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This article is the first in a series that will run throughout the global basketball season covering former Duke Basketball players (from both the men's and women's teams) who are now playing basketball outside of the United States. Each of their games will be covered, including their statistics, as well as notable performances by their teammates and opponents as many of them will be familiar names to followers of college and pro basketball in America. Also, given the sometimes unfamiliar format of basketball competitions around the world, the context of all of these games will be explained.

Daniel Ewing was the first player to get his season started with his team playing their first competitive game on Wednesday. After playing for teams in a variety of European countries over the past few years, Daniel opted to sign in France with Paris-Levallois. The team had a disappointing regular season in France, but hope to bounce back and play well in European competition, where they will participate in the EuroCup, which is the second level international competition for teams in Europe who did not make in into EuroLeague. Daniel's teammates include a pair of familiar faces, former UNC duo Sean May and Jawad Williams. Also on the team are ex-Michigan State player Aloysius Anagonye and ex-Furman player Maleye Ndoye. As the defending champions of the French Cup tournament, Daniel and Paris-Levallois participated in the season-opening Match des Champions with surprise French champions Nanterre. The team built a solid lead going into halftime only to let Nanterre close the gap before hanging on to an 81-72 win to start the season on a winning note. Daniel finished with 13 points in 28 minutes and Sean May had 18 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Georgia player Travis Leslie had 17 points and 8 rebounds, ex-Rhode Island player Will Daniels had 17 points, and ex-Illinois player Trent Meacham had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Here is the boxscore:
http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200009/Resul ... -Levallois

David McClure started his season on Thursday as his team kicked off the league in Lithuania. David is playing for Neptunas again this year as his overseas career has been spent entirely in Lithuania. With the team's unprecedented success last season, they tried to maintain their core of players including David. In addition to the local Lithuanian league, the team will compete in the VTB United League which features teams from multiple countries in Eastern Europe as well as the EuroCup. The crowded upcoming schedule is why the team is going to play multiple domestic league games early in the season to clear space in the next few months. David's teammates include ex-Butler player Andrew Smith, ex-Old Dominion player Valdas Vasylius, and ex-American University player Arvydas Eitutavicius. In their season opener, they rolled to a 96-69 win over Dzukija. David had 5 points in 15 minutes. Valdas Vasylius had 11 points and Andrew Smith had 10 points. In the loss, ex-DII player James Lewis had 11 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://lkl.lt/lt/top/rungtynes/?game_id ... -400$t&0=1
Here is the full video of the game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92yi0BBzviI

David and Neptunas continued to get domestic league games out of the way as they were at Lietuvos Rytas on Saturday. They struggled early against the traditional powerhouse, but did narrow the final gap as they lost 87-78. David had a quiet 10 minutes off the bench. Valdas Vasylius had 13 points and Arvydas Eitutavicius had 10 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://lkl.lt/lt/top/rungtynes/?game_id ... -400$t&0=1

Nolan Smith played his first competitive overseas game on Sunday. After two seasons in the NBA, Nolan has signed with Cedevita Zagreb in Croatia. The team is looking to have a stronger season, appointing the national team coach Jasmin Repesa. Some of Nolan's teammates include ex-Michigan State player Goran Suton, 2012 Toronto Raptors 56th overall pick Tomislav Zubcic, and recent Ohio graduate Ivo Baltic. Their first game kicked off the season in Croatia, part of a three game Super Cup between the senior and two youth teams of Cedevita Zagreb and Cibona Zagreb in honor of the late Drazen Petrovic. Ironically, both teams will not be spending the early part of the season in the domestic league as they will instead be focused on the EuroCup and the Adriatic League, which features clubs from multiple countries in the Balkans. In this game, Cedevita Zagreb was trying to prevent being swept and did just that after taking a lead in the second quarter on their way to an 82-61 win. Nolan marked his debut with 8 points and 7 assists in 35 minutes. Tomislav Zubcic had 16 points. Ex-UNLV player Jerel Blassingame had 10 points in the loss.

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I will again be providing some supplemental material on the European competitions featuring teams from countries across the continent as many of the best Americans in Europe participate. This type of update will not be in the main articles, but might be of interest to those who follow college basketball.

This week was the start of EuroLeague, with 8 teams battling for 1 spot in the regular season in a single elimination knockout format hosted by Lietuvos Rytas of Lithuania. Losing teams from this qualifying round drop down to the EuroCup, the second tier European club competition for teams that do not make it to EuroLeague level.

