Kyiv-Basket
Kyiv-Basket () is the Ukrainian basketball club based in Kyiv. Originally founded in 1992 and refounded in 2017, the team plays in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague (UBL). The re-established club made its debut in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague, 2018–19 season. It replaced the previous club from Kyiv in the UBL, BC Budivelnyk, Budivelnyk. History The club was founded in 1992 as Maccabi-Dandy () by politician and businessman Mykhailo Brodskyy. The team won several trophies in Ukraine. In 1998, the team ceased to exist because of the financial problems. In November 2017, the club had a revival as a new team was established. The new logo of the team, featuring a bee, was revealed while it was announced that the club would have a women's team and two men's team in the 2017–18 season. The new home arena of the team was the Meridian Sports Complex. In the 2018–19 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague, 2018–19 season, Kyiv-B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018–19 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
The 2018–19 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague was the 2018–19 edition of the Ukraine, Ukrainian top-tier basketball championship. Cherkaski Mavpy were the defending champions. BC Khimik, Khimik won its third domestic title, its first one since 2015–16 SL Favorit Sport season, 2016, after beating Kyiv-Basket in the finals. Khimik's Deon Edwin was named the USL Most Valuable Player this season. Teams Eight teams joined the competition. BC Budivelnyk, Budivelnyk and BIPA Odesa were replaced by Kyiv-Basket and BC Odesa, Odesa respectively. On 21 June 2018, the Ukrainian federation announced that Budivelnyk would not participate because of its open debts to its players. Regular season Standings Results Playoffs Quarterfinals will be played in a best-of-three games format, while semifinals and final in a best-of-five (2–2–1) format. Bracket Quarter-finals Semi-finals Third place series Finals Ukrainian clubs in European competitions References ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
The Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague (USL) () is the first-tier level of professional basketball league in Ukraine. Established in 1992, the league is currently contested by 10 clubs. It is a tier above the Ukrainian Higher League and allows for one team from the Higher League each season to be promoted. The league exists out of a regular season, in which team play for playoff-seeding, followed by playoffs to determine the Ukrainian champion. Budivelnyk is the most successful team in league history with 11 titles. The winners of the Superleague qualify for the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Champions League (BCL). Teams Active teams Next teams are in the competition. Results by season * Note, there were two different leagues in the 2008–09 and 2015–16 season. * FBU-sanctioned league seasons marked in light green. Alternative non- FBU league seasons marked in light blue. Performance by club * Superleague clubs marked with light green background. * Low division ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019–20 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
The 2019–20 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague was the 2019–20 edition of the Ukrainian top-tier basketball championship. Khimik were the defending champions. This season will mark the debut season of Prometey Kamianske and Kharkivski Sokoly. On 13 March 2020, the season was ended prematurely due to the coronavirus pandemic, with Dnipro named champions and Kyiv-Basket as runner-up. Teams On 13 August 2019, the Basketball Federation of Ukraine (FBU) announced that nine teams will participate in this SuperLeague season, including two newcomers. Prometey Kamianske was promoted as champions of the Ukrainian Higher League. Kharkivski Sokoly entered the league as replacement for BC Politekhnik, which could not give the financial guarantees needed and left the league after three seasons. Squads BC Dnipro Kharkivski Sokoly SC Prometey BC Khimik Kyiv-Basket MBC Mykolaiv ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs
The 2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup play-offs began on 4 March and would have concluded on 29 April 2020 with the 2020 FIBA Europe Cup Finals, to decide the champions of the 2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup. A total of eight teams were to compete in the play-offs. On 16 June 2020, FIBA Europe announced the season was declared void and would not be finished. Format Each tie in the knockout phase, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The draw was made with the only restriction that these lucky losers could not be paired against each other, being decided all the bracket by the luck of the draw in the round of 16. Qualified teams The four group winners and second-placed teams from the second round The second (symbol: s) is a unit of time derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes, and finally to 60 seconds each (24 × 60 × 60 = 86400). The current and formal definition in the International System of Un ... advanced to the play- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maurice Creek
Maurice Creek (born August 16, 1990) is an American professional basketball player. He played four seasons collegiate for the Indiana Hoosiers and one season for the George Washington Colonials. High school Creek graduated from Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Virginia), where he averaged 18.4 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks per game, leading his team to a 27–2 record. As a junior, he played first at Oxon Hill High School in Maryland where he averaged 22.3 points per game, and then transferred to South Kent Prep School where he averaged 21.5 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. He was named a First-Team Prep School All-American and played in the Reebok All-American game and the Derby Festival Classic. Scout.com ranked Creek as the #9 shooting guard in the 2009 class and #45 in the class overall, while Rivals.com ranked him the 59th best prospect in class overall and the #16 shooting guard in the class. ESPN ranked him as the #15 shooting guard in his clas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2020–21 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague ...
