POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
Malik Petteway
Champion vs champion. The first ECBL Super Cup is happening on Saturday in Lincolnton, North Carolina. The game features winners of the Mid-Atlantic (Western Mass Zombies) and South (PrimeTime Players).
Western Mass Zombies (11-3)
Opened their inaugural ECBL campaign on March 13 with a 153-124 victory at Red Rose Thunder. Lost two of their next three, but have been rolling since. The Zombies strung together six-straight wins before a road loss on May 22.
PLAYOFFS: defeated Fredericksburg Grizzlies (130-105) and Hub City Hogs (122-117) to claim the Mid-Atlantic trophy.
Led by Mid-Atlantic MVP Tylon Smith (6'2''-G-92, college: S.Connecticut, agency: Interperformances) who avaged 26.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, 6.0assists in 14 games. Jahmerikah Green-Younger (6'1''-G, college: AMC) and Tyler Desrosiers (6'2''-G, college: Post) (Post University '18) provide plenty of scoring punch.
Player to watch: Malik Petteway (6'8''-F-97, college: RMU) - one of the few big men on the Zombies roster averaged 14 points along with 16.7 rebounds and a league-best 3.2 blocks per game.
PrimeTime Players (14-2)
Six-time ECBL champion were nearly dethroned in the championship game by a surprise North Carolina Coyotes group. Opened their season with a seven-game win streak before a two-game slide with losses to Florence Wildcats and Georgia Fire. Won eight-in-a-row.
PLAYOFFS: eliminated Georgia Fire (107-105) and Carolina Thunder (160-148) before title game victory over North Carolina Coyotes (130-128).
Former NBA player Trevor Booker (6'8''-F-87, college: Clemson) (24.5 points, 16.2 rebounds) led a balanced PTP attack this season. Three-time league MVP Chris Moore (6'2''-G-86, college: Charleston So.) (24 points, 6.7 rebounds, 10.5 assists) drives the engine and has the ability to take over games. Van Turner Jr. (6'1''-G, college: Queens, NC) provides plenty of offense averaging 23.6 per game.
Players to watch: Ricardo Glenn (6'8''-C-90, college: USC Upstate) and (21.2 pts, 17.0 reb) and Odell Turner (6'7''-PF-91, college: Wingate) (16.4 pts, 12.8 reb) have experience and along side Booker provide plenty of size.
ECBL Super Cup
Saturday, June 26
6:00 PM
Combine Academy
Tags : MALIK PETTEWAY, WESTERN MASS ZOMBIES, ECBL BASKETBALL
