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Kirilenko number one in Russia for round 12
February 2012
Naturalized American forward Andrei Kirilenko (205-F-81) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for top-ranked CSKA, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 12.
The 30-year old player was the main contributor (13 points, six rebounds) to his team's victory, helping them to crush Lokomotiv (#4, 5-5) with 17-point margin 87-70. |
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Kaunas International Junior Tournament: BC Khimki finished second
February 2012
Serdar
Annaev
| BC Khimki finished second at the Kaunas International Junior Tournament. The Russian team won Group B with 3-0 record, but lost the Final game to the hosts.
Zalgiris won the home Kaunas International Junior Tournament. At first the team won Group A with 3-0 record and then beat BC Khimki Moscow Region 107:60 in the Final.
Zalgiris started with 25-14 and added 24-18 in the second period. Moreover the hosts continued their dominance and won the both quarter in the second half |
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Triumph loses two-overtime thriller
February 2012
Gintaras
Kadziulis
| Baltic League
Rudupis - Triumph 112-107 2OT
Triumph loses two-overtime thriller in Baltic League. Lithuanian Rudupis beat Russian Triumph Lyubertsy by five points 112-107 on Thursday night.
It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Triumph Lyubertsy. The hosts trailed by 9 points after first quarter, but they rallied back to get the 3-point lead at the halftime then Triumph Lyubertsy managed to tie the game at the end of regular time |
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Dmitry Gordeev joins TEMP-SUMZ
February 2012
Dmitry
Gordeev
| Dmitry Gordeev (198-F-89) is changing the team. The forward will spend the reminder of the season on loan in TEMP-SUMZ. Dmitry Gordeev started the season in Spartak Primorie. He tallied 9.1 points, 2.7 rebounds per game for Spartak-Primorie junior team. Dmitry Gordeev suffered a serious Achilles tendon injury at the start of the season and managed to return to the game only at the end of November. Last season Dmitry Gordeev posted 3.5 points and 1.1 boards per game in PBL. |
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Galatasaray hands first loss to CSKA Moscow in front of 11,300 fans in Istanbul
February 2012
Josh Shipp | Galatasaray - CSKA 68-64
Amazing night for the Euroleague newcomer Galatasaray. The Turkish squad was better than CSKA Moscow 68-64 handing them the first Euroleague loss this season. CSKA had a 13-game winning streak before this meeting. Joshua Shipp (196-G/F-86, college: UCLA) was a key player for the hosts with 22 points. Luksa Andric (210-C-85, agency: Beo Basket) also was great adding 16 points and 7 rebounds, and Cevher Ozer (206-F/C-83, agency: 1x1 Sports) helped with 9 pts |
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Triumph add another two victories in BBL
February 2012
Sergey
Karasev
| Triumph add another two victories in BBL for 10-3 record in Elite Division. At first Triumph edged Liepaja 105:57 as they led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Davon Jefferson (204-F-86, college: USC) scored 23 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Kyle Landry (207-C/F-86, college: N.Arizona) chipped in 21 points and 7 rebounds during the contest |
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First win for Emporio Armani in Top 16, first loss for Unics
February 2012
Antonis
Fotsis
| Emporio Armani - Unics 63-58
Emporio Armani Milan registered its first victory in Euroleague Top 16. The team from the fashion capital was better than Unics 63-58. The result improved Armani to 1-3 in Group G, but it will still need to win both its remaining games and to get some help to have a chance of reaching the Playoffs. At the other side, Unics faced with the first loss at this stage (3-1) and needs one win in either of its remaining games to secure a playoff berth |
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EuroCup: Spartak SP better Krka
February 2012
Vladimir
Dragicevic
| Spartak SP - Krka 71:57
Spartak Saint Petersburg booked their EuroCup quarterfinal ticket. They overcame Krka tonight to stay undefeated at the tournament. Spartak improved at 4-0 record in Last 16 Group K. Krka suffered the fourth defeat in a row and remained at the bottom of the ladder. Vladimir Dragicevic (205-C/F-86) scored 19 points to lead the hosts.
Spartak stormed into this one scoring 29 points in the first quarter |
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EuroCup: Benetton edge Lokomotiv in Treviso
February 2012
Jeff
Viggiano
| Benetton - Lokomotiv Kuban 87:76
Benetton Treviso registered the third win in EuroCup Last 16 Group L. They held off Lokomotiv Kuban in Treviso tonight. The win helped the Italian team reach 3-1 record in the group, while Lokomotiv slipped at 2-2 record. Jeffrey Viggiano (197-F-84, college: Massachusetts) accounted for 17 points to lead the effort.
Benetton did not waste too much time surging ahead early in the encounter. The hosts piled up a 23:15 lead ten minutes into the game |
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EuroCup: BC Donetsk with comfortable win over Khimky
February 2012
Rameel Curry | BC Donetsk - Khimky 85:67
BC Donetsk made a huge step towards reaching EuroCup quarterfinals. They held off Khimky at home court to catch up with their opponents at 3-1 record on top of Group J. Ramel Curry (192-G-80, college: CSU Bakersfield) and Vule Avdalovic (189-PG-81, agency: Beo Basket) scored 18 points each to lead the winners.
BC Donetsk and Khimky stayed well-matched in the opening ten minutes. The hosts snatched a narrow 19:18 lead after the opening quarter |
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Enisey eyes wantaway guard Strawberry
February 2012
DJ
Strawberry
| Enisey Krasnoyarsk are plotting a move for American guard D.J. Strawberry (196-G-85, college: Maryland) who plays at Israeli side Hapoel Jerusalem.
Enisey,who are looking for reinforcements are in the market for a guard and and Strawberry seems to tick all the boxes as all-around player.
The Maryland Grad is not happy with the situation in his team and already asked to be released from the Israeli side,
Einsey are waiting for the release to make a move |
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Turk Telecom U16 Tournament: Russia clinched Bronze
February 2012
Pavel
Afanasev
| Germany U16-Russia U16 36:67
Russia clinched Bronze at the Turk Telekom International Tournament for U16 teams. In the game for the third place they edged Germany 67:36.
Russia started with 16-9 and added 19-10 in the second period. They also won the third quarter 17-13 and did not mind 13-15 in the last stanza.
Pavel Afanasev (194-SG-96) top-scored for the winners with 14 points, while Daniil Klenkov (185-SG-96) and Andrey Korolyatin (200-PF-96) netted 10 points each |
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CSKA, Lokomotiv and Khimky won Saturday clashes
February 2012
Jeremiah
Massey
| CSKA, Lokomotiv and Khimky won Saturday clashes in VTB League.
Last night CSKA beat Asseco Prokom 86:81. The hosts trailed by 4 points after first quarter, but they rallied back to get the 11-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 86-81. Darjus Lavrinovic fired 13 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Andrey Vorontsevich (204-C-87) chipped in 12 points and 8 rebounds |
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Turk Telecom U16 Tournament: Egypt clinched the Final spot
February 2012
Andrey
Korolyatin
| Egypt U17-Russia U16 68:58
Egypt clinched the Final spot at the Turk Telecom International Tournament U16 teams. The African team continued their winning streak and rightfully beat Russia U16 68:58 in the Semifinal game.
Russia started better and reached 18-15 after the first period. Egypt tied the game at the halftime and then erupted with 21-9 in the last stanza.
Ehab Saleh paced all the winners with 22 points and Ahmet Mahran nailed 13. Wessam Shafik followed them with 11 points |
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