Our men's national team, which is preparing for the qualifying round of the European 3x3 basketball championship to be held in Cyprus on June 4-5, continues its training camp in Novi Sad, Serbia.

On May 11, 2022, the opening ceremony of the national basketball championship among students of higher education institutions was organized by the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Firudin Gurbanov, Rector of the Baku Higher Oil School Elmar Gasimov and Executive Director of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation Farrukh Mahmudov wished student basketball players success in the competition.

It should be noted that the national basketball championship will be held from 11 to 20 May in the gym of the Baku Higher Oil School with the participation of 24 universities.

Our men's national 3x3 basketball team continues its training camp in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Our national team, which is preparing for the qualifying round of the European Championship to be held in Cyprus on June 4-5, tested its strength in the category A tournament "IVAN JOVANOVIC ICA MEMORIAL" in Nis, the same country. Our team, which reached the final out of 24 teams, lost to "PIRON" basketball players 12-21 in the final and finished the tournament in the second place.

The next training tournament of our team will take place in Belgrade, Serbia.

 The final match of the Student League Super Cup in basketball took place in the gym of the Border Sports Complex jointly organized by the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In the final match, the student teams of the Azerbaijan State University of Oil Industry and the Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Culture and Sports faced each other. After a tense struggle until the last ball, the students of ADBTIA won from the parquet with a score of 78-77. After the final match, Minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan Farid Gayibov, President of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation Emin Amrullayev and Deputy Chief of the State Border Service Lieutenant General Abbas Khalilov presented the trophy to the winning team and congratulated them on the victory.

Our men's 3x3 basketball team played group matches within the qualifying round of the European Championship in Limassol, Cyprus. The opponents of our team in group B were Cyprus, Luxembourg and Andorra. In the first match, our team beat the Cypriot basketball team with a score of 19-11. In the second match, our team met with Luxembourg and won with a score of 16-10. In the last match of the group, our team met with Andorran basketball players and won with a score of 21-13. Our team, which took first place in the group, advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament 

Our 3x3 national team defeated all its rivals and made it to the finals of the European Championship. Thus, our men's 3x3 basketball team, which first defeated its rivals in group games, today played a semifinal match in the qualifying round of the European Championship in Limassol, Cyprus. Our national team defeated the Luxembourg basketball team with a score of 15-13 and made it to the final of the tournament. In the final, our national team met with the Irish team and left the field with a score of 20-16. Following these results, our national team qualified for the finals of the European Championship, which will be held September 9-11 in Gratz, Austria. It should be noted that our national team has reached the main stage of the European 3x3 basketball championship for the second time since 2014.

Last night, our 3x3 basketball team returned home from Limassol, Cyprus. The captain of our team Amil Hamzayev, who qualified for the main stage of the European Championship, and one of our key players Orkhan Hajiyeva shared their views on the competition with the media. First of all, the members of our national team spoke about the month-long training camp in Serbia, which aims to prepare for the competition. They said that qualifying for the European Championship was the second great success for them after an 8-year break. In the end, they concluded by saying that the next goal is to prepare for the main basketball tournament, which will take place on June 28 in Malta.

  The European Championship held among small countries, our national team faced San Marino in the 1/4 final stage. Our team, which started the match actively, eventually won the course 68-51. The captain of our national team, Amil Hamzayev, was selected as the most productive basketball player of the match with 21 points. After this win, our national team advanced to the 1/2 finals of the tournament. Our opponent in the semi-finals will be the Malta team. The game will start on July 2 at 18:15 Baku time.

 Our U-18 national team played its first match in Group B of the "C" division of the European Youth Championship organized in San Marino. Our team, which faced the Luxembourg selection, left the match with a score of 75-71.  The next opponent of our national team in the group will be the Gibraltar team. The game will start on July 26 at 19:00 Baku time

 Our U-18 national team played its third match in Group B of the "C" division of the European Youth Championship organized in San Marino. Our team, led by Tahir Bakhshiyev and Anar Sariyev, who faced the Armenian team, started the match with a good start and in the end defeated their opponent with a score of 76-65 and left the parquet with victory. After this victory, our national team qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament.  The last opponent of our national team in the group will be the Moldovan team. The game will start on July 28 at 14:30 Baku time.

 Our U-18 national team played its last match in the B group of the "C" division of the European Youth Championship organized in San Marino. Our team, led by Tahir Bakhshiyev and Anar Sariyev, who faced the Moldova selection, continued the advantage gained at the beginning of the match until the end of the game, and in the end defeated the opponent with a score of 75-66. Our national team, which defeated all its opponents in the group, entered the semi-finals of the tournament.  The opponent of our national team in the 1/2 final will be the Albanian team. The semi-final match will take place on July 30 at 21.15 Baku time.

 Our U-18 national team reached the semi-finals of the "C" division of the European Youth Championship held in San Marino. Our team, which faced the selection of Albania, lost to its opponent with a score of 56-76.  Our national team will play for the 3rd place against Luxembourg at 19:45 Baku time on July 31.

 Our U-18 national team competed for the 3rd place in the "C" division of the European Youth Championship held in San Marino. Our team, which had defeated Luxembourg in the group, managed to beat its opponent in a hard-fought match. Tahir Bakhshiyev and Anar Sariyev's students won the game with a score of 78-73 and won the bronze medal of the European Championship.

 With the organization of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation, tournaments were held in several regions of our country in connection with the development of basketball. Azerbaijan cup "ABF 3x3" held in 3x3 basketball type is one of these tournaments. In the first stage of the competition, which took place in Ganja, 56 male players competed in 14 teams, and 20 female players competed in 5 teams. In the next round of the tournament held in Lankaran city, 32 boys took part in 8 teams. It is to continuously hold the "ABF 3x3" Azerbaijan Cup, which takes place in the conditions of an interesting sports competition, and further increase the interest in this type of sport in our country.

 In the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games to be held in Konya, Turkey, our men's and women's 3x3 basketball teams will compete in group "C". Our men's national team will face the teams of Mali, Turkey, Morocco and Gabon, and our women's national team will face the teams of Turkey and Kyrgyzstan. We present to you the hours of the games in Baku time. 

Men

August 13 - 17.20 / Azerbaijan - Mali

August 13 - 22.00 / Azerbaijan - Turkey

August 15 - 18.45 / Azerbaijan - Morocco

August 15 - 20.35 / Azerbaijan - Gabon 

Women

August 14 - 19.10 / Azerbaijan - Turkey

August 14 - 20.35 / Azerbaijan - Kyrgyzstan

 On September 9-11, our national team will compete in group "D" at the European 3x3 basketball championship, which will be held in Graz, Austria. The opponents of our team in the group will be Belgian and Dutch teams. Our national team will hold both matches in the group on September 9. The first match of our team will be against the Belgian team at 18:45 Baku time, and the second match will be against the Dutch team at 21:30. It should be noted that the teams that occupy the first two places in the group will advance to the 1/4 final stage.

 In the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games, the first opponent of our national team in group "C" was the team of Mali. Our 3x3 basketball team, consisting of Amil Hamzayev, Zaur Pashayev, Orkhan Aydın and Endar Poladkhanli, left the tense game with an 18-15 victory. In the second match, the opponent was the home team of Turkey, which is considered the main favorite of the tournament. Our team started the game quickly and won a 21-12 victory over the opponent.

It should be noted that our team will play its last game in the group on August 15 at 18:45 against the Moroccan team.

 In the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games, the first opponent of our national team in group "C" was the host team of Turkey. The intense match ended with a 14-12 victory of our national team. Our second opponent in the group was Kyrgyzstan. Our women's 3x3 basketball team, which made a very fast start to the match against its opponent, won a comfortable 21-4 victory in the end. Our women's team finished the group as the leader and qualified for the 1/4 final stage. 

 It should be noted that our team's opponent in the 1/4 final stage will be the Qatari team.

 The last opponent of our national team in the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games was the Moroccan team, which was placed in group "C". Our 3x3 basketball team, consisting of Amil Hamzayev, Zaur Pashayev, Orkhan Aydın and Endar Poladkhanli, started the game quickly and in the end won 18-11 against their opponent. Finishing the group as the leader, our national team qualified for the 1/4 final stage of the tournament. 

 It should be noted that our team's opponent in the 1/4 final stage will be the Jordanian team.

 In the 1/4 final stage of the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games, our women's 3x3 basketball team met the Qatari team. Our women's basketball players, who gave a quick start to the match against their opponent, won a comfortable 21-2 victory in the end. After this victory, our women's team qualified for the 1/2 final stage.

  It should be noted that the opponent of our team in the 1/2 final stage will be the Uzbekistan team. The game will start on August 17 at 18:45 Baku time.

 In the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games, Azerbaijan's 3x3 basketball men's team reached the finals of the tournament by winning 20-18 over the Jordanian team in the quarter-finals and 21-17 over the Iranian team in the semi-finals. Our 3x3 basketball team, consisting of Amil Hamzayev, Zaur Pashayev, Orkhan Aydın and Endar Poladkhanli, faced the Senegalese team in the final. At the end of the intense game, we lost with a score of 16-21 and won the silver medal of the tournament. 

We congratulate our men basketball players who won the silver medal at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games!

 In the semifinals of the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games, our women's basketball players defeated the Uzbekistan team 16-7 and qualified for the finals. Our women's 3x3 basketball team met the Malian team in the final of Islamiad. Our team, which started the match against its opponent quickly, won 21-6 in the end and became the champion of Islamiad. 

 We congratulate our women basketball players who won the championship in the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games.

 On August 28, our men's 3x3 basketball team, which is preparing for the European Cup, which will be held in Graz, Austria, on September 9-11, left for Serbia. Our team consisting of Amil Hamzayev, Zaur Pashayev and Endar Poladkhanli, who participated in the training camp, played 3x3 test matches with the Serbian national team and a number of local clubs in Novi Sad. The training camp of our national team in Serbia will continue until September 8. It should be noted that our national team will compete with the Dutch and Belgian teams in the "D" group of the European Cup.

 Azerbaijan Basketball Federation continues to work on the development of basketball in the country. So, with the support of the federation, Huseyn Gaflanov, a member of our youth national team, is being tested at the Spanish club "Valencia Basket". The 14-year-old, 2.06 m young talent Huseyin, who attracted the attention of the Spanish selectors, is currently participating in the club's training camp with the purpose of checking. We hope that our young basketball player will successfully pass the test and represent Azerbaijan in the international arena in the future. We wish good luck to Huseyn Gaflanov, who is considered a student of Tahir Bakhshiyev and Anar Sariyev.

  On September 9-11, group games of the 3x3 basketball European Cup were held in Graz, Austria. Our 3x3 basketball team, consisting of Amil Hamzayev, Zaur Pashayev, Endar Poladkhanli and Jabrayil Akbarov, met the teams of Belgium and the Netherlands in group "D". Our national team lost 13-14 to the Belgian national team, and 6-22 to the Dutch national team, and stopped the fight early.

  Within the framework of the program for the development of professional basketball specialists in Azerbaijan, on September 24, a seminar for coaches and referees was held in the assembly hall of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation. The seminar provided information about the new rules applied in 2022 and the main aspects of the game. At the end of the seminar, the judges were given an exam according to the rules. The seminar was led by the international referee, national instructor of FIBA ​​in Azerbaijan Alekper Hasanov and international referee Urfan Bayramli.

  The games of the 28th Azerbaijan basketball championship, which is expected to start in the second decade of October, will take place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center. A total of 8 teams, including 3 regional teams, will compete for the championship in the championship to be held under the name of Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL). "AAAF Khirdalan BK", "Ganja BK", "NTD BK", "Neftchi BK", "Olympic Sheki BK", "Sarhadchi BK", "Sabah Baku BK", "Zirve Astara BK". Compared to the last championship, according to the new regulations, the teams will face each other in 4 rounds with a circular system. The teams that occupy the first four places in the regular season of the championship will qualify for the play-off stage. The team with the fastest 2 wins in the semi-finals, and the fastest 3 wins in the finals, will be considered the winner. It should be noted that a mini-tournament aimed at preparing for the main championship will be held on October 1. The games will be held at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center.

  Today, the first games of the mini-tournament aimed at preparing for the 28th Azerbaijan Championship took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center. "Zirve Astara BK" team won the "NTD BK" team with a score of 79-77 in the first match, which took place under tense and interesting conditions, and gave a successful start to the tournament. In the second match of the day, "Neftchi IK" team lost to "AAAF Khirdalan BK" basketball players with a score of 61-93. It should be noted that the mini-tournament with the participation of legionnaires will continue until October 6.

  On October 2, the second game day of the mini-tournament aimed at preparing for the 28th Azerbaijan Championship was held at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center. "NTD BK" basketball players won the "Olympic Sheki BK" team with a score of 91-76 in the first match of the game day, where two matches took place. The next game was played between "Ganja BK" and "AAAF Khirdalan BK" teams. In this match, Ganja basketball players were happy to win 76-68 over their opponent.

