Bulgarian National team power forward Dejan Ivanov (205-F/C-86, agency: Beo Basket) is making a huge step in his career. 205 cm tall player signed with Lithuanian vice-champion for 2011/2012 Lietuvos Rytas. The contract is for one season, with an option for extension for one more. The club officialy announced the transfer today. 26-years old Dejan Ivanov spent the last 3 years in Italian Serie A team Montegranaro, after moving there in March 2009. He made a good last season in Montegranaro finishing with 13,1 points, 8,2 rebounds, 1,3 assists and 1,3 steals per game.
"Lietuvos Rytas is one of the greatest basketball clubs in Europe, so for me will be an honour and a huge motivation to join the team. I had an excellent time in Italy, but it is time for me to make the next step in my career. My long time dream is to play in Euroleague", said Dejan Ivanov, who decided not to participate in the National team this summer due to some old injuries and long, exhausting season in Italy. The same decision took his twin brother Kaloyan.
Dejan Ivanov (205-F/C-86, agency: Beo Basket) is playing abroad since 2006. First in Caja San Fernando Seville-2, after that in KK Zadar (Croatia) in 2007, KK Split (Croatia) in 2008 and 2009 till March and his final stop before Lithuanian journey was Italian Montegranaro (2009-2012).
Balkan and Rilski Sportist tied the Semifinals at 2-2 - May 15, 2013
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Balkan - Levski Sofia 92-80 (2-2)
The game was mostly controlled by Balkan. Levski Sofia was better in second period 29-24. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They made 27-of-34 charity shots (79.4 percent) during the game. Levski Sofia was plagued by 30 personal fouls down the stretch [read more]
The game was mostly controlled by Balkan. Levski Sofia was better in second period 29-24. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They made 27-of-34 charity shots (79.4 percent) during the game. Levski Sofia was plagued by 30 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international guard Jordan Bozov (191-79, agency: Global Sports Plaza) who helped to win the game recording 22 points and 6 rebounds and Serbian forward Vladimir Panic (194-82) who added 20 points and 7 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws) during the contest. Four Balkan players scored in double figures. At the losing side Serbian point guard Marko Marinovic (183-83) responded with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Serbian center Mladen Pantic (209-82, agency: Alti Sport) scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. Levski Sofia's coach Konstantin Papazov rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Balkan: J.Bozov 22+6reb+3ast, V.Panic 20+7reb+3ast, A.Santos 14+6reb+2ast, S.Marinov 14+4reb+5ast, U.Petrovic 9+1reb+2ast, S.Slaveykov 9+2reb Levski Sofia: M.Marinovic 26+5reb+4ast, M.Pantic 14+7reb, C.Kostov 9+2reb+5ast, N.Varbanov 8+7reb, P.Ivanov 5+1reb+1ast, D.Anguelov 4+2reb
Rilski Sportist made 27-of-31 free shots (87.1 percent) during the game. 26 personal fouls committed by Lukoil Academik helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of naturalized Serbian guard Branko Mirkovic (190-82, agency: Global Sports Plaza) who helped to win the game recording 36 points (!!!) and 8 assists. American-Italian forward Angelo Caloiaro (203-89, college: USF) contributed with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. American center Darryl Watkins (211-84, college: Syracuse) replied with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Brandon Heath (193-84, college: San Diego St.) added 27 points in the effort for Lukoil Academik. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: Rilski Sportist: B.Mirkovic 36+1reb+8ast, T.Smith 19+2reb+1ast, A.Caloiaro 11+11reb+2ast, S.Vaklinov 11+4reb+1ast, H.Zahariev 8+1reb+4ast, T.Gugino 6+11reb+1ast Lukoil Academik: B.Heath 27+2ast, D.Watkins 19+13reb+1ast, B.Popovic 16+2reb+5ast, D.Haritopoulos 15+6reb+1ast, T.Stoykov 6+3reb+1ast, P.Marinov 3+4reb
Levski Sofia is now ahead 2-1 in the semifinal series of the championship against Balkan Botevgrad. In Game 3 The Greens from Botevgrad won at home 86-78 and kept alive their chances of reaching the finals. Game 4 is on Wednesday in Botevgrad.
Balkan had a great start to the match and scored the opening 12 points. Late in the first half the team went up by 22, but Levski started the third quarter well and came right back into the match [read more]
Levski Sofia is now ahead 2-1 in the semifinal series of the championship against Balkan Botevgrad. In Game 3 The Greens from Botevgrad won at home 86-78 and kept alive their chances of reaching the finals. Game 4 is on Wednesday in Botevgrad.
Balkan had a great start to the match and scored the opening 12 points. Late in the first half the team went up by 22, but Levski started the third quarter well and came right back into the match. In the last quarter the visitors cut their deficit to 5 points, but then Balkan scored a triple and a two-pointer and managed to hold on to their lead until the end.
Vladimir Panic (194-F-82) was the top scorer for the winners with 25 points, as he also added 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Jordan Bozov (191-G-79) had 16 points and Stanislav Slaveykov (198-F-86) scored 14.
Julian Radionov (187-PG-79) is the new head coach of one of the most respected Bulgarian teams - Tundja Yambol.
Long time national team player, outstanding playmaker and one of the most intelligent competitors in the country, Radionov decided to leave the floor and take the next challenge - on the sideline.
Radionov played for Tundja Yambol in the last four seasons, and has always been fan favorite, which he hopes will continue to be so when he is on the bench [read more]
Julian Radionov (187-PG-79) is the new head coach of one of the most respected Bulgarian teams - Tundja Yambol. Long time national team player, outstanding playmaker and one of the most intelligent competitors in the country, Radionov decided to leave the floor and take the next challenge - on the sideline. Radionov played for Tundja Yambol in the last four seasons, and has always been fan favorite, which he hopes will continue to be so when he is on the bench. Julian Radionov is inheriting the position from legendary Ivan Cholakov , who left basketball to pursue career in politics. Cholakov left Diana Hall in tears after an emotional ceremony on Tuesday.
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