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Despite the heat, day 2 games of Houston Eurobasket Summer League remain exciting! - Aug 5, 2013

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Day 2

Game 3: Tokyo - Dubai 101-94

The beginning of the second day of action in Houston saw Tokyo and Dubai battle it out in a game in which Tokyo had control throughout. Dubai would not go away easily and cut a 16-point deficit to five with a minute left, but it was not enough. Tokyo had an all-around team effort. Leading the way for Tokyo was Eric Neveaux (188-G-86, college: Nicholls St.) who had 19 points and eight rebounds and Chris Peterson, who had 17 points and 9 rebounds. James Vaughan also had 14 points and nine assists. Kenneth Fluellen, who finished with 25 points, and almost brought his team back all the way, led Dubai. Big man Matt Peeler (203-F/C-91, college: Evansville) had 16 points and 13 rebounds.

Game 4: Mexico City - Buenos Aires 90-87

A closely contested game throughout, Mexico City was barely able to edge out Buenos Aires 90-87 for a victory. It was back-and-forth throughout. At halfitme, Buenos Aires led by 11, but they were not able to hold onto their lead, seeing it disappear into a seven-point deficit entering the fourth quarter. Chris Davis and Wuseng Dogale (191-PG-90) both had 21 points for Mexico City, while Gerard DeVaughan had 18 points and 14 rebounds. PJ Meyers (173-PG-89, college: Life) had a big game for Buenos Aires, finishing with 33 points, while teammate Ryan Watts had 20 points and seven rebounds.

Game 5: Buenos Aires - Tokyo 86-83

The fifth game of the Houstons Eurobasket Summer League was, again, a tight contest that saw Buenos Aires improve to 2-1 overall with an 86-83 victory. Jerel Hastings (196-G/F-86, college: Albany) starred for Buenos Aires, finishing with 20 points, four rebounds and three assists, showing off a complete all-around game. Teammate Victor Taylor (188-G-86, college: Tenn Temple) had 19 points. Brent Jennings (193-G-88, college: So.Poly State) and James Vaughan both had double-doubles and finished with 22 points for Tokyo.

Game 6: Dubai - Mexico City 96-82

The last game of Day 2 saw Dubai get come out victorious over Mexico City, 96-82. The game was closer than the score indicated, as Dubai pulled away towards the end, but it was tied at halftime and Mexico City made just enough shots to keep the game interesting. Dubai had five guys score in double figures, led Robert Mayes and Garland Judkins, who scored 19 and 16, respectively. Matt Peeler had 15 rebounds. Gerard DeVaughan had a monster game for Mexico City, recording 29 points and 20 rebounds. Teammate Wuseng Dogale had 18 points.

ESL Winter Schedule for Men and Women Now Available - 9 days ago

The end of September marks the beginning of many leagues in the European market meaning that most teams have fulfilled their signing objectives at this current time. However, that does not mean if you are unsigned that you will have to sit out the entire 2016/2017 season. Throughout the European season their will be players that unfortunately get injured, under perform expectations, or simply do not enjoy the international lifestyle. When these instances happen, the players will be sent home and their respective clubs will be looking for replacement players to finish the season. These are opportunities that will go to currently unsigned players.

There are also many countries that have leagues that start later in the year such as Canadian, South American, and Australian leagues. These are teams that are still looking for players and can only be filled by currently unsigned players. So just because you may be unsigned at this point does not mean their will not be other opportunities presenting themselves in the coming months. You need to stay in the gym and stay ready for whenever your number is called to join a team and help them immediately.

There are several ways that you can enhance your opportunity to be picked up in these open positions. You can obviously stay close with an agent and hope they have the connections to make it happen, you can sign up for the job market on Eurobasket and see which jobs open up, or you can attend one of the Eurobasket Summer League Winter events. ESL has been one of the top exposure events (if not the best) exposure events in the last 10 years. We have produced almost 1,000 contracts for players in that time frame and work side-by-side Eurobasket.com and the many opportunities that they bring (such as the Job-Market, Make-it-Pro, etc). Also by attending a ESL event gives you an opportunity to play on one of the ESL Tour Teams that heads across the water to play professional teams. Our most recent Tour Team played in Germany this past summer going 9-1 against all professional teams.

