Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Vichy. Second ranked JA Vichy faced one of their biggest challengers Boulazac Basket. Host JA Vichy (13-3) defeated guests from Boulazac (12-5) 94-84. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Boulazac Basket. Vichy Clermont made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Boulazac 37-26 including 25 on the defensive glass. Vichy Clermont looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Vichy Clermont made 7 blocks. Forward Noah Penda (200-2005) fired a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Forward Mamadou Guisse (197-2001) chipped in 13 points and 6 rebounds. American point guard Angelo Warner (188-1992, college: Morehead St.) produced 22 points for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. JA Vichy have a solid three-game winning streak. Vichy Clermont maintains second position with 13-3 record behind leader Stade Rochelais. Boulazac at the other side keeps the third place with five games lost. Vichy Clermont are looking forward to face Antibes (#15) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Boulazac will play against Angers (#17) and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
Leader La Rochelle delivered the fourteenth victory. This time they beat 7th ranked Saint Chamond (8-8) 66-56. Worth to mention a great performance of British forward Jubrile Belo (204-1998, college: Montana St.) who helped to win the game recording 10 points and 9 rebounds. Jerome Sanchez contributed with 8 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. La Rochelle’s coach Julien Cortey allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. point guard Mathieu Guichard (188-1988) replied with 12 points for St.Chamond. Stade Rochelais maintains first position with 14-2 record. St.Chamond lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with eight games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Stade Rochelais will play against Orleans (#5) on the road in the next round. St.Chamond will play against Poitiers and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
We should mention about the upset which took place in Angers, where higher ranked ALM Evreux (7-9) lost to seventeenth ranked Etoile Angers (4-12) in a road game 78-82 on Friday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of ALM Evreux. Worth to mention a great performance of Brandon Averette who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 4 assists. At the losing side Paul Rigot responded with 22 points and 5 rebounds. ALM Evreux’s coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Angers maintains seventeenth position with 4-12 record. Loser ALM Evreux dropped to the eleventh place with nine games lost. They share the position with Denain-Voltaire. Angers will meet higher ranked Boulazac (#3) on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Evreux will play against ASA (#13) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Rest of the games of round 16 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Lille defeated Aix-Maurienne in a road game 77-69. ASA beat Rouen at home 77-64. Antibes lost to Orleans on the opponent’s court 82-86. EB Orthez managed to outperform Nantes in a home game 89-78. Chalons-Reims managed to beat Fos-sur-Mer on the road 98-91. Poitiers defeated Denain-Voltaire on its own court 81-75. Nantes was smashed by Boulazac in a road game 97-75.
Aix-Maurienne – Lille 69-77
There was no surprise in Aix-les-Bains where 13th ranked Aix-Maurienne (6-10) was defeated by tenth ranked Lille Metropole (8-8) 77-69 on Friday. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Marcus Santos-Silva (202-1998, college: Texas Tech) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Luc Loubaki (192-1997) who added 8 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. At the losing side Kittitian-American swingman Shaun Willett (193-1996, college: Queens, NC) responded with a double-double by scoring 24 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and Antiguan center Kevin Samuel (213-1997, college: USA) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 13 rebounds. Aix-Maurienne’s coach Emmanuel Schmitt rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Lille moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Aix-Maurienne keeps the thirteenth position with ten games lost. They share it with Antibes and ASA. Lille will meet at home Chalons-Reims (#16) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Aix-Maurienne will play against Nantes and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Lille: M.Santos-Silva 14+12reb+3ast, M.Suka-Umu 14+4ast, D.Halvin 13+5reb, G.Meyniel 8+3reb+1ast, L.Loubaki 8+8reb+4ast, C.Eyenga 7+5reb+1ast
