It was one of those nights that will be remembered forever. It remains etched in memory and all those who have the color blue in their hearts will remember that April 14, 2018 with a smile at every moment.
Crowded Morača, dance Nikola Ivanovic, Nemanja Gordić and others for the long-awaited championship title. The Montenegrin champion defeated Red Star 77:73 in the fourth match of the final and dominated the basketball region.
The season started modestly. Without big promises, but in the end history was made. Against a great rival, the army Aleksandar Džikić She was stronger than all the pressure, surviving a blow in the third match. Matijas Lesor in the last attack, and then a night later she climbed to the very top.
And, already in the middle of the season, it was possible to sense that this could be the season that would bring the Euroleague back to our capital. Džikić put all the pieces together, sharing the leadership role with the Ivanovic-Gordić tandem, with great support from other local players and only two foreigners who became heroes of Podgorica by the end of the season. Everyone still remembers the Canadian fondly to this day Kayla Landria and an American Kyle Gibson.
“This is not a theater.", it seems that after this statement by Džikić, it became clear to the fans that they had to wake up. And indeed, that was the case. Morača very quickly became a sinkhole that later swallowed up the greats of European basketball.
“We didn't have much choice, we knew what we were getting into, there were too many one-ball matches, the match schedule was such that there was no beautiful basketball, but the fight was for life. We only had two options – become eternal losers or leave our hearts and lives on the court and win what we deserved through our games throughout the season.", said Ivanovic in one of his many interviews after winning the title.
And they truly left their hearts and lives on the floor of the largest Montenegrin arena. They became heroes of the city, many children fell in love with the magical game under the hoops because of them and shouted their names when they shot for the basket.
Ivanovic, Gordic, Gibson, Landry, Filip Barovic, Justin Dolmen, Aleksa Ilic, Srdjan Kocic, Zoran Nikolic, Danilo Nikolic, Petar Popovic, Milic Starovlah, Suad Sehovic, Sead Sehovic.Džikić at the helm.
A generation that is written in golden letters in the history books of the club from Njegošev Park.
