherland 13+20reb+1ast, G.Nikolova 9+5reb, A.Nikolaeva Petrova 8+6reb+1ast, V.Goranova 3+1reb, V.Aleksieva 2+2reb+1ast Celje - Buducnost 61-59 First defeat of league's leader Montenegrin Buducnost against Slovenian Celje 61-59 was the most important game of the last round. Buducnost was trailing by 2 points at halftime but managed to get 2-point lead after three quarters before a 15-11 charge of Celje, which allowed them to win the game. Celje outrebounded Buducnost 40-29 including 30 on the defensive glass. American Sara Loomis (188-1997, college: Ashland) orchestrated the victory by scoring 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Australian Taylah Simmons (185-1997, college: Southeastern) contributed with 15 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Celje's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Point guard Marija Lekovic (170-2003) replied with 17 points and Bosnian center Jovana Markovic (187-1997) added 8 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Buducnost. Buducnost will play next round against strong Vojvodina 021 trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Celje will try to continue on its current victory against Montana on the road. Top scorers: Buducnost: L.Marija 17+4reb+2ast, B.Jelena 13+3reb+1ast, J.Markovic 8+8reb+3ast, R.Zorana 7+3reb+2ast, D.Zivkovic 6+2reb+2ast, M.Bigovic 4 Celje: S.Loomis 20+6reb+4ast, T.Simmons 15+9reb+2ast, L.Debeljak 8+4reb+2ast, J.Mojca 7+7reb+1ast, C.Blaza 6+2ast, B.Lea 3+1reb+3ast |
| Andjelika Mitrashinovic's triple-double lands her (Second Stage) Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
She recorded a triple-double of 27 points adding also 10 rebounds and 11 assists, while her team crushed, Second Stage bottom-ranked team Lavovi (#8, 0-8) with 16-point margin 62-46. Montana maintains the 4th position in WABA . They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier in Second Stage. Montana will need more victories to improve their 5-3 record. Mitrashinovic turned to be Montana's top player in her first season with the team. Second best performed player last round was Gorana Kondic (169-G-1999) of Orlovi. She is a guard in her second season at Orlovi. In the last game Kondic recorded impressive 24 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course Orlovi cruised to a 75-64 relatively comfortable win over Duga (2-6). The Second Stage is still at the very beginning and this victory may help a lot. Let's wait for the next round. Kondic is well-known at Orlovi and she already established her position as one of the team's leaders. Third place about best performers goes to forward Olga Stepanovic (180-F-1994) of Duga (#6). Stepanovic scored 21 points and grabbed thirteen rebounds (!!!). Despite Stepanovic's great performance Duga lost 64-75 to Orlovi (#5, 3-5). But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates. Duga can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 2-6 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Stepanovic has individually a great season in WABA. After 10 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 17.6ppg (4th best) and rebounds with 7.0rpg (8th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Andjela Sipka (186-C-2002) of Orlovi - 22 points and 7 rebounds 5. Taylah Simmons (185-SF-1997) of Celje - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Shereen Sutherland (188-PF-1994) of Montana - 13 points and 20 rebounds 7. Sara Loomis (188-PF-1997) of Celje - 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Lana Maric (190-F-2006) of Vojvodina 021 - 10 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Viktorija Curic (185-F-2001) of Zagreb - 12 points and 5 rebounds 10. Marija Lekovic (170-PG-2003) of Buducnost - 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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The games at this stage are more interesting as they can be crucial for the final standings in Regular Season. Despite we already know who is stronger and who is weaker, there may be still last minute surprises and upsets. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. Second defeat of league's leader Lithuanian Neptunas (9-2) against sixth ranked Estonian TalTech (8-4) 74-69 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Neptunas. TalTech forced 25 Neptunas turnovers. Strangely Neptunas outrebounded TalTech 43-27 including 30 on the defensive glass. It was a good game for point guard Sofia Kosareva (170-1998) who led her team to a victory with 20 points. Annika Koster (182-1992) contributed with 10 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Lithuanian Ligita Tamutyte (177-1999) answered with 15 points and 5 rebounds for Neptunas. TalTech moved-up to fifth place. Neptunas at the other side dropped to the second position with two games lost. They