There were only 2 rounds played so far and it’s still very beginning of the Regular Season in National League. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
The most surprising game was a loss of M.Haifa at the home court on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by M.Ma’ale Adum. 98-82. They made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. M.Ma’ale Adum. looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when M.Ma’ale Adum. made 8 blocks. Canadian center Eddie Ekiyor (206-1997, college: Carleton) had a double-double by scoring 26 points and 17 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American forward Duane Johnson (201-1991, college: ESU) chipped in 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks during the contest. American guard Admon Gilder (193-1995, college: Gonzaga) responded with 27 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. M.Ma’ale Adum. is looking forward to face Ramat Hash. in Ramat Hasharon in the next round. M.Haifa will play on the road against E.Ashkelon and is hoping to win this game.
Very significant was E.Ashkelon’s 88-83 road victory against M.Raanana. American power forward Thomas Gipson (202-1993, college: Kansas St.) notched 20 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and Gal Gilinski supported him with 20 points and 5 rebounds. E.Ashkelon’s coach Avi Sukar allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even a double-double of 21 points and 18 rebounds by naturalized American Willy Workman (198-1990, college: Amherst) did not help to save the game for M.Raanana. E.Ashkelon will play against M.Haifa at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. M.Raanana will play against E.Netanya and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
A very close game took place in Hevel Modi’in between Maccabi Rishon and H.Hevel Modi’in. Maccabi Rishon got a very close victory on the road over H.Hevel Modi’in. Maccabi Rishon managed to escape with a 2-point win 87-85 on Tuesday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. The best player for the winners was Guy Palatin who scored 28 points and 5 assists. Demetrius Treadwell produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 19 rebounds for the hosts. Maccabi Rishon will meet at home M.Ramat Gan in the next round and are hoping to win another game. H.Hevel Modi’in will play against H.Ramat Gan in Givataim and hope to win that game.
There were no shocking results in the other games in round 2: winless I.Nahariya lost to undefeated H.Afula on the opponent’s court 69-79. M.Ramat Gan unfortunately lost to E.Shomron in a home game 84-93. H.Ramat Gan managed to beat Ramat Hash. on the road 83-71. Winless M.Rehovot was defeated by E.Netanya on its own court 77-80.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 42 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds by Brent Jackson of M.Rehovot.
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H.Afula – I.Nahariya 79-69
Very expected game when I.Nahariya was defeated on the road by H.Afula 79-69 on Tuesday. H.Afula made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. H.Afula outrebounded I.Nahariya 40-27 including 30 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was American Jimmy Hall (203-1994, college: Kent St.) who had a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds. Guard Tomer Asayag (190-1999) chipped in 21 points and 4 assists. American power forward Romello White (203-1998, college: Ole Miss) produced 15 points and 8 rebounds and his fellow American import forward Dominez Burnett (196-1992, college: Davenport) added 13 points and 6 assists respectively for the guests. H.Afula will meet E.Shomron in the next round where they are favorite. I.Nahariya will play against M.Rehovot and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
I.Nahariya: R.White 15+8reb+1ast, D.Burnett 13+4reb+6ast, O.Ben-Yakov 10+4reb+1ast, Y.Ohayon 7+4reb+11ast, I.Eisendorf 6+1ast, P.Omer 6+1ast
H.Afula: T.Asayag 21+4ast, K.Zorno 16+2reb, J.Hall 14+12reb+1ast, T.Fitzpatrick 7+10reb+1ast, L.Goldenberg 7+9reb+1ast, R.Netzia 7+3reb+4ast
