Higher League (2014-2015)
2013-14
2015-16
The league changed its name from Higher League to Superleague 2 in 2015


In 2015 the league changed it's name from Higher League to Superleague 2 (some teams went to Superleague 3)
Higher League Stage Two Standings
Playoffs
 1. Ruskon-Mord. 30-6 
 2. Cheliabinsk 29-7 
 3. Sojuz Zaretchny 27-9 
 4. Tambov 26-8 
 5. Stroitiel Engels 25-11 
 6. Dynamo-MGTU 23-13 
 7. Sogdiana-Skif 23-13 
 8. Dynamo-YUZGU 21-15 
Group C
 1. Cheboksari 3-0 
 2. Dynamo-CBK 2-1 
 3. Elbrus Cherk. 1-2 
 4. Samara-2 0-3 
Group D
 1. Stary Sobol NT 2-0 
 2. Neftekhimik T. 1-1 
 3. Musson 0-0 
 4. BK 1716 0-2 
Group E
 1. MBA-Runa 2-0 
 2. Tegas DR 1-1 
 3. Magnitka-Univ. 0-2 
Stage One Standings
Higher Stage One Standings
Group A
 1. Ruskon-Mord. 30-6 
 2. Cheliabinsk 29-7 
 3. Stroitiel Engels 25-11 
 4. Dynamo-MGTU 22-13 
 5. Cheboksari 20-16 
 6. Samara-2 18-18 
 7. Musson 15-20 
 8. Stary Sobol NT 10-25 
 9. Magnitka-Univ. 7-29 
 10. Tegas DR 2-34 
Group B
 1. Sojuz Zaretchny 27-9 
 2. Tambov 26-8 
 3. Sogdiana-Skif 23-13 
 4. Dynamo-YUZGU 21-15 
 5. Dynamo-CBK 21-16 
 6. Elbrus Cherk. 16-19 
 7. Neftekhimik T. 14-23 
 8. MBA-Runa 11-24 
 9. BK 1716 11-25 
 10. Kamit-Univ. 8-25 
Season 2014-2015
List of Players
List of Imports
Abroad
Stats
Points Per Game
 Dmitriy ZAGNOYKO
  Ruskon-M.
  (192-G-85)
  Avg: 20.2
 1. Zagnoyko, Ruskon-.20.2 
 2. Baklenev, Sogdiana.18.2 
 3. Matveev, Musson17.9 
 4. Samokhin, Dynam.16.6 
 5. Chernov, Dy.16.5 
 6. Kobylinskiy, Stroi.16.2 
 7. Adediran, Elbrus C.16.1 
 8. Korotkov, Dy.15.9 
 9. Vagner, Stary S.15.7 
 10. Zhukanenko, Stroi.15.6 
Rebounds Per Game
 Nikolay EREMIN
  Dy.
  (206-C-85)
  Avg: 11.2
 1. Eremin, Dy.11.2 
 2. Adediran, Elbrus C.9.7 
 3. Lidyaev, Ruskon-M.9.5 
 4. Kochnev, Sogdiana.9.5 
 5. Pishchalniko., Mus.9.3 
 6. Vagner, Stary S.9.3 
 7. Kharitonov, BK 17.9.1 
 8. Voron, Tambov8.6 
 9. Samokhin, Dynam.8.5 
 10. Malyshev, Cheliab.8.5 
Assists Per Game
 Alexei MARCHENKO
  Musson
  (191-G-87)
  Avg: 5.3
 1. Marchenko, Musson5.3 
 2. Baklenev, Sogdiana.4.9 
 3. Gaposhin, Dy.4.8 
 4. Osokin, Cheliabinsk4.6 
 5. Shegoyan, Musson4.5 
 6. Beygelzimer, Nefte.4.4 
 7. Borisov, Cheboksari4.2 
 8. Kaminskiy, Tambov4.1 
 9. Zagnoyko, Ruskon-.4.0 
 10. Tochilkin, Chebok.3.9 
Steals Per Game
 Gleb BEYGELZIMER
  Neftek.
  (183-PG-87)
  Avg: 3
 1. Beygelzimer, Nefte.3.0 
 2. Semerninov, Ruskon.2.9 
 3. Kotishevskiy, Stro.2.6 
 4. Samokhin, Dynam.2.3 
 5. Nikiforov, Cheboks.2.2 
 6. Zhukanenko, Stroit.2.2 
 7. Borisov, BK 17162.1 
 8. Muskulis, Tegas DR2.1 
 9. Zagnoyko, Ruskon-.2.1 
 10. Kolcov, Stroit.2.0 
Blocks Per Game
 Ruslan ABDULBASIROV
  Dynamo.
  (211-C-93)
  Avg: 1.7
 1. Abdulbasirov, Dyna.1.7 
 2. Gapochka, Elbrus C.1.4 
 3. Denisov, Kamit-Uni.1.3 
 4. Shirokov, Dy.1.3 
 5. Kautin, Neftekhi.1.3 
 6. Malyshev, Cheliabi.1.1 
 7. Ponosov, Stroit.1.0 
 8. Nikiforov, Cheboks.1.0 
 9. Vertelov, Stary S.0.9 
 10. Voron, Tambov0.9 

