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Monday September 28th, 2009 Ulm Falls to Bamberg in Scrimmage ratiopharm Ulm lost power forward Christian Burns to an ankle injury early in the second half and the shorthanded Ulm squad fell off pace as brose Baskets Bamberg raced to an 85-69 victory in a Saturday scrimmage at JAKO Arena. Ulm entered Saturday's game without potential starting backcourt Per Gunther and captain Lee Humphrey, the team welcomed forwards Robin Benzing and John Bryant for their first game action of the preseason. Both Benzing and Bryant played well in their first action for Ulm and showed flashes of their potential. Both teams started strong and finished the first quarter even at 21. Elton Brown powered to 8 points 3 boards in the first quarter leading Bamberg while Rocky Trice, Coleman Collins and Christian Burns scored 6 points apiece to pace Ulm. Making an early second quarter run, Ulm took the lead 33-30 at the 5 minute mark as Christian Burns exploded for 15 points 7 boards in the first half. Bamberg battled back and made a late first half run that helped them take a 43-36 halftime lead. Unfortunately for Ulm, early in the third, Burns went down with an ankle injury forcing him to miss the remainder of the game. Bamberg capitalized and went on a 10-0 run to take control early in the third. Hot shooting and strong team play characterized the Bamberg attack. After three, Bamberg pushed their lead to 62-48 and cruised to the 85-69 scrimmage win. Coleman Collins led Ulm's attack with 22 points 4 rebounds while Rocky Trice added 14 points 4 boards. In his first preseason action with Ulm, forward Robin Benzing hit 3 of 7 shots to score 8 points with 2 rebounds 2 steals and 1 block in 33 minutes. John Bryant posted 3 points 3 boards 3 steals and 2 blocks in 22 minutes of action after coming back from his early preseason back problem. Ulm's Kevin Kanaskie dished out a game best 9 assists. Bamberg outrebounded Ulm 39-26 and shot 53% compared with Ulm's 40% in the game. Ulm hit 20 of 24 free throws (83%). Five Bamberg players reached double figures in their well-balanced team attack led by Elton Brown's 18 point 9 rebound night. Eric Taylor added 11 points 4 boards while Karsten Tadda, Brian Roberts and Casey Jacobsen chipped in 10 points apiece. click here for regio-tv report 'The Old Pie in the face!'
ratiopharm Ulm rookie guard Kevin Kanaskie Former NBA Coach Don Casey gives Bamberg clinic! Sunday evening at JAKO Arena in Bamberg, former NBA coach Don Casey gave a terrific coaching clinic complete with drills, offensive plays and his specialty, zone defensive details. Throughout his coaching career, Coach Casey has been known as an expert in zone play and has authored several books and videos detailing his philosophy. Coach Casey's vast experience includes head coaching stints with the Los Angeles Clippers and New Jersey Nets in the 1990's, a successful run as the head coach of Temple University and a season coaching in the top Italian league. Currently active as a consultant, Coach Casey has traveled all over the world speaking as an authority on zone play in basketball. click here for link to photos from Don Casey coaching clinic in Bamberg
A Master of zone defense, Don Casey, provides coaching points during his clinic Sunday at JAKO Arena in Bamberg.
Former Clippers and Nets head coach Don Casey poses with the brose Baskets Bamberg staff and ratiopharm Ulm head coach Mike Taylor after Sunday's clinic at JAKO Arena in Bamberg.
Ulm prepares for Tuesday Scrimmage in Ludwigsburg! ratiopharm Ulm continues their 2009 preseason schedule with a scrimmage Tuesday evening in Ludwigsburg. Entering their final week of preseason preparations before the buildup for the Bundesliga regular season opener October 9th against Bonn, ratiopharm Ulm plays both of their main rivals as they face EnBW Ludwigsburg in Tuesdays scrimmage and Walter Tigers Tubingen Friday night in Tubingen. ratiopharm Ulm continues to work through their preseason injuries as Per Gunther, Lee Humphrey and Christian Burns will miss this weeks action as they recover and rehab injuries. Remaining positive and productive, ratiopharm Ulm welcomed back German National team forward Robin Benzing and athletic post player John Bryant last weekend and both made their presence felt in Bamberg. Tuesday night in Ludwigsburg, Ulm faces a new-look rival team as former Tubingen head coach Tolga Ongoran takes over in Ludwigsburg. Key new players include former ratiopharm Ulm guard Kyle Bailey, former Braunschweig center Kyle Visser, former Tubingen forward Michael Haynes and newcomers Mike King and Quadre Lollis. Returning players include veteran guard Domonic Jones, forward Marco Sanders along with young players David McCray and Philip Heyden. click here for link to EnBW Ludwigsburg on Eurobasket ratiopharm Ulm Preseason schedule Saturday September 5th, 2009 ratiopharm Ulm 80 Nordlingen (ProA) 71 Sunday September 6th, 2009 Gmnunden Swans 96 Ulm 74 in Aalen Germany Tuesday September 8th, 2009 ratiopharm Ulm 79 Bayern Munich (ProA) 69 Friday September 11th, 2009 Fritz & Macziol Cup Ulm 100 Wels 83 Saturday September 12th, 2009 Fritz & Macziol Cup Tubingen 91 Ulm 88 Sunday September 13th, 2009 Fritz & Macziol Cup Ulm 91 All Stars 89 Wednesday September 16th, 2009 ratiopharm Ulm 101 Leitershofen 61 Saturday September 19th, 2009 Wels (Wels, Austria) 90 Ulm 86 OT Sunday September 20th, 2009 Gmunden (Gmunden, Austria) 97 Ulm 89 Saturday September 26th 2009 brose Baskets Bamberg 85 Ulm 69 Tuesday September 29th, 2009 ratiopharm Ulm @ EnBW Ludwigsburg (scrimmage) Friday October 2nd, 2009 ratiopharm Ulm @ Walter Tigers Tubingen ratiopharm Ulm regular season opening schedule Friday October 9th, 2009 ratiopharm Ulm v Telekom Baskets Bonn 7pm tip Sunday October 11th, 2009 ratiopharm Ulm @ MBC 430m tip Follow all the fast breaking ratiopharm Ulm baketball action all season long on Taylorhoops.com! GO ULM! MIKE T
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