LEB Gold Basketball 2015-2016, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards

LEB Gold (2015-2016)

2014-15

2016-17

LEB Gold Standings

1. Palencia		23-7
2. Melilla		22-8
3. Burgos		18-12
4. Oviedo		18-12
5. Coruna		17-13
6. Breogan		17-13
7. Penas Huesca		16-14
8. Ourense		15-15
9. Caceres		14-16
10. Palma		14-16
11. Castello		13-17
12. FC Barcelona II		13-17
13. Cocinas.com		11-19
14. Prat		10-20
15. Planasa NV		10-20
16. Forca Lleida		9-21

Palencia clinch Copa Princesa 2016 (Photo: feb.es)

Points Per Game

Ricardo GUILLEN
  Palma
  (207-C/F-76)
  Avg: 18.7

1. Guillen, Palma	18.7
2. Swing, CAI Z.	17.8
3. Arteaga, Planasa	16.4
4. Burjanadze, Coruna	16.4
5. Garcia, FC Barce.	16.2
6. Forcada, Prat	14.3
7. Kapelan, Ourense	14.1
8. Olmos, Coruna	13.9
9. Huskic, Penas H.	13.2
10. Jakstas, Caceres	13.0

Rebounds Per Game

Oliver ARTEAGA
  Planasa NV
  (208-C-83)
  Avg: 9.7

1. Arteaga, Planasa	9.7
2. Sulejmanovic, FC B.	8.6
3. Slezas, Dominion.	8.3
4. Barnes, Palencia	6.9
5. Burjanadze, Coruna	6.9
6. Guillen, Palma	6.7
7. Olmos, Coruna	6.7
8. Gerun, Forca Lleida	6.7
9. Serrano, Caceres	6.6
10. Ortega, Breogan	6.6

Assists Per Game

Ferran BASSAS
  Oviedo
  (183-PG-92)
  Avg: 6.2

1. Bassas, Oviedo	6.2
2. Uriz, Palma	5.0
3. Monaghan, Coruna	4.4
4. Suka-Umu, Melilla	4.2
5. Costa, Manresa	4.0
6. Lakovic, FC Barc.	3.8
7. Lopez, Breogan	3.7
8. Steinarsson, Penas	3.6
9. Forcada, Prat	3.5
10. Marco, Caceres	3.5

Steals Per Game

Joan FANER
  Castello
  (176-PG-90)
  Avg: 2.2

1. Faner, Castello	2.2
2. Forcada, Prat	2.0
3. Xavier, Breogan	1.9
4. Matulionis, Breogan	1.9
5. Arevalo, Cocinas..	1.8
6. Ros, Prat	1.7
7. Costa, Manresa	1.7
8. Blanch, Palencia	1.7
9. Nogues, FIATC J.	1.6
10. Swing, CAI Z.	1.5

Blocks Per Game

Claudio FONSECA
  Palma
  (206-C-89)
  Avg: 1.7

1. Fonseca, Palma	1.7
2. Mbaye, FC Barc.	1.5
3. Marti, Prat	1.3
4. Nelson, Breogan	1.2
5. Barnes, Palencia	1.2
6. Hernandez-S., Meli.	1.1
7. Gerun, Forca Lleida	1.1
8. Olumuyiwa, Cocinas.	1.0
9. Bieshaar, Prat	1.0
10. Agbelese, Gipuzk.	1.0

Season 2015-2016

All Games
List of Players
List of Imports
Abroad
Stats

Melilla earn Liga Endesa promotion (Photo: feb.es)

Quesos Cerrato de Palencia wins the Spanish LEB Gold 2015-2016 title (Photo: Palencia Twitter)

Quesos Cerrato Palencia 2015-16

#	XiBR	Cb (oXCH)	OIs	SDR
09	baUZhRll bZCiQQIj	062 (8'5'')	G	95
50	biQZ mlijZh	023 (8'3'')	y	55
04	baZhiRl yiVuidR	910 (8'4'')	y	98
4	eIBi mis	029 (8'7'')	G	59
97	oVR PVIFR	918 (8'2'')	y/C	92
05	viBIjU miQjRs	916 (8'01'')	y/C	54
00	gijaRl bijZhIj	025 (8'7'')	AG	04
05	SlLiQI eRFRs	910 (8'4'')	y	06
05	zIij wIBis	919 (8'6'')	y	95
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Arrived: Lamont Barnes (Goes Montevideo), Marc Blanch (MoraBanc Andorra), Ike Okoye (CDyC La Salle de Tarija), Michael Fakuade (Actel Forca Lleida), Joan Tomas (Melilla Baloncesto), Mitchell McCarron (Metropolitan State University of Denver), Alvaro Reyes (CB La Matanza CBA)

Left: Urko Otegui, Antoni Vicens (Wifibaleares Mallorca Basquet), Nacho Lezkano (coach Toros de Aragua)

Played mostly for the youth team: Alvaro Reyes, Daniel Manchon

Average Height: 198.6 cm (6'6.2'')

Average Age: 26.4

Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LEB Gold Awards 2016 - May 30, 2016

Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LEB Gold 1st Team 2016

Bassas

Xavier

Swing

Barnes

Guillen

Finals MVP: Eduardo Hernandez-Sonseca (212-C-83) of Melilla
Player of the Year: Ricardo Guillen (207-C/F-76) of Palma
Guard of the Year: Jeffrey Xavier (189-PG-85) of Breogan
Forward of the Year: Jordan Swing (198-F-90) of CAI Zaragoza
Center of the Year: Ricardo Guillen (207-C/F-76) of Palma
Bosman Player of the Year: Beka Burjanadze (202-PF-94) of Coruna
Import Player of the Year: Jordan Swing (198-F-90) of CAI Zaragoza
Domestic Player of the Year: Ricardo Guillen (207-C/F-76) of Palma
Defensive Player of the Year: Joan Faner (176-PG-90) of Castello
Coach of the Year: Sergio Garcia of Palencia

1st Team
PG: Ferran Bassas (183-PG-92) of Oviedo
PG: Jeffrey Xavier (189-PG-85) of Breogan
F: Jordan Swing (198-F-90) of CAI Zaragoza
F/C: Lamont Barnes (208-F/C-78) of Palencia
C/F: Ricardo Guillen (207-C/F-76) of Palma

2nd Team
PG: Mikel Uriz (182-PG-89) of Palma
PF: Pep Ortega (201-PF-84) of Breogan
PF: Beka Burjanadze (202-PF-94) of Coruna
C: Eduardo Hernandez-Sonseca (212-C-83) of Melilla
C: Goran Huskic (210-C-92) of Penas Huesca

3rd Team
G: Borja Arevalo (195-G-91) of Cocinas.com
G: Marcos Suka-Umu (192-G-85) of Melilla
F: Brandon Edwards (198-F-91) of Melilla
F/C: Urko Otegui (203-F/C-81) of Gipuzkoa
C: Oliver Arteaga (208-C-83) of Planasa NV

Honorable Mention
Marc Garcia (199-SF-96) of FC Barcelona
Emir Sulejmanovic (204-F/C-95) of FC Barcelona
Tautvydas Slezas (207-C-90) of Dominion BB
Joan Faner (176-PG-90) of Castello
Xavier Forcada (194-G-88) of Prat
Emmy Andujar (198-F-93) of Aguada
Volodymyr Gerun (208-F/C-94) of Forca Lleida
Rolandas Jakstas (202-F-92) of Caceres
Victor Serrano (211-C-89) of Caceres
Sergio Olmos (213-C-86) of Coruna
Brandon Garrett (206-F-90) of Castello
Papa Mbaye (209-C-90) of FC Barcelona II
Filip Toncinic (212-C/F-84) of Burgos
Javier Vega (205-C-88) of Burgos
Pedro Rivero (186-PG-79) of Ourense

All-Domestic Players Team
PG: Ferran Bassas (183-PG-92) of Oviedo
PG: Mikel Uriz (182-PG-89) of Palma
PF: Pep Ortega (201-PF-84) of Breogan
F/C: Lamont Barnes (208-F/C-78) of Palencia
C/F: Ricardo Guillen (207-C/F-76) of Palma

All-Imports Team
PG: Jeffrey Xavier (189-PG-85) of Breogan
F: Jordan Swing (198-F-90) of CAI Zaragoza
F: Brandon Edwards (198-F-91) of Melilla
F: Brandon Garrett (206-F-90) of Castello
F: Emmy Andujar (198-F-93) of Aguada

All-Bosmans Team
PF: Beka Burjanadze (202-PF-94) of Coruna
F/C: Volodymyr Gerun (208-F/C-94) of Forca Lleida
F/C: Emir Sulejmanovic (204-F/C-95) of FC Barcelona
C/F: Filip Toncinic (212-C/F-84) of Burgos
C: Goran Huskic (210-C-92) of Penas Huesca

Melilla earn Liga Endesa promotion - May 28, 2016

Penas Huesca - Melilla 86:93 (OT)

Melilla Baloncesto claimed the LEB Gold playoff title. They defeated Penas Huesca in the third game of the championship to complete the sweep. Asier Zengotitabengoa (201-F-88) posted 17 points to lead the winners.
Melilla eked out a 22:20 lead after the opening quarter. The teams traded baskets throughout the second frame. Melilla ensured a 38:36 halftime advantage. Melilla stretched the margin at 5-point mark heading into the fourth quarter. However Goran Huskic (210-C-92, college: Howard Col., TX) and Cristian Diaz (185-PG-92) allowed Penas Huesca to stick around. The hosts erased the deficit and forced overtime. However Melilla sank 14 points in the extra period and secured the trophy. Eduardo Hernandez-Sonseca (212-C-83) grabbed 8 rebounds for the champions. Goran Huskic responded with 24 points and 11 rebounds for Penas Huesca.

Palencia clinch Copa Princesa 2016 - Feb 1, 2016

Palencia - Melilla 87:85 (2OT)

Palencia earned the Copa Princesa 2016 title. They overcame Melilla Baloncesto in double-overtime drama. Daniel Rodriguez (182-PG-84) scored 30 points to pace the winners. He was named the MVP.
Melilla recorded a 40:32 halftime lead. Palencia picked up the tempo in the third term. They held their opponents to just 12 points to spur ahead for a 3-point lead. But Melilla bounced back to even things up at the end of regulation. The first overtime did not decide on the winners. Palencia however dropped 13 points in the second extra period and got away with the trophy. Urko Otegui (203-F/C-81) had 16 points, while Marc Blanch (195-F-82) produced 12 points for the winners. Pablo Almazan (202-SF-89) responded with 20 points for Melilla. Josep Franch (193-PG-91) had 17 points in the loss.

Palencia: Daniel Rodriguez 30, Urko Otegui 16, Marc Blanch 12
Melilla: Pablo Almazan 20, Josep Franch 17