TV Info: ratiopharm Ulm vs. Umana Reyer Venice

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ratiopharm Ulm v Umana Reyer Venice (2022-10-11T17:15:00.000Z)

Dave Dudzinski, Bursaspor: 'People are hungry for more'

**Frutti Extra Bursapor begins a new 7DAYS EuroCup season fresh off a historic 2021-22 campaign in which the team beat all expectations to reach the championship game. One of its pillars is power forward David Dudzinski, who will once again blog on the EuroCup website this season. Nicknamed “The Dude”, Dudzinski started his professional basketball career in Italy and also played in Lithuania and Romania before joining Antwerp Giants, his first EuroCup squad. Last season, he was an essential player for Bursaspor during its impressive run. Dudzinski is back to keep us informed of what is going on in at Bursaspor, one of the most fun teams to follow, right here on [EuroCupBasketball.com](http://EuroCupBasketball.com)! **

A new EuroCup season is ahead of us, and our expectations are higher! This is now a team with some guys who know what it takes and we also brought in a bunch of guys from higher levels: from Fenerbahce, from Efes, guys with high-level experience in the EuroCup and the EuroLeague. We have guys that what it takes to win and now the expectations are a little bit different, not only from other people but from ourselves. Last year, we just wanted to make the playoffs, which was the most important thing. This year, I think people are hungry for more. 

We had three players go to EuroLeague teams, but kept Onuralp Bitim and Derek Needham. A big reason for those of us who stayed is that we really enjoy playing together and for Coach Dusan. With the team investing more in our club and wanting to make this project bigger, it was something we wanted to be a part of. Sometimes, you don't have to leave to take a step forward in your career and I think we realized that. I am happy to be back playing with these guys because it is a lot of fun. 

Derek keeps everybody together. He is our captain this year and he definitely deserves it. He is a natural leader and has become a really good friend of mine. His coming back was huge for us and it helps our team this year come together faster. 

"Sometimes, you don't have to leave to take a step forward in your career."

We signed two very good players to our frontcourt, Zach Auguste and Ahmet Duverioglu, at the '5' position. They complement each other and have different playing styles. Zach is fast and a very athletic guy. Ahmet is also very skilled, but is the kind of guy that if he catches it anywhere in the paint, it's over; he is going to score it. It is great to have these two guys coming with us. They kind of move me back to my natural position at '4'. Just having this depth at the start of the season is amazing and we don't have to worry about one of our guys having foul trouble or something because we know that we have that depth that can cover these situations. 

It's been a few months since our wild ride in the EuroCup Playoffs and looking back, it was a lot of fun. I have been lucky in my career to have some fun moments, some really good playoff runs... but by far, this was the most fun I had in my basketball career. I didn't go back and watch all the games this summer, though I will, eventually, but it was amazing. I told everyone that it sometimes feels like a dream. When I look at the pictures and think about all the times we had, all the wins we got, it doesn't always feel real... but it happened! Now, we have the chance to build on that success and those memories and to make something even more from it. 

"We have to chance to build on that success and those memories."

I think that by the end of the season, everybody in Bursa knew who we were. The club, Bursaspor, has a big name in the city, so to have the people of Bursa see basketball as a sport that they want to come to and watch us play is great. There is a healthy amount of buzz here for this year, like any team that has really good fans. Sometimes, from year to year, you have to earn it a little bit. We will have to go out there and win some games and get people really excited about our program again. I think that as we go through the season, we are going to continue to grow our brand and get fans in the seats. 

This is my third EuroCup season already. All of a sudden, I am the second-oldest guy on the team! For me, it is all about trying to make the right play. We say it all the time: everybody has skills, but knowing when to make certain decisions is the most important thing. I think this is something that I bring to the table for this team, especially with so much talent here. I can be a little bit of a leader. Not necessarily like last year, when I had to grind it out for 35 minutes a game or something by the end. I can just go out there and make the right decisions and do whatever it takes to get our team a win. 

I think our group is really tough. Looking at our group last season, we just wanted to be in the top eight, but this year, we can be top four or better in our group. We are not going to even talk about the playoffs. There are some very good teams. Cedevita is still a very good team. Reyer, with our old friend Allerik Freeman, are always tough and put together a very good team this year, just like Joventut. In the other group, you cannot ignore Gran Canaria: year after year, they are showing that they can put together a really good team. This year, they are kind of going for it. These are the main teams but at this point, they are also looking at us because we have a very good team, too! We will find out right away: Let's have a great start to the season! 

