6'9" guard/forward Sacha Defoundoux, a 17-year-old with a 7-foot wingspan, was named MVP of U21 France Espoirs 2 after leading Blois to the championship, including a semifinal win over Gries-Souffel and a title-game victory against Roanne.
Across the two games, Defoundoux finished with 32 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists, showing his ability to impact winning as both a scorer and playmaker.
The 2008-born rising talent now has another major opportunity ahead, as Defoundoux and Blois will compete in the Trophée du Futur, an eight-team, win-or-go-home playoff tournament featuring top U21 teams from France. Blois will face Dijon in the quarterfinals, a strong opponent that finished 2nd during the regular season in Espoirs 1.
Defoundoux continues to build momentum as a big-time long-term prospect with elite athleticism, shot-making upside, and two-way defensive versatility.
17-year-old 6'10" stretch-big Michael Ružić hit big shots (3-5 3PT FG) for Joventut in a road game against 1st place Real Madrid this past weekend in Spain's Top Division.
Top of the ladder 🪜
Dean Vickerman has discussed one of the key reasons why @MelbUnited is sitting in pole position this season 👀
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2006-born 🇭🇷 F Michael Ruzic was one of the best players for the NEXT GEN Team in the Treviso. Standing at 6'9, Ruzic shot the lights out during the weekend and contributed at a good level against physical opponents. He is a high-ranked name in the 2006 Eurohopes TOP 50.
Ky Bowman is currently competing at an NBA minicamp with the Portland Trail Blazers. Bowman played a significant role in helping his team, Brindisi, to the playoffs of Italy's 1st Division. He was also a nominee for 6th Man of the Year & Best Defensive Player of the @LegaBasketA.
Adam Seiko, the winningest player in San Diego State history, has been excellent during our pre-draft process & was a top performer at our Pro Day in front of 200+ NBA executives.
@adamseiko2 was also 1st in the Mountain West Conference in 3PT% (45.8% on 3.2 attempts per game).
Max Heidegger had 16 points to help Baskonia defeat Real Madrid on the road!
Heidegger and Baskonia are now 19-4 in the ACB, co-leading the league with Barcelona & Real Madrid.
@max_heidegger@Baskonia
Xabi Lopez-Arostegui affected the game in every way to help Valencia Basket defeat Partizan in the EuroLeague yesterday: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals.
👏🏼 @Xabi6lopez 👏🏼
Loren Cristian Jackson has recorded consecutive 20+ point, 5+ assist games for SC Derby in the Adriatic League.
@little_loren3 & @kkscderby won both games as well. 👊🏼
Let's keep proving the doubters wrong, Neemy. The hard work is paying off. This is only the beginning! @nemi1599
19.7 PPG (74% FG, 40% 3PT)
9.1 RPG
2.7 APG
2.3 BPG
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Omari Spellman has had consecutive 20+ point, 10+ rebound performances for Anyang KGC in Korea!
Spellman and Anyang KGC are in 1st place with a record of 13-3 this season.
Blois forward Amadou Sow tied his season-high (22 points) this weekend against JL Bourg!
Through 10 games, @amadou_sow23 is averaging 13.2 PPG (58.3% 2PT, 45.5 % 3PT, & 89.2% FT), 5.2 RPG, and 1.5 APG in France's top division.
A combined 30 points and 11 rebounds for Tibor Pleiss in his last two games for Anadolu Efes! Both were wins against Konyaspor in Turkey and Milano in the EuroLeague. 👊🏼
@tibor_pleiss
Isaac Fotu played a crucial role for @utsunomiyabrex to help them win both games this past weekend against Seahorses Mikawa in Japan: A combined 37 points and 17 rebounds (13 offensive) in the two matches.
@Ifotu42
Jazz Johnson was the top scorer (27 points) for Rimini this past weekend in their victory against Mantova in Italy!
@Jazz_Johnson22 also had 5 assists.