  Two more matches were held on the third game day of the mini-tournament aimed at preparing for the 28th Azerbaijan Championship at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center. In the first match, "Olympic Sheki BK" basketball players won against "Zirve Astara BK" team with a score of 111-104. The next game was played between "Ganja BK" and "Neftchi IK". The Ganja team, which started the match actively, won a 113-74 victory over its opponent.   

  It should be noted that the semifinals of the tournament will be held on October 5. At this stage, the teams "NTD BK" - "AAAF Xırdalan", "Ganja BK" - "Zirve Astara BK" will face each other.

  In the "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center, the final and 3rd place games were held in the tournament aimed at preparing for the 28th Azerbaijan Championship. The match for 3rd place took place between "NTD BK" and "Zirve Astara BK" teams. NTD basketball players, who started the match actively, left the floor victorious with a score of 117-59. The final match was held between "Ganja BK" and "AAAF Khirdalan BK" teams. Khirdalan team, which started the game quickly from the first minutes of the match, finally won the tournament by winning 101-85.

  The Azerbaijan basketball championship, which was last held in 2019 and ended early due to the pandemic, is being resumed. Thus, on October 12, the opening ceremony of the 28th Azerbaijan basketball championship (ABL) will take place in the gym of the "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center. "Sarhadchi PIK" and "NTD BK" teams will face each other in the opening game. The match will start at 18.00 and will be broadcast live on CBC sports channel. 

  It should be noted that other matches of the first round will be played on October 15 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center.

  On October 12, the opening game of the 28th Azerbaijan basketball championship (ABL) took place in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center. Azerbaijan Youth and Sports Minister Farid Gayibov, National Olympic Committee Vice President Chingiz Huseynzade, Azerbaijan Basketball Federation President Emin Amrullayev and State Border Service Deputy Chief Lieutenant General Abbas Khalilov were among those watching the opening match. "Sarhadchi PIK" and "NTD BK" teams met in the opening game. "NTD BK" basketball players actively started the game. This superiority of theirs continued until the end of the game, and the "NTD BK" team defeated their opponent with a score of 71-77 and started the championship with a victory.

  It should be noted that other matches of the first round will be played on October 15 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center.

  The first match of the second game day was held between the teams "AAAF Khirdalan BK" and "Neftchi IK". The "Neftchi IK" team won this game with a score of 77-80. The most productive basketball players of the game "AAAF Khirdalan BK" Devin Pullum (27 points) - "Neftchi IK" Mohsen Moradkhani (21 points)

  The second match of the day was held between "Ganja BK" and "Olympic Sheki BK" teams. Ganja basketball players won 85-69. The most productive basketball players of the game "Ganja BK"  Abdulay Bundu (20 points) - "Olympic Sheki BK"  Delvin Hough (26 points)

  The last game of the day took place between the teams "Sabah BK" and "Zirve Astara BK". In this game, "Sabah BK" won against its opponent with a score of 69-61. The most productive basketball players of the game "Sabah BK"  Udan Osakue (23 points) - "Zirve Astara BK"  Zo Tyson (15 points)

  On October 19, two games of the 2nd round of the Azerbaijan Basketball Championship (ABL) took place in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the first match of the tour, the leader of the championship "Ganja" team was the guest of "Zirve Astara" basketball players. In the game that lasted until the last ball, Ganjali were happy to win 77-78 over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Abdulay Bundu 24 points), "Zirve Astara BK" (Nikolos Lolishvili 17 points). In the second game of the round, "Sarhadchi PIK" and "Neftchi IK" teams met. Like the first match, this game also took place in an intense struggle, and in the end "Neftchi IK" basketball players left the floor with an 80-85 victory. The most productive basketball players: "Sarhadchi PIK" (Ender Poladkhanli - 33 points), "Neftchi IK" (Mohsen Moradkhani - 21 points).

  It should be noted that the other two matches of the second round ("AAAF Khirdalan BK" - "Sabah BK", "Olympic Shaki BK" - "NTD BK") will be played on October 22 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center.

  On October 22, the 2nd round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) was concluded with two matches held in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the first match of the day, "AAAF Khirdalan BK" team faced "Sabah BK" basketball players. In the game that took place under tense conditions, Khyrdalans were happy with a 79-73 victory over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Damon McDowell - 24 points, 6 rebounds), "Sabah BK" (Christian Roller - 17 points, 12 rebounds). The last game of the round was played between the regional team "Olympic Shaki BK" and the winning team of the first round "NTD BK". In this game, "NTD BK" basketball players left the court with a 74-98 victory. The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Jason Brower - 22 points, 9 rebounds), "NTD BK" (Stanford William - 28 points, 6 assists).

  It should be noted that the games of the 3rd round will be held on October 26 and 29.

  On October 26, two matches of the 3rd round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League took place at Sarhadchi Sports Center. In the opening game of the tour, two capital teams "Sabah BK" and "Neftchi IK" faced each other. "Sabah BK" team won the match with the score of 70-65. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Kamran Mammadov 16 points), "Neftchi IK" (Mohsen Moradkhani 12 points - 8 rebounds). In the second game of the day, the "Ganja BK" team, which won the first two rounds of the championship, played against the "AAAF Khirdalan BK" basketball players. encountered. The Ganjali players, who started the game actively, won with the score of 94-84 and rose to the first stage of the tournament table. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Jabrayil Akbarov 33 points - 5 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Damon McDowell 35 points - 8 rebounds). Note that the other two matches of the 3rd round ("NTD BK" - " Zirve Astara BK", "Olympic Shaki BK" - "Sarhadchi PIK") will take place on October 29.

  On October 29, the 3rd round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) was concluded with two matches held in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the first match of the day, "NTD BK" team faced "Zirve Astara BK" basketball players. The "NTD BK" basketball players, who started the game quickly, were happy with their 84-71 victory over Astara. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Stanford Williams - 27 points, 4 assists), "Zirve Astara BK" (Russhard Criukshank - 32 points, 7 rebounds). The last game of the tour took place between the basketball players of the regional team "Olympic Sheki BK" and the local team "Sarhadchi PIK". Taking advantage from the first minutes of the game, "Sarhadchi PIK" basketball players left the court with a 72-102 victory. The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Jason Brower - 27 points, 5 rebounds), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Michael Winn - 25 points, 4 assists). 

   It should be noted that the games of the 4th round will be held on November 2 and 5 at the Sarhadchi Sports Center.

  On November 2, the 4th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) started with two matches held in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the opening game of the tour, two city teams "NTD BK" and "AAAF Khyrdalan BK" faced each other. At the end of the game, which took place twice overtime, the "NTD BK" team won with the score of 99-97. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Stanford William 22 points - 9 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Andrew Korum 26 points - 18 rebounds). In the second game of the day, the capital club "Neftchi IK" and the regional representative "Olympic Sheki BK" met with basketball players. The basketball players of the region, who started the game actively, won in the end with a score of 73-76 and won the first victory of the championship. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi IK" (Zaur Gushanov 22 points), "Olympic Sheki BK" (Delvin Haf 34 points - 5 rebounds)   

  Note that the other two matches of the 4th round ("Sabah BK" - "Ganja BK", "Zirve Astara BK" - "Sarhadchi PIK") will take place on November 5 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center.

  On November 5, the 4th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) was concluded with two matches held in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the first match of the day, "Sabah BK" team faced "Ganja BK" basketball players. "Sabah BK" basketball players, who started the game quickly, were happy to win 81-70 against the youth team. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Collin Turner - 23 points, 5 assists), "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patty - 19 points, 12 rebounds). The last game of the tour took place between the basketball players of the regional team "Zirve Astara BK" and the local team "Sarhadchi PIK". "Sarhadchi PIK" basketball players left the floor with a 79-94 victory. The most productive basketball players: "Zirve Astara BK" (Zo Tyson - 26 points, 11 rebounds), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Michael Winn - 31 points, 3 assists).   

 It should be noted that the games of the 5th round will be held on November 9, 12 and 13 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center.

  On November 9, the 5th round of Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) started with the match between "Ganja BK" and "Neftchi IK" basketball players in the gym of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the opening game of the tour, the regional team "Ganja BK" won its 4th victory in the championship by winning 68-65. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Jeylon Perry - 21 points, 5 rebounds), "Neftchi IK" (Mohsen Moradkhani - 21 points, 12 rebounds) 

  It should be noted that the next matches of the tour ("NTD BK" - "Sabah BK", "Olympic Shaki BK" - "Zirve Astara BK", "Sarhadchi BK" - "AAAF Khyrdalan BK") will be held on November 12 and 13 in "Sarhadchi" IM - will also be held.

  On November 12, two more games took place within the framework of the 5th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the first match of the day, the undefeated team of the championship met with "NTD BK" and "Sabah BK" basketball players. The "Sabah BK" team, which took advantage of the first part of the match, eventually won a 70-77 victory over its opponent. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Stanford William - 25 points, 8 rebounds), "Sabah BK" (Udun Osaku - 22 points, 9 rebounds). The second game of the day was played between "Olympic Sheki BK" and "Zirve Astara BK" teams. At the end of the game, which lasted until the last ball, "Olympic Sheki BK" basketball players won against their opponent with a score of 95-92. The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Delvin Hough - 37 points, 4 assists), "Zirve Astara BK" (Rasshard Kruikshank - 21 points, 3 assists).   

  It should be noted that the closing game of the tour will be held on November 14 at 19:00 between "Sarhadchi PIK" and "AAAF Khyrdalan BK".

  On November 14, the 5th round of Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) was concluded with the match between "Sarhadchi PIK" and "AAAF Khyrdalan BK" teams in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. At the end of the fight that lasted until the last ball, Khyrdalan basketball players were happy with the victory with a score of 82-83. The most productive basketball players of the match: "Sarhadchi PIK" (Brandon Miller - 24 points, 11 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Andrew Corum - 26 points, 17 rebounds).   

  It should be noted that the games of the 6th round will be held on November 16, 19 and 20 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center.

  On November 17, the 6th round of Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) started with the match between "Sabah BK" and "Sarhadchi PIK" basketball players in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the opening game of the tour, the hosts "Sarhadchi PIK" basketball players won their 3rd victory in the championship by winning 84-91. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Christian Roller - 18 points, 10 rebounds), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Maxwell Starwood - 23 points, 6 rebounds)   

  It should be noted that the next matches of the round ("NTD BK" - "Ganja BK", "Zirve Astara BK" - "Neftchi BK", "AAAF Khirdalan BK" - "Olympic Sheki BK") will be held on November 19 and 20 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. will be held.

  From this season, the final preparations for the championships, which consist of 5 different leagues organized by the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation, have been completed. We want to inform basketball lovers about the mentioned 5 leagues. As you know, the Azerbaijan Men's Championship (ABL), which started in October, is the highest level in our basketball. The Federation did not ignore amateur and student basketball players. Thus, 7 amateur and 8 university teams are expected to participate in the leagues, which will be held from December, under the names "Amateur Basketball League" (HBL) and "Student Basketball League" (TBL). In addition, a league called "3x3 Women's Basketball League" (3x3 QBL) with the participation of 8 teams is planned to start on November 19, and a championship called "Youth Basketball League" (UGBL) for boys and girls in different age groups is planned to start in December. 

  It should be noted that the games of the Azerbaijan Basketball League will take place in the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center, and the games of other leagues will be held in the sports halls of the Azerbaijan Technical and Azerbaijan Architecture and Construction universities.

  On November 19, two more games took place in the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center within the framework of the 6th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League. The first match of the day was held between the teams "NTD BK" and "Ganja BK", which are the leaders of the championship. The Ganja basketball players left the intense game with an 86-89 victory. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Londel King - 24 points, 12 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Collin Turner - 25 points, 10 rebounds). In the second game of the day, the regional representative "Zirve Astara BK" faced the capital team "Neftchi IK". In this game, Astara players won their first victory in the championship, winning 85-78 over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Zirve Astara BK" (Russhard Cruikshank - 28 points, 5 assists), "Neftchi IK" (Ray Maxwell - 27 points, 6 rebounds) 

   It should be noted that the closing game of the tour will be held on November 20 at 18:30 between "AAAF Khyrdalan BK" and "Olympic Sheki BK" teams.

  On November 20, the 6th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) was concluded with the match between "AAAF Khirdalan BK" and "Olympic Shaki BK" in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. Khirdalan basketball players, who took advantage of the first part of the game, were happy to win 93-71 in the end. The most productive basketball players of the match: "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Devin Pullum - 23 points, 7 rebounds), "Olympic Shaki BK" (Anar Hajiyev - 20 points, 8 rebounds). 

  It should be noted that the games of the 7th round will be held on November 24, 26 and 27.

  Our country will host the European youth championship for the first time. The names of the teams that will participate in the championship among boys under 18 will be clarified in January. The games of the European Championship will take place in Baku from July 29 to August 6, 2023.

  It should be noted that our U-18 national team won the bronze prize in the last championship.

