33-year old American power forward Rashaun Freeman (206-116kg-84, college: Massachusetts) left newly promoted Hispano Americano de Rio Gallegos (LigaA). In 34 games in Argentina he averaged 10.6ppg, 5.2rpg and 1.3apg this season. The most of last season Freeman spent at Hebraica in Uruguayan LUB where in 20 games he had very impressive stats: 16.3ppg, 7.6rpg, 1.8apg and 1.1spg. He helped them to win the Uruguay LUB title (twice). It was a very successful season in his career as he was selected to Latinbasket.com All-Uruguay LUB 1st Team. Freeman also played that season for Boca Juniors. In 17 LigaA games he recorded also remarkable stats: 16.7ppg, 7.5rpg and 1.2apg. In 2007 Freeman was drafted by Albany Patroons (USBL) in third round (29th overall). He attended University of Massachusetts and it is his tenth season in pro basketball. Among other achievements Freeman received Eurobasket.com All-French ProB Player of the Year award and Eurobasket.com All-French ProB Import Player of the Year award back in 2008. He is a very experienced player. Freeman has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to ten different countries on four different continents (Europe, Asia, Latin America and of course North America). Freeman has played previously professionally in Belarus (Tsmoki-Minsk), Belgium (VOO Verviers Pepinster), Bosnia (Siroki Primorka), China (Heilongjiang), Germany, Israel (GreenTops Netanya and B.C. Habikaa), Puerto Rico (Brujos), France (JSF Nanterre), Kuwait (Kazma) and IBA (Schenectady L.). His game is described as:
"Rashaun is an All-American Candidate after being on the A-10 First Team for the last two years. He is an extremely talented post player, a great one-on-one player, he's very tough to stop. I've seen more of a determination from him in our preseason workouts. He's paid more attention to his body, paid more attention to his weaknesses. So much came to him, so easily early. He was First Team All-Atlantic 10 his freshman, sophomore, and junior years. I wouldn't say he got complacent. It all just came easy to him; he didn't concentrate on his weaknesses. I've seen a determination. There have been many pro scouts watching his workouts. Ray has done really well.".
Argentinian LigaA round 7 best performance: Anthony Laveal Johnson - 8 hours ago
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American Center Anthony Laveal Johnson (203-C-88) put on an amazing game in the last round for second-ranked Weber Bahia, receiving a Latinbasket.com Player of the Week award for round 7. The 29-year old player was the main contributor (31 points, two rebounds) to his team's victory, helping them to edge out Penarol (#5, 2-5) 105-101. Weber Bahia maintains the 2nd position in their group in Argentinian LigaA. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this se... [read more]
American Center Anthony Laveal Johnson (203-C-88) put on an amazing game in the last round for second-ranked Weber Bahia, receiving a Latinbasket.com Player of the Week award for round 7. The 29-year old player was the main contributor (31 points, two rebounds) to his team's victory, helping them to edge out Penarol (#5, 2-5) 105-101. Weber Bahia maintains the 2nd position in their group in Argentinian LigaA. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Weber Bahia will need more victories to improve their 4-3 record. Johnson has many years of experience at Weber Bahia, through which he has constantly improved. Former Fairfield University star has very solid stats this year. Johnson is in league's top in points (4th best: 19.6ppg), rebounds (9th best: 7.7rpg) and averages impressive 56.3% FGP.
The second best player in last round's games was 30-year old American Donald Sims (185-G-87, agency: Pensack Sports) of Atenas. Sims had a very good evening with 34 points and 5 rebounds. It was enough for Atenas to edge slightly lower-ranked Olimpico LB (#5, 3-5) 77-71. Atenas' 4th position in Group B has not changed. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 3-4 record. Sims is a newcomer at Atenas, but is already one of team's top players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 22.0ppg (#1). He also recorded 3.4 assists per game.