Joventut Badalona has brought in [Jarrod Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/jarrod-jones/006883/) on a one-month deal, the club confirmed on Thursday. He will help cover the injuries of Leonardo Okeke and William Howard. Jones (2.07 meters, 32 years old) last played for Guangsha of the Chinese League, where he averaged 13.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.5 steals in 33 games. He has four years of experience in the 7DAYS EuroCup and last featured in the competition with Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in 2020-21, averaging 9.9 points and 4.6 rebounds across 15 appearances. 

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Jones, a native of the United States, has played for BC Kyiv of Ukraine, Albacomp, Atomeromu and Szolnok of Hungary, Vichy Clermont and Monaco of France, VL Pesaro of Italy, Pinar Karsiyaka and Darussafaka of Turkey, Cedevita of Slovenia and Guangsha of China during his professional career, which began in 2012. In the EuroCup, he has appeared in the competition for Szolnok (2015-16), Monaco (2018-19), Darussafaka (2019-20) and Cedevita (2020-21), with his overall averages standing at 8.9 points and 5.3 rebounds from 52 games played, of which 30 have been starts.

Joventut signs Jones on short-term deal

Kennedy, Prometey have unfinished business together

DJ Kennedy and Prometey Slobozhanske enter the team's debut campaign in the 7DAYS EuroCup with unfinished business after the Ukraine-Russia war cost them a chance to play for a title last season.  Kennedy and the Ukrainian club were poised to challenge for the 2021-22 crown in the Basketball Champions League before the fighting in eastern Europe ended their dreams.

“We feel like we have unfinished business for everything that happened with us from last year,” Kennedy said. “We feel like we never got a fair chance to really just finish strong. We thought we had a special group. We thought we had a good chance of winning the Champions League last year.”

Prometey fought back from a Game 1 loss to eliminate Israeli power Hapoel Jerusalem in a best-of-three play-in series to reach the Round of 16 group stage. The team then won their first two games before the February 2022 national team window and were on the doorstep of the quarterfinals.

During that break, on February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine and everything was thrown into the wind. Prometey ended up playing its third game in the group against U-BT Cluj Napoca on March 3 with the contest relocated to Nymburk, Czech Republic because of safety concerns in Ukraine. Prometey lost 92-81. The 32-year-old Kennedy said looking back that the Cluj game should not have been played as it was so hard for the team to think about the game.

The guys really weren’t there for basketball. It was kind of hard for anyone to really focus on something like that when a situation like this is going on.”

“The guys really weren’t there for basketball. It was kind of hard for anyone to really focus on something like that when a situation like this is going on,” he said. “It was tough, man, because you want to be there for \[the Ukrainian players\], support them mentally, physically, any way you can. But there's only so much you can do and so much you can really ask of them. It was just tough. So I felt their pain as well.”

Club leaders on March 5 decided to disband all teams for the remainder of the season and give its money and resources to the country’s efforts to fight the war - after a record of 37-5 in all competitions for Kennedy and co.

“It was an unfortunate situation, but there's nothing you can do about it. Of course, the situation comes first, their country, their families. We wanted to play for the country and we feel like we really had a great chance. But the timing was bad. I'm pretty sure they made the best decision for us, for the country, for the club and their families,” Kennedy said.

With all players immediately becoming free agents, Kennedy elected to finish the season with Israeli club Hapoel Galil Elion - a move that wasn’t easy for him.

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“Man, it was tough just because you built the bond with the guys. Each season you go to a team, you build bonds with your teammates, the staff and everyone a part of an organization. And I felt like that was probably one of the best groups I've been a part of,” he said. “Teams who have a bond like that usually succeed on the court. So it was tough for us to separate.”

This summer Kennedy was excited upon hearing Prometey wanted to compete again this season - relocating to the Latvian capital of Riga and playing their home games there and participating in the Latvian-Estonian league in addition to the EuroCup.

“I felt like once I found out all the answers for the concerns I had and they offered me again, it was a no-brainer for me,” Kennedy said. 

Kennedy was one of six players from last year’s team who returned - Denys Lukashov, Oleksandr Lypovyy, Viacheslav Petrov, Illya Sidorov and DJ Stephens - along with head coach Ronen Ginzburg. Kennedy, Lypovyy, Petrov and Stephens were the only ones from that septet on hand for most of the season’s training camp as Lukashov and Sidorov were playing for Ukraine at FIBA EuroBasket 2022 - as well as new Prometey teammates Issuf Sanon and Ivan Tkachenko - while Ginzburg was coaching the Czech Republic national team.

