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| OS Bordj Bou Arreridj post the latest win - by Eurobasket News |
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OS Bordj Bou Arreridj - Rouiba CB 76:62 OS Bordj Bou Arreridj posted the latest win in the League. They overcame Rouiba CB 76:62. Trailing 9 points at the end of the first period, OS Bordj Bou Arreridj pushed the tempo for good in the rest of the game. They replied with a 20-13 run in the second quarter and won the third period 20-11. Moreover, OS Bordj Bou Arreridj closed the game with the decisive 27-20 rally. |
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| BSL Round 15: Dukes edge Raiffeisen Flyers Wels by two points - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game of round 15 in the BSL took place in Klosterneuburg. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of 4th placed Raiffeisen Flyers Wels (9-6) to fifth ranked Dukes (9-6) 76-74 in the game for the fourth place. The hosts were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Dukes dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Raiffeisen Flyers Wels' 32. The best player for the winners was American Kevin Bracy-Davis (202-1995, college: Davis & Elkins) who scored 22 points and 9 rebounds. Serbian guard Predrag Miletic (193-1984) chipped in 24 points. At the other side the best for losing team was American-Nigerian guard Austen Awosika (190-1998, college: CS Fullerton, agency: Slash Sports) who recorded 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Dukes have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Wels. Raiffeisen Flyers Wels lost third consecutive game. Dukes is looking forward to face Arkadia Lions (#8) in Traiskirchen in the next round. Raiffeisen Flyers Wels will play at home against Timberwolves (#12) and are hoping to win this game. Bottom-ranked Furstenfeld Panthers managed to get a fourth victory, breaking the series of five consecutive losses. This time newly promoted Furstenfeld Panthers won against sixth-ranked UBSC Graz 92-83. It was a good game for American guard Steve Jr Robinson (165-1996, college: Mt.St.Mary's) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 12 assists. Andrija Blatancic contributed with 23 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. American point guard Zach Cooks (175, college: Hofstra) answered with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for UBSC Graz. Furstenfeld Panthers (4-11) moved-up to tenth place. UBSC Graz lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh position with eight games lost. Furstenfeld Panthers will play against higher ranked Kapfenberg Bulls (#9) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. UBSC Graz will play against the league's leader BC Vienna where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Leader BC Vienna delivered the thirteenth victory on Friday night. This time they crushed 10th ranked Nord Dragonz (3-11) 103-71 in Eisenstadt. It was a great evening for Jozo Rados who led his team to a victory scoring 24 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). The best for the losing side was Nick Allen with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains first place with 13-2 record. Nord Dragonz lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the eleventh position with 11 games lost. They share it with Timberwolves. BC Vienna will meet at home UBSC Graz (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Nord Dragonz will play against UBC St. Poelten (#6) and hope to secure a win. Other games of round 15 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: St.Poelten were crushed by Oberwart in a road game 75-52. Timberwolves was beaten by Arkadia at home 64-73. Kapfenberg were destroyed by Gmunden on the opponent's court 96-77. The best stats of 15th round was 18 points and 7 rebounds by Brad Greene of Kapfenberg. Oberwart - St.Poelten 75-52 There was no surprise when 6th ranked UBC St. Poelten (7-7) was crushed on the road by third ranked Gunners Oberwart (11-4) 75-52 on Thursday. The game was mostly controlled by Gunners Oberwart. UBC St. Poelten managed to win second period 11-4. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Gunners Oberwart made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 23 UBC St. Poelten turnovers. The game was dominated by American players. It was a great evening for forward Brock Gardner (201-1997, college: Master's, agency: Players Group) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points and 7 rebounds. Guard DJ Hanes (185-1995, college: Nebraska Chr., agency: One Motive Sports) helped adding 14 points and 4 assists. Gardner is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. The best for the losing side was guard Kelvin Lewis (195-1988, college: Houston) with 17 points and 5 rebounds and forward Chris Ferguson (206-1989, college: Mid-Continent) scored 9 points and 9 rebounds. Gunners Oberwart have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain third place with 11-4 record having just two points less than leader Vienna. UBC St. Poelten at the other side keeps the sixth position with seven games lost. Gunners Oberwart will meet league's second-placed Gmunden Swans on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. UBC St. Poelten will play against Nord Dragonz (#11) in Eisenstadt and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Oberwart: B.Gardner 18+7reb+1ast, D.Hanes 14+3reb+4ast, R.Poljak 13+3reb+2ast, R.Howard 10+2reb, A.Magdy 9+2ast, J.Rauch 8+8reb+2ast St.Poelten: K.Lewis 17+5reb+2ast, C.Ferguson 9+9reb+1ast, R.Jagsch 9+2reb+2ast, A.Akkan 9+4reb, M.Guylain 6+5reb+2ast, B.Ersek 2 Eisenstadt - Vienna 71-103 Leader BC Vienna delivered the thirteenth victory on Friday night. This time they crushed 10th ranked Nord Dragonz (3-11) 103-71 in Eisenstadt. The game was mostly controlled by BC Vienna. Nord Dragonz managed to win fourth quarter 19-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. BC Vienna looked well-organized offensively handing out 36 assists. It was a great evening for the former international center Jozo Rados (206-1993) who led his team to a victory scoring 24 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Croatian forward Ivan Siriscevic (197-1987, agency: PEPI SPORT) helped adding 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Four BC Vienna players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American forward Nick Allen (203-1997, college: UTSA) with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and the other American import guard Kyran McClure (188-1996, college: St.Leo) scored 16 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains first place with 13-2 record. Nord Dragonz lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team dropped to the eleventh position with 11 games lost. They share it with Timberwolves. BC Vienna will meet at home UBSC Graz (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Nord Dragonz will play against UBC St. Poelten (#6) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Vienna: I.Siriscevic 25+7reb+5ast, J.Rados 24+9reb+6ast, S.Savic 19+5reb+3ast, C.Mateo 19+2reb+2ast, J.Manigat 9+1reb+5ast, E.Murati 5+2reb+8ast Eisenstadt: K.McClure 16+3ast, N.Allen 15+7reb+4ast, F.Sohnel 9+3reb+2ast, L.Knor 8+5reb+2ast, D.Dogus 7+4reb, P.Valentin 4+3reb+3ast Timberwolves - Arkadia 64-73 No shocking result in a game in Vienna where ninth ranked Arkadia Lions (6-9) defeated bottom-ranked Timberwolves (3-11) 73-64 on Friday. Timberwolves were trailing by 10 points at halftime but managed to get 3-point lead after three quarters before a 24-12 charge of Arkadia Lions, which allowed them to win the game. They dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Timberwolves' 28. It was a great evening for Croatian forward Emilio Banic (197-1993) who led his team to a victory scoring 19 points and 5 rebounds. Latvian center Ilja Gromovs (211-1994) helped adding 12 points and 9 rebounds. Four Arkadia Lions players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was the former international forward Jakob Lohr (195-2002) with 25 points and American center Chris Vogt (213-1999, college: Wisconsin) scored 9 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists. Arkadia Lions have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to eighth place. Timberwolves lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with 11 games lost. They share it with Eisenstadt. Arkadia Lions will meet at home higher ranked Dukes (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Timberwolves will play against Raiffeisen Flyers Wels (#4) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Arkadia: E.Banic 19+5reb+1ast, E.Taylor 14+4reb+1ast, D.Clare 12+5reb+2ast, I.Gromovs 12+9reb+1ast, F.Vay 5+7reb+3ast, H.Kogelnik 5 Timberwolves: L.Jakob 25+4reb+1ast, W.Elias 11+6reb+2ast, P.Rotter 10+3reb+5ast, C.Vogt 9+16reb+5ast, P.D'Angelo 5+4reb+1ast, G.Luis 2+3reb Klosterneuburg - Wels 76-74 The most exciting game of round 15 in the BSL took place in Klosterneuburg. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of 4th placed Raiffeisen Flyers Wels (9-6) to fifth ranked Dukes (9-6) 76-74 in the game for the fourth place. The hosts were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Dukes dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Raiffeisen Flyers Wels' 32. The best player for the winners was American Kevin Bracy-Davis (202-1995, college: Davis & Elkins) who scored 22 points and 9 rebounds. Serbian guard Predrag Miletic (193-1984) chipped in 24 points. At the other side the best for losing team was American-Nigerian guard Austen Awosika (190-1998, college: CS Fullerton, agency: Slash Sports) who recorded 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and American forward Donovan Smith (207-1993, college: Quinnipiac) added 15 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Four Raiffeisen Flyers Wels players scored in double figures. Dukes have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Wels. Raiffeisen Flyers Wels lost third consecutive game. Dukes is looking forward to face Arkadia Lions (#8) in Traiskirchen in the next round. Raiffeisen Flyers Wels will play at home against Timberwolves (#12) and are hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Klosterneuburg: P.Miletic 24+1reb+3ast, K.Bracy-Davis 22+9reb, B.Blazevic 16+6reb+5ast, V.Bauer 6+4reb+4ast, C.Leydolf 3+2reb+3ast, J.Wonisch 3+2reb+1ast Wels: A.Awosika 17+6reb+5ast, D.Smith 15+7reb+2ast, E.Jakupovic 11+1reb+1ast, T.Allen 11+3reb+2ast, C.von Fintel 7+5reb+2ast, A.Gydra 6+4reb+3ast UBSC Graz - Furstenfeld 83-92 Bottom-ranked Furstenfeld Panthers managed to get a fourth victory, breaking the series of five consecutive losses. This time newly promoted Furstenfeld Panthers won against sixth-ranked UBSC Graz 92-83. UBSC Graz was ahead by 2 points at the halftime before a 54-43 second half run of Furstenfeld Panthers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. It was a good game for American guard Steve Jr Robinson (165-1996, college: Mt.St.Mary's) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 12 assists. Norwegian power forward Andrija Blatancic (201-1995, college: St.Cloud St.) contributed with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. American point guard Zach Cooks (175, college: Hofstra) answered with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and the other American import forward Issac Vann (198-1995, college: VCU) added 28 points in the effort for UBSC Graz. Four UBSC Graz players scored in double figures. Furstenfeld Panthers (4-11) moved-up to tenth place. UBSC Graz lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh position with eight games lost. Furstenfeld Panthers will play against higher ranked Kapfenberg Bulls (#9) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. UBSC Graz will play against the league's leader BC Vienna where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Top scorers: Furstenfeld: S.Jr Robinson 29+3reb+12ast, A.Blatancic 23+10reb+1ast, J.Butz 19+8reb+2ast, A.Hajder 9+5reb+2ast, F.Richter 8+5reb+4ast, S.Fynn 4+6reb+1ast UBSC Graz: I.Vann 28+4reb+3ast, Z.Cooks 26+5reb+8ast, T.Giddings 13+6reb+1ast, M.Spaleta 12+8reb, B.Hawkinson 4+3reb, D.Alan 0 Gmunden - Kapfenberg 96-77 Very expected game when 9th ranked Kapfenberg Bulls (5-10) were rolled over on the road by third ranked Gmunden Swans (11-3) 96-77 on Friday. The hosts trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 2-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 96-77. Gmunden Swans forced 22 Kapfenberg Bulls turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for the former international guard Daniel Friedrich (181-1992) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 assists. American power forward Urald King (198-1990, college: SE Oklahoma) helped adding 18 points and 7 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Five Gmunden Swans players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Serbian forward Nemanja Krstic (205-1993) with 25 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and American center Brad Greene (210-1998, college: UC Irvine) scored 18 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Gmunden Swans have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Kapfenberg Bulls at the other side keep the ninth position with ten games lost. Gmunden Swans will meet at home Gunners Oberwart (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Kapfenberg Bulls will play against Furstenfeld Panthers (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Gmunden: D.Friedrich 19+3reb+12ast, U.King 18+7reb+1ast, D.Green 14+4reb, D.Lautier-Ogunleye 14+1reb+1ast, B.Guettl 13+2reb+5ast, T.Blazan 11+2reb+1ast Kapfenberg: N.Krstic 25+6reb+1ast, B.Greene 18+7reb+3ast, L.Varner Jr 14+1reb+1ast, Z.Miro 6+1reb+3ast, M.Latkovic 5+8ast, T.Schrittwieser 3+1reb+1ast |
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| Premier League Round 14: Al-Ittihad defeat Al-Manama - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Al-Manama (12-2) at the home court on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by fourth ranked Al-Ittihad (9-4) 100-91. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Al-Manama. Al-Ittihad moved-up to third place, which they share with Al-Muharraq. Defending champion Al-Manama still keeps top position with two games lost. Al-Ittihad's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Manama Bahrain Club. Very important is a home loss of second ranked Al-Ahli (10-3) against fourth ranked Al-Muharraq (9-4) on Thursday night. Host Al-Ahli was defeated by Al-Muharraq in a tough game in Manama 79-84. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Al-Ahli. Al-Muharraq have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Al-Ittihad. Al-Ahli at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost. Al-Muharraq will play against bottom-ranked Issa Town (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Al-Ahli's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Manama to the arena Samaheej. The game between fifth ranked Al-Najma (8-4) and 10th ranked Samaheej (2-12) in Manama on Wednesday ended with biggest points difference. Al-Najma outscored guests from Manama 101-50. Al-Najma have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 8-4 record. Samaheej lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with 12 games lost. Al-Najma's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Manama to the arena . In the last two games of round 14 Sitra was smashed by Nuwaidrat on the road 99-57. Bahrain Club won against Issa Town on its own court 91-74. Nuwaidrat - Sitra 99-57 The game between closely ranked teams ended with eighth ranked Nuwaidrat's (6-8) home victory over 9th ranked Sitra (3-10) in Manama 99-57 on Tuesday. Nuwaidrat maintains eighth position with 6-8 record. Sitra lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with ten games lost. Nuwaidrat will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Sitra will play against Al-Hala (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Al-Manama - Al-Ittihad 91-100 The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Al-Manama (12-2) at the home court on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by fourth ranked Al-Ittihad (9-4) 100-91. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Al-Manama. Al-Ittihad moved-up to third place, which they share with Al-Muharraq. Defending champion Al-Manama still keeps top position with two games lost. Al-Ittihad's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Manama Bahrain Club. Bahrain Club - Issa Town 91-74 Very expected game when 11th ranked Issa Town (1-12) lost to sixth ranked Bahrain Club (7-7) in Manama 74-91 on Wednesday. Bahrain Club maintains sixth position with 7-7 record. Issa Town lost twelfth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 12 games lost. Bahrain Club's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Manama to the arena Al-Ittihad. Al-Najma - Samaheej 101-50 The game between fifth ranked Al-Najma (8-4) and 10th ranked Samaheej (2-12) in Manama on Wednesday ended with biggest points difference. Al-Najma outscored guests from Manama 101-50. Al-Najma have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 8-4 record. Samaheej lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with 12 games lost. Al-Najma's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Manama to the arena . Al-Ahli - Al-Muharraq 79-84 Very important is a home loss of second ranked Al-Ahli (10-3) against fourth ranked Al-Muharraq (9-4) on Thursday night. Host Al-Ahli was defeated by Al-Muharraq in a tough game in Manama 79-84. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Al-Ahli. Al-Muharraq have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Al-Ittihad. Al-Ahli at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost. Al-Muharraq will play against bottom-ranked Issa Town (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Al-Ahli's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Manama to the arena Samaheej. |
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| Brussels adds Daniel Laster, ex Soles - by Peter Buyse | |||
Laster is a very experienced player. And here thanks to pro basketball he experienced life in four different countries playing on three different continents. He is familiar with European, Latin American and of course North American leagues. Laster has played previously professionally in Finland (Vilpas), Italy (RO SAzzurra), Luxembourg (T71 Dudelange) and Dominican Republic (Los Prados). His college team won Big South Conference Tournament in 2019. He graduated from Gardner-Webb University in 2019 and it will be his fourth season in pro basketball. |
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| Kahron Ross joins Leeuwarden - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The most of last season he spent at BC Nokia in Finnish Korisliiga where in 29 games he recorded 13.0ppg, 3.2rpg, 6.5apg (leader !!!) and 1.8spg. 2021-22 was a great season as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-Finnish Korisliiga Honorable Mention and League Player of the Week. Ross also played for Gmunden Swans in Austrian league that season. In two FIBA Europe Cup games he averaged 11.5ppg, 3.0rpg, 4.5apg, 1.0spg and 1.5bpg. He has played also professionally in Germany (Lions), United Kingdom (Cheshire Phoenix) and Albania (Vllaznia). Ross played in the final of Patriot League Tournament in 2016 and 2017. He was voted All-Patriot League Rookie of the Year back in 2015. Ross graduated from Lehigh University in 2018 and it will be his fifth season as a professional player. |
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| Vitoria welcomes back Vargas - by Paulo Freire |
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UniversoVitoria-Salvador (NBB) tabbed 24-year old 194cm shooting guard Gabriel Vargas for new season. It is actually his comeback to Universo/Vitoria as he has played here before. Vargas played last summer at Brusque Basquete/ADB in Brazilian CBB league. In 13 games he averaged 7.8ppg, 3.5rpg and 1.4apg. NBB will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time. He also played for Universo/Vitoria that season. The other team he played that season for was Brusque (CBB) where in 13 games he had 7.8ppg, 3.5rpg and 1.4apg. Vargas has played previously for four other teams: Flamengo, Vasco da Gama, Macae and Liga Sorocabana de Basquete. He helped his team to make it to the National League Semifinals in 2017. |
| Leonardo Abreu is a newcomer at Pinheiros - by Paulo Freire | |
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Esporte-Clube-Pinheiros-Sao-Paolo (NBB) strengthened their roster with addition of 20-year old guard Leonardo Abreu (184cm-77kg-2002). Abreu played last summer at Sao Jose dos Campos. But in 16 CBB games he recorded just 1.8ppg, 1.7rpg and 1.4apg. He helped them to win the league title. A very spectacular season in his career as he was voted to Latinbasket.com All-Brazilian LDB U20 Honorable Mention and League Player of the Week. Abreu has played previously for two other teams: Vivo/Franca and Franca. |
| NBB Round 16: Paulistano defeat Sao Paulo 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 16 in the NBB took place in Sao Paulo. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of higher ranked Sao Paulo (12-4) to seventh ranked Paulistano (10-6) 78-77 on Thursday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Sao Paulo. Paulistano forced 20 Sao Paulo turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Nate Barnes (182-1990, college: ABU) who helped to win the game recording 28 points and forward Lucas Doria (203, college: St.Edward's) who added 11 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Paulistano's coach Demetrius Ferraciu used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side American guard Malcolm Miller (201-1991, college: Southern) responded with 26 points and 9 rebounds. Paulistano maintains seventh position with 10-6 record. Sao Paulo at the other side keeps the third place with four games lost. Paulistano's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Sao Paulo Vivo/Franca. Important game to mention about took place in Brasilia. Thirteenth ranked Pato (5-11) saved a 1-point derby victory on the road edging 16th ranked Cerrado (3-13) 110-109 on Thursday evening. The winners were led by Colombian guard Romario Roque (180-1998) who scored that evening 30 points and 6 assists and Jonatan Oliveira supported him with 29 points (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field). Pato's coach Jece Leite allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even 25 points and 6 assists by American guard Rashaun McLemore (195-1986, college: CSUN) did not help to save the game for Cerrado. Pato maintains thirteenth position with 5-11 record. Cerrado at the other side keeps the sixteenth place with 13 games lost. They share the position with Rio Claro. Pato will play against league's second-placed Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Cerrado will have a break next round. An interesting game took place in Brasilia where higher ranked Corinthians (11-5) was upset on the court of sixteenth ranked Cerrado (3-13) 89-79 on Tuesday. Ruan Miranda fired a double-double by scoring 21 points and 18 rebounds for the winners. Caue Borges produced 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for lost side. Corinthians' coach Leo Alves rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Cerrado maintains sixteenth position with 3-13 record, which they share with Rio Claro. Loser Corinthians dropped to the fourth place with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. There were no shocking results in the other games in round 16: Pato Basquete lost to Brasilia on the opponent's court 66-79. U.Corinthians lost to defending champion Bauru in a home game 67-79. UniFacisa recorded a loss to Fortaleza on the road 79-88. Caxias do Sul was defeated by Pinheiros on its own court 69-77. Corinthians beat Brasilia in Sao Paulo 101-88. Brasilia - Pato Basquete 79-66 Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both tenth ranked Brasilia and 13th ranked Pato had identical 5-10 record. This time Brasilia used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Pato Branco 79-66 on Tuesday night. They outrebounded Pato 37-23 including 29 on the defensive glass. Brasilia looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Victor Leal (203-1996) fired a double-double by scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds (perfect from the field making all eleven shots !!!) for the winners. Guard Gemadinha Sacco (183-1997) chipped in 19 points and 5 assists. Colombian guard Romario Roque (180-1998) produced 17 points and Jonatan Oliveira (188-1999) added 16 points (made all of his seven free throws) respectively for lost side. Pato's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Brasilia maintains tenth position with 6-10 record, which they share with Sao Jose. Pato lost third consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth place with 11 games lost. Brasilia will meet at home Fortaleza (#14) in the next round. Pato will play against the league's second-placed Flamengo having rather not much hope for a victory. Top scorers: Pato Basquete: R.Roque 17+4reb, J.Oliveira 16+2reb+1ast, J.Materan 8+2reb+3ast, F.Verissimo 7+1reb, A.Victor 6+2reb, N.Gabriel 6+2reb+3ast Brasilia: V.Leal 25+10reb+1ast, G.Sacco 19+3reb+5ast, G.Basilio 13+5reb+5ast, G.Lessa 8+2reb+7ast, S.Paulo 7+13reb+2ast, V.Gabriel 5+1reb Cerrado - Corinthians 89-79 An interesting game took place in Brasilia where higher ranked Corinthians (11-5) was upset on the court of sixteenth ranked Cerrado (3-13) 89-79 on Tuesday. Power forward Ruan Miranda (205-2001) fired a double-double by scoring 21 points and 18 rebounds for the winners. American guard Rashaun McLemore (195-1986, college: CSUN) chipped in 25 points and 6 rebounds. Four Cerrado players scored in double figures. The former international guard Caue Borges (187-1991) produced 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and center Maique Tavares (210-1993) added 18 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Corinthians' coach Leo Alves rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Cerrado maintains sixteenth position with 3-13 record, which they share with Rio Claro. Loser Corinthians dropped to the fourth place with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Corinthians: C.Borges 23+5reb+5ast, M.Tavares 18+5reb+2ast, Z.Graham 15+3reb+3ast, D.Thomas 6+4reb+1ast, C.Gabriel 4+4reb+2ast, M.Pereira 4+10reb Cerrado: R.McLemore 25+6reb+3ast, M.Ruan 21+18reb+3ast, A.Harris 13+4reb+5ast, V.Haydin Daniel 10+6reb+5ast, F.Russo 9+1reb, J.Robson 6+3reb+1ast U.Corinthians - Bauru 67-79 Very predictable result in Santa Cruz do Sul where ninth ranked Paschoalotto/Bauru (8-7) defeated 14th ranked U.Corinthians (3-12) 79-67 on Wednesday. The former international guard Danilo Fuzaro (193-1994) fired 23 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. The former international guard Alex Garcia (190-1980, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 18 points and 5 rebounds. Italian-Argentinian forward Federico Aguerre (203-1988) produced 14 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Augusto Leao (184-1998) added 17 points respectively for lost side. Defending champion moved-up to eighth place. Loser U.Corinthians dropped to the fifteenth position with 12 games lost. Paschoalotto/Bauru will meet Caxias do Sul (#12) on the road in the next round. U.Corinthians will play against Pinheiros and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: U.Corinthians: A.Leao 17+2reb+3ast, M.Simms 15+3reb+2ast, F.Aguerre 14+8reb, E.Ruiz 7+6reb+3ast, G.Teichmann 6+7reb+2ast, R.Paulichi 3+1reb+1ast Bauru: D.Fuzaro 23+6reb+3ast, A.Garcia 18+5reb+2ast, G.Barbosa 13+2reb+1ast, R.Anderson 9+6reb+1ast, D.Brite 9+3reb+3ast, E.Holt 5+5reb+1ast Fortaleza - UniFacisa 88-79 There was an upset when higher ranked UNIFACISA (7-8) was defeated on the road by sixteenth ranked Fortaleza (4-12) 88-79 on Wednesday. American swingman Dexter McClanahan (193-1997, college: Nicholls St.) fired 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Point guard Matheusinho Brito (184-2000) chipped in 15 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Fortaleza's coach Espiga Soares used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The former international Andre Bresolin (195-1987) produced 14 points and 5 rebounds and the former international Jimmy Oliveira (190-1990) added 17 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Fortaleza moved-up to fourteenth place. Loser UNIFACISA dropped to the ninth position with eight games lost. Fortaleza will meet higher ranked Brasilia (#10) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. UNIFACISA will play against Minas in Belo Horizonte and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: UniFacisa: J.Oliveira 17+5reb, A.Bresolin 14+5reb+3ast, A.Ferreira 13+5reb+1ast, F.Corvalan 11, T.Gaskins 11+4reb+6ast, S.Vega 5+1ast Fortaleza: D.McClanahan 28+5reb+5ast, S.Da Silva 17+7reb+2ast, M.Brito 15+8reb+7ast, P.Pinero 10+5reb, R.Reis 9+8reb+2ast, T.Dias 6+7reb Caxias do Sul - Pinheiros 69-77 Everything went according to plan when sixth ranked Pinheiros (10-5) beat on the road 12th ranked Caxias do Sul (5-10) 77-69 on Wednesday. Pinheiros made 19-of-23 free shots (82.6 percent) during the game. Point guard Felipe Ruivo (188) fired 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The former international forward Rafael Munford (195-1998, college: Augusta) chipped in 10 points and 8 rebounds. Pinheiros' coach David Pelosini used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Center Thiago Mathias (208-1989, college: N.Mexico JC) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds and naturalized French Pedro Mendonca (196-1995) added 14 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Pinheiros and five Caxias do Sul players scored in double figures. Pinheiros have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Minas. Caxias do Sul lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with ten games lost. Pinheiros will meet U.Corinthians (#15) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Caxias do Sul will play against Paschoalotto/Bauru and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Caxias do Sul: P.Mendonca 14+6reb, H.Silva 12+5reb+2ast, T.Mathias 12+12reb, S.Pierotti 10+4reb+4ast, D.Conceicao 10+7reb+1ast, A.Bernardi 7+3reb+1ast Pinheiros: F.Ruivo 20+6reb+4ast, B.Jonas 14+5reb, E.Matheus 10+1reb+1ast, R.Munford 10+8reb+2ast, R.Amardi 8+2reb, D.Yan 7+5reb Sao Paulo - Paulistano 77-78 The most exciting game of round 16 in the NBB took place in Sao Paulo. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of higher ranked Sao Paulo (12-4) to seventh ranked Paulistano (10-6) 78-77 on Thursday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Sao Paulo. Paulistano forced 20 Sao Paulo turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Nate Barnes (182-1990, college: ABU) who helped to win the game recording 28 points and forward Lucas Doria (203, college: St.Edward's) who added 11 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Paulistano's coach Demetrius Ferraciu used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side American guard Malcolm Miller (201-1991, college: Southern) responded with 26 points and 9 rebounds and center Enrico De Paula (205-2005) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds. Four Sao Paulo players scored in double figures. Paulistano maintains seventh position with 10-6 record. Sao Paulo at the other side keeps the third place with four games lost. Paulistano's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Sao Paulo Vivo/Franca. Top scorers: Sao Paulo: M.Miller 26+9reb, C.Bennett 13+3reb+1ast, H.Coelho 12+4reb+2ast, D.Paula Enrico 10+13reb, E.Corazza 7+2reb+5ast, B.Duarte 3+4reb+3ast Paulistano: N.Barnes 28+1reb+1ast, B.Adyel 12+4reb+4ast, L.Doria 11+7reb+4ast, V.Camilo 8+4reb+2ast, K.Crescenzi 7+4reb+4ast, B.Anderson 4+7reb+1ast Brasilia - Corinthians 88-101 There was no surprise when 10th ranked Brasilia (6-10) was defeated at home by fifth ranked Corinthians (11-5) 101-88 on Thursday. Corinthians made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. Corinthians outrebounded Brasilia 45-28 including a 33-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. American guard Davaunta Thomas (196-1995, college: UAFS) fired 23 points for the winners. The former international guard Caue Borges (187-1991) chipped in 17 points and 5 assists. Thomas is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Corinthians' coach Leo Alves used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Gemadinha Sacco (183-1997) produced 26 points and 6 assists and point guard Guilherme Lessa (178-1995) added 13 points and 11 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Corinthians moved-up to fourth place. Loser Brasilia keeps the tenth position with ten games lost. They share it with Sao Jose. Corinthians will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Brasilia will play against Fortaleza (#14) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Brasilia: G.Sacco 26+4reb+6ast, V.Leal 15+6reb, S.Paulo 14+4reb+3ast, G.Lessa 13+2reb+11ast, A.Allan 9+6reb, E.Sommer 4+1reb+1ast Corinthians: D.Thomas 23+4reb+3ast, C.Borges 17+2reb+5ast, Z.Graham 16+2reb+3ast, M.Tavares 14+9reb, I.Goncalves 9+6reb+1ast, C.Gabriel 8+5reb+3ast Cerrado - Pato Basquete 109-110 Important game to mention about took place in Brasilia. Thirteenth ranked Pato (5-11) saved a 1-point derby victory on the road edging 16th ranked Cerrado (3-13) 110-109 on Thursday evening. Pato shot the lights out from three nailing 14 long-distance shots on high 63.6 percentage. The winners were led by Colombian guard Romario Roque (180-1998) who scored that evening 30 points and 6 assists and Jonatan Oliveira (188-1999) supported him with 29 points (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field). Pato's coach Jece Leite allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even 25 points and 6 assists by American guard Rashaun McLemore (195-1986, college: CSUN) did not help to save the game for Cerrado. His fellow American import guard Anthony Harris (196, college: Chicago St.) added 21 points and 6 assists for lost side. Four Pato and five Cerrado players scored in double figures. Pato maintains thirteenth position with 5-11 record. Cerrado at the other side keeps the sixteenth place with 13 games lost. They share the position with Rio Claro. Pato will play against league's second-placed Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Cerrado will have a break next round. Top scorers: Cerrado: R.McLemore 25+4reb+6ast, A.Harris 21+2reb+6ast, M.Ruan 20+6reb+2ast, F.Russo 16+4reb+1ast, P.Da Costa 11+7reb+1ast, V.Haydin Daniel 8+3reb+3ast Pato Basquete: R.Roque 30+2reb+6ast, J.Oliveira 29+3reb+3ast, J.Materan 19+5reb+6ast, F.Verissimo 11+4reb+3ast, S.Magna 8+5reb, A.Victor 6+5reb |
| Brazilian NBB round 16 best performance: Ruan Miranda - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 21-year old player had a double-double of 21 points and 18 rebounds, while his team beat Corinthians (#4, 11-5) 89-79. Cerrado maintains the 16th position in Brazilian NBB. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked such low. They already lost 13 games and recorded just three victories. Miranda turned to be Cerrado's top player in his first season with the team. Ruan Miranda has solid league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (4th best: 8.1rpg) and averages impressive 63.7% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young Victor Leal (203-PF-1996) of Brasilia. Leal had a very good evening with a double-double of 25 points and 10 rebounds. Of course he led Brasilia to another comfortable win 79-66 over the lower-ranked Pato Basquete (#13, 5-11) being unquestionably team leader. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Brasilia keeps 10th position. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 6-10 record. Leal is a newcomer at Brasilia, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was guard Jonatan Oliveira (188-SG-1999) of Pato Basquete (#13). Oliveira scored 29 points. He was a key player of Pato Basquete, leading his team to a 110-109 win against the lower-ranked Cerrado (#16, 3-13). The chances of Pato Basquete not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 11 games, recording just five victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Oliveira could try to bring Pato Basquete's a little bit higher in the standings. Oliveira has a very solid season. In 16 games in Brazil he scored 15.2ppg. He also has FGP: 57.1% and 3PT: 43.2%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Romario Roque (180-G-1998) of Pato Basquete - 30 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Gemadinha Sacco (183-G-1997) of Brasilia - 26 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Danilo Fuzaro (193-G-1994) of Bauru - 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Davaunta Thomas (196-G-1995) of Corinthians - 23 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Felipe Ruivo (188-PG) of Pinheiros - 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Rashaun McLemore (195-G-1986) of Cerrado - 25 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Dexter McClanahan (193-F/G-1997) of Fortaleza - 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| CANADA |
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| Bold topple Gryphons, extend win streak to three - by Eurobasket News |
| The TMU Bold men's basketball team started the winter portion of the 2022-23 season off hot with a 81-69 win Wednesday night against the Guelph Gryphons. The second quarter really saw the team breakthrough what seemed like an evenly-matched slow start. Trailing by four after the first quarter, a statement slam dunk from David Walker followed by Simon Chamberlain's three-point equalizer tied the game 25-25 midway through the second. The comeback allowed TMU to regain their confidence, and they went on a dominant 11-0 run and managed to finish off the first half leading by ten points. The second half saw the team maintaining the lead through to the end, breaking their close fourth-quarter habits from their earlier season games. Lincoln Rosebush stayed tight on defense, racking up four assists and four blocks along with 10 points throughout the game. "[Guelph] is undersized, so as a big guy I knew I was going to have to come out to the perimeter a bit, but trusting the backside and knowing the guys would be there to help me out allows me to help them out," Rosebush said. "There's still a lot of work to be done, but there are stretches that were good," the forward added about the Bold's defensive performance. "It's an alright start to the new year." Ankit Choudhary and Aaron Rhooms also stood out offensively, scoring 18 and 20 points and shooting 54.5 and 61.5 per cent from the field, respectively. The victory adds to a now three-game win streak that they'll look to continue Saturday afternoon against the York Lions. "We have to be consistent, that's our goal in the second half of the season," head coach Dave DeAveiro said. "We need to put a four, five-game win streak together, and it's not going to be easy but that's what you want if you want to consider yourself a good team," he added. "You've got to play the best teams and you've got to be ready to play all the time." Tip-off on Saturday is set for 4 p.m. at the Mattamy Athletic Centre. Courtesy of: tmubold.ca |
| CHINA |
| Stats Leaders - CBA |
| QJ Peterson's triple-double lands him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 28-year old playmaker recorded a triple-double of 25 points adding also eleven rebounds and ten assists, while his team crushed Zhejiang GB. (#2, 18-3) with 23-point margin 114-91. Nanjing TX MK is placed at 8th position in Chinese CBA. Nanjing TX MK is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 12-10 record. In the team's last game Peterson had a remarkable 71.4% from 2-point range and got three three-pointers out of 6 attempts. He turned to be Nanjing TX MK's top player in his first season with the team. Virginia Military Institute graduate has very impressive stats this year. Peterson is in league's top in points (2nd best: 29.2ppg), assists (9th best: 6.6apg) and averages solid 51.5% FGP and 41.3% from behind 3-point line. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American guard Dominique Jones (193-G-1988) of Jilin NE T.. Jones impressed basketball fans with a triple-double of 44 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. Bad luck as Jilin NE T. was edged by the lower-ranked Sichuan BW (#17, 6-16) 114-110. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Jilin NE T. dropped in the standings to 13th position. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 11-11 record is not bad and everything may still change. Jones is a newcomer at Jilin NE T. 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 26.7ppg (#3). His other stats are also decent: 11.1rpg and 10.5apg. The third best performed player last round was American Antonio Blakeney (193-G-1996) of Jiangsu D. (#12). Blakeney showcased his all-around game by recording 29 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the last round. He was a key player of Jiangsu D., leading his team to a 101-95 win against slightly lower-ranked Qingdao E. (#14, 10-12). Jiangsu D. needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 11 victories and 10 lost games. Blakeney has a great season in China. After 21 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 32.6ppg (best scorer). Other top performing players last week: 4. Jinqiu Hu (211-C-1997) of Guangsha L. - 28 points and 9 rebounds 5. Scottie James Jr. (202-F-1996) of Tianjin - 27 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Moses Wright (206-F-1998) of Zhejiang GB. - 20 points and 19 rebounds 7. MarShon Brooks (197-SG-1989) of Guangdong ST - 26 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists 8. Ailun Guo (189-SG-1993) of Liaoning FL - 26 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists 9. Brandon Taylor (178-PG-1994) of Ningbo R. - 22 points, 6 rebounds and 14 assists 10. Trae Golden (189-PG-1991) of Beijing RF - 31 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| CYPRUS |
| Titus Robinson (ex Keravnos) joins Eleftheroupoli - by Chris Mammides | ||||
