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Hungarian League Playout Round 4 April 10th

April 10, 2021 by Andrew

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April 10, 2021

The second half of the double-robin started on Saturday.  BEAC beat Pecsi 99-78 in the first game.  Miljana Dzombeta and Petra Szabo tried to lead a late charge for ZTE to get their first win, bu they fell short to Cegled 78-74.

Pecsi vs. BEAC 78-99 PEC Kovacs 18/13r Zubac 16 Zsilinszki 12 Jahni 10 Vorpahl 9/10a BEAC Meresz 19/10r Szabo 19/7a Koch 18 Czank 13/7a Boros 11

ZTE vs. Cegled 74-78 ZTE Dzombeta 25 Szabo 21/11r CEG Gorjanacz 19/8r Sotiriou 18/8r Szirony 12 Kobolak 12 McBryde 5

Standings:

  1. Cegled 13-13
  2. BEAC 8-18
  3. Pecsi 4-22
  4. ZTE 0-26
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Hungarian League Consolation Playoffs Game 3 April 6th-10th

April 10, 2021 by Andrew

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On Tuesday, Brianna Fraser led Vasas in the deciding game as they beat BEAC 72-64.  The other series finished on Saturday with Csata beating MTK 71-64.

April 6, 2021

PEAC vs. Vasas 64-72 PEAC Kiss 17/8r Andusic 13/8r Dudasova 11 Strautmane 10/6r VAS Fraser 27/9r Bach 17 Smailbegovic 13

Vasas wins series 2-1

April 10, 2021

Csata vs. MTK 71-64 CSA Manyoky 16/9r Lelik 16 Zempare 11/15r Borondy 10 James 6/8r Hegedus 0 MTK Nemeth 14/6r Katona 12/7r/12a Jenkins 11/16r Bernath 10 Markovic 2

Csata wins series 2-1

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Russian League Semifinals Game 2 April 6th-10th

April 10, 2021 by Andrew

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One series continued on Tuesday with Dynamo Kursk going to Moscow and completing the sweep of MBA with an 84-69 win.  On Saturday, Allie Quigley helped Ekaterinburg finish the other series with a 95-49 win over Nika in Syktyvkar, preventing the need for a long break for the last game to be played.

April 6, 2021

MBA Moscow vs. Dynamo Kursk 69-84 MBA Shtanko 18/11r Psareva 13/8r Kaytukova 10 DYK Ogunbowale 18 O. Frolkina 15 Bentley 12 Musina 10/8r

Dynamo Kursk wins series 2-0

April 10, 2021

Nika Syktyvkar vs. Ekaterinburg 49-95 NIK Leslie 13 Cherepanova 10 Turner 7/11r EKA Quigley 20/7a Stewart 19/7r Griner 18 Meesseman 12 Vadeeva 4 Belyakova 3

Ekaterinburg wins series 2-0

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Czech League Finals Game 1 April 10th

April 10, 2021 by Andrew

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April 10, 2021

The championship series started on Saturday and there was no surprise in the first game as USK Praha rolled to a 101-68 win over Hradec Kralove.  The teams will swap venues for the second game on Tuesday.

USK Praha vs. Hradec Kralove 101-68 USK Jones 18/7r Dojkic 18 Vorackova 16 Elhotova 13 Rezan 10/8r HKR Klaudova 15 Mareckova 11/6r Cuperkova 11 Fiserova 10/6r Effangova 10

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Polish League Final Game 1 April 10th

April 10, 2021 by Andrew

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April 10, 2021

Both last series were supposed to start on Saturday, but virus issues affected the bronze medal matches.  The finals started with an excellent game as Aaryn Ellenberg-Wiley nearly got Polkowice an upset win, but Alice Kunek and Gdynia did enough late to win 69-67.

