Defending champion Umana Reyer Venezia (Serie A) landed 30-year old American shooting guard Dominique Johnson (192-88kg-87, college: Azusa Pacific, agency: Higher Vision Sports). He played in the summer at Lhasa Jingtu in Chinese NBL league. Johnson managed to play in five leagues in three countries last year (!!!). In 13 NBL games he averaged impressive 35.6ppg, 8.5rpg, 4.5apg and 2.2spg. The last season he played at Openjobmetis VA where in 19 Serie A games he had very remarkable stats:... [read more]
Defending champion Umana Reyer Venezia (Serie A) landed 30-year old American shooting guard Dominique Johnson (192-88kg-87, college: Azusa Pacific, agency: Higher Vision Sports). He played in the summer at Lhasa Jingtu in Chinese NBL league. Johnson managed to play in five leagues in three countries last year (!!!). In 13 NBL games he averaged impressive 35.6ppg, 8.5rpg, 4.5apg and 2.2spg. The last season he played at Openjobmetis VA where in 19 Serie A games he had very remarkable stats: 17.6ppg, 2.9rpg and 1.9apg. Johnson also played 6 games in Basketball Champions League where he recorded high stats: 15.8ppg, 4.0rpg and 2.0apg. The other team he played that season for was ALBA Berlin in German BBL. In 11 games he got 8.6ppg, 2.8rpg and 1.9apg. Johnson also played 6 games in Eurocup where he got high stats: 15.2ppg, 3.0rpg, 2.5apg and 1.7spg. In 2010 he was drafted by Idaho Stampede (D-League) in third round (16th overall). Johnson attended Azusa Pacific University (NCAA Div.II) and it will be his eighth season in pro basketball. He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2012. Among other achievements Johnson's team won Polish Cup in 2014. He received also All-NAIA D1 1st Team award back in 2010 at his college time. Johnson is a very experienced player. He has played also professionally in Israel (Maccabi Rishon), Turkey (Banvit), NBA G League (Sioux Falls Skyforce, Salt Lake City Stars, Texas Legends and Canton Charge) and Poland (Slask and Siarka). Let's have closer look into Johnson's outlook:
Dominique is an athletic 6'5" combo guard with a strong body and great ability to score and defend. He is an outstanding teammate and personality, a smart player who is better suited in Europe as a scorer and a top defender. Dominique is shockingly successful having come from a NAIA school. Even so, Dominique could easily become one of the top players in Europe even at the Euroleague level.
Gibson's 56-point game gives him NBL Player of the Week award - 1 day ago
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30-year old point guard Jonathan Gibson (188-PG-87) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Anhui and receives a Asia-basket.com NBL Player of the Week award for round 13. He had the game-high 56 points adding eight rebounds and six assists for Anhui as his team lost the game against Henan (#1, 11-2) 135-141. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Anhui moved-up to the 4th position in Chinese NBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a f... [read more]
30-year old point guard Jonathan Gibson (188-PG-87) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Anhui and receives a Asia-basket.com NBL Player of the Week award for round 13. He had the game-high 56 points adding eight rebounds and six assists for Anhui as his team lost the game against Henan (#1, 11-2) 135-141. The game was between two of the league's top four teams. Anhui moved-up to the 4th position in Chinese NBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Anhui will need to avoid more loses keep or improve their 8-5 record. In the team's last game Gibson had a remarkable 72.7% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Anhui, through which he has constantly improved. New Mexico State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Gibson is in league's top in points (3rd best: 42.3ppg), assists (4th best: 5.8apg) and averages solid 2.3spg and 65.4% FGP.
Second best performed player last round was Chris Otule (211-C-90) of top-ranked Henan. He is American-Nigerian center in his first season at Henan. In the last game Otule recorded impressive double-double of 30 points and 24 rebounds. It was enough for Henan to edge the lower-ranked Anhui (#4, 8-5) by 6 points 141-135. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Henan consolidated its place in the very top position of the standings. His team lost just two games this season, while they won 11 matches. Otule is one of the most experienced players at Henan and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.
