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FIBA rescinds ban
December 17 - International basketball federation (FIBA) finally decided to allow Yugoslav teams (Red Star and Buducnost in European league and Radnicki in Saport Cup) to organize matches in European championships as hosts in Yugoslavia.
So, on January 6, Belgrade Red Star will play in "Pionir" hall as a host to Greek team Panathinaikos, while Buducnost is going to play in Podgorica in "Moraca" hall versus Israeli Maccabi.
Kiev, Ukraine, December 1, European Championship for Women Semi-Final Round 2001, Group E, Day 3
UKRAINE - YUGOSLAVIA 83-66 (44-31)
All results in Group E
Day 1: YUGOSLAVIA - Turkey 79-56, Ukraine - Croatia 86-46.
Day 2: Croatia - YUGOSLAVIA 59-80, Turkey - Ukraine 57-59.
Day 3: Ukraine - YUGOSLAVIA 83-66, Croatia - Turkey 80-75.
Standings in Group E
| Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| YUGOSLAVIA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Slavonska Pozega, Croatia, November 27, European Championship for Women Semi-Final Round 2001, Group E, Day 2
Gordana Grubin,
playmaker of
the Yugoslav national
team
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CROATIA - YUGOSLAVIA 59-80 (38-38)
Attendance: 1,500.
CROATIA: Kovac, Pretreger 7, Popovic 6, Djapo 5, Maloca 2, Lelas 20, Puzar, Podrug, Longin 19, Kireta.
YUGOSLAVIA: Bogojevic 19, Lazic, Mandic 24, Drljaca 2, Stankovic 7, Grubin 10, Perovic, Tuvic 6, Vilipic 10, Vukovic 2.
Free Throws (Attempted/Made): Croatia 23/14 (69%), YUGOSLAVIA 9/7 (78%).
2 Points Field Goals (Attempted/Made): Croatia 41/20 (49%), YUGOSLAVIA 68/34 (50%).
3 Points Field Goals (Attempted/Made): Croatia 9/5 (56%), YUGOSLAVIA 10/5 (50%).
Rebounds (Defensive/Offensive): Croatia 22 (17+5), YUGOSLAVIA 34 (20+14).
The first half was interesting with several lead changes.
But in the second-half Yugoslavia was far superior in every department. Yugoslav guards, Lara Mandic (7/11 2PFG, 3/3 3PFG), Gordana Bogojevic, and Gordana Grubin were the key players in convincing victory over Croatia.
Yugoslav Cup, Quarter-finals - final matches
Zdravlje Leskovac surprisingly beat Yugoslav champion Buducnost Podgorica 88-86 (37-37) on the first day of the quarter-finals tournament in Cacak. Buducnost had a 86-85 lead, but Cvetkovic made a three-pointer with two seconds left and secured the triumph for his team.
Belgrade, November 6
| BEOBANKA Belgrade |
PARTIZAN Belgrade |
73-77 (38-46) |
| Popovic 21 points | Radosevic 23 | |
Kraljevo, November 6
| RADNICKI Belgrade |
LOVCEN Cetinje |
86-64 (34-38) |
| Nadjfeji 25 | Bogavac 23 | |
Cacak, November 7
| BORAC Cacak |
ZDRAVLJE Leskovac |
78-80 (34-32) |
| Milisavljevic 33 | Nisavic 22 | |
Budva, November 7
| RED STAR Belgrade |
FMP ZELEZNIK Belgrade |
56-79 (25-34) |
| Boskovic 15 | Sekularac 28 | |
Partizan, Radnicki, Zdravlje and FMP Zeleznik qualified for the final-four tournament of the Yugoslav Basketball Cup
BELGRADE TROPHY '99 (August 25 - 28)
Panathinaikos - Winner of
the Belgrade Trophy 99
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Teams: PANATHINAIKOS (Athens, Greece), AEK (Athens, Greece), OLIMPIA (Milano, Italy), RED STAR, PARTIZAN and RADNICKI (all from Belgrade, Yugoslavia).
