May 25, 2013
Regular Season Game 2 - December 01, 2009 CET: 20:00 Local time: 21:00 - PALAIS DES SPORTS
Aris BSA 2003 81 - 77 Hapoel Jerusalem

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final 0-0
0-0 Quarter Final 0-0
0-0 Last 16 0-0
1-0 Regular Season 1-0
1-0 Overall 1-0

Referees

Crew Chief
CEREBUCH, GUERRINO, Italy
Referee
VOJINOVIC, MILIJA, Serbia
Umpire
NURAN, RUSTU, Turkey

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
73.0 Points 89.0
27.0 Rebounds 39.0
13.0 O. Rebounds 14.0
14.0 D. Rebounds 25.0
3.0 Assists 16.0
5.0 Steals 11.0
0.0 Blocks 2.0
10.0 Turnovers 10.0
36.0 % 2PT 49.0 %
70.0 % 3PT 41.2 %
72.7 % FT 75.0 %
55.0 Index 108.0
Team Stats - Aris BSA 2003
Team Stats - Hapoel Jerusalem

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
16.0 / CLARK, KEYDREN Points 19.0 / SIMMONS, CHESTER
5.0 / BETTS, ANDREW Rebounds 11.0 / THOMPSON, DIJON L.
4.0 / BETTS, ANDREW OR 4.0 / THOMPSON, DIJON L.
3.0 / KAKIOUZIS, MICHAILIS DR 7.0 / THOMPSON, DIJON L.
2.0 / DIXON, JUAN ANTONIO Assists 5.0 / Naimy
1.0 / CLARK, KEYDREN Steals 3.0 / THOMPSON, DIJON L.
0.0 / CLARK, KEYDREN Blocks 1.0 / THOMPSON, DIJON L.
3.0 / DIXON, JUAN ANTONIO Turnovers 2.0 / PINKNEY, KEVINN
60.0 % / MILES, AARON 2PT 100.0 % / Kokia
100.0 % / CLARK, KEYDREN 3PT 100.0 % / THOMPSON, DIJON L.
100.0 % / HATZIVRETTAS, NIKOS FT 100.0 % / THOMPSON, DIJON L.
14.0 / HATZIVRETTAS, NIKOS Index 30.0 / THOMPSON, DIJON L.
Team Roster - Aris BSA 2003
Team Roster - Hapoel Jerusalem

THE TAKE

Aris BSA 2003 and Hapoel Jerusalem offer a match-up of the two 1-0 teams atop Group C in Week 2 of the Eurocup regular season. Hapoel travels to Aris’s home court after a convincing Week 1 victory over BC Siauliai, while the hosts have already shown they know how to win on the road having dominated KK Zadar in Croatia. Aris now will look to its fans to help it improve to 2-0, but that will most likely prove to be easier said than done, however, as Hapoel deploys a very well-balanced attack with multiple weapons to choose from. On opening day, its starting frontcourt of Kevinn Pinkney, Leo Lyons and Dijon Thompson had a field day versus Siauliai’s big men. Thompson was huge with 18 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block. Pinkney racked up 16 points and 7 boards, and Lyons chipped in with 8 points and 5 rebounds. The will have some extra help this week with sharp-shooting forward Sharon Shason available. The Hapoel quartet will have a more difficult challenge to face this week. In Andy Betts, Aris has one of the toughest centers in Europe, and this hard-nosed competitor will be looking to better his Week 1 line of 3 points and 5 boards. Flanking Betts, Aris can count on forwards Michailis Kakiouzis, who came off the bench on opening day for 29 valuable minutes, and starter Dimos Dikoudis. The major battle, judging from the two teams’ Week 1 victories, will most likely come in the backcourt where both squads boast natural scorers. Versus KK Zadar, Aris opened the game with a three-guard set of Keydren Clark, Jeremy Richardson and Juan Dixon while backups Aaron Miles and Nikos Hatzivrettas made significant contributions. Clark led his team with 16 points; Hatzivrettas had 15, and Richardson added 12. Hapoel will counterpunch with starters Tre Simmons, who had 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in Week 1, and Yuval Naimy, who added 9 points and 5 assists. To spell them, recent pick-up Pooh Jeter, who arrived from Unicaja just in time to score 10 points in 28 minutes against Siauliai, may either repeat his role as sixth man of perhaps get the start this week. In a meeting between two such evenly matched teams, the difference between victory and defeat could very well hinge on the little details down the stretch.

