JL Bourg-en-Bresse grabbed an impressive 84-89 win at ratiopharm Ulm in Round 9 of the 2023-24 EuroCup Regular Season.

JL Bourg holds on to beat ratiopharm Ulm 84-89 on the road

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse defeated ratiopharm Ulm 84-89 at ratiopharm arena in Round 9 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup on Wednesday night. The guests took a 33-53 lead into halftime and later held off an Ulm comeback to improve to 7-2, causing the hosts to drop to 6-3 in the process.

Maksim Salash paced the guests with 19 points, with Jeremy Morgan and Zaccharie Risacher scoring 17 each. Thomas Klepeisz netted a game-high 20 points, having gone 5-for-7 from behind the arc. Pacome Dadiet recorded 14 points and Karim Jallow had 12, while Juan Nunez and Trevion Willams added 11 apiece.

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### Even-stevens after the first

Jallow and Nunez gave Ulm an early 4-0 lead, but Bourg responded with back-to-back triples from Risacher and Jequan Lewis. The hosts made the most of 2 steals on one end and scored two baskets in transition on the other to go back in front, 10-9. Risacher completed a three-point play before Willams and Bryce Brown exchanged three-pointers to make it 13-15. The two teams' defenses prevailed in the last 3 minutes of the first quarter, with Noa Essengue and Georginho De Paula hitting 2 free throws each for a 17-17 tie heading into the second quarter.

### An offensive explosion by Bourg

Salash scored 8 of Bourg’s first 10 points in the second quarter to give the visitors a 19-27 cushion and force Ulm head coach Anton Gavel to call a timeout. Axel Julien drilled a triple and Morgan added 5 points for a 22-35 Bourg lead. Then, Risacher knocked down a corner three and Morgan completed a three-point play to extend the guests’ lead to 26-43. A Nunez layup was followed by a Klepeisz triple to cut the difference to 31-45. Kevin Kokila and Risacher netted a basket each before Isiaha Mike scored his first points of the night as Bourg took a 33-53 lead into the halftime break.

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### Bourg maintained a distance in the third

Risacher opened the third quarter with his third triple of the night to take his tally to 14 points. Ulm responded with an 8-0 run, as Dadiet and Klepeisz drilled one three-pointer each and Willams threw down a slam to bring the hosts within 41-56. Jallow and Nunez scored back-to-back buckets to cut the difference to single digits, 47-56, but Mike netted a corner triple and Kokila slammed home a dunk to end Ulm’s momentum, 47-61. Klepeisz nailed his fourth triple of the night, but Morgan responded from beyond the arc and Salash scored a put-back basket for a 53-68 Bourg cushion heading into the closing quarter.

### Getting within reach… but coming up short

The hosts started strong with a 9-0 surge in the fourth quarter before Julien nailed one from downtown, 62-71. Dadiet took his fourth-quarter tally to 7 points and Dakota Mathias hit 2-of-2 from the line to bring Ulm within 69-73. Dadiet and Klepeisz went a combined 5-for-5 from the charity stripe to trim the deficit to 74-76 with 3:43 left on the clock. Morgan and Klepeisz exchanged triples, then Salash drilled one of his own to make it 77-82 with less than 2 minutes remaining. A Risacher triple was followed by a Nunez three-point play, 82-85, but Salash netted a floater to seal the guests’ first win against Ulm at the fifth time of asking.

Axel Julien of Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse looks for a teammate against ratiopharm Ulm in Round 9 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

In a battle of talented young squads, the French side came out on top.

Bourg holds on to beat Ulm 84-89 on the road

ratiopharm Ulm v Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (2023-11-29T18:30:00.000Z)

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv claimed its second straight win at Aleksandar Nikolic Hall in Belgrade by defeating visiting Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 81-75 on Wednesday night. 

Hapoel outlasts Besiktas, 81-75

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv claimed its second straight win at Aleksandar Nikolic Hall in Belgrade by defeating visiting Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul 81-75 on Wednesday night. The game was incredibly balanced for nearly 40 minutes, with neither team able to amass an advantage greater than 6 points, but Hapoel was stronger defensively in the end and gave up just 2 free throws in the last 3 minutes to seal the outcome. 