Despite having so little time together as a full unit, Prometey managed to win the pre-season Pinar Cup in Izmir, Turkey on September 24 beating on consecutive days Turkish powerhouses Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 93-89 and Pinar Karsiyaka 93-86.

“It was kind of crazy because before we even went to Turkey, we had less than a week of practices as a full team. It just really showed us where we were at without really being together and that the chemistry was still there with most of the guys even though we had a lot of new guys,” Kennedy said.

Not only is the chemistry apparently already there, Kennedy said the whole team senses they have a bigger mission this season.

“We're doing it for something bigger than just us: we’re fighting for a whole country. That's another thing. We just gotta play with a chip on our shoulder because only two teams from Ukraine are playing in international competition. So we want to really just represent the country of Ukraine,” Kennedy said.

Euroleague Basketball has introduced a handful of rule modifications and changes that come into play immediately for the 2022-23 seasons in both the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the 7DAYS EuroCup. 

Euroleague Basketball rule modifications for the 2022-23 season

Euroleague Basketball has introduced a handful of rule modifications and changes that come into play immediately for the 2022-23 seasons in both the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the 7DAYS EuroCup. 

They include the addition of a new throw-in foul, the removal of time limits for when a coach can request a challenge, new court markings for advancing the ball after a timeout in the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime, and the referees' ability to review any acts of violence on the court or the benches at any time. 

The new throw-in foul awards the offensive team 1 free throw plus possession for any foul committed before the ball is inbounded in a throw-in situation that takes place in the final 2 minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime.

Coaches can challenge any of 16 trigger situations without time restrictions. This means that they may challenge out-of-bounds calls, goaltending or interference violations, and foul calls made in the defensive semi-circle, among others, at any time during the game and not only in end-of-game situations. Coaches continue to be limited to one challenge per game.

When the game clock shows 2 minutes or less in the fourth quarter and overtime, after a made basket or a foul/violation committed in the restricted area/extended restricted area, the head coach of the team that has possession following a timeout can choose whether the game shall be resumed with a throw-in from either the throw-in line in the team's frontcourt or from the team's backcourt at the place nearest to where the game was stopped. 

Finally, referees have been authorized to stop the game immediately to review any act of violence or potential act of violence involving players and/or persons permitted to sit on the team benches.

Roster rundown: Frutti Extra Bursaspor

Frutti Extra Bursaspor went on a fairytale run to last season's 7DAYS EuroCup Championship Game, but it fell at the last hurdle when it lost to Virtus Segafredo Bologna. Over the summer, Dusan Alimpijevic, the 2022 EuroCup Coach of the Year, has many key contributors back and the team has added a couple of new additions as it hopes to make another deep run in the competition.

### BACKCOURT

All-EuroCup First Team selection Derek Needham, who played a pivotal role in Bursaspor's success in 2021-22, is expected to play a leading role once again. Anthony Clemmons is one of the newcomers and the 28-year-old brings experience after featuring in the EuroCup with Turk Telekom Ankara last season when he posted averages of 12.1 points, 3.5 assists and 1.4 steals in 14 games. The Clemmons-Needham duo may be among the most formidable backcourts in the EuroCup. Backing up Clemmons and Needham are Omer Utku Al and Mithat Can Ozalp, with the former set to repeat his role as a regular option off the bench while the latter, who is still just 20, attempts to earn more minutes in Coach Alimpijevic's rotation.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">🏀𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 | Yeni sezon hazırlıklarına evimizde devam ediyoruz✅ <a href="https://t.co/PyvWdmDMPd">pic.twitter.com/PyvWdmDMPd</a></p>&mdash; Frutti Extra Bursaspor (@BsBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/BsBasketbol/status/1571921843182780418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 19, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### FRONTCOURT

Onuralp Bitim and David Dudzinski will likely continue as starters for Bursaspor at the forward positions. Bitim impressed in his debut season with the club last year, averaging 12.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists in the EuroCup. Dudzinski also made a fine impression in his first campaign as a Bursaspor player. Another option for the forward position is Yigitcan Saybir, who is a recruit from Anadolu Efes Istanbul. He only played six games for Efes in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague across four seasons, but the 23-year-old featured in 39 Turkish League contests last year. Zach Auguste and Ahmet Duverioglu will share the bulk of the minutes at the center spot. Auguste has arrived from Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, where he served as a sixth man last season, and he will be out to remind EuroCup fans of what he is capable of after previously shining in the competition with Galatasaray in 2018-19 and 2019-20. Duverioglu joins from Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and will hope his experience works to his benefit, having appeared in 142 games in the EuroLeague. The 21-year-old Tarik Sezgun is likely to continue his development by learning from Auguste and Duverioglu in a reserve role.

