Bulgaria

Regular Season Round 21: Akademik P. - Balkan 77-91

Date: March 9, 2026
No shocking result in a game when first ranked Balkan (18-3) beat 9th ranked Akademik (8-13) in Plovdiv 91-77 on Monday. Balkan made 23-of-25 free shots (92.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. American swingman Travis McConico (198-1997, college: Charleston So.) nailed 22 points and 8 assists for the winning side and his fellow American import center Demond Robinson (206-2000, college: KSU) accounted for 14 points and 13 rebounds. Balkan's coach Vasil Hristov allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The former international Vasil Bachev (195-1992, college: Cuesta JC) came up with 25 points and 4 assists and the former international Nikolay Mihaylov (204-2000, agency: BIG) added 16 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Akademik in the defeat. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Balkan. They maintain first place with 18-3 record. Akademik at the other side dropped to the eighth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Beroe. Balkan will meet at home Lokomotiv Pl. (#4) in the next round. Akademik will play against Minyor 2015 (#7) in Pernik and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

  AKADEMIK P. (coach: Jordan Yankov)77
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
65 miZhRL, kisal 35 4-9 (38.7%) 3-65 (35%) 9-2 (29.0%) 5 4 4 3 8 5 4 6 5 4 80 85 5
66 bahiFlIL, XaVIliF 49 3-1 (11.9%) 8-4 (11.9%) 8-8 (655%) 8 1 2 8 8 5 8 6 5 4 61 86 5
6 YIT, ziZEuRJ 46 4-2 (49.0%) 5-5 (5%) 0-1 (24.4%) 8 6 4 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 66 4 5
63 wIBaZ, PMQid 81 8-1 (44.4%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 1 1 3 0 5 5 5 5 4 9 0 5
7 AhiQp, gRbiQZus 81 6-1 (61.9%) 5-6 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 6 6 1 3 5 5 5 5 4 3 -8 5
85 gIjJI, kiUijDIR 67 6-8 (05%) 8-0 (35%) 5-8 (5%) 8 4 0 6 8 5 5 6 5 5 2 9 5
44 eilZhRL, ORUiQ 64 6-4 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 8-0 (35%) 5 8 8 8 4 5 5 5 5 6 3 -8 5
3 OiasaRL, KIjsUijUaj 9 6-8 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 4 5
2 ChIVIL, biVsaB 6 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
wIUil   61-35 (35.5%) 7-84 (47.6%) 62-80 (98.5%) 9 83 46 86 83 5 0 4 5 64 99 00  


  BALKAN (coach: Vasil Hristov)91
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
6 bZCIjaZI, wQiLas 46 6-6 (655%) 4-2 (49.0%) 66-68 (76.9%) 6 8 4 2 4 5 8 5 5 8 88 83 5
43 gaBaUQIL, gaBaUiQ 46 3-2 (05%) 4-1 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 6 4 3 4 3 5 6 5 5 5 67 61 5
44 GQIJRL, XaVIliF 45 6-6 (655%) 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 2 65 5
4 eIMajsIj, gRBIjd 80 0-2 (18.0%) 5-4 (5%) 3-3 (655%) 5 64 64 6 4 5 5 6 5 3 63 61 5
5 mliZVBIj, ziBiQa 85 8-0 (35%) 5-4 (5%) 0-0 (655%) 5 6 6 8 3 5 6 5 5 5 7 4 5
88 wIshVIL, KIjsUijUaj 62 8-8 (655%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 0 8 5 5 5 5 6 9 65 5
9 OashUaVIL, olaFij 69 6-8 (05%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 8 8 5 6 5 5 8 0 4 5
68 GQRRj, winh 64 4-3 (90%) 5-8 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 8 8 5 3 5 5 6 5 5 9 8 5
83 oLijIL, SjdQRF 7 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 8 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 8 5
7 AaBRIjIL, SlRVs 1 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 8 5
wIUil   67-46 (16.4%) 65-46 (48.4%) 84-80 (78.5%) 3 87 44 81 80 5 1 8 5 65 76 22  


Height: 204 cm
Position name: PF
Born: Aug 15,2000
Weight: 91kg / 200.2lbs
37
MINS
31
16
POINTS
22
6
D.REB
2
2
O.REB
1
8
T.REB
3
2
ASSISTS
8
2
STEALS
2
3
TO
2
1
BLOCKS
0
4/6
66.7%
2FGP
1/1
100.0%
2/3
66.7%
3FGP
3/8
37.5%
2/2
100.0%
FT
11/12
91.7%
21
RANK
24
Height: 198 cm
Position: F/G
Born: Mar 25,1997
Weight: 91kg / 200.2lbs
VS
91  Balkan
77
Points Scored
91
63
Starting Five Points
72
14
Bench Points
19
24
Defensive Rebounds
29
7
Offensive Rebounds
4
31
Rebounds
33
21
Assists
26
5
Steals
6
13
Turnovers
10
3
Blocked Shots
2
24
Personal fouls
25
16/40
40.0%
2FGP
19/31
61.3%
9/23
39.1%
3FGP
10/31
32.3%
18/25
72.0%
FT
23/25
92.0%
55
Rank
88

Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)