Day 1, August 25
RADNICKI - PARTIZAN 83-73 (35-28)
RED STAR - OLIMPIA 78-71 (37-32)
Day 2, August 26
RADNICKI - PANATHINAIKOS 56-77 (28-44)
RED STAR - AEK 55-76 (29-33)
Day 3, August 27
PARTIZAN - PANATHINAIKOS 61-70 (29-33)
OLIMPIA - AEK 54-82 (28-40)
Day 4, August 28
5th Place Match: PARTIZAN - OLIMPIA 63-72 (28-34)
3rd Place Match: RED STAR - RADNICKI 108-78 (56-39)
Final
PANATHINAIKOS - AEK 72-65 (40-43)
Pionir Hall. Attendance: 4,000. Referees: Jovcic and Belosevic (all from Belgrade).
Panathinaikos: Glyniadakis, Koch 5, Rogers 7, Fotsis 5, Bodiroga 17, Boudouris 7, Rebraca 14 (10 rebounds), Berk 4, Katash 13, Karagoutis, Maglos.
Coach: Zeljko Obradovic.
Aris: Papanikolopoulos, Donovan, Hansell 6, Misiakos, O' Sullivan 8, Chatzis 11, Koronios 5, Nikoudis 7, Tsakalidis 2, Moschou, Bowie 10, Kakiouzis 16.
Coach: Dusan Ivkovic.
Zeljko Rebraca,
MVP of the tournament
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MVP of the tournament: Zeljko Rebraca (Panathinaikos)
The best scorer: Lee Neilon (Olimpia) - 54 points.
The best rebounders: Zeljko Rebraca (Panathinaikos) and Ratko Varda (Partizan) - both with 25 rebounds.
FINAL STANDINGS: 1. Panathinaikos, 2. Aris, 3. Red Star, 4. Radnicki, 5. Olimpia, 6. Partizan.
Tulca, Romania, August 1 - European Championship for Cadettes - 1st Place Match
YUGOSLAVIA - Spain 58-66 (31-31)
YUGOSLAVIA: Spiric 4, Stojanovic, Pesovic 14, Jankovic 4, Andjelkovic, Pericin 10, Ranisavljevic 2, Perovanovic 2, Beljanski 6, Matovic 10, Kovacevic 6, Radmilovic.
YUGOSLAVIA won silver medal.
Lasko, Slovenia, July 24 - 15th European Cadet Championship - Final
Yugoslavia - Cadet Champions
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YUGOSLAVIA - Greece 59-48 (25-26)
YUGOSLAVIA - Player Statistics
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Player
|
Team |
Height (cm)
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Position
|
Min |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
PF |
St |
|
Stefanov
|
Zeleznik
Belgrade
|
200
|
F
|
14
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
Bakic
|
Buducnost
Podgorica
|
194
|
G
|
20
|
10
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
|
Gajic
|
Partizan
Belgrade
|
187
|
G
|
29
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
|
Zgonjanin
|
Beovuk
Belgrade
|
198
|
G
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Matovic
|
Radnicki
Belgrade
|
208
|
C
|
36
|
9
|
7
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
|
Pavlovic
|
Beovuk
Belgrade
|
205
|
F
|
13
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Djordjevic
|
Beovuk
Belgrade
|
193
|
G
|
26
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
|
Kovac
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Partizan
Belgrade
|
198
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F
|
24
|
12
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
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Nisavic
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Borac
Cacak
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205
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C
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bulatovic
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Partizan
Belgrade
|
202
|
C
|
31
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Andonov |
Partizan
Belgrade |
206 |
C |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Tomovic |
Radnicki
Belgrade |
194 |
G |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
|
|
|
|
59 |
33 |
6 |
19 |
6 |
Legend
G - Guard
F - Forward
C - Center
Min - Minutes Played
Pts - Total Points
Reb - Total Rebounds
Ast - Total Assists
PF - Personal Fouls
St - Steals
MVP: Aleksandar Gajic (YUGOSLAVIA)
"The Best Five" of Championship: Aleksandar Gajic (YUGOSLAVIA), Nicolaos Zisis (GRE), Kristaps Janicenoks (LAT), Julien Dorreau (FRA), Nemanja Matovic (YUGOSLAVIA)
Final Standings
- YUGOSLAVIA
- Greece
- Turkey
- France
- Latvia
- Macedonia
- Georgia
- Spain
- Croatia
- Poland
- Russia
- Slovenia
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