Australian Candace Parker was the best player in Europe in 2012
French Celine Dumerc was the best European player in 2012
Miguel Mendez was voted Coach of the Year in Europe in 2012
Traditionally at the end of each year Eurobasket announces the European
awards for last year.
It's another such ranking prepared by Eurobasket.com staff for women
basketball in Europe. Eurobasket has a network of almost 300
correspondents, while most of them are located in Europe and
participated in preparing the ranking.
We have the policy of not involving the fans as it may influence the
final ranking and instead of that we rely on the opinions of experts.
The votes were made in two categories: All-Europe and All-Europeans.
All-Europe ranking applies to the players, who played in European
leagues in last (11-12) and this (12-13) season, so it may apply also to
non-European players, who played as imports in Europe.
All-Europeans category applies only to Europeans, but also these, who
played overseas (mostly in WNBA).
The Best Player in Europe last year was unanimously
Candace Parker (193-C-86) of UMMC Ekaterinburg. The Olympic Games
MVP showed her huge potential at every stage. She led US National Team
in the Olympic Games in London, together with UMMC she earned Euroleague
Bronze Medal. The list of the last season awards is also impressive:
All-Euroleague 1st Team, All-Russian PBL Player and Forward of the Year,
All-Olympic Games Best Player and Best Center. It seems there is no more
titles she can get.
Point Guard of the Year is French
Celine Dumerc (169-G-82) who plays for Cercle Jean Mace Bourges in
France. Celine had an impressive season with French NT as they won
silver medal in London. She was named All-Olympic Games Best Guard (her
stats were 14.3ppg, 3.0rpg and 3.4apg). Durmec also celebrated French
LFB Championship.
The Best Shooting Guard of the Year award goes to
Diana Taurasi (183-SG-82) of UMMC Ekaterinburg. American player
played last season at Galatasaray Istanbul in Turkey, this season she
moved to Russian powerhouse UMMC Ekaterinburg. With almost 21 points per
game she was the best scorer in the Euroleague last season. She won gold
medal during the Olympic Games in London last summer.
For small forward position our correspondents selected
Seimone Augustus (183-SF-84). The American superstar has been a key
player of Spartak Vidnoe Moscow Region for the last two years. Her team
reached Euroleague Final Eight and Russian PBL Finals. She was selected
All-Euroleague 1st Team. During the summer she advanced to the WNBA
Finals with the Minnesota Lynx. By averaging 16.9ppg, 3.9rpg, 2.4apg she
was named All-WNBA 1st Team. Seimone is also the Olympic gold medalist
from London.
Asjha Jones (191-F/C-80) of Pankup TED Kayseri Kolejspor is the
Power Forward of the Year. American forward played last year for Spanish
Rivas Ecopolis and led her team to the Euroleague Final (they were
defeated by Ros Casares Valencia 65-52 in the final game). Asjha was
named Final Four MVP. During the summer she played for Connecticut Sun
in WNBA and reached WNBA Eastern Conference Finals. She also represented
USA during the Olympic Games in London. Of course the US Team won gold
medal.
Last season's best center was without any doubt
Candace Parker of UMMC Ekaterinburg.
The All-Europe 2nd Team includes two Americans -
Lindsay Whalen (175-PG-82) of Galatasaray M.P. Istanbul and
Tina Charles (193-C-88) of TS Wisla Can-Pack Krakow. They are joined
by two Swedish guard
Frida Eldebrink (174-G-88) of Cercle Jean Mace Bourges, Sebrian
forward
Jelena Milovanovic (190-F-89) of UNIQA Euroleasing Sopron and Polish
superstar
Agnieszka Bibrzycka (184-F/G-82) of Fenerbahce Spor Kulubu.
Coach of the Year is Spanish
Miguel Mendez who led Rivas Ecopolis to the Euroleague Final Game.
All-Europeans Player of the Year goes to
Celine Dumerc. The French poing guard was unanimously voted as the
best european player last season.
