Spain grabbed 57-55 thriller win against Hungary in the Quarterfinals of U16 EuroBasket in Miskolc. Spain had 55-48 lead with 3:37 remaining in the game and later thanks to Debora Dubei (180-SF-97)'s triple Hungary came to 57-55 with 12 seconds to go. Laura Quevedo (193-F-96) drew a foul, but she missed both free throws and Hungary had 5 seconds for the last possession. Dubei grabbed defensive rebound and tried to score from behind the arc, but missed and Spain advanced to the Semifinals. Quarters: 18-11, 12-18, 15-15, 12-11. Nogaye Lo Sylla (96) (7 rebs) and Laia Flores (170-SF-96) scored 12 points each for the winners. Laura Quevedo and Elena Capella (171-G-96) helped with 9 points each. In defeat, Debora Dubei shined with 22 points and 6 boards, and Bernadett Horvath (168-PG-96) added 17 pts, plus 7 rebs. Agnes Dobos (190-C-96) stopped to 5 pts and 12 rebounds. In the Semifinals, Spain will meet Russia today. Hungary will play against Czech Republic and it will be their first obstacle to fifth place in Miskolc.
Spain-Finland 92:28
Spain demolish the Finnish side in the first friendly game. The hosts posted an overwhelming 92:28 win in Game 1. Spain dominated the whole game and won all the quarters of the game. The hosts started with 29-8 lead in the first frame and of course never looked behind after. The Spanish side added a 19-7 rally in the second frame and went to the lockers with 33 points advantage [read more]
Spain-Finland 92:28
Spain demolish the Finnish side in the first friendly game. The hosts posted an overwhelming 92:28 win in Game 1. Spain dominated the whole game and won all the quarters of the game. The hosts started with 29-8 lead in the first frame and of course never looked behind after. The Spanish side added a 19-7 rally in the second frame and went to the lockers with 33 points advantage. Spain posted also 28-5 burst in the third quarter and finished the game with 16-8 rally in the last stanza. They tried hard to post three-digit number at the very end, but were happy to leave the court with 92 points. Alba Torrens (188-F-89) top-scored for the winners with 20 points, while Marta Xargay Casademont (181-PG-90, agency: Josep and Nicolas) netted 12. Pascua collected 11 points and 11 rebounds, while Amaya Valdemoro (183-F-76, agency: Josep and Nicolas) also scored 11. Taru Tuukkanen (190-C-77, agency: Regeneracom Sports, college: Xavier) replied with 7 points and M.Sten delivered 5. Korpivaara produced 4, while Aijanen and Pounds had 3 each. The teams will meet again tomorrow.
Miguel Mendez leaves Rivas Ecopolis - May 23, 2013
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Miguel Mendez leaves Rivas Ecopolis and will continue his career abroad. The Spanish Specialist left the team after two years.
Last year Miguel Mendez became Spanish LFB Cup Winner -13, Spanish LFB Regular Season Champion -13 and Spanish LFB Finalist -13. Earlier Rivas Ecopolis reached an agreement with its Head Coach Miguel Mendez for another season. The Spanish specialist took over the team in summer 2011. He guided them to Euroleague Finals, which they lost to Ros Casares [read more]
Miguel Mendez leaves Rivas Ecopolis and will continue his career abroad. The Spanish Specialist left the team after two years. Last year Miguel Mendez became Spanish LFB Cup Winner -13, Spanish LFB Regular Season Champion -13 and Spanish LFB Finalist -13. Earlier Rivas Ecopolis reached an agreement with its Head Coach Miguel Mendez for another season. The Spanish specialist took over the team in summer 2011. He guided them to Euroleague Finals, which they lost to Ros Casares. In LFB, Rivas reached Semifinals but once again they failed against the dream team of Ros Casares. They also played in the LFB Cup Semis. Before Rivas Ecopolis, Miguel Mendez worked three years with Celta Vigo. He also has experience from Arranz Acinas. Miguel Mendez was named Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LFB Coach of the Year -10. He won Silver and Bronze medals with U18 Spanish NT Team at U20 European Championships 2010 and 2011.
Tintos de Toro Caja Rural Zamora (LFB) landed 22-year old Latvian ex-international forward Linda Rubene (190-91). She just graduated from Indiana (NCAA). The last season Rubene also at Indiana University in Big Ten Conference in the NCAA. But in 24 games she averaged only 1.7ppg and 1 [read more]
Tintos de Toro Caja Rural Zamora (LFB) landed 22-year old Latvian ex-international forward Linda Rubene (190-91). She just graduated from Indiana (NCAA). The last season Rubene also at Indiana University in Big Ten Conference in the NCAA. But in 24 games she averaged only 1.7ppg and 1.3rpg. As mentioned above she is just out of the college and it is her first season in pro basketball. Rubene was also a member of Latvian international program for some years. She played for Latvian Senior National Team in 2010 and previously for U18 National Team in 2009. Rubene represented Latvia at the European Championships U20 in Liepaja (Latvia) three years ago. Her team won Bronze and her stats at that event were 9 games: 0.9ppg. Rubene has played previously for 47.vsk and SK Riga.
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