Belarusian prospect Vitali Liutych ('92) was awarded with the best Defense Player trophy of the Gomelsky Cup, the U-18 tournament held in Moscow (Russia) some days ago. Belarus finished second after beating Estonia (70-60) and Ukraine (62-56), and losing against Russia (53-60).

Russian center Andrey Loginov ('93) and estonian guard Rannar Raap ('92) also were awarded due to their performances in Moscow.