CSM CSU Oradea, start with the left in the second phase of the FIBA Europe Cup » Cristian Achim, defeated by his former student
Article by David Istrate – Published Wednesday, December 10, 2025 9:28 p.m. / Updated Wednesday, December 10, 2025 9:31 p.m.
In the first stage of the second phase of the FIBA Europe Cup, CSM CSU Oradea was defeated by KK Bosna, score 84-79, in a match in which Cristian Achim, the coach of the Bihoren, had the opportunity to meet his former student, Muhamed Pasalic, who is on the bench of the Bosnians.
As usual, CSM Oradea reached the second phase of the FIBA Europe Cup, where it was assigned to group L, alongside KK Bosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Pallacanestro Reggiana (Italy) and Cedevita Junior (Croatia).
In the first stage, the Romanian vice-champions received the visit of KK Bosna, a team that is coached by Muhamed Pasalic, the former player of CSM Oradea, who was part of the team in 2018 and 2019, when the red-blues took the title.
After the resignation of Aleksandar Damjanovic, Pasalic became the interim coach of KK Bosna and achieved good results, being appreciated for his work. The 38-year-old technician therefore came to Oradea with the idea of defeating his teacher.
Muhamed Pasalic, coach of KK Bosna and former player of CSM Oradea/Photo: fiba.basketball
CSM Oradea, defeated at the end of a balanced game: Edin Atic, unstoppable!
The opening sequence was on the part of the guests, who scored 29 points and received only 20. However, the second quarter was dominated by CSM Oradea, who entered the locker room with a one-point advantage: 43-42.
After the break, the game remained balanced, a key moment being represented by the elimination of the pivot Emmanuel Nzekwesi, who accumulated two technical foulse. The exit of CSM Oradea's best scorer was used by the guests to their advantage.
In the last minutes of the match, Bogdan Nicolescu had a sequence with several excellent actions both in defense and attack, and the hosts came back into the game. But Edin Atic and Jarrod West scored at key moments and KK Bosna won 84-79.
Atic collected 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, while Michael Young scored 17 points and Lautaro Lopez contributed 12 points.
On the other side, the best players were Emmanuel Nzekwesi (17 points), Kris Richard (16 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists), Sayeed Pridgett (13 points, 10 assists) and Bogdan Nicolescu (12 points).
In the second round, CSM Oradea will travel to Pallacanestro Reggiana's field. The match will take place next Wednesday, December 17, at 21:00.
