Kauhajoki first time ever in Top League!
1.DIV. Round 24: The regular season is over. In the moral and real Final YMCA Turku lost at home vs Karhu, Kauhajoki tonight 70-101 and Kauhajoki will go
straight up to Top League (Korisliiga) first time ever! Kauhajoki played six seasons in the 1. Div, and was actually already last season very close to make it
to Top level. This season start was not promising much for Kauhajoki (after seven rounds 4-3), but the last 17 contests have been all winning from one victory to another. A couple player changes helped and Kauhajoki was clearly the best Team in 1 div. Head Coach Greg Gibson has done much for his Team to reach this kind of goal. And now it´s reality. Dainmon Gonner (198-F-80, college: SE Missouri St.) and Maurice Horton (183-G-84, college: Mount Olive) led Kauhajoki tonight with 28 and 19 pts. Kauhajoki shot better, won the rebounds 51-38 and the biggest difference could be seen on the FT line: YMCA Turku 50,0% (3/6), Kauhajoki 79,2% (19/24).
Jeremy Montgomery (Huima) was the leading scorer (28,5 ppg) and Baboucarr Bojang (Kauhajoki) the best rebounder (14,0 rpg) in this league.
TuNMKY - Kauhajoki 70-101 (31-54) (Silvonen 19, Jalonen 12 - Gonner 28/12, Horton 19).
Lapua - BC JKL 82-95 (46-44) (J.Turja 30, V.Turja 23 - Urbanc 25, Kemila 12).
Vilpas - Pantterit 64-84 (35-44) (Graham 25/13, Tuomi 11 - Feramisco 23, Hanley 17).
HNMKY - BC Nokia 82-97 (42-48) (Sipila 27, Saariniemi 16 - Riihela 30/10, Huuskonen 19/13).
Visa-Basket - Honka, Tapiola 80-86 (34-41) (Mero 19, Pratesi 17 - Kourunen 26, Marouf 14).
RU - FoKoPo 98-87 (48-36) (Eskola 33, Hurme 18 - Wright 19, Klemett 18).

All-Finnish 1st Division 1st Team -07 Gonner Bojang Williams Guidry

  EuroBasket.com All-Finnish 1st Division Awards 2006-07
Player of the Year: Dainmon Gonner (198-F-80) of Karhut Kauhajoen
Guard of the Year: Trey Guidry (188-G-81) of Lapuan
Forward of the Year: Dainmon Gonner of Kauhajoki
Center of the Year: Louis Murales (200-F/C-77) of Turun NMKY 66
Bosman Player of the Year: Milan Vujovic (208-C-77) of HNMKY
Import Player of the Year: Dainmon Gonner of Kauhajoki
Domestic Player of the Year: Timo Riihela (193-G-80) of Nokia
Defensive Player of the Year: Baboucarr Bojang (204-F-80) of Karhut Kauhajoen
Coach of the Year: Greg Gibson of Kauhajoki

1st Team
Dainmon Gonner of Kauhajoki
Baboucarr Bojang of Kauhajoki
Louis Murales of TuNMKY
Kyle Williams (198-F-79)  of FoKoPo
Trey Guidry of Lapuan

2nd Team
Milan Vujovic of HNMKY
Justice Graham (195-G-79) of Salon Vilpas
Timo Riihela of Nokia
Timo Naukkarinen (190-G/F-79) of Jyvaskyla
J.J. Montgomery (193-G-82) of Huima

Honorable Mention
Anthony McKinnon (200-F/C-82) of Salon Vilpas
Eldar Skamo (195-F-86) of Tapiolan Honka
Kimmo Kourunen (188-G-84) of Tapiolan Honka
Mikko Jalonen (186-G-82) of TuNMKY
Sauli Silvonen (186-G-83) of TuNMKY

All-Domestic Players Team
Timo Riihela of Nokia
Timo Naukkarinen of Jyvaskyla
Eldar Skamo of Tapiolan Honka
Kimmo Kourunen of Tapiolan Honka
Mikko Jalonen of TuNMKY

All-Imports Team
Dainmon Gonner of Kauhajoki
Baboucarr Bojang of Kauhajoki
Louis Murales of TuNMKY
Kyle Williams of FoKoPo
Trey Guidry of Lapuan