Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
The most interesting game of round 16 was a derby match between two teams from Serbia. The game took place in Beograd where first ranked Crvena Zvezda won against visiting Borac CA (7-9) 90-74. Crvena Zvezda outrebounded Borac 37-23 including a 16-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Brazilian point guard Yago Matheus (175-1999) who helped to win the game recording 24 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists and Lithuanian swingman Rokas Giedraitis (200-1992) who added 15 points and 4 assists during the contest. At the losing side American point guard Ronaldo Segu (183-1999, college: Buffalo) responded with 20 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defending Serbian champion maintains first position with 14-2 record. Borac at the other side keeps the eighth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Split and S.Centar. Crvena Zvezda’s supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beograd FMP BG.
One of the most interesting games of round 16 was a derby match between two teams from Serbia. The game took place in Beograd where sixth ranked Mega BG won against visiting FMP BG (5-11) 86-72. The winners were led by Turkish point guard Omer Ilyasoglu (193-2001) who scored that evening 20 points and 7 assists and Uros Plavsic supported him with 19 points. Even a double-double of 10 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists by forward Nikola Saranovic (200-2003, agency: Octagon Europe) did not help to save the game for FMP BG. FMP BG’s coach rotated twelve players and allowed the starting five to rest. Mega BG have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain sixth position with 9-7 record. FMP BG at the other side keeps the twelfth place with 11 games lost. Mega BG’s supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beograd to the arena Partizan.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Slovenian Cedevita Ol. (11-5) against eleventh ranked Croatian Split (7-9) on Friday night. Visiting Cedevita Ol. was defeated by Split in a tough game in Split 85-93. Shannon Shorter fired 25 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Karlo Matkovic produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds for lost side. Cedevita Ol.’s coach tested eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Split have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Borac and S.Centar. Defending Slovenian champion Cedevita Ol. dropped to the third position with five games lost. They share it with Buducnost. Split will meet Borac (#9) in the next round. Cedevita Ol. will play against Igokea (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
There were no shocking results in the other games in round 16: Partizan won against Cibona on the opponent’s court 87-74. Krka lost to Montenegrin defending champion Buducnost in a home game 75-86. Zadar recorded a loss to Mornar on the road 78-86. S.Centar lost to Bosnian defending champion Igokea on its own court 81-90.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 20 points by Nikola Maric of Igokea.
Cibona – Partizan 74-87
Very expected game in Zagreb where 11th ranked Croatian Cibona (6-10) was defeated by second ranked Serbian Partizan (12-4) 87-74 on Monday. Guard Danilo Andjusic (194-1991) fired 17 points for the winners. Brazilian center Bruno Caboclo (206-1995) chipped in 18 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Serbian Aleksandar Aranitovic (195-1998) produced 17 points and 8 assists and point guard Kresimir Radovcic (195-1997) added 16 points and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Four Cibona players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Partizan have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 12-4 record having just two points less than leader Crvena Zvezda. Loser Cibona keeps the eleventh place with ten games lost. Partizan’s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beograd Mega BG.
Top scorers:
Cibona: A.Aranitovic 17+3reb+8ast, K.Radovcic 16+2reb+5ast, J.Mustapic 13+3reb+4ast, M.Bosnjak 11+8reb+2ast, I.Perasovic 6+1reb, B.Tomislav 5+7reb+1ast
Partizan: B.Caboclo 18+3reb+1ast, D.Andjusic 17+4reb+3ast, B.Koprivica 10+2reb, Z.LeDay 10+6reb+1ast, O.Jaramaz 10+2ast, K.Punter 8+3reb+5ast
gschID: 1132700
Crvena Zvezda – Borac CA 90-74
The most interesting game of round 16 was a derby match between two teams from Serbia. The game took place in Beograd where first ranked Crvena Zvezda won against visiting Borac CA (7-9) 90-74. Crvena Zvezda outrebounded Borac 37-23 including a 16-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Brazilian point guard Yago Matheus (175-1999) who helped to win the game recording 24 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists and Lithuanian swingman Rokas Giedraitis (200-1992) who added 15 points and 4 assists during the contest. At the losing side American point guard Ronaldo Segu (183-1999, college: Buffalo) responded with 20 points and his fellow American import forward Tylan Birts (197-1996, college: Barry) scored 12 points and 8 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defending Serbian champion maintains first position with 14-2 record. Borac at the other side keeps the eighth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Split and S.Centar. Crvena Zvezda’s supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Beograd FMP BG.
