After 10 seasons in the EuroCup, ratiopharm Ulm will enter the 2023-24 season with a serious confidence boost after claiming its first major trophy ever, the German League crown. Ulm has been in and out of the EuroCup postseason over the last decade, never higher than the quarterfinals. But to aspire for more, it needs to get through some tough dates in regular season Group B. Here are some likely key matchups for Ulm.
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Round 3 vs. 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys
These two like-minded playoffs aspirants finished neck-and-neck in their group last season. Ulm's home win in Round 11 – its first in four tries against Lietkabelis – proved the difference in the German club finishing third, one place higher. With less wiggle room to make the playoffs this year, expect Ulm and Lietkabelis to already be fighting over both wins and points this early in the regular season.