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| Isaac Thornton (ex Cerrado) joins Ciclista - by Paulo Freire | ||||
He played last season at Cerrado in Brazilian NBB league. In 28 games he had 11.9ppg, 4.0rpg and 1.3apg. The previous (2020-21) season he played at Pato (also in NBB) where in 28 games he recorded very impressive stats: 15.8ppg, 3.6rpg and 2.2apg in that year. He has played also professionally for other Brazilian teams like Macae and Campo Mourao. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team made it to the Liga Ouro Semifinals in 2018. He was voted to Latinbasket.com All-Liga Ouro Honorable Mention back in 2019. Thornton graduated from Fairmont State in 2013 and it will be his tenth season as a professional player. |
| Marcucci's 22 points and 5 assists give him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | ||
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20-year old guard Nicolas Marcucci (190-G-2002) had a great game in the last round for Independ.O. and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 29. He had the game-high 22 points adding four rebounds and five assists for Independ.O. in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Riachuelo LR (#11, 10-9) 81-77. Independ.O. maintains the 4th position in Argentinian league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Independ.O. will need more victories to improve their 13-6 record. In the team's last game Marcucci had a remarkable 62.5% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Independ.O. and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Marcucci has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (7th best: 17.3ppg) and averages solid 64.8% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Alejandro Piccart of Ferro. He is a in his first season at Ferro. In the last game Piccart recorded impressive 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course Ferro cruised to a 72-60 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Boca Jrs. (#12, 10-10). This victory allowed Ferro to move up to 8th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 12-13 record. Piccart is a newcomer at Ferro and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to guard Facundo Tolosa (190-G-2002) of Penarol (#5). Tolosa scored 29 points and grabbed seven rebounds. He was a key player of Penarol, leading his team to a 80-66 easy win against the lower-ranked Olimpico (#18, 6-13). Penarol needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 13 victories and 6 lost games. Tolosa has a great season in Argentina. After 17 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.6ppg (3rd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Julian Lorca (207-C-2003) of San Martin - 19 points and 9 rebounds 5. Camilo Rodriguez (187-G-2006) of Ferro - 20 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Nicolas Chiaraviglio (199-F-2004) of Penarol - 23 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Agustin Passone (180-PG-2003) of Comunicaciones - 21 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Enrique Medina (218-C-2004) of Regatas - 16 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Ignacio Bednarek (206-PF-2001) of Penarol - 15 points and 11 rebounds 10. Mouhamed Sow (216-C-2001) of Olimpico - 13 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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| Argentinian La Liga Argentina round 30 best performance: Lisandro Fernandez (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Swingman Lisandro Fernandez (194-G/F-1998, agency: BIG) had a very impressive game in the last round for second-ranked Ciclista, receiving a Hoops Agents La Liga Argentina Player of the Week award for round 30. The 24-year old player was the main contributor (30 points, seven rebounds and five assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Quilmes MP (#9, 9-9) 81-72. Ciclista maintains the 2nd position in their group in Argentinian La Liga Argentina. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Ciclista will need more victories to improve their 15-6 record. In the team's last game Fernandez had a remarkable 70.0% from 2-point range and got four three-pointers out of 9 attempts. He turned to be Ciclista's top player in his first season with the team. Lisandro Fernandez averages this season 14.7ppg. The second best player in last round's games was young Jara Agustin (G-1998) of Salta Basket. Agustin had a very good evening with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Bad luck as Salta Basket was edged by the higher-ranked Montmartre (#9, 9-12) 85-83. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the top position in Conferencia Norte. Salta Basket keeps 15th position. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 7-15 record. Agustin is a newcomer at Salta Basket, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.1ppg (#9). His other stats are also decent: 5.5rpg and 3.2apg. Third on the list of top players last round was international guard Lucas Reyes (181-PG-2000) of H.Americano (#4). Reyes got into 30-points club by scoring exactly 30 points in the last round. He went also for five assists. He was a key player of H.Americano, leading his team to a 81-72 win against the lower-ranked Pilar (#15, 7-14). H.Americano needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams in Conferencia Sur. Their record at this point is 12 victories and 6 lost games. Reyes has a great season in Argentina. After 14 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 4.9apg (8th best). He also has FGP: 72.4% and 3PT: 49.1%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Manuel Gomez (183-G-1996) of Pergamino - 24 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Ivan Albornoz (200-F-1986) of Tucuman - 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Luis Cequeira (179-PG-1985) of Quilmes MP - 27 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Martin Gomez (197-G/F-1996) of Montmartre - 19 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists 8. Jose Muruaga (188-G-1984) of Tucuman - 31 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists 9. Facundo Gago (178-PG-1996) of CAO Ceres - 23 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Milton Vittar (185-PG-1991) of Villa S.Martin - 23 points, 8 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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| Premier League Round 18: Al-Muharraq defeat Al-Manama - 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 crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Al-Manama (14-3) in Al Muharraq on Thursday night. Visitors were edged by third ranked Al-Muharraq (13-4) 89-87. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Al-Manama. Al-Muharraq have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 13-4 record behind leader Al-Manama. Defending champion Al-Manama still keeps top place with three games lost. Al-Muharraq are looking forward to face Al-Ittihad (#4) in Manama in the next round. Al-Manama's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Manama to the arena Bahrain Club. Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Manama: Al-Ittihad (#4) and Nuwaidrat (#8). Al-Ittihad (12-5) won against visiting Nuwaidrat (6-11) 93-89. Al-Ittihad maintains fourth position with 12-5 record. Nuwaidrat lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with 11 games lost. Al-Ittihad will play against higher ranked Al-Muharraq (#3) in Al Muharraq in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Nuwaidrat's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Manama to the arena Al-Ahli. The game between 9th ranked Sitra (4-13) and fifth ranked Al-Najma (10-6) in Sitra on Wednesday ended with biggest points difference. Guests from Manama outscored Sitra 116-76. Al-Najma maintains fifth position with 10-6 record. Sitra at the other side keeps the ninth place with 13 games lost. Al-Najma will meet Al-Hala (#6) in the next round. Sitra will have a break next round. In the last two games of round 18 Bahrain Club smashed Samaheej on the road 94-56. Bottom-ranked Issa Town was destroyed by Al-Hala on its own court 66-98. Samaheej - Bahrain Club 56-94 No shocking result in a game when seventh ranked Bahrain Club (9-9) crushed 10th ranked Samaheej (2-15) in Manama 94-56 on Wednesday. Bahrain Club maintains seventh position with 9-9 record. Samaheej lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with 15 games lost. Bahrain Club will meet at home league's leader Al-Manama in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Samaheej will play against Issa Town (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Sitra - Al-Najma 76-116 The game between 9th ranked Sitra (4-13) and fifth ranked Al-Najma (10-6) in Sitra on Wednesday ended with biggest points difference. Guests from Manama outscored Sitra 116-76. Al-Najma maintains fifth position with 10-6 record. Sitra at the other side keeps the ninth place with 13 games lost. Al-Najma will meet Al-Hala (#6) in the next round. Sitra will have a break next round. Issa Town - Al-Hala 66-98 Very expected game when 11th ranked Issa Town (1-16) was smashed at home by sixth ranked Al-Hala (9-8) 98-66 on Thursday. Al-Hala maintains sixth position with 9-8 record. Issa Town lost sixteenth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 16 games lost. Al-Hala will meet at home higher ranked Al-Najma (#5) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Issa Town will play against Samaheej (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Al-Muharraq - Al-Manama 89-87 The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Al-Manama (14-3) in Al Muharraq on Thursday night. Visitors were edged by third ranked Al-Muharraq (13-4) 89-87. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Al-Manama. Al-Muharraq have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 13-4 record behind leader Al-Manama. Defending champion Al-Manama still keeps top place with three games lost. Al-Muharraq are looking forward to face Al-Ittihad (#4) in Manama in the next round. Al-Manama's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Manama to the arena Bahrain Club. Al-Ittihad - Nuwaidrat 93-89 Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Manama: Al-Ittihad (#4) and Nuwaidrat (#8). Al-Ittihad (12-5) won against visiting Nuwaidrat (6-11) 93-89. Al-Ittihad maintains fourth position with 12-5 record. Nuwaidrat lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with 11 games lost. Al-Ittihad will play against higher ranked Al-Muharraq (#3) in Al Muharraq in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Nuwaidrat's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Manama to the arena Al-Ahli. |
| BELIZE |
| Kris Frazier claims Belizean BEBL weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The playmaker had a double-double of 22 points and thirteen rebounds, while his team crushed, the league's bottom-ranked team Panthers (#7, 0-1) with 21-point margin 90-69. Hurricanes maintains the 2nd position in Belizean BEBL. But it's just the very beginning of the season and Hurricanes won just one (their first) game. It's too early to say anything as the standings can be changed completely after next round. Frazier just recently signed at Hurricanes and it was his first game, where he immediately became new team's leader. Peru State College graduate has very impressive stats this year. Frazier is in league's top in points (5th best: 22.0ppg), rebounds (2nd best: 13.0rpg), assists (5th best: 3.0apg) and averages solid 66.7% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American forward Richard Smith III (206-F-1992) of Western Ballaz. Smith III impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 20 points and 21 rebounds. Of course he led Western Ballaz to another comfortable win outscoring Running Rebels (0-1) 90-67. His team has extremely good start of the season. They won their first game. However the season is at the beginning, so everything can happen. They still may lose their high position in the standings. Smith III is one of the most experienced players at Western Ballaz and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.0ppg (#7). He also registered 21.0 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was another Western Ballaz's star - American Mark Gordon (196-F). Gordon scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds. He was another key player of Western Ballaz, helping his team with a 90-67 easy win against Running Rebels (#8, 0-1). Western Ballaz has a very good start of the season. But there was just one game played, so it's too early to judge them at this stage. Gordon also has a very good start of the season with very strong stats. The season just started for Gordon as he played only first game. But it already looks like he can be another team's leader. Other top performing players last week: 4. Nigel Jones (201-G/F-1990) of Defenders - 29 points and 10 rebounds 5. Darnell Oden (F) of Panthers - 21 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Devin Daly (195-G-1994) of Defenders - 20 points and 8 rebounds 7. Glency Lopez (180-G-1997) of Hurricanes - 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Alex Carcamo (203-F-1979) of Hurricanes - 15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 9. D'Von Campbell (185-G-1992) of Dream Ballers - 26 points and 2 rebounds 10. Kyron Molina (SG) of Western Ballaz - 18 points and 5 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Club Universidad Tecnica Privada Cosmos sign Eric Soares, ex Tatui/AABT - by Paulo Freire | ||||
He was a member of Brazilian U21 National Team back in 2004. Soares has played previously professionally also in Spain (Sant Nicolau) and Brazil (Luvix/Uniao Corinthians, Araraquara, Sao Jose, Internacional and Suzano). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he played in the final of Brazilian Liga Ouro in 2014. He was voted to Latinbasket.com All-Liga Ouro Honorable Mention back in 2018. It's very possible he may end his playing career at Club-Universidad-Tecnica-Privada-Cosmos. Soares could be described: A tall forward who spends time in the 3 and 4 positions as well. Has a good outside shooting touch. |
| BOSNIA |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina Division I round 13 best performance: Emmanuel Little (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 23-year old player had a double-double of 31 points and 13 rebounds, while his team beat Mladost (#12, 1-12) 93-88. It allowed Siroki to consolidate first place in the Bosnia and Herzegovina Division I. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. It's already very far into the season and Siroki keeps a perfect 13-0 record. In the team's last game Little had a remarkable 90.9% from 2-point range. He turned to be Siroki's top player in his first season with the team. Former Nicholls State University star has very solid stats this year. Little is in league's top in rebounds (8th best: 8.0rpg) and averages impressive 68.1% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young American Jordan Watson (188-G-1995, agency: Interperformances) of Promo. Watson had a very good evening with a double-double of 34 points and 10 assists. Bad luck as Promo was edged by slightly higher-ranked Spars (#8, 6-7) 99-96. Promo is still in a red zone at 9th spot in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 4-9 record. Watson is a newcomer at Promo, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 22.2ppg (#2). His other stats are also decent: 5.3rpg and 5.7apg. Former West Liberty State College star Watson is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Third on the list of top players last round was another Promo's star - guard Eman Sertovic (196-G-1999). Sertovic got into 30-points club by scoring 36 points in the last round. He went also for six rebounds and four assists. Despite Sertovic's great performance Promo lost 96-99 to slightly higher-ranked Spars (#8, 6-7). But his team cannot count on just these two top stars as they also need help of the other teammates. The chances of Promo not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 9 games, recording just four victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Sertovic could try to bring Promo's a little bit higher in the standings. Sertovic has individually a great season in Bosnia. After 13 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 20.5ppg (3rd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Ismet Sejfic (208-C-1993) of Bosna S. - 21 points and 15 rebounds 5. Djordje Lelic (198-SF-1989) of Sloboda T. - 18 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Jaron Martin (178-PG-1995) of Borac BL - 23 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Luka Andjusic (197-G-1994) of Leotar - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Ben College (184-G-1998) of Posusje - 22 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Nikola Stanojevic (203-F-1990) of Mladost - 20 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Ibrahim Mulaomerovic (215-C-1998) of Mladost - 13 points and 10 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| GBA Lions (1.Liga) sign LaDon Singleton, ex Gradina T. - by Surujh Roopnarine | |||
He joins the club on a 14-day try-out Singleton played most recently at KK Gradina MADI Tesanj in Bosnia and Herzegovina A1 Liga FBIH-North. He has played previously professionally in OBA (CedarValley CK). Singleton played in the final of Bosnian A1 Liga in 2019. He graduated from Mount Mercy University in 2014 and it will be his ninth season as a professional player. LaDon joins the club as they have faced a lot of turnover recently. Stepan Borovek moved to rivals Sokol Pisek, Marek Welsch (Olomoucko) and Filip Novotny (Pardubice) went on to the NBL and Chimobi Ikeqwuruka returned to America. |
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| Isaac Thornton (ex Cerrado) joins Ciclista - by Paulo Freire | ||||
He played last season at Cerrado in Brazilian NBB league. In 28 games he had 11.9ppg, 4.0rpg and 1.3apg. The previous (2020-21) season he played at Pato (also in NBB) where in 28 games he recorded very impressive stats: 15.8ppg, 3.6rpg and 2.2apg in that year. He has played also professionally for other Brazilian teams like Macae and Campo Mourao. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team made it to the Liga Ouro Semifinals in 2018. He was voted to Latinbasket.com All-Liga Ouro Honorable Mention back in 2019. Thornton graduated from Fairmont State in 2013 and it will be his tenth season as a professional player. |
| Murilo Alves joins Blumenau - by Paulo Freire | |
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Basquete-BlumenauAPAB (CBB) agreed terms with 20-year old small forward Murilo Alves (202cm-88kg-2002) for new 2023 season. Alves just played at Paulistano in Brazilian NBB league. He has played there for the last three years. CBB will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time. Alves also played for Paulistano/Corpore Sao Paolo (NBB). The team played in three different competitions (!!!) that year, and he was exposed to basketball on different levels. NBB was a little too high level for him, where in four games he had only 0.8ppg last season. He also played 6 games in where he recorded only 2.8ppg and 1.8rpg. Alves has played previously for Mogi. His team won Paulista League Regular Season in 2022. |
| Club Universidad Tecnica Privada Cosmos sign Eric Soares, ex Tatui/AABT - by Paulo Freire | ||||
He was a member of Brazilian U21 National Team back in 2004. Soares has played previously professionally also in Spain (Sant Nicolau) and Brazil (Luvix/Uniao Corinthians, Araraquara, Sao Jose, Internacional and Suzano). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he played in the final of Brazilian Liga Ouro in 2014. He was voted to Latinbasket.com All-Liga Ouro Honorable Mention back in 2018. It's very possible he may end his playing career at Club-Universidad-Tecnica-Privada-Cosmos. Soares could be described: A tall forward who spends time in the 3 and 4 positions as well. Has a good outside shooting touch. |
| Thiago Cruz signs at Sao Caetano - by Paulo Freire |
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AA-Sao-Caetano (Paulista A2) landed 24-year old 195cm forward Thiago Cruz for new season. Cruz played recently at Pinheiros in Brazilian NBB league. He has played there for three years. Cruz missed last four seasons and had longer break from professional basketball. He represented Brazil at the FIBA Americas Championship U18 in Valdivia (Chile) seven years ago. Cruz's team won Bronze and his stats at that event were 5 games: 1.4ppg, 2.8rpg. |
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| NBL Round 16: Anhui W. defeat Hunan 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 Anhui W. (11-4) which hosted in Anhui 4th ranked Hunan (7-6). Third ranked Anhui W. had an easy win 97-81. Anhui W. moved-up to second place. Hunan at the other side dropped to the fifth position with six games lost. Anhui W. are looking forward to face Guangxi (#3) at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Hunan will have a break next round. An interesting game for Shaanxi (14-1) which played road game in Guangxi against their biggest opponent Guangxi (10-3). First ranked Shaanxi had an easy win 98-68. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Guangxi. Shaanxi have an impressive 14-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 14-1 record. Guangxi at the other side dropped to the third place with three games lost. Shaanxi will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Guangxi will play on the road against the league's second-placed Anhui W. and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game in was also quite interesting. Third ranked Anhui W. (11-4) played at the court of 6th ranked Wuhan (6-9). Anhui W. defeated Wuhan 86-71 on Wednesday. Anhui W. moved-up to second place. Loser Wuhan keeps the sixth position with nine games lost. Anhui W. will meet at home Guangxi (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Wuhan will play against Guangxi and hope to secure a win. In the last two games of round 16 Hebei was smashed by Jiangsu YS on the road 101-77. Foshan won against Putian on its own court 81-69. Jiangsu YS - Hebei 101-77 The game between closely ranked teams ended with seventh ranked Jiangsu YS's (5-8) home victory over 8th ranked Hebei (3-12) in Yannan 101-77 on Monday. Jiangsu YS maintains seventh position with 5-8 record. Loser Hebei keeps the eighth place with 12 games lost. Anhui W. - Hunan 97-81 An interesting game for Anhui W. (11-4) which hosted in Anhui 4th ranked Hunan (7-6). Third ranked Anhui W. had an easy win 97-81. Anhui W. moved-up to second place. Hunan at the other side dropped to the fifth position with six games lost. Anhui W. are looking forward to face Guangxi (#3) at home in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Hunan will have a break next round. Foshan - Putian 81-69 Very expected game when 9th ranked Putian (1-15) lost on the road to fifth ranked Foshan (8-6) 81-69 on Tuesday. Foshan moved-up to fourth place. Putian lost fifteenth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 15 games lost. Foshan will meet at home bottom-ranked Hainan H. (#10) in the next round where they are favorite. Putian will play against the league's second-placed Anhui W. and hope to win that game. Guangxi - Shaanxi 68-98 An interesting game for Shaanxi (14-1) which played road game in Guangxi against their biggest opponent Guangxi (10-3). First ranked Shaanxi had an easy win 98-68. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Guangxi. Shaanxi have an impressive 14-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 14-1 record. Guangxi at the other side dropped to the third place with three games lost. Shaanxi will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Guangxi will play on the road against the league's second-placed Anhui W. and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Wuhan - Anhui W. 71-86 The game in was also quite interesting. Third ranked Anhui W. (11-4) played at the court of 6th ranked Wuhan (6-9). Anhui W. defeated Wuhan 86-71 on Wednesday. Anhui W. moved-up to second place. Loser Wuhan keeps the sixth position with nine games lost. Anhui W. will meet at home Guangxi (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Wuhan will play against Guangxi and hope to secure a win. |
| COLOMBIA |
| SPB 2023 - Akeem Ellis (ex Cimarrones) joins Cangrejeros - by Francisco Vega | ||||
In 2013 (a year after his graduation) he was drafted by Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) in sixth round (101th overall). He graduated from Coppin State in 2012 and it will be his eleventh (!!!) season in pro basketball. Ellis is quite experienced player. His career allowed him to visit four different continents, while he played in nine different countries. He tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Asia, Latin America and of course North America. Ellis has played previously professionally in Canada (The Storm, Windsor Express, Titans, Edmonton and Guelph), Chile (Puerto Montt), France (Lourdes Tarbes), Indonesia (Pacific Caesar), United Kingdom (Cheshire Phoenix), Uruguay (Urunday), NBA G League (RGV Vipers) and The Basketball Tournament (LS Legends). Ellis' team made it to the NBL Canada Semifinals in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2022. He was voted to USBasket.com All-NBL Canada Honorable Mention back in 2019 and 2020. On Ellis: Akeem is a very versatile, and coachable wing with great shooting, passing and ball handling skills. Team oriented and very aggressive rebounder. Has ability to be very strong around the rim and can defend multiple positions. |
| CROATIA |
| Croatian Premijer Liga round 18 best performance: Srdjan Brocic - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Guard Srdjan Brocic (183-G-1999, agency: BeoBasket) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Sibenka, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 18. The 23-year old player was the main contributor (18 points, six rebounds and five assists) to his team's victory, helping them to outclass Bosco (#10, 5-13) with 32-point margin 95-63. 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 13-5 record. In the team's last game Brocic had a remarkable four three-pointers out of 6 attempts. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Srdjan Brocic has solid league stats. He is in league's top in assists (7th best: 4.7apg). The second best player in last round's games was young American Griffin Ramme (190-PG-1989) of Skrljevo. Ramme had a very good evening with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Of course he led Skrljevo to another comfortable win outscoring the higher-ranked Zabok (#8, 5-13) 93-66. This victory allowed Skrljevo to leave bottom place moving a little bit up to 11th position in the standings. 14 lost games are too many comparing to just four victories Skrljevo managed to get this year. Ramme is a newcomer at Skrljevo, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was another Sibenka's star - forward Patrik Jambrovic (203-F-1996, agency: PEPI SPORT). Jambrovic showcased his all-around game by recording 9 points, nine rebounds and eleven assists (!!!) in the last round. He was another key player of Sibenka, helping his team with a 95-63 easy win against the lower-ranked Bosco (#10, 5-13). Sibenka needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 13 victories and 5 lost games. Jambrovic has a very solid season. In 18 games in Croatia he scored 12.4ppg. He also has 6.3rpg, 3.4apg and FGP: 50.4%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Luka Krajnovic (192-SG-2004) of Bosco - 18 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Antonio Jordano (190-G-1999) of Zadar - 21 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Luka Bozic (200-SF-1996) of Zadar - 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Kresimir Ljubicic (210-C-1998) of Cibona - 15 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Djordje Topolovic (208-C-2001) of Cedevita Jr. - 11 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Krunoslav Simon (197-SF-1985) of Cedevita Jr. - 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Marko Bakovic (205-PF-1993) of Cibona - 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Division B1 Round 13: Ethniki defeat ENAD in the closest game of the week - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game of round 13 in the Division B1 took place in Nicosia. This derby game ended with only two-point home defeat of 4th placed ENAD (7-5) to sixth ranked Ethniki (4-6) 67-65 on Thursday evening. Ethniki maintains sixth place with 4-6 record. ENAD at the other side keeps the fourth position with five games lost. Ethniki are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Youth Stars (#8) in Nicosia in the next round. ENAD will play at home against Phoenix MJ (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Nicosia: PAEEK (#1) and Ol.Aglantzias (#7). PAEEK (12-1) crushed visiting Ol.Aglantzias (3-10) by 67 points 101-34. PAEEK maintains first place with 12-1 record. Ol.Aglantzias lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with ten games lost. PAEEK will play against Atlantas P. (#5) in Paphos in the next round. Ol.Aglantzias will play at home against the league's second-placed Digenis AM and hopes to get back on the winning track. In the last game of round 13 Atlantas P. was destroyed by Phoenix MJ on the opponent's court 86-62. Phoenix MJ - Atlantas P. 86-62 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 5th ranked Atlantas P.'s (5-8) road loss to fourth ranked Phoenix MJ (8-4) 62-86. Phoenix MJ have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to third place. Atlantas P. at the other side keeps the fifth position with eight games lost. Phoenix MJ will play against ENAD (#4) in Nicosia in the next round. Atlantas P. will play at home against the league's leader PAEEK and hopes to get back on the winning track. PAEEK - Ol.Aglantzias 101-34 Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Nicosia: PAEEK (#1) and Ol.Aglantzias (#7). PAEEK (12-1) crushed visiting Ol.Aglantzias (3-10) by 67 points 101-34. PAEEK maintains first place with 12-1 record. Ol.Aglantzias lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with ten games lost. PAEEK will play against Atlantas P. (#5) in Paphos in the next round. Ol.Aglantzias will play at home against the league's second-placed Digenis AM and hopes to get back on the winning track. ENAD - Ethniki 65-67 The most exciting game of round 13 in the Division B1 took place in Nicosia. This derby game ended with only two-point home defeat of 4th placed ENAD (7-5) to sixth ranked Ethniki (4-6) 67-65 on Thursday evening. Ethniki maintains sixth place with 4-6 record. ENAD at the other side keeps the fourth position with five games lost. Ethniki are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Youth Stars (#8) in Nicosia in the next round. ENAD will play at home against Phoenix MJ (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. |
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| GBA Lions (1.Liga) sign LaDon Singleton, ex Gradina T. - by Surujh Roopnarine | |||
He joins the club on a 14-day try-out Singleton played most recently at KK Gradina MADI Tesanj in Bosnia and Herzegovina A1 Liga FBIH-North. He has played previously professionally in OBA (CedarValley CK). Singleton played in the final of Bosnian A1 Liga in 2019. He graduated from Mount Mercy University in 2014 and it will be his ninth season as a professional player. LaDon joins the club as they have faced a lot of turnover recently. Stepan Borovek moved to rivals Sokol Pisek, Marek Welsch (Olomoucko) and Filip Novotny (Pardubice) went on to the NBL and Chimobi Ikeqwuruka returned to America. |
| Dantez Walton agreed terms with Slavia - by Surujh Roopnarine | ||||
The previous (2020-21) season he played at Kataja in Finnish Korisliiga. In 26 games he had 12.3ppg, 5.1rpg, 3.0apg and 1.6spg in that year. Walton takes the place of the recently departed Jordan Brunner who moved to Decin. He graduated from Northern Kentucky University in 2020 and it will be his third season in pro basketball. |
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| SPB 2023 - Marinos tab Yeison Colome, ex Parque Hostos - by Francisco Vega | ||||
He has played also professionally in Colombia (Storm and Motilones), Spain (Corazon) and Dominican Republic (San Carlos, Caneros, Pueblo Nuevo, Mellizos de Sur and Savica). Among many awards his team was regular season runner-up in Dominican Republic LNB in 2021. Colome was voted to Dominican Republic LNB All-Star Game in 2022. |
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| 1.Liiga Round 15 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Ninth defeat of league's leader Viimsi II (6-9) against second ranked G4S Noorteliiga (5-9) 80-73 was the most important game of the last round. It was a key game for the top position in the league. G4S Noorteliiga keeps a position of league leader which they share with defeated Viimsi II. Newly promoted Viimsi II still keeps top place with nine games lost. They share the position with TSA Kalev. They were replaced at the leadership position by TSA Kalev. Viimsi II will play next round against strong Tamsalu trying to make it back to the top of the standings. G4S Noorteliiga will try to continue on its current victory against third ranked Nord/Cramo at home. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Rae Koss (7-8) in Tartu. Visitors were defeated by Reinar Halliku (6-8) 90-80. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Reinar Halliku have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Kuremaa SK. Rae Koss at the other side still keep top place with eight games lost. Reinar Halliku will play against league's leader Kuremaa SK in Jogeva in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Rae Koss will play on the road against the league's second-placed Kadrina and it may be a tough game between close rivals. An interesting game for Tamsalu (13-2) which hosted in Tartu second-best Eesti M. (6-7). Third ranked Tamsalu managed to get a 14-point victory 97-83. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Eesti M.. Tamsalu have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain third place with 13-2 record having just eight point less than leader TSA Kalev. Loser Eesti M. keeps the second position with seven games lost. Tamsalu will meet league's second-placed Viimsi II on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Eesti M. will play against the league's leader Ulikool//Estiko in Tartu and it may be a tough game between close rivals. There were no big surprises in other games of round 15: Kuremaa SK smashed Nord/Cramo on the road 79-53. Kadrina destroyed Paide VW on its own court 105-69. TSA Kalev unfortunately lost to Ulikool//Estiko in Tartu 66-78. G4S Noorteliiga - Viimsi II 80-73 Ninth defeat of league's leader Viimsi II (6-9) against second ranked G4S Noorteliiga (5-9) 80-73 was the most important game of the last round. It was a key game for the top position in the league. G4S Noorteliiga keeps a position of league leader which they share with defeated Viimsi II. Newly promoted Viimsi II still keeps top place with nine games lost. They share the position with TSA Kalev. They were replaced at the leadership position by TSA Kalev. Viimsi II will play next round against strong Tamsalu trying to make it back to the top of the standings. G4S Noorteliiga will try to continue on its current victory against third ranked Nord/Cramo at home. Reinar Halliku - Rae Koss 90-80 The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Rae Koss (7-8) in Tartu. Visitors were defeated by Reinar Halliku (6-8) 90-80. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Reinar Halliku have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Kuremaa SK. Rae Koss at the other side still keep top place with eight games lost. Reinar Halliku will play against league's leader Kuremaa SK in Jogeva in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Rae Koss will play on the road against the league's second-placed Kadrina and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Tamsalu - Eesti M. 97-83 An interesting game for Tamsalu (13-2) which hosted in Tartu second-best Eesti M. (6-7). Third ranked Tamsalu managed to get a 14-point victory 97-83. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Eesti M.. Tamsalu have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain third place with 13-2 record having just eight point less than leader TSA Kalev. Loser Eesti M. keeps the second position with seven games lost. Tamsalu will meet league's second-placed Viimsi II on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Eesti M. will play against the league's leader Ulikool//Estiko in Tartu and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Nord/Cramo - Kuremaa SK 53-79 No shocking result in a game when first ranked Kuremaa SK (6-8) crushed on the road 4th placed Nord/Cramo (1-14) 79-53 on Friday. Kuremaa SK maintains first place with 6-8 record, which they share with Reinar Halliku. Nord/Cramo lost their seventh game in a row. They dropped to the third position with 14 games lost. Kuremaa SK will meet at home Reinar Halliku (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Nord/Cramo will play against the league's leader G4S Noorteliiga in Tallinn and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Kadrina - Paide VW 105-69 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 3rd placed Paide VW's (4-11) road loss to second ranked Kadrina (13-1) 69-105 on Friday. Kadrina maintains second place with 13-1 record having just seven point less than leader TSA Kalev which they share with defeated Paide VW. Paide VW lost their fifth game in a row. They dropped to the second position with 11 games lost. Kadrina will meet at home league's leader Rae Koss in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Paide VW will play against the league's leader TSA Kalev and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Ulikool//Estiko - TSA Kalev 78-66 There was a small surprise when first ranked Ulikool//Estiko (14-1) won against their close opponent TSA Kalev (6-9) in Tartu 78-66 on Friday. The victory was the twelfth consecutive win for Ulikool//Estiko. They maintain first place with 14-1 record which they share with defeated TSA Kalev. Newly promoted TSA Kalev still keeps top position with nine games lost. They share it with Viimsi II. Ulikool//Estiko will meet at home league's second-placed Eesti M. in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. TSA Kalev will play against the league's second-placed Paide VW and it may be a tough game between close rivals. |
