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EuroBasket Qualifiers Round 5 November 19th

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November 19, 2016

With only one set of games after this one, the picture became more clear in the race for qualification on Saturday.

Group A:

Slovenia ended a massively disappointing campaign for Lithuania by beating them 75-54 in Celje. They now will travel to Latvia on Wednesday to try to hang on to the top spot in the group and get automatic qualification.

Slovenia vs. Lithuania 75-54 SLO Erkic 16 Oblak 16 Lisec 11 Pirsic 10/10r Baric 8/7a Prezelj 5 Ljubenovic 3 Abramovic 2 Zdolsek 2 Trebec 2 Jakovina 0 Rupnik 0 LTU Okocyte 16 Paugaite 13/8r Grigalauskyte 7 Svaryte 6/11r Skadaite 4 Meskonyte 4 Siksniute 2/8r Juskaite 2 Knyzaite 0 Sarauskaite 0 Druskyte 0

Standings: Slovenia 3-0, Latvia 2-1, Lithuania 0-4

Group B:

Croatia took care of business in Zagreb with an 86-45 win over Estonia.  France jumped on the Netherlands early in Chalon sur Saone to win 79-46, staying undefeated and clinching qualification.

Croatia vs. Estonia 86-45 CRO Premasunac 13/8r Ivezic 12 Sandric 10 Dojkic 9 Zellous 8 Tikvic 7/7r Lelas 7 Dzankic 7 Borovic 5 Begic 4/6r Packovski 2 Buzov 2 EST Puu 18/6r Mesila-Kaarmann 6 Piibur 5 Rits 5 Bratka 3/8r Lilleallik 3 Perv 3 Kasemagi 2 Sokman 0 Laurimaa 0 Tael 0 Adelbert 0

France vs. Netherlands 79-46 FRA Miyem 14 Dumerc 11/6s Johannes 9 Ciak 8/9r Epoupa 7 Tchatchouang 7 Ayayi 6/8r Amant 6 Filip 4/10r Chevaugeon 3 Michel 2 Kamba 2 NED Ndiba 9 Van Den Adel 8 L. Bettonvil 7 J. Bettonvil 5 Cornelius 5 Ligthart 4 De Jonge 3 Klein 2 Kuijt 2 Broring 1 Zappeij DNP Van Kleef DNP

Standings: France 5-0, Croatia 3-2, Netherlands 2-3, Estonia 0-5 [Read more…]

EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers Round 4 February 24th

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February 23, 2016

Group A:

Lithuania took the early lead at home, but Latvia came back to win 87-81, eliminating the hosts despite the best efforts of Gintare Petronyte.  Anete Jekabsone-Zogota and Anete Steinberga led the way in the win as Latvia looks forward to the last game, which will determine whether they will qualify.

Lithuania vs. Latvia 81-87 LTU Petronyte 31/10r Nacickaite 11 Linkeviciene 9/6a Gutkauskaite 9 Sulciute 8/6r Paugaite 4 Siksniute 4 Okockyte 3 Kuktiene 2 Kvederaviciute 0 Grigalauskyte DNP Skadaite DNP LAT Anete Jekabsone-Zogota 21/8r/6a Steinberga 21 Basko-Melnbarde 13/7r Krastina 8 Putnina 6 Vitola 6 Eibele 6 Babkina 5 Teilane 1 Rozenberga 0 Priede DNP Melnika DNP

Standings: Latvia 2-1, Slovenia 2-0, Lithuania 0-3

Group B:

The key game was in Croatia, where the hosts beat the Netherlands 71-57 behind Shavonte Zellous, a result that reverses the effects of their loss to the Dutch earlier.  France is still in a strong position after a 76-47 win over Estonia, but cannot clinch until the next set of games.

Croatia vs. Netherlands 71-57 CRO Zellous 20 Rezan 16/10r Lelas 14/8r Ciglar 6 Sandric 6 Ivezic 5 Borovic 3 Dzanic 1 Begic 0 Tikvic 0 Packovski DNP Miletic DNP NED Bettonvil 14/10r Halman 13/11r Butter 13 Van Den Adel 7 Broring 4 Treffers 3 Klein 3 Adams 0 Ligthart 0 De Roos 0 Bettonvil DNP Fokke DNP

Estonia vs. France 47-76 EST Nikolai 16 Mesila-Kaarmann 9 Pokk 8 Piibur 6 Anderson 4 Bratka 2 Kasemagi 2 Maaring 0 Koster 0 Rits 0 Sokman 0 Puu DNP FRA Miyem 17/7r Ciak 14 Gaye 7 Skrela 6 Salagnac 6 Amant 6 Ayayi 5 Johannes 5 Filip 4/7r Dumerc 3 Tanqueray 3 Michel 0

Standings: France 4-0, Croatia 2-2, Netherlands 2-2, Estonia 0-4

Group C:

Italy was the latest team to beat up on hapless Albania, going there and leaving with an 86-40 win.  Johannah Leedham led Great Britain to the 71-67 home win over Montenegro that keeps them in a position of hope even though they were not able to create a big margin with their late comeback.  Jelena Dubjlevic had a good game for Montenegro, which now must feel that their fate is not in their control even if they win their last two games.

