NEWS

10.09.2009
EuroBasket On Georgia's Mind

Georgia's long-suffering basketball fans have finally been rewarded with a place in Division A of the EuroBasket following their national team's 86-84 win over Belarus on Wednesday night.

With a 14-point cushion following their 89-75 win in the opening leg in Belarus, the Georgians prevailed 175-159 on aggregate.

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10.09.2009
Montenegro Beat Swedes, Go Up To Division A

Montenegro stormed into EuroBasket Division A with an 88-71 victory at home over Sweden on Wednesday night in the Promotion Round play-offs.

The win secured a 158-121 triumph on aggregate for Dusko Vujosevic's team.

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05.09.2009
Georgia Boss Belarus In First Leg

Georgia have taken control of their EuroBasket Division B promotion round tie against Belarus with an 89-75 victory in Mogilev on Saturday night.

Zaza Pachulia was a perfect 11 of 11 from the free-throw line en route to 19 points while Vladimer Boisa added 18 - making four of five shots from three-point range - to overpower the hosts.

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SCOREBOARD

Preliminary Round

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Greece33/0268/2026
2. Croatia32/1235/2265
3. F.Y.R. of Macedonia31/2207/2464
4. Israel30/3238/2743
F.Y.R. of Macedonia   Croatia
7181
26-20   22-14   13-22   10-25  
Israel   Greece
80106
25-31   17-25   23-23   15-27  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. France33/0199/1806
2. Russia31/2218/2134
3. Germany31/2203/2114
4. Latvia31/2187/2034
Russia   France
6469
17-15   18-19   16-18   13-17  
Germany   Latvia
6268
13-14   16-23   13-14   20-17  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Slovenia32/1236/2185
2. Serbia32/1212/1965
3. Spain32/1231/2265
4. Great Britain30/3194/2333
Spain   Slovenia
9084
18-20   25-15   19-14   16-29   12-6  
Great Britain   Serbia
5977
12-21   17-18   15-19   15-19  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Turkey33/0265/2116
2. Poland32/1245/2405
3. Lithuania31/2235/2394
4. Bulgaria30/3213/2683
Poland   Turkey
6987
17-24   17-21   21-21   14-21  
Lithuania   Bulgaria
8469
25-22   16-19   16-15   27-13  

Qualifying Round

 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. France55/0380/33410
2. Russia53/2338/3388
3. Greece53/2380/3378
4. Croatia52/3357/3647
5. F.Y.R. of Macedonia51/4337/3966
6. Germany51/4360/3836
Russia   F.Y.R. of Macedonia
7169
14-10   19-19   16-20   22-20  
France   Greece
7169
18-21   23-13   15-19   15-16  
Germany   Croatia
6870
19-20   13-17   18-12   18-21  
 TeamPW/LF/APts
1. Slovenia54/1390/3449
2. Turkey54/1370/3389
3. Serbia53/2365/3578
4. Spain53/2381/3518
5. Poland51/4355/4056
6. Lithuania50/5358/4245
Lithuania   Serbia
7989
19-23   18-18   24-22   18-26  
Poland   Spain
6890
14-23   12-19   20-29   22-19  
Turkey   Slovenia
6769
15-24   17-15   20-18   15-12  

Quarter Final Round

Russia   Serbia
6879
24-21   4-20   15-13   25-25  
France   Spain
6686
15-25   17-22   20-26   14-13  
Turkey   Greece
7476
14-17   12-12   20-18   19-18   9-11  
Slovenia   Croatia
6765
18-25   21-22   14-3   14-15  

5th to 8th Place

France   Turkey
8068
12-26   20-17   29-16   19-9  
Russia   Croatia
6976
14-18   27-15   15-25   13-18  

Semi-Finals

Spain   Greece
8264
26-21   23-19   15-11   18-13  
Serbia   Slovenia
9692
11-19   24-26   21-12   23-22   17-13  

7th to 8th Place

Turkey   Russia
6689
18-26   22-25   19-17   7-21  

5th to 6th Place

France   Croatia
6962
21-12   13-12   12-17   23-21  

3rd to 4th Place

Greece   Slovenia
5756
16-13   15-11   11-13   15-19  

Final

Spain   Serbia
8563
24-14   28-15   15-15   18-19  

HEADLINES

Georgia Boss Belarus In First Leg05.09.2009
Marvelous Montenegro Rout Swedes In First Leg05.09.2009
Montenegro Finish Perfect, Austria Take Third29.08.2009
Sweden Sign Off With Big Win29.08.2009
Belarus Overcome Cyprus For Seventh Win29.08.2009
Packed House See Georgia Clinch Group C26.08.2009
Dutch Settle For Second Behind Magnificent Montenegro26.08.2009
It’s Barely Belarus In Group B!26.08.2009
Undefeated Montenegro Seal Place In Division B Play-Offs22.08.2009
Swiss Hand Belarus First Defeat22.08.2009
Georgia Thrash Slovakia, Ireland Win22.08.2009
Belarus March To Fifth Consecutive Win19.08.2009
Dutch Delight After Strong Second Half Against Austria19.08.2009
Swedes Receive Close Shave Ahead Of Georgia Showdown19.08.2009
Belarus – ‘It’s Now Or Never’19.08.2009

FINAL STANDINGS

 Team
1.flagSpain
2.flagSerbia
3.flagGreece
4.flagSlovenia
5.flagFrance
6.flagCroatia
7.flagRussia
8.flagTurkey
9.flagF.Y.R. of Macedonia
9.flagPoland
11.flagLithuania
11.flagGermany
13.flagIsrael
13.flagLatvia
13.flagGreat Britain
13.flagBulgaria

PHOTO GALLERY

Stats Leaders

PointsReboundsAssists

Points

Viktor Sanikidze

GEO
Born : 01.04.1986
Height: 2.03

Avg: 18.6

NameAvg.
1.Sanikidze, V. 18.6
2.Pekovic, N. 18.1
3.Pachulia, Z. 17.9
4.Gavel, A. 17.8
5.Schumacher, T. 17.2

Rebounds

Viktor Sanikidze

GEO
Born : 01.04.1986
Height: 2.03

Avg: 11.0

NameAvg.
1.Sanikidze, V. 11.0
2.Elson , F. 10.7
3.Hysenagolli, E. 10.5
4.Pachulia, Z. 8.5
5.Trisokkas, P. 8.5

Assists

George Tsintsadze

GEO
Born : 07.02.1986
Height: 1.92

Avg: 5.8

NameAvg.
1.Tsintsadze, G. 5.8
2.Cook, O. 4.9
3.Gavel, A. 4.0
4.Slagter, A. 3.8
5.Grant, K. 3.7