Bottom-ranked Tokyo Big Blue (0-4) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to fourth ranked Saitama Broncos (7-9) 99-72 on Sunday evening. Saitama Broncos outrebounded Tokyo Big Blue 52-39 including 22 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American Darnell Martin (198-91, college: CS Dominguez H.) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and his fellow American import center Joshua Crawford (211-88, college: Indiana St.) chipped in 20 points and 9 rebounds. At the losing side point guard Jey Yoshikawa (182-92) responded with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Saitama Broncos have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 7-9 record. Tokyo Big Blue at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. Saitama Broncos are looking forward to face Gifu Swoops (#6) at home in the next round. Tokyo Big Blue will play against Iwate Big Bulls (#8) and hopes to get finally their first victory. The game in Iwate was also worth to mention about. Fifth ranked Kagoshima (5-11) played at the court of 8th ranked Iwate Big Bulls (3-13). Kagoshima defeated Iwate Big Bulls 92-78. American center Antone Warren (208-93, college: Antelope Valley CC) nailed a double-double by scoring 28 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side and Kenta Tateyama accounted for 27 points and 5 assists. Kagoshima's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Guard Yuta Kusano (185-97) came up with 21 points for Iwate Big Bulls in the defeat. Kagoshima have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 5-11 record. Iwate Big Bulls lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 13 games lost. Kagoshima will play against Aisin AW (#9) in Aichi in the next round. Iwate Big Bulls will play on the road against Tokyo Big Blue and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Aichi: Toyoda Gosei (#7) and Aisin AW (#9). Toyoda Gosei (3-1) won against visiting Aisin AW (1-3) 83-73. Patrick Simon fired a double-double by scoring 25 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Toyoda Gosei's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Yuki Ishihara produced 34 points (!!!) for lost side. Toyoda Gosei maintains seventh place with 3-1 record. Loser Aisin AW keeps the ninth position with three games lost. Toyoda Gosei will meet league's leader Koshigaya A. in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Aisin AW will play against Kagoshima (#5) in Renova and hope to win that game.
In the last game of round 13 Gifu Swoops lost to Tokyo Excel. on the opponent's court 67-80.
The game in Iwate was also worth to mention about. Fifth ranked Kagoshima (5-11) played at the court of 8th ranked Iwate Big Bulls (3-13). Kagoshima defeated Iwate Big Bulls 92-78. Kagoshima shot the lights out from three nailing 13 long-distance shots on high 52.0 percentage. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. American center Antone Warren (208-93, college: Antelope Valley CC) nailed a double-double by scoring 28 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side and Kenta Tateyama (188-90) accounted for 27 points and 5 assists. Kagoshima's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Guard Yuta Kusano (185-97) came up with 21 points and Bahamas center Gjio Bain (211-85, college: S.Mississippi) added 15 points and 7 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) respectively for Iwate Big Bulls in the defeat. Four Iwate Big Bulls players scored in double figures. Kagoshima have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 5-11 record. Iwate Big Bulls lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 13 games lost. Kagoshima will play against Aisin AW (#9) in Aichi in the next round. Iwate Big Bulls will play on the road against Tokyo Big Blue and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Kagoshima: A.Warren 28+12reb+1ast, K.Tateyama 27+2reb+5ast, K.Kiichi 11+1reb+2ast, S.Boykin 9+5reb+3ast, Y.Nagayama 7+3reb+3ast, A.Yamada 6+3reb+4ast Iwate Big Bulls: Y.Kusano 21+2reb+1ast, G.Bain 15+7reb+1ast, T.Fujie 12+2reb+6ast, B.Kosei 12+1reb+3ast, K.Nagata 9+5reb+1ast, I.Hiroki 5+2reb+1ast
Very expected game when 6th ranked Gifu Swoops (4-12) were defeated on the road by second ranked Tokyo Excel. (15-1) 80-67 on Sunday. American forward Jordan Faison (201-94, college: Cal Poly Pomona) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Point guard Aiki Tanno (172-95) chipped in 16 points. Four Tokyo Excel. players scored in double figures. Tokyo Excel.'s coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American Bingo Merriex (206-80, college: TCU) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and Canadian center Michael Allison (206-90, college: Maine) added 16 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. The victory was the fifteenth consecutive win for Tokyo Excel.. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Koshigaya A. Gifu Swoops lost their eighth game in a row. Newly promoted team keep the sixth place with 12 games lost. Tokyo Excel.'s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Tokyo Tokyo Cinq R.. Top scorers: Tokyo Excel.: J.Faison 20+16reb+4ast, A.Tanno 16+4reb, T.Sano 11+2reb, S.Miyata 10+4reb+4ast, K.Nagasawa 6+4ast, D.Taguchi 5+4reb+3ast Gifu Swoops: B.Merriex 20+10reb+5ast, M.Allison 16+10reb+2ast, R.Ito 10+7reb+5ast, S.Shinntaro 9+4reb+1ast, T.Masahiro 8+1reb+1ast, S.Yoshihiro 2+1reb
Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Aichi: Toyoda Gosei (#7) and Aisin AW (#9). Toyoda Gosei (3-1) won against visiting Aisin AW (1-3) 83-73. They outrebounded Aisin AW 47-27 including a 20-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. American Patrick Simon (203-92, college: Seattle Pacific) fired a double-double by scoring 25 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. American-Irish Brian Voelkel (196-92, college: Vermont) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points, 21 rebounds and 7 assists. Toyoda Gosei's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Yuki Ishihara (180-91) produced 34 points (!!!) and American forward Kevin Kotzur (203-89, college: St.Mary's, TX) added 10 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Toyoda Gosei maintains seventh place with 3-1 record. Loser Aisin AW keeps the ninth position with three games lost. Toyoda Gosei will meet league's leader Koshigaya A. in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Aisin AW will play against Kagoshima (#5) in Renova and hope to win that game. Top scorers: Toyoda Gosei: P.Simon 25+16reb+1ast, E.Sumihiro 18+4reb+1ast, B.Voelkel 14+21reb+7ast, D.Kokubu 6, H.Hiroki 5+2reb+2ast, R.Yanagiuchi 5+3reb+1ast Aisin AW: Y.Ishihara 34+2reb, K.Kotzur 10+8reb+2ast, R.Takahashi 9+2reb+1ast, Y.Niyokwizera 8+9reb, T.Watanabe 6+1reb, K.Kumazawa 4+5reb+4ast
Bottom-ranked Tokyo Big Blue (0-4) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to fourth ranked Saitama Broncos (7-9) 99-72 on Sunday evening. Saitama Broncos outrebounded Tokyo Big Blue 52-39 including 22 on the offensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American Darnell Martin (198-91, college: CS Dominguez H.) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and his fellow American import center Joshua Crawford (211-88, college: Indiana St.) chipped in 20 points and 9 rebounds. Four Saitama Broncos players scored in double figures. At the losing side point guard Jey Yoshikawa (182-92) responded with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and guard Kengo Funabashi (189-93) scored 16 points and 9 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Saitama Broncos have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 7-9 record. Tokyo Big Blue at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. Saitama Broncos are looking forward to face Gifu Swoops (#6) at home in the next round. Tokyo Big Blue will play against Iwate Big Bulls (#8) and hopes to get finally their first victory. Top scorers: Saitama Bron.: J.Crawford 20+9reb+1ast, D.Martin 19+17reb+6ast, Y.Jo 13, Y.Ikeda 11+2reb+3ast, H.Yamashita 7+1reb+2ast, K.Yuuki 6+1reb Tokyo Big Blue: K.Funabashi 16+9reb, Y.Jey 14+5reb+7ast, R.Kuroki 8+5reb, H.Hideto 7+2reb+2ast, Y.Sato 6+8reb, K.Goto 5+1reb+1ast
ANTONE WARREN Saitama Broncos (B League D3) landed 25-year old American center Antone Warren (208-120kg-93, college: Antelope Valley CC). He started the season at Kagoshima. In 32 B League D3 games in Japan he averaged impressive 19.6ppg, 10.7rpg, 1.1apg and 1.3bpg this season. The last season Warren was tested by Independiente (TNA) in Argentinian league. He was selected to All-Western State Conference East Division Team in 2017. Warren graduated from Antelope Valley College in 2017 an... [read more]
ANTONE WARREN
Saitama Broncos (B League D3) landed 25-year old American center Antone Warren (208-120kg-93, college: Antelope Valley CC). He started the season at Kagoshima. In 32 B League D3 games in Japan he averaged impressive 19.6ppg, 10.7rpg, 1.1apg and 1.3bpg this season. The last season Warren was tested by Independiente (TNA) in Argentinian league. He was selected to All-Western State Conference East Division Team in 2017. Warren graduated from Antelope Valley College in 2017 and it is his second season in pro basketball.
Japanese B League round 40 best performance: Nick Fazekas - 5 days ago
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NICK FAZEKAS
Naturalized American Power forward Nick Fazekas (211-F/C-85) had a very impressive game in the last round for second-ranked Kawasaki BT, receiving a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 40.
The 33-year old player had a double-double of 30 points and 15 rebounds, while his team beat San-en (#5, 17-23) 84-75. Kawasaki BT maintains the 2nd position in their group in Japanese B League. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier... [read more]
NICK FAZEKAS
Naturalized American Power forward Nick Fazekas (211-F/C-85) had a very impressive game in the last round for second-ranked Kawasaki BT, receiving a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 40. The 33-year old player had a double-double of 30 points and 15 rebounds, while his team beat San-en (#5, 17-23) 84-75. Kawasaki BT maintains the 2nd position in their group in Japanese B League. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Kawasaki BT will need more victories to improve their 24-16 record. In the team's last game Fazekas had a remarkable 64.3% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Kawasaki BT, through which he has constantly improved. Former The University of Nevada star has very solid stats this year. Fazekas is in league's top in points (6th best: 22.3ppg), rebounds (8th best: 11.1rpg) and averages impressive 51.9% FGP.
