Baltic Basketball League (2009-2010)
Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League Awards 2009-10 - Apr 26, 2010
Elite Division Player of the Year: Tadas Klimavicius (204-F-82, agency: Interperformances) of B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas  Guard of the Year: Alex Renfroe (190-G-86) of VEF Riga  Forward of the Year: Tadas Klimavicius (204-F-82) of B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas Center of the Year: Milko Bjelica (207-C-84) of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius Domestic Player of the Year: Tadas Klimavicius (204-F-82) of B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas Bosman Player of the Year: Milko Bjelica (207-C-84) of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius Import Player of the Year: Alex Renfroe (190-G-86) of VEF Riga Defensive Player of the Year: Daviin Davis (193-F-85) of SK Valmiera Coach of the Year: Ramunas Butautas of Zalgiris Kaunas 1st Team G: Alex Renfroe (190-G-86) of VEF Riga G/F: Arturas Jomantas (200-G/F-85) of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius F: Tadas Klimavicius (204-F-82) of B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas F/C: Travis Watson (203-F/C-81) of B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas C: Milko Bjelica (207-C-84) of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 2nd Team G: Derrick Low (188-G-86) of BC Siauliai G: Josh-Emmanuel Akognon (180-G-86) of BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn  F: Kenan Bajramovic (206-F-81) of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius F: Daviin Davis (193-F-85) of SK Valmiera C: Scott Morrison (212-C-86) of Tartu Ulikool/Rock Honorable Mention Taj McCullough (201-F-86) of VEF Riga Janar Talts (205-C-83) of Tartu Ulikool/Rock Martynas Gecevicius (193-G-88) of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius Marcus Brown (193-G-74) of B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas Janis Strelnieks (191-G-89) of BK Ventspils Mindaugas Kuzminskas (204-F-89) of BC Siauliai Deivydas Gailius (200-F-88) of BC Siauliai Charron Fisher (193-G/F-85) of BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Blaz Cresnar (214-C-86) of SK Valmiera Aleh Kojenets (208-C-77) of Liepajas Lauvas All-Domestic Players Team G: Martynas Gecevicius (193-G-88) of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius G/F: Arturas Jomantas (200-G/F-85) of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius G/F: Dairis Bertans (192-G/F-89) of BK Ventspils F: Tadas Klimavicius (204-F-82) of B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas C: Janar Talts (205-C-83) of Tartu Ulikool/Rock All-Imports Team G: Alex Renfroe (190-G-86) of VEF Riga G: Derrick Low (188-G-86) of BC Siauliai F: Daviin Davis (193-F-85) of SK Valmiera F/C: Travis Watson (203-F/C-81) of B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas C: Scott Morrison (212-C-86) of Tartu Ulikool/Rock All-Bosmans Team * European players from outside of Baltic zone countries G: Bojan Popovic (191-G-83) of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
* moved to Efes during the seasonF: Kenan Bajramovic (206-F-81) of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius F: Dejan Borovnjak (208-F-86) of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
