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Italian League Round 16 January 24th

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It was a battle of two of the best players in the league, but Marie Ruzickova ended up as the leading scorer for Venezia as they beat Cagliari 77-38.  Jolene Anderson led Schio to an 84-67 win over Umbertide.  A battle among former Stanford players went to the team with two of them as Jillian Harmon led Lucca to a 75-49 win over Vigarano.  Jelena Ivezic led the way for Orvieto as their 74-70 win over San Martino meant that the week closed with only the top four teams above .500.  Yvonne Anderson and Torino sit just outside the playoffs after an 86-53 win over last place Sesto San Giovanni.  Parma won 67-60 at Napoli as both teams now occupy the last playoff places.  Ragusa is still in first place after Rebekkah Brunson led them to an 81-64 win over Battipaglia.

January 24, 2016

Venezia vs. Cagliari 77-38 VEN Ruzickova 20/7r Christmas 14 Fontenette 11 CAG Prahalis 13 Milic 11

Schio vs. Umbertide 84-67 SCH Anderson 30/10r Masciadri 16 Gatti 11 Ress 9 Walker 6/10r UMB Simmons 18 Milazzo 12 Agunbiade 10

Lucca vs. Vigarano 75-49 LUC Harmon 22/12r Crippa 12 Wojta 9/8r/6s Pedersen 9/8r VIG Orrange 17 Ostarello 10 D’Alie 2

Orvieto vs. San Martino 74-70 ORV Ivezic 24 Baldelli 16/7a Dietrick 11/6a Bove 11 Wicijowski 9/7r SAN Davis 18/6r Pascalau 17 Bailey 11/7r Sbrissa 0/6r

Torino vs. Sesto San Giovanni 86-53 TOR Anderson 25/6r/6a Smith 17/7r Puliti 15 Mitongu 8/6r SES Barberis 14 Brown 13 Mandache 10 Correal 8/12r

Napoli vs. Parma 60-67 NAP Petronyte 17 Quinn 16/7r Carta 9 Burdick 3/13r PAR Clark 19 Spreafico 15 Brezinova 14/7r Ugoka 12/16r

Ragusa vs. Battipaglia 81-64 RAG Brunson 21/9r Nadalin 15 Erkic 14 Micovic 10 Little 7 BAT Boyd 19 Treffers 14/11r Tagliamento 14 Gray 11/10r [Read more…]

Spanish League Round 17

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The round started on Friday with Conquero’s fearsome foreign frontcourt of Adaora Elonu, Haley Peters, and Talia Caldwell leading them to a 95-80 win over Promete.  On Saturday, Paola Ferrari and Zaragoza overcame Oumoul Sarr and Gipuzkoa 62-61 to stay in the playoff picture.  Cadi La Seu pulled into a tie with Gernika by beating them 71-60 with both teams likely to be the only possible interlopers into the playoffs.  Ewelina Kobryn and Avenida maintained their gap in first place after crushing Gran Canarai 99-66 despite Taysha Pye doing everything that she could.  On Sunday, a full strength Azkoitia with Marita Davydova firing on all cylinders left them no closer to their first win after a 78-49 loss to fellow newcomers CREF.  Girona created a gap for the last playoff spot with a 68-65 win over Zamarat.

January 22, 2016

Conquero vs. Campus Promete 95-80 CON Elonu 28/10r Peters 20 Caldwell 16/16r German 12 PRO Covington 19/11r Stewart 17 Molina-Prados 17 Estebas 10 Knight 4 Thiam 2 Gastaminza 2

January 23, 2016

Gipuzkoa UP vs. Mann-Filter 61-62 GIP Sarr 24/9r Bravard 16/12r Aduriz 11 Mielozynska-Zwolak 2 Houts 0 ZAR Ferrari 21 Zlatanova 16/9r Mosch 14 Liepkalne 6

Bembibre vs. Ferrol 58-66 BEM Gomez 16 McKinney 13/8r/6b Gimeno 11 FER Quevedo 14/8r Suarez 14 Davis 12/10r Kelley 10

Gernika vs. Cadi La Seu 60-71 GER Pop 16 Llorente 10 Vanderwal 10 Edwards 7 Ross 4/6a Clark 0 CAD Perez 15 Abalde 13 Montoliu 12 Vilaro 9 Romeo 3

Gran Canaria vs. Avenida 66-99 GRA Pye 27/7r Stejskalova 13 Royo 11 Evers 3 Tuukkanen 2 Markovic 0 AVE Kobryn 20/6r Gidden 17 Gemelos 13 Ndour 11/9r Dominguez 11 Rodriguez 8 Marginean 7 Vitola 6/7r Beard 6 [Read more…]

French League Round 14

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Most of the games of the round were on Saturday as Jenny Fouasseau led Arras to a 67-63 win over Nice.  Marine Johannes and K.B. Sharp led Mondeville to an 80-66 win over Toulouse.  A day of big performances also included Carmen Guzman and Iva Sliskovic leading Landes to a 74-72 win over Alicia DeVaughn and Charleville.  Porsha Rports led Hainaut to a 72-57 win at Angers.  The most anticipated game of the day was the one for first place as Bourges grabbed the top spot with a 69-66 win at Lattes Montpellier and were further heartened by the return from injury of Shay Murphy.  Aija Putnina and Queralt Casas helped Nantes to a 95-64 win at Calais.  There was bonus basketball on Sunday as Lauren Ervin finally helped Lyon end the game in overtime 93-81 over Villeneuve.

January 23, 2016

Arras vs. Nice 67-63 ARR Fouasseau 22 Van Grinsven 16/14r Duchet 10 Williams 8 Skrba 4 NIC Diawara 17/16r Anderson 12 Hurt 11/7r Ben Abdelkader 4 Dabo 2/8r

Mondeville vs. Toulouse 80-66 MDV Johannes 27 Sharp 26 M. Plouffe 16/11r/6a TOU Hawkins 16/8r Misura 16 Gandega 12 Coleman 8

Landes vs. Charleville 74-72 LAN Guzman 30 Sliskovic 22 Ayim 6 Basko-Melnbarde 5/6r CHM DeVaughn 22/8r Mestdagh 12 Mosqueda-Lewis 11 Berezhynska 8

Angers vs. Hainaut 57-72 ANG Mane 15 Paget 12/6a Tunstull 9 Aleksandravicius 8/9r Egnell 5 HAI Roberts 20/15r Hejdova 14 Akonga-Nsimbo 12 Cousseins-Smith 11

Lattes Montpellier vs. Bourges 66-69 MTP Sy 10 Skrela 10 Lardy 10 Ayayi 9/8r O’Hea 5 Halman 1 BRG Dumerc 16 Filip 14 Salagnac 12 Leedham 8 Page 7/9r Hodges 2 Murphy 0

Calais vs. Nantes 64-95 CAL Doolittle 12/6r Mbuyama-Tshimanga 10 Rooney 7/6r Logic 6 NAN Putnina 22/8r Casas 21/14r K. Plouffe 13 Gaillou-Loko 11 Clanet 10 Thorburn 0/8a [Read more…]

Turkish League Round 16

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On Saturday, Fenerbahce maintained first place on their own despite the best efforts of Pelin Bilgic and Milica Jovanovic for Botas as they lost 75-65.  Abdullah Gul University ended their slide with a 79-69 win at Samsun although Zane Teilane had another strong game.  Katsiaryna Snytsina helped Hatay halt the momentum of Gelisterinler 87-69.  Galatsaray was the only home team to win as they kept Adana firmly rooted in last place 78-69.  On Sunday, Angel McCoughtry and Maria Kuzina led Mersin to a 74-66 win over Edirnespor.  Istanbul University withstood a strong effort from Tijana Krivacevic to win 87-80 over Orduspor.  The trio of Luca Ivankovic, Cappie Pondexter, and Sandra Ygueravide helped Besiktas move into the last playoff place with a 90-62 win over an increasingly desperate Yakin Dogu University side.

January 23, 2016

Botas vs. Fenerbahce 65-75 BOT Bilgic 21 Jovanovic 20/8r Maltsi 13/7r Moss 6 Warley 5/12r Amachree 0 FEN Lavender 19/6r Quigley 14/7r Vardarli 12/8r Coleman 12/6r Hollingsworth 8 Cakir 3

Samsun Canik Belediye vs. Abdullah Gul Universitesi 69-79 SAM Teilane 20/9r Carson 17 Perovanovic 14/6r Lacy 13/6a AGU Demirok 18 Gray 15/10a Sanders 14/14r/6a Dimitrakou 11 McCarville 10 Mazic 9

Gelistirenler vs. Hatay 69-87 GEL Leuzinger 13/9r Eksi 12 Rezan 10/10r Yavas 10 Newlin 7/8r Vandersloot 6/6a HAT Snytsina 22 Paris 18/11r Turner 16/8a Vajda 15/9r Hurst 11/6r/11a Tanacan 2

