Superleague Round 43: Azovmash defeats Mykolaiv in the closest game of the week - Feb 15, 2013
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Host teams show no mercy winning all games, including even overtime victory of Ferro-ZNTU at home. There was no lack of interesting games this round. The round ended with extra overtimes, favorites losing the games and games ending by tiny margin.
Ninth-ranked Mykolaiv (14-17) gave a tough game to second ranked Azovmash (21-8) in Mariupol on Thursday. Azovmash managed to secure only two-point victory 90-88. However their fans expected much easier game. The hosts trailed by 6 points at the halftime before their 48-40 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. 27 personal fouls committed by Mykolaiv helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Americans were the main players on the court. It was a great evening for point guard Lynn Greer (186-79, college: Temple) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 assists. Guard Manny Harris (196-89, college: Michigan) helped adding 19 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side guard Josh Mayo (182-87, college: Ill.-Chicago, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) responded with 25 points and 6 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws). Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Azovmash have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain second place with 21-8 record behind leader Budivelnyk. Mykolaiv at the other side keeps the ninth position with 17 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Important game to mention about took place in Yuzhny. Fifth ranked Khimik (17-12) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 7th ranked Hoverla (15-14) 78-75 on Friday evening. It was an exceptional evening for Montenegrin-Bosnian swingman Suad Sehovic (196-87) who led the winners and scored 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Willie Deane accounted for 10 points and 9 assists. Khimik's coach Zvezdan Mitrovic allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American power forward Travis Peterson (208-85, college: Samford, agency: Edge Sports) came up with 19 points and 7 rebounds for Hoverla in the defeat. Khimik maintains fifth place with 17-12 record. Hoverla at the other side keeps the seventh position with 14 games lost. Khimik will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Hoverla will play on the road against BC Odessa (#12) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Very important is a road loss of third ranked Halychyna (18-12) against twelfth ranked BC Odessa (11-18) on Friday night. Visiting Halychyna was defeated by BC Odessa in a tough game in Odessa 78-82. Stanislav Balashov fired 14 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. BC Odessa's coach Oleg Yushkin used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Michael Lee produced 27 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. BC Odessa moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with DniproAzot. Loser Halychyna dropped to the fourth position with 12 games lost. BC Odessa will meet at home higher ranked Hoverla (#7) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Halychyna will play against Kryvbasbasket in Krivoy Rog and hope to secure a win. Fourteenth-ranked BC Kyiv (6-24) gave a tough game to fourth ranked Ferro-ZNTU (19-11) in Zaporozhye. Ferro-ZNTU managed to secure only six-point victory 95-89. However their fans expected much easier game. Americans were the main players on the court also this time. Worth to mention a great performance of Randy Culpepper who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 31 points, 10 assists and 5 steals. Ferro-ZNTU moved-up to third place. BC Kyiv lost fifth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 24 lost games. Ferro-ZNTU's next round opponent will be league's leader Budivelnyk in Kyiv and it will be for sure the game of the week. BC Kyiv will play on the road against Dnipro (#13) in Dnepropetrovsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game in Cherkasy was also quite interesting. 7th ranked BC Donetsk (15-15) played at the court of eighth ranked Cherkasy (16-15). Cherkasy managed to secure a 7-point victory 78-71 on Thursday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of BC Donetsk. It was a great evening for Charles Thomas who led his team to a victory scoring 22 points. Cherkasy moved-up to sixth place. Defending champion BC Donetsk dropped to the eighth position with 15 games lost. Cherkasy will face DniproAzot (#11) in Dniprodzerzhynsk in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game.
In the last game of round 43 Dnipro lost to Kryvbasbasket on the opponent's court 71-75.
