The league changed its name from Superleague to Ukrainian Basketball League in 2008
Eurobasket.com All-Ukrainian Superleague Awards 2007-08
Player of the Year - Robert Jr. Archibald (211-C/F-80, agency: Priority Sports, college: Illinois) of Azovmash Mariupol Guard of the Year - Rostislav Krivych (198-F-78) of BK Donetsk Forward of the Year - Artur Drozdov (198-G-80) of BC Kyiv Center of the Year - Goran Cakic (207-C/F-80) of Khimik-OPZ Yuzny Newcomer of the Year - Sergiy Gladyr (196-G/F-89) of MBK Mykolaiv Most Improved Player of the Year - Maxym Korniyenko (201-F/C-87) of Dnipro Dnepropetrovsk Import Player of the Year - Robert Jr. Archibald (211-C/F-80) of Azovmash Mariupol Domestic Player of the Year - Artur Drozdov (198-G-80) of BC Kyiv Defensive Player of the Year - Maxym Korniyenko (201-F/C-87) of Dnipro Dnepropetrovsk Coach of the Year - Valentin Voronin of Lvovskaya Politekhnika Lvov 1st Team Eugene Jeter (179-G-83) of BC Kyiv Rostislav Krivych (198-F-78) of BK Donetsk Artur Drozdov (198-G-80) of BC Kyiv Goran Cakic (207-C/F-80) of Khimik-OPZ Yuzny Robert Jr. Archibald (211-C/F-80) of Azovmash Mariupol 2nd Team Tyus Edney (178-G-73) of Azovmash Mariupol Panagiotis Liadelis (193-G-74) of Azovmash Mariupol Rodney Buford (196-G-77) of Azovmash Mariupol Yaroslav Zubrytskyi (202-F-74) of Lvovskaya Politekhnika Lvov Oleg Kojenets (208-C-77) of Sumihimprom Sumy Honorable Mention Sergiy Gladyr (196-G/F-89) of MBK Mykolaiv Marko Maravic (201-F-79) of BC Kyiv Tomas Delininkaitis (192-G-82) of Azovmash Mariupol Yegor Mescheriakov (205-F-76) of Azovmash Mariupol Marcus Faison (196-G-78) of BC Kyiv Manuchar Markoishvili (196-G-86) of BC Kyiv All-Domestic Players Team Rostislav Krivych (198-F-78) of BK Donetsk Sergiy Gladyr (196-G/F-89) of MBK Mykolaiv Artur Drozdov (198-G-80) of BC Kyiv Andriy Agafonov (207-F-86) of Khimik-OPZ Yuzny Volodymyr Gurtovoy (207-C-75) of Lvovskaya Politekhnika Lvov All-Imports Team Eugene Jeter (179-G-83) of BC Kyiv Panagiotis Liadelis (193-G-74) of Azovmash Mariupol Rodney Buford (196-G-77) of Azovmash Mariupol Goran Cakic (207-C/F-80) of Khimik-OPZ Yuzny Robert Jr. Archibald (211-C/F-80) of Azovmash Mariupol All-Defensive Team Eddy Barlow (185-G-81) of BS Odessa Igor Krivych (199-F-78) of BK Donetsk Artur Drozdov (198-G-80) of BC Kyiv Rodney Buford (196-G-77) of Azovmash Mariupol Maxym Korniyenko (201-F/C-87) of Dnipro Dnepropetrovsk Artur
Drozdov - 2007/08 Superleague MVP Ukrainian Basketball Federation has announced the Ukrainian best players. Artur Drozdov (198-G-80) has added the whole season MVP title to the regular championship MVP title. The best pointguard - Eugene Jeter (BC Kyiv) The best shooting guard - Panagiotis Liadelis (Azovmash) The best small forward - Artur Drozdov (BC Kyiv) The best power forward - Yahor Mescherakau (Azovmash) The best center - Volodymyr Gurtovoi (Politekhnika-Halychyna) Play-off MVP - Robert Jr. Archibald (Azovmash) Season 2007/08 MVP - Artur Drozdov (BC Kyiv) Azovmash
Clinch Superleague Title BC Azovmash Mariupol became the 2007/2008 Ukrainian Superleague Champions, having defeated BC Kyiv 84:79 in Game 4 of the best-of-five series. Azovmash had a strong start to the contest, getting an 8:0 lead early on. Kyivs Artur Drozdov hit a triple, but the fire was not extinguished, as the hosts continued to roll, making it a 17:3 game with two minutes to go in the first quarter. Kyiv fought back, reducing the margin to 11 at the end of the frame. A three from Josh Davis made it a 4-point game with under four minutes to go in the second, but Azovmash managed to extend their advantage to 7 towards the end of the half. Mariupols Robert Archibald made things look nasty for Kyiv as he drained a deuce to make it a 60:47 game in the third frame. The visitors once again reduced the gap to single digits, setting the 67:59 at the end of the stretch. In a do-or-die situation, Kyiv improved their game in the 4th quarter, little by little getting within reach from Azovmash. A free throw by Drozdov made it a 2-point game with less than 3 minutes left on the clock, but Mariupol kept the visitors four points away with a minute left. At this point Tomas Delininkaitis drained a huge three, burying Kyivs fantastic season. Mariupols Panagiotis Liadelis (193-G-74) had a game-high 22 points. Kyivs captain Artur Drozdov finished the loss with a 21-points, 10-rebound double-double. Legion