Aix-Maurienne: S.Willett 24+11reb+4ast, K.Samuel 14+13reb, K.Jackson 11+2reb+3ast, D.Christopher 8+7reb+1ast, S.Kanoute 6+3reb+2ast, G.Noel 2+4reb+1ast
gschID: 1091557
Angers – Evreux 82-78
We should mention about the upset which took place in Angers, where higher ranked ALM Evreux (7-9) lost to seventeenth ranked Etoile Angers (4-12) in a road game 78-82 on Friday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of ALM Evreux. Angers made 17-of-19 free shots (89.5 percent) during the game. They also forced 22 Evreux turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Brandon Averette (179-1997, college: BYU) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 4 assists and guard Aurele Brena-Chemille (192-2004, agency: Octagon Europe) who added 18 points and 4 assists during the contest. Four Etoile Angers players scored in double figures. At the losing side swingman Paul Rigot (201-1995) responded with 22 points and 5 rebounds and Killian Malwaya (197-2005) scored 16 points and 5 rebounds. ALM Evreux’s coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Angers maintains seventeenth position with 4-12 record. Loser ALM Evreux dropped to the eleventh place with nine games lost. They share the position with Denain-Voltaire. Angers will meet higher ranked Boulazac (#3) on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Evreux will play against ASA (#13) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Angers: B.Aurele 18+3reb+4ast, B.Averette 18+3reb+4ast, S.Gauthier 13+5reb+2ast, Q.Ruel 12+3reb+2ast, D.Poirier 8+1reb, T.Ghezala 5+3reb+2ast
Evreux: P.Rigot 22+5reb+2ast, M.Killian 16+5reb, P.Romain 13+1reb+2ast, A.Dorian 9+5reb+4ast, W.Tavares 7, J.Burton 6+5reb+4ast
gschID: 1091558
ASA – Rouen 77-64
There was a surprise result in Gries where fifteenth ranked ASA (6-10) defeated higher ranked SPO Rouen (11-5) 77-64 on Friday. ASA outrebounded Rouen 44-33 including a 35-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Yohan Choupas (192-2000) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and Serbian-Bosnian point guard Filip Adamovic (181-1988) who added 13 points and 7 assists during the contest. Four ASA players scored in double figures. At the losing side American point guard Akaemji Williams (175-1996, college: LSSU) responded with 11 points and American-Israeli guard Michael Brisker (188-1998) scored 10 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. ASA moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with Antibes and Aix-Maurienne. Newly promoted Rouen keeps the fourth position with five games lost. ASA will meet higher ranked Evreux (#11) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Rouen will play against Denain-Voltaire (#12) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
ASA: Y.Choupas 18+4reb+2ast, F.Adamovic 13+3reb+7ast, C.Nwogbo 12+5reb+1ast, L.Ca 11+7reb, C.Mounce 9+10reb+2ast, Y.MBaya 6+4reb
Rouen: A.Williams 11+1reb+3ast, M.Brisker 10+2reb+1ast, C.Nadolny 9+4reb, E.Kayouloud 7+3reb, M.Choua 6+5reb+1ast, Y.Granvorka 5+5reb+1ast
gschID: 1091559
Stade Rochelais – St.Chamond 66-56
Leader La Rochelle delivered the fourteenth victory. This time they beat 7th ranked Saint Chamond (8-8) 66-56. Stade Rochelais forced 20 St.Chamond turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by St.Chamond‘s players. St.Chamond was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of British forward Jubrile Belo (204-1998, college: Montana St.) who helped to win the game recording 10 points and 9 rebounds. Jerome Sanchez (200-1990) contributed with 8 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. La Rochelle’s coach Julien Cortey allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Point guard Mathieu Guichard (188-1988) replied with 12 points and Jonathan Hoyaux (195-1988) added 8 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for St.Chamond. Stade Rochelais maintains first position with 14-2 record. St.Chamond lost third consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with eight games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Stade Rochelais will play against Orleans (#5) on the road in the next round. St.Chamond will play against Poitiers and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Stade Rochelais: T.Ville 15+3reb+2ast, I.Haidara 11+6reb+2ast, J.Belo 10+9reb+3ast, J.Sanchez 8+7reb+5ast, G.Clerc 7+4reb+5ast, J.Lofberg 6+7reb+3ast
St.Chamond: M.Guichard 12+2reb+3ast, M.Hamon-Crespin 9+5reb, J.Hoyaux 8+6reb, I.Seppala 7+1reb+1ast, A.Vrankovic 7+5reb+1ast, C.Eliezer-Vanerot 6+6reb
gschID: 1091560
Orleans – Antibes 86-82
