Khimik advanced to Last 16 of EuroChallenge. The Ukrainian team overcame Gaz Metan Medias 89:66 and won Group D. The Romanian side finished with the same 4-2 record and advanced to the next stage from the second place. Khimik started the game with 22-13 and ensured the bigger lead after 23-16 in the second frame. Moreover the hosts posted a 26-17 surge in the third quarter and led 25 points after 30 minutes. Artem Pustovyi (215-C-92, agency: Beo Basket) and Kovalenko scored for 87:66, while Devoe Joseph (193-G-90, agency: Interperformances, college: Oregon) made the final result in the campaign. Willie Deane (188-PG-80, agency: Higher Vision Sports, college: Purdue) top-scored for the winners with 17 points and Devoe Joseph added 13. Suad Sehovic (196-G/F-87), Sava Lesic (205-C/F-88) and Artem Pustovyi tossed in 12 points apiece. Aleksandar Mladenovic (207-F/C-84, agency: BeoExcell) replied with 17 points in the losing effort and Slobodan Dundjerski (188-G-88, agency: Alti Sport) notched 15. Andrei Mandache (191-G/F-87, agency: Global Sports Plaza) delivered 14, while Paul Graham (192-G-85, agency: Beo Basket, college: Florida Atlantic) poured in 9.
Azovmash Mariupol signed 27-year old USA ex-international point guard Derrick Low (188-PG-86, college: Washington St.). The player will remain in Ukraine but with another team.
Last season he played for Dnipro Dnepropetrovsk. In 39 games he recorded very impressive stats: 15.3ppg, 3.3rpg, 6.9apg and 1.6spg. Great year indeed as he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Ukrainian Superleague Honorable Mention. The last season Low played also at Dnipro. In 43 games he averaged 12 [read more]
Azovmash Mariupol signed 27-year old USA ex-international point guard Derrick Low (188-PG-86, college: Washington St.). The player will remain in Ukraine but with another team. Last season he played for Dnipro Dnepropetrovsk. In 39 games he recorded very impressive stats: 15.3ppg, 3.3rpg, 6.9apg and 1.6spg. Great year indeed as he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Ukrainian Superleague Honorable Mention. The last season Low played also at Dnipro. In 43 games he averaged 12.0ppg, 3.0rpg, 2.8apg and 1.2spg. He also played 3 games in VTB United League where he averaged remarkable 15.3ppg, 3.0rpg, 3.7apg and 1.7spg. The list of the past achievements is quite long as Low's team made it to the Lithuanian League Semifinals in 2010. He was also voted Eurobasket.com All-Lithuanian LKL Import Player of the Year back in 2010. Low represented USA at the Panamerican Games in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) six years ago. His stats at that event were 5 games: 8.6ppg, 1.0rpg, 2FGP: 61.1%, 3PT: 37.5%.
Serbia U19 fire past Ukraine U20 in Zrenjanin - Jun 15, 2013
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Serbia U19 - Ukraine U20 84:60
Serbian U19 National Team claimed the first victory at the international friendly tournament in Zrenjanin. They knocked down Ukraine U20 for 1-1 record. Nikola Jankovic (205-PF-94) netted 17 points to pace the winners.
Serbia U19 jumped to a 21:10 lead after the starting quarter. Ukraine stepped on the gas in the second frame. The visitors fired 22 points to cut the deficit at 10 points at halftime 42:32. But Serbia were back in control in the third term [read more]
Serbia U19 - Ukraine U20 84:60
Serbian U19 National Team claimed the first victory at the international friendly tournament in Zrenjanin. They knocked down Ukraine U20 for 1-1 record. Nikola Jankovic (205-PF-94) netted 17 points to pace the winners. Serbia U19 jumped to a 21:10 lead after the starting quarter. Ukraine stepped on the gas in the second frame. The visitors fired 22 points to cut the deficit at 10 points at halftime 42:32. But Serbia were back in control in the third term. The hosts went on a 20:14 run to boost the margin to 16 points. Serbia never looked back afterwards cruising to the victory. Jovan Novak (183-PG-94) posted 16 points, while Luka Nikolic (209-F/C-94) added 12 points for the hosts. Oleksandr Furs (202-PF-93) answered with 15 points for Ukraine. Vladyslav Koreniuk (206-C-94) and Klym Artamonov (183-PG-93) chipped in 14 points each in the defeat.
Azovmash: took 4th (last) place (0-6) in Group D of the Regular Season
BC Donetsk: took 3rd place (3-3) in Group E of the Regular Season
Budivelnyk: took 1st place (4-2) in Group A of the Regular Season, took 1st
place (4-2) in Group I of the Top16, lost to Gescrap BB (ESP) 0-2 in the
Semifinals !!!
Khimik: took 1st place (4-2) in Group D of the Regular Season, took 2nd
place (3-3) in Group K of the Top16, lost to EWE Baskets (GER) 1-2 in the
Quarterfinals !!!
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