On Monday, Jasmine Thomas started the season in Israel with Bnot Herzliya as they pulled away from Ramat Hasharon for a 69-55 win.  Her teammates include ex-Tennessee player Michelle Snow, ex-DePaul player Keisha Hampton, ex-Villanova player Liad Suez, and ex-Temple player May Dayan.  In this game, Jasmine had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists in 36 minutes.  Snow had 23 points and 12 rebounds and Hampton had 15 points and 10 rebounds.  In the loss, ex-Central Florida player Emma Cannon had 20 points and 12 rebounds and rookie Laurin Mincy from Maryland had 13 points.

Boxscore:
http://widgets.baskethotel.com/site/ibba_he/games.php?lang=en&youth=0&nt=0&league_id=undefined&season_id=92065&game_id=3213923#mbt:213-400$t&0=1

DeMarcus Nelson and Monaco beat Rouen 90-58.  DeMarcus led his team with 17 points and added a game high 6 assists in 23 minutes.  In the loss, ex-Ohio State player Ron Lewis had 18 points and ex-Memphis player Chris Crawford had 12 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200009/Resultat-match/10956/Monaco-Rouen

On Tuesday, Chelsea Gray and Uni Girona made a trip to Belgium for a EuroLeague Women game against Castors Braine, losing 73-60.  Chelsea had 11 points and 6 assists in 34 minutes.  Artemis Spanou had 16 points and 6 rebounds.  In the win, ex-WNBA player Ann Wauters had 14 points and 9 rebounds and ex-DII player Celeste Trahan had 14 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewomen/compID_jr6ZiXqeGhMBtfq1yxqV83.season_2016.roundID_11804.gameID_11814-B-10-3.html

On Wednesday, Tricia Liston was finally able to make her debut for Avenida as they had a EuroLeague Women trip to Hungary to face Sopron.  They fell behind early and nearly recovered, but ended up losing 73-67.  Tricia had 3 points in 7 minutes as she eases her way into the rotation.  Jacki Gemelos had 14 points and Kristine Vitola had 10 points and 8 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewomen/compID_jr6ZiXqeGhMBtfq1yxqV83.season_2016.roundID_11804.gameID_11814-A-10-3.html

Karima Christmas and Reyer Venezia had their first EuroCup Women game of the season as they made the trip to Nantes in France for a Group E clash, losing 73-65.  Karima had 14 points in 27 minutes.  Ashleigh Fontenette had 13 points.  In the win, ex-Colorado player Aija Putnina had 12 points and 9 rebounds, ex-Marquette player Katherine Plouffe had 11 points and 9 rebounds, and ex-Dayton player Samantha MacKay had 11 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_Rn2Om4j3HOcXtTFwJWFsh3.season_2016.roundID_11803.gameID_11817-E-1-1.html

Daniel Ewing and Neptunas hosted Russia's Krasny Oktyabr in EuroCup play and got their first win 99-90 despite being forced into overtime.  Daniel led his team with 22 points in 30 minutes.  Travis Bader had 17 points and Donatas Zavackas had 15 points and 6 rebounds.  In the loss, ex-Purdue player JaJuan Johnson had 22 points and 13 rebounds, ex-Texas player Jordan Hamilton had 21 points, ex-Alabama player Tony Mitchell had 16 points, ex-Baylor player R.T. Guinn had 14 points, and ex-Ohio player D.J. Cooper had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists.

Boxscore:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/games/results/showgame?gamecode=53&seasoncode=U2015

On Thursday, Elizabeth Williams and Istanbul University started their EuroCup Women tournament in a Group D matchup, where they got a tougher than expected game from Bulgarian team Dunav before winning 83-71.  Elizabeth had 13 points and 8 rebounds in 25 minutes.  Tan White had 16 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_Rn2Om4j3HOcXtTFwJWFsh3.season_2016.roundID_11803.gameID_11817-D-2-1.html

Marty Pocius and Zalgiris just edged Karsiyaka 68-66 as they had a tricky EuroLeague trip to Turkey.  Marty had a quiet 8 minutes.  Brock Motum had 13 points and 7 rebounds, Ian Vougioukas had 11 points, and Olivier Hanlan had 10 points.  In the loss, ex-Auburn player Kenny Gabriel had 17 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Creighton player Justin Carter had 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=32&seasoncode=E2015

On Saturday, Lindsey Harding and Gelistirenler beat Adana 87-72.  Lindsey had 15 points in 25 minutes.  Farhiya Abdi had 17 points and Kristen Newlin, who changed her name to Nevin Nevlin due to naming laws when you take Turkish citizenship, finally joined the team and had 13 points and 9 rebounds.  In the loss, ex-Drexel player Kamile Nacickaite had 18 points, WNBA player Erika De Souza had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and ex-Miami player Riquna Williams had 17 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl/mac-detay?Lig=7368&MacNo=1BA1340&Sezon=156

Shay Selby and Rotenburg had a tough test against the clear powerhouse in the league Wasserburg, losing 87-63.  Shay had 10 points in 26 minutes.  Kierra Mallard had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Hannah Pakulat had 12 points and 8 rebounds.  In the win, ex-Arizona player Soana Lucet had 24 points and 11 rebounds and ex-DII player Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe had 20 points and 8 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://planet-cards.dbbl.de/de/live/scouting/3026

Chelsea Gray and Uni Girona returned to domestic league action with a 62-57 win at Bembibre.  They needed a big performance from Chelsea to come back and win the game as she led all scorers with 24 points in 34 minutes.  In the loss, ex-Robert Morris player Vega Gimeno and ex-Florida State player Chelsea Davis had 10 points each.

Boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1542854&med=0

Haley Peters and Conquero visited her first professional team, Universitario Ferrol, hanging on to a 79-75 win in overtime.  Haley led all scorers with 23 points in 28 minutes before fouling out.  Talia Caldwell had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Adaora Elonu had 16 points.  In the loss, rookie Sarah Hammond from Louisville had 20 points, ex-Miami player Laura Quevedo had 17 points, and rookie Rebecca Mills had 10 points.
Boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1542853&med=0

Tricia Liston has not arrived in Spain as Avenida returned to domestic league play by beating Gipuzkoa 83-56.  Gabriela Marginean had 15 points, Astou Ndour had 12 points and 10 rebounds, Jacki Gemelos had 12 points and 7 rebounds, and Leonor Rodriguez had 12 points.  In the loss, ex-Florida State player Cierra Bravard had 16 points.

Boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1542848&med=0

Mistie Bass and Lattes Montpellier eased to a 92-54 win over Calais.  Mistie had 6 points in 18 minutes.  Valeriane Ayayi had 19 and 11 rebounds and Naomi Halman had 15 points and 7 rebounds.  In the loss, ex-Fordham player Erin Rooney had 14 points.

Boxscore:
http://resultats.ffbb.com/stats/200000002763361/200000006772680.pdf

Andre Dawkins and Torino gave up a fourth quarter lead at Cantu and lost 80-70.  Andre had 7 points in 24 minutes.  Ndudi Ebi had 16 points and 14 rebounds and Dawan Robinson had 16 points and 9 rebounds.  In the win, ex-Baylor player Brady Heslip had 16 points and ex-Ohio State player LaQuinton Ross had 14 points and 9 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://www.legabasket.it/game/66/66437.html

On Sunday, Elizabeth Williams was finally healthy enough to make her debut for Istanbul University as they beat Edirne 73-66.  Elizabeth had 21 points and 10 rebounds in 35 minutes.  Tan White had 19 points and 6 assists.  In the loss, ex-UNC player Ivory Latta had 22 points and ex-UConn player Stefanie Dolson had 10 points and 7 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://www.tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl/mac-detay?Lig=7368&MacNo=1BA1345&Sezon=156

Karima Christmas made her debut in Italy as Venezia beat Umbertide 74-64.  Karima had an efficient 16 points on only 6 field goal attempts and added 12 rebounds in 23 minutes.  In the loss, ex-Tennessee player Meighan Simmons had 26 points and ex-Duquesne player Wumi Agunbiade had 12 points and 13 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://lbf-web.dataproject-stats.com/Tabellino.asp?IdGara=15908

Daniel Ewing returned from injury to help Neptunas beat Lietkabelis 80-75 in domestic league play.  Daniel had 15 points in 27 minutes.  Jerai Grant had 15 points, Donatas Zavackas had 13 points and 7 rebounds, and Arvydas Siksnius had 12 points.  In the loss, ex-Michigan State player Brandon Wood had 24 points and ex-Old Dominion player Valdas Vasylius had 12 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/2512309/#mbt:73-400$t&0=1

Marty Pocius and Zalgiris had a quick turnaround back to domestic league and a rivalry game with Lietuvos Rytas, winning 79-70.  Marty had 8 points in 16 minutes.  Renaldas Seibutis had 15 points.  In the loss, ex-Texas A&M player Antanas Kavaliauskas had 16 points and 9 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/2512313/#mbt:73-400$t&0=1

On Sunday, Shay Selby finally got to start her season.  After being let go by her last team due to injury concerns, another team in Germany, Rotenburg, did their own medical examination and signed her to a short term contract as an extended tryout.  Her teammates include ex-Texas Tech player Kierra Mallard, former Wisconsin-Milwaukee player Angela Rodriguez, rookie Christa Baccus from Buffalo, Hannah Pakulat, who briefly attended high school in Texas, and ex-West Virginia player Korinne Campbell, who will likely leave the team after her short term contract expires.  In this game, they lost 74-69 to Herner.  Shay had 12 points in 27 minutes.  Mallard had 14 points and 7 rebounds and Rodriguez had 10 points.  In the win, ex-Washington State player Ireti Amojo had 21 points and 7 rebounds, ex-Gonzaga player Sonja Greinacher had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and ex-San Diego State player Quenice Davis had 13 points and 6 assists.

Boxscore:
http://planet-cards.dbbl.de/de/live/scouting/3048

On Tuesday, Josh Hairston and Norrkoping had a good start against Malbas, but then needed a late comeback to hang on to a 73-72 win.  Josh had 14 points in 28 minutes.  Joakim Kjellbom had 15 points and 13 rebounds and Johnell Smith had 10 points and 9 assists.  In the loss, ex-Alabama player Carl Engstrom had 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://basketliganherr.se/en/game/2273741/#mbt:11-400$t&0=1

On Wednesday, Daniel Ewing missed another game for Neptunas as they traveled to Israel for a EuroCup game against Hapoel Jerusalem and lost 74-59.  Travis Bader had 17 points.  In the win, ex-St. Mary's player Earl Rowland had 17 points, ex-JC player Donta Smith had 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists, ex-West Virginia player D'or Fischer had 11 points, and ex-UMass player Tony Gaffney had 10 points and 6 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/games/results/showgame?gamecode=35&seasoncode=U2015

Mistie Bass and Lattes Montpellier started their defense of the French Cup in the Round of 32 against second division team Strasbourg, advancing with an 85-50 win.  Mistie had 20 points and 13 rebounds in a hyper-efficient 21 minutes.  Valeriane Ayayi had 15 points and 7 rebounds.