gschID: 1021982
H.Hevel Modi’in – M.Rishon 85-87
A very close game took place in Hevel Modi’in between Maccabi Rishon and H.Hevel Modi’in. Maccabi Rishon got a very close victory on the road over H.Hevel Modi’in. Maccabi Rishon managed to escape with a 2-point win 87-85 on Tuesday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Maccabi Rishon made 22-of-27 free shots (81.5 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was point guard Guy Palatin (192-2000) who scored 28 points and 5 assists. Power forward Jonatan Mor (204-1995) chipped in 20 points and 9 rebounds. American forward Demetrius Treadwell (201-1991, college: Akron) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 19 rebounds and guard Shoham Gat (185-2002, agency: Avi Zilberman) added 25 points and 9 assists respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Maccabi Rishon will meet at home M.Ramat Gan in the next round and are hoping to win another game. H.Hevel Modi’in will play against H.Ramat Gan in Givataim and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
H.Hevel Modi’in: G.Shoham 25+3reb+9ast, D.Treadwell 18+19reb+3ast, T.Efi 16+2reb+3ast, S.Malkov 10+2reb, N.Baloul 9+1reb+1ast, E.Mor-Yosef 5+5reb+3ast
M.Rishon: G.Palatin 28+1reb+5ast, J.Mor 20+9reb+1ast, J.Armstrong 11+3reb+3ast, I.Nesterenko 10+8reb, H.Halfon 7+2reb, I.Cousins 7+8reb+1ast
gschID: 1021983
M.Haifa – M.Ma’ale Adum. 82-98
The most surprising game was a loss of M.Haifa at the home court on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by M.Ma’ale Adum. 98-82. They made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. M.Ma’ale Adum. looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when M.Ma’ale Adum. made 8 blocks. Canadian center Eddie Ekiyor (206-1997, college: Carleton) had a double-double by scoring 26 points and 17 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American forward Duane Johnson (201-1991, college: ESU) chipped in 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks during the contest. Four M.Ma’ale Adum. players scored in double figures. American guard Admon Gilder (193-1995, college: Gonzaga) responded with 27 points and his fellow American import forward De’Sean Parsons (201-1995, college: Portland St.) scored 17 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. M.Ma’ale Adum. is looking forward to face Ramat Hash. in Ramat Hasharon in the next round. M.Haifa will play on the road against E.Ashkelon and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
M.Haifa: A.Gilder 27+4reb+3ast, D.Parsons 17+8reb+3ast, T.Cohen 12+1reb+3ast, E.Abaev 7+11reb+2ast, O.Malka 7+1ast, K.Danel 5+2reb+2ast
M.Ma’ale Adum.: E.Ekiyor 26+17reb+1ast, S.Halpert 22+2reb+2ast, D.Johnson 19+9reb+3ast, I.Ben 11+3reb+2ast, I.Shabat 9+6reb+12ast, A.Derhy 6
gschID: 1021984
M.Raanana – E.Ashkelon 83-88
Very significant was E.Ashkelon’s 88-83 road victory against M.Raanana. E.Ashkelon players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. M.Raanana was plagued by 28 personal fouls down the stretch. American power forward Thomas Gipson (202-1993, college: Kansas St.) notched 20 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and naturalized Polish guard Gal Gilinski (195-1995, agency: Avi Zilberman) supported him with 20 points and 5 rebounds. Four E.Ashkelon players scored in double figures. E.Ashkelon’s coach Avi Sukar allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even a double-double of 21 points and 18 rebounds by naturalized American Willy Workman (198-1990, college: Amherst) did not help to save the game for M.Raanana. American swingman Jason Siggers (194-1985, college: Albany, agency: Avi Zilberman) added 31 points and 6 rebounds for the hosts. E.Ashkelon will play against M.Haifa at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. M.Raanana will play against E.Netanya and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
M.Raanana: J.Siggers 31+6reb+3ast, W.Workman 21+18reb+3ast, A.Morse 16+7reb, J.Lewis 7+7reb+2ast, A.Sapir 4+4reb+2ast, R.Geffen 2+8reb+6ast