J’Covan Brown was the go-to guy in crunch time and led Hapoel with 19 points and 7 assists. Jaylen Hoard followed with 15 points and 8 boards, Braian Angola provided 11 points and Kyle Alexander posted 10 points and 6 rebounds to help Hapoel improve to 6-2. Besiktas, which slipped to 6-3, was paced by Derrick Needham with 16 points and 9 assists. Jonah Matthews scored 15 points and Matthew Mitchell and Leyton Hammond added 13 and 11, respectively.

### Offenses shine early 

Both teams started at full throttle offensively, with Hoard pacing Hapoel and Needham doing so for Besiktas in the early going. The latter provided the guests’ first 8 points, including 2 daggers from downtown to establish a 7-8 edge. Despite Angola joining Hoard, Hapoel could not catch up, as Besiktas found a triple by Mitchell and consecutive buckets by Kerem Konan to retain a 12-15 advantage after 4 minutes. Leyton Hammonds hit from downtown, then Mitchell contributed again to make it 16-20 midway through the first period. Mitchell extended it to 18-24 soon after a couple of timeouts, but the visitors’ scoring pace decreased at that point, allowing Hapoel to trail just 24-26 at the end of the first quarter.

### Up and down second frame

John Holland drilled Hapoel’s first triple to put the guests in front, 27-26, but Hammonds responded in style with 5 points in a row to make the hosts’ joy vanish quickly. Tomer Ginat made it all square with a nice floater and Munford returned the lead to the hosts, 33-32, with a jumper right before a TV timeout. The game turned more physical then, with both teams swapping turnovers and missed shots. Kyle Alexander ended the drought from the free-throw line to give the home team a 35-32 lead. Besiktas put Angel Delgado on the floor, and he immediately produced a couple of inside baskets as the lead switched hands once again. Needham showed up to help him from outside with 5 more points to keep Besiktas in charge ahead although Angola responded with the last basket to tie it, 41-41, at halftime.

### Besiktas tries to escape, Hapoel responds

Mitchell and Jonah Matthews got Besiktas going after the intermission for a 41-45 advantage. Hapoel found some accuracy from deep as Angola and Bar Timor sank back-to-back threes that restored the parity, 47-47. Needham came to the rescue with a three-point play that Matthews followed soon after with a nice drive and a triple to give Besiktas a 51-57 margin. Hapoel didn’t step back, though, and found some offensive momentum boosted by Brown to get within 60-61. Despite Berk Ugurlu striking back with a fastbreak layup, a technical foul called on Besiktas’s bench turned into 3 free throws in a row for Hapoel to tie it, 63-63, entering the last stanza.

### Brown is crucial in the clutch 

Both teams traded baskets early in the fourth period, with neither team able to take the reins. Alexander emerged as the go-to guy for Hapoel, scoring 4 points in a row that pushed his team back in front, 69-67. Matthews remained on fire and drilled his third triple followed by a contested long two-pointer to produce a new lead change, 69-72. It didn’t last for long, though, as Brown evened things again, 72-72, with less than 4 minutes to go. With the game on the wire, both offenses struggled to produce from the field, as the scoring came only from the free-throw line for a while until Alexander converted a short jumper to make it 76-75 entering the last minute. Needham had an airball in the next possession, as Brown came up big right after with a long two that provided Hapoel with a 78-75 edge with 25 seconds left. Besiktas tried to tie it on its last offense, but Matthews missed from deep, and Brown just needed to confirm Hapoel’s victory from the line.

J’Covan Brown shines to make the difference late. 

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv v Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul (2023-11-29T18:00:00.000Z)

Paris Basketball had several role players step up to help it beat KK Cedevita Olimpija in Round 9 of the 2023-24 EuroCup Regular Season.

Paris Basketball leaned on next-man-up mentality at Cedevita

Paris Basketball has not gone through much adversity so far this season in the BKT EuroCup, but the French team rose to the challenge against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana with a next-man-up mentality, which helped it come away with [an important 77-93 road victory](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/paris-basketball-bounces-back-for-convincing-77-93-win-over-kk-cedevita-olimpija/) in Round 9.