Third place about best performers goes to another Henan's star - guard Josh-Emmanuel Akognon (180-PG-86). Akognon got into 30-points club by scoring 45 points in the last round. He went also for six rebounds and five assists. He was another key player of Henan, helping his team with a 141-135 win against #4 ranked Anhui. Henan confirms their top position in the standings. Akognon has a great season in China. After 13 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 38.9ppg (4th best) and assists with 4.5apg (9th best). He also has 2.2spg and FGP: 58.2%.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Sim Bhullar (226-C-92) of Guangxi - 27 points and 11 rebounds 5. Ater Majok (208-C-87) of Luoyang - 25 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists 6. Mark Lyons (185-PG-89) of Guizhou - 50 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Chris Johnson (210-PF-85) of Anhui - 46 points and 17 rebounds 8. Charles Gaines (201-F-81) of Shaanxi W. - 34 points and 15 rebounds 9. Michael Holyfield (211-C-92) of Beijing - 21 points and 24 rebounds 10. Shannon Shorter (193-G-89) of Hebei X. - 14 points, 18 rebounds and 13 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)
NBL Round 13: Henan defeats Anhui in the game between Top 4 teams - 2 days ago
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NBL is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 13 rounds left. An interesting game for Henan (11-2) which hosted in Henan 3rd placed Anhui (8-5). First ranked Henan managed to get a 6-point victory 141-135. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Anhui. The hosts were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Henan made 36-of-45 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Henan had a 37-26 advant... [read more]
NBL is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 13 rounds left.
An interesting game for Henan (11-2) which hosted in Henan 3rd placed Anhui (8-5). First ranked Henan managed to get a 6-point victory 141-135. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Anhui. The hosts were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Henan made 36-of-45 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Henan had a 37-26 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Henan made 7 blocks. 32 personal fouls committed by Anhui helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of Nigerian-American point guard Josh-Emmanuel Akognon (180-86, college: CS Fullerton) who helped to win the game recording 45 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 5 assists. American-Nigerian center Chris Otule (211-90, college: Marquette) contributed with 30 points, 24 rebounds and 5 blocks for the winners. American point guard Jonathan Gibson (188-87, college: N.Mexico St.) answered with 56 points (!!!), 8 rebounds and 6 assists for Anhui. Anhui's coach Yong Zhang rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Henan have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They maintain first place with 11-2 record. Anhui at the other side dropped to the fourth position with five games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Henan are looking forward to face Chongqing (#8) in Lanling in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Anhui will play on the road against Luoyang (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Bottom-ranked Dongbu is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their 13th consecutive match to seventh ranked Luoyang (8-5) 80-79. South Sudanese-Lebanese center Ater Majok (208-87, college: Connecticut) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners and Ye Zhao chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds. At the losing side forward Shengyue Sun (198-89) responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Luoyang moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Dongbu lost their thirteenth game in a row. They still close the standings with 13 games lost. Luoyang will play against Anhui (#4) at home in the next round. Dongbu will play against Hunan (#3) and hopes to get finally their first victory. A very close game took place in Hebei between Chongqing and Hebei X.. Tenth ranked Chongqing (7-6) got a very close victory on the road over 11th ranked Hebei X. (5-8). Chongqing managed to escape with a 3-point win 111-108 on Sunday evening. Michael Efevberha nailed a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 15 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Shannon Shorter came up with a triple-double by scoring 14 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists for Hebei X. in the defeat. Chongqing moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Fujian. Loser Hebei X. keeps the eleventh position with eight games lost. Chongqing will meet at home league's leader Henan in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Hebei X. will play against the league's second-placed Shaanxi W. (#2) having rather not much hope for a victory. The game between fourth ranked Hunan (9-4) and 13th ranked Jiangsu L. (1-12) in Changsha ended with biggest points difference. Hunan outscored guests from He Fei 102-65. Dar Tucker fired 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Hunan moved-up to second place, which they share with Shaanxi W. Jiangsu L. lost their seventh game in a row. They keep the thirteenth position with 12 games lost. Hunan's next round opponent will be bottom-ranked Dongbu (#14) in Nanjin which should be another easy win for them. Jiangsu L. will play on the road against Guangxi and hope to win that game.
Other games in round 13 were not that significant. Fujian was beaten by Guangxi on the road 104-96. Guizhou won against Lhasa on its own court 108-93. Shaanxi W. outscored Beijing in Xian 120-97.
