Honored guest of the BCL, Coach Dragan Šakota received the League’s award on behalf of AEK Betsson BC, as the “Queen” was recognized for its 10-year participation in FIBA’s top club competition. The ceremony took place during the draw for the new season, currently being held in Lausanne.

The Coach of AEK Betsson stated, among other things:

“I’m very excited when we talk about ten years of BCL and everything we achieved together. We’ve been here since day one and stayed for many years because we didn’t want to switch competitions – we’re very happy here. We’ve reached the Final Four three times, and other times we were very close. That’s a success for us.

Also, I believe – since I’ve been part of the competition from day one — that we have supported the league quite a lot, even by talking to other teams and encouraging them to join. Many strong teams have entered the competition, and I believe that number will keep growing.

We’re very happy to have hosted the Final Four three times. One of them (2020) was in a difficult and emotional period due to the pandemic, but the other two were excellent – everyone was happy. So I imagine that in the coming years, other teams will host the event just as successfully as we did.”