 Partizan Igokea defends Adriatic league title !
Partizan Igokea is the new-old champion of Adriatic league. The team from Belgrade beat Hemofarm STADA in Serbian final 69-51 winning the second trophy this season as black-and-white machine already won National Cup Radivoj Korac. Hemofarm STADA had a bad night and they did not show 50% from the last night against Zadar. On the other side Partizan played good and its players looked very motivated despite champion of Adriatic league does not have any biger benefits yet. But on the other hand Partizan earned 15 points and practially secured a 3-year contract with Euroleague, which suppose to be signed next year. The game is decided in the second quarter which Partizan finished 22-12. Ten minutes later Partizan extended lead to 21 what was a sign for its fans to start celebrating another title. Euroleague player of the year Nikola Pekovic (210-C-86, agency: Beo Basket) once again led his team to win netting 22 points including 7 rebounds. After many awards this season Pekovic got another one. He is named to be the MVP of the final 4 tournament. Shooting guard / small forward Uros Tripkovic (197-G-86) was behind him with 13 points. Hemofarm got 11 points from young prospect Stefan Markovic (191-G-88) and 9 points and 7 rebounds from Serbian giant Boban Marjanovic (221-C-88). Partizan totally dominated this season in regional championship with impresive score 28-2 (together with Final 4). Partizan Igokea - Hemofarm STADA 69-51 (18-15,22-12,19-11,10-13) Partizan: Pekovic 22 (7 rebs), Tripkovic 13, Vranes 12 Hemofarm: Markovic 11, Marshall 10, Marjanovic 9 (7 rebs) Eurobasket.com All-Adriatic League Awards 2007-08
The top award for 2007-08 season goes to
Tadija Dragicevic (205-F-86) of Crvena Zvezda. He was the
top scorer and definitely best power forward in the Adriatic
League. He was also the main contributor of Crvena, which
qualified to ULEB Cup for next season. But he was strongly
challenged by Cook, Hukic and Pekovic.
American guard Omar Cook (186-G-82) and Dragicevic created a perfect duo in Crvena and probably top one in the league. Cook was 4th best scorer and best passer in Adriatic League. He was definitely the best point guard over entire season. Crvena Zvezda was surprisingly upset in the quarterfinals by Union Olimpija. Olimpija's leader Jasmin Hukic (204-G/F-79) gets the award of the best forward. Hukic plays on the position of small forward. Dargicevic (power forward) already got the MVP award, so to balnce the awards more, we decided to give best forward award to Hukic. His team will host this year Final Four. The best center in the league is definitely Euroleague Player of the Year Nikola Pekovic (210-C-86) of Partizan Igokea. He may end as the most awarded player this year in Europe. He made top awards from Euroleague, now Adriatic League and will for sure make some in domestic Serbian league. Dusko Vujosevic was the Coach of the Year as he reached an impressive record with his team Partizan Igokea. Player of the Year: Tadija Dragicevic of Crvena Zvezda Guard of the Year: Omar Cook of Crvena Zvezda Forward of the Year: Jasmin Hukic of U.Olimpija Center of the Year: Nikola Pekovic of Partizan Igokea Import Player of the Year: Omar Cook of Crvena Zvezda Domestic Player of the Year: Tadija Dragicevic of Crvena Zvezda Defensive Player of the Year: Chris Warren (196-F-81) of Cibona Coach of the Year: Dusko Vujosevic of Partizan Igokea 1st Team Omar Cook of Crvena Zvezda Corey Brewer (188-G-75) of KK Zadar Jasmin Hukic of U.Olimpija Tadija Dragicevic of Crvena Zvezda Nikola Pekovic of Partizan Igokea 2nd Team Jakov Vladovic (187-G-83) of KK Zagreb Milenko Tepic (198-G-87) of Partizan Igokea Chris Warren of Cibona Zoran Erceg (211-C/F-85) of FMP Zeleznik Vladimir Golubovic (212-C-86) of Vojvodina Honorable Mention Nemanja Gordic (195-G-88) of Buducnost Sam Hoskin (206-F/C-79) of Cibona Todor Gecevski (209-C-77) of KK Zadar Ante Tomic (217-C-87) of KK Zagreb Tony Akins (180-G-80) of KK Split Sinisa Stemberger (195-G-79) of Siroki Robert Troha (194-G/F-77) of Helios All-Domestic Players Team Nemanja Gordic of Buducnost Jakov Vladovic of KK Zagreb Jasmin Hukic of U.Olimpija Tadija Dragicevic of Crvena Zvezda Nikola Pekovic of Partizan Igokea All-Imports Team Omar Cook of Crvena Zvezda Corey Brewer of KK Zadar Chris Warren of Cibona Sam Hoskin of Cibona Todor Gecevski of KK Zadar All-Defensive Team Omar Cook of Crvena Zvezda Jakov Vladovic of KK Zagreb Chris Warren of Cibona Andrija Stipanovic (207-C-86) of KK Split Vladimir Golubovic of Vojvodina
