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ratiopharm Ulm vs Artland Dragons
Saturday March 7th, 2009 7pm
Sportszentrum Kuhberg Ulm, Germany
ratiopharm Ulm returns home to Sportszentrum Kuhberg for a challenging matchup against the talented Artland Dragons for an exciting Friday night tip. Looking to bounce back from last weekends 1 point loss in Giessen, Ulm enjoyed a full week with hardwork on the floor and positive news off the floor.
ratiopharm Ulm young stars Per Gunther and Robin Benzing headline All Star rosters!
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click here for Sudwest Presse interview
This season, ratiopharm Ulm has rebuilt their roster around a young team. On the floor the season has had ups and downs, but this week, Ulm's team received positive news as both point guard Per Gunther and Robin Benzing were voted into the All Star game to be played Saturday January 23rd at Telekom Dome in Bonn. Robin, a 20 year old rookie forward, finished as the top vote getter in the South while Per, the 21 year old reigning Bundesliga Rookie of the Year, will join Benzing in the starting lineup. It will be the first All Star game for both players. While the All Star nominations for Per and Robin are tremendous achievements, Ulm continues to invest tremendous efforts and energy into the improvement and development of their young team and young players.
ratiopharm Ulm's Christian Burns with wife Emma. The couple welcomed son Brooklyn into the world Wednesday December 16th at 2:28am. Congratulations Emma and Christian!
While All Star announcements and the challenges against Artland provided exciting news on the floor, earlier this week, ratiopharm Ulm celebrated a new addition to their team as power forward Christian Burns and wife Emma welcomed son Brooklyn Burns into the world Wednesday night December 16, 2009 at 2:28 am. A fantastic addition to the Burns family, Christian and Emma are the fourth family to have a baby while with Ulm. The Burns' add to the traditin started by Bryan and Jane Lucas with Hudson, Jeff and April Gibbs welcomed Faith and Keith and Michelle Triplett with Kai.
ratiopharm Ulm's Per Gunther finishing at the rim last season against the Artland Dragons.
Artland's 2009-2010 season opened with a four game winning streak as the Dragons beat Gottingen 75-73 October 9th and edged Bonn 76-75 October 11th before beating Ludwigsburg 90-72 October 14th and topping MBC 101-91 October 18th. After the 4-0 start, Artland dropped back to back games losing 94-86 to Braunschweig October 23rd and falling 74-68 to Bamberg Sunday October 25th. Artland hammered Paderborn 81-53 October 30th before beating Hagen 106-89 November 1st. At 6-2, Artland lost in Trier 75-73 November 7th but bounced back to trip Frankfurt 77-76 November 14th. Following the Frankfurt win, the Dragons dropped three straight games losing 85-76 in Giessen November 21st, falling 78-70 home to ALBA Berlin November 28th and 66-62 away against rival Oldenburg December 6th. Last weekend, Artland responded with an 85-66 home win over Dusseldorf raising their record to 8-6 for the season entering Friday's game at Sportszentrum Kuhberg in Ulm.
ratiopharm Ulm rookie forward Robin Benzing continues to make strides as a 20 year old meeting the challenges of the Bundesliga.
This season, Artland has a lineup loaded with talent. After narrowly missing the playoffs last season, the Dragons are on fire to earn a post-season berth this year. Artland made mid-season moves to improve their team last season and kept their two key acquisitions in point guard Ronald Ross and wing Toby Bailey. Both players have previous Bundesliga experience with the former Texas Tech playmaker Ross having been with Ludwigsburg while the former UCLA and NBA wing Bailey drawing on experience from Koln. A lightning quick guard who excels in transition and breaking down the defense off the dribble, Ross has produced 14.9ppg 3.9reb 3.2ast while shooting 31% from three this season while the versatile and talented Bailey has averaged 11.5ppg 3.3reb 2.3ast with 49% three point accuracy. In the post, Bundesliga All Star center Darren Fenn (11.9ppg 5.1reb 39%three 92% FT) continues to play at a high level and physical inside scorer Darius Hall (6.1ppg 3.6reb) serves as the teams emotional leader. Veteran post man Chad Prewitt provides depth and stretches defenses with this three point shooting. New additions in Artland include talented forward Nathan Peavy who joins the Dragons from a successful two season stint in Paderborn. Peavy scores 11.6ppg 3.7reb 36% threes with the Dragons and adds athleticism and versatility to the front court. Talented combo guard Folarin Campbell joins the Dragons and produces 9.2ppg 3.1reb 2.8ast 31%three point shooting and the former George Mason star has been a great addition to the backcourt. Athletic wing Charles Lee (5.3ppg 2.6reb 37% threes) moves to Artland after a terrific season with Gottingen and has played a solid role with his new team. Finally, veteran German wing Ali Seggelke has been playing outstanding basketball with the Dragons since making the jump from the Pro A into the Bundesliga this year. Ali has hit 14 of 21 threes (67%) for 6.6ppg 1.9reb with the Dragons. Providing depth for Artland, German players Flavio Stuckeman, Florian Hartenstein and Hendrik Feist fill out the roster with quality and have the ability to contribute when called upon.
ratiopharm Ulm's Lee Humphrey in action at home against Artland last season. Lee will return to the lineup after missing last weekends road game in Giessen suffering from the flu.
