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| ABA |
| ABA Scores - Week ending Sunday, February 5 - by Gianni Pascucci |
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Naptown Pros over Chicago Rebels, 143-119 Alamo City All Stars over Brenham Purple Reign, 110-80 Harlem Underdogs over Providence Pirates, 91-90 Tampa Bay Fury over Columbus Blackhawks, 205-125 Ohio Kings over Beaver County Indians, 147-77 Binghamton Bulldogs over Central Jersey Sharks, 147-92 Wyoming Valley Clutch over Central PA Kings, 122-118 Clarksville Phoenix over Music City Jazz, 118-115 Baltimore Hawks over Tri State Blazers, 149-84 Texas Seraphim over Baytown Boom, 113-110 Garden State Warriors over 413 Elite, 145-118 Atlanta Aliens over Nassau Pride, 129-123 Chula Vista Suns over San Diego Geniuses, 108-100 N Alabama War Dawgs over Huntsville Rockets, 122-100 Arizona Fire over Tucson Buckets, 131-117 Team Trouble over OC Novastars, 156-107 NY Hoop Dragons over Catskill Cardinals, 128-71 Akron Aviators over Shizoka Gymrats, 137-102 Steel City Yellow Jackets over NJ Knights, 200-89 Binghamton Bulldogs over NY Hoop Dragons, 108-94 Georgia Gwizzlies over St. Augustine Glory, 117-94 Bennington Martens over Cent Jersey Sharks, 121-117 OT Providence Pirates over Mass Wolves, 116-94 Indiana Lyons over Missouri Capitols, 119-103 St, Louis Spirits over Indiana Lyons, 102-96 Chula Vista Suns over IE Hounds, 111-107 Southwest Warriors over Fl Blazing Tigers, 137-104 Silicon Valley Panthers over SF City Cats, 120-115 Music City Jazz over Alabama Smoke, 158-134 Texas Red Wolves over SW Desert Cats, 123-112 Las Vegas Royals over Arizona Rams, 117-83 |
| ABA Power Rankings: Wyoming Valley still undefeated - by Gianni Pascucci |
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The ABA has just released the Power Rankings thru Sunday, Feb 5 and the Bighamton Bulldogs keep the top of the table with a 14-1 record. The outstanding team, however, is David Jannuzzi (6'1''-G-1977, college: Wilkes)'s Wyoming Valley Clutch, the only team yet undefeated among the top ten clubs. See here down the full Rankings (Minimum 11 games) 1. Binghamton Bulldogs 14-1 2. Wyoming Valley Clutch 11-0 3. Team Trouble 11-1 4. Baltimore Hawks 10-1 5. Steel City Yellow Jackets 11-2 6. Atlanta Aliens 12-3 7. T- Alamo City All Stars 10-2 Chula Vista Suns 10-2 8. Pensacola Lightning 10-2 9. North Alabama War Dawgs 10-3 10. T- San Francisco City Cats 10-3 Burning River Buckets 10-3 11. Nassau Pride 9-2 12. T- Huntsville Rockets 9-3 NY Hoop Dragons 9-3 13. Southwest Desert Cats 9-3 14. Herkimer Originals 9-4 15. Providence Pirates 10-5 16. 413 Elite 10-5 17. Indiana Lyons 11-6 18. T- Chicago Rebels 8-4 Fresno Flaming Sunrays 8-4 19. Tampa Bay Fury 8-4 20. Columbus Skyhawks 9-5 21. St. Louis Spirits 8-3 22. Texas Seraphim 8-4 23. Tucson Buckets 9-6 24. Clarksville Phoenix 8-5 25. Central PA Kings 8-5 For more information, visit www.realabaleague.com |
| Coach back on the court in Blackhawks loss - by Gianni Pascucci |
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The ABA is everyday surprising. A really crazy league. Head Coach D.J. Hicks (5'9''-F-1983) had to go back on the court in the game Columbus Blackhawks-Tampa Bay Fury due to lack of active players. The Blackhawks played a good game with only five players, but felt to Tampa Bay, 125-206. And coach Hicks was the top performer, see here down: DJ Hicks 44 Pts Preston Hicks 24 Pts Chris Hicks 24 Pt Quinton Woods 12 Pts R. Stephens 17 Pts |
| ABA LEAGUE |
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| ABA LEAGUE U19 |
| U19 ABA League Championship Final Tournament to take place on April 19 and 20 - by Eurobasket News |
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The dates of the Semi-final and Final games of the 2022/23 U19 ABA League Championship season have been determined. The Final Four Tournament of the season will take place in Laktasi, with the Semi-final games set to take place on 19 April and the Final on 20 April. The exact playing time hours are yet to be announced. U19 ABA League Championship Semi-finals, Wednesday, 19 April 2023: U19 Mega MIS - U19 Cedevita Olimpija U19 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet - U19 Igokea m:tel Final, Thursday, 20 April 2023: U19 Mega MIS/U19 Cedevita Olimpija - U19 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet/ U19 Igokea m:tel Courtesy of: aba-liga.com |
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| ARGENTINA |
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| Argentinian LDD round 30 best performance: Juan Frigerio - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Point guard Juan Frigerio (170-PG-2003) had a very impressive game in the last round for Platense, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 30. The 19-year old player was the main contributor (19 points, seven rebounds and four assists) to his team's victory, helping them to edge out San Martin (#20, 1-18) 69-66. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings. Platense is placed at 13th position in Argentinian LDD. Platense is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 10-12 record. It's Frigerio's second year at Platense and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Juan Frigerio averages this season 13.3ppg and 5.3rpg. The second best player in last round's games was young Julian Lorca (207-C-2003) of San Martin. Lorca had a very good evening with a double-double of 26 points and 10 rebounds. Bad luck as San Martin was edged by the higher-ranked Platense (#13, 10-12) 69-66. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. San Martin is still at the dead bottom 20th position. 18 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory San Martin managed to get this year. Lorca is well-known at San Martin and is a proven leader in his second season with the team. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 16.8ppg (#8). He also registered 8.0 boards per game. Third on the list of top players last round was Luis Colon of Argentino (#16). Colon scored 29 points and grabbed eleven rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Argentino, leading his team to a 76-69 win against slightly lower-ranked Olimpico (#18, 6-14). The chances of Argentino not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 16 games, recording just eight victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Colon could try to bring Argentino's a little bit higher in the standings. Colon has individually a great season in Argentina. After 19 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 22.2ppg (best scorer). Other top performing players last week: 4. Ignacio Bednarek (206-PF-2001) of Penarol - 13 points and 17 rebounds 5. Marcos Chacon (194-F/G-2003) of Gimnasia - 20 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Luciano Caceres (180-G-2001) of Olimpico - 29 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Nicolas Marcucci (190-G-2002) of Independ.O. - 22 points and 4 rebounds 8. Amilcar Sanchez (192-SG) of Independ.O. - 17 points and 8 rebounds 9. Facundo Tolosa (190-G-2002) of Penarol - 20 points and 5 rebounds 10. Franco Capelli) of Argentino - 15 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Jose Peralta claims Argentinian La Liga Argentina weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Jose Peralta (202-F/C-1995) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's leader Racing and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents La Liga Argentina Player of the Week award for round 31. The 27-year old power forward had the game-high 32 points adding eight rebounds for Racing in his team's victory, helping them to crush Pico FC (#11, 9-14) with 17-point margin 87-70. It allowed Racing to consolidate first place in the Argentinian La Liga Argentina. Racing have a solid 18-4 record. In the team's last game Peralta had a remarkable 70.0% from 2-point range and got four three-pointers out of 6 attempts. He turned to be Racing's top player in his first season with the team. Jose Peralta averages this season 16.9ppg and 6.3rpg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young swingman Ramiro Ledesma (192-G/F-2000) of Barrio Parque. Ledesma impressed basketball fans with 24 points and 8 rebounds. It was enough for Barrio Parque to edge the lower-ranked Colon SF (#8, 10-10) by 2 points 101-99. Barrio Parque's 3rd position in Conferencia Norte has not changed. His team lost just four games this season, while they won 17 matches. Ledesma is a newcomer at Barrio Parque and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was Ramiro Frontera) of Villa S.Martin (#9). Frontera showcased his all-around game by recording 13 points, eleven rebounds (!!!) and nine assists in the last round. He was a key player of Villa S.Martin, leading his team to a 106-72 easy win against the lower-ranked Tucuman (#16, 5-16). The chances of Villa S.Martin ranking at the top of Conferencia Norte, however are very questionable as they have already lost 11 games, recording just ten victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Frontera could help Villa S.Martin to bring them higher in the standings. Frontera has a very solid season. In 16 games in Argentina he scored 13.0ppg. He also has 4.6rpg and FGP: 65.0%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Facundo Arias Binda (192-SF-1993) of Salta Basket - 23 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Matias Alluchon (185-PG-2000) of Estudiantes C. - 25 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Franco Barroso (207-C-1994) of GELP - 19 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Estefano Simondi (201-F/C-1996) of Libertad - 23 points and 8 rebounds 8. Carlos Gianella (181-PG) of GELP - 24 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Augusto Alonso (187-SG-1998) of Libertad - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Ivan Albornoz (200-F-1986) of Tucuman - 14 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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| ARMENIA |
| A.J. Hess is a newcomer at St. Chamond - by Eurobasket News | ||||
He also represented Armenia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) 2021 Pre-Qualifiers four years ago. His stats at that event were 3 games: 13.3ppg, 2.0rpg, 1.0spg, FGP: 36.4%, 3PT: 50.0%. Hess is quite experienced player. He has played also professionally in Belgium (Belfius Mons Hainaut), Bulgaria (Rilski), Canada (Guelph), Switzerland (Starwings), France (Aix Maurienne) and NBA G League (Wisconsin Hessrd). His college team won Bulgarian Cup in 2022. He graduated from South Dakota State in 2017 and it is his sixth season as a professional player. |
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| Combs' double-double lands him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had a double-double of 25 points and 11 rebounds, while his team crushed Tigers (#8, 1-10) with 17-point margin 98-81. It allowed Saigon Heat to take over top position in the ASEAN League. Saigon Heat have a solid 8-2 record. In the team's last game Combs had a remarkable 72.7% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Saigon Heat, being already a very valuable addition to the team. Jeremy Combs averages this season 16.5ppg and 9.0rpg. Second best performed player last round was Kentrell Barkley (195-G/F-1996, agency: Haylett Sports) of Singapore S.. He is American swingman in his first season at Singapore S.. In the last game Barkley recorded impressive 26 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists. Bad luck as Singapore S. was edged by slightly higher-ranked HK Eastern (#3, 7-3) 85-83. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Singapore S. still maintains its place in the top 4 of the standings, even despite this loss. His team's 6-4 record is not bad at all. Barkley is one of the most experienced players at Singapore S. and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 24.9ppg (#1). His other stats are also decent: 10.7rpg and 6.0apg. Third place about best performers goes to swingman Dominic Gilbert (198-G/F, agency: BIG) of HK Eastern (#3). Gilbert showcased his all-around game by recording 28 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in the last round. He was a key player of HK Eastern, leading his team to a 85-83 win against #4 ranked Singapore S.. HK Eastern needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 7 victories and 3 lost games. Gilbert has a great season in ASEAN League. After 10 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 4.5apg (6th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Tevin Glass (203-C-1994) of NS Matrix - 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Amir Williams (211-C-1992) of NS Matrix - 14 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 6. De'Quan Abrom (188-SG-1996) of Macau - 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Chris McLaughlin (208-C) of HK Eastern - 21 points and 9 rebounds 8. C.J. Gettys (213-C-1994) of Singapore S. - 22 points and 10 rebounds 9. Augustus Stone (193-G) of Tigers - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Antonio Hester (199-PF-1990) of Zamboanga - 21 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Round 9: HK Eastern lose to Heat - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Hong Kong HK Eastern (7-3) in Hong Kong on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by Vietnamese Heat (8-2) 84-71. It was a key game for the top position in the league. American power forward Jeremy Combs (201-1995, college: Texas Southern) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and his fellow American import guard Evan Gilyard II (178-1998, college: UMKC) chipped in 22 points and 5 assists. The best for the losing side was American guard ODarien Bassett (187-1986, college: Troy) with 32 points. Heat have a solid series of four victories in a row. Defending Vietnamese champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with NS Matrix. HK Eastern at the other side dropped to the third place with three games lost. Heat is looking forward to face league's second-placed NS Matrix in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. HK Eastern will play against Valientes in Zamboanga City and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game in Macau was also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked Singapore Singapore S. (6-4) played at the court of 5th ranked Macau Macau (4-6). Singapore S. managed to secure a 7-point victory 89-82. Americans were the main players on the court. Center CJ Gettys (213-1994, college: Rutgers, agency: Haylett Sports) nailed a double-double by scoring 25 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and Kentrell Barkley accounted for 23 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Isaiah Wade (201-1998, college: UCO) came up with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks for Macau in the defeat. Singapore S. maintains fourth place with 6-4 record. Macau at the other side dropped to the sixth position with six games lost. Singapore S. will play against Louvre S. (#7) in Surabaya in the next round. Macau will play on the road against Louvre S. in Surabaya and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game in Bangkok was also quite interesting. Sixth ranked Filipino Valientes (5-5) played at the court of 8th ranked Thailand Tigers (1-10). Valientes managed to secure a 4-point victory 84-80 on Monday. Americans were the main players on the court also this time. The best player for the winners was Antonio Hester who had a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!) and 13 rebounds. Valientes' coach used entire bench in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was William Vedder who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points and 18 rebounds. Valientes moved-up to fifth place. Tigers lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with ten games lost. Valientes will meet at home higher ranked HK Eastern (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Tigers will have a break next round. In the last game of round 9 bottom-ranked Tigers were destroyed by NS Matrix on the opponent's court 117-78. HK Eastern - Saigon Heat 71-84 The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Hong Kong HK Eastern (7-3) in Hong Kong on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by Vietnamese Heat (8-2) 84-71. It was a key game for the top position in the league. American power forward Jeremy Combs (201-1995, college: Texas Southern) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and his fellow American import guard Evan Gilyard II (178-1998, college: UMKC) chipped in 22 points and 5 assists. Four Heat players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American guard ODarien Bassett (187-1986, college: Troy) with 32 points and Canadian center Chris McLaughlin (208, college: Victoria) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists. Heat have a solid series of four victories in a row. Defending Vietnamese champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with NS Matrix. HK Eastern at the other side dropped to the third place with three games lost. Heat is looking forward to face league's second-placed NS Matrix in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. HK Eastern will play against Valientes in Zamboanga City and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: HK Eastern: O.Bassett 32+4reb+3ast, C.McLaughlin 11+14reb+4ast, D.Gilbert 10+4reb+5ast, T.Trocha-Morelos 9+10reb+2ast, L.Ka-Hin 6+2reb+1ast, S.Chan 3+1reb Saigon Heat: J.Combs 23+11reb+5ast, E.Gilyard II 22+2reb+5ast, J.Holder 16+3reb, N.Vinh Phuc 11+5reb, H.Thomas 6+9reb+2ast, K.Dang Tran 6+1reb+1ast NS Matrix - Tigers 117-78 Very expected game when 8th ranked Thailand Tigers (1-10) were crushed on the road by second ranked Malaysian NS Matrix (8-2) 117-78 on Sunday. NS Matrix made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. NS Matrix outrebounded Tigers 52-22 including a 42-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Americans were the main players on the court also this time. The best player for the winners was center Amir Williams (211-1992, college: Ohio St.) who had a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds. Center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) chipped in 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Five NS Matrix players scored in double figures. NS Matrix's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Augustus Stone (193, college: St.Thomas, FL) who recorded 30 points and William Vedder (204-1997, college: Tusculum) added 13 points and 9 rebounds respectively. NS Matrix have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Defending Malaysian champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Saigon Heat. Tigers lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with ten games lost. NS Matrix will meet at home league's leader Heat in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Tigers will have a break next round. Top scorers: Tigers: A.Stone 30+3reb+3ast, W.Vedder 13+9reb+1ast, D.Kittitep 8+1reb+1ast, A.Charansarn 8+1reb+1ast, J.Nouchanthavong 7+3reb+1ast, B.Natthaphat 7+2reb NS Matrix: A.Williams 21+11reb+3ast, C.Ting 20+6reb+2ast, T.Glass 18+7reb+5ast, I.Williams 16+5reb+1ast, D.Wee Yiang 13+1reb, L.Chee-Wei 8+1reb+2ast Macau - Singapore S. 82-89 The game in Macau was also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked Singapore Singapore S. (6-4) played at the court of 5th ranked Macau Macau (4-6). Singapore S. managed to secure a 7-point victory 89-82. Singapore S. dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Macau's 40. They outrebounded Macau 54-29 including a 19-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Americans were the main players on the court. Center CJ Gettys (213-1994, college: Rutgers, agency: Haylett Sports) nailed a double-double by scoring 25 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and swingman Kentrell Barkley (195-1996, college: ECU, agency: Haylett Sports) accounted for 23 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Isaiah Wade (201-1998, college: UCO) came up with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks and DeQuan Abrom (188-1996, college: Belm.Abbey) added 17 points and 7 assists respectively for Macau in the defeat. Five Singapore S. and four Macau players scored in double figures. Singapore S. maintains fourth place with 6-4 record. Macau at the other side dropped to the sixth position with six games lost. Singapore S. will play against Louvre S. (#7) in Surabaya in the next round. Macau will play on the road against Louvre S. in Surabaya and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Macau: I.Wade 24+14reb+2ast, D.Abrom 17+2reb+7ast, D.Hamilton 14+6reb, C.Pong 11+2reb+1ast, J.Leung 9+4reb+7ast, I.Kei Long 7+1reb+3ast Singapore S.: C.Gettys 25+16reb+5ast, K.Barkley 23+11reb+5ast, X.Alexander 15+9reb+6ast, M.Jun-Hao 14+4reb, D.Goh 10+6reb+2ast, L.Liew 2+2reb Tigers - Zamboanga 80-84 The game in Bangkok was also quite interesting. Sixth ranked Filipino Valientes (5-5) played at the court of 8th ranked Thailand Tigers (1-10). Valientes managed to secure a 4-point victory 84-80 on Monday. Americans were the main players on the court also this time. The best player for the winners was Antonio Hester (199-1990, college: Mobile, AL, agency: Rigorer Korea Agency) who had a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!) and 13 rebounds. Point guard Mario Chalmers (188-1986, college: Kansas) chipped in 11 points and 4 assists. Hester is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Valientes' coach used entire bench in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was William Vedder (204-1997, college: Tusculum) who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points and 18 rebounds and guard Augustus Stone (193, college: St.Thomas, FL) added 22 points respectively. Four Tigers players scored in double figures. Valientes moved-up to fifth place. Tigers lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with ten games lost. Valientes will meet at home higher ranked HK Eastern (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Tigers will have a break next round. Top scorers: Tigers: W.Vedder 23+18reb+2ast, A.Stone 22+1reb+2ast, B.Natthaphat 18+4reb+1ast, J.Nouchanthavong 10+2reb+2ast, D.Kittitep 7+3reb, E.Emmanuel Chinedu 0 Zamboanga: A.Hester 36+13reb+2ast, M.Chalmers 11+2reb+4ast, S.Mohamed 10+5reb, K.James 7+4reb+2ast, K.Carino 7+8reb+2ast, R.Lingganay 7+2reb |
| ASEAN League round 9 best performance: C.J. Gettys - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 28-year old player had a double-double of 25 points and 16 rebounds, while his team beat Macau (#5, 5-6) 89-82. Singapore S. maintains the 4th position in ASEAN League . They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Singapore S. will need more victories to improve their 6-4 record. Gettys turned to be Singapore S.'s top player in his first season with the team. Former Rutgers University star has very solid stats this year. Gettys is in league's top in points (7th best: 20.6ppg), rebounds (4th best: 11.3rpg) and averages impressive 52.7% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young American Antonio Hester (199-PF-1990, agency: Rigorer Korea Agency) of Zamboanga. Hester had a very good evening with a double-double of 36 points and 13 rebounds. It was enough for Zamboanga to edge slightly lower-ranked Tigers (#8, 1-10) 84-80. Despite this victory Zamboanga slide down in the standings to 6th position. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 5-6 record. Hester is one of the most experienced players at Zamboanga and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 24.6ppg (#2). His other stats are also decent: 9.8rpg and 3.9apg. Former University of Mobile star Hester is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Third on the list of top players last round was American forward Isaiah Wade (201-PF-1998) of Macau (#5). Wade scored 24 points and grabbed fourteen rebounds (!!!). Despite Wade's great performance Macau lost 82-89 to slightly higher-ranked Singapore S. (#4, 6-4). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Macau ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 6 games, recording just five victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Wade could help Macau to bring them higher in the standings. Wade has a great season in ASEAN League. After 11 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 22.4ppg (4th best) and rebounds with 12.8rpg (3rd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. William Vedder (204-PF-1997) of Tigers - 23 points, 18 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Amir Williams (211-C-1992) of NS Matrix - 21 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Jeremy Combs (201-C/F-1995) of Saigon Heat - 23 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Kentrell Barkley (195-G/F-1996) of Singapore S. - 23 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Augustus Stone (193-G) of Tigers - 30 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 9. O'Darien Bassett (187-G-1986) of HK Eastern - 32 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Tevin Glass (203-C-1994) of NS Matrix - 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Australian NBL round 18 best performance: Bryce Cotton (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 30-year old player had a double-double of 28 points and 13 rebounds, while his team in a lost game to Cairns (#3, 18-10) 71-84. Perth maintains the 7th position in Australian NBL. Perth is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. But it was their 13th lost game this season out of 28 games. Cotton has many years of experience at Perth, through which he has constantly improved. Former Providence College star has very solid stats this year. Cotton is league's best scorer averaging so far 23.5ppg. Cotton is in league's top in assists (5th best: 4.8apg). The second best player in last round's games was young American Antonius Cleveland (196-G-1994) of Adelaide. Cleveland had a very good evening with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Bad luck as Adelaide lost that game 107-116 to the higher-ranked Melbourne (#5, 15-13). Adelaide 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 13-15 record. Cleveland is a newcomer at Adelaide, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Rayjon Tucker (191-G-1997) of Melbourne (#5). Tucker got into 30-points club by scoring 31 points in the last round. He went also for eight rebounds and five assists. He was a key player of Melbourne, leading his team to a 116-107 win against the lower-ranked Adelaide (#8, 13-15). Melbourne needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 15 victories and 13 lost games. Tucker has a great season in Australia. After 28 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 18.1ppg (5th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Corey Webster (188-G-1988) of Perth - 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Tim Soares (211-C-1997) of Sydney - 24 points and 7 rebounds 6. Luke Travers (200-F/G-2001) of Perth - 22 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Milton Doyle (193-SG-1993) of Tasmania JJ - 20 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists 8. Barry Brown Jr. (190-SF-1996) of NZL Breakers - 22 points and 3 rebounds 9. TaShawn Thomas (203-F/C-1993) of Perth - 23 points and 7 rebounds 10. Xavier Rathan-Mayes (193-G-1994) of Melbourne - 21 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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| Sergienko's double-double lands him 2.Bundesliga Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | ||
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24-year old forward Eugenios Sergienko (200-F-1998) had a great game in the last round for Lions and receives a Hoops Agents 2.Bundesliga Player of the Week award for round 14. He had a double-double of 32 points and 11 rebounds, while his team beat Ballers (#14, 1-14) 108-97. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings. Lions maintains the 9th position in Austrian 2.Bundesliga. Lions 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 Sergienko had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range. He turned to be Lions' top player in his first season with the team. Sergienko has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (5th best: 22.4ppg) and averages solid 54.6% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Dejan Kovacevic (195-F-2004) of Ballers. He is a forward in his second season at Ballers. In the last game Kovacevic recorded impressive double-double of 29 points and 11 rebounds. Bad luck as Ballers lost that game 97-108 to the higher-ranked Lions (#9, 7-7). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Ballers dropped in the standings to very bottom position. 14 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory Ballers managed to get this year. Kovacevic is well-known at Ballers and he already established his position as one of the team's leaders. Third place about best performers goes to guard Joris Ortega (188-SG-1993, agency: Interperformances) of Rocks (#10). Ortega got into 30-points club by scoring 31 points in the last round. He went also for seven rebounds . He was a key player of Rocks, leading his team to a 87-51 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Flames (#12, 4-11). The chances of Rocks ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 8 games, recording just seven victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Ortega could help Rocks to bring them higher in the standings. Ortega has a very solid season. In 6 games in Austria he scored 20.7ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Shawn Ray (194-F-1980) of Piraten - 27 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Obinna Ndukwe (183-G-2003) of United - 21 points and 4 assists 6. Jaksa Sola (202-C-1999) of Lions - 32 points and 4 assists 7. Marin Sliskovic (200-F-1995) of Piraten - 18 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists 8. Sebastian Koch (200-F-1988) of Blackbirds - 22 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Michal Norwa (198-C-1983) of Mustangs - 10 points and 11 rebounds 10. Luka Bozak (185-G-2000) of Towers - 35 points The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Austrian BSL round 20 best performance: Austen Awosika - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 24-year old player was the main contributor (27 points, seven rebounds and six assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Eisenstadt (#11, 5-15) 107-98. Wels maintains the 3rd position in Austrian BSL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Wels will need more victories to improve their 14-6 record. Awosika turned to be Wels' top player in his first season with the team. Former California State University, Fullerton star has very solid stats this year. Awosika is in league's top in points (8th best: 18.7ppg) and averages impressive 2.1spg and 54.3% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young American Jaylen Butz (206-F-1999, agency: Players Group) of Furstenfeld. Butz had a very good evening with a double-double of 23 points and 12 rebounds. Of course he led Furstenfeld to another comfortable win outscoring slightly lower-ranked Timberwolves (#12, 4-16) 100-59. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Furstenfeld keeps 10th position. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 6-13 record. Butz is a newcomer at Furstenfeld, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was international guard Benedikt Guettl (190-G-1994) of league's second-best Gmunden. Guettl scored 25 points and passed four assists. He was a key player of Gmunden, leading his team to a 88-76 win against the lower-ranked UBSC Graz (#8, 9-11). Gmunden needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 15 victories and 4 lost games. Guettl has a very solid season. In 17 games in Austria he scored 10.3ppg. He also has 4.1apg and FGP: 65.3%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Urald King (198-F/C-1990) of Gmunden - 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Fynn Schott (203-F/C-2006) of Furstenfeld - 7 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Steve Jr Robinson (165-G-1996) of Furstenfeld - 27 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Jack Rauch (201-F-1997) of Oberwart - 19 points and 12 rebounds 8. Christian von Fintel (190-G-1990) of Wels - 21 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Jozo Rados (206-C-1993) of Vienna - 16 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Tanner Giddings (208-F-1994) of UBSC Graz - 14 points, 8 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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| U19 League Round 13: No surprise as #1 Lions defeat Dukes - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Host teams show no mercy winning all games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. U19 League top team - Lions (10-1) had no problems winning another game on Sunday. This time they crushed fifth ranked Dukes (4-4) in Traiskirchen 83-57. Lions have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. They maintain first place with 10-1 record. Dukes at the other side keep the fifth position with four games lost. They share it with HB Wels. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Sixth ranked Holter (4-4) crushed at home 7th ranked Bulls (1-3) by 41 points 115-74, which is the biggest margin this round. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Holter. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Dukes. Bulls at the other side dropped to the eighth position with three games lost. Holter will again play against Bulls (#8) in Kapfenberg in the next round. Bulls will have a break next round. In the last game of round 13 KOS lost to UBSC on the opponent's court 81-86. Traiskirchen - Dukes 83-57 U19 League top team - Lions (10-1) had no problems winning another game on Sunday. This time they crushed fifth ranked Dukes (4-4) in Traiskirchen 83-57. Lions have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. They maintain first place with 10-1 record. Dukes at the other side keep the fifth position with four games lost. They share it with HB Wels. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. HB Wels - Kapfenberg 115-74 Sixth ranked Holter (4-4) crushed at home 7th ranked Bulls (1-3) by 41 points 115-74, which is the biggest margin this round. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Holter. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Dukes. Bulls at the other side dropped to the eighth position with three games lost. Holter will again play against Bulls (#8) in Kapfenberg in the next round. Bulls will have a break next round. UBSC - KOS 86-81 Everything could happen in Graz at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked UBSC and 8th ranked KOS had identical 1-7 record. This time UBSC used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Celovec 86-81. UBSC (2-7) moved-up to seventh place. KOS at the other side dropped to the ninth position with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. |
| 2.Bundesliga Round 15: #1 Blackbirds are defeated by Rocks - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Blackbirds (11-4) in Mattersburg on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by tenth ranked Rocks (7-8) 61-55. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Blackbirds. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Blackbirds won third quarter 19-16. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. It was a great evening for Latvian forward Roberts Dembskis (205-1998, agency: One Motive Sports) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 20 rebounds. Croatian guard Petar Zivkovic (193) helped adding 26 points. The best for the losing side was Hungarian guard Mate Horvath (182-2003) with 21 points. Blackbirds' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Rocks have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain tenth place with 7-8 record. Blackbirds at the other side still keep top position with four games lost. They share it with BBU Salzburg and Raiders. Rocks will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Blackbirds will play at home against the league's second-placed Raiders Tirol where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Very important is a road loss of third ranked Mustangs (10-4) against fourteenth ranked Future Team (2-13) on Sunday night. Visiting Mustangs were edged by Future Team in a tough game in Steiermark 82-84. It was an exceptional evening for guard Miro Zapf (189-2003) who led the winners and scored 32 points and 4 assists. David Voetsch accounted for 21 points and 7 rebounds. Czech center Zdenek Nehyba (197-1995) came up with 24 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) for Mustangs in the defeat. Mustangs' coach Martin Weissenboeck tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Future Team moved-up to thirteenth place. Mustangs at the other side dropped to the fourth position with four games lost. Future Team will play against higher ranked Towers (#11) in Kufstein in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Mustangs will have a break next round. Very important is a home loss of second ranked BBU (11-4) against seventh ranked Alligators (9-6) on Saturday night. Host BBU was defeated by Alligators in a tough game in Salzburg 82-88. The best player for the winners was Marko Kolaric who scored 9 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists. Alligators' coach Lukas Hofer used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Adrian Mitchell who recorded 22 points. Alligators moved-up to sixth place, which they share with KOS. Loser BBU still keeps top position with four games lost. They share it with Blackbirds and Raiders. Alligators will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. BBU will play against Lions in Dornbirn and hope to secure a win. There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 15: United destroyed Towers on the opponent's court 86-67. Raiders outscored Piraten in a home game 107-78. Lions recorded a loss to KOS on the road 69-68. Ballers were defeated by Flames on its own court 76-88. The most impressive stats of the last round was 20 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals by Jernej Heine of Flames. Future Team - Mustangs 84-82 Very important is a road loss of third ranked Mustangs (10-4) against fourteenth ranked Future Team (2-13) on Sunday night. Visiting Mustangs were edged by Future Team in a tough game in Steiermark 82-84. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Mustangs won fourth quarter 25-19. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. It was an exceptional evening for guard Miro Zapf (189-2003) who led the winners and scored 32 points and 4 assists. The former international forward David Voetsch (199-2001) accounted for 21 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Czech center Zdenek Nehyba (197-1995) came up with 24 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and Czech center Viktor Vasat (207-1997) added 11 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Mustangs in the defeat. Mustangs' coach Martin Weissenboeck tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Future Team moved-up to thirteenth place. Mustangs at the other side dropped to the fourth position with four games lost. Future Team will play against higher ranked Towers (#11) in Kufstein in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Mustangs will have a break next round. Top scorers: Mustangs: Z.Nehyba 24+2reb+1ast, C.Leydolf 13+3reb+2ast, V.Vasat 11+10reb+2ast, J.Kozina 9+2reb+10ast, M.Muller 7+1reb, W.David 6+1reb+1ast Future Team: Z.Miro 32+3reb+4ast, V.David 21+7reb+1ast, S.Valentin 9+8reb+4ast, G.Daniel 7+5reb, M.Dokmanovic 2+4reb+1ast, O.Simon 2+3reb Rocks - Blackbirds 61-55 The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Blackbirds (11-4) in Mattersburg on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by tenth ranked Rocks (7-8) 61-55. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Blackbirds. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Blackbirds won third quarter 19-16. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. It was a great evening for Latvian forward Roberts Dembskis (205-1998, agency: One Motive Sports) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 20 rebounds. Croatian guard Petar Zivkovic (193) helped adding 26 points. The best for the losing side was Hungarian guard Mate Horvath (182-2003) with 21 points and center Christoph Astl (185-1988) scored 10 points and 9 rebounds. Blackbirds' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Rocks have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain tenth place with 7-8 record. Blackbirds at the other side still keep top position with four games lost. They share it with BBU Salzburg and Raiders. Rocks will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Blackbirds will play at home against the league's second-placed Raiders Tirol where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Top scorers: Blackbirds: H.Mate 21+1reb+2ast, C.Astl 10+9reb+3ast, B.Koch 8+4reb+3ast, S.Koch 6+5reb+1ast, T.Linzer 6+4reb+6ast, L.Gaspar 2+6reb Rocks: P.Zivkovic 26+3reb+2ast, R.Dembskis 14+20reb+3ast, C.Hallett 10+11reb+1ast, N.Bugnyar 5+1reb+1ast, M.Jaitz 3+1reb, T.Winkler 2+3reb Towers - United 67-86 Very expected game in Kufstein where 11th ranked Towers (4-11) were crushed by fifth ranked United (10-5) 86-67 on Saturday. The game was mostly controlled by United. Towers managed to win fourth quarter 22-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. United dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Towers' 24. United forced 19 Towers turnovers and outrebounded them 50-32 including 18 on the offensive glass. The best player for the winners was guard Obinna Ndukwe (183-2003) who scored 15 points. Italian guard Bruno Golino (189-2002) chipped in 14 points and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Lithuanian guard Kasparas Berenis (193-1999) who recorded 24 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Fabio Thaler (198-1992) added 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists respectively. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. United have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Newly promoted United maintains fifth place with 10-5 record. Towers lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with 11 games lost. They share it with Flames. United will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Towers will play against Future Team (#13) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Towers: K.Berenis 24+6reb+5ast, L.Bozak 14+2reb+1ast, F.Thaler 12+11reb+4ast, C.Lau 8+5reb+2ast, P.Marko 4+1reb+1ast, R.Elvin 3+4reb United: N.Obinna 15+4reb+3ast, G.Bruno 14+4reb+4ast, V.Shorstkiy 13+6reb, P.Steinmeyer 10+2ast, O.Noah 9+11reb, W.Marius 9+3reb+3ast Raiders - Piraten 107-78 Rather predictable result in Innsbruck where fourth ranked Raiders Tirol (11-4) smashed 6th ranked Worthersee Piraten (8-7) 107-78 on Saturday. The game was mostly controlled by Raiders Tirol. Worthersee Piraten managed to win second period 23-21. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded Worthersee Piraten 38-25 including a 32-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Raiders Tirol looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was Czech Jiri Dedek (190-1995) who scored 37 points (!!!) and 7 assists. Center Thomas Pirchner (207) chipped in a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). At the other side the best for losing team was American forward Shawn Ray (194-1980, college: NCCU) who recorded 18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and Slovenian guard Nick Cevizovic (198-2002) added 20 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Raiders Tirol keeps a position of league leader, which they share with BBU Salzburg and Blackbirds. Loser Worthersee Piraten dropped to the eighth place with seven games lost. Raiders Tirol will meet league's leader Blackbirds in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Worthersee Piraten will play against Flames (#12) in Vienna and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Piraten: C.Nick 20+7reb+2ast, S.Ray 18+9reb+4ast, M.Sliskovic 12+2ast, H.Marcus 11+6reb+3ast, L.Felix 6+4ast, M.Kunovjanek 5+1reb Raiders: J.Dedek 37+4reb+7ast, P.Thomas 21+12reb+1ast, F.Mileta 21+4reb+5ast, T.Bas 14+3reb+3ast, C.Mansata 7+3reb, B.Sven 3+2reb KOS - Lions 69-68 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 9th ranked Lions' (7-7) road loss to eighth ranked KOS (9-6) 68-69 on Saturday. Lions trailed by 12 points after 3 quarters before a 24-13 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 68-69 at the end of the game. KOS forced 25 Lions turnovers. Strangely Lions outrebounded KOS 40-25 including a 29-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Slovenian point guard Grega Sajevic (187-1996) who scored 32 points. Guard Timi Huber (179-1992) chipped in 17 points. KOS's coach Rok Heiligstein used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was Bulgarian Filip Kamenov (200-1995) who recorded 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Felix Erath (182-2004) added 20 points respectively. KOS moved-up to sixth place, which they share with UDW Alligators. Loser Lions keep the ninth position with seven games lost. KOS will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Lions will play against BBU (#3) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Lions: F.Kamenov 22+9reb+4ast, E.Felix 20+4reb+1ast, E.Sergienko 13+4reb, J.Sola 5+5reb, K.Michalis 2+4reb+3ast, I.Dodig 2+3reb KOS: G.Sajevic 32+2reb, T.Huber 17+2reb+3ast, M.Niklas 11+5reb+2ast, A.Smrtnik 3+2reb+4ast, B.Stefan 2+4reb+3ast, D.Cevriz 2+6reb+2ast Ballers - Flames 76-88 The game between closely ranked teams ended with twelfth ranked Flames' (4-11) road victory over bottom-ranked Ballers (1-14) 88-76 on Friday. The game was mostly controlled by Flames. Ballers managed to win fourth quarter 29-19. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Flames forced 19 Ballers turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The best player for the winners was Slovenian power forward Nikolas Susa (197-1999) who had a double-double by scoring 20 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists. Slovenian point guard Jernej Heine (191-2000) chipped in 20 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. At the other side the best for losing team was Slovakian power forward Justin Sedlak (206-1987, college: Florida Tech) who recorded a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds and point guard Samuel Gatterbauer (180-2004) added 13 points and 7 assists respectively. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Flames moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Towers. Newly promoted Ballers dropped to the bottom position with 14 games lost. Flames will meet at home higher ranked Worthersee Piraten (#8) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Ballers will have a break next round. Top scorers: Ballers: J.Sedlak 21+13reb+1ast, G.Starlin 16+5reb+1ast, G.Samuel 13+3reb+7ast, K.Dejan 6+4reb+3ast, S.Hintenaus 6+3reb, D.Tepic 5+2reb+5ast Flames: G.Lazar 23+6reb+1ast, J.Heine 20+8reb+8ast, N.Susa 20+9reb+12ast, G.Yann 7+2reb+3ast, M.Bothe 6+2reb, F.Kingsley 6+5reb+1ast BBU Salzburg - UDW Alligators 82-88 Very important is a home loss of second ranked BBU (11-4) against seventh ranked Alligators (9-6) on Saturday night. Host BBU was defeated by Alligators in a tough game in Salzburg 82-88. BBU trailed by 18 points after 3 quarters before a 28-16 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 82-88 at the end of the game. Alligators made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 24 BBU turnovers. The best player for the winners was Serbian center Marko Kolaric (213-1984, college: Chaminade) who scored 9 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists. Guard Simon Marek (180-2001) chipped in 22 points. Four Alligators players scored in double figures. Alligators' coach Lukas Hofer used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Adrian Mitchell (189-1995) who recorded 22 points and German guard Robert Becker (196-2002) added 15 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Alligators moved-up to sixth place, which they share with KOS. Loser BBU still keeps top position with four games lost. They share it with Blackbirds and Raiders. Alligators will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. BBU will play against Lions in Dornbirn and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: BBU Salzburg: A.Mitchell 22+2reb+3ast, B.Robert 15+6reb+1ast, R.Miksch 10+3reb+2ast, R.Marko 9+2reb, L.Milovac 8+3reb, D.Koka 7+4reb+2ast UDW Alligators: M.Simon 22+3reb+3ast, B.Balvan 16+3reb, W.Emiohe 15+4reb, G.Luiso 13+5reb+2ast, M.Kolaric 9+14reb+5ast, P.Julian 5+1ast |
| Austrian 2.Bundesliga round 15 best performance: Jiri Dedek - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Czech Republic Shooting guard Jiri Dedek (190-SG-1995) had a very impressive game in the last round for second-ranked Raiders, receiving a Hoops Agents 2.Bundesliga Player of the Week award for round 15. The 27-year old player was the main contributor (37 points, four rebounds and seven assists) to his team's victory, helping them to outclass Piraten (#8, 8-7) with 29-point margin 107-78. Raiders is placed at 2nd position in Austrian 2.Bundesliga. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Raiders will need more victories to improve their 11-4 record. In the team's last game Dedek had a remarkable eleven three-pointers out of 15 attempts. He just recently signed at Raiders and it was his first game, where he immediately became new team's leader. The second best player in last round's games was young Slovenian Jernej Heine (191-PG-2000) of Flames. Heine had a very good evening with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Of course Flames cruised to a 88-76 relatively comfortable win over slightly lower-ranked Ballers (#14, 1-14). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Flames keeps 12th position. 11 lost games are too many comparing to just four victories Flames managed to get this year. Heine is a newcomer at Flames, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was another Raiders' star - center Thomas Pirchner (207-C). Pirchner scored 21 points and grabbed twelve rebounds (!!!). He was another key player of Raiders, helping his team with a 107-78 easy win against the lower-ranked Piraten (#8, 8-7). Raiders needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 11 victories and 4 lost games. Pirchner has a very solid season. In 14 games in Austria he scored 11.9ppg. He also has 8.7rpg, 1.4bpg and FGP: 57.7%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Filip Kamenov (200-SF-1995) of Lions - 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Nikolas Susa (197-F/C-1999) of Flames - 20 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists 6. Miro Zapf (189-G-2003) of Future Team - 32 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Justin Sedlak (206-C/F-1987) of Ballers - 21 points and 13 rebounds 8. Lazar Gagic (190-F-2002) of Flames - 23 points and 6 rebounds 9. Marko Kolaric (213-C-1984) of UDW Alligators - 9 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Petar Zivkovic (193-G) of Rocks - 26 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Michael Diggins claims Azerbaijani ABL weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The 24-year old power forward had a double-double of 19 points and thirteen rebounds, while his team beat Neftci (#6, 6-10) 86-77. Serhedci is placed at 2nd position in Azerbaijani ABL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Serhedci will need more victories to improve their 11-5 record. In the team's last game Diggins had a remarkable 72.7% from 2-point range. He turned to be Serhedci's top player in his first season with the team. University of Illinois at Chicago graduate has very impressive stats this year. Diggins is in league's top in rebounds (4th best: 11.8rpg) and averages solid 1.9bpg and 64.3% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was American forward Londell King (203-F) of league's best team NTD. King impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 23 points and 15 rebounds. Of course he led NTD to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Olimpic Sheki (#7, 2-13) 101-74. Of course NTD still keep the league's top spot. His team has currently 12-4 record. King is a newcomer at NTD 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 25.0ppg (#1). He also registered 14.5 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was American Andrew Corum (201-F/C-1996) of Xirdalan (#4). Corum scored 19 points and grabbed fifteen rebounds (!!!). Despite Corum's great performance Xirdalan lost 63-82 to #3 ranked Sabah. 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 Xirdalan needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 10 victories and 6 lost games. Corum has a great season in Azerbaijan. After 16 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.8ppg (8th best) and rebounds with 12.1rpg (2nd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Malik Marquetti (199-G/F-1996) of Neftci - 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Zach Hudson (203-F-1997) of NTD - 17 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists 6. A.J. Patty (204-F-1995) of Sabah - 20 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Udun Osakue (198-F-1992) of Sabah - 10 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Christian Rohlehr (210-C-1997) of Sabah - 13 points and 8 rebounds 9. Larry Robinson III (182-PG-1999) of Olimpic Sheki - 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Andrew Whitsett (216-C-1997) of Olimpic Sheki - 16 points, 12 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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| Lacombe's 18 points and 7 assists give him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 18 points adding six rebounds and seven assists for Strasbourg in his team's victory, helping them to beat Dijon (#3, 1-1) 85-72. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Strasbourg was forced-out from the top positions in Basketball Champions League. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost that single game earlier this stage. Strasbourg will need more victories to improve their 2-1 record. Lacombe turned to be Strasbourg's top player in his first season with the team. Second best performed player last round was Jerry Boutsiele (208-C-1994) of Bahcesehir. He is French center in his first season at Bahcesehir. In the last game Boutsiele recorded impressive double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds. Bad luck as Bahcesehir lost that game 88-95 to Rytas (1-1). The Top 16 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. Boutsiele is a newcomer at Bahcesehir and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to center Artem Pustovyi (219-C-1992, agency: BeoBasket) of league's second-best Murcia. Pustovyi scored 23 points. He was a key player of Murcia, leading his team to a 90-72 easy win against #3 ranked Bilbao in a game of the week. Murcia needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 1 victory and 1 lost game. Pustovyi has a very solid season. In 10 games in Basketball Champions League he scored 11.4ppg. He also has 1.1bpg and FGP: 67.2%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Marcus Keene (178-PG-1995) of Strasbourg - 22 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists 5. Akil Mitchell (206-C-1992) of AEK - 19 points and 13 rebounds 6. Tyson Ward (198-SF-1997) of Bonn - 19 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Marcus Foster (191-G-1995) of Rytas - 30 points and 2 assists 8. Collin Malcolm (200-SF-1997) of Bonn - 25 points and 2 assists 9. Levi Randolph (196-G/F-1992) of H.Jerusalem - 21 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Chris Johnson (198-SF-1990) of H.Holon - 18 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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| Johnson's 27 points and 7 assists give him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 27 points adding four rebounds and seven assists for Minas in his team's victory, helping them to outclass Bigua (#3, 1-5) with 38-point margin 111-73. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Minas maintains the 2nd position in Basketball Champions League Americas . Minas is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 3-3 record. In the team's last game Johnson had a remarkable seven three-pointers out of 8 attempts. He turned to be Minas' top player in his first season with the team. Marshall University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Johnson is in league's top in points (8th best: 17.8ppg), assists (4th best: 5.7apg) and averages solid 59.0% FGP and 53.8% from behind 3-point line. Second best performed player last round was Luis Santos (194-C-1994) of Bigua. He is Brazilian center in his first season at Bigua. In the last game Santos recorded impressive 22 points and 9 rebounds. Bad luck as Bigua lost that game 73-111 to slightly higher-ranked Minas (#2, 3-3). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Bigua still maintains its place in the top 3 of the standings, even despite this loss. 5 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory Bigua managed to get this year. Santos is a newcomer at Bigua and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.3ppg (#5). He also registered 10.8 boards per game. Third place about best performers goes to guard Georginho de Paula (197-PG-1996) of league's leader Sesi Franca. de Paula scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds. He was a key player of Sesi Franca, leading his team to a 105-65 easy win against #3 ranked Obras. Sesi Franca started extremely well this year. They recorded 6 victories without losing a single game. de Paula 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. de Paula has a great season in Basketball Champions League Americas. After only 6 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 9.2rpg (4th best) and assists with 5.2apg (7th best). He also has FGP: 57.9% and 3PT: 52.0%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Franco Baralle (185-PG-1999) of Quimsa - 24 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Wesley Ferreira (200-PF-1995) of Minas - 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Brandon Robinson (196-SG-1989) of Quimsa - 18 points and 8 rebounds 7. Eric Anderson (204-F/C-1993) of Quimsa - 14 points and 5 rebounds 8. Marcio Santos (204-F/C-2002) of Sesi Franca - 11 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Isaac Hamilton (196-G-1994) of Minas - 19 points 10. Pedro Barral (187-PG-1994) of Obras - 18 points, 4 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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| Premier League Round 20: Tsmoki II defeat Rubon 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 20 in the Premier League took place in Vitebsk. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of one of their biggest challengers Rubon (13-8) to fifth ranked Tsmoki II (7-11) 78-77 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Rubon. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international point guard Roman Scherbakov (184-2003) who helped to win the game recording 13 points and 6 assists and forward Artem Sekushenko (195-2001) who added 8 points and 13 rebounds during the contest. Tsmoki II's coach Georgiy Kondrusevich used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Guard Konstantin Satsuk (193-2000) responded with 24 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Tsmoki II moved-up to fourth place. Rubon at the other side keeps the third position with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Very important is a road loss of second ranked Brest (11-6) against fifth ranked Grodno GrSU (7-10) on Sunday night. Visiting Brest was defeated by Grodno GrSU in a tough game in Grodno 62-69. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Brest. The winners were led by guard Gleb Sherstobitov (164-2006) who scored that evening 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and Ilya Sirotsky supported him with 10 points and 17 rebounds. Grodno GrSU's coach Rustan Nosenko allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals by guard Vladislav Lagodich (180-2002) did not help to save the game for Brest. Grodno GrSU maintains fifth position with 7-10 record. Brest at the other side keeps the second place with six games lost. Grodno GrSU will play against Mogliev (#6) on the road in the next round. Brest will play against Rubon II (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game between Top Four teams took place in Minsk. 4th ranked host Impuls BGUIR (6-12) lost to second ranked Grodno (15-5) 84-73. The best player for the winners was Tsimur Drukau who scored 19 points and 7 assists. Grodno's coach Dzmitry Kuzmin used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Mikita Dashkevich produced 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the hosts. Grodno have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 15-5 record having just two points less than leader Tsmoki-Minsk U20. Impuls BGUIR lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth place with 12 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 20: Borisfen destroyed Gomel on the opponent's court 101-54. Mogliev was outscored by Tsmoki-Minsk U20 in a home game 67-97. SDUSHOR recorded a loss to Rubon II on the road 63-54. The most impressive stats of the last round was 30 points and 6 rebounds by Egor Batvenkov of SDUSHOR. Impuls BGUIR - Grodno 73-84 The game between Top Four teams took place in Minsk. 4th ranked host Impuls BGUIR (6-12) lost to second ranked Grodno (15-5) 84-73. Grodno dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Impuls BGUIR's 28. Grodno forced 20 Impuls BGUIR turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Impuls BGUIR's players. The best player for the winners was forward Tsimur Drukau (198-1999) who scored 19 points and 7 assists. Power forward Kirill Vinokurov (207-1999) chipped in 16 points and 6 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Four Grodno players scored in double figures. Grodno's coach Dzmitry Kuzmin used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Mikita Dashkevich (175-2001) produced 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and the former international guard Siarhei Vabishchevich (191-1988) added 23 points and 8 assists respectively for the hosts. Grodno have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 15-5 record having just two points less than leader Tsmoki-Minsk U20. Impuls BGUIR lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth place with 12 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Grodno: T.Drukau 19+3reb+7ast, I.Sharipov 17+2reb+2ast, K.Vinokurov 16+3reb+6ast, U.Shvakel 10+1reb+5ast, D.Majstorovic 8+2reb+2ast, M.Sazonov 6+1reb+2ast Impuls BGUIR: M.Dashkevich 24+6reb+4ast, S.Vabishchevich 23+3reb+8ast, L.Maksim 13+5reb+2ast, A.Vashkevich 4+8reb+1ast, K.Svyatoslav 4+5reb, M.Roman 3 Rubon - Tsmoki II 77-78 The most exciting game of round 20 in the Premier League took place in Vitebsk. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of one of their biggest challengers Rubon (13-8) to fifth ranked Tsmoki II (7-11) 78-77 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Rubon. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international point guard Roman Scherbakov (184-2003) who helped to win the game recording 13 points and 6 assists and forward Artem Sekushenko (195-2001) who added 8 points and 13 rebounds during the contest. Tsmoki II's coach Georgiy Kondrusevich used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Guard Konstantin Satsuk (193-2000) responded with 24 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and the former international forward Victor Ovsepyan (202-1991) scored 12 points and 8 rebounds. Tsmoki II moved-up to fourth place. Rubon at the other side keeps the third position with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Tsmoki II: G.Nazar 16+4reb+1ast, M.Illia 14+2reb+1ast, S.Roman 13+4reb+6ast, A.Navoichyk 11+5reb+3ast, T.Ivan 9+8reb+2ast, A.Sekushenko 8+13reb Rubon: K.Satsuk 24+1ast, V.Ovsepyan 12+8reb+3ast, M.Shustov 10+3reb+5ast, A.Shchurko 8+7reb+5ast, E.Tkachuk 8+4reb+5ast, G.Alexander 6+1reb Gomel - Borisfen 54-101 Very expected game when 6th ranked Gomel (1-20) was crushed at home by first ranked Borisfen (17-3) 101-54 on Saturday. Borisfen dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Gomel's 34. They outrebounded Gomel 43-30 including 30 on the defensive glass. Borisfen looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by Gomel's players. The best player for the winners was American forward Malik Porter (196, college: Idaho St.) who had a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds. Ukrainian point guard Maksim Miroshnichenko (182-1996, agency: BIG) chipped in 9 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Four Borisfen players scored in double figures. Guard Denis Yarets (188-1989) produced 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Ivan Ignashin (-2003) added 13 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Borisfen maintains first position with 17-3 record. Loser Gomel keeps the sixth place with 20 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Borisfen: A.Malkou 17+3ast, M.Porter 13+12reb+2ast, D.Agnew 13+6reb, I.Palanevich 13+2reb+2ast, V.Balyakin 11+4reb+3ast, V.Lebedev 11+1reb+3ast Gomel: I.Ivan 13+5reb+1ast, D.Yarets 11+5reb+4ast, Y.Dudov 9+1reb, G.Viktor 6+10reb+1ast, E.Ribkin 4+1reb+1ast, I.Nazar 3+1reb+1ast Grodno GrSU - Brest 69-62 Very important is a road loss of second ranked Brest (11-6) against fifth ranked Grodno GrSU (7-10) on Sunday night. Visiting Brest was defeated by Grodno GrSU in a tough game in Grodno 62-69. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Brest. Grodno GrSU forced 27 Brest turnovers. The winners were led by guard Gleb Sherstobitov (164-2006) who scored that evening 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and Ilya Sirotsky (-2003) supported him with 10 points and 17 rebounds. Four Grodno GrSU players scored in double figures. Grodno GrSU's coach Rustan Nosenko allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals by guard Vladislav Lagodich (180-2002) did not help to save the game for Brest. Guard Roman Dyrman (186-2006) added 12 points and 7 rebounds for the guests. Grodno GrSU maintains fifth position with 7-10 record. Brest at the other side keeps the second place with six games lost. Grodno GrSU will play against Mogliev (#6) on the road in the next round. Brest will play against Rubon II (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Grodno GrSU: S.Gleb 16+9reb+5ast, K.Daniil 14+1reb+1ast, G.Anton 11+6reb+2ast, S.Ilya 10+17reb+3ast, S.Evgeniy 8+1reb+3ast, F.Georgy 6+2reb Brest: V.Lagodich 15+6reb+4ast, D.Roman 12+7reb+2ast, B.Gleb 11+4reb, M.Nikita 7+4reb+1ast, R.Mihail 6+7reb+2ast, S.Anton 6+4reb Mogliev - Tsmoki-Minsk U20 67-97 Very predictable result when first ranked Tsmoki-Minsk U20 (13-4) smashed on the road 6th ranked Mogliev (1-16) 97-67 on Sunday. Tsmoki-Minsk U20 shot 25 for 40 from the free-throw line, while Mogliev only scored seven points from the stripe. Tsmoki-Minsk U20 forced 26 Mogliev turnovers and outrebounded them 46-35 including a 22-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. Tsmoki-Minsk U20 looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 16 passes made by Mogliev's players. The best player for the winners was Stsiapan Abramovich (-2006) who had a double-double by scoring 16 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists. Kiril Sislovskyi (-2005) chipped in 17 points and 9 rebounds. Four Tsmoki-Minsk U20 players scored in double figures. Guard Daniil Gorbachevsky (183-2003) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals and Vitaly Kurtsevich (-2002) added 15 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Newly promoted Tsmoki-Minsk U20 maintains first position with 13-4 record. Mogliev lost fourteenth consecutive game. Mogliev at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the sixth place with 16 games lost. Tsmoki-Minsk U20's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Minsk SDUSHOR. Top scorers: Tsmoki-Minsk U20: S.Kiril 17+9reb+2ast, A.Stsiapan 16+5reb+11ast, Z.Dmitriy 14+5reb+4ast, S.Aleksey 14+1reb+4ast, B.Artsiom 13+5reb+4ast, B.Aliaksei 11+8reb+2ast Mogliev: G.Daniil 22+13reb+5ast, K.Vitaly 15+5reb+2ast, M.Nikita 12+7reb+2ast, P.Artem 5+4reb+2ast, N.Ivan 4, K.Dmitry 3+1ast Rubon II - SDUSHOR 63-54 Everything could happen in Vitebsk at the game between two tied teams. Both third ranked Rubon II and one of their biggest challengers SDUSHOR had identical 9-7 record. This time Rubon II used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Minsk 63-54 on Sunday night. Rubon II forced 35 SDUSHOR turnovers. The best player for the winners was forward Nikita Borodin (183-2002) who had a double-double by scoring 10 points and 16 rebounds. Alexander Grigorenko (-2005) chipped in 8 points and 7 rebounds. Rubon II's coach used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Egor Batvenkov (-2007) produced 30 points and 6 rebounds and Vitali Duchko (-2006) added 6 points and 13 rebounds respectively for the guests. Newly promoted Rubon II maintains third position with 10-7 record having ten points less than leader Tsmoki-Minsk U20. Loser SDUSHOR keeps the fourth place with eight games lost. Rubon II will meet league's second-placed Brest on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. SDUSHOR's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Minsk to the arena Tsmoki-Minsk U20. Top scorers: Rubon II: K.Ilya 13+4reb, B.Nikita 10+16reb, H.Maksim 9+3reb+2ast, M.Anton 9+6reb+2ast, G.Alexander 8+7reb+2ast, K.Satsuk 8+2ast SDUSHOR: B.Egor 30+6reb+1ast, R.Pavel 9+6reb+1ast, D.Vitali 6+13reb+3ast, G.Alexander 3+3reb, K.Egor 3+3reb+2ast, B.Anton 2+5reb+2ast |
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| Emmanuel Lecomte (ex H.Eilat) is a newcomer at Buducnost - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
In 2018 he was drafted by Agua Caliente Clippers (G-League) in first round (20th overall). The former Baylor University standout is in his fifth season in pro basketball. He has been also a member of Belgian international program for some years. Lecomte has regularly played for Belgian senior team since 2014 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2015. He represented Belgium at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) 2021 Pre-Qualifiers four years ago. Lecomte is quite experienced player. He has played also professionally in France (Pau Lacq Orthez), Germany (Skyliners), Lithuania (Jonava and Prienai), Spain (Murcia and Gran Canaria) and NBA G League (Ontario Clippers). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team was regular season runner-up in Big 12 in 2017. Lecomte was voted to Eurobasket.com All-FIBA EuroBasket Honorable Mention in 2022. |
| Bleijenbergh's 21 points and 9 rebounds give him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 21 points adding nine rebounds and three assists for Oostende in his team's victory, helping them to beat Limburg (#5, 9-7) 82-75. Oostende maintains the 2nd position in BNXT-League . They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Oostende will need more victories to improve their 11-4 record. It was one of impressive evenings for Bleijenbergh as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Vrenz Bleijenbergh averages this season 10.5ppg. Second best performed player last round was Terrence Bieshaar (208-C-1997, agency: BIG) of Feyenoord. He is a center in his second season at Feyenoord. In the last game Bieshaar recorded impressive 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course he led Feyenoord to another comfortable win outscoring slightly lower-ranked Den Helder (#8, 4-12) 88-61. Feyenoord's 7th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 8-6 record is not bad and everything may still change. Bieshaar is well-known at Feyenoord and he already established his position as one of the team's leaders. Third place about best performers goes to swingman Vince Cole (198-G/F-1998) of Yoast Utd. (#6). Cole scored 27 points and grabbed ten rebounds. He was a key player of Yoast Utd., leading his team to a 86-68 easy win against Amsterdam (#10, 0-15). Yoast Utd. needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 9 victories and 8 lost games. Cole has a great season in BNXT-League. After 17 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 22.5ppg (best scorer). Other top performing players last week: 4. Adin Vrabac (205-F-1994) of Belfius Mons - 22 points and 9 rebounds 5. Shavar Reynolds Jr. (188-G-1998) of Feyenoord - 20 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists 6. Ivan Maras (207-PF-1986) of Aalst - 13 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Keith Braxton (196-G-1997) of Belfius Mons - 17 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Duje Dukan (208-F-1991) of Zwolle - 19 points and 8 rebounds 9. Reggie Upshaw Jr. (203-F-1995) of Antwerp - 19 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Kester Ofoegbu (196-F) of Amsterdam - 17 points and 4 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| BEBL Round 1: Dream Ballers lose to Defenders - by Eurobasket News | ||
