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2012 Eurocup Basketball Final Four
The 2012 Eurocup Final Four was the concluding stage of the 2011–12 Eurocup season, the 10th season of the second-tier basketball league in Europe. Euroleague Basketball Company announced that the 2011-12 Eurocup season would culminate with the Eurocup Finals in Khimki, Russia, on April 14 and 15. The host Khimki won the Eurocup title, after beating Valencia in the Final. Khimki's Zoran Planinić was named the Final Four MVP. Bracket Semifinals ---- Third place game Final References External linksOfficial 2012 Final Four Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Eurocup Basketball Final Four Final 2012 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ... 2011–12 in Russian basketball 2011–12 in Spanish basketball 2011–12 in Lithuanian basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khimki
Khimki ( rus, Химки, p=ˈxʲimkʲɪ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, 18.25 kilometres northwest of central Moscow, and immediately beyond the Moscow city boundary. History Origins and formation Khimki was initially a railway station that existed since 1850 on the Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway. The Moskva-Volga Canal was constructed between 1932 and 1937 on which Khimki lies on the west bank. Khimki was then officially founded in 1939. Khimki in the Battle of Moscow The German attack starting the Battle of Moscow (code-named ‘Operation Typhoon’) began on 2 October 1941. The attack on a broad front brought German forces to occupy the village of Krasnaya Polyana (now in the town of Lobnya) to Moscow's North West. Krasnaya Polyana was taken on 30 November. Many sources state that at least one German army patrol visited Khimki. Similarly many sources state this as the closest point the Germans reached to Moscow (Khimki at the time was from the edge of Moscow). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Place Game
A third place match, game for third place, bronze medal game or consolation game is a single match that is included in many sporting knockout tournaments to decide which competitor or team will be credited with finishing third and fourth. The teams that compete in the third place playoff game are usually the two losing semi-finalists in a particular knockout tournament. Many tournaments use the third place playoff to determine who wins the bronze medal. In some tournaments, a third place playoff is necessary for seeding purposes if three or all four semi-finalists advance to another tournament. In tournaments that do not award medals or have the third place finisher advance to something else, a third place playoff is a classification match that serves little more than as a consolation to the losing semi-finalists. A consolation game also allows teams to play more than one game after having invested time, effort and money in the quest for a championship. Third place playoffs held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Beverley
Patrick Beverley (born July 12, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks before spending three and a half seasons overseas in Ukraine, Greece, and Russia. In January 2013, he joined the Houston Rockets. In June 2017, he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers traded him to the Memphis Grizzlies in 2021, and then he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves nine days later. In July 2022, The Timberwolves traded him to the Utah Jazz, and then he was traded to the Lakers in August 2022. Beverley is a three-time NBA All-Defensive Team member, known for his physicality. His intense style of play has led to Beverley being involved in several publicized on-court incidents. High school career Beverley was born on July 12, 1988. He attended Waubonsie Valley High School in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, as a freshman before transferring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yotam Halperin
Yotam Halperin ( he, יותם הלפרין; born January 24, 1984) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He is currently the sporting director for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League and the Champions League. He is a 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall combo guard. He was named to the 2007–08 All-EuroLeague Second Team. Early life Halperin is Jewish, and was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He played in the Maccabi Tel Aviv youth team and won two Israeli Youth League titles (2000–01, 2001–02). Simultaneously, He led his high school basketball team into winning the national title. Professional career Maccabi Tel Aviv Halperin debuted in Maccabi senior team at the age of 17 in a EuroLeague game against Alba Berlin. In his first years with Maccabi, Yotam barely recorded minutes, coming off the bench for stars such as Ariel McDonald and Šarūnas Jasikevičius. In his first three seasons he averaged 12.3 minutes per game in the Israeli BSL. Halperin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krešimir Lončar
Krešimir Lončar (born February 12, 1983) is a Croatian former professional basketball player, currently working as manager of sport & scouting for s.Oliver Würzburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. Standing at , he played both the power forward and center positions. Professional career In July 2008, Lončar signed a two-year contract with UNICS Kazan. With UNICS he won the Russian Cup in 2009 and was also named the MVP. UNICS Kazan ended up third in the 2009–10 Russian Superleague season. In June 2010, he signed a two-year-deal with BC Khimki. In his first season with BC Khimki he was selected to play the All Star Game 2011. In April 2011, BC Khimki won the championship of VTB United League and Krešimir was voted the best power forward of the tournament. In June 2012, he extended his contract with Khimki for two more seasons. On 2 July 2014, he signed a two-year deal with Valencia Basket. He left Valencia after one season. On October 1, 2015, he signed a one-year contract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitaly Fridzon
Vitaly Valeryevich Fridzon (russian: Виталий Валерьевич Фридзон, born October 14, 1985) is a Russian professional basketball player for Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. He also represents the senior Russian national basketball team. Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 4 in), he mainly plays at the shooting guard position, but he can also play at the point guard position. Professional career Early years Fridzon started his professional career in the Russian team Standart Toliatti, in 2001, and stayed with them until the end of the 2003–04 season. Khimki Fridzon then moved to the prominent Moscow-based team Khimki. With Khimki, he won the Russian Cup in 2007, and the VTB United League championship in 2011, while also being the VTB United League Final Four MVP. A year later, he won the EuroCup 2011–12 season championship, the second-tier level European continental championship, thus giving his team a spot in the upcoming EuroLeague 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandar Rašić
