PRESEASON: Victories for FMP Meridian, Igokea m:tel, Mega MIS, Split and Zadar
On Thursday Igokea m:tel, Mega MIS, Split and Zadar have beaten Mitteldeutscher, Team Overtime, Kaštel and Kvarner 2010, respectively, while FMP Meridian prevailed over SC Derby in the clash of the AdmiralBet ABA League teams.

(Photo: Mega MIS/Milan Rašić)
Zadar have faced Kvarner 2010 on the road and achieved a convincing win, which keeps them undefeated after 3 games played this summer in preparation games. They have prevailed over the Rijeka side with the score of 79:59. For Zadar, Dario Drežnjak had 23 points, while Leon Šantelj and Antonio Jordano each contributed 12.
In Kaštel Sućurac, Split have faced the home side and after a slow start, as Kaštel led by 9 points after opening quarter, made a major comeback and eventually prevailed with the final score of 76:68. For Split, Lovre Runjić topped the list of scorers with 18 points on his record, while Nikola Đogo had 13.
In the neutral venue in Stožice Arena in Ljubljana, Igokea m:tel have faced Mitteldeutscher and after a game, where they have been in front for the majority of playing time, they have prevailed with the final score of 81:72. For Igokea, Ray Kendrick was on top of the list of scorers with 30 points on his record. He has been followed by Mario Nakić with 16.
In Belgrade, the Stevan Jelovac Memorial Tournament has started with the games between Mega MIS and Team Overtime in first pair and FMP Meridian and SC Derby in the second pair. In the Game 1 of the tournament, Mega MIS have prevailed over Team Overtime after being down by 2 points at halftime. In the second half, the AdmiralBet ABA League squad fought back though and achieved a win with the final score of 90:87. It has been Nikola Đurišić that shined for Mega, with 24 points on his record. Luka Cerovina had 15.
In the second game of the tournament, we have witnessed a clash of two AdmiralBet ABA League squads in which FMP Meridian convincingly prevailed over SC Derby. In a game, that has been fairly one-sided, Panthers celebrated the win with the score of 105:67. For the winning side, Beau Beech was the most efficient with 23 points and Ranko Simović came second with 13. For SC Derby Mateo Drežnjak scored 11 points and Loren Jackson had 11.
Preseason, Thursday, 8 September 2022:
Kaštel – SPLIT 68:76 (23:14, 20:25, 11:15, 14:19) STATS
Mitteldeutscher – IGOKEA M:TEL 72:81 (18:24, 20:14, 18:23, 16:20) STATS
Kvarner 2010 – ZADAR 58:79 (14:19, 17:15, 11:23, 16:22) STATS
MEGA MIS – Team Overtime 90:87 (24:26, 22:22, 26:22, 18:17) STATS
FMP MERIDIAN – SC Derby 105:67 (28:19, 34:19, 24:16, 19:13) STATS