### PLAYER TO WATCH

The emergence of Onuralp Bitim, among others, was one of the keys behind Bursaspor's success last season, but at just 23 years of age, he has the potential to take his game to even greater heights. Bitim had more of a minor role when he was with Pinar Karsiyaka in 2020-21, but upon arriving at Bursaspor, the support of Coach Alimpijevic saw him begin to play with more confidence and he soon put the EuroCup on notice. With Coach Alimpijevic still in place for the coming season, Bitim can become Bursaspor's undisputed star if he continues to develop at the pace he showed during the last campaign.

Onuralp Bitim Top Plays of the 2021-22 Regular Season and of the 2021-22 Playoffs

Bursaspor, Bitim stay together

### OUTLOOK

Repeating last season's heroics is going to be a tricky test for Bursaspor, but with Coach Alimpijevic and some of the team's key contributors still at the club, it might be possible. Bursaspor is in the tricky-looking Group A in this year's EuroCup, which means it will be competing against the likes of Cedevita, Joventut Badalona and Umana Reyer Venice as they all jostle to secure the best seed going into the single-game knockout rounds. Yet, if Bursaspor can channel its inner pitbull spirit, as John Holland made reference to during last year's run to the EuroCup Championship Game, anything is possible.

No longer a newcomer, Veolia Hamburg Towers come into their second 7DAYS EuroCup campaign with a new head coach in Raoul Korner and a brand-new roster. Hamburg has put together an intriguing blend of talent and experience that should have plenty of hunger and ambition to compete with the best of them.

### BACKCOURT

Hamburg will feature one of the youngest playmaking trios in the competition. Explosive point guard Kendale McCullum, at 26 years of age, will carry most of the load in his first season in the competition. He arrives with proven credentials after leading the German League last season with 7.4 assists and 2.4 steals per game. Behind him, Hamburg will have two very talented youngsters in Len Schoorman and Ziga Samar, the latter of the two is a member of the Slovenian national team and on loan from ALBA Berlin. They will share the backcourt with scoring guard James Woodard, the oldest in the bunch at 28, as well as teenager Leif Moeller who was promoted from Hamburg's youth teams. 

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### FRONTCOURT

Hamburg will put a lot of weight on the shoulder of its versatile second-year forward Seth Hinrichs, who does plenty of scoring and also creates for others. He is one of only two players remaining with Hamburg from last year, the other being small forward Lukas Meisner, who took his game to another level in the second part of last season, during which he averaged 10.3 points on 43.9% three-point shooting and 5.0 rebounds. Marvin Clark is another small forward with great three-point range, while big man Yoeli Childs is a sound rebounder and a big presence inside for Hamburg. Power forward Christoph Philipps brings toughness and experience into this front line, as does veteran center Jonas Wohlfarth-Bottermann, who is back in the competition after three seasons away.

### PLAYER TO WATCH

Playmaking forward Seth Hinrichs is ready to showcase his all-around talents in his second season with the team. A bit of an undersized power forward, Hinrichs does just about everything on the floor. He scores and also excels in taking care of business on the glass. However, his biggest improvements have been his playmaking skills. In the role of point-forward, Hinrichs can do wonders for this team's offense and he could be a big difference-maker for the team this season.

7DAYS Magic Moment of the Night: Hinrichs bounces it full-court!

### OUTLOOK

After a successful EuroCup debut last season, Hamburg essentially starts from scratch in the new campaign with one of the largest roster turnovers in all of the EuroCup. None of the players in Hamburg's backcourt have any previous experience playing in the competition and only three players on the team have taken the court in a EuroCup game. However, it would not be the first time that what one considers an obstacle turns into an advantage because the team certainly has plenty of talent. Hamburg should be once again an exciting team to watch on EuroCup floors across the continent.

Roster rundown: Veolia Hamburg Towers

EuroCup Fantasy Challenge: In-round management is critical 

There is no way to predict whether a player will do well in any given game, but keeping a close eye on the competition definitely helps your chances of getting a good [EuroCup Fantasy Challenge powered by Ardu Prime](https://eurocupfantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/home) score.