share it with Kibirkstis-MRU. They were replaced at the leadership position by RSU. Neptunas will play next round against Riga/Juniores trying to make it back to the top of the standings. TalTech will try to continue on its current victory against ninth ranked Siauliai on the road. The game had a very big importance for fourth-ranked RSU as it allowed them to take a leadership position. RSU defeated 11th ranked Riga/Juniores at home 80-68. It was a great evening for center Evelina Otto (187-2006) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 15 rebounds. Enija Viksne helped adding 14 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. The best for the losing side was forward Franciska Treiliha (177-2004) with 16 points. Riga/Juniores' coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. RSU (9-1) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. As mentioned above they took over a top position. Riga/Juniores lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with ten games lost. Riga/Juniores will play next round against strong Neptunas trying to get back on the winning streak. RSU will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. One of the most interesting games of round 15 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. Eighth ranked TTT Riga outleveled host Liepaja/LSSS (7-5) 78-47. It was an exceptional evening for Marta Miscenko who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 14 rebounds. Paula Klescova came up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds for Liepaja/LSSS in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for TTT Riga. Defending Latvian champion (6-5) moved-up to seventh place. Loser Liepaja/LSSS keeps the sixth position with five games lost. TTT Riga will meet at home higher ranked Kibirkstis-MRU (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Liepaja/LSSS will play against LCC Tarp. in Klaipeda and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
TalTech - Neptunas 74-69 Second defeat of league's leader Lithuanian Neptunas (9-2) against sixth ranked Estonian TalTech (8-4) 74-69 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Neptunas. TalTech forced 25 Neptunas turnovers. Strangely Neptunas outrebounded TalTech 43-27 including 30 on the defensive glass. It was a good game for point guard Sofia Kosareva (170-1998) who led her team to a victory with 20 points. Annika Koster (182-1992) contributed with a double-double by scoring 10 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Four TalTech players scored in double figures. Lithuanian Ligita Tamutyte (177-1999) answered with 15 points and 5 rebounds and Ukrainian forward Uliana Datsko (176-1999, agency: BIG) added 10 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Neptunas. TalTech moved-up to fifth place. Neptunas at the other side dropped to the second position with two games lost. They share it with Kibirkstis-MRU. They were replaced at the leadership position by RSU. Neptunas will play next round against Riga/Juniores trying to make it back to the top of the standings. TalTech will try to continue on its current victory against ninth ranked Siauliai on the road. Top scorers: Neptunas: L.Tamutyte 15+5reb+2ast, V.Balaban 11+3reb+1ast, A.Cerneckyte 11+1reb+3ast, D.Uliana 10+10reb, B.Sinickaite 9+4reb+4ast, D.Donskichyte 5+8reb+6ast TalTech: S.Kosareva 20+4reb+3ast, R.Kristel 15+3reb+2ast, J.Marta-Eleri 13+2reb, A.Koster 10+11reb+5ast, J.Pulk 7+2reb+1ast, V.Anna-Liisa 4+1reb Liepaja/LSSS - TTT Riga 47-78 One of the most interesting games of round 15 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. Eighth ranked TTT Riga outleveled host Liepaja/LSSS (7-5) 78-47. TTT Riga held Liepaja/LSSS to an opponent 24.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 41.5 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Liepaja/LSSS 47-30 including 33 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for center Marta Miscenko (192-1995, college: Wingate) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 14 rebounds. Forward Gunta Basko-Melnbarde (182-1980, college: Siena) accounted for 7 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side. Latvian forward Paula Klescova (176-2001) came up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds and point guard Enija Kivite (176-2003) added 10 points and 4 assists respectively for Liepaja/LSSS in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for TTT Riga. Defending Latvian champion (6-5) moved-up to seventh place. Loser Liepaja/LSSS keeps the sixth position with five games lost. TTT Riga will meet at home higher ranked Kibirkstis-MRU (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Liepaja/LSSS will play against LCC Tarp. in Klaipeda and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Liepaja/LSSS: K.Enija 10+4ast, P.Klescova 