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EuroBasket 2017 Group B
Group B of EuroBasket 2017 consisted of , , , , and . The games were played between 31 August and 6 September 2017. All games were played at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. Standings ''All times are local (UTC+3).'' Matches Germany v Ukraine Lithuania v Georgia Italy v Israel Georgia v Germany Ukraine v Italy Israel v Lithuania Georgia v Ukraine Lithuania v Italy Germany v Israel Ukraine v Lithuania Italy v Germany Israel v Georgia Germany v Lithuania Georgia v Italy Israel v Ukraine References {{DEFAULTSORT:EuroBasket Group B Group B was a set of regulations for grand touring (GT) vehicles used in sports car racing and rallying introduced in 1982 by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Although permitted to enter a GT class of the World Sportsc ... International basketball competitions hosted by Israel 2017–18 in Ukrainian basketball 2017–18 in Israeli basketball 2017–18 in Lithuanian basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EuroBasket 2017
EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe and held between 31 August and 17 September 2017. Beginning from 2017, the continental championships take place every four years with a similar system of qualification as for the FIBA Basketball World Cup. Like the previous edition, the tournament was co-hosted by four countries. Games in the group stage were held in Turkey, Finland, Israel and Romania. The knock-out phase was played in Istanbul, Turkey. Slovenia won their first-ever tournament after defeating Serbia 93–85 in the final. Spain won the bronze medal by beating Russia with the same result. Host selection Following the decision to relocate the 2015 tournament, original hosts Ukraine were offered the chance to host the 2017 edition, but they declined, citing the ongoing unrest in the country. Countries expressed interest in hosting were Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland (possible joint bid), Serbia, Macedon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolò Melli
Nicolò Melli (born 26 January 1991) is an Italian-American professional basketball player and the team captain for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Italian national team. He mainly plays at the power forward position, but he has also played at center. Melli earned an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2017. Youth career The Reggio Emilia native started his career with home town side Pallacanestro Reggiana. After an accumulation of injuries Melli was called up to train with the senior team in October 2004, at only 13. He sat on the bench during a 24 October league game (an age record) though he did not play and returned to the youth teams afterwards. In October 2006 he participated in the Italian leg of the Jordan Classic Camp international tour, regrouping a selection of the thirty most promising under-16 players, with the MVP earning a trip to the American edition of the camp. Melli was select ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgi Shermadini
Giorgi Shermadini ( ka, გიორგი შერმადინი) is a Georgian professional basketball player for Lenovo Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB. He was born in the village of Natakhtari, Georgia on April 2, 1989. He is tall, and he plays at the center position. Early career In the 2004–05 season, Shermadini was the top scorer of the Georgian Youth League. His highest point total in one game was 89 points scored against the Sokhumi State University team, and he also had a 76 point, 16 rebound, and 6 assist game as well. He also had a 52 point game, a 54 point game, and another game, where he scored 60 points, grabbed 17 rebounds, and dished out 7 assists. He also participated in the Adidas Superstar Camp. His performance at the Adidas Superstar Camp earned him a selection to the World All-Star Team. In January 2005, he had his first practice with Maccabi Tbilisi’s Junior Team. Professional career Shermadini started playing basketball professionally when h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Mačiulis
Jonas Mačiulis (born 10 February 1985) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he mainly plays at the small forward position. As a member of the senior Lithuanian national team, he earned an All-EuroBasket Team selection in 2015, as Lithuania won the silver medal. Early years Mačiulis spent two years competing in the LKAL, the Lithuanian League 2nd Division. He won the 2003 2nd Division title with LKKA-Žalgiris of Kaunas. Professional career Mačiulis made his pro debut in 2004, with the Lithuanian League team Nevėžis. He averaged 13.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in his only season with the team. Mačiulis was signed by the Lithuanian team Žalgiris in 2005. He helped Žalgiris win a Baltic League title in 2008, two Lithuanian League titles in 2007 and 2008, and two Lithuanian Cups in 2007 and 2008. Mačiulis made a leap in production in each of the early years of his career. He had a breakout season in 2006–07, averaging 12.7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgaras Ulanovas
Edgaras Ulanovas (born January 7, 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He primarily plays at the small forward position. Professional career On 25 April 2014, Ulanovas was named the Co- VTB United League Young Player of the Year, along with Dmitry Kulagin. In 2017, he was named the MVP of the 2017 King Mindaugas Cup, and also the MVP of the 2017 LKL Finals. In 2019, Ulanovas was named the LKL Finals MVP for a second time in his career. In 2020, Ulanovas was named MVP of the 2020 King Mindaugas Cup. On 9 July 2020, Ulanovas transferred to the Turkish EuroLeague powerhouse Fenerbahçe, after a full decade with Žalgiris. During his first game as a member of the new team in the EuroLeague, Ulanovas was one of the team leaders by scoring 13 points, and helped his team to achieve a 77–63 season opening victory versus the KK Crvena zvezda. On 15 June 2021, Ulanovas off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gal Mekel