He started the season at Keravnos in Cypriot OPAP Basket League. He managed to play in three leagues this year. The team played in three different competitions (!!!) that year, and he had a chance to explore basketball on different levels. In 5 OPAP Basket League games he recorded 11.2ppg, 7.8rpg and 1.4apg. He helped them to win the Supercup. Robinson also played 6 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he averaged 6.2ppg, 6.2rpg and 1.3apg. And finally he recorded 1 game in Basketball Champions League where he got 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. In 2013 (a year after his graduation) he was drafted by Fort Wayne Mad Ants (D-League) in sixth round (98th overall). The former University of Buffalo standout is in his eleventh (!!!) season in pro basketball. He is quite experienced player. Robinson's career allowed him to visit five different continents, while he played in ten different countries. Robinson tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia and of course North America. He has played previously professionally in Argentina (Estudiantes Concordia), Australia (Mackay Meteors, Mount Gambier Pioneers and Sherbrooke Suns), Chile (Talca), Japan (Iwate), Lithuania (Palanga), Luxembourg (Sparta), Mexico (Panteras), Romania (Craiova) and TRBL (Charlotte E.). Robinson was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Luxembourg League Honorable Mention back in 2017 and 2020. |
| Nassjo adds Wesson to their roster, ex Anorthosis - by Eurobasket News | ||||
He has played also professionally in Finland (Kobrat). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team was regular season runner-up in Big Ten in 2018. Wesson was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Finnish Korisliiga Honorable Mention in 2022. He graduated from Ohio State in 2020 and it is his third season as a professional player. |
| Gilbreath's double-double lands him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | ||
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24-year old guard Ja'Qualyn Gilbreath (188-G-1998) put on an amazing game in the last round for APOP and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 12. He got a double-double of 23 points and 10 assists, while his team outclassed AEL (#4, 7-4) with 28-point margin 82-54. APOP maintains the 9th position in Cypriot league. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked such low. They already lost 7 games and recorded just three victories. Gilbreath turned to be APOP's top player in his first season with the team. Ja'Qualyn Gilbreath averages this season 14.1ppg and 6.7rpg. Second best performed player last round was Pauly Paulicap (203-F-1997) of Anorthosis. He is American forward in his first season at Anorthosis. In the last game Paulicap recorded impressive 24 points and 9 rebounds. Bad luck as Anorthosis lost that game 70-81 to the higher-ranked AEK Larnaca (#3, 8-3). This loss caused Anorthosis to drop to 6th position in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 5-5 record is not bad and everything may still change. Paulicap is a newcomer at Anorthosis and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to forward Lenell Henry (203-PF-1998) of Achilleas K. (#8). Henry scored 23 points and grabbed sixteen rebounds (!!!). Despite Henry's great performance Achilleas K. lost 70-83 to the higher-ranked Apollon (#5, 6-5). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Achilleas K. not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 7 games, recording just four victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Henry could try to bring Achilleas K.'s a little bit higher in the standings. Henry has individually a great season in Cyprus. After 11 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 16.7ppg (9th best) and rebounds with 10.3rpg (3rd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Jordan Dallas (208-C/F-1997) of Omonia - 18 points and 12 rebounds 5. Remy Abell (193-G-1992) of Keravnos - 26 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Teddy Okereafor (192-G-1992) of Apollon - 23 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Brandon Averette (180-PG-1997) of AEL - 28 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Quentin Snider (188-G-1995) of AEK Larnaca - 20 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists 9. Jeremy McLaughlin (203-PF-1995) of APOP - 20 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Stefanos Iliadis (185-PG-1994) of Apollon - 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| CZECH REPUBLIC |
| 1Liga Stats Leaders |
| Pulpan's 16 points and 9 rebounds give him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 16 points adding nine rebounds and seven assists for Brno in his team's victory, helping them to beat Pardubice (#5, 9-7) 80-65. It allowed Brno to consolidate first place in the Czech Republic league. Brno have a solid 13-3 record. Pulpan has many years of experience at Brno, through which he has constantly improved. Pulpan has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in assists (5th best: 5.7apg) and averages solid 64.9% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Lamb Autrey (190-G/F-1989, agency: Haylett Sports) of Hradec Kralove. He is American swingman in his first season at Hradec Kralove. In the last game Autrey recorded impressive 19 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Bad luck as Hradec Kralove lost that game 68-92 to the higher-ranked Usti n/Labem (#7, 8-8). Hradec Kralove is still in a red zone at 11th spot in the standings. 12 lost games are too many comparing to just three victories Hradec Kralove managed to get this year. Autrey is a newcomer at Hradec Kralove and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to guard A.J Walton (184-PG-1990) of league's second-best Decin. Walton showcased his all-around game by recording 14 points, fifteen rebounds (!!!) and nine assists in the last round. He was a key player of Decin, leading his team to a 80-70 win against the lower-ranked Slavia (#10, 4-12). Decin needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 12 victories and 4 lost games. Walton has a great season in Czech Republic. After 16 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 7.1rpg (9th best) and assists with 7.1apg (2nd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Jakub Petras (209-F-1994) of Kolin - 20 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Tony Hicks (186-G-1994) of Usti n/Labem - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists 6. Matej Majercak (188-SG-1999) of NH Ostrava - 21 points and 7 assists 7. David Jelinek (204-F-1997) of Slavia - 16 points and 8 rebounds 8. Danilo Djuricic (203-F-1999) of Brno - 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Richard Balint (192-PG-1996) of Brno - 20 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists 10. Matej Svoboda (200-F-1996) of Decin - 23 points and 11 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| DENMARK |
| Stats Leaders - Basketligaen |
| ESTONIA |
| Round 17: Tartu beat Tallinna Kalev - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most interesting game of round 17 was a derby match between two teams from Estonia. Third ranked Tartu won against host Tallinna Kalev (3-13) 78-72. The best player for the winners was Ukrainian Andrii Voinalovych (207-1999) who scored 22 points and 6 rebounds. Mart Rosenthal (192-1999) chipped in 10 points and 8 assists. Tartu's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lithuanian center Rokas Gadiliauskas (211-1998) produced a double-double by scoring 24 points and 15 rebounds for the hosts. Tartu maintains third place with 13-4 record having five points less than leader Prometey. Tallinna Kalev lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the fourteenth position with 13 games lost. Tartu are looking forward to face Valmiera Glass (#15) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Tallinna Kalev will play against Rapla and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series. One of the most interesting games of round 17 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. Second ranked VEF Riga outleveled host Valmiera Glass (3-14) 102-60. American center Nysier Brooks (213-1996, college: Ole Miss, agency: Green Sports Management) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 18 rebounds. Glenn Cosey contributed with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. American center Tervell Beck (201-1996, college: Kent St.) answered with 24 points and 5 rebounds for Valmiera Glass. Valmiera Glass' coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. VEF Riga (15-3) have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. Defending Latvian champion maintains second place having just two points less than leader Prometey. Valmiera Glass lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth position with 14 games lost. VEF Riga will play against Keila (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Valmiera Glass will play against Tartu (#3) and hope to get back on the winning track. Ukrainian leader Prometey delivered the seventeenth victory on Friday night. This time they crushed 13th ranked Estonian TalTech (4-11) 115-82 in Tallinn. Ondrej Balvin stepped up and scored 17 points and 7 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots) for the winners. Kristaps Gluditis responded with 18 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Prometey. They maintain first place with 17-1 record. TalTech at the other side keeps the thirteenth position with 11 games lost. Prometey will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. TalTech will play against BK Ogre (#8) and hope to secure a win. Other games of round 17 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Viimsi were defeated by Ventspils in a road game 100-90. Keila was beaten by LU at home 78-80. Prometey destroyed Tarvas on the opponent's court 95-66. The best stats of 17th round was 25 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists by Jan Razdevsek of Tarvas. TalTech - Prometey 82-115 Ukrainian leader Prometey delivered the seventeenth victory on Friday night. This time they crushed 13th ranked Estonian TalTech (4-11) 115-82 in Tallinn. Prometey made 21-of-22 free shots (95.5 percent) during the game. Prometey had a 30-19 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 18 long-distance shots on high 51.4 percentage. Prometey looked well-organized offensively handing out 34 assists comparing to just 16 passes made by TalTech's players. Czech center Ondrej Balvin (217-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) stepped up and scored 17 points and 7 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots) for the winners and point guard Issuf Sanon (194-1999) chipped in 9 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. Four Prometey players scored in double figures. Latvian Kristaps Gluditis (190-1995) responded with 18 points and point guard Ran Andre Pehka (192-2001, college: UC Davis) scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Prometey. They maintain first place with 17-1 record. TalTech at the other side keeps the thirteenth position with 11 games lost. Prometey will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. TalTech will play against BK Ogre (#8) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: TalTech: K.Gluditis 18+3reb+2ast, E.Keedus 13+4reb+3ast, R.Andre Pehka 10+5reb+7ast, O.Metsalu 9+3reb+2ast, H.Joosep 7, T.Raadik 7+5reb Prometey: M.Klassen 17+1reb+4ast, O.Balvin 17+7reb+2ast, D.Kennedy 13+2reb+1ast, D.Stephens 12+7reb+3ast, I.Tkachenko 12+2reb+3ast, V.Petrov 10+7reb+3ast Tallinna Kalev - Tartu 72-78 The most interesting game of round 17 was a derby match between two teams from Estonia. Third ranked Tartu won against host Tallinna Kalev (3-13) 78-72. The best player for the winners was Ukrainian Andrii Voinalovych (207-1999) who scored 22 points and 6 rebounds. Mart Rosenthal (192-1999) chipped in 10 points and 8 assists. Tartu's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lithuanian center Rokas Gadiliauskas (211-1998) produced a double-double by scoring 24 points and 15 rebounds and Kristjan Kangur (202-1982) added 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Tartu maintains third place with 13-4 record having five points less than leader Prometey. Tallinna Kalev lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the fourteenth position with 13 games lost. Tartu are looking forward to face Valmiera Glass (#15) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Tallinna Kalev will play against Rapla and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series. Top scorers: Tallinna Kalev: R.Gadiliauskas 24+15reb, K.Kangur 11+7reb+5ast, M.Paiste 11+3reb+1ast, R.Veideman 10+5reb+7ast, I.Kajupank 8+4reb, E.Schmalz 5+1reb+2ast Tartu: A.Voinalovych 22+6reb, O.Suurorg 10+6reb+1ast, T.Pavelka 10+8reb, M.Rosenthal 10+3reb+8ast, J.McCloud 9+4reb+3ast, L.Bockler 6+4reb+2ast Ventspils - Viimsi 100-90 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 6th ranked Estonian Viimsi (9-6) was defeated on the road by seventh ranked Latvian Ventspils (10-7) 100-90 on Friday. Ventspils looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Viimsi's players. Linards Jaunzems (200-1995) stepped up and scored 30 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Arturs Ausejs (192-1990) chipped in 26 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. Karl-Johan Lips (200-1996) responded with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and American center Malik Toppin (206-1997, college: Salem) scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. Four Viimsi players scored in double figures. Ventspils moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Rapla. Loser Viimsi dropped to the seventh position with six games lost. Ventspils will meet LU (#10) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Viimsi will play against Tarvas and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Viimsi: M.Toppin 18+5reb, K.Lips 17+8reb+5ast, E.Haller 17+2reb+1ast, D.Harris 15+4reb+1ast, S.Post 9+3reb+6ast, R.Jorgen 7 Ventspils: L.Jaunzems 30+9reb+4ast, A.Ausejs 26+6reb+9ast, E.Wembi 20+13reb+3ast, E.Elksnis 7+1reb+2ast, G.Sipolins 6+2reb+3ast, I.Gandia-Rosa 4+4ast Valmiera Glass - VEF Riga 60-102 One of the most interesting games of round 17 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. Second ranked VEF Riga outleveled host Valmiera Glass (3-14) 102-60. VEF Riga dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Valmiera Glass' 22 and made 16-of-20 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Valmiera Glass 49-18 including a 18-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. VEF Riga players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. American center Nysier Brooks (213-1996, college: Ole Miss, agency: Green Sports Management) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 18 rebounds. His fellow American import point guard Glenn Cosey (183-1992, college: EKU) contributed with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Four VEF Riga players scored in double figures. American center Tervell Beck (201-1996, college: Kent St.) answered with 24 points and 5 rebounds and Latvian Edgars Kaufmanis (193-1999, college: Bemidji St.) added 9 points in the effort for Valmiera Glass. Valmiera Glass' coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. VEF Riga (15-3) have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. Defending Latvian champion maintains second place having just two points less than leader Prometey. Valmiera Glass lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth position with 14 games lost. VEF Riga will play against Keila (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Valmiera Glass will play against Tartu (#3) and hope to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Valmiera Glass: T.Beck 24+5reb, E.Kaufmanis 9+2reb+2ast, V.Veveris 6+1reb+3ast, D.Gak 6+1ast, K.Kristofers 5+2ast, J.McCall 5+5reb+1ast VEF Riga: N.Brooks 27+18reb, A.Ate 15+6reb+2ast, G.Cosey 13+5reb+6ast, E.Clarance 12+4ast, M.Gulbis 12+5reb+1ast, P.Peteris 11+4reb+1ast Keila - LU 78-80 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when eleventh ranked Latvian LU (7-11) edged on the road 10th ranked Estonian Keila (6-10) 80-78 on Friday. LU dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Keila's 30. Latvian point guard Ricards Vitolskis (185-2001) stepped up and scored 14 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and Latvian center Reinis Avotins (206-1998) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds. Ukrainian forward Andrii Myronenko (200-1994, agency: BIG) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds and Latvian point guard Marcis Vitols (186-1992) scored 16 points and 8 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. LU moved-up to tenth place. Newly promoted Keila dropped to the eleventh position with ten games lost. LU will meet at home higher ranked Ventspils (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Keila will play against the league's second-placed VEF Riga (#2) and will have a slim chance for a victory. Top scorers: Keila: A.Myronenko 18+11reb, M.Vitols 16+4reb+8ast, C.Sengbusch 11+4reb, K.Saks 11+4reb+1ast, S.Saaremael 8+3reb+1ast, K.Kristen 8+3reb+1ast LU: R.Avotins 15+6reb, R.Vitolskis 14+6reb+1ast, G.Kampuss 12+6reb, E.Mezulis 12+3reb, S.Toms 9+3reb+7ast, P.Miglinieks 8+5reb Tarvas - Prometey 66-95 Very expected game in Rakvere where 16th ranked Estonian Tarvas (1-14) were rolled over by first ranked Ukrainian Prometey (17-1) 95-66 on Wednesday. Prometey forced 20 Tarvas turnovers and outrebounded them 48-31 including a 18-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Czech center Ondrej Balvin (217-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) stepped up and scored 14 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and Canadian point guard Marek Klassen (185-1992, college: PLNU) chipped in 13 points and 6 rebounds. Four Prometey players scored in double figures. Slovenian point guard Jan Razdevsek (191-2000) responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists and Croatian center Antun Maricevic (208-1997, college: S.Florida, agency: Helping Ballers) scored 12 points and 7 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Prometey. They maintain first place with 17-1 record. Tarvas lost their sixth game in a row. They stay at the bottom position with 14 games lost. Prometey will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Tarvas will play against Viimsi (#7) and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Tarvas: J.Razdevsek 25+11reb+8ast, E.Kaasik 14+1reb, A.Maricevic 12+7reb+2ast, L.Arvan-Johhannes 6+3reb, L.Renato 6+1reb+1ast, G.Kaldmae 3+4reb+3ast Prometey: G.Clavell 14+1reb+1ast, O.Balvin 14+9reb+3ast, D.Kennedy 13+5reb, M.Klassen 13+6reb+3ast, D.Stephens 10+6reb+3ast, D.Lukashov 7+2reb+1ast |
| Eleftheroupoli adds Sokk to their roster, ex Tallinna Kalev - by Chris Mammides | ||||
He has been also a member of Estonian international program for some years. Sokk has regularly played for Estonian senior team since 2011 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2008. He represented Estonia at the Qualifications to European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) 2017 seven years ago. His stats at that event were 6 games: 9.8ppg, 2.8rpg, 4.2apg, 1.2spg, FGP: 50.0%, 3PT: 33.3%, FT: 78.6%. Sokk is quite experienced player. He has played also professionally in Georgia (Olimpi), Romania (Craiova), Russia (Dynamo Moscow), Greece (Iraklis and Charilaos) and Estonia (Tartu, Triobet/Dalkia, Kalev/Cramo, Tarvas and TalTech). Sokk won Estonian League championship title in 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021 and the cup in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2017. He was voted to Eurobasket.com Estonian League All-Domestic Players Team back in 2008, 2011, 2016 and 2018. |
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He had the game-high 25 points adding nine rebounds for Crvena Zvezda in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Valencia (#13, 7-10) 77-75. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings. Crvena Zvezda is placed at 9th position in Euroleague. Crvena Zvezda is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 9-8 record. In the team's last game Petrusev had a remarkable 70.0% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Filip Petrusev averages this season 9.9ppg and 5.1rpg. Second best performed player last round was Augustine Rubit (203-PF-1989, agency: BeoBasket) of Bayern. He is American forward in his second season at Bayern. In the last game Rubit recorded impressive 23 points and 3 rebounds. Of course he led Bayern to another comfortable win 84-68 over slightly higher-ranked Panathinaikos (6-11) being unquestionably team leader. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. But Bayern managed to improve slightly their position in standings taking 15th place. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 6-11 record. Rubit is well-known at Bayern and he already established his position as one of the team's leaders. Third place about best performers goes to center Mathias Lessort (206-C-1995, agency: Octagon Europe) of Partizan (#11). Lessort scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds. He was a key player of Partizan, leading his team to a 100-80 easy win against the higher-ranked Monaco (#3, 11-6). The chances of Partizan ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 9 games, recording just eight victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Lessort could help Partizan to bring them higher in the standings. Lessort has a great season in Euroleague. After 17 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 7.8rpg (#1 in league). He also has 1.2bpg and FGP: 69.4%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Laurynas Birutis (213-C-1997) of Zalgiris - 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Will Clyburn (201-F-1990) of Anadolu Efes - 15 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Gabriel Lundberg (193-G-1994) of Virtus BO - 20 points and 2 assists 7. Pierria Henry (193-PG-1993) of Baskonia - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Petr Cornelie (211-F/C-1995) of Real Madrid - 18 points and 5 rebounds 9. Elie Okobo (191-G-1997) of Monaco - 17 points and 9 assists 10. Nemanja Nedovic (192-G-1991) of Crvena Zvezda - 19 points and 6 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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Euroleague is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 17 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The game had a very big importance for fourth-ranked Greek Olympiacos as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Olympiacos defeated 14th ranked Italian Milano in Piraeus 82-66. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Milano. Olympiacos forced 19 Milano turnovers. American Alec Peters (206-1995, college: Valpo) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points and 5 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). point guard Kostas Sloukas (190-1990) contributed with 8 points and 9 assists for the winners. French forward Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (201-1995, agency: BeoBasket) answered with 9 points and 5 rebounds for Milano. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with 4 other teams. Defending Italian champion Milano keeps the fourteenth place with 11 games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Milano will play next round against ALBA Berlin trying to get back on the winning streak. Olympiacos will try to continue on its current victory against third ranked Monaco on the road. Leading Spanish Barca (11-6) recorded its sixth loss in Barcelona. Hosts were defeated by twelfth ranked Italian Virtus BO (8-9) 83-75. Danish guard Gabriel Lundberg (193-1994) stepped up and scored 20 points and 5 steals for the winners and Semi Ojeleye chipped in 14 points. Argentinian guard Nicolas Laprovittola (190-1990) responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Virtus BO moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Partizan. Barca at the other side still keeps top position with six games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Virtus BO will play against higher ranked Zalgiris (#10) in Kaunas in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Barca will play on the road against ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (#17) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Very important is a road loss of third ranked Spanish Baskonia (11-6) against eighteenth ranked German ALBA Berlin (5-12) on Thursday night. Visiting Baskonia was edged by ALBA Berlin in a tough game in Berlin 84-85. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Baskonia. Tamir Blatt nailed 11 points and 9 assists for the winning side. Pierria Henry came up with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for Baskonia in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Defending German champion maintains eighteenth place with 5-12 record. Loser Baskonia still keeps top position with six games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. ALBA Berlin will meet at home higher ranked Milano (#16) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Baskonia will play against Bayern Muenchen (#15) in Munich and hope to secure a win. There were no big surprises in other games of round 17: Fenerbahce was smashed by Zalgiris on the road 86-66. Bayern won against Panathinaikos on its own court 84-68. Monaco were outscored by Partizan in Beograd 100-80. Anadolu Efes managed to beat ASVEL at home 78-72. Crvena Zvezda defeated Valencia on the opponent's court 77-75. Real Madrid smashed M.Tel-Aviv in a home game 98-65. The most impressive performance of 17th round was 18 points and 5 rebounds by Petr Cornelie of Real Madrid. Zalgiris - Fenerbahce 86-66 There was a surprise result when tenth ranked Lithuanian Zalgiris (9-8) crushed higher ranked Turkish Fenerbahce (10-7) in Kaunas 86-66 on Thursday. Zalgiris dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Fenerbahce's 36. Center Laurynas Birutis (213-1997) nailed 15 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and Canadian-Lithuanian Ignas Brazdeikis (201-1999, college: Michigan) accounted for 17 points. Four Zalgiris players scored in double figures. Forward Metecan Birsen (208-1995) came up with 6 points and 7 rebounds and American power forward Devin Booker (205-1991, college: Clemson) added 10 points respectively for Fenerbahce in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Zalgiris moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Fenerbahce lost fifth consecutive game. Defending Turkish champion keeps the sixth position with seven games lost. Zalgiris will meet Virtus BO (#12) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Fenerbahce will play against Panathinaikos (#14) in Athens and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Zalgiris: T.Dimsa 17+2reb+1ast, I.Brazdeikis 17+3reb+3ast, L.Birutis 15+6reb+3ast, E.Ulanovas 10+5reb+1ast, L.Lekavicius 9+1reb, R.Smits 6+6reb+2ast Fenerbahce: D.Booker 10+4reb, J.Motley 8+5reb+1ast, C.Edwards 8+1ast, M.Birsen 6+7reb+1ast, M.Mahmutoglu 6+1reb+1ast, M.Guduric 6+4reb+4ast ALBA - Baskonia 85-84 Very important is a road loss of third ranked Spanish Baskonia (11-6) against eighteenth ranked German ALBA Berlin (5-12) on Thursday night. Visiting Baskonia was edged by ALBA Berlin in a tough game in Berlin 84-85. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Baskonia. ALBA Berlin dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Baskonia's 26. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Israeli point guard Tamir Blatt (178-1997) nailed 11 points and 9 assists for the winning side and American-Croatian Jaleen Smith (190-1994, college: UNH, agency: BeoBasket) accounted for 18 points. Senegalese-American point guard Pierria Henry (193-1993, college: Charlotte) came up with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and American guard Darius Thompson (193-1995, college: WKU) added 15 points and 5 assists respectively for Baskonia in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Defending German champion maintains eighteenth place with 5-12 record. Loser Baskonia still keeps top position with six games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. ALBA Berlin will meet at home higher ranked Milano (#16) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Baskonia will play against Bayern Muenchen (#15) in Munich and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: ALBA: J.Smith 18+3ast, L.Olinde 11+7reb+2ast, T.Blatt 11+3reb+9ast, M.Lo 11+2reb+1ast, J.Thiemann 10+6reb, Y.Wetzell 6+3reb+2ast Baskonia: P.Henry 19+5reb+5ast, M.Howard 17+1reb, D.Thompson 15+4reb+5ast, R.Giedraitis 10+6reb+1ast, D.Hommes 8+1ast, T.Sedekerskis 6+6reb+1ast Barca - Virtus BO 75-83 Leading Spanish Barca (11-6) recorded its sixth loss in Barcelona. Hosts were defeated by twelfth ranked Italian Virtus BO (8-9) 83-75. Virtus BO players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Danish guard Gabriel Lundberg (193-1994) stepped up and scored 20 points and 5 steals for the winners and Nigerian-American Semi Ojeleye (201-1994, college: SMU) chipped in 14 points. Argentinian guard Nicolas Laprovittola (190-1990) responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 assists and American-Slovakian Kyle Kuric (193-1989, college: Louisville) scored 11 points. Four Barca players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Virtus BO moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Partizan. Barca at the other side still keeps top position with six games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Virtus BO will play against higher ranked Zalgiris (#10) in Kaunas in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Barca will play on the road against ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (#17) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Virtus BO: G.Lundberg 20+2ast, S.Ojeleye 14+4reb, M.Jaiteh 10+4reb+2ast, M.Teodosic 8+2reb+6ast, I.Bako 8+2reb, J.Mickey 6+4reb+2ast Barca: J.Vesely 12+2reb+1ast, N.Laprovittola 11+2reb+10ast, K.Kuric 11+3reb+3ast, O.Da Silva 11+6reb, A.Abrines 9, N.Mirotic 9+2reb+1ast Bayern - Panathinaikos 84-68 There was a minor upset when 14th ranked Greek Panathinaikos (6-11) lost to seventeenth ranked German Bayern Muenchen (6-11) in Munich 68-84 on Thursday. Bayern Muenchen dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Panathinaikos' 30. They outrebounded Panathinaikos 39-24 including a 29-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. American Augustine Rubit (203-1989, college: USA, agency: BeoBasket) nailed 23 points for the winning side and Liberian-American center Othello Hunter (203-1986, college: Ohio St., agency: BeoBasket) accounted for 10 points and 9 rebounds. Four Bayern Muenchen players scored in double figures. American Dwayne Bacon (201-1995, college: FSU) came up with 18 points and the other American import forward Derrick Williams (203-1991, college: Arizona) added 14 points respectively for Panathinaikos in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Bayern Muenchen moved-up to fourteenth place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Panathinaikos. Panathinaikos lost fifth consecutive game. Bayern Muenchen will meet at home higher ranked Baskonia (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Panathinaikos will play against Fenerbahce (#6) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Bayern: A.Rubit 23+3reb+1ast, I.Bonga 11+5reb+1ast, F.Gillespie 10+10reb, O.Hunter 10+9reb+1ast, E.Harris 8+2reb, N.Weiler-Babb 8+3reb+3ast Panathinaikos: D.Bacon 18+3reb, D.Williams 14+4reb, N.Wolters 10+4reb+3ast, A.Gudaitis 8+5reb, G.Papagiannis 6+4reb+1ast, P.Lee 5+1reb+1ast Partizan - Monaco 100-80 There was a surprise result when eleventh ranked Serbian Partizan (8-9) rolled over second-ranked French Monaco (11-6) in Beograd 100-80 on Thursday. Partizan shot 63.5 percent from the field and made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 60.0 percentage. French center Mathias Lessort (206-1995, agency: Octagon Europe) nailed 21 points and 8 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winning side and American-Serbian Kevin Punter (192-1993, college: Tennessee) accounted for 19 points and 4 assists. Four Partizan players scored in double figures. Partizan's coach used entire bench saving starting five for next games. Guard Elie Okobo (191-1997) came up with 17 points and 9 assists and Guinean-American forward Alpha Diallo (201-1997, college: Providence) added 12 points respectively for Monaco in the defeat. Partizan have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain eleventh place with 8-9 record, which they share with Virtus BO. Loser Monaco still keeps top position with six games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Partizan will meet higher ranked Maccabi Tel-Aviv (#8) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Monaco will play against the league's leader Olympiacos (#1) and will have a slim chance for a victory. Top scorers: Partizan: M.Lessort 21+8reb+1ast, K.Punter 19+1reb+4ast, M.Yam 15+1reb+3ast, D.Andjusic 12+1reb+2ast, D.Exum 11+2ast, Z.LeDay 10+5reb+1ast Monaco: E.Okobo 17+9ast, A.Diallo 12+4reb+2ast, Y.Ouattara 10, M.James 9+2reb+4ast, J.Blossomgame 9+4reb+1ast, D.Hall 8+7reb Anadolu Efes - ASVEL 78-72 Not a big story in a game when 15th ranked French ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (6-11) lost to ninth ranked Turkish Efes (9-8) in Istanbul 72-78 on Friday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Serbian point guard Vasilije Micic (196-1994, agency: BeoBasket) nailed 22 points for the winning side and American forward Will Clyburn (201-1990, college: Iowa St.) accounted for 15 points. Four Efes players scored in double figures. Guard Nando De Colo (196-1987) came up with 12 points and 4 assists and forward David Lighty (195-1988, college: Ohio St.) added 12 points respectively for ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket in the defeat. ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Efes moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket lost third consecutive game. Defending French champion dropped to the fourteenth position with 11 games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Efes will meet Valencia (#13) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket will play against the league's second-placed Barca and will have a slim chance for a victory. Top scorers: Anadolu Efes: V.Micic 22+3reb+2ast, W.Clyburn 15+4reb+2ast, R.Beaubois 13+4reb+3ast, E.Bryant 10+3reb+2ast, A.M'Baye 7+1reb, A.Zizic 4+4reb+1ast ASVEL: D.Lighty 12+2reb+2ast, N.De Colo 12+2reb+4ast, P.Jackson-Cartwright 10+1ast, Y.Fall 10+6reb, Y.Pons 6+5reb, A.Diot 6+2reb+2ast Olympiacos - Milano 82-66 The game had a very big importance for fourth-ranked Greek Olympiacos as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Olympiacos defeated 14th ranked Italian Milano in Piraeus 82-66. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Milano. Olympiacos forced 19 Milano turnovers. American Alec Peters (206-1995, college: Valpo) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points and 5 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Point guard Kostas Sloukas (190-1990) contributed with 8 points and 9 assists for the winners. French forward Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (201-1995, agency: BeoBasket) answered with 9 points and 5 rebounds and American guard Billy Baron (188-1990, college: Canisius, agency: BeoBasket) added 12 points in the effort for Milano. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with 4 other teams. Defending Italian champion Milano keeps the fourteenth place with 11 games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Milano will play next round against ALBA Berlin trying to get back on the winning streak. Olympiacos will try to continue on its current victory against third ranked Monaco on the road. Top scorers: Olympiacos: A.Peters 16+5reb, T.Walkup 10+4reb+2ast, S.McKissic 9+1ast, K.Papanikolaou 9+1reb+1ast, K.Sloukas 8+2reb+9ast, A.Vezenkov 8+3reb+2ast Milano: B.Baron 12+3ast, T.Luwawu-Cabarrot 9+5reb+2ast, N.Mitrou-Long 9+2reb+2ast, K.Hines 8+2reb, N.Melli 7+4reb+3ast, D.Thomas 6+1reb Valencia - Crvena Zvezda 75-77 Everything went according to plan when tenth ranked Serbian Crvena Zvezda (9-8) edged on the road 13th ranked Spanish Valencia (7-10) 77-75 on Friday. Crvena Zvezda made 22-of-27 free shots (81.5 percent) during the game. Center Filip Petrusev (211-2000, college: Gonzaga, agency: BeoBasket) nailed 25 points and 9 rebounds (was perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line !!!) for the winning side and guard Nemanja Nedovic (192-1991, agency: BeoBasket) accounted for 19 points and 6 assists. American-Armenian guard Chris Jones (188-1993, college: Angelo St.) came up with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and Cuban Jasiel Rivero (206-1993, agency: Pro Sports) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Valencia in the defeat. Four Valencia players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Defending Serbian champion moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Valencia keeps the thirteenth position with ten games lost. Crvena Zvezda will meet at home higher ranked Real Madrid (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Valencia will play against Efes (#7) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Crvena Zvezda: F.Petrusev 25+9reb+1ast, N.Nedovic 19+1reb+6ast, O.Dobric 9+4reb+1ast, J.Holland 8+1reb+1ast, D.Ilic 6+3reb, S.Lazarevic 3+4reb+1ast Valencia: C.Jones 16+5reb+5ast, J.Harper 11+2ast, J.Rivero 10+5reb, J.Pradilla 10+1reb, J.Radebaugh 10+2reb, K.Alexander 4+1reb Real Madrid - M.Tel-Aviv 98-65 There was no surprise when 7th ranked Israeli Maccabi Tel-Aviv (9-8) was outleveled on the road by fifth ranked Spanish Real Madrid (11-6) 98-65 on Friday. Real Madrid made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. Real Madrid had a 31-19 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 18 long-distance shots on high 54.5 percentage. Real Madrid looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Maccabi Tel-Aviv's players. French Guerschon Yabusele (201-1995) nailed 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and French power forward Petr Cornelie (211-1995) accounted for 18 points and 5 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Four Real Madrid players scored in double figures. American guard Jalen Adams (191-1995, college: UConn) came up with 15 points and American-Spanish point guard Lorenzo Brown (196-1990, college: NC State) added 9 points and 6 assists respectively for Maccabi Tel-Aviv 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. Defending Spanish champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser Maccabi Tel-Aviv keeps the seventh place with eight games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Real Madrid will meet Crvena Zvezda (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Maccabi Tel-Aviv will play against Partizan and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Real Madrid: D.Musa 18+1reb+5ast, P.Cornelie 18+5reb+1ast, G.Yabusele 16+8reb+2ast, F.Causeur 11+1reb+3ast, A.Abalde 8+3reb+3ast, N.Williams-Goss 6+4reb+2ast M.Tel-Aviv: J.Adams 15+4reb+1ast, J.Nebo 11+7reb, L.Brown 9+4reb+6ast, J.Martin 7+5reb, R.Sorkin 6, B.Colson Jr. 4+3reb |
| Isaiah Taylor (ex Anadolu Efes) joins Zalgiris - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
Taylor has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2016. He is quite experienced player. Taylor has played also professionally in Israel (Maccabi Rishon), Spain (Murcia), NBA (Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors) and NBA G League (RGV Vipers and College Park SkyHawks). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team made it to the Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey) Semifinals in 2022. He was voted to USBasket.com D-League All-Rookie Team back in 2017. Taylor graduated from University of Texas in 2016 and it is his seventh season as a professional player. |
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| Sweden U18 celebrate Baltic Sea Cup title - by Eurobasket News |
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Sweden U18 celebrated Baltic Sea Cup title in Tallinn. They finished with a 2-1 record on top after a confident 74-49 win over Finland U18. Sweden U18 grabbed an 11-4 run at the start and never looked behind after. Eddie Hedqvist (2005) top-scored for the winners with 14 points, whilst Anton Johansson (2005) and Samuel Obenjo (197-C-2006) brought 9 apiece. Aaron Montonen (192-F-2005) replied with 11 points in the losing effort. |
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| Rouen inks Maurice Jones, ex Fyllingen - by Eurobasket News | ||||
He has played previously professionally in Argentina (Estudiantes Concordia and Dep Norte) and Colombia (Sabios). Jones won Orange Empire Conference championship title in 2015 and 2016. He graduated from Northwest Nazarene University in 2018 and it will be his fifth season as a professional player. |
| Poirier is back at Cholet - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The most of previous (2020-21) season he spent at Le Mans in French Betclic ELITE ProA where in 15 games he recorded 7.6ppg and 2.8rpg in that year. Poirier also played for Charilaos in Greek GBL. In 7 games he averaged 10.1ppg and 6.3rpg in that year. In 2018 he was drafted by Canton Charge (G-League) in first round (7th overall). He represented France at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Crete (Greece) six years ago. His team won Bronze and his stats at that event were 7 games: 6.3ppg, 5.9rpg, FGP: 53.8%, FT: 40.0%. Poirier has played also professionally in France (CFBB and Charleville Mezieres), NBA G League (Windy City Bulls and Capital City Go-Go) and NBA Summer League (San Antonio Spurs). |
