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1. NM1 Round 19: #1 Charleville-Mezieres are defeated by Montbrison

   Regis Aubry

   The most surprising game was another loss of top-ranked Charleville-Mezieres (14-5) at the home court on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by eighteenth ranked Montbrison (3-16) 78-65. The guests trailed by 12 points after first quarter, but they stormed back and won the game by 13 points. Montbrison outrebounded Charleville-Mezieres 48-28 including a 35-14 advantage in defensive rebounds

   
   
2. French ProA round 17 best performance: Malcolm Delaney (by BasketStore)

   Malcolm Delaney

   American guard Malcolm Delaney (191-G-89) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for second-ranked Chalon, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 17. The 22-year old player was the main contributor (32 pointseight assists) to his team's victory, helping them to crush Poitiers (#14, 4-13) with 18-point margin 83-65.

   
   
3. French ProB round 20 best performance: Jason Siggers (by BasketStore)

   Jason Siggers

   American shooting guard Jason Siggers (189-SG-85) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for Rouen, receiving a Eurobasket.com ProB Player of the Week award for round 20. The 26-year old player was the main contributor (26 points, four rebounds and two assists) to his team's victory, helping them to beat St Vallier (#8, 10-10) 88-81.

   
   
4. ProA Round 17: Sluc Nancy is defeated by ASVEL

   Jason Siggers

   Dijon - Roanne 61-52 Strasbourg - Pau-Lacq-Orthez 94-69 Nancy - ASVEL 70-82 Orleans - Le Mans 86-74 Chalon - Poitiers 83-65 Gravelines - Nanterre 69-61 Hyeres-Toulon - Paris-Levallois 80-91 Le Havre - Cholet 70-74

   
   
5. ProB Round 20: No surprise as #1 Boulazac Basket defeats Nantes

   Darryl Monroe

   Limoges - Bordeaux 79-54 St Vallier - Rouen 81-88 Quimper - Bourg 78-83 Vichy - Maurienne 70-80 Denain - Le Portel 87-88 Antibes - Chalons-Reims 72-83 Boulazac - Nantes 72-66 Boulogne - Fos Ouest 62-78 Evreux - Lille 82-78

   
   
6. Turk Telecom U16 Tournament: Poland overwhelm France at Ataturk Arena

   Marek Zywert

   Poland U16-France U16 71:51 Poland overwhelm France at Ataturk Arena at the Turk Telekom International Tournament for U16 teams. The Polish side shocked the French outfit 29-8. Polish players erupted with 21-1 run in the third quarter to seal the victory. Trailing 4 points at the halftime, Polish team managed to win the game. Marek Zywert (181-G-96) top-scored for the winners with 18 points and Grzegorz Kulka (198-PF-96) added 11

   
   
7. Clermont add Marcus Jackson

   Marcus Jackson

   Clermont bolstered their frontcourt. They landed Marcus Jackson (202-F-82, agency: Court Side, college: Marquette). The forward is expected to replace Jonathan McClark (200-F-77, college: Rider). McClark got injured and is expected to miss the rest of the season. Marcus Jackson started the season in Mexico. He played for Abejas de Guanajuato. His stats read 9.4 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in LNBP. Last season Marcus Jackson also spent in Mexico

   
   
8. EuroChallenge: Szolnok beat Chalon to tie both records

   Brandon Gay

   Szolnok - Chalon 90:81 Szolnok beat Chalon to tie both records in EuroChallenge Group J. The Hungarian team celebrated 90:81 victory in Szolnok. The hosts trailed by 9 points after first quarter, but they rallied back to get the 3-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game. Szolnok looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists

   
   
9. EuroChallenge: Chorale de Roanne improved to 3-1 record in Group I

   Dylan Page

   Roanne - Leiden 91:56 Chorale de Roanne improved to 3-1 record in Group I of EuroChallenge after the home success over Leiden. The French celebrated an easy 91:56 win to send the Dutch side to 1-3 record. Chorale de Roanne led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. Chorale de Roanne outrebounded Leiden 35-19 including a 29-17 advantage in defensive rebounds

   
   
10. Turk Telecom U16 Tournament: France grabbed the top position in Group B

    Cyrille Vanerot

    France grabbed the top position in Group B at the Turk Telekom International Tournament for U16 teams as they beat Russia and handed them their first loss. France U16 edged Russia U16 68:56 in the last game of the Preliminary Round. Trailing 5 points at the halftime, France needed 21-12 in the third quarter to seal the victory. Antoine Wallez (202-PF-96) paced all the winners with 21 points and Cyrille Vanerot (194-F-96) netted 14

    
    
11. Batum's knee injury is just bruise

    Nicolas Batum

    Sometimes, when people cant sleep, they kill some time by watching TV. Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum (6'7''-F-88) did just that early Tuesday morning, except it wasnt Law and Order or CSI -- it was footage of his fourth-quarter fall against the Utah Jazz. 'I probably watched it 20 times', the Frenchman said. Before Tuesday's practice, Batum underwent MRI on the right knee he injured in the final of minute of Mondays loss to the Jazz

