Eurobasket.com All-Finnish Korisliiga Awards 2010-11 - May 5, 2011
Player of the Year: Damon Williams (201-F-73) of Pyrinto Guard of the Year: Jared Newson (195-G/F-84) of Kataja Forward of the Year: Jeremiah Wood (200-F-85) of Karhu Center of the Year: John Williamson (198-C-86) of Honka Import Player of the Year: Damon Williams (201-F-73) of Pyrinto Domestic Player of the Year: Ville Kaunisto (204-F-82) of Kouvot Defensive Player of the Year: Jeremiah Wood (200-F-85) of Karhu Coach of the Year: Pieti Poikola of Pyrinto 1st Team G/F: Jared Newson (195-84) of Kataja F: Damon Williams (201-73) of Pyrinto F: Sefton Barrett (196-83) of KTP F: Jeremiah Wood (200-85) of Karhu C: John Williamson (198-86) of Honka 2nd Team G/F: Jonathan Heard (198-86) of Tarmo G: Jamar Wilson (185-84) of Honka G: James Lewis (191-86) of LrNMKY F: Antwine Williams (192-75) of Pyrinto C/F: Sami Lehtoranta (205-79) of Kataja Honorable Mention Malik Moore (192-G-77) of LrNMKY Roope Suonio (176-G-82) of Namika Lahti Jeb Ivey (190-G-80) of KTP Darren Fells (201-F/C-86) of Kataja Lawrence Wright (195-F-84) of Korihait Kenneth Lowe (192-G-80) of Pyrinto Jason Conley (196-G-81) of Kataja All-Domestic Players Team G: Antero Lehto (184-84) of Pyrinto G: Petri Virtanen (183-80) of Kataja F: Ville Kaunisto (204-82) of Kouvot F: Vesa Makalainen (200-86) of Karhu C/F: Sami Lehtoranta (205-79) of Kataja All-Imports Team G/F: Jared Newson (195-84) of Kataja F: Damon Williams (201-73) of Pyrinto F: Sefton Barrett (196-83) of KTP F: Jeremiah Wood (200-85) of Karhu C: John Williamson (198-86) of Honka All-Defensive Team Jeremiah Wood (200-F-85) of Karhu Ville Kaunisto (204-F-82) of Kouvot Jerald Fields (201-F-82) of KTP Antwine Williams (192-F-75) of Pyrinto Jared Newson (195-G/F-84) of Kataja Tampereen Pyrinto won Korisliiga Finals - May 4, 2011 Tampereen Pyrinto won Korisliiga Finals beating Kataje 3-2 in the series after 80:57 in the decisive game. Pyrinto - Kataja 80-57 The game was mostly controlled by Tampereen Pyrinto. Joensuun Kataja managed to win third quarter 26-24. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They dominated on the defensive end, holding Joensuun Kataja to just 4 points in first quarter and to 14 points in first half. They outrebounded Joensuun Kataja 48-25 including a 33-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. American players dominated the game. Forward Damon Williams (201-73, college: Colorado St.-Pueblo) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists. Forward Antwine Williams (192-75, college: N.Colorado, agency: Prossin Sports Management) contributed with 13 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Guard Jason Conley (196-81, college: Missouri, agency: Pro One Sports) answered with 13 points and power forward Darren Fells (201-86, agency: Court Side) added 4 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Joensuun Kataja. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Top scorers: Pyrinto: D.Williams 19+16reb+8ast, A.Lehto 17+2reb+1ast, A.Williams 13+9reb+3ast, J.Niemi 8+3reb, K.Lowe 6+5reb, O.Ahvenniemi 6+5reb Kataja: J.Conley 13+3reb+3ast, S.Lehtoranta 9+4reb, P.Virtanen 8+2reb+2ast, J.Nenonen 6+1reb+1ast, J.Newson 6+5reb, A.Kanervo 4+1reb FINNISH CUP FINAL: ToPo - Kataja 88-95 - Jan 22, 2011 The season 2010-11 Finnish Cup winner is Kataja (Joensuu). Kataja defeated Torpan Pojat in Helsinki today 88-95 (51-43). Quarters: 21-19, 30-24, 17-24, 20-28. Kataja is winning The Cup second time. The first time was nine years ago in the year 2002. ToPo had a 13-point-lead during the first half, but Kataja was too strong during the second half. The Final MVP was Jared Newson (195-G/F-84, agency: Court Side, college: Tennessee-Martin) (Kataja), who scored game high 28 points and grabbed 13 rbs. Kataja won the rbs 32-43. Torpan Pojat - Kataja 88-95 (51-43). (LeVill Blanchard 20, Hanno Mottola 19, Michael Pounds 17 - Jared Newson 28/13, Antti Kanervo 19, Darren Fells 17, Sami Lehtoranta 16). In Korisliiga (Top League) there was one contest tonight. Honka (Espoo) lost at home vs Pyrinto (Tampere) 77-91 (43-49). Pyrinto (24-6) has won now 10 games in a row. Damon Williams (201-F-73, college: Colorado St.-Pueblo) led Pyrinto with 31pts and 16rbs. Honka - Pyrinto 77-91 (43-49). (John Williamson 21, Corey Belser 21, Tuomas Iisalo 12 - Damon Williams 31/16, Antwine Williams 23, Antti Nikkila 12). |
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