Germany's Oldenburg built a lead in the second half to eliminate Italy's Cimberio Varese 79-74 in the first game on Tuesday. In the win, ex-Georgia Southern player Julius Jenkins had 18 points and ex-Missouri player Rickey Paulding and ex-Purdue player Chris Kramer had 15 points each. In the loss, ex-St. Peter's player Keydren Clark had 15 points and ex-Oklahoma player Ebi Ere had 14 points. In the second game, the hosts eventually managed to build a lead on VEF Riga of Latvia to win 80-71. In the win, 2007 Dallas Mavericks second round pick Renaldas Seibutis had 23 points and ex-Louisville player Juan Palacios had 10 points and 8 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Illinois player Dee Brown had 13 points and 7 assists and ex-Temple player Antywane Robinson had 13 points. Here are the boxscores:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore

The other two quarterfinals were played on Wednesday. Oostende of Belgium built their lead late to topple one of the perceived favorites to win the tournament, Russia's Khimki Moscow 90-79 as ex-Rider player Ryan Thompson had 19 points. A big 32 point, 7 rebounds performance from ex-Michigan State player Paul Davis was not enough in the losing effort with 2007 Philadelphia 76ers first round pick Petteri Koponen, whose rights were later traded to the Dallas Mavericks, providing 16 points. In the second game, Turkey's Banvit built a lead in the second quarter to defeat Czech outfit Nymburk 87-78. In the win, ex-Holy Cross player Keith Simmons had 16 points, ex-DePaul player Sammy Mejia had 14 points, and ex-Alabama player Chuck Davis had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Washington player Tre Simmons had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists and ex-DII player Radoslav Rancik had 12 points. Here are the boxscores:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore

The four remaining teams continued chasing the one coveted spot in the semifinals on Thursday. The home fans helped Lietuvos Rytas fire away and build a fourth quarter lead to beat Oldenburg 99-87. In the win, ex-St. John's player Omar Cook had 14 points and Juan Palacios had 10 points. In the loss, Chris Kramer had 24 points, ex-Akron player Dru Joyce had 13 points and 7 assists, ex-Princeton player Konrad Wysocki had 11 points, and ex-Fairleigh Dickinson player Andrea Crosariol had 10 points. In the second semifinal, Oostende pulled out a second straight upset, fighting back after falling behind to oust Banvit 82-80. In the win, Ryan Thompson had 19 points and recent Wisconsin graduate Jared Berggren had 11 points. In the loss, Sammy Mejia had 26 points and 11 rebounds, ex-St. Mary's player Earl Rowland had 15 points, Chuck Davis had 13 points, and ex-New Mexico player Drew Gordon had 10 points. Here are the boxscores:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore

The final was on Friday and it started as a game of runs before Lietuvos Rytas built a lead in the second half and held on in front of the home fans to eliminate Oostende 75-66. In the win, Juan Palacios had 11 points and 13 rebounds and Renaldas Seibutis had 11 points. Here are the boxscores:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore

The last European competition had their draw for the regular season so three former Duke players now know which countries they will get to visit:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/119327

Group A: Nymburk (Czech Republic), Cantu (Italy), LeMans Sarthe (France), Oostende (Belgium), Cibona Zagreb (Croatia), Artland Dragons (Germany)
Group B: Bilbao (Spain), Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia) (Nolan Smith), Dinamo Sassari (Italy), Spirou Charleroi (Belgium), Elan Chalon (France), Oldenburg (Germany)
Group C: Valencia (Spain), Union Olimpija (Slovenia), Cimberio Varese (Italy), Asvel Lyon-Villerbeune (France), Ulm (Germany), Paris-Levallois (France) (Daniel Ewing)
Group D: Alba Berlin (Germany), Zaragoza (Spain), Virtus Roma (Italy), Mons-Hainaut (Belgium), Gravelines Dunkerque (France), Bonn (Germany)
Group E: Khimki Moscow (Russia), Pinar Karsiyaka (Turkey), Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel), Igokea (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Lukoil Academic (Bulgaria), Asesoft Ploiesti (Romania)
Group F: Buducnost (Montenegro), Nizhny Novgorod (Russia), Ankara (Turkey), PAOK (Greece), Khimik Yuzhne (Ukraine), Fehervar (Hungary)
Group G: Unics Kazan (Russia), Banvit (Turkey), VEF Riga (Latvia), Maccabi Haifa (Israel), MZT Skopje (Macedonia), Kalev/Cramo (Estonia)
Group H: Spartak St. Petersburg (Russia), Besiktas (Turkey), Panionios (Greece), Neptunas (Lithuania), Radnicki (Serbia), Nilan Bisons (Finland)

On Tuesday, David McClure and Neptunas continued to play domestic leagues games as they faced Siauliai. After a sluggish start, the team controlled the second quarter and ended up rolling to a 91-69 win. David had 4 points in 17 minutes. Valdas Vasylius had 19 points and 8 rebounds and Andrew Smith had 11 points. In the loss, recent Tennessee Tech graduate Jud Dillard had 13 points and 6 rebounds, recent Fairfield graduate Derek Needham had 12 points, and ex-Youngstown State player Vytautas Sulskis had 11 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://lkl.lt/lt/top/rungtynes/?game_id ... -400$t&0=1
Here is the full video of the game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMmzVHSub28

On Friday, Daniel Ewing and Paris-Levallois started their regular season in France and had a solid start against LeMans before falling apart and losing 85-62. Daniel had 13 points in 31 minutes to lead his team. Aloysius Anagonye had 12 points and 8 rebounds and Jawad Williams had 11 points and 6 rebounds. In the win, ex-Gonzaga player J.P. Batista had 15 points and 6 rebounds, Reyshawn Terry beat two former college teammates with 13 points, and ex-Wright State player Vaughn Duggins had 12 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200009/Resul ... is-Le-Mans

