May 25, 2013
Regular Season Game 1 - November 24, 2009 CET: 19:00 Local time: 20:00 - AHMET CÖMERT SPORTS HALL
Galatasaray Cafe Crown 96 - 82 BC Azovmash

Records

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Referees

Crew Chief
FACCHINI, FABIO, Italy
Referee
KOWALSKI, MARCIN, Poland
Umpire
MILOJEVIC, ALEKSANDAR, Macedonia, F.Y.R. Of

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Team Roster - BC Azovmash

THE TAKE

Galatasaray Cafe Crown will look to start off Group A action by defending its home turf in Istanbul against the visiting BC Azovmash Mariupol on the opening day of the 2009-10 Eurocup. The hosts should have their hands full with the Ukrainian champs, but some new blood will make Galastaray one of the most interesting teams to watch early in the regular season. Last season’s Turkish league semi-finalists have reinforced their front line with two bangers with Eurocup experience. Center Radoslav Rancik and forward Mike Wilkinson join the pair of returning young centers, Cemal Nalga and Eren Beyaz. Rancik played with Benetton in last year’s Eurocup, scoring 9.5 points per outing, but his best showing in the competition came in 2007-08 when he averaged more than 19 points for the Czech champs CEZ Basketball Nymburk. Wilkinson enters with three straight years of Eurocup play for Aris Thessaloniki and BC Khimki under his belt. To complement that new muscle, Galatasaray head coach Okan Cevik can also call on the added sharp-shooting of Simas Jasaitis, a former champion of the competition, with Lietuvos Rytas in 2005. The forward has since played for some of top clubs in Europe - Maccabi, Tau Cermanica and DKV Joventut - and his quick release is deadly from deep. There is speed in the mix, too, in the person of newcomer Darius Washington, who scored 10.6 points for PAOK in last season’s Eurocup. Washington will share the backcourt with third-year Galastaray veteran Murat Kaya. BC Azovmash Mariupol has won six of the last seven Ukrainian League titles, but this year’s team brings in a number of young players who are debuting for the first time with the senior squad after passing up through Azovmash’s youth system. To balance out its inexperience, Azovmash will turn to a handful of veterans to lead the way. Former Euroleague starter Fred House, a non-stop defender, was the team's latest addition it the backcourt, where he joins veterans Yevgeniy Podorvannyy and Oleksandr Skutyelnik. Another scoring threat, Simonas Serapinas, holds down another perimeter position, while Erik Daniels will be relied on to man the paint. Serapinas last year helped Azovmash reach the Eurocup elimination rounds. The team is anchored by center Hasan Rizvic, who averaged almost 7 points in last season’s Eurocup, and former ULEB Cup winner Rolandas Jarutis, also in his second year with the club. He took home the ULEB Cup trophy on the same 2005 Lietuvos Rytas team as Jasaitis. With a six-game season ahead in an unpredictable group, all the experience both teams can muster will be needed for one of them to start the Eurocup on a winning note.

REFEREES: Fabio Facchini, Marcin Kowalski, Aleksandar Milojevic
Monday, November 23, 2009
Eurocupbasketball.com

Quotes Head Coaches

Players

Galatasaray Cafe Crown had a strong start in Group A by downing Ukrainian League champion Azovmash 96-82 in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday night. Galatasaray registered its first official win of the season after six consecutive losses in the Turkish League. Meanwhile, Azovmash must bounce back right away in its home game against Alba Berlin next week. Rado Rancik paced the winners with a Eurocup career-high 39 points on 14-of-21 two-pointers. He tied for the third-best scoring night in Eurocup history along with Mike Penberthy and Michael Watson and right behind Randy Duck (49) and Bobby Brown (44). Simas Jasaitis added 23 on 5-of-9 three-pointers, Darius Washington had 16 while Mike Wilkinson got 10 for Galatasaray. Erik Daniels led Azovmash with 26 points on 6-of-9 triples. Hasan Rizvic added 18, Yevgeniy Podovrannyy had 15 and Oleksandr Skutyelnik 13 for the guests. Jasaitis and Rancik fueled a 12-1 run that allowed Galatasaray to get a 22-9 run early in the game. An outstanding Rancik - 20 points in the first half - helped the hosts to keep a 49-38 margin at halftime. Rizvic and Daniels took over after the break for a 62-63 Azovmash edge late in the third quarter. Rancik and Jasaitis combined for 12 points in a game-breaking 14-1 run that allowed Galatasaray to seal a well-deserved win.

Jasaitis needed just 12 seconds to down a three-pointer while Rancik also struck from downtown for a 6-2 Galatasaray lead. Daniels and Jasaitis traded triples while Jarutis joined the three-point shootout for a 9-8 Azovmash deficit. Rancik scored inside while Wilkinson and Evren Buker gave the hosts a 15-9 lead. Azovmash could not find answers in offense while free throws by Jasaitis and a fast break dunk by Washington broke the game open, 20-9. A put-back layup by Jasaitis capped a 12-1 Galatasaray run, as Daniels struck from downtown while Skutyelnik followed a triple with a put-back layup for a 22-17 Azovmash deficit. Washington and Rancik kept pacing Galatasaray but another three-pointer by Daniels kept Azovmash as close as 27-22. Rancik shined with consecutive baskets for a 31-22 Galatasaray lead after 10 minutes. Rancik scored again early in the second quarter and soon added free throws to make the hosts keep a 35-25 lead. A three-pointer by Murat Kaya boosted Galatasaray's lead to 39-27. Podovarnnyy hit back-to-back triples but Rancik and Wilkinson kept the hosts way ahead, 43-33. Podovarnnyy strick again from downtown but Galatasaray kept finding easy points in the paint while a fast break layup by Washington fixed the halftime score at 49-38.

