Eurobasket.com All-Ukrainian Superleague Awards 2008-09 - May 30, 2009
Player of the Year: Haywood Owens (204-F-79) of BC Donetsk Guard of the Year: Andres Rodriguez (182-G-81) of BC Donetsk Forward of the Year: Haywood Owens (204-F-79) of BC Donetsk Center of the Year: Serhiy Lishchuk (210-C/F-82) of Azovmash Mariupol Newcomer of the Year: Denys Lukashov (187-G-89) of BC Kyiv Most Improved Player of the Year: Oleg Saltovets (202-F-77) of BC Kyiv Import Player of the Year: Haywood Owens (204-F-79) of BC Donetsk Domestic Player of the Year: Serhiy Lishchuk (210-C/F-82) of Azovmash Mariupol Defensive Player of the Year: Dijon Thompson (201-G/F-83) of Azovmash Mariupol Coach of the Year: Rimas Girskis of Azovmash Mariupol 1st Team Andres Rodriguez (182-G-81) of BC Donetsk Manuchar Markoishvili (195-G-86) of BC Kyiv Dijon Thompson (201-G/F-83) of Azovmash Mariupol Haywood Owens (204-F-79) of BC Donetsk Serhiy Lishchuk (210-C/F-82) of Azovmash Mariupol 2nd Team Wykeen Kelly (186-G-79) of Khimik-OPZ Yuzny Anthony Tucker (196-F-85) of BC Donetsk Olu Famutimi (197-G-84) of Khimik-OPZ Yuzny Oleg Saltovets (202-F-77) of BC Kyiv R.T. Guinn (208-C-81) of Azovmash Mariupol Honorable Mention Artur Drozdov (198-G-80) of BC Kyiv Denys Lukashov (187-G-89) of BC Kyiv Jurica Zuza (207-C-78) of Poltava-Basket Poltava Demetrius Alexander (204-F/C-75) of BC Donetsk John Thomas (205-F/C-75) of Khimik-OPZ Yuzny Sergiy Gladyr (196-G/F-89) of MBC Mykolaiv Jarrius Jackson (188-G-85) of MBC Mykolaiv Oleksandr Rayevskyy (185-G-76) of MBC Mykolaiv Pavel Ulyanko (204-F/C-79) of BC-93 Pulsar Rovno All-Domestic Players Team Denys Lukashov (187-G-89) of BC Kyiv Sergiy Gladyr (196-G/F-89) of MBC Mykolaiv Artur Drozdov (198-G-80) of BC Kyiv Serhiy Lishchuk (210-C/F-82) of Azovmash Mariupol Oleg Saltovets (202-F-77) of BC Kyiv All-Imports Team Andres Rodriguez (182-G-81) of BC Donetsk Manuchar Markoishvili (195-G-86) of BC Kyiv Dijon Thompson (201-G/F-83) of Azovmash Mariupol Haywood Owens (204-F-79) of BC Donetsk R.T. Guinn (208-C-81) of Azovmash Mariupol All-Defensive Team Andres Rodriguez (182-G-81) of BC Donetsk Dmytro Zabirchenko (191-G-84) of BC Donetsk Dijon Thompson (201-G/F-83) of Azovmash Mariupol Haywood Owens (204-F-79) of BC Donetsk Jurica Zuza (207-C-78) of Poltava-Basket Poltava All-Newcomers Team Denys Lukashov (187-G-89) of BC Kyiv Viktor Gerasimchuk (201-F-81) of BC-93 Pulsar Rovno Maksym Pustozvonov (200-F-87) of BC Kyiv Ivan Kaliaiev (200-87) of Sumykhimprom Sumy Roman Gumenyuk (221-C-87) of BC-93 Pulsar Rovno Azovmash lifted the Ukrainian Superleague trophy - May 25, 2009 BC Donetsk -BC Azovmash Mariupol 78:90 BC Azovmash Mariupol became the Superleague champion sweeping the Final series. The favorites of the Play-offs overcame BC Donetsk 90:78 away from home to clinch the winning outcome. Dijon Thompson (201-G/F-83, college: UCLA) top-scored for the winners with 19 points and 13 rebounds, while Serhiy Lishchuk (210-C/F-82, agency: Beo Basket) nailed 17. Marius Prekevicius (195-F-84, agency: Interperformances, college: S.Florida) and Rolandas Jarutis (183-G-76) each had 11 while Hasan Rizvic (212-C-84) got 10 for the winning effort. Haywood Owens (204-F-79, agency: Pro One Sports, college: Texas) shined for Donetsk with 37 points and 13 rebounds. The guests decided not to postpone the triumph and pushed the tempo for good from the very beginning. BC Azovmash Mariupol grabbed 12-2 lead, while the hosts could no match the opponents. Andres Rodriguez tried to change things for the hosts but an unstoppable Rizvic and a triple by Richard Guinn made it a 27:12 at the end of the first quarter. The favorites did not slow down in the second period and produced another 23-16 to take 50:28 advantage at the halftime. It became clear at that time that the hosts would not recover in the game. BC Donetsk however played better in the second half. The home side closed the gap to 11 points entering the last quarter. They created a 24-14 burst in the third frame to trail only 52:64. The things could change in the last stanza but experienced BC Azovmash Mariupol held the score for good. The Winner of the Regular Season proved their superiority to lift the Ukrainian Superleague trophy with 3-0 in the Final series. BC Donetsk: Haywood Owens 37 points and 13 rebounds, Demetrius Alexander (204-F/C-75, agency: CAA Sports, college: Alabama) 17 BC Azovmash Mariupol: Dijon Thompson 19 points and 13 rebounds, Serhiy Lishchuk 17, Marius Prekevicius 11, Rolandas Jarutis 11, Hasan Rizvic 10 All-Star Superleague 2009 Ukraine - Legion - 123:128 (29:30, 36:42, 35:28, 23:28) Referees: V. Drabikovskyi, A. Babyk, S. Chaikovskyi. U: Raievskyi (13), Gladyr (24 + 9 ast), Drozdov, Lischuk (17 + 5 rbs), Kravtsov (11 + 5 rbs) - start; Skutelnik (19), Saltovets (15), Agafonov (13), Onufriev (5), Zabirchenko (3), Diatlovskyi (3), Podorvannyi DNP. Coaches Sasa Obradovic, Rimas Girskis . L: Rodriguez (0 + 6 ast), Markoishvili (12), Tucker (17 + 6 ast + 5 rbs), Owens (16), Blair (10) - start; Alexander (22 + 9 rbs), Thompson (14 + 6 rbs), Kelly (12), Guinn (9), Sirutavicius (8), Famutimi (6), Jackson (2). Coaches Mykhailo Pereverzi, Volodymyr Poliakh. MVP - Demetrius Alexander (204-F/C-75). Ukrainian stars Oleksandr Rayevskyi (MBC Mykolaiv) Serhi Gladyr (MBC Mykolaiv) Artur Drozdov (BC Kyiv) Serhi Lischuk (Azovmash) Viacheslav Kravtsov (BC Kyiv) ------------------------------- Dmytro Zabirchenko (BC Donetsk) Aleksandr Skutelnik (Azovmash) Oleksi Onufriev (MBC Mykolaiv) Andri Agafonov (Khimik) Oleh Saltovets (BC Kyiv) Dmytro Diatlovskyi (BC-93 Pulsar) Yevhen Podorvannyi (Sumykhimprom) Coaching staff: Volodymyr Poliakh (MBC Mykolaiv), Mikhailo Pereverzi (BC-93 Pulsar) Legion stars Andres Rodriguez (BC Donetsk) Manuchar Markoishvili (BC Kyiv) Anthony Tucker (BC Donetsk) Haywood Owens (BC Donetsk) Tyrelle Blair (MBC Mykolaiv) ------------------------------- Wykeen Kelly (Khimik) Jarrius Jackson (MBC Mykolaiv) Dijon Thompson (Azovmash) R.T. Guinn (Azovmash) Demetrius Alexander (BC Donetsk) Olumuiwa Famutimi (Khimik) Gytis Sirutavicius (BC Poltava) CCoaching staff: Rimas Girskis (Azovmash), Sasa Obradovic (BC Kyiv) Skills challenge Semifinal 1. Wykeen Kelly (Khimik) - 21,3 sec 2. Denys Lukashov (BC Kyiv) - 21,8 