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| German ProA round 15 best performance: De'Vondre Perry (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 23-year old player was the main contributor (19 points, seven rebounds and four assists) to his team's victory, helping them to crush Bochum (#16, 4-11) with 17-point margin 103-86. Artland is placed at 4th position in German ProA. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Artland will need more victories to improve their 9-6 record. In the team's last game Perry had a remarkable three three-pointers out of 6 attempts. He turned to be Artland's top player in his first season with the team. De'Vondre Perry averages this season 14.2ppg and 6.2rpg. The second best player in last round's games was young Till Isemann (209-C-1996) of Trier. Isemann had a very good evening with a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds. Of course he led Trier to another comfortable win 89-71 over the lower-ranked Schwenningen (#17, 3-12) being unquestionably team leader. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. But Trier managed to improve slightly their position in standings taking 9th place. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 8-7 record is not bad and everything may still change. Isemann is a newcomer at Trier 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 center Tyrone Nash (203-C-1988) of Kirchheim (#11). Nash showcased his all-around game by recording 13 points, sixteen rebounds (!!!) and four assists in the last round. He was a key player of Kirchheim, leading his team to a 93-87 win against the higher-ranked Vechta (#1, 13-2). Kirchheim needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 8 victories and 7 lost games. Nash has a great season in Germany. After 15 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 7.1rpg (9th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Nick Hornsby (201-F-1995) of Leverkusen - 20 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists 5. Tanner Graham (200-PF-1996) of Dresden - 25 points and 10 rebounds 6. William Christmas (196-G-1996) of Artland - 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Marcus Anderson (191-G-1997) of Paderborn - 10 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Hendrik Drescher (204-C-2000) of Bochum - 22 points and 5 rebounds 9. Darko Bajo (205-F/C-1999) of Karlsruhe PS - 17 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Stefan Fundic (200-F-1994) of Giessen - 22 points and 11 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| German BBL round 13 best performance: Gabriel Chachashvili (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 23-year old player was the main contributor (22 points, eight rebounds) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Wuerzburg (#9, 6-7) 79-73. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings. Bamberg is placed at 12th position in German BBL. Bamberg is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 5-8 record. In the team's last game Chachashvili had a remarkable 90.9% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Gabriel Chachashvili averages this season 8.8ppg. The second best player in last round's games was young international Karim Jallow (198-SF-1997, agency: LUMANI 10.7) of Ulm. Jallow had a very good evening with 28 points and 6 rebounds. Bad luck as Ulm lost that game 92-101 to the higher-ranked Bonn (#2, 11-1). This loss caused Ulm to drop to 13th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 5-8 record. Jallow is a newcomer at Ulm, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Braydon Hobbs (196-PG-1989) of Braunschweig (#18). Hobbs showcased his all-around game by recording 29 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the last round. Despite Hobbs' great performance Braunschweig lost 91-101 to the higher-ranked Crailsheim (#14, 4-8). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. Braunschweig can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have extremely bad season and 2-11 record places them at the very bottom of the standings. Hobbs has individually a great season in Germany. After 13 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 6.9apg (6th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Maurice Stuckey (187-SG-1990) of Crailsheim - 26 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Kris Clyburn (198-G/F-1996) of Weissenfels - 22 points and 8 rebounds 6. Josh Hawley (201-F-1996) of Ulm - 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Owen Klassen (208-C-1991) of Oldenburg - 16 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Filip Stanic (206-C-1998) of Wuerzburg - 22 points and 6 rebounds 9. Tim Schneider (208-PF-1997) of ALBA - 22 points and 2 rebounds 10. Dewayne Russell (180-PG-1994) of Oldenburg - 23 points 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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| JJ Culver (Rasta Vechta2) Has Gotten Used To having Scored 100 Points In A Game And That Brotherly Love To Jarrett Is Always Present - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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Scoring 100 points in a basketball game is no easy feat and something that is about as difficult to do as score 10 goals in a Ice Hockey game, score 8 touchdowns in a game or hit 6 home runs in a game. All these feats are very hard to do and scoring 100 points is just so unusual, but it has been done. The most famous 100 point game is the Wilt Chamberlain one from 1962, but there have also been other well known guys who have accomplished it like Croatian legend Drazen Petrovic who scored 112 points in his homeland in 1985 while in the last decade Jack Taylor who played at Grinnell College scored 138 points in 2012 and 109 points in 2013 against Faith Baptist and Crossroads College. It has been done even in Germany as last season American Jonathan Braeger scored 100 points in a Regionalliga game. This season the last American with the name of JJ Culver (193-G-1997, college: WBU) to score 100 points in the United States is balling his first season in Germany with Rasta Vechta 2. The American did it in 2019 with NAIA team Wayland Baptist University against Southwestern Adventist University. That historic event may have been more than 3 years ago, but he still has fond memories to this day. He also knows it couldn't have been accomplished without his special basketball family. 'When you have great teammates anything is possible including scoring 100 points. And I'd say during half time was the point my team wanted to see how many points I could score', remembered JJ Culver. The ex 100 point man has come to Germany and currently is conquering the Pro B this season. JJ Culver who lists Ruben Lopez, Maurice, Josh Throns, Jack Nobles, and Sammy as his best teammates of all-time was born on December 14th, 1997 in Lubbock, Texas and attended Coronado high school. That the Culver family stand for excellence in sports is an understatement. JJ's older brother Trey was a stellar athlete at Texas Tech for track and field and tied the fourth best mark in collegiate history in the high jump. His younger brother Jarrett reached the NCAA final with Texas Tech and was a #6 draft pick in 2019 and played with Minnesota, Memphis and is currently with the Atlanta Hawks. It is only normal that JJ developed a chip on his shoulder having such a competitive relationship with NBA brother Jarrett. 'It does give me a chip on my shoulder! He's an amazing player and he gives me great advice. I also give him advice on things that I see. We have a close bond', warned JJ Culver. The American played at Wayland Baptist University (NAIA) from 2016-2020 playing a total of 126 games. In his freshman year he averaged 9.8ppg, 3.9rpg, 1.4apg, 1.7spg, FGP: 56.0%, 3PT: 30.7%, FT: 67.4%. He might have only scored in double figures in 13 of 29 games, but showed his explosiveness hitting Oklahoma S for 36 points in a big 113-107 victory. In his second season he averaged 10.7ppg, 5.4rpg, 2.2apg, 1.6spg, FGP: 39.3%, 3PT: 29.1%, FT: 67.2%. He scored in double figures in 12 of 34 games including scoring 32 points against Jarvis Christian in a 97-82 win. His game really took off in his junior season as he gave consistency a new meaning as he averaged 17.6ppg, 6.6rpg, 3.0apg, 1.8spg, FGP: 51.6%, 3PT: 37.6%, FT: 77.8%. He scored in double figures in 24 of 32 games including 35 points in a 106-74 crushing win over Langston. He took another massive step in his senior year as he averaged 23.1ppg, 6.4rpg, 3.2apg, 2.7spg, FGP: 46.2%, 3PT: 34.3%, FT: 76.8%. He scored in double figures in 32 of 33 games and scored 30 points or more 7 times including his 100 point game and hit Bellevue for 40 points in a tough 79-78 loss. 'The best achievement besides the 100 points would be winning the regular season and getting a ring. I was so proud of the players and staff and everyone who supported us. And that elite 8 team was very special', stated JJ Culver. He racked up many achievements in his 4 year NAIA career with SAC Tournament Finalist -2018, NAIA D1 Elite Eight -2018, SAC Regular Season Champion -2019, All-SAC Player of the Year -2019, All-SAC First Team -2019, NABC All-NAIA D1 First Team -2019, and NAIA All-Star Game -2020. It is only logical that he is extremely blessed for having gotten the total trust from head coach Ty Harrelson in his 4 year career. 'He coached me hard, told me to keep working, he supports me, tells me about his experience, and much more. I could go on forever', warned JJ Culver. The Texas native who lists NBA player Malik Beasley as his toughest foe on the court when he was on the NBA Summer League squad of the Minnesota Timberwolves began his rookie season in Lithuania and split time with 2 teams with Ereliai Mazeikiai (Lithuania-NKL) playing 3 games averaging 1.7ppg, 2.3rpg, 2.3apg,and then in Nov.'21 moved to BC Silute (Lithuania-NKL) playing 24 games averaging 7.1ppg, 2.5rpg, 1.1apg, 1.2spg, FGP: 60.7%, 3PT: 29.1%, FT: 71.4%. That first station overseas is never easy for an American and he remembers hard times when his stomach was growling for some fine American food. 'I knew I was very far away from home when I didn't see as many fast food restaurants in Lithuania', smiled JJ Culver. His minutes at BC Silute were unstable as one game he played 32 minutes and the next only 8 minutes, but he did show some of his unique skills scoring 26 points against Delikatesas and 22 points against Telsiai. Even if he had serious battles against American teammate Delante Jones in practice, it proved more than worthwhile. 'Our battles were amazing!! He's one of the best teammates I've ever had! He's like a brother to me. We both helped each other grow so much! I literally can't say enough about how great a teammate he was', commented JJ Culver. He closed out his rookie season with a tough 5 game playoff loss to LSU-Atletas. 'I'll never forget how close we were to winning that series. Just got to keep learning and keep moving forward', expressed JJ Culver. The explosive scorer who lists Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Steph Curry, and Larry Bird on his personal NBA Mount Rushmore is playing his second professional season in Germany. When he first heard about the offer, he didn't know much about the country, but knew how competitive the leagues were. He decided to join Rasta Vechta 2 who compete in the third division. It was a no brainer to come to Vechta, because his ex coach Ty Harrelson was coach of Rasta Vechta of the second division. 'I love Coach Harrelson and he's helped me with many things throughout my life. He's the best coach I've ever had', warned JJ Culver. He was able to play once for Harrelson scoring 3 points in 11 minutes against PS Karlsruhe, but this season he is primarily playing for ambitious and up and coming German head coach Hendrik Gruehn who led Rasta Vechta 2 last season from the Regionalliga up to the Pro B and helped the Vechta U-19 team reach the top 4 in Frankfurt. After sitting out the 20-21 season and having growing pains in Lithuania last season, he has come in very hungry this season. 'I'm very confident! I just trust the work that I've put in and I just got to continue to work and get better', warned JJ Culver. He has been rewarded averaging 16,7ppg, 6,6rpg, 3,6apg and 2,6 spg. He scored 30 points in a 89-81 win over Schwelm and 28 points in a tough 102-91 loss to Rhondorf. The team is only 5-7 and still searching for a defensive identity. This weekend Culver and co will be seeking revenge and first win of 2023 in Rhondorf. Coach Gruhn is ecstatic that he made the right choice with Culver. 'I saw him coming in as being a great defender that always plays with intensity and aggressiveness for the team. And that is exactly what he has given us this season. He sets the tone on defense and is a huge role model for the young kids. He understood right away that he is playing for a farm team where the first priority is to develop the young players. He is a guy that can come through in tough situations and even win a game. He has a great character and is always smiling. He is a gym rat. We sometimes have to throw him out of the gym', smiled Hendrik Gruhn. The guard who has Jordan as his GOAT and Steph Curry as the greatest point guard of all time is a 193cm guard that compares his game to Curry. He continues to watch a lot of film on the Golden State Warrior and already did this in school with Ty Harrelson seeing how he read screens and got open. He has always been a scorer and it continues in Germany. 'It's always been in my genes. I love to score and I also love winning', warned JJ Culver. Offense has always been what he is known for, but he also has proved to be a 2 way player. 'One of my main strengths is defense. Defense is very important and that's what wins championships. I see myself as a great defender now and I want to become the best defender I can be', stressed JJ Culver. His chip continues to be heavy as this phenomenal talent is only at the beginning of his career. He knows what has to be done in order for his chances to move up the basketball ladder to improve. 'I've been working on my mid range, one and two dribble pull ups, and fade aways. I'm also keeping my strengths sharp, which include 3's, layups, driving, and more', added JJ Culver. It will be interesting to follow where the journey of JJ Culver will go in the next years. It is also interesting to know what he gets asked more on a regular basis, about his 100 point game or that he is the brother of NBA player Jarrett Culver. 'I get asked how it feels to have scored 100 points a lot. I tell everyone it was an amazing feeling and a special day', stressed JJ Culver. There is the answer. But the love for each other will always be there even when each guy would say they would win in a 1-1 battle on the court. After his 100 point feat Jarrett tweeted with 'JJ you a legend brother'. That is exactly how brotherly love should be. Always there for one another no matter what. |
| The EPG Baskets Koblenz Survive Scare As Alani Moore Supplies Crunch-Time Punch Pulling Out 79-70 Win Over The Basketball Lowen Erfurt - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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Winning streaks always come to an end even if nobody wanted it in Koblenz recently. A few days before 2023, the EPG Baskets Koblenz had to digest a tough 3 point loss to the undefeated Hanau White Wings. That gave the players a lot to think about over the new year. They didn't have much time to think about their first loss of the season as they were back in action only 5 days later and came together and celebrated a huge 81-70 win on the road in Leitershofen. They had to refocus and met the Basketball Lowen Erfurt back in their own living room who were sporting a 5-7 record. Erfurt came to Koblenz having lost 4 of their last 5 games including a embarrassing 36 point loss to Coburg in their last game of 2022. They wanted to finally get on the winning track in 2023 and came close, but the EPG Baskets Koblenz pulling out a nail bitter 79-70 over the Basketball Lowen Erfurt. The EPG Baskets Koblenz controlled the first half, but totally stunk up the building in the third quarter and allowed the guests to take their first lead of the game in the fourth quarter, but when it counted most, they executed in crunch-time. 'We came out strong, but lost control in the second half. But luckly we refocused and locked in at the end. We fought hard and got buckets when we needed them', stressed EPG Baskets Koblenz guard Alani Moore II (178-PG-1998, college: Temple). The Basketball Lowen Erfurt gave all they could, but in the end couldn't muster up the needed energy to gain stops. 'We fought hard, but didn't have the same energy that we had in the second half in the first half. We are working on trying to play consistent for 40 minutes. Our defensive effort showed in the second half that we can be the team we want to be in our mind. We were like 2 different teams tonight. It is still a work in progress', stated Basketball Lowen Erfurt guard Tyseem Lyles. The first 3-4 minutes was a tug of war as the game was pretty even as both clubs found their rhythm fairly quickly as the EPG Baskets Koblenz led 9-7. Quick diminutive guard Alani Moore II was a spark as he was a pit bull on defense getting 2 steals and racking up 5 points while Germans Marvin Heckel and Moses Poelking scored. The guests got 5 points from their number one go to guy French forward Edi Guy Landry with 5 points while ex Fraport Skyliner Junior Noah Kamdem scored a basket. But then came the turning point of the first quarter as the EPG Baskets Koblenz closed out the first quarter with a swift and brutal 15-6 run to lead 24-13 after 10 minutes. In the run, Koblenz got vital production from ex easyCredit BBL player Dominique Johnson who supplied 7 points while Heckel hit 2 three's and Leo Saffer made a big dunk. It seemed like with the injury to sniper Leon Friederici, Johnson felt the need to be extra aggressive and it paid off. Koblenz fine ball movement sparked by their aggressive defense which forced the guests to permanent contested shots was their recipe for success. 'It was a good quarter. We weren't that great on the box out, but we had very good motion on offense', stated EPG Baskets Koblenz manager Thomas Klein. The EPG Baskets continued their domination in the second quarter despite not hitting shots as well anymore until the last 3 minutes where they allowed a Erfurt run to stay in the game. The EPG Baskets Koblenz kept up the pressure from the first quarter and cruised out on an overwhelming 14-6 run to extend their lead to 38-19. In the run Brian air Butler scored 5 points as he was aggressive and used his quickness and agility to get by Noah Kamdem, Dominique Johnson hit a trey and German Moses Poelking made a hard two handed dunk and also made a beautiful back door pass to Moore for the lay in which was the best ball movement of Koblenz up to that point. Koblenz continued to play strong defense with a high intensity and on offense were aggressive and made easy baskets. Koblenz had a little fortune that during the run, the guests missed a number of give me baskets. But the EPG Baskets Koblenz couldn't hold their momentum as Erfurt got more aggressive and got to the free throw line as Edi and Lyles scored. Koblenz had 2 defensive lapses allowing Edi to fly in for an offensive rebound and put back and left a Jan Heber totally open to drill home the trey. Koblenz got a off balance jumper by Johnson and a Brian Butler basket as he executed the pick and roll perfectly with Marvin Heckel. 'The first 5 minutes were good, but then we gave up the game. We weren't mentally strong on defense and didn't attack as aggressively anymore. We couldn't match their physicality', stated Thomas Klein. The difference in the game were the shooting percentages as Koblenz shot 50% from the field and Erfurt only shot 9% from outside while Koblenz also controlled the boards 23-19. The third quarter began like a horror show as there were 6 turnovers in the first 6 possessions in 1,03 minutes. It didn't get any better for the EPG Baskets Koblenz after that either. The Basketball Lowen would explode for 29 points and after the turnover party went on a 4-0 run with baskets from Heber and Edi to cut the Koblenz lead down to 44-33. Johnson finally got Koblenz on the board with a runner at the 7,38 minute mark. Erfurt continued to execute as they got more aggressive getting to the foul line and got lay ins from Heber and ex Itzehoe German Aileu Ceesay. Both teams got to the 5 foul limit quickly so both teams shot free throws and Erfurt finally began to nail three's as Lyles scored twice and Edi scored to cut the lead down to 55-50 The Basketball Lowen continued to pressure Koblenz and finally executed consistently on offense as Heber made a 20 footer, Edi made a jumper and Lyles a 20 footer to get their first lead of the game 58-57 after 30 minutes. 'We had no communication and played slower than usual. We let them attack and we weren't the aggressor', said Alani Moore II. 'We started to switch all pick and rolls and we picked up our effort and energy. We also executed better', added Tysem Lyles. In the fourth quarter the Basketball Lowen continued to fight, but just couldn't keep up their energy as the EPG Baskets Koblenz used their excellent 1-1 play in crunch-time by American Alani Moore II to get the lead and they then never looked back. Johnson began the fourth quarter with a pull up jumper giving Koblenz the 59-58 lead, but bang Erfurt struck back with a three from young German Leo Doring to steal the lead back at 61-59. After Johnson tied the game with a lay in, Ceesay gave Erfurt the lead back 63-61 with a lay in. Johnson continued to be the aggressor scoring his third basket in a row in the fourth quarter tying the game at 63-63 with a lay in. Edi and Heckel traded baskets and the game was dead locked at 65-65. Then came the turning point of the game as Dominique Johnso missed a dunk, but that led to a 15-5 Koblenz run to end the game. The missed dunk led to an offensive rebound and Moore lay in. Poelking them made a huge block which led to a Johnson trey and 70-65 advantage. Erfurt would stay strong getting a Edi trey to cut the Koblenz lead to 70-68, but Moore remained aggressive with an off balance shot and 72-68 lead. After Moore free throws which was 6 points in a row by him, Ceesay made an off balance shot to keep Erfurt alive trailing only 74-70. But the EPG Baskets then slammed the door shut with a commanding 5-0 run getting stops and free throws by Poelking, Moore and Johnson to win the game. 'Erfurt fought back very hard. After a missed dunk like Johnson, you either lose the game mentally or let the arena carry you. The fans carried us and we were able to control game until the end. We were mentally and physically stronger at the end. Alani Moore II was the match winner. He had a do or die moment. He came back in the game with 4 fouls. But he played aggressive and helped us get win', expressed Thomas Klein. 'We were a bit fatigued at the end. We also made some mistakes that we didn't do all game. They are a good game and punished us with our mistakes', said Tyseem Lyles. The EPG Baskets Koblenz were led by Dominque Johnson with 25 points. Alani Moore II added 17 points and Brian Butler 13 points while the Basketball Lowen Erfurt were led by Edi Guy Landry with 26 points and 10 rebounds while Tyseem Lyles added 14 points. The EPG Baskets Koblenz shot 44% from the field and 29% from outside and had 41 rebounds and 15 turnovers while the Basketball Lowen Erfurt shot 38% from the field and 27% from outside and had 40 rebounds and 18 turnovers. |
| GREECE |
| Titus Robinson (ex Keravnos) joins Eleftheroupoli - by Chris Mammides | ||||
He started the season at Keravnos in Cypriot OPAP Basket League. He managed to play in three leagues this year. The team played in three different competitions (!!!) that year, and he had a chance to explore basketball on different levels. In 5 OPAP Basket League games he recorded 11.2ppg, 7.8rpg and 1.4apg. He helped them to win the Supercup. Robinson also played 6 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he averaged 6.2ppg, 6.2rpg and 1.3apg. And finally he recorded 1 game in Basketball Champions League where he got 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. In 2013 (a year after his graduation) he was drafted by Fort Wayne Mad Ants (D-League) in sixth round (98th overall). The former University of Buffalo standout is in his eleventh (!!!) season in pro basketball. He is quite experienced player. Robinson's career allowed him to visit five different continents, while he played in ten different countries. Robinson tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia and of course North America. He has played previously professionally in Argentina (Estudiantes Concordia), Australia (Mackay Meteors, Mount Gambier Pioneers and Sherbrooke Suns), Chile (Talca), Japan (Iwate), Lithuania (Palanga), Luxembourg (Sparta), Mexico (Panteras), Romania (Craiova) and TRBL (Charlotte E.). Robinson was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Luxembourg League Honorable Mention back in 2017 and 2020. |
| Aias Evosmou tabs Anastasios Stavrianopoulos - by Chris Mammides | |
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Elite League newcomer APS-Aias-Evosmou inked 26-year old 205cm power forward Anastasios Stavrianopoulos. Stavrianopoulos started the season at Polygirou in the B. He has played previously for five other teams: Leodas 2014, KAO Korinthou, GAS Komotinis, Pentelis and Panathinaikos. |
| Dimitris Mantikos joins GS Esperos Lamias - by Chris Mammides | |
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GS-Esperos-Lamias (B) agreed terms with 20-year old guard Dimitris Mantikos (187cm-2002). Mantikos started the season at AS Anagenisi Karditsas. He has played previously for two other teams: Promitheas and Dromeis. His team was Runner-Up of U18 League 2020. |
| Ioannis Vazoukis agreed terms with GS Esperos Lamias - by Chris Mammides | |
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GS-Esperos-Lamias (B) added to their roster 21-year old 192cm guard Ioannis Vazoukis. Vazoukis started the season at AO Aiolos Trikalon in the D. He has played previously for two other teams: HANTH Thessaloniki and AOK Chania. |
| GS Esperos Lamias land Georgios Bakeas - by Chris Mammides | |||
The previous (2020-21) season he was tested by Psychikou (A2). Bakeas has played previously for Maroussi. |
| KAP Agia Paraskevis add Papanikolopoulos to their roster - by Chris Mammides | |
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KAP-Agia-Paraskevis (C) added to their roster 28-year old guard Apostolos Papanikolopoulos (190cm-1995). Papanikolopoulos has played for the last two seasons at Panahaiki. He has played previously for two other teams: Esperos Patras and Glafkos. |
| Kalymnou signs Sotiris Bourdanos - by Chris Mammides | |
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EA-Kalymnou-BC (C) signed experienced 37-year old guard Sotiris Bourdanos (187cm-1986). Bourdanos started the season at AO Aiolos Trikalon in the D. He has played also professionally in Cyprus (Keravnos), Germany (Mustangs) and Greece (Pagrati, MENT Vassilakis, Niki Volou, Keravnos Aigio and Doukas). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he won German 2.Regionalliga (West 2 Group) championship title in 2017. Bourdanos is close to retirement age as a player. It's very possible he may end his playing career at Kalymnou. |
| Pappas is back at Panerythraikos - by Chris Mammides | ||||
Pappas has spent his entire career in Greece playing for eight other teams: Peristeri, Amyntas, AS Apollon Patras, Pagrati, Ilysiakos, Neo Lixurio, Near East and Doukas. He was also voted to Eurobasket.com All-Greek B League Honorable Mention back in 2016 and 2020. Pappas won Greek B Division Group 1 championship title in 2020. It's very possible he may end his playing career at Panerythraikos. |
| Neo Lixurio welcomes back Kaspiris - by Chris Mammides |
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Neo-Lixurio (B) landed 25-year old 196cm forward Nikos Kaspiris. It is actually his comeback to Neo Lixurio as he has played here before. Kaspiris started the season at GS Esperos Lamias in the B. He has played previously for four other teams: AS Apollon Patras, Apolloniada, Ahagia and Megaridas. Kaspiris helped his team to make it to the A2 Play-Off Final in 2018. |
| AO Triton inks Georgios Garezos - by Chris Mammides | ||||
He has played previously for eight other teams: Iraklis, Filippos Veroias, Rethymno, Ifaistos, Agriniou, Pefkohori, EAK Fes/nikis Kalamarias and Gefyra. |
| Eleftheroupoli adds Sokk to their roster, ex Tallinna Kalev - by Chris Mammides | ||||
He has been also a member of Estonian international program for some years. Sokk has regularly played for Estonian senior team since 2011 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2008. He represented Estonia at the Qualifications to European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) 2017 seven years ago. His stats at that event were 6 games: 9.8ppg, 2.8rpg, 4.2apg, 1.2spg, FGP: 50.0%, 3PT: 33.3%, FT: 78.6%. Sokk is quite experienced player. He has played also professionally in Georgia (Olimpi), Romania (Craiova), Russia (Dynamo Moscow), Greece (Iraklis and Charilaos) and Estonia (Tartu, Triobet/Dalkia, Kalev/Cramo, Tarvas and TalTech). Sokk won Estonian League championship title in 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021 and the cup in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2017. He was voted to Eurobasket.com Estonian League All-Domestic Players Team back in 2008, 2011, 2016 and 2018. |
| GS Ermis Shimatariou signs Fotis Vasilopoulos - by Chris Mammides | ||||
He was a member of Greek U20 National Team back in 2006. Vasilopoulos has spent his entire career in Greece playing for eight other teams: Amyntas, Panionios, AEK Athens, Pagrati, Ionikos Nikaias, Chalkida, Panelefsiniakos and Ifaistos. He won Greek A2 championship title in 2019 and 2020. Vasilopoulos was voted to Greek U23 All-Star Game back in 2006 and 2007. He is close to retirement age as a player. It's very possible he may end his playing career at GS-Ermis-Shimatariou. |
| Ioannis Sidiroilias agreed terms with Koroivos - by Chris Mammides | |
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ASA-Koroivos-Amaliadas (Elite League) inked 21-year old 200cm shooting guard Ioannis Sidiroilias, agency: Octagon Europe. Sidiroilias started the season at Aris in the GBL. He has played there for the last eight years. Elite League will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time. Sidiroilias played 1 game in FIBA Europe Cup, but he did not score anything and had only 3 assists. He represented Greece at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U16 Division B in Sofia (Bulgaria) six years ago. His team won Gold and his stats at that event were 8 games: 4.3ppg, 2.3rpg, 1.1apg. |
| HOLLAND |
| Kahron Ross joins Leeuwarden - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The most of last season he spent at BC Nokia in Finnish Korisliiga where in 29 games he recorded 13.0ppg, 3.2rpg, 6.5apg (leader !!!) and 1.8spg. 2021-22 was a great season as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-Finnish Korisliiga Honorable Mention and League Player of the Week. Ross also played for Gmunden Swans in Austrian league that season. In two FIBA Europe Cup games he averaged 11.5ppg, 3.0rpg, 4.5apg, 1.0spg and 1.5bpg. He has played also professionally in Germany (Lions), United Kingdom (Cheshire Phoenix) and Albania (Vllaznia). Ross played in the final of Patriot League Tournament in 2016 and 2017. He was voted All-Patriot League Rookie of the Year back in 2015. Ross graduated from Lehigh University in 2018 and it will be his fifth season as a professional player. |
| HONG KONG |
| O'Darien Bassett paces Eastern past Black Bears - by Eurobasket News |
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Black Bears - Eastern 75:81 O'Darien Bassett (187-G-1986, college: Troy) paced Eastern past Black Bears at the ASEAN Invitational League. He nailed 24 points as his team from Hong Kong posted an 81-75 win. Eastern started better with a 26-22 run and led 7 points at the halftime. Black Bears meanwhile replied with a massive 20-10 run in the third quarter, whilst Eastern closed the game with a decisive 24-15 surge. Chris McLaughlin (208-C, college: Victoria) nailed 17 points and Tonny Trocha-Morelos (208-F/C, college: Texas A&M) netted 13. Isaiah Wade (201-PF-1998, college: UCO) replied with massive 29 points in a loss and Jenning Leung (183-G-1995) poured in 22. |
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| Stjarnan lands William Gutenius - by Eurobasket News | |||
Gutenius was also a member of Swedish international program for some years. He played for Swedish Senior National Team in 2020 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2012. Gutenius represented Sweden at the World University Games in Gwangju (South Korea) eight years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 7.0ppg, 3.6rpg, FGP: 50.0%, 3PT: 30.3%, FT: 66.7%. He has played previously professionally in Spain (Clavijo) and Sweden (Sundsvall, Nassjo, Sanda and KFUM Sundsvall). His team won Swedish Basketligan Regular Season in 2013 and 2020. |
| Stjarnan lands Ahmad Gilbert - by Eurobasket News | |||
Gilbert has played also professionally in Finland (Raiders Basket), TBL (Tri-State Admirals) and The Basketball Tournament (Big 5). Among many awards he played in the final of TSC Tournament in 2020. He was selected to Eurobasket.com All-Finnish 1st Division A Honorable Mention in 2022. Gilbert graduated from Saint Thomas University in 2020 and it is his third season in pro basketball. |
| ISRAEL |
| Best players of Israeli National League round 13 - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 27-year old guard had the game-high 28 points adding nine rebounds and three assists for M.Haifa in his team's victory, helping them to beat H.Hevel Modi'in (#14, 0-13), the league's bottom-ranked team 86-77. The game was not the highest importance and did not have significant influence on top of the standings. M.Haifa is placed at 9th position in Israeli National League. M.Haifa is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 6-7 record. In the team's last game Gilder had a remarkable 64.7% from 2-point range. He turned to be M.Haifa's top player in his first season with the team. Gonzaga University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Gilder is in league's top in points (3rd best: 21.5ppg) and averages solid 2.5spg and 54.5% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American power forward Tyler Wideman (203-PF-1995) of Ramat Hash.. Wideman impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 26 points and 14 rebounds. Bad luck as Ramat Hash. was edged by slightly higher-ranked M.Haifa (#9, 6-7) 105-103. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Ramat Hash. keeps 11th position. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 5-8 record. Wideman is well-known by Ramat Hash. fans and he already established his position as one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was American Michael Holyfield (211-C-1992) of H.Hevel Modi'in (#14). Holyfield scored 18 points and grabbed thirteen rebounds (!!!). Despite Holyfield's great performance H.Hevel Modi'in lost 77-86 to the higher-ranked M.Haifa (#9, 6-7). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. H.Hevel Modi'in can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have awful season losing so far all 13 games. Holyfield has a very solid season. In 4 games in Israel he scored 15.8ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Stedmon Lemon (198-G-1992) of H.Ramat Gan - 25 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists 5. Diante Watkins (175-PG-1990) of Ramat Hash. - 28 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Jason Siggers (194-G/F-1985) of M.Raanana - 24 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists 7. Amit Ebo (180-PG-1999) of Ramat Hash. - 24 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Jimmy Hall (203-PF-1994) of H.Afula - 21 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Raijon Kelly (193-G-1993) of E.Shomron - 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Jalen Canty (203-F-1995) of M.Raanana - 12 points and 14 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Best players of Israeli Winner League round 12 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 26-year old power forward had the game-high 25 points adding eight rebounds for H.Holon in his team's victory, helping them to beat H.Be'er Sheva (#9, 5-7) 92-77. H.Holon is placed at 3rd position in Israeli Winner League. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. H.Holon will need more victories to improve their 8-4 record. In the team's last game Dalton had a remarkable 55.6% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Hayden Dalton averages this season 10.3ppg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American power forward Maurice Kemp (203-PF-1991) of Bnei Hertzeliya. Kemp impressed basketball fans with 29 points and 9 rebounds. Of course he led Bnei Hertzeliya to another comfortable win outscoring the higher-ranked H.Tel-Aviv (#2, 9-2) 110-82. This victory allowed Bnei Hertzeliya to move up to 7th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 5-6 record. Kemp is well-known by Bnei Hertzeliya fans and he already established his position as one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.1ppg (#5). He also registered 8.2 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was American Jerome Meyinsse (208-C-1988) of I.Ness Ziona (#4). Meyinsse scored 21 points and grabbed ten rebounds. Despite Meyinsse's great performance I.Ness Ziona lost 104-108 to the lower-ranked H.Galil Elion (#8, 5-7). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing I.Ness Ziona needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 7 victories and 5 lost games. Meyinsse has a very solid season. In 12 games in Israel he scored 13.4ppg. He also has 6.3rpg, 1.4bpg and FGP: 62.4%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Marvin Jones (213-C-1993) of H.Holon - 19 points and 6 rebounds 5. Joe Ragland (182-PG-1989) of H.Holon - 21 points and 11 assists 6. Andy Van Vliet (213-F/C-1995) of Bnei Hertzeliya - 24 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Ronnie Harrell Jr. (201-SF-1996) of I.Ness Ziona - 20 points and 9 rebounds 8. Xavier Munford (193-G-1992) of H.Tel-Aviv - 24 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Zachary Hankins (211-C-1996) of H.Jerusalem - 16 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Jordan McRae (197-G/F-1991) of H.Tel-Aviv - 25 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Best players of Italian Serie A2 round 15 - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 33-year old power forward had a double-double of 21 points and thirteen rebounds, while his team edged out Rieti Kienergia (#12, 2-11) 81-77. It allowed Cantu to consolidate first place in the Italian Serie A2. Cantu has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the championship title. They improved their record to 13-1. Hunt turned to be Cantu's top player in his first season with the team. Dario Hunt averages this season 12.6ppg and 7.0rpg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American point guard Trevon Allen (188-PG-1998) of Juvi Cremona. Allen impressed basketball fans with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Bad luck as Juvi Cremona lost that game 83-96 to the higher-ranked Torino (#4, 10-4). Juvi Cremona managed to keep the same 11th spot in Group Green. 10 lost games are too many comparing to just four victories Juvi Cremona managed to get this year. Allen is a newcomer at Juvi Cremona and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.6ppg (#2). He also registered 6.4 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was American Isaiah Briscoe (190-PG-1996) of Udine (#4). Briscoe scored 26 points. He was a key player of Udine, leading his team to a 69-61 win against the lower-ranked San Severo (#10, 5-10). Udine needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams in Group Red. Their record at this point is 10 victories and 5 lost games. Briscoe has a great season in Italy. After 13 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.3ppg (3rd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Aaron Carver (201-F-1996) of Monferrato - 12 points and 15 rebounds 5. Jalen Cannon (198-F-1993) of Vanoli Cremona - 20 points and 4 rebounds 6. Brady Skeens (202-F/C-1995) of Piacenza - 10 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Nathan Adrian (206-PF-1995) of Forli - 19 points and 8 rebounds 8. Derek Ogbeide (203-F/C-1997) of Rimini - 18 points and 6 rebounds 9. Jason Clark (189-G-1990) of Treviglio - 25 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Niccolo Martinoni (203-F/C-1989) of Monferrato - 16 points, 13 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 Naser sign a second USA player, ex Trapani - by Mahmood Akbar | |||
He played most recently at 2B Control Trapani in Italian Serie A2. In 30 games he averaged impressive 16.3ppg, 4.7rpg and 2.8apg last season. He was also voted League Player of the Week. He is a very experienced player. Wiggs has played also professionally in Belarus (BC Minsk), Hungary (Zalakeramia ZTE KK), NBA (Chicago Bulls) and NBA G League (Westchester Knicks). Among many awards he won NBA G League Atlantic Division championship title in 2018. He was selected to Eurobasket.com All-Italian Serie A2 Honorable Mention back in 2020. Wiggs graduated from of Alaska at Anchorage in 2017 and it will be his sixth season in pro basketball. |