Arka Gdynia vs. Polkowice 69-67 GDY Kunek 20 Balintova 17/7r/10a Miskiniene 14 Kastanek 9 Spanou 5 Greinacher 2 POL Ellenberg-Wiley 23/6r Hampton 13 Stankovic 11/7r/6a Gajda 11 Nacickaite 2

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EuroCup Semifinals April 9th

April 9, 2021 by Andrew

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April 9, 2021

Szekszard was the site of this year’s Final Four with a single-site format replacing the travel of the previous two-game series format.  The semifinals were played on Friday with the hosts up first against top seed Reyer.  The game was close throughout, but a late rally helped the top seed avoid an upset and advance 63-58.  Valencia blasted out of the gates with Raquel Carrera making her WNBA draft stock rise a little higher.  Carolo fought back in the second half to make it respectable, but the outcome was never in any real doubt as the 3 seed advanced

(1) Reyer Venezia vs. (4) Szekszard 63-58 VEN Howard 16 Anderson 14/6r/6a Penna 10 Petronyte 10 Attura 5 Fagbenle 4/8r Pan 0 KSC Goree 13/8r Friskovec 12 Bonner 10/10r Studer 10/6r/7a Krnjic 4/7r McCall 4

(7) Carolo vs. (3) Valencia 68-80 CARO Pouye 6/7r Akhator 11 Miyem 10 Nared 8 Turner 6 VAL Carrera 22/8r Trahan-Davis 15 Casas 12 Gulich 8/6r Allen 8 Romero 3

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Watch EuroCup Semifinals Here Friday!

April 8, 2021 by Andrew

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Times listed are Central European Summer, then Eastern Daylight:

Reyer Venezia vs. Szekszard, 5pm/11am:

Carolo vs. Valencia, 8pm/2pm:

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Israeli League 2nd Stage Round 4 April 8th

April 8, 2021 by Andrew

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April 8, 2021

Upper Group:

The second to last round was played on Thursday.  Betnijah Laney was back leading Elitzur Ramla as they rallied past NaJai Pollard and Herzliya, which also got a triple-double from Marina Mabrey, 81-75 as both teams were down a player.  Being shorthanded did not help Elitzur Holon either as Maccabi Ashdod won 95-81 behind an incredible game from Khadijiah Cave as Danielle Adams and Alexis Peterson were also fantastic.  Maccabi Ramat Hen was firing on all cylinders, getting enough scoring from Khaalia Hillsman, Tal Lev, and Eden Rotberg to win in a 91-62 blowout of Feyonda Fitzgerald and Maccabi Haifa.

Elitzur Ramla vs. Bnot Herzliya 81-75 RAM Laney 21/12r Cohen 14/6r Baron 13 Hightower 12/6r Shafir 11/6r/7a Edelman 8 HER Pollard 24/19r Mabrey 17/11r/10a Hadad 12 Peleg Pelc 10 Presley 7/6r

Elitzur Holon vs. Maccabi Ashdod 81-95 HOL Kelley 19/9r Holmes 16/7r/9a Rinat 14 Raber 12 Roth 11/8r ASH Cave 31/26r Adams 23/13r Peterson 23/8a Dayan 10 Danan 1 Purvis 0

Maccabi Haifa vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 62-91 HAI Fitzgerald 26/6a Muldrow 15/7r Coffey 4/8r Douglass 2 RAH Hillsman 27/11r Lev 24/9r Rotberg 20 Wallace 18 Harden 2/9r/6a Shea 0

Standings:

  1. Elitzur Ramla 20-2
  2. Maccabi Ashdod 15-7
  3. Elitzur Ramla 13-9
  4. Maccabi Ramat Hen 11-11
  5. Maccabi Haifa 10-12
  6. Bnot Herzliya 10-12

Lower Group:

The second half of this group’s play started on Thursday.  Jennie Simms lifted Ramat Hasharon past Jocelyn Willoughby, Kristen Simon, and Hapoel Petah Tikva.  Young Yarden Garzon helped Kaela Davis with the scoring load as Maccabi Raanana got past increasingly shorthanded Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion, which was led by Aishah Sutherland.