Ulm and Artland have met six times over the last three seasons with the Dragons taking 4 wins. ratiopharm Ulm's two victories came at Sportszentrum Kuhberg giving Ulm a 2-1 mark at home against Artland.
Last season, in 2008-2009, Ulm and Artland split a pair of games with each team protecting their home court. In the most recent meeting, ratiopharm Ulm started slow in Saturday nights March 9, 2009 77-70 home win over the Artland Dragons, but as the intensity level rose on-court, Sportszentrum Kuhberg heated up. Energized by one of their best defensive performances of the season, ratiopharm Ulm limited Artland to 31% shooting and outrebounded the Dragons 40-26 in the hardfought home win. Ulm received a big assist from 'Kuhberghoelle' as the Ulm fans were in spectacluar form supporting their team.
Click for complete Ulm v Artland March 9, 2009 Game Summary!
on Sunday October 26th, ratiopharm Ulm went into the Dragons-lair of Artland Arena and gave a valliant effort before falling to the powerful Artland Dragons 84-80 in an exciting Bundesliga game Sunday October 26th. Ulm's outstanding first quarter helped them build a 30-13 lead before Artland responded with a strong second quarter run of their own. After Artland took control in the third, a hungry Ulm team fought back in the fourth. Trailing by two, 81-79 with two minutes to play, Ulm had four chances to tie the game but could not come up with the big basket. At the final buzzer, the terrific team effort from ratiopharm Ulm fell just short. Sean Finn enjoyed another excellent game scoring 23 points on 10 of 12 shooting to lead the Ulm attack.
click here for 10-26-08 Ulm @ Artland Game Summary!
In 2006-2007, ratiopharm Ulm and Artland split games with each team holding home court. Ulm topped an injury-riddled Artland squad at Sportszentrum Kuhberg in January. Rising to the top of the Bundesliga, the Dragons overcame major injury adversity that year before making a fantastic German Cup and Bundesliga playoff run. In the other meeting later in 2006-2007, Ulm fell in Artland 99-81 as Jeff Gibbs powered his way to 19 points 7 rebounds on May 5, 2007 (click here for game summary)
In 2007-2008, Ulm traveled north to Quakenbruck for an October 14th contest. The Dragons handed them a convincing 86-63 loss in the third game of the season.
Click here for Ulm v Artland October 14, 2007 .
In the rematch, ratiopharm Ulm narrowly missed another big upset falling to the powerful Artland squad 87-84 Saturday afternoon Febuary 16th at Sportszentrum Kuhberg in Ulm. Lamont McIntosh buried a clutch three pointer from the top of the key with 25.5 seconds to play and John Goldsberry sank key free throws to help the Artland Dragons avoid the ratiopharm Ulm upset bid. Deadlocked at 79 with 1:52 to play, it was Artland who made the big shots down the stretch. In the final 15 seconds, Ulm's EJ Gallup had two game-tying attempts rim out and Konrad Wysocki's desperation turnaround three was off line at the buzzer. With Ulm leading 67-60 heading into the fourth, Artland turned up their defensive intensity and made several outstanding individual offensive plays resulting in big buckets from Leon Rodgers, Terrance Thomas and Lamont McIntosh. Ulm's outstanding team effort fell just short to a Dragon team who showed their class down the stretch.
Click here for Ulm v Artland Game Summary Febuary 16, 2008
Austen Rowland will return to action for ratiopharm Ulm Friday night against the Artland Dragons!
Friday nights game at Sportszentrum Kuhberg will provide a challenge for the Ulm team who have won their last three home games. Preparing for the game, Ulm can count on captain Lee Humphrey who missed last weekends road game in Giessen as he suffered from the flu. Also shaking off the effects of the flu, rookie forward Robin Benzing will be back to full strength for Friday's game. Post man John Bryant, who left the Giessen game early with a head injury, will be back in action against Artland. But while Lee, Robin and John will be available, Ulm wing Sebastian Betz will be a game-time decision after tweaking a hamstring in a monday morning workout.
ratiopharm Ulm guard Sebastian Betz is a game-time decision after tweaking a hamstring early in the practice week.
Ulm's lineup features the return of Austen Rowland signed last week. Missing last weekends game in Giessen because of a blocked release, Austen received the release after the Giessen game and became available. Austen's return to Sportszentrum Kuhberg is expected to be a positive charge of energy for Ulmer fans who supported Rowland during the 2006-2007 Ulm season when he led the Bundesliga in assists.
