For the third consecutive year, RealGM presents the most outstanding players of Euroleague.

Victor Khryapa of CSKA Moscow is the winner of the RealGM Euroleague MVP award for the 2012-13 season. The 30-year-old forward has improved all of his main statistical numbers this season, averaging 10 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Khryapa has also helped his team, which holds a 23-5 record this season, to defeat Caja Laboral Vitoria in the playoffs to reach the Final Four.

For the second consecutive year, the RealGM Euroleague MVP award was given to a Russian player, as the winner of last season's prize was Andrei Kirilenko of CSKA Moscow.

The RealGM All-Euroleague First Team consists of Montepaschi's Bobby Brown and Olympiacos' Vassilis Spanoulis at guard, Khryapa and Maccabi's Shawn James at forward and CSKA's Nenad Krstic at center.

The RealGM All-Euroleague Second Team includes guards Jordan Farmar of Anadolu Efes and Zoran Planinic of Khimki, forwards Rudy Fernandez and Nikola Mirotic of Real and center Ante Tomic of Barcelona Regal.

Paul Davis of Khimki Moscow region is the winner of the Euroelague Rookie of the Year Award, while Aron Baynes (formerly of Union Olimpija before joining the San Antonio Spurs) was the RealGM pick to win the Most Improved Played Award.

Georgios Bartzokas of Olympiacos was named as the 2012-13 Euroleague Coach of the Year, while Kyle Hines (also from Olympiacos) is the winner of the 2012-13 Euroleague Sixth Man of the Year Award.

Euroleague MVP

Victor Khryapa (CSKA)

All-Euroleague 1st Team

Bobby Brown (Montepaschi): 18.8 points, 5.3 assists in 33 minutes

Vassilis Spanoulis (Olympiacos) - 14.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists in 30 minutes

Victor Khryapa (CSKA) - 10 points (45% 3FG), 7.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 28 minutes

Shawn James (Maccabi): 11.5 points (64% 2FG), 6.5 rebounds in 24 minutes  

Nenad Krstic (CSKA) - 13.6 points (63% 2FG), 4.6 rebounds in 24 minutes

All-Euroleague 2nd Team

Jordan Farmar (Anadolu Efes): 13.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 30 minutes

Zoran Planinic (Khimki): 12.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.3 assists in 31 minutes

Rudy Fernandez (Real): 13.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 27 minutes

Nikola Mirotic (Real): 11.7 points, 5.5 rebounds in 25 minutes

Ante Tomic (Barcelona Regal) - 11.5 points (63% 2FG), 6.3 rebounds in 23 minutes

Sixth Man Award

Kyle Hines (Olympiacos) - 9.1 points, 5.9 rebounds in 20 minutes

Most Improved Player Award

Aron Baynes (Union Olimpija) - 13.8 points, 9.8 rebounds in 26 minutes

Coach of the Year

Georgios Bartzokas (Olympiacos)

Rookie of the Year

Paul Davis (Khimki)

All-Rookie 1st Team

Paul Davis (Khimki) - 13.4 points, 5.5 rebounds in 20 minutes

Ricky Hickman (Maccabi) - 13.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 29 minutes

Blake Schilb (Elan Chalon) - 15.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4 assists in 33 minutes

Marcus Williams (Unicaja) - 10.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 22 minutes

Shelden Williams (Elan Chalon) - 11.3 points, 7.6 rebounds in 23 minutes

All-Rookie 2nd Team

Drew Gordon (Partizan) - 9.1 points, 7.5 rebounds in 29 minutes

Lukasz Koszarek (Asseco Prokom) - 11.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4 assists in 30 minutes

Kelvin Rivers (Khimki) - 9.6 points, 2.7 rebounds in 26 minutes

Dashaun Wood (Alba) - 9.8 points, 2.5 assists in 24 minutes

Maik Zirbes (Brose Baskets) - 8.2 points, 5 rebounds in 20 minutes

Iverson back on track

At the end of 2010, Besiktas star Allen Iverson played his best two games so far in his European career. Iverson scored 20 points (5-for-11 from the floor) and dished out 3 assists as Besiktas defeated Pinar Karsiyaka by a final of 89-65 in the Turkish league. Tofas edged Besiktas in the next match 72-94, while Iverson had 26 points (9-for-16 from the field), 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 5 assists.