REFEREES: Guerrino Cerebuch, Milija Vojinovic, Rustu Nuran
Monday, November 30, 2009
Eurocupbasketball.com

Quotes Head Coaches

KATSIKARIS, FOTIOS
Aris BSA 2003
"Hapoel Jerusalem is a very fast team and their players are very skilled in long-distance shots. The addition of Pooh Jeter, the fifth American player on their roster, has made them even stronger. Hapoel don't use any typical, big center forward in their game, and this will make things difficult for us in defense. They are very good at the transition game and we will have to make a lot of effort, in order to stop this. We must be focused and control the rhythm of the game, because our opponents like to play quick and go on the fast break as much as possible."
GOODES, GUY
Hapoel Jerusalem
"We are going to one of the toughest places in Europe, Aris are a great team with great tradition. Their win in Zadar last week proves that they are favorite to qualify and, in my opinion, to win this competition. Each player in their squad has experience in the top level. It will be a mountain to climb but we have the mentality of never give up. We have about 100 fans coming with us which give us pride and strength. We will do our best to get a good result."

Players

MILES, AARON
Aris BSA 2003
"It is going to be a tough game. Hapoel Jerusalem has got plenty of American players and we have been told that it's a team which can be very dangerous in open court. We will have our fans on our side and this will be a plus for us. We want to add another victory to our recent streak of wins and stay at the first place of Group C."
PINKNEY, KEVINN
Hapoel Jerusalem
"You cannot play in a better atmosphere than in Aris' gym. Great fans, great atmosphere, it will be a struggle and I hope we can make a good game for all. We are coming after a good win in the league and we have confidence in our ability and group spirit. Of course, we will have to be in our top form to be in a position to win."
Aris BSA 2003 held off a furious late Hapoel Jerusalem rally for a tough 81-77 win in Group C on Tuesday evening. The visitors stormed back from 17 down in the third quarter to tie the score twice in the fourth quarter, but were unable to take the lead. Aris took over first place in the group with a 2-0 record before heading to Lithuania to face BC Siauliai next week. Hapoel dropped to 1-1 and hosts KK Zadar in Week 3. Aris seemed to have the game won after a 15-0 second-quarter run gave the hosts a 48-35 halftime lead. The duo of Yuval Naimy and Pooh Jeter carried the visitors from the brink of a blowout to a near-historic road comeback. Juan Dixon paced the Aris attack with 20 points and 5 assists – including the go-ahead jumper with 22 seconds remaining. Andy Betts added 13 points for the winners, Nikos Hatzivrettas scored 12, Michalis Kakiouzis had 11 points and 7 rebounds and Jeremy Richardson netted 10. Jeter led Jerusalem with 19 points, Naimy scored 18 – including the baskets that tied the score at 74-74 and 77-77 – and Tre Simmons carried the visitors early and finished with 17 points.

Aris jumped on top early as Richardson and Kakiouzis connected from downtown for a 6-2 lead. Simmons took charge for the visitors with a jumper and a three-pointer to make it 8-7. Hapoel had no answer inside for Betts and soon Hatzivrettas struck from behind the arc to increase Aris’s cushion to 15-9. After a Jerusalem timeout, Simmons penetrated for a basket and Brandon Hunter sank free throws to bring Hapoel back. The visitors went with a smaller lineup, subbing big man Kevinn Pinkney out for point guard Jeter and it worked as Hapoel immediately tied the score at 17-17. Betts countered inside with a pair of baskets – including a two-handed power slam – but Naimy’s triple kept it close. Richardson beat the buzzer with a jumper to make it 25-22 after 10 minutes. Uri Kokia came off the bench to score twice for Jerusalem and despite a Dixon triple, Jeter knotted the score at 28-28. Dixon fed Betts inside and then scored himself as Aris went ahead again. The hosts continued to overpower Hapoel as Kakiouzis scored in transition and Aaron Miles added 2 free throws for an 8-point advantage. Miles, Hatzivrettas and Dimos Dikoudis tacked on more free throws as the Aris charge reached 15 unanswered points before Simmons ended a five-minute Hapoel scoring drought. Hatzivrettas sank another triple to establish Aris’s authority and Dijon Thompson’s free throw made it 48-35 at the break.