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| Caboclo's 33-point game gives him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 33 points adding eight rebounds for Ulm in his team's victory, helping them to beat Bursaspor (#8, 6-7) 92-86. Ulm is placed at 3rd position in EuroCup. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Ulm will need more victories to improve their 8-5 record. In the team's last game Caboclo had a remarkable 82.4% from 2-point range. He turned to be Ulm's top player in his first season with the team. Bruno Caboclo averages this season 18.3ppg and 8.3rpg. Second best performed player last round was Yoeli Childs (203-PF-1998) of Hamburg. He is American forward in his first season at Hamburg. In the last game Childs recorded impressive double-double of 26 points and 10 rebounds. Bad luck as Hamburg was edged by the higher-ranked Promitheas (#4, 8-5) 105-103. Hamburg managed to keep the same 8th spot in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 4-9 record. Childs is a newcomer at Hamburg and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to center Chinanu Onuaku (207-C-1996, agency: MSG) of H.Tel-Aviv (#3). Onuaku scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds. He was a key player of H.Tel-Aviv, leading his team to a 78-60 easy win against the lower-ranked Trento (#9, 2-11). H.Tel-Aviv needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 9 victories and 4 lost games. Onuaku has a great season in EuroCup. After only 9 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 8.3rpg (4th best). He also has 1.4bpg and FGP: 57.6%. Other top performing players last week: 4. DJ Kennedy (198-F-1989) of Prometey - 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Sam Dekker (204-F-1994) of London L. - 27 points and 8 rebounds 6. Aleksander Balcerowski (218-C-2000) of Gran Canaria - 20 points and 5 rebounds 7. Josh Adams (188-G-1993) of Cedevita Ol. - 16 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Dustin Hogue (198-PF-1992) of Promitheas - 17 points and 4 rebounds 9. Anthony Polite (198-G-1997) of Hamburg - 19 points and 5 rebounds 10. Yogi Ferrell (183-PG-1993) of Cedevita Ol. - 20 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Recap of Round 23 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. An interesting game for Spanish Real Madrid (16-7) which played road game in Monaco against 4th placed French Monaco (14-9). Second ranked Real Madrid managed to get a 4-point victory 95-91. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Monaco. Real Madrid looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Monaco helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Croatian Mario Hezonja (202-1995) orchestrated the victory by scoring 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Argentinian forward Gabriel Deck (198-1995) contributed with 13 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. American guard Mike James (185-1990, college: Lamar) answered with 23 points and 7 assists for Monaco. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Real Madrid have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending Spanish champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Olympiacos. Monaco at the other side keeps the fourth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Fenerbahce. Real Madrid is looking forward to face Efes (#11) in Istanbul in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Monaco will play at home against ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (#17) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win. Euroleague top team - Greek Olympiacos (16-7) added another victory to their record. This time they beat eleventh ranked Turkish Efes (11-12) in Piraeus 76-70. It was a great evening for Cypriot-Bulgarian forward Aleksandar Vezenkov (206-1995) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points. Michalis Lountzis helped adding 13 points and 7 rebounds. Serbian point guard Vasilije Micic (196-1994, agency: BeoBasket) responded with 10 points and 4 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Olympiacos have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending Greek champion maintains first place with 16-7 record, which they share with Real Madrid. Efes at the other side keep the eleventh position with 12 games lost. They share it with Virtus BO. Olympiacos will play against bottom-ranked ALBA Berlin (#18) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Efes will play against the league's second-placed Real Madrid (#2) and hope to get back on the winning track. A very close game took place in Valencia between Israeli Maccabi Tel-Aviv and Spanish Valencia. Ninth ranked Maccabi Tel-Aviv (12-11) got a very close victory on the road over 7th ranked Valencia (12-11). Maccabi Tel-Aviv managed to escape with a 1-point win 94-93 in the game for the seventh place. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Valencia. It was an exceptional evening for Bonzie Colson Jr who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds. Jared Harper came up with 20 points for Valencia in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Maccabi Tel-Aviv moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Valencia. Maccabi Tel-Aviv will meet at home Crvena Zvezda (#13) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Valencia will play against Panathinaikos (#15) in Athens and hope to secure a win. There were no big surprises in other games of round 23: Bayern were beaten by Barca on the road 72-70. Milano won against Crvena Zvezda on its own court 74-68. Bottom-ranked ALBA unfortunately lost to Fenerbahce in Istanbul 86-101. Zalgiris recorded a loss to Partizan at home 74-88. Virtus BO defeated ASVEL on the opponent's court 77-64. Baskonia beat Panathinaikos in a home game 95-90. The most impressive performance of 23th round was 19 points and 5 rebounds by Derrick Williams of Panathinaikos. Barca - Bayern 72-70 No shocking result in a game when third ranked Spanish Barca (15-8) edged 14th ranked German Bayern Muenchen (9-14) in Barcelona 72-70 on Thursday. However just two-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Barca looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was an exceptional evening for Czech center Jan Vesely (213-1990, agency: BeoBasket) who led the winners and scored 10 points and 9 rebounds. Nikola Mirotic (208-1991) accounted for 12 points for the winning side. American-German Nick Weiler-Babb (196-1995, college: Iowa St.) came up with 15 points and American Augustine Rubit (203-1989, college: USA, agency: BeoBasket) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Bayern Muenchen in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Barca maintains third place with 15-8 record behind leader Olympiacos. Loser Bayern Muenchen keeps the fourteenth position with 14 games lost. Barca will meet Virtus BO (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Bayern Muenchen will play against Partizan and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Barca: N.Mirotic 12+3reb+1ast, S.Sanli 10+3reb, J.Vesely 10+9reb+2ast, C.Higgins 9+3ast, R.Jokubaitis 7+6reb+3ast, A.Abrines 7+1ast Bayern: N.Weiler-Babb 15+3reb, O.Jaramaz 12+1reb+2ast, A.Rubit 10+5reb+2ast, C.Walden 9+4reb+3ast, J.Niklas Wimberg 9+5reb, C.Winston 4+2reb+1ast Milano - Crvena Zvezda 74-68 There was an upset when higher ranked Serbian Crvena Zvezda (10-13) lost on the road to seventeenth ranked Italian Milano (8-15) 74-68 on Thursday. Milano made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Billy Baron (188-1990, college: Canisius, agency: BeoBasket) who led the winners and scored 15 points. His fellow American import swingman Devon Hall (196-1995, college: Virginia, agency: Octagon Europe) accounted for 14 points for the winning side. Ghanian-American Ben Bentil (204-1995, college: Providence) came up with 17 points and 7 rebounds and Argentinian-Italian guard Luca Vildoza (191-1995, agency: Octagon Europe) added 11 points respectively for Crvena Zvezda in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending Italian champion moved-up to fifteenth place, which they share with Panathinaikos and ASVEL. Crvena Zvezda lost their fourth game in a row. Defending Serbian champion keeps the thirteenth position with 13 games lost. Milano will meet higher ranked Fenerbahce (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Crvena Zvezda will play against Maccabi Tel-Aviv (#7) in Tel Aviv and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Milano: B.Baron 15+2reb+2ast, D.Hall 14+2reb+2ast, B.Davies 10+2ast, K.Hines 8+5reb+1ast, T.Luwawu-Cabarrot 8+6reb, J.Voigtmann 7+5reb+2ast Crvena Zvezda: B.Bentil 17+7reb, L.Vildoza 11+2reb+3ast, F.Petrusev 9+1reb+3ast, L.Mitrovic 7+3reb, O.Dobric 7+3reb+2ast, D.Ilic 5+5reb Valencia - M.Tel-Aviv 93-94 A very close game took place in Valencia between Israeli Maccabi Tel-Aviv and Spanish Valencia. Ninth ranked Maccabi Tel-Aviv (12-11) got a very close victory on the road over 7th ranked Valencia (12-11). Maccabi Tel-Aviv managed to escape with a 1-point win 94-93 in the game for the seventh place. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Valencia. They outrebounded Valencia 33-19 including a 23-12 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for American Bonzie Colson Jr (198-1996, college: Notre Dame, agency: Octagon Europe) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds. His fellow American import point guard Wade Baldwin IV (193-1996, college: Vanderbilt) accounted for 19 points and 4 assists for the winning side. American point guard Jared Harper (180-1997, college: Auburn, agency: Verus Management) came up with 20 points and Slovenian Klemen Prepelic (191-1992) added 15 points and 4 assists respectively for Valencia in the defeat. Four Maccabi Tel-Aviv and five Valencia players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Maccabi Tel-Aviv moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Valencia. Maccabi Tel-Aviv will meet at home Crvena Zvezda (#13) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Valencia will play against Panathinaikos (#15) in Athens and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: M.Tel-Aviv: W.Baldwin IV 19+3reb+4ast, J.DiBartolomeo 17+1reb+2ast, B.Colson Jr. 17+12reb+3ast, J.Martin 10+5reb, J.Nebo 9+6reb, R.Sorkin 6 Valencia: J.Harper 20+3ast, K.Prepelic 15+1reb+4ast, C.Jones 13+2ast, J.Pradilla 13+3reb+2ast, J.Radebaugh 11+1reb+2ast, K.Alexander 6+5reb Fenerbahce - ALBA 101-86 Very predictable result when fifth ranked Turkish Fenerbahce (14-9) won against bottom-ranked German ALBA Berlin (6-17) in Istanbul 101-86 on Friday. Fenerbahce made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Nigel Hayes-Davis (203-1994, college: Wisconsin) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds. His fellow American import center Johnathan Motley (208-1995, college: Baylor) accounted for 18 points for the winning side. Israeli point guard Tamir Blatt (178-1997) came up with 11 points and 8 assists and Johannes Thiemann (206-1994, agency: BeoBasket) added 10 points and 5 assists respectively for ALBA Berlin in the defeat. Four Fenerbahce and five ALBA Berlin players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending Turkish champion moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Monaco. ALBA Berlin lost their fifth game in a row. Defending German champion stay at the bottom position with 17 games lost. Fenerbahce will meet at home Milano (#16) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. ALBA Berlin will play against the league's leader Olympiacos and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Fenerbahce: N.Hayes-Davis 24+11reb+3ast, J.Motley 18+2reb+2ast, C.Edwards 13+3reb, M.Guduric 12+3reb, N.Calathes 10+2reb+3ast, D.Pierre 9+5reb+4ast ALBA: Y.Wetzell 13+2reb, Y.Zoosman 12+4reb, T.Blatt 11+8ast, B.Lammers 10+4reb+1ast, J.Thiemann 10+3reb+5ast, L.Olinde 10+5reb+1ast Monaco - Real Madrid 91-95 An interesting game for Spanish Real Madrid (16-7) which played road game in Monaco against 4th placed French Monaco (14-9). Second ranked Real Madrid managed to get a 4-point victory 95-91. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Monaco. Real Madrid looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Monaco helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Croatian Mario Hezonja (202-1995) orchestrated the victory by scoring 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Argentinian forward Gabriel Deck (198-1995) contributed with 13 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Four Real Madrid players scored in double figures. American guard Mike James (185-1990, college: Lamar) answered with 23 points and 7 assists and guard Elie Okobo (191-1997) added 16 points in the effort for Monaco. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Real Madrid have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending Spanish champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Olympiacos. Monaco at the other side keeps the fourth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Fenerbahce. Real Madrid is looking forward to face Efes (#11) in Istanbul in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Monaco will play at home against ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (#17) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win. Top scorers: Real Madrid: M.Hezonja 30+6reb+6ast, D.Musa 14+2reb+5ast, G.Deck 13+9reb+2ast, S.Llull 10+1ast, G.Yabusele 9+5reb+4ast, A.Hanga 7 Monaco: M.James 23+1reb+7ast, E.Okobo 16+1reb+3ast, A.Diallo 15+1reb+1ast, D.Motiejunas 7+3reb, J.Brown III 7+3reb+2ast, D.Hall 6+6reb Zalgiris - Partizan 74-88 There was a minor upset when 7th ranked Lithuanian Zalgiris (12-11) lost to tenth ranked Serbian Partizan (12-11) in Kaunas 74-88 on Friday. Partizan shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 59.1 percentage. It was an exceptional evening for French center Mathias Lessort (206-1995, agency: Octagon Europe) who led the winners and scored 14 points and 6 rebounds. Greek forward Ioannis Papapetrou (203-1994, college: Texas) accounted for 17 points for the winning side. Five Partizan players scored in double figures. Canadian-Lithuanian Ignas Brazdeikis (201-1999, college: Michigan) came up with 17 points and Edgaras Ulanovas (199-1992) added 6 points and 5 assists respectively for Zalgiris in the defeat. Zalgiris' coach rotated ten players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Partizan. They moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Zalgiris. Zalgiris lost their third game in a row. Partizan will meet Bayern Muenchen (#14) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Zalgiris will play against Baskonia (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Partizan: I.Papapetrou 17+4reb, M.Lessort 14+6reb+1ast, K.Punter 14+1reb+3ast, Z.LeDay 11+10reb, D.Exum 11+3reb+1ast, J.Nunnally 10+2ast Zalgiris: I.Brazdeikis 17+3reb+3ast, R.Smits 10+3reb+1ast, L.Birutis 10+3reb, K.Hayes 8+4reb+1ast, E.Ulanovas 6+4reb+5ast, L.Lekavicius 5+3ast ASVEL - Virtus BO 64-77 Everything went according to plan when twelfth ranked Italian Virtus BO (11-12) defeated on the road 15th ranked French ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (8-15) 77-64 on Friday. It was an exceptional evening for Marco Belinelli (196-1986) who led the winners and scored 21 points. French Isaia Cordinier (196-1996) accounted for 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Guard Nando De Colo (196-1987) came up with 15 points and 6 assists and Bulgarian-American point guard Dee Bost (188-1989, college: MSU) added 9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Virtus BO moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Anadolu Efes. Defending French champion ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket keeps the fifteenth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Milano and Panathinaikos. Virtus BO will meet at home higher ranked Barca (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket will play against Monaco (#5) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Virtus BO: M.Belinelli 21+1reb+1ast, I.Cordinier 10+5reb+5ast, T.Shengelia 10+4reb+3ast, D.Hackett 7+3reb+2ast, N.Mannion 6+2reb+3ast, A.Pajola 5+4reb+3ast ASVEL: N.De Colo 15+2reb+6ast, Y.Fall 11+5reb, A.Noua 10+2reb, D.Bost 9+7reb+4ast, C.Lombahe-Kahudi 8+2reb, D.Lighty 5+1reb Olympiacos - Anadolu Efes 76-70 Euroleague top team - Greek Olympiacos (16-7) added another victory to their record. This time they beat eleventh ranked Turkish Efes (11-12) in Piraeus 76-70. Olympiacos players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. It was a great evening for Cypriot-Bulgarian forward Aleksandar Vezenkov (206-1995) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points. Point guard Michalis Lountzis (195-1998) helped adding 13 points and 7 rebounds. Serbian point guard Vasilije Micic (196-1994, agency: BeoBasket) responded with 10 points and 4 assists and Armenian-American center Bryant Dunston (203-1986) scored 9 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Olympiacos have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending Greek champion maintains first place with 16-7 record, which they share with Real Madrid. Efes at the other side keep the eleventh position with 12 games lost. They share it with Virtus BO. Olympiacos will play against bottom-ranked ALBA Berlin (#18) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Efes will play against the league's second-placed Real Madrid (#2) and hope to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Olympiacos: A.Vezenkov 23+3reb+3ast, M.Lountzis 13+7reb, S.McKissic 10+2reb+4ast, M.Fall 10+2reb+1ast, K.Papanikolaou 6+5reb+6ast, G.Larentzakis 5+1reb+2ast Anadolu Efes: E.Bryant 10+3reb+1ast, S.Larkin 10+1reb+5ast, V.Micic 10+2reb+4ast, R.Beaubois 10+3ast, B.Dunston 9+6reb+1ast, A.Zizic 9+1reb+1ast Baskonia - Panathinaikos 95-90 There was no surprise when 15th ranked Greek Panathinaikos (8-15) lost to sixth ranked Spanish Baskonia (13-10) in Vitoria 90-95 on Friday. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Baskonia made 16-of-18 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American point guard Markus Howard (180-1999, college: Marquette) who led the winners and scored 24 points. American-Ivorian power forward Matt Costello (208-1993, college: Michigan St.) accounted for 16 points for the winning side. Baskonia's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American-Cameroonian guard Paris Lee (183-1995, college: Illinois St.) came up with 16 points and 8 assists and American forward Derrick Williams (203-1991, college: Arizona) added 19 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Panathinaikos in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Baskonia maintains sixth place with 13-10 record. Loser Panathinaikos keep the fifteenth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Milano and ASVEL. Baskonia will meet Zalgiris (#10) in the next round. Panathinaikos will play against Valencia (#9) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Baskonia: M.Howard 24+3reb+2ast, M.Costello 16+4reb, V.Marinkovic 14+1reb+1ast, M.Kotsar 10+6reb+4ast, R.Giedraitis 9+8reb+1ast, S.Enoch 6+3reb Panathinaikos: D.Williams 19+5reb, P.Lee 16+2reb+8ast, D.Bacon 16+3reb+2ast, G.Papagiannis 16+7reb, N.Wolters 7+4reb+4ast, M.Grigonis 7+2ast |
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| European North Basketball League round 8 best performance: C.J. Williams (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 32-year old player was the main contributor (25 points, four rebounds and four assists) to his team's victory, helping them to crush Tartu (#2, 2-5) with 19-point margin 97-78. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. I.Ness Ziona maintains the 4th position in European North Basketball League . They would have been even better if they did not have these two lost games earlier in Regular Season. I.Ness Ziona will need more victories to improve their 5-2 record. In the team's last game Williams had a remarkable 55.6% from 2-point range and got four three-pointers out of 8 attempts. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. C.J. Williams averages this season 11.1ppg. The second best player in last round's games was young American Eric Buckner (208-C-1990) of league's leader Wolves. Buckner had a very good evening with a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds. It was enough for Wolves to edge slightly lower-ranked Brno (#3, 1-6) 62-56. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Wolves consolidated its place in the very top position of the standings. His team has currently 4-2 record. Buckner is a newcomer at Wolves and despite he is not a team leader yet, every game he becomes more reliable player. Hopefully performances like the last one will happen more often. Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Garrett Nevels (188-G-1992, agency: Slash Sports) of league's top team Trefl. Nevels showcased his all-around game by recording 20 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the last round. Despite Nevels' great performance Trefl lost 65-88 to #3 ranked Stal. But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. The last thing Trefl needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 4 victories and 3 lost games. Nevels has a great season in European North Basketball League. After only 7 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 20.1ppg (2nd best). He also has FGP: 54.0% and 3PT: 59.5%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Jerome Meyinsse (208-C-1988) of I.Ness Ziona - 19 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Ojars Silins (201-PF-1993) of Stal - 24 points and 4 rebounds 6. Cody Riley (206-F-1997) of Brno - 16 points and 14 rebounds 7. Josh Perkins (191-G-1995) of Stal - 16 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists 8. Patrik Saal (207-PF-2000) of Tartu - 16 points and 3 rebounds 9. Konrad Rosinski (203-F-2003) of King - 8 points and 9 rebounds 10. Eigirdas Zukauskas (204-F-1992) of Wolves - 10 points, 8 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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| Round 14: SKM lose to Zalgiris - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Round 14 most important game was a defeat of league's leader Lithuanian SKM (8-2). They were edged by eleventh ranked Zalgiris (6-4) 55-53 on Sunday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of SKM. The hosts trailed by 1 point after three quarters before their 16-13 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Matas Motiejaitis scored 21 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Jonas Jokubauskas chipped in 8 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Zalgiris' coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Airidas Petraitis responded with 9 points and 9 rebounds. Zalgiris moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Tartu and Hyundai. Defending Lithuanian champion SKM dropped to the second position with two games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by DSN Riga. The game had a very big importance for second-ranked DSN Riga as it allowed them to take a leadership position. DSN Riga defeated 17th ranked Ridzene at home 61-49. Forward Karlis Vavers (196-2006) notched a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead the effort and Kristers Skrinda supported him with 19 points and 6 rebounds. Even 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists by Teodors Liepnieks (-2006) did not help to save the game for Ridzene. DSN Riga (8-1) have an impressive six-game winning streak. As mentioned above they took over a top position. Ridzene at the other side dropped to the eighteenth place with five games lost. One of the most interesting games of round 14 was a derby match between two teams from Lithuania. The game took place in Klaipeda where 60th ranked Vilniaus KM won against host V.Knasiaus (6-3) 59-45. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of V.Knasiaus. The best player for the winners was Maksym Ishchenko who scored 18 points. Vilniaus KM's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Robert Juskevicius produced 15 points for the hosts. Vilniaus KM (1-9) left bottom position moving up to 44th place, which they share with BC Gori. Loser V.Knasiaus dropped to the fifth position with three games lost. There were no shocking results in the other games in round 14: Liepaja lost to V.Knasiaus on the opponent's court 61-63. Stiinta managed to outperform Balkan in a home game 77-61. Istanbul rolled over Inter B. on the road 81-52. The most impressive stats of the last round was 13 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks by Maros Golian of Inter B.. V.Knasiaus - Liepaja 63-61 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Klaipeda where 9th ranked Latvian Liepaja (5-3) was edged by tenth ranked Lithuanian V.Knasiaus (6-3) 63-61 on Sunday. The hosts trailed by 4 points at the halftime before their 17-8 charge in the third quarter, which allowed them to win the game. The best player for the winners was Kristupas Grybas (-2006) who scored 15 points and 4 assists. Justas Dargevicius (-2006) chipped in 15 points. V.Knasiaus' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Point guard Martins Kilups (185-2006) produced 26 points and Viesturs Birsans (-2006) added 14 points respectively for the guests. V.Knasiaus moved-up to fifth place. Loser Liepaja dropped to the eleventh position with three games lost. Top scorers: Liepaja: K.Martins 26+4reb, B.Viesturs 14+2reb, A.Gustavs 8+4reb+2ast, M.Rudolfs 8+4reb+1ast, P.Marguss 4+1reb+1ast, K.Markuss 1+2reb V.Knasiaus: G.Kristupas 15+3reb+4ast, D.Justas 15+3reb, A.Vilius 12+2reb, C.Nikita 8+2reb+1ast, S.Matas 5+7reb+3ast, M.Vytautas 4+1reb DSN Riga - Ridzene 61-49 The game had a very big importance for second-ranked DSN Riga as it allowed them to take a leadership position. DSN Riga defeated 17th ranked Ridzene at home 61-49. Ridzene was ahead by 1 point at the halftime before a 29-16 second half run of DSN Riga. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Ridzene to just 7 points in third quarter. They outrebounded Ridzene 39-19 including a 24-12 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Karlis Vavers (196-2006) notched a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead the effort and forward Kristers Skrinda (200-2006) supported him with 19 points and 6 rebounds. Even 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists by Teodors Liepnieks (-2006) did not help to save the game for Ridzene. Tomass Vilkins (-2006) added 10 points for the guests. DSN Riga (8-1) have an impressive six-game winning streak. As mentioned above they took over a top position. Ridzene at the other side dropped to the eighteenth place with five games lost. Top scorers: Ridzene: K.Kristers 11+3reb+1ast, L.Teodors 10+6reb+5ast, V.Tomass 10+4reb+1ast, A.Marks 8+4reb+2ast, V.Karlis 5, L.Hugo 5+2reb+1ast DSN Riga: S.Kristers 19+6reb+2ast, V.Karlis 16+14reb+1ast, P.Karlis 10+3reb+1ast, F.Martins 8+3reb+1ast, S.Aleks 6+4reb+2ast, O.Arturs 2+4reb Zalgiris - SKM 55-53 Round 14 most important game was a defeat of league's leader Lithuanian SKM (8-2). They were edged by eleventh ranked Zalgiris (6-4) 55-53 on Sunday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of SKM. The hosts trailed by 1 point after three quarters before their 16-13 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Matas Motiejaitis scored 21 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Jonas Jokubauskas chipped in 8 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Zalgiris' coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Airidas Petraitis responded with 9 points and 9 rebounds and point guard Mantas Rimkus (160-2006) scored 12 points. Zalgiris moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Tartu and Hyundai. Defending Lithuanian champion SKM dropped to the second position with two games lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by DSN Riga. Top scorers: SKM: L.Pijus 13+4reb, R.Mantas 12+4reb+1ast, P.Airidas 9+9reb+3ast, A.Faustas 8+6reb+1ast, D.Titas 4+6reb+2ast, S.Simonas 4+2reb+3ast Zalgiris: M.Matas 21+7reb+2ast, J.Jonas 8+8reb+1ast, G.Benas 6+5reb, B.Majus 6+1reb, P.Matas 4+4reb+1ast, V.Domas 4+2reb V.Knasiaus - Vilniaus KM 45-59 One of the most interesting games of round 14 was a derby match between two teams from Lithuania. The game took place in Klaipeda where 60th ranked Vilniaus KM won against host V.Knasiaus (6-3) 59-45. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of V.Knasiaus. The game without a history. Vilniaus KM led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. The best player for the winners was Maksym Ishchenko who scored 18 points. Arminas Macionis chipped in 15 points. Vilniaus KM's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Robert Juskevicius produced 15 points and Jonas Zukauskas added 7 points and 11 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Vilniaus KM (1-9) left bottom position moving up to 44th place, which they share with BC Gori. Loser V.Knasiaus dropped to the fifth position with three games lost. Top scorers: V.Knasiaus: L.Faustas 17, J.Robert 15+3reb+2ast, Z.Jonas 7+11reb+1ast, V.Kajus 6+1reb+4ast, G.Martynas 0+4reb+1ast, D.Martynas 0 Vilniaus KM: I.Maksym 18+4reb, M.Arminas 15+1reb+1ast, Z.Rokas 8+3reb+2ast, V.Mantas 4+1reb+1ast, A.Mantas 4+2reb, A.Mikas 4+6reb Stiinta - Balkan 77-61 Everything could happen in Bucharest at the game between two tied teams. Both twenty fourth ranked Romanian Stiinta and 21th ranked Bulgarian Balkan had identical 3-1 record. This time Stiinta used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Botevgrad 77-61 on Thursday night. The hosts trailed by 2 points at the halftime before their 32-10 charge in the third quarter, which allowed them to win the game. Stiinta forced 23 Balkan turnovers. The best player for the winners was guard Mihnea Vlaicu (178-2006) who scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Alexandru Pirjolescu (187-2006) chipped in 18 points. Five Stiinta players scored in double figures. Stiinta's coach let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Point guard Aleksandar Gavalyugov (185-2006) produced 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and Alexander Jilev (-2006) added 18 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the guests. Stiinta have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifteenth place, which they share with Centrum Tigers and Salaspils. Loser Balkan dropped to the twenty sixth position with two games lost. They share it with Istanbul. Top scorers: Balkan: G.Aleksandar 20+5reb+6ast, J.Alexander 18+6reb+1ast, G.Velizar 13+1reb+1ast, V.Kristiyan 7+12reb, N.Nikolay 3+1reb+2ast, D.Stilian 0 Stiinta: V.Mihnea 21+7reb+7ast, P.Alexandru 18+3reb+3ast, O.David 17+3reb+3ast, M.Andrei 11+11reb+1ast, T.Alexandru 10+9reb+1ast, P.Stefan 0+1reb Inter B. - Istanbul 52-81 Not a big story in a game in Bratislava where 38th ranked Slovakian Inter B. (1-4) was rolled over by 32th ranked Turkish Istanbul (3-2) 81-52 on Thursday. The guests were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Istanbul dominated on the defensive end, holding Inter B. to just 7 points in fourth quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Inter B.'s 34. Istanbul forced 30 Inter B. turnovers. The best player for the winners was Emre Cetinkol who scored 11 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Kerem Yesilcimenli chipped in 12 points. Four Istanbul players scored in double figures. Maros Golian (202-2007) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks and guard Richard Ondrus (188-2006) added 18 points respectively for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Istanbul moved-up to twenty sixth place, which they share with Balkan. Loser Inter B. dropped to the 42th position with four games lost. They share it with Pardaugava. Top scorers: Inter B.: O.Richard 18+4reb+3ast, G.Maros 13+16reb+3ast, M.Martin 8+8reb+4ast, G.Tobias 5+4reb+2ast, U.Maxim 4+6reb+2ast, V.Adrian 2+3reb+1ast Istanbul: A.Batu 13+1reb+2ast, Y.Kerem 12+4reb+1ast, C.Emre 11+9reb+4ast, I.Eren 10+4reb, A.Kaan 8+3reb+4ast, S.Can 6+4reb+1ast |
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| Brian Conklin (FC Porto) Will Never Forget Getting The Best Of Draymond Greene In The Post But Realizing How Good He Was As A Ball Handler On The Pick And Roll - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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Brian Conklin (201-PF-1989, college: St.Louis) is a 33 year old 201c, forward from Oregon that is playing his 11th professional season and first with FC Porto (Portugal-Liga Betclic). He began his basketball career at North Eugene High School. He then played at Saint Louis University (NCAA) from 2008-2012 playing a total of 133 NCAA games. He turned professional in 2013 and has played in countries like Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, France and Turkey. He has played 400 plus professional games in his career. He spoke to eurobasket before a Fiba Europe Cup game in Chemnitz. Thanks Brian for talking to eurobasket.com. Where are you at the moment and how is basketball life treating you at the moment? Hello thanks for having me. I'm in Porto, Portugal playing for the historic club FC Porto. In my 11th season I'm having the time of my life. Welcome back to Germany. You played against Alba Berlin 5 years ago and was in Germany. What memories do you have of playing that historic German organization? I also Played against Bonn even before that, I've always loved playing against German teams in international competitions, I've been told my style of play would suit the league. Playing ALBA specially that season was great because my good friend and old roommate from Nanterre Spencer Butterfield was on the team. I just had a flash back. I actually saw you play in 2017 in Bonn where you suffered a tough 77-76 loss. Do those close loses nip at you for a while or can you forget them? That certain case didn't matter as it was the semifinals and you play home and away so it's like an 80 minute basketball game. Just have to score more than other team in the end. Your playing your first season with the historic club FC Porto. What have you appreciated most about playing for this organization? The professionalism and hunger to win championships has been a breath of fresh air and made me want to reach my highest level. You have won a number of titles in your career. How exciting is it playing for an organization that has won 25 titles and last in 2020 and how hungry is your quest to win again? I've always won championships throughout my career that's why I always start a season saying #chasingchampionships. It's what I play for the excitement of the fans in those moments and winning it all after sacrificing so much. Your a guy that has shown everywhere that you can be adurable scorer and rebounder. What exactly is your role this season? It seems like you don't have to do as much as with other teams? I just try to fit in where I best can help the team succeed. Now that I'm older that comes in a mentor/ leadership role by default on the court and off. But on the court nothing has changed that's scoring the ball, passing out of certain ball screen defenses, creating mismatches or being able to disrupt other teams offenses with my physicality. The game has continued to evolve and especially guys at your position have incorporated a three pointer. This season you have hardly used it. Why hasn't the three pointer become more of an option in your game? I think the 3 pointer is the most overrated shot in the game, you have people shooting 30% from three taking 5-6 threes a game, that's wasted possessions to me. I'd rather take post ups, mid range at 60% that way putting pressure on the defense and can get to the free throw line, while being able to have a more balanced transition defense. As the oldest on the team, have you developed a sort of mentor position for some players? What has it been being teammates with ex Auburn player Danjel Purifoy, a guy who plays your position? Being older you just try to impart knowledge on the younger guys, make sure they understand the business and avoid mistakes maybe you made early in your career. Last season you had a short stint in Turkey's first league with Semt77 Yalova Belediye Spor (Turkey-BSL) averaging 9.7ppg, 4.7rpg, 1.2apg, FGP: 48.8%, 3PT: 28.6%, FT: 76.7%. This is an up and coming league. How would you compare it in skill level and competitive teams to the France pro A? Is the Pro A ahead of this league? I really enjoyed my time in Turkey, it's a very high level league with a lot of talent. I'd say it's a more physical league in Turkey where as France is a more athletic league. Turkey you're playing against a lot of very high level Americans normally as they get majority of the minutes and a lot of plays break down into 1 on 1. France is a faster pace and more system oriented league, you're going to play pick and roll and attack out of those situations. In your career you also have had your experiences in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, New Zealand, Australia. Was your time playing competitive games often a better and more comfortable option then just grinding in the gym at home? Was there a particular experience you will never forget playing there? I prefer to stay in game shape and play year round. This is where I've been able to have the most success and stay ready for every facet of the season. Australia and Puerto Rico where I won MVP's in each league respectively has got to be my most favorite experiences. As well as winning a championship in New Zealand in my first season as a pro and another championship in the Dominican Republic. You played 4 years in France with Nanterre and Limoges. You put up consistent stats in one of Europe's best leagues including the Eurocup. Do you feel like you were ever close to landing with a Euroleague team? Has it just been timing and having the right connection that has been missing? Yeah I've always been able to play at a high level, play on EuroCup teams that made their respective Top 16's even won a French Cup and the FIBA EUROPE CUP. For me I think it was a timing thing and a connection thing. I never truly chased the money, I always had my family with me so I wanted good situations where I'd be paid on time, my kids could go to school and we could be together as a family. 2 years ago you were teammates with basketball's biggest talent at the moment Victor Wembanyama. Is this kid the real deal. How far can he go? The Skies the limit for Vic, he was my rookie my second stint in Nanterre and you could see all the intangibles and talent at 16/17 years old. He's a good, humble kid who knows his worth and where he's going. Stays focused and true to himself. Very hard worker and addicted to the pressure and perfecting his game. What was the most amazing thing that you remember seeing him do in a practice that little people saw that made you go wow? I mean his ability to put the ball on the floor at that size and get to this mid post fadeaway has to be one of the more impressive things in the complete package. In your first season with Nanterre you were teammates with Mr parking lot Heiko Schaffartzik. Do you ever remember being teammates with a guy that can shoot more crazy deep three's then him? Man Heiko not only could pull from anywhere but his ability as a teammate and leader brought the chemistry together that year that helped us win two championships. Between him, Chris Warren, Spencer Butterfield and Hugo Invernizzi all shooting above 45% from 3 any given night you could pick the best shooter on the court. In your last Limoges gig you were teammates with DeMarkus Nelson and Marcus Ginyard who balled at Duke and Noth Carolina. What memories do you have of these 2 outstanding players. Did that school rivalry sometimes come to life? They were great talents and leaders helped me to understand transitioning to the twilight of my career how to extend your career and make a difference in a more efficient role. Outside the casual wager when the teams played each other nothing crazy. In your first tour of duty with Limoges, you were teammates with short point guard Dru Joyce who had a great career overseas. Dru is a very humble guy. How long did it take for you to learn that one of his closest friends is Lebron James who he won 3 high school titles at St Marys? Dru was a great PG and now I'm sure he's a great coach at Duquesne. Very knowledgeable about the game and the ultimate professional. I had seen the documentary because he's around my age so I remember the hype when I was in high school. You played a season with the Illawarra Hawks (Australia-NBL) averaging 14.6ppg, 5.4rpg, 2.2apg, FGP: 49.1%, 3PT: 10.0%, FT: 71.9%. There you were teammates with David Anderson who played in the NBA, CSKA Moscow and FC Barcelona just to name a few teams. How good was he still at 37 when you were teammates and what will you always remember about him? Man Dave is the man!!! Never seen someone take such good care of their body, and work at their craft as diligently as him. He was still very good and could go for 13 pts in a quarter before you could blink. Would challenge us to one on one on the block and out of the high post after practice. He was a true professional. You played 3 seasons with the Townsville Crocodiles (Australia-NBL) from 2013-2016. You put up solid stats but also made some news with the drama concerning Damian Martin and Mitch Creek. What memories do you have of experiencing highs and lows early in your career? Loved my time in Townsville, it's a special place with a special fan base passionate about their crocs!!! My son was born there, I got MVP of the league while I played there so nothing but great experiences. I've never done anything intentionally, I play hard and physical like any other player. I've been hit just as hard or harder throughout my career. It's an occupational hazard. It was unfortunate what happened and I wear an elbow pad on that left side for this reason, so forbid it ever happening again. I've seen guys get their eyes poked out, punches thrown I was never this type of player. Basketball Is a physical sport. How vital was your 3 years in Australia for your basketball development? I was able to come in as a youngster and play heavy minutes and be the focal point of the offense in a respected league against some great talent. Learned how to screen, run the floor and create mismatches to my advantage. How important was Shawn Dennis for you early in your career for your development before reaching Europe? I would say it was my college coach Rick Majerus who gave me a majority of my basketball knowledge and he was a basketball savant. Thanks to him I'm still playing today. I learned how to play the game and didn't have to rely on athleticism or skill only. You were teammates with then rookie Nick Kay? How proud were you of him winning a Bronze in 2021 at the Olympics? Did you see his growth starting in 2015 when he came from division 2? Nick was a very hard worker and very talented, cream always rises to the top. He got out of it what he put in, never saw him take a day off. Just put in the work. You played your rookie season with the Zero Fees Southland Sharks (New Zealand-NBL) averaging 22.4ppg), Reb-3 (9.5rpg), 1.4spg, FGP: 61.4%, FT: 74.0%. What do you remember being your wake up call to being a pro down under where you knew that you were far away from home? We started season 1-3 and coach came into practice read out everyone's stats up to that part of the season out loud in front of the team. Told me my performance was unacceptable for an import and I needed to figure out how to get it done as a pro. Rest is history, won award for best forward in the league and we won the championship. You played at St Louis from 2008-2012. What memories do you have of beating Memphis at the NCAA tournament and then losing to Michigan State? Was that your fondest time in the NCAA? My whole senior year seemed like a blur of excitement. We got nationally ranked for the first time, won the 76 Classic in Anaheim, California against Oklahoma and Villanova teams that were very good. Beat a good Washington team, Xavier, Dayton many fond memories. But the culmination was making the NCAA tournament and beating a loaded Memphis team that was supposed to be to big and athletic for us, then matching up with #1 seed Michigan State and Draymond Green and taking them to the wire. What memories do you have battling Draymond Greene? He was a beast in that game?. Would you have thought that he would develop as well as he has in the NBA then? That was a great battle, Rememberd he couldn't guard me in the post and then tried to post me up and couldn't get anything easy so they started using him as the ball handler in pick and rolls that's when I knew he was good. How did head coach Rick Majerus groom and prepare you best for a professional career? Like I mentioned above I owe a lot of my success to him. He taught me to be a student of the game, to slow it down and analyze every aspect, sport is a game of inches and he coached to that. If he were alive throughout my professional career I would've had a different trajectory, that was the connection I was missing to make the highest levels. Who won a 1-1 in practice you or Dwayne Evans? Dwayne was a 3 man all through college and I was the 4/5 never came to that except for the occasional switch. We probably both of differing accounts but there is a reason my nickname was Conk Diesel. Who was the toughest player that you faced in the NCAA that would go to the NBA? Lavoy Allen and Andrew Nicholson as far as bigs who I guarded. But Terence Ross hands down for talent. Please name your 5 best teammates of all-time, as far as on court? PG- Semaj Christon SG- Kenny Hayes SF- Donte Greene PF- Mam Jaieth C- Willie Reed Please list your personal NBA Mount Rushmore of past or present heads? Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant Lebron James Shaq What is your personal opinion of the neverending debate of who is the greatest of all-time Jordan or Lebron? Jordan- winning that's all that matters are you the best when the championship is on the line. 6-0!!! Did you see the sequel to the classic Coming To America? Shouldn't they have left it alone? Didn't see it, won't be either. Original is the best. Somethings better left alone. Thanks Brian for the chat. |
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| Ira Lee claims Finnish Korisliiga weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 24-year old forward had a double-double of 22 points and thirteen rebounds, while his team beat Kotka (#5, 12-12) 100-89. Vilpas is placed at 4th position in Finnish Korisliiga. Vilpas is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. But it was their 11th lost game this season out of 24 games. Lee turned to be Vilpas' top player in his first season with the team. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American forward Chris Clarke (196-F-1996) of Lahti. Clarke impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 33 points and 14 rebounds. Of course he led Lahti to another comfortable win 95-81 over Honka (7-17) being unquestionably team leader. The Second Stage is still at the very beginning and this victory may help a lot. Let's wait for the next round. Clarke is well-known by Lahti fans and he already established his position as one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was American Danny Pippen (206-F-1997) of Kobrat (#7). Pippen showcased his all-around game by recording 29 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in the last round. He was a key player of Kobrat, leading his team to a 89-83 win against Pyrinto (#9, 10-14). Kobrat needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 12 victories and 12 lost games. Pippen has a great season in Finland. After 22 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.6ppg (2nd best) and rebounds with 7.6rpg (8th best). He also has 1.3bpg and FGP: 53.1%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Devon Thomas (183-PG-1994) of Lahti - 32 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Perttu Blomgren (195-PG-2001) of Vilpas - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists 6. Prince Oduro (203-F-1998) of Korihait - 19 points and 12 rebounds 7. Ike Smith (193-G-1997) of Pyrinto - 23 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Brandon Tabb (193-G-1995) of Kotka - 27 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Adrien Lawson (196-G-1997) of Honka - 21 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Roope Ahonen (187-G-1990) of Vilpas - 24 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Kaysersberg tabs Matys Pommier - by Eurobasket News | |
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AS-Kaysersberg-Ammerschwihr-BCA (NM1) inked 20-year old 196cm forward Matys Pommier. Pommier started the season at AS Monaco Basket U21 team in the ProA U21. In 18 games he averaged 11.9ppg, 5.6rpg, 1.8apg and 1.2spg. He has played previously for two other teams: Antibes and Olympique Antibes Juan Les Pins. |
