Final Post of the Year

Hey everyone. I know I haven't updated the blog in a long long long time and I apologize for that. I want to give you a final blog post of this year and let you know how we finished up. We ended up losing in the Semi-Finals to Cholet (champions last year). We didn't have our best defensive series which really hurt us. It was a great season for us and I am happy our team did. I want to thank the fans of BCM for their support throughout the season. It was an honor to play in front of you. I also want to thank my teammates for a wonderful year. It was great being able to play with you guys and I really enjoyed your company. As for me I am heading back to USA on Sunday. I plan on taking some time off to let the body heal (even though it is extremely hard for me to do that), and then I am going to get right back into the gym and get better. I plan on doing some golfing in the next couple of days and seeing my family. I hope you enjoyed following the blog this year even though I was below average at posting haha. I hope everyone has a great summer and until next time... au revoir (goodbye). God Bless, Joshua 1:9

EuroChallenge Awards, Final 2 games

Hey everyone.. We are down to 2 regular season games this year. We play tomorrow night vs Limoges and next Tuesday at home vs. Nancy. We are trying to finish out the regular season strong. We are currently 19-9 tied for 2nd with two other teams. We have been playing really well together on the offensive end and also defensively. I have struggled the past two games. Last game I had 3 points (0-4 2FG, 1-5 3FG), 6 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals. But thats the game of basketball and I am happy that I get another chance to go out and play tomorrow night. More importantly is that we are continuing to win and we are getting it done on the defensive end. Hopefully we can continue that way for the rest of the season and finish strong.

I know a lot of you voted for me for the MVP of EuroChallenge and I appreciate the votes. Below I copied a link that you can check out and see the final awards of the EuroChallenge. It has been an exciting season both in the French League and the EuroChallenge. I am looking forward to playing these last 2 games and see what seed we get for the playoffs. I will keep you updated on how things are going. FYI- Its been 70-80 degrees most days here in France.. Loving the sun!!! Take care and God Bless (Joshua 1:9)

http://www.eurobasket.com/EuroChallenge/basketball.asp?NewsID=224973

Update , Update

Hello everyone! I want to update you on how things are going over here in France. We are currently 17-9 in the standings and tied with 3 teams for third place. Coming off of back to back road losses we had a game last night at home vs Paris and we played extremely well. It was a game in which we needed to get our defense back and be efficient on offense at the same time. We lead from the start to finish never relinquishing the lead. We had 5 guys in double figures. Juby lead the way with 17 points, Jeff Greer had 16, Dounia had 14, and Mo 12. I had 15 points (5-7 2FG, 1-6 3FG), 14 assists, 5 steals, and 3 rebounds. It was a solid game for us and hopefully we can continue it onto next weekend. We play Le Mans on the road next Saturday. We have 4 games remaining in the regular season and then playoffs start.

Everything else is wonderful over here in France, it has been very nice with temperatures ranging between 60-80. Tonight is looking like a great night to grill, sun is shining and it is beautiful out. Not trying to rub it in to people back home haha but I hope the weather starts getting nice for you guys! Gotta get out on those golf courses! Have a great day. God Bless (Joshua 1:9)

15-7

Good afternoon! We had a game last night against Strasburg at home and we came away with a 71-69 victory. Our record stands at 15-7 and tied for 3rd place. It was a hard fought game by both teams and it came down to shooting free throws at the end. I made 1-2 FT with 14 seconds left putting the score at 71-69. Then they came down and we fouled, however there player missed the first free throw. He missed the 2nd free throw on purpose, the ball was tipped around and eventually the clock ran out. We had 4 players in double figures. Mo had 12 points, Jeff Greer had 11, and Cyril had 10. I had 21 points (8-11 2FG, 1-3 3FG, 2-4 FT), 9 assists, and 3 rebounds. Yannick Bokolo is out with a hamstring injury right now so it was extremely nice to see guys set up and contribute in his absence. We play again on Tuesday in the EuroChallenge Final 8 vs a very good Russian team. Should be an interesting game and I will let you know how it goes. Time for me to check out these NCAA games! God Bless you all! Joshua 1:9

