Rethymno Aegean beat Nea Kifisia for Basket League twenty second day

Rethymno Aegean hosted and beat Nea Kifisia for Basket League Greece 2014-2015 twenty second day. Nea Kifisia was leading the game in the first half. The visitors began with an 11-2 run but in the second half Vincent Council and Fanis Koumpouras balanced the score. Rethymno Aegean created a secure difference, 57-47. In the last seconds Nea Kifisia approached to 60-58, but could not steal the victory. For the winners Damian Hollis in his debut was the top scorer with 12 points (9/10 free throws). Faye had 0/5 three pointers but scored 8 points, collected 6 rebounds and served 4 assists. Roeland Schaftenaar collected 6 rebounds, Fanis Koumpouras scored 11 points. Vincent Council scored 12 points, won 7 fouls and made 5 turnovers. For Nea Kifisia Mavroeidis scored 16 points, Nikos Barlos collected 7 rebounds, and Nikos Liakopoulos served 7 assists. Nea Kifisia made 21 turnovers.
Quarters' scores: 10-15, 23-27, 44-43, 63-58

Rethymno Aegean: Schizas 3(1), Koumpouras 11(1), Schaftenaar 2, Council 12, Allen 4, Kalampokis 9(1), Faye 8, Chilaris, Kravic 2, Hollis 12(1).
Nea Kifisia: Silas 7(1), Covington, Liakopoulos 5, Pesakovic, Mavroeidis 16, Psathas, Melissaratos, Anderson 4, Duvnjak 11(2), Davis 6, Barlos 9().

Rethymno Aegean signed Damian Hollis

Rethymno Aegean signed Damian Hollis. The 26 years old American-Hungarian forward started the season in Italy for Pallacanestro Cantù but was released after the team signed Metta World Peace (Ron Artest). Hollis graduated from George Washington where he played in the NCAA with the Colonials. He signed his first professional contract in Belgium but did not play and then moved to Hungary where he played one season with Albacomp Fehérvár. Then he moved to Italy where he played one season for Angelico Biella.
Hollis was member of the USA Under 19 Men's National Basketball team and in 2007 he won the Silver medal in FIBA Under-19 World Championship. Since he moved to Hungary he is a member of the Hungarian Men's National Basketall team.