One third of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season is in the books and scoring is up thanks to a jump in pace from last season.  Efficiency remains in lockstep with last season overall, but the top of the leaderboard is a bit more crowded than usual, with more teams scoring at a high level than the last several years. The team that cluster of teams is chasing is 4-2 Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem, which has scored at an impressive rate to this point on par with the performance of Paris Basketball during their record-setting championship run. 

Stats review: Jerusalem's Big Three keep doing the business

One third of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season is in the books and scoring is up thanks to a jump in pace from last season.  Efficiency remains in lockstep with last season overall, but the top of the leaderboard is a bit more crowded than usual, with more teams scoring at a high level than the last several years. The team that cluster of teams is chasing is 4-2 [Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/hapoel-midtown-jerusalem/jer/), which has scored at an impressive rate to this point on par with the performance of Paris Basketball during their record-setting championship run. 

Digging a little deeper, Jerusalem can trace its early success to one of the most efficient trios in league history. Historically, there’s often a one or two teams that put two players among the most efficient volume scorers in the EuroCup in any given year. With an average of four players per team using more than 10 possessions per game over the last several seasons, that is not entirely surprising. However, what Jerusalem is doing by placing three players using over 12 possessions per game in the top six in efficiency is unprecedented. During its championship run last season, Hapoel Tel Aviv placed three players in the top 10, but only one of those three played in every game and none of them used over 12 possessions per game on the year overall. No other team this decade has come close to a similar feat, with no teams landing multiple players on the individual leaderboards in several seasons.

That puts an interesting spin on Jerusalem’s prospects moving forward as not only have [Jared Harper](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/jared-harper/011970/), [Justin Smith](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/justin-smith/013276/) and [Khadeen Carrington](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/khadeen-carrington/008912/) been uniquely impactful this season, but all of them played for Jerusalem last year too. They scored a combined 52 points in Round 6 to land the biggest win of the season thus far in Group A as they [handed Bahcesehir College Istanbul its first loss](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/news/jerusalem-holds-firm-to-stop-bahcesehirs-perfect-run-82-90/).

This is nothing new for Harper, who shredded defenses with his ability to score out of pick and rolls throughout last season, but Smith has shown real growth as a finisher in his second season as his teammate and solidifying himself as the most prolific roll man in the EuroCup thus far. Carrington is in his fourth season with Jerusalem but is having by far his most efficient scorer season as a pro. Like Smith, he’s found a different gear offensively, rooted largely in his sudden rise as a consistent spot up weapon to complement what he brings as a secondary ball handler.

Jerusalem’s offense has been a well-oiled machine to this point as they hold a significant edge in efficiency over [Besiktas GAIN Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/besiktas-gain-istanbul/bes/) and [Buducnost VOLI Podgorica](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/buducnost-voli-podgorica/bud/), who are off to impressive starts of their own to tie for the second-best offense in the EuroCup early on. That duo has relied on more of a platoon effort in the early going, with only [Skylar Mays](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/skylar-mays/013396/) represented above between the two rosters.

[Dusan Miletic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/dusan-miletic/009896/) and [Mitch Creek](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/mitchell-creek/013927/) are the only other duo on the current list, forming a potent inside-outside combination for [U-BT Cluj-Napoca](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/u-bt-cluj-napoca/clu/). Their skillsets have meshed nicely up front, helping give this season’s leading scorer [Fatts Russell](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/daron-russell/013943/) room to operate and dangerous threats to look for off the ball to form a big three of their own.

While Jerusalem has put themselves on a unique trajectory on the offensive end, separation has still been hard to come by in the EuroCup thus far—they sit in second place in Group A with only the league’s sixth best point-differential. How things shake out for them and the rest of the players above will be fascinating to watch as the season continues to heat up.

They form one of the most efficient trios in EuroCup history

Turk Telekom Ankara added another weapon to its backcourt by signing Serbian sharpshooter Uros Trifunovic

Uros Trifunovic returns to Turkiye with Turk Telekom

[Turk Telekom Ankara](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/turk-telekom-ankara/roster/ttk/) added another weapon to its backcourt by signing Serbian sharpshooter [Uros Trifunovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/uros-trifunovic/007673/), the club announced. Trifunovic (1.98 meters, 24 years old) started the season with [Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/maccabi-rapyd-tel-aviv/tel/), but made only one appearance with the club in the EuroLeague and was released on Saturday.

