Dupree's double-double lands him Player of the Week award - Nov 8, 2012
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23-year old forward Braxton Dupree (203-F-89, agency: Pro Partner Sports Management) had a great game in the last round for Rilski Sportist and receives a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 4. He had a double-double of 25 points and 15 rebounds, while his team crushed, the league's bottom-ranked team OKK Beograd (#10, 0-4) with 18-point margin 104-86. Rilski Sportist is placed at 8th position in Balkan League group B. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost that single game earlier this season. Rilski Sportist will need more victories to improve their 2-1 record. Dupree turned to be Rilski Sportist's top player in his first season with the team. Towson University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Dupree is in league's top in points (3rd best: 18.3ppg), rebounds (2nd best: 10.7rpg) and averages solid 51.4% FGP.
Second best performed player last round was Terry Smith (185-PG-86). He is American guard in his first season at Rilski Sportist. In the last game Smith recorded impressive 28 points and 7 assists. Of course together with Dupree he helped Rilski Sportist with another comfortable win 104-86 over OKK Beograd (#10, 0-4) being unquestionably team leader. This victory allowed Rilski Sportist to move up to 8th position in group B. His team lost some distance to top teams. But 2-1 record is not bad and everything may still change. Smith is a newcomer at Rilski Sportist and quickly became one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 28.7ppg (#1). He also recorded 4.0 assists per game.
Third place about best performers goes to guard Aleksandar Kostoski (186-G-88, agency: Global Sports Plaza) of Kumanovo (#3). Kostoski showcased his all-around game by recording 19 points, eleven rebounds (!!!) and seven assists in the last round. He was a key player of Kumanovo, leading his team to a 83-67 easy win against #4 ranked Djuro Djakovic in a game of the week. Kumanovo needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams in group A. Their record at this point is 2 victories and 1 lost games. Kostoski has a great season in Balkan League. After only 3 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 18.7ppg (2nd best), rebounds with 6.3rpg (7th best) and assists with 5.0apg (2nd best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Nikolay Varbanov (210-C-85) of Levski Sofia - 25 points and 8 rebounds 5. Ivica Dimcevski (194-G/F-89) of Kumanovo - 24 points and 5 rebounds 6. Milos Djurisic (194-G-88) of Mornar Bar - 22 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Jovan Koprivica (198-G/F-82) of OKK Beograd - 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Lazar Radosavljevic (204-F-91) of Mornar Bar - 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Milos Pavlovic (210-F/C-84) of OKK Beograd - 16 points and 9 rebounds 10. Aleksandar Radulovic (207-C-84) of Teodo Tivat - 11 points and 11 rebounds
The Player of the week is chosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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Eurobasket.com All-Balkan League Awards 2013 - Apr 24, 2013
Final Four MVP: Rakim Sanders (193-G-89) of Galil Gilboa; Player of the Year: Uros Lukovic (212-C-89) of Kumanovo; Guard of the Year: Branko Mirkovic (190-G-82) of Rilski Sportist; Forward of the Year: Ivica Dimcevski (194-G/F-89) of Kumanovo; Center of the Year: Uros Lukovic (212-C-89) of Kumanovo; Defensive Player of the Year: Uros Lukovic (212-C-89) of Kumanovo; European Player of the Year: Uros Lukovic (212-C-89) of Kumanovo; Import Player of the Year: Mitchell Watt (208-F-89) of Galil Gilbo [read more]
Eurobasket.com All-Balkan League 1st Team 2013
Marinovic
Mirkovic
Dimcevski
Watt
Lukovic
Final Four MVP: Rakim Sanders (193-G-89) of Galil Gilboa Player of the Year: Uros Lukovic (212-C-89) of Kumanovo Guard of the Year: Branko Mirkovic (190-G-82) of Rilski Sportist Forward of the Year: Ivica Dimcevski (194-G/F-89) of Kumanovo Center of the Year: Uros Lukovic (212-C-89) of Kumanovo Defensive Player of the Year: Uros Lukovic (212-C-89) of Kumanovo European Player of the Year: Uros Lukovic (212-C-89) of Kumanovo Import Player of the Year: Mitchell Watt (208-F-89) of Galil Gilboa Coach of the Year: Konstantin Papazov of Levski Sofia
All-Imports Team
PG: Terry Smith (185-PG-86) of Rilski Sportist
G: Jamar Smith (191-G-87) of Galil Gilboa
F: Mitchell Watt (208-F-89) of Galil Gilboa
F: Braxton Dupree (203-F-89) of Rilski Sportist
C: Tony Gugino (207-C-86) of Rilski Sportist
Three major decisions were taken on the Board meeting during the Final 4 of EUROHOLD Balkan League - Apr 22, 2013
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During the Final 4 of EUROHOLD Balkan League in Samokov there was held a Board meeting of the federations members of the competition. On this Board meeting were taken three major decisions.
