There were just 7 rounds played in Regular Season of ProB and we can clearly see which teams will fight for top positions and which will try to avoid bottom places. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
Round 7 most important game was a victory of Saint-Chamond over 4th placed Pau-Lacq-Orthez 80-72 on Friday night. Saint Chamond made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Mael Hamon-Crespin (206-2004, college: WSU, agency: Octagon Europe) who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 7 rebounds. Center Badr Moujib (207-2001) contributed with 14 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Swingman Kevin Marsillon-Noleo (200-2002, agency: Octagon Europe) answered with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds for Pau-Lacq-Orthez. Saint-Chamond have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with 3 other teams. Pau-Lacq-Orthez lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Saint-Chamond is looking forward to face Caen (#13) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Pau-Lacq-Orthez will play against Chalons-Reims (#15) and is hoping to win this game.
Important game to mention about took place in Roanne. Sixth ranked Chorale de Roanne (5-1) saved a 1-point victory at home edging much higher ranked Boulazac Basket (5-2) 89-88 in the fight for the second place. It was a key game for the second position in the league. It was a great evening for forward Dylan Affo Mama (197-1999) who led his team to a victory scoring 14 points and 8 rebounds. Michael Oguine helped adding 16 points. At the losing side American-Gambian Ousman Krubally (202-1988, college: Georgia St., agency: Octagon Europe) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Roanne moved-up to second place. Boulazac at the other side dropped to the third position with two games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Roanne will play against Gries-Souffel (#4) at home in the next round. Boulazac will play against Poitiers and hopes to get back on the winning track.
ProB top team – ADA Blois (6-0) had no problems winning another game on Friday. This time they crushed seventeenth ranked ALM Evreux (1-5) 84-64. It was a quality performance for Thomas Hieu-Courtois who led the winners and scored 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Aaron Levarity came up with 11 points and 9 rebounds for Evreux in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Undefeated ADA Blois have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 6-0 record. Evreux lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the eighteenth position with five games lost. Blois will meet Fos-sur-Mer (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Evreux will play against Antibes (#3) and hope to win that game.
Other games in round 7 were not that significant. Rouen beat Chartres on the road 93-75. Nantes lost to Hyeres-Toulon on its own court 69-73. Aix-Maurienne unfortunately lost to Gries-Souffel in a road game 89-100. Denain-Voltaire recorded a loss to Poitiers at home 79-86. Vichy was defeated by Orleans on the opponent’s court 82-73. Caen was beaten by Antibes in a home game 73-79. Chalons-Reims was destroyed by Fos-sur-Mer on the road 95-72.
The most impressive performance of 7th round was 10 points and 4 assists by Sofiane Briki of Saint-Chamond.
Evreux – Blois 64-84
ProB top team – ADA Blois (6-0) had no problems winning another game on Friday. This time they crushed seventeenth ranked ALM Evreux (1-5) 84-64. Blois looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. It was a quality performance for center Thomas Hieu-Courtois (201-1995, agency: Octagon Europe) who led the winners and scored 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. DR Congolese power forward Florent Thamba (208-1999, college: Baylor) accounted for 12 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Five ADA Blois players scored in double figures. Bahamas Aaron Levarity (203-1997, college: Milligan) came up with 11 points and 9 rebounds and power forward Alexis Tanghe (208-1990) added 15 points respectively for Evreux in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. ADA Blois have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain first place with 6-0 record. Evreux lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the eighteenth position with five games lost. Blois will meet Fos-sur-Mer (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Evreux will play against Antibes (#3) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Blois: L.Ugolin 12+5reb, F.Thamba 12+7reb+2ast, T.Vergiat 11+2reb+1ast, T.Hieu-Courtois 11+8reb+4ast, F.Damase 10+3reb+2ast, T.Soulhac 10+1reb+5ast