Long time, No Post

Well, well, well it has been quite a long time since I have posted on the blog. We have had quite a few games since I last posted so I am going to give you a summary of what's been going on. We are currently 14-7 in French League play with a loss last Saturday down in Pau. We are tied for 4th place with Roanne and we have a game tomorrow vs Strasburg at home. Hopefully we can play some good basketball and come away with a win. Last Tuesday we played in a French Cup game at home vs. Asvel which we ended up also losing the game 74-70 (so we have no more French Cup games, lose and your done). We are on a 2 game losing skid right now but hopefully that will change on Saturday. We are still playing in the EuroChallenge and we have a game next Tuesday at home. We are in the final 8 right now and we play a very good Russian team. The winner in a best of 3 series advances to the final 4. We have 9 regular season French League games remaining in our schedule. Time is sure flying by over here. Not much else is going on in the basketball world, playing a couple times a week (which I haven't been updating about, my apologies).

Other than that things have been pretty nice over here in France. Weather is nice, a couple days ago it got up to 61 degrees. Spring is right around the corner. Shout out to Lynn Jordheim for getting on my a** about updating the blog, thanks I definitely needed it I have been slacking lately on the updates haha! I will try to do a better job updating, but how can you blame me when I have such a wonderful fiance keeping me company this year. Last year I would always update because it was keeping me sane haha!!! Hope everyone has a wonderful MARCH MADNESS!! How the brackets looking? Take Care and God Bless (Joshua 1:9)

Big Road Trip

Good afternoon everyone! I am finally back in Gravelines after a week of being on the road. First we played in a mid-season tournament for the Top 8 teams in our French League called the "Week of Aces." We ended up winning the tournament and I officially have my first professional championship! It was an amazing feeling celebrating on the floor after the game. We ended up playing 3 games in 4 days in order to win the tournament. We played Chalon in the championship game with the score being 79-71! We had 3 guys in double figures. Yannick Bokolo came away with the MVP scoring 23 points and 5 rebounds, Cyril had 19 points. I almost had a triple double with 17 points (4-8 2FG, 1-5 3FG, 6-6 FT), 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. It was a wonderful experience and I feel extremely blessed in winning my first championship as a pro!

After winning the championship of the Week of Aces, the next day we took and early flight to Sweden to play a game in the EuroChallenge. We ended up winning 94-87, which means that we are going to qualify for the Top 8 of EuroChallenge. We are 4-0 in our group and in 1st place. First place and second place both move on into the Top 8. It was a rough start for us at the beginning of the game. You could definitely tell that the traveling over the past 5-6 days was catching up to us. However we stuck together and pulled away in the second half. We had 4 guys scoring in double digits. Cyril had 24 points, Yannick had 12, Jeff Greer had 11. I had 21 points (3-8 2FG, 3-3 3FG, 6-8 FT) 4 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals. It was quite the road trip for us men at BCM, however it was well worth it. Coming away with a championship and qualifying for the Top 8 in EuroChallenge, definitely makes the long road trip a lot more pleasant. Time to do some relaxing! God Bless (Joshua 1:9)

Good road win

Happy Sunday everyone! Well I got back this morning from our road game at 7:45am. We bused back after the game and it took seven and a half hours. It was an extremely long road rip, however we came away with a win so that makes the trip a little better. It was a nice road win for us vs Vichy. Vichy has some of the best fans in the league and it is always a tough place to play. The final score was 75-61. Both our big men played great games. Mo had a double double with 15 points and 10 rebounds and Dounia Issa also had a double double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Jeff Greer was the only other player in double figures with 15 points. I struggled from the field yesterday missing lay-ups and open pull ups. I finished with 9 points (2-12 2FG, 1-3 3FG, 2-2 FT), 7 assists, and 6 rebounds. It was a great win for us putting our record at 11-6. We are currently still in 5th place.

This week we are playing in the "Week of Acres". It is a tournament which is held for the top 8 teams in the league at the half way mark. It is a three day tournament, if you win you keep playing if you lose you are done. Our first game is on Thursday vs Roanne. The tournament is being held in Pau, which is in the south of France. Thats about all I have for you now. Things are going well over here and we are staying busy. AJ's folks are coming over in 11 days and we are VERY excited to have them visit. It will be a great spending some time with them. Hope you all have a great Sunday. Superbowl! God Bless (Joshua 1:9)