On Tuesday, Marty Pocius and Zalgiris beat Daniel Ewing and Neptunas 78-54 in Game 3 of the Finals. Marty had 4 points in 17 minutes and Daniel had 5 points in 23 minutes. Ian Vougioukas had 14 points and 6 rebounds, Renaldas Seibutis had 14 points, and Jerome Randle had 10 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/2750937/#mbt:73-400$t&0=1
On Friday, Daniel Ewing and Neptunas hosted Marty Pocius and Zalgiris in Game 4 of the Finals, but had a tough second half on their way to a 74-50 loss to face a possible end to the series. Daniel had 5 points in 21 minutes and Marty had 7 points in 17 minutes. In the win, Jerome Randle had 17 points and Brock Motum had 12 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/2750941/#mbt:73-400$t&0=1
On Saturday, Jess Foley coached, but did not play as the Norwood Flames bounced back to beat the South Adelaide Panthers 72-59. Taylor Ortlepp had 28 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=522896331&c=1-3656-0-397125-0&pool=1
Chante Black had another good game for the Bendigo Braves, but did not get enough help as they lost 80-51 to the Brisbane Spartans. Chante had 19 points and 7 rebounds in 31 minutes. In the win, ex-Cleveland State player Janelle Adams had 27 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Utah State player Stephanie Bairstow had 19 points, ex-Hawaii player Ashleigh Karaitiana had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and ex-Boston College player Aja Parham had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Boxscore:
http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=533216342&c=1-3363-0-402778-0&pool=1
Kathleen Scheer missed a game for the Hobart Chargers as they lost 80-69 to the Ballarat Rush. Chelsie Schweers had 24 points and Izzy Chilcott had 18 points. In the win, ex-Arizona State player Joy Burke had 19 points and 15 rebounds and ex-NAIA player Ashleigh Spencer had 12 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=533216277&c=1-3363-0-402778-0&pool=1
On Monday, Marty Pocius and Zalgiris had the chance to close out the championship at home against Daniel Ewing and Neptunas and did so fairly easily with a 97-70 Game 5 win. Marty had 10 points in 20 minutes and Daniel had 19 points in 34 minutes. In the win, Jerome Randle had 16 points and 7 assists, Brock Motum had 13 points, Renaldas Seibutis had 11 points, and Robertas Javtokas had 10 points while Jerai Grant had 10 points and 6 rebounds in the loss. Marty faced some struggles in the middle of his season, but had some solid performances down the stretch as it was important for him to return home for this season. Daniel had a good start to his first season in Lithuania as the team exceeded expectations in continental play, before some struggles domestically. Both he and the team managed to find their best form when it counted as they had a very impressive playoff run to make it to the end before falling.
Boxscore:
http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/2750945/#mbt:73-400$t&0=1
Daniel's Domestic League Stats:
http://www.lkl.lt/zaidejas/2223341/
Daniel's EuroCup Stats:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=000378&seasoncode=U2015
Marty's Domestic League Stats:
http://www.lkl.lt/zaidejas/98553/
Marty's EuroLeague Stats:
http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=001878&seasoncode=E2015
As seasons end around the world, it is time for an update on some players who started their careers at Duke before moving on to other colleges. While their overseas careers are not covered here in depth, they are mentioned on occasion.
Eric Boateng switched teams in the third division in France, joining Blois. The decision paid off as he ended up being a contributor to a league-winning team, helping them earn promotion to the second division.
Stats:
http://www.ffbb.com/popin/stats/joueur/200000003243575?width=900&height=600&div=328&sid=2483&iframe=true
Jamal Boykin returned to a league that he had played in before as he joined Sendai in Japan. He had a strong start to the season, consistently providing well over 20 and 10 a game, but the team opted to strengthen further in the chase for the championship, moving him from the second option to the third option. He still finished well even though the team came up short in the playoffs.
Stats:
http://www.bj-league.com/players/100945
Taylor King moved up to a higher level of play in Europe, joining Nevezis in Lithuania. The team had a tough time in the local league, but did have a good run in the Baltic League as Taylor had a solid season.
Domestic League Stats:
http://www.lkl.lt/zaidejas/2281513/
Baltic League Stats:
http://bbl.net/en/top/competition/player/?player_id=5057929&season_id=92193
Elliot Williams opted to leave the D League in the middle of the season to make his overseas debut with Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos. He had a very impressive start to his time there, but a few struggles late in the season cast some doubts on whether they would try to keep him.
Domestic League Stats:
http://www.esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idplayer=2F8F2425&mode=4&idteam=00000001&idchampionship=
EuroLeague Stats:
http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=007013&seasoncode=E2015
Olek Czyz returned to Italy, this time playing for Pistoia. He had another good season in a key role coming off the bench, also starting for part of the season as the team made the playoffs, but did not advance.
