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Mate Kalajzic

The Second Stage in Premijer Liga just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Round 1 most important game was a victory of Split over Zadar 84-83 on Monday night. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international Mate Kalajzic (189-1998, agency: BeoBasket) who helped to win the game recording 22 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). American forward Lewis Sullivan (201-1995, college: UAB, agency: BIG) contributed with 16 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Split’s coach Srdjan Subotic used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. The former international swingman Marko Ramljak (201-1993) answered with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for Zadar. Split is looking forward to face Dubrava in Zagreb in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Zadar will play on the road against Sibenka in Sibenik and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Zagreb: Dubrava and Cedevita Jr.. Cedevita Jr. was crushed at home by 35 points 65-100 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the ten-game winning streak of Cedevita Jr.. Swingman Filip Bjelanovic (197-2002) stepped up and scored 24 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and Mihael Kos chipped in 19 points and 8 rebounds. At the losing side the former international guard Josip Batinic (197-1999) responded with 11 points and 7 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Dubrava will play against Split at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Cedevita Jr.’s supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Zagreb Cibona.
The game between Cibona and Sibenka in Zagreb on Monday ended with biggest points difference. Cibona outscored guests from Sibenik 84-48. Ivan Perasovic nailed 15 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Matej Perkovic came up with 6 points and 8 rebounds for Sibenka in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Cibona’s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Zagreb to the arena Cedevita Jr..

Other games in round 1 were not that significant. Skrljevo beat Dinamo on the road 85-70. Alkar lost to Bosco on its own court 72-80. Bottom-ranked Gorica managed to outperform Zabok in Velika Gorica 86-77.

Dinamo – Skrljevo 70-85

No shocking result in a game when Skrljevo beat Dinamo in Zagreb 85-70 on Saturday. They outrebounded Dinamo 42-27 including a 31-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. American point guard Griffin Ramme (190-1989, college: Chapman) nailed 21 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists for the winning side and Martin Jelic (198-1999) accounted for 16 points and 5 rebounds. Four Skrljevo players scored in double figures. Swingman Ivan Vucic (195-1996) came up with 22 points and 6 rebounds and the former international forward Ivan Novacic (201-1985) added 20 points respectively for Dinamo in the defeat. Skrljevo will meet at home Bosco in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Dinamo will play against Zabok and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Skrljevo: G.Ramme 21+9reb+8ast, M.Jelic 16+5reb+2ast, M.Rajcic 12+5reb+3ast, L.Barisic 12+8reb, R.Kujundzic 8+2reb+4ast, V.Saric 8+6reb
Dinamo: I.Vucic 22+6reb+3ast, I.Novacic 20+3reb+2ast, T.Cvitkovic 9+5reb, D.Usic 6+3reb+1ast, A.Anzulovic 6+4reb+4ast, M.Klepo 5+3reb+2ast

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Alkar – Bosco 72-80

But Alkar was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Zagreb 80-72 on Saturday night. Bosco looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Swedish forward Luka Babic (199-2000) nailed 16 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side and Luka Krajnovic (192-2004) accounted for 20 points. Four Bosco players scored in double figures. American swingman Christian Peevy (201-1998, college: Lynn) came up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds and point guard Lovre Basic (180-1995) added 16 points and 8 assists respectively for Alkar in the defeat. Alkar’s coach Luka Bujas rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Bosco will meet Skrljevo on the road in the next round. Alkar will play against Gorica in Velika Gorica and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bosco: K.Luka 20+4reb+1ast, L.Babic 16+8reb+7ast, P.Babic 12+3reb+7ast, M.Primorac 11+4reb+7ast, A.Krapic 9+6reb, S.Leon 6+2reb+1ast
Alkar: C.Peevy 21+10reb, L.Basic 16+2reb+8ast, I.Polutak 11+4reb+3ast, T.Mladen 7+6reb, T.Bibbs 6+4reb+3ast, J.Mirko 4+5reb+2ast

