Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
The game between second ranked JA Vichy (10-3) and fourth ranked SPO Rouen (9-4) was the most important one in the last round on Friday night. JA Vichy was defeated by SPO Rouen in a tough game in Rouen 77-84. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of JA Vichy. Rouen dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to JA Vichy‘s 28. Rouen looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American point guard Akaemji Williams (175-1996, college: LSSU) fired 19 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals for the winners. DR Congolese Yasmin Mambo (205-2002) chipped in 13 points and 11 rebounds. Ilias Kamardine (193-2003) produced 21 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Newly promoted Rouen maintains fourth place with 9-4 record, which they share with Orleans. Vichy Clermont at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost. They share it with Boulazac. Rouen is looking forward to face EB Orthez (#7) in Pau in the next round. Vichy Clermont will play at home against Denain-Voltaire (#10) and is hoping to win this game.
Leader La Rochelle delivered the twelfth victory. This time they beat 11th ranked ALM Evreux (5-8) 90-77. Worth to mention a great performance of Swedish Johan Lofberg (199-1995) who helped to win the game recording 29 points and 5 rebounds (perfect behind the arc making all five shots). Matheo Leray contributed with 12 points and 9 assists for the winners. La Rochelle’s coach Julien Cortey allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American power forward Joe Burton (202-1990, college: Oregon St., agency: GoEmpire Group) answered with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for Evreux. La Rochelle (12-1) have an impressive series of ten victories in a row. Stade Rochelais maintains first place. Evreux at the other side keeps the eleventh position with eight games lost. They share it with Poitiers. Stade Rochelais will play against Angers (#17) at home in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Evreux will play against Orleans (#5) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
We should mention about the upset which took place in Antibes, where higher ranked Poitiers (5-8) lost to sixteenth ranked Olympique Antibes (4-9) in a road game 69-83 on Friday. Mathieu Boyer stepped up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. At the losing side Kevin Harley responded with 15 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Antibes moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Newly promoted Poitiers keeps the eleventh position with eight games lost. They share it with Evreux. Antibes will meet bottom-ranked Fos-sur-Mer (#18) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Poitiers will play against the league’s second-placed Boulazac (#2) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Other games of round 13 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Orleans defeated Angers in a road game 105-92. Boulazac beat EB Orthez at home 82-76. ASA was destroyed by Chalons-Reims on the opponent’s court 75-52. Denain-Voltaire unfortunately lost to Lille in a home game 69-86. Bottom-ranked Fos-sur-Mer recorded a loss to Nantes on the road 70-82. St.Chamond defeated Aix-Maurienne on its own court 75-63.
Angers – Orleans 92-105
There was no surprise when 16th ranked Etoile Angers (3-10) was defeated at home by fifth ranked Entente Orleans 45 (9-4) 105-92 on Friday. Orleans dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Etoile Angers‘ 44. They outrebounded Angers 35-22 including a 28-11 advantage in defensive rebounds. Orleans looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American power forward Zena Edosomwan (206-1993, college: Harvard) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds (on 10-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners and Lorenzo Thirouard-Samson (197-2001, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 15 points. Entente Orleans 45’s coach Germain Castano used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side swingman Shawn Tanner (194-2001) responded with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and American point guard Brandon Averette (179-1997, college: BYU) scored 18 points and 5 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Orleans moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Rouen. Angers lost their fifth game in a row. They dropped to the seventeenth position with ten games lost. They share it with Fos-sur-Mer. Orleans will meet at home Evreux (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Angers will play against the league’s leader Stade Rochelais (#1) in La Rochelle and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Orleans: Z.Edosomwan 21+11reb+3ast, L.Thirouard-Samson 15+3reb+3ast, K.Dukes 14+2reb+4ast, L.Negrobar 12+1reb+1ast, B.Noah 11+2reb+1ast, D.Jean-Fabrice 10+6reb
