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Albanian Men Basketball
Romania is recovering in Group B - Sep 21, 2008 (by Eurobasket News)
Albania - Romania 66:80
Romania tries hard to forget the starting loss at the EuroBasket in Division B campaign and seems to finally find their rhythm. Yesterday Romania to travelled to Albania and delivered the second win in Group B. They outgunned the hosts 80:66 behind 15 points and 9 rebounds from Catalin Burlacu (210-C-77, agency: Court Side). Romania thus improved to 2-2 record, while sending Albania to 1-3 record.
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Albania - Romania 66:80
Romania tries hard to forget the starting loss at the EuroBasket in Division B campaign and seems to finally find their rhythm. Yesterday Romania to travelled to Albania and delivered the second win in Group B. They outgunned the hosts 80:66 behind 15 points and 9 rebounds from Catalin Burlacu (210-C-77, agency: Court Side). Romania thus improved to 2-2 record, while sending Albania to 1-3 record. Romania overcame a shaky start to cap the opening frame with a 9:4 rally for a 25:21 lead. Virgin Stanescu nailed 5 points for Romania early in the second quarter to stretch the lead to 7 points. The visitors maintained the gap and built a 43:35 advantage at halftime. George Helcioiu (180-G-78, agency: Interperformances) drained two trebles to make it 54:41 for Romania midway through the third quarter. George Helcioiu added another three-point bomb to give the visiting team a 64:48 cushion before the fourth term. Albania never came back to life in the final period and suffered the loss. Virgil Stanescu (207-C/F-77, agency: Interperformances, college: S.Alabama) had 14 points and 11 rebounds for Romania. George Helcioiu added 14 points, while Bogdan Popescu (201-F-78, agency: Stanley International, college: Alaska-Fairb.) had 13 points for the winners. Erkand Karaj (188-G-82) answered with 20 points for Albania. Marlin Sukaj (202-C-83) dropped 18 points in the loss.
Albania: Erkand Karaj 20, Marlin Sukaj 18
Romania: Catalin Burlacu 15, Virgil Stanescu 14+11 boards, George Helcioiu 14
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Belarus thump Albania to stay perfect - Sep 17, 2008 (by Eurobasket News)
Belarus - Albania 92:46
Belarus fired down Albania today in Minsk at the EuroBasket in Division B tournament. it was the third straight victory for Belarusian National Team in Group B. Thus the team grabbed the lead in the pool. Albania in the meantime slipped to 1-2 record in the standings.
The hosts had little problems en route to the victory. The teams got to a slow start as they struggled to find the opening basket for almost two minutes.
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Belarus - Albania 92:46
Belarus fired down Albania today in Minsk at the EuroBasket in Division B tournament. it was the third straight victory for Belarusian National Team in Group B. Thus the team grabbed the lead in the pool. Albania in the meantime slipped to 1-2 record in the standings.
The hosts had little problems en route to the victory. The teams got to a slow start as they struggled to find the opening basket for almost two minutes. Belarus however went on a 17:1 run to accumulate a comfortable lead late in the first period. Belarus secured a 21:9 advantage at the first intermission. Aliaksandr Pustahvar (200-G/F-85) and Korshuk teamed up for 9 points early in the second term and Belarus cleared off to a 20-point distance. The visitors failed to bounce back and trailed by 28 points at halftime. Vildan Mitku (200-F-83) and Gerti Shima (205-C/F-86) helped Albania to a 6:0 surge at the start of the second half. But it was snapped by a three-pointer from Alexander Kudrautsau (190-G-80, agency: AB Agency) as he ignited a 19:0 rally from the hosts. Belarus entered the fourth period leading by 37 points and eased past their opponents in the reminder of the contest.
Alexander Kudrautsau nailed 15 points for Belarus. Mikalai Aliakseyeu (212-C-78, agency: Globalsports/Globalevents, college: Buffalo) added 13 points and 9 rebounds, while Aliaksandr Pustahvar netted 10 points for the winners. Gerti Shima dropped 13 points for Albania. Vildan Mitku finished with 11 points in defeat.
Belarus will next take on Cyprus on the road, while Albania will host Romania on Saturday.
Belarus: Alexander Kudrautsau 15, Mikalai Aliakseyeu 13, Aliaksandr Pustahvar 10
Albania: Gerti Shima 13, Vildan Mitku 11
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Albania handle Cyprus at home - Sep 14, 2008 (by Eurobasket News)
Albania - Cyprus 69:63
Albania took care of Cyprus in Group of EuroBasket in Division B tournament. It was the first victory for Albania in the campaign. Cyprus meanwhile suffered the second straight loss after the opening win against Romania. It was a close contest with the teams trading baskets throughout the encounter. Cyprus tipped off the action with 5 straight points but the hosts quickly denied the deficit.
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Albanian National Team 2008 - Sep 7, 2008
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Switzerland eke out win over Albania - Sep 7, 2008
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Kurtoglu top-scores for his team - Feb 21, 2008
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Albania knocked down - Oct 22, 2007
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Albanian National Team 2007 - Sep 8, 2007
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Slovakia beats Albania for the 4th win in Division B - Aug 30, 2007
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Belarus trounces Albania in Eurobasket Division B - Aug 25, 2007
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Eurobasket.com All-Albanian League Awards 2007 - Jun 15, 2007
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Valbona wins the championship title - Jun 1, 2007
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Tirana Wins game 1 of Finals .. More to come - May 16, 2007
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Weekend results and final standings - May 1, 2007
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Another Cup Same Result!! Valbona Winners Again!!! - Apr 30, 2007
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