| February 21 |
Head coach comments on the game in Min.Vody |
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Sergei Belov:
"In my opinion the reason why we lost is that our opponents appeared to be psychologically stronger. To get into the group of four they are to win all the games remained and it mobilized Lokomotiv. As for us we lacked good offense this time. I'd criticized our defense in previous games, but now it is Pacesas to be blamed as he has not organised attacks of Ural Great the way it was before. And our play in defense against Ivanov was very bad, we let him have 21 points and 7 assists." |
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| February 21 |
Higgins is out for about a week |
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Having been unable to show himself in Ural Great yet Sean Higgins got into the list of injured for about a week after the last game against Lokomotiv. |
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| February 15 |
One more scorer? |
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At today practice few people who came to watch and witnessed "white" Ural Great playing against "blue" Ural Great managed to get acquainted with Sean Higgins. American player proved himself to be a great scorer, he did not miss at all in the first half getting 15 points and his total result was also the best in the "white" team ( 27 points).
Another rookie Igor Molchanov was "blue". We remember him as he played against us in Korac Cup. Igor is not in good shape yet because of the back injury got in his previous team, anyway he's been the best in rebounds. Mikhail Dmitriev staying in Perm these days has been dressed in blue too, but he has not participated long as usual :-)
"White" Ural Great has won - 113:106 |
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| February 14 |
Practically 100% we are in TOP4 |
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Because of wins of East teams in Group A we are most probable in play-offs. Not to get in Group G is practically impossible. But we should not relax as we will need points gained in the remaining games at the next stage... |
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| February 4 |
Changes in the team roster |
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Igor Molchanov (205 cm, 105 kg, DOB 1969, previous club CSCA-Ukrtatnafta) is invited to Perm and may participate in the game against Samara. He is not the only newcomer in Ural Great, there are also two American forwards (position 3/4), the best scorer in Holland last season (21,5 ppg) Donnell Thomas (196 cm, 95 kg, DOB 1968, Den Helder) and Sean Higgins (205 cm, 103 kg, DOB 1968, Vancouver Grizzlies), who played for San Antonio Spurs, Orlando Magic, Golden State Warriors, New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers. Photo: Donnell Thomas |
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| January 27 |
From Russia with love... |
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Family problems made Otis Winston leave Ural Great. And our forward is not supposed to be back...
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| January 23 |
Chadov and Dmitriev have left to play in Izhevsk... |
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Two more Ural Great players - Alexander Chadov and Mikhail Dmitriev - are "rented" by Kupol University (Izhevsk). They joined their former teammate Vladislav Chupeev. |
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| January 23 |
Mayor's Cup- 2000: Schedule & Results |
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Participants: National Junior teams (D.O.B. 1982 and younger) and Ural Great Junior.
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TEAM |
GP |
W |
L |
ODT |
PT |
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Lithuania |
4 |
4 |
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369-243 |
8 |
100 |
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Russia |
4 |
3 |
1 |
348-257 |
7 |
75 |
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Estonia |
4 |
2 |
2 |
240-258 |
6 |
50 |
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Ural Great Junior |
4 |
1 |
3 |
270-343 |
5 |
25 |
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I.R.Iran |
4 |
- |
4 |
255-381 |
4 |
0 |
January 20:
Estonia vs I.R.Iran - 79:59 (35:29)
Ural Great Junior vs Russia - 58:105 (31:51)
January 21:
Lithuania vs Estonia - 84:41 (41:22)
Russia vs I.R.Iran - 115:64 (60:34)
Ural Great Junior vs Estonia - 68:76 (23:37)
Lithuania vs I.R.Iran - 94:70 (46:32)
January 22:
Ural Great Junior vs Lithuania - 51:100 (24:50)
Russia vs Estonia - 47:44 (28:26)
January 23:
Russia vs Lithuania - 81:91 (43:43)
Ural Great Junior vs I.R.Iran - 93:62 (39:33)
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| January 19 |
Samara vs Ural Great |
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It was a hard game and a hard victory of our team yesterday in Samara. Though the difference during the game reached up to 15 points and we caught 30 rebounds more than opponents, the host team using heavy pressing managed to make the difference less. But that was all they could do... Ural Great had its first win in Group A - 57:65. |
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| January 12 |
Prikamje Christmas Cup -99 |
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| January 5 |
Group A: Schedule |
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We have got the Schedule of the second stage of the regular Championship. Ural Great plans to play all home games in Molot Sport Hall, though it is possible Molot Prikamje Hockey Club might have play-off games at the same time in February and they will occupy the largest basketball arena in Russia... |
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| January 5 |
Our player in Top Five |
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Sergei Chikalkin from Ural Great is included in Top Five of Sport Express. Congratulations! |
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| January 5 |
Ural Great 2000: changes in the roster |
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On January 3 Ural Great players except some foreign ones coming back later started practices.
There is no Dragan Smiljanic in the team roster any more, his long decrease in play was the reason why Club Administration let him go back home. |
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| December 22 |
Kredo University vs Ural Great |
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Sudden lost game against Kredo University - it was our last game in the East Division. According to Valdemaras Chomicius it was mostly because of a lot of mistakes in defense. In the second half defense got better, but shots did not reach the basket...
Alexei Pegushin did not play because of knee injury.
Anyway this result does not take us down from the 1st position in the Division...
