By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Crvena Zvezda (18-0) extended its phenomenal winning streak in ABA League by beating Krka (5-13), Buducnost (13-5) confirmed its superiority against Igokea (9-9), Cedevita (13- 5) downed Mega Leks and Partizan Belgrade (14-4) was stunned by Union Olimpija (8-10).
This stories are all fine and dandy but what deservedly stole the spotlight’s attention this week in the championship, was Isaiah Austin’s first game as a pro. The American center, who was finally cleared to play basketball at a competitive level in 2016, after being diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome in 2014, is back at doing what he enjoys best.
Austin debuted for FMP (7-11), the club with which he signed his first professional contract earlier this month, in the game vs Mornar Bar (6-12). In the 11:20 minutes he stayed on court, he scored 9 points (on 3/5 two-pointers, 1/1 from downtown), grabbed 4 rebounds, stole the ball once and threw one block while his team won 92 – 85.
Check out the results of the 18th ABA gameday.
ABA League 2016/2017 – Week 18
MZT Skopje – Zadar 92 – 65 (Josh Scott 18 p. 7 r.)
Buducnost – Igokea 75 – 60 (Marcus Williams 17 p. 6 a.)
Karp Sokoli – Cibona Zagreb 76 – 70 (Kendrick Perry 20 p. 6 a. 4 st.)
Cedevita – Mega Leks 89 – 85 (Luka Babic 27 p. 9 a.)
Crvena Zvezda – Krka Novo Mesto 79 – 62 (Nemanja Dangubic 13 p. 8 r.)
Olimpija Ljubljana – Partizan Belgrade 74 – 68 (Delvin Oliver 18 p. 10 r.)
FMP – Mornar Bar 92 – 85 (Jonah Bolden 22 p. 6 a.)