Sep 2, 2009, 12:02 pm
Sep 2, 2009, 12:03 pm
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Quote:As it was made known today, the Latvian club "Valmiera" will be the ninth club of the upcoming Baltic League, out of total 10 teams.
Valmiera will be the third club from Latvia to participate in BBL Elite Division, after BC Ventspils and VEF Riga.
The decision upon the remaining one club will be made by LBS (Latvian Basketball Association) by tomorrow, based on proposals from LBL (Latvian Basketball League). the likely candidates are Riga Barons and AUC.
The list of the BBL clubs so far:
1. Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
2. Žalgiris Kaunas
3. BC Å iauliai
4. BC Nevežis
5. BC Kalev/Cramo
6. TÃ/Rock
7. BC Ventspils
8. VEF Riga.
9. Valmiera
10. Unknown
Oct 26, 2009, 6:47 pm
1. Zalgiris 5 5/0
2. Siauliai 4 3/1
3. Kalev/Cramo 3 2/1
4. Nevezis 4 1/3
5. Lietuvos Rytas 2 2/0
6. VEF Riga 3 1/2
7. Liepajas Lauvas 3 1/2
8. Ventspils 2 1/1
9. Valmiera 3 0/3
10. Rock 3 0/3
2. Siauliai 4 3/1
3. Kalev/Cramo 3 2/1
4. Nevezis 4 1/3
5. Lietuvos Rytas 2 2/0
6. VEF Riga 3 1/2
7. Liepajas Lauvas 3 1/2
8. Ventspils 2 1/1
9. Valmiera 3 0/3
10. Rock 3 0/3
Feb 8, 2010, 5:07 pm
1. Zalgiris 13 | 2
2. Lietuvos Rytas 11 | 0
3. Ventspils 7 | 5
4. Siauliai 7 | 5
5. Valmiera 5 | 8
6. Rock 5 | 8
7. Kalev/Cramo 6 | 6
8. VEF Riga 4 | 8
9. Liepajas Lauvas 2 | 11
10. Nevezis 2 | 9
2. Lietuvos Rytas 11 | 0
3. Ventspils 7 | 5
4. Siauliai 7 | 5
5. Valmiera 5 | 8
6. Rock 5 | 8
7. Kalev/Cramo 6 | 6
8. VEF Riga 4 | 8
9. Liepajas Lauvas 2 | 11
10. Nevezis 2 | 9
Feb 14, 2010, 7:52 pm
1. Zalgiris 14 | 2
2. Lietuvos Rytas 12 | 1
3. Ventspils 8 | 6
4. Siauliai 8 | 6
5. Rock 7 | 8
6. VEF Riga 6 | 8
7. Valmiera 5 | 10
8. Kalev/Cramo 6 | 7
9. Liepajas Lauvas 3 | 12
10. Nevezis 2 | 11
2. Lietuvos Rytas 12 | 1
3. Ventspils 8 | 6
4. Siauliai 8 | 6
5. Rock 7 | 8
6. VEF Riga 6 | 8
7. Valmiera 5 | 10
8. Kalev/Cramo 6 | 7
9. Liepajas Lauvas 3 | 12
10. Nevezis 2 | 11
Feb 28, 2010, 4:12 pm
1. Zalgiris 15 | 2
2. Lietuvos Rytas 13 | 1
3. Siauliai 9 | 7
4. Rock 8 | 9
5. Ventspils 9 | 6
6. VEF Riga 7 | 9
7. Kalev/Cramo 7 | 8
8. Valmiera 5 | 11
9. Liepajas Lauvas 3 | 12
10. Nevezis 2 | 13
VEF Riga [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjQ1"]72-77[/url] Zalgiris
Lietuvos Rytas [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjQ2"]87-66[/url] Rock
Siauliai [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjQ3"]118-72[/url] Kalev/Cramo
Kalev/Cramo [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjE4"]93-87[/url] Nevezis
Ventspils [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjQy"]80-73[/url] Siauliai
2. Lietuvos Rytas 13 | 1
3. Siauliai 9 | 7
4. Rock 8 | 9
5. Ventspils 9 | 6
6. VEF Riga 7 | 9
7. Kalev/Cramo 7 | 8
8. Valmiera 5 | 11
9. Liepajas Lauvas 3 | 12
10. Nevezis 2 | 13
VEF Riga [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjQ1"]72-77[/url] Zalgiris
Lietuvos Rytas [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjQ2"]87-66[/url] Rock
Siauliai [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjQ3"]118-72[/url] Kalev/Cramo
Kalev/Cramo [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjE4"]93-87[/url] Nevezis
Ventspils [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjQy"]80-73[/url] Siauliai