Aleksandar Rašić ( sr, Александар Рашић; born March 16, 1984) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He represented the Serbia national basketball team internationally. Professional career Rašić began his professional career during the 2003–04 season with Borac Čačak. He then moved to FMP Zeleznik. In March 2007, he signed with the Turkish team Efes Pilsen, where he stayed for the rest of the season. In August 2007, he signed a two-year deal with the Russian team Dynamo Moscow. In November 2007 he was released by Dynamo. In November 2007, he signed with the German team ALBA Berlin for the remainder of the season. With them he won the Bundesliga. In July 2008, he returned to Serbia and signed with Partizan. In September 2010, he signed with the Turkish team Trabzonspor. In March 2011, he moved to Lithuania and signed with Lietuvos rytas until the end of the 2011–12 season. In August 2012, he signed a one-year deal with the Italian powerhou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Roberts (basketball)
Lawrence Edward Roberts III (born October 20, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at the power forward position. College career Roberts attended Baylor University for two seasons, where he made the Big 12 All-Freshman Team, but transferred to Mississippi State University in 2003 following the basketball scandal that rocked Baylor's program that year. He was a first-team All-American and the SEC Player of the Year in 2004, leading Mississippi State to its first top-two seeding in the NCAA tournament. In the 2003–04 season he averaged 16.9 points and 10.1 rebounds. He was first-team All-SEC and a first-team All-American, finishing third to Jameer Nelson and Emeka Okafor for national player of the year honors. In the 2004–05 season he averaged 16.9 points and 11 rebounds. He recorded the first triple-double in Mississippi State history against Nicholls State University with 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists, while wearing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steponas Babrauskas
Steponas Babrauskas (born June 20, 1984) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. Professional career Babrauskas was a runner-up in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) with BC Lietuvos Rytas, Lietuvos Rytas, in 2004. He won the Latvian Basketball League (LBL) with ASK Riga, in 2007. In 2008, he returned to Lietuvos Rytas, and was named the team's captain (sports), captain. With Rytas, he won the European secondary level EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup championship, the Lithuanian League championship, and the Baltic Basketball League, Baltic League (BBL) championship. He was one of the most hated opposing players by the rival fans of BC Žalgiris Kaunas, Žalgiris Kaunas. He had a brief stint in Turkey, in the 2014-15 season, a year removed after he left Rytas. He played for three seasons with BC Pieno žvaigždės, Pieno žvaigždės, with whom he won the Baltic League in 2018. He moved to BC Dzūkija, Dzūkija in 2018. National team career Babrauskas' first major achievem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Marković (basketball)
Stefan Marković ( sr-cyr, Стефан Марковић; born April 25, 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He also represented the Serbia national basketball team internationally. He is a tall combo guard. Professional career Marković began his professional career with KK Atlas. From 2006 to 2010 he was member of Hemofarm. Season 2010–11 he spent in Italy playing with Benetton Treviso. In June 2011 he signed a two-years plus an option for a third one contract with Valencia Basket in Spain. In July 2013, negotiations for a new contract fell apart and he became a free agent. In October 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Banvit. On June 27, 2014, Marković signed a two-year deal with Unicaja. On August 13, 2016, Marković signed a one-year deal with Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg. On June 23, 2017, Marković signed a two-year deal with Russian club Khimki. In 2018–19 season, he averaged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nik Caner-Medley
Nik Caner-Medley (born October 20, 1983) is an Azerbaijani-American former professional basketball player. Caner-Medley played four seasons of college basketball at the University of Maryland. High school career Nik graduated from Deering High School in Portland, Maine, in 2002. Among his achievements were NHSCA Boys Basketball Athlete of the Year, Maine's Mr. Basketball and the Maine Gatorade Player of the Year. A remarkable scorer as a senior, he tallied a school-record 51 points against South Portland, scored 47 points in consecutive games, had one game with 46 and another with 44 during his final high school campaign. He led the Rams to back-to-back Western Maine titles and led the state in scoring in back-to-back seasons with a 36.5-point average in 2002 and a 26.8-point clip in 2001. He still holds the title of Deering's career scoring leader with 1,641 points and also led the Southwestern Maine Activities Association (SMAA) as a senior with 15.7 rebounds, along with 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Newley
Brad Newley (born 18 February 1985) is an Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). After starting his career in Australia, playing for the Australian Institute of Sport and the Townsville Crocodiles, Newley was drafted 54th overall by the Houston Rockets in the 2007 NBA draft. He never played in the NBA and instead carved out a career in Europe, playing in Greece, Turkey, Lithuania, and Spain between 2007 and 2016. Between 2016 and 2021, he played in the NBL for the Sydney Kings. Early life and career Newley was born in Adelaide, South Australia, in the suburb of Lower Mitcham. During his primary school days, he lived in South Australia, Northern Territory, and Queensland. He attended Mountain Creek State High School on the Sunshine Coast before moving back to Adelaide and attending Pasadena High School. He attended Pasadena alongside future NBA player Joe Ingles. In 2002, Newley played in the Central ABL for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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