Cellus' first games in Europe-- his team goes 3-0

[Da Coach]

Marcellus Sommerville made a good first impression for his new pro team Atomeromu SE Paks of the Hungarian A Division.

Playing in his first game, Cellus was the game's leading scorer and the leading rebounder for his team with 24 points and 6 rebounds.
Atomeromu played Thursday in a preseason tournament called the Univer Cup in Kunszentmarton, Hungary, and beat Albacomp 94-72. Below is the box score. It looks like the crowd was estimated at 400, a few less than Cellus is accustomed to playing in front of.

GAMEDAY 1, Thursday:
Albacomp-Atomer?…???m?…?± SE 72-94 (17-27, 18-26, 17-22, 20-19)
Kunszentmarton, Att: 400,
Referees: Kiraly, Adam, Bogardi

ALBACOMP: 72
Kestutis Marciulionis (188-G-76, college: Delaware) 15, Lowe 9, Horvath A. 6, Banks 4, Bencze 14. Bench players.: Kaman 14/6, Gobi 10, Pojbics -, Szabo T. -, Hanga -. Coach: Fodor Peter

Atomeromu SE: 94
Meszaros 12, Mark Walters (188-G-82, college: N.Mexico) 20/3, Marcellus Sommerville (201-F-82, college: Bradley) 24/6, Balazic 14/3, Czigler 12. Bench players.: Panta -, Horvath Z. 4, L?…???rincz 8, Kiss -. Coach: Zsoldos Andras

In the other game played Thursday, PVSK beat the host team Univer KSE 86-75.
Atomeromu will play PVSK tomorrow.

[flipper]

any idea how much cellus makes playing in europe?

[BU1999]

With those kinds of crowds, where does the money come from to pay the players?

[BU1999]

any idea how much cellus makes playing in europe?

Here is an article that addresses that.

"International basketball might not provide the same glamour or money that the NBA does, but players can still find solid pay.

???‚¬?“Some countries pay similar to NBA teams,???‚¬?? MU assistant coach Melvin Watkins said. ???‚¬?“Some of that has dried up, but there are still places that pay six figures. Also, teams will pay for expenses like houses and cars.???‚¬??

Although it is possible to make NBA-like money, for most of these players, it is hard to ever actually make it to the NBA."

http://www.themaneater.com/article.php?id=24766

[Da Coach]

Cellus' pro team Atomeromu SE won their second game in 2 days to go to 2-0 in the Univer Cup Tournament. After starting and scoring 24 points in game 1, Cellus came off the bench and scored 9 points in the second game.

Univer-Cup, 2nd gameday, friday 22nd of september 2006

Atomer?…???m?…?± SE-PVSK-Expo Center 68-61 (21-15, 13-18, 18-9, 16-19)

Kunszentmarton, Att.: 400

Atomeromu SE: Meszaros 11, Kiss 11/3, Walters 7, Balazic 14/6, Czigler 8. Bench players: Sommerville 9, Horvath 8, L?…???rincz -. Coach Zsoldos Andras

PVSK: Wittmann 10/6, Denes 6, Aleksic 23/9, Toth N. 4, Lapov 9/3. Bench players: Lakatos 6, Hosszu -, Kecskes 3. Coach: Volgyi Peter

I can't tell if this gives Cellus' team the championship of the tournament. The tournament was listed to be Sept. 21-23, so they may still play one more game against the other team in the 4 team tournament, but his team is the only 2-0 team.

[brainiac]

Thanks-
now that you don't have to track AP, you can keep us updated on Cellus!

[tornado]

Here is the info on Cellus' page with his new team, Atomeromu SE

It is premuim stuff, so I cannot copy the pics or video.


Marcellus Sommerville
Height: 201cm / 6'7''
Position: Forward
Born: 1982
Team: Atomeromu (HUN) (2006-07)
Nationality: USA
Agency: CSMG College: Bradley (MVC)

Marcellus Sommerville (Photo: Bradley)
Career / Comments:

225lbs / 102kg
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Career:
Peoria, IL / Central HS/ Southwestern Illinois College
2003-2004: Bradley (NCAA): 31 games: 15.6ppg, 7.3rpg, 1.0apg
2004-2005: Bradley (NCAA): 28 games: 17.5ppg, 7.5rpg, 1.9apg, FGP: 44.2%, 3Pts: 36.8%
2005-2006: Bradley (NCAA): 33 games: 15.7ppg, 6.8rpg, FG: 40.7%, 3PT: 36%, FT: 78.2%
2006: Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (Pre-NBA Draft): 2 games: 5.5ppg, 3.5rpg, 1.0apg, 0.5spg, 0.5bpg, 2FGP: 25.0%, 3PT: 25.0%
2006 July: Summer Pro League in Long Beach (Dallas Mavericks)
2006-2007: Atomeromu SE Paks (HUN-A Division)
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Awards/Achievements:
All-MVC 1st Team -05
MVC Tournament Finalist -06
MVC All-Tournament Team -06
All-MVC 2nd Team -06
NCAA Sweet 16 -06

The website lists all these other ex-BU players in their database, so let me know if you'd want any data, stats, or info on any of these other Ex-Braves.

