On Thursday against Rogaška

Cedevita Olimpija’s young hopes will face Rogaška on Thursday at 19.00 in the Second Round of Liga Nova KBM’s Championship Stage.

There is a new test ahead of the rejuvenated Cedevita Olimpija team. Rogaška is coming to Stožice for the champion in the second round of the Nova KBM League on Thursday at 19.00, and the match can be watched live on the YouTube channel and Facebook page of the Basketball Association of Slovenia.

In the first round, the Young Dragons surprised Šenčur (67:60) on the floor. The game of the Ljubljana team was excellently led by Luka Ščuka, Dan Duščak and Rok Radović with the generous help of the players of the younger age categories of Cedevita Olimpija. The latter recorded 10 rebounds and six assists in addition to nine points, Duščak stopped at 20 points and seven assists, and Ščuka was the most efficient player of the match with 24 points and 11 rebounds.

Rogaška has not yet stepped on the floor in the second part of the national championship. The Slatnica team finished the first half with 12 wins in 18 matches, and the team’s top scorer in the Nova KBM League is David Christopher Nichols, who averages 18.1 points per game.

STATEMENTS AHEAD OF THE GAME:

Teo Čizmić, assistant coach of Cedevita Olimpija:
“Rogaška is a different team than Šenčur, with whom we competed in the first round. Rogaška’s players are experienced, we also find some foreign players in the team. In defense, they change the systems of the game, from the pressure, to the zone defense. We need to do everything we can to ensure that our young basketball players prepare well for the game, and continue to fight and run, and that they can get used to the things we will expect from them on the senior team.”

LIGA NOVA KBM, CHAMPIONSHIP STAGE, ROUND 2

Stožice Arena (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Thursday, March 4, at 19.00:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – ROGAŠKA