Ruskon-Mordovia Saransk wins the Russian Higher League 2014-2015 title (Photo: Ruskon-Mordovia)
Ruskon-Mordovia Saransk 2014-15
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Pavel Krykov
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64 klidaBaQ vadFiRL 919 (8'6'') C 94 Russian
6 SlRVsijdQ SBRlaj 067 (8'0'') OG 98 Russian
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97 YiVIL olRjVI 064 (8'9'') G 91 Russian
57 gBaUQaF KhiFQuUdajIL 913 (8'2'') y/C 97 Russian
4 PlRD SlfRQIL 025 (8'7'') AG 91 Russian
7 SQURB KIBIDIQUZRL 042 (3'00'') OG 06 Russian
99 SjiUIla KjRFM 026 (8'8'') G/y 91 Russian
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 Arrived: Pavel Krykov (BC Novosibirsk), Aleksandr Amelin (BC Samara-SGEU), Mikhail Zubov (Elbrus Cherkessk), Yakov Ilenko (BK Irkut Irkutsk)
 Left: Mikhail Zubov
 Played mostly for the youth team: Artem Komogortcev
 Average Height: 195.4 cm (6'4.9'')
 Average Age: 25.3

Eurobasket.com All-Russian Higher League Awards 2015 - May 1, 2015

Eurobasket.com All-Russian Higher League 1st Team 2015
Dmitriy Zagnoyko
Zagnoyko
Kirill Baklenev
Baklenev
Roman Semerninov
Semerninov
Aleksey Nikiforov
Nikiforov
Aleksey Adediran
Adediran

Finals MVP: Vladimir Lidyaev (201-C-87) of Ruskon-Mord.
Player of the Year: Dmitriy Zagnoyko (192-G-85) of Ruskon-Mord.
Guard of the Year: Dmitriy Zagnoyko (192-G-85) of Ruskon-Mord.
Forward of the Year: Roman Semerninov (200-F-81) of Ruskon-Mord.
Center of the Year: Aleksey Adediran (202-C-82) of Elbrus Cherk.
Defensive Player of the Year: Ruslan Abdulbasirov (211-C-93) of Dynamo-CBK

1st Team
G: Dmitriy Zagnoyko (192-G-85) of Ruskon-Mord.
PG: Kirill Baklenev (184-PG-88) of Sogdiana-Skif
F: Roman Semerninov (200-F-81) of Ruskon-Mord.
F: Aleksey Nikiforov (200-F-89) of Cheboksari
C: Aleksey Adediran (202-C-82) of Elbrus Cherk.

2nd Team
PG: Yuriy Karpenko (185-PG-93) of Elbrus Cherk.
PG: Aleksey Osokin (177-PG-89) of Cheliabinsk
F: Alexei Kotishevskiy (197-F-85) of Stroitiel Engels
C: Vladimir Lidyaev (201-C-87) of Ruskon-Mord.
C: Nikolay Eremin (206-C-85) of Dynamo-MGTU

Honorable Mention
Petr Shapovalov (203-F-93) of Sojuz Zaretchny
Mikhail Filimonov (204-F-84) of Tambov
Andrey Voron (207-C-87) of Tambov
Pavel Zhukanenko (194-G/F-86) of Stroitiel Engels
Yuriy Kochnev (209-C-89) of Sogdiana-Skif
Ilya Korotkov (197-F-85) of Dynamo-MGTU
Artem Gaposhin (185-PG-91) of Dynamo-MGTU
Aleksey Samokhin (196-F-83) of Dynamo-YUZGU
Anton Bogdan (198-F/C-86) of Cheboksari
Ruslan Abdulbasirov (211-C-93) of Dynamo-CBK
Aleksey Vagner (204-F/C-83) of Stary Sobol NT
Alexander Matveev (190-G-91) of Musson


Higher League Round 3 of Finals. Ruskon-Mordovia celebrate trophy - Apr 27, 2015

FINAL
Ruskon-Mord. - Tambov 85-71

Ruskon-Mordovia celebrated Higher League title. They defeated Tambov to sweep the championship series. It was a great evening for center Vladimir Lidyaev (201-87) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 13 rebounds. Guard Dmitriy Zagnoyko (192-85) helped adding 20 points, 7 assists and 5 steals. Ruskon-Mordovia's coach Dmitry Osipov allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was center Andrey Voron (207-87) with 20 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Georgiy Kaminskiy (182-87) scored 16 points and 5 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Ruskon-Mord.: V.Lidyaev 26+13reb, D.Zagnoyko 20+1reb+7ast, A.Amelin 16+1reb+3ast, R.Semerninov 13+6reb+1ast, P.Krykov 8+4reb+3ast, K.Breev 2+7reb+1ast
Tambov: A.Voron 20+8reb+1ast, G.Kaminskiy 16+5reb+2ast, V.Egorov 14+2reb, I.Gavrilov 10+3reb+1ast, Y.Velikiy 7+1ast, N.Gresev 4+3reb+1ast
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3-4 Place
Cheliabinsk - Sojuz Zaretchny 92-99

Sojuz Zaretchny upset Cheliabinsk on the road and earned the Bronze medals. Sojuz Zaretchny made 22-of-27 free shots (81.5 percent) during the game. 27 personal fouls committed by Cheliabinsk helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for center Aleksandr Semchenko (211-89) who led his team to a victory with 20 points and 6 rebounds. Guard Mikhail Boiko (192-90) contributed with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Guard Evgeniy Dedovets (197-90) answered with 30 points and point guard Aleksey Osokin (177-89) added 15 points and 4 assists in the effort for Cheliabinsk. Five Sojuz Zaretchny and four Cheliabinsk players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Sojuz Zaretchny: O.Korchev 22+3reb, A.Semchenko 20+6reb+2ast, P.Shapovalov 18+3reb+2ast, M.Boiko 18+5reb+5ast, S.Sarafankin 13+3reb+1ast, V.Chichaykin 6+4reb+6ast
Cheliabinsk: E.Dedovets 30+3reb+1ast, A.Osokin 15+3reb+4ast, A.Pertsev 14+1reb, S.Zinchenko 14+5reb+2ast, A.Malyshev 8+7reb+3ast, D.Rytenko 8+4reb+2ast