Ramat Hasharon vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 83-78 HAS Simms 20/10r/8a Karsh 16 Bradford 14 Coates 9 Hannoun 5 PET Willoughby 26/6r Simon 25/12r Johnson 14/8a Sahar 10

Maccabi Raanana vs. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 78-66 RAA Garzon 21/8r Davis 20/9r Holmes 18/12r/7a Givon 11 Spector 0 RIS Sutherland 21/11r Karsh 17 Revah 10

Standings:

  1. Ramat Hasharon 10-12
  2. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 9-13
  3. Hapoel Petah Tikva 8-14
  4. Maccabi Raanana 4-18
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Romanian League Makeup Games April 7th-8th

April 8, 2021 by Andrew

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The original goal was to make up the rest of the regular season over a four day period.  The only games that could be scheduled were a pair in Satu Mare.  Bria Goss and Patricia Bright paced the hosts, who also got a triple-double from Claudia Cuic in a 126-57 win over Nikki McDonald and Brasov.  Brasov did turn around and beat Oradea 79-35 on Thursday.  The league then awarded the rest of the games, including Oradea officially going winless with their game against Targoviste not played.   Cluj-Napoca had four games to make up against teams below them in the standings, which meant wins given to Agronomia, Rapid, Alexandria, and Phoenix Constanta.

April 7, 2021

Satu Mare vs. Olimpia Brasov 126-57 SAT Goss 26/7a Bright 23/11r Cuic 16/10r/13a Hutanu 12 Szmutku 10 Solopova 10 BRA McDonald 22/11r Corda 16/6a Nan 13

April 8, 2021

Olimpia Brasov vs. Oradea 79-35 BRA Nan 18 McDonald 16/18r Al Ash Hab 14/15r Corda 13 ORA Farago 8/11r

Standings:

  1. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 22-0
  2. Satu Mare 19-3
  3. Arad 17-5
  4. Olimpia Brasov 15-7
  5. Targoviste 11-11
  6. Phoenix Constanta 11-11
  7. Universitatea Cluj-Napoca 10-12
  8. Agronomia Bucuresti 9-13
  9. Targu Secuiesc 8-14
  10. Rapid Bucuresti 6-16
  11. Alexandria 4-18
  12. Oradea 0-22

Leaders:

Scoring: 1. Mitchell 23.6, 2. Campbell 20.3, 3. Bright 19.6, 4. Cuic 19.4, 5. Pesovic 18.6, 6. Henderson 17.3, 7. Stanici 17.2, 8. Corda 15.3, 9. Sipos 15.2, 10. Goss 15.0

Rebounding: 1. Campbell 11.4, 2. Lenart 10.7, 3. Timbilla 10.7, 4. Sipos 10.4, 5. Covile 10.3, 6. Mitchell 10.1, 7. Pesovic 9.8, 8. Karakasevic 9.7, 9. McDonald 8.9, 10. Irimia 8.8

Assists: 1. Pesovic 5.9, 2. Parau 5.3, 3. Hadzovic 5.1, 4. Goss 5.1, 5. Cuic 4.7, 6. Stanici 4.7, 7. Corda 4.4, 8. Timbilla 4.0, 9. Beldian 3.9, 10. Solopova 3.9

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The Loophole One Top Prospect Should Explore

April 7, 2021 by Andrew

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With young players taking a large share of the spotlight in this past college season, scrutiny about the WNBA’s draft rules is greater than usual.  The rules did not end up changing with a new CBA so there should not be any expectation that future prospects will be able to accelerate their draft clocks at this time.  There is one talented young player who is in an unusual situation because of the draft rules issue that used to get all of the attention, the one that created a difference in draft time for players who were considered international.  Emerging Lithuanian wing Juste Jocyte turns out not to fall under the international designation, which would keep her out of the WNBA longer.  Given the current rules, this year would be the one time where she could take action to move her draft year up to the same year as international players born in the same year as she was.  Is there a loophole that she can use that would allow her to be drafted earlier?

