Official: Dusko Ivanovic and Baskonia mutually agreed to not continue together

Official: Dusko Ivanovic and Baskonia mutually agreed to not continue together
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Baskonia and coach Dusko Ivanovic have mutually decided not to continue their collaboration. This was announced by the Spanish club a through a press release. "After holding talks in recent days about the future, the two parties have mutually agreed not to continue the relationship that had united them since last November." Ivanovic returned to Baskonia in November after Joan Peñarroya was fired. It was his fourth adventure at the helm of the club (the first time from 2000 to 2005. After three years in Barcelona, he returned in 2008 staying until 2012. Then Panathinaikos, Khimki, Besiktas, before a third return in 2019).

With him, Baskonia made it to the EuroLeague Play-In and later to the playoffs after beating Virtus Bologna. In the quarterfinals three losses out of as many games against Real Madrid. However, in the Liga Endesa Ivanovic and his team missed the playoffs.