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MIKE T
TAYLORHOOPS.COM GAME NOTES
ALL STAR DAY 2009-2010
ratiopharm Ulm placed two players in the top five vote getters for the South team at Beko Bundesliga All Star day 2009-2010 January 23rd, 2010 at Telekom Dome in Bonn. Robin Benzing led the South voting with 37.5% while Per Gunther picked up a solid 21.9% for fifth. Also representing ratiopharm Ulm, Rocky Trice will take part in the Slam Dunk contest.
Team Nord
1. Rickey Paulding (EWE Baskets Oldenburg, SF, 41,8 %)
2. Julius Jenkins (ALBA Berlin, SG, 38,4 %)
3. Heiko Schaffartzik (New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig, PG, 34,6 %)
4. Jeff Gibbs (Eisbären Bremerhaven, PF, 31,4 %)
5. Ruben Boumtje Boumtje (EWE Baskets Oldenburg, C, 21,3 %)
6. Adam Chubb (ALBA Berlin, C, 13,7 %)
7. Steffen Hamann (ALBA Berlin, PG, 13,6 %)
8. Immanuel McElroy (ALBA Berlin, SG, 11,7 %)
9. Je’Kel Foster (EWE Baskets Oldenburg, PG, 11,2 %)
9. Rodney Buford (Eisbären Bremerhaven, SG, 11,2 %).
Team Süd
1. Robin Benzing (ratiopharm Ulm, SF, 37,5 %)
2. Tim Ohlbrecht (Telekom Baskets Bonn, C, 32,2 %)
3. Chris Ensminger (Telekom Baskets Bonn, C, 26,6 %)
4. Jared Jordan (Telekom Baskets Bonn, PG, 22,2 %)
5. Per Günther (ratiopharm Ulm, PG, 21,9 %)
6. Casey Jacobsen (Brose Baskets, SG, 21,4 %)
7. Bryce Taylor (Telekom Baskets Bonn, SG, 19,0 %)
8. Koko Archibong (GIANTS Düsseldorf, SF, 18,7 %),
9. Derrick Allen (DEUTSCHE BANK SKYLINERS, PF, 14,3 %)
10. Aleksandar Nadjfeji (WALTER Tigers Tübingen, PF, 12,7 %).
Ulm Roster
Lee Humphrey: sharpshooter back in the lineup after sickness
Rocky Trice: Ulm impact player dealing with hand injury
Christian Burns: leads Ulm O with 15.6ppg 6.5reb
Coleman Collins: enjoyed solid game in Giessen last week
Robin Benzing: rookie F leading all star vote getter in South
John Bryant: excellent game in Giessen/healthy after head injury
Kevin Kanaskie: rookie PG also picking up the two spot
Sebastian Betz: tweaked hamstring early in week/Gametime decision
Per Gunther: focused for matchup against excellent Artland PGs
Christian Grosse: excellent week in practice
Austen Rowland: makes return to ratiopharm Ulm Friday v Artland
Head Coach: Mike Taylor
Asst Coach : Rainer Bauer
Location: Quakenbruck, Germany
Main Sponsor: Medico
Home Court: Artland Arena
website: www.artland-dragons.de
2007-2008: 21-13 4th place
2008-2009: 18-16 9th place
Offense: One of the most talented offensive teams in the Bundesliga, the Artland Dragons have a wide variety of weapons and ability to produce big games. Big men Darren Fenn and Chad Prewitt are two of the top three point shooting post players in the Bundesliga and stretch defenses effectively. Darius Hall is the teams inside force. Newcomers Folarin Campbell, Ali Seggelke and Charles Lee provide athleticism and skills on the wing. Tony Bailey serves as a go-to guy from the wing and can score in a variety of ways. Ronald Ross excels in transition and has been playing outstanding basketball. Nathan Peavy gives the Dragons a talented inside-out threat at the power forward after joining Artland from Paderborn. The experience of all these players is a big plus for head coach Thorsten Leibenath. An explosive offensive team, Artland certainly has the ability to outscore opponents to win.
Defense: After ranking as one of the top defensive teams in the Bundesliga over the last several seasons, the Dragons have taken greater strides this season. Playing tremendous defense with excellent ballpressure, the Dragons take advantage of their athleticism and versatility.
GM: Marko Beens
Head Coach: Thorsten Leibenath
Players:
Darren Fenn: 3time Bundesliga All Star post man key to team
Chad Prewitt: hardworking skilled post man/3pt threat
Darius Hall: emotional leader of team/physical inside presence
Ronald Ross: excellent defensive PG/former Ludwigsburg PG
Toby Bailey: former UCLA star a key to Dragons success
Ali Seggelke: shooting 67% from three this season
Nathan Peavy: talented forward joins Dragons from Paderborn
Charles Lee: athletic guard joins Artland from Gottingen
Folarin Campbell: talented combo G making impact with Dragons
Flavio Stuckeman: hardworking young German PG
Florian Hartenstein: veteran post provides depth
Hendrik Feist: skilled G returns to Artland from Langen. |
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