He returns to Turkiye after starring for Tofas Bursa last season. Trifunovic averaged 11.3 points on 40.7% three-point shooting and 2.2 rebounds over 32 Turkish League games with Bursa.

A product of Partizan Belgrade’s youth system, Trifunovic played two full EuroLeague seasons with the Serbian powerhouse from 2022 to 2024, gaining valuable experience at the highest level. He also took part in three EuroCup campaigns with Partizan in which he totaled 36 appearances in the competition. Trifunovic was just 18 years old when he debuted in the EuroCup.  

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The Serbian sharpshooter began the season in the EuroLeague with Maccabi

Look back at all the action in Round 6 of the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup season by checking out the best photos of the week! 

Top 10 photos from Round 6

Look back at all the action from Round 6 of the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup season by checking out the best photos of the week! 

Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem claimed its seventh Winner Cup with an 89–84 victory over Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv in a thrilling final at Pais Arena in the Israeli capital on Saturday night. Jerusalem added another trophy to its collection just weeks after lifting the Israeli Super Cup.

Jerusalem wins Israel's Winner Cup for the seventh time

Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem claimed its seventh Winner Cup with an 89–84 victory over Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv in a thrilling final at Pais Arena in the Israeli capital on Saturday night. Jerusalem added another trophy to its collection just weeks after lifting the Israeli Super Cup.

Jared Harper was named MVP of the finals after starring for the winners with 33 points and 5 assists. His performance echoed last season’s playoff heroics, when his buzzer-beater eliminated Tel Aviv in the semifinals. Harper's backcourt mate, Khadeen Carrington, added 15 points, Roi Huber followed with 12 and Yovel Zoosman 10. Antonio Blakeney paced Tel Aviv with 19 points, Elijah Bryant scored 18 and Vasa Micic tallied 14 points and 6 assists.

The matchup delivered everything expected from two of Israel’s biggest clubs. Jerusalem entered the game looking to build momentum after a mixed start to the season, highlighted by a recent EuroCup win over Besiktas Gain Istanbul. Tel Aviv, meanwhile, sought to end a 32-year drought in domestic trophies despite its rise to EuroLeague status following last season’s BKT EuroCup triumph.

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The game opened at a high tempo, with Jerusalem taking a 29–24 lead after the first quarter thanks to sharp shooting from Harper. Tel Aviv fought back in the second quarter, closing the gap to 52–50 at halftime behind contributions from Micic and Bryant.

The third quarter proved decisive. Harper ignited Jerusalem with a deep three-pointer and added more baskets during a 7–0 run, while Carrington and Zoosman chipped in to push the lead to 76–64. Tel Aviv responded in the fourth quarter with a surge led by Blakeney, trimming the margin to just 4 points. However, Austin Wiley’s dunk and Harper’s steady free throws kept Jerusalem in control, sealing the 89–84 win and sparking celebrations in the capital.

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Jared Harper starred in a narrow victory over Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv

Panionios Cosmorama Travel Athens announced on Saturday that swingman Stedmon Lemon has signed for the remainder of the season. 

Panionios tabs athletic swingman Stedmon Lemon 

Panionios Cosmorama Travel Athens announced on Saturday that swingman Stedmon Lemon has signed for the remainder of the season. Lemon (1.98 meters, 32 years old) arrives from Lebanon, where he began the 2024–25 campaign with Champville and averaged 20.3 points and 6.3 assists per game.

The athletic forward has spent most of his professional career in South American and Asia, with stops in Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Argentina, Japan, the United Arab Emirates and Iran. After playing college basketball at Johnson C. Smith University, Lemon began his career in the G League. His only previous stint in Europe came in the Israeli second division with Hapoel Ramat Gan and Maccabi Haifa during the 2022-23 season.

Lemon now is due to make his EuroCup debut with Panionios.

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Aris Thessaloniki Betsson has confirmed the signing of Amine Noua, who has penned a contract until the end of the 2025-26 season.

Amine Noua lands at Aris

[Aris Thessaloniki Betsson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/aris-thessaloniki-betsson/ari/) has confirmed the signing of [Amine Noua](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/amine-noua/006068/), who has penned a contract until the end of the 2025-26 season.

Noua (2.02 meters, 28 years old) arrives with plenty of top-level experience, having spent four seasons in the EuroLeague and three campaigns in the BKT EuroCup. 