Albania vs. Italy 40-86 ALB Bujari 13 Zykaj 12 Myrto 7 Xhanaj 2/6r Bujari 2 Gjoni 2 Qypi 2 Dashja 0 Aliaj 0 Lalaj 0 Papa DNP Mehmeti DNP ITA Sottana 14 Zandalasini 13 Bestagno 12/8r Ress 8 Macchi 8 Nadalin 7/6r Gorini 7 Dotto 6/6a Gatti 5 Consolini 4 Masciadri 2 Tagliamento 0

Great Britain vs. Montenegro 71-67 GBR Leedham 28/7r/6a Clark 15/12r Stewart 12/9r Vanderwal 11 Collins 3/9r Handy 2 Jones 0 Simpson 0 Naylor 0 Allen 0 How DNP Thompson DNP MNE Dubljevic 22/10r Perovanovic 14/9r Jovanovic 8 Skerovic 7 Robinson 6/6r Mujovic 6 Aleksic 2 Matovic 2 Popovic 0 J. Vucetic DNP Milosev DNP M. Vucetic DNP [Read more…]

EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers Round 3 February 20th

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February 20, 2016

Group A:

It was expected to be one of the most evenly matched groups, but it is probably the least likely of the three teams taking the lead halfway through qualification.  Slovenia downed Latvia 69-51 in a battle of unbeatens, an impressive feat given the strength of Latvia’s roster as they managed to bring in their key players.

Slovenia vs. Latvia 69-51 SLO Pirsic 13/10r Baric 11 Oblak 10 Erkic 9 Lisec 8/9r Trebec 8 Abramovic 8 Ljubenovic 2 Zdolsek 0/8r Rupnik DNP Jakovina DNP Prezelj DNP LAT Steinberga 12/7r Vitola 12 Jekabsone-Zogota 9/6a Rozenberga 6 Teilane 4/12r Basko-Melnbarde 3 Babkina 3 Krastina 2 Priede 0 Putnina 0 Melnika 0 Eibele DNP

Standings: Slovenia 2-0, Latvia 1-1, Lithuania 0-2

Group B:

The Netherlands just managed to get the important 66-63 win at winless Estonia to stay in solid shape at the halfway point.  Croatia got a big game from Iva Ciglar, but it was not enough to get the win against France, which would have put them right back into the picture for qualification.  The visitors took the win by a 79-70 margin to stay in firm position atop the standings.

Estonia vs. Netherlands 63-66 EST Nikolai 17/9r Pokk 11 Anderson 8 Piibur 8 Mesila-Kaarmann 6 Kasemagi 4 Bratka 4 Puu 3 Koster 2 Sokman 0 Maaring DNP Rits DNP NED Treffers 13/17r Halman 12 Klein 12 Broring 11 Bettonvil 4 Van Den Adel 4 Butter 3 Adams 3 Ligthart 2/7r De Roos 2 Fokke 0 Ndiba DNP

Croatia vs. France 70-79 CRO Ciglar 25/6a Rezan 13/11r Ivezic 11 Lelas 7 Zellous 6 Begic 5 Tikvic 2 Sandric 1 Dzankic 0 Packovski 0 Borovic 0 Miletic DNP FRA Ayayi 15 Skrela 14/8r Miyem 14/7r Gaye 12 Ciak 8 Dumerc 4/7a Tanqueray 4 Epoupa 3 Michel 2 Johannes 2 Amant 1 Salagnac 0

Standings: France 3-0, Netherlands 2-1, Croatia 1-2, Estonia 0-3 [Read more…]

EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers February Preview

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The second of the three two game windows for qualification will take place on Saturday and Wednesday.  Teams will be looking to grab that top spot in their group, which guarantees passage to the main tournament in the Czech Republic.  After those nine teams join the hosts, six more teams will qualify as group runners up after comparing their records against the first and third place teams in the group.  For several teams, these games take on added meaning as they know that they will have more basketball to play this summer.  Serbia will be looking to continue to build cohesion ahead of the Olympics while other teams still need to qualify, meaning that preparations now could be critical to success later.

