SC Derby begin preparations for the 2026/27 season

Antonio Jordano and Filip Anđušić are currently with their respective national teams.

The “Students” will play their first preseason game on August 24 against Peć, while a clash with Sutjeska is scheduled five days later. After that, the team will travel to Zlatibor, where SC Derby will face Borac Čačak on September 4 and Yenisei on September 6 and 8.

Upon returning to Podgorica, the team will take part in the “Ljubo Jovanović” Memorial Tournament, while another preseason game is planned for September 18 or 19 ahead of the start of the championship. The opponent for that game will be announced at a later date.

“After completing medical examinations over the previous two days, today we begin the basketball part of our work and officially start preparations for the 2026/27 season.

We will conduct the main part of our preparations at our ‘Kuća košarke’ arena. The team has changed significantly, we are not complete at the moment, the roster has not yet been finalized and we are still in the market for several players at different positions. Jordano and Anđušić are with their national teams, so we have also brought in a significant number of young players who will compete for a place on the team and help us during the preparation period.

We will play against Peć in Podgorica on August 24, while on August 29 we will face Sutjeska. After that comes our traditional trip to Zlatibor, where we will play three games against Borac Čačak and Yenisei. Upon our return, we will take part in the ‘Ljubo Jovanović’ Memorial Tournament, which will be very strong this season, potentially featuring as many as three EuroCup teams.

We have planned our final game for September 18 or 19. We are in talks with several clubs, so we will see who we will face in that game just before the start of the championship.

As always, our ambitions are primarily focused on staying in the league. We want to try to establish some young players from our own youth system, play good basketball and achieve the best possible result in a group that is very challenging and difficult.

I am satisfied with the way we have assembled the team so far. I think we have brought in players who are in their prime, who are coming off good seasons and who are eager to further establish themselves and improve. Many of them, despite having other offers, chose to continue their development within our program and system. 

I expect that, with a good preparation period, we will be ready for the season and become an important factor in the ABA League and the domestic championship,” Petar Mijović said.

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SC Derby počeo pripreme za sezonu 2026/27

Na prvom treningu šef stručnog štaba Petar Mijović imao je na raspolaganju Nikolu Pavlićevića, Aleksu Uskokovića, Nikolu Šaranovića, Jyarea Davisa, Andrea Wessona, Ognjena Radošića, Marka Popovića, Vuka Ivelju, Zvonimira Dujakovića, Lazara Rakočevića i Vuka Radovića.

Antonio Jordano i Filip Anđušić trenutno su sa svojim reprezentacijama.

Prvu pripremnu utakmicu "Studenti" će odigrati 24. avgusta protiv Peći, dok je pet dana kasnije zakazan duel sa Sutjeskom. Nakon toga slijedi odlazak na Zlatibor, gdje će SC Derby igrati protiv Borca iz Čačka 4. septembra, odnosno Jeniseja 6. i 8. septembra.

Po povratku u Podgoricu ekipu očekuje nastup na Memorijalnom turniru „Ljubo Jovanović“, dok je za 18. ili 19. septembar planirana još jedna pripremna utakmica pred početak prvenstva. Protivnik za taj meč biće naknadno poznat.

„Nakon odrađenih pregleda u prethodna dva dana, danas krećemo sa košarkaškim dijelom i zvaničnim početkom priprema za sezonu 2026/27.

Glavni dio priprema obavićemo u našoj dvorani „Kuća košarke“. Ekipa je značajno promijenjena, u ovom momentu nismo kompletni, roster nije zaokružen i još smo na tržištu za nekoliko igrača na različitim pozicijama. Jordano i Anđušić su sa svojim reprezentacijama, tako da smo priključili i ozbiljan broj mladih igrača koji će konkurisati za tim i biti od pomoći tokom pripremnog perioda.

U Podgorici ćemo 24. avgusta odigrati utakmicu protiv ekipe Peći, a 29. avgusta nas očekuje duel protiv Sutjeske. Nakon toga slijedi tradicionalni odlazak na Zlatibor, gdje ćemo odigrati tri utakmice protiv Borca iz Čačka i Jeniseja. Po povratku nas očekuje Memorijalni turnir „Ljubo Jovanović“, koji će ove sezone biti veoma kvalitetan, sa možda i tri ekipe iz Evrokupa.

Za 18. i 19. septembar planirali smo posljednju utakmicu. U pregovorima smo sa nekoliko klubova, pa ćemo vidjeti sa kim će taj meč, pred sam početak prvenstva, biti odigran.

Ambicije su, kao i uvijek, prije svega vezane za opstanak u ligi. Želimo da pokušamo da afirmišemo neke mlade igrače iz sopstvenog pogona, da igramo dobru košarku i da u jednoj grupi koja je veoma izazovna i teška ostvarimo što bolji rezultat.

Zadovoljan sam načinom na koji smo do ovog momenta selektirali tim. Mislim da smo doveli igrače koji su u najboljim godinama, koji iza sebe imaju dobre sezone i koji su željni dalje afirmacije i napretka. Mnogi od njih su, pored drugih ponuda, izabrali da svoj razvoj nastave u našem programu i sistemu.

Očekujem da, uz jedan dobar pripremni period, budemo spremni za sezonu i da budemo važan faktor u ABA ligi i domaćem prvenstvu“, rekao je Mijović.