| U18 League Round 5 (Second Stage): Roanne defeat Antibes in the closest game of the week - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game of round 5 in the U18 League took place in Roanne. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of bottom-ranked Antibes (0-5) to fifth ranked Roanne (3-2) 88-86 on Wednesday evening. Roanne moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Lille and Bourg. Antibes at the other side still closes the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Oullins and Poitiers. Roanne is looking forward to face league's leader TOAC in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Antibes will play against Oullins (#8) and hopes to get finally their first victory. The game between Top Four teams took place in Strasbourg. Second ranked host Strasbourg (4-1) smashed 4th placed St-Quentin (2-3) 81-45. Strasbourg maintains second place with 4-1 record having just three point less than leader Chalon, which they share with 3 other teams. St-Quentin at the other side keeps the fourth position with three games lost. They share it with Rouen and Massy. Strasbourg will play against Metropolitans (#3) in Levallois in the next round, which may be the game of the day. St-Quentin will play at home against the league's leader Chalon and hopes to get back on the winning track. U18 League top team - Cholet (5-0) managed to deliver another win on Wednesday. This time they beat seventh ranked Quimper (1-4) 76-65. Undefeated Cholet have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 5-0 record, which they share with Chalon. Quimper lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Angers and Nancy. Cholet will meet at home Lille (#4) in the next round. Quimper will play against Rouen and it may be a tough game between close rivals. There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 5: ASVEL destroyed Oullins on the opponent's court 91-61. Le Mans outscored Rouen in a home game 86-65. Gravelines rolled over Poitiers on the road 89-67. Lille defeated Angers on its own court 79-75. Chalons-Reims lost to undefeated Chalon in a road game 81-87. Massy won against Nancy at home 71-66. Group Group AOullins - ASVEL 61-91Very expected game in Sainte-Foy-les-Lyon where bottom-ranked Oullins (0-5) was crushed by second ranked ASVEL (4-1) 91-61 on Wednesday. ASVEL have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 4-1 record having just three point less than leader Chalon, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Oullins still closes the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Antibes and Poitiers. ASVEL will meet at home Elan Bearnais (#6) in the next round. Oullins will play against Antibes and looks forward to get finally their first victory. Roanne - Antibes 88-86 The most exciting game of round 5 in the U18 League took place in Roanne. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of bottom-ranked Antibes (0-5) to fifth ranked Roanne (3-2) 88-86 on Wednesday evening. Roanne moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Lille and Bourg. Antibes at the other side still closes the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Oullins and Poitiers. Roanne is looking forward to face league's leader TOAC in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Antibes will play against Oullins (#8) and hopes to get finally their first victory. Le Mans - Rouen 86-65 Rather predictable result when third ranked Le Mans (4-1) smashed at home 5th ranked Rouen (2-3) 86-65 on Wednesday. Le Mans moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Rouen dropped to the fourth position with three games lost. They share it with St-Quentin and Massy. Le Mans will meet league's second-placed Gravelines on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Rouen will play against Quimper and hope to secure a win. Poitiers - Gravelines 67-89 Not a big story in a game when bottom-ranked Poitiers (0-5) was rolled over at home by second ranked Gravelines (4-1) 89-67 on Wednesday. Gravelines have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 4-1 record having just three point less than leader Chalon, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Poitiers still closes the standings with five games lost. They share the position with Oullins and Antibes. Gravelines will meet at home Le Mans (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Poitiers will play against Angers (#6) and looks forward to get finally their first victory. Quimper - Cholet 65-76 U18 League top team - Cholet (5-0) managed to deliver another win on Wednesday. This time they beat seventh ranked Quimper (1-4) 76-65. Cholet have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 5-0 record, which they share with Chalon. Quimper lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Angers and Nancy. Cholet will meet at home Lille (#4) in the next round. Quimper will play against Rouen and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Lille - Angers 79-75 Everything went according to plan when fourth ranked Lille (3-2) beat at home 6th ranked Angers (1-4) 79-75 on Wednesday. Lille maintains fourth place with 3-2 record, which they share with Bourg and Roanne. Loser Angers keeps the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Quimper and Nancy. Lille will meet league's leader Cholet on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Angers will play against Poitiers (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Chalon - Chalons-Reims 87-81 There was no surprise when 5th ranked Chalons-Reims (1-3) was defeated on the road by leader Chalon (5-0) 87-81 on Wednesday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Chalon. They maintain first place with 5-0 record, which they share with Cholet. Chalons-Reims lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. They share it with CFBB Paris and Elan Bearnais. Chalon will meet St-Quentin (#5) in the next round. Chalons-Reims will play against Massy and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Strasbourg - St-Quentin 81-45 The game between Top Four teams took place in Strasbourg. Second ranked host Strasbourg (4-1) smashed 4th placed St-Quentin (2-3) 81-45. Strasbourg maintains second place with 4-1 record having just three point less than leader Chalon, which they share with 3 other teams. St-Quentin at the other side keeps the fourth position with three games lost. They share it with Rouen and Massy. Strasbourg will play against Metropolitans (#3) in Levallois in the next round, which may be the game of the day. St-Quentin will play at home against the league's leader Chalon and hopes to get back on the winning track. Massy - Nancy 71-66 Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both sixth ranked Massy and 7th ranked Nancy had identical 1-3 record. This time Massy used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Nancy 71-66 on Wednesday night. Massy (2-3) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Rouen and St-Quentin. Loser Nancy dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Quimper and Angers. Massy will meet Chalons-Reims (#7) on the road in the next round. Nancy will play against CFBB Paris and it may be a tough game between close rivals. |
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| Giorgi Zurabishvili claims Georgian U18 League Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Talented Giorgi Zurabishvili (198-F-2006) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Sokhumi and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents U18 League Player of the Week award for round 3. The 16-year old forward had the game-high 36 points adding nine rebounds and four assists for Sokhumi in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Brooklyn (#7, 0-3), the league's bottom-ranked team 70-68. Sokhumi maintains the 4th position in their group in Georgian U18 League. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. But it's just the very beginning of the season and Sokhumi won just one (their first) game. It's too early to say anything as the standings can be changed completely after next round. In the team's last game Zurabishvili had a remarkable 62.5% from 2-point range and got eight three-pointers out of 15 attempts. He turned to be Sokhumi's top player in his first season with the team. Zurabishvili has impressive league stats. He is league's best scorer averaging so far 36.0ppg. Zurabishvili is in league's top in and averages solid 62.5% FGP and 53.3% from behind 3-point line. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was forward Luka Gobejishvili (205-F) of Tbilisi. Gobejishvili impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 21 points and 16 rebounds. Of course he led Tbilisi to another comfortable win 75-59 over Gori (0-2) being unquestionably team leader. The season is still at the very beginning and this victory may help a lot. Let's wait for the next round. Gobejishvili is a newcomer at Tbilisi 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 Dachi Meshveldishvili (195-F-2007) of Brooklyn (#7). Meshveldishvili got into 30-points club by scoring exactly 30 points in the last round. He went also for eight rebounds . Despite Meshveldishvili's great performance Brooklyn lost 68-70 to Sokhumi (#4, 1-0). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. Brooklyn can only dream about fighting for top spots in Group B. They have awful season losing so far all 3 games. Meshveldishvili has a very solid season. In 3 games in Georgia he scored 19.7ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Saba Gikoshvili (187-G-2006) of Maccabi - 19 points and 10 rebounds 5. Andria Mgeladze (180-G) of Tbilisi - 26 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists 6. Sandro Zaridze (193-F-2005) of Gori - 25 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Mate Buachidze (182-G-2006) of Maccabi - 20 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Nikoloz Gvaladze) of Brooklyn - 20 points and 4 rebounds 9. Tengo Enukashvili (192-F-2007) of Telavi - 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Nikoloz Tvildiani (185-G-2005) of Overtime - 10 points and 10 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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He had a double-double of 33 points and 10 rebounds, while his team beat Leverkusen (#4, 6-5) 78-70. ALBA Berlin maintains the 2nd position in their group in German league. They are still close to the very top. ALBA Berlin would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 8-1 record. In the team's last game Schulte had a remarkable 86.7% from 2-point range. He turned to be ALBA Berlin's top player in his first season with the team. Rikus Schulte averages this season 22.9ppg and 7.0rpg. Second best performed player last round was Hector Izquierdo-Desviat (193-SF-2004) of Frankfurt. He is Spanish in his first season at Frankfurt. In the last game Izquierdo-Desviat recorded impressive 23 points and 7 rebounds. Of course he led Frankfurt to another comfortable win 80-67 over slightly higher-ranked Tornados (#6, 4-7) being unquestionably team leader. Frankfurt's 8th position in South A has not changed. 9 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory Frankfurt managed to get this year. Izquierdo-Desviat is a newcomer at Frankfurt and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to center Johann Gruenloh (210-C-2005) of league's leader Quakenbrueck. Gruenloh scored 11 points and grabbed thirteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Quakenbrueck, leading his team to a 72-58 easy win against the lower-ranked Hamburg (#5, 5-6). Quakenbrueck confirms their top position in North A. Gruenloh has a great season in Germany. After only 8 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 10.4rpg (5th best). He also has 4.1bpg and FGP: 59.0%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Esli Edigin (194-SG-2005) of Ludwigsburg BBA - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Lukas Passarge (204-PF-2004) of Jena - 21 points and 9 rebounds 6. Amar Licina (180-PG-2004) of Bayern - 20 points and 5 assists 7. Simon Feneberg (187-PG-2005) of Tornados - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Lars Kremer (185-G-2006) of Leverkusen - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Luca Stuebel (189-PG-2004) of Ludwigsburg BBA - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Raphael Falkenthal (191-PG-2005) of Jena - 21 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Tuebingen adds Jones to their roster - by Daniel Poerschke | ||||
He has played previously professionally in Austria (Dukes) and Lithuania (Silute). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team made it to the Patriot League Tournament Semifinals in 2016. Jones was also voted All-Patriot League Rookie of the Year back in 2016. He graduated from Seattle University in 2020 and it is his third season as a professional player. |
| Brian Conklin (FC Porto) Will Never Forget Getting The Best Of Draymond Greene In The Post But Realizing How Good He Was As A Ball Handler On The Pick And Roll - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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Brian Conklin (201-PF-1989, college: St.Louis) is a 33 year old 201c, forward from Oregon that is playing his 11th professional season and first with FC Porto (Portugal-Liga Betclic). He began his basketball career at North Eugene High School. He then played at Saint Louis University (NCAA) from 2008-2012 playing a total of 133 NCAA games. He turned professional in 2013 and has played in countries like Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, France and Turkey. He has played 400 plus professional games in his career. He spoke to eurobasket before a Fiba Europe Cup game in Chemnitz. Thanks Brian for talking to eurobasket.com. Where are you at the moment and how is basketball life treating you at the moment? Hello thanks for having me. I'm in Porto, Portugal playing for the historic club FC Porto. In my 11th season I'm having the time of my life. Welcome back to Germany. You played against Alba Berlin 5 years ago and was in Germany. What memories do you have of playing that historic German organization? I also Played against Bonn even before that, I've always loved playing against German teams in international competitions, I've been told my style of play would suit the league. Playing ALBA specially that season was great because my good friend and old roommate from Nanterre Spencer Butterfield was on the team. I just had a flash back. I actually saw you play in 2017 in Bonn where you suffered a tough 77-76 loss. Do those close loses nip at you for a while or can you forget them? That certain case didn't matter as it was the semifinals and you play home and away so it's like an 80 minute basketball game. Just have to score more than other team in the end. Your playing your first season with the historic club FC Porto. What have you appreciated most about playing for this organization? The professionalism and hunger to win championships has been a breath of fresh air and made me want to reach my highest level. You have won a number of titles in your career. How exciting is it playing for an organization that has won 25 titles and last in 2020 and how hungry is your quest to win again? I've always won championships throughout my career that's why I always start a season saying #chasingchampionships. It's what I play for the excitement of the fans in those moments and winning it all after sacrificing so much. Your a guy that has shown everywhere that you can be adurable scorer and rebounder. What exactly is your role this season? It seems like you don't have to do as much as with other teams? I just try to fit in where I best can help the team succeed. Now that I'm older that comes in a mentor/ leadership role by default on the court and off. But on the court nothing has changed that's scoring the ball, passing out of certain ball screen defenses, creating mismatches or being able to disrupt other teams offenses with my physicality. The game has continued to evolve and especially guys at your position have incorporated a three pointer. This season you have hardly used it. Why hasn't the three pointer become more of an option in your game? I think the 3 pointer is the most overrated shot in the game, you have people shooting 30% from three taking 5-6 threes a game, that's wasted possessions to me. I'd rather take post ups, mid range at 60% that way putting pressure on the defense and can get to the free throw line, while being able to have a more balanced transition defense. As the oldest on the team, have you developed a sort of mentor position for some players? What has it been being teammates with ex Auburn player Danjel Purifoy, a guy who plays your position? Being older you just try to impart knowledge on the younger guys, make sure they understand the business and avoid mistakes maybe you made early in your career. Last season you had a short stint in Turkey's first league with Semt77 Yalova Belediye Spor (Turkey-BSL) averaging 9.7ppg, 4.7rpg, 1.2apg, FGP: 48.8%, 3PT: 28.6%, FT: 76.7%. This is an up and coming league. How would you compare it in skill level and competitive teams to the France pro A? Is the Pro A ahead of this league? I really enjoyed my time in Turkey, it's a very high level league with a lot of talent. I'd say it's a more physical league in Turkey where as France is a more athletic league. Turkey you're playing against a lot of very high level Americans normally as they get majority of the minutes and a lot of plays break down into 1 on 1. France is a faster pace and more system oriented league, you're going to play pick and roll and attack out of those situations. In your career you also have had your experiences in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, New Zealand, Australia. Was your time playing competitive games often a better and more comfortable option then just grinding in the gym at home? Was there a particular experience you will never forget playing there? I prefer to stay in game shape and play year round. This is where I've been able to have the most success and stay ready for every facet of the season. Australia and Puerto Rico where I won MVP's in each league respectively has got to be my most favorite experiences. As well as winning a championship in New Zealand in my first season as a pro and another championship in the Dominican Republic. You played 4 years in France with Nanterre and Limoges. You put up consistent stats in one of Europe's best leagues including the Eurocup. Do you feel like you were ever close to landing with a Euroleague team? Has it just been timing and having the right connection that has been missing? Yeah I've always been able to play at a high level, play on EuroCup teams that made their respective Top 16's even won a French Cup and the FIBA EUROPE CUP. For me I think it was a timing thing and a connection thing. I never truly chased the money, I always had my family with me so I wanted good situations where I'd be paid on time, my kids could go to school and we could be together as a family. 2 years ago you were teammates with basketball's biggest talent at the moment Victor Wembanyama. Is this kid the real deal. How far can he go? The Skies the limit for Vic, he was my rookie my second stint in Nanterre and you could see all the intangibles and talent at 16/17 years old. He's a good, humble kid who knows his worth and where he's going. Stays focused and true to himself. Very hard worker and addicted to the pressure and perfecting his game. What was the most amazing thing that you remember seeing him do in a practice that little people saw that made you go wow? I mean his ability to put the ball on the floor at that size and get to this mid post fadeaway has to be one of the more impressive things in the complete package. In your first season with Nanterre you were teammates with Mr parking lot Heiko Schaffartzik. Do you ever remember being teammates with a guy that can shoot more crazy deep three's then him? Man Heiko not only could pull from anywhere but his ability as a teammate and leader brought the chemistry together that year that helped us win two championships. Between him, Chris Warren, Spencer Butterfield and Hugo Invernizzi all shooting above 45% from 3 any given night you could pick the best shooter on the court. In your last Limoges gig you were teammates with DeMarkus Nelson and Marcus Ginyard who balled at Duke and Noth Carolina. What memories do you have of these 2 outstanding players. Did that school rivalry sometimes come to life? They were great talents and leaders helped me to understand transitioning to the twilight of my career how to extend your career and make a difference in a more efficient role. Outside the casual wager when the teams played each other nothing crazy. In your first tour of duty with Limoges, you were teammates with short point guard Dru Joyce who had a great career overseas. Dru is a very humble guy. How long did it take for you to learn that one of his closest friends is Lebron James who he won 3 high school titles at St Marys? Dru was a great PG and now I'm sure he's a great coach at Duquesne. Very knowledgeable about the game and the ultimate professional. I had seen the documentary because he's around my age so I remember the hype when I was in high school. You played a season with the Illawarra Hawks (Australia-NBL) averaging 14.6ppg, 5.4rpg, 2.2apg, FGP: 49.1%, 3PT: 10.0%, FT: 71.9%. There you were teammates with David Anderson who played in the NBA, CSKA Moscow and FC Barcelona just to name a few teams. How good was he still at 37 when you were teammates and what will you always remember about him? Man Dave is the man!!! Never seen someone take such good care of their body, and work at their craft as diligently as him. He was still very good and could go for 13 pts in a quarter before you could blink. Would challenge us to one on one on the block and out of the high post after practice. He was a true professional. You played 3 seasons with the Townsville Crocodiles (Australia-NBL) from 2013-2016. You put up solid stats but also made some news with the drama concerning Damian Martin and Mitch Creek. What memories do you have of experiencing highs and lows early in your career? Loved my time in Townsville, it's a special place with a special fan base passionate about their crocs!!! My son was born there, I got MVP of the league while I played there so nothing but great experiences. I've never done anything intentionally, I play hard and physical like any other player. I've been hit just as hard or harder throughout my career. It's an occupational hazard. It was unfortunate what happened and I wear an elbow pad on that left side for this reason, so forbid it ever happening again. I've seen guys get their eyes poked out, punches thrown I was never this type of player. Basketball Is a physical sport. How vital was your 3 years in Australia for your basketball development? I was able to come in as a youngster and play heavy minutes and be the focal point of the offense in a respected league against some great talent. Learned how to screen, run the floor and create mismatches to my advantage. How important was Shawn Dennis for you early in your career for your development before reaching Europe? I would say it was my college coach Rick Majerus who gave me a majority of my basketball knowledge and he was a basketball savant. Thanks to him I'm still playing today. I learned how to play the game and didn't have to rely on athleticism or skill only. You were teammates with then rookie Nick Kay? How proud were you of him winning a Bronze in 2021 at the Olympics? Did you see his growth starting in 2015 when he came from division 2? Nick was a very hard worker and very talented, cream always rises to the top. He got out of it what he put in, never saw him take a day off. Just put in the work. You played your rookie season with the Zero Fees Southland Sharks (New Zealand-NBL) averaging 22.4ppg), Reb-3 (9.5rpg), 1.4spg, FGP: 61.4%, FT: 74.0%. What do you remember being your wake up call to being a pro down under where you knew that you were far away from home? We started season 1-3 and coach came into practice read out everyone's stats up to that part of the season out loud in front of the team. Told me my performance was unacceptable for an import and I needed to figure out how to get it done as a pro. Rest is history, won award for best forward in the league and we won the championship. You played at St Louis from 2008-2012. What memories do you have of beating Memphis at the NCAA tournament and then losing to Michigan State? Was that your fondest time in the NCAA? My whole senior year seemed like a blur of excitement. We got nationally ranked for the first time, won the 76 Classic in Anaheim, California against Oklahoma and Villanova teams that were very good. Beat a good Washington team, Xavier, Dayton many fond memories. But the culmination was making the NCAA tournament and beating a loaded Memphis team that was supposed to be to big and athletic for us, then matching up with #1 seed Michigan State and Draymond Green and taking them to the wire. What memories do you have battling Draymond Greene? He was a beast in that game?. Would you have thought that he would develop as well as he has in the NBA then? That was a great battle, Rememberd he couldn't guard me in the post and then tried to post me up and couldn't get anything easy so they started using him as the ball handler in pick and rolls that's when I knew he was good. How did head coach Rick Majerus groom and prepare you best for a professional career? Like I mentioned above I owe a lot of my success to him. He taught me to be a student of the game, to slow it down and analyze every aspect, sport is a game of inches and he coached to that. If he were alive throughout my professional career I would've had a different trajectory, that was the connection I was missing to make the highest levels. Who won a 1-1 in practice you or Dwayne Evans? Dwayne was a 3 man all through college and I was the 4/5 never came to that except for the occasional switch. We probably both of differing accounts but there is a reason my nickname was Conk Diesel. Who was the toughest player that you faced in the NCAA that would go to the NBA? Lavoy Allen and Andrew Nicholson as far as bigs who I guarded. But Terence Ross hands down for talent. Please name your 5 best teammates of all-time, as far as on court? PG- Semaj Christon SG- Kenny Hayes SF- Donte Greene PF- Mam Jaieth C- Willie Reed Please list your personal NBA Mount Rushmore of past or present heads? Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant Lebron James Shaq What is your personal opinion of the neverending debate of who is the greatest of all-time Jordan or Lebron? Jordan- winning that's all that matters are you the best when the championship is on the line. 6-0!!! Did you see the sequel to the classic Coming To America? Shouldn't they have left it alone? Didn't see it, won't be either. Original is the best. Somethings better left alone. Thanks Brian for the chat. |
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| B Round 15: Makedonikos keep a leadership position - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The game had a very big importance for third-ranked Makedonikos as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Makedonikos defeated 7th ranked HANTH in Kozani 86-78. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of HANTH. Makedonikos have a solid series of three victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. HANTH at the other side keeps the seventh place with eight games lost. They share the position with OFI. HANTH will play next round against strong Gefyra trying to get back on the winning streak. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will face at home their local rival from Thessaloniki - Gefyra. Makedonikos will try to continue on its current victory against fourth ranked Machites in Pefkon. Important game to mention about took place in Patras. Sixth ranked Pagrati (7-6) saved a 1-point victory on the road edging 5th ranked Aiolos Agyia (7-7) 78-77 in the game for the fifth place. Pagrati have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fifth place. Aiolos Agyia lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the sixth position with seven games lost. They share it with Nea Kifissia. Pagrati's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Athens Milonas. A very close game took place in Xanthi between Machites and L.Xanthis. Fourth ranked Machites (10-4) got a very close victory on the road over 6th ranked L.Xanthis (8-6). Machites managed to escape with a 3-point win 58-55 in the fight for the fourth place. Machites maintains fourth place with 10-4 record, which they share with P.Faliro. Loser L.Xanthis dropped to the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Machites will meet at home league's leader Makedonikos in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. L.Xanthis will play against DEKA in Athens and hope to secure a win. There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 15: Ethnikos lost to Ilysiakos on the opponent's court 58-70. Zografou unfortunately lost to Enosi in a home game 79-85. Mykonou managed to beat APAS on the road 68-61. Milonas crushed Ahagia on its own court 94-60. Proteas V. smashed Peukis in Voula 76-46. P.Faliro won against Nea Kifissia at home 80-72. OFI managed to outperform Doukas on the opponent's court 67-61. Aigaleo rolled over AOK Chania in a home game 92-55. Panelefsiniakos defeated Diagoras on the road 70-63. Panionios smashed Esperos K. on its own court 89-58. Proteas G. was destroyed by Doxa Lefkadas in a road game 67-47. Filippos Veroias managed to outperform Votsis at home 76-59. Anagenisi K. was rolled over Esperos L. on the opponent's court 114-79. Niki Volou was defeated by Ikaroi T. in a home game 60-66. Olympiacos V. was smashed by Vikos I. on the road 105-57. Gefyra won against Ermis Lagkada on its own court 71-54. DEKA managed to outperform Efkarpias in Athens 77-71. Panserraikos rolled over Polygirou at home 72-43. Group 1Ilysiakos - Ethnikos 70-58There was an upset in Athens where 4th placed Ethnikos (8-6) was defeated by ninth ranked Ilysiakos (5-8) 70-58 on Saturday. Ilysiakos maintains ninth place with 5-8 record. Loser Ethnikos keeps the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Ilysiakos' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Athens to the arena Enosi. Zografou - Enosi 79-85 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when eighth ranked Enosi (6-9) defeated on the road 7th ranked Zografou (5-7) 85-79 on Saturday. Enosi moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Esperos K. Zografou lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth position with seven games lost. Enosi's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Athens Ilysiakos. APAS - Mykonou 61-68 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 3rd placed APAS's (8-5) home loss to second ranked Mykonou (11-2) 61-68 on Saturday. Mykonou keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Esperos L. Loser APAS keeps the third place with five games lost. Mykonou will meet at home Dafni GS (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. APAS will play against Ahagia (#12) in Kato Achaia and hope to secure a win. Milonas - Ahagia 94-60 Everything went according to plan in Athens where leader Milonas (15-0) outscored 11th ranked Ahagia (3-11) 94-60 on Saturday. Milonas have an impressive series of fifteen victories in a row. Newly promoted Milonas maintains first place with 15-0 record. Ahagia lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the twelfth position with 11 games lost. Milonas' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Athens to the arena Pagrati. Aiolos Agyia - Pagrati 77-78 Important game to mention about took place in Patras. Sixth ranked Pagrati (7-6) saved a 1-point victory on the road edging 5th ranked Aiolos Agyia (7-7) 78-77 in the game for the fifth place. Pagrati have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fifth place. Aiolos Agyia lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the sixth position with seven games lost. They share it with Nea Kifissia. Pagrati's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Athens Milonas. Group 2Peukis - Proteas V. 46-76There was no surprise in Athens where 11th ranked Peukis (2-10) was outplayed by third ranked Proteas V. (10-3) 76-46 on Saturday. Proteas V. moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Peukis lost sixth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the eleventh position with ten games lost. Proteas V. will meet at home league's leader Panionios in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Peukis' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Athens to the arena Nea Kifissia. P.Faliro - Nea Kifissia 80-72 No shocking result in a game in Piraeus where fourth ranked P.Faliro (10-4) won against 6th ranked Nea Kifissia (7-7) 80-72 on Saturday. P.Faliro maintains fourth place with 10-4 record, which they share with Machites. Nea Kifissia lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with seven games lost. They share it with Aiolos Agyia. P.Faliro will meet OFI (#7) in the next round. Nea Kifissia's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Athens Peukis. Doukas - OFI 61-67 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 10th ranked Doukas' (4-9) home loss to ninth ranked OFI (6-8) 61-67 on Saturday. OFI moved-up to seventh place, which they share with HANTH. Loser Doukas dropped to the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Anagenisi K.. OFI will meet at home higher ranked P.Faliro (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Doukas will play against AOK Chania and hope to secure a win. Aigaleo - AOK Chania 92-55 Very predictable result when fifth ranked Aigaleo (8-6) smashed at home bottom-ranked AOK Chania (0-15) 92-55 on Saturday. Aigaleo moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser AOK Chania still closes the standings with 15 games lost. Aigaleo will meet league's second-placed Panelefsiniakos in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. AOK Chania will play against Doukas (#10) and hopes to get finally their first victory. Diagoras - Panelefsiniakos 63-70 Not a big story in a game in Rodou where 8th ranked Diagoras (5-9) was defeated by second ranked Panelefsiniakos (12-3) 70-63 on Saturday. Panelefsiniakos have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 12-3 record having just one point less than leader Esperos L. Newly promoted Diagoras dropped to the ninth position with nine games lost. Panelefsiniakos will meet at home Aigaleo (#5) in the next round. Diagoras will play against Esperos K. (#8) in Kallithea and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Panionios - Esperos K. 89-58 Everything went according to plan in Athens where leader Panionios (14-0) outscored 7th ranked Esperos K. (6-9) 89-58 on Saturday. Panionios have an impressive series of fourteen victories in a row. They maintain first place with 14-0 record. Loser Esperos K. keeps the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Enosi. Panionios will meet Proteas V. (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Esperos K. will play against Diagoras (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Group 3Doxa Lefkadas - Proteas G. 67-47There was no surprise when 9th ranked Proteas G. (2-11) was outplayed on the road by third ranked Doxa Lefkadas (10-3) 67-47 on Saturday. Doxa Lefkadas have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Proteas G. lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 11 games lost. Doxa Lefkadas will meet Votsis (#8) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Proteas G. will play against Vikos I. and hope to secure a win. Filippos Veroias - Votsis 76-59 No shocking result in a game in Veria where sixth ranked Filippos Veroias (9-4) won against 8th ranked Votsis (3-10) 76-59 on Saturday. Filippos Veroias have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Niki Volou. Votsis lost fifth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the eighth position with ten games lost. They share it with Neo Lixurio and Dafni GS. Filippos Veroias will meet Anagenisi K. (#7) in the next round. Votsis will play against Doxa Lefkadas and hope to secure a win. Esperos L. - Anagenisi K. 114-79 Very expected game in Lamia where 7th ranked Anagenisi K. (4-9) was crushed by first ranked Esperos L. (11-2) 114-79 on Saturday. Esperos L. have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 11-2 record, which they share with Mykonou. Anagenisi K. lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Doukas. Esperos L. will meet league's second-placed Ikaroi T. in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Anagenisi K. will play against Filippos Veroias (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Niki Volou - Ikaroi T. 60-66 Rather predictable result in NIki Volou where second ranked Ikaroi T. (10-1) defeated 4th placed Niki Volou (9-4) 66-60 on Saturday. Ikaroi T. have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain second place with 10-1 record having seven points less than leader Esperos L. Loser Niki Volou dropped to the fifth position with four games lost. They share it with Filippos Veroias. Ikaroi T. will meet at home league's leader Esperos L. in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Niki Volou will play against Ioanninon (#11) in Ioannina and hope to secure a win. Vikos I. - Olympiacos V. 105-57 Not a big story in a game in Ioannina where 10th ranked Olympiacos V. (1-13) was rolled over by fifth ranked Vikos I. (9-2) 105-57 on Saturday. Vikos I. moved-up to fourth place. Olympiacos V. lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Efkarpias. Vikos I. will meet Proteas G. (#9) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Olympiacos V. will have a break next round. Group 4Gefyra - Ermis Lagkada 71-54Everything went according to plan in Thessaloniki where second ranked Gefyra (10-3) beat 5th ranked Ermis Lagkada (8-6) 71-54 on Saturday. Gefyra maintains second place with 10-3 record having five points less than leader Esperos L., which they share with 3 other teams. Ermis Lagkada lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Gefyra's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Thessaloniki to the arena HANTH. Makedonikos - HANTH 86-78 The game had a very big importance for third-ranked Makedonikos as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Makedonikos defeated 7th ranked HANTH in Kozani 86-78. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of HANTH. Makedonikos have a solid series of three victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. HANTH at the other side keeps the seventh place with eight games lost. They share the position with OFI. HANTH will play next round against strong Gefyra trying to get back on the winning streak. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will face at home their local rival from Thessaloniki - Gefyra. Makedonikos will try to continue on its current victory against fourth ranked Machites in Pefkon. L.Xanthis - Machites 55-58 A very close game took place in Xanthi between Machites and L.Xanthis. Fourth ranked Machites (10-4) got a very close victory on the road over 6th ranked L.Xanthis (8-6). Machites managed to escape with a 3-point win 58-55 in the fight for the fourth place. Machites maintains fourth place with 10-4 record, which they share with P.Faliro. Loser L.Xanthis dropped to the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Machites will meet at home league's leader Makedonikos in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. L.Xanthis will play against DEKA in Athens and hope to secure a win. Efkarpias - DEKA 71-77 There was no surprise in Thessaloniki where 10th ranked Efkarpias (1-13) was defeated by eighth ranked DEKA (6-6) 77-71 on Wednesday. DEKA moved-up to seventh place. Efkarpias lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Olympiacos V.. DEKA will meet at home higher ranked L.Xanthis (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Efkarpias' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Thessaloniki to the arena Stavroupolis. Panserraikos - Polygirou 72-43 No shocking result in a game in Serres where third ranked Panserraikos (10-3) outleveled bottom-ranked Polygirou (0-14) 72-43 on Saturday. Panserraikos have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Polygirou still closes the standings with 14 games lost. Panserraikos will meet Ermis Lagkada (#5) in the next round. Polygirou will have a break next round. |
| Peristeri tabs Nikos Chougkaz - by Chris Mammides | ||||
Chougkaz has been also a member of Greek international program for some years. He has regularly played for Greek senior team since 2021 and previously for U19 National Team in 2019. Chougkaz represented Greece at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Tel-Aviv (Israel) four years ago. His stats at that event were 3 games: 0pts, 1.7rpg. He has played previously for Ionikos. Among many awards he was voted Eurobasket.com All-Greek A1 Rookie of the Year in 2021. Chougkaz attended Northwestern State University until 2020 and it is his third season in pro basketball. |