We have 3 Winter ESL events for you to choose from:

November 12-13 in Los Angeles, CA
December 3-4 in Chicago, IL
December 10-11 in Atlanta, GA

You may ask which one is the best one to go to? All of them are structured identically and have the same benefits. The only difference would be the dates. Los Angeles will give players a longer period to get signed as that event is in Mid November. The longer the period of being seen, the more opportunities there are to be had. However, there is a disadvantage to attending Los Angeles in compared to Chicago or Atlanta. For Chicago and Atlanta you would have more time to prepare to be game ready and show you can compete immediately. So as a player you must decide: A) Do you need more time to prepare or B) Do I want the longest possible time to be seen? When you answer that question is when you know which one to attend.

If you have any questions, please contact Eurobasket Summer League Director Dustin Simcox at esl@eurobasket.com

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Maurice Cole

ESL Select Rallies from 16 Down in 4th to Beat RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf - 26 days ago

With their unbeaten record on the line Eurobasket Select made a huge 4th quarter push to advance to 9-0 on the German Tour 82-79. It was the 4th quarter lineup of Maurice Cole (182-PG-90, college: Dixie St.), Jack Montague (183-PG, college: Yale), Ethan Murray (188-G-93, college: Coll.of the Ozarks), Zack Leeper (193-G), and Darvin Ham (196-F-92, college: Northwood) that brought them back on a 17-2 run in 3 minutes to bring them back. 'We challenged our guys tonight. We went small almost the entire game and let our runners run. We told the guys in a timeout its now or never and the guys responded well,' Eurobasket Select Head Coach Allen Mkrtychyan said. 'Those five guys that started the 4th really set the tone for us.'

RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf who was well coached by Thomas Roijakkers picked apart the Eurobasket defense all night with their offensive sets. Josh Adeyeye (195-F-93, college: Jacksonville) struggled from the inside only going 1/10 from two point range but made a game high six threes. Nico Schumann, Joey Ney (198-SG-92), and Quinton Marshall (196-F/G-93, college: Citadel) all reached double figures scoring 13, 12, and 11 respectively.

RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf came ready to play as they jumped on Eurobasket early taking a 25-14 1st quarter lead behind three of Adeyeye's three point field goals. It was the lowest scoring output in any quarter for Eurobasket in the entire German tour. Murray and Cole kept Eurobasket alive by contributing 11 of those 14 points. The 2nd quarter was played pretty evenly as RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf went in the locker room up 9. 'We went into halftime and just demanded more from our guys. We are all here in Germany looking for jobs. Every last one of us. We cant have off nights and get beat by teams we are trying to impress. We made sure they knew this was a game we had to have,' Mkrtychyan said.

Every time Eurobasket would try to go on a run, RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf would answer. Entering the 4th quarter down 14 points, all signs were pointing to Eurobasket being handed their first loss of the trip after 8 consecutive wins. However, the Eurobasket players had different ideas. To start the 4th Eurobasket went into a full court press not allowing RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf to get into their offensive sets. Cole, Montague, and Ham took the responsibilities of taking the Americans out of the game on the defensive end making the German players answer the bell. The 17-2 run was sparked by Cole ripping Schumann at half court for the easy layup followed to two transition threes by Murray. Roijakkers called a quick timeout to try and regroup his young players but the momentum had switched teams.

Reinforcements came in at the 6 minute mark when Eurobasket took a 71-70 lead. Derrick Tony Seldon (196-F/C-93, college: W.Connecticut), Josiah Coleman (196-F-94, college: N.Dakota), Josh Biber (196-G/F-91, college: Brown), and Don Quarles (193-F/G-92, college: Paine) joined Cole (and later Montague) to close out the game. 'The way we play and substitute our guys on the tour made it difficult to pull that opening lineup. I made sure that unit knew they had to keep the momentum going to stay in the game. I felt they responded well and brought it home for us,' ESL Tour Manager Dustin Simcox said. 'I thought Biber was instrumental in the final 6 minutes. With a five guard lineup he was forced to man the middle on the defensive end. He got multiple defensive stops on the block and crashed the boards hard to secure extra possessions for us.'

Murray, Cole, and Montague were the only Eurobasket players to reach double figures in scoring. Murray led both teams 22, as Cole finished with 11, and Montague 13. Montague and Cole each had plus 17 (+/-) ratio in the second half. Ham was the leading rebounding for both teams with 9. Eurobasket moves on to play Pro B SSV Lokomotive Bernau on Sunday afternoon looking to go for their 10th consecutive win.

