Berlin (dpa / bb) – Alba Berlin celebrated its first victory in its second test game in preparation for the basketball Bundesliga season. The newly formed Berlin team narrowly won 90:89 (41:41) against league rivals Basketball Löwen Braunschweig on Sunday. The best Berlin throwers were Sterling Brown with 21 points and Christ Koumadje with 14.
A week after the 78:81 friendly defeat against Hamburg, coach Israel Gonzalez again had more personnel alternatives available. Two important players returned with the two centers Koumadje (visa problems) and World Cup participant Yanni Wetzell. However, the German World Cup participant Johannes Thiemann and the two Italians Matteo Spagnolo and Gabriele Procida were still missing.
Gonzalez tested a lot in the game, tried out a number of players in several positions and also had several systems played. “To figure out what fits best with our new team,” Gonzalez said.
Next weekend Alba will start at the Magenta Sport Cup in Munich. In addition to hosts FC Bayern Munich, the Euroleague teams Virtus Bologna and Red Star Belgrade also start there. League play starts on September 28th with an away game at MLP Academics Heidelberg.
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2023-09-10 17:05:41
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