Player profile: Kyron Anderson

Born: January 14, 1992

Hometown: Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA

Height: 6-0 ft; 183 cm

Weight: 165 lbs (75 kg)

Position: Point Guard

Nationality: USA            

PLAYING STYLE:

•   Quick player with nice footwork and body movement

•   Good anticipation on steals, quick hands on defense

•   Drives to the basket very good, not avoiding contacts and finishing with layups or hook shots

•   Good shooting off the dribble and spot-up shooting

•   Runs good offensive Pick'n'Roll, also knows how to defend it

•   Nice court vision, likes to feed his teammate in better position

CAREER:

2011-2013: La Grange College (NCAA - Division 3) – 32 games, 32,3 min, 18,1 pts, 3,3 reb, 3,4 ast, 2,2 stl, 49% FG, 32% 3PT, 71% FT in two years

2017/18: Pula 1981 (Croatia – Prva Liga) - 23 games, 36,8 min, 17,9 pts, 5,6 reb, 4,5 ast, 2,0 stl, 0,7 blk, 53% FG, 37% 3PT, 61% FT

STATISTICAL FACTS:

• Finished 2017/18 season in Croatia Prva Liga as 5th in scoring, 8th in assists and 4th in steals
• Very good AST/TO Ratio (1,7) and ST/TO Ratio (0,8) last season
• Led LaGrange College in scoring, assists and steals two years in a row
• Led GSAC in free throws made and attempted in 2011/12 season
• GSAC Freshman of the year, first Panther selected since 2005/06
• Selected to GSAC All-Conference and (GABCA) NCAA III Newcomer of the year as Freshman
• Led entire conference in scoring and assists as Freshman

PLAYER PROFILE AND STATS:

https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Kyron-Anderson/Summary/36772 - La Grange

http://www.hks-cbf.hr/player?playerId=5566059&seasonId=99895 – Pula 1981

FULL GAME:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG4WIKChwcQ&t=3s (No 9 in White)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8EW7GjvRWs&t=2531s (No 9 in White)

Iceland - new destination for Croatian players

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Iceland is growing up as basketball nation. Their national team finaly took their place on last two Eurobasket tournament and despite they lost all 10 games, basketball became more popular on this island on the north of Atlantic ocean.

As one thing leads to another, therefore investments in basketball teams grew in Iceland in last few years, both in Dominos League and Division 1. And for next season there are currently nine Croatian players on rosters in Iceland, most players behind domestic and Americans.

And those nine guys would be very good addition to any Croatian Premijer Liga side, they would even make solid results in domestic competition, led by new coach of Division 1 team Snaefell Vladimir Ivanković, but they all decided to continue their careers on this beautiful island.

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Damir Mijić would fight battles under the rim with other big guys in Division 1, as he would wear Thor AK Akureyri jersey next season. He played for Croatian Prva Liga side Agrodalm last season, finishing season on 3rd place. 200 cm tall Mijić was second in scoring in the competition with 19,3 points per game.

Rookie from Sacred Heart University Mario Matasović signed with Dominos League side Njardvik. He is 202 cm tall Power Forward who averaged 11,5 points and 6,4 rebounds per game in his Senior year.

His teammate would be Julian Rajić, former member of Hermes Analitica, for whom he played both in first and second division of Croatian basketball. Julian is 206 cm tall Center and last season he averaged 12,6 points and 5,4 rebounds per game on 55% shooting.

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Hamar strenghten themselves on Forward position with adding Marko Milekić, 201 cm tall 23 year old player from Pula, where he played last season for team Istrauni, averaging 18,9 points and 12,3 rebounds per game, which made him top rebounder and 3rd in scoring in entire league

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After having solid season on another European island - Ireland, Dino Knezović moved north to Iceland. This 198 cm tall Forward is new member of Sindri, member of Division 1.

Small Forward Matej Buovac will continue his career in Skallargrimur, where he would compete in Dominos League. Last season he played for Zagreb and got relegated from Premijer Liga, but Matej had solid individual season with 10,7 points and 3,7 rebounds per game.

Experienced Swingman Dino Stipčić is coming to Iceland from another Premijer Liga side Škrljevo. He played there last three seasons, but in last one he averaged solid all-round numbers - 9,5 points, 5,5 rebounds, 4,5 assists and 1,3 steals. In new season he would play Dominos League for KR. They will attack their sixth league title in a row this season!

28 years old with great experience, Dino Butorac, is new member of U.M.F. Tindastoll where he came from German ProB side Rostock. This 191 cm tall Shooting Guard also played in many Croatian teams, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden, Hungary and Great Britain.

Nick Tomsick is American player of Croatian origin and in last two seasons he spent season and half in Croatian Premijer Liga, first for Zabok and last for Vrijednosnice Osijek. He is 185 cm tall Point Guard and he averaged 10,3 points and 2,6 assists per game, while shooting 46% for 3 last few months in Osijek. In new season he will play for Thot Thorl, winner of Icelandic Supercup last two seasons.