10+11reb+2ast, S.Madara 9+3reb, R.Korenika 7+6reb+1ast, A.Maija 3+1reb, D.Grigorjeva 3 TTT Riga: E.Kosla 14+3reb+1ast, K.Trankale 12+4reb, K.Karlina Kreslina 11+3reb+1ast, M.Miscenko 11+14reb+1ast, G.Tina 9+1reb+1ast, D.Paliulyte 8+5reb+3ast RSU - Riga/Juniores 80-68 The game had a very big importance for fourth-ranked RSU as it allowed them to take a leadership position. RSU defeated 11th ranked Riga/Juniores at home 80-68. They outrebounded Riga/Juniores 43-26 including 17 on the offensive glass. It was a great evening for center Evelina Otto (187-2006) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 15 rebounds. Guard Enija Viksne (178-2004) helped adding 14 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. Four RSU players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was forward Franciska Treiliha (177-2004) with 16 points and forward Sarlote Petersone (173-2003) scored 12 points and 5 rebounds. Riga/Juniores' coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. RSU (9-1) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. As mentioned above they took over a top position. Riga/Juniores lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with ten games lost. Riga/Juniores will play next round against strong Neptunas trying to get back on the winning streak. RSU will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Top scorers: Riga/Juniores: T.Franciska 16+4reb+1ast, P.Sarlote 12+5reb+2ast, K.Katrina 11+4reb+2ast, L.Madara 9+4reb+5ast, S.Gabranova 6+2reb+2ast, L.Liva 6+2reb+2ast RSU: O.Evelina 29+15reb+1ast, V.Enija 14+10reb+9ast, A.Mikelsone 14+4reb+2ast, L.Septe 10+6reb+5ast, U.Steinharde 7+1ast, O.Katrina 3+6reb+2ast |
| Petronyte's double-double lands her Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
She had a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds, while her team crushed Daugavpils (#10, 1-9) with 18-point margin 85-67. Kibirkstis-MRU is placed at 3rd position in WBBL. They are still close to the very top. Kibirkstis-MRU would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 9-2 record. Petronyte turned to be Kibirkstis-MRU's top player in her first season with the team. Petronyte has impressive league stats. She is in league's top in points (5th best: 17.1ppg), rebounds (5th best: 9.1rpg) and averages solid 1.5bpg and 73.8% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Kate Karlina Kreslina (184-F-1996) of TTT Riga. She is a forward in her first season at TTT Riga. In the last game Kreslina recorded impressive 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Of course TTT Riga cruised to a 70-60 relatively comfortable win over the higher-ranked Aistes-LSMU (#4, 9-5). This victory allowed TTT Riga to move up to 7th position in the standings. Her team lost some distance to top teams. But 6-5 record is not bad and everything may still change. Kreslina is a newcomer at TTT Riga and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to another TTT Riga's star - forward Gunta Basko-Melnbarde (182-F-1980). Basko-Melnbarde showcased her all-around game by recording 13 points, fifteen rebounds (!!!) and eight assists in the last round. She was another key player of TTT Riga, helping her team with a 70-60 win against the higher-ranked Aistes-LSMU (#4, 9-5). TTT Riga needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 6 victories and 5 lost games. Basko-Melnbarde has a very solid season. In 12 games in WBBL she scored 13.1ppg. She also has 9.8rpg and 3.2apg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Marta-Eleri Jaama (185-F-2005) of TalTech - 19 points and 3 rebounds 5. Maiara Pereira (185-PF-2002) of LCC Tarp. - 14 points and 10 rebounds 6. Tyra Buss (172-G-1996) of Aistes-LSMU - 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Marta Miscenko (192-C-1995) of TTT Riga - 17 points and 9 rebounds 8. Gintare Paulauskaite (185-SF-1995) of Aistes-LSMU - 7 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Maisa Pereira (183-PF-2002) of LCC Tarp. - 10 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Ugne Sirtautaite (188-F-2004) of Kibirkstis-MRU - 12 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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| Otto number one in WBBL for round 15 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Center Evelina Otto (187-C-2006) had a very impressive game in the last round for top-ranked RSU, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 15. The 16-year old player had a double-double of 29 points and 15 rebounds, while her team beat Riga/Juniores (#11, 1-10) 80-68. It allowed RSU to take over top position in the WBBL. RSU has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the championship title. They improved their record to 9-1. In the team's last game Otto had a remarkable 72.7% from 2-point range. She turned to be