Latinbasket.com All-Venezuelan LPB 2010 Awards - Jul 11, 2010
Barquisimeto, Venezuela.- These are Venezuela's LPB 2010 Awards, provided by your Latinbasket.com correspondants: Player of the Year: Ruben Nembhard (191-G-72) of Gaiteros de Zulia Guard of the Year: Ruben Nembhard, of Gaiteros del Zulia Forward of the Year: Luis Bethelmy (200-C-86) of Cocodrilos de Caracas Center of the Year: Richard Lugo (209-C-73) of Trotamundos de Carabobo Newcomer of the Year: Tulio Cobos (196-F-86) of Guaiqueries de Margarita Most Improved Player of the Year: Francisco Centeno (201-G/F-85) of Gaiteros del Zulia Imported Player of the Year: Ruben Nembhard of Gaiteros del Zulia Domestic Player of the Year: Luis Bethelmy of Cocodrilos de Caracas Defensive Player of the Year: Heissler Guillent (186-G-86) of Guaros de Lara Coach of the Year: Nestor Salazar of Cocodrilos de Caracas 1st Team Ruben Nembhard of Gaiteros del Zulia Marcus Elliott (191-G-84) of Panteras de Miranda Luis Bethelmy of Cocodrilos de Caracas Clerence Matthews (201-F-83) of Caciques de Humacao  Richard Lugo of Trotamundos de Carabobo 2nd Team Heissler Guillent of Guaros de Lara Jose Vargas (196-G/F-82) of Trotamundos de Carabobo Francisco Centeno of Gaiteros del Zulia Axiers Sucre (198-F-78) of Marinos de Anzoategui Jack Michael Martinez (203-F/C-81) of Cocodrilos de Caracas All-Domestic Players Team Heissler Guillent of Guaros de Lara Jose Vargas of Trotamundos de Carabobo Luis Bethelmy of Cocodrilos de Caracas Axiers Sucre of Marinos de Anzoategui Richard Lugo of Trotamundos de Carabobo All-Imports Team Ruben Nembhard of Gaiteros del Zulia Marcus Elliott of Panteras de Miranda Donta Smith (201-G-83) of Marinos de Anzoategui Clerence Matthews of Gigantes de Guayana Jack Michael Martinez of Cocodrilos de Caracas All-Defensive Team Heissler Guillent of Guaros de Lara Kojo Mensah (185-G-85) of Panteras de Miranda Marcus Elliott of Panteras de Miranda Hector Romero (202-F-80) of Marinos de Anzoategui Richard Lugo of Trotamundos de Carabobo All-Newcomers Team Jose Silvera (183-G-92) of Toros de Aragua Elvis Baez (189-G-89) of Gigantes de Guayana Elder Jimenez (186-G-91) of Bucaneros de La Guaira Javinger Vargas (206-C-90) of Trotamundos de Carabobo Tulio Cobos of Guaiqueries de Margarita LPB 2010 Finals - Game 6 (June 8th): Cocodrilos wins fifth LPB championship - Jun 10, 2010 Barquisimeto, Venezuela.- Cocodrilos de Caracas won its fifth LPB championship in an over-time thriller as hosts against Marinos de Anzoategui at Naciones Unidas Park of Caracas, 111-102, in a match in which Uruguayan Leandro Garcia Morales (186-G-80) scored 33 points and Dominican center Jack Michael Martinez was awarded MVP Honors. The previous titles for Caracas came in 1974, 1992, 2000 and 2008, while Marinos, the best team of the last decade with 5 titles in 10 seasons, were unable to defend their 2009 championship title this time against the same team they had defeated one year ago. For head coach Nestor Salazar , who was coaching in his sixth straight LPB Finals series, it's his second championship title. LPB 2010 FINALS (Cocodrilos wins 4-2) Cocodrilos de Caracas 111 - Marinos de Anzoategui 102 (ET) Naciones Unidas Park - Caracas, D.C. Quarter by quarter COC: 15-26-23-28-19= 111 MAR: 23-24-24-21-10= 102 Scorers COC: Leandro Garcia Morales 33 points and 5 steals, Jesus Centeno (190-G-85) 22 points and 6 rebounds, Jack Michael Martinez 19 points and 16 rebounds, Luis Bethelmy 16 points, 14 rebounds and 4 steals, Keving Palacios (203-F/C-84) 11 points, Carl Elliott 6 points and 4 steals, Juan Herrera 4 points, Kenji Urdaneta (188-G-85) 0 points, Henry Paez (184-G-70) 0 points, Windy Graterol (204-C-86) 0 points, Derson Santos (197-F-84) 0 points, Jhoyfer Diaz (196-F-87) 0 points MAR: Hector Romero (202-F-80) 26 points and 6 rebounds, Diego Guevara 24 points, Gregory Vargas (182-G-86) 12 points, Axiers Sucre 10 points and 6 rebounds, Anthony Grundy (189-G-79) 8 points, Donta Smith 7 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks, Raul Orta (196-G-85) 5 points, Luis Colon (208-C-86) 5 points, Edgar Lugo (189-G-82) 3 points, Jose Manuel Briceno (203-C/F-79) 2 points, Adan Reyes (183-G-83) 0 points, Robert Yriarte (201-F-89) 0 points LPB 2010 - All-Stars Game: Criollos take down Importados 136-123 - Apr 22, 2010