Top scorers:
Borac CA: R.Segu 20+3reb+2ast, F.Rebraca 13+3reb, A.Uskokovic 12+1reb+4ast, T.Birts 12+8reb+2ast, D.Tasic 9+1reb+1ast, J.Franklin 8+4reb+2ast
Crvena Zvezda: Y.Matheus 24+7reb+7ast, L.Mitrovic 16+3reb+2ast, R.Giedraitis 15+2reb+4ast, M.Tobey 13+6reb, F.Gillespie 9+5reb, D.Davidovac 7+3reb
gschID: 1132701
Krka – Buducnost 75-86
Very predictable result in Novo Mesto where fourth ranked Montenegrin Buducnost (11-5) defeated 13th ranked Slovenian Krka (3-13) 86-75 on Sunday. Buducnost made 20-of-23 free shots (87.0 percent) during the game. Bosnian center Kenan Kamenjas (207-2000) fired a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. American swingman Brandon Paul (193-1991, college: Illinois, agency: Pensack Sports) chipped in 20 points. Buducnost’s coach used an eleven-player rotation saving starting five for next games. American forward Jairus Hamilton (203-2000, college: WKU) produced 15 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Jan Span (189-1992) added 10 points and 8 assists respectively for lost side. Five Krka players scored in double figures. Buducnost have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending Montenegrin champion moved-up to third place, which they share with Cedevita Ol. Krka lost third consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth position with 13 games lost. Buducnost will meet Cibona (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Krka will play against Zadar and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Krka: J.Hamilton 15+5reb, C.Miha 13+3reb+1ast, D.Planinic 11+2reb+1ast, L.Stergar 10+5reb+2ast, J.Span 10+1reb+8ast, M.Radovanovic 8+3reb+2ast
Buducnost: B.Paul 20+2reb+2ast, K.Kamenjas 17+11reb+2ast, V.Mihailovic 16+3reb+2ast, M.Wright IV 9+3reb+7ast, N.Tanaskovic 7+5reb+1ast, M.Jones 7+1reb+2ast
gschID: 1132702
Mega BG – FMP BG 86-72
One of the most interesting games of round 16 was a derby match between two teams from Serbia. The game took place in Beograd where sixth ranked Mega BG won against visiting FMP BG (5-11) 86-72. Mega BG players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. FMP BG was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. The winners were led by Turkish point guard Omer Ilyasoglu (193-2001) who scored that evening 20 points and 7 assists and forward Uros Plavsic (213-1998, college: Tennessee) supported him with 19 points. Even a double-double of 10 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists by forward Nikola Saranovic (200-2003, agency: Octagon Europe) did not help to save the game for FMP BG. Swingman Vojislav Stojanovic (199-1997) added 13 points and 4 assists for lost side. FMP BG’s coach rotated twelve players and allowed the starting five to rest. Mega BG have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain sixth position with 9-7 record. FMP BG at the other side keeps the twelfth place with 11 games lost. Mega BG’s supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Beograd to the arena Partizan.
