NEWS

20.09.2009
Russia Rebound to End On High Note

Russia rebounded from their disappointing loss in the final qualifier for the 2010 FIBA World Championship to knock off Turkey 89-66 to claim seventh place at EuroBasket 2009.

Vitalii Fridzon buried seven three-pointers in scoring 26 points and leading five Russians in double figures in Russia's final game as 2007 reigning champions.

 
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20.09.2009
Russia, Turkey Aim To Finish EuroBasket On High Note

Pride is at stake in the game for seventh place at EuroBasket 2009 as Russia face off against Turkey in their final game as reigning champions without a chance to reach next summer's FIBA World Championship.

Russia lost against Croatia in the 5th to 8th place games and with it their last qualification opportunity for the 2010 Worlds, which will be hosted by Turkey, who did not need to worry about qualifying.

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ROSTER

NoNamePos. HeightBirth datePlace of birthCurrent club
4Andrey Vorontsevich PF 2.04 17.07.1987 Omsk (RUS)  
5Nikita Kurbanov SF 2.02 05.10.1986 Moscow (RUS)  
6Sergey Bykov SG 1.90 26.02.1983 Novodvinsk (RUS)  
7Vitaliy Fridzon SG 1.95 14.10.1985 Klinsky (RUS)  
8Kelly Mc Carty SF 2.01 24.08.1975 Chicago, IL (USA)  
9Dmitry Sokolov C 2.14 21.01.1985 Stavropolski reg. (RUS)  
10Fedor Dmitriev F 2.05 19.11.1984 Leningrad (RUS)  
11Egor Vyaltsev SG 1.94 10.10.1985 Voronezh (RUS)  
12Sergey Monya SF 2.02 15.04.1983 Saratov (RUS)  
13Anton Ponkrashov PG 2.00 23.04.1986 St. Petersburg (RUS)  
14Aleksey Zozulin SG 2.01 14.01.1983 Alma Ata (KAZ)  
15Timofey Mozgov C 2.15 16.07.1986 St. Petersburg (RUS)  

COACHES

Head Coach: David Michael Blatt
Assistant Coach: Evgeny Pashutin ,
Dmitry Shakulin

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19.09.2009
Croatia Book Final World Championship Spot

Roko-Leni Ukic scored 18 points and dished out eight assists to lead Croatia to a 76-69 victory over Russia in the 5th and 8th place games and help secure his nation a berth at the 2010 World Championship - their first appearance since 1994 in Toronto.

Ukic nailed a big three-pointer with a minute to play to give Croatia an insurmountable advantage, coming back from a 10-point deficit in the first half. Marin Rozic came off the bench for 14 points and three steals while Mario Kasun scored 12 points in 13 minutes of action.

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19.09.2009
Russia Take On Croatia For Trip To Turkey

A berth at the 2010 FIBA World Championship is up for grabs as Russia take on Croatia in the EuroBasket 2009 5th-8th place games Saturday afternoon in Katowice.

The winner will book their ticket to Turkey with Croatia having a strong sense of revenge as Russia won their Qualifying Round showdown just over a week ago. The loser of this contest will still likely have one more chance to qualify for the 2010 Worlds.

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Serbia Run Past Russia And Into Semis17.09.2009
Russia Take On Serbia In First Quarter-Final16.09.2009
Non-Believers Beware: Russia Back In Quarters16.09.2009
Gritty Russians, Croatians On Track For 2010 Turkey16.09.2009
Foreign Coaches Make Themselves At Home15.09.2009
Russia Clinch Spot In Quarter-Finals15.09.2009
Everything Is Possible15.09.2009
Russia Hand Greece First Loss13.09.2009
34-Year-Old Rookie Lifts Russia13.09.2009
Russia Cling To Quarter-Final Hopes13.09.2009

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TEAM LEADERS

CategoryPlayerAvg
PTSK. Mc Carty12.5
RTK. Mc Carty5.5
ASA. Ponkrashov4.9
STK. Mc Carty1.6
BST. Mozgov1.3

TEAM COMPARISON

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SCHEDULE

07.09.2009vs LAT[W] 81-68
08.09.2009vs GER[L] 73-76
09.09.2009vs FRA[L] 64-69
11.09.2009vs CRO[W] 62-59
13.09.2009vs GRE[W] 68-65
15.09.2009vs MKD[W] 71-69
17.09.2009vs SRB[L] 68-79
19.09.2009vs CRO[L] 69-76
20.09.2009vs TUR[W] 89-66

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Staff

President: Alexander Krasnenkov
Secretary General: Natalia Galkina
Press contact: Elena Kulagina