Bayern Munich’s basketball project is taking shape as the latest piece of the management team was added with the hiring of former German international Marko Pesic as new sports director. The 34-year-old Pesic is the son of Svetislav Pesic, who guided Germany to the 1993 EuroBasket title and Barcelona to [...]
German basketball hasn’t had one dominating team for many years now – but Brose Baskets Bamberg clearly look like they are a notch above anyone else in the league as they continue pulverizing their way through the German BBL. Meanwhile about 230 kilometers further south, the Bayern Munich project is [...]
Times are good for the future of German basketball right now with Robin Benzing, Elias Harris and Tibor Pleiss three young NBA prospects. Benzing, who turned 21 in January, is the oldest of the trio with Harris celebrating his 21st birthday in July and Pleiss not turning 21 until November. [...]
heinnews’s David Hein this week caught up with Svetislav Pesic, head coach of Serbian basketball giants Red Star Belgrade. They discussed the excitement of coaching a bunch of youngsters every day, what was his favorite moment in his illustrious career, the importance of ULEB/Euroleague and FIBA Europe setting aside their [...]