Dumerc is joined in the All-First team by her teammate
Frida Eldebrink. Frida signed at Cercle Jean Mace Bourges after
sucessful season in Czech Rep. where she won a national title with USK
Praha. In the summer she was the best scorer during the Qualifications
to Eurobasket with almost 21 points per game.
Alba Torrens (188-F-89) is the Best Small Forward for the second
consecutive year. 23-year old Spanish player plays for Galatasaray M.P.
Istanbul in Turkey. Last season she led her team to Euroleague Final
Eight averaging 14.7ppg.
Eva Viteckova (190-F-82) of ZVVZ USK Praha definitely deserved to be
voted All-Europe Power Forward of the Year. Eva showed her shooting
potential during the Olympic Games in London where she averaged
impressive 15.2ppg and was named Alll-Olympic Games 1st Team.
Anastasiya Veremeenko (194-C-87) of Fenerbahce was selected the Best
Center of the Year. Last season she spent at Nadezhda Orenburg in
Russia. The best shot-blocker in the European basketball has been also a
key player for the Belarusian NT in the summer while Qualifications
Round for the Eurobasket 2013.
In the second team we have
Becky Hammon (175-PG-77) of Spartak Vidnoe Moscow Region as a point
guard,
Sandra Mandir (177-G-77) of Lupa Promotion Novi Zagreb in shooting
guard and Polish swingman
Agnieszka Bibrzycka. In power forward there is
Iva Perovanovic (188-C/F-83) of Nadezhda Orenburg and
Isabelle acoubou-Dehoui (190-C-86) of Spartak Vidnoe Moscow Region
as a center.
Eurobasket.com All-Europe Awards 2012
All-Europe 1st Team 2012
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Parker
Dumerc
Taurasi
Augustus
Jones
#e#5
Player of the Year:
Candace Parker (193-C-86) of UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia) / Los
Angeles Sparks (WNBA) Point Guard of the Year:
Celine Dumerc (169-G-82) of Cercle Jean Mace Bourges (France) Shooting Guard of the Year:
Diana Taurasi (183-SG-82) of Galatasaray Istanbul (Turkey) / Phoenix
Mercury (WNBA) / UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia) Small Forward of the Year:
Seimone Augustus (183-SF-84) of Spartak Vidnoe Moscow Region
(Russia) / Minnesota Lynx (WNBA) Power Forward of the Year:
Asjha Jones (191-F/C-80) of Rivas Ecopolis (Spain) / Connecticut Sun
(WNBA) / Pankup TED Kayseri Kolejspor (Turkey) Center of the Year:
Candace Parker (193-C-86) of UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia) / Los
Angeles Sparks (WNBA) Coach of the Year:
Miguel Mendez of Rivas Ecopolis (Spain)
Eurobasket.com All-Europe 1st Team
Celine Dumerc (169-G-82) of Cercle Jean Mace Bourges (France)
Diana Taurasi (183-SG-82) of Galatasaray Istanbul (Turkey) / Phoenix
Mercury (WNBA) / UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia)
Seimone Augustus (183-SF-84) of Spartak Vidnoe Moscow Region
(Russia) / Minnesota Lynx (WNBA)
Asjha Jones (191-F/C-80) of Rivas Ecopolis (Spain) / Connecticut Sun
(WNBA) / Pankup TED Kayseri Kolejspor (Turkey)
Candace Parker (193-C-86) of UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia) / Los
Angeles Sparks (WNBA)
Eurobasket.com All-Europe 2nd Team
Lindsay Whalen (175-PG-82) of ZVVZ USK Praha (Czech Rep.) /
