The black & white squad have turned on their engines

Partizan NIS have started with preparations for the 2017/18 season. The team gathered at the Sports Center Dynamic in Belgrade where they had the first training in the prep period.

In the following season Partizan NIS will participate in the ABA League, Eurocup, Serbian Championship and Serbian Cup, while the black & white squad have slowly started completing the roster for the upcoming challenges.

On the first training in the new season, team head coach Miroslav Nikolić worked with 7 players - Mihajlo Andrić, Slobodan Jovanović, Nikola Tanasković, Djordje Majstorović and three players who are trying to secure themselves a contract with the club - Đorđe Tresač, Vuk Obradinović i Aleksa Novaković.

Vanja Marinković also attended the first training of Partizan NIS, but he could not practice with the team due to minor injury. Also, Obrad Tomić could not come to the team first training as he is currently with the BiH national team, while American players Jamie Skeen and Ian Baker will join the squad on August 13.

"This is our first training for the new season. Slowly, we are completing the roster and we will continue to do so during the preparation period. We expect that Skeen, Baker and Tomić will join us soon," said Partizan NIS head coach Miroslav Nikolić.

Partizan NIS will play their first preparation games on 26th and 27th of August, when they will face Oldenburg and Timisoara, respectively. Then, the black & white crew will play two friendly games against Besiktas and Igokea, while after that they will participate at the Mega Bemax friendly tournament and finally at the ABA League Supercup which is scheduled for September 20-23.

Partizan NIS will have the official team presentation on September 26 when they will play a frinedly game against the reigning European champions Fenerbahce Dogus, whose head coach is Partizan NIS legend Željko Obradović.

Head coach Miroslav Nikolić has chosen his assistants for the 2017/18 season. Nikola Marković and Aleksandar Matović will work as assistant coaches, Adam Petrović will be the head of team fitness staff, while Miloš Cvetanović will be the main fitness coach. Moma Jakovljević will be the team doctor, while Dušan Kecman will take the role of the team manager.

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Parni valjak počeo pripreme za sezonu 2017/18

Crno-beli odradili prvi trening u novoj sezoni. Određen plan priprema. Generalna proba i predstavljanje tima 26.09. od 19:00 protiv Fenerbahčea.
U dvorani SC Dinamik na Dorćolu, KK Partizan NIS je počeo pripreme za sezonu 2017/18 u kojoj će se takmičiti u Evrokupu, regonalnoj ABA j.t.d. ligi, Košarkaškoj ligi Srbije i Kupu Radivoja Koraća.

Tačno u 20 časova, na prvom treningu u novoj sezoni crno-belu opremu su zadužili Mihajlo Andrić, Slobodan Jovanović, Nikola Tanasković, i Đorđe Majstorović, kao i momci koji će u narednom periodu trenirati sa prvim timom Partizana, Đorđe Tresač, Vuk Obradinović i Aleksa Novaković.

Na prvoj prozivci trenera Miroslava Nikolića, bio je i Vanja Marinković koji zbog zdravstvenih problema ipak nije trenirao. Iz opravdanih razloga, na prvom treningu se nisu pojavili reprezentativac BiH Obrad Tomić koji ima obaveze sa državnim timom, kao ni Amerikanci Džejmi Obrajen Bili "Skin" i Ijan Bejker, koji će u Beograd doći 13. avgusta.

Novi-stari šef stručnog štaba crno-belih, Miroslav Nikolić, pre prvog treninga je izjavio:

"Ovo je prvi trening, polako se okupljamo i kompletiramo. Sva pitanja u vezi sastava ćemo rešavati u hodu, kako pripreme budu odmicale. Očekujemo da nam se uskoro pridruže Skin, Bejker i Tomić". - izjavio je Nikolić.

Prve provere, crno-beli će imati 26. i 27. avgusta protiv Temišvara, odnosno Oldenburga. Zatim slede mečevi protiv Bešiktaša, Igokee, turnir u organizaciji Mega Bemaksa i Superkup ABA j.t.d. lige koji se odigrava u Baru od 20. do 23. septembra.

Novi tim crno-belih, navijačima će se predstaviti u utorak, 26. septembra od 19:00 kada Partizanu u goste dolazi Fenerbahče Doguš, aktuelni šampion Evrope, predvođen najboljim trenerom Evrope legendom Partizana Željkom Obradovićem, kao i nekadašnjim igračem Parnog valjka, Janom Veselim.

U novoj sezoni, uz trenera Nikolića, u stručnom štabu će raditi asistenti Nikola Marković i Aleksandar Matović. Šef tima za fizičku pripremu igrača biće Adam Petrović, sa kojim će raditi i kondicioni trener Miloš Cvetanović. Brigu o zdravlju crno-belih, ponovo će preuzeti dr. Moma Jakovljević, dok će se u novoj ulozi naći Dušan Kecman, od ove sezone tim menažer KK Partizan NIS