sec 3. Andres Rodriguez (BC Donetsk) - 22,1 sec 4. Jarrius Jackson (MBC Mykolaiv) - 23,8 sec 5. Vladyslav Tonchenko (MBC Mykolaiv) - 24,8 sec 6. Dmytro Zabirchenko (BC Donetsk) - 29,6 sec Final 1. Wykeen Kelly (Khimik) - 19,9 sec 2. Denys Lukashov (BC Kyiv) - 24,8 sec 3-points shootout Semifinal 1. Manuchar Markoishvili (BC Kyiv) - 17 pts 2. Serhi Gladyr (196-G/F-89) (MBC Mykolaiv) - 16 (+12) pts = Gytis Sirutavicius (BC Poltava) - 16 (+7) pts 4. Dmytro Diatlovskyi (BC-93 Pulsar) - 14 pts 5. Yevhen Podorvannyi (Sumykhimprom) - 13 pts 6. R.T. Guinn (Azovmash) - 9 pts Final 1. Serhi Gladyr (MBC Mykolaiv) - 14 pts 2. Manuchar Markoishvili (BC Kyiv) - 12 pts Slamdunk contest Semifinal 1. Anthony Tucker (BC Donetsk) - 59+59=118 pts 2. Dmytro Khodov (Khimik) - 47+57=104 pts 3. Dijon Thompson (Azovmash) - 49+49=103 pts 4. Oleksandr Osnach (Azovmash) - 52+48=100 pts 5. Viacheslav Kravtsov (BC Kyiv) - 43+54=97 pts Final 1. Anthony Tucker (BC Donetsk) - 60+54=114 pts 2. Dmytro Khodov (Khimik) - 55+42=97 pts Azovmash win Ukrainian Cup
Azovmash claimed the second consecutive Cup title in Ukraine. Yesterday they sneaked past BC Kyiv in a thrilling final game to return home with yet another title. Azovmash opened their Cup Final Four campaign with a cruising win over Pulsar 84:55. Oleksandr Skutelnyuk nailed 18 points to lead the way for the Superleague defending champions. Khalid El-Amin (178-G-79, agency: Beo Basket, college: Connecticut) contributed 16 points for the winners. BC Kyiv had to topple BC Khimik to enter the Cup decider. Artur Drozdov (198-G-80) banked 15 points to lead BC Kyiv to an 85:60 victory. Finally Azovmash and BC Kyiv clashed in a heated battle in the capital of Ukraine on Sunday. Aovmash looked better in the first half and piled up a 40:31 advantage at halftime. Khalid El-Amin and Dijon Thompson (201-G/F-83, college: UCLA) kept BC Kyiv at arms length in the third frame as they enjoyed a 4-point lead before the final stanza. Scoonie Penn and Clay Tucker (195-G-80, agency: Pro One Sports, college: Wisc.-Milwaukee) fueled a comeback effort from BC Kyiv early in the final period. The hosts finally jumped in front setting up a mouth-watering battle finale. Kenan Bajramovic (206-F-81, agency: Beo Basket) made it 70:69 for BC Kyiv with less than two minutes left. Jarutis answered with a three-pointer on the other end to give the lead back to Azovmash. Artur Drozdov hit two free throws and then Clay Tucker converted a jumper to ensure a 74:72 advantage for the home team with 24 seconds to go. However Azovmash found the right answer. Khalid El-Amin fed Jarutis for a massive go-ahead triple that won the game for the visitors. Khalid El-Amin notched 23 points to lead the way for Azovmash. He was named the MVP of the Cup Final Four after the encounter. Dijon Thompson was helpful with 20 points in the win. Kenan Bajramovic accounted for 17 points and 10 rebounds in defeat. Azovmash: Khalid El-Amin 23, Dijon Thompson 20, Goran Cakic (207-C/F-80, agency: Beo Basket) 9 BC Kyiv: Kenan Bajramovic 17+10 boards, Artur Drozdov 14 |
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