Estudiantes Concordia (TNA) added to their roster 21-year old center Fernando Podesta (204-115kg-92). He played last season at Penarol (LigaA). He helped them to make it to the semifinals. The previous (11-12) season Podesta played at Velez Sarsfield (Torneo Federal). His team won Argentinian Liga B Sur Regular Season in 2011. Podesta represented Argentina at the World Championships U19 in Latvia two years ago. His team got to the Semifinals and his stats at that event were 4 games: 2.0ppg, 1.0rpg.
DANIEL JOHNSON Ferrocarril Oeste Capital Federal (LigaA) landed 30-year old Australian ex-international power forward Daniel Johnson (212-108kg-88, college: Pepperdine). He played recently at played at Forestville Eagles in Australian Premier League. In two games he averaged 8.0ppg, 4.0rpg, 3.0apg and 2.0bpg this season. Johnson played in the final of Australian NBL in 2009, 2014 and 2018. He received Australiabasket.com Australian NBL All-Domestic Players Team award in 2013, 2014, 2017... [read more]
DANIEL JOHNSON
Ferrocarril Oeste Capital Federal (LigaA) landed 30-year old Australian ex-international power forward Daniel Johnson (212-108kg-88, college: Pepperdine). He played recently at played at Forestville Eagles in Australian Premier League. In two games he averaged 8.0ppg, 4.0rpg, 3.0apg and 2.0bpg this season. Johnson played in the final of Australian NBL in 2009, 2014 and 2018. He received Australiabasket.com Australian NBL All-Domestic Players Team award in 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2018. Johnson was also a member of Australian international program for some years. He played for Australian Senior National Team back in 2013 and previously for U19 National Team in 2007. Johnson played at the WABA Club Championships last year. He is a very experienced player. And here thanks to pro basketball Johnson experienced life on five different continents. He is familiar with European, Asian, Latin American, Australian and of course North American leagues. Johnson has played previously professionally also in Iran (Petrochimi), New Zealand (Saints), Poland (Stelmet Enea BC), Puerto Rico (Santeros) and Australia (Adelaide 36ers and West Adelaide Bearcats). He attended Pepperdine University until 2008 and it is his tenth season in pro basketball.
Larry O'Bannon claims Argentinian LigaA weekly honour - 1 day ago
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LARRY O'BANNON Experienced American Larry O'Bannon (192-G-83, agency: Interperformances) put on an amazing game in the last round for Hispano Am. and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 37. The 34-year old guard had the game-high 40 points adding five rebounds for Hispano Am. in his team's victory, helping them to beat Quimsa (#5, 21-14) 77-70. Hispano Am. is placed at 11th position in Argentinian LigaA. Hispano Am. is a typical solid league team... [read more]
LARRY O'BANNON
Experienced American Larry O'Bannon (192-G-83, agency: Interperformances) put on an amazing game in the last round for Hispano Am. and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 37. The 34-year old guard had the game-high 40 points adding five rebounds for Hispano Am. in his team's victory, helping them to beat Quimsa (#5, 21-14) 77-70. Hispano Am. is placed at 11th position in Argentinian LigaA. Hispano Am. is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 16-18 record. In the team's last game O'Bannon had a remarkable 62.5% from 2-point range and got four three-pointers out of 6 attempts. It's his second year at Hispano Am. and it's hard to imagine this team without him. Larry O'Bannon averages this season 19.0ppg.
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 24-year old Cuban center Jasiel Rivero (204-C-93, agency: Pro Sports) of Estudiantes C.. Rivero impressed basketball fans with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Of course he led Estudiantes C. to another comfortable win 92-76 over the higher-ranked Argentino (#10, 17-19) being unquestionably team leader. The game was between two teams which are definitely not main contenders for the title. Estudiantes C. keeps 14th position. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 14-19 record. Rivero is well-known by Estudiantes C. fans and he already established his position as one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 17.7ppg (#9). He also registered 5.6 boards per game.