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| Best players of Jordanian Premier League round 3 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 28-year old guard had the game-high 40 points adding three rebounds and six assists for Al Ahli in his team's victory, helping them to outclass, the league's bottom-ranked team Al Ashrafiyah (#6, 0-3) with 54-point margin 135-81. It allowed Al Ahli to jump to the first place in the Jordanian Premier League. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is still on an early stage, but Al Ahli already had a very good start winning all 3 without losing a single one. In the team's last game Abuhawwas had a remarkable 72.2% from 2-point range and got four three-pointers out of 9 attempts. He turned to be Al Ahli's top player in his first season with the team. Mars Hill College graduate has very impressive stats this year. Abuhawwas is league's best scorer averaging so far 40.0ppg. Abuhawwas is in league's top in assists (4th best: 6.0apg) and averages solid 2.0bpg,4.0spg,72.2% FGP and 44.4% from behind 3-point line. Worth to mention Abuhawwas played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was another Al Ahli's star - young international guard Sami Bzai (190-G-1994). Bzai impressed basketball fans with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Of course together with Abuhawwas he helped Al Ahli with another comfortable win outscoring Al Ashrafiyah (0-3) 135-81. A very good start of the season for his team, which won so far all 3 games without any defeat. Bzai is a newcomer at Al Ahli 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 20.0ppg (#9). His other stats are also decent: 4.3rpg and 4.3apg. Southeastern Oklahoma State University alumni Bzai played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas. The third best performed player last round was Canadian guard Freddy Ibrahim (190-G-1996) of second-ranked Orthodox. Ibrahim got into 30-points club by scoring 32 points in the last round. He went also for eleven assists. He was a key player of Orthodox, leading his team to a 92-62 easy win against Kofer Yoba (#5, 1-2). Orthodox started extremely well this year. They recorded 3 victories without losing a single game. Ibrahim 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. The season just started for Ibrahim as he played only first game. But it already looks like he can be team's leader. Freddy Ibrahim has also Jordanian passport and can play in the league with a status of domestic player. Other top performing players last week: 4. Kevin Mickle (201-F-1993) of Al Jubaiha - 15 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Zane Najdawi (201-F-1996) of Al Ahli - 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Ahmad Obeid (197-F-1990) of Al Riyadi - 17 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Yousef Abuwazaneh (201-C-1993) of Al Riyadi - 15 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Mahmoud Hazaymeh (205-C-2002) of Al Ahli - 12 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Brandon Peterson (203-C/F-1990) of Orthodox - 11 points and 13 rebounds 10. Mohmoud Darwish (2003) of Al Ahli - 14 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. First defeat of league's leader Al Ahli (3-1) against top-ranked Orthodox (4-0) 96-88 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Al Ahli. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Orthodox looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American power forward Brandon Peterson (203-1990, college: Arkansas St.) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points, 19 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. The former international guard Freddy Ibrahim (190-1996, college: Tampa) contributed with 19 points and 13 assists for the winners. American forward Gerard Tarin (206-1996, college: Nova SE) replied with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists for Al Ahli. Orthodox have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. Defending champion Al Ahli dropped to the second place with one game lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Orthodox. Al Ahli will play next round against Kofer Yoba trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Orthodox will try to continue on its current victory against fourth ranked Al Jubaiha at home. Another interesting game for Al Riyadi (2-2) which played in Irbid against Kofer Yoba (1-3). Fourth ranked Al Riyadi crushed hosts 86-61. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Brandon Spearman (191-1991, college: Hawaii) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 5 assists and Yousef Abuwazaneh who added 16 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side American guard DeCardo Day (196-1998, college: Alabama St.) responded with 22 points and 6 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Al Riyadi moved-up to third place, which they share with Al Jubaiha. Kofer Yoba lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with three games lost. Al Riyadi will play against bottom-ranked Al Ashrafiyah (#6) in the next round. Kofer Yoba will play against the league's second-placed Al Ahli in Amman to get more than just one victory in their record. Bottom-ranked Al Ashrafiyah is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to third ranked Al Jubaiha (2-2) 97-78 on Friday evening. The winners were led by Kevin Mickle who had that evening a double-double by scoring 24 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists. Al Jubaiha's coach Yousef Abu Baker used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 30 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his nine free throws !!!) by Terrence Joyner did not help to save the game for Al Ashrafiyah. Al Jubaiha maintains third position with 2-2 record having just two points less than leader Orthodox, which they share with Al Riyadi. Al Ashrafiyah at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. Al Jubaiha will meet league's leader Orthodox in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Al Ashrafiyah will play against Al Riyadi (#3) and hopes to get finally their first victory. Al Jubaiha - Al Ashrafiyah 97-78 Bottom-ranked Al Ashrafiyah is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to third ranked Al Jubaiha (2-2) 97-78 on Friday evening. Al Jubaiha outrebounded Al Ashrafiyah 63-44 including a 41-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists comparing to just 16 passes made by Al Ashrafiyah's players. The winners were led by Guyanese-American forward Kevin Mickle (201-1993, college: Ohio) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 24 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists and point guard Mitri Bosheh (180-1996) supported him with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Al Jubaiha's coach Yousef Abu Baker used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 30 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his nine free throws !!!) by American guard Terrence Joyner (190-1988, college: MVSU) did not help to save the game for Al Ashrafiyah. Sultan Bassam added 14 points and 10 rebounds for lost side. Al Jubaiha maintains third position with 2-2 record having just two points less than leader Orthodox, which they share with Al Riyadi. Al Ashrafiyah at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. Al Jubaiha will meet league's leader Orthodox in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Al Ashrafiyah will play against Al Riyadi (#3) and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Al Jubaiha: K.Mickle 24+17reb+5ast, H.Ahmad 18+4reb+3ast, B.Mitri 17+12reb+10ast, A.Mohammad 9+3reb, Y.Al-Awamleh 8+3reb+1ast, A.Shmali Mohammad 6+2reb+2ast Al Ashrafiyah: T.Joyner 30+5reb+4ast, B.Jalal Al 17+7reb+2ast, B.Sultan 14+10reb+3ast, A.Hussein Musa 7+2reb+3ast, Y.Alaa 6+8reb, A.Buheiri Mohammad 2+7reb+3ast Kofer Yoba - Al Riyadi 61-86 Another interesting game for Al Riyadi (2-2) which played in Irbid against Kofer Yoba (1-3). Fourth ranked Al Riyadi crushed hosts 86-61. Al Riyadi forced 19 Kofer Yoba turnovers and outrebounded them 47-34 including 32 on the defensive glass. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Brandon Spearman (191-1991, college: Hawaii) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 5 assists and the former international center Yousef Abuwazaneh (201-1993) who added 16 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Spearman is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas. Four Al Riyadi players scored in double figures. At the losing side American guard DeCardo Day (196-1998, college: Alabama St.) responded with 22 points and 6 rebounds and Ghazi Al-Salah (-2000) scored 15 points and 6 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Al Riyadi moved-up to third place, which they share with Al Jubaiha. Kofer Yoba lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with three games lost. Al Riyadi will play against bottom-ranked Al Ashrafiyah (#6) in the next round. Kofer Yoba will play against the league's second-placed Al Ahli in Amman to get more than just one victory in their record. Top scorers: Al Riyadi: B.Spearman 21+4reb+5ast, Y.Abuwazaneh 16+9reb+1ast, A.Obeid 11+9reb+2ast, Y.Al Taweel 10+3reb+2ast, M.Mutleq 6+2reb+1ast, B.Talal 6+5reb+1ast Kofer Yoba: D.Day 22+6reb+1ast, A.Ghazi 15+6reb+1ast, M.Bakeer 8+3reb, Y.Shatat 6+8reb+4ast, A.Omare Ammar 4+3reb+2ast, A.Al-Shareeki 2+1reb+2ast Orthodox - Al Ahli 96-88 First defeat of league's leader Al Ahli (3-1) against top-ranked Orthodox (4-0) 96-88 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Al Ahli. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Orthodox looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American power forward Brandon Peterson (203-1990, college: Arkansas St.) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points, 19 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. The former international guard Freddy Ibrahim (190-1996, college: Tampa) contributed with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 assists for the winners. American forward Gerard Tarin (206-1996, college: Nova SE) replied with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists and the former international guard Amin Abuhawwas (190-1994, college: Mars Hill) added 19 points and 8 assists in the effort for Al Ahli. Five Orthodox and four Al Ahli players scored in double figures. Orthodox have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. Defending champion Al Ahli dropped to the second place with one game lost. They were replaced at the leadership position by Orthodox. Al Ahli will play next round against Kofer Yoba trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Orthodox will try to continue on its current victory against fourth ranked Al Jubaiha at home. Top scorers: Orthodox: B.Peterson 23+19reb+6ast, F.Ibrahim 19+2reb+13ast, M.Hussein 19+7reb+1ast, A.Alhamarsheh 13+8reb+7ast, C.Najdawi 10+1reb, A.Ashraf 8+1reb+2ast Al Ahli: G.Tarin 19+13reb+6ast, A.Abuhawwas 19+2reb+8ast, Z.Najdawi 15+9reb+2ast, Q.Fadi 12+6reb+2ast, H.Mahmoud 8+2reb, M.Abdeen 8+2reb+1ast |
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| Round 17: Tartu beat Tallinna Kalev - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most interesting game of round 17 was a derby match between two teams from Estonia. Third ranked Tartu won against host Tallinna Kalev (3-13) 78-72. The best player for the winners was Ukrainian Andrii Voinalovych (207-1999) who scored 22 points and 6 rebounds. Mart Rosenthal (192-1999) chipped in 10 points and 8 assists. Tartu's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lithuanian center Rokas Gadiliauskas (211-1998) produced a double-double by scoring 24 points and 15 rebounds for the hosts. Tartu maintains third place with 13-4 record having five points less than leader Prometey. Tallinna Kalev lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the fourteenth position with 13 games lost. Tartu are looking forward to face Valmiera Glass (#15) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Tallinna Kalev will play against Rapla and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series. One of the most interesting games of round 17 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. Second ranked VEF Riga outleveled host Valmiera Glass (3-14) 102-60. American center Nysier Brooks (213-1996, college: Ole Miss, agency: Green Sports Management) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 18 rebounds. Glenn Cosey contributed with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. American center Tervell Beck (201-1996, college: Kent St.) answered with 24 points and 5 rebounds for Valmiera Glass. Valmiera Glass' coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. VEF Riga (15-3) have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. Defending Latvian champion maintains second place having just two points less than leader Prometey. Valmiera Glass lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth position with 14 games lost. VEF Riga will play against Keila (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Valmiera Glass will play against Tartu (#3) and hope to get back on the winning track. Ukrainian leader Prometey delivered the seventeenth victory on Friday night. This time they crushed 13th ranked Estonian TalTech (4-11) 115-82 in Tallinn. Ondrej Balvin stepped up and scored 17 points and 7 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots) for the winners. Kristaps Gluditis responded with 18 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Prometey. They maintain first place with 17-1 record. TalTech at the other side keeps the thirteenth position with 11 games lost. Prometey will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. TalTech will play against BK Ogre (#8) and hope to secure a win. Other games of round 17 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Viimsi were defeated by Ventspils in a road game 100-90. Keila was beaten by LU at home 78-80. Prometey destroyed Tarvas on the opponent's court 95-66. The best stats of 17th round was 25 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists by Jan Razdevsek of Tarvas. TalTech - Prometey 82-115 Ukrainian leader Prometey delivered the seventeenth victory on Friday night. This time they crushed 13th ranked Estonian TalTech (4-11) 115-82 in Tallinn. Prometey made 21-of-22 free shots (95.5 percent) during the game. Prometey had a 30-19 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 18 long-distance shots on high 51.4 percentage. Prometey looked well-organized offensively handing out 34 assists comparing to just 16 passes made by TalTech's players. Czech center Ondrej Balvin (217-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) stepped up and scored 17 points and 7 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots) for the winners and point guard Issuf Sanon (194-1999) chipped in 9 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. Four Prometey players scored in double figures. Latvian Kristaps Gluditis (190-1995) responded with 18 points and point guard Ran Andre Pehka (192-2001, college: UC Davis) scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Prometey. They maintain first place with 17-1 record. TalTech at the other side keeps the thirteenth position with 11 games lost. Prometey will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. TalTech will play against BK Ogre (#8) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: TalTech: K.Gluditis 18+3reb+2ast, E.Keedus 13+4reb+3ast, R.Andre Pehka 10+5reb+7ast, O.Metsalu 9+3reb+2ast, H.Joosep 7, T.Raadik 7+5reb Prometey: M.Klassen 17+1reb+4ast, O.Balvin 17+7reb+2ast, D.Kennedy 13+2reb+1ast, D.Stephens 12+7reb+3ast, I.Tkachenko 12+2reb+3ast, V.Petrov 10+7reb+3ast Tallinna Kalev - Tartu 72-78 The most interesting game of round 17 was a derby match between two teams from Estonia. Third ranked Tartu won against host Tallinna Kalev (3-13) 78-72. The best player for the winners was Ukrainian Andrii Voinalovych (207-1999) who scored 22 points and 6 rebounds. Mart Rosenthal (192-1999) chipped in 10 points and 8 assists. Tartu's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lithuanian center Rokas Gadiliauskas (211-1998) produced a double-double by scoring 24 points and 15 rebounds and Kristjan Kangur (202-1982) added 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Tartu maintains third place with 13-4 record having five points less than leader Prometey. Tallinna Kalev lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the fourteenth position with 13 games lost. Tartu are looking forward to face Valmiera Glass (#15) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Tallinna Kalev will play against Rapla and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series. Top scorers: Tallinna Kalev: R.Gadiliauskas 24+15reb, K.Kangur 11+7reb+5ast, M.Paiste 11+3reb+1ast, R.Veideman 10+5reb+7ast, I.Kajupank 8+4reb, E.Schmalz 5+1reb+2ast Tartu: A.Voinalovych 22+6reb, O.Suurorg 10+6reb+1ast, T.Pavelka 10+8reb, M.Rosenthal 10+3reb+8ast, J.McCloud 9+4reb+3ast, L.Bockler 6+4reb+2ast Ventspils - Viimsi 100-90 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 6th ranked Estonian Viimsi (9-6) was defeated on the road by seventh ranked Latvian Ventspils (10-7) 100-90 on Friday. Ventspils looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Viimsi's players. Linards Jaunzems (200-1995) stepped up and scored 30 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Arturs Ausejs (192-1990) chipped in 26 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. Karl-Johan Lips (200-1996) responded with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and American center Malik Toppin (206-1997, college: Salem) scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. Four Viimsi players scored in double figures. Ventspils moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Rapla. Loser Viimsi dropped to the seventh position with six games lost. Ventspils will meet LU (#10) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Viimsi will play against Tarvas and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Viimsi: M.Toppin 18+5reb, K.Lips 17+8reb+5ast, E.Haller 17+2reb+1ast, D.Harris 15+4reb+1ast, S.Post 9+3reb+6ast, R.Jorgen 7 Ventspils: L.Jaunzems 30+9reb+4ast, A.Ausejs 26+6reb+9ast, E.Wembi 20+13reb+3ast, E.Elksnis 7+1reb+2ast, G.Sipolins 6+2reb+3ast, I.Gandia-Rosa 4+4ast Valmiera Glass - VEF Riga 60-102 One of the most interesting games of round 17 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. Second ranked VEF Riga outleveled host Valmiera Glass (3-14) 102-60. VEF Riga dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Valmiera Glass' 22 and made 16-of-20 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Valmiera Glass 49-18 including a 18-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. VEF Riga players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. American center Nysier Brooks (213-1996, college: Ole Miss, agency: Green Sports Management) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 18 rebounds. His fellow American import point guard Glenn Cosey (183-1992, college: EKU) contributed with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Four VEF Riga players scored in double figures. American center Tervell Beck (201-1996, college: Kent St.) answered with 24 points and 5 rebounds and Latvian Edgars Kaufmanis (193-1999, college: Bemidji St.) added 9 points in the effort for Valmiera Glass. Valmiera Glass' coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. VEF Riga (15-3) have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. Defending Latvian champion maintains second place having just two points less than leader Prometey. Valmiera Glass lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth position with 14 games lost. VEF Riga will play against Keila (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Valmiera Glass will play against Tartu (#3) and hope to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Valmiera Glass: T.Beck 24+5reb, E.Kaufmanis 9+2reb+2ast, V.Veveris 6+1reb+3ast, D.Gak 6+1ast, K.Kristofers 5+2ast, J.McCall 5+5reb+1ast VEF Riga: N.Brooks 27+18reb, A.Ate 15+6reb+2ast, G.Cosey 13+5reb+6ast, E.Clarance 12+4ast, M.Gulbis 12+5reb+1ast, P.Peteris 11+4reb+1ast Keila - LU 78-80 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when eleventh ranked Latvian LU (7-11) edged on the road 10th ranked Estonian Keila (6-10) 80-78 on Friday. LU dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Keila's 30. Latvian point guard Ricards Vitolskis (185-2001) stepped up and scored 14 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and Latvian center Reinis Avotins (206-1998) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds. Ukrainian forward Andrii Myronenko (200-1994, agency: BIG) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds and Latvian point guard Marcis Vitols (186-1992) scored 16 points and 8 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. LU moved-up to tenth place. Newly promoted Keila dropped to the eleventh position with ten games lost. LU will meet at home higher ranked Ventspils (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Keila will play against the league's second-placed VEF Riga (#2) and will have a slim chance for a victory. Top scorers: Keila: A.Myronenko 18+11reb, M.Vitols 16+4reb+8ast, C.Sengbusch 11+4reb, K.Saks 11+4reb+1ast, S.Saaremael 8+3reb+1ast, K.Kristen 8+3reb+1ast LU: R.Avotins 15+6reb, R.Vitolskis 14+6reb+1ast, G.Kampuss 12+6reb, E.Mezulis 12+3reb, S.Toms 9+3reb+7ast, P.Miglinieks 8+5reb Tarvas - Prometey 66-95 Very expected game in Rakvere where 16th ranked Estonian Tarvas (1-14) were rolled over by first ranked Ukrainian Prometey (17-1) 95-66 on Wednesday. Prometey forced 20 Tarvas turnovers and outrebounded them 48-31 including a 18-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Czech center Ondrej Balvin (217-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) stepped up and scored 14 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and Canadian point guard Marek Klassen (185-1992, college: PLNU) chipped in 13 points and 6 rebounds. Four Prometey players scored in double figures. Slovenian point guard Jan Razdevsek (191-2000) responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists and Croatian center Antun Maricevic (208-1997, college: S.Florida, agency: Helping Ballers) scored 12 points and 7 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Prometey. They maintain first place with 17-1 record. Tarvas lost their sixth game in a row. They stay at the bottom position with 14 games lost. Prometey will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Tarvas will play against Viimsi (#7) and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Tarvas: J.Razdevsek 25+11reb+8ast, E.Kaasik 14+1reb, A.Maricevic 12+7reb+2ast, L.Arvan-Johhannes 6+3reb, L.Renato 6+1reb+1ast, G.Kaldmae 3+4reb+3ast Prometey: G.Clavell 14+1reb+1ast, O.Balvin 14+9reb+3ast, D.Kennedy 13+5reb, M.Klassen 13+6reb+3ast, D.Stephens 10+6reb+3ast, D.Lukashov 7+2reb+1ast |
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| Round 17: Tartu beat Tallinna Kalev - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most interesting game of round 17 was a derby match between two teams from Estonia. Third ranked Tartu won against host Tallinna Kalev (3-13) 78-72. The best player for the winners was Ukrainian Andrii Voinalovych (207-1999) who scored 22 points and 6 rebounds. Mart Rosenthal (192-1999) chipped in 10 points and 8 assists. Tartu's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lithuanian center Rokas Gadiliauskas (211-1998) produced a double-double by scoring 24 points and 15 rebounds for the hosts. Tartu maintains third place with 13-4 record having five points less than leader Prometey. Tallinna Kalev lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the fourteenth position with 13 games lost. Tartu are looking forward to face Valmiera Glass (#15) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Tallinna Kalev will play against Rapla and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series. One of the most interesting games of round 17 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. Second ranked VEF Riga outleveled host Valmiera Glass (3-14) 102-60. American center Nysier Brooks (213-1996, college: Ole Miss, agency: Green Sports Management) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 18 rebounds. Glenn Cosey contributed with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. American center Tervell Beck (201-1996, college: Kent St.) answered with 24 points and 5 rebounds for Valmiera Glass. Valmiera Glass' coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. VEF Riga (15-3) have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. Defending Latvian champion maintains second place having just two points less than leader Prometey. Valmiera Glass lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth position with 14 games lost. VEF Riga will play against Keila (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Valmiera Glass will play against Tartu (#3) and hope to get back on the winning track. Ukrainian leader Prometey delivered the seventeenth victory on Friday night. This time they crushed 13th ranked Estonian TalTech (4-11) 115-82 in Tallinn. Ondrej Balvin stepped up and scored 17 points and 7 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots) for the winners. Kristaps Gluditis responded with 18 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Prometey. They maintain first place with 17-1 record. TalTech at the other side keeps the thirteenth position with 11 games lost. Prometey will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. TalTech will play against BK Ogre (#8) and hope to secure a win. Other games of round 17 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Viimsi were defeated by Ventspils in a road game 100-90. Keila was beaten by LU at home 78-80. Prometey destroyed Tarvas on the opponent's court 95-66. The best stats of 17th round was 25 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists by Jan Razdevsek of Tarvas. TalTech - Prometey 82-115 Ukrainian leader Prometey delivered the seventeenth victory on Friday night. This time they crushed 13th ranked Estonian TalTech (4-11) 115-82 in Tallinn. Prometey made 21-of-22 free shots (95.5 percent) during the game. Prometey had a 30-19 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 18 long-distance shots on high 51.4 percentage. Prometey looked well-organized offensively handing out 34 assists comparing to just 16 passes made by TalTech's players. Czech center Ondrej Balvin (217-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) stepped up and scored 17 points and 7 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots) for the winners and point guard Issuf Sanon (194-1999) chipped in 9 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. Four Prometey players scored in double figures. Latvian Kristaps Gluditis (190-1995) responded with 18 points and point guard Ran Andre Pehka (192-2001, college: UC Davis) scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Prometey. They maintain first place with 17-1 record. TalTech at the other side keeps the thirteenth position with 11 games lost. Prometey will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. TalTech will play against BK Ogre (#8) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: TalTech: K.Gluditis 18+3reb+2ast, E.Keedus 13+4reb+3ast, R.Andre Pehka 10+5reb+7ast, O.Metsalu 9+3reb+2ast, H.Joosep 7, T.Raadik 7+5reb Prometey: M.Klassen 17+1reb+4ast, O.Balvin 17+7reb+2ast, D.Kennedy 13+2reb+1ast, D.Stephens 12+7reb+3ast, I.Tkachenko 12+2reb+3ast, V.Petrov 10+7reb+3ast Tallinna Kalev - Tartu 72-78 The most interesting game of round 17 was a derby match between two teams from Estonia. Third ranked Tartu won against host Tallinna Kalev (3-13) 78-72. The best player for the winners was Ukrainian Andrii Voinalovych (207-1999) who scored 22 points and 6 rebounds. Mart Rosenthal (192-1999) chipped in 10 points and 8 assists. Tartu's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lithuanian center Rokas Gadiliauskas (211-1998) produced a double-double by scoring 24 points and 15 rebounds and Kristjan Kangur (202-1982) added 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Tartu maintains third place with 13-4 record having five points less than leader Prometey. Tallinna Kalev lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the fourteenth position with 13 games lost. Tartu are looking forward to face Valmiera Glass (#15) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Tallinna Kalev will play against Rapla and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series. Top scorers: Tallinna Kalev: R.Gadiliauskas 24+15reb, K.Kangur 11+7reb+5ast, M.Paiste 11+3reb+1ast, R.Veideman 10+5reb+7ast, I.Kajupank 8+4reb, E.Schmalz 5+1reb+2ast Tartu: A.Voinalovych 22+6reb, O.Suurorg 10+6reb+1ast, T.Pavelka 10+8reb, M.Rosenthal 10+3reb+8ast, J.McCloud 9+4reb+3ast, L.Bockler 6+4reb+2ast Ventspils - Viimsi 100-90 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 6th ranked Estonian Viimsi (9-6) was defeated on the road by seventh ranked Latvian Ventspils (10-7) 100-90 on Friday. Ventspils looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Viimsi's players. Linards Jaunzems (200-1995) stepped up and scored 30 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Arturs Ausejs (192-1990) chipped in 26 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. Karl-Johan Lips (200-1996) responded with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and American center Malik Toppin (206-1997, college: Salem) scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. Four Viimsi players scored in double figures. Ventspils moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Rapla. Loser Viimsi dropped to the seventh position with six games lost. Ventspils will meet LU (#10) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Viimsi will play against Tarvas and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Viimsi: M.Toppin 18+5reb, K.Lips 17+8reb+5ast, E.Haller 17+2reb+1ast, D.Harris 15+4reb+1ast, S.Post 9+3reb+6ast, R.Jorgen 7 Ventspils: L.Jaunzems 30+9reb+4ast, A.Ausejs 26+6reb+9ast, E.Wembi 20+13reb+3ast, E.Elksnis 7+1reb+2ast, G.Sipolins 6+2reb+3ast, I.Gandia-Rosa 4+4ast Valmiera Glass - VEF Riga 60-102 One of the most interesting games of round 17 was a derby match between two teams from Latvia. Second ranked VEF Riga outleveled host Valmiera Glass (3-14) 102-60. VEF Riga dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Valmiera Glass' 22 and made 16-of-20 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Valmiera Glass 49-18 including a 18-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. VEF Riga players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. American center Nysier Brooks (213-1996, college: Ole Miss, agency: Green Sports Management) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 18 rebounds. His fellow American import point guard Glenn Cosey (183-1992, college: EKU) contributed with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Four VEF Riga players scored in double figures. American center Tervell Beck (201-1996, college: Kent St.) answered with 24 points and 5 rebounds and Latvian Edgars Kaufmanis (193-1999, college: Bemidji St.) added 9 points in the effort for Valmiera Glass. Valmiera Glass' coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. VEF Riga (15-3) have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. Defending Latvian champion maintains second place having just two points less than leader Prometey. Valmiera Glass lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth position with 14 games lost. VEF Riga will play against Keila (#11) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Valmiera Glass will play against Tartu (#3) and hope to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Valmiera Glass: T.Beck 24+5reb, E.Kaufmanis 9+2reb+2ast, V.Veveris 6+1reb+3ast, D.Gak 6+1ast, K.Kristofers 5+2ast, J.McCall 5+5reb+1ast VEF Riga: N.Brooks 27+18reb, A.Ate 15+6reb+2ast, G.Cosey 13+5reb+6ast, E.Clarance 12+4ast, M.Gulbis 12+5reb+1ast, P.Peteris 11+4reb+1ast Keila - LU 78-80 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when eleventh ranked Latvian LU (7-11) edged on the road 10th ranked Estonian Keila (6-10) 80-78 on Friday. LU dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Keila's 30. Latvian point guard Ricards Vitolskis (185-2001) stepped up and scored 14 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and Latvian center Reinis Avotins (206-1998) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds. Ukrainian forward Andrii Myronenko (200-1994, agency: BIG) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds and Latvian point guard Marcis Vitols (186-1992) scored 16 points and 8 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. LU moved-up to tenth place. Newly promoted Keila dropped to the eleventh position with ten games lost. LU will meet at home higher ranked Ventspils (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Keila will play against the league's second-placed VEF Riga (#2) and will have a slim chance for a victory. Top scorers: Keila: A.Myronenko 18+11reb, M.Vitols 16+4reb+8ast, C.Sengbusch 11+4reb, K.Saks 11+4reb+1ast, S.Saaremael 8+3reb+1ast, K.Kristen 8+3reb+1ast LU: R.Avotins 15+6reb, R.Vitolskis 14+6reb+1ast, G.Kampuss 12+6reb, E.Mezulis 12+3reb, S.Toms 9+3reb+7ast, P.Miglinieks 8+5reb Tarvas - Prometey 66-95 Very expected game in Rakvere where 16th ranked Estonian Tarvas (1-14) were rolled over by first ranked Ukrainian Prometey (17-1) 95-66 on Wednesday. Prometey forced 20 Tarvas turnovers and outrebounded them 48-31 including a 18-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Czech center Ondrej Balvin (217-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) stepped up and scored 14 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and Canadian point guard Marek Klassen (185-1992, college: PLNU) chipped in 13 points and 6 rebounds. Four Prometey players scored in double figures. Slovenian point guard Jan Razdevsek (191-2000) responded with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists and Croatian center Antun Maricevic (208-1997, college: S.Florida, agency: Helping Ballers) scored 12 points and 7 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Prometey. They maintain first place with 17-1 record. Tarvas lost their sixth game in a row. They stay at the bottom position with 14 games lost. Prometey will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Tarvas will play against Viimsi (#7) and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Tarvas: J.Razdevsek 25+11reb+8ast, E.Kaasik 14+1reb, A.Maricevic 12+7reb+2ast, L.Arvan-Johhannes 6+3reb, L.Renato 6+1reb+1ast, G.Kaldmae 3+4reb+3ast Prometey: G.Clavell 14+1reb+1ast, O.Balvin 14+9reb+3ast, D.Kennedy 13+5reb, M.Klassen 13+6reb+3ast, D.Stephens 10+6reb+3ast, D.Lukashov 7+2reb+1ast |
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| Isaiah Taylor (ex Anadolu Efes) joins Zalgiris - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
Taylor has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2016. He is quite experienced player. Taylor has played also professionally in Israel (Maccabi Rishon), Spain (Murcia), NBA (Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors) and NBA G League (RGV Vipers and College Park SkyHawks). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team made it to the Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey) Semifinals in 2022. He was voted to USBasket.com D-League All-Rookie Team back in 2017. Taylor graduated from University of Texas in 2016 and it is his seventh season as a professional player. |
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| O'Darien Bassett paces Eastern past Black Bears - by Eurobasket News |
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Black Bears - Eastern 75:81 O'Darien Bassett (187-G-1986, college: Troy) paced Eastern past Black Bears at the ASEAN Invitational League. He nailed 24 points as his team from Hong Kong posted an 81-75 win. Eastern started better with a 26-22 run and led 7 points at the halftime. Black Bears meanwhile replied with a massive 20-10 run in the third quarter, whilst Eastern closed the game with a decisive 24-15 surge. Chris McLaughlin (208-C, college: Victoria) nailed 17 points and Tonny Trocha-Morelos (208-F/C, college: Texas A&M) netted 13. Isaiah Wade (201-PF-1998, college: UCO) replied with massive 29 points in a loss and Jenning Leung (183-G-1995) poured in 22. |
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| Brussels land Daniel Laster, ex Soles - by Peter Buyse | |||
Laster is a very experienced player. And here thanks to pro basketball he experienced life in four different countries playing on three different continents. He is familiar with European, Latin American and of course North American leagues. Laster has played previously professionally in Finland (Vilpas), Italy (RO SAzzurra), Luxembourg (T71 Dudelange) and Dominican Republic (Los Prados). His college team won Big South Conference Tournament in 2019. He graduated from Gardner-Webb University in 2019 and it will be his fourth season in pro basketball. |
| Brussels adds Daniel Laster, ex Soles - by Peter Buyse | |||
Laster is a very experienced player. And here thanks to pro basketball he experienced life in four different countries playing on three different continents. He is familiar with European, Latin American and of course North American leagues. Laster has played previously professionally in Finland (Vilpas), Italy (RO SAzzurra), Luxembourg (T71 Dudelange) and Dominican Republic (Los Prados). His college team won Big South Conference Tournament in 2019. He graduated from Gardner-Webb University in 2019 and it will be his fourth season in pro basketball. |
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| UTS: Hudson and Hancock Scratch Double Figures, Firehawks Snap Bears Win Streak - by Stephan Ditgens |
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PIKEVILLE, Ky. -The University of Tennessee Southern men's basketball snapped Pikeville's four game winning streak with a 67-63 victory in Pikeville on Thursday. Adarion Hudson led the Firehawks with 16 points. Kavion Hancock added 13 tallies in the favoriable decision. Tad Sivley just missed a double-double with eight points and 10 boards. UTS scored first, but Pikeville would go on a 14-0 run to lead by 11 just before the first media timeout. The Firehawks would blaze the nets piecing together a 13-0 run to retake the lead. The back-and-forth action would continue through the first half, with the Bears holding the five point advantage at the half. Both teams would trade the lead early in the final half, but UPike would hold the lead for most of the period. The Sivley three-point play with just under four minutes remaning would give the Firehawks a lead they would hold for the rest of the match. UTS would shoot 24 of 56 for 43% from the field. There would be six lead changes or three ties. NEXT UP The Firehawks will close out the weekend trip traveling to Portsmouth, Ohio to meet Shawnee State. The Firehawks and the Bears will tip at 2 pm on Saturday, January 7th. courtesy of UTSFirehawks.com |
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| Tatum's rare triple-double leads Celtics past Mavs, 124-95 - by Eurobasket News |
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Jayson Tatum (6'8''-F/G-1998, college: Duke) had 29 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in his second career triple-double, and the Boston Celtics beat Dallas 124-95 on Thursday night, ending the Mavericks' seven-game winning streak. Jaylen Brown (6'6''-G/F-1996, college: California) scored 19 points for the NBA-leading Celtics, who bounced back from a 150-117 loss in Oklahoma City when the Thunder were missing 30-point scorer Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (6'6''-PG-1998, college: Kentucky). Luka Doncic scored 23 points after averaging 44.5 points the previous five games. The Mavs superstar didn't play in the fourth quarter, which started with Boston leading by 24. Doncic hit buzzer-beating 3-pointers for the win in Boston's previous two Dallas visits. There was never a chance for a third, or for the Mavs to extend the longest winning streak since their lone championship season in 2010-11. Doncic missed all six shots from long range as the Mavericks finished 7 of 32. Doncic was 7 of 23 overall and Dallas finished at 38%. Tatum wasn't much better than Doncic, going 8 of 22 from the field, but his teammates were. Boston shot 16 of 43 from 3, with eight players hitting at least one. Marcus Smart (6'4''-G-1994, college: OK State) and Malcolm Brogdon (6'5''-SG-1992, college: Virginia) each scored 15 points, with Smart going 4 of 9 from deep while Brogdon was 3 of 5. The Celtics never trailed after the middle of the first quarter, and Dallas didn't get closer than 13 after halftime. Doncic had nine rebounds but was limited to three assists as Dallas tied its season low in assists with 15. Spencer Dinwiddie (6'6''-PG-1993, college: Colorado) scored 18 points, and Christian Wood (6'10''-F-1995, college: UNLV, agency: Pensack Sports) had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Courtesy of: cbsnews.com |
| Murray's early exploits lead Nuggets to 122-91 rout of Clippers - by Eurobasket News |
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Jamal Murray (6'4''-SG-1997, college: Kentucky) sparked Denver early by scoring 13 of his 18 points in the first quarter, and the Nuggets led by as many as 43 in cruising to a 122-91 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. The Nuggets picked the perfect time to turn in one of their best performances of the season. In a nationally televised game, Denver was pushing the pace and showing why the team is tied with Memphis for the top spot in the Western Conference. The Nuggets shot 50.6% from the floor and finished with 28 assists. "Wins like this give us a lot of confidence and build a lot of chemistry," Murray said. "Sets a standard for us." It wasn't even Nikola Jokic (7'0''-C-1995, agency: BeoBasket) doing most of the damage, either. The two-time reigning NBA MVP had 12 points, six rebounds and nine assists before taking the fourth quarter off. Murray was one of seven Denver players to finish in double figures. He hit four of the team's 14 3-pointers. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope helped fuel a 19-0 run in the second quarter to turn the game into a rout. "I've been around people who would not allow themselves to enjoy the wins, to enjoy the moment. I'm not that guy," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. "But I'm also not going to party and celebrate. "That was a hell of a win for us. A convincing win, from beginning to end. Everybody contributed. We're in first place in the Western Conference. We're not there yet. But we're on our way. I like where we're at and, more importantly, I like who I'm going there with." Kawhi Leonard (6'7''-F-1991, college: SDSU), Paul George (6'9''-G/F-1990, college: Fresno St.) and the rest of the Clippers had an off night shooting as they dropped their fourth straight game. They shot 37.4% from the floor, including 5 of 37 from 3-point range. Leonard finished with six points while George, playing with a sore hamstring, had three. Neither played in the second half and they were a combined 3 of 16 from the field. None of the Clippers' starters scored in double figures. Norman Powell (6'4''-SG-1993, college: UCLA) led Los Angeles with 13 points. "We didn't have a defensive mindset to start the game and it kind of hurt us," coach Tyronn Lue said. "We've got to be better defensively. We knew that coming into the game, or they embarrass you. Tonight was a tough game for us." Murray set the tone early with his 13-point opening quarter on 5-of-6 shooting. The dynamic point guard is off to an up-and-down start as he works his way back from a torn ACL that caused him to miss last season. On the plane ride home from a loss in Minnesota this week, Malone sat next to Murray for a heart-to-heart chat. "It was me just trying to reach out to a player and show him support," Malone said. "That's just the relationship that Jamal and I have. Constant communication, collaboration." Courtesy of: cbsnews.com |
| LA Lakers sign Sterling Brown - by Eurobasket News | ||||