Besiktas currently stand at 7-4, good for sixth place in the Turkish league.

Lietuvos Rytas grabs last ticket to Top 16

NBA prospect Bojan Bogdanovic scored 28 points, but Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius beat Cibona Zagreb by a final of 94-77 in a do-or-die type of game and made it to the Top 16. Lietuvos Rytas needed a victory over the Croatians, who finished its Euroleague season without a win, and a Cholet Basket loss to Fenerbahce Ulker to advance to the next stage.

Kenan Bajramovic led the winners with 22 points and 9 rebounds, while former UConn star Khalid El-Amin added 20. Cibona’s Bogdanovic scored 28 points (8-for-15 from the floor), dished out 4 assists and had 4 steals.

Langford's 35 points push Khimki past worn-down Zalgiris

Former Kansas University guard Keith Langford made a buzzer-beater and lifted Khimki to the overtime, where they won over struggling Zalgiris Kaunas 93-89. It was the fourth Khimki’s win in Euroleague this season, but that wasn’t enough to qualify for the Top 16.

Langford had the best game of his career, scoring 35 points to go with eight rebounds and four assists and ended the game with 42 RKG. Mantas Kalnietis scored 24 points for Zalgiris and former Duke guard Martynas Pocius had 13.

Rubio layup sends Regal Barcelona past Montepaschi

A layup by Ricky Rubio with five seconds to play lifted Regal Barcelona to a 73-72 victory over Euroleague group C leader Montepaschi Siena. Despite this loss, Montepaschi finished the regular season in first place in group C, while Regal Barcelona was third.

Rubio scored eight points, grabbed three boards, dished out three assists and committed five turnovers in 20 minutes of action. Fran Vazquez led the winners with 13 points and seven rebounds, while Bo McCalebb scored 20 points for Montepaschi.

Diamantidis earned Euroleague player of the month honors

Panathinaikos Athens guard Dimitris Diamantidis was named Euroleague player of the month for December. Diamantidis averaged 14.8 points, 7.3 assists and 3.0 rebounds in the four December games he played, leading Panathinaikos to a 3-1 record.

Khimki fired Scariolo

Khimki Moscow Region responded to their bad performance in the Euroleague and decided to terminate the contract of head coach Sergio Scariolo after Khimki lost its chance to make it to the Top 16.  Both sides reached a mutual agreement. Khimki was 3-6 under Scariolo.

Giricek signed with Cibona

Former NBA player Gordan Giricek signed a new contract with Cibona Zagreb of his native country of Croatia. Giricek will play for Cibona until the end of the 10-11 season. The 33-year-old guard played for Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul last season, where he averaged 8.2 points and 2.9 rebounds in the Euroleague.

Taurasi suspended in Turkey

Fenerbahce Istanbul and Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi tested positive for a mild stimulant while playing in Turkey for Fenerbahce and has been suspended. According to Turkish media, the banned substance was modafinil. The positive test came from an "A" sample, and the same testing had been requested on a second "B" sample.

Taurasi is the best EuroLeague Women scorer this season, averaging 24.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. Taurasi also led Fenerbahce to an 8-0 record in the EuroLeague Women regular season.

Will Langford play for Bosnia and Herzegovina national team?

According to the media of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Keith Langford could join Bosnian’s national team. Langford, who averaged 18.7 points and 4.1 rebounds in the Euroleague this season, wants to get a Bosnian passport and play in EuroBasket 2011.

Giddens has left Poland

Asseco Prokom Gdynia club, which lost their last three Euroleague games and missed the Top 16, announced that the team has parted ways with 25-year-old guard J.R. Giddens.  The former member of Boston Celtics and New York Knicks averaged 9.0 points and 5.2 rebounds in 24 minutes in the Euroleague tournament.

