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01.10.2025

First win of the new European season!

The senior team of Cedevita Olimpija began the new BKT EuroCup season with a victory in the midweek game of the first round of the regular season against BAXI Manresa. At Stožice, the scoreboard showed 76:69 in favor of the Dragons. For the second season in a row, the senior team of Cedevita Olimpija has … Continued

The senior team of Cedevita Olimpija began the new BKT EuroCup season with a victory in the midweek game of the first round of the regular season against BAXI Manresa. At Stožice, the scoreboard showed 76:69 in favor of the Dragons.

For the second season in a row, the senior team of Cedevita Olimpija has opened the new BKT EuroCup season with a win in the first game of the regular season. In the first round on Wednesday in Stožice, the team led by head coach Zvezdan Mitrović defeated the Spanish side BAXI Manresa with a score of 76:69.

The next EuroCup challenge for the Dragons awaits on Wednesday in Belgrade, where they will face the Israeli team Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem. Before that, they will take on Mega Superbet in Stožice on Sunday at 5:00 p.m. in the first round of the AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.

On home court, we will once again be able to watch EuroCup clashes on Tuesday, October 14, when the Ljubljana side will face Aris Thessaloniki in the third round of the regular season. Aris won its first-round game with a score of 85:81 against Umana Reyer Venice.


GAME REPORT:

Cedevita Olimpija stormed into the first clash of the new season on the European courts and, after just ten minutes of play, already led by eleven points (29:18), and by halftime the margin had grown to fifteen (42:27). In the second half, the visitors were constantly chasing the deficit and forced a tight finish, but the home team held on to their advantage and in the end celebrated their first victory.

Aleksej Nikolić has topped the list of scorers with 17 points on his record. Nikos Chougkaz and Thomas Kennedy added 10 apiece.


BKT EUROCUP, REGULAR SEASON, ROUND 1

Arena Stožice (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Wednesday, October 1:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – BAXI MANRESA 76:69 (29:18, 13:9, 19:22, 15:20)
Cedevita Olimpija: Stewart 9, Gibson 5, Girard III 9, Radović 6, Nikolić 17 (6 assists), Houindo, Blažič 6, Ciperle, Cerkvenik, Škara 4, Chougkaz 10 (9 rebounds), Kennedy 10 (11 rebounds).

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