KK Napredak is hosting Hapoel Tel Aviv in search of win number 3

KK Napredak Rubin Krusevac are hosting BC Hapoel Tel Aviv in search of their third win in the EUROHOLD Balkan League this season. Both teams made their debut in the competition during the current campaign, as Israeli side Hapoel are currently second in Group B with a balance of 4-1, while the Serbian representative Napredak occupies the fourth position with 2-3.
 
Those two sides already met - in the first round of the 2011/2012 regular season, when Hapoel hosted Napredak in Hadar Yosef, and the final outcome of this game was a victory for the home team - 74:66 in favor of the Israeli squad, coached by Erez Edelshtein. Curtis Kelly had a double double with 16 points and 10 boards for Hapoel, while Slaven Cupkovic scored 17 for Napredak.
 
Slaven Cupkovic has been the key man for KK Napredak so far in the Balkan League. He posts average numbers of 14.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, leading the team in scoring and rebounding. Aco Mandic adds 12.6 points and 5.2 rebounds, mostly off the benchk, as from five game he has only one start. Marko Puzic is the third player, averaging in double-digit scoring - 10.2 points, and the American guard Kendrick John Johnes had 10 points in his only appearance for Napredak Rubin.
 
Curits Kelly averages 15.4 points over five appearances, along with 6.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocked shots - leading Hapoel in all of those three statistic categories. Demontez Stitt adds 14.0 points, a team-high 3.2 assists (Cory Carr also has 3.2 APG), along with 2.4 steals and a pretty impressive for a PG 5.2 rebounds. Yonathan Skjoldebrand and Cory Carr add respectively 12.6 and 11.0 points per contest, while former Israeli NT player Matan Naor averages 9.0 points, 1.8 steals and 1.0 blocked shots.
 
KK Napredak Rubin are leaving a good impression so far in the BIBL, as they are fourth with 2 wins and 3 losses, and not to forget and mention that they were close to upsetting Levski in Sofia. A win against Hapoel will keep their chances of going through to the quarterfinals. Hapoel on the other side are second with 4 wins and a loss and also will pursue a win, if they want to remain with a chance to get the first spot in Group B.
 
The game is scheduled for 18.00 local time in Hala Sportova in Krusevac and will be broadcasted live on SportMedia TV. The officials of the contest will be Vladimir Tsekov and Iskren Manolov from Bulgaria and Aleksandar Pavlov from Macedonia.