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The Regular Season in BEBL just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Dream Ballers in Belize City on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by Defenders 82-70. Defenders dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Dream Ballers' 38. Defenders forced 21 Dream Ballers turnovers. American swingman Nigel Jones (201-1990, college: Talladega) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and the former international guard Devin Daly (195-1994, college: LSSU) chipped in 20 points and 8 rebounds. Defenders' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American guard D'Von Campbell (185-1992, college: Campbellsville) responded with 26 points. Important game to mention about took place in Dangriga. Dream Ballers saved a 1-point victory at home edging Running Rebels 82-81 on Saturday evening. Delvon Henderson (200-1991) nailed a double-double by scoring 14 points, 21 rebounds and 7 blocks for the winning side and D'Von Campbell accounted for 20 points and 9 assists. The former international Brian White (196-1995, college: Wesley) came up with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds for Running Rebels in the defeat. The game between Top Four teams took place in Belmopan. host Red Taigaz lost to Defenders 91-80. Nigel Jones fired a double-double by scoring 25 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Brandon Flowers produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 16 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 1: winless Running Rebels lost to undefeated Western Ballaz on the opponent's court 67-90. Winless Panthers lost to undefeated Hurricanes in a home game 69-90. Winless Panthers lost to undefeated Western Ballaz on the road 77-97. Hurricanes crushed Tiger Sharks on its own court 105-68. The most impressive stats of the last round was 16 points and 10 rebounds by Akeem Watters of Hurricanes. Defenders - Dream Ballers 82-70 The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Dream Ballers in Belize City on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by Defenders 82-70. Defenders dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Dream Ballers' 38. Defenders forced 21 Dream Ballers turnovers. American swingman Nigel Jones (201-1990, college: Talladega) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and the former international guard Devin Daly (195-1994, college: LSSU) chipped in 20 points and 8 rebounds. Jones is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Defenders players scored in double figures. Defenders' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American guard D'Von Campbell (185-1992, college: Campbellsville) responded with 26 points and the former international guard Edgar Mitchell (-1993) scored 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Top scorers: Defenders: N.Jones 29+10reb+1ast, D.Daly 20+8reb+1ast, M.Tzul 14+6reb+7ast, B.Treandus 12+6reb+1ast, F.Louriano 4+5reb, A.Baptist 2+2reb Dream Ballers: D.Campbell 26+2reb+1ast, E.Mitchell 11+6reb+4ast, K.Laurie 11+5reb+1ast, C.Jahiem 9+10reb, H.Delvon 8+4reb, J.Velasquez 3+7reb+1ast Western Ballaz - Running Rebels 90-67 Very expected game in San Ignacio where Running Rebels were crushed by Western Ballaz 90-67 on Saturday. Western Ballaz forced 27 Running Rebels turnovers. American forward Richard Smith III (206-1992, college: California, PA) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points and 21 rebounds for the winners. His fellow American import forward Mark Gordon (196, college: Keiser) chipped in 24 points and 7 rebounds. Four Western Ballaz players scored in double figures. American guard Joshua Hopkins (196-1999, college: UNH) produced 20 points and 8 rebounds and the former international center Kurt Burgess (196-1982) added 8 points and 13 rebounds respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Top scorers: Western Ballaz: M.Gordon 24+7reb+2ast, R.Smith III 20+21reb+1ast, K.Molina 18+5reb+1ast, J.Carbajal 15+5reb, E.Usher 6+5ast, R.Cruz 2+1reb Running Rebels: J.Hopkins 20+8reb+3ast, E.Olivera 15+4reb, K.Burgess 8+13reb+1ast, B.White 7+9reb, A.Trapp 4+5reb+2ast, T.Hall 4+5reb Panthers - Hurricanes 69-90 Very predictable result in Punta Gorda where Hurricanes smashed Panthers 90-69 on Saturday. Hurricanes dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Panthers' 40. Hurricanes forced 24 Panthers turnovers. American point guard Kris Frazier (201, college: Peru St.) fired a double-double by scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. The former international guard Glency Lopez (180-1997, college: Midland CC) chipped in 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Hurricanes players scored in double figures. Forward Darnell Oden produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds and Davis Tavian added 23 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Top scorers: Hurricanes: K.Frazier 22+13reb+3ast, G.Lopez 15+7reb+4ast, A.Carcamo 15+7reb+2ast, T.Orosco 14+5reb+1ast, V.Evans 11+2reb+1ast, E.Rene 9+7reb+2ast Panthers: T.Davis 23+6reb+2ast, D.Oden 21+11reb+3ast, E.Ariola 7+2reb+1ast, B.Eugene 5+5reb, D.Sentino 5+2reb, B.Raluni 4+7reb Western Ballaz - Panthers 97-77 Not a big story in a game in San Ignacio where Panthers were rolled over by Western Ballaz 97-77 on Saturday. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Western Ballaz made 9 blocks. American forward Mark Gordon (196, college: Keiser) fired a double-double by scoring 32 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. His fellow American import forward Richard Smith III (206-1992, college: California, PA) chipped in 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks. Davis Tavian produced a double-double by scoring 29 points and 12 rebounds and forward Darnell Oden added 10 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Top scorers: Western Ballaz: M.Gordon 32+11reb+4ast, R.Smith III 16+8reb+2ast, E.Usher 12+6reb+1ast, J.Cutto Bermudez 8+4reb, C.Ryan 7+4reb+4ast, F.Justin 6+3reb Panthers: T.Davis 29+12reb+1ast, M.Gordon 12+4reb, D.Oden 10+6reb+1ast, D.Sentino 5+11reb+1ast, T.Garbutt 4+4reb+1ast, B.Raluni 2+3reb Dream Ballers - Running Rebels 82-81 Important game to mention about took place in Dangriga. Dream Ballers saved a 1-point victory at home edging Running Rebels 82-81 on Saturday evening. They outrebounded Running Rebels 42-25 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Dream Ballers players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Running Rebels' players. They brought some defensive toughness making 8 blocks. Delvon Henderson (200-1991) nailed a double-double by scoring 14 points, 21 rebounds and 7 blocks for the winning side and American guard D'Von Campbell (185-1992, college: Campbellsville) accounted for 20 points and 9 assists. Four Dream Ballers players scored in double figures. The former international Brian White (196-1995, college: Wesley) came up with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds and the former international Tyrone Hall (190-1990, college: Queens, NY) added 12 points and 4 assists respectively for Running Rebels in the defeat. Top scorers: Dream Ballers: D.Campbell 20+2reb+9ast, J.Velasquez 19+3reb+4ast, N.Casimiro 14+3reb, H.Delvon 14+21reb+1ast, C.Jahiem 6+3reb+2ast, K.Laurie 4+3reb Running Rebels: B.White 16+14reb+1ast, T.Hall 12+2reb+4ast, K.Burgess 4+4reb+3ast, M.Young 2+3reb, E.Olivera 0+1reb, D.Baptist 0 Red Taigaz - Defenders 80-91 The game between Top Four teams took place in Belmopan. host Red Taigaz lost to Defenders 91-80. Defenders forced 20 Red Taigaz turnovers. American swingman Nigel Jones (201-1990, college: Talladega) fired a double-double by scoring 25 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Treandus Branch chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds. Jones is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Forward Brandon Flowers (196-1995) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 16 rebounds and American forward Ben Page (198, college: Concordia, TX) added 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Top scorers: Defenders: N.Jones 25+12reb+5ast, D.Daly 21+5reb+2ast, B.Treandus 17+11reb+2ast, M.Tzul 14+2reb+5ast, T.Usher 6+6reb+1ast, F.Louriano 4+2reb Red Taigaz: B.Page 18+7reb+4ast, J.McKenzie 17+4reb+1ast, J.Toney 14+8reb+3ast, B.Flowers 14+16reb, P.Kerwin 8+9reb, L.Jayden 6+2reb+2ast Hurricanes - Tiger Sharks 105-68 Everything went according to plan in Belize City where Hurricanes outscored Tiger Sharks 105-68 on Friday. Hurricanes dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Tiger Sharks' 36 and had 33 for 48 from the free-throw line, while Tiger Sharks only scored fourteen points from the stripe. Hurricanes forced 26 Tiger Sharks turnovers and outrebounded them 60-44 including 26 on the offensive glass. American point guard Kris Frazier (201, college: Peru St.) fired a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Forward Akeem Watters (186-1995) chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds. Five Hurricanes players scored in double figures. Point guard Francis Arana (180-1997) produced 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and American forward Jamaal Clifton (198, college: Langston) added 13 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Top scorers: Hurricanes: K.Frazier 17+12reb, A.Watters 16+10reb, V.Evans 14+12reb, E.Rene 13+2reb+1ast, T.Raheem 12+3reb+2ast, G.Lopez 10+6reb+6ast Tiger Sharks: F.Arana 22+8reb+4ast, J.Clifton 13+10reb, K.John 10+8reb+1ast, J.Kelly 8+3reb+1ast, I.Palacio 6+5reb+1ast, D.Penland 3+1reb |
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| Lambert Helps Mount Saint Vincent Win - by Eurobasket News |
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Eric Lambert (160-F) and his Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) Mystics stunned the Crandall Chargers in ACAA action, running away with the game 82-63. In the final month of the regular season, both teams are battling to lock down one of the top spots to secure a bye in the first round of the playoffs and the contest showcased the physical play expected in a high-leverage game. Lambert came off the bench playing two minutes and grabbed a rebound. Courtesy of: islandstats.com |
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| Bleijenbergh's 21 points and 9 rebounds give him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 21 points adding nine rebounds and three assists for Oostende in his team's victory, helping them to beat Limburg (#5, 9-7) 82-75. Oostende maintains the 2nd position in BNXT-League . They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Oostende will need more victories to improve their 11-4 record. It was one of impressive evenings for Bleijenbergh as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Vrenz Bleijenbergh averages this season 10.5ppg. Second best performed player last round was Terrence Bieshaar (208-C-1997, agency: BIG) of Feyenoord. He is a center in his second season at Feyenoord. In the last game Bieshaar recorded impressive 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course he led Feyenoord to another comfortable win outscoring slightly lower-ranked Den Helder (#8, 4-12) 88-61. Feyenoord's 7th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 8-6 record is not bad and everything may still change. Bieshaar is well-known at Feyenoord and he already established his position as one of the team's leaders. Third place about best performers goes to swingman Vince Cole (198-G/F-1998) of Yoast Utd. (#6). Cole scored 27 points and grabbed ten rebounds. He was a key player of Yoast Utd., leading his team to a 86-68 easy win against Amsterdam (#10, 0-15). Yoast Utd. needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 9 victories and 8 lost games. Cole has a great season in BNXT-League. After 17 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 22.5ppg (best scorer). Other top performing players last week: 4. Adin Vrabac (205-F-1994) of Belfius Mons - 22 points and 9 rebounds 5. Shavar Reynolds Jr. (188-G-1998) of Feyenoord - 20 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists 6. Ivan Maras (207-PF-1986) of Aalst - 13 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Keith Braxton (196-G-1997) of Belfius Mons - 17 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Duje Dukan (208-F-1991) of Zwolle - 19 points and 8 rebounds 9. Reggie Upshaw Jr. (203-F-1995) of Antwerp - 19 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Kester Ofoegbu (196-F) of Amsterdam - 17 points and 4 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Aleksandar Langovic claims Bosnia and Herzegovina Division I weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 21-year old forward had a double-double of 27 points and twelve rebounds, while his team beat Leotar (#6, 8-6) 76-69. Borac BL maintains the 2nd position in Bosnia and Herzegovina Division I. They are still close to the very top. Borac BL would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 12-2 record. In the team's last game Langovic had a remarkable 55.6% from 2-point range. He turned to be Borac BL's top player in his first season with the team. Aleksandar Langovic averages this season 16.1ppg and 7.6rpg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young international center Ismet Sejfic (208-C-1993) of Bosna S.. Sejfic impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 23 points and 16 rebounds. It was enough for Bosna S. to edge slightly lower-ranked Buducnost BN (#4, 9-5) by 4 points 87-83. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Bosna S. consolidated its place in top 3 of the standings. His team's 10-4 record is not bad at all. Sejfic is a newcomer at Bosna S. 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 23.2ppg (#1). He also registered 14.4 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was Haris Curevac (198-F-1996) of Spars (#7). Curevac scored 27 points and passed four assists. He was a key player of Spars, leading his team to a 99-80 easy win against Sloboda T. (7-7). Spars needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 7 victories and 7 lost games. Curevac has a great season in Bosnia. After 13 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 16.8ppg (9th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Mislav Brzoja (198-SF-1994) of Siroki - 22 points and 5 rebounds 5. Dejan Sakotic (195-G/F-1993) of Leotar - 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Milivoje Bozovic (210-F/C-1985) of Buducnost BN - 29 points and 7 rebounds 7. Djordje Lelic (198-SF-1989) of Sloboda T. - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists 8. Vojin Ilic (200-F-2000) of Buducnost BN - 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Eman Sertovic (196-G-1999) of Promo - 24 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Glen Abram (188-G) of Mladost - 21 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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| Mogi signs Iago Mendes - by Paulo Freire |
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Mogi-das-Cruzes-Basquete (NBB) signed 19-year old guard Iago Mendes (196cm-2003) for upcoming 2022-23 season. Mendes played last summer at Palmeiras in the LDB U20. He has played previously for two other teams: Sao Jose and Pato. |
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| Manny Suarez claims Bulgarian NBL Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 29-year old center had a double-double of 19 points and thirteen rebounds, while his team edged out Cherno More (#10, 5-12) 88-85. Balkan maintains the 2nd position in Bulgarian NBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Balkan will need more victories to improve their 13-4 record. In the team's last game Suarez had a remarkable 70.0% from 2-point range. He turned to be Balkan's top player in his first season with the team. Creighton University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Suarez is in league's top in rebounds (2nd best: 9.2rpg) and averages solid 1.8bpg and 63.6% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young forward Georgi Boyanov (201-F-1993) of Chernomorets. Boyanov impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds. Of course he led Chernomorets to another comfortable win 100-84 over slightly higher-ranked CSKA (#5, 9-8) being unquestionably team leader. Chernomorets' 6th position in the standings has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 8-9 record. Boyanov is well-known by Chernomorets 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 18.1ppg (#2). He also registered 8.3 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was another Chernomorets' star - Canadian Munis Tutu (184-PG-1996). Tutu scored 20 points and passed thirteen assists (!!!). He was another key player of Chernomorets, helping his team with a 100-84 easy win against slightly higher-ranked CSKA (#5, 9-8). The chances of Chernomorets 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, Tutu could help Chernomorets to bring them higher in the standings. Tutu has a great season in Bulgaria. After 17 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 16.9ppg (5th best) and assists with 8.8apg (best passer). Other top performing players last week: 4. Trey Sampson (206-F-2000) of Yambol - 25 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Darious Hall (201-G/F-1997) of Beroe - 24 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Tamenang Choh (196-F-1998) of CSKA - 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Kelsey Barlow (196-G-1991) of Beroe - 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Avery Ugba (203-F-1994) of Cherno More - 20 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Tsvetomir Chernokojev (205-C/F-2000) of Spartak Pleven - 15 points and 14 rebounds 10. Demajeo Wiggins (208-F-1997) of Rilski - 18 points and 12 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| LNB Round 8: Espanol O. lose to Espanol T. - 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 Talca between third ranked Espanol O. (5-2) and eleventh ranked Espanol T. (3-4) on Sunday night. Espanol O. was defeated by Espanol T. in a tough game on the road 78-85. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Espanol O.. Espanol T. looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Espanol O. helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American forward Davon Haynes (203-1991, college: UAPB) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists. Canadian forward Kaleb Vaughn (198, college: Lake Erie) contributed with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The former international Carlos Lauler (190) replied with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for Espanol O.Espanol O.'s coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Espanol T. moved-up to tenth place. Espanol O. at the other side keeps the third position with two games lost. They share it with Valdivia. Espanol T. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Espanol O. will play at home against Concepcion and is hoping to win this game. Very important is a road loss of third ranked Puerto Varas (5-3) against fifth ranked Ancud (5-1) on Sunday night. Visiting Puerto Varas were crushed by Ancud in Ancud 101-78. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Puerto Varas. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Stephen Maxwell (201-1993, college: CSUN) who helped to win the game recording 26 points (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field) and Sebastian Suarez who added 16 points and 5 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) during the contest. The former international Antonio Pinedo (195) responded with 24 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. Ancud moved-up to second place. Puerto Varas at the other side dropped to the fifth position with three games lost. Ancud will play against bottom-ranked Temuco (#15) at home in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Puerto Varas will play against Puente Alto (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Bottom-ranked Temuco is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their seventh consecutive match to eighth ranked Puente Alto (4-3) 82-75 on Sunday evening. The winners were led by Marquez Letcher-Ellis who had that evening a double-double by scoring 22 points, 21 rebounds and 5 blocks. Even 30 points and 4 steals by Martin Perdomo did not help to save the game for Temuco. Puente Alto moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Quilicura. Loser Temuco still closes the standings with seven games lost. Puente Alto will meet higher ranked Puerto Varas (#5) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Temuco will play against the league's second-placed Ancud (#2) and will have a slim chance for a victory. There were no big surprises in other games of round 8: Puerto Montt was beaten by Castro on the road 79-70. Valdivia won against Quilicura on its own court 90-79. Las Animas outscored Tinguiririca in Valdivia 104-85. The most impressive performance of 8th round was 34 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds by Justin Satchell of Las Animas. Castro - Puerto Montt 79-70 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when twelfth ranked Castro (2-4) beat at home 11th ranked Puerto Montt (2-6) 79-70 on Sunday. Castro shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 52.0 percentage. The winners were led by Vicente Guaico (-1994) who scored that evening 18 points and 4 assists and point guard Oscar Barria (175-2003) supported him with 12 points and 8 rebounds. Castro's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 25 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists by Argentinian forward Martin Chervo (200-1992) did not help to save the game for Puerto Montt. American forward Josh Morris (203-1993, college: UTPB) added 14 points and 9 rebounds for the guests. Castro moved-up to eleventh place. Puerto Montt lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the twelfth position with six games lost. Castro will meet at home higher ranked Valdivia (#4) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Puerto Montt will play against Quilicura (#8) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Puerto Montt: C.Martin 25+10reb+4ast, J.Morris 14+9reb+2ast, C.Torres 10+6reb+1ast, G.Sebastian 6+1reb+1ast, N.Ulloa 5+5ast, S.Saez 4+1reb+1ast Castro: V.Guaico 18+3reb+4ast, G.Hermosillas 14+2reb+1ast, C.Bryan 14+5reb+1ast, B.Oscar 12+8reb+3ast, L.Merida 8+7reb+4ast, G.Diaz 7+8reb+7ast Valdivia - Quilicura 90-79 Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both seventh ranked Valdivia and 6th ranked Quilicura had identical 4-2 record. This time Valdivia used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Quilicura 90-79 on Sunday night. Valdivia made 16-of-17 free shots (94.1 percent) during the game. The winners were led by Argentinian forward Nicholas Wadell (201-1989) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) and Argentinian Juan Manuel Rivero (191-1985) supported him with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Valdivia players scored in double figures. Even 31 points and 4 assists by Cuban guard Adriano Barreras (186-1989) did not help to save the game for Quilicura. American forward Chris Perry (203-1994, college: LMU) added 20 points and 14 rebounds for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Valdivia (5-2) moved-up to third place, which they share with Espanol O. Loser Quilicura dropped to the seventh position with three games lost. They share it with Puente Alto. Valdivia will meet Castro (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Quilicura will play against Puerto Montt (#12) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Quilicura: A.Barreras 31+3reb+4ast, C.Perry 20+14reb, S.Fowler 11+2reb, J.Schuler 7, F.Schuler 4+2reb+3ast, P.Coro 3+2reb+4ast Valdivia: N.Wadell 21+10reb+4ast, J.Manuel Rivero 17+6reb+4ast, G.Isla 17+5reb+2ast, N.Ferreyra 14+6ast, P.Sandoval 11+6reb, C.Soto 6+1ast Temuco - Puente Alto 75-82 Bottom-ranked Temuco is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their seventh consecutive match to eighth ranked Puente Alto (4-3) 82-75 on Sunday evening. Puente Alto outrebounded Temuco 45-33 including 34 on the defensive glass. The winners were led by American forward Marquez Letcher-Ellis (203-1997, college: Nevada) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 22 points, 21 rebounds and 5 blocks and the other American import forward Dennis McKinney (193-1998, college: Mt.Mercy, agency: GoEmpire Group) supported him with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Puente Alto players scored in double figures. Even 30 points and 4 steals (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) by Uruguayan point guard Martin Perdomo (178-1995) did not help to save the game for Temuco. The former international center Carlos Aranda (200) added 13 points and 12 rebounds for the hosts. Puente Alto moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Quilicura. Loser Temuco still closes the standings with seven games lost. Puente Alto will meet higher ranked Puerto Varas (#5) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Temuco will play against the league's second-placed Ancud (#2) and will have a slim chance for a victory. Top scorers: Temuco: M.Perdomo 30+3reb+3ast, C.Pablo 14+4reb+7ast, C.Aranda 13+12reb+1ast, M.Nicolas 9+2reb+1ast, A.Luigi 5+1reb+1ast, D.Dias Silva 4+10reb+2ast Puente Alto: M.Letcher-Ellis 22+21reb+2ast, D.McKinney 15+8reb+4ast, K.Holston Jr. 13+4reb+5ast, C.Cabrera 12+4reb+1ast, P.Joaquin 7+7reb+3ast, A.Ignacio 7+1ast Espanol T. - Espanol O. 85-78 The most important game in the last round took place in Talca between third ranked Espanol O. (5-2) and eleventh ranked Espanol T. (3-4) on Sunday night. Espanol O. was defeated by Espanol T. in a tough game on the road 78-85. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Espanol O.. Espanol T. looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Espanol O. helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American forward Davon Haynes (203-1991, college: UAPB) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists. Canadian forward Kaleb Vaughn (198, college: Lake Erie) contributed with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Four Espanol T. players scored in double figures. The former international Carlos Lauler (190) replied with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Dominican Bernardo Polanco (189-1994) added 18 points in the effort for Espanol O.Espanol O.'s coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Espanol T. moved-up to tenth place. Espanol O. at the other side keeps the third position with two games lost. They share it with Valdivia. Espanol T. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Espanol O. will play at home against Concepcion and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Espanol O.: C.Lauler 21+6reb+4ast, B.Polanco 18+4reb, H.Gomez 14+4reb+1ast, R.Acuna 9+8reb+1ast, M.Cristobal 5+2reb+2ast, M.Sepulveda 5+4reb Espanol T.: D.Haynes 27+20reb+5ast, R.Gomez 18+2reb+3ast, K.Vaughn 16+6reb+4ast, Z.Diego 12+5reb+7ast, Y.JaKeem 8+4reb+1ast, B.Ivan 4+4reb+1ast Ancud - Puerto Varas 101-78 Very important is a road loss of third ranked Puerto Varas (5-3) against fifth ranked Ancud (5-1) on Sunday night. Visiting Puerto Varas were crushed by Ancud in Ancud 101-78. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Puerto Varas. Ancud players were unselfish on offense dishing 29 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Puerto Varas' players. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Stephen Maxwell (201-1993, college: CSUN) who helped to win the game recording 26 points (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field) and the former international Sebastian Suarez (193-1991, college: Portland St.) who added 16 points and 5 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) during the contest. The former international Antonio Pinedo (195) responded with 24 points and Argentinian Tomas Rossi (202) scored 15 points and 8 rebounds. Four Ancud and five Puerto Varas players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Ancud moved-up to second place. Puerto Varas at the other side dropped to the fifth position with three games lost. Ancud will play against bottom-ranked Temuco (#15) at home in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Puerto Varas will play against Puente Alto (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Puerto Varas: A.Pinedo 24+2reb+2ast, T.Rossi 15+8reb+3ast, J.Fontena 14+8reb+3ast, P.Rivas 11+8reb+1ast, N.Martinez 10+5reb+3ast, P.Arroyo 4+1reb+2ast Ancud: S.Maxwell 26+4reb, R.Vera 20+3reb, S.Suarez 16+5reb+3ast, P.Barraza 13+4reb+5ast, R.Brown 13+5reb+4ast, R.Armijo 5+2reb+1ast Tinguiririca - Las Animas 85-104 Rather predictable result when ninth ranked Las Animas (4-4) rolled over 13th ranked Tinguiririca (1-6) in San Fernando 104-85 on Sunday. Las Animas made 16-of-17 free shots (94.1 percent) during the game. Las Animas outrebounded Tinguiririca 44-27 including 30 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The winners were led by American-Dominican center Justin Satchell (203-1995, college: St.Leo) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 11 rebounds and Argentinian power forward Cristian Amicucci (200-1985) supported him with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Five Las Animas players scored in double figures. Even 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists by guard Felipe Gonzalez Flores (180-1994) did not help to save the game for Tinguiririca. Forward Juan Carrasco added 26 points for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Las Animas have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain ninth position with 4-4 record. Tinguiririca lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth place with six games lost. They share the position with Catolica. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Tinguiririca: J.Carrasco 26+1reb, F.Gonzalez Flores 18+5reb+5ast, M.Sepulveda 12+2reb, G.Angel 9+9reb+4ast, H.Mosquera-Perea 7+3reb, F.Gonzalez Burgos 6+5reb+3ast Las Animas: J.Satchell 34+11reb+1ast, C.Amicucci 18+10reb+7ast, L.Eduardo 13+3reb+2ast, D.Low 13+6reb+2ast, C.Schoppler 12+9reb+6ast, A.Vergara 9+3reb+4ast |
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| Ivan Kucan claims Croatian Prva Liga weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 26-year old swingman had the game-high 26 points adding five rebounds and three assists for Kvarner 2010 in his team's victory, helping them to crush, the league's bottom-ranked team Sonik P. (#12, 0-17) with 23-point margin 93-70. Kvarner 2010 maintains the 5th position in Croatian Prva Liga. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Kvarner 2010 will need more victories to improve their 11-6 record. In the team's last game Kucan had a remarkable 63.6% from 2-point range and got three three-pointers out of 6 attempts. He turned to be Kvarner 2010's top player in his first season with the team. Ivan Kucan averages this season 21.5ppg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young center Ante Smolic (207-C-1993) of H.Analitica. Smolic impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 27 points and 15 rebounds. Bad luck as H.Analitica lost that game 76-86 to the higher-ranked Dubrovnik (#1, 16-1). H.Analitica is still in a red zone at 9th spot in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 6-11 record. Smolic is a newcomer at H.Analitica and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was another Kvarner 2010's star - Danijel Zovko (203-C-1994). Zovko scored 21 points and grabbed ten rebounds. He was another key player of Kvarner 2010, helping his team with a 93-70 easy win against Sonik P. (#12, 0-17). Kvarner 2010 needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 11 victories and 6 lost games. Zovko has a very solid season. In 8 games in Croatia he scored 13.5ppg. He also has 5.4rpg and FGP: 58.1%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Bruno Levanic-Kutin (203-PF-1996) of Zagreb - 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Zeljko Jovic (F-1989) of Omis-Cagalj T. - 21 points and 10 rebounds 6. Ante Perkusic (196-F-2002) of Kastela - 24 points and 7 rebounds 7. Filip Gustovarac (183-PG-2001) of Stoja Pula - 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Petar Dubelj (196-SG-1997) of Dubrovnik - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Filip Vujicic (195-SG-2000) of Dubrovnik - 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Luka Krajinovic (198-SG-2000) of H.Analitica - 20 points, 4 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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| Premijer Liga Round 19: Cedevita Jr. beat Dinamo in a derby game - by Eurobasket News | ||
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The Regular Season in Premijer Liga is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 3 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Zagreb: Cedevita Jr. (#2) and Dinamo (#7). Dinamo was defeated at home 86-95 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Cedevita Jr. made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. Bosnian center Djordje Topolovic (208-2001) fired 26 points (made all of his twelve free throws !!!) for the winners. The former international Krunoslav Simon (197-1985, agency: AltusBasket) chipped in 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Cedevita Jr.'s coach Damir Mulaomerovic used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Hrvoje Garafolic (196-1990) produced 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for lost side. Cedevita Jr. (15-4) have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain second place having just one point less than leader Cibona. Dinamo lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the seventh position with 11 games lost. Cedevita Jr. are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Gorica (#12) in Velika Gorica in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Dinamo's supporters also look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Zagreb to the arena Dubrava. Leader Cibona delivered the fifteenth victory. This time they crushed 5th ranked Sibenka (13-6) 87-56 in Sibenik. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international point guard Borna Kapusta (182-1996, agency: AltusBasket) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 5 assists. Aleksandar Aranitovic contributed with 18 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Guard Petar Saric (185-2004) answered with 10 points and 6 rebounds for Sibenka. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Cibona. Defending champion maintains first place with 15-3 record. Sibenka at the other side keeps the fifth position with six games lost. Cibona's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Zagreb Bosco. The game with biggest result difference took place in Zabok. Local Zabok (5-14) was outscored by fourth ranked Split (14-4) 109-76 on Sunday night. Worth to mention a quality performance of Shannon Shorter who helped to win the game recording 25 points and 4 assists (perfect behind the arc making all six shots !!!). At the losing side Tim Bond responded with 26 points. 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. Split moved-up to third place, which they share with Zadar. Zabok lost their third game in a row. They keep the ninth position with 14 games lost. They share it with Bosco. Split will meet at home Alkar (#8) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Zabok will play against Zadar and hope to secure a win. Other games of round 19 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Dubrava crushed Bosco in Zagreb 86-60. Alkar beat Skrljevo at home 86-78. Zadar won against Gorica on the opponent's court 82-71. Bosco - Dubrava 60-86 There was no surprise in Zagreb where 10th ranked Bosco (5-14) was crushed by sixth ranked Dubrava (10-9) 86-60 on Saturday. It was a great evening for guard Filip Paponja (189-2002) who led his team to a victory scoring 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Center Matej Bosnjak (204-2002, agency: Octagon Europe) helped adding 15 points and 11 rebounds. Four Dubrava players scored in double figures. At the losing side Luka Krajnovic (192-2004) responded with 12 points and 4 steals and Andrej Matic (200-2003) scored 9 points and 5 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. Dubrava maintains sixth place with 10-9 record. Bosco lost their fourth game in a row. Newly promoted team dropped to the ninth position with 14 games lost. They share it with Zabok. Dubrava's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Zagreb Dinamo. Top scorers: Bosco: K.Luka 12+3reb+2ast, R.Toma 10+1reb, M.Andrej 9+5reb+3ast, A.Krapic 6+2reb+1ast, S.Leon 5+1reb+1ast, R.Filip 5+1ast Dubrava: F.Paponja 16+5reb+5ast, M.Bosnjak 15+11reb, T.Hollingsworth 13+4reb+4ast, K.Filip 12+6reb+3ast, F.Bjelanovic 9, K.Mihael 9+1reb+1ast Sibenka - Cibona 56-87 Leader Cibona delivered the fifteenth victory. This time they crushed 5th ranked Sibenka (13-6) 87-56 in Sibenik. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international point guard Borna Kapusta (182-1996, agency: AltusBasket) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 5 assists. Serbian Aleksandar Aranitovic (195-1998) contributed with 18 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Four Cibona players scored in double figures. Guard Petar Saric (185-2004) answered with 10 points and 6 rebounds and forward Patrik Jambrovic (203-1996, agency: PEPI SPORT) added 10 points in the effort for Sibenka. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Cibona. Defending champion maintains first place with 15-3 record. Sibenka at the other side keeps the fifth position with six games lost. Cibona's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Zagreb Bosco. Top scorers: Sibenka: S.Petar 10+6reb+3ast, P.Jambrovic 10+2ast, P.Juraj 8+3reb, J.Kakar 8+1reb, M.Howard 6+4reb, L.Skoric 6+2reb+2ast Cibona: A.Aranitovic 18+5reb, B.Kapusta 17+3reb+5ast, K.Ljubicic 11+8reb, S.Smajlagic 11, L.Mazalin 10+5reb+4ast, K.Radovcic 8+3reb+5ast Alkar - Skrljevo 86-78 No shocking result in a game in Sinj where ninth ranked Alkar (6-13) defeated 11th ranked Skrljevo (4-15) 86-78 on Saturday. They outrebounded Skrljevo 36-25 including 23 on the defensive glass. Alkar looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for point guard Lovre Basic (180-1995) who led his team to a victory scoring 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Bosnian center Imran Polutak (209-1996) helped adding 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Alkar's coach Luka Bujas allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side American guard Derryck Thornton (190-1997, college: Boston Coll.) responded with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists and Martin Jelic (198-1999) scored 20 points and 6 rebounds. Alkar moved-up to eighth place. Loser Skrljevo keeps the eleventh position with 15 games lost. Alkar will meet higher ranked Split (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Skrljevo will play against Sibenka (#5) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Skrljevo: D.Thornton 29+7reb+8ast, M.Jelic 20+6reb, G.Ramme 8+2reb+3ast, M.Rajcic 8+3reb+1ast, S.Antunovic 7, R.Kujundzic 4+3reb+2ast Alkar: L.Basic 26+6reb+5ast, I.Polutak 19+7reb+5ast, C.Peevy 16+6reb+1ast, T.Mladen 9+6reb, S.Lisica 7+8reb+7ast, H.Vucic 7+1reb+1ast Zabok - Split 76-109 The game with biggest result difference took place in Zabok. Local Zabok (5-14) was outscored by fourth ranked Split (14-4) 109-76 on Sunday night. Split made 21-of-24 free shots (87.5 percent) during the game. Split outrebounded Zabok 40-20 including a 26-10 advantage in defensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 60.0 percentage. Worth to mention a quality performance of American Shannon Shorter (193-1989, college: N.Texas) who helped to win the game recording 25 points and 4 assists (perfect behind the arc making all six shots !!!). His fellow American import forward Lewis Sullivan (201-1995, college: UAB, agency: BIG) helped adding 15 points and 7 rebounds. Four Split players scored in double figures. At the losing side American Tim Bond (201-1995, college: EMU) responded with 26 points and Montenegrin center Marko Perovic (204-1992, agency: 011 Sports) scored 17 points. 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. Split moved-up to third place, which they share with Zadar. Zabok lost their third game in a row. They keep the ninth position with 14 games lost. They share it with Bosco. Split will meet at home Alkar (#8) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Zabok will play against Zadar and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Zabok: T.Bond 26+2reb+3ast, M.Perovic 17+4reb, A.Crnjevic 12+3reb+1ast, L.Buljevic 7+2reb+2ast, L.Tomas 4+1reb+4ast, J.Garrett 3+3ast Split: S.Shorter 25+3reb+4ast, L.Sullivan 15+7reb+2ast, M.Kalajzic 13+2reb+3ast, L.Runjic 11+2reb+4ast, D.Mavra 11+2reb+3ast, B.Tisma 10+3reb Gorica - Zadar 71-82 Very expected game in Velika Gorica where 12th ranked Gorica (3-15) was defeated by fourth ranked Zadar (14-4) 82-71 on Monday. Zadar outrebounded Gorica 46-25 including a 18-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a great evening for the former international forward Dario Dreznjak (204-1998) who led his team to a victory scoring 22 points and 8 rebounds. The former international power forward Karlo Zganec (206-1995, agency: PEPI SPORT) helped adding 15 points and 14 rebounds. Four Zadar players scored in double figures. At the losing side forward Jure Gunjina (203-1992, college: GSW) responded with 13 points and 8 rebounds and Bosnian swingman Milan Luzaic (196-1996) scored 14 points. Gorica's coach Braslav Turic rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Zadar moved-up to third place, which they share with Split. Loser Gorica stay at the bottom position with 15 games lost. Zadar will meet at home Zabok (#9) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Gorica will play against the league's second-placed Cedevita Jr. in Zagreb and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Gorica: M.Luzaic 14+3reb+3ast, K.Uljarevic 14+1reb+2ast, J.Gunjina 13+8reb, I.Nakic-Vojnovic 8+3reb, I.Majic 6+4reb+1ast, I.Batur 6+4reb+3ast Zadar: D.Dreznjak 22+8reb, K.Zganec 15+14reb, M.Ramljak 14+5reb+4ast, A.Lakic 11+2reb+3ast, S.Campara 9+3reb+4ast, K.Krsevan 5+6reb+3ast Dinamo - Cedevita Jr. 86-95 The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Zagreb: Cedevita Jr. (#2) and Dinamo (#7). Dinamo was defeated at home 86-95 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Cedevita Jr. made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. Bosnian center Djordje Topolovic (208-2001) fired 26 points (made all of his twelve free throws !!!) for the winners. The former international Krunoslav Simon (197-1985, agency: AltusBasket) chipped in 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Cedevita Jr.'s coach Damir Mulaomerovic used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Hrvoje Garafolic (196-1990) produced 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and swingman Ivan Vucic (195-1996) added 22 points and 8 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) respectively for lost side. Five Cedevita Jr. and four Dinamo players scored in double figures. Cedevita Jr. (15-4) have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain second place having just one point less than leader Cibona. Dinamo lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the seventh position with 11 games lost. Cedevita Jr. are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Gorica (#12) in Velika Gorica in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Dinamo's supporters also look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Zagreb to the arena Dubrava. Top scorers: Dinamo: I.Vucic 22+8reb+1ast, H.Garafolic 21+5reb+7ast, I.Novacic 15+4reb+4ast, D.Usic 12+5reb+1ast, M.Vrucinic 7+2reb+2ast, T.Cvitkovic 4+3reb Cedevita Jr.: D.Topolovic 26+2reb, P.Marcinkovic 15+3reb+2ast, C.Sasa 13+4reb, J.Mustapic 13+6reb+3ast, K.Simon 12+9reb+4ast, E.Sabic 6 |
| Dario Dreznjak claims Croatian Premijer Liga weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 24-year old forward had the game-high 22 points adding eight rebounds for Zadar in his team's victory, helping them to beat Gorica (#12, 3-15) 82-71. Zadar is placed at 3rd position in Croatian Premijer Liga. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Zadar will need more victories to improve their 14-4 record. In the team's last game Dreznjak had a remarkable 80.0% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Zadar and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Dario Dreznjak averages this season 11.6ppg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American guard Derryck Thornton (190-G-1997) of Skrljevo. Thornton impressed basketball fans with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Bad luck as Skrljevo lost that game 78-86 to the higher-ranked Alkar (#8, 6-13). Skrljevo is still in a red zone at 11th spot in the standings. 15 lost games are too many comparing to just four victories Skrljevo managed to get this year. Thornton is a newcomer at Skrljevo and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was American Shannon Shorter (193-SG-1989) of Split (#4). Shorter scored 25 points and passed four assists. He was a key player of Split, leading his team to a 109-76 easy win against the lower-ranked Zabok (#9, 5-14). Split needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 14 victories and 4 lost games. Shorter has a great season in Croatia. After 17 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 18.5ppg (2nd best) and rebounds with 6.9rpg (7th best). He also has FGP: 53.8% and 3PT: 40.5%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Lovre Basic (180-PG-1995) of Alkar - 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Karlo Zganec (206-C/F-1995) of Zadar - 15 points and 14 rebounds 6. Ivan Vucic (195-F/G-1996) of Dinamo - 22 points and 8 rebounds 7. Djordje Topolovic (208-C-2001) of Cedevita Jr. - 26 points and 2 rebounds 8. Matej Bosnjak (204-C-2002) of Dubrava - 15 points and 11 rebounds 9. Imran Polutak (209-C-1996) of Alkar - 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Aleksandar Aranitovic (195-SG-1998) of Cibona - 18 points and 5 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Div.A stats leaders |
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NBL Stage Two Standings
Second Stage: Round 1 Feb. 8: Opava - Nymburk Feb. 8: Brno - Decin Feb. 8: Hradec Kralove - USK Praha Feb. 8: Olomoucko - Slavia |
| Hicks' 26 points and 8 assists give him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 26 points adding five rebounds and eight assists for Usti n/Labem in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Pardubice (#5, 13-9) 79-77. Usti n/Labem is placed at 4th position in Czech Republic league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Usti n/Labem will need more victories to improve their 14-8 record. In the team's last game Hicks had a remarkable 70.0% from 2-point range. He turned to be Usti n/Labem's top player in his first season with the team. University of Louisville graduate has very impressive stats this year. Hicks is in league's top in points (9th best: 16.5ppg), assists (3rd best: 6.0apg) and averages solid 60.9% FGP. Second best performed player last round was PJ Pipes (188-G-1999) of USK Praha. He is American guard in his first season at USK Praha. In the last game Pipes recorded impressive 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. It was enough for USK Praha to edge slightly higher-ranked Kolin (#7, 12-10) by 6 points 88-82. USK Praha's 9th position in the standings has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 9-12 record. Pipes is a newcomer at USK Praha and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.8ppg (#1). He also recorded 3.6 assists per game. Third place about best performers goes to guard Adam Ciz (192-PG-1991) of Kolin (#7). Ciz got into 30-points club by scoring 34 points in the last round. Despite Ciz's great performance Kolin lost 79-94 to the higher-ranked Brno (#1, 17-5). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Kolin 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 10 lost games. Ciz has a great season in Czech Republic. After 22 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 4.5apg (7th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Ondrej Svec (196-F-2003) of USK Praha - 21 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Sukhmail Mathon (208-F-1998) of NH Ostrava - 19 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Robert Rikic (219-C-1990) of Pardubice - 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Sreten Knezevic (206-F/C-1994) of Olomoucko - 18 points and 11 rebounds 8. Viktor Pulpan (191-PG-1996) of Brno - 10 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists 9. Jakub Mokran (200-F/C-1999) of Opava - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Maksim Sturanovic (210-C-1988) of Hradec Kralove - 16 points and 15 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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| Stats Leaders - Basketligaen |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
| Dominican Rep. LDC round 4 best performance: Juan Valenzuela - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Chilean Swingman Juan Valenzuela (191-G/F-2000) had a great game in the last round for top-ranked Fenix, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 4. The 22-year old player had a double-double of 33 points and 11 rebounds, while his team edged out Immortals (#1, 4-1) 86-84. It allowed Fenix to consolidate first place in the Dominican Rep. LDC. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is still on an early stage, but Fenix already had a very good start winning all 4 without losing a single one. In the team's last game Valenzuela had a remarkable three three-pointers out of 7 attempts. He just recently signed at Fenix and just after two games he already turned to be a very valuable addition to the team. Juan Valenzuela has solid league stats. He is league's best scorer averaging so far 32.5ppg. Valenzuela is in league's top in rebounds (4th best: 10.5rpg) and averages impressive 51.3% FGP and 41.7% from behind 3-point line. The second best player in last round's games was young Canadian Michael Tillman (195-G-1996) of league's second-best Santiago Basket. Tillman had a very good evening with 36 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course he led Santiago Basket to another comfortable win outscoring Sameji (#4, 0-4) 110-90. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the top position in East. Santiago Basket consolidated its place in top 2 of the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 2-3 record. Tillman is one of the most experienced players at Santiago Basket and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. Third on the list of top players last round was guard Oliver Ferreira (189-G-1993) of Capitanes (#3). Ferreira showcased his all-around game by recording 27 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the last round. He was a key player of Capitanes, leading his team to a 100-88 win against #4 ranked Del Patio. Capitanes needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams in West. Their record at this point is 3 victories and 2 lost games. Ferreira has a great season in Dominican Republic. After only 5 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 24.0ppg (4th best) and assists with 5.0apg (5th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Leonacis Pena (198-F/C) of Fenix - 17 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 5. James Milton (203-F-1992) of Immortals - 16 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Richard Polanco) of Capitanes - 19 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists 7. DeJon Waters Jr. (190-G-1997) of Evolve OL - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Edwin Espinal (198-SF-1993) of Immortals - 18 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Ernesto Rodriguez (194-F-1994) of Capitanes - 16 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Ralph Bellamy (193-F) of Del Patio - 23 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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| U18 League Round 9: Tarvas lose to HITO - 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 the first loss of Tarvas (7-1) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were rolled over by HITO (7-0) 96-49. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Tarvas. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Undefeated HITO have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader. Tarvas at the other side dropped to the second place with one game lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Tartu. First ranked Tartu/Metec faced 3rd placed Rapla. Host Tartu/Metec (6-2) defeated guests from Rapla (4-3) 70-57. Tartu/Metec maintains first place with 6-2 record, which they share with SK Nord. Rapla at the other side keeps the third position with three games lost. They share it with Viimsi. Tartu/Metec will play against Rakvere/Tarvas (#5) in Haljala in the next round. Rapla will play at home against Viimsi and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Bottom-ranked BS/RIM II (0-9) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 68-53 loss to ninth ranked TalTech/Newox (2-7) in on Sunday evening. TalTech/Newox maintains ninth place with 2-7 record. BS/RIM II lost their ninth game in a row. They still close the standings with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Other games of round 9 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Keila was crushed by Viimsi in a road game 103-76. Rakvere/Tarvas beat Reinar Halliku at home 73-67. SK Nord won against BS/RIM on the opponent's court 71-54. Tartu/Metec II outscored Kalev/Estiko in a home game 90-70. Viimsi - Keila 103-76 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 5th ranked Keila's (3-5) road loss to fourth ranked Viimsi (4-3) 76-103 on Sunday. Viimsi moved-up to third place, which they share with Rapla. Loser Keila dropped to the sixth position with five games lost. Viimsi will meet Rapla (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Keila will play against the league's second-placed SK Nord and hope to secure a win. Tartu/Metec - Rapla 70-57 An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Tartu. First ranked Tartu/Metec faced 3rd placed Rapla. Host Tartu/Metec (6-2) defeated guests from Rapla (4-3) 70-57. Tartu/Metec maintains first place with 6-2 record, which they share with SK Nord. Rapla at the other side keeps the third position with three games lost. They share it with Viimsi. Tartu/Metec will play against Rakvere/Tarvas (#5) in Haljala in the next round. Rapla will play at home against Viimsi and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Rakvere/Tarvas - Reinar Halliku 73-67 No shocking result in a game in Haljala where sixth ranked Rakvere/Tarvas (3-4) defeated 8th ranked Reinar Halliku (1-4) 73-67 on Sunday. Rakvere/Tarvas moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Kalev/Estiko and Kalev/Saaremaa. Reinar Halliku lost their third game in a row. They keep the eighth position with four games lost. Rakvere/Tarvas will meet at home league's leader Tartu/Metec in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Reinar Halliku will have a break next round. BS/RIM - SK Nord 54-71 Very expected game when 7th ranked BS/RIM (2-6) was defeated at home by second ranked SK Nord (6-2) 71-54 on Sunday. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for SK Nord. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Tartu/Metec. Loser BS/RIM keeps the seventh place with six games lost. They share the position with Saku KK. SK Nord will meet Keila (#6) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. BS/RIM will have a break next round. TalTech/Newox - BS/RIM II 68-53 Bottom-ranked BS/RIM II (0-9) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 68-53 loss to ninth ranked TalTech/Newox (2-7) in on Sunday evening. TalTech/Newox maintains ninth place with 2-7 record. BS/RIM II lost their ninth game in a row. They still close the standings with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Tarvas - HITO 49-96 The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Tarvas (7-1) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were rolled over by HITO (7-0) 96-49. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Tarvas. It was a key game for the top position in the league. HITO have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader. Tarvas at the other side dropped to the second place with one game lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Tartu/Metec II - Kalev/Estiko 90-70 The game between closely ranked teams ended with fifth ranked Tartu/Metec II's (4-2) home victory over 6th ranked Kalev/Estiko (3-4) 90-70 on Sunday. Tartu/Metec II maintains fifth place with 4-2 record which they share with defeated Kalev/Estiko. Loser Kalev/Estiko dropped to the fifth position with four games lost. They share it with Rakvere/Tarvas and Kalev/Saaremaa. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. |
| EUROCUP |
| Vasa Pusica agreed terms with Slask - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
He was a member of Serbian U18 National Team back in 2013. Pusica is a very experienced player. He has played also professionally in Italy (Pesaro and Sassari), Lithuania (Prienai), Turkey (Galatasaray) and Serbia (KK FMP Meridian Beograd). Among many awards his team made it to the Turkish League Semifinals in 2022. Pusica was voted to Reese's NCAA D1 All-Star Game back in 2019. He graduated from Northeastern University in 2019 and it is his fourth season in pro basketball. |
| Emmanuel Lecomte (ex H.Eilat) is a newcomer at Buducnost - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
In 2018 he was drafted by Agua Caliente Clippers (G-League) in first round (20th overall). The former Baylor University standout is in his fifth season in pro basketball. He has been also a member of Belgian international program for some years. Lecomte has regularly played for Belgian senior team since 2014 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2015. He represented Belgium at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) 2021 Pre-Qualifiers four years ago. Lecomte is quite experienced player. He has played also professionally in France (Pau Lacq Orthez), Germany (Skyliners), Lithuania (Jonava and Prienai), Spain (Murcia and Gran Canaria) and NBA G League (Ontario Clippers). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team was regular season runner-up in Big 12 in 2017. Lecomte was voted to Eurobasket.com All-FIBA EuroBasket Honorable Mention in 2022. |
| Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana adds Akay to their roster - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
Akay represented Turkey at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Tel-Aviv (Israel) four years ago. But his stats at that event were not that impressive as he did not score anything. He has played also professionally for other Turkish teams like Dacka and Darussafaka. |
| FINLAND |
| Finnish 1st Division B round 16 best performance: Arinze Obiora (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 25-year old player had a double-double of 35 points and 13 rebounds, while his team outclassed Leppavaaran P. (#10, 7-9) with 28-point margin 101-73. HyPo maintains the 5th position in Finnish 1st Division B. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. HyPo will need more victories to improve their 10-6 record. In the team's last game Obiora had a remarkable 52.4% from 2-point range. He turned to be HyPo's top player in his first season with the team. Arinze Obiora averages this season 25.3ppg and 10.3rpg. Worth to mention Obiora played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball. The second best player in last round's games was young Aku Valimaki (194-F-2001) of league's second-best PuHu Juniorit. Valimaki had a very good evening with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. It was enough for PuHu Juniorit to edge slightly lower-ranked PeU-Basket (#3, 11-5) 93-88. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. PuHu Juniorit consolidated its place in top 2 of the standings. His team's 11-4 record is not bad at all. Valimaki is one of the most experienced players at PuHu Juniorit and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Ladavius Draine (193-G) of PeU-Basket (#3). Draine got into 30-points club by scoring 32 points in the last round. He went also for ten rebounds and five assists. Despite Draine's great performance PeU-Basket lost 88-93 to #2 ranked PuHu Juniorit. But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. The last thing PeU-Basket needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 11 victories and 5 lost games. Draine has a very solid season. In 5 games in Finland he scored 23.0ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Camron Reece (201-F) of Kataja Ta. - 21 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Hugo Boman (200-G-2002) of Korinokia - 22 points, 17 rebounds and 2 assists 6. David Gonzalvez (193-G-1987) of Raholan P. - 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Robin Danes (197-SF-2001) of Kataja Ta. - 32 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Anton Kankaanpaa (196-G) of Ura Basket - 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Joona Forsstrom (196-SF-1995) of Ura Basket - 10 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Robin Avist (191-G-2000) of MuKi - 26 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Deontaye Buskey claims Finnish 1st Division A Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The guard had the game-high 35 points adding five rebounds and six assists for Huima in his team's victory, helping them to edge out HBA-Marsky (#8, 7-9) 97-93. Huima maintains the 3rd position in Finnish 1st Division A. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Huima will need more victories to improve their 11-5 record. In the team's last game Buskey had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range and got four three-pointers out of 8 attempts. He turned to be Huima's top player in his first season with the team. Charleston Southern University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Buskey is in league's top in points (2nd best: 27.7ppg), assists (5th best: 5.4apg) and averages solid 56.9% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was American guard James Baker Jr. (201-G, agency: GoEmpire Group) of Oulun Bball. Baker Jr. impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 29 points and 11 rebounds. Of course Oulun Bball cruised to a 81-73 relatively comfortable win over the higher-ranked HNMKY (#5, 9-7). This victory allowed Oulun Bball to move up to 9th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 5-11 record. Baker Jr. is a newcomer at Oulun Bball and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.1ppg (#8). His other stats are also decent: 10.9rpg and 3.6apg. The third best performed player last round was American Brian Cameron (188-G-1997) of Kipina (#6). Cameron got into 30-points club by scoring 33 points in the last round. He went also for eight rebounds and seven assists. Despite Cameron's great performance Kipina lost 89-97 to the higher-ranked Bisons (#1, 13-3). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. Cameron has a great season in Finland. After 16 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 27.4ppg (3rd best) and assists with 7.8apg (best passer). He also has 2.8spg, FGP: 52.8% and 3PT: 43.8%. Cameron attended one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on his way to pro basketball. Other top performing players last week: 4. Chris Paul (199-F) of Kipina - 26 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Eldar Skamo (198-F-1986) of ToPo Juniorit - 14 points, 19 rebounds and 9 assists 6. Alvar Michelsen (197-F-2000) of ToPo Juniorit - 22 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Zach Naylor (203-G) of Huima - 23 points and 15 rebounds 8. Viljami Vartiainen (195-G/F-2004) of HBA-Marsky - 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Deaquan Williams (203-F) of Oulun Bball - 10 points and 18 rebounds 10. Joona Airenne (200-F) of Kristika Turku - 23 points and 9 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Stats Leaders - ProB |
| Stats Leaders - N1 |
| Couture's 31-point game gives him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | ||
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20-year old power forward Ambroise Couture (199-PF-2002) had a very impressive game in the last round for Monaco and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 20. He had the game-high 31 points adding two rebounds and five assists for Monaco in his team's victory, helping them to beat Paris BA (#18, 1-18) 95-85. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings. Monaco is placed at 12th position in French league. Monaco 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 8-11 record. In the team's last game Couture had a remarkable 68.8% from 2-point range. He turned to be Monaco's top player in his first season with the team. Couture has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (4th best: 18.9ppg), rebounds (8th best: 8.1rpg) and averages solid 52.2% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Mohammad Amini (192-G/F-2005, agency: BIG). He is Iranian swingman in his first season at Monaco. In the last game Amini recorded impressive 27 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course Monaco cruised to a 95-85 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Paris BA (#18, 1-18). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. But Monaco managed to improve slightly their position in standings taking 12th place. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 8-11 record. Amini is a newcomer at Monaco and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to guard Cameron Valcy (192-SG-2003) of Le Portel (#17). Valcy showcased his all-around game by recording 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the last round. Despite Valcy's great performance Le Portel lost 90-97 to the higher-ranked Strasbourg (#10, 9-11). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Le Portel can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 1-18 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Valcy has a very solid season. In 19 games in France he scored 13.6ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Antoine Sobczak (187-G-2002) of Le Portel - 23 points, 4 rebounds and 14 assists 5. Ousmane Kaba (195-F-2002) of Fos-Provence - 16 points and 17 rebounds 6. Raphael Djasrambaye (205-F-2003) of Le Mans - 14 points and 16 rebounds 7. Babacar Mbye (212-C-2002) of ASVEL - 14 points and 15 rebounds 8. Mael Hamon-Crespin (206-F-2004) of Paris BA - 26 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Alexandre Bouzidi (196-F-2004) of Roanne - 31 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists 10. Mohamed Sidibe (196-F-2002) of Limoges CSP - 15 points and 19 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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| Vitalis Chikoko claims French Betclic ELITE ProA Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 31-year old power forward had a double-double of 18 points and thirteen rebounds, while his team beat Fos-sur-Mer (#18, 5-15) 74-63. The game was not the highest importance and did not have significant influence on top of the standings. Pau-Lacq-Orthez maintains the 17th position in French Betclic ELITE ProA. Pau-Lacq-Orthez is currently ranked second from the bottom. They need more victories to improve their 7-13 record. It's Chikoko's second year at Pau-Lacq-Orthez and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Vitalis Chikoko averages this season 13.6ppg and 6.6rpg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Jamaican center Shevon Thompson (213-C-1993) of Fos-sur-Mer. Thompson impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 24 points and 13 rebounds. Bad luck as Fos-sur-Mer lost that game 63-74 to slightly higher-ranked Pau-Lacq-Orthez (#17, 7-13). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Fos-sur-Mer is still at the dead bottom 18th position. 15 lost games are too many comparing to just five victories Fos-sur-Mer managed to get this year. Thompson is a newcomer at Fos-sur-Mer and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was Algerian Nadir Hifi (190-G-2002) of Le Portel (#13). Hifi showcased his all-around game by recording 24 points, eight rebounds and five assists in the last round. He was a key player of Le Portel, leading his team to a 82-71 win against the higher-ranked Strasbourg (#9, 10-10). The chances of Le Portel ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 12 games, recording just eight victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Hifi could help Le Portel to bring them higher in the standings. Hifi has a very solid season. In 20 games in France he scored 15.8ppg. He also has 3.5apg and FGP: 59.8%. Nadir Hifi has also French passport and can play in the league with a status of domestic player. Other top performing players last week: 4. Matt Morgan (188-G-1997) of Le Mans - 30 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Victor Wembanyama (220-F-2004) of Levallois - 20 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists 6. James Palmer Jr. (196-G/F-1996) of Bourg - 21 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Caleb Walker (194-G-1989) of Nancy - 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Jaron Blossomgame (199-F-1993) of Monaco - 18 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Kenny Boynton (188-PG-1991) of Gravelines - 26 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Emmanuel Nzekwesi (203-F-1997) of Le Portel - 18 points and 13 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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| A.J. Hess is a newcomer at St. Chamond - by Eurobasket News | ||||
He also represented Armenia at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) 2021 Pre-Qualifiers four years ago. His stats at that event were 3 games: 13.3ppg, 2.0rpg, 1.0spg, FGP: 36.4%, 3PT: 50.0%. Hess is quite experienced player. He has played also professionally in Belgium (Belfius Mons Hainaut), Bulgaria (Rilski), Canada (Guelph), Switzerland (Starwings), France (Aix Maurienne) and NBA G League (Wisconsin Hessrd). His college team won Bulgarian Cup in 2022. He graduated from South Dakota State in 2017 and it is his sixth season as a professional player. |
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| Jermaine Head claims Georgian A League weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The 25-year old playmaker got a double-double of 21 points and twelve assists, while his team outclassed, the league's bottom-ranked team ATSU (#5, 0-4) with 88-point margin 135-47. Iverioni is placed at 2nd position in Georgian A League. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost that single game earlier this season. Iverioni will need more victories to improve their 3-1 record. Head turned to be Iverioni's top player in his first season with the team. Wilmington University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Head is league's best scorer averaging so far 22.1ppg and is league's best passer with 7.9apg. Head is in league's top in rebounds (4th best: 5.3rpg) and averages solid 3.9spg and 60.9% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young center Valerian Tsuleiskiri (202-C-1999) of Dinamo. Tsuleiskiri impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 26 points and 15 rebounds. Bad luck as Dinamo lost that game 56-93 to the higher-ranked Orbi (#1, 3-1). This loss caused Dinamo to slide to the very bottom (6) position in the standings. 4 lost games are too many considering they did not win any game. Tsuleiskiri is a newcomer at Dinamo and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was American Eddie Hunt (201-C-1996) of Gtuni (#3). Hunt scored 17 points and grabbed thirteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Gtuni, leading his team to a 89-64 easy win against Dinamo (#6, 0-4). Hunt has a very solid season. In 4 games in Georgia he scored 13.0ppg. Hunt attended one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on his way to pro basketball. Other top performing players last week: 4. Victor Lewis II (196-G-1997) of Iverioni - 21 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists 5. Mamuka Bazuashvili (198-F-1996) of Iverioni - 10 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Giorgi Obgaidze (206-F/C-2003) of Iverioni - 14 points and 11 rebounds 7. Demarcus Addie (188-G) of Orbi - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Saba Geguchadze (196-G-2000) of Iverioni - 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Giorgi Tsirikidze (202-F-1998) of Orbi - 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Quentin Davis (200-C/F-1993) of Orbi - 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Babilodze's 28 points and 8 rebounds give him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 28 points adding eight rebounds and five assists for Rustavi in his team's victory, helping them to outclass Vera (#11, 2-10) with 59-point margin 129-70. Rustavi maintains the 4th position in Georgian league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Rustavi will need more victories to improve their 8-4 record. In the team's last game Babilodze had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Levan Babilodze averages this season 5.7ppg. Second best performed player last round was Marqus Gilson (196-F/C) of Mega. He is American forward in his first season at Mega. In the last game Gilson recorded impressive double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds. Bad luck as Mega was edged by slightly higher-ranked Titebi (4-8) 97-94. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Mega dropped in the standings to second-to-the-bottom (10th) position. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 4-8 record. Gilson is a newcomer at Mega and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to another Rustavi's star - forward Guga Patashuri (199-F-1998). Patashuri showcased his all-around game by recording 18 points, eleven rebounds (!!!) and six assists in the last round. He was another key player of Rustavi, helping his team with a 129-70 easy win against the lower-ranked Vera (#11, 2-10). Rustavi needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 8 victories and 4 lost games. Patashuri has a very solid season. In 12 games in Georgia he scored 14.4ppg. He also has 6.9rpg and FGP: 57.4%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Otari Buliava (198-G/F-1994) of Mega - 26 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Derick Newton (198-PF-1995) of Delta - 25 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Kyle Riddley (192-G-1996) of Batumi - 23 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Luka Bulashvili (192-PG-1998) of Rustavi - 26 points and 8 assists 8. Chris McNeal (185-G-1997) of Kavkasia - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists 9. Djimon Henson (193-G-1998) of TSU - 22 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Corey Bowen (206-F/C-1999) of TSU - 17 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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| Will Cherry (MHP Riesen) Can Mention Lebron James And Quantez Robertson In The Same Sentence And Have A Big Smile And Neverending Memories - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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A little more than 8 years ago Will Cherry (185-PG-1991, college: Montana) had the fabulous opportunity to strap on the Cavs jersey and get to play the game that he loved with the GOAT Lebron James and uncle Drew Kyrie Irving. At that same time Quantez Robertson was already an established played in the German easyCredit BBL and in his sixth season and belonged to the top defenders. Fast forward to 2023 and all 4 are still active. Irving has played for a few teams and now is on his way to Dallas to wreck serious havoc with Luka Doncic while Lebron James got a NBA title to Cleveland and since is playing with the Lakers. Cherry on the other hand has proved to be on the move since his Cavs days having played in 5 different countries and for 8 organizations. Only one guy has been faithful to one organization and that is Quantez Robertson who is in his 14th season with the Fraport Skyliners. Last season Cherry and Robertson who is known as Tez to anyone who follows basketball in Germany were teammates. This season, the ex Alba Berlin guard Will Cherry moved to the MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg in December and met Quantez Robertson again on Sunday, but this time as foes. But this time something was very different than last season. This time he could of greeted Tez with 'hey what's good Mr Skyliner alltime leading scorer'. But actually these guys have remained good friends and spent sometime together before Sunday's game. 'Tez is my boy. We talk all the time. I was really happy to see him again in Ludwigsburg. I had him over to the house the night before the game and I cooked burgers and fries and we chopped it up about our families. I'm really very happy for his feat. He has put up tremendous stats for the longest time. The Skyliner all-time leading scorer title is just another accolade for him during his great career with the Fraport Skyliners and in the BBL', stressed ex Alba Berlin guard Will Cherry. There haven't been many Americans overseas that have played as long as guys like Rickey Paulding did for the EWE Baskets for 15 seasons or Tez for the Fraport Skyliners. Are these guys a dying breed overseas? 'I don't know but you just don't see Americans overseas staying that long with one team. You see guys sticking around with Euroleague team where your paid great salaries. Us Americans don't come here focusing to stay with 1 team. For us it's a business. We aren't in the NBA. We come overseas strictly for the money and if we win titles along the way then great', warned Will Cherry. With Lebron James only 36 points away, Will Cherry can very soon say I was teammates with the NBA all-time leading scorer and with the Fraport Skyliners all-time leading scorer with Quantez Robertson, a fact that he is very proud of. 'I'm always asked about Lebron, but I never brag about it. People at home brag about it. I'm proud that I can tell my 2 year old daughter who already loves basketball one day that I played with one of the greatest players of all-time. Lebron passed me the ball for my first NBA basket and he always gave me good advice. Tez is a like a brother but even better person. What Tez does on the court is who he is. It is just an incredible feat that Tez has stayed with one team. In the end it has rewarded him', stressed Will Cherry. Will Cherry who played Euroleague in Greece with Olympiakos a few years ago met his ex team Fraport Skyliners last weekend and helped lead the team to a convincing 96-81. The MHP Riesen hadn't been playing great basketball as of late as they arrived into the contest riding a 3 game losing streak and had lost 5 of the last 6 games and in between had masterfully beat FC Bayern Munich. One saw a sense of urgency from the get go, but it wasn't necessarily because of revenge from losing the first game in Frankfurt. 'We had a sense of urgency from the last loses. We were up 20 points in some games and still let teams steal games from us. We wanted to get back on track against Frankfurt', warned Will Cherry. The MHP Riesen began well from the start gaining control, but always allowed the Fraport Skyliners to stick around. 'Our start was vital. We hadn't done it the last games except against Crailsheim. We had foot on the necks of our opponents, but couldn't keep it. Even if they went on a run later, we still kept our foot on the gas', said Will Cherry. One guy who is having an incredible rookie season is ex Notre Dame (NCAA) great Prentis Hubb who is top 5 in scoring and dishing out 6 assists per game. Whereas A Lebron James was like a mentor in 2014 for Cherry, now is he like a mentor for a guy like Hubb? 'I am kind of like a mentor to him as well as Jhonathan Dunn. I try to teach them to be better pro's. I tell Prentiss all the time don't take anything too lightly with what he is doing. What he is doing in the BBL isn't easy. I tell him to keep doing his thing. Sometimes he get's a little to loose with the ball, but he is very smart and can still refocus', stated Will Cherry. In the second quarter the Fraport Skyliners heightened their game scoring 22 points and made some adjustments on defense to lead 43-39 at the break. It hasn't been easy for the Tez friend to witness the Skyliner's reduced role and that he has played center this season. 'We couldn't get stops on defense and hung our heads on defense. Ludwigsburg's staple is our defense and we didn't play defense. Frankfurt got more comfortable and made shots thus raising their self confidence. We didn't play good 1-1 defense and couldn't keep our guy in front of us. It has been very strange seeing Tez have a reduced role and play some center. He might be older and have lost a step, but the man is still very smart and still has enough gas to help Frankfurt in so many areas of the game', warned Will Cherry. The turning point of the game arrived in the third quarter where the MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg exploded for 33 points, but still only led by 7 points 72-65 after 30 minutes. Despite the scoring onslaught Ludwigsburg still allowed enough points to allow Frankfurt to hang around. 'We didn't really make too many adjustments. We had more focus and just had the attitude of man up. We wanted to reestablish who we are and have our identity back especially on defense. We got stops and as a result were able to get on transition and get easy baskets', commented Will Cherry. One player that was key in the scoring spree was undersized power forward and ex Western Kentucky University (NCAA) player Justin Johnson who showed he can be a walking bucket. 'He really got going and established himself as a big threat. I appreciate his high IQ the most in his game. He really knows how to play the game. Whenever we talk about the game we are always on the same page. He had a tough path after his suspension, but I was really happy for his big game against Frankfurt. That was a big step for him. When we he plays like that then it is really hard to beat us', stressed Will Cherry. In the fourth quarter, the MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg didn't waste any time slamming the back door shut on the Fraport Skyliners marching on a 12-0 run and deciding the game. 'We knew that we have allowed teams to come back in previous games in the fourth quarter so we came right at Frankfurt and hit them in the mouth. We didn't want to leave any doubt that we could lose this game. We did a good job playing the defense the way we know how, getting rebounds and getting easy baskets. They did a good job with taking advantage of match ups early in the game playing small ball, but that didn't happen in the fourth quarter', stated Will Cherry. Another player that was key in the win and in many others this season was ex Division2 player Jhonathan Dunn of South Nazarene. He is one of 100's of great guards playing in Europe right now that had to start in lower leagues as he balled in Holland last season. Cherry is totally enthused by this guys stellar play. 'When you can shoot the ball the way he can, it doesn't matter what league you came from. Coach does a good job drawing up plays for to help him get going. The way he can shoot the ball is second to none. He has a crazy clip. People make a million dollars a season the way he shoots the ball. The BBL is just the first step for him. He will make it to higher leagues and make a name for himself'; warned Will Cherry. The ex University of Montana great is playing his third season in Germany. When you're a 10 year vet, you tend to be more selective in your choices. He skipped training camp in August and elected to stay at home to work out and found the right opportunity in December with the MHP Riesen and is content of having made the right choice 'I just didn't find the right situation earlier in the season. I felt like my representation at the time weren't doing their job. For me it was better to wait instead of taking something I didn't want. I have always said I'm only coming overseas if it is worth my time. Ludwigsburg has been different, but a good different. I didn't know what to expect, but I really like it. It has been a little adjustment getting used to the defensive principles, but I see why this club has been a top 4 team the last years. It is a good run organization and I understand why players have gone on to bigger and better things', stressed Will Cherry. He began slowly in Frankfurt last season and it isn't any different in Ludwigsburg. His playmaking is top as he is averaging 6,0 apg and is averaging 1,6spg. It is his scoring that's down at 8,0ppg and his three point shooting is only at 19%. But just like he told me 15 months ago in Frankfurt, he isn't worried about his offensive game. 'My scoring will come, because it is what I do. I'm still trying to find my offensive rhythm. My defense and running the team will always come naturally to me. Once I find my offensive rhythm, we will be so much better. I just need to learn to pick my spots in this offensive system. I know I don't have to score as much as I did with the Fraport Skyliners. I have only played 6 games. It needs time', stressed Will Cherry. He is confident that his playmaking will profit with so much offensive power. 'We have a lot of weapons. I didn't score at a big clip against Frankfurt, but I still impacted the game in other ways. I got guys in good scoring situations by manipulating Frankfurt's defense. I tell my teammates all the time just to run with me and I will get them open shots', warned Will Cherry. But back to Lebron James. He is only 36 points away from becoming the NBA's all-time leading scorer and passing Mr Sky hook Kareem Abdul Jabbar. The question is will he reach it against the Oklahoma Thunder or Milwaukee Bucks? Will Cherry might only have been teammates with Lebron James for a short time, but technically he helped Lebron just a tad to reaching this incredible record. Cherry's humbleness to this question is overwhelming. 'I don't know about that. Lebron had the ball in his hands a lot. I'm just so thankful that I could witness greatness at the age of 23 and be able to see a top 5 player of all-time play. I had a front row seat. What he has done in his career is unreal. I love to watch him play', added Will Cherry. I personally feel guys like Bill Russell and Larry Bird deserve more praise in the GOAT debate but for the longest time everyone is focused about the Jordan-Lebron GOAT debate. So will Lebron be the GOAT after he becomes the NBA all-time leading scorer? 'For me it will always be Michael Jordan. This new Lebron record is a longevity record. Jordan didn't come to the NBA at age 18 or play 20 years. Of course this is an incredible feat for Lebron. Lebron has been fortunate playing in an era where science had a big impact of how you could take care of your body. Jordan is the Goat because he made the NBA global and took it to another level. Jordan helped the NBA take off after the Bird and magic era. Plus Jordan went 6/6 in finals', stressed Will Cherry. One thing is for sure, Will Cherry will always have to answer Lebron James questions. And that won't get any less after he dethrones Kareem. Will Cherry will always be connected to Lebron James in some way. |
