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VTB United League Records
This article contains records of the VTB United League since its establishment in 2008. Individual records Game * Most minutes in a game ** 49:58 – David McClure, Neptunas (against Enisey) – December 13, 2012 * Most points in a game ** 49 – Stevan Jelovac, Nizhny Novgorod (against Kalev) – February 15, 2018 * Most points in a half ** 28 – Ty Abbott, Kalev (against Nizhny Novgorod) – October 20, 2013 * Most points in a quarter ** 26 – Kasey Shepherd, Nizhny Novgorod (against Khimki) – September 23, 2020 * Most points in an overtime period ** 13 – Scott Machado, Kalev (against Krasnye Krylia) – February 11, 2015 * Most field goals made in a game ** 16 – Maciej Lampe, UNICS (against Honka) – March 16, 2011 ** 16 – Cory Higgins, Triumph (against Azovmash) – November 28, 2013 * Most field goals attempted in a game ** 31 – Alexey Shved, Khimki (against CSKA) – March 4, 2019 * Most field goals missed in a game ** 21 – Alexey Shved, Khimki (again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VTB United League
VTB United League (russian: Единая Лига ВТБ) is an international professional men's club basketball list of basketball leagues, league that was founded in 2008. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since VTB United League 2013–14, 2013, it is the Russian basketball league system, first tier of Russian professional club basketball. Therefore, the highest placed Russian team in the league is also named list of Russian basketball champions, Russian national champions. The league is sponsored by Russian state-owned VTB Bank. In 2008 PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow won VTB United League Promo-Cup, but this competition does not count as official VTB title. The current champions are BC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit Saint Petersburg, who secured their 1st ever title after defeating former champions PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow 4–3 in the 2021–22 VTB United League#Playoffs, 2022 Finals. CSKA have dominated the league, having ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexey Shved
Alexey Viktorovich Shved (Russian language, Russian: Алексей Викторович Швед; born December 16, 1988) is a Russian professional basketball player for PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. Standing at , he plays at the shooting guard position. After helping lead CSKA Moscow to the 2012 Euroleague Final Four, EuroLeague final in 2011–12 Euroleague, 2012, Shved spent three years in the National Basketball Association, NBA, before returning to Europe and earning an All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2017–18 Euroleague, 2018. As a member of the Russia national basketball team, Russian national team, he won the bronze medal at the Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2012 Summer Olympics, as well as a bronze medal at EuroBasket 2011. Professional career CSKA Moscow (2006–2012) Shved began his professional career with PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow in a Russian Basketball Super League 1, Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basket Zielona Góra
A basket is a container that is traditionally constructed from stiff fibers and can be made from a range of materials, including wood splints, runners, and cane. While most baskets are made from plant materials, other materials such as horsehair, baleen, or metal wire can be used. Baskets are generally woven by hand. Some baskets are fitted with a lid, while others are left open on top. Uses Baskets serve utilitarian as well as aesthetic purposes. Some baskets are ceremonial, that is religious, in nature. While baskets are usually used for Harvest, harvesting, storage and transport, specialized baskets are used as sieves for a variety of purposes, including cooking, processing seeds or grains, tossing gambling pieces, rattles, fans, fish traps, and laundry. History Prior to the invention of woven baskets, people used tree bark to make simple containers. These containers could be used to transport gathered food and other items, but crumbled after only a few uses. Weaving stri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jānis Timma
Jānis Timma (born 2 July 1992) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Grises de Humacao of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He also represents the senior Latvian national team. At a height of , he plays mainly at the small forward position. Professional career Timma grew up playing basketball in his hometown of Krāslava, but he later moved to Rīga at age 15. At first he joined ASK Rīga's youth system, and made a few appearances for its senior team, during the end of the 2008–09 season. The following year, ASK Riga was dissolved and he played with DSN Rīga, a team that consisted of young Latvian talents. Timma helped DSN Rīga to win the Latvian 2nd division in the 2009–10 season. He also spent the majority of the next season playing with DSN Rīga. Timma joined Liepājas Lauvas for the 2011–12 season. That can be considered his first real season at the pro level. After a decent season in Liepāja, Timma made the next step in his career. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Tsmoki-Minsk
Basketball Club Minsk ( be, Мінск) is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Minsk, Belarus. They play in the Belarus Premier League and the VTB United League. The team plays its home games at the Minsk Arena. Established in 2006 as BC Minsk-2006, the club has been the most successful team in Belarusian basketball. Since 2008, Tsmoki has won every Premier League title. In the 2009–10 season, Tsmoki made its European debut in the FIBA EuroChallenge. Since then, the club has participated in a European competition each season. In 2012, the club adopted its current club name Tsmoki-Minsk. History The club was founded in 2006, with the name of ''BC Minsk-2006''. In September 2012, the club changed its name to ''BC Tsmoki-Minsk''.Теперь мы будем назыв ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny Weems
