Turk Telecom U16 Tournament: Bulgaria finishes Preliminary Round - Feb 1, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
Bulgaria finishes Preliminary Round with no victories and will continue at the Classification Round (9-12) at the Turk Telekom International Tournament for U16 teams.
In Day 3 Montenegro U16 rolled over Bulgaria U16 92:50. They won the first three quarters and nailed 23 points as well as the opponents in the last stanza. Aleksandar Dozic paced all the winners with 21 points and Vasilije Knezevic had 12 points and 14 boards. Rumen Vasilev (200-C-96) ended up with 14 points in the losing case [read more]
Bulgaria finishes Preliminary Round with no victories and will continue at the Classification Round (9-12) at the Turk Telekom International Tournament for U16 teams. In Day 3 Montenegro U16 rolled over Bulgaria U16 92:50. They won the first three quarters and nailed 23 points as well as the opponents in the last stanza. Aleksandar Dozic paced all the winners with 21 points and Vasilije Knezevic had 12 points and 14 boards. Rumen Vasilev (200-C-96) ended up with 14 points in the losing case. In Day 4 Ukraine U16 outscored Bulgaria U16 82:54. The most successful was the second period when they won 32-10. Moreover they celebrated victories in the first and the last quarters. Vadym Golyk stepped up with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (194-SG-97) and Sergiy Pryymak (199-SF-96) posted 14 each. Denis Petkov (171-PG-96) ended up with 13 points in the losing effort. In Day 5 Germany U16 overcame Bulgaria U16 69:54. Germany easily took 23-10 in the opening period and added 16-15 in the second frame. Both teams exchanged the victories in the second half for the total result. Jonas Grof top-scored for the winners with 12 points and Jan Wimberg (202-G-96) nailed 11. Rumen Vasilev netted 22 in defeat and Alex Ouandie posted 17.
Aleksandar Yanev claims Bulgarian NBL weekly honour - Feb 1, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
Talented international forward Aleksandar Yanev (203-F-90, agency: Interperformances) had an amazing evening in the last round for Cherno More and that's him to receive a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 16. The 21-year old forward had a double-double of 30 points and twelve rebounds, while his team crushed Chernomoret [read more]
Talented international forward Aleksandar Yanev (203-F-90, agency: Interperformances) had an amazing evening in the last round for Cherno More and that's him to receive a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 16. The 21-year old forward had a double-double of 30 points and twelve rebounds, while his team crushed Chernomorets (#7, 2-14) with 16-point margin 94-78. Cherno More maintains the 5th position in Bulgarian NBL. Cherno More is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 8-8 record. In the team's last game Yanev had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Cherno More, through which he has constantly improved. Yanev has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in points (4th best: 16.5ppg), rebounds (3rd best: 9.1rpg) and averages solid 64.7% FGP.
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 34-year old French Vasil Evtimov (207-C/F-77, agency: Interperformances) of second-ranked Levski Sofia. Evtimov impressed basketball fans with a double-double of 19 points and 16 rebounds. Of course he lead Levski Sofia to another comfortable win 92-77 over slightly higher-ranked Lukoil Academik (#1, 15-1) being unquestionably team leader. It was definitely game of the week between two contenders to the title. Levski Sofia consolidated its place in top 2 of the standings. His team lost just three games this season, while they won 13 matches. Evtimov is a newcomer at Levski Sofia and despite he is not a team leader yet, every game he becomes more reliable player. Hopefully performances like the last one will happen more often.
