Unics Kazan ensured the services of Kelly McCarty (201-F-75, agency: Avi Zilberman, college: S.Mississippi) for another season. The sides have agreed on terms of contract extension. The forward will enter his third straight season in Kazan. Last season Kelly McCarty averaged 7.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game in VTB League. In Euroleague the forward notched 5.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per appearance. Kelly McCarty also posted 9.0 points, 5.3 rebounds. Eurobasket.com named Kelly McCarty All-VTB League Forward of the Year in 2011. Previously the forward played for Khimky, Dynamo Saint Petersburg, Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion, Hapeol Jerusalem, Givat Shmuel, Maccabi Raanana, Oklahoma Storm. Kelly McCarty was trumped All-FIBA EuroCup Forward of the Year in 2006. He also clinched All-EuroCup Forward of the Year title in 2009.
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Unics will not renew contract with Stanislav Eremin - May 22, 2013
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Unics announced their decision not to renew the contract of head coach Stanislav Eremin . The specialist took over the Kazan team in February. He replaced Aco Petrovic . However Unics finished in just the fifth position in PBL regular season. They also surrendered againt Lokomotiv Kuban at the quarterfinal stage of the VTB League. On top of it Unics lost to Valencia in the first round of EuroCup playoffs. [read more]
Unics announced their decision not to renew the contract of head coach Stanislav Eremin . The specialist took over the Kazan team in February. He replaced Aco Petrovic . However Unics finished in just the fifth position in PBL regular season. They also surrendered againt Lokomotiv Kuban at the quarterfinal stage of the VTB League. On top of it Unics lost to Valencia in the first round of EuroCup playoffs.
Unics plans to split ways with three players - May 22, 2013
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Unics announced they would not renew the contracts of Terrell Lyday (191-G-79, college: BYU), Mire Chatman (187-PG-78, agency: Higher Vision Sports, college: UTPA) and Igor Zamanskiy (202-F-77, agency: Alti Sport).
Terrell Lyday has played for the Kazan team since 2008. Last season he notched 19.5 points, 2.0 assists per game in EuroLeague Qualifying Round. He also notched 11.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in EuroCup. The guard also averaged 6 [read more]
Unics announced they would not renew the contracts of Terrell Lyday (191-G-79, college: BYU), Mire Chatman (187-PG-78, agency: Higher Vision Sports, college: UTPA) and Igor Zamanskiy (202-F-77, agency: Alti Sport). Terrell Lyday has played for the Kazan team since 2008. Last season he notched 19.5 points, 2.0 assists per game in EuroLeague Qualifying Round. He also notched 11.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in EuroCup. The guard also averaged 6.4 points and 1.9 boards in PBL. In VTB League his stats read 11.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per appearance. Mire Chatman joined Unics at the start of the season. The point guard delivered 10.8 points, 4.3 boards, 4.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game in EuroCup. Mire Chatman also notched 6.7 points and 2.3 boards in PBL. In VTB League the guard came up with 7.5 points, 3.3 boards and 2.8 assists. Igor Zamanskiy joined Unics in the same year as Terrell Lyday. Last season his stats read 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game in EuroCup. In PBL Igor Zamanskiy posted 4.6 points, while in VTB League he delivered 3.2 points per game.
Day 4 of Quarter-Finals. CSKA, Zalgiris and Lokomotiv enter semifinal stage - May 20, 2013
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Krasnie Krilya - CSKA 56-69
CSKA shot down Krasnie Krilya in Samara to clinch the semifinal appearance. The game was mostly controlled by CSKA Moscow. Krasnie Krilya managed to win fourth quarter 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Krasnie Krilya to just 7 points in first quarter. Serbian center Nenad Krstic (212-83) fired 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winners [read more]
CSKA shot down Krasnie Krilya in Samara to clinch the semifinal appearance. The game was mostly controlled by CSKA Moscow. Krasnie Krilya managed to win fourth quarter 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Krasnie Krilya to just 7 points in first quarter. Serbian center Nenad Krstic (212-83) fired 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Serbian forward Vladimir Micov (201-85, agency: Beo Basket) chipped in 18 points and 6 rebounds. American point guard Aaron Miles (186-83, college: Kansas) produced 9 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists and his fellow American import forward Andre Smith (203-85, college: N.Dakota St.) added 11 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Krasnie Krilya's coach Sergey Bazarevich rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Krasnie Krilya: O.Thomas 13+4reb, A.Smith 11+5reb+2ast, Y.Vasiliev 9+3reb, A.Miles 9+6reb+8ast, C.Simmons 8+4reb+1ast, E.Kolesnikov 4+1reb+2ast CSKA: V.Micov 18+6reb+2ast, N.Krstic 16+8reb+3ast, A.Jackson 13+7reb+2ast, S.Kaun 9+4reb, E.Voronov 5+1reb, A.Vorontsevich 3+5reb+1ast
Zalgiris overcame Nizhny Novgorod on the road to win the series 3-1. The guests trailed by 9 points after first quarter, but they rallied back and won the game by 7 points. Zalgiris made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game, while BC Nizhny Novgorod only scored four points from the stripe. Worth to mention a quality performance of American guard Oliver Lafayette (188-84, college: Houston) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas (205-89) who added 15 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side Semen Antonov (202-89, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) responded with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Evgeni Baburin (190-87) scored 12 points and 4 steals. Top scorers: N.Novgorod: S.Antonov 18+5reb+4ast, E.Baburin 12+3reb+2ast, S.Shashkov 9+2reb+1ast, A.Yakovenko 7+6reb, V.Ivlev 6+4reb, D.Golovin 3+2reb+3ast Zalgiris: O.Lafayette 19+3reb+2ast, M.Kuzminskas 15+7reb, K.Lavrinovic 12+4reb, V.Lipkevicius 7+1reb, D.Lavrinovic 6+2reb+1ast, R.Kaukenas 5+1reb+2ast
Lokomotiv held off ambitious Unics in Krasnodar to seal their next round appearance. Unics Kazan was ahead by 13 points at the halftime before a 39-22 second half run of Lokomotiv. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Unics Kazan to just 7 points in third quarter. Worth to mention a great performance of American-Greek point guard Nick Calathes (198-89, college: Florida) who helped to win the game recording 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Maxim Grigoryev (195-90) contributed with 13 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Four Lokomotiv players scored in double figures. Lokomotiv's coach Evgeny Pashutin allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Greek power forward Kostas Kaimakoglou (206-83) replied with 16 points and Greek power forward Ian Vougioukas (212-85, college: St.Louis) added 10 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Unics Kazan. Top scorers: Unics: K.Kaimakoglou 16+4reb+2ast, N.Shabalkin 11+2reb, I.Vougioukas 10+8reb+1ast, I.Zamanskiy 8+5reb+3ast, P.Sergeev 6+1reb, T.Lyday 5+1reb+1ast Lokomotiv: D.Brown 14+3reb+2ast, N.Calathes 13+7reb+4ast, M.Grigoryev 13+6reb+1ast, M.Kalnietis 11+1ast, V.Likhodey 8+2reb+1ast, A.Maric 5+4reb+1ast
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