After 4 rounds played we can already see who rules in the LBBL and who belongs to weaker ones. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
Round 4 most important game was a defeat of league’s leader Amicale (3-1). They were crushed by third ranked Esch (3-1) 91-61 on Friday night. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Amicale. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Esch dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Amicale’s 32 and made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Amicale 40-28 including 29 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of international power forward Clancy Rugg (204-1991, college: Vermont) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds and American-Jamaican guard Prince Foster (193, college: Angelo St.) who added 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side the former international guard Bob Melcher (189-1994) responded with 11 points and 8 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Esch have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Amicale. Amicale will play next round against Arantia trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Esch will try to continue on its current victory against eleventh ranked Musel Pikes in Stadrbredimus.
Very significant was Etzella’s (#5) 78-66 road victory against 6th ranked Arantia. The winners were led by American Lamar Mallory (201-1990, college: GSC) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 27 points and 15 rebounds and Philippe Gutenkauf supported him with 18 points and 7 assists. Even 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists by American guard Jamison Overton (198, college: Weber St.) did not help to save the game for Arantia. Arantia’s coach Christophe Ney rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Etzella (3-1) moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Arantia at the other side keeps the sixth position with two games lost. They share it with Sparta. Etzella will play against Sparta (#6) in Bertrange in the next round. Arantia will play on the road against Amicale in Steinsel and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Heffingen has registered their first victory this season after three consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Sparta (2-2) 93-84 on Friday. Americans were the main players on the court. ShanQuan Hemphill fired a double-double by scoring 30 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Cam Gregory produced a double-double by scoring 25 points and 17 rebounds for lost side. Heffingen (1-3) left bottom position moving up to eighth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Sparta dropped to the sixth position with two games lost. They share it with Arantia. Heffingen will meet Grengewald (#8) in the next round. Sparta will play against Etzella in Ettelbruck and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
There were no shocking results in the other games in round 4: T71 won against Grengewald on the opponent’s court 78-68. Contern was outscored by Residence in a home game 85-105. Musel Pikes managed to beat Soleuvre on the road 89-76.
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Grengewald – T71 68-78
Very expected game in Niederanven where 9th ranked Grengewald (1-3) was defeated by top-ranked T71 (4-0) 78-68 on Friday. International point guard Kevin Moura (182-1994) fired 23 points for the winners. American forward Moses Greenwood (201-1997, college: SE Louisiana) chipped in 11 points and 8 rebounds. Four T71 players scored in double figures. American forward Kevion Blaylock (198-1994, college: William Penn) produced 27 points and the former international swingman Patrick Arbaut (186-1987) added 11 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. T71 have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. Newly promoted Grengewald dropped to the eighth place with three games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. T71 will meet at home Contern (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Grengewald will play against Heffingen and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Grengewald: K.Blaylock 27+4reb+1ast, P.Arbaut 11+7reb+3ast, A.Burgett 10+6reb+1ast, T.Barnes 8+8reb, Y.Jander 5+1ast, B.Hurt 5+5reb+2ast
T71: K.Moura 23+4reb, J.Kalmes 15+4reb, M.Greenwood 11+8reb+3ast, J.Taylor 10+8reb+3ast, C.Laures 7+3reb, G.Logins 5+8reb+2ast
gschID: 1009661
Contern – Residence 85-105
Rather predictable result when fourth ranked Residence (3-1) smashed on the road 8th ranked Contern (1-3) 105-85 on Friday. Residence looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by Contern’s players. Americans were the main players on the court. Grant Dressler (201-1997, college: Chaminade) fired a double-double by scoring 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Point guard TreVion Crews (183-1996, college: Bethel, IN) chipped in 25 points, 9 assists and 4 steals. Residence’s coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Swingman Tyler Cartaino (198-1996, college: Chaminade) produced 27 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Clay Guillozet (193-1997, college: Valdosta St.) added 20 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Five Residence and four Contern players scored in double figures. Residence moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Contern keeps the eighth position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Residence will meet at home bottom-ranked Soleuvre (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Contern will play against the league’s leader T71 (#1) in Dudelange and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Contern: T.Cartaino 27+6reb+4ast, C.Guillozet 20+3reb+6ast, M.Charel 17+4reb, A.Ndiaye 10+11reb, N.Hittelet 9+3reb+2ast, A.Mathieu 2+4ast
Residence: T.Crews 25+3reb+9ast, G.Dressler 23+10reb+5ast, M.Kreps 16+6reb+3ast, O.Vujakovic 13+4reb+7ast, X.Francois 12+7reb+4ast, D.Gindt 9
gschID: 1009662
