The Regular Season in Regionalliga just started. The round was exceptionally exciting as three games ended with a tiny margin. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
First defeat of league’s leader B.Loewen against Hagen BG 100-93 was the most important game of the last round. Hagen BG made 23-of-29 free shots (79.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 B.Loewen turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Canadian-Portuguese guard Mychael Paulo (193, college: McMaster, agency: 011 Sports) who helped to win the game recording 28 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Ukrainian guard Yuri Kondrakov (191-1996, agency: BIG) contributed with 26 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Lars Brodisch (195-2004) answered with 23 points and 7 rebounds for B.Loewen. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. B.Loewen will play next round against Recklinghausen trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Hagen BG will try to continue on its current victory against Loewen in Herten.
Bramsche smashed Bramfelder at home 88-65. American guard Tradavis Thompson (188, college: Lynn) stepped up and scored 21 points for the winners and Emilijus Peleda chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side point guard Younes Ibouchoukene (180-2003) responded with 19 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Bramfelder will play next round against Stade trying to get back on the winning streak. Bramsche will try to continue on its current victory against Vechta 3 on the road.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Goetting.ASC on the court of Wolfenbuettel on Saturday night. Visitors were rolled over by Wolfenbuettel 105-65. Sidney Brown Jr. nailed 37 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Miles de Koning came up with 16 points and 7 rebounds for Goetting.ASC in the defeat. Wolfenbuettel will meet Braunschweig on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Goetting.ASC will play against Bargteheide and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Other games in round 1 were not that significant. Winless Vechta 3 lost to undefeated Rendsburg on the road 88-105. Stade won against Freibeuter on its own court 78-64. Oldenburger TB managed to outperform Aschersleben in a road game 73-68. Winless Westerstede lost to undefeated Braunschweig at home 84-88. Winless Saarlouis lost to undefeated Soeflingen on the opponent’s court 55-70. Winless Muenster 2 lost to undefeated Grevenbroich in a home game 68-87. Koeln DTV won against Salzkotten on the road 74-60. Winless Recklinghausen lost to undefeated Hagen-Haspe on its own court 66-74. Winless Wulfen lost to undefeated HammStars in a road game 68-71. Herford crushed Ibbenbueren at home 71-49. Loewen beat Leverkusen 2 on the opponent’s court 80-77.
The most impressive performance of 1st round was 32 points and 9 rebounds by Gilbert Gyamfi of Loewen.
Group North
Wolfenbuettel – Goetting.ASC 105-65
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Goetting.ASC on the court of Wolfenbuettel on Saturday night. Visitors were rolled over by Wolfenbuettel 105-65. Wolfenbuettel dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Goetting.ASC‘s 32. Wolfenbuettel forced 23 Goetting.ASC turnovers and outrebounded them 49-36 including a 36-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. American point guard Sidney Brown Jr. (177-1999, college: Albright) nailed 37 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds for the winning side and center Jannik Goettsche (208-2000) accounted for 15 points and 18 rebounds. Miles de Koning came up with 16 points and 7 rebounds and Enes Redzepovic added 12 points respectively for Goetting.ASC in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Wolfenbuettel will meet Braunschweig on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Goetting.ASC will play against Bargteheide and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Goetting.ASC: M.de Koning 16+7reb, E.Redzepovic 12+4reb+2ast, P.Sprung 10+4reb+2ast, E.Larsen 10+3reb+2ast, E.Redzepovic 9+4reb+2ast, D.Zelanto-Vorsovsky 6+3reb
Wolfenbuettel: S.Brown Jr. 37+7reb+3ast, J.Goettsche 15+18reb+1ast, L.Hammerl 11+5reb, E.Gueldenhaupt 11+6reb+4ast, D.Roell 9+1reb+2ast, L.Roemer 9+5reb+3ast
gschID: 1208515
Bramsche – Bramfelder 88-65
Bramsche smashed Bramfelder at home 88-65. Bramsche dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Bramfelder‘s 24. Bramsche forced 23 Bramfelder turnovers. American guard Tradavis Thompson (188, college: Lynn) stepped up and scored 21 points for the winners and Lithuanian Emilijus Peleda (197-2004) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds. Four Bramsche players scored in double figures. At the losing side point guard Younes Ibouchoukene (180-2003) responded with 19 points and 5 rebounds and Jan Carlson (186-1988) scored 8 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. Bramfelder will play next round against Stade trying to get back on the winning streak. Bramsche will try to continue on its current victory against Vechta 3 on the road.
