FIBA Europe League stars Ksistof Lavrinovic and Saulius Stombergas have been named in the Sport-Express newspaper's first five following their outstanding seasons in Russian basketball.

Both played for Lithuania in their triumphant European Championship campaign last year and are expected to be in the national team for the Olympics.

Lavrinovic, who is rumoured to be on his way to an NBA club, was the leading light for Russian Cup winners Ural-Great Perm while Stombergas shone for FIBA Europe League champions UNICS Kazan.

Sport Express Best Players in Russian Superleague:

First five:
Ksistof Lavrinovic (Ural-Great Perm), Mirsad Turkcan (CSKA Moscow), Saulius Stombergas (UNICS Kazan), Marcus Brown (CSKA) and Jon Holden (CSKA)

Second Five:
Zurelius Zukauskas (UNICS), Roy Hairston (Arsenal Tula), Martin Muursepp (UNICS),
LaMarr Grier (UNICS) and Zakhar Pashutin (Ural-Great)

Third Five:
Chris Anstey (UNICS), Alexander Petrenko (BC Khimki), Dmitri Domani (Dynamo Moscow), Theodoros Papaloukas (CSKA) and Igor Koudelin (Lokomotiv-Rostov)