POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
Reginald Kissoonlal
There were just three rounds played in Regular Season of BasketLigaen and we can clearly see which teams will fight for top positions and which will try to avoid bottom places. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
The most surprising game was a loss of Vaerlose (2-1) at the home court on Friday night. Hosts were rolled over by Randers (1-1) 109-80. Randers dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Vaerlose’s 32 and made 28-of-35 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Vaerlose 48-31 including a 39-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. 27 personal fouls committed by Vaerlose helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for American-Jamaican power forward Reginald Kissoonlal (213-96, college: Marian, IN, agency: One Motive Sports) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). The former international forward Chris Nielsen (193-85) contributed with 24 points for the winners. Guard Mikkel Hauge (193-99, college: Seattle) answered with 15 points and 6 rebounds for Vaerlose. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Randers are looking forward to face Svendborg at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Vaerlose will play against Wolfpack in Herlev and is hoping to win this game.
Naestved (3-0) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat Horsens IC (0-3) 91-77. It was a great evening for American guard Brevin Pritzl (191-96, college: Wisconsin, agency: GoEmpire Group) who led his team to a victory scoring 24 points and 5 assists. Bubu Palo helped adding 18 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). The best for the losing side was American guard Khalil Ahmad (191-96, college: CS Fullerton, agency: Slash Sports) with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. Naestved will play against Copenhagen (#7) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Horsens IC will have a break next round.
The game in Copenhagen supposed to be also quite interesting. Svendborg (3-0) played at the court of Copenhagen (1-2). Svendborg smashed Copenhagen 97-74 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for Tyre Gathright who led the winners and scored 24 points. Carlo Urne came up with 23 points for Copenhagen in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Svendborg will meet Randers (#5) on the road in the next round. Copenhagen will play against Naestved and hope to win that game.
In the last two games of round 3 Wolfpack lost to undefeated Bakken on the road 69-106. Winless Amager lost to BAC on its own court 83-96.
The most impressive performance of 3rd round was 21 points and 8 rebounds by Jordan Dallas of Amager.
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Vaerlose – Randers 80-109
The most surprising game was a loss of Vaerlose (2-1) at the home court on Friday night. Hosts were rolled over by Randers (1-1) 109-80. Randers dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Vaerlose’s 32 and made 28-of-35 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Vaerlose 48-31 including a 39-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. 27 personal fouls committed by Vaerlose helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for American-Jamaican power forward Reginald Kissoonlal (213-96, college: Marian, IN, agency: One Motive Sports) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). The former international forward Chris Nielsen (193-85) contributed with 24 points for the winners. Kissoonlal is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Guard Mikkel Hauge (193-99, college: Seattle) answered with 15 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Asbjorn Nerlov (196-98) added 17 points in the effort for Vaerlose. Five Randers and four Vaerlose players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Randers are looking forward to face Svendborg at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Vaerlose will play against Wolfpack in Herlev and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Vaerlose: A.Nerlov 17+4reb+1ast, V.Balsa 15+1reb+2ast, M.Hauge 15+6reb+2ast, E.Dieng 10+6reb, P.Moller 7+5reb+3ast, K.Formann 6+1reb+2ast
Randers: C.Nielsen 24+2ast, R.Kissoonlal 22+14reb+3ast, T.Phills 13+8reb+4ast, K.Jonathan 12+1reb+3ast, B.Bynum 10+7reb+1ast, S.Eleraky 9+5reb+1ast
gschID: 900669
Naestved – Horsens IC 91-77
