Player of the Year -
Velibor Radovic (202-F/G-72) (Slavia TU Kosice) Guard of the Year -
Velibor Radovic (Slavia TU Kosice) Forward of the Year -
Dusan Pandula (195-F/C-84) (Inter Bratislava) Center of the Year -
Dametri Hill (203-C-74) (Casta SPU Nitra) Newcomer of the Year -
Michal Batka (205-C-87) (Slavia TU Kosice) Most Improved Player of the Year -
Peter Novak (190-G-84) (BK Dolny Kubin) Bosman Player of the Year -
Dusan Pandula (Inter Bratislava) Import Player of the Year -
Velibor Radovic (Slavia TU Kosice) Domestic Player of the Year -
Dusan Pandula (Inter Bratislava) Defensive Player of the Year -
Drazen Klaric (205-F-80) (Chemosvit Svit) Coach of the Year -
Milan Cernicky (04 AC LB Spisska Nova Ves)
KOSICE is the Champion!
INTER - KOSICE 84:102 (20:23, 17:27, 16:16, 31:36)
Kosice is the Champion in Slovak Republic this
season. With a 4-0 the team swept the series over
Inter. In the last game the favorite's deficit was
the biggest. Kosice mounted in 27:17 in the second
quarter to finish with 102:84 win in a road.
Velibor Radovic (202-F/G-72, agency:
Beo Basket) was unstoppable for the winners,
pouring in 32 points.
Richard Lesko (204-F-81, college:
Illinois-Chicago) nailed 20, while
Richard Misinsky (186-G-80) and Nuber added 12
points each.
Mitar Trivunovic (196-G/F-77) top-scored for the
visitors with 18 points.
After three tough games in the final with each
other, not many predicted an easy win for Kosice.
Having a home advantage and trailing by 0-3 in the
series many specialists predicted the victory for
Inter, however were wrong.
Kosice won the opening tip and had already 10 points
in the first quarter.
Velibor Radovic posted some baskets to lead the
visitors to 13:23. Even though Inter reduced to
20:23, they failed in the second quarter. Kosice
increased the lead to 13 points at the half winning
the second 27:17.
In the second half, the hosts could not stay closer,
however managed to stay tough in the third. Their
last chances to catch up fell down in the last
quarter, when playing offensive basketball they
allowed the visitors to score 36 points, while they
finished with 31.
Kosice celebrates the win in the National League
with an outstanding performance in the Finals. INTER:
Mitar Trivunovic 18, Pandula 16,
Milan Golian (207-C-74) 16, Micuda 13,
Ristanovic 12, KOSICE:
Velibor Radovic 32,
Richard Lesko 20,
Richard Misinsky 12, Nuber 12,
Dejan Stojanovic (206-C-78) 11, Svitek 9
Slovak Cup for E.S.O. Lucenec
Final:
E.S.O. Lusenec - Inter Bratislava 71:66 (17:21,
15:13, 23:13, 16:19).
H: Demecko 15, Krajco 14, Kovacevic 14
A: Pandula 24, Ristanovic 16, Golian 9
Att: 1230
Lucenec
is the Champion 2005-2006! E.S.O.
Lucenec had the advantage of the home court and that gave them the
necessary boost to beat
MBK Handlova
in the end,
66-61. They started the game with the same determination, Lucenec
fighting hard to finally get the Title, and Handlova fighting just as hard to
stay in the race for the Title. They finished the first quarter 14-14.
Handlova got a better grip of the second quarter 10-14, and
even in the third quarter after Lucenec outscored them 21-18,
they were still leading. But Lucenec dominated the last quarter 21-15,
and Handlova had no choice but to bow to the new Champion.