Important game to mention about took place in Yuzhny. Fifth ranked Khimik (17-12) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 7th ranked Hoverla (15-14) 78-75 on Friday evening. Hoverla was ahead by 7 points after three quarters before a 26-16 charge of Khimik, which allowed them to win the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. It was an exceptional evening for Montenegrin-Bosnian swingman Suad Sehovic (196-87) who led the winners and scored 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. American-Bulgarian point guard Willie Deane (188-80, college: Purdue, agency: Higher Vision Sports) accounted for 10 points and 9 assists for the winning side. Five Khimik players scored in double figures. Khimik's coach Zvezdan Mitrovic allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American power forward Travis Peterson (208-85, college: Samford, agency: Edge Sports) came up with 19 points and 7 rebounds and the other American import Kyndall Dykes (190-87, college: New Orleans, agency: Edge Sports) added 10 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Hoverla in the defeat. Khimik maintains fifth place with 17-12 record. Hoverla at the other side keeps the seventh position with 14 games lost. Khimik will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Hoverla will play on the road against BC Odessa (#12) and hopes to get back on the winning track. Top scorers: Khimik: S.Sehovic 12+7reb+5ast, M.Todic 11+7reb+1ast, V.Goodridge 11+6reb, V.Kovalenko 11+4reb+1ast, W.Deane 10+2reb+9ast, D.Joseph 7+3reb+4ast Hoverla: T.Peterson 19+7reb+1ast, R.Pearson 19+3reb+1ast, K.Dykes 10+11reb+2ast, E.Lawrence 8+1reb+2ast, P.Revzin 6+1ast, K.Tiggs 5+6reb+1ast
Rather expected game in Krivoy Rog where 13th ranked Dnipro (10-19) was defeated by tenth ranked Kryvbasbasket (12-17) 75-71 on Friday. The hosts started the game with a very strong first quarter 25-14. But Dnipro won third quarter 19-14. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. It was a great evening for Serbian forward Lazar Trifunovic (203-87, college: Radford) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Vladimir Konev (201-89) helped adding 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws). At the losing side Australian-Dutch power forward Daniel Kickert (208-83, college: St.Mary's, CA) responded with 19 points and 7 rebounds and international power forward Maxym Korniyenko (204-87) scored 18 points and 7 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Kryvbasbasket maintains tenth place with 12-17 record. Loser Dnipro keeps the thirteenth position with 19 games lost. Kryvbasbasket will face higher ranked Halychyna (#4) in Lviv in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Dnipro will play at home against BC Kyiv (#14) and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Kryvbasbasket: H.Pope 16+3reb+3ast, V.Konev 15+8reb+4ast, L.Trifunovic 14+10reb+3ast, D.Adams 14+5reb+2ast, W.Frazier 9+3reb+5ast, V.Cherepovsky 4+5reb Dnipro: D.Kickert 19+7reb+3ast, M.Korniyenko 18+7reb+1ast, O.Mishula 12+4reb, D.Low 11+1reb+9ast, S.Tymofeyenko 6+5reb+2ast, O.Misyats 4
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Halychyna (18-12) against twelfth ranked BC Odessa (11-18) on Friday night. Visiting Halychyna was defeated by BC Odessa in a tough game in Odessa 78-82. The hosts trailed by 7 points after three quarters before their 25-14 charge, which allowed them to win the game. BC Odessa outrebounded Halychyna 38-24 including 28 on the defensive glass. The former international center Stanislav Balashov (210-79) fired 14 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. American point guard Tyrone Brazelton (185-86, college: W.Kentucky) chipped in 9 points and 4 assists. BC Odessa's coach Oleg Yushkin used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. American forward Michael Lee (207-86) produced 27 points and 7 rebounds and Serbian power forward Vladan Vukosavljevic (206-84, agency: Beo Basket) added 13 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side. BC Odessa moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with DniproAzot. Loser Halychyna dropped to the fourth position with 12 games lost. BC Odessa will meet at home higher ranked Hoverla (#7) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Halychyna will play against Kryvbasbasket in Krivoy Rog and hope to secure a win. Top scorers: BC Odessa: S.Balashov 14+9reb+1ast, E.Annenkov 14+2ast, A.Agafonov 13+3reb, T.Brazelton 9+4reb+4ast, D.Noskov 8+3reb+3ast, I.Koljevic 6+1reb+3ast Halychyna: M.Lee 27+7reb+1ast, D.Mitchell 16+5ast, V.Vukosavljevic 13+9reb+2ast, S.Alferov 8+1reb+2ast, S.Vasiljevic 6+2reb+3ast, L.Stefanishin 5+2reb+3ast