Very expected game when 13th ranked Olympique Antibes (6-10) was defeated on the road by fifth ranked Entente Orleans 45 (10-6) 86-82 on Saturday. However just four-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Worth to mention a great performance of Jamaican-Canadian guard Stefan Smith (187-1999, college: St.John’s, agency: Players Group) who helped to win the game recording 22 points (made all of his seven free throws) and Lorenzo Thirouard-Samson (197-2001, agency: Octagon Europe) who added 19 points during the contest. Entente Orleans 45’s coach Germain Castano used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side center Mathieu Boyer (207-1995) responded with 17 points and 9 rebounds and naturalized Cameroonian guard Samir Gbetkom Bikantchou (192-1998) scored 15 points and 4 assists. Four Orleans and five Antibes players scored in double figures. Orleans maintains fifth position with 10-6 record. Loser Olympique Antibes keeps the thirteenth place with ten games lost. They share the position with Aix-Maurienne and ASA. Orleans will meet at home league’s leader Stade Rochelais in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Antibes will play against the league’s second-placed Vichy Clermont (#2) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Orleans: S.Smith 22+1reb+2ast, L.Thirouard-Samson 19+1reb+2ast, L.Negrobar 10+2reb+1ast, D.Jean-Fabrice 10+8reb, W.Jean-Anthony 8+9reb+1ast, B.Noah 6+3reb
Antibes: M.Boyer 17+9reb+3ast, S.Gbetkom Bikantchou 15+4reb+4ast, G.Green 13+7reb+2ast, B.Palo 13+5reb, Z.Perrin 12+3reb+1ast, B.Monclar 5+3reb+1ast
gschID: 1091561
Vichy Clermont – Boulazac 94-84
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Vichy. Second ranked JA Vichy faced one of their biggest challengers Boulazac Basket. Host JA Vichy (13-3) defeated guests from Boulazac (12-5) 94-84. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Boulazac Basket. Vichy Clermont made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Boulazac 37-26 including 25 on the defensive glass. Vichy Clermont looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Vichy Clermont made 7 blocks. Forward Noah Penda (200-2005) fired a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Forward Mamadou Guisse (197-2001) chipped in 13 points and 6 rebounds. American point guard Angelo Warner (188-1992, college: Morehead St.) produced 22 points and Sudanese-Australian forward Deng Adel (201-1997, college: Louisville) added 16 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. 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. JA Vichy have a solid three-game winning streak. Vichy Clermont maintains second position with 13-3 record behind leader Stade Rochelais. Boulazac at the other side keeps the third place with five games lost. Vichy Clermont are looking forward to face Antibes (#15) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Boulazac will play against Angers (#17) and is hoping to prove to their fans that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
Vichy Clermont: M.Ertel II 13, K.Ilias 13+2reb+3ast, G.Mamadou 13+6reb+3ast, P.Noah 11+11reb+1ast, D.Lucas 11+4reb+1ast, E.Omogbo 9+4reb
Boulazac: A.Warner 22+3reb+3ast, D.Adel 16+5reb+1ast, T.Yussuf 12+1reb+2ast, H.Robineau 11+4reb+5ast, C.Cavallo 9+3reb+2ast, A.Vincent 7+1reb+4ast
gschID: 1091562
EB Orthez – Nantes 89-78
There was a small surprise when ninth ranked Pau-Lacq-Orthez (8-8) beat at home 6th ranked Nantes (9-8) 89-78 on Friday. EB Orthez forced 22 Nantes turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Jamaican-Canadian point guard Javon Masters (182-1994, college: UNB, agency: Blacktop Management) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 assists and forward Dylan Affo Mama (196-1999) who added 15 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Bulgarian forward Bryce Nze (202-1998, college: Butler, agency: Worldwide SM) responded with 13 points and 8 rebounds and American point guard Devon Thomas (183-1994, college: Texas Tech) scored 16 points and 4 assists. Four EB Orthez and five Nantes players scored in double figures. EB Orthez moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Nantes keeps the sixth position with eight games lost. EB Orthez will meet bottom-ranked Fos-sur-Mer (#18) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Nantes will play against Aix-Maurienne (#14) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
EB Orthez: D.Affo Mama 15+5reb+1ast, G.Kensmil 12+2reb+4ast, M.Oguine 12+2reb+6ast, L.Sane 11+3reb, J.Masters 11+3reb+11ast, B.Idrissa 10+4reb
Nantes: D.Thomas 16+1reb+4ast, G.Jules 13+3reb, B.Nze 13+8reb+2ast, A.Ndoye 10+6reb+1ast, K.Dinal 10+8reb+1ast, C.Lutete 7+5reb+3ast
gschID: 1091563
Fos-sur-Mer – Chalons-Reims 91-98