Evreux: A.Tanghe 15+3reb, B.Fofana 11+6reb, A.Levarity 11+9reb+2ast, E.Day 9+2reb+2ast, D.Radnic 8+4reb+4ast, K.Moendadze 4+3reb+2ast
gschID: 1181642
Chartres – Rouen 75-93
No shocking result in a game when fifteenth ranked SPO Rouen (3-4) beat on the road bottom-ranked C’Chartres (0-7) 93-75 on Friday. Rouen outrebounded Chartres 38-27 including 25 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for DR Congolese power forward Yasmin Mambo (205-2002) who led the winners and scored 17 points and 5 rebounds. Guard Clarence Nadolny (192-2000, college: Texas Tech) accounted for 16 points for the winning side. Nigerian-American power forward Emmanuel Omogbo (203-1995, college: Colorado St.) came up with 20 points and 5 rebounds and Congolese power forward Rigo Edzata (203-1997) added 17 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Chartres in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Rouen moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with Caen and Denain-Voltaire. Chartres lost their seventh game in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings with seven games lost. Rouen will meet at home higher ranked Aix-Maurienne (#8) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Chartres will play against Denain-Voltaire (#12) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Rouen: Y.Mambo 17+5reb+3ast, C.Nadolny 16+2reb+2ast, O.Malka 15+2reb+1ast, M.Hammond 12+4reb+1ast, E.Ndjock 7+5reb, E.Kayouloud 7+7reb+2ast
Chartres: E.Omogbo 20+5reb+1ast, R.Edzata 17+5reb+1ast, A.Doumbia 10+3reb+2ast, D.Wilson 10+4ast, G.Kensmil 7+4reb+4ast, M.Kouguere 5+5reb
gschID: 1181643
Nantes – Hyeres-Toulon 69-73
Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both eighteenth ranked Hyeres-Toulon and 19th ranked Nantes had identical 1-5 record. But Nantes was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Toulon 73-69 on Friday night. Hyeres-Toulon forced 20 Nantes turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for Florian Pouaveyoun (203-1999) who led the winners and scored 9 points and 11 rebounds. Serbian swingman Nikola Knezevic (200-1999) accounted for 16 points for the winning side. Hyeres-Toulon’s coach Jean-Louis Borg used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Swedish Johan Lofberg (199-1995) came up with 20 points and naturalized Beninese center Jean-Fabrice Dossou (211-2000) added 6 points and 15 rebounds respectively for Nantes in the defeat. Hyeres-Toulon (2-5) moved-up to fifteenth place, which they share with Chalons-Reims and Vichy. Nantes lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the nineteenth position with six games lost. Hyeres-Toulon will meet higher ranked Orleans (#7) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Nantes will play against Vichy (#17) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Hyeres-Toulon: N.Knezevic 16+1reb+2ast, M.Greenwood 10+7reb, F.Pouaveyoun 9+11reb, Q.Losser 8+7reb+1ast, M.Keita 7+2reb+3ast, M.Bordes 6
Nantes: J.Lofberg 20+2reb+2ast, D.Poirier 12+7reb+1ast, S.Gauthier 10+3ast, L.Marnette 9+2reb+3ast, R.Kelly 6+3reb+7ast, J.Dossou 6+15reb+1ast
gschID: 1181644
Gries-Souffel – Aix-Maurienne 100-89
Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both fifth ranked Gries-Souffel and 6th ranked Aix-Maurienne had identical 4-2 record. This time Gries-Souffel used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Aix-les-Bains 100-89 on Friday night. Gries-Souffel dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Aix-Maurienne‘s 38 and made 27-of-32 free shots (84.4 percent) during the game. Gries-Souffel looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Gries-Souffel made 7 blocks. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Ludovic Beyhurst (172-1999) who led the winners and scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Power forward Leopold Ca (206-1998) accounted for 10 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side. Mali point guard Siriman Kanoute (180-2001) came up with 14 points and 6 assists and naturalized Guyanese Gide Noel (199-1993) added 10 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Aix-Maurienne in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Gries-Souffel. They moved-up to third place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Aix-Maurienne dropped to the eighth position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Gries-Souffel will meet league’s second-placed Roanne on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Aix-Maurienne will play against Rouen (#14) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Gries-Souffel: S.Bogues 20+1reb+3ast, L.Beyhurst 17+5reb+4ast, A.Jeanne-Rose 13+2reb+1ast, L.Ca 10+12reb+3ast, D.Milosevic 9+5reb+3ast, R.Hoeltzel 8+3reb+3ast
