Eurobasket.com All-Georgian A League Awards 2017 - Apr 26, 2017
Eurobasket.com All-Georgian A League 1st Team 2017
Aaron
Ray
Flannigan
Williams
Alexis
Player of the Year: Ryan Aaron (190-G-91) of BC Titebi Guard of the Year: Ryan Aaron (190-G-91) of BC Titebi Forward of the Year: Travante Williams (197-F-93) of Tskaltubo Center of the Year: Peter Alexis (213-F/C-92) of Arena-76 Defensive Player of the Year:
Christopher Anderson (170-PG-92) of Hyundai-TSU Import Player of the
Year: Travante Williams (197-F-93) of Tskaltubo Domestic Player of the
Year: Davit Maisuradze (205-C/F-90) of SEU Tbilisi Coach of the Year: Legso Lapanashvili of DELTA
Delta clinch A League title, gain promotion - Apr 26, 2017
The Regular Season in A League just ended.
The game between third ranked Arena-76 (8-7) and fourth ranked BC Titebi (8-7) was the most important one in the last round on Tuesday night. Arena-76 was defeated by BC Titebi in a tough game at home 91-97. The guests started the game with a very strong first quarter 27-14. But Arena-76 won third quarter 31-19. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. BC Titebi made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 28 Arena-76 turnovers. Strangely Arena-76 outrebounded BC Titebi 52-30 including a 26-14 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a good game for American forward Armani Flannigan (203-92, college: N.Texas) who led his team to a victory with 32 points and 7 rebounds. His fellow American import guard Ryan Aaron (190-91, college: S.Nazarene) contributed with 22 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals for the winners. American power forward Peter Alexis (213-92, college: Philadelphia) answered with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 15 rebounds for Arena-76. BC Titebi moved-up to third place, which they share with defeated Arena-76. A League top team - DELTA (12-3) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed sixth ranked SEU Tbilisi (1-14) 135-83. It was a great evening for American Deondre Ray (196, college: Cameron) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 39 points (!!!), 14 rebounds and 5 assists. Saba Lobjanidze helped adding 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. DELTA's coach Legso Lapanashvili felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was forward Kakha Giorgadze (197-94) with 38 points (!!!), 8 rebounds and 5 assists. DELTA have a solid series of three victories in a row. Newly promoted DELTA maintains first place with 12-3 record. SEU Tbilisi at the other side stay at the bottom position with 14 games lost. The game in Tskaltubo supposed to be also quite interesting. Second ranked Hyundai-TSU (11-4) played at the court of 5th ranked Tskaltubo (5-10). Hyundai-TSU smashed Tskaltubo 92-63 on Monday. It was an exceptional evening for Giorgi Feriashvili who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds. Coach Nikoloz Cherkezishvili's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Giorgi Kiladze came up with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for Tskaltubo in the defeat. Hyundai-TSU maintains second place with 11-4 record behind leader DELTA. Tskaltubo lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with ten games lost.
A League top team - DELTA (12-3) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed sixth ranked SEU Tbilisi (1-14) 135-83. The game without a history. DELTA led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 84 of its points in the paint compared to SEU Tbilisi's 38. They outrebounded SEU Tbilisi 63-38 including a 42-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. DELTA players were unselfish on offense dishing 41 assists comparing to just 24 passes made by SEU Tbilisi's players. It was a great evening for American Deondre Ray (196, college: Cameron) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 39 points (!!!), 14 rebounds and 5 assists. Guard Saba Lobjanidze (192-93) helped adding 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Five DELTA players scored in double figures. DELTA's coach Legso Lapanashvili felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was forward Kakha Giorgadze (197-94) with 38 points (!!!), 8 rebounds and 5 assists and power forward Davit Maisuradze (205-90) scored 20 points and 9 rebounds. DELTA have a solid series of three victories in a row. Newly promoted DELTA maintains first place with 12-3 record. SEU Tbilisi at the other side stay at the bottom position with 14 games lost. Top scorers: SEU Tbilisi: K.Giorgadze 38+8reb+5ast, D.Maisuradze 20+9reb+3ast, G.Tskhovrebovi 14+6reb+8ast, V.Koguashvili 8+6reb+4ast, B.Aliev 3+9reb+4ast, I.Jankhoteli 0 DELTA: D.Ray 39+14reb+5ast, S.Lobjanidze 18+8reb+6ast, L.Eliadze 16+1reb+1ast, B.Kartsivadze 13+6reb+3ast, Z.Antadze 12+5reb+4ast, L.Shermazanashvili 11+4reb+2ast
The game between third ranked Arena-76 (8-7) and fourth ranked BC Titebi (8-7) was the most important one in the last round on Tuesday night. Arena-76 was defeated by BC Titebi in a tough game at home 91-97. The guests started the game with a very strong first quarter 27-14. But Arena-76 won third quarter 31-19. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. BC Titebi made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 28 Arena-76 turnovers. Strangely Arena-76 outrebounded BC Titebi 52-30 including a 26-14 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a good game for American forward Armani Flannigan (203-92, college: N.Texas) who led his team to a victory with 32 points and 7 rebounds. His fellow American import guard Ryan Aaron (190-91, college: S.Nazarene) contributed with 22 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals for the winners. American power forward Peter Alexis (213-92, college: Philadelphia) answered with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 15 rebounds and forward Tato Chachibaia (201-90) added 19 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Arena-76. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. BC Titebi moved-up to third place, which they share with defeated Arena-76. Top scorers: Arena-76: P.Alexis 23+15reb+2ast, R.Lewis 20+2reb+2ast, T.Chachibaia 19+10reb+3ast, O.Rychlyuk 15+13reb, K.Bitsadze 7+5reb+2ast, M.Abaishvili 4+3reb+3ast BC Titebi: A.Flannigan 32+7reb+1ast, R.Aaron 22+6reb+5ast, G.Gamqrelidze 11+3reb+7ast, G.Dvali 11+3reb+3ast, A.Puluzashvili 9+6reb+1ast, G.Vakhania 6+1ast
The game in Tskaltubo supposed to be also quite interesting. Second ranked Hyundai-TSU (11-4) played at the court of 5th ranked Tskaltubo (5-10). Hyundai-TSU smashed Tskaltubo 92-63 on Monday. The game without a history. Hyundai-TSU led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Tskaltubo's 28. They outrebounded Tskaltubo 56-34 including a 37-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Hyundai-TSU looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. It was an exceptional evening for center Giorgi Feriashvili (211-91) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds. Point guard Sandro Sanadze (188-95) accounted for 26 points for the winning side. Coach Nikoloz Cherkezishvili's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Guard Giorgi Kiladze (185-90) came up with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Giorgi Kandelaki (196-91) added 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Tskaltubo in the defeat. Four Tskaltubo players scored in double figures. Hyundai-TSU maintains second place with 11-4 record behind leader DELTA. Tskaltubo lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with ten games lost. Top scorers: Tskaltubo: G.Kiladze 17+5reb+4ast, G.Kandelaki 16+5reb+5ast, G.Kutchava 14+2reb+2ast, G.Birkaia 10+8reb+2ast, G.Arutinov 4+7reb+1ast, G.Khobua 2+2reb+3ast Hyundai-TSU: S.Sanadze 26+4reb+1ast, G.Feriashvili 19+13reb+2ast, R.Nutsubidze 9+3reb+2ast, D.Aphkhazava 8+1reb+13ast, A.Pevadze 8+9reb, C.Gabriel 8+7reb+1ast
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