FIBA U16 European Championship: Croatia won the title, Roko Prkačin MVP

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Great amount of talent was collected in Serbian city Novi Sad last eight days and good basketball was played during the competition.

Croatia won the title with 71:70 victory against Spain. It was dramatical finish with Roko Prkačin tremendous dunk for Croatian 69:67 lead 21 seconds before the final horn. Spain returned with three pointer made by Hector Alderete 6,4 seconds left on the clock. After Croatia's time-out Prkačin recieved the ball on low post and scored layup for final 71:70. There was 2,8 seconds left for Spain to win, but Kennedy Clement missed the jumper and Croatian celebration started!

Boris Tišma was Croatian top scorer with Prkačin ended the game with 24 points, while Prkačin added 18 with 10 rebounds. Both of them were selected in Starting Five of the tournament and Prkačin also won the MVP award, averaging 18,6 points, 10,9 rebounds, 3,7 assists and 2,0 blocks per game, while shooting 52% from the floor.

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Alderete with 17 points and Usman Garuba with 14 points and 18 rebounds were Spanish best players in the final match, but also on the entire tournament, both winning the place in Starting Five.

This was Croatian 4th gold on U16 European Championship, after celebrations in 1995, 2010 and 2011.

Turkey dominated 3rd place match against France, winning the game with 82:59. Alperen Sengun was Turkey's best player during the competition, leading the team in points (14,4 per game), rebounds (9,2 per game), steals (1,6) and blocks (1,4), which gave him place in Starting Five of the tournament.

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Host nation Serbia won 5th place with 81:68 win over Greece, while Lithuania beaten Latvia 82:61 to win 7th place.

There are few other interesting players in the tournament and we will give them "un-original" name Honorable Mention. They are:
Ivan Perasović - Croatia - 15,7 points, 5,9 rebounds, 87% FT
Deniz Gorener - Turkey - 14,4 points, 6,0 rebounds
Juhann Begarin - France - 15,6 points, 2,3 steals, 41% 3PT
Moussa Diabate - France - 11,1 points, 10,3 rebounds
Nikola Manojlović - Serbia - 14,0 points, 5,1 rebounds, 52% FG, 83% FT
Andreas Kalogis - Greece - 13,1 points, 10,1 rebounds
Azuolas Tubelis - Lithuania - 14,3 points, 10,4 rebounds, 2,7 blocks
Toms Skuja - Latvia - 12,4 points, 3,1 rebounds, 4,6 assists, 2,4 steals
Johannes Kirsipuu - Estonia - 13,4 points, 5,4 rebounds, 3,7 assists, 2,3 steals, 85% FT
Alen Malovčič - Slovenia - 18,3 points, 9,7 rebounds
Fedor Žugić - Montenegro - 18,9 points, 4,9 rebounds, 65% 2PT
Aleksandre Merkviladze - Georgia - 15,7 points, 8,1 rebounds

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Puerto Rico won CAC games, good talents seen during the competition

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Central American and Caribbean were held last week in Colombian city Barranquilla and Puerto Rico national team won the competition in basketball.
Puerto Rico dominated the competition, winning all five games by average 10,8 points difference. Host nation Colombia won Silver medal, while Bronze is going to Cuba.

Experienced Colombian shooting guard Michaell Jackson was best player of the entire competition, with 18,5 points, 9,5 rebounds and 2,3 steals per game. But, we will keep our focus on young prospects, born 1997 or younger, that left good mark in Barranquilla.

We will begin with Colombian point guard, 178 cm tall Hansel Atencia. He was his nation's top scorer with 19,3 points per game, adding 2,5 rebounds, 2,8 steals and 0,8 assists, while shooting fantastic 42% for three. Atencia attended The Master's College last two years and is currently entering his Senior year. He already played for Colombia at FIBA AmeiCup and World Cup Qualifiers.

Jahmiah Simmons is forward from Division 1 college North Texas and he is playing for US Virgin Islands. During CAC games Simmons averaged 16,7 points and 7,0 rebounds, but his team lost all three games. On the other hand, he played solid minutes at better competition FIBA AmeriCup in 2017, where his team won 4th place.

Another forward on this list is Cuban Yoanki Mensia, last season member of Argentinian Liga A side Gimnasia Indalo. Mensia played all 4 games at Barranquilla, where he averaged 6,2 points and 6,0 rebounds. He also played for Cuba national team at World Cup Qualifiers.

Amir Nesbitt was youngest player at CAC games. This 2001 born guard averaged pretty solid 9,0 points, 4,3 rebounds and 1,0 steal per game for US Virgin Islands.

Only center on this list is Bahamas 2000 born, 203 cm tall prospect Samuel Hunter. He played limited minutes, only 9,3 per game and showed some fine attacking mode, averaging 4,8 points per game, while grabbing 1,5 rebounds.

