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Benetton falls in the end
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Chuck Eidson - Lietuvos Rytas - Final Eight Turin 2009Lietuvos Rytas outlasted Benetton Basket 79-85 in the second Eurocup quarterfinal on Thursday night in Turin, Italy, and is only one win away from making it to a third Eurocup final in the last five seasons. Chuck Eidson paced L. Rytas with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals including a crucial three-pointer that gave L. Rytas a 5-point lead with one-and-a-half minutes to go. Donatas Zavackas notched 16 points, Milka Bjelica and Marijonas Petravicius contributed with 12 points each and Mindaugas Lukauskis and Arturas Jomantas added 11 points apiece. For Benetton, Gary Neal scored 15 points in the first half, but cooled down after the break to finish with 18 points, C.J. Wallace netted 16 points and Massimo Bulleri had 12. Sandro Nicevic added 11 points to go with 5 steals and Radoslav Rancik matched him in scoring with 11 points for the Italian club, which was outrebounded 28-38. L. Rytas will clash with Hemofarm Stada in the first Eurocup semifinals on Saturday. READ MORE |
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COACH OF THE YEAR: OKTAY MAHMUTI
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Euroleague Basketball is proud to announce that Benetton Basket Tamoil head coach Oktay Mahmuti has been chosen as the 2008-09 Eurocup Coach of the Year, a new award introduced this season. In just his first full campaign in Treviso, Mahmuti led Benetton to the Eurocup Final Eight by posting the competition's third-best record in the first two rounds, 9-3. Benetton qualified to the Last 16 early as possible after winning its first four regular season games. READ MORE |
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NEAL, NICEVIC MAKE ALL-EUROCUP SECOND TEAM
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Euroleague Basketball is proud to announce the members of the very first All-Eurocup teams for the 2008-09 season, which finishes next week, April 2 to 5 in Torino, Italy, when the Final Eight will crown the competition champion! The All-Eurocup teams, named by in-house experts at Euroleague Basketball, are part of an expanded awards structure this season that is meant to enhance the recognition of the finest Eurocup players for their efforts on the basketball court throughout the season. READ MORE |
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MORE NEWS
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BLOG: CJ Wallace
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The head coach: Oktay Mahmuti
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The star: Sandro Nicevic
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The team: Benetton Basket
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· Benetton ends Last 16 as group champ
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FINAL EIGHT SCHEDULE
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April 2, 21:00 CET vs. Lietuvos Rytas
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TEAM STATS
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TEAM PAGE
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WALLPAPER: Roberto Rullo
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ROSTER
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Name
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Height
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Pos.
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5
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185
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G
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7
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199
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G
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8
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198
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G
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9
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188
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G
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10
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210
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C
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11
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190
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G
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12
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196
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G
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13
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206
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F
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14
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193
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G
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15
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212
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F
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16
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191
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G
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18
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206
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C
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19
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207
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F
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Head Coach: Oktay Mahmuti |
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