Family Background:

Jocyte’s father Alvydas Jocys played college basketball in the United States, first at the North Platte campus of Mid-Plains Community College for two seasons then at NAIA school Bellevue University for two seasons.  As part of his career, he worked at Lithuania’s embassy to the United States.  That proves to be a critical detail in this situation because it meant that his daughter was born in Washington, D.C. in 2005 as opposed to another country.  Birthplace is a key component of draft eligibility in the CBA and is obviously not something that can be changed after the fact.  That the family subsequently moved to Lithuania does not matter.  Jocyte’s older brother Rokas is also a promising young basketball player who is playing in Italy with Stella Azzurra Roma, which has a strong history of player development.

Early Notoriety:

Jocyte’s first moment on the global stage was at the inaugural Jr. NBA World Championship in 2018 as she was one of the players selected to represent Europe.  Her team made it through the international bracket to the final game as she received the Teamwork award at the conclusion of the tournament.  Even at that time, she was beginning to show the scoring ability that was going to gain her notoriety the next summer.  In 2019, playing two years up for Lithuania’s U16 team, she led her team in an impressive run through the knockout stages as they lost a heartbreaker to Russia in the final.  While the country has a long and storied basketball tradition, recent success for their women’s teams had been hard to come by and everyone was looking forward to the team participating in a global youth championship in 2020, but the pandemic delayed those hopes.  Her play during the tournament demonstrated an impressive arsenal of skills at her age, allowing her to consistently execute high degree of difficulty shots as the team increasingly put the ball in her hands during crunch time.

Playing in France:

After a strong start to the domestic league season in Lithuania, Jocyte made her senior national team debut in their EuroBasket qualifier against Albania in November right before her 14th birthday.  That was also the time that moving out of the country and developing in a different environment became a serious consideration.  Tony Parker had long been actively involved in the roster construction of ASVEL and when the club added Lyon’s premier women’s team to the group, also took on that role for that part of the club as well.  Nicolas Batum also had a role with the club and in this case, played a critical part in the recruiting process.  The duo convinced her and her family to agree to a three year plan for her to develop there, which has reportedly now extended through 2025.  While there were also opportunities to play with their youth team in France’s third division and school obligations, she was quickly handed a top division debut and the youngest debut in the current incarnation of EuroLeague.  The wait for her to play significant minutes in a critical club situation continues, but she played extensively with the national team during the rest of their qualifying campaign, showing additional promise as a secondary playmaker.

Draft Rules:

Section 1 of Article XIII of the CBA is the one that covers player eligibility for the draft.  Subsection e is the one that covers Jocyte’s status as a non-international as it states “For purposes of this Section 1, an “international player” means any person born and residing outside the United States.”  Most non-internationals then fall under paragraph i of subsection b for their earliest draft eligibility as “will be at least twenty-two (22) years old during the calendar year in which such Draft is held” is the first part of the first possible entry criteria.  As we discussed here, that is two years later than the age at which international players can enter.  Non-internationals do have more options listed in the following two paragraphs if the player “has graduated from a four-year college or university prior to such Draft, or “is to graduate” from such college or university within the three (3)-month period following such Draft” or “attended a four year college or university, her original class in such college or university has already been graduated or “is to graduate” within the three (3)-month period following such Draft” then she can be in the draft.  Unlike the NBA, there is no age requirement for the last two items so a non-international player can get to the WNBA sooner than the age 22 year.  Quanitra Hollingsworth enrolled at VCU when she was 16 so she was drafted at age 20, turning 21 after the season and therefore reaching the league a year earlier than would typically be expected for a player born when she was.

Possible Loophole:

Given those rules, this is the last year that Jocyte could enroll in college in the United States and then leave college and be eligible for the 2025 draft, assuming that she would not actually stay in college and graduate early.  The language in the CBA specifies a four-year school, but that does not seem to address the possibility of schools in other countries that typically award degrees after three years as there is no mention of the location of the school, unlike for international players.  Also, as a non-international, there is no reference to actually competing or exercising eligibility in school, merely attending, so online courses would probably be sufficient to qualify under this criteria.  Not necessarily needing to play would also mean not needing to qualify under the criteria necessary to play sports and simply being able to be admitted as a regular student might be enough.  Some people have wondered if young Americans could play professionally overseas and accelerate their draft clocks.  As shown here, that would not be possible without also attending college, which could be done without planning on actually staying there.

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