Player report: Rodney Simeon

Born: April 4, 1995

Birthplace: Miami, Florida (USA)

Height: 6-5 ft (196 cm)

Weight: 215 lbs (98 kg)

Nationality: USA            

Playing style:

• Athletic player with nice muscularity
• Good spot-up shooter, scores most of his points from the 3 point line (65% of all field goals made)
• Solid in drives, has nice lenght in first step
• Good team defense and awareness, can defend 1 to 4 positions
• Offensively can play positions 2, 3 and 4
• Led Alabama State in scoring as Junior
• Won ACC North Division All-Second Team in 2016

Career:

2014-2015: Tennessee State (NCAA – Division 1) – 21 games, 11,0 min, 2,2 pts, 1,2 reb, 0,2 ast, 0,1 stl, 0,1 blk, 21% FG, 25% 3PT, 83% FT

2015-2016: Lawson State CC (JUCO College) – 28 games, 29,0 min, 12,4 pts, 4,3 reb, 1,0 ast, 0,8 stl, 0,3 blk, 39% FG, 43% 3PT, 70% FT

2016/17: Alabama State (NCAA – Division 1) – 30 games, 25,7 min, 12,2 pts, 4,4 reb, 0,9 ast, 0,6 stl, 0,3 blk, 36% FG, 33% 3PT, 71% FT

2017/18: Alabama State (NCAA – Division 1) – 23 games, 19,1 min, 7,3 pts, 1,9 reb, 0,3 ast, 0,4 stl, 0,2 blk, 32% FG, 32% 3PT, 80% FT

Highlights:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLn8THF5cm0&feature=youtu.be

Player report: Jamal Thomas

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Born: June 3, 1995

Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (USA)

Height: 6-3 ft (191 cm)

Weight: 200 lbs (91 kg)

Position: Shooting Guard

Nationality: Canadian    

Playing style:

• ·         Very athletic Shooting Guard, with great wingspan and vertical jump
• ·         Good spot-up shooter, can score from pull-up jumpers
• ·         Not avoiding contact and going well to both left or right side when driving
• ·         Strong with nice musculature
• ·         Plays good defense, can defend 1-3 positions
• ·         Good court vision and passing, can act as secondary playmaker

Career:

2014-2015: Pensacol State College (JUCO College) – 29 games, 23,4 min, 8,2 pts, 3,4 reb, 1,7 ast, 0,8 stl, 41% FG, 34% 3PT, 81% FT

2015-2016: Pensacol State College (JUCO College) – 25 games, 32,1 min, 12,7 pts, 4,6 reb, 2,7 ast, 1,1 stl, 0,3 blk, 39% FG, 36% 3PT, 73% FT

2016/17: Charleston Southern (NCAA – Division 1) – 24 games, 14,6 min, 5,0 pts, 2,5 reb, 0,8 ast, 0,6 stl, 0,1 blk, 38% FG, 34% 3PT, 64% FT

2017/18: Charleston Southern (NCAA – Division 1) – 10 games, 6,6 min, 2,1pts, 0,9 reb, 0,8 ast, 0,1 stl, 0,2 blk, 33% FG, 33% 3PT, 50% FT

Player report: Joshea Singleton

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Born: October 9, 1991

Birthplace: Kinston, North Carolina (USA)

Height: 6-4 ft (193 cm)

Weight: 211 lbs (96 kg)

Wingspan: 6-10 ft (208 cm)

Vertical: 37,5 inch (95 cm)

Position: Guard

Nationality: USA              

Playing style:

• very athletic Guard, with great wingspan and vertical jump
• good spot-up shooter, with also solid shooting out of dribbling
• likes to penetrate to the paint, finishing with layups or dunks,  has good, attractive dunking repertoire
• Can play positions 1 to 3
• Uses his solid footwork and wide wingspan to prevent opponent's moves or block shots, for which he has good sense.
• Solid ball handler with good court vision and smart passing

Career:

2011-2012: Bucknell (NCAA-Division 1) – 20 games, 7,1 min, 2,7 pts, 1,2 reb, 0,3 ast, 0,1stl, 0,2 blk, 49% FG, 20% 3PT, 58% FT

2012-2013: Bucknell (NCAA-Division 1) –  13 games, 4,6 min, 0,9 pts, 0,5 reb, 0,2 ast, 0,1 stl, 0,2 blk, 29% FG, 73% FT

2013-2014: Bucknell (NCAA-Division 1) – 11 games, 6,5 min, 1,2 pts, 0,6 reb, 0,3 ast, 0,1 blk, 20% FG, 54% FT

2014-2015: Bucknell (NCAA-Division 1) – 3 games, 3,7 min, 1,3 pts, 33% FG, 50% 3PT, 50% FT

2015-2016: North Carolina A&T (NCAA-Division 1) –16 games, 24,4 min, 8,8 pts, 3,6 reb, 0,9 ast, 0,5 stl, 0,4 blk, 39% FG, 30% 3PT, 71% FT

2017: Team Washington (Eurobasket Summer League) – 3 games, 17,3 pts, 7,7 reb, 3,0 ast, 0,3 stl, 0,7 blk

2018: Winston Team Certified (ECBL) – 18,8 pts, 5,7 reb, 5,5 ast, 1,0 stl, 1,2 blk, 47% FG, 32% 3PT, 57% FT

Awards and Aschievements:

Eurobasket Summer League All-First Team, 2017