Neven Spahija and Baskonia split ways / News - Basketnews.com

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Neven Spahija and Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz went separate ways, per the official club report.

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The Croatian head coach closed his second stint at Baskonia, where he arrived last November.

This Baskonia decision was not a surprise. Back in May, BasketNews reported that Joan Penarroya is expected to take over the squad after the 2021-22 season.

Spahija coached the Spanish powerhouse in 53 official matches and got 27 victories.

Baskonia finished ninth in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and just completed their appearance in the ACB League.

The Basques lost a best-of-five semifinal series against Real Madrid, 0-3.

Prior to the stop in Vitoria, Spahija worked in China with Shanghai Sharks. Back in the 2019-20 season, he was the assistant for the Memphis Grizzlies.

During his coaching career, the 59-year-old specialist navigated such well-known European basketball names as Lietuvos Rytas, Maccabi, Valencia, Cibona, and Fenerbahce.

Current roster

Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz

Position Player Status PG Jayson Granger Signed until 2022 + 1 PG Arturs Kurucs Signed until 2023 SG Sander Raieste Signed until 2024 SG Vanja Marinkovic Signed until 2024 SF Rokas Giedraitis Signeduntil 2023 SF Tadas Sedekerskis Signed until 2024 SF Simone Fontecchio Signed until 2024 PF Ondrej Hanzlik Signeduntil 2024 PF/C Yanni Wetzell Signed until 2022 +1 PF/C Matt Costello Signed until 2024 C Steven Enoch Signed until 2023 Coach Expired contract Wade Baldwin IV, Alec Peters, Neven Spahija (won't come back) Rumored to leave Wade Baldwin Interested Joan Penarroya (story) See all the EuroLeague transfer market newshere. Thank you for reading us! We have even more content for you.