Paris was without team captain Michael Kessens and assistant captain Sebastian Herrera for the game, yet the visitors managed to nevertheless bounce back from their first loss of the season last week against Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul.

“What I am very impressed \[with\] about this group is that they find a way to win. And they have the next-guy-up mentality,” said Paris head coach Tuomas Iisalo.

“That’s what you have to have if you want to be a good team and beat other good teams like Cedevita, who are way better than their record \[0-9\] suggests and have a lot of talent on their roster.”

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### Sticking together and making an impact

Kessens had been averaging 4.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 14 minutes per game, while combo guard Herrera had been totaling 4.9 points on 35.5% three-point shooting, 1.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 20 minutes of action.

“It was super difficult. We’re down a couple of guys right now,” said TJ Shorts, who tallied 17 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and his first block of the season.

“When you’re down you have to have the next-man-up mentality, and I think everybody in the locker room had that mentality. For 40 minutes we competed, we stuck to our identity and it resulted in a win.”

Cedevita's long quest for a maiden victory of the season moves to its latest chapter with the challenge of high-flying Paris, which is eager to recover from the blip of its first defeat of the campaign against Besiktas. The leading assisters are on show with Klemen Prepelic and TJ Shorts going head-to-head.

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana-Paris Basketball | Round 9 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup

### Surprise performers

Gauthier Denis stepped up with 3 important three-pointers for 9 points off the Paris bench. And 20-year-old big man Enzo Shahrvin picked up 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks in just 8 minutes before injuring his knee and not being able to return for the second half.

Coach Iisalo’s team was unable to pull away in the first 28 minutes, before finally putting together a big run to open some space.

“What helped us is that we have been turning these games into wins and that has created this collective confidence,” he added. “Whatever obstacles are thrown our way, we will find a way \[to win\].”

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Paris Basketball head coach Tuomas Iisalo speaks with his players during a timeout in his team's win against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in Round 9 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

Several role players stepped up to help the French side win in Round 9.

Paris leaned on next-man-up mentality at Cedevita

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana v Paris Basketball (2023-11-29T17:30:00.000Z)

U-BT Cluj-Napoca and BC Lietkabelis took part in an historic offensive shootout in Round 9 of the 2023-24 EuroCup Regular Season.

U-BT Cluj-Napoca, BC Lietkabelis set scoring records in Round 9 clash

In arguably one of the best BKT EuroCup games in recent history, [U-BT Cluj-Napoca downed 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 120-111](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/cluj-holds-off-lietkabelis-in-ot-120-111/) at home in overtime to go up to 7-2 in the standings, setting several club records in the process. 

Cluj shattered the club's scoring record, breaking the 100-point mark for the first time, while its 120 points are the seventh-best scoring mark in competition history. ALBA Berlin recorded the highest-ever total with 141 points in its classic five-overtime showdown against Bosna Sarajevo on December 4, 2007. Cluj set club records in free throws made (26) and attempted (37), too.

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Lietkabelis finished the game with 111 points, also a new club record. Its best scoring mark until now was the 104 points it scored against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana on November 30, 2022. Lietkabelis set a new EuroCup season high for the most free throws attempted (43) and made (35). Those 43 free throws attempted are the most by a team in a EuroCup game since Cedevita Zagreb went to the line 48 times in a 102-109 road victory against ALBA Berlin on November 14, 2018.

### Even more records were set

Both teams combined for 231 points, the most ever for a game that went to single overtime. It ties for fourth place in the EuroCup's single-game all-time scoring charts, level with Lukoil Academic's 116-115 win against Zagreb in triple overtime on November 11, 2003. 

ALBA and Bosna combined for 268 points in their five-overtime classic. Dreamland Gran Canaria vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (257 points) and ALBA vs. Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (239) are ahead of this game in terms of combined scoring, but they went to triple and double overtime, respectively.

Following defeat to Gran Canaria, Cluj endeavour to restore winning-ways and regain ground when they entertain a flourishing Lietkabelis roster, which have won three European outings in succession. Can the Romanians get closer to the summit or will the visitors resume their rise?