Name INCH (CM) Pos Bo NAT Fr To Last Playing Team

Akinkunle Bayo 6'9'' (204) F/C 75 USA 05 05 Ludwigsburg (GER)

Anderson Mitchell 6'8'' (202) F 60 USA 99 99 Hamburg (GER)

Battle Jabar 6'6'' (19 F 81 USA 02 04 Bradley (USA)

Cage Ed 6'8'' (202) F/C 78 USA 05 07 Sheffield Sharks (ENG)

Coupet Ben 7'0'' (213) C 77 USA 02 02 Gatos (VEN)

Dye Rob 6'1'' (186) G 78 USA 04 04 Michigan M. (CBA)

Faulknor Jason 6'7'' (201) F 80 CAN 06 06 Illiabum (POR)

Flanders Angelo 6'7'' (199) F 77 NED-ISV 06 07 Wevelgem (BEL)

Gilbert Phillip 6'3'' (191) G 82 USA 05 06 Chester Jets (ENG)

Gillingham James 6'5'' (194) G 81 CAN-DOM 04 07 Trier (GER)

Hawkins Hersey 6'3'' (191) G 66 USA 00 01 NO/Okla City (NBA)

Koita Aba 6'10'' (207) C 77 MLI-FRA 05 06 Le Puy (FRA)

O'Bryant Patrick 7'0'' (213) C 86 USA 06 07 Golden St. (NBA)

Parker Anthony 6'5'' (196) G/F 75 USA 06 07 Toronto R. (NBA)

Rabey Jeffrey 7'0'' (212) C 79 USA 02 02 Sioux Falls S. (D-League)

Roberson Eric 6'4'' (192) G 78 USA 01 01 Gary S. (CBA)

Robinson Jerome 6'3'' (191) G/F 78 CAN-JAM 06 07 Brest (FRA)

Robinson Marcello 5'11'' (179) G USA 00 04 Bradley (USA)

Sommerville M. 6'7'' (201) F 82 USA 06 07 Atomeromu (HUN)

Stuckey Curtis 6'1'' (186) G 68 USA 97 97 Warriors (COL)

Suggs Mike 6'6'' (19 G/F USA 01 04 Bradley (USA)

Winters Voice 6'8'' (202) F 62 USA-ESP 01 01 Ourense (ESP)

[Da Coach]

Cellus' pro team Atomeromu SE won their second game in 2 days to go to 2-0 in the Univer Cup Tournament. After starting and scoring 24 points in game 1, Cellus came off the bench and scored 9 points in the second game.

Univer-Cup, 2nd gameday, friday 22nd of september 2006

Atomer?…???m?…?± SE-PVSK-Expo Center 68-61 (21-15, 13-18, 18-9, 16-19)

Kunszentmarton, Att.: 400

Atomeromu SE: Meszaros 11, Kiss 11/3, Walters 7, Balazic 14/6, Czigler 8. Bench players: Sommerville 9, Horvath 8, L?…???rincz -. Coach Zsoldos Andras

PVSK: Wittmann 10/6, Denes 6, Aleksic 23/9, Toth N. 4, Lapov 9/3. Bench players: Lakatos 6, Hosszu -, Kecskes 3. Coach: Volgyi Peter

I can't tell if this gives Cellus' team the championship of the tournament. The tournament was listed to be Sept. 21-23, so they may still play one more game against the other team in the 4 team tournament, but his team is the only 2-0 team.

This tournament, the Univer Cup, did play a 3rd game on Saturday, and it has just been posted on the Eurobasketball website--

Cellus' team, Atomeromu SE Pakes won for the 3rd straight day and is the tournament champion with a 3-0 record. Cellus started, but scored just 2 points in the 3rd game. His new teammate, Mark Walters a 6'2" guard from New Mexico, who joined the team just less than a week ago like Cellus, was the leading scorer with 43 points and was named the MVP of the tournament.--

Univer KSE 80 - Atomer?…???m?…?± SE 87 (24-8, 17-34, 13-32, 26-13)
Kunszentmarton, Att: 600

UNIVER KSE: Archie 11/3, Celej 19/3, Vaisvila 10/3, Csaplar-Nagy 8, Miroslaw Lopatka (213-C/F-77, agency: AB Agency) 19/3. Cs.: Soos 11/3, Toth 2, Vida -. Coach: Meszlenyi Robert

Atomer?…???m?…?± SE: Meszaros 14/6, Mark Walters (188-G-82, college: N.Mexico) 43/12, Jure Balazic (202-F-80) 3, Sommerville 2, Horvath Z. 9/3. Cs.: Panta -, Czigler -, L?…???rincz 3/3, Kiss 13/9, Cs?…?±ros -. Coach: Zsoldos Andras

1. Atomer?…???m?…?± SE (record 3-0)
2. PVSK-Expo Center (record 2-1)
3. Albacomp (record 1-2)
4. Univer KSE (record 0-3)
MVP of the tournament: Mark Walters (188-G-82, college: N.Mexico) (ASE)
All Star team: Balazs Simon (188-G-80) (PVSK), Mark Walters (188-G-82, agency: SportsTalent, college: N.Mexico) (ASE), Tamas Kaman (200-F-79) (Albacomp), Jure Balazic (202-F-80) (ASE), Miroslaw Lopatka (213-C/F-77, agency: AB Agency) (Univer KSE)

[MacabreMob]

Holy crap - 43 points!

43 pts?

So did he learn "hog-ball" from Granger?