All of the EuroChallenge games were on Tuesday. In Group I, Russia's Krasnye Krylia beat Gaz Metan Medias of Romania 78-60 at home. In the win, ex-Mississippi State player Michal Ignerski had 18 points and 7 rebounds, ex-Western Kentucky player Filip Videnov had 16 points, ex-Syracuse player Demetris Nichols had 10 points and 9 rebounds, and ex-Louisville player Larry O'Bannon had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Nevada player Kyle Shiloh had 10 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. Belgium's Antwerp Giants beat Tartu Rock of Estonia 64-59 at home. In the win, ex-Canisius player Frank Turner had 15 points and ex-Mississippi State player Barry Stewart had 11 points and 7 rebounds.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
In Group J, Krka Novo Mesto of Slovenia beat Szolnoki Olaj of Hungary 89-78 at home. In the win, ex-Purdue player Christopher Booker had 17 points and Sani Becirovic, the 46th pick of the Denver Nuggets in 2003, had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists. In the loss, ex-Oklahoma player Willie Warren had 12 points. Italy's Reggio Emilia beat Cholet of France 82-65 at home. In the win, ex-Cincinnati player James White had 18 points and ex-Seton Hall player Rimantas Kaukenas had 14 points. In the loss, ex-Holy Cross player Torey Thomas had 17 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
In Group K, Gaziantep of Turkey came back late to extend their dominance over the group with a 64-59 home win over Triumph Lyubertsy of Russia. In the loss, Milovan Rakovic, the last pick of the Dallas Mavericks in 2007 before his rights were traded to the Orlando Magic, had 18 points and 6 rebounds. France's Dijon completed a comeback to beat Ventspils of Latvia 74-72 to make it a perfect day for the home teams. Int he win, ex-Fairleigh Dickinson player Andre Harris had 14 points and 7 rebounds, ex-Alabama player Mykal Riley had 14 points, and ex-NAIA player Zach Moss had 12 points. In the loss, Janis Timma, who was just drafted last by the Memphis Grizzlies, had 15 points and ex-Rice player Lorenzo Williams had 13 points and 10 assists.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
In Group L, Russia's Ural Ekaterinburg came back in the fourth quarter to beat Tsmoki Minsk of Belarus 69-65 at home as ex-Kansas State player Lance Harris had 12 points. In the loss, ex-Oakland player Keith Benson had 18 points and 11 rebounds, ex-Morehead State player Demonte Harper had 11 points and 7 rebounds, and ex-Arkansas player Vincent Hunter had 10 points. In Finland, Kotka held off Bakken Bears of Denmark 82-79. In the win, ex-Providence player Sharaud Curry had 21 points, 6 rebound, and 8 assists and ex-Texas player Chris Owens had 14 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Rider player Brandon Penn had 19 points and 6 rebounds, ex-JC player Nicolai Iversen had 15 points, ex-Oregon player Chris Christoffersen had 14 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-DII player Kenny Barker had 11 points and 7 rebounds.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge ... amID_.html
This stage of the EuroCup concluded this week. There was one game in Group O as the two qualifiers from the group were already decided and Valencia hosted Russia's Unics Kazan in Spain to try to win the group. The visitors took the early lead and looked to seal the top spot with ease, but let the hosts back into the game before taking care of business late to win 76-73 and leave the home team in second place. In the win, ex-College of Charleston player Andrew Goudelock had 25 points. In the loss, Bojan Dubljevic, who was just drafted 59th by the Minnesota Timberwolves, had 20 points and 12 rebounds and ex-Xavier player Romain Sato had 11 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
The rest of the games were on Wednesday. Group I had a set of interesting scenarios as the first game in Germany unfolded with Italy's Cantu beating Ulm 85-77. In the win, ex-Oregon player Maarten Leunen, the 54th pick of the Houston Rockets in 2008, had 20 points, ex-Wichita State player Joe Ragland had 15 points and 10 assists, ex-Winthrop player Michael Jenkins had 12 points, and ex-Hofstra player Adrian Uter had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Louisville player Edgar Sosa had 22 points, ex-Butler player Matt Howard had 14 points and 8 rebounds, and ex-George Mason player Cameron Long had 12 points. The German team was fortunate as results in France went their way with Nanterre pounding Turkey's Pinar Karsiyaka 76-57 to advance as well. The duo of ex-Ohio State players was key in the win as rookie Deshaun Thomas, the 58th pick of the San Antonio Spurs, had 11 points and David Lighty had 10 points as Sergii Gladyr, the 49th pick of the Atlanta Hawks in 2009, had 10 points. In the loss, ex-NBA player Esteban Batista had 11 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
Final Standings: Nanterre 4-2, Ulm 3-3, Cantu 3-3, Pinar Karsiyaka 2-4