Top scorers:
Bramfelder: Y.Ibouchoukene 19+5reb, H.Appold 9+4reb, J.Carlson 8+4reb+2ast, I.Beganovic 7+1ast, J.Yeboah 7+5reb+1ast, D.Mankertz 5+3reb+2ast
Bramsche: T.Thompson 21+1reb+2ast, E.Peleda 15+6reb, M.Dresing 13+6reb+2ast, J.Levickas 10+1reb+3ast, M.Woltmann 9+4reb+1ast, N.Feik 8+2reb+2ast
gschID: 1208516
Rendsburg – Vechta 3 105-88
Rendsburg used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Vechta 105-88 on Saturday night. Rendsburg dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Vechta-3‘s 42. American forward Jordan Notch (203-1997, college: ASU) nailed a double-double by scoring 26 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side and forward Henning Rixen (196-1999) accounted for 19 points. Rendsburg’s coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Marko Petric (202-2008) came up with 23 points and 7 rebounds and guard Noah Koch (185-2007) added 20 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Vechta 3 in the defeat. Four Vechta 3 players scored in double figures. Rendsburg will meet Oldenburger TB on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Vechta-3 will play against Bramsche and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Vechta 3: M.Petric 23+7reb+1ast, N.Koch 20+5reb+1ast, M.Gruess 20+4reb, M.Giljan 12+12reb, L.Sutor 4+2reb, J.Hellmann 3+1reb
Rendsburg: J.Notch 26+12reb+2ast, H.Rixen 19+3reb, G.Hansen 15+2ast, L.Willer 10+3reb, C.Meyer 9+4reb, L.Mevius 7+4reb+5ast
gschID: 1208517
Stade – Freibeuter 78-64
Stade used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Berlin 78-64 on Saturday night. Stade will meet Bramfelder in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Freibeuter will play against Westerstede and hope to win that game.
gschID: 1208518
Aschersleben – Oldenburger TB 68-73
But Aschersleben was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Oldenburg 73-68 on Saturday night. Oldenburger TB dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Aschersleben‘s 26. Piet Niehus (188-1998) nailed 20 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and point guard Tyrell Nwaki (184-2004) accounted for 16 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Four Oldenburger TB players scored in double figures. Power forward Sebastian Harke (204-1981) came up with 20 points and 8 rebounds and Dion Mohammed Braimoh (195-1999) added 20 points and 4 assists respectively for Aschersleben in the defeat. Oldenburger TB will meet at home Rendsburg in the next round. Aschersleben will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Aschersleben: D.Mohammed Braimoh 20+3reb+4ast, S.Harke 20+8reb, D.Minguillon 8+4reb+4ast, F.Giebel 7+5reb+1ast, G.Kalyvas 5+4reb+2ast, Y.Von Hain 5+2reb+1ast
Oldenburger TB: P.Niehus 20+6reb+3ast, T.Nwaki 16+6reb+3ast, J.Albrecht 11+6reb+2ast, A.Galler 10+6reb+1ast, N.Sander 7+13reb+1ast, Y.Twiehaus 5+3reb+1ast
gschID: 1208519
Westerstede – Braunschweig 84-88
But Westerstede was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Braunschweig 88-84 on Saturday night. Braunschweig dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Westerstede‘s 30 and made 20-of-23 free shots (87.0 percent) during the game. American forward Luca Ewelt (186, college: Canada CC) nailed 15 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and point guard Noe Bom (190-2006) accounted for 15 points and 5 assists. Gaspar Kocevar came up with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists and American point guard Jon’il Fugett (183-1999, college: UCCS) added 11 points and 12 assists respectively for Westerstede in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Braunschweig will meet at home Wolfenbuettel in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Westerstede will play against Freiburg in Berlin and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Westerstede: G.Kocevar 18+11reb+5ast, M.Evin 16+1reb, J.Fugett 11+4reb+12ast, D.Kohdadad 11+5reb+3ast, T.Wildering 10+1reb, J.Helwig 9+2reb+1ast
Braunschweig: L.Ewelt 15+6reb+2ast, N.Bom 15+2reb+5ast, S.Roosch 15+6reb+1ast, M.Gerhardt 14+5reb, F.Penda 4+5reb+1ast, B.Stephan 0
gschID: 1208520
Group South-West
Soeflingen – Saarlouis 70-55
Soeflingen used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Saarlouis 70-55 on Saturday night. Soeflingen forced 20 Saarlouis turnovers. Center Marko Markovic nailed a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side and Patrick Antic (197-2001) accounted for 19 points and 5 rebounds. Soeflingen’s coach used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Nils Piprek (197-2004) came up with 14 points and 5 rebounds and Matthias Meier (195-1997) added 14 points respectively for Saarlouis in the defeat. Soeflingen will meet Reutlingen on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Saarlouis will play against Lich Basketball and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Saarlouis: M.Meier 14+2reb+2ast, N.Piprek 14+5reb+2ast, Q.Dabon 8+2reb, Y.Steger 6+2reb, T.Demmer 3+7reb+7ast, F.Thiedemann 3+1reb
Soeflingen: P.Antic 19+5reb+1ast, M.Markovic 12+12reb+2ast, S.Truong 9+3reb+1ast, L.Ertekin 6+1reb, L.Ertekin 6+3reb, F.Lehner 5+1reb
gschID: 1208671
Group West
Hagen BG – B.Loewen 100-93
First defeat of league’s leader B.Loewen against Hagen BG 100-93 was the most important game of the last round. Hagen BG made 23-of-29 free shots (79.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 B.Loewen turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Canadian-Portuguese guard Mychael Paulo (193, college: McMaster, agency: 011 Sports) who helped to win the game recording 28 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Ukrainian guard Yuri Kondrakov (191-1996, agency: BIG) contributed with 26 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Lars Brodisch (195-2004) answered with 23 points and 7 rebounds and Marc Ra added 24 points and 5 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) in the effort for B.Loewen. Five Hagen BG and four B.Loewen players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. B.Loewen will play next round against Recklinghausen trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Hagen BG will try to continue on its current victory against Loewen in Herten.
