VEF Riga lost to BC Nizhny Novgorod 87:89.Fifth ranked Russian BC Nizhny Novgorod saved a 2-point victory on the road edging 4th placed Latvian VEF Riga in the game for the fourth place. The guests were ahead by 8 points but lost the second period ending it with a 3-point deficit before their 28-23 run, which allowed them to win the game. BC Nizhny Novgorod made 18-of-23 charity shots during the game. VEF Riga was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Dijon Thompson (201-G/F-83, college: UCLA) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 12 rebounds for the winners and Semen Antonov chipped in 13 points and 4 assists. Four BC Nizhny Novgorod players scored in double figures. Earl Rowland (188-G-83, college: St.Mary's, CA) responded with 29 points and 7 rebounds and Antanas Kavaliauskas (207-C-84, agency: Interperformances, college: Texas A&M) scored 13 points and 8 rebounds BC Nizhny Novgorod have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with defeated VEF Riga. BC Nizhny Novgorod will play against league's leader Zalgiris in Kaunas in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. VEF Riga will play on the road against Lokomotiv in Kuban and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
VEF Riga landed 25-year old Arturs Berzins - Jun 17, 2013
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VEF Riga landed 25-year old Arturs Berzins (204-PF-88) for the next season. The player just left BK Ventspils.
Berzins managed to play in three leagues this year (!!!). In 27 LBL games he averaged 8.3ppg, 3.5rpg and 1.3apg. He helped them to make it to the final after they ended regular season as second best team. Berzins also played 12 games in EuroChallenge where he had 10.0ppg, 4.8rpg and 1.3apg. It was a very successful season in his career as he was selected to Eurobasket [read more]
VEF Riga landed 25-year old Arturs Berzins (204-PF-88) for the next season. The player just left BK Ventspils. Berzins managed to play in three leagues this year (!!!). In 27 LBL games he averaged 8.3ppg, 3.5rpg and 1.3apg. He helped them to make it to the final after they ended regular season as second best team. Berzins also played 12 games in EuroChallenge where he had 10.0ppg, 4.8rpg and 1.3apg. It was a very successful season in his career as he was selected to Eurobasket.com All-EuroChallenge Honorable Mention. Berzins also played 22 games in Baltic League where he had 9.8ppg, 4.5rpg and 1.3apg. He contributed to his team winning the Baltic League championship. The last season Berzins played also at Ventspils. The team played in four different competitions (!!!) that year, and he was exposed to basketball on different levels. In 24 LBL games he had 9.2ppg, 4.7rpg and 1.4apg. Berzins also played 15 games in EuroChallenge where he had 10.3ppg, 4.9rpg and 1.1apg. He contributed to his team making it to the quarterfinals. Berzins also played 2 games in Eurocup where he had 4.5ppg, 3.5rpg and 1.0apg. And finally he played 21 games in Baltic League where he had 7.9ppg, 5.2rpg and 1.0apg. He was also a member of Latvian international program for some years. Berzins played for Latvian Senior National Team between 2011 and 2012 and previously for U20 National Team in 2008. He represented Latvia at the Qualifications to European Championships 2013 last year. His stats at that event were 5 games: 3.0ppg, 2.4rpg.
Jekabpils bolstered their roster. They agreed on terms of contract with Martins Kravcenko (192-G-85). The guard spent the last season in Ukraine. He played for MBC Mykolaiv. Martins Kravcenko posted 6.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in Superleague. Previously Martins Kravcenko had stints with Liepajas Lauvas, Barons/LMT Riga. He earned All-Baltic League Honourable Mention in 2012. The guard also received All-Latvian League Honourable Mention [read more]
Jekabpils bolstered their roster. They agreed on terms of contract with Martins Kravcenko (192-G-85). The guard spent the last season in Ukraine. He played for MBC Mykolaiv. Martins Kravcenko posted 6.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in Superleague. Previously Martins Kravcenko had stints with Liepajas Lauvas, Barons/LMT Riga. He earned All-Baltic League Honourable Mention in 2012. The guard also received All-Latvian League Honourable Mention. Martins Kravcenko was named All-Latvian League Most Improved Player of the Year back in 2005. He was the member of U20 Latvian National Team. In 2009 the guard played for the Latvian University National Team.
Davis Bertans triumphs abroad, but injured his right knee - Jun 13, 2013
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Davis Bertans (210-SF-92) triumphs abroad, but injured his right knee. First results from the doctor's office are that Davis Bertans will be out of action for at least 6 months.
His Partizan won over Crvena Zvezda 68:52 in Game 4 and won the series 3-1. The last game was mostly controlled by Partizan. Zvezda managed to win fourth quarter 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded Zvezda 46-22 including a 35-18 advantage in defensive rebounds [read more]
Davis Bertans (210-SF-92) triumphs abroad, but injured his right knee. First results from the doctor's office are that Davis Bertans will be out of action for at least 6 months. His Partizan won over Crvena Zvezda 68:52 in Game 4 and won the series 3-1. The last game was mostly controlled by Partizan. Zvezda managed to win fourth quarter 19-18. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded Zvezda 46-22 including a 35-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. 31 personal fouls committed by Zvezda helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of French forward Joffrey Lauvergne who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds. The former international guard Dragan Milosavljevic contributed with 10 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Four Partizan players scored in double figures. The former international guard Igor Rakocevic replied with 10 points and DeMarcus Nelson added 12 points in the effort for Zvezda. Davis Bertans averaged 12.2 points per game in Serbia.
Barons kvartals: took 3rd place (5-5) in Group C of the First Stage, took
2nd place (5-1) in Group E, lost to Rudupuis 0-2 in the Semifinals !!!
Jelgava: took 4th place (4-6) in Group B of the First Stage, took 3rd place
(2-4) in Group F of the Second Stage
Liepaja: took 5th place (2-8) in Group B of the First Stage
Valmiera: took 3rd place (3-5) in Group D of the First Stage
Ventspils: took 1st place (10-0) in Group A of the First Stage, took 1st
place (5-1) in Group E of the Second Stage, beat Rudupuis 1-1 (+19) in the
Finals !!!
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