Basketball
Labaceda: “We are not a Euroleague team, but we have their ambitions”
Xavi LabacedaVice Captain Cerne Bilbao Basketball With Tomeu Rigo, despite “not a Euroleague team” “Same Aspiration” The strongest team and the intention to “win every game”, especially the home team.
“It’s not the name that plays. We have seen small teams exceed expectations. that is our intention. We have to defend home and make sure, like last year, Mirivira is our base,” the Catalan said before his first training session as ‘The Man in Black’. emphasized on
Labaceda reveals Bilbao Basket were the first clubs interested in signing him, with coach Jaume Ponsarnau expressing interest in him being an ‘important piece’ Along with the conversation, I encouraged him to accept the club’s offer Basque.
“I had one year left on my contract with Burgos, but the situation was not what I expected. Due to the relegation, the club was unable to sign an LEB contract, they had other plans and I wanted to remain with the ACB,” explained the international forward.
“It’s been a long summer and it was nice to have a refreshing coconut.” And I’m starting this new project with great enthusiasm,” he said, before revealing that he “does a lot of other things well” but isn’t a “team scorer.” At age 400, he has played more than 400 games in the ACB and can contribute “experience and seniority” to the group.
On his position as co-captain despite being a newcomer to Bilbao, Labaseda said, “Let’s ‘learn’ and ‘help’ from Rigo, the ‘man in black’ who has a lot of experience playing for Milivilla. I will,” he commented. “Exciting but difficult” season, to be a good team from the beginning.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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In the first match after Sekulic’s suspension, Zenit beat MBA-MAI in the VTB United League
Zenit from St. Petersburg beat Moscow MBA-MAI in the regular championship match of the VTB United League.
The meeting in Moscow ended with a score of 99:83 (24:25, 23:23, 26:21, 26:14) in favor of the guests. For Zenit, Luka Shamanic scored 22 points, and Trent Fraser made a double-double of 17 points and 14 assists. Pavel Savkov has 24 points at MBA-MAI.
On Tuesday, Alexander Sekulic was suspended from his duties as head coach of Zenit. The team’s preparation for the match against MBA-MAI took place under the leadership of Maxim Uchaikin, who became the temporary head coach.
Zenit is in fourth place in the standings, MBA is in sixth place.
Watch live broadcasts of VTB United League matches on the television channels of the Match holding company, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
VTB United League. Regular season
“MBA-MAI” (Moscow) – “Zenith” (St. Petersburg) – 83:99 (25:24, 23:23, 21:26, 14:26)
Source: Sportbox
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Kazan UNICS beat Samara in the VTB United League regular season match.
The meeting in Samara ended with the guests winning with a score of 93:73 (20:26, 27:13, 24:17, 22:17).
For UNICS, Jalen Reynolds scored a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Alexey Shved has 12 points and six assists. For Samara, the most productive was Evgeniy Minchenko, who scored 20 points.
UNICS won the 20th match of the season and took first place, but CSKA has a game in hand. Samara (1–21) remains in last, 11th place.
Watch live broadcasts of VTB United League matches on the television channels of the Match holding company, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
VTB United League. Regular season
“Samara” (Samara) – “UNICS” (Kazan) – 73:93 (26:20, 13:27, 17:24, 17:22)
Source: Sportbox
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The Executive Committee of the Ukrainian Basketball Federation has approved the head coaches of the Ukrainian women’s youth teams for 2026.
The following names were appointed as head coaches of the young women’s teams:
Ukraine national team U-16 – Larisa Eshchenko
Ukraine national team U-18 – Ganna Shlikova
Ukraine national team U-20 – Evgeniy Murzin
Oksana Kirsanova-Staron was appointed head coach of the U-15 national team (girls born in 2011 and younger).
Ukraine U-20 women’s national team
Head Coach – Evgeny Murzin
Ukraine U-20 young women’s team will compete in the European Championship in Group B, which will be held in Samokov (Bulgaria) between 4-12 July.
Evgeniy Murzin is currently the president of the Ukrainian national women’s team.
He started his coaching career in the early 2000s, working for leading clubs in Ukraine and repeatedly leading men’s and women’s teams at national level. At the Men’s EuroBasket 2017, the Ukrainian national team led by Evgeniy Murzin reached the 1/8 finals.
Since 2021 she has been a member of the headquarters of the Ukrainian women’s national team and since 2023 she has been the head coach. He led the U-20 youth team (2022, 2025), U-18 youth team (2024) and U-16 star team (2023).
Achievements as a coach: Super League silver (2019), Super League bronze (2011), Ukrainian Cup finalist (2013).
Ukraine U-18 women’s national team
Head Coach – Ganna Shlikova
Ukrainian junior women’s team U-18 will play in the European Championship in Group B between 31 July and 9 August. The tournament will take place in Ploiesti or Tulcea (Romania).
Ganna Shlikova is the head coach of Khmelnitsky Youth Sports School No. 1, where she won the First League in the 2020/2021 season. 3 and is a teacher in the basketball department of BC “Khmelnitsky”. Currently the club plays in the First League of the Ukrainian Championship, where it is one of the leaders of the championship.
Shlikova has been on the coaching staff of the Ukrainian women’s youth teams (U-18 and U-20) since 2023 and joined the coaching staff of the Ukrainian national team in November 2025.
Ukraine U-16 women’s national team
Head Coach – Larisa Eshchenko
Ukraine U-16 women’s star team will organize the European Championship in Group B between 13-22 August. The location of the tournament will be determined later.
Larisa Eshchenko is an experienced coach with many years of experience in youth basketball. He worked with Irina Nagornaya in youth teams for many years.
Last year Larisa Eshchenko reached the EYBL Super Final with girls in this age group. He is also the current VYBL champion among girls born in 2010 as the head coach of the capital’s Youth Sports School-3-Baghira.
Source: Sport UA
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