| The Miles Vs Jeremy Ingram Weekly Basketball Chat Volume 11 - by Miles Schmidt-Scheuber |
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Jeremy Ingram (183-G-1991, college: AAMU) is a191 cm guard that was born in Alabama and has played his entire professional career in Germany for teams like Speyer, Idstein, Bensheim and recently SG Mannheim.This season he is playing for Regionalliga team Bargteheide. Last season with SG Mannheim he picked up South West Regionalliga player of the year while averaging (32.1ppg), 5.7rpg, 4.2apg, Steals-4 (2.6spg), FGP: 55.4%, 3PT: 35.4%, 9%. He began his career with Enterprise State Community College (JUCO) and then finished with Alabama A&M University (NCAA). He teams up with Miles Schmidt-Scheuber on a weekly basis this season to talk basketball. You suffered a tough 95-66 loss to Stade. How tough was this coming from a 2 game winning streak having to suffer a blow out? It was tough because it was a big loss in a Home game in front of the home crowd so that's what made it even worse. Was it just one of those days where nothing worked? You shot under 40% from the free throw line. Well we had a rough week of practice due to everyone being sick and illnesses and injuries, including myself so I think mentally we were just not prepared for this game. They were 15-1 for a reason. What makes it so difficult to play this team? I honestly think we just missed a lot of shots we normally hit. Stade played good but I think we beat ourselves this game. Bargteheide couldn't contain Boadu and Angelats who controlled the boards and playmaking. Was it easy to see that guys like this have played at higher levels? Yea they definitely did their thing for their team. They played very solid which we knew they would. You scored 11 points and had a tough shooting day. Did you notice that they had done their home work on you? Honestly I had 10 points in the 1st quarter and came out of the game with 3 minutes left in the 1st quarter and I had just got to cooking. So I was pulled out in the middle of doing what I do so when I came back in the game I just couldn't find my rhythm again. What will you focus on most this week so you will be best prepared for Bergedorf? Well we also had another week of a lot of illnesses so we will just have to come up with enough strength to win this game. I'm sure they won't make it easy for us. How fitting is it meeting 2/15 Bergedorf after a loss like that? You won the first meeting by 16 points. What will be key to getting the win? They key is just to not play down or focus on their record but to play the same way we've been playing all season to get us the important victories that we do have. Thanks Jeremy for the chat. |
| NBBL Round 12 of Regular Season - by Eurobasket News | ||
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There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in NBBL. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most shocking disappointment of round 12 was a home defeat of 6th ranked Tornados (4-8) by seventh ranked Jena (5-7) who outscored them by 31 points 93-62 in the game for the sixth place. Jena dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Tornados' 28. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Raphael Falkenthal (191-2005) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and 5 assists and Ludwig Bueschel (200-2005) who added 14 points and 13 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was point guard Simon Feneberg (187-2005) with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Jena moved-up to sixth place which they share with defeated Tornados. Tornados lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with eight games lost. They share it with Muenster. Jena are looking forward to face Frankfurt (#8) on the road in the next round. Tornados will play against the league's second-placed FC Bayern and are hoping to win this game. Very important is a road loss of third ranked Paderborn (7-5) against fourth ranked Leverkusen (7-5) on Sunday night. Visiting Paderborn was defeated by Leverkusen in a tough game in Leverkusen 81-88. The winners were led by Fotis Hristopoulos (193-2004) who scored that evening 18 points and 9 rebounds and Lennart Litera supported him with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Even 27 points and 5 assists by Icelandic point guard Agust Kjartansson (192-2004) did not help to save the game for Paderborn. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Leverkusen moved-up to third place, which they share with defeated Paderborn. Leverkusen will play against league's leader Young Dragons in Quakenbrueck in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Paderborn will play at home against Muenster and hopes to get back on the winning track. Very important is a road loss of third ranked Bamberg/Breit. (5-4) against fifth ranked Ludwigsburg BBA (5-6) on Sunday night. Visiting Bamberg/Breit. was crushed by Ludwigsburg BBA in Ludwigsburg 112-91. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Bamberg/Breit.. The best player for the winners was Sebastian Hartmann who scored 29 points. At the other side the best for losing team was Joshua Schoenbaeck who recorded 23 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. Ludwigsburg BBA maintains fifth position with 5-6 record. Bamberg/Breit. at the other side keeps the third place with four games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Ludwigsburg BBA will meet at home higher ranked Akademie Muenchen (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Bamberg/Breit. will play against the league's leader Urspring and it may be a tough game between close rivals. There were no shocking results in the other games in round 12: ALBA Berlin destroyed Muenster on the opponent's court 129-66. Quakenbrueck outscored Berlin Braves in a home game 79-49. Hamburg rolled over Duesseldorf on the road 119-76. IBAM was defeated by Urspring on its own court 59-67. Frankfurt was smashed by Bayern in Muenchen 89-48. The most impressive stats of the last round was 25 points and 4 assists by Dominik Dolic of Bayern. Group North ALeverkusen - Paderborn 88-81Very important is a road loss of third ranked Paderborn (7-5) against fourth ranked Leverkusen (7-5) on Sunday night. Visiting Paderborn was defeated by Leverkusen in a tough game in Leverkusen 81-88. Leverkusen outrebounded Paderborn 41-24 including 18 on the offensive glass. Paderborn was plagued by 33 personal fouls down the stretch. The winners were led by Fotis Hristopoulos (193-2004) who scored that evening 18 points and 9 rebounds and Lennart Litera (191-2004) supported him with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Five Leverkusen players scored in double figures. Even 27 points and 5 assists by Icelandic point guard Agust Kjartansson (192-2004) did not help to save the game for Paderborn. Ben-Luca Port (202-2005) added 10 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Leverkusen moved-up to third place, which they share with defeated Paderborn. Leverkusen will play against league's leader Young Dragons in Quakenbrueck in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Paderborn will play at home against Muenster and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Leverkusen: H.Fotis 18+9reb+3ast, L.Lennart 16+5reb+1ast, N.Calin 12+5ast, C.Leon 11+6reb, I.Leroy 10+6reb+1ast, O.Aime 8+6reb+1ast Paderborn: K.Agust 27+2reb+5ast, R.Jannis 12+3reb+5ast, P.Ben-Luca 10+7reb+3ast, B.Tom 8+4reb+7ast, A.Leon 6+1ast, H.Laurent 6 Muenster - ALBA Berlin 66-129 Very expected game when 6th ranked Muenster (4-8) was crushed at home by second ranked ALBA Berlin (9-1) 129-66 on Sunday. ALBA Berlin dominated down low during the game scoring 96 of its points in the paint compared to Muenster's 32. ALBA Berlin forced 40 Muenster turnovers and outrebounded them 41-20 including a 27-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Muenster's players. The best player for the winners was Rikus Schulte (206-2004) who scored 28 points and 7 rebounds (on 13-of-15 shooting from the field). Jamal Entezami (198-2004) chipped in 25 points and 5 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). Five ALBA Berlin players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Johannes Brunnenberg (190-2005) who recorded 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Mats Niggemann (189-2005) added 14 points and 5 rebounds respectively. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. ALBA Berlin have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 9-1 record behind leader Dresden. Muenster at the other side keeps the sixth place with eight games lost. They share the position with Tornados. ALBA Berlin will meet at home Piraten (#5) in the next round. Muenster will play against Paderborn and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: ALBA Berlin: S.Rikus 28+7reb+2ast, E.Jamal 25+5reb+2ast, N.Anton 14+2reb+5ast, D.Amon 13+2reb, K.Jack 13+2reb+4ast, B.Jannis 9+4reb+2ast Muenster: B.Johannes 14+5reb+4ast, N.Mats 14+5reb, V.Paul 13+4ast, W.Jarno 8+2reb, G.Gustavs 7+1reb+3ast, M.Lucas 5+2reb+2ast Quakenbrueck - Berlin Braves 79-49 Very predictable result in Quakenbrueck where first ranked Young Dragons (10-2) smashed 7th ranked Berlin Braves (3-8) 79-49 on Sunday. Young Dragons forced 23 Berlin Braves turnovers and outrebounded them 46-28 including 17 on the offensive glass. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Young Dragons made 8 blocks. The best player for the winners was Jegor Cymbal (197-2004) who scored 24 points and 5 rebounds. Point guard Darren Aidenojie (194-2004) chipped in 16 points and 8 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Leo Ahmad (181-2005) who recorded 8 points and 8 rebounds and Bennet Wadehn (201-2004) added 10 points respectively. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Young Dragons have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 10-2 record. Berlin Braves lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with eight games lost. Young Dragons will meet at home Leverkusen (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Berlin Braves will play against Duesseldorf (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Quakenbrueck: C.Jegor 24+5reb+2ast, A.Darren 16+8reb+2ast, B.Lars 12+11reb+2ast, B.Sydnee 8+4reb+2ast, B.Karl 6+11reb+1ast, J.Jarne 5+5reb Berlin Braves: W.Bennet 10+4reb, A.Leo 8+8reb+3ast, K.Benjamin 7+1reb+1ast, F.Jermaine 7+1reb+3ast, M.Joel 6+6reb+1ast, W.Till 5 Duesseldorf - Hamburg 76-119 Not a big story in a game when bottom-ranked Duesseldorf (0-11) was rolled over at home by fifth ranked Piraten (6-6) 119-76 on Sunday. Piraten dominated down low during the game scoring 82 of its points in the paint compared to Duesseldorf's 44. Piraten forced 19 Duesseldorf turnovers and outrebounded them 49-34 including 24 on the offensive glass. The best player for the winners was Lithuanian Simonas Paukste (201-2004) who scored 21 points and 7 rebounds. Jules Bom (191-2004) chipped in 22 points. Five Piraten players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was E Kourisha who recorded 15 points and 9 rebounds and guard Paul Miller (180-2004) added 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists respectively. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Piraten maintains fifth position with 6-6 record. Duesseldorf at the other side still closes the standings with 11 games lost. Piraten will meet league's second-placed ALBA Berlin on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Duesseldorf will play against Berlin Braves (#7) and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Hamburg: B.Jules 22+1reb+3ast, P.Simonas 21+7reb+1ast, M.Nelson 14+1reb+1ast, W.Justus 12+5reb+1ast, W.Tino 10+1reb, A.Al-Fayed 10+5reb+2ast Duesseldorf: K.E 15+9reb, J.Enzo 14+3reb+2ast, S.Noah 12+1ast, M.Paul 11+6reb+5ast, D.Vincent 9+2reb+2ast, B.Stefan 6+10reb+1ast Group South ATornados - Jena 62-93The most shocking disappointment of round 12 was a home defeat of 6th ranked Tornados (4-8) by seventh ranked Jena (5-7) who outscored them by 31 points 93-62 in the game for the sixth place. Jena dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Tornados' 28. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Raphael Falkenthal (191-2005) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and 5 assists and Ludwig Bueschel (200-2005) who added 14 points and 13 rebounds during the contest. Four Jena players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was point guard Simon Feneberg (187-2005) with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists and point guard Leo Trummeter (190-2004) 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. Jena moved-up to sixth place which they share with defeated Tornados. Tornados lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with eight games lost. They share it with Muenster. Jena are looking forward to face Frankfurt (#8) on the road in the next round. Tornados will play against the league's second-placed FC Bayern and are hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Jena: F.Raphael 24+4reb+5ast, N.Max 18+7reb+1ast, B.Ludwig 14+13reb+1ast, P.Lukas 13+8reb+2ast, R.Ben 8+1ast, K.Ben 6+2reb+2ast Tornados: T.Leo 16, F.Simon 16+16reb+8ast, G.Lucas 9+2reb+2ast, W.Benno 7+7reb, E.Joscha 6+2reb+1ast, V.Andriy 4+1reb+2ast Ludwigsburg BBA - Bamberg/Breit. 112-91 Very important is a road loss of third ranked Bamberg/Breit. (5-4) against fifth ranked Ludwigsburg BBA (5-6) on Sunday night. Visiting Bamberg/Breit. was crushed by Ludwigsburg BBA in Ludwigsburg 112-91. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Bamberg/Breit.. Ludwigsburg BBA forced 27 Bamberg/Breit. turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Bamberg/Breit.'s players. The best player for the winners was Sebastian Hartmann (196-2004) who scored 29 points. Point guard Luca Stuebel (189-2004) chipped in a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Austrian Joshua Schoenbaeck (196-2004) who recorded 23 points and 7 rebounds and Lithuanian Danas Kazakevicius (206-2005) added 12 points and 15 rebounds respectively. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Ludwigsburg BBA maintains fifth position with 5-6 record. Bamberg/Breit. at the other side keeps the third place with four games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Ludwigsburg BBA will meet at home higher ranked Akademie Muenchen (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Bamberg/Breit. will play against the league's leader Urspring and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Ludwigsburg BBA: H.Sebastian 29+4reb+2ast, H.Stanislav 14+1reb+1ast, S.Sebastian 14+3reb+1ast, K.Abdulhay 14+5reb, I.Moek 11+12reb, S.Luca 10+2reb+12ast Bamberg/Breit.: S.Joshua 23+7reb+2ast, S.Milan 14+4reb+1ast, K.Danas 12+15reb+2ast, O.Noah-Oliver 12+1ast, Z.Jonas 11+2reb+1ast, P.Adrian 11+1reb+2ast IBAM - Urspring 59-67 Everything went according to plan when first ranked Urspring (10-1) beat on the road 4th ranked Akademie Muenchen (5-4) 67-59 on Sunday. Urspring forced 24 Akademie Muenchen turnovers. The best player for the winners was Jared Grey (201-2005) who scored 16 points and 7 rebounds. Mateo Vidovic (197-2004) chipped in 19 points. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Silver Bieling (184-2005) who recorded 11 points and 8 rebounds and Spanish guard Alejandro Moreno (191-2004) added 16 points and 4 assists respectively. Four Akademie Muenchen players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Urspring maintains first position with 10-1 record. Akademie Muenchen lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the third place with four games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Urspring will meet at home Bamberg/Breit. (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Akademie Muenchen will play against Ludwigsburg BBA and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Urspring: V.Mateo 19+2reb+3ast, G.Jared 16+7reb+3ast, P.Finn 12+7reb+3ast, I.Linus 5+4reb+1ast, D.David 5+5reb, G.Leon 4 IBAM: M.Alejandro 16+2reb+4ast, R.Philipp 12+3reb, B.Silver 11+8reb+3ast, R.Daniel 10+8reb+3ast, K.Jeremy 5+2reb+1ast, Z.Jonathan 5 Bayern - Frankfurt 89-48 There was no surprise in Muenchen where 8th ranked Frankfurt (1-10) was outplayed by second ranked FC Bayern (7-2) 89-48 on Sunday. FC Bayern made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. They also forced 30 Frankfurt turnovers. The best player for the winners was Croatian Dominik Dolic (188-2006) who scored 25 points and 4 assists. Alec Anigbata (198-2004) chipped in 11 points and 5 rebounds. FC Bayern's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. At the other side the best for losing team was point guard Leif Zentgraf (192-2005) who recorded 13 points and Spanish Hector Izquierdo-Desviat (193-2004) added 8 points respectively. FC Bayern have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Oldenburg and Sudhessen. Loser Frankfurt keeps the eighth place with ten games lost. FC Bayern will meet Tornados (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Frankfurt will play against Jena and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Bayern: D.Dominik 25+1reb+4ast, Y.Desmond 12+6reb, A.Alec 11+5reb+2ast, L.Amar 8, P.Luka 7+1reb+3ast, G.Jannis 7+2ast Frankfurt: Z.Leif 13+3reb+2ast, I.Hector 8+4reb+2ast, P.Finley 6, Z.Joscha 6+6reb+1ast, E.Marvin 6+6reb, H.Julian 6+6reb+2ast |
| German Regionalliga round 19 best performance: Ricky Easterling - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 39-year old player was the main contributor (35 points, seven rebounds and four assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat Reutlingen (#9, 8-10) 96-83. It allowed Saarlouis to consolidate first place in the German Regionalliga. Saarlouis have a solid 16-4 record. In the team's last game Easterling had a remarkable 80.0% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Saarlouis, through which he has constantly improved. Former Bridgewater College star has very solid stats this year. Easterling is in league's top in points (4th best: 25.8ppg) and averages impressive 62.2% FGP and 40.8% from behind 3-point line. The second best player in last round's games was young American Anthony Watkins (194-PG-2000) of Hagen BG. Watkins had a very good evening with a double-double of 33 points and 10 rebounds. Of course he led Hagen BG to another comfortable win 93-78 over the lower-ranked Bonn 2 (#10, 9-10) being unquestionably team leader. This victory allowed Hagen BG to move up to 7th position in West. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 10-9 record is not bad and everything may still change. Watkins is a newcomer at Hagen BG, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was Syrian Mohamad Atli (203-C/F-1995) of BG TVO / Jahn (#12). Atli showcased his all-around game by recording 20 points, thirteen rebounds (!!!) and six assists in the last round. Despite Atli's great performance BG TVO / Jahn lost 61-71 to the higher-ranked Loewen (#8, 9-10). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Atli has individually a great season in Germany. After 18 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 10.8rpg (5th best). He also has 3.9bpg and FGP: 50.2%. Mohamad Atli has also German passport and can play in the league with a status of domestic player. Other top performing players last week: 4. Reece Brooks (178-PG) of Bensheim - 22 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Ricardo Artis II (198-F/G-1993) of Hagen-Haspe - 27 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Piet Niehus (188-SG-1998) of Aschersleben - 28 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Gasper Kocevar (205-F-2004) of Westerstede - 20 points and 9 rebounds 8. Faton Jetullahi (188-G-1994) of Loewen - 21 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists 9. Bryant Allen (183-PG-1990) of Wulfen - 29 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Andreas Kronhardt (205-C-1989) of Fellbach - 24 points and 4 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Winter's double-double lands him ProB Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had a double-double of 25 points and 10 rebounds, while his team beat Giessen (#13, 1-15) 87-79. Wolmirstedt maintains the 3rd position in their group in German ProB. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Wolmirstedt will need more victories to improve their 11-6 record. In the team's last game Winter had a remarkable 77.8% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Lennard Winter averages this season 9.3ppg and 5.1rpg. Second best performed player last round was Teathloach Pal (206-PF-1997) of Leitershofen. He is American forward in his second season at Leitershofen. In the last game Pal recorded impressive double-double of 24 points and 13 rebounds. It was enough for Leitershofen to edge the higher-ranked Oberhaching (#4, 10-7) by 6 points 77-71. Leitershofen's 9th position in South has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 6-9 record. Pal is well-known at Leitershofen and he already established his position as one of the team's leaders. Third place about best performers goes to center Vincent Neugebauer (210-C-2002) of Ehingen (#6). Neugebauer scored 19 points and grabbed thirteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Ehingen, leading his team to a 82-69 easy win against the higher-ranked Coburg (#3, 11-6). Ehingen needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams in South. Their record at this point is 8 victories and 8 lost games. Neugebauer has a great season in Germany. After 14 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 8.3rpg (6th best). He also has 1.4bpg and FGP: 66.4%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Devon Goodman (184-PG-1997) of Rhoendorf - 23 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists 5. Jake Babic (196-G-1995) of Speyer - 17 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists 6. Florian Koch (197-SF-1992) of Rhoendorf - 19 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Tyseem Lyles (185-SG-1992) of Bball Loewen - 28 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Josh Boutte (198-PF) of Schwelm - 14 points and 19 rebounds 9. Jordan Talbert (198-PF-1991) of Wolmirstedt - 14 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Leon Okpara (192-SG-1998) of Vechta 2 - 26 points and 5 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Brauner's 20 points and 6 assists give him Hoops Agents ProA Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 20 points adding five rebounds and six assists for Giessen in his team's victory, helping them to beat Dresden (#6, 11-9) 90-76. Giessen maintains the 4th position in German ProA. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Giessen will need more victories to improve their 13-7 record. In the team's last game Brauner had a remarkable five three-pointers out of 7 attempts. He turned to be Giessen's top player in his first season with the team. Nico Brauner averages this season 12.6ppg. Second best performed player last round was Jacob Knauf (210-PF-1997) of Schwenningen. He is a forward in his first season at Schwenningen. In the last game Knauf recorded impressive double-double of 23 points and 11 rebounds. It was enough for Schwenningen to edge the higher-ranked Bochum (#15, 7-13) by 4 points 98-94. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Schwenningen is still at the dead bottom 18th position. 15 lost games are too many comparing to just five victories Schwenningen managed to get this year. Knauf is a newcomer at Schwenningen and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to guard Ryan Richmond (183-PG-1996) of Duesseldorf (#16). Richmond showcased his all-around game by recording 21 points, five rebounds and four assists in the last round. He was a key player of Duesseldorf, leading his team to a 89-74 easy win against the higher-ranked Karlsruhe PS (#11, 10-10). Richmond has individually a great season in Germany. After 20 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 16.0ppg (9th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Casey Benson (191-PG-1995) of Schwenningen - 25 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Matt Frierson (185-PG-1997) of Bremerhaven - 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Bernie Andre (198-SF-1997) of Bochum - 26 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Kyle Castlin (193-G-1996) of Hagen - 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 8. David Kachelries (183-G-1998) of Dresden - 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Tyrone Nash (203-C-1988) of Kirchheim - 15 points and 12 rebounds 10. Karlo Miksic (193-PG-1997) of Giessen - 18 points and 5 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Lasisi's 23 points give him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 23 points adding three rebounds and two assists for Heidelberg in his team's victory, helping them to beat Frankfurt (#17, 5-14) 94-82. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings. Thanks to this victory Heidelberg moved-up to the 14th position in German league. Heidelberg is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 7-11 record. In the team's last game Lasisi had a remarkable five three-pointers out of 7 attempts. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Elias Lasisi averages this season 9.8ppg. Second best performed player last round was Eric Washington (183-PG-1993). He is American guard in his first season at Heidelberg. In the last game Washington recorded impressive 20 points and 7 assists. Of course Heidelberg cruised to a 94-82 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Frankfurt (#17, 5-14). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Heidelberg dropped in the standings to 14th position. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 7-11 record. Washington is a newcomer at Heidelberg and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.7ppg (#2). His other stats are also decent: 4.1rpg and 7.1apg. Third place about best performers goes to center Selom Mawugbe (208-C-1998) of Rostock (#10). Mawugbe scored 10 points and grabbed ten rebounds. He was a key player of Rostock, leading his team to a 91-81 win against the lower-ranked Hamburg (#15, 6-13). Mawugbe has a great season in Germany. After 17 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 6.5rpg (4th best). He also has 2.0bpg and FGP: 71.1%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Nijal Pearson (196-SF-1997) of Rostock - 16 points and 8 rebounds 5. Kevin Yebo (207-PF-1996) of Chemnitz - 13 points and 10 rebounds 6. Collin Welp (206-SF-1998) of Wuerzburg - 12 points and 5 rebounds 7. Seth Hinrichs (201-PF-1993) of Hamburg - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 8. JeQuan Lewis (185-PG-1994) of Rostock - 14 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists 9. Tim Coleman (196-SF-1995) of Heidelberg - 10 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Lukas Wank (199-SG-1997) of Frankfurt - 15 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| German NBBL round 12 best performance: Rikus Schulte (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 18-year old player was the main contributor (28 points, seven rebounds and two assists) to his team's victory, helping them to outclass Muenster (#6, 4-8) with 63-point margin 129-66. ALBA Berlin maintains the 2nd position in their group in German NBBL. ALBA Berlin has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the championship title. They improved their record to 9-1. Schulte turned to be ALBA Berlin's top player in his first season with the team. Rikus Schulte has solid league stats. He is in league's top in points (2nd best: 23.5ppg) and averages impressive 76.2% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young Croatian Dominik Dolic (188-SG-2006) of league's second-best Bayern. Dolic had a very good evening with 25 points and 4 assists. Of course he led Bayern to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Frankfurt (#8, 1-10) 89-48. Bayern's second position in South A has not changed. His team's 7-2 record is not bad at all. Dolic is a newcomer at Bayern 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 another ALBA Berlin's star - guard Jamal Entezami (198-SG-2004). Entezami scored 25 points and grabbed five rebounds. He was another key player of ALBA Berlin, helping his team with a 129-66 easy win against the lower-ranked Muenster (#6, 4-8). Many experts and fans count ALBA Berlin as a contender for championship title. Another victory and another confirmation that they may be right. Just look at their record: 9 victories and only one lost game. in North A. Entezami has a very solid season. In 9 games in Germany he scored 15.4ppg. He also has 4.9rpg, 3.4apg, 2.8spg and FGP: 64.5%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Jegor Cymbal (197-SG-2004) of Quakenbrueck - 24 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Joshua Schoenbaeck (196-PF-2004) of Bamberg/Breit. - 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Fotis Hristopoulos (193-SF-2004) of Leverkusen - 18 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Simon Feneberg (187-PG-2005) of Tornados - 16 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists 8. Simonas Paukste (201-SF-2004) of Hamburg - 21 points and 7 rebounds 9. Ludwig Bueschel (200-PF-2005) of Jena - 14 points and 13 rebounds 10. Raphael Falkenthal (191-PG-2005) of Jena - 24 points, 4 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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| Greek A2 round 16 best performance: Donovan Johnson - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 30-year old player was the main contributor (30 points, nine rebounds) to his team's victory, helping them to edge out AO Triton (#6, 10-6) 105-101. Amyntas maintains the 15th position in Greek A2. Amyntas is currently ranked second from the bottom. They need more victories to improve their 5-11 record. In the team's last game Johnson had a remarkable 72.7% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Amyntas and it was his first game, where he immediately became new team's leader. The second best player in last round's games was young Nikos Houhoumis (186-PG-1996) of Charilaos. Houhoumis had a very good evening with 41 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Bad luck as Charilaos lost that game 94-104 to the higher-ranked Eleftheroupoli (#3, 10-5). Charilaos managed to keep the same 10th spot in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 8-8 record is not bad and everything may still change. Houhoumis is a newcomer at Charilaos, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.0ppg (#4). He also recorded 3.1 assists per game. Third on the list of top players last round was Serbian guard Nemanja Manojlovic (197-SG-1993) of AO Triton (#6). Manojlovic got into 30-points club by scoring 33 points in the last round. He went also for five rebounds and nine assists. Despite Manojlovic's great performance AO Triton lost 101-105 to the lower-ranked Amyntas (#15, 5-11). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing AO Triton needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 10 victories and 6 lost games. Manojlovic has a very solid season. In 2 games in Greece he scored 21.5ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Stavros Toutziarakis (210-C-1987) of Eleftheroupoli - 13 points, 24 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Lefteris Karalefteris (180-SG-1998) of FEA Filadelfeia - 21 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists 6. Manolis Matalliotakis (202-F/C-1994) of Panerythraikos - 20 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Orfeas Stasinos (183-PG-1988) of Maroussi - 26 points and 5 assists 8. Alexis Kyritsis (198-G-1982) of Ermis S. - 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Kyree Walker (198-C-2000) of Aias Evosmou - 23 points and 3 rebounds 10. Johnathan Hudson (180-PG-1987) of Eleftheroupoli - 27 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Bleijenbergh's 21 points and 9 rebounds give him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 21 points adding nine rebounds and three assists for Oostende in his team's victory, helping them to beat Limburg (#5, 9-7) 82-75. Oostende maintains the 2nd position in BNXT-League . They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Oostende will need more victories to improve their 11-4 record. It was one of impressive evenings for Bleijenbergh as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Vrenz Bleijenbergh averages this season 10.5ppg. Second best performed player last round was Terrence Bieshaar (208-C-1997, agency: BIG) of Feyenoord. He is a center in his second season at Feyenoord. In the last game Bieshaar recorded impressive 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course he led Feyenoord to another comfortable win outscoring slightly lower-ranked Den Helder (#8, 4-12) 88-61. Feyenoord's 7th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 8-6 record is not bad and everything may still change. Bieshaar is well-known at Feyenoord and he already established his position as one of the team's leaders. Third place about best performers goes to swingman Vince Cole (198-G/F-1998) of Yoast Utd. (#6). Cole scored 27 points and grabbed ten rebounds. He was a key player of Yoast Utd., leading his team to a 86-68 easy win against Amsterdam (#10, 0-15). Yoast Utd. needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 9 victories and 8 lost games. Cole has a great season in BNXT-League. After 17 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 22.5ppg (best scorer). Other top performing players last week: 4. Adin Vrabac (205-F-1994) of Belfius Mons - 22 points and 9 rebounds 5. Shavar Reynolds Jr. (188-G-1998) of Feyenoord - 20 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists 6. Ivan Maras (207-PF-1986) of Aalst - 13 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Keith Braxton (196-G-1997) of Belfius Mons - 17 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Duje Dukan (208-F-1991) of Zwolle - 19 points and 8 rebounds 9. Reggie Upshaw Jr. (203-F-1995) of Antwerp - 19 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Kester Ofoegbu (196-F) of Amsterdam - 17 points and 4 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Hungarian A Division round 19 best performance: Denis Krestinin (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 28-year old player had a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds, while his team beat Hubner NBS (#14, 2-17) 95-81. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings. OSE Lions maintains the 10th position in Hungarian A Division. OSE Lions 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 8-11 record. In the team's last game Krestinin had a remarkable 88.9% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for him as usually he does not deliver so high stats. Denis Krestinin averages this season 9.9ppg and 6.8rpg. The second best player in last round's games was young American De'Sean Parsons (201-F-1995) of Kaposvari. Parsons had a very good evening with 19 points and 8 rebounds. It was enough for Kaposvari to edge slightly lower-ranked Szedeak (#13, 4-15) 85-83. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Kaposvari keeps 11th position. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 8-11 record. Parsons is a newcomer at Kaposvari, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was American forward Paul Atkinson (206-F-1999) of Atomeromu (#6). Atkinson scored 27 points and grabbed fifteen rebounds (!!!). Despite Atkinson's great performance Atomeromu lost 75-81 to the lower-ranked DEAC (#9, 9-10). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Atomeromu needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 11 victories and 9 lost games. Atkinson has a great season in Hungary. After 17 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 8.4rpg (4th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Siyani Chambers (183-PG-1993) of Kormend - 24 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Deon Edwin (190-G-1992) of Atomeromu - 16 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists 6. Darius Perry (188-G-1999) of Hubner NBS - 25 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Kemal Karahodzic (210-C-1989) of Duna Aszfalt - 15 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Djordje Drenovac (201-G/F-1992) of DEAC - 21 points and 9 rebounds 9. Desi Washington (188-G-1992) of Szedeak - 23 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists 10. Petar Rakicevic (204-G-1995) of ZTE KK - 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Standings - D1 League |
| D1 Round 19: Selfoss lose to lower ranked Fjolnir - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. D1 round 19 most important game was a victory of Fjolnir over 4th placed Selfoss 100-94 on Monday night. Fjolnir looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Swedish forward Simon Fransis (201-1995, college: Webber) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 30 points and 11 rebounds. Canadian power forward Lewis Diankulu (201-1995, college: Queens, NC) contributed with 18 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. American-Dutch Gerald Robinson (203-1984, college: UT Martin) answered with 22 points and 9 rebounds (perfect behind the arc making all five shots) for Selfoss. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Fjolnir (7-11) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Hrunamenn. Selfoss lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with ten games lost. Fjolnir's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Reykjavik to the arena Armann. D1 top team - Alftanes (17-2) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed tenth ranked Thor AK (1-16) in Reykjavik 117-55. It was a great evening for Eysteinn Aevarsson (196-1995) who led his team to a victory scoring 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Unnsteinn Karason helped adding 20 points. At the losing side forward Baldur Johannsson (195-2001) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 16 rebounds and 5 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. Alftanes have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 17-2 record. Thor AK lost fifth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 16 games lost. Alftanes will play against league's second-placed Hamar on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Thor AK will play against IA (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game in Reykjavik was also quite interesting. Fifth ranked Skallagrimur (10-9) played at the court of 8th ranked Armann (5-8). Skallagrimur managed to secure a 4-point victory 78-74 on Monday. It was an exceptional evening for Keith Jordan who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 30 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists (made all of his seven free throws). Arnor Hermannsson came up with 12 points and 9 rebounds for Armann in the defeat. Armann's coach Karl Guddaugsson tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. The victory was the third consecutive win for Skallagrimur. They moved-up to fourth place. Newly promoted Armann keeps the eighth position with eight games lost. Skallagrimur will meet at home higher ranked Sindri (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Armann's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Reykjavik Fjolnir. Fjolnir - Selfoss 100-94 D1 round 19 most important game was a victory of Fjolnir over 4th placed Selfoss 100-94 on Monday night. Fjolnir looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Swedish forward Simon Fransis (201-1995, college: Webber) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 30 points and 11 rebounds. Canadian power forward Lewis Diankulu (201-1995, college: Queens, NC) contributed with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. American-Dutch Gerald Robinson (203-1984, college: UT Martin) answered with 22 points and 9 rebounds (perfect behind the arc making all five shots) and point guard Isak Perdue (186-2003) added 18 points and 7 assists in the effort for Selfoss. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Fjolnir (7-11) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Hrunamenn. Selfoss lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with ten games lost. Fjolnir's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Reykjavik to the arena Armann. Top scorers: Selfoss: G.Robinson 22+9reb, P.Isak 18+3reb+7ast, J.Isar 16+5reb+2ast, G.Arnaldur 16+8reb+1ast, C.Kennedy 15+4reb+1ast, E.Birkir 6+6reb+1ast Fjolnir: S.Fransis 30+11reb+3ast, L.Diankulu 18+13reb, A.Hilmir 15+4reb+1ast, P.Peric 14+1reb+6ast, B.Isak 11+3reb+5ast, R.Kristjansson 6+3reb+3ast Armann - Skallagrimur 74-78 The game in Reykjavik was also quite interesting. Fifth ranked Skallagrimur (10-9) played at the court of 8th ranked Armann (5-8). Skallagrimur managed to secure a 4-point victory 78-74 on Monday. The guests were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Skallagrimur looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American Keith Jordan (198-1998, college: SHU) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 30 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists (made all of his seven free throws). Slovenian forward Milorad Sedlarevic (201-1993, college: UPEI) accounted for 15 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side. Point guard Arnor Hermannsson (192-1998) came up with 12 points and 9 rebounds and guard Eyjolfur Halldorsson (196-1998) added 9 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Armann in the defeat. Armann's coach Karl Guddaugsson tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. The victory was the third consecutive win for Skallagrimur. They moved-up to fourth place. Newly promoted Armann keeps the eighth position with eight games lost. Skallagrimur will meet at home higher ranked Sindri (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Armann's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Reykjavik Fjolnir. Top scorers: Armann: K.Gislason 14+6reb, A.Hermannsson 12+9reb+2ast, A.Egill 11+1reb+1ast, E.Halldorsson 9+11reb+1ast, I.Steingrimsson 9+9reb+1ast, W.Thompson 8+8reb+1ast Skallagrimur: K.Jordan 30+13reb+5ast, M.Sedlarevic 15+13reb+6ast, O.Jonsson 13+3reb, B.Rikhardsson 8+6reb+3ast, A.Bjornsson 5+1reb+2ast, B.Rikhardsson 4+5reb+2ast Alftanes - Thor AK 117-55 D1 top team - Alftanes (17-2) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed tenth ranked Thor AK (1-16) in Reykjavik 117-55. The game without a history. Alftanes led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Thor AK's 34. Alftanes forced 19 Thor AK turnovers and outrebounded them 49-33 including a 37-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 31 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Thor AK's players. It was a great evening for Eysteinn Aevarsson (196-1995) who led his team to a victory scoring 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Guard Unnsteinn Karason (185-2001) helped adding 20 points. Five Alftanes players scored in double figures. At the losing side forward Baldur Johannsson (195-2001) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Smari Jonsson (179-2001) scored 19 points, 8 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. Alftanes have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 17-2 record. Thor AK lost fifth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 16 games lost. Alftanes will play against league's second-placed Hamar on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Thor AK will play against IA (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Thor AK: J.Smari 19+8reb+7ast, J.Baldur 16+16reb+5ast, J.Andri 10+2reb, H.Pall 8, H.Zak 2+1reb+1ast, A.Eythor 0 Alftanes: K.Unnsteinn 20+4reb+1ast, E.Aevarsson 16+5reb+6ast, A.Magnusson 12+4reb+2ast, G.Steinar 11+2reb+5ast, P.Jonsson 11+4reb+1ast, C.Bowen 10+6reb+1ast |
| Jordan's double-double lands him D1 Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had a double-double of 30 points and 13 rebounds, while his team edged out Armann (#8, 5-8) 78-74. Skallagrimur is placed at 4th position in Icelandic D1. Skallagrimur is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 10-9 record. In the team's last game Jordan had a remarkable 58.8% from 2-point range. He turned to be Skallagrimur's top player in his first season with the team. Siena Heights University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Jordan is in league's top in points (2nd best: 30.6ppg), rebounds (4th best: 11.2rpg) and averages solid 1.7bpg,3.0spg and 60.9% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Simon Fransis (201-F-1995) of Fjolnir. He is Swedish forward in his first season at Fjolnir. In the last game Fransis recorded impressive double-double of 30 points and 11 rebounds. It was enough for Fjolnir to edge slightly higher-ranked Selfoss (#5, 9-10) by 6 points 100-94. This victory allowed Fjolnir 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 7-11 record. Fransis is a newcomer at Fjolnir and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to Eysteinn Aevarsson (196-SF-1995) of league's leader Alftanes. Aevarsson showcased his all-around game by recording 16 points, five rebounds and six assists in the last round. He was a key player of Alftanes, leading his team to a 117-55 easy win against the lower-ranked Thor AK (#10, 1-16). Alftanes confirms their top position in the standings. Aevarsson has a very solid season. In 19 games in Iceland he scored 11.9ppg. He also has 6.7rpg and FGP: 55.9%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Baldur Johannsson (195-F-2001) of Thor AK - 16 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Gerald Robinson (203-PF-1984) of Selfoss - 22 points and 9 rebounds 6. Lewis Diankulu (201-F/C-1995) of Fjolnir - 18 points and 13 rebounds 7. Isak Perdue (186-PG-2003) of Selfoss - 18 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists 8. Milorad Sedlarevic (201-F-1993) of Skallagrimur - 15 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists 9. Isar Jonasson (192-G/F-2002) of Selfoss - 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Unnsteinn Karason (185-G-2001) of Alftanes - 20 points and 4 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Loto League Stats Leaders |
| Winner League Round 16: Hapoel Holon defeat Hapoel Tel-Aviv - 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 Hapoel Tel-Aviv (12-3) in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by third ranked Hapoel Holon (11-5) 93-87. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Hapoel Holon made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American CJ Harris (191-1991, college: Wake Forest) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 5 rebounds. The former international Shawn Dawson (198-1993) contributed with 24 points for the winners. American swingman Jordan McRae (197-1991, college: Tennessee) replied with 18 points and 5 assists for Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Hapoel Tel-Aviv's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Hapoel Holon have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains third position with 11-5 record having just two points less than leader M.Tel-Aviv. Hapoel Tel-Aviv at the other side dropped to the second place with three games lost. Hapoel Holon are looking forward to face Galil Elion (#5) in Kfar Blum in the next round. Hapoel Tel-Aviv will play at home against E.Kiryat Ata and is hoping to win this game. Bottom-ranked Gilboa Galil managed to get a third victory, breaking the eleven-game losing streak. This time they won against eighth-ranked Hapoel Haifa in Gan Ner 85-67. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 18-point difference suggests that Gilboa Galil is in a good shape to leave the bottom place. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Tony Carr (196-1997, college: Penn St., agency: Octagon Europe) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists and London Perrantes who added 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Gilboa Galil's coach Rami Hadar allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side American Xeyrius Williams (206-1997, college: Akron) responded with 12 points and 9 rebounds. Gilboa Galil maintains twelfth position with 3-13 record. Hapoel Haifa at the other side dropped to the ninth place with nine games lost. Gilboa Galil will play against higher ranked Ironi Nes-Ziona (#7) in Nes Ziyona in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Hapoel Haifa will play at home against Galil Elion and hopes to get back on the winning track. Winner League top team - Maccabi Tel-Aviv (13-3) managed to deliver another win on Sunday. This time they beat sixth ranked Hapoel Beer Sheva (8-8) in Tel Aviv 81-68. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Hapoel Beer Sheva. The winners were led by Roman Sorkin who had that evening a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds. Maccabi Tel-Aviv's coach Oded Kattash used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 17 points and 6 assists by Khalil Ahmad did not help to save the game for Hapoel Beer Sheva. Maccabi Tel-Aviv maintains first position with 13-3 record. Loser Hapoel Beer Sheva keeps the sixth place with eight games lost. They share the position with I.Ness Ziona. Maccabi Tel-Aviv will meet Bnei Hasharon (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Hapoel Beer Sheva will play against the league's second-placed Hapoel Tel-Aviv and hope to secure a win. In the last two games of round 16 E.Kiryat Ata was beaten by H.Galil Elion on the road 92-86. Bnei Hertzeliya won against I.Ness Ziona on its own court 96-92. The most impressive performance of 16th round was 26 points and 14 rebounds by Julian Gamble of Bnei Hertzeliya. H.Tel-Aviv - H.Holon 87-93 The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Hapoel Tel-Aviv (12-3) in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by third ranked Hapoel Holon (11-5) 93-87. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Hapoel Holon made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American CJ Harris (191-1991, college: Wake Forest) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 5 rebounds. The former international Shawn Dawson (198-1993) contributed with 24 points for the winners. American swingman Jordan McRae (197-1991, college: Tennessee) replied with 18 points and 5 assists and the former international guard Bar Timor (190-1992, agency: Avi Zilberman) added 17 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Four Hapoel Holon and five Hapoel Tel-Aviv players scored in double figures. Hapoel Tel-Aviv's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Hapoel Holon have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains third position with 11-5 record having just two points less than leader M.Tel-Aviv. Hapoel Tel-Aviv at the other side dropped to the second place with three games lost. Hapoel Holon are looking forward to face Galil Elion (#5) in Kfar Blum in the next round. Hapoel Tel-Aviv will play at home against E.Kiryat Ata and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: H.Holon: S.Dawson 24+2reb+1ast, C.Harris 23+5reb+1ast, J.Ragland 16+3reb+8ast, M.Jones 12+8reb+2ast, N.Misgav 8+1reb+3ast, C.Johnson 6+11reb+2ast H.Tel-Aviv: J.McRae 18+3reb+5ast, B.Timor 17+5reb+2ast, X.Munford 17+3reb+2ast, T.Ginat 11+6reb+7ast, J.Tokoto 10+9reb, C.Onuaku 9+3reb+2ast H.Galil Elion - E.Kiryat Ata 92-86 No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Galil Elion (9-7) beat 10th ranked E.Kiryat Ata (4-11) in Kfar Blum 92-86 on Monday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Galil Elion made 20-of-25 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. The winners were led by the former international point guard Roi Huber (188-1997) who scored that evening 23 points and 7 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and swingman Itay Moskovich (191-2000) supported him with 22 points. Even 18 points and 9 rebounds by American power forward Juvonte Reddic (206-1992, college: VCU) did not help to save the game for E.Kiryat Ata. His fellow American import forward Amin Stevens (203-1990, college: FAMU, agency: BIG) added 16 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Galil Elion have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 9-7 record. E.Kiryat Ata lost fifth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the tenth place with 11 games lost. Galil Elion will meet higher ranked Hapoel Holon (#3) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. E.Kiryat Ata will play against the league's second-placed Hapoel Tel-Aviv (#2) in Tel Aviv and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: H.Galil Elion: R.Huber 23+3reb+7ast, M.Itay 22+2reb+2ast, N.Levi 15+6reb+3ast, D.Booker 14+4ast, B.Washington 9+8reb+2ast, A.Lotan 3+1reb E.Kiryat Ata: D.Garrett 19+2reb+6ast, J.Reddic 18+9reb+2ast, A.Stevens 16+9reb+3ast, C.Lewis 12+1ast, Y.Hanochi 8+2reb, M.Brisker 8+1reb+1ast H.Gilboa Galil - H.Haifa 85-67 Bottom-ranked Gilboa Galil managed to get a third victory, breaking the eleven-game losing streak. This time they won against eighth-ranked Hapoel Haifa in Gan Ner 85-67. It's especially surprising that the victory came too easily and 18-point difference suggests that Gilboa Galil is in a good shape to leave the bottom place. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Tony Carr (196-1997, college: Penn St., agency: Octagon Europe) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 18 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists and the other American import guard London Perrantes (187-1994, college: Virginia) who added 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Gilboa Galil's coach Rami Hadar allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side American Xeyrius Williams (206-1997, college: Akron) responded with 12 points and 9 rebounds and naturalized American Will Rayman (203-1997, college: Colgate) scored 14 points and 5 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Gilboa Galil maintains twelfth position with 3-13 record. Hapoel Haifa at the other side dropped to the ninth place with nine games lost. Gilboa Galil will play against higher ranked Ironi Nes-Ziona (#7) in Nes Ziyona in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Hapoel Haifa will play at home against Galil Elion and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: H.Gilboa Galil: T.Carr 18+8reb+10ast, L.Perrantes 16+5reb+5ast, P.Willis 13+3reb, J.Gorham 11+13reb+1ast, A.Suss 11+1reb, T.Ben Moshe 8+1ast H.Haifa: W.Rayman 14+5reb+2ast, X.Williams 12+9reb+2ast, K.Allen 12+2reb+4ast, A.Simhon 11+3reb+2ast, S.Jones 8+4reb, O.Avital 6+2ast M.Tel-Aviv - H.Be'er Sheva 81-68 Winner League top team - Maccabi Tel-Aviv (13-3) managed to deliver another win on Sunday. This time they beat sixth ranked Hapoel Beer Sheva (8-8) in Tel Aviv 81-68. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Hapoel Beer Sheva. They outrebounded Hapoel Beer Sheva 43-30 including 32 on the defensive glass. The winners were led by the former international power forward Roman Sorkin (208-1996, college: Oregon) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds and the former international Rafi Menco (199-1994, agency: Avi Zilberman) supported him with 13 points and 5 rebounds. Maccabi Tel-Aviv's coach Oded Kattash used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even 17 points and 6 assists by American guard Khalil Ahmad (191-1996, college: CS Fullerton, agency: Slash Sports) did not help to save the game for Hapoel Beer Sheva. French-Guinean Tidjan Keita (207-1996) added 14 points and 6 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) for lost side. Four Hapoel Beer Sheva players scored in double figures. Maccabi Tel-Aviv maintains first position with 13-3 record. Loser Hapoel Beer Sheva keeps the sixth place with eight games lost. They share the position with I.Ness Ziona. Maccabi Tel-Aviv will meet Bnei Hasharon (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Hapoel Beer Sheva will play against the league's second-placed Hapoel Tel-Aviv and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: M.Tel-Aviv: D.Hilliard 13+1reb+1ast, R.Menco 13+5reb+3ast, R.Sorkin 10+11reb+1ast, J.DiBartolomeo 9+3reb+1ast, W.Baldwin IV 9+6reb+3ast, G.Pnini 9+3reb+1ast H.Be'er Sheva: K.Ahmad 17+2reb+6ast, T.Keita 14+6reb, B.Moore 13+6reb+1ast, P.Roy 11+2reb+3ast, E.Koulechov 6+7reb+1ast, T.Porat 4+4reb Bnei Hertzeliya - I.Ness Ziona 96-92 There was a minor upset when 6th ranked Ironi Nes-Ziona (8-8) lost to eighth ranked Bnei Hasharon (7-8) in Hod Hasharon 92-96 on Monday. Bnei Hasharon looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American players dominated the game. The winners were led by center Julian Gamble (208-1989, college: Miami, FL, agency: Octagon Europe) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 26 points and 14 rebounds and Maurice Kemp (203-1991, college: ECU) supported him with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Even a double-double of 25 points and 11 rebounds by forward Tyler Bey (201-1998, college: Colorado, agency: Agency) did not help to save the game for Ironi Nes-Ziona. Point guard DJ Cooper (183-1990, college: Ohio) added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 13 assists for lost side. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Bnei Hasharon maintains eighth position with 7-8 record. Ironi Nes-Ziona lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with eight games lost. They share the position with H.Be'er Sheva. Bnei Hasharon will meet Hapoel Eilat (#11) on the road in the next round. Ironi Nes-Ziona will play against Gilboa Galil (#12) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Bnei Hertzeliya: J.Gamble 26+14reb+2ast, M.Kemp 23+12reb+2ast, Q.Hooker 17+5reb+11ast, A.Van Vliet 16+7reb+1ast, O.Brandwein 13+3reb+6ast, S.Cohen III 1+5reb+1ast I.Ness Ziona: T.Bey 25+11reb+1ast, J.Meyinsse 20+7reb+1ast, D.Cooper 14+6reb+13ast, R.Adam 13+6reb+2ast, R.Harrell Jr. 12+4reb+4ast, G.Gutt 3+3reb+1ast |
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| Italian Serie B round 18 best performance: Kurt Cassar - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 23-year old player had a double-double of 26 points and 18 rebounds, while his team crushed Vicenza (#12, 8-10) with 25-point margin 82-57. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings in Group B. Ragusa maintains the 13th position in their group in Italian Serie B. Ragusa is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 7-11 record. Cassar turned to be Ragusa's top player in his first season with the team. Kurt Cassar averages this season 13.2ppg and 7.0rpg. The second best player in last round's games was young Dario Masciarelli (195-SF-1998) of Bergamo. Masciarelli had a very good evening with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Bad luck as Bergamo lost that game 69-84 to the higher-ranked Brianza Casa (#7, 9-9). Bergamo managed to keep the same 14th spot in Group B. 13 lost games are too many comparing to just five victories Bergamo managed to get this year. Masciarelli is a newcomer at Bergamo, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was Simone Lucarelli (197-SF-1996) of Pozzuoli (#16). Lucarelli scored 22 points and grabbed twelve rebounds (!!!). Despite Lucarelli's great performance Pozzuoli lost 74-82 to the higher-ranked Monopoli AN (#13, 6-12). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Pozzuoli can only dream about fighting for top spots in Group D. They have awful season losing so far all 18 games. Lucarelli has a very solid season. In 4 games in Italy he scored 7.5ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Giovanni Lenti (200-C/F-1996) of Livorno Pielle - 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Nicola Mastrangelo (196-G/F-1998) of Rieti Real - 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Marco Lagana (197-SG-1993) of Montecatiniterme - 40 points and 3 rebounds 7. Mario Ghersetti (201-PF-1981) of Ruvo di Puglia - 21 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Matias Bortolin (208-C-1993) of Mestre - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Mathias Drigo (203-F-1989) of Caserta BLE - 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Tommaso Fantoni (206-F/C-1985) of Livorno Libertas - 18 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Italian Serie A2 round 20 best performance: Jordon Varnado - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 25-year old player was the main contributor (28 points, nine rebounds and two assists) to his team's victory, helping them to outclass San Severo (#13, 6-14) with 29-point margin 85-56. It allowed Pistoia to consolidate first place in the Italian Serie A2. Pistoia have a solid 16-4 record. In the team's last game Varnado had a remarkable 63.6% from 2-point range. He turned to be Pistoia's top player in his first season with the team. Jordon Varnado averages this season 16.4ppg and 7.7rpg. The second best player in last round's games was young American Marcus Thornton (193-G-1993) of Fortitudo BO. Thornton had a very good evening with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. It was enough for Fortitudo BO to edge slightly lower-ranked Rimini (#7, 9-11) 83-81. Fortitudo BO's 6th position in Group Red has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 11-9 record is not bad and everything may still change. Thornton is a newcomer at Fortitudo BO, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Andy Cleaves II (188-G-1996, agency: Players Group) of Ferrara (#9). Cleaves II scored 26 points and grabbed six rebounds. Despite Cleaves II's great performance Ferrara lost 89-97 to the higher-ranked Forli (#3, 16-4). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Ferrara ranking at the top of Group Red, however are very questionable as they have already lost 12 games, recording just eight victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Cleaves II could help Ferrara to bring them higher in the standings. Cleaves II has a great season in Italy. After 20 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.4ppg (5th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Brady Skeens (202-F/C-1995) of Piacenza - 11 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Mitchell Poletti (205-F/C-1988) of Nardo - 25 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Darryl Tucker (201-F-1995) of Rieti Kienergia - 19 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Vojislav Stojanovic (199-G/F-1997) of Nardo - 27 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Andrea Ancellotti (212-C-1988) of Chieti - 13 points and 10 rebounds 9. Kameron McGusty (196-G-1997) of Piacenza - 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Federico Massone (191-PG-1998) of Trapani - 19 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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| Thomas Wimbush (ex Zenit) is a newcomer at Napoli - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
In 2017 he was drafted by Long Island Nets (G-League) as #4 pick overall. He graduated from Fairmont State and it is his sixth season in pro basketball. Wimbush is quite experienced player. He has played also professionally in France (JSF Nanterre), Germany (EnBW Ludwigsburg), Turkey (Socar Petkim), NBA (LA Clippers) and NBA Summer League (Atlanta Hawks). Wimbush played in the final of MEC Tournament in 2015 and 2017. He was voted to French ProA All-Star Game in 2022. |
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| Japanese B3 League round 33 best performance: Anthony Gaines Jr. (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 29-year old player had a double-double of 35 points and 23 rebounds, while his team beat Kanazawa (#13, 10-24) 88-76. Kagoshima maintains the 4th position in Japanese B3 League. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Kagoshima will need more victories to improve their 27-7 record. In the team's last game Gaines Jr. had a remarkable four three-pointers out of 8 attempts. It's his second year at Kagoshima and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Former Louisiana Christian University star has very solid stats this year. Gaines Jr. is in league's top in points (2nd best: 23.2ppg) and averages impressive 2.4spg and 54.6% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young Guamanian Earnest Ross (198-G-1991, agency: Haylett Sports) of Toyoda. Ross had a very good evening with a double-double of 31 points and 18 rebounds. Of course Toyoda cruised to a 91-83 relatively comfortable win over slightly higher-ranked Okayama (#7, 20-14). Toyoda's 9th position in the standings has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 14-20 record. Ross is a newcomer at Toyoda, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was American forward Chris Olivier (202-F-1992, agency: Octagon Europe) of Shanan Utd (#12). Olivier showcased his all-around game by recording 27 points, ten rebounds and eleven assists (!!!) in the last round. He was a key player of Shanan Utd, leading his team to a 87-77 win against slightly lower-ranked Yamaguchi (#14, 9-25). Olivier has individually a great season in Japan. After 25 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 24.6ppg (best scorer). Other top performing players last week: 4. Tucker Haymond (198-G-1994) of Veertien Mie - 33 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists 5. Jerrell Wright (204-F-1991) of Gifu - 35 points and 6 rebounds 6. Joshua Crawford (211-C-1988) of Shanan Utd - 16 points and 16 rebounds 7. Renaldo Dixon (206-C-1990) of Shinagawa - 18 points and 12 rebounds 8. Maxie Esho (206-F/C-1991) of Saitama - 22 points and 6 rebounds 9. Kenny Lawson (207-C-1988) of Shizuoka - 19 points and 9 rebounds 10. Ryan Watkins (206-C/F-1991) of Saitama - 15 points, 12 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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| Japanese B1 League round 37 best performance: Ryan Rossiter (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 33-year old player had a double-double of 27 points and 18 rebounds, while his team beat Osaka E. (#6, 17-19) 68-61. Alvark Tokyo maintains the 2nd position in their group in Japanese B1 League. They are still close to the very top. Alvark Tokyo would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 30-6 record. In the team's last game Rossiter had a remarkable 83.3% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Alvark Tokyo and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Ryan Rossiter averages this season 10.3ppg and 10.3rpg. The second best player in last round's games was young American Davante Gardner (203-F/C-1991) of Sea Horses M.. Gardner had a very good evening with a double-double of 40 points and 12 rebounds. Bad luck as Sea Horses M. lost that game 69-75 to the higher-ranked Gunma CT (#3, 20-14). Sea Horses M. managed to keep the same 6th spot in Central. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 12-24 record. Gardner is one of the most experienced players at Sea Horses M. and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 21.2ppg (#2). His other stats are also decent: 7.7rpg and 3.7apg. Third on the list of top players last round was American Jack Cooley (206-C/F-1991, agency: Pensack Sports) of Ryukyu GK (#4). Cooley scored 27 points and grabbed eighteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Ryukyu GK, leading his team to a 89-65 easy win against the lower-ranked Toyama G. (#7, 7-29). Ryukyu GK needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams in Central. Their record at this point is 27 victories and 9 lost games. Cooley has a great season in Japan. After 35 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 12.0rpg (3rd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Perrin Buford (198-F-1994) of Shimane SM - 23 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists 5. Jarrod Uthoff (203-F-1993) of Kyoto H. - 24 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Johnathan Williams III (206-C/F-1995) of FE Nagoya - 16 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Charles Jackson (208-C-1993) of Yokohama BC - 18 points, 20 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Dwayne Evans (201-F-1992) of Hiroshima D. - 21 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Kelvin Martin (196-F-1989) of Shiga L-Stars - 19 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 10. John Mooney (206-F-1998) of Chiba Jets - 15 points, 14 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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| Ulinzi Warriors shoot down Terrorists at Lang'ata - by Eurobasket News |
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Ulinzi Warriors shot down University of Nairobi Terrorists 89-71 in a Kenya National Basketball League tie at the Ulinzi Sports Complex, Langata. The day's matches experienced a refereeing crisis as none of the officials on schedule showed up for duty, calling for a makeshift arrangement. Kenya Basketball Referees Association (KBRA) vice chairman in charge of technical, Eric Omondi admitted there are issues with the referees' payments. 'It it true that the referees are owed some money and this time round they do not want it to be in arrears,' explained Omondi, who officiated the top game alongside June Oluoch. He said they are finding ways to have everything sorted out and normalcy returns. Ulinzi took a 36-31 lead at the breather in a game that saw tempers flare after the final whistle. The soldiers exploded in the third quarter, sinking treys as the coasted to a 30-19 cushion before a close 23-21 call in the last. 'We had a strong showing from the guys off the bench. We also picked up second shots compared to our previous matches,' said soldiers tactician Bernard Mufutu. 'The break also helped us a lot as we now have a healthy team. But we will have to work on our 'D' on the screens.' Zetech University Titans dimmed Africa Nazarene University (ANU) Wolfpacks 62-58 in a closely-fought encounter. 'We took an early lead and grew in confidence going all the way. Our tactics were to frustrate them by slowing them down and it worked,' said Titans' coach Job Munene. Eric Odondo 20 points, 18 of those coming from threes. ANU had 18 from Simon Rapudo. In Eldoret, home teams Eldonets Platinum and Eldonets dismissed Kenyatta University Pirates 72-68 and KU Oryx 63-54 respectively. 'We played a good game and just lost it on the line. We needed to have converted our free throws early enough,' said KU coach Caleb Osewe. James Omweno top-scored for the home side with 26 points while Trevor Opiyo replied with 19 for the losers. Eldonets' Sheila Cherotich managed 17 points in the win against Oryx who had 13 from Emily Gicovi. Courtesy of: the-star.co.ke |
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| Pastors' double-double lands him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Forward Rudolfs Pastors (195-F) had a very impressive game in the last round for Riga/Pard. and receives a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 10. He had a double-double of 35 points and 13 rebounds, while his team beat Ventspils Spars (#7, 6-8) 83-77. Riga/Pard. maintains the 5th position in Latvian league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Riga/Pard. will need more victories to improve their 9-5 record. Pastors turned to be Riga/Pard.'s top player in his first season with the team. Pastors has impressive league stats. He is league's best scorer averaging so far 25.4ppg. Pastors is in league's top in rebounds (2nd best: 12.5rpg), assists (5th best: 4.7apg) and averages solid 1.9bpg,2.2spg and 66.7% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Kristians Armanovs (183-G-2005) of Salaspils. He is a guard in his second season at Salaspils. In the last game Armanovs recorded impressive double-double of 28 points and 11 rebounds. Bad luck as Salaspils lost that game 71-92 to the higher-ranked Riga/Pard. (#5, 9-5). Salaspils is still second from the bottom in the standings. 11 lost games are too many comparing to just two victories Salaspils managed to get this year. Armanovs is well-known at Salaspils and he already established his position as one of the team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 23.5ppg (#2). His other stats are also decent: 5.8rpg and 4.2apg. Third place about best performers goes to guard Adrians Visockis-Rubenis (194-SG-2005) of Liepaja (#4). Visockis-Rubenis showcased his all-around game by recording 19 points, ten rebounds and five assists in the last round. He was a key player of Liepaja, leading his team to a 105-59 easy win against the lower-ranked Marupe (#9, 4-10). Liepaja needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 10 victories and 3 lost games. Visockis-Rubenis has a very solid season. In 11 games in Latvia he scored 9.5ppg. He also has 6.5rpg, 3.1apg and FGP: 51.1%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Rolands Sulcs (178-G-2006) of Gulbene - 24 points and 5 rebounds 5. Janis Censonis (185-G-2005) of Ventspils Spars - 24 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists 6. Rihards Dzerve (192-G-2004) of Liepaja - 14 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Kristers Skrinda (200-F-2006) of Riga/DSN - 23 points and 6 rebounds 8. Toms Salnajs (199-SF-2005) of Ventspils Spars - 24 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Roberts Ciganskis (2006) of Marupe - 16 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Ricards Survillo (180-G-2005) of Marupe - 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| SPB 2023 - Cangrejeros add Duke Mondy to their roster, ex Al Madina - by Francisco Vega | |||
