Turkey had to work overtime, quite literally, to secure an entertaining 77-74 success against a gutsy Russia on the opening day of Group B action at U18 EuroBasket. Participants of this group are also Greece and host Romania. Three teams will book a spot for the next stage. Pelin Bilgic (173-G-94) drained 28 points for Turkey and was their key player. Merve Aydin (174-PG-94) had 18 points and 6 rebs, while Gizem Sezer (196-C-94) added 7 points, plus 7 rebs. Alexandra Marchenkova (183-PF-94) answered with 10 points and 8 rebounds in defeat. Yuliya Chaykovskaya (173-SG-95) also scored 10 pts, while Zhanna Byazrova (178-G/F-94) added 8 points and 8 boards. Russia forced an OT thanks to jump shot by Olga Novikova at the regular time buzzer. Teams were tied at 68-68 at the middle of OT, after what Russia made crucial 7-2 run. Russia was not able to reply for rest of the way. Turkey will meet Romania in the next game. Russia's rival will be Greece.
Guard Epiphanny Prince (5'9''-G-88, college: Rutgers) will be fulfilling a contractual obligation for Russia with a new multi-year contract from the Chicago Sky. It's not as confusing as it sounds. Prince, the Sky's leading scorer last season, got a Russian passport in 2010. She will compete for the Russian National Team in the EuroBasket tournament that begins June 15 in France [read more]
Guard Epiphanny Prince (5'9''-G-88, college: Rutgers) will be fulfilling a contractual obligation for Russia with a new multi-year contract from the Chicago Sky. It's not as confusing as it sounds. Prince, the Sky's leading scorer last season, got a Russian passport in 2010. She will compete for the Russian National Team in the EuroBasket tournament that begins June 15 in France. The Sky announced Friday it had signed Prince, a fourth-year pro from Rutgers, to the new deal, with no length specified. Prince could miss up to seven of the 34 Sky games while trying to help Russia qualify for the 2014 World Championships - and possibly compromising the Sky's chances to make the WNBA playoffs for the first time in franchise history. "We knew all along this was going to happen," Sky coach and general manager Pokey Chatman said. "It's something you prepare for." Prince has played with two different Russian pro teams, leading Russian Premier League players in scoring this season for Dynamo Kursk. The Dynamo coach, Alfredas Vainauskas, recently became Russia's national team coach. She will leave the Sky after its third game of the season June 2 and could be away through June 30. Courtesy of: chicagotribune.com
Alexandr Vasin takes over Spartak Vidnoe MR - May 16, 2013
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Spartak Vidnoe MR have quickly found the new head coach for the team. Alexandr Vasin will take over the Russian powerhouse after Pokey Chatman had decided to step down from the bridge. Alexandr Vasin worked as assistant coach with Nadezhda Orenburg during the last two seasons. Previously he also worked as assistant coach with Dynamo Moscow and St. Poelten in Austria. Alexandr Vasin also guided Dynamo Moscow Region, BC Moscow and Dynamo Moscow U23 teams [read more]
Spartak Vidnoe MR have quickly found the new head coach for the team. Alexandr Vasin will take over the Russian powerhouse after Pokey Chatman had decided to step down from the bridge. Alexandr Vasin worked as assistant coach with Nadezhda Orenburg during the last two seasons. Previously he also worked as assistant coach with Dynamo Moscow and St. Poelten in Austria. Alexandr Vasin also guided Dynamo Moscow Region, BC Moscow and Dynamo Moscow U23 teams. He was the head coach of U20 Russian National Team back in 2009.
Pokey Chatman leaves Spartak Vidnoe MR - May 15, 2013
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Spartak Vidnoe Moscow Region will have a new head coach next season. Pokey Chatman has decided to leave the team. She worked as head coach of Spartak since 2009. Previously Pokey Chatman spent two seasons as assistant coach with the Vidnoe team. The US specialist led the team to two EuroLeague titles in 2009 and 2010. She also guided Spartak to two European SuperCup trophies in 2009 and 2010. Pokey Chatman will now cotninue as the head coach of the Chicago Sky [read more]
Spartak Vidnoe Moscow Region will have a new head coach next season. Pokey Chatman has decided to leave the team. She worked as head coach of Spartak since 2009. Previously Pokey Chatman spent two seasons as assistant coach with the Vidnoe team. The US specialist led the team to two EuroLeague titles in 2009 and 2010. She also guided Spartak to two European SuperCup trophies in 2009 and 2010. Pokey Chatman will now cotninue as the head coach of the Chicago Sky. Chatman also worked as LSU head coach back in 2005/2007 seasons. She was named All-Europe Coach of the Year in 2010. The specialist was at helm of the Slovakian National Team in 2009.
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