30-year old forward Olga Kopylova (187-F-82) had a great game in the last round for Sozh Gomel and receives a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 4 (Second Stage). She had the game-high 26 points adding six rebounds and four assists for Sozh Gomel in her team's victory, helping them to beat Tsmoki-Minsk (#2, 12-4) 96-84. Sozh Gomel maintains the 4th position in Belarusian Premier League. Sozh Gomel is rather a weak team placed in lower part in the standings. But it was their 10th lost game this season out of 16 games. Kopylova has many years of experience at Sozh Gomel, through which he has constantly improved. Kopylova has impressive league stats. She is league's best scorer averaging so far 17.8ppg. Kopylova is in league's top in rebounds (4th best: 8.8rpg) and assists (4th best: 2.3apg).
Second best performed player last round was Volha Istseliatsova (189-F/C-88) of league's second-best Tsmoki-Minsk. She is international forward in her 3rd season at Tsmoki-Minsk. In the last game Istseliatsova recorded impressive double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds. Bad luck as Tsmoki-Minsk lost that game 84-96 to slightly lower-ranked Sozh Gomel (#4, 6-10). It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the top position in Group A. Tsmoki-Minsk still maintains its place in the top 2 of the standings, even despite this loss. Her team's 12-4 record is not bad at all. Istseliatsova is one of the most experienced players at Tsmoki-Minsk and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players.
Third place about best performers goes to center Aleksandra Khomenchuk (202-C-89) of Gorizont (#3). Khomenchuk scored 15 points and grabbed ten rebounds. Despite Khomenchuk's great performance Gorizont lost 55-73 to #1 ranked Olimpia. But her team cannot count on just a single player as she also needs help of the other teammates especially in such crucial game. The last thing Gorizont needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams in Group A. Their record is 10 victories and 6 lost games. Khomenchuk has a great season in Belarus. After 14 games, she made it on the list of the league's leaders in rebounds with 10.3rpg (2nd best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Nadzeya Drozd (174-G-83) of Olimpia - 16 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists 5. Maryia Papova (186-PF-94) of Olimpia - 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists 6. Hanna Brych (183-C-97) of Junior U-16 - 15 points and 11 rebounds 7. Elena Staschuk (192-C-85) of Sozh Gomel - 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists 8. Ekaterina Charikova) of Sozh Gomel - 12 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Tatsiana Ilkovich (174-G-90) of Sozh Gomel - 15 points and 7 rebounds 10. Alena Holubeva (176-PG-94) of Victoria - 11 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists
The Player of the week is choosen 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)
EuroBasket 2013: Lithuania hand first defeat to Belarus - Jun 17, 2013
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Lithuania - Belarus 72:67
Lithuania opened win count at the 2013 EuroBasket. The Baltic team outgunned Belarus to improve at 1-2 record in Group D. Gabriele Gutkauskaite (172-PG-90) came up with 15 points to lead the winners. Belarus fell at 2-1 record after the loss.
Lithuania eked out a 15:14 lead after ten minutes of action. The teams traded baskets throughout the second term. Lithuania secured a narrow 35:34 halftime lead. But Belarus finally picked up the tempo in the third term [read more]
Lithuania - Belarus 72:67
Lithuania opened win count at the 2013 EuroBasket. The Baltic team outgunned Belarus to improve at 1-2 record in Group D. Gabriele Gutkauskaite (172-PG-90) came up with 15 points to lead the winners. Belarus fell at 2-1 record after the loss. Lithuania eked out a 15:14 lead after ten minutes of action. The teams traded baskets throughout the second term. Lithuania secured a narrow 35:34 halftime lead. But Belarus finally picked up the tempo in the third term. Maryia Papova (186-PF-94) and Kress gave Belarus a 41:38 lead. Alexandra Tarasava (170-PG-88) soon opened a 7-point lead for Belarus. They entered the fourth frame up by four points 55:51. However Lithuania used an 11:0 run midway through the fourth frame to gain a 64:61 advantage. Visgaudaite gave Lithuania a 71:64 advantage with 11 seconds remaining. Trafimava drained a three-pointer but Kamile Nacickaite (180-G-89, college: Drexel) answered with a free throw to seal the win for Lithuania. Mante Kvederaviciute (180-G-90) had 14 points, while Kamile Nacickaite contributed 11 points for the winning side. Alexandra Tarasava answered with 16 points for Belarus. Maryia Papova chipped in 13 points in the loss.
