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Sunday January 9th, 2011 4pm
Sportszentrum Kuhberg Ulm, Germany
ratiopharm Ulm tips off the second half of their 2010-2011 BEKO Basketball Bundesliga season with a challenging home game against defending Bundesliga champions brose Baskets Bamberg Sunday 4pm at Sportszentrum Kuhberg in Ulm. Rolling to a 16-1 record at the midway point, Bamberg is battle-tested after a tremendous run in the Euroleague competing among Europe's best basketball teams. Playing with great confidence, Bamberg posted three impressive wins beating ALBA Berlin 103-52 Saturday December 18th, handling Ewe Baskets Oldenburg 101-66 December 27th and EnBW Ludwigsburg 101-63 December 30th at Ludwigsburg Arena. With victories in four of their last five games, ratiopharm Ulm takes momentum and self-confidence of their own to the floor for Sunday's challenge. At the midpoint of the season, ratiopharm Ulm is focused to mee the Bundesliga's best Sunday at Sportszentrum Kuhberg.
With momentum from four wins in their last five games, ratiopharm Ulm meets defending champions brose Baskets Bamberg Sunday at Sportszentrum Kuhberg in Ulm.
Taking on Bamberg is always a big challenge, but Sunday's matchup against the defending champions takes an even greater intensity after Bamberg's outstanding season to this point. Rolling to 16 straight wins to open the year, Bamberg was upset on the road January 5th against last-placed Dusseldorf in a surprising result. Certainly, the experienced Bamberg team will be focused to bounce back Sunday against Ulm. On top of their motivation from their last game, Bamberg has been playing at an extremely high level since their Euroleague season came to a close. Without question, Bamberg raised their game after facing some of the best basketball teams in Europe and this confidence thrust them to the next steps of domination against Bundesliga opponents. A mentally tough and experienced team, Bamberg is the measuring stick for every team in the Bundesliga this 2010-2011 season.
ratiopharm Ulm forward Robin Benzing
Over the last several seasons, brose Baskets Bamberg have been among the best teams in the Bundesliga. Last year, Bamberg pulled off the unique 'Double' winning both the German Cup and the Bundesliga championship. Head Coach Chris Fleming guided his team to the pinnacle of basketball in Germany and this season they are reloaded with more firepower than ever. Champions in 2006-2007, Bamberg has established an excellent tradition and enjoyed success both in the Bundesliga and internationally in recent seasons.
ratiopharm Ulm tipped off the 2010-2011 Beko Basketball Bundesliga season with a hardfought 70-59 road loss to defending champions brose Baskets Bamberg Sunday evening October 3rd, 2010 at Stechert Arena in Bamberg. Ulm's strong defensive effort and excellent work on the boards kept the game open but 22 turnovers and a third quarter Bamberg run eventually cost Ulm the game. Point guard Per Gunther topscored with 12 points making 8 of 10 free throws while center John Bryant added a solid 10 points 8 rebound and Sean Sonderleiter chipped in 10 points 7 boards.
click here for Ulm @ Bamberg October 3rd, 2010 Game Summary!
ratiopharm Ulm's 2010-2011 season tipped off Sunday October 3rd, 2010 in Bamberg.
click here for Ulm @ Bamberg 10-3-10 Box score
click here for Regio tv report
ratiopharm Ulm point guard Per Gunther drives strong against Bamberg's John Goldsberry in 2009-2010.
Early last season, ratiopharm Ulm earned their first win of 2009-2010 beating brose Baskets Bamberg 76-75 Friday night October 16th, 2009 at Sportszentrum Kuhberg in Ulm. Rocky Trice cooly sank two free throws putting Ulm up one with 15 seconds to play and Ulm's defense held on as two Bamberg game winning attempts rimmed out before the buzzer sounded ending the game. Rocky Trice led all scorers with 24 points 6 rebounds while Christian Burns added 16 points 8 boards and Coleman Collins chipped in 15 points 7 rebounds to the Ulm win.
click here for 10-16-09 Ulm v Bamberg Game Summary!
ratiopharm Ulm's Coleman Collins extends for a first half slam in October 16th, 2009 76-75 home win over brose Baskets Bamberg.
click here for Regio-tv report from Bamberg game!
click here for Box score
Click here for Ulm v Bamberg Photo Gallery!
