2014–15 Kazakhstan Basketball Championship
Kazakhstan Basketball Championship | |
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Season | 2014–15 |
Teams | 6 (4 in the regular season) |
Games played | 45 |
Dates | 8 October 2014 – 27 March 2015 |
Final positions | |
Top seed | BC Astana |
Champions | BC Astana 4th title |
Runners-up | Almatynski Legion |
Semifinalists | Caspiy Aktau |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → |
The 2014–15 Kazakhstan Basketball Championship (Russian: Чемпионата Казахстана по баскетболу сезон 2014–15) was the 23rd season of the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship, the highest professional basketball league in Kazakhstan. Its official designation in full was: XXIIth basketball Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan for men's teams (National league) (Russian: XXIII-го Чемпионата Республика Казахстан по баскетболу среди мужских команд (Национальной лиги)).
The regular season ran from 8 October 2014 to 27 March 2015, May 9, 2004,[1] 4 teams played 18 games each, with 6 confrontations between every side.
The playoffs ran from 29 March 2015 to 10 April 2015, BC Astana won their fourth consecutive title by beating Almatynski Legion in the final.
Teams[]
Team | Russian name | City | Arena |
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Almatynski Legion | ПБК Алматинский легион | Almaty | Sports complex Dostyk |
BC Astana | БК Астана | Astana | Saryarka Velodrome |
Caspiy Aktau | БК Каспий Актау | Aktau | Sports complex Caspiy |
ПБК Капшагай | Kapchagay | Sports palace Jastar | |
Barsy Atyrau[a] | БК Барсы Атырау | Atyrau | Sports and recreation complex Atyrau |
[a] | БК Казыгурт Шымкент | Shymkent | Sports and recreation complex Shymkent |
Season narrative[]
BC Astana finished in first place after the regular season, earning the top seed for the playoffs.[2]
All four teams advanced to the playoffs, they were joined by the two best teams of the second division Higher league (Russian: Высшей лиги), namely and Barsy Atyrau. The latter two teams played a best-of-three series against Almatynski Legion and Caspiy Aktau, the two lowest ranked National league team sides, who both won their respective series to advance to the final four.[3][4]
The Final four, with all match-ups decided in a single game, saw Almatynski Legion and Caspiy Aktau play against the top two sides of the regular season, BC Astana and , with Almatynski Legion and BC Astana proceeding to the final, the defeated sides playing for third place.[5] The final saw BC Astana crush Almatynski Legion 82-56 on 10 April 2015 to claim the championship for the fourth time in a row.[6][7][8]
Regular season[]
Pos[2] | Teams | P | W | L | Pts |
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1 | BC Astana | 18 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 28 | |
3 | Caspiy Aktau | 18 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
4 | Almatynski Legion | 18 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
Play-offs[]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | BC Astana | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Caspiy Aktau | 2 | 3 | Caspiy Aktau | 0 | |||||||||
6 | Barsy Atyrau | 1 | 1 | BC Astana | 1 | |||||||||
3 | Almatynski Legion | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
4 | Almatynski Legion | 2 | 3 | Almatynski Legion | 1 | |||||||||
5 | 0 |
Semifinals[]
BC Astana vs. Caspiy Aktau[]
9 April
19:11 |
BC Astana 79, Caspiy Aktau 66 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–13', 16–15, 23–18, 18–20 | ||
Pts: Anatoly Kolesnikov 14 | Pts: 20 |
Saryarka Velodrome, Astana
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Almatynski Legion vs. PBC Kapchagay[]
9 April
16:42 |
Almatynski Legion 82, 73 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 17–11, 21–23, 16–7 | ||
Pts: 20 | Pts: Dmitri Gavrilov 17 |
Saryarka Velodrome, Astana
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Third place game[]
Caspiy Aktau vs. PBC Kapchagay[]
10 April
16:43 |
Caspiy Aktau 76, 56 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 13–11, 22–23, 22–12 | ||
Pts: Kris Richard 19 | Pts: Dmitri Gavrilov 16 |
Saryarka Velodrome, Astana
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Final[]
BC Astana vs. Almatynski Legion[]
10 April
18:59 |
BC Astana 81, Almatynski Legion 56 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 23–9, 24–13, 8–13 | ||
Pts: Jerry Johnson 18 | Pts: , 10 |
Saryarka Velodrome, Astana
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All-Kazakhstan Basketball Championship team[]
The league selected their choice of the best players at each position for the season.[7][8]
- Best point guard: Jerry Johnson (Astana)
- Best shooting guard: Kris Richard (Aktau)
- Best small forward: Yuriy Kozhanov (Almaty)
- Best power forward: Dmitri Gavrilov ()
- Best center: Rašid Mahalbašić (Astana)
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Shakirov, M. (20 January 2015). "Мужчины НЛ - Сезон 2014-2015 года: Календарь игр" Русский [Men's NL – 2014-2015 season: Games calendar] (PDF). National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan (in Russian). Astana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Мужчины НЛ - Сезон 2014-2015 года: Таблицы результатов" Русский [Men's NL – 2014-2015 season: Results table] (PDF). National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan (in Russian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Almatysnki Legion advance into Final Four". Asia-Basket.com. Eurobasket.com. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "1/4 финала Чемпионата Казахстан 2014/2015" Русский [2014/2015 Kazakhstan championship ¼ finals]. BC Almaty (in Russian). 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Astana and Almatynski Legion advance into Final". Asia-Basket.com. Eurobasket.com. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "BC Astana conquer fourth straight D1 trophy". Asia-Basket.com. Eurobasket.com. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Astana wins Kazakh championship". VTB United League. 11 April 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Финал 4-х Чемпионата Казахстана 2014/2015 завершен" Русский [The Final 4 of the 2014/2015 Kazakhstan Championship is over]. National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan (in Russian). 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
External links[]
- National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan season profile Retrieved 22 June 2015
- FIBA game center season recap Retrieved 22 June 2015
- Asia-Basket season recap Retrieved 22 June 2015
- 2014 in basketball
- 2015 in basketball
- Basketball in Kazakhstan