The players were split into two teams, one of the Venezuelan Stars named Criollos and one of the Foreign Stars, named Importados. Criollos were coached by Nestor Salazar , of Cocodrilos de Caracas, while Importados were coached by Sergio Rouco , of Marinos de Anzoategui. Francisco Centeno (201-G/F-85), of Gaiteros del Zulia, was elected MVP of the match. Criollos players were Gregory Vargas (182-G-86), Diego Guevara (184-G-77) and Axiers Sucre (198-F-78) of Marinos de Anzoategui, Luis Bethelmy (200-C-86), Jesus Centeno (190-G-85) and Juan Herrera (197-F-81) of Cocodrilos de Caracas, Jose Vargas (196-G/F-82) and Richard Lugo (209-C-73) of Trotamundos de Carabobo, Tulio Cobos (196-F-86) of Guaiqueries de Margarita, Francisco Centeno of Gaiteros del Zulia, Heberth Bayona (210-C-78) of Guaros de Lara and Roque Osorio (206-C-76) of Panteras de Miranda. Both Heissler Guillent (186-G-86) of Guaros de Lara and Hector Romero (202-F-80) of Marinos de Anzoategui had been selected to participate, but didn't come due to injury. Importados players were Marcus Elliott (191-G-84) and Kojo Mensah (185-G-85) of Panteras de Miranda, Jack Michael Martinez (203-F/C-81) of Cocodrilos de Caracas, Donta Smith (201-G-83) of Marinos de Anzoategui, Clarence Matthews (201-F-83) of Gigantes de Guayana, Ryan Forehan-Kelly (197-F/G-80) and Ernest Brown (213-C-79) of Toros de Aragua, Kevin Young (206-C-84) of Bucaneros de La Guaira, Ruben Nembhard (191-G-72) and David Reichel (202-F/G-84), of Gaiteros del Zulia, Evan Brock (204-F-84) of Guaiqueries de Margarita and Alex Galindo (198-F-85) of Trotamundos de Carabobo. Franco&Oscarcito made a musical appearance. Evan Brock (204-F-84) won the Dunks Contest, Gregory Vargas won the Skills Contest and David Reichel won the Three-Point Shots Challenge. Criollos 136 - Importados 123 Naciones Unidas Park - Caracas, D.C. Quarter by quarter CRI: 21-35-38-42= 136 IMP: 33-27-26-27= 123 Scorers CRI: Luis Bethelmy 31 points and 8 rebounds, Axiers Sucre 23 points and 8 rebounds, Francisco Centeno 17 points, Roque Osorio 15 points and 9 rebounds, Gregory Vargas 15 points, Diego Guevara 13 points, Tulio Cobos 10 points, Jose Vargas 5 points, Jesus Centeno 4 points, Juan Herrera 3 points, Richard Lugo 0 points, Heberth Bayona 0 points IMP: Alex Galindo 17 points, Clarence Matthews 16 points, Jack Michael Martinez 14 points and 10 rebounds, Marcus Elliott 12 points, Ryan Forehan-Kelly 10 points and 7 assists, Kojo Mensah 10 points and 6 assists, Ernest Brown 10 points and 7 rebounds, Ruben Nembhard 10 points, David Reichel 9 points, Evan Brock 8 points, Donta Smith 5 points, Kevin Young 2 points LEB 2010 - Future All-Stars Game: Orientales beat Occidentales 114-93 - Apr 22, 2010
The players were split into two teams, one of the Eastern Conference named Orientales and one of the Western Conference, named Occidentales. Orientales were coached by Ibsen Castrillo, of Saurios de Caracas, while Occidentales was coached by Manuel Alfonso, of Guardianes de Lara. Darwin Matos, of Saurios de Caracas, was elected MVP of the match. Orientales players were Cesar Garcia (175-G-89), Miguel Rivas (182-G-90), Darwin Matos and Jhoyfer Diaz (196-F-87) of Saurios de Caracas, Nestor Moran (178-G-87), Lenin Lopez (198-F-91), Antonio Sucre (193-F-83) and Elvis Baez (189-G-89) of Acereros de Guayana and Dennison Rodriguez (202-F-89), Juan Fontena (196-F-87), Junior Martinez (C-92) and Robert Yriarte (201-F-89) of TNT Anzoategui. Occidentales players were Graddy Osorio (193-F-87), Freddy Toro (201-F-88), Josmar Acevedo (196-F-90) and Alexander Melendez of Guardianes de Lara, Jesus Tovar (183-G-90), Deyluis Herrera, Luis Navarro (192-F-92) and Harold Goatache (198-F-88) of Estrellas de Aragua, Yonaiker Ecker (179-G-90), Elder Jimenez (186-G-91), Leonardo Betancourt (C-92) and Erick Bermudez (F-92) of La Guaira. Bermudez replaced teammate