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2016 Bulgarian Basketball Cup
The 2016 Bulgarian Basketball Cup was the 62nd edition of the annual cup tournament in Bulgaria.It is managed by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation and was held in Botevgrad Botevgrad ( bg, Ботевград ) is a town in western Bulgaria. It is located in Sofia Province and is close to Pravets. Botevgrad lies 47 km from Sofia. History and name The village was called Samundzhievo (Самунджиево) unti ..., in the Arena Botevgrad on February 18–21, 2016. Rilski Sportist won their 1st cup. Tony Gugino was named MVP. Qualified teams The first eight teams qualified after the first stage of the 2015–16 NBL regular season . Bracket References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Bulgarian Basketball Cup Bulgarian Basketball Cup Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botevgrad
Botevgrad ( bg, Ботевград ) is a town in western Bulgaria. It is located in Sofia Province and is close to Pravets. Botevgrad lies 47 km from Sofia. History and name The village was called Samundzhievo (Самунджиево) until it was elevated to town status at the end of 1865 under the name of Orhanie (Bulgarian language: Орхание; Ottoman Turkish: اورخانيه). On 1 December 1934 the town was named Botevgrad (Ботевград) after Hristo Botev. Geography Botevgrad and its hinterland are located in an elliptical valley with a total area of 5,066 km². The municipality covers parts of the Western Stara Planina mountain — Razhana, Murgash, Bilo Mountains, Bulgaria, Bilo and Golyama Planina and some parts of the Northern Balkan. Vitinya Pass connecting Northern Bulgaria with Southern Bulgaria and the proximity of the capital contribute to its strategic location. Botevgrad municipality borders the following municipalities: Pravets, Etropo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arena Botevgrad
Arena Botevgrad ( bg, Арена Ботевград) is an indoor arena located in Botevgrad, Bulgaria. It has a capacity of 4,500, and has been the home venue for BC Balkan Botevgrad since its opening in 2014. History Arena Botevgrad was officially opened on March 29, 2014 after two years of construction in the presence of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Botevgrad's mayor Georgi Georgiev, and several government ministers. The hall cost 7.02 million Bulgarian lev, or about 3.5 million Euros to build. Between February 18th and 21st, 2016, the hall was host to the 2016 Bulgarian Basketball Cup Final 8 bracket, with BC Rilski Sportist claiming their first ever cup. In September 2016, Arena Botevgrad hosted the national basketball team's home games from Group E of the EuroBasket 2017 qualification This article describes the qualification procedure for EuroBasket 2017. Qualification format All teams which didn't qualify yet for EuroBasket 2017 were divided into six grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Rilski Sportist
BC Rilski Sportist ( bg, БК "Рилски Спортист") is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in Samokov. The team is part of NBL, FIBA Europe Cup, and BIBL. They play their home matches at the Arena Samokov, which has a capacity of 3,000 people. Honours * National Basketball League :Runners-up (2) 2021, 2022 *Bulgarian Cup :Winners (4): 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022 : Runners-up (1): 2010 *Balkan League : Winners (1): 2009 : Runners-up (2): 2011, 2015 *Bulgarian Basketball Super Cup : Winners (2): 2021. 2022 : Runners-up (1): 2016 Season by season Players Notable players * Branko Mirković (2007-2009) * Aleksandar Radojević (1 year: 2011) * Nico Carvacho (1 season: 2020–21) Head coaches * Aleksandar Todorov (2008–2011) * Rosen Barchovski Rosen Barchovski ( Bulgarian Cyrillic: Росен Барчовски) (born on 16 August 1960 in Sofia) is a former Bulgarian basketball player and current basketball head coach of Bulgaria national basketball tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukoil Academic
BC Academic Metropol Region ( bg, БК "Академик" Метропол-Рийджън) is a reestablished Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia. In April 2022, Academic has been reborn and rebranded by the new owners, the german-bulgarian Ex-professional basketball player Viktor Vladov and Georgi Petrov. Founded in 1947 as part of the Academic Sofia sports club, they have won the championship of Bulgaria 26 times, won the Bulgarian Cup 11 times and won the Bulgarian Super Cup 1 time. Among their international honours are two FIBA European Champions Cup finals (both lost to Rīgas ASK) in 1958 and 1959 and an International Students' Cup in 1957. In 2000, the team were renamed Lukoil Academic as a sponsorship deal was signed with Russian oil giant Lukoil, and quickly established themselves as dominant in the Bulgarian Championship. Since then they have been a regular ULEB Cup participant, and won the FIBA Europe Regional Challenge Cup Conference S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Gugino
Tony Gugino (born May 7, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Academic Plovdiv of the Bulgarian National Basketball League. He played college basketball for Hillsdale College. Professional career During his career, Gugino played for Basket-club Boncourt, SAM Basket Massagno, BC Yambol, BC Rilski Sportist and BBC Monthey BBC Monthey-Chablais is a Swiss professional basketball team based in Monthey. The team currently plays in the Swiss Ligue Nationale de Basketball. The team has won the Swiss championships three times, in 1996, 2005 and 2017. In July 2018, the cl .... In July 2014, Gugino signed with BC Rilski Sportist. After spending two seasons in Romania with Phoenix Galați, He signed with Rilski Sportist on August 30, 2018. Gugino played for CS Dinamo București of the Liga Națională in the 2019–20 season, averaging 6.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. On July 21, 2020, he signed with Academic Plovdiv in Bulgaria. References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Bulgarian Basketball Cup