The third best performed player last round was American Anthony Kent (208-F/C-83, agency: DTMones) of ARGENTINO (#10). Kent scored 23 points and grabbed eleven rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Argentino, leading his team to a 91-89 win against the lower-ranked Comunicaciones (#15, 13-22). The chances of Argentino ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 19 games, recording just seventeen victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Kent could help Argentino to bring them higher in the standings. Kent has a very solid season. In 31 games in Argentina he scored 11.4ppg. He also has 6.9rpg and FGP: 64.5%.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Franco Balbi (185-PG-89) of Ferrocarril - 33 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists 5. Eric Dawson (206-F/C-84) of Comunicaciones - 23 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Gabriel Deck (199-F-95) of San Lorenzo - 21 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Justin Keenan (202-F/C-88) of San Martin C. - 21 points and 6 rebounds 8. Maurice Kemp (203-F-91) of Obras Basket - 25 points and 6 rebounds 9. Damian Tintorelli (204-C-81) of Olimpico LB - 21 points and 12 rebounds 10. Alejandro Konsztadt (191-PG-89) of La Union - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists
The Player of the week is selected 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)
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LigaA Round 37: San Martin Corrientes beat Instituto in the most crucial game of the week - 2 days ago
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The Regular Season in LigaA is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 3 rounds. The round was rather attractive and full of interesting results. The round ended with derby games, favorites losing the games and games ending by tiny margin. Here is the last round review presented by ESL. An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Cordoba. Third ranked San Martin Corrientes faced their biggest opponent Institut... [read more]
The Regular Season in LigaA is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 3 rounds. The round was rather attractive and full of interesting results. The round ended with derby games, favorites losing the games and games ending by tiny margin. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Cordoba. Third ranked San Martin Corrientes faced their biggest opponent Instituto. Guests from Corrientes (25-6) defeated host Instituto (25-12) 85-81. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Instituto. San Martin Corrientes made 22-of-27 free shots (81.5 percent) during the game. American power forward Justin Keenan (202-88, college: Ferris St.) fired 21 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. The former international Federico Aguerre (203-88) chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds. American forward Dwayne Davis (196-89, college: S.Mississippi) produced 31 points for lost side. San Martin Corrientes have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion moved-up to second place. Instituto at the other side dropped to the third position with 12 games lost. San Martin Corrientes are looking forward to face Hispano Am. (#11) in Rio Gallegos in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Instituto will play again at home against the league's second-placed San Martin Corrientes (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Leader San Lorenzo delivered the twenty seventh victory. This time they beat 13th ranked Olimpico de La Banda (15-20) 83-73. Worth to mention a great performance of international forward Gabriel Deck (199-95) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists. Dar Tucker contributed with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Naturalized Italian center Damian Tintorelli (204-81) answered with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds for Olimpico de La Banda. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for San Lorenzo. Defending champion maintains first place with 27-6 record. Olimpico de La Banda lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the thirteenth position with 20 games lost. San Lorenzo will play against Comunicaciones (#15) in Mercedes in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Olimpico de La Banda will have a break next round. A very close game took place in Mercedes between Argentino and Comunicaciones. Tenth ranked Argentino (17-19) got a very close victory on the road over 15th ranked Comunicaciones (13-21). Argentino managed to escape with a 2-point win 91-89 on Saturday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Anthony Kent stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. At the losing side Eric Dawson responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field). Argentino maintains tenth place with 17-19 record. Loser Comunicaciones keeps the fifteenth position with 21 games lost. Argentino will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Comunicaciones will play against the league's leader San Lorenzo (#1) having rather not much hope for a victory. A very interesting game took place in Buenos Aires. It ended with only three-point home defeat of 19th ranked Ferrocarril (10-23) to seventeenth ranked Boca Juniors (12-21) 105-102 on Monday evening. Adrian Boccia nailed 24 points and 4 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winning side. Boca Juniors maintains seventeenth place with 12-21 record. Ferrocarril at the other side keeps the nineteenth position with 23 games lost. Boca Juniors' next round opponent will be higher ranked Comunicaciones (#15) in Mercedes and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Ferrocarril will play at home against Quilmes MP (#16) and hope to win that game. We should mention about the upset which took place in Concordia, where higher ranked Argentino (17-19) lost to fourteenth ranked Estudiantes C. (14-19) in a road game 76-92 on Monday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Argentino. Jasiel Rivero fired 27 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Estudiantes C. maintains fourteenth place with 14-19 record. Loser Argentino keeps the tenth position with 19 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Other games of round 37 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: La Union defeated Quilmes MP in Formosa 94-76. Hispano Am. beat Quimsa at home 77-70. Regatas C. was destroyed by GECR Indalo on the opponent's court 95-53. Obras Basket managed to outperform Ferrocarril in a home game 85-80. Bottom-ranked Salta Basket recorded a loss to Estudiantes C. on the road 74-59.
