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.
Rashawn Thomas (Photo: Partizan NIS)
After suffering a pretty shocking defeat in Zadar in the last round of the ABA League, Crvena zvezda mts simply have to regroup as soon as possible as they are in front of another two-game EuroLeague week. The reigning ABA League champions will firstly travel to Moscow where they will face mighty CSKA on Wednesday evening, while then the Belgrade troops will host Greek giant Olympiacos Piraeus on Friday night. Crvena zvezda mts are still in the race for the TOP 8, so the upcoming EuroLeague week is very important to them.
When EuroCup is concerned, all the eyes will be pointed on Group D as Budućnost VOLI still have a chance to reach the TOP 16 stage. In order that to happen, the blue & whites will have to beat German side EWE Baskets Oldenburg on the road and to hope that Dolomiti Energia Trento will lose at home against Unicaja Malaga and that Asseco Arka Gdynia will win the match against Galatasaray Doga Sigorta on the road. Only if all of that happen Budućnost VOLI will take the 4th place in the group and win a ticket for the TOP 16 stage.
Partizan NIS have already sealed their TOP 16 ticket and their home game against French side CSP Limoges won’t change anything in Group B. The black & whites will finish the regular season stage at the 2nd place in this group.
Unfortunately, Cedevita Olimpija have lost all chances of reaching the next round, so their upcoming match against Spanish team Joventut Badalona will mean nothing to the Dragons.
It is important to mention that each of the three ABA League representatives in the EuroCup will play their games on Wednesday evening.
Finally, Mornar continue their FIBA Champions League campaign with an away game against Iberostar Tenerife on Tuesday evening. The boys from Bar have scored two consecutive wins in this competition and they now want to extend that winning run.
2019/20 EuroLeague Regular Season, Round 14, Wednesday, 18.12.2019:
CSKA Moscow - Crvena zvezda mts (18:00)
Round 15, Friday, 20.12.2019:
Crvena zvezda mts – Olympiacos Piraeus (19:00)
2019/20 EuroCup Regular Season, Round 10, Group D, Wednesday, 18.12.2019:
EWE Baskets Oldenburg – Budućnost VOLI (20:45)
Group B, Wednesday, 18.12.2019:
Partizan NIS – CSP Limoges (20:30)
Group C, Wednesday, 18.12.2019:
Cedevita Olimpija – Joventut Badalona (18:30)
2019/20 FIBA Champions League Regular Season, Round 9, Group C, Tuesday, 17.12.2019:
Iberostar Tenerife - Mornar (20:30)
