Eurocup
Ares returned to Europe but was eliminated in the fourth period by EuroCup champions Gran Canaria
With a series of 17 unanswered points in the 30th to 35th minutes, Aris, on his return to Europe after five years and in a game played in the shadow of the death of Yannis Ioannidis, lost to EuroCup champions Gran Canaria (66-82 ).
October 4, 2023 would be a day of celebration for Aris as it marked the team’s return to European competition after a five-year absence. However, the news of Giannis Ioannidis’ death sparked sadness for the yellow players of Thessaloniki, but also for Greek basketball in general. As if that wasn’t enough, Yiannis Kastritis’ team suffered an 82:66 defeat against EuroCup champions Gran Canaria.
Thanks to a series of 17 unanswered points that lasted from the final phase of the third period until the 35th minute, Jaka Lakovic’s team secured victory. The protagonist of the winners was the former Panathinaikos player AJ Slaughter, who scored 21 points (4/5 three-pointers) and 3 assists in 19:17 minutes, keeping him on the floor. Nicolas Brussino followed with 16 points.
On the Mars side, Roberto Gallinat stood out with 22 points (13 of which came in the first period). The only other double-digit scorer for the Greek team was Ronnie Harrell, who scored 10 points, with 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
The presence of the crowd in the Alexandria stands was admirable, not stopping for a second to sing, support and applaud Aris.
The race
Since Roberto Gallinat, who moved from Karditsa to Aris this summer, started the game brilliantly and scored 8 points in 3 minutes, the hosts were +8 (12-4). This difference remained until the finale of the first period (28-20, 10th minute), with Gallinat scoring 13 points and Gran Canaria keeping pace with the score thanks to its accuracy from distance (5/13 threes).
With a partial 2:9 until the 14th minute, the Spanish team came within striking distance (30:29). The guests passed by for the first time before the score was (32-34) 2’55” before the break, after a three-point pass Jovan Klajic. Finally, Jaka Lakovic’s team went into the locker room with +3 (35-38, 20th).
In the 23rd minute, Gran Canaria had a lead of 8 points (38-46), but Aris didn’t let it get away and equalized in the 29th minute (52-52), after a three-point lead. Pointer from Vassilis Toliopoulos and two shots from Galinat. The Greek guard made another big shot to make it 55:54, but Andrew Albisi answered him at the end of the third period and increased the score to 55:57 (30th).
Gran Canaria increased the lead thanks to the Frenchman’s three-pointer and scored another 14 points in a row by the 35th minute, extending the lead to +16 (55-71). At that point, Aris had neither the time nor the psychological reserve to get anything out of this game, knowing defeat when he returned to Europe.
THE REFEREES: Zamoski, Laurinavicius, Haliko
THE DECADES: 28-20, 35-38, 55-57, 66-82
MARS (Castritis): Slaftsakis 4, Sanogo 6 (4 rebounds), Toliopoulos 8 (2/6 threes, 3 assists, 3 steals), Carr 2 (4 errors), Katsivelis 2, Bloombergs 2, Fillios, Bohorides 6 (1 /3 3-pointers, 4 assists, 2 steals), De Souza 4 (5 rebounds), Harrell 10 (2), Gallinat 22 (5/6 2-pointers, 3/7 3-pointers, 3/4 shots, 3 rebounds)
GRAN CANARY (Lakovic): Klajic 3 (1), Slaughter 21 (4/5 3-pointers, 3 assists), Bassas (3 assists), Albicci 8 (1/4 3-pointers, 5 assists, 5 steals, 3 turnovers), Prkacin (3 rebounds), Brusino 14 (4/8 3-pointers), Salvo 9 (1), Pelos 12 (2/2 3-pointers, 4 rebounds, 3 steals), Surna 3 (1), Landesberg 4, Lopez 2, Lammers 4 (9 rebounds, 2 assists)
Mars Team Statistics: 15/27 2-pointers, 8/26 3-pointers, 12/14 shots, 24 rebounds (9 offensive – 15 defensive), 13 assists, 7 steals, 15 fouls, 1 block
Gran Canaria team statistics: 10/23 2-pointers, 14/29 3-pointers, 20/24 shots, 36 rebounds (13 offensive – 23 defensive), 19 assists, 12 steals, 18 fouls, 1 block
Source: sport 24
I am a sports journalist who has been writing for a news website since 2015. My work primarily focuses on sports news, but I have also written about other topics such as technology and the arts. I have an extensive background in journalism, having worked as a reporter for a local newspaper before moving to a news website.