The 2020–21 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague was the 2020–21 edition of the Ukrainian top-tier basketball championship. Dnipro were the defending champions. The season started on 7 October 2020 and ended 14 June 2021. This season marked the debut season of BC Ternopil. Prometey won its first-ever Ukrainian league title. Teams The league was expanded to 11 teams, as Ternopil made its debut. Regular season Standings Playoffs Ukrainian clubs in European competitions References External linksOfficial Ukrainian Basketball Federation website {{DEFAULTSORT:2020-21 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague seasons 1 Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maksym Lutsenko
Maksym Lutsenko (born January 30, 1993) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player, who plays for Kyiv-Basket of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. He is able to play as a small forward and a point guard The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the Basketball positions, five positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position and is usually the shortest player .... External links Maksym Lutsenkoat basketball.eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Lutsenko, Maksym BC Budivelnyk players Ukrainian men's basketball players 1993 births Living people BC Kyiv players BC Azovmash players Small forwards ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Greg Mangano
Greg Mangano (born October 28, 1989) is an American basketball player for KTP Basket of Korisliiga. He played college basketball for the Yale Bulldogs. He is known for versatility as a frontcourt player and his polished face up game offensively. High school Mangano attended Notre-Dame West Haven, where he was a two-time all-state player and a two-time all-league selection. His senior year was his best year, as he averaged 26 points, 15 rebounds, and 6 blocks per game. These numbers were good enough to get him MVP honors and a nomination for the McDonald's All-American Game. Rivals.com ranked Mahimgnano as a 2-star prospect. College Freshman year Mangano received the John C. Cobb Award for the best freshman player on the Yale team as the Bulldogs went 13–15. He received little playing time, averaging just 6.5 minutes per game, although he did manage to score 2.1 points per game. Sophomore year Mangano was given a bigger role in his sophomore year. He hit the weight room ha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brandon Young (basketball)
Brandon Young (born November 16, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Fos Provence Basket of the LNB Pro B. After four years at DePaul University, Young entered the 2014 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds. College career Young chose to play college basketball at DePaul after finishing high school at Friendship Collegiate Academy. At DePaul, he is the only player in program history with at least 1,200 points, 400 assists and 100 three-pointers. He is also the only player in program history with at least 100 assists in all four seasons. In his four seasons in the college, Young scored 102 career games in double-figures and reached double-figures in 81 percent of games (102-of-126). Also he had 31 games of at least 20 points including two games of 30 or more points. Professional career After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Young was acquired from the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League on January 14, 2015. He averaged 6 poi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ainars Bagatskis
Ainars Bagatskis (born 29 March 1967) is a Latvian former professional basketball player and coach, who currently works as the head coach of Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Playing career Club career During his club playing career, Bagatskis played at the small forward position. Latvia national team Bagatskis was a member of the senior Latvia national basketball team from 1992 to 2006. With Latvia, he played in four EuroBasket tournaments. Coaching career Bagatskis began his coaching career in the 2005–06 season, while playing in his last season of professional basketball with Barons Rīga, where he stayed for one season. In 2006, he had a short stint as a head coach in one of the greatest Lithuanian teams, Žalgiris Kaunas. Since 2007, he worked as a head coach in several teams, including Valmiera until 2009, the Russian team Yenisey Krasnoyarsk in the 2009–10 season, Sokhumi, and Kryvbasbasket until 2012. In June 2012, he became the head coach o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Palace Of Sports, Kyiv
The Palace of Sports (, ) is an palace of sports, indoor sport-concert complex situated in the center of Kyiv, Ukraine. The complex is an independent state enterprise. History It was built between 1958 and 1960, to design of Mykhailo Hrechyna and Oleksiy Zavarov, as a major indoor sports arena and was opened on 9 December 1960. Constructivist architecture, Constructivist Architecture, an artistic movement sporting mostly simple geometric forms was used in the design. In the first 50 years, the Sports Palace was the venue for 16 world championships, 28 European championships, 42 championships of the USSR and more than 4,000 concerts and theatre shows as stage performances. In addition, there were around 400 exhibitions and fairs. The events attracted more than 24 million visitors. Renovations In 1980–1982, the Palace of Sport was reconstructed (by the Kyivproject Institute and the Kyiv Zonal Scientific Research Institute for Experimental Design). The lighting and technical fa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |