By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
A few months after being appointed as the new head coach at Umana Reyer Venice, Neven Spahija inked a contract extension.
Spahija, 60, penned a multiyear contract, the team announced Thursday.
“Being the head coach of Reyer is a great honor for me. I also want to thank the staff and the players,” noted the Croatian play-caller commenting on the new deal.
The former assistant of the Memphis Grizzlies and Atlanta Hawks, also a veteran of 160 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games as the head coach of multiple top-shelf European teams, landed in Venice last February.
Under his guidance, the Italian club reached the 7DAYS EuroCup Playoffs but was knocked out by Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv in the Eightfinals. In Italy’s LBA Serie A UnipolSai, his side finishing fourth in the Regular Season secured the homecourt advantage for the first round of the Playoffs and the best-of-five series opposite Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari.
Ludwigsburg extends Josh King
In a similar situation, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg reached an agreement with Josh King to extend his contract until the end of the 2023-24 season, as announced during the official team preview of the easyCredit BBL Playoffs Quarterfinals best-of-five series versus EWE Baskets Oldenburg.
“I am very happy to continue as head coach here in Ludwigsburg,” he said.
The former assistant of John Patrick succeeded the longtime head coach of the German club ahead of the 2022-23 season. Apart from the domestic campaign, his side also competed in the Basketball Champions League until being eliminated by Limoges CSP in a crazy best-of-three Play-In series in January.
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