NLB Wheel League: KIK Zmaj crowned champions

KIK Zmaj became champions after beating KKI Vrbas 80:69 in the Final. Parasport Slovenia beat OSI Paramont in the game for the third place 70:44, while KKI Zagreb prevailed over KKK Singidunum Crvena zvezda in the game for the fifth place 59:50.

The participants have been greeted in the Arena by Dejan Crnek, the deputy mayor of Ljubljana Municipality, Damijan Lazar, the President of the Slovenian Paralympic Committee, Dane Kastelic, the President of the Slovenian Paraplegics Association and Andrej Lašić, the board member of the NLB d.d. 

Dubravko Kmetović, the ABA League Director and Sani Bečirović, Cedevita Olimpija Sports Director have also been guests of the event and while Kmetović has, together with Dane Kastelic, awarded the trophy to the championship-winning team, Bečirović has handed Ramo Rekanović the trophy for the top scorer of the season and Ante Štimac the trophy for the MVP of the season.

NLB Wheel League Final Tournament, 21 May 2023.

Final:

KIK Vrbas – KIK ZMAJ 69:80 (23:20, 9:20, 26:15, 11:25)
KIK Vrbas: Hujić 7 (4 sk), Duvnjak 3 (3 sk), Kuzmanović 2 (4 sk), Štimac 5 (7 sk, 10 as), Modronja, Demirović 32 (18 sk, 11 as), Sikima, Nedić, Švraka 20 (8 sk, 3 as), Čejvan, Brkić, Jović.
KIK Zmaj: Mulić 18 (6 sk, 4 as), Joksimović, Kunić, Halilović, Pandžić, Imširović 4 (1 sk, 7 as), Mešić 5 (2 sk, 3 as), Mahovac 6 (6 sk, 1 as), Halilović E., Rosuljaš 5 (5 sk, 2 as), Čolić 6 (1 sk), Rekanović 36 (9 sk, 6 as).

3rd place game:

PARASPORT SLOVENIJA – KK OSI Paramont 70:44 (22:13, 13:10, 19:8, 16:13)
Parasport Slovenia: Kuduzović 31 (7 sk, 2 as), Lokar 2 (4 sk, 1 as), Musić 10 (3 sk, 4 as), Kamenik, Bojanec, Radić, Povše, Gračnar (2 sk), Bulovec, Škorjanc 15 (5 sk, 7 as), Slapničar 12 (13 sk, 9 as).
KK OSI Paramont: Baranin (1 sk), Pepić, Husović (6 sk), Ivanov 9 (6 sk, 3 as), Nikolić, Dizdarić 10 (3 sk, 3 as), Mišurović 7 (11 sk, 1 as), Purić 7 (6 as), Menzil 2 (2 sk), Jasminko, Omeradžić 9 (6 sk).

5th place game:

KKK Singidunum Crvena zvezda – KKI ZAGREB 50:59 (12:13, 12:15, 14:14, 12:17)
KKK Singidunum CZ: Vezmar 2, Ćirkovič 29 (15 sk), Vukašinović 2 (8 sk), Jeremić 15 (7 sk, 5 as), Jovanović (4 sk), Kovrlija, Fucić 2.
KKI Zagreb: Franjul 18 (12 sk, 2 as), Bastalić 8 (4 sk, 1 as), Bistrović 24 (16 sk), Vujica 9 (6 sk, 8 as), Maras (1 sk), Ograjšek, Magdić (3 sk, 3 as), Adrić, Baliga.

NLB Wheel League Champions:

2008/2009 – KIK Sana
2009/2010 – KIK Sana
2010/2011 – KIK Sana
2011/2012 – KIK Sana
2012/2013 – KKK K3 Sarajevo
2013/2014 – KKI Vrbas
2014/2015 – KKI Vrbas
2015/2016 – KKI Vrbas
2016/2017 – KKI Vrbas
2017/2018 – KKI Vrbas
2018/2019 – KKI Vrbas
2019/2020 – KIK Zmaj
2020/2021 – KKI Vrbas
2021/2022 – KIK Zagreb
2022/2023 – KIK Zmaj