Stats:
http://195.56.77.208/player/pbd.phtml?ply=CZY-ALE-90&year=2015&team=1277&type2=d1&name_search=Czyz
Boxscore:
http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/2750937/#mbt:73-400$t&0=1
On Friday, Daniel Ewing and Neptunas hosted Marty Pocius and Zalgiris in Game 4 of the Finals, but had a tough second half on their way to a 74-50 loss to face a possible end to the series. Daniel had 5 points in 21 minutes and Marty had 7 points in 17 minutes. In the win, Jerome Randle had 17 points and Brock Motum had 12 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/2750941/#mbt:73-400$t&0=1
On Saturday, Jess Foley coached, but did not play as the Norwood Flames bounced back to beat the South Adelaide Panthers 72-59. Taylor Ortlepp had 28 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=522896331&c=1-3656-0-397125-0&pool=1
Chante Black had another good game for the Bendigo Braves, but did not get enough help as they lost 80-51 to the Brisbane Spartans. Chante had 19 points and 7 rebounds in 31 minutes. In the win, ex-Cleveland State player Janelle Adams had 27 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Utah State player Stephanie Bairstow had 19 points, ex-Hawaii player Ashleigh Karaitiana had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and ex-Boston College player Aja Parham had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Boxscore:
http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=533216342&c=1-3363-0-402778-0&pool=1
Kathleen Scheer missed a game for the Hobart Chargers as they lost 80-69 to the Ballarat Rush. Chelsie Schweers had 24 points and Izzy Chilcott had 18 points. In the win, ex-Arizona State player Joy Burke had 19 points and 15 rebounds and ex-NAIA player Ashleigh Spencer had 12 points and 7 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=533216277&c=1-3363-0-402778-0&pool=1
On Monday, Marty Pocius and Zalgiris had the chance to close out the championship at home against Daniel Ewing and Neptunas and did so fairly easily with a 97-70 Game 5 win. Marty had 10 points in 20 minutes and Daniel had 19 points in 34 minutes. In the win, Jerome Randle had 16 points and 7 assists, Brock Motum had 13 points, Renaldas Seibutis had 11 points, and Robertas Javtokas had 10 points while Jerai Grant had 10 points and 6 rebounds in the loss. Marty faced some struggles in the middle of his season, but had some solid performances down the stretch as it was important for him to return home for this season. Daniel had a good start to his first season in Lithuania as the team exceeded expectations in continental play, before some struggles domestically. Both he and the team managed to find their best form when it counted as they had a very impressive playoff run to make it to the end before falling.
Boxscore:
http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/2750945/#mbt:73-400$t&0=1
Daniel's Domestic League Stats:
http://www.lkl.lt/zaidejas/2223341/
Daniel's EuroCup Stats:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=000378&seasoncode=U2015
Marty's Domestic League Stats:
http://www.lkl.lt/zaidejas/98553/
Marty's EuroLeague Stats:
http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=001878&seasoncode=E2015
As seasons end around the world, it is time for an update on some players who started their careers at Duke before moving on to other colleges. While their overseas careers are not covered here in depth, they are mentioned on occasion.
Eric Boateng switched teams in the third division in France, joining Blois. The decision paid off as he ended up being a contributor to a league-winning team, helping them earn promotion to the second division.
Stats:
http://www.ffbb.com/popin/stats/joueur/200000003243575?width=900&height=600&div=328&sid=2483&iframe=true
Jamal Boykin returned to a league that he had played in before as he joined Sendai in Japan. He had a strong start to the season, consistently providing well over 20 and 10 a game, but the team opted to strengthen further in the chase for the championship, moving him from the second option to the third option. He still finished well even though the team came up short in the playoffs.
Stats:
http://www.bj-league.com/players/100945
Taylor King moved up to a higher level of play in Europe, joining Nevezis in Lithuania. The team had a tough time in the local league, but did have a good run in the Baltic League as Taylor had a solid season.
Domestic League Stats:
http://www.lkl.lt/zaidejas/2281513/
Baltic League Stats:
http://bbl.net/en/top/competition/player/?player_id=5057929&season_id=92193
Elliot Williams opted to leave the D League in the middle of the season to make his overseas debut with Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos. He had a very impressive start to his time there, but a few struggles late in the season cast some doubts on whether they would try to keep him.
Domestic League Stats:
http://www.esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idplayer=2F8F2425&mode=4&idteam=00000001&idchampionship=
EuroLeague Stats:
http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=007013&seasoncode=E2015
Olek Czyz returned to Italy, this time playing for Pistoia. He had another good season in a key role coming off the bench, also starting for part of the season as the team made the playoffs, but did not advance.
Stats:
http://195.56.77.208/player/pbd.phtml?ply=CZY-ALE-90&year=2015&team=1277&type2=d1&name_search=Czyz
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