ESL Box Score:

Starters:

#2 Maurice Cole: 11 pts, 4 ast, 4 stl

#50 Ethan Murray: 22 pts, 6 reb

#21 Josiah Coleman: 7 pts, 7 reb

#6 Zack Leeper: 2 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast

#23 Darvin Ham: 6 pts, 9 reb, 1 ast

Reserves:

#4 Jack Montague: 13 pts, 6 ast, 1 stl

#66 Derrick Tony Seldon: 8 pts, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk

#25 Don Quarles: 8 pts, 5 reb, 1 blk

#60 Josh Biber: 4 pts, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk

#69 Dayton Mickens (203-F-91, college: Ark.-Monticello): 2 pts, 2 reb, 1 stl, 2 blk

#74 Bruce Marshall (208-C-94): 2 pts, 2 reb

#26 Jeremiah Dunnings (183-PG, college: William Carey): DNP (rest)

#68 Ajani Santos (201-F/C-94): DNP (rest)

#65 William Wise (206-F): DNP (rest)

ESL Tour Statistics through 9 games (all players average 18 minutes per game)

#	Player	Ht	Pos	Previous Team	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk
2	Maurice Cole	6'0	G	New Castle (England)	7	8.3	1.1	3.3	1.7	0.0
4	Jack Montague	6'0	G	Yale (NCAA I)	7	9.9	1.6	3.6	1.1	0.0
6	Zack Leeper	6'5	G	Northwestern (NAIA)	7	8.4	4.6	1.3	1.3	0.0
66	Derrick Tony Seldon	6'6	G/F	Western Connecticut (NCAA II)	7	7.6	3.9	2.6	2.1	0.7
74	Bruce Marshall	6'10	F/C	Missouri Southern State (NCAA II)	7	3.6	3.7	1.1	0.7	0.4
65	William Wise	6'9	F	Dominican (NCAA II)	7	5.7	4.7	0.9	0.3	1.0
68	Ajani Santos	6'7	F	Hamilton (NCAA III)	7	1.0	5.0	0.4	1.1	0.4
21	Josiah Coleman	6'5	G	North Dakota (NCAA I)	7	7.9	5.6	1.9	0.9	0.4
26	Jeremiah Dunnings	6'0	G	William Carey (NAIA)	7	12.6	3.0	2.3	1.4	0.1
50	Ethan Murray	6'2	G	Ozarks (NAIA)	8	14.5	3.1	1.6	1.1	0.1
23	Darvin Ham	6'6	G/F	Northwood (NCAA II)	7	8.6	5.1	0.9	0.9	0.4
60	Josh Biber	6'6	G/F	Brown (NCAA I)	7	6.6	5.7	1.0	0.9	0.3
25	Don Quarles	6'4	G	Paine (NAIA)	7	8.3	5.3	1.7	1.1	0.1
69	Dayton Mickens	6'8	F	UA-Monticello (NCAA II)	7	11.0	7.1	1.6	0.9	1.9

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William Wise

Eurobasket Select Remains Unbeaten With Win Over Pro B Itzehoe - 27 days ago

Jeremiah Dunnings (183-PG, college: William Carey) opened the game up with a 3 point field goal from the left wing and Eurobasket would never look back in a 82-65 victory. It was a balanced scoring attack across the board as Dayton Mickens (203-F-91, college: Ark.-Monticello) led the team in scoring with 11, while Derrick Tony Seldon (196-F/C-93, college: W.Connecticut), William Wise (206-F), and Ethan Murray (188-G-93, college: Coll.of the Ozarks) all finished with 10 points each.

'It was the first time our guys went through an extravagant announcement scene on this trip, I feel we answered that bell well with our quick start. I feel we got complacent in the second half and got away from what makes us really good,' ESL Select Head Coach Allen Mkrtychyan said. Eurobasket led by as many as 17 points in the first half with Itzehoe struggling a 0-9 from 3 point range. It didn't get any better in the second half as they finished a combine 1-24 from the 3 point line. Americans Darren Galloway (a former ESL participant) and Kaimyn Pruitt could never find their rhythm. Stephan Shepherd was the only player for Itzehoe to reach double figures.