Mondy just played at Al Madina in Libyan D1 league. The last season he played at Ahly Benghazi (also in D1). Quite impressive season as he was voted to Afrobasket.com All-Libyan League Honorable Mention. In 2014 he was drafted by Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) in fourth round (68th overall). The former Oakland University star is in his ninth season in pro basketball. He is quite experienced player. Mondy's career allowed him to visit four different continents, while he played in seven different countries. Mondy tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Latin America, Africa and of course North America. He has played previously professionally in Canada (Moncton Magic and Highlanders), Colombia (Cafeteros), Luxembourg (Arantia), Mexico (Ostioneros de Guaymas), Poland (GTK), Ukraine (Odessa) and NBA G League (Sioux Falls Skyforce and Texas Legends). |
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| LKL Round 18: Zalgiris lose to Wolves - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Top ranked Zalgiris (15-3) recorded its third loss in Vilnius on Monday night. Visitors were defeated by third ranked Wolves (13-5) 80-75. The best player for the winners was American guard Ahmad Caver (188-1996, college: ODU) who scored 26 points and 6 assists. The former international guard Adas Juskevicius (194-1989) chipped in 19 points. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international point guard Lukas Lekavicius (180-1994) who recorded 16 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Zalgiris' coach Kazys Maksvytis tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Wolves have a solid four-game winning streak. Newly promoted Wolves maintains third position with 13-5 record having just two points less than leader Zalgiris, which they share with Juventus. Zalgiris at the other side still keeps top place with three games lost. Wolves is looking forward to face Siauliai (#7) on the road in the next round. Zalgiris will play against Prienai (#12) and is hoping to win this game. The game in Jonava was also worth to mention about. Second ranked Rytas (13-4) played at the court of 5th ranked Jonava (10-7). Rytas defeated Jonava 75-62. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Jonava. It was a good game for the former international guard Margiris Normantas (194-1996) who led his team to a victory with 26 points. Jarvis Williams contributed with 14 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Rytas' coach Giedrius Zibenas allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The former international guard Dovis Bickauskis (191-1993) replied with 17 points and 5 rebounds for Jonava. Rytas have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 13-4 record having just three points less than leader Zalgiris. Jonava at the other side keeps the fifth place with seven games lost. Rytas will play against Gargzdu (#11) in Gargzdai in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Jonava will play on the road against Nevezis (#8) in Kedainiai and hopes to get back on the winning track. Eleventh-ranked Gargzdu (3-15) made lots of trouble for fourth ranked Juventus (13-5) in Utena on Monday. Juventus managed to secure only two-point victory 92-90. However their fans expected much easier game. Reggie Lynch scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners. The best for the losing side was Giedrius Staniulis with 24 points and 9 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Juventus moved-up to third place, which they share with Wolves. Newly promoted Gargzdu keeps the eleventh position with 15 games lost. Juventus will meet Neptunas (#9) in the next round where they are favorite. Gargzdu will play against the league's second-placed Rytas in Vilnius and hope to secure a win. Rest of the games of round 18 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Nevezis defeated Prienai in Kedainiai 98-86. Lietkabelis was beaten by Siauliai at home 94-103. Neptunas lost to P.Zvaigzdes on the opponent's court 85-91. Prienai - Nevezis 86-98 There was no surprise when 12th ranked Prienai (1-17) was defeated at home by ninth ranked Nevezis (8-10) 98-86 on Saturday. Nevezis dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Prienai's 26. They outrebounded Prienai 37-25 including 22 on the defensive glass. Nevezis looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Guard Marius Valinskas (187-1999) scored 20 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals to lead the charge for the winners and American forward Deshawn Freeman (201-1994, college: Rutgers, agency: One Motive Sports) chipped in 21 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) during the contest. The best for the losing side was American point guard Kyan Anderson (180-1992, college: TCU) with 18 points and 6 assists and the former international forward Darius Tarvydas (199-1991) scored 13 points and 9 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Four Nevezis and five Prienai players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Nevezis moved-up to eighth place. Loser Prienai stay dead last with 17 lost games. Nevezis will meet at home higher ranked Jonava (#5) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Prienai will play against the league's leader Zalgiris (#1) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Top scorers: Nevezis: D.Freeman 21+6reb+3ast, M.Valinskas 20+5reb+9ast, D.Lavrinovicius 18+3reb+4ast, B.Davison 17+2reb+3ast, T.Lambrecht 8+11reb+2ast, D.Darryl 5+4reb+1ast Prienai: K.Giedraitis 18+1reb+1ast, K.Anderson 18+1reb+6ast, D.Tarvydas 13+9reb, J.Wilson 12+2reb+2ast, R.Keliacius 10+2reb+1ast, S.Keith 7+1reb+1ast Jonava - Rytas 62-75 The game in Jonava was also worth to mention about. Second ranked Rytas (13-4) played at the court of 5th ranked Jonava (10-7). Rytas defeated Jonava 75-62. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Jonava. They outrebounded Jonava 36-24 including 23 on the defensive glass. It was a good game for the former international guard Margiris Normantas (194-1996) who led his team to a victory with 26 points. American power forward Jarvis Williams (203-1993, college: Murray St.) contributed with 14 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Rytas' coach Giedrius Zibenas allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The former international guard Dovis Bickauskis (191-1993) replied with 17 points and 5 rebounds and Serbian center Goran Huskic (210-1992, college: Howard Col., TX) added 14 points and 4 steals in the effort for Jonava. Rytas have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains second position with 13-4 record having just three points less than leader Zalgiris. Jonava at the other side keeps the fifth place with seven games lost. Rytas will play against Gargzdu (#11) in Gargzdai in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Jonava will play on the road against Nevezis (#8) in Kedainiai and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Rytas: M.Normantas 26+4reb+1ast, M.Foster 14+2reb+3ast, J.Williams 14+5reb+1ast, G.Masiulis 6+7reb, B.Varadi 6+5reb+1ast, M.Echodas 5+7reb+2ast Jonava: D.Bickauskis 17+5reb+1ast, G.Huskic 14+3reb+2ast, J.Garrett 9+5reb, M.Laksa 8+1reb, E.Seskus 7+7reb+2ast, G.Watson Jr. 5+2reb+7ast Lietkabelis - Siauliai 94-103 There was a small surprise in Panevezys where seventh ranked Siauliai (9-9) defeated 5th ranked Lietkabelis (10-8) 103-94 on Sunday. Siauliai looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American guard Kyle Mangas (193-1999, college: IWU) scored 26 points to lead the charge for the winners and power forward Arminas Urbutis (206-1986, college: Hofstra, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 17 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was forward Gediminas Orelik (199-1990) with 18 points and 7 rebounds and American guard Jamel Morris (193-1992, college: Fairmont St.) scored 15 points and 5 assists. Four Lietkabelis players scored in double figures. Lietkabelis' coach Nenad Canak let to play ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Siauliai maintains seventh position with 9-9 record. Lietkabelis lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth place with eight games lost. Siauliai will meet at home higher ranked Wolves (#3) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Lietkabelis will play against P.Zvaigzdes in Pasvalys and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Siauliai: K.Mangas 26+3reb+2ast, M.Varnas 18+3reb+3ast, A.Urbutis 17+5reb+2ast, D.Paulius 11+4reb, J.Zohore 9+10reb+3ast, D.Sabeckis 8+2reb+10ast Lietkabelis: K.Kullamaee 18+2reb+3ast, G.Orelik 18+7reb+3ast, J.Morris 15+3reb+5ast, N.Popovic 14+6reb, S.Peno 8+4reb+4ast, R.Mantas 7+1reb+3ast P.Zvaigzdes - Neptunas 91-85 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Pasvalys where 9th ranked Neptunas (7-10) was defeated by tenth ranked P.Zvaigzdes (4-13) 91-85 on Sunday. P.Zvaigzdes made 24-of-28 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. American guard Corey Allen (188-1998, college: Georgia St.) scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import guard Jared Cunningham (194-1991, college: Oregon St., agency: BeoBasket) chipped in 23 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) during the contest. The best for the losing side was swingman Matas Jogela (201-1998) with 23 points and 5 rebounds (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!) and the former international guard Zygimantas Janavicius (193-1989, agency: Interperformances) scored 14 points and 7 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. P.Zvaigzdes maintains tenth position with 4-13 record. Loser Neptunas keeps the ninth place with ten games lost. P.Zvaigzdes will meet at home higher ranked Lietkabelis (#6) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Neptunas will play against Juventus and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: P.Zvaigzdes: J.Cunningham 23+1reb+2ast, C.Allen 21+6reb+4ast, I.Vaitkus 15+4reb+2ast, M.Pacevicius 10+8reb+3ast, E.Saulys 7+3reb+1ast, J.Furmanavicius 5+2reb Neptunas: M.Jogela 23+5reb+1ast, D.Gailius 15+2reb+2ast, Z.Janavicius 14+4reb+7ast, P.Oskaras 11+6reb+2ast, N.Mineikis 6+1reb, M.Girdziunas 5+1reb+1ast Juventus - Gargzdu 92-90 Eleventh-ranked Gargzdu (3-15) made lots of trouble for fourth ranked Juventus (13-5) in Utena on Monday. Juventus managed to secure only two-point victory 92-90. However their fans expected much easier game. Strangely Gargzdu outrebounded Juventus 33-20 including 21 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American center Reggie Lynch (207-1994, college: Minnesota) scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import point guard Alex Hamilton (193-1993, college: Louisiana Tech) chipped in 14 points and 8 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was Giedrius Staniulis (206-1991) with 24 points and 9 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) and American point guard Josh Newkirk (185-1994, college: Indiana) scored 18 points and 6 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Juventus moved-up to third place, which they share with Wolves. Newly promoted Gargzdu keeps the eleventh position with 15 games lost. Juventus will meet Neptunas (#9) in the next round where they are favorite. Gargzdu will play against the league's second-placed Rytas in Vilnius and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Juventus: R.Lynch 21+5reb+6ast, M.Gecevicius 17+3reb+3ast, A.Hamilton 14+2reb+8ast, B.Brown 11+1reb+3ast, Z.Skucas 10+3reb, G.Matulis 8+4reb+2ast Gargzdu: G.Staniulis 24+9reb, J.Newkirk 18+6ast, I.Osborne 14+2reb, J.Washington 12+6reb+2ast, J.Kazakauskas 9+3reb+1ast, A.Urbonas 6+6reb+4ast Wolves - Zalgiris 80-75 Top ranked Zalgiris (15-3) recorded its third loss in Vilnius on Monday night. Visitors were defeated by third ranked Wolves (13-5) 80-75. The best player for the winners was American guard Ahmad Caver (188-1996, college: ODU) who scored 26 points and 6 assists. The former international guard Adas Juskevicius (194-1989) chipped in 19 points. At the other side the best for losing team was the former international point guard Lukas Lekavicius (180-1994) who recorded 16 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) and the former international Edgaras Ulanovas (199-1992) added 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively. Zalgiris' coach Kazys Maksvytis tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Wolves have a solid four-game winning streak. Newly promoted Wolves maintains third position with 13-5 record having just two points less than leader Zalgiris, which they share with Juventus. Zalgiris at the other side still keeps top place with three games lost. Wolves is looking forward to face Siauliai (#7) on the road in the next round. Zalgiris will play against Prienai (#12) and is hoping to win this game. Top scorers: Wolves: A.Caver 26+2reb+6ast, A.Juskevicius 19+2reb+2ast, E.Zukauskas 12+6reb+3ast, M.Delia 6+2reb+1ast, K.Zemaitis 5+2reb+5ast, M.Lukauskis 5+3reb Zalgiris: L.Lekavicius 16+1reb+3ast, E.Ulanovas 8+5reb+4ast, K.Hayes 8+6reb, I.Brazdeikis 8+3reb+3ast, R.Smits 8+1reb+3ast, L.Birutis 8+5reb+1ast |
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| Williams' 27 points and 7 assists give him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 27 points adding seven rebounds and seven assists for Amicale in his team's victory, helping them to beat Heffingen (#12, 2-17) 84-77. It allowed Amicale to take over top position in the Luxembourg league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Amicale has a very solid 14-4 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. In the team's last game Williams had a remarkable 63.6% from 2-point range. He turned to be Amicale's top player in his first season with the team. Jarvis Williams averages this season 24.5ppg, 8.5rpg and 4.8apg. Second best performed player last round was C.J. Jones (196-G-1998) of Residence. He is American guard in his first season at Residence. In the last game Jones recorded impressive 30 points and 5 rebounds. Bad luck as Residence lost that game 82-87 to slightly lower-ranked Sparta (#7, 9-10). Residence managed to keep the same 6th spot in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 10-9 record is not bad and everything may still change. Jones is a newcomer at Residence and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to swingman Terry Winn III (201-F/G-1995) of Grengewald (#9). Winn III scored 29 points and grabbed ten rebounds. He was a key player of Grengewald, leading his team to a 86-81 win against the higher-ranked Esch (#2, 14-5). Winn III has a very solid season. In 3 games in Luxembourg he scored 32.0ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Clay Guillozet (193-G-1997) of Contern - 25 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists 5. Clancy Rugg (204-F/C-1991) of Esch - 22 points and 13 rebounds 6. Dakota Quinn (206-C) of Soleuvre - 15 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists 7. Henry Pwono (198-F-1991) of Residence - 18 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists 8. Steven Julian (198-F/C-1996) of Arantia - 14 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists 9. LaVone Holland II (190-G-1994) of Sparta - 23 points and 10 rebounds 10. Denell Stephens (190-F/C-1986) of Heffingen - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Emmanuel Lecomte (ex H.Eilat) is a newcomer at Buducnost - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
In 2018 he was drafted by Agua Caliente Clippers (G-League) in first round (20th overall). The former Baylor University standout is in his fifth season in pro basketball. He has been also a member of Belgian international program for some years. Lecomte has regularly played for Belgian senior team since 2014 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2015. He represented Belgium at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) 2021 Pre-Qualifiers four years ago. Lecomte is quite experienced player. He has played also professionally in France (Pau Lacq Orthez), Germany (Skyliners), Lithuania (Jonava and Prienai), Spain (Murcia and Gran Canaria) and NBA G League (Ontario Clippers). The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team was regular season runner-up in Big 12 in 2017. Lecomte was voted to Eurobasket.com All-FIBA EuroBasket Honorable Mention in 2022. |
| Dzakovic number one in Montenegrin Prva B for round 14 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 31-year old player had a double-double of 27 points and 22 rebounds, while his team in a lost game to Vukovi Zeta (#8, 8-5) 74-95. Rudar maintains the 12th position in Montenegrin Prva B. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked such low. They already lost 12 games and recorded just one victory. In the team's last game Dzakovic had a remarkable 57.1% from 2-point range. It's his second year at Rudar and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Dejan Dzakovic has solid league stats. He is in league's top in points (3rd best: 21.4ppg), rebounds (2nd best: 11.9rpg), assists (5th best: 4.3apg) and averages impressive 67.2% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young Vladimir Sudar (194-G-2005) of SC Derby 2. Sudar had a very good evening with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists. It was enough for SC Derby 2 to edge slightly higher-ranked Podgorica 2 (#3, 9-4) 76-73. This victory allowed SC Derby 2 to move up to 5th position in the standings. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 8-3 record is not bad and everything may still change. Sudar is a newcomer at SC Derby 2, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was center Nikola Bojicic (198-C-2001) of league's second-best Montenegro. Bojicic scored 24 points and grabbed five rebounds. He was a key player of Montenegro, leading his team to a 72-62 win against the lower-ranked Ulcinj (#10, 3-9). Montenegro needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 10 victories and 3 lost games. Bojicic has a great season in Montenegro. After 14 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 19.7ppg (6th best) and rebounds with 9.7rpg (5th best). He also has 2.5spg and FGP: 69.1%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Zeljko Matanovic (2001) of Vukovi Zeta - 24 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Drazen Otasevic) of Vukovi Zeta - 27 points and 9 rebounds 6. Alex Holcombe (206-F) of Pljevlja - 21 points and 10 rebounds 7. Holden Redparth (196-G-1997) of Balkanski Ris - 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Pavle Mijatovic (200-SF-2001) of Sedmica - 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Gojko Radulovic) of Ulcinj - 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Lazar Mirotic) of Podgorica 2 - 21 points, 3 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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| Hadzibegovic number one in Montenegro Erste Liga for round 14 - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 26-year old player had a double-double of 23 points and 12 rebounds, while his team edged out Decic (#6, 6-7) 96-92. SC Derby is placed at 3rd position in Montenegrin Erste Liga. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. SC Derby will need more victories to improve their 7-3 record. In the team's last game Hadzibegovic had a remarkable 77.8% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at SC Derby, through which he has constantly improved. Emir Hadzibegovic has solid league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (8th best: 6.8rpg) and averages impressive 79.2% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young Marko Koljevic (191-G-1990) of Decic. Koljevic had a very good evening with a double-double of 29 points and 10 rebounds. Bad luck as Decic was edged by the higher-ranked SC Derby (#3, 7-3) 96-92. Decic 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 6-7 record. Koljevic is well-known at Decic and is a proven leader in his second season with the team. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 19.3ppg (#5). His other stats are also decent: 5.8rpg and 4.8apg. Third on the list of top players last round was another Decic's star - swingman Luka Nikaljevic (193-G/F-1995). Nikaljevic scored 27 points. Despite Nikaljevic's great performance Decic lost 92-96 to the higher-ranked SC Derby (#3, 7-3). But his team cannot count on just these two top stars as they also need help of the other teammates. Nikaljevic has a very solid season. In 13 games in Montenegro he scored 15.2ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Dragan Bjeletic (205-C-1992) of Teodo - 20 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Petar Ivanovic (198-F-1997) of Milenijum - 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Milos Jovanovic (199-F-1995) of Milenijum - 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Selim Fofana (193-G-1999) of Podgorica - 14 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Marko Kljajevic (2000) of Jedinstvo - 18 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Stefan Vlahovic (194-G-2001) of Lovcen - 23 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Lazar Radetic (204-C-2003) of Mornar - 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Ayton has 35, Suns hold off Thomas, Nets in Booker's return - by Eurobasket News |
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These aren't the Phoenix Suns that fell apart after Devin Booker (6'6''-SG-1996, college: Kentucky) was hurt. The team he came back to is surging and doesn't expect that to change. ''We're going to have this thing rolling now,'' DeAndre Ayton (7'1''-C-1998, college: Arizona) said. ''Suns basketball on the way for sure.'' Ayton matched his career high with 35 points, Booker scored 19 in his first game since Christmas and the Suns held off Cam Thomas and the Brooklyn Nets 116-112 on Tuesday night. Booker missed 21 games with left groin strain. The Suns had a stretch of nine losses in 10 games early in his absence but hung in well at the end and have won nine of 11. ''Now we're back and we have our guy back, so he knows we're locked and loaded,'' Ayton said. The 21-year-old Thomas led a late charge and finished with 43 points, becoming the youngest player in NBA history with three straight 40-point games. He had 44 and a career-high 47 points in his previous two games, but the Nets are 1-2 during Thomas' run. ''Obviously I'd rather have the win because it sounds better when you have these 40-point games with the two (games) that we lost, but it's just good to have my name in history,'' Thomas said. Mikal Bridges (6'6''-G/F-1996, college: Villanova) had 17 of his 21 points in the second half and played a key role in the defensive effort that cooled off Thomas just long enough for the Suns to use a 13-4 run to build a 109-97 lead with 2:25 remaining. Booker scored six points and set up Ayton for another basket during that stretch. ''That's all I want right there is just competition and being back out there with the band and just feeling that energy, feeling that presence,'' Booker said. ''The team has it rolling right now, so just insert myself in a way that wasn't disruptive and try to keep the flow that they have.'' Thomas rallied the Nets mostly from the free-throw line, and his intentional miss with 4.1 seconds remaining left the Suns with a 114-112 lead. He then fouled Ayton, who finished it off with two free throws after going 14 for 18 from the field and grabbing 15 rebounds. Nicolas Claxton (6'11''-F/C-1999, college: Georgia) and T.J. Warren (6'8''-F-1993, college: NC State) had 17 points each for the Nets, who lost on back-to-back nights after trading Kyrie Irving and fell to 5-9 without the injured Kevin Durant (6'9''-SF-1988, college: Texas). They opted not to play Spencer Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith, the players they acquired from Dallas in the trade for Irving. Ben Simmons (6'11''-PF-1996, college: LSU) had two points and six assists after missing five games with left knee soreness. Courtesy of: cbssports.com |
| LeBron James Sets NBA Career Scoring Mark in Lakers 133-130 Loss to OKC - by Eurobasket News |
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LeBron James (6'8''-SF-1984) became the NBA's career scoring leader on a step-back jumper late in the third quarter, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record during his 38-point performance in the Los Angeles Lakers' 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. James surpassed the mark held since April 1984 by Abdul-Jabbar, who watched the game from a baseline seat near the Lakers' bench. Abdul-Jabbar then joined a clearly emotional James and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on the court after the historic basket. James' mother, wife and children also sat courtside amid a celebrity-studded crowd that rose in waves of anticipation nearly every time he touched the ball. James didn't let them down: After scoring 20 points in the first half with a full showcase of the offensive talent that still shines blindingly after two decades in the NBA, he set the new record with a 16-point third quarter capped by that pretty jumper. 'I didn't set this as a goal, so that's probably why it's so surreal and so weird to me,' James said. 'I never talked about being the all-time scorer in NBA history until my numbers started getting closer and closer, and I was like, 'Oh wow, this is crazy. This is weird, but I guess I'm doing it.'' The game was stopped for about 10 minutes while James hugged his family and participated in a brief ceremony with Silver and Abdul-Jabbar. James said he almost never cries, but he acknowledged the tears in his eyes. 'I just want to say thank you to the Laker faithful," James said. 'You guys are one of a kind. To be able to be in the presence of such a legend as great as Kareem, it's very humbling.' James has five 40-point games since turning 38 on Dec. 30, and he has scored 30 points in 10 of his 17 games since his birthday. But he scored only two points in the fourth quarter, putting him atop the career scoring list with 38,390 points - three ahead of Abdul-Jabbar. 'That was a great feeling, a great moment,' said teammate Anthony Davis (6'10''-C-1993, college: Kentucky), who managed just 13 points. 'Well deserved to a guy who puts in so much work on and off the floor. It's a real moment. Everybody was very happy for him.' While James hit his mark, the Lakers took another discouraging loss in their attempt to avoid the humiliation of missing the playoffs for a second straight season. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (6'6''-PG-1998, college: Kentucky) scored 30 points and Jalen Williams (6'6''-G/F-2001, college: Santa Clara) had 25 for the Thunder. Oklahoma City never trailed in the second half, holding off the Lakers' 14-4 rally in the final two minutes. 'It was a blessing and an honor to be a part of it,' Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. 'He gave the people what they wanted, in true LeBron fashion. ... It (stinks) we didn't get the win on a night like this, but there's a lot of things to pull from it, a lot of things to take away.' The young Thunder appeared to feed off the energy created by James' momentous night, even if they couldn't guard him much. Oklahoma City jumped to a 15-point lead in the first half and hit nearly 60% of its shots. Oklahoma City moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the 13th-place Lakers (25-30) near the bottom of the Western Conference standings. Courtesy of: nbclosangeles.com |
| Clippers surge late, overcome Thomas' 47 to top Nets 124-116 - by Eurobasket News |
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Paul George (6'9''-G/F-1990, college: Fresno St.) scored 29 points, Kawhi Leonard (6'7''-F-1991, college: SDSU) added 24 and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame a career-high 47 points from Cameron Thomas (6'3''-PG-2001, college: LSU) in his first start to beat the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 124-116 on Monday night. Ivica Zubac (7'1''-C-1997, agency: BeoBasket) added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Clippers, who won for the eighth time in 10 games and finished 4-2 on their six-game Eastern Conference road trip. 'I'm happy with the road trip we had,' Leonard said. 'We came out 4-2, and that's a pretty good road trip for us.' Thomas, who scored 44 to rally the Nets past Washington on Saturday, was even better on the day the Nets completed the trade that sent Kyrie Irving to Dallas. But Los Angeles outscored Brooklyn 25-9 over the final 6:20. 'Their objective (was) to come in and play hard and go hard, and they did that,' George said. 'I thought it was a good experience for us to get good possessions down the stretch.' Nicolas Claxton (6'11''-F/C-1999, college: Georgia) had 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Nets, while Edmond Sumner (6'6''-G-1995, college: Xavier) chipped in 23 points for Brooklyn. Before the game, the deal that sent Irving and forward Markieff Morris to Dallas for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and multiple draft picks was announced. Neither Dinwiddie nor Finney-Smith were available, nor were stars Kevin Durant and Ben Simmons (6'11''-PF-1996, college: LSU) and guard Seth Curry due to injury, leaving coach Jacque Vaughn forced to rotate 11 of his 12 dressed players 'You just got to give credit to our group for being ready to play,' Vaughn said. 'The optimism and belief that we can win a basketball game with the group we had was (good) to see, and our overall effort and energy and communication was good throughout the night.' Still, Los Angeles' bench still outscored Brooklyn's 38-10. 'That's huge,' Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. 'We have a really good bench that we really trust, and you saw that tonight, increasing the lead when (George) and Kawhi went to the bench in the first half. ... We really lean on those guys to be good for us.' But Thomas almost single-handedly kept Brooklyn within striking distance. Thomas had 22 in the first half, then electrified the crowd with a combination of 3-pointers and mid-range jumpers, helping Brooklyn lead by 107-99 midway through the fourth. 'I came out hot early,' Thomas said. 'I didn't know it'd be another 40, but I knew I'd probably have a great game again. Kudos to the guys for believing in me and letting me make decisions down the stretch.' Los Angeles rallied with a 9-0 run and outscored Brooklyn 33-28 in the fourth, keyed by Leonard's nine points in the frame. 'Defensively we were able to get some stops and get out in transition a little bit,' Lue said. 'Being down eight, we just came out settled down and came out and went on the 9-0 run and took control of the game.' The Nets made 8 of 12 first-quarter 3-pointers and built an eight-point advantage. But the Clippers closed the first with a 10-0 run then George then scored nine in the second, helping the Clippers build an 11-point advantage. But the Nets closed the half with a 13-4 run, cutting Los Angeles' lead to 55-53 at halftime. Courtesy of: taiwannews.com.tw |
| Bucks beat Trail Blazers 127-108 for 8th straight win - by Eurobasket News |
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Brook Lopez (7'0''-C-1988, college: Stanford) scored 27 points and the Milwaukee Bucks stretched their winning streak to eight games with a 127-108 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo (6'11''-F-1994, agency: Octagon Europe) had 24 points and 13 rebounds as the Bucks led the whole way, pushing their advantage to 26 in the second half. Lopez, who pulled down nine rebounds, topped all scorers with 17 points at halftime and Milwaukee led 58-48. He hit a 3-pointer with 10:41 left in the third quarter that gave him 15,000 career points. 'I have a long way to still go, a long time to still play. I'm just enjoying it and I want to keep getting better, keep being an effective player out there, being the best player I could be,' said Lopez, who is in his 14th season. 'I'm lucky that there are people that are out there trying to help me, trying to make me better and put me in that position.' Damian Lillard (6'3''-PG-1990, college: Weber St.) led the Blazers with 28 points. Antetokounmpo and Lillard were selected the NBA's players of the week earlier in the day. Lillard averaged 38.3 points and 6.8 assists last week for his second straight POTW honor, while Antetokounmpo averaged 41 points and 17.3 rebounds. Antetokounmpo started despite right knee soreness. The two-time league MVP had a triple-double with 35 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists on Saturday to lead the Bucks to a 123-115 victory over Miami. Portland was coming off a 129-121 loss at Chicago on Saturday that snapped a three-game winning streak With center Jusuf Nurkic unavailable because of a left calf strain, the Blazers struggled against the bigger Bucks. Milwaukee led by as many as 15 in the first half, but Lillard drained a 3 from about two feet inside the half-court line that brought gasps and then cheers from the home crowd. The Bucks finished the third period on a 22-8 run to lead 95-71. Portland made just nine of 36 attempts from 3-point range. 'They made some adjustments to their defense this year, to be honest with you,' Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said. 'They used to give up like the most 3s in the league because of that drop coverage. Not this year. I've got to give them a ton of credit. (Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer ) has done a really good job. They're still a really dominant defense but they're not giving up as many 3s, so you've got to work even harder to get those looks.' Courtesy of: apnews.com |
| Kings To Acquire Kessler Edwards From Nets - by Eurobasket News |
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The Kings and Nets are close to reaching an agreement on a trade that would send forward Kessler Edwards (6'8''-SG-2000, college: Pepperdine) to Sacramento, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the deal will send Edwards and cash to Sacramento. It's essentially a salary dump, since moving off Edwards' minimum-salary contract will save the Nets approximately $8MM in salary and tax money in addition to opening up a roster spot, per Wojnarowski. As Wojnarowski notes, Edwards must sign off on the trade, since the terms of his deal with Brooklyn give him the ability to veto a trade. He intends to approve it, according to Woj. The 44th overall pick in the 2021 draft, Edwards signed a two-year contract with the Nets this past offseason after spending his rookie year on a two-way deal that includes a second-year team option. He showed promise in a limited role last season, averaging 5.9 PPG and 3.6 RPG on .412/.353/.842 shooting. However, Edwards hasn't seen regular playing time in 2022/23, logging 79 total minutes across 14 contests. He has scored just 15 points on 6-of-24 (25.0%) shooting for the season. It's unclear whether Edwards will finish the season with Sacramento. According to Wojnarowski, the club's plan for now is to give him the opportunity to play for its G League team, the Stockton Kings, but Woj says his future remains 'fluid' with two days to go until the trade deadline. It sounds like if Sacramento needs to open a roster spot at the deadline, Edwards would probably be the odd man out. The Kings technically have a full 15-man roster for now, but one of those spots is occupied by Deonte Burton, who is on a 10-day contract that expires Wednesday night. His deal may be terminated a little early to accommodate the acquisition of Edwards. As for the Nets, they'll create a trade exception worth approximately $1.6MM (Edwards' salary), but the financial savings and the newly opened roster spot will likely end up being more valuable than that exception. Courtesy of: hoopsrumors.com |
| Heat trade Dewayne Dedmon to Spurs - by Eurobasket News |
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The San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat completed a trade today. The Spurs are acquiring center Dewayne Dedmon (7'0''-C-1989, college: USC) and a 2028 second round draft pick, while the Heat receive cash considerations. Dedmon appeared in 30 games with the Heat this season averaging 5.7 points and 3.6 rebounds in 11.7 minutes of action. Courtesy of: insidehoops.com |
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| Nets Extinguish Skyforce at Home - by Eurobasket News |
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The Long Island Nets (15-3), the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, defeated the Sioux Falls Skyforce (10-7) 112-92 on Tuesday night at Nassau Coliseum. Long Island forward Alondes Williams (6'5''-G-1999, college: Wake Forest) recorded a season-high 26 points to go along with eight rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in 39 minutes. Nets forward Treveon Graham (6'6''-G-1993, college: VCU) notched his first double-double of the NBA G League season with 20 points and 13 rebounds in addition to two assists, two steals and one block in 25 minutes. Long Island forwards Kaiser Gates and RaiQuan Gray tallied 19 points each in 21 and 29 minutes, respectively. Long Island found its groove late in the first quarter, but the Nets' offense managed to come together. Long Island shot 56.5 percent from the field and 54.5 percent from long range to close the first period ahead of the Skyforce by four, 34-30. During the second quarter, the two teams went back-and-forth, but Sioux Falls slipped away from the Nets. The Skyforce outscored Long Island 33-24 in the quarter and went into halftime ahead by five, 63-58. The Nets worked hard in the third to close the gap and succeeded, outscoring the Skyforce 30-13 in the quarter to take the lead overall. Long Island also outrebounded Sioux Falls 15-11 to close the third period ahead by 12, 88-76. Long Island continued to outscore the Skyforce in the fourth quarter 24-16 to go on to defeat Sioux Falls by 20, 112-92. Sioux Falls forward Justin Champagnie (6'6''-G/F-2001, college: Pittsburgh) tallied 24 points and six rebounds in 37 minutes. Skyforce forward Jamal Cain (6'7''-F-1999, college: Oakland) recorded a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in 34 minutes. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com |
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| No. 9 Kansas blows lead, then holds off No. 5 Texas, 88-80 - by Eurobasket News |
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Dajuan Harris Jr. (6'1''-G) was willing to acknowledge that Kansas was facing something rare when fifth-ranked and Big 12-leading Texas arrived at Allen Fieldhouse on Monday night: a must-win game. The defending national champs played like it. Gradey Dick (6'8''-G) scored 21 points, Harris had 17 points, six rebounds and five assists, and the ninth-ranked Jayhawks held on after blowing a 14-point first-half lead to beat the Longhorns 88-80 and tighten the league race. Kevin McCullar (6'6''-G-2001) Jr. added 16 points, Joseph Yesufu (6'0''-PG) scored 14 off the bench and KJ Adams finished with 10, helping the Jayhawks (19-5, 7-4) overcome an off night from Jalen Wilson. The league's leading scorer at 21.5 points per game battled foul trouble and was held to just two, ending his streak of 25 straight double-figure games. 'We knew we had to come in here and get a win,' said Dick, who had the Jayhawks' only two 3-pointers. 'The big thing, just in preparation for the week, was coming out with energy. When we do that, we're a scary team." The Jayhawks needed everyone's help holding off the Longhorns' Marcus Carr (6'2''-G-1999). The Minnesota transfer, who had a game-high 29 points, kept answering Kansas baskets down the stretch. His 3-pointer got the Longhorns within 77-68 with 2:25 left, three free throws made it 78-71 with 1:31 to go, and his three-point play got the Longhorns (19-5, 8-3) within 86-80 with 23.5 seconds remaining. Texas quickly fouled Dick at the other end, and his free throw with 18 seconds left helped to put the game away. 'It was as close to a must-win as you could have this early in the season to win the league,' Kansas coach Bill Self said. 'You go down three games with seven left, you'd have to win out and get a lot of help from others. Now, we still have as hard a schedule as everybody, but we can kind of control our own destiny where if we play well, we have a shot.' Timmy Allen finished with 18 points for the Longhorns. Sir'Jabari Rice had 12 before fouling out. 'It was their night tonight in terms of what they got done,' Texas interim coach Rodney Terry said. The Longhorns have made a habit of overcoming double-digit deficits: 18 down to beat TCU, 12 down to beat Texas Tech and 14 down to beat No. 12 Kansas State last Saturday in a game played just down the road. So it wasn't that surprising when Texas dug another 14-point hole Monday night. Just like the Longhorns did in Manhattan, though, they began to rally. Texas shook off 10 first-half turnovers to get within 42-35 by the break, then kept coming in the second half. Hunter hit a 3-pointer, Carr added a couple of buckets and it was 43-all when Self called a timeout to slow Texas' momentum. Unlike the Horned Frogs, Red Raiders and Wildcats, the Jayhawks rose to the challenge. McCullar's three-point play while they were clinging to a 49-48 lead gave them a boost, and Dick added a couple of free throws. But it was back-to-back buckets by Harris, who is known more as a distributor than as a scorer, that pushed the lead to 58-50 with about 12 minutes to go. Texas closed within 66-60 but, after the Jayhawks pulled down two offensive boards, Dick hit another 3-pointer. And when Yesufu bookended a couple of free throws by Harris, the lead had stretched to 75-62 with 3 minutes to go. The Jayhawks were able to fend off Carr and the Longhorns from there. 'Give those guys credit. They came in and played at a very high level,' Terry said, 'and we knew that would be the case.' Courtesy of: usatoday.com |
| No. 8 Virginia slows down No. 22 NC State 63-50 - by Eurobasket News |
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Jayden Gardner (6'7''-F-2000) scored 18 points and Reece Beekman added 15 and No. 8 Virginia cooled off red-hot No. 22 North Carolina State 63-50 on Tuesday night. The Cavaliers (18-4, 10-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) handed the Wolfpack (19-6, 9-5) their second loss in 10 games and moved into a share of first place in the conference with Clemson and Pittsburgh. The Wolfpack arrived leading the ACC with an average of 79.6 points and were 19-2 when scoring at least 70, but became the 38th consecutive league opponent held below 70 points at John Paul Jones Arena. Terquavion Smith (6'4''-G) led N.C. State with 19 points. Casey Morsell (6'3''-G-2001), who spent his first two seasons at Virginia and was jeered nearly every time he touched the ball in his first game back, had 18 points before fouling out in the final minute. Jarkel Joiner, the Wolfpack's No. 2 scorer at 16.2 points per game, missed 12 of his 14 shots and scored five points. D.J. Burns Jr. (eight points) was the only other Wolfpack player to score. Reserve forward Kadin Shedrick (6'11''-F), who did not play in Virginia's loss at Virginia Tech on Saturday, had 10 points and six rebounds for the Cavaliers. Courtesy of: apnews.com |
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| Prva Liga Round 14: Rabotnicki is defeated by MZT Skopje in a derby game - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Skopje: MZT Skopje (#1) and Rabotnicki (#7). Despite it looked like an easy game for MZT Skopje, those rules do not exist in derby games. It's more the case of honor for local supporters and such games have that special and unique approach you cannot find in other games. Guest Rabotnicki challenged much higher ranked MZT Skopje giving them a very tough game, but finally losing it by four points 91-87. MZT Skopje made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. The former international swingman Vojdan Stojanovski (194-1987) scored 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Nigerian center Abdul-Malik Abu (203-1995, college: NC State) chipped in 13 points and 11 rebounds during the contest. American guard Eric Nottage (187-1994, college: FIU) responded with 31 points and 6 rebounds. Defending champion maintains first position with 12-2 record. Rabotnicki lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with seven games lost. MZT Skopje's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Skopje to the arena Akademija FMP. Very important is a road loss of third ranked Gostivar (9-5) against sixth ranked TFT (9-5) on Saturday night. Visiting Gostivar was defeated by TFT in Skopje 91-77. Point guard Aleksandar Kostoski (186-1988, agency: BIG) notched 14 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the effort and Viktor Tashovski supported him with 20 points. Even a double-double of 14 points and 15 rebounds by Georgian power forward Giorgi Korsantia (207-1998, agency: BIG) did not help to save the game for Gostivar. TFT moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Feniks 2010 and Gostivar. TFT will play against higher ranked Euro Nickel (#3) in Kavadarci in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Gostivar will play on the road against Rabotnicki in Skopje and hopes to get back on the winning track. Eighth ranked Kozuv (6-8) crushed at home 11th ranked Kumanovo (3-11) by 18 points 94-76, which is the biggest margin this round on Saturday night. The best player for the winners was Myron Gordon who had a double-double by scoring 31 points and 13 assists (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!). Kerwin Smith produced 20 points (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Kozuv have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain eighth position with 6-8 record. Kumanovo at the other side dropped to the tenth place with 11 games lost. They share the position with Akademija FMP. Kozuv will meet Cair 2030 (#9) in the next round. Kumanovo will play against Feniks 2010 and hope to secure a win. There were no shocking results in the other games in round 14: Cair 2030 lost to Euro Nickel on the opponent's court 66-80. Feniks 2010 managed to outperform Strumica in a home game 85-71. Akademija FMP recorded a loss to Pelister on the road 81-67. Euro Nickel - Cair 2030 80-66 Very expected game in Kavadarci where 9th ranked Cair 2030 (4-10) was defeated by fourth ranked Euro Nickel (10-5) 80-66 on Saturday. Euro Nickel looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was Serbian Ivan Gavrilovic (205-1996) who scored 17 points and 7 rebounds. Point guard Marjan Mladenovic (180-1987) chipped in 13 points and 8 assists. Five Euro Nickel players scored in double figures. American guard Dee Franklin (196-1992, college: FVSU) produced 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and his fellow American import forward Yusuf Mohamed (208-1998, college: Westminster, UT) added 18 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Euro Nickel have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place. Cair 2030 lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the ninth position with ten games lost. Euro Nickel will meet at home TFT (#5) in the next round. Cair 2030 will play against Kozuv (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Euro Nickel: I.Gavrilovic 17+7reb+2ast, L.Stojanovski 14+1reb+1ast, M.Mladenovic 13+2reb+8ast, D.Sokolov 11+5reb+7ast, J.Planinic 10+12reb+1ast, N.Karakolev 9+4reb+1ast Cair 2030: D.Franklin 19+6reb+6ast, Y.Mohamed 18+9reb+2ast, H.Cucovic 13+9reb+2ast, R.Arbin 7+2reb+1ast, P.Xheladini 3, T.Malik 3+3reb+2ast Feniks 2010 - Strumica 85-71 Very predictable result in Skopje where sixth ranked Feniks 2010 (9-5) defeated bottom-ranked Strumica (2-13) 85-71 on Sunday. Feniks 2010 looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was the former international power forward Bojan Trajkovski (207-1988, agency: Mansfield and Associates) who had a double-double by scoring 30 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists. The former international forward Amar Hot (199-2003) chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds. Five Feniks 2010 players scored in double figures. American forward Emeka Obukwelu (203-1998, college: Northeastern St.) produced 30 points and 5 rebounds and Serbian guard Stefan Krstajic (190-1995) added 16 points respectively for the guests. Feniks 2010 have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with TFT and Gostivar. Strumica lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay at the bottom position with 13 games lost. Feniks 2010 will meet Kumanovo (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Strumica will play against the league's second-placed Pelister and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Feniks 2010: B.Trajkovski 30+12reb+7ast, H.Amar 15+11reb+2ast, M.Andrej 14+2reb+7ast, C.Falden 14+3reb+3ast, P.Marin 10+4reb+3ast, I.Dimcevski 2+3reb+1ast Strumica: E.Obukwelu 30+5reb+1ast, S.Krstajic 16+3reb+3ast, R.Mamuzikj 9+3reb+3ast, D.Beatty 6+5reb+8ast, Z.Douglas 6+5reb+1ast, B.Dimitriev 2+10reb+2ast Kozuv - Kumanovo 94-76 Eighth ranked Kozuv (6-8) crushed at home 11th ranked Kumanovo (3-11) by 18 points 94-76, which is the biggest margin this round on Saturday night. Kozuv made 17-of-18 free shots (94.4 percent) during the game. Kozuv outrebounded Kumanovo 37-25 including a 31-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was American guard Myron Gordon (190, college: BGSU) who had a double-double by scoring 31 points and 13 assists (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!). Bosnian forward Ramo Rizvic (203-1987) chipped in a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds. American center Kerwin Smith (208-1995, college: ORU) produced 20 points (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) and his fellow American import guard Elijah Joiner (190-1999, college: Iona, agency: GoEmpire Group) added 13 points and 5 assists respectively for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Kozuv have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain eighth position with 6-8 record. Kumanovo at the other side dropped to the tenth place with 11 games lost. They share the position with Akademija FMP. Kozuv will meet Cair 2030 (#9) in the next round. Kumanovo will play against Feniks 2010 and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Kozuv: M.Gordon 31+2reb+13ast, R.Rizvic 20+11reb+2ast, D.Bratoz 13+9reb+4ast, I.Kolev 9+3reb+1ast, D.Juzbasic 6+4reb, A.Shterjov 6+3reb Kumanovo: K.Smith 20+3reb, E.Joiner 13+2reb+5ast, N.Zivcevic 10+1reb+2ast, G.Georgievski 9+2reb+1ast, S.Gligorijevic 7+6reb, M.Janevski 6+5reb+2ast MZT Skopje - Rabotnicki 91-87 The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Skopje: MZT Skopje (#1) and Rabotnicki (#7). Despite it looked like an easy game for MZT Skopje, those rules do not exist in derby games. It's more the case of honor for local supporters and such games have that special and unique approach you cannot find in other games. Guest Rabotnicki challenged much higher ranked MZT Skopje giving them a very tough game, but finally losing it by four points 91-87. MZT Skopje made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. The former international swingman Vojdan Stojanovski (194-1987) scored 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Nigerian center Abdul-Malik Abu (203-1995, college: NC State) chipped in 13 points and 11 rebounds during the contest. Five MZT Skopje players scored in double figures. American guard Eric Nottage (187-1994, college: FIU) responded with 31 points and 6 rebounds and Jordanian-American forward Cameron Forte (201-1993, college: Portland St.) scored 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). Defending champion maintains first position with 12-2 record. Rabotnicki lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with seven games lost. MZT Skopje's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Skopje to the arena Akademija FMP. Top scorers: MZT Skopje: V.Stojanovski 26+5reb+4ast, A.Abu 13+11reb+1ast, D.Ware 13+1reb+3ast, D.Stojanovski 12+5reb+2ast, S.Micovic 11+3reb+4ast, B.Krstevski 10+4reb+1ast Rabotnicki: E.Nottage 31+6reb+2ast, C.Forte 23+8reb+5ast, N.Malesevic 14+6reb+2ast, F.Bakoch 7+2reb+1ast, P.Jackson 7+6ast, S.Andrej 5+2reb+2ast Pelister - Akademija FMP 81-67 Not a big story in a game in Bitola where 10th ranked Akademija FMP (3-11) was defeated by second ranked Pelister (11-3) 81-67 on Sunday. Pelister forced 24 Akademija FMP turnovers. Strangely Akademija FMP outrebounded Pelister 38-25 including 26 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was American guard Kenny Carpenter (196-1996, college: CSU) who scored 16 points. The former international power forward Andrej Maslinko (208-1997, agency: BeoBasket) chipped in 12 points and 5 rebounds. American guard Mack Smith (188-1997, college: W.Michigan) produced 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and Serbian center Dejan Bjelic (209-1990) added 13 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Pelister have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 11-3 record behind leader MZT Skopje. Akademija FMP lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with 11 games lost. They share the position with Kumanovo. Pelister will meet bottom-ranked Strumica (#12) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Akademija FMP's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Skopje MZT Skopje. Top scorers: Pelister: K.Carpenter 16+3reb+2ast, D.Caruthers 14+2reb+4ast, A.Maslinko 12+5reb+3ast, I.Sapundziev 9+2reb+2ast, D.Karadzovski 6+1reb+4ast, O.Dvojakovski 6+5reb Akademija FMP: M.Smith 20+8reb+4ast, D.Bjelic 13+9reb+2ast, C.Jones 11+9reb+1ast, V.Nikola 7+2reb+2ast, P.Pajic 5, A.Nastovski 5+3reb+2ast TFT - Gostivar 91-77 Very important is a road loss of third ranked Gostivar (9-5) against sixth ranked TFT (9-5) on Saturday night. Visiting Gostivar was defeated by TFT in Skopje 91-77. Point guard Aleksandar Kostoski (186-1988, agency: BIG) notched 14 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the effort and the former international point guard Viktor Tashovski (182-2001) supported him with 20 points. Even a double-double of 14 points and 15 rebounds by Georgian power forward Giorgi Korsantia (207-1998, agency: BIG) did not help to save the game for Gostivar. American point guard Luwane Pipkins (180-1996, college: Providence) added 16 points and 4 assists for the guests. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. TFT moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Feniks 2010 and Gostivar. TFT will play against higher ranked Euro Nickel (#3) in Kavadarci in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Gostivar will play on the road against Rabotnicki in Skopje and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: TFT: T.Viktor 20+1reb+2ast, J.Bishop 16+1reb+3ast, A.Kostoski 14+5reb+8ast, D.Haughton 11+6reb, T.Buttrick 10+7reb, L.Anderson 9+6reb Gostivar: L.Pipkins 16+2reb+4ast, G.Korsantia 14+15reb+1ast, M.Mitevski 14+7reb+1ast, V.Efremovski 12+1ast, A.Vuckovic 10+8reb+1ast, R.Dimitrievski 7+2reb+1ast |
| Gordon number one in North Macedonia Prva Liga for round 14 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The player got a double-double of 31 points and 13 assists, while his team crushed Kumanovo (#11, 3-11) with 18-point margin 94-76. Kozuv maintains the 8th position in North Macedonian Prva Liga. Kozuv 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 6-8 record. In the team's last game Gordon had a remarkable 81.8% from 2-point range. He turned to be Kozuv's top player in his first season with the team. Former Bowling Green State University star has very solid stats this year. Gordon is league's best scorer averaging so far 28.0ppg. Gordon is in league's top in assists (2nd best: 5.4apg) and averages impressive 2.1spg and 59.5% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young American Emeka Obukwelu (203-F-1998) of Strumica. Obukwelu had a very good evening with 30 points and 5 rebounds. Bad luck as Strumica lost that game 71-85 to the higher-ranked Feniks 2010 (#4, 9-5). Strumica are still at the very bottom. 13 lost games are too many comparing to just two victories Strumica managed to get this year. Obukwelu is one of the most experienced players at Strumica and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Eric Nottage (187-G-1994) of Rabotnicki (#7). Nottage got into 30-points club by scoring 31 points in the last round. He went also for six rebounds . Despite Nottage's great performance Rabotnicki lost 87-91 to the higher-ranked MZT Skopje (#1, 12-2). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Rabotnicki 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 7 lost games. Nottage has a great season in North Macedonia. After 12 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 4.8apg (8th best). He also has 2.7spg and and 3PT: 42.9%. Nottage attended one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on his way to pro basketball. Other top performing players last week: 4. Bojan Trajkovski (207-F/C-1988) of Feniks 2010 - 30 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists 5. Cameron Forte (201-F-1993) of Rabotnicki - 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Vojdan Stojanovski (194-G/F-1987) of MZT Skopje - 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Ramo Rizvic (203-F-1987) of Kozuv - 20 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Dee Franklin (196-G-1992) of Cair 2030 - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists 9. Amar Hot (199-F-2003) of Feniks 2010 - 15 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Kerwin Smith (208-C-1995) of Kumanovo - 20 points and 3 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Best players of Norwegian BLNO round 17 - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The guard had the game-high 30 points adding seven rebounds and eight assists for Froya Basket in his team's victory, helping them to outclass Asker Aliens (#10, 4-19) with 32-point margin 104-72. Froya Basket maintains the 4th position in Norwegian BLNO. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Froya Basket will need more victories to improve their 16-9 record. In the team's last game Knight III had a remarkable 76.9% from 2-point range. He turned to be Froya Basket's top player in his first season with the team. Southern Utah University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Knight III is in league's top in points (2nd best: 23.9ppg), assists (2nd best: 6.7apg) and averages solid 2.6spg and 61.2% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young forward Jakob Baiden (194-F-1993) of Nidaros Jets. Baiden impressed basketball fans with 39 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Bad luck as Nidaros Jets lost that game 90-98 to slightly higher-ranked Oppsal (#9, 6-16). The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Nidaros Jets is still at the dead bottom 11th position. 22 lost games are too many comparing to just two victories Nidaros Jets managed to get this year. Baiden is one of the most experienced players at Nidaros Jets and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was American Devin Gilligan (196-F-1993) of Fyllingen (#3). Gilligan showcased his all-around game by recording 21 points, seventeen rebounds (!!!) and seven assists in the last round. He was a key player of Fyllingen, leading his team to a 97-80 easy win against the lower-ranked Centrum (#8, 9-15). Fyllingen needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 16 victories and 8 lost games. Gilligan has a great season in Norway. After 23 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 23.5ppg (4th best), rebounds with 11.7rpg (3rd best) and assists with 5.2apg (5th best). He also has 3.0spg and FGP: 65.2%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Sjur Dyb Berg (201-F-1996) of Baerum Basket - 18 points, 17 rebounds and 8 assists 5. Abdullah Yusuf (188-G) of Asker Aliens - 20 points and 15 rebounds 6. Jacob Tryon (211-C-1998) of Oppsal - 24 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Jorgen Odfjell (197-G-2000) of Gimle - 21 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Cole Long (201-C) of Tromso - 27 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Stian Mjoes (183-G-1989) of Baerum Basket - 28 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists 10. Mikkel Kolstad (193-G-1995) of Gimle - 20 points, 5 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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| PBA Stats Leaders |
| Jonathon Simmons gets MVP of the Week award for Filipino PBA (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 33-year old guard had the game-high 38 points adding seven rebounds and five assists for NLEX RW in his team's victory, helping them to edge out Phoenix (#9, 1-4) 98-94. It allowed NLEX RW to jump to the first place in the Filipino PBA. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is still on an early stage, but NLEX RW already had a very good start winning all 4 without losing a single one. In the team's last game Simmons had a remarkable 70.0% from 2-point range and got five three-pointers out of 11 attempts. He turned to be NLEX RW's top player in his first season with the team. University of Houston graduate has very impressive stats this year. Simmons is league's best scorer averaging so far 37.0ppg. Simmons is in league's top in assists (7th best: 5.0apg) and averages solid 61.3% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American forward Justin Brownlee (197-F-1988) of Ginebra Kings. Brownlee impressed basketball fans with a triple-double of 29 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. Of course Ginebra Kings cruised to a 116-108 relatively comfortable win over Rain or Shine (#12, 0-3). This victory allowed Ginebra Kings to move up to 6th position in the standings. His team has extremely good start of the season. They won their first game. However the season is at the beginning, so everything can happen. They still may lose their high position in the standings. Brownlee is well-known by Ginebra Kings fans and he already established his position as one of team's most reliable players. St. John's University alumni Brownlee 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 American Du'Vaughn Maxwell (201-F-1991) of Phoenix (#9). Maxwell showcased his all-around game by recording 25 points, eleven rebounds (!!!) and seven assists in the last round. Despite Maxwell's great performance Phoenix lost 94-98 to the league's current leader NLEX RW (#1, 4-0). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Phoenix can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 1-4 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Maxwell has individually a great season in Philippines. After only 5 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 26.0ppg (8th best) and rebounds with 14.4rpg (2nd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. K.J. McDaniels (198-G/F-1993) of Meralco Bolts - 24 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists 5. Allein Maliksi (191-F-1987) of Meralco Bolts - 30 points and 3 rebounds 6. Cameron Clark (201-F-1991) of SM Beermen - 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Aaron Black (185-G-1996) of Meralco Bolts - 19 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists 8. Michael Qualls (197-G-1994) of Rain or Shine - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Jason Perkins (193-F-1992) of Phoenix - 17 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Jiovani Jalalon (175-PG-1992) of Hotshots - 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Vasa Pusica agreed terms with Slask - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
He was a member of Serbian U18 National Team back in 2013. Pusica is a very experienced player. He has played also professionally in Italy (Pesaro and Sassari), Lithuania (Prienai), Turkey (Galatasaray) and Serbia (KK FMP Meridian Beograd). Among many awards his team made it to the Turkish League Semifinals in 2022. Pusica was voted to Reese's NCAA D1 All-Star Game back in 2019. He graduated from Northeastern University in 2019 and it is his fourth season in pro basketball. |
| Thomas Davis gets MVP of the Week award for Polish 1Liga (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 31-year old forward had a double-double of 38 points and ten rebounds, while his team lost the game against Starogard Gd. (#5, 15-8) 104-115. Pelplin moved-up to the 11th position in Polish 1Liga. Pelplin is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. But it was their 12th lost game this season out of 23 games. In the team's last game Davis had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range and got five three-pointers out of 8 attempts. He turned to be Pelplin's top player in his first season with the team. Thomas Davis averages this season 14.3ppg and 7.1rpg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young swingman Filip Malgorzaciak (192-G/F-1993) of Starogard Gd.. Malgorzaciak impressed basketball fans with 35 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course Starogard Gd. cruised to a 115-104 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Pelplin (#11, 11-12). Starogard Gd.'s 5th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 15-8 record is not bad and everything may still change. Malgorzaciak is a newcomer at Starogard Gd. 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 20.9ppg (#2). He also registered 4.8 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was another Starogard Gd.'s star - Wojciech Czerlonko (195-SF-1995). Czerlonko got into 30-points club by scoring 33 points in the last round. He went also for eight rebounds and five assists. He was another key player of Starogard Gd., helping his team with a 115-104 win against the lower-ranked Pelplin (#11, 11-12). Starogard Gd. needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 15 victories and 8 lost games. Czerlonko has a very solid season. In 23 games in Poland he scored 11.9ppg. He also has 6.7rpg, 3.6apg and FGP: 50.6%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Filip Zegzula (188-SG-1994) of Radom - 29 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists 5. Marcin Dymala (187-G-1990) of Poznan - 24 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists 6. Dominik Rutkowski (194-F/G-1998) of WKK Wroclaw - 19 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Maciej Bender (211-F-1997) of Slask 2 - 13 points, 17 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Milosz Ziolkowski (202-F/C-2003) of Lublin 2 - 12 points, 17 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Pawel Bogdanowicz (197-SF-1987) of Bytom - 17 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Maciej Koperski (190-G/F-1999) of Tychy - 20 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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| Courtney Fortson gets MVP of the Week award for Polish EBL - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 34-year old playmaker had the game-high 25 points adding eight rebounds and nine assists for Spojnia in his team's victory, helping them to beat GTK (#13, 6-13) 95-83. Spojnia maintains the 5th position in Polish EBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Spojnia will need more victories to improve their 12-7 record. Fortson turned to be Spojnia's top player in his first season with the team. The University of Arkansas graduate has very impressive stats this year. Fortson is league's best passer with 9.5apg. Fortson is in league's top in and averages solid 50.4% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American guard Scoochie Smith (188-G-1994) of Start. Smith impressed basketball fans with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. It was enough for Start to edge slightly lower-ranked Arka (#12, 7-12) by 1 point 72-71. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. But Start managed to improve slightly their position in standings taking 11th place. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 7-11 record. Smith is a newcomer at Start and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was American Travis Leslie (193-F/G-1990) of Legia (#6). Leslie scored 21 points and grabbed twelve rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Legia, leading his team to a 97-91 win against the lower-ranked Anwil (#9, 9-10). Legia needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 11 victories and 8 lost games. Leslie has a very solid season. In 15 games in Poland he scored 14.1ppg. He also has 6.8rpg and FGP: 53.4%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Przemyslaw Zolnierewicz (196-G/F-1995) of Zastal - 21 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists 5. Jakub Musial (184-G-1998) of Czarni - 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Adam Kemp (208-F-1990) of Sokol - 14 points and 9 rebounds 7. Ivica Radic (208-C/F-1990) of Trefl - 21 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Andrzej Mazurczak (188-PG-1994) of King - 14 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists 9. Paulius Petrilevicius (204-F/C-1991) of Astoria - 21 points and 7 rebounds 10. Billy Garrett (198-SG-1994) of Legia - 26 points The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Stats Leaders - UZO Liga |
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Proliga Stage Two Standings
Regular Season: Round 14 Jan. 29: Portimonense - Galitos-Barreiro 82-70 Feb. 5: Queluz - Barreirense 95-93 Feb. 5: Illiabum - Electrico FC 95-51 Feb. 5: Belenenses - Benfica B 91-84 Feb. 5: Galomar - Maia Basket 82-75 Feb. 5: Academica - Sampaense 82-53 Feb. 5: Vasco - Galitos 80-92 Feb. 5: Galitos-Barreiro - Santo Andre 78-93 Feb. 5: Portimonense - Olhanense 66-63 |
| Tyree Crump gets MVP of the Week award for Portuguese Proliga - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 25-year old guard had a double-double of 29 points and thirteen rebounds, while his team edged out Barreirense (#6, 5-9) 95-93. NB Queluz maintains the 4th position in their group in Portuguese Proliga. NB Queluz 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 7-8 record. In the team's last game Crump had a remarkable 54.5% from 2-point range and got three three-pointers out of 7 attempts. He turned to be NB Queluz's top player in his first season with the team. University of Georgia graduate has very impressive stats this year. Crump is league's best scorer averaging so far 30.9ppg. Crump The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American forward Micah Downs (203-F-1986) of Barreirense. Downs impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 35 points and 14 rebounds. Bad luck as Barreirense was edged by slightly higher-ranked NB Queluz (#4, 7-8) 95-93. Barreirense managed to keep the same 6th spot in South. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 5-9 record. Downs is a newcomer at Barreirense 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 24.0ppg (#3). His other stats are also decent: 9.6rpg and 5.2apg. The third best performed player last round was American Jaja Davis (196-C) of Vasco (#4). Davis got into 30-points club by scoring 33 points in the last round. He went also for fourteen rebounds . Despite Davis' great performance Vasco lost 80-92 to #3 ranked Galitos. But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. Davis has a great season in Portugal. After 14 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 10.1rpg (6th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Drew Buggs (190-G-1997) of NB Queluz - 33 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists 5. Tamyrik Fields (198-PF-1996) of Galitos-Barreiro - 30 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Marquavian Stephens (190-G) of Barreirense - 27 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists 7. Irshaad Hunte (203-F-1996) of Belenenses - 20 points, 18 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Jose Torres (182-PG-1991) of Belenenses - 25 points and 2 rebounds 9. Julian Powell (206-SF-1996) of Galitos - 17 points and 14 rebounds 10. Antonio Mendes (203-C-1997) of Belenenses - 19 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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| Thomas Wimbush (ex Zenit) is a newcomer at Napoli - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
In 2017 he was drafted by Long Island Nets (G-League) as #4 pick overall. He graduated from Fairmont State and it is his sixth season in pro basketball. Wimbush is quite experienced player. He has played also professionally in France (JSF Nanterre), Germany (EnBW Ludwigsburg), Turkey (Socar Petkim), NBA (LA Clippers) and NBA Summer League (Atlanta Hawks). Wimbush played in the final of MEC Tournament in 2015 and 2017. He was voted to French ProA All-Star Game in 2022. |
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| Vasa Pusica agreed terms with Slask - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
He was a member of Serbian U18 National Team back in 2013. Pusica is a very experienced player. He has played also professionally in Italy (Pesaro and Sassari), Lithuania (Prienai), Turkey (Galatasaray) and Serbia (KK FMP Meridian Beograd). Among many awards his team made it to the Turkish League Semifinals in 2022. Pusica was voted to Reese's NCAA D1 All-Star Game back in 2019. He graduated from Northeastern University in 2019 and it is his fourth season in pro basketball. |