A full boxscore is not available.

Chelsea Gray and Uni Girona had their first EuroLeague Women game at home as they hosted Poland's Wisla Krakow, hanging on to a 62-60 win.  Chelsea had 11 points and 6 assists in 32 minutes.  Artemis Spanou had 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewomen/compID_jr6ZiXqeGhMBtfq1yxqV83.season_2016.roundID_11804.gameID_11814-B-7-2.html

Tricia Liston has not made her way to Spain after the WNBA Finals as Avenida hosted France's Villeneuve in EuroLeague Women play and won 72-49.  Gabriela Marginean had 24 points, Vanessa Gidden had 13 points and 6 rebounds, and Jacki Gemelos had 13 points and 6 rebounds.  In the loss, ex-Kansas State player Megan Mahoney had 11 points and 6 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewomen/compID_jr6ZiXqeGhMBtfq1yxqV83.season_2016.roundID_11804.gameID_11814-A-7-2.html

On Thursday, Shay Selby and Rotenburg played in the second round of the German Cup, visiting Braunschweig in the northern division of the second tier league and winning 69-57 to advance.  Shay had 10 points.  Kierra Mallard and Angela Rodriguez had 13 points each.  In the loss, ex-Cincinnati player Dayeesha Hollins had 11 points.

A full boxscore is not available.

On Friday, Marty Pocius and Zalgiris hosted Russia's Lokomotiv Kuban in EuroLeague action and lost in excruciating fashion 76-74 after nearly completing a late comeback.  Marty had 8 points in 11 minutes.  Ian Vougioukas had 22 points and Renaldas Seibutis had 11 points.  In the win, ex-Virginia Tech player Malcolm Delaney had 21 points, ex-Valparaiso player Ryan Broekhoff had 13 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-NBA player Victor Claver had 12 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=21&seasoncode=E2015

Josh Hairston missed Norrkoping's 76-66 win against Uppsala.  Joakim Kjellbom had 15 points and 7 rebounds and Johnell Smith had 12 points and 8 rebounds.  In the loss, rookie Sebastian Norman from Lamar had 10 points.

Boxscore:
http://basketliganherr.se/en/game/2273765/#mbt:11-400$t&0=1

On Saturday, Lindsey Harding and Gelistirenler started their regular season against the other newcomer in the division Yakin Dogu University, losing 82-78.  Lindsey had 10 points in 28 minutes.  Alex Bentley had 15 points and Farhiya Abdi had 13 points and 7 rebounds.  In the win, ex-UConn player Tiffany Hayes had 26 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Maryland player Alyssa Thomas had 20 points and 12 rebounds, WNBA player Ana Dabovic had 12 points, and ex-Texas A&M player Kelsey Bone had 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://www.tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl/mac-detay?Lig=7368&MacNo=1BA1334&Sezon=156

Mistie Bass and Lattes Montpellier beat Nantes 68-58.  Mistie had game highs of 18 points and 11 rebounds in 28 minutes.  In the loss, ex-Colorado player Aija Putnina had 16 points and 6 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://resultats.ffbb.com/stats/200000002763361/200000006772673.pdf

DeMarcus Nelson and Monaco faced one of his former teams as he helped lead them to a 90-77 win at Cholet.  DeMarcus had 18 points in 25 minutes.  Jamal Shuler had 21 points.  In the loss, ex-Ole Miss player Murphy Holloway had 23 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200009/Resultat-match/10944/Cholet-Monaco

On Sunday, Ka'lia Johnson and Slavia Prague eased past Valosun Brno 110-65.  Ka'lia had 21 points and 8 rebounds in 27 minutes.  Krystal Vaughn had 30 points and 6 rebounds and Megan Kritscher had 11 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.cbf.cz/souteze/zapas_197061_soutez_1490.html

Chelsea Gray and Uni Girona returned to domestic league play and beat Universitario Ferrol 68-43.  Chelsea had 9 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 6 steals in 29 minutes.  Artemis Spanou had 21 points.  In the loss, rookie Sara Hammond from Louisville had 10 points.

Boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1542842&med=0

Tricia Liston has not joined Avenida yet as they had a 71-58 domestic league win at Zaragoza.  Jacki Gemelos had 20 points and 7 rebounds, Leonor Rodriguez had 14 points, and Gabriela Marginean had 10 points.

Boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1542847&med=0

Elizabeth Williams did not play as Istanbul University opened the regular season against Besiktas, holding on to a 66-60 win.  Tan White had 17 points and 7 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://www.tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl/mac-detay?Lig=7368&MacNo=1BA1335&Sezon=156

Karima Christmas has arrived in Italy, but did not make her debut for Reyer Venezia yet as they came back to beat Cagliari 65-54.  In the loss, ex-Ohio State player Samantha Prahalis had 20 points.