wins in All Star Game Ukraine-Legion 97:99 (25:26, 24:28, 26:22, 22:23) All Star Game brougt outpassing and outperforming counterparts from the Ukrainians starts and Legion. The latter being represented by the abroad players that participate in the Ukrainian Superleague won the Show 99:97. Panagiotis Liadelis (193-G-74) led the winners with 18 points. Robert Jr. Archibald and Rodney Buford (196-G-77, agency: Priority Sports, college: Creighton) nailed 14 points each, while Eugene Jeter scored 13. Volodymyr Gurtovoy (207-C-75) had a great game for the local team posting 30 points. The weekend in Donetsk was about much more than spectacular dunks, a game featuring marginal defense. The All Star Game came to the Donbass hoping to help this special city continue its comeback. Both teams exchanged the baskets in the opening quarter and Legion took 26:25 lead after the first period. The second quarter gave more confidence for them as they had 46:36 advantage. Artur Drozdov (198-G-80) and his team however reduced to 5 points at the half time. In the third quarter Ukraine even took a leadership with 70:66 on the board. With less than a minute to play Legion had 97:92 deficit and led the game to 99:97 win. Panagiotis Liadelis being the top-scorer for the winners won MVP award. Yegor Mescheriakov (205-F-76, agency: Octagon, college: George Washington) won the three-pointer contest having 19 points in Round 1 and 16 in the Final. Vitaly Kovalenko (201-F-84) and Olu Famutimi (197-G-84, college: Arkansas) shone in the Slam Dunk Contest. The latter representing Khimik got 135 points to win the Contest. Ukraine: Volodymyr Gurtovoy 30, Krivich R 17, Artur Drozdov 14+12 rebs Legion: Panagiotis Liadelis 18, Robert Jr. Archibald (211-C/F-80, agency: Priority Sports, college: Illinois) 14, Rodney Buford 14, Eugene Jeter (179-G-83, agency: CAA Sports, college: Portland) 13 Azovmash
won Ukrainian Cup 2008 Azovmash - BC Kiev 83:73 Azovmash Mariupol retained the Cup title as they fired down BC Kiev in the tournament's finale in Sumy yesterday. Azovmash kept in mind the last season's sour loss to their arch-rivals in the Cup Final and looked for revenge. Azovmash was steered by newly signed Slovenian coach Mehmet Becirovic. Some more changes occurred some time after the start of the encounter as the starting point guard Tyus Edney (178-G-73, college: UCLA) was injured and had to be sidelined for the reminder of the clash. Gerrod Henderson (193-G-78, agency: Octagon, college: Louisiana Tech) stepped up for Azovmash and produced a top-shelf performance down the stretch. Azovmash entered the game aggressively and BC Kiev looked pretty hapless offensively in the opening minutes. Robert Jr. Archibald (211-C/F-80, college: Illinois) scored first 5 points for Azovmash to set them ahead 5:2. Later Rodney Buford (196-G-77, college: Creighton) fired back-to-back treys as Azovmash continued to roll. Yegor Mescheriakov (205-F-76, college: George Washington) connected from afar and Sergiy Lishchuk (210-C/F-82) added a free throw as Mariupol outfit kept in front. Marcus Faison (196-G-78, college: Siena) scored 4 points early for BC Kiev as they stayed at a striking distance. Josh Davis (203-C/F-80, college: Wyoming) capped the first frame with a three-pointer and BC Kiev trailed by just a single point after 10 minutes 16:17. The teams traded buckets for some time early in the second period before Robert Jr. Archibald knocked down a trey to ignite an 18:0 run for Azovmash as they accumulated a 38:18 buffer with less than 2 minutes left in the first half. Finally Artur Drozdov (198-G-80) broke the scoring drought for Kiev team sinking a free throw. Marko Maravic (201-F-79, agency: VTBM/SRBM) added two more free throws and Drozdov nailed a triple to trim the gap. Gerrod Henderson however denied the efforts with a massive treble to restore the margin. Artur Drozdov found the way to drain the buzzer-beating trey and sent the teams into the dressing-rooms with Azovmash leading by 13 points. Josh Davis and Maravic cut the deficit to 9 points midway through the third period. Yegor Mescheriakov and Gerrod Henderson replied for Azovmash to give their team a breathing space at 49:34. Azovmash wisely maintained the distance and finished the third stanza up by 15 points. Gerrod Henderson and Rodney Buford get things going for Mariupol in the fourth frame. BC Kiev obviously struggled to find their rhythm and were unable to cut in to revive the intrigue. Azovmash looked like winners midway through the fourth frame and it could have cost them a victory. Artur Drozdov and Jeter combined for 9 points to drag BC Kiev within 11 points from the opponents with over a minute to go in regulation. Ryan Stack (212-F/C-75, agency: Interperformances, college: S.Carolina) converted a free throw and Maravic connected from downtown for BC Kiev to trail by just 7 points with 44 seconds remaining. Azovmash experienced massive difficulties breaking BC Kiev's full-court press. Nevertheless Gerrod Henderson converted a hard play and then scored a free throw unwinding the tension. Azovmash withstood all the efforts from their opponents to save the game and celebrated the Cup title. Gerrod Henderson topscored for Azovmash with 18 points. Robert Jr. Archibald and Rodney Buford contributed 14 points apiece for the winners. Artur Drozdov led all scorers with 26 points. Josh Davis provided 11 points in a losing effort for BC Kiev. Yegor Mescheriakov was named the Cup Final Four MVP. Azovmash: Gerrod Henderson 18, Robert Jr. Archibald 14, Rodney Buford 14 BC Kiev: Artur Drozdov 26, Josh Davis 11 |
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