Eurobasket.com All-Cyprus League Awards 2018 - May 6, 2018
Eurobasket.com All-Cyprus League 1st Team 2018
Gibson
Duren
Tasic
Parks
Searcy
Player of the Year: Shane Gibson (188-G-90) of AEK Guard of the Year: Tyreek Duren (183-PG-91) of AEK Forward of the Year: Danilo Tasic (207-F-93) of AEK Center of the Year: Terell Parks (204-C/F-91) of Keravnos Most Improved Player of the Year: Danilo Tasic (207-F-93) of AEK Bosman Player of the Year: Danilo Tasic (207-F-93) of AEK Domestic Player of the Year: Victor Ieronymides (200-G/F-95) of Apoel Newcomer of the Year: Anthony Hickey (180-PG-92) of Enosis Rookie of the Year: Teyvon Myers (188-G-94) of Enosis Defensive Player of the Year: Terell Parks (204-C/F-91) of Keravnos Coach of the Year: Dmitris Kukuris of AEK
AEK Larnakas is the champion for 2017-2018 season!! - May 4, 2018
After a break of one year AEK Larnakas under the coaching of the rookie as a Head Coach Dimitris Kukuris won for a third concecutive time the last season's champion team of Kearvanos Strovolou and won quite easy after all, the champion, after sweeping the series with 3-0 against last season's champion, team of Keravnos Strovolou!! The game was a derby from the very beginning but the players of the Greek Head Coach of the home team were not in the mood to play another time with the visitors (at least this season!! So at the crucial fourth period, with the usual suspect Shane Gibson (188-G-90, college: Sacred Heart) took a lead of ten points five minutes before the end of the game, a deficit which was humongous for the "tired" players of Coach Livadiotis, who saw his team, in this best of five final series not being able to defend not only their last year's title but also their home court!!
AEK won the trophy totally fair as it was more of a team in the court, had solid assistance of more players, and their key players were steady and solid, unlike the key American players of Keravnos Strovolou that had nothing to do with last successful season. Not enough passion, not enough power, looking exhausted and not in the mood to fight the game when the deficits were against them.
The periods were: 13-16, 37-32, 50-47 and 69-64! With the game being a derby for 35 of 40 minutes...Keravnos Strovolou in the most crucial game of the season had the terrible 2 of 17 three pointers!!!
Top scorer and MVP of this final game and in the league in general was Shane Gibson who ended the game with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists followed by Tyreek Duren who scored 13 with 6 rebounds and 3 assist and the double-double figured Devin Searcy (208-C/F-89, college: Dayton) who ended the game with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assist
On the other hand, Keravnos saw Mohamed Abukar (208-F-85, college: San Diego St., agency: Two Points) scoring 21 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists (in his best game in this final round), followed by Ross who had 12 but 0/ three pointers!!, and the double figured (and most solid player of Keravnos this season) Terell Parks who ended the game with 11 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 5 steals (he is the top defender in the Cyprus league) but had only 1/4 from the charity line..
AEK had more assists and more rebounds in another game but their 21 turnovers forbidden the champions to end the game much earlier than they did!! Congratulations to the team of AEK Larnakas for the champion of the season 2017-2018
Petrolina AEK celebrate Cup title - Mar 12, 2018
Petrolina AEK - Etha 86-80
Petrolina AEK celebrate Cup title beating Etha 86-80. AEK took control from the first minutes of the game and enjoyed a 26-16 led after ten minutes. Etha replied with a 28-22 rally in the second period, but Petrolina AEK posted a 23-17 run in the third quarter. Danilo Tasic (207-F-93, agency: 011 Sports) nailed two for 78-67 and Shane Gibson (188-G-90, college: Sacred Heart) scored two from the free throw line for a 75-66 lead early in the fourth. Trevis Wyche (185-G-95, college: St.Peter's) nailed three for 84-80, while Andreas Sizopoulos (192-G-83) brought the final result on the board. Danilo Tasic stepped up with 20 points for the winners and Tyreek Duren (183-PG-91, college: La Salle) followed him with 19. Andreas Sizopoulos ended up with 13 points, whilst Devin Searcy (208-C/F-89, college: Dayton) and Shane Gibson scored 12 each. Trevis Wyche answered with 30 points in the losing effort.
AEK Larnaca take SuperCup trophy - Sep 29, 2017
Keravnos - AEK Larnaca 78:79
AEK Larnaca grabbed a narrow 79-78 win over Keravnos to clinch the SuperCup 2017. Both teams showcased the great performance before the start of the regular season. AEK Larnaca posted an 18-17 lead, while Keravnos replied with a 22-17 rally to take a 4-point advantage. AEK Larnaca took the lead back with a 25-17 surge in the third period and escaped with the narrow win. Devin Searcy (208-C/F-89, college: Dayton) stepped up with 26 points and Danilo Tasic (207-F-93, agency: 011 Sports) netted 15. Mohamed Abukar (208-F-85, college: San Diego St., agency: Two Points) replied with 20 points in the losing effort, whilst Cade Davis (197-F/G-88, college: Oklahoma, agency: Two Points) netted 19.
Rest of the World edge Europe at the Eleftheria Arena - Dec 17, 2017
Rest of the World edge Europe at the Eleftheria Arena in Cyprus in front of 7000 spectators. Mohamed Abukar (208-F-85, college: San Diego St., agency: Two Points) and Ashton Moore (183-PG-93, college: Citadel) nailed threes for the early Rest of the World lead. Europe team replied with some baskets and later took a 27-24 lead at the end of the first period. Michalis Koumis (205-C-96) scored 4 in a row at the end of the half for a 47-44 lead. Rest of the World however looked better in the rest of the game and sealed a narrow win. Dion Wright (201-F-93, college: St.Bonaventure) top-scored for the winners with 12 points and Cade Davis (197-F/G-88, college: Oklahoma, agency: Two Points) nailed 11. Danilo Tasic (207-F-93, agency: 011 Sports) and SIMON MICHAEL notched 8 in a loss.
Cyprus League All-Star Game 2018 Rosters - Dec 20, 2017
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