The Scandinavian team wins Group A of the U16 European Championship in Division B. Sweden needed 78:71 win over Belarus to clinch the top place with 4-0 record. The latter meanwhile finished with 1-3 record on the 4th place in the group. Belarus surprised the favorites of the group with 24-16 in the first period and led 8 points at the halftime. Anton Karatkevic (192-F-96)h sent the teams to the lockers at 42:34 as he made a dunk. Sweden however erupted with 15-0 run and grabbed 49:42 midway through the third frame. The managed to keep the opponents scoreless for about 7 minutes in the start of the quarter. Mikita Astapenka (198-C-96) meanwhile tied the game at 49:49 and Svanstrom closed the third period at 53:51. Sweden pushed the tempo for good in the last stanza and won the game. Sheriff Drammeh (186-G-96) top-scored for the winners with 24 points, while Ludvig Swanstrom (196-F-96) collected 17 points and 13 rebounds. Hall Eriksson finished the game with 11 points, while William Skagius (200-PF-96) had 9 points and 13 boards. Maksim Salash (203-C-96) ended up with 21 points in the losing effort and Roman Rubinshteyn (190-PG-96) posted 17. Mikita Astapenka delivered 9, whilst Anton Karatkevic scored 5.
Sweden clinched 4th place at the Nordic Championship Men U16 - May 20, 2013
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Sweden clinched 4th place at the Nordic Championship Men U16.
In Day 1 Sweden U16 overcame Norway U16 69:65. The hosts led 8 points at the halftime, but managed to save only 4-point victory. Craig Lecesne top-scored for the winners with 16 points and Tobias Sjoberg delivered 12. Harald Eika Frey erupted with 30 points in the losing effort, whilst Flemming Ravndal added 14.
In Day 2 Denmark U16 beat Sweden U16 88:61 [read more]
Sweden clinched 4th place at the Nordic Championship Men U16. In Day 1 Sweden U16 overcame Norway U16 69:65. The hosts led 8 points at the halftime, but managed to save only 4-point victory. Craig Lecesne top-scored for the winners with 16 points and Tobias Sjoberg delivered 12. Harald Eika Frey erupted with 30 points in the losing effort, whilst Flemming Ravndal added 14. In Day 2 Denmark U16 beat Sweden U16 88:61. The favorites grabbed a 29-13 lead in the first period and never looked behind after. Jacob Glarbjerg Larsen led the way with 17 points as five players scored in double digits for the winners. Theodore Ovrebo replied with 12 and Tobias Sjoberg had 10. Sweden U16 beat Estonia U16 72:69. In that game the teams exchanged the lead several times and only due to the third quarter 26-19 push the hosts managed to seal the victory. Craig Lecesne paced all the winners with 12 points while Henrik Sjolin, John Brndmark and Samuel Berkelund had 11 each. Iceland U16 closed Day 4 defeating Sweden U16 81:53. Although the teams exchanged the victories in the first two quarters, Iceland pushed the tempo in the second half and added 26-8 and 22-17 respectively in the third and the last quarters. Hilmir Kristjansson stepped up with 16 points for the winners and Kristinn Palsson followed him with 14 points. Craig Lecesne and Tobias Sjoberg poured in 10 points each in defeat. Finland U16 outscored Sweden U16 62:51. Vili Nyman paced all the winners with 13 points and Matias Suvanto added 11. Tobias Sjoberg replied with 11 points in defeat, whilst Nils Johansson notched 8.
Swedish National Player Thomas Massamba(185-PG-85) helped his team Lukoil Academik to win in the semifinals over Rilski Sportist with 86-84 (3-2). Lukoil Academik forced 21 Rilski Sportist turnovers. In the finals, Lukoil Academik will face Levski from Sofia. In just 19 min, Massamba had 7 points, 4 rebounds and 3 ass and he saved his team by hitting 2 points in the last 2 seconds. Earlier this season, Massamba won the Bulgarian Cup and has played 6 games in EuroCup: 2 [read more]
Swedish National Player Thomas Massamba (185-PG-85) helped his team Lukoil Academik to win in the semifinals over Rilski Sportist with 86-84 (3-2). Lukoil Academik forced 21 Rilski Sportist turnovers. In the finals, Lukoil Academik will face Levski from Sofia. In just 19 min, Massamba had 7 points, 4 rebounds and 3 ass and he saved his team by hitting 2 points in the last 2 seconds. Earlier this season, Massamba won the Bulgarian Cup and has played 6 games in EuroCup: 2.7ppg, 1.5rpg, 1.2apg, 1reb, 1steal. Last two seasons, Massamba has spent two season in Cyprus with InterCollege Etha Engomis where he won the Cup 11 and Cyprus League Champion -11, 12.. He also played in Sodertalje Kings, Solna Vikings and 08 Stockholm . He was member of Swedish U20 NT and part of the Swedish National Team 06, 08-09-12. Qualifications to European Championships 2013 -12: 8 games: 6.1ppg, 2.8rpg, 5.0apg, 1.4spg, FGP: 50.0%, 3PT: 31.6%, FT: 72.2%
Danilo Sibalic signed one-season deal with LF Basket - May 17, 2013
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Danilo Sibalic (204-F/C-88, agency: Beo Basket) signed one-season deal with ambitious Swedish team LF Basket (former Plannja Basket, Swedish champ 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007). The combo forward had 17.3 ppg and 4.3 rpg in Serbian league this season with Smederevo. He had 46.7% for 3-pts (49/105), No.1 in the league. The player started the season with Bosnian Servitium collecting 17.2 ppg and 4.2 rpg for 5 games. He also has experience from Austrian UBC St [read more]
Danilo Sibalic (204-F/C-88, agency: Beo Basket) signed one-season deal with ambitious Swedish team LF Basket (former Plannja Basket, Swedish champ 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007). The combo forward had 17.3 ppg and 4.3 rpg in Serbian league this season with Smederevo. He had 46.7% for 3-pts (49/105), No.1 in the league. The player started the season with Bosnian Servitium collecting 17.2 ppg and 4.2 rpg for 5 games. He also has experience from Austrian UBC St. Polten and Italian Snaidero Udine.
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