Top scorers:
B.Loewen: M.Ra 24+5reb+1ast, L.Brodisch 23+7reb+1ast, T.Bruns 12+4reb, K.Winkelnkemper 12+9reb+1ast, M.Kamper 8+4reb+3ast, H.Gulden 4+4reb+1ast
Hagen BG: M.Paulo 28+5reb+5ast, Y.Kondrakov 26+7reb+3ast, T.Reuter 17+8reb+2ast, J.Cymbal 16+3reb+1ast, C.Gurbuzer 11+7reb, F.Springer 2+9reb+2ast
gschID: 1208993
Muenster 2 – Grevenbroich 68-87
But Muenster 2 was not able to use a home court advantage and was outleveled by the opponent from Grevenbroich 87-68 on Saturday night. Grevenbroich forced 20 Muenster 2 turnovers. American guard Toby Okwuokei (185, college: SF State) nailed 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and his fellow American import power forward Jacob Washington (203-1999, college: CSUDH) accounted for 17 points. Four Grevenbroich players scored in double figures. Center Lukas Ehrich (204-2004) came up with 17 points and 5 rebounds and guard Thore Dilschmann (187-2006) added 14 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Muenster 2 in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Grevenbroich will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Muenster 2 will play against Ibbenbueren and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Muenster 2: L.Ehrich 17+5reb+2ast, T.Dilschmann 14+7reb+2ast, M.Bodea 9+7reb+1ast, J.Ridder 7+4reb+3ast, N.Krizanovic 4+1reb+1ast, N.Mann 3+2reb+2ast
Grevenbroich: J.Washington 17+4reb+1ast, T.Okwuokei 17+8reb+2ast, J.Broer 11+3reb+1ast, V.Frankl-Maus 11+4reb+5ast, D.Trierscheidt 10+1reb+1ast, T.Elkenhans 8+4reb+3ast
gschID: 1208994
Salzkotten – Koeln DTV 60-74
But Salzkotten was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Koeln 74-60 on Saturday night. American-British guard Elijah Jenkins (190, college: Embry Riddle) nailed 20 points for the winning side and Valentin Blass (198-1995) accounted for 10 points. Four Koeln DTV players scored in double figures. Lithuanian Dainius Zvinklys (203-1990) came up with 17 points and 4 steals and Jakob Mueller added 16 points respectively for Salzkotten in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Koeln DTV will meet at home Herford in the next round. Salzkotten will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Salzkotten: D.Zvinklys 17+4reb+1ast, J.Mueller 16+4reb, Y.Giefers 10+6reb+1ast, E.Hayes 8+3reb+3ast, N.Brockmeier 4+1reb+2ast, B.Port 2+9reb+1ast
Koeln DTV: E.Jenkins 20+3reb+2ast, J.Litera 13+2reb+2ast, F.Wendeler 11+6reb, V.Blass 10+4reb+3ast, F.Schmitz 5+4ast, Y.Ossey 4+6reb
gschID: 1208995
Recklinghausen – Hagen-Haspe 66-74
But Recklinghausen was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Hagen 74-66 on Saturday night. Hagen-Haspe outrebounded Recklinghausen 43-23 including a 30-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Point guard Jalen Fouda (191-1999) nailed 11 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side and naturalized Greek guard Luca Bambullis (-1997) accounted for 15 points. Four Hagen-Haspe players scored in double figures. American forward Antoine Nunnally (198, college: Bluefield St.) came up with 17 points and 6 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) and point guard Lukas Vasiliu (178-2004) added 15 points and 4 steals respectively for Recklinghausen in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Hagen-Haspe will meet at home Dorsten in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Recklinghausen will play against B.Loewen and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Recklinghausen: A.Nunnally 17+6reb+3ast, L.Vasiliu 15+3ast, H.Gustrau 9+3reb, A.Kocan 6+5reb+1ast, N.Meesmann 4+2reb+1ast, M.Buljevic 2+1reb+1ast
Hagen-Haspe: L.Bambullis 15+4reb+1ast, J.Fouda 11+7reb+3ast, F.Pook 10+1reb+2ast, P.Beier-Christiansen 10+7reb+2ast, K.Dia 8+6reb+1ast, L.Uhlenbrock 8+1reb+4ast
