Hot hand for Max Jones, Manchester back on winning track
- Māris Noviks
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
Manchester Basketball last week returned from once-in-a-lifetime trip near to the Arctic Circle and moved on to the next ENBL game to defeat SIGAL Prishtina, 99-74, on Wednesday, November 19, at the National Basketball Performance Center in central England.
Players of the game
Manchester sniper Max Jones tied the third best result from the three point line in league history.
The University of Kansas State graduate guard scored 31 points on 12/16 shooting from the floor.
Jones went 7/10 from the three point line and 5/6 inside the line.
Kaiyem Cleary had 13 points.
Manchester captain was perfect from the deep, going 3/3.
Jordan Johnson chipped in with 10 points and eight assists.
Deondre Burns led Prishtina with 23 points on 9/19 shooting from the field.
A former Oral Roberts guard played all 40 minutes.
Key stats
Nine Manchester players played 16-26 minutes to maintain high tempo against short handed Prishtina.
The visitors had eight players in their game roster.
Manchester, thanks to Max Jones and Kaiyem Cleary, shot 48 percent from the three point line, 12/25.
Jones and Cleary combined for a 10/13 shooting from the deep.
Manchester scored more points off turnovers, 25-10.
Three point shots | ENBL records
Jordan Watson 8/13 October 8, 2024, Valmiera 81-78 Donar OT
Wesley Person Jr. 8/9 October 20, 2025, Opava 95-68 Tindastoll
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
Max Jones 7/10 November 19, 2025, Manchester 99-74 Prishtina
Trevon Allen 7/9 April 10, 2024, Voluntari 81-85 Bakken Bears
Game notes
Manchester Basketball improved to 3-2, while SIGAL Prishtina dropped to 3-2.
Manchester Basketball are 2-1 on the home floor.
SIGAL Prishtina are 2-1 on the road.
Manchester is the eighth team with at least three wins or more.
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
ENBL standings as of November 19, 2025, CET 22.00 | without tie-breakers
CSO Voluntari 4-0, +71
Syntainics MBC 3-0, +90
BK Opava 3-0, +54
Iraklis BC 3-0, +26
Dziki Warszawa 3-1, +89
Tindastoll 3-1, +38
Manchester 3-2, +26
Sigal Prishtina 3-2, -6
Dinamo Zagreb 2-0, +5
Bristol Flyers 2-1, +16
Valmiera Glass/ViA 2-1, +2
Dubrava Zagreb 2-2, +17
Donar Groningen 2-2, +13
Riga Zelli 2-2, -8
TalTech Alexela 2-2, -9
Spartak Pleven 2-2, -10
Brussels Basketball 2-3, +4
Slovan Bratislava 2-4, -10
BK Olomoucko 1-2, -44
Go+ Peja 1-3, -33
Alkar Sinj 1-3, -43
Gimle Basket 1-3, -65
Hefte Helfen Bulls 1-4, -25
Keila Coolbet 0-4, -46
Fyllingen Lions 0-4, -115
Newcastle Eagles 0-2, -37
2025-2026 ENBL format and pools
2025-2026 ENBL schedule UPD10
2025 ENBL classification
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