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FIBAAMERICAS.COM 05 DIGITAL Volume 2 March 15-30, 2009 South AmErica’s King flamengo is the champion of South Amnerican League for clubs Flamengo Río de Janeiro won their first championship in the South American League for Clubs by beating Quimsa Santiago del Estero by the score of 98-96 in the final game of the competition. An excellent job by shooter Marcelinho Machado was key in the win by scoring 41 points, 30 of them in the first half. In 40 minutes played the star of Flamengo shot 10-12 from three point range and 11-16 from the free throw line. The 33 year old player was named the MVP of the tournament. The game was tough and intense from start to finish where Flamengo depended on the offense of Marcelinho in the first half while Quimsa was consistent with their great team game and using their figures on the paint to put some key players in foul trouble, among them was Rafael "Baby" Araujo. In the final quarter a three pointer by Treise gave Quimsa a 94-92 lead with 1:39 left but Marcelinho answered quickly to regain the advantage. The last tie was at 96 after free throws by Mikulas but Duda made 2-4 from the line to leave the final score. Quimsa had an opportunity to tie but was missed by Mazzaro. In the loss Vanderson Camargos scored 25 points, Julio Mázzaro 20 and Gabriel Mikulas 17. Cucuta-Norte- (Colombia) and Regatas Corrientes (Argentina) also participated in the final round of the competition. DIGITAL05 Universo/BRB is the new champion of America Universo/BRB (Brazil) was the winner of the second edition of the FIBA Americas League after beating Halcones de Xalapa 86-83 in the third day of the Final Four held at the city of Xalapa in Mexico. Alex García from Universo and from the Brazilian national team was selected as the MVP of the tournament after scoring 19 points in the final game. During the tournament he averaged 19.8 points and 3.3 assists in six games including three in the preliminary round. Abdul Mills scored 21 points and Samuel Bowie 15 for the Mexican team that was undefeated in group D and was host of the Final Four. Bigua of Uruguay finished third being led by shooter Leandro Garcia Morales who netted 24.8 points in six games. Minas Tenis finished fourth where Argentinean guard Facundo Sucatzky was one of the best performers averaging 10.8 assists in five games. FIBA AMERICAS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 2007/2008: Peñarol Mar del Plata - Argentina 2008/2009: Universo/BRB - BraZil The next edition of the FIBA Americas League will qualify two teams to the FIBA World Club Championship to be played in 2010. Stats Points # PLAYER Club GP POINTS AVG 1. García Morales, Leandro Bigua 6 146 24.33 2. Magalhães Macahado, Marcelo Flamengo 3 72 24.00 3. Leith, Justin Liceo de Costa Rica 3 71 23.67 4. Farley, Willie Deshon Libertad Sunchales 3 70 23.33 5. Mc Fadgon Jr., Cornelius Deportes Castro 3 67 22.33 6. Figueroa Sepulveda, Angel Capitanes de Arecibo 3 65 21.67 7. Bowie, Samuel León Halcones Xalapa 3 62 20.67 8. Pedroza Durazo, Anthony James Soles de Mexicali 3 62 20.67 9. Fleming, Marcus Leevet Pioneros de Quintana 3 61 20.33 10. Mikulas, Gabriel Horacio Quimsa 3 61 20.33 Free trows # PLAYER Club GP FTM FTA % 1. Jennings, Timothy Liceo de Costa Rica 3 14 14 100.00 2. Mc Fadgon Jr., Cornelius Deportes Castro 3 12 12 100.00 3. Orona, Gustavo A. Libertad Sunchales 3 9 9 100.00 4. Garcia Morales, Leandro Bigua 6 50 54 92.59 5. González, Ramón Javier Penarol 3 11 12 91.67 6. Pedroza Durazo, Anthony James Soles de Mexicali 3 20 22 90.91 7. Mazzaro, Julio Eduardo Quimsa 3 18 20 90.00 8. Farley, Willie Deshon Libertad Sunchales 3 9 10 90.00 9. Patton, Cedric Regatas de Corrientes 3 9 10 90.00 10. Llamas, Horacio Soles de Mexicali 3 14 16 87.50 3 points # PLAYER Club GP POINTS AVG 1. García Morales, Leandro Bigua 6 66 11.00 2. Farley, Willie Deshon Libertad Sunchales 3 33 11.00 3. Magalhães Macahado, Marcelo Flamengo 3 33 11.00 4. Bowie, Samuel León Halcones Xalapa 3 27 9.00 5. Jackson Jr., David W. Penarol 3 27 9.00 6. Martínez Fairclough, Henry Liceo de Costa Rica 3 27 9.00 7. Mc Fadgon Jr., Cornelius Deportes Castro 3 27 9.00 8. Treise, Jonatan Alberto Quimsa 3 27 9.00 9. Ribeiro Gracía, Alex Universo BRB 6 51 8.50 10. Silva, Valter Apolinario Universo BRB 6 48 8.50 Stats AsSistS # PLAYER Club GP TOTAL AVG 1. Sucatzaky, Facundo Luis Minas Tenis Clube 5 54 10.80 2. Mills, Abdul Haiy Halcones Xalapa 6 37 6.17 3. Hickerson, Leroy Edjuan Halcones Xalapa 3 17 5.67 4. Chavarria Arias, Cristian Liceo de Costa Rica 3 15 5.00 5. Hernandez, Marcelo Uni. Concepción 3 15 5.00 6. Campos Lemes, Luis Felipe Minas Tenis Clube 6 28 4.67 7. Cruz López, Rafael Capitanes de Arecibo 3 14 4.67 8. Treise, Jonatan Alberto Quimsa 3 14 4.67 9. Silva, Valter Apolinario Universo BRB 6 25 4.17 10. Sandoval Campbell, Andrés Merengueros 3 12 4.00 Offensive Rebound # PLAYER Club GP TOTAL AVG 1. Aubry, Jeffrion Lemel Capitanes de Arecibo 3 11 3.67 2. Leith, Justin Liceo de Costa Rica 3 10 3.33 3. Tintorelli, Damian Ezequiel Regatas de Corrientes 3 10 3.33 4. Truitt, Dontae Andron Halcones Xalapa 6 18 3.00 5. González, Roman Javier Penarol 3 9 3.00 6. Hickerson, Leroy Edjuan Halcones Xalapa 3 9 3.00 7. Posey Jr., Larry Deportes Castro 3 9 3.00 8. Young, Kevin Delano Bigua 6 16 2.67 9. Figueroa Selpulveda, Angel Capitanes de Arecibo 3 8 2.67 10. Smith, León Deportes Castro 3 8 2.67 Defensive Rebounds # PLAYER Club GP TOTAL AVG 1. Agba, Chinwuba Uzoma Jr. Uni. Concepción 3 25 8.33 2. Braggs, Torraye Lamar Pioneros de Quintana Roo 3 25 8.33 3. Johnson, Kent Byron Penarol 3 24 8.00 4. Hardwick, Andre Le Mar Uni. Concepción 3 23 7.67 5. Paniagua, Carlos Merengueros 3 23 7.67 6. Llamas, Horacio Soles de Mexicali 3 21 7.00 7. López, Roberto Sebastían Regatas de Corrientes 3 20 6.67 8. Aubry, Jeffrion Lemel Capitanes de Arecibo 3 18 6.00 9. Wolkowyski, Rubén Oscar Bigua 6 35 5.83 10. Montecchia, Alejandro Ariel Regatas de Corrientes 3 17 5.67 Venezuelan tournament on track Ten teams will participate in the 2009 edition of Venezuela's Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB) after their preseason trainings and several changes. A 44-game regular season calendar begun last Friday 27th, the return of Toros de Aragua to Maracay after a few seasons by the name of Gatos de Monagas in Maturin and the move of Deportivo Tachira from San Cristobal to La Guaira to become Deportivo Vargas are the main features, but here's a brief round-up on what's been going on in the country's main basketball league, team by team: COCODRILOS DE CARACAS - Nestor Salazar will continue as head coach with Jose Dos Santos, Miguel Gonzalez and Gilberto Monzon as assistant coaches - Announced Eddie Elisma, Kevin Freeman and Jason Crowe as imported players - Players already in trainings include Luis Bethelmy, Jesus Centeno, Juan Herrera, Keving Palacios, Kenji Urdaneta, Rosmel Blanco, Henry Paez, Boris Urbina, Vladimir Saavedra, Derson Santos, Abraham Ramos, Windy Graterol, Jhoyfer Diaz, Carlos Canchica, Jose Orozco and rookie Kevin Nino GAITEROS DEL ZULIA - Gustavo Garcia was signed as new head coach - Announced Toby Bailey, Junior Burrough and Cristian Ramirez as imported players - Players already in practice are Alejandro Barrios, Rafael Guevara, Francisco Sanabria, Askia Jones, Pedro Cubillan, Jose Juan Bravo, Edgar Arteaga, Leinert Zerpa, Gerardo Chourio, Carlos Quintero, Cruz Salcedo, Jean Carlos Espinoza and Enielsen Guevara MARINOS DE ANZOATEGUI - Puerto Rican, Flor Melendez is the new head coach and Ramon Melendez is his assistant coach. Henry Paruta will also be assistant coach - Announced Uka Agbai, James Maye and Marlon Martinez as imported players - Players already in trainings include Diego Guevara, Axiers Sucre, David Cedeno, Jhon Romero, Elvis Montero, Luis Sanchez, Ruben Contreras, Jose Manuel Briceno, and Adan Reyes - The team is reportedly considering to try out Henry Caten and John Jairo Rodriguez as invited players to the training sessions TROTAMUNDOS DE CARABOBO - Guillermo Narvarte continues as head coach - Players already in trainings are Manuel Berroteran, Tomas Aguilera, Jose Vargas, Miguel Angel Marriaga, Leonardo Cappare, Freddy Del Pino, Luis Carmona, Yorvis Umbria, Ronald Guillen, Johan Perez, Samuel Marsielle, Cesar Palacios, Neiro Spina TOROS DE ARAGUA - Signed Carlos Mercado as head coach. Manuel Silvera and Oswaldo Torres will serve as assistant coaches - Announced Monty Wilson and Alejandro Flores as imported players - Players already in trainings are Ernesto Mijares, Luis Julio, Cesar Olivo, Peter Kvietek, Ruben Pachano, Roberto Basanta, Alejandro Otaiza, Jose Gonzalez, Fernando Lucena and Wilman Delgado GUAIQUERIES DE MARGARITA - Puerto Rican Julio Toro continues as head coach - Announced Rogers Washington, Chris Jackson and Kelvin Pena as imported players - Players already in trainings include Heberth Bayona, Carlos Cedeno, Dennis D'Adezzio, Jackson Zapata, Douglas Chiquito, Jorge Diaz, Cesar Silva, Alex Quiroz, Antonio Torcatt, Carlos Rodriguez, Jose Mora, Ludwing Irazabal and Jorge Rondon GUAROS DE LARA - Puertorrican Tony Ruiz continues as head coach. Rafael Torres and Manuel Alfonso work as head coaches - Announced Tang Hamilton and Moses Marbury as imported players - Players already in trainings include Pablo Machado, Heissler Guillent, Kervis Ramirez, Jose Martinez, Leonardo Berroteran, Johan Pinero, Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Sonny Reyes, Juan Manaure, Jose Manaure, Francisco Centeno, Kervin Bracho, Josmar Acevedo, Graddy Osorio and rookies Edwin Castaneda, Michael Castillo, Carlos Romero, Vicente Poiche, Jose Lasorsa and Victor Suarez - Traded Erick Herrera to Trotamundos for Luis Fernando Hurtado DEPORTIVO VARGAS - Signed Jorge Arrieta as head coach.