In 2010 the competition changed its name from Eurocup to Eurocup Basketball
Eurobasket.com All-EuroCup Awards 2009-10
- Apr 19, 2010
Player of the Year: Matt Nielsen (208-F/C-78) of Valencia B.C.  Guard of the Year: Julius Jenkins (187-G-81) of ALBA Berlin  Forward of the Year: Matt Nielsen of Valencia B.C. Center of the Year: Kosta Perovic (217-C-85) of Valencia B.C. European Player of the Year: Nando De Colo (202-G-87) of Valencia B.C. Import of the Year: Matt Nielsen of Valencia B.C. Coach of the Year: Neven Spahija of Valencia 1st Team G: Julius Jenkins (187-G-81) of ALBA Berlin G: Darius Washington (188-G-85) of Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul  G/F: Devin Smith (196-G/F-81) of Panellinios Athens  F: Matt Nielsen of Valencia B.C. C: Kosta Perovic (217-C-85) of Valencia B.C. 2nd Team G: Jaycee Carroll (188-G-83) of C.B. Gran Canaria 2014 G: Nando De Colo (202-G-87) of Valencia B.C. G/F: Dijon Thompson (201-G/F-83) of Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem  F: Marko Banic (204-F-84) of Bizkaia Bilbao Basket F/C: Radoslav Rancik (207-F/C-79) of Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul 3rd Team G: Pooh Jeter (179-G-83) of Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem G: Marko Popovic (185-G-82) of Unics Kazan  PF: James Augustine (208-F-84) of C.B. Gran Canaria 2014 F/C: Blagota Sekulic (209-F/C-82) of ALBA Berlin F/C: Oliver Stevic (204-F/C-84) of KK Crvena Zvezda Beograd  Honorable Mention Michael Wilkinson (204-F-81) of Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul Roderick Blakney (181-G-76) of Panellinios Athens Kosta Charalampidis (189-G-76) of Panellinios Athens Rafael Martinez (191-G-82) of Valencia B.C. Arthur Lee (185-G-77) of CEZ Basketball Nymburk  Immanuel McElroy (193-G-80) of ALBA Berlin Kresimir Loncar (210-F-83) of Unics Kazan Gary Neal (193-G-84) of Benetton Treviso  Dewarick Spencer (193-G-82) of Le Mans Sarthe Basket  Simas Jasaitis (202-F/G-82) of Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul Brandon Hunter (201-F-80) of Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem All-Europeans Team G: Nando De Colo (202-G-87) of Valencia B.C. G: Marko Popovic (185-G-82) of Unics Kazan F: Marko Banic (204-F-84) of Bizkaia Bilbao Basket F/C: Radoslav Rancik (207-F/C-79) of Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul C: Kosta Perovic (217-C-85) of Valencia B.C. All-Imports Team G: Julius Jenkins (187-G-81) of ALBA Berlin G: Darius Washington (188-G-85) of Galatasaray Cafecrown Istanbul G/F: Devin Smith (196-G/F-81) of Panellinios Athens F: Matt Nielsen of Valencia B.C. PF: James Augustine (208-F-84) of C.B. Gran Canaria 2014
Valencia wins the EuroCup! - Apr 19, 2010 FINALALBA - Valencia BC 44-67Valencia is the EuroCup winner for season 2009/10! They were great defensively tonight stopping ALBA on just 44 points for the game. Kosta Perovic (217-C-85) nailed 17 points for the Spanish squad, Thomas Kelati (195-G/F-82, college: Washington St.) had 13 pts and 5 boards, while Marko Marinovic (183-G-83) added 12 points in this victory. ALBA didn't have anyone in double-digits. Their leading scorers were Derrick Byars (202-G/F-84, agency: Priority Sports, college: Vanderbilt) and Steffen Hamann (194-G-81) with 9 points each. Both teams showed their nerves at the beginning, but it was Valencia who grabbed quick 0-4 lead. ALBA later tied the score to 8-8 and Hamann brought them plus two with a lay up. Nando De Colo replied with a triple to put Valencia back ahead, 10-11, at the end of the first quarter. Marko Marinovic opened the next period with a bomb and Thomas Kelati joined with another one. Alba had been scoreless for more than six minutes, what Valencia exploited to complete 0-11 run for 10-19 lead. Lishchuk dominated inside and all the above mention players were still hot helping Valencia to score 17 more points for rest of the first half. On the other side, ALBA was stopped to 12 pts in Q2 and faced with 22-36 deficit. The team from Berlin slightly improved after the breather, but they needed a way more. It was 27-38 when Kosta Perovic took control on ALBA's big guys and together with his teammates made 2-8 run for plus 17. Teams exchanged baskets after that and a layup by Hamann got Alba within 33-48 at the end of the third quarter. ALBA still struggled offensively and Valencia had plus 18 with eight minutes to go. When the orange team reached 35-57 it was clear who the EuroCup winner will be. There was six minutes left and rest of the game was just the formality. Third placeBizkaia Bilbao - Panellinios 76-67Bizkaia Bilbao Basket conquered third place in the 2009-10 Eurocup and registered its best result ever in European club competitions by downing Panellinios Opap BC 76-67 in the Third Place game in Vitoria, Spain on Sunday. Bilbao rounded a solid Eurocup season by finishing third. Despite its back-to-back losses in Vitoria, Panellinios was fourth overall in the 2009-10 Eurocup. Both teams started this Eurocup season in the Qualifying Rounds, which gives even more credit to their amazing run in the competition. Alex Mumbru (202-F-79) led the winners with 16 points. Eurocup MVP Marko Banic (204-F-84) added 15, Levour Warren (196-F-81, college: S.Carolina) had 12, Ronnie Seibutis got 10 while Axel Hervelle pulled down 10 rebounds for Bilbao. Ian Vougioukas (212-C/F-85, college: St.Louis) had 17 points for Panellinios while Rod Blakney added 11. *Courtesy of www.eurocupbasketball.com Matt Nielsen of Power Electronics Valencia, MVP - Apr 18, 2010 The media at the Eurocup title game voted Matt Nielsen (208-F/C-78) of new champion Power Electronics Valencia the MVP for his inspiration leadership all weekend. He had 7 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists Sunday, leading his team's record defense! 'It's a great feeling, obviously. I want to congratulate Alba for getting to the final. They did great, so credit to them. I just want to say what a great experience it has been to play with this team. Right from the beginning, it's been a tight-knit team, more than any I've been around in a long time. Teams don't get much closer than this one. It's been such an enjoyable experience. We deserved it and the fans deserved it for helping us all the way. I'm happy it's all gone this way.' 'To be MVP is a nice honor, but I really just enjoy this team and consider it a team award. I think we showed yesterday and today that we are a good group with a lot of players doing different things. I think there are eight guys who could have taken the award.' Courtesy of www.eurocupbasketball.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matt Nielsen MVP - Power Electronics Valencia Champ - Finals 2010 Vitoria (photo: eurocupbasketball.com)
Valencia wins the EuroCup! (photo:eurocupbasketball.com)
Valencia wins the EuroCup!(photo:eurocupbasketball.com)
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