Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Svendborg edged Randers at home 76-74. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Svendborg made 7 blocks. The game was dominated by American players. Guard Jemarl Baker Jr (195-1998, college: N.Mexico) fired 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Forward Parker Bjorklund (202, college: St.Thomas) chipped in 11 points and 15 rebounds. Laolu Oke (203, college: Montana) produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 18 rebounds for lost side. Randers’ coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Randers will play next round against BAC trying to get back on the winning streak. Svendborg will try to continue on its current victory against Holbaek at home.
Bakken recorded a loss in Aarhus. Hosts were defeated by Horsens IC 90-72. Worth to mention a great performance of American Marek Nelson (202-1999, college: Nicholls, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds. Trejon Jacob contributed with 24 points for the winners. American forward Terrence Hargrove (197, college: St.Louis) answered with 14 points for Bakken. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Horsens IC will play against Herlev on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Bakken will have a break next round.
An exciting game was played in Kastrup. Amager faced Copenhagen. Host Amager smashed guests from Copenhagen 100-75. Caden Ebeling stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. At the losing side Martin Poulsen responded with 20 points and 8 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. Amager will meet Horsens IC on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Copenhagen will play against Naestved and hope to win that game.

Other games of round 1 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Svendborg crushed Herlev in a road game 93-64. Winless BAC lost to undefeated Naestved at home 72-89. Bottom-ranked Vaerlose was destroyed by Randers on the opponent’s court 65-106. Winless Holbaek lost to defending champion Bakken in a home game 77-103. Winless BAC recorded a loss to Vaerlose on the road 82-91.

Bakken – Horsens IC 72-90

Bakken recorded a loss in Aarhus. Hosts were defeated by Horsens IC 90-72. Horsens IC players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American Marek Nelson (202-1999, college: Nicholls, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds. His fellow American import Trejon Jacob (196-1998, college: FIU, agency: One Motive Sports) contributed with 24 points for the winners. Nelson is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Five Horsens IC players scored in double figures. American forward Terrence Hargrove (197, college: St.Louis) answered with 14 points and the former international forward Sylvester Berg (201-1998) added 9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Bakken. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Horsens IC will play against Herlev on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Bakken will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Horsens IC: T.Jacob 24+3reb+2ast, M.Nelson 24+11reb+1ast, M.Balanc 12+3reb+5ast, F.Rungby 10+8reb+3ast, M.Kirkholt 10+2reb+6ast, L.Sorensen 8+1reb+5ast
Bakken: T.Hargrove 14+4reb+2ast, J.Polakovich 10+6reb, U.King 10+3reb, S.Berg 9+7reb+4ast, D.Jukic 7+2reb+4ast, F.Ates 6+2reb+2ast

gschID: 1183971

Amager – Copenhagen 100-75

An exciting game was played in Kastrup. Amager faced Copenhagen. Host Amager smashed guests from Copenhagen 100-75. Amager looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American Caden Ebeling (201, college: LSSU) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 13 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import guard Isaiah Burnett (195-1999, college: Stonehill) chipped in 23 points and 10 rebounds. Five Amager players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international point guard Martin Poulsen (195-1998, college: Mt.St.Mary’s) responded with 20 points and 8 rebounds and the former international David Knudsen (195-1994, college: Marist, agency: Players Group) scored 16 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. Amager will meet Horsens IC on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Copenhagen will play against Naestved and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Amager: C.Ebeling 27+13reb+2ast, I.Burnett 23+10reb+3ast, O.Quackenbush 17+2reb+9ast, L.Kyhn 12+3reb, T.Bjarkason 11+10reb+7ast, L.Gron 4+1reb+1ast
Copenhagen: M.Poulsen 20+8reb+2ast, D.Knudsen 16+3reb+1ast, G.Winther 11+7reb+2ast, N.Pond 8+6reb+1ast, W.Vang 7+2reb+4ast, A.Ramirez 6+7reb+2ast

gschID: 1183972

Herlev – Svendborg 64-93

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when Herlev was crushed at home by Svendborg 93-64 on Saturday. Svendborg forced 26 Herlev turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Svendborg made 10 blocks. American guard Malik Miller (192-1999, college: Morgan St.) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals for the winners and point guard Balsa Veljic (184-2000) chipped in 13 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. At the losing side the former international Leonardo Carlino (198) responded with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and Andreas Mortensen (188-2001) scored 20 points. 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. Svendborg will meet at home Holbaek in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Herlev will play against Horsens IC and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Svendborg: M.Miller 21+13reb+6ast, G.Vogel 16+6reb+1ast, B.Veljic 13+5reb+8ast, K.Owolabi Dada 9+3ast, P.Bjorklund 9+3reb, J.Baker Jr. 8+1reb+1ast
Herlev: A.Mortensen 20+2reb+2ast, L.Carlino 18+6reb+4ast, S.Braikia 6, P.Kraljic 5+5reb, L.Christoffersen 4+2reb, C.Urne 4+2reb+1ast

