Travis Peterson staying with Avtodor Saratov

Travis Peterson (208 cm, Samford’08) will remain Avtodor Saratov (Russia, VTB League) after extending his contract through the 2015/2016 season. The American is a part of the Avtodor team playing the VTB United League quarter-final against Khimki Moscow Region, with the Saratov club needing a win tonight. So far this season Travis Peterson has played…

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VTB League, Khimki and CSKA coast to wins

We are one step away from the Final Four of the VTB United League with the Quarter-Final stage in full swing this week. Game 2 of the last eight phase saw Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, CSKA Moscow, and Khimki Moscow Region collect second consecutive wins to take charge of their series’. In the fourth tie, Nizhny…

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Avtodor shocks Unics Kazan in VTB League

Avtodor Saratov stunned high flying Unics Kazan at home in the VTB United League as Round 15 of the competition kicked off. Unics has won its last three VTB United games and were sitting in fourth place with a 9-5 record, but they were undone by a solid Avtodor performance. The Saratov club climbed to…

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VTB: Khimky and Avtodor win

The tenth round of the 2014/2015 VTB United League season tipped off on Saturday with two games during the evening, with two road wins recorded. Khimky continued its dazzling VTB United League form and maintained pressure at the top of the standings with a win over Astana, while Avtodor put itself back into the chasing…

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Enisey defeats Avtodor in VTB United League

Week 8 of the 2014/2015 VTB United League tipped off with just one game on Saturday with the rest of the round’s action to be played out through tomorrow and Monday. The weekend’s action got underway with a clash between Russian clubs Enisey Krasnoyarsk and Avtodor Saratov, with the hosts claiming an important victory. Enisey…

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BC Astana downs Avtodor in VTB League

The VTB United League is starting to take shape as the competition enters its sixth round of games, with BC Astana claiming a win. One game tipped off Week 6 on Saturday as Astana and Avtodor clashed in Kazakhstan, with the home team narrowly emerging victorious. BK Astana vs. Avtodor Saratov, 86-85 A tight and…

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Kyrylo Fesenko pens with Avtodor

Ukrainian big man Kyrylo Fesenko (216 cm) has agreed to terms with Avtodor Saratov (Russia-VTB) and will be joining the club this 2014-15. The player was recently released by the Minnesota Timberwolves and will continue his career with a return to Europe. Fesenko spent his 2013-14 season playing in the NBA D-League. In January 2014…

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Avtodor Saratov wins first VTB game

Russian club Avtodor Saratov has collected its first VTB League victory and put a century of points on the board in the process. The home team tore apart Belarussian visitors Tsmoki-Minsk 100-81 to resign the away team to the bottom of the table without a win (0-5), the only team remaining without a victory. This…

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Vladimir Antsiferov and Avtodor part ways

Avtodor (VTB League) has parted ways with head coach Vladimir Antsiferov. The Russian specialist has worked with Avtodor since 2011, however after a slow start both teams came to a mutual termination agreement. Avtodor lost three consecutive games in their debut year of the VTB League campaign. Vladimir Antsiferov started his coaching career as an assistant…

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Avtador clinches Russian Super League

Another season of action has drawn to a close in the Russian Super League as Avtador Saratov clinched the league title with a win over Universitet-Yugra Surgut. The winners travelled to Surgut and came away with a comfortable road win to seal the title and sweep the series 2-0. It was perhaps a fitting result…

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