April 2014 Basketball Wiretap

Ante Tomic Named Euroleague MVP For Top 16, Round 7

Feb 22, 2014 1:42 PM

Ante Tomic has been named Euroleague MVP for Top 16, Round 7.

Tomic set career highs with 24 points and a performance index rating of 36, which was the highest off any player in the competition all week.

Tomic led Barcelona to a 68-80 victory at rival Laboral Kutxa Vitoria by going 8-for-9 from the floor, in addition to nine rebounds plus two assists, two steals and one block in a terrific performance. Victor Khryapa flirted with what would have been the third triple-double in competition history, but had to settle for the week’s second best index rating.

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Tags: Ante Tomic, Barca, Euroleague, International, International Award, International Teams, International League

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Justin Dentmon Named Euroleague MVP For Top 16 Round 6

Feb 15, 2014 3:49 PM

Justin Dentmon earned Euroleague MVP honors for Top 16 Round 6 after leading Zalgiris Kaunas to a victory over Partizan NIS Belgrade on Thursday. 

This is the second weekly award of the season for Dentmon.

Dentmon had a performance index rating of 33 to lead all players in Top 16 Round 6. Dentmon had 23 points, plus five rebounds, six assists, one steal and one block.

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Dario Saric Beats Sipahi, Antetokounmpo To Win 2013 Europe Young Player Of The Year

Feb 6, 2014 12:19 PM

Dario Saric has been named 2013 FIBA Europe Young Player of the Year.

Saric was runner-up last year.

Turkey's Kenan Sipahi and Greece's Giannis Antetokounmpo finished second and third.

Saric finished the U19 World Championsip second in points per game (20.3), rebounds (11.2) and assists (4.2).

Saric also participated in EuroBasket 2013.

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Tags: Dario Saric, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kenan Sipahi, Milwaukee Bucks, KK Cibona, NBA, International, National, International Award, International Teams

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Milos Teodosic Named Euroleague MVP For Top 16, Round 5

Feb 1, 2014 8:49 PM

Milos Teodosic led CSKA Moscow to an 86-61 road victory at FC Bayern Munich on Thursday and earned MVP honors for his effort.

The former Euroleague MVP compiled a performance index rating of 31, the best among all players on winning teams in Top 16 Round 5. Teodosic was the game’s top scorer with 24 points, as he knocked down a career-best 6-of-10 three-point attempts, while going 1-for-3 for two points, and 4-for-4 from the free throw line. The playmaker also had five assists, five rebounds and as many drawn fouls for the third weekly MVP honor of his career. 

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Tags: Milos Teodosic, CSKA Moscow, Euroleague, International, International Award, International Teams, International League

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