Eurobasket.com All-Cyprus League Awards 2017 - Apr 26, 2017
Eurobasket.com All-Cyprus League 1st Team 2017
Papadopoulou
Sharpe
Orlovic
Vukicevic
Theologou
Player of the Year: Janae Sharpe (170-G-93) of Keravnos Guard of the Year: Kalia Papadopoulou (166-PG-80) of AEL Limassol Shooting Guard of the Year: Janae Sharpe (170-G-93) of Keravnos Small Forward of the Year: Petra Orlovic (178-F/G-90) of AEL Limassol Power Forward of the Year: Milena Vukicevic (188-F/C-80) of ENAD Center of the Year: Sophia Theologou (190-C-88) of Keravnos Newcomer of the Year: Eleni Pilakouta (192-C-00) of ENAD Bosman Player of the Year: Milena Vukicevic (188-F/C-80) of ENAD Import Player of the Year: Janae Sharpe (170-G-93) of Keravnos Domestic Player of the Year: Kalia Papadopoulou (166-PG-80) of AEL Limassol Coach of the Year: Christos Stylianidis of Keravnos
Keravnos Strovolou is the champion after the 50-44 against AEL Limassol - Apr 23, 2017
Keravnos Strovolou after many attempts to win the championship for more than a decade, finally manage to success and win it after beating the permanent champion team of AEL Limassol (50-44 for teh 3-2 in the series) and the awesome and historic figure of Head Coach and player Kalia Papadopoulou (166-PG-80) in her last game as an active player as she decided to quit basketball at her 37th year of age and after 24 successful seasons in Cyprus (AEL Limassol and Keravnos Strovolou) Greece (Thermaikos Thermis and Hania) and France (Laveyron), with a great number of personal and team trophies.. Kalia Papadopoulou will now be the new Head Coach of the Cyprus Women's National Team in a a total restart as the federation finally decided to hand over the women's national team after so many years to a person that really knows the Cyprus (and not only) Women's league.
About the game now, as most of the previous games between the two best teams of Cyprus the last many seasons, the game was an absolute derby with none of the teams being able to get a difference of more than 3-5 points, with Keravnos mostly getting the lead simply due to the best player in the court (and afterwards the MVP of the game) the American Janae Sharpe (170-G-93, college: CS Northridge) who was really amazing scoring nearly half of the points for her team. The first 30 minutes Keravnos was leading with a couple of points, but Kalia Papadopoulou and her troops never said the final word and with a solid defense and good passing game, AEL Limassol took the lead with 35-41 making the people of Keravnos and especially the Head Coach (who lost last season's trophy from the same team) to call for a time-out which was a saver for Keravnos since five minutes before the end and right after the time-out, Keravnos girls went in the court and with Janae Sharp on the leading role, succeeded a solid 15-3 to finally win the title.. So after the Cyprus Cup and the Super Cup, Keravnos is winning this season the treble with the most valuable player being (Sharpe) scoring 20 points!!
On the other end, Kalia Papadopoulou was once more the top player of AEL and together with Zivanovic and Orlovic scored 34 points but none of her team-mates and players was able to score more than the 6 points scored by Larkou and 4 by Menelaou
It's characteristic that the Head Coach of Keravnos succeeded all the members of the team but especially the experienced Zoe Athanasiou who is two months pregnant but never quit the game or the training, she called her a hero and she actually is..
Top scorers of the game: Keravnos: Sharpe 20, Pitsillidou 8, Roussaki and Theologou 7 points per head, Athanasiou 6 and Nikodemou 2 AEL: Zivanovic 13, Papadopoulou 11, Orlovic 10, Menelaou 4, Larkou 6
Keravnos edge ENAD to capture Cup title - Mar 12, 2017
Keravnos - ENAD 54-41
Keravnos edge ENAD to capture Cup title in Cyprus. Keravnos posted a 54-41 win as they controlled the majority of the game. The board showed 15-11 at the end of the first period for the top team of the Regular Season. Keravnos led 25-23 at the halftime and then pushed the tempo for 40-30 with 10 minutes to go. Moreover they managed to added a 14-11 rally in the last period for the final success. Janae Sharpe (170-G-93, college: CS Northridge) top-scored for the winners with 18 points, while Antria Pitsilidou (167-G-89) notched 16. Sofia Theologou (190-C-88) and Zoe Athanasiou (172-C-88) followed them with 6 points each. Milena Vukicevic (188-F/C-80) replied with 18 points and 8 rebounds in the losing effort.
Keravnos celebrate SuperCup title - Oct 23, 2016
Keravnos-AEL 70-62
Keravnos celebrate SuperCup title as they overcame AEL 70-62. Trailing 9 points at the start of the game, Keravnos dominated the rest of the game to clinch the victory. They replied with a 23-7 surge in the second frame to take a 34-27 halftime advantage. AEL reduced the gap at the end of the third period, while Keravnos closed the game with a final 19-15 rally. Janae Sharpe (170-G-93, college: CS Northridge) top-scored for the winners with 18 points, while Koulla Nikodemou (170-G-86) added 14. Chara Roussaki (179-F-89) and Sophia Theologou (190-C-88) notched 11 points in the winning effort. Kalia Papadopoulou (166-PG-80) answered with 18 points in a loss and Biljana Pavicevic (191-F-80, agency: Josep and Nicolas) collected 15 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.
