Saudi Arabia earned the first win at the U18 Asia Championship. They held off Kazakhstan to claim the third position in Group D. Kazakhstan remained winless and would play in classification round. Nassir Abo Jalas (192-F-94) posted 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia pulled ahead early in the game. They ensured a 22:15 lead after ten minutes. Saudi Arabia maintained the lead throughout the second quarter. They ensured a 44:35 halftime lead. Kazakhstan revived the intrigue in the third quarter. They cut the deficit at 2-point mark heading into the final stanza. But Saudi Arabia returned into drivers seat in the final quarter. They held their opponents to 9 points and rallied to the victory at the end. Waheed Faqihi (185-F-94) scored 18 points, while Asslam Bafarat (197-F/C-94) had 12 points for the winners. Alexey Kurochka (185-G-94) came up with 19 points for Kazakhstan. Alymzhan Maxutov (183-G-94) netted 17 points in the loss.
BC Astana farewell to Rawle Marshall, Andreas Glyniadakis and Nemanja Jaramaz - May 18, 2013
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BC Astana farewell to Rawle Marshall (201-SF-82, agency: Beo Basket, college: Oakland), Andreas Glyniadakis (215-C-81, agency: Beo Basket) and Nemanja Jaramaz (201-SG-91, agency: Beo Basket) as well as to local Vsevolod Fadeikin (208-C-85) and Maxim Voyeykov (198-F-88). The five players will leave the team.
Maxim Voyeykov started the season 2012-2013 for BC Astana (D1), then moved to Planeta-Universitet Ukhta (Russia-Superleague, starting five), then signed at BC Astana (D1) [read more]
BC Astana farewell to Rawle Marshall (201-SF-82, agency: Beo Basket, college: Oakland), Andreas Glyniadakis (215-C-81, agency: Beo Basket) and Nemanja Jaramaz (201-SG-91, agency: Beo Basket) as well as to local Vsevolod Fadeikin (208-C-85) and Maxim Voyeykov (198-F-88). The five players will leave the team. Maxim Voyeykov started the season 2012-2013 for BC Astana (D1), then moved to Planeta-Universitet Ukhta (Russia-Superleague, starting five), then signed at BC Astana (D1). In VTB league he averaged 2.1 points per game. Vsevolod Fadeikin spent almost his all career with the team. Last season he averaged 1.0 points per game in VTB league. Rawle Marshall was one of the key players and showed 11.1 points per game in VTB league. Last year he was mentioned and Eurobasket.com All-VTB League Honorable Mention -12. Andreas Glyniadakis showed 7.1 points per game in VTB league. He played for the team one season coming from Olympiacos. Nemanja Jaramaz is a Serbian player who spent half of the year with the team. His stats read 1.8 points per game in VTB league.
BC Astana have agreed on terms of contract extension with Anton Ponomaryov (210-C/F-88, agency: Beo Basket). The centre has signed a new two-year contract with the team. Anton Ponomaryov joined BC Astana back in 2011. Last season he notched 7.8 points, 5.3 rebounds per game in VTB League. He won the championship and Cup titles with BC Astana this season. Previously the centre had stints in Serbia, Russia and Kazakhstan [read more]
BC Astana have agreed on terms of contract extension with Anton Ponomaryov (210-C/F-88, agency: Beo Basket). The centre has signed a new two-year contract with the team. Anton Ponomaryov joined BC Astana back in 2011. Last season he notched 7.8 points, 5.3 rebounds per game in VTB League. He won the championship and Cup titles with BC Astana this season. Previously the centre had stints in Serbia, Russia and Kazakhstan. Anton Ponomaryov earned All-Kazakhstan League 1st Team appearance back in 2010. He has been the member of the Kazakhstan National Team since 2005. The centre also played for U18, U20 and University National Teams. Anton Ponomaryov shone at the 2009 Asian Championship in China. He tallied 15.6 points and 9.6 rebounds per game at the tournament.
VTB League: VEF Riga wins the decisive game to clinch the Quarterfinal berth - May 4, 2013
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VEF Riga - BC Astana 76:67
VEF Riga wins the decisive game to clinch the Quarterfinal berth of VTB League. The Latvian side posted a 76:67 win against BC Astana.
BC Astana trailed by 18 points at halftime and as many as 25 after three quarters before a 28-12 last quarter charge cut the deficit to 67-76 at the end of the game. VEF Riga made 18-of-23 free shots during the game. The best player for the winners was Earl Rowland (188-G-83, college: St [read more]
VEF Riga - BC Astana 76:67
VEF Riga wins the decisive game to clinch the Quarterfinal berth of VTB League. The Latvian side posted a 76:67 win against BC Astana. BC Astana trailed by 18 points at halftime and as many as 25 after three quarters before a 28-12 last quarter charge cut the deficit to 67-76 at the end of the game. VEF Riga made 18-of-23 free shots during the game. The best player for the winners was Earl Rowland (188-G-83, college: St.Mary's, CA) who scored 10 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Dairis Bertans (192-SG-89) chipped in 13 points and 5 assists. Dairis Bertans scored 13 and Antanas Kavaliauskas (207-C-84, agency: Interperformances, college: Texas A&M) added 11. At the other side the best for losing team was David Simon (208-C-82, college: IPFW) who recorded 20 points and 7 rebounds and Jerry Johnson (182-PG-82, agency: Beo Basket, college: Rider) added 18 points respectively. Branko Cvetkovic (200-F/G-84, agency: Beo Basket) followed them with 8 points.
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