gschID: 1183973

BAC – Naestved 72-89

The game between closely ranked teams ended with Naestved‘s road victory over BAC 89-72 on Saturday. Naestved forced 23 BAC turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American guard Greg Elliott (195-1999, college: Pittsburgh) stepped up and scored 13 points, 7 assists and 5 steals for the winners and Haitian guard David Jean-Baptiste (195-1998, college: Chattanooga) chipped in 17 points. At the losing side guard Tobias Monsted (191-2004) responded with 14 points and 4 assists and guard William Bloch (193-2005) scored 9 points and 4 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Naestved will meet Copenhagen on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. BAC will play against Randers and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Naestved: D.Jean-Baptiste 17+4reb+3ast, S.Webster 15+5reb+2ast, G.Elliott 13+4reb+7ast, W.Nossek 9+4reb, C.Huffman 8+6reb+2ast, J.Mosely 8+5reb+5ast
BAC: T.Monsted 14+1reb+4ast, F.Ates 11+2reb+2ast, H.Rasmussen 10+5reb, W.Bloch 9+3reb+4ast, M.Bjerregaard 8+4reb+1ast, E.Holm 7+5reb+2ast

gschID: 1183974

Randers – Vaerlose 106-65

Very expected game when Vaerlose was rolled over on the road by Randers 106-65 on Saturday. Randers dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Vaerlose‘s 40 and made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Vaerlose 38-20 including 24 on the defensive glass. Randers looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American guard Avery Anderson III (190-2000, college: TCU) stepped up and scored 35 points (!!!), 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and his fellow American import Laolu Oke (203, college: Montana) chipped in 24 points, 19 rebounds and 4 assists (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). At the losing side the former international forward Mikkel Hauge (192-1999, college: Seattle) responded with 18 points and guard Ogbemudia Uagboe (192-2005) scored 16 points. 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. Randers will meet at home BAC in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Vaerlose will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Randers: A.Anderson III 35+7reb+7ast, L.Oke 24+19reb+4ast, M.Addison 21+6reb+3ast, S.Barfi 8+2reb+3ast, B.Serdarevic 6+1ast, O.Alm 4+1reb
Vaerlose: M.Hauge 18+2reb+2ast, O.Uagboe 16+2reb+2ast, H.Offenberg 12+6reb+1ast, S.Ilkjaer 6, G.Halbye 4+4reb+2ast, E.Suinat 3+1reb

gschID: 1183975

Holbaek – Bakken 77-103

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when Bakken outscored on the road Holbaek 103-77 on Wednesday. Bakken dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Holbaek‘s 44. American forward Terrence Hargrove (197, college: St.Louis) stepped up and scored 24 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import forward Urald King (198, college: SE Oklahoma) chipped in 24 points and 5 rebounds (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field). At the losing side American guard Josiah Johnson (185-2001, college: UMHB) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Patrick Renane (203, college: Cal Lutheran) scored 17 points and 7 rebounds. Five Bakken and four Holbaek players scored in double figures. 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. Bakken’s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Aarhus .
Top scorers:
Bakken: U.King 24+5reb+2ast, T.Hargrove 24+9reb+1ast, S.Berg 15+10reb+5ast, J.Polakovich 15+2reb, E.Dambreville 13+8reb+4ast, M.Vinther 4+2ast
Holbaek: P.Renane 17+7reb+1ast, J.Johnson 14+12reb+4ast, B.Edokpayi 12+1reb+2ast, M.Donsrud 12+2reb, M.Stubkjaer 9+3reb, W.Dalsdorf 7+4reb

gschID: 1183976

Vaerlose – BAC 91-82

Vaerlose used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Aarhus 91-82 on Tuesday night. Vaerlose looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Guard Karl Formann (190-1998) stepped up and scored 27 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and the former international forward Mikkel Hauge (192-1999, college: Seattle) chipped in 18 points and 5 assists. At the losing side center Holger Rasmussen (204-2001) responded with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 18 rebounds and forward Tobias Hemmersam (195) scored 14 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Vaerlose will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. BAC will play against Randers and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Vaerlose: K.Formann 27+8reb+4ast, M.Hauge 18+4reb+5ast, M.Brumfield 11+5reb+2ast, S.Ilkjaer 10+6reb, G.Halbye 9+7reb+1ast, N.Baker 6+3ast
BAC: H.Rasmussen 24+18reb+1ast, T.Hemmersam 14+6reb+2ast, T.Monsted 12+1reb+3ast, F.Ates 12+2reb+7ast, M.Bjerregaard 7+1reb+5ast, W.Bloch 7+1reb