First Game

Well, I was able to play my first game tonight here in Turkey. I was definitely a little rusty, but it was certainly a joy to get back onto the court! We played a good team tonight at home, but were able to pull out a close victory, 96-92.

One of my teammates actually hit a three-pointed with 1 second left to win it. We won by 4 points because the opposing team’s coach threw his water bottle after the shot and got a technical!

I ended up with 17 points. I was really rusty when I first got onto the court, but warmed up a bit through the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Then I came back in during the last 5 minutes or so (usually my favorite part of the game), and the rust set in again. A couple turnovers, etc. enabled the other team to make a comeback. But we still ended up with the win–and a more dramatic one at that!

I am really thankful for this club and my teammates. We have a good coaching staff and a good group of individuals that compose our club. I praise the Lord for bringing me to such a situation.

Also, here are a few websites where you can check out the box score of the game and other Turkish Basketball news.  Also, my team’s name is Banvispor.  At least that is what it is listed as on the websites.  Banvit is what we call it though.

www.turkbasket.com

www.tblstat.net

www.eurobasket.com/tur/tur

We are headed on the road tomorrow for an away game to be played on Saturday. I am looking forward to getting on the court once again.

Thankful for the game of basketball,

Joe