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| Best players of Indonesian IBL round 12 - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 28-year old had a double-double of 26 points and eleven rebounds, while his team crushed WBS (#9, 3-4) with 18-point margin 100-82. Prawira is placed at 5th position in Indonesian IBL. They are still close to the very top. Prawira would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 5-1 record. Francis turned to be Prawira's top player in his first season with the team. Texas Tech University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Francis is league's best scorer averaging so far 27.3ppg. Francis is in league's top in and averages solid 56.0% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Jamaican center Anthony Allen (210-C-1992) of Tangerang. Allen impressed basketball fans with 8 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course Tangerang cruised to a 63-54 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Evos Bogor (#14, 1-6). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. But Tangerang 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 2-4 record. Allen is one of the most experienced players at Tangerang and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was American Prince Williams (195-G-1992) of WBS (#9). Williams showcased his all-around game by recording 19 points, nine rebounds and four assists in the last round. Despite Williams' great performance WBS lost 82-100 to the higher-ranked Prawira (#5, 5-1). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of WBS ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 4 games, recording just three victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Williams could help WBS to bring them higher in the standings. Williams has a great season in Indonesia. After only 7 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 17.9ppg (6th best), rebounds with 7.1rpg (#1 in league) and assists with 4.0apg (8th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Anthony Johnson (203-PF-1988) of Dewa United - 14 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Cameron Ridley (206-C/F-1993) of Bumi Borneo - 14 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Shemar Johnson (204-F-1996) of Satya Wacana - 20 points and 2 assists 7. Akeem Scott (180-SG-1983) of Rans Pik - 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Muhammad Guntara (184-SF-1998) of Prawira - 10 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Tyron Criswell (192-PF-1994) of Tangerang - 15 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Jarred Shaw (211-C-1990) of Prawira - 16 points and 5 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| IBL Round 13: Indonesia P. defeat Bima Perkasa - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most surprising game was the first loss of Bima Perkasa (5-1) in Jakarta on Thursday night. Visitors were rolled over by eleventh ranked Indonesia P. (3-4) 82-57. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Bima Perkasa. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Dame Diagne (197-2005) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. American guard Anthony Beane (188-1994, college: SIU, agency: Pensack Sports) contributed with 22 points and 4 assists for the winners. American Cameron Coleman (198-1992, college: York, NE, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) answered with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists for Bima Perkasa. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Indonesia P. moved-up to eighth place, which they share with WBS. Bima Perkasa at the other side dropped to the fourth position with one game lost. They share it with Prawira. Indonesia P.'s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Jakarta to the arena Hangtuah. IBL top team - Satria Muda (7-0) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat thirteenth ranked Pacific Caesar (1-5) in Surabaya 101-90. The former international guard Muhamad Aziz (186-1996) stepped up and scored 24 points for the winners and AJ West chipped in 13 points and 12 rebounds. At the losing side British center Morakinyo Williams (209-1988, college: Citadel) responded with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated Satria Muda have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 7-0 record. Pacific Caesar lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth position with five games lost. Satria Muda will play against Bima Perkasa (#4) in Sakti in the next round. Pacific Caesar will play on the road against Bali Utd. (#12) in Denpasar and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Jakarta: Hangtuah (#13) and NSH (#14). NSH was defeated at home 65-69 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Emmanuel Malou nailed a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side. Jarrid Famous came up with 25 points and 6 rebounds for NSH in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Hangtuah (2-5) moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Bali Utd. Loser NSH keeps the fourteenth position with six games lost. They share it with Evos Bogor. Hangtuah'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.. In the last game of round 13 Bali Utd. was beaten by Pelita Jaya on the road 80-66. The most impressive performance of 13th round was 19 points and 6 rebounds by Muhamad Arighi of Pelita Jaya. NSH - Hangtuah 65-69 Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Jakarta: Hangtuah (#13) and NSH (#14). NSH was defeated at home 65-69 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. South Sudanese-Australian power forward Emmanuel Malou (206-1993, college: Iowa St.) nailed a double-double by scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side and Gunawan Gunawan (190-1992) accounted for 14 points and 5 rebounds. American power forward Jarrid Famous (209-1988, college: S.Florida, agency: BIG) came up with 25 points and 6 rebounds and the other American import point guard Shavar Newkirk (179-1996, college: St.Joseph's) added 17 points and 6 rebounds respectively for NSH in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Hangtuah (2-5) moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Bali Utd. Loser NSH keeps the fourteenth position with six games lost. They share it with Evos Bogor. Hangtuah'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: Hangtuah: E.Malou 20+12reb+2ast, G.Gunawan 14+5reb, S.Neno 13+5reb, S.Firman 7+3reb, P.Tifan 7+1reb+2ast, S.Carsera 6+2ast NSH: J.Famous 25+6reb+1ast, S.Newkirk 17+6reb+1ast, R.Aprilian 7+4reb, A.Fachrul 5+3reb, A.Rorimpandey 4+6reb+3ast, J.Panagan 3+10reb+6ast Indonesia P. - Bima Perkasa 82-57 The most surprising game was the first loss of Bima Perkasa (5-1) in Jakarta on Thursday night. Visitors were rolled over by eleventh ranked Indonesia P. (3-4) 82-57. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Bima Perkasa. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Dame Diagne (197-2005) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. American guard Anthony Beane (188-1994, college: SIU, agency: Pensack Sports) contributed with 22 points and 4 assists for the winners. Four Indonesia P. players scored in double figures. American Cameron Coleman (198-1992, college: York, NE, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) answered with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists and Nuke Saputra (177-1995) added 12 points in the effort for Bima Perkasa. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Indonesia P. moved-up to eighth place, which they share with WBS. Bima Perkasa at the other side dropped to the fourth position with one game lost. They share it with Prawira. Indonesia P.'s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Jakarta to the arena Hangtuah. Top scorers: Indonesia P.: A.Beane 22+1reb+4ast, D.Dame 18+11reb, U.Karl 14+7reb+5ast, P.Ida 11+5reb+4ast, S.Daniel 7+4reb+1ast, C.Julian 6+6reb+1ast Bima Perkasa: C.Coleman 17+15reb+5ast, N.Saputra 12+4reb, S.Samuel 9+1reb+1ast, F.Ikram 5+4reb+1ast, S.Argus 4+2reb, A.Adrianno 3 Pacific Caesar - Satria Muda 90-101 IBL top team - Satria Muda (7-0) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat thirteenth ranked Pacific Caesar (1-5) in Surabaya 101-90. Satria Muda outrebounded Pacific Caesar 42-28 including 27 on the defensive glass. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 30 assists. The former international guard Muhamad Aziz (186-1996) stepped up and scored 24 points for the winners and American center AJ West (203-1991, college: Nevada) chipped in 13 points and 12 rebounds. West is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. At the losing side British center Morakinyo Williams (209-1988, college: Citadel) responded with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Muhammad Ariezky (185-1997) scored 21 points and 4 steals. Five Pacific Caesar players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Satria Muda have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 7-0 record. Pacific Caesar lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth position with five games lost. Satria Muda will play against Bima Perkasa (#4) in Sakti in the next round. Pacific Caesar will play on the road against Bali Utd. (#12) in Denpasar and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Satria Muda: M.Aziz 24+3reb, A.West 13+12reb, A.Seputra 12+2reb+3ast, L.Oei 9+4reb+5ast, W.Teja 8+3reb+7ast, E.Foster 8+8reb Pacific Caesar: A.Muhammad 21+1reb+3ast, M.Williams 19+8reb+4ast, W.Gregorio 16+1reb+4ast, C.Barnes 12+3reb+3ast, P.Aven 10+7reb+2ast, D.Daffa 7+5reb+2ast Pelita Jaya - Bali Utd. 80-66 No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Pelita Jaya (6-1) beat 9th ranked Bali Utd. (2-5) in Jakarta 80-66 on Thursday. Guard Muhamad Arighi (182-1999) nailed 19 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and the former international point guard Andakara Dhyaksa (173-1992) accounted for 14 points and 6 assists. Four Pelita Jaya players scored in double figures. American swingman Jay Bowie (196-1992, college: Marist, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) came up with 13 points and 9 rebounds and the other American import forward Dior Lowhorn (201-1987, college: USF) added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Bali Utd. in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Pelita Jaya. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Dewa United. Bali Utd. lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the eleventh position with five games lost. They share it with Hangtuah. 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 . Top scorers: Pelita Jaya: A.Muhamad 19+6reb+1ast, A.Dhyaksa 14+2reb+6ast, D.Sutton 11+9reb+1ast, A.Rachman 11+4reb, M.Laster 9, Y.Hendrick 9+3reb+2ast Bali Utd.: S.Kurniawan 15+1ast, J.Bowie 13+9reb+1ast, D.Lowhorn 11+5reb+2ast, B.Ardiansyah 9+1reb+1ast, A.Wenas 8+2reb+5ast, P.Putu 5+7reb+1ast |
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| Justin Tillman signed with Hapoel Haifa - by Meidan Katsnelson |
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The Hapoel B-Cure Laser Haifa club is happy to announce a new signing, and this time a particularly significant signing: The power forward, Justin Tillman (203-F-1996, college: VCU), signed this morning until the end of the season and at the beginning of the week he will land in Israel. Tillman (26, 2.03 m), is entering his third term in Israel. In 2019 he played in Gilboa/Galil and finished with averages of 19.9 points and 10.3 rebounds in 31 minutes per game. After a one-season break, Tillman returned to Israel in 2021 and signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv, where he also maintained an average of 19.7 points and 8.9 rebounds in 29 minutes per game. Tillman also played in Turkey, Italy, for several teams in the G League - the NBA's development league, and played in the league in Puerto Rico (17.8 points). The chairman of the club, Yuval Rossman, commented on the signing: "We needed a player who would help us under the basket on both sides of the court, and the fact that Justin just became available and that he already knows our league, helped us in choosing him." |
| National League Round 17 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. National League round 17 most important game was a victory of M.Raanana over 6th ranked I.Nahariya 79-73 on Tuesday night. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when M.Raanana made 7 blocks. American swingman Jason Siggers (194-1985, college: Albany, agency: Avi Zilberman) orchestrated the victory by scoring 30 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Naturalized American Willy Workman (198-1990, college: Amherst) contributed with 14 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. American power forward Romello White (203-1998, college: Ole Miss) answered with 18 points and 8 rebounds for I.Nahariya. I.Nahariya's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. M.Raanana (11-6) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with M.Rishon. I.Nahariya at the other side keeps the sixth position with seven games lost. They share it with M.Ma'ale Adum.. M.Raanana is looking forward to face E.Shomron (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. I.Nahariya will play against M.Haifa (#9) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident. Very important is a road loss of third ranked E.Netanya (12-7) against tenth ranked Ramat Hash. (8-10) on Friday night. Visiting E.Netanya was defeated by Ramat Hash. in a tough game in Ramat Hasharon 76-81. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of E.Netanya. American point guard Diante Watkins (175-1990, college: RMU) stepped up and scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and Tyler Wideman chipped in 24 points and 8 rebounds. American-Nigerian Al-Wajid Aminu (201-1998, college: UNF) responded with 13 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Ramat Hash. maintains tenth place with 8-10 record. E.Netanya at the other side keeps the third position with seven games lost. Ramat Hash. will again play against higher ranked E.Netanya (#3) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. E.Netanya will have a break next round. An interesting game for H.Afula (13-4) which played road game in Rishon Le-Zion against 3rd placed Maccabi Rishon (11-6). First ranked H.Afula managed to get a 6-point victory 68-62. Jimmy Hall nailed 16 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Jawun Evans came up with 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for Maccabi Rishon in the defeat. H.Afula have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 13-4 record. Loser Maccabi Rishon dropped to the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with M.Raanana. H.Afula will meet at home M.Ramat Gan (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Maccabi Rishon will play against M.Rehovot (#11) and hope to secure a win and be promoted back to the Winner League just one year after relegation. There were no big surprises in other games of round 17: Ramat Hash. was beaten by E.Ashkelon on the road 102-88. M.Ma'ale Adum. destroyed H.Ramat Gan on its own court 111-85. Bottom-ranked H.Hevel Modi'in unfortunately lost to M.Ramat Gan in a road game 76-90. E.Netanya rolled over M.Haifa at home 97-66. M.Rehovot defeated E.Shomron on the opponent's court 87-83. E.Ashkelon - Ramat Hash. 102-88 No shocking result in a game when second ranked E.Ashkelon (12-5) beat at home 10th ranked Ramat Hash. (8-10) 102-88 on Tuesday. E.Ashkelon made 30-of-36 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game, while Ramat Hash. only scored thirteen points from the stripe. E.Ashkelon looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American forward Dakarai Tucker (196-1994, college: Utah) nailed 32 points and 7 rebounds (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!) for the winning side and naturalized Polish guard Gal Gilinski (195-1995, agency: Avi Zilberman) accounted for 11 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists. Point guard Amit Ebo (180-1999) came up with 22 points and 7 assists and American Tyler Wideman (203-1995, college: Butler) added 17 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Ramat Hash. in the defeat. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. E.Ashkelon maintains second place with 12-5 record behind leader H.Afula. Loser Ramat Hash. keeps the tenth position with ten games lost. E.Ashkelon will meet H.Ramat Gan (#13) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Ramat Hash. will play against E.Netanya and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Ramat Hash.: A.Ebo 22+2reb+7ast, T.Wideman 17+11reb+3ast, G.Ferber 15+3reb+2ast, O.Hai 15+3reb+1ast, D.Watkins 11+5reb+7ast, Y.Yam 3+1reb+1ast E.Ashkelon: D.Tucker 32+7reb+3ast, T.Gipson 23+1ast, C.Rosenberg 19+7reb+4ast, G.Gilinski 11+8reb+11ast, S.David 10+5reb+1ast, R.Pitshon 3+1reb M.Ma'ale Adum. - H.Ramat Gan 111-85 Very expected game when 13th ranked H.Ramat Gan (3-14) was smashed by seventh ranked M.Ma'ale Adum. (10-7) in Ma'ale Adumim 111-85 on Friday. M.Ma'ale Adum. outrebounded H.Ramat Gan 45-26 including a 13-1 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. Canadian center Eddie Ekiyor (206-1997, college: Carleton) nailed a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side and point guard Ido Shabat (182-1999) accounted for 13 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. American guard Stedmon Lemon (198-1992, college: JCSU) came up with 22 points and 4 assists and Arad Harari (196-1994) added 10 points and 6 assists respectively for H.Ramat Gan in the defeat. Five M.Ma'ale Adum. and four H.Ramat Gan 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. M.Ma'ale Adum. moved-up to sixth place, which they share with I.Nahariya. Loser H.Ramat Gan keeps the thirteenth position with 14 games lost. M.Ma'ale Adum. will meet bottom-ranked H.Hevel Modi'in (#14) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. H.Ramat Gan will play against the league's second-placed E.Ashkelon and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: H.Ramat Gan: S.Lemon 22+3reb+4ast, S.Warren 13+3reb+2ast, T.Eliad 11+4reb+3ast, A.Harari 10+4reb+6ast, A.Shimoni 10+2reb+2ast, N.Gil 8+5reb+5ast M.Ma'ale Adum.: E.Ekiyor 18+11reb+3ast, D.Johnson 15+4reb, A.Derhy 14+2ast, I.Shabat 13+8reb+7ast, I.Ben 12+1reb+3ast, S.Halpert 10+4reb+2ast M.Ramat Gan - H.Hevel Modi'in 90-76 Very predictable result when ninth ranked M.Ramat Gan (9-8) won against at home bottom-ranked H.Hevel Modi'in (2-16) 90-76 on Tuesday. Naturalized American forward Elijah Hirsh (203-1997, college: Berry) nailed a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and American forward Demetrius Treadwell (201-1991, college: Akron) accounted for 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Four M.Ramat Gan players scored in double figures. Guard Shoham Gat (185-2002, agency: Avi Zilberman) came up with 6 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and American point guard Keron DeShields (190-1992, college: Tennessee St.) added 17 points respectively for H.Hevel Modi'in in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. M.Ramat Gan moved-up to eighth place. Loser H.Hevel Modi'in stay at the bottom position with 16 games lost. M.Ramat Gan will meet league's leader H.Afula on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. H.Hevel Modi'in will play against M.Ma'ale Adum. (#6) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: H.Hevel Modi'in: K.DeShields 17+1reb+3ast, H.Omer 15+1ast, S.Malkov 14+5reb+1ast, M.Holyfield 8+4reb, S.Omer 7+3reb, G.Shoham 6+11reb+10ast M.Ramat Gan: E.Hirsh 19+10reb+3ast, D.Treadwell 17+8reb+4ast, H.Dadon 15+5reb+1ast, K.Capers 14+4reb+9ast, B.Yoav 9+2reb, I.Paz 8+3reb+1ast E.Netanya - M.Haifa 97-66 Not a big story in a game when 9th ranked M.Haifa (8-9) was outscored on the road by third ranked E.Netanya (12-7) 97-66 on Tuesday. E.Netanya made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. They also forced 22 M.Haifa turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when E.Netanya made 12 blocks. Guard Ethan Butler (190-2002) nailed a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) for the winning side and swingman Dori Sahar (195-2001, agency: Avi Zilberman) accounted for 21 points. Four E.Netanya players scored in double figures. The former international power forward Richard Howell (203-1990, college: NC State) came up with 17 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Danel Kozahinof (177-2001) added 5 points and 10 assists respectively for M.Haifa 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. E.Netanya maintains third place with 12-7 record behind leader H.Afula. Loser M.Haifa keeps the ninth position with nine games lost. E.Netanya will meet Ramat Hash. (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. M.Haifa will play against I.Nahariya and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: M.Haifa: R.Howell 17+5reb+1ast, S.Davis 12+5reb, D.Koperberg 10+3reb, E.Abaev 9+7reb, D.Sharp 6+1reb, K.Danel 5+3reb+10ast E.Netanya: B.Ethan 22+10reb+8ast, D.Sahar 21+3reb+1ast, S.Ben 16+1reb+4ast, J.Robinson 14+9reb+1ast, D.Reuven 7+1reb+1ast, A.Aminu 7+2ast E.Shomron - M.Rehovot 83-87 The game between closely ranked teams ended with eleventh ranked M.Rehovot's (7-10) road victory over 12th ranked E.Shomron (5-12) 87-83 on Tuesday. American players dominated the game. Forward AlLonzo Coleman (203-1989, college: Presbyterian) nailed a double-double by scoring 21 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side and swingman Brent Jackson (193-1994, college: Columbus St.) accounted for 17 points and 4 assists. Jackson is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. M.Rehovot's coach Kobi Hasson used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Guard Dachon Burke (193-1997, college: USA) came up with 20 points and 5 rebounds and forward Keith Stone (206-1997, college: Miami, FL) added 19 points and 5 rebounds respectively for E.Shomron in the defeat. Four M.Rehovot and five E.Shomron players scored in double figures. Newly promoted M.Rehovot maintains eleventh place with 7-10 record. E.Shomron at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the twelfth position with 12 games lost. M.Rehovot will meet at home higher ranked Maccabi Rishon (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. E.Shomron will play against M.Raanana (#5) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: E.Shomron: D.Burke 20+5reb+2ast, K.Stone 19+5reb+1ast, A.Amit 14+1ast, Y.Michaeli 12+2reb+2ast, I.Flaisher 11+8reb, S.Gal 3+4reb+2ast M.Rehovot: A.Coleman 21+11reb+7ast, J.Freund 17+5reb+1ast, B.Jackson 17+4reb+4ast, G.Shay Guy 11+7reb+2ast, I.Rejwan 9+2reb, G.Itay 9+2reb+1ast I.Nahariya - M.Raanana 73-79 National League round 17 most important game was a victory of M.Raanana over 6th ranked I.Nahariya 79-73 on Tuesday night. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when M.Raanana made 7 blocks. American swingman Jason Siggers (194-1985, college: Albany, agency: Avi Zilberman) orchestrated the victory by scoring 30 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Naturalized American Willy Workman (198-1990, college: Amherst) contributed with 14 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. American power forward Romello White (203-1998, college: Ole Miss) answered with 18 points and 8 rebounds and the former international center Alexey Chubrevich (212-1986) added 12 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for I.Nahariya. Five M.Raanana and four I.Nahariya players scored in double figures. I.Nahariya's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. M.Raanana (11-6) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with M.Rishon. I.Nahariya at the other side keeps the sixth position with seven games lost. They share it with M.Ma'ale Adum.. M.Raanana is looking forward to face E.Shomron (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. I.Nahariya will play against M.Haifa (#9) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident. Top scorers: I.Nahariya: R.White 18+8reb, D.Drapic 15+3reb+2ast, A.Chubrevich 12+7reb+3ast, Y.Ohayon 10+4reb+8ast, P.Omer 8+3reb+3ast, I.Eisendorf 5+4reb+2ast M.Raanana: J.Siggers 30+7reb+4ast, W.Workman 14+5reb+1ast, A.Sapir 10+4reb+4ast, J.Canty 10+5reb+5ast, R.Geffen 10+4reb+1ast, J.Lewis 3+3reb+1ast M.Rishon - H.Afula 62-68 An interesting game for H.Afula (13-4) which played road game in Rishon Le-Zion against 3rd placed Maccabi Rishon (11-6). First ranked H.Afula managed to get a 6-point victory 68-62. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when H.Afula made 7 blocks. American Jimmy Hall (203-1994, college: Kent St.) nailed 16 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and guard Tomer Asayag (190-1999) accounted for 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. American point guard Jawun Evans (185-1996, college: OK State) came up with 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and power forward Jonatan Mor (204-1995) added 10 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Maccabi Rishon in the defeat. H.Afula have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 13-4 record. Loser Maccabi Rishon dropped to the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with M.Raanana. H.Afula will meet at home M.Ramat Gan (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Maccabi Rishon will play against M.Rehovot (#11) and hope to secure a win and be promoted back to the Winner League just one year after relegation. Top scorers: M.Rishon: J.Evans 24+5reb+5ast, I.Cousins 16+3reb+3ast, J.Mor 10+10reb+4ast, Y.Amiram 4+4reb+1ast, H.Halfon 4+6reb+2ast, P.Tal-Or 2+1reb H.Afula: T.Asayag 17+5reb+4ast, J.Hall 16+9reb+1ast, A.Druker 10+1reb+1ast, L.Goldenberg 8+12reb+4ast, T.Fitzpatrick 8+4reb+1ast, R.Netzia 6+6reb Ramat Hash. - E.Netanya 81-76 Very important is a road loss of third ranked E.Netanya (12-7) against tenth ranked Ramat Hash. (8-10) on Friday night. Visiting E.Netanya was defeated by Ramat Hash. in a tough game in Ramat Hasharon 76-81. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of E.Netanya. Ramat Hash. made 23-of-28 charity shots (82.1 percent) during the game, while E.Netanya only scored seven points from the stripe. E.Netanya was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. American point guard Diante Watkins (175-1990, college: RMU) stepped up and scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and his fellow American import Tyler Wideman (203-1995, college: Butler) chipped in 24 points and 8 rebounds. American-Nigerian Al-Wajid Aminu (201-1998, college: UNF) responded with 13 points and 7 rebounds and guard Ben Saraf (195-2006) scored 18 points. Four E.Netanya players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Ramat Hash. maintains tenth place with 8-10 record. E.Netanya at the other side keeps the third position with seven games lost. Ramat Hash. will again play against higher ranked E.Netanya (#3) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. E.Netanya will have a break next round. Top scorers: E.Netanya: S.Ben 18+2reb+3ast, A.Aminu 13+7reb+3ast, J.Robinson 12+5reb+1ast, D.Sahar 10+5reb+2ast, B.Ethan 8+3reb+4ast, S.Ilay 8+5reb+2ast Ramat Hash.: T.Wideman 24+8reb+1ast, D.Watkins 21+8reb+6ast, A.Ebo 13+7reb+6ast, G.Ferber 7+2reb+2ast, A.Bier-Katz 6+2reb, O.Hai 5+2reb |
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Ruvo di Puglia (14-3) on the court of eighth ranked Taranto on Sunday night. Visitors were edged by Taranto 76-74. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Ruvo di Puglia. Naturalized Argentinian center Diego Corral (203-1986, agency: Interperformances) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Naturalized Argentinian guard Santiago Bruno (188-1993, agency: Players Group) contributed with 15 points and 5 assists for the winners. Naturalized Argentinian Mario Ghersetti (201-1981) answered with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for Ruvo di Puglia. Taranto (10-7) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 6 other teams. Ruvo di Puglia at the other side still keeps top position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Taranto is looking forward to face Sant Antimo (#4) in Napoli in the next round. Ruvo di Puglia will play at home against Trinita and is hoping to win this game. Important game to mention about took place in Piombino. Second ranked Livorno Pielle (14-3) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging 5th ranked Piombino (11-6) 74-72 on Sunday evening. Power forward Giovanni Lenti (200-1996, agency: BIG) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds for the winners and Andrea Lo Biondo chipped in 11 points and 7 rebounds. Livorno Pielle's coach Marco Cardani allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. point guard Fabrizio Piccone (182-1998) responded with 25 points. Livorno Pielle have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with 3 other teams. Piombino at the other side dropped to the fourth place with six games lost. They share the position with 4 other teams. Livorno Pielle will play against Valdinievole (#8) in Montecatini in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Piombino will play at home against Montecatiniterme (#13) and hopes to get back on the winning track. An interesting game for Roseto (13-4) which hosted in Roseto second-ranked RO Luiss (13-4). Third ranked Roseto had an easy win 89-73. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of RO Luiss. Alfonso Zampogna nailed 23 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side. Matteo Fallucca came up with 24 points and 8 rebounds for RO Luiss in the defeat. Roseto have an impressive series of eleven victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated RO Luiss. Roseto will meet Caserta BLE (#6) on the road in the next round. RO Luiss will play against Bisceglie (#7) and hope to secure a win. There were no big surprises in other games of round 17: Omegna beat Casale Libertas on the road 81-77. Oleggio won against Pavia on its own court 72-71. Campus Varese was outscored by Montecatiniterme in a road game 101-68. Valdinievole managed to beat Legnano K. at home 68-50. Winless Langhe Roero was crushed by Vigevano on the opponent's court 90-51. Livorno Libertas beat Borgomanero in a home game 75-67. Gallarate lost to Sangiorgese on the road 75-90. Desio unfortunately lost to Mestre on its own court 69-79. Monfalcone was rolled over Brianza Casa in Bernareggio 52-76. Ragusa crushed Palermo at home 107-68. Bergamo was beaten by Cd'Orlando on the opponent's court 82-79. Crema won against Padova V. in a home game 80-71. San Vendemiano managed to outperform R.Calabria on the road 73-69. Padova Unione recorded a loss to Orzinuovi on its own court 71-78. Vicenza was defeated by Lumezzane V. in a road game 67-58. Ozzano beat Matelica at home 79-68. Faenza won against Imola Virtus on the opponent's court 89-74. San Miniato unfortunately lost to Rieti Real in a home game 69-73. Jesi recorded a loss to Piacentina on the road 75-83. Fiorenzuola defeated Empoli on its own court 97-87. Senigallia was beaten by Ancona in a road game 84-75. Fabriano won against Imola at home 79-73. Pescara Bsk A unfortunately lost to Caserta BLE on the opponent's court 76-92. Bisceglie managed to beat Corato Adr. in a home game 97-83. Teramo was defeated by Monopoli AN on the road 72-62. Avellino smashed Pozzuoli on its own court 105-61. Cassino won against Salerno in a road game 90-77. Trinita unfortunately lost to Sant Antimo at home 63-73. The most impressive performance of 17th round was 20 points and 8 rebounds by Guido Scali of Sant Antimo. Group ACasale Libertas - Omegna 77-81No shocking result in a game when seventh ranked Omegna (10-7) beat on the road 11th ranked Casale Libertas (7-10) 81-77 on Saturday. Point guard Michele Antelli (183-1998) nailed 20 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and naturalized Serbian Nikola Markovic (197-2000) accounted for 15 points. Swingman Valerio Staffieri (196-1992) came up with 17 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Manuel Saladini (182-2002, agency: SLN) added 13 points and 7 assists respectively for Casale Libertas in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Omegna moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 6 other teams. Newly promoted Casale Libertas dropped to the tenth position with ten games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Omegna will meet at home Sangiorgese (#6) in the next round. Casale Libertas will play against Pavia (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Casale Libertas: V.Staffieri 17+8reb, M.Saladini 13+3reb+7ast, C.Negri 10+5reb, G.De Ros 10+1reb+3ast, A.Riva 9+4reb, G.Raiteri 8+4reb Omegna: M.Antelli 20+8reb+2ast, N.Markovic 15+3reb+2ast, S.Manuele 15+3reb, A.Picarelli 12+5reb, J.Balanzoni 7+5reb+2ast, M.Torgano 6+1reb Oleggio - Pavia 72-71 There was an upset when higher ranked Pavia (9-8) was edged on the road by twelfth ranked Oleggio (8-9) 72-71 on Saturday. Tommaso Ingrosso (206-1992, college: W.Texas CC) nailed a double-double by scoring 11 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and Andrea Colussa (202-2000) accounted for 15 points and 6 rebounds. Four Oleggio players scored in double figures. Oleggio's coach Gianni Nava used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Point guard Francesco Oboe (185-2000) came up with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Ezio Gallizzi (183-2000, agency: SLN) added 17 points and 4 steals respectively for Pavia in the defeat. Oleggio have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 6 other teams. Loser Pavia dropped to the fifth position with eight games lost. They share it with 7 other teams. Oleggio will meet Langhe Roero (#16) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Pavia will play against Casale Libertas (#12) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Pavia: E.Gallizzi 17+2reb+3ast, F.Oboe 13+6reb+4ast, D.Gregori Tommaso 10+8reb, F.Giampieri 9+3reb+1ast, A.Poti 9+3reb, R.Coviello 8+11reb+1ast Oleggio: A.Colussa 15+6reb, M.Maruca 15+3reb, R.Marco 14+2reb+2ast, T.Ingrosso 11+12reb+5ast, R.Buono 7+5reb+4ast, O.Giacomelli 5+7reb Montecatiniterme - Campus Varese 101-68 Rather predictable result when thirteenth ranked Montecatiniterme (7-10) rolled over at home 15th ranked Campus Varese (2-15) 101-68 on Saturday. Montecatiniterme dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Campus Varese's 32. They outrebounded Campus Varese 46-29 including 32 on the defensive glass. Montecatiniterme looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Marco Lagana (197-1993) nailed 22 points for the winning side and center Marco Di Pizzo (205-1998, agency: Interperformances) accounted for 12 points and 12 rebounds. Four Montecatiniterme players scored in double figures. Forward Nguessan Assui (198-2006) came up with 12 points and Chinese guard Wei Zhao (181-2005) added 13 points and 4 assists respectively for Campus Varese 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. Montecatiniterme moved-up to tenth place, which they share with 5 other teams. Campus Varese lost sixth consecutive game. Campus Varese at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the fifteenth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Empoli. Montecatiniterme will meet higher ranked Piombino (#5) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Campus Varese will play against Livorno Libertas (#3) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Campus Varese: Z.Wei 13+1reb+4ast, A.Nguessan 12+4reb+3ast, B.Jonathan 8+4reb+2ast, M.Allegretti 7+7reb+1ast, K.Christian 6+6reb+1ast, V.Manuel 6+3reb Montecatiniterme: M.Lagana 22+4reb+2ast, F.Marengo 14+8reb+2ast, M.Di Pizzo 12+12reb, L.Infante 12+6reb+3ast, G.Christian 8+3ast, N.Savoldelli 7+1reb+7ast Valdinievole - Legnano K. 68-50 There was an upset when 4th placed Legnano K. (11-6) lost to ninth ranked Valdinievole (9-8) in Montecatini 50-68 on Sunday. Valdinievole forced 21 Legnano K. turnovers and outrebounded them 44-32 including a 20-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Naturalized Argentinian guard Adrian Chiera (191-1994, agency: Interperformances) nailed 20 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and center Antonio Lorenzetti (196-1995) accounted for 14 points and 9 rebounds. Valdinievole's coach Federico Barsotti used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Power forward Michael Sacchettini (205-1995, agency: SLN) came up with 13 points and 6 rebounds and Saverio Mazzantini (195-1995, agency: Players Group) added 12 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Legnano K. in the defeat. Valdinievole have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 7 other teams. Loser Legnano K. keeps the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Valdinievole will meet league's second-placed Livorno Pielle on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Legnano K. will play against the league's leader Vigevano and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Legnano K.: M.Sacchettini 13+6reb, S.Mazzantini 12+6reb+1ast, L.Antonietti 8+5reb, T.Marino 8+2reb+2ast, D.Terenzi 7+4reb+3ast, G.Leardini 2+6reb+2ast Valdinievole: A.Chiera 20+8reb+4ast, A.Lorenzetti 14+9reb+1ast, M.Arrigoni 9+8reb+4ast, G.Carpanzano 8+1reb, M.Giancarli 8+5reb+4ast, B.Costantino 7+1ast Vigevano - Langhe Roero 90-51 Everything went according to plan when first ranked Vigevano (14-3) outplayed at home bottom-ranked Langhe Roero (0-17) 90-51 on Sunday. Vigevano shot 24 for 34 from the free-throw line, while Langhe Roero only scored six points from the stripe. They outrebounded Langhe Roero 45-32 including a 40-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Vigevano looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Latvian Kristofers Strautmanis (200-2001) nailed a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side and swingman Stefano Laudoni (197-1989) accounted for 16 points and 8 rebounds. Four Vigevano players scored in double figures. Matteo Corgnati (186-2004) came up with 8 points and 5 rebounds and power forward Longo Valerio (205-2004) added 9 points respectively for Langhe Roero 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. Vigevano maintains first place with 14-3 record, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Langhe Roero still closes the standings with 17 games lost. They share the position with Pozzuoli. Vigevano will meet Legnano K. (#4) on the road in the next round. Langhe Roero will play against Oleggio (#10) and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Langhe Roero: V.Longo 9+3reb, M.Erik 8+1reb, C.Matteo 8+5reb+1ast, M.Alleia 6+3reb+1ast, C.Mattia 5+1reb+1ast, C.Francesco 4+5reb+1ast Vigevano: S.Laudoni 16+8reb+1ast, K.Strautmanis 16+11reb+1ast, L.D'Alessandro 14+4reb+1ast, A.Benites 11+5reb+2ast, M.Peroni 11+2reb+5ast, R.Giovanni 7+1reb+1ast Piombino - Livorno Pielle 72-74 Important game to mention about took place in Piombino. Second ranked Livorno Pielle (14-3) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging 5th ranked Piombino (11-6) 74-72 on Sunday evening. Power forward Giovanni Lenti (200-1996, agency: BIG) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds for the winners and forward Andrea Lo Biondo (206-1998, college: Winona St.) chipped in 11 points and 7 rebounds. Livorno Pielle's coach Marco Cardani allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Point guard Fabrizio Piccone (182-1998) responded with 25 points and guard Mattia Venucci (185-1990, agency: SLN) scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Livorno Pielle have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with 3 other teams. Piombino at the other side dropped to the fourth place with six games lost. They share the position with 4 other teams. Livorno Pielle will play against Valdinievole (#8) in Montecatini in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Piombino will play at home against Montecatiniterme (#13) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Piombino: F.Piccone 25+3reb+3ast, M.Venucci 16+5reb+5ast, E.Tiberti 12+11reb, A.Azzaro 8+8reb, C.Bianchi 7+3reb, T.Tintori 2+7reb Livorno Pielle: G.Lenti 16+13reb+1ast, F.Loschi 12+5reb+2ast, A.Lo Biondo 11+7reb+2ast, L.Campori 8+4reb+4ast, B.Diouf 8+1reb+2ast, M.Rubbini 6+2reb+2ast Livorno Libertas - Borgomanero 75-67 There was no surprise when 14th ranked Borgomanero (4-13) lost on the road to third ranked Livorno Libertas (13-4) 75-67 on Sunday. Livorno Libertas outrebounded Borgomanero 45-30 including 33 on the defensive glass. The former international power forward Tommaso Fantoni (206-1985, agency: Players Group) nailed a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side and swingman Jacopo Lucarelli (197-1996, agency: Players Group) accounted for 18 points and 9 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Four Livorno Libertas players scored in double figures. Daniele Benzoni (194-1980) came up with 20 points and 9 rebounds and forward Andrea Cecchi (196-2005) added 17 points respectively for Borgomanero in the defeat. Borgomanero's coach Stefano Di Cerbo rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Livorno Libertas moved-up to second place, which they share with 4 other teams. Borgomanero lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fourteenth position with 13 games lost. They share it with R.Calabria. Livorno Libertas will meet Campus Varese (#15) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Borgomanero will play against Gallarate and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Borgomanero: D.Benzoni 20+9reb+1ast, C.Andrea 17+4reb+2ast, P.Francesco 10+4reb+1ast, F.Alberto 8+5ast, G.Maurizio 6+8reb+1ast, L.Stefano 4+4reb+1ast Livorno Libertas: T.Fantoni 18+12reb+2ast, J.Lucarelli 18+9reb, F.Fratto 13+8reb+4ast, A.Bargnesi 11+2reb+2ast, A.Ricci 8+1reb+3ast, M.Gianni 4+2reb+1ast Sangiorgese - Gallarate 90-75 No shocking result in a game when seventh ranked Sangiorgese (10-7) beat 11th ranked Gallarate (7-10) in San Giorgio 90-75 on Sunday. Forward Sebastiano Bianchi (197-1992, agency: SLN) nailed 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and Francesco Toso (204-1996, agency: SLN) accounted for 15 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Sangiorgese's coach Davide Roncari used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Andrea Filippi (197-1997) came up with 22 points and 7 rebounds and naturalized Dominican guard Shaquille Hidalgo (188-1994) added 13 points and 7 assists respectively for Gallarate in the defeat. Five Sangiorgese and four Gallarate players scored in double figures. Sangiorgese moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 6 other teams. Gallarate lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the tenth position with ten games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Sangiorgese will meet Omegna (#7) on the road in the next round. Gallarate will play against Borgomanero and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Gallarate: A.Filippi 22+7reb+2ast, G.Francesco 16+4reb, S.Hidalgo 13+2reb+7ast, F.De Bettin 12+1reb+3ast, M.Clerici 7+3reb+2ast, F.Passerini 3+1reb+1ast Sangiorgese: S.Bianchi 19+5reb+4ast, G.Bloise 16+1reb+3ast, F.Toso 15+4reb+2ast, F.Testa 13+5reb+2ast, N.Bertocco 11+2reb+4ast, C.Carlo 6+2ast Group BDesio - Mestre 69-79Rather expected game when 5th ranked Desio (9-8) lost at home to second ranked Mestre (13-3) 79-69 on Saturday. Mestre made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. It was a great shooting night for Mestre especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 55.6 percentage. Point guard Andrea Mazzucchelli (187-1994, agency: SLN) nailed 23 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side and Edoardo Caversazio (200-1996) accounted for 8 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Andrea Mazzoleni (197-1998) came up with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds and point guard Carlo Fumagalli (193-1996, agency: Players Group) added 7 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for Desio in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Mestre maintains second place with 13-3 record behind leader Rieti Real. Loser Desio keeps the fifth position with eight games lost. They share it with 7 other teams. Mestre will meet at home Padova V. (#4) in the next round. Desio will play against Palermo and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Desio: A.Mazzoleni 16+10reb+3ast, M.Fioravanti 14+4reb, G.Maspero 13+3reb, G.Giarelli 11+5reb+1ast, C.Fumagalli 7+10reb+6ast, M.Molteni 6+3reb+3ast Mestre: A.Mazzucchelli 23+5reb+3ast, A.Conti 11+5reb, M.Bortolin 11+6reb+1ast, T.Rossi 10+3reb, E.Caversazio 8+7reb+7ast, F.Massimo Sebastianelli 7+4reb Brianza Casa - Monfalcone 76-52 There was a small surprise when eleventh ranked Brianza Casa (8-9) rolled over 8th ranked Monfalcone (8-9) in Bernareggio 76-52 on Saturday. Brianza Casa dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Monfalcone's 26. Brianza Casa forced 23 Monfalcone turnovers. Fabio Bugatti (198-1998, agency: SLN) nailed 24 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side and Matteo Galassi (185-1998) accounted for 12 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals. Guard Andrea Cestaro (190-2000) came up with 11 points and 7 rebounds and the former international power forward Massimo Rezzano (205-1982) added 14 points respectively for Monfalcone 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. Brianza Casa moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 6 other teams including defeated Monfalcone. Brianza Casa will meet Bergamo (#14) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Monfalcone will play against Cd'Orlando (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Monfalcone: M.Rezzano 14+3reb, C.Andrea 11+7reb+3ast, R.Prandin 9+2reb+4ast, A.Mazic 6+4reb+3ast, F.Giacomo 4+5reb, D.Medizza 3+6reb+1ast Brianza Casa: F.Bugatti 24+5reb+2ast, M.Galassi 12+9reb+4ast, B.Alessandro 9+5reb+3ast, D.Todeschini 8+4reb+1ast, F.Luca 8+7reb+1ast, P.Davide 6+4reb+1ast Ragusa - Palermo 107-68 Not a big story in a game when 16th ranked Palermo (3-13) was outscored on the road by thirteenth ranked Ragusa (6-11) 107-68 on Sunday. Ragusa dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Palermo's 42. They outrebounded Palermo 34-21 including 29 on the defensive glass. Ragusa looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Palermo's players. Naturalized Maltese center Kurt Cassar (208-1999) nailed a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and Franco Gaetano (202-1999, agency: Players Group) accounted for 21 points and 5 rebounds (perfect from the field making all ten shots !!!). Montenegrin Nikola Markus (200-1996) came up with 22 points and 6 rebounds and guard Andrea Birra (187-2002) added 14 points respectively for Palermo 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. Ragusa moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with Teramo. Palermo lost tenth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the sixteenth position with 13 games lost. Ragusa will meet higher ranked Vicenza (#11) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Palermo will play against Desio (#6) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Palermo: N.Markus 22+6reb, B.Andrea 14+2reb+2ast, D.Giuliomaria Jona 13+2reb+2ast, A.Ronconi 8+1reb+3ast, G.Caronna 5, M.Vittorio 3+4reb+1ast Ragusa: G.Franco 21+5reb+2ast, K.Cassar 21+10reb+2ast, A.Sorrentino 13+2reb+5ast, E.Andrea 12+2reb+2ast, V.Filippo 11+2reb, G.Ianelli 8+4reb+6ast Cd'Orlando - Bergamo 82-79 Everything went according to plan when twelfth ranked Cd'Orlando (8-9) edged 14th ranked Bergamo (5-12) in Capo d'Orlando 82-79 on Sunday. Naturalized Swiss power forward Patrick Baldassarre (201-1986, agency: Players Group) nailed 18 points and 7 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winning side and the former international