Serbian big man Zoran Krstanovic (204-C-82, agency: TSS Management) agreed for the rest of the season with Gaz Metan Medias, so he will play his former coach Marcel Tenter again! The serbian big man is a well known player in the country as he spent several seasons with CS U-Mobitelco Cluj Napoca before moving to Kryvbasbasket-Lux Kryvyi Rih to Ukraine last summer. He got voted to the center of the year in 2010 and 2011 and also the player of the year in 2011, when he led his team to winning the Championship. In that season Krstanovic averaged 19.9ppg, 9.1rpg, 1.2spg, in the last season he put up 20.9ppg, 8.4rpg, 1.3apg, 1.1spg in 36 games of the Romanian League and 16.4ppg, 7.6rpg, 1.8spg in the Eurochallenge. He started this season with Kryvbasbasket-Lux Kryvyi Rih and helped his team with 12.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 0.6 steals in 24.2 minutes on the court in 24 games of the Superleague.
Ploiesti - Oradea 85-72 (3-1)
Ploiesti advanced to the Final with a 85:72 win. The game was mostly controlled by Ploiesti. Oradea managed to win fourth quarter 24-21. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Ploiesti forced 20 Oradea turnovers. 30 personal fouls committed by Oradea helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities [read more]
Ploiesti advanced to the Final with a 85:72 win. The game was mostly controlled by Ploiesti. Oradea managed to win fourth quarter 24-21. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Ploiesti forced 20 Oradea turnovers. 30 personal fouls committed by Oradea helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of Serbian power forward Vladimir Tica (208-81, agency: BeoExcell) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds. Ghanian guard Alhaji Mohammed (192-81, college: Louisville, agency: Court Side) contributed with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Five Ploiesti players scored in double figures. Australian-Trinidad and Tobago swingman Daniel Dillon (194-86, college: Arizona) replied with 22 points and Serbian forward Zarko Comagic (201-85, college: N.Arizona) added 15 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Oradea. Top scorers: Ploiesti: V.Tica 19+12reb+1ast, A.Mohammed 16+6reb+4ast, V.Stanescu 13+9reb+3ast, P.Miletic 10+1reb+1ast, A.Tudor 10+1reb+2ast, A.Vlahovic 7+1ast Oradea: D.Dillon 22+3reb+1ast, Z.Comagic 15+7reb+3ast, W.Franklin 14+1ast, N.Maric 7+5reb+5ast, M.Pesic 6+4reb+4ast, B.Tibirna 4+3reb
Targu Mures sweep the Semifinal series - May 8, 2013
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Ploiesti - Oradea 86-68 (2-1)
The game without a history. Ploiesti led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. It was a good game for the former international power forward Virgil Stanescu (208-77, college: S.Alabama, agency: Interperformances) who led his team to a victory with 9 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists [read more]
The game without a history. Ploiesti led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. It was a good game for the former international power forward Virgil Stanescu (208-77, college: S.Alabama, agency: Interperformances) who led his team to a victory with 9 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Ghanian guard Alhaji Mohammed (192-81, college: Louisville, agency: Court Side) contributed with 20 points and 4 assists for the winners. Serbian forward Milos Pesic (205-84) answered with 15 points and 4 assists and Australian-Trinidad and Tobago swingman Daniel Dillon (194-86, college: Arizona) added 16 points in the effort for Oradea. Oradea's coach Christian Achim rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Top scorers: Oradea: D.Dillon 16+2reb+2ast, M.Pesic 15+4reb+4ast, B.Tibirna 11+3reb+2ast, Z.Comagic 8+2reb, N.Maric 6+7reb+1ast, W.Franklin 5+5reb+3ast Ploiesti: A.Mohammed 20+2reb+4ast, P.Miletic 14+4reb+1ast, I.Timermanis 14, C.Burlacu 9+6reb+1ast, V.Stanescu 9+13reb+4ast, A.Tudor 8+3reb+2ast