Samuel Marsielle (193-G-91), who had been originally selected to play for this team. Orientales 114 - Occidentales 93 Naciones Unidas Park - Caracas, D.C. Quarter by quarter ORI: 25-30-31-28= 114 OCCI: 21-23-21-28= 93 Scorers ORI: Juan Fontena 22 points and 12 rebounds, Cesar Garcia 21 points, Darwin Matos 13 points, Lenin Lopez 11 points, Elvis Baez 9 points, Miguel Rivas 9 points, Nestor Moran 8 points, Jhoyfer Diaz 6 points, Antonio Sucre 5 points, Robert Yriarte 4 points, Dennison Rodriguez 4 points, Junior Martinez 2 points OCCI: Graddy Osorio 23 points and 10 rebounds, Yonaiker Ecker 17 points, Josmar Acevedo 10 points, Elder Jimenez 9 points, Erick Bermudez 9 points, Freddy Toro 7 points, Alexander Melendez 6 points, Deyluis Herrera 4 points, Harold Goatache 4 points, Luis Navarro 4 points, Jesus Tovar 0 points, Leonardo Betancourt 0 points LPB announces rosters for the 2010 All-Star Game and the first LEB All-Future Stars Game - Apr 16, 2010
The LPB All-Star Game involves the Venezuelan Stars and the Imported Stars. Nestor Salazar, of Cocodrilos de Caracas, will coach the Venezuelan team and Sergio Rouco, of Marinos de Anzoategui, will take charge of the Imported team. ROSTERS VENEZUELAN STARS Heissler Guillent (186-G-86), of Guaros de Lara Gregory Vargas (182-G-86), of Marinos de Anzoategui Jesus Centeno (190-G-85), of Cocodrilos de Caracas Diego Guevara (184-G-77), of Marinos de Anzoategui Hector Romero (202-F-80), of Marinos de Anzoategui Francisco Centeno (201-G/F-85), of Gaiteros del Zulia Juan Herrera (197-F-81), of Cocodrilos de Caracas Luis Bethelmy (200-C-86), of Cocodrilos de Caracas Axiers Sucre (198-F-78), of Marinos de Anzoategui Tulio Cobos (196-F-86), of Guaiqueries de Margarita Richard Lugo (209-C-73), of Trotamundos de Carabobo Roque Osorio (206-C-76), of Panteras de Miranda Coach: Nestor Salazar, of Cocodrilos de Caracas IMPORTED STARS Ruben Nembhard (191-G-72), of Gaiteros del Zulia Kojo Mensah (185-G-85), of Panteras de Miranda Marcus Elliott (191-G-84), of Panteras de Miranda Alex Galindo (198-F-85), of Trotamundos de Carabobo Ryan Forehan-Kelly (197-F/G-80), of Toros de Aragua David Reichel (202-F/G-84), of Gaiteros del Zulia Donta Smith (201-G-83), of Marinos de Anzoategui Clarence Matthews (201-F-83), of Gigantes de Guayana Kevin Young (206-C-84), Bucaneros de La Guaira Evan Brock (204-F-84), of Guaiqueries de Margarita Jack Michael Martinez (203-F/C-81), of Cocodrilos de Caracas Brown Ernest (213-C-79), of Toros de Aragua Coach: Sergio Rouco , of Marinos de Anzoategui The LEB's All-Future Star Game, involves a team from the West-Central Conference against a team of the East-Central Conference. The first team will be coached by Manuel Alfonso, of Guardianes de Lara and the second team will be coached by Ibsen Castrillo, of Saurios de Caracas ROSTERS WEST-CENTRAL CONFERENCE Josmar Acevedo (196-F-90), of Guardianes de Lara Graddy Osorio (193-F-87), of Guardianes de Lara Freddy Toro (201-F-88), of Guardianes de Lara Alexander Melendez, of Guardianes de Lara Jesus Tovar (183-G-90), of Estrellas de Aragua Deyluis Herrera, of Estrellas de Aragua Harold Goatache (198-F-88), of Estrellas de Aragua Luis Navarro (192-F-92), of Estrellas de Aragua Leonardo Betancourt (C-92), of La Guaira Yonaiker Ecker (179-G-90), of La Guaira Elder Jimenez (186-G-91), of La Guaira Gustavo Calderin, of La Guaira Coach: Manuel Alfonso , of Guardianes de Lara EAST-CENTRAL CONFERENCE Nestor Moran (178-G-87), of Acereros de Guayana Lenin Lopez (198-F-91), of Acereros de Guayana Elvis Baez (189-G-89), of Acereros de Guayana Antonio Sucre (193-F-83), of Acereros de Guayana Robert Yriarte (201-F-89), of TNT Anzoategui Juan Fontena (196-F-87), of TNT Anzoategui Junior Martinez (C-92), of TNT Anzoategui Dennison Rodriguez (202-F-89), of TNT Anzoategui Darwin Matos, of Saurios de Caracas Cesar Garcia (175-G-89), of Saurios de Caracas Miguel Rivas (182-G-90), of Saurios de Caracas Jhoyfer Diaz (196-F-87), of Saurios de Caracas Coach: Ibsen Castrillo of Saurios de Caracas |
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