Third on the list of top players last round was American forward Shaquille Johnson (190-F-90) of league's top team GECR Indalo. Johnson got into 30-points club by scoring 31 points in the last round. He went also for six assists. He was a key player of GECR Indalo, leading his team to a 85-81 win against #4 ranked Argentino in a game of the week. GECR Indalo confirms their top position in Group D. Their record at this point is 5 victories and 3 lost games. Johnson has a great season in Argentina. After only 8 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 20.1ppg (4th best) and rebounds with 3.9rpg (9th best). He also has FGP: 65.4% and 3PT: 42.3%.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Jerome Meyinsse (207-C-88) of Atenas - 18 points and 9 rebounds 5. Eduardo Gamboa (188-SG-84) of Boca Jrs - 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists 6. John Millsap (198-F-82) of Argentino - 25 points and 8 rebounds 7. Luciano Parodi (182-PG-94) of Weber Bahia - 21 points and 12 assists 8. Nicolas Gianella (186-PG-78) of Penarol - 24 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists 9. Lucas Faggiano (189-PG-89) of San Martin C. - 22 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Jarrid Famous (209-C/F-88) of GECR Indalo - 17 points and 7 rebounds
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)
LigaA Round 7: San Martin Corrientes keep a leadership position in their group - 1 day ago
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There was no lack of interesting games this round. The round ended with derby games and favorites losing the games. The game had a very big importance for second-ranked San Martin Corrientes as it allowed them to take a leadership position in Group A. San Martin Corrientes defeated 4th placed Comunicaciones at home 78-62. San Martin Corrientes forced 22 Comunicaciones turnovers. 26 personal fouls committed by Comunicaciones helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was... [read more]
There was no lack of interesting games this round. The round ended with derby games and favorites losing the games.
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked San Martin Corrientes as it allowed them to take a leadership position in Group A. San Martin Corrientes defeated 4th placed Comunicaciones at home 78-62. San Martin Corrientes forced 22 Comunicaciones turnovers. 26 personal fouls committed by Comunicaciones helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for American power forward Justin Keenan (202-88, college: Ferris St.) who led his team to a victory scoring 12 points and 6 rebounds. Cuban guard Reynaldo Garcia (187-90, agency: DTMones) helped adding 13 points. San Martin Corrientes' coach Sebastian Gonzalez used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American-Italian forward Ryan Amoroso (205-85, college: San Diego St., agency: Interperformances) responded with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Newly promoted Comunicaciones keeps the fourth place with four games lost. Comunicaciones will play next round against strong La Union trying to get back on the winning streak. San Martin Corrientes will try to continue on its current victory against fifth ranked Regatas Corrientes. It will be extra interesting game as Regatas Corrientes is their local rival from Corrientes. Fifth-ranked Boca Juniors (2-6) gave a tough game to leader San Lorenzo (115-0) in Buenos Aires. The visitors from Almagra managed to secure only three-point victory 78-75. However their fans expected much easier game. It was an exceptional evening for international forward Gabriel Deck (199-95) who led the winners and scored 19 points and 6 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws). Nicolas Aguirre accounted for 14 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. The former international swingman Adrian Boccia (195-82) came up with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for Boca Juniors in the defeat. Undefeated San Lorenzo have an impressive series of 115 victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place in Group C with 115-0 record. Boca Juniors at the other side keeps the fifth position with six games lost. San Lorenzo will play