Gaz Metan was ahead by 4 points after three quarters before a 29-17 charge of Targu Mures, which allowed them to win the game. Gaz Metan was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for Montenegrin guard Branko Cuic (197-78) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points and 9 rebounds. Serbian guard Andrija Ciric (199-80, agency: BeoExcell) helped adding 27 points. The best for the losing side was American point guard Kyle Shiloh (191-85, college: Nevada) with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds and the other American import forward Deven Mitchell (197-84, agency: Interperformances) scored 10 points and 8 rebounds. Five Targu Mures and four Gaz Metan players scored in double figures. Gaz Metan's coach Marcel Tenter tested ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Gaz Metan: K.Shiloh 23+10reb+3ast, Z.Krstanovic 11+5reb, D.Mitchell 10+8reb, A.Mandache 10+3ast, I.Ivanovic 9+2ast, T.Nicoara 8+6reb Targu Mures: A.Ciric 27+2reb+2ast, B.Cuic 23+9reb+2ast, G.Navickas 14+4reb+2ast, O.Barro 12+8reb+2ast, V.Peciukas 12+3ast, D.Kandic 4+4reb
Liga Nationala Round 2 of Semi-Finals - May 2, 2013
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Oradea - Ploiesti 90-91 (1-1)
Ploiesti shot the lights out from three nailing 14 long-distance shots on high 58.3 percentage. Oradea was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. The former international center Catalin Burlacu (210-77, agency: Court Side) scored 22 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Serbian guard Aleksandar Vlahovic (190-90) chipped in 18 points during the contest [read more]
Ploiesti shot the lights out from three nailing 14 long-distance shots on high 58.3 percentage. Oradea was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. The former international center Catalin Burlacu (210-77, agency: Court Side) scored 22 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Serbian guard Aleksandar Vlahovic (190-90) chipped in 18 points during the contest. Australian-Trinidad and Tobago swingman Daniel Dillon (194-86, college: Arizona) responded with 21 points and 5 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and American point guard William Franklin (183-85, college: Bradley) scored 17 points and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: Oradea: D.Dillon 21+4reb+5ast, W.Franklin 17+2reb+4ast, M.Pesic 14+4reb+4ast, Z.Comagic 10+8reb, N.Maric 9+4reb+3ast, B.Tibirna 8+2reb Ploiesti: C.Burlacu 22+5reb+2ast, A.Vlahovic 18+2reb+2ast, P.Miletic 15+1reb+5ast, V.Tica 11+8reb+1ast, V.Stanescu 9+9reb, I.Timermanis 8+1ast
The hosts trailed by 5 points at the halftime before their 52-39 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Targu Mures made 25-of-30 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. Targu Mures outrebounded Gaz Metan 37-22 including 17 on the offensive glass. 28 personal fouls committed by Gaz Metan helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Lithuanian guard Vaidotas Peciukas (199-82, college: Hawaii) orchestrated the victory by scoring 30 points and 5 rebounds. Montenegrin guard Branko Cuic (197-78) contributed with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners. Four Targu Mures players scored in double figures. American point guard Kyle Shiloh (191-85, college: Nevada) replied with 24 points and the former international swingman Andrei Mandache (191-87, agency: Global Sports Plaza) added 11 points and 5 assists in the effort for Gaz Metan. Gaz Metan's coach Marcel Tenter rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Gaz Metan: K.Shiloh 24+3reb+3ast, I.Lilov 14+1reb+1ast, A.Mandache 11+3reb+5ast, I.Ivanovic 9+4reb+2ast, Z.Krstanovic 7+1reb, D.Mitchell 7+4reb+3ast Targu Mures: V.Peciukas 30+5reb+2ast, B.Cuic 19+6reb+9ast, A.Ciric 15+3reb, O.Barro 14+6reb+1ast, D.Paltinisanu 9+9reb, M.Ceskovic 7+2reb+6ast
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