On Saturday, DeMarcus Nelson and Red Star Belgrade started their season in the Adriatic League. This is DeMarcus's second season with the team, making him the first ever American player to play two consecutive seasons with the team. Their success in the competition, featuring teams from the Balkan region and elsewhere in Eastern Europe, earned them a spot in the season's Euroleague. As a result of focusing on these leagues in the first part of the season, the team will not join in the Serbian League until later in the season. With their strong season a year ago, the team was able to bring in several new players including ex-Hofstra player Charles Jenkins, ex-Loyola (Illinois) player Blake Schilb, and ex-Arizona player Ivan Radenovic, who was also teammates with DeMarcus in Ukraine several seasons ago. In this game, they headed to Bosnia to face Siroki and had a tougher than expected time, not being able to finish a second half comeback and falling 80-79. DeMarcus had 12 points in 33 minutes as he came alive offensively late in the game to keep his team close. Blake Schilb had 12 points and 6 rebounds. In the win, ex-Oakland player Johnathon Jones had 12 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.abaliga.com/game/7/Siroki_Pr ... lStatistic

Kathleen Scheer made her debut with the Sydney University Flames. After a great season in Australia's regional level State Leagues, Kathleen was finally able to make her debut in the national league after an injury ended her season last year. Her teammates include ex-Texas player Ashley Gayle. In this game, the Flames jumped on the Canberra Capitals early and ended up winning 83-68. Kathleen had 3 points in 14 minutes. In the loss, ex-WNBA player Jessica Bibby had 22 points and ex-WNBA player Abby Bishop had 10 points and 9 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info ... -0&pool=-1

Also starting the season in Australia, was Jessica Foley, who is now playing for the Adelaide Lightning to accomodate her medical studies. Jess's teammates include ex-Troy player Amy Lewis, who is one of Jess's state league teammates to join her on the national level, ex-WNBA player Laura Hodges, ex-Iowa State player Lauren Mansfield, and ex-Florida player Azania Stewart. In the game, the team held the lead until the West Coast Waves made a late comeback for a 69-65 win. Jess had 15 points in 32 minutes and Laura Hodges had 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info ... -0&pool=-1

On Sunday, David McClure and Neptunas had another game in the Lithuanian League, falling 71-63 to Prienai. David had 3 points in 15 minutes and Valdas Vasylius had 16 points. In the win, ex-JC player Arturas Valeika had 11 points and 6 assists.
Here is the boxscore:
http://lkl.lt/lt/top/rungtynes/?game_id ... -400$t&0=1

Nolan Smith and Cedevita Zagreb had their first game in the Adriatic League, making a trip to Serbia to face Mega Vizura and hanging tough for a 72-62 win. Nolan had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists in 33 minutes to lead his team and earn the player of the match honors. Tomislav Zubcic had 14 points and 7 rebounds and Goran Suton had 12 points and 6 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.abaliga.com/game/2/Mega_Vizu ... lStatistic

Kathleen and the Sydney University Flames had a quick turnaround with their next game against the Melbourne Boomers taking place while it was still late Saturday in the United States. While they took a lead in the first quarter, they could not keep up with their more rested opponents and fell 72-66. Kathleen had 6 points in 18 minutes. Ex-Iowa State player Chelsea Poppens had 18 points in the win.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info ... -0&pool=-1

Mistie Bass had a short turnaround from the WNBA season as Lyon had their season opener. Mistie is playing in France again, being one of the most dominant individual performers in the league for several seasons now. This is her second season with Lyon after they merged with her former team. Earlier in the summer, it looked like the team might not be allowed to stay in the top league, but they were allowed to stay and will look to have another good season with Mistie there for the entire season instead of being delayed by the WNBA playoffs. The opening round of the French League had all of the games played in the same Paris gym with Lyon closing the festivities against Arras, building their lead in the second quarter on the way to a 69-51 win. Mistie had 14 points in 33 minutes. Ex-James Madison player Dawn Evans had 19 points in the loss.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.ffbb.com/_livestats/prod/pdf/lsg300513.pdf

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Here is the full video of David McClure's last game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKpFG4IWQp4

awhom111 wrote:Technical difficulties are interfering with this last update becoming an article.

Here is the full video of David McClure's last game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKpFG4IWQp4

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http://crazietalk.net/2/post/2013/10/du ... eries.html

Another article coming up soon! For those wondering, for a good chunk of the season, there will be updates on Friday and then either Sunday or Monday.