| JLS Round 14: Mega SM defeat Crvena Zvezda in the game between Top 4 teams - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. An interesting game for Mega SM (11-0) which played road game in Beograd against second-ranked Crvena Zvezda (10-2). Top-ranked Mega SM managed to get a 13-point victory 78-65. Mega SM dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Crvena Zvezda's 24. Mega SM forced 20 Crvena Zvezda turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Mega SM made 8 blocks. Mali center Abdramane Siby (211-2006) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Slovenian forward Urban Kroflic (197-2006, agency: BeoBasket) contributed with 19 points and 5 steals for the winners. Center Lazar Gacic (212-2005) replied with 22 points and 7 rebounds for Crvena Zvezda. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated Mega SM have an impressive 11-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 11-0 record. Crvena Zvezda at the other side dropped to the third place with two games lost. Mega SM are looking forward to face Sloboda U. (#11) in Uzice in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Crvena Zvezda's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beograd Zitko Basket. Bottom-ranked Konstantin Nis is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their 13th consecutive match to tenth ranked Vojvodina NS (4-9) 62-54. Stefan Marjanovic (-2007) had a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Mihajlo Gikic chipped in 11 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Guard Aleksa Markovic (185-2005) responded with 17 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Vojvodina NS maintains tenth position with 4-9 record. Konstantin Nis at the other side still closes the standings with 13 games lost. Vojvodina NS will play against league's second-placed Borac Cacak on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Konstantin Nis will play against Joker S. (#9) and hope to get finally their first victory. Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Joker S. (6-8) and Zitko Basket (6-6), which took place in Beograd. 6th ranked Joker S. lost to ninth ranked Zitko Basket in a road game 88-102 on Monday. Aleksa Milosevic notched 20 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the effort. Even a double-double of 16 points and 10 assists by Matija Kustudic did not help to save the game for Joker S.. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Zitko Basket moved-up to sixth place. Joker S. at the other side, also newcomer in the league, dropped to the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with Partizan BG and Radnicki KG. Zitko Basket's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beograd to the arena Crvena Zvezda. In the last two games of round 14 Partizan BG beat Radnicki KG on the road 87-80. Sloboda U. won against Dynamic BG on its own court 85-80. Zitko Basket - Joker S. 102-88 Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Joker S. (6-8) and Zitko Basket (6-6), which took place in Beograd. 6th ranked Joker S. lost to ninth ranked Zitko Basket in a road game 88-102 on Monday. Zitko Basket made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Guard Aleksa Milosevic (188-2004) notched 20 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the effort and swingman Marko Djordjevic (193-2004) supported him with 21 points and 7 rebounds. Even a double-double of 16 points and 10 assists by Matija Kustudic (-2004) did not help to save the game for Joker S.. Bojan Markovic (-2005) added 22 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Zitko Basket moved-up to sixth place. Joker S. at the other side, also newcomer in the league, dropped to the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with Partizan BG and Radnicki KG. Zitko Basket's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beograd to the arena Crvena Zvezda. Top scorers: Zitko Basket: D.Marko 21+7reb+3ast, M.Aleksa 20+7reb+8ast, M.Aleksandar 20+5reb+4ast, O.Aleksej 12+3reb+1ast, J.Petar 10+4reb+3ast, L.Djordje 10+3reb+2ast Joker S.: M.Bojan 22+5reb, K.Matija 16+4reb+10ast, K.Veljko 12+2reb+1ast, B.Nemanja 11+10reb+5ast, B.Jagos 10+7reb, V.Uros 9+3ast Vojvodina NS - Konstantin Nis 62-54 Bottom-ranked Konstantin Nis is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their 13th consecutive match to tenth ranked Vojvodina NS (4-9) 62-54. Vojvodina NS forced 21 Konstantin Nis turnovers and outrebounded them 48-36 including 17 on the offensive glass. Stefan Marjanovic (-2007) had a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Mihajlo Gikic (-2004) chipped in 11 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Guard Aleksa Markovic (185-2005) responded with 17 points, 5 assists and 4 steals and Luka Draskovic (-2004) scored 15 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Vojvodina NS maintains tenth position with 4-9 record. Konstantin Nis at the other side still closes the standings with 13 games lost. Vojvodina NS will play against league's second-placed Borac Cacak on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Konstantin Nis will play against Joker S. (#9) and hope to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Vojvodina NS: M.Stefan 13+10reb, V.Marko 13+5reb, G.Mihajlo 11+9reb+1ast, P.Milan 8+5reb, K.Dimitrije 7+6reb+4ast, B.Nikola 3+7reb+4ast Konstantin Nis: M.Aleksa 17+3reb+5ast, D.Luka 15+6reb+2ast, P.Ilija 10+11reb+1ast, P.Nikola 5+1reb+2ast, C.Petar 5+4reb+1ast, S.Matija 2+2reb Radnicki KG - Partizan BG 80-87 There was a small surprise when ninth ranked Partizan BG (6-8) beat 6th ranked Radnicki KG (6-8) in Kragujevac 87-80 on Sunday. Partizan BG dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Radnicki KG's 38. They outrebounded Radnicki KG 41-21 including a 26-11 advantage in defensive rebounds. Partizan BG looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Center Viktor Mikic (210-2005) notched a double-double by scoring 23 points and 16 rebounds to lead the effort and guard Savo Drezgic (187-2006) supported him with 32 points and 4 assists. Partizan BG's coach Milija Bogicevic used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Even 18 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals by Vuk Zivanovic (-2004) did not help to save the game for Radnicki KG. Predrag Panisic (-2004) added 24 points for the hosts. Partizan BG moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Radnicki KG and Joker S. Partizan BG will meet at home higher ranked Spartak (#5) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Radnicki KG will play against Dynamic BG in Beograd and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Partizan BG: D.Savo 32+4reb+4ast, M.Viktor 23+16reb+1ast, P.Stefan 10+9reb+4ast, B.Bojan 7, J.Jovan 6+1ast, V.Fedor 4+4reb+1ast Radnicki KG: P.Predrag 24+2reb+3ast, P.Ognjen 21+1reb+3ast, Z.Vuk 18+6reb+6ast, K.Andrej 8+4reb+2ast, V.Janko 5+2reb+1ast, R.Andrija 4+4reb+4ast Sloboda U. - Dynamic BG 85-80 There was an upset when higher ranked Dynamic BG (8-6) lost to eleventh ranked Sloboda U. (3-11) in Uzice 80-85 on Sunday. Strangely Dynamic BG outrebounded Sloboda U. 50-31 including a 21-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Guard Luka Vukajlovic (190-2005) notched 25 points and 4 assists to lead the effort and Bojan Dulovic (-2004) supported him with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Even a double-double of 25 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals by power forward Ognjen Romic (204-2005) did not help to save the game for Dynamic BG. Swingman Aleksa Ristic (192-2005) added 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Sloboda U. maintains eleventh position with 3-11 record. Loser Dynamic BG keeps the fourth place with six games lost. Sloboda U. will meet league's leader Mega SM in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Dynamic BG will play against Radnicki KG and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Sloboda U.: V.Luka 25+3reb+4ast, D.Bojan 19+8reb+1ast, M.Slobodan 13+5reb+1ast, B.Pavle 13+9reb+2ast, J.Vasilije 9+2reb+2ast, T.Igor 3+1ast Dynamic BG: R.Ognjen 25+13reb+4ast, V.Vanja 19+6reb+4ast, R.Aleksa 17+8reb+5ast, V.Uros 12+17reb, A.Stefan 7+1reb+2ast, N.Jovan 0 Crvena Zvezda - Mega SM 65-78 An interesting game for Mega SM (11-0) which played road game in Beograd against second-ranked Crvena Zvezda (10-2). Top-ranked Mega SM managed to get a 13-point victory 78-65. Mega SM dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Crvena Zvezda's 24. Mega SM forced 20 Crvena Zvezda turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Mega SM made 8 blocks. Mali center Abdramane Siby (211-2006) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Slovenian forward Urban Kroflic (197-2006, agency: BeoBasket) contributed with 19 points and 5 steals for the winners. Center Lazar Gacic (212-2005) replied with 22 points and 7 rebounds and Lazar Gagic (195-2005) added 17 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Crvena Zvezda. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Mega SM have an impressive 11-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 11-0 record. Crvena Zvezda at the other side dropped to the third place with two games lost. Mega SM are looking forward to face Sloboda U. (#11) in Uzice in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Crvena Zvezda's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beograd Zitko Basket. Top scorers: Mega SM: K.Urban 19+3reb+3ast, S.Abdramane 17+8reb+1ast, D.Danilo 10+1ast, D.Asim 10+7reb+1ast, M.Bogoljub 8+4reb+2ast, M.Andrej 7+4reb+7ast Crvena Zvezda: G.Lazar 22+7reb+1ast, G.Lazar 17+6reb+1ast, A.Petar 12+3reb+1ast, R.Relja 6+5reb+4ast, D.Vasilije 3+2reb+1ast, N.Djordje 2+2reb |
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| Fusek's double-double lands him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds, while his team beat Inter Bratislava (#5, 10-12) 103-88. It allowed Spisski Rytieri to consolidate first place in the Slovakian league. Spisski Rytieri have a solid 18-4 record. In the team's last game Fusek had a remarkable 77.8% from 2-point range. He turned to be Spisski Rytieri's top player in his first season with the team. Fusek has impressive league stats. He leads league in rebounds with 11.5rpg. Fusek is in league's top in and averages solid 3.1bpg and 76.6% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Jamari Wheeler (185-G-1997) of Prievidza. He is American guard in his first season at Prievidza. In the last game Wheeler recorded impressive 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course he led Prievidza to another comfortable win 85-70 over slightly lower-ranked Handlova (#8, 5-17) being unquestionably team leader. Prievidza's 7th position in the standings has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 7-15 record. Wheeler is a newcomer at Prievidza and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to swingman Elizjah Scott (198-G/F-1999) of Handlova (#8). Scott showcased his all-around game by recording 22 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the last round. Despite Scott's great performance Handlova lost 70-85 to slightly higher-ranked Prievidza (#7, 7-15). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Handlova can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have extremely bad season and 5-17 record places them at the very bottom of the standings. Scott has individually a great season in Slovakia. After 19 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 18.3ppg (5th best), rebounds with 8.7rpg (5th best) and assists with 3.7apg (7th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Peter Vojtek (196-F-1994) of Handlova - 17 points and 10 rebounds 5. Hayden Koval (216-C-1997) of Iskra Svit - 20 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Boris Bojanovsky (217-C-1993) of Levice - 16 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Tavon King (180-PG-1997) of Iskra Svit - 26 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Tomas Zdanavicius (203-C-1996) of Inter Bratislava - 22 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Patrick McGlynn (188-G-1992) of Spisski Rytieri - 18 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Shane Gatling (188-G-1998) of Komarno - 25 points, 3 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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| Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana adds Akay to their roster - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
Akay represented Turkey at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Tel-Aviv (Israel) four years ago. But his stats at that event were not that impressive as he did not score anything. He has played also professionally for other Turkish teams like Dacka and Darussafaka. |
| Liga Nova KBM Round 17: Ilirija beat Helios Suns by two after a very close game - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most exciting game of round 17 in the Liga Nova KBM took place in Ljubljana. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of second-ranked Helios Suns (14-3) to seventh ranked Ilirija (7-10) 79-77 on Friday evening. It was quite big embarassment for the guest team. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Helios Suns. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning the initial quarter 20-16. But Helios Suns won second period 23-20. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Ilirija made 23-of-25 free shots (92.0 percent) during the game. Russian center Aleksandr Shashkov (211-2000) orchestrated the victory by scoring 22 points and 8 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Guard Jaka Klobucar (199-2003) contributed with 14 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Ilirija's coach Sasa Doncic used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The former international forward Blaz Mahkovic (201-1990, agency: Interperformances) answered with 19 points for Helios Suns. Ilirija moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Sentjur. Helios Suns at the other side keep the second position with three games lost. Ilirija is looking forward to face higher ranked Terme Olimia (#5) in Podcetrtek in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Helios Suns will play at home against Sencur Gor. and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Liga Nova KBM top team - Krka (16-1) added another victory to their record. This time they beat sixth ranked Sentjur (7-10) 91-86. Naturalized Croatian point guard Rok Stipcevic (186-1986, agency: PEPI SPORT) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists for the winners and Miha Skedelj chipped in 16 points and 7 rebounds. Forward Tim Tomazic (197-1999) responded with 23 points and 8 assists. Krka maintains first place with 16-1 record. Sentjur lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with ten games lost. They share it with Ilirija. Krka will play against bottom-ranked Zlatorog (#10) in Lasko in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Sentjur will play on the road against Hopsi Polzela (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game in Rogaska Slatina was also quite interesting. 4th placed Terme Olimia (8-9) played at the court of fifth ranked Rogaska (8-9). Rogaska defeated Terme Olimia 102-89 on Monday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Terme Olimia. Urban Durnik nailed 27 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side. Zan Kosic came up with 23 points for Terme Olimia in the defeat. Terme Olimia's coach Davor Brecko rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Rogaska moved-up to fourth place, which they share with defeated Terme Olimia. Rogaska will meet LTH Castings (#9) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Terme Olimia will play against Ilirija (#7) and hope to secure a win. In the last two games of round 17 LTH Castings beat Zlatorog on the road 77-76. Sencur Gor. won against Hopsi Polzela on its own court 76-63. The most impressive performance of 17th round was 28 points and 7 assists by Jure Span of Rogaska. Ilirija - Helios Suns 79-77 The most exciting game of round 17 in the Liga Nova KBM took place in Ljubljana. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of second-ranked Helios Suns (14-3) to seventh ranked Ilirija (7-10) 79-77 on Friday evening. It was quite big embarassment for the guest team. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Helios Suns. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning the initial quarter 20-16. But Helios Suns won second period 23-20. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Ilirija made 23-of-25 free shots (92.0 percent) during the game. Russian center Aleksandr Shashkov (211-2000) orchestrated the victory by scoring 22 points and 8 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Guard Jaka Klobucar (199-2003) contributed with 14 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Ilirija's coach Sasa Doncic used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The former international forward Blaz Mahkovic (201-1990, agency: Interperformances) answered with 19 points and American guard Austin Luke (191-1994, college: Belmont) added 9 points and 8 assists in the effort for Helios Suns. Ilirija moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Sentjur. Helios Suns at the other side keep the second position with three games lost. Ilirija is looking forward to face higher ranked Terme Olimia (#5) in Podcetrtek in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Helios Suns will play at home against Sencur Gor. and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Ilirija: A.Shashkov 22+8reb+3ast, K.Jaka 14+6reb+2ast, O.Anej 10+7reb+2ast, L.Kures 7+2reb+2ast, M.Matic 6+5reb, M.Gorbachov 6+1reb+4ast Helios Suns: B.Mahkovic 19+2reb+1ast, T.Ferme 17+1reb, A.Luke 9+3reb+8ast, L.Buljevic 9+8reb+2ast, D.Tunstall 9, M.Tibor 8+4reb+3ast Zlatorog - LTH Castings 76-77 Everything could happen in Lasko at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked LTH Castings and 10th ranked Zlatorog had identical 4-12 record. But Zlatorog was not able to use a home court advantage and was edged by the opponent from Skofja Loka 77-76 on Friday night. The guests were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Strangely Zlatorog outrebounded LTH Castings 38-22 including a 16-1 advantage in offensive rebounds. American swingman Mario Kegler (201-1997, college: Baylor) nailed 12 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and guard Tilen Jugovic (187-2002) accounted for 11 points and 6 assists. Four LTH Castings players scored in double figures. Guard Jan Copot (199-2001) came up with 23 points and 8 rebounds and naturalized Croatian point guard Daniel Vujasinovic (188-1989) added 20 points and 8 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) respectively for Zlatorog in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Newly promoted LTH Castings maintains ninth place with 5-12 record. Zlatorog lost third consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 13 games lost. LTH Castings will meet at home higher ranked Rogaska (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Zlatorog will play against the league's leader Krka (#1) and will have a slim chance for a victory. Top scorers: LTH Castings: J.Greene 15+1reb, S.Bilic 12+3reb+2ast, M.Kegler 12+8reb+3ast, T.Jugovic 11+2reb+6ast, R.Rodic 9+2reb, M.Cibej 8+2reb+5ast Zlatorog: J.Copot 23+8reb, D.Vujasinovic 20+3reb+8ast, F.Samojlovic 18+1ast, A.Bailey 6+6reb, T.Blaz 4+9reb+2ast, M.Miljkovic 3+9reb+3ast Sentjur - Krka 86-91 Liga Nova KBM top team - Krka (16-1) added another victory to their record. This time they beat sixth ranked Sentjur (7-10) 91-86. It looked good early as Sentjur took a 6-point lead at the end of first quarter. But then Krka had a 19-12 second period charge getting the lead and Sentjur was not able to take back game control losing it eventually 86-91. They outrebounded Sentjur 42-22 including a 30-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Krka players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Naturalized Croatian point guard Rok Stipcevic (186-1986, agency: PEPI SPORT) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists for the winners and the former international Miha Skedelj (201-1999) chipped in 16 points and 7 rebounds. Forward Tim Tomazic (197-1999) responded with 23 points and 8 assists and American point guard Tavian Dunn-Martin (173-1998, college: FGCU) scored 16 points and 6 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Krka maintains first place with 16-1 record. Sentjur lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with ten games lost. They share it with Ilirija. Krka will play against bottom-ranked Zlatorog (#10) in Lasko in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Sentjur will play on the road against Hopsi Polzela (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Krka: R.Stipcevic 16+7reb+12ast, M.Skedelj 16+7reb+1ast, J.Macura 14+4reb+2ast, C.Miha 13+7reb+2ast, R.Spasojevic 9+5reb, M.Vucic 8+5reb+4ast Sentjur: T.Tomazic 23+3reb+8ast, T.Dunn-Martin 16+3reb+6ast, M.Rikalo 11+1reb+2ast, J.Craig 10+7reb, N.Zupan 9+3reb+1ast, S.Glogovac 9+2reb+1ast Sencur Gor. - Hopsi Polzela 76-63 Very expected game when 8th ranked Hopsi Polzela (6-11) lost to third ranked Sencur Gor. (10-7) in Kranj 63-76 on Sunday. It was a very close game until the last quarter, when Sencur Gor.'s pressure prevailed and they won that period 20-14 extending their advantage to 13 points. They dominated down low during the game scoring 42 of its points in the paint compared to Hopsi Polzela's 16. Sencur Gor. forced 21 Hopsi Polzela turnovers and had a 16-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international power forward Dino Muric (201-1990) nailed a double-double by scoring 13 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and American forward Lucas Walford (203-1998, college: St.John's, MN) accounted for 10 points and 9 rebounds. Sencur Gor.'s coach Miljan Pavkovic used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Jaka Pesak (181-2001) came up with 18 points and 5 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) and power forward Jure Besedic (207-1992) added 10 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Hopsi Polzela in the defeat. Four Hopsi Polzela players scored in double figures. Sencur Gor. have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain third place with 10-7 record having six points less than leader Krka. Loser Hopsi Polzela keeps the eighth position with 11 games lost. Sencur Gor. will meet league's second-placed Helios Suns in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Hopsi Polzela will play against Sentjur (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Sencur Gor.: D.Muric 13+10reb+5ast, L.Walford 10+9reb, G.Ozegovic 9+6reb+1ast, A.Hrstic 9+1reb+2ast, R.Luka 9+3reb+1ast, T.Srdjan 8+3reb+2ast Hopsi Polzela: J.Pesak 18+4reb+5ast, I.Goltnik 11+2reb+3ast, J.Besedic 10+7reb+2ast, M.Vasilic 10+5reb+4ast, M.Vranjkovic 7+2reb+1ast, S.Jan 5+1reb Rogaska - Terme Olimia 102-89 The game in Rogaska Slatina was also quite interesting. 4th placed Terme Olimia (8-9) played at the court of fifth ranked Rogaska (8-9). Rogaska defeated Terme Olimia 102-89 on Monday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Terme Olimia. The game was mostly controlled by Rogaska. Terme Olimia managed to win third quarter 30-26. 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. Rogaska looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The former international Urban Durnik (204-1997) nailed 27 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and swingman Jure Span (193-1995, college: USC Upstate, agency: PEPI SPORT) accounted for 28 points and 7 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Zan Kosic (188-1993) came up with 23 points and Bosnian forward Nedzad Muratovic (201-1995) added 14 points and 6 assists respectively for Terme Olimia in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Terme Olimia's coach Davor Brecko rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Rogaska moved-up to fourth place, which they share with defeated Terme Olimia. Rogaska will meet LTH Castings (#9) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Terme Olimia will play against Ilirija (#7) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Rogaska: J.Span 28+2reb+7ast, U.Durnik 27+8reb+6ast, I.Milicevic 15+4reb+3ast, M.Domen 12+6reb+2ast, S.Stas 8+1reb+1ast, P.Tabak 7+3reb+3ast Terme Olimia: Z.Kosic 23+2reb+3ast, S.Atanackovic 15+1reb+2ast, N.Muratovic 14+3reb+6ast, N.Tadic 11+6reb+2ast, S.Gasper 9+3reb+1ast, S.Igor 6+5reb |
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| KBL Round 28: Anyang beats Seoul Thunders by three after a very close game - by Eurobasket News | ||
| Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Tenth-ranked Seoul Thunders (11-27) were very close to win a game against first ranked Anyang (28-10) on Saturday. Anyang managed to secure only three-point victory 64-61. However their fans expected much easier game. Strangely Seoul Thunders outrebounded Anyang 47-26 including a 18-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Anyang made 7 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of American Omari Spellman (207-1997, college: Villanova) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 8 rebounds. The former international guard Junhyeong Byeon (186-1996) contributed with 19 points for the winners. American forward Anthony Morse (206-1994, college: Tenn Tech, agency: SLN) replied with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 16 rebounds for Seoul Thunders. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Anyang have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 28-10 record. Seoul Thunders at the other side stay dead last with 27 lost games. Anyang are looking forward to face Suwon KT (#6) in Busan in the next round where they are favorite. Seoul Thunders will have a break next round. Seventh-ranked Wonju DB (16-19) was very close to win a game against second ranked LG Sakers (24-14) in Changwon. LG Sakers managed to secure only two-point victory 76-74. However their fans expected much easier game. Worth to mention a great performance of Egyptian center Assem Marei (206-1992, college: MSU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points and 17 rebounds and Il-jung Kim who added 17 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side American guard Ethan Alvano (185-1996, college: CSUSM) responded with 19 points and 5 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. LG Sakers have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 24-14 record having four points less than leader Anyang. Wonju DB at the other side keeps the seventh place with 19 games lost. LG Sakers will play against KoGas (#9) in Inchon in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Wonju DB will play on the road against Mobis Phoebus in Ulsan and hopes to get back on the winning track. A very close game took place in Seoul between LG Sakers and Seoul Knights. Second ranked LG Sakers (24-14) got a very close victory on the road over 4th ranked Seoul Knights (21-17). LG Sakers managed to escape with a 3-point win 75-72 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Seoul Knights. The winners were led by Assem Marei who had that evening a double-double by scoring 19 points, 22 rebounds and 5 assists. Even a double-double of 26 points and 13 rebounds by Jameel Warney did not help to save the game for Seoul Knights. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. LG Sakers have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 24-14 record having four points less than leader Anyang. Defending champion Seoul Knights keep the fourth place with 17 games lost. LG Sakers will meet KoGas (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Seoul Knights will play against Mobis Phoebus (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Other games in round 28 were not that significant. Anyang beat Goyang on the road 82-65. Bottom-ranked Seoul Thunders won against Suwon KT on its own court 73-70. Suwon KT managed to outperform KoGas in Busan 76-73. Mobis Phoebus recorded a loss to Goyang at home 82-84. Goyang - Anyang 65-82 No shocking result in a game when first ranked Anyang (28-10) beat 5th ranked Goyang (18-19) in Daegu 82-65 on Thursday. Anyang dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Goyang's 24. Anyang had a 31-19 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by American Omari Spellman (207-1997, college: Villanova) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds and the former international guard Junhyeong Byeon (186-1996) supported him with 26 points, 6 assists and 4 steals (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field). Even a double-double of 10 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists by guard Jin-Yu Kim (188-1994) did not help to save the game for Goyang. American power forward Dedric Lawson (206-1997, college: Kansas) added 10 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Anyang have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 28-10 record. Loser Goyang keeps the fifth place with 19 games lost. Anyang will meet Suwon KT (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. Goyang will play against Seoul Knights and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Goyang: J.Arledge 14+4reb, D.Lawson 10+9reb+5ast, J.Kim 10+11reb+4ast, L.Jung-Hyun 9+4reb+2ast, K.Kim 9+3reb, C.Hanjin 5+5reb+1ast Anyang: J.Byeon 26+3reb+6ast, O.Spellman 22+11reb+2ast, S.Moon 13+9reb+1ast, S.Han 6+1reb+1ast, H.Yang 5+9reb+2ast, J.Jeong-Won 4+1reb+1ast Seoul Thunders - Suwon KT 73-70 There was an upset when higher ranked Suwon KT (17-21) was edged on the road by bottom-ranked Seoul Thunders (11-27) 73-70 on Thursday. Seoul Thunders made 22-of-28 free shots (78.6 percent) during the game. The winners were led by American forward Anthony Morse (206-1994, college: Tenn Tech, agency: SLN) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds and the former international point guard Si-Rae Kim (179-1989) supported him with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Even 19 points and 6 rebounds by the former international forward Hongseok Yang (199-1997) did not help to save the game for Suwon KT. British V.Islands-Indonesian center Lester Prosper (210-1988, college: Old Westbury, agency: YoungGroup Unlimited) added 10 points and 10 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Seoul Thunders maintains tenth position with 11-27 record. Loser Suwon KT keeps the sixth place with 21 games lost. Seoul Thunders will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Suwon KT will play against the league's leader Anyang (#1) having rather not much hope for a victory. Top scorers: Suwon KT: H.Yang 19+6reb+2ast, Y.Ha 15+5reb+3ast, L.Prosper 10+10reb+3ast, S.Jeong 9+1reb+2ast, D.Kim 6+1reb+4ast, D.Ildefonso 4+1reb+1ast Seoul Thunders: A.Morse 21+12reb, H.Lee 16+1reb+2ast, S.Kim 11+5reb+4ast, J.Min-Gug 9+4reb+2ast, D.Lee 5+2reb+3ast, S.Dong-Hyuk 3+2reb+1ast LG Sakers - Wonju DB 76-74 Seventh-ranked Wonju DB (16-19) was very close to win a game against second ranked LG Sakers (24-14) in Changwon. LG Sakers managed to secure only two-point victory 76-74. However their fans expected much easier game. Worth to mention a great performance of Egyptian center Assem Marei (206-1992, college: MSU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points and 17 rebounds and Il-jung Kim who added 17 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Four LG Sakers players scored in double figures. At the losing side American guard Ethan Alvano (185-1996, college: CSUSM) responded with 19 points and 5 assists and the former international forward SangJae Kang (202-1994) scored 17 points. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. LG Sakers have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 24-14 record having four points less than leader Anyang. Wonju DB at the other side keeps the seventh place with 19 games lost. LG Sakers will play against KoGas (#9) in Inchon in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Wonju DB will play on the road against Mobis Phoebus in Ulsan and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Wonju DB: E.Alvano 19+4reb+5ast, S.Kang 17+3reb+3ast, S.Choi 8+5reb, L.Freeman 7+9reb+2ast, M.Thomas 7+6reb+1ast, J.Kim 6+4reb+1ast LG Sakers: Y.Wong-Sang 18+2reb, K.Il-jung 17+5reb+1ast, A.Marei 15+17reb, J.Lee 10+4reb+7ast, D.Cunningham 7+5reb, I.Jeong 5+2reb+3ast Anyang - Seoul Thunders 64-61 Tenth-ranked Seoul Thunders (11-27) were very close to win a game against first ranked Anyang (28-10) on Saturday. Anyang managed to secure only three-point victory 64-61. However their fans expected much easier game. Strangely Seoul Thunders outrebounded Anyang 47-26 including a 18-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Anyang made 7 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of American Omari Spellman (207-1997, college: Villanova) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 8 rebounds. The former international guard Junhyeong Byeon (186-1996) contributed with 19 points for the winners. American forward Anthony Morse (206-1994, college: Tenn Tech, agency: SLN) replied with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 16 rebounds and the former international forward Jung-Hyun Lee (191-1987) added 22 points in the effort for Seoul Thunders. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Anyang have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 28-10 record. Seoul Thunders at the other side stay dead last with 27 lost games. Anyang are looking forward to face Suwon KT (#6) in Busan in the next round where they are favorite. Seoul Thunders will have a break next round. Top scorers: Seoul Thunders: J.Lee 22+2reb+1ast, A.Morse 14+16reb+1ast, J.Min-Gug 8+6reb, S.Kim 7+4reb+5ast, D.Lee 4+2reb+2ast, J.Kim 2+3reb Anyang: O.Spellman 20+8reb, J.Byeon 19+1reb+3ast, P.Jihoon 5+2reb+4ast, D.Monroe 5+2reb+1ast, S.Moon 5+3reb+1ast, S.Oh 4+10reb+3ast KoGas - Suwon KT 73-76 Rather predictable result when sixth ranked Suwon KT (17-21) edged 9th ranked KoGas (13-23) in Inchon 76-73 on Saturday. Suwon KT looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The winners were led by Hungarian-American power forward Jarrod Jones (207-1990, college: Ball St.) who scored that evening 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists and the former international center Yoongi Ha (203-1999) supported him with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Even 23 points and 7 assists by the former international forward Dae-Sung Lee (192-1990, college: BYU-Hawaii) did not help to save the game for KoGas. The former international forward Dae-Heon Lee (198-1992) added 15 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Suwon KT maintains sixth position with 17-21 record. KoGas lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 23 games lost. Suwon KT will meet at home league's leader Anyang in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. KoGas will play against the league's second-placed LG Sakers (#2) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: KoGas: D.Lee 23+4reb+7ast, H.Jeong 16+2reb, D.Lee 15+5reb+2ast, M.Holloway 8+6reb+1ast, D.Scott 6+3reb, S.Seung-Min 3+1reb+1ast Suwon KT: H.Yang 22+3reb+3ast, J.Jones 19+7reb+6ast, Y.Ha 17+10reb+3ast, J.Park 7+2reb+1ast, S.Jeong 4+2ast, D.Lee 2+2reb Mobis Phoebus - Goyang 82-84 There was a minor upset when 3rd ranked Mobis Phoebus (22-16) were edged by fifth ranked Goyang (18-19) in Ulsan 84-82 on Saturday. Strangely Mobis Phoebus outrebounded Goyang 43-24 including a 25-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. The winners were led by American power forward Dedric Lawson (206-1997, college: Kansas) who scored that evening 30 points and 8 rebounds and the former international Lee Jung-Hyun (190-1999) supported him with 15 points and 6 assists. Even 21 points and 7 rebounds by American forward Gaige Prim (203-1999, college: Missouri St.) did not help to save the game for Mobis Phoebus. The former international forward Woosuk Lee (196-1999) added 15 points for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Mobis Phoebus' coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Goyang maintains fifth position with 18-19 record. Loser Mobis Phoebus keep the third place with 16 games lost. Goyang will meet higher ranked Seoul Knights (#4) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Mobis Phoebus will play against Seoul Knights and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Mobis Phoebus: G.Prim 21+7reb+3ast, L.Woosuk 15+2reb+3ast, S.Myeong-jin 12+3reb+4ast, J.Jang 11+5reb+3ast, T.Kim 6+4reb+2ast, H.Sims 6+9reb Goyang: D.Lawson 30+8reb+2ast, S.Jeon 20+2reb+2ast, L.Jung-Hyun 15+4reb+6ast, K.Kim 12+3reb, A.Wook 6+1reb+1ast, J.Kim 1+4reb+2ast Seoul Knights - LG Sakers 72-75 A very close game took place in Seoul between LG Sakers and Seoul Knights. Second ranked LG Sakers (24-14) got a very close victory on the road over 4th ranked Seoul Knights (21-17). LG Sakers managed to escape with a 3-point win 75-72 on Wednesday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Seoul Knights. The winners were led by Egyptian center Assem Marei (206-1992, college: MSU) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 19 points, 22 rebounds and 5 assists and Filipino guard Kwan-Hee Lee (190-1988) supported him with 20 points. Even a double-double of 26 points and 13 rebounds by American center Jameel Warney (203-1994, college: Stony Brook) did not help to save the game for Seoul Knights. The former international guard Sunh-Yung Kim (187-1988) added 20 points for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. LG Sakers have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 24-14 record having four points less than leader Anyang. Defending champion Seoul Knights keep the fourth place with 17 games lost. LG Sakers will meet KoGas (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Seoul Knights will play against Mobis Phoebus (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Seoul Knights: J.Warney 26+13reb+3ast, S.Kim 20+3reb+3ast, O.Jae-Hyun 8+7reb+1ast, J.Choi 8+4reb+5ast, I.Heo 5+4reb, C.Sung-Won 3+1reb+3ast LG Sakers: K.Lee 20+3reb+1ast, A.Marei 19+22reb+5ast, D.Lim 11+2reb+1ast, H.Jeong 8+4reb+4ast, Y.Wong-Sang 4+1ast, J.Kim 4+4reb+2ast |
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| Viktor Kovacevic claims Spanish LEB Silver Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The forward had the game-high 25 points adding seven rebounds and six assists for Palma in his team's victory, helping them to beat Mollet (#14, 4-14) 101-86. Palma maintains the 5th position in their group in Spanish LEB Silver. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Palma will need more victories to improve their 11-7 record. In the team's last game Kovacevic had a remarkable 84.6% from 2-point range. He turned to be Palma's top player in his first season with the team. Viktor Kovacevic averages this season 12.3ppg and 6.6rpg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Senegalese forward Omar Lo (206-F-1997) of Ponferrada. Lo impressed basketball fans with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Bad luck as Ponferrada lost that game 76-87 to slightly higher-ranked Algeciras (#5, 11-7). Ponferrada managed to keep the same 6th spot in West. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 9-9 record is not bad and everything may still change. Lo is a newcomer at Ponferrada 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 13.6ppg (#4). He also registered 5.9 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was another Palma's star - Montenegrin Milan Suskavcevic (209-C-1997). Suskavcevic scored 23 points and grabbed ten rebounds. He was another key player of Palma, helping his team with a 101-86 easy win against the lower-ranked Mollet (#14, 4-14). Palma needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams in East. Their record at this point is 11 victories and 7 lost games. Suskavcevic has a very solid season. In 13 games in Spain he scored 8.2ppg. He also has 5.9rpg and FGP: 57.9%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Joe Cremo (193-G-1996) of Burgos - 22 points and 3 assists 5. Jorge Lafuente (197-F-1991) of Huesca - 11 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists 6. Antonio Burgos (201-PF-2000) of Benicarlo - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Evan Yates (198-F-1991) of Zamora - 17 points and 11 rebounds 8. Andre Norris (203-G/F-1994) of Clavijo - 21 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Pol Molins (195-PG-1999) of Menorca - 22 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Gonzalo Bressan (205-C-2001) of Godella - 17 points, 10 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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| Spanish LEB Gold round 20 best performance: Justin Jaworski - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 23-year old player was the main contributor (30 points and two assists) to his team's victory, helping them to outclass Cantabria (#10, 9-11) with 26-point margin 96-70. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings. Gipuzkoa maintains the 9th position in Spanish LEB Gold. Gipuzkoa 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 11-9 record. In the team's last game Jaworski had a remarkable 57.1% from 2-point range and got six three-pointers out of 9 attempts. He turned to be Gipuzkoa's top player in his first season with the team. Former Lafayette College star has very solid stats this year. Jaworski is in league's top in points (2nd best: 19.0ppg) and averages impressive 56.1% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was another Gipuzkoa's star - young Croatian Mario Delas (207-F/C-1990). Delas had a very good evening with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course together with Jaworski he helped Gipuzkoa with another comfortable win outscoring slightly lower-ranked Cantabria (#10, 9-11) 96-70. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Gipuzkoa keeps 9th position. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 11-9 record is not bad and everything may still change. Delas is well-known at Gipuzkoa and together with Justin Jaworski are proven team's leaders. Third on the list of top players last round was Eduard Gatell (206-C/F-1989) of Alicante (#7). Gatell scored 16 points and grabbed fourteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Alicante, leading his team to a 80-68 win against the lower-ranked Caceres (#14, 6-14). Alicante needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 13 victories and 7 lost games. Gatell has a great season in Spain. After 20 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 6.1rpg (8th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Remu Raitanen (206-F-1997) of Albacete - 25 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Johnny Dee (183-PG-1992) of Andorra - 24 points and 4 assists 6. Fahrudin Manjgafic (207-PF-1997) of Ourense - 24 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Felipe Dos Anjos (218-C-1998) of Andorra - 18 points and 7 rebounds 8. Sergio De La Fuente (198-C-1989) of Valladolid - 16 points and 8 rebounds 9. Gonzalo Corbalan (193-F-2002) of Burgos - 20 points and 4 rebounds 10. Sean Smith (204-F-1995) of Estudiantes - 10 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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| Recap of latest EBA games - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. Eighth-ranked Santurtzi (7-9) made lots of trouble for second ranked Getxo (12-4) on Saturday. The visitors from Getxo managed to secure only three-point victory 71-68. However their fans expected much easier game. Getxo outrebounded Santurtzi 48-35 including 35 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was center Asier Gonzalez (198-2000) who had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 23 rebounds. Guard Ander Fernandez (193-1994) chipped in 13 points. Forward Imanol Artinano (203-1995, college: ABU) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 15 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) for the hosts. Santurtzi's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Getxo have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain second place with 12-4 record having four points less than leader Huelva CD, which they share with 4 other teams. Santurtzi at the other side keeps the eighth position with nine games lost. They share it with 7 other teams. Getxo is looking forward to face Cantbasket (#6) in Santander in the next round. Santurtzi will play on the road against Tabirako in Durango and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win. Important game to mention about took place in Leon. Eleventh ranked Betanzos (6-10) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging second-ranked La Leonesa (12-4) 88-85 on Saturday evening. It was quite big embarassment for the home team. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of La Leonesa. Daniel Martin (187-1997) orchestrated the victory by scoring 28 points and 8 assists. Joseph Smoyer contributed with 16 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Argentinian swingman Federico Copes (199-2002) answered with 24 points and 6 assists for La Leonesa. La Leonesa's coach let to play ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Betanzos moved-up to ninth place, which they share with 3 other teams. La Leonesa at the other side keeps the second position with four games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Betanzos will play against Ourense (#9) at home in the next round. La Leonesa will play against Marin (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. A very close game took place in Murcia between Infante and Archena. Seventh ranked Infante (8-7) got a very close victory on the road over 3rd placed Archena (11-5). Infante managed to escape with a 3-point win 79-76 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Archena. Alvaro Bernal stepped up and scored 11 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Infante's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Juan Ballesta responded with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Infante moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 5 other teams. Loser Archena keeps the third position with five games lost. They share it with Mondragon and UAF Lucentum. Infante will meet at home Calpe (#9) in the next round. Archena will play against Begastri (#11) in Cehegin and hope to secure a win. Other games of round 17 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Mondragon defeated Pas Pielagos in a road game 75-70. LBC Cocinas beat Easo at home 82-69. Burgos Nissan was destroyed by Cantbasket on the opponent's court 98-69. Valladolid unfortunately lost to Tabirako in a home game 60-73. Filipenses managed to beat Bilbao on the road 75-66. Ardoi was defeated by Solares on its own court 69-75. La Flecha was smashed by Marin in a road game 91-64. Winless Covadonga lost to Obradoiro S. at home 85-97. Porrino unfortunately lost to Gijon on the opponent's court 55-73. Xiria managed to beat Gijon Basket in a home game 77-62. Estrada was crushed by Avila on the road 42-72. Ourense was beaten by Chantada on its own court 61-73. Tenerife Naut. lost to Aridane in Los Llanos 64-74. Rivas managed to outperform Zentro Basket at home 75-71. La Solana recorded a loss to Santa Cruz on the opponent's court 96-90. Socuellamos crushed Estudio in a home game 80-56. Daimiel beat Majadahonda on the road 71-65. Alcala lost to Getafe on its own court 71-76. Real Madrid 2 outscored SBA in a road game 105-48. Pozuelo managed to beat Boadilla at home 74-69. Guimar was defeated by Estudiantes B on the opponent's court 77-60. La Matanza beat Fuenlabrada 2 in a home game 90-77. Tobarra won against Valsequillo on the road 91-77. Quintanar lost to undefeated Alcobendas on its own court 77-94. Guadalajara was rolled over Chlorella in a road game 61-86. BT Madrid was defeated by Pinto Basket at home 65-69. Girona B was beaten by Sol Girones on the opponent's court 67-59. Almozara was destroyed by Vic in a home game 41-87. Winless Agora Portals was outscored by Mataro Parc on the road 74-40. Martorell recorded a loss to Alfinden on its own court 88-102. Mataro UE defeated Azulejos in a road game 70-62. Llucmajor beat Castelldefels at home 78-66. Joventut 2 destroyed Quart-Germans C on the opponent's court 81-57. Igualada was outscored by Santfeliuenc in a home game 55-85. Tarragona managed to beat Helios on the road 64-58. Granollers defeated Navas on its own court 73-60. SESE was beaten by Barca 2 in Barcelona 69-52. Martinenc lost to Roser at home 74-85. Olivar managed to outperform Pinta Castell on the opponent's court 76-68. Valls rolled over Esparreguera in a home game 79-54. Eurogaza was crushed by Almeria on the road 79-51. CAM E.Soler 2 smashed Murgi on its own court 115-75. La Zubia lost to Unicaja-Andalucia in Malaga 67-75. Marbella managed to outperform Jaen at home 77-66. El Pinar recorded a loss to Benahavis on the opponent's court 72-64. Oh!Tels ULB defeated Novaschool in a home game 73-66. Eurogaza was smashed by Almeria on the road 79-51. Cimbis lost to Torta del Casar on its own court 52-68. Huelva Com. outscored Moraleja in a road game 106-68. Corazon managed to beat Aljaraque at home 92-87. Badajoz defeated Real Betis 2 on the opponent's court 80-64. Gymnastica was smashed by Dos Hermanas in a home game 65-85. CBSFDO lost to undefeated Huelva CD on the road 60-76. Jovens was outscored by Torrent on its own court 54-74. Alginet B was rolled over Aldaia in a road game 73-51. Manises-Quart defeated Valencia 2 at home 69-54. Castello 2 was beaten by Lliria on the opponent's court 79-71. Picken Claret destroyed Sueca in a home game 88-65. Esportiu outscored Tabernes on the road 90-68. Puerto Sagunto managed to beat Paterna on its own court 58-56. Winless Jorge Juan was crushed by UAF Lucentum in Alicante 83-43. Carolinas was smashed by Murcia 2 at home 55-87. Benidorm won against Calpe on the opponent's court 78-65. Molina unfortunately lost to Gandia in a home game 57-75. Ontinet managed to beat Caja Rural on the road 63-59. Joventut 2 crushed Agora Portals on its own court 89-65. The best stats of 17th round was 17 points by Conrad Martinez of Joventut 2. Group A-APas Pielagos - Mondragon 70-75There was no surprise in Renedo de Pielagos where 13th ranked Pas Pielagos (4-12) was defeated by third ranked Mondragon (11-5) 75-70 on Sunday. Power forward Martin Buesa (204-1988) stepped up and scored 18 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and guard Joseba Estalayo (188-1996) chipped in 14 points. Point guard Mario Solorzano (188-2001) responded with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Pablo Fernandez (201-2000) scored 15 points and 5 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Mondragon maintains third place with 11-5 record having five points less than leader Huelva CD, which they share with Archena and UAF Lucentum. Pas Pielagos lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the eleventh position with 12 games lost. They share it with Begastri. Mondragon will meet at home Ardoi (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Pas Pielagos will play against the league's leader LBC Cocinas in Logrono and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Mondragon: M.Buesa 18+9reb+2ast, J.Estalayo 14+4reb+3ast, L.Aitzol 11+7reb, A.Acha 10+7reb+1ast, M.Balanzategui 9+3reb+4ast, I.Orue-Mazaga 7+9reb Pas Pielagos: M.Solorzano 15+5reb+4ast, P.Fernandez 15+5reb+2ast, C.Josep 14+7reb+1ast, L.Gomez 10+6reb+1ast, R.Gomez 8+9reb, R.Tammet 6+10reb+1ast LBC Cocinas - Easo 82-69 No shocking result in a game in Logrono where leader LBC Cocinas (16-0) defeated 3rd placed Easo (10-6) 82-69 on Saturday. LBC Cocinas looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Forward Joan Tomas (202-1992) stepped up and scored 18 points for the winners and power forward Javier Lacunza (203-1994, college: FAU) chipped in 15 points and 7 assists. Point guard Inigo de la Hera (185-1999) responded with 14 points and 6 rebounds and center Andres Zabaleta (200-1994) scored 11 points and 9 rebounds. Five LBC Cocinas and four Easo players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the sixteenth consecutive win for LBC Cocinas. They maintain first place with 16-0 record. Loser Easo keeps the third position with six games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. LBC Cocinas will meet at home Pas Pielagos (#13) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Easo will play against Burgos Nissan (#7) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: LBC Cocinas: J.Tomas 18+4reb+3ast, E.Silva 15+4reb+3ast, J.Lacunza 15+2reb+7ast, O.Lawrence 10+8reb+1ast, B.Gago 10+3reb+6ast, C.Knowles 7+1reb Easo: d.la Hera Inigo 14+6reb+1ast, G.Etxezarreta 12+4reb+2ast, A.Zabaleta 11+9reb+1ast, E.Inaki 11+6reb+3ast, M.Inigo 8+4reb+2ast, O.Pablo 6+1reb+1ast Cantbasket - Burgos Nissan 98-69 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Santander where 6th ranked Burgos Nissan (8-8) was rolled over by seventh ranked Cantbasket (8-8) 98-69 on Saturday. Cantbasket made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 22 Burgos Nissan turnovers. They shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 52.2 percentage. Cantbasket looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American power forward Cordell Pemsl (203-1997, college: Virginia Tech) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 21 rebounds for the winners and forward Alvaro Reyes (201-1997, college: MSU Denver) chipped in 14 points. Four Cantbasket players scored in double figures. Point guard Angel Infante (180-1998) responded with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and DR Congolese center Mike Mukendi (205-2004) scored 19 points and 7 rebounds. Cantbasket moved-up to sixth place, which they share with 6 other teams including defeated Burgos Nissan. Burgos Nissan lost their fourth game in a row. Cantbasket will meet league's second-placed Getxo on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Burgos Nissan will play against Easo (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Cantbasket: C.Pemsl 32+21reb+3ast, R.Adrian 14+2ast, A.Reyes 14+4reb+1ast, A.Jonsson 11+2reb+3ast, F.Ruesga 7+1reb+7ast, O.Jorge 7+4reb+5ast Burgos Nissan: M.Mike 19+7reb, A.Infante 15+5reb+7ast, E.Carpintero 13+5reb+1ast, M.Sergio 5+1reb+1ast, G.Manuel 5+1reb, D.Segura 5+5reb+1ast Santurtzi - Getxo 68-71 Eighth-ranked Santurtzi (7-9) made lots of trouble for second ranked Getxo (12-4) on Saturday. The visitors from Getxo managed to secure only three-point victory 71-68. However their fans expected much easier game. Getxo outrebounded Santurtzi 48-35 including 35 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was center Asier Gonzalez (198-2000) who had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 23 rebounds. Guard Ander Fernandez (193-1994) chipped in 13 points. Four Getxo players scored in double figures. Forward Imanol Artinano (203-1995, college: ABU) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 15 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) and guard Bingen Perez (175-2001) added 19 points respectively for the hosts. Santurtzi's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Getxo have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain second place with 12-4 record having four points less than leader Huelva CD, which they share with 4 other teams. Santurtzi at the other side keeps the eighth position with nine games lost. They share it with 7 other teams. Getxo is looking forward to face Cantbasket (#6) in Santander in the next round. Santurtzi will play on the road against Tabirako in Durango and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win. Top scorers: Getxo: G.Asier 17+23reb+1ast, F.Ander 13+3reb+2ast, C.Palacio 12+4reb, C.Gil 12+2reb, D.Val Nahuel 8+5reb+2ast, F.Mikel 4+3reb+2ast Santurtzi: I.Artinano 21+15reb, P.Bingen 19+1reb+2ast, P.Albisu 8+2reb, M.Zamora 7+3reb+3ast, X.Vega 5+3reb+1ast, H.Gonzalo 4+2reb Valladolid - Tabirako 60-73 Rather predictable result when twelfth ranked Tabirako (6-10) beat on the road 14th ranked Valladolid (2-14) 73-60 on Sunday. Guard Xabier Arroitajauregui (180-1997) stepped up and scored 19 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and Mohamed Ndong (196-1999) chipped in 11 points and 8 rebounds. Four Tabirako players scored in double figures. Forward Inigo Mayorga (194-2003) responded with 12 points and Pablo Martin (199-2001) scored 9 points and 6 rebounds. Valladolid's coach gave the chance to play for twelve players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Tabirako moved-up to ninth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Valladolid at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the fourteenth position with 14 games lost. Tabirako will meet at home Santurtzi (#9) in the next round. Valladolid will play against Filipenses (#10) in Palencia and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Tabirako: X.Arroitajauregui 19+6reb+2ast, N.Mohamed 11+8reb, E.Enaitz 10+2reb+1ast, A.Markel 10+2reb+3ast, C.Aitor 8+1reb, J.Aldecoa-Otalora 8+4reb+1ast Valladolid: M.Inigo 12+4reb+1ast, R.Guillermo 9+5reb+1ast, M.Pablo 9+6reb, G.Juan 6+8reb, d.Castro Alejandro 5+2reb, A.Alejandro 4+2reb Bilbao - Filipenses 66-75 There was an upset when higher ranked Bilbao (9-7) was defeated at home by tenth ranked Filipenses (7-9) 75-66 on Saturday. Filipenses dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Bilbao's 28. Argentinian-Italian guard Silvano Merlo (193-2002) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners and David Paniagua (197-2000) chipped in 26 points and 7 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Four Filipenses players scored in double figures. Point guard Aiert Velasco (181-2004) responded with 18 points and guard Inigo Pedrosa (185-2002) scored 9 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Filipenses moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 7 other teams. Bilbao lost their third game in a row. Bilbao at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the fifth position with seven games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Filipenses will meet at home Valladolid (#14) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Bilbao will play against Solares (#8) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Filipenses: D.Paniagua 26+7reb+1ast, M.Silvano 18+10reb+8ast, T.Jaime 11+1reb, N.Papa 10+9reb+2ast, R.Francisco 5+2reb, C.Ioel 2 Bilbao: V.Aiert 18+3reb+2ast, S.Elvis 10+2reb, S.Eneko 10+1reb+1ast, D.Castro Kepa 9+6reb+1ast, P.Inigo 9+6reb+3ast, C.Iker 4+4reb+1ast Ardoi - Solares 69-75 Everything went according to plan in Zizur Mayor where tenth ranked Solares (7-9) won against 12th ranked Ardoi (5-11) 75-69 on Sunday. Diego Garcia (192-2000) stepped up and scored 24 points for the winners and point guard Jon Pena (184-1997) chipped in 12 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Point guard Pau Elso (186-2002) responded with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists and center Ignacio Vicuna (200-1996) scored 14 points and 8 rebounds. Ardoi's coach gave the chance to play for ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Solares moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 7 other teams. Loser Ardoi dropped to the eleventh position with 11 games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Solares will meet at home higher ranked Bilbao (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Ardoi will play against Mondragon (#3) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Solares: G.Diego 24+4reb+2ast, S.Garcia 16+7reb+3ast, J.Pena 12+9reb+8ast, S.Martin Joel 6+9reb+1ast, J.Sargent 6+11reb+2ast, B.Jose 5+1reb Ardoi: E.Pau 16+6reb+8ast, V.Ignacio 14+8reb+2ast, M.Ariztimuno 12+8reb, A.Garcia 6+10reb+1ast, M.Jon 6+4reb+2ast, A.Ander 6+3reb+2ast Group A-BLa Leonesa - Betanzos 85-88Important game to mention about took place in Leon. Eleventh ranked Betanzos (6-10) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging second-ranked La Leonesa (12-4) 88-85 on Saturday evening. It was quite big embarassment for the home team. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of La Leonesa. Betanzos players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Daniel Martin (187-1997) orchestrated the victory by scoring 28 points and 8 assists. American power forward Joseph Smoyer (211-1998, college: Chaminade) contributed with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Argentinian swingman Federico Copes (199-2002) answered with 24 points and 6 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) and power forward Fernando Revilla (203-2001) added 13 points and 14 rebounds in the effort for La Leonesa. Four La Leonesa players scored in double figures. La Leonesa's coach let to play ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Betanzos moved-up to ninth place, which they share with 3 other teams. La Leonesa at the other side keeps the second position with four games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Betanzos will play against Ourense (#9) at home in the next round. La Leonesa will play against Marin (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Betanzos: D.Martin 28+3reb+8ast, M.Rozas 18+4reb+2ast, J.Smoyer 16+14reb+1ast, F.Brezo 9+1reb, J.Abelleira 8+6reb+5ast, G.Pereiro 7+2reb+3ast La Leonesa: C.Federico 24+4reb+6ast, M.Dominguez 18+7reb+1ast, F.Revilla 13+14reb+2ast, B.Diego 11+2reb+1ast, L.Rodrigo 8+5reb+1ast, A.David 6+3reb Marin - La Flecha 91-64 There was no surprise when 12th ranked La Flecha (3-13) was crushed on the road by fourth ranked Marin (12-4) 91-64 on Saturday. Marin made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 La Flecha turnovers. American forward Dramel Hogan (194-1989, college: Rochester, MI) stepped up and scored 14 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import guard Zach Monaghan (188-1992, college: MSU) chipped in 19 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Five Marin players scored in double figures. Enrique Gutierrez responded with 13 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Alberto Martinez (174-2000) scored 11 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Marin moved-up to second place, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser La Flecha keeps the twelfth position with 13 games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Marin will meet at home La Leonesa (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. La Flecha will play against Obradoiro S. (#6) in Santiago de Compostela and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Marin: Z.Monaghan 19+5ast, K.van Wijk 15+4reb, D.Hogan 14+9reb+2ast, J.Dominguez 11+8reb+3ast, J.Castro 10+4reb+3ast, A.Hector 6+2reb+1ast La Flecha: G.Enrique 13+6reb, M.Alberto 11+5reb+2ast, M.Lopez 9+4reb+1ast, A.Estany 9+3reb, Y.Francisco 7+3reb, B.Daniel 5 Covadonga - Obradoiro S. 85-97 No shocking result in a game in Gijon where sixth ranked Obradoiro S. (9-7) defeated bottom-ranked Covadonga (0-16) 97-85 on Sunday. They outrebounded Covadonga 43-28 including 31 on the defensive glass. Argentinian forward Juan Bocca (198-2005) stepped up and scored 22 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners and center Serigne Niang (202-2001) chipped in 12 points and 8 rebounds. Point guard Pelayo Garcia (186-1995) responded with 11 points and 5 assists and center Pablo Santiago (200-1999) scored 14 points and 5 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Obradoiro S. moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 5 other teams. Covadonga lost their sixteenth game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings with 16 games lost. They share the position with Agora Portals and Jorge Juan. Obradoiro S. will meet at home La Flecha (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Covadonga will play against Porrino and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Obradoiro S.: B.Juan 22+2reb, T.Carlos 14+7reb+1ast, P.Vazquez Santiago 14+7reb, N.Serigne 12+8reb+3ast, M.Diego 8+3reb, M.Paz 6+4reb+3ast Covadonga: S.Pablo 14+5reb+1ast, A.Adeba 13+2reb+1ast, C.Diego 12+2reb+1ast, N.Juan 11+5reb, P.Garcia 11+4reb+5ast, G.Alejandro 9+5reb+2ast Gijon - Porrino 73-55 Very expected game when 9th ranked Porrino (7-9) was defeated on the road by third ranked Gijon (13-3) 73-55 on Saturday. Gijon outrebounded Porrino 44-29 including a 31-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Montenegrin power forward Milo Vukcevic (200-1996) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and guard Alan Morchon (188-1999) chipped in 14 points. Point guard Lucas Vaquero (185-1989) responded with 9 points and Mourtala Ka (203-2003) scored 6 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Gijon. They moved-up to second place. Porrino lost their fifth game in a row. They dropped to the eighth position with nine games lost. They share it with 7 other teams. Gijon's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Gijon to the arena Gijon Basket. Top scorers: Gijon: M.Vukcevic 19+11reb+1ast, A.Morchon 14+3reb+2ast, H.Bartolome 10+4reb+2ast, J.Lucas 8+9reb, M.Diagne 5+1reb, S.Gacic 5+1reb+1ast Porrino: L.Vaquero 9+4reb+2ast, B.Iker 8, C.Javier 7+2reb+2ast, K.Mourtala 6+8reb, J.Roman 6+3reb+1ast, G.Inigo 6+2reb+3ast Xiria - Gijon Basket 77-62 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams in Carballo where eighth ranked Xiria (8-8) beat 7th ranked Gijon Basket (8-8) 77-62 on Saturday. Xiria made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Xiria outrebounded Gijon Basket 44-30 including a 37-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Guard Pau Isern (189-2001, agency: Promo Sport ID) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and forward Ruben Rey (198-1993) chipped in 10 points and 6 rebounds. Xiria's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Center Sergio Martinez (208-1992) responded with 14 points and 8 rebounds and American-Senegalese forward Cheikh Kebe (206-1997, college: FMU) scored 6 points and 8 rebounds. Xiria moved-up to sixth place, which they share with 6 other teams including defeated Gijon Basket. Xiria will meet Estrada (#13) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Gijon Basket's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Gijon Gijon. Top scorers: Xiria: I.Pau 19+10reb+4ast, R.Rey 10+6reb+1ast, A.Comendeiro 9+7reb+1ast, I.Alejandro 8+3reb+1ast, P.Lopez-Pizarro 7+3reb+4ast, B.Andrija 7+5reb+1ast Gijon Basket: G.Miguel 14+1reb, S.Martinez 14+8reb, D.Sanchez 8+1reb+2ast, S.Fernando 7+4reb+1ast, C.Kebe 6+8reb+1ast, C.Suarez 6+2reb+3ast Avila - Estrada 72-42 Not a big story in a game when 13th ranked Estrada (3-13) was outplayed on the road by fifth ranked Avila (10-6) 72-42 on Saturday. Avila outrebounded Estrada 53-33 including a 21-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Argentinian forward Alejo Maggi (203-2002) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and Adrian Froufe (194-2003) chipped in 16 points and 6 rebounds. Guard Fernando Bello (198-2003) responded with 18 points and 5 rebounds and center Luis Garcia (200-1992) scored 4 points and 10 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. The victory was the eighth consecutive win for Avila. They moved-up to third place, which they share with 4 other teams. Estrada lost their third game in a row. Newly promoted team dropped to the twelfth position with 13 games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Avila will meet league's leader Chantada on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Estrada will play against Xiria (#7) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Avila: F.Adrian 16+6reb+2ast, A.Maggi 12+11reb+1ast, J.Luis Ibanez 9+1reb+1ast, A.Garcia 9+6reb+1ast, S.Serrato 5+7reb+1ast, A.Izquierdo 5 Estrada: B.Fernando 18+5reb+1ast, A.Pacheco 8+3reb+2ast, S.Francisco 6+5reb, B.Juan 4+3reb, G.Luis 4+10reb+2ast, L.Pablo 2+6reb+1ast Ourense - Chantada 61-73 Everything went according to plan when first ranked Chantada (14-2) won against on the road 9th ranked Ourense (7-9) 73-61 on Sunday. Chantada forced 19 Ourense turnovers. Daniel Stefanuto (197-1999, agency: Helping Ballers) stepped up and scored 22 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and center Alberto Diaz (209-1998) chipped in 10 points and 9 rebounds. Chantada's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Manuel Varela (182-2001) responded with 17 points and Romanian Gabriel Preotu (188-2001) scored 12 points and 6 rebounds. Four Ourense players scored in double figures. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Chantada. They maintain first place with 14-2 record, which they share with Vic and Mataro UE. Loser Ourense dropped to the eighth position with nine games lost. They share it with 7 other teams. Chantada will meet at home Avila (#5) in the next round. Ourense will play against Betanzos and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Chantada: S.Daniel 22+9reb+1ast, C.Noguerol 11+1reb+6ast, A.Diaz 10+9reb+1ast, A.Senghor 9+4reb+1ast, C.Iglesias 7+7reb+1ast, A.Gomez 6 Ourense: V.Manuel 17+3reb+3ast, V.Isaac 14+3reb+2ast, P.Gabriel 12+6reb+2ast, P.Martin 10+2reb+3ast, D.Guerra 4+5reb, V.Marco 3+8reb+1ast Group B-AAridane - Tenerife Naut. 74-64Everything could happen in Los Llanos at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked Aridane and 8th ranked Tenerife Naut. had identical 7-7 record. This time Aridane used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Santa Cruz 74-64 on Saturday night. Oriol Balsells (187-1995) stepped up and scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and point guard Alejandro Orozco (189-2004) chipped in 20 points. Forward Javier Herreros (198-1994) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and swingman Imobach Gonzalez (193-1993) scored 13 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Aridane (8-7) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 5 other teams. Tenerife Naut. lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Aridane will meet Zentro Basket (#7) in the next round. Tenerife Naut. will play against SBA in Madrid and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Aridane: O.Alejandro 20+4reb+1ast, B.Oriol 17+5reb+4ast, C.Philippe 10+10reb+1ast, O.Gonzalo 6+3reb+1ast, G.Pau 6+1reb, V.Perez 5+2reb Tenerife Naut.: J.Herreros 19+10reb, I.Gonzalez 13+4reb+3ast, S.Vladyslav 7+6reb, R.Samuel 6, J.Del Pino 6+3reb+1ast, A.Pilan 5+3reb+3ast Rivas - Zentro Basket 75-71 Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both fifth ranked Rivas and 6th ranked Zentro Basket had identical 8-6 record. This time Rivas used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Madrid 75-71 on Saturday night. Forward Miguel Young (200-1990) stepped up and scored 20 points for the winners and power forward Angel Gomez (197-1987) chipped in 18 points. Mexican forward Victor Valdes (196-2004) responded with 13 points and 5 rebounds and Mali center Amadou Doumbia (208-2005) scored 12 points and 8 rebounds. Four Zentro Basket players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Rivas. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Zentro Basket dropped to the fifth position with seven games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Rivas will meet La Solana (#12) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Zentro Basket will play against Aridane (#8) and hope to secure a win and be promoted back to the LEB Silver just one year after relegation. Top scorers: Rivas: M.Young 20+3reb+2ast, A.Gomez 18+4reb+1ast, I.Sharif 10+6reb, D.Avila 8+5reb+3ast, D.Colado 6+4reb+6ast, B.Claudiu-Ruben 4+4reb Zentro Basket: S.Daniil 13+4reb+1ast, V.Victor 13+5reb+3ast, D.Amadou 12+8reb, M.Elias 10+2reb, F.Hector 8+2reb+1ast, S.Lucas 8+4reb Santa Cruz - La Solana 96-90 There was a minor upset in La Palma where 11th ranked La Solana (4-11) was defeated by thirteenth ranked Santa Cruz (4-11) 96-90 on Sunday. Santa Cruz looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Santa Cruz made 7 blocks. American Romeo Smith (201-1995, college: Missouri Valley) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks for the winners and Turkish forward Erkam Kiris (203-1998, college: Davis & Elkins) chipped in 14 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists. Santa Cruz's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Mario Garcia responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds and naturalized Dominican guard Sdenry Gonzalez (187-2002) scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Santa Cruz and four La Solana players scored in double figures. Santa Cruz moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with defeated La Solana. Santa Cruz will meet Estudio (#13) in the next round. La Solana will play against Rivas and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Santa Cruz: R.Smith 27+11reb+2ast, E.Kiris 14+14reb+5ast, B.Bangoura 13+1reb+3ast, P.Gabriel 11+7reb+3ast, D.Edgar 10+4reb+2ast, J.Joel 6+2reb+4ast La Solana: D.Dario 21+9reb, S.Gonzalez 20+7reb+4ast, G.Mario 19+11reb+2ast, A.Talamino 17+2reb+3ast, G.Jesus 5+4reb+1ast, C.Carlos 4+4reb+3ast Socuellamos - Estudio 80-56 Very predictable result when second ranked Socuellamos (12-3) outscored at home 12th ranked Estudio (3-11) 80-56 on Saturday. Socuellamos dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Estudio's 30. Socuellamos forced 22 Estudio turnovers. Naturalized Colombian power forward Jhan Paul Mejia (206-1994, college: Charleston, agency: Helping Ballers) stepped up and scored 18 points and 7 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners and guard Jordi Bergada (188-1999) chipped in 20 points. Four Socuellamos players scored in double figures. Simion Mancebo (200-1994) responded with 24 points and 6 rebounds and swingman Jehicob Martinez (193) scored 8 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. Socuellamos maintains second place with 12-3 record having five points less than leader Huelva CD, which they share with Llucmajor. Loser Estudio dropped to the ninth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Real Betis 2 and CAM E.Soler 2. Socuellamos will meet Daimiel (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Estudio will play against Santa Cruz (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Socuellamos: J.Bergada 20+3reb, J.Paul Mejia 18+7reb+3ast, P.Nakidjim 13+5reb+1ast, T.Adrian 11+3reb, K.Kutta 8+4reb+2ast, G.Rodriguez 4 Estudio: S.Mancebo 24+6reb, M.Jehicob 8+2reb, A.Ruslan 6+1reb, L.Mateo 4+5reb, D.Kaci 4+1reb, P.Pablo 4+1reb Majadahonda - Daimiel 65-71 Not a big story in a game when 10th ranked Majadahonda (6-8) was defeated at home by third ranked Daimiel (10-5) 71-65 on Saturday. Cuban guard Raudelis Guerra (191-1993) stepped up and scored 26 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and naturalized Cuban forward Georvys Elias (202-1981) chipped in 9 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Juan David Zuniga (-2001) responded with 14 points and Daniel Herreros (190-1993) scored 13 points. Majadahonda's coach gave the chance to play for ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. The victory was the third consecutive win for Daimiel. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Girona B and Eurogaza. Loser Majadahonda dropped to the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with Dos Hermanas and Torta del Casar. Daimiel will meet at home league's second-placed Socuellamos in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Majadahonda will play against Getafe (#6) in Madrid and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Daimiel: R.Guerra 26+6reb+3ast, B.Tiziano 11+1reb+4ast, G.Elias 9+8reb+4ast, N.Lasuncion 6+1reb+1ast, P.Villarejo 6+3reb+3ast, M.Ramat 5+5reb+3ast Majadahonda: Z.Juan David 14+2reb+2ast, H.Daniel 13+3reb, G.Luis 8+3reb+2ast, L.Gonzalo 6+1reb+1ast, B.Joaquin 5+5reb+1ast, A.Herreros 5+4reb+1ast Alcala - Getafe 71-76 There was a small surprise when seventh ranked Getafe (8-6) won against on the road 4th placed Alcala (9-6) 76-71 on Saturday. Argentinian swingman Joaquin Sanchez (188-1998) stepped up and scored 23 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and swingman Nicolas Gonzalez (-1998) chipped in 17 points and 5 rebounds. Guard Oscar Mendez (182-2000) responded with 23 points and American forward Sean Harris (201-1989, college: Utah St.) scored 5 points and 16 rebounds. Four Alcala players scored in double figures. Alcala's coach gave the chance to play for ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Getafe moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Oh!Tels ULB and CBSFDO. Loser Alcala keeps the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Getafe will meet at home Majadahonda (#10) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Alcala will play against the league's leader Real Madrid 2 (#1) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Getafe: S.Joaquin 23+8reb+3ast, G.Nicolas 17+5reb+1ast, T.Daniel 13+3reb+1ast, S.Rodriguez 6+8reb+3ast, A.Alejandro 5+2reb+1ast, G.Mascherpa 5+2reb+5ast Alcala: O.Mendez 23+2reb+1ast, C.Unanue 16+3ast, J.Gabriel Martinez 14+4reb+1ast, B.Alvaro 10+6reb+1ast, S.Harris 5+16reb, G.Nacho 3+1reb SBA - Real Madrid 2 48-105 There was no surprise when 14th ranked SBA (1-14) was crushed at home by leader Real Madrid 2 (14-0) 105-48 on Sunday. Real Madrid 2 dominated down low during the game scoring 78 of its points in the paint compared to SBA's 24. Real Madrid 2 forced 25 SBA turnovers and outrebounded them 51-22 including a 36-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by SBA's players. Guard Hugo Gonzalez (198-2006) stepped up and scored 25 points and 6 assists for the winners and Russian guard Egor Demin (200-2006) chipped in 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Four Real Madrid 2 players scored in double figures. Real Madrid 2's coach Javier Juarez felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Victor Fernandez (190-1998) responded with 13 points and 5 rebounds and Gibraltar guard Tal Zvi Bar (173-2004) scored 16 points. The victory was the fourteenth consecutive win for Real Madrid 2. They maintain first place with 14-0 record, which they share with Huelva CD. SBA lost their eighth game in a row. Newly promoted team keeps the fourteenth position with 14 games lost. They share it with Boadilla. Real Madrid 2 will meet at home Alcala (#4) in the next round. SBA will play against Tenerife Naut. (#9) and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Real Madrid 2: G.Hugo 25+2reb+6ast, D.Abel 15+6reb+2ast, B.Mitar 13+3reb+1ast, D.Egor 13+6reb+7ast, D.Ismaila 10+1reb+5ast, V.Jan 9+6reb+2ast SBA: B.Tal Zvi 16+1reb+2ast, F.Victor 13+5reb+3ast, S.Bodin 10+2reb+2ast, B.Bohdan 2+4reb+1ast, M.Domen 2+1reb+1ast, N.Noah 2 Group B-BPozuelo - Boadilla 74-69No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Pozuelo (9-6) defeated at home 14th ranked Boadilla (1-14) 74-69 on Saturday. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Guard Borja Lopez (187-1993) stepped up and scored 13 points for the winners and center Alejandro Cue (201-1992) chipped in 16 points. Raul Perez (194-1992) responded with 19 points and 8 rebounds and Ignacio Blanco-Argibay scored 9 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Pozuelo moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Boadilla lost their fifth game in a row. Newly promoted team keeps the fourteenth position with 14 games lost. They share it with SBA. Pozuelo will meet BT Madrid (#13) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Boadilla will play against Guimar and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Pozuelo: A.Cue 16+2reb+1ast, B.Lopez 13+3reb+3ast, D.Busto 9+3reb+1ast, A.Arias 7+6reb+3ast, M.Gustavo 7+2reb, G.De La Torre 6+4reb+1ast Boadilla: R.Perez 19+8reb, B.Ignacio 9+8reb+1ast, J.Carlos Lobato 8+7reb, K.Ricardo 8+4reb, B.Eduardo 7+2reb+1ast, S.Haustin 6+2reb Estudiantes B - Guimar 77-60 Very expected game in Madrid where 9th ranked Guimar (6-9) was defeated by third ranked Estudiantes B (11-4) 77-60 on Saturday. Estudiantes B forced 20 Guimar turnovers. Strangely Guimar outrebounded Estudiantes B 45-32 including 35 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Point guard Alejandro Montero (185-2003) stepped up and scored 17 points and 4 assists for the winners and Jaime Perez (200) chipped in 14 points and 5 rebounds. Uruguayan Mauro Miranda (-1997) responded with 13 points and 9 rebounds and Eduardo Perdomo scored 13 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the seventh consecutive win for Estudiantes B. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Guadalajara. Loser Guimar keeps the ninth position with nine games lost. Estudiantes B's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Madrid to the arena Fuenlabrada 2. Top scorers: Estudiantes B: M.Alejandro 17+3reb+4ast, P.Adrian 14+4reb+2ast, P.Jaime 14+5reb+2ast, D.Michael 8+2reb+2ast, T.Santiago 7+4reb+2ast, F.Samuel 5+2ast Guimar: P.Eduardo 13+7reb+1ast, M.Mauro 13+9reb+3ast, J.Jonathan 10+1reb, P.Jorge 7+7reb+3ast, J.Portugues 6+3reb+1ast, L.Ivan 5+5reb La Matanza - Fuenlabrada 2 90-77 Everything could happen in Las Palmas at the game between two tied teams. Both seventh ranked La Matanza and 6th ranked Fuenlabrada 2 had identical 7-7 record. This time La Matanza used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Madrid 90-77 on Saturday night. La Matanza forced 19 Fuenlabrada 2 turnovers and outrebounded them 41-25 including 17 on the offensive glass. Center Axel Bello (196-2001) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds for the winners and forward Romen Hernandez (200-1991) chipped in 17 points and 11 rebounds. Forward Kaya Mutambirwa (201-2005) responded with 26 points and 5 rebounds and Mali Adama Traore (197-2005) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. La Matanza (8-7) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 5 other teams. Loser Fuenlabrada 2 dropped to the seventh position with eight games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. La Matanza will meet league's second-placed Murcia 2 on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Fuenlabrada 2's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Madrid Estudiantes B. Top scorers: La Matanza: B.Axel 22+13reb+1ast, R.Hernandez 17+11reb+2ast, H.Alberto 12+5reb+3ast, G.Alvaro 10+4reb+4ast, G.Zalazar 9+1reb+1ast, D.Castillo Jorge 8+2reb+1ast Fuenlabrada 2: M.Kaya 26+5reb+2ast, V.Juan 15+1reb+1ast, T.Adama 12+11reb, B.Javier 11+1reb+1ast, A.Jose Luis 4+3ast, R.Diego 4+2reb+3ast Valsequillo - Tobarra 77-91 We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 8th ranked Valsequillo (7-8) was defeated at home by ninth ranked Tobarra (5-6) 91-77 on Saturday. Tobarra dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Valsequillo's 28 and made 21-of-24 free shots (87.5 percent) during the game. Tobarra had a 32-20 advantage in offensive rebounds. Forward Juan Carlos Vilches (196-1993) stepped up and scored 29 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners and American guard Isaiah Willis (191-1994, college: NAU) chipped in 28 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Tobarra's coach Juan Gonzalez used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Italian swingman Maximiliano Pellegrino (193-1987) responded with 25 points and forward Gabriel Bolanos (195-1992) scored 22 points (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Despite that victory Tobarra went down to tenth position due to points difference. Newly promoted Valsequillo dropped to the seventh place with eight games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Tobarra will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Valsequillo will play against the league's leader Alcobendas (#1) and will have a slim chance for a victory. Top scorers: Tobarra: J.Carlos Vilches 29+7reb+7ast, I.Willis 28+8reb+6ast, D.N'Diaye 11+10reb+2ast, M.Elian 9, S.Boissevain 6+7reb+2ast, J.Ruiz 4+2reb+1ast Valsequillo: M.Pellegrino 25+1reb+3ast, G.Bolanos 22+4reb, C.Parras 10+2reb+1ast, C.Apolinario 8+10reb+6ast, B.Mateos 5+3reb, C.David 4+7reb Quintanar - Alcobendas 77-94 Everything went according to plan when leader Alcobendas (15-0) won against on the road 4th placed Quintanar (8-7) 94-77 on Saturday. Alcobendas shot 61.1 percent from the field. They shot the lights out from three sinking 18 long-distance shots on high 56.3 percentage. Forward Alberto de la Torre (201-1994) stepped up and scored 16 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and Jorge Tejera (200-1992) chipped in 13 points and 5 rebounds. Center Christopher Iza (209-1995) responded with 27 points and 5 rebounds and Ukrainian forward Artem Yailo (202-2000) scored 12 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the fifteenth consecutive win for Alcobendas. They maintain first place with 15-0 record. Loser Quintanar dropped to the fifth position with seven games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Alcobendas will meet at home Valsequillo (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Quintanar will play against Guadalajara and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Alcobendas: A.de la Torre 16+6reb+1ast, J.Tejera 13+5reb, O.Herrero 12+1reb+4ast, J.Juan Jose 11+2ast, G.Jaime 8+3reb+3ast, G.Guillermo 8+1reb Quintanar: C.Iza 27+5reb, Y.Artem 12+5reb+2ast, A.Guerrero 10+3reb, L.Kupczynski 9+1reb+3ast, R.Maitre 6+3reb+2ast, C.Ignacio 5+4reb+3ast Chlorella - Guadalajara 86-61 There was an upset when second-ranked Guadalajara (11-4) was crushed on the road by twelfth ranked Chlorella (5-10) 86-61 on Saturday. Chlorella forced 21 Guadalajara turnovers and outrebounded them 43-31 including 16 on the offensive glass. Mario Perez stepped up and scored 12 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and Alvaro Herguedas (190) chipped in 16 points. Four Chlorella players scored in double figures. Guard Guillermo Gonzalez (188-1998) responded with 17 points and 4 assists and forward David Garcia (200-1999) scored 11 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Chlorella moved-up to tenth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser Guadalajara keeps the second position with four games lost. They share it with Estudiantes B. Chlorella will meet Pinto Basket (#11) in the next round. Guadalajara will play against Quintanar (#6) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Chlorella: H.Alvaro 16+2ast, P.Mario 12+9reb+2ast, B.Ken 12+4reb+1ast, G.Gloire 10+7reb, R.David 9+7reb+1ast, O.Taiga 9+3reb+5ast Guadalajara: G.Gonzalez 17+2reb+4ast, G.David 11+5reb+1ast, H.Yoeri 10+1reb, L.Valera 8+4reb+2ast, R.Lazaro 8+5reb+1ast, J.Scully 4+7reb+3ast BT Madrid - Pinto Basket 65-69 There was a small surprise when thirteenth ranked Pinto Basket (5-10) defeated on the road 11th ranked BT Madrid (5-10) 69-65 on Saturday. Pinto Basket forced 19 BT Madrid turnovers. Marcos Taeno stepped up and scored 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Jose Abril chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds. Tiago Teixeira (-2004) responded with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists and forward Asier De la Iglesia (201-1983) scored 6 points and 12 rebounds. Pinto Basket moved-up to tenth place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated BT Madrid. BT Madrid lost their third game in a row. Pinto Basket will meet at home Chlorella (#12) in the next round. BT Madrid will play against Pozuelo and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Pinto Basket: A.Jose 15+6reb, T.Marcos 13+7reb+4ast, M.Jorge 11+3reb+1ast, C.Ricardo 9+2reb+1ast, D.Nieto 7+4reb+7ast, O.Angel 6+4reb+2ast BT Madrid: D.Yraolagoitia Javier 13+5reb, T.Tiago 12+5reb+9ast, P.Gines 12+4reb+1ast, P.Hugo 9+6reb, M.Diego 7+3reb+2ast, S.Diego 6+3reb Group C-1Sol Girones - Girona B 67-59We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in La Bisbal where 4th placed Girona B (10-5) was defeated by fifth ranked Sol Girones (10-6) 67-59 on Saturday. Jaume Sole (195-1991) stepped up and scored 20 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and swingman Isaac Valera (191-1992) chipped in 14 points and 10 rebounds. Point guard Adria Moncanut (183-2002) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds and swingman Kevin Torres (-2003) scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Sol Girones. They moved-up to third place, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser Girona B dropped to the second position with five games lost. They share it with Daimiel and Eurogaza. Sol Girones will meet league's leader Vic on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Girona B will play against Quart-Germans C and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Sol Girones: J.Sole 20+7reb+2ast, I.Valera 14+10reb+1ast, X.Torrent 14+3reb+2ast, D.Lamin 8+11reb, E.Jimenez 7+5reb+1ast, M.Pablo 2+2reb Girona B: T.Kevin 18+5reb, M.Adria 16+10reb, T.Espinosa 7+7reb+1ast, S.Jofre 6+6reb+3ast, S.Pau 6+4reb, D.Ferran 4+3reb Almozara - Vic 41-87 Very predictable result when first ranked Vic (14-2) outscored on the road 13th ranked Almozara (3-13) 87-41 on Saturday. Vic held Almozara to an opponent 24.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 47.9 percent accuracy of the winners. Vic forced 25 Almozara turnovers and outrebounded them 46-28 including a 35-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Center Antoni Rodriguez (200-1999) stepped up and scored 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and guard Jordi Iglesias (180-1997) chipped in 11 points and 4 assists. Four Vic players scored in double figures. Jorge Belmonte (188-2002) responded with 11 points and 5 rebounds and Jorge Bermudez (187-1997) scored 10 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 Vic. They maintain first place with 14-2 record, which they share with Mataro UE and Chantada. Almozara lost their sixth game in a row. They dropped to the twelfth position with 13 games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Vic will meet at home Sol Girones (#5) in the next round. Almozara will play against Agora Portals (#14) in Calvia and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Vic: A.Rodriguez 16+7reb+2ast, D.Vidal 12+5reb+1ast, J.Iglesias 11+4reb+4ast, B.Jordi 10+4reb+2ast, A.Coderch 9+1ast, S.Oriol 8+4reb Almozara: B.Jorge 11+5reb, J.Bermudez 10+3reb+2ast, A.Victor 6+4reb+2ast, H.Victor 6, M.Juan 3+6reb, P.Alberto 3+4ast Mataro Parc - Agora Portals 74-40 Not a big story in a game when bottom-ranked Agora Portals (0-16) was outplayed on the road by eighth ranked Mataro Parc (8-8) 74-40 on Saturday. Mataro Parc dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Agora Portals' 26. Mataro Parc forced 22 Agora Portals turnovers and outrebounded them 50-34 including a 23-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Power forward Javier Rodriguez (202-1992) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and Antonio Ruiz (-1997) chipped in 7 points and 10 rebounds. Alex Blanco responded with 13 points and center Michael Ogunsuyi (200-2006) scored 9 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. Mataro Parc moved-up to sixth place, which they share with 6 other teams. Agora Portals lost their sixteenth game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings with 16 games lost. They share the position with Covadonga and Jorge Juan. Mataro Parc will meet Alfinden (#6) in the next round. Agora Portals will play against Almozara (#13) and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Mataro Parc: J.Rodriguez 13+10reb+2ast, A.Grau 10+3reb, B.Alvarez 9+7reb+1ast, M.Fons 9+1reb+1ast, P.Fontanet 8+9reb, R.Antonio 7+10reb+2ast Agora Portals: B.Alex 13+4reb+2ast, O.Michael 9+6reb, H.Alexandre 6+2reb+3ast, B.Antonio 5+8reb+1ast, P.Francesc Felip 4+2reb+2ast, B.Juan Miguel 3+1reb Martorell - Alfinden 88-102 Everything went according to plan when sixth ranked Alfinden (9-7) won against on the road 11th ranked Martorell (5-11) 102-88 on Saturday. Alfinden made 41-of-53 free shots (77.4 percent) during the game, while Martorell only scored twenty four points from the stripe. Beninese forward Soulemane Chabi-Yo (198-1996) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 14 rebounds for the winners and Jose Antonio Malo chipped in 31 points and 10 rebounds. Pol Saiz (-2002) responded with 17 points and 5 rebounds and center Alberto Vicente (199-2003) scored 16 points. Five Martorell players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Alfinden moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 5 other teams. Loser Martorell keeps the eleventh position with 11 games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Alfinden will meet at home Mataro Parc (#7) in the next round. Martorell will play against the league's second-placed Mataro UE (#2) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Alfinden: M.Jose Antonio 31+10reb+3ast, C.Soulemane 31+14reb+1ast, M.Smith 20+5reb+2ast, M.Luis 9+3reb+6ast, J.Carlos 4+1reb+2ast, V.Catalan 3+1reb+1ast Martorell: S.Pol 17+5reb+3ast, V.Alberto 16+4reb+3ast, A.Miquel 12+5reb+2ast, A.Valle 12+5reb+4ast, J.Catalan 12+9reb+1ast, D.Eloy 8+1reb Azulejos - Mataro UE 62-70 There was no surprise in Zaragoza where 12th ranked Azulejos (5-11) was defeated by second ranked Mataro UE (14-2) 70-62 on Saturday. Mataro UE forced 19 Azulejos turnovers. Forward Jordi Juanola (196-1998) stepped up and scored 21 points and 7 rebounds (was perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line !!!) for the winners and forward Pol Canovas (203-1999) chipped in 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Center Francisco Cobos (195-1995) responded with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds and naturalized Andorra forward Guillem Colom (195-1991, agency: BIG) scored 13 points and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the eighth consecutive win for Mataro UE. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Vic and Chantada. Loser Azulejos dropped to the eleventh place with 11 games lost. They share the position with 5 other teams. Mataro UE will meet at home Martorell (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Azulejos will play against Castelldefels and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Mataro UE: J.Juanola 21+7reb+2ast, H.Oscar 15+3reb+4ast, P.Canovas 12+6reb+4ast, O.Toure 7+7reb, G.Marti 5+4reb, S.Esteves-Garcia 4+2reb Azulejos: G.Colom 13+3reb+4ast, J.Luis Rubio 11+3reb, C.Francisco 10+11reb+3ast, D.Mouhamed 8+9reb, M.David 7+1reb, B.Carlos 5+7reb+2ast Llucmajor - Castelldefels 78-66 No shocking result in a game when third ranked Llucmajor (12-3) defeated at home 7th ranked Castelldefels (8-8) 78-66 on Saturday. Llucmajor made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 Castelldefels turnovers. American-British center Kaj-Bjorn Sherman (213-1992, college: UTSA, agency: Helping Ballers) stepped up and scored 12 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and American forward Ryan Nicholas (201-1991, college: Portland) chipped in 16 points. Marc Manes (196-1986) responded with 22 points and 5 rebounds and guard Santiago Serrataco (187-1990) scored 14 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Llucmajor moved-up to second place, which they share with Socuellamos. Castelldefels lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the sixth position with eight games lost. They share it with 6 other teams. Llucmajor will meet Joventut 2 (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Castelldefels will play against Azulejos and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Llucmajor: R.Nicholas 16+1reb+2ast, K.Sherman 12+7reb+2ast, M.Servera Rodriguez 12+2reb+4ast, A.Vicens 8+2reb, G.Serra 7+2reb+2ast, J.Reda 7+1reb Castelldefels: M.Manes 22+5reb+1ast, S.Serrataco 14+1reb+1ast, S.Miquel 8+6reb, C.Oliva 6+3reb+3ast, M.Obiols 6+4reb+2ast, M.Abad 5+6reb+4ast Quart-Germans C - Joventut 2 57-81 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 10th ranked Quart-Germans C's (5-10) home loss to ninth ranked Joventut 2 (7-8) 57-81 on Saturday. Forward Omar Thiam (200-2004, agency: BIG) stepped up and scored 17 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and guard Isaac Nogues (193-2004) chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots). Five Joventut 2 players scored in double figures. Josep Gascon (-2001) responded with 18 points and 7 rebounds and Marc Capell (-1997) scored 6 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. Joventut 2 moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Quart-Germans C keeps the tenth position with ten games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Joventut 2 will meet at home higher ranked Llucmajor (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Quart-Germans C will play against Girona B (#4) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Joventut 2: O.Thiam 17+6reb, M.Conrad 13+2ast, N.Isaac 12+7reb, A.Tita 11+5reb, d.Oliveira Ruben 10+7reb+2ast, G.Albert 9+3reb+2ast Quart-Germans C: G.Josep 18+7reb+2ast, F.Tapha 7+3reb, S.Marti 6+2reb+2ast, A.Jaime 6+4reb, C.Marc 6+6reb+2ast, R.Eduard 6+2reb+2ast Group C-2Igualada - Santfeliuenc 55-85Very predictable result when first ranked Santfeliuenc (15-1) outscored on the road 13th ranked Igualada (5-11) 85-55 on Saturday. Santfeliuenc dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Igualada's 32. Santfeliuenc forced 22 Igualada turnovers. Senegalese center Mouhamadou Diop (210-1987) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and Guim Exposito (197-1994, agency: Promo Sport ID) chipped in 7 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Center Eduard Tejero (196-1992) responded with 9 points and 7 rebounds and Lluc Sala scored 12 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Santfeliuenc. They maintain first place with 15-1 record, which they share with Gandia. Loser Igualada dropped to the eleventh position with 11 games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Santfeliuenc will meet at home Valls (#4) in the next round. Igualada will play against Tarragona (#3) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Santfeliuenc: M.Diop 17+10reb+2ast, M.Gerardo 14+2reb+1ast, N.Bria 11+1reb, C.Adria 10+2reb+1ast, L.Ferran 8+8reb, G.Exposito 7+6reb+6ast Igualada: S.Lluc 12+5reb+1ast, E.Tejero 9+7reb+2ast, Q.Sergio 8+1reb+2ast, M.Bernadi 8+4reb+1ast, E.Burges 8+2reb, M.Benito 6+2reb+3ast Helios - Tarragona 58-64 Not a big story in a game in Zaragoza where 14th ranked Helios (1-15) was defeated by third ranked Tarragona (10-6) 64-58 on Saturday. Point guard David Fernandez (179-1991) stepped up and scored 27 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and Marc Buscail (-2003) chipped in 14 points and 12 rebounds. Alejandro Abad (-2002) responded with 14 points and Victor Vela (-2002) scored 4 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Four Helios players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tarragona maintains third place with 10-6 record having six points less than leader Huelva CD, which they share with 4 other teams. Helios lost their ninth game in a row. Newly promoted team keeps the fourteenth position with 15 games lost. Tarragona will meet at home Igualada (#13) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Helios will play against Navas and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Tarragona: D.Fernandez 27+7reb+1ast, B.Marc 14+12reb+2ast, A.Duch 6+1reb+1ast, J.Juan Miguel 5+3reb, M.Francisco 4+3reb+2ast, A.Doche 3+2reb Helios: A.Alejandro 14+4reb+2ast, G.Daniel 11+3reb+2ast, C.Jorge 11+4reb+1ast, M.Sergio 11+4reb, V.Victor 4+5reb+7ast, S.Jorge 3+4reb+2ast Granollers - Navas 73-60 Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both seventh ranked Granollers and 6th ranked Navas had identical 8-7 record. This time Granollers used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Navas 73-60 on Saturday night. Granollers held Navas to an opponent 23.9 percent shooting from the field compared to 40.3 percent accuracy of the winners. Arnau Murciano stepped up and scored 17 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and point guard Alejandro Castro (179-1991) chipped in 11 points and 5 rebounds. Four Granollers players scored in double figures. Granollers' coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Eduardo Ibanez (191-2003) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds and Eddy Sims (-1998) scored 16 points and 4 assists. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Granollers. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 5 other teams. Navas lost their third game in a row. They keep the sixth position with eight games lost. They share it with 6 other teams. Granollers will meet SESE (#10) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Navas will play against Helios (#14) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Granollers: M.Arnau 17+5reb, S.Jordi 12+3reb, J.Seidi 11+3reb+3ast, C.Alejandro 11+5reb+3ast, H.Carles 7+5reb+1ast, A.Jordi 5+6reb Navas: S.Eddy 16+2reb+4ast, I.Eduardo 14+12reb+1ast, Y.David 13+7reb, P.Albert 8+9reb, S.Rui Xavier 4+4reb, M.Adria 3+1reb Barca 2 - SESE 69-52 There was no surprise in Barcelona where 9th ranked SESE (7-9) was defeated by second ranked Barca 2 (12-4) 69-52 on Thursday. Barca 2 forced 21 SESE turnovers. Lithuanian forward Kasparas Jakucionis (187-2006) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 16 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Italian forward Dame Sarr (196-2006) chipped in 18 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Center Fernand Vilar (202-2003, agency: BIG) responded with 9 points and 6 rebounds and Victor Sanchez scored 10 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Barca 2 maintains second place with 12-4 record having four points less than leader Huelva CD, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser SESE dropped to the eighth position with nine games lost. They share it with 7 other teams. Barca 2 will meet Roser (#6) on the road in the next round. SESE will play against Granollers and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Barca 2: S.Dame 18+4reb+1ast, J.Kasparas 16+11reb+4ast, I.Martin 16+5reb, I.Daniel 8+2reb+2ast, V.Rafael 5+2reb+2ast, F.Roger 4+1reb+2ast SESE: M.Oscar 11+4reb, S.Victor 10+5reb+1ast, A.Alex 9+3reb, V.Fernand 9+6reb+1ast, C.Marc 7+2reb, A.Adria 2 Martinenc - Roser 74-85 There was a small surprise in Barcelona where eighth ranked Roser (9-7) defeated 5th ranked Martinenc (9-7) 85-74 on Saturday. Roser had a 28-17 advantage in offensive rebounds. Point guard Adria Cortegano (185-2000) stepped up and scored 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and forward Jonel Palou (195-1988) chipped in 11 points. Guard Aboubakar Samake (188-1998) responded with 17 points (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) and forward Josep Sole (195-1997) scored 11 points and 7 rebounds. Five Roser and four Martinenc players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Roser. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 5 other teams including defeated Martinenc. Roser will meet at home league's second-placed Barca 2 in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Martinenc will play against Olivar in Zaragoza and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Roser: C.Adria 16+6reb+4ast, S.Tell 12+1ast, J.Palou 11+2reb+3ast, S.Tubert 11+5reb, A.Sulleva 11+4reb, P.Pol 10+4reb+1ast Martinenc: S.Aboubakar 17+3reb, A.Barquets 13, J.Sole 11+7reb, A.Perez 10+3reb+2ast, B.Camarasa 7+2reb+3ast, S.Silva 5+4reb+3ast Pinta Castell - Olivar 68-76 The game between closely ranked teams ended with 11th ranked Pinta Castell's (5-11) home loss to tenth ranked Olivar (7-9) 68-76 on Sunday. Olivar forced 19 Pinta Castell turnovers. Guard Lucas Langarita (192-2005) stepped up and scored 24 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and Swiss guard Bruno Vidarte (190-2005) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds. Olivar's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Gabriel Torres (198-1989) responded with 18 points and 5 rebounds and Slovenian Jan Sagadin (194-2001) scored 12 points and 8 rebounds. Four Pinta Castell players scored in double figures. Olivar moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 7 other teams. Pinta Castell lost their sixth game in a row. They keep the eleventh position with 11 games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Olivar will meet at home higher ranked Martinenc (#7) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Pinta Castell will play against Esparreguera (#12) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Olivar: L.Lucas 24+6reb+6ast, V.Bruno 14+7reb+1ast, A.Carlos 14+4reb+2ast, U.Javier 9+3reb, F.Miguel 6+8reb+1ast, R.Gonzalo 5+5reb+3ast Pinta Castell: G.Torres 18+5reb+1ast, J.Bulfoni 15+2reb+1ast, J.Sagadin 12+8reb+1ast, B.Eloi 10+5reb+1ast, H.Christian 5+4reb+1ast, G.Rafa 4+7reb+1ast Valls - Esparreguera 79-54 Very predictable result when fourth ranked Valls (10-6) outscored at home 12th ranked Esparreguera (5-11) 79-54 on Saturday. Valls forced 19 Esparreguera turnovers. Guard Oriol Besora (182-1997) stepped up and scored 18 points for the winners and Sergi Domenech (195-1996) chipped in 14 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Four Valls players scored in double figures. Argentinian-Italian guard Juan Davini (185-1998) responded with 12 points and 7 rebounds and American guard Zion Williams (193-1998, college: Gardner-Webb, agency: Helping Ballers) scored 10 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. Valls moved-up to third place, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser Esparreguera dropped to the eleventh position with 11 games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Valls will meet league's leader Santfeliuenc in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Esparreguera will play against Pinta Castell (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Valls: O.Besora 18+1reb+2ast, D.Sergi 14+4reb+1ast, M.Vinicius 11+5reb+1ast, A.Liukko 11+5reb, J.Llagostera 7+2ast, J.Andreu 6+2reb+1ast Esparreguera: D.Juan 12+7reb, D.Fontanals 11+4reb, Z.Williams 10+4reb+3ast, R.Quico 9+3reb+1ast, S.Marti 5+4reb, C.Pau 4+3reb+1ast Group D-AAlmeria - Eurogaza 79-51The game between closely ranked teams ended with second-ranked Eurogaza's (10-5) road loss to first ranked Almeria (14-3) 51-79 on Sunday. Almeria forced 19 Eurogaza turnovers. Point guard Luis Rueda (186-1996) stepped up and scored 24 points (perfect behind the arc making all five shots) for the winners and Senegalese center Khadim Fall (205-2000) chipped in 17 points and 9 rebounds. Center Jose Antonio Moreno (204-1998) responded with 14 points and 8 rebounds and Argentinian-Croatian point guard Valentin Burgos (184-1992) scored 11 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Almeria. They maintain first place with 14-3 record. Newly promoted Eurogaza keeps the second position with five games lost. They share it with Daimiel and Girona B. Almeria will meet Murgi (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Eurogaza will play against Oh!Tels ULB (#5) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Almeria: L.Rueda 24+1reb+2ast, F.Khadim 17+9reb+1ast, E.Cole 12+1reb+3ast, P.Nahuel 8+6reb, G.Casini 5+2reb+1ast, G.Alberto 4+2reb+1ast Eurogaza: J.Antonio Moreno 14+8reb+1ast, V.Burgos 11+2reb+2ast, G.Juan 8+5reb+1ast, J.Gutierrez 6+2reb+1ast, R.Luis 6+3ast, H.Cluysen 4+4reb+1ast CAM E.Soler 2 - Murgi 115-75 There was a small surprise in Melilla where twelfth ranked CAM E.Soler 2 (3-11) outleveled 10th ranked Murgi (4-10) 115-75 on Saturday. CAM E.Soler 2 shot 60.3 percent from the field. They also forced 19 Murgi turnovers and outrebounded them 35-20 including a 22-11 advantage in defensive rebounds. CAM E.Soler 2 shot the lights out from three sinking 18 long-distance shots on high 54.5 percentage. French forward Baptiste Chazelas (198-1997, college: Bethany, KS, agency: Helping Ballers) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 16 rebounds for the winners and point guard Mario Gamez (177-2002) chipped in 18 points and 6 assists (perfect behind the arc making all six shots !!!). Forward Cristian Ramon (197-1992) responded with 15 points and naturalized Lithuanian guard Povilas Bileisis (192-1990) scored 17 points. Five CAM E.Soler 2 and four Murgi players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. CAM E.Soler 2 moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Estudio and Real Betis 2. Newly promoted Murgi dropped to the eleventh position with ten games lost. CAM E.Soler 2 will meet higher ranked La Zubia (#4) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Murgi will play against the league's leader Almeria (#1) and will have a slim chance for a victory. Top scorers: CAM E.Soler 2: R.Matas 27, G.Mario 18+3reb+6ast, B.Chazelas 14+16reb+2ast, C.Sergio 13+3reb+2ast, C.Kalei 12+9reb+3ast, D.Terron 9+1ast Murgi: P.Bileisis 17+2ast, C.Ramon 15+1reb+3ast, L.Felipe 12+5reb+1ast, M.Lopez 10+4reb, G.Bernardo 8+1reb+5ast, F.Gutierrez 4+4reb+1ast Unicaja-Andalucia - La Zubia 75-67 There was a minor upset in Malaga where 4th placed La Zubia (9-5) was defeated by seventh ranked Unicaja-Andalucia (7-7) 75-67 on Saturday. Unicaja-Andalucia outrebounded La Zubia 45-30 including 34 on the defensive glass. Swingman Mario Saint-Supery (193-2006) stepped up and scored 19 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and forward Ruben Vicente (199-2005) chipped in 17 points and 7 rebounds. Power forward Devin Wright (200-1986) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds and forward Javier Hernandez (201-1993) scored 21 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Unicaja-Andalucia maintains seventh place with 7-7 record. Loser La Zubia dropped to the third position with five games lost. They share it with Aljaraque and El Pinar. Unicaja-Andalucia will meet higher ranked Jaen (#6) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. La Zubia will play against CAM E.Soler 2 and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Unicaja-Andalucia: S.Mario 19+9reb+6ast, V.Ruben 17+7reb+2ast, C.Matteo 13+1reb, B.Baboucar 7+13reb+1ast, C.Manuel 6+4reb, B.Miracle 5+2reb La Zubia: J.Hernandez 21+3reb+2ast, D.Wright 18+13reb+2ast, R.Ricardo 10+3reb+1ast, S.Javier 9+1reb+5ast, D.Garcia Gazquez 9+5reb+8ast, P.Rui 0+3reb Marbella - Jaen 77-66 There was a surprise result when ninth ranked Marbella (5-9) defeated at home higher ranked Jaen (8-7) 77-66 on Saturday. They outrebounded Jaen 46-32 including a 16-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Center Adrian Latorre (203-2001) stepped up and scored 19 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and Italian-Argentinian Diego Guaita (204-1983) chipped in 10 points and 10 rebounds. Four Marbella players scored in double figures. Forward Javier Santabarbara (197-1995) responded with 22 points and 8 rebounds and power forward Javier Martinez (200-2003) scored 13 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Marbella moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Novaschool. Loser Jaen keeps the fifth position with seven games lost. They share it with 5 other teams. Marbella will meet higher ranked El Pinar (#3) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Jaen will play against Unicaja-Andalucia and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Marbella: L.Adrian 19+9reb, T.Tyson 14+4reb+2ast, R.Pablo 14+1reb+2ast, D.Guaita 10+10reb+2ast, L.Munoz 8+4reb+3ast, A.Fuentes 4+1reb+1ast Jaen: J.Santabarbara 22+8reb+3ast, M.Javier 13+5reb, D.Mabior 6+6reb, P.Alvaro 6+6reb, F.Ramirez 6, D.Munoz 5+3ast Benahavis - El Pinar 72-64 There was an upset when 3rd placed El Pinar (9-5) was defeated on the road by eleventh ranked Benahavis (5-10) 72-64 on Saturday. Benahavis made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. Guard Pedro Lopez (187-2000) stepped up and scored 19 points and 7 assists for the winners and the former international center Ismael Torres (201-1979) chipped in 12 points and 13 rebounds. Forward Pablo Ibanez (198-1993) responded with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Juan Javier Munoz (198-1994) scored 8 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Benahavis moved-up to tenth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser El Pinar keeps the third position with five games lost. They share it with Aljaraque and La Zubia. Benahavis will meet higher ranked Novaschool (#8) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. El Pinar will play against Marbella (#9) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Benahavis: L.Pedro 19+4reb+7ast, I.Torres 12+13reb+2ast, R.Iker 9+5reb, F.Daniel 9+2reb+3ast, A.Romero 8+3reb+1ast, M.Mapaga 7+3reb El Pinar: P.Ibanez 14+7reb+4ast, M.Luis Miguel 11+2reb+1ast, C.Cobos 8+4reb+3ast, M.Juan Javier 8+10reb+1ast, R.Luis 6+3reb, A.Martin de Soto 6+7reb+5ast Oh!Tels ULB - Novaschool 73-66 Rather predictable result in La Linea where sixth ranked Oh!Tels ULB (8-6) beat 8th ranked Novaschool (5-9) 73-66 on Saturday. Argentinian-Italian Leandro Furlan (193-1993) stepped up and scored 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and forward Hugo Tavio (195-1997) chipped in 21 points. Center Chema del Rio (203-1991) responded with 9 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and Juan Cebrian (-2002) scored 19 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Oh!Tels ULB moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Getafe and CBSFDO. Novaschool lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the eighth position with nine games lost. They share it with Marbella. Oh!Tels ULB will meet league's second-placed Eurogaza in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Novaschool will play against Benahavis (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Oh!Tels ULB: T.Hugo 21+1reb+2ast, L.Furlan 17+8reb+3ast, W.Thomas 10+13reb+1ast, E.Eugenio 9+4reb+3ast, T.Yome 4+2reb+2ast, V.Chernodolia 3+3reb+2ast Novaschool: C.Juan 19+3reb+1ast, C.del Rio 9+12reb+4ast, S.Ruben 8+8reb, T.Emilio 8+5reb+3ast, D.Oscar 7+3reb+3ast, A.Vazquez 6+6reb+1ast Almeria - Eurogaza 79-51 The game between closely ranked teams ended with second-ranked Eurogaza's (10-5) road loss to first ranked Almeria (14-3) 51-79 on Saturday. Almeria forced 19 Eurogaza turnovers. Point guard Luis Rueda (186-1996) stepped up and scored 24 points (perfect behind the arc making all five shots) for the winners and Senegalese center Khadim Fall (205-2000) chipped in 17 points and 9 rebounds. Center Jose Antonio Moreno (204-1998) responded with 14 points and 8 rebounds and Argentinian-Croatian point guard Valentin Burgos (184-1992) scored 11 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Almeria. They maintain first place with 14-3 record. Newly promoted Eurogaza keeps the second position with five games lost. They share it with Daimiel and Girona B. Almeria will meet Murgi (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Eurogaza will play against Oh!Tels ULB (#5) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Almeria: L.Rueda 24+1reb+2ast, F.Khadim 17+9reb+1ast, E.Cole 12+1reb+3ast, P.Nahuel 8+6reb, G.Casini 5+2reb+1ast, G.Alberto 4+2reb+1ast Eurogaza: J.Antonio Moreno 14+8reb+1ast, V.Burgos 11+2reb+2ast, G.Juan 8+5reb+1ast, J.Gutierrez 6+2reb+1ast, R.Luis 6+3ast, H.Cluysen 4+4reb+1ast Group D-BCimbis - Torta del Casar 52-68Everything went according to plan when eighth ranked Torta del Casar (6-8) won against on the road 12th ranked Cimbis (1-13) 68-52 on Sunday. Torta del Casar held Cimbis to an opponent 23.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 27.6 percent accuracy of the winners and made 16-of-18 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. Grenadian-Barbados forward Jehu Lafeuillee (203, college: IU East) stepped up and scored 9 points and 22 rebounds for the winners and Puerto Rican point guard Douglas Mills (188-1990) chipped in 16 points. Power forward Carlos Galan (201-2002) responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 20 rebounds and Lithuanian center Deividas Mockaitis (213-1996, college: Antelope Valley) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Torta del Casar moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Dos Hermanas and Majadahonda. Loser Cimbis keeps the twelfth position with 13 games lost. Torta del Casar will meet at home league's leader Huelva CD in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Cimbis will play against the league's second-placed Huelva Com. (#2) and will have a slim chance for a victory. Top scorers: Torta del Casar: D.Mills 16+3reb+1ast, C.Eduardo 13+1reb+3ast, O.Pablo 10+6reb+1ast, M.Carlos 9+3reb, J.Lafeuillee 9+22reb+3ast, E.Recio 5+6reb Cimbis: D.Mockaitis 15+12reb, C.Miguel 12+7reb+4ast, G.Carlos 11+20reb+1ast, Q.Fernando 6+3reb+1ast, P.Pablo 3+3reb+1ast, S.Malla 3+4reb+3ast Moraleja - Huelva Com. 68-106 There was no surprise when 11th ranked Moraleja (2-12) was crushed at home by second ranked Huelva Com. (13-1) 106-68 on Saturday. Huelva Com. forced 20 Moraleja turnovers and outrebounded them 50-32 including a 22-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. American forward Cameron Gaines (203, college: Lynn) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and forward Alberto Artiles (192-1997) chipped in 16 points and 4 assists. Five Huelva Com. players scored in double figures. American forward Omod Oman (198-1999, college: N.Dakota St.) responded with 14 points and guard Pablo Mayor (188-1987) scored 9 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Huelva Com.. They maintain second place with 13-1 record having five points less than leader Huelva CD. Moraleja lost their fourth game in a row. Newly promoted team dropped to the tenth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Gymnastica. Huelva Com. will meet at home Cimbis (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Moraleja will play against Aljaraque and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Huelva Com.: C.Gaines 17+11reb+1ast, A.Artiles 16+3reb+4ast, A.Fadika 13+7reb+2ast, W.El Otmani 13+2reb+1ast, G.Boahen 13+7reb+2ast, A.Canas-Balina 9+1reb Moraleja: O.Oman 14+3reb+2ast, M.Cores 11+3reb+1ast, P.Mayor 9+4reb+3ast, Q.Jose 9+4reb, G.Oscar 8+4reb, T.Alex 7+5reb Corazon - Aljaraque 92-87 Everything could happen in Caceres at the game between two tied teams. Both third ranked Corazon and 4th placed Aljaraque had identical 9-4 record. This time Corazon used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Aljaraque 92-87 on Sunday night. DR Congolese forward Cedric Belemene (199-1996, college: Tampa) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 13 rebounds for the winners and American-Nigerian forward Dorian Aluyi (196, college: Ferris St.) chipped in 25 points and 12 rebounds. Senegalese center Alioune Fall (205-1999) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 18 rebounds and guard Javier Rodriguez (188-1985) scored 19 points and 5 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Aljaraque's coach Jose Pedrote gave the chance to play for ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Corazon maintains third place with 10-4 record having eight points less than leader Huelva CD, which they share with Badajoz. Newly promoted Aljaraque dropped to the third position with five games lost. They share it with La Zubia and El Pinar. Corazon will meet Badajoz (#4) on the road in the next round. Aljaraque will play against Moraleja and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Corazon: C.Belemene 32+13reb+1ast, D.Aluyi 25+12reb, D.Fadojutimi 14+7reb+1ast, A.Parra 14+5reb+1ast, V.Sebastian 3, G.Francisco 2+2reb Aljaraque: F.Alioune 21+18reb, M.Mora 20+2reb+1ast, J.Rodriguez 19+3reb+5ast, A.Rodriguez 16+2reb+3ast, P.Martinez 7+3reb+3ast, R.Pablo 2+5reb Real Betis 2 - Badajoz 64-80 Very expected game in Sevilla where 9th ranked Real Betis 2 (3-11) was defeated by fourth ranked Badajoz (10-4) 80-64 on Sunday. Badajoz outrebounded Real Betis 2 34-21 including 19 on the defensive glass. Belgian forward Matteo Strikker (203-2001) stepped up and scored 18 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and center Manuel Carpi (198-1997) chipped in 14 points and 5 rebounds. Four Badajoz players scored in double figures. Alvaro Gallego responded with 8 points and 8 assists and center Yalita Boubacar (205-2006) scored 12 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Badajoz moved-up to third place, which they share with Corazon. Real Betis 2 lost their third game in a row. They keep the ninth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Estudio and CAM E.Soler 2. Badajoz will meet at home Corazon (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Real Betis 2 will play against Dos Hermanas (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Badajoz: S.Matteo 18+7reb+2ast, B.Jose 14+4reb+1ast, C.Manuel 14+5reb+1ast, L.Daniel 10+3reb+1ast, I.Vazquez 8+1reb+3ast, S.Giorgi 6 Real Betis 2: B.Yalita 12+2reb, B.Andreas 12+1ast, G.Alvaro 8+3reb+8ast, L.Jaime 7+4reb, P.Jorge 6+2reb, G.Brayan 5+3reb Gymnastica - Dos Hermanas 65-85 Rather predictable result in El Puerto de Santa Maria where seventh ranked Dos Hermanas (6-8) outscored 10th ranked Gymnastica (2-12) 85-65 on Saturday. Ignacio Llano (195-1995) stepped up and scored 18 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and center Salvador Navarro (201) chipped in 12 points and 8 rebounds. Point guard Pau Truno (178-1998) responded with 13 points and 6 rebounds and forward David Jimenez (197-2004) scored 10 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dos Hermanas maintains seventh place with 6-8 record, which they share with Torta del Casar and Majadahonda. Gymnastica lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the tenth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Moraleja. Dos Hermanas will meet at home Real Betis 2 (#9) in the next round. Gymnastica will play against CBSFDO in San Fernando and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Dos Hermanas: L.Ignacio 18+6reb+1ast, D.Adrian 13+5reb+2ast, N.Salvador 12+8reb+1ast, D.Antonio 9+4reb+1ast, C.Sergio 6, P.Romain 6+7reb+3ast Gymnastica: P.Truno 13+6reb+2ast, A.Valderrama 10+4reb+2ast, J.David 10+9reb+1ast, L.Mario 9+2reb, C.Javier 9+4reb+6ast, C.Jose 6+2reb+1ast Huelva CD - CBSFDO 76-60 Not a big story in a game when 6th ranked CBSFDO (8-6) was defeated on the road by leader Huelva CD (14-0) 76-60 on Saturday. Huelva CD dominated down low during the game scoring 42 of its points in the paint compared to CBSFDO's 18. They outrebounded CBSFDO 41-28 including 31 on the defensive glass. American swingman Victor Nickerson (203-1992, college: Valpo) stepped up and scored 26 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and forward Federico Ristori (194-1996) chipped in 15 points and 5 rebounds. Nickerson is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Jose Ruiz (200-1997) responded with 18 points and 5 rebounds and Josu Remesal (-1995) scored 14 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the fourteenth consecutive win for Huelva CD. They maintain first place with 14-0 record, which they share with Real Madrid 2. Loser CBSFDO dropped to the fifth position with six games lost. They share it with Getafe and Oh!Tels ULB. Huelva CD will meet Torta del Casar (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. CBSFDO will play against Gymnastica and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Huelva CD: V.Nickerson 26+7reb+2ast, F.Ristori 15+5reb, F.Cardenas 6+2reb+3ast, C.Juan Manuel 6+1ast, J.Maria Morales 5+14reb+1ast, P.Sow 4+5reb CBSFDO: J.Ruiz 18+5reb+2ast, J.Remesal 14+4reb+2ast, G.Carlos 11+6reb, P.Iago 6+4reb, M.Ezomo 6+5reb, J.Ponce 3+1reb+1ast Group E-AJovens - Torrent 54-74Everything went according to plan in Valencia where fifth ranked Torrent (12-5) outleveled 14th ranked Jovens (3-14) 74-54 on Saturday. Torrent forced 21 Jovens turnovers. Russian guard Ivan Alexandrov (192-2003) stepped up and scored 15 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and swingman Andreu Saez (192-2004) chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds. Four Torrent players scored in double figures. Carlos Avino responded with 11 points and 7 rebounds and Borja Garcia (190-1996) scored 11 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Torrent. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Esportiu and Puerto Sagunto. Newly promoted Jovens keeps the fourteenth position with 14 games lost. Torrent will meet Alginet B (#13) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Jovens will play against Puerto Sagunto in Gilet and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Torrent: P.Mario 16+2reb, A.Ivan 15+5reb+1ast, S.Andreu 12+7reb+1ast, C.David 11+3reb+3ast, B.Lucas 6+6reb, C.Joan 4+3reb+4ast Jovens: A.Carlos 11+7reb+1ast, B.Garcia 11+7reb, Z.Alessio 8+2ast, B.Mondragon 7+5reb+3ast, P.Victor 3+4reb+1ast, M.Martos 3+1reb Aldaia - Alginet B 73-51 There was no surprise when 13th ranked Alginet B (4-13) was crushed on the road by eighth ranked Aldaia (8-9) 73-51 on Saturday. Aldaia forced 31 Alginet B turnovers. Carlos Hortelano (200-1996) stepped up and scored 17 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and guard Javier Puerta (185-1998) chipped in 17 points. Robert Greus (-1998) responded with 8 points and 7 rebounds and forward Alan Kleinjan (195-1997) scored 11 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Aldaia moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Castello 2. Loser Alginet B keeps the thirteenth position with 13 games lost. Aldaia will meet Valencia 2 (#9) on the road in the next round. Alginet B will play against Torrent (#5) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Aldaia: C.Hortelano 17+5reb+3ast, J.Puerta 17+3reb+1ast, F.David 12+5reb+1ast, R.Carrion 9+3reb+4ast, G.Miguel 6+1ast, A.Sanchez 4+3reb+1ast Alginet B: A.Kleinjan 11+3reb+2ast, F.Hector 11+3reb+1ast, G.Robert 8+7reb+2ast, G.Marin 7+1reb, S.Ivan 6+4reb+2ast, L.Hassan 4+3reb+1ast Manises-Quart - Valencia 2 69-54 There was a small surprise when twelfth ranked Manises-Quart (5-12) defeated at home 9th ranked Valencia 2 (7-10) 69-54 on Sunday. Manises-Quart forced 27 Valencia 2 turnovers. Guard Luis Torrijo (184-1993) stepped up and scored 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Antonio Moral (-2002) chipped in 17 points and 5 rebounds. Guard Carlos Campillos (185-2004) responded with 16 points and 5 rebounds and power forward Salvador Gallego (197-2006) scored 9 points and 14 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Manises-Quart moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Paterna. Loser Valencia 2 keeps the ninth position with ten games lost. Manises-Quart will meet higher ranked Castello 2 (#7) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Valencia 2 will play against Aldaia and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Manises-Quart: L.Torrijo 20+9reb+5ast, M.Antonio 17+5reb+3ast, Y.Rubio 14+5reb+3ast, J.Cencillo 6+4reb+2ast, N.Rodriguez 4+1reb+3ast, G.Carlos 3+3reb+2ast Valencia 2: C.Carlos 16+5reb+3ast, G.Salvador 9+14reb+1ast, S.Pablo 7+1reb+1ast, B.David 6+4reb, L.Pablo 6+4reb+1ast, H.Diego 4+2ast Lliria - Castello 2 79-71 Very expected game when 6th ranked Castello 2 (8-9) was defeated on the road by first ranked Lliria (15-2) 79-71 on Saturday. Guard Carlos Cerdan (190-1997) stepped up and scored 17 points and 6 assists for the winners and center Pau Garcia (201-1999) chipped in 10 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Pedro Lopez (193-1999) responded with 22 points and point guard Andres Roig (188-1999) scored 10 points and 7 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Lliria. They maintain first place with 15-2 record. Loser Castello 2 dropped to the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Aldaia. Lliria will meet league's second-placed Sueca on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Castello 2 will play against Manises-Quart (#12) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Lliria: V.Perez 18+3reb, C.Cerdan 17+2reb+6ast, P.Garcia 10+10reb+2ast, T.Jose Maria 10+1reb+3ast, A.Marco 8+3reb, X.Rodenas 7+3reb+4ast Castello 2: P.Lopez 22+1reb, A.Roig 10+4reb+7ast, M.Pau 9+8reb+2ast, R.Victor 8+8reb+2ast, A.Alejandro 7+1reb, A.Sustic 4+5reb+1ast Picken Claret - Sueca 88-65 There was a surprise result in Valencia where sixth ranked Picken Claret (9-8) outscored second-ranked Sueca (13-4) 88-65 on Sunday. Picken Claret made 20-of-25 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Francisco Climent (-2002) stepped up and scored 14 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and forward Javier Real (189-1997) chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds. Four Picken Claret players scored in double figures. Italian forward Roberto Malpede (198-1988) responded with 9 points and 7 rebounds and forward Sergio Cecilia (198-2000) scored 10 points. Sueca's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Picken Claret maintains sixth place with 9-8 record. Loser Sueca keeps the second position with four games lost. Picken Claret will meet higher ranked Esportiu (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Sueca will play against the league's leader Lliria and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Picken Claret: R.Javier 14+8reb+2ast, C.Francisco 14+9reb+3ast, B.Pedro 13+1ast, G.Francesc 13+2reb, S.Francisco 11+4ast, L.Javier 9+4reb+2ast Sueca: G.Carles 11+1reb+2ast, S.Cecilia 10+4reb+1ast, R.Malpede 9+7reb+2ast, P.Joan 8+3reb, F.Pape 6+5reb, B.Jose 6+2reb+3ast Tabernes - Esportiu 68-90 Not a big story in a game in Tabernes Blanques where 10th ranked Tabernes (6-11) was outplayed by fourth ranked Esportiu (12-5) 90-68 on Saturday. Esportiu outrebounded Tabernes 53-29 including a 18-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Center Alfonso Ribera (202-2001) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 16 rebounds for the winners and center Miguel Moragas (203-1994) chipped in 16 points and 7 rebounds. Four Esportiu players scored in double figures. Manuel Aroca (191-1991) responded with 11 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists and Juan Saez (-2004) scored 20 points. Tabernes' coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Esportiu. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Puerto Sagunto and Torrent. Tabernes lost their sixth game in a row. They keep the tenth position with 11 games lost. Esportiu will meet at home Picken Claret (#6) in the next round. Tabernes will play against Paterna (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Esportiu: A.Ribera 22+16reb+3ast, M.Miguel 16+7reb, V.Jaume 16+5reb+2ast, M.Adrian 11+4reb+1ast, L.Berre Javier 9+6reb+5ast, G.Georgii 7+4reb+2ast Tabernes: S.Juan 20+4reb, R.Marcos 12+2reb+4ast, M.Aroca 11+9reb+6ast, F.Argente 7+3reb+4ast, S.Caballero 6+2reb+1ast, H.Roberto 6+1reb Puerto Sagunto - Paterna 58-56 Everything went according to plan in Gilet where third ranked Puerto Sagunto (12-5) edged 11th ranked Paterna (5-12) 58-56 on Saturday. However just two-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Puerto Sagunto made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. Pablo Bono (185-1998) stepped up and scored 6 points and 18 rebounds for the winners and Pedro Bustamante (184-2001) chipped in 14 points. Forward Hector Marco (197-2003) responded with 17 points and 6 rebounds and swingman Joan Gomez (195-1998) scored 3 points and 13 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Puerto Sagunto maintains third place with 12-5 record having just three points less than leader Huelva CD, which they share with Esportiu and Torrent. Paterna lost their sixth game in a row. They keep the eleventh position with 12 games lost. They share it with Manises-Quart. Puerto Sagunto will meet at home Jovens (#14) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Paterna will play against Tabernes and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Puerto Sagunto: B.Pedro 14+3reb+1ast, C.Sales 12+4reb+1ast, D.La Cal Alvaro 8+1reb, C.Jesus 6+4reb+3ast, P.Bono 6+18reb+1ast, H.Carlos 5+1reb Paterna: M.Hector 17+6reb+1ast, S.Luca 9+2reb+2ast, O.Daniel 9+2reb+1ast, L.Rodriguez 6+4reb+1ast, M.Daniel 4+3reb+1ast, V.Pablo 4+1reb Group E-BUAF Lucentum - Jorge Juan 83-43There was no surprise in Alicante where bottom-ranked Jorge Juan (0-16) was crushed by fifth ranked UAF Lucentum (11-5) 83-43 on Saturday. UAF Lucentum held Jorge Juan to an opponent 23.3 percent shooting from the field compared to 39.5 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Jorge Juan 55-32 including a 35-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Xabier Lopez (-2004) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and Youssouf Traore (-2006) chipped in 16 points and 10 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Four UAF Lucentum players scored in double figures. UAF Lucentum's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Antonio Mira responded with 11 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and Antonio Garcia (-1994) scored 6 points. The victory was the third consecutive win for UAF Lucentum. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Archena and Mondragon. Jorge Juan lost their sixteenth game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings with 16 games lost. They share the position with Covadonga and Agora Portals. UAF Lucentum will meet Caja Rural (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Jorge Juan will play against the league's second-placed Murcia 2 and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: UAF Lucentum: L.Xabier 17+11reb+2ast, T.Youssouf 16+10reb+1ast, A.Norberto 11+6reb+2ast, G.Samuel 10+7reb+3ast, G.Victor 8+1ast, B.Aurelio 8+5reb+1ast Jorge Juan: M.Antonio 11+9reb+4ast, G.Antonio 6+3reb+1ast, B.Guillermo 5+2reb, F.Mateo 5+5reb, V.Vicente 5+1reb+2ast, S.Martin Rodrigo 4+2reb Carolinas - Murcia 2 55-87 No shocking result in a game in La Carolina where fourth ranked Murcia 2 (13-7) smashed 9th ranked Carolinas (6-10) 87-55 on Saturday. Murcia 2 made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. Murcia 2 outrebounded Carolinas 47-23 including a 33-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Point guard Carlos Hurtado (182-2003) stepped up and scored 28 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and Francisco Garrido (197-2000) chipped in 13 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Forward Carlos Perez (197-1992) responded with 19 points and 8 rebounds and forward Ernesto Caro (197-1996) scored 10 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 fourth consecutive win for Murcia 2. They moved-up to second place. Loser Carolinas keeps the ninth position with ten games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Murcia 2 will meet at home Jorge Juan (#13) in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Carolinas will play against Benidorm (#6) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Murcia 2: H.Carlos 28+6reb+2ast, N.George 14+10reb+1ast, G.Francisco 13+12reb+4ast, F.Fabian 7+1reb, A.Daniel 7+5reb+5ast, F.Wilhelm 6+3reb+1ast Carolinas: C.Perez 19+8reb+1ast, R.Ortuno 11+1reb, C.Ernesto 10+3reb+1ast, C.Alejandro 4+1reb+1ast, M.Nicolas 4+3reb+2ast, B.Oscar 2+1reb Calpe - Benidorm 65-78 Rather expected game when 9th ranked Calpe (6-10) was defeated at home by sixth ranked Benidorm (9-6) 78-65 on Sunday. Benidorm looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Forward Fabio Astilleros (195-1994) stepped up and scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and power forward Didier Closset (200-1998) chipped in 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Benidorm's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Juan Crespo (180-1994) responded with 14 points and 4 assists and Alvaro Ortega scored 9 points and 9 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Benidorm moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Calpe keeps the ninth position with ten games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Benidorm will meet at home Carolinas (#10) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Calpe will play against Infante in Murcia and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Benidorm: F.Astilleros 17+7reb+7ast, Z.Dario 16+3reb+2ast, A.Guillo 14+5reb+1ast, D.Closset 11+6reb+4ast, J.Sergio 9+2reb+2ast, J.Ortola 6+8reb+4ast Calpe: J.Crespo 14+4reb+4ast, D.Austin 13+5reb, J.Crespo 10+6reb+3ast, S.Vidal 10+1reb, O.Alvaro 9+9reb+2ast, C.Joel 4+2reb+1ast Archena - Infante 76-79 A very close game took place in Murcia between Infante and Archena. Seventh ranked Infante (8-7) got a very close victory on the road over 3rd placed Archena (11-5). Infante managed to escape with a 3-point win 79-76 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of Archena. Forward Alvaro Bernal (190) stepped up and scored 11 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and forward Juan Antonio Padilla (193-1984) chipped in 10 points and 5 rebounds. Infante's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Point guard Juan Ballesta (185-1992) responded with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and Senegalese center Papa Mbaye (209-1990) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds. Four Archena players scored in double figures. Infante moved-up to fifth place, which they share with 5 other teams. Loser Archena keeps the third position with five games lost. They share it with Mondragon and UAF Lucentum. Infante will meet at home Calpe (#9) in the next round. Archena will play against Begastri (#11) in Cehegin and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Infante: G.Agassi 14+1reb+2ast, A.Bernal 11+8reb+1ast, J.Antonio Padilla 10+5reb+3ast, D.Sarrias 9+4reb+1ast, C.Gines 9+2reb+1ast, R.Martinez-Quintanilla 8+1reb+3ast Archena: A.Ferragut 16+5reb+1ast, J.Ballesta 15+5reb+6ast, P.Mbaye 13+11reb+1ast, D.Alvarez 12+8reb+1ast, J.Toledo 9+4reb+4ast, H.Oskars 4+2reb Molina - Gandia 57-75 The game between closely ranked teams ended with first ranked Gandia's (15-1) road victory over second-ranked Molina (12-4) 75-57 on Saturday. Forward Javier Soler (199-2000) stepped up and scored 13 points and 4 assists for the winners and center Alejandro Vera (202-1997) chipped in 8 points and 8 rebounds. Four Gandia players scored in double figures. Daniel Sanchez responded with 11 points and 9 rebounds and Argentinian-Italian Juan Tavelli (-2001) scored 8 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the twelfth consecutive win for Gandia. They maintain first place with 15-1 record, which they share with Santfeliuenc. Newly promoted Molina keeps the second position with four games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Gandia will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Molina will play against Ontinet in Ontinyent and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Gandia: J.Merencio 14+2reb+1ast, J.Soler 13+4reb+4ast, R.Alejandro 11+3reb, Z.Unai 10+6reb, A.Vera 8+8reb+1ast, R.Marc 6+1reb Molina: S.Daniel 11+9reb, V.Javier 9+2reb, T.Juan 8+7reb, H.Francisco 7+3reb, L.Jose 6+6reb+1ast, I.Jose 5+1reb Caja Rural - Ontinet 59-63 Not a big story in a game in Zamora where 12th ranked Caja Rural (3-13) was defeated by eighth ranked Ontinet (7-9) 63-59 on Sunday. Ontinet outrebounded Caja Rural 39-27 including 25 on the defensive glass. Dutch forward Lawrence Slim (201-1998, college: Flagler) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 18 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) for the winners and guard Iker Barbero (192-1992) chipped in 14 points and 4 assists. Center Pablo Gomez (-2001) responded with 13 points and 5 rebounds and Juan Gonzalez (-2000) scored 15 points. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Newly promoted Ontinet maintains eighth place with 7-9 record, which they share with 7 other teams. Loser Caja Rural keeps the twelfth position with 13 games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Ontinet will meet at home higher ranked Molina (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Caja Rural will play against UAF Lucentum (#5) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Ontinet: L.Slim 16+18reb+1ast, I.Barbero 14+4reb+4ast, O.Michael 6+3reb+1ast, G.Sergio 6+3reb, C.Isaac 5+3reb+1ast, D.Alejo 5+1reb+3ast Caja Rural: G.Juan 15+2reb+2ast, N.Daniel 13+4reb+1ast, G.Pablo 13+5reb+3ast, N.Talla 6+3reb+3ast, E.Alvaro 5+2reb, O.Destiny 4+7reb+1ast Round 11Joventut 2 - Agora Portals 89-65Everything went according to plan in Badalona where ninth ranked Joventut 2 (7-8) outleveled bottom-ranked Agora Portals (0-16) 89-65 on Sunday. They outrebounded Agora Portals 45-28 including a 34-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Guard Conrad Martinez (182-2005) stepped up and scored 17 points for the winners and forward Omar Thiam (200-2004, agency: BIG) chipped in 16 points. Joventut 2's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Alex Blanco responded with 14 points and 6 rebounds and center Michael Ogunsuyi (200-2006) scored 11 points and 8 rebounds. Joventut 2 moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Agora Portals lost their sixteenth game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings with 16 games lost. They share the position with Covadonga and Jorge Juan. Joventut 2 will meet at home higher ranked Llucmajor (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Agora Portals will play against Almozara (#13) and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Joventut 2: M.Conrad 17+1reb+2ast, O.Thiam 16+2reb, D.Alejandro 10+3ast, d.Oliveira Ruben 9+4reb+1ast, P.Arnau 8+3reb, L.Karim 8+5reb Agora Portals: B.Alex 14+6reb+1ast, J.Alberto 13+5reb+1ast, O.Michael 11+8reb, S.Oscar 9+1reb, P.Francesc Felip 8+3reb+1ast, D.Moustapha 4+3reb |
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| Niklas Herring gets MVP of the Week award for Swedish Basketettan (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Niklas Herring (182-PG-1999) put on an amazing game in the last round for league's leader Djurgarden and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Basketettan Player of the Week award for round 17. The 23-year old playmaker had the game-high 38 points adding four rebounds and five assists for Djurgarden in his team's victory, helping them to crush Marbo (#4, 8-5) with 23-point margin 91-68. It allowed Djurgarden to consolidate first place in the Swedish Basketettan. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is already in a full swing and Djurgarden still have not lost a single game, getting all 14 victories. In the team's last game Herring had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range and got five three-pointers out of 11 attempts. It's his second year at Djurgarden and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Herring has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (4th best: 21.4ppg) and averages solid 2.3spg,54.5% FGP and 44.0% from behind 3-point line. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was Oliver Stefanovic of RIG Lulea. Stefanovic impressed basketball fans with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Of course he led RIG Lulea to another comfortable win outscoring KFUM Sundsvall (#11, 0-14) 142-46. This victory allowed RIG Lulea to move up to 3rd position in North. His team's 10-4 record is not bad at all. Stefanovic is well-known by RIG Lulea fans and he already established his position as one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was Tom Nilsson of Akersberga (#5). Nilsson scored 28 points and grabbed seven rebounds. He was a key player of Akersberga, leading his team to a 109-75 easy win against the lower-ranked Alvik (#10, 2-10). Akersberga needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams in North. Their record at this point is 9 victories and 6 lost games. Nilsson has a very solid season. In 13 games in Sweden he scored 16.7ppg. He also has 6.2rpg, 2.3spg and FGP: 52.4%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Oscar Wickstrom) of RIG Lulea - 20 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Felix Smedjeback (195-G-2004) of RIG Lulea - 24 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Arvid Lindgren) of Akersberga - 19 points and 15 rebounds 7. Simon Wahlberg) of Aros - 14 points, 17 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Efraim Kouame-Palm (188-PG-2004) of Hogsbo 2 - 27 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Pirmin Gaisser (194-PF-2000) of Hammarby - 25 points and 6 rebounds 10. Emil Haglund (201-F-1996) of Umea 2 - 15 points, 12 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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| Moberg's double-double lands him Superettan Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | ||
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22-year old guard Gustav Moberg (189-G-2000) had a very impressive game in the last round for Tureberg and receives a Hoops Agents Superettan Player of the Week award for round 20. He had a double-double of 34 points and 10 rebounds, while his team beat Eskilstuna (#6, 10-9) 104-90. Tureberg is placed at 4th position in Swedish Superettan. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Tureberg will need more victories to improve their 11-8 record. In the team's last game Moberg had a remarkable 55.6% from 2-point range and got three three-pointers out of 7 attempts. It's his second year at Tureberg and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Moberg has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (2nd best: 24.5ppg). Second best performed player last round was Oliver Ehrnvall (203-F-1996) of Sloga Uppsala. He is a forward in his first season at Sloga Uppsala. In the last game Ehrnvall recorded impressive double-double of 24 points and 18 rebounds. Bad luck as Sloga Uppsala was edged by the higher-ranked IK Eos (#7, 9-10) 88-85. Sloga Uppsala is still second from the bottom in the standings. 12 lost games are too many comparing to just five victories Sloga Uppsala managed to get this year. Ehrnvall is a newcomer at Sloga Uppsala and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to swingman Flavio Gomes (194-G/F-1988) of Wetterbygden (#9). Gomes scored 18 points and grabbed eleven rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Wetterbygden, leading his team to a 93-74 easy win against the lower-ranked Team4Q (#14, 2-16). The chances of Wetterbygden ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 10 games, recording just eight victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Gomes could help Wetterbygden to bring them higher in the standings. Gomes has a very solid season. In 17 games in Sweden he scored 12.2ppg. He also has 6.1rpg and FGP: 62.7%. Other top performing players last week: 4. David Johansson (208-F/C-2000) of Tureberg - 21 points and 7 rebounds 5. Christian Stewart (201-F) of Hogsbo - 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Noah Linden (178-PG-2004) of Wetterbygden - 17 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Serkan Inan (201-SF-1986) of AIK Basket - 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Andreas Von Uthmann (197-F-1996) of IK Eos - 14 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Einar Bradd (187-G-2000) of Eskilstuna - 22 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 10. David Niklasson (193-G-1995) of Norrort - 23 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| SWITZERLAND |
| Kasse number one in Swiss NLB for round 15 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 30-year old player was the main contributor (30 points, five rebounds) to his team's victory, helping them to crush Winterthur (#7, 8-7) with 17-point margin 84-67. Villars maintains the 9th position in Swiss NLB. Villars is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 6-9 record. In the team's last game Kasse had a remarkable 64.3% from 2-point range. He turned to be Villars' top player in his first season with the team. Mansour Kasse has solid league stats. He is in league's top in points (7th best: 16.9ppg), rebounds (2nd best: 11.5rpg) and averages impressive 1.3bpg and 53.7% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young American Larry Slaughter (203-C-1992) of league's second-best Morges-Saint-Prex. Slaughter had a very good evening with a double-double of 22 points and 15 rebounds. Bad luck as Morges-Saint-Prex was edged by the lower-ranked CNBS (#5, 9-6) 74-71. Morges-Saint-Prex managed to keep the same second spot in the standings. His team's 10-5 record is not bad at all. Slaughter is a newcomer at Morges-Saint-Prex, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 17.4ppg (#3). He also registered 12.5 boards per game. Third on the list of top players last round was American forward Davie Champagnie (206-F/C-1990) of Levaux (#11). Champagnie scored 28 points and grabbed thirteen rebounds (!!!). Despite Champagnie's great performance Levaux lost 71-92 to the higher-ranked Wallabies (#8, 7-8). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. Levaux can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 3-12 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Champagnie has individually a great season in Switzerland. After only 2 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 11.0rpg (9th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Christopher Miller (192-G-1993) of Wallabies - 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists 5. Malcolm Amsler (192-G-2004) of Winterthur - 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Petar Tomic (208-C-2002) of Acad.Fribourg - 27 points and 8 rebounds 7. Montrell Dixson (203-G/F-1998) of Wallabies - 15 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Mansour Tall (204-PF-1994) of Morges-Saint-Prex - 16 points and 15 rebounds 9. Denzel Tchougang (208-F/C-1998) of Grand-Saconnex - 17 points and 8 rebounds 10. Zeke Crawford (201-F-1999) of Pully - 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Dickerson'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 crushed Swiss Central (#11, 2-14) with 16-point margin 77-61. Starwings is placed at 7th position in Swiss league. Starwings is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 7-10 record. Dickerson turned to be Starwings' top player in his first season with the team. The University of Washington graduate has very impressive stats this year. Dickerson leads league in rebounds with 11.8rpg. Dickerson is in league's top in and averages solid 59.6% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Marvin Nesbitt Jr. (193-SF-1998) of Boncourt. He is American in his first season at Boncourt. In the last game Nesbitt Jr. recorded impressive 26 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Bad luck as Boncourt lost that game 63-72 to the higher-ranked Neuchatel (#5, 8-8). This loss caused Boncourt to drop to 9th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 6-10 record. Nesbitt Jr. is a newcomer at Boncourt and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to center Justyn Hamilton (211-C-1999) of Lugano (#8). Hamilton scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Despite Hamilton's great performance Lugano lost 70-81 to slightly lower-ranked Nyon (#10, 5-11). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Hamilton has individually a great season in Switzerland. After 16 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 20.0ppg (4th best) and rebounds with 8.9rpg (3rd best). He also has 1.7bpg and FGP: 55.8%. Other top performing players last week: 4. DeVante Brooks (198-PF) of Nyon - 20 points and 17 rebounds 5. Markel Humphrey (198-F-1987) of Monthey - 21 points and 14 rebounds 6. Killian Martin (204-F-1998) of Neuchatel - 15 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists 7. Jay Jay Chandler III (193-G-1998) of Monthey - 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Dalan Ancrum (198-F-1996) of Neuchatel - 18 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Natan Jurkovitz (202-F-1995) of Fribourg - 12 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Erik Thomas (195-PF-1995) of Geneve - 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Swiss National Team - by Loan Suffia |
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Swiss national team head coach Ilias Papatheodorou selected 17 players for the upcoming qualifying window, which will see Switzerland play against Croatia and Poland. Both of the games will be played in Fribourg, where they will face Croatia on the 23rd of February and Poland on the 26th of February. Those qualifying games in the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers are crucial for Swiss National team as they are trying to qualify for the next stage. Here is the list of the players who will take part of the training camp that is starting soon: Noe Anabir (203-F-1995, college: YSU) Noah Burrell (193-G-1997) Arnaud Cotture (201-F/C-1995) Dylan Ducommun (191-F-2004), first international call-up Juan De La Fuente (195-G/F-2000), first intentional call-up Selim Fofana (193-G-1999) Paul Gravet (204-F-1995) Jonathan Kazadi (195-PG-1991) Roberto Kovac (190-G/F-1990) Eliott Kuebler (203-F/G-1998) Killian Martin (204-F-1998) Marko Mladjan (205-PF-1993) Michel-Ofik Nzege (203-F-1992, college: ECU) Anthony Polite (198-G-1997, college: FSU) Clayton Le Sann (193-G-1995, college: Holy Cross) Yuri Solca (189-PG-2000) Robert Zinn (197-PG-1995) As a reminder, this is the last qualifying window, concerning three groups of four teams each. The three group winners and the automatically-qualified Cyprus will advance to FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers. The eight teams that do not advance to the Qualifiers via the Second Round will join four teams from the First Round in the Third Round. Then the final spots in the Qualifiers will be decided. |
| TAIWAN |
| Efevberha's 37-point game gives him Hoops Agents Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | ||||
He had the game-high 37 points adding seven rebounds and four assists for Taoyuan L. in his team's victory, helping them to crush Taichung Suns (#5, 5-9) with 20-point margin 110-90. Taoyuan L. maintains the 6th position in Taiwanese league. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked at the very bottom. They already lost 11 games and recorded just two victories. In the team's last game Efevberha had a remarkable 72.7% from 2-point range. He turned to be Taoyuan L.'s top player in his first season with the team. California State University Northridge graduate has very impressive stats this year. Efevberha is league's best scorer averaging so far 29.4ppg. Efevberha is in league's top in and averages solid 51.7% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Dwight Howard (211-C-1985). He is American center in his first season at Taoyuan L.. In the last game Howard recorded impressive double-double of 21 points and 14 rebounds. Of course together with Efevberha he helped Taoyuan L. with another comfortable win outscoring slightly higher-ranked Taichung Suns (#5, 5-9) 110-90. Despite this victory they still are dead at the bottom. 11 lost games are too many comparing to just two victories Taoyuan L. managed to get this year. Howard is a newcomer at Taoyuan L. and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to center Mindaugas Kupsas (216-C-1991, agency: BIG) of league's second-best Kaohsiung A.. Kupsas showcased his all-around game by recording 21 points, thirteen rebounds (!!!) and seven assists in the last round. He was a key player of Kaohsiung A., leading his team to a 118-90 easy win against #3 ranked Tainan GH in a game of the week. Kaohsiung A. needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 11 victories and 5 lost games. Kupsas has a great season in Taiwan. After 16 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 21.1ppg (6th best) and rebounds with 11.4rpg (4th best). He also has 1.4bpg and FGP: 55.3%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Jason Brickman (183-G-1991) of Kaohsiung A. - 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Robert Upshaw (213-C-1994) of Tainan GH - 33 points and 6 rebounds 6. Deyonta Davis (211-PF-1996) of Taoyuan L. - 13 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Sheng-Ju Ting (174-G-1998) of Taichung Suns - 21 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Sim Bhullar (226-C-1992) of Tainan GH - 12 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Jordan Tolbert (200-F-1992) of Taichung Suns - 19 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Kai-Hsiang Hu (190-G-1991) of Tainan GH - 19 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Michael Efevberha gets MVP of the Week award for Taiwanese T1 League (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | ||||
The 38-year old guard had the game-high 37 points adding seven rebounds and four assists for Taoyuan L. in his team's victory, helping them to crush Taichung Suns (#5, 5-9) with 20-point margin 110-90. Taoyuan L. maintains the 6th position in Taiwanese T1 League. The season is in a full swing, so it's only a dream for the team to make it into top half of the standings. For contrary they may face relegation if the situation turns from bad to worse. Taoyuan L. have already lost 11 games and recorded just two victories. In the team's last game Efevberha had a remarkable 72.7% from 2-point range. He turned to be Taoyuan L.'s top player in his first season with the team. California State University Northridge graduate has very impressive stats this year. Efevberha is league's best scorer averaging so far 29.4ppg. Efevberha is in league's top in and averages solid 51.7% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was another Taoyuan L.'s star - young American center Dwight Howard (211-C-1985). Howard impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 21 points and 14 rebounds. Of course together with Efevberha he helped Taoyuan L. with another comfortable win outscoring slightly higher-ranked Taichung Suns (#5, 5-9) 110-90. Despite this victory they still are dead at the bottom. 11 lost games are too many comparing to just two victories Taoyuan L. managed to get this year. Howard is a newcomer at Taoyuan L. and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was Lithuanian Mindaugas Kupsas (216-C-1991, agency: BIG) of second-ranked Kaohsiung A.. Kupsas showcased his all-around game by recording 21 points, thirteen rebounds (!!!) and seven assists in the last round. He was a key player of Kaohsiung A., leading his team to a 118-90 easy win against #3 ranked Tainan GH in a game of the week. Kaohsiung A. needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 11 victories and 5 lost games. Kupsas has a great season in Taiwan. After 16 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 21.1ppg (6th best) and rebounds with 11.4rpg (4th best). He also has 1.4bpg and FGP: 55.3%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Jason Brickman (183-G-1991) of Kaohsiung A. - 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Robert Upshaw (213-C-1994) of Tainan GH - 33 points and 6 rebounds 6. Deyonta Davis (211-PF-1996) of Taoyuan L. - 13 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Sheng-Ju Ting (174-G-1998) of Taichung Suns - 21 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Sim Bhullar (226-C-1992) of Tainan GH - 12 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Jordan Tolbert (200-F-1992) of Taichung Suns - 19 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Kai-Hsiang Hu (190-G-1991) of Tainan GH - 19 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