Dixon took charge for Aris at the onset of the third quarter, however Sharon Shason showed that Hapoel would not quit. Dixon and Miles upped the lead to 16 before Jeter struck from downtown. Dixon fed Betts to make it 59-42 to the delight of the local fans, but Hapoel had one more run in it. Steals by Naimy and Kokia led to a pair of Jeter baskets and after an Aris timeout, Simmons ended a 0-8 spurt to carry Hapoel back within single digits. Kakiouzis scored on the offensive glass and Dixon fired in another three, but Shason also connected from downtown to make it 64-53 heading into the fourth quarter. Simmons matched Hatzivrettas shot for shot to keep Hapoel close early in the deciding period. Kokia narrowed the more and Jeter made it 69-62 with a pair of free throws. Jeter further cut the Hapoel deficit to 5 with a three from the corner with five-and-a-half minutes left. Betts scored from the line for Aris, but Jeter came right back and drilled his third triple of the night to keep Aris on its heels. The hosts went to the trusty Betts inside again, but he was fouled and this time missed both free throws, allowing Naimy to bring Hapoel within 1 with a fast break layup. Dixon stepped up for Aris with a runner with just over two minutes remaining only to see Naimy complete the Hapoel comeback with a basket-plus-foul that knotted the score at 74-74. Richardson answered with a clutch triple, but Naimy marched through the Aris defense to tie the score again at 77-77 with 38 seconds left. Dixon hit a long jumper with 22 seconds left to put Aris up 2. Hapoel turned to Jeter, who missed with a chance to force overtime and Miles iced the game with a pair of free throws.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Eurocupbasketball.com
Referees: CEREBUCH, GUERRINO (ITA), VOJINOVIC, MILIJA (SRB), NURAN, RUSTU (TUR)
Attendance: 0
By Quarter1234
Aris BSA 200325231617
Hapoel Jerusalem22131824
End of Quarter1234
Aris BSA 200325486481
Hapoel Jerusalem22355377
Head coach: KATSIKARIS, FOTIOS
Aris BSA 2003
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 CLARK, KEYDREN 21:54     0/5     1 1 2   1     2 1 -4
5 ARGYROPOULOS, NIKOS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7 BETTS, ANDY 24:37 13 6/12   1/5 2 3 5 1   3     2 6 10
9 RICHARDSON, JEREMY 24:50 10 1/2 2/4 2/3 1 1 2           1 1 8
10 HATZIVRETTAS, NIKOS 21:44 12 1/3 2/3 4/4   1 1 2 1       3 2 12
11 DIKOUDIS, DIMOS 15:23 5 1/1   3/4 1 3 4     2     2 4 8
12 SKORDILIS, GAIOS 3:52 2 1/1                     1   1
13 DIXON, JUAN 27:52 20 7/9 2/5     5 5 5 1 4 1   4   19
14 KAKIOUZIS, MICHAILIS 36:08 11 4/4 1/4   1 6 7 2 1   1   1 1 19
17 MILES, AARON 23:40 8 1/3   6/8 1 3 4 4   2     2 5 13
18 CHRYSIKOPOULOS, LINOS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
19 MOURTOS, SPYROS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Team           2 5 7               7
Totals 200:00 81 22/35 7/21 16/24 8 28 36 16 3 12 2 0 18 20 93
62.9% 33.3% 66.7%
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Head coach: GOODES, GUY
Hapoel Jerusalem
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 DOTAN, GUY DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5 LAZAR, BEN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6 KOKIA, URI 17:51 9 4/6   1/2 2 3 5 1 2 1     4 1 10
7 SHASON, SHARON 20:06 6   2/4     2 2 1 1       4   4
8 PINKNEY, KEVINN 16:04 5 2/2 0/1 1/2   1 1     1     4 1  
9 SIMMONS, TRE 33:30 17 5/9 2/3 1/2 1 3 4 1 2     1 2 3 18
10 NAIMY, YUVAL 34:57 18 7/11 1/4 1/1   3 3 4 3 2   1 1 5 22
11 LYONS, LEO 4:05                   1     1   -2
12 THOMPSON, DIJON 30:39 1 0/3 0/2 1/2   5 5 2   2     2 2  
13 OHAYON, YOGEV 2:38   0/1       1 1                
15 JETER, POOH 27:08 19 4/7 3/5 2/2 1 1 2 2 1       1 4 22
21 HUNTER, BRANDON 13:02 2 0/4   2/4 1 1 2     2     1 2 -3
Team             1 1               1
Totals 200:00 77 22/43 8/19 9/15 5 21 26 11 9 9 0 2 20 18 72
51.2% 42.1% 60%
This game is not yet played

Head Coaches

KATSIKARIS, FOTIOS
Aris BSA 2003
"This is a great victory for us. Before the game, I had already said that Hapoel is a difficult team to play against. With the addition of Eugene Jeter, who is a smart player, they have acquired another weapon on their attack. We controlled the game and in the second period we managed to score some easy baskets, run the fast break, control the rebounds and make the right choices in the attack. In the second half, though, Hapoel’s match-up zone caused us trouble and we didn’t have speed in attack any more. I insisted on telling to my players to pass the ball to Betts, in the paint, but this didn’t happen as much as I would like. Betts could have scored even 20 or 25 points, since Hapoel practically played without a center. In the end, the game was decided by our good defense in the last minutes and by Dixon’s winning shot. That’s what we expect from him, that’s why we brought him here. Of course he still needs more time to adapt himself to the European mentality, after seven years in the NBA, but tonight he was really focused and he scored the shots that we needed him to do. That’s how we would like to perform in every game."
GOODES, GUY
Hapoel Jerusalem
"Congratulations to Aris for their victory. I think that the game should be split into two parts. In the first half, Aris was excellent, they were pressing us and they scored from close and from long distance. However, in the second half, we switched into a zone defense and we managed to comeback. We stopped Aris in four attacks in a row, but we missed the open shots we had. The ball just didn’t come into the basket. In the end, Richardson and Dixon made the difference with their shots. Regardless of the result, I'm happy for the way we played, especially in the second half. We move on and we will keep on working hard."
No pictures yet
There is no video yet
No tv schedules yet