On Tuesday, Krystal Thomas made her debut for Perfumerias Avenida in the Super Cup in Spain. After spending last WNBA offseason playing in China, Krystal is back in Europe competing for the Spanish powerhouse based in Salamanca. Her teammates include recent Florida State graduate Leonor Rodriguez, ex-USC player Shay Murphy, ex-Georgia player Angelica Robinson, ex-Lamar player Tamara Abalde, and ex-WNBA player Marta Fernandez. After a quick turnaround from the WNBA playoffs, Krystal joined the team against their main league rivals, Rivas Ecopolis. Krystal is still getting acclimated with the team, so she ended up playing 7 minutes in this game, which went down to the wire. Shay Murphy hit the three pointer to give the team the lead late and then iced the game away with two free throws to give the team a 62-57 win. She finished with 21 points and 8 rebounds and Angelica Robinson had 17 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Baylor player Rachel Allison had 14 points and 7 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadistica ... 4378&med=0

On Wednesday, David McClure and Neptunas played their last Lithuanian League game for a while as their attention will now shift to international competition. They had a tough time with Lietkabelis, but eventually did enough to hang on to an 84-79 win. David dished out 5 assists in 20 minutes and Arvydas Eitutavicius had 14 points. In the loss, ex-Fairfield player Ryan Olander had 28 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Illinois State player Dinma Odiakosa had 16 points and 9 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://lkl.lt/lt/top/rungtynes/?game_id ... -400$t&0=1

Nolan Smith and Cedevita Zagreb continued Adriatic League play as they hosted Krka Novo Mesto from Slovenia. The team jumped out to a substantial early lead on their opponents and eased to an 83-55 win. Nolan led his team in scoring again as he finished with 15 points in 25 minutes. Goran Suton added 14 points. In the loss, ex-TCU player Zvonko Buljan had 11 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.abaliga.com/game/13/Cedevita ... lStatistic

DeMarcus Nelson and Red Star Belgrade were looking for their first Adriatic League win as they finished their trip to Bosnia visiting last year's surprise team Igokea. The team took the lead in the first quarter and rolled to a 72-52 win. DeMarcus led his team with 14 points in 24 minutes. Blake Schilb had 12 points and 6 rebounds and Charles Jenkins had 10 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.abaliga.com/game/8/Igokea-Cr ... lStatistic

On Friday, Kathleen Scheer was inserted into the starting lineup as the Sydney University Flames faced a tough test against a loaded Dandenong Rangers team in the opening game in Sydney's new stadium. The game was close throughout but the Flames could not maintain a lead in the final quarter as they lost 85-79. Kathleen responded to getting the start by coming out firing, finishing with 20 points and 7 rebounds to lead her team in 30 minutes before fouling out. In the win, WNBA player Jenna O'Hea had 29 points, ex-Utah player Leilani Mitchell had 12 points, ex-Notre Dame player Natalie Novosel had 11 points, and ex-Stanford player Kayla Pedersen had 10 points and 6 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info ... -0&pool=-1

Jess Foley and the Adelaide Lightning had a lead going into the fourth quarter against the Bendigo Spirit, but just could not hold on to it as they lost 65-59. Jess had 13 points in 30 minutes before fouling out. Laura Hodges had 12 points and 8 rebounds. In the win, ex-Oregon player Gabrielle Richards had 16 points and 7 rebounds and ex-Nebraska player Kelsey Griffin had 13 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info ... -0&pool=-1

Mistie Bass and Lyon jumped out to an early lead on Bourges, but could not keep up with the reigning champions as they fell 64-52. Mistie finished with 15 points in 28 minutes to lead her team. In the win, ex-WNBA player Emmeline Ndongue had 12 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.basketfrance.com/_livestats/ ... 301213.pdf

On Saturday, Chante Black made her debut in Italy with Umbertide as they opened their season. After having her last overseas season cut short and only a brief stint in the past WNBA season, Chante is getting her latest opportunity to play a full season. One of Chante's teammates who may be familiar to followers of college basketball is ex-Texas player Ashleigh Fontenette. In this game, the team took an early lead on Orvieto and ended up winning 71-57. Being the latest player to join the team, Chante had 8 points and 8 rebounds in 17 minutes. Ashleigh Fontenette had 21 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-UCLA player Darxia Morris had 14 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://legabasketfemminile.dataproject- ... Gara=13905

Krystal Thomas and Perfumerias Avenida started their domestic league season against Burgos and eased to a 72-54 win. Krystal led her team with 12 points and 6 rebounds in 16 minutes as she got the start. Angelica Robinson had 11 points and 9 rebounds and Shay Murphy and Tamara Abalde had 11 points each. In the loss, ex-Texas A&M player Adaora Elonu had 11 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://competiciones.feb.es/estadistica ... 1783&med=0

Nolan Smith and Cedevita Zagreb had a relatively short away trip in the Adriatic League as they stayed in Croatia to visit Zadar. They got a pretty good fight, but held on to a 73-66 win. Nolan had another strong game, scoring 16 points in 25 minutes.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.abaliga.com/game/17/Zadar-Ce ... lStatistic

DeMarcus Nelson and Red Star Belgrade hosted another team from Serbia in their Adriatic League game as they blasted Radnicki 88-51. DeMarcus had 4 points in 15 minutes. Charles Jenkins had 14 points and Blake Schilb had 12 points and 6 assists. In the loss, recent Villanova graduate Mouphtaou Yarou had 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.abaliga.com/game/21/Crvena_z ... lStatistic