East beat West in Adriatic League All-Star Game
East - West 136-113
Adriatic League enjoyed the All-Star game yesterday. The show time was held in Ljubljana and attracted thousands of basketball fans. The All-Star Game was preceded by the traditional Three-Point Shootout and Slam Dunk contests. Tadija Dragicevic (205-F-86) of Crvena Zvezda was the most accurate shooter from beyond the arc. He outscored Goran Jagodnik (202-F-74, agency: Beo Basket) from Hemofarm in a tie-break. Tadija Dragicevic nailed an additional shot, while Jagodnik missed the one. Ilija Pavkovic (203-G-88) of Vojvodina succeeded Miha Jupan to become the Slam Dunk Contest king. He surpassed Damjan Rudez (207-F-86) with an overall score of 86 to claim the title. Then it was the Game itself. The Hala Tivoli in Ljubljana was packed with 3000 spectators and they received a piece of a high-flying top-class basketball. Nikola Pekovic (210-C-86, agency: Beo Basket) set the tone for the East All-Stars as he drained the starting 4 points. Marko Milic (199-G-77) finally opened the scoresheet for the West nailing a jumper 2 minutes into the encounter. The game soon evened up and the teams exchanged the baskets before Jakov Vladovic (187-G-83) and Troha Robert netted consecutive baskets for the West to make it a 31:24 game. Later Jasmin Hukic (204-G/F-79, agency: Beo Basket) and Vladimir Micov (201-F-85) added two more jump shots to cap the first quarter at 33:26 for the West. Robert Troha (194-G/F-77) knocked down three triples to keep the West rolling but the East team responded with 4 points from Nikola Pekovic and a three-pointer from Milenko Tepic (198-G-87, agency: Beo Basket) to deny the deficit and spurred ahead 47:46. But the West team uttered the final word in the first half as Andrija Stipanovic (207-C-86) made it 59:57 cushion at the interval. Goran Jagodnik fueled a 13:0 rally from the East All-Stars in the third stanza as they accumulated a 72:66 lead. The East team later extended the gap to 94:84 heading into the fourth period. Omar Cook (186-G-82, college: St.John's) opened the final term with a long jumper and the East All-Stars never looked back afterwards. Nikola Pekovic finished with game-high 26 points and 8 boards and was named the All-Star Game MVP. Nikola Pekovic, who was rookie last year, now proved to be one of the most promising talents in the European basketball. He was also named the most perspective U21 player. Tadija Dragicevic contributed 22 points, while Vladan Vukosavlijevic added 18 points for the East All-Star team. Corey Brewer (188-G-75, college: Oklahoma) dominated the scoring list for the West with 22 points and 6 assists. Robert Troha netted 17 points and Damjan Rudez poured in another 13 points in defeat. East: Nikola Pekovic 26, Tadija Dragicevic 22, Vladan Vukosavlijevic 18 West: Corey Brewer 22, Robert Troha 17, Damjan Rudez 13 The Rosters: East: Nikola Pekovic (210-C-86, agency: Beo Basket) of Partizan, Omar Cook (186-G-82, college: St.John's) of Crvena zvezda, Tadija Dragicevic (205-F-86) of Crvena Zvezda, Milenko Tepic (198-G-87, agency: Beo Basket) of Partizan, Nebojsa Joksimovic (193-G-81, agency: Beo Basket) of Hemofarm; Milton Palacio (190-G-78, college: Colorado St.) of Partizan, Vladimir Golubovic (212-C-86) of Vojvodina, Sinisa Stemberger (195-G-79) of Siroki Prima pivo, Vladan Vukosavljevic (206-F/C-84, agency: Beo Basket) of Hemofarm, Goran Jagodnik (202-F-74, agency: Beo Basket) of Hemofarm, Vladimir Micov (201-F-85) of Buducnost, Nemanja Gordic (195-G-88) of Buducnost. Head coach: Dusko Vujosevic Assistant coach: Stevan Karadzic West: Marko Milic (199-G-77) of Union Olimpija, Goran Dragic (192-G-86, agency: Interperformances) of Union Olimpija, Jakov Vladovic (187-G-83) of Zagreb, Jasmin Hukic (204-G/F-79, agency: Beo Basket) of Union Olimpija, Todor Gecevski (209-C-77, agency: Interperformances) of Zadar; Ante Tomic (217-C-87) of Zagreb, Corey Brewer (188-G-75, college: Oklahoma) of Zadar, Andrija Stipanovic (207-C-86) of Split, Jure Lalic (212-C-86) of Zadar, Damjan Rudez (207-F-86) of Split, Robert Troha (194-G/F-77) of Helios, Luksa Andric (209-C/F-85) of Cibona. Head coach: Aleksandar Petrovic Assistant coach: Mehmet Becirovic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BC Partizan Igokea Beogard Rosters 2007-08