| Jules Bernard nets T&T top player award - by Albert-Lee Young |
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Here is the review of Trinidad and Tobago overseas-based players for week-ending 5 February 2023. With several worthy performances, US-born 6-6 guard Jules Bernard earned the top player with mixed results for Eastern Conference #7 Capital City Go-Go (7-7) in the NBA G League on February 1 and 4, respectively. In the first game, Bernard scored a double-double, team high 19pts & 10rebs plus 3asts & 1blk in a 131-126 win over #9 Maine Celtics (6-7). Next, Bernard had 14pts, 5rebs, 1ast & 1stl but in a 115-122 losing effort to #5 Ft. Wayne Mad Ants (8-4). Capital City plays Ft. Wayne again and #14 Wisconsin Herd (4-11) on February 6 and 10, respectively. Bernard is averaging 13.5ppg, 4.1rpg & 2.1apg: 55.1%2FPG, 27.8%3FPG & 79.2%FPG with Capital City. Previously, Bernard averaged 12.6ppg, 3.6rpg & 2.1apg: 54.3%2FPG, 28.8% 3FPG & 82.5%FT in 17 games with Motor City Cruise. Second is 6-9 forward/center Kadeem Jack who featured in three wins for Western Conference #2 Sioux Falls Skyforce (9-4) in the NBA G League on January 31, February 2 and 5 respectively. On February 5, Jack contributed a double-double of 13pts, team high 10rebs along with 2asts, game high 3stls and a game high 3blks in a 120-111 victory over #14 Birmingham Squadron (3-13). Two days earlier, Jack was scoreless but added 5rebs & 2asts in a 106-99 result. In the first game, Jack had 4pts & 3rebs coming off the bench in their 105-93 win over #15 Texas Legend (2-9). Sioux next play top ranked Eastern Conference Long Island Nets (12-2) on February 7 and 8. Jack is currently averaging 7.9ppg & 4.1rpg: 58.7%2FPG, 33.3FPG & 64.2%FT. Third is Canada-born 6-2 guard Clythus Griffith Jr who featured in two games for Westmont College (12-10, 6-8 GSAC) in NAIA Golden State Athletic Conference on February 2 and 4 respectively. In the first game Griffith Jr had 13pts, 3rebs & 1stl in a 63-68 loss to San Diego Christian College (5-11, 4-11 GSAC). Next game, he contributed 11pts, 2rebs & 1stl in a huge 105-77 win over Hope International College (16-8, 9-6 GSAC). Westmont next play at Vanguard College (12-10, 6-8 GSAC) on February 9. Griffith Jr is currently averaging 9.0ppg & 2.4rpg: 50.0%2FPG, 37.2% 3FPG & 82.2%FT. Fourth is 6-1 point guard Jordan Persad with two wins for Cuyahoga Community College (19-4 overall & 8-2 OCCAC) in the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC), NJCAA D1 Region 12, on February 1 and 4. In the first game, Persad tallied 12pts, 7rebs, 1ast & 1stl in a 78-64 victory over Bryant & Stratton College, OH (7-11, 6-5). In the second game, Persad scored 8pts, 3rebs & a game high 5asts in an 83-63 result over Edison State Community College (11-13, 4-9.) Cuyahoga next play at Lorain County Community College (11-14, 4-8) and Owens Community College (4-15, 2-9) on February 8 and 11 respectively. Persad is averaging 9.6ppg, 3.5rpg & 4.4apg: 39.9%2FPG, 35.3%3FPG & 64.9%FT. Fifth is 6-5 swingman Akoon-Purchell with 16pts, 5rebs, 2asts, 1blk & 1stl for #4 Lokomotiv Kuban (14-10) in a comfortable 103-70 win over city rivals #2 UNICS Kazan (20-3) in Russia-VTB United League on February 2. Lokomotiv next play on the road at #5 BC Nizhny Novgorod (13-11) on February 7. Akoon-Purchell is currently averaging 16.2ppg, 4.0rpg, 2.0apg & 1.2spg: 62.1%2FPG, 37.5% 3FPG & 85.7%FT. Sixth is 6-4 guard Ezeoha Santiago with mixed results for #7 University of Calgary Dinos (11-10) against University of Regina (8-11) on the road in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association on February 3 and 4. In the first game, Santiago contributed 4pts, 4rebs, 3asts & 1stl in a 57-73 defeat. In the second matchup, Santiago shared a team high 19pts, 6rebs & 1stl helping Calgary even the series 94-90. Calgary next play at home against University of Mount Royal (8-9) on February 10 and 11. Santiago is averaging 13.7ppg, 3.1rpg & 1.4apg: 41.5%2FPG, 36.2% 3FPG & 76.4%FT. Seventh is 7-0 center Johnny Hamilton with 12pts, 7rebs, 1stl & game high 5blks for #8 Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket (8-10) but in a losing 73-95 effort against # Frutti Extra Bursaspor (12-6) in Turkey-BSL on February 5. Merkezefendi next play #7 Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul (8-10) on February 11. Hamilton is averaging 9.8ppg, 7.1rpg & 2.4bpg: 54.4%2FPG & 62.5%FT. Eight is US-born 5-8 point guard Terrel Gomez with mixed results in two games in France-Pro B League on January 31 and February 3. In the first game, Gomez contributed 12pts & 5asts in a 71-62 win over #14 Evreux (6-12). Next, he had 3pts & team high 6asts in a surprise 64-75 loss to # 17 Aix-Maurienne (5-14). With the results, Saint-Quentin remained in fourth with a 12-5 record. Saint-Quentin next play #5 Lille (12-7) on February 7. Gomez is currently averaging 12.7ppg, 1.3rpg & 4.6apg: 44.1%2FPG, 37.8% 3FPG & 91.1%FT. Ninth is 6-4 point guard Khadeen Carrington with 16pts, 2rebs & 1stl for Israeli Hapoel Jerusalem in a close 65-63 win against rivals Hapoel Holon in the Euro Basketball Championships League (BCL), Round 16, on February 1. They next play France SIG Strasbrourg on February 7 and I. Ness Ziona in Israel-Winner League on February 5. Carrington is averaging 14.0ppg, 1.8rpg & 2.2apg: 51.2%2FPG, 31.3% 3FPG & 62.1% FT in the Winner-League. In the Euro Basketball Championships League, he is averaging 13.3ppg, 2.4rpg, 2.5apg & 1.8spg: 52.1% 2FPG, 23.7% 3FPG & 74.4% FT. Tenth is US-born 6-3 guard Trevon Duvall with 12pts, 3rebs, 2asts as #15 Grand Rapid Gold (3-11) went under 108-112 to #8 Greensboro Swarm (6-6) in the NBA G League, Eastern Conference, on February 1. Duvall did not play in the rematch which Grand Rapid also loss 107-123. Grand Rapid next play Western Conference #5 Stockton Kings (8-4) on February 8 & 9. Duvall, whose father has Trinidad heritage, is averaging 8.0ppg, 1.8rpg & 2.6apg: 57.4%2FPG, 21.9%3FPG & 63.9%FPG. Eleventh is 6-9 forward/center US-born Theo John who contributed 11pts, 1reb, 2asts & 1blk for Eastern Conference #7 Capital City Go-Go (7-7) in their 131-126 win over #9 Maine Celtics (6-7) in the NBA G League on February 1. John did not play in the 115-122 loss to #5 Ft. Wayne Mad Ants (8-4) on February 4. Capital City next play Ft. Wayne again and #14 Wisconsin Herd (4-11) on February 6 and 10, respectively. John is averaging 2.6ppg, 2.6rpg & 1.2bpg: 61.1%2FPG & 63.6% FT. Twelfth is 6-7 forward Tyrik Singh with two losses for Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) in the NCAA D2 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) on February 2 and 4 respectively. In the first game, Singh registered 8rebs, 1ast & 2stls in an 81-64 defeat to Northern Michigan University (17-6, 9-4 GLIAC). Next, Singh scored 4pts, 4rebs, 1ast & 1stl in a 67-75 result against Michigan Technical (17-6, 9-4). SVSU (11-11, 6-6) next play Lake Superior State (9-12, 8-5) on February 9. Singh is averaging 3.1ppg & 2.9rpg: 45.0 %2FPG, 42.1%3FPG & 60.0%FT. Thirteen is US-born 6-8 forward Stacey Thomas who featured in two wins for Louisiana State University at Shreveport (LSUS) in the NAIA Red River Athletic Conference, East Division, on February 2 and 4 respectively. In the first game, Thomas had 2pts, 2blks & 1stl in a close win, 66-63, over A&M University- Texarkana. In the next game, Thomas contributed 8pts & 5rebs in an 87-81 victory over Paul Quinn College University. LUSUS next play at University of Southwest on February 9. Thomas is currently averaging 7.7ppg, 3.6rpg & 1.0bpg: 54.2%FPG & 64.7%FT. Fourteen is 6-8 forward Israel Sylvester with two losses for Life Pacific College (1-13 GSAC, 8-14 overall) in the NAIA Golden State Athletic Conference on February 2 and 4. In the first game, Sylvester had 6rebs, 1ast & 1blk in a 73-100 loss to Ottawa University (17-7, 9-6). Next, Sylvester tallied 2pts, 5rebs & 1blk in a 68-96 result against Arizona Christian University (12-3, 21-4). Life Pacific next play The Master's University (16-7, 9-5) and Westmont College (13-10, 6-8) on February 9 and 11 respectively. Sylvester is averaging 1.6rpg: 16.7%2FPG. Fifteen is 6-9 forward/center Jabari Narcis with 3pts, 2rebs & 1blk as #6 Dresden Titans (11-9) suffered a 76-90 loss to #4 Jobstairs Giessen 46ers (13-7) in Germany-Pro League on February 4. Dresden next play #7 Nuernberg Falcons BC (11-9) and #14 Medipolis Science City Jena (8-13) on February 8 and 11 respectively. Narcis is currently averaging 5.3ppg & 1.3rpg: 54.5%2FPG, 10.0%3FPG & 75.0% FT. Sixteen is teenager 6-8 forward Malique Lewis who was limited to one minute court time off the bench as #17 Urbas Fuenlabrada Madrid (3-16) suffered a 71-83 to #14 Coviran Granada (6-13) in the Spain La Liga league on February 5. Fuenlabrada next play #15 Zaragoza (5-14) on February 11. Seventeen is 6-8 forward Shakeil Bertrand who was scoreless in two minutes off the bench as injury hit Northeastern State University (NSU) went under 67-78 to Roger State University (12-10, 8-8 MIAA) in the Mid-America Intercollegiate, NCAA Division 11, on February 4. With the results, NSU has a 10-10 overall record and 7-9 in MIAA. NSU will be on the road against Missouri State University on February 9. Bertrand is averaging 2.4ppg & 1.6rpg: 65.2%2FPG & 27.3%FT. |
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| Round 15: Court Kingz defeat Flames - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Flames (5-3) in Queens on Saturday night. Visitors were rolled over by fifth ranked Court Kingz (7-6) 107-83. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Flames. Court Kingz maintains fifth place with 7-6 record. Flames at the other side still keep top position with three games lost. Court Kingz are looking forward to face league's second-placed Gladiators in Charlotte in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Flames will have a break next round. An interesting game for Bombers (11-1) which played road game in against 3rd placed Rockets (4-7). First ranked Bombers managed to get a 10-point victory 100-90. Bombers have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 11-1 record. Rockets lost third consecutive game. They keep the third position with seven games lost. Bombers will play against Lords of War (#7) in Baltimore in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Rockets will have a break next round. Defenders' fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after one consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as they defeated much higher ranked Team United (1-4) 118-107 on Saturday. Defenders (1-1) left bottom position moving up to fifth place. Loser Team United dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Siler City R.. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. There were no big surprises in other games of round 15: Fredericksburg G. beat VA Beach W. on the road 128-124. Lehigh Valley won against Philly P. on its own court 122-106. Savannah H. managed to outperform Duval P. in a road game 119-104. Electric City L. recorded a loss to Raza R. at home 90-100. Winless Pee Dee B. was defeated by Atlanta S. on the opponent's court 100-90. VA Beach W. - Fredericksburg G. 124-128 No shocking result in a game when eighth ranked Grizzlies (5-5) beat 10th ranked Wildcats (2-7) in Virginia Beach 128-124 on Saturday. Grizzlies moved-up to sixth place. Wildcats lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eleventh position with seven games lost. Grizzlies will meet at home Tigers (#13) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Wildcats will play against Quiet and hope to secure a win. NY Court K. - Diamond City F. 107-83 The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Flames (5-3) in Queens on Saturday night. Visitors were rolled over by fifth ranked Court Kingz (7-6) 107-83. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Flames. Court Kingz maintains fifth place with 7-6 record. Flames at the other side still keep top position with three games lost. Court Kingz are looking forward to face league's second-placed Gladiators in Charlotte in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Flames will have a break next round. Lehigh Valley - Philly P. 122-106 Very expected game when 11th ranked Pioneers (2-10) lost on the road to third ranked Flight (9-2) 122-106 on Saturday. Flight have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Kingdom A. Pioneers lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the twelfth position with ten games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. DLS Rockets - Beltway B. 90-100 An interesting game for Bombers (11-1) which played road game in against 3rd placed Rockets (4-7). First ranked Bombers managed to get a 10-point victory 100-90. Bombers have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 11-1 record. Rockets lost third consecutive game. They keep the third position with seven games lost. Bombers will play against Lords of War (#7) in Baltimore in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Rockets will have a break next round. Duval P. - Savannah H. 104-119 Very predictable result when leader Hurricanes (12-0) won against on the road bottom-ranked Pharaohs (0-5) 119-104 on Saturday. Hurricanes have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. They maintain first place with 12-0 record. Loser Pharaohs still closes the standings with five games lost. Hurricanes will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Pharaohs will play against Outlaws (#3) and hope to get finally their first victory. Electric City L. - Raza R. 90-100 There was a minor upset when 9th ranked Lightning (2-6) lost at home to twelfth ranked Raptors (2-5) 100-90 on Saturday. Raptors moved-up to ninth place. Lightning lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth position with six games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Atlanta D. - Team United 118-107 Defenders' fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after one consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as they defeated much higher ranked Team United (1-4) 118-107 on Saturday. Defenders (1-1) left bottom position moving up to fifth place. Loser Team United dropped to the sixth position with four games lost. They share it with Siler City R.. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Atlanta S. - Pee Dee B. 100-90 Everything went according to plan when second ranked Storm (10-2) defeated bottom-ranked Bears (0-4) in Atlanta 100-90 on Saturday. Storm maintains second place with 10-2 record behind leader Whatley S. Loser Bears still closes the standings with four games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. |
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| Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana adds Akay to their roster - by Fersu Yahyabeyoglu | ||||
Akay represented Turkey at the European Championships (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Tel-Aviv (Israel) four years ago. But his stats at that event were not that impressive as he did not score anything. He has played also professionally for other Turkish teams like Dacka and Darussafaka. |
| Will Clyburn gets MVP of the Week award for Turkish BSL - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 32-year old forward had a double-double of 25 points and eleven rebounds, while his team edged out Darussafaka (#6, 8-10) 83-80. Anadolu Efes maintains the 4th position in Turkish BSL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Anadolu Efes will need more victories to improve their 13-5 record. In the team's last game Clyburn had a remarkable 55.6% from 2-point range. He turned to be Anadolu Efes' top player in his first season with the team. Iowa State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Clyburn is in league's top in points (7th best: 16.5ppg) and averages solid 52.8% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Greek center Zach Auguste (208-C-1993, agency: Pensack Sports) of Bursaspor. Auguste impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 27 points and 10 rebounds. Of course he led Bursaspor to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Merkezefendi (#8, 8-10) 95-73. Bursaspor's 5th position in the standings has not changed. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 12-6 record is not bad and everything may still change. Auguste is a newcomer at Bursaspor and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was Albanian Ercan Osmani (206-C/F-1998) of Darussafaka (#6). Osmani got into 30-points club by scoring 31 points in the last round. Despite Osmani's great performance Darussafaka lost 80-83 to slightly higher-ranked Anadolu Efes (#4, 13-5). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Darussafaka ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 10 games, recording just eight victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Osmani could help Darussafaka to bring them higher in the standings. Osmani has a very solid season. In 18 games in Turkey he scored 8.8ppg. He also has 5.1rpg and FGP: 56.3%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Omar Prewitt (201-SF-1994) of Petkim - 26 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Martynas Sajus (208-C-1996) of Buyukcekmece - 18 points and 7 rebounds 6. Braian Angola-Rodas (198-G/F-1994) of Pinar Karsiyaka - 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Dogus Ozdemiroglu (191-PG-1996) of Darussafaka - 18 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists 8. Tyrique Jones (206-F/C-1997) of Turk Telekom - 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Boubacar Toure (213-C-1995) of Tofas - 14 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Angelo Caloiaro (203-F-1989) of Galatasaray - 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| TBL Round 18: No surprise as #1 Mersin defeat Fenerbahce 2 - by Eurobasket News | ||
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The games are now more important than at the beginning of the Regular Season. We may still expect few shocking results in upcoming 3 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market. TBL top team - Mersin (16-2) added another victory to their record on Saturday. This time they beat tenth ranked Fenerbahce 2 (7-11) 82-77. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Mersin made 7 blocks. 27 personal fouls committed by Fenerbahce 2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American guard Tobin Carberry (193-1991, college: LIU Post) scored 37 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) to lead the charge for the winners and guard Koray Uzunhasan (186-1992) chipped in 5 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Mersin's coach Semih Soguksu used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was center Ahmet Duran (206-1999) with 13 points and 8 rebounds. Mersin have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 16-2 record. Newly promoted Fenerbahce 2 keeps the tenth place with 11 games lost. They share the position with OGM Orman and Haremspor. Mersin are looking forward to face TED Ankara (#6) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Fenerbahce 2 will play against Final Spor (#4) and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident. An interesting game took place in Istanbul where higher ranked TED Ankara (11-7) was upset on the court of eleventh ranked Haremspor (7-11) 77-73. American guard Donte Clark (194-1994, college: Texas Southern) notched 29 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!) to lead the effort and Tugberk Gedikli supported him with 19 points and 7 rebounds. Even a double-double of 23 points and 10 assists by swingman Kaan Sariaslan (193-1997) did not help to save the game for TED Ankara. Haremspor moved-up to tenth place, which they share with OGM Orman and Fenerbahce 2. TED Ankara at the other side dropped to the sixth position with seven games lost. Haremspor will play against higher ranked Yalovaspor (#7) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. TED Ankara will play against the league's leader Mersin where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. An interesting game took place in Bursa where higher ranked Final Spor (12-6) was upset on its own court by fifteenth ranked Bornova (4-14) 92-78 on Saturday. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Final Spor. The best player for the winners was Inanc Hotamis who scored 23 points and 6 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Talat Alp Altunbey who recorded 19 points and 9 rebounds. Final Spor's coach Berat Gok rotated eleven players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bornova moved-up to fourteenth place, which they share with Gemlik. Loser Final Spor keeps the fourth position with six games lost. Bornova will meet at home higher ranked Samsunspor (#3) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Final Spor will play against Fenerbahce 2 in Istanbul and hope to secure a win. There were no shocking results in the other games in round 18: Kocaeli was destroyed by Samsunspor on the opponent's court 88-52. Bottom-ranked Antalya was outscored by OGM Orman in a home game 66-99. Gemlik recorded a loss to Balikesir on the road 85-74. Mamak defeated Yalovaspor on its own court 84-78. The most impressive stats of the last round was 22 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists by Carlton Bragg Jr of Mamak. Samsunspor - Kocaeli 88-52 Very expected game when 12th ranked Kocaeli (6-12) was crushed on the road by third ranked Samsunspor (14-4) 88-52 on Friday. Samsunspor dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Kocaeli's 34. They outrebounded Kocaeli 39-24 including a 31-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Samsunspor looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Kocaeli's players. The best player for the winners was forward Mustafa Erdogan (202-1993) who scored 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Forward Mert Sert (198-1996, college: UMass Dartmouth) chipped in 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Samsunspor players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American forward Nick Banyard (203-1994, college: UCF, agency: Octagon Europe) who recorded 12 points and 8 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Desure Buie (185-1997, college: Hofstra) added 15 points respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Samsunspor maintains third position with 14-4 record having just two points less than leader Mersin. Kocaeli lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the thirteenth place with 12 games lost. Samsunspor will meet Bornova (#15) in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Kocaeli will play against Balikesir and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Samsunspor: M.Erdogan 20+9reb+4ast, D.Sanli 13+1ast, K.Muhammet 11+6reb+1ast, M.Sert 10+5reb+4ast, G.Bas 7+5reb+1ast, E.Aydogan 6+1reb+5ast Kocaeli: D.Buie 15+1reb+3ast, N.Banyard 12+8reb+1ast, U.Mert 9+1reb, B.Dilmac 7+4reb+1ast, I.Yildirim 3+3reb, H.Sanli 2+2reb Mersin - Fenerbahce 2 82-77 TBL top team - Mersin (16-2) added another victory to their record on Saturday. This time they beat tenth ranked Fenerbahce 2 (7-11) 82-77. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Mersin made 7 blocks. 27 personal fouls committed by Fenerbahce 2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American guard Tobin Carberry (193-1991, college: LIU Post) scored 37 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) to lead the charge for the winners and guard Koray Uzunhasan (186-1992) chipped in 5 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Carberry is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Mersin's coach Semih Soguksu used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. The best for the losing side was center Ahmet Duran (206-1999) with 13 points and 8 rebounds and center Ismail Karabilen (206-2001) scored 10 points and 9 rebounds. Four Fenerbahce 2 players scored in double figures. Mersin have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 16-2 record. Newly promoted Fenerbahce 2 keeps the tenth place with 11 games lost. They share the position with OGM Orman and Haremspor. Mersin are looking forward to face TED Ankara (#6) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Fenerbahce 2 will play against Final Spor (#4) and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident. Top scorers: Mersin: T.Carberry 37+6reb+2ast, O.Baykan 12+1reb+3ast, B.Genc 9+5reb, O.Kerem 8+2reb, A.Jones 5+8reb+2ast, K.Uzunhasan 5+9reb+4ast Fenerbahce 2: A.Duran 13+8reb+1ast, I.Avsar 13+1reb+3ast, D.Schwartz 11+3reb+3ast, I.Karabilen 10+9reb+2ast, B.Bayar 9+4reb+1ast, G.Burak 9+1reb+4ast Haremspor - TED Ankara 77-73 An interesting game took place in Istanbul where higher ranked TED Ankara (11-7) was upset on the court of eleventh ranked Haremspor (7-11) 77-73. Haremspor dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to TED Ankara's 22 and made 19-of-20 charity shots (95.0 percent) during the game. Haremspor had a 29-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. American guard Donte Clark (194-1994, college: Texas Southern) notched 29 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!) to lead the effort and guard Tugberk Gedikli (192-1991) supported him with 19 points and 7 rebounds. Even a double-double of 23 points and 10 assists by swingman Kaan Sariaslan (193-1997) did not help to save the game for TED Ankara. American guard Shane Gibson (188-1990, college: Sacred Heart) added 18 points and 5 rebounds. Haremspor moved-up to tenth place, which they share with OGM Orman and Fenerbahce 2. TED Ankara at the other side dropped to the sixth position with seven games lost. Haremspor will play against higher ranked Yalovaspor (#7) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. TED Ankara will play against the league's leader Mersin where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either. Top scorers: Haremspor: D.Clark 29+5reb+5ast, T.Gedikli 19+7reb+2ast, U.Saraloglu 8+4reb+5ast, G.Rakocevic 6+7reb, A.Guney 5, B.Aksu 4+7reb TED Ankara: K.Sariaslan 23+4reb+10ast, S.Gibson 18+5reb+1ast, C.Dalgali 14+6reb+1ast, A.Kaya 9+2reb+3ast, D.Sonmez 6+7reb+2ast, A.Akcam 3+3reb+2ast Final Spor - Bornova 78-92 An interesting game took place in Bursa where higher ranked Final Spor (12-6) was upset on its own court by fifteenth ranked Bornova (4-14) 92-78 on Saturday. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Final Spor. Bornova looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was Inanc Hotamis (203-2001) who scored 23 points and 6 rebounds. American guard Troy Franklin (183-1989, college: Coppin St.) chipped in 16 points and 6 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Talat Alp Altunbey (204-1994) who recorded 19 points and 9 rebounds and American LaceDarius Dunn (193-1987, college: Baylor) added 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively. Five Bornova and four Final Spor players scored in double figures. Final Spor's coach Berat Gok rotated eleven players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bornova moved-up to fourteenth place, which they share with Gemlik. Loser Final Spor keeps the fourth position with six games lost. Bornova will meet at home higher ranked Samsunspor (#3) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Final Spor will play against Fenerbahce 2 in Istanbul and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Bornova: H.Inanc 23+6reb+2ast, T.Franklin 16+4reb+6ast, B.Huffman 12+11reb+1ast, S.Efe 12+3reb+6ast, S.Senturk 10+4reb+5ast, E.Besok 9+4reb Final Spor: T.Alp Altunbey 19+9reb+1ast, L.Dunn 18+5reb+5ast, S.Edge 13+2reb+3ast, C.Robinson 12+12reb, M.Basturk 9+1ast, O.Sancakli 2+4reb+1ast Antalya - OGM Orman 66-99 Rather predictable result when twelfth ranked OGM Orman (7-11) smashed on the road bottom-ranked Antalya (2-16) 99-66 on Sunday. OGM Orman dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Antalya's 34 and made 16-of-18 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Antalya 39-28 including a 31-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. OGM Orman looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was American guard Keon Clergeot (185-1996, college: SE Louisiana, agency: GoEmpire Group) who scored 23 points. Murat Atar (-1997) chipped in 8 points and 14 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Atahan Saylam (-1997) who recorded 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks and Dogancan Topcuoglu (-2001) added 12 points and 5 assists respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. OGM Orman moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Haremspor and Fenerbahce 2. Antalya lost tenth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 16 games lost. OGM Orman's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Ankara Mamak. Top scorers: OGM Orman: K.Clergeot 23+4reb+3ast, B.Mbala 17+2reb, O.Tosun 12+3reb+3ast, A.Peker 9+1reb+5ast, M.Atar 8+14reb+2ast, G.Oktay 6+1reb Antalya: G.Gokbay 18+1reb+1ast, S.Atahan 15+8reb+3ast, T.Dogancan 12+4reb+5ast, C.Ahmet 9+3reb+2ast, O.Yavuz 9+3reb+1ast, Y.Ata 3+2reb+2ast Balikesir - Gemlik 85-74 Not a big story in a game when 14th ranked Gemlik (4-14) was defeated on the road by eighth ranked Balikesir (9-9) 85-74 on Sunday. Strangely Gemlik outrebounded Balikesir 40-25 including 28 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was Berke Aygunduz (196-1998) who scored 24 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. American guard Kahlil Dukes (183-1995, college: Niagara) chipped in 21 points and 5 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was American forward Devante Foster (206-1998, college: Arkansas Tech, agency: One Motive Sports) who recorded a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds and Batin Tuna (197-2003) added 11 points and 11 rebounds respectively. Four Balikesir and five Gemlik players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Balikesir maintains eighth position with 9-9 record, which they share with Mamak. Loser Gemlik keeps the fourteenth place with 14 games lost. They share the position with Bornova. Balikesir will meet Kocaeli (#13) in the next round where they are favorite. Gemlik will play against Sigortam.net and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Balikesir: B.Aygunduz 24+9reb+6ast, K.Dukes 21+4reb+5ast, A.Isik 12+2reb, S.Ergin 12+6reb+3ast, M.Mutlu 8+3reb+3ast, M.Ozdemir 6+2ast Gemlik: D.Foster 21+10reb+3ast, E.Akyuz 12+2reb+2ast, D.Ege 12+10reb+1ast, T.Batin 11+11reb+3ast, J.Sheppard 10+3reb+2ast, T.Ali 5+1reb Mamak - Yalovaspor 84-78 There was a small surprise in Ankara where ninth ranked Mamak (9-9) beat 7th ranked Yalovaspor (10-8) 84-78 on Sunday. Mamak made 19-of-23 free shots (82.6 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was American Carlton Bragg Jr (208-1995, college: N.Mexico) who had a double-double by scoring 22 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). The other American import point guard Myles Mack (178-1993, college: Rutgers) chipped in a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 assists. Four Mamak players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was American Lamont Jones (183-1990, college: Iona) who recorded 17 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and point guard Kadir Bayram (185-1996) added 12 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Mamak have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Balikesir. Newly promoted Yalovaspor keeps the seventh position with eight games lost. Mamak's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Ankara to the arena OGM Orman. Top scorers: Mamak: C.Bragg Jr. 22+16reb+4ast, M.Mack 18+3reb+11ast, O.Sahin 14+1ast, M.Solkol 13+4reb+1ast, Y.Omer 7+4reb+2ast, G.Akkoyunlu 6+2reb Yalovaspor: L.Jones 17+6reb+7ast, K.Bayram 12+6reb+2ast, T.Dikmen 10+1ast, E.Bayrak 10+1reb+1ast, S.Gondur 9+2reb+4ast, O.Haciyeva 8+4reb+1ast |
| U19 League Round 17: Antalya Gelism defeat Galatasaray 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 17 in the U19 League took place in Istanbul. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of 3rd placed Galatasaray (11-6) to sixth ranked Antalya Gelism (7-10) 66-65 on Friday evening. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Galatasaray. Antalya Gelism made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Galatasaray 45-33 including 19 on the offensive glass. 24 personal fouls committed by Galatasaray helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Yunus Nur (-2003) stepped up and scored 20 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and Cagan Ozgur (-2005) chipped in 14 points and 11 rebounds. Ata Gul (-2005) responded with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Antalya Gelism maintains sixth place with 7-10 record, which they share with Merkezefendi. Galatasaray at the other side keeps the third position with six games lost. They share it with Gelisim Koleji and Besiktas. Antalya Gelism is looking forward to face Bahcesehir (#9) in Acibadem in the next round. Galatasaray will play on the road against the league's leader Gaziantep (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Very important is a road loss of second ranked Ozel Gelisim Koleji (11-6) against fifth ranked TED Ankara (8-9) on Friday night. Visiting Ozel Gelisim Koleji was defeated by TED Ankara in a tough game in Ankara 100-104. Sefa Karadol (-2003) nailed a double-double by scoring 24 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and Kerem Sariaslan accounted for 24 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Dogan Bozveli (-2005) came up with 45 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds for Ozel Gelisim Koleji in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. TED Ankara maintains fifth place with 8-9 record, which they share with Turk Telekom. Ozel Gelisim Koleji at the other side dropped to the third position with six games lost. They share it with Galatasaray and Besiktas. TED Ankara will play against Buyukcekmece (#7) on the road in the next round. Ozel Gelisim Koleji will play against Fenerbahce (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Very important is a road loss of third ranked Besiktas (11-6) against sixth ranked Turk Telekom (8-9) on Sunday night. Visiting Besiktas was defeated by Turk Telekom in a tough game in Ankara 83-87. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Besiktas. The best player for the winners was Arda Ozdogan who had a double-double by scoring 15 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Turk Telekom's coach Murat Oney used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Ege Borcali produced 27 points, 5 assists and 4 steals for the guests. Turk Telekom moved-up to fifth place, which they share with TED Ankara. Loser Besiktas keeps the third position with six games lost. They share it with Galatasaray and Gelisim Koleji. Turk Telekom will meet league's second-placed Darussafaka in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Besiktas' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Istanbul Anadolu Efes. There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 17: Buyukcekmece lost to Tofas on the opponent's court 82-90. Bahcesehir managed to outperform Manisa in a home game 70-69. Aliaga Petkim managed to beat Merkezefendi on the road 83-82. Winless Selcuklu was crushed by Darussafaka on its own court 49-80. Pinar Karsiyaka lost to undefeated Anadolu Efes in Istanbul 67-84. Bursaspor won against Tesvikiye at home 82-73. Tofas - Buyukcekmece 90-82 Rather expected game in Bursa where 7th ranked Buyukcekmece (6-11) was defeated by fourth ranked Tofas (12-5) 90-82 on Friday. Tofas looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The best player for the winners was forward Evren Demirci (203-2005) who scored 19 points and 8 rebounds. Guard Cem Kucukozkan (193-2005) chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds. Tofas' coach Cem Akdag used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ege Akbay (-2005) produced 21 points and 6 rebounds and guard Can Kurt (180-2003) added 9 points and 16 assists respectively for the guests. Four Buyukcekmece players scored in double figures. Tofas moved-up to second place, which they share with Darussafaka. Loser Buyukcekmece keeps the seventh position with 11 games lost. They share it with Tesvikiye and Aliaga Petkim. Tofas will meet Manisa Izmir (#10) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Buyukcekmece will play against TED Ankara and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Tofas: K.Arda 21+1reb+6ast, D.Evren 19+8reb+3ast, K.Cem 16+11reb+2ast, C.Ozgur 8+3reb+8ast, D.Akin 7+3reb, E.Omer 6+3reb+5ast Buyukcekmece: A.Ege 21+6reb+1ast, E.Goksan 18+6reb+1ast, I.Muhammed 13+8reb, O.Ulkuhan 10+8reb, K.Can 9+3reb+16ast, K.Umut 9+2reb+6ast TED Ankara - Gelisim Koleji 104-100 Very important is a road loss of second ranked Ozel Gelisim Koleji (11-6) against fifth ranked TED Ankara (8-9) on Friday night. Visiting Ozel Gelisim Koleji was defeated by TED Ankara in a tough game in Ankara 100-104. TED Ankara players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. Ozel Gelisim Koleji was plagued by 30 personal fouls down the stretch. Sefa Karadol (-2003) nailed a double-double by scoring 24 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and Kerem Sariaslan (-2004) accounted for 24 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Five TED Ankara players scored in double figures. Dogan Bozveli (-2005) came up with 45 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds and Bartu Encu (-2005) added 20 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Ozel Gelisim Koleji in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. TED Ankara maintains fifth place with 8-9 record, which they share with Turk Telekom. Ozel Gelisim Koleji at the other side dropped to the third position with six games lost. They share it with Galatasaray and Besiktas. TED Ankara will play against Buyukcekmece (#7) on the road in the next round. Ozel Gelisim Koleji will play against Fenerbahce (#8) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: TED Ankara: K.Sefa 24+12reb+4ast, S.Kerem 24+6reb+8ast, G.Ahmet 18+5reb+10ast, C.Ali 14+4reb+3ast, C.Bartu 10+5reb+1ast, D.Mustafa 6+1reb Gelisim Koleji: B.Dogan 45+7reb+3ast, E.Bartu 20+5reb+3ast, G.Emir 9+5reb+2ast, A.Emir 7+5reb+2ast, Y.Toprak 6+2reb+1ast, K.Baris 6+2reb+1ast Bahcesehir - Manisa 70-69 We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams in Acibadem where tenth ranked Bahcesehir (5-13) edged 9th ranked Manisa Izmir (4-13) 70-69 on Sunday. Bahcesehir forced 21 Manisa Izmir turnovers. The best player for the winners was Egemen Aktas (-2006) who scored 18 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Yagiz Aktas (198-2006) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds. Four Bahcesehir players scored in double figures. Kaan Bozkurt (-2003) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds and Burak Kuzu (-2005) added 19 points respectively for the guests. Manisa Izmir's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Bahcesehir moved-up to ninth place. Loser Manisa Izmir dropped to the tenth position with 13 games lost. Bahcesehir will meet higher ranked Antalya Gelism (#6) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Manisa Izmir will play against the league's second-placed Tofas (#2) and will have a slim chance for a victory. Top scorers: Bahcesehir: A.Egemen 18+7reb+1ast, A.Halim 15+3reb+4ast, G.Arda 12+3reb+1ast, A.Yagiz 12+12reb+1ast, A.Ali 5+2reb+3ast, U.Derin 5+2reb+3ast Manisa: K.Burak 19+1reb+1ast, B.Kaan 13+12reb+1ast, C.Cengiz 9+1reb+3ast, A.Mustafa 8+8reb+2ast, O.Mert 7+4reb+4ast, S.Kerem 6+4reb+4ast Merkezefendi - Aliaga Petkim 82-83 There was a minor upset in Denizl where 6th ranked Merkezefendi (7-10) was edged by ninth ranked Petkim Spor (6-11) 83-82 on Saturday. Petkim Spor outrebounded Merkezefendi 51-40 including 39 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was Murat Tor (-2003) who had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 16 rebounds. Yigit Kaba (-2006) chipped in a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds. Forward Atahan Altiok (198-2004) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds and Ataberk Aksu (-2004) added 21 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Four Merkezefendi players scored in double figures. Merkezefendi's coach Servet Ozsuner rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Petkim Spor moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Tesvikiye and Buyukcekmece. Loser Merkezefendi keeps the sixth position with ten games lost. They share it with Antalya. Petkim Spor will meet Tesvikiye (#9) on the road in the next round. Merkezefendi will play against Selcuklu and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Aliaga Petkim: T.Murat 23+16reb, K.Yigit 22+14reb+1ast, K.Demir 12+1reb+1ast, S.Batuhan 9+9reb+3ast, S.Aytac 8+4reb+5ast, A.Alper 6+6reb+9ast Merkezefendi: A.Ataberk 21+5reb+1ast, A.Atahan 16+14reb, Y.Batu 13+4reb+4ast, T.Tuna 10+5reb+8ast, L.Kelvin 7+5reb+2ast, B.Yigit 5+2reb Turk Telekom - Besiktas 87-83 Very important is a road loss of third ranked Besiktas (11-6) against sixth ranked Turk Telekom (8-9) on Sunday night. Visiting Besiktas was defeated by Turk Telekom in a tough game in Ankara 83-87. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Besiktas. The best player for the winners was center Arda Ozdogan (202-2005) who had a double-double by scoring 15 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Erim Lif (-2005) chipped in 28 points. Turk Telekom's coach Murat Oney used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Ege Borcali (-2005) produced 27 points, 5 assists and 4 steals and Ahmet Ozbek (-2005) added 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for the guests. Four Besiktas players scored in double figures. Turk Telekom moved-up to fifth place, which they share with TED Ankara. Loser Besiktas keeps the third position with six games lost. They share it with Galatasaray and Gelisim Koleji. Turk Telekom will meet league's second-placed Darussafaka in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Besiktas' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Istanbul Anadolu Efes. Top scorers: Turk Telekom: L.Erim 28, O.Arda 15+12reb+4ast, C.Yagiz 13+1reb+8ast, C.Civan 9+2reb+2ast, Y.Oguz 8+8reb, H.Alp 5+1reb+2ast Besiktas: B.Ege 27+4reb+5ast, O.Ahmet 16+7reb+5ast, E.Ata 11+4reb+2ast, E.Eren 10+2reb+3ast, A.Anil 9+7reb+1ast, T.Berat 6+5reb+1ast Selcuklu - Darussafaka 49-80 Everything went according to plan when third ranked Darussafaka (12-5) outscored on the road bottom-ranked Selcuklu (0-17) 80-49 on Friday. Darussafaka held Selcuklu to an opponent 23.3 percent shooting from the field compared to 50.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Darussafaka forced 29 Selcuklu turnovers and outrebounded them 48-37 including a 39-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Ilber Aysel (-2006) who scored 13 points and 6 rebounds. Ilker Kale (-2004) chipped in 9 points and 9 rebounds. Ekrem Mutlusoy (-2006) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds and Mehmet Turkmen (-2005) added 11 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Darussafaka have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Tofas. Loser Selcuklu still closes the standings with 17 games lost. Darussafaka will meet at home Turk Telekom (#6) in the next round. Selcuklu will play against Merkezefendi (#7) in Denizl and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Darussafaka: A.Ilber 13+6reb+1ast, A.Ege 12+2reb+1ast, C.Bugra 12+5reb+2ast, E.Ahmet 10+6reb+2ast, K.Ilker 9+9reb+1ast, T.Cansin 8+1reb+2ast Selcuklu: B.Fatih 12+2reb+3ast, T.Mehmet 11+6reb+1ast, M.Ekrem 11+10reb+3ast, U.Ercan 7+2reb+1ast, T.Mustafa 3+2reb, Y.Mehmet 3+6reb+4ast Anadolu Efes - Pinar Karsiyaka 84-67 There was no surprise in Istanbul where 4th placed Pinar Karsiyaka (9-8) was defeated by leader Anadolu Efes (17-0) 84-67 on Saturday. Anadolu Efes looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The best player for the winners was center Emre Tunca (207-1991) who had a double-double by scoring 22 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. Forward Karahan Efeoglu (203-2004) chipped in 14 points and 9 rebounds. Five Anadolu Efes players scored in double figures. Huseyin Sevig (-2005) produced a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds and Egemen Yapici (-2004) added 8 points and 8 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Anadolu Efes have an impressive series of seventeen victories in a row. They maintain first place with 17-0 record. Loser Pinar Karsiyaka keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. They share it with Bursaspor. Anadolu Efes' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Istanbul to the arena Besiktas. Top scorers: Anadolu Efes: E.Tunca 22+6reb+10ast, K.Tolga 17+3reb+2ast, E.Karahan 14+9reb+2ast, A.Salih 13+9reb+1ast, D.Mehmet 10+6reb+3ast, D.Berkay 6+2reb+3ast Pinar Karsiyaka: S.Huseyin 24+10reb+1ast, B.Emir 10+1reb, Y.Egemen 8+8reb+1ast, C.Ilkay 8+3reb, Y.Efe 6+4reb, O.Emir 5+1reb+1ast Bursaspor - Tesvikiye 82-73 No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Bursaspor (9-8) won against at home 8th ranked Tesvikiye (6-11) 82-73 on Sunday. Bursaspor forced 23 Tesvikiye turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was point guard Berk Akin (188-2005) who scored 34 points (!!!), 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Unal Cardak (-2006) chipped in 16 points and 5 rebounds. Four Bursaspor players scored in double figures. Berkay Terzi (-2003) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists and Kutay Odabasi (-2004) added 19 points respectively for the guests. Tesvikiye's coach Gokay Kiziltug rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Bursaspor moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Pinar Karsiyaka. Loser Tesvikiye dropped to the seventh position with 11 games lost. They share it with Buyukcekmece and Aliaga Petkim. Bursaspor will meet Pinar Karsiyaka (#4) in the next round. Tesvikiye will play against Petkim Spor and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Bursaspor: A.Berk 34+8reb+6ast, C.Unal 16+5reb+2ast, K.Melih 12+5reb+5ast, B.Berkan 10+1reb+2ast, P.Mete 5+4reb+4ast, B.Erhan 4+1reb+1ast Tesvikiye: T.Berkay 22+15reb+5ast, O.Kutay 19+3reb+2ast, A.Burak 13+2reb+2ast, T.Goktug 7+4reb+4ast, C.Orkun 6+12reb+1ast, S.Boran 3+2reb+3ast Galatasaray - Antalya 65-66 The most exciting game of round 17 in the U19 League took place in Istanbul. This derby game ended with only one-point home defeat of 3rd placed Galatasaray (11-6) to sixth ranked Antalya Gelism (7-10) 66-65 on Friday evening. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Galatasaray. Antalya Gelism made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Galatasaray 45-33 including 19 on the offensive glass. 24 personal fouls committed by Galatasaray helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Yunus Nur (-2003) stepped up and scored 20 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and Cagan Ozgur (-2005) chipped in 14 points and 11 rebounds. Ata Gul (-2005) responded with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists and Efe Vatan (-2004) scored 13 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Antalya Gelism maintains sixth place with 7-10 record, which they share with Merkezefendi. Galatasaray at the other side keeps the third position with six games lost. They share it with Gelisim Koleji and Besiktas. Antalya Gelism is looking forward to face Bahcesehir (#9) in Acibadem in the next round. Galatasaray will play on the road against the league's leader Gaziantep (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Antalya: N.Yunus 20+9reb+2ast, O.Cagan 14+11reb+1ast, Y.Emirhan 8+7reb, T.Tarkan 8+6reb, E.Berke 7+4ast, B.Ramazan 7+6reb Galatasaray: V.Efe 13+5reb+1ast, O.Ismet 13+6reb, A.Alp 9+4reb+1ast, G.Ata 8+6reb+8ast, I.Berke 7+5reb, O.Rafi 7+3reb+4ast |
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| Gutsaliuk number one in Ukrainian Higher League for round 15 - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Guard Andriy Gutsaliuk (192-G-1996) had a very impressive game in the last round for Vinnitsky Zubry, receiving a Hoops Agents Higher League Player of the Week award for round 15. The 26-year old player was the main contributor (36 points, six rebounds and three assists) to his team's victory, helping them to outclass Khmelnytskyi (#4, 2-6) with 28-point margin 103-75. Vinnitsky Zubry maintains the 3rd position in their group in Ukrainian Higher League. Vinnitsky Zubry is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 4-6 record. In the team's last game Gutsaliuk had a remarkable 64.3% from 2-point range. He turned to be Vinnitsky Zubry's top player in his first season with the team. Andriy Gutsaliuk has solid league stats. He is in league's top in points (8th best: 20.0ppg) and averages impressive 40.7% from behind 3-point line. The second best player in last round's games was young Nigerian Aleksey Adediran (206-C-1982, agency: BIG) of league's leader Rivne. Adediran had a very good evening with a double-double of 37 points and 14 rebounds. It was enough for Rivne to edge the lower-ranked Kalush-PNU (#6, 1-10) 72-66. Of course Rivne still keep Group 2's top spot. He plays for the best team in the league and Rivne managed to win all 11 games keeping a perfect record. Adediran is well-known at Rivne and is a proven leader in his second season with the team. Third on the list of top players last round was forward Dmytro Khodov (203-F-1987, agency: BIG) of Politekhn.Lviv (#4). Khodov showcased his all-around game by recording 20 points, eleven rebounds (!!!) and five assists in the last round. He was a key player of Politekhn.Lviv, leading his team to a 106-81 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Che-Basket (#5, 2-9). The chances of Politekhn.Lviv ranking at the top of Group 2, however are very questionable as they have already lost 6 games, recording just five victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Khodov could help Politekhn.Lviv to bring them higher in the standings. Khodov has a very solid season. In 4 games in Ukraine he scored 15.0ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Sergey Zayets (185-F-1995) of Sambir - 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Artur Fresh-Stakhanov (210-C/F-2001) of Che-Basket - 21 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Maxym Vorobjov (193-G-1991) of Uzhgorod - 25 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Vadim Paliukh (190-F-1994) of Khmelnytskyi - 21 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Vladimir Yatskovsky (182-F-1994) of Sambir - 8 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists 9. Yaroslav Bondar (198-F-1992) of Vinnitsky Zubry - 16 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Danyil Buhorskyi) of Sambir - 24 points and 3 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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Andriy Gutsaliuk (192-G-1996) had an amazing evening in the last round for Vinnitsky Zubry and that's him to receive a Hoops Agents Higher League Player of the Week award for round 16. The 26-year old guard had the game-high 36 points adding six rebounds and three assists for Vinnitsky Zubry in his team's victory, helping them to outclass Khmelnytskyi (#4, 2-6) with 28-point margin 103-75. Vinnitsky Zubry maintains the 3rd position in their group in Ukrainian Higher League. Vinnitsky Zubry is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 4-6 record. In the team's last game Gutsaliuk had a remarkable 64.3% from 2-point range. He turned to be Vinnitsky Zubry's top player in his first season with the team. Gutsaliuk has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (8th best: 20.0ppg) and averages solid 40.7% from behind 3-point line. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Nigerian center Aleksey Adediran (206-C-1982, agency: BIG) of league's best team Rivne. Adediran impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 37 points and 14 rebounds. It was enough for Rivne to edge the lower-ranked Kalush-PNU (#6, 1-10) by 6 points 72-66. Of course Rivne still keep Group 2's top spot. He plays for the best team in the league and Rivne managed to win all 11 games keeping a perfect record. Adediran is well-known by Rivne fans and he already established his position as one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was Dmytro Khodov (203-F-1987, agency: BIG) of Politekhn.Lviv (#4). Khodov showcased his all-around game by recording 20 points, eleven rebounds (!!!) and five assists in the last round. He was a key player of Politekhn.Lviv, leading his team to a 106-81 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Che-Basket (#5, 2-9). The chances of Politekhn.Lviv ranking at the top of Group 2, however are very questionable as they have already lost 6 games, recording just five victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Khodov could help Politekhn.Lviv to bring them higher in the standings. Khodov has a very solid season. In 4 games in Ukraine he scored 15.0ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Artur Fresh-Stakhanov (210-C/F-2001) of Che-Basket - 21 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Maxym Vorobjov (193-G-1991) of Uzhgorod - 25 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Vadim Paliukh (190-F-1994) of Khmelnytskyi - 21 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Yaroslav Bondar (198-F-1992) of Vinnitsky Zubry - 16 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Yevhenii Zhulavskyi) of Self Made - 12 points and 8 rebounds 9. Andriy Spivak (185-PG-1993) of Kalush-PNU - 21 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Vladislav Klimenko (188-F-2000) of Politekhn.Lviv - 15 points, 4 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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| Austin Jr.'s 25 points and 6 assists give him Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
He had the game-high 25 points adding five rebounds and six assists for Cheshire P. in his team's victory, helping them to beat Newcastle E. (#9, 6-14) 82-70. Cheshire P. is placed at 4th position in British league. Cheshire P. 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 12-11 record. In the team's last game Austin Jr. had a remarkable 70.0% from 2-point range. He turned to be Cheshire P.'s top player in his first season with the team. Central Michigan University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Austin Jr. is in league's top in points (9th best: 15.9ppg) and averages solid 2.5spg and 55.9% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Rashad Hassan (203-C/F-1989) of Plymouth P.. He is American in his second season at Plymouth P.. In the last game Hassan recorded impressive 32 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Bad luck as Plymouth P. lost that game 93-108 to the higher-ranked Bristol Flyers (#2, 17-6). Plymouth P. managed to keep the same 7th spot in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 8-14 record. Hassan is well-known at Plymouth P. and he already established his position as one of the team's leaders. Third place about best performers goes to forward Patrick Tape (208-F-1998, agency: Players Group) of Caledonia G. (#5). Tape scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds. He was a key player of Caledonia G., leading his team to a 91-73 easy win against Manchester G. (11-10). Caledonia G. 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. Tape has a very solid season. In 21 games in United Kingdom he scored 10.2ppg. He also has 5.8rpg and FGP: 65.9%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Shakem Johnson (201-F) of Surrey S. - 21 points and 13 rebounds 5. Jeremiah Bailey (198-F-1998) of Caledonia G. - 18 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists 6. V.J. King (198-F-1997) of Bristol Flyers - 30 points and 4 assists 7. Kyle Johnson (195-G-1988) of Newcastle E. - 24 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Tomislav Zubcic (213-PF-1990) of London L. - 21 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists 9. Rahmon Fletcher (178-PG-1988) of Manchester G. - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists 10. Tajh Green (203-F-1998) of Manchester G. - 29 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Wright number one in Uruguay LUB for round 22 - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 29-year old player had a double-double of 31 points and 11 rebounds, while his team beat Urupan (#10, 8-12) 107-102. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings. Defensor maintains the 9th position in Uruguayan LUB. Defensor is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 10-11 record. In the team's last game Wright had a remarkable 62.5% from 2-point range. He turned to be Defensor's top player in his first season with the team. Dion Wright averages this season 20.3ppg and 6.9rpg. The second best player in last round's games was young American Franklin Hassell (203-F/C-1988) of Hebraica. Hassell had a very good evening with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course he led Hebraica to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Trouville (#8, 10-11) 96-74. Despite this victory Hebraica slide down in the standings to 4th position. His team's 12-9 record is not bad at all. Hassell is a newcomer at Hebraica, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was another Defensor's star - American forward Quintrell Thomas (203-PF-1990). Thomas scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds. He was another key player of Defensor, helping his team with a 107-102 win against slightly lower-ranked Urupan (#10, 8-12). The chances of Defensor ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 11 games, recording just ten victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Thomas could help Defensor to bring them higher in the standings. Thomas has a great season in Uruguay. After 21 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 16.6ppg (2nd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Mateo Sarni (185-PG-1998) of Urupan - 27 points and 9 assists 5. Rodney Green (197-G-1988) of Penarol - 25 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Leandro Morales (186-SG-1980) of L.Borges - 19 points, 3 rebounds and 13 assists 7. Ricardo Glenn (203-C-1990) of L.Borges - 25 points and 7 rebounds 8. Akia Pruitt (203-PF-1997) of L.Borges - 17 points and 13 rebounds 9. Hatila Passos (211-C-1985) of Urunday - 9 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Eric Ferguson (203-F-1989) of Urupan - 18 points, 12 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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| SPB 2023 - Cangrejeros add Duke Mondy to their roster, ex Al Madina - by Francisco Vega | |||
Mondy just played at Al Madina in Libyan D1 league. The last season he played at Ahly Benghazi (also in D1). Quite impressive season as he was voted to Afrobasket.com All-Libyan League Honorable Mention. In 2014 he was drafted by Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) in fourth round (68th overall). The former Oakland University star is in his ninth season in pro basketball. He is quite experienced player. Mondy's career allowed him to visit four different continents, while he played in seven different countries. Mondy tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Latin America, Africa and of course North America. He has played previously professionally in Canada (Moncton Magic and Highlanders), Colombia (Cafeteros), Luxembourg (Arantia), Mexico (Ostioneros de Guaymas), Poland (GTK), Ukraine (Odessa) and NBA G League (Sioux Falls Skyforce and Texas Legends). |
| LaLiga Femenina Round 4: Riachuelo LR keep a leadership position - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The game had a very big importance for third-ranked Riachuelo LR as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Riachuelo LR defeated their biggest opponent Montmartre in La Rioja 72-56. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Riachuelo LR made 22-of-23 free shots (95.7 percent) during the game. Guard Julieta Tell (172-1993) fired 13 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Victoria Lara (176-1996) chipped in 15 points. Andrea Rebola produced 14 points for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Riachuelo LR (5-1) have an impressive five-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Obras. Montmartre at the other side dropped to the third place with two games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Another exciting game was played in Concepcion de Urug. between fourth ranked Dep.Berazategui and one of their biggest challengers Rocamora where Dep.Berazategui (3-3) beat Rocamora (2-4) on the road 60-55. Worth to mention a great performance of Maria Jourdheuil (180-1994) who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 7 rebounds. Florencia Fernandez contributed with 5 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Dep.Berazategui's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. point guard Antonella Gonzalez (155-1990) replied with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for Rocamora. Dep.Berazategui moved-up to third place. Rocamora at the other side dropped to the fourth position with four games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Sixth-ranked Pacifico (1-5) made lots of trouble for first ranked Union Florida (6-1) in Neuquen on Sunday. The visitors from Florida managed to secure only two-point victory 79-77. However their fans expected much easier game. Worth to mention a great performance of Maria Martinez who helped to win the game recording 12 points and 7 rebounds. Union Florida's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side Ailin Astorga responded with 15 points. Union Florida have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 6-1 record. Pacifico lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Rest of the games of round 4 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: Union Florida defeated Pacifico in a road game 65-55. Ferro lost to defending champion Obras at home 38-79. Dep.Berazategui lost to Rocamora on the opponent's court 51-52. Obras outscored Ferro in a home game 64-36. Ameghino recorded a loss to Instituto on the road 36-46. The best stats of 4th round was 17 points and 8 rebounds by Julia Centurion of Instituto.
Riachuelo LR - Montmartre 72-56 The game had a very big importance for third-ranked Riachuelo LR as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Riachuelo LR defeated their biggest opponent Montmartre in La Rioja 72-56. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Riachuelo LR made 22-of-23 free shots (95.7 percent) during the game. Guard Julieta Tell (172-1993) fired 13 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Victoria Lara (176-1996) chipped in 15 points. Andrea Rebola produced 14 points and Anahi Albornoz (-1998) added 10 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Riachuelo LR (5-1) have an impressive five-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Obras. Montmartre at the other side dropped to the third place with two games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Riachuelo LR: V.Lara 15+2reb+3ast, J.Tell 13+8reb+6ast, M.Gervasio 9+6reb+2ast, B.Maria 8+4reb+2ast, A.Guadalupe 8+1reb, O.Florencia 6+1reb Montmartre: A.Rebola 14+4reb+1ast, A.Maria Cecilia 11+1reb+1ast, A.Anahi 10+3reb+1ast, L.Lara 7, M.Romina 4+3reb, M.Sofia 3 Pacifico - Union Florida 55-65 There was no surprise in Neuquen where 6th ranked Pacifico (1-5) was defeated by first ranked Union Florida (6-1) 65-55 on Saturday. Union Florida made 18-of-20 free shots (90.0 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of Delfina Saravia (171-2003) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and forward Carla Miculka (174-1993) who added 13 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Four Union Florida players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international Ailin Astorga (-1986) responded with 16 points and guard Valeria Fernandez (-1998) scored 9 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Union Florida have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 6-1 record. Pacifico lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Union Florida: S.Delfina 21+2reb+2ast, C.Miculka 13+7reb+2ast, S.Julieta 11+2reb, M.Martinez 10+4reb, M.Maria 6+6reb+2ast, A.Myriam 4+5reb Pacifico: A.Astorga 16+1reb+2ast, N.Frete 13+1reb+1ast, V.Fernandez 9+5reb+4ast, S.Guadalupe 8+1ast, K.Natassja 5+4reb, B.Dulce 4+4reb Ferro - Obras 38-79 No shocking result in a game in Olavarria where second ranked Obras (5-1) smashed 4th ranked Ferro (2-5) 79-38 on Sunday. Obras held Ferro to an opponent 19.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 48.0 percent accuracy of the winners and made 19-of-20 free shots (95.0 percent) during the game. Obras outrebounded Ferro 45-19 including a 35-12 advantage in defensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 60.0 percentage. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Candela Gentinetta (181-2001) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds and Cecilia Echeverria (178-1989) who added 11 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Five Obras players scored in double figures. At the losing side Abril Romagnoli responded with 12 points and 4 steals and point guard Stephanie Smidt-falter (169-2006) scored 7 points and 4 steals. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Obras have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Riachuelo LR. Ferro lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth place with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Obras: C.Gentinetta 12+10reb+1ast, D.Piri 12+4reb+5ast, L.Delabarba 11+2reb+1ast, C.Echeverria 11+9reb+3ast, T.Nicole 11+3reb, M.Lorraine 5+2reb+2ast Ferro: R.Abril 12+2reb+1ast, M.Gonzalez 8+1reb+1ast, S.Stephanie 7+2reb+2ast, P.Julieta 4+5reb, O.Paladin 3+1reb, T.Pinto 2+1reb Rocamora - Dep.Berazategui 52-51 The game between closely ranked teams ended with one of their biggest challengers Dep.Berazategui's (3-3) road loss to third ranked Rocamora (2-4) 51-52 on Sunday. Worth to mention a great performance of Malena Maggi (186-2006) who helped to win the game recording 16 points and point guard Antonella Gonzalez (155-1990) who added 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. At the losing side the former international center Florencia Fernandez (189-1986) responded with 13 points and 5 rebounds and Maria Jourdheuil (180-1994) scored 9 points and 7 rebounds. Dep.Berazategui's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Despite that victory Rocamora went down to fourth position due to points difference. Loser Dep.Berazategui dropped to the third place with three games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Rocamora: M.Malena 16+4reb+1ast, A.Gonzalez 11+5reb+4ast, F.Ines 6+4reb, R.Diaz 6, S.Paula 3+3reb+2ast, A.Ayala 3+3reb+1ast Dep.Berazategui: F.Fernandez 13+5reb, G.Coz 9+2reb+1ast, M.Jourdheuil 9+7reb+2ast, S.Wolf 5+1reb+5ast, F.Galban 5+2reb+2ast, M.Agustina 4+2reb Pacifico - Union Florida 77-79 Sixth-ranked Pacifico (1-5) made lots of trouble for first ranked Union Florida (6-1) in Neuquen on Sunday. The visitors from Florida managed to secure only two-point victory 79-77. However their fans expected much easier game. Union Florida shot 61.2 percent from the field. Worth to mention a great performance of Maria Martinez who helped to win the game recording 12 points and 7 rebounds and forward Carla Miculka (174-1993) who added 15 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) during the contest. Union Florida's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side the former international Ailin Astorga (-1986) responded with 15 points and swingman Sofia Paoli (178-1996) scored 15 points. Five Union Florida and four Pacifico players scored in double figures. Union Florida have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 6-1 record. Pacifico lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Union Florida: C.Miculka 15+3reb, S.Julieta 15+2reb, S.Delfina 12+3reb+1ast, A.Myriam 12+1ast, M.Maria 12+7reb+2ast, L.Lara 8 Pacifico: N.Frete 16+1reb, A.Astorga 15+4reb+3ast, S.Paoli 15+3reb, K.Natassja 11+1reb+1ast, S.Candela 8+1reb+1ast, B.Julia 7 Obras - Ferro 64-36 Rather predictable result in Buenos Aires where second ranked Obras (5-1) outscored 4th ranked Ferro (2-5) 64-36 on Monday. Obras held Ferro to an opponent 21.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 50.0 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Ferro 45-23 including a 41-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Candela Gentinetta (181-2001) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds and the former international point guard Luciana Delabarba (167-1997) who added 15 points during the contest. At the losing side point guard Stephanie Smidt-falter (169-2006) responded with 7 points and 5 rebounds and center Julia Fernandez (185-2004) scored 3 points and 8 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Obras have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Riachuelo LR. Ferro lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth place with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Obras: C.Echeverria 19+1reb, L.Delabarba 15+4reb+1ast, C.Gentinetta 10+12reb, C.Suarez 9+3reb+4ast, B.Alma 4+2reb, T.Nicole 4+3reb+2ast Ferro: S.Stephanie 7+5reb, R.Abril 6+1reb, M.Gonzalez 5+1ast, P.Julieta 4+2reb, C.Pilar 4, F.Julia 3+8reb Rocamora - Dep.Berazategui 55-60 Another exciting game was played in Concepcion de Urug. between fourth ranked Dep.Berazategui and one of their biggest challengers Rocamora where Dep.Berazategui (3-3) beat Rocamora (2-4) on the road 60-55. Worth to mention a great performance of Maria Jourdheuil (180-1994) who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 7 rebounds. The former international center Florencia Fernandez (189-1986) contributed with 5 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Dep.Berazategui's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Point guard Antonella Gonzalez (155-1990) replied with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Ailen Ayala (173-1990) added 12 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Rocamora. Dep.Berazategui moved-up to third place. Rocamora at the other side dropped to the fourth position with four games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Dep.Berazategui: M.Jourdheuil 15+7reb+2ast, F.Galban 11+2ast, S.Wolf 9+1reb+1ast, M.Agustina 7+1reb, A.Luz 6+2reb+1ast, F.Fernandez 5+6reb+2ast Rocamora: A.Gonzalez 16+7reb+4ast, A.Ayala 12+5reb, M.Malena 9+5reb+1ast, F.Ines 6+5reb, M.Clara 5+1reb, I.Figueroa 4+2ast Instituto - Ameghino 46-36 There was a minor upset when one of their biggest challengers Ameghino (1-4) was defeated on the road by sixth ranked Instituto (1-4) 46-36 on Thursday. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Julia Centurion (190-2000) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 8 rebounds and the former international swingman Agustina Garcia (173-1996, agency: BIG) who added 11 points during the contest. Instituto's coach Federico Moyano used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side Uruguayan point guard Josefina Zeballos (173-2003) responded with 16 points and Paraguayan forward Paloma Niz (175-1999) scored 5 points and 5 rebounds. Instituto left bottom position moving up to fourth place, which they share with Olimpico and Ameghino. It was Ameghino's third loss in a row. Instituto will meet Olimpico (#5) in the next round. Ameghino will play against the league's second-placed Quimsa in Santiado del Estero and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Instituto: C.Julia 17+8reb, A.Garcia 11+1reb+1ast, B.Giuliana 7+3reb+2ast, S.Cabrera 4+1reb+3ast, A.Celeste 3+1reb, P.Brisa 2 Ameghino: Z.Josefina 16+4reb, P.Niz 5+5reb, L.Camila 4+2reb, C.Peri 4+4reb, V.Aylen 3+4reb, P.Maira 2+2reb |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina Division I round 12 best performance: Danijela Popovic (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Guard Danijela Popovic (178-G-1996) put on an amazing game in the last round for Kozara, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 12. The 26-year old player had a double-double of 29 points and 19 rebounds, while her team outclassed Zrinjski (#9, 3-8) with 27-point margin 77-50. Kozara is placed at 8th position in Bosnia and Herzegovina Division I. Kozara is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 4-9 record. In the team's last game Popovic had a remarkable 58.3% from 2-point range. She turned to be Kozara's top player in her first season with the team. Danijela Popovic averages just after three games 20.7ppg and 15.0rpg. The second best player in last round's games was young Ivana Dakovic (182-C-2004) of Leotar. Dakovic had a very good evening with a double-double of 19 points and 16 rebounds. Of course she led Leotar to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Jedinstvo (#10, 3-10) 82-47. Leotar's 7th position in the standings has not changed. Her team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 5-7 record. Dakovic is one of the most experienced players at Leotar and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. Third on the list of top players last round was swingman Nikolina Elez (175-G/F) of Play Off (#4). Elez got into 30-points club by scoring 31 points in the last round. She went also for eleven rebounds . She was a key player of Play Off, leading her team to a 92-71 easy win against #3 ranked Banovici in a game of the week. Play Off needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 8 victories and 5 lost games. Elez has a great season in Bosnia. After 11 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 20.8ppg (3rd best) and rebounds with 11.9rpg (5th best). She also has 2.3spg and FGP: 58.2%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Cierra Johnson (175-G-1996) of Play Off - 24 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Milica Djokic (178-G-2005) of Lavovi - 26 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists 6. Milica Dakovic (175-G/F-2006) of Leotar - 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Slobodanka Skrbic) of Kozara - 19 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Aaliyah Dunham (165-G-1999) of Banovici - 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Jana Guska (191-C/F-2005) of Mladi Krajisnik - 8 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Andjela Slijepcevic (185-PF) of Mladi Krajisnik - 21 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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| Division A Round 14: AEL beat ENAD in the most crucial game of the week - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. An exciting game was played in Limassol. Top-ranked AEL faced 4th ranked ENAD. Host AEL (14-0) smashed guests from Nicosia (5-9) 73-33. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of ENAD. The game without a history. AEL led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding ENAD to just 5 points in first quarter and to 13 points in first half. AEL forced 25 ENAD turnovers and outrebounded them 36-20 including a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 5 passes made by ENAD's players. The best player for the winners was American swingman Hailey Leidel (180-1997, college: UMass) who scored 26 points and 7 rebounds. The former international center Eleni Oikonomidou (180-1997) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Forward Ligia Ioannou (180-2002) produced 7 points for the guests. Undefeated AEL have an impressive 14-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 14-0 record. ENAD at the other side keeps the fourth place with nine games lost. AEL are looking forward to face Youth Stars (#5) in the next round. ENAD will play against the league's second-placed Anagennises and it may be a tough game between close rivals. An exciting game was played in Limassol. Second ranked Anagennises faced one of their biggest challengers Anorthosis. Host Anagennises (11-3) smashed guests from Larnaca (8-6) 78-49. American guard Cassidy Mihalko (180-1995, college: CBU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 27 points and 8 rebounds. Styliana Velinova contributed with 16 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks for the winners. Maria Konstantinou (171-1997) replied with 14 points and 7 rebounds for Anorthosis. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains second position with 11-3 record having just three points less than leader AEL. Anorthosis at the other side keeps the third place with six games lost. Anagennises will play against ENAD (#4) in Nicosia in the next round. Anorthosis will play at home against Keravnos and hopes to get back on the winning track. Bottom-ranked Keravnos (0-14) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 68-47 loss to fifth ranked Youth Stars (4-10) in Nicosia on Sunday evening. Ellada Gavrielidou had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 15 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. Chrystalla Merkouri responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 13 rebounds. Keravnos' coach Vladimir Zaric gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Newly promoted Youth Stars maintains fifth position with 4-10 record. Loser Keravnos still closes the standings with 14 games lost. Youth Stars will meet at home league's leader AEL in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Keravnos will play against Anorthosis (#3) in Larnaca and hopes to get finally their first victory.