Galatasaray vs. Adana 78-69 GAL Loyd 18 Yilmaz 17 Dubljevic 14 Alben 10 Martinez 8 ADA Zahui B 18/6r Zellous 17/6r Palazoglu 13/6r Larkins 9 Campbell 4 [Read more…]

Czech League Round 17

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The round started on Friday as Aminata Fall and Andrea Ovsikova led Kara Trutnov to an easy 86-55 win over last place Strakonice.  On Saturday, Hradec Kralove went to VS Praha and won 60-58 to stay ahead of the chase pack.  It was a round where USK Praha was playing and Sonja Petrovic and Candice Dupree led them to an 85-60 win at Valosun Brno.  On Sunday, another strong effort from Krystal Vaughn was not enough for Slavia Praha as they lost to Nymburk, which still firmly holds on to the title of best of the rest.  Julia Reisingerova continues to be one of the best scorers in the league as she led Karlovy Vary to a 79-67 win over Slovanka.  Latinka Dusancie led Zabiny Brno as they kept Ostrava stranded bear the bottom of the standings 88-55.

January 22, 2016

Kara Trutnov vs. Strakonice 86-55 KAT Fall 25/10r Ovsikova 21 Russell 17/6r Pazderova 10 Cady 1/7r STR Gaislerova 15 Krejcova 11/9r Vrancic 11/7r/6a

January 23, 2016

Valosun KP Brno vs. ZVVZ USK Praha 60-85 VAL Sujanova 15 Sanford 2 USK Petrovic 20 Dupree 19/8r Vaughn 8 Burgrova 6 Xargay 4

VS Praha vs. Sokol Hradec Kralove 58-60 VSP Sladkova 16/7r Pudlakova 13 Zaplatova 11 Novakova 10/7r HRA Zavazalova 16/10r Stara 12 Effangova 10

January 24, 2016

Nymburk vs. BLK Slavia Praha 71-61 NYM Kuster 17/11r Siksniute 14/8r SLA Vaughn 21/11r Jaksic 12 Johnson 11/12r Kritscher 2/7r

Karlovy Vary vs. Slovanka MB 79-67 KAV Reisingerova 24/7r Smidkova 18 Kuslitova 17/8r Andelova 10 SLO Vorlova 19/7r Brajkovic 15/8r Gobeljic 15

SBS Ostrava vs. Zabiny Brno 55-88 OST Vojtikova 11 Smutna 11 ZAB Dusanic 24/8r Vucurovic 17/8r Soukalova 14 Stoupalova 12 [Read more…]

Hungarian League Round 13

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The last game from Round 11 was on Wednesday as Alyssia Brewer and Miskolc won 78-68 at Cegledi.  The rest of the games were on Saturday as Pecs won 69-41 at Ujbuda, Cegledi beat ZTE 76-57, and Atomeromu won 71-53 at Vasas.  A big game affecting first place saw Binta Drammeh and Cierra Robertson-Warren lead Pecsi to a 74-66 win over Quianna Chaney and Gyor.  Sopron took advantage of the situation to create some space for first place by going to Miskolc and winning 86-81.  Aleksandra Crvendakic led the way in the win as the visitors had to withstand a trio of good performances from Alyssia Brewer, Tina Jovanovic, and Dora Horti,

January 20, 2016

Cegledi EKK vs. Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc 68-78 CEG Maksimovic 19/10r Skoric 13 Medgyessy 10 MIS Brewer 25/9r Hill 11 Szecsi 7

January 23, 2016

ELTE-BEAC Ujbuda vs. PEAC-Pecs 41-69 UJB Barnai 17/7r Pal 2 PEA Parks 18 Furesz 11/7a Williams 10/12r Stankovic 2

Cegledi EKK vs. ZTE NKK 76-57 CEG Skoric 18/8r Medgyessy 14 Maksimovic 10/7r Kobolak 10 ZTE Nagy 18 Licskai 13 Szelesy 12 Velkey 2

Vasas Akademia vs. Atomeromu 53-71 VAS Bajnoczi 12 Cymmer 11 ATO Mansare 18/7r Barber 13/12r Scekic 11 Rymarenko 10/6r

PINKK-Pecsi 424 vs. UNI GYOR 74-66 PEC Drammeh 21/11r Robertson-Warren 19/6r Handy 12 Babkina 4 GYO Chaney 21 Goree 13/6r Grigalauskyte 11/14r

Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc vs. UNIQA Sopron 81-86 MIS Brewer 22/18r Jovanovic 22 Horti 18 Szecsi 8 Hill 1 SOP Crvendakic 18/8r Ciglar 16 Krnjic 14 Fegyverneky 11 Dubei 10

EuroLeague Round 11 Recap

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Group A:

A busy Wednesday continued to clear up the picture in the group.  Dynamo Kursk overcame a solid effort from Zuzana Zirkova and pulled away in the second half to beat Good Angels Kosice 64-53.  Fenerbahce continued to lead the group and virtually guaranteed itself the top spot as Jantel Lavender led them to a 69-52 win at Sopron.  Lynetta Kizer had a critical performance for Galatasaray as they fended off Villeneuve 66-62, making it likely that the current four teams at the top of the standings will be the ones moving on to the quarterfinals.  Avenida was the only home team to win, beating Schio 63-52 to give themselves a reasonable shot at the last EuroCup slot while creating a three way tie for second place.

Good Angels Kosice vs. Dynamo Kursk 53-64 GAK Zirkova 18 Oblak 10 Johnson 8/6r Langhorne 4/9r Hruscakova 0 KUR Ogwumike 15/12r Augustus 15/6r Jekabsone-Zogota 8 Harding 8 Osipova 6/7r

Uniqa Sopron vs. Fenerbahce 52-69 SOP Lelas 13 Ciglar 12 Krnjic 0/6r FEN Lavender 18/18r Quigley 15 Coleman 10/6r Hollingsworth 4 Nacickaite 3 Canitez 3 Cakir 0

ESBVA-LM vs. Galatasaray 62-66 ESB Kaltsidou 11 Amant 11 Mahoney 5 GAL Kizer 26/6r Loyd 15 Yilmaz 11/8r/6a Martinez 2

Perfumerias Avenida vs. Famila Schio 63-52 AVE Ndour 17/8r Marginean 12 Rodriguez 9 Gidden 8 Kobryn 6 Vitola 4 Gemelos 3/7r/6a Beard 2 SCH Anderson 10/8r Walker 8/8r Ress 7 Masciadri 5

Standings:

  1. Fenerbahce 10-1
  2. Dynamo Kursk 7-4
  3. Famila Schio 7-4
  4. Galatasaray 7-4
  5. ESBVA-LM 5-6
  6. Perfumerias Avenida 4-7
  7. Good Angels Kosice 3-8
  8. Sopron 1-10

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Chinese League 3rd Stage Round 12 January 19th

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January 19, 2016

A Group:

Placements were already decided heading into the final day of games.  Elizabeth Cambage encountered no resistance from Beijing as she led Shanghai to a 79-64 win.  An absence of foreign players in the other game let the domestic players thrive in advance of the playoffs.  Hua Linwang, Wang Lili, and Zhang Xiaoni led Xinjiang to an 86-80 win over Zhu Lin, Huang Sijin, and Guangdong.

Shanghai vs. Beijing 79-64 SH Cambage 31/12r Li 11 BJ Sun 18 Shao 12

Xinjiang vs. Guangdong 86-80 XJ Hua 25/8r Wang 22/6r Zhang 20/8r GD Zhu 23/8r Huang 2/10

Standings: Xinjiang 9-3, Beijing 7-5, Shanghai 6-6, Guangdong 2-10

B Group:

A battle between teams appearing to be more focused on the playoffs saw Shenyang beat Shanxi 68-58.  Bayi jumped into second place with an 89-69 win over Liaoning as the visitors seemed more preoccupied with their critical upcoming series for the last spot in the championship playoffs.

Shenyang vs. Shanxi 68-58 SY Zhao 16/8r Jin 16/6r SN Wu 12 Moore 8

Bayi vs. Liaoning 89-69 81 Sun MX 17/7r Sun MR 16/9r LN Liang 14 Han 12 Braxton 6

Standings: Shenyang 10-2, Bayi 6-6, Shanxi 6-6, Liaoning 2-10 [Read more…]

WNBA Free Agency 2016; Washington Mystics

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Our last team to cover in our WNBA Free Agency outlooks are the Washington Mystics. The Mystics have made a playoff appearance three years straight although each time they have been knocked out in the first round. They finished the 2015 season in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 18-16 and faced the top seed New York Liberty in the first round of the playoffs. In what was one of the most exciting series in the 2015 playoffs the Liberty won 2-1 and sent the Mystics home. Head coach Mike Thibault has really made his mark on this franchise when he took over in 2013 after leaving the Connecticut Sun. He is the all time winningest coach in the WNBA and has brought his winners mentality to a franchise that has struggled in that department. With a promising group of players the Mystics will again be in playoff contention next season.

