On Wednesday, Josh Hairston and Massagno finally got their first win of the season. They were playing in the Swiss Cup, which features teams from all levels of Swiss basketball. Their opponent came from the third division, the basketball section of a club more famous in another sport, Grasshoppers. The team won easily 98-58, so Josh was only needed for 10 minutes, where he had 8 points. Evrard Atcho had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Jake Thomas had 12 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.lnba.ch/statistiques.php?id_match=11675&m_f=0&club1=22&club2=17&ligue=295
Lindsey Harding and Edirne started the Turkish League season at Adana and held a lead before the lack of team depth hurt them again, leading to a 73-64 loss. Lindsey had 15 points as she played all but 42 seconds of the game. Marissa Coleman had 23 points and 9 rebounds as she played the whole game. In the win, ex-UNC player Erlana Larkins had 19 points and 16 rebounds, ex-Rutgers player Michelle Campbell, who is also known by her Turkish name Melisa Can, had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and ex-Arizona State player Briann January had 13 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.tbf.org.tr/ligler/tkbl/maclar?Lig=TBBL&MacNo=1BA1110&Sezon=2014-2015
Jasmine Thomas and Orman were rudely introduced to life in the top division after losing 90-53 to Mersin. Jasmine had 3 points in 22 minutes. Kara Braxton had 17 points and 9 rebounds. In the win, ex-Tennessee player Michelle Snow had 24 points and 12 rebounds, ex-UTEP player Natasha Lacy had 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists, and ex-LSU player Doneeka Hodges had 14 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.tbf.org.tr/ligler/tkbl/maclar?Lig=TBBL&MacNo=1BA1109&Sezon=2014-2015
Haley Peters and Universitario Ferrol continued to have a tough time, falling 76-66 at Bembibre. Haley had 10 points and 8 rebounds in 35 minutes. DeNesha Stallworth had 21 points. In the win, rookie Ariel Edwards from Penn State had 14 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1382707&med=0
Angela Salvadores and Rivas finally got their first win by beating Promete 88-63. Angela had 10 points in 25 minutes. Lyndra Lyttles, the ex-Virginia player who was just brought in as a reinforcement, debuted with 19 points and 9 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Seton Hall player LaNedra Brown had 12 points and 9 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Partido.aspx?p=1382711&med=0
On Thursday, Panathinaikos hosted Fenerbahce Ulker of Turkey with DeMarcus Nelson still injured and used a blistering start to coast to a 91-73 win. A.J. Slaughter had 23 points, Esteban Batista had 14 points, and Antonis Fotsis had 13 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, Nemanja Bjelica, the 35th pick of the Washington Wizards in 2010 before a draft day trade to the Minnesota Timberwolves, had 16 points, Jan Vesely, who returns to Europe after NBA difficulties, had 13 points and 8 rebounds, and Bogdan Bogdanovic, the 27th pick of the Phoenix Suns in the last draft, had 10 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=31&seasoncode=E2014#!boxscore
Mistie Bass and Lattes Montpellier eased past Landes 76-55. Mistie had 14 points in 27 minutes and Jenna O'Hea added 10 points. In the loss, ex-Nebraska player Danielle Page had 14 points and ex-UAB player Carmen Guzman had 12 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://resultats.ffbb.com/stats/200000002745904/200000006167599.pdf
On Friday, Marty Pocius was injured and unable to make the trip to Basque Country to face Saski Baskonia. Galatasaray led for most of the game, but faded late to fall 91-90. Furkan Aldemir had 14 points and 9 rebounds and Carlos Arroyo had 11 points and 8 assists. In the win, ex-Colorado State player Colton Iverson, who was drafted 53rd by the Indiana Pacers in 2013 and shipped to the Boston Celtics on draft day, had 17 points and 6 rebounds, ex-NBA player Sasha Vujacic had 14 points, and Davis Bertans, the 42nd pick in 2011 by the Indiana Pacers before a draft day trade to the San Antonio Spurs, had 12 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=35&seasoncode=E2014#!boxscore
Jess Foley, Kathleen Scheer, and the Adelaide Lightning had a tough time in the second half at the Townsville Fire and lost 86-60. Jess had 6 points in 32 minutes and Kathleen had 6 points in 7 minutes. In the win, ex-WNBA player Suzy Batkovic had 21 points and 17 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.foxsportspulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=486192519&c=1-4478-0-320638-0&pool=-1
While they are not the subject of usual updates, players who started their college careers at Duke before transferring to another school do get the occasional mention. Chelsea Hopkins is playing with Bnot Hertzeliya in Israel for the second straight season. Jamal Boykin is playing with Gottingen in Germany, which was just promoted to the top division. Finally, Taylor King signed with the Cheshire Phoenix in the British Basketball League.
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