point guard Marco Passera (180-1982) accounted for 17 points and 5 assists. Four Cd'Orlando players scored in double figures. Dario Masciarelli (195-1998) came up with 34 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds and point guard Alexander Simoncelli (191-1986, agency: SLN) added 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Bergamo in the defeat. Cd'Orlando moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 6 other teams. Loser Bergamo dropped to the thirteenth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Monopoli AN. Cd'Orlando will meet Monfalcone (#12) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Bergamo will play against Brianza Casa and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Bergamo: D.Masciarelli 34+5reb, S.Genovese 14+4reb, A.Simoncelli 10+5reb+5ast, C.Matteo 7+7reb+1ast, R.Rota 5+3reb+2ast, C.Carlo 5+2reb Cd'Orlando: P.Baldassarre 18+7reb+2ast, M.Passera 17+2reb+5ast, S.Vecerina 17+4reb+2ast, M.Lagana 16+4reb+1ast, K.Ricards 8+4reb+4ast, O.Daniele 4+8reb+1ast Crema - Padova V. 80-71 There was an upset when 4th placed Padova V. (10-7) lost on the road to eleventh ranked Crema (8-9) 80-71 on Sunday. Crema made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. Center Riccardo Crespi (205-1997) nailed 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winning side and naturalized Serbian power forward Arsenije Stepanovic (206-2000) accounted for 14 points and 13 rebounds. The former international point guard Francesco De Nicolao (185-1993) came up with 13 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists and point guard Francesco Paolin (190-1995) added 16 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Padova V. in the defeat. Five Crema and four Padova V. players scored in double figures. Padova V.'s coach Riccardo De Nicolao rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Crema moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 6 other teams. Loser Padova V. keeps the fourth position with seven games lost. They share it with 6 other teams. Crema will meet league's leader Orzinuovi on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Padova V. will play against the league's second-placed Mestre and will have a slim chance for a victory. Top scorers: Padova V.: F.Paolin 16+5reb+2ast, F.De Nicolao 13+7reb+8ast, M.Ferrari 12+4reb+1ast, G.Cecchinato 11+2reb+2ast, M.Leonardo 7+5reb, M.Lusvarghi 7+7reb Crema: R.Crespi 19+8reb+2ast, F.Fazioli 15+2reb+7ast, A.Stepanovic 14+13reb+1ast, N.Ivanaj 13+1reb+3ast, W.William 13+5reb+2ast, A.Esposito 3+3reb R.Calabria - San Vendemiano 69-73 No shocking result in a game when third ranked San Vendemiano (13-4) beat 15th ranked R.Calabria (4-13) in Reggio Calabria 73-69 on Sunday. Center Jacopo Vedovato (205-1995) nailed a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side and naturalized Bosnian forward Damir Hadzic (203-1997, college: Flagler) accounted for 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Naturalized Bosnian point guard Amar Balic (180-1996) came up with 13 points and 7 assists and swingman Giambattista Davis (190-1994, college: Buffalo) added 14 points and 5 rebounds respectively for R.Calabria in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. San Vendemiano moved-up to second place, which they share with 4 other teams. R.Calabria lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fourteenth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Borgomanero. San Vendemiano will meet at home Lumezzane V. (#5) in the next round. R.Calabria will play against Padova Unione (#10) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: R.Calabria: D.Marchini 17+1reb+1ast, G.Davis 14+5reb, A.Balic 13+3reb+7ast, S.Farina 11+5reb+1ast, S.Spizzichini 7+9reb+2ast, V.Provenzani 7+2reb+1ast San Vendemiano: J.Vedovato 17+11reb+3ast, D.Hadzic 14+5reb+4ast, G.Baldini 13+4reb+2ast, E.Gobbato 11+4reb, C.Luca 7+2reb+2ast, M.Nicoli 5+1reb+1ast Padova Unione - Orzinuovi 71-78 Very expected game when 7th ranked Padova Unione (8-9) lost at home to first ranked Orzinuovi (15-2) 78-71 on Thursday. Guard Giovanni Gasparin (190-1991, agency: Interperformances) nailed 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and forward Marco Planezio (198-1991) accounted for 9 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Corrado Bianconi (202-1994) came up with 11 points and 8 rebounds and center Ivan Morgillo (206-1992, agency: Players Group) added 17 points respectively for Padova Unione in the defeat. Padova Unione's coach Fabio Volpato rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Orzinuovi have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 15-2 record. Newly promoted Padova Unione keeps the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with 6 other teams. Orzinuovi will meet at home Crema (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Padova Unione will play against R.Calabria and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Padova Unione: I.Morgillo 17+3reb, C.Bianconi 11+8reb+3ast, M.Turel 10+4reb, B.Nicola 7+3reb+1ast, B.Alessio 7+4reb+7ast, S.Enrico 5+1reb+1ast Orzinuovi: E.Leonzio 19+1ast, G.Gasparin 17+7reb+4ast, R.Ponziani 12+7reb, G.Filippo 10+2reb+1ast, M.Planezio 9+6reb+6ast, M.Da Campo 7+5reb+1ast Lumezzane V. - Vicenza 67-58 Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both seventh ranked Lumezzane V. and 6th ranked Vicenza had identical 8-8 record. This time Lumezzane V. used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Vicenza 67-58 on Sunday night. Lumezzane V. made 21-of-24 free shots (87.5 percent) during the game. Point guard Luca Dalco (185-2001, agency: Players Group) nailed 22 points for the winning side and forward Edoardo Maresca (198-1998, agency: SLN) accounted for 7 points and 8 rebounds. Point guard Valerio Cucchiaro (185-2001, agency: Players Group) came up with 25 points and Luca Brambilla (194-1996) added 11 points respectively for Vicenza in the defeat. Vicenza's coach Manuel Cilio rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Lumezzane V. (9-8) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 7 other teams. Vicenza lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with 6 other teams. Lumezzane V. will meet higher ranked San Vendemiano (#3) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Vicenza will play against Ragusa (#13) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Vicenza: C.Valerio 25+4reb, L.Brambilla 11+4reb+2ast, Z.Andrea 7+1reb, T.Djordje 6+7reb+1ast, B.Riccardo 4+3reb, G.Francesco 2+3reb Lumezzane V.: D.Luca 22, D.Mastrangelo 14+3reb, S.Dilas 10+5reb+1ast, E.Maresca 7+8reb+2ast, D.Ciaramella 4+2reb, D.Perez 4+8reb Group COzzano - Matelica 79-68Not a big story in a game when 14th ranked Matelica (2-14) lost to tenth ranked Ozzano (9-8) in Ozzano dell Emilia 68-79 on Saturday. Ozzano made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. Ozzano outrebounded Matelica 42-21 including a 30-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Swingman Gioacchino Chiappelli (198-1991, agency: SLN) nailed a double-double by scoring 10 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists for the winning side and naturalized Ukrainian center Dimitri Klyuchnyk (211-2001) accounted for 17 points and 7 rebounds. Four Ozzano players scored in double figures. Point guard Antonio Gallo (182-2000, agency: Players Group) came up with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists and Alberto Provvidenza (198-1998) added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Matelica in the defeat. Matelica's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Ozzano moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 7 other teams. Newly promoted Matelica keeps the fourteenth position with 14 games lost. They share it with Cesena. Ozzano will meet league's leader Rieti Real on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Matelica will play against Imola Virtus (#8) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Matelica: F.Seck 15+1reb, A.Gallo 14+6reb+7ast, P.Alberto 11+5reb+2ast, A.Emmanuel 8+3reb+1ast, G.Riccio 5+3reb+3ast, E.Enihe 5+1reb+1ast Ozzano: D.Klyuchnyk 17+7reb+3ast, S.Bonfiglio 15+8reb, M.Barattini 11+1reb+1ast, M.Folli 10+4reb+1ast, G.Chiappelli 10+14reb+9ast, S.Lasagni 9+1reb+3ast Imola Virtus - Faenza 74-89 Everything went according to plan when second ranked Faenza (14-3) defeated on the road 8th ranked Imola Virtus (9-8) 89-74 on Sunday. They outrebounded Imola Virtus 39-27 including 27 on the defensive glass. Forward Simone Aromando (200-1997, agency: SLN) nailed 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and Giovanni Poggi (201-1997) accounted for 15 points and 12 rebounds. Five Faenza players scored in double figures. Point guard Luca Galassi (185-1999) came up with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Bulgarian Borislav Mladenov (202-2000, agency: Interperformances) added 9 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Imola Virtus in the defeat. Imola Virtus' coach Marco Regazzi rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Faenza have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with 3 other teams. Imola Virtus lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the fifth place with eight games lost. They share the position with 7 other teams. Faenza will meet at home Fiorenzuola (#4) in the next round. Imola Virtus will play against Matelica and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Imola Virtus: L.Galassi 18+6reb+4ast, J.Aglio 14+1ast, B.Mladenov 9+9reb+3ast, F.Magagnoli 9+2reb+1ast, C.Tommasini 9+3reb+7ast, M.Morara 8+1ast Faenza: M.Petrucci 18+6reb+1ast, S.Aromando 17+8reb+5ast, G.Poggi 15+12reb+1ast, G.Siberna 13+1reb, A.Pastore 12+2reb+3ast, S.Vico 10+6reb+3ast San Miniato - Rieti Real 69-73 There was no surprise when 13th ranked San Miniato (5-11) lost at home to first ranked Rieti Real (16-1) 73-69 on Sunday. Swingman Riccardo Chinellato (198-2000, agency: Players Group) nailed 15 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and guard Simone Tomasini (198-1993) accounted for 18 points. Forward Luca Tozzi (200-1999) came up with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 15 rebounds and power forward Daniel Ohenhen (200-2001) added 10 points and 11 rebounds respectively for San Miniato in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Rieti Real have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. They maintain first place with 16-1 record. Loser San Miniato keeps the thirteenth position with 11 games lost. Rieti Real will meet at home Ozzano (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. San Miniato will play against Jesi (#7) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: San Miniato: V.Niccolo 18+2reb+1ast, L.Tozzi 13+15reb+1ast, O.Daniel 10+11reb+2ast, L.Cipriani 10+2reb, S.Capozio 8+1reb+2ast, B.Lorenzo 7+1reb Rieti Real: S.Tomasini 18+2reb+3ast, R.Chinellato 15+9reb, M.Contento 14+1reb+1ast, F.Matrone 10+8reb, A.Paesano 6+4reb+1ast, N.Mastrangelo 6+3reb+1ast Piacentina - Jesi 83-75 Everything could happen in Piacenza at the game between two tied teams. Both fourth ranked Piacentina and 6th ranked Jesi had identical 9-7 record. This time Piacentina used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Jesi 83-75 on Sunday night. Swingman Gabriele Berra (195-2000, agency: SLN) nailed 20 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and power forward Alessandro Cecchetti (200-1991, agency: SLN) accounted for 15 points and 6 rebounds. Guard Roberto Marulli (190-1991) came up with 26 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Daniele Merletto (175-1993) added 14 points and 5 assists respectively for Jesi in the defeat. Four Jesi players scored in double figures. Piacentina have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 10-7 record, which they share with 6 other teams. Loser Jesi dropped to the fifth position with eight games lost. They share it with 7 other teams. Piacentina will meet Empoli (#16) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Jesi will play against San Miniato (#13) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Jesi: R.Marulli 26+6reb+3ast, D.Merletto 14+2reb+5ast, M.Ferraro 12+3reb, P.Gatti 10+3reb+1ast, G.Filippini 7+4reb, K.Yusupha 4+5reb Piacentina: G.Berra 20+6reb, A.Cecchetti 15+6reb+2ast, L.Passoni 12+4reb+3ast, K.Korsunov 9+3reb, M.Coltro 9+3reb+4ast, S.Angelucci 8+6reb Fiorenzuola - Empoli 97-87 Very expected game when 15th ranked Empoli (2-15) lost on the road to fifth ranked Fiorenzuola (10-7) 97-87 on Sunday. Fiorenzuola dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Empoli's 42 and made 22-of-25 free shots (88.0 percent) during the game. Fiorenzuola looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Empoli's players. Giulio Casagrande (197-1993) nailed 28 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists (was perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line !!!) for the winning side and forward Riccardo Pederzini (198-1989) accounted for 14 points and 10 assists. The former international swingman Andrea Casella (195-1990) came up with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and point guard Valerio Costa (185-1997, agency: SLN) added 20 points respectively for Empoli in the defeat. Five Fiorenzuola and four Empoli players scored in double figures. Fiorenzuola moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 6 other teams. Empoli lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Campus Varese. Fiorenzuola will meet league's second-placed Faenza on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Empoli will play against Piacentina (#5) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Empoli: A.Casella 26+6reb+5ast, V.Costa 20+3reb+2ast, G.Luca 15+5reb+1ast, D.Sesoldi 13+5reb+1ast, A.Antonini 7+3reb+3ast, A.Riccardo 4+5reb Fiorenzuola: G.Casagrande 28+6reb+9ast, R.Alessio 15+7reb, R.Pederzini 14+2reb+10ast, G.Giorgi 14+7reb+2ast, F.Ricci 13+1reb+1ast, M.Caverni 11+5reb+4ast Ancona - Senigallia 84-75 Rather predictable result when seventh ranked Ancona (10-7) won against at home 11th ranked Senigallia (7-10) 84-75 on Sunday. Ancona made 22-of-24 free shots (91.7 percent) during the game. Guard Leonardo Ciribeni (190-1992) nailed 21 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and center Alberto Bedin (202-1999) accounted for 12 points and 8 rebounds. Four Ancona players scored in double figures. Ancona's coach Piero Coen used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Center Emanuele Musci (200-1992) came up with 18 points and 9 rebounds and point guard Marco Giacomini (182-1994) added 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Senigallia in the defeat. Ancona moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 6 other teams. Senigallia lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth position with ten games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Ancona will meet Imola (#12) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Senigallia will play against Firenze and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Senigallia: E.Musci 18+9reb+1ast, M.Giacomini 15+6reb+4ast, S.Pozzetti 10+6reb+1ast, F.Giannini 9+2reb+1ast, M.Lemmi 8+2reb, M.Neri 6+2reb+2ast Ancona: L.Ciribeni 21+6reb+1ast, C.Nicola 15+1reb+1ast, L.Panzini 14+2reb+4ast, A.Bedin 12+8reb+3ast, G.Yannick 8+6reb+2ast, M.Ambrosin 6+2reb+1ast Fabriano - Imola 79-73 Not a big story in a game when 12th ranked Imola (6-10) lost on the road to third ranked Fabriano (13-4) 79-73 on Sunday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Fabriano made 26-of-29 free shots (89.7 percent) during the game, while Imola only scored four points from the stripe. Naturalized Argentinian point guard Nicolas Stanic (180-1984) nailed 27 points and 7 rebounds (was perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line !!!) for the winning side and Patrizio Verri (195-1988) accounted for 16 points and 7 rebounds. Luca Montanari (181-1992) came up with 14 points and 7 rebounds and forward Alex Ranuzzi (195-1986, agency: Interperformances) added 15 points and 4 assists respectively for Imola in the defeat. Four Imola players scored in double figures. Fabriano have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser Imola keeps the twelfth position with ten games lost. Fabriano will meet Cesena (#15) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Imola will play against Ancona and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Imola: F.Tognacci 17+4reb+2ast, A.Ranuzzi 15+4reb+4ast, L.Montanari 14+7reb+3ast, C.Trentin 10+4reb+4ast, M.Tommaso 5, N.Corcelli 5+2reb+2ast Fabriano: N.Stanic 27+7reb+3ast, P.Verri 16+7reb+1ast, F.Papa 10+9reb, S.Centanni 8+1reb+1ast, G.Gianmarco 7, A.Petracca 5+6reb+1ast Group DCaserta BLE - Pescara Bsk A 92-76Everything went according to plan when sixth ranked Caserta BLE (11-6) defeated at home 15th ranked Pescara Bsk A (3-14) 92-76 on Sunday. Caserta BLE made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. Caserta BLE outrebounded Pescara Bsk A 41-29 including a 15-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Forward Mathias Drigo (203-1989, agency: Interperformances) nailed 22 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side and point guard Davide Mastroianni (185-2001) accounted for 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Caserta BLE's coach Sergio Luise used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Center Andrea Capitanelli (208-1986) came up with 20 points and 7 rebounds and Cameroonian guard Constantin Maralossou (188-2002) added 17 points respectively for Pescara Bsk A in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Caserta BLE moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Pescara Bsk A at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the fifteenth position with 14 games lost. Caserta BLE will meet at home league's second-placed Roseto in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Pescara Bsk A will play against Teramo (#12) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Pescara Bsk A: A.Capitanelli 20+7reb+3ast, M.Constantin 17+4reb+3ast, L.Del Sole 14+3reb+6ast, D.Fasciocco 11+4reb+1ast, D.Prete Alberto 8+1reb+1ast, M.Loris 4+1reb+1ast Caserta BLE: M.Drigo 22+5reb+3ast, M.Davide 15+5reb+5ast, A.Sperduto 11+5reb+3ast, R.Raffaele 10+7reb+5ast, N.Mei 10+3reb+1ast, B.Sergio 8+6reb+2ast Bisceglie - Corato Adr. 97-83 There was no surprise when 13th ranked Corato Adr. (4-12) lost on the road to seventh ranked Bisceglie (11-6) 97-83 on Sunday. Power forward Matteo Bini (201-1994) nailed 22 points for the winning side and Raphael Chiti (195-1999, agency: SLN) accounted for 22 points. Center Francesco Infante (204-1992) came up with 16 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Mauro Stella (190-1984) added 16 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Corato Adr. in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Bisceglie moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Newly promoted Corato Adr. dropped to the fourteenth position with 12 games lost. Bisceglie will meet higher ranked RO Luiss (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Corato Adr. will play against Salerno (#11) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Corato Adr.: F.Infante 16+7reb+3ast, M.Stella 16+6reb+3ast, L.Trunic 16+2reb+2ast, G.Gambarota 12+2reb+2ast, B.Ilia 8+4reb, G.Artioli 7+3reb Bisceglie: R.Chiti 22+4reb+1ast, M.Bini 22+4reb+2ast, D.Gabriel 18+3reb+4ast, V.Davide 15+5reb+2ast, V.Armando 8+3reb+3ast, M.Dip 8+5reb+2ast Monopoli AN - Teramo 72-62 There was a small surprise when fourteenth ranked Monopoli AN (5-12) beat at home 12th ranked Teramo (6-11) 72-62 on Sunday. Monopoli AN dominated down low during the game scoring 40 of its points in the paint compared to Teramo's 20. Nicola Bastone (195-1992) nailed 16 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and point guard Riccardo Ballabio (180-1998) accounted for 12 points and 7 rebounds. Point guard Giorgio Galipo (175-1999) came up with 10 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Emidio Di Donato (198-1992) added 14 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Teramo in the defeat. Four Teramo players scored in double figures. Teramo's coach Andrea Gabrielli rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Monopoli AN moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with Bergamo. Loser Teramo keeps the twelfth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Ragusa. Monopoli AN will meet Pozzuoli (#16) on the road in the next round. Teramo will play against Pescara Bsk A (#15) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Teramo: S.Perin 15+2reb+1ast, E.Di Donato 14+8reb+1ast, F.Casoni 11+6reb, G.Galipo 10+9reb+5ast, C.Lorenzo 6+6reb+1ast, G.Arcangelo 3+3reb+1ast Monopoli AN: N.Bastone 16+9reb+2ast, R.Ballabio 12+7reb+3ast, M.Annese 12+6reb+1ast, K.Cusenza 9+6reb+1ast, R.Jacopo 8+9reb+1ast, F.Ingrosso 7+6reb+1ast Taranto - Ruvo di Puglia 76-74 The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Ruvo di Puglia (14-3) on the court of eighth ranked Taranto on Sunday night. Visitors were edged by Taranto 76-74. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Ruvo di Puglia. Naturalized Argentinian center Diego Corral (203-1986, agency: Interperformances) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Naturalized Argentinian guard Santiago Bruno (188-1993, agency: Players Group) contributed with 15 points and 5 assists for the winners. Naturalized Argentinian Mario Ghersetti (201-1981) answered with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Federico Burini (191-1993) added 11 points and 7 assists in the effort for Ruvo di Puglia. Four Ruvo di Puglia players scored in double figures. Taranto (10-7) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 6 other teams. Ruvo di Puglia at the other side still keeps top position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Taranto is looking forward to face Sant Antimo (#4) in Napoli in the next round. Ruvo di Puglia will play at home against Trinita and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Ruvo di Puglia: T.Gatto 16+3reb, M.Ghersetti 15+7reb+5ast, L.Toniato 12+6reb+1ast, F.Burini 11+3reb+7ast, M.Ammannato 9+4reb+2ast, V.Leonardo 5+7reb Taranto: G.Conte 17+2reb+1ast, D.Corral 17+8reb+4ast, S.Bruno 15+3reb+5ast, E.Cena 9+6reb+1ast, F.Villa 9+2reb+4ast, M.Piccoli 5+4reb+2ast Roseto - RO Luiss 89-73 An interesting game for Roseto (13-4) which hosted in Roseto second-ranked RO Luiss (13-4). Third ranked Roseto had an easy win 89-73. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of RO Luiss. Roseto made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Guard Alfonso Zampogna (185-2000, agency: SLN) nailed 23 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and the former international power forward Valerio Amoroso (204-1980, agency: Interperformances) accounted for 21 points and 7 rebounds. Matteo Fallucca (196-1993) came up with 24 points and 8 rebounds and Riccardo Murri (190-2000) added 14 points and 7 rebounds respectively for RO Luiss in the defeat. Roseto have an impressive series of eleven victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated RO Luiss. Roseto will meet Caserta BLE (#6) on the road in the next round. RO Luiss will play against Bisceglie (#7) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: RO Luiss: M.Fallucca 24+8reb+2ast, M.Riccardo 14+7reb+3ast, C.Barbon 9+3reb+2ast, G.Allodi 9+10reb+2ast, M.Jovovic 6, M.Legnini 6+4reb+3ast Roseto: A.Zampogna 23+7reb+6ast, V.Amoroso 21+7reb+1ast, N.Dincic 13+2reb, F.Gianmarco 8+1reb, N.Morici 8+6reb+7ast, E.Di Emidio 7+6reb+4ast Avellino - Pozzuoli 105-61 Very expected game when bottom-ranked Pozzuoli (0-17) was smashed on the road by ninth ranked Avellino (9-8) 105-61 on Sunday. Avellino forced 20 Pozzuoli turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 2 passes made by Pozzuoli's players. Andrea Bianco (190-2001) nailed 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and the former international swingman Daniele Sandri (197-1990) accounted for 18 points. Four Avellino players scored in double figures. Guard Marco Cucco (189-1994) came up with 12 points and naturalized Senegalese center Iba Koite Thiam (205-1998, agency: Players Group) added 8 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Pozzuoli 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. Avellino moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 7 other teams. Pozzuoli lost their seventeenth game in a row. They still close the standings with 17 games lost. They share the position with Langhe Roero. Avellino will meet Cassino (#5) on the road in the next round. Pozzuoli will play against Monopoli AN (#13) and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Pozzuoli: M.Cucco 12+4reb, S.Francesco 9+2reb+1ast, I.Koite Thiam 8+5reb, G.Daniele 6, G.Sirakov 6, M.Kolombo 5+1reb Avellino: M.Carida 21+1ast, D.Sandri 18+3reb+2ast, A.Bianco 17+5reb+4ast, D.Vitale 16+1reb+6ast, G.Eliantonio 7+4reb+1ast, A.Riccardo 7+3reb+7ast Salerno - Cassino 77-90 Very predictable result when fifth ranked Cassino (11-6) won against on the road 11th ranked Salerno (7-10) 90-77 on Sunday. Point guard Michele Pacitto (180-2001) nailed 28 points for the winning side and Montenegrin Lazar Kekovic (204-1999) accounted for 25 points and 5 rebounds. Swingman Niccolo Moffa (200-1999) came up with 31 points and 5 rebounds and forward Dario Zucca (203-1996) added 14 points respectively for Salerno in the defeat. The victory was the third consecutive win for Cassino. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Salerno lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the tenth position with ten games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Cassino will meet at home Avellino (#9) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Salerno will play against Corato Adr. and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Salerno: N.Moffa 31+5reb+1ast, D.Zucca 14+4reb, A.Donadoni 10+3reb+2ast, G.Laquintana 8+1reb, N.Rinaldi 6, D.Birindelli 6+2reb+1ast Cassino: P.Michele 28+3reb+2ast, L.Kekovic 25+5reb, M.Teghini 14+3reb+1ast, M.De Leone 9+2reb+1ast, J.Milosevic 7+4reb+1ast, K.Brigato 5+1reb Trinita - Sant Antimo 63-73 Not a big story in a game when 10th ranked Trinita (7-10) lost at home to fourth ranked Sant Antimo (12-5) 73-63 on Sunday. Guido Scali (195-1998, agency: SLN) nailed 20 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and power forward Giorgio Sgobba (198-1992, agency: Players Group) accounted for 15 points and 7 rebounds. Point guard Simone Giunta (185-2000) came up with 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and Estonian point guard Hugo Erkmaa (194-1999) added 16 points respectively for Trinita in the defeat. Sant Antimo maintains fourth place with 12-5 record. Newly promoted Trinita keeps the tenth position with ten games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Sant Antimo will meet at home Taranto (#8) in the next round. Trinita will play against the league's leader Ruvo di Puglia and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Trinita: H.Erkmaa 16+4reb+3ast, B.Misolic 15+3reb+2ast, G.Simone 14+9reb+4ast, A.Klacar 9+2ast, S.Gaye Serigne 5+6reb+1ast, C.Luigi 2+1reb+3ast Sant Antimo: F.Montanari 21+1reb, G.Scali 20+8reb+2ast, G.Sgobba 15+7reb, R.Maggio 8+4reb+1ast, A.Quarisa 5+13reb+1ast, C.Cantone 2+1reb+5ast |
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| Al Riyadi boots PH out of Dubai, exacts revenge for 2020 runner-up finish - by Eurobasket News |
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Al Riyadi Beirut earned a big boost to its 32nd Dubai International Basketball Championship title hopes after slaying Strong Group Philippines, 106-97, in the knockout quarterfinals on Thursday, February 2 (Friday, February 3, Manila time). The win completed a revenge tour of sorts for Al Riyadi as it was coming off a runner-up finish to the Philippines - then represented by Mighty Sports - back in February 2020, right at the cusp of the pandemic's start. All four Lebanese national team members stood out in the thrilling game of runs, with veteran guard Amir Saoud erupting for a game-high 41 points on 14-of-24 shooting and 7-of-12 from three. Sensational floor general Wael Arakji (194-G-1994) punched in a modest 13-point, 4-dime line in the win, while forwards Ater Majok (210-C-1987, college: UConn) and Hayk Gyokchyan (203-F-1990, college: F&M) scored 13 and 12, respectively. Carrying momentum from its blazing 33-19 first quarter, Al Riyadi dictated the game's flow despite Strong Group rallying all the way back to striking distance and peaking with a five-point lead, 63-58, midway through the third period. Just as the Philippine team was setting up an exciting endgame after forging an 81-all tie halfway through the final frame, the Lebanese pulled away with a defining 14-2 run, ending with five straight points from Saoud with 3:08 left to play for the 95-83 separation. Strong Group put together a final 14-6 stand capped with a Shabazz Muhammad (198-SF-1992, college: UCLA) putback with 34 seconds left to get within 4, 97-101, but time was just not on their side as Al Riyadi import Dominic Johnson sealed the deal with two free throws, 103-97, off an intentional JD Cagulangan foul. Muhammad ended his Dubai stint with a 27-point effort on 9-of-17 shooting and 9-of-12 from the line - his fifth straight team-high scoring output. Renaldo Balkman (201-F-1984, college: S.Carolina) churned out a 16-point, 15-rebound double-double before fouling out in the final minute, while Nick Young rounded out Strong Group's ex-NBA trio with just 8 points and 4 rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench. Big man Justine Baltazar paced the locals' side with 13 points, 8 boards, and 3 steals in 29 minutes off the bench, while sniper BJ Andrade and Fil-Am dynamo Sedrick Barefield tallied 11 and 10 points, respectively. Al Riyadi now moves on to the knockout semifinals, continuing its path to redemption from its 2020 silver-medal finish. Courtesy of: rappler.com |
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| NKL Round 3 (Second Stage): Mazeikiai beat Telsiai by one after a very close game - by Eurobasket News | ||
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There were just three rounds played in Second Stage of NKL and we can clearly see which teams will fight for top positions and which will try to avoid bottom places. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game of round 3 in the NKL took place in Mazeikiai. This derby game ended with only one-point defeat on the road of Telsiai (23-6) to Mazeikiai (18-11) 72-71 on Thursday evening. 24 personal fouls committed by Telsiai helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for Karolis Guscikas (206-1992, agency: BIG) who saved his team from a defeat with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks. Guard Jokubas Rubinas (187-2002) contributed with 15 points and 4 assists for the winners. Deividas Rasys (197-1997, agency: Octagon Europe) answered with 21 points for Telsiai. Mazeikiai will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Telsiai will play at home against Zalgiris II and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Suduva-Mantinga (24-4) added another victory to their record. This time they beat Vytis (17-12) in Sakiai 89-83. It was a great evening for Aurelijus Pukelis (205-1994) who led his team to a victory scoring 27 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Evaldas Dziaugys helped adding 17 points. The best for the losing side was Augustinas Mikstas (203-2001, agency: Octagon Europe) with 34 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds. Suduva-Mantinga will play against Atletas (#7) in Kaunas in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Vytis will play on the road against Silute and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game between Zalgiris II (20-8) and Silute (14-15) in Kaunas on Thursday ended with biggest points difference. Zalgiris II outscored guests from Silute 90-60. It was a quality performance for Liutauras Lelevicius who led the winners and scored 22 points and 5 rebounds. Jalen Warren came up with 20 points and 6 assists for Silute in the defeat. Zalgiris II will meet Telsiai on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Silute will play against Vytis (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. There were no big surprises in other games of round 3: Palanga was beaten by Delikatesas on the road 82-78. Kretinga won against Neptunas-Akv. on its own court 85-77. Rytas 2 managed to outperform Vilkaviskis in Vilnius 87-82. Delikatesas - Palanga 82-78 No shocking result in a game when Delikatesas (12-17) beat Palanga (10-19) in Joniskis 82-78 on Thursday. However just four-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. It was an exceptional evening for center Povilas Gaidys (206-1991, college: Southeastern) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. American Darion Rackley (187-1992, college: JSU) accounted for 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Four Delikatesas players scored in double figures. American point guard Zac Owens (180-1998, college: Bethel, IN) came up with 19 points and 4 assists and Ukrainian forward Danilo Sokolenko (203-1999) added 11 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Palanga in the defeat. Palanga's coach Povilas Sakinis rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Delikatesas will meet Neptunas-Akv. (#14) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Palanga will play against Vilkaviskis and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Delikatesas: D.Rackley 19+7reb+5ast, S.Kulevicius 19+6reb+3ast, P.Gaidys 16+10reb+5ast, B.Corey 13+13reb+2ast, J.Nojus 8+4reb, F.Salsamendi 4+4reb Palanga: Z.Owens 19+3reb+4ast, M.Pocevicius 13+7reb+1ast, D.Sokolenko 11+10reb+1ast, J.Ernestas 9+3reb+2ast, J.Young 8+5reb+3ast, T.Kararinas 7+6reb Kretinga - Neptunas-Akv. 85-77 Rather expected game when Neptunas-Akv. (5-23) lost on the road to Kretinga (11-18) 85-77 on Thursday. Kretinga made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for guard Martynas Mazeika (193-1985, agency: Interperformances) who led the winners and scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!). Raidas Nacius (197-1991) accounted for 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Center Oskaras Pleikys (202-2001, agency: BIG) came up with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and Gediminas Lesciauskas (197-2001) added 14 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Neptunas-Akv. in the defeat. Four Kretinga and five Neptunas-Akv. players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Kretinga will meet Stekas (#8) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Neptunas-Akv. will play against Delikatesas (#9) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Kretinga: M.Lutsenko 22+4reb+2ast, M.Mazeika 18+6reb+6ast, R.Nacius 17+6reb+5ast, R.Zabita 10+10reb+1ast, V.Anisimov 6+4reb, R.Arunas 4+2ast Neptunas-Akv.: L.Gediminas 14+8reb+2ast, M.Gabrielius 13+4reb, K.Kristupas 11+4reb, P.Oskaras 11+12reb+4ast, A.Sidarevicius 10+1reb+4ast, S.Rytis 9+2reb+3ast Vilkaviskis - Rytas 2 82-87 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when Rytas 2 (11-18) won against on the road Vilkaviskis (10-18) 87-82 on Thursday. Rytas 2 shot 26 for 38 from the free-throw line, while Vilkaviskis only scored eight points from the stripe. It was an exceptional evening for Modestas Babraitis (193-2004) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Center Matas Macijauskas (210-2002) accounted for 11 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side. Four Rytas 2 players scored in double figures. Modestas Zaunieriunas (189-1994) came up with 19 points and forward Amandas Urkis (201-1999, college: Lewis & Clark) added 19 points respectively for Vilkaviskis in the defeat. Vilkaviskis' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Rytas 2's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Vilnius to the arena . Top scorers: Rytas 2: A.Adomavicius 18+1reb+4ast, B.Modestas 17+11reb+4ast, A.Simonis 14+3reb+1ast, M.Matas 11+12reb, A.Gediminas 8+4reb+1ast, V.Lukas 7+2reb Vilkaviskis: M.Zaunieriunas 19+4reb+3ast, A.Urkis 19+4reb+3ast, R.Stankevicius 12+6reb+4ast, E.Hazners 9+1reb, A.Ene 7+2reb, M.Zukauskas 6+4reb+2ast Mazeikiai - Telsiai 72-71 The most exciting game of round 3 in the NKL took place in Mazeikiai. This derby game ended with only one-point defeat on the road of Telsiai (23-6) to Mazeikiai (18-11) 72-71 on Thursday evening. 24 personal fouls committed by Telsiai helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for Karolis Guscikas (206-1992, agency: BIG) who saved his team from a defeat with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks. Guard Jokubas Rubinas (187-2002) contributed with 15 points and 4 assists for the winners. Deividas Rasys (197-1997, agency: Octagon Europe) answered with 21 points and Ovidijus Kaminskis (195-1991) added 14 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Telsiai. Mazeikiai will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Telsiai will play at home against Zalgiris II and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Mazeikiai: R.Jokubas 15+1reb+4ast, S.Valunta 14+1reb+1ast, K.Guscikas 12+13reb+2ast, K.Babusis 10+1ast, S.Jasaitis 9+4reb+1ast, G.Mulevicius 5+3reb+2ast Telsiai: D.Rasys 21+4reb+1ast, O.Kaminskis 14+6reb+3ast, I.Razutis 13+3reb+6ast, R.Jakstas 9+3reb, T.Rimsa 6+2reb+2ast, M.Norkus 6+3reb Vytis - Suduva-Mantinga 83-89 Suduva-Mantinga (24-4) added another victory to their record. This time they beat Vytis (17-12) in Sakiai 89-83. Vytis was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for Aurelijus Pukelis (205-1994) who led his team to a victory scoring 27 points and 5 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Evaldas Dziaugys (196-1996) helped adding 17 points. Four Suduva-Mantinga players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Augustinas Mikstas (203-2001, agency: Octagon Europe) with 34 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds and point guard Titas Janusevicius (188-2001) scored 28 points and 4 assists. Suduva-Mantinga will play against Atletas (#7) in Kaunas in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Vytis will play on the road against Silute and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Suduva-Mantinga: A.Pukelis 27+5reb+1ast, E.Dziaugys 17+4reb+1ast, P.Beliavicius 14+2reb, J.Nausedas 12+7reb+1ast, T.Kliucinykas 9+3reb+6ast, Z.Simonis 6+4reb+1ast Vytis: M.Augustinas 34+6reb+2ast, J.Titas 28+4reb+4ast, E.Jonkus 8+6reb+3ast, R.Maciulis 4+1reb+3ast, E.Zilius 4+1reb+1ast, K.Kokoska 3 Zalgiris II - Silute 90-60 The game between Zalgiris II (20-8) and Silute (14-15) in Kaunas on Thursday ended with biggest points difference. Zalgiris II outscored guests from Silute 90-60. Zalgiris II dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Silute's 30 and made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Silute 44-20 including a 19-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a quality performance for Liutauras Lelevicius (201-2003) who led the winners and scored 22 points and 5 rebounds. Point guard Kajus Kublickas (186-2004) accounted for 19 points for the winning side. Four Zalgiris II players scored in double figures. Canadian guard Jalen Warren (188-1999, college: UIC) came up with 20 points and 6 assists and American forward Josh Alexander (202-2000, college: American) added 22 points respectively for Silute in the defeat. Zalgiris II will meet Telsiai on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Silute will play against Vytis (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Zalgiris II: L.Liutauras 22+5reb+2ast, K.Kajus 19+2reb+2ast, V.Matas 12+9reb, M.Nedas 10+6reb, N.Gytis 8+4reb+5ast, S.Domantas 7+2reb+1ast Silute: J.Alexander 22+3reb+1ast, J.Warren 20+3reb+6ast, Y.Balaban 6+3reb, A.Bergaudas 4+4reb+1ast, C.Tadas 2+1ast, S.Karolis 2 |
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| Bridges scores 25, leads Suns to 106-94 win over Celtics - by Eurobasket News |
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Devin Booker (6'6''-SG-1996, college: Kentucky) wore a hockey toque to deal with the sub-zero temperatures in Boston and pulled out a baseball metaphor to describe his possible return to the basketball court. ''Rounding third,'' Booker said after watching from the bench as his Phoenix Suns teammates beat the Celtics 106-94 on Friday night. Mikal Bridges (6'6''-G/F-1996, college: Villanova) scored 25 points and Dario Saric had 14 with 13 rebounds Friday night to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 106-94 victory over Boston and send the NBA-leading Celtics to their fourth loss in six games. Chris Paul (6'0''-PG-1985, college: Wake Forest) added 15 points, eight assists and six rebounds for Phoenix, which had a 20-point, second-quarter lead trimmed to one by the end of the third. The Suns opened the fourth with eight straight points to turn back Boston's rally. Booker, a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, wore a Detroit Red Wings knit cap as he sat on the bench in the same building where he scored 70 points in 2017. He hasn't played since sustaining a groin injury on Christmas; it was just the second time he has joined the team on a road trip since. ''I'm mindful of what I say because I don't want to get everybody excited about it, or depress everybody, either. It's just where he is,'' Suns coach Monty Williams said before the game. ''We do feel like he's getting closer and closer to coming back.'' The Suns lost nine of their first 11 games after the three-time All-Star went out, but have won seven of the last nine while they wait for his return, which could come during current the five-game road trip. ''For us to win it without Book is big for everyone's confidence, because he will be back shortly,'' center Jock Landale said. ''We would have liked to win a few more games, but now that we're winning a lot of games and he's on the verge of coming back, it's big for us.'' Jaylen Brown (6'6''-G/F-1996, college: California) scored 27 points and Jayson Tatum (6'8''-F/G-1998, college: Duke) had 20 for the Celtics, who beat the Brooklyn Nets by 43 points on Wednesday and beat the Suns by 27 in December. But the two Boston All-Stars shot a combined 12 for 36 from the floor and 6 for 22 from 3-point range. The Suns led 74-73 to start the fourth quarter before running off the next eight points, prompting Boston coach Joe Mazzulla to call a timeout. Derrick White drove for a layup to snap the slump, but Damion Lee (6'5''-G-1992, college: Louisville) and Saric hit back-to-back 3s, and the Celtics never got closer than six from there. The Celtics scored the first seven points of the game, but quickly gave it all back. Phoenix scored the next 12, with Ayton putting in three straight baskets to start the run. The Suns started the second quarter with back-to-back 3-pointers by Ishmail Wainright (6'5''-F-1994, college: Baylor) and Lee - sparking another 8-0 run that helped them open a 32-20 lead. It was up to 20 points with four minutes left in the second before Tatum hit his first basket of the game - a 3-pointer - as Boston scored 11 in a row before going into the half trailing 57-44. Courtesy of: cbssports.com |
| Young scores 27 to lead Hawks past Jazz, 115-108 - by Eurobasket News |