Gal Mekel ( he, גל מקל, pronounced ; born March 4, 1988) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He played for the Dallas Mavericks and spent time in Europe and Israel. He played college basketball for two years at Wichita State University. He then played in the Israeli Super League for Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Gilboa Galil, and Maccabi Haifa, and in the Italian Serie A League for Benetton Treviso. He was a two-time Israeli Super League MVP, in 2011 and 2013. He was the Israeli Premier League Assists Leader in 2011 and 2016. In 2013, he signed a three-year minimum fully guaranteed contract with the Dallas Mavericks, becoming the second Israeli to join the NBA; he also holds a Polish passport. Early and personal life Mekel is Jewish, and was born in Ramat HaSharon, Israel, to Alon and Ariela Mekel. He has four brothers and two sisters. He attended Alliance High School in Tel Aviv. He started his way in the Hapoel Tel Aviv youth team. Shortly after, he m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Howell (basketball)
Richard Howell (born September 26, 1990) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack. High school career Howell attended Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia. As a senior, he averaged 16.5 points per game as he went on to be selected to the Georgia 5A All-State first team. He played AAU basketball for the Worldwide Renegades alongside his future teammate at N.C. State, Lorenzo Brown. Coming out of high school, Howell was rated by ''Scout.com'' as the 16th best power forward in the nation. College career In his freshman season at North Carolina State, Howell missed the first five games of the season due to a knee injury sustained during pre-season. In 30 games, he averaged 4.9 points and 4.6 rebounds in 13.6 minutes per game. In his sophomore season, he finished fifth in the ACC in offensive rebounds, pulling down 2.8 per game. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denys Lukashov
Denys Lukashov (born 30 April 1989) is a Ukrainian basketball player for Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. He is a member of the Ukrainian national team, where he participated at the EuroBasket 2015. Honours Club ;Budivelnyk Kyiv *Ukrainian Cup: 2010–11 ;Lietuvos rytas *Lithuanian Cup: 2016 Individual * Ukrainian SuperLeague MVP In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...: 2014–15 References 1989 births Living people BC Avtodor Saratov players BC Azovmash players BC Budivelnyk players BC Donetsk players BC Enisey players BC Kyiv players BC Prometey players BC Prienai players BC Rytas players Point guards Sportspeople from Donetsk Ukrainian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania Ukrainian expatriate basketball people in Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihor Zaytsev (basketball)
Ihor Zaytsev (born 11 May 1989) is a Ukrainian basketball player for the Taipei Fubon Braves of the P. League+. Professional career After having started the 2016–17 season with the Polish team Stelmet Zielona Góra, on 9 December , 2016, Zaytsev signed with the Spanish team Manresa Manresa () is the capital of the Comarca of Bages, located in the geographical centre of Catalonia, Spain, and crossed by the river Cardener. It is an industrial area with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. The houses of Manresa a .... On February 6, 2017, he parted ways with Manresa after appearing in seven games. Four days later, he returned to his former club Rosa Radom. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Zaytsev, Ihor 1989 births Living people Basket Zielona Góra players Bàsquet Manresa players BC Azovmash players BC Khimik players Liga ACB players Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC players Power forwards (basketball) Rosa Radom players Sportspeople from Dnipro Ukrainian expatri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artem Pustovyi
Artem Pustovyi ( ua, Артем Пустовий; born June 25, 1992) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for UCAM Murcia in the Spanish league. He also represents the Ukrainian national team. Professional career Ukraine Pustovyi started his professional basketball career for BC Khimik ( Yuzhne, Ukraine) in 2009. In season 2014-15 of the Ukrainian Basketball Superleague he averaged 10.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game and BC Khimik won the championship. Despite such success, Pustovyi decided to leave the SuperLeague of Ukraine and continue his professional basketball career abroad. Spain On June 18, 2015 he signed with Spanish club Obradoiro CAB of the Liga ACB. In 28 games of the Liga ACB in season 2015-16 Ukrainian center averaged 3.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. The next 2016-17 season Pustovyi significantly improved his skills. In 31 games for Obradoiro CAB of the Spanish Basketball League he averaged 9.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. After tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maodo Lô
Maodo Lô (born 31 December 1992) is a Senegalese-German professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He previously played for Columbia University in New York City. Nicknamed The Chairman by fans at Columbia, Lô is known as one of the biggest talents in German basketball. He is the son of a Senegalese father and internationally acclaimed German painter Elvira Bach. College career He played college basketball for Columbia University of the Ivy League. He averaged 14.5 points per game during his four-year career. In 2016 he led Columbia to the CIT championship and was named MVP of the Tournament. Professional career After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Lô joined the Philadelphia 76ers summer league team. He played for the Sixers team in the Las Vegas Summer League. Brose Bamberg (2016–2018) 2016–17 season On 22 July 2016, Lô signed a contract with the German team Brose Bamberg. In his first season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danilo Barthel
Danilo Timon Barthel (born 24 October 1991) is a German professional basketball player who last played for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague. Professional career Barthel began his professional career in his hometown with USC Heidelberg in 2008. On 23 June 2011 he signed with Fraport Skyliners. In the 2013–14 season he played 34 league games for Frankfurt, averaging 11.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 28.1 minutes per game. For the season, he was named the League's BBL Most Improved Player. With Frankfurt he won the 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup in a final against Openjobmetis Varese. On 6 July 2016 he signed a two-year deal with Bayern Munich. On 17 June 2018 Barthel won his first BBL championship with Bayern after defeating Alba Berlin 3–2 in the finals. Barthel was named the Finals MVP after the decisive game five. Over five finals games, he averaged 12.8 points, 4.6 rebounds on 70.8% shooting from the field. On 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
