2014–15 Kazakhstan Basketball Championship
| Kazakhstan Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Champions |
BC Astana 4th title |
| Runners-up | Almatynski Legion |
| Semifinalists |
PBC Kapchagay Caspiy Aktau |
| Teams | 6 (4 in the regular season) |
| Games played | 45 |
| Duration | 8 October 2014 – 27 March 2015 |
| Top seed | BC Astana |
The 2014–2015 Kazakhstan Basketball Championship (Russian: Чемпионата Казахстана по баскетболу сезон 2014-2015) was the 23rd season of the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship, the highest professional basketball league in Kazakhstan. Its official designation in full was: XXIIIrd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| PBC Kapchagay | ПБК Капшагай | Kapchagay | Sports palace Jastar |
| Barsy Atyrau[lower-alpha 1] | БК Барсы Атырау | Atyrau | Sports and recreation complex Atyrau |
| Kazygurt Shymkent[lower-alpha 1] | 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 Kazygurt Shymkent 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 PBC Kapchagay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BC Astana | 18 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 2 | PBC Kapchagay | 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 | PBC Kapchagay | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Almatynski Legion | 2 | 3 | Almatynski Legion | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | Kazygurt Shymkent | 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: Zhanysh Erns Uulu 20 | |
Almatynski Legion vs. PBC Kapchagay
9 April 16:42 |
| Almatynski Legion 82, PBC Kapchagay 73 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 17–11, 21–23, 16–7 | ||
| Pts: Dmitry Sviridov 20 | Pts: Dmitri Gavrilov 17 | |
Third place game
Caspiy Aktau vs. PBC Kapchagay
10 April 16:43 |
| Caspiy Aktau 76, PBC Kapchagay 56 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 13–11, 22–23, 22–12 | ||
| Pts: Kris Richard 19 | Pts: Dmitri Gavrilov 16 | |
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: Evstigneev, Marchuk 10 | |
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 (Kapchagay)
- 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. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Мужчины НЛ - Сезон 2014-2015 года: Таблицы результатов" Русский [Men's NL – 2014-2015 season: Results table] (PDF). National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan (in Russian). 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.
- 1 2 "Astana wins Kazakh championship". VTB United League. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- 1 2 "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. 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