  On November 24, the 7th round of Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) started with the match between "AAAF Khirdalan BK" and "Zirve Astara BK" basketball players in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the opening game of the tour, "AAAF Khyrdalan BK" basketball players won their 4th victory in the championship with a score of 98-94. The most productive basketball players: "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Devin Pullum - 26 points, 3 rebounds), "Zirve Astara BK" (Russhard Сruikshank - 23 points, 7 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the next matches of the tour ("Ganja BK" - "Sarhadchi PIK", "Neftchi IK" - "NTD BK", "Sabah BK" - "Olympic Sheki BK") will be held on November 26 and 27.

  On November 27, two more games took place in the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center within the framework of the 7th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League. The first match of the day was held between "Ganja BK" and "Sarhadchi PIK" teams, which are the leaders of the championship. Ganja basketball players left the tense game with a 90-76 victory. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Chris Hamil - 25 points, 5 rebounds), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Maxwell Starwood - 27 points, 5 rebounds). In the second game of the day, the basketball players of two capital representatives "Neftchi IK" and "NTD BK" met. In this game, "NTD BK" team won 75-88 over its opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi IK" (Raymond Miller - 28 points, 10 rebounds), "NTD BK" (Londell King - 20 points, 8 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the closing game of the tour will be held on November 27 at 15:00 at the Sheki Olympic Sports Complex, between "Olympic Sheki BK" and "Sabah BK" teams.

  On November 27, the 7th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) was concluded with the match between the "Olympic Shaki BK" and "Sabah BK" teams at the Sheki Olympic Sports Complex. The capital team "Sabah BK" left this game with an 83-105 victory. The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Davit Chivchivadze - 30 points, 5 assists), "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patty - 38 points, 16 rebounds).

 It should be noted that the games of the 8th round will be held on November 30 and December 1, 3, 4.

  On November 30, the 8th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) started with two matches in the gym of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. "NTD BK" and "Sarhadchi PIK" teams met in the opening game of the tour. At the end of the intense game that continued until the last ball, the "Sarhadchi PIK" team was happy with the victory with a score of 92-93. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Londell King - 35 points, 13 rebounds), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Michael Diggins - 27 points, 11 rebounds). In the second game of the day, the capital club "Neftchi IK" and "AAAF Khirdalan BK" faced basketball players. Khirdalans, who started the game quickly, eventually won a 68-83 victory over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi IK" (Denis Jones - 20 points, 4 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Devin Pullum - 24 points, 9 assists)   

  It should be noted that the next matches of the tour ("Zirve Astara BK" - "Sabah BK", "Olympic Shaki BK" - "Ganja BK") will be held on december 3 and 4.

  On December 3, another game of the 8th round was held at the Astara Olympic Sports Complex. Thus, the "Zirve Astara BK" team received the capital club "Sabah BK" basketball players in front of their home fans. At the end of two overtimes, "Sabah BK" team was happy with the 88-97 victory. The most productive basketball players: "Zirve Astara BK" (Rashard Cruikshank - 25 points, 5 assists), "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patti - 28 points, 15 rebounds)   

  It should be noted that the closing game of the tour will be held on December 4 at 15:00 between "Olympic Sheki BK" and "Ganja BK" teams.

  On December 4, the 8th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) was concluded with the match between "Olympic Shaki BK" and "Ganja BK" teams at the Astara Olympic Sports Complex. "Ganja BK" won 80-105 in the match between two regional teams and became the leader of the tournament table. The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Jason Brower - 23 points, 9 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Collin Turner - 25 points, 11 rebounds).

  It should be noted that the games of the 9th round will be held on December 7, 10 and 11.

  14 years old and 2.06 m tall. The owner of these indicators is an Azerbaijani. We are talking about Huseyn Gaflanov, a member of our youth national team. Thus, the young talent who left for Vilnius, Lithuania with the support of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation, has already been accepted to the NBA basketball school located in that city due to his individual basketball skills. Until the summer of 2024, Huseyin will participate in trainings in accordance with the modern requirements of the NBA by foreign experts at this school and will try to qualify for NBA selections in the future by further improving his basketball knowledge. It should be noted that the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation always continues its attention and concern for Huseyn Gaflanov to participate in the NBA and to represent our country at the highest level among national teams.

  On December 7, the 9th round of Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) started with the match between "Sabah BK" and "AAAF Khirdalan BK" basketball players in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the game that lasted until the last ball, "AAAF Khirdalan BK" was happy to win 82-84 over its opponent. The most productive basketball players: "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Andrew Corum - 32 points, 17 rebounds), "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patty - 23 points, 12 rebounds)

  Note that the other games of the 9th round ("NTD BK" - "Olympic Sheki BK", "Neftchi IK" - "Sarhadchi PIK", "Ganja BK" - "Zirve Astara BK") will be played on December 10 and 11. It will take place at Sarhadchi" Sports Center.

  On December 10, two more games took place in the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center within the framework of the 9th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League. The first match of the day was held between "NTD BK" and "Olympic Sheki BK" teams. The basketball players of the capital, who started the game quickly, were happy with the victory over their opponent with a score of 105-78. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Londell King - 29 points, 14 rebounds), "Olympic Shaki BK" (Jason Brower - 30 points, 9 rebounds). In the last game of the day, "Neftchi IK" and "Sarhadchi PIK" basketball players faced each other. "Sarhadchi PIK" team made up for the defeat in the first round by winning 76-81. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi IK" (Byron Maxwell - 25 points, 15 rebounds), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Endar Poladkhanli - 23 points, 6 rebounds)   

  It should be noted that the closing game of the tour will be held on December 11 at 18:30 between "Ganja BK" and "Zirve Astara BK" teams.

  On December 11, the 9th round of Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) was concluded with the match between "Ganja BK" and "Zirve Astara BK" teams at Sarhadchi Sports Center. In the match between two regional teams, "Ganja BK" won 98-85 and strengthened its position on the first stage of the tournament table. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Ceylon Perry - 29 points, 5 rebounds), "Zirve Astara BK" (Russhard Cruikshank - 25 points, 9 rebounds).

  It should be noted that the games of the 10th round will be held on December 14, 17 and 18.

  On December 14, the 10th round of Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) started with the match between "Sarhadchi PIK" and "Olympic Sheki BK" basketball players in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. Taking advantage from the beginning of the game, the basketball players of "Sarhadchi PIK" were happy to win 99-80 over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Sarhadchi PIK" (Endar Poladkhanli - 29 points, 5 assists), "Olympic Shaki BK" (Anar Hajiyev - 22 points, 6 rebounds)

  Note that other games of the 10th round ("Neftchi IK" - "Sabah BK", "AAAF Khirdalan BK" - "Ganja BK", "Zirve Astara BK" - "NTD BK") will take place on December 17 and 18 .

  On December 17, two more games took place in the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center within the framework of the 10th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League. The first match of the day was held between "Neftchi IK" and "Sabah BK" teams. "Sabah BK" basketball players, who started the game quickly, were happy with the 99-81 victory over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi IK" (Dennis Jones - 17 points, 8 rebounds), "Sabah BK" (Fuad Niftaliyev - 18 points, 3 assists). In the last game of the day, "AAAF Khirdalan BK" and "Ganja BK" basketball players faced each other. The "AAAF Khyrdalan BK" team won the victory over its opponent with a score of 85-71 and shared the first place in the tournament table. The most productive basketball players: "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Devin Pullum - 33 points, 5 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Celon Perry - 20 points, 4 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the closing game of the tour will be held on December 18 at 15:00 at the Astara Olympic Sports Complex between "Zirve Astara BK" and "NTD BK" teams.

  On December 18, the last game of the 10th round was held at the Astara Olympic Sports Complex. "Zirve Astara BK" team hosted the capital club "NTD BK" basketball players in front of home fans. The basketball players of the capital, who took the advantage in the first round of the match, were happy with the 92-81 victory over their opponent at the end of the game. The most productive basketball players: "Zirve Astara BK" (Russhard Cruikshank - 28 points, 6 rebounds), "NTD BK" (Londell King - 33 points, 24 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the games of the 11th round will take place on December 21, 24 and 25.

  The opening game of the 11th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place on December 21 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center, with the match between "Ganja BK" and "Sabah BK" basketball players. At the end of the match, which was going on under tense conditions, "Sabah BK" basketball players left the floor with an 81-73 victory and rose to the first stage of the tournament table. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Colin Turner - 16 points, 6 assists), "Sabah BK" (Kamran Mammadov - 22 points, 7 rebounds)

  Note that other games of the 11th round ("AAAF Khyrdalan BK" - "NTD BK", "Sarhadchi PIK" - "Zirve Astara BK", "Olympic Shaki BK" - "Neftchi IK") will be held on december 24 and 25

  On December 24, two more games took place in the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center within the framework of the 11th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League. The first match of the day was held between "AAAF Khirdalan BK" and "NTD BK" teams. The basketball players of the capital, who started the game quickly, were happy with the 108-80 victory over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Devin Pullum - 17 points, 7 assists), "NTD BK" (Londell King - 37 points, 20 rebounds). In the last game of the day, "Sarhadchi PIK" and "Zirve Astara BK" basketball players faced each other. The Borderers started the game actively and won a 94-84 victory over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Sarhdachi PIK" (Endar Poladkhanli - 33 points, 9 rebounds), "Zirve Astara BK" (Rushard Kruikshank - 37 points, 7 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the closing game of the tour will be held on December 25 at 15:00 at the Sheki Olympic Sports Complex between the teams "Olympic Sheki BK" and "Neftchi IK".

  On December 25, the last game of the 11th round and the last game of 2022 was held at the Sheki Olympic Sports Complex. The "Olympic Shaki BK" team hosted the basketball players of the capital club "Neftchi IK" in front of their home fans. The basketball players of the capital, who took advantage of the match in the first round, won an 83-67 victory over their opponent at the end of the game. The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Jason Brower - 24 points, 7 rebounds), "Neftchi IK" (Davit Lomidze - 18 points, 5 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the games of the 12th round will take place on January 4, 7 and 8, 2023.

  On December 30, the president of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation, Emin Amrullayev, with the participation of the responsible employees of the federation and the members of the national team, put into use a new basketball board designed for prisoners in the penal institution No. 9. The president of the federation, Emin Amrullayev, who opened the event with his opening speech, congratulated the people serving the sentence on the upcoming World Azerbaijani Solidarity Day and the New Year holiday and wished them to celebrate these holidays together with their families as soon as possible. Later, the members of our national team presented uniforms of the national team to the prisoners.

  It should be noted that the basketball board created by the organization of the federation is designed for convicts to use their leisure time more efficiently.

  The opening game of the 12th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place on January 5 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center, with a match between "AAAF Khyrdalan BK" and "Sarhadchi PIK" basketball players. At the end of the overtime game, "Sarhadchi PIK" basketball players left the floor with a 78-75 victory. Having played one game more than their opponents, the Borderers will be in the first place of the tournament table by the end of the week. The most productive basketball players: "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Andrew Korum - 21 points, 21 rebounds), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Brendon Miller - 23 points, 7 rebounds)

  Note that other games of the 12th round ("Sabah BK" - "NTD BK", "Neftchi IK" - "Ganja BK", "Zirve Astara BK" - "Olympic Sheki BK") will be held on January 7 and 8

  On January 7, two more games took place in the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center within the framework of the 12th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League. The first match of the day was held between the leaders of the championship "Sabah BK" and "NTD BK". "NTD" basketball players, who made a comeback at the end of the game, won a 79-75 victory over their opponent and became the single leader of the championship. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patti - 17 points, 11 rebounds), "NTD BK" (Londell King - 30 points, 16 rebounds). In the last game of the day, "Neftchi IK" and "Ganja BK" basketball players faced each other. At the end of the game, which continued under equal conditions, the capital club won 81-78 over its opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi IK" (David Lomidze - 24 points, 6 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Celon Perry - 26 points, 6 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the closing game of the tour will be held on January 8 at 15:00 at the Astara Olympic Sports Complex between the teams "Zirve Astara BK" and "Olympic Shaki BK".

  On January 8, the last game of the 12th round was held at the Astara Olympic Sports Complex. "Zirve Astara BK" team received "Olympic Sheki BK" basketball players in front of home fans. Although "Olympic Sheki BK" basketball players started the game better, in the end "Zirve Astara BK" made a comeback and won 85-80 over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Zirve Astara BK" (Russhard Cruikshank - 30 points, 9 rebounds), "Olympic Shaki BK" (Jason Brauer - 23 points, 6 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the games of the 13th round will take place on January 11,14 and 15.

