Joao Gomes extends contract with Breogan - Feb 5, 2010 (by Pedro Gomes)
Joao 'Betinho' Gomes (199-F-85) has agreed to prolong his contract with Breogan for one more season. The 24-year-old forward arrived in Spain back in 2008.
Last season the Portuguese player averaged 7.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per appearance. This season started even better for Joao Gomes.
The forward delivers 11.5 points, 5.3 boards and 1.5 steals per game in the LEB Gold. Joao Gomes played for the sensational Portuguese selection at the 2007 EuroBasket [read more]
Joao 'Betinho' Gomes (199-F-85) has agreed to prolong his contract with Breogan for one more season. The 24-year-old forward arrived in Spain back in 2008. Last season the Portuguese player averaged 7.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per appearance. This season started even better for Joao Gomes. The forward delivers 11.5 points, 5.3 boards and 1.5 steals per game in the LEB Gold. Joao Gomes played for the sensational Portuguese selection at the 2007 EuroBasket. He tallied 10.0 points, 3.8 boards and 1.2 assists at the tournament.
Ivan led Stonehill over Adelphi in OT, 60-59 - Feb 5, 2010 (by Pedro Gomes)
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (January 23, 2010) - Senior guard Randall Stallworth (Toms River, N.J./Monsignor Donovan) drained two free-throws with nine-seconds left in overtime to lift Stonehill College, among teams receiving votes in this week's National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II poll, to a 60-59 victory over Adelphi University in a key Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball matchup at the Center for Recreation & Sport this afternoon [read more]
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (January 23, 2010) - Senior guard Randall Stallworth (Toms River, N.J./Monsignor Donovan) drained two free-throws with nine-seconds left in overtime to lift Stonehill College, among teams receiving votes in this week's National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II poll, to a 60-59 victory over Adelphi University in a key Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball matchup at the Center for Recreation & Sport this afternoon.
Stallworth, who made one of two free-throws with eight seconds left in regulation to put Stonehill up three only to see it evened by a three-pointer by Adelphi senior Casey Cosgrove (Andover, Mass./Andover) with two seconds left to force overtime, drained the two free-throws after he was fouled by Cosgrove. The Panthers were unable to get a shot off at the other end as Stonehill came away with its sixth-straight win - second one-point comeback win of the week.
Sophomore Ivan Almeida (198-G-89, college: Stonehill) (Praia, Cape Verde) led Stonehill with a game-high 16 points (13 after halftime), shooting 6-for-12 from the field while converting 3-of-4 free-throws, to go with six rebounds and four assists. Junior Mike Kernan (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) posted a double-double with ten points, making 5-of-7 shots, and a game-high matching 12 rebounds, while senior A.J. Rudowitz (Monroe Township, N.J./Monroe Township) made 11-of-16 free-throws en route to 13 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots. Stallworth finished with nine points, three boards, four assists and two steals.
Senior Randall Stallworth drained two free-throws to lift Stonehill past Adelphi in overtime.
Junior David Akinyooye (Elmont, N.Y./Elmont Memorial) led Adelphi with ten points, six rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals, while senior Steffon Farley (Lanham, Md./Parkdale) posted ten points on a perfect shooting effort of 3-for-3 from the field while converting all four free-throw attempts. Cosgrove finished with nine points, five rebounds, seven assists and three steals, while sophomore Rob Johnson (New Rochelle, N.Y./Tuckahoe) matched the game-high with 12 rebounds.
Stonehill, which erased a seven-point (26-19) halftime deficit to improve to 8-1 this season when trailing at the break, bounced back from 22.7-percent (5-for-22) shooting in the first 20 minutes by making 46.2% (12-26) in the second to finish shooting 34.6% (18-52) for the afternoon. Adelphi finished shooting 39-percent (23-for-59) from the field after a 44.4% (12-27) shooting effort in the first half by making just 34.4% (11-32) after halftime. The Panthers became just the second team to outrebound Stonehill this season, finishing with a 41-36 advantage, but the Skyhawks out-scored their hosts 20-11 at the free-throw line, posted an 11-6 edge on second chance points and registered a 13-10 break in points off turnovers.
Junior Mike Kernan notched a double-double with ten points and 12 rebounds.
After Cosgrove forced overtime, Stonehill broke on top again as Almeida opened the extra period with a dunk. Adelphi pulled even again with a Cosgrove jumper on its next possession and then took the lead (59-57) with two Farley free-throws 31-seconds later. However, the Skyhawks would shut the Panthers out over the final 3:22 of overtime to rally for the win behind a free-throw by freshman Brian Hamor (Guilderland, N.Y./Bishop Gibbons) with 2:32 remaining before Stallworth's two winning free-throws in the closing seconds. The teams shot a combined 2-for-9 (22.2%) in the extra period, with Adelphi missing its last three shots with a turnover after Farley's free-throws.
Stonehill trailed the entire first half, with two Rudowitz free-throws with two seconds left in the opening stanza slicing into Adelphi's game-high nine-point cushion (26-17) after an Akinyooye jumper with 1:42 to go. The Skyhawks deficit was still seven (44-37) with 7:47 left in regulation when they mounted their comeback.
Stonehill drew even (44-44) with a three-point play by Almeida before Rudowitz capped the 8-0 run by hitting one of two at the line that put the Skyhawks up for the first time with 4:44 to play. Adelphi regained a pair of three-point cushions, the latter of which (52-49) came after a Cosgrove layup with 2:45 remaining.
Two Rudowitz free-throws and a Kernan layup put Stonehill back in front (53-52) with 1:21 left. Rudowitz and Stallworth both split free-throw attempts in the final minute to put the Skyhawks up a game-high three points leading up to Cosgrove's three to force overtime. Both teams struggled shooting down the stretch, with the Panthers missing five-straight shots in the final 2:45 before the Cosgrove three.
Stonehill (15-3, 12-1 NE-10) is back in action on Tuesday when it hosts Le Moyne College for a key NE-10 battle in Merkert Gymnasium at 7:30 p.m. Adelphi (14-6, 7-6 NE-10) heads to Franklin Pierce University on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Fogo basketball championship postponed - Feb 5, 2010 (by Pedro Gomes)
The managers of Fogos various basketball teams have decided to postpone the kickoff
of this years regional championship until February 13 due to the financial problems
affecting most of the clubs.The season was schedule to begin tomorrow, February 6, but
according to information provided by Fogo Regional Basketball Association president
Francisco Tavares, the clubs do not even have the financial resources to officially
register their players [read more]
The managers of Fogos various basketball teams have decided to postpone the kickoff of this years regional championship until February 13 due to the financial problems affecting most of the clubs.The season was schedule to begin tomorrow, February 6, but according to information provided by Fogo Regional Basketball Association president Francisco Tavares, the clubs do not even have the financial resources to officially register their players.
Because of these financial difficulties, the Association and the teams decided to postpone the opening round of the islands championship until February 13. Immediately thereafter, the So Filipe Cup and the Fogo Cup will take place. The Fogo Regional Basketball Association has also scheduled a junior championship that is expected to feature the teams Atlntico, Cova Figueira and AMI-Fogo.
Another problem that could end up affecting the tournament is the reduced number of referees only two are available for all of the seasons games. Nevertheless, Tavares guarantees that the situation with the referees will not affect the championship.
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