Angers: D.Poirier 18+3reb, B.Averette 18+1reb+5ast, S.Tanner 15+5reb+4ast, Q.Ruel 12+4reb, B.Aurele 11+3ast, S.Gauthier 7+7ast
gschID: 1091530
Antibes – Poitiers 83-69
We should mention about the upset which took place in Antibes, where higher ranked Poitiers (5-8) lost to sixteenth ranked Olympique Antibes (4-9) in a road game 69-83 on Friday. Antibes outrebounded Poitiers 43-23 including a 33-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. Center Mathieu Boyer (207-1995) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds for the winners and American forward Garlon Green (201-1991, college: TCU, agency: Slash Sports) chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds. At the losing side Kevin Harley (197-1994) responded with 15 points and center Jonathan Jeanne (218-1997) scored 16 points. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Antibes moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Newly promoted Poitiers keeps the eleventh position with eight games lost. They share it with Evreux. Antibes will meet bottom-ranked Fos-sur-Mer (#18) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Poitiers will play against the league’s second-placed Boulazac (#2) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Antibes: M.Boyer 22+14reb+3ast, G.Green 19+5reb+3ast, B.Palo 13+3reb+4ast, G.Pitard 10+2reb, S.Gavrilovic 7+4reb+1ast, B.Monclar 4+1reb
Poitiers: J.Jeanne 16+2reb+1ast, K.Harley 15+4reb+3ast, P.Imanol 12+2reb+1ast, E.Guillaume 10+4reb+1ast, C.Pontens 5+1reb+1ast, K.Facey 4+5reb
gschID: 1091531
Boulazac – EB Orthez 82-76
No shocking result in a game when third ranked Boulazac Basket (10-3) defeated at home 7th ranked Pau-Lacq-Orthez (7-6) 82-76 on Saturday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Boulazac forced 19 EB Orthez turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Power forward Jean-Marc Pansa (209-1997) stepped up and scored 15 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and American point guard Angelo Warner (188-1992, college: Morehead St.) chipped in 14 points and 6 assists. Four Boulazac Basket players scored in double figures. At the losing side American-Nigerian guard Michael Oguine (188-1996, college: Montana, agency: Inception Sports) responded with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists (made all of his eleven free throws !!!) and the former international Landing Sane (211-1990) scored 21 points. The victory was the ninth consecutive win for Boulazac Basket. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Vichy Clermont. Loser Pau-Lacq-Orthez keeps the seventh position with six games lost. They share it with Nantes and Lille. Boulazac will meet Poitiers (#12) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. EB Orthez will play against Rouen (#4) and hope to secure a win and be promoted back to the Betclic ELITE ProA just one year after relegation.
Top scorers:
Boulazac: J.Pansa 15+9reb+1ast, A.Warner 14+3reb+6ast, A.Vincent 13+5ast, J.Begarin 10+1reb+3ast, Y.Golitin 10+1reb+2ast, D.Adel 9+3reb+2ast
EB Orthez: M.Oguine 27+6reb+6ast, L.Sane 21+3reb+1ast, O.Madiba 7+2reb+2ast, G.Kensmil 7+7reb, B.Arthur 6+3reb+1ast, H.Dalil 4+2reb
gschID: 1091532
Chalons-Reims – ASA 75-52
There was a minor upset when 13th ranked ASA (4-9) was rolled over on the road by fifteenth ranked Chalons-Reims (4-9) 75-52 on Friday. Chalons-Reims made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 20 ASA turnovers. Forward Florian Leopold (204-2000) stepped up and scored 17 points and 7 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) for the winners and American point guard Marquis Jackson (183-1994, college: Ohio Christian) chipped in 11 points, 7 assists and 4 steals. Five Chalons-Reims players scored in double figures. At the losing side American forward Clay Mounce (199-1998, college: Furman) responded with 22 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Yohan Choupas (192-2000) scored 12 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Chalons-Reims moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated ASA. Chalons-Reims will meet Aix-Maurienne (#15) in the next round. ASA will play against St.Chamond and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Chalons-Reims: F.Leopold 17+7reb, M.Jackson 11+2reb+7ast, J.Dally 11+6reb+1ast, M.Keita 11+1reb+6ast, G.Paumier 10+6reb+2ast, D.Ugo 6+3reb