  The opening game of the 13th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place on January 11 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center, with a match between "Sarhadchi PIK" and "Sabah BK" basketball players. The "Sarhadchi PIK" basketball players, who started the game quickly, left the floor with an 81-68 victory. The most productive basketball players: "Sarhadchi PIK" (Endar Poladkhanli - 23 points, 7 rebounds), "Sabah BK" (Udun Osakue - 19 points, 15 rebounds)

  Note that the other games of the 13th round ("Ganja BK" - "NTD BK", "Neftchi IK" - "Zirve Astara BK", "Olympic Shaki BK" - "AAAF Khirdalan BK") will be played on January 12, 14 and 15. will be held

  On January 12, another game took place within the framework of the 13th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. At the end of the intense game between the "Ganja BK" and "NTD BK" teams, "NTD" basketball players, who won 86-79, rose to the top of the tournament table after a 1-day break. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK BK" (Ceylon Perry - 28 points, 2 rebounds), "NTD BK" (Quinton Campbell - 23 points, 5 rebounds)

  Note that other games of the 13th round ("Neftchi İK" - "Zirve Astara BK", "Olympic Shaki BK" - "AAAF Khirdalan BK") will be held on January 14 and 15

  On January 14, "Neftchi IK" and "Zirve Astara BK" teams met at "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. Despite falling behind in the first period of the game, the capital club, which later came back, left the game with a 102-82 victory. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi IK" (Davit Lomidze - 26 points, 8 assists), "Zirve Astara BK" (Jerret Henderson - 33 points, 10 rebounds)

  Note that on January 15 at 15:00 the closing game of the tour (" Olympic Shaki BK" - "AAAF Khirdalan BK") will be held.

  On January 15, the closing game of the 13th round was held at the Sheki Olympic Sports Complex. "Olympic Sheki BK" team received "AAAF Khirdalan BK" basketball players in front of home fans. The basketball players of "AAAF Khirdalan BK" started the game better and in the end won 88-77 over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Jason Brower - 22 points, 6 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Andrew Korum - 27 points, 14 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the games of the 14th round will take place between January 18 and 23

  The opening game of the 14th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place on January 18 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center, with the match between "Sabah BK" and "Olympic Shaki BK" basketball players. The "Sabah BK" basketball players, who started the game quickly, finally left the floor with a difficult victory of 77-72. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patty - 32 points, 11 rebounds), "Olympic Shaki BK" (Larry Robinson - 18 points, 3 assists)

  Note that other games of the 14th round ("Zirve Astara BK" - "AAAF Khirdalan BK, "Sarhadchi PIK" - "Ganja BK", "Neftchi IK" - "NTD BK") will be held on January 21 and 22

   On January 21, "Zirve Astara BK" and "AAAF Khirdalan BK" teams met at the Astara Olympic Sports Complex. "AAAF Khirdalan BK" basketball players, who started the game with confidence, won a 100-76 victory over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Zirve Astara BK" (Jarret Henderson - 16 points, 2 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Devin Pullum - 34 points, 9 assists)

  It should be noted that the last matches of the tour ("Sarhadchi PIK - "Ganja BK", "NTD BK" - "Neftchi IK") will be held on January 22.

  On January 22, the 14th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) ended with two games at the Sarhadchi Sports Center. The first game of the day took place between "Sarhadchi PIK" and "Ganja BK" teams. The border guards, who started the game actively, were happy with the 86-78 victory over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Sarhadchi PIK" (Maxwell Starwood - 25 points, 12 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Colin Turner - 24 points, 13 rebounds) "NTD BK" and "Neftchi IK" basketball players met in the second game of the day. In this meeting, the oilmen created a sensation and won 86-79. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Quinton Campbell - 19 points, 4 rebounds), "Neftchi IK" (Denis Jones - 24 points, 6 rebounds)

  The opening game of the 15th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place on January 24 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center, with a match between "Sarhadchi BK" and "NTD BK" basketball players. "NTD BK" basketball players left the floor with a hard-fought 79-78 victory at the end of the game, which took place in an equal struggle. After this victory, "NTD" club became the single leader of the championship. The most productive basketball players: "Sarhadchi BK" (Endar Poladkhanli - 20 points, 4 rebounds), "NTD BK" (Londell King - 27 points, 23 rebounds)

  Note that other games of the 15th round ("Sabah BK" - "Zirve Astara BK", "AAAF Khirdalan BK" - "Neftchi IK", "Ganja BK" - "Olympic Sheki BK") will be played on January 25, 28 and 29 will be held

  "Sabah BK" and "Zirve Astara BK" teams met at the Sarhadchi Sports Center on January 25. At the end of the game, which took place under tense conditions, the "Sabah BK" basketball players won a 75-71 victory over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patty - 21 points, 8 rebounds), "Zirve Astara BK" (Jarrett Henderson - 20 points, 11 rebounds)

  Our girls' U-16 team participated in a training camp in Ankara, Turkey, from January 26 to February 3. Our national team, led by Turkish specialist Evren Alkaya, continues training twice a day with 14 members of the team. The main goal of our girls, who will play a series of test games within the training camp, is to prepare for the "C" division games of the European Championship, which will be held in Andorra on July 18-23.

  On January 28, at the Sarhadchi Sports Center, the closing game of the round between "AAAF Khirdalan BK" and "Neftchi IK" teams took place. At the end of the overtime game, "AAAF Khirdalan BK" basketball players won a 104-102 victory over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "AAAF "Khirdalan BK" (Devin Pullum - 35 points, 5 assists), "Neftchi IK" (Davit Lomidze - 24 points, 4 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the game between "Ganja BK" and "Olympic Sheki BK" teams has been postponed indefinitely due to technical and organizational issues

  On February 1, the opening game of the 16th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center, with a match between "AAAF Khyrdalan BK" and "Sabah BK" basketball players. "Sabah BK" basketball players, who started the game better, left the floor with an 82-63 victory. The most productive basketball players: "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Devin Pullum - 22 points, 4 assists), "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patty - 20 points, 13 rebounds)

  Note that other games of the 16th round ("Sarhadchi PIK" - "Neftchi İK", "Zirve Astara BK" - "Ganja BK", "Olympic Shaki BK" - "NTD BK") will be held on February 2, 4 and 5

  Another match of the 16th round took place between the basketball players of "Sarhadchi PIK" and "Neftchi IK" at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center on February 2. The "Sarhadchi PIK" basketball players, who started the game better, finally left the floor with an 86-77 victory. The most productive basketball players: "Sarhadchi PIK" (Keron Baker - 21 points, 2 assists), "Neftchi IK" (Davit Lomidze - 20 points, 3 rebounds)

  From January 26 to February 3, our U-16 girls' national team, which was in a training camp in Ankara, Turkey, concluded its training. Our girls, who played seven test matches in the preparatory process, left these matches with six victories. The main goal of our girls' training camp is to prepare for the "C" division games of the European Championship, which will take place in Andorra on July 18-23.

  On February 5, the closing game of the 16th round was held at the Sheki Olympic Sports Complex. "Olympic Shaki BK" team received "NTD BK" basketball players in front of home fans. "NTD BK" basketball players started the game better and in the end won 101-74 over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Lari Robinson - 22 points, 6 assists), "NTD BK" (Londel King - 27 points, 15 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the games of the 14th round will take place between February 8 and 12.

  On February 8, the opening game of the 17th round between "NTD BK" and "Zirve Astara BK" basketball players took place in the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. Before the match, a minute's silence was held in the arena as a sign of respect for the people who died as a result of the natural disaster in Turkey. The "NTD BK" basketball players, who started the game better, eventually left the court with a 92-79 victory. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Londel King - 36 points, 11 rebounds), "Zirve Astara BK" (Rushard Cruikshank - 23 points, 2 assists)

  Note that the other matches of the 17th round ("Ganja BK" - "AAAF Khirdalan BK", "Olympic Shaki BK" - "Sarhadchi PIK", "Sabah BK" - "Neftchi IK") will be held on February 11, 12 and 13. will be held

  On February 11, the next game of the 17th round between "Ganja BK" and "AAAF Khirdalan BK" basketball players took place at the Ganja Olympic Sports Complex. Using the factor of native fans, the Ganja players won a convincing victory over their opponent with a score of 92-78 with the brilliant play of their new transfer. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Jordan Andrews - 24 points, 10 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Andrew Corum - 21 points, 12 rebounds)

  On February 12, the next game of the 17th round between "Olympic Shaki BK" and "Sarhadchi PIK" basketball players took place at the Sheki Olympic Sports Complex. "Sarhadchi PIK", which started the match better, left the floor with a 106-83 victory and maintained its position on the second stage of the tournament table. The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Larry Robinson - 27 points, 6 assists), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Endar Poladkhanli - 41 points, 13 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the last game of the 17th round ("Sabah BK" - "Neftchi IK") will be held on February 13

  On February 13, the last game of the 17th round between "Sabah BK" and "Neftchi IK" basketball players took place at "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. Although the first half was an equal battle, in the second half "Sabah BK" basketball players won 79-61 thanks to their superior play. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Mike Edwards - 15 points, 6 rebounds), "Neftchi IK" (Yuri Kondrakov - 18 points, 8 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the games of the 18th round ("NTD BK" - "AAAF Khyrdalan BK", "Sabah BK" - "Ganja BK", "Neftchi IK" - "Olimpik Sheki BK", "Zirve Astara BK" - "Sarhadchi" PIK" will be held on February 15, 18 and 19

  On July 18-23 in Andorra, in the European Championship among 16-year-old girls in the "C" division, our U-16 girls' national team will face Andorra, Moldova and Albania in group B.

  In the "C" division of the European Championship for 16-year-old boys, which will be held in Kosovo on July 19-27, our U-16 team will compete in group B with the teams of Albania, Cyprus, Armenia and San Marino.

  Malta, Cyprus and Moldova teams will be the opponents of our U-18 team in the A group of the "C" division of the European Championship among 18-year-old boys, which will be held in Baku from July 29 to August 6

  On February 15, the opening game of the 18th round between "NTD BK" and "AAAF Khyrdalan BK" basketball players took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. "AAAF Khirdalan BK" started the game actively and won a 95-77 victory over the leader "NTD BK". The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Londel King - 23 points, 19 rebounds), "AAAF Khyrdalan BK" (Damon McDowell - 34 points, 5 rebounds)

  Note that other games of the 18th round ("Sabah BK" - "Ganja BK", "Neftchi IK" - "Olympic Sheki BK", "Zirve Astara BK" - "Sarhadchi BK") will be held on February 18 and 19

  On February 18, two games of the 18th round were held at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. The first game of the day took place between "Sabah BK" and "Ganja BK" basketball players. Although "Sabah BK" won in the first part of the game, the comeback team won 81-76 in the end. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patti - 17 points, 10 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Jordan Andrews - 19 points, 10 rebounds) In the second game of the day, the capital club "Neftchi IK" and the regional team "Olympic Sheki BK" he received his basketball players. The capital club, which took advantage from the first period, was happy with the final victory of 88-69. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi IK" (Yuri Kondrakov - 29 points, 10 rebounds), "Olympic Shaki BK" (Davante Cooper - 13 points, 5 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the last game of the tour will take place between "Zirve Astara BK" and "Sarhadchi PIK" at the Astara Olympic Sports Complex on February 19

  On February 19, the closing game of the 18th round was held at the Astara Olympic Sports Complex. "Zirve Astara BK" team hosted "Sarhadci PIK" basketball players in front of home fans. "Sarhadchi PIK" basketball players started the game quickly and in the end won 92-76 over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Zirve Astara BK" (Jerret Henderson - 21 points, 10 rebounds), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Maxwell Starwood - 22 points, 9 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the games of the 19th round will take place between February 22-26

  On February 21, the drawing ceremony of the Azerbaijan Basketball Cup took place in the administrative building of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation. 8 teams will compete in groups A and B in the Azerbaijan Cup, which will be held in the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center between March 21-26.

Group A: "Sabah BK", "AAAF Khirdalan BK", "Sarhadchi PIK", "Ganja BK"

Group B: "NTD BK", "Zirve Astara BK", "Neftchi IK", "Olympic Sheki BK"

  It should be noted that according to the regulations of the Azerbaijan Basketball Cup, there must be 3 local basketball players on the court during the game.

  On February 22, the opening game of the 19th round between "Sarhadchi PIK" and "AAAF Khyrdalan BK" basketball players took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. Although the first part of the match was an even fight, the Khrelanites gained the upper hand in the second part and eventually won 73-66. The most productive basketball players: "Sarhadchi PIK" (Maxwell Starwood - 24 points, 4 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Andrew Korum - 20 points, 13 rebounds)

  Note that other games of the 19th round ("NTD BK" - "Sabah BK", "Ganja BK" - "Neftchi IK", "Olympic Shaki BK" - "Zirve Astara BK") will be played on February 23, 25 and 26 will be held

  On February 23, the next game of the 19th round between "NTD" and "Sabah" basketball players took place at "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. "Sabah" basketball players won 82-72 at the end of the game, which continued with the Khalakhal principle.