* moved to Panionios during the seasonC: Milko Bjelica (207-C-84) of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius C: Blaz Cresnar (214-C-86) of SK Valmiera Challenge Cup Player of the Year: Joakim Kjellbom (213-C/F-79) of Norrkoping Dolphins  Guard of the Year: Zydrunas Kelys (188-G-87) of Perlas Vilnius Forward of the Year: Joakim Kjellbom (213-C/F-79) of Norrkoping Dolphins Center of the Year: Joseph McNaull (208-C-72) of Norrkoping Dolphins Defensive Player of the Year: Nicholas Covington (188-G-85) of Kalev Tallinn Coach of the Year: Virginijus Seskus of Rudupis Prienu 1st Team G: George Gervin (189-G-76) of Norrkoping Dolphins G: Zydrunas Kelys (188-G-87) of Perlas Vilnius F: Zydrunas Urbonas (198-F-76) of Juventus-LKSK Utenos C/F: Joakim Kjellbom (213-C/F-79) of Norrkoping Dolphins C: Joseph McNaull 2nd Team G: Tomas Gaidamavicius (191-G-82) of Juventus-LKSK Utenos G: Rashaun Broadus (183-G-84) of Marijampole Suduva-Arvi G: Ernestas Ezerskis (192-G-87) of Panevezys Techasas F: Joosep Toome (202-F-85) of Tallinn Technical Univ. KK F: Tomas Vilkius (196-F-81) of Neptunas Klaipeda Honorable Mention Vytautas Tatarunas (201-F-82) of Alytus Alita Robertas Bitinas (182-G-84) of Neptunas Klaipeda Joosep Pokla (198-G-86) of Tallinn Technical Univ. KK Gintautas Vileita (194-G-75) of Rudupis Prienu Eimantas Bendzius (203-F-90) of Perlas Vilnius
Zalgiris celebrated the victory at the BBL Elite Division championship - Apr 25, 2010 Group FinalLietuvos Rytas - Zalgiris 66-73Zalgiris celebrated the victory at the BBL Elite Division championship. They shocked Lietuvos Rytas in front of a sellout crowd at the Vilnius Siemens Arena. The Kaunas powerhouse used a strong second half to prevail in this one. Lietuvos Rytas got to the strong start. Led by Martynas Gecevicius the hosts built an 18:14 advantage at the first break. Lietuvos Rytas opened a 14-point lead in the second period. Vidas Ginevicius (193-G-78, agency: Interperformances) capped the first half with two free throws as Lietuvos Rytas enjoyed a 46:32 advantage. Zalgiris however closed their defense after the main break. They limited the home team to 12 points and cut the deficit at just one point 57:58. Marcus Brown (193-G-74, agency: Higher Vision Sports, college: Murray St.) tipped off the fourth term with a three-pointer to put Zalgiris in charge. Dainius Salenga and Tadas Klimavicius (204-F-82, agency: Interperformances) stretched the gap to as many as 5 points midway through the last period. Tadas Klimavicius followed with five more points as the visitors pulled away for good in this one. Marcus Brown knocked down 22 points to pace Zalgiris. Tadas Klimavicius delivered 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Martynas Gecevicius replied with 20 points for Lietuvos Rytas. Kenan Bajramovic added 14 points in the losing case. Norrkoping claim BBL Challenge Cup title - Apr 9, 2010 Norrkoping - Rudupis 107:72 Norrkoping Dolphins clinched the BBL Challenge Cup crown. They stormed past Rudupis to win the Final series on aggregate. George Gervin (189-G-76, college: Houston) stepped up with 24 points to pace the Swedish team. The teams stayed close early in the encounter. But soon the Dolphins went on the rally that put them ahead by 12 points at the first break 29:17. The hosts quickly opened a 20-point lead in the second period. The Swedes drove to a comfortable 24-point advantage at halftime. Rudupis failed to change the complexion of the game after the main break. Norrkoping continued to dictate the tempo in the third term. They enlarged the difference to as many as 33 points with ten minutes to go. Rudupis never got back to life in this one and had to surrender at the end. Joakim Kjellbom (213-C/F-79, college: N.Arizona) knocked down 16 points to pace the Dolphins. Fred Drains (195-F-71, college: Kean) and Oladapo Ayuba (198-F-86, college: UMKC) added 13 points apiece for the winners. Giedrius Jankauskas (206-F/C-81) responded with 24 points for Rudupis. Gintautas Vileita (194-G-75, college: Monmouth) accounted for 11 points in the loss. Norrkoping: George Gervin 24, Joakim Kjellbom 16, Fred Drains 13, Oladapo Ayuba 13 Rudupis: Giedrius Jankauskas 24, Gintautas Vileita 11 |
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Norrkoping Dolphins triumph at BBL Challenge Cup (Photo:Kim Hellstram/F
Zalgiris beat the rivals Rytas (photo:bbl.net)
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