Rizvic opened the second half with a jump hook wile Daniels added an eight-meter bomb to bring Azovmash back to life, 49-43. Skutelnik and Buker traded triples but Rizvic scored again to keep the guests as close as 52-48. Washington tried to change things with a layup and Wilkinson sank a mid-range jumper but Daniels and Skutyelnik buried consecutive triples to get Azovmash within 56-54. Rancik and a red hot Rizvic traded layups but another triple by Jarutis made it a one-point game, 60-59. Washington found Rancik for an easy basket but Rizvic - who else? - completed the guests' comeback, 62-63. Washington and Jasaitis made free throws while Rancik banked in a short shot for a 68-63 Galatasaray edge. Daniels sank his sixth three-pointer and a power basket by Rancik kept the hosts ahead, 70-66, after 30 minutes. Consecutive triples by Podorvannyy tied the game again, 73-73, early in the fourth quarter. Rancik stayed on fire while Jasaitis buried back-to-back bombs from downtown in a 14-1 run that broke the game open, 87-74, with under 4 minutes to go. Skutyelnik shined with a put-back basket but Galatasaray kept full control of the game. A three-point play by Rancik sealed his outstanding game with a three-point play and allowed all Galatasaray fans to celebrate a well-deserved win.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Eurocupbasketball.com
Referees: FACCHINI, FABIO (ITA), KOWALSKI, MARCIN (POL), MILOJEVIC, ALEKSANDAR (MKD)
Attendance: 1000
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Head coach: OMEROGLU, SINAN
Galatasaray Cafe Crown
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
5 KOKSAL, HUSEYIN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6 WASHINGTON, DARIUS 28:15 16 7/11 0/1 2/3 1 1 2 3 1 1   1 1 4 17
8 TOPALOGLU, CANER 4:12   0/1       1 1                
10 KAYA, MURAT 16:36 3 0/1 1/4   1 2 3 3   1     1 1 4
11 WILKINSON, MIKE 27:56 10 4/7   2/4 3 2 5 3 1 2   1 3 2 10
12 KOCAOGLU, POLAT 6:00     0/1         2         3   -2
13 RANCIK, RADOSLAV 38:08 39 14/21 2/6 5/5 3 4 7 2 3 3 1 2 2 6 40
16 BUKER, EVREN 25:17 5 1/3 1/3     2 2 2       1 1 2 5
20 AKIN, FIKRET CAN 11:45     0/1         3 1 2     4   -3
24 GUNEY, ALICAN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
31 JASAITIS, SIMAS 37:16 23 1/2 5/9 6/7 2 5 7   2       2 4 28
55 BEYAZ, EREN 4:35           1 1           2 1  
Team           3 2 5               5
Totals 200:00 96 27/46 9/25 15/19 13 20 33 18 8 9 1 5 19 20 104
58.7% 36% 78.9%
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Head coach: ZAVALIN, SERGIY
BC Azovmash
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
5 JARUTIS, ROLANDAS 33:27 9 0/2 2/6 3/4   2 2 4   3     3 3 5
6 KOLIADOV, MAKSYM DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 SKUTYELNIK, OLEKSANDR 32:13 13 2/3 3/4   3 2 5 3 1       2   18
9 BOBROV, VYACHESLAV DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
10 BUTS, ANTON 4:05 1     1/2   1 1     1 1   1 1 1
11 BAIDA, BOGDAN 4:25               2   1         1
13 PODORVANNYY, YEVGENIY 23:25 15   5/7     3 3           3 2 15
15 DANIELS, ERIK 38:15 26 2/6 6/9 4/6 1 8 9   1 3     4 4 24
21 RIZVIC, HASAN 35:55 18 7/12   4/7 1 3 4 1   3 2 1 4 7 16
31 HOUSE, FRED 28:15   0/1 0/3     3 3 8 2 5 2   3 2 5
Team             1 1     1          
Totals 200:00 82 11/24 16/29 12/19 5 23 28 18 4 17 5 1 20 19 85
45.8% 55.2% 63.2%
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Head Coaches

OMEROGLU, SINAN
Galatasaray Cafe Crown
"We make a good start to the Eurocup. We fought a lot and we made the right choices on offense."
ZAVALIN, SERGIY
BC Azovmash
"We made all the mistakes possible. We lost on rebounds, and we lost playing one-on-one. Especially, Simas and Radoslav played great . But, on the other hand, we couldn’t use 10 players so it affected our game especially in the final quarter."

Players

TOPALOGLU, CANER
Galatasaray Cafe Crown
"We all concentrated very well on this game. We played though defense and were very good at rebounding."
BUKER, EVREN
Galatasaray Cafe Crown
"We all needed this win. Now we can motivate ourselves to play better in the Turkish league. It was a really competitive game . We played well on defence in the critical moments."
SKUTYELNIK, OLEKSANDR
BC Azovmash
"We played with just 6 players which was important in the final quarter, but next week against Alba we will prepare better."
HOUSE, FRED
BC Azovmash
"I believe we will play better next week. It was a competitive and good game, but we make too many mistakes."
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