The guests led throughout the game to open their season in style
Buducnost crushes London Lions in 59-86 road win
Game Report
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Regular Season
Round 1 of 18
Regular Season
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London LionsLDN
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Overview
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica opened its 2025-26 BKT EuroCup season with a comfortable 59-86 victory at the London Lions on Thursday night. The visitors dominated from the off at Copper Box Arena and led from start to finish, which allowed them to celebrate their first win of the campaign.
Nikola Tanaskovic bagged a team-high 13 points, with Skylar Mays, Axel Bouteille and Rasheed Sulaimon netting 12 each. Kameron McGusty paced London with 13 points, 9 of which were scored in the fourth quarter.
Game Videos
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London Lions-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Round 1 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroCup
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-FC Bayern Munich | Round 1 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague
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Yurtseven denies Baldwin! Motorola Magic Moment
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How Kendrick? Motorola Magic Moment
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Sloukas lets Yurtseven fly! Motorola Magic Moment
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Lucic, Gabriel team up for block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Catch the first episode of this season's Fantasy Challenge Podcast
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Turk Telekom Ankara-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Eighthfinals Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Kamenjas hammers it home early! Magic Moment
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U18 ratiopharm Ulm vs U18 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne I Round 2 NextGen Ulm Qualifier Highlights
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Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-Joventut Badalona | Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Great team work by Buducnost! Magic Moment
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ratiopharm Ulm-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Kamenjas detonates the dunk on the break! Magic Moment
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U18 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana vs U18 Valencia Basket | Day 1 Next Gen Munich Qualifier Highlights
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv | Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Bahcesehir College Istanbul-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Jovanovic forces overtime! Magic Moment
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Kamenjas over the backboard! Magic Moment
- 00:11
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Morgan throws it down! Magic Moment
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Trefl Sopot-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Ferrell's fancy assist! Magic Moment
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Sulaimon dunks it off a steal! Magic Moment
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-Dolomiti Energia Trento | Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Wright with the unreal vision! Magic Moment
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Dreamland Gran Canaria-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Tanaskovic’s one-handed slam and one! Magic Moment
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Morgan dunks with force in transition! Magic Moment
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius | Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Tanaskovic dunks with force! Magic Moment
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Joventut Badalona-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-ratiopharm Ulm | Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Ferrell decides the game from deep! Magic Moment
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Tanaskovic lowers the boom! Magic Moment
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-Bahcesehir College Istanbul | Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Kamenjas drives for a dunk! Magic Moment
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-Trefl Sopot | Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Sulaimon and Kamenjas combines for the dunk! Magic Moment
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Dolomiti Energia Trento-Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Tamir Blatt | RS Round 1 MVP | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 03:55
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne| RS Round 1 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Tamir Blatt: 'We are moving forward from here'
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Hoard hammers home the alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Edwin Jackson beats the buzzer, Motorola Magic Moment
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 2 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Magic Moment: Juwan Morgan throws it down!
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Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem-Valencia Basket | Round 1 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
Buducnost opened the game with a 0-6 run, with all three scores coming from inside the arc. It took London 4 minutes to get its first bucket, with Joel Scott netting a corner triple. But the visitors dictated the tempo through their defense, with seven players getting on the scoresheet to secure a 12-20 cushion after 10 minutes.
Mays hit the ground running in the second quarter, drilling two triples and a couple of jumpers to open a 15-34 lead. Then, Fletcher Magee scored his first 5 points of the game and Dordije Jovanovic connected from deep as Buducnost maintained a 25-46 advantage at halftime.
Tarik Phillip scored the first bucket of the second half, but back-to-back triples from Bouteille restored a 30-52 lead. Aaryn Rai netted twice from beyond the arc before finding Deane Williams, who nailed one of his own, slightly cutting the deficit to 39-58. Yet, the guests ended the third quarter with a 2-8 run, taking a 25-point lead (41-66) into the fourth.
The game turned into an exchange of blows in the opening stages of the closing quarter, with a red-hot McGusty bagging 9 straight points before a Sulaimon triple made it 53-74 for the visitors. London tried to find the energy for a final comeback push, but Buducnost’s defense remained tight until the final buzzer, sealing the outcome in the English capital.