In 2017 he was drafted by Philadelphia 76ers in second round (46th overall). He graduated from Southern Methodist University and it is his sixth season in pro basketball. Brown has played previously for three other teams: Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks and Milwaukee Bucks. His team won AAC Tournament in 2015 and 2017. He was voted to Reese's College All-Star Game back in 2017. |
| The Kings waive Chima Moneke - by Eurobasket News | ||||
Moneke has never been drafted by the NBA. He was a member of Nigerian Senior National Team between 2020 and 2021. Moneke has played previously professionally in France (Entente Orleans 45, Denain Voltaire and Quimper UJAP) and Spain (Manresa). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he played in the final of Basketball Champions League in 2022. He was voted Eurobasket.com All-Basketball Champions League Player of the Year and Eurobasket.com All-Spanish Liga Endesa Import Player of the Year in 2022. Moneke graduated from University of California - Davis in 2018 and it is his fifth season as a professional player. |
| Embiid-less Sixers fall to Lavine, Bulls 126-112 - by Eurobasket News |
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The Philadelphia 76ers' final game of their three-game homestand came Friday night against the Chicago Bulls. The Sixers came into the matchup with the Bulls, winners of three straight, including a 129-126 overtime win against the Indiana Pacers. Chicago came into Friday night's clash after a 121-112 win against the Brooklyn Nets, who were on a twelve-game winning streak. The 76ers controlled the game early on and built a lead of 14 points, but the Chicago Bulls came storming back in the second quarter. After a monster 40-point third quarter led by Zach LaVine (6'5''-SG-1995, college: UCLA), the Bulls firmly grabbed control of the game. The Sixers tried to fight back in the fourth but couldn't overcome a bad night offensively from Harden, losing 126-112. James Harden (6'5''-SG-1989, college: Arizona St.) struggled mightily in the first half in this matchup with the Bulls. He was 1-10 from the floor in the first half totaling six points. He did have seven rebounds and six assists but didn't have the juice to score the rock. Harden even missed his first two free throws, which was uncharacteristic of him. 'The Beard' showed a little life late in the fourth as the Sixers were trying to mount a comeback, but it was a little too late. Harden ended the night with 17 points (4-17), 11 assists, and 7 rebounds. The Sixers won't overcome most nights with Harden shooting that badly and Joel Embiid (7'0''-C/F-1994, college: Kansas) out of the lineup. The game started out with Nikola Vucevic (7'0''-PF-1990, college: USC) dominating the boards and interior against the 76ers' small ball lineup. Vucevic feasted on smaller defenders like PJ Tucker and Tobias Harris (6'9''-F-1992, college: Tennessee), pulling down 18 rebounds to go along with his 19 points and 10 assists. The true star of the game for the Bulls was Zach LaVine, scoring 41 points and going 11/13 from three-point range. He absolutely went nuclear in the third quarter, hitting three-pointer after three-pointer. He also hit the dagger in the fourth quarter to close out the game for the road team. In a game where DeRozan wasn't as dominant as he usually is, Lavine picked up the slack. Tyrese Maxey (6'4''-PG-2000, college: Kentucky) came out of the gates firing for the Sixers, scoring 13 points in the first half, shooting 3-4 from three-point range. He also made some nice passes on his drives, passes that he didn't make last season. Unfortunately for the Sixers, his play was enough for them to get the W against the Bulls. He ended the night with 26 points and 6 assists. This performance showed that the young guard is returning to form, and his scoring is much needed. Courtesy of: phillysportsnetwork.com |
| Gobert, Timberwolves beat short-handed Clippers 128-115 - by Eurobasket News |
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Rudy Gobert (7'1''-C-1992) had 25 points and 21 rebounds, D'Angelo Russell (6'5''-SG-1996, college: Ohio St.) also scored 25 and the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 128-115 win against the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. Jaden McDaniels (6'11''-C/F-2000, college: Washington) had 18 points for Minnesota, which has won three in a row. While the Timberwolves put together one of their most complete performances of the season, leading scorer Anthony Edwards (6'5''-G-2001, college: Georgia) left the game in the third quarter with left hip soreness and didn't return. 'I think overall in this stretch we've been decent with the rebounding,' Minnesota coach Chris Finch said. 'I liked our perimeter defense - it's been a lot better. Shot contests have been a lot better, our pursuit mentality, all that stuff.' Los Angeles played without stars Paul George (6'9''-G/F-1990, college: Fresno St.) and Kawhi Leonard (6'7''-F-1991, college: SDSU) on the second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers arrived in Minnesota early Friday morning after a 122-91 loss at Denver and decided to sit George and Leonard as a precaution after the quick turnaround. Reserve forward Norman Powell had a team-high 21 points for Los Angeles, which lost its fifth game in a row. John Wall (6'4''-PG-1990, college: Kentucky), held out of Thursday's game for left knee injury management, had 14 points and eight assists off the bench. 'It's tough when you're shorthanded the way we were tonight,' Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. 'I thought our guys competed and scrapped, and we were just overmatched at times.' Without George and Leonard, the Clippers' usually stout defense struggled against the Timberwolves. Minnesota shot 56.8% from the field and scored 62 points in the paint. The Timberwolves led by as many as 25 despite 20 turnovers. Los Angeles was allowing 109.8 points per game coming in, the fourth-lowest total in the league. Meanwhile, opponents were hitting just 45.8% of their shots against the Clippers. 'I just thought it was their ability to get into the paint (that) really hurt us,' Lue said. 'We were closing out all night on guys driving by us, allowed Rudy to get offensive rebounds and dunks because we couldn't control the ball and keep the ball in front of us.' Russell, on the bench as Minnesota closed out Portland on Wednesday, scored 10 points in the first quarter. With Gobert also contributing, the Timberwolves got 22 of their first 37 points in the paint. 'I don't think we've seen the best Rudy yet,' Gobert said. 'I've been putting in a lot of work. My teammates are sticking with me. The coaching staff is sticking with me. And I know that it's going to pay off.' Minnesota closed the first half on a 19-7 run to lead 68-54 and then stretched the lead to 19 early in the third quarter. The Timberwolves, who had been outscored by a league-high 125 points in the third period this season entering the day, saw their lead shrink as Los Angeles went on a 10-0 run. But Minnesota followed with its own 8-0 run to close the third and outscored the Clippers by eight in the quarter. 'We don't really do that well in third quarters most of the time,' McDaniels said. 'But today was like, we said like the first five minutes are important, so just kind of putting them away in there and keeping the lead like 20, 25.' Courtesy of: apnews.com |
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| SC Warriors crush Ignite to capture first win of regular season - by Eurobasket News |
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The Santa Cruz Warriors recorded its first win of the regular season following a 125-100 victory over G League Ignite (3-2) at Dollar Loan Center on Thursday evening. Santa Cruz guard Dusty Hannahs (6'4''-G-1993, college: Arkansas) and forward Gui Santos (6'8''-SF-2002) each finished with 25 points for the Warriors, who set a franchise record by dishing out 40 assists as a team. Guard Zeke Moore added 21 points and forward Lester Quinones (6'5''-G-2000, college: Memphis) notched 16 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds in a bounce-back win for the Sea Dubs. Forward Leonard Miller (6'11''-F-2003) finished with 17 points and eight rebounds for the Ignite, and guard London Johnson (6'3''-G-2004) added 10 points and seven rebounds. Guard Marcus Graves (6'1''-G-1996, college: Sacramento St.) closed out the night with 12 points and seven assists. The Warriors led by as many as 10 points in the first quarter. However, a late push by the Ignite, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer by Graves, closed the Warriors lead to 33-30 going into the second frame. Hannahs hit back-to-back 3-pointers late in the second quarter that extended Santa Cruz's lead to 67-53 going into halftime. The Sea Dubs recorded a franchise-high 26 assists on 28 shot attempts made in the first half. The Warriors went on a 9-0 run to lead by as many as 19 points in the third quarter. But the Ignite brought the score to within 11 points, 89-78, with less than two minutes remaining in the frame. Moore drained a 3-point buzzer beater that extended the Warriors lead to 14 points at 97-83 going into the final stanza. Santa Cruz propelled their lead to 25 points in the fourth en route to a 125-100 win over the Ignite. Santa Cruz (1-2) is back in action Friday night in a rematch against G League Ignite (3-2) at 7pm. Courtesy of: pajaronian.com |
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| Neskovic puts up 24 in Dartmouth's 81-77 win over Yale - by Eurobasket News |
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Dusan Neskovic (6'7''-F-2000) had 24 points in Dartmouth's 81-77 win over Yale on Friday night. Neskovic had six rebounds for the Big Green (5-11, 1-1 Ivy League). Ryan Cornish was 6 of 14 shooting, including 1 for 5 from distance, and went 5 for 6 from the line to add 18 points. Dame Adelekun (6'8''-F-2001) recorded 13 points and was 5 of 8 shooting and 3 of 6 from the free throw line. The Big Green broke a six-game skid. The Bulldogs (10-5, 0-2) were led in scoring by Matt Knowling (6'6''-F), who finished with 17 points. Bez Mbeng (6'4''-G) added 15 points for Yale. August Mahoney (6'4''-G-2000) also had 13 points and seven rebounds. Both teams play on Saturday. Dartmouth visits Brown while Yale hosts Harvard. Courtesy of: usatoday.com |
| No. 1 Purdue Basketball Edges No. 24 Ohio State 71-69 on Late 3-Pointer - by Eurobasket News |
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After starting 0-of-6 from the field and turning the ball over four times, Purdue freshman guard Fletcher Loyer (6'4''-G) watched the opening minutes of the second half against No. 24 Ohio State from the bench. But when it mattered most, Loyer made huge shots for the No. 1-ranked Boilermakers, propelling the team to a 71-69 victory over the Buckeyes on Thursday night at Value City Arena on a game-winning 3-pointer in the final minute. 'It was rough, I played probably my worst half of college basketball so far,' Loyer said. 'Everyone in the locker room talking to me, telling me to keep playing hard. Coming off the bench in the second half, I knew I had to focus and play hard and play defense. Focus on that, and then I happened to get a few open looks to help the game go from there.' Loyer scored all 11 of his points after halftime and was one of four Purdue players to reach double figures. He was 4-of-6 from the field, including 3-of-4 from deep after missing his first six attempts of the game. Freshman guard Braden Smith and junior center Zach Edey (7'4''-C-2002) each scored 16 points to lead the team while junior guard Ethan Morton (6'7''-G-2001) recorded a season-high 10 points. The Boilermakers finished the game with a season-best 13 made 3-pointers. But in a matchup of two of college basketball's most efficient offenses, Purdue stumbled out of the gates on the road. In the first four minutes of play, the team took nine shot attempts with only two finding the bottom of the net despite pulling down five offensive rebounds. 'You just want to see people respond and get back out there and compete,' Purdue coach Matt Painter said. 'We're fortunate, we're very fortunate. We didn't have a very good start to this game, and it took us a while to settle into it. We're not better than Ohio State, in this game we were just one possession better.' On the defensive end of the court, the Boilermakers struggled to slow down freshman forward Brice Sensabaugh (6'6''-F), who led all scorers with 21 points. He entered the matchup averaging 15.9 points per game as the leading scorer for the Buckeyes. Sensabaugh tallied 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the first half. He capped a 12-0 run by Ohio State with an and-one layup in transition to take an 18-7 lead over Purdue with 11:52 left to play in the opening period. 'You just can't let him get deep and get to his sweet spot,' Painter said of Sensabaugh. 'He can make those 3s and dribble in place, but we wanted to try our best to get him out of rhythm. But when he gets to his spots, he's going to make those shots. He's a good player.' The Boilermakers trailed by as many as 12 points before knocking down a flurry of 3-pointers to bring the game within one possession. Despite shooting 38.2% from the field before the break, the team was 6-of-15 from beyond the arc. Smith capped a 9-0 run of three consecutive 3-pointers to tie the game with 1:22 left before halftime. He had a team-high 12 points entering the second half, but Ohio State led 36-33. After knocking down two 3-pointers in the first half, senior guard David Jenkins Jr. (6'1''-G-1998) started the game for Purdue in the second in place of Loyer. He finished the game with nine points while also dishing out two assists without turning the ball over. 'We have a bunch of good shooters, and we know that,' Jenkins said. 'We know it can't rain forever, at some point we're going to get hot. And it's going to continue for us because we have guys that work on their game each and every day consistently. I've never seen guys work on their game as much as here.' And it was Loyer who had a complete turnaround after a rough start to the game. He and Smith put in back-to-back 3-pointers to spark a 10-0 run for the Boilermakers. They went ahead 52-46 with 13:10 left to play, and the six-point lead was their largest of the night. Sensabaugh kept the contest close for Buckeyes, responding to the deficit by scoring eight points in a 10-2 run. Neither team led by more than four points in the final 13 minutes of play. Ohio State looked to take control late as graduate guard Sean McNeil (6'4''-G) drilled a contested 3-pointer to take a 69-66 lead with under a minute left. After a timeout, Purdue got the ball inside to Edey for an easy layup to cut the lead to one point. With time in favor of the Buckeyes, Morton pressured the in-bounds pass and came up with a steal to set up the game-winning shot. On the final offensive possession for the Boilermakers, Edey drew two defenders in the paint and kicked out to Loyer, who buried the 3-pointer. 'We knew we wanted to go to Zach, he's a dominant force in there,' Loyer said. 'We knew they'd have to dig or double him, so we were going to be ready for those spray-out 3s, and I was just ready to shoot it.' Purdue improves to 14-1 on the season and 3-1 in Big Ten play before a matchup with Penn State on Sunday at the Palestra in Philadelphia. The game is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET and will be televised on the Big Ten Network. Courtesy of: si.com |
| Mulder's layup lifts Skyforce past Texas - by Eurobasket News |
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Seven players scored in double figures to push the Sioux Falls Skyforce over the Texas Legends 132-130 on Wednesday afternoon from the Sanford Pentagon. Mychal Mulder (6'4''-SG-1994, college: Kentucky) (team-high 26 points on 8-11 FGA, 6-9 3PA) hit a finger-roll layup with 1.5 seconds left in the contest to secure the second-straight home victory for the Skyforce (2-2), despite the Legends (2-2) erasing an eight-point deficit in the last 1:12 of the game. Sioux Falls scored 30-plus points in the opening quarter in back-to-back games, outscoring Texas 30-25 in the period. Mulder hit his second three-pointer of the night at the 8:35 mark to move into second place all-time for three pointers made in Skyforce history (282 total). He trails Henry James (6'8''-F-1965, college: St.Mary's, CA) by just 36 to claim the record. They followed it up with the highest scoring quarter of the regular season (35 points on 53.8 percent shooting from the field), as Sioux Falls held a commanding 65-51 lead. Dru Smith (6'3''-G-1997, college: Missouri) (12 points, nine rebounds and a career-high 13 assists) had seven points, eight rebounds, six assists and plus-13 plus-minus to pace Sioux Falls in the half. Behind 25 points on 9-12 FGA from Taze Moore (6'5''-G-1998, college: Houston) and Grant Riller (6'3''-SG-1997, college: Charleston) (38 points on 14-22 FGA), Texas erupted for 43 points in the third period. DJ Stewart (5'9''-PG) (22 points on 9-16 FGA and three steals) scored 14 points in the quarter to keep a 96-94 lead heading to the final 12 minutes. With four lead changes and ties, behind a season-high 77.8 percent shooting from the field (14-18 FGA) and 11 assists, the Skyforce was able to hold on and move to 9-2 at home this season. Stewart secured his third-straight game of 20-plus points in the victory. Jamaree Bouyea (21 points on 9-14 FGA, eight rebounds and seven assists) added his second-straight game of 20-plus points, seven-plus rebounds, and five-plus assists. Jon Elmore (6'3''-G-1995, college: Marshall) chipped in a career-high 21 points on 7-10 FGA (5-8 3PA) and seven assists to lead Sioux Falls off the bench. It marked the second-straight game the Skyforce has had three-plus players score 20-plus points and 58.8 percent shooting from the field (50 percent from beyond the arc) is a regular season high, as well. The Skyforce embarks on a 10-day, five-game road trip on Friday and Saturday against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers (1-3). Tip-off is slated for 7:30 PM CST. The Legends will host the Memphis Hustle (3-0) at 7:30 PM CST on Saturday. Courtesy of: keloland.com |
| Elijah Jones transfers to The University of Texas at El Paso - by Eurobasket News | |
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The-University-of-Texas-at-El-Paso added to their roster forward Elijah Jones (6'8''). Pleasantville (NJ) native moved there from East Carolina University where he spent his freshman year. Jones graduated Mount Zion Prep School (Baltimore, MD) in 2022. |
| Bolton Helps Gonzaga to 77-75 win at San Francisco - by Carl Berman |
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San Francisco, CA - The No. 9 ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs traveled to Northern California to play the Dons of San Francisco at the War Memorial at Sobrato Center. The heavily favored Bulldogs started off slow, led the game for only 20 seconds, but beat San Francisco 77-75. Rasir Bolton (6'3''-G-1999) got hot late and led Gonzaga with 21 points, connecting on 5-of-7 from deep. The Bulldogs shot poorly from 3 in the first half, just 33 percent on 4-of-12 while San Francisco was hot from deep, shooting 57 percent on 8-of-14. San Francisco's hot shooting was led by Khalil Shabazz who had two first half threes. The Dons also dominated the Bulldogs on the glass, out-rebounding them in the game by a 45-26 margin. That, combined with their strong shooting, gave San Francisco their largest lead at 12 points with 5:45 remaining in the first half. Gonzaga's leading scorer Drew Timme struggled in the first half (3-for-9 from the field) but still found a way to score 10 first half points. At the end of the half San Francisco held a 46-36 lead. The Bulldogs found their stride with an 11-3 run at the start of the second half which cut the lead to 51-49. Julian Strawther hit a three and Anton Watson hit from mid- range, followed by a shot from deep which got the Bulldogs back on track. Gonzaga continued to get punished on the boards. In addition, San Francisco's 7'2' center Volodymyr Markovetskyy gave Timme trouble, altering his shots and limiting his production. Timme finished with only 11 points on 3-of-16 from the field, significantly less than the 35 points he scored on Pepperdine a week ago. But the hallmark of a good team is the ability to win when not playing well. Gonzaga kept up the pressure by making shots. San Francisco showed amazing toughness by responding with great shooting of their own. In response to Gonzaga's Nolan Hickman making a jumper to bring the Gonzaga within 59-57 with 7:23 remaining the Dons Tyrell Roberts responded with a three=pointer after a time out. Gonzaga and the Dons seemed to trade buckets with the Zags' Rasir Bolton making a three and then the Dons' Josh Kunen making his own three in response to give San Francisco a 71-65 lead with 4:23 remaining in the game. The crowd at the War Memorial could feel the momentum swinging to the Bulldogs after another Bolton's three to cut USF's lead to three points. Tyrell Roberts made two free throws but Bolton responded with yet another three-pointer to cut the USF lead to two points with 2:42 remaining in the game. The Dons still had a chance to upset the #9 Bulldogs. Down the stretch, a Bolton steal led to a Hickman layup to tie the game at 73. The Dons' Roberts made a beautiful jumper to put the Dons back up by two at 2:02. Isaiah Hawthorne missed a three for San Francisco then Watson tied the game for the Bulldogs when he was fouled on a dunk, but he missed the free throw. Shabazz then missed another three-pointer. With the ball in their best player's hands with nine seconds left, Timme missed a layup but the sharpshooter Bolton came all the way from the other side of the paint and found some space to get the rebound and the put back to give Gonzaga a thrilling 77-75 road win. This article was written by Damon Burris, a correspondent and scout for NetScouts Basketball. |
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| The Kings waive Chima Moneke - by Eurobasket News | ||||
Moneke has never been drafted by the NBA. He was a member of Nigerian Senior National Team between 2020 and 2021. Moneke has played previously professionally in France (Entente Orleans 45, Denain Voltaire and Quimper UJAP) and Spain (Manresa). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he played in the final of Basketball Champions League in 2022. He was voted Eurobasket.com All-Basketball Champions League Player of the Year and Eurobasket.com All-Spanish Liga Endesa Import Player of the Year in 2022. Moneke graduated from University of California - Davis in 2018 and it is his fifth season as a professional player. |
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| Rouen inks Maurice Jones, ex Fyllingen - by Eurobasket News | ||||
He has played previously professionally in Argentina (Estudiantes Concordia and Dep Norte) and Colombia (Sabios). Jones won Orange Empire Conference championship title in 2015 and 2016. He graduated from Northwest Nazarene University in 2018 and it will be his fifth season as a professional player. |
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| PBA Round 4 of Finals. Bay Area Dragons tie things up - by Eurobasket News |
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Bay Area D. - Ginebra Kings 94-86 Bay Area Dragons held off Ginebra Kings to draw things even at 2-2. Worth to mention a great performance of Canadian guard Kobey Lam (190-2000, college: Charleston) who helped to win the game recording 30 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and Chinese forward Songwei Zhu (206-1996) who added 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. At the losing side American forward Justin Brownlee (197-1988, college: St.John's) responded with a triple-double by scoring 23 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals and guard Scottie Thompson (188-1993) scored 18 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Ginebra Kings players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Bay Area D.: K.Lam 30+9reb+4ast, G.Yang 18+4reb+4ast, Z.Songwei 18+9reb+4ast, D.Reid 8+8reb, C.Liu 8+8reb, H.Blankley 7+8reb+3ast Ginebra Kings: J.Brownlee 23+13reb+11ast, S.Thompson 18+5reb+6ast, J.Aguilar 12+6reb+1ast, L.Tenorio 11+4reb+2ast, S.Pringle 9+4reb+1ast, C.Standhardinger 8+5reb+3ast |
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| Liga Betclic Round 16: Sporting lose to Vitoria SC - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most important game in the last round took place in Guimaraes between third ranked Sporting (12-4) and eighth ranked Vitoria SC (7-9) on Wednesday night. Sporting was defeated by Vitoria SC in a tough game on the road 90-95. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Sporting. Vitoria SC forced 21 Sporting turnovers. 31 personal fouls committed by Sporting helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Jake Van Tubbergen (201, college: GVSU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. The other American import guard Phlandrous Fleming Jr (193-1998, college: Florida) contributed with 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. American guard Marcus LoVett Jr (183-1996, college: St.John's) replied with 26 points (made all of his eight free throws) for Sporting. Sporting's coach Pedro Nuno Monteiro tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Vitoria SC moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Esgueira. Sporting at the other side keeps the third position with four games lost. Vitoria SC is looking forward to face Lusitania (#10) in Angra in the next round. Sporting will play at home against Esgueira (#6) and is hoping to win this game. Liga Betclic top team - FC Porto (14-1) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat fifth ranked Oliveirense (8-7) in Oliveira 83-71. Worth to mention a quality performance of Surinamese-Dutch guard Charlon Kloof (190-1990, college: St.Bonaventure) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 10 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists and Max Landis who added 21 points during the contest. FC Porto's coach Fernando Sa allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side American Darius Carter (201-1992, college: Wichita St.) responded with 16 points and 5 rebounds. FC Porto have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 14-1 record. Oliveirense lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with seven games lost. FC Porto will play against Povoa (#9) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Oliveirense will play against CAB Madeira (#11) in Funchal and hopes to get back on the winning track. The game in Esgueira was also quite interesting. Fourth ranked Ovarense (10-6) played at the court of 6th ranked Esgueira (7-9). Ovarense did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 87-70 on Wednesday. The winners were led by Jordan Robertson who scored that evening 21 points and 6 rebounds. Even a double-double of 30 points and 12 rebounds by Ryan Ogden did not help to save the game for Esgueira. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ovarense maintains fourth position with 10-6 record. Newly promoted Esgueira keeps the sixth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Vitoria SC. Ovarense will meet at home league's second-placed Benfica in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Esgueira will play against Sporting (#3) in Lisbon and hope to secure a win. In the last game of round 16 Lusitania was beaten by Povoa on the road 70-63. Oliveirense - FC Porto 71-83 Liga Betclic top team - FC Porto (14-1) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat fifth ranked Oliveirense (8-7) in Oliveira 83-71. Worth to mention a quality performance of Surinamese-Dutch guard Charlon Kloof (190-1990, college: St.Bonaventure) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 10 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists and American point guard Max Landis (188-1993, college: PFW, agency: Promo Sport ID) who added 21 points during the contest. FC Porto's coach Fernando Sa allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side American Darius Carter (201-1992, college: Wichita St.) responded with 16 points and 5 rebounds and his fellow American import power forward Julien Ducree (206-1996, college: Utah Tech) scored 11 points and 7 rebounds. Five FC Porto and four Oliveirense players scored in double figures. FC Porto have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 14-1 record. Oliveirense lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with seven games lost. FC Porto will play against Povoa (#9) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Oliveirense will play against CAB Madeira (#11) in Funchal and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Oliveirense: D.Carter 16+5reb+2ast, A.Hallman 13+1reb, N.Neal 12+1reb+6ast, J.Ducree 11+7reb+2ast, M.Kouguere 8+6reb+1ast, H.Barros 4+4reb FC Porto: M.Landis 21+3reb+1ast, M.Finke 13+1ast, D.Purifoy 12+9reb+2ast, B.Conklin 10+2reb+2ast, C.Kloof 10+11reb+5ast, M.Queiroz 5+5reb Povoa - Lusitania 70-63 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when tenth ranked Povoa (6-10) beat at home 9th ranked Lusitania (5-10) 70-63 on Wednesday. The winners were led by the former international point guard Nuno Oliveira (186-1989) who scored that evening 15 points and 5 rebounds and British center Chris Tawiah (207-1993, college: Wiley) supported him with 7 points and 10 rebounds. Four Povoa players scored in double figures. Povoa's coach Jose Ricardo Rodrigues used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 18 points and 4 assists by American swingman Ryan Weber (198-1993, college: Ball St., agency: Promo Sport ID) did not help to save the game for Lusitania. Ugandan-American Deng Geu (203-1997, college: N.Texas) added 10 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. Povoa moved-up to ninth place. Lusitania lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth position with ten games lost. Povoa will meet league's leader FC Porto on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Lusitania will play against Vitoria SC (#7) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Lusitania: R.Weber 18+3reb+4ast, D.Jackson 12+2reb+3ast, D.Geu 10+8reb, D.Relvao 9+5reb, P.Oliveira 5+1ast, J.Edler-Davis 4+9reb+4ast Povoa: N.Oliveira 15+5reb, C.Oluyitan 13+2reb+2ast, F.Ucles 10+6reb+2ast, S.Brown 10+4reb+2ast, C.Tawiah 7+10reb+1ast, T.Ngom 5 Vitoria SC - Sporting 95-90 The most important game in the last round took place in Guimaraes between third ranked Sporting (12-4) and eighth ranked Vitoria SC (7-9) on Wednesday night. Sporting was defeated by Vitoria SC in a tough game on the road 90-95. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Sporting. Vitoria SC forced 21 Sporting turnovers. 31 personal fouls committed by Sporting helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of American swingman Jake Van Tubbergen (201, college: GVSU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. The other American import guard Phlandrous Fleming Jr (193-1998, college: Florida) contributed with 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Five Vitoria SC players scored in double figures. American guard Marcus LoVett Jr (183-1996, college: St.John's) replied with 26 points (made all of his eight free throws) and the former international point guard Diogo Ventura (193-1994, agency: Promo Sport ID) added 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Sporting. Sporting's coach Pedro Nuno Monteiro tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Vitoria SC moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Esgueira. Sporting at the other side keeps the third position with four games lost. Vitoria SC is looking forward to face Lusitania (#10) in Angra in the next round. Sporting will play at home against Esgueira (#6) and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Sporting: M.LoVett Jr. 26+2reb+3ast, D.Ventura 15+5reb+6ast, T.Williams 11+7reb+3ast, A.Monteiro 9+7reb+1ast, D.Araujo 9+1reb, J.Patton 8+2reb+2ast Vitoria SC: A.Roberts 22+2reb+3ast, J.Van Tubbergen 20+10reb, Z.Simmons 18+9reb+2ast, P.Fleming Jr. 18+6reb+5ast, P.Pinto 11+3reb+3ast, P.Bastos 6+2reb+2ast Esgueira - Ovarense 70-87 The game in Esgueira was also quite interesting. Fourth ranked Ovarense (10-6) played at the court of 6th ranked Esgueira (7-9). Ovarense did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 87-70 on Wednesday. The winners were led by American guard Jordan Robertson (190-1996, college: Colgate, agency: Green Sports Management) who scored that evening 21 points and 6 rebounds and the other American import guard Davell Roby (195-1996, college: St.Louis) supported him with 10 points and 8 rebounds. Robertson is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Ovarense players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 30 points and 12 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) by American forward Ryan Ogden (193-1996, college: Southwestern) did not help to save the game for Esgueira. American-Canadian Alexander Kappos (208-1997, college: Dalhousie) added 17 points and 4 blocks for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ovarense maintains fourth position with 10-6 record. Newly promoted Esgueira keeps the sixth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Vitoria SC. Ovarense will meet at home league's second-placed Benfica in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Esgueira will play against Sporting (#3) in Lisbon and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Esgueira: R.Ogden 30+12reb+1ast, A.Kappos 17+3reb+1ast, T.Laerke 10+4reb, L.Antonio 7+2reb+10ast, B.Ghebrekidan 3+10reb+2ast, P.Catarino 2+2reb Ovarense: J.Robertson 21+6reb+2ast, C.Cordeiro 13+3reb, I.Johnson 13+1reb+4ast, D.Roby 10+8reb+3ast, J.Armstrong 9+4reb+1ast, C.Sa 7+7reb+1ast |
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He had a double-double of 30 points and 12 rebounds, while his team lost the game against Ovarense (#4, 10-6) 70-87. Esgueira maintains the 6th position in Portuguese league. Esgueira is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. But it was their 9th lost game this season out of 16 games. In the team's last game Ogden had a remarkable 87.5% from 2-point range and got three three-pointers out of 6 attempts. It's his second year at Esgueira and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Southwestern University, TX graduate has very impressive stats this year. Ogden is in league's top in points (4th best: 17.8ppg) and averages solid 73.5% FGP. Worth to mention Ogden played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball. Second best performed player last round was Jake Van Tubbergen (201-G/F) of Vitoria SC. He is American swingman in his first season at Vitoria SC. In the last game Van Tubbergen recorded impressive double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds. It was enough for Vitoria SC to edge the higher-ranked Sporting (#3, 12-4) by 5 points 95-90. This victory allowed Vitoria SC to move up to 7th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 7-9 record. Van Tubbergen is a newcomer at Vitoria SC and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to guard Marcus LoVett Jr. (183-G-1996) of Sporting (#3). LoVett Jr. scored 26 points. Despite LoVett Jr.'s great performance Sporting lost 90-95 to the lower-ranked Vitoria SC (#7, 7-9). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Sporting needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 12 victories and 4 lost games. LoVett Jr. has a great season in Portugal. After 15 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.7ppg (2nd best) and assists with 4.4apg (7th best). He also has FGP: 64.6% and 3PT: 40.6%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Jordan Robertson (190-G-1996) of Ovarense - 21 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Zachary Simmons (208-F-1999) of Vitoria SC - 18 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Phlandrous Fleming Jr. (193-G-1998) of Vitoria SC - 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Anthony Roberts (193-G) of Vitoria SC - 22 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Charlon Kloof (190-G-1990) of FC Porto - 10 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Diogo Ventura (193-PG-1994) of Sporting - 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Ryan Weber (198-G/F-1993) of Lusitania - 18 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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| Liga Nationala Round 13: #1 Timisoara is defeated by Voluntari - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most surprising game was another loss of top-ranked Timisoara (8-4) at the home court on Wednesday night. Hosts were rolled over by fifth ranked Voluntari (6-5) 97-72. The guests trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 10-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 97-72. Voluntari dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Timisoara's 30. Voluntari had a 26-14 advantage in offensive rebounds. American point guard Maurice Watson (178-1993, college: Creighton) stepped up and scored 18 points and 5 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners and his fellow American import center Eric Thompson (204-1993, college: Pacific) chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds. At the losing side Serbian center Igor Kesar (210-1992, agency: Mansfield and Associates) responded with 18 points and 6 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Voluntari moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Galati. Timisoara at the other side still keeps top position with four games lost. They share it with Ploiesti CSM. Voluntari is looking forward to face league's second-placed Dinamo B. in Bucuresti in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Timisoara will have a break next round. Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Bucuresti: Steaua B. (#6) and Laguna S. (#8). Steaua B. (5-6) crushed visiting Laguna S. (1-11) by 23 points 82-59. American forward James Farr (208-1992, college: Xavier) nailed a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) for the winning side and Titus Nicoara accounted for 9 points and 9 rebounds. Lithuanian Lukas Aukstikalnis (196-1995) came up with 14 points and 7 rebounds for Laguna S. in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Steaua B. maintains sixth place with 5-6 record, which they share with Pitesti. Newly promoted Laguna S. dropped to the ninth position with 11 games lost. Steaua B. will play against league's second-placed Oradea on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Laguna S. will play against Constanta (#3) to get more than just one victory in their record. The game between Top Four teams took place in Bucuresti. Their close opponent host Dinamo B. (7-5) lost to second ranked Oradea (10-1) 88-74. Mark Ogden fired a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds (made all of his twelve free throws !!!) for the winners. Vlad Moldoveanu produced 22 points and 9 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Oradea have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. They maintain second place with 10-1 record having just one point less than leader Cluj Napoca which they share with defeated Dinamo B. Loser Dinamo B. keeps the second position with five games lost. They share it with Craiova. Oradea will meet at home Steaua B. (#6) in the next round. Dinamo B. will play against Voluntari (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 13: Cluj Napoca won against Targu Mures on the opponent's court 89-79. Sibiu lost to defending champion Cluj Napoca in a home game 67-88. Targu Mures managed to beat Ploiesti CSM on the road 78-73. Targu Jiu defeated Miercurea Ciuc on its own court 67-63. Pitesti was beaten by Craiova in a road game 68-62. Constanta won against Focsani at home 79-73. The most impressive stats of the last round was 23 points and 6 rebounds by Emanuel Cate of Cluj Napoca. Targu Mures - Cluj Napoca 79-89 Very expected game when 8th ranked Targu Mures (4-8) were defeated at home by first ranked Cluj Napoca (11-1) 89-79 on Friday. The guests trailed by 2 points after three quarters before their 25-13 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Cluj Napoca looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The former international center Emanuel Cate (207-1997) fired 23 points and 6 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. Cuban Karel Guzman (188-1995, agency: Pro Sports) chipped in 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Montenegrin point guard Goran Martinic (187-1987) produced 26 points and 6 assists and American center Jakob Lowrance (206-1997, college: Central Mo., agency: One Motive Sports) added 11 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Cluj Napoca and five Targu Mures players scored in double figures. Targu Mures' coach George Trif rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Cluj Napoca have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 11-1 record. Newly promoted Targu Mures keep the eighth position with eight games lost. Cluj Napoca will meet at home Ploiesti CSM (#4) in the next round. Targu Mures will play against Targu Jiu (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Cluj Napoca: E.Cate 23+6reb+3ast, K.Guzman 16+6reb+5ast, K.Shepherd 12+6reb+3ast, S.Bircevic 10+5reb+4ast, N.Gordic 8+4reb+4ast, P.Richard 7+5reb+7ast Targu Mures: G.Martinic 26+2reb+6ast, G.Gajovic 15+3reb+1ast, S.Santa 12+7reb, J.Lowrance 11+7reb+2ast, V.Solopa 10+8reb+1ast, T.Boloni 5+5reb+5ast Group Group ASibiu - Cluj Napoca 67-88Very predictable result when first ranked Cluj Napoca (11-1) smashed on the road 6th ranked Sibiu (6-6) 88-67 on Wednesday. The game was mostly controlled by Cluj Napoca. Sibiu managed to win second period 18-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Cluj Napoca looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Sibiu's players. American guard Kasey Shepherd (189-1994, college: Louisiana) fired 22 points and 5 assists for the winners. The former international center Emanuel Cate (207-1997) chipped in 15 points and 5 rebounds. Five Cluj Napoca players scored in double figures. Latvian Roberts Blumbergs (208-1998, college: GCU) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds and Argentinian point guard Gaston Whelan (187-1994) added 9 points respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Cluj Napoca have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 11-1 record. Loser Sibiu keeps the sixth position with six games lost. Cluj Napoca will meet at home Ploiesti CSM (#4) in the next round. Sibiu will play against Pitesti and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Cluj Napoca: K.Shepherd 22+3reb+5ast, E.Cate 15+5reb+2ast, L.Meindl 12+3reb+3ast, A.Stipanovic 12+7reb+2ast, V.Sanders 10+2reb+2ast, P.Richard 8+1reb+4ast Sibiu: R.Blumbergs 20+11reb+1ast, M.Pratt 10+1ast, G.Whelan 9+4reb+3ast, M.Dragoste 8+2reb+2ast, D.Walton 7+4reb, A.Kalnichenko 4+1reb+1ast Ploiesti CSM - Targu Mures 73-78 There was an upset when 4th placed Ploiesti CSM (8-4) was defeated at home by eighth ranked Targu Mures (4-8) 78-73 on Wednesday. The guests trailed by 1 point after three quarters before their 22-16 charge, which allowed them to win the game. Center Szabolcs Santa (208-1987) fired a double-double by scoring 11 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Montenegrin point guard Goran Martinic (187-1987) chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds. Four Targu Mures players scored in double figures. The former international center Bogdan Popa (212-1997, agency: BIG) produced 18 points and 9 rebounds and Serbian center Veljko Brkic (206-1995) added 11 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Ploiesti CSM's coach Mihai Popa rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Newly promoted Targu Mures maintains eighth place with 4-8 record. Loser Ploiesti CSM still keeps top position with four games lost. They share it with Timisoara. Targu Mures will meet at home Targu Jiu (#8) in the next round. Ploiesti CSM will play against the league's leader Cluj Napoca (#1) having rather not much hope for a victory. Top scorers: Targu Mures: G.Martinic 19+5reb+2ast, J.Person 16+2reb+1ast, G.Gajovic 15+4reb+2ast, S.Santa 11+15reb+1ast, B.Vujadinovic 10, V.Solopa 5+5reb+4ast Ploiesti CSM: B.Popa 18+9reb, V.Brkic 11+8reb+2ast, A.Misters 10+4reb+5ast, K.Mitchell 9+6reb+4ast, B.Aughburns 8+3reb+1ast, M.Milin 4 Targu Jiu - Miercurea Ciuc 67-63 There was a small surprise when ninth ranked Targu Jiu (1-10) beat at home their close opponent Miercurea Ciuc (2-10) 67-63 on Thursday. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Miercurea Ciuc won third quarter 20-15. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Targu Jiu made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Targu Jiu made 7 blocks. Canadian Shamiel Stevenson (198-1998, college: Nebraska, agency: Interperformances) fired a double-double by scoring 26 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Guard Octavian Ilie (190-2003) chipped in 9 points and 6 rebounds. Targu Jiu's coach Claudiu Alionescu used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Canadian Meshack Lufile (203-1992, college: Cape Breton) produced 18 points and 7 rebounds and Serbian forward Andrija Draskovic (196-1994) added 17 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Targu Jiu left bottom position moving up to eighth place. It was Miercurea Ciuc's sixth loss in a row. They dropped to the seventh position with ten games lost. They share it with Focsani. Targu Jiu will meet Targu Mures (#8) on the road in the next round. Miercurea Ciuc will play against Rapid and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Targu Jiu: S.Stevenson 26+10reb, P.Troupe 13+1ast, X.Cannefax 10+1reb+1ast, I.Octavian 9+6reb+3ast, D.Frye 4+1reb, T.Kottas 3+4reb+2ast Miercurea Ciuc: M.Lufile 18+7reb+1ast, A.Draskovic 17+5reb+1ast, A.Casale 15+2reb+4ast, N.Manojlovic 6+10reb+2ast, V.Frolov 5+8reb+1ast, H.Cucovic 2+5reb+2ast Craiova - Pitesti 68-62 There was no surprise when 7th ranked Pitesti (5-6) was defeated on the road by fifth ranked Craiova (7-5) 68-62 on Thursday. The hosts started the game with a very strong first quarter 25-16. But Pitesti won second period 18-17. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Finnish Topias Palmi (196-1994, agency: Blacktop Management) fired 13 points for the winners. Serbian Milivoje Mijovic (200-1991, agency: 011 Sports) chipped in 10 points and 6 rebounds. Serbian center Nikola Jevtovic (209-1989) produced 13 points and 7 rebounds and American point guard Trey Freeman (189-1992, college: ODU) added 8 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Pitesti's coach Milan Mitrovic rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Craiova moved-up to second place, which they share with Dinamo B. Loser Pitesti dropped to the sixth position with six games lost. They share it with Steaua B.. Craiova will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Pitesti will play against Sibiu (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Craiova: T.Palmi 13+3reb+3ast, D.Nikolic 13+5reb, M.Mijovic 10+6reb+2ast, G.Watson 9+2reb+4ast, D.Flannigan 7+4reb+2ast, G.Blaj-Voinescu 6+2reb+2ast Pitesti: N.Jevtovic 13+7reb, A.Milutinovic 8+4reb+1ast, T.Freeman 8+6reb+3ast, T.Fometescu 8+3reb+2ast, J.Cunningham 7+3reb+1ast, B.Massey 6+2reb+4ast Group Group BDinamo B. - Oradea 74-88The game between Top Four teams took place in Bucuresti. Their close opponent host Dinamo B. (7-5) lost to second ranked Oradea (10-1) 88-74. The game was mostly controlled by Oradea. Dinamo B. managed to win third quarter 23-19. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. American forward Mark Ogden (206-1994, college: Utah Tech) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds (made all of his twelve free throws !!!) for the winners. His fellow American import point guard Erick Neal (178-1995, college: UT Arlington) chipped in 15 points and 9 assists. Neal is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Oradea players scored in double figures. The former international forward Vlad Moldoveanu (206-1988, college: American) produced 22 points and 9 rebounds and American point guard Darnell Edge (188-1997, college: FDU) added 16 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Oradea have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. They maintain second place with 10-1 record having just one point less than leader Cluj Napoca which they share with defeated Dinamo B. Loser Dinamo B. keeps the second position with five games lost. They share it with Craiova. Oradea will meet at home Steaua B. (#6) in the next round. Dinamo B. will play against Voluntari (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Oradea: M.Ogden 18+11reb, E.Neal 15+3reb+9ast, D.Tarolis 11+4reb, C.Baciu 10+7reb, N.Markovic 8+1reb, J.Carter 8+6reb+8ast Dinamo B.: V.Moldoveanu 22+9reb+1ast, J.Wojciechowski 16+3reb+1ast, D.Edge 16+4reb+4ast, A.Ogide 9+1reb, D.Ingram 4+4reb+1ast, M.Addison 3+3reb+4ast Timisoara - Voluntari 72-97 The most surprising game was another loss of top-ranked Timisoara (8-4) at the home court on Wednesday night. Hosts were rolled over by fifth ranked Voluntari (6-5) 97-72. The guests trailed by 1 point after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 10-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 97-72. Voluntari dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Timisoara's 30. Voluntari had a 26-14 advantage in offensive rebounds. American point guard Maurice Watson (178-1993, college: Creighton) stepped up and scored 18 points and 5 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners and his fellow American import center Eric Thompson (204-1993, college: Pacific) chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds. Four Voluntari players scored in double figures. At the losing side Serbian center Igor Kesar (210-1992, agency: Mansfield and Associates) responded with 18 points and 6 rebounds and Serbian-Bosnian point guard Nikola Gajic (195-1991, college: SF Austin) scored 9 points and 7 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Voluntari moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Galati. Timisoara at the other side still keeps top position with four games lost. They share it with Ploiesti CSM. Voluntari is looking forward to face league's second-placed Dinamo B. in Bucuresti in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Timisoara will have a break next round. Top scorers: Voluntari: M.Watson 18+4reb+5ast, L.Tohatan 15+3reb+3ast, E.Thompson 14+8reb+2ast, D.Planinic 11+3reb, R.Moore 11+4reb+2ast, T.Gotcher 9+3reb+2ast Timisoara: I.Kesar 18+6reb, I.Djokovic 12+1reb+3ast, N.Gajic 9+7reb+3ast, L.Lazar 9+2reb, E.Petrescu 7, E.McClellan 6+2ast Steaua B. - Laguna S. 82-59 Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Bucuresti: Steaua B. (#6) and Laguna S. (#8). Steaua B. (5-6) crushed visiting Laguna S. (1-11) by 23 points 82-59. The game was mostly controlled by Steaua B.. Laguna S. was better in second period 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. American forward James Farr (208-1992, college: Xavier) nailed a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) for the winning side and the former international forward Titus Nicoara (203-1988, agency: Interperformances) accounted for 9 points and 9 rebounds. Lithuanian Lukas Aukstikalnis (196-1995) came up with 14 points and 7 rebounds and American point guard Trevor Blondin (193-1996, college: Seton Hill) added 17 points respectively for Laguna S. in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Steaua B. maintains sixth place with 5-6 record, which they share with Pitesti. Newly promoted Laguna S. dropped to the ninth position with 11 games lost. Steaua B. will play against league's second-placed Oradea on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Laguna S. will play against Constanta (#3) to get more than just one victory in their record. Top scorers: Steaua B.: J.Farr 13+11reb+1ast, G.Natesan 12+1reb+1ast, Z.Djuric 11+5reb+1ast, K.Vragovic 10+1reb+6ast, T.Nicoara 9+9reb+1ast, S.Jovanovic 9+5ast Laguna S.: T.Blondin 17+1reb+2ast, L.Aukstikalnis 14+7reb+3ast, R.Johnson 8+5reb+2ast, R.Paliciuc 8+6reb+1ast, B.Stancut 7+3reb, W.Brosser 5+6reb+1ast Constanta - Focsani 79-73 No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Constanta (6-4) won against at home 7th ranked Focsani (2-10) 79-73 on Thursday. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Focsani won fourth quarter 13-11. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Slovenian swingman Jakob Cebasek (200-1991) fired 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Lithuanian center Egidijus Mockevicius (208-1992, college: Evansville) chipped in a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots). Ukrainian center Konstantin Anikenko (218-1992, agency: BIG) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 15 rebounds and American point guard Kevin Johnson (183-1999, college: UIC) added 21 points respectively for lost side. Five Focsani players scored in double figures. The victory was the third consecutive win for Constanta. They moved-up to third place. Focsani lost their sixth game in a row. They keep the seventh position with ten games lost. They share it with Miercurea Ciuc. Constanta will meet Laguna S. (#9) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Focsani will play against Galati and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Constanta: J.Cebasek 16+5reb+5ast, E.Mockevicius 13+10reb, J.Rhodes 12+1reb+1ast, N.Johnson 9+6reb+4ast, V.Cizauskas 9+4reb+8ast, M.Lazar 9+2reb Focsani: K.Johnson 21+3reb+1ast, K.Anikenko 13+15reb, I.Berceanu 13+5reb+3ast, J.Swopshire 12+4reb+2ast, P.Reljic 10+2reb+4ast, V.Adrian 2+1reb |
| Cate number one in Romania Liga Nationala for round 13 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 25-year old player was the main contributor (23 points, six rebounds and three assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Targu Mures (#8, 4-8) 89-79. It allowed Cluj Napoca to consolidate first place in the Romanian Liga Nationala. Cluj Napoca has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the championship title. They improved their record to 11-1. Cate turned to be Cluj Napoca's top player in his first season with the team. Emanuel Cate averages this season 12.1ppg and 6.3rpg. The second best player in last round's games was young Canadian Shamiel Stevenson (198-SG-1998, agency: Interperformances) of Targu Jiu. Stevenson had a very good evening with a double-double of 26 points and 10 rebounds. It was enough for Targu Jiu to edge slightly lower-ranked Miercurea Ciuc (#9, 2-10) 67-63. This victory allowed Targu Jiu to move up to 8th position in Group A. 10 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory Targu Jiu managed to get this year. Stevenson is a newcomer at Targu Jiu, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was international forward Vlad Moldoveanu (206-F-1988) of league's second-best Dinamo B.. Moldoveanu scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Despite Moldoveanu's great performance Dinamo B. lost 74-88 to #2 ranked Oradea. 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 Dinamo B. needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams in Group B. Their record is 7 victories and 5 lost games. Moldoveanu has a very solid season. In 10 games in Romania he scored 14.2ppg. He also has 5.2rpg, FGP: 65.2% and 3PT: 40.9%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Mark Ogden (206-F-1994) of Oradea - 18 points and 11 rebounds 5. Karel Guzman (188-SG-1995) of Cluj Napoca - 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Roberts Blumbergs (208-SF-1998) of Sibiu - 20 points and 11 rebounds 7. Maurice Watson (178-PG-1993) of Voluntari - 18 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Kasey Shepherd (189-G-1994) of Cluj Napoca - 22 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Jakob Cebasek (200-G/F-1991) of Constanta - 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Eric Thompson (204-C-1993) of Voluntari - 14 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Anthony Mathis (ex Uppsala) signs at Targu Mures - by Arnold Beres | |||
Two years ago (a year after his graduation) he was drafted by Austin Spurs (G-League) in second round (31st overall). The former University of Oregon standout is in his third season in pro basketball. He is a very experienced player. Mathis has played also professionally in Greece, NBA G League (Texas Legends), NBA Summer League (San Antonio Spurs) and The Basketball Tournament (The Enchantment). He won 6A Oregon state championship title in 2014 and 2015. |
| Targu Mures released Vujadinovic - by Arnold Beres | ||||
Vujadinovic has played also professionally in Slovenia (Krka) and Serbia (KK Metalac Farmakom Valjevo and KK Sloga Societe Generale Kraljevo). He was voted to to Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team in 2017. Vujadinovic graduated from Assumption College in 2020 and it is his third season as a professional player. |
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Henry Mwinuka has left basketball league champions Rwanda Energy Group (REG) before the season kicks off to return to his former club Patriots BBC on a two-year deal, Times Sport has established. The development comes a month after the club's management announced that it was finalizing talks with the Tanzania-born tactician. In September last year, Mwinuka guided REG to the league trophy, a feat that earned them automatic qualification to the Basketball Africa League (BAL). In an interview with Times Sport, just days after the triumph, the tactician vowed that he would throw in the towel if the team is not kept in his hands at the BAL. To the surprise of many, he renewed his contract with the local giants on a two-year deal. When Times Sport contacted him to understand whether he was given guarantees that he will be the team's head coach at the BAL, he said, "Regarding the BAL, it's the management's business to handle, because now we are in the off-season. However, my position is clear: If I am not maintained as the head coach at the BAL, I will resign.' Mwinuka is said to have disagreed with the club management on the clause and decided to consider his future elsewhere with Patriots his ideal destination ahead of the new season. A reliable source from Patriots confirmed that an agreement has been signed, adding that Mwinuka, who was on festive holidays, had already jetted in the country. 'The club has reached an agreement with Mwinuka to coach the club for the forthcoming two seasons,' the source told Times Sport. 'We believe that he has a pedigree to take us to the next level and nurture our young talented players,' he added. The new season of the national basketball league for men's first and second division as well as women's first division will begin on January 13. Mwinuka returns to the club with whom they won three league titles during his first spell between 2015 and 2019. Prior to joining Patriots in December 2015, Mwinuka had previously coached the University of Dar es Salaam Basketball Club from 2003-2006 and Savio Basketball Club in 2007-2008 before moving to the Kampala International University (KIU) team from 2011 to 2015. Courtesy of: newtimes.co.rw |
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| FMP Zeleznik adds Topic to their roster - by Eurobasket News | |
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KK-FMP-Zeleznik (2MRL) added to their roster 17-year old guard Nikola Topic (198cm-2005). Topic started the season at Crvena Zvezda in the KLS. KLS was a little too high level for him, where in two games he did not score anything and had only 2 rebounds and 1 assist. 2MRL will be definitely a better match and he can see more playing time. He played 7 games in ABA League where he recorded 3.4ppg and 1.0rpg. Topic was a member of Serbian U16 National Team two years ago. |
| Targu Mures released Vujadinovic - by Arnold Beres | ||||
Vujadinovic has played also professionally in Slovenia (Krka) and Serbia (KK Metalac Farmakom Valjevo and KK Sloga Societe Generale Kraljevo). He was voted to to Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team in 2017. Vujadinovic graduated from Assumption College in 2020 and it is his third season as a professional player. |
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| Lopez number one in Slovakia Nike SBL for round 16 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 23-year old player got a double-double of 28 points and 10 assists, while his team beat Komarno (#6, 6-8) 93-86. It allowed Spisski Rytieri to consolidate first place in the Slovakian Nike SBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Spisski Rytieri has a very solid 12-4 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. In the team's last game Lopez had a remarkable four three-pointers out of 6 attempts. He turned to be Spisski Rytieri's top player in his first season with the team. Lautaro Lopez averages just after two games 17.5ppg, 6.0rpg and 8.0apg. The second best player in last round's games was young American Shane Gatling (188-G-1998) of Komarno. Gatling had a very good evening with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Bad luck as Komarno lost that game 86-93 to the higher-ranked Spisski Rytieri (#1, 12-4). Komarno is still second from the bottom in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 6-8 record. Gatling is a newcomer at Komarno, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was another Spisski Rytieri's star - Belgian center Michal Fusek (223-C-1995, agency: 011 Sports). Fusek scored 10 points and grabbed nineteen rebounds (!!!). He was another key player of Spisski Rytieri, helping his team with a 93-86 win against the lower-ranked Komarno (#6, 6-8). Spisski Rytieri confirms their top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 12 victories and 4 lost games. Fusek has a great season in Slovakia. After 14 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 12.4rpg (#1 in league). He also has 3.1bpg and FGP: 80.0%. Michal Fusek has also Slovakian passport and can play in the league with a status of domestic player. Other top performing players last week: 4. Miha Lapornik (194-G-1993) of Levice - 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Dusan Hukic (210-F-1993) of Prievidza - 19 points and 6 rebounds 6. Kevin Anderson (196-G-1998) of Prievidza - 22 points 7. Vasilije Knezevic (202-F-1996) of Lucenec - 14 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Patrick McGlynn (188-G-1992) of Spisski Rytieri - 25 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Kellon Taylor (198-F-1998) of Prievidza - 12 points and 2 rebounds 10. Ben Kovac (196-F-2000) of Levice - 15 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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| Warney's double-double lands him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had a double-double of 29 points and 14 rebounds, while his team outclassed Wonju DB (#8, 11-15) with 34-point margin 97-63. Seoul Knights maintains the 4th position in South Korean league. Seoul Knights is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 15-13 record. In the team's last game Warney had a remarkable 70.0% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Seoul Knights, through which he has constantly improved. Stony Brook University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Warney is league's best scorer averaging so far 23.8ppg. Warney is in league's top in rebounds (5th best: 10.1rpg) and averages solid 1.2bpg and 54.8% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Hongseok Yang (199-F-1997) of Suwon KT. He is international forward in his 6th season at Suwon KT. In the last game Yang recorded impressive double-double of 24 points and 10 rebounds. Of course he led Suwon KT to another comfortable win 90-77 over slightly lower-ranked Goyang (#7, 12-15) being unquestionably team leader. This victory allowed Suwon KT to move up to 6th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 12-14 record. Yang is one of the most experienced players at Suwon KT and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to another Suwon KT's star - forward Jarrod Jones (207-F/C-1990). Jones scored 24 points and grabbed twelve rebounds (!!!). He was another key player of Suwon KT, helping his team with a 90-77 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Goyang (#7, 12-15). The chances of Suwon KT ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 14 games, recording just twelve victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Jones could help Suwon KT to bring them higher in the standings. Jones has a very solid season. In 5 games in South Korea he scored 20.4ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Seung-Hyun Lee (201-C-1992) of KCC Egis - 14 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Jae-Sok Jang (205-C-1991) of Mobis Phoebus - 16 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Assem Marei (206-C-1992) of LG Sakers - 17 points and 15 rebounds 7. Guna Ra (203-F-1989) of KCC Egis - 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Junhyeong Byeon (186-G-1996) of Anyang - 20 points and 5 assists 9. Lee Jung-Hyun (190-SF-1999) of Goyang - 21 points 10. Jonathan Arledge (207-F/C-1991) of Seoul Thunders - 18 points and 8 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Liga Endesa Round 14: Barca defeat Real Madrid - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Real Madrid (11-3) at the home court on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by Barca (11-3) 87-78. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Real Madrid. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Argentinian guard Nicolas Laprovittola (190-1990) orchestrated the victory by scoring 19 points and 6 assists. American Cory Higgins (196-1989, college: Colorado) contributed with 18 points for the winners. Naturalized Cape Verdean center Walter Tavares (220-1992) replied with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for Real Madrid. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Barca have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Real Madrid and Baskonia. Barca is looking forward to face Real Betis (#17) in Sevilla in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Real Madrid will play at home against Gran Canaria (#7) and is hoping to win this game. Bottom-ranked Real Betis managed to get a third victory, breaking the three-game losing streak. This time they won against seventh-ranked Gran Canaria in Sevilla 88-82. American-Guinean point guard Shannon Evans II (185-1994, college: Arizona St.) scored 28 points and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Volodymyr Gerun chipped in 6 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Argentinian Nicolas Brussino (205-1993) responded with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Gran Canaria's coach Jaka Lakovic rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Real Betis (3-11) moved-up to fifteenth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Gran Canaria at the other side keeps the seventh position with six games lost. Real Betis will play against league's leader Barca in Barcelona in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Gran Canaria will play on the road against Real Madrid (#3) and will have a slim chance for a victory. A very close game took place in Zaragoza between Rio Breogan and Zaragoza. Tenth ranked Rio Breogan (7-7) got a very close victory on the road over 16th ranked Zaragoza (3-11). Rio Breogan managed to escape with a 2-point win 90-88 on Wednesday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Toni Nakic notched 15 points and 7 rebounds to lead the effort. Even 18 points and 9 rebounds by Santiago Yusta did not help to save the game for Zaragoza. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Rio Breogan moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Zaragoza lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with 11 games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Rio Breogan will meet at home Obradoiro (#10) in the next round. Zaragoza will play against Manresa (#16) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. There were no big surprises in other games of round 14: Fuenlabrada was beaten by Valencia on the road 92-86. Granada lost to Baskonia on its own court 84-95. Joventut unfortunately lost to Girona in a road game 66-79. Obradoiro managed to beat Manresa at home 104-99. Tenerife was crushed by Murcia on the opponent's court 64-85. Unicaja beat Bilbao in a home game 92-79. The most impressive performance of 14th round was 14 points by Melvin Ejim of Unicaja. Real Madrid - Barca 78-87 The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Real Madrid (11-3) at the home court on Monday night. Hosts were defeated by Barca (11-3) 87-78. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Real Madrid. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Argentinian guard Nicolas Laprovittola (190-1990) orchestrated the victory by scoring 19 points and 6 assists. American Cory Higgins (196-1989, college: Colorado) contributed with 18 points for the winners. Naturalized Cape Verdean center Walter Tavares (220-1992) replied with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and French Guerschon Yabusele (201-1995) added 14 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Real Madrid. Four Real Madrid players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Barca have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Real Madrid and Baskonia. Barca is looking forward to face Real Betis (#17) in Sevilla in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Real Madrid will play at home against Gran Canaria (#7) and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Barca: N.Laprovittola 19+1reb+6ast, C.Higgins 18+3reb+1ast, N.Mirotic 12+3reb, J.Vesely 11+4reb+2ast, N.Kalinic 9+8reb+4ast, O.Da Silva 7+9reb Real Madrid: W.Tavares 19+11reb+1ast, D.Musa 14+1reb+2ast, G.Yabusele 14+5reb+1ast, V.Poirier 10+2reb, G.Deck 8+2reb+1ast, N.Williams-Goss 5+5ast Valencia - Fuenlabrada 92-86 No shocking result in a game when tenth ranked Valencia (7-7) beat at home 14th ranked Fuenlabrada (3-11) 92-86 on Tuesday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Valencia looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Montenegrin center Bojan Dubljevic (205-1991, agency: BeoBasket) notched a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds to lead the effort and American point guard Jared Harper (180-1997, college: Auburn, agency: Verus Management) supported him with 18 points and 5 assists. Even a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds by DR Congolese center Viny Okouo (214-1997) did not help to save the game for Fuenlabrada. Serbian point guard Jovan Novak (191-1994, agency: BeoBasket) added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the guests. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Valencia moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Fuenlabrada lost seventh consecutive game. They dropped to the fifteenth position with 11 games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Valencia will meet league's second-placed Baskonia in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Fuenlabrada will play against Girona (#14) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Valencia: J.Harper 18+5ast, J.Rivero 14+5reb, B.Dubljevic 13+12reb+1ast, J.Pradilla 11+3reb+3ast, K.Prepelic 10+2reb+4ast, X.Lopez-Arostegui 7+2reb+2ast Fuenlabrada: M.Garcia 14+3reb+2ast, J.Novak 14+5reb+4ast, J.Senglin 13+2reb+2ast, V.Okouo 12+12reb+2ast, L.Kromah 10+3reb+1ast, C.Hannah 10+2ast Granada - Baskonia 84-95 Very expected game when 13th ranked Granada (5-9) lost at home to fourth ranked Baskonia (11-3) 95-84 on Tuesday. American point guard Markus Howard (180-1999, college: Marquette) notched 32 points to lead the effort and American-Ivorian power forward Matt Costello (208-1993, college: Michigan St.) supported him with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Even 15 points and 5 assists by American-Bosnian point guard Alex Renfroe (191-1986, college: Belmont, agency: BeoBasket) did not help to save the game for Granada. Senegalese center Mamadou Niang (209-1994) added 11 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Baskonia have an impressive six-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Real Madrid and Barca. Granada lost sixth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the thirteenth place with nine games lost. Baskonia will meet at home Valencia (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Granada will play against Joventut (#6) in Badalona and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Baskonia: M.Howard 32+1reb, M.Costello 14+7reb+4ast, D.Diez 12+7reb+1ast, S.Enoch 10+5reb, P.Henry 10+4reb+8ast, S.Raieste 7+4reb+1ast Granada: A.Renfroe 15+4reb+5ast, T.Bropleh 14+1reb+3ast, C.Diaz 14+1reb, M.Niang 11+10reb+1ast, L.Costa 9+5reb+3ast, P.Tomas 8+5reb+1ast Real Betis - Gran Canaria 88-82 Bottom-ranked Real Betis managed to get a third victory, breaking the three-game losing streak. This time they won against seventh-ranked Gran Canaria in Sevilla 88-82. American-Guinean point guard Shannon Evans II (185-1994, college: Arizona St.) scored 28 points and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Ukrainian center Volodymyr Gerun (208-1994, college: Portland) chipped in 6 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Argentinian Nicolas Brussino (205-1993) responded with 16 points and 5 rebounds and American-Lithuanian John Shurna (204-1990, college: Northwestern) scored 13 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Gran Canaria's coach Jaka Lakovic rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Real Betis (3-11) moved-up to fifteenth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Gran Canaria at the other side keeps the seventh position with six games lost. Real Betis will play against league's leader Barca in Barcelona in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Gran Canaria will play on the road against Real Madrid (#3) and will have a slim chance for a victory. Top scorers: Real Betis: S.Evans II 28+1reb+4ast, G.Tsalmpouris 16+3reb, D.Bertans 14+1reb+1ast, B.Johnson 10+8reb+1ast, V.Gerun 6+12reb+2ast, A.Cvetkovic 6+2reb+5ast Gran Canaria: N.Brussino 16+5reb+3ast, A.Slaughter 14+1reb+1ast, J.Shurna 13+3reb, D.Inglis 11+2reb+2ast, D.Khalifa 8+4reb, V.Benite 7+3reb Girona - Joventut 79-66 There was a surprise result when fourteenth ranked Girona (4-10) won against at home higher ranked Joventut (9-5) 79-66 on Tuesday. Girona had a 31-16 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American swingman Kameron Taylor (198-1994, college: Seton Hill) notched 19 points to lead the effort and the former international center Marc Gasol (216-1985) supported him with 9 points and 11 rebounds. Even 11 points by Dominican Andres Feliz (188-1997, college: Illinois) did not help to save the game for Joventut. The former international guard Pau Ribas (194-1987) added 10 points and 5 assists for the guests. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Newly promoted Girona maintains fourteenth position with 4-10 record. Loser Joventut dropped to the sixth place with five games lost. Girona will meet Fuenlabrada (#15) in the next round. Joventut will play against Granada (#13) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Girona: K.Taylor 19+1reb+3ast, M.Fjellerup 11+4reb+2ast, M.Gasol 9+11reb+3ast, P.Figueras 9+2reb+2ast, R.Prkacin 8+6reb, D.Miletic 8+5reb+1ast Joventut: H.Ellenson 12+1reb, A.Feliz 11+4reb+2ast, P.Ribas 10+1reb+5ast, J.Busquets 8+5reb, G.Vives 6+2reb+1ast, A.Tomic 5+4reb+6ast Obradoiro - Manresa 104-99 Not a big story in a game when 15th ranked Manresa (3-11) lost to eleventh ranked Obradoiro (7-7) in Santiago de Compostela 99-104 on Wednesday. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Obradoiro made 39-of-46 free shots (84.8 percent) during the game. Canadian guard Kassius Robertson (190-1994, college: Missouri, agency: Octagon Europe) notched 28 points to lead the effort and British-Canadian guard Philip Scrubb (191-1992, college: Carleton, agency: Octagon Europe) supported him with 20 points. Four Obradoiro players scored in double figures. Even 21 points and 8 rebounds by Lithuanian center Martinas Geben (208-1994, college: Notre Dame, agency: Octagon Europe) did not help to save the game for Manresa. International point guard Daniel Perez (184-1990) added 6 points and 11 assists for the guests. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Obradoiro moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser Manresa keeps the fifteenth position with 11 games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Obradoiro will meet Rio Breogan (#8) in the next round. Manresa will play against Zaragoza (#18) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Obradoiro: K.Robertson 28+2reb+2ast, P.Scrubb 20+3reb+2ast, E.Vicedo 16+3reb+1ast, R.Guerrero 12+8reb, T.Scrubb 9+8reb+1ast, A.Munoz 8+3reb Manresa: M.Geben 21+8reb, D.Robinson 16+2reb+1ast, G.Jou 13+3reb+2ast, A.Waczynski 11+2reb+2ast, F.Ferrari 9+1reb+4ast, J.Pablo Vaulet 8+7reb+1ast Murcia - Tenerife 85-64 There was a surprise result when twelfth ranked Murcia (7-7) outplayed at home higher ranked Tenerife (10-4) 85-64 on Friday. Murcia made 24-of-27 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. Murcia outrebounded Tenerife 47-35 including a 19-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Montenegrin power forward Nemanja Radovic (208-1991, agency: BeoBasket) notched 16 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and the former international center Ilimane Diop (210-1995) supported him with 12 points and 7 rebounds. Even 19 points and 6 assists by Brazilian-Italian point guard Marcelinho Huertas (191-1983) did not help to save the game for Tenerife. Georgian center Giorgi Shermadini (217-1989, agency: Octagon Europe) added 16 points and 8 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Murcia moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser Tenerife keeps the fourth position with four games lost. They share it with Unicaja. Murcia will meet Bilbao (#11) on the road in the next round. Tenerife will play against Unicaja (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Murcia: N.Radovic 16+9reb+1ast, T.McFadden 13+1reb+1ast, I.Diop 12+7reb+1ast, T.Trice II 11+3reb+1ast, R.Luther 9+3reb, J.Davis 8+5reb+4ast Tenerife: M.Huertas 19+2reb+6ast, G.Shermadini 16+8reb+1ast, F.Guerra 5+1reb+1ast, A.Doornekamp 5+5reb, S.Salin 5+3reb, E.Cook 4+5reb+1ast Zaragoza - Rio Breogan 88-90 A very close game took place in Zaragoza between Rio Breogan and Zaragoza. Tenth ranked Rio Breogan (7-7) got a very close victory on the road over 16th ranked Zaragoza (3-11). Rio Breogan managed to escape with a 2-point win 90-88 on Wednesday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Rio Breogan forced 20 Zaragoza turnovers. Croatian swingman Toni Nakic (201-1999, agency: BeoBasket) notched 15 points and 7 rebounds to lead the effort and American power forward Ethan Happ (208-1996, college: Wisconsin) supported him with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Even 18 points and 9 rebounds by the former international Santiago Yusta (200-1997) did not help to save the game for Zaragoza. Cuban guard Howard Sant-Roos (201-1991, agency: Octagon Europe) added 16 points and 7 assists for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Rio Breogan moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Zaragoza lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with 11 games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Rio Breogan will meet at home Obradoiro (#10) in the next round. Zaragoza will play against Manresa (#16) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Rio Breogan: E.Happ 16+5reb+2ast, T.Nakic 15+7reb+2ast, S.Momirov 12+3reb+1ast, L.Brajkovic 12+3reb+1ast, J.Hollatz 9+2reb+3ast, M.Lukovic 9+3reb+2ast Zaragoza: S.Yusta 18+9reb+2ast, H.Sant-Roos 16+3reb+7ast, J.Jessup 11+2reb, C.Wright 11+2reb+4ast, T.Hlinason 10+5reb+2ast, C.Mekowulu 9+5reb Unicaja - Bilbao 92-79 There was no surprise when 8th ranked Bilbao (7-7) lost to fifth ranked Unicaja (10-4) in Malaga 79-92 on Wednesday. Unicaja made 20-of-26 free shots (76.9 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Bosnian-German Nihad Djedovic (197-1990, agency: BeoBasket) notched 15 points to lead the effort and American-Georgian forward Will Thomas (203-1986, college: GMU) supported him with 14 points. Four Unicaja players scored in double figures. Even 15 points by American point guard Adam Smith (185-1992, college: Georgia Tech) did not help to save the game for Bilbao. His fellow American import center Jeff Withey (213-1990, college: Kansas) added 7 points and 8 rebounds for the guests. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Unicaja moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Tenerife. Loser Bilbao keeps the eighth position with seven games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Unicaja will meet Tenerife (#4) on the road in the next round. Bilbao will play against Murcia (#12) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Unicaja: N.Djedovic 15+3reb+1ast, W.Thomas 14+2reb+2ast, M.Ejim 14+4reb, T.Kalinoski 12+3reb+1ast, D.Osetkowski 10+3reb+1ast, K.Perry 9+3reb+4ast Bilbao: A.Smith 15+1reb+3ast, L.Hakanson 14+2ast, F.Alonso 10+1reb+1ast, E.Sulejmanovic 9+4reb, A.Reyes 8+4reb+1ast, M.Kyser 8+3reb+1ast |
| Robertson's 28 points give him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 28 points adding two rebounds and two assists for Obradoiro in his team's victory, helping them to beat Manresa (#16, 3-11) 104-99. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings. Obradoiro is placed at 10th position in Spanish league. Obradoiro is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 7-7 record. In the team's last game Robertson had a remarkable three three-pointers out of 6 attempts. He turned to be Obradoiro's top player in his first season with the team. Kassius Robertson averages this season 18.8ppg. Second best performed player last round was Walter Tavares (220-C-1992) of Real Madrid. He is naturalized Cape Verdean center in his 6th season at Real Madrid. In the last game Tavares recorded impressive double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds. Bad luck as Real Madrid lost that game 78-87 to slightly higher-ranked Barca (11-3). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Real Madrid still maintains its place in the top 3 of the standings, even despite this loss. His team's 11-3 record is not bad at all. Tavares is one of the most experienced players at Real Madrid and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to center Martinas Geben (208-C-1994, agency: Octagon Europe) of Manresa (#16). Geben scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Despite Geben's great performance Manresa lost 99-104 to the higher-ranked Obradoiro (#10, 7-7). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Manresa can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 3-11 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Geben has a very solid season. In 3 games in Spain he scored 12.0ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Mamadou Niang (209-C-1994) of Granada - 11 points and 10 rebounds 5. Philip Scrubb (191-G-1992) of Obradoiro - 20 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Markus Howard (180-PG-1999) of Baskonia - 32 points 7. Shannon Evans II (185-PG-1994) of Real Betis - 28 points and 4 assists 8. Jared Harper (180-PG-1997) of Valencia - 18 points and 5 assists 9. Santiago Yusta (200-SF-1997) of Zaragoza - 18 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Matt Costello (208-F/C-1993) of Baskonia - 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Sweden U18 celebrate Baltic Sea Cup title - by Eurobasket News |
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Sweden U18 celebrated Baltic Sea Cup title in Tallinn. They finished with a 2-1 record on top after a confident 74-49 win over Finland U18. Sweden U18 grabbed an 11-4 run at the start and never looked behind after. Eddie Hedqvist (2005) top-scored for the winners with 14 points, whilst Anton Johansson (2005) and Samuel Obenjo (197-C-2006) brought 9 apiece. Aaron Montonen (192-F-2005) replied with 11 points in the losing effort. |
| Stjarnan lands William Gutenius - by Eurobasket News | |||
Gutenius was also a member of Swedish international program for some years. He played for Swedish Senior National Team in 2020 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2012. Gutenius represented Sweden at the World University Games in Gwangju (South Korea) eight years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 7.0ppg, 3.6rpg, FGP: 50.0%, 3PT: 30.3%, FT: 66.7%. He has played previously professionally in Spain (Clavijo) and Sweden (Sundsvall, Nassjo, Sanda and KFUM Sundsvall). His team won Swedish Basketligan Regular Season in 2013 and 2020. |
| Nassjo adds Wesson to their roster, ex Anorthosis - by Eurobasket News | ||||
