Olympiakos after releasing Von Wafer had one USA empty spot in the roster which now filled from the well known in the Greek courts, James Penn (178-G-77, college: Ohio St.). Sconnie played in 2006-07 season with Olympiakos jersey having: 11.9ppg, 3.1rpg, 3.4apg, 1.4spg in the Euroleague and 10.0ppg, 2.8rpg, Assists-2 (3.5apg), Steals-3 (1.8spg) in the Greek league. He played also for Makedonikos in 2004. This season played 10 games in Italy for La Fortezza Bologna [read more]
Olympiakos after releasing Von Wafer had one USA empty spot in the roster which now filled from the well known in the Greek courts, James Penn (178-G-77, college: Ohio St.). Sconnie played in 2006-07 season with Olympiakos jersey having: 11.9ppg, 3.1rpg, 3.4apg, 1.4spg in the Euroleague and 10.0ppg, 2.8rpg, Assists-2 (3.5apg), Steals-3 (1.8spg) in the Greek league. He played also for Makedonikos in 2004. This season played 10 games in Italy for La Fortezza Bologna.
Big East Conference and the ECAC Rookie of the Year -96 NCAA Freshmen 2nd Team -96 Big East 1st Team -96,97 Big East Tournament MVP -97 NIT All-Stars in Italy -97 NCAA South Region Most Outstanding Player -99 Big Ten Conference Player of the Year -99 Third Team All-America by Associated Press -99,00 USA University Team -99 World University Games -99 Big Ten 1st Team -99,00 Adriatic League Semifinals -03 Yugoslavian Cup Semifinals -03 Import Player of the Year -04 Euroleague Quarterfinals -05, 07 Croatian A1 All-Star Game -06 Croatian Cup (Kresimir Cosic Cup) Semifinals -06 Eurobasket.com Euroleague All-Imports Team -06 Eurobasket.com All-Adriatic League Import Player of the Year -06 Eurobasket.com All-Adriatic League 1st Team -06 Eurobasket.com Adriatic League All-Imports Team -06 Eurobasket.com Adriatic League All-Defensive Team -06 Croatian A1 League Regular Season Champion -06 Croatian A1 League Champion -06 Greek League Finalist -07 Eurobasket.com Greek League All-Defensive Team -07 Turkish Cup Semifinals -08 Turkish President Cup Finalist -08 Turkish League Semifinals -08 Turkish League Regular Season Runner-Up -08 Ukrainian Cup Finalist -09 Italian Supercup Finalist -09
Prokom land Ratko Varda - Dec 31, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
Prokom found the replacement for Pape Sow (208-F-81, college: Cal.St. Fullerton). They signed a one-month deal with Ratko Varda (216-C/F-79). The 30-year-old centre started the previous season in Zalgiris Kaunas. He averaged 2.5 points and 2.5 boards per Euroleague appearance. In LKL Ratko Varda delivered 19.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists. Later he moved to Khimky in Russia. Varda tallied 7.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in Superleague [read more]
Prokom found the replacement for Pape Sow (208-F-81, college: Cal.St. Fullerton). They signed a one-month deal with Ratko Varda (216-C/F-79). The 30-year-old centre started the previous season in Zalgiris Kaunas. He averaged 2.5 points and 2.5 boards per Euroleague appearance. In LKL Ratko Varda delivered 19.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists. Later he moved to Khimky in Russia. Varda tallied 7.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in Superleague. In EuroCup the centre notched 6.7 points and 2.2 boards.
Zalgiris celebrate Citta Di Roma title - Dec 30, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
Final
IJT Zalgiris - IJT Benetton Treviso 79:55
IJT Zalgiris clinched the Citta Di Roma tournament title. They held off IJT Benetton Treviso in the Final. The victory allowed Zalgiris to book the spot at the Nike Junior International Tournament to take place during the Euroleague Final Four in Paris next year. Dovydas Redikas (193-G-92) scored 15 points to lead the Kaunas youngsters to the fourth straight victory at the tourney [read more]
Final IJT Zalgiris - IJT Benetton Treviso 79:55 IJT Zalgiris clinched the Citta Di Roma tournament title. They held off IJT Benetton Treviso in the Final. The victory allowed Zalgiris to book the spot at the Nike Junior International Tournament to take place during the Euroleague Final Four in Paris next year. Dovydas Redikas (193-G-92) scored 15 points to lead the Kaunas youngsters to the fourth straight victory at the tourney. Benetton entered the game without their main star Alessandro Gentile who suffered a calf injury. Benetton however looked aggressive in the opening frame and deserved a 15:14 lead at the first break. Zalgiris however responded with a 9:0 run at the start of the second frame to take the lead for good in this one. Zalgiris dominated in the quarter and secured a 39:26 advantage at halftime. The Lithuanian team maintained the lead throughout the third quarter. They ensured an 18-point cushion heading into the fourth frame. Zalgiris boosted the margin at 20 points early in the final frame and cruised to the win at the end. Kaspars Vecvagars (190-G-93) and Rolandas Jakstas (198-F-92) added 11 points each for Zalgiris. Mockevicius delivered 10 points and 8 rebounds in the win. Armin Mazic answered with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for Benetton. Andrea Quarisa (202-C-92) had 13 points and 12 boards in defeat.