The game between fourth ranked Hunan (9-4) and 13th ranked Jiangsu L. (1-12) in Changsha ended with biggest points difference. Hunan outscored guests from He Fei 102-65. The game without a history. Hunan led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Jiangsu L.'s 44. Hunan forced 19 Jiangsu L. turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. American-Jordanian Dar Tucker (193-88, college: De Paul) fired 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. American power forward Arinze Onuaku (206-87, college: Syracuse) chipped in 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Four Hunan players scored in double figures. Forward Xing-Chen Wang (196-93) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds and American-Palestinian forward Michael Nunnally (203-86, college: Pacific) added 14 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. Hunan moved-up to second place, which they share with Shaanxi W. Jiangsu L. lost their seventh game in a row. They keep the thirteenth position with 12 games lost. Hunan's next round opponent will be bottom-ranked Dongbu (#14) in Nanjin which should be another easy win for them. Jiangsu L. will play on the road against Guangxi and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Jiangsu L.: N.Michael 14+6reb+2ast, W.Peng 14+5reb, W.Xing Chen 13+10reb+3ast, G.MingYang 9+1reb+1ast, G.Wei 7+3reb+2ast, Z.PengFei 4+4reb Hunan: T.Dar 22+6reb+4ast, O.Arinze 16+6reb+4ast, W.Junjie 14+6reb+2ast, Z.Yaosheng 13+1reb, Z.ChaoLong 9+3reb+2ast, Q.Shouwei 7+1reb
Bottom-ranked Dongbu is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their 13th consecutive match to seventh ranked Luoyang (8-5) 80-79. Dongbu was tied at the half but could not keep up in last two quarters eventually losing the game. Luoyang forced 20 Dongbu turnovers. Dongbu was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. South Sudanese-Lebanese center Ater Majok (208-87, college: Connecticut) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 25 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners and forward Ye Zhao (198-97) chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds. At the losing side forward Shengyue Sun (198-89) responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Boyin Sui (202-95) scored 16 points and 7 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Four Dongbu players scored in double figures. Luoyang moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Dongbu lost their thirteenth game in a row. They still close the standings with 13 games lost. Luoyang will play against Anhui (#4) at home in the next round. Dongbu will play against Hunan (#3) and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Dongbu: S.Tujun 16+2reb+3ast, S.Boyin 16+7reb+1ast, C.Ziran 12+5reb, S.Shengyue 11+10reb+4ast, Y.Qin 9+3reb+2ast, A.LiPeng 9+2reb+2ast Luoyang: M.Ater 25+16reb+2ast, G.Han 20+2reb+1ast, Z.Ye 19+5reb+1ast, S.Jianguo 5+1reb, Q.Daoqing 3+7reb+2ast, Y.Aosheng 3+2reb+2ast
Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both fifth ranked Guangxi and 6th ranked Fujian had identical 7-5 record. This time Guangxi used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Fuzhou 104-96. The game without a history. Guangxi led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. 31 personal fouls committed by Fujian helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American center Isaiah Austin (216-93, college: Baylor) fired a double-double by scoring 26 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. Indian-Canadian center Sim Bhullar (226-92, college: N.Mexico St.) chipped in a double-double by scoring 27 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field). Four Guangxi players scored in double figures. American forward Brandon Bowman (206-84, college: Georgetown) produced a double-double by scoring 30 points and 17 rebounds and the other American import forward LaQuinton Ross (203-92, college: Ohio St.) added 29 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Fujian's coach Jiulong Liu tested eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Guangxi (8-5) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Fujian at the other side dropped to the eighth position with six games lost. Guangxi's next round opponent will be Jiangsu L. (#13) in He Fei and are hoping to win another game. Fujian will play at home against Lhasa (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Fujian: B.Brandon 30+17reb+3ast, R.LaQuinton 29+14reb+4ast, L.Ming-Yu 14+3reb+1ast, Z.Shu 8+2reb+2ast, X.Huajun 6+1reb+1ast, Z.Xiaobo 5+2reb+3ast Guangxi: B.Sim 27+11reb, A.Isaiah 26+13reb+8ast, J.Le 19+8reb+2ast, D.ChengLong 13, Y.Kai 7+2reb, L.Jiawei 7+5reb+6ast
An interesting game for Henan (11-2) which hosted in Henan 3rd placed Anhui (8-5). First ranked Henan managed to get a 6-point victory 141-135. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Anhui. The hosts were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. Henan made 36-of-45 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Henan had a 37-26 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Henan made 7 blocks. 32 personal fouls committed by Anhui helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of Nigerian-American point guard Josh-Emmanuel Akognon (180-86, college: CS Fullerton) who helped to win the game recording 45 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 5 assists. American-Nigerian center Chris Otule (211-90, college: Marquette) contributed with a double-double by scoring 30 points, 24 rebounds and 5 blocks for the winners. Five Henan players scored in double figures. American point guard Jonathan Gibson (188-87, college: N.Mexico St.) answered with 56 points (!!!), 8 rebounds and 6 assists and the other American import Chris Johnson (210-85, college: LSU) added 46 points (!!!) and 17 rebounds in the effort for Anhui. Anhui's coach Yong Zhang rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Henan have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. They maintain first place with 11-2 record. Anhui at the other side dropped to the fourth position with five games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Henan are looking forward to face Chongqing (#8) in Lanling in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Anhui will play on the road against Luoyang (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Anhui: G.Jonathan 56+8reb+6ast, J.Chris 46+17reb, H.Delong 15+1reb, R.Kai 8+7reb, Z.Yong 4+4reb, C.Shouwei 2+1reb Henan: A.Josh-Emmanuel 45+6reb+5ast, O.Chris 30+24reb+1ast, J.Yuxing 26+9reb+7ast, W.Longfei 18+2reb+3ast, M.Qingfei 11+7reb, T.Jian 6+2reb
