Krka turn on their engines ahead of the 2024/25 season

The gathered were first addressed by the club president Andraž Šuštaršič, who wished the team, together with General Manager Jure Balažić, a successful work in the 2024/25 season and used the opportunity to congratulate Žak Smrekar for winning the bronze medal at the U18 European Championship and Domen Zevnik for winning the silver medal at the U20 European Championship.

The senior squad of Krka has gone through some changes. Jan Špan, Miha Cerkvenik, Robert Jurković, Niko Bačvić, Žak Smrekar and Bine Plut remained from the previous season. The newcomers are American point guard Tayler Persons, Slovenia National Team power forward Tibor Mirtič, American center Brady Skeens and an occasional Slovenia National Team member Jakob Čebašek. After two years spent in Ljubljana, Jaka Klobučar returned to his hometown club and youngster Lovro Fila joined the practices.

Head coach Dejan Jakara will be assisted by Domen Zevnik and Leon Stipaničev, fitness coaches are Janez Konjar and Jernej Pejanović, while Davorin Matković is the team’s physio.

“We have decided to start preparations for the new season a bit earlier than usual. The team has been composed with a desire to bring in high-quality players, that will be eager to prove their qualities in each game. To give their maximum against any opponent, regardless of the level of the competition and his quality. Right now, we are in talks to sign another player at the shooting guard position. I am looking forward to working with the team," Dejan Jakara, who used to work in Montenegro recently, told.

Until the start of the season, the team will play several preparation games, against Budućnost VOLI, Dubai, GGD Šenčur and Dinamo Zagreb.

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Članska ekipa Krke začela s pripravami na novo sezono

Novi trener članske ekipe Dejan Jakara je v Športni dvorani Leona Štuklja zbral ekipo na skupnem uvodnem treningu sezone 2024/2025. Zbrane je uvodoma nagovoril predsednik kluba Andraž Šuštarič. Skupaj z direktorjem Juretom Balažićem je ekipi zaželel uspešno delo v sezoni 2024/25, ob tem pa še čestital Žaku Smrekarju za osvojeno bronasto kolajno na evropskem prvenstvu mladincev in Domnu Zevniku za osvojeno srebrno medaljo na evropskem prvenstvu mlajših članov.

Članska ekipa je doživela nekaj sprememb: iz lanskega moštva so ostali Jan Špan, Miha Cerkvenik, Robert Jurković, Niko Bačvić, Žak Smrekar, Bine Plut. Novinci so ameriški branilec, organizator igre Tayler Persons, reprezentančni krilni center Tibor Mirtič, ameriški center Brady Skeens ter občasni slovenski reprezentant Jakob Čebašek. Po dveh letih v Ljubljani se je v matični klub vrnil Jaka Klobučar, treningom se je pridružil tudi mladinec Lovro Fila.

Trenerju Dejanu Jakari bosta pri delu asistirala pomočnika Domen Zevnik in Leon Stipaničev, kondicijska trenerja sta Janez Konjar (nazadnje uspešno deloval v nemškem prvoligašu Ulmu) in Jernej Pejanović, fizioterapevt ekipe bo Davorin Matkovič.

„Odločili smo se, da malce prej začnemo priprave kot sicer. Ekipo smo sestavljali z željo, da pripeljemo karakterne fante, ki bodo vsako tekmo željni dokazovanja. Da bodo šli na glavo, pa naj si bo to tekma s komerkoli, ne glede na rang tekmovanja ali kvaliteto nasprotnika. V tem hipu se pogovarjamo še za prihod enega košarkarja na položaju branilca. Veselim se dela z ekipo,“ je povedal trener Dejan Jakara, ki je nazadnje uspešno deloval v Črni gori.

Do začetka sezone bodo naši fantje odigrali tudi nekaj pripravljalnih tekem. Pomerili se bodo s podgoriško Budućnostjo, ekipo iz Dubaja, doma v Novem mestu pa s Šenčurjem in zagrebškim Dinamom.