Higher League Basketball 2014-2015, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards

Higher League (2014-2015)

2013-14

2015-16

Higher League Standings

1. Avangard		19-5
2. Avantazh-Pol.		18-6
3. Zolotoi Vek		15-9
4. Khimik-2		13-11
5. VolinBasket		11-13
6. Dnipro-DVUFK		6-18
7. Kyiv-Vovcha		2-22
8. Zaporozhye		0-0

Points Per Game

Yevgen VORNIK
  Zolotoi Vek
  (209-C-86)
  Avg: 21.5

1. Vornik, Zolotoi Vek	21.5
2. Balashov, Avangard	20.5
3. Musienko, Kyiv-Vov.	19.2
4. Arabadgi, Avantazh.	18.8
5. Myronenko, Dnipr.	18.3
6. Shelukha, VolinBas.	17.2
7. Kozlov, Avantazh.	16.6
8. Drobiazko, Zolotoi	16.5
9. Terianik, Fe.	16.3
10. Sidorov, Khimik	16.1

Rebounds Per Game

Vitaly VINTONIAK
  Hoverla
  (201-F/C-93)
  Avg: 9.9

1. Vintoniak, Hoverla	9.9
2. Buts, Fe.	9.9
3. Korenyuk, Dnipro	8.5
4. Myronenko, Dnipr.	8.2
5. Rochnyak, Avantaz.	8.1
6. Vornik, Zolotoi Vek	8.0
7. Berezhnyy, Avanga.	7.8
8. Shelukha, VolinBas.	7.5
9. Gorbenko, Avangard	7.5
10. Gurtovyy, Avanga.	7.3

Assists Per Game

Illya SIDOROV
  Khimik
  (184-PG-96)
  Avg: 8.2

1. Sidorov, Khimik	8.2
2. Sosoi, Zolotoi Vek	6.7
3. Tsiopych, Avangard	6.1
4. Masalskiy, Dnipro	6.0
5. Sayniyev, Avantaz.	5.9
6. Lebedintsev, BC K.	5.5
7. Kobets, VolinBask.	4.7
8. Buzko, Zolotoi Vek	4.6
9. Terianik, Fe.	4.4
10. Bykov, Fe.	3.8

Steals Per Game

Volodymyr PISHCHIKOV
  BC Kyiv
  (187-SG-94)
  Avg: 2.5

1. Pishchikov, BC Kyiv	2.5
2. Belokopytova., Ava.	2.3
3. Sidorov, Khimik	2.2
4. Kobets, VolinBask.	2.0
5. Bykov, Fe.	1.9
6. Lukyanov, BC Kyiv	1.8
7. Shelukha, VolinBas.	1.8
8. Hailo, VolinBasket	1.8
9. Shevchenko, VolinB.	1.8
10. Musienko, Kyiv-Vo.	1.5

Blocks Per Game

Yevgen VORNIK
  Zolotoi Vek
  (209-C-86)
  Avg: 3.2

1. Vornik, Zolotoi Vek	3.2
2. Zagreba, Dnipro	1.7
3. Rochnyak, Avantaz.	1.2
4. Osnach, Zolotoi V.	1.1
5. Gorbenko, Avangard	1.0
6. Abrasov, Kyiv-Vov.	0.9
7. Berezhnyy, Avanga.	0.9
8. Gurtovyy, Avangard	0.9
9. Mikhailov, Avanta.	0.8
10. Myronenko, Dnipr.	0.8

Season 2014-2015

All Games
List of Players
List of Imports
Abroad
Stats

Avangard Kyiv wins Higher League 2014-2015 title (Photo: Avangard)

Avangard Kyiv 2014-15

#	XiBR	Cb (oXCH)	OIs	SDR
05	ARQDaF YuQZhRjVI	919 (8'6'')	y	94
07	OiLlI wsaIpFZh	061 (3'00'')	OG	96
03	eIBij mRlIVIpFUILis	069 (8'1'')	OG	95
01	ARQDRF GIQMRjVI	911 (8'4'')	y	92
	qLDRjaF AhuBRFVI	023 (8'3'')	y	02
05	qDIQ bislFuZhRjVI	911 (8'4'')	y	97
7	KaQalI KIQZhiDaj	028 (8'3'')	G	04
93	klidlRj mRQRJhjFF	022 (8'4'')	y	02
4	bixaB milishIL	066 (8'9'')	G	57
03	gBaUQF KIQiMlRL	022 (8'4'')	y	54
91	GRjjidaF gJFuMi	025 (8'7'')	G	95
HRid CIiZh: SjdQaF OIdVILFQIL

Arrived: Maxim Balashov (BK Dnipro), Dmitry Korablev (SC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih), Volodymyr Gurtovyy (Musson Sevastopol), Gennadiy Dzyuba (SK Dnipro Azot Dniprodzerzhynsk), Sergiy Shevtsov (BC Kremen Kremenchuk), Kirilo Korchagin (Universitet-Sportlitsey Bila Tserkva)

Left: Volodymyr Gurtovyy (Politekhnika-Halychyna Lviv), Sergiy Shevtsov, Oleksandr Biella (BC Kremen Kremenchuk), Avgustyn Kozanchuk (BC Khortytsia)

