Andrey Kirilenko is recognized as the most valuable player in the Euroleague

CSKA basketball player Andrei Kirilenko is recognized as the most valuable European-2011/12 season player. This was announced in Istanbul, where the Euroleague Gala Palace hotel took place at the Ciragan Palace hotel.

In addition to the title of the best basketball player Kirilenko, he received the title of the best defending player. Bo McCalebb ("Siena", Italy) was recognized as the best sniper, and Nicola Mirotich from the Madrid Real Madrid is called the ascending star.

Previously, two fives of the best players were determined. The first included Kirilenko and Nenad Krstich from CSKA, as well as Erasmius Lorbeck (Barcelona), Vassilis Spulls (Olympiacos) and Dimitris Diamantidis (Paninainacos).

In the second, Juan Carlos Navarro ("Barcelona"), Henry Dommerkant (UNICS, Kazan), Milos Theodosich (CSKA), Mike Batist ("Panatinaios") and Maccakelebb got into the second.

The announcement of the names of the best basketball players of the season took place on the day of the break during the "final of four" Euroleague. CSKA previously reached the final of the tournament, defeating last year's winner Greek "Panatinaikos" with a score of 66:64. In the final, the army team will play against another Greek team - the Olympiacos, in the semifinals of the Spanish Barcelona (68:64).

The final will take place on May 13 at the Sinan Erdem arena in Istanbul and will begin at 22.00 Moscow time. In the match for the third place before that, Panatinaikos and Barcelona will play, RIA Novosti recalls.