Four games took place at Sunday. Western teams Hoverla and Politekhnika got the wins by 5 points over Kryvbasbasket and Ferro. Josh Mayo (182-G-87, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) and MBC Mykolaiv couldn't make anything with unstoppable Malcolm Delaney (191-G-89) of Budivelnyk. BC Odesa lost to Dnipro-Azot and replaced BC Kyiv at the bottom of the tournament table.
Azovmash tied Superleague Finals at 1-1 - May 18, 2013
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Ferro-ZNTU - Halychyna 102-89 (2-0)
The game was mostly controlled by Ferro-ZNTU. Halychyna managed to win third quarter 24-21. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Ferro-ZNTU shot 30 for 42 from the free-throw line, while Halychyna only scored fourteen points from the stripe. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. 30 personal fouls committed by Halychyna helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities [read more]
The game was mostly controlled by Ferro-ZNTU. Halychyna managed to win third quarter 24-21. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Ferro-ZNTU shot 30 for 42 from the free-throw line, while Halychyna only scored fourteen points from the stripe. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. 30 personal fouls committed by Halychyna helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American point guard Randy Culpepper (182-89, college: UTEP) scored 30 points and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import guard Jeremy Chappell (191-87, college: Robert Morris, agency: Hart Sports Mngm) chipped in 26 points and 5 assists during the contest. Five Ferro-ZNTU players scored in double figures. Ferro-ZNTU's coach Kiril Bolshakov used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bosnian guard Goran Ikonic (196-80, agency: Beo Basket) responded with 23 points and Serbian power forward Vladan Vukosavljevic (206-84, agency: Beo Basket) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds. Top scorers: Halychyna: G.Ikonic 23+1reb+2ast, D.Mitchell 15+3reb+5ast, V.Vukosavljevic 14+12reb, L.Stefanishin 9+2reb+2ast, O.Saltovets 8+8reb+1ast, S.Vasiljevic 7+3reb+2ast Ferro-ZNTU: R.Culpepper 30+4ast, J.Chappell 26+3reb+5ast, D.Werner 14+6reb+4ast, A.Butskyy 12+3reb+6ast, R.Guinn 10+5reb+2ast, C.Moore 8+5reb+3ast
Azovmash tied Superleague Finals at 1-1. Budivelnyk trailed by 16 points after 3 quarters before a 23-11 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 73-77 at the end of the game. Azovmash made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Serbian power forward Tadija Dragicevic (206-86, agency: Beo Basket) had a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American point guard Lynn Greer (186-79, college: Temple) chipped in 17 points and 8 assists during the contest. American guard Malcolm Delaney (191-89, college: Virginia Tech) responded with 17 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and forward Volodymyr Egorov (200-91) scored 16 points and 6 assists. Budivelnyk's coach Ainars Bagatskis rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Budivelnyk: M.Delaney 17+8reb+5ast, V.Egorov 16+3reb+6ast, D.Salenga 8+5reb+1ast, M.Anisimovas 8+6reb, D.Kickert 7+1reb, R.Kuksiks 6+3reb+1ast Azovmash: T.Dragicevic 21+10reb+1ast, M.Raduljica 18+3reb+4ast, L.Greer 17+4reb+8ast, O.Kolchenko 8+2reb+5ast, I.Zaytsev 6+4reb+1ast, D.Zabirchenko 4+6reb+1ast
Andriy Novikov and Vitaliy Bliznyuk finished successful season in Belarus - May 18, 2013
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Andriy Novikov (200-F-89) and Vitaliy Bliznyuk (206-C-79) finished successful season in Belarus. Their Grodno-93 lost the Finals to Tsmoki-Minsk and finished second.
Tsmoki-Minsk became the Champions of Belarus! The defending champions swept the Finals series against Grodno-93 3-0 adding 74:66 road win.
The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Grodno-93 won third quarter 24-11. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening [read more]
Andriy Novikov (200-F-89) and Vitaliy Bliznyuk (206-C-79) finished successful season in Belarus. Their Grodno-93 lost the Finals to Tsmoki-Minsk and finished second. Tsmoki-Minsk became the Champions of Belarus! The defending champions swept the Finals series against Grodno-93 3-0 adding 74:66 road win. The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Grodno-93 won third quarter 24-11. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Tsmoki-Minsk dominated on the defensive end, holding Grodno-93 to just 5 points in second quarter. Aliaksei Lashkevich (203-PF-78) top-scored for the winners with 17 points and Aliaksei Trastsinetski added 14. Pavel Ulyanko netted 11, while Ater Majok and Dzianis Korshuk added 7 apiece. Yuri Kuzminets replied with 20 points in the losing effort and Mastou scored 12. Igor Konuyshenko produced 10 and Korzh had 9. Andriy Novikov averaged 3.5 points per game, while Vitaliy Bliznyuk showed 4.3 points per game.
Volodimir Kholopov takes the reins in Cherkasy - May 16, 2013
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Volodimir Kholopov is back on the bridge in Cherkasy Monkeys. The team has agreed on terms of contract with the specialist to return to head coaching position. Volodimir Kholopov worked as head coach of Cherkasy in 2008/2012 seasons. He was replaced at helm of the team by Jovica Arsic before the season start. Kholopov worked as assistant coach during the last season. He will now try to improve Cherkasy position in the next season [read more]
Volodimir Kholopov is back on the bridge in Cherkasy Monkeys. The team has agreed on terms of contract with the specialist to return to head coaching position. Volodimir Kholopov worked as head coach of Cherkasy in 2008/2012 seasons. He was replaced at helm of the team by Jovica Arsic before the season start. Kholopov worked as assistant coach during the last season. He will now try to improve Cherkasy position in the next season. The Monkeys finished the last regular season at 21-18 record in the 7th position in the ladder. They however surrendered against Ferro-ZNTU 1-4 in the quarterfinal series.
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