Maria Zhelyazkova iz Beroa u Montanu 2003

Nove igračice bugarske ekipe Montana 2003 su Maria Zhelyazkova, Sarah Boothe, Milana Živadinović i Klaudia Penkova.

Maria Zhelyazkova (182 cm, 1986) je došla iz drugog bugarskog učesnika BTravel WABA lige Beroe, za koji je u prošloj sezoni na 16 utakmica upisivala po 5.4 poena, 2.0 skokova, 1.6 asistencija, 0.6 osvojenih lopti i 0.2 blokada. U prvenstvu Bugarske je nakon 20 utakmica bila na 7.2 poena, 1.8 skokova, 1.2 asistencija i 0.5 osvojenih lopti. Zhelyazkova je igrala jiš za Levski SParta i Lukoil Neftohimic Burgas.

Amerikanka Sarah Boothe (195 cm, 1990) je lani igrala u Rusiji ua Kazanočku Kazan, a preko ljeta u Australiji za Bullen Boomers. Nakon 20 utakmica je na 16.1 poena, 14.8 skokova, 2.6 asistencija, 0.8 osvojenih lopti i 1.4 blokada. Boothe nakon NCAA lige sa Stanfordom u Europi igra od 2012.godine i uglavnom je bila u Poljskoj (Widzew Lodz). Za juniorsku reprezentaciju SAD je 2008.godine u Argentini igrala na prvenstvu Amerike za igračice do 18 godina.

Milana Živadinović (179 cm, 1991) dolazi iz Partizana 1953, za koji je u lani u WABA ligi odigrala svih 14 utakmica (12.4 poena, 4.3 skokova, 4.8 asistencija, 2.3 osvojenih lopti). Igrala je još za Radivoj Korać, Crvenu zvezdu, Vojvodina i Šumadiju Kragujevac te Mladi Krajišnik (BiH), Bega Danzio Timisoara (Rumunjska) i Kvarner (Hrvatska).

Klaudia Penkova (160 cm, 1998) je lani bila u bugarskom drugoligašu Balkan. Na 25 utakmica je upisivala po 24.0 poena, 2.8 skokova, 4.8 asistencija i 0.2 osvojenih lopti.

Montana inks Maria Zhelyazkova, Sarah Boothe, Milana Zivadinovic and Klaudia Penkova

Bulgarian runner-up Montana 2003 started building a roster for the upcoming season by signing Maria Zhelyazkova, Klaudia Penkova, American Sarah Boothe and Serbian Milana Zivadinovic.

Maria Zhelyzakova (182 cm, 1986) arrives from Beroe, for whom she averaged 5.4 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocks in 16 WABA League games last season and 7.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.5 steals in 20 Bulgarian NBL games. Zhelyazkova has already played for Levski Spartak and Lukoil Neftochimic Burgas.

Sarah Boothe  (195 cm, 1990) started last season in Russia with Kazanochka Kazan and in May moved to Australia to play Bullen Boomers, where she averaged 16.1 points, 14.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.4 blocks in 20 games. Boothe played college basketball at Stanford from 2008 to 2012 and after that she continued her career in Poland with Widzew Lodz. Boothe was a member of USA national team at FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Argentina in 2008.

Milana Zivadinovic (179 cm, 1991) arrives from Partizan 1953, for whom she averaged 12.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.3 steals in 14 WABA League games last season and 10.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 2.2 steals and 0.3 blocks in 19 Serbian 1ZLS games. She has already played for Radivoj Korac, Crvena zvezda, Vojvodina, Sumadija Kragujevac in her native Serbia plus Mladi Krajisnik in Bosnia, Bega Danzio Timisoara in Romania, Kvarner in Croatia.

Klaudia Penkova (160 cm, 1990) arrives from Balkan, where she averaged 24.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 0.2 steals in 25 Bulgarian Division A games last season.

Foto: Maria Zhelyazkova (BC Beroe Facebook)