Buducnost - PAOK: 76-81, qualification and 2nd place
17/12/2014
PAOK Thessaloniki finished second in Group F by edging Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 76-81 in the Montenegrin capital on Wednesday. PAOK finished Group F with a 6-4 record and was second due to its tie-break advantage against Pinar Karsyaka Izmir (1-1, +1). Buducnost was fourth with a 3-7 record and qualified to the Last 32 due to its two wins against Stelmet Zielona Gora. Julian Vaughn led the winners with 17 points. Kevin Langford added 13 while...
more »Markopoulos: "The qualification is very important for our club"
17/12/2014
PAOK BC head coach Soulis Markopoulos comment after the game against Buducnost: " The game did not have the importance of results, since both teams passed into the next phase. We played a good game, with a great start, but in the second part we lost control and Buducnost took advantage. Our only fault was that we brought the game into overtime, but in the end everything went well. I wish all the best for the Buducnost VOLI and I hope that we and they play better in the next...
more »Vaughn: “We are very proud…”
17/12/2014
PAOK BC center Julian Vaughn comment on the game against Buducnost and the qualification in the next round of Eurocup: “ We are very proud because we are in the next round, and we made it by taking the second place. And this success is bigger because PAOK didn’t manage to pass to the next round of the competition last year. We can celebrate tonight, but we have to continue and focus on our next game, this big cup game against Panathinaikos. I know how important will be this...
more »PAOK - Ventspils: 76-62 and qualifies for the last "32"
10/12/2014
PAOK Thessaloniki dominated the fourth quarter to beat Ventspils 76-62 and clinch a spot in the Last 32. PAOK improved to 5-4 in Group F and can finish no lower than fourth in the group. Ventspils dropped to 2-7 and saw its slim chances to advance come to an end. PAOK led for much of the game, but Ventspils always kept it close. Ventspils led by 2 in the third quarter and entered the fourth down 2, but PAOK scored 27 points in the final stanza to...
more »Markopoulos: "It's huge success the qualification to the next round"
10/12/2014
PAOK BC head coach Soulis Markopoulos comment after the game agiinst Ventspils and the qualification of the team in the next round of Eurocup: " It was a great victory, a very important success, because we had to cope within a group of very hard teams, with Lokomotiv Kuban amongst them, a team that could be playing at a very high level in the Euroleague. I would like to congratulate my players for their effort during the Regular Season of the competition. We have one more game...
more »Kakaroudis: "Kostas Charalampidis is an icon"
10/12/2014
PAOK BC forward Kostas Kakaroudis comment: " It was a very hard game, like any other. But it was a game that everything was on the line for us. We tried very hard and got a very important victory at the end. We became more aggressive with our defense in the fourth quarter and we were more focused. We are a team that finds strength through its defense. Kostas Charalampidis’s absence is huge for us. We try to live with it. He’s a player that makes a huge contribution not only...
more »Markopoulos: "It's a crucial game"
09/12/2014
PAOK BC head coach Soulis Markopoulos comment about the game agianst Ventspils: "It’s a crucial game for us because we need to win to secure the qualification to the next round. Ventspils is a very dangerous team, they have never quit any of their previous games with most characteristic example the last two games against Karsiyaka and Kuban. We need to be very careful and see we are going to adapt our new player with our game so as to get some help from him as well."
more »Bremer: "It's a must win game"
09/12/2014
J.R. Bremer is ready to play again for PAOK, and he comment about the game against Ventspils: " My first game with this team reminds me a lot of my first stint. I had come to PAOK to play for a Eurocup game. This time however it’s a much more serious situation, if we win we qualify to the Last 32, so it’s a must win game. I know how Latvian teams play, they are very aggressive and I know Mire Chatman, he doesn’t need a lot of explaining, he’s the top scorer of the...
more »J.R Bremer: "An excellent first time was the guide for me to return"
08/12/2014
The excellent impression left by his first tour with PAOK was the main reason for J.R. Bremer to decide and come back. Bremer arrived at the MAKEDONIA airport of Thessaloniki at 13.30 today where the Team Manager of PAOK, Telis Zournatsidis was there to welcome him. The new player of PAOK then answered the questions addressed to him by the Media. About coming to the team to replace captain Kostas Charalampidis in a very critical moment for the team’s course: “These...
more »J.R. Bremer signs with PAOK
05/12/2014
PAOK BC announces signing the American player Ernest "J.R." Bremer, who will be incorporated in the team roster in the following days, in order to cover the void created by the injury of captain Kostas Charalampidis. Bremer, who also owns a Bosnian passport, will be wearing the PAOK shirt for the second time around, since he had played for PAOK during the 2006-07 season. Bremer played in the Turkish League with Gaziantep last season, while during the 2006-07...
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