 The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Zach Hudson - 18 points, 4 rebounds), "Sabah BK" (Anthony Pattн - 18 points, 14 rebounds)

  On July 7-16, the games of the European Championship "B" division among 20-year-old boys will be held in Skopje, North Macedonia. According to the draw, our U-20 national team will compete against Kosovo, Sweden, Ukraine and Georgia in group C

  On February 25, the next game of the 19th round was held at Ganja Olympic Sports Complex. "Ganja" team hosted "Neftchi" basketball players in front of home fans. Taking the advantage from the first minutes of the game, the youth team won 83-73 victory over the capital club, feeling the great fan support. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Colin Turner - 22 points, 11 assists), "Neftchi IK" (Glen Burns - 19 points, 4 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the tour will be concluded tomorrow in Sheki with the match between "Olympic Sheki BK" and "Zirve Astara BK"

  On February 26, the last game of the 19th round was held at the Sheki Olympic Sports Complex. "Olympic Sheki" team hosted "Zirve Astara" basketball players in their hometown. The guests started the game better and in the end were happy with the victory with the score of 89-73. The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Larry Robinson - 18 points, 6 rebounds), "Zirve Astara BK" (Zaur Pashayev - 20 points, 9 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the games of the 20th round will take place between March 1-5

  On March 1, the opening game of the 20th round took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. At the end of the intense game between "NTD" and "Ganja" teams, "NTD" basketball players won 91-85 and became the single leader of the championship again. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Jeremy Hayes - 28 points, 11 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Collin Turner - 23 points, 7 rebounds)

  It should be noted that other games of the 20th round ("AAAF Khyrdalan BK" - "Olympic Shaki BK", "Sabah BK" - "Sarhadchi PIK", "Zirve Astara BK" - "Neftchi IK") will be held on March 4 and 5

  On March 4, two games of the 20th round were held at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. The first game of the day took place between "AAAF Khyrdalan" and "Olympic Sheki" basketball players. Although it was a close fight in the first half of the game, in the second half, Khyrdalan took advantage and won 100-77. The most productive basketball players: "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Damon McDowell - 35 points, 6 rebounds), "Olympic Shaki BK" (Larry Robinson - 31 points, 5 assists) In the second game of the day, two capital teams "Sabah BK" and "Sarhadchi PIK" they came face to face. At the end of the intense game that went to extra time, "Sabah" basketball players were happy with the victory with the score of 100-92. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patty - 23 points, 9 rebounds), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Brendon Miller - 24 points, 6 assists)

  It should be noted that the last game of the tour will take place between "Zirve Astara BK" and "Neftchi IK" at the Astara Olympic Sports Complex on March 5.

  On March 5, the last game of the 20th round was held at the Astara Olympic Sports Complex. The "Zirve Astara" team hosted the "Neftchi" basketball players in their hometown. Astara players, who started the game on top, later lost the lead, but thanks to Zaur Pashayev's confident play in the 4th round, they were happy with the victory with the score of 89-81. The most productive basketball players: "Zirve Astara BK" (Zaur Pashayev - 24 points, 7 rebounds), "Neftchi IK" (Mohsen Moradkhani - 25 points, 10 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the games of the 21st round will take place between March 8-12

  On March 8, the opening game of the 21st round took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. "NTD" basketball players started the game better and in the end they were happy with a 109-80 victory over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi IK" (Yuri Kondrakov - 26 points, 5 rebounds), "NTD BK" (Quinton Campbell - 26 points, 7 rebounds)

  Note that other games of the 21st round ("AAAF Khyrdalan BK" - "Zirve Astara BK", "Ganja BK" - "Sarhadchi PIK", "Olympic Shaki BK" - "Sabah BK") will be played on March 9, 11 and 12. will be held

  On March 9, the next game of the 21st round between "AAAF Khyrdalan" and "Zirve Astara" basketball players took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. "AAAF Khyrdalan" made a comeback in the overtime game and won a hard-fought victory with a score of 90-85. The most productive basketball players: "AAAF Khyrdalan BK" (Andrew Korum - 21 points, 16 rebounds), "Zirve Astara BK" (Jarrett Henderson - 21 points, 10 rebounds)

  On March 11, another game of the 21st round was held at Ganja Olympic Sports Complex. "Ganja" team hosted "Sarhadchi" basketball players in front of home fans. At the end of the game, which took place under tense conditions, the team of "Ganja" was happy with the score of 86-77. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Collin Turner - 24 points, 6 rebounds), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Michael Diggins - 32 points, 13 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the 21st round will be concluded tomorrow in Sheki, with the match "Olympic Sheki BK" - "Sabah BK"

  On March 12, the last game of the 21st round was held at the Sheki Olympic Sports Complex. "Olympic Sheki" hosted the capital club "Sabah" in their native walls. At the end of the intense game with overtime, "Sabah" basketball players won with a score of 86-80. The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Larry Robinson - 36 points, 9 rebounds), "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patty - 27 points, 8 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the games of the 22nd round will take place between March 15-19

    On March 14, the match between "Zirve Astara" and "Ganja" teams, postponed from the 16th round, was held at the Sarhadchi Sports Center. At the end of the overtime game, "Ganja" won a 109-104 victory over its opponent and rose to the 3rd place in the tournament table. The most productive basketball players: "Zirve Astara BK" (Darin Johnson - 24 points, 4 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Jared Small - 32 points, 8 rebounds)

  On March 15, the opening match of the 22nd round between the teams "Neftchi" and "AAAF Khyrdalan" took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. "AAAF Khyrdalan" basketball players, who started the game better, eventually won a 95-83 victory over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi IK" (Yuri Kondrakov - 20 points, 6 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Andrew Corum - 29 points, 11 rebounds).

  Note that other games of the 22nd round ("Zirve Astara BK" - "Sabah BK", "NTD BK - "Sarhadchi PIK", "Olympic Sheki BK" - "Ganja BK") will be held on March 18 and 19

  On March 18, two games of the 22nd round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place. In the first game of the day, Astarada hosted local "Zirve Astara" and "Sabah" basketball players. Capital club "Sabah", which started the game actively, won an 87-65 victory over its opponent and maintained its position on the first level. The most productive basketball players: "Zirve Astara BK" (Zo Tyson - 16 points, 8 rebounds), "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patty - 28 points, 18 rebounds) . At the end of the intense match, "NTD" basketball players won 76-73. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Jeremy Hayes - 18 points, 10 rebounds), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Brandon Miller - 21 points, 9 assists)

  Let's note that in the 22nd round "Olympic Sheki BK" - "Ganja BK" " will be concluded with the game

  On March 19, the closing game of the 22nd round took place at the Sheki Olympic Sports Complex. "Olympic Sheki" hosted "Ganja" basketball players in front of home fans. Taking the lead from the first minutes of the game, the youth team left the park with a 94-77 victory. With this victory, "Ganja" rose to the 3rd place in the tournament table. The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Larry Robinson - 20 points, 8 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Collin Turner - 20 points, 8 assists)

  It should be noted that the 23rd round will start after the games of the Azerbaijan Cup

  On March 21, the group games of the Azerbaijan Cup for the 2022/23 season took place at Sarhadchi Sports Center. On the first day of the game, four matches were played in two groups. The opening game was played between "Sabah" and "Ganja" teams, which are in group A. "Ganja" beat its opponent with a score of 97-59. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Udun Osaku - 15 points, 3 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Akbar Mammadov - 27 points, 18 rebounds) These results were recorded in three other games. Group B: "NTD" - "Olympic Sheki" (94-83) The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Zach Hudson - 18 points, 11 rebounds), "Olympic Shaki BK" (Larry Robinson - 24 points, 8 assists) Group A: "AAAF Khyrdalan" - "Sarhadchi" (86-69) The most productive basketball players: "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Damon McDowell - 19 points, 6 rebounds), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Brandon Miller - 20 points, 5 rebounds) Group B: "Zirve Astara" - "Neftchi" (76-93) The most productive basketball players: "Zirve Astara BK" (Darin Johnson - 27 points, 6 assists), "Neftchi IK" (Davit Lomidze - 24 points, 5 rebounds)

  On March 22, the next group games of the Azerbaijan Basketball Cup took place at the Sarhadchi Sports Center. Group A: "Sabah" - "Sarhadchi" (97-92) The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Fuad Niftaliyev - 26 points, 7 assists), "Sarhachi PIK" (Michael Diggins - 25 points, 13 rebounds) Group B: "NTD" - "Neftchi" (108-89) The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Quinton Campbell - 15 points, 3 rebounds), "Neftchi IK" (Yuriy Kondrakov - 21 points, 5 assists) Group A: "Ganja" - "AAAF Khirdalan" (91-65) The most productive basketball players: "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Damon McDowell - 30 points, 6 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Collin Turner - 27 points, 7 rebounds) Group B: "Olympic Shaki" - "Zirve Astara" (69-94) The most productive basketball players: "Zirve Astara BK" (Rushard Cruikshank - 32 points, 5 rebounds), "Olympic Shaki BK" (Larry Robinson - 25 points, 7 rebounds)

 It should be noted that after these results, "Ganja" and "NTD" teams, who won two victories each, qualified for the semi-finals.

  On March 23, the last group games of the Azerbaijan Basketball Cup took place at Sarhadchi Sports Center. After the following results, the "Ganja" and "NTD" teams took the first place in the group, and the "AAAF Khirdalan" and Neftchi" teams qualified for the semi-finals. It should be noted that the semi-final games ("Ganja" - "Neftchi", "NTD" - "AAAF Khirdalan") will take place on March 25. Group A: "Sabah" - "AAAF Khyrdalan" (82-85) The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Kamran Mammadov - 14 points, 6 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Devin Pullum - 25 points, 7 assists) Group B: "NTD" - "Zirve Astara" (104-103) The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Londel King - 19 points, 15 rebounds), "Zirve Astara BK" (Rushard Cruikshank - 51 points, 9 rebounds) Group A: "Ganja" - "Sarhadchi" (75-80) The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Akbar Mammadov - 20 points, 25 rebounds), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Trevor Blackmon - 16 points, 1 rebound) Group B: "Olympic Sheki" - "Neftchi" (74-100) The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Larry Robinson - 24 points, 7 assists), "Neftchi IK" (Zaur Gushanov - 19 points, 3 assists)

  On March 25, the semi-final games of the Azerbaijan Basketball Cup were held at the Sarhadchi Sports Center. "Ganja" and "Neftchi" teams met in the first semi-final game. Thanks to the dominant play of the local players, the "Ganja" team won 83-73 and became the first finalist. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Amil Hamzayev - 26 points, 6 rebounds), "Neftchi IK" (Yuriy Kondrakov - 18 points, 10 rebounds) The second semi-final match took place between "NTD" and "AAAF Khirdalan". At the end of the game, which continued under tense conditions, "NTD" basketball players won 91-84 and qualified for the finals. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Londel King - 25 points, 15 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Devin Pullum - 23 points, 5 assists)

  It should be noted that the final game between "Ganja" and "NTD" basketball players will start on March 26 at 16:00

  On March 26, the final match of the Azerbaijan Basketball Cup took place at the Sarhadchi Sports Center. In the final game between "Ganja" and "NTD" teams, the youth team started with the best. However, in the second half of the game, the "NTD" team, which came back from a 20-point deficit, took the game to overtime, but "Ganja" won the cup by winning 100-89 in the extra time. Playmaker of "Ganja" team Collin Turner was chosen as the most valuable basketball player of the final. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Collin Turner - 38 points, 13 rebounds), "NTD BK" (Zach Hudson - 20 points, 8 rebounds)

  Mariana Vasileva, deputy minister of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and members of the basketball federation's board of directors Bakhtiyar Aslanbeyli, Simuzer Feyzullayeva, Elnur Aliyev and Vilayat Valiyev participated in the awarding ceremony. Mrs. Mariana Vasileva presented the cup to the captain of the "Ganja" team, Amil Hamzayev

  Azerbaijan Basketball Federation President Emin Amrullayev met with French Basketball Federation President Jean-Pierre Siyuta during his visit to France. During the meeting held in Paris, there was a discussion about the exchange of basketball experience between the two countries and future plans. At the end of the meeting, the parties gave each other symbolic national gifts and took commemorative photos. In the end, let us note that Mr. Jean-Pierre Siuta is one of the two candidates for the presidency of FIBA ​​Europe in the elections to be held in Munich, Germany in May.

  On March 29, the opening match of the 23rd round between "Sabah" and "AAAF Khyrdalan" teams took place at "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. "AAAF Khirdalan" basketball players, who started the game better, won 84-69 against their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patty - 20 points, 12 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Damon McDowell - 28 points, 5 rebounds)

  Note that other games of the 23rd round ("NTD BK" - "Olympic Shaki BK", "Neftchi IK - "Sarhadchi PIK", "Ganja BK" - "Zirve Astara BK") will be held on April 1 and 2

  On April 1, two games of the 23rd round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the first game of the day, the "NTD" team faced the regional representative "Olympic Sheki". "NTD" basketball players won a comfortable 102-71 victory in this game and became the single leader of the championship. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Bryson Robinson - 24 points, 7 assists), "Olympic Shaki BK" (Larry Robinson - 21 points, 6 assists) The second game of the day was played between "Neftchi" and "Sarhadchi" basketball players. "Neftchi", which won 89-77 in this match, reduced the playoff chances of its opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi BK" (Yuriy Kondrakov - 22 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Maxwell Starwood - 24 points, 3 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the 23rd round will be concluded with the game "Ganja BK" - "Zirve Astara BK".