Aix-Maurienne: J.Payne 15+1reb+2ast, S.Kanoute 14+4reb+6ast, C.Dauby 13+2reb, G.Noel 10+6reb+3ast, C.Falcoz 10+2reb, C.Pepin 9+9reb
gschID: 1181645
Denain-Voltaire – Poitiers 79-86
Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both tenth ranked Poitiers and 11th ranked Denain Voltaire had identical 3-3 record. But Denain Voltaire was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Poitiers 86-79 on Friday night. Poitiers made 17-of-19 free shots (89.5 percent) during the game. Poitiers had a 27-13 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for Canadian guard Jahvon Blair (193-1998, college: Georgetown) who led the winners and scored 21 points and 7 assists. Guard Ilane Fibleuil (193-2005, college: UCLA) accounted for 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Vincentian-Canadian Lien Phillip (203-1989, college: Windsor) came up with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 15 rebounds and American point guard Lovell Cabbil (188-1997, college: Liberty) added 24 points and 4 assists respectively for Denain-Voltaire in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Poitiers (4-3) moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Denain Voltaire dropped to the twelfth position with four games lost. They share it with Caen and Rouen. Poitiers will meet at home higher ranked Boulazac (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Denain-Voltaire will play against Chartres (#20) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Poitiers: J.Blair 21+2reb+7ast, I.Fibleuil 16+7reb+1ast, L.Rupnik 12+1reb+1ast, J.Ojiako 9+3reb, I.Ramljak 7+4reb+3ast, I.Prot 5
Denain-Voltaire: L.Cabbil 24+3reb+4ast, L.Phillip 16+15reb+3ast, N.Difuidi-Walokwa 15+3reb+3ast, M.Lasserre 8+1reb, B.Gillet 5+2reb+4ast, J.Augustin-Fairell 4+1reb+1ast
gschID: 1181646
Orleans – Vichy 82-73
Everything went according to plan when eleventh ranked Entente Orleans 45 (4-2) defeated at home 15th ranked JA Vichy (2-5) 82-73 on Saturday. Orleans looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Maceo Jack (195-1993, college: Buffalo) who led the winners and scored 26 points. Croatian Tomislav Gabric (204-1995, agency: Octagon Europe) accounted for 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Lucas Dufeal (204-2003) came up with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Sebastien Cape (185-1993) added 6 points and 9 assists respectively for Vichy in the defeat. Four Vichy players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Orleans moved-up to seventh place. Loser JA Vichy keeps the fifteenth position with five games lost. They share it with Chalons-Reims and Hyeres-Toulon. Orleans will meet at home Hyeres-Toulon (#16) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Vichy will play against Nantes and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Orleans: M.Jack 26+1reb+1ast, T.Gabric 16+6reb+5ast, T.Crusol 9+3reb+3ast, N.Kuta 8+11reb+3ast, L.Negrobar 8+1reb, B.Niasse 7+1reb+1ast
Vichy: J.Shepherd 16+1reb, L.Dufeal 13+6reb+4ast, S.Mourtala 12+4reb, D.Nseke Ebele 10+2reb+2ast, A.Moulare 7+2reb, S.Cape 6+4reb+9ast
gschID: 1181647
Caen – Antibes 73-79
There was no surprise when 12th ranked Calvados (3-4) lost to seventh ranked Olympique Antibes (5-2) in Caen 73-79 on Friday. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Garlon Green (201-1991, college: TCU, agency: Slash Sports) who led the winners and scored 22 points and 7 rebounds. The former international guard Antoine Eito (188-1988) accounted for 12 points for the winning side. Point guard Antoine Rojewski (195-2000) came up with 11 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Yann Siegwarth (185-1993) added 11 points respectively for Caen in the defeat. Four Antibes and five Caen players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Olympique Antibes. They moved-up to third place, which they share with 3 other teams. Newly promoted Caen keeps the twelfth position with four games lost. They share it with Denain-Voltaire and Rouen. Antibes will meet at home Evreux (#18) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Caen will play against Saint-Chamond (#6) in Saint Chamond and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Antibes: G.Green 22+7reb+1ast, A.Eito 12+4reb+1ast, S.Gbetkom 11+2reb, B.Palo 10+2reb+4ast, B.Tchouaffe 9+1reb+1ast, S.Borovnjak 7+5reb+1ast
Caen: A.Rojewski 11+7reb+1ast, Y.Siegwarth 11+3reb+1ast, R.Davis 10+3reb+2ast, P.Hannequin 10+1reb+3ast, W.Davis 10+4reb+1ast, K.Facey 6+5reb
gschID: 1181648
Fos-sur-Mer – Chalons-Reims 95-72
