Eliminations Standings
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Atenas won Liga Sudamericana 2004
Rogerio
Klafke (Photo: FIBA) forced a final game in Liga
Sudamericana 2004.
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Atenas
de Cordoba crowned Liga Sudamericana 2004 champions: - Apr 21, 2004 - by
Luis Angel Modestti
Atenas de Cordoba won their third Liga Sudamericana
Championship by the final of 79-76 in Brazil thanks to a heroic effort
by
Hector Campana (185-G-64) and
the rest of the team who never gave up.
The Argentinean team
also won championships in the 1997 and 1998 editions. Their third
championship was won in Homero Santos Palace in Uberlandia with final
quarter scores of 19-19, 46-40, 68-60 and 79-76.
Atenas won the final
series 3-2(83-82, 85-86, 97-90, 104-113 and 79-76).
Atenas had a 46-40
lead in halftime.
The fourth quarter was
full of mistakes by both teams, but Uberlandia took advantage of the
offensive struggle by Atenas and closed the score with 4 minutes left in
the final period. At that point, Atenas only scored two points.
A two pointer by
Valtinho from Uberlandia got them a one point lead, with one minute left
in the game (76-75).
Hector Campana (185-G-64)
returned to the game in heroic fashion, hitting a two pointer for Atenas
who regained the lead.
Tony Harris turned the ball over and
Hector Campana (185-G-64) got
the ball, was fouled and sank the two free throws to seal the deal for
the champions.
Summary:
Uberlandia (76): Valtinho 12, Harris 20, Rogerio 6,
Brasilia 10 y Estevam 8 (FI); Janjao 7, Wanderson 10, Helinho 3,
Cambraia 0 y¡ Juliano 0. DT: Helio Rubens.
Atenas (79): Sucatzky 15, Pittman 14 (x), Campana 18,
Alexander 16 y Osella 8 (FI); Funes 6, Reinick 2, Moya 0 y Figueroa 0.
DT: Mario Milanesio.
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Fifth
and Final Game in Uberlandia: - Apr 18, 2004
- by Luis Angel Modestti
Game three was won by Atenas by the final of 97-90 thanks to 33 points
by Josh Pittman (197-F-76, college:
NC-Asheville). They were one game away from winning the title at
their home court but they lost game four by the final of 113-104 led by
Rogerio Klafke (200-F-71, agency:
Interperformances) who scored 26 points in the game and forced the
fifth game of Liga Sudamericana 2004.
Game five will be next Tuesday at Uberlandia, the winner will be the new
champion of this prestigious tournament who determines the best team in
South America.
Liga
Sudamericana Finals: - Apr 11, 2004 -
by Luis Angel Modestti
Atenas de Cordoba and Unit Uberlandia are in the 2004 Liga Sudamericana
finals who is already tied at one game a piece in a best of five game
series.
Games three and four will be played Tuesday and Wednesday in Atenas
because Uberlandia has home field advantage (goal average).
The first two games of the finals were decided by one point each. Atenas
won the first one by the final of 83-82 and Uberlandia won the second
game 86-85.
This is one of the most balanced series in the history of this
tournament, both teams are very similar on both ends of the floor
offensively and defensively.
Atenas is leaded by
Facundo Sucatzky (176-G-72, agent:
Prunes Carlos) and Uberlandia by veteran
Tony Harris (191-G-70, college:
New Orleans) who was not a factor in game one of the series.
How did both teams got here?
Uberlandia defeated two time champion Libertad Sunchales in three games
and Atenas defeated Boca Juniors in the same number of games.
Past champions:
1996: Olimpia (Argentina)
1997: Atenas de Cordoba (Argentina)
1998: Atenas de Cordoba (Argentina)
1999: Vasco Da Gama (Brasil)
2000: Vasco Da Gama (Brasil)
2001: Estudiantes Olivarria (Argentina)
2002:
Libertad Sunchales (Argentina)
2003: was not
played
Atenas
(ARG) eliminated Marinos (VEN) 93-79 - Mar 11, 2004
- by Francisco Vega
Atenas de Cordoba (ARG) recovered from a bad first half to defeat
Marinos de Oriente (VEN) 93-79 in Game 3 of Liga Sudamericana's Quarter
Finals, in a game played at "Carlos Cerruti" Gymnasium of Cordoba. The
victory allowed the locals to qualify for the Semi-Finals, where they'll
face their compatriots, Boca Juniors.
Marinos dominated the first two halfs based on a collective strategy,
trying to handle the ball carefully and doing a better selection of the
shots. The eastern coast team, however, was not always in front on the
scoreaboard, which showed the irregular performance of its offensive,
specially when it came to three-long shots.
The third quarter was a fight between the two teams, but Atenas
prevalied. The last quarter was definitory for the locals, who gained an
advantage that Marinos wasn't able to come back from. Once again,
Oriente was not accurate from the distance and gave away too many
offensive opportunities.
Facundo Sucatzky (176-G-72, agent:
Prunes Carlos) was the main player of Atenas in this match,
considered as the most harming for Venezuela's players.
Atenas
crushed Marinos 91-67 and tied series 1-1 - Mar 10, 2004
- by Francisco Vega
Atenas de Cordoba (Argentina) bounced back from a humilliating defeat in
Game 1 against Marinos de Oriente (Venezuela) and defeated them 91-67 at
"Carlos Cerruti" Gymnasium of Cordoba, Argentina, on Game 2 of the Liga
Sudamericana's Quarter Finals.