Boxscore:
http://lbf-web.dataproject-stats.com/Tabellino.asp?IdGara=15900

Andre Dawkins and Torino lost 84-62 to Reyer Venezia.  Andre had 12 points in 25 minutes.  In the win, ex-DII player Benjamin Ortner had 20 points and ex-Texas Tech player Jarrius Jackson had 10 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.legabasket.it/game/66/66434.html

Marty Pocius and Zalgiris returned to domestic league play with an 83-65 win over Juventus.  Marty had a quiet 4 minutes.  Ian Vougioukas had 15 points, Renaldas Seibutis had 13 points, and Robertas Javtokas and Olivier Hanlan had 11 points each.

Boxscore:
http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/2512289/#mbt:73-400$t&0=1

Daniel Ewing was injured as Neptunas returned to domestic league play against Vytautas and they missed him as they fell behind by a large margin before losing 87-82.  Donatas Zavackas had 12 points and 11 rebounds and Jerai Grant had 11 points.  In the win, ex-William and Mary player Laimonas Kisielius had 18 points and ex-Youngstown State player Vytautas Sulskis had 15 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/2511993/#mbt:73-400$t&0=1

On Tuesday, Josh Hairston and Norrkoping made a late surge at Boras, but fell short 91-89.  Josh had 8 points in 21 minutes.  Johnell Smith had 17 points and Joakim Kjellbom had 15 points and 16 rebounds.  In the win, ex-Pacific player Christian Maraker had 24 points and 10 rebounds and ex-DII player Omar Krayem had 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists.

Boxscore:
http://basketliganherr.se/en/game/2273697/#mbt:11-400$t&0=1

Lindsey Harding was the only one to play as she and Gelistirenler beat Elizabeth Williams-less Istanbul University 75-65 after their Turkish Cup game was rescheduled.  Lindsey had 7 points in 19 minutes as the result also qualifies them for the quarterfinals later in the season.  Farhiya Abdi had 19 points and 11 rebounds in the win while Tan White had 14 points in the loss.

Boxscore:
http://www.tbf.org.tr/kupalar/kadinlar-turkiye-kupasi/mac-detay?Lig=7379&MacNo=1BA1321&Sezon=156

On Wednesday, Daniel Ewing and Neptunas started their EuroCup season as they hosted Turkey's Galatasaray in the second-tier pan-European tournament.  They put up a good fight against a team considered to be among the favorites, but came up short 94-90.  Daniel had 9 points in 11 minutes before leaving the game due to an injury.  Travis Bader had 17 points and Donatas Zavackas had 15 points.  In the win, ex-NAIA player Errick McCollum had 32 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Oral Roberts player Caleb Green had 16 points, and ex-UMass player Stephane Lasme had 11 points and 7 rebounds.

Boxscore:

http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/games/results/showgame?gamecode=18&seasoncode=U2015

Chelsea Gray made her first appearance in EuroLeague Women as Uni Girona traveled to Russia to face Nadezhda Orenburg, losing 65-41.  Chelsea had 11 points in 36 minutes.  In the win, ex-Notre Dame player Kayla McBride had 19 points and ex-Georgia player Angel Robinson had 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewomen/compID_jr6ZiXqeGhMBtfq1yxqV83.season_2016.roundID_11804.gameID_11814-B-4-1.html

Tricia Liston was preparing for the final game of the WNBA finals so she missed Avenida's EuroLeague Women trip to Slovakia to face Good Angels Kosice, where they lost 66-47.  Gabriela Marginean had 12 points and Jacki Gemelos had 10 points.  In the win, ex-WNBA player Zuzana Zirkova had 16 points and ex-Maryland player Crystal Langhorne had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
http://www.fibaeurope.com/euroleaguewomen/compID_jr6ZiXqeGhMBtfq1yxqV83.season_2016.roundID_11804.gameID_11814-A-4-1.html

On Friday, Marty Pocius and Zalgiris started their EuroLeague campaign with a trip to Poland to face Zielona Gora, coming back late to win 66-62.  Marty had 1 point in 10 minutes.  Brock Motum had 16 points and 6 rebounds, Olivier Hanlan had 14 points, and Renaldas Seibutis had 11 points and 7 rebounds.  In the loss, ex-American player Vlad Moldoveanu had 16 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=7&seasoncode=E2015

Josh Hairston and Norrkoping fought their way back from a large deficit at Nassjo, but fell short 60-55.  Josh had 7 points and 7 rebounds in 23 minutes.  In the win, ex-Wichita State player Mantas Griskenas had 17 points and ex-Drexel player Dartaye Ruffin had 10 points and 7 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://basketliganherr.se/en/game/2273717/#mbt:11-400$t&0=1

Haley Peters and Conquero got back to winning ways by beating Zamarat 77-64.  Haley had 16 points and 6 rebounds in 27 minutes.  Talia Caldwell had 19 points and 14 rebounds and Adaora Elonu had 16 points and 8 rebounds.  In the loss, ex-Colorado State player Natalie Van Den Adel had 11 points.

Boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1542843&med=0

On Friday, Mistie Bass played her first game of the season for Lattes Montpellier as they get closer to having their full roster.  They eased past Arras 79-45.  Mistie had 10 points and 7 rebounds in 27 minutes as she got back into rhythm after the WNBA season and long trip to France.  Valeriane Ayayi had 17 points and 7 rebounds.  In the loss, ex-St. Joseph's player Chatilla Van Grinsven had 13 points and 8 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://resultats.ffbb.com/stats/200000002763361/200000006772665.pdf

Lindsey Harding and Gelistirenler lost their second game in the group stage of the Turkish Cup 70-62 to Besiktas.  Lindsey had 4 points in 21 minutes.  Alex Bentley had 14 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.tbf.org.tr/kupalar/kadinlar-turkiye-kupasi/mac-detay?Lig=7379&MacNo=1BA1315&Sezon=156

Elizabeth Williams is still not playing for Istanbul University as they lost their second game in the Turkish Cup 69-51 to Botas.  Tan White had 15 points and 7 rebounds.  In the win, ex-Liberty player Avery Warley had 14 points and 11 rebounds and ex-Middle Tennessee State player Chrissy Givens had 12 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.tbf.org.tr/kupalar/kadinlar-turkiye-kupasi/mac-detay?Lig=7379&MacNo=1BA1314&Sezon=156

On Saturday, Ka'lia Johnson and Slavia Prague lost 79-68 to Nymburk. Ka'lia had 14 points and 6 rebounds in 31 minutes.  Krystal Vaughn had 23 points and 7 rebounds.  In the win, ex-Rice player Jessica Kuster had 20 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.cbf.cz/souteze/zapas_197051_soutez_1490.html

Chelsea Gray and Uni Girona beat Zamarat 75-58.  Chelsea led all scorers with 23 points and added 6 rebounds in 31 minutes.  In the loss, ex-JC player Sofia da Silva had 17 points and 13 rebounds and rookie Eilidh Simpson from St. Francis (NY) had 14 points.

Boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1542839&med=0

Tricia Liston missed another game for Avenida due to the WNBA Finals as they beat Gran Canaria 72-60.  Gabriela Marginean had 17 points, Leonor Rodriguez had 14 points, and Jacki Gemelos had 10 points and 8 rebounds.  In the loss, Jen Reese from Colorado had 12 points and rookie Nevena Markovic from IUPUI had 11 points and 7 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1542835&med=0

DeMarcus Nelson and Monaco were forced into overtime, but managed to grab an impressive 83-81 win over Nanterre.  DeMarcus had 4 points and 7 rebounds in 24 minutes.  Jamal Shuler had 22 points, Amara Sy had 20 points and 6 rebounds, and Adrian Uter had 11 points and 7 rebounds.  In the loss, ex-Georgia player Gerald Robinson had 20 points and ex-Alabama player Mykal Riley had 10 points and 8 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200009/Resultat-match/10935/Monaco-Nanterre

On Sunday, Haley Peter and Conquero finally had their full strength team, but were surprised by Promete 69-67.  Haley had 5 points in 25 minutes.  Adaora Elonu returned with 22 points.  In the win, ex-Louisville player Jazz Covington had 14 points and ex-Minnesota player Leslie Knight had 10 points.

Boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1542838&med=0

Lindsey Harding and Elizabeth Williams were supposed to face one another in the Turkish Cup, but events in Ankara postponed all of the games.

Karima Christmas still has not arrived in Italy after the WNBA season as Reyer Venezia beat San Martino 81-52.  Ashleigh Fontenette had 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 steals.  In the loss, ex-Indiana player Jori Davis had 19 points and 8 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://lbf-web.dataproject-stats.com/Tabellino.asp?IdGara=15869

Marty Pocius and Zalgiris hosted Daniel Ewing and Neptunas, winning 81-71.  Marty had a quiet 4 minutes while Daniel had 14 points and 6 assists in 34 minutes.  Ian Vougioukas had 14 points and 7 rebounds, Brock Motum had 12 points, and Olivier Hanlan had 10 points in the win.  Jerai Grant had 15 points and 12 rebounds and Donatas Zavackas had 11 points in the loss.

Boxscore:
http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/2511981/#mbt:73-400$t&0=1

Andre Dawkins and Torino picked up their first win in the top division by holding off Caserta 65-63 on the road.  Andre found his stroke as he had 14 points in 33 minutes.  Ndudi Ebi had 14 points and 6 blocks and Ian Miller had 12 points.  In the loss, ex-Washington player Bobby Jones had 12 points and 9 rebounds and ex-Nevada player Dario Hunt had 12 points and 6 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://www.legabasket.it/game/66/66426.html

On Monday, Andre Dawkins made his overseas debut as Torino started the season in Italy.  After a season with some bench time in the NBA and a significant part of the season in the D League, Andre heads overseas with the opportunity to showcase his abilities on the court.  Torino was just promoted to the top division from the second division last season.  His teammates include ex-Florida State player Ian Miller, ex-Rhode Island player Dawan Robinson, injured ex-Indiana player D.J. White, and former Texas high schooler Ndudi Ebi, who had a disappointing NBA career after opting not to attend college.  They had a tough test in their opener, losing 96-72 to Reggiana.  Andre had 2 points in 30 minutes.  Ebi had 18 points and Robinson had 10 points.  In the win, ex-Ohio State player Amadeo Della Valle had 17 points and ex-Seton Hall player Rimantas Kaukenas had 15 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.legabasket.it/game/66/66418.html