'This might have been one of our best defensive performances of the tour,' ESL Tour Manager Dustin Simcox said. 'They missed some easy ones but I feel overall we put a lot of pressure on them throughout game to speed them up. That team is better than 34% from the field. But it shows how far we have come since Day 1'. Wise had his most productive day across the board with 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Point guards Maurice Cole (182-PG-90, college: Dixie St.) and Jack Montague (183-PG, college: Yale) both came off the bench to spark ESL in the 1st half. Cole came in and quickly banked a three pointer from the right wing and dished out 3 assists in only seven 1st half minutes. Montague scored a quick seven points off a three, a nice one dribble pull up to the corner, and a pair of free throws in that final minutes of that first half. Cole would finish with 8 points and 4 assists receiving praise from Itzehoe Coach Patrick Elzie and Montague would end with 9 points and 4 assists.

Two players who will not get a lot of publicity in the box score but played vital roles in the game was Josh Biber (196-G/F-91, college: Brown) and Ajani Santos (201-F/C-94). 'Ajani and Josh are our dirty work guys. They do not get a lot of looks on the offensive end but they continue churn and get things done on the defensive end and the glass. With a team full of offensive weapons these two have sacrificed a lot of offensive looks for the team. Biebs was a +14 and Ajani was a +13 overall tonight. The two highest on the team' Simcox said.

Tonight Eurobasket moves on to Berlin to play Thomas Roijakkers and his Stahnsdorf team looking to go 9-0 on the trip.

ESL Box Score:

Starters:
#26 Jeremiah Dunnings: 8 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl
#25 Don Quarles (193-F/G-92, college: Paine): 5 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl
#60 Josh Biber: 5 pts, 3 reb

#69 Dayton Mickens: 11 pts, 9 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 3 blk

#68 Ajani Santos: 6 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk

Reserves:

#4 Jack Montague: 9 pts, 2 reb, 4 ast

#2 Maurice Cole: 8 pts, 4 ast

#66 Derrick Tony Seldon: 10 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk

#6 Zack Leeper (193-G): 6 pts, 5 reb, 3 stl

#65 William Wise: 10 pts, 7 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 2 blk

#50 Ethan Murray: 10 pts, 3 reb, 1 ast, 4 stl, 1 blk

#21 Josiah Coleman (196-F-94, college: N.Dakota): DNP (rest)

#23 Darvin Ham (196-F-92, college: Northwood): DNP (rest)

#74 Bruce Marshall (208-C-94): DNP (rest)

ESL Tour Statistics through 8 games

#	Player	Ht	Pos	Previous Team	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk
2	Maurice Cole	6'0	G	New Castle (England)	6	7.8	1.3	3.2	1.3	0.0
4	Jack Montague	6'0	G	Yale (NCAA I)	6	9.3	1.8	3.2	1.0	0.0
6	Zack Leeper	6'5	G	Northwestern (NAIA)	6	9.5	4.5	1.2	1.5	0.0
66	Derrick Tony Seldon	6'6	G/F	Western Connecticut (NCAA II)	6	7.7	3.7	2.8	2.5	0.8
74	Bruce Marshall	6'10	F/C	Missouri Southern State (NCAA II)	6	3.8	4.0	1.3	0.8	0.5
65	William Wise	6'9	F	Dominican (NCAA II)	7	5.7	4.7	0.9	0.3	1.0
68	Ajani Santos	6'7	F	Hamilton (NCAA III)	7	1.0	5.0	0.4	1.1	0.4
21	Josiah Coleman	6'5	G	North Dakota (NCAA I)	6	8.0	5.3	2.2	1.0	0.5
26	Jeremiah Dunnings	6'0	G	William Carey (NAIA)	7	12.6	3.0	2.3	1.4	0.1
50	Ethan Murray	6'2	G	Ozarks (NAIA)	7	13.4	2.7	1.9	1.3	0.1
23	Darvin Ham	6'6	G/F	Northwood (NCAA II)	6	9.0	4.5	0.8	1.0	0.5
60	Josh Biber	6'6	G/F	Brown (NCAA I)	6	7.3	5.8	1.0	0.8	0.0
25	Don Quarles	6'4	G	Paine (NAIA)	6	8.0	5.3	2.0	1.3	0.0
69	Dayton Mickens	6'8	F	UA-Monticello (NCAA II)	6	12.5	8.0	1.8	0.8	1.8