Austrian Play-offs start stoday

Jason Chappell′s Klosterneuburg Dukes finished the Regular Season on the first place after a heartbreaking finish and they clinched the first spot on the last round of the season. Today the defending champion starts their play-off campaign against the F�rstenfeld Panthers. Jason will be sidelined today due to a hand injury but he is expected to return to the team during the Play-offs. Last season his Dukes did also start against the Panthers and at the end they could celebrate the championship title.

Ian Boylan�s BC Zepter Vienna is starting the Quarterfinals against the WBC Raiffeisen Wels. Vienna lost the first position on the round after leading the league for 31 rounds and know they will have the 7th placed team for the first Quarterfinal. Boylan is one of the key-players on the squad as he is leading the league in Assists per game (5.7) and he is playing almost 35 minutes per game scoring 10.5ppg, having 1.6spg and 3.3rpg. Boylan is a proven winner has he has reached numerous Finals throughout his career.

Joey Shaw�s ece Bulls Kapfenberg finished the Regular Season on the third position and they will face the G�ssing Knights today. Shaw knows how to win the Championship as he celebrated the title with the Oberwart Gunners during this rookie season. During this season he is scoring 17.0 along with 4.6rpg, 1.6apg and 0.7bpg in 30 minutes per game. All three player have won the Championship in Austria before and he hope to see all of them in the Semifinals and Finals.