  On April 2, the closing game of the 23rd round took place at Ganja Olympic Sports Complex. "Ganja" hosted "Zirve Astara" basketball players in front of home fans. Taking advantage from the first minutes of the game, the youth team won 98-89 and strengthened their place in the play-off zone. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Collin Turner - 34 points, 11 assists), "Zirve Astara BK" (Darin Johnson - 24 points, 4 rebounds)

  On April 2, the third place and final games of the amateur basketball league took place in the gym of Azerbaijan Technical University. In the game "Feniks" - "Torpaq", the "Feniks" team won 77-61 and won the third place in the amateur league. "Probasket" and "Caspian Storm" teams met in the final game. "Caspian Storm", which started the match better, defeated its opponent with a score of 93-79 and won the title of the winner of the six-team amateur league.

  In the gym of Azerbaijan Technical University, the opening match of the Azerbaijan Cup for women's basketball took place. In the game between "PH" and "AZE U-16" teams, our U-16 team was happy with a 79-45 victory. The second game in the Azerbaijan Cup was held between "Alov" and "BBA" teams. In this match, the "BBA" team won against its opponent with a score of 66-34. After the first two games, "AZE U-16" leads the tournament table

  On April 4, two games of the 24th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the opening game of the tour, the "Sarhadchi" team faced the regional representative "Olympic Sheki". The "Sarhadchi" basketball players were happy with the difficult victory of 94-91 in this game. The most productive basketball players: "Sarhadchi PIK" (Maxwell Starwood - 35 points, 7 rebounds), "Olympic Shaki BK" (Davante Cooper - 29 points, 5 rebounds) The second game of the day was played between "Neftchi" and "Sabah" basketball players. "Sabah" basketball players won the match 80-68. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi BK" (Mohsen Moradkhani - 23 points, 16 rebounds), "Sabah BK" (Kamran Mammadov - 19 points, 7 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the tour will be concluded with the matches "Zirve Astara BK" - "NTD BK", "AAAF Khirdalan" - "Ganja BK", which will be held on April 5.

  On April 5, two games of the 24th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the first game of the day, the regional representative "Zirve Astara" faced the capital club "NTD". "NTD" basketball players won 112-92 in this game and advanced to the first place. The most productive basketball players: "Zirve Astara BK" (Darin Johnson - 30 points, 6 rebounds), "NTD BK" (Bryson Robinson - 17 points, 8 assists) The closing game of the tour was held between "AAAF Khirdalan" and "Ganja" basketball players. Having won 94-83 in this important game, the "Ganja" team continues to follow the leaders. The most productive basketball players: "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Damon McDowell - 21 points, 4 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Amil Hamzayev - 24 points, 6 rebounds)

  On April 8, the opening game of the 25th round took place at the Ganja Olympic Sports Complex. "Ganja" hosted basketball players from capital "Sabah" in front of home fans. At the end of the intense game with the Khalakhal principle, the "Sabah" team finished the game with an 87-84 victory with an accurate three-pointer made by the American player Kalin Crane with one second remaining. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Amil Hamzayev - 33 points, 3 rebounds), "Sabah BK" (Kalin Crane - 20 points, 3 rebounds)

  It should be noted that other games of the tour ("Olympic Shaki" - "Neftchi", "AAAF Khyrdalan" - "NTD", "Sarhadchi" - "Zirve Astara") will take place on April 9, 10 and 11

  On April 9, the second game of the 25th round took place at the Sheki Olympic Sports Complex. "Olympic Sheki" met with "Neftchi", the representative of the capital, between the home walls. In the third round of the game, the "Neftchi" collective left the match with a 112-78 victory. The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Davante Cooper - 27 points, 9 rebounds), "Neftchi IK" (Yuriy Kondrakov - 39 points, 9 assists)

  On April 10, the next game of the 25th round took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. "AAAF Khirdalan" team faced the championship leader "NTD" team. The "NTD" team, which started the game better, won a 102-95 victory over its opponent at the end of the intense game and rose to the overall leadership of the championship. The most productive basketball players: "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Devin Pullum - 29 points, 10 assists), "NTD BK" (Bryson Robinson - 34 points, 11 rebounds)

  The final match of the Azerbaijan Cup for women's basketball took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. "BBA" and "AZE U-16" teams met in the final game. "BBA" basketball players, who won 51-48 at the end of the fight that lasted until the last ball, became the owners of the Azerbaijan Cup for women's basketball held for the first time.

  On April 11, the last game of the 25th round took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. "Zirve Astara" and "Sarhadchi" teams took advantage from the first minutes of the game, and in the end, "Zirve Astara" won 103-93. With this defeat, "Sarhadchi" club moved away from the play-off zone. The most productive basketball players: "Sarhadchi PIK" (Michael Diggins - 34 points, 11 rebounds), "Zirve Astara BK" (Rushard Cruikshank - 22 points, 8 assists)

  On April 11, our girls' U-16 team went to Istanbul, Turkey, as part of a training camp. Our national team led by Evren Alkaya continues training twice a day. In the preparation process, it is planned that our girls will have friendly matches with the girls' teams of famous clubs such as Galatasaray, Fenerbahce, Beşiktaş and Darrushafaka. The main goal of the training camp, which will last until April 22, is to prepare for the "C" division games of the European Championship, which will take place in Andorra on July 18-23.

  On April 12, the opening game of the 26th round took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the tense game between "Neftchi" and "Ganja" teams, Jared Small, one of the main players of the youth team, scored a three-pointer in the last second to give "Ganja" team an 87-86 victory. With this victory, "Ganja" secured its place in the top four. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi IK" (Mohsen Moradkhani - 23 points, 8 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Collin Turner - 24 points, 9 assists)

  It should be noted that other games of the tour ("Sabah" - "NTD", "AAAF Khyrdalan" - "Sarhadchi", "Zirve Astara" - "Olympic Shaki") will take place on April 15 and 16

  On April 15, two games of the 26th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the first game of the day, the leaders of the championship, "Sabah" and "NTD" teams faced each other. At the end of the fight that lasted until the last minute, "Sabah" basketball players won 75-70 and rose to the top of the tournament table. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patti - 17 points, 12 rebounds), "NTD BK" (Londel King - 23 points, 10 rebounds) The second game of the day was played between "AAAF Khyrdalan" and "Sarhadchi" basketball players. "AAAF Khirdalan" won 96-89 in this important game and qualified for the play-off stage. The most productive basketball players: "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Devin Pullum - 27 points, 3 rebounds), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Trevor Blackmon - 27 points, 9 rebounds)

  It should be noted that after these results "Sabah", "NTD", "Ganja" and "AAAF Khirdalan" qualified for the play-off stage

  On April 16, the closing game of the 26th round took place at the Astara Olympic Sports Complex. "Zirve Astara" met the regional representative "Olympic Sheki" between the home walls. "Zirve Astara", which started the game better, won a 92-82 victory over its opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Zirve Astara BK" (Jerret Henderson - 26 points, 14 rebounds), "Olympic Shaki BK" (Larry Robinson - 27 points, 9 assists)

  It should be noted that the games of the 27th round will take place between April 19-23

  Our U-16 girls' basketball team, which is in a training camp in Istanbul, Turkey, held the next inspection games. Our national team, led by Evren Alkaya, left the game with a 72-58 victory against the strong rival Istanbul champion "Galatasaray" U-16 girls' team. Our girls won 88-66 against "Istanbul Asya" team and 62-36 against "Istanbul Panthers" team respectively

  On April 19, the opening match of the 27th round took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. At the end of the game in which "Neftchi" and "Zirve Astara" teams, who were left out of the play-off, faced each other, "Zirve Astara" basketball players, led by Shahriyar Askerov, won a 103-90 victory over their opponents. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi IK" (Zaur Gushanov - 27 points, 9 rebounds), "Zirve Astara BK" (Jarrett Henderson - 32 points, 8 rebounds)

  It should be noted that other games of the tour ("Sarhadchi" - "Sabah", "Ganja" - "NTD", "Olympic Shaki" - "AAAF Khyrdalan") will take place on April 20, 22 and 23

  On April 20, the second game of the 27th round took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. At the end of the game between "Sarhadchi" and the leader of the championship "Sabah" teams, who were left out of the play-off, "Sabah" basketball players won 89-86 over their opponents. After this victory, "Sabah" became the undisputed leader of the championship. The most productive basketball players: "Sarhadchi PIK" (Trevor Blackmon - 26 points, 6 rebounds), "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patty - 33 points, 4 rebounds)

  On April 22, the next match of the 27th round took place at Ganja Olympic Sports Complex. "Ganja" hosted "NTD" basketball players, who are among the leaders of the championship. At the end of the game, which took place under tense conditions, "Ganja" won a 95-92 victory over its opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Jared Small - 38 points, 4 rebounds), "NTD BK" (Londel King - 18 points, 6 rebounds)

  On April 23, the closing game of the 27th round took place at the Sheki Olympic Sports Complex. "Olympic Shaki" received "AAAF Khyrdalan" basketball players who qualified for the playoffs in front of their home fans. "AAAF Khirdalan", which took advantage of the first round of the game, won an easy victory over its weak opponent with a score of 113-79. The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Larry Robinson - 19 points, 8 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Damon McDowell - 23 points, 4 rebounds)

  It should be noted that regardless of the results of the last 28th round in the Azerbaijan Basketball League, AAAF Khyrdalan will face the Sabah team, which finished the regular season as the leader, and the capital club "NTD" will face the regional representative "Ganja" in the playoffs

  On April 23, the final game of the "TamGanc" Student Basketball League took place in the gym of Azerbaijan Technical University under the sponsorship of IBA. The final match was watched directly from the arena by Bakhtiyar Aslanbeyli, Vice President of BP Azerbaijan and member of the Board of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation, Firudin Gurbanov, Deputy Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Taleh Tahirli, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the International Bank of Azerbaijan. At the beginning of the final game between the basketball players of Azerbaijan Technical University (ATU) and Azerbaijan State Physical Education and Sports Academy (ADBTIA), the students of "ATU" gained a great advantage, but they could not maintain this advantage until the end, and "ADBTIA" - In the end, the basketball players won 82-77 and became the champions of "TamGanc" Student Basketball League. "ADBTIA" member Shirzad Shirzadov was selected as the most valuable basketball player of the final. In the game for the 3rd place, the team of the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (ASU) won the bronze awards of the league, winning 77-68 over the team of the Azerbaijan State University of Economics (ADIU)

  On April 25, the opening game of the last 28th round took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. At the end of the game between the home team "Sarhadchi" and the regional representative "Ganja", the youth basketball players of Ganja won a 102-85 victory over their opponents. The most productive basketball players: "Sarhadchi PIK" (Michael Diggins - 27 points, 11 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Collin Turner - 28 points, 9 assists)

  On April 26, the second game of the 28th round took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. At the end of the match between "Zirve Astara" and "AAAF Khirdalan" teams, "AAAF Khirdalan" won a 109-96 victory over their opponent and finished the regular championship in the 4th place. The most productive basketball players: "Zirve Astara BK" (Rushard Cruikshank - 27 points, 5 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Andrew Korum - 31 points, 9 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the last two games of the tour ("Sabah" - "Olympic Shaki", "NTD" - "Neftchi") will take place on April 29

    On April 29, the regular season was concluded with two games of the 28th and last round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the first game of the day, "Sabah" and "Olympic Sheki" teams met. In this game, "Sabah" basketball players won 105-80 and will face "AAAF Khyrdalan" in the playoffs as the leader of the regular season. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Kalin Crane - 17 points, 6 rebounds), "Olympic Shaki BK" (Andrew Whitsett - 29 points, 8 rebounds) The second game of the day was played between "NTD" and "Neftchi" basketball players. Winning 101-89 in this important game, "NTD" entered the playoff stage from the 2nd place and took home advantage in the playoff games against the "Ganja" team. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Zach Hudson - 20 points, 10 rebounds), "Neftchi IK" (Mohsen Moradkhani - 24 points, 13 rebounds)

  On May 5, the playoff stage of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) started at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. "Sabah" and "AAAF Khyrdalan" teams met in the first game of the semi-final series. "Sabah" basketball players, who started the game quickly, won 86-71 in the end. With this victory, "Sabah" took a 1-0 lead in the series. The second game of the semi-final series will take place on May 9. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patty - 19 points, 12 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Damon McDowell - 26 points, 9 assists)

  It should be noted that the first game of the second semi-final series ("NTD" - "Ganja") in the playoff stage will be held on May 6 at 19:30 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center

  On May 6, the next semi-final game of the playoffs of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. "NTD" and "Ganja" teams met in the first match of the second semi-final series. "Ganja" basketball players started the game quickly and won 101-73 in the end. With this victory, "Ganja" took a 1-0 lead in the series. The second game of the semi-final series will take place on May 10 in Ganja. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Bryson Robinson - 14 points, 6 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Jalen Gaddy - 34 points, 7 rebounds)

  On May 9, the second game of the semi-final series between "AAAF Khirdalan" and "Sabah" teams took place in the playoff stage of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. At the end of the game, which continued under tense conditions, "Sabah" basketball players were happy with the victory with the score of 83-77. With this victory, "Sabah" won the semi-final series with a score of 2-0 and qualified for the final. The most productive basketball players: "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Damon McDowell - 34 points, 4 rebounds), "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patty - 25 points, 7 rebounds)

  On May 10, the second game of the semi-final series between "Ganja" and "NTD" teams took place in the playoff stage of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) at the Ganja Olympic Sports Complex. The capital club, which took advantage from the first minutes of the game, left the region with a 105-76 victory. With this victory, "NTD" equalized the score in the semi-final series. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Amil Hamzayev - 19 points, 4 rebounds), "NTD BK" (Londel King - 27 points, 13 rebounds)

  On May 11, the opening ceremony of the international basketball tournament dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the national leader Heydar Aliyev was held at the Sarhadchi Sports Center jointly organized by the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation. The event started with the official part. Then, after the opening ceremony, which continued with the artistic part, a game was held between the students of ASAPES (Azerbaijan) and ATSU (Georgia). In this match, our students won 80-69. The following results were recorded in the first round of the group stage of the tournament. You can watch all the games of the tournament on the official "youtube" account of the federation.

