Bristol Flyers regrouped after a tough loss at the SLB Trophy final to defeat short handed Keila Coolbet, 82-77, on Tuesday, January 28, at the Keila tervisekeskus in northern Estonia.
Players of the game
Landstede Hammers Zwolle won the last three games of the regular season but didn`t qualified for post season a year ago.
Bristol Flyers went a step further and finished their second season with four wins in a row.
It still matters as the team from southern England secured a solid Top 10 finish.
Jared Sherfield led the Flyers with 23 points on 7/12 shooting from the field.
Lander University standout set his personal record in points scored.
Sherfield also tied his best result in rebounds with eight.
Evan Walshe followed with 16 points.
Barry University and Oaklands College guard grabbed nine rebounds too.
Andrii Myronenko led Keila Coolbet with 31 points on 12/16 shooting from the field.
Ukrainian power forward joined the 30 points club.
Myronenko also had a “Top 7” shooting performane from the three point line as he made seven threes on 10 field goal attempts.
Key stats
Bristol Flyers shot 47 percent from the field, while Keila Coolbet shot 43 percent.
The visitors outscored Estonians in the paint, 42-22.
Despite a very short bench, Keila Coolbet managed to score 13 points on fast breaks in the second half.
Three point shots | ENBL records
Jordan Watson 8/13 October 8, 2024, Valmiera 81-78 Donar OT
Jānis Kaufmanis 7/13 February 2, 2022, Valmiera 85-92 Šiauliai
Troy Barnies 7/10 December 22, 2022, Lublin 88-94 Zielona Gora
Kristaps Gludītis 7/13 January 25, 2023, Prishtina 73-91 TalTech
Andrii Myronenko 7/10 January 10, 2024, Šiauliai 107-79 Keila
Trevon Allen 7/9 April 10, 2024, Voluntari 81-85 Bakken Bears
Andrii Myronenko 7/10 January 28, 2025, Keila 77-82 Bristol
Points | ENBL records | 30 points club
Dontay Caruthers 41 January 15, 2025, Inter 94-79 Keila
Kristen Kasemets 39 November 21, 2023, Valmiera 91-97 Keila
Jordan Watson 36 October 8, 2024, Valmiera 81-78 Donar OT
Dashawn Davis 36 October 30, 2024, Inter 90-88 Fyllingen
Barret Benson 35 January 22, 2024, Lublin 85-75 Tartu
E.J. Anosike 34 April 10, 2024, Liège 83-73 Šiauliai
Jakub Garbacz 33 January 31, 2023, Wolves 87-75 Ostrow
Liam O`Reilly 33 November 21, 2023, Lublin 85-107 Bristol
Jerai Grant 32 January 4, 2023, Budivelnyk 73-59 TalTech
Dalan Ancrum 32 October 15, 2024, Dinamo 88-91 Legia
Trevon Allen 31 April 10, 2024, Voluntari 81-85 Bakken Bears
Andrii Myronenko 31 January 28, 2025, Keila 77-82 Bristol
Game notes
Bristol Flyers improved to 4-4, while Keila Coolbet dropped to 1-6.
Andreas Kapoulas and his men posted a 3-1 record on the road.
More impressive, they won four games in a row.
Second season in the ENBL is in the books but there will be no respite for the Flyers.
SLB Cup semifinals await on February 7 and 9 against...the 2024 ENBL MVP Rickey McGill and the Sheffield Sharks.
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STANDINGS, as of January 28, 2025, CET 21.00
Group A
CSO Voluntari 6-2, +153 Qualified
Dziki Warszawa 6-2, +81 Qualified
Valmiera Glass ViA 6-2, +51 Qualified
Newcastle Eagles 6-1, +50 Qualified
BK Opava 4-3, -26
Tartu Ulikool 2-5, -62
Donar Groningen 2-5, -25
Spišski Rytieri 1-6, -106
Spartak Pleven 0-7, -116
Group B
Inter Bratislava 7-0, +40 Qualified
Bamberg Baskets 6-1, +86 Qualified
Bakken Bears 4-3, +59
Legia Warszawa 4-2, +29 Qualified
Bristol Flyers 4-4, +5
Basket Brno 2-4, -17
Dinamo Bucharest 2-5, -43
Keila Coolbet 1-6, -70
Fyllingen Lions 1-6, -89
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