U-BT Cluj-Napoca-7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys | Round 9 Highlights | 2023-24 BKT EuroCup

Three players per team scored 20 points or more in the contest between Cluj and Lietkabelis, too. D.J. Seeley paced the winners with 25 points, while Emanuel Cate and Jarell Eddie each added 20. Deividas Sirvydis led Lietkabelis with 29 points, Gediminas Orelik added 22 and Martynas Varnas had 20. 

All in all, it was a high-scoring game that the fans inside BT-Arena will never, ever forget!

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Bryce Jones of U-BT Cluj-Napoca looks to score against 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys in Round 9 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The two teams could only be separated after overtime.

Cluj, Lietkabelis set scoring records in Round 9 clash

U-BT Cluj-Napoca v 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys (2023-11-29T17:00:00.000Z)

Paris Basketball got back to winning ways by downing KK Cedevita Olimpija in Round 9 of the 2023-24 EuroCup Regular Season.

Paris Basketball bounces back for convincing 77-93 win over KK Cedevita Olimpija

Paris Basketball bounced back from its first loss of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup season and eventually pulled away from Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana for a 77-93 road victory to remain top of the Group A standings. Cedevita remains winless after nine rounds.

Paris put the game away with a 4-15 run spanning the final two quarters, as it moved to 8-1 at the halfway point in the regular season. TJ Shorts paced the Parisian side with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals, Nadir Hifi scored 15 points, Tyson Ward had 12 and Collin Malcolm and Leon Kratzer both chipped in 10 points apiece. Cedevita set a club record with 31 made free throws but that wasn’t enough, as it fell to 0-9 and is the only winless team in the competition. Justin Cobbs was Cedevita’s leading scorer with 18 points and DJ Stewart added 17 points in the defeat.

### Cedevita had a slender first-quarter lead

Cedevita grabbed 3 offensive rebounds to lead 3-2 in the first 2 minutes. Paris’s offense started to get rolling with Ward scoring 6 points in a 2-8 spurt to go up 5-10. The hosts reeled off the next 11 points – including a four-point play by Jaka Blazic – to move back ahead, 16-10. Paris would trim the gap to 18-17 and two Enzo Shahrvin scores evened the game at 23-23. A Cobbs three-pointer helped Cedevita lead 26-25 after 10 minutes.

 

### Paris wrestled back control

Cedevita got most of its production from the free-throw line while the game saw 3 lead changes and 3 ties until 5 quick points from Hifi put Paris up 31-36. More free throws from the home side – Cedevita moved to 16-of-20 through 17 minutes – made it 36-38. Then, 3 more Cobbs free throws trimmed it into 39-40. Gauthier Denis answered with a three-pointer and Ward helped extend the lead to 41-47. And the score was 44-48 at the intermission.

### Paris kept Cedevita at arm’s length

Paris scored on three straight possessions and led 48-54 early in the third quarter. Driving layups by Shorts and Mehdy Ngouama put the guests up 51-58 and Malcolm made it double figures for the first time at 52-62. Cedevita would not go away and Klemen Prepelic’s three-pointer, along with Shawn Jones’ layup, had the hosts down just 61-65. And the Paris lead was 61-67 with 10 minutes to play.

 

### Paris pulled away late

Shorts blocked a shot and Kratzer scored 4 points to put Paris ahead 61-71. A couple of Mikael Jantunen free throws extended the advantage to a game-high 11 points, 64-75, with 7 minutes to go. Denis added a second three-pointer and Paris led comfortably 65-80 with under 5 minutes to play. Denis and Ngouama both knocked down three-pointers to keep Cedevita’s comeback hopes on ice for good at 72-88.

TJ Shorts of Paris Basketball gets away from Justin Cobbs of Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in Round 9 of the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The French side battled well with the Slovenian hosts before pulling away late on.

Paris bounces back for convincing 77-93 win over Cedevita

In a high-scoring battle that went to overtime, U-BT Cluj-Napoca returned to winning ways in Group B by topping 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 120-111 at BT-Arena on Wednesday. Cluj improved to 7-2 in Group B while Lietkabelis dropped to 4-5 and saw its three-game winning streak come to an end. 

Cluj holds off Lietkabelis in OT, 120-111! 

