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Baskonia, Dusko Ivanovic part ways
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and head coach Dusko Ivanovic have agreed to go in separate directions, the club announced on Monday.
The 66-year-old tactician returned to Baskonia for a fourth spell as head coach last November, with the Spanish outfit having started the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season with a 1-4 record.
Ivanovic ended up leading Baskonia to an 18-16 record and eighth place in the standings, which was good for the play-in. Baskonia lost heavily at Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in the first play-in game, but it made the most of home-court advantage in the second to beat Virtus Segafredo Bologna and lock up a spot in the playoffs. However, Real Madrid would go on to sweep Baskonia, 3-0, and reach the Final Four.
“Dusko Ivanovic will not continue as Baskonia head coach,” read Baskonia’s statement. “The club and the coach, after holding talks over the last few days regarding the future, have jointly agreed not to continue the relationship that had united them since last November.”
An unwanted piece of history in the Spanish League
While Baskonia impressed in the EuroLeague, Ivanovic’s squad failed to make the Spanish League playoffs after also posting an 18-16 record. They came in ninth position and thus missed the domestic postseason for the first time in 40 years.