 Turk Telekom signs veteran center Michael Eric 

Former 7DAYS EuroCup champion [Michael Eric](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/michael-eric/profile/007360/) will return to the competition after being signed by Turk Telekom on Friday for the rest of the season. Eric (2.10 meters, 34 years old) won the title with Darussafaka Istanbul in 2018, his second season in the EuroCup after having debuted with Bilbao Basket of Spain the year before. He averaged 8.5 points and 5.4 rebounds in 30 career EuroCup games.

`<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Michael Eric yeniden Türk Telekom’da!<br>Geçtiğimiz sezon Unicaja Malaga’da oynayan Michael Eric’i tekrardan mavi beyaz renklerimize bağladık. <br>Welcome back to your family <a href="https://twitter.com/MEasy_50?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MEasy_50</a> <a href="https://t.co/vw5uHp9755">pic.twitter.com/vw5uHp9755</a></p>&mdash; Türk Telekom Basketbol (@TT_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/TT_Basketbol/status/1613859222634078215?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>`

In his championship season, Eric put up 7.7 points and 5.7 rebounds as a full-time starter for Darussafaka, with whom he made his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut the following season.  He would spend three seasons in a row in the EuroLeague, continuing to Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and CSKA Moscow, with 71 career games averaging of 7.8 points and 3.8 rebounds. Eric played the first part of the 2021-22 season with Unicaja Malaga of Spain but suffered a season-ending knee injury.

Turk Telekom is currently tied for second place in Group B of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season with a 7-3 record.

Turk Telekom signs veteran center Michael Eric

### Cournooh sets career-high in scoring

[David Cournooh](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/david-cournooh/records/lvw/) scored more than double his season average with a career-high 16 points plus 3 assists in [Germani Brescia’s 85-75 victory over Joventut Badalona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/germani-brescia-joventut-badalona/U2022/92/) on Tuesday. The 32-year-old guard also led his team with a plus/minus of +15. Entering the game, Cournooh was averaging 7.2 points and 1.7 assists per game. It’s been a hot and cold season for Cournooh who has four games with at least 14 points and six games with 5 or fewer. Brescia is 3-1 when he has scored in double figures.

David Cournooh set career-high in scoring vs. Joventut

David Cournooh set career-high in scoring vs Joventut

### Taskiran shatters career marks

[Frutti Extra Bursaspor was on fire against Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/frutti-extra-bursaspor-cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana/U2022/91/) on Wednesday, setting or tying three club single-game records, and seldom-used guard [Enes Taskiran](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/enes-taskiran/005890/) joined in on all the fun. Taskiran played 17 minutes and posted his career highs with 18 points, 4 three-pointers made and a PIR of 14. He had at least 1 three-pointer in each of the last three quarters of the game. Interestingly, in his previous 15 appearances over three seasons dating back to 2014-15 season, Taskiran scored a total of 19 points, made just 1 three-pointer and never had a PIR better than 14.

Enes Taskiran highlights vs. Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana.

Taskiran shatters career marks

### Tessitori helps Reyer's inside dominance

Big man [Amedeo Tessitori](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/amedeo-tessitori/003759/) won the 7DAYS EuroCup title last season, and his [Round 10 performance against ratiopharm Ulm](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/umana-reyer-venice-ratiopharm-ulm/U2022/94/) is just what Umana Reyer Venice was hoping it is getting when it brought him aboard this past summer. Reyer dominated inside in its 20-point win, and Tessitori had a large role in it. The 28-year old big man tied his career high in with 15 points, making 5 of 9 two-pointers and 1 of 2 threes. Tessitori also pulled down a personal-best 9 rebounds and posted a career-high PIR of 22.

Amedeo Tessitori (15 points) highlights vs. ratiopharm Ulm

Tessitori helps Reyer's inside dominance

### Mutaf's night in Wroclaw

After 10 rounds, Gran Canaria is the EuroCup team with the best record, 8-2. [In its latest win](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/slask-wroclaw-gran-canaria/U2022/99/), the team's scoring production came from the unlikeliest of sources as 20-year old [David Mutaf](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/david-mutaf/008176/) used his first career start to not only shatter several of his career-highs, but also lead Gran Canaria in scoring on the night with 19 points. Mutaf was 5-for-8 from three-point range after netting just 3 triples in his previous 7 appearances dating back to last season. Against Slask on Wednesday, Mutaf also dishes his first 3 assists and picked up his first 3 steals in the competition. After quite a night from Mutaf, Gran Canaria fans hope it is just the beginning for the young swingman from Turkey.