With the win Cluj improved to 7-2 in Group B while Lietkabelis dropped to 4-5 and saw its three-game winning streak come to an end.  D.J. Seeley paced the winners with 25 points. Emanuel Cate and Jarell Eddie each added 20, Patrick Richard had 16 while Andrija Stipanovic got 14 for Cluj. Deividas Sirvydis led Lietkabelis with 29 points. Gediminas Orelik added 22, Martynas Varnas had 20, Gabrielius Maldunas 16 and Liutauras Lelevicius 10 for the guests.

### Varnas was Lietkabelis's X-factor

Cate dunked and Seeley struck from downtown for a 5-0 Cluj lead. Orelik and Sirvydis fueled an 0-8 run that put Lietkabelis in charge, 5-8. Cate got help from Eddie and Bryce Jones to put Cluj back in charge, 16-10. Varnas stepped up with 6 quick points that helped the guests tie it at 16-16. Lelevicius hit a corner triple to give Lietkabelis a 21-23 lead after 10 minutes.

### Late 13-2 put Cluj ahead

Stipanovic scored twice in the paint and Adam Mokoka dunked in traffic in a 6-0 run that prompted a Lietkabelis timeout at 27-25. Maldunas followed a layup with an off-balance jump hook for a 29-31 Lietkabelis lead. Stipanovic and Brown kept pushing Cluj and Eddie's triple put the hosts ahead, 36-34. Cate and Karel Guzman kept their team in charge and Seeley's three-pointer fixed the halftime score at 44-36.

### Cluj took off

Eddie struck from beyond the arc to make it a double-digit game, 47-36, right after the break. Orelik rescued Lietkabelis with back-to-back triples but an unstoppable Cate kept the hosts way ahead, 58-48. Eddie and Richard each joined the three-point shootout for a 64-53 score. Guzman ignited the crowd with a huge dunk and Stipanovic added a three-point play in an 8-0 run that broke the game open, 74-59, at the end of the third quarter.

### Down to the wire!

Sirvydis and Varnas tried to ignite Lietkabelis's comeback, bringing the guests within 79-72 with over 6 minutes remaining. Lelevicius struck from downtown to get Lietkabelis even closer, 82-77. Richard rescued Cluj with 4 quick points but Varnas and Orelik made it 87-86 with 2:22 left. Orelik hit a three-pointer and Maldunas's reverse layup tied it a 92-92 with 55 seconds remaining. Seeley made free throws and Orelik's layup with a three-pointer for a 97-94 Cluj lead with 15.6 seconds left in regulation. Sirvydis drew a three-point shooting foul and all free throws for a 97-97 tie. Richard missed from downtown at the buzzer.

### Seeley seals the win

Seeley kept leading Cluj early in overtime but Orelik and Maldunas kept the guests close, 102-101. Stipanovic took over with a tip-in, Varnas split free throws and Sirvydis tied it again, 104-104. Mokoka hit a critical three-pointer, then Seeley hit foul shots and erased Orelik's triple with his own shot from downtown. Dziugas Slavinskas dunked and Eddie sealed the outcome from beyond the arc.

In a high-scoring overtime thriller, U-BT Cluj-Napoca outlasted 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys 120-111 at BT-Arena.

Cluj holds off Lietkabelis in OT, 120-111

Who's hot: Kyle Alexander, Hapoel

The 27-year-old big man [Kyle Alexander](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/kyle-alexander/011973/) has been a consistent, productive and, at times, dominant presence under the rims on both ends of the floor for Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv (5-2).

Ever since making his competition debut in Round 3, Hapoel center has been one of EuroCup's best rebounders.

Alexander averages 8.5 rebounds for the season, having pulled down at least 6 boards in each of his six appearances. Over the last five games, Alexander ranks fifth in the competition with 51 total boards, good for a 10.2 average.

Alexander has been a force under both rims. He ranks third in the EuroCup with 6.0 defensive rebounds per game, but he has also been giving Hapoel's offense second-chance opportunities with 2.5 offensive rebounds on average.

He has shined especially in the rebounding department in Rounds 4 and 5, when he first had 10 rebounds in a win at Veolia Towers Hamburg and then topped it with 13 to help beat London Lions a week later.

The 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season is reaching its halfway point this week, and one of the players who got hot over the recent weeks is Hapoel center Kyle Alexander.