Later on November 18th, brose Baskets Bamberg buried 18 of 24 shots from beyond the arc in a fantastic three point shooting display keying their 101-78 home win over ratiopharm Ulm before 6,400 fans at JAKO Arena in Bamberg. In the win, Robert Garrett (5 for 5), Karsten Tadda (4 for 4) and Casey Jacobsen (3 for 5) were so hot, the Bamberg three point shooters set off the JAKO Arena fire alarm. Falling behind early, Ulm's second and third quarter comeback attempts were foiled by Bamberg's hot-three point shooting. Robin Benzing paced the Ulm attack with 16 points while Lee Humphrey added 13 points and Rocky Trice chipped in 10.
click here for Ulm @ Bamberg Game Summary!
In 2008-2009, ratiopharm Ulm beat Bamberg twice. Ulm exploded to a 10-0 start and never looked back in beating brose Baskets Bamberg 96-79 Saturday night January 24th, 2009 at Sportszentrum Kuhberg in Ulm. Sharpshooter Lee Humphrey drilled 5 of 7 threes to pace Ulm point production with 21 in the win.
click here for 1-24-09 Ulm v Bamberg Game Summary!
Earlier, ratiopharm Ulm tipped off the 2008-2009 Bundesliga season with a memorable moment --- a terrific team performance resulting in an exciting 66-64 upset win over powerful brose Baskets Bamberg Wednesday night September 24th, 2008 before 7,000 fans at JAKO Arena. Winless against Bamberg before the game, ratiopharm Ulm was powered by an intense defensive effort and strong bench production.
click here for 9-24-08 Ulm @ Bamberg Game Summary!
In his first Bundesliga start, playing in front of a 7,000 fans in a sold out JAKO Arena, 20 year old rookie point guard Per Gunther gave Ulm outstanding minutes as a young floor general earning Player of the Game accolades from the Bamberg press.
In the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 seasons, Ulm and Bamberg met four times with Bamberg posting a perfect 4-0 mark. In fact, before the 2008-2009 season opener, Ulm had not beaten Bamberg in recent history. Before Ulm's 66-64 upset at JAKO Arena, Bamberg remained the only Bundesliga team ratiopharm Ulm had not beaten since their return to the German top division in 2006-2007. Last year, ratiopharm Ulm lost in JAKO Arena Wednesday night March 5th in an exciting uptempo 110-89 fast breaking game. Ulm challenged the defensive oriented Bamberg team to play fast and the experienced and talented Bamberg players outscored ratiopharm Ulm beating them at their own uptempo game. Later in the season, Bamberg edged Ulm 79-69 coming back in the 4th quarter for the hardfought road win. Below are links to Taylorhoops.com Game Summaries from the Ulm against Bamberg games.
Click here for April 20th, 2008 Ulm vs Bamberg Game Summary!
Click here for March 5th, 2008 Ulm @ Bamberg Game Summary!
ratiopharm Ulm guard Rocky Trice has a history of good games against Bamberg.
In the 2006-2007 season Ulm battled in Bamberg but fell short to the eventual Bundesliga champions on March 10th. Bundesliga MVP Casey Jacobsen starred for Head Coach Dirk Bauermann's team in the win. Earlier in the year, Bamberg beat ratiopharm Ulm at Sportszentrum Kuhberg Sunday October 29th. Both games demonstrated the reasons why Bamberg became champions. Despite gritty efforts, Ulm fell short to the first class Bamberg team.
Click here for March 10th, 2007 Ulm @ Bamberg Game Summary!
Click here for October 29th, 2006 Ulm v Bamberg Game Summary!
One of ratiopharm Ulm's biggest challenges is stopping Bamberg star Casey Jacobsen.