LSU (Russia) - SDU (Turkey) 121-53

USUPSC (Uzbekistan) - YKSUG (Belarus) 65-70

ASAPES (Azerbaijan) - ATSU (Georgia) 80-69

AzTU (Azerbaijan) - STT (Turkmenistan) 74-73

  It should be noted that the final match of the international basketball tournament will take place on May 15 at 14:30 and will be presented to basketball fans through the CBC Sport TV 

  On May 14, the semi-final games of the international basketball tournament dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the national leader Heydar Aliyev took place in the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center jointly organized by the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation. In the first semi-final match, "LSU" (Russia) defeated the team "STT" (Turkmenistan) with a score of 106-65 and became the first finalist. In the second semi-final game, "AzTU" students defeated "ASAPES" team with a score of 59-53 and became the second finalists.

  It should be noted that on May 15 at 12:00 the game for the 3rd place ("ASAPES" - "STT") will take place, and at 14:30 the final game ("LDU" - "AzTU") 

  On May 15, the final game of the international basketball tournament dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the national leader Heydar Aliyev was held at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center, jointly organized by the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation. "LSU" students started fast in the final game where "LSU" (Russia) and "AzTU" (Azerbaijan) teams faced each other and won the main prize of the international tournament by winning 82-58. "STT" (Turkmenistan) basketball players won bronze prizes of the international basketball tournament, winning 83-64 against the students of "ASAPES" (Azerbaijan) in the game for the 3rd place. It should be noted that the winner of the international basketball tournament "LSU" team was awarded the cup by the Deputy Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Firudin Gurbanov, the head of department of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Elnur Aliyev awarded the silver medals to the "AzTU" team, and the bronze medals were awarded to the students of "STT" by the executive of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation. director Farrukh Mahmudov presented. The most valuable player of the tournament ("LSU" - Kiril Lenkin) (MVP) award was presented by the vice-rector of Azerbaijan Technical University Rashad Aliyev.

  On May 20-21, the Women's 3x3 Basketball World Series will be held in Astara. In addition to our 3x3 women's national team, a total of 12 teams, including two club teams, will participate in the competition. We present the participating teams to you. Germany, China, Poland, Egypt, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and Austria 3x3 women's teams, China's "Yuanda" and our local representative "Neftchi" club will compete in the Women's World Series.

  It should be noted that the games of the Women's World Series in 3x3 basketball will be held on the Astara city boulevard and will be presented to basketball fans through the CBC Sport TV channel

  On May 16, the third game of the semi-final series between "NTD" and "Ganja" teams took place in the playoff stage of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. "Ganja" basketball players won 106-103 at the end of the tense and principled game with two overtime periods. With this victory, "Ganja" basketball players, who completed the semi-final series with a score of 2-1, qualified for the final. Their opponent in the final series will be "Sabah" team. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Londel King - 23 points, 12 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Jared Small - 21 points, 8 rebounds)

  On May 19, the game for the 3rd place between the teams "NTD" and "AAAF Khirdalan" of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. "NTD" basketball players, who started the game better, won 100-79 and won bronze medals. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Londel King - 40 points, 16 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Damon McDowell - 36 points, 5 rebounds)

  On May 20, the first game of the final series between "Sabah" and "Ganja" teams of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. "Ganja" basketball players, who started the game on top, could not maintain this advantage until the end, and the capital club "Sabah", which made a comeback in the second half, won 71-69 in the end. With this victory, "Sabah" took a 1-0 lead in the series. The second game of the final series will take place on May 22 at 19:30. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patty - 12 points, 12 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Collin Turner - 17 points, 11 assists)

  On May 20-21, the games of the "Astara" stage of the World Women's Series took place. The teams that took two places in the groups qualified for the 1/4 final stage. In the first 1/4 final game, the Ukrainian selection won against the Polish team with a score of 16-13. Our club representative "Neftchi" lost to the strong Chinese national team in the 1/4 final game with a score of 21-6. In the other 1/4 final games, Austria beat Hungary with a score of 14-8, and the team of Egypt beat the Chinese club "Yuanda" with a score of 21-13. Semi-final games: Ukraine - China (17-19), Austria - Egypt (14-21). The champion of the "Astara" stage in the Women's World Series was the Chinese qualifying team, which defeated the Egyptian national team 21-15 in the final.

  On May 22, the second game of the final series between "Sabah" and "Ganja" teams of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. The "Sabah" team, which lost its advantage near the end of the game in a tense and interesting fight, lost to the "Ganja" basketball players with a score of 78-74. With this victory, "Ganja" equalized the score in the series (1-1). The third game of the final series will take place on May 24 at 19:30. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Collin Turner - 14 points, 7 rebounds), "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patty - 26 points, 14 rebounds)

  On May 24, the third game of the final series between "Sabah" and "Ganja" teams of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. At the end of the game, which continued with the Khalakhal principle, the "Sabah" team won 93-90 against the "Ganja" basketball players. With this victory, "Sabah" took the lead in the series (2-1). The fourth game of the final series will take place on May 26 at 19:30. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Kalin Crane - 19 points, 5 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Jordan Andrews - 24 points, 5 rebounds)

  On May 26, the fourth game of the final series between "Ganja" and "Sabah" teams of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. "Ganja" started the game quickly without captain Amil Hamzayev, who did not participate in the game due to injury. The regional representative "Ganja" who fought until the end with the team members who started the game in the starting five, won a 93-90 victory over "Sabah" at the end of the match. With this victory, "Ganja" made the score in the series 2-2. The fifth game of the final series will take place on May 30. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Collin Turner - 25 points, 9 rebounds), "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patti - 27 points, 7 rebounds)

  On May 30, the last fifth game of the final series between the "Sabah" and "Ganja" teams of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. The winner was not determined at the main time of the game and the match went to extra time. "Sabah" team won 86-85 over "Ganja" at the end of a tense and interesting game. The "Sabah" team, which won the final series with a score of 3-2, became the champion of the 2022/23 season in the Azerbaijan Basketball League. American Anthony Patty was chosen as the most valuable player (MVP) of the final series. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patty - 24 points, 13 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Collin Turner - 26 points, 11 assists)

  The games of the "Shusha" stage of the World Women's Series were held on June 12-13. On June 12, group games took place, and on June 13, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals took place. In the first 1/4 final game, the Hungarian national team defeated Romania with a score of 21-13 and became the opponent of "Neftchi" in the semi-finals. In the second 1/4 final game, the German team won against the club "G FLOU" (Japan) with a score of 22-16, and in the second semi-final, it was the opponent of the Netherlands team. In the first semi-final game, "Neftchi" club faced the Hungarian national team. "Neftchi" won 15-14 against its opponent at the end of the intense fight and became the first finalist. In the second semi-final game, the Netherlands defeated the German national team with a score of 21-10 and became the opponent of the "Neftchi" club in the final. The "Neftchi" club, which started the final match with a superior score, won the "Shusha" stage with a 20-12 victory over the Netherlands. The most valuable player (MVP) of the final was Derris Carter, an American member of "Neftchi". It should also be noted that "Neftchi" was the first club team to win a stage in the FIBA ​​3x3 Women's Basketball World Series

  "Sabah" BK, the champion of the 2022/2023 season in the Azerbaijan Basketball League, will represent our country in the FIBA ​​EUROPA CUP in the 2023/2024 season. The FIBA ​​European Cup draw will be held on August 8 in Munich, Germany. For your information, the last time our country was represented in the European Cups was in the 2005/2006 season with the "Gala" team

  On July 3, the final match of the Netanya round of the 3x3 Women's Basketball World Series took place in Israel. Our representative "Neftchi" met the strong China national team in the finals and became the champion of the Netanya stage by defeating their opponent with a score of 16-12. Brianna Fraser, a member of the "Neftchi" club, was selected as the most valuable player (MVP) of the final. It should be noted that the China national team defeated by "Neftchi" is the number one and three-time winner of the World Women's Series according to rating points

  The group games of our national team in the "C" division of the European basketball championship among 16-year-old girls in Andorra have ended. Our team, placed in Group B, defeated the Andorra national team 64-50 in the first game of the group, the Moldovan national team 78-55 in the second game, and the Albanian national team 69-64 in the last game and qualified for the semi-finals of the European Championship as the group leader. The opponent of our girls' national team in the semi-finals will be the Georgian team. The game will take place on July 22 at 21:30 Baku time and will be broadcast live on the official "youtube" account of FIBA

  The games of the "C" division of the European basketball championship among 16-year-old boys continue in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. Our U-16 national team, placed in Group B, faced the Armenian national team in its second game in the group. Our U-16 team, which started the match better, defeated the Armenian team with a score of 92-58 in the most important game of the group. The next opponent of our U-16 national team in the group will be Albania. The game will take place on July 23 at 19:30 Baku time.

  In the "C" division of the European basketball championship among 16-year-old girls held in Andorra, the semi-final match of our national team against the Georgian team took place. Our U-16 girls' team, despite falling behind in the semi-final game, made a comeback in the last round and finally won against the Georgian team with a score of 74-72. Our U-16 girl's national team won all the games it played and qualified for the finals of the European Championship. The opponent of our national team in the final will be Andorra. The game will take place on July 23 at 21:30 Baku time and will be broadcast live on the official "youtube" account of FIBA

  The final game of the "C" division of the European basketball championship among 16-year-old girls took place in Andorra. Our team, which started the final match between our U-16 girls' national team and the host team of Andorra, won the final match with a score of 57-45 and became the European champion without losing a single game. It should be noted that this championship is a historical first and a great success for the name of Azerbaijani women's basketball

  The group games of our national team in the "C" division of the European basketball championship among 16-year-old boys, held in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, have ended. Our U-16 national team, placed in Group B, faced the San Marino team in the last game of the group and won the opponent with a score of 96-47 and qualified for the semi-finals as the group leader. Our U-16 national team will compete against Andorra in the semi-finals. The game will take place on July 26 at 19:30 Baku time

  The semi-final game of our national team took place in the "C" division of the European basketball championship among 16-year-old boys in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. In the semi-finals, our U-16 national team defeated the Andorra team with a score of 87-64 and qualified for the finals of the "C" division of the European Championship. In the final, the opponent of our national team will be the winner of the Cyprus-Kosovo pair. The game will take place on July 27 at 22:00 Baku time and will be broadcast live through FIBA's YouTube channel

  The opponents that our men's national basketball team will face in the preliminary qualification stage games of the 2027 World Championship to be held in Qatar have been determined. According to the results of the draw held in Munich, Germany, our national team will compete with Switzerland, Kosovo and Ireland in Group A. Group games will be played in a round-robin format. Together with the three group winners, the best group runner-up will advance to the second round of the preliminary qualifying round of the World Cup, which will take place in the summer of 2025. It should be noted that the first group games of the qualification stage will be held on February 19-27, 2024

  On August 19, the Melilla stage of the Women's World Series on 3x3 basketball, organized in Spain, was completed. In the final game of the Melilla stage, our representative "Neftchi" faced the host team of Spain. At the end of the tense and interesting game, "Neftchi" won the opponent with a score of 13-12 and became the champion of the Melilla stage. Bryana Fraser, a member of "Neftchi", won the award of the most valuable player (MVP) of the Melilla stage. It should be noted that the next matches of our women's national team and "Neftchi" in the World Women's Series 3x3 will take place in our native Baku on August 22