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Trae Young (6'1''-PG-1998, college: Oklahoma) had 27 points and six assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 115-108 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night. De'Andre Hunter (6'8''-F/G-1997, college: Virginia) scored 26 points for the Hawks. Onyeka Okongwu (6'9''-F/C-2000, college: USC) had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Dejounte Murray (6'4''-G-1996, college: Washington) added 13 points and eight assists. Atlanta won for the third time in its last four road games. 'I feel like winning on the road comes down to energy,' Hunter said. 'You know the crowd is going to be behind the home team, so we just rally around each other to build that energy. Once we have energy, everything else just flows.' The Hawks went to the rim early and it paid off. They had 28 assists on 44 baskets and scored 56 points in the paint. 'We have to be aggressive,' coach Nate McMillan said. 'We don't want to just sit out there and settle for the perimeter shots. I think we're creating opportunities when we're being aggressive, attacking the rim, attacking the paint.' Lauri Markkanen (7'1''-F/C-1997, college: Arizona) had 25 points and 10 rebounds to pace Utah. Jordan Clarkson (6'5''-G-1992, college: Missouri) scored 24, and Mike Conley (6'1''-PG-1987, college: Ohio St.) finished with 20 points and eight assists. Utah struggled from the outside, going 13 of 44 from 3-point range. The Jazz had a three-game home winning streak snapped. 'We did a pretty good job on the shooters all night,' Young said. 'I think that helped us.' Atlanta dominated on both ends of the court throughout the first half. The Hawks built a 60-38 lead late in the second quarter after Young bookended an 8-0 run with a 3-pointer and a pair of free throws. Utah made only one 3-pointer in the first quarter and just five outside baskets by halftime. 'Those tough misses maybe affected us,' Markkanen said. 'I felt like I forced (shots) up after I saw a couple roll, so I wanted to go try again.' Utah chipped away at the deficit in the second half and rallied late in the fourth quarter. Clarkson buried consecutive 3-pointers to punctuate a 10-0 run and cut Atlanta's lead to 106-101 with 3:17 left. Young countered with a 3 to keep the Hawks in control. Atlanta held off the Jazz in the end because Utah struggled to get stops even after making baskets. 'They have a lot of very good offensive players and if you're not detailed in your defense, they can punish you,' Jazz coach Will Hardy said. Courtesy of: apnews.com |
| 2023 NBA All-Star Reserves Announced - by Eurobasket News |
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The league has announced its 2023 All-Star reserves during a pregame broadcast on TNT, as voted on by NBA head coaches. As usual, the list of 14 selections featured some interesting surprises. For the Eastern Conference, coaches voted in Sixers center Joel Embiid (7'0''-C/F-1994, college: Kansas) (the reigning Player of the Month in the East), Heat center Bam Adebayo (6'10''-C-1997, college: Kentucky), Bulls wing DeMar DeRozan (6'7''-F/G-1989, college: USC), Celtics wing Jaylen Brown (6'6''-G/F-1996, college: California), Bucks guard Jrue Holiday (6'4''-G-1990, college: UCLA), Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton (6'5''-G-2000, college: Iowa St.), and Knicks forward Julius Randle (6'9''-F/C-1994, college: Kentucky). Holiday, who is making his second overall All-star appearance this year, last earned an All-Star nod a decade ago while playing for Philadelphia. Randle will receive a $1.2MM salary bonus as a result of being named an All-Star this season, according to Bobby Marks of ESPN. Marks adds that Holiday will get a $324K bonus. And as long as he appears in at least 65 contests this year, Brown will earn a $1.55MM bonus after having qualified for the All-Star game, Marks tweets. Among the most notable omissions in the East were a handful of point guards: the Knicks' Jalen Brunson (6'1''-G-1996, college: Villanova), the Hawks' Trae Young (6'1''-PG-1998, college: Oklahoma), the Cavaliers' Darius Garland (6'2''-G-2000, college: Vanderbilt), and the Sixers' James Harden (6'5''-SG-1989, college: Arizona St.). Miami swingman Jimmy Butler (6'7''-G/F-1989, college: Marquette) also missed out. Young, Harden and Butler all made the cut last season. In the Western Conference, Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant (6'3''-G-1999, college: Murray St.), Kings center Domantas Sabonis (6'10''-PF-1996, college: Gonzaga), Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (6'6''-PG-1998, college: Kentucky), Clippers forward Paul George (6'9''-G/F-1990, college: Fresno St.), Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard (6'3''-PG-1990, college: Weber St.), Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (7'1''-F/C-1997, college: Arizona), and Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. were selected as reserves. Being named to the All-Star team again this year will earn Sabonis a $1.3MM bonus, per Marks. Lakers center Anthony Davis, Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox (6'4''-G-1997, college: Kentucky),, Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (6'5''-G-2001, college: Georgia), Suns guard Devin Booker (6'6''-SG-1996, college: Kentucky), and Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon (6'9''-F-1995, college: Arizona) were among the Western Conference snubs. Gilgeous-Alexander, Markkanen and Jackson are the lone first-time All-Stars among these 14 picks. All-Star weekend tips off on February 17 in Salt Lake City. Los Angeles power forward LeBron James and Milwaukee power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, the captains of their respective conferences, will draft their teams ahead of the 2023 All-Star Game on Sunday, February 19. Courtesy of: hoopsrumors.com |
| 4th quarter fouls doom Pacers in 112-111 loss to Lakers - by Eurobasket News |
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Tonight, your Los Angeles Lakers fought back against a double-digit halftime deficit with some tough late-game defense courtesy of Anthony Davis (6'10''-C-1993, college: Kentucky) and a huge advantage in free throws to beat back a spry young Indiana Pacers club, 112-111, on the road. After a back-and-forth first quarter-and-a-half, the Pacers had built up a slim lead, up by just six, 44-38, with 8:50 left in the second quarter. Unfortunately, that's when things starting getting out-of-hand for LA. Indiana went on a 23-16 run to end the frame and build up a double digit halftime edge, thanks mostly to gangbusters three-point shooting. LA shot a paltry 2-of-8 (25%) from long range, while Indiana went 12-of-22 (54.5%). The Pacers' last triple of the half was this four-point play from rookie shooting guard guard Aaron Nesmith (6'6''-G/F-1999, college: Vanderbilt), as he put the finishing touches on a 13-6 Indy run to close out the half strong. The Lakers trailed by 13, 67-54, at the break. Anthony Davis (ahem) paced LA with 17 points on 7-of-15 shooting, plus six rebounds and a steal. LeBron James (6'8''-SF-1984) was the only other Lakers player in double digits after two quarters, with 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field. Meanwhile for the Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton (6'5''-G-2000, college: Iowa St.) had already scored 16 points, Nesmith notched 15, and oft-discussed Los Angeles trade target Myles Turner (6'11''-C/F-1996, college: Texas) had 14. The two teams traded buckets for much of the third quarter. Both shot an identical 12-of-25 (48%) from the floor, though LA made one more triple (2-of-8) than Indiana did (1-of-8) in the frame, outscoring the Pacers 30-29. Indiana, of course, still had a 12-point advantage over the Lake Show heading into the fourth, thanks to the home town's big first-half lead. LA trailed 96-84 at the end of the third. LeBron James continued to look insanely youthful in the period, but he used his crafty veteran savvy to create space with this slick turnaround move along the baseline. Los Angeles finally took its first lead of the game in the final three minutes of the fourth quarter thanks to a surprisingly effective early-shot clock LeBron James triple. With the Pacers leading 111-110 thanks to an Andrew Nembhard step back jumper, Russell Westbrook (6'3''-G-1988, college: UCLA) initiated a fastbreak offense to help LA get some quick points. He threaded the needle to Anthony Davis, who worked his magic inside, scoring what turned out to be the winning two points on an 11-foot turnaround fadeaway. LA led 112-111 with 35.3 seconds remaining. Davis proved his two-way mettle on the very next play, when he rejected a Tyrese Haliburton point blank reverse layup try. Lakers fans the world over started sweating mightily when recently-extended Pacers center Myles Turner fouled starting "shooting" guard Patrick Beverley with 10.6 seconds left to stop the clock, and he invariably missed them both because he's bad now and should be traded. LA forced sharpshooting swingman Buddy Hield into a tough 16-foot heave with 1.9 seconds remaining, Anthony Davis secured the board, and that was all she wrote. Davis led all Lakers scorers with 31 points on 13-of-27 shooting from the field and a perfect 5-of-5 shooting from the charity stripe, 14 rebounds, two dimes, two blocks and a steal. James finished with 26 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the floor (2-of-5 from deep) and 2-of-2 shooting from the charity stripe, seven assists and seven rebounds. That makes his magic number to surpass former Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time regular season scoring record of 38,387 points just 63 more points. That sum suggests James will probably become the league's all-time leading regular season scorer at home next -- either on Tuesday, February 7th, against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder, or Thursday, February 9th, against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. Three other Lakers -- guards Dennis Schroeder (5'11''-PG-1993) (12 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the floor, six rebounds, five assists and a steal) and Russell Westbrook (a 10-point, 10-assists double-double) and reserve center Thomas Bryant (11 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the floor, six rebounds) Were the Lakers abetted by attendant game officials in the fourth quarter? Well, they did get 16 free throw attempts against... zero for the Pacers in the frame, and only won by a single point. So, you know, yeah. With the win, LA has now matched its total road wins tally from last season, an encouraging sign that this year's team is, indeed, much better than the dinosaurs surrounding Anthony Davis and LeBron James on last year's model. LA is now 25-28 on the year, and 2-2 on its current road trip with one game left, Saturday against the New Orleans Pelicans. Courtesy of: yardbreaker.com |
| Murray, Jokic lead charge as Nuggets beat Warriors 134-117 - by Eurobasket News |
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Jamal Murray (6'4''-SG-1997, college: Kentucky) just nodded when asked if this might be the most confident he's ever been. Nothing else really needed to be said. Murray had 33 points and Nikola Jokic (7'0''-C-1995, agency: BeoBasket) recorded his 17th triple-double of the season, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 134-117 win over the short-handed Golden State Warriors on Thursday night. 'Jamal, his greatness is on full display,' said Nuggets coach Michael Malone, who campaigned for Murray to be added to the All-Star roster should a replacement be necessary. Murray scored 17 of his points in a pivotal third quarter, when the Nuggets broke open a tight game with a 16-0 run. 'Guys are shooting well,' Murray explained. 'Everybody.' Jokic had another big night with 22 points, 16 assists and 14 rebounds. The reigning two-time MVP had a triple-double by the midway mark of the third quarter as the Nuggets remain unbeaten this season when he reaches the plateau. With that performance, Jokic is now averaging a triple-double for the year. It's latest into a season a player 6-foot-11 or taller has averaged a triple-double in NBA history, according to ESPN Stats & Info. 'He's good at everything,' Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. 'Literally every time he has the ball, everybody is a threat. Your entire defense has to be engaged.' Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (6'5''-G-1993, college: Georgia) added 18 points for the Western Conference-leading Nuggets, who improved to 24-4 at home. Stephen Curry (6'2''-G-1988, college: Davidson) had 28 points and Jordan Poole (6'4''-SG-1999, college: Michigan) added 22 on a night when Golden State hit 19 3-pointers. The Warriors started off hot - building an 11-point lead in the second quarter - before losing steam. They lost in overtime a night earlier at Minnesota. The reigning NBA champions fall to 26-26. No panic, though. 'I'm very optimistic we can get it turned around,' Curry said. 'But we do have to address certain issues with our team, whether it's performance issues or whether it's trying to find the right combinations.' Both teams were missing key components. The Warriors were without Klay Thompson (6'6''-G-1990, college: WSU) (injury management) and Draymond Green (6'6''-F-1990, college: Michigan St.), who was a late scratch with tightness in his right calf. Denver didn't have Aaron Gordon (6'9''-F-1995, college: Arizona) due to a sore ankle. Jokic was just named the Western Conference's player of the month. He picked up where he left off after averaging 24 points, 11.6 rebounds and 11.3 assists in January. 'There's a reason he's a two-time MVP and obviously a front-runner for a third one,' Kerr said. Courtesy of: apnews.com |
| Kyrie Irving Requests Trade From Nets - by Eurobasket News |
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Kyrie Irving (6'3''-G-1992, college: Duke) has informed the Brooklyn Nets that he would like a trade by the deadline and that he plans to leave as a free agent this offseason if he is not accommodated. Since he nearly left the Nets during the 2022 offseason, Irving has been most closely tied with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers don't project to have max cap space to sign Irving outright, but they still hold the expiring contract of Russell Westbrook plus first round picks in 2027 and 2029. Last month, Irving's agent went on record to say he was interested in an extension with the Nets and that the ball was in their court on his future with the team. The Nets recently offered Irving an extension, which was not well received as it contained guarantee stipulations. Significant differences have emerged between Irving and the Nets. Courtesy of: realgm.com |
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| Santa Cruz Warriors Overcome Ontario Clippers, 123-114 - by Eurobasket News |
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The Santa Cruz Warriors (6-8) beat the Ontario Clippers (9-8), 123-114, on Friday night at Kaiser Permanente Arena in front of a sold-out crowd. Guard Lester Quinones (6'5''-G-2000, college: Memphis) led the Sea Dubs with 26 points and four rebounds. Center Jayce Johnson shined with 20 rebounds and seven points. Guard Dusty Hannahs (6'4''-G-1993, college: Arkansas) notched 20 poi nts and guard Jordan Schakel (6'6''-G-1998, college: SDSU) contributed 20 points and seven rebounds off the bench to Santa Cruz's victory. The Clippers were led by forward Greg Brown III (6'7''-F-2001, college: Texas) with 22 points and five rebounds. Guard Xavier Moon had 20 points, six rebounds, and six assists, and guard Keaton Wallace (6'3''-G-1999, college: UTSA) contributed 14 points and 10 assists for Ontario tonight. Kicking off the contest with a free throw by guard Elijah Pemberton (6'5''-G-1997, college: Hofstra), the Sea Dubs took an early lead against Ontario, leading by as many as eight points. With five minutes left in the first quarter, the Clippers tied the frame at 21. The Clippers held a slight lead for much of the quarter, but Santa Cruz responded, closing the frame tied at 35. Ontario pulled ahead at the start of the second frame, but the Sea Dubs answered, regaining the lead and starting a back-and-forth that would last the remainder of the quarter. After nine lead changes in the second quarter, Santa Cruz took a 65-58 lead into halftime after a Quinones 3-point buzzer-beater to end the second quarter. The Warriors extended their lead by as many as 17 points to open the second half and maintained a 96-81 lead over the Clippers heading into the final frame. Santa Cruz extended their advantage to as many as 20 points early in the fourth quarter, however the Clippers closed the lead to just 10 points with less than one minute remaining in the contest. The Clippers continued to close the lead, bringing the score to 119-114 with 29 seconds left on the clock. Santa Cruz held on to secure the win, 123-114, over Ontario. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com |
| 905 Charge Past Cleveland with 36-Point Victory - by Eurobasket News |
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Raptors 905 (7-5), the NBA G League affiliate of the Toronto Raptors, defeated the top-seeded Cleveland Charge (9-3) in the first of two matchups, 136-100 Thursday evening. Reggie Perry (6'10''-F-2000, college: MSU) led the 905 with a team-high 23 points, adding eight rebounds, six assists, two steals, and a block in the victory. The Charge were led by Jamorko Pickett (6'9''-F-1997, college: Georgetown) who put up a game-high 27 points, four rebounds, five assists, a steal, and a block. The 905 took control of the ball game in the early minutes of the first quarter as they led 11-4. They continued to attack the basket ending the quarter 33-24. The Charge attempted to keep the game close in the second quarter, but the 905 were able to outscore the visitors by five as they closed the half 66-52. Up 14 to open the second half, the 905 continued to push the pace as they outscored Cleveland 39-25 in the third quarter. The 905 showed no signs of slowing down in the final frame, increasing their lead to as many as 38 points in the quarter, and eventually closing the blowout win in Mississauga. Raptors 905 saw all 12 players score in tonight's matchup. Jeff Dowtin (6'3''-G-1997, college: URI) Jr. paced the 905 with 20 points, eight rebounds, and three steals, while Gabe Brown and Aaron Epps contributed 17 points each. Cleveland received complementary scoring from Isaiah Mobley who added 18 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, and three steals. The two teams meet again to complete the second game of back-to-back matchups Saturday, tip-off scheduled for 2:00 pm. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com |
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| Mensah, No. 22 Aztecs beat Boise State 72-52 for MWC lead - by Eurobasket News |
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Nathan Mensah (6'10''-F) scored 17 points as No. 22 San Diego State raced past Boise State 72-52 Friday night in a showdown of the Mountain West Conference's top two teams despite an off night by Aztecs' leading scorers Matt Bradley (6'4''-G-1999) and Darrion Trammell (5'10''-PG-2000). Keshad Johnson added 10 for SDSU (18-5, 9-2), which regained sole possession of first place. Bradley came in leading the Aztecs at 13.2 points per game but didn't score until making a jumper with 9:16 to play, finishing with three points. Trammell came in averaging 11.1 and didn't score until making a shot earlier in the second half, finishing with four. Max Rice (6'5''-G) scored 16 for Boise State (18-6, 8-3), which was without its leading ballhandler, point guard Marcus Shaver Jr., who was out with a high ankle sprain. Shaver had a walking boot on his right foot. BSU beat SDSU three times last year, including in championship game of the conference tournament. The Aztecs raced to a 43-21 halftime lead despite getting zero points from Bradley and Trammell. Mensah led the way with 12 points and Adam Seiko (6'3''-G-1998) had nine. 'I'm extremely pleased with our performance tonight. I thought we put 40 minutes together,' said coach Brian Dutcher , whose Aztecs were coming off a nine-point loss at Nevada in which they didn't play well in the second half. 'We've obviously played 20 minutes of great basketball most games, usually the first half, but the second half I thought we came out and competed at a higher level than we had. That said, we got outscored by two points. But we didn't see the drastic give up 10, 12 extra points that we have in these other games.' Mensah had six points during a 14-0 run that carried the Aztecs to a 29-10 lead with 5:47 left before halftime. Seiko made two 3-pointers, including a 27-footer to cap the run just before a timeout. An SDSU team manager who goes to the scorer's table to get stats during timeouts was whistled for a technical for putting his thumb and pinkie up to his ear as if to say, 'Dial up a 3," and BSU's Max Rice made both free throws. Dutcher said he didn't see it, but figured the ref probably thought the manager was taunting BSU. 'I'm glad it wasn't at the end of a two-point game and glad we had a cushion,' Dutcher said. 'No technical is good, but I'm sure he'll have a memory for the rest of his life.' The combination of SDSU's defense and the absence of Shaver was too much for the Broncos. BSU shot only 33.3% in the first half and was called for a 10-second violation late in the first half. The Aztecs blocked three shots in the first 20 minutes, two by Aguek Arop and one by Mensah. Mensah blocked a shot with three minutes left that set up a slam dunk by Johnson on an alley-oop pass from Seiko for a 70-50 lead. Courtesy of: espn.com |
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| Tall Blacks Name Squad of 24 for Upcoming New Zealand WCQ Games - by Mike Lacey |
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Tall Blacks head coach, Pero Cameron has announced an initial squad of 24 players in contention to play Saudi Arabia and Lebanon in New Zealand later this month. The list is headlined by eight veterans with at least 50 Tall Black caps to their name, including Isaac Fotu (203-PF-1993, college: Hawaii), Shea Ili, Rob Loe, Jordan Ngatai, Tohi Smith-Milner, Reuben Te Rangi, Corey Webster (188-G-1988, college: Lambuth) and Tai Webster. From this list both Corey Webster (93 caps) and Rob Loe (90 caps) have a chance to crack the Tall Blacks Centurion club this year, should they make New Zealand's FIBA World Cup squad for August. A pair of siblings feature on this list, with Isaac and Dan Fotu last playing together on the Tall Blacks squad in Feb 2018 for Dan's national team debut. Tai and Corey Webster - current teammates on the Perth Wildcats - are also in line to play alongside one another in the black singlet for the first time since the 2019 FIBA World Cup. In all 23 of the 24 players have suited up for the Tall Blacks last year, either as part of the World Cup Qualifiers campaign or the FIBA Asia Cup, with Sam Waardenburg the sole exception; the 23-year-old forward a possibility to make his Tall Blacks debut following a productive first year with the Cairns Taipans. With 17 of the listed athletes currently playing in the Australian NBL across eight of the 10 teams - including seven on the NZ Breakers roster alone - Tall Blacks head coach Pero Cameron says his final squad of 12 will be defined in part by how deep these players progress in the NBL finals race this month. "We'll work over the next few weeks to determine which Aussie NBL-based Kiwis are available for these two games, depending on fitness and how they fare in the finals. We want to roll out a strong squad for both games in front of our home fans, so there'll be strong competition for these 12 spots - which is great for the team." The Tall Blacks play two games in New Zealand later this month, facing Saudi Arabia at Christchurch Arena on Friday 24 February, followed by a clash with rivals Lebanon at Wellington's TSB Arena on Monday 27 February. Find out more at bbnz.cloud/tickets Following this, the Tall Blacks will head to Japan, Malaysia and the Philippines in August, as one of 32 teams locked into the FIBA World Cup - basketball's pinnacle sporting event. Tall Blacks Squad of 24, Feb 2023 Guard Taylor Britt (14 caps) Isaac Davidson, NZ Breakers (7 caps) Shea Ili, Melbourne United (58 caps) Izayah Le'Afa, NZ Breakers (10 caps) Alex McNaught, NZ Breakers (2 caps) Nikau McCullough (3 caps) Richie Rodger, Taranaki Airs (4 caps) Corey Webster, Perth Wildcats (93 caps) Tai Webster, Perth Wildcats (54 caps) Forward Walter Brown, Tasmania Jackjumpers (1 cap) Dan Fotu, NZ Breakers (3 caps) Isaac Fotu, Utsunomiya Brex (68 caps) Hyrum Harris, Adelaide 36ers & Hawkes Bay Hawkes (6 caps) Jordan Ngatai, Hawkes Bay Hawkes (64 caps) Ethan Rusbatch (44 caps) Reuben Te Rangi, Southeast Melbourne Phoenix (52 caps) Tom Vodanovich, NZ Breakers & Wellington Saints (9 caps) Sam Waardenburg, Cairns Taipans (no caps) Centre Tyrell Harrison, Brisbane Bullets (3 caps) Jordan Hunt, Hawkes Bay Hawkes (11 caps) Rob Loe, NZ Breakers & Auckland Tuatara (90 caps) Anzac Rissetto, Southeast Melbourne Phoenix & Taranaki Airs (2 caps) Tohi Smith-Milner, Southeast Melbourne Phoenix & Wellington Saints (51 caps) Sam Timmins, NZ Breakers (2 caps) |
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| Trajkovski's 32-point game gives him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | ||||
He had the game-high 32 points adding eight rebounds and nine assists for Feniks 2010 in his team's victory, helping them to crush Akademija FMP (#10, 3-10) with 20-point margin 96-76. Feniks 2010 maintains the 5th position in North Macedonian league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Feniks 2010 will need more victories to improve their 8-5 record. In the team's last game Trajkovski had a remarkable 62.5% from 2-point range and got three three-pointers out of 7 attempts. He turned to be Feniks 2010's top player in his first season with the team. Trajkovski has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (6th best: 19.6ppg), rebounds (5th best: 9.1rpg) and averages solid 54.5% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Myron Gordon (190-G) of Kozuv. He is American guard in his first season at Kozuv. In the last game Gordon recorded impressive 28 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Of course he led Kozuv to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Strumica (#12, 2-12) 104-53. Kozuv's 8th position in the standings has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 5-8 record. Gordon is a newcomer at Kozuv and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 27.7ppg (#1). His other stats are also decent: 4.8rpg and 4.7apg. Third place about best performers goes to guard Dee Franklin (196-G-1992) of Cair 2030 (#9). Franklin got into 30-points club by scoring exactly 30 points in the last round. He went also for thirteen rebounds and five assists. Despite Franklin's great performance Cair 2030 lost 75-87 to the higher-ranked TFT (#6, 8-5). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. Franklin has individually a great season in North Macedonia. After 10 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 23.3ppg (2nd best). Franklin attended one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on his way to pro basketball. Other top performing players last week: 4. Giorgi Korsantia (207-F/C-1998) of Gostivar - 21 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Stefan Krstajic (190-G-1995) of Strumica - 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Kenny Carpenter (196-G-1996) of Pelister - 30 points and 4 rebounds 7. Mack Smith (188-G-1997) of Akademija FMP - 24 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists 8. Elijah Joiner (190-G-1999) of Kumanovo - 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Cameron Forte (201-F-1993) of Rabotnicki - 19 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Dontay Caruthers (185-G-1995) of Pelister - 18 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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He had a double-double of 45 points and 12 rebounds, while his team edged out TNT Tropang (#4, 2-1) 110-108. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. NLEX RW maintains the 2nd position in Filipino league. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is still on an early stage, but NLEX RW already had a very good start winning all 3 without losing a single one. In the team's last game Simmons had a remarkable 61.9% from 2-point range. He turned to be NLEX RW's top player in his first season with the team. University of Houston graduate has very impressive stats this year. Simmons is in league's top in points (3rd best: 36.7ppg), assists (9th best: 5.0apg) and averages solid 59.6% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Erik McCree (202-PF-1993, agency: Pensack Sports) of Hotshots. He is American forward in his first season at Hotshots. In the last game McCree recorded impressive double-double of 38 points and 16 rebounds. Bad luck as Hotshots was edged by FiberXers (3-0) 111-109. 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. McCree is one of the most experienced players at Hotshots and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 38.0ppg (#1). He also registered 16.0 boards per game. Third place about best performers goes to guard Jamaal Franklin (196-SG-1991, agency: Slash Sports) of league's leader FiberXers. Franklin showcased his all-around game by recording 26 points, thirteen rebounds (!!!) and seven assists in the last round. He was a key player of FiberXers, leading his team to a 111-109 win against Hotshots (#10, 0-1). FiberXers started extremely well this year. They recorded 3 victories without losing a single game. Franklin turns to be one of the very best players in the league while he is also a leader of the top team having his eyes on the championship title. Franklin has a great season in Philippines. After only 2 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 34.0ppg (5th best), rebounds with 12.0rpg (6th best) and assists with 7.5apg (3rd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Du'Vaughn Maxwell (201-F-1991) of Phoenix - 21 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Jalen Hudson (198-G-1996) of TNT Tropang - 39 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Cameron Clark (201-F-1991) of SM Beermen - 23 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 7. June Mar Fajardo (210-C-1989) of SM Beermen - 17 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Jericho Cruz (182-G-1990) of SM Beermen - 22 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Maverick Ahanmisi (188-G-1991) of FiberXers - 22 points and 5 rebounds 10. Sean Anthony (193-F-1986) of NLEX RW - 15 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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Al Riyadi Beirut earned a big boost to its 32nd Dubai International Basketball Championship title hopes after slaying Strong Group Philippines, 106-97, in the knockout quarterfinals on Thursday, February 2 (Friday, February 3, Manila time). The win completed a revenge tour of sorts for Al Riyadi as it was coming off a runner-up finish to the Philippines - then represented by Mighty Sports - back in February 2020, right at the cusp of the pandemic's start. All four Lebanese national team members stood out in the thrilling game of runs, with veteran guard Amir Saoud erupting for a game-high 41 points on 14-of-24 shooting and 7-of-12 from three. Sensational floor general Wael Arakji (194-G-1994) punched in a modest 13-point, 4-dime line in the win, while forwards Ater Majok (210-C-1987, college: UConn) and Hayk Gyokchyan (203-F-1990, college: F&M) scored 13 and 12, respectively. Carrying momentum from its blazing 33-19 first quarter, Al Riyadi dictated the game's flow despite Strong Group rallying all the way back to striking distance and peaking with a five-point lead, 63-58, midway through the third period. Just as the Philippine team was setting up an exciting endgame after forging an 81-all tie halfway through the final frame, the Lebanese pulled away with a defining 14-2 run, ending with five straight points from Saoud with 3:08 left to play for the 95-83 separation. Strong Group put together a final 14-6 stand capped with a Shabazz Muhammad (198-SF-1992, college: UCLA) putback with 34 seconds left to get within 4, 97-101, but time was just not on their side as Al Riyadi import Dominic Johnson sealed the deal with two free throws, 103-97, off an intentional JD Cagulangan foul. Muhammad ended his Dubai stint with a 27-point effort on 9-of-17 shooting and 9-of-12 from the line - his fifth straight team-high scoring output. Renaldo Balkman (201-F-1984, college: S.Carolina) churned out a 16-point, 15-rebound double-double before fouling out in the final minute, while Nick Young rounded out Strong Group's ex-NBA trio with just 8 points and 4 rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench. Big man Justine Baltazar paced the locals' side with 13 points, 8 boards, and 3 steals in 29 minutes off the bench, while sniper BJ Andrade and Fil-Am dynamo Sedrick Barefield tallied 11 and 10 points, respectively. Al Riyadi now moves on to the knockout semifinals, continuing its path to redemption from its 2020 silver-medal finish. Courtesy of: rappler.com |
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| Brian Conklin (FC Porto) Will Never Forget Getting The Best Of Draymond Greene In The Post But Realizing How Good He Was As A Ball Handler On The Pick And Roll - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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Brian Conklin (201-PF-1989, college: St.Louis) is a 33 year old 201c, forward from Oregon that is playing his 11th professional season and first with FC Porto (Portugal-Liga Betclic). He began his basketball career at North Eugene High School. He then played at Saint Louis University (NCAA) from 2008-2012 playing a total of 133 NCAA games. He turned professional in 2013 and has played in countries like Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, France and Turkey. He has played 400 plus professional games in his career. He spoke to eurobasket before a Fiba Europe Cup game in Chemnitz. Thanks Brian for talking to eurobasket.com. Where are you at the moment and how is basketball life treating you at the moment? Hello thanks for having me. I'm in Porto, Portugal playing for the historic club FC Porto. In my 11th season I'm having the time of my life. Welcome back to Germany. You played against Alba Berlin 5 years ago and was in Germany. What memories do you have of playing that historic German organization? I also Played against Bonn even before that, I've always loved playing against German teams in international competitions, I've been told my style of play would suit the league. Playing ALBA specially that season was great because my good friend and old roommate from Nanterre Spencer Butterfield was on the team. I just had a flash back. I actually saw you play in 2017 in Bonn where you suffered a tough 77-76 loss. Do those close loses nip at you for a while or can you forget them? That certain case didn't matter as it was the semifinals and you play home and away so it's like an 80 minute basketball game. Just have to score more than other team in the end. Your playing your first season with the historic club FC Porto. What have you appreciated most about playing for this organization? The professionalism and hunger to win championships has been a breath of fresh air and made me want to reach my highest level. You have won a number of titles in your career. How exciting is it playing for an organization that has won 25 titles and last in 2020 and how hungry is your quest to win again? I've always won championships throughout my career that's why I always start a season saying #chasingchampionships. It's what I play for the excitement of the fans in those moments and winning it all after sacrificing so much. Your a guy that has shown everywhere that you can be adurable scorer and rebounder. What exactly is your role this season? It seems like you don't have to do as much as with other teams? I just try to fit in where I best can help the team succeed. Now that I'm older that comes in a mentor/ leadership role by default on the court and off. But on the court nothing has changed that's scoring the ball, passing out of certain ball screen defenses, creating mismatches or being able to disrupt other teams offenses with my physicality. The game has continued to evolve and especially guys at your position have incorporated a three pointer. This season you have hardly used it. Why hasn't the three pointer become more of an option in your game? I think the 3 pointer is the most overrated shot in the game, you have people shooting 30% from three taking 5-6 threes a game, that's wasted possessions to me. I'd rather take post ups, mid range at 60% that way putting pressure on the defense and can get to the free throw line, while being able to have a more balanced transition defense. As the oldest on the team, have you developed a sort of mentor position for some players? What has it been being teammates with ex Auburn player Danjel Purifoy, a guy who plays your position? Being older you just try to impart knowledge on the younger guys, make sure they understand the business and avoid mistakes maybe you made early in your career. Last season you had a short stint in Turkey's first league with Semt77 Yalova Belediye Spor (Turkey-BSL) averaging 9.7ppg, 4.7rpg, 1.2apg, FGP: 48.8%, 3PT: 28.6%, FT: 76.7%. This is an up and coming league. How would you compare it in skill level and competitive teams to the France pro A? Is the Pro A ahead of this league? I really enjoyed my time in Turkey, it's a very high level league with a lot of talent. I'd say it's a more physical league in Turkey where as France is a more athletic league. Turkey you're playing against a lot of very high level Americans normally as they get majority of the minutes and a lot of plays break down into 1 on 1. France is a faster pace and more system oriented league, you're going to play pick and roll and attack out of those situations. In your career you also have had your experiences in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, New Zealand, Australia. Was your time playing competitive games often a better and more comfortable option then just grinding in the gym at home? Was there a particular experience you will never forget playing there? I prefer to stay in game shape and play year round. This is where I've been able to have the most success and stay ready for every facet of the season. Australia and Puerto Rico where I won MVP's in each league respectively has got to be my most favorite experiences. As well as winning a championship in New Zealand in my first season as a pro and another championship in the Dominican Republic. You played 4 years in France with Nanterre and Limoges. You put up consistent stats in one of Europe's best leagues including the Eurocup. Do you feel like you were ever close to landing with a Euroleague team? Has it just been timing and having the right connection that has been missing? Yeah I've always been able to play at a high level, play on EuroCup teams that made their respective Top 16's even won a French Cup and the FIBA EUROPE CUP. For me I think it was a timing thing and a connection thing. I never truly chased the money, I always had my family with me so I wanted good situations where I'd be paid on time, my kids could go to school and we could be together as a family. 2 years ago you were teammates with basketball's biggest talent at the moment Victor Wembanyama. Is this kid the real deal. How far can he go? The Skies the limit for Vic, he was my rookie my second stint in Nanterre and you could see all the intangibles and talent at 16/17 years old. He's a good, humble kid who knows his worth and where he's going. Stays focused and true to himself. Very hard worker and addicted to the pressure and perfecting his game. What was the most amazing thing that you remember seeing him do in a practice that little people saw that made you go wow? I mean his ability to put the ball on the floor at that size and get to this mid post fadeaway has to be one of the more impressive things in the complete package. In your first season with Nanterre you were teammates with Mr parking lot Heiko Schaffartzik. Do you ever remember being teammates with a guy that can shoot more crazy deep three's then him? Man Heiko not only could pull from anywhere but his ability as a teammate and leader brought the chemistry together that year that helped us win two championships. Between him, Chris Warren, Spencer Butterfield and Hugo Invernizzi all shooting above 45% from 3 any given night you could pick the best shooter on the court. In your last Limoges gig you were teammates with DeMarkus Nelson and Marcus Ginyard who balled at Duke and Noth Carolina. What memories do you have of these 2 outstanding players. Did that school rivalry sometimes come to life? They were great talents and leaders helped me to understand transitioning to the twilight of my career how to extend your career and make a difference in a more efficient role. Outside the casual wager when the teams played each other nothing crazy. In your first tour of duty with Limoges, you were teammates with short point guard Dru Joyce who had a great career overseas. Dru is a very humble guy. How long did it take for you to learn that one of his closest friends is Lebron James who he won 3 high school titles at St Marys? Dru was a great PG and now I'm sure he's a great coach at Duquesne. Very knowledgeable about the game and the ultimate professional. I had seen the documentary because he's around my age so I remember the hype when I was in high school. You played a season with the Illawarra Hawks (Australia-NBL) averaging 14.6ppg, 5.4rpg, 2.2apg, FGP: 49.1%, 3PT: 10.0%, FT: 71.9%. There you were teammates with David Anderson who played in the NBA, CSKA Moscow and FC Barcelona just to name a few teams. How good was he still at 37 when you were teammates and what will you always remember about him? Man Dave is the man!!! Never seen someone take such good care of their body, and work at their craft as diligently as him. He was still very good and could go for 13 pts in a quarter before you could blink. Would challenge us to one on one on the block and out of the high post after practice. He was a true professional. You played 3 seasons with the Townsville Crocodiles (Australia-NBL) from 2013-2016. You put up solid stats but also made some news with the drama concerning Damian Martin and Mitch Creek. What memories do you have of experiencing highs and lows early in your career? Loved my time in Townsville, it's a special place with a special fan base passionate about their crocs!!! My son was born there, I got MVP of the league while I played there so nothing but great experiences. I've never done anything intentionally, I play hard and physical like any other player. I've been hit just as hard or harder throughout my career. It's an occupational hazard. It was unfortunate what happened and I wear an elbow pad on that left side for this reason, so forbid it ever happening again. I've seen guys get their eyes poked out, punches thrown I was never this type of player. Basketball Is a physical sport. How vital was your 3 years in Australia for your basketball development? I was able to come in as a youngster and play heavy minutes and be the focal point of the offense in a respected league against some great talent. Learned how to screen, run the floor and create mismatches to my advantage. How important was Shawn Dennis for you early in your career for your development before reaching Europe? I would say it was my college coach Rick Majerus who gave me a majority of my basketball knowledge and he was a basketball savant. Thanks to him I'm still playing today. I learned how to play the game and didn't have to rely on athleticism or skill only. You were teammates with then rookie Nick Kay? How proud were you of him winning a Bronze in 2021 at the Olympics? Did you see his growth starting in 2015 when he came from division 2? Nick was a very hard worker and very talented, cream always rises to the top. He got out of it what he put in, never saw him take a day off. Just put in the work. You played your rookie season with the Zero Fees Southland Sharks (New Zealand-NBL) averaging 22.4ppg), Reb-3 (9.5rpg), 1.4spg, FGP: 61.4%, FT: 74.0%. What do you remember being your wake up call to being a pro down under where you knew that you were far away from home? We started season 1-3 and coach came into practice read out everyone's stats up to that part of the season out loud in front of the team. Told me my performance was unacceptable for an import and I needed to figure out how to get it done as a pro. Rest is history, won award for best forward in the league and we won the championship. You played at St Louis from 2008-2012. What memories do you have of beating Memphis at the NCAA tournament and then losing to Michigan State? Was that your fondest time in the NCAA? My whole senior year seemed like a blur of excitement. We got nationally ranked for the first time, won the 76 Classic in Anaheim, California against Oklahoma and Villanova teams that were very good. Beat a good Washington team, Xavier, Dayton many fond memories. But the culmination was making the NCAA tournament and beating a loaded Memphis team that was supposed to be to big and athletic for us, then matching up with #1 seed Michigan State and Draymond Green and taking them to the wire. What memories do you have battling Draymond Greene? He was a beast in that game?. Would you have thought that he would develop as well as he has in the NBA then? That was a great battle, Rememberd he couldn't guard me in the post and then tried to post me up and couldn't get anything easy so they started using him as the ball handler in pick and rolls that's when I knew he was good. How did head coach Rick Majerus groom and prepare you best for a professional career? Like I mentioned above I owe a lot of my success to him. He taught me to be a student of the game, to slow it down and analyze every aspect, sport is a game of inches and he coached to that. If he were alive throughout my professional career I would've had a different trajectory, that was the connection I was missing to make the highest levels. Who won a 1-1 in practice you or Dwayne Evans? Dwayne was a 3 man all through college and I was the 4/5 never came to that except for the occasional switch. We probably both of differing accounts but there is a reason my nickname was Conk Diesel. Who was the toughest player that you faced in the NCAA that would go to the NBA? Lavoy Allen and Andrew Nicholson as far as bigs who I guarded. But Terence Ross hands down for talent. Please name your 5 best teammates of all-time, as far as on court? PG- Semaj Christon SG- Kenny Hayes SF- Donte Greene PF- Mam Jaieth C- Willie Reed Please list your personal NBA Mount Rushmore of past or present heads? Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant Lebron James Shaq What is your personal opinion of the neverending debate of who is the greatest of all-time Jordan or Lebron? Jordan- winning that's all that matters are you the best when the championship is on the line. 6-0!!! Did you see the sequel to the classic Coming To America? Shouldn't they have left it alone? Didn't see it, won't be either. Original is the best. Somethings better left alone. Thanks Brian for the chat. |
