Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
An interesting game for HydroTruck (20-7) which hosted in Radom 4th placed GKS (18-9). Second ranked HydroTruck managed to get a 10-point victory 79-69. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of GKS. HydroTruck forced 20 GKS turnovers. It was a good game for American point guard Kaheem Ransom (186-1993, college: SHSU) who led his team to a victory with 19 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. Forward Damian Jeszke (202-1995) contributed with 20 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Radoslaw Trubacz (196-1994) answered with 23 points and 5 rebounds for GKS. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. HydroTruck maintains second place with 20-7 record behind leader Walbrzych. GKS at the other side keeps the fourth position with nine games lost. HydroTruck are looking forward to face Kociewskie Diably (#5) in Starogard Gdanski in the next round. GKS will play at home against Polonia and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
1Liga top team – Gornik (21-6) added another victory to their record. This time they beat thirteenth ranked SGH (11-15) in Krakow 95-88. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of SGH. It was a great evening for the former international center Piotr Niedzwiedzki (211-1993) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks. Arinze Chidom helped adding 15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. The best for the losing side was Wojciech Leszczynski (190-1992) with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Gornik have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They maintain first place with 21-6 record. SGH at the other side keeps the thirteenth position with 15 games lost. Gornik will play against bottom-ranked Start 2 (#18) in Lublin in the next round which should be an easy win for them. SGH will play on the road against AZS PO (#8) in Opole and hopes to get back on the winning track.
A very close game took place in Wroclaw between WKK and AZS PO. Fourteenth ranked WKK (11-16) got a very close home victory over higher ranked AZS PO (15-12). WKK managed to escape with a 1-point win 83-82 on Saturday evening. It was quite big embarassment for the guest team. It was an exceptional evening for Tomasz Ochonko who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 assists (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!). Michal Jodlowski came up with 13 points and 5 assists for AZS PO in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. WKK maintains fourteenth place with 11-16 record. Loser AZS PO keeps the seventh position with 12 games lost. They share it with Koszalin. WKK will meet higher ranked Polonia (#9) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. AZS PO will play against SGH and hope to secure a win.
There were no big surprises in other games of round 27: Koszalin smashed Lublin 2 on the road 116-74. Poznan won against Polonia W-wa on its own court 86-71. Zgorzelec was outscored by Bytom in a road game 86-64. Dziki Wwa managed to beat Starogard Gd. at home 81-75. Pelplin was defeated by Kolobrzeg on the opponent’s court 79-68.
The most impressive performance of 27th round was 12 points and 4 assists by James Washington of Kolobrzeg.
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Lublin 2 – Koszalin 74-116
No shocking result in a game when eighth ranked Zak (15-12) crushed bottom-ranked Start 2 (1-25) in Lublin 116-74 on Sunday. Zak dominated down low during the game scoring 82 of its points in the paint compared to Start 2’s 42. Zak forced 32 Start 2 turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Start 2’s players. It was an exceptional evening for Wojciech Pisarczyk (201-1988) who led the winners and scored 21 points, 5 assists and 4 steals (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Center Sebastian Rompa (210-2001) accounted for 15 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side. Five Zak players scored in double figures. Norbert Ziolko (189-1999) came up with 28 points and power forward Milosz Ziolkowski (202-2003) added 10 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Start 2 in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zak moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Opole. Start 2 lost their eighteenth game in a row. They stay dead last with 25 lost games. Zak will meet at home Slask (#15) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Start 2 will play against the league’s leader Gornik where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Koszalin: W.Pisarczyk 21+3reb+5ast, S.Rompa 15+12reb+1ast, J.Dloniak 15+2reb+2ast, M.Itrich 13+8reb, M.Kaszowski 11+2reb+8ast, M.Marcinkowski 11+2reb+2ast
Lublin 2: N.Ziolko 28+3reb, N.Wojciech 12+1ast, Z.Milosz 10+11reb+1ast, G.Michal 7+5reb, M.Kacper 6+3reb+2ast, S.Kacper 6+1ast
gschID: 997834
Krakow – Walbrzych 88-95