The second best player in last round's games was 27-year old American Davante Gardner (203-PF-91) of league's leader Niigata Albirex. Gardner had a very good evening with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Of course he led Niigata Albirex to another comfortable win outscoring the lower-ranked Hokkaido L. (#6, 10-30) 84-60. Of course Niigata Albirex still keep Central's top spot. His team has currently 29-11 record. Gardner is one of the most experienced players at Niigata Albirex and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 26.6ppg (#1). His other stats are also decent: 10.7rpg and 3.9apg.
Third on the list of top players last round was American forward Justin Keenan (202-F/C-88) of Akita NH (#5). Keenan got into 30-points club by scoring 34 points in the last round. He went also for nine rebounds and four assists. Despite Keenan's great performance Akita NH lost 94-95 to slightly higher-ranked SeaHorses (#3, 22-18). But his team cannot count on just a single shooter as he also needs help of the other teammates. The chances of Akita NH not to end season at such low position in East, however are less than slim as they have already lost 27 games, recording just thirteen victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Keenan could try to bring Akita NH's a little bit higher in the standings. Keenan has individually a great season in Japan. After 34 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 22.6ppg (5th best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Dexter Pittman (208-C-88) of Fukuoka Rizing - 33 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Kosuke Kanamaru (193-F/G-89) of SeaHorses - 41 points and 2 assists 6. Benjamin Lawson (216-F-95) of Fukuoka Rizing - 25 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Ryan Kelly (211-PF-91) of Hitachi SR - 26 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Julian Mavunga (203-PF-90) of Kyoto Hannar. - 26 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists 9. Leo Lyons (206-F-87) of Toyama Grouses - 28 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists 10. Dwight Coleby (206-F-94) of Akita NH - 16 points, 13 rebounds and 5 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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Echenique's double-double lands him B2 League Interperformances Player of the Week award - 5 days ago
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GREGORY ECHENIQUE
28-year old center Gregory Echenique (206-C-90, agency: Pensack Sports) had a great game in the last round for league's best team Shimane SM and receives a Interperformances B2 League Player of the Week award for round 39.
He had a double-double of 22 points and 15 rebounds, while his team beat Bambitious Nara (#5, 10-28) 89-80. It allowed Shimane SM to consolidate first place in the Japanese B2 League. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few gam... [read more]
GREGORY ECHENIQUE
28-year old center Gregory Echenique (206-C-90, agency: Pensack Sports) had a great game in the last round for league's best team Shimane SM and receives a Interperformances B2 League Player of the Week award for round 39. He had a double-double of 22 points and 15 rebounds, while his team beat Bambitious Nara (#5, 10-28) 89-80. It allowed Shimane SM to consolidate first place in the Japanese B2 League. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Shimane SM has a very solid 29-10 record, but they cannot be too comfortable about keeping top position. Echenique turned to be Shimane SM's top player in his first season with the team. Creighton University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Echenique leads league in rebounds with 14.3rpg. Echenique is in league's top in and averages solid 1.6bpg and 63.7% FGP.
Second best performed player last round was Nigel Spikes (208-C-89) of Tokyo Z. He is American center in his first season at Tokyo Z. In the last game Spikes recorded impressive double-double of 19 points and 21 rebounds. Bad luck as Tokyo Z lost that game 66-73 to slightly lower-ranked Aomori Watts (#6, 12-27). Tokyo Z managed to keep the same 5th spot in East. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 13-26 record. Spikes is a newcomer at Tokyo Z and quickly became one of team's most reliable players.
Third place about best performers goes to forward Chehales Tapscott (195-F-90) of league's second-best Kumamoto V.. Tapscott showcased his all-around game by recording 21 points, thirteen rebounds (!!!) and eight assists in the last round. He was a key player of Kumamoto V., leading his team to a 97-85 win against #4 ranked Fukushima in a game of the week. Kumamoto V. needs these victories very badly if they think about taking over top position in East. Their record at this point is 28 victories and 11 lost games. Tapscott has a very solid season. In 33 games in Japan he scored 22.0ppg. He also has 9.1rpg, 4.7apg and FGP: 54.1%.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Terrance Woodbury (201-G-87) of Kagawa FA - 33 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 5. Daniel Miller (211-C-91) of Sendai 89ers - 13 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists 6. Sotaro Uehara (170-PG-94) of Nishinomiya S. - 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists 7. Rosco Allen (208-PF-93) of Shimane SM - 28 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists 8. Toshio Kan (184-PG-94) of Aomori Watts - 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 9. Josh Duinker (209-F/C-89) of Kumamoto V. - 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Nyika Williams (203-F/C-87) of Fukushima - 19 points and 12 rebounds
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)
The Player of the Week awards are presented by Interperformances. Interperformances is a full-service agency specializing in the representation of professional athletes the world-over. With more than forty-eight years of experience, INTERPERFORMANCES is well known to all professional teams and clubs. General Managers trust and rely on our opinions and recommendations.
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