Clarence "Sonny" Weems (born July 8, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 2008 NBA draft and shortly thereafter traded to the Denver Nuggets. He has since played for the Toronto Raptors, Phoenix Suns and Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA, and has had stints in Lithuania and Russia. At , Weems plays both the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was an All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2014. Early life Weems was born with cleft feet, and as a child, he was told that he might not be able to walk or run. He stumbled as a youngster and endured painful childhood nights in corrective shoes before finding his stride and becoming a state long-jump and high-jump champion. High school and college career Weems played basketball at West Memphis High Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Lietuvos Rytas
Rytas Vilnius is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club was founded in 1997 from another club, Statyba, and has become one of the most successful Lithuanian basketball clubs. Rytas have won two EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup titles, six Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian League titles, three LKF Cup, Lithuanian Cups and three Baltic Basketball League, Baltic Championships. The team plays their home games at the 11,000-seat Avia Solutions Group Arena and the 2,741-seat Lietuvos rytas Arena, Jeep Arena. Some of the greatest Lithuanian basketball players have played for Rytas over the years including: Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Arvydas Macijauskas, Jonas Valančiūnas, Martynas Gecevičius, Renaldas Seibutis, Simas Jasaitis, Robertas Javtokas, Darius Songaila, Marijonas Petravičius, Rimantas Kaukėnas, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Gintaras Einikis, Deividas Sirvydis, Rokas Giedraitis, Artūras Gudaitis . R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jānis Blūms
Jānis Blūms (born 20 April 1982) is a former Latvian professional basketball player. Standing at , Blūms played both point guard and shooting guard positions. He also served as the captain of the Latvian national basketball team. Player career Blūms started his career with Brocēni and later continued to play in their successor Skonto. In 2003, he signed with Polish club Anwil Włocławek, where he spent one season before returning to Latvia, where he joined BK Ventspils. After two years in Ventspils, Blūms joined Lithuanian powerhouse BC Lietuvos rytas. In 2007, Blūms accepted offer from Italian side Eldo Napoli where he had a decent season. In 2008, Blūms signed a two-year contract with Bilbao Basket of Spain's ACB League. Totally he played four very good seasons in Bilbao. Some of highlights with Bilbao includes making Liga ACB finals, Euroleague quarterfinals and Eurocup Final Four (twice). During his tenure with Bilbao Blūms developed reputation as a fierce compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roope Ahonen
Roope Ahonen (born 12 June 1990) is a Finnish basketball player for Leche Río Breogán of the LEB Oro and for the Finland national basketball team. Professional career In the season 2014–2015 Ahonen played in the VTB with Bisons Loimaa, averaging 9.8 points and 2.7 assists per game. On 1 September 2017 he signed with Ourense of the LEB Oro. On 22 July 2018 he signed with Liberbank Oviedo Baloncesto of the LEB Oro LEB or Leb may refer to: * Lausanne–Echallens–Bercher railway, Switzerland * Lebanon, UNDP country code * Lebanon Municipal Airport (New Hampshire) (FAA identifier) * Lexham English Bible * Life expectancy at birth * Liga Española de Balonces .... References External links Player profile at official national team site {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahonen, Roope 1990 births Living people Bisons Loimaa players Borås Basket players CB Breogán players Club Ourense Baloncesto players Finnish expatriate basketball people in Spain Finnish men's basketball players Kol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BC Avtodor Saratov
BC Avtodor (russian: БК «Автодор» Саратов), commonly known as simply Avtodor and internationally as Avtodor Saratov, is a Russian professional basketball club based in Saratov. It plays in the FIBA Europe Cup and in the VTB United League, the highest level of Russian basketball. In early 2022, after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Americans D. J. Funderburk and Grant Jerrett and Canadians Kenny Chery and Philip Scrubb left the team. History Establishment and growth (1960–1992) Founded in 1960 as Spartak Saratov, former player Vladimir Rodionov became its head coach in the 1982. The club was later renamed into Avtodorozhnik (road engineer) - shortened to Avtodor in 1996 - in reference to a late benefactor. Scaling the heights (1992–2004) Joining the Russian League at its creation in 1992, the club competed with CSKA Moscow (being the first club to defeat them in the league) for national supremacy during the rest of the decade, finishing in second pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bisons Loimaa
LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa is a Finnish professional basketball club that is based in Loimaa. History The club was established in 1964 as Loimaan Korikonkarit. The team was renamed Bisons after it was promoted to the Korisliiga in 2011. The team won the Finnish league championship in its first season in the league. Bisons won the championship once again in 2013, and qualified to play in Europe's 2nd-tier competition, the Eurocup, during the Eurocup 2013–14 season. On 31 May 2016, Bisons Loimaa announced it will not participate in the top Finnish league due to financial problems and would join the second division. Arenas The club plays its national domestic league home games at the Loimaa Sports Center in Loimaa. Its VTB United League home games are played in Loimaa and at the Energia Areena in Vantaa. Trophies *Korisliiga The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