gschID: 1208996
HammStars – Wulfen 71-68
HammStars used a home court advantage and edged the opponent from Wulfen 71-68 on Saturday night. However just three-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. American guard Thomas Miles (190, college: WPU) nailed 25 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and Marcel Kirsch (201-2001) accounted for 13 points and 12 rebounds. Alexander Winck (195-2000) came up with 15 points and American guard Jonas Harper (189-1999, college: Boston U.) added 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Wulfen in the defeat. Wulfen’s coach Gary Johnson rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. HammStars will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Wulfen will play against Leverkusen 2 and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Wulfen: A.Winck 15+4reb+1ast, G.Jung 15+1reb+3ast, J.Harper 10+5reb+5ast, L.Wilke 8+2reb, N.Peters 6+6reb+2ast, S.Dyczmons 6+2reb
HammStars: T.Miles 25+6reb+3ast, M.Kirsch 13+12reb+1ast, F.Philipp 13+2reb+1ast, R.Carton 6+9reb+3ast, E.Bachs 4+2reb+6ast, D.Stojanovski 2+2reb+2ast
gschID: 1208997
Herford – Ibbenbueren 71-49
Herford used a home court advantage and outscored the opponent from Ibbenbueren 71-49 on Saturday night. Herford held Ibbenbueren to an opponent 25.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 40.3 percent accuracy of the winners. Herford forced 19 Ibbenbueren turnovers. Kosovan-Croatian Denis Zenelaj (200-2002) nailed 13 points and 5 assists for the winning side and Trinidad and Tobago-American forward Stacey Thomas (203-1998, college: LSUS) accounted for 10 points and 11 rebounds. Thomas is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Herford players scored in double figures. Point guard Manuel Bojang (184-2001) came up with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Niklas Husmann (187-1998) added 17 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Ibbenbueren 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. Herford will meet Koeln DTV on the road in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Ballers will play against Muenster 2 and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Ibbenbueren: N.Husmann 17+5reb+2ast, M.Bojang 14+6reb+4ast, T.Kosel 6+2reb+2ast, T.Buehren 6+2reb, J.Wullkotte 3+14reb, P.Wojcieski 3+2reb
Herford: J.Hyangho 13+1reb+3ast, D.Zenelaj 13+4reb+5ast, J.Tonye-Biyik 10+2reb+1ast, S.Thomas 10+11reb+1ast, O.Nebo 7+2reb+1ast, C.Herget 6+3reb
gschID: 1208998
Leverkusen 2 – Loewen 77-80
But Leverkusen 2 was not able to use a home court advantage and was edged by the opponent from Herten 80-77 on Saturday night. Loewen made 32-of-40 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Canadian Gilbert Gyamfi (193, college: John Brown) nailed 32 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and American point guard Bryant Allen (183-1990, college: Dakota St.) accounted for 25 points and 7 rebounds. Joel Lungelu (204-2003) came up with 16 points and 9 rebounds and Lennart Litera (190-2004) added 15 points respectively for Leverkusen 2 in the defeat. Leverkusen 2’s coach Gabriel Strack tried various players’ combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Loewen will meet at home Hagen BG in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Leverkusen 2 will play against Wulfen and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Leverkusen 2: J.Lungelu 16+9reb, L.Litera 15+3reb+2ast, P.Noah 11+5reb+1ast, M.Kuczmann 7+2reb+2ast, A.Meyer 6+4reb, N.Duebener 6+3reb+3ast
Loewen: G.Gyamfi 32+9reb+2ast, B.Allen 25+7reb+2ast, F.Jetullahi 10+5reb+2ast, D.Fiorentino 9+4reb, S.Bogdan 4+7reb, J.Ober 0
gschID: 1208999
