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EWE Baskets Oldenburg Part Ways With Coach Predrag Krunic After 1–8 Start, Promote Lazar Spasic

Club leadership says the change aims to give the team a fresh impulse following a poor start.

Overview

  • EWE Baskets Oldenburg announced Krunic’s departure two days after a 71–82 loss at Würzburg.
  • The club described the separation as mutual and marked by great respect.
  • Assistant coach Lazar Spasic, a 33-year-old Serbian, has been elevated to head coach.
  • Oldenburg has opened the BBL season with one win in nine games, with only Veolia Towers Hamburg worse at 0–8.
  • Majority shareholder Hermann Schüller thanked Krunic, who led the 2009 championship in his first tenure, and said the move was to give the team a new impulse.