Fourteenth-ranked BC Kyiv (6-24) gave a tough game to fourth ranked Ferro-ZNTU (19-11) in Zaporozhye. Ferro-ZNTU managed to secure only six-point victory 95-89. However their fans expected much easier game. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But BC Kyiv won third quarter 25-20. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening, at least not yet. The game turned upside-down in the last quarter, where BC Kyiv used huge pressure winning it 23-20 getting a tie at the end of regular time. They lost eventually overtime period 8-14. Ferro-ZNTU dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to BC Kyiv's 42. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Americans were the main players on the court also this time. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Randy Culpepper (182-89, college: UTEP) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 31 points, 10 assists and 5 steals. Forward Cameron Moore (208-90, college: UAB) contributed with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 15 rebounds for the winners. Forward Jarrod Jones (205-90, college: Ball St.) answered with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds and guard Anthony Goods (191-87, college: Stanford) added 25 points and 4 assists in the effort for BC Kyiv. Five Ferro-ZNTU and four BC Kyiv players scored in double figures. Ferro-ZNTU moved-up to third place. BC Kyiv lost fifth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 24 lost games. Ferro-ZNTU's next round opponent will be league's leader Budivelnyk in Kyiv and it will be for sure the game of the week. BC Kyiv will play on the road against Dnipro (#13) in Dnepropetrovsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Ferro-ZNTU: R.Culpepper 31+3reb+10ast, R.Guinn 18+6reb+2ast, D.Werner 14+5reb+3ast, C.Moore 12+15reb+1ast, A.Butskyy 11+4reb+3ast, A.Rybalko 9+3reb+2ast BC Kyiv: A.Goods 25+2reb+4ast, J.Jones 21+10reb+2ast, J.Robinson 15+7reb+8ast, A.Shvets 14+5reb+3ast, V.Podolian 6, V.Bobrov 6+10reb+5ast
Ninth-ranked Mykolaiv (14-17) gave a tough game to second ranked Azovmash (21-8) in Mariupol on Thursday. Azovmash managed to secure only two-point victory 90-88. However their fans expected much easier game. The hosts trailed by 6 points at the halftime before their 48-40 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. 27 personal fouls committed by Mykolaiv helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Americans were the main players on the court. It was a great evening for point guard Lynn Greer (186-79, college: Temple) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 assists. Guard Manny Harris (196-89, college: Michigan) helped adding 19 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side guard Josh Mayo (182-87, college: Ill.-Chicago, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) responded with 25 points and 6 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) and center Krys Faber (208, college: De Paul) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Azovmash have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain second place with 21-8 record behind leader Budivelnyk. Mykolaiv at the other side keeps the ninth position with 17 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest. Top scorers: Azovmash: L.Greer 22+3reb+10ast, M.Harris 19+7reb+1ast, O.Kolchenko 16+6reb+1ast, M.Raduljica 10+5reb+2ast, T.Dragicevic 9+9reb+3ast, I.Zaytsev 6+2reb Mykolaiv: J.Mayo 25+6reb+3ast, O.Onufriyev 14+2reb+2ast, R.Gumeniuk 13+3reb+1ast, K.Faber 12+10reb, D.Mitchell 10+2reb+6ast, D.Kozlov 7+7reb+2ast
The game in Cherkasy was also quite interesting. 7th ranked BC Donetsk (15-15) played at the court of eighth ranked Cherkasy (16-15). Cherkasy managed to secure a 7-point victory 78-71 on Thursday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of BC Donetsk. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But BC Donetsk won third quarter 16-14. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. It was a great evening for American forward Charles Thomas (203-86, college: Arkansas) who led his team to a victory scoring 22 points. Denis Ikovlev (201-86, college: Nevada, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) helped adding 14 points and 5 rebounds. At the losing side Lithuanian power forward Darius Songaila (204-78, college: Wake Forest, agency: Priority Sports) responded with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and American-Trinidad and Tobago center D'or Fischer (211-81, college: W.Virginia) scored 16 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals (made all of his seven free throws). Cherkasy moved-up to sixth place. Defending champion BC Donetsk dropped to the eighth position with 15 games lost. Cherkasy will face DniproAzot (#11) in Dniprodzerzhynsk in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Top scorers: Cherkasy: C.Thomas 22+4reb, D.Ikovlev 14+5reb+2ast, M.Ivshyn 14+2reb+2ast, A.Korochkin 9+3ast, T.Delininkaitis 6+5reb+4ast, D.Swanson 6+1reb+7ast BC Donetsk: D.Songaila 23+9reb+5ast, D.Fischer 16+9reb+4ast, D.Gliebov 11+3reb, V.Stojanovski 7+2reb, R.Curry 6+3reb+2ast, D.Lukashov 3+2reb+1ast
Maksym Fomichov-the youngest Coach in Europe! - May 25, 2013
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Not many people know that for today Maksym Fomichov is the youngest coach of a professional basketball team in Europe! He is 23 years old, but he is already included of the VTB League team Basketball Club Donetsk, working with such great players as Darius Songaila.
