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My City!!!! - Oct 7, 2012

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Hello Finland and Eurobasket Fans. I hope everyone is doing well. I am doing great and I give thanks to God for this glorious opportunity that he has brought forth to me for being here. Last night we had a game on the road against FoKoPo. We lost in overtime. In the beginning of the game, things were going well for us, and then when the game was winding down, they came back and ended up winning the game in overtime by 4 points. We did not get beat, we beat ourselves, which makes this loss hurt. But there is no time to sit and dwell on this loss. We will just have to reconnect back as a team, focus, and fix the things that we need to fix to get ready for our next opponent. Other than basketball, today we have the day off and I decided to take a stroll around to see what the Lappeeranta has to offer. I must say, for this being a small city, it has a lot to offer such as shopping centers, a mall, nice restaurants, and a lot of places to hang out each day, that seems to draw a lot of people. The best thing about this is that I live within five to ten minutes walking distance from everything. I have a car, but I like to walk and look at the scenery. The only reason for me driving, is if something is not within walking distance, or when i decide to go check out Helsenki, which I hear from a lot of people that is a MUST do trip. Also during my venture, I noticed that they have a couple of churches. One of my teammates said that there is a English speaking church that is close by to where I live. I definitely would be attending some services and I think this would be a great idea so that I could compare my church back home to a Finnish church. I grew up in the church, being that my father is a paster, so I love going to church to worship God and fellowship with people. I noticed a nice lake that I also past by today. I always see a lot of people walking a long it on my way to practice, so today I actually went done to see what it was about. I must say, that it is actually nice and is a good place to walk. With Russia being only 45 minutes away, you see a lot of tourist in the city coming to shop and just to hang out for the day. The city seems to always be busy in the day time, and you see a wide variety range of different types of people, which makes it interesting and not boring. Overall I like it because it makes me feel as if I am home in terms of majority of the people speak English, and just the way how Lappeeranta is. It makes me feel as if it is an American setting, which makes me feel comfortable. I appreciate and give thanks to all of the people who are following my blog and reading them. I promise to keep you updated on how things are going here in Finland and also the season. That is all i have for now. I hope everyone have a blessed day and stay tuned until next time......

Greg Logins #4
#NamikaBasketball

Eurobasket.com All-Finnish Korisliiga Awards 2017- May.23, 2017 (by Eurobasket Center)

Eurobasket.com All-Finnish Korisliiga 1st Team 2017

Nikkarinen

Rannikko

Staten

Hollins

Bristol

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Eurobasket.com All-Finnish Korisliiga 1st Team 2017

Nikkarinen

Rannikko

Staten

Hollins

Bristol

Finals MVP: Teemu Rannikko (189-PG-80) of Kataja Basket
Player of the Year: Antto Nikkarinen (185-PG-91) of Helsinki Seagulls
Guard of the Year: Antto Nikkarinen (185-PG-91) of Helsinki Seagulls
Forward of the Year: Austin Hollins (195-F/G-91) of Kauhajoki
Center of the Year: Kervin Bristol (206-C-88) of Kataja Basket
Import Player of the Year: Juwan Staten (185-PG-92) of Salon Vilpas
Domestic Player of the Year: Antto Nikkarinen (185-PG-91) of Helsinki Seagulls
Newcomer of the Year: Aatu Kivimaki (186-PG-97) of Salon Vilpas
Sixth Man of the Year: Gerald Lee (208-C-87) of Helsinki Seagulls
Defensive Player of the Year: Vesa Makalainen (200-SF-86) of Kataja Basket
Coach of the Year: Joonas Iisalo of Salon Vilpas

1st Team
PG: Antto Nikkarinen (185-PG-91) of Helsinki Seagulls
PG: Teemu Rannikko (189-PG-80) of Kataja Basket
PG: Juwan Staten (185-PG-92) of Salon Vilpas
F/G: Austin Hollins (195-F/G-91) of Kauhajoki
C: Kervin Bristol (206-C-88) of Kataja Basket

2nd Team
G: Daniel Mullings (189-G-91) of Kataja Basket
G/F: Jarekious Bradley (196-G/F-90) of Kataja Basket
F: Dom Morris (201-F-90) of Lapua
F/C: Sherman Gay (201-F/C-82) of Bucaneros
C: Gerald Lee (208-C-87) of Helsinki Seagulls

Honorable Mention
Raymond Cowels III (193-F/G-90) of Helsinki Seagulls
Desmond Williams (199-G-91) of Salon Vilpas
Rion Brown (198-SG-91) of Kataja Basket
Bojan Sarcevic (190-G-88) of Kauhajoki
Rakeem Buckles (203-F-90) of Kouvot
Eldar Skamo (198-F-86) of BC Nokia
Steven Pledger (193-G-90) of Kouvot
J'Nathan Bullock (196-F-87) of Pyrinto
Al'Lonzo Coleman (201-F-89) of Salon Vilpas
Monyea Pratt (196-SF-85) of KTP Basket
Matias Ojala (199-PF-89) of Salon Vilpas
Carl Lindbom (206-SF-91) of Helsinki Seagulls

All-Domestic Players Team
PG: Antto Nikkarinen (185-PG-91) of Helsinki Seagulls
PG: Teemu Rannikko (189-PG-80) of Kataja Basket
SF: Carl Lindbom (206-SF-91) of Helsinki Seagulls
PF: Matias Ojala (199-PF-89) of Salon Vilpas
C: Gerald Lee (208-C-87) of Helsinki Seagulls

All-Imports Team
G: Daniel Mullings (189-G-91) of Kataja Basket
G/F: Jarekious Bradley (196-G/F-90) of Kataja Basket
PG: Juwan Staten (185-PG-92) of Salon Vilpas
F/G: Austin Hollins (195-F/G-91) of Kauhajoki
C: Kervin Bristol (206-C-88) of Kataja Basket

Eurobasket.com All-Finnish 1st Division A Awards 2017- Apr.11, 2017 (by Eurobasket Center)

Eurobasket.com All-Finnish 1st Division Division A 1st Team 2017

Smith

Calhoun

Latimer

Harvey

Fields

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Eurobasket.com All-Finnish 1st Division B Awards 2017- Apr.11, 2017 (by Eurobasket Center)

Eurobasket.com All-Finnish 1st Division Division B 1st Team 2017

Rainamaa

Innamaa

Upchurch

Harris

Sandberg

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Vilma Kesanen selected the top Finn playing abroad in last week's games Mar.22, 2017

Annika Holopainen's double-double lands her Player of the Week award among Finns playing currently abroad: Mar.15, 2017

Petra Noponen selected the top Finn playing abroad in last week's games Mar.8, 2017

Annika Holopainen selected the top Finn playing abroad in last week's games Mar.1, 2017

Vilma Kesanen selected the top Finn playing abroad in last week's games Feb.22, 2017

Marianne Kalin selected the top Finn playing abroad in last week's games Feb.15, 2017

Vilma Kesanen selected the top Finn playing abroad in last week's games Feb.8, 2017

Sofia Pelander selected the top Finn playing abroad in last week's games Feb.1, 2017

Sofia Pelander's double-double lands her Player of the Week award among Finns playing currently abroad: Jan.25, 2017

Sofia Pelander selected the top Finn playing abroad in last week's games Jan.18, 2017

First a little history about me - Nigel Moore Jun.20, 2016

Eurobasket.com All-Finnish League Awards 2016 Apr.28, 2016

Helmi Basket wins 1st Division Apr.5, 2016

Stats Leaders - Women Oct.24, 2005

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