Last time in November on the home floor

Before the basketball players of Cedevita Olimpija, there is the last home test this month. Mornar-Barsko zlato is coming to the Dragons to play in Arena Stožice in the eighth round of the regional league.

Cedevita Olimpija will host the Mornar-Barsko zlato basketball team in the eighth round of the regional league on Saturday at 9 pm in the home Arena Stožice. The people of Ljubljana will try to record their third consecutive victory in the competition and say goodbye to the home crowd this month in the best possible way. The next time, the selected players of the head coach Jurica Golemac will play in the home arena only on December 5, when Zadar will play in the Slovenian capital.

Unlike previous seasons, in which he was constantly fighting for the top places, Mornar started a little worse this season, as the basketball players from Bar recorded six consecutive defeats in the first six games. They registered their first victory of the season only in the last, seventh round, when they beat Igokea 82:76 on the home floor. Marko Jeremić finished the game with 19 points, and Corey Davis Jr. stopped at 18 points and eight rebounds. The most efficient basketball player of Mornar this regional season is Taylor Smith, who averages 8.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game.

Mornar is a little better in the FIBA European Cup, where they won twice in five matches, and last, on Wednesday, they lost away to Leiden in the Netherlands. The most effective basketball player in the ranks of the Bar team was Trey Lewis with 17 points and eight assists.

Cedevita Olimpija enters the clash with Mornar after a heavy defeat against Ulm in the middle of the fourth round of the 7DAYS EuroCup. After the initial high lag, the Dragons returned to the game for the victory after the main break, showed an extraordinary fighting game, and in the end lost after two overtimes (96: 101). Jaka Blažič stopped at 26 points, Edo Murić scored 21 and Jacob Pullen 20. In the regional league, the selected players of head coach Jurica Golemac beat Igokea and Split in the last two matches.

STATEMENTS AHEAD OF THE GAME:

Jurica Golemac, head coach of Cedevita Olimpija:
“A good team of Mornar is coming to us, which has players with great individual quality, but they have not shown that so far. The current position in the standings of the team from Bar do not show exactly what kind of quality team it is. The team is rising in form, in the last round they also recorded a victory. We have our problems, but we have to show a consistent game, find as many players as possible who will play team defense and basketball. I invite the fans to join us on Saturday in Stožice and help us keep the victory at home.”

Luka Rupnik, player of Cedevita Olimpija:
“After a heavy defeat against Ulm, we have to pick ourselves up, and there is not enough time for analysis. We have to prepare for Saturday’s match, look at ourselves and show a new face in the duel with Mornar in Stožice. We have to prepare as much as possible for Saturday’s match. I believe that the expert staff will give us all the information on where the greatest danger will come from on Saturday. We want to record a new victory in front of the home fans and brighten up their weekend.”

ABA LEAGUE, ROUND 8

Stožice Arena (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Saturday, November 13, at 21.00:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – MORNAR-BARSKO ZLATO

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