Greece - Jon Diebler and Panionios moved to 3-1 After Latest Victory over PAOK!

(Image - L to R - Panionios' Americans Alex Stepheson, William Keys, Jon Diebler)

11.6.2011 -Panionios 78 vs Aris 66 (Greece A1: Round 3)
- Jon Diebler: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals (4-4 from three)

11.13.2011 - Panionios 58 at PAOK 51 (Greece A1: Round 4)
- Jon Diebler: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal

Upward Trend - Greek A1 club Panionios is looking solid after two impressive victories in early November 2011. The Athens based team entered the month with a 1-1 record in regular season play. Panionios first took care of Aris at home (11.6) by a score of 78-66 behind a nice 15 points/15 rebound double-double from Alex Stepheson & 14 points from Jon Diebler. The 12 point win over Aris was Panionios' finest game of the early season so far, and it was a good time to round into form with PAOK waiting on November 13. At PAOK was one of Panionios' tougher tests of the month, and they passed with a great collective effort on defense by holding the home team to a season low 51 points! (Final: 58-51).

Panionios has now positioned themselves to make a move to the top tier of the Greek League Standings. They will finish November games against KAOA (11.19) and Marousi (11.26)..Panionios will be favorited in both contests.

Diebler Breaks Out - After four games, Jon Diebler is averaging 19.5 minutes per game. Like most rookies in high level Europe, we can expect minutes and point totals to fluctuate at times..especially in these early season games since everything is new. In Diebler's case, he is currently adjusting to league competition and officiating while at the same time continuing to grow in head coach (pictured left: with Diebler) Giorgos Bartzokas' balanced system.

Jon Diebler made his biggest early season impact with Panionios during the round three match up with Aris. Diebler connected on all four of his three point attempts and added a two point bucket which resulted in an early pro career high of 14 points! Jon had to be amped up to play after getting into some foul trouble in game two vs Ilisiakos (played only 12 minutes). The former Mr. Ohio Basketball certainly made the most of his time against Aris by dropping 14 in just 19 minutes (good for the 2nd highest efficiency rating in the game) ! Diebler played a season high 27 minutes in the defensive battle at PAOK which suggests that the rookie's role may be increasing.