In his first three appearances this season, Alexander averaged 5.7 points on 50.0% shooting. However, in the last three, he has started putting the ball in the basket, too.

Since Round 6, Alexander is averaging 14.0 points and has improved his tallies each week. He first scored 12 points against Paris Basketball in Round 6, followed by scoring 13 points vs. Prometey Slobozhanske in Round 7, before finishing with 17 points last week against Joventut Badalona.

What has been really impressive is that Alexander has done so on 69.6% two-point accuracy despite an increased volume of shots.

Only three EuroCup players have made more two-point shots than Alexander's  16-for-23 over the latest three-game span. In addition, has been perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line, additionally proving how confident he has been feeling shooting the ball.

Alexander's scoring has helped Hapoel's offense keep humming at a historic rate. It's current 97.9-points average is at least 5 points better than any team in the competition history.

Hapoel and Alexander will have it tough to keep those numbers ticking over in Round 9, when they welcome the EuroLeague-best defense of Besiktas Emlak jet Istanbul (7-1), which allows just 72.5 points per contest.

As the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season reaches its halfway, one of the hotter players in the recent weeks is Hapoel center Kyle Alexander.

Yogi Ferrell, a player with 268 games of experience in the NBA, has signed for Buducnost VOLI in the EuroCup.

Yogi Ferrell adds to the options of Buducnost VOLI

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica has announced the signing of [Yogi Ferrell](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/yogi-ferrell/011281/). Ferrell (1.82 meters, 30 years old) most recently played in China for the Shanghai Sharks, averaging 15.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.2 steals in nine Chinese League games. He returns to the BKT EuroCup after playing in the competition in each of the last two seasons. The guard joins a Buducnost side hoping to build on its 3-5 start to the 2023-24 campaign.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">Jogi Ferel je plavo-bijeli, stigao u Podgoricu! 🔵⚪️<a href="https://t.co/ip9we28E0F">https://t.co/ip9we28E0F</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KKB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KKB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HukMora%C4%8De?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HukMorače</a> <a href="https://t.co/VtgateuTjr">pic.twitter.com/VtgateuTjr</a></p>&mdash; KK Budućnost VOLI (@KKBuducnostVOLI) <a href="https://twitter.com/KKBuducnostVOLI/status/1729812514790130080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 29, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### Making his mark in the EuroCup

Over the last couple of seasons, in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 campaigns, Ferrell showed that he can score at a decent clip in the EuroCup with Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana.

In the second half of the 2021-22 season, Ferrell posted 15.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists and a 17.7 PIR in 15 games as Cedevita reached the EuroCup Quarterfinals. Then, in the 2022-23 campaign, he averaged 18.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists and a 21.4 PIR, although Cedevita finished bottom of Group A with a 3-15 record.

The top plays of Yogi Ferrell for Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 BKT EuroCup seasons.

Yogi Ferrell's best EuroCup plays

### Plenty of NBA experience

Ferrell played a total of 259 games in the NBA across five seasons with the Dallas Mavericks, the Brooklyn Nets, the Sacramento Kings, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Clippers. Across those 259 appearances, he averaged 7.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists. He played nine games in the NBA Playoffs in the 2020-21 season for the Clippers, too.

The best performances in Ferrell’s NBA career came during his time with Dallas, as he averaged 11.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.1 steals in 36 games in the 2016-17 season before posting 10.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 82 appearances in the 2017-18 campaign.

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New Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade signing Yogi Ferrell in action for Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in the 2022-23 BKT EuroCup Regular Season.

The 30-year-old has returned to the BKT EuroCup

Yogi Ferrell signs for Buducnost

Youth will be served when Ulm and Bourg clash on Wednesday to hold on to a share of second place in Group B.

Ulm vs. Bourg: Rising stars take the stage

Round 9 of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season bring an exciting showdown between two of the youngest and most fun-to-watch teams in the competition. [ratiopharm Ulm (6-2) welcomes Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse (6-2)](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2023-24/ratiopharm-ulm-mincidelice-jl-bourg-en-bresse/U2023/86/) in a battle for second place in Group B in which U-BT Cluj-Napoca (6-2) is also involved. Remember: Starting the season, the best two teams in each group qualify directly to the EuroCup Quarterfinals.