On Tuesday, Josh Hairston started his season in Sweden with Norrkoping Dolphins.  After an injury cut short a promising first professional season, Josh made an impression that allowed him to move to another league.  His teammates include ex-New Orleans player Johnell Smith and ex-Northern Arizona player Joakim Kjellbom.  In this game, they took an early lead against Sundsvall and held on for a 73-69 win.  Josh had 10 points and 7 rebounds in 27 minutes.  Kjellbom had 19 points and 13 rebounds.  In the loss, ex-Oregon State player Charles Barton had 21 points and ex-NC Central player Ray Willis had 13 points and 9 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://basketliganherr.se/en/game/2273665/#mbt:11-400$t&0=1

DeMarcus Nelson and Monaco looked for their first win as they hosted Pau-Lacq-Orthez, nearly giving it away before fighting back to win 90-82.  DeMarcus had 6 points and 7 assists in 26 minutes.  Adrian Uter had 20 points and 8 rebounds, Jamal Shuler had 14 points, and Amara Sy had 10 points.  In the loss, ex-Northwestern player Michael Thompson had 19 points and ex-Kansas State player Lance Harris had 17 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200009/Resultat-match/10924/Monaco-Pau-Lacq-Orthez

On Wednesday, Marty Pocius and Zalgiris pulled away from Dzujika after an even first quarter to win 78-43.  Marty had 3 points in 22 minutes.  Ian Vougioukas had 18 points and Brock Motum had 10 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/2511921/#mbt:73-400$t&0=1

Ka'lia Johnson and Slavia Prague held on to an 86-82 win at Kara Trutnov.  Ka'lia had 24 points and 8 rebounds in 33 minutes.  Krystal Vaughn had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Megan Kritscher had 19 points.  In the loss, rookie Emily Cady from Nebraska had 15 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.cbf.cz/souteze/zapas_197048_soutez_1490.html

Haley Peters and Conquero lost 69-53 to Sedis.  Haley had 4 points and 6 rebounds in 19 minutes before fouling out.  Talia Caldwell had 12 points and 11 rebounds.  In the win, ex-Lamar player Tamara Abalde had 15 points.

Boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1542830&med=0

Chelsea Gray and Uni Girona beat Promete 74-64.  Chelsea led all scorers with 20 points and added 7 steals in 34 minutes.  Artemis Spanou had 19 points and 9 rebounds.  In the loss, ex-Minnesota player Leslie Knight had 17 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Florida player Azania Stewart had 10 points.

Boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1542829&med=0

Tricia Liston continues to be the only missing player for Avenida as they beat Iraurgi Saski 77-44 with her still in the WNBA Finals.  Gabriela Marginean had 14 points and Jacki Gemelos had 13 points.  In the loss, ex-DII player Roselis Silva had 16 points.

Boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1542829&med=0

On Thursday, Daniel Ewing and Neptunas got off to a slow start against Juventus and a late comeback fell short 79-76.  Daniel had 5 points in 23 minutes.  Donatas Zavackas had 21 points and Jerai Grant had 15 points and 9 rebounds.  In the win, ex-Utah State player Spencer Butterfield had 13 points and 6 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/2511957/#mbt:73-400$t&0=1

Lindsey Harding started her season in the Turkish Cup.  After a season in Turkey with another team, Lindsey joins Gelistirenler, which was just promoted to the top division last season.  Her teammates include ex-Penn State player Alex Bentley, WNBA player Farhiya Abdi, and ex-Stanford player Kristen Newlin, who by Turkish law had to adopt a Turkish name to become a citizen, meaning that she is known within the country as Nevin Nevlin.  In this game, they opened the group stage of the competition with a 70-47 win over Botas as different teams approach the tournament with differing levels of intensity.  Lindsey had 4 points in 24 minutes.  Abdi had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://www.tbf.org.tr/kupalar/kadinlar-turkiye-kupasi/mac-detay?Lig=7379&MacNo=1BA1308&Sezon=156

Elizabeth Williams did not play in the first Turkish Cup game for Istanbul University as she continues to recover from the injury that ended her WNBA season prematurely.  Turkey is her first overseas destination and the team will probably be patient with her recovery as they have will have to sit a foreign player for domestic games anyway, only being able to use their full strength roster in pan-European competition.  Her teammates include ex-Mississippi State player Tan White.  In this game, they fell short against Besiktas 69-62 as they ran out of steam late.  White had 22 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.tbf.org.tr/kupalar/kadinlar-turkiye-kupasi/mac-detay?Lig=7379&MacNo=1BA1309&Sezon=156

On Wednesday, Daniel Ewing started his season in Lithuania, the latest stop in his overseas career which has brought him to many different countries.  Daniel joins Neptunas, a team that is against looking to crash the party of the more established Lithuanian clubs while also competing at the European level.  His teammates include ex-Clemson player Jerai Grant, ex-Oakland player Travis Bader, rookie Gilvydas Biruta from Rhode Island, ex-Pitt player Donatas Zavackas, and ex-JC player Arvydas Siksnius.  They started their season in the domestic league, beating Taylor King and Nevezis 77-66.  Daniel had 10 points in 21 minutes.  Grant had 11 points.  Taylor had 5 points in 28 minutes as he makes a big step up in competition after starting his European career last season.  In the loss, ex-Missouri player Vaidotas Volkus had 14 points and 6 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/2511825/#mbt:73-400$t&0=1