1Liga top team – Gornik (21-6) added another victory to their record. This time they beat thirteenth ranked SGH (11-15) in Krakow 95-88. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of SGH. Gornik dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to SGH’s 36. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 31 assists. It was a great evening for the former international center Piotr Niedzwiedzki (211-1993) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks. American forward Arinze Chidom (206-1997, college: UC Riverside) helped adding 15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. The best for the losing side was Wojciech Leszczynski (190-1992) with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Michal Lis (187-2002) produced a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Gornik have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They maintain first place with 21-6 record. SGH at the other side keeps the thirteenth position with 15 games lost. Gornik will play against bottom-ranked Start 2 (#18) in Lublin in the next round which should be an easy win for them. SGH will play on the road against AZS PO (#8) in Opole and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Walbrzych: P.Niedzwiedzki 23+7reb+3ast, A.Chidom 15+7reb+5ast, D.Durski 11+3reb+3ast, A.Kordalski 10+3reb+11ast, H.Kruszczynski 10+2reb+3ast, B.Majewski 9+5reb+6ast
Krakow: W.Leszczynski 25+5reb+5ast, L.Michal 11+4reb+11ast, P.Wydra 11+2reb+4ast, A.Mohamed 10+5reb+1ast, S.Szymon 8+7reb+1ast, T.Szymanski 7+2reb+1ast
gschID: 997835
WKK Wroclaw – Opole 83-82
A very close game took place in Wroclaw between WKK and AZS PO. Fourteenth ranked WKK (11-16) got a very close home victory over higher ranked AZS PO (15-12). WKK managed to escape with a 1-point win 83-82 on Saturday evening. It was quite big embarassment for the guest team. WKK made 24-of-25 free shots (96.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Tomasz Ochonko (183-1986, agency: BIG) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 assists (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!). Swingman Maksymilian Wilczek (197-2004) accounted for 20 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side. Four WKK players scored in double figures. Power forward Michal Jodlowski (208-1998) came up with 13 points and 5 assists and point guard Jakub Kobel (190-1998) added 10 points and 4 assists respectively for AZS PO in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. WKK maintains fourteenth place with 11-16 record. Loser AZS PO keeps the seventh position with 12 games lost. They share it with Koszalin. WKK will meet higher ranked Polonia (#9) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. AZS PO will play against SGH and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
WKK Wroclaw: D.Rutkowski 21+3reb+1ast, W.Maksymilian 20+8reb+1ast, T.Ochonko 18+2reb+11ast, S.Kiwilsza 12+9reb, M.Gabinski 8+3reb+1ast, F.Matusiak 2
Opole: M.Jodlowski 13+4reb+5ast, A.Kaczmarzyk 12+1reb+2ast, J.Kobel 10+3reb+4ast, A.Skiba 9+4ast, A.Mielczarek 8+1reb+2ast, M.Kroczak 8+3reb
gschID: 997836
Poznan – Polonia W-wa 86-71
There was an upset when higher ranked Polonia (14-13) lost to thirteenth ranked Enea Basket (12-15) in Poznan 71-86 on Saturday. Enea Basket outrebounded Polonia 42-29 including 33 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for guard Marcin Dymala (187-1990) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Power forward Wojciech Fras (202-1991) accounted for 19 points and 13 rebounds for the winning side. Four Enea Basket players scored in double figures. Enea Basket’s coach Przemyslaw Szurek used entire bench saving starting five for next games. Point guard Patryk Gospodarek (184-1994) came up with 15 points and power forward Adam Linowski (199-1987) added 9 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Polonia in the defeat. Enea Basket moved-up to twelfth place. Polonia at the other side, also newcomer in the league, dropped to the ninth position with 13 games lost. Enea Basket will meet Turow (#17) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Polonia will play against WKK (#14) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Poznan: M.Dymala 24+14reb+6ast, W.Fras 19+13reb+3ast, M.Tomaszewski 12+2reb+4ast, M.Wielechowski 11+2reb+4ast, N.Jan 8+4reb+1ast, A.Jakub 8+2reb
Polonia W-wa: P.Gospodarek 15+2reb+3ast, S.Barnes-Thompkins 11+5reb+1ast, M.Kierlewicz 10+3reb+1ast, A.Linowski 9+9reb, M.Dutkiewicz 7+1reb+2ast, M.Wielunski 7+1reb+1ast
gschID: 997837
Bytom – Zgorzelec 86-64
