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Sunday August 31st, 2008 Ulm Splits Pair in K'Town Tourney!! ratiopharm Ulm drilled 13 of 25 three (52%), hit 56% from the floor and put five players in double figures in beating host Kaiserslautern Braves 101-67 Sunday afternoon in the second day of tournament action at Bad Homburg, Germany. Jeff Gibbs and Lee Humphrey scored 14 points apiece with Sean Finn adding 13 points 4 boards, Keith Triplett 11 points and Dan Fitzgerald 10. The uptempo first quarter resulted in a 29-27 Ulm lead before Humphrey and teammates broke the game open with three's to build a 53-37 halftime cushion. Using the game for continued development and experimentation, all 13 Ulm players scored and the team could look at strengths and areas of their performance needing improvement. In the win, limited the Braves to 42% shooting and forced 15 turnovers while dishing out 16 assists to only 7 turnovers of their own. As a team, Ulm also sank 18 of 30 free throws (60%). Staying in Bad Homburg after the game, ratiopharm Ulm travels to Bree Belgium Monday to tip off a weeklong training camp September 1st through 7th. ratiopharm Ulm: 101 Gibbs 14pt 1reb 5-6fg 4-5ft Humphrey 14pt 4-8three 2-2ft 4ast 2stl Finn 13pt 4reb 6-7fg 1-2ft Triplett 11pt 3-4three 4reb 2stl Fitzgerald 10pt 3reb 3-4ft Travis 9pt 2reb Schroeder 7pt 2reb Gunther 5pt 2ast Heide 5pt 2-2fg 1-1three Erege 4pt von During 3pt Betz 3pt 2ast Joyce 3pt 5ast Kaiserslautern Braves: 67 Baxley 21pt Brooks 16pt Smallwood 13pt
Walter Tigers Tubingen capped a two win weekend with the Kaiserslautern Tournament title as they beat Pro A team Bayern Munich 83-67 in the championship game Sunday at Bad Homburg. Jermaine Anderson led the Tiger attack with 18 points followed by shooting guard Daniel Fountain with 14 points in the win. Center Rasko Katic and Michael Haynes contributed 12 points apiece for Head Coach Tolga Ongoran's team. Tubingen has won their last three preseason games in a row including victories over rivals ratiopharm Ulm and EnBW Ludwigsburg in the last two weeks.
Saturday August 30th, 2008
TIGERS EDGE ULM IN TOUGH PRESEASON GAME! In a terrific preseason game filled with regular season intensity, rivals ratiopharm Ulm and Walter Tigers Tubingen tipped off their Kaiserslautern Tournament by renewing their traditional Badem-Wurtenburg Derby Saturday night at the Sportszentrum Bad Homburg. After Ulm started strong running to a 24-12 lead after one quarter, Tubingen battled back and cut the Ulm lead to 36-34 at half. Tubingen made a third quarter run before Ulm answered with a run of their own to take a lead. Down the stretch, intense defense from both teams combined with preseason execution added to the excitement. Holding a three point lead with under 24 seconds to play, Tubingen played the fouling game. After Dru Joyce sank two clutch free throws, Ulm went for steals before fouling to extend the game. Tubignen sank both and Ulm was down three again. A second foul sent Joyce to the foul line again with 6 seconds to play. This time, Dru missed the first foul shot before intentionally missing the second. A loose ball was recovered by Tubingen. Following two more Tiger makes, Joyce buried a halfcourt shot at the buzzer to close the action from a quality preseason game. Ulm shot 41% from the floor and made 9 of 19 (47%) from three while outrebounding the Tigers 36-26. In the loss, Ulm missed 17 free throws shooting 26 of 43 from the foul line. ratiopharm Ulm: 87 Travis 17pt 5reb 7-10ft Gibbs 13pt 9reb Finn 12pt 4reb 5-7fg Humphrey 10pt 3-6three Joyce 9pt 5reb Schroeder 8pt 5reb Fitzgerald 8pt 5reb Triplett 4pt Gunther 4pt Betz 2pt WALTER Tigers Tubingen: 89 Katic 18pt 8reb Haynes 17pt Anderson 13pt Williams 12pt Moye 11pt
In a battle of Pro A teams, Bayern Munich built a big lead before holding off host Kaiserslautern in their 79-70 road win in the K'town tournament played at Bad Homburg.
Ulm Training Camp in Belgium! ratiopharm Ulm embarks on a weeklong training camp in Belgium as the team continues their challenging preseason in preparation for the 2008-2009 Bundesliga schedule. After this weekends Kaiserslautern Tournament, Ulm travels directly to Bree Belgium where the team will work September 1st through September 5th. Plans include two preseason games against Bree as part of their two a day workout schedule. Ulm's Belgian road trip concludes Saturday night September 6th with an away preseason game against GENERALI OKAPI AALSTAR. click here for Eurobasket Team page of Aalstar Of note for the game against Aalstar, former Ulm head coach Brad Dean is the current coach of the Belgian first division team. The entire training camp week in Belgium will provide ratiopharm Ulm a tremendous opportunity to grow together on and off the floor and prepare for the challenges of the Bundesliga season ahead! While at training camp in Bree, ratiopharm Ulm will stay at Centreparcs, a nature resort with spa, sauna, high ropes and other fun activities available. http://www.centerparcs.com/EN/US/villages/erperheide Follow all the fast breaking ratiopharm Ulm baketball action all season long on Taylorhoops.com! GO ULM! MIKE T
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