By John Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Thirty-two teams started the Basketball Champions League Regular Season, only nine remain undefeated following the first couple of Gamedays. Even more will fall in the third round set to take place on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Adrian Banks, Gameday 2 MVP, told Eurohoops that the game is slowing down for him, Keith Hornsby plans to keep on knocking down threes, Peristeri winmasters is among the undefeated teams and Shevon Thompson set a season-high in rebounds, while four youngsters are making strong efforts.
The third week promises even more excitement. Here is the preview of Gameday 3.
Group A
Standings:
1. Turk Telekom 4 (2-0)
2. BAXI Manresa 4 (2-0)
3. SIG Strasbourg 3 (1-1)
4. Polski Cukier Torun 3 (1-1)
5. Filou Oostende 3 (1-1)
6. Dinamo Sassari 3 (1-1)
7. Lietkabelis 2 (0-2)
8. UNET Holon 2 (0-2)
Ryan Toolson with 33 points led BAXI Manresa to its 2-0 start. Up next is SIG Strasbourg that is 1-1 in Group A. Both teams are 1-5 in their domestic leagues, ACB and Jeep Elite Pro A respectively, so a win here would be greatly appreciated.
Turk Telekom is the other untouched team of the group and is preparing for the road game against Lietkabelis. The win over Darussafaka Tekfen is an added bonus ahead of the matchup opposite to Nenad Canak’s team that is 0-2 in the group, 4-2 in the LKL.
Chris Wright leads the Basketball Champions League with 21 assists ahead of Polski Cukier Torun home match versus UNET Holon. The hosts are 1-1 so far and 5-0 in the PLK. Its upcoming opponents are 0-2 in the group and 2-2 in Israel’s Super League.
A couple of 1-1 teams round up this week’s schedule with Dinamo Sassari going against Filou Oostende. The other common W-L tally is the 4-1 in LBA Serie A and EuroMillions Basketball League respectively.
Gameday 2 schedule:
Tuesday
Polski Cukier Torun – UNET Holon
SIG Strasbourg – BAXI Manresa
Wednesday
Lietkabelis – Turk Telekom
Dinamo Sassari – Filou Oostende