Velimir Perasovic and Zoran Lukic will be the Head Coaches of the teams at the upcoming All- Star Game.
UNICS head coach will head the World Stars and Nizhny Novgorod Head Coach will head the Russian Stars.
Velimir Perasovich and Zoran Lukic will name the Starting 5 of their teams on February 14.
Ilona Korstin, the General Manager of the League:
– When choosing head coaches for the All-Star Game, the League is guided primarily by the results of the teams. UNICS is in the first place and shows a stable game. Previously, the Kazan team always lacked something in order to become a winning team, and Velimir Perasovic was able to add the missing parts in the shortest time as possible and bring the team to a higher level. Now, the Croatian coach will have a new experience – he will become the World Stars team Head Coach.
If we talk about the Russian Stars, we have always tried to involve Russian coaches. At the moment, there are no Russian Head Coaches in the VTB League, but there is Zoran Lukic. He has been working in our country for more than 15 years, is familiar with all Russian players and knows their potential. In fact, in the All-Star Game you will see the Russian national team, strengthened by Alexey Shved and Nikita Kurbanov, who retired from the National Team.
Velimir Perasovic. UNICS and World Stars team Head Coach:
— That is a great honor and privilege for any coach to managing such a team.
It is a real reward for me and my players to represent UNICS at the All-Star Game!
Zoran Lukic, Nizhny Novgorod and Russian Stars team Head Coach:
— A great honor for me and my team to receive the invitation to the All-Star Game, especially as the Russian Stars Head Coach . Before that, Russian specialists became mentors, however, I can say that in this country and in Russian basketball, I have not felt like a foreigner anymore. Perhaps, the main goal for this game is to enjoy basketball, from communication and spending time together on the floor. The best players of one of the strongest leagues in Europe will gather in one team for one evening. All of them know each otner and will certainly be very happy to try to play as teammates. The main thing is to do it without injuries, because some have games for National Teams and the most important games of the season. Therefore, we will try to get the maximum pleasure and deliver it to our fans.
The All-Star Game will take place on February 20 at VTB Arena in Moscow and will be the game between Russian Stars team and World Stars team. The final line-ups for the All-Star Game have already been announced.
You can buy a ticket to the All-Star Game on the website https://tickets.vtb-league.com/