Last season, Noua suited up for Granada in the Spanish League, averaging 16.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0 block per game across 33 appearances.

He joins an Aris side that is 3-3 through the first six rounds of the 2025-26 EuroCup season.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="el" dir="ltr">‼️ Η ΚΑΕ ΑΡΗΣ Betsson ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του Amine Noua για το υπόλοιπο της αγωνιστικής περιόδου 2025-26.<br><br>Read More 👉 <a href="https://t.co/0uTV8rNymX">https://t.co/0uTV8rNymX</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ArisBetssonBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ArisBetssonBC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ArisFamily?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ArisFamily</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FuelTheFlame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FuelTheFlame</a> <a href="https://t.co/oVdFxXUeSf">pic.twitter.com/oVdFxXUeSf</a></p>&mdash; ARIS B.C. (@ARISBCgr) <a href="https://twitter.com/ARISBCgr/status/1986720898963980629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

In 95 EuroLeague games between 2019 and 2024, Noua has posted career averages of 5.4 points and 2.6 rebounds.

The Frenchman has made 43 career appearances in the EuroCup, coming between 2017 and 2022, averaging 8.3 points and 3.7 rebounds for his career.

Noua came through at LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, making his first-team debut in 2015-16, and remained there until 2021. He spent one year with MoraBanc Andorra in 2021-22, playing in the EuroCup with the Spanish team that season. He then returned to ASVEL in 2022-23 and later went on to represent Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in 2023-24.

With ASVEL, he spent three seasons in the EuroLeague (2019-20, 2020-21; 2022-23) and two in the EuroCup (2017-18, 2018-19).

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The Frenchman brings a wealth of experience to the Greek side

The MVP honor for Round 6 of the BKT EuroCup season was shared by three players, who each accumulated a PIR of 37. 

Round 6 tri-MVPs: Bryce Jones, Jared Harper, James Karnik

The MVP honor for Round 6 of the BKT EuroCup season was shared by three players, who each accumulated a PIR of 37.

[Bryce Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/bryce-jones/012621/) played a leading role in getting Aris Thessaloniki Betsson back to winning ways, with the Greek side beating Slask Wroclaw 85-78. The point guard finished with a career-high 28 points, having made 4-of-8 two-pointers, 1-of-1 three-pointers and 17-of-18 free throws, as well as 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 10 fouls drawn, good for a career-best 37 PIR. His 17 free throws made are the joint second most all-time. This is the second time that Jones has earned MVP of the Round honors this season, having also achieved this honor in Round 1.

[Jared Harper](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/jared-harper/011970/) had his best performance of the season so far as Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem downed the previously unbeaten Bahcesehir College Istanbul 82-90 on the road. He posted a season-high 37 PIR after netting a season-best 27 points on 7-of-9 two-point attempts, 2-of-4 triples and 7-of-7 free throws, in addition to 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 9 fouls drawn, and zero turnovers. This is Harper’s seventh career MVP of the Round award and his second this season after taking home this honor in Round 5.

[James Karnik](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/james-karnik/013884/) marked his final appearance for Neptunas Klaipeda in style during a 100-87 triumph over BAXI Manresa. Karnik ended the night with 25 points on 10-of-15 two-pointers and 5-of-6 free throws, together with 13 rebounds, of which 6 were on the offensive end, 2 steals and 7 fouls drawn. He posted career highs in index rating, points, offensive rebounds, rebounds and steals en route to the first MVP of the Round honor of his six-game EuroCup career.

The fourth-best PIR in Round 6 belonged to Bahcesehir’s Malachi Flynn, who tied his career best with a 32 PIR in his team’s defeat to Jerusalem. Flynn posted a career-high 28 points on 7-of-12 two-pointers, 4-of-9 threes and 2-of-3 free throws, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 6 fouls drawn and zero turnovers.

Rounding out the list of top performers is Dolomiti Energia Trento’s DeVante Jones, who had 21 points on 4-of-9 twos, 1-of-3 triples and 10-of-14 free throws, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 13 fouls drawn, good for a career-high 31 PIR, in his team’s 78-74 win against Lietkabelis Panevezys.

### Individual highs: Arnas Velicka, Neptunas, 14 assists

Malachi Flynn and Bryce Jones led all players in scoring in Round 6 with 28 points apiece. U-BT Cluj-Napoca guard Fatts Russell leads the EuroCup in scoring with 24.0 points per game.

