Mayhem visit Bullets ... Win 88-86

The Morgantown Mayhem visited the Pittsburgh Bullets on January 5, 2013. The Mayhem pulled out a tight victory by a 88-86 margin.

The Mayhem were lead by David Derizzo who scored 20 points on 7 of 10 shooting from the field. JT Lewis pulled down a monster 27 rebounds and also added 13 points. Latrell Alford added another 19 points for the Mayhem, his second good game in a row. The Mayhem had 5 players in double digits.

The Bullets leading scorer was Sorena Orandi with 27 points, he added 7 rebounds as well. Gerald Warrick added a double double with 18 points and 17 rebounds.

Watch the game here

Mayhem v Bullets, 1-5-13

Thank you to the Pittsburgh Bullets and their production staff

Meet International Scout for OVBL: Sasa Matenicarski

Sasa has agreed to join the Ohio Valley Basketball league as an international scout. His role with the OVBL is to assist in placing players overseas as well as possibly bring talent from overseas to the OVBL. He is a very accomplished coach in Europe, assisting many players to top tier leagues in different areas of Europe. Sasa has many different contacts with teams, agents and players the world over. We are happy to have Sasa join us and look forward to working with him.

SASA MATENICARSKI Basketball coach CV :

Name : Sasa Matenicarski

Born : 2nd/Oct/1970 in Mostar (Bosnia and Hercegovina)

Nationality : Bosnian / Serbian / Macedonian

Career as player :

Position: Guard .. Sasa was National player in Yugoslavia and Bosnia/Herzegovina National teams .. and played on these clubs :

1985-1991 Borac,Capljina (Bosnia/Hercegovina)

1993-1994 Sloga (Serbia)Pozega

1994-1996 Nemetali Ograzden (Macedonia)

199601997 Herceg Novi(Montenegro)

1997-1998 Paks (Hungary)

1998-2001 Keln and Krefeld (Germany)

2001-2002 Kosjeric (Serbia)

Career as Coach :

2002-2005 : KK Crnokosa Kosjeric (Serbia from D4 to D1) :

Head coach for senior team and worked with junior team , in 3rd season moved the club from the 3rd division to the first division in Serbia and

Head coach for youth categories in the club

2005-2006 : KK Krefeld-Panthers

Head coach for senior team

2006 Head coach KK Slavija Bosnia(D 1)

2006-2007: KK Pozega (Serbia D2) :

Head coach for Women senior team and all youth categories in the club

3rd place with Women senior team

Champion of west Serbian with cadet team

5th place in National championship of Serbian with cadet team

2007-2011: KK Sloga (Serbia D3 to D1) :

Head coach for senior team and head coach for all youth categories in the club

Champion of Serbian 3rd division

Champion of Serbian 2nd division

Champion of West Serbia 2 times with Cadet teams

Worked with a strong individual training Jaka Lakovic from Barcelona and now Galatasaraj,  Goran Dragic from NBA , Kemal Avdic from Bosnia/Hercegovina (he plays in France now) and other players from National teams from Serbia and Macedonia

Serbian basketball Federation award of success in basketball 2002/03, 2005/06 and 2009/10 

Player Bio: Pierre Darden, Cleveland Lakers

 Pierre S. Darden

Height: 6'10''

Weight: 220 lbs.

Position: Forward College: University of the Cumberlands 

Major: Communications 

Minor: Physical Science 

Nationality: USA

Born: Apr.11, 1983 in Cincinnati, Ohio

Outlook:

Pierre Darden is a 6'10" power forward. He is a gifted scorer from all over the court. Pierre was assigned to the NY Knicks D-League affiliate. Pierre is experienced in the Mike D'Antoni style offense. He plays with a lot of energy and is very athletic. He can rebound and block shots.

Physical and Mental: Very tough hard nosed player with an excellent understanding of the game.Ball Skill: Above Average ball handler for his size

Offense: Great Shooting range. Strong/aggressive around the basket.

