Germany - Oldenburg Keeps Pace for #1 Seed With Two Weekend Victories! (Videos!)

(#8 Je'Kel Foster aka The Real MVP)

The defending Champion EWE Baskets (24-8) of Oldenburg, Germany kept pace with Alba Berlin (23-9) for the top seed of the German League playoffs with two weekend victories. Oldenburg first crushed MBC by a score of 71-46 on April 23rd. The Thunderbirds then defeated Rationpharm ULM in a 90-88 thriller in EWE Arena on April 25th.

Buckeye guard Je'Kel Foster led the club with 19 points to go with 2 rebounds, & 2 assists (5-5 from the ft line) Rickey Paulding out of Missouri joined Je'Kel & three other Oldenburg players in double figure scoring with 16 points. Both Foster & Paulding played over 40 minutes vs Ratiopharm.

The 2008/2009 German Champs began their journey back in October of 2009, and the regular season will finally come to a close on the 1st of May in Bonn vs Telekom. Oldenburg played an unprecedented season which included eight Euroleague games and a long Bundesliga season where they took the best shot from every club.

EWE now wants to finish in strong playoff form before getting a quick rest prior to their title defense. Oldenburg & Alba Berlin have been atop the BBL standings all season long, but their may be 3 or 4 teams in total capable of challenging for the title. It is going to be very difficult for EWE Baskets to repeat, but we would not be surprised if they did of course.

Je'Kel Foster was voted & named to the All Bundesliga 2nd Team in mid April! He also received the 3rd most votes for German Regular Season MVP. Fellow American shooting guard Julius Jenkins won (pictured left with the people's MVP)

Video - Icewater in the veins..Foster knocks down free throws to close out Ratiopharm!



- clips of Oldenburg vs the NY Phantoms on March 6th, JK had 21 pts in this game. The German heads are coming through with the clips!



-Video footage of Oldenburg At the Artland Dragons on March 4th. No game footage just the warmups. This gives you an idea of the road atmosphere the Champs endured all season long. The best players are able to tune out the outside noise & perform in any setting.