James Karnik pulled down a round-high 13 rebounds this week. Veolia Towers Hamburg big man Zacharie Perrin tops the rebounding charts with 10.0 boards per night.

Arnas Velicka of Neptunas Klaipeda dished 14 assists in Round 6, more than any other player. He is also the leader in assists this season with 8.2 dimes per contest.

Robbie Beran of NINERS Chemnitz and Yogi Ferrell of Buducnost VOLI Podgorica made 4 steals apiece in Round 6, the most this week. Turk Telekom Ankara’s Dogus Ozdemiroglu leads the EuroCup in this category with 2.5 steals per game.

Nine players – Turk Telekom trio Kyle Alexander, Berkan Durmaz and Emircan Kosut, Aris’s Jake Forrester, Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse’s Ricky Lindo, Buducnost’s Juwan Morgan, Umana Reyer Venice’s Amedeo Tessitori, and London Lions duo Deane Williams and Johnathan Williams – made a round-high 2 blocks apiece. Manresa’s Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu is this season’s top shot-blocker with 1.6 rejections per night.

Six players recorded a double-double in Round 6: James Karnik (25 points, 13 rebounds), Arnas Velicka (12 points, 14 assists), Jerusalem’s Austin Wiley (14 points, 10 rebounds), Bahcesehir’s Trevion Williams (11 points, 11 rebounds), Bourg’s Kevin Kokila (12 points, 11 rebounds), and Manresa’s Hugo Benitez (10 points, 10 assists).

Umana Reyer Venice overcame a rough first quarter to totally dominate Hamburg Towers, eventually winning 90-55 for the club's best point differential in a EuroCup game

Resurgent Reyer humbles Hamburg for record victory

"We are ready,” affirmed Umana Reyer Venice coach Neven Spahija, before earning a club record 35-point victory over a winless Veolia Towers Hamburg team.

Despite some travel disruption, Spahija’s team won a recent domestic game while playing below the level they would like. With optimum preparation, they didn’t have such issues on Wednesday night, as they overcame a rough first quarter to totally dominate their German opponents, eventually winning 90-55 – the club's best point differential in a EuroCup game, beating their previous record of 26.

No strangers to adversity this season, the Venetians have bounced back from losing their first two EuroCup games of the season. The only game they have lost since then was by a single point in overtime, to U-BT Cluj-Napoca. Reyer now holds a 3-3 record and is showing no signs of stopping the momentum.

“We played the game just as we practiced. Everybody was ready, everybody was healthy and we shared the minutes. The energy was the right energy,” said Spahija.

As well as sharing minutes, they shared the offensive load, unselfishly scoring as a unit throughout, primarily doing the majority of their damage in the paint. Each Reyer player made a dent in the scoring column, creating extreme challenges for Hamburg, who could not contain them. Kyle Wiltjer was the headlining act, recording 12 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. Smashing another club EuroCup record, Reyer also totalled 56 rebounds, commanding the boards with ease.

“It feels great. EuroCup’s a tough competition, so every time we win, we want to be happy as a group,” said Wiltjer. “We need to be unselfish and be a complete team. Right now, we’re playing great defense and attacking unselfishly, so just have to keep being positive.”

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Positivity is harder to come by for Hamburg, which fell to 0-6 with the brutal loss. Still winless in European and domestic competition, Coach Benka Barloschsky’s side are desperate for a change of fortune. Though the loss will hurt, the young head coach found silver linings in how his team looked when executing properly.

“I think that when we stuck to the plan and we created the shots that we wanted to create, there were some opportunities,” Barloschky said. “We didn’t take our opportunities tonight, we didn’t make the shots from the three-point line, didn’t finish at the rim. When we defended 5-on-5, we looked well, but obviously when you don’t make shots, it invites the other team to run, which is what Venice does best, they run, they play very fast and that’s what blew the game open tonight.”

In their desperate quest for a win, Hamburg will face Slask Wroclaw (2-3) on Tuesday. Elsewhere, Reyer hopes to carry its brilliant form to Slovenia on Wednesday, when it competes against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in a tough clash.