Bamberg's 2010-2011 roster is better than ever as head coach Chris Fleming prepares his team to defend their Championship and Cup victories from last season. Leading the way is scoring wing Casey Jacobsen, who won the Bundesliga Best Offensive Player award with Bamberg in 2006-2007 when they won the Bundesliga championship under Dirk Bauermann. After playing the 2008-2009 season with ALBA Berlin, the former Stanford standout returned to Bamberg and helped lead them to another BEKO Bundesliga title. A talented player with 4 years of NBA experience, Jacobsen is a go-to scoring threat and looks to keep Bamberg at the top of the Bundesliga. Along with Casey Jacobsen, talented combo guard Brian Roberts returns to the Bamberg team and will provide a skillful scoring threat at both backcourt positions. The former Dayton Flyer guard is a creative scoring combo guard who uses his dribble well to open space for an outstanding pull up jumpshot. This season, Roberts has hit several big shots and made clutch baskets in the Euroleague for Bamberg.
Bamberg's Anton Gavel played a key role in winning last seasons championship
Point guard John Goldsberry has been among the top floor generals in the Bundesliga for the last several seasons. A talented playmaker who distributes well on offense while competing on the defensive end, Goldsberry will once again be a key figure for Bamberg. One of the reasons for the surprising upset loss in Dusseldorf was a Bundesliga suspension for the gritty point guard Goldsberry. Early last season, Bamberg inked talented playmaker Anton Gavel for one month. After playing a key role in Bamberg's drive to the Bundesliga championship, Bamberg kept the hardworking Slovakian guard on board. Gavel starred in the Bundesliga before playing successful seasons in Karlsruhe and Giessen before embarking on an international adventure that took him to the ACB in Spain. With Goldsberry, Gavel and Roberts, Bamberg boasts three outstanding guards that compliment one another well. In the front court, Bamberg loaded up. Returning from last season are scoring forward Predrag Suput and talented young center Tibor Pleiss. During Bamberg's playoff run, Predrag Suput stepped up for an outstanding postseason last year. Emerging as a force in the playoffs, the veteran Suput will once again be a go-to guy for Bamberg. Unfortunately for Bamberg, Suput sprained his ankle in their preseason win over Bayern Munich in Munich Thursday night September 23rd and will likely be out three weeks. Meanwhile, Tibor Pleiss was the Bundesliga rookie of the year last season and was drafted in the second round of the NBA draft last summer by the New Jersey Nets at #31. With his rights held by the Oklahoma City Thunder, Pleiss' looks to improve and gain experience this season with Bamberg. Along with Suput and Pleiss in the post, Bamberg added two outstanding pieces to their front court. Undersized center Kyle Hines brings a new dimension to the Bamberg game. Powerful and athletic, Hines is an outstanding rebounder and skillful finisher around the rim. Talented Reyshawn Terry brings his smooth game to Bamberg and the former North Carolina Tarheel and Dallas Maverick draft pick will complement his new teammates well. The additions of Hines and Terry give Bamberg tremendous weapons inside to complement the teams returning strengths on the perimeter. Depth comes from the teams young talents including hardworking guard Karsten Tadda, explosive young playmaker Maurice Stuckey and two quality young big men Eric Land and Philipp Neumann. Bamberg's talented roster is more powerful and better than ever. Focused to repeat as champions and Cup winners, brose Baskets Bamberg have asserted themselves as the team to beat in the 2010-2011 Beko Basketball Bundesliga.
Bamberg celebrates the 2009-2010 Beko Bundesliga Championship
This season, Bamberg also competed in the Euroleague playing in Group B against Lottomatica Roma, Olympiakos, Real Madrid and Unijaca Malaga. For brose Baskets Bamberg, the 2010-2011 season was filled with outstanding high level basketball against the best teams in Europe. These experiences pushed the Bamberg team forward and have them primed for their title defense in the Bundesliga.
ratiopharm Ulm point guard Travis Walton pushes the basketball in transition in Thursday's home win over the Deutsche Bank Skyliners.