The locals had such a difference that they only used
Diego Osella (207-F/C-69) for 9 minutes of the match, taking care of him
so he can be used tonight on Game 3. The visitors only scored 23% of
their long distance shots, a huge difference from the first match, when
they were more accurate (67%).
The winner of this series will play against the winner of the series
Riberao Preto (Brasil) vs Boca Juniors (Argentina), which is also tied
1-1.
Marinos
departed to Argentina - Mar 8, 2004 -
by Francisco Vega
Marinos de Oriente traveled to Argentina this Sunday to play two games
against Atenas de Cordoba and win at least one, so they can advance to
the semifinals of the VII edition of Liga Sudamericana.
The eastern coast team took a flight from twin city Barcelona, placed
alongside Puerto La Cruz in Anzoategui State. The flight arrived to
Caracas and then they made the connection with the international flight
towards Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Head coach
Jorge Arrieta prepared tough training sessions during the last week
and the following are the 11 players who made the trip to Argentina:
Ernesto Mijares (190-G-76, college:
Mc Clennan CC)
Tomas Aguilera (197-F-77)
Kervin Bracho (200-F/C-78)
Elvis Montero (188-G-78)
Daniel Dominguez (182-G-70)
Jose Manuel Briceno (202-C-79)
Axier Sucre (200-F-79)
Lorenzo Williams (186-G)
David Cedeno (188-G-83)
Jermaine Walker (200-F-77, agent:
Fox Larry, college:
Miami, FL)
Johnny Phillips (204-F/C-79, agent:
Gramatikov Goran, college:
Texas Tech)
Marinos
working hard for Game 2 against Atenas - Mar 5, 2004
- by Francisco Vega
Marinos de Oriente (Venezuela), despites suffering a set-back in their
training plans because of Torneo Apertura's official suspension,
continues to work hard towards Game 2 against Atenas de Cordoba
(Argentina) in the quarter finals of Liga Sudamericana 2004.
The game is scheduled to be played in Cordoba, Argentina, on March 9th.
The greatest offensive references are
Jermaine Walker (200-F-77, agent:
Fox Larry, college:
Miami, FL) and
Elvis Montero (188-G-78), who were a big part of Oriente's important
victory in Game 1, 106-89 at "Luis Ramos" Gymnasium of Puerto La Cruz
last week.
Marinos
crushed Atenas (ARG) 106-81 in Game 1 - Mar 2, 2004
- by Francisco Vega
Marinos de Oriente (Venezuela) had no problems to defeat Atenas de
Cordoba (Argentina) 106-81 in Game 1 of Liga Sudamericana's Quarter
Finals. The game was played at "Luis Ramos" Gymnasium of Puerto La Cruz.
The victory allows the venezuelans to travel to Argentina with an
important advantage.
Despites loosing the first quarter 25-24, Marinos reacted mainly because
of the offensive labor headed by
Jermaine Walker (200-F-77, agent:
Fox Larry, college:
Miami, FL) and
Elvis Montero (188-G-78). Their work permitted Marinos to finish the
second quarter ahead 57-46. From then on, it was impossible for the
visitors to come back and the locals continued to extended the gap
between them.
The top scorers for Marinos were
Jermaine Walker (200-F-77, agent:
Fox Larry, college:
Miami, FL) with 27 points,
Elvis Montero (188-G-78) with 23 points and the duo of
Tomas Aguilera (197-F-77) and
Daniel Dominguez (182-G-70) with 15 points each.
For Atenas,
Josh Pittman (197-F-76, college:
NC-Asheville) scored 18 points,
Quincy Alexander (202-F-73, college:
Lamar) scored 15 points alongside
Diego Osella (207-F/C-69).
Facundo Sucatzky (176-G-72, agent:
Prunes Carlos) contributed with 12 points and
Juan Pablo Figueroa (184-G-86, agent:
Ortega Arturo) ended up with 11 points.
Uberlandia
crushed Marinos and won Group D - Feb 16, 2004
- by Francisco Vega
Uberlandia (BRA) had no problems to defeat the hosts of Group D, Marinos
de Oriente (VEN), and with the victory ended undefeated on first place
of the Group while Marinos got second place and also advanced to the
next round. The final score was 104-82 at "Luis Ramos" Gymnasium of
Puerto La Cruz.
Since the very beginning of the match things were favorable to the
brazilians, who didn't hesitate to show their powerful offensive moves
while Marinos tried to cope with their attacks. At the end of the first
quarter, Uberlandia was already ahead 30-16.
The top scorers for the brazilians were: Estevan with 14 points,
Tony Harris (191-G-70, college:
New Orleans) with 12 points and
'Brasilia' Clemente (200-C-72) with 11 points. For Marinos,
James Maye (197-F-81, college:
NC-Greensboro) scored 20 points,
Ernesto Mijares (190-G-76, college:
Mc Clennan CC) added 12 points and
Tomas Aguilera (197-F-77) finished up with 10 more.
In the other match, Paisas de Medellin (COL) defeated La Salle (ECU), to
finish on the third place of the group. Both teams were eliminated and
played to complete the calendar
