Latinbasket.com All-Venezuelan LPB 2008 Awards
Barquisimeto, Venezuela.- Latinbasket.com and its Venezuelan section proudly presents the All-Venezuelan LPB Award winners after the completion of the 2008 season. Player of the Year - Hernan Salcedo (198-F-80) of Gaiteros del Zulia Guard of the Year - Ruben Nembhard (191-G-72) of Gaiteros de Zulia Forward of the Year - Hernan Salcedo of Gaiteros del Zulia Center of the Year - Marcus Fleming (204-F-78) of Guaiqueries de Margarita Newcomer of the Year - Heissler Guillent (191-G-86) of Guaros de Lara Most Improved Player of the Year - Luis Bethelmi (200-C-86) of Cocodrilos de Caracas Import Player of the Year - Marcus Fleming of Guaiqueries de Margarita Domestic Player of the Year - Hernan Salcedo of Gaiteros del Zulia Defensive Player of the Year - Hernan Salcedo of Gaiteros del Zulia Coach of the Year - Guillermo Narvarte of Trotamundos de Carabobo 1st Team Ruben Nembhard of Gaiteros de Zulia Jose Vargas (196-G/F-82) of Trotamundos de Carabobo Rogers Washington (202-F-77) of Guaiqueries de Margarita Hernan Salcedo of Gaiteros del Zulia Marcus Fleming of Guaiqueries de Margarita 2nd Team Carl Krauser (188-G-81) of Gigantes de Guayana Rafael Guevara (194-F-79) of Marinos de Anzoategui Kenya Capers (194-F-73) of Gatos de Monagas Axiers Sucre (198-F-78) of Marinos de Anzoategui Duke Freeman-McKamey (208-F-80) of Gatos de Monagas All-Domestic Players Team Heissler Guillent of Guaros de Lara Jose Vargas of Trotamundos de Carabobo Eduardo Torres (195-F-81) of Panteras de Miranda Hernan Salcedo of Gaiteros del Zulia Miguel Angel Marriaga (207-C-84) of Gaiteros del Zulia All-Imports Team Ruben Nembhard of Gaiteros de Zulia Leandro Garcia Morales (186-G-80) of Cocodrilos de Caracas Rogers Washington of Guaiqueries de Margarita Alejandro Flores (203-F-81) of Gatos de Monagas Marcus Fleming of Guaiqueries de Margarita All-Defensive Team Ernesto Mijares (190-G-76) of Gatos de Monagas Johnell Smith (186-G-80) of Deportivo Tachira Martin Osimani (194-G-81) of Trotamundos de Carabobo Hernan Salcedo of Gaiteros del Zulia Miguel Angel Marriaga of Gaiteros del Zulia All-Newcomers Team Heissler Guillent of Guaros de Lara Deivis Aranguren (192-F-85) of Gigantes de Guayana Windy Graterol (204-C-86) of Panteras de Miranda Luis Fernando Hurtado (204-F-86) of Trotamundos de Carabobo Jose Bravo of Gaiteros del Zulia LPB 2008 Finals - Game 6: Cocodrilos de Caracas, new champions of Venezuela Barquisimeto, Venezuela.- Cocodrilos de Caracas defeated Gaiteros del Zulia, 111-83, in Game 6 of Liga Profesional de Baloncesto's 2008 Finals at Naciones Unidas Park of Caracas, to earn the fourth crown in the history of the capital city and its third as an organization. They had also won it in 1974 as Ahorristas de Caracas and then did so as Cocodrilos in 1992 and 2000. For coach Nestor Salazar it is his first championship after seven previous attempts in this kind of series. He had coached Panteras de Miranda back in 1987 and 2002, then Trotamundos de Carabobo in 1992, Guaros de Lara in 2005 and 2006 and Cocodrilos de Caracas in 2007 without being able to become the national champion. 'The work that we had performed during the whole season has paid off. The players deserve this championship title and this was a great victory for us', said Salazar. In 16 seasons, Salazar has a record of 318 victories and 248 defeats in the regular season. However, he has a 16-26 record in Finals. 