He has played also professionally in Finland (Kobrat). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team was regular season runner-up in Big Ten in 2018. Wesson was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Finnish Korisliiga Honorable Mention in 2022. He graduated from Ohio State in 2020 and it is his third season as a professional player. |
| Anthony Mathis (ex Uppsala) signs at Targu Mures - by Arnold Beres | |||
Two years ago (a year after his graduation) he was drafted by Austin Spurs (G-League) in second round (31st overall). The former University of Oregon standout is in his third season in pro basketball. He is a very experienced player. Mathis has played also professionally in Greece, NBA G League (Texas Legends), NBA Summer League (San Antonio Spurs) and The Basketball Tournament (The Enchantment). He won 6A Oregon state championship title in 2014 and 2015. |
| SWITZERLAND |
| Zinn number one in Switzerland SBL for round 12 - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 27-year old player got a double-double of 21 points and 18 assists, while his team beat Starwings (5-7) 98-84. Lugano is placed at 7th position in Swiss SBL. Lugano is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 5-7 record. Zinn turned to be Lugano's top player in his first season with the team. Robert Zinn has solid league stats. He is league's best passer with 12.1apg. Zinn The second best player in last round's games was young Nigerian Martins Igbanu (203-F/C-1997) of Boncourt. Igbanu had a very good evening with 34 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Bad luck as Boncourt lost that game 81-104 to the higher-ranked Massagno (#1, 11-1). Boncourt managed to keep the same 6th spot in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 5-7 record. Igbanu is a newcomer at Boncourt, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 23.6ppg (#2). He also registered 7.3 boards per game. Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Davonta Jordan (188-G-1997, agency: Tropical Sports Agency) of league's second-best Fribourg. Jordan scored 22 points and passed seven assists. He was a key player of Fribourg, leading his team to a 121-43 easy win against the lower-ranked Swiss Central (#11, 1-11). Fribourg needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 9 victories and 3 lost games. Jordan has a great season in Switzerland. After only 8 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 4.8apg (8th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Justyn Hamilton (211-C-1999) of Lugano - 26 points and 12 rebounds 5. Noah Dickerson (205-C-1997) of Starwings - 24 points and 15 rebounds 6. Kimani Lawrence (203-PF-1998) of Lugano - 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Bryan Colon (181-PG-1992) of Geneve - 28 points and 7 rebounds 8. Isaiah Williams (201-F-1992) of Massagno - 21 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists 9. Jay Jay Chandler III (193-G-1998) of Monthey - 18 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists 10. Andrija Matic (208-F-1996) of Starwings - 20 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| SYRIA |
| Al Jaish, Al Nawaeir and Tashreen win first games in year 2023 - by Eurobasket News |
| Al Jaish, Al Nawaeir and Tashreen have won first games in year 2023. Tashreen overcame Al Taliya 62-58 as they needed a final 12-6 run to seal the win. Al Nawaeir did not leave any chances for Huteen beating them 96:57. Al Nawaeir managed to post the wins in all the quarters of the game. Al Jaish meanwhile overcame Al Jalaa 77:57. The third quarter was decisive in the game as they needed a 26-8 surge to seal the victory. |
| TUNISIA |
| ProA Round 18: Club Africain edge Ezzahra by three points - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Third-ranked Ezzahra (10-7) made lots of trouble for first ranked Club Africain (15-2) in Tunis on Thursday. Club Africain managed to secure only three-point victory 66-63. However their fans expected easier game. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Ezzahra. Club Africain have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 15-2 record. Ezzahra at the other side dropped to the fourth place with seven games lost. Bottom-ranked US Ansar managed to get a second victory, breaking the ten-game losing streak. This time they outleveled eighth-ranked JS Kairouan 89-63. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 26-point difference proves that US Ansar was well-prepared to that game. US Ansar (2-12) moved-up to ninth place. JS Kairouan lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 11 games lost. The game in was also quite interesting. Second ranked US Monastir (11-4) played at the court of 7th ranked DSG (7-8). US Monastir defeated DSG 78-64 on Thursday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of DSG. US Monastir have an impressive eight-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 11-4 record having six points less than leader Club Africain. Loser DSG keeps the seventh place with eight games lost. In the last two games of round 18 ES Rades was defeated by Stade Nabeulien in a road game 77-72. ES Sahel beat JS Manazeh at home 69-63. Club Africain - Ezzahra 66-63 Third-ranked Ezzahra (10-7) made lots of trouble for first ranked Club Africain (15-2) in Tunis on Thursday. Club Africain managed to secure only three-point victory 66-63. However their fans expected easier game. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Ezzahra. Club Africain have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 15-2 record. Ezzahra at the other side dropped to the fourth place with seven games lost. DSG - US Monastir 64-78 The game in was also quite interesting. Second ranked US Monastir (11-4) played at the court of 7th ranked DSG (7-8). US Monastir defeated DSG 78-64 on Thursday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of DSG. US Monastir have an impressive eight-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 11-4 record having six points less than leader Club Africain. Loser DSG keeps the seventh place with eight games lost. US Ansar - JS Kairouan 89-63 Bottom-ranked US Ansar managed to get a second victory, breaking the ten-game losing streak. This time they outleveled eighth-ranked JS Kairouan 89-63. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 26-point difference proves that US Ansar was well-prepared to that game. US Ansar (2-12) moved-up to ninth place. JS Kairouan lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 11 games lost. Stade Nabeulien - ES Rades 77-72 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 6th ranked ES Rades' (8-8) road loss to fifth ranked Stade Nabeulien (9-6) 72-77 on Thursday. Stade Nabeulien maintains fifth position with 9-6 record. Loser ES Rades keep the sixth place with eight games lost. ES Sahel - JS Manazeh 69-63 No shocking result in a game in Sousse where fourth ranked ES Sahel (10-6) defeated bottom-ranked JS Manazeh (2-13) 69-63 on Thursday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. ES Sahel moved-up to third place. JS Manazeh lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with 13 games lost. |
| TURKEY |
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| Isaiah Taylor (ex Anadolu Efes) joins Zalgiris - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
Taylor has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2016. He is quite experienced player. Taylor has played also professionally in Israel (Maccabi Rishon), Spain (Murcia), NBA (Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors) and NBA G League (RGV Vipers and College Park SkyHawks). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team made it to the Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey) Semifinals in 2022. He was voted to USBasket.com D-League All-Rookie Team back in 2017. Taylor graduated from University of Texas in 2016 and it is his seventh season as a professional player. |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Al Naser sign a second USA player, ex Trapani - by Mahmood Akbar | |||
He played most recently at 2B Control Trapani in Italian Serie A2. In 30 games he averaged impressive 16.3ppg, 4.7rpg and 2.8apg last season. He was also voted League Player of the Week. He is a very experienced player. Wiggs has played also professionally in Belarus (BC Minsk), Hungary (Zalakeramia ZTE KK), NBA (Chicago Bulls) and NBA G League (Westchester Knicks). Among many awards he won NBA G League Atlantic Division championship title in 2018. He was selected to Eurobasket.com All-Italian Serie A2 Honorable Mention back in 2020. Wiggs graduated from of Alaska at Anchorage in 2017 and it will be his sixth season in pro basketball. |
| UNITED KINGDOM |
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| Big Departures In The BBL - by Jeff King |
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After the news that Sheffield Sharks released Channel Banks and Javion Ogunyemi and recruited Devearl Ramsey comes news of further departures from two clubs today. Leicester Riders have decided to release Derryck Thornton (190-G-1997, college: Boston Coll.) from his contract. Thornton who came in himself as a replacement was thanked for his efforts and wished all the best for the the future. It is expected that Riders will move quickly to replace him. Across at Plymouth City Patriots it's goodbye and good luck to Antonio 'Booman' Williams who has been allowed to leave to take up a contract elsewhere in Europe at a yet unnamed country and team The Patriots. Williams activated a clause in his contract to play elsewhere after receiving an offer that was presented to him. Although disappointed Patriots wished Williams good luck and respected his decision which they fully understood. Club Chairman Carl Heslop was quoted as saying. "I would like to thank Antonio for his time at the club and his performances on court. Plymouth loves players that get you off your seat and Antonio certainly fits that bill." Williams meanwhile commented. "Just want to thank the organisation for the last two seasons and want to give a special shout out to my brothers that went to war with me every night. I wish we could have finished this year out but it's all love to the best fans in the whole BBL. Thank you for making my basketball exciting in Plymouth. It wouldn't have been a success without you guys having our back. Just wanna say thank you again to Carl and PJ (Paul James) and good luck on the rest of the year it's all love my guys. Williams will be a huge loss for The Patriots and The BBL will watch with interest to see who and if he is replaced as well as keeping a watching brief on the Leicester Riders as well. |
| URUGUAY |
| Glenn's double-double lands him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had a double-double of 23 points and 14 rebounds, while his team edged out Aguada (#4, 8-6) 100-96. L.Borges is placed at 7th position in Uruguayan league. L.Borges is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 7-7 record. Glenn turned to be L.Borges' top player in his first season with the team. University of South Carolina Upstate graduate has very impressive stats this year. Glenn is in league's top in rebounds (5th best: 11.2rpg) and averages solid 63.7% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Eloy Vargas (211-C-1988, agency: BIG) of Aguada. He is Dominican Rep. center in his first season at Aguada. In the last game Vargas recorded impressive double-double of 27 points and 13 rebounds. Bad luck as Aguada was edged by the lower-ranked L.Borges (#7, 7-7) 100-96. This loss caused Aguada to drop to 4th position in the standings. His team's 8-6 record is not bad at all. Vargas is a newcomer at Aguada and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to forward Franklin Hassell (203-F/C-1988) of league's second-best Hebraica. Hassell scored 19 points and grabbed ten rebounds. He was a key player of Hebraica, leading his team to a 78-72 win against the lower-ranked Penarol (#5, 8-6). Hebraica needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 9 victories and 5 lost games. Hassell has a great season in Uruguay. After 12 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 9.9rpg (8th best). He also has 1.2bpg and FGP: 60.0%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Luis Santos (194-C-1994) of Bigua - 20 points and 14 rebounds 5. Zygimantas Riauka (206-C-1993) of Urupan - 23 points and 9 rebounds 6. Tanksley Efianayi (198-G/F-1994) of Urunday - 25 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Santiago Vidal (180-G-1989) of Bigua - 25 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists 8. Marcus Thomas (191-PG-1995) of Olimpia - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists 9. Lee Roberts (203-F/C-1987) of Penarol - 21 points and 15 rebounds 10. Esteban Batista (206-C-1983) of Olimpia - 13 points, 11 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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| VTB UNITED LEAGUE |
| Round 19 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News | ||
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The teams have now bigger motivation at this stage of Regular Season. Every game can be crucial and decide about teams' position at the end of Regular Season. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most interesting game of round 19 was only one-point a home defeat of 8th ranked Avtodor (7-12) to seventh ranked Parma-Pari (8-11) 95-94 in the game for the seventh place. It ended the two-game winning streak of Avtodor. Parma-Pari made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for American swingman Isaiah Reese (196-1996, college: Canisius, agency: Slash Sports) who led his team to a victory scoring 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. His fellow American import guard Justin Roberson (187-1993, college: ULM) helped adding 15 points and 5 assists. At the losing side Armenian-American point guard Ryan Boatright (183-1992, college: UConn) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 assists. Parma-Pari maintains seventh place with 8-11 record. Avtodor at the other side keeps the eighth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Samara. Parma-Pari are looking forward to face league's second-placed UNICS in Kazan in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Avtodor will play on the road against Samara (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Very significant was N.Novgorod's (#5) 73-63 road victory against 6th ranked Lokomotiv. It was an exceptional evening for Belarusian forward Maksim Salash (206-1996) who led the winners and scored 13 points and 7 rebounds. Dragan Apic accounted for 13 points and 5 rebounds. American guard Jaylen Barford (191-1996, college: Arkansas) came up with 9 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for Lokomotiv in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. N.Novgorod maintains fifth place with 11-8 record. Lokomotiv at the other side keeps the sixth position with nine games lost. N.Novgorod will play against league's leader CSKA in Moscow in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Lokomotiv will play on the road against Zenit (#3) in Saint Petersburg and hopes to get back on the winning track. One of the most interesting games of round 19 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Kazan where second ranked UNICS won against visiting MBA Moscow (12-7) 74-66. Daryl Macon fired 20 points and 4 assists for the winners. Daniil Kasatkin produced 17 points for lost side. MBA Moscow's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. UNICS (17-2) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain second place having just two points less than leader CSKA. Loser MBA Moscow keeps the fourth position with seven games lost. UNICS will meet Parma-Pari (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. MBA Moscow will play against Enisey in Krasnoyarsk and hope to secure a win. There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 19: Samara destroyed Astana on the opponent's court 99-51. Bottom-ranked BC Minsk lost to Russian defending champion Zenit in a home game 66-91. CSKA rolled over Enisey on the road 109-81. The most impressive stats of the last round was 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists by Livio Jean-Charles of CSKA. Astana - Samara 51-99 Rather expected game in Nur-Sultan where 11th ranked Kazakhstan Astana (3-15) was crushed by ninth ranked Russian Samara (7-12) 99-51 on Wednesday. Samara made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. Samara had a 29-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 59.1 percentage. Samara looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Astana's players. American-North Macedonian point guard Jordan Theodore (182-1989, college: Seton Hall) fired 13 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. American swingman James Ennis (201-1990, college: LBSU) chipped in 19 points. Four Samara players scored in double figures. American forward Michael Myers (206-1992, college: UMES) produced 13 points and 7 rebounds and Russian swingman Daniil Aksenov (183-1995) added 16 points respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Samara moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Avtodor. Defending Kazakhstan champion Astana keeps the eleventh position with 15 games lost. Samara will meet at home Avtodor (#8) in the next round. Astana will play against BC Minsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Astana: A.Daniil 16+3reb+2ast, M.Myers 13+7reb+2ast, K.Vaughn 9+3reb, M.Johnson 4+5reb+1ast, M.Marchuk 3+5reb, V.Chsherbak 3 Samara: J.Ennis 19+4reb+3ast, M.Knight 18+1reb+4ast, J.Theodore 13+7reb+6ast, K.Rivers 13+2reb+2ast, M.Barashkov 7+4reb, K.Anton 6+2reb+2ast UNICS - MBA Moscow 74-66 One of the most interesting games of round 19 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Kazan where second ranked UNICS won against visiting MBA Moscow (12-7) 74-66. UNICS made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. American guard Daryl Macon (190-1995, college: Arkansas) fired 20 points and 4 assists for the winners. His fellow American import power forward Vincent Hunter (203-1994, college: UTEP) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds. Guard Daniil Kasatkin (200-1999, college: Penn St., agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) produced 17 points and guard Timofey Yakushin (194-1997) added 9 points respectively for lost side. MBA Moscow's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. UNICS (17-2) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain second place having just two points less than leader CSKA. Loser MBA Moscow keeps the fourth position with seven games lost. UNICS will meet Parma-Pari (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. MBA Moscow will play against Enisey in Krasnoyarsk and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: MBA Moscow: D.Kasatkin 17+1reb+2ast, K.Makar 11+1ast, E.Valiev 9+5reb, T.Yakushin 9+3reb+3ast, S.Klyuev 8+5reb+1ast, I.Platonov 6+6reb+1ast UNICS: D.Macon 20+2reb+4ast, L.Labeyrie 15+7reb, V.Hunter 13+8reb+2ast, A.Brown 9+3reb+2ast, J.Reynolds 9+5reb, N.Dimitrijevic 4+2reb+2ast Avtodor - Parma-Pari 94-95 The most interesting game of round 19 was only one-point a home defeat of 8th ranked Avtodor (7-12) to seventh ranked Parma-Pari (8-11) 95-94 in the game for the seventh place. It ended the two-game winning streak of Avtodor. Parma-Pari made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for American swingman Isaiah Reese (196-1996, college: Canisius, agency: Slash Sports) who led his team to a victory scoring 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. His fellow American import guard Justin Roberson (187-1993, college: ULM) helped adding 15 points and 5 assists. At the losing side Armenian-American point guard Ryan Boatright (183-1992, college: UConn) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 assists and Serbian forward Rade Zagorac (204-1995, agency: BeoBasket) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. Five Parma-Pari and four Avtodor players scored in double figures. Parma-Pari maintains seventh place with 8-11 record. Avtodor at the other side keeps the eighth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Samara. Parma-Pari are looking forward to face league's second-placed UNICS in Kazan in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Avtodor will play on the road against Samara (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Avtodor: M.Newman 24+3reb+3ast, R.Boatright 21+4reb+10ast, D.Nikolic 21+6reb+1ast, R.Zagorac 18+10reb+2ast, E.Minchenko 5, S.Machado 3+2reb+1ast Parma-Pari: I.Reese 19+8reb+5ast, P.Antipov 17+2reb, J.Roberson 15+2reb+5ast, A.Platunov 13+2reb+3ast, T.Ongwae 10+9reb+3ast, M.Dime 7+7reb BC Minsk - Zenit 66-91 Very predictable result when third ranked Russian Zenit (14-4) smashed on the road bottom-ranked Belarusian BC Minsk (1-18) 91-66 on Wednesday. Zenit outrebounded BC Minsk 38-19 including a 15-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American swingman Caleb Homesley (198-1996, college: Liberty) fired 25 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Center Artem Klimenko (214-1994) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Four Zenit players scored in double figures. American point guard Supreme Hannah (183-1994, college: Daemen) produced 13 points and swingman Uladzislau Mikulski (196-1998) added 8 points respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending Russian champion maintains third place with 14-4 record having six points less than leader CSKA. BC Minsk lost their eighth game in a row. Defending Belarusian champion stay dead last with 18 lost games. Zenit will meet at home Lokomotiv (#6) in the next round. BC Minsk will play against Astana (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: BC Minsk: S.Hannah 13+1reb+1ast, V.Stubeda 11+3reb, U.Blizniuk 9+4ast, Z.Smith 8+2reb+1ast, U.Mikulski 8+3reb+3ast, A.Trastsinetski 7+3reb+2ast Zenit: C.Homesley 25+5reb, R.Solomon 17+2reb+1ast, A.Klimenko 14+6reb+2ast, A.Zubkov 10+9reb+1ast, D.Kulagin 8, T.Wimbush 6+2reb Lokomotiv - N.Novgorod 63-73 Very significant was N.Novgorod's (#5) 73-63 road victory against 6th ranked Lokomotiv. N.Novgorod made 18-of-20 charity shots (90.0 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Lokomotiv's players. Lokomotiv was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. It was an exceptional evening for Belarusian forward Maksim Salash (206-1996) who led the winners and scored 13 points and 7 rebounds. Serbian power forward Dragan Apic (206-1995) accounted for 13 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. American guard Jaylen Barford (191-1996, college: Arkansas) came up with 9 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and the other American import Chris Horton (202-1994, college: Austin Peay, agency: Octagon Europe) added 11 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Lokomotiv in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. N.Novgorod maintains fifth place with 11-8 record. Lokomotiv at the other side keeps the sixth position with nine games lost. N.Novgorod will play against league's leader CSKA in Moscow in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Lokomotiv will play on the road against Zenit (#3) in Saint Petersburg and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Lokomotiv: M.Andrey 14+2reb, J.Gray 11+2reb, C.Horton 11+10reb, J.Barford 9+9reb+5ast, Z.Vedischev 6+2reb+1ast, S.Egor 3+2reb N.Novgorod: D.Apic 13+5reb+2ast, M.Salash 13+7reb+3ast, I.Strebkov 10+6reb+1ast, E.Baburin 9+1reb, J.Love 8+1reb+4ast, D.Khvostov 7+1reb+3ast Enisey - CSKA 81-109 Not a big story in a game in Krasnoyarsk where 10th ranked Enisey (4-15) was rolled over by leader CSKA (19-0) 109-81 on Friday. CSKA made 21-of-24 free shots (87.5 percent) during the game, while Enisey only scored four points from the stripe. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Guyanese-French Livio Jean-Charles (205-1993, agency: BeoBasket) fired 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners. American point guard Casper Ware (178-1990, college: LBSU) chipped in 20 points. Four CSKA players scored in double figures. Timofey Gerasimov (197-1997, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) produced 21 points and American point guard Angelo Warner (188-1992, college: Morehead St.) added 16 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the nineteenth consecutive win for CSKA. They maintain first place with 19-0 record. Loser Enisey keeps the tenth position with 15 games lost. CSKA will meet N.Novgorod (#5) in the next round. Enisey will play against MBA Moscow (#4) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Enisey: T.Gerasimov 21+2reb+2ast, A.Warner 16+6ast, J.Thompson IV 10+6reb+2ast, O.Coleman 8+1reb+1ast, I.Viktorov 8+2reb, G.Motovilov 6+2reb CSKA: C.Ware 20+1reb+3ast, L.Jean-Charles 19+5reb+4ast, A.Shved 15+1reb+7ast, A.Astapkovich 14+1reb, N.Milutinov 11+5reb+3ast, D.Davidovac 9+3reb+1ast |
| WEST ASIA SUPER LEAGUE |
| Round 3: Al Hilal lose to Shabab Al Ahli - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The biggest surprise of round 3 in West Asia Super League took place in Dubai where host UAE Shabab Al Ahli (3-0) beat Saudi Arabian Al Hilal (2-1) 75-70 on Monday evening. The best player for the winners was American Nick Minnerath (207-1988, college: Detroit) who scored 32 points. Bosnian forward Milan Milosevic (204-1985, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 13 points and 9 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was center Mohammed Alsuwailem (211-1998) who recorded a double-double by scoring 20 points and 13 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field). Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Another exciting game was played in Homs between Lebanese Al Riyadi and Syrian Al Karameh where Al Riyadi (2-1) crushed Al Karameh (1-2) on the road with 22-point difference 89-67. It was a good game for South Sudanese-Lebanese center Ater Majok (210-1987, college: UConn) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks (on 10-of-11 shooting from the field). Amir Saoud contributed with 26 points and 4 assists for the winners. Guard Ishaq Oubid (192-1995) answered with 15 points and 5 assists for Al Karameh. Al Karameh's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Very important is a road loss of Iraqi Al Naft (1-2) against Iranian Gorgan (2-1) on Wednesday night. Visiting Al Naft was crushed by Gorgan in Gorgan 110-69. It was a great evening for Mohammad Jamshidi who led his team to a victory scoring 31 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Gorgan's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Antwaine Wiggins with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. In the last game of round 3 winless Al Bashaer was defeated by Kazma in Kuwait City 84-77. The best stats of 3rd round was 11 points and 14 rebounds by Latavious Williams of Kazma. Gulf LeagueShabab Al Ahli - Al Hilal 75-70The biggest surprise of round 3 in West Asia Super League took place in Dubai where host UAE Shabab Al Ahli (3-0) beat Saudi Arabian Al Hilal (2-1) 75-70 on Monday evening. The best player for the winners was American Nick Minnerath (207-1988, college: Detroit) who scored 32 points. Bosnian forward Milan Milosevic (204-1985, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 13 points and 9 rebounds. Four Shabab Al Ahli players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was center Mohammed Alsuwailem (211-1998) who recorded a double-double by scoring 20 points and 13 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) and American guard Mark Lyons (185-1989, college: Arizona) added 21 points respectively. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Shabab Al Ahli: N.Minnerath 32+3reb+1ast, M.Milosevic 13+9reb+3ast, A.Hamid 12+5reb+2ast, Q.Alshabebi 10+7reb+1ast, T.Alnuaimi 4+4reb+2ast, B.Triche 4+4reb+4ast Al Hilal: M.Lyons 21+1reb+3ast, A.Mohammed 20+13reb+3ast, C.Chapman 10+8reb, O.Albargawi 6+4reb+1ast, K.Abdel-Gabar 6+7reb+9ast, H.Zakaria 5+8reb Kazma - Al Bashaer 84-77 Kazma used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from 84-77 on Tuesday night. It was a great evening for American guard Kevin Murphy (197-1990, college: Tenn Tech) who led his team to a victory scoring 34 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds. His fellow American import power forward Latavious Williams (203-1989, agency: BeoBasket) helped adding 11 points and 14 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American guard Aaron Parks (190-1994, college: CSUN) with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists and guard Ahmed Al-Halahli (189-1993) scored 17 points and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Al Bashaer's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Kazma: K.Murphy 34+9reb, A.Ahmad 14+2reb+8ast, B.Yousef 11+6reb+1ast, L.Williams 11+14reb, A.Al-Hamidi 6+9reb+4ast, R.Young 5+3reb Al Bashaer: A.Ahmed 17+4reb+4ast, A.Parks 17+6reb+8ast, M.Al-Souli 15+5reb+4ast, A.Walker 13+10reb, B.Bakhit Hadid 8+2reb+1ast, S.Al-Saadi 3+3reb+2ast West AsiaGorgan - Al Naft 110-69Very important is a road loss of Iraqi Al Naft (1-2) against Iranian Gorgan (2-1) on Wednesday night. Visiting Al Naft was crushed by Gorgan in Gorgan 110-69. Gorgan dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Al Naft's 44. They outrebounded Al Naft 53-27 including a 21-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Gorgan looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was a great evening for Mohammad Jamshidi (199-1991, agency: BIG) who led his team to a victory scoring 31 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. American-Guinea-Bissau point guard Parrish Petty (185-1988, college: UTRGV) helped adding 25 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Petty is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Gorgan players scored in double figures. Gorgan's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American forward Antwaine Wiggins (203-1988, college: Charleston, agency: BIG) with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds and American-Dominican forward Edgar Sosa (190-1988, college: Louisville) scored 24 points and 6 assists. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Gorgan: M.Jamshidi 31+6reb+7ast, P.Petty 25+6reb+7ast, B.Yakhchali 22+11reb+3ast, S.Monji 12+7reb+1ast, R.Mozafari 8+2reb+2ast, S.Pazrofteh 7+15reb+2ast Al Naft: A.Wiggins 29+10reb+1ast, E.Sosa 24+6ast, K.Hamzah 4+7reb+8ast, H.Aldiwani 4+3reb+2ast, A.Jasim 4, N.Mohammed 2+2reb Al Karameh - Al Riyadi 67-89 Another exciting game was played in Homs between Lebanese Al Riyadi and Syrian Al Karameh where Al Riyadi (2-1) crushed Al Karameh (1-2) on the road with 22-point difference 89-67. Al Riyadi players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. It was a good game for South Sudanese-Lebanese center Ater Majok (210-1987, college: UConn) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks (on 10-of-11 shooting from the field). Guard Amir Saoud (186-1991) contributed with 26 points and 4 assists for the winners. Guard Ishaq Oubid (192-1995) answered with 15 points and 5 assists and forward Omar Cheikh-Ali (204-1991) added 10 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Al Karameh. Al Karameh's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Al Riyadi: A.Saoud 26+2reb+4ast, A.Majok 22+10reb+1ast, A.Mansour 11+13reb+8ast, M.Martinez 9+3reb+3ast, B.Tabbara 8+1reb, J.Abdel Nour 7+2reb+3ast Al Karameh: I.Oubid 15+3reb+5ast, Z.Alhusain 15+1reb+2ast, O.Cheikh-Ali 10+10reb+3ast, M.Bo-Aetah 9+11reb+2ast, E.Hilani 7+4reb+1ast, G.Nazarian 7+3reb+1ast |
| Mohammad Jamshidi gets MVP of the Week award for WASL - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 31-year old had the game-high 31 points adding six rebounds and seven assists for Gorgan in his team's victory, helping them to outclass Al Naft (#6, 1-2) with 41-point margin 110-69. Gorgan is placed at 3rd position in WASL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost that single game earlier this season. Gorgan will need more victories to improve their 2-1 record. In the team's last game Jamshidi had a remarkable 70.6% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Gorgan, through which he has constantly improved. Jamshidi has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (9th best: 22.7ppg), assists (8th best: 6.0apg) and averages solid 53.7% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American forward Antwaine Wiggins (203-F-1988, agency: BIG) of Al Naft. Wiggins impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 29 points and 10 rebounds. Bad luck as Al Naft lost that game 69-110 to Gorgan (2-1). The season is still at the very beginning and this lost game may not be such crucial, of course if they start win the games. Let's wait for the next round. Wiggins is a newcomer at Al Naft and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 25.7ppg (#3). He also registered 9.3 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was South Sudanese Ater Majok (210-C-1987) of second-ranked Al Riyadi. Majok scored 22 points and grabbed ten rebounds. He was a key player of Al Riyadi, leading his team to a 89-67 easy win against Al Karameh (#7, 1-2). Al Riyadi needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 2 victories and 1 lost game. Majok has a great season in WASL. After only 3 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 9.7rpg (9th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Mohammed Alsuwailem (211-C-1998) of Al Hilal - 20 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Parrish Petty (185-PG-1988) of Gorgan - 25 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists 6. Behnam Yakhchali (196-SG-1995) of Gorgan - 22 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Kevin Murphy (197-G-1990) of Kazma - 34 points and 9 rebounds 8. Latavious Williams (203-F/C-1989) of Kazma - 11 points and 14 rebounds 9. Nick Minnerath (207-PF-1988) of Shabab Al Ahli - 32 points and 3 rebounds 10. Amir Saoud (186-G-1991) of Al Riyadi - 26 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Shereen Sutherland and Valentina Goranova signs at Montana - by Zeljko Zule | |||
Sutherland supposed to play at Panathlitikos in Greek A1 league, but left the team in Dec.'22. In 6 games she averaged 8.8ppg, 5.8rpg, 1.3apg, 1.2spg and 1.0bpg this season.She is a very experienced player. Sutherland has played also professionally in France (D'Ifs), Romania (Arad and Constanta), Sweden (Uppsala), Switzerland (Helios), Turkey (Tarsus) and USA. She played in the final of Romanian League in 2022. Sutherland graduated from University of California - Irvine in 2017 and it is her sixth season in pro basketball. Goranova has played with Montana 2003 before. Goranova started the season at Academic Plovdiv in the NBL. In 9 games she averaged 11.2ppg, 2.3rpg, 4.3apg and 1.8spg. She represented Bulgaria at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 Division B in Skopje (North Macedonia) four years ago. Her stats at that event were 6 games: 1.3ppg. Goranova has played previously for four other teams: Septemvri 97 Sofia, Slavia, Montana 2003 U19 team and Septemvri 97 U19 team. Her team made it to the Bulgarian Cup Final Four in 2022. |
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| Late rally leads Lancers to victory over McGill in college hoops exhibition - by Eurobasket News |
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Maggie Denys (175-G) scored a game-high 17 points, including the game-winning trey with 94 seconds remaining, as the visiting Windsor Lancers rallied for a 78-73 victory over McGill in women's basketball non-conference play, Tuesday, at Love Competition Hall. The 73 points marked McGill's highest offensive output in 36 games over nearly three years, dating back to a 75-53 victory over Concordia on Jan. 25, 2020. Windsor led 22-21 after the opening quarter but the teams were even at 40-40 heading into the intermission. The Lancers took a 59-53 advantage into the final frame, which McGill won 20-19 but came up short. In a game that featured 15 lead changes, the Martlets appeared poised to win when Katie Rathwell (170-G) hit a pair of free-throws to put her troops ahead 70-65 with 4:49 remaining but the Lancers went on 13-3 run down the stretch. The host team had another shot of adrenaline when Joy Taan-Tobias (160-G) nailed a triple to knot the score at 73-73 with 2:26 left but they ran out of steam. Other high scorers for Windsor were Vanessa Budimunda (13) and Julia Chiarot (170-G) (12). Four Martlets reached double-digits in scoring, led by Rathwell and Taan-Tobias with 13 points apiece. Emma-Jane Scotten (175-G) and Stephy Tchoukuiegno (170-G) had 12 and 11, respectively. Scotten added a game-high seven rebounds. The biggest factor was Windsor scoring more points off free-throws than McGill had in trips to the line. The Lancers shot 17-for-24 from the charity stripe, compared to a 7-for-11 performance for the Martlets. The visitors had a 35-27 edge in rebounding and committed 17 turnovers to McGill's 10. McGill shot 43.3 per cent from the floor (29/67) - their second-best effort over the season - and went 8-for-23 from beyond the arc. Windsor shot 44.6 per cent, going 3-for-17 from long distance. The Lancers improved to 7-10 overall, including a 4-5 regular season record. They will resume their OUA schedule on Jan. 7 at Western (7-3). McGill dropped to 2-13 overall, with an 0-6 mark in RSEQ play. The Martlets have 10 league games left and will resume their conference schedule with a home-and-home series against the Universite du Quebec Montreal (4-2), beginning with a road game at the Centre sportif de l'UQAM on Jan. 12 at 6 p.m. That will be followed by a return affair against the Citadins on Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. Courtesy of: mcgillathletics.ca |
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| Zagreb lands Josipa Pavic and Andjela Maric - by Zeljko Zule |
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ZKK-Zagreb (Premijer Liga) strengthened their roster with addition of 23-year old Croatian 189cm center Josipa Pavic and 23-year old former Croatian international 178cm shooting guard Andjela Maric. Pavic started the season at Slavia in ZBL league in Czech Republic. In four games she recorded 8.0ppg, 4.0rpg and 1.3bpg. She represented Croatia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Division B in Prishtina (Kosovo) four years ago. Her stats at that event were 6 games: 14.8ppg, Reb-1 (12.8rpg), 2.8apg, FGP: 52.5%, FT: 55.6%. She was also a member of Croatian international program for some years. Maric played for Croatian Senior National Team two years ago and previously for U18 National Team back in 2017.Pavic has played also professionally in Germany (Keltern), Slovakia (MBK) and Croatia (Split and Tresnjevka). Her team was regular season runner-up in Croatian Prva Liga in 2018 and 2020. Maric has played for the last two years at Rheinland in German DBBL. In four games she averaged 5.0ppg and 1.3rpg last season. She represented Croatia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Division B in Prishtina (Kosovo) four years ago. Her stats at that event were 6 games: 15.0ppg, 3.2rpg, 3.2apg, 1.5spg, FGP: 46.3%, 3PT: 35.3%, FT: 76.2%. Maric has played previously for three other Croatia teams: Split, Tresnjevka and ZKK Split 2nd team. Her team won German DBBL Regular Season in 2022. |
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| Results of Round 2 of Egyptian Super League for Women 2022-2023 - by Abdul Hamid Addasi |
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Following are the results of Round 2 of Egyptian Super League for Women 2022-2023 that took place on 3-1-2023 Places 1-8 3-1-2023 Al Zamalek x El Tayaran57-82 3-1-2023 Somouha x Al Gezira62-67 3-1-2023 NBEC x Sporting74-79 3-1-2023 Al Ittihad x Al Ahly74-88 Best scorer in the match was Cierra Dillard of Al Ittihad with 34 points She added 8 rebounds 7 assists and 3 steals ti be named MVP of the match with efficiency of 34 Other top scorers in Al Ittihad were Fatima Mohammed with 17 points and efficiency of 25 On the other hand best scorers in Al Ahly were Places 9-16 3-1-2023 Al Zohour SC x Heliopolis69-100 3-1-2023 El Shams x Misr Insurance60-58 3-1-2023 El Ward x Shooting46-71 3-1-2023 October x Nasr55-71 |
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| Liga Superior Round 4: Se7en beat Santa Tecla Elite by three after a very close game - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of much higher ranked Santa Tecla Elite (3-0) to seventh ranked Se7en (1-2) 58-55 on Thursday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Santa Tecla Elite. Se7en held Santa Tecla Elite to an opponent 22.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 33.3 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Santa Tecla Elite 74-44 including a 51-28 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Valeria Argueta who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 9 steals. Forward Jennifer Ramirez (170-1998) contributed with 4 points and 18 rebounds for the winners. point guard Karla Candelas (172-1988) replied with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 13 rebounds for Santa Tecla Elite. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. It was the only win of host team this round and in all other games visitors recorded victories. Se7en left bottom position moving up to sixth place. Santa Tecla Elite at the other side still keeps top position with 0 game lost. They share it with Costa Rica. Se7en are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Santa Tecla F1 (#8) in the next round. Santa Tecla Elite will play against the league's leader Costa Rica (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Bottom-ranked Opico is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their second consecutive match to fifth ranked UCA (2-2) 51-28. Worth to mention a great performance of Yashary Hernandez (170-1999) who helped to win the game recording 9 points and 5 assists and Jocelyne Zambrano who added 9 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. UCA's coach felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Marcia Bonito responded with 9 points and 6 rebounds. UCA moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Teclenas. Opico at the other side still closes the standings with two games lost. UCA will play against Teclenas (#4) in Santa Tecla in the next round. Opico will play against Sivar and hopes to get finally their first victory. The most impressive performance of 4th round was 1 points and 4 assists by Gabriela Fuentes of Opico.