Bourg looks for its first victory against Ulm after four consecutive losses over the last two years. Last season, Ulm beat Bourg at home, 110-98, and on the road, 78-85.

A run-and-gun game is expected at Ratiopharm Arena. Both teams take a lot of three-point shots: [Ulm attempts 29.9 shots  from the arc per night](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/key-stats-teams/?size=1000&misc=&seasonCode=U2023&category=FieldGoalsAttempted3&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&aggregate=perGame), trailing only Dolomiti Energia Trento (31.5), and Bourg takes over 25 three-point shots per night (25.3). [Ulm (39.3% 3FG) and Bourg (39.1% 3FG) rank fourth and fifth](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/key-stats-teams/?size=1000&misc=&seasonCode=U2023&category=FieldGoals3Percent&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&aggregate=perGame), respectively, in three-point shooting percentage. Last season in Ulm, these teams combined for 62 three-point attempts.

There are many young players to follow in this game, which makes it even more attractive to basketball fans out there.

Kevin Kokila and Zaccharie Risacher are two of Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse's pillars this season.

Kokila, Risacher play key role in Bourg

### Ulm: Nunez, Williams are main pillars

For Ulm, [Juan Nunez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/juan-nunez/010106/) has been outstanding lately and has quickly become one of the best point guards in the competition. At age 19, Nunez is showing great improvement all around, getting more active on defense and shooting the ball much better. He went from a respectable 36.1% three-point shooting percentage last season to 47.4% in this one, and has doubled his average to rank [third overall at 2.2 steals per night](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=U2023&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=steals).

Nunez missed a couple of games due to injury and has been particularly solid since his return, scoring in double digits in each of his last four showdowns. During that time, he has averaged 12.8 points on 66.7% shooting from downtown, 5.0 rebounds, 7.5 assists, 3.3 steals and a PIR of 20.3. [Nunez ranks fourth in assists this season at 6.2 per night](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=U2023&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=assistances) to go with 10.5 points and 4.0 rebounds.

At age 23, [Trevion Williams](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/trevion-lamon-williams-/012604/) is already Ulm's next top-class elite big man. Williams has posted four double-doubles in seven games and [leads the competition in rebounds at 10.9 per night](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=U2023&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=totalRebounds). He has been extremely effective inside (68.8% 2FG) and outside the arc (45.5% 3FG) while averaging 15.0 points, 3.6 assists and 1.6 steals. As such, [Williams is the EuroCup's PIR leader](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=1000&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=U2023&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=valuation) so far this season (23.6).

Trevion Williams and Juan Nunez are two of the best players in the BKT EuroCup this season.

Williams, Nunez: young strars in Ulm

### Bourg's young players step up

Bourg has its fair share of successful young players, starting by top-class prospect [Zaccharie Risacher](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/zaccharie-risacher/010718/), who is showing superstar potential at age 18. Risacher is averaging 13.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 0.9 blocks and a PIR of 11.6, [ranking fifth overall in three-point shooting accuracy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/stats/expanded/?size=1000&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=U2023&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=fieldGoals3Percent) (58.3%). His matchup against athletic forward [Karim Jallow](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/karim-jallow/005422/) should be one of this game's highlights.

Williams will not have it easy against 22-year-old center [Kevin Kokila](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/kevin-kokila/011837/), who has shown great improvement from last season. A great finisher around the rim due to his good hands and physicality, Kokila averages 7.2 points on 64.1% shooting, 5.6 rebounds and a PIR of 9.5 in 21 minutes per night. Last season, with half of his current playing time, Kokila averaged 3.2 points and 2.4 rebounds.

Unfortunately, [Hugo Benitez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/hugo-benitez/010449/) is out with a broken foot and his matchup against Nunez will have to wait. At age 22, Benitez averages 9.8 points and 6.5 assists in 4 games. He had 26 assists and just 2 turnovers this season!

All these young talents are expected to take center stage on Wednesday night, in a game that has everything it takes to be a great showdown. Ulm and Bourg will be on the floor at Ratiopharm Arena on Wednesday at 19:30 CET.