Not a big story in a game in Fos-sur-Mer where 18th ranked Provence Basket (3-13) was defeated by sixteenth ranked Chalons-Reims (5-11) 98-91 on Friday. Chalons-Reims outrebounded Fos-sur-Mer 33-22 including 23 on the defensive glass. Chalons-Reims looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Mathis Keita (192-1992, college: IUP) who helped to win the game recording 17 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) and American point guard Marquis Jackson (183-1994, college: Ohio Christian) who added 18 points and 6 assists during the contest. At the losing side the former international forward Jordan Aboudou (201-1991) responded with 22 points and 7 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) and American point guard Jamar Diggs (190-1988, college: Wofford) scored 15 points and 5 assists. Four Chalons-Reims and five Fos-sur-Mer players scored in double figures. Chalons-Reims maintains sixteenth position with 5-11 record. Fos-sur-Mer lost ninth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 13 games lost. Chalons-Reims will meet higher ranked Lille (#10) on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Fos-sur-Mer will play against EB Orthez (#7) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Chalons-Reims: M.Jackson 18+3reb+6ast, G.Paumier 17+5reb+2ast, M.Keita 17+6reb+9ast, D.Skara 17+8reb+1ast, J.Dally 11+3reb+2ast, F.Leopold 9+7reb
Fos-sur-Mer: J.Aboudou 22+7reb, J.Diggs 15+3reb+5ast, R.Turner III 13+5ast, D.Bouquet 13+3reb+4ast, M.Wojciechowski 11+5reb, T.Crusol 10+1ast
gschID: 1091564
Poitiers – Denain-Voltaire 81-75
Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both eighth ranked Poitiers and 11th ranked Denain Voltaire had identical 7-8 record. This time Poitiers used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Denain 81-75 on Friday night. Poitiers made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game, while Denain-Voltaire only scored three points from the stripe. Worth to mention a great performance of Bosnian-Croatian Ivan Ramljak (203-1990, agency: PEPI SPORT) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 11 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and Slovenian point guard Luka Rupnik (186-1993, agency: Octagon Europe) who added 19 points and 5 assists during the contest. At the losing side American power forward Zena Edosomwan (206-1993, college: Harvard) responded with 10 points and 9 rebounds and swingman Kevin Marsillon-Noleo (202-2002, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 10 points and 5 rebounds. Five Poitiers and four Denain-Voltaire players scored in double figures. Denain Voltaire’s coach tested ten players, but that didn’t help to avoid defeat in this game. Poitiers have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Denain Voltaire keeps the eleventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Evreux. Poitiers will meet St.Chamond (#9) in the next round. Denain-Voltaire will play against Rouen and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Poitiers: L.Rupnik 19+5ast, D.Mohamed 14+4reb, K.Harley 14+4reb+5ast, J.Jeanne 12+9reb+1ast, I.Ramljak 11+10reb+4ast, E.Guillaume 7+1ast
Denain-Voltaire: C.Lykes 14+3reb, D.Neftali 11+4reb+2ast, M.Kevin 10+5reb+3ast, Z.Edosomwan 10+9reb, E.Miyem 9+4reb+1ast, J.Tchicamboud 8+3reb+3ast
gschID: 1091565
Boulazac – Nantes 97-75
There was no surprise when 6th ranked Nantes (9-8) was crushed on the road by third ranked Boulazac Basket (12-5) 97-75 on Tuesday. Boulazac made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Angelo Warner (188-1992, college: Morehead St.) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 4 assists and Sudanese-Australian forward Deng Adel (201-1997, college: Louisville) who added 15 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Five Boulazac Basket players scored in double figures. Boulazac Basket’s coach Alexandre Menard felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side guard Jules Gibey (196-2004) responded with 21 points and DR Congolese-American guard Christian Lutete (196-1996, college: UMass Lowell) scored 18 points. Boulazac maintains third position with 12-5 record having just one point less than leader Stade Rochelais. Loser Nantes keeps the sixth place with eight games lost. Boulazac will meet at home Angers (#17) in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Nantes will play against Aix-Maurienne (#14) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Boulazac: A.Warner 27+4reb+4ast, D.Adel 15+5reb+2ast, A.Vincent 13+2reb+6ast, J.Pansa 11+5reb+1ast, Y.Golitin 10+5reb, H.Robineau 9+3reb+2ast
Nantes: G.Jules 21+3reb+1ast, C.Lutete 18+4reb+1ast, D.Govens 9+2reb+2ast, A.Ndoye 9+3reb+2ast, D.Thomas 7+3reb+2ast, B.Nze 6+4reb+4ast
gschID: 1152303
