VEF Riga earned Baltic League Bronze medals. They overcame Siauliai tonight to step onto the pedestal. Antanas Kavaliauskas (208-C-84, agency: Interperformances, college: Texas A&M) stepped up with 24 points for VEF Riga. Siauliai started the game aggressively. Supported by sold-out crowd at the Siauliai Arena the hosts eked out a 24:20 lead after ten minutes. But VEF Riga gained composure in the second frame. The Latvian team unleashed 30 points in the second period to establish a 50:40 halftime lead. VEF Riga limited Siauliai to just 12 points in the third term to accumulate a 15-point lead at the final intermission 68:53. The hosts never recovered in the fourth term as VEF Riga cruised to the victory at the end. Kristaps Janicenoks (196-F-83) finished with 16 points, while Donatas Zavackas (203-F-80, college: Pittsburgh) produced 15 points in the win. Darius Gvezdauskas (191-PG-88) answered with 20 points for Siauliai. Vitali Liutych (198-G/F-92) had 13 points in the loss.
VEF Riga landed 25-year old Arturs Berzins - Jun 17, 2013
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VEF Riga landed 25-year old Arturs Berzins (204-PF-88) for the next season. The player just left BK Ventspils.
Berzins managed to play in three leagues this year (!!!). In 27 LBL games he averaged 8.3ppg, 3.5rpg and 1.3apg. He helped them to make it to the final after they ended regular season as second best team. Berzins also played 12 games in EuroChallenge where he had 10.0ppg, 4.8rpg and 1.3apg. It was a very successful season in his career as he was selected to Eurobasket [read more]
VEF Riga landed 25-year old Arturs Berzins (204-PF-88) for the next season. The player just left BK Ventspils. Berzins managed to play in three leagues this year (!!!). In 27 LBL games he averaged 8.3ppg, 3.5rpg and 1.3apg. He helped them to make it to the final after they ended regular season as second best team. Berzins also played 12 games in EuroChallenge where he had 10.0ppg, 4.8rpg and 1.3apg. It was a very successful season in his career as he was selected to Eurobasket.com All-EuroChallenge Honorable Mention. Berzins also played 22 games in Baltic League where he had 9.8ppg, 4.5rpg and 1.3apg. He contributed to his team winning the Baltic League championship. The last season Berzins played also at Ventspils. The team played in four different competitions (!!!) that year, and he was exposed to basketball on different levels. In 24 LBL games he had 9.2ppg, 4.7rpg and 1.4apg. Berzins also played 15 games in EuroChallenge where he had 10.3ppg, 4.9rpg and 1.1apg. He contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals. Berzins also played 2 games in Eurocup where he had 4.5ppg, 3.5rpg and 1.0apg. And finally he played 21 games in Baltic League where he had 7.9ppg, 5.2rpg and 1.0apg. He was also a member of Latvian international program for some years. Berzins played for Latvian Senior National Team between 2011 and 2012 and previously for U20 National Team in 2008. He represented Latvia at the Qualifications to European Championships 2013 last year. His stats at that event were 5 games: 3.0ppg, 2.4rpg.
Jekabpils bolstered their roster. They agreed on terms of contract with Martins Kravcenko (192-G-85). The guard spent the last season in Ukraine. He played for MBC Mykolaiv. Martins Kravcenko posted 6.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in Superleague. Previously Martins Kravcenko had stints with Liepajas Lauvas, Barons/LMT Riga. He earned All-Baltic League Honourable Mention in 2012. The guard also received All-Latvian League Honourable Mention [read more]
Jekabpils bolstered their roster. They agreed on terms of contract with Martins Kravcenko (192-G-85). The guard spent the last season in Ukraine. He played for MBC Mykolaiv. Martins Kravcenko posted 6.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in Superleague. Previously Martins Kravcenko had stints with Liepajas Lauvas, Barons/LMT Riga. He earned All-Baltic League Honourable Mention in 2012. The guard also received All-Latvian League Honourable Mention. Martins Kravcenko was named All-Latvian League Most Improved Player of the Year back in 2005. He was the member of U20 Latvian National Team. In 2009 the guard played for the Latvian University National Team.
Davis Bertans triumphs abroad, but injured his right knee - Jun 13, 2013
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Davis Bertans (210-SF-92) triumphs abroad, but injured his right knee. First results from the doctor's office are that Davis Bertans will be out of action for at least 6 months.
His Partizan won over Crvena Zvezda 68:52 in Game 4 and won the series 3-1. The last game was mostly controlled by Partizan. Zvezda managed to win fourth quarter 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded Zvezda 46-22 including a 35-18 advantage in defensive rebounds [read more]
Davis Bertans (210-SF-92) triumphs abroad, but injured his right knee. First results from the doctor's office are that Davis Bertans will be out of action for at least 6 months. His Partizan won over Crvena Zvezda 68:52 in Game 4 and won the series 3-1. The last game was mostly controlled by Partizan. Zvezda managed to win fourth quarter 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded Zvezda 46-22 including a 35-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. 31 personal fouls committed by Zvezda helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of French forward Joffrey Lauvergne who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds. The former international guard Dragan Milosavljevic contributed with 10 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Four Partizan players scored in double figures. The former international guard Igor Rakocevic replied with 10 points and DeMarcus Nelson added 12 points in the effort for Zvezda. Davis Bertans averaged 12.2 points per game in Serbia.
Barons kvartals: took 3rd place (5-5) in Group C of the First Stage, took
2nd place (5-1) in Group E, lost to Rudupuis 0-2 in the Semifinals !!!
Jelgava: took 4th place (4-6) in Group B of the First Stage, took 3rd place
(2-4) in Group F of the Second Stage
Liepaja: took 5th place (2-8) in Group B of the First Stage
Valmiera: took 3rd place (3-5) in Group D of the First Stage
Ventspils: took 1st place (10-0) in Group A of the First Stage, took 1st
place (5-1) in Group E of the Second Stage, beat Rudupuis 1-1 (+19) in the
Finals !!!
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