Wesley Person Jr. shoots the lights out, Opava hand first defeat to Tindastoll
- Māris Noviks
- 17 hours ago
- 2 min read
BK Opava used a hot shooting hand of Wesley Person junior to jump ahead and defeat Tindastoll Saudarkrokur, 95-68, on Monday, October 20, at the hala Opava in eastern Czechia.
Players of the game
Wesley Person junior had the most impressive three point shooting night in ENBL history.
He went 8/9 from the deep, tying a league record with 7.13 left.
Person joined the 30 points club to finish the game with 32 points on 12/15 shooting from the floor.
A former Troy University guard added six rebounds, two assists and one steal.
It runs in the family.
Wesley Person won the 1991 FIBA U19 World Championship in Edmonton, Canada, and the 1993 FIBA U21 World Championship in Valladolid, Spain.
Shooting guard later played 733 games in the NBA and five times advanced to the postseason, adding 27 more games.
He averaged 41.8 percent from the three point line, including fantastic 48.5 percent during his last season with the Denver Nuggets.
Opava power forward Clevon Brown (Florida International University 2022) posted 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Šimon Puršl had 13 points and seven rebounds.
Ivan Gavrilovič led Tindastoll with 13 points and six rebounds.
Dāvis Geks contributed with 11 points, including a 3/8 effort from the three point line.
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
Trevon Allen 7/9 April 10, 2024, Voluntari 81-85 Bakken Bears
Key stats
BK Opava took the lead early and led by 21 points at the half, 56-35.
Wesley Person Junior made six three pointers in the first 20 minutes.
Opava outscored Tindastoll from the three point line, 16/37 vs 8/35.
Six days ago Tindastoll set a new ENBL record in three pointers made, 19/37.
Game notes
BK Opava improved to 2-0, while Tindastoll dropped to 2-1.
David Zach`s team posted fourth consecutive win.
Opava ended Tindastoll`s 5-0 streak.
Attendance – 1144.
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
ENBL standings as of October 20, 2025, CET 20.00 | without tie-breakers
CSO Voluntari 2-0, +60
BK Opava 2-0, +36
Valmiera Glass/ViA 2-0, +22
Sigal Prishtina 2-0, +16
Riga Zelli 2-0, +13
Spartak Pleven 2-0, +8
Tindastoll 2-1, +34
Donar Groningen 2-1, +19
Bristol Flyers 1-1, +11
Manchester 1-1, -8
Slovan Bratislava 1-1, -12
TalTech Alexela 1-2, -43
Syntainics MBC 1-0, +27
BK Opava 1-0, +9
Brussels Basketball 0-2, -14
Hefte Helfen Bulls 0-2, -18
Gimle Basket 0-2, -48
Fyllingen Lions 0-2, -58
Dubrava Zagreb 0-1, -1
Dziki Warszawa 0-1, -2
Keila Coolbet 0-1, -4
BK Olomoucko 0-1, -7
Go+ Peja 0-1, -11
Alkar Sinj 0-1, -20
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Iraklis BC
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