Superleague (2013-2014)


Avtodor Saratov wins Russian Superleague 2013-2014 title (Photo: avtodor.ru)

Avtodor Saratov 2013-14
Ivan Strebkov
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Courtney Fortson
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Semen Shashkov
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Alexei Kotishevskiy
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Raymond Sykes
AFVRs
# XiBR Cb (oXCH) OIs SDR XiU
02 025 (8'7'') G 99 Russian
061 (3'00'') OG 93 USA
09 913 (8'2'') y 97 Russian
4 026 (8'8'') y 96 Russian
9 918 (8'2'') C/y 94 USA
03 913 (8'2'') y 97 Russian
57 901 (8'00'') C 55 Russian
7 025 (8'7'') AG 91 Russian
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 Average Height: 198.8 cm (6'6.2'')
 Average Age: 25.4

Eurobasket.com All-Russian Superleague Awards 2014 - May 15, 2014

Eurobasket.com All-Russian Superleague 1st Team 2014
Aleksei Vzdykhalkin
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Courtney Fortson
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Nikola Lepojevic
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Pavel Gromyko
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Aaron McGhee
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Player of the Year: Aleksei Vzdykhalkin (192-PG-85) of Avtodor
Guard of the Year: Aleksei Vzdykhalkin (192-PG-85) of Avtodor
Forward of the Year: Pavel Gromyko (197-SF-89) of Spartak-Prim.
Center of the Year: Aaron McGhee (203-F/C-79) of Ural Ekaterinb.
Domestic Player of the Year: Aleksei Vzdykhalkin (192-PG-85) of Avtodor
Import Player of the Year: Courtney Fortson (180-PG-88) of Avtodor
Coach of the Year: Vladimir Antsiferov of Avtodor

1st Team
PG: Aleksei Vzdykhalkin (192-PG-85) of Avtodor
PG: Courtney Fortson (180-PG-88) of Avtodor
SG: Nikola Lepojevic (195-SG-82) of Univ.Surgut
SF: Pavel Gromyko (197-SF-89) of Spartak-Prim.
F/C: Aaron McGhee (203-F/C-79) of Ural Ekaterinb.

2nd Team
PG: Anton Glazunov (181-PG-86) of Ural Ekaterinb.
G: Victor Zvarykin (198-G-86) of Ryazan
F: Denis Hloponin (206-F-81) of Univ.Surgut
F: Sergey Toporov (197-F-81) of Samara-SGEU
C: Artem Klimenko (214-C-94) of Avtodor

Honorable Mention
Stanislav Sotnikov (200-F-85) of Avtodor
Pavel Podkolzin (226-C-85) of AltajBasket
Anton Sayapin (204-F/C-86) of Novosybirsk
Evgeny Karpeko (204-F-89) of Ryazan
Sergey Karaulov (212-C-82) of Ruskon-Mord.
Andrey Kirdyachkin (207-F/C-90) of Samara-SGEU
Maxim Dybovskiy (192-PG-87) of TEMP-SUMZ
Andrey Mateyunas (180-PG-88) of Ataman


Avtodor claim Superleague title - May 8, 2014

FINAL
Univ.Surgut - Avtodor 80-94

Avtodor clinched Superleague title. They snatched a road win over Universitet-Yugra and completed the sweep of the Finals. Universitet-Yugra was ahead by 4 points after three quarters before a 32-14 charge of Avtodor, which allowed them to win the game. Universitet-Yugra was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a quality performance for point guard Aleksei Vzdykhalkin (192-85, agency: Interperformances) who led the winners and scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. American point guard Courtney Fortson (180-88, college: Arkansas, agency: Three Eye Sports) accounted for 28 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Four Avtodor players scored in double figures. Serbian Nikola Lepojevic (195-82, agency: BeoExcell) came up with 23 points and guard Anton Ageev (191-84, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) added 12 points and 5 assists respectively for Universitet-Yugra in the defeat. Universitet-Yugra's coach tested eleven players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Univ.Surgut: N.Lepojevic 23+3reb+3ast, A.Ageev 12+4reb+5ast, I.Aleksandrov 10+2reb+2ast, A.Ogide 9+9reb, V.Shevel 6+2reb, A.Zaykin 5+1reb+1ast
Avtodor: C.Fortson 28+7reb, I.Strebkov 23+1reb, A.Vzdykhalkin 21+8reb+6ast, A.Klimenko 12+11reb, F.Likholitov 4+9reb+1ast, S.Shashkov 4+6reb+2ast
gschID: 317576
3-4 Place
Spartak-Prim. - Novosybirsk 68-65

Spartak-Primorie eked out a narrow home victory over Novosybirsk to gain 2-1 lead in the consolation final series. The hosts trailed by 5 points after three quarters before their 17-9 charge, which allowed them to win the game. 24 personal fouls committed by Novosybirsk helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for forward Alexander Fomin (206-86, agency: Alti Sport) who led his team to a victory scoring 15 points and 9 rebounds. Pavel Gromyko (197-89) helped adding 12 points. Four Spartak-Prim. players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was guard Sergey Tokarev (189-85) with 13 points and 6 assists and swingman Igor Smygin (197-87, agency: Alti Sport) scored 12 points and 8 rebounds. Novosybirsk's coach Sergei Kazarzhevsky rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Novosybirsk: V.Ionov 14+4reb, S.Tokarev 13+2reb+6ast, I.Smygin 12+8reb, A.Anisimov 9+3reb+2ast, E.Shatokhin 6+1ast, C.Mason 4
Spartak-Prim.: A.Fomin 15+9reb+1ast, P.Gromyko 12+4reb+2ast, N.Morgounov 11+2reb, D.Solovev 10+3reb+1ast, I.Syrovatko 8+4reb+3ast, A.Golyahov 6+1reb
gschID: 318583