Leader San Lorenzo delivered the twenty seventh victory. This time they beat 13th ranked Olimpico de La Banda (15-20) 83-73. They outrebounded Olimpico de La Banda 46-29 including 32 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of international forward Gabriel Deck (199-95) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists. American-Jordanian Dar Tucker (193-88, college: De Paul) contributed with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Naturalized Italian center Damian Tintorelli (204-81) answered with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds and American-Puerto Rican Ramon Clemente (200-85, college: Wichita St.) added 16 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Olimpico de La Banda. Four Olimpico de La Banda players scored in double figures. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for San Lorenzo. Defending champion maintains first place with 27-6 record. Olimpico de La Banda lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the thirteenth position with 20 games lost. San Lorenzo will play against Comunicaciones (#15) in Mercedes in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Olimpico de La Banda will have a break next round. Top scorers: San Lorenzo: G.Deck 21+14reb+4ast, D.Tucker 20+6reb+4ast, J.Anthony 12+3reb, S.Safar 11+2reb, J.Justiz 8+5reb, M.Calfani 8+8reb+1ast Olimpico LB: D.Tintorelli 21+12reb+1ast, R.Clemente 16+6reb+3ast, J.Machuca 16+2reb+5ast, M.Aguiar 12+3reb, M.Stanic 4+3reb+5ast, F.Giorgi 4+1reb+1ast
We should mention about the upset which took place in Concordia, where higher ranked Argentino (17-19) lost to fourteenth ranked Estudiantes C. (14-19) in a road game 76-92 on Monday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Argentino. Cuban center Jasiel Rivero (204-93, agency: Pro Sports) fired 27 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. American swingman Anthony Smith (195-86, college: Liberty) chipped in 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Estudiantes C. players scored in double figures. American power forward Anthony Kent (208-83, college: Ball St., agency: DTMones) produced 16 points and 9 rebounds and the former international center Matias Bortolin (207-93, agency: Interperformances) added 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks respectively for lost side. Estudiantes C. maintains fourteenth place with 14-19 record. Loser Argentino keeps the tenth position with 19 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Estudiantes C.: J.Rivero 27+7reb+2ast, A.Smith 18+6reb+4ast, M.Bolivar 17+3reb+1ast, D.Doblas 11+6reb+3ast, A.Zurbriggen 7+2reb+1ast, L.Vildoza 5+2reb+3ast Argentino: M.Bortolin 20+6reb+1ast, A.Kent 16+9reb+3ast, G.Mariani 13+1reb+2ast, L.Cequeira 9+4reb+6ast, G.Garcia 8+4reb+4ast, M.Phillips 5+2reb+1ast
A very interesting game took place in Buenos Aires. It ended with only three-point home defeat of 19th ranked Ferrocarril (10-23) to seventeenth ranked Boca Juniors (12-21) 105-102 on Monday evening. Boca Juniors players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. The former international swingman Adrian Boccia (195-82) nailed 24 points and 4 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winning side and American center Paul Harrison (203-89, college: N.Greenville) accounted for 19 points and 9 rebounds. The former international point guard Franco Balbi (185-89) came up with 33 points (!!!) and 5 assists (made all of his seven free throws) and center Jose-Ignacio Alessio (203-87) added 21 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Ferrocarril in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Boca Juniors maintains seventeenth place with 12-21 record. Ferrocarril at the other side keeps the nineteenth position with 23 games lost. Boca Juniors' next round opponent will be higher ranked Comunicaciones (#15) in Mercedes and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Ferrocarril will play at home against Quilmes MP (#16) and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Boca Jrs: A.Boccia 24+4reb+4ast, P.Harrison 19+9reb+2ast, E.Gamboa 17+3reb+2ast, M.Osimani 16+1reb+5ast, K.Pinkney 9+5reb+2ast, L.Perez 8+5reb+5ast Ferrocarril: F.Balbi 33+4reb+5ast, J.Ignacio Alessio 21+10reb+2ast, A.Harper 18+4reb+2ast, M.Cosolito 12+3reb+1ast, A.Pena 9+2reb+2ast, M.Cuello 8+1reb