Mutaf's night in Wroclaw

### Agada orchestrated Prometey's win

Prometey Slobozhanske [continued its winning run](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/7bet-lietkabelis-panevezys-prometey-slobozhanske/U2022/93/) into the new calendar year, and its 72-80 triumph at 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys came with leadership from playmaker [Caleb Agada](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/caleb-agada/011944/). In his 28 minutes on the floor, Agada not only co-led all the scorers in the game with 19 points, but also dished a personal-best 9 assists, tying him tied for the most assists in Round 10. Agada posted a PIR of 27, another best in his first season in the competition, leading the team to its third straight win.

Caleb Agada (19 points, 9 assists) highlights vs. Lietkabelis Panevezys

Agada orchestrated Prometey's win

Round 10 roll call

Look back at all the action in the Regular Season Round 10 by checking out the best photos of the week!

EuroCup, The Top 10 photos of the week, Round 10

1,500 traveling fans help Hapoel to improbable fourth-quarter rally 

Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv found itself trailing London Lions by 14 points with less than 8 minutes to play on the road. But the Israeli side knew it could just chip away at the deficit and get back into the game. And in the end, the support of a fantastic group of visiting fans helped carry Hapoel to the improbable win.

Hapoel mounted a 2-20 run to pull ahead in the fourth quarter and the lead changed hands four times in the final 96 seconds before J’Covan Brown’s jumper with 12 seconds to play gave Hapoel the 93-95 victory over London. And it was clear to Hapoel head coach Danny Franco that his team’s fans deserve a big thank you as well.

“We had a huge support from a lot of fans. 1,500 fans came from Israel all the way to London to the beautiful Wembley area and just helped us to keep our heads up and keep on fighting. Eventually, it paid off,” said Franco about the great support at the Ovo Arena Wembley.

The Hapoel fans gathered in London and walked the streets before the game and expressed their love for the team. And they showed in the arena how much that can mean for the team.

"We feel at home wherever we go. That is Hapoel Tel Aviv. That is our spirit. That’s what we bring to EuroCup - a lot of color and fun, also to London as well,” Franco added.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Two hours before <a href="https://twitter.com/LondonLions?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LondonLions</a> tip off against <a href="https://twitter.com/HapoelTLVBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HapoelTLVBC</a> at Wembley and this is the scene outside…it’s gonna be crazy 😱😱😱 <a href="https://t.co/uoIRaWTkad">pic.twitter.com/uoIRaWTkad</a></p>&mdash; Hoopsfix (@Hoopsfix) <a href="https://twitter.com/Hoopsfix/status/1613229281647132673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Even London head coach Ryan Schmidt enjoyed seeing the fan atmosphere.

“It’s fun. Any time you see support like that it’s pretty remarkable - even if it’s not for you. I thought it was really cool for our fans and British basketball as a whole to see that,” Schmidt said. "Credit to them, there were like 1,500 of them and you heard each and every one of them."

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/HapoelTLVBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HapoelTLVBC</a> fans being loud in London👀 <a href="https://t.co/hNlbHzROSd">pic.twitter.com/hNlbHzROSd</a></p>&mdash; 7DAYS EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1613285816398413824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Franco’s team needed those energetic voices as well. Hapoel trailed for the first 35 minutes, including giving up a massive 58 points in the first half - just one point fewer than Hapoel allowed in a 77-59 win over London at home in Round 1.

“A lot of heart, a lot of determination to get back into it. We mainly fought ourselves today. We were frustrated that we could not play our game but at the end of the day, we were stubborn enough to pull it out,” said Franco, whose team grabbed 24 offensive rebounds and turned those into a 22-4 advantage in second-chance points.

Game News

Hapoel also continued its trend of winning games in which it can really score. The Israeli side improved to 5-0 when it scores at least 93 points.

"It was a total team effort. We fought hard at the end of the game. We never gave up,” said Jordan McRae, who poured in 36 points, including 15 in the final quarter.

It would be hard for McRae and the team to give up with the great support of their fans behind them - as it showed in London.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What an incredible evening!🏀<br>The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Israeli?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Israeli</a> fans had the best time at <a href="https://twitter.com/OVOArena?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OVOArena</a> seeing their <a href="https://twitter.com/hapoeltelavivbc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@hapoeltelavivbc</a> come from behind to narrowly beat <a href="https://twitter.com/LondonLions?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LondonLions</a> in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/London?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#London</a>. 🇮🇱🏀🇬🇧 <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EuroCup</a> <a href="https://t.co/pG1oJEC9wA">pic.twitter.com/pG1oJEC9wA</a></p>&mdash; Israel in the UK 🇮🇱🤝🇬🇧 (@IsraelinUK) <a href="https://twitter.com/IsraelinUK/status/1613502073718423554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Game Videos