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25-year old power forward Maxim Procshenko (208-F/C-1997) had an amazing evening in the last round for Barnaul and receives a Hoops Agents Superleague 1 Player of the Week award for round 21. He had the game-high 21 points adding seven rebounds and two assists for Barnaul in his team's victory, helping them to beat Kupol-Rodniki (#11, 7-13) 85-77. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings. Barnaul is placed at 10th position in Russian Superleague 1. Barnaul is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 7-12 record. It was one of impressive evenings for Procshenko as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Maxim Procshenko averages this season 8.5ppg. Second best performed player last round was Alimdzhan Fedyushin (209-C/F-1989, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov). He is international in his first season at Barnaul. In the last game Fedyushin recorded impressive 32 points and 8 rebounds. Of course Barnaul cruised to a 85-77 relatively comfortable win over slightly lower-ranked Kupol-Rodniki (#11, 7-13). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. But Barnaul 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 7-12 record. Fedyushin is a newcomer at Barnaul and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.3ppg (#1). He also registered 5.3 boards per game. Third place about best performers goes to guard Maxim Khoziashev (180-PG-1998) of Tambov (#9). Khoziashev showcased his all-around game by recording 18 points, five rebounds and eight assists in the last round. He was a key player of Tambov, leading his team to a 79-58 easy win against slightly higher-ranked Univ.Surgut (#8, 10-10). Khoziashev has a great season in Russia. After 20 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 6.2apg (2nd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Ilia Popov (210-C-1995) of Runa Basket - 17 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Denis Levshin (202-F-1993) of TSU - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Kirill Korobko (199-F-2001) of Lok.Kuban - 9 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Nikita Balashov (208-F-1991) of Uralmash - 16 points and 3 rebounds 8. Pavel Zakharov (213-C/F-2001) of CSKA 2 - 11 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Demid Tyulyubayev (2004) of Lok.Kuban - 15 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Alexandr Kuznetcov (187-G-1998) of Kupol-Rodniki - 16 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game of round 20 in the KLS took place in Beograd. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of 3rd ranked Dynamic VP (14-6) to first ranked Zlatibor (17-3) 84-81 on Thursday evening. Center Lazar Joksimovic (203-2002) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!). point guard Nemanja Protic (182-1986) contributed with 19 points and 9 assists for the winners. Forward Nikola Kostic (197-1996, agency: BeoBasket) replied with 13 points and 7 rebounds for Dynamic VP. Dynamic VP's coach Sasa Nikitovic rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Zlatibor have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 17-3 record. Dynamic VP at the other side keeps the third place with six games lost. Zlatibor are looking forward to face Dunav SB (#15) in Stari Banovci in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Dynamic VP will play on the road against Sloga KR (#7) in Kraljevo and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win. Very important is a road loss of second ranked Metalac VL (15-5) against fourth ranked Vojvodina NS (13-6) on Sunday night. Visiting Metalac VL was defeated by Vojvodina NS in a tough game in Novi Sad 83-91. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Dusan Beslac (205-1998) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds and Marko Ljubicic who added 15 points during the contest. Vojvodina NS's coach Milos Isakov-Kovacevic allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American guard Jorden Randell (186-1996, college: N.Texas) responded with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Vojvodina NS maintains fourth position with 13-6 record. Metalac VL at the other side keeps the second place with five games lost. Vojvodina NS will play against Zdravlje (#12) in Leskovac in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Metalac VL will play at home against Sloboda U. (#11) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Bottom-ranked Kolubara managed to get a fifth victory on Saturday night. This time they won against twelfth-ranked Cacak 94 in Lazarevac 80-76. The winners were led by Stefan Smith who scored that evening 26 points and 9 rebounds. Even 15 points and 5 rebounds by Djordje Majstorovic did not help to save the game for Cacak 94. Kolubara maintains sixteenth position with 5-15 record. Newly promoted Cacak 94 keeps the twelfth place with 14 games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Kolubara will meet at home higher ranked Spartak (#5) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Cacak 94 will play against Tamis PN (#8) and hope to secure a win. There were no big surprises in other games of round 20: Novi Pazar was smashed by Dunav SB on the road 96-73. OKK Beograd won against Vrsac on its own court 82-80. Zdravlje unfortunately lost to Tamis PN in Pancevo 91-95. Sloboda U. recorded a loss to Sloga KR at home 75-76. Mladost ZE was defeated by Spartak on the opponent's court 80-90. The most impressive performance of 20th round was 22 points and 10 rebounds by Filip Barna of Spartak. Dunav SB - Novi Pazar 96-73 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when fifteenth ranked Dunav SB (6-14) crushed 14th ranked Novi Pazar (6-14) in Stari Banovci 96-73 on Saturday. Dunav SB looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Novi Pazar's players. The winners were led by forward Srdjan Krsmanovic (206-2000) who scored that evening 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Nikola Kovacevic (202-1999) supported him with 17 points and 9 rebounds. Four Dunav SB players scored in double figures. Even 19 points and 5 rebounds by center Tarik Bruncevic (205-1995) did not help to save the game for Novi Pazar. American-Jamaican guard Josh Nicholas (190-1998, college: ULM) added 16 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. Novi Pazar's coach Ivica Vukotic gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Dunav SB moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Novi Pazar. Dunav SB will meet league's leader Zlatibor in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Novi Pazar will play against OKK Beograd (#9) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Dunav SB: S.Krsmanovic 20+8reb+4ast, N.Kovacevic 17+9reb+2ast, M.Pasajlic 17+3reb+3ast, A.Miljkovic 13+3reb, M.Stevanovic 8+2reb, M.Drekalovic 7+2reb+1ast Novi Pazar: T.Bruncevic 19+5reb+1ast, J.Nicholas 16+5reb+1ast, J.Talley 11+1reb+8ast, B.Mikavica 8+1ast, V.Radomirovic 7+4reb+1ast, A.Numanovic 6+6reb+1ast OKK Beograd - Vrsac 82-80 There was an upset when higher ranked Vrsac (11-9) was edged on the road by tenth ranked OKK Beograd (10-10) 82-80 on Saturday. OKK Beograd outrebounded Vrsac 47-34 including 17 on the offensive glass. The winners were led by naturalized Canadian guard Stefan Miljenovic (190-2001, college: Slippery Rock) who scored that evening 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Slovakian forward Timotej Malovec (200-2004, agency: BeoBasket) supported him with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Four OKK Beograd players scored in double figures. OKK Beograd's coach Vule Avdalovic used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Even 17 points and 7 rebounds by forward Toma Vasiljevic (205-2000) did not help to save the game for Vrsac. Forward Stefan Agoc (200-2002) added 12 points and 8 rebounds for the guests. OKK Beograd moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Mladost ZE and Tamis PN. Loser Vrsac keeps the sixth position with nine games lost. OKK Beograd will meet Novi Pazar (#13) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Vrsac will play against Mladost ZE (#10) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: OKK Beograd: S.Miljenovic 15+6reb+4ast, P.Luka 13+5reb+1ast, V.Marko 11+6reb, M.Timotej 10+10reb, J.Andrija 9+8reb+1ast, P.Samardziski 8+7reb+1ast Vrsac: T.Vasiljevic 17+7reb+2ast, S.Agoc 12+8reb, B.Jekovic 12+4reb+2ast, J.Slobodan 9+1reb+1ast, Z.Jurcek 8+4reb+2ast, S.Simic 7+6reb+2ast Kolubara - Cacak 94 80-76 Bottom-ranked Kolubara managed to get a fifth victory on Saturday night. This time they won against twelfth-ranked Cacak 94 in Lazarevac 80-76. They outrebounded Cacak 94 42-29 including 31 on the defensive glass. The winners were led by Canadian guard Stefan Smith (188-1999, college: St.John's) who scored that evening 26 points and 9 rebounds and American forward Brandon Penn (203-1990, college: Rider) supported him with 19 points. Even 15 points and 5 rebounds (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) by the former international center Djordje Majstorovic (208-1990, agency: BeoBasket) did not help to save the game for Cacak 94. Center Mladen Pantic (209-1982) added 12 points and 7 rebounds for the guests. Four Cacak 94 players scored in double figures. Kolubara maintains sixteenth position with 5-15 record. Newly promoted Cacak 94 keeps the twelfth place with 14 games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Kolubara will meet at home higher ranked Spartak (#5) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Cacak 94 will play against Tamis PN (#8) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Kolubara: S.Smith 26+9reb+3ast, B.Penn 19+3reb+3ast, B.Suznjev 10+4reb+1ast, M.Grusanovic 8+6reb+2ast, G.Nikola 8+11reb+2ast, S.Dusan 6+7reb+1ast Cacak 94: D.Majstorovic 15+5reb, C.Djordje 14+1reb, M.Pantic 12+7reb+1ast, D.Tresac 11+5reb, T.Pulliam 9+2reb+2ast, D.Daniels 9+1reb+1ast Tamis PN - Zdravlje 95-91 Rather predictable result when ninth ranked Tamis PN (10-10) won against 12th ranked Zdravlje (6-14) in Pancevo 95-91 on Saturday. Tamis PN made 27-of-30 free shots (90.0 percent) during the game. Tamis PN outrebounded Zdravlje 50-39 including 35 on the defensive glass. The winners were led by American guard Cedric Russell (188-1999, college: Ohio St.) who scored that evening 29 points and forward Ivan Smiljanic (199-1989) supported him with 13 points and 15 rebounds. Five Tamis PN players scored in double figures. Tamis PN's coach Bojan Jovicic used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Even a double-double of 39 points (!!!), 10 rebounds and 5 assists by American point guard Johnathan Jordan (178, college: TAMUCC, agency: Slash Sports) did not help to save the game for Zdravlje. American-Jamaican Duane Morgan (198-1993, college: Adelphi) added 17 points and 6 rebounds for the guests. Tamis PN moved-up to eighth place, which they share with OKK Beograd and Mladost ZE. Loser Zdravlje keeps the twelfth position with 14 games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Tamis PN will meet Cacak 94 (#14) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Zdravlje will play against Vojvodina NS and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Tamis PN: C.Russell 29+3reb, I.Smiljanic 13+15reb, B.Terzic 13+6reb+2ast, L.Lazar 12+8reb+2ast, M.Sinik 10+8reb+3ast, B.Stanojevic 10+6reb+3ast Zdravlje: J.Jordan 39+10reb+5ast, D.Morgan 17+6reb+1ast, S.Stojkovic 8+2reb+2ast, J.Stevan 7+11reb+1ast, N.Blackwell 6+2ast, M.Stojanovic 6+9reb Vojvodina NS - Metalac VL 91-83 Very important is a road loss of second ranked Metalac VL (15-5) against fourth ranked Vojvodina NS (13-6) on Sunday night. Visiting Metalac VL was defeated by Vojvodina NS in a tough game in Novi Sad 83-91. Vojvodina NS made 25-of-30 charity shots (83.3 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Dusan Beslac (205-1998) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds and guard Marko Ljubicic (195-1987) who added 15 points during the contest. Vojvodina NS's coach Milos Isakov-Kovacevic allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American guard Jorden Randell (186-1996, college: N.Texas) responded with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and forward Marko Ilic (203-1990) scored 18 points. Four Vojvodina NS and five Metalac VL players scored in double figures. Vojvodina NS maintains fourth position with 13-6 record. Metalac VL at the other side keeps the second place with five games lost. Vojvodina NS will play against Zdravlje (#12) in Leskovac in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Metalac VL will play at home against Sloboda U. (#11) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Vojvodina NS: D.Beslac 25+10reb+2ast, M.Ljubicic 15+2reb+3ast, B.Uros 11+4reb+2ast, S.Sajin 10+7reb+3ast, S.Mitrovic 7+1reb+2ast, L.Nedeljkov 7+3reb Metalac VL: M.Ilic 18+4reb+1ast, I.Durmo 14+4reb+2ast, C.Manning Jr. 14+2reb+3ast, J.Randell 13+6reb+6ast, S.Simanic 11+9reb+1ast, R.Seslija 6+3reb Sloboda U. - Sloga KR 75-76 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 11th ranked Sloboda U.'s (7-13) home loss to tenth ranked Sloga KR (10-9) in Uzice 75-76 on Tuesday. Sloga KR forced 20 Sloboda U. turnovers. The winners were led by swingman Djordje Simeunovic (201-1996) who scored that evening 19 points and 6 rebounds and forward Zoran Paunovic (200-2000) supported him with 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Even 14 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists by Bosnian guard Nemanja Nikolic (196-1998) did not help to save the game for Sloboda U.. Center Lazar Nekic (212-1999, college: LMU) added 14 points and 7 rebounds for the hosts. Four Sloga KR and five Sloboda U. players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Sloga KR moved-up to seventh place. Loser Sloboda U. keeps the eleventh position with 13 games lost. Sloga KR will meet at home higher ranked Dynamic VP (#3) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Sloboda U. will play against the league's second-placed Metalac VL (#2) and will have a slim chance for a victory. Top scorers: Sloga KR: D.Simeunovic 19+6reb+2ast, J.Stamenic 12+5reb+1ast, Z.Paunovic 11+7reb+5ast, E.Cekic 10+6reb+2ast, D.Underwood 9+5reb+3ast, R.Dunn 7+3reb Sloboda U.: N.Nikolic 14+6reb+8ast, L.Nekic 14+7reb, N.Cirkovic 13+2reb+1ast, A.Ilic 12+4reb, D.Miladinovic 12+3reb+1ast, D.Bozic 6+3reb+1ast Dynamic VP - Zlatibor 81-84 The most exciting game of round 20 in the KLS took place in Beograd. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of 3rd ranked Dynamic VP (14-6) to first ranked Zlatibor (17-3) 84-81 on Thursday evening. Center Lazar Joksimovic (203-2002) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!). Point guard Nemanja Protic (182-1986) contributed with 19 points and 9 assists for the winners. Forward Nikola Kostic (197-1996, agency: BeoBasket) replied with 13 points and 7 rebounds and forward Mihailo Boskovic (205-2002) added 12 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Dynamic VP. Five Dynamic VP players scored in double figures. Dynamic VP's coach Sasa Nikitovic rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Zlatibor have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 17-3 record. Dynamic VP at the other side keeps the third place with six games lost. Zlatibor are looking forward to face Dunav SB (#15) in Stari Banovci in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Dynamic VP will play on the road against Sloga KR (#7) in Kraljevo and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win. Top scorers: Zlatibor: B.Djukanovic 22+2reb+1ast, L.Joksimovic 19+14reb, N.Protic 19+1reb+9ast, M.Tejic 9+3reb+1ast, A.Ponjavic 8+11reb+1ast, S.Grubelic 5+1reb+2ast Dynamic VP: N.Jaramaz 15+2reb+2ast, N.Miljenovic 14+2reb, N.Kostic 13+7reb+2ast, B.Mihailo 12+8reb+2ast, M.Ilija 11+4reb+3ast, M.Vojin 8+7reb Spartak - Mladost ZE 90-80 Everything went according to plan when fifth ranked Spartak (13-7) defeated 7th ranked Mladost ZE (10-10) in Subotica 90-80 on Sunday. Spartak outrebounded Mladost ZE 40-25 including a 18-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The winners were led by swingman Filip Barna (201-1999) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds and Andrija Bojic (208-1993) supported him with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Even 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists by forward Dusan Radosavljevic (201-2001) did not help to save the game for Mladost ZE. American guard Jon Davis (190-1996, college: Charlotte) added 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Newly promoted Spartak maintains fifth position with 13-7 record. Loser Mladost ZE dropped to the eighth place with ten games lost. They share the position with OKK Beograd and Tamis PN. Spartak will meet bottom-ranked Kolubara (#16) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Mladost ZE will play against Vrsac (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Spartak: F.Barna 22+10reb+2ast, A.Bojic 15+10reb+3ast, A.Jugovic 12+1reb+4ast, A.Sokolovic 11+6reb+3ast, P.Hardy 10+4ast, M.Milisavljevic 9+4reb+3ast Mladost ZE: R.Dusan 20+5reb+4ast, J.Davis 15+6reb+4ast, N.Opoku 14+7reb, P.Zivojinovic 13+5reb, R.Filip 9+1reb, T.Armstrong 9+6ast |
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| Nesbitt's 26 points and 6 rebounds give him LEB Gold Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 26 points adding six rebounds and four assists for Castello in his team's victory, helping them to beat Gipuzkoa (#9, 10-9) 96-90. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings. Castello is placed at 11th position in Spanish LEB Gold. Castello is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 7-12 record. In the team's last game Nesbitt had a remarkable 87.5% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Jalen Nesbitt averages this season 10.8ppg and 5.1rpg. Second best performed player last round was Barra Njie (191-PG-2001) of Iraurgi SB. He is Swedish guard in his first season at Iraurgi SB. In the last game Njie recorded impressive 28 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course Iraurgi SB cruised to a 97-86 relatively comfortable win over Melilla (4-15). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. But Iraurgi SB left the very bottom place moving slightly to 17th position. 15 lost games are too many comparing to just four victories Iraurgi SB managed to get this year. Njie is a newcomer at Iraurgi SB and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to forward Fahrudin Manjgafic (207-PF-1997) of Ourense (#13). Manjgafic scored 25 points and grabbed five rebounds. Despite Manjgafic's great performance Ourense lost 76-86 to the higher-ranked Estudiantes (#3, 15-4). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Manjgafic has individually a great season in Spain. After 15 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 14.5ppg (7th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Vaidas Cepukaitis (207-C/F-1989) of Caceres - 15 points and 16 rebounds 5. Javier Vega (205-C-1988) of Coruna - 24 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Karamo Jawara (203-F-1991) of Estudiantes - 13 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists 7. Melwin Pantzar (190-PG-2000) of Valladolid - 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Mark Hughes (193-G-1997) of Estudiantes - 24 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Jonathan Kasibabu (203-F-1996) of Palencia - 14 points and 6 rebounds 10. Alex Urtasun (193-G-1984) of Lleida - 24 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Lehmann is back at Swiss Central - by Luca Maffioli | ||||
He represented Switzerland at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Division B in Pitesti (Romania) ten years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 7.6ppg, 1.3rpg, 1.0apg, FGP-2 (66.7%), 3PT: 25.6%, FT: 75.0%. Lehmann has played previously for four other teams: Fribourg, GC Zurich, Opfikon and BC Alte Kanti Aarau. His team won Swiss LNB Regular Season in 2013 and 2014. He was voted to Eurobasket.com Swiss LNB All-Domestic Players Team back in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. |
| Malik Johnson gets MVP of the Week award for Swiss SBL - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 25-year old playmaker got a double-double of 25 points and fourteen assists, while his team crushed Lugano (#7, 6-9) with 18-point margin 88-70. Vevey Riviera maintains the 2nd position in Swiss SBL. 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 12-4 record. In the team's last game Johnson had a remarkable 71.4% from 2-point range. He turned to be Vevey Riviera's top player in his first season with the team. Canisius College graduate has very impressive stats this year. Johnson is in league's top in assists (2nd best: 11.4apg) and averages solid 2.2spg and 53.6% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was American power forward DeVante Brooks (198-PF, agency: Players Group) of Nyon. Brooks impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 23 points and 13 rebounds. Bad luck as Nyon was edged by slightly higher-ranked Starwings (#9, 6-10) 76-73. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Nyon keeps 10th position. 11 lost games are too many comparing to just four victories Nyon managed to get this year. Brooks is a newcomer at Nyon 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 18.3ppg (#9). He also registered 10.4 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was American Markel Humphrey (198-F-1987) of Monthey (#6). Humphrey scored 24 points and grabbed ten rebounds. He was a key player of Monthey, leading his team to a 77-71 win against slightly higher-ranked Geneve (#4, 9-6). The chances of Monthey ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 9 games, recording just seven victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Humphrey could help Monthey to bring them higher in the standings. Humphrey has a very solid season. In 16 games in Switzerland he scored 15.0ppg. He also has 6.2rpg, FGP: 55.2% and 3PT: 41.0%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Sebastien Davet (194-F-1997) of Starwings - 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Noah Dickerson (205-C-1997) of Starwings - 15 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Jay Jay Chandler III (193-G-1998) of Monthey - 26 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Milos Jankovic (206-C-1994) of Fribourg - 14 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Andrija Matic (208-F-1996) of Starwings - 18 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Jonathan Galloway (209-C-1996) of Massagno - 15 points 10. Shannon Bogues (190-PG-1997) of Massagno - 19 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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| U19 League Round 12: Charnwood defeat Derby 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 Charnwood (8-0) which hosted in 4th ranked Derby (6-6). Top-ranked Charnwood had an easy win 96-74. Undefeated Charnwood have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 8-0 record behind leader Itchen. Derby at the other side dropped to the fifth place with six games lost. Charnwood are looking forward to face league's leader Myerscough in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Derby will play against Newcastle (#8) and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident. An interesting game for Itchen (7-1) which hosted in 4th ranked Canterbury (4-4). First ranked Itchen had an easy win 90-61. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Canterbury. Itchen have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 7-1 record. Canterbury at the other side keeps the fourth place with four games lost. Itchen will play against Barking Abbey (#3) in Gillingham in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Canterbury will play against Oaklands and it may be a tough game between close rivals. U19 League top team - Myerscough (9-2) had no problems winning another game on Wednesday. This time they crushed sixth ranked Sheffield (3-8) 87-52. Myerscough have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 9-2 record. Loser Sheffield keeps the sixth place with eight games lost. Myerscough will meet league's second-placed Charnwood in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Sheffield will play against SGS College (#3) and hope to secure a win. There were no big surprises in other games of round 12: Copleston was smashed by Canterbury on the road 79-55. John Madejski lost to Barking Abbey on its own court 67-76. Charnwood managed to outperform Birmingham Met in a road game 66-56. SGS College rolled over Newcastle at home 84-55. Derby was defeated by Manchester on the opponent's court 83-71. Copleston was smashed by CoLA in a home game 60-79. Group NorthCharnwood - Derby 96-74An interesting game for Charnwood (8-0) which hosted in 4th ranked Derby (6-6). Top-ranked Charnwood had an easy win 96-74. Charnwood have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 8-0 record behind leader Itchen. Derby at the other side dropped to the fifth place with six games lost. Charnwood are looking forward to face league's leader Myerscough in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Derby will play against Newcastle (#8) and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident. Canterbury - Copleston 79-55 No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Canterbury (4-4) crushed at home 7th ranked Copleston (1-7) 79-55 on Wednesday. Canterbury maintains fourth position with 4-4 record. Copleston lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with seven games lost. Canterbury will meet at home Oaklands (#6) in the next round. Copleston will play against John Madejski and it may be a tough game between close rivals. John Madejski - Barking Abbey 67-76 Rather expected game when 5th ranked John Madejski (3-6) lost at home to third ranked Barking Abbey (4-1) 76-67 on Wednesday. Barking Abbey maintains third position with 4-1 record having eleven points less than leader Itchen. Loser John Madejski keeps the fifth place with six games lost. Barking Abbey will meet at home league's leader Itchen in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. John Madejski will play against Copleston (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Itchen - Canterbury 90-61 An interesting game for Itchen (7-1) which hosted in 4th ranked Canterbury (4-4). First ranked Itchen had an easy win 90-61. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Canterbury. Itchen have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 7-1 record. Canterbury at the other side keeps the fourth place with four games lost. Itchen will play against Barking Abbey (#3) in Gillingham in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Canterbury will play against Oaklands and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Group SouthBirmingham Met - Charnwood 56-66Very predictable result when top-ranked Charnwood (8-0) won against on the road 7th ranked Birmingham Met (2-8) 66-56 on Wednesday. Charnwood have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 8-0 record behind leader Itchen. Loser Birmingham Met keeps the seventh place with eight games lost. Charnwood will meet at home league's leader Myerscough in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Birmingham Met will play against Manchester (#4) and hope to secure a win. Myerscough - Sheffield 87-52 U19 League top team - Myerscough (9-2) had no problems winning another game on Wednesday. This time they crushed sixth ranked Sheffield (3-8) 87-52. Myerscough have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 9-2 record. Loser Sheffield keeps the sixth place with eight games lost. Myerscough will meet league's second-placed Charnwood in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Sheffield will play against SGS College (#3) and hope to secure a win. SGS College - Newcastle 84-55 Not a big story in a game when 8th ranked Newcastle (1-11) was outscored by third ranked SGS College (7-3) in Bristol 84-55 on Wednesday. SGS College maintains third position with 7-3 record having just three points less than leader Itchen. Newcastle lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with 11 games lost. SGS College will meet Sheffield (#6) on the road in the next round. Newcastle will play against Derby and hope to win that game. Manchester - Derby 83-71 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when fifth ranked Manchester (6-4) defeated at home one of their biggest challengers Derby (6-6) 83-71 on Wednesday. Manchester have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place. Loser Derby dropped to the fifth position with six games lost. Manchester will meet Birmingham Met (#7) on the road in the next round. Derby will play against Newcastle and hope to secure a win. Copleston - CoLA 60-79 There was no surprise when 7th ranked Copleston (1-7) was outleveled at home by second ranked CoLA (7-2) 79-60 on Wednesday. CoLA have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 7-2 record having 2 victories less than leader Itchen. Copleston lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with seven games lost. CoLA will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Copleston will play against John Madejski (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. |
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| SPB 2023 - Akeem Ellis (ex Cimarrones) joins Cangrejeros - by Francisco Vega | ||||
In 2013 (a year after his graduation) he was drafted by Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) in sixth round (101th overall). He graduated from Coppin State in 2012 and it will be his eleventh (!!!) season in pro basketball. Ellis is quite experienced player. His career allowed him to visit four different continents, while he played in nine different countries. He tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Asia, Latin America and of course North America. Ellis has played previously professionally in Canada (The Storm, Windsor Express, Titans, Edmonton and Guelph), Chile (Puerto Montt), France (Lourdes Tarbes), Indonesia (Pacific Caesar), United Kingdom (Cheshire Phoenix), Uruguay (Urunday), NBA G League (RGV Vipers) and The Basketball Tournament (LS Legends). Ellis' team made it to the NBL Canada Semifinals in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2022. He was voted to USBasket.com All-NBL Canada Honorable Mention back in 2019 and 2020. On Ellis: Akeem is a very versatile, and coachable wing with great shooting, passing and ball handling skills. Team oriented and very aggressive rebounder. Has ability to be very strong around the rim and can defend multiple positions. |
| SPB 2023 - Marinos tab Yeison Colome, ex Parque Hostos - by Francisco Vega | ||||
He has played also professionally in Colombia (Storm and Motilones), Spain (Corazon) and Dominican Republic (San Carlos, Caneros, Pueblo Nuevo, Mellizos de Sur and Savica). Among many awards his team was regular season runner-up in Dominican Republic LNB in 2021. Colome was voted to Dominican Republic LNB All-Star Game in 2022. |
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| Macon's 31-point game gives him (Second Stage) Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 31 points adding two rebounds and two assists for UNICS in his team's victory, helping them to edge out N.Novgorod (#5, 13-11) 86-85. UNICS maintains the 2nd position in VTB United League . They are still close to the very top. UNICS would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 21-3 record. In the team's last game Macon had a remarkable 77.8% from 2-point range. He turned to be UNICS's top player in his first season with the team. The University of Arkansas graduate has very impressive stats this year. Macon is in league's top in points (2nd best: 18.9ppg) and averages solid 54.5% FGP and 48.3% from behind 3-point line. Second best performed player last round was Malik Newman (190-G-1997) of Avtodor. He is American guard in his first season at Avtodor. In the last game Newman recorded impressive 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course Avtodor cruised to a 93-83 relatively comfortable win over Samara (9-14). The Second Stage is still at the very beginning and this victory may help a lot. Let's wait for the next round. Newman is a newcomer at Avtodor and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.9ppg (#1). Third place about best performers goes to guard Marcos Knight (191-G-1989, agency: Slash Sports) of Samara (#8). Knight got into 30-points club by scoring exactly 30 points in the last round. Despite Knight's great performance Samara lost 83-93 to Avtodor (#9, 8-15). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Samara not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 14 games, recording just nine victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Knight could try to bring Samara's a little bit higher in the standings. Knight has individually a great season in VTB United League. After 23 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 16.8ppg (5th best). He also has FGP: 53.7% and 3PT: 42.9%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Nikola Milutinov (213-C-1994) of CSKA - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Livio Jean-Charles (205-PF-1993) of CSKA - 16 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Trey Thompkins (208-F-1990) of Zenit - 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Angelo Warner (188-PG-1992) of Enisey - 21 points and 4 assists 8. Michael Myers (206-F-1992) of Astana - 18 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Scott Machado (185-G-1990) of Avtodor - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Louis Labeyrie (208-PF-1992) of UNICS - 18 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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| Karlie Samuelson claims Australian WNBL Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 27-year old swingman had the game-high 26 points adding four assists for Townsville in her team's victory, helping them to beat Perth (#5, 9-6) 91-81. Townsville is placed at 3rd position in Australian WNBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Townsville will need more victories to improve their 11-4 record. In the team's last game Samuelson had a remarkable 85.7% from 2-point range and got four three-pointers out of 8 attempts. She turned to be Townsville's top player in her first season with the team. Karlie Samuelson averages this season 13.3ppg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American guard Samantha Whitcomb (178-G-1988) of Perth. Whitcomb impressed basketball fans with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. It was enough for Perth to edge slightly higher-ranked Bendigo (#4, 11-5) by 4 points 92-88. Perth's 5th position in the standings has not changed. Her team lost some distance to top teams. But 9-6 record is not bad and everything may still change. Whitcomb is a newcomer at Perth and it seems she did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.0ppg (#4). Her other stats are also decent: 4.3rpg and 4.5apg. The third best performed player last round was another Townsville's star - American Tianna Hawkins (191-F-1991, agency: LBM Management). Hawkins scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds. She was another key player of Townsville, helping her team with a 81-80 win against the lower-ranked Canberra (#8, 2-16). Townsville 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. Hawkins has a great season in Australia. After 15 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 8.7rpg (5th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Kayla Thornton (185-F-1992) of Southside - 22 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Courtney Woods (183-G/F-1997) of Townsville - 20 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Jade Melbourne (176-F/G-2002) of Canberra - 19 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Olivia Nelson-Ododa (196-F-2000) of Melbourne - 19 points and 6 rebounds 8. Tiffany Mitchell (175-PG-1994) of Melbourne - 22 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists 9. Anneli Maley (187-G/F-1998) of Bendigo - 19 points, 17 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Isobel Borlase (180-G-2004) of Adelaide - 19 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| NKL Round 1: Audentese SK hand first loss to Tallina U. - by Eurobasket News | ||
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The Second Stage in NKL just started. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Tallina U. in Tallinn on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by Audentese SK 84-78. Audentese SK will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Tallina U.'s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Tallinn to the arena OSK/VESIIR. The game in Rapla was also worth to mention about. Audentese SK played at the court of Rapla KK. Audentese SK managed to secure a 5-point victory 70-65. Audentese SK's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Tallinn . In the last game of round 1 winless Rapla KK lost to undefeated OSK/VESIIR on the road 51-55.
Places 1-5Audentese SK - Tallina U. 84-78The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Tallina U. in Tallinn on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by Audentese SK 84-78. Audentese SK will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Tallina U.'s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Tallinn to the arena OSK/VESIIR. OSK/VESIIR - Rapla KK 55-51 No shocking result in a game when OSK/VESIIR beat Rapla KK in Tallinn 55-51. OSK/VESIIR's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Tallinn Tallina U.. Rapla KK - Audentese SK 65-70 The game in Rapla was also worth to mention about. Audentese SK played at the court of Rapla KK. Audentese SK managed to secure a 5-point victory 70-65. Audentese SK's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Tallinn . |
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| Recap of Round 12 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News | ||
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There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in Euroleague. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The most important game in the last round took place in Salamanca between third ranked Hungarian Sopron (7-4) and eleventh ranked Spanish Avenida (6-5) on Wednesday night. Sopron was defeated by Avenida on the road 74-61. Avenida shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 60.9 percentage. The best player for the winners was Greek forward Maria Fasoula (196-1997, college: Vanderbilt) who scored 16 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Guard Andrea Vilaro (182-1993, college: Florida) chipped in 12 points and 5 rebounds. Avenida's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Australian center Eziyoda Magbegor (193-1999) who recorded 15 points and 9 rebounds. Defending Spanish champion moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 4 other teams. Defending Hungarian champion Sopron keeps the third position with four games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Avenida is looking forward to face Miskolc (#11) on the road in the next round. Sopron will play against Landes (#15) and is hoping to win this game. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Praha. First ranked Turkish Fenerbahce faced 3rd ranked Czech USK Praha. Guests from Istanbul (10-1) defeated host USK Praha (7-4) 73-66. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of USK Praha. It was a good game for German forward Satou Sabally (193-1998, college: Oregon) who led her team to a victory with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Breanna Stewart contributed with 18 points for the winners. Fenerbahce's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. French forward Valeriane Vukosavljevic (183-1994) replied with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds for USK Praha. Fenerbahce have an impressive ten-game winning streak. Defending Turkish champion maintains first position with 10-1 record. Defending Czech champion USK Praha keeps the third place with four games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Fenerbahce will play against Valencia (#5) at home in the next round. USK Praha will play against Olympiacos in Piraeus and hopes to get back on the winning track. The game in Valencia was also quite interesting. 6th ranked Polish Polkowice (6-5) played at the court of seventh ranked Spanish Valencia (7-4). Valencia managed to secure a 5-point victory 69-64 on Wednesday. Worth to mention a great performance of Queralt Casas who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 7 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Artemis Spanou with 23 points and 7 rebounds. Valencia moved-up to third place, which they share with 3 other teams. Polkowice lost third consecutive game. Defending Polish champion dropped to the seventh position with five games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Valencia will meet league's leader Fenerbahce in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Polkowice will play against Bourges (#10) and hope to secure a win. Rest of the games of round 12 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Bourges defeated Szekszard in a road game 77-61. Bologna smashed Olympiacos at home 92-69. Schio lost to Mersin on the opponent's court 67-79. Landes lost to Belgian defending champion Kangoeroes in a home game 68-78. Miskolc recorded a loss to Girona on the road 56-74. The best stats of 12th round was 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists by Rebekah Gardner of Girona.
