YII Kastrati headlines All-Star Five after being named MVP

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    Yll Kastrati was named MVP

    Yll Kastrati has double reason to celebrate with Kosovo.

    TIRANA (Albania) - Yll Kastrati will have an extra award when he heads back home after being named the Most Valuable Player of the FIBA U16 EuroBasket 2024, Division C for helping Kosovo to the title.

    Kastrati also headlines the All-Star Five which includes teammate Lis Binishi, Genti Nilo from Albania, Rafayel Masumyan of Armenia and Alexei Svetenco of Moldova.

    Alexei Svetenco, Genti Nilo, Yll Kastrati, Rafayel Masumyan, Lis Binishi

    MVP: Yll Kastrati - Kosovo

    Yll Kastrati - Kosovo

    Kastrati collected 10 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in the Final - a 101-61 win over Albania - and finished the tournament averaging 18.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 3.6 steals. He was the leading force for the champions all tournament.

    Lis Binishi - Kosovo

    Lis Binishi - Kosovo

    Binishi, who was named to the All-Star Five at last summer's U16 Division C event, had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists in the title bout and produced 13.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, a tournament-high 4.6 assists and 2.6 steals for the tournament.

    Genti Nilo - Albania

    Genti Nilo - Albania

    Nilo helped Albania get to the Final and shined all tournament with 18.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game. But his 13 points and 4 rebounds were not enough to help his team against Kosovo in the title bout.

    Rafayel Masumyan - Armenia

    Rafayel Masumyan - Armenia

    Masumyan totalled 15.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 2.6 steals and 1.0 blocks for the tournament and helped Armenia grab third place.

    Alexei Svetenco - Republic of Moldova

    Alexei Svetenco - Republic of Moldova

    Svetenco led the tournament with 19.6 points and 13.0 rebounds to go with 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals. But Moldova only managed two victories - beating Malta and Gibraltar - to take seventh place.

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