The third best performed player last round was American John Ofoegbu (206-C-84) of Tundja Yambol (#4). Ofoegbu scored 19 points and grabbed fourteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Tundja Yambol, leading his team to a 74-66 win against #3 ranked Rilski Sportist. Tundja Yambol needs these victories very badly if they think about getting closer to top teams. Their record at this point is 9 victories and 7 lost games. Ofoegbu has a great season in Bulgaria. After 16 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 15.3ppg (6th best) and rebounds with 8.8rpg (4th best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Jarrett Howell (180-PG-84) of Levski Sofia - 18 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists 5. Simeon Iliev (202-F-89) of Cherno More - 18 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists 6. Dimitar Marintchechki (201-F/C-90) of Balkan - 20 points and 9 rebounds 7. Stanislav Govedarov (185-G-80) of Tundja Yambol - 25 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists 8. Atanas Penev (195-F-85) of Chernomorets - 10 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists 9. Bruno Sundov (221-C-80) of Lukoil Academik - 24 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Nikolay Kolev (204-F/C-88) of Cherno More - 14 points and 9 rebounds
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)
NBL Round 16: Levski Sofia hands first defeat to Lukoil Academik - Jan 31, 2012 (by Eurobasket News )
Lukoil Academik - Levski Sofia 77-92 Chernomorets - Cherno More 78-94 Balkan - Spartak Pleven 77-71 Tundja Yambol - Rilski Sportist 74-66 [read more]
Undefeated Lukoil Academik (15-1) recorded its first loss at the home court on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by second ranked Levski Sofia (13-3) 92-77. It ended at the same time the 15-game winning streak of Lukoil Academik. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. The guests trailed by 4 points at the halftime before their 55-36 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Levski Sofia outrebounded Lukoil Academik 37-24 including 25 on the defensive glass. 26 personal fouls committed by Lukoil Academik helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international power forward Vasil Evtimov (207-77, college: N.Carolina, agency: Interperformances) fired a double-double by scoring 19 points and 16 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. American point guard Jarrett Howell (180-84, college: Texas Arlington) chipped in 18 points and 8 assists. Croatian center Bruno Sundov (221-80, agency: Alti Sport) produced 24 points and 5 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Levski Sofia have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 13-3 record having just two points less than leader Lukoil Academik. Defending champion Lukoil Academik still keeps top place with one game lost. Levski Sofia are looking forward to face Balkan (#6) in Botevgrad in the next round. Lukoil Academik will play on the road against Rilski Sportist (#3) in Samokov and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Very important is a road loss of third ranked Rilski Sportist (10-6) against fourth ranked Tundja Yambol (9-7) on Sunday night. Visiting Rilski Sportist was defeated by Tundja Yambol in a tough game in Yambol 66-74. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Rilski Sportist. Worth to mention a great performance of American center John Ofoegbu (206-84, college: Idaho St.) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds. Stanislav Govedarov contributed with 25 points and 5 assists for the winners. The former international guard Asen Velikov (188-86) replied with 8 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for Rilski Sportist. Tundja Yambol maintains fourth position with 9-7 record. Rilski Sportist at the other side keeps the third place with six games lost. Tundja Yambol will play against Euroins Cherno More (#5) in Varna in the next round. Rilski Sportist will play at home against the league's leader Lukoil Academik in Sofia and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game in Burgas supposed to be also quite interesting. Fifth ranked Euroins Cherno More (8-8) played at the court of 7th ranked Chernomorets (2-14). Euroins Cherno More defeated Chernomorets 94-78 on Monday. Worth to mention a great performance of Aleksandar Yanev who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 30 points and 12 rebounds. Euroins Cherno More's coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side Atanas Penev responded with 10 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. Euroins Cherno More maintains fifth position with 8-8 record. Chernomorets lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 14 games lost. They share the position with Spartak Pleven. Euroins Cherno More will meet at home higher ranked Tundja Yambol (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Chernomorets will play against Spartak Pleven and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
In the last game of round 16 bottom-ranked Spartak Pleven was defeated by Balkan in Botevgrad 77-71.
