Dhe Fraport Skyliners will continue to be represented in two competitions this year. On Sunday, the Frankfurt team defeated the favored Oldenburg team 75:67 at home in the second round of the cup. The Hessians won the final quarter 20: 8. Frankfurt’s most important player, captain Quantez Robertson, had already committed four fouls after 23 minutes. Nevertheless, he was on the field for a total of 30 minutes and converted two free throws to 73:67 in the final sprint.
Brancou Badio, who had been weak for a long time, also played a part in the surprise success of the Skyliners. The Senegalese international scored four points in a row with his two throws to make it 71:67. The Frankfurters allowed themselves 15 ball losses and thus five more than the opponent. In the rebounds (43:27) they were clearly superior to the Oldenburgers. “With a strong team effort, we have set an exclamation point. We had stronger nerves and were better on defense. Now everyone knows that we are also in the race, ”said Len Schoormann.
Schoormann surprisingly in the squad
After two previous failures in the Bundesliga, the Frankfurt team landed their first competitive win this season. The best Skyliners throwers in the duel with Oldenburg, which was also eliminated in the first round last season, were Schoormann with 17 and Rasheed Moore with 14 points. The new national coach Gordon Herbert, who was coach in Frankfurt for many years, watched the game in the ball sports hall.
With the Skyliners, who were 36:44 behind at half-time, playmaker Donovan Donaldson was unable to work because of a cold. Schoormann, whose pubic inflammation subsided much earlier than predicted, was surprisingly in the line-up. “I didn’t know myself until shortly before the game if I was going to play. My commitment has definitely paid off, ”he said.
The 19-year-old build-up player was used for a good 25 minutes by coach Diego Ocampo on his successful season debut and was there with a lightning start despite the injury break. Schoormann had only been able to train twice during the week. The try-out player Zaccheus Darko-Kelly did not receive a contract with Frankfurt. The 24-year-old American didn’t live up to Ocampo’s expectations.
Probably the penultimate time, the Oldenburg basketball legend Paulding played in the ball sports hall. Before the Frankfurt game, the 38-year-old announced that he would end his career after this season, which is his 15th. So far, the American has scored 7593 points in 553 first division games. Only Mike Jackel (10 738) can show a better yield in the Bundesliga.
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