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The 2015 Bulgarian Basketball Cup was the 61nd edition of the annual cup tournament in Bulgaria.It is managed by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation and was held in Pleven, in the Balkanstory Hall on February 19–22, 2015. Cherno More Port Varna won their 4th cup. Stanimir Marinov was named MVP. Qualified teams The first seven teams after the first stage of the 2014–15 NBL regular season and Spartak Pleven as a host qualified for the tournament. Bracket References Bulgarian Basketball Cup Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, china, clay, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The 2017 Bulgarian Basketball Cup was the 63rd edition of the annual cup tournament in Bulgaria.It is managed by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation and was held in Plovdiv, in the Kolodruma Hall on February 16–19, 2017. Beroe won their 1st cup. Travis Daniels was named Tournament MVP and Aaron Jones was named Final MVP. Qualified teams The first eight teams qualified after the first stage of the 2016-17 NBL regular season . Bracket References {{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Bulgarian Basketball Cup Bulgarian Basketball Cup Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, china, clay, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian Basketball Cup
The Bulgarian Basketball Cup is an annual cup competition, organized by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation since 1951. The cup was not held in 1957, 1958, 1960 and 1961. BC CSKA Sofia is the all-time record holder with 18 titles. Format Since 2009, except from 2017-2019, the Final Eight format has been used and from 2010 only teams from the first tier participate in it. The eight teams play a play-off at one venue, over four days, eventually producing a winner. From 2017 to 2019, the quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a double-legged format, while the final was played in one game on a neutral venue. The top six teams, from NBL, have an automatic bye to quarterfinals, while the other three and five teams from A Group League (second tier) play preliminary rounds for a place in the quarterfinals. Title holders * 1951 Spartak Sofia * 1952 Academic Sofia * 1953 CDNA * 1954 Academic Sofia * 1955 CDNA * 1956 Transport High School * 1957 Not held * 1958 Not held * 1959 Sla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian Basketball Federation
The Bulgarian Basketball Federation ( bg, Българска федерация по баскетбол, Bǎlgarska federatsiya po basketbol) also known as (BFB) is the national governing body of basketball in Bulgaria. They organize national competitions in Bulgaria for the Bulgaria men's national basketball team, and Bulgaria women's national basketball team. The top level professional league is the National Basketball League. See also *Bulgaria national basketball team Basketball in Bulgaria Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ... Basketball governing bodies in Europe 1935 establishments in Bulgaria {{basketball-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Basketball League (Bulgaria)
The National Basketball League (NBL) (in Bulgarian: Националната баскетболна лига) is the highest professional basketball league in Bulgaria. The current league was founded in 2008, though the first-tier level existed since 1942 and was previously called the Bulgarian A Division. The games in the NBL are played under FIBA rules. The most successful team in NBL history is PBC Academic, which has won 26 national titles. Current teams Title holders * 1942 Levski Sofia * 1943 JSK Sofia * 1945 PSK Levski '45 * 1946 PSK Levski '45 * 1947 PSK Levski '45 * 1947–48 Lokomotiv Sofia * 1948–49 CDNV Sofia * 1949–50 Narodna voiska Sofia * 1950–51 CDNV Sofia * 1951–52 Udarnik Sofia * 1952–53 Udarnik Sofia * 1953–54 Spartak Sofia * 1954–55 Lokomotiv Sofia * 1955–56 Spartak Sofia * 1956–57 Academic * 1957–58 Academic * 1958–59 Academic * 1959–60 Spartak Sofia * 1960–61 Lokomotiv Sofia * 1961–62 Spartak Sofia * 1962–63 Academic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Balkan Botevgrad
BC Balkan Botevgrad ( bg, БК Балкан Ботевград, BK Balkan Botevgrad) is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in Botevgrad. (in Bulgarian) The team is part of NBL and . The club has also competed in . They play their home matches at the |
BC Beroe
BC Beroe ( bg, БК Берое) is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in Stara Zagora and plays in the Bulgarian National Basketball League. The club plays its home games at the Obshtinska Municipal Hall , which has a capacity of 800 spectators. The club was founded in 1958 after a union between Botev and Lokomotiv sports clubs. In 2012, the team promoted to the NBL. In European competition, Beroe has participated in the FIBA Europe Cup and the Balkan International Basketball League. They are 1 time finalist in Bulgarian league (2017), 1 time Bulgarian Cup winner (2017), 1 time Balkan League winner (2017). Beroe's team colors are green and white, and their mascot is a bear named Bero.. History Beroe was founded in 1958 after the union between Botev and Lokomotiv sport clubs. In 1961, Beroe's men team earned the right to play in the already formed elite basketball A group of 8 Sofia and 8 provincial teams. After a period of several years in the Group B Beroe won b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