Maccabi signs Macvan through 2015

Euroleague group A leader Maccabi Tel Aviv has finally reached an agreement with Hemofarm Vrsac for Milan Macvan’s contract and pay $650,000 of his buyout.

The 21-year-old center, who averaged 17 points and 8 rebounds in the Eurocup this season, will play in Israel until 2015 and will earn $3.5 million over five years.

Khimki agreed in terms to Hansen

Khimki Moscow Region, which has lost all chances to make it to the Top 16, has signed 32-year-old guard Travis Hansen. The former Real Madrid playmaker, who also has a Russian passport, averaged 4.8 points and 1.9 rebounds in the last Euroleague season.

Grigas replace Petrovic in Zalgiris

Despite a great Euroleague start, Zalgiris Kaunas decided to make important changes to their coaching staff as Rimantas Grigas, a former head coach of Zalgiris, has replaced Aco Petrovic. Grigas has served as Zalgiris head coach from 2006 until 2008.

Panathinaikos can’t avoid injury bug

After losing big man Mike Batiste for two weeks, Panathinaikos Athens will have to manage without other big man, Aleks Maric, who will be sidelined for two more months. Maric was diagnosed with a tear in his triceps muscle. Despite these injuries, the Greens lead the Euroleague group D with six wins and three losses.

Euroleague champions lost thriller in Vilnius

Fran Vazquez scored 27 points for Regal Barcelona but Lietuvos Rytas earned important last-minute win 88-87, which keeps Lithuanians’ Top 16 dream alive.

Regal Barcelona’s young talent Ricky Rubio had a chance to take the game to overtime as he stepped to the free-throw line for three shots. However, Rubio made the first two shots and missed the last one, while Lietuvos Rytas escaped with a difficult victory.

Vazquez also had 9 rebounds and finished the game with 31 index ranking point. Rubio scored 8 points (2-for-4 from the floor) and dished out 4 assists, while Milko Bjelica led the winners with 19 points.

No Ukic – no victories

The fight between two Euroleague group C leaders ended up with a humiliation of Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul. Bo McCalebb scored season-high 22 points and Montepaschi Siena won heir fifth straight game, beating Fenerbahce Ulker 94-65.

Fenerbahce Ulker played without their leader Roko Ukic, as Montepaschi secured first place in group C.

It was also the second Euroleague game for Fenerbahce Ulker newcomer Sean May, who scored 5 points (1-for-3 from the field) and grabbed 2 boards in 9 minutes.

Teletovic tied three-pointers record

Mirza Teletovic hit 9 threes and tied single-game three-point shooting record, while Caja Laboral got back on track with a 95-89 overtime victory over Zalgiris Kaunas and secured a place in the Top 16.

Teletovic led the winners with 32 points (9-for-13 from long distance) while Stanko Barac and Fernando San Emeterio, both added 21 points. Zalgiris’ Paulius Jankunas had 17 points and 4 rebounds.

McCalebb named Euroleague Weekly MVP

Montepaschi Siena’s star Bo McCalebb has earned Euroleague weekly MVP honors. The 25-year-old guard posted 22 points against Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul and also dished out 7 assists and had 4 steals. McCalebb finished the game with 34 index ranking points as Montepaschi won the game by 94-65.

No love for Partizan

Partizan Belgrade team players were attacked in Croatia after losing a game against Zadar club. The attack was initiated by Croatian extremists, who threw rocks to Partizan team delegation. One of the rocks hit head coach Vladimir Jonavic’s ear. Later the police helped Partizan to reach the airport.

EuroBasket 2015 could be held in Ukraine

President of the Ukrainian Basketball Federation Oleksandr Volkov announced to Ukrainian News that his country considers an idea to submit an application to host the EuroBasket 2015. Ukraine and Great Britain are the only candidates to host European basketball championship in 2015 so far.