    
    
12. ASVEL signs Dimitris Haritopoulos

    Dimitris Charitopoulos

    Dimitris Haritopoulos (206-F/C-83, agency: FCM) is a new member of ASVEL. The Greek big guy left Marousi Athens yesterday. Haritopoulos appeared 14 times in Greek league this season averaging 12.1 points and 7.6 rebounds. He spent last season with Marousi as well. At that time he had 7.9 ppg and 4.1 rpg for 29 games. Before Marousi, Dimitris Haritopoulos played one season for Panionios Athens. There he had 4.6 ppg and 2

    
    
13. EuroCup: Aris hold off ASVEL

    Boo Davis

    Aris - ASVEL 77:60 Ronald Davis (190-G-82, college: Wisc.-Milwaukee) scored 19 points as Aris toppled ASVEL at home court tonight. The win moved Aris at 1-2 record in EuroCup Last 16 Group J. ASVEL in the meantime suffered the third loss in a row. Aris pulled ahead early and ensured a 22:14 lead at the end of the first quarter. ASVEL reacted with a 20:13 run in the second quarter to narrow the gap at a single point 34:35. Aris stepped on the gas again in the third quarter

    
    
14. EuroCup: VEF Riga back in business after win over Gravelines

    Antanas Kavaliauskas

    VEF Riga - Gravelines 78:61 VEF Riga resurrected their EuroCup campaign with a home win over Gravelines. The victory opened the win count for the Latvian team in Last 16 round Group I. VEF Riga improved at 1-2 record, while Gravelines fell at 0-3. Antanas Kavaliauskas (208-C-84, agency: Interperformances, college: Texas A&M) stepped up with 23 points and 8 rebounds to lead the charge. VEF Riga entered the game full throttle

    
    
15. French U16 National Team 2012

    Cyrille Vanerot

    4Fabrice Diard182-SG-96Le Mans 5Corentin Carne190-PG-96CFBB 6Etienne Ory175-PG-96CFBB 7Gregory Bengaber177-PG-97CFBB 8Erwan Ruiz191-PG-96CFBB 9Cyrille Vanerot194-F-96CFBB 10Lucas Dussoulier196-PG-96CFBB 11Elie Fedensieu201-C-96CFBB 12Axel Riff200-C-96CFBB 13Ywen Smock201-PF-96CFBB 14Stephane Gombauld200-PF-97CFBB 15Antoine Wallez202-PF-96Le Mans

    
    
16. King's 27 points and 5 assists give him Player of the Week award (by BasketStore)

    Cyrille Vanerot

    30-year old guard Bernard King (196-G-81) put on an amazing game in the last round for Nancy and receives a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 16. He had the game-high 27 points adding three rebounds and five assists for Nancy in his team's victory, helping them to crush Le Mans (#4, 11-5) with 18-point margin 95-77.

    
    
17. Turk Telecom U16 Tournament: France overwhelm Bulgaria in the end of Day 2

    Etienne Ory

    Bulgaria U16-France U16 38:80 France overwhelm Bulgaria in the end of Day 2 of the Turk Telecom U16 International Tournament. The French side took 2-0 record in the group after an easy 80:38 victory. France beat Ukraine in Day 1 and was the favourite of this game as well. They decided not to waste time and started with 26-4 in the first period. Moreover another 24-16 in the second period brought them 50:20 at the halftime. France did not slow down and won the third and the last stanzas

    
    
18. Team Chemistry In Effect Part 2

    Curtis Marshall

    Hello everyone, it's been an interesting last two games for us. The winning streak now extends to 8 games for Lille Metropole Basket Clubs. In the last two games we beat Saint Vallier Basket Drome and Denain ASC Voltaire. Both teams are very dangerous teams and have good players. Saint Vallier Basket Drome is a hard place to play at because it's a small town and there is not a lot to do there, so most of the locals come to the game

    
    
19. Massie's double-double lands him ProB Player of the Week award (by BasketStore)

    Christophe Massie

    34-year old Christophe Massie (206-C/F-77, agency: Court Side) put on an amazing game in the last round for second-ranked Limoges and receives a Eurobasket.com ProB Player of the Week award for round 19. He had a double-double of 22 points and 14 rebounds, while his team edged out Rouen (#16, 6-13) 88-87.

    
    
20. Traore's double-double lands him NM1 Player of the Week award (by BasketStore)

    SyPir Traore

    26-year old forward SyPir Traore (204-F-85) put on an amazing game in the last round for Angers BC 49 and receives a Eurobasket.com NM1 Player of the Week award for round 18. He had a double-double of 30 points and 11 rebounds, while his team outclassed Charleville (#1, 14-4) with 32-point margin 91-59.