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Thursday September 11, 2008 Ulm Edges Ludwigsburg in Preseason Game! ratiopharm Ulm and EnBW Ludwigsburg met Wednesday night at Ulm University Gym North with the expected usual result --- a hardfought rivalry game. Playing in Ulm for the first time this preseason, ratiopharm Ulm still was unable to play at home due to renovations and construction to Sportszentrum Kuhberg. After Ulm opened a 23-14 lead after one quarter, preseason showed in the form of missed layups for Ulm as Ludwigsburg battled back to trim Ulm's halftime lead to 37-33. In the first half, Ulm shot 32% from the floor and hit only 10 of 24 shots in the paint. Head Coach Rick Stafford and his Ludwigsburg team capitalized on Ulm's preseason offensive execution to build a third quarter lead before Ulm's Keith Triplett sparked his team with outstanding defensive ball pressure and several steals. At the end of three, Ludwigsburg led by one 53-52. Brandon Woudstra and Domonic Jones made several big plays for the guests in their strong third quarter surge. Ulm's Romeo Travis converted several clutch baskets down the stretch in the fourth quarter and Jeff Gibbs swatted a Ludwigsburg shot from the left corner out of bounds as a highlight of Ulm's win. With the offense not finding a rhythm, Ulm's defense earned the win forcing 23 Ludwigsburg turnovers with presses and ballpressure. Romeo Travis led Ulm's offensive production with 18 points in the win while Jeff Gibbs added 13 points 9 rebounds and Dan Fitzgerald added 10 points 5 boards. Michael Schroeder chipped in 8 points 4 rebounds along with physical defensive effort. Ulm shot 37% from the floor and 19 of 29 (65%) from the foul line while outrebounding Ludwigsburg 34-33. Brandon Woudstra and Domonic Jones shared topscoring honors for Ludwigsburg with 17 points apiece while Dane Watts added 10 points 7 boards. Both teams played without starting point guards as Ulm's Dru Joyce sat out to rest a minor foot injury after 8 minutes of action and Ludwigsburg's Brian Jones also missed the game resting a minor injury. For Ulm, rookie point guard Per Gunther was once again impressive as he gained valuable experience playing key minutes as Ulm's primary point guard. Both teams were able to take many positives from the action and focus on areas to improve before Bundesliga season tip off in two weeks. After a practice day Thursday, ratiopharm Ulm travels to Oostende Belgium Friday for the Base Cup Tournament this weekend featuring ratiopharm Ulm, Base Oostende, Deutsche Bank Skyliners and Antwerp Giants. click here for Regio-TV report from Ulm v Ludwigsburg
ratiopharm Ulm's rookie point guard Per Gunther gave his team a terrific effort Wednesday night against Ludwigsburg as starter Dru Joyce rested a minor foot injury.
Romeo Travis led Ulm with 18 points in Wednesday night's preseason win over Ludwigsburg. A strong summer of hardwork is paying off for the Akron native and Travis is poised for an excellent season.
Starting point guard Dru Joyce was limited to first quarter minutes before leaving the game with a minor foot injury. The Ulm floor general is listed as day to day.
Ulm center Sean Finn scores on a hook in the first half of Wednesday nights preseason game against Ludwigsburg.
Ulm's All Star Jeff Gibbs powers to the basket in the first half of Wednesday nights preseason game against Ludwigsburg. Jeff was in good form scoring 13 points and grabbing 9 boards in the win.
Newcomer Keith Triplett was a key to Ulm's victory with outstanding defense including an impressive 6 steals.
Ulm sharpshooter Lee Humphrey scores in the lane in the first half as Ludwigsburg all star Brandon Woudstra defends.
Center Michael Schroeder takes aim at a free throw in Wednesday nights win over Ludwigsburg. Michael played strong physical defense and contributed well on the offensive end with 8 points and 4 rebounds.
Ulm coaches were pleased with the teams defensive performance in Wednesday nights preseason win!
Saturday and Sunday September 13th and 14th, 2008 BACK TO BELGIUM! Ulm Returns to Belgium for Oostende Tournament! After completing a quality training camp in Bree Belgium and playing a preseason game in Aalst last weekend, ratiopharm Ulm returns to Belgium this weekend to play in the Base Cup Tournament hosted by Oostende. Ulm tips off against host Base Oostende at 8:30pm Saturday night following the first game of the evening between Antwerp and Deutsche Bank Skyliners. Sundays games pit Saturdays winners at 5:30pm after the consolation game which tips off at 3pm. Quick Team Previews One week after a quality training camp, ratiopharm Ulm returns to Belgium for the Base Cup Tournament which will be held September 12th and 13th in Oostende. With momentum from their midweek win over Bundesliga rival, ratiopharm Ulm boards their team bus and travels to the Belgian coast Friday before opening up weekend action Saturday night 830pm.
Deutsche Bank Skyliners enjoyed an outstanding 2007-2008 season and advanced to the semifinals of the Bundesliga playoffs. When Frankfurt plays in the Oostende Tournament this weekend, ratiopharm Ulm will see a familiar face in new Skyliner forward Konrad Wysocki. After three excellent seasons in Ulm and a fantastic summer which saw Konrad make the German National team and compete in the Bejing Olympic Games, the former Princeton wing signed a terrific new contract with the Frankfurt based team. Without question, Konrad will be a big part of Skyliner success this year. Returning players include excellent point guard Pascal Roller, talented forward Derrick Allen, scoring guard Jimmy McKinney, perimeter skilled post man Ilian Evtimov and sharpshooting young German Dominik Bahiense de Mello. Newcomers for Head Coach Murat Didin are Konrad, athletic wing Keith Simmons, talented forward Lorenzo Gordon, former University of Miami big man Anthony King and former Giessen 46er guard Shawan Robinson. eurobasket page for Deutsche Bank Skyliners
Antwerp Giants feature former Bundesliga stars in point guard Tim Black (Paderborn), small forward Brandon Gay (Trier) and experienced wing Brian Lynch (Giessen/Bree belgium). Guard Byran Hopkins and big man Aleksander Lichodzijewski will also be key performers for Belgian National Team Head Coach Eddy Casteels. Antwerp is poised for another strong season in the Belgian Ethias League. eurobasket page for Antwerp Giants
ratiopharm Ulm frontcourt will compete against familiar faces in Oostende as former Bremerhaven standout Matt Haryasz and former Frankfurt Skyliner post man Mike Bauer suit up for Oostende this season. In the backcourt, American guards Rashid Atkins and Jimmy Baxter are ready to make it happen for head coach Vlada Vukoicic. Serbian big man Slobodan Ljubotina and wing Ivan Paunic join Oostende this season along with forwards Kris Sergant and Veselin Petrovic.
eurobasket page for Base Oostende BASE CUP TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Saturday night September 12th 6pm Deutsche Bank Skyliners vs Antwerp Giants 830pm ratiopharm Ulm vs Base Oostende Sunday September 14th 3pm Loser Game 1 v Loser Game 2 530pm Winner Game 1 v Winner Game 2 Follow all the fast breaking ratiopharm Ulm baketball action all season long on Taylorhoops.com! GO ULM! MIKE T
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