Slovenian basketball players in Tivoli measure on gold
Slovenia this season has not yet laurel in the regional basketball in regional leagues. Cedevita Olympia and Krka are members of the ABA League, Illyria was a step towards the ABA2 Championship title, and the basketball players of Celje Cinkarna cloned at home in the finals against Buducnost. Today’s Saturday at Tivoli Hall at 6pm brings the finals of the NLB WHEEL regional basketball league. In the finals, however, basketball players from the Parasport Slovenia team.
In the league there are six teams from four countries: KK ASSI Paramont (Montenegro), KKI Vrbas, Kik Dragon Gradačac and Kik Una Sana (all Bosnia and Herzegovina), Parasport Croatia (Croatia) and Parasport Slovenia. There were four tournaments in the regular part of the competition – in Podgorica, Zagreb, Bihač and Gradačec. Parasport Slovenia was the first after regular work (5 matches, 5 wins), among the second and fourth place was KKI Vrbas, KK Axis Paramont and Kik Dragon. Parasport Slovenia and KKI Vrbas secured the finals in the semi -final tournament in Banja Luka, and for third place will be played by KK ASSI Paramont and Kik Dragon, and Parasport Croatia and Kik Una Sana for the fifth.
“We are still waiting for the final act of the season in the NLB, the grand finale and the match for the title. Opposite us will be the most trophy team of our wider region, which was in such a situation much more than us, so without bad conscience we can say that they are the favorites of this duel. In any case, we also have our own calculus, we will not go into the white flag match, we will firmly stand on the edge. We also count on the help of the sixth player – the audience who will give us extra energy, so I really invite everything to Tivoli, « said the coach before the finals Žiga Kobaševič.
“We are a fast, powerful and connected team. Every support counts, see you in Tivoli! ”The captain said Milan Slapničaralso the first name of the Slovenian team, where the tone of the game still give Haris Kuduzovic, Enis Musić, David Skorjanc And others. Under the basket since last year Slovenia helps naturalized Nicola Favretto.
On the other hand, Kki Vrbas from Banja Luka, who is a record holder in the number of laurels in the regional league (8). They are defending the title this year. “When we look at the season and how the Parasport Slovenia team played, I can say that the role of the favorite in this finals belongs to the domestic band. But given what kind of people I do, we will certainly not come to Slovenia with a white flag. We have only one goal, that is a victory, ”the finale in Ljubljana announced Bojan Bajiccoach KKI Vrbas.