Everything could happen in Bytom at the game between two tied teams. Both seventeenth ranked Polonia and 16th ranked Turow had identical 7-19 record. This time Polonia used a home court advantage and rolled over the opponent from Zgorzelec 86-64 on Saturday night. Polonia shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 52.2 percentage. It was an exceptional evening for Marek Piechowicz (201-1988) who led the winners and scored 17 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). American guard Alphonso Willis (188-1998, college: A&M-Commerce) accounted for 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Four Polonia players scored in double figures. Forward Arkadiusz Adamczyk (200-1999) came up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) and swingman Szymon Pawlak (192-1998) added 19 points and 12 rebounds respectively for Turow in the defeat. Polonia (8-19) moved-up to sixteenth place. Loser Turow dropped to the seventeenth position with 20 games lost. Polonia will meet higher ranked GKS (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Turow will play against Enea Basket (#12) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Bytom: M.Piechowicz 17+6reb+2ast, A.Willis 14+5reb+4ast, P.Bogdanowicz 12+1reb+4ast, P.Wieczorek 12+2reb+3ast, M.Chrabota 11+4reb+2ast, R.Pawel 7+4reb+2ast
Zgorzelec: A.Adamczyk 22+12reb+1ast, S.Pawlak 19+12reb+1ast, M.Jedrzejewski 6+1reb+1ast, S.Mikolaj 6, E.Maksymilian 4+2reb, K.Jakobczyk 3+1reb+2ast
gschID: 997838
Radom – Tychy 79-69
An interesting game for HydroTruck (20-7) which hosted in Radom 4th placed GKS (18-9). Second ranked HydroTruck managed to get a 10-point victory 79-69. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of GKS. HydroTruck forced 20 GKS turnovers. It was a good game for American point guard Kaheem Ransom (186-1993, college: SHSU) who led his team to a victory with 19 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. Forward Damian Jeszke (202-1995) contributed with 20 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Radoslaw Trubacz (196-1994) answered with 23 points and 5 rebounds and power forward Patryk Kedel (201-1999) added 13 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for GKS. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. HydroTruck maintains second place with 20-7 record behind leader Walbrzych. GKS at the other side keeps the fourth position with nine games lost. HydroTruck are looking forward to face Kociewskie Diably (#5) in Starogard Gdanski in the next round. GKS will play at home against Polonia and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Radom: D.Jeszke 20+9reb+3ast, K.Ransom 19+7reb+8ast, F.Zegzula 13+8reb, F.Maksymilian 9+1reb, J.Patoka 7+4reb+1ast, M.Sadlo 6+1reb+1ast
Tychy: R.Trubacz 23+5reb+3ast, K.Nowakowski 13+4reb+1ast, P.Kedel 13+7reb+1ast, M.Koperski 9+1reb+1ast, P.Stankowski 5+2reb+4ast, K.Makowski 3+1reb+1ast
gschID: 997839
Dziki Wwa – Starogard Gd. 81-75
Not a big story in a game when 5th ranked Kociewskie Diably (17-10) lost to third ranked Dziki (19-8) in Warszawa 75-81 on Saturday. Dziki forced 20 Kociewskie Diably turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was an exceptional evening for power forward Mateusz Bartosz (205-1987) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 13 rebounds. Michal Aleksandrowicz (192-1989) accounted for 18 points and 5 assists for the winning side. Wojciech Czerlonko (195-1995) came up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and American point guard Daniel Venzant (178-1998, college: St.Edward’s) added 18 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Kociewskie Diably in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Dziki maintains third place with 19-8 record having just two points less than leader Walbrzych. Loser Kociewskie Diably keeps the fifth position with ten games lost. Dziki will meet Decka (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kociewskie Diably will play against the league’s second-placed HydroTruck (#2) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Dziki Wwa: M.Bartosz 24+13reb+2ast, M.Aleksandrowicz 18+3reb+5ast, R.Komenda 10+2reb, M.Motel 7+4reb+2ast, P.Kuzkow 7+3reb+3ast, A.Czujkowski 6+4reb+5ast
Starogard Gd.: D.Venzant 18+7reb+1ast, W.Czerlonko 15+12reb+4ast, P.Lis 12+1ast, D.Janiak 9+4reb+6ast, Z.Oskar 8+3reb, K.Burczyk 5
gschID: 997840
Kolobrzeg – Pelplin 79-68
Everything went according to plan when sixth ranked Kotwica (16-11) defeated 11th ranked Decka (13-14) in Kolobrzeg 79-68 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for Mikolaj Kurpisz (203-1998) who led the winners and scored 6 points and 12 rebounds. Naturalized American point guard James Washington (182-1987, college: MTSU) accounted for 12 points and 4 assists for the winning side. Forward Krystian Tyszka (198-1998) came up with 13 points and 7 rebounds and guard Wojciech Dzierzak (185-2001) added 11 points respectively for Decka in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Kotwica maintains sixth place with 16-11 record. Loser Decka keeps the eleventh position with 14 games lost. Kotwica will meet Miast Szkla (#10) in the next round. Decka will play against Dziki and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Kolobrzeg: S.Dlugosz 16+3reb, P.Dzierzak 13+2reb+3ast, J.Washington 12+4reb+4ast, W.Kowalenko 11+1reb, P.Pulkotycki 8+3reb, P.Smigielski 7+2reb+4ast
Pelplin: K.Tyszka 13+7reb+2ast, W.Dzierzak 11+3reb+2ast, D.Ciesielski 9+1reb+4ast, R.Janik 8+3ast, H.Wyszkowski 8+4reb+1ast, P.Kopycki 6+1reb+1ast
gschID: 997841
