Tessy Hetting and her team Point Chaud Sprimont played against BBC Kangoeroes last weekend and won 85:65. Tessy played 12′ and had 4pts, 1reb, 1as, 1stl, 1to and 1 foul.

Liz Schmitz  played with her team Jeugd Gentson against Crack Blue Cats and lost 60:69. Liz and had 4pts and 4rebs.

Nadia Mossong played with her team Osnabrucker SC Panthers last weekend against Oberhausen and lost 62:64. Nadia played 23′ and had 2rebs, 1to and 3 fouls.

Leonie de Jonge (picture) played with her team Cornell College (NCAA3) against Wartburg College and lost 63:69. Leonie played 16′ and had 4pts, 4rebs, 1to and 3 fouls.

Yann Fasbender  played with his team Manchester Magic last weekend against Derby Trailblazers and won 83:61. Yann played 20′ and had 13pts, 2rebs, 4stls, 1blk.

Thomas Grün played with his team Alba Urspring against Bayern München and won 77:51. Thomas played 18′ and had 13pts, 3rebs, 2as, 1to and1 foul.

DL-Men:
Basket Esch: C. Donnersbach (fatigue fracture), T. Donnersbach
Nitia: Di Bartolomeo , Schumacher, S. Ribeiro, Delhaye (all stopped playing for different reasons)
Zolwer: /
Résidence: F. Mangen (achilles tendon), S. Mangen (knee injury)
Sparta: Gindt (injured)
T71: Ruffato (sprained ankle), Schumacher (flu)

DL-Women:
AB Contern: /
Musel Pikes: /
US Heffingen: /
Résidence: /
T71: Sfredda (pesonal reasons), Bies (meniscus)
Amicale: /
Racing: D. Schaefers (knee problems)
Etzella: D’Onghia, Kemp (both personal reasons), L. Schreiner (ill)
Basket Esch: Wewer (rehabilitation), Harris (shoulder inflamation), Donovan (injured)
Telstar: Grulms (studies), Busazi (ill), Marchi (ill)

All the decisions are there in the Nationale 2 so that the last weekend was more or less already a preparation for the Playoffs. It was however marked by a huge surprise.

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On February 10, South and North will meet again in the Nationale 2 Allstar Game organized by Avanti Mondorf. The event will include a dunking-contest at half time, music, and an after party with DJ Fernand @ Brasserie International. The lineups for the game are not set yet, but will include most US and EU players as well as Luxembourgish players such as Hoeser, Nunes, Muepu, Penzotta, Julien, Kocks and Braun. Entry is free for the game and the after party!

Amicale Steinsel has decided to give Yves Mekongo (Cameroon) a try-out and possibly replace Alex Jones on the team’s foreigner spot for the rest of the season. The 25-year-old Mekongo is 2.01 m tall and lastly played in Hungary and Spain. Mekongo is described as a very athletic forward and a good defender.