Mar 13, 2010, 2:13 pm
1. Lietuvos Rytas 16 | 1
2. Zalgiris 15 | 2
3. Ventspils 11 | 6
4. Siauliai 10 | 7
5. Rock 8 | 9
6. VEF Riga 7 | 10
7. Kalev/Cramo 7 | 10
8. Valmiera 5 | 12
9. Liepajas Lauvas 4 | 13
10. Nevezis 2 | 15
Today Zalgiris hosts Rytas in Kaunas. The first meeting of these teams in BBL ended with Rytas winning at home.
2. Zalgiris 15 | 2
3. Ventspils 11 | 6
4. Siauliai 10 | 7
5. Rock 8 | 9
6. VEF Riga 7 | 10
7. Kalev/Cramo 7 | 10
8. Valmiera 5 | 12
9. Liepajas Lauvas 4 | 13
10. Nevezis 2 | 15
Today Zalgiris hosts Rytas in Kaunas. The first meeting of these teams in BBL ended with Rytas winning at home.
Mar 13, 2010, 9:38 pm
Zalgiris [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjUy"]85-82[/url] Lietuvos Rytas
Ventspils [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjUz"]83-72[/url] Kalev/Cramo
Nevezis [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjU0"]77-79[/url] VEF Riga
Siauliai [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjU1"]108-84[/url] Liepajas Lauvas
Rock [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjU2"]94-80[/url] Valmiera
Final standings:
1. Lietuvos Rytas 16 | 2
2. Zalgiris 16 | 2
3. Ventspils 12 | 6
4. Siauliai 11 | 7
5. Rock 9 | 9
6. VEF Riga 8 | 10
7. Kalev/Cramo 7 | 11
8. Valmiera 5 | 13
9. Liepajas Lauvas 4 | 14
10. Nevezis 2 | 16
Rytas and Zalgiris have qualified to the Final Four directly while 3rd-6th placed teams will play best-of-three play-offs.
Ventspils vs. VEF Riga
Siauliai vs. Rock
Now about Rytas - Zalgiris game. It was probably the most entertaining game between these two teams this season. Rytas played without two leaders - Jomantas and Bjelica while Zalgiris had all of their players available. Despite that the game was very close. Baynes was fouled out in the middle of the third quarter. Then Bajramovic and Valanciunas got into foul trouble but the score remained very tight. In the end both teams had the chance to win and it was Zalgiris who was victorious this time.
Zalgiris fails to use their potential. That's happening for a number of years now. Looking at today's rosters of both teams it was Kaunas side who seemed to be the favourite. But that wasn't the case on the floor.
Rytas showed they're no quitters again. Despite getting in the foul trouble they did not give up and even went ahead in the third quarter. When Zalgiris went up by 10 in the fourth quarter Rytas managed to close the gap.
This game suggest the BBL final and LKL finals to be very tight but history has shown that a conclusions drawn after one game don't always come true.
Ventspils [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjUz"]83-72[/url] Kalev/Cramo
Nevezis [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjU0"]77-79[/url] VEF Riga
Siauliai [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjU1"]108-84[/url] Liepajas Lauvas
Rock [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNjU2"]94-80[/url] Valmiera
Final standings:
1. Lietuvos Rytas 16 | 2
2. Zalgiris 16 | 2
3. Ventspils 12 | 6
4. Siauliai 11 | 7
5. Rock 9 | 9
6. VEF Riga 8 | 10
7. Kalev/Cramo 7 | 11
8. Valmiera 5 | 13
9. Liepajas Lauvas 4 | 14
10. Nevezis 2 | 16
Rytas and Zalgiris have qualified to the Final Four directly while 3rd-6th placed teams will play best-of-three play-offs.
Ventspils vs. VEF Riga
Siauliai vs. Rock
Now about Rytas - Zalgiris game. It was probably the most entertaining game between these two teams this season. Rytas played without two leaders - Jomantas and Bjelica while Zalgiris had all of their players available. Despite that the game was very close. Baynes was fouled out in the middle of the third quarter. Then Bajramovic and Valanciunas got into foul trouble but the score remained very tight. In the end both teams had the chance to win and it was Zalgiris who was victorious this time.
Zalgiris fails to use their potential. That's happening for a number of years now. Looking at today's rosters of both teams it was Kaunas side who seemed to be the favourite. But that wasn't the case on the floor.
Rytas showed they're no quitters again. Despite getting in the foul trouble they did not give up and even went ahead in the third quarter. When Zalgiris went up by 10 in the fourth quarter Rytas managed to close the gap.
This game suggest the BBL final and LKL finals to be very tight but history has shown that a conclusions drawn after one game don't always come true.
Mar 22, 2010, 6:57 pm
The Final Four will be hosted in Siemens arena on April 23-24. Yet another Final Four in Siemens this season. They should have rather chosen some venue which would have the chance to be sold out. It was already weird watching LKF Final Four in a half-empty arena.
Apr 25, 2010, 12:14 pm
Žalgiris won its third BBL title after defeating Lietuvos Rytas [url="http://www.bbl.net/index.php/b19sYW5nPWVuJm9fc2Vhcz0yNCZvX2xlYWc9OCZmdXNlYWN0aW9uPWdhbWVzLm1haW4mZ19pZD0xNzQ4"]73-66[/url].
Marcus Brown interview after the final
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPsxugc7Jps[/media]
Meanwhile Å iauliai were awarded third place after Ventspils refused to replay the third place game and went home to Latvia.
Marcus Brown interview after the final
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPsxugc7Jps[/media]
Meanwhile Å iauliai were awarded third place after Ventspils refused to replay the third place game and went home to Latvia.
May 6, 2010, 8:26 am
Quote:[size="3"]Fate of MasterCard BBL Final Four Bronze medals and upcoming MasterCard BBL Season 2010/2011[/size]
On May 5th, The MasterCard BBL Board met in Vilnius.
The main accepted resolutions were:
1. The protest of BC Ventspils regarding the result of the bronze-medal game was declined because the Regulations of the BBL Elite Division do not provide for the use of scoreboard video in the arbitration of the games. In the interests of Fair Play, the BBL Board decided to award third place to BC Siauliai and BC Ventspils jointly. The third-place award ceremonies will be conducted for each of these clubs during the bronze-medal games of their respective countries. The third-place prize fund will be split equally among the two teams, 7500 EUR to each.
2. During the meeting the Board approved the system of play, and participant teams for the 2010/2011 season. The BBL teams for next season are:
Lithuania:
o Lietuvos Rytas
o Zalgiris
o Siauliai
o Nevezis
o Perlas
o Rudupis
Latvia:
o Ventspils
o VEF Riga
o Valmiera
o Liepajas Lauvas
Estonia:
o Kalev/Cramo
o TU/Rock
o TTU
Sweden:
o Dolphins
For the 2010/2011 Season, Zalgiris and Lietuvos Rytas will be given byes during the regular season, and will join play during the playoffs with the reigning BBL Champion, Zalgiris being seeded first, and the runner up, Lietuvos Rytas second. The remaining six playoff teams will come from the six top positions at the end of the regular season.
3. According to tradition, The 2010/2011 opening event, The âBBL Cupâ will take place on September 24th-25th. Participants in the BBL Cup will be determined at a later date.
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