There was no surprise in Mar del Plata where 16th ranked Quilmes MP (13-22) was defeated by eighth ranked La Union (18-14) 94-76 on Monday. La Union outrebounded Quilmes MP 44-33 including 32 on the defensive glass. Point guard Alejandro Konsztadt (191-89) fired 19 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. American forward Anthony Young (200-89, college: Ky Wesleyan, agency: Interperformances) chipped in a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds. Swingman Emiliano Basabe (193-92) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds and Puerto Rican Ricardo Sanchez (212-87, agency: BeoBasket) added 13 points respectively for lost side. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Quilmes MP's coach Javier Bianchelli rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. La Union moved-up to sixth place. Loser Quilmes MP keeps the sixteenth position with 22 games lost. La Union will face Weber Bahia (#9) in Bahia Blanca in the next round. Quilmes MP will play on the road against Ferrocarril (#19) in Buenos Aires and hope to win that game. Top scorers: La Union: A.Young 21+10reb, A.Konsztadt 19+5reb+7ast, J.Glynn 15+5reb+1ast, J.Maldonado 13+4reb+6ast, A.Elsener 12+3reb, A.Marin 7+7reb+1ast Quilmes MP: N.Ferreyra 13+1reb+5ast, R.Sanchez 13+4reb+3ast, E.Basabe 12+11reb+2ast, I.Basualdo 10+9reb+1ast, E.Ruiz 10+1reb+1ast, O.Canton 7+1reb
There was a surprise result in Rio Gallegos where twelfth ranked Hispano Am. (16-18) defeated higher ranked Quimsa (21-14) 77-70 on Sunday. American guard Larry OBannon (192-83, college: Louisville, agency: Interperformances) fired 40 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds for the winners. American-Panamanian center Javier Carter (203-91, college: S.Alabama) chipped in 15 points and 9 rebounds. The former international point guard Nicolas De-los-Santos (180-88) produced 11 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists and the former international Sebastian Vega (200-88) added 14 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Quimsa players scored in double figures. Hispano Am. moved-up to eleventh place. Loser Quimsa keeps the fifth position with 14 games lost. Hispano Am. will face higher ranked GECR Indalo (#7) in Comodoro Rivadavia in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Quimsa will play at home against the league's leader San Lorenzo having rather not much hope for a victory. Top scorers: Hispano Am.: L.O'Bannon 40+5reb+1ast, J.Carter 15+9reb+2ast, P.Tabarez 9+4reb+6ast, N.Paletta 7+1reb+4ast, K.Foster 6+5reb, V.Eduardo 0+7reb Quimsa: T.Francis 16+5reb, J.Brussino 15+2reb+1ast, S.Vega 14+5reb+3ast, N.De los Santos 11+7reb+6ast, J.Massey 8+5reb+3ast, N.Gadson 6+3reb+2ast
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Cordoba. Third ranked San Martin Corrientes faced their biggest opponent Instituto. Guests from Corrientes (25-6) defeated host Instituto (25-12) 85-81. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Instituto. San Martin Corrientes made 22-of-27 free shots (81.5 percent) during the game. American power forward Justin Keenan (202-88, college: Ferris St.) fired 21 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. The former international Federico Aguerre (203-88) chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds. Five San Martin Corrientes players scored in double figures. American forward Dwayne Davis (196-89, college: S.Mississippi) produced 31 points and the former international swingman Luciano Gonzalez (190-90) added 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. San Martin Corrientes have an impressive series of five victories in a row. Defending champion moved-up to second place. Instituto at the other side dropped to the third position with 12 games lost. San Martin Corrientes are looking forward to face Hispano Am. (#11) in Rio Gallegos in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Instituto will play again at home against the league's second-placed San Martin Corrientes (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: San Martin C.: J.Keenan 21+6reb, F.Aguerre 14+8reb+1ast, J.Treise 13+4reb+3ast, R.Garcia 13+2reb+5ast, M.Lescano 12+4reb+4ast, L.Faggiano 6+4reb+4ast Instituto: D.Davis 31+3reb+3ast, L.Gonzalez 12+5reb+4ast, S.Scala 9+1reb+1ast, F.Pinero 9+9reb, S.Clancy 8+8reb, G.Whelan 7+2reb+1ast