Sergei Kushchenko:
"It is completely the fault of coaches and leading players. Only Sergei Chikalkin played quite well..." |
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| December 17 |
Roy Tarpley - touring round Urals... |
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We suggest you to look at our Photo Report on Roy Tarpley first tour round Urals (Nizhniy Tagil - Yekaterinburg).
Photos made by Alexei Ivanov (Sport Express). |
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| December 17 |
Evgeny Chizhov's injury |
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At yesterday evening practice Ural Great forward Evgeny Chizhov got bad injury of his knee. He has gone to Moscow with the first morning flight. |
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| December 14 |
Top Five of the Week |
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Sport Express included Ural Great center Alexander Bashminov in its Top Five basketball players of the week.Congatulations! :-) |
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| December 7 |
Player of the Week - Sergei Chikalkin |
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Sergei Chikalkin is Player of the Week according to Sport Express. Congratulations! |
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| December 7 |
Roy Tarpley: I haven't seen snow on Christmas for a long time. |
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After post-game press-conference there was a meeting of two Perm Americans with journalists. Interview of Otis Winston and Roy Tarpley is here...
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| November 23 |
Team - changes are coming... |
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At today meeting some changes in the team roster have been announced.The main news is signed contract with another American player Otis Winston (26 y.o, 200 cm, 90 kg, 1993-97 - Ohio State University, 1998 - USBL, Cagerz). Roy Tarpley is supposed to arrive at Perm at the end of the week. As for Ukranian foreign player Konstantin Tarasenko, coaching staff thinks he should still work at his physical. Up to now out of court is Alexander Rybalko, waiting for the second operation. Though Andrei Sheiko has already joined the team at practices, Sergei Belov believes they should not force the situation and rely upon Andrei only in the second round of the Championship. We are expecting to lose some players, Chizhov and Chadov are getting ready to leave for one of the Superleague clubs. Perhaps some other players will follow them... |
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| Nov. 12 |
Montana State University
Fighting Bobcats NCAA Big Sky
86:99 (41:51) +13 |
| Nov. 13 |
University of Wyoming
Cowboys NCAA WAC
105:69 (62:32) -36 |
| Nov. 15 |
University of Minnesota
Golden Gophers NCAA Big 10
84:69 (39:34) -15 |
| Nov. 16 |
Southwest Missouri State University
Bears NCAA MVC
74:65 (43:22) -9 |
| Nov. 17 |
University of Nebraska
Cornhuskers NCAA Big 12
98:102 (34:42) +4 |
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| November 10 |
Tarpley is arriving soon :-) |
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According to our information from Poland Roy Tarpley impressed coaching staff of Ural Great. That means very soon Perm will be able to watch basketball player of NBA level just here in the city. Meantime Ural Great Administration is negotiating the contract with Trapley's agents... |
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| November 5 |
Coming Xmas Cup |
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Because of the tense schedule of most of the teams Xmas Cup is to take place on December 25-26. Participants
are likely to be Ural Great, CSKA (Moscow), Russian Club Select team (composed of players who can really play for the Russian National team). Concerning foreign teams the situation is not clear yet, there might be variants... |
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| November 5 |
New faces (just look!!!) |
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Ural Great continues its transfer activity.
Playmaker Jeffrey Rogers, favourite of Perm spectators, is going to join the team in US tour (Letter of Clearance appeared to be mistake of Russian Basketball Federation).
Center Konstantin Tarasenko (29 y.o, 212 cm, 106 kg), playing for Stary Sobol last season, who came for try-out to Kazan is signed to the end of the season.
Though the most intriguing person is coming for try-out to Poland. It is former Dallas Maverics center Roy Tarpley (208 cm, born in 1964), who recently played for his personal reasons for Greek Aris, Olympiakos and Esperos.
While Willie Ladson failed to make an impression at our coaches completely... |
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Today the same flight with the team comes a new player. Hot position of Center is going to take black American Willie Ladson (29 y.o., 210 cm, 111 kg). He is signed with a month try-out. His agent introduces him as great leaper, rebounder and shot-blocker, playing very well with his back to the basket, great athlete finishing with a strong dunk.
Fragments from his basketball career:
1997-98: Argentina, Universidad De Buenos Aires
(averaged: 17 points and 8 rebounds)
1998: China, American Storm
(averaged: 21 points and 10 rebounds)
At the moment Club Administration is doing everything possible to let Ladson play the game already on October 24. Though he cannot participate in Preliminary Round of Korac Cup, as all changes in the list of players are allowed only from November 18 to Decmber 5.
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| October 19 |
News from Moscow |
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As we have been just told, Alexander Rybalko and Andrei Sheiko have been operated today in Burdenko hospital. According to our information both operations were performed without any problems.
The second news we got inofficially, it concerns Russian National basketball team. Victor Kukharenko is appointed its coach, and Vladimir Tsinman - assistant coach. |
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| October 4 |
September Top Five |
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Ural Great forward Dragan Smiljanic is in September Top Five according to Sport Express. Congratulations!:-) |
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| October 1 |
News from Krasnoyarsk... |
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Perm players won the game against Yenisey 67:91.
Ural Great: Chikalkin (29 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists), Smiljanic (19 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 assists), Chadov (12).
Yenisey: Shishlov (13), Belyaev (12), Slobodchikov (10), Gulyaev (10). |
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