Game News

The 35-point margin of victory was the most in Reyer history

Umana Reyer Venice v Veolia Towers Hamburg (2025-11-05T19:00:00.000Z)

ratiopharm ulm made some big changes in the offseason, bringing in important new parts to the team. But it was two returners from last season who really carried the German side to an important home victory over the London Lions to end a losing streak. 

Balanced Ulm ends losing skid thanks to returning players 

[ratiopharm ulm](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/ratiopharm-ulm/ulm/) made some big changes in the offseason, bringing in important new parts to the team. But it was two returners from last season who really carried the German side to an important home victory over the [London Lions](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/london-lions/lli/) to end a losing streak. 

Ulm had lost its last five games in all competitions – including two in the BKT EuroCup – before getting a balanced effort in holding on for an 87-86 win to improve to a 4-2 record in Group B. 

“We had six players in double figures, which is something we had been wanting. We wanted to get the ball moving again - play with a style that the opponent doesn’t know who’s going to get the next basket,” said Ulm head coach Ty Harrelson.

[Nelson Weidemann](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/nelson-weidemann/006245/) scored 17 points, [Len Schoormann](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/len-schoormann/009180/) had 14 points, [Chris Ledlum](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/christopher-ledlum/013968/) picked up 11 and [Tobias Jensen](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/tobias-jensen/010726/), [Malik Osborne](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/malik-osborne/013916/) and [Diego Garavaglia](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/diego-garavaglia/012115/) chipped in 10 points apiece. 

Weidemann was excellent all game but drained two big three-pointers in the final 3 minutes while also tallying 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Jensen also had 3 assists and 3 steals.

“Once we lost the lead down the stretch, a couple of our returners – Nelson Weidemann and Tobias Jensen – made really big plays,” Harrelson said. 

Ulm used a 15-4 run spanning halftime for a 48-36 lead. But London answered right back with a 2-16 surge to pull ahead. The hosts punched back with eight of the next 10 points and never let London reclaim the lead.

London was down 80-73 with under 2 minutes to go and [Kameron McGusty](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/kameron-mcgusty/014111/) converted back-to-back three-point plays to pull within one point. Weidemann hit his second late triple at the other end and Ulm finished the game from the line – Schoormann knocking down two with 16 seconds to go and Garavaglia making the winning ones with 2.7 seconds remaining. 

“I think Len Schoormann played a great game today,” Harrelson said. “He drove the ball, he made some nice passes and some big plays.”

Schoormann, who contributed 1 rebound, 1 assist and 3 steals, added: “We moved the ball side to side pretty well. We played as a team and tried to keep their points down.”

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Die Löwen gebändigt 💪<br><br>Nach einer spannenden Crunchtime besiegen wir die <a href="https://twitter.com/LondonLions?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LondonLions</a> mit 87:86. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/uuulmer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#uuulmer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/weareone?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#weareone</a> |📷 Florian Achberger <a href="https://t.co/FBhEe4PcVQ">pic.twitter.com/FBhEe4PcVQ</a></p>&mdash; ratiopharm ulm (@ratiopharmulm) <a href="https://twitter.com/ratiopharmulm/status/1986169909747847602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Ulm’s defense did a good job forcing London into miscues with 22 turnovers – the key number in the game, according to London head coach Tautvydas Sabonis.

“Twenty-two turnovers is 22 times we can’t shoot, 22 times we can’t get a rebound. In a game you lose by one point, that says it all,” the Lions coach said. 

London fell to 2-4 in the group as it could not take advantage of a career-high 23 points from [Tarik Phillip](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/tarik-phillip/009649/) while McGusty had 18 points. 

Ulm’s defense has struggled all year with 94.6 points per game allowed, the second-most in the league. But London had the worst offense in the EuroCup with just 72.8 points per game. 

“We played really good defense in the first half. I am just proud of how our team found a way to win in the end,” Harrelson said.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What the Helly, Nelly! 🤪<br>17 Punkte, 4 Rebounds und 3 Assists <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/uuulmer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#uuulmer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/weareone?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#weareone</a> <a href="https://t.co/9cwS6A1Yrr">pic.twitter.com/9cwS6A1Yrr</a></p>&mdash; ratiopharm ulm (@ratiopharmulm) <a href="https://twitter.com/ratiopharmulm/status/1986172034800320889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Nelson Weidemann and Tobias Jensen helped carry the German side past the London Lions

ratiopharm ulm v London Lions (2025-11-05T18:00:00.000Z)