Arantia – Etzella 66-78
Very significant was Etzella’s (#5) 78-66 road victory against 6th ranked Arantia. The winners were led by American Lamar Mallory (201-1990, college: GSC) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 27 points and 15 rebounds and international point guard Philippe Gutenkauf (183-1995) supported him with 18 points and 7 assists. Mallory is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Etzella players scored in double figures. Even 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists by American guard Jamison Overton (198, college: Weber St.) did not help to save the game for Arantia. The former international forward Derek Wilson (195-1991) added 20 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Arantia’s coach Christophe Ney rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Etzella (3-1) moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Arantia at the other side keeps the sixth position with two games lost. They share it with Sparta. Etzella will play against Sparta (#6) in Bertrange in the next round. Arantia will play on the road against Amicale in Steinsel and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Arantia: D.Wilson 20+6reb+1ast, J.Overton 20+6reb+5ast, S.Julian 10+11reb+5ast, D.Rocha 8+2reb, M.Wilson 4+5reb+4ast, L.Majerus 2+2reb+1ast
Etzella: L.Mallory 27+15reb+3ast, P.Gutenkauf 18+2reb+7ast, M.Smith 14+8reb+2ast, Y.Wolff 11+8reb+1ast, G.Polfer 6+1reb, F.Gutenkauf 2+2reb+4ast
gschID: 1009663
Heffingen – Sparta 93-84
Heffingen has registered their first victory this season after three consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Sparta (2-2) 93-84 on Friday. They outrebounded Sparta 49-36 including 18 on the offensive glass. Americans were the main players on the court. Forward ShanQuan Hemphill (198, college: Drake) fired a double-double by scoring 30 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Forward Justin Strings (201-1996, college: Sacramento St.) chipped in a double-double by scoring 26 points and 18 rebounds. Forward Cam Gregory (203-1995, college: Loyola, MD) produced a double-double by scoring 25 points and 17 rebounds and guard Khalil Small (188-1995, college: Green Bay) added 21 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Heffingen (1-3) left bottom position moving up to eighth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Sparta dropped to the sixth position with two games lost. They share it with Arantia. Heffingen will meet Grengewald (#8) in the next round. Sparta will play against Etzella in Ettelbruck and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sparta: C.Gregory 25+17reb+1ast, K.Small 21+5reb+2ast, L.Max 19+4reb+3ast, M.Feipel 13+6reb+1ast, T.Nicolas 2, V.Stein 2+2reb
Heffingen: S.Hemphill 30+14reb+2ast, J.Strings 26+18reb+1ast, L.Demuth 13+5reb, P.Arendt 12+6reb+5ast, T.Schomer 6+3reb+3ast, T.Schomer 3
gschID: 1009664
Soleuvre – Musel Pikes 76-89
Everything could happen in Belvaux at the game between two tied teams. Both eleventh ranked Musel Pikes and bottom-ranked Soleuvre had identical 0-3 record. But Soleuvre was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Stadrbredimus 89-76 on Friday night. American forward DJ Foreman (203-1994, college: St.Louis) fired a double-double by scoring 30 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. The other American import guard AJ Turner (201-1996, college: Northwestern) chipped in 25 points. American center Dakota Quinn (206, college: MNU, agency: Players Group) produced 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks and Davide Grun (-1998) added 21 points respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Musel Pikes (1-3) left bottom position moving up to eighth place, which they share with 3 other teams. It was Soleuvre’s fourth loss in a row. Newly promoted team still closes the standings with four games lost. Musel Pikes will meet at home league’s second-placed Esch in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Soleuvre will play against Residence (#3) in Bereldange and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Soleuvre: G.Davide 21+4reb+2ast, D.Quinn 20+7reb, S.Temara 16+7reb+1ast, G.Weis 11+3reb+9ast, V.Heuschling 4+1ast, V.Sunnen 4
Musel Pikes: D.Foreman 30+14reb+3ast, A.Turner 25+4reb+3ast, T.Welter 16+5reb+2ast, G.Kerschen 10+6reb, J.Kox 4+4reb+2ast, R.Martin 4
gschID: 1009665
Esch – Amicale 91-61
Round 4 most important game was a defeat of league’s leader Amicale (3-1). They were crushed by third ranked Esch (3-1) 91-61 on Friday night. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Amicale. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Esch dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Amicale’s 32 and made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Amicale 40-28 including 29 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of international power forward Clancy Rugg (204-1991, college: Vermont) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds and American-Jamaican guard Prince Foster (193, college: Angelo St.) who added 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side the former international guard Bob Melcher (189-1994) responded with 11 points and 8 assists and American forward Alex Reese (206-1999, college: Alabama, agency: Interperformances) scored 16 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. Esch have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Amicale. Amicale will play next round against Arantia trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Esch will try to continue on its current victory against eleventh ranked Musel Pikes in Stadrbredimus.
Top scorers:
Amicale: A.Reese 16+5reb, B.Melcher 11+2reb+8ast, J.Theisen 10+2reb+1ast, N.Medeot 6+1reb, T.Murphy 6+4reb, S.Morton 5+6reb+3ast
Esch: C.Rugg 29+10reb+1ast, P.Foster 15+7reb+1ast, A.Rodenbourg 11+7reb+1ast, D.Fonseca 9+5reb+2ast, T.Gruen 8+3reb+6ast, P.Biever 7+2reb+1ast
gschID: 1009666
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