Basketball in Slovenia

Slovenia lost the first two games at the European Women Basketball Championship, ruining their prospects to make it to the quarter-finals for the first time, the goal at what is their fourth EuroBasket to date.

The team lost against Germany 62:66 at Stožice Arena in Ljubljana on 16 June and 71:76 against Great Britain on 15 June, when the event opened.

Slovenia and Israel will co-host the 2023 European Women Basketball Championship from 15 to 25 June, with the knock-out stage held in Stožice Arena in Ljubljana. The Slovenian team's goal at their fourth EuroBasket is to make it to the quarter-finals for the first time.

Ljubljana – The Slovenian men’s basketball team scored another win as it gears up for the EuroBasket, defeating Serbia 97:92 in an overtime thriller in Ljubljana on Wednesday evening that saw Slovenia’s Luka Dončić outplay the fellow NBA superstar Nikola Jokić.

Ljubljana – Cedevita Olimpija made it to the quarter-finals of the current EuroCup Basketball season by defeating Türk Telekom of Turkey 93:80 in Ljubljana’s Stožice Arena on Tuesday in what is the greatest achievement for the club in recent years.

Ljubljana/Laško – Pivovarna Laško Union, Slovenia’s largest brewery, last year generated EUR 145.6 million in net sales revenue, up 6.9% year-on-year, with the company attributing the drop to the Covid-19 epidemic. Net profit decreased by 31.5% to EUR 16.7 million, shows the annual report published on Wednesday.

Brnik – Having qualified for the Olympic basketball tournament for the first time in Slovenia’s history, the national basketball team say they are not going to Tokyo just to participate, they are aiming for the top places.

Ljubljana – Pop singer Magnifico will not let down his fans this Christmas despite the Covid-19 epidemic and will stage his annual 25th December concert, which is usually held at Stožice Arena, online. Ticket sale is record-breaking, his team said on Thursday. Listeners from more than ten countries will tune in.

Red Star (Crvena Zvezda) have won the first Eternal Belgrade Derby of the basketball season by beating Partizan 83-72 (20-23, 28-16, 22-14, 13-19).

The ABA League Round 8 game was played late on Monday.

BELGRADE - Mega Leks basketball player Nikola Jokic has been proclaimed the best young player in the ABA League in the 2014-2015 season, the League published on its website on Tuesday.

This was Jokic's second year in the ABA league, and he was named the most valuable player in the regular part of this regional tournament.

PODGORICA - Partizan Belgrade lost to Buducnost Podgorica 85-79 (19-24, 24-20, 23-25, 19-10) away from home late Sunday, finishing fourth in the regular season of the regional basketball ABA league.

As a result, Partizan will face first-placed Red Star Belgrade in the playoffs.