There are only two free agents on the Mystics roster this year and they are both unrestricted. Kara Lawson and Latoya Pringle-Sanders will both be up for grabs this off season. Lawson who came to her hometown team after winning a championship with the Sacramento Monarchs and being a key player for the Connecticut Sun has battled injury since coming to Washington. This past season she missed a total of 12 games and the season before she sat out six. In what will be her 14th season in the WNBA if she decides to return, Kara Lawson brings leadership and experience. In addition, she is also a capable scorer where throughout most of her career she has averaged at least 40% shooting percentage from the three point line. I don’t see Lawson joining another franchise this offseason, if anything, she will finish her career a Washington Mystic.

The Mystics will also be making a decision on Latoya Pringle. Washington has had the rights to Pringle for several years but it wasn’t until the 2015 season that she decided to join the team. She’s actually only played four seasons in the WNBA after being drafted in 2008. In her first year with the Mystics she averaged 5 points and almost 7 rebounds in 18 minutes per game. Pringle has shown herself to be one of the best forward/centers in Europe where she holds a Turkish passport. She is a great shot blocker and has good moves around the basket. She is also capable of knocking down mid range shots. If the Mystics can lock her up I think they should definitely go for it. She only competed in 23 games last season for Washington and a full season with the team could make the difference.  Other teams will be after a player with her size and skill so there may be a bidding contest to sign her.

The Mystics have their inside covered with Dolson and Messeman holding down the block. With nothing lost when Kia Vaughn enters the game. Natasha Cloud, who was a rookie last season, started 22 games for the Mystics. Tayler Hill who returned from giving birth to her son the previous season will have to step up this season and make her mark on this team and the league. Bria Hartley, who struggled with an injury for part of the season where she missed 9 games will return healthy and ready to compete for a spot in the starting lineup. Those players in addition to the Latta should again compete for a Eastern Conference Championship however I think Washington needs to add a piece or two that can complement what they already have on the roster. What do you think Washington needs to do to improve from last season? Do they have what it takes? Will they sign a free agent this off season? Let us know.

 

 

 

Hungarian League Round 12

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On Saturday, ZTE beat Vasas 71-52 as both teams looked to climb  out of the tie for last place.  On Sunday, Tayler Hill had her first big performance for Miskolc as they blasted past Ujbuda 102-52.  Destiny Williams led Pecs to an 87-74 win over Maja Skoric and Cegledi.  Sopron stayed in first place as Ana Lelas led them to a 76-64 win over Pecsi.  The round finished on Monday as Gyor remains tied for first place after a 90-68 win over Atomeromu.

January 16, 2016

ZTE NKK vs. Vasas Akademia 71-52 VAS Szalay 17/7 Borondy 11 Szelesy 10 Velkey 4 AKA Adamecz 16/8r Cymmer 9

January 17, 2016

ELTE-BEAC Ujbuda vs. Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc 52-102 UJB S. Pusztai 17 Pal 7 MIS Hill 18 Brewer 13/8r Balint 13 Rasheed 13 Szecsi 9

PEAC-Pecs vs. Cegledi EKK 87-74 PEA Williams 21/13r Raksanyi 15 Parks 13 Stankovic 12/9r Furesz 11 CEG Skoric 20 Maksimovic 15 Medgyessy 10 Katona 10

UNIQA Sopron vs. PINKK-Pecsi 424 76-64 SOP Lelas 21/6r Krnjic 15/7r PEC Vucetic 14/6r Robertson-Warren 14/6r Rujak 12 Handy 6/6r

January 18, 2016

UNI GYOR vs. Atomeromu 90-68 GYO Goree 19/11r Radocaj 18 Chaney 17 Grigalauskyte 15 ATO Barber 19/9r Rymarenko 18

Standings:

  1. UNIQA Sopron 10-2
  2. UNI GYOR 10-2
  3. Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc 8-3
  4. PEAC-Pecs 8-4
  5. Cegledi 7-4
  6. PINKK-Pecsi 424 7-5
  7. Atomeromu 5-7
  8. ZTE NKK 2-10
  9. Vasas Akademia 1-11
  10. ELTE-BEAC Ujbuda 1-11