On Thursday, Marty Pocius missed the first game of the season after a late preseason injury.  It was a setback for Marty, who had taken the summer off from national team duty in order to be more healthy for the club season as he returned to Lithuania to play for Zalgiris, his third stint in his pro career for the Kaunas based club.  His teammates include rookie Olivier Hanlan from Boston College, who was picked 42nd by the Utah Jazz, but will not be signing with them yet, ex-Washington State player Brock Motum, ex-Saint Louis player Ian Vougioukas, ex-Arizona player Robertas Javtokas, who was drafted 56th in 2001 by the San Antonio Spurs, and Renaldas Seibutis, who was drafted 50th in 2007 by the Dallas Mavericks.  In this game, they beat Siauliai 78-64.  Motum had 15 points and Hanlan had 12 points.  In the loss, Assem Marei, who just finished his DII career, had 12 points and 8 rebounds and ex-Holy Cross player Dave Dudzinski had 12 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/2511885/#mbt:73-400$t&0=1

Before the team's game on Friday, it was announced that Shay Selby would be terminating her contract with Osnabruck.  Her injury was deemed to be too serious to allow her to contribute to the team soon.

On Saturday, Marty Pocius was able to make his debut as Zalgiris beat Vytautus 82-70.  Marty had 8 points in 13 minutes.  Brock Motum had 15 points and Renaldas Seibutis had 10 points.

Boxscore:
http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/2511901/#mbt:73-400$t&0=1

Ka'lia Johnson and Slavia Prague beat VS Prague 80-66.  Ka'lia had game highs of 25 points and 14 rebounds in 38 minutes.  Megan Kritscher had 18 points and 12 rebounds and Krystal Vaughn had 13 points.

Boxscores:
http://www.cbf.cz/souteze/zapas_197040_soutez_1490.html

Haley Peters and Conquero fought off a tough C.R.E.F. team to win 72-69.  Haley had 13 points in 29 minutes.  Talia Caldwell had 19 points and 13 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1542823&med=0

Chelsea Gray led Uni Girona back at Sedis to win 66-51.  Chelsea had game highs of 22 points and 7 rebounds in 33 minutes.  Artemis Spanou had 11 points and Ashley Paris had 10 points and 7 rebounds.  In the loss, ex-Lamar player Tamara Abalde had 19 points.

Boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1542824&med=0

Tricia Liston is busy with the WNBA finals, but her team continues their season in Spain as Avenida beat Gernika 67-56.  Vanessa Gidden had 20 points and 6 rebounds and Jacki Gemelos, who made her way to the team after her WNBA playoff run, had 17 points.  Ex-Penn State player Ariel Edwards had 20 points in the loss.

Boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1542822&med=0

Mistie Bass was not able to get to France in time for her team's league opener after her time in the WNBA playoffs as Lattes Montpellier fell short 73-68 against Nice.  Naomi Halman had 24 points and Valeriane Ayayi had 12 points.  In the win, ex-VCU player Courtney Hurt had 19 points.

Boxscore:
http://resultats.ffbb.com/stats/200000002763361/200000006772659.pdf

On Sunday, Daniel Ewing and Neptunas got a tougher than expected test from Dzukija, but held on to a 67-62 win.  Daniel had 12 points in 24 minutes.  Donatas Zavackas had 12 points.

Boxscore:

http://www.lkl.lt/rungtynes/2511905/#mbt:73-400$t&0=1

DeMarcus Nelson made his season debut as the French League started its regular season.  It looked like DeMarcus would wait until seasons had started around to world to find a team, but an injury at Monaco led the team that had just been promoted to the top division in France to sign another guard.  After a tougher than expected season, DeMarcus is looking to get back into rhythm as his initial deal is for one month, allowing him to extend or to find a team at a higher level.  His teammates include ex-UCLA player Larry Drew II, whose injury paved the way for DeMarcus to sign, ex-VCU player Jamal Shuler, ex-LSU player Darrel Mitchell, ex-Hofstra player Adrian Uter, Sergii Gladyr, the 49th pick of the Atlanta Hawks in 2009, and ex-D League player Amara Sy.  In this game, they faced another newly promoted team in Antibes, losing 80-67.  DeMarcus had 6 points in 22 minutes.  Gladyr had 16 points.  In the win, ex-Clemson player Willie Solomon had 19 points and 6 rebounds, former Illinois-Chicago player Paul Carter had 17 points and 7 rebounds, and ex-Virginia player Akil Mitchell had 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Boxscore:
http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200009/Resultat-match/10917/Antibes-Monaco

Karima Christmas did not get to Italy in time for the start of the season after the WNBA playoffs.  Historic club Reyer Venezia brought Karima in as they looked to upgrade their roster in preparation for pan-European competition this season.  The other American on the team is ex-Texas player Ashleigh Fontenette.  The opening of the season in Italy is all in one place over the course of two days as Reyer Venezia beat Parma 66-45.  Fontenette had 19 points.

Boxscore:
http://lbf-web.dataproject-stats.com/Tabellino.asp?IdGara=15857

The United States qualified for the upcoming Olympics last summer with 8 more teams joining them after this summer.  The 5 continental federations had their qualifying tournaments, but FIBA made some important announcements before those even started.  First, Brazil was allowed to take its place in the field as the host country after meeting certain conditions.  The other announcement was the expansion of the final qualifying tournament in 2016 from 12 teams to 18 teams with an accompanying change in format.  Instead of 1 country hosting all of the teams with the top 3 teams advancing, there will be 3 separate tournaments with each winner advancing.  3 of the new spots were directly allocated to the continental federations as Europe got 1 more team to bump its total to 5 teams and Africa and Asia each got another team to join the Americas with 3 teams each.  Oceania retains its sole spot.  The other 3 spots are reserved for hosts.  In the past, only teams who had already earned spots in the tournament were in contention to host.  That has changed as all teams who failed to qualify from the Olympics via the continental competitions can apply.  If a team that already earned a spot in the qualifying tournament is also selected to host, their continental federation will be able to send an additional team to the tournament.

