Flawless play needed against Kursk

Our team is facing the most difficult task of the season from 6 pm on Thursday. Our opponent will be the Kursk team which has the most sought-after female basketball player of our time.

The Russian club had a very strong roster last year as well, and they gave us a taste of that, since they beat us by 14 points at home, and by 20 on the road. However, they managed to to that this summer. Their biggest signing was undoubtedly Breanna Stewart about whom we already told you in our previous article. The American player who keeps breaking records has reached the top this year. Besides the World Cup title and the WNBA championship she was also given both MVP awards.It is no wonder that her appearances on the court are met with great interest all over the world.

Candice Parker would have been the other shining star on the roster, but she decided that she wanted to rest, and try herself in new areas (she was asked to be an NBA commentator). That would have caused major trouble in many teams, but Kursk's budget made it possible to sign a different star of the same caliber. Two-time Olympic champion and three-time World champion Tina Charles is one of the best rebounders in the WNBA. What's more in 2016 she was also the best scorer of the American league.

Kursk's roster doesn't lack European star power either! Maybe the first to mention should be 29-year-old Sonja Petrovic. The Serbian European champion and Olympic bronze medallist player came to the Euroleague as a comet, and became one of the most popular faces immediately. She has got three Euroleague titles today. The two Spanish perimeter players, experienced point guard Anna Cruz, and all-round player Marta Xargay are also world class basketball players. The latter was lured away from Prague, causing a major upset to the Czech roster. There is another American on their roster, Epiphanny Prince, who also has a Russian passport. She is talented, but in this Kursk team with these players alongside her, she won't be the go-to player.

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The Russian part of team is also worth mentioning. The quartet of Vidmer, Zhedik, KIrillova and Anoikina would be welcome in any other team of the continent. They are doing their best job and trying to spend their time on court efficiently.

The head of the team is respected Spanish coach Lucas Mondelo, who has always been able to build a strong team out of the players at hand. For their historic season of 2017 experts are still taking their hats off. They conquered Europe without suffering a single loss. Their record is still unbeaten this year as well, although they had to put up a big fight against Fenerbahce and Riga, but their start have made sure that they came out on top at the end.

Our team is going into this clash with the positive vibe of two games won, and we can be sure that our head coach, Roberto Iniguez is also preparing something unexpected to surprise the stars.



It will be a huge game! Because of the increased interest towards the game we ask everybody to arrive to Novomatic Aréna on time. Tickets can be purchased at the venue for 1500 HUF. Entry to the game is free of charge below the age of 14 and above 70!

Sopron vs. Kursk

4 games/ 4 losses
271 points scored, 374 conceded

The game can be followed at 20.30 on Wednesday via online statistics on the FIBA page and via live stream on Euroleague YouTube channel.

- 2018-12-05

Our tam has made it to the second place in the group with a big run in the end of the Regular season and will play the 3rd place of the other group French side Bourges Basket in the Play-offs

Tájékoztatjuk tisztelt szurkolóinkat, hogy az eredetileg február 23-ra, szombatra kiírt bajnoki mérkőzésünk, a PEAC-Pécs kezdeményezésére, a két klub megegyezése alapján egy későbbi időpontban, március 26-án, kedden kerül megrendezésre Pécsett

Óriási hajrával értünk oda csoportunk második helyére az Euroligában, így pályaelőnyből várhatjuk a negyeddöntőt

Csapatunk fantasztikus hajrával befutott a második helyre csoportjában, így a másik ág harmadik helyezettjével, a francia Bourges Basket csapatával került össze a rájátszásban

We have won a crucial game in the Latvian capital to close the Regular Season higher than expected

Kiegyensúlyozott játékkal győztük le a Riga együttesét a záró fordulóban, és miután a Fenerbahce kikapott hosszabbításban Franciaországban, így második helyen zártuk a csoportot! A rájátszást március 5-én, kedden kezdjük meg hazai pályán a Bourges ellen

We have arrived to the final round of the regular season in Euroleague, in which multiple open questions are to be answered

Elérkeztünk az Euroliga alapszakaszának utolsó fordulójához, amely során több nyitott kérdés is válaszra vár

Six players scored in double digits, Gunta Basko reached a triple-double

Hatan jutottak tíz pont fölé a Riga csapatában a hétvégi fordulóban, Basko tripla-duplázott

After a tight first quarter we managed to shake off Csata in a game that brought us the victory to secure first place in the regular season in the league

Négy fordulóval a vége előtt, csapatunk matematikailag is bebiztosította elsőségét a bajnoki alapszakaszban, miután megőrizte hibátlan mérlegét! Sopron Basket - NKE-FCSM Csata 93-55 (24-22, 32-10, 20-12, 17-11) Sopron, 500 néző

This time we will continue our campaign without a day to rest

Ezúttal pihenőnap nélkül folytatjuk szereplésünket

After a slow start in the first half we took control in the second and came away with a victory to secure a spot in the best eight of Euroleague! Sopron Basket - Hatay BB 64-52 (11-16, 15-12, 23-14, 15-10) Sopron

Egy ideig kerestük önmagunkat, de a szívünk és a küzdőszellemünk átlendített minket, és továbbjutást eredményezett csapatunk számára! Ott vagyunk Európa legjobb nyolc csapata között! Sopron Basket - Hatay BB 64-52 (11-16, 15-12, 23-14, 15-10) Sopron, 1250 néző

On Thursday at 6 pm we are hosting Hatay in Novomatic Aréna on Gameday 13 of Euroleague

Csütörtökön 18 órától a Hatay együttesét látjuk vendégül a Novomatic Arénában az Euroliga 13

Our next Euroleague rivals have pulled away from their opponents in the first two quarters

Következő Euroligás riválisunk az első két negyedben lépett el hétvégi ellenfelétől