Igokea had to toil for a home win over Szolnoki tonight. The league leaders clinched just 2-point victory at the end. Corsley Edwards (205-C/F-79, college: Cent.Conn.St.) delivered 19 points for the winners. Igokea exploded with 27 points in the opening quarter and raced to a 6-point lead after ten minutes. Szolnoki cut the deficit in the second frame. The Hungarian team narrowed the gap at 3-point mark at the interval 43:40. The visitors pulled ahead in the third term. They poured in 25 points to build a 4-point lead heading into the fourth frame. Igokea used a 6:0 rally to spur in front in the fourth frame howver Szolnoki kept close. Corsley Edwards gave the home team an 83:80 lead within the final minute but a wild three-pointer from Istvan Nemeth tied things up at 83. Hammonds sank two free throws, while Florence answered with just one as Igokea grabbed an 85:84 lead. Joksimovic sank another free throw and sealed the win at the end. Sinisa Stemberger (195-G-79) nailed 11 points for the winning side. Sead Sehovic (196-G/F-89) accounted for 14 points for Szolnoki. Brandon Gay (203-F-82, agency: Edge Sports, college: San Diego) had 13 points in the defeat.
Siroki WWin tied the Finals after a 72-71 victory - May 25, 2013
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Siroki WWin - Igokea 72-71 (1-1)
Siroki WWin tied the Finals after a 72-71 victory. The hosts started the game with a very strong first quarter 30-19. But Igokea won second period 16-12. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. 27 personal fouls committed by Igokea helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Croatian forward Zeljko Sakic (204-88, agency: Beo Basket) saved the victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds [read more]
Siroki WWin tied the Finals after a 72-71 victory. The hosts started the game with a very strong first quarter 30-19. But Igokea won second period 16-12. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. 27 personal fouls committed by Igokea helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Croatian forward Zeljko Sakic (204-88, agency: Beo Basket) saved the victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds. Forward Boris Barac (205-92) contributed with 11 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Four HKK Siroki WWin players scored in double figures. Naturalized Serbian point guard Filip Adamovic (181-88) replied with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Aleksandar Radukic (206-91) added 12 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Igokea. Igokea's coach Dragan Bajic tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Siroki WWin: Z.Sakic 18+14reb+2ast, M.Sutalo 11+1reb+3ast, J.Jones 11+2reb+3ast, B.Barac 11+7reb+2ast, R.Rikic 6+2reb, I.Ramljak 6+7reb+2ast Igokea: F.Adamovic 14+5reb+5ast, S.Stemberger 13+3reb+1ast, A.Radukic 12+10reb, B.Jorovic 7+2ast, C.Edwards 7+4reb+1ast, M.Bocka 5+1reb+3ast
Igokea - Siroki WWin 69-61 (1-0)
Igokea wins Game 1 of the Finals 69:61. HKK Siroki WWin trailed by 11 points after 3 quarters before a 23-20 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 61-69 at the end of the game. Igokea made 16-of-17 free shots (94.1 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of Montenegrin power forward Milos Komatina (205-84) who helped to win the game recording 13 points and 5 rebounds [read more]
Igokea wins Game 1 of the Finals 69:61. HKK Siroki WWin trailed by 11 points after 3 quarters before a 23-20 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 61-69 at the end of the game. Igokea made 16-of-17 free shots (94.1 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of Montenegrin power forward Milos Komatina (205-84) who helped to win the game recording 13 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Aleksandar Radukic (206-91) contributed with 9 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Igokea's coach Dragan Bajic used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Croatian forward Zeljko Sakic (204-88, agency: Beo Basket) answered with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds and forward Boris Barac (205-92) added 9 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for HKK Siroki WWin. Four HKK Siroki WWin players scored in double figures. Top scorers: Igokea: M.Komatina 13+5reb, B.Jorovic 10+4reb, A.Radukic 9+6reb, F.Adamovic 8+2reb, S.Stemberger 8+5reb, N.Joksimovic 7+1reb+4ast Siroki WWin: Z.Sakic 16+10reb+3ast, I.Ramljak 12+4reb+3ast, K.Vragovic 11+2reb+2ast, M.Sutalo 10+1reb+1ast, B.Barac 9+9reb+2ast, J.Jones 3+3reb+2ast
The Elvis Begic story turns out to be a fake!
The story and video became a viral hit, a young Bosnian basketball in Grand Rapids Michigan is seen hitting threes, driving the lane and blocking shots. In the video he towers over the competition standing at 210cm as a 1997 born freshman. As the story goes his doctors claim he will grow into a 220cm center minimum. All sounds good right? Except one small problem, Elvis Begic doesnt exist [read more]
The Elvis Begic story turns out to be a fake! The story and video became a viral hit, a young Bosnian basketball in Grand Rapids Michigan is seen hitting threes, driving the lane and blocking shots. In the video he towers over the competition standing at 210cm as a 1997 born freshman. As the story goes his doctors claim he will grow into a 220cm center minimum. All sounds good right? Except one small problem, Elvis Begic doesnt exist. The alleged school he attends in North Pointe Christian Academy, the Mustangs are a real school and a real basketball team. However the athletic director says he has never heard of him and has no one on the team standing 210cm. Also the alleged AAU team he was to play for this summer the Grand Rapids Storm has never heard of him and dont have anyone of his size. Klix.ba apparently never verified any of the stories and falsified the alleged sources indicating there was more than one source when doing the story. When asked about it they amended their story and claimed they just received an email from the alleged kid and a link to the video on Youtube, which has now been changed to private. No record of any Elvis Begic or either of his alleged parents Adnan or his alleged American mother. No one has ever heard of this kid Grand Rapids Michigan. A Google search shows up nothing, a search of Jr Varsity basketball box scores for the school make no mention of a player named Elvis Begic. Also the story seemed unlikely from the beginning, why would a high school not be playing a 210cm freshman of immense talent on the regular squad, instead stashing him on the junior team? Samir Sehic was starting in Varsity as a freshman against the best players in the countryOnce again this story proves if it is too good to be true, it probably is.
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