The first federation to conduct its championship was FIBA Oceania.  With only Australia and New Zealand participating, the tournament was held in a two game format with each team hosting a game and the scores of both games being combined to determine the winner.  As expected Australia's greater star power and depth helped them win the first game at home 71-59.  They then sealed the lone Olympic berth up for grabs by also winning the second game outright 89-79 to win 160-38 overall.  New Zealand then had to settle for trying to qualify next summer.

Next, FIBA Africa conducted Afrobasket 2015 in Tunisia.  16 teams competed knowing that only the winner would be able to claim a spot next summer.  The tournament uses a unique format, not eliminating any teams after the first round robin stage which splits the teams into 4 groups of 4.  All the teams participated in the knockout round, which always creates unpredictability as another last place team was able to eliminate a group winner.  The quarterfinals were the key round as a win there was necessary to at least make it to the final qualifying tournament.  The hosts actually had the closest game, beating Mali.  Nigeria, Angola, and Senegal beat Gabon, Egypt, and Algeria by more decisive margins.  In the semifinals, Nigeria needed overtime to beat Senegal and Angola eliminated the hosts.  In the end, it was Nigeria winning the final 74-65, bringing them back to the Olympics.

FIBA Americas held its championship in Mexico City, after Mexico's original choice at Monterrey fell through.  10 teams arrived with 9 hopefuls fighting for 2 automatic berths after Brazil received their berth as hosts.  The first stage was 2 round robin groups of 5 teams, which eliminated 2 teams, Brazil and Cuba.  The remaining teams played 4 more games and tossed out previous results against eliminated teams to create a new giant round robin.  The Dominican Republic, Panama, and Uruguay were at the bottom of the standings at the end of this round, taking away hopes of another chance next summer.  Puerto Rico finished 5th, giving them another shot at qualification.  The semifinal winners would take the automatic spots and Venezuela took one by stunning Canada 79-78.  Mexico had used the energy of the home crowd to have a strong tournament, but Argentina's veterans pushed them over the finish line 78-70.  Both teams had already qualified, but they still had a trophy to play for as Venezuela competed a 2nd consecutive upset 76-71 to win their 1st title.

Eurobasket was the most anticipated tournament, with 24 teams battling for only 2 automatic spots at the Olympics.  The original plans to hold the tournament in Ukraine were scrapped last year and there was not enough time to arrange a single host, so 4 different countries hosted parts of the tournament.  France, which was awarded hosting for the knockout round, also hosted Group A at Montpellier.  They along with Israel, Poland, and Finland moved on as Russia and Bosnia and Herzegovina were eliminated.  Group B was held in Berlin, Germany and Serbia took the top spot, moving along with Spain, Italy, and Turkey, eliminating the hosts and Iceland.  Group C was in Zagreb, Croatia, but Greece was able to finish first with the hosts, Slovenia, and Georgia also advancing at the expense of Macedonia and the Netherlands.  Group D action took place in Riga, Latvia where the hosts moved on right behind Lithuania, with the Czech Republic and Belgium moving on as well while Estonia fell short and Ukraine suffered another setback.  From there, the remaining 16 teams descended on Lille.  In the all-important semifinals, Spain beat France 80-75 in overtime and Lithuania beat Serbia 67-64 to complete a set of thrilling games for the two automatic spots.  Spain then beat Lithuania, 80-63 to also win the championship.  The losers at the quarterfinal stage knew that three of them would definitely also have a chance next summer.  Greece beat Latvia 97-90 and Italy beat the Czech Republic 85-70 to grabs their spots in the final qualifying tournament.  The Czech Republic beat Latvia 97-70 to take the last spot.

The final tournament was the FIBA Asia Championship, held in Changsha, China.  16 teams arrived knowing that only winning it all would be enough to ensure a spot in the Olympics.  The teams started in 4 groups, with only 1 team in each group getting eliminated.  Those turned out to be Malaysia in A, Kuwait in B, Singapore in C, and Taiwan in D.  The remaining teams in Groups A and B combined to form Group E while the teams from Groups C and D formed Group F.  Each team played 3 games with the teams they had not played yet and after tossing out results against eliminated teams, completed a new round robin.  Palestine, Hong Kong, Jordan, and Kazakhstan exited at this stage, leaving 8 teams for the quarterfinals.  The quarterfinals were important because wins meant that the team would at worst have another shot at qualifying next summer.  Iran started by beating South Korea 75-62.  Japan beat Qatar 81-67 and then China eased past India 104-58.  The Philippines closed out the day by beating Lebanon 82-70.  China won one semifinal and the Philippines the other, setting up a showdown for the continent's lone automatic berth.  It was China in the end winning in front of the home crowd 78-67 to complete the Olympic picture for this year.

After the results, countries began to contemplate applying to be hosts either to increase their chances to qualify with a home court advantage or to just get back into the qualifying game if they were not among the 15 teams to get spots with their on court results.  9 teams now know that they can plan for next summer and the ultimate international basketball prize.