Feni starting their title defense with a visit in Ulcinj

The 2011 EUROHOLD Balkan League champion - KK Feni Industries is starting the title defens today with an away game in Montenegro against KK Ulcinj. Feni won the title in April 2011, after beating BC Rilski Sportist in the final game.   There are some changes in the team′s roster from the title game at the Final 4, four of the team′s key performers from last season are no longer with the club - Vojdan Stojanovski, Ognen Stojanovski, Dime Tasovski and Bosko Jovovic. However the team didn′t waste time and signed with Americans N′Gai Evans and Tremaine Ford, with Sasa Ocokoljic, Macedonian NT players Kiril Nikolovski and Marko Simonovski, and also added young players like Ivan Igrovic and Gjorgi Atanasov.   Ulcinj also made a lot of changes since last season. The most interesting new names are definitely the Americans Paul Kirkpatrick III and Rickey Young. Marko Kuveljic, former player of KK Mornar Bar adds a bit of BIBL experience to the roster. The team is once again one of the younger squads in the BIBL with average age of 22 years. This is Ulcinj′s second year playing in the Balkan League, as last season they reached the quarterfinals of the competition.   The game is set for 18.00 local time in Ulcinj, Montenegro and will be broadcasted live on Sportmedia.TV.