1,500 traveling fans helped Hapoel to improbable fourth-quarter rally 

London Lions v Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv (2023-01-11T19:30:00.000Z)

In a spectacular comeback win, [Jordan McRae](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/jordan-mcrae/007996/) of Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv posted the highest performance index rating of all 7DAYS EuroCup players this week to record his second consecutive MVP of the Round honor. McRae led Hapoel from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to a 93-95 road win against London Lions on Wednesday. His PIR of 40 was McRae's personal best in two EuroCup seasons and the third-highest of any player this season. His career-high 36 points, reached after scoring 13 in the last 7 minutes, and his 12 two-pointers made were both the highest such totals in the EuroCup this season. McRae also made 9 of 11 free throws to go with 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 8 fouls drawn. 

Sharing Round 10's second-best PIR of 32 were London's [Sam Dekker](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/sam-dekker/009672/) and [Patrick Richard](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/patrick-richard/011801/) of U-BT Cluj-Napoca. Dekker played all 40 minutes in his team's loss to Hapoel, finishing with 29 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks. Richard posted 23 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals in Cluj's home loss against Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse. Rounding out the list of the week’s top performers were  two centers, [Aleksander Dziewa](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/aleksander-dziewa/011168/) of Slask Wroclaw and [Ante Tomic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/ante-tomic/002507/) of Joventut Badalona, with PIRs of 30 each. Dziewa collected 23 points and 10 rebounds in a home loss against Gran Canaria, and Tomic posted 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in a road defeat against Germani Brescia.

In a spectacular comeback win, Jordan McRae of Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv posted the highest performance index rating of all 7DAYS EuroCup players this week to record his second consecutive MVP of the Round honor.

Jordan McRae | Round 10 MVP | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup

### Individual highs: Chinanu Onuaku, Hapoel, 17 rebounds

McRae led all scorers in Round 10 with 36 points, the highest total of the 7DAYS EuroCup season. Joe Young, recently released by Promitheas Patras, still remains this season's top scorer with 23.4 points per game. Hapoel center [Chinanu Onuaku](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/chinanu-onuaku-/012076/) led all players this round with 17 rebounds. Buducnost VOLI Podgorica center [Alpha Kaba](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/alpha-kaba/007855/) is this season's top rebounder with 11.2 per game.

Three players had 9 assists in Round 10: [Caleb Agada](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/caleb-agada/011944/) of Prometey Slobozhanske, London's [Jordan Taylor](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/jordan-taylor/005247/) and [Marco Spissu](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/marco-spissu/004381/) of Umana Reyer Venice. [J'Covan Brown](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/j-covan-brown/011991/) of Hapoel averages a EuroCup-best 7.3 assists this season. [Joe Thomasson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/joe-thomasson/012095/) of Promitheas Patras and [Kristian Kullamae](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/kristian-kullamae/007729/) of 7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys each had 4 steals in Round 10. [Jeremiah Martin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/jeremiah-martin/011899/) of Slask tops the steals charts with 3.0 per game. Prometey's [Ondrej Balvin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/ondrej-balvin/002644/) and Bourg's [Amida Brimah](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/amida-brimah/012075/) led all players this round with 3 blocks apiece. Joventut's [Simon Birgander](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/simon-birgander/009682/) is EuroCup's top shot-blocker averaging 1.9 blocks.

There were five double-doubles in Round 10: Onuaku had 10 points and 17 rebounds, [Lukas Meisner](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/lukas-meisner/011187/) of Veolia Towers Hamburg (17 points, 12 rebounds), Dziewa (23 points, 10 rebounds), [Aleksa Ilic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/aleksa-ilic/006561/) of Buducnost (11 points, 10 rebounds) and [Gyorgy Goloman](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/gyorgy-goloman/011932/) of Lietkabelis (13 points, 10 rebounds).

Round 10 MVP: Jordan McRae, Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv

Congratulations to Ilija Gojakovic, who is the EuroCup Fantasy Challenge winner for Round 10! His team Munje posted a score of 246.85.

The team featured the following lineup: team captain Jordan McRae of Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv, Onuralp Bitim of Frutti Extra Bursaspor, Lukas Meisner of Veolia Hamburg Towers, Yogi Ferrell of Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana and Mitchell Watt of Umana Reyer Venice as starters; Aleksander Balcerowski of Gran canaria as the sixth man; Jordan Floyd of Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse, Marko Jagodic-Kuridza of Buducnost VOLI Podgorica, Andres Feliz of Joventut Badalona and Yigitcan Saybir of Bursaspor as bench players; and Dusan Alimpijevic also of Bursaspor as head coach. The prize for finishing first in Round 10 is a free subscription to Euroleague TV for the 2023-24 season!

