Three-pointer by Hodžić for the win against Nymburk

Cedevita Olimpija returned to the floor of Stožice Arena after 177 days and in their third preseason game beat Nymburk 93:90.

Cedevita Olimpija’s team tested its readiness against a Basketball Champions League team Nymburk after returning from Germany, where Dragons played two preparatory games against Bayern München and ratiopharm Ulm.

Mangok Mathiang joined his new teammates after their return to Ljubljana. Game against Nymburk was the first one for Mathiang in the green and orange jersey of Ljubljana team.

Dragons started the game in front of empty stands in Stožice Arena with a lot of energy, the scoreboard was showing 53:50 lead for the home team as the players headed in the locker rooms for the halftime break. In the second half of the game team exchanged the lead multiple times but at the end Hodžić set the final score with a three with about 50 seconds left to play.

Jaka Blažič was in great scoring form with 23 points. In good team performance by Dragons, Kendrick Perry and Edo Murić also filled the scoresheet with 19 and 15 points, respectively. Hodžić scored 11 points to go with his 4 assists.

Cedevita Olimpija will play their next game on Wednesday, 9 September, when Bayern will travel to Ljubljana for a preseason game. Battle against the German team will be live on Šport TV 1 at 18:00.

PRESEASON GAMES 2020

Stožice Arena (Ljubljana), Wednesday, 2th September:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – NYMBURK (27:24, 26:26, 13:16, 27:24)
Cedevita Olimpija: Radović, Perry 19, Hopkins 4 (6 rebounds), Duščak 1, Murić 15 (7 rebounds), Mathiang 4, Ukić 3, Blažič 23, Brown, Hodžić 11, Dimec 6, Marinković 7.

Stožice Arena (Ljubljana), Wednesday, 9th September:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – BAYERN MUNICH

Already played:

München (Germany), Thursday, 27th August:
BAYERN MUNICH – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 74:82 (21:20, 23:23, 18:20, 12:19)

Am OrangeCampus (Ulm, Germany), Saturday, 29th August:
RATIOPHARM ULM – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 90:89 (27:22, 26:26, 16:22, 21:19)