AEL - ENAD 73-33 An exciting game was played in Limassol. Top-ranked AEL faced 4th ranked ENAD. Host AEL (14-0) smashed guests from Nicosia (5-9) 73-33. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of ENAD. The game without a history. AEL led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding ENAD to just 5 points in first quarter and to 13 points in first half. AEL forced 25 ENAD turnovers and outrebounded them 36-20 including a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 5 passes made by ENAD's players. The best player for the winners was American swingman Hailey Leidel (180-1997, college: UMass) who scored 26 points and 7 rebounds. The former international center Eleni Oikonomidou (180-1997) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Four AEL players scored in double figures. Forward Ligia Ioannou (180-2002) produced 7 points and point guard Antonia Nikiforou (165-2002) added 5 points respectively for the guests. AEL have an impressive 14-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 14-0 record. ENAD at the other side keeps the fourth place with nine games lost. AEL are looking forward to face Youth Stars (#5) in the next round. ENAD will play against the league's second-placed Anagennises and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: ENAD: I.Ligia 7+3reb+2ast, P.Frageskou 6+1reb+2ast, I.Spyridou 6+3reb, N.Antonia 5+4reb+1ast, N.Athanasiou 3+4reb, M.Karla 2+1reb AEL: H.Leidel 26+7reb+1ast, E.Oikonomidou 15+7reb+3ast, A.Papadouri 14+1reb+1ast, S.Georgiou 11+7reb+5ast, P.Orlovic 4+7reb+7ast, M.Georgia 2+4reb+4ast Anagennises - Anorthosis 78-49 An exciting game was played in Limassol. Second ranked Anagennises faced one of their biggest challengers Anorthosis. Host Anagennises (11-3) smashed guests from Larnaca (8-6) 78-49. The game was mostly controlled by Anagennises. Anorthosis was better in second period 13-10. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Anorthosis to just 6 points in fourth quarter. They outrebounded Anorthosis 46-30 including 32 on the defensive glass. American guard Cassidy Mihalko (180-1995, college: CBU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 27 points and 8 rebounds. Naturalized Bulgarian power forward Styliana Velinova (192-2000) contributed with 16 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks for the winners. Maria Konstantinou (171-1997) replied with 14 points and 7 rebounds and center Georgia Shampoulli (180-2005) added 6 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Anorthosis. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains second position with 11-3 record having just three points less than leader AEL. Anorthosis at the other side keeps the third place with six games lost. Anagennises will play against ENAD (#4) in Nicosia in the next round. Anorthosis will play at home against Keravnos and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Anorthosis: M.Konstantinou 14+7reb+2ast, T.Raca 7+3reb+5ast, A.Pitsilidou 7+2reb+3ast, S.Georgia 6+9reb+2ast, E.Daria 5+6reb+1ast, G.Emmelia 4+2reb Anagennises: C.Mihalko 27+8reb+1ast, S.Velinova 16+9reb+4ast, T.Mezra 16+7reb+5ast, D.Papadopoulou 6+2reb+2ast, K.Katerina 5+4reb+2ast, K.Pavlidou 4+8reb Keravnos - Youth Stars 47-68 Bottom-ranked Keravnos (0-14) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 68-47 loss to fifth ranked Youth Stars (4-10) in Nicosia on Sunday evening. The game was mostly controlled by Youth Stars. Keravnos managed to win second period 19-15. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Youth Stars held Keravnos to an opponent 22.9 percent shooting from the field compared to 37.9 percent accuracy of the winners. Youth Stars forced 30 Keravnos turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Youth Stars made 7 blocks. Guard Ellada Gavrielidou (165-2004) had a double-double by scoring 22 points and 15 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Russian guard Valeriya Pokrovskaya (173-1997, college: Emmanuel, GA) chipped in 16 points and 5 assists during the contest. Naturalized British Chrystalla Merkouri (182-1975) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 13 rebounds and Anna Charalambous (170-2001) scored 7 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Keravnos' coach Vladimir Zaric gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Newly promoted Youth Stars maintains fifth position with 4-10 record. Loser Keravnos still closes the standings with 14 games lost. Youth Stars will meet at home league's leader AEL in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Keravnos will play against Anorthosis (#3) in Larnaca and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Keravnos: C.Merkouri 23+13reb+1ast, C.Anna 7+13reb+5ast, P.Alyssa 6+6reb+1ast, P.Vasiliki 5+4reb+2ast, K.Irini 2+4reb+3ast, H.Isambel 2 Youth Stars: G.Ellada 22+15reb+1ast, V.Pokrovskaya 16+2reb+5ast, N.Christina 15+3reb+1ast, K.Hannah 8+3reb+1ast, C.Melani 7+10reb, S.Christina 0 |
| Hailey Leidel claims Cypriot Division A weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | ||
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American Hailey Leidel (180-G/F-1997) had a great game in the last round for league's leader AEL and that's her to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 14. The 25-year old swingman had the game-high 26 points adding seven rebounds for AEL in her team's victory, helping them to outclass ENAD (#4, 5-9) with 40-point margin 73-33. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed AEL to consolidate first place in the Cypriot Division A. They maintain a perfect record without any lost game in the league. The season is already in a full swing and AEL still have not lost a single game, getting all 14 victories. In the team's last game Leidel had a remarkable 71.4% from 2-point range. She turned to be AEL's top player in her first season with the team. University of Massachusetts graduate has very impressive stats this year. Leidel is league's best scorer averaging so far 27.8ppg. Leidel is in league's top in rebounds (5th best: 10.6rpg), assists (6th best: 3.7apg) and averages solid 2.8spg,57.7% FGP and 46.4% from behind 3-point line. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young guard Ellada Gavrielidou (165-G-2004) of Youth Stars. Gavrielidou impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 22 points and 15 rebounds. Of course she led Youth Stars to another comfortable win outscoring Keravnos (#6, 0-14) 68-47. Youth Stars' 5th position in the standings has not changed. 10 lost games are too many comparing to just four victories Youth Stars managed to get this year. Gavrielidou is a newcomer at Youth Stars and it seems she did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 11.7ppg (#9). She also registered 12.3 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was American Cassidy Mihalko (180-G-1995) of second-ranked Anagennises. Mihalko scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds. She was a key player of Anagennises, leading her team to a 78-49 easy win against #3 ranked Anorthosis in a game of the week. Anagennises needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in the standings. Their record at this point is 11 victories and 3 lost games. Mihalko has a great season in Cyprus. After 14 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 27.4ppg (2nd best), rebounds with 11.7rpg (3rd best) and assists with 3.5apg (9th best). She also has 3.7spg and FGP: 66.3%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Eleni Oikonomidou (180-C-1997) of AEL - 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Styliana Velinova (192-F/C-2000) of Anagennises - 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Chrystalla Merkouri (182-PF-1975) of Keravnos - 23 points and 13 rebounds 7. Christina Nikolakopoulou (163-PG-2006) of Youth Stars - 15 points and 3 rebounds 8. Mezra Torlak (172-SG-2002) of Anagennises - 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Melani Christou (180-F-2005) of Youth Stars - 7 points and 10 rebounds 10. Anthia Papadouri (168-G-1993) of AEL - 14 points The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| CZECH REPUBLIC |
| Samouk's 26 points and 5 assists give her Hoops Agents 1Liga Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | ||
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20-year old swingman Tea Samouk (176-F/G-2002) had an amazing evening in the last round for USK Praha B and receives a Hoops Agents 1Liga Player of the Week award for round 16. She had the game-high 26 points adding five rebounds and five assists for USK Praha B in her team's victory, helping them to outclass Havirov (#6, 7-8) with 33-point margin 87-54. USK Praha B is placed at 7th position in Czech Republic league. USK Praha B 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 7-9 record. Samouk has many years of experience at USK Praha B, through which she has constantly improved. Tea Samouk averages this season 9.4ppg and 5.4rpg. Second best performed player last round was Tereza Halatkova (180-F-2001). She is a forward in her 4th season at USK Praha B. In the last game Halatkova recorded impressive 16 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Of course together with Samouk she helped USK Praha B with another comfortable win outscoring slightly higher-ranked Havirov (#6, 7-8) 87-54. This victory allowed USK Praha B to move up to 7th position in the standings. Her team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 7-9 record. Halatkova is one of the most experienced players at USK Praha B and similarly like Tea Samouk has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to guard Petra Pospisilova (180-G-1984) of league's leader Sokol Nusle. Pospisilova scored 19 points and grabbed ten rebounds. Despite Pospisilova's great performance Sokol Nusle lost 71-74 to #4 ranked Brandys L.. 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 Sokol Nusle 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. Pospisilova has a great season in Czech Republic. After 16 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 7.6rpg (9th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Andrea Ondrouskova (175-G/F-2001) of Brandys L. - 17 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Tereza Travnickova (187-C-2005) of Brno B - 18 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Katerina Galickova (182-F-2000) of Olomouc - 20 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Natalie Vlckova (178-F-2003) of Brno B - 21 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Marketa Urbancova (184-C) of Olomouc - 17 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Irena Vrancic (170-G-1990) of Brandys L. - 10 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Sara Spelinova (184-C-2003) of USK Praha B - 9 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Danish Dameligaen round 13 best performance: Bianca Braikia - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Forward Bianca Braikia (179-F-2003) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for second-ranked Herlev, receiving a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 13. The 19-year old player was the main contributor (23 points, eight rebounds and two assists) to her team's victory, helping them to beat SISU (#4, 3-9) 86-71. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Herlev maintains the 2nd position in Danish Dameligaen. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Herlev will need more victories to improve their 8-5 record. In the team's last game Braikia had a remarkable 55.6% from 2-point range. It's her second year at Herlev and it's hard to imagine this team without her. Bianca Braikia has solid league stats. She is in league's top in rebounds (6th best: 8.0rpg) and averages impressive 1.6bpg. The second best player in last round's games was young international guard Elisabeth Brynaa (176-G-1993) of league's leader Falcon. Brynaa had a very good evening with a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds. Of course Falcon cruised to a 70-62 relatively comfortable win over slightly lower-ranked Herlev (#2, 8-5). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Falcon consolidated its place in the very top position of the standings. Her team belongs to top of the standings with 11-1 record and is considered one of the main candidates for the league title. Brynaa is well-known at Falcon and is a proven leader in her second season with the team. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 16.4ppg (#1). She also registered 8.8 boards per game. Third on the list of top players last round was forward Josefine Haabegaard (180-PF-1999) of SISU (#4). Haabegaard showcased her all-around game by recording 19 points, fourteen rebounds (!!!) and five assists in the last round. Despite Haabegaard's great performance SISU lost 71-86 to #2 ranked Herlev. But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. SISU can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 3-9 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Haabegaard has individually a great season in Denmark. After 11 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 13.8ppg (5th best) and rebounds with 8.8rpg (4th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Taylor Gleason (173-G-1995) of Falcon - 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Kia Fisker (185-C-1995) of Herlev - 14 points and 7 rebounds 6. Emilie Ravn (176-SG-2000) of SISU - 27 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Karoline Lundin (179-F-2004) of Herlev - 19 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Ena Viso (177-G-1993) of Amager - 10 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Nikoline Sandback (170-PG-2001) of Falcon - 9 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Kristin Jonsdottir (173-G-1997) of Falcon - 16 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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| EL SALVADOR |
| Jocelyne Zambrano claims Salvadorean Liga Superior Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Jocelyne Zambrano (169-SF-1993) put on an amazing game in the last round for UCA and that's her to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 12. The 29-year old had a double-double of 26 points and nineteen rebounds, while her team outclassed, the league's bottom-ranked team Opico (#8, 0-10) with 38-point margin 72-34. UCA is placed at 3rd position in Salvadorean Liga Superior. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. UCA will need more victories to improve their 6-4 record. It was one of impressive evenings for Zambrano as usually she does not deliver so high stats. Jocelyne Zambrano averages just after three games 7.0ppg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was another UCA's star - young power forward Yashary Hernandez (170-PF-1999). Hernandez impressed basketball fans with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Of course together with Zambrano she helped UCA with another comfortable win outscoring Opico (#8, 0-10) 72-34. This victory allowed UCA to move up to 3rd position in the standings. Her team's 6-4 record is not bad at all. Hernandez is a newcomer at UCA and it seems she did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 13.0ppg (#7). Her other stats are also decent: 11.3rpg and 4.7apg. The third best performed player last round was Mayerly Vargas (159-G-2001) of top-ranked Santa Tecla Elite. Vargas scored 26 points and passed four assists. She was a key player of Santa Tecla Elite, leading her team to a 65-47 easy win against the lower-ranked Se7en (#7, 2-7). Santa Tecla Elite have amazing season winning all 10 games without a single defeat. Vargas 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. Vargas has a very solid season. In 3 games in El Salvador she scored 3.3ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Kryssia Urias (185-C-1994) of Teclenas - 10 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Paola Ortiz (172-C-2001) of Teclenas - 10 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Valeria Castro (170-SG-2001) of Sivar - 15 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Rosa Reyes (162-PG-1989) of UCA - 4 points and 15 rebounds 8. Sarai Sanchez) of Santa Tecla Elite - 8 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Alejandra Rivera (158-PG-1999) of UCA - 10 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists 10. Karla Alas (165-SG-1996) of Santa Tecla Elite - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| FRANCE |
| Isabelle Yacoubou claims French LFB Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 36-year old center had the game-high 28 points adding nine rebounds and three assists for Tarbes in her team's victory, helping them to crush Bretagne (#11, 2-10) with 25-point margin 107-82. Tarbes maintains the 8th position in French LFB. Tarbes 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. Yacoubou turned to be Tarbes' top player in her first season with the team. Yacoubou has impressive league stats. She is in league's top in points (8th best: 15.5ppg), rebounds (8th best: 7.2rpg) and averages solid 54.8% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American guard Kennedy Burke (185-G-1997) of Villeneuve. Burke impressed basketball fans with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Bad luck as Villeneuve lost that game 85-90 to slightly higher-ranked Lyon (#2, 10-2). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Villeneuve still maintains its place in the top 3 of the standings, even despite this loss. Her team's 9-3 record is not bad at all. Burke is a newcomer at Villeneuve and it seems she did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 18.8ppg (#2). She also registered 4.8 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was American forward Gabrielle Williams (180-F-1996) of second-ranked Lyon. Williams showcased her all-around game by recording 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists in the last round. She was a key player of Lyon, leading her team to a 90-85 win against #3 ranked Villeneuve. Lyon is closer and closer to top of the standings. They will still need more victories. But 10-2 record is not that bad... Williams has a very solid season. In 7 games in France she scored 12.1ppg. She also has 4.6rpg and 3.7apg. Gabrielle Williams has also French passport and can play in the league with a status of domestic player. Other top performing players last week: 4. Helena Ciak (197-C-1989) of Lyon - 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Regan Magarity (190-C/F-1996) of Landes - 22 points and 7 rebounds 6. Marie Pardon (177-PG-2001) of Tarbes - 11 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists 7. Sara Chevaugeon (177-G/F-1993) of Flammes - 24 points 8. Kayla Alexander (193-C-1991) of Bourges - 14 points and 11 rebounds 9. Brianna Fraser (190-F-1997) of Flammes - 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Hortense Limouzin (165-PG-1998) of Hainaut - 16 points, 3 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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| GREECE |
| Morris' double-double lands her Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
She had a double-double of 24 points and 24 rebounds, while her team was edged out by Eunikos (#10, 6-13) 62-59. The game rather meaningless between the teams, which do not have any influence on top of the standings. Dafni Agioy maintains the 11th position in Greek A1. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked such low. They already lost 15 games and recorded just four victories. Morris turned to be Dafni Agioy's top player in her first season with the team. West Virginia University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Morris is in league's top in rebounds (3rd best: 11.0rpg) and averages solid 3.5bpg and 60.8% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Megan Gustafson (190-F-1996) of league's second-best Olympiacos. She is American forward in her first season at Olympiacos. In the last game Gustafson recorded impressive 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course she led Olympiacos to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Proteas (#8, 8-11) 93-62. Olympiacos' second position in the standings has not changed. Her team belongs to top of the standings with 17-1 record and is considered one of the main candidates for the league title. Gustafson is a newcomer at Olympiacos and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 20.3ppg (#1). She also registered 9.3 boards per game. Third place about best performers goes to swingman Abby O'Connor (183-G/F-1998) of Niki Lefkadas (#7). O'Connor showcased her all-around game by recording 28 points, twelve rebounds (!!!) and four assists in the last round. She was a key player of Niki Lefkadas, leading her team to a 79-63 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Giannena (#9, 6-13). The chances of Niki Lefkadas ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 10 games, recording just nine victories. With bigger assistance of her teammates, O'Connor could help Niki Lefkadas to bring them higher in the standings. O'Connor has a very solid season. In 18 games in Greece she scored 12.6ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Destiny Campbell (185-F) of Eunikos - 26 points and 12 rebounds 5. Chastity Reed (185-F-1989) of Panathinaikos - 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Lilia Karakasidou (165-PG-2001) of Eleutheria M. - 24 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists 7. Stasha Carey (188-F-1995) of Niki Lefkadas - 16 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Keke Calloway (170-G-1997) of Eleutheria M. - 26 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Aina Ayuso (175-G-1999) of Olympiacos - 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Nausia Woolfolk (175-G-1998) of Esperides - 22 points and 2 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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| ICELAND |
| Icelandic D1 round 19 best performance: Riley Popplewell - by Eurobasket News | ||
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American Center Riley Popplewell (180-C-1997) had a great game in the last round for top-ranked Stjarnan, receiving a Hoops Agents D1 Player of the Week award for round 19. The 25-year old player had a double-double of 20 points and 17 rebounds, while her team crushed Hamar (#5, 9-8) with 18-point margin 95-77. It allowed Stjarnan to consolidate first place in the Icelandic D1. Stjarnan have a solid 15-2 record. Popplewell turned to be Stjarnan's top player in her first season with the team. Former University of South Carolina Upstate star has very solid stats this year. Popplewell is in league's top in points (8th best: 18.3ppg), rebounds (4th best: 13.5rpg) and averages impressive 1.3bpg,4.0spg and 55.7% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was another Stjarnan's star - young Kolbrun Armannsdottir (176-G-2007). Armannsdottir had a very good evening with a double-double of 29 points and 10 rebounds. Of course together with Popplewell she helped Stjarnan with another comfortable win 95-77 over the lower-ranked Hamar (#5, 9-8) being unquestionably team leader. Of course Stjarnan still keep the league's top spot. Her team lost just two games this season, while they won 15 matches. Armannsdottir is a newcomer at Stjarnan, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was forward Heida Bjornsdottir (175-F-1997) of league's second-best Thor AK. Bjornsdottir scored 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds. She was a key player of Thor AK, leading her team to a 77-66 win against the lower-ranked Armann (#6, 8-9). Thor AK 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. Bjornsdottir has a very solid season. In 16 games in Iceland she scored 11.3ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Schekinah Bimpa (180-F-1998) of Armann - 13 points, 21 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Dilja Larusdottir (172-G-2003) of Stjarnan - 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Tuba Poyraz (184-F-2001) of Thor AK - 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Jenna Mastellone (178-G-1999) of Hamar - 22 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Hildur Karadottir (180-G-1999) of Armann - 16 points and 6 rebounds 9. Eva Eliasdottir (169-PG-2004) of Thor AK - 19 points and 4 rebounds 10. Yvette Adriaans (186-F-1996) of Hamar - 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Italian Serie A2 round 17 best performance: Liliana Miccio (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 33-year old player was the main contributor (32 points, five rebounds) to her team's victory, helping them to beat La Spezia (#3, 11-5) 78-66. Patti maintains the 2nd position in their group in Italian Serie A2. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Patti will need more victories to improve their 13-4 record. In the team's last game Miccio had a remarkable eight three-pointers out of 11 attempts. It's her second year at Patti and it's hard to imagine this team without her. Liliana Miccio averages this season 14.9ppg. The second best player in last round's games was young French Alexandrine Fegue (193-C-1997) of Firenze. Fegue had a very good evening with a double-double of 16 points and 15 rebounds. Of course Firenze cruised to a 81-70 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Vigarano (#10, 5-12). This victory allowed Firenze to move up to 5th position in South. Her team lost some distance to top teams. But 10-6 record is not bad and everything may still change. Fegue is a newcomer at Firenze, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was another Firenze's star - swingman Flavia De Cassan (175-F/G-1998, agency: SLN). De Cassan scored 20 points and grabbed eleven rebounds (!!!). She was another key player of Firenze, helping her team with a 81-70 win against the lower-ranked Vigarano (#10, 5-12). Firenze needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams in South. Their record at this point is 10 victories and 6 lost games. De Cassan has a very solid season. In 16 games in Italy she scored 11.4ppg. She also has 8.7rpg and 2.8spg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Sara Ronchi (183-F-2003) of Udine - 25 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Florencia Llorente (182-F/C-1992) of Mantova - 14 points and 15 rebounds 6. Patricia Brossmann (183-F-1997) of Costa Masnaga - 18 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Aneta Kotnis (186-PF-1989) of Bolzano BC - 23 points and 14 rebounds 8. Nancy N'Guessan (177-G-2003) of La Spezia - 16 points and 11 rebounds 9. Giulia Patane (186-F/C) of Empoli - 17 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Richelle Van Der Keijl (196-C-1993) of Milano - 16 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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| Serie A1 Round 19: No surprise as #1 Schio defeat Faenza - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. Serie A1 top team - Schio (18-1) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed ninth ranked Faenza (6-13) 89-70. It was a great evening for American point guard Marina Mabrey (180, college: Notre Dame) who led her team to a victory scoring 19 points and 5 rebounds. Swedish center Amanda Zahui (196-1993, college: Minnesota) helped adding 14 points. At the losing side Nigerian forward Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah (188-1997, college: Northwestern) responded with 7 points and 17 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defending champion maintains first place with 18-1 record. Faenza at the other side keeps the ninth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Crema and Moncalieri. Schio are looking forward to face Moncalieri (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Faenza will play against Sassari and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win. The game in San Martino di L was also worth to mention about. Sixth ranked Ragusa (11-8) played at the court of 8th ranked San Martino (8-11). Ragusa defeated San Martino 80-70. It was an exceptional evening for Latvian center Kristine Vitola (196-1991, college: UTEP) who led the winners and scored 21 points. Keisha Hampton accounted for 18 points and 6 rebounds. point guard Ilaria Milazzo (173-1994) came up with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists for San Martino in the defeat. Ragusa maintains sixth place with 11-8 record. San Martino lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 11 games lost. Ragusa will play against Crema (#10) at home in the next round. San Martino will play against Valdarno and hopes to get back on the winning track. A very close game took place in Crema between Crema and San Giovanni. Eleventh ranked Crema (6-13) got a very close home victory over higher ranked San Giovanni (12-7). Crema managed to escape with a 1-point win 78-77 on Saturday evening. It was quite big embarassment for the guest team. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of San Giovanni. Masseny Kaba fired 18 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Ana-Marija Begic produced 16 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. Crema moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Faenza and Moncalieri. Loser San Giovanni keeps the fifth position with seven games lost. Crema will meet higher ranked Ragusa (#6) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. San Giovanni will play against the league's second-placed Bologna having rather not much hope for a victory. There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 19: Campobasso lost to Sassari on the opponent's court 65-72. Lucca managed to outperform Valdarno in a home game 82-65. Moncalieri was rolled over Bologna on the road 69-46. Brescia was crushed by Venezia on its own court 50-78. The most impressive stats of the last round was 18 points and 15 rebounds by Jessica Shepard of Venezia.
Crema - San Giovanni 78-77 A very close game took place in Crema between Crema and San Giovanni. Eleventh ranked Crema (6-13) got a very close home victory over higher ranked San Giovanni (12-7). Crema managed to escape with a 1-point win 78-77 on Saturday evening. It was quite big embarassment for the guest team. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of San Giovanni. Guinean forward Masseny Kaba (191-1998, college: UCF) fired 18 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. The former international point guard Raelin DAlie (159-1987, college: Wisconsin, agency: LBM Management) chipped in 14 points and 6 assists. Croatian forward Ana-Marija Begic (191-1994) produced 16 points and 8 rebounds and the former international Ilaria Panzera (178-2002) added 16 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Crema moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Faenza and Moncalieri. Loser San Giovanni keeps the fifth position with seven games lost. Crema will meet higher ranked Ragusa (#6) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. San Giovanni will play against the league's second-placed Bologna having rather not much hope for a victory. Top scorers: San Giovanni: A.Begic 16+8reb+2ast, I.Panzera 16+2reb+4ast, S.Holmes 13+7reb+1ast, T.Moore 11+8reb, V.Trucco 8+4reb+1ast, C.Dotto 7+5reb Crema: M.Kaba 18+7reb, A.Conte 16+5reb+2ast, R.D'Alie 14+4reb+6ast, B.Meresz 12+7reb, F.Melchiori 10+2reb+1ast, J.Dickey 8+9reb Sassari - Campobasso 72-65 Rather expected game when 7th ranked Campobasso (10-9) was defeated on the road by fourth ranked Sassari (14-4) 72-65 on Saturday. American forward Joyner Holmes (191-1998, college: Texas) fired 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. The former international point guard Debora Carangelo (169-1992) chipped in 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. American swingman Robyn Parks (185-1992, college: VCU) produced 23 points and 6 rebounds and guard Stefania Trimboli (176-1996) added 10 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Sassari have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 14-4 record. Loser Campobasso keeps the seventh position with nine games lost. Sassari will meet Faenza (#9) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Campobasso will play against Brescia and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Campobasso: R.Parks 23+6reb+1ast, Q.Blanca 13+3reb+1ast, S.Trimboli 10+7reb+4ast, M.Milapie 8+4reb, A.Togliani 6+3reb+2ast, F.Abdi 4+4reb+3ast Sassari: J.Holmes 21+8reb+6ast, A.Makurat 16+5reb+4ast, D.Carangelo 14+8reb+4ast, E.Gustavsson 8+8reb+2ast, S.Thomas 8+3reb+2ast, G.Ciavarella 5+1ast Lucca - Valdarno 82-65 Rather predictable result when twelfth ranked Lucca (4-14) defeated at home bottom-ranked Valdarno (2-17) 82-65 on Saturday. Lucca forced 23 Valdarno turnovers. Dutch forward Kourtney Treffers (187-1994, agency: LBM Management) fired a double-double by scoring 16 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Forward Maria Miccoli (183-1995) chipped in 12 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Five Lucca players scored in double figures. Australian guard Madeleine Garrick (180-1992) produced 9 points and 13 rebounds and Serbian-Hungarian forward Tijana Krivacevic (196-1990) added 19 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Valdarno's coach Alberto Matassini rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Lucca maintains twelfth place with 4-14 record. Newly promoted Valdarno stay at the bottom position with 17 games lost. They share it with Brescia. Lucca will meet higher ranked Venezia (#3) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Valdarno will play against San Martino (#8) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Valdarno: T.Krivacevic 19+5reb, E.Tassinari 12+1reb+3ast, E.Paulsson-Glantz 9+2reb+1ast, M.Garrick 9+13reb+2ast, L.Missanelli 7+3reb+2ast, S.Koizar 6+7reb+4ast Lucca: K.Treffers 16+14reb, S.Bocchetti 15+4reb+1ast, Q.Morrison 13+4reb+5ast, M.Miccoli 12+7reb+6ast, G.Natali 11+1reb, F.Sofia 7+2reb+2ast Faenza - Schio 70-89 Serie A1 top team - Schio (18-1) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed ninth ranked Faenza (6-13) 89-70. It was a great evening for American point guard Marina Mabrey (180, college: Notre Dame) who led her team to a victory scoring 19 points and 5 rebounds. Swedish center Amanda Zahui (196-1993, college: Minnesota) helped adding 14 points. Four Schio players scored in double figures. At the losing side Nigerian forward Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah (188-1997, college: Northwestern) responded with 7 points and 17 rebounds and Icelandic forward Sara Hinriksdottir (185-1996, college: Canisius) scored 14 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defending champion maintains first place with 18-1 record. Faenza at the other side keeps the ninth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Crema and Moncalieri. Schio are looking forward to face Moncalieri (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Faenza will play against Sassari and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win. Top scorers: Faenza: S.Hinriksdottir 14+5reb+1ast, R.Cupido 11+2reb, B.Baldi 11+2reb+1ast, I.Georgieva 10+1reb+1ast, P.Kunaiyi-Akpanah 7+17reb+2ast, E.Policari 7+1reb Schio: M.Mabrey 19+5reb+3ast, A.Zahui 14+3reb+1ast, R.Howard 10+5reb+1ast, E.Penna 10+1reb, A.Ndour 10+4reb+1ast, M.Bestagno 9+5reb+1ast Bologna - Moncalieri 69-46 Not a big story in a game when 10th ranked Moncalieri (6-13) was rolled over on the road by second ranked Bologna (17-2) 69-46 on Saturday. Bologna made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 Moncalieri turnovers. Croatian Ivana Dojkic (180-1997) fired 16 points for the winners. International center Olbis Andre Olbis (192-1998) chipped in 6 points and 9 rebounds. American guard Chelsea Mitchell (175-1997, college: Morgan St.) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds and the other American import forward Kathryn Westbeld (190-1996, college: Notre Dame) added 6 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals respectively for lost side. Moncalieri's coach Marco Spanu gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Bologna have an impressive series of nine victories in a row. They maintain second place with 17-2 record behind leader Schio. Moncalieri lost seventh consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Faenza and Crema. Bologna will meet San Giovanni (#5) in the next round. Moncalieri will play against the league's leader Schio (#1) and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Moncalieri: C.Mitchell 14+13reb+1ast, A.Landi 9+1reb+1ast, K.Westbeld 6+12reb+5ast, Z.Sklepowicz 4+2reb, E.Reggiani 4+3reb+1ast, J.Princess 4+5reb Bologna: I.Dojkic 16+2reb+1ast, C.Zandalasini 12+5reb+1ast, K.Laksa 10+5reb, P.Francesca 8, M.Barberis 7+3reb+1ast, O.Andre Olbis 6+9reb+3ast San Martino - Ragusa 70-80 The game in San Martino di L was also worth to mention about. Sixth ranked Ragusa (11-8) played at the court of 8th ranked San Martino (8-11). Ragusa defeated San Martino 80-70. Ragusa made 20-of-23 charity shots (87.0 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for Latvian center Kristine Vitola (196-1991, college: UTEP) who led the winners and scored 21 points. American forward Keisha Hampton (185-1990, college: DePaul) accounted for 18 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Four Ragusa players scored in double figures. Point guard Ilaria Milazzo (173-1994) came up with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists and the former international swingman Silvia Pastrello (180-2001) added 15 points and 7 rebounds respectively for San Martino in the defeat. Ragusa maintains sixth place with 11-8 record. San Martino lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 11 games lost. Ragusa will play against Crema (#10) at home in the next round. San Martino will play against Valdarno and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: San Martino: I.Milazzo 32+6reb+9ast, S.Pastrello 15+7reb, D.Washington 10+4reb+2ast, N.Dedic 9+6reb, M.Verona 4+4reb+2ast, D.Daba 0 Ragusa: K.Vitola 21+4reb+1ast, K.Hampton 18+6reb+2ast, L.Juskaite 14+8reb, K.Anigwe 13+5reb, B.Attura 6+3reb+3ast, S.Ostarello 6+3reb Brescia - Venezia 50-78 Everything went according to plan when third ranked Venezia (16-3) outscored on the road 13th ranked Brescia (2-17) 78-50 on Saturday. Venezia dominated down low during the game scoring 40 of its points in the paint compared to Brescia's 18. American forward Jessica Shepard (193-1996, college: Notre Dame) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. The former international power forward Sara Madera (187-2000, agency: Players Group) chipped in 16 points and 5 rebounds. Croatian center Lorena Molnar (188-1998) produced 14 points and 9 rebounds and American guard Brooke Johnson (183-1996, college: UNLV) added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Brescia's coach Stefano Zanardi gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Venezia maintains third place with 16-3 record having just two points less than leader Schio. Brescia lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the thirteenth position with 17 games lost. They share it with Valdarno. Venezia will meet at home Lucca (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Brescia will play against Campobasso and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Brescia: L.Molnar 14+9reb+1ast, B.Johnson 11+5reb+2ast, Z.Carlotta 9+3reb+2ast, L.Vente 5+5reb, C.Rainis 4+2reb+3ast, T.Virginia 4+3reb Venezia: J.Shepard 18+15reb+3ast, S.Madera 16+5reb+2ast, M.Fassina 11+5reb+1ast, S.Yasuma 8+1reb+6ast, A.Delaere 7+3reb+1ast, F.Pan 7+1reb+1ast |
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| Best players of Latvian LSBL round 13 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Talented Ruta Ricika (180-F-2007) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Riga/Juniores-2 and that's her to receive a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award for round 13. The 15-year old forward had a double-double of 19 points and twenty five rebounds, while her team lost the game against Ridzene (#4, 6-3) 58-83. Riga/Juniores-2 moved-up to the 5th position in Latvian LSBL. Riga/Juniores-2 is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. But it was their 5th lost game this season out of 11 games. In the team's last game Ricika had a remarkable 57.1% from 2-point range. It was one of impressive evenings for her as usually she does not deliver so high stats. Ricika has impressive league stats. She is in league's top in rebounds (2nd best: 12.4rpg) and averages solid 1.5bpg and 2.1spg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young guard Nikola Kuzmina (158-G-1998) of RTU. Kuzmina impressed basketball fans with 24 points and 9 assists. Of course she led RTU to another comfortable win 86-72 over slightly lower-ranked Riga/Jugla (#9, 2-10) being unquestionably team leader. RTU's 7th position in the standings has not changed. Her team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 4-7 record. Kuzmina is a newcomer at RTU and despite she is not a team leader yet, every game she becomes more reliable player. Hopefully performances like the last one will happen more often. The third best performed player last round was Zelma Malmane (170-PG-2003) of top-ranked RSU-2. Malmane showcased her all-around game by recording 17 points, twelve rebounds (!!!) and five assists in the last round. She was a key player of RSU-2, leading her team to a 77-51 easy win against the lower-ranked VIA (#8, 2-9). RSU-2 confirms their top position in the standings. Malmane has a very solid season. In 9 games in Latvia she scored 11.7ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Agnese Radzina (184-F-2001) of RTU - 15 points and 13 rebounds 5. Elizabete Zalite (174-F-2003) of Riga/Jugla - 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Annija Zvirgzdina (174-SF-1993) of Ventspils - 8 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists 7. Ieva Jundase (178-F-1994) of RSU-2 - 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Aleksa Purmale (177-PF-2001) of Jurmala - 10 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Annija Brence (179-F-2006) of Riga/Jugla - 15 points and 7 assists 10. Tina Grausa (183-F-2005) of Ridzene - 8 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Best players of Lithuanian Moteru Lyga round 14 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 36-year old had a double-double of 14 points and fifteen rebounds, while her team outclassed Patriotes (#11, 2-12) with 40-point margin 81-41. 7bet Vilnius is placed at 5th position in Lithuanian Moteru Lyga. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. 7bet Vilnius will need more victories to improve their 10-4 record. Juceviciute has many years of experience at 7bet Vilnius, through which she has constantly improved. Juceviciute has impressive league stats. She is in league's top in rebounds (2nd best: 13.0rpg) and averages solid 1.7bpg and 56.0% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was another 7bet Vilnius' star - young forward Ugne Kucinskaite (182-F-2001). Kucinskaite impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds. Of course together with Juceviciute she helped 7bet Vilnius with another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Patriotes (#11, 2-12) 81-41. This victory allowed 7bet Vilnius to move up to 5th position in Division B. Her team lost some distance to top teams. But 10-4 record is not bad and everything may still change. Kucinskaite is a newcomer at 7bet Vilnius and it seems she did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was Loreta Sulimaite (172-SG-1998) of Kedainiu (#8). Sulimaite scored 23 points and grabbed five rebounds. She was a key player of Kedainiu, leading her team to a 83-47 easy win against Druskininku (#13, 0-12). Sulimaite has a great season in Lithuania. After 14 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 16.7ppg (7th best) and assists with 4.2apg (7th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Kriste Timofejeva (180-G-1992) of LSU-Kaunas - 16 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Kristina Grige (204-C-1990) of 7bet Vilnius - 14 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Giedre Ulyte (178-F-1996) of Vilniaus univ. - 16 points and 7 rebounds 7. Brigita Turskyte (182-C-1999) of Kedainiu - 12 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Judita Girdauskaite (173-F-1993) of Kedainiu - 10 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Kornelija Balciunaite (176-SF-1981) of LSU-Kaunas - 10 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists 10. Justina Leskauskaite (178-F-2002) of Alytaus - 10 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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| NC State falls at home to Virginia Tech, 73-61 - by Eurobasket News |
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A return home was not the cure for what's ailing NC State, as the Wolfpack got behind early and spent seemingly the entire evening down multiple scores to Virginia Tech. The Hokies were the better team from start to finish. NC State found itself down 11 at halftime after scoring only 10 points in the second quarter, and while the Pack battled to get within two points late in the third, Tech had an immediate answer. The Hokies scored the final eight points in the third to take a 10-point lead into the final quarter, and that seemed to put the pin to NC State's balloon. The Pack got no closer than seven points in the last 10 minutes, and the outcome was academic down the stretch. Diamond Johnson (5'5''-G-2002) had a decent game thanks to four made threes but Jada Boyd went scoreless and Jakia Brown-Turner (6'0''-F-2001) managed just three points. The collective effort definitely wasn't good enough to beat a team as good at Virginia Tech. State had few answers for Elizabeth Kitley (6'5''-C) in the paint or Georgia Amoore along the perimeter, as the Hokies' stars combined for 52 points. This NC State team just doesn't have difference-making talent like that, and tonight it was painfully evident. Courtesy of: backingthepack.com |
| No. 16 Oklahoma women take 1st lead in OT, rally past Baylor - by Eurobasket News |
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Ana Llanusa (5'11''-G) and Skylar Vann (5'11''-G/F) each scored 20 points and No. 16 Oklahoma took its first lead of the game in overtime before rallying past Baylor 98-92 on Tuesday night. The Sooners trailed for 39 minutes in regulation and were down 75-63 with 5:19 left in regulation. Baylor turned it over twice on inbounds plays in the closing seconds of regulation and Taylor Robertson tied at 83-all on a wide-open 3-pointer with 14 seconds left. Llanusa started overtime with a 3-pointer, and she finished with eight points during the extra session. Baylor never led in overtime, shooting 2 of 6. Robertson, who tied Danielle Robinson's program record of 140 starts, finished with 14 points and three 3s for Oklahoma (19-4, 9-3 Big 12), which trails Texas (18-6, 9-2) in the hunt for its first conference title since 2009. Nevaeh Tot (5'2''-G) added 13 points, Liz Scott (6'2''-F) added 11 points and eight rebounds and Madison Williams (5'11''-F) had nine points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Courtesy of: espn.com |
| NORWAY |
| Best players of Norwegian Kvinneligaen round 15 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 34-year old center had a double-double of 27 points and fourteen rebounds, while her team edged out Midtbyen (#5, 5-12) 72-70. Ullern maintains the 4th position in Norwegian Kvinneligaen. Ullern 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 7-9 record. In the team's last game Halvorsen had a remarkable 52.9% from 2-point range. She has many years of experience at Ullern, through which she has constantly improved. The American University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Halvorsen is in league's top in points (6th best: 15.5ppg), rebounds (3rd best: 10.5rpg) and averages solid 1.2bpg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young international forward Synne Jacobsen (183-F-2003) of league's best team Ulriken. Jacobsen impressed basketball fans with 32 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course she led Ulriken to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Bergen (#6, 4-12) 92-38. Of course Ulriken still keep the league's top spot. She plays for the best team in the league and Ulriken managed to win all 16 games keeping a perfect record. Jacobsen is one of the most experienced players at Ulriken and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 12.8ppg (#9). She also registered 4.8 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was international forward Julie McCarthy (190-F-1993) of Baerum (#3). McCarthy scored 11 points and grabbed nineteen rebounds (!!!). She was a key player of Baerum, leading her team to a 82-40 easy win against the lower-ranked Storm U. (#7, 1-15). Baerum needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 11 victories and 5 lost games. McCarthy has a great season in Norway. After 13 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 14.5rpg (#1 in league). She also has 2.1spg and 1.8bpg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Siri Granheim (178-F-1994) of Asker - 22 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Tayler Bennett (172-G-1998) of Asker - 28 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 6. Makana Stone (183-F) of Baerum - 14 points, 18 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Laura Basora) of Ullern - 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Emma Mathilde Tallaksen (174-G-1999) of Midtbyen - 13 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 9. Klett Celine (172-G-2004) of Ulriken - 10 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists 10. Abbey Hoff (183-G/F) of Baerum - 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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| POLAND |
| Jasiulewicz number one in Polish 1Liga for round 18 - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 24-year old player had a double-double of 29 points and 11 rebounds, while her team beat Bochnia (#3, 12-5) 55-44. It allowed Wisla Krakow to consolidate first place in the Polish 1Liga. Wisla Krakow has a very good season and are considered to have a run for the championship title. They improved their record to 16-1. Jasiulewicz turned to be Wisla Krakow's top player in her first season with the team. Martyna Jasiulewicz averages this season 14.4ppg, 5.2rpg and 4.7apg. The second best player in last round's games was young Paulina Majda (172-G-1999) of Rybnik. Majda had a very good evening with 33 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. It was enough for Rybnik to edge Swarzedz (9-8) 80-74. This victory allowed Rybnik to move up to 5th position in Group B. Her team lost some distance to top teams. But 9-8 record is not bad and everything may still change. Majda is well-known at Rybnik and is a proven leader in her second season with the team. Third on the list of top players last round was guard Magdalena Wojdalska (173-SG-1994) of Swarzedz (#6). Wojdalska showcased her all-around game by recording 23 points, thirteen rebounds (!!!) and seven assists in the last round. Despite Wojdalska's great performance Swarzedz lost 74-80 to Rybnik (9-8). 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 9 victories and 8 lost games. Wojdalska has a great season in Poland. After 17 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 5.5apg (7th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Martyna Koc (193-C-1983) of J.Gora - 26 points and 13 rebounds 5. Marta Marcinkowska (182-F/C-1998) of GTK Gdynia - 33 points and 9 rebounds 6. Dominika Paczoska (168-SG-1999) of Plock - 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Natalia Gzinka (178-F-1998) of Widzew - 19 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 8. Zuzanna Wrzesien (172-SG-1996) of AZS UW - 18 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists 9. Karolina Matkowska (175-PG-1999) of Gorzow Wlkp. II - 16 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists 10. Jastina Kosalewicz (190-C-1991) of Sokolow P. - 16 points, 8 rebounds and 9 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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| PORTUGAL |
| D2 Standing - by Eurobasket Center |
Divisao I Standings
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| McKenzie number one in Portugal Liga Feminina for round 18 - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 32-year old player had a double-double of 28 points and 13 rebounds, while her team beat Galitos (#8, 6-12) 70-64. CAB Madeira maintains the 7th position in Portuguese Liga Feminina. CAB Madeira is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 7-10 record. In the team's last game McKenzie had a remarkable 71.4% from 2-point range. She turned to be CAB Madeira's top player in her first season with the team. Former Loyola College star has very solid stats this year. McKenzie is in league's top in points (3rd best: 16.7ppg) and rebounds (4th best: 10.0rpg). The second best player in last round's games was young Ndioma Kane (188-F-1999) of CDEFF. Kane had a very good evening with a double-double of 27 points and 18 rebounds. It was enough for CDEFF to edge slightly higher-ranked Galitos (#8, 6-12) 65-64. This victory allowed CDEFF to leave bottom place moving a little bit up to 10th position in the standings. 12 lost games are too many comparing to just four victories CDEFF managed to get this year. Kane is a newcomer at CDEFF, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was international guard Joana Soeiro (170-G-1995) of league's top team Benfica. Soeiro scored 24 points and passed nine assists. She was a key player of Benfica, leading her team to a 96-74 easy win against the lower-ranked Olivais (#12, 4-14). Benfica have amazing season winning all 18 games without a single defeat. Soeiro 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. Soeiro has a great season in Portugal. After 18 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 7.1apg (best passer). Other top performing players last week: 4. Mariana Oliveira) of Olivais - 18 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Alyesha Lovett (183-F/G-1993) of Sportiva - 28 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Brooklyn McDavid (185-F) of CAB Madeira - 22 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Marcia Costa (173-SG-1989) of GDESSA - 19 points and 8 rebounds 8. Courtney Warley (190-C-1999) of Benfica - 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Kwanza Murray (176-G-1996) of Vagos - 23 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Barbara Bazilio (185-C-1991) of Galitos - 17 points, 12 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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| RUSSIA |
| Superleague Stats Leaders - by Eurobasket Center |
| SERBIA |
| B Liga Standings - by Igor Obradovic |
2 ZLS Standings
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| 3ZLS - by Igor Obradovic |
3 ZLS Standings
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| SLOVAKIA |
| Jurcenkova number one in Slovakia Extraliga for round 2 - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 37-year old player had a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds, while her team crushed Slavia BB (#2, 2-1) with 23-point margin 88-65. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. It allowed Piestanske C. to consolidate first place in the Slovakian Extraliga. The season is still on an early stage, but Piestanske C. already had a very good start winning all 3 without losing a single one. It was one of impressive evenings for Jurcenkova as usually she does not deliver so high stats. Anna Jurcenkova has solid league stats. She is in league's top in rebounds (7th best: 7.8rpg) and averages impressive 1.3bpg and 68.9% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young Jana Matejcikova (168-PG-1997) of BB UMB. Matejcikova had a very good evening with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Bad luck as BB UMB lost that game 50-68 to Young Angels (3-0). The Second Stage is still at the very beginning and this lost game may not be such crucial, of course if they start win the games. Let's wait for the next round. Matejcikova is one of the most experienced players at BB UMB and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. Third on the list of top players last round was American forward Deijah Blanks (178-F) of Places 5-8 top team Young Angels. Blanks scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds. She was a key player of Young Angels, leading her team to a 68-50 easy win against BB UMB (#8, 0-3). Young Angels started extremely well this Second Stage. They recorded 3 victories without losing a single game. Blanks 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. Blanks has a very solid season. In 3 games in Slovakia she scored 19.3ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Gabriela Andelova (173-PG-1996) of Piestanske C. - 16 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Vanda Kristlova (183-C-2003) of Young Angels - 8 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Alexandra Buknova (177-SG-1999) of Ruzomberok - 20 points and 3 rebounds 7. Sona Svetlikova (184-C-1999) of Ruzomberok - 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Lucia Hadacova (185-PF-1995) of Ruzomberok - 4 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Nofuente Ceejay (177-G-1993) of Slavia BB - 9 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists 10. Ke'Shunan James (184-F-1994) of Piestanske C. - 16 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| SLOVENIA |
| Stats Leaders - Women |
| Perez number one in Slovenia SKL for round 3 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 20-year old player had a double-double of 26 points and 12 rebounds, while her team in a lost game to Jezica (#2, 2-0) 57-64. Domzale maintains the 6th position in Slovenian SKL. They are still not able to win a single game in the league yet. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked such low. They already lost 2 games and recorded no victories. In the team's last game Perez had a remarkable 53.8% from 2-point range. She turned to be Domzale's top player in her first season with the team. Yeisy Perez has solid league stats. She is in league's top in points (4th best: 14.5ppg) and rebounds (9th best: 6.5rpg). The second best player in last round's games was young American Sara Loomis (188-PF-1997) of league's leader Celje. Loomis had a very good evening with 20 points and 9 rebounds. Of course she led Celje to another comfortable win outscoring Maribor (1-2) 94-60. A very good start of the Second Stage for her team, which won so far all 4 games without any defeat. Loomis is a newcomer at Celje, but is already one of team's top players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 16.3ppg (#2). She also registered 7.5 boards per game. Third on the list of top players last round was forward Eva Hendrickx (178-F-2005) of Triglav (#3). Hendrickx scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds. She was a key player of Triglav, leading her team to a 85-41 easy win against Konjice (#5, 1-3). Triglav needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 2 victories and 1 lost game. Hendrickx has a very solid season. In 9 games in Slovenia she scored 4.7ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Jite Gbemuotor (188-F-2004) of Celje - 15 points and 7 rebounds 5. Hana Ivanusa (181-F-2004) of Jezica - 17 points and 9 rebounds 6. Zorana Tinkara (171-G-1999) of Triglav - 13 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Rebeka Abramovic (172-PG-1993) of Triglav - 7 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Mojca Jelenc (200-C-2003) of Celje - 8 points and 5 rebounds 9. Lara Bubnic (190-C-1999) of Triglav - 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Marusa Senicar (187-SF-1997) of Celje - 11 points and 4 rebounds The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| SOUTH KOREA |
| WKBL Round 15: Blue Minx defeat Woori Bank - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The most crucial game of the last round was another loss of top-ranked Woori Bank (19-4) in Chuncheon on Thursday night. Hosts were defeated by third ranked Blue Minx (12-10) 69-58. Blue Minx maintains third place with 12-10 record having eight points less than leader Woori Bank, which they share with S-Birds. Woori Bank at the other side still keeps top position with four games lost. Blue Minx is looking forward to face league's second-placed BNK Sum in Guri in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Woori Bank will play on the road against Hana 1Q in Bucheon and is hoping to win this game. Very important is a home loss of second ranked BNK Sum (13-9) against fourth ranked S-Birds (12-10) on Friday night. Host BNK Sum was defeated by S-Birds in a tough game in Guri 69-76. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of BNK Sum. S-Birds have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Blue Minx. BNK Sum at the other side keeps the second position with nine games lost. S-Birds will play against KB Stars (#5) in Seoul in the next round. BNK Sum will play on the road against Blue Minx in Yongin and it may be a tough game between close rivals. WKBL top team - Woori Bank (19-4) managed to deliver another win on Sunday. This time they beat fifth ranked KB Stars (8-14) in Chuncheon 69-59. Woori Bank maintains first place with 19-4 record. Defending champion KB Stars keep the fifth position with 14 games lost. Woori Bank will meet bottom-ranked Hana 1Q (#6) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. KB Stars will play against S-Birds in Anshan and it may be a tough game between close rivals. In the last game of round 15 Blue Minx beat Hana 1Q on the road 85-72.
Woori Bank - Blue Minx 58-69 The most crucial game of the last round was another loss of top-ranked Woori Bank (19-4) in Chuncheon on Thursday night. Hosts were defeated by third ranked Blue Minx (12-10) 69-58. Blue Minx maintains third place with 12-10 record having eight points less than leader Woori Bank, which they share with S-Birds. Woori Bank at the other side still keeps top position with four games lost. Blue Minx is looking forward to face league's second-placed BNK Sum in Guri in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Woori Bank will play on the road against Hana 1Q in Bucheon and is hoping to win this game. BNK Sum - S-Birds 69-76 Very important is a home loss of second ranked BNK Sum (13-9) against fourth ranked S-Birds (12-10) on Friday night. Host BNK Sum was defeated by S-Birds in a tough game in Guri 69-76. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of BNK Sum. S-Birds have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Blue Minx. BNK Sum at the other side keeps the second position with nine games lost. S-Birds will play against KB Stars (#5) in Seoul in the next round. BNK Sum will play on the road against Blue Minx in Yongin and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Hana 1Q - Blue Minx 72-85 No shocking result in a game when third ranked Blue Minx (12-10) beat bottom-ranked Hana 1Q (3-20) in Bucheon 85-72 on Saturday. Blue Minx maintains third place with 12-10 record having eight points less than leader Woori Bank, which they share with S-Birds. Loser Hana 1Q stay dead last with 20 lost games. Blue Minx will meet at home league's second-placed BNK Sum in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Hana 1Q will play against the league's leader Woori Bank (#1) and hope to secure a win. Woori Bank - KB Stars 69-59 WKBL top team - Woori Bank (19-4) managed to deliver another win on Sunday. This time they beat fifth ranked KB Stars (8-14) in Chuncheon 69-59. Woori Bank maintains first place with 19-4 record. Defending champion KB Stars keep the fifth position with 14 games lost. Woori Bank will meet bottom-ranked Hana 1Q (#6) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. KB Stars will play against S-Birds in Anshan and it may be a tough game between close rivals. |
| SPAIN |
| Spanish LF Challenge round 21 best performance: Rachel Howard (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 27-year old player was the main contributor (24 points, seven rebounds and six assists) to her team's victory, helping them to beat Joventut (#5, 13-7) 81-67. Alcobendas maintains the 6th position in Spanish LF Challenge. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Alcobendas will need more victories to improve their 13-8 record. In the team's last game Howard had a remarkable 85.7% from 2-point range. It's her second year at Alcobendas and it's hard to imagine this team without her. Former University of San Francisco star has very solid stats this year. Howard is in league's top in points (6th best: 14.4ppg) and averages impressive 52.5% FGP and 41.7% from behind 3-point line. The second best player in last round's games was young American Nneka Ezeigbo (188-C-1998) of league's second-best Zamarat. Ezeigbo had a very good evening with 31 points and 5 rebounds. Bad luck as Zamarat lost that game 58-69 to the lower-ranked Estepona (#9, 9-12). Zamarat managed to keep the same second spot in the standings. Her team's 16-5 record is not bad at all. Ezeigbo is well-known at Zamarat and is a proven leader in her second season with the team. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 16.1ppg (#3). She also registered 9.4 boards per game. Third on the list of top players last round was American guard Crystal Primm (180-G-1997) of Al-Qazeres (#7). Primm showcased her all-around game by recording 13 points, nineteen rebounds (!!!) and five assists in the last round. Despite Primm's great performance Al-Qazeres lost 62-66 to the lower-ranked Lima-Horta (#11, 8-13). But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Al-Qazeres needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 11 victories and 9 lost games. Primm has a great season in Spain. After 20 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 8.1rpg (8th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Ana Pocek (190-C-1993) of Estepona - 22 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Celia Fiorotto (186-F/C-1992) of Picken Claret - 18 points and 11 rebounds 6. Diana Cabrera (186-C-1993) of Ardoi - 13 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Bojana Stevanovic (180-F/C-1996) of Melilla - 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Irene Baeza (189-C-1993) of Real Canoe - 6 points and 17 rebounds 9. Camille Zimmerman (185-F-1995) of Cordoba - 21 points and 10 rebounds 10. Virginia Saez (173-G/F-1995) of Paterna - 19 points The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Lauren Cox claims Spanish LF Endesa Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 24-year old forward had a double-double of 24 points and eleven rebounds, while her team outclassed Jairis (#14, 7-13) with 26-point margin 74-48. Valencia maintains the 2nd position in Spanish LF Endesa. They are still close to the very top. Valencia would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 16-4 record. In the team's last game Cox had a remarkable 72.7% from 2-point range. She turned to be Valencia's top player in her first season with the team. Lauren Cox averages this season 12.6ppg and 6.4rpg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American point guard Brittney Sykes (175-PG-1994) of league's best team Girona. Sykes impressed basketball fans with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. It was enough for Girona to edge the lower-ranked Zaragoza (#4, 14-6) by 3 points 72-69. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Girona consolidated its place in the very top position of the standings. Her team lost just two games this season, while they won 17 matches. Sykes is a newcomer at Girona and it seems she did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was Mali Sika Kone (190-F/C-2002) of Gran Canaria (#12). Kone scored 22 points and grabbed fourteen rebounds (!!!). Despite Kone's great performance Gran Canaria lost 63-68 to the higher-ranked Estudiantes (#5, 10-10). But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Gran Canaria ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 12 games, recording just eight victories. With bigger assistance of her teammates, Kone could help Gran Canaria to bring them higher in the standings. Kone has a great season in Spain. After 20 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 17.1ppg (best scorer) and rebounds with 13.6rpg (#1 in league). Other top performing players last week: 4. Maria Espana (180-F/G-1992) of IDK Eustotren - 28 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Alba Prieto (180-G-1999) of Ensino - 17 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists 6. Mariam Coulibaly (192-C-1997) of IDK Eustotren - 11 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Joy Adams (180-F-1993) of IDK Eustotren - 18 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Queralt Casas (177-G/F-1992) of Valencia - 8 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Michaela Houser (170-PG-1991) of Leganes - 22 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Vionise Pierre-Louis (193-C-1995) of Leganes - 18 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Jessica Kelliher gets MVP of the Week award for Swedish Damligan - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 25-year old power forward had a double-double of 37 points and twenty rebounds, while her team outclassed Norrkoping (#3, 9-5) with 33-point margin 97-64. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Ostersund maintains the 4th position in Swedish Damligan. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Ostersund will need more victories to improve their 9-6 record. In the team's last game Kelliher had a remarkable 64.0% from 2-point range. She turned to be Ostersund's top player in her first season with the team. Lewis University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Kelliher is in league's top in points (3rd best: 22.5ppg), rebounds (3rd best: 12.7rpg) and averages solid 58.5% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American guard Bria Goss (178-G-1992) of league's best team Lulea Basket. Goss impressed basketball fans with 30 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Of course she led Lulea Basket to another comfortable win outscoring slightly lower-ranked Sodertalje (#2, 12-2) 98-69. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Lulea Basket consolidated its place in the very top position of the standings. Her team belongs to top of the standings with 12-1 record and is considered one of the main candidates for the league title. Goss is well-known by Lulea Basket fans and she already established her position as one of team's most reliable players. She belongs to the best scorers in the league with 21.9ppg (#4). She also registered 5.2 boards per game. The third best performed player last round was American Brooklyn Pannell (175-G-1999) of Mark (#6). Pannell got into 30-points club by scoring 31 points in the last round. She went also for five rebounds . She was a key player of Mark, leading her team to a 81-70 win against the lower-ranked Visby (#11, 1-13). Mark needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 7 victories and 7 lost games. Pannell has a very solid season. In 14 games in Sweden she scored 18.1ppg. She also has 5.7rpg, 4.1apg and 2.1spg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Hannah Whitish (175-G-1998) of Ostersund - 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 5. Deja Church (178-G-1998) of IK Eos - 30 points and 7 rebounds 6. Brooke McCarty-Williams (163-G-1995) of Lulea Basket - 26 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists 7. Crystel Bittar (170-PG-1998) of Uppsala - 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Emilie Hesseldal (185-C/F-1990) of IK Eos - 15 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Klara Lundquist (173-G-1999) of Sodertalje - 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Josefin Vesterberg (192-F-1993) of Lulea Basket - 11 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Brice Calip gets MVP of the Week award for Swiss SBL (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 24-year old guard had the game-high 21 points adding nine rebounds and three assists for Helios in her team's victory, helping them to beat Aarau (#6, 0-11), the league's bottom-ranked team 73-66. Helios maintains the 3rd position in Swiss SBL. Helios is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 5-6 record. Calip turned to be Helios' top player in her first season with the team. Missouri State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Calip is in league's top in points (4th best: 18.5ppg), rebounds (7th best: 9.5rpg), assists (9th best: 3.1apg) and averages solid 3.4spg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young international guard Nancy Fora (173-G-1997) of league's best team Fribourg. Fora impressed basketball fans with 23 points and 5 assists. Of course she led Fribourg to another comfortable win outscoring slightly lower-ranked Nyon (#2, 8-3) 104-57. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Fribourg consolidated its place in the very top position of the standings. She plays for the best team in the league and Fribourg managed to win all 11 games keeping a perfect record. Fora is one of the most experienced players at Fribourg and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was another Fribourg's star - American Juliunn Redmond (180-G). Redmond scored 22 points and passed four assists. She was another key player of Fribourg, helping her team with a 104-57 easy win against #2 ranked Nyon. Fribourg have amazing season winning all 11 games without a single defeat. Redmond 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. Redmond has a very solid season. In 4 games in Switzerland she scored 17.3ppg. Other top performing players last week: 4. Qadashah Hoppie (170-G-1999) of Troistorrents - 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Korinne Campbell (184-F-1988) of Nyon - 17 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Maria Mongomo (175-G-1995) of Pully - 21 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Marielle Giroud (183-F/C-1987) of Fribourg - 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Courtney Range (191-F/C-1995) of Fribourg - 11 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists 9. Maria Blazejewski (185-F-1991) of Troistorrents - 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Katja Wasser (182-PG-2000) of Aarau - 12 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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| Weathersby's double-double lands her TKBL Player of the Week award - by Eurobasket News | |||||
She had a double-double of 31 points and 20 rebounds, while her team edged out Elazig Karabulut (#8, 10-11) 71-70. Edremit maintains the 7th position in Turkish league. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Edremit will need more victories to improve their 12-9 record. In the team's last game Weathersby had a remarkable 63.2% from 2-point range. She turned to be Edremit's top player in her first season with the team. University of Alabama at Birmingham graduate has very impressive stats this year. Weathersby is in league's top in points (5th best: 25.0ppg), rebounds (3rd best: 13.6rpg) and averages solid 1.5bpg and 67.3% FGP. Second best performed player last round was Mikayla Cowling (188-F-1996, agency: LBM Management) of Antalya. She is American forward in her first season at Antalya. In the last game Cowling recorded impressive double-double of 24 points and 17 rebounds. Of course she led Antalya to another comfortable win 66-51 over the lower-ranked Emlak 2 (#13, 6-15) being unquestionably team leader. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Antalya keeps 10th position. Her team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 8-13 record. Cowling is a newcomer at Antalya and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. Third place about best performers goes to guard Ameryst Alston (175-G-1993) of Elazig Karabulut (#8). Alston got into 30-points club by scoring 33 points in the last round. She went also for ten rebounds and six assists. Despite Alston's great performance Elazig Karabulut lost 70-71 to slightly higher-ranked Edremit (#7, 12-9). But her team cannot count on just a single shooter as she also needs help of the other teammates. Alston has a great season in Turkey. After 21 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 30.4ppg (best scorer) and assists with 5.3apg (4th best). She also has 3.2spg and FGP: 54.4%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Nihal Yildirim (1990) of Tarsus - 24 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Monique Reid (185-F-1990) of Bogazici - 29 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists 6. Sasha Goodlett (195-C-1990) of Tarsus - 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Doga Adican (178-G-2001) of Fenerbahce G. - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Mina Djordjevic (188-PF-1999) of Fenerbahce G. - 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Rana Ucar (172-SF-2002) of Botas GA - 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 10. Melis Lafatan (188-F-1991) of Tarsus - 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Iagupova number one in Turkey KBSL for round 18 (by Hoops Agents) - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 30-year old player got a double-double of 29 points and 10 assists, while her team outclassed Bursa (#13, 4-14) with 27-point margin 101-74. Fenerbahce maintains the 2nd position in Turkish KBSL. They are still close to the very top. Fenerbahce would have been even better if they kept winning the games like in the last round. They have a solid 15-3 record. In the team's last game Iagupova had a remarkable 80.0% from 2-point range and got three three-pointers out of 7 attempts. She has many years of experience at Fenerbahce, through which she has constantly improved. Alina Iagupova has solid league stats. She is in league's top in assists (4th best: 6.5apg) and averages impressive 3.6spg and 53.7% FGP. The second best player in last round's games was young American center Teaira McCowan (201-C-1996) of Galatasaray. McCowan had a very good evening with a double-double of 29 points and 19 rebounds. Of course she led Galatasaray to another comfortable win 88-69 over the lower-ranked Rize (#14, 4-14) being unquestionably team leader. Galatasaray's 3rd position in the standings has not changed. Her team lost just three games this season, while they won 15 matches. McCowan is a newcomer at Galatasaray, but is already one of team's top players. Third on the list of top players last round was American center Khaalia Hillsman (195-C-1996) of Antalya 07 (#12). Hillsman scored 25 points and grabbed sixteen rebounds (!!!). Despite Hillsman's great performance Antalya 07 lost 66-76 to the higher-ranked Besiktas (#9, 8-10). But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates. Antalya 07 can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 5-13 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Hillsman has individually a great season in Turkey. After 13 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 11.8rpg (3rd best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Kayla McBride (180-PG-1992) of Fenerbahce - 28 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists 5. Alexis Prince (188-G/F-1994) of Hatay - 30 points and 9 rebounds 6. Chelsea Nelson (188-F-1996) of Nesibe - 25 points and 10 rebounds 7. Jessica Thomas (168-G-1994) of Nesibe - 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Dana Evans (168-PG-1998) of Besiktas - 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Channon Fluker (193-C-1997) of Bursa - 21 points and 14 rebounds 10. Jelena Dubljevic (191-C-1987) of Ormanspor - 19 points, 10 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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| Ruchae Walton claims British NBL D1 weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Ruchae Walton (178-G) had an amazing evening in the last round for BA London L. II and that's her to receive a Hoops Agents NBL D1 Player of the Week award for round 16. The guard had a double-double of 41 points and eleven rebounds, while her team crushed Cardiff MA II (#12, 1-13) with 19-point margin 82-63. The game was not the highest importance and did not have significant influence on top of the standings. BA London L. II maintains the 9th position in British NBL D1. BA London L. II 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 Walton had a remarkable 66.7% from 2-point range and got four three-pointers out of 8 attempts. She turned to be BA London L. II's top player in her first season with the team. Portland State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Walton is in league's top in points (2nd best: 20.7ppg) and averages solid 3.9spg and 52.5% FGP. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young Hungarian guard Krisztina Velkey-Cleeve (175-G-1992) of league's best team Solent S.. Velkey-Cleeve impressed basketball fans with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. Of course Solent S. cruised to a 74-64 relatively comfortable win over the lower-ranked Southwark P. (#4, 8-4). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Solent S. consolidated its place in the very top position of the standings. Her team lost just two games this season, while they won 11 matches. Velkey-Cleeve is one of the most experienced players at Solent S. and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. The third best performed player last round was American Katherine Goldsby (173-G) of second-ranked Thames Valley C.. Goldsby scored 23 points. She was a key player of Thames Valley C., leading her team to a 77-49 easy win against #3 ranked Reading R.. Thames Valley C. is closer and closer to top of the standings. They will still need more victories. But 10-2 record is not that bad... Goldsby has a great season in United Kingdom. After 12 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 16.3ppg (5th best) and assists with 3.4apg (7th best). Other top performing players last week: 4. Blanche Toualeu-Nitcheu (173-G) of Southwark P. - 10 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Faye Endean (173-G) of Solent S. - 7 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists 6. Grace Brownell) of Worcester W - 20 points and 9 rebounds 7. Isobel Bunyan (180-F-2004) of Cardiff MA II - 12 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 8. Eleanor Bishop (167-G-1996) of Brent Bulls - 14 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Helene Trailin) of Thames Valley C. - 12 points and 14 rebounds 10. Christabel Osarobo (178-F) of Ipswich - 7 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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| Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby claims British WBBL Hoops Agents weekly honour - by Eurobasket News | |||||
The 27-year old center had a double-double of 29 points and thirteen rebounds, while her team outclassed Oaklands W. (#11, 3-8) with 26-point margin 87-61. Durham P. is placed at 8th position in British WBBL. Durham P. is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 3-6 record. In the team's last game Ottewill-Soulsby had a remarkable 69.2% from 2-point range. She turned to be Durham P.'s top player in her first season with the team. Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby averages just after three games 27.0ppg and 10.7rpg. The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was young American power forward Kat Nolan (185-F/C-1998) of Newcastle E.. Nolan impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 30 points and 13 rebounds. Of course she led Newcastle E. to another comfortable win 91-77 over Manchester M. (#12, 0-11) being unquestionably team leader. This victory allowed Newcastle E. to move up to 6th position in the standings. Her team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 5-6 record. Nolan is a newcomer at Newcastle E. and it seems she did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. The third best performed player last round was American Sune Swart (190-C/F-1995) of Essex R. (#7). Swart scored 20 points and grabbed twelve rebounds (!!!). Despite Swart's great performance Essex R. lost 50-60 to the higher-ranked Sevenoaks S. (#1, 9-3). But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Essex R. ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 7 games, recording just five victories. With bigger assistance of her teammates, Swart could help Essex R. to bring them higher in the standings. Swart has a great season in United Kingdom. After 12 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 10.8rpg (5th best). She also has 1.4bpg and FGP: 59.5%. Other top performing players last week: 4. Antoinette Lewis (185-C-1999) of Newcastle E. - 22 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Jessica Wayne (175-G) of Durham P. - 21 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Araion Bradshaw (168-G-1996) of Sevenoaks S. - 15 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists 7. Samantha Keltos (190-F-1998) of Manchester M. - 23 points and 4 rebounds 8. Cassidy Gould (178-G-2000) of Oaklands W. - 9 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists 9. Janice Monakana (183-F-1995) of Sevenoaks S. - 16 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Shaelynne Czerniecki (177-G-1999) of Manchester M. - 20 points, 4 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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| Round 4 (Second Stage): Lavovi edge Zagreb by one point - by Eurobasket News | ||
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Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management. The most exciting game of round 4 in the WABA took place in Brcko. This derby game ended with only one-point defeat on the road of 7th ranked Croatian Zagreb (2-8) to eighth ranked Bosnian Lavovi (1-9) 64-63 on Monday evening. Zagreb cut a 13-point halftime deficit to one at the end of the game. Lavovi forced 29 Zagreb turnovers. Montenegrin point guard Iva Karisik (175-2001) fired 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. point guard Natasa Savic (170-1992) chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds. Forward Lea Miletic (184-1995) produced 25 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks for lost side. Lavovi maintains eighth position with 1-9 record. Zagreb at the other side keeps the seventh place with eight games lost. Lavovi are looking forward to face league's second-placed Buducnost in Podgorica in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Zagreb will play on the road against the league's leader Celje (#1) having rather not much hope for a victory. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Novi Sad. Third ranked Serbian Vojvodina 021 faced one of their biggest challengers Bulgarian Montana. Host Vojvodina 021 (8-2) defeated guests from Montana (5-5) 50-46. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Zaklina Jankovic (190-1994, agency: BeoBasket) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds. Destiny Thompson contributed with 8 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Vojvodina 021's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. North Macedonian point guard Andjelika Mitrashinovic (177-1993) replied with 17 points and 5 rebounds for Montana. Vojvodina 021 maintains third position with 8-2 record behind leader Celje. Newly promoted Montana keeps the fourth place with five games lost. Vojvodina 021 will play against Duga (#6) in Sabac in the next round. Montana will play on the road against Orlovi in Banja Luka and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Slovenian leader Celje delivered the ninth victory on Saturday night. This time they crushed 6th ranked Serbian Duga (3-7) 99-64. Worth to mention a quality performance of Jite Gbemuotor who helped to win the game recording 9 points and 10 rebounds. Celje's coach felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Olga Stepanovic responded with 22 points. Celje have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending Slovenian champion maintains first position with 9-1 record. Loser Duga keeps the sixth place with seven games lost. Celje will meet at home Zagreb (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Duga will play against Vojvodina 021 in Novi Sad and hope to secure a win.
Lavovi - Zagreb 64-63 The most exciting game of round 4 in the WABA took place in Brcko. This derby game ended with only one-point defeat on the road of 7th ranked Croatian Zagreb (2-8) to eighth ranked Bosnian Lavovi (1-9) 64-63 on Monday evening. Zagreb cut a 13-point halftime deficit to one at the end of the game. Lavovi forced 29 Zagreb turnovers. Montenegrin point guard Iva Karisik (175-2001) fired 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Point guard Natasa Savic (170-1992) chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds. Forward Lea Miletic (184-1995) produced 25 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks and center Josipa Pavic (189-1999) added 6 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Lavovi maintains eighth position with 1-9 record. Zagreb at the other side keeps the seventh place with eight games lost. Lavovi are looking forward to face league's second-placed Buducnost in Podgorica in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Zagreb will play on the road against the league's leader Celje (#1) having rather not much hope for a victory. Top scorers: Lavovi: I.Karisik 16+7reb+4ast, N.Savic 14+8reb+2ast, D.Milica 10+2reb+6ast, M.Halilovic 8+4reb, D.Valentina 7+2reb+1ast, L.Jelena 5+11reb+1ast Zagreb: L.Miletic 25+6reb+5ast, M.Bolden 13+2reb, J.Tonka 7+2reb+2ast, J.Pavic 6+12reb+6ast, J.Kristina 4+9reb, M.Iva 4+5reb+2ast Vojvodina 021 - Montana 50-46 An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Novi Sad. Third ranked Serbian Vojvodina 021 faced one of their biggest challengers Bulgarian Montana. Host Vojvodina 021 (8-2) defeated guests from Montana (5-5) 50-46. Montana was ahead by 2 points after three quarters before a 11-5 charge of Vojvodina 021, which allowed them to win the game. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Montana to just 5 points in fourth quarter. They outrebounded Montana 49-32 including a 18-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Vojvodina 021 brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Zaklina Jankovic (190-1994, agency: BeoBasket) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds. American forward Destiny Thompson (180-1997, college: Georgian Court) contributed with 8 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Vojvodina 021's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. North Macedonian point guard Andjelika Mitrashinovic (177-1993) replied with 17 points and 5 rebounds and American Shereen Sutherland (188-1994, college: UC Irvine) added 10 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Montana. Vojvodina 021 maintains third position with 8-2 record behind leader Celje. Newly promoted Montana keeps the fourth place with five games lost. Vojvodina 021 will play against Duga (#6) in Sabac in the next round. Montana will play on the road against Orlovi in Banja Luka and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Vojvodina 021: T.Selakovic 12+4reb, Z.Jankovic 12+10reb+2ast, M.Lana 9+8reb, D.Thompson 8+15reb, S.McNeill 5+4reb, T.Djukic 2+2reb+1ast Montana: A.Mitrashinovic 17+5reb+1ast, S.Sutherland 10+9reb, V.Aleksieva 7+2ast, G.Nikolova 4+6reb+2ast, M.Damyanova 4+8reb+1ast, B.Dencheva 2+1reb Celje - Duga 99-64 Slovenian leader Celje delivered the ninth victory on Saturday night. This time they crushed 6th ranked Serbian Duga (3-7) 99-64. The game without a history. Celje led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Duga's 28. Celje forced 24 Duga turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Worth to mention a quality performance of forward Jite Gbemuotor (188-2004) who helped to win the game recording 9 points and 10 rebounds and point guard Lea Bartelme (178-2005) who added 15 points during the contest. Four Celje players scored in double figures. Celje's coach felt very confident using 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side forward Olga Stepanovic (180-1994) responded with 22 points and center Tijana Jelic (191-1999, agency: BeoBasket) scored 16 points and 4 blocks. Celje have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending Slovenian champion maintains first position with 9-1 record. Loser Duga keeps the sixth place with seven games lost. Celje will meet at home Zagreb (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Duga will play against Vojvodina 021 in Novi Sad and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: Celje: B.Lea 15+3reb+2ast, C.Blaza 14+1reb+4ast, S.Loomis 13+3reb, T.Simmons 13+3reb+2ast, J.Mojca 12+3reb+2ast, G.Jite 9+10reb+1ast Duga: O.Stepanovic 22+2reb+3ast, T.Jelic 16+2reb+3ast, C.Cleveland 6+8reb, K.Helena 6+2reb+3ast, S.Bojana 5+3reb+1ast, P.Dajana 4+7reb+3ast |
| WNBA |
| Sparks sign former All-Star guard Layshia Clarendon, who played for Lynx, to camp deal - by Eurobasket News |
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The Los Angeles Sparks have signed former All-Star guard Layshia Clarendon (5'9''-PG-1991, college: California) to a training camp contract. Clarendon has averaged 7.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists during a nine-year career and was an All-Star with Atlanta in 2017. Clarendon averaged 10.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.7 assists, and shot a career-best 52% from the field, in 21 games for Minnesota in 2021. She did not play last season. The veteran guard from San Bernardino, California, was originally drafted ninth overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2013 WNBA draft. Courtesy of: startribune.com |
