{"id":92300,"date":"2024-02-14T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swishappeal.com\/2024\/2\/14\/24061939\/fiba-euroleague-women-group-play-mabrey-meesseman-magbegor-mcbride-sykes-guirantes-burke-hristova"},"modified":"2024-02-14T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T20:00:00","slug":"euroleague-women-swish-appeals-2023-24-all-group-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/14\/euroleague-women-swish-appeals-2023-24-all-group-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"EuroLeague Women: Swish Appeal\u2019s 2023-24 All-Group Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Emma Meesseman earns (unofficial) All-Group Team honors for her play for Fenerbah\u00e7e in EuroLeague Women. | Photo by Alex Nicodim\/NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Swish Appeal\u2019s EuroLeague Women analysts, Eric Nemchcok and \u0141ukasz Muniowski, select their All-Group Teams. The Quarter-Finals begin Feb. 21. <\/p>\n

With EuroLeague Women\u2019s group stage complete, Swish Appeal\u2019s<\/em> EuroLeague Women<\/a> experts, \u0141ukasz Muniowksi and Eric Nemchock, offer one final assessment of the regular season, selecting their All-Group Teams, which consist of a starting five and sixth player. <\/p>\n

You\u2019ll see most all of these players and their clubs in action in Quarter-Finals, which begin Feb. 21. <\/p>\n

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Team \u0141ukasz<\/strong><\/h2>\n

PG: Marina Mabrey (\u00c7ukurova Basketbol Mersin) <\/strong><\/h4>\n

19.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game<\/em><\/p>\n

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Marina Mabrey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mabrey is a shoot-first playmaker, who is a threat whenever she has the ball in her hands. Her pull-up 3s are a thing of beauty. She has range, but she\u2019s also good at setting up teammates\u2014in three contests she had nine dimes, coming close to a triple-double twice. Some people in the States might complain that she\u2019s over-competitive, but, in Europe, that edge is more than welcome.<\/p>\n

SG: Arella Guirantes (Beretta Famila Schio)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

15.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game<\/em><\/p>\n

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Arella Guirantes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Guirantes\u2019 impact on games goes beyond stats. Despite averaging more turnovers (2.8 per game) than assists (2.5 per game), she\u2019s very confident with the ball. She\u2019s able to cut almost at will, making use of screens and attacking the basket. She has the size advantage over most point guards, yet is as mobile as them. She also rebounds like most forwards; she\u2019s just as strong as them but quicker. A great all-around player.<\/p>\n

SF: Kayla McBride (Fenerbah\u00e7e Alag\u00f6z Holding)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

16.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game<\/em><\/p>\n

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Kayla McBride.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

McBride was reliable, if at times streaky, throughout the group stage. She contributed in different statistical categories and stood out on the star-packed team of Fenerbah\u00e7e. When her shots aren\u2019t going in, she makes up for it with rebounds and steals. But let\u2019s be honest, it\u2019s her shooting that makes her an exceptional player. In six of the 13 games in which she participated, the Lynx star finished with 20 points or more. She made 45 percent of her shots, including 44 percent from long distance. <\/p>\n

PF: Ezi Magbegor (ZVVZ USK Praha) <\/strong><\/h4>\n

13.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ezi Magbegor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Magbegor was the best defender on the best team in Group B, and the leader of the third-best defense in the competition. Yes, she can score from 3\u2014as proven by her 43 percent accuracy this season\u2014but the Aussie is at her best when she\u2019s in the interior, either attacking or defending it. Her best game came on the Gameday 2 against Polkowice, when she not only scored 19 points but also had 17 boards and blocked three shots. <\/p>\n

C: Emma Meesseman (Fenerbah\u00e7e Alag\u00f6z Holding)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

17.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.1 blocks per game<\/em><\/p>\n

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Emma Meesseman. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This Belgian Cat may not seem ferocious, but the way she controls the game is just levels above everybody else. Her court vision and ball-handling ability are that of a point guard\u2019s, and an integral part of Fenerbah\u00e7e\u2019s team-oriented style. The offense is constructed around her, which makes perfect sense. Meesseman makes everybody around her better by stretching the floor and sharing the ball. And yet, despite her altruistic play, she remains the highest scorer on the best team of this season\u2019s group stage.<\/p>\n

Sixth Player: Borislava Hristova (ACS Sepsi-SIC)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

16.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game<\/em><\/p>\n

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Borislava Hristova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Bulgarian would\u2019ve been a lock for the starting five if not for her team\u2019s struggles; Sepsi won only two games in the group stage. The first of those wins came thanks to Hristova\u2019s last-second heroics. On Gameday 7, she made a step-back 2-pointer at the buzzer to give her team its first ever EuroLeague Women win. Throughout the competition, she remained consistent, scoring in single digits in just two contests. <\/p>\n

Team Eric<\/strong><\/h2>\n

PG: Marina Mabrey (\u00c7ukurova Basketbol Mersin)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

19.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u2014 EuroLeague Women (@EuroLeagueWomen) February 8, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n