against league's second-placed Ferrocarril in Buenos Aires in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Boca Juniors will have a break next round. A very close game took place in Buenos Aires between Boca Juniors and Ferrocarril. Fifth ranked Boca Juniors (2-6) got a very close victory on the road over much higher ranked Ferrocarril (3-3). Boca Juniors managed to escape with a 1-point win 81-80 on Saturday evening. Eduardo Gamboa fired 22 points for the winners. Walter Baxley produced 24 points for lost side. Ferrocarril's coach Ariel Rearte rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Boca Juniors maintains fifth place in Group C with 2-6 record. Loser Ferrocarril keeps the second position with three games lost. Boca Juniors' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Buenos Aires . Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Corrientes: San Martin Corrientes (#2) and Regatas Corrientes (#4). San Martin Corrientes (5-1) won against visiting Regatas Corrientes (2-5) 90-79. Worth to mention a great performance of Lucas Faggiano who helped to win the game recording 22 points and 4 assists. San Martin Corrientes keeps a position of Group A leader. Regatas Corrientes lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the fifth place with five games lost. San Martin Corrientes' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Corrientes to the arena Regatas Corrientes. Very important is a road loss of third ranked Quimsa (3-3) against fourth ranked Atenas (3-4) on Tuesday night. Visiting Quimsa was defeated by Atenas in Cordoba 90-72. It was a great evening for Jerome Meyinsse who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points and 9 rebounds. Atenas' coach Nicolas Casalanguida used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Atenas maintains fourth place in Group B with 3-4 record. Loser Quimsa keeps the third position with three games lost. Atenas will have a break next round. Quimsa will play on the road against Olimpico de La Banda and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 7: In Group A Comunicaciones won against Regatas C. on the opponent's court 81-76. In Group B Atenas managed to outperform Olimpico LB in a home game 77-71. In Group C Obras Basket recorded a loss to Hispano Am. on the road 99-82. In Group D Penarol was defeated by Weber Bahia on its own court 101-105. Argentino was beaten by GECR Indalo in Comodoro Rivadavia 85-81. GECR Indalo won against Quilmes MP at home 103-87. The most impressive stats of the last round was 8 points and 4 assists by Federico Aguerre of San Martin C..
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked San Martin Corrientes as it allowed them to take a leadership position in Group A. San Martin Corrientes defeated 4th placed Comunicaciones at home 78-62. San Martin Corrientes forced 22 Comunicaciones turnovers. 26 personal fouls committed by Comunicaciones helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for American power forward Justin Keenan (202-88, college: Ferris St.) who led his team to a victory scoring 12 points and 6 rebounds. Cuban guard Reynaldo Garcia (187-90, agency: DTMones) helped adding 13 points. San Martin Corrientes' coach Sebastian Gonzalez used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American-Italian forward Ryan Amoroso (205-85, college: San Diego St., agency: Interperformances) responded with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Emiliano Correa (189-91) scored 12 points and 5 assists. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Newly promoted Comunicaciones keeps the fourth place with four games lost. Comunicaciones will play next round against strong La Union trying to get back on the winning streak. San Martin Corrientes will try to continue on its current victory against fifth ranked Regatas Corrientes. It will be extra interesting game as Regatas Corrientes is their local rival from Corrientes. Top scorers: San Martin C.: R.Garcia 13+4reb+1ast, J.Keenan 12+6reb, L.Faggiano 9+2reb+4ast, J.Treise 8+1reb+1ast, F.Aguerre 8+4reb+4ast, J.Wood 8+3reb+1ast Comunicaciones: I.Swann 12+3reb+2ast, E.Correa 12+4reb+5ast, R.Amoroso 10+12reb+1ast, A.Lucas 9+4reb+2ast, G.Essengue 6+4reb, F.Funes 5+4ast