- The league will most probably allow the teams to include 5 non-European players in the roster during a game but only 3 of them will be able to be in the court on the same time. At least one local player must be on the court also and the other player can be also local or European [read more]
During the Final 4 of EUROHOLD Balkan League in Samokov there was held a Board meeting of the federations members of the competition. On this Board meeting were taken three major decisions.
- The league will most probably allow the teams to include 5 non-European players in the roster during a game but only 3 of them will be able to be in the court on the same time. At least one local player must be on the court also and the other player can be also local or European. With this decision the league wants to give a possibility to the teams from Israel, Romania, Greece and other countries to use their full rosters. The league also will give even more chance for young and local players to play and develop.
- The league has requests from at least 14 teams to participate in the next season. If the 10 teams that played this season would like to be a part of the league for the next campaign, the league will give them this possibility but only if they show they have a good roster. There will also be a wild card and most probably the teams for next season will be 12. Until June 13th the structure will be approved. Other news is that Romania will be back in the league with one or two teams.
- Sigal Prishtina will be a new member of EUROHOLD Balkan League. The team from Kosovo has been accepted to the competition after approval by FIBA, FIBA Europe and all federation members. The only federation that has not given an answer so far is the one of Serbia. During the Board meeting were also approved some technical changes in the regulation. The system of this season will be kept - if the teams remain 10 there will be two groups of 5 and then a Top 6. If the league consists of 12 teams there will be two groups of 6 and than a Top 8. Courtesy of: balkanleague.net
Galil Gilboa beat Levski to defend the title - Apr 21, 2013
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FINAL
Galil Gilboa - Levski Sofia 87-79
Balkan League fans got the sense of deja-vu when Galil Gilboa defended their Balkan League title tonight. They prevailed against Levski Sofia in overtime drama almost copying the last seasons title game scenario. Rakim Sanders (193-G-89, college: Fairfield) stepped up with 30 points and 17 rebounds to pace the winners to the second straight Balkan League trophy. The teams stayed close throughout the opening quarter [read more]
FINAL
Galil Gilboa - Levski Sofia 87-79 Balkan League fans got the sense of deja-vu when Galil Gilboa defended their Balkan League title tonight. They prevailed against Levski Sofia in overtime drama almost copying the last seasons title game scenario. Rakim Sanders (193-G-89, college: Fairfield) stepped up with 30 points and 17 rebounds to pace the winners to the second straight Balkan League trophy. The teams stayed close throughout the opening quarter. Galil Gilboa eked out an 18:17 lead after ten minutes. But Levski took over in the second frame. The Bulgarian powerhouse went on a 24:15 rally in the second quarter to ensure a 41:33 halftime lead. Galil Gilboa narrowed the deficit in the third term. The Israeli team got within 6 points at the third break. Galil Gilboa pulled in front on a jumper from Yaniv Green (206-C-80, agency: Z.A.G. - Law Offices) midway through the fourth frame. Levski rebounded and entered the final 27 seconds of regulation up by two points 63:61. But Yaniv Green went perfect from the line and sent the game into overtime. Now Galil Gilboa were closer to the victory as they led by as many as four points with 42 seconds remaining in the extra period. But Marko Marinovic (183-PG-83) hit four free throws in the remaining seconds to force the second overtime. This time Galil Gilboa used an 11:0 rally to clear off for good and triumphed at the end. Yaniv Green delivered 16 points, while Jamar Smith (191-G-87, agency: KMG Sports Management, college: S.Indiana) contributed 14 points for the winners. Marko Marinovic answered with 18 points and 8 rebounds for Levski. Mladen Pantic added 17 points in the losign effort.
3-4 Place
Kumanovo - Rilski Sportist 77-85 Rilski Sportist claimed the Balkan League Bronze. They held off Kumanovo in Samokov to step onto the pedestal. Hristo Zahariev (197-SG-90) stepped off the bench to topscore with 25 points and 6 boards for the winners. Kumanovo enjoyed a slim 23:22 lead after the opening quarter. But Rilski took over in the second frame. The hosts went on a 25:16 run to ensure a 47:39 halftime advantage. Kumanovo tried to change the complexion of the encounter in the third quarter. The Macedonian team got within 4 points at the final intermission. But it was not enough. Rilski fired 22 points in the fourth period and sealed the winning outcome at the end. Branko Mirkovic (190-G-82, agency: Global Sports Plaza) had 14 points and 10 assists, while Terry Smith added 14 points for the winners. Uros Lukovic (212-C-89) answered with 23 points and 8 rebounds for Kumanovo. Anthony Lee-Ingram (195-F-88, agency: Beo Basket, college: Brescia, KY) had 22 points and 12 boards in the loss.
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