In 2007 the competition changed its name from ULEb Ccup to Eurocup
DKV Joventut lifts the Trophy!
dd Spanish DKV Joventut became the champion of ULEB Cup. The winner of the tournament overcame another Spanish representative Akasvayu Girona 79:54. Demond Mallet (186-G-78, agency: Higher Vision Sports, college: Mc Neese St.) led the winners with 26 points. Rudy Fernandez (197-G-85) nailed 13 points, while Jerome Moiso (208-C/F-78, college: UCLA) had 10. Ivan Radenovic (208-F-84, college: Arizona) top-scored with 26 points in defeat. DKV Joventut will be another Spanish team that will participate in Euroleague next season. Akasvayu has locked a spot in the 2008-09 ULEB Cup by finishing second. DKV Joventut did not start the game the way they finished and trailed 2:7 in the opening tip. Radenovic kept pacing Akasvayu making Joventut call timeout at 2:10. It helped the team to recover as they produced 10:2 for 14:12. Erik Daniels however nailed a triple to give Akasvayu a 21:16 after the first period. Petar Popovic brought his team up to 26:23 in the beginning of the second quarter. Joventut led 34:27 when the teams left the court for the break. The third quarter became decisive in the game as DKV Joventut showed their own game. Rudy Fernandez buried a three-pointer while Mallet stopped a fast break to hit another one from downtown that broke the game open, 46:31. Ricky Rubio set up fast break layup that made 54:35. There was no way for Akasvayu to come back. In the last quarter the teams exchanged baskets that led to 79:54 win and a trophy for a new ULEB Cup champion! In the game for the third place Dynamo Moscow overcame Galatasaray Cafe Crown 84:67. Galatasaray could not finish its amazing ULEB Cup run with a final win. Sergei Monya (204-F-83) paced the winners with 17 points. Robertas Javtokas (211-C-80, agency: Interperformances, college: Arizona) collected 14 and 9 rebounds, while Milos Vujanic had 13 points. Erdem Turtekem top-scored with 16 points for Galatasaray. DKV Joventut -Akasvayu 79:54 DKV Joventut :Demond Mallet 26 points, Rudy Fernandez 13 points, Jerome Moiso 10. Akasvayu: Ivan Radenovic 26 points, Arriel McDonald (191-G-72, college: Minnesota) 11, Marc Gasol (212-C-85, agency: Interperformances) 10 rebounds.
Eurobasket.com All-ULEB Cup Awards 2007-08
Player of the Year - Rudy Fernandez (197-G-85) of DKV Joventut Guard of the Year - Rudy Fernandez of DKV Joventut Forward of the Year - Ivan Radenovic (208-F-84) of Akasvayu Center of the Year - Robertas Javtokas (211-C-80) of Dynamo Import Player of the Year - Henry Domercant (192-G-80) of Dynamo Domestic Player of the Year - Rudy Fernandez of DKV Joventut Defensive Player of the Year - Darjus Lavrinovic (212-C-79) of Unics Coach of the Year - Garcia Aito Reneses of DKV Joventut 1st Team Rudy Fernandez of DKV Joventut Henry Domercant of Dynamo Ivan Radenovic of Akasvayu Robertas Javtokas of Dynamo Jerome Moiso (208-C/F-78) of DKV Joventut 2nd Team Robert Hite (188-G-84) of Galatasaray Khalid El-Amin (178-G-79) of Turk Telecom Pero Antic (210-F-82) of Lukoil Radoslav Rancik (207-F/C-78) of Nymburk Darjus Lavrinovic of Unics Honorable Mention Corey Brewer (188-G-75) of Zadar Shammond Williams (187-G-75) of Pamesa Marc Gasol (212-C-85) of Akasvayu Preston Shumpert (198-G-79) of Besiktas Khalid El-Amin of Turk Telecom Arriel McDonald (191-G-72) of Akasvayu Ruben Douglas (193-G-79) of Pamesa David Logan (184-G-82) of Turow Omar Cook (186-G-82) of Crvena Willie Deane III (186-G-80) of Lukoil Tariq Kirksay (199-F-79) of Unics Demond Mallet (186-G-78) of DKV Joventut All-Domestic Players Team Rudy Fernandez of DKV Joventut Pero Antic of Lukoil Radoslav Rancik of Nymburk Jerome Moiso of DKV Joventut Ivan Radenovic of Akasvayu All-Imports Team Khalid El-Amin of Turk Telecom David Logan of Turow Omar Cook of Crvena Henry Domercant of Dynamo Robert Hite of Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joventut Badalona beat local rival Akasvayu Girona in the
ULEB Cup Final 2008 (Photo: ULEB Cup)