RSU's top player in her first season with the team. Evelina Otto averages this season 13.3ppg and 7.3rpg. The second best player in last round's games was another RSU's star - young Enija Viksne (178-G-2004). Viksne had a very good evening with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds. Of course RSU cruised to a 80-68 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Riga/Juniores (#11, 1-10). This victory allowed RSU to move up to 1st position in the standings. Her team belongs to top of the standings with 9-1 record and is considered one of the main candidates for the league title. Viksne is a newcomer at RSU, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was center Marta Miscenko (192-C-1995) of TTT Riga (#7). Miscenko scored 11 points and grabbed fourteen rebounds (!!!). She was a key player of TTT Riga, leading her team to a 78-47 easy win against slightly higher-ranked Liepaja/LSSS (#6, 7-5). TTT Riga needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 6 victories and 5 lost games. Miscenko has a great season in WBBL. After 11 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 9.1rpg (3rd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Annika Koster (182-PF-1992) of TalTech - 10 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Ligita Tamutyte (177-PF-1999) of Neptunas - 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Sofia Kosareva (170-PG-1998) of TalTech - 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Luize Septe (180-F-1999) of RSU - 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Brigita Sinickaite (175-SG-2001) of Neptunas - 9 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Anita Mikelsone (178-G/F-2001) of RSU - 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Paula Klescova (176-F-2001) of Liepaja/LSSS - 10 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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| Dallas Wings to trade guard Allisha Gray to Atlanta Dream, per report - by Eurobasket News |
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The Dallas Wings have traded 2017 WNBA Rookie of the Year Allisha Gray (6'0''-PG-1995, college: S.Carolina) to the Atlanta Dream, according to ESPN. Other details of the trade have not been announced yet. The move is the second of the offseason for Dallas, who landed All-Star forward Natasha Howard (6'3''-F-1991, college: FSU, agency: LBM Management) and the rights to Crystal Dangerfield (5'5''-PG-1998, college: UConn, agency: LBM Management) earlier this week in a three-team trade with the New York Liberty and Connecticut Sun. Rumors of Gray's potential departure first perked up at the trade deadline over the summer. After being unable to move Gray at the deadline, Khristina Williams of Girls Talk Sports TV reported Dallas would trade Gray in the off-season. The report proved to correct Wednesday when news of the trade broke. Gray, 28, was a starter all six years she was with the Wings. She opened her professional career by winning the Rookie of the Year award in 2017. During the 2020 Summer Olympics, Gray won a gold medal for the United States in the inaugural 3x3 basketball competition. Last summer, Gray emerged as a borderline All-Star. She averaged 13.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists on 40.8% shooting from beyond the arc. The trade sends Gray closer to her hometown of Sandersville, Ga., which is about two hours from Atlanta. After having little roster turnover over the last few years, the 2023 Wings are set to look very different from last year's team. Two starters - Gray and Kayla Thornton (6'1''-F-1992, college: UTEP), who were also the longest tenured members of the team - are both gone. Thornton and Ty Harris, last year's backup point guard, were traded in the Howard deal. Dallas also had three free agents. Marina Mabrey and Teaira McCowan are restricted free agents and the Wings have reportedly extended qualifying offers. Isabelle Harrison is an unrestricted free agent. Gray's departure leaves a hole at the small forward position, which is the position with the least amount of depth on the team. Jasmine Dickey (5'9''-G/F-2000, college: Delaware, agency: LBM Management) is the lone player on the roster who could be considered a traditional small forward. Mabrey, who is a two-guard by trade, did play out of position at the three last season. Arike Ogunbowale (5'8''-PG-1997, college: Notre Dame) could also theoretically play at the position in three-guard lineups but her 5-foot-8 frame would make her undersized in most defensive matchups. Satou Sabally has played mostly as a power forward and small-ball five in the professional ranks but she did play small forward in college for Oregon. In fact, she won the Cheryl Miller Award as the nation's top small forward in 2020. Courtesy of: dallasnews.com |