Daniel Ewing and Paris-Levallois fought hard to stay with Chorale Roanne, but could not overcome their opponents as they lost 82-74. Daniel had 11 points in 23 minutes before fouling out. Jawad Williams had 15 points and 8 rebounds. In the win, ex-Arkansas player Charles Thomas had 21 points and ex-JC player William Gradit had 12 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200009/Resul ... -Levallois

On Sunday in Australia while it was still late Saturday in the United States, Jess Foley and the Adelaide Lightning had a strong second half performance to beat the Canberra Capitals 84-73 after a quick turnaround. Jess had 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists in 29 minutes. Laura Hodges had 15 points and 8 rebounds and Amy Lewis had 10 points. In the loss, ex-WNBA player Abby Bishop had 20 points and ex-WNBA Jessica Bibby had 11 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info ... -0&pool=-1

Marty Pocius and Zalgiris Kaunas started their season with an easy 100-71 win in the domestic league against Dzukija in Lithuania. This is Marty's second stint with the club after starting his professional career there. The club will be looking for a solid performance in the upcoming EuroLeague season while also maintaining their national dominance. Marty's teammates include ex-Washington player Justin Dentmon, ex-Maryland player Sarunas Jasikevicius, and ex-Arizona player Robertas Javtokas, who was drafted 56th by the San Antonio Spurs in 2001. In this game, Marty had 12 points in 22 minutes. Sarunas Jasikevicius had 16 points and 6 assists.
Here is the boxscore:
http://lkl.lt/lt/top/rungtynes/?game_id ... -400$t&0=1

David McClure and Neptunas started their VTB United League season against Azovmash of Ukraine. This is the second season in the league for the team as they once again compete with top teams from countries all around Eastern Europe. This was probably one of the more winnable games as they tried to improve their performance from last season, but they fell in overtime 96-86. David had 2 points in 19 minutes and Arvydas Eitutavicius had 18 points and 9 assists. In the win, ex-Arizona player Kyryl Natyazhko had 26 points and 8 rebounds, ex-St. Mary's player Daniel Kickert had 20 points and 8 rebounds, and ex-Washington State player Derrick Low had 12 points and 11 assists.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.vtb-league.com/en/game/1818. ... -400$t&0=1

On Tuesday, Daniel Ewing and Paris-Levallois started their EuroCup campaign hosting Valencia of Spain in a Group C game. The EuroCup is the second-tier competition for men's club teams around Europe for those that are not quite able to make it into EuroLeague. The 48 teams in the regular season are divided in eight groups of six teams as the ten game double round robin schedule will eliminate three teams and move three teams forward to the next round. The competition is regionalized, so groups A through D are considered the Western European ones while groups E through H are the Eastern European ones. It was a tough test for the French team, even at home and they fell 85-68. Daniel had 10 points in 27 minutes to tie for the team scoring lead. In the win, ex-Houston player Oliver Lafayette had 17 points and 8 assists and Bojan Dubljevic, picked 59th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the last NBA draft, had 16 points and 6 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore

Nolan Smith and Cedevita Zagreb also started their EuroCup play with a trip to Spain to play Bilbao in a Group B game. They knew that this would be the toughest test of the season so far and got off to a solid early start before letting the hosts take the lead as their comeback fell short in an 82-77 loss. Nolan led his team again, keeping them in the game with 24 points and 6 assists in 33 minutes. Goran Suton added 10 points. In the loss, ex-NBA player Raul Lopez had 14 points and Axel Hervelle, who was drafted 52nd in 2005 by the Denver Nuggets before his rights were later traded to the Houston Rockets, had 10 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore

On Wednesday, David McClure and Neptunas had their first EuroCup game as they made the trip to Finland to play the Nilan Bisons in Group H. They started off decently, but soon fell behind and spent most of the game trying to catch up with a late comeback falling short in a 63-62 loss. David had 1 point in 19 minutes and Valdas Vasylius had 14 points and 6 rebounds. In the win, ex-New Mexico State player Billy Keys and ex-Cal State Fullerton player Frank Robinson had 14 points each, ex-UNC Greensboro player Mikko Koivisto had 11 points, and ex-New Mexico State player Justin Hawkins had 10 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore

Mistie Bass and Lyon started the French Cup. Many countries around the world have a second competition that runs alongside their main league. France has a single-elimination tournament incorporating sides from both the top league and the divisions below it. Lyon drew Pays d'Aix, who are now playing the second division in France after a poor performance in the top league last year, in the first game and rolled to an 81-52 win. Mistie was only needed for 21 minutes, scoring 20 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Temple player Shenita Landry had 16 points and 9 rebounds.