ASA: C.Mounce 22+6reb+1ast, Y.Choupas 12+2reb+3ast, H.Romain 4+2reb+2ast, C.Nwogbo 4+1reb+3ast, F.Adamovic 3+2reb+1ast, Y.MBaya 3+4reb+1ast
gschID: 1091533
Denain-Voltaire – Lille 69-86
Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked Lille Metropole and 8th ranked Denain Voltaire had identical 6-6 record. But Denain Voltaire was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Lille 86-69 on Friday night. Lille had a 30-17 advantage in offensive rebounds. American forward Marcus Santos-Silva (202-1998, college: Texas Tech) stepped up and scored 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and point guard Gaetan Meyniel (189-2000) chipped in 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Five Lille Metropole players scored in double figures. At the losing side Vincentian-Canadian forward Lien Phillip (203-1989, college: Windsor) responded with 13 points and 7 rebounds and American point guard Chris Lykes (169-1998, college: Arkansas, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 14 points. Denain Voltaire’s coach rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Lille (7-6) moved-up to seventh place, which they share with EB Orthez and Nantes. Loser Denain Voltaire dropped to the tenth position with seven games lost. Lille will meet at home Nantes (#8) in the next round. Denain-Voltaire will play against Vichy Clermont and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Lille: L.Bourhis 19+1reb+3ast, M.Santos-Silva 16+8reb+4ast, G.Meyniel 13+5reb+5ast, L.Loubaki 11+5reb+6ast, J.Eyoum 11+6reb, D.Halvin 8+8reb
Denain-Voltaire: C.Lykes 14+3reb+1ast, L.Phillip 13+7reb+1ast, G.Payen-Boucard 9+4reb+2ast, M.Kevin 8+7reb+1ast, D.Neftali 8+2reb+3ast, J.Tchicamboud 6+1reb+8ast
gschID: 1091534
Evreux – Stade Rochelais 77-90
Leader La Rochelle delivered the twelfth victory. This time they beat 11th ranked ALM Evreux (5-8) 90-77. Stade Rochelais made 21-of-26 charity shots (80.8 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three nailing 13 long-distance shots on high 54.2 percentage. Stade Rochelais players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Evreux was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of Swedish Johan Lofberg (199-1995) who helped to win the game recording 29 points and 5 rebounds (perfect behind the arc making all five shots). Point guard Matheo Leray (188-2003) contributed with 12 points and 9 assists for the winners. La Rochelle’s coach Julien Cortey allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American power forward Joe Burton (202-1990, college: Oregon St., agency: GoEmpire Group) answered with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and Serbian-Bosnian forward Adin Vrabac (206-1994, agency: PEPI SPORT) added 10 points and 7 assists in the effort for Evreux. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. La Rochelle (12-1) have an impressive series of ten victories in a row. Stade Rochelais maintains first place. Evreux at the other side keeps the eleventh position with eight games lost. They share it with Poitiers. Stade Rochelais will play against Angers (#17) at home in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Evreux will play against Orleans (#5) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Stade Rochelais: J.Lofberg 29+5reb+1ast, J.Belo 15+4reb+2ast, L.Matheo 12+1reb+9ast, T.Buchanan 10+2reb+2ast, A.Tanghe 9+3reb+1ast, J.Sanchez 6+4reb+2ast
Evreux: Y.Joseph 14+2reb+5ast, S.Raharimanantoanina 13+3reb+1ast, J.Burton 12+5reb+5ast, A.Vrabac 10+4reb+7ast, K.Kenny 8+9reb, A.Dorian 8+2ast
gschID: 1091535
Nantes – Fos-sur-Mer 82-70