3rd-4th spot IJT Stella Azzurra - IJT FMP 68:59 IJT Stella Azzurra claimed the third overall spot at the Citta Di Roma tournament. The competition served as the qualifying event for the Nike Junior International Tournament to be held in Paris during the Euroleague Final Four. FMP got to the better start. They went on a 7:1 run to open the game. However Bruno Ondo Mengue (192-G-92) put Stella Azzurra back in charge as they finished the first frame up by three points 11:8. FMP used a 9:0 rally midway through the second quarter to surge back in charge. Stella Azzurra once again denied the deficit but Strahinja Mladenovic gave the Serbian youngsters a 29:28 halftime advantage. Ojars Silins (198-F-93) quickly put Stella Azzurra in the drivers seat at the start of the second half. FMP however did not allow the Italian team to clear off substantially and leveled things up at 42 with ten minutes to go. FMP were up by four three minutes into the fourth quarter before Stella Azzurra began working their way out. They unleashed a 14:2 run to grab a 58:49 lead with two minutes remaining. FMP had no answer for this and surrendered at the end. Bruno Ondo Mengue finished with 18 points and 7 rebounds for Stella Azzurra. Ojars Silins delivered 15 points in the victory. Stefan Popovski-Turanjanin (201-F-93) responded with 14 points and 12 boards for ITJ FMP. Nikola Pavlovic (195-F/G-93) had 13 points, 6 boards and 3 assists in defeat.
5th-6th spot IJT Montepaschi - IJT CSKA 55:47 IJT Montepaschi Siena finished fifth in the Citta Di Roma edition of Nike Junior International tournament qualifiers. The Italian team overcame CSKA counterparts to clinch the position. CSKA finished in the sixth spot. The tournament served as one of the qualifying rounds for the Nike Junior International Tournament to be staged in Paris during Euroleague Final Four. Montepaschi played a superb defense in this one. They limited their opponents to just 10 points in the opening frame to take a 6-point lead at the first break. More to come as the Siena youngsters stiffened their defense in the second frame. They held CSKA to 5 points in the period earning a 28:15 lead at halftime. The Italian team persisted after the major break. Diego Monaldi (185-G-93) and Nunzio Sabbatino (190-G-92) gave Montepaschi a 39:20 buffer in the third stanza. The Siena outfit gained a massive 18-point lead early in the fourth stanza 47:29. But CSKA were not done at that point. Komolov exploded with three long-range bombs to trigger a spectacular rescue mission from the Moscow team. They went on an 18:0 run to draw things level at 47. Giorgio Sgobba (200-G/F-92) stopped the bleeding for Montepaschi and several CSKA misses sealed the win for the Italian team. Diego Monaldi delivered 17 points to lead Montepaschi. Nunzio Sabbatino added 11 points, while Andrea Logi (172-G-92) and Giorgio Sgobba added 8 points each in the win. Komolov and Alexander Tikhonin (204-F-92) responded with 12 points each for CSKA. Andrey Loginov had 9 points in defeat.
7th-8th spot IJT Lottomatica Roma IJT - Benetton Fribourg 74:70 (OT) The junior Lottomatica Roma team clinched the eighth overall position at the Citta Di Roma tournament, the qualifying event of the Nike International Junior Tournament. They edged their counterparts from Benetton Fribourg. The Swiss team got to the better start as they were up by 8 points at the first intermission. Lottomatica Roma struck back in the second period. They closed their defence to take a 33:32 lead at the interval. Benetton however persisted in the third stanza. Led by impressive Stefan Petkovic (187-G-92) the Swiss outfit erased the deficit and the teams entered the fourth quarter tied at 47. The teams exchanged baskets in the tense fourth period. Eventually neither side managed to prevail and the game entered the extra period. Lottomatica turned just more accurate at the end snatching a narrow victory at the end. Alessandro Di Pasquale (194-F-92) finished with 16 points to lead the hosts. Staffieri Valerio had 15 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Stefan Petkovic responded with game-high 28 points for Benetton Fribourg. Brian Savoy (191-G-92) and Milos Bozovic had 15 points each in defeat.
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