Indeed, staying on top of your team as the action unfolds each week could give you valuable extra points, because between the first and second game nights of each round, there are great opportunities to tweak your lineup so it performs better.

It is important to never lose sight of the fact that the team captain earns double the value (200%) of his game score, while starters and the sixth man get 100% and bench players 50%.

For that reason, it's advisable to always include players from both the first and second nights of each round. If you do, then after the first night's games finish -- late on Thursdays of normal rounds, late on Tuesdays, as well, of double-round weeks -- you can switch bench players to starters or sixth men, and even change your captain. However, in all those cases, the only players who can move to more prominent roles are those who have not yet played, which is why it's important to have some second-night players on your roster, for flexibility.

For instance, if your four-man bench has all second-night players and a couple of your starters have already underperformed on the first night of a round, you can flip them, as long as their positions match, before the start of play the second night. In that example, a starter who is demoted to the bench will see his score cut in half, which you won't mind if he had a subpar performance the previous night. Your bench player can now step up to being a starter and get 100% of his second-night output, increasing your chances of a higher overall score.

You can also change the lineup formation in between game nights of any round. So, if you started the round with a 2-2-1 lineup (two guards, two forwards, one center) but one of your guards heavily underperformed and you have two good second-night forwards on the bench, you may switch to a 1-3-1 set (one guard, three forwards, one center) to lessen the damage. Again, just like a real coach makes adjustments at halftime, you have to pay attention between nights of each round to take advantage of these opportunities.

Just remember. Any player whose score is locked in because he already played may not move from the bench (50% score value) to the starting lineup or sixth man roles (both 100%) or captain (200%). However, any player who already underperformed can be demoted, even the team captain, as long you have second-night players on your bench at the same position to flip places with him.

If you do all this well, you should score better and get closer to the end-of-season prizes. The overall winner gets a couple of VIP tickets for the 2024 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four. Take your chances and have a lot of fun by playing EuroCup Fantasy Challenge [HERE](https://eurocupfantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/home).

Many EuroCup milestones are within reach this season 

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana veteran center Alen Omic returns to play his ninth campaign in the 7DAYS EuroCup - and his fourth with the team from the Slovenian capital. He also played a season apiece with Gran Canaria, Unicaja Malaga, Hapoel Jerusalem, Joventut Badalona and Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse.

Since the 2013-14 season, when he debuted in the competition, Omic has made 114 appearances, which is ninth most all-time and more than any active player. Now, the 30-year-old big man is on pace to take over the all-time lead in several different categories. Omic has 737 rebounds in his career, the second-most in competition history, and needs just 28 more to take over first place from Bojan Dubljevic. He also needs just 6 offensive rebounds to catch Dubljevic (267) and 23 defensive boards to get past Dubljevic (497) in those categories, too.

Alen Omic Top Plays of the 2021-22 Regular Season

Omic a EuroCup champion helping Cedevita

Omic, who is already the all-time leader in two-point shots made (470), is also second in accumulated performance index rating (1,650), behind only Dubljevic (1,935). Omic currently sits in third place in made field goals (472), which is 99 behind first-place Dubljevic (571), and fourth in fouls drawn (401), with Errick McCollum (503) the all-time leader.

There are a few other players who are in reach of significant milestones, even though they are not yet challenging for the top spots on the all-time charts. Let's start with Gran Canaria's players. AJ Slaughter is 308 points shy of becoming only the second man to reach 1,500 career points. He can also become the fourth player to knock down 200 career triples. He enters the season with 181, trailing only all-time leader Jamar Smith (264), Rafa Martinez (223) and Marko Popovic (207).

7DAYS Magic Moment of the Night: Albicy's between-the-legs pass!

His backcourt mate, Andrew Albicy, is already second all-time in assists with 432 and has a shot of reaching 500 with only the all-time leader Stefan Markovic (698) having accomplished that feat. Meanwhile, their teammate Oliver Stevic ranks fourth with 195 offensive rebounds. There have been only four players in competition history who have grabbed 200 offensive boards.

When it comes to blocked shots, the active player with the most blocks is Slask Wroclaw's Artsiom Parakhouski who is tied for ninth with 73. The big man has averaged 1.2 blocks during his career, so getting past third-place JaJuan Johnson (87) seems realistic. Andre Riddick is the runaway all-time leader (147) and Sergei Monia is second all-time (102). Parakhouski will take sole possession of ninth place with his first block of the season and then the next players for him to reach and pass will be Cyril Akpodemah (77), Darjus Lavrinovic (78) and Stephane Lasme (80).