Minnesota Lynx (WNBA) / Galatasaray M.P. Istanbul (Turkey)
Frida Eldebrink (174-G-88) of ZVVZ USK Praha (Czech. Rep) / Cercle
Jean Mace Bourges (France)
Agnieszka Bibrzycka (184-F/G-82) of CCC Polkowice (Poland) /
Fenerbahce Spor Kulubu (Turkey)
Jelena Milovanovic (190-F-89) of Spartak Vidnoe Moscow Region
(Russia) / UNIQA Euroleasing Sopron (Hungary)
Tina Charles (193-C-88) of Galatasaray Istanbul (Turkey) /
Connecticut Sun (WNBA) / TS Wisla Can-Pack Krakow (Poland)
Eurobasket.com All-Europe Honorable Mention
Jolene Anderson (175-SG-86) of Lotos Gdynia (Poland) / Homend
Antakya Belediyesi (Turkey)
Miljana Bojovic (181-G-87) of Good Angels Kosice (Slovakia)
Alba Torrens (188-F-89) of Galatasaray M.P. Istanbul (Spain)
Angel McCoughtry (187-SF-86) of Atlanta Dream (WNBA) / Fenerbahce
Spor Kulubu (Turkey)
Moore Maya (183-SG-89) of Ros Casares Valencia (Spain) / Minnesota
Lynx (WNBA) / Shanxi Xing Rui Flame (China)
Eurobasket.com All-Europeans Awards 2012
All-Europeans 1st Team 2012
#s#
Dumerc
Eldebrink
Torrens
Viteckova
Veremeenko
#e#5
Player of the Year:
Celine Dumerc (169-G-82) of Cercle Jean Mace Bourges (France) Point Guard of the Year:
Celine Dumerc (169-G-82) of Cercle Jean Mace Bourges (France) Shooting Guard of the Year:
Frida Eldebrink (174-G-88) of ZVVZ USK Praha (Czech. Rep) / Cercle
Jean Mace Bourges (France) Small Forward of the Year:
Alba Torrens (188-F-89) of Galatasaray M.P. Istanbul (Spain) Power Forward of the Year:
Eva Viteckova (190-F-82) of ZVVZ USK Praha (Czech Rep.) Center of the Year:
Anastasiya Veremeenko (194-C-87) of Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia) /
Fenerbahce Spor Kulubu (Turkey)
Eurobasket.com All-Europeans 1st Team
Celine Dumerc (169-G-82) of Cercle Jean Mace Bourges (France)
Frida Eldebrink (174-G-88) of ZVVZ USK Praha (Czech. Rep) / Cercle
Jean Mace Bourges (France)
Alba Torrens (188-F-89) of Galatasaray M.P. Istanbul (Spain)
Eva Viteckova (190-F-82) of ZVVZ USK Praha (Czech Rep.)
Anastasiya Veremeenko (194-C-87) of Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia) /
Fenerbahce Spor Kulubu (Turkey)
Eurobasket.com All-Europeans 2nd Team
Becky Hammon (175-PG-77) of Spartak Vidnoe Moscow Region (Russia) /
San Antonio Silver Stars (WNBA
Sandra Mandir (177-G-77) of Gospic Croatia Osiguranje (Croatia) /
Lupa Promotion Novi Zagreb (Croatia)
Agnieszka Bibrzycka (184-F/G-82) of CCC Polkowice (Poland) /
Fenerbahce Spor Kulubu (Turkey)
Iva Perovanovic (188-C/F-83) of CCC Polkowice (Poland) / Nadezhda
Orenburg (Russia)
sabelle Yacoubou-Dehoui (190-C-86) of Ros Casares Valencia (Spain) /
Spartak Vidnoe Moscow Region (Russia)
Eurobasket.com All-Europeans Honorable Mention
Nevriye Yilmaz (194-C-80) of Fenerbahce Spor Kulubu (Turkey) /
Galatasaray M.P. Istanbul (Turkey)
Sancho Lyttle (192-C-83) of Ros Casares Valencia (Spain) / Atlanta
Dream (WNBA) / Galatasaray M.P. Istanbul
Ivana Matovic (197-C-83) of Fenerbahce Spor Kulubu (Turkey)
Jelena Milovanovic (190-F-89) of Spartak Vidnoe Moscow Region
(Russia) / UNIQA Euroleasing Sopron (Hungary)
Miljana Bojovic (181-G-87) of Good Angels Kosice (Slovakia)
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