Meanwhile, ratiopharm Ulm takes the floor Sunday with motivation of their own. With victories in four of their last five games, Ulm has made excellent steps forward from the beginning of the season. After starting the 2010-2011 season 0-4, Ulm has battled back to 8-9 at the midpoint of the year. Motivated for the challenge against the best team in the Bundesliga, ratiopharm Ulm takes momentum from their recent run into the game. Also adding momentum, Ulm sponsor FODDIS has put 5,000€ up for an Ulm win that will go to the youth teams and thrown in a steak dinner for the team if they can pull the upset over Bamberg. Certainly, all of Ulm is excited for Sunday's challenging game.
ratiopharm Ulm wing Sebastian Betz
Sunday's game is extra special for ratiopharm Ulm wing Sebastian Betz. Basti previously played in the Bamberg organization spending time with farm team Breitengussbach before moving to Ulm. In previous appearances at JAKO Arena, Betz has always been highly motivated and played well.
Focused for a matchup against the defending champions brose Baskets Bamberg, ratiopharm Ulm is excited for the challenge and ready to take on the Bundesliga's best. Follow all the fast breaking ratiopharm Ulm Bundesliga Basketball action all season long on Taylorhoops.com!
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TAYLORHOOPS.COM GAME NOTES
Ulm Roster
Lee Humphrey: sharpshooting team captain hit 5 of 5 threes Thursday
Coleman Collins: athletic forward ready for challenge v Bamberg front line
Robin Benzing: talented forward ready for excellent 2nd half of season
Per Gunther: fiery floor general leads Ulm against defending champs
John Bryant: talented center leads Bundesliga in reb and double doubles
Sean Sonderleiter: hardnosed post man ready for challenge v Bamberg
Sebastian Betz: hardworking wing focused vs Bamberg
Travis Walton: tough pg focused v Bambeg backcourt
Christian Grosse: hardworking team guy
Michi Wenzl: young big man gaining experience
Philip Vojkovic: young guard on bench
Head Coach: Mike Taylor
Asst Coach : Tunde Adekola
Location: Bamberg, Germany
Main Sponsor: brose
Home Court: JAKO ARENA
website: www.brosebaskets.de
2009-2010: 22-12
PLAYOFFS: Bundesliga Champions, Cup Champions
Offense: Bamberg is a wellcoached offensive team with good inside-out balance. This season, their team is even more athletic with more offensive weapons. Leading the way in small forward Casey Jacobsen who attacks defenses off screens and provides a long range threat from three. The backcourt features an outstanding group of combo guards in John Goldsberry, Anton Gavel and Brian Roberts. In the post, veteran scorer Predrag Suput returns as a go-to-guy and NBA draft pick/Bundesliga rookie of the year Tibor Pliess will continue to develop in Bamberg. New additions of Kyle Hines and Reyshawn Terry give Bamberg a new dimension of skill and athleticism for the 2010-2011 year. Hardworking young guard Karsten Tadda will once again be in the Bamberg rotation and young talents Eric Land, Maurice Stuckey and Philip Neumann will also be a part of the team.
Defense: Bamberg is a physical, fundamentally sound defensive team that competes with intensity on the defensive end. Hardnosed and physical, the trademark of Bamberg championship teams has revolved around their team defense. Head coach Chris Fleming continued that work ethic and tradition over the last two seasons. Bamberg's success is built around a well-coached talented team that defends and competes. Entering the 2010-2011 Beko Basketball Bundesliga season, Bamberg will be favorites as they aim to defend their crown.
GM: Wolfgang Heyder
Head Coach: Chris Fleming
Players:
Casey Jacobsen: former NBA wing/Offensive MVP/ leader for Bamberg
Brian Roberts: skilled combo guard will be a key for Bamberg team
Reyshawn Terry: smooth F new to Bamberg/ Dallas Maverick draft pick
Kyle Hines: undersized, athletic post player/new dimension to Bamberg
Predrag Suput: among best offensive players in Bundesliga/injured ankle
John Goldsberry: playmaker and floor general runs team well
Tibor Pleiss: talented young C rights with Oklahoma City Thunder
Anton Gavel: high-level PG and one key to Bamberg success
Karsten Tadda: hardnosed young combo guard in Bamberg rotation
Eric Land: quality young power forward
Philip Neumann: talented young center
Maurice Stuckey: explosive young point guard