Top scorers:
FMP BG: V.Stojanovic 13+4reb+4ast, K.Foster 12+1reb, S.Nikola 10+10reb+4ast, M.Rebec 8+4reb+3ast, A.Stepanovic 7+5reb, O.Kuzmic 6+5reb
Mega BG: O.Ilyasoglu 20+1reb+7ast, U.Plavsic 19+4reb+2ast, J.Filip 12+1reb, M.Timotej 9+4reb+1ast, D.Nikola 8+2ast, J.Andrija 5+10reb+3ast
gschID: 1132703
Mornar – Zadar 86-78
There was an upset in Bar where higher ranked Croatian Zadar (8-8) was defeated by bottom-ranked Montenegrin Mornar (2-14) 86-78 on Saturday. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Mornar made 7 blocks. Serbian center Uros Lukovic (213-1989) fired a double-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) for the winners. American point guard Tavian Dunn-Martin (173-1998, college: FGCU) chipped in 19 points. Mornar’s coach used a ten-player rotation saving starting five for next games. Power forward Karlo Zganec (206-1995, agency: PEPI SPORT) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds and Bosnian forward Dario Dreznjak (204-1998) added 13 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Zadar players scored in double figures. Mornar maintains fourteenth position with 2-14 record. Defending Croatian champion Zadar keeps the seventh place with eight games lost. Mornar will meet at home higher ranked S.Centar (#10) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Zadar will play against Krka and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Zadar: A.Lakic 19+4reb+3ast, K.Zganec 18+10reb+3ast, D.Dreznjak 13+10reb+3ast, L.Bozic 10+3reb+3ast, J.Davis 8+3reb, P.Vujacic 5+2reb
Mornar: T.Dunn-Martin 19+3reb+3ast, U.Lukovic 17+10reb, M.Starovlah 15+7reb+1ast, A.Gavrilovic 9+2reb+1ast, M.Lewis 7, M.Weathers 7+6reb+2ast
gschID: 1132704
Split – Cedevita Ol. 93-85
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Slovenian Cedevita Ol. (11-5) against eleventh ranked Croatian Split (7-9) on Friday night. Visiting Cedevita Ol. was defeated by Split in a tough game in Split 85-93. Split made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American Shannon Shorter (193-1989, college: N.Texas) fired 25 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. The other American import forward Lewis Sullivan (201-1995, college: UAB, agency: BIG) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds. Four Split players scored in double figures. Bosnian-Croatian power forward Karlo Matkovic (208-2001) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds and swingman Jaka Blazic (196-1990) added 7 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side. Cedevita Ol.’s coach tested eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Split have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Borac and S.Centar. Defending Slovenian champion Cedevita Ol. dropped to the third position with five games lost. They share it with Buducnost. Split will meet Borac (#9) in the next round. Cedevita Ol. will play against Igokea (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Cedevita Ol.: K.Matkovic 21+12reb+1ast, D.Stewart Jr. 14+2reb, R.Radovic 11+2reb, S.Jones 8+6reb+1ast, J.Blazic 7+9reb+3ast, G.Glas 7+3reb+3ast
Split: S.Shorter 25+6reb+8ast, D.Funderburk 14+2reb+2ast, M.Kalajzic 14+2reb+4ast, L.Sullivan 13+8reb+3ast, T.Perkovic 9+3reb+5ast, K.Vito 9
gschID: 1132705
S.Centar – Igokea 81-90
Everything went according to plan in Podgorica where fifth ranked Bosnian Igokea (10-6) beat 9th ranked Montenegrin S.Centar (7-9) 90-81 on Sunday. Igokea shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 52.2 percentage. Guard Kosta Kondic (193-2001) fired 18 points and 5 assists for the winners. Forward Nikola Maric (207-1998, college: UALR) chipped in 20 points (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Croatian point guard Borna Kapusta (182-1996) produced 11 points and 7 assists and American swingman Aubrey Dawkins (198-1995, college: UCF) added 14 points respectively for lost side. Five S.Centar players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending Bosnian champion maintains fifth position with 10-6 record. S.Centar lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Split and Borac. Igokea will meet higher ranked Cedevita Ol. (#3) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. S.Centar will play against Mornar (#14) in Bar and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
S.Centar: A.Dawkins 14+4reb+1ast, B.Luka 13+3reb+2ast, B.Kapusta 11+2reb+7ast, M.Dreznjak 10+3ast, T.Ivisic 10+3reb+1ast, N.Pavlicevic 8+3ast
Igokea: N.Maric 20+4reb, K.Kondic 18+3reb+5ast, M.Nakic 14+5reb+3ast, D.Milosavljevic 9+2reb+3ast, B.Mihailo 8+4reb, M.Jeremic 7+1reb+1ast
gschID: 1132706
