Italy
Both Italian teams of Georgian basketball players won matches yesterday. Manuchar Markoishvili is still injured and he could not help "Cantu" in the 14th round match. "Cantu" beat "Benetton" 75:65. It was the 10th victory of "Cantu" and the team of Markoishvili is in the 3rd place.
5 teams have 7-7 win-loss. "Virtus" of Viktor Sanikidze is among them. After 2 lost matches away, "Virtus" won home match yesterday. The hosts beat "Roma" 87:79.
Sanikidze was a reserve player and played during 25 minutes. Georgian basketball player scored both penalties. He collected 8 rebounds, 2-2 turnover-assists and one block.

Spain
Members of Georgian basketball team who are playing in Spain have nothing to boast about. "Lagun Aro" of Nika Tskitishvili lost against "Caja Laboral". The guests won the first quarter 23:17. "Caja Laboral" won the match 83:80. "Lagun Aro" lost three times in a row.
As for Tskitishvili, he missed one 2-point and 2 3-point. He held the match without scoring a point. Nika played during 13.29 minutes and collected only 3 rebounds.
Taurean Green played better. Yesterday his "Gran Canaria" beat "Granada" 86:71. Green was in the main staff. He played during 21.30 minutes and scored 10 points (1 2-point from 1, 2 3-point from 3, 2 penalties from 2) and one rebound-assist.
It was the 8th victory of "Gran Canaria" (15 matches) and is one victory ahead of "Lagun Aro". "Joventut" of naturalized Georgian Quinton Hosley has the best result. The team has 9 victories and is sharing 4th-7th places with three other clubs.
"Fuenlabrada", former club of Tskitishvili, is one of them. Yesterday "Joventut" beat "Fuenlabrada" 100:86. Hosley played during 21.49 minutes in the previous match. He scored 3 points ( 0 2-point from 3, 1 3-point from 2), 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Baltic League
"Rock" of Giorgi Tsintsadze is among leaders of Baltic League. The club has 9 wins and 4 losses. "Rock" won the 9th match over TTU-"Kalev" 83:72. Georgian basketball player was not in the main staff. He played during 23.44 minutes. Tsintsadze scored 12 points (1 2-point from 4, 2 3-point from 5, 4 penalties from 4) and 2-2 rebound-assist-turnover.
"VEF" Riga is potential leader of League with 9 wins and 2 losses. "Rock" will hold a match against "VEF" on January 15.

Germany
"Giessen" continues unsuccessful series at German Championship. The club of Lasha Gamkrelidze lost 11 matches in a row. This time it was against "Bonn" - 53:71. Lasha played during 9.58 minutes and scored 2 points (0 2-point from 1, 0 3-point from 1, 2 penalties from 2), 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 3-3 mistake-foul.
"Giessen" is in the 15th place with 5 wins and 13 losses.



Luka Andriadze