Played mostly for the youth team: Kirilo Korchagin, Vadim Zaplotinskiy, Gennadiy Kushmantsov

Average Height: 194.0 cm (6'4.3'')

Average Age: 25.5

Eurobasket.com All-Ukrainian Higher League Awards 2015 - May 14, 2015

Eurobasket.com All-Ukrainian Higher League 1st Team 2015

Sidorov

Balashov

Arabadgi

Gorbenko

Rochnyak

Finals MVP: Maxim Balashov (190-G-80) of Avangard
Player of the Year: Maxim Balashov (190-G-80) of Avangard
Guard of the Year: Maxim Balashov (190-G-80) of Avangard
Forward of the Year: Sergey Gorbenko (203-F-85) of Avangard
Center of the Year: Anton Rochnyak (206-F/C-91) of Avantazh-Pol.
Defensive Player of the Year: Yevgen Vornik (209-C-86) of Zolotoi Vek
Coach of the Year: Andrei Podkovyrov of Avangard

1st Team
PG: Illya Sidorov (184-PG-96) of Khimik
G: Maxim Balashov (190-G-80) of Avangard
G/F: Timur Arabadgi (193-G/F-81) of Avantazh-Pol.
F: Sergey Gorbenko (203-F-85) of Avangard
F/C: Anton Rochnyak (206-F/C-91) of Avantazh-Pol.

2nd Team
G: Roman Kozlov (191-G-90) of Avantazh-Pol.
PG: Bogdan Sosoi (182-PG-92) of Zolotoi Vek
F: Andrii Myronenko (198-F-94) of Dnipro-DVUFK
F/C: Oleksandr Osnach (201-F/C-90) of Zolotoi Vek
C: Yevgen Vornik (209-C-86) of Zolotoi Vek

Honorable Mention
Volodymyr Gurtovyy (207-C-75) of Avangard
Vladlen Berezhnyy (199-F-95) of Avangard
Anton Musienko (190-G-97) of Kyiv-Vovcha
Anton Mikhailov (197-F-91) of Avantazh-Pol.
Andriy Kobets (192-PG-93) of VolinBasket
Andriy Chayka (185-G-91) of Zolotoi Vek
Stanislav Masalskiy (190-G-95) of Dnipro
Oleg Goncharov (193-SF-94) of Khimik-2
Anton Buts (201-F-88) of Ferro-ZNTU
Maksim Terianik (183-PG-95) of Ferro-ZNTU

Higher League Round 1 of Finals. Avangard earn the title - May 3, 2015

FINAL

Avangard - Avantazh-Pol. 91-77

Avangard overcame Avantazh-Pol. to celebrate the Higher League title. Avangard 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 Avantazh-Politekhnik's 38. They outrebounded Avantazh-Politekhnik 44-27 including 29 on the defensive glass. The former international guard Maxim Balashov (190-80, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) nailed 23 points for the winning side and forward Vladlen Berezhnyy (199-95) accounted for 17 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Four Avangard players scored in double figures. Avangard's coach Andrei Podkovyrov allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The former international swingman Timur Arabadgi (193-81) came up with 31 points (made all of his seven free throws) and point guard Vasyl Sayniyev (180-89) added 12 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists respectively for Avantazh-Politekhnik in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Avangard: M.Balashov 23+3reb+3ast, V.Berezhnyy 17+9reb, E.Shumeyko 14+4reb+2ast, P.Tsiopych 10+3reb+8ast, V.Gurtovyy 9+2reb+1ast, R.Belokopytovas 8+4reb+2ast
Avantazh-Pol.: T.Arabadgi 31+4reb+3ast, A.Rochnyak 17+7reb+2ast, V.Sayniyev 12+7reb+12ast, A.Mikhailov 9+4reb, R.Kozlov 3+1ast, D.Sukhar 2+1reb

3-4 Place

Khimik-2 - Zolotoi Vek 86-79

Khimik-2 defeated Zolotoi Vek to clinch the third position in the Higher League. Zolotoi Vek was trailing by 3 points at halftime but managed to get 6-point lead after three quarters before a 26-13 charge of Khimik-2, which allowed them to win the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. Point guard Illya Sidorov (184-96) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 28 points, 6 rebounds, 13 assists and 5 steals for the winners and Oleg Goncharov (193-94) chipped in 14 points and 4 assists. At the losing side Gleb Buzko (193-92) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds and forward Olexandr Drobiazko (196-93) scored 21 points and 6 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field). Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Khimik-2: I.Sidorov 28+6reb+13ast, O.Goncharov 14+4reb+4ast, V.Unhuryan 10+6reb+1ast, K.Meshheryakov 10+4reb+4ast, V.Shibel 9+6reb+2ast, D.Baranov 6+7reb+2ast
Zolotoi Vek: O.Drobiazko 21+6reb+1ast, G.Buzko 19+11reb+3ast, B.Sosoi 12+6ast, M.Miz 10+1reb, A.Melnik 6+1reb+3ast, A.Chayka 6+4reb+6ast