ABA League clubs in Europe (schedule)
While waiting for the next ABA League round, let's keep our fingers crossed for all regional clubs who are playing in European competitions this week.
Codi Miller-McIntyre (Photo: Buducnost VOLI)
After scoring 3 consecutive wins in the 2019/20 EuroLeague regular season, Crvena zvezda mts have joined the race for the Playoffs! And the red & whites will have a nice chance to improve their position this week, as they are about to host Spanish side Kirolbet Baskonia on Thursday evening. The two sides currently have the same overall score – 5 wins and 7 defeats, so this is a direct battle for the Playoffs spots. They faced each other 8 times in the EuroLeague and Crvena zvezda mts have won 5 out of those 8 games.
The 2019/20 EuroCup regular season continues this week, while all three ABA League representatives will play their games on Wednesday evening.
Partizan NIS will face Lokomotiv Kuban on the road. The black & whites have already qualified for the TOP 16 stage, while they will try to win the top place in Group B in the remaining two rounds of the regular season.
The upcoming games are much more important for Budućnost VOLI and Cedevita Olimpija. Budućnost VOLI will host Turkish giant Galatasaray Doga Sigorta and the blue & white troops simply have to win this match in order to keep their TOP 16 dream alive. Cedevita Olimpija are in a very similar situation, as they need to defeat French team Nanterre 92 to stay in the race for the TOP 16 stage.
As far as FIBA Champions League is concerned, Mornar will host Latvian team VEF Riga in Round 8 of the 2019/20 regular season. The boys from Bar scored their first win in the competition last week, while now they will play against a team which has lost the previous 5 games in the regular season.
2019/20 EuroLeague Regular Season, Round 13, Thursday, 12.12.2019:
Crvena zvezda mts - Kirolbet Baskonia (19:00)
2019/20 EuroCup Regular Season, Round 9, Group B, Wednesday, 11.12.2019:
Lokomotiv Kuban – Partizan NIS (18:00)
Group D, Wednesday, 11.12.2019:
Budućnost VOLI – Galatasaray Doga Sigorta (19:00)
Group C, Wednesday, 11.12.2019:
Nanterre 92 – Cedevita Olimpija (20:45)
2019/20 FIBA Champions League Regular Season, Round 8, Group C, Wednesday, 11.12.2019:
Mornar – VEF Riga (18:30)
