Ante Bubalo in Real Madrid - Nov 19, 2008 (by Marin Stipanic)
Few months ago, Ante Bubalo was just intresting guy from your neibourghood who was trying on his practices in basketball team called Bosco. Strange club, strange information? But Ante with his 205cm and 17 years is big potential, which was recognized by managers Pero Dujmovic and Robert Muselimovic. Thanks to his managers he went on try out in Madrid and never (for now) didnt come back. [read more]
Few months ago, Ante Bubalo was just intresting guy from your neibourghood who was trying on his practices in basketball team called Bosco. Strange club, strange information? But Ante with his 205cm and 17 years is big potential, which was recognized by managers Pero Dujmovic and Robert Muselimovic. Thanks to his managers he went on try out in Madrid and never (for now) didnt come back. While coaches in RM were still stunned with his potential, he had though period in his life in reason of not knowing spanish langauge and bigger; first seperation of his family. Now, contract is signed, critical period is behind him and Ante is working hard on practices with B-team of Real Madrid and hoping one day he will continue what his idol Drazen Petrovic started.
Rudolf Jugo goes to Slovakia - Nov 19, 2008 (by Eurobasket News)
Another Croatian player will continue basketball career in Slovakia. It is 24-year old Rudolf Jugo (180-G-84), who spent last season in Svjetlost Slavonski Bord and Kostrena. Jugo agreed terms with Svetlost during the summer last year appearing 9 times in A1. His average digits were 4.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.6 apg and 1.2 spg. After that he joined A2 team Kostrena. Few days ago Jugo got an offer from Dolny Kubin, deciding to accept it very soon. [read more]
Another Croatian player will continue basketball career in Slovakia. It is 24-year old Rudolf Jugo (180-G-84), who spent last season in Svjetlost Slavonski Bord and Kostrena. Jugo agreed terms with Svetlost during the summer last year appearing 9 times in A1. His average digits were 4.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.6 apg and 1.2 spg. After that he joined A2 team Kostrena. Few days ago Jugo got an offer from Dolny Kubin, deciding to accept it very soon. Interesting is that Slovakian team already has Croatians Dominik Stefanac (209-C-82) and Ognjen Petrovic (189-G-77) in its roster. Rudolf Jugo already has experience from Slovakian Extraliga as a member of BK Levice, season 06/07. He played 32 games for Levice adding 13.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 3.8 apg. He was third best stealer of the league with 3.7 spg. Before Levice, Jugo used to play for another A1 team Kraljevica. Last week-end Dolny Kubin suffered 11th defeat, this time against MBK Handlova at home 63-75. Marko Vlaic (206-C-81) scored 21 points for the winners, while Antonio Bicvic (199-F-82) had 19.
In the meantime, Ivan Skara (204-F-82, college: Cleveland St. CC) had wonderful performance in the last round of Slovakian Extraliga. Skara's SKP Banska Bystrica was better than Inter Bratislava 86-84 mostly owing to him and Vladimir Hovanak, which delivered 20 points each. Bystrica currently has 8 wins and 4 defeats.
Coach Zeljko Pavlicevic steppes down - Nov 18, 2008 (by Eurobasket News)
Zeljko Pavlicevic is no longer a head coach of Zagreb. Experienced Pavlicevic decided to resign after seven consecutive defeats in eight Adriatic league games this season. The last one was very painful as Zagreb was frizzed in Zadar on minus 35. Pavlicevic showed up on yesterday's practice to inform players about his decision.
Member of Zagreb's management board, Darko Petricevic, announced that Denis Bajramovic and Mladen Erjavec will take over the team. [read more]
Zeljko Pavlicevic is no longer a head coach of Zagreb. Experienced Pavlicevic decided to resign after seven consecutive defeats in eight Adriatic league games this season. The last one was very painful as Zagreb was frizzed in Zadar on minus 35. Pavlicevic showed up on yesterday's practice to inform players about his decision.
Member of Zagreb's management board, Darko Petricevic, announced that Denis Bajramovic and Mladen Erjavec will take over the team. However, according to Petricevic it is just temporary solution until they find the appropriate replacement for Pavlicevic, who will be able to meet all of the club's expectations.
Zeljko Pavlicevic agreed terms with Zagreb in December last year. Before that he used to work in Crvena Zvezda, Split, Taugres, El Ferol and Cibona. He also was a head coach of Japanese senior National Team from 2004 to 2006. With Team Japan Pavlicevic participated on Asian Championship in Doha 2005 as well as on the World Championship in Japan a year later. He succeeded to win Croatian Cup Kresimir Cosic this year with Zagreb, later reaching play-off semifinals. As it is mentioned above, Zagreb is currently at the bottom of the standings in regional championship with just 1 win in 8 appearances. It happened against Bosna ASA BHT in Sarajevo in Round 4. The team suffered tight home defeats vs Cibona and Partizan. The most painful ones for sure are against Zadar, Helios and Vojvodina.
