2014–15 Kazakhstan Basketball Championship Explained

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Kazakhstan Basketball Championship
T Bg:
  1. 00B0C7
T Color:
  1. FFC91C
Season:2014–15
Champions:BC Astana
4th title
Runners Up:Almatynski Legion
Semifinalists:PBC Kapchagay
Caspiy Aktau
Teams:6 (4 in the regular season)
Games:45
Duration:8 October 2014 – 27 March 2015
Top Seed:BC Astana

The 2014–15 Kazakhstan Basketball Championship (Russian: Чемпионата Казахстана по баскетболу сезон 2014–15) was the 23rd season of the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship, the highest professional basketball league in Kazakhstan. Its official designation in full was: XXIIth basketball Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan for men's teams (National league) (Russian: XXIII-го Чемпионата Республика Казахстан по баскетболу среди мужских команд (Национальной лиги)).

The regular season ran from 8 October 2014 to 27 March 2015, May 9, 2004,[1] 4 teams played 18 games each, with 6 confrontations between every side.

The playoffs ran from 29 March 2015 to 10 April 2015, BC Astana won their fourth consecutive title by beating Almatynski Legion in the final.

Teams

TeamRussian nameCityArena
Almatynski LegionПБК Алматинский легионAlmatySports complex Dostyk
BC AstanaБК АстанаAstanaSaryarka Velodrome
Caspiy AktauБК Каспий АктауAktauSports complex Caspiy
PBC KapchagayПБК КапшагайKapchagaySports palace Jastar
Barsy AtyrauБК Барсы АтырауAtyrauSports and recreation complex Atyrau
Kazygurt ShymkentБК Казыгурт ШымкентShymkentSports and recreation complex Shymkent

Season narrative

BC Astana finished in first place after the regular season, earning the top seed for the playoffs.[2]

All four teams advanced to the playoffs, they were joined by the two best teams of the second division Higher league (Russian: Высшей лиги), namely Kazygurt Shymkent and Barsy Atyrau.The latter two teams played a best-of-three series against Almatynski Legion and Caspiy Aktau, the two lowest ranked National league team sides, who both won their respective series to advance to the final four.[3] [4]

The Final four, with all match-ups decided in a single game, saw Almatynski Legion and Caspiy Aktau play against the top two sides of the regular season, BC Astana and PBC Kapchagay, with Almatynski Legion and BC Astana proceeding to the final, the defeated sides playing for third place.[5] The final saw BC Astana crush Almatynski Legion 82-56 on 10 April 2015 to claim the championship for the fourth time in a row.[6] [7] [8]

Regular season

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118 12 6 29
218 10 8 28
318 7 11 25
418 7 11 25

Semifinals

Almatynski Legion vs. PBC Kapchagay

Third place game

Caspiy Aktau vs. PBC Kapchagay

Final

BC Astana vs. Almatynski Legion

All-Kazakhstan Basketball Championship team

The league selected their choice of the best players at each position for the season.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Мужчины НЛ - Сезон 2014-2015 года: Календарь игр . https://web.archive.org/web/20170620044606/http://nbf.kz/images/uploads/documents/Chempionat_RK_2014_15/NL_M_2014_2015/Kalendar_NL_M.pdf . dead . 20 June 2017 . ru:Русский . Shakirov . M. . 20 January 2015 . National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan . Astana . 20 June 2015 . Russian . Men's NL – 2014-2015 season: Games calendar .
  2. Web site: Мужчины НЛ - Сезон 2014-2015 года: Таблицы результатов . https://web.archive.org/web/20170619223010/http://nbf.kz/images/uploads/documents/Chempionat_RK_2014_15/NL_M_2014_2015/Tablitsa_NL_end.pdf . dead . 19 June 2017 . ru:Русский . . National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan . 20 June 2015 . Russian . Men's NL – 2014-2015 season: Results table .
  3. Web site: Almatysnki Legion advance into Final Four . . 1 April 2015 . Asia-Basket.com . . 20 June 2015.
  4. Web site: 1/4 финала Чемпионата Казахстан 2014/2015. ru:Русский . . 2 April 2015 . . 20 June 2015 . Russian . 2014/2015 Kazakhstan championship ¼ finals.
  5. Web site: Astana and Almatynski Legion advance into Final . . 9 April 2015 . Asia-Basket.com . . 20 June 2015.
  6. Web site: BC Astana conquer fourth straight D1 trophy . . 10 April 2015 . Asia-Basket.com . . 20 June 2015.
  7. Web site: Astana wins Kazakh championship . 11 April 2015 . . 19 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150620023938/http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/astana-wins-kazakh-championship.htm . 20 June 2015 .
  8. Web site: Финал 4-х Чемпионата Казахстана 2014/2015 завершен . ru:Русский . . 10 April 2015 . National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan . 21 June 2015 . Russian . The Final 4 of the 2014/2015 Kazakhstan Championship is over . https://web.archive.org/web/20150622044040/http://www.nbf.kz/news.php?id=400 . 22 June 2015 . dead .