There was a minor upset when 4th placed Regatas Corrientes (2-5) was defeated at home by fourth ranked Comunicaciones (2-4) 81-76 on Monday. Comunicaciones made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for American point guard Isaiah Swann (188-85, college: Florida St.) who led his team to a victory scoring 26 points and 7 rebounds. American-Italian forward Ryan Amoroso (205-85, college: San Diego St., agency: Interperformances) helped adding 11 points and 11 rebounds. At the losing side American guard Alex Harris (196-86, agency: Diamond Sports) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds and international Javier Saiz (206-94) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Newly promoted Comunicaciones maintains fourth place in Group A with 2-4 record. Regatas Corrientes lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the fifth position with five games lost. Comunicaciones will face league's second-placed La Union in Formosa in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Regatas Corrientes' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Corrientes San Martin Corrientes. Top scorers: Comunicaciones: I.Swann 26+7reb+3ast, F.Funes 16, A.Lucas 11+6reb+3ast, E.Correa 11+5reb+2ast, R.Amoroso 11+11reb+3ast, G.Essengue 4+2reb Regatas C.: P.Quinteros 18+1reb+1ast, J.Saiz 14+10reb+1ast, A.Harris 14+10reb+2ast, J.Arengo 12+4reb+1ast, L.Goldwire 10+1reb+3ast, E.Thomas 5+3reb+1ast
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Corrientes: San Martin Corrientes (#2) and Regatas Corrientes (#4). San Martin Corrientes (5-1) won against visiting Regatas Corrientes (2-5) 90-79. San Martin Corrientes forced 19 Regatas Corrientes turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Lucas Faggiano (189-89, college: LIU Brooklyn) who helped to win the game recording 22 points and 4 assists. American power forward Justin Keenan (202-88, college: Ferris St.) contributed with 14 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. The former international Paolo Quinteros (188-79) answered with 17 points, 7 assists and 4 steals and the former international forward Fabian Ramirez (193-90) added 19 points in the effort for Regatas Corrientes. Five Regatas Corrientes players scored in double figures. San Martin Corrientes keeps a position of Group A leader. Regatas Corrientes lost their fourth game in a row. They dropped to the fifth place with five games lost. San Martin Corrientes' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Corrientes to the arena Regatas Corrientes. Top scorers: San Martin C.: L.Faggiano 22+2reb+4ast, J.Keenan 14+6reb+1ast, M.Lescano 14+3reb+1ast, R.Garcia 11+3reb+1ast, L.Mainoldi 10+4reb+3ast, F.Aguerre 8+6reb+4ast Regatas C.: F.Ramirez 19+3reb+3ast, P.Quinteros 17+3reb+7ast, J.Arengo 13+2reb+4ast, J.Saiz 12+7reb+1ast, A.Harris 12+5reb+2ast, L.Goldwire 4+1reb+2ast
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Quimsa (3-3) against fourth ranked Atenas (3-4) on Tuesday night. Visiting Quimsa was defeated by Atenas in Cordoba 90-72. They made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for American center Jerome Meyinsse (207-88, college: Virginia) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points and 9 rebounds. The former international forward Nicolas Romano (200-87) helped adding 13 points and 9 rebounds. Atenas' coach Nicolas Casalanguida used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side the former international Carlos Schattmann (193-87) responded with 12 points and 7 assists and American forward Marcus Melvin (206-82, college: N.Carolina St.) scored 18 points. Five Atenas and four Quimsa players scored in double figures. Atenas maintains fourth place in Group B with 3-4 record. Loser Quimsa keeps the third position with three games lost. Atenas will have a break next round. Quimsa will play on the road against Olimpico de La Banda and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Atenas: J.Meyinsse 18+9reb+1ast, M.Chiarini 16+2ast, D.Sims 16+1reb+4ast, J.Pablo Cantero 14+5reb+4ast, N.Romano 13+9reb+2ast, L.Lema 7+5reb+1ast Quimsa: M.Melvin 18+3reb, C.Schattmann 12+4reb+7ast, N.Gadson 11+1reb, J.Brussino 10+2reb+1ast, R.Acuna 9+7reb, S.Vega 6+3reb+1ast