A very close game took place in Hebei between Chongqing and Hebei X.. Tenth ranked Chongqing (7-6) got a very close victory on the road over 11th ranked Hebei X. (5-8). Chongqing managed to escape with a 3-point win 111-108 on Sunday evening. The guests trailed by 2 points after first quarter, but they rallied back to get the 5-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 111-108. Chongqing dominated down low during the game scoring 74 of its points in the paint compared to Hebei X.'s 54 and made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Hebei X. 63-45 including 20 on the offensive glass. Nigerian-American guard Michael Efevberha (193-84, college: CS Northridge) nailed a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 15 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and Ukrainian center Vladyslav Koreniuk (210-94, agency: Octagon Europe) accounted for 23 points and 14 rebounds. American guard Shannon Shorter (193-89, college: N.Texas) came up with a triple-double by scoring 14 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists and the other American import forward Brandon Costner (206-87, college: N.Carolina St.) added 28 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Hebei X. in the defeat. Four Chongqing and five Hebei X. players scored in double figures. Chongqing moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Fujian. Loser Hebei X. keeps the eleventh position with eight games lost. Chongqing will meet at home league's leader Henan in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Hebei X. will play against the league's second-placed Shaanxi W. (#2) having rather not much hope for a victory. Top scorers: Hebei X.: C.Brandon 28+12reb+4ast, F.Weijian 16+1reb, S.Shannon 14+18reb+13ast, L.Yannan 14, Y.Heng 11+5reb, P.YuLe 10+2reb Chongqing: E.Michael 33+15reb+5ast, K.Vladyslav 23+14reb, W.Xin 21+14reb+1ast, G.Yaoyang 16+7reb+7ast, Z.Yuanbo 6+3reb, L.Yao 6+4reb
The game between closely ranked teams ended with 9th ranked Lhasa's (6-7) road loss to eighth ranked Guizhou (8-5) 93-108. The game was mostly controlled by Guizhou. Lhasa was better in second period 28-26. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Guizhou forced 19 Lhasa turnovers. American point guard Mark Lyons (185-89, college: Arizona, agency: Higher Vision Sports) fired 50 points (!!!) and 4 assists for the winners. Forward MingHao Li (200-92) chipped in a double-double by scoring 28 points and 11 rebounds. American Dominique Johnson (192-87, college: Azusa Pacific, agency: Higher Vision Sports) produced 37 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 4 assists and the other American import center Jonathan Kreft (213-86, college: Florida St.) added 9 points and 11 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guizhou moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Lhasa at the other side dropped to the tenth position with seven games lost. Guizhou's next round opponent will be Beijing (#12) at home and are hoping to win another game. Lhasa will play against Fujian in Fuzhou and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Lhasa: J.Dominique 37+6reb+4ast, C.Jinlong 11+1reb, Z.Zhennan 10+1reb+5ast, K.Jonathan 9+11reb, G.Yuxiang 8+5reb+6ast, D.ZhiMing 6 Guizhou: L.Mark 50+4reb+4ast, L.MingHao 28+11reb, M.James 13+8reb+1ast, S.Rongxiao 6+1reb, S.Haijiang 6+1ast, Z.MingHao 4+5reb
Very predictable result when second ranked Shaanxi W. (9-4) rolled over on the road 12th ranked Beijing (4-9) 120-97. The game was mostly controlled by Shaanxi W.. Beijing was better in second period 31-28. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Shaanxi W. shot the lights out from three nailing 19 long-distance shots on high 51.4 percentage. American forward Charles Gaines (201-81, college: S.Mississippi) fired a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 15 rebounds for the winners. His fellow American import guard Von Wafer (196-85, college: Florida St.) chipped in 36 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds. American center Michael Holyfield (211-92, college: Sam Houston St.) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 24 rebounds and power forward Yunan Liu (205-94) added 23 points respectively for lost side. Four Shaanxi W. and five Beijing players scored in double figures. Beijing's coach ShuMin Gao gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Shaanxi W. maintains second place with 9-4 record having just two points less than leader Henan, which they share with Hunan. Beijing lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the twelfth position with nine games lost. Shaanxi W.'s next round opponent will be Hebei X. (#11) at home and are hoping to win another game. Beijing will play against Guizhou and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Beijing: L.Yunan 23+3reb+1ast, H.Michael 21+24reb, L.Bo 17+6reb, C.Zexu 16+4reb+1ast, Z.Wei 14+2reb, W.Marquis 6+3reb+4ast Shaanxi W.: W.Von 36+8reb+2ast, G.Charles 34+15reb+1ast, G.Yan 16+5reb+2ast, B.Jiguang 12+3reb+2ast, Y.XiaoHang 8+1ast, M.Daqiang 5+3reb+1ast
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