BC Kyiv took off to Slovenia for a week-long training camp, which will keep the team in shape during the gap before the start of the Superleague playoffs.

Two scrimmages are scheduled: against Slovenian Merkator and Russian Triumph.

“We need this trip first of all to relieve the huge psychological pressure from the very long season”, said Tomo Mahoric prior to the voyage. “The players need to change something, be in a place where nothing will distract them from basketball. This will also allow the players to spend more time together, to jell even more

“The practices will not be more intense, just different, because we don’t have any official matches scheduled for a while. We’ll work on basic skills and on set plays”.