'It's always good to get your personal revenges. This was a mental triumph more than a technical or strategic triumph', he added. Meanwhile, captain Victor David Diaz (195-F-68) earned his second LPB title after the one he won back in 1995 with Panteras de Miranda. 'This is a moment of happiness and the trophy comes from all the work we had been doing since last January', said Diaz. It was also the second LPB title for Henry Paez (184-G-70), who was the only still standing member of the 2000 version of Cocodrilos, who also defeated Gaiteros back then, though they did so in seven games that other time. Martinez, MVP Dominican center Jack Michael Martinez (203-F/C-81) was named Most Valuable Player of the LPB 2008 Finals after averaging 19 points and 12 rebounds per match in six outings and performing for 23 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the last match of the season. LPB 2008 FINALS COCODRILOS DE CARACAS 119 - GAITEROS DEL ZULIA 101 Belisario Aponte Gymnasium - Maracaibo, Zulia (Cocodrilos won the Finals 4-2) Quarter by quarter COC: 28-28-27-28= 111 GAI: 24-18-24-17= 83 Scorers GAI: Hernan Salcedo (198-F-80) 27 points, Christopher Jeffries (199-F-80) 19 points, Ruben Nembhard (191-G-72) 16 points, Askia Jones (196-G-71) 11 points, Miguel Angel Marriaga (207-C-84) 8 points, Felipe Lopez (197-G/F-74) 5 points, Luis Julio (199-F-80) 4 points, Pedro Cubillan (187-G-82) 3 points, Jean Carlos Espinoza (190-G/F-74) 0 points, Jorge Leon (186-G-79) 0 points, Jose Bravo 0 points, Omar Walcott (202-C-66) 0 points COC: Jack Michael Martinez (203-F/C-81) 23 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, Victor David Diaz (195-F-68) 16 points, Kevin Freeman (201-F-78) 14 points, Henry Paez (184-G-70) 13 points, Edgar Moreno (191-G-81) 12 points, Jesus Centeno (190-G-85) 12 points, Juan Herrera (197-F-81) 11 points, Luis Bethelmi (200-C-86) 10 points, Kevin Palacios (203-F/C-84) 0 points, Kenji Urdaneta (188-G-85) 0 points, Rosmel Blanco (205-C-76) 0 points, Vladimir Saavedra (200-F-77) 0 points Venezuela All-star Game Everything is ready for the 31st Venezuela's All-stars Basketball game. The All-stars game will be held in the Bolivarian Dome of Barquisimeto on May 18, 2008. The head coach for the local stars is, Nelson 'Kako' Solorzano (Gigantes de Guayana, 6 wins / 23 defeat), and for the foreign stars, the head coach is the Argentinean Guillermo Navarte (Trotamundos de Carabobo, 25 wins and 5 defeat). Local roster: 1 Carlos Cedeno (193-G/F-85, college: Frank Phillips JC), 2 Ernesto Mijares (190-G-76, college: Mc Clennan CC), 3 Jose Vargas (196-G/F-82),4 Rafael Guevara (194-F-79), 5 Eduardo Torres (195-F-81), 6 Heissler Guillent, 7 Luis Bethelmi (200-C-86), 8 Victor David Diaz (195-F-68, college: Houston), 9 Hernan Salcedo (198-F-80), 10 Tomas Aguilera (198-F-77), 11 Axiers Sucre (198-F-78), 12 Miguel Angel Marriaga (207-C-84) Foreign roster: 1 Alejandro Flores (203-F-81,college: E.Oklahoma St. JC) 2 Marlon Dumont (206-F-77, college: TCU), 3 Scooter McFadgon (198-G-82,college: Tennessee), 4 Kevin Freeman (201-F-78, college: Connecticut), 5 Evan Brock (204-F-84,college:Alabama) 6 Lawrence Wallace, 7 Marcus Fleming (204-F-78, college: Alcorn St.), 8 Kevin Sowell (190-G-81) 9 Kenya Capers (194-F-73, college: Houston), 10 Ruben Nembhard (191-G-72,college: Weber St.), 11 Carl Krauser (188-G-81, college: Pittsburgh) Barquisimeto is the Musician city of Venezuela, and now became the Milky Way. |
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