Slovenia
Samo Grum moves to St. Polten Dragons
Samo Grum (193 cm) is moving to the Chin Min Dragons UBC St. Polten from Austria’s A Bundesliga for the 2013-14 season. The 34-year-old Slovenian is transferring from the BSC Raiffeisen Furstenfeld Panthers (Austria-A Bundesliga). In 2012-13 Grum averaged 18.6 ppg and 2.0 rpg in 30 games for Furstenfeld. Before joining Furstenfeld he played two…
Read MoreAles Pipan to coach Union Olimpija
Union Olimpija Ljubljana from Slovenia’s Telemach league wants a turnaround from last season’s performance. They think Ales Pipan will be the one who can make it happen for them as their new head coach. The ball club is hoping that his experience in Macedonia can bring a fresh perspective and direction for the team. Pipan is…
Read MoreKrka wins Slovenian league Championship
Krka Novo Mesto has defeated Union Olimpija Ljubljana 71-61 to capture their fourth-straight Telemach League
Read MoreJurica Golemac wins arbitration vs. Kolossos
Slovenian player Jurica Golemac (209 cm) won his arbitration case at the FIBA Basketball Arbitral Tribunal versus his
Read MoreSaso Filipovski fired by Union Olimpija
Union Olimpija Ljubljana from Slovenia’s Telemach League has fired Head Coach Saso Filipovski. He is being temporarily replaced by assistant coach Mirsad Alilovic. Filipovski has been with the team since 2011. He guided Union Olimpija to back-to-back Slovenian Cup titles in 2012 and in 2013. Unfortunately, team management has been unhappy with the team’s losing…
Read MoreMarko Milic signs new deal at Al Kuwait
Marko Milic (201 cm) will stay on at Al Kuwait SC (Kuwait-D1) after extending his contract with the team for another two years. Milic has been in Kuwait since March after starting the season with Mahram Tehran (Iran, Superleague) where he played 11 games and impressed with averages of 16.4ppg, 9.0rpg, and 1.1apg. The 33-year…
Read MoreJurij Zdovc fired by St Petersburg
Jurij Zdovc is no longer the head coach at Spartak Saint Petersburg (Russia, VTB United Leage and PBL) after the club officially announced that it has relieved the Slovenian of his duties. Zdovac took the helm at Spartak in 2011 and signed a three year deal with the St Petersburg club, but after a moderately…
Read MoreMarko Milic heads to Al Kuwait
Marko Milic (201 cm) is headed to Kuwait to play for Al Kuwait SC from the country’s D1 League. The 36-year-old Slovenian began the 2012-13 season playing for Mahram Tehran from Iran’s Superleague. There he averaged 16.4 ppg and 9.0 rpg in 11 games. Prior to playing in Iran, Milic spent two seasons playing for…
Read MoreTelemach sees another coaching change
TTHCast Mercator Skofja Loka from Slovenia’s Telemach League is the fourth team to see a change in it’s head coach. After an early poor showing by the team, coach Sasa Doncic has stepped down and has been replaced by his assistant, Peter Hartman. It was a rough patch of the team only managing to win…
Read MorePetrochimi wins Iranian Championship
Petrochimi Bandar Imam Harbour is the new champion in Iran after beating rival Mahram with 84-78 in the 5th and
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