American-Jamaican Ronald Yates (201-F-83) had an amazing evening in the last round for league's leader Fribourg and that's him to receive a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 21. The 29-year old forward had the game-high 24 points adding eight rebounds and three assists for Fribourg in his team's victory, helping them to crush SAM Massagno (#9, 4-17) with 19-point margin 101-82. It allowed Fribourg to consolidate first place in the Swiss LNA. Fribourg have a solid 18-3 record. It's Yates' second year at Fribourg and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Ronald Yates averages this season 12.9ppg and 6.0rpg.
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 25-year old American forward Korvotney Barber (201-F-87, agency: Pro One Sports) of Lugano Tigers. Barber impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds. Bad luck as Lugano Tigers was edged in overtime by slightly higher-ranked Geneve Lions (#2, 16-4) 93-89. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Lugano Tigers still maintains its place in the top 3 of the standings, even despite this loss. His team's 12-9 record is not bad at all. Barber is a newcomer at Lugano Tigers and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders.
The third best performed player last round was American Jackson Capel (191-G-87) of Boncourt (#6). Capel scored 22 points and passed four assists. He was a key player of Boncourt, leading his team to a 92-73 easy win against slightly lower-ranked Starwings (#7, 6-15). The chances of Boncourt not to end season at such low position in the league, however are less than slim as they have already lost 13 games, recording just seven victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Capel could try to bring Boncourt's a little bit higher in the standings. Capel has a very solid season. In 19 games in Switzerland he scored 12.4ppg.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Andrej Stimac (204-F/C-79) of Geneve Lions - 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Arizona Reid (196-F-86) of Fribourg - 25 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Edwin Draughan (196-G/F-82) of Fribourg - 16 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists 7. Jaraun Burrows (203-F-85) of Starwings - 21 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Jules Aw (200-F-86) of Neuchatel - 19 points and 7 rebounds 9. Justin Rutty (200-F-89) of BBC Nyon - 18 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Richie Gordon (203-F-89) of Lugano Tigers - 14 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists
The Player of the week is chosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
LNA Round 2 of Finals. Geneve Lions earn second straight win - May 22, 2013
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Geneve Lions - Lugano Tigers 80-74
Geneve Lions outgunned Lugano Tigers to take 2-0 lead in the title series. The hosts trailed by 1 point after three quarters before their 17-10 charge, which allowed them to win the game. 25 personal fouls committed by Lugano Tigers helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American point guard Kelvin Parker (184-82, college: NW Missouri St.) who scored 26 points [read more]
Geneve Lions outgunned Lugano Tigers to take 2-0 lead in the title series. The hosts trailed by 1 point after three quarters before their 17-10 charge, which allowed them to win the game. 25 personal fouls committed by Lugano Tigers helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American point guard Kelvin Parker (184-82, college: NW Missouri St.) who scored 26 points. The other American import guard Tony Brown (193-79, college: Arkansas St.) chipped in 11 points and 5 assists. Geneve Lions' coach Ivan Rudez used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Serbian guard Branko Milisavljevic (193-76, agency: Beo Basket) produced 23 points and 5 assists (was perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line !!!) and American forward Richie Gordon (203-89, college: W.Carolina) added 16 points and 8 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: Geneve Lions: K.Parker 26+3reb+2ast, V.Buscaglia 12+4reb+1ast, T.Brown 11+3reb+5ast, A.Stimac 10+4reb+1ast, J.James 9+2reb+2ast, B.Toure 8+8reb+1ast Lugano Tigers: B.Milisavljevic 23+1reb+5ast, R.Gordon 16+8reb, D.Mladjan 13+2reb+4ast, K.Barber 11+2reb+2ast, D.Stockalper 8+6reb, W.Molteni 2+6reb+2ast
LNA Round 1 of Finals. Geneve Lions register first win - May 20, 2013
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Geneve Lions - Lugano Tigers 93-65
Geneve Lions had little problem en route to the opening win in the championship series. The game was mostly controlled by Geneve Lions. Lugano Tigers managed to win fourth quarter 22-15. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Geneve Lions dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Lugano Tigers' 40. They outrebounded Lugano Tigers 33-21 including a 27-13 advantage in defensive rebounds [read more]
Geneve Lions had little problem en route to the opening win in the championship series. The game was mostly controlled by Geneve Lions. Lugano Tigers managed to win fourth quarter 22-15. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Geneve Lions dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Lugano Tigers' 40. They outrebounded Lugano Tigers 33-21 including a 27-13 advantage in defensive rebounds. Geneve Lions looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The former international Vladimir Buscaglia (197-80, college: American) fired 13 points and 5 assists for the winners. His fellow American import power forward Juwann James (198-87, college: JMU, agency: Pro Partner Sports Management) chipped in 16 points (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Five Geneve Lions players scored in double figures. Geneve Lions' coach Ivan Rudez felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. International Derek Stockalper (196-84, college: Cal Poly - SLO) produced 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and American power forward Matt Schneiderman (204-81, college: N.Iowa) added 7 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Top scorers: Geneve Lions: J.James 16+2reb+2ast, V.Buscaglia 13+2reb+5ast, K.Parker 11+1reb+6ast, T.Brown 11+4reb+1ast, B.Toure 11+4reb+1ast, A.Stimac 10+6reb+2ast Lugano Tigers: D.Stockalper 12+5reb+4ast, R.Gordon 11+3reb+1ast, M.Bavcevic 10+1reb, W.Molteni 10+4reb+2ast, B.Milisavljevic 9+2reb+1ast, M.Schneiderman 7+4reb+6ast
LNA Round 5 of Semi-Finals. Lugano Tigers advance into Final - May 17, 2013
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Fribourg - Lugano Tigers 61-72
Lugano Tigers surprised Fribourg away from home to squeeze into the LNA Finals. The game was mostly controlled by Lugano Tigers. Fribourg managed to win third quarter 17-13. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The best player for the winners was Serbian guard Branko Milisavljevic (193-76, agency: Beo Basket) who scored 20 points and 5 assists [read more]
Lugano Tigers surprised Fribourg away from home to squeeze into the LNA Finals. The game was mostly controlled by Lugano Tigers. Fribourg managed to win third quarter 17-13. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The best player for the winners was Serbian guard Branko Milisavljevic (193-76, agency: Beo Basket) who scored 20 points and 5 assists. American forward Korvotney Barber (201-87, college: Auburn, agency: Pro One Sports) chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds. Four Lugano Tigers players scored in double figures. American swingman Edwin Draughan (196-82, college: Yale) produced a double-double by scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds and American-Jamaican forward Ronald Yates (201-83, college: St.Peter's) added 13 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Top scorers: Fribourg: E.Draughan 25+10reb+3ast, R.Yates 13+9reb+2ast, R.Kovac 9+3reb, A.Reid 7+4reb+4ast, M.Shaw 4+8reb+1ast, D.Garrett 3+4reb Lugano Tigers: B.Milisavljevic 20+3reb+5ast, D.Mladjan 14+3reb+2ast, K.Barber 12+7reb+2ast, R.Gordon 10+4reb+2ast, M.Schneiderman 8+7reb+6ast, W.Molteni 3
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