Mega Basket started their training camp ahead of new season

Monday, 26. July 2021 at 19:22

Basketball club Mega Basket has started preparations for the new season in Belgrade.

(Photo: Mega Basket)

The following players were in the first training session of the new season with coach Vladimir Jovanović: Luka Cerovina, Dayshon Smith, Karlo Matković, Borisa Simanić, Luka Paunović, Nikola Đurišić, Aleksander Balcerowski, Nikola Kočović, Matej Rudan, Mladen Vujić, Luka Bogavac, Samson Ruzhentsev , while Nikola Jović and Malcolm Cazalon will join Mega’s preparations from August 2.

Traditionally, Mega is likely to have the youngest team in the regional competition again, with an average player’s age of 20.3 at the start of preparations and the oldest player, Dayshon Smith, who is currently 26 years old.

In addition to head coach Vladimir Jovanović, Mega’s coachin staff in the new season will also include assistant coaches Vule Avdalović and Đorđe Ilić, physical and conditioning coach Marko Sekulic, physiotherapist Milos Savic, team doctor Dr. Uroš Stanković, and Milenko Tepić as team manager.

After the first training session in the new season, Mega’s coach Vladimir Jovanović pointed out that the team started preparations early because it is very young and a very demanding season awaits them: »Today we gathered to do the first practice in a slightly shorter team, considering that we are missing two players. We started preparations very early, for several reasons. Our team will be extremely young in the upcoming season and we need that work and preparation for a very demanding season. Another reason is the tour in the Bahamas that awaits us and which requires a certain level of preparation when it comes to basketball. For the next 15 days, not counting that tour, we will try to bring us to a certain physical level, so that the team is uniform since the players came in different physical conditions,« said Vladimir Jovanović.

In the coming days, the schedule of control matches in the preparation period will be made official by the club.

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Mega započela pripreme za novu sezonu

Košarkaški klub Mega Basket je započeo pripreme za novu sezonu.

Na prvom treningu u novoj sezoni kod trenera Vladimira Jovanovića su bili sledeći igrači: Luka Cerovina, Dejšon Smit, Karlo Matković, Boriša Simanić, Luka Paunović, Nikola Đurišić, Aleksander Balcerovski, Nikola Kočović, Matej Rudan, Mladen Vujić, Luka Bogavac, Samson Ružencev, dok će se Nikola Jović i Malkolm Kazalon priključiti pripremama Mege od 2. avgusta.

Tradicionalno, Mega će verovatno ponovo imati najmlađu ekipu u regionalnom takmičenju, sa prosečnom starošću igrača od 20,3 godine na početku priprema i najstarijim igračem Dejšonom Smitom koji trenutno ima 26 godina.

Stručni štab Mege u novoj sezoni, pored glavnog trenera Vladimira Jovanovića, činiće još pomoćni treneri Vule Avdalović i Đorđe Ilić, kondicioni trener Marko Sekulić, fizioterapeut Miloš Savić, doktor ekipe dr Uroš Stanković, kao i Milenko Tepić na poziciji tim menadžera.

Trener Mege Vladimir Jovanović je posle prvog treninga u novoj sezoni istakao da je ekipa krenula rano sa pripremama iz razloga što je veoma mlada i što je očekuje veoma zahtevna sezona: »Danas smo se okupili da odradimo prvi trening u nešto kraćem sastavu s obzirom da nam nedostaju dva igrača. Krenuli smo sa pripremama jako rano, iz više razloga. Ekipa će nam u predstojećoj sezoni biti izuzetno mlada i potreban nam je taj rad i priprema za jednu veoma zahtevnu sezonu. Drugi razlog je turneja na Bahamima koja nas očekuje i koja zahteva određen nivo pripremljenosti što se tiče košarke. Narednih 15 dana, ne računajući tu turneju, pokušaćemo da nas dovedemo na jedan određeni fizički nivo, da ekipa bude ujednačena obzirom da su igrači došli u različitim fizičkim stanjima,« izjavio je Vladimir Jovanović.

U narednim danima će klub ozvaničiti i raspored kontrolnih mečeva u pripremnom periodu.

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