One of few European leagues played amongst teams from different countries is Balkan Basketball League, or BIBL.
Final match between Levski Lukoil and Bashkimi were played last Sunday, with Bulgarian side reaching the title after they won 83:72 against team from Kosovo. Third place belongs to another Bulgarian team Rilski Sportist, after they won 92:79 in third place match against Blokotehna from FYR Macedonia.
Aaron Walton-Moss is definately MVP of the entire competition. 27 years old Guard from Bashkimi averaged 20,7 points, 8,3 rebounds, 6,4 assists and 2,5 steals per match while shooting 45% from the field. He led the league in assists and steals, while being second in points and third in rebounds with just 185 cm (6-1 ft) height.
NCAA 3 side Cabrini graduate played in Argentina and Iceland before he arrived to Kosovo, where he is putting great numbers!
Lincoln Memorial graduate Gerel Simmons led the league in points with 25,1 per game. This 188 cm (6-2 ft) tall Guard was adding 4,0 rebounds, 4,2 assists and 1,6 per game for Ibar Rozaje. He shot with 58% efficiency from the floor and 39% for three.
Last season he played for Rilski Sportist, which was his first European job. Beside that, he played in Argentina and Uruguay.
Last season he played for Rilski Sportist, which was his first European job. Beside that, he played in Argentina and Uruguay.
Best Small Forward in the competition is Dwayne Benjamin. 201 cm (6-7 ft) tall Oregon graduate played 30 minutes per game during 13 matches, averaging 19,2 points, 6,2 rebounds, 2,1 asists, 1,8 steals and 0,5 blocks per game, while shooting 52% from the field and 78% from the free throw line. He finished as fourth in points, steals and blocks, while being tenth rebounder in BIBL.
Before arriving to Blokotehna, Benjamin played for Australian State League side Geraldton and
Bakken Bears, winning the Dannish League with them.
Travis Taylor was leading player of third placed Rilski Sportist. Strong Power Forward averaged 14,5 points, 7,3 rebounds, 1,7 assists and 0,7 steals per game. His efficiency from the floor was excellent with 69% shooting. He was BIBL's eighth scorer and fifth rebounder.
This Xavier graduate is 203 cm (6-8 ft) tall, with solid career behind him. He played for Gussing in Austria, Sopron in Hungary, Garra Canera in Mexico, Le Havre in France and Swiss side Fribourg.
Albanian National Team member Endrit Hysenagolli is completing BIBL Top 5. He is 208 cm (6-10 ft) Center from SK Tirana. With 20,0 points and 8,8 rebounds per game he was second in scoring and rebounding. His shooting was also very good, with 63% FG and 79% FT efficiency.
He spent his career playing for Albanian teams Partizani, Tirana and Kamza and Kosovar sides Bashkimi and Peja.
Photo: www.balkanleague.net
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