Se7en - Santa Tecla Elite 58-55 This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of much higher ranked Santa Tecla Elite (3-0) to seventh ranked Se7en (1-2) 58-55 on Thursday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Santa Tecla Elite. Se7en held Santa Tecla Elite to an opponent 22.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 33.3 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Santa Tecla Elite 74-44 including a 51-28 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Valeria Argueta who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 9 steals. Forward Jennifer Ramirez (170-1998) contributed with 4 points and 18 rebounds for the winners. Point guard Karla Candelas (172-1988) replied with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 13 rebounds and forward Silvia Perez (158-2002) added 12 points in the effort for Santa Tecla Elite. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. It was the only win of host team this round and in all other games visitors recorded victories. Se7en left bottom position moving up to sixth place. Santa Tecla Elite at the other side still keeps top position with 0 game lost. They share it with Costa Rica. Se7en are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Santa Tecla F1 (#8) in the next round. Santa Tecla Elite will play against the league's leader Costa Rica (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Santa Tecla Elite: K.Alas 14+2reb, K.Candelas 13+13reb+2ast, S.Perez 12+3reb+3ast, D.Rivera 9+1reb+3ast, V.Mayerly 7+3reb+1ast, A.Montoya 0 Se7en: A.Valeria 20+11reb+5ast, P.Yoselyn 11+7reb+1ast, H.Fabiola 11+3reb+1ast, C.Ariela 5+12reb+1ast, R.Jennifer 4+18reb+1ast, G.Jhoselin 3+3reb+2ast Opico - UCA 28-51 Bottom-ranked Opico is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their second consecutive match to fifth ranked UCA (2-2) 51-28. UCA dominated down low during the game scoring 40 of its points in the paint compared to Opico's 20. Worth to mention a great performance of Yashary Hernandez (170-1999) who helped to win the game recording 9 points and 5 assists and Jocelyne Zambrano (169-1993) who added 9 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. UCA's coach felt very confident using 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Marcia Bonito responded with 9 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Iris Zepeda (160-1991) scored 6 points and 7 rebounds. UCA moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Teclenas. Opico at the other side still closes the standings with two games lost. UCA will play against Teclenas (#4) in Santa Tecla in the next round. Opico will play against Sivar and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Opico: B.Marcia 9+6reb+1ast, Z.Iris 6+7reb, E.Karla 5+3reb, M.Sofia 3+7reb, G.Alondra 2+1reb, L.Raquel 2 UCA: Z.Jocelyne 9+7reb+1ast, Y.Hernandez 9+4reb+5ast, A.Rivera 7, N.Duran 7+3reb+1ast, S.Andrea 6+2reb+2ast, H.Ana 6+2reb+5ast |
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Piestanske C. - PEAC-Pecs 62-68 PEAC-Pecs shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 54.5 percentage. American guard Sierra Calhoun (183, college: Rutgers) stepped up and scored 22 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and her fellow American import guard Cassidie Burdick (188) chipped in 7 points and 12 rebounds. At the losing side Czech point guard Gabriela Andelova (173-1996, agency: Basket Promotion Agency) responded with 16 points and 4 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and American forward KeShunan James (184-1994, college: Murray St.) scored 17 points. Top scorers: Piestanske C.: K.James 17+4reb, G.Andelova 16+4reb+4ast, B.Mujovic 14+3reb+3ast, A.Jurcenkova 8+10reb+3ast, N.Martiskova 5+2reb+1ast, A.Mandic 2+5reb PEAC-Pecs: S.Calhoun 22+7reb+2ast, N.Wentzel 10+4reb+4ast, V.Kiss 9+6reb, B.Sanchez 7+2reb, C.Burdick 7+12reb+3ast, Z.Simon 6+1reb+1ast Castors Braine - Ormanspor 90-62 Castors Braine forced 21 Ormanspor turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Ormanspor's players. Slovenian point guard Aleksandra Kroselj (173-1999, agency: LBM Management) fired 23 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Hungarian guard Reka Lelik (181-1999) chipped in 12 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Five Castors Braine players scored in double figures. American power forward Reshanda Gray (192-1993, college: California) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds and guard Kubra Erat (171-1995) added 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Top scorers: Ormanspor: R.Gray 22+10reb+1ast, K.Erat 8+5reb+4ast, J.Dubljevic 8+2reb, D.Gezgin 6+3reb+2ast, S.Ozelci 6+1reb+1ast, S.Banu 6+3reb Castors Braine: A.Kroselj 23+7reb+3ast, M.Uro-Nilie 14+3reb+2ast, O.Sarr 13+2reb+2ast, R.Lelik 12+8reb+6ast, J.Lindstrom 10+9reb+5ast, E.Leblon 9+2reb+3ast Cadi La Seu - Benfica 62-53 American guard Stephanie Watts (180-1997, college: UNC) stepped up and scored 19 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and her fellow American import center Jewel Tunstull (190-1992, college: Northeastern) chipped in 10 points. Cadi La Seu's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Brazilian forward Raphaella Monteiro (181-1995) responded with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds and guard Joana Soeiro (170-1995, college: Marian, IN) scored 11 points. Top scorers: Benfica: A.Rodrigues 11+2reb, J.Soeiro 11+4reb+1ast, R.Monteiro 10+12reb+3ast, C.Cruz 8+5reb+1ast, M.Martins 7+2reb, C.Warley 3+6reb+3ast Cadi La Seu: S.Watts 19+5reb+3ast, J.Tunstull 10+4reb+2ast, G.Bahi 9+2reb+2ast, L.Pena 8+3reb+2ast, J.Soler 5+2reb, M.Brotons 4+1reb Uni Gyor - Galatasaray 61-78 The game was dominated by American players. Worth to mention a great performance of center Teaira McCowan (201-1996, college: MSU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocks. Center Azura Stevens (198-1996, college: UConn) contributed with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Four Galatasaray players scored in double figures. Point guard Aaryn Ellenberg-Wiley (168-1992, college: Oklahoma) answered with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Beatrice Mompremier (193, college: Miami, FL) added 12 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Uni Gyor. Uni Gyor's coach rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Top scorers: Uni Gyor: A.Ellenberg-Wiley 27+7reb+5ast, B.Mompremier 12+7reb, S.Oroszova 5+3reb, B.Bach 5, D.Dubei 5+4reb, R.Dombai 3+3reb+2ast Galatasaray: K.Nacickaite 19+2reb+5ast, T.McCowan 17+18reb+2ast, A.Stevens 16+11reb+1ast, E.Prince 12+1reb+5ast, M.Yildizhan 7+2reb+3ast, A.Jurjane 5+2reb+1ast Lyon - Arka Gdynia 86-62 Lyon dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Arka Gdynia's 36. Guard Marine Johannes (174-1995) stepped up and scored 26 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and Polish-French center Helena Ciak (197-1989) chipped in 11 points and 13 rebounds. Four Lyon players scored in double figures. At the losing side Serbian forward Katarina Vuckovic (191-1994, college: Georgia Tech) responded with 16 points and 8 rebounds and American-Polish guard Marissa Kastanek (175-1990, college: NC State) scored 19 points. Arka Gdynia's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Top scorers: Arka Gdynia: M.Kastanek 19+1reb, K.Vuckovic 16+8reb+1ast, N.Fontaine 7+2reb, H.Gorecki 6+5reb+3ast, B.Kamila 6+8reb, J.Thomas 3+4ast Lyon: M.Johannes 26+6reb+2ast, G.Williams 19+5reb+2ast, J.Allemand 16+4reb+5ast, H.Ciak 11+13reb+3ast, J.Juste 6+2reb, A.Chartereau 5+7reb+5ast Fribourg - Lublin 68-73 Lublin looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American power forward Natasha Mack (193-1997, college: OK State, agency: LBM Management) stepped up and scored 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners and Serbian point guard Aleksandra Stanacev (167-1994) chipped in 13 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. Four Lublin players scored in double figures. At the losing side British-Lithuanian Gabby Nikitinaite (180-1998, college: SIUE) responded with a double-double by scoring 31 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists and American power forward Courtney Range (191-1995, college: California) scored 14 points and 8 rebounds. Top scorers: Fribourg: G.Nikitinaite 31+13reb+5ast, C.Range 14+8reb+3ast, M.Giroud 12+10reb+2ast, N.Fora 9+7reb+4ast, J.Redmond 2+1reb+2ast, B.Zambo Anais 0 Lublin: N.Mack 20+9reb+3ast, S.Taylor 17+8reb+1ast, K.Zec 17+5reb+1ast, A.Stanacev 13+6reb+9ast, T.Yurkevicius 3+10reb+3ast, M.Zietara 3+2ast Sassari - Venezia 89-82 Sassari looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American forward Joyner Holmes (191-1998, college: Texas) stepped up and scored 22 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and point guard Debora Carangelo (169-1992) chipped in 21 points and 4 assists. Four Sassari players scored in double figures. At the losing side American forward Jessica Shepard (193-1996, college: Notre Dame) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists and Finnish-Egyptian center Awak Kuier (196-2001) scored 21 points and 6 rebounds. Top scorers: Venezia: A.Kuier 21+6reb+2ast, J.Shepard 19+14reb+5ast, A.Delaere 19+4reb+3ast, M.Fassina 7+3reb, V.Matilde 7+2reb+5ast, S.Yasuma 5+2reb+5ast Sassari: J.Holmes 22+8reb+5ast, D.Carangelo 21+4reb+4ast, E.Gustavsson 17+8reb+1ast, A.Makurat 13+5reb+6ast, G.Ciavarella 6+1reb+3ast, S.Thomas 6+3reb+5ast Nesibe - Zaragoza 66-67 German Leonie Fiebich (193-2000) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and forward Vega Gimeno (185-1991, college: RMU) chipped in 10 points and 8 rebounds. Zaragoza's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side American guard Jessica Thomas (168-1994, college: Miami, FL) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists and American-North Macedonian forward Merritt Hempe (190-1994, college: Georgia) scored 17 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: Nesibe: M.Hempe 17+6reb+2ast, J.Thomas 15+5reb+10ast, G.Duman 14+2reb+1ast, U.Diallo 12+6reb+1ast, D.Yaya 6+4reb+5ast, F.Akalan 2+2reb Zaragoza: L.Fiebich 21+10reb+3ast, M.Gatling 10+7reb+2ast, V.Gimeno 10+8reb+3ast, H.Oma 10+4reb+2ast, I.Tate 8+1ast, S.Geldof 4+1ast Namur - Sf.Gheorghe 74-93 Sf.Gheorghe outrebounded Namur 51-30 including a 22-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. American center Khadijiah Cave (190-1995, college: Baylor) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and Bulgarian forward Borislava Hristova (182-1996, college: WSU) chipped in 21 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Five Sf.Gheorghe players scored in double figures. At the losing side American guard Aaliyah Wilson (180-1998, college: Texas A&M) responded with 26 points and Lithuanian power forward Laura Zelnyte (190-1994) scored 14 points and 8 rebounds. Namur's coach tested ten players seeing no chance for a win. Top scorers: Namur: A.Wilson 26+4reb+1ast, L.Zelnyte 14+8reb+1ast, P.Whitted 11+7reb+1ast, E.Rupnik 9+1ast, E.Saucin 6+5reb, S.Dossou 4+1reb+3ast Sf.Gheorghe: K.Cave 29+10reb+2ast, B.Hristova 21+10reb+7ast, B.Mununga 15+17reb+1ast, M.Jespersen 12+6reb, B.Jones 12+2reb+5ast, A.Gordi-Parau 2+1ast Crvena Zvezda - BLMA 79-63 Crvena Zvezda forced 20 BLMA turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Point guard Aleksandra Katanic (172-1997) stepped up and scored 22 points and 7 assists (made all of her ten free throws !!!) for the winners and center Milica Bojovic (189-1998, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 11 points and 9 rebounds. Four Crvena Zvezda players scored in double figures. At the losing side power forward Marieme Badiane (190-1994, agency: Basket Promotion Agency) responded with 15 points and 7 rebounds and Mamignan Toure (183-1994) scored 13 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: BLMA: M.Badiane 15+7reb+3ast, M.Toure 13+6reb+1ast, R.Bernies 12+2reb+4ast, K.Linskens 8+9reb, H.Peters 4+6reb+1ast, E.Naigre 4+1reb+5ast Crvena Zvezda: A.Katanic 22+3reb+7ast, C.Hall 17+1reb+3ast, T.Jakovina 12+6reb+4ast, M.Bojovic 11+9reb+2ast, S.Bogicevic 9+5reb, N.Naumcev 8+2reb+1ast Kibirkstis-MRU - Flammes 65-68 Flammes forced 21 Kibirkstis-MRU turnovers. Strangely Kibirkstis-MRU outrebounded Flammes 34-19 including a 28-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. American-Guyanese forward Brianna Fraser (190-1997, college: Maryland) stepped up and scored 26 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and point guard Ingrid Tanqueray (164-1988, agency: Basket Promotion Agency) chipped in 8 points and 5 assists. At the losing side forward Laura Juskaite (187-1997) responded with 25 points and 9 rebounds and power forward Gintare Petronyte (195-1989) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds. Kibirkstis-MRU's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Kibirkstis-MRU: L.Juskaite 25+9reb+1ast, G.Petronyte 13+11reb+3ast, J.Miknaite 10+4reb+3ast, G.Sulske 8+2reb+2ast, R.Gerda 6+2reb, E.Zabotkaite 3 Flammes: B.Fraser 26+6reb+2ast, S.Chevaugeon 9+2reb+4ast, A.Bouderra 9+3reb+3ast, I.Tanqueray 8+3reb+5ast, E.Tahane 6+1reb+1ast, A.Kimberley 5+2reb+3ast Estudiantes - Angers 55-65 Angers forced 20 Estudiantes turnovers. American point guard Alexis Peterson (173-1995, college: Syracuse) stepped up and scored 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals for the winners and her fellow American import swingman Jasmine Bailey (176-1990, college: UIC) chipped in 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Angers players scored in double figures. At the losing side American forward Nadia Fingall (191-1998, college: Stanford) responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 12 rebounds and center Maria Eraunzetamurgil (185-1998, agency: Basket Promotion Agency) scored 8 points and 5 rebounds. Estudiantes' coach tested eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Estudiantes: N.Fingall 11+12reb+2ast, M.Eraunzetamurgil 8+5reb+2ast, B.Massey 7+1reb+4ast, M.Espin 6+2reb, B.Massey 6+8reb, L.Mendez 6+5ast Angers: A.Peterson 18+6reb+5ast, J.Bailey 14+7reb+5ast, J.Cornelie-Sigmundova 14+8reb+1ast, K.Elenga 14+7reb+2ast, M.Axelle 3+3reb+2ast, P.Eva 2+1reb London L. - Villeneuve 77-71 London L. looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Anguillan-British forward Mikiah Herbert-Harrigan (188-1998, college: S.Carolina) stepped up and scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and guard Holly Winterburn (178-2000, college: UC Davis) chipped in 11 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. Four London L. players scored in double figures. At the losing side American guard Kamiah Smalls (178-1998, college: JMU) responded with 18 points and 4 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) and the other American import guard Kennedy Burke (185-1997, college: UCLA) scored 12 points. Top scorers: Villeneuve: K.Smalls 18+4reb+4ast, K.Burke 12+4reb+1ast, J.Salaun 8+5reb+1ast, H.Ben-Abdelkader 8+2ast, C.Diallo 8+1reb+1ast, K.Diaby 7+7reb+2ast London L.: M.Herbert-Harrigan 21+6reb+6ast, K.Snytsina 13+5reb+2ast, T.Murray 13+3ast, H.Winterburn 11+5reb+9ast, P.Hersler 8+2reb+1ast, S.Beckford-Norton 5+2reb Gernika - Gorzow Wlkp. 79-78 Point guard Sandra Ygueravide (172-1984) stepped up and scored 29 points (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners and Croatian forward Andrijana Cvitkovic (190-1994, college: Dayton) chipped in 9 points and 5 rebounds. At the losing side Australian forward Alanna Smith (193-1996, college: Stanford) responded with 23 points and 7 rebounds and Turkish center Tilbe Senyurek (190-1995) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds. Four Gorzow Wlkp. players scored in double figures. Top scorers: Gorzow Wlkp.: A.Smith 23+7reb+1ast, C.Horvat 17+6reb+2ast, T.Senyurek 16+11reb, L.Allen 12+1reb+5ast, Z.Wadoux 3+1reb+3ast, K.Matkowska 3+1ast Gernika: S.Ygueravide 29+2reb+2ast, G.Meskonyte 11+3reb+1ast, A.Cvitkovic 9+5reb+1ast, L.Spreafico 8+4reb+3ast, P.Bura 6+4reb+1ast, B.Williams 6+2ast M.Ashdod - E.Ramla 80-92 E.Ramla looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. American forward Shakira Austin (196-1999, college: Ole Miss, agency: LBM Management) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 16 rebounds for the winners and American-Israeli forward Alysha Clark (178-1987, college: MTSU) chipped in 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. At the losing side American guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (180-1996, college: Maryland) responded with a triple-double by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and the other American import center Kalani Brown (201-1997, college: Baylor, agency: LBM Management) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. Five E.Ramla and four M.Ashdod players scored in double figures. Top scorers: M.Ashdod: S.Walker-Kimbrough 18+10reb+10ast, K.Brown 18+11reb, A.Cohen 15+5reb+1ast, I.Jakobsone 10+1reb+3ast, T.Sahar 8+3reb+5ast, J.Antic 8+2reb+1ast E.Ramla: S.Austin 23+16reb+2ast, A.Clark 18+8reb+6ast, E.Rotberg 17+2reb+3ast, E.Dikaioulaku 13+2reb+8ast, O.Malashenko 12+4reb+3ast, M.Lisowa-Mbaka 4+3reb+1ast Panathinaikos - E.Holon 60-67 E.Holon outrebounded Panathinaikos 45-33 including 31 on the defensive glass. American guard Jennie Simms (183-1994, college: ODU) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners and American-Bosnian forward Courtney Hurt (185-1990, college: VCU) chipped in 18 points and 8 rebounds. At the losing side American forward Chastity Reed (185-1989, college: UALR) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists and guard Pinelopi Pavlopoulou (172-1996, college: WSU) scored 12 points and 4 assists. Panathinaikos' coach tested ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Panathinaikos: C.Reed 17+7reb+10ast, P.Pavlopoulou 12+4reb+4ast, E.Potter 9+9reb, A.Sotiriou 7+3reb+1ast, D.Theodoromanolaki 6+1reb, D.Alexandri 5+1reb+2ast E.Holon: C.Hurt 18+8reb+2ast, J.Simms 15+11reb+8ast, M.Ivanovic 9+3reb+1ast, D.Raber 9+14reb+1ast, A.Harden 6+3reb+6ast, S.Okockyte-Baltkojiene 5+3reb |
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| Euroleague round 8 best performance: Emma Meesseman (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 29-year old player was the main contributor (25 points, seven rebounds and three assists) to her team's victory, helping them to outclass Polkowice (#3, 5-2) with 50-point margin 111-61. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Fenerbahce to take over top position in the Euroleague. Fenerbahce have a solid 6-1 record. Meesseman turned to be Fenerbahce's top player in her first season with the team. Emma Meesseman averages this season 15.0ppg and 6.8rpg. The second best player in last round's games was young American Alyssa Thomas (188-F-1992) of USK Praha. Thomas had a very good evening with a double-double of 20 points and 10 assists. Of course she led USK Praha to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Szekszard (#12, 3-4) 95-56. This victory allowed USK Praha to move up to 4th position in the standings. Her team's 5-2 record is not bad at all. Thomas is a newcomer at USK Praha, but is already one of team's top players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.8ppg (#3). Her other stats are also decent: 11.4rpg and 7.0apg. Third on the list of top players last round was American forward Cheyenne Parker (193-F-1992) of Bologna (#13). Parker scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Despite Parker's great performance Bologna lost 73-75 to the higher-ranked Valencia (#8, 4-3). But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates. Bologna can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 2-5 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Parker has a very solid season. In 8 games in Euroleague she scored 12.9ppg. She also has 7.0rpg and 1.9bpg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Megan Gustafson (190-F-1996) of Olympiacos - 21 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Maria Fasoula (196-F-1997) of Avenida - 22 points and 8 rebounds 6. Brionna Jones (191-C-1995) of USK Praha - 19 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Morgan Bertsch (190-PF-1997) of Kangoeroes - 21 points and 7 rebounds 8. DeWanna Bonner (193-G-1987) of Mersin - 21 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Marianna Tolo (196-C-1989) of Girona - 22 points and 4 rebounds 10. Alina Iagupova (186-G/F-1992) of Fenerbahce - 13 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Finland clinch Baltic Sea U16 Cup title - by Eurobasket News |
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Finland clinched Baltic Sea U16 Cup title in Tallinn. They finished with a perfect 3-0 record beating Sweden U16 82-43. Finland U16 opened the game with a 19-9 surge and won the rest of the quarters as well. Nicole Ogun (184-C-2007) top-scored for the winners with 14 points, while Kurjenmaki Emilia and Heli Lehto (174-G-2007) brought 13 apiece. Skoeld Ida answered with 7 points in the losing case. |
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| Shereen Sutherland and Valentina Goranova signs at Montana - by Zeljko Zule | |||
Sutherland supposed to play at Panathlitikos in Greek A1 league, but left the team in Dec.'22. In 6 games she averaged 8.8ppg, 5.8rpg, 1.3apg, 1.2spg and 1.0bpg this season.She is a very experienced player. Sutherland has played also professionally in France (D'Ifs), Romania (Arad and Constanta), Sweden (Uppsala), Switzerland (Helios), Turkey (Tarsus) and USA. She played in the final of Romanian League in 2022. Sutherland graduated from University of California - Irvine in 2017 and it is her sixth season in pro basketball. Goranova has played with Montana 2003 before. Goranova started the season at Academic Plovdiv in the NBL. In 9 games she averaged 11.2ppg, 2.3rpg, 4.3apg and 1.8spg. She represented Bulgaria at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 Division B in Skopje (North Macedonia) four years ago. Her stats at that event were 6 games: 1.3ppg. Goranova has played previously for four other teams: Septemvri 97 Sofia, Slavia, Montana 2003 U19 team and Septemvri 97 U19 team. Her team made it to the Bulgarian Cup Final Four in 2022. |
| Gustafson's double-double lands her Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
She had a double-double of 33 points and 14 rebounds, while her team crushed Eunikos (#9, 4-9) with 23-point margin 81-58. It allowed Olympiacos to consolidate first place in the Greek A1. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. It's already very far into the season and Olympiacos keeps a perfect 13-0 record. Gustafson turned to be Olympiacos' top player in her first season with the team. University of Iowa graduate has very impressive stats this year. Gustafson is league's best scorer averaging so far 20.4ppg. Gustafson is in league's top in rebounds (6th best: 10.0rpg) and averages solid 69.6% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Stasha Carey (188-F-1995) of Niki Lefkadas. She is American forward in her first season at Niki Lefkadas. In the last game Carey recorded impressive double-double of 27 points and 13 rebounds. It was enough for Niki Lefkadas to edge slightly higher-ranked Esperides (#3, 8-5) by 5 points 64-59. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Niki Lefkadas consolidated its place in top 4 of the standings. Her team's 7-6 record is not bad at all. Carey is a newcomer at Niki Lefkadas and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to Christina Anastasopoulou (182-SF-2002) of Proteas (#7). Anastasopoulou scored 19 points and passed five assists. She was a key player of Proteas, leading her team to a 84-77 win against the lower-ranked Giannena (#10, 3-10). Anastasopoulou has a very solid season. In 12 games in Greece she scored 8.8ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Valerie Higgins (185-G-1998) of Esperides - 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Konstantina Sarigiannidou (180-F-1990) of Giannena - 24 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Chastity Reed (185-F-1989) of Panathinaikos - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Angeliki Nikolopoulou (177-G-1991) of Olympiacos - 8 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists 8. Sarah Boothe (195-F/C-1990) of Proteas - 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Rebecca Akl (170-PG-1992) of Chania - 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Yemiyah Morris (198-C-1998) of Dafni Agioy - 13 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Best players of Icelandic Subway League round 15 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 27-year old had a double-double of 26 points and thirteen rebounds, while her team beat Njardvik (#4, 8-7) 78-67. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Keflavik to consolidate first place in the Icelandic Subway League. Keflavik has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the championship title. They improved their record to 14-1. In the team's last game Wallen had a remarkable 62.5% from 2-point range. She has many years of experience at Keflavik, through which she has constantly improved. Oklahoma City University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Wallen is in league's top in points (4th best: 20.4ppg), rebounds (3rd best: 10.7rpg), assists (7th best: 4.4apg) and averages solid 4.7spg,61.0% FGP and 41.2% from behind 3-point line. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young international forward Eva Kristjansdottir (186-F-1997) of second-ranked Haukar. Kristjansdottir impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 22 points and 13 rebounds. Of course she led Haukar to another comfortable win outscoring IR (#8, 0-15) 99-52. Haukar's second position in the standings has not changed. Her team lost just two games this season, while they won 13 matches. Kristjansdottir is one of the most experienced players at Haukar and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was American Aliyah Collier (183-G-1997) of Njardvik (#4). Collier showcased her all-around game by recording 20 points, twenty rebounds (!!!) and six assists in the last round. Despite Collier's great performance Njardvik lost 67-78 to #1 ranked Keflavik. But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. The last thing Njardvik needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 8 victories and 7 lost games. Collier has a great season in Iceland. After 15 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 24.9ppg (best scorer), rebounds with 14.9rpg (#1 in league) and assists with 5.7apg (4th best). She also has 4.7spg, 1.9bpg and FGP: 54.0%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Danielle Rodriguez (177-G-1993) of Grindavik - 22 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists 5. Elma Dautovic (187-F-2001) of Grindavik - 24 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Sanja Orozovic (186-G/F-1990) of Breidablik - 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Hildur Kjartansdottir (185-F-1994) of Valur - 15 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Karina Konstantinova (173-PG-1999) of Keflavik - 16 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists 9. Hallveig Jonsdottir (180-G-1995) of Valur - 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Sigrun Amundadottir (181-C/F-1988) of Fjolnir - 18 points, 13 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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| Duke Holds Off Wake Forest On The Road, 60-50 - by Eurobasket News |
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Coach Kara Lawson called it a 'gritty win' and you have to do that sometimes. Basketball is a beautiful game when it's fast and loose, but sometimes you just have to do the basics and grind it out. Wake Forest won the first period 10-9 but Duke surged in the second quarter, 23-14, to take a 32-24 halftime lead. Celeste Taylor scored 18 to pace the Devils. Elizabeth Balogun (6'1''-G/F-2000) and Reagan Richardson both had 12. Duke had 13 assists on 24 shots. Jewel Spear (5'10''-G-2002) led the way for the Demon Deacons with 13 while Elise Williams (5'9''-G) added 12. Next up for Duke is Clemson in Cameron on Thursday the 12th. Courtesy of: msn.com |
| No. 8 Utah's loss to Colorado leaves just 3 unbeaten teams - by Eurobasket News |
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There are now just three undefeated teams left this season in Division I women's basketball, two of them in the SEC. No. 8 Utah suffered its first loss Friday, 77-67 to Colorado. The Utes were the second unbeaten team to fall this week: No. 24 St. John's lost 72-51 to Seton Hall on Wednesday. Still undefeated are No. 1 South Carolina, No. 3 Ohio State and No. 7 LSU, all of whom play Sunday. Colorado (13-3, 3-1 Pac-12) posted its first win over an AP top-10 team since knocking off No. 1 Stanford on Jan. 17, 2021. Utah was led by Jenna Johnson (6'2''-F), who scored all 17 of her points in the second half. Leading scorer Alissa Pili (6'2''-F-2001) finished with 14 points, which was below her average of 19.7. "It was not pretty, not a thing of beauty," Utah coach Lynne Roberts said. "It's one of those things where they just disrupt you with their physicality." The Utes had an especially rough first half, trailing 31-24 at halftime after committing 12 turnovers and shooting 8-of-30 from the field. "Honestly, I think it's just us versus us," Pili said. "We really just need to figure out what's going on on our offense and just how to work together and make it flow smoothly. Once we do that, we'll be better." Ohio State (16-0) hosts a dramatically improved Illinois (14-2) team that already has four Big Ten wins, more than in the past two seasons combined. Defending national champion South Carolina (15-0) travels to face Mississippi State at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN2. LSU (15-0) is on the road against Kentucky. The Gamecocks and Tigers, who finished 1-2 in the SEC standings last season, do not play each other until Sunday, Feb. 12 (2 p.m. ET, ESPN) in Columbia, South Carolina. Courtesy of: espn.com |
| POLAND |
| Grzelak number one in Polish 1Liga for round 14 - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Forward Magdalena Grzelak (185-F-1991) had a great game in the last round for second-ranked Pabianice, receiving a Hoops Agents 1Liga Player of the Week award for round 14. The 31-year old player had a double-double of 36 points and 11 rebounds, while her team crushed AZS UMCS II (#12, 2-11) with 22-point margin 77-55. Pabianice maintains the 2nd position in their group in Polish 1Liga. They are still close to the very top. Pabianice would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 11-2 record. In the team's last game Grzelak had a remarkable 80.0% from 2-point range. She has many years of experience at Pabianice, through which she has constantly improved. Magdalena Grzelak has solid league stats. She is in league's top in rebounds (5th best: 11.2rpg) and averages impressive 2.8spg and 61.7% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young Izabela Zdrodowska (185-F-1998) of AZS UW. Zdrodowska had a very good evening with a double-double of 25 points and 15 rebounds. Of course she led AZS UW to another comfortable win 77-59 over slightly higher-ranked Olsztyn (#5, 8-5) being unquestionably team leader. This victory allowed AZS UW to move up to 7th position in Group A. Her team lost some distance to top teams. But 7-5 record is not bad and everything may still change. Zdrodowska is a newcomer at AZS UW, but is already one of team's top players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 17.4ppg (#9). She also registered 9.2 boards per game. Third on the list of top players last round was Marta Wdowiuk (179-SF-1998) of Swarzedz (#7). Wdowiuk scored 14 points and grabbed nineteen rebounds (!!!). Despite Wdowiuk's great performance Swarzedz lost 55-56 to the higher-ranked Poznan MUKS (#2, 12-1). But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Swarzedz needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams in Group B. Their record is 7 victories and 6 lost games. Wdowiuk has a great season in Poland. After 12 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 11.9rpg (2nd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Dominika Paczoska (168-SG-1999) of Plock - 18 points and 11 rebounds 5. Anna Krawiec (182-F/C-1995) of Bochnia - 21 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Zuzanna Wrzesien (172-SG-1996) of AZS UW - 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Martyna Czyzewska (189-F/C-1992) of Rybnik - 25 points and 6 rebounds 8. Marta Piatek (190-F/C-1989) of LKS Lodz - 20 points and 19 rebounds 9. Wiktoria Zajac (183-F-2004) of AZS UMCS II - 17 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Natalia Gzinka (178-F-1998) of Widzew - 20 points and 9 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Mavunga's 23 points and 8 rebounds give her Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
She had the game-high 23 points adding eight rebounds and three assists for Polkowice in her team's victory, helping them to outclass Pruszkow (#11, 1-12) with 73-point margin 116-43. Polkowice maintains the 2nd position in Polish EBLK. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Polkowice will need more victories to improve their 9-3 record. It's Mavunga's second year at Polkowice and it's hard to imagine this team without her. Ohio State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Mavunga is in league's top in points (8th best: 17.9ppg), rebounds (5th best: 9.6rpg) and averages solid 1.6bpg and 64.0% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Batabe Zempare (191-F-1994, agency: LBM Management) of Sosnowiec. She is Ghanian-American forward in her first season at Sosnowiec. In the last game Zempare recorded impressive double-double of 25 points and 19 rebounds. Bad luck as Sosnowiec lost that game 66-78 to slightly lower-ranked Poznan (#6, 6-7). Sosnowiec managed to keep the same 5th spot in the standings. Her team lost some distance to top teams. But 8-5 record is not bad and everything may still change. Zempare is a newcomer at Sosnowiec and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.2ppg (#5). She also registered 10.0 boards per game. Third place about best performers goes to guard Julia Niemojewska (170-PG-1998) of Arka Gdynia (#4). Niemojewska showcased her all-around game by recording 11 points, eleven rebounds (!!!) and twelve assists (!!!) in the last round. She was a key player of Arka Gdynia, leading her team to a 107-32 easy win against the lower-ranked Bydgoszcz (#10, 1-11). Arka Gdynia 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. Niemojewska has a very solid season. In 13 games in Poland she scored 3.5ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Natasha Mack (193-C/F-1997) of Lublin - 17 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Weronika Gajda (174-PG-1989) of Polkowice - 18 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists 6. Alexis Jones (175-G-1994) of Torun - 28 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Jasmine Thomas (175-PG-1991) of Arka Gdynia - 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Alecia Sutton (173-G-1998) of Poznan - 25 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Marissa Kastanek (175-G-1990) of Arka Gdynia - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Weronika Telenga (192-C-1995) of Polkowice - 16 points and 6 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Nyon lands Klaudia Niedzwiedzka - by Luca Maffioli | |||
She represented Poland at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Sopron (Hungary) five years ago. Her stats at that event were 6 games: 8.2ppg, 6.2rpg, 1.7apg, 1.3spg, FGP: 36.0%, 3PT: 34.8%, FT: 87.5%. Niedzwiedzka has played also professionally for other Polish teams like Wisla Krakow, Lublin, Polkowice, AZS Politechnika Korona Krakow and Bydgoszcz. She played in the final of Polish BLK in 2015 and 2022. Among many awards she was voted to Eurobasket.com All-European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 Division B Honorable Mention back in 2016. |
| PORTUGAL |
| Erykah Russell signs at Vagos - by Igor Obradovic |
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AD-Vagos (Liga Feminina) landed 24-year old American 188cm power forward Erykah Russell (college: LIU Brooklyn). Russell started the season at GDESSA/Barreiro. In 14 Liga Feminina games in Portugal she averaged 11.1ppg, 6.7rpg, 1.0apg and 1.6spg. She helped them to make it to the Supercup final. Russell graduated from Long Island University in 2022 and it is her first season in pro basketball. |
| ROMANIA |
| Marginean comes back to Izmit - by Eurobasket News | ||||
It is actually her comeback to Kocaeli as she has played here before. She started the season at Polskieprzetwory Bydgoszcz in Polish EBLK. In 9 games she recorded 9.9ppg, 4.1rpg, 1.6apg and 1.1spg. Marginean also played 6 games in Eurocup where she averaged 9.2ppg, 4.0rpg, 2.3apg and 1.3spg. In 2010 she was drafted by Minnesota Lynx (WNBA) in third round (26th overall). She graduated from Drexel University and it is her 13th (hopefully lucky) season in pro basketball. Marginean was also a member of Romanian international program for some years. She played for Romanian Senior National Team between 2010 and 2021 and previously for U20 National Team in 2007. Marginean represented Romania at the Qualifications to European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) 2017 seven years ago. Her stats at that event were 6 games: 12.7ppg, 5.0rpg, 2.0apg, 2.2spg, FGP: 37.8%, 3PT: 28.6%, FT: 88.9%. She is a very experienced player. Marginean has played also professionally in France (Arras and Bretagne), Greece (Panathinaikos), Spain (Avenida), Turkey (Istanbul Universitesi SK, Kayseri, Mersin and Adana) and Romania (Targoviste). She won Spanish LFB championship title in 2016 and 2017. Marginean was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Turkish KBSL Honorable Mention back in 2018 and 2019. She is close to retirement age as a player. It may be one of last seasons in her extensive career, which she may end at Izmit. Her game is described as: A quick SF with great outside scoring skills. Has a good timing for the offensive rebounds too. |
| RUSSIA |
| Borodina number one in Russian Superleague 1 for round 15 - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Guard Anna Borodina (179-G-2002) had a very impressive game in the last round for second-ranked UMMC Junior, receiving a Hoops Agents Superleague 1 Player of the Week award for round 15. The 20-year old player was the main contributor (21 points, nine rebounds) to her team's victory, helping them to beat Runa (#8, 6-9) 82-76. UMMC Junior maintains the 2nd position in Russian Superleague 1. They are still close to the very top. UMMC Junior would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 12-3 record. In the team's last game Borodina had a remarkable three three-pointers out of 7 attempts. She has many years of experience at UMMC Junior, through which she has constantly improved. Anna Borodina averages this season 12.4ppg and 6.0rpg. The second best player in last round's games was young Sabrina Dovnar-Zapolskaia (169-G-2003) of Sparta&K-2 V. Dovnar-Zapolskaia had a very good evening with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course she led Sparta&K-2 V to another comfortable win 89-72 over the lower-ranked Spartak SP (#9, 4-11) being unquestionably team leader. This victory allowed Sparta&K-2 V to move up to 6th position in the standings. Her team lost some distance to top teams. But 8-7 record is not bad and everything may still change. Dovnar-Zapolskaia is well-known at Sparta&K-2 V and is a proven leader in her second season with the team. Third on the list of top players last round was guard Karina Levenkova (166-G-2002) of Kazanochka (#5). Levenkova scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds. She was a key player of Kazanochka, leading her team to a 66-59 win against the lower-ranked Stavropol (#11, 1-11). Kazanochka needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 10 victories and 5 lost games. Levenkova has a great season in Russia. After 13 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 3.8apg (8th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Alena Burmakina (194-C-2004) of UMMC Junior - 11 points and 10 rebounds 5. Eseniya Magganova (175-G/F-2000) of Chevakata - 13 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists 6. Daria Anikina (185-F-2002) of UMMC Junior - 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Elena Fedotova (185-F/C-1990) of Kazanochka - 16 points and 4 rebounds 8. Maria Sedykina (176-F/G-2004) of UMMC Junior - 13 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Sofia Liulina (181-F-2004) of Sparta&K-2 V - 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Yana Elberg (177-G-2004) of Dynamo-Farm - 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Thompson's double-double lands her Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
She had a double-double of 16 points and 15 rebounds, while her team crushed Rostov (#10, 3-13) with 19-point margin 75-56. Nadezhda maintains the 4th position in Russian PBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Nadezhda will need more victories to improve their 11-5 record. It was one of impressive evenings for Thompson as usually she does not deliver so high stats. Auburn University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Thompson leads league in rebounds with 11.1rpg. Thompson is in league's top in and averages solid 52.2% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Anna Burovaya (172-PG-1997) of Dynamo K.. She is international guard in her 4th season at Dynamo K.. In the last game Burovaya recorded impressive 15 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists. Of course she led Dynamo K. to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Dynamo NR (#9, 5-11) 91-65. Dynamo K.'s 3rd position in the standings has not changed. Her team lost just two games this season, while they won 14 matches. Burovaya is one of the most experienced players at Dynamo K. and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to center Maria Vadeeva (193-C-1998) of league's leader UMMC. Vadeeva scored 10 points and grabbed ten rebounds. She was a key player of UMMC, leading her team to a 84-42 easy win against #2 ranked MBA in a game of the week. UMMC have amazing season winning all 15 games without a single defeat. Vadeeva turns to be one of the very best players in the league while she is also a leader of the top team having her eyes on the championship title. Vadeeva has a great season in Russia. After 13 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 15.2ppg (3rd best) and rebounds with 8.7rpg (2nd best). She also has 2.3spg and FGP: 53.4%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Viktoryia Hasper (192-C-1988) of Enisey - 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Julia Poluyanova (187-F-1992) of Nika - 19 points and 5 rebounds 6. Ekaterina Kiseleva-Sergevna (166-G-1992) of Sparta&K MR - 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Yulia Zakharova (175-G/F-1998) of Neftyanik - 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Elizaveta Shabanova (197-C-1997) of Dynamo K. - 12 points and 9 rebounds 9. Daria Egorova (190-C-2000) of Dynamo M. - 14 points and 5 rebounds 10. Eva Lisec (193-C-1995) of Dynamo K. - 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| RWANDA |
| Rwanda to take part at Women's 2023 Afrobasket qualifiers - by Eurobasket News |
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The national women's basketball team will Friday, December 6, start training prior to participating at the FIBA Women's AfroBasket Zone V Qualifiers due from February 14-19 at the Indoor Arena in Lugogo. Rwanda will be taking part in the qualifiers as part of their early preparations for Women's AfroBasket 2023 finals that will take place from July 26 to August 6 in Kigali, Rwanda. Landry Jabo, the Executive Director at the Rwanda Basketball Federation (Ferwaba), told Times Sport the team will undergo early preparations in order to engage local players in intensive training such that they can elevate their competition level before they are joined by professional players ahead of the Afrobasket competition. "Rwanda will participate at the Zone V Afro-basket Qualifiers in order to continue preparing for the finals in Kigali and be able to impress as a host nation for the tournament," Jabo said on Wednesday. National team head coach Cheikh Sarr will release the provisional squad on Thursday evening before the team starts training Friday, December 6. Courtesy of: newtimes.co.rw |
| SWEDEN |
| Finland clinch Baltic Sea U16 Cup title - by Eurobasket News |
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Finland clinched Baltic Sea U16 Cup title in Tallinn. They finished with a perfect 3-0 record beating Sweden U16 82-43. Finland U16 opened the game with a 19-9 surge and won the rest of the quarters as well. Nicole Ogun (184-C-2007) top-scored for the winners with 14 points, while Kurjenmaki Emilia and Heli Lehto (174-G-2007) brought 13 apiece. Skoeld Ida answered with 7 points in the losing case. |
| SWITZERLAND |
| Nyon lands Klaudia Niedzwiedzka - by Luca Maffioli | |||
She represented Poland at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Sopron (Hungary) five years ago. Her stats at that event were 6 games: 8.2ppg, 6.2rpg, 1.7apg, 1.3spg, FGP: 36.0%, 3PT: 34.8%, FT: 87.5%. Niedzwiedzka has played also professionally for other Polish teams like Wisla Krakow, Lublin, Polkowice, AZS Politechnika Korona Krakow and Bydgoszcz. She played in the final of Polish BLK in 2015 and 2022. Among many awards she was voted to Eurobasket.com All-European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 Division B Honorable Mention back in 2016. |
| TURKEY |
| TBB2L Stats Leaders - by Eurobasket Center |
| Marginean comes back to Izmit - by Eurobasket News | ||||
It is actually her comeback to Kocaeli as she has played here before. She started the season at Polskieprzetwory Bydgoszcz in Polish EBLK. In 9 games she recorded 9.9ppg, 4.1rpg, 1.6apg and 1.1spg. Marginean also played 6 games in Eurocup where she averaged 9.2ppg, 4.0rpg, 2.3apg and 1.3spg. In 2010 she was drafted by Minnesota Lynx (WNBA) in third round (26th overall). She graduated from Drexel University and it is her 13th (hopefully lucky) season in pro basketball. Marginean was also a member of Romanian international program for some years. She played for Romanian Senior National Team between 2010 and 2021 and previously for U20 National Team in 2007. Marginean represented Romania at the Qualifications to European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) 2017 seven years ago. Her stats at that event were 6 games: 12.7ppg, 5.0rpg, 2.0apg, 2.2spg, FGP: 37.8%, 3PT: 28.6%, FT: 88.9%. She is a very experienced player. Marginean has played also professionally in France (Arras and Bretagne), Greece (Panathinaikos), Spain (Avenida), Turkey (Istanbul Universitesi SK, Kayseri, Mersin and Adana) and Romania (Targoviste). She won Spanish LFB championship title in 2016 and 2017. Marginean was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Turkish KBSL Honorable Mention back in 2018 and 2019. She is close to retirement age as a player. It may be one of last seasons in her extensive career, which she may end at Izmit. Her game is described as: A quick SF with great outside scoring skills. Has a good timing for the offensive rebounds too. |
| WABA |
| Shereen Sutherland and Valentina Goranova signs at Montana - by Zeljko Zule | |||
Sutherland supposed to play at Panathlitikos in Greek A1 league, but left the team in Dec.'22. In 6 games she averaged 8.8ppg, 5.8rpg, 1.3apg, 1.2spg and 1.0bpg this season.She is a very experienced player. Sutherland has played also professionally in France (D'Ifs), Romania (Arad and Constanta), Sweden (Uppsala), Switzerland (Helios), Turkey (Tarsus) and USA. She played in the final of Romanian League in 2022. Sutherland graduated from University of California - Irvine in 2017 and it is her sixth season in pro basketball. Goranova has played with Montana 2003 before. Goranova started the season at Academic Plovdiv in the NBL. In 9 games she averaged 11.2ppg, 2.3rpg, 4.3apg and 1.8spg. She represented Bulgaria at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U18 Division B in Skopje (North Macedonia) four years ago. Her stats at that event were 6 games: 1.3ppg. Goranova has played previously for four other teams: Septemvri 97 Sofia, Slavia, Montana 2003 U19 team and Septemvri 97 U19 team. Her team made it to the Bulgarian Cup Final Four in 2022. |
| Zagreb lands Josipa Pavic and Andjela Maric - by Zeljko Zule |
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ZKK-Zagreb (Premijer Liga) strengthened their roster with addition of 23-year old Croatian 189cm center Josipa Pavic and 23-year old former Croatian international 178cm shooting guard Andjela Maric. Pavic started the season at Slavia in ZBL league in Czech Republic. In four games she recorded 8.0ppg, 4.0rpg and 1.3bpg. She represented Croatia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Division B in Prishtina (Kosovo) four years ago. Her stats at that event were 6 games: 14.8ppg, Reb-1 (12.8rpg), 2.8apg, FGP: 52.5%, FT: 55.6%. She was also a member of Croatian international program for some years. Maric played for Croatian Senior National Team two years ago and previously for U18 National Team back in 2017.Pavic has played also professionally in Germany (Keltern), Slovakia (MBK) and Croatia (Split and Tresnjevka). Her team was regular season runner-up in Croatian Prva Liga in 2018 and 2020. Maric has played for the last two years at Rheinland in German DBBL. In four games she averaged 5.0ppg and 1.3rpg last season. She represented Croatia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 Division B in Prishtina (Kosovo) four years ago. Her stats at that event were 6 games: 15.0ppg, 3.2rpg, 3.2apg, 1.5spg, FGP: 46.3%, 3PT: 35.3%, FT: 76.2%. Maric has played previously for three other Croatia teams: Split, Tresnjevka and ZKK Split 2nd team. Her team won German DBBL Regular Season in 2022. |
| WNBA |
| Mercury hire Monica Wright Rogers as assistant general manager - by Eurobasket News |
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The Phoenix Mercury on Friday hired former WNBA player Monica Wright (5'10''-G-1988, college: Virginia) as an assistant general manager, where she will serve as a 'key connector' between the team's front office, coaching staff, players and business operations staff, according to the team. She will also oversee operations at the team's practice facility and help in player evaluation, the Mercury said in a release Friday. 'I am extremely excited to join a world-class organization in the Phoenix Mercury,' Wright Rogers said in a statement. 'I was immediately drawn to this opportunity to learn from reputable leaders in Jim Pitman and (Phoenix Suns president of basketball operations and GM) James Jones, and to work alongside our tremendous coaching staff and athletes. 'As a former WNBA athlete, I know first-hand the high standards and the championship mentality embedded in the Mercury culture, and look forward to joining the team.' Wright Rogers played at Virginia and was the 2010 WNBA Draft's second overall pick. She played for the Minnesota Lynx from 2010-2015 and played in 2016 with the Seattle Storm. She was director of student-athlete development at Incarnate Word in 2017-18. Wright Rogers served as an assistant coach for Liberty (2018-19) and Virginia (2019-21), then most recently worked in the NBA league office with the title of elite basketball women's operations lead. She worked on grassroots basketball projects, including Basketball Without Borders camps. 'Monica brings great perspective to our newly-created role of assistant general manager as a former player, coach and most recently as an evaluator of international talent,' said Mercury general manager Jim Pitman. 'We are excited to welcome Monica and her family to our organization and the Valley, and we look forward to adding her expertise to our operation as we pursue another WNBA championship.' The hire of Wright out of the NBA league office follows the Suns, led by Jones, adding Morgan Cato as assistant GM and vice president of basketball operations in June 2022. Cato previously served as associate vice president of business operations for the NBA league office. Courtesy of: arizonasports.com |