A great victory in Ankara for Aris, who won 95-85 against Turk Telecom and took a decisive step towards qualification for the next phase of the EuroCup.
Aris celebrated its third away win in the EuroCup on Tuesday evening (December 19th) when it won the 12th game of the competition with 95:85 against Turk Telecom.
The yellow and black team improved to 5-7 and took a big step forward as they now have two wins in as many games against the Turkish team, which in turn fell to 3-9. The next opponent is Slask in Alexandrio, a game that Aris will have to endure to get even closer to the round of 16 of the EuroCup.
Vassilis Toliopoulos was once again Aris’ leader in both execution and creation, with Roberts Blumbergs showing how important he is to this year’s squad and Gallinat – Harrell following suit. Full performance from Jonathan Starc, who looks significantly higher quality and, above all, fitter than his predecessor Marcus Carr. The Thessalonians were efficient on the two points and made few mistakes, they used their fouls correctly and achieved the result.
Turk Telecom was badly misled from three-point range, except for Stephen Enoch in the first half and Tyrone Wallace (30 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, but also 5 turnovers) had no one else on a good night and is now find themselves in a difficult situation with regard to their future in the organization.
THE REFEREES: Garcia, Radojkovic, Haliko
THE DECADES: 21-24, 41-46, 59-66, 85-95
TURKISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS (Ernak): Guler 3 (1), Saibir 6 (4 rebounds), Youngmur, Palmer 10 (2/5 2-points, 0/6 3-points, 6/12 shots), Wallace 30 (6/7 2- Points) pointers, 4/9 3-pointers, 6/6 shots, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 turnovers), Akiel 2, Ulubai 15 (3/4 2-pointers, 2/9 3-pointers, 3/3 shots ), Sab, Enoch 12 (5/7 2-pointers, 2/2 shots, 9 rebounds), Ulusoy 7 (1 3-pointers, 4 rebounds, 6 assists), Bicher
MARS (Castritis): Slaftsakis, Stark 19 (5/6 2-points, 2/3 3-points, 3/4 shots), Toliopoulos 20 (3/5 2-points, 4/10 3-points, 6 rebounds, 9 Assists), Bloombergs 12 (3/3 twos, 1/1 threes, 3/3 shots, 2 assists, 3 steals), Fillios, Bohorides 8, Persedis 3 (1), De Souza 4, Harrell 10 (2/4 twos , 2/4 threes), Bankston 7, Galinat 12 (3/8 threes)
Turk Telecom team statistics: 21/29 2-pointers, 8/32 3-pointers, 19/25 shots, 33 rebounds (19 defensive – 14 offensive), 18 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks, 14 turnovers, 20 fouls
Mars Team Statistics: 21/34 2-pointers, 13/30 3-pointers, 14/19 shots, 32 rebounds (18 defensive – 14 offensive), 17 assists, 8 steals, 5 blocks, 12 turnovers, 27 fouls
The next games of the two teams: On matchday 13, Turk Telecom will play in Germany against Ulm (December 26th, 8:30 p.m.), while Aris Slask will host Alexandria (December 27th, 8:00 p.m.).
Source: sport 24
I am a sports journalist who has been writing for a news website since 2015. My work primarily focuses on sports news, but I have also written about other topics such as technology and the arts. I have an extensive background in journalism, having worked as a reporter for a local newspaper before moving to a news website.
Aris got an early divorce from Canadian guard Marcus Carr.
KAE Aris announced its collaboration with Marcus Carr on Thursday (December 14th) at 12:00 p.m. The Canadian guard did not perform as expected despite the time he received from Yannis Kastritis and eventually left Thessaloniki after Jonathan Stark took over.
“We sincerely thank the Canadian guard for his contribution to the team and wish him all the best for the rest of his career.” the team said in its statement.