The game between closely ranked teams ended with thirteenth ranked Provence Basket‘s (4-3) home victory over 14th ranked Chalons-Reims (2-5) in Fos-sur-Mer 95-72 on Friday. Fos-sur-Mer outrebounded Chalons-Reims 43-27 including 18 on the offensive glass. Fos-sur-Mer shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 52.0 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. It was an exceptional evening for forward Maxime Galin (203-2002) who led the winners and scored 23 points and 7 rebounds. Point guard Lucas Bourhis (177-2000) accounted for 14 points and 8 assists for the winning side. Five Provence Basket players scored in double figures. American forward Hasan Varence (198-1997, college: Ohio Dominican) came up with 13 points and 5 rebounds and Jamaican-Canadian point guard Javon Masters (183-1994, college: UNB, agency: Blacktop Management) added 11 points and 6 assists respectively for Chalons-Reims in the defeat. Chalons-Reims’ coach Vincent Dumestre gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Fos-sur-Mer moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Chalons-Reims dropped to the fifteenth position with five games lost. They share it with Hyeres-Toulon and Vichy. Fos-sur-Mer will meet at home league’s leader Blois in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Chalons-Reims will play against Pau-Lacq-Orthez (#10) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Fos-sur-Mer: M.Galin 23+7reb+1ast, R.Turner III 17+1reb+4ast, L.Bourhis 14+1reb+8ast, J.Etou 14+7reb, W.Marie-Anais 10+10reb+3ast, L.Sane 7+8reb+2ast
Chalons-Reims: H.Varence 13+5reb+3ast, J.Masters 11+3reb+6ast, G.Grotzinger 9+3reb+2ast, S.Eyango-Dingo 8+2reb, M.Gosselin 7+3reb, M.Legat 7+3reb+1ast
gschID: 1181649
Roanne – Boulazac 89-88
Important game to mention about took place in Roanne. Sixth ranked Chorale de Roanne (5-1) saved a 1-point victory at home edging much higher ranked Boulazac Basket (5-2) 89-88 in the fight for the second place. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Boulazac was plagued by 30 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for forward Dylan Affo Mama (197-1999) who led his team to a victory scoring 14 points and 8 rebounds. American-Nigerian guard Michael Oguine (188-1996, college: Montana, agency: Octagon Europe) helped adding 16 points. At the losing side American-Gambian Ousman Krubally (202-1988, college: Georgia St., agency: Octagon Europe) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and American point guard Angelo Warner (188-1992, college: Morehead St.) scored 20 points and 5 assists. Four Boulazac players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Roanne moved-up to second place. Boulazac at the other side dropped to the third position with two games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Roanne will play against Gries-Souffel (#4) at home in the next round. Boulazac will play against Poitiers and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Roanne: M.Oguine 16+1ast, D.Affo Mama 14+8reb+1ast, A.Diot 12+3reb+2ast, B.Cingala-Mata 9+2reb+1ast, S.Tanner 9+2reb+1ast, T.Gomez 8+1reb+4ast
Boulazac: A.Warner 20+1reb+5ast, O.Krubally 19+10reb, M.Suka-Umu 12+4reb+5ast, H.Robineau 11+3reb+2ast, T.Ville 9+3reb+3ast, L.Cassier 5+1reb
gschID: 1181650
Pau-Lacq-Orthez – Saint-Chamond 72-80
Round 7 most important game was a victory of Saint-Chamond over 4th placed Pau-Lacq-Orthez 80-72 on Friday night. Saint Chamond made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Mael Hamon-Crespin (206-2004, college: WSU, agency: Octagon Europe) who helped to win the game recording 16 points and 7 rebounds. Center Badr Moujib (207-2001) contributed with 14 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Swingman Kevin Marsillon-Noleo (200-2002, agency: Octagon Europe) answered with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds and Seydou Ndiaye (196-2000) added 10 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Pau-Lacq-Orthez. Five Pau-Lacq-Orthez players scored in double figures. Saint-Chamond have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with 3 other teams. Pau-Lacq-Orthez lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Saint-Chamond is looking forward to face Caen (#13) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Pau-Lacq-Orthez will play against Chalons-Reims (#15) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Saint-Chamond: M.Hamon-Crespin 16+7reb+1ast, B.Moujib 14+5reb+1ast, S.Briki 10+4reb+4ast, A.Duruji 10+4reb+1ast, T.Magrit 9+2reb+5ast, J.Kok 7+5reb
Pau-Lacq-Orthez: K.Sherrill 15+2reb+3ast, B.Pinault 15+4reb, W.Whyte 11+2reb+2ast, S.Ndiaye 10+8reb+3ast, K.Marsillon-Noleo 10+10reb+1ast, S.Raharimanantoanina 8+3reb+1ast
gschID: 1181651
