Prometey Slobozhanske enters the upcoming 7DAYS EuroCup eighthfinals as a group winner and on an 11-game winning streak. However, for this clash and the games that will potentially follow, Prometey will be without two important cogs in its well-oiled offense, team's playmakers D.J. Kennedy and Caleb Agada.
According to the club founder and president Volodymyr Dubinskiy, Kennedy is out for the season with an undisclosed injury that already forced him to miss regular-season finale. His condition requires a surgery, which he will undergo during the month of April.
Agada, who injured his leg midway through the second quarter of Prometey's Round 18 win over Umana Reyer Venice, will be out 4 to 6 weeks, according to Dubinskiy.
"In the best case, he will be ready for the final, which still has to be reached", Dubinskiy said for club's official website.
This could be a major blow for Prometey as Agada is team's leader in scoring (15.4 ppg.) and assists (3.9 apg.), ranks second in EuroCup in steals (2.2 spg.) and has also averaged 3.8 rebounds per game. Kennedy, who started in each of his 17 appearances, posted 10.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals.
In the eighthfinals, Prometey will play host to Veolia Towers Hamburg.