Group AValencia - Polkowice 69-64The game in Valencia was also quite interesting. 6th ranked Polish Polkowice (6-5) played at the court of seventh ranked Spanish Valencia (7-4). Valencia managed to secure a 5-point victory 69-64 on Wednesday. Valencia forced 21 Polkowice turnovers. Strangely Polkowice outrebounded Valencia 39-24 including 26 on the defensive glass. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Valencia made 8 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of swingman Queralt Casas (177-1992) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Angela Salvadores (178-1997, college: Duke) who added 11 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was Greek forward Artemis Spanou (187-1993, college: RMU) with 23 points and 7 rebounds and American point guard Erica Wheeler (170-1991, college: Rutgers) scored 21 points and 4 assists. Valencia moved-up to third place, which they share with 3 other teams. Polkowice lost third consecutive game. Defending Polish champion dropped to the seventh position with five games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Valencia will meet league's leader Fenerbahce in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Polkowice will play against Bourges (#10) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Valencia: Q.Casas 27+7reb+1ast, A.Salvadores 11+3reb+2ast, L.Romero 10+1reb+2ast, C.Ouvina 7+1reb+5ast, L.Cox 7+6reb+1ast, M.Guelich 5+3reb+1ast Polkowice: A.Spanou 23+7reb+2ast, E.Wheeler 21+4reb+4ast, W.Telenga 10+12reb+1ast, B.Puter 5+1reb+2ast, Z.Friskovec 3+5reb+1ast, W.Gajda 2+3reb+5ast Szekszard - Bourges 61-77 There was no surprise when 12th ranked Hungarian Szekszard (3-8) was defeated at home by tenth ranked French Bourges (6-5) 77-61 on Tuesday. Bourges forced 21 Szekszard turnovers. It was a great shooting night for Bourges especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.4 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Alix Duchet (165-1997) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 7 assists and Serbian-American guard Yvonne Anderson (170-1990, college: Texas) who added 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Five Bourges players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American forward Ruthy Hebard (192, college: Oregon) with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds and point guard Agnes Studer (169-1998) scored 9 points and 9 assists. Defending French champion moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 4 other teams. Szekszard lost sixth consecutive game. They dropped to the thirteenth position with eight games lost. Bourges will meet Polkowice (#9) on the road in the next round. Szekszard will play against Bologna (#12) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Bourges: A.Duchet 20+2reb+7ast, Y.Anderson 15+5reb+6ast, A.Pauline 11+3reb+1ast, L.Guapo 11+2reb+1ast, A.Steinberga 10+2reb+3ast, S.Michel 4+4reb+4ast Szekszard: S.Wallace 16+3reb+1ast, R.Hebard 13+10reb, R.Manyoky 11+2reb, A.Studer 9+4reb+9ast, C.Goree 8+8reb+2ast, R.Balint 4+1reb USK Praha - Fenerbahce 66-73 An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Praha. First ranked Turkish Fenerbahce faced 3rd ranked Czech USK Praha. Guests from Istanbul (10-1) defeated host USK Praha (7-4) 73-66. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of USK Praha. Fenerbahce forced 22 USK Praha turnovers. Strangely USK Praha outrebounded Fenerbahce 43-26 including a 33-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a good game for German forward Satou Sabally (193-1998, college: Oregon) who led her team to a victory with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. American forward Breanna Stewart (193-1994, college: UConn) contributed with 18 points for the winners. Five Fenerbahce players scored in double figures. Fenerbahce's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. French forward Valeriane Vukosavljevic (183-1994) replied with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds and American center Brionna Jones (191-1995, college: Maryland) added 16 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for USK Praha. Fenerbahce have an impressive ten-game winning streak. Defending Turkish champion maintains first position with 10-1 record. Defending Czech champion USK Praha keeps the third place with four games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Fenerbahce will play against Valencia (#5) at home in the next round. USK Praha will play against Olympiacos in Piraeus and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Fenerbahce: B.Stewart 18+4reb+1ast, S.Sabally 14+6reb+6ast, K.McBride 13+6reb+1ast, E.Meesseman 12+1reb+4ast, A.Iagupova 10+4reb+1ast, O.Cakir-Turgut 6+4reb+4ast USK Praha: V.Vukosavljevic 23+10reb+2ast, B.Jones 16+9reb+2ast, T.Fagbenle 12+4reb, A.Thomas 6+6reb+5ast, V.Vorackova 4+4reb+1ast, T.Oblak 3+8reb+8ast Bologna - Olympiacos 92-69 No shocking result in a game when twelfth ranked Italian Bologna (4-7) smashed at home bottom-ranked Greek Olympiacos (1-10) 92-69 on Wednesday. Bologna forced 19 Olympiacos turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Croatian Ivana Dojkic (180-1997) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 5 assists and Latvian forward Kitija Laksa (182-1996, college: S.Florida) who added 18 points during the contest. Five Bologna players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was guard Angeliki Nikolopoulou (177-1991) with 16 points and 8 rebounds and American forward Megan Gustafson (190-1996, college: Iowa) scored 17 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Bologna maintains twelfth position with 4-7 record. Defending Greek champion Olympiacos stay at the bottom place with ten games lost. Bologna will meet at home Szekszard (#13) in the next round. Olympiacos will play against USK Praha where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Top scorers: Bologna: I.Dojkic 19+2reb+5ast, K.Laksa 18+3reb+2ast, I.Rupert 11+4reb+1ast, C.Zandalasini 10+3reb+5ast, O.Andre Olbis 10+10reb+2ast, B.Del Pero 7+2reb+4ast Olympiacos: A.Stamolamprou 18+1reb+2ast, M.Gustafson 17+5reb+1ast, A.Nikolopoulou 16+8reb+2ast, K.Shook 9+3reb, A.Ayuso 4+4reb+3ast, A.Spyridopoulou 3+1reb+1ast Group BAvenida - Sopron 74-61The most important game in the last round took place in Salamanca between third ranked Hungarian Sopron (7-4) and eleventh ranked Spanish Avenida (6-5) on Wednesday night. Sopron was defeated by Avenida on the road 74-61. Avenida shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 60.9 percentage. The best player for the winners was Greek forward Maria Fasoula (196-1997, college: Vanderbilt) who scored 16 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Guard Andrea Vilaro (182-1993, college: Florida) chipped in 12 points and 5 rebounds. Avenida's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Australian center Eziyoda Magbegor (193-1999) who recorded 15 points and 9 rebounds and Serbian Jelena Brooks (188-1989) added 21 points respectively. Defending Spanish champion moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 4 other teams. Defending Hungarian champion Sopron keeps the third position with four games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Avenida is looking forward to face Miskolc (#11) on the road in the next round. Sopron will play against Landes (#15) and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Avenida: M.Fasoula 16+1reb+2ast, M.Onyenwere 13+3reb+1ast, A.Vilaro 12+5reb+2ast, S.Dominguez 9+2ast, B.Carleton 7+7reb+3ast, J.Nogic 6 Sopron: J.Brooks 21+4reb, E.Magbegor 15+9reb+3ast, Y.Turner 8+5reb+3ast, D.Czukor 6+2reb+2ast, Z.Fegyverneky 5+1reb+2ast, V.Borondy 4+1reb+3ast Mersin - Schio 79-67 Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both fifth ranked Turkish Mersin and one of their biggest challengers Italian Schio had identical 7-3 record. This time Mersin used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Schio 79-67 on Tuesday night. They outrebounded Schio 34-22 including 25 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of North Macedonian-American guard DeWanna Bonner (193-1987, college: Auburn) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and American guard Tiffany Hayes (177-1989, college: UConn) who added 15 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was American point guard Marina Mabrey (180, college: Notre Dame) with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and Senegalese-Spanish center Astou Ndour (198-1994) scored 10 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Mersin have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Defending Italian champion Schio dropped to the third position with four games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Mersin will meet Girona (#7) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Schio will play against Kangoeroes (#14) in Mechelen and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Mersin: D.Bonner 20+10reb+4ast, T.Hayes 15+4reb+3ast, C.Gray 12+2reb+8ast, Q.Hollingsworth 9+1reb, L.Cornelius 9+8reb+2ast, E.Williams 7+4reb Schio: M.Mabrey 15+6reb+6ast, A.Ndour 10+7reb+2ast, K.Mestdagh 9+2reb+1ast, R.Howard 9+5reb+4ast, J.Keys 8+1reb+5ast, G.Sottana 8+1ast Landes - Kangoeroes 68-78 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams in Mont de Marsan where fifteenth ranked Belgian Kangoeroes (2-9) beat 14th ranked French Landes (2-9) 78-68 on Wednesday. Kangoeroes made 16-of-17 free shots (94.1 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Chilean center Ziomara Morrison (194-1989, agency: LBM Management) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 8 rebounds and French point guard Lisa Berkani (176-1997, agency: Areus Sports) who added 19 points and 4 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was point guard Marine Fauthoux (173-2001) with 25 points and 4 assists and British-New Zealand Jillian Harmon (185-1987, college: Stanford, agency: LBM Management) scored 12 points. Landes' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Defending Belgian champion moved-up to fourteenth place, which they share with defeated Landes. Landes lost third consecutive game. Kangoeroes will meet at home higher ranked Schio (#6) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Landes will play against Sopron (#3) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Top scorers: Kangoeroes: Z.Morrison 21+8reb+3ast, L.Berkani 19+2reb+4ast, M.Bertsch 11+7reb+6ast, L.Resimont 9+3reb+3ast, H.Nauwelaers 8+7reb+2ast, A.Rembiszewska 8+2reb Landes: M.Fauthoux 25+3reb+4ast, J.Harmon 12+3reb+1ast, K.Chery 8+5reb+1ast, L.Turcinovic 6+2reb+3ast, L.Gil 6+5reb+3ast, C.Dumerc 4+2reb+4ast Girona - Miskolc 74-56 There was a minor upset when 7th ranked Hungarian Miskolc (6-5) was defeated on the road by ninth ranked Spanish Girona (6-5) 74-56 on Tuesday. Worth to mention a great performance of Maria Araujo (188-1997) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 6 rebounds and American guard Rebekah Gardner (185-1990, college: UCLA) who added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was guard Veronika Kanyasi (179-1999) with 17 points and 4 assists and Australian forward Darcee Garbin (188-1994) scored 10 points and 6 rebounds. Girona moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated Miskolc. Girona will meet at home league's second-placed Mersin in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Miskolc will play against Avenida (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Girona: M.Araujo 18+6reb+2ast, M.Tolo 15+4reb+2ast, R.Gardner 14+5reb+4ast, E.Murphy 7+5reb+2ast, B.Sykes 7+4reb+4ast, F.Parra 5 Miskolc: V.Kanyasi 17+1reb+4ast, R.Bernath 12+5reb, D.Garbin 10+6reb+2ast, M.Grigalauskyte 8+6reb, C.Green 6+6reb+1ast, N.Aho 3+7reb+1ast |
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| Round 11: Derby game ends with RSU's defeat of TTT Riga - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The most interesting game of round 11 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. Second ranked RSU won against visiting TTT Riga (2-5) 76-71. RSU made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Guard Mara Mote (178-2000, college: Arizona) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!). Guard Enija Viksne (178-2004) contributed with 12 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Guard Ilze Jakobsone (168-1994) answered with 23 points and 4 assists for TTT Riga. RSU have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 3-4 record behind leader Neptunas. TTT Riga lost fourth consecutive game. Defending Latvian champion keeps the third position with five games lost. They share it with Siauliai and SBS Ostrava. An interesting game for Lithuanian Neptunas (4-3) which played road game in Ostrava against 4th placed Czech SBS Ostrava (2-5). First ranked Neptunas managed to get a 13-point victory 67-54. It was a great evening for Cameroonian swingman Linda Ndoli (193-1995, agency: DC Sports) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Viktoria Balaban helped adding 12 points and 6 rebounds. Swingman Adela Smutna (183-1999, college: Northwest JC) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds. SBS Ostrava's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Neptunas have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 4-3 record, which they share with Frankivsk and Chomutov. SBS Ostrava lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the third position with five games lost. They share it with TTT Riga and Siauliai.
SBS Ostrava - Neptunas 54-67 An interesting game for Lithuanian Neptunas (4-3) which played road game in Ostrava against 4th placed Czech SBS Ostrava (2-5). First ranked Neptunas managed to get a 13-point victory 67-54. Neptunas players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. It was a great evening for Cameroonian swingman Linda Ndoli (193-1995, agency: DC Sports) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Ukrainian swingman Viktoria Balaban (176-1997, agency: BIG) helped adding 12 points and 6 rebounds. Swingman Adela Smutna (183-1999, college: Northwest JC) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds and Eliska Kubickova (174-2003) scored 6 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. SBS Ostrava's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Neptunas have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 4-3 record, which they share with Frankivsk and Chomutov. SBS Ostrava lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the third position with five games lost. They share it with TTT Riga and Siauliai. Top scorers: SBS Ostrava: A.Smutna 21+12reb+1ast, K.Kanova 11+4reb, W.Duchnowska 6+3reb, K.Eliska 6+6reb+4ast, A.Wilkinson 4+1reb+1ast, T.Motycakova 4+6reb+3ast Neptunas: L.Ndoli 17+11reb+1ast, D.Uliana 16+4reb+1ast, V.Balaban 12+6reb+3ast, B.Sinickaite 9+5reb+3ast, D.Donskichyte 4+6reb+11ast, L.Tamutyte 4+4reb RSU - TTT Riga 76-71 The most interesting game of round 11 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. Second ranked RSU won against visiting TTT Riga (2-5) 76-71. RSU made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Guard Mara Mote (178-2000, college: Arizona) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!). Guard Enija Viksne (178-2004) contributed with 12 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Guard Ilze Jakobsone (168-1994) answered with 23 points and 4 assists and center Marta Miscenko (192-1995, college: Wingate) added 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for TTT Riga. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. RSU have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 3-4 record behind leader Neptunas. TTT Riga lost fourth consecutive game. Defending Latvian champion keeps the third position with five games lost. They share it with Siauliai and SBS Ostrava. Top scorers: TTT Riga: I.Jakobsone 23+2reb+4ast, M.Miscenko 12+11reb+4ast, G.Basko-Melnbarde 12+7reb+1ast, E.Kosla 10+5reb+2ast, K.Karlina Kreslina 6+1reb+1ast, V.Jasa 4+1reb+1ast RSU: M.Mote 21+6reb+4ast, A.Mikelsone 12+3reb+1ast, V.Enija 12+7reb+6ast, O.Katrina 11+1reb+3ast, U.Steinharde 9+3reb+1ast, O.Evelina 6+3reb+1ast |
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| Sierra Moore claims Finnish Korisliiga weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 28-year old guard had a double-double of 32 points and ten rebounds, while her team edged out Pyrinto (#5, 10-9) 97-96. Espoo Team maintains the 2nd position in Finnish Korisliiga. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier in Second Stage. Espoo Team will need more victories to improve their 15-4 record. In the team's last game Moore had a remarkable 58.8% from 2-point range. She turned to be Espoo Team's top player in her first season with the team. The Pennsylvania State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Moore is in league's top in points (2nd best: 26.1ppg), assists (2nd best: 5.9apg) and averages solid 2.4spg and 59.5% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American guard Caterrion Thompson (175-G-1998) of FoA. Thompson impressed basketball fans with 35 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Of course FoA cruised to a 102-95 relatively comfortable win over Honka (11-8). The Second Stage is still at the very beginning and this victory may help a lot. Let's wait for the next round. Thompson is a newcomer at FoA and it seems she did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was American Reili Richardson (180-G-1998) of Pyrinto (#5). Richardson scored 29 points. Despite Richardson's great performance Pyrinto lost 96-97 to Espoo Team (#2, 15-4). But her team cannot count on just a single shooter as she also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Pyrinto needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 10 victories and 9 lost games. Richardson has a great season in Finland. After 19 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 22.0ppg (4th best) and assists with 5.3apg (5th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Madelynn Utti (181-F-1998) of Honka - 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Elsa Lemmila (197-C-2005) of Honka - 17 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Tynice Martin (180-G-1997) of ViVe - 24 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Elina Aarnisalo (177-G-2005) of HBA-Marsky - 27 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Nikki McDonald (183-G-1996) of Kouvot - 17 points and 17 rebounds 9. Kristina King (190-F/C-1995) of ViVe - 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Cierra Walker (173-F-1998) of Honka - 28 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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| Popplewell's double-double lands her D1 Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | ||
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25-year old center Riley Popplewell (180-C-1997) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for league's best team Stjarnan and receives a Hoops Agents D1 Player of the Week award for round 18. She had a double-double of 31 points and 16 rebounds, while her team edged out Snaefell (#2, 12-4) 75-71. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Stjarnan to consolidate first place in the Icelandic league. Stjarnan have a solid 14-2 record. Popplewell turned to be Stjarnan's top player in her first season with the team. University of South Carolina Upstate graduate has very impressive stats this year. Popplewell is in league's top in points (8th best: 18.2ppg), rebounds (4th best: 13.3rpg) and averages solid 1.2bpg,4.1spg and 54.5% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Cheah Rael-Whitsitt (180-F/C) of league's second-best Snaefell. She is American forward in her first season at Snaefell. In the last game Rael-Whitsitt recorded impressive double-double of 24 points and 23 rebounds. Bad luck as Snaefell was edged by slightly higher-ranked Stjarnan (#1, 14-2) 75-71. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Snaefell still maintains its place in the top 2 of the standings, even despite this loss. Her team's 12-4 record is not bad at all. Rael-Whitsitt is a newcomer at Snaefell and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 23.1ppg (#5). Her other stats are also decent: 20.4rpg and 4.3apg. Third place about best performers goes to guard Jonina Karlsdottir (170-G-1999) of Armann (#6). Karlsdottir showcased her all-around game by recording 21 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in the last round. She was a key player of Armann, leading her team to a 80-53 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Athena (#7, 6-10). Armann needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 8 victories and 8 lost games. Karlsdottir has a great season in Iceland. After 16 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 6.7apg (best passer). Other top performing players last week: 4. Jayla Johnson (188-F) of Tindastoll - 37 points and 8 rebounds 5. Schekinah Bimpa (180-F-1998) of Armann - 25 points and 11 rebounds 6. Vilborg Ottarsdottir (175-G/F-1999) of Armann - 20 points and 7 rebounds 7. Violet Morrow (176-G-1997) of KR - 27 points and 11 rebounds 8. Fanney Ragnarsdottir (172-F-1996) of KR - 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Emese Vida (190-F/C-1993) of Tindastoll - 17 points and 8 rebounds 10. Hildur Karadottir (180-G-1999) of Armann - 14 points and 10 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Kiana Johnson's triple-double lands her Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
She recorded a triple-double of 18 points adding also 10 rebounds and 10 assists, while her team crushed Grindavik (#5, 8-11) with 20-point margin 83-63. Valur maintains the 2nd position in Icelandic Subway League. They are still close to the very top. Valur would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 16-3 record. Johnson turned to be Valur's top player in her first season with the team. Virginia Union University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Johnson is in league's top in points (6th best: 19.5ppg) and averages solid 3.6spg. Second best performed player last round was Tinna Alexandersdottir (177-G-2003) of Haukar. She is former international guard in her second season at Haukar. In the last game Alexandersdottir recorded impressive 26 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Of course she led Haukar to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Fjolnir (#6, 5-14) 91-46. Haukar's 3rd position in the standings has not changed. Her team's 15-4 record is not bad at all. Alexandersdottir is well-known at Haukar and she already established her position as one of the team's leaders. Third place about best performers goes to guard Danielle Rodriguez (177-G-1993) of Grindavik (#5). Rodriguez showcased her all-around game by recording 23 points, five rebounds and six assists in the last round. Despite Rodriguez's great performance Grindavik lost 63-83 to the higher-ranked Valur (#2, 16-3). But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Grindavik ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 11 games, recording just eight victories. With bigger assistance of her teammates, Rodriguez could help Grindavik to bring them higher in the standings. Rodriguez has a great season in Iceland. After 19 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 21.3ppg (3rd best) and assists with 6.6apg (2nd best). She also has 2.9spg and FGP: 55.5%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Simone Costa (178-G-1996) of Valur - 17 points and 6 rebounds 5. Amanda Okodugha (188-F-1995) of Grindavik - 11 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Raquel Laniero (171-PG-2000) of Njardvik - 16 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists 7. Karina Konstantinova (173-PG-1999) of Keflavik - 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Anna Svansdottir (175-SG-2001) of Keflavik - 19 points and 2 rebounds 9. Emma Hjordisardottir (170-F-2004) of Haukar - 16 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Rosa Petursdottir (175-F-1997) of Breidablik - 17 points and 12 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| FBA conquer the top of the League - by Eurobasket News |
| FBA conquered the top of the League. In the latest game they edged CSA 56-50. Flora Ouraga stepped up with 14 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. SOA and ABC share the second place with 4-1 records each. GSPM has 3-2 record on the 4th place. |
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| Round 8: Derby game ends with Bashkimi's defeat of Penza - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The most interesting game of round 8 was a derby match between two teams from Kosovo. The game took place in Prizren where second ranked Bashkimi won against visiting Penza (2-6) 78-62. Bashkimi forced 22 Penza turnovers and had a 19-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American forward Dasia Evans (188, college: Wright St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 22 points and 9 rebounds. The other American import guard Khadija Brown-Haywood (180-1994, college: Arkansas St.) contributed with 24 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American guard Corrione Cardwell (173, college: EMU) replied with 22 points and 5 rebounds for Penza. Bashkimi (5-3) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain second position having just two points less than leader Flamurtari. Penza lost fourth consecutive game. Defending Kosovan champion keeps the fifth place with six games lost. They share the position with Tirana. Bashkimi are looking forward to face Partizani (#4) in Tirana in the next round. Penza will play on the road against Tirana and it may be a tough game between close rivals. One of the most interesting games of round 8 was a derby match between two teams from Albania. The game took place in Vlore where first ranked Flamurtari won against visiting Tirana (2-6) 71-58. Worth to mention a great performance of DR Congolese center Liliane Ikete (190-2005) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 20 points and 20 rebounds and Samra Omerbasic who added 18 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Guard Aida Palko (176-1984) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 13 rebounds. Defending Albanian champion maintains first position with 7-1 record. Tirana at the other side dropped to the bottom place with six games lost. They share the position with Penza. Flamurtari will play against Prishtina (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Tirana will play against Penza and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Very important is a home loss of third ranked Albanian Partizani (4-4) against fourth ranked Kosovan Prishtina (4-4) on Wednesday night. Host Partizani was defeated by Prishtina in a tough game in Tirana 63-68. The winners were led by Sarah Mgbeike who had that evening a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds. Even a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds by Ornela Lalaj did not help to save the game for Partizani. Prishtina moved-up to third place, which they share with defeated Partizani. Prishtina will meet at home league's leader Flamurtari in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Partizani will play against the league's second-placed Bashkimi and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Bashkimi - Penza 78-62 The most interesting game of round 8 was a derby match between two teams from Kosovo. The game took place in Prizren where second ranked Bashkimi won against visiting Penza (2-6) 78-62. Bashkimi forced 22 Penza turnovers and had a 19-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American forward Dasia Evans (188, college: Wright St.) orchestrated the victory by scoring 22 points and 9 rebounds. The other American import guard Khadija Brown-Haywood (180-1994, college: Arkansas St.) contributed with 24 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American guard Corrione Cardwell (173, college: EMU) replied with 22 points and 5 rebounds and center Saranda Daci (190-1993) added 15 points, 12 rebounds and 7 blocks in the effort for Penza. Bashkimi (5-3) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain second position having just two points less than leader Flamurtari. Penza lost fourth consecutive game. Defending Kosovan champion keeps the fifth place with six games lost. They share the position with Tirana. Bashkimi are looking forward to face Partizani (#4) in Tirana in the next round. Penza will play on the road against Tirana and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Penza: C.Cardwell 22+5reb+3ast, S.Daci 15+12reb+2ast, L.Omerbasic 12+4reb+3ast, J.Zeka 7+4reb+2ast, G.Ermelinda 3+3reb, B.Vanesa 3 Bashkimi: K.Brown-Haywood 24+6reb+3ast, D.Evans 22+9reb+3ast, A.Muhadri 13+11reb+1ast, T.Hopkins 9+9reb+4ast, E.Stoll 6, A.Perquku 2+2reb+10ast Flamurtari - Tirana 71-58 One of the most interesting games of round 8 was a derby match between two teams from Albania. The game took place in Vlore where first ranked Flamurtari won against visiting Tirana (2-6) 71-58. They outrebounded Tirana 54-38 including a 43-31 advantage in defensive rebounds. Flamurtari players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of DR Congolese center Liliane Ikete (190-2005) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 20 points and 20 rebounds and Bosnian center Samra Omerbasic (191-1990) who added 18 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Guard Aida Palko (176-1984) responded with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 13 rebounds and power forward Ebi Dishnica (182-1997) scored 10 points and 9 rebounds. Four Tirana players scored in double figures. Defending Albanian champion maintains first position with 7-1 record. Tirana at the other side dropped to the bottom place with six games lost. They share the position with Penza. Flamurtari will play against Prishtina (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Tirana will play against Penza and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Tirana: A.Palko 13+13reb, B.Bey 11+4reb+2ast, E.Qosja 10+3reb+2ast, E.Dishnica 10+9reb+1ast, J.Jozic 7+7reb+3ast, K.Verri 4+2reb+3ast Flamurtari: S.Jacobsson 21+9reb+5ast, I.Liliane 20+20reb+3ast, S.Omerbasic 18+12reb+6ast, A.Benally 4+2reb+3ast, T.Memushi 4+10reb+4ast, A.Myrto 4+1reb Partizani - Prishtina 63-68 Very important is a home loss of third ranked Albanian Partizani (4-4) against fourth ranked Kosovan Prishtina (4-4) on Wednesday night. Host Partizani was defeated by Prishtina in a tough game in Tirana 63-68. The winners were led by American forward Sarah Mgbeike (185, college: OLLU) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 16 points and 13 rebounds and power forward Zerina Shatri (188-1995, college: OLLU) supported her with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Four Prishtina players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds by point guard Ornela Lalaj (173-1994) did not help to save the game for Partizani. American swingman Jomyra Mathis (173, college: New Orleans) added 15 points and 7 rebounds for the hosts. Prishtina moved-up to third place, which they share with defeated Partizani. Prishtina will meet at home league's leader Flamurtari in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Partizani will play against the league's second-placed Bashkimi and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Partizani: O.Lalaj 18+14reb+1ast, J.Mathis 15+7reb+1ast, A.Bannister 14+4reb+1ast, A.Coleman 8+7reb+2ast, M.Lugaj 6+5reb, H.Brych 2+6reb Prishtina: B.Martinaj 20+1reb+3ast, S.Mgbeike 16+13reb+1ast, K.Hilaire 15+3reb+6ast, Z.Shatri 11+14reb+1ast, A.Rrahmani 6+2reb, R.Etna 0 |
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| Vucetic number one in Montenegro Prva A for round 13 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 29-year old player had a double-double of 28 points and 11 rebounds, while her team crushed Primorje (#6, 2-11) with 18-point margin 77-59. Herceg Novi maintains the 3rd position in Montenegrin Prva A. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Herceg Novi will need more victories to improve their 8-4 record. In the team's last game Vucetic had a remarkable 57.1% from 2-point range and got three three-pointers out of 7 attempts. She turned to be Herceg Novi's top player in her first season with the team. Jelena Vucetic averages just after two games 31.0ppg, 13.5rpg and 6.5apg. The second best player in last round's games was young Bosnia and Herzegovina Andjela Lalovic (190-C-1999) of Niksic. Lalovic had a very good evening with a double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds. Bad luck as Niksic lost that game 63-96 to slightly higher-ranked Podgorica (#2, 10-3). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Niksic still maintains its place in the top 4 of the standings, even despite this loss. 9 lost games are too many comparing to just three victories Niksic managed to get this year. Lalovic is a newcomer at Niksic and despite she is not a team leader yet, every game she becomes more reliable player. Hopefully performances like the last one will happen more often. Third on the list of top players last round was another Niksic's star - international swingman Milena Jaksic (178-F/G-1998). Jaksic showcased her all-around game by recording 22 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in the last round. Despite Jaksic's great performance Niksic lost 63-96 to #2 ranked Podgorica. But her team cannot count on just these two top stars as they also need help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. Niksic can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 3-9 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Jaksic has individually a great season in Montenegro. After 10 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 23.2ppg (2nd best) and assists with 4.4apg (7th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Lana Vukcevic (194-C-2005) of Podgorica - 21 points and 7 rebounds 5. Marija Lekovic (170-PG-2003) of Buducnost - 15 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists 6. Aleksandra Muzevic (179-F-2001) of Herceg Novi - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Ljube Andric (183-F-2007) of Primorje - 9 points and 13 rebounds 8. Klaudija Bacovic (185-C-1998) of Primorje - 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Visnja Stefanovic (190-F/C-2001) of Buducnost - 12 points and 11 rebounds 10. Zorana Radonjic (173-G-2002) of Buducnost - 15 points, 9 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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| Pili, No. 7 Utah hold off Oregon State 75-73 in overtime - by Eurobasket News |
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Alissa Pili (6'2''-F-2001) scored 23 points and No. 7 Utah withstood a furious rally in a 75-73 overtime victory over Oregon State on Friday night. Trailing by three points with 0.4 seconds remaining in overtime, Oregon State's Timea Gardiner (6'3''-F-2003) was fouled on a 3-point attempt. Gardiner missed the first free throw, made the second, and intentionally missed the third, but the Beavers were unable to get the rebound as time expired. Gianna Kneepkens (5'11''-G) scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half for the Utes (19-2, 9-2 Pac-12), who have matched the best 21-game start in school history. Talia von Oelhoffen scored a team-high 17 points for Oregon State (11-11, 3-8), which has lost five of its last six games. 'We kind of lost focus in the second half,' Kneepkens said. 'But a big part of winning games is finding ways at the end of games to make plays. We kind of just need to focus on that.' Gardiner's inside basket with 10.1 seconds left tied the game and brought Oregon State all the way back from an 18-point, second-quarter deficit. The Beavers finished regulation on a 12-2 run to force overtime. Oregon State took its first lead of the game on Bendu Yeaney (5'10''-G)'s layup to open the scoring in the extra period. After Yeaney's basket put Oregon State up 70-69, Kneepkens converted a reverse layup, and two free throws on the Utes' next possession to put Utah on top 73-70. Beers scored inside to cut the lead to one, but Pili converted two free throws with 19.4 seconds remaining to give Utah a 75-72 advantage. It was another close loss to a ranked team for the Beavers, who fell 63-60 at then-No. 3 Stanford last week. 'We've been very inconsistent,' Oregon State coach Scott Rueck said. 'When this team has been focused and maintained that focus for that level of time, we can in my opinion, we can beat anyone.' The same could be said about the Utes, whose only losses this season came on the road against Colorado and Stanford. Utah is 3-1 against ranked opponents and trails Stanford by one game in conference standings. Neither team shot particularly well. Oregon State made 38.6% of its shots compared to 35.9% for Utah, but the Utes made 10 3-pointers to seven for the Beavers. Jenna Johnson (6'2''-F) joined Pili and Kneepkens in double figures for Utah with 11 points. Yeaney had 13 points, four assists and three steals for the Beavers. Beers had 11 points with nine rebounds, and Jelena Mitrovic had eight points, nine rebounds and five blocks.. Courtesy of: apnews.com |
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D1 is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 1 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Al Sahel in Tartus on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by Al Ittihad 51-47. Al Ittihad will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Al Sahel will play on the road against Al Jalaa in Aleppo and is hoping to win this game. The game between Top Four teams took place in Damascus. host Al Thawra smashed Al Hurriyeh 91-45.
Al Sahel - Al Ittihad 47-51 The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Al Sahel in Tartus on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by Al Ittihad 51-47. Al Ittihad will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Al Sahel will play on the road against Al Jalaa in Aleppo and is hoping to win this game. Al Thawra - Al Hurriyeh 91-45 The game between Top Four teams took place in Damascus. host Al Thawra smashed Al Hurriyeh 91-45. |
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The Lynx re-signed four of their own free agents and announced the signing of guard Tiffany Mitchell (5'9''-PG-1994, college: S.Carolina) on Friday. Re-signed were: forwards Bridget Carleton (6'1''-F-1997, college: Iowa St.), Damiris Dantas (6'3''-F-1992), Nikolina Milic (6'3''-C-1994) and guard Lindsay Allen (5'8''-PG-1995, college: Notre Dame). The 5-9 Mitchell averaged 6.5 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 16.2 minutes per game for Indiana last season. She played in all 34 games with eight starts. Her 45.1% shooting was the fourth-best of her career and her 38.7% shooting on three-pointers was the third-best of her seven-year career. Carleton averaged 4.3 points and 2.1 rebounds last season, averaging 16.8 minutes. The 6-3 Dantas, battling injuries, appeared in 15 games last season, averaging 5.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 17.4 minutes. A rookie last season, Milic appeared in 31 games, averaging 6.0 points and 3.0 rebounds. A 5-8 guard, Allen appeared in the final nine games for the Lynx last season, a stint that included a 26-point performance in the season finale. In free agency, the Lynx took a swing at signing high-profile players Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot, both of whom ended up in New York. Another player the Lynx were thought to be interested in, Azura Stevens, announced her move to Los Angeles. Determined to give Napheesa Collier space to work on the inside with center Sylvia Fowles retired, Lynx coach and General Manager Cheryl Reeve said she's interested in a center that is more of a stretch shooter on the outside on offense. When healthy, Dantas fits that bill. She had the best season of her career in 2020, the season played in the COVID-19 bubble in Florida. With Fowles out for most of the season with an injury, Dantas averaged 12.9 points and shot 43.3% on three-pointers. Courtesy of: startribune.com |
| Sparks sign Azura Stevens, introduce Stephanie Talbot as team's new 3-point sharpshooter - by Eurobasket News |
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The Sparks have signed free agent forward Azura Stevens (6'6''-C-1996, college: UConn), a 2021 WNBA champion, who most recently played for the Chicago Sky, the team announced Friday. 'I am beyond excited to be joining the Los Angeles Sparks,' Stevens said via a press release. 'The plan that KB & Curt are putting together for this team & organization is special and I am grateful for the opportunity to be part of it. I can't wait to get to LA & get to work!' The 6-foot-6 versatile post player is entering her sixth season in the WNBA after being drafted sixth overall by the Dallas Wings in 2018 out of Connecticut. During her career, she has averaged 9.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.0 blocks per game. 'Azura was our number one free agent target,' Sparks CAO & GM Karen Bryant said. 'She is already a WNBA champion and is just entering the prime of her career. We are thrilled that she chose the Sparks as her new team and L.A. as her new home.' 'Z is a rising star in our league and a tremendous teammate,' Sparks head coach Curt Miller added. 'At 6-foot-6, she has outstanding versatility to play effectively on the inside and on the perimeter. She is a fantastic addition to the Sparks.' The Sparks also signed Stephanie Talbot (6'2''-G/F-1994) on Feb. 1, which was the first day free agents could officially sign with teams across the league. The 6-2 forward, who most recently played about 17 minutes per game for Seattle Storm the past two seasons, was lauded by Miller as one of the top 10 three-point shooters in the WNBA, who he believes will help the new-look Sparks with floor spacing. 'I have great appreciation for her motor, this great length, constant movement, constantly a pain in the butt to play against through the years,' Miller shared. 'So now to have her as part of the family is so fun. Obviously, we set out during this free agency with two main pillars, build with great people and improve our shooting and improve our floor spacing and Steph does all of that.' Talbot, a native of Australia, who is entering her sixth season like Stevens, is excited to help turn around a Sparks team that has missed the playoffs the past two seasons. She's also excited about the possibility of an expanded role, which would allow her to show that she's more than just a great 3-point shooter. 'I'm known in the WNBA for 3-point shooting but in particular when I play in Australia and when I play for the Opals, something I've really improved over the years is being able to get downhill, come off the pick and roll and facilitate,' Talbot shared via virtual news conference in Australia Thursday. 'So I'm hoping to keep on improving that and hopefully bring some of that to the Sparks as well. Definitely being a bigger guard gives me the versatility to play the four and stretch the floor from that position and do whatever I need to do to help the team.' The Sparks will begin the 2023 season at home against the Phoenix Mercury on Friday, May 19. Courtesy of: pressenterpise.com |
