IBL Round 14 of Regular Season

The Regular Season in IBL is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 3 rounds. What a coincidence that all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

We should mention about the upset which took place in Jakarta, where higher ranked Rajawali (6-6) lost at home to twelfth ranked Satya Wacana (2-9) 56-65 on Sunday. The game was dominated by American players. The best player for the winners was center Mikey Henn (202-1997, college: Penn St.) who had a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds. point guard Isaac Asrat (182-1997, college: LCU, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) chipped in 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Guard Jabari Bird (198-1994, college: California) produced 22 points and 8 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Satya Wacana maintains twelfth position with 2-9 record. Newly promoted Rajawali keeps the seventh place with six games lost. Satya Wacana will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Rajawali will play on the road against Borneo (#11) in Pontianak and is hoping to win this game.

In the last game of round 14 Borneo defeated Tangerang in Pontianak 89-80.
The best stats of 14th round was 27 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists by Michael Qualls of Borneo.



Rajawali - Satya Wacana 56-65

We should mention about the upset which took place in Jakarta, where higher ranked Rajawali (6-6) lost at home to twelfth ranked Satya Wacana (2-9) 56-65 on Sunday. The game was dominated by American players. The best player for the winners was center Mikey Henn (202-1997, college: Penn St.) who had a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds. Point guard Isaac Asrat (182-1997, college: LCU, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) chipped in 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Henn is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Guard Jabari Bird (198-1994, college: California) produced 22 points and 8 rebounds and center Wendell Lewis (203-1989, college: Alabama St.) added 12 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Satya Wacana maintains twelfth position with 2-9 record. Newly promoted Rajawali keeps the seventh place with six games lost. Satya Wacana will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Rajawali will play on the road against Borneo (#11) in Pontianak and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Rajawali: J.Bird 22+8reb+2ast, W.Lewis 12+6reb+2ast, M.Ryan 8+1reb+1ast, R.Pamungkas 6+3reb+2ast, H.Padre 3+4reb+1ast, T.Hendra 3+2reb+2ast
Satya Wacana: I.Asrat 14+5reb+6ast, M.Henn 14+12reb+1ast, H.Lakay 12+4reb+2ast, P.Randy 8+5reb, T.Robinson 7+2reb+1ast, B.Calvin 6+3reb+4ast

Tangerang - Borneo 80-89

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 10th ranked Tangerang (4-6) was defeated at home by eleventh ranked Borneo (3-8) 89-80 on Sunday. Borneo looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. 25 personal fouls committed by Tangerang helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The game was also dominated by American players. The best player for the winners was guard Michael Qualls (197-1994, college: Arkansas) who scored 27 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward Steve Taylor Jr (206-1993, college: Toledo) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Xavier Alexander (196-1988, college: Philander Smith) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists and center Amir Williams (211-1992, college: Ohio St.) added 10 points and 16 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Borneo maintains eleventh position with 3-8 record. Tangerang at the other side keeps the tenth place with six games lost. Borneo are looking forward to face higher ranked Rajawali (#7) in Jakarta in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Tangerang will play on the road against Bima Perkasa in Sakti and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Tangerang: X.Alexander 19+12reb+9ast, A.Stone 18+2reb+3ast, T.Aji Habib 11+1reb+1ast, A.Williams 10+16reb+2ast, G.Risky 9+1ast, D.Ray 9+5ast
Borneo: M.Qualls 27+8reb+7ast, C.Calvin 14+1reb+4ast, S.Taylor Jr. 14+10reb+3ast, O.Steven 12+2reb+2ast, A.Scott 8+1ast, D.Muhammad 6+5reb+1ast