Everything could happen in Cordoba at the game between two tied teams. Both fourth ranked Atenas and 4th placed Olimpico de La Banda had identical 2-4 record. This time Atenas used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from La Banda 77-71 on Sunday night. Atenas made 31-of-38 free shots (81.6 percent) during the game, while Olimpico de La Banda only scored seven points from the stripe. Olimpico de La Banda was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for American guard Donald Sims (185-87, college: Appalachian St., agency: Pensack Sports) who led his team to a victory scoring 34 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds. The former international Diego Lo-Grippo (198-78) helped adding 13 points and 6 rebounds. Atenas' coach Nicolas Casalanguida allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side American swingman Rodney Green (196-88, college: La Salle) responded with 25 points and 6 rebounds and the other American import power forward Justin Williams (206-84, college: Wyoming, agency: DTMones) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 14 rebounds. Atenas maintains fourth place in Group B with 3-4 record. Olimpico de La Banda lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the fifth position with five games lost. Atenas will have a break next round. Olimpico de La Banda will play at home against Quimsa (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Atenas: D.Sims 34+5reb, D.Lo Grippo 13+6reb+1ast, J.Meyinsse 6+4reb+1ast, R.Johnson 6+2reb+1ast, M.Chiarini 5+1reb+2ast, J.Emiliano Fernandez 4+4reb Olimpico LB: R.Green 25+6reb+3ast, J.Williams 13+14reb+1ast, M.Cosolito 10+4reb+1ast, R.Clemente 8+4reb+1ast, D.Tintorelli 6+2reb, F.Giorgi 6+1reb+2ast
Fifth-ranked Boca Juniors (2-6) gave a tough game to leader San Lorenzo (115-0) in Buenos Aires. The visitors from Almagra managed to secure only three-point victory 78-75. However their fans expected much easier game. It was an exceptional evening for international forward Gabriel Deck (199-95) who led the winners and scored 19 points and 6 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws). The former international point guard Nicolas Aguirre (188-88) accounted for 14 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the winning side. The former international swingman Adrian Boccia (195-82) came up with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and Ghanian-British forward Matthew Bryan-Amaning (205-88, college: Washington) added 15 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Boca Juniors in the defeat. Five Boca Juniors players scored in double figures. San Lorenzo have an impressive series of 115 victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place in Group C with 115-0 record. Boca Juniors at the other side keeps the fifth position with six games lost. San Lorenzo will play against league's second-placed Ferrocarril in Buenos Aires in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Boca Juniors will have a break next round. Top scorers: San Lorenzo: G.Deck 19+6reb+2ast, J.Justiz 16+8reb, N.Aguirre 14+5reb+8ast, J.Vildoza 12+1reb, M.Mata 8+6reb+1ast, M.Calfani 8+5reb+1ast Boca Jrs: M.Bryan-Amaning 15+8reb, L.Perez 14+2reb+2ast, F.Lampropoulos 14+7reb+2ast, A.Boccia 12+5reb+7ast, E.Gamboa 11+3reb+4ast, E.Vassirani 4+2reb
There was a minor upset in Rio Gallegos where 3rd placed Obras Basket (3-112) was defeated by fifth ranked Hispano Am. (2-4) 99-82 on Monday. Hispano Am. made 28-of-34 free shots (82.4 percent) during the game, while Obras Basket only scored twelve points from the stripe. Strangely Obras Basket outrebounded Hispano Am. 32-20 including 22 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. Obras Basket was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for center Fernando Podesta (205-92) who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points. American guard Larry OBannon (192-83, college: Louisville, agency: Interperformances) helped adding 14 points. At the losing side American forward Maurice Kemp (203-91, college: E.Carolina, agency: Duran International) responded with 20 points and 6 rebounds and Tomas Zanzottera (191-93) scored 14 points and 6 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players saving starting five for next games. Hispano Am. moved-up to fourth place in Group C. Loser Obras Basket keeps the third position with 112 games lost. Hispano Am. will face again higher ranked Obras Basket (#3) in Buenos Aires in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Top scorers: Hispano Am.: F.Podesta 17+4reb+1ast, P.Blackwell 15+1reb, L.O'Bannon 14+3reb+3ast, K.Austin 13+3reb+2ast, G.Torres 10+2reb+2ast, M.Byro 8+5ast Obras Basket: M.Kemp 20+6reb+1ast, T.Zanzottera 14+4reb+6ast, F.Zurbriggen 11+5reb+3ast, P.Martin 10+3reb, Q.Campbell 9+1reb+1ast, J.Valdelicio 8+4reb+1ast