Undefeated Lukoil Academik (15-1) recorded its first loss at the home court on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by second ranked Levski Sofia (13-3) 92-77. It ended at the same time the 15-game winning streak of Lukoil Academik. It may be a crucial game in the contest for the top position in the league. The guests trailed by 4 points at the halftime before their 55-36 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Levski Sofia outrebounded Lukoil Academik 37-24 including 25 on the defensive glass. 26 personal fouls committed by Lukoil Academik helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international power forward Vasil Evtimov (207-77, college: N.Carolina, agency: Interperformances) fired a double-double by scoring 19 points and 16 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. American point guard Jarrett Howell (180-84, college: Texas Arlington) chipped in 18 points and 8 assists. Croatian center Bruno Sundov (221-80, agency: Alti Sport) produced 24 points and 5 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and the former international swingman Todor Stoykov (198-77, agency: Interperformances) added 18 points respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Levski Sofia have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 13-3 record having just two points less than leader Lukoil Academik. Defending champion Lukoil Academik still keeps top place with one game lost. Levski Sofia are looking forward to face Balkan (#6) in Botevgrad in the next round. Lukoil Academik will play on the road against Rilski Sportist (#3) in Samokov and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Levski Sofia: A.Harper 19+4reb+3ast, V.Evtimov 19+16reb+3ast, J.Howell 18+3reb+8ast, D.Anguelov 12+4reb+1ast, M.Hall 7+1reb+2ast, S.Georgiev 6+1reb+1ast Lukoil Academik: B.Sundov 24+5reb+2ast, T.Stoykov 18+4reb+2ast, B.Heath 12+4reb+6ast, L.Mack 11+5reb+1ast, B.Avramov 8+1reb+3ast, A.Owens 3+1reb+1ast
The game in Burgas supposed to be also quite interesting. Fifth ranked Euroins Cherno More (8-8) played at the court of 7th ranked Chernomorets (2-14). Euroins Cherno More defeated Chernomorets 94-78 on Monday. The game without a history. Euroins Cherno More led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Euroins Cherno More outrebounded Chernomorets 40-27 including 25 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of international forward Aleksandar Yanev (203-90, agency: Interperformances) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 30 points and 12 rebounds and forward Simeon Iliev (202-89, agency: Interperformances) who added 18 points, 7 assists and 4 steals during the contest. Euroins Cherno More's coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side the former international forward Atanas Penev (195-85) responded with 10 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals and Slovenian guard Dejan Dunovic (193-82, agency: Global Sports Plaza) scored 19 points. Four Chernomorets players scored in double figures. Euroins Cherno More maintains fifth position with 8-8 record. Chernomorets lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 14 games lost. They share the position with Spartak Pleven. Euroins Cherno More will meet at home higher ranked Tundja Yambol (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Chernomorets will play against Spartak Pleven and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Cherno More: A.Yanev 30+12reb+2ast, S.Iliev 18+4reb+7ast, N.Kolev 14+9reb+1ast, G.Davidov 10+3reb+1ast, J.Hunt 9+3reb+5ast, T.Zhelev 8+6reb+5ast Chernomorets: D.Dunovic 19+2reb+1ast, D.Roshmanov 15+4reb+3ast, K.Koev 12+3reb, A.Penev 10+9reb+7ast, A.Saraliyski 7+1reb+1ast, K.Pavlovski 7+5reb+2ast
There was no surprise in Botevgrad where 8th ranked Spartak Pleven (2-14) was defeated by sixth ranked Balkan (5-11) 77-71 on Saturday. Spartak Pleven trailed by 17 points after 3 quarters before a 21-10 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 71-77 at the end of the game. Balkan dominated on the defensive end, holding Spartak Pleven to just 7 points in third quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Spartak Pleven's 26. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Dimitar Marintchechki (201-90) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 9 rebounds and forward Lubomir Lilov (198-87) who added 20 points during the contest. At the losing side forward Veselin Georgiev (196-86) responded with 28 points and forward Simeon Tsenov (196-82) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Balkan maintains sixth position with 5-11 record. Spartak Pleven lost fourth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 14 games lost. They share the position with Chernomorets. Balkan will meet league's second-placed Levski Sofia on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Spartak Pleven will play against Chernomorets (#7) in Burgas and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Balkan: D.Marintchechki 20+9reb+1ast, L.Lilov 20+4reb+1ast, D.Filipov 11+3reb+2ast, S.Marinov 8+6reb+6ast, I.Kasabov 6+1reb+1ast, I.Martin 5+9reb+2ast Spartak Pleven: V.Georgiev 28+1reb, I.Stankov 16+7reb+2ast, S.Tsenov 13+11reb+5ast, A.Dyakovski 6+3reb+2ast, S.Slaveykov 6+7reb+1ast, T.Ostrev 2+4reb+4ast
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Rilski Sportist (10-6) against fourth ranked Tundja Yambol (9-7) on Sunday night. Visiting Rilski Sportist was defeated by Tundja Yambol in a tough game in Yambol 66-74. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Rilski Sportist. The game without a history. Tundja Yambol led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Worth to mention a great performance of American center John Ofoegbu (206-84, college: Idaho St.) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds. Guard Stanislav Govedarov (185-80) contributed with 25 points and 5 assists for the winners. The former international guard Asen Velikov (188-86) replied with 8 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and Serbian power forward Filip Vukosavljevic (205-83) added 18 points in the effort for Rilski Sportist. Tundja Yambol maintains fourth position with 9-7 record. Rilski Sportist at the other side keeps the third place with six games lost. Tundja Yambol will play against Euroins Cherno More (#5) in Varna in the next round. Rilski Sportist will play at home against the league's leader Lukoil Academik in Sofia and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Tundja Yambol: S.Govedarov 25+3reb+5ast, J.Ofoegbu 19+14reb+1ast, M.Durchev 11+5reb+6ast, M.Jefferson 7+3reb+1ast, T.Gugino 5+4reb+1ast, S.Petkov 4+5reb Rilski Sportist: F.Vukosavljevic 18+4reb, B.Mirkovic 16+3reb+2ast, H.Zahariev 11+7reb+3ast, A.Velikov 8+9reb+5ast, M.Marinov 7+2ast, A.Bilobrk 4+3reb+1ast
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