Latinbasket.com All-Uruguay LUB Awards 2007
Player of the Year:Lee Benson (208-F/C-73) of Malvin Guard of the Year:Fernando Martinez (175-G-79) of Malvin Forward of the Year:Emilio Taboada (193-F-82) of Malvin Center of the Year:Lee Benson of Malvin Newcomer of the Year:Federico Haller (198-F-88) of Goes Most Improved Player of the Year:Federico Haller Import Player of the Year:Lee Benson of Malvin Domestic Player of the Year:Fernando Martinez Defensive Player of the Year:Luis Silveira (190-G/F-71) of Atletico Bigua Coach of the Year: Miguel Volcan
Malvin is the new league champion
Malvin won their first Uruguayan League after beating Bigua 85-84 to
take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-five championship final sere. The game
was suspended with one second remaining when the referees left trhe
court, followed by a dozen of policemen to protect them from the Bigua
players and fans. Bigua was claiming for a personal foul to his guard
Martin Osimani (190-G-81, college:
Duquesne), but the referees said the player lost the ball and gave
it to Malvin. It was the first championship for Malvin, a team founded
69 years ago.
Emilio Taboada (190-F-82) tied the game 75-75 after he netted a 2
point shot followed by thw free throws. During the over time Taboada
added fou free shots in the last 30 seconds for Malvin. The best scorer
for the new champion was
Fernando Martinez (170-G-79) with 24 points while
Lee Benson (208-F/C-73, agency:
Paris Global Sports, college:
Brown Mackie) scored 18 and grabbed 10 rebounds and
Kim Adams (203-F/C-82, college:
Arkansas St.), recovering from an injured leg during a car accident,
scored 6 and grabbed 12 rebounds. For Bigua Osimani scored 31 points and
the foreign player
Jeff McMillan (203-F-80, college:
USC)
added 6 points and grabbed 14 rebounds.
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