Žiga Daneu is coming back to Cedevita Olimpija

After having spent two seasons at Ilirija and Kansai Helios, Žiga Daneu is coming back to Cedevita Olimpija, so we will have an opportunity to watch the big man in the Ljubljana squad in the ABA League courts in the forthcoming season, until the end of which the new contract between the two sides will be valid. Žiga Daneu used to be a member of the Cedevita Olimpija system since his early childhood. His grandfather is Ivo Daneu and his father Jaka Daneu, both of which have left an unforgettable mark at the Ljubljana side and Slovenian basketball in general.

“As I look back, I feel a bit old, since in my young career I used to spent quite some time with the club and for sure playing for Cedevita Olimpija has been the best part of my career so far. I am happy to be back at the Dragon Family. I am a bit nervous, but everyone used to tell me that nervousness is only a readiness and that this way you are aware of the fact that you are where you need to be. I believe, that we will do more in the forthcoming season, that we would be more successful and that all of the fans will be happy to come to our games,” Žiga Daneu told as he signed a new contract with Cedevita Olimpija.

In the 2023/24 season, Daneu use to play for Kansai Helios of Domžale. He appeared in 12 NLB ABA League 2 games, having averaged 10.5 minutes on court, during which he has been averaging 2.5 points and 2 rebounds per game.

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Žiga Daneu se pred novo sezono vrača k Cedevita Olimpiji

Del članske ekipe Cedevite Olimpije bo v novi tekmovalni sezoni 2024/25 tudi Žiga Daneu, ki se po dveh sezonah, ki jih je kot posojeni igralec ljubljanskega kluba preživel pri domžalskih Kansai Helios in v ljubljanski Iliriji, vrača v Zmajevo družino.

V dresu Cedevite Olimpije bomo po dveh sezonah, ki jih je preživel najprej pri Iliriji in nato pri Kansai Helios, znova lahko spremljali Žigo Daneua, ki je z ljubljanskim klubom podpisal pogodbo, ki velja vsaj do zaključka sezone, ki je pred nami. Žiga Daneu je del ustroja Cedevite Olimpije že od rane mladosti. Njegov dedek je legendarni Ivo Daneu, oče pa je Jaka Daneu, oba pa sta, vsak na svoj način, pustila svoj velik pečat v ljubljanskem klubu in slovenski košarki.

"Ko pogledam nazaj, se počutim kar malo starega, saj sem v svoji mladi karieri že dolgo časa del kluba, zagotovo pa je igranje v dresu Cedevite Olimpije najboljši del moje kariere do sedaj. Vesel sem, da sem nazaj v Zmajevi družini. Prisotno je malo živčnosti, a vsi so mi vedno govorili, da je živčnost le pripravljenost, in da tako veš, da si tam, kjer moraš biti. Verjamem, da bomo v prihodnji sezoni napravili več, da se potrudimo, in da bomo bolj uspešni, in da bodo vsi navijači lahko z veseljem prihajali na tekme," je ob podpisu nove pogodbe s Cedevito Olimpijo in povratku v Zmajevo družino povedal Žiga Daneu.

V tekmovalni sezoni 2023/24 je Daneu nosil dres domžalskih Kansai Helios. Nastopil je na 12 tekmah NLB Lige ABA 2, v povprečju pa na parketu preživel 10,5 minute in dosegal 2,5 točk ter  skoka na tekmo.