In Group A, the two undefeated teams will face each other on Saturday to try and gain an advantage as Slovenia welcomes Latvia to Celje.  On Wednesday, Latvia makes the trip to Kedainiai as neighbors Lithuania look for their first win.

In Group B, the Netherlands looks to continue its momentum from earlier, but face a tricky trip to Tallinn against winless Estonia.  The other game on Saturday sees undefeated France try to navigate their most difficult remaining game visiting Croatia in Slavonski Brod.  France completes the road trip on Wednesday in Tallinn while Croatia will be looking to pull themselves back into the picture when they host the Dutch in Osijek.

In Group C, two undefeated teams headline Saturday’s slate as Montenegro visits Italy in Schio.  Great Britain welcomes Albania to Manchester as both teams look for their first wins and a chance to fight their way back into the picture.  On Wednesday, Italy should have an easy time at Albania in Tirana, but Montenegro will continue their toughest stretch with their trip to Manchester with the British team certainly looking to take advantage. [Read more…]

EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers Round 1

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November 21, 2015

Group A:

Latvia was one of the teams hoping to benefit from having a full strength team in the middle of the season and they beat their neighbors Lithuania 65-62 at home in Riga.

Latvia vs. Lithuania 65-62 LAT Teilane 15/6r Jekabsone-Zogota 15 Basko-Melnbarde 12 Steinberga 9 Rozenberga 6 Putnina 5 Babkina 3 Melnika 0 Krastina 0 Eibele DNP Priede DNP Vitola DNP LTU Nacickaite 14 Okocyte 11/8a Sulciute 11 Petronyte 10 Kuktiene 7/9r Siksniute 4 Paugaite 4 Gutkauskaite 1 Grigalauskyte 0 Solopova 0 Pikciute 0 Skadaite DNP

 

Group B:

Endene Miyem led France past Estonia 69-41 in Bourges.  In Amsterdam, the hosts controlled the second half to upend Croatia 76-67 win Zera Butter leading the way.

France vs. Estonia 69-41 FRA Miyem 22 Ciak 13/6r Amant 9 Ayayi 8 Kamba 5 Skrela 4 Bernies 2 Dumerc 2 Salagnac 2 Tanqueray 2 Gaye 0 Michel 0 EST Pokk 12/6r Puu 7 Anderson 7 Mesila-Kaarmann 4 Piibur 4 Nikolai 3 Perv 2 Koster 2 Bratka 0/6r Rosenfeldt 0 Kosk DNP Maaring DNP

Netherlands vs. Croatia 76-67 NED Butter 23 Treffers 14/6r Halman 14 Van Grinsven 8 Van Den Adel 5 Ligthart 4 Klein 4 Bettonvil 2 Broring 2 Ndiba 0 Kuijt 0 Bettonvil 0 CRO Ciglar 19/7a Ivezic 14/7r Sandric 9 Rezan 7/7r Premasunac 7 Zellous 6 Ivankovic 5 Begic 0 Borovic DNP Dzankic DNP Dojkic DNP Packovski DNP [Read more…]

EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers Preview

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A new qualification scheme for EuroBasket comes into place as teams look to earn spots in the summer of 2017.  As before, hosts qualify automatically, so the Czech Republic knows that it will be one of sixteen teams there.  Unlike previous editions, all of the other countries who wish to join must go through the qualifying process.  This is possible because qualification is held during the club season instead of the summer. Teams that were involved in global tournaments used to be given a break from qualifying to represent the continent on a wider scale.  The teams have been divided into nine groups with three groups containing three teams and six groups containing four teams.  Each winner of the group’s  double round robin advances.  The second place teams are then ranked with six of the nine taking the final places in the tournament.  In order to ensure a fair comparison between groups of different sizes, results against fourth place teams are removed before comparing teams.  The first two rounds of games will take place this Saturday and Wednesday.  There will also be two rounds of games in February with the qualification process wrapping up with two more rounds in November. [Read more…]

Russian League Round 4 Results 10/22-10/26

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Superleague A Round 4 Results Russian Basketball Federation

Dyn.-GUVD vs. Chevakata 73-80 GUVD Jones 16/4/4 Steinburger 21/9/3 Chevakata Alexander 27/16 Langlois 25/5/4

Kazanochka vs. Energy 54-52 KAZ  Plotnikova 18/9/4 Boothe 11/15/4/4 Energy Marchenkova 17/8 Medvedeva 14/6

MBA vs. Dynamo Moscow  71-64  MBA Sytnyak 20/7/5 Leshovceva 14/6 Dyn Player #5 30pts Dorosheva 16/3

Dynamo Kursk vs. Spartak Vidnoye 65-61 Dyn Ogwumike 29/16 Miyem 14/7 Spa Messemen 13/9/4   [Read more…]

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