On Thursday, DeMarcus Nelson and Red Star Belgrade were finally able to make their EuroLeague debut as they hosted Russia's Lokomotiv Kuban in front of a reported 19,000 fans. The team started off slowly but built a lead at the half, only to see it slip away in the second half and a dramatic comeback attempt fall short in an 87-84 loss. DeMarcus had 14 points in 29 minutes. Blake Schilb had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists, Ivan Radenovic had 14 points, and Charles Jenkins had 11 points. In the win, ex-UConn player Marcus Williams had 23 points and 7 rebounds and ex-Alabama player Richard Hendrix had 19 points and 9 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore

On Friday, Marty Pocius and Zalgiris Kaunas started their EuroLeague season at home against a familiar foe in his previous team Real Madrid. As expected, the team from Spain was too powerful for them and eased to an 83-63 win. Marty had a quiet 7 minutes as he is still in the process of reintegrating himself into the team. Sarunas Jasikevicius had 13 points. In the win, Nikola Mirotic, the 23rd pick in the 2011 by the Houston Rockets before a pair of draft day trades moved his rights to the Chicago Bulls, had 18 points, Sergio Llull, the 34th overall pick in 2009 by the Denver Nuggets before a draft day trade to the Houston Rockets, had 17 points, and ex-NBA player Rudy Fernandez had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore

Kathleen Scheer and the Sydney University Flames faced a tough test against the Bendigo Spirit and fell 77-61. Kathleen had 5 points in 19 minutes. In the win, a pair of ex-Nebraska players did plenty of damage as Kelsey Griffin had 12 points and 12 rebounds and Chelsea Aubry had 10 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info ... -0&pool=-1

Pan-European competitions got started this week with games on Tuesday in the second-tier men's competition, the EuroCup.

With the regionalized draw, team from the same country had to be drawn together and it was Bonn and Alba Berlin who won that honor and faced off in a Group D game. Visiting Alba Berlin ended up rolling in this one for the 86-65 win. In the win, ex-DII player David Logan had 20 points, ex-JC player Akeem Vargas had 13 points, and ex-Pitt player Levon Kendall had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Xavier player Jamel McLean and ex-DII player Benas Veikalas had 14 points each. In the other game of the day, Spain's Zaragoza had an easy time with Mons-Hainaut of Belgium as they won 73-56. In the loss, a pair of ex-Xavier players were active as Jason Love had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Justin Cage had 11 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore

In Group F, a thriller went to the wire before PAOK sent the fans home happy in Greece after prevailing 85-84 over Montenegro's Buducnost. Recent Ohio graduate D.J. Cooper had 16 points, including the game-winning, buzzer-beating three-pointer and 8 assists. In the loss, ex-Chicago State player Jeleel Akindele had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore

In a Group G game, Latvia's VEF Riga broke the game open in the fourth quarter to beat MZT Skopje of Macedonia 80-71 at home. In the win, ex-Illinois player Dee Brown had 19 points and ex-Temple player Antywane Robinson had 10 points. In the other game in the group, Turkey's Banvit eased to an 86-60 win at home over Kalev/Cramo of Estonia. In the win, ex-DePaul player Sammy Mejia had 15 points and ex-St. Mary's player Earl Rowland had 10 points and 8 assists. In the loss, ex-SMU player Bamba Fall had 16 points and 7 rebounds and ex-American University player Vlad Moldoveanu had 10 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore

The rest of the games were on Wednesday.

Group A had all three of their games but were a little late with the boxscores. In Croatia, LeMans Sarthe made the trip from France and just managed to hang on to a 78-76 win over hosts Cibona Zagreb. In the win, ex-Wright State player DaShaun Wood had 22 points, ex-Gonzaga player J.P. Batista had 14 points, and ex-NBA player Pape Sy had 11 points and 8 assists. In the loss, ex-Northeastern player Matthew Janning had 19 points and ex-Maryland player D.J. Strawberry had 15 points. In Italy, Cantu prevailed 88-86 in a game that got wild in the final quarter as they managed to beat Germany's Artland Dragons. An official score is not available for this game, but according to the Cantu website, ex-Hofstra player Adrian Uter had 25 points and ex-Oregon State player Marcel Jones had 11 points in the win. They report that ex-Miami player Anthony King had 19 points, ex-Stanford player Lawrence Hill had 17 points, and ex-Xavier player Kenny Frease had 10 points in the lost. Details were late for the final game as Oostende did beat Czech side Nymburk 90-83 in front of the home fans in Belgium. In the win, ex-Rider player Ryan Thompson had 19 points while in the loss, former Wisconsin-Milwaukee player Dylan Page had 13 points and ex-NBA player Jiri Welsch had 11 points and 6 rebounds.
Here are the boxscores that are available:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore

In Group B, Dinamo Sassari made its latest attempt at scoring more points at the expense of defense as their blistering shooting fueled them to a 96-77 win over Oldenburg as they made the trip from Italy to Germany. In the win, ex-Oral Roberts player Caleb Green had 25 points, ex-Tulane player Linton Johnson had 17 points and 9 rebounds, ex-DePaul player Drake Diener had 16 points, and ex-UTEP player Omar Thomas had 12 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Purdue player Chris Kramer had 16 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Fairleigh Dickinson player Andrea Crosariol had 12 points, and ex-Missouri player Rickey Paulding had 11 points. France's Elan Chalon made the trip to Belgium and beat Spirou Charleroi 83-59. Ex-Western Kentucky player A.J. Slaughter had 14 points in the win while ex-San Diego State player Mohamed Abukar had 10 points in the loss.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore

In Group C, Ulm did just enough in the fourth quarter at home in Germany to beat out Asvel Villerbeune-Lyon of France 86-60. In the win, ex-BYU player Trent Plaisted had 16 points and 12 rebounds, ex-William and Mary player Adam Hess had 14 points, ex-George Mason player Cameron Long had 12 points, and ex-Wisconsin player Keaton Nankivil had 11 points. In the loss, former D-League player Amara Sy had 14 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Georgia player Travis Leslie had 10 points. In Slovenia, Union Olimpija beat Italy's Cimberio Varese 67-59. In the loss, ex-St. Peter's player Keydren Clark had 12 points and ex-Houston player Aubrey Coleman had 10 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore

In Group D, Gravelines of France headed to Italy and managed to hang on to a 75-69 win over Virtus Roma. In the win, ex-Pepperdine player Yakhouba Diawara had 12 points and 6 rebounds and ex-Oral Roberts player Marcus Lewis had 10 points and 7 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Fresno State player Quinton Hosley had 19 points, ex-Drexel player Phillip Goss had 15 points, and ex-Mississippi State player Michal Ignerski had 10 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore

In Group E, Hapoel Jerusalem controlled the second half in Israel to beat Lukoil Academic 84-76. In the win, ex-Radford player Artsiom Parakhouski had 21 point and 8 rebounds, ex-Florida State player Derwin Kitchen had 14 points and 9 assists, 2006 Seattle Supersonics 53rd overall pick Yotam Halperin had 14 points, and ex-LSU player Ronald Dupree had 10 points and 9 rebounds. In the loss, ex-Western Kentucky player Filip Videnov had 17 points and ex-Cal State Northridge player Davin White had 16 points. In Russia, Romania's Asesoft Ploiesti stunned a fairly loaded Khimki Moscow team 97-89 after stopping the host's attempts at a rally. In the win, ex-Old Dominion player Gerald Lee had 24 points and 7 rebounds, ex-Louisville player Alhaji Mohammed had 18 points and 8 rebounds, ex-DII player Jonte Flowers had 18 points, and ex-DII player Christopher Dunn had 14 points. In the loss, ex-Butler player Mike Green had 17 points and 7 assists, ex-Illinois player James Augustine had 17 points, 2007 Philadelphia 76ers 30th overall draft pick Petteri Koponen, whose rights later ended up with the Dallas Mavericks after trades, had 16 points, and ex-JC player Marko Popovic had 10 points. In Turkey, Pinar Karsiyaka rolled to a 90-60 win over Igokea of Bosnia. In the win, ex-Troy player Bobby Dixon had 22 points and 6 rebounds, ex-NBA player Esteban Batista had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and ex-Ohio State player Jon Diebler, who was drafted 51st in 2011 by the Portland Trailblazers before later having his rights traded to the Houston Rockets, had 11 points and 7 rebounds.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore

In Group F, Nizhny Novgorod of Russia eased to an 82-64 win over Fehervar of Hungary in front of the home fans. In the win, ex-NBA player Primoz Brezec had 17 points and 8 rebounds and recent Illinois graduate Brandon Paul had 11 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, recent East Carolina graduate Maurice Kemp had 15 points and 7 rebounds, ex-Temple player Ramone Moore had 15 points, and ex-UC Santa Barbara player Greg Somogyi and ex-DII player Braydon Hobbs had 11 points each. In the other game, Khimik of Ukraine went to Turkey and carved up Ankara 84-60. In the win, ex-Akron player Romeo Travis had 19 points, ex-VCU player Jamal Shuler had 16 points, and ex-UAB player Paul Delaney had 15 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore

In the last Group G game, Russia's Unics Kazan jumped out to an early lead on Maccabi Haifa in Israel and held on to a 75-67 win behind 22 points from ex-College of Charleston player Andrew Goudelock. In the loss, ex-SMU player Ike Ofoegbu had 15 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Illinois player Brian Randle had 11 points, and ex-JC player Donta Smith had 10 points.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore

In Turkey, the game between hosts Besiktas and Russia's Spartak St. Petersburg in Group H was a scrappy affair through three quarters before things livened up in the final frame with the visitors grabbing a 62-58 win. In the win, ex-Providence player Donald McGrath had 16 points and ex-Iona player Steven Burtt had 10 points while ex-Tennessee player Chris Lofton had 14 points in the loss. In the other game, Panionios did just enough at home in Athens to overcome Radnicki of Serbia in the fourth quarter for a 77-72 win. Ex-NAIA player Errick McCollum had 27 points in the win while in the loss, recent Villanova graduate Mouphtaou Yarou had 14 points and 16 rebounds and recent Cal State Fullerton graduate D.J. Seeley had 14 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocu ... #!boxscore

The EuroLeague also got underway this week with two games on Wednesday. In a Group B game, Germany's Brose shook off a sluggish start to beat Strasbourg IG of France 84-70. In the win, ex-DII player Jamar Smith had 19 points and ex-Clemson player Sharrod Ford had 11 points and 7 rebounds while ex-NBA player Alexis Ajinca had 19 points in the loss. In the other game, Turkey's Galatasaray went to Italy to defeat Montepaschi Siena 84-75 in a Group C encounter. In the win, ex-Florida International player Carlos Arroyo had 21 points, ex-Mississippi State player Jamont Gordon had 18 points, and ex-Eastern Illinois player Henry Domercant had 11 points. In the loss, ex-USC player Daniel Hackett had 26 points, recent Virginia Tech graduate Erick Green, who was selected 46th by the Utah Jazz before his rights were traded to the Denver Nuggets on draft day, had 14 points, and ex-UMass player Jeffrey Viggiano had 10 points.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore

