2010 Centrobasket, Third place: CUBA - PANAMA 74-75
Panama grabbed the Bronze in Santo Domingo thanks to 74-75 thriller win against Cuba. With this victory Panama secured a spot for the Pan-American Games in Mexico next summer. Both teams booked a ticket for the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship (Pre-Olympic). Jose Lloreda (201-F/C-80, college: LSU) shined for Panama in this game with double-double of 24 points and 12 rebounds. He was the MVP with valuation 22. Joel Munoz (179-G-80) secured a nice help with 18 points, while Leonardo Pomare (203-F-86, college: San Diego) added 10 points and 11 boards. In Cuba, Orestes Torres (202-C-87) collected 16 points, 7 boards and 6 assists. Andy Boffil (192-G/F-82) had 15 and Allen Jemmott (195-G/F-80) scored 11 pts. Panama opened the game better. Jose Lloreda and his teammates dominated in the first ten minutes for 17-23 lead. Cuba drastically improved after that and limited Panamanians to just 12 points in Q2. On the other side, Cubans scored 19 for 36-35 turn at the half time. Panama replied after the breather and quickly grabbed back the lead. After 19-25 in third period Panama was 5 points up and there was ten minutes left in the game. Last quarter belonged to Cuba (19-15), but that was not enough. Panama was more concentrated in the finish to grab 74-75 victory and the Bronze in Santo Domingo.
Player of the Year: Eddy Hechevarria (193-F/G-86) of Santiago
Guard of the Year: William Granda (189-SG-85) of Ciego de Avila
Forward of the Year: Yordanis Jaca (195-PF-83) of Camaguey
Center of the Year: Joan Luis Haiti (200-C-82) of Ciego de Avila
Defensive Player of the Year: Rogelis Ochoa (197-F-93) of Santiago
Play-Offs MVP: William Granda (189-SG-85) of Ciego de Avila
Coach of the Year: [read more]
Latinbasket.com All-Cuban LSB 1st Team
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Player of the Year:Eddy Hechevarria (193-F/G-86) of Santiago Guard of the Year:William Granda (189-SG-85) of Ciego de Avila Forward of the Year:Yordanis Jaca (195-PF-83) of Camaguey Center of the Year:Joan Luis Haiti (200-C-82) of Ciego de Avila Defensive Player of the Year:Rogelis Ochoa (197-F-93) of Santiago Play-Offs MVP:William Granda (189-SG-85) of Ciego de Avila Coach of the Year:Yoanis Zaldivar of Ciego de Avila
Ciego de Avila - Capitalinos 66:60
Ciego de Avila repeated as the LSB champions. They handed Capitalinos the fourth straight defeat in the series and got away with the trophy. William Granda (189-SG-85) led the winners with 23 points in a 66:60 victory in the decisive fifth game of the series.
Ciego de Avila and Capitalinos stayed close throughout the first quarter. The defending champions eked out a 14:13 lead after the starting quarter. They boosted the gap in the second quarter [read more]
Ciego de Avila - Capitalinos 66:60
Ciego de Avila repeated as the LSB champions. They handed Capitalinos the fourth straight defeat in the series and got away with the trophy. William Granda (189-SG-85) led the winners with 23 points in a 66:60 victory in the decisive fifth game of the series. Ciego de Avila and Capitalinos stayed close throughout the first quarter. The defending champions eked out a 14:13 lead after the starting quarter. They boosted the gap in the second quarter. Ciego de Avila recorded a 38:27 halftime lead. However Capitalinos turned things around in the third quarter. They went on a 20:11 rally to erase the deficit. But William Granda helped Ciego de Avila make a decisive 19:13 push in the fourth quarter as they sealed the win. Yasser Rodriguez (187-PG-88) accounted for 11 points, while Joan Luis Haiti (200-C-82) added 10 points for the champions. Lisvan Valdez (195-G/F-88) answered with game-high 26 points for Capitalinos. Eliezer Lima (202-C/F-75) and Arlen Alorda (198-F/C-86) had 8 points each in the loss.
Ciego de Avila step away from the title - Feb 27, 2013
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Ciego de Avila are close to defending their LSB title. They celebrated the third straight victory in the championship series against Capitalinos. Ciego de Avila are now looking forward to closing out the series on Thursday.
The defending champions earned a tough 78:74 overtime victory on Tuesday to gain 3-1 lead. The teams were tied at 67 at the end of regulation. However Ciego de Avila went on an 11:7 rally in the extra period to seal the winning outcome [read more]
Ciego de Avila are close to defending their LSB title. They celebrated the third straight victory in the championship series against Capitalinos. Ciego de Avila are now looking forward to closing out the series on Thursday. The defending champions earned a tough 78:74 overtime victory on Tuesday to gain 3-1 lead. The teams were tied at 67 at the end of regulation. However Ciego de Avila went on an 11:7 rally in the extra period to seal the winning outcome. Yasser Rodriguez (187-PG-88) stepped up with 21 points to pace the winners. Joan Luis Haiti (200-C-82) added 19 points, while William Granda (189-SG-85) had 13 points for Ciego de Avila. William Valdes (192-F-93) answered with game-high 28 points for Capitalinos. Eliezer Lima (202-C/F-75) notched 15 points in the losing effort.
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