Having heard that, I couldnt contact him to details about his live and his path. His main role in the team is - scout reports, at the same time he fulfills several other tasks, including individual work with players [read more]
Not many people know that for today Maksym Fomichov is the youngest coach of a professional basketball team in Europe! He is 23 years old, but he is already included of the VTB League team Basketball Club Donetsk, working with such great players as Darius Songaila. Having heard that, I couldnt contact him to details about his live and his path. His main role in the team is - scout reports, at the same time he fulfills several other tasks, including individual work with players.
- Maks, at what age you was appointed as assistant of the Head Coach? - I was born on February 21, 1990, so on date of my nomination I was 22 years old.
- What came within your duties? - I was a second assistant of the Head Coach, and my primary task was to help to the first assistant in composing of the scout report.
- Please, tell us more in detail what is the scouting report? - Scouting report is a game analysis of the future opponent, searching of strong and weak sides. Without it does not manage any professional team. It consists of two parts: text document and movies. Scouting in writing usually takes 20+ pages, it includes detailed statistics of the opposing team and all their players, previous games (if they were). Their offensive and defensive systems. Detailed description of all players, their physical, technical and psychological characteristics. All this, we walk try in practices. For example, as the player likes to attack? Immediately upon receiving the ball or after dribble. Can he go for a lay up or dunk, or will stop and shoot from the middle range? What is he able to do on the weak side? I mean, can he attack to the left, being right-hander? Same about defense! If he is aggressive defender? Can he deny in the paint? Also, I pay a serious attention to the players character and his psychological steadiness. The movies part consists of three clips, showing the players, combinations and defense. I try to get the total time of these movies not more than 40 minutes. Such duration is enabling the best to learning the information for the players. From February, I was left the only assistant and perform all this work by myself. At this period we showed our best basketball. Have won 18 from 22 games, including 11 straight! Moreover, we accomplished a miracle when we won 4 in a row and beat Lietuvos Ritas for making playoff of the VTB League.
- Where are you getting information, how many games you watch to do you work? - For scouting, I watch previous games of next opponent and make clips from it. Before every game I watch not less than three games, and before the rivalry games against so serious teams as Khimky, Lokomotiv Kuban or Spartak (St. Petersburg), I try to watch from seven to ten games! Depend of the time that I have for preparation.
- How meticulously you are analyzing opponent team and their players? Does it make sense to do it in details, or you leave only the most important points? - My job and my primary responsibility is to find the maximum amount of useful information and to chose for the Head Coach all that I consider important! The Head Coach is the first who obtains the extended scouting with maximum information, later we decide together what we want to leave for the players. They will get only most important information. The amount of scouting report directly depends from the time before the next game. Off course, when I have seven days before, we can study all aspects of our opponent and be prepared against all combinations. During the last season we are played in four tournaments: qualifications of Euroleague, Eurocup, VTB League and Ukrainian Superleague! In whole, without preseason, we had 71 official games! We practically had no days off and generally we were playing every third day! Under such circumstances it is a very difficult to conduct a good preparation. Sometimes I had to stay awake 24 hours to prepare. I could not let down my team.
