The men's junior basketball team of Montenegro gathered today in Podgorica, officially starting preparations for the B European Championship, which will be held in Skopje from July 26 to August 4.
Selector Marko Sekulić invited 18 players, and the junior national team will complete their preparations in Bijelo Polje.
Sekulić's list of selectors includes: Vladimir Komnenović, Lazar Čarapić (Mediterranean), Aljoša Drašković, Andrija Vujacić, Marko Radunović, Šefćet Bećiragić, Petar Pinter, Denil Krnić, Balša Globarević (Podgorica), Luka Đurović, Aleksa Ašanin, Maruan Čičić, Danilo Nikezić , Ivo Martinović (SC Derbi), Bojan Kljajić (Junior), Vuk Todorović (Future), Marko Pavlović (USA) and Lazar Smolović (Spain).
The junior national team has six scheduled tests - two matches each against North Macedonia, Serbia and Kosovo.
"We have agreed on six games. We will play in Skopje on July 5 and 6 against North Macedonia, then we will play Serbia in the Nikoljac hall on July 13 and 14, where we will also play against Kosovo on July 19 and 20. I believe that through those six games we will do everything we planned, and on July 24 we will leave for Skopje," explained coach Sekulić.
Montenegro is in group A, where there are also Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria and the Netherlands, and the "reds" will play their first match on July 26 against Bulgaria.
"We are aware that a demanding championship awaits us, where every match is extremely important. It will be difficult, but our desire is to try to fight for the A division. We will see if we succeed, but we will certainly try to fight for the elite rank ", Sekulić added.
Sekulić's coaching staff includes coaches Nikola Žižić and Lazar Mašanović, conditioning coach Miloš Drakulović and physiotherapist Bato Petrić.
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