In 11 games with the Aris jersey in the EuroCup, Carr recorded 7.7 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1 steal and 1.4 turnovers, while in 10 games in the Stoiximan Basket League he recorded 7.4 points, 1 .5 rebounds and 1.8 assists.
Source: sport 24
I am a sports journalist who has been writing for a news website since 2015. My work primarily focuses on sports news, but I have also written about other topics such as technology and the arts. I have an extensive background in journalism, having worked as a reporter for a local newspaper before moving to a news website.
Aris showed a great performance, defeated Lietkambelis 69:60 and increased to 4:7 after the 11th EuroCup game.
Aris celebrated its fourth win in eleven EuroCup games on Tuesday evening (December 12) when it beat Lietkambelis 69-60 in a terrible derby in Alexandria.
The yellow-blacks (2:3 at home and 2:4 away) did not make up the 10-point lead with which they were defeated in Lithuania (84:74), but are still within reach of qualifying for the next one Thanks to their fighting spirit, they secured victory.
The Lithuanians fell to 4:7 (3:2 at home and 1:5 away), who finished the game with a very poor ratio on two points, had 12 assists for 23 errors and had few players in good shape.
Vassilis Toliopoulos with 16 and Ronnie Harrell with 18 points were the first scorers for the yellow and black, who had Jonathan Stark in the 12 but did not use him. Dimitris Katsivelis was left out.
Former NBA player (with the Detroit Pistons) Davydas Sirvidis led Lietkampelis with 16 points on 3/3 two-pointers, 2/4 three-pointers and 4/5 shots in 29 minutes.
THE REFEREES: Aliaga, Udyanski, Majic
THE DECADES: 18-16, 35-24, 47-44, 69-60
MARS (Castritis): Slaftsakis, Toliopoulos 16 (2/4 two-pointers, 2/8 three-pointers, 6/7 shots, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 errors), Carr 3 (1/5 shots, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals ), Bloombergs 5 (1), Fillios, Bohorides 2 (1/6 shots), Persedis, De Souza 8 (4/5 twos, 8 rebounds), Harrell 18 (3/5 twos, 4/10 threes, 3 rebounds, 5 steals), Bankston 4 (2 blocks), Gallinat 13 (3)
LIETCAMBELIS (Canac): Lelevicius 2, Stuknis 2, Slavinskas (6 rebounds), Maldunas 1, Varnas 12 (3/8 two-pointers, 1/6 three-pointers, 3/5 shots, 5 rebounds, 4 fouls), Bircevic 8 (2), Orelik 9 (3/5 3-pointers, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 turnovers), Popovich 10 (5/10 2-pointers, 5 rebounds), Sirvidis 16 (3/3 2-pointers, 2/4 3-pointers -Throws, 4/5 shots, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 fouls)
Mars Team Statistics: 15/28 2-pointers, 10/35 3-pointers, 9/10 shots, 31 rebounds (24 defensive – 7 offensive), 13 assists, 10 steals, 4 blocks, 11 turnovers
Lietkampelis’ team statistics: 13/32 2-pointers, 8/19 3-pointers, 10/16 shots, 39 rebounds (31 defensive – 8 offensive), 12 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, 23 fouls
The next games of the two teams: On matchday 12, Aris will play in Ankara against Turk Telecom (December 19th, 7:00 p.m.), while Lietkambelis will host Ulm (December 19th, 7:00 p.m.).
Source: sport 24
I am a sports journalist who has been writing for a news website since 2015. My work primarily focuses on sports news, but I have also written about other topics such as technology and the arts. I have an extensive background in journalism, having worked as a reporter for a local newspaper before moving to a news website.
-
Ligue 13 years agoRenato Sanchez signed in Paris for five years
-
Europa League4 years agoIn transfer alert at Olympiakos for additions and concessions
-
Europa League4 years agoFenerbahce – Eintracht 1: 1: The Germans took 1st place in the Olympiacos group
-
Europa League4 years agoWithout Nainggolan and Samata, the 11th team from Antwerp
-
Europa League4 years agoEuropa League
-
Europa League4 years agoAtalanta announced the acquisition of Boga
-
Europa League4 years agoFears that Zapata will be out for 4 months
-
Premier League4 years agoExcept for the rest of January, Sean was injured