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Euroleague's third team plans to change coach

Basketball news 02 jan 2024, 06:28

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Barcelona is reportedly set to announce the resignation of head coach Roger Grimau soon, as stated by journalist Nemanja Žorić. One potential replacement for Grimau is Dimitris Itoudis, who recently stepped down as the head coach of Fenerbahce.

Barcelona and Roger Grimau are expected to part ways soon.
Dimitris Itoudis who was fired a few weeks ago from Fenerbahce is expected to replace him on Barcelona lines.
Grimau will be the seventh coach who doesn’t finish the Euroleague season.
Source tells.
— Nemanja Žorič (@zoric_nemanja) January 1, 2024

Grimau took over from Lithuanian coach Šarūnas Jasikevičius at Barcelona in June. While the team currently holds the third position in the Euroleague under the 45-year-old Spaniard, they have faced three defeats in the last four games. In the final game of the year, Barcelona lost to Monaco (71:91).

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The Spanish championship also presents a challenging scenario for Barcelona, as they suffered three losses in the previous four games, with a defeat to Unicaja (71:91) on December 27.