Eurobasket.com All-Belarusian League Awards 2011-12 - May 15, 2012
Eurobasket.com All-Belarusian League 1st Team 2012
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Player of the Year:Bobby Maze (191-G-86) of Minsk-2006 Guard of the Year:Bobby Maze (191-G-86) of Minsk-2006 Forward of the Year:Ronaldas Rutkauskas (203-F-92) of Minsk-2006 Center of the Year:Vadim Matyukevych (208-C-80) of Grodno-93 Bosman Player of the Year:Ronaldas Rutkauskas (203-F-92) of Minsk-2006 Import Player of the Year:Bobby Maze (191-G-86) of Minsk-2006 Domestic Player of the Year:Kiril Sitnik (190-G-89) of SBK Osipovichi Newcomer of the Year:Ronaldas Rutkauskas (203-F-92) of Minsk-2006 Coach of the Year:Andrei Krivonos of Minsk-2006
Honorable Mention Valentin Ignatchik (192-G) of Minsk-2006 II Pavel Bliznets (205-C-94) of Sozh Gomel Genniadiy Zakhar (198-F/G-92) of BGUIR-RTI Aleh Kojenets (208-C-77) of Minsk-2006
Minsk-2006 clinched 2011/2012 title - May 13, 2012
FINAL Grodno-93 - Minsk-2006 74:97
Minsk-2006 proved the ambitions of the favorite of the season and won the Final over Grodno-93 97:74. Minsk-2006 led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Minsk-2006 forced 26 Grodno-93 turnovers. Strangely Grodno-93 outrebounded Minsk-2006 43-31 including 29 on the defensive glass. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Aliaksandr Kudrautsau (190-G-80) fired 21 points and 5 assists for the winners. Bobby Maze chipped in 13 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals. Evgeni Ivanov (202-G/F-84) produced 17 points and 7 rebounds and the Kanstantin Yafremov (202-F-86, agency: Promotex) added 15 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Minsk-2006 II meanwhile clinched the third place as they beat Rubon 84:75. Rubon was tied after three quarters but could not keep up in the last quarter eventually losing the game. Minsk-2006 II made 16-of-18 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. Maksim Shustau (184-PG-86) stepped up and scored 25 points and 4 assists for the winners and Valentin Ignatchik (192-G) chipped in 19 points and 5 assists. At the losing side point guard Artem Malkov (185-PG-88) responded with 20 points and guard Siarhei Sapegin (195-G-84) scored 15 points.
Minsk-2006 triumphs in Cup Final - Dec 14, 2011
Minsk-2006 triumphs in VTB Cup Final of the country. The team rightfully close the year 2011 with the trophy. In the Semifinal of the Cup Minsk-2006 overcame Osipovichi 120:54. The favorites started with 27-21 and added 38-13 in the second period. Aliaksandr Semianiuk (210-F-93) top-scored for the winners with 21 points and Justin Knox (205-F-89, college: N.Carolina) netted 20. Sitnik responded with 17 points in the losing effort. Grodno-93 edged Rubon 71:68 in another Semifinal game to enter the Finals. In the Final game Minsk-2006 outscored Grodno-93 103:91. The winners erupted with 38-25 and added 32-22 in the third frame. Justin Knox paced all the winners with 25 points and Courtney Eldridge (176-PG-80, agency: Alti Sport, college: NC-Greensboro) notched 21. Aliaksandr Kudrautsau (190-G-80) followed them with 20 points, while Andrej Mostov (202-F-84) scored the same points in the losing effort. Courtney Eldridge was named MVP of the tournament.
Legion wins All Star Game in Osipovichi - Mar 20, 2012
Belarus-Legion 122:131
Legion wins All Star Game in Osipovichi. The foreign players overcame the local Belarus nationals 131:122. Six players scored in double digits for the winners. Belarus started better and took massive 39:34 at the end of the first period. They increased to 72:65 as the teams left the court to the lockers. Legion however needed the push in the third quarter to take 92:91 lead after three quarters. They added another victory in the last stanza to seal the total win. Alexander Fomin (194-G-92) top-scored for the winners with 27 points and Bobby Maze (191-G-86, college: Tennessee) added 24. Stanislav Ovdeenko (192-G-84) notched 19, while Vadim Matyukevich and Justin Knox (205-F-89, college: N.Carolina) scored 18 apiece. Aliaksei Trostinetskiy (200-F-86)replied with 30 points in the losing effort and Aleksey Lashkevich netted 27. Aliaksandr Kudrautsau (190-G-80)delivered 20 and Dmitriy Dzmitry Kuzmin (196-G-75) nailed 18.