- Who does usually pass information to the players? The head coach or you also taking part of this? - I give a written report to the players. As for the movies, every coach is deferent. For example, with Vlado Jovanovich on meetings talk only first assistant. Joseph Maria Berrocal like to voice clips with plays by himself and let voice clips about players to me. He trust this to me, since I speak English well.
- How many languages do you speak? - I have a fluent English, all work and practices are conducted solely in English. I can speak Serbian. And thanks to my two native languages (Russian and Ukrainian), I enable to understand all Slovenian dialects. Also, I speak a little bit and continue to learn Italian. I hope to learn it soon.
- You can be named as polyglot! You are learning quickly! - It all depends on being in the language environment. In my childhood my farther drove me to the basketball camp YUBAC, Serbia, where I passed every summer. Today, I often spend my time in Italy, plus I really like this language.
- Please tell, how has it happened that during one season two coaching staffs were changed? As result you were found yourselves on the front line of professional basketball? - The team was prepared for the season by Serbian staff, headed by Vlado Jovanovich. I was his second assistant. Preseason was in Serbia and Italy, where we were prepared to qualification of Euroleague. Unfortunately we lost the game against Le-Man and going to play in Eurocup. Two months later club changed coaching stuff on Spanish, headed by Josep Maria Berrocal, who left the team in January. Management has decided to appoint till the end of the season as acting head coach our sports director. He appointed me as his first assistant. We already had a successful experience, after Serbian staff we were led the team for three games, because new staff just cannot be in time. All three games we won! It was the first time, when I prepared all materials for the team alone! We had two days for preparation to closely game and then with two days interval two games in a row! Those days I could not sleep all three nights, in order to prepare everything in time. On the third day I had bloody nose, I was terribly tired, however I was so happy to see the numbers at the scoreboard in our favor! I am pleased when my work is a part of the victories of my team! I got a huge experience in this season! As my friend Sergio Scariolo text me: Your season looks like if you graduated University and Masters degree in one year!
- Darius Songaila is the NBA player. Tell us please, what is the difference between him and other players, especially in their attitude to the game? - Darius is great professional of the world class! Before beginning of every game, every practice, he is maximally concentrated. He is always ready to work with high productivity and only for the victory. Its a pleasure to watch his skill.
- And at what level you have played basketball? - For children and youth, I played as a point guard. I was champion and vice-champion of Ukraine, playing in the team of my city - Odessa. As I said, I was several times in basketball camp YUBAC, which is one of the best basketball camps in Europe. By the way, my carrier as a coach also began there two years ago! Also I learn how to play in school of Sabonis, in Kaunas, and in school of Marciulionis, Vilnius, Lithuania. I passed couple months in the CSKA, Moscow. Have been in sport lyceum in St. Petersburg, headed by legendary Anatoly Steinbok!
- What do you think about the self-education and how important do you consider it? How much do you attend to it? - Self-education it is very important aspect. Every day I read and watch something new. Surfing Internet in searching of coaching clinics and try to visit it when its possible! Last year, when I had more free time, I visited all clinics of the National Basketball Federation of Ukraine. Last summer I was at the coaching clinic in Rimini, Italy, where lectures were Ettore Messina, Xavier Pascual (head coach of Barcelona), Don Casey (former NBA coach), Steve Robinson (assistant in the University of North Carolina) and Kevin Boil (head coach and owner of the Montverde Academy).
- Also I understand that you are traveling to various specialists for internships - Yes, last year I went five times to Sasha Obradovic to BC Donetsk, it was an excellent school for me, and helped to me to take invitation to join the team. Also I visited Donaldas Kayris, head coach of the BC Dnepr-AZOT. He studied in the USA, was an intern at San-Antonio Spurs and in DUKE University. Also he was assistant of Kemzura in the National Team of Lithuania. I was two months with Michael Fratello at the National Team of Ukraine. But the most that made an impression on me is the internship in Armani Jeans Olimpia Milano with Sergio Scariolo!