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Cedevita Jr. – Dubrava 65-100

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Zagreb: Dubrava and Cedevita Jr.. Cedevita Jr. was crushed at home by 35 points 65-100 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the ten-game winning streak of Cedevita Jr.. Dubrava dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Cedevita Jr.’s 28. Dubrava forced 21 Cedevita Jr. turnovers and outrebounded them 41-27 including 18 on the offensive glass. Swingman Filip Bjelanovic (197-2002) stepped up and scored 24 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and guard Mihael Kos (198-2004, agency: AltusBasket) chipped in 19 points and 8 rebounds. Four Dubrava players scored in double figures. At the losing side the former international guard Josip Batinic (197-1999) responded with 11 points and 7 rebounds and the former international guard Jakov Mustapic (192-1994, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 12 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Dubrava will play against Split at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Cedevita Jr.’s supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Zagreb Cibona.
Top scorers:
Dubrava: F.Bjelanovic 24+8reb+3ast, K.Mihael 19+8reb+2ast, M.Bosnjak 17+7reb, D.Kuzmanovic 13+3reb+2ast, K.Filip 7+2reb, M.Vidovic 7+3reb+8ast
Cedevita Jr.: J.Mustapic 12+1reb+2ast, J.Batinic 11+7reb+2ast, K.Simon 9+2reb+3ast, C.Sasa 8+1reb, R.Serdarusic 7+6reb+1ast, K.Vito 6+2reb+4ast

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Zabok – Gorica 77-86

There was a small surprise when Gorica won against on the road Zabok 86-77 on Sunday. Gorica made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. Gorica outrebounded Zabok 37-23 including a 28-14 advantage in defensive rebounds. Bosnian swingman Milan Luzaic (196-1996) nailed 23 points for the winning side and forward Jure Gunjina (203-1992, college: GSW) accounted for 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Gorica players scored in double figures. Montenegrin center Marko Perovic (204-1992, agency: 011 Sports) came up with 21 points and forward Luksa Buljevic (200-2002, agency: PEPI SPORT) added 18 points respectively for Zabok in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Gorica will meet at home Alkar in the next round. Zabok will play against Dinamo in Zagreb and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Gorica: M.Luzaic 23+3reb+3ast, J.Gunjina 15+6reb+4ast, I.Batur 11+10reb+1ast, I.Nakic-Vojnovic 10+3reb+3ast, D.Cinac 10+5reb+1ast, K.Uljarevic 7+5reb+5ast
Zabok: M.Perovic 21+4reb, L.Buljevic 18+3ast, R.Glasper 15+3ast, T.Bond 8+5reb+3ast, A.Crnjevic 6+6reb+1ast, L.Tomas 4+4reb+5ast

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Zadar – Split 83-84

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Cibona – Sibenka 84-48

The game between Cibona and Sibenka in Zagreb on Monday ended with biggest points difference. Cibona outscored guests from Sibenik 84-48. Cibona dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Sibenka’s 24 and made 17-of-19 free shots (89.5 percent) during the game. Cibona looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Ivan Perasovic (200-2002) nailed 15 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side and international point guard Borna Kapusta (182-1996) accounted for 14 points. Naturalized Bosnian center Matej Perkovic (208-2001) came up with 6 points and 8 rebounds and guard Srdjan Brocic (183-1999, agency: BeoBasket) added 10 points respectively for Sibenka in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Cibona’s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Zagreb to the arena Cedevita Jr..
Top scorers:
Cibona: I.Perasovic 15+5reb+2ast, B.Kapusta 14+4reb+3ast, D.Vukovic 11+1reb+1ast, I.Majcunic 10+1reb+1ast, M.Bakovic 9+4reb+3ast, K.Ljubicic 7+4reb+1ast
Sibenka: K.Antonio 11+2ast, S.Brocic 10+4reb+1ast, P.Juraj 6+4reb+2ast, J.Kakar 6+1ast, P.Matej 6+8reb+2ast, M.Howard 4+5reb+1ast