NLB Wheel League: Regular Season concluded with Gradačac Tournament

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.

After the Regular Season, team Parasport Slovenia that ended the regular season with a 5:0 record, finished first, after they beat Parasport Croatia to confirm their first spot. In the second place there is KKI Vrbas (4:1), that has prevailed over KK OSI Paramont and KIK Zmaj in Gradačac. KK OSI Paramont of Podgorica took the third place in the Regular Season, after having lost both games in Gradačac – against KKI Vrbas and Parasport Croatia, that finished fifth, ahead of sixth KIK Una Sana.

In the Semi-finals, Parasport Slovenia faces KIK Zmaj, while KKI Vrbas faces KK OSI Paramont. The Semi-finals comes up on 13 April in Banja Luka and one game decides the passenger to the Final. The winners of the Semi-final games will face each other at the Final Tournament in Ljubljana (17 May) in the trophy game, and other classification games will take place there as well.

NLB Wheel League, Round 4, Gradačac, 16 March 2025:

KIK Zmaj – KKI VRBAS 64:102 (13:21, 13:30, 17:34, 21:17)
KIK Zmaj:Mulić 9, Halilović 2, Pandžić 2, Imširović 11, Rosuljas 20, Mahovac 2, Jeremić 5, Makulović 4.
KKI Vrbas: Kuzmanović 3, Štimac 14, Modronja 17, Demirović 16, Nedić 2, Purić 2, Švraka 31, Vukasinović 2, Brkić 8, Edler 7.

KK OSI Paramont – KKI VRBAS 77:85 (14:29, 19:24, 18:9, 26:23)
KK OSI Paramont: Hujić 28, Rekanović 34, Huskić 6, Omeradžić 1, Čolić 6, Djasim 2.
KKI Vrbas: Duvnjak 2, Štimac 16, Modronja 2, Demirović 15, Nedić 2, Švraka 42, Edler 6.

Parasport Croatia – PARASPORT SLOVENIA 46:67 (14:20, 11:12, 9:24, 12:11)
Parasport Croatia: Franjul 2, Bastalić 2, Bistrović 6, Vujica 2, Pešić 12, Magdić 10, Kladarić 2, Plazina 10
Parasport Slovenia: Koduzović 22, Lokar 4, Musić 12, Arh 13, Škorjanc 6, Slapničar 8.

PARASPORT CROATIA – KK OSI Paramont 76:73 (20:!6, 17:19, 18:19, 21:19)
Parasport Croatia: Franjul 13, Bastalić 6, Bistrović 18, Vujica 4, Pešić 17, Kladarić 4, Plazina 14
KK OSI Paramont: Hujić 8, Rekanović 30, Huskić 2, Omeradžić 15, Čolić 4, Djasim 14

Standings after Round 5:

Parasport Slovenia 10
KKI Vrbas 9
KK OSI Paramont 7
KIK Zmaj 7
Parasport Croatia 7
KIK Una Sana 5

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