A very close game took place in Buenos Aires between Boca Juniors and Ferrocarril. Fifth ranked Boca Juniors (2-6) got a very close victory on the road over much higher ranked Ferrocarril (3-3). Boca Juniors managed to escape with a 1-point win 81-80 on Saturday evening. Eduardo Gamboa (188-84) fired 22 points for the winners. Ghanian-British forward Matthew Bryan-Amaning (205-88, college: Washington) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. American Walter Baxley (193-84, college: Mars Hill) produced 24 points and international point guard Franco Balbi (185-89) added 17 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Ferrocarril's coach Ariel Rearte rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Boca Juniors maintains fifth place in Group C with 2-6 record. Loser Ferrocarril keeps the second position with three games lost. Boca Juniors' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Buenos Aires . Top scorers: Boca Jrs: E.Gamboa 22+4reb+2ast, M.Bryan-Amaning 14+6reb+3ast, A.Boccia 12+2reb+2ast, L.Perez 10+2reb+4ast, F.Lampropoulos 9+11reb+3ast, L.Gargallo 5+1reb+1ast Ferrocarril: W.Baxley 24+2reb+1ast, F.Balbi 17+3reb+6ast, K.Hernandez 11+8reb+1ast, J.Cowan 10+10reb+1ast, A.Harper 9+3reb+3ast, D.Figueredo 5+3reb
Everything went according to plan in Mar del Plata where second ranked Weber Bahia (4-2) beat 5th ranked Penarol (2-5) 105-101 on Wednesday. Weber Bahia looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. Penarol was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for American center Anthony-Laveal Johnson (203-88, college: Fairfield) who led his team to a victory scoring 31 points (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field). Uruguayan point guard Luciano Parodi (182-94) helped adding 21 points and 12 assists. At the losing side the former international point guard Nicolas Gianella (186-78) responded with 24 points and 7 assists and point guard Nicolas Zurschmitten (183-95) scored 22 points. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. The victory was the third consecutive win for Weber Bahia. They maintain second place in Group D with 4-2 record behind leader GECR Indalo. Penarol lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the fifth position with five games lost. Weber Bahia will face Argentino (#4) in Junin in the next round. Penarol's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Mar del Plata Quilmes MP. Top scorers: Weber Bahia: A.Laveal Johnson 31+2reb+1ast, L.Parodi 21+1reb+12ast, M.Fjellerup 17+8reb+1ast, H.Jasen 8+3reb+3ast, D. Bordignoni 6+6reb+3ast, F.Corvalan 6+1reb+6ast Penarol: N.Gianella 24+3reb+7ast, N.Zurschmitten 22+3reb+2ast, T. Monacchi 10+1reb, A.Alloatti 9+2reb+2ast, K.Cochran 7+3reb+2ast, A.Diez 6+3reb+2ast
There was no surprise in Comodoro Rivadavia where 3rd placed Argentino (3-4) was defeated by first ranked GECR Indalo (5-3) 85-81 on Wednesday. It was a great evening for American forward Shaquille Johnson (190-90, college: Marshall) who led his team to a victory scoring 31 points and 6 assists. Center Diego Romero (206-82, college: Florida St.) helped adding 15 points and 6 rebounds. GECR Indalo's coach Martin Villagran allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the losing side American forward John Millsap (198-82, college: UTSA, agency: Interperformances) responded with 25 points and 8 rebounds and the former international point guard Luis Cequeira (180-85) scored 14 points and 8 assists. Four GECR Indalo and five Argentino players scored in double figures. GECR Indalo maintains first place in Group D with 5-3 record. Loser Argentino dropped to the fourth position with four games lost. GECR Indalo will have a break next round. Argentino will play at home against the league's second-placed Weber Bahia (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: GECR Indalo: S.Johnson 31+4reb+6ast, D.Romero 15+6reb+2ast, J.Manuel Riveiro 14+8reb, D.Hure 11+6reb+1ast, F.Giorgetti 9+3reb+2ast, J.Famous 5+4reb+1ast Argentino: J.Millsap 25+8reb, L.Cequeira 14+3reb+8ast, L.Massarelli 12+5reb+3ast, J.Cangelosi 10+7reb, M.Bortolin 10+6reb+1ast, G.Mariani 5+3reb+1ast