Games continued on Thursday as Budivelnik of Ukraine tried to make an impression in their Group A opener against Fenerbahce of Turkey but completely collapsed in the fourth quarter to fall 102-84. In the win, Bojan Bogdanovic, who was drafted 31st in 2011 by the Miami Heat before a pair of draft day trades moved his rights to their current position with the Brooklyn Nets, had 21 points, Emir Preldzic, who was drafted 57th in 2009 by the Phoenix Suns before trades moved his rights to the Washington Wizards, had 14 points and 7 assists, ex-Missouri player Linus Kleiza had 12 points, Nemanja Bjelica, who was drafted 35th in 2010 by the Washington Wizards before his rights were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, had 11 points and 6 rebounds, and ex-New Orleans player Bo McCalebb had 11 points. In the loss, ex-Missouri State player Blake Ahearn had 16 points and ex-Georgetown player DaJuan Summers had 12 points. In Group B, Anadolu Efes of Turkey easily dispatched of Italy's Emporio Armani Milan 87-67. In the win, ex-Tennessee player Scotty Hopson had 22 points and ex-Virginia Tech player Jamon Gordon had 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. In the loss, ex-Kansas player Keith Langford had 20 points and ex-Louisville player Samardo Samuels had 10 points. The chosen game of the week was the right pick as a Group D encounter between the last team in, Lietuvos Rytas, and Greek giants Panathinaikos turned out to be a classic in Lithuania, with the hosts pulling out an 84-83 win in overtime. In the win, 2007 Dallas Mavericks 50th overall pick Renaldas Seibutis had 19 points, ex-Wake Forest player Darius Songaila had 13 points and 8 rebounds, ex-Louisville player Juan Palacios had 12 points, and ex-St. John's player Omar Cook had 10 points and 11 assists. In the loss, ex-Cal State Bakersfield player Ramel Curry had 12 points and 6 rebounds, ex-Arizona State player Mike Batiste had 12 points, and ex-Maryland player James Gist and Minnesota Timberwolves 2007 57th overall pick Loukas Mavrokefalides had 10 points each. Completing the day of good Group D games was Caja Laboral Baskonia of Spain, which just managed to secure an 84-80 win over Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv at home. Ex-St. John's player Lamont Hamilton had 15 points and 8 rebounds and Tibor Pleiss, the 31st pick in 2010 by the New Jersey Nets before a pair of draft day trades moved his rights to the Oklahoma City Thunder, had 12 points and 8 rebounds in the win while ex-UNC Greensboro player Ricky Hickman had 20 points in the loss. Back in Group A, CSKA Moscow took a while to wake up from their trip from Russia to France, but eventually did so to beat Nanterre 62-59. In the win, ex-Kansas player Sasha Kaun, who was drafted 56th in 2008 by the Seattle Supersonics before his rights were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on draft day, had 16 points and 9 rebounds, ex-Arkansas player Sonny Weems had 12 points, and ex-Gonzaga player Jeremy Pargo had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Rhode Island player Will Daniels had 18 points and 7 rebounds and Deshaun Thomas, who was just drafted 58th by the San Antonio Spurs out of Ohio State, had 11 points. The last game to start was the final Group A game with FC Barcelona scrapping to a 67-60 win over Serbia's Partizan Belgrade in Spain. In the win, 2008 Utah Jazz 44th overall pick Ante Tomic and 2012 New York Knicks 48th overall pick Kostas Papanikolaou, whose rights were moved to the Houston Rockets after two trades, had 13 points each and former Texas high schooler Marcelo Huertas had 10 points and 10 assists.
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
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore

Friday included the final two Group C game. Bayern Munich, already the champions of Europe in one high profile sport, started off their debut with a short trip from Germany to Poland to take on Stelmet Zielona Gora and had an easy 94-73 win. In the win, ex-Pitt player Chevon Troutman had 19 points, ex-Santa Clara player John Bryant had 13 points and 9 rebounds, and ex-Virginia Tech player Malcolm Delaney had 10 points and 8 assists. In the loss, ex-Florida player Erving Walker and ex-JC player Przemyslaw Zamojski had 11 points each. The defending champions Olympiakos were the last team to tip off the season as they hosted Unicaja Malaga of Spain in Greece. It took them a while to establish themselves in the game, coming to life in the second half to win 69-61. In the win, ex-Michigan player Brent Petway and ex-NBA player Vassilis Spanoulis had 13 points each and ex-Hawaii player Matthew Lojeski had 12 points. 2005 Orlando Magic 11th overall pick Fran Vasquez had 12 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore
http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/ ... #!boxscore

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windsor wrote:These are just awesome. I can't thank you enough for putting in the time to provide them!

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