- You arrived to Scariolo and told him: Hello, I am Maks Fomichov from Ukraine!? - In principle it was just so (laughs), we met near the gym before the practice. I walked up to him and said: Hi, I am Maks. We shook hands, and he invited me to go inside where he introduced me to his assistants and immediately begin the practice. I arrived to Milan during the semifinal of playoff. Preparation was in full swing. Sergio was so busy that he even could not stop to drink a cup of coffee! I was with the team all the time. On all practices. I was even permitted to watch their pre games movies and seen a scout report. Assistants of Scariolo were a very friendly with me, they showed me how they work and taught me. Whole team, all managers, players treated me as a part of the team! Before the games, the team gets together in the hotel and spends the whole day together. They have rest, talk and stay to dinner. And I was there with them! Dined and talks with all coaches and players together. And the greatest honor which fell on me is present in the locker room before the game, where Mr. Scariolo gave his last instructions!
- What are your plans for the off-season? Will you have a rest? - If I have a rest, it will not be long. I have several plans. I am going to Milan, later I hope to visit Virtus Roma and Mr. Marco Calvani, their Head Coach. They have a great season! Then I go to Adidas camp in Treviso. In mid-June I go to St. Petersburg, where I intend to enter the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sports and Health. It will be my third high degree. Previously I graduated the National University Odessa Law Academy and studying at the Faculty of Physical Education in Kherson National University.
Kyiv prepares for U16 European Championship 2013 - May 23, 2013
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Kyiv prepares for U16 European Championship 2013. The Ukrainian capital will host the event from 8 to 18 August.
Sixteen teams were divided into 4 groups of four teams:
Group A: Belgium, Russia, Spain, Greece
Group B: Sweden, Germany, Turkey, Lithuania
Group C: Montenegro, Serbia, France, Poland
Group D: Ukraine, Italy, Croatia, Latvia
Last year Turkey became the new U16 European champions. They overcame France 66:61 in the title game in Vilnius [read more]
Kyiv prepares for U16 European Championship 2013. The Ukrainian capital will host the event from 8 to 18 August.
Sixteen teams were divided into 4 groups of four teams:
Group A: Belgium, Russia, Spain, Greece Group B: Sweden, Germany, Turkey, Lithuania Group C: Montenegro, Serbia, France, Poland Group D: Ukraine, Italy, Croatia, Latvia
Last year Turkey became the new U16 European champions. They overcame France 66:61 in the title game in Vilnius. Mehmet Alemdaroglu (205-F-96) posted 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead the winners. Serbia stepped onto the pedestal at U16 European Championship. They defeated Italy 83:69 to claim the Bronze medals. Belgium clinched Division B title at the U16 European Championship. The team overcame Montenegro 56:46 in the Final to seal the important victory in Bucharest. Both teams advanced to Division A for this year. Sweden caught up the last train to Division A at the U16 European Championship. The Scandinavian team overcame Hungary 79:55 in the game for the third place that gave the last spot in the top division this year.
Cherkasy have entered the market. Terry Smith (185-PG-86, college: Mercyhurst) is expected to become the first newcomer for the Superleague team. Terry Smith has just finished the season in Bulgaria. The guard played for Rilski Sportist. He was the top scorer in the Balkan League this season. His stats read 18.8 points, 3.6 boards, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game at the tournament. Terry Smith also posted 17.2 points, 2.8 assists and 2.6 boards per game in Bulgarian NBL [read more]
Cherkasy have entered the market. Terry Smith (185-PG-86, college: Mercyhurst) is expected to become the first newcomer for the Superleague team. Terry Smith has just finished the season in Bulgaria. The guard played for Rilski Sportist. He was the top scorer in the Balkan League this season. His stats read 18.8 points, 3.6 boards, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game at the tournament. Terry Smith also posted 17.2 points, 2.8 assists and 2.6 boards per game in Bulgarian NBL. The guard was named into All-Balkan League 2nd Team. Previously Terry Smith had stints in Switzerland, Czech Republic and Germany. He made it into All-Swiss LNA 1st Team in 2012. The guard participated at the Czech NBL All-Star Game in 2011.
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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