In Group J, already eliminated Gravelines of France put on one last show for the fans by beating group winners Ankara of Turkey 86-72. The other game had more at stake as Germany's Brose could advance through damage limitation in Italy against Dinamo Sassari, but could not contain their opposition's prolific offense, pushing the hosts through after a 102-84 final margin. In the win, ex-Oral Roberts player Caleb Green had 32 points and 6 rebounds, the Diener brothers chipped in as ex-DePaul player Drake had 23 points and ex-Marquette player Travis had 14 points and 7 assists, and ex-UTEP player Omar Thomas had 11 points. In the loss, ex-West Virginia player D'Or Fischer had 20 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Fairfield player Rakim Sanders had 17 points, and rookie Elias Harris from Gonzaga had 10 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
Final Standings: Ankara 4-2, Dinamo Sassari 3-3, Brose 3-3, Gravelines 2-4
In Group K, Israel's Maccabi Haifa needed to at least win at home over Russia's Khimki Moscow, which already clinched the top spot, to move on, but fell behind early and lost 86-66. In the win, Petteri Koponen, the 30th pick of the Philadelphia 76ers in 2007 before his rights were traded to the Dallas Mavericks, had 19 points, ex-NBA player Sergey Monya had 17 points, and ex-Butler player Mike Green had 13 points. In the loss, ex-Illinois player Brian Randle had 15 points and ex-JC player Donta Smith had 11 points and 6 assists. With that result in mind, Italy's Montepaschi Siena needed a decisive win at home and had a decent margin built up before Czech club Nymburk closed the gap to move on despite an 86-84 loss. In the win, rookie Erick Green from Virginia Tech, the 46th pick of the Utah Jazz before a draft day trade to the Denver Nuggets, had 24 points, ex-Utah State player Spencer Nelson had 15 points, and ex-DII player Benjamin Ortner had 12 points. In the loss, ex-DII player Radoslav Rancik had 20 points and 6 rebounds, former Wisconsin-Milwaukee player Dylan Page had 13 points, and ex-Washington player Tre Simmons had 10 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
Final Standings: Khimki Moscow 6-0, Nymburk 2-4, Montepaschi Siena 2-4, Maccabi Haifa 2-4
In Group L, the game in Greece was meaningless as both teams were already eliminated, but Spain's Bilbao beat hosts Panionios 88-84. In the win, ex-Texas A&M player Antanas Kavaliauskas had 13 points and 6 rebounds and ex-NBA player Damir Markota had 10 points. In the loss, ex-TCU player Kevin Langford had 17 points and ex-NAIA player Errick McCollum had 11 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
Final Standings: Nizhny Novgorod 5-1, Red Star Belgrade 4-2, Bilbao 3-3, Panionios 0-6
In Group M, Turkey's Banvit beat group winner Hapoel Jerusalem 93-79 at home to keep themselves in the competition. In the win, ex-Holy Cross player Keith Simmons had 21 points and ex-St. Mary's player Earl Rowland had 20 points. In the loss, ex-Indiana player Bracey Wright had 17 points, ex-Radford player Artsiom Parakhouski had 16 points and 9 rebounds, ex-Xavier player Josh Duncan had 15 points, and ex-LSU player Ronald Dupree had 13 points. The result did not matter as Ukraine's Budivelnik escaped Slovenia with an 87-83 win over already eliminated Union Olimpija. In the win, ex-Missouri State player Blake Ahearn and ex-Morehead State player Ricky Minard had 18 points each and ex-Georgetown player Dajuan Summers had 17 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
Final Standings: Hapoel Jerusalem 4-2, Budivelnik 4-2, Banvit 3-3, Union Olimpija 1-5
In Group N, Khimik Yuzhne kept themselves in the competition by beating France's Strasbourg 74-63. In the win, ex-VCU player Jamal Shuler had 16 points, ex-Akron player Romeo Travis had 14 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-UAB player Paul Delaney had 14 points. They confirmed their spot in the next round when group winners Alba Berlin did them a favor by beating Radnicki of Serbia 92-83 in Germany. In the win, ex-DII player David Logan had 23 points, ex-Villanova player Reggie Redding had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and ex-Pitt player Levon Kendall had 14 points and 6 rebounds.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
Final Standings: Alba Berlin 5-1, Khimik 3-3, Radnicki 2-4, Strasbourg 2-4
In Group O, a pair of eliminated teams squared off in Poland as Belgium's Oostende beat Stelmet Zielona Gora 84-80. In the win, rookie Greg Echenique from Creighton had 13 points and 8 rebounds and ex-Rider player Ryan Thompson and ex-Nebraska player Wesley Wilkinson had 11 points each. In the loss, ex-Iowa State player Craig Brackins had 14 points and ex-NBA player Christian Eyenga had 11 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
Final Standings: Unics Kazan 5-1, Valencia 3-3, Oostende 3-3, Stelmet Zielona Gora 1-5