Marisol R is the new leader atop the overall standings. Her team Zipper is ahead of everyone else with 1,730.8 fantasy points.

Trades are now open for Round 11. Remember, three trades are allowed before each round until the end of the regular season, and you can also trade your head coach.

The first games in Round 11, Bourg vs. Reyer, is scheduled to tip off on Tuesday, January 17 at 19:30 CET, and thus marks the next round's deadline.

Try to improve your teams and challenge for more prized at the [EuroCup Fantasy Challenge, powered by Ardu Prime](https://eurocupfantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/es/home)!

EuroCup Fantasy Challenge: Round 10 winner!

Promitheas Patras went into the second half of the 7DAYS EuroCup calendar looking to figure out how to replace the scoring output of the competition's leading scorer, Joe Young. The Greek side ended up sharing the sugar in a balanced 84-71 win over Dolomiti Energia Trento.

Promitheas had five players score in double figures to snap a three-game home losing streak, which improved its record to 6-4 in the process. It was the first game after Young and the club parted ways, leaving new head coach Ioannis Christopoulos with the task of trying to replace the American’s 23.4 points per game.

Arnoldas Kulboka and Anthony Cowan were the only other players who had averaged double-figure totals in scoring thus far this season, with 14.6 points and 10.2 points, respectively.

Against Trento, though, George Conditt led the way with 17 points, 10.1 more than his average coming into the game, while Kulboka had 16 points. New addition Joe Thomasson chipped in with 15 points on his debut, Trevis Simpson added 12 points, 2.3 more than his average, and Nemanja Dangubic contributed 10 points, 6.4 better than his average.

Overall, Promitheas's approach of finding several different scorers proved key, as it found a way to fill the Young-sized hole on the box score.

Promitheas spreads the wealth to replace Young-sized hole

Promitheas Patras v Dolomiti Energia Trento (2023-01-11T17:30:00.000Z)

Gran Canaria expectedly came out on top against Slask Wroclaw on Wednesday night, winning 79-91 on the road. What ultimately made the difference was the deeper roster available to Gran Canaria head coach Jaka Lakovic, as his team closed out a game that hung in the balance until the last few minutes.

Although the Group B leader missed some of its key players, notably the versatile AJ Slaughter, the Spanish side had too much for its Polish rival down the stretch.

Gran Canaria dominated the paint at Centennial Hall, racking up 43 rebounds, 16 of which were on the offensive end, compared to the 32 collected by Slask. The visitors also dished out an impressive 25 assists, nine more than the home side’s total of 16.

Khalifa Diop (17 points) and Nicolas Brussino (11) grabbed 9 rebounds each, while Ferran Bassas had 7 assists to underline the vast array of options available to Gran Canaria.

In addition, 11 of Gran Canaria’s 12 players got on the scoresheet, led by David Mutaf on 19 points, as the Turkish forward showed impeccable shot selection, having nailed 2-of-3 three-pointers and 5-of-8 of his efforts from inside the arc.

With Aleksander Balcerowksi adding 12 points and Vitor Benite 10, Gran Canaria made good use of all its options against a resilient Slask team, whose center Aleksander Dziewa stood out with 23 points and 12 rebounds.

Slask was in it until the final few minutes as Jeremiah Martin and Conor Morgan chipped in with 17 and 11 points, respectively, but Slask’s bench produced preciously little against a more resourceful Gran Canaria.

Deep roster carries Gran Canaria past battling Slask

Slask Wroclaw v Gran Canaria (2023-01-11T19:00:00.000Z)

After Umana Reyer Venice's 89-69 victory over ratiopharm Ulm, it was no surprise that the hosts' were pleased with how they played defense, especially because they felt that was where they needed to improve.

"We've been improving the past two or three weeks", big man Derek Willis explained. "Really focused in on our defense. I think this is where we were struggling the most."

Reyer has quite a high standard. This was already the fourth time they held opponents to fewer than 70 points, and Reyer ranks second in the competition, allowing just 74.3 points per game.

However, there was one big difference in this one compared to previous games. Reyer used its defense to dominate on offense, and finished scoring a season-high 89 points. Reyer's frontline of Mitchell Watt, Derek Willis and Amedeo Tessitori combined to score 51 points and pulled down 18 rebounds.

"From our solid defense we built our ability to run the floor, to find an open shot, to show the talent the team has", Reyer head coach Walter De Raffaele said at the press conference. "I am happy we played a very good game."

Reyer's defense allowed its offense to flourish

Umana Reyer Venice v ratiopharm Ulm (2023-01-11T19:00:00.000Z)