EuroBasket 2013: Belarus achieve second straight win - Jun 16, 2013
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Croatia-Belarus 43:57
Belarus achieve second straight win at EuroBasket 2013. The team posted a 57:43 win over Croatia in the first game of Day 2.
Katerina Snytsina (188-F-85) and Sliskovic exchanged the early baskets in the game and then Ivezic nailed three for 9:9 in the opening tip. Veremeenko and Kress posted the last 4 points in the first period for 15:13 lead after 10 minutes. The teams exchanged the lead again and then Murauskaya tied it all at 22:22 [read more]
Croatia-Belarus 43:57
Belarus achieve second straight win at EuroBasket 2013. The team posted a 57:43 win over Croatia in the first game of Day 2. Katerina Snytsina (188-F-85) and Sliskovic exchanged the early baskets in the game and then Ivezic nailed three for 9:9 in the opening tip. Veremeenko and Kress posted the last 4 points in the first period for 15:13 lead after 10 minutes. The teams exchanged the lead again and then Murauskaya tied it all at 22:22. Vrdoljak and Lelas meanwhile were perfect from the arc for 28:26 at the halftime. The third quarter was decisive in the game when Belarus erupted with an 18-7 surge. Tatsiana Likhtarovich (180-G/F-88, agency: LBM Management) scored for 44:33, while Antonija Misura (178-F-88, agency: 1x1 Sports) closed the quarter for 44:35. Yelena Leuchanka (196-C-83, college: W.Virginia) opened the last period for 11-point lead and Lichtarovich increased to 48:35. Antonija Misura scored back-to back baskets for 50:41 while Yelena Leuchanka increased the lead back to 11 points. Kress scored for 55:41 with less than two minutes to go and then Papova made the final score in the game. Yelena Leuchanka top-scored for the winners with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Tatsiana Likhtarovich nailed 12 and Katerina Snytsina brought 11. Antonija Misura, Matea Vrdoljak (183-F-85) and Jelena Ivezic (182-F/G-84) scored 8 points each in the losing effort.
EuroBasket 2013: Belarus thump Czech Republic - Jun 15, 2013
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Belarus - Czech Republic 60:39
Belarus registered the opening win at the 2013 EuroBasket in France. They knocked down Czech Republic in Group D. Yelena Leuchanka (196-C-83, college: W.Virginia) stepped up with 14 points and 8 rebounds to pace the winners.
Belarus dominated every facet of the game in the opening quarter. Czech Republic suffered a major blow as Vesela left the court injured in the opening minutes. Belarus capitalized building a 21:5 lead at the first break [read more]
Belarus - Czech Republic 60:39
Belarus registered the opening win at the 2013 EuroBasket in France. They knocked down Czech Republic in Group D. Yelena Leuchanka (196-C-83, college: W.Virginia) stepped up with 14 points and 8 rebounds to pace the winners. Belarus dominated every facet of the game in the opening quarter. Czech Republic suffered a major blow as Vesela left the court injured in the opening minutes. Belarus capitalized building a 21:5 lead at the first break. Czech Republic answered with some defensive brilliance of their own in the second period. They held Belarus to 6 points in the quarter to narrow the gap at 10-point mark at halftime 27:17. The teams traded baskets throughout low-scoring third period. Belarus entered the fourth quarter up by 10 points 39:29. They went on a 21:10 rally in the fourth term to seal the winning outcome. Anastasiya Veremeenko (194-C-87), Tatsiana Likhtarovich (180-G/F-88, agency: LBM Management) and Alexandra Tarasava (170-PG-88) notched 10 points apiece for the winners. Michaela Zrustova (186-F-87) answered with 14 points for Czech Republic. Alena Hanusova (19-C-91) had 8 points in the loss.
Berezina: took 4th place (2-6) in the First Stage, took 4th (last) place
(0-6) in Group A of the Second Stage
Gorizont: took 1st place (5-1) in Group A of the Second Stage, lost to
Olimpia 49-74 in the Final !!!
Olimpia: took 1st place (6-0) in Group B of the Second Stage, beat Gorizont
74-49 in the Final !!!
Tsmoki-Minsk: took 1st place (8-0) in the First Stage, took 2nd place (5-1)
in Group A of the Second Stage, lost to Olimpia 53-56 in the Semifinals, lost to
Kibirkstis (LTU) 59-76 in the 3rd place game !!!
Victoria: took 5th (last) place (1-7) in the First Stage, took 4th (last)
place (1-5) in Group B of the Second Stage
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