Not a big story in a game when 18th ranked Provence Basket (3-10) was defeated on the road by tenth ranked Nantes (7-6) 82-70 on Friday. Nantes dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Provence Basket‘s 34. Nantes looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. DR Congolese-American guard Christian Lutete (196-1996, college: UMass Lowell) stepped up and scored 17 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and American-Hungarian point guard Darrin Govens (185-1988, college: St.Joseph’s) chipped in 14 points and 7 assists. At the losing side Damien Bouquet (197-1994) responded with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and American point guard Jamar Diggs (190-1988, college: Wofford) scored 15 points. Four Fos-sur-Mer players scored in double figures. Nantes moved-up to seventh place, which they share with EB Orthez and Lille. Fos-sur-Mer lost their sixth game in a row. They stay at the bottom position with ten games lost. They share it with Angers. Nantes will meet Lille (#9) on the road in the next round. Fos-sur-Mer will play against Antibes (#16) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Nantes: C.Lutete 17+6reb+3ast, D.Govens 14+7ast, B.Nze 10+3reb+5ast, A.Bouba 9+7reb+1ast, D.Thomas 9+3reb+3ast, A.Ndoye 8+3reb+1ast
Fos-sur-Mer: J.Diggs 15+2reb+3ast, D.Bouquet 12+7reb+4ast, V.Vent 10+7reb+1ast, S.Ho You Fat 10+4reb+1ast, D.Jordan 7, T.Smith 6+1ast
gschID: 1091536
St.Chamond – Aix-Maurienne 75-63
Everything went according to plan when seventh ranked Saint Chamond (8-5) won against at home 14th ranked Aix-Maurienne (4-9) 75-63 on Friday. St.Chamond had a 35-23 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Croatian center Antonio Vrankovic (213-1996, college: Duke) stepped up and scored 16 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners and Cameroonian forward Roger Moute a Bidias (200-1995, college: California, agency: Helping Ballers) chipped in 9 points and 7 rebounds. Saint Chamond’s coach Maxime Nelaton used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to get some rest. At the losing side guard Christopher Dauby (193-1999) responded with 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and Antiguan center Kevin Samuel (213-1997, college: USA) scored 7 points and 13 rebounds. The victory was the third consecutive win for Saint Chamond. St.Chamond moved-up to sixth place. Loser Aix-Maurienne dropped to the thirteenth position with nine games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. St.Chamond will meet ASA (#14) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Aix-Maurienne will play against Chalons-Reims and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
St.Chamond: A.Vrankovic 16+6reb+1ast, I.Seppala 15+1reb+3ast, M.Hamon-Crespin 10+2reb+1ast, R.Moute a Bidias 9+7reb+3ast, K.Ammour 9+8reb+1ast, M.Guichard 6+4reb+6ast
Aix-Maurienne: S.Kanoute 14+1reb+3ast, S.Willett 12+5reb+1ast, D.Christopher 11+8reb+4ast, F.Corentin 9+1reb+2ast, G.Noel 8+1ast, K.Samuel 7+13reb
gschID: 1091537
Rouen – Vichy Clermont 84-77
The game between second ranked JA Vichy (10-3) and fourth ranked SPO Rouen (9-4) was the most important one in the last round on Friday night. JA Vichy was defeated by SPO Rouen in a tough game in Rouen 77-84. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of JA Vichy. Rouen dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to JA Vichy‘s 28. Rouen looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American point guard Akaemji Williams (175-1996, college: LSSU) fired 19 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals for the winners. DR Congolese Yasmin Mambo (205-2002) chipped in a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds. Four SPO Rouen players scored in double figures. Ilias Kamardine (193-2003) produced 21 points and 5 rebounds and forward Noah Penda (200-2005) added 11 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Newly promoted Rouen maintains fourth place with 9-4 record, which they share with Orleans. Vichy Clermont at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost. They share it with Boulazac. Rouen is looking forward to face EB Orthez (#7) in Pau in the next round. Vichy Clermont will play at home against Denain-Voltaire (#10) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Rouen: A.Williams 19+7reb+7ast, M.Brisker 14+5ast, M.Yasmin 13+11reb+1ast, C.Galliou 13+1ast, E.Kayouloud 6+4reb+1ast, K.Gourari 6+5reb+3ast
Vichy Clermont: K.Ilias 21+5reb+3ast, P.Noah 11+8reb+2ast, M.Ertel II 11+4reb+3ast, G.Mamadou 8+3reb+2ast, I.Djambo 7+2reb+1ast, E.Omogbo 7
gschID: 1091538