  The Debrecen round of the 3x3 Women's Basketball World Series organized in Hungary on August 27-28 has ended. "Neftchi" first won the group games against the Ukrainian national team 22-6, and the U-24 USA team with a score of 21-9. In the 1/4 finals, "Neftchi" won against the Hungarian club "Gyor" 20-18, and in the semi-finals against the Hungarian national team with a score of 22-14, and qualified for the finals. Our representative "Neftchi" met the German club "Düsseldorf Zoos" in the final game. "Neftchi" started the game better, won the Debretsen stage without losing any match, winning 21-10 in the end. Bryana Fraser, a member of the "Neftchi" club, was selected as the most valuable player (MVP) of the Debrecen stage. With this championship, "Neftchi" won the stage for the 4th time in the World Women's Series

  The 2023/24 season of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) will begin on October 22. Unlike last year, 10 teams will fight for the championship in the 29th Azerbaijan Championship. "Sabah", NTD-INDIGO (Khachmaz), "Ganja", "Khirdalan", "Sarhadchi", "Neftchi", "Jalilabad", "Sheki", "Khazri" and "Sumgait". The championship will consist of two rounds, i.e. 18 rounds. According to the new regulations, the clubs that finish the regular season in the top six will qualify for the play-off stage. The first two clubs in these six will start the fight directly from the semi-finals of the play-off, and the other four teams from the 1/4 finals. The club with the fastest two wins in the 1/4 and 1/2 finals, and the fastest 3 wins in the final series will be the happy side. It should be noted that the games of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) will take place in the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center as well as in the Olympic Sports Complexes located in the regions

  The event was attended by Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov, President of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation Emin Amrullayev, representatives of the sports community, as well as heads of clubs. First of all, information was given about the competitions held in Azerbaijan during the last season, the international tournaments in which the national teams and clubs participated, and the selection work. Later, the president of "Sarhadchi" club Firdovsi Umudov, Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov, President of Azerbaijan Basketball Federation Emin Amrullayev spoke at the event. They said that basketball is growing and developing in Azerbaijan. In the end, basketball referees, a number of employees of the federation and medical workers were awarded

  On October 22, the opening game of the 2023/24 season of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) was held at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. The game between "Sarhadchi" and "Jalilabad" clubs was watched by the president of Azerbaijan Basketball Federation Emin Amrullayev and the head of the State Border Service, Colonel-General Elchin Guliyev and his deputy,head of the sports department of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Elnur Mammadov, Lieutenant-General Abbas Khalilov, as well as members of the federation's advisory board, Vilayat Valiyev and Bakhtiyar Aslanbeyli. The game ended with the victory of the regional representative "Jalilabad" club with a score of 86-76. The most productive basketball players: "Sarhadchi" (Jackson Mills - 19 points, 5 assists), "Jalilabad" (Kobi Thomas - 19 points, 4 rebounds) It should be noted that other games of the first round ("Neftchi" - "Khazri", "Khirdalan" - "Sheki", "NTD-INDIGO" - "Sumgait", "Ganja" - "Sabah") will take place between october 27-29 handle

  On October 27, the next game took place within the first round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. The capital club "Neftchi" met with the debutant of the championship "Khazri". "Khazri", which started the game with the best, was happy with the 80-73 victory in the end. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi" (James Hawthorne - 18 points, 5 rebounds), "Khazri" (Amil Hamzayev - 21 points, 8 rebounds). It should be noted that other games of the first round ("Khirdalan" - "Sheki", "NTD" -INDIGO" - "Sumgait", "Ganja" - "Sabah") will take place on October 28 and 29

  On October 28, the next games took place within the framework of the first round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL). The "Khirdalan" - "Sheki" game took place in the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. The "Khirdalan" club started with the upper hand and won 102-78 in the end. The most productive basketball players: "Khirdalan" (Jakori Archi - 29 points, 7 rebounds), "Sheki" (Pol Dybal - 33 points, 20 rebounds). It ended with a 79-point victory. The most productive basketball players: "NTD-INDIGO" (Griffin Ramme - 22 points, 7 assists), "Sumgait" (Tyrey Randall - 23 points, 3 assists)

  Note that the last game of the first round ("Ganja" - "Sabah") It will take place on October 29

    On October 29, the last game of the first round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. Capital club "Sabah" met with regional representative "Ganja" club. "Sabah" started the game with the best and was happy with the final victory of 115-74. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja" (Kenyon Duling - 21 points, 1 rebound), "Sabah" (Artyoms Butyankovs - 24 points, 7 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the games of the second round ("Khazri" - "Ganja", "Sumgait" - "Khirdalan", "Jalilabad" - "Neftchi", "Sheki" - "Sarhadchi", "Sabah" - "NTD-INDIGO") It will take place on November 1-5

  On November 1, the opening game of the second round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. "Khazri", which won the first round, faced the regional representative "Ganja". The match ended with the victory of the capital club "Khazri" with a score of 93-76. The most productive basketball players: "Khazri" (Andrew Platek - 19 points, 5 rebounds), "Ganja" (Derek Rhodes - 19 points, 1 rebound)

  It should be noted that other games of the second round ("Sumgait" - "Khirdalan", "Jalilabad" - "Neftchi", "Sheki" - "Sarhadchi", "NTD-INDIGO" - "Sabah") will take place between November 3-5 handle

  On November 4, the next game of the second round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the Jalilabad Olympic Sports Complex. "Neftchi", which lost in the first round, met "Jalilabad" club on the road. The game ended with a 90-56 victory of the capital club "Neftchi". The most productive basketball players: "Jalilabad" (Rashon Johnson - 38 points, 8 rebounds), "Neftchi" (Michael Carter - 19 points, 4 rebounds) Note that the last game of the second round ("Sheki" - "Sarhadchi") will take place on November 5

  On November 10, the next game of the 3rd round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. "Sarhadchi" faced "Sumgait" club in front of home fans. The game ended with a 74-70 victory of "Sumgait" club. This was the first victory of "Sumgait" club in the championship. The most productive basketball players: "Sarhadchi" (Dmitry Juraov - 17 points, 5 rebounds), "Sumgait" (Smit Roderick - 16 points, 18 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the last games of the 3rd round ("Neftchi" - "Sheki", "Khirdalan" - "Sabah") will take place on November 11.

  On November 11, the last games of the 3rd round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place. In the first game of the day, which took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center, "Neftchi" defeated the regional representative "Sheki" club with a score of 90-64. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi" (Toraje Break - 29 points, 2 rebounds), "Sheki" (Pol Dybal - 39 points, 13 rebounds). The game ended with a 99-87 victory. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah" (Endar Poladkhanli - 21 points, 3 rebounds), "Khirdalan" (Jakori Archi - 23 points, 5 rebounds)

  On November 17, the opening game of the 4th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) and the second game of the day took place at the Sumgayit Olympic Sports Complex. In the opening game, Khachmaz representative met with "NTD-INDIGO" and "Khazri" club. "NTD-INDIGO", which started the game better, was happy with the 86-71 victory over its opponent. The most productive basketball players: "NTD-INDIGO" (Brandon Watkins - 22 points, 11 rebounds), "Khazri" (Jeremy McLaughlin - 17 points, 4 rebounds) Among those who watched the second game of the day were Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov and his deputy Mariana Vasileva. Executive director of "Neftchi" football club Farrukh Mahmudov, president of "Sumgait" club Riad Rafiyev were also present. "Neftchi", which started the match better, won a 90-73 victory over the host. The most productive basketball players: "Sumgait" (Smith Roderick - 22 points, 9 rebounds), "Neftchi" (Kamran Mammadov - 21 points, 4 assists)

  It should be noted that the next games of the 4th round ("Ganja" - "Khirdalan", "Sheki" - "Jalilabad", "Sabah" - "Sarhadchi") will take place on November 18 and 19

  On November 19, the last game of the 4th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the Sumgayit Olympic Sports Complex. Sabah, the main favorite of the championship, faced "Sarhadchi" and won a comfortable 112-89 victory over the opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah" (Kivon Davenport - 28 points, 8 rebounds), "Sarhadchi" (Jackson Reed - 22 points, 7 assists)

  It should be noted that the games of the 5th round ("Sarhadchi" - "Ganja", "Khirdalan" - "NTD-INDIGO", "Jalilabad" - "Sumgait", "Neftchi" - "Sabah", "Sheki" - "Khazri" ) will take place between November 23-26

    On November 23, the opening game of the 5th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) was held at the Sumgayit Olympic Sports Complex. In the opening game, the "Sarhadchi" and "Ganja" teams, which are in the lower ranks of the championship, faced each other. At the end of the tense game with two overtimes, "Sarhadchi", which made a comeback from a 17-point deficit, won a difficult victory with a score of 109-108. The most productive basketball players: "Sharhadchi" (Brandon Miller - 30 points, 9 assists), "Ganja" (Jules Moore - 33 points, 16 rebounds)

  Note that other games of the 5th round ("Khirdalan" - "NTD-INDIGO", "Jalilabad" - "Sumgait", "Neftchi" - "Sabah", "Sheki" - "Khazri") will be played between November 24-26 will

  On November 25, two games of the 5th round took place in the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL). The first game of the day took place in Jalilabad. The local team met with "Sumgait" basketball players and was happy with the victory with the score of 86-74. The most productive basketball players: "Jalilabad" (Jamani Pierce - 19 points, 10 rebounds), "Sumgait" (Smith Roderick - 22 points, 12 rebounds). Sabah" teams met. In the central game of the round, which continued under equal conditions, "Neftchi" won against the main favorite of the championship with a score of 96-93. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi" (Toraje Break - 27 points, 9 rebounds), "Sabah" (Kivon Davenport - 22 points, 9 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the last game of the tour ("Sheki" - "Khazri") will take place on November 26

   On November 29, the postponed match of the 2nd round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the Sumgayit Olympic Sports Complex. In the game between "Sabah" and "NTD-INDIGO" teams, "Sabah" won 81-70. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah" (Kivon Davenport - 27 points, 7 rebounds), "NTD-INDIGO" (Griffin Ramme - 13 points, 9 assists)

  On December 1, two games of the 6th round took place in the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL). In the opening game of the tour, the local team "Sumgait" faced the regional club "Sheki" and was happy with the victory with the score of 96-81. The most productive basketball players: "Sumgait" (Jay Murrell - 26 points, 10 assists), "Sheki" (Pol Dybal - 17 points, 7 rebounds). - they came to the surface. The game ended with a comfortable 105-84 victory of Khazri. The most productive basketball players: "Khazri" (Mark Vital - 20 points, 3 rebounds), "Khirdalan" (Jesse Qi - 28 points, 11 assists)

  Note that other games of the 6th round ("Ganja" - "Neftchi", "Sarhadchi" - "NTD-INDIQO", "Sabah" - "Jalilabad") will take place on December 2

  On December 2, three games of the 6th round took place in the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL). The following scores were recorded in the games held at Ganja and Sumgayit Olympic Sports Complexes: "Ganja" - "Neftchi" (80-85) The most productive basketball players: "Ganja" (Juls Moore - 22 points, 8 rebounds), "Neftchi" (Toraje Break - 21 points, 4 assists) "Frontier" - "NTD-INDIGO" (89-97) The most productive basketball players: "Sarhadchi" (Jabrayil Akbarov - 21 points, 4 rebounds), "NTD-INDIGO" (Brandon Younger - 17 points, 11 rebounds) "Sabah" - "Jalilabad" (107-89) The most productive basketball players: "Sabah" (Endar Poladkhanli - 25 points, 4 assists), "Jalilabad" (Jamani Pierce - 19 points, 3 rebounds)

    According to the final decision of the federation management from December 6, 2023, a new coaching staff was appointed to our men's national team. Thus, the specialists who will make the main decision in our national team are not strangers to the Azerbaijani basketball community. Tahir Bakhshiyev and Anar Sariyev, who have served Azerbaijan basketball for many years as both players and coaches at national team and club level, will try to continue that service in our main team. Thus, Tahir Bakhshiyev, who currently works as the head coach of the "NTD-INDIGO" club, has been appointed as the head coach of the national team, and Anar Sariyev, the head coach of the "Neftchi" club, has been appointed as the first assistant coach. In addition, the Spanish specialist Alberto Blanco will be in the coaching staff of our national team. Alberto Blanco, who was the general manager and sports director of the "Caceres" club, whose last job was in the second league of Spain (LEB GOLD Spain), will work as the second assistant coach in our team. One of the main tasks of the 53-year-old specialist, who is familiar with European basketball, will be to deeply analyze the players of the opposing teams and prepare counterattacks against them together with our local coaches. It should be noted that the first test of our national team will be a game against the Swiss team on February 22 within the framework of the preliminary qualifying round of the 2027 World Championship to be held in Qatar

  On December 6, the opening game of the 7th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. The guests actively started the game between "Neftchi" and "NTD-INDIQO" clubs. "NTD-INDIGO", which continued its superiority until the end of the game, won 93-71 in the end. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi" (Toraje Break - 23 points, 4 assists), "NTD-INDIGO" (Jared Small - 38 points, 8 rebounds)