The game between closely ranked teams ended with first ranked GECR Indalo's (5-3) home victory over their biggest opponent Quilmes MP (3-3) 103-87 on Monday. GECR Indalo looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. It was a great evening for American forward Shaquille Johnson (190-90, college: Marshall) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Juan-Manuel Riveiro (191-85) helped adding 19 points. At the losing side international guard Eric Flor (186-93) responded with 20 points and 5 assists and naturalized Italian center Omar Canton (206-82) scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. Five GECR Indalo and four Quilmes MP players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players saving starting five for next games. GECR Indalo maintains first place in Group D with 5-3 record. Loser Quilmes MP dropped to the third position with three games lost. GECR Indalo will have a break next round. Quilmes MP's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Mar del Plata to the arena Penarol. Top scorers: GECR Indalo: J.Manuel Riveiro 19+4reb+3ast, S.Johnson 18+6reb+9ast, J.Famous 17+7reb, D.Romero 12+3reb, G.Barrera 10+2reb+11ast, F.Giorgetti 9+3reb+1ast Quilmes MP: E.Flor 20+3reb+5ast, O.Canton 18+5reb+1ast, E.Ruiz 17+2reb+1ast, I.Basualdo 10+6reb, E.Basabe 7+5reb+3ast, B.Sansimoni 6+1reb+4ast
Penarol Mar del Plata (LigaA) landed experienced 37-year old former international center Martin Leiva (211-80). It is actually his comeback to Mar del Plata as he has played here before. Leiva was tested by Obras Basket (LigaA), but was not approved after all. The last season he played also at Obras Basket where in 54 LigaA games he averaged 7.2ppg, 5.6rpg and 1.0apg. Among other achievements Leiva's team made it to the Liga Americas Semifinals in 2015. He received also Latinbasket.com Al... [read more]
Penarol Mar del Plata (LigaA) landed experienced 37-year old former international center Martin Leiva (211-80). It is actually his comeback to Mar del Plata as he has played here before. Leiva was tested by Obras Basket (LigaA), but was not approved after all. The last season he played also at Obras Basket where in 54 LigaA games he averaged 7.2ppg, 5.6rpg and 1.0apg. Among other achievements Leiva's team made it to the Liga Americas Semifinals in 2015. He received also Latinbasket.com All-Argentinian LigaA 2nd Team award back in 2005 and 2014. Leiva was also a member of Argentinian international program for some years. He played for Argentinian Senior National Team between 1999 and 2014 and previously for U21 National Team between 2000 and 2001. Leiva also represented Argentina at the South American Championships in Isla Margarita (Venezuela) three years ago. His team won Silver and his stats at that event were 5 games: 5.4ppg, 4.8rpg, 1.6apg, FGP: 52.2%, FT: 25.0%. Leiva has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to three different continents (Europe, Latin America and of course North America). Leiva has played previously professionally also in Spain (Leon and Burgos) and Argentina (Ferrocarril, Boca Juniors, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata and Regatas Corrientes). It may be one of last seasons in his extensive career, which he may end at Penarol. Leiva's game is described as:
Yet too skinny for a center, has a good leaping ability, and a good timing for the rebounds; good defensive fundamentals, needs to add bulk if he wants to stay in the center, otherwise, he could inprove is interesting shooting touche and become a great power forward Also, add that he has now Spanish Passport too, and that he negotiated with Tau Vitoria in fall of 1999.
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