Rather expected game in Comodoro Rivadavia where 11th ranked Regatas Corrientes (15-17) was rolled over by eighth ranked GECR Indalo (18-16) 95-53 on Sunday. GECR Indalo dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Regatas Corrientes' 24. GECR Indalo looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Regatas Corrientes' players. Daniel Hure (200-85) fired 20 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Center Diego Romero (206-82, college: Florida St.) chipped in 12 points and 7 assists. Power forward Fernando Martina (200-81) produced 11 points and American Chevon Troutman (202-81, college: Pittsburgh, agency: Interperformances) added 8 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. GECR Indalo moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Obras Basket. Regatas Corrientes lost their fifth game in a row. They dropped to the twelfth position with 17 games lost. GECR Indalo will face Hispano Am. (#11) in Rio Gallegos in the next round. Top scorers: GECR Indalo: D.Hure 20+6reb, W.Frazier 14+1reb, J.Manuel Riveiro 12+1reb+5ast, D.Romero 12+3reb+7ast, C.Buendia 11+2reb+3ast, R.Jackson 8+9reb Regatas C.: F.Martina 11+4reb, C.Troutman 8+6reb, A.Harris 6+4reb+1ast, P.Quinteros 6+7ast, C.Cabezas 5+2reb+1ast, M.Giordano 5+2reb
Very predictable result in Buenos Aires where eighth ranked Obras Basket (18-16) beat 19th ranked Ferrocarril (10-23) 85-80 on Saturday. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. American forward Maurice Kemp (203-91, college: E.Carolina, agency: Duran International) fired 25 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Dominican Victor Liz (193-86, agency: Basket Management Solutions) chipped in 17 points and 8 rebounds. American Aaron Harper (203-81, college: Mississippi) produced 13 points and 4 assists and American-Dominican Antonio Pena (204-86, college: Villanova) added 10 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Ferrocarril players scored in double figures. Ferrocarril's coach Hernan Laginestra rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Obras Basket moved-up to seventh place, which they share with GECR Indalo. Loser Ferrocarril keeps the nineteenth position with 23 games lost. Obras Basket will have a break next round. Ferrocarril will play at home against Quilmes MP (#16) and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Obras Basket: M.Kemp 25+6reb, V.Liz 17+8reb, N.Washburn 12+3reb, F.Zurbriggen 7+3reb+3ast, J.Toscano 6+1reb+2ast, P.Lockett 6+6reb+2ast Ferrocarril: F.Balbi 14+5reb, A.Harper 13+3reb+4ast, J.Ignacio Alessio 12+4reb+3ast, K.Hernandez 10+3reb, A.Pena 10+8reb+2ast, M.Cuello 9+5reb+5ast
Not a big story in a game in Concordia where 20th ranked Salta Basket (10-25) was defeated by fourteenth ranked Estudiantes C. (14-19) 74-59 on Saturday. Cuban center Jasiel Rivero (204-93, agency: Pro Sports) fired 21 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Mateo Bolivar (187-92) chipped in 20 points. The former international forward Pablo Espinoza (200-87) produced 5 points and 14 rebounds and point guard Diego Figueredo (185-91) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Estudiantes C. maintains fourteenth place with 14-19 record. Salta Basket lost their third game in a row. They stay at the bottom position with 25 games lost. Estudiantes C. will have a break next round. Salta Basket will play at home against Atenas (#4) having rather not much hope for a victory. Top scorers: Estudiantes C.: J.Rivero 21+6reb+3ast, M.Bolivar 20+3reb+2ast, S.Uranga 10+2reb+1ast, A.Smith 7+4reb+2ast, S.Orresta 5+3reb+1ast, D.Doblas 3+3reb+5ast Salta Basket: A.Zilli 10+5reb, O.McCullough 10+2reb+1ast, D.Figueredo 10+5reb+1ast, L.Williams 8+4reb, R.Harris 7+1reb+2ast, P.Espinoza 5+14reb+3ast
A very close game took place in Mercedes between Argentino and Comunicaciones. Tenth ranked Argentino (17-19) got a very close victory on the road over 15th ranked Comunicaciones (13-21). Argentino managed to escape with a 2-point win 91-89 on Saturday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. American power forward Anthony Kent (208-83, college: Ball St., agency: DTMones) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners and the former international point guard Luis Cequeira (180-85) chipped in 18 points and 8 assists. At the losing side American power forward Eric Dawson (206-84, college: Midwestern St., agency: Interperformances) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) and Arn Lucas (197-89) scored 18 points. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Argentino maintains tenth place with 17-19 record. Loser Comunicaciones keeps the fifteenth position with 21 games lost. Argentino will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Comunicaciones will play against the league's leader San Lorenzo (#1) having rather not much hope for a victory. Top scorers: Argentino: A.Kent 23+11reb+3ast, L.Cequeira 18+1reb+8ast, M.Bortolin 11+4reb+1ast, M.Phillips 11+7reb+2ast, G.Mariani 11+2reb+2ast, G.Garcia 11+3reb+2ast Comunicaciones: E.Dawson 23+10reb+2ast, A.Lucas 18+3reb+1ast, F.Sahdi 12+3reb+5ast, C.Withers 12+9reb+1ast, J.Rodriguez 10+4reb+3ast, F.Funes 6+2reb+1ast
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