Naestved (3-0) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat Horsens IC (0-3) 91-77. Naestved players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. It was a great evening for American guard Brevin Pritzl (191-96, college: Wisconsin, agency: GoEmpire Group) who led his team to a victory scoring 24 points and 5 assists. Burkinabe-American Bubu Palo (185-91, college: Iowa St.) helped adding 18 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). The best for the losing side was American guard Khalil Ahmad (191-96, college: CS Fullerton, agency: Slash Sports) with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists and the other American import guard Andy Cleaves II (188, college: CS Stanislaus) scored 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Five Naestved and four Horsens IC players scored in double figures. Naestved will play against Copenhagen (#7) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Horsens IC will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Horsens IC: K.Ahmad 32+6reb+9ast, B.Serdarevic 13+1ast, A.Cleaves II 12+6reb+5ast, K.Bar 10+8reb+2ast, M.Magnus 6+2reb+1ast, M.Jespersen 4+11reb+1ast
Naestved: B.Pritzl 24+4reb+5ast, V.Bailey 20+6reb+4ast, B.Palo 18+7reb+8ast, K.Williams 13+4reb+1ast, M.Christensen 11+8reb+6ast, M.Poulsen 4
gschID: 900670
Copenhagen – Svendborg 74-97
The game in Copenhagen supposed to be also quite interesting. Svendborg (3-0) played at the court of Copenhagen (1-2). Svendborg smashed Copenhagen 97-74 on Saturday. Svendborg dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Copenhagen’s 26. They outrebounded Copenhagen 45-27 including a 22-11 advantage in offensive rebounds. Svendborg looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Tyre Gathright (193-96, college: St.Augustine) who led the winners and scored 24 points. Bahamas Aaron Levarity (203-97, college: Milligan) accounted for 13 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side. Gathright is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Svendborg players scored in double figures. Swingman Carlo Urne (198-0) came up with 23 points and Hannibal Salomon (195-0) added 13 points respectively for Copenhagen in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Svendborg will meet Randers (#5) on the road in the next round. Copenhagen will play against Naestved and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Copenhagen: U.Carlo 23+4reb, H.Salomon 13+4reb+3ast, F.Frederic 11+5reb+3ast, B.Sharif 7, B.Peter 5+3reb+1ast, Z.Moore 4+3reb+2ast
Svendborg: T.Gathright 24+4reb, S.Aris 13+4reb+8ast, A.Levarity 13+11reb+3ast, F.Bradley Jr. 11+3reb+1ast, N.Jonsson 8+4reb+1ast, B.Norfleet 7+5ast
gschID: 900671
Bakken – Wolfpack 106-69
No shocking result in a game when Bakken (2-0) crushed Wolfpack (1-2) in Aarhus 106-69 on Saturday. Bakken forced 20 Wolfpack turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American center Travis Taylor (203-90, college: Xavier, agency: Slash Sports) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 17 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Ryan Evans (202-90, college: Wisconsin) accounted for 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Five Bakken players scored in double figures. Forward Marqus Mitrovic (202-4) came up with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 15 rebounds and forward Leonardo Carlino (198-0) added 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Wolfpack in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Bakken’s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Aarhus BAC.
Top scorers:
Wolfpack: L.Carlino 18+6reb+4ast, M.Marqus 14+15reb, A.Mortensen 9+6reb+5ast, W.Asplund 8+4reb, P.Nicholas 6+1reb+1ast, M.Nedic 6+3reb+3ast
Bakken: T.Taylor 19+17reb+3ast, M.Harris 17+5reb+4ast, T.Ongwae 16+4reb+3ast, R.Evans 15+8reb+4ast, A.Harbo 12+2reb+1ast, D.Jukic 10+5reb+5ast
gschID: 900672
Amager – BAC 83-96
But Amager was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Aarhus 96-83 on Saturday night. BAC made 22-of-27 free shots (81.5 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Amager turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for guard Mads Hansen (190-2) who led the winners and scored 25 points and 4 assists (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). Forward Gustav Johansen (197-0) accounted for 23 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Four BAC players scored in double figures. Forward Andreas Meilby (200-92) came up with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and American power forward Jordan Dallas (208-97, college: Seattle) added 21 points and 8 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) respectively for Amager in the defeat. Amager’s coach rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn’t help. BAC’s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Aarhus to the arena Bakken.
Top scorers:
Amager: A.Meilby 25+5reb+4ast, J.Dallas 21+8reb+2ast, A.Hoier 8+3reb, T.James 7+4reb+6ast, M.Bjornaa 5+6reb+2ast, T.Bjarkason 5+6reb+1ast
BAC: H.Mads 25+4reb+4ast, J.Gustav 23+5reb+2ast, L.Daniel 17+4reb+1ast, K.Thomann 16+12reb+1ast, J.Sinding 8+7reb+7ast, K.Tobias 7+3ast
gschID: 900673
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