NLB Wheel League: Parasport Slovenia remains undefeated

The competition will go on with the fourth tournament on Sunday, 16 March 2025 in Gradačac, while the Final Tournament will take place on 17 May in Tivoli Sports Hall. 

Parasport Slovenia remans undefeated after the tournament in Bihać. The team, led from the bench by head coach Žiga Kobašević has prevailed over KIK Zmaj Gradačac and KIK Una Sana. KKI Vrbas achieved its second win of the season by prevailing over Parasport Croatia thanks to excellent second half performance. KIK Zmaj Gradačac prevailed over Parasport Croatia in its second game of the tournament.

The tournament has been opened by Edina Štrkljević in the name of the presenting sponsor, NLB d.d., the director of the Bihać branch of NLB Bank.

KKI Vrbas is defending the championship trophy

This season, there are six teams from four countries. The teams are KK OSI Paramont (Montenegro), KKI Vrbas, KIK Zmaj Gradačac in KIK Una Sana (BiH), Parasport Croatia (Croatia) and Parasport Slovenia (Slovenia). NLB d.d. is the golden sponsor of the competition, that is supported by ABA League j.t.d. and its clubs.

NLB Wheel League Round 3, Bihać:

PARASPORT SLOVENIJA – KIK Zmaj Gradačac 71:51 (17:10, 23:11, 16:15, 15:14)
Parasport Slovenia: Kuduzović 8, Musić 16, Da Rin 3, Bojanec 2, Gračnar 2, Favretto 11, Škorjanc 6, Slapničar 23.
KIK Zmaj Gradačac: Mulić 8, Kamberović 3, Imširović 10, Rosuljaš 12, Mahovac 15, Jeremić 2.

KKI VRBAS – Parasport Croatia 83:52 (25:14, 16:14, 26:9, 16:15)
KKI Vrbas: Duvnjak 2, Štimac 10, Modronja 12, Demirović 9, Ritan 2, Nedić 2, Švraka 34, Vukašinović 4, Brkić 6, Jović 2.
Parasport Croatia: Franjul 3, Bastalić 4, Bistrović 13, Vujica 3, Pešić 7, Magdić 5, Maras 3, Plazina 10, Žagar 4.

PARASPORT SLOVENIA – KIK Una Sana 56:34 (20:8, 13:9, 19:11, 4:6)
Parasport Slovenia: Kuduzović 10, Lokar 4, Musić 10, Arh 6, Da Rin 6, Gračnar 4, Škorjanc 3, Slapničar 13.
KIK Una Sana: Pašić 2, Šarić 7, Šimić 7, Aziraj 8, Dizdarić 10.

Parasport Croatia – KIK ZMAJ GRADAČAC 62:72 (23:14, 11:18, 10:22, 18:18)
Parasport Croatia: Franjul 2, Bastalić 2, Bistrović 17, Vujica 11, Pešić 20, Plazina 8, Žagar 2
KIK Zmaj Gradačac: Mujić 23, Kamberović 14, Imširović 8, Rosuljaš 17, Mahovac 8, Jeremić 2.

Standings after Round 3:

Parasport Slovenia 8 points (4 games)
KIK Zmaj Gradačac 6 points (4 games)
KKI Vrbas 5 points (3 games)
KK OSI Paramont 5 points (3 games)
Parasport Croatia 4 points (3 games)

Tournament schedule:

7.12. KK OSI Paramont (Podgorica)
26.1. Parasport Croatia (Zagreb)
23.2. KIK Una Sana (Bihač)
16.3. KIK Zmaj (Gradačac)
13.4. KKI Vrbas (Banja Luka)
17.5. Parasport Slovenia (Ljubljana)

Former NLB Wheel 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 – KKI Zagreb
2022/2023 – KIK Zmaj
2023/2024 – KKI Vrbas