E.Ashkelon: T.Gipson 20+9reb+2ast, G.Gilinski 20+5reb+3ast, D.Tucker 17+8reb+1ast, S.David 10+5reb+7ast, G.Chen 6, C.Rosenberg 5+7reb+5ast
gschID: 1021985
M.Ramat Gan – E.Shomron 84-93
There was a surprise result when E.Shomron defeated on the road M.Ramat Gan 93-84 on Tuesday. They outrebounded M.Ramat Gan 45-32 including 20 on the offensive glass. E.Shomron looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was point guard Eyal Shulman (192-1987, agency: Avi Zilberman) who had a double-double by scoring 20 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists. Forward Yuval Levin (202-2003, agency: Avi Zilberman) chipped in 17 points and 7 rebounds. American guard Kevin Capers (188-1993, college: FSC, agency: BIG) produced 18 points and 6 rebounds and naturalized American forward Elijah Hirsh (203-1997, college: Berry) added 14 points and 8 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Five E.Shomron and four M.Ramat Gan players scored in double figures. M.Ramat Gan’s coach Yaniv Burger rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. E.Shomron will meet at home H.Afula in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. M.Ramat Gan will play against Maccabi Rishon in Rishon Le-Zion and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
M.Ramat Gan: K.Capers 18+6reb+2ast, G.Rushkin 16+1reb+1ast, E.Hirsh 14+8reb+3ast, N.Sharon 13+3reb+4ast, D.Rosenbaum 8+5reb+4ast, B.Altit 8+4reb+3ast
E.Shomron: E.Shulman 20+8reb+10ast, K.Stone 17+6reb+1ast, L.Yuval 17+7reb+2ast, R.Kelly 15+4reb+5ast, I.Flaisher 10+11reb+1ast, A.Amit 8+2reb+3ast
gschID: 1021986
Ramat Hash. – H.Ramat Gan 71-83
We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Ramat Hasharon where Ramat Hash. was defeated by H.Ramat Gan 83-71 on Tuesday. H.Ramat Gan made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was American Storm Warren (211-1988, college: LSU) who scored 26 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Swingman Eliad Tal (198-2002) chipped in 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. American guard Randy Haynes (193-1995, college: ODU) produced 22 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and his fellow American import Tyler Wideman (203-1995, college: Butler) added 17 points and 11 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. H.Ramat Gan will meet at home H.Hevel Modi’in in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Ramat Hash. will play against M.Ma’ale Adum. in Ma’ale Adumim and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Ramat Hash.: R.Haynes 22+8reb+5ast, T.Wideman 17+11reb+2ast, Y.Yam 11+1reb+3ast, A.Bier-Katz 10+6reb+3ast, G.Amitay 7+5reb+5ast, O.Hai 4+1reb+2ast
H.Ramat Gan: S.Warren 26+6reb+5ast, S.Lemon 16+1reb+3ast, T.Eliad 12+7reb+4ast, N.Uzan 10+1reb+3ast, G.Ofek 6+1reb+2ast, N.Gil 6+4reb+2ast
gschID: 1021987
M.Rehovot – E.Netanya 77-80
But M.Rehovot was not able to use a home court advantage and was edged by the opponent from Netanya 80-77 on Tuesday night. E.Netanya forced 20 M.Rehovot turnovers. The best player for the winners was American-Nigerian Al-Wajid Aminu (201-1998, college: UNF) who scored 7 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. American center Justin Robinson (206-1996, college: Duke) chipped in 16 points and 7 rebounds. E.Netanya’s coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American swingman Brent Jackson (193-1994, college: Columbus St.) produced 42 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds and naturalized American forward Josh Freund (204-1997, college: Roanoke) added 9 points and 13 rebounds respectively for the hosts. E.Netanya will meet at home M.Raanana in the next round. M.Rehovot will play against I.Nahariya and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
M.Rehovot: B.Jackson 42+5reb+2ast, J.Freund 9+13reb+1ast, D.Woods 9+8reb, Y.Holodov 7+3reb+3ast, G.Shay Guy 6+6reb+3ast, G.Halamish 2+3reb+1ast
E.Netanya: J.Robinson 16+7reb, B.Ethan 13+2reb+2ast, S.Ben 13+3reb+2ast, P.Yahel 9+4reb+3ast, M.Geller 8+6reb, A.Aminu 7+11reb+5ast
gschID: 1021988
Tags : EDDIE EKIYOR, MACCABI MA’ALE ADUMIM, ISRAELI BASKETBALL
