Overseas League Updates January 8th

Turkish League Round 19

This round started on Sunday after the cup concluded and Khadijiah Cave and G’mrice Davis helped Tarsus put on a show with Danielle Robinson recording a triple-double in their 111-70 win over Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and Cankaya University as both teams were looking for a win to end the round out of the danger zone. Both teams were shorthanded but Sehernaz Cidal’s impressive display helped her team win 86-82 despite Kelsey Bone’s efforts for Antalya. Galatasaray knew that they would have an easy win and rotated heavily with Inci Guclu as their leading scorer in a 122-56 win over Hatay. Cukurova was not at full strength after their busy cup run and well-rested Botas took advantage with an 83-79 win behind a passing clinic from Lindsay Allen. The rest of the games were on Monday and Orman was able to keep their players fresher in an 80-72 win over Bursa. Fenerbahce shuffled their lineup after the cup win and in anticipation their next game so Jaime Nared, Khaalia Hillsman, and Izmit pushed them into the second half before Kayla McBride and Natasha Howard could help the hosts win 98-91. Dana Evans and Jovana Nogic helped Besiktas pull away from Aaryn Ellenberg-Wiley, Claudia Cuic, and Kayseri in the fourth quarter for a 99-86 win to stay at the top of the tie for second place.

January 7

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197354/istatistik
Cankaya Universitesi [70]: Walker-Kimbrough 21/7r/6s McCarty-Williams 16/6a Fontaine 14 Yalcinkaya 8/6r
Tarsus [111]: Cave 32/11r Davis 20/10r/6a Bul 16 Robinson 12/10r/11a Palenikova 10

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197356/istatistik
Antalya [82]: Bone 29/15r Lucet 19/8r Henderson 12/7a
Emlak Konut [86]: Cidal 25 Wiese 18 Sertoglu 16/6r/7a Basaran 13/8r Smith 10/6r Gul 4

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197351/istatistik
Galatasaray [122]: Guclu 21/6r Ben Abdelkader 19/6r/9a Herbert Harrigan 19 Hartley 7/6a Hines-Allen 4
Hatay [56]: Taskin 17/6r Demir 15/7r

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197352/istatistik
Cukurova [79]: Yalcin 19/6a Williams 15/8r Atas 10 Hollingsworth 9/7r Cornelius 4
Botas [83]: Kurtulmus 18 Allen 17/15a Weaver 17 Reimer 15/13r Mack 14/13r

January 8

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197353/istatistik
Orman [80]: Sutton 18 Dantas 17 Onyenwere 14/7r Fitik 12/7a
Bursa [72]: Baptiste 18/9r Fluker 18/8r Poyraz 17/7r Williams 14/7a

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197357/istatistik
Fenerbahce [98]: McBride 26/8a Howard 20/9r/7a Milic 15 Uzun 15 Senyurek 10 Laksa 3
Izmit [91]: Nared 29/8r/9a Hillsman 25/13r Calhoun 19 Cora 14

https://tbf.org.tr/ligler/kbsl-2023-2024/mac-detay/197355/istatistik
Kayseri [86]: Ellenberg-Wiley 24/6a Cuic 23/7r Gunay 13 Holmes 10/7r Petronyte 10
Besiktas [99]: Evans 30/6a Nogic 24/7r Bayram 16/12r/7a Li 14 Krivacevic 7

Standings:
1. Fenerbahce 18-0
2. Besiktas 12-6
3. Orman 12-6
4. Izmit 11-7
5. Cukurova 12-6
6. Galatasaray 11-7
7. Nesibe Aydin 10-7
8. Emlak Konut 9-9
9. Antalya 7-11
10. Kayseri 7-11
11. Botas 7-10
12. Tarsus 6-12
13. Bursa 6-11
14. Cankaya Universitesi 5-13
15. Hatay 0-17

World of Basketball

Asia

It was the All Star weekend in South Korea and Pink fended off Blue 90-88 with Park Ji-Su grabbing MVP honors. Series in Japan were scattered across the week with three matchups on a Tuesday-Wednesday schedule. The Sunshine Rabbits swept the Wings and the Sunflowers swept the Egrets, but the Cougars and Vickies split their games. The big Thursday-Friday series saw the Red Wave hand the Antelopes their first loss, but the league leaders did force overtime and prevail the next day. The Iris lurk behind them after a sweep of the Aranmare and Koalas stayed in the playoff hunt with a sweep of the Queen Bees.

Around Europe

Many leagues returned from holiday breaks including the Baltic, where Riga continues to lead after Gabija Meskonyte scored 33 points in a win over their reserve team. There were a number of big games in Lithuania’s second division, including 30 points from Austeja Rauckyte, 20 rebounds from Ieva Knyziene, 22 rebounds from Agne Antanaviciute, 11 steals from Justina Burbaite-Maciuliene, and a 11 point, 10 rebound, 16 assist triple-double from Austeja Sirsinaityte. Celje had a shorter break than other teams in Slovenia, but Niyah Becker and Thayna Silva each managed more than the 18 points their opponents Konjice scored on Thursday. A similar mismatch in Malta resulted in a team managing 19 points with only five players, which allowed youngsters Lisa Fenech and Vanya Baldacchio to each exceed that total with 25 points apiece. The first round of the cup was played in the British league with the next round scheduled for the coming weekend.

Chase for Promotion

Ardoi is all alone in the lead in Spain’s second division after Zamora lost, but the postseason is what will matter. Lauren Loven had a 36 point game in the third division while Barakaldo increased their lead by a game in the other group. Jordan Danberry had a 30 point game in Iceland’s second division. Amali Montout had a 20 rebounds game in an overtime loss in France’s second division, which has hit the halfway point with ten teams still holding strong playoff hopes.

A trio of teams continues to stand out in Turkey’s second division led by Zonguldak, which has Sasha Goodlett trying to become the promotion specialist and she had 31 points in their latest win. At the other end of the standings, Cierra Dillard had 30 points for Bogazici in a win to move them closer to the pack as Ionna McKenzie had 27 rebounds in the loss. Kamaria McDaniel did not stop attacking on her way to a 44 point game that got Yalova a narrow win. Angela Tompkins had 31 points in a loss while Mina Djordjevic had 21 rebounds in a battle of reserve teams that resulted in a loss.

Notable Individual Performances

Sara Loomis had a 20 rebound game in Switzerland. Asiah Jones had a 40 point game in Sweden while Tess Amundsen hit the 32 point mark. Shalaunda Burney-Robinson grabbed 25 rebounds in Romania while Tereza Vitulova scored 30 points. Lesila Finau had a 14 point, 10 rebound, 10 assist triple-double in Portugal. Makana Stone had a 34 point game in Norway. Nicole Fransson had 22 rebounds in Luxembourg while Jovana Jaksic scored 31 points. Eden Zipel scored 33 points in Israel and Tamar Singer had a 16 point, 10 rebound, 12 assist triple-double. Korinne Campbell had a 32 point game in Iceland. Sam Breen had 37 points in Finland to outduel Cierra Walker, who had 32 points. Valentyna Kadlecova had a 30 point game in the Czech Republic. Lea Hajdin had a 43 point game in Croatia with her teammate Iva Todoric recording a 14 point, 10 rebound, 12 assist triple-double. Preslova Koleva had 30 points in a game in Bulgaria where Ralitsa Kenareva had 35 points for the opposition.