Defense: Great off -ball defender, Active help side, quick feetGame knowledge: FantasticStrengths: Super athletic ability and skill; great fast break forward

Overall comments: A strong offensive player who interacts well with everyone, Good Pro potential 

•   2001-2003: Robert Morris (NCAA)
  
•   2004-2005: University of Cumberland
  

o 14ppg, 8rpg, 2.9apg, 1.8spg
 2005-2006: University of Cumberland (NCAA)
o 18ppg, 8rpg, 1apg

•   2007: Oklahoma Cavalry (CBA)- Training Camp
  
•   2007-2008: Oklahoma Cavalry (CBA)
  

o 12ppg, 8rpg, 2.9apg,
o Started 13 games
o Won C.B.A. championship,
o Runner up for rookie of the year

•   2008: Invited to attend workout for the New York Knicks
  
•   2008: Selected 3rd in the 4th round of the 2008 NBA Developmental League Draft by the
  Albuquerque Thunderbirds
  
•   2008 played in the P.B.L. in Manchester New Hampshire for the Millrats, 
  

  2009 in the (KBDL) Kentucky Basketball Developmental League for the Kentucky Thunder starting five 25pts per game 9 rebs 2 blocks

•   2009: Hoops Kentucky Pro Am Tournament (Pals Elite)
  
•   2009: September: Erie Bay Hawks (D-League) free-agent tryout camp
  
•   2010: In February signed at Guaiqueries de Margarita (Venezuela-LPB),
  
•   2010:Workout with Milwaukee Bucks
  
•   2011:Cibacopa Mexcio Mineros de Cananea
  
•   2011:Was selected to take tour of China
  
•   2012:RazorSharks PB 
  
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Player Bio: Latrell Alford

Latrell Aldren Alford       

Position: Shooting Guard/ Combo Guard

Personal Information:Born: May 21, 1989

Height: 6’3” – 191cm

Weight: 185 – 84kg

Vertical: 46”

Wingspan: 6’5” 

2011-12 NCCAA National Player of the Year / CCSN National Player of the Year  

2011-12
NCCAA National Player of the Year CCSN National Player of the Year 1st Team All-American
National All-Tournament Team
MVP of the East Region
1st Team All-East Region
East Region Defensive Player of the Year
Player of the Week for Sam Cozen Small Colleges of Philadelphia 

New teams being added to OVBL for 2013

The Ohio Valley Basketball League currently has 6 very talented teams. We are in the process of developing two more teams for the upcoming season.

The Buffalo Blue Hawks is a spin off team that currently holds 7 players and a very talented experienced coach, Nate Salters who believes in player development. " Players have to realize this is next level, not rec league" says Coach Salters. The OVBL totally agrees with the Buffalo organization and will be helping the team by recruiting and placing another 6-7 players on the team in the next two weeks.

The Washington County Warriors have been attempting to get a bid in the Pro Exposure realm over the last few seasons. They have near a whole team that consists of players comprised of mainly local with some from surrounding rival Pittsburgh Bullets. They have 8 players and the OVBL will be helping them place another 4-5 players on the team.

The one common piece that I have noticed in talking with players, coaches, scouts, international scouts and agents in the last two weeks is players do not realize how important exposure is.

They do not realize they need game film to make it overseas or professionally at all. The OVBL is all about that, live stream games, archived film and contacts that will make it happen.

Contacts the world over

 While the Ohio Valley Basketball League has agents that they do work with, they also have direct connections with influential basketball people the world over. On a daily basis, Ohio Valley Basketball League executives speak with contacts in Serbia, Slovenia, Australia, Germany, Spain, Argentina and Uruguay. This list grows daily, yesterday we were able to connect with a prominent coach in Greece. This not only allows the OVBL to showcase our talent, but it also lets us learn the international game at its best. By learning the overseas games and about each league and team, it will help the players for overall exposure as well as allowing our mentor network to grow worldwide.

OVBL Team hits 10,000 views on Youtube

The best promoted Ohio Valley Basketball league team is without a doubt the Pittsburgh Bullets. One of the better teams in the league, Bullets owner Marcus Robinson, does an outstanding job at promoting his players and his team. Marcus utilizes videos from tryouts to showing prospects for the team. Each and every team that wants to promote their players and exposure should follow Marcus and his strategies.

Congratulations to the Social media staff that makes the difference for the team... Social Media manager Desiree Phillips and Social Media Asst manager Teresa Douglass, they have done an outstanding job ! The team has made the 10,000 view mark in less than one year !


Please help them get to 15,000 quickly as they continue to promote and make the difference for their city and the team.

Check out their latest tryout video and subscribe to their videos ... there are sure to be more that make the difference in the Steel City.