Plantak to make a debut in Zadar against red hot Sokoli

In the opening game of the 12th round of the season, new Zadar head coach Neven Plantak is set to make his debut on the bench of Dalmatian basketball pride and he will do it against currently red hot Karpoš Sokoli, which have upset Budućnost VOLI and Cedevita over the past three rounds.

ABA League 12th round, Friday, 2.12.2016:

ZADAR – KARPOŠ SOKOLI

Where? Krešimir Ćosić Arena, Zadar

When? 18:00

Story of the game: The opening encounter of the 12th round will be as exciting as it should be, as Zadar will host Karpoš Sokoli in Krešimir Ćosić Arena. The guests are undergoing a reneissance after the switch of head coaches at their bench, as they have knocked down two top four members over the past three rounds – Budućnost VOLI and Cedevita.

Now it will be interesting to see if Zadar's experiment in the same way will turn out just as successful as theirs. Recently, the previous head coach of Zadar Ante Matulović has stepped down and he was replaced by Neven Plantak, who will make his debut on the bench of Dalmatian pride this time. A proper chance for his skills to be tested.

Zadar are currently seeking their fifth win of the season, while Karpoš Sokoli will try to get their third. However, given that the guests have won two of their three last games, while Zadar have won only one of three, the win of the home side is all but to be taken for granted!

Match-up in focus: It will be hot in the paint in Višnjik this time, as one of the best big men of the league Ivan Marinković will face former Serbia national team member Dragan Labović. Will the energy of Marinković or the experience of Labović be decisive this time to lead one of the teams towards the victory?

Head to head in regional league: 0:0.