In Group P, the teams took the floor in Spain already knowing the result of the other game in the group to make scenarios more clear. Turkey's Besiktas jumped on hosts Zaragoza early to try to make sure that they moved on, but the game got close before the visitors completed a 79-77 win. In the win, ex-Tennessee player Chris Lofton had 25 points, ex-Santa Clara player Doron Perkins had 13 points and 6 rebounds, and rookie Colton Iverson from Colorado State, the 53rd pick of the Indiana Pacers before a draft day trade to the Boston Celtics, had 10 points. In the loss, Viktor Sanikidze, the 42nd pick of the Atlanta Hawks in 2004 before a draft day trade to the San Antonio Spurs, had 25 points and 8 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
Final Standings: Lietuvos Rytas 4-2, Besiktas 4-2, Cedevita Zagreb 2-4, Zaragoza 2-4
The rest of the competition will be two game series with the combined score determining the winner if there is no sweep. Here are the matchups for the next round arranged in a bracket for the rest of the tournament (team listed second won group and hosts second game):
Budivelnik Kiev (Ukraine) vs Nanterre (France)
Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) vs Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania)
Khimik Yuzhne (Ukraine) vs Ankara (Turkey)
Nymburk (Czech Republic) vs Unics Kazan (Russia)
Valencia (Spain) vs Khimki Moscow (Russia)
Dinamo Sassari (Italy) vs Alba Berlin (Germany)
Besiktas (Turkey) vs Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)
Ulm (Germany) vs Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel)
Half of the EuroLeague games this week were on Thursday. In Group F, Turkey's Galatasaray went to Serbia and beat Partizan Belgrade 78-70. In the win, ex-Eastern Illinois player Henry Domercant had 18 points and ex-Florida International player Carlos Arroyo had 16 points. In the loss, Joffrey Lauvergne, the 55th pick of the last draft by the Memphis Grizzlies before a draft day trade to the Denver Nuggets, had 15 points and 15 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
In Group E, visitors FC Barcelona beat Caja Laboral Baskonia 80-68 in an all-Spanish affair. In the win, Ante Tomic, the 44th pick of the Utah Jazz in 2008, had 24 points and 9 rebounds, former Texas high-schooler Marcelo Huertas had 16 points, ex-NBA player Juan Carlos Navarro had 15 points, and ex-Michigan State player Erazem Lorbek, the 46th pick of the Indiana Pacers in 2005 before his rights were traded to the San Antonio Spurs, had 12 points. In the loss, Tibor Pleiss, the 31st pick of the New Jersey Nets in 2010 before a pair of draft day trades left his rights with the Oklahoma City Thunder, had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Italy's Emporio Armani Milan beat Spain's Unicaja Malaga 70-59 at home. In the win, ex-Kansas player Keith Langford had 29 points, ex-Baylor player Curtis Jerrells had 13 points, and ex-Louisville player Samardo Samuels had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Ex-Maryland player Nik Caner-Medley had 18 points in the loss. A big battle between the two Greek powerhouses was won by the hosts as Panathinaikos edged Olympiakos 66-62. In the win, ex-UMass player Stephane Lasme had 18 points and ex-NBA player Roko Ukic had 14 points. Georgios Printezis, the 58th pick of the San Antonio Spurs in 2007 before five trades moved his rights to the Oklahoma City Thunder, had 10 points in the loss.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
The rest of the games were on Friday. Group E had another battle between teams from the same country in Turkey as visiting Fenerbahce Ulker beat Anadolu Efes 71-63. In the win, Bojan Bogdanovic, the 31st pick of the Miami Heat in 2011 before a pair of draft day trades left his rights with the Brooklyn Nets, had 17 points, ex-Missouri player Linas Kleiza had 16 points, and ex-New Orleans player Bo McCalebb had 13 points. In the loss, ex-Virginia Tech player Jamon Gordon had 13 points and 8 assists.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
In Group F, Russia's CSKA Moscow opened the day at home by breaking the game open in the second half to roll past Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv 100-65. In the win, ex-Arkansas player Sonny Weems had 16 points, ex-NBA player Nenad Krstic had 14 points, ex-Kansas player Sasha Kaun, the 56th pick of the Seattle Supersonics in 2008 before a draft day trade to the Cleveland Cavaliers, had 12 points, ex-Duquesne player Aaron Jackson had 11 points, and ex-NBA player Viktor Khryapa had 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists. In the loss, Sofoklis Schortsanitis, the 34th pick of the Los Angeles Clippers in 2003 before his rights were traded to the Atlanta Hawks, had 12 points. In Germany, Bayern Munich recovered from a poor first quarter to beat Russia's Lokomotiv Kuban 82-79. In the win, ex-Virginia Tech player Malcolm Delaney had 18 points, ex-Oregon player Bryce Taylor had 14 points, ex-Santa Clara player John Bryant had 12 points and 7 rebounds, and ex-UNC player Deon Thompson had 12 points. In the loss, ex-Alabama player Richard Hendrix had 14 points and 12 rebounds and ex-Xavier player Derrick Brown had 11 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore