On the first Game Day of Eurocup Group F, BC "Nizhny Novgorod" beat on its court BC "Alba Fehervar " from Hungary. Throughout the match the home team had a full control over the game and didn’t allow the opponent to make an intrigue of the final result. Victory of BC "NN" - 82:64.
"Nizhny Novgorod" - "Alba Fehervar": 82:64 (24:18, 24:14, 20:20, 14:12)
BC "Nizhny Novgorod":Panin (18), Brezets (17, 8 rebounds), Gubanov (12, 5 rebounds), Antonov (11, 9 rebounds, 4 assists), Paul (11, 6 rebounds), Golovin (8), Hvostov (5), Ivlev (0, 6 rebounds), Babourine (0) Saveliev, Young, Kirdyachkin - did not play.
"Alba Fehervar": Camp (15, 7 rebounds), Moore (15), Hobbs (11) Somogy (11)
Carlos Frade / head coach of BC "Alba Fehervar ":
It was a very significant match for our team. "Nizhny Novgorod" is a very strong team, which has almost beaten the Euroleague club "Lietuvos Rytas" a few days ago. I think that my players have not yet adapted to the new conditions for themselves because our Eurocup rivals are very different from those who play against us in the Championship of Hungary. We got a good lesson and we should improve our performance in every aspect of the basketball game.
Braydon Hobbs / defender of BC "Alba Fehervar ":
We faced a serious resistance. I think that BC "Nizhny Novgorod” is one of the favorites in our subgroup. As for our team, we all made today too many mistakes. If you take a look at our statistics, you can see that we made 15 losses. It wasn’t the best match of "Alba Fehervar» both in defense and offence, so we still need to work hard.
Semyon Antonov / forward of BC "Nizhny Novgorod ":
With all due respect to the club from Hungary, it was not a serious rival for our team. On the other hand, even in this situation the game of "Nizhny Novgorod" leaves much to be desired. We missed 64 points and it’s a lot, especially if we recall the background of the previous match. I don’t know why we played so poor in the second half. I can only speak for myself that because of performance in the National team, I'm not 100 percent ready to play on my highest level.
Zoran Lukic / head coach of BC "Nizhny Novgorod ":
There is nothing much to sing about except the final result. We spent the first half playing on a very good level, but in the second half, once again, we failed from the functional point of view. My players were so slow to make decisions on the court that it resembled to some basketball games from 80th. We will try to understand the situation, because in the future we should expect more experienced rivals.
Nizhny Novgorod landed Sean Denison
BC Nizhny Novgorod signed a one-year deal with Canadian bigman Sean Denison (211 cm, 111 kg, 32 y.o.). Last season he spent in Romanian CSM Oradea, participating in the national championship and Basketball Champions League. From 2011 till 2013 he played in Russian clubs Spartak-Primorye and Ataman.
Nizhny Novgorod terminated the contract with American forward Erik McCree who’d joined the team this august. The decision was made by mutual agreement. At the moment Nizhny is in search of a new player for the vacant place.
BC Nizhny Novgorod signed Erik McCree
BC NN signed a two-year contract with American forward Erik McCree (23 y.o., 203 cm, 102 kg). From 2013 to 2017 he was playing for Louisiana Tech in NCAA. Last season he showed his best statistics averaging 17,7 points, 8,9 rebounds, 1,3 assists in 33 games.
Sterling Gibbs joins BC Nizhny Novgorod
BC NN signed a two-year deal with American point guard Sterling Gibbs (188cm, 84kg, 24 y.o). In his college years he played for Seton Hall Pirates and Connecticut Huskies in NCAA. In 2016-2017 spent his first season overseas as he joined Hungarian team Kormend. He helped the team to semifinals in Hungarian Cup and Hungarian League averaging 14,4 points, 2,1 rebounds, 3,3 assists in 27 games.
