Belgrade was announced yesterday as the host city of the 2024 Basketball Champions League Final Four
Inside Belgrade’s Stark Arena, where our video crews filmed several tournaments in the past for sports productions from the UK and the US.
During a draw ceremony held at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland, Belgrade was unveiled as the chosen city to host the 2024 Basketball Champions League Final Four. Legendary figures of Serbian basketball were present at the event.
The Final Four event is scheduled to kick off on April 26th with the Semi-Finals, leading up to the crowning of the champion of the 8th edition of the Basketball Champions League on April 28th at the modern Belgrade Stark Arena.
The Belgrade Stark Arena, a top-notch and versatile venue, has been the site for numerous major sporting and cultural events in the Balkan region over the past twenty years. We will offer English speaking video crews equipped with LiveU 300 S 5G units for clients wishing to transmit live from the Arena.
This marks the first occasion that Serbia will host the season-ending Basketball Champions League tournament, a country renowned for producing global basketball icons. This momentous event follows closely on the heels of the 100th anniversary of the introduction of basketball in Serbia.
Court-side interview at Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia
FIBA Basketball World Cup and two-time FIBA EuroBasket champion Zeljko Rebraca accepted the role of Ambassador for the Belgrade Final Four.
Serbian Basketball Federation Secretary General Zlatko Bolic and FIBA Hall of Fame inductee Svetislav Pesic, the head coach of Serbia’s national team, joined Mr. Rebraca and BCL CEO Patrick Comninos on the stage.
“Belgrade is an iconic basketball city and obviously we received a lot of support for our endeavors from Aleksandar Vucic, the President of the Republic of Serbia. We thank him enormously and, since I know he is a basketball fan, we of course also invite him to the Final Four,” Mr. Comninos said.
“I would also like to thank Minister of Sports Zoran Gajic for his great support and of course our friends at the Serbian Basketball Federation, President Sasha Danilovic and Secretary General Zlatko Bolic, and last but not least Goran Grbovic, the executive director of the wonderful Belgrade Arena.”
Fans enjoying themselves at the Stark Arena during the last Final4 in Belgrade
Zeljko Rebraca, a two-time FIBA EuroBasket champion and a player of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, has graciously accepted the role of Ambassador for the Belgrade Final Four.
FIBA Hall of Fame inductee and head coach of Serbia’s national team, Svetislav Pesic, along with Zlatko Bolic, the Secretary General of the Serbian Basketball Federation, and Patrick Comninos, the CEO of BCL, stood together on stage with Mr. Rebraca for this announcement.
“Belgrade holds a special place in the world of basketball, and we are grateful for the strong support we have received from President Aleksandar Vucic of the Republic of Serbia. We extend our heartfelt thanks to him. Given his fondness for basketball, we extend a warm invitation for him to join us at the Final Four,” Mr. Comninos expressed.
Appreciation was also extended to Sports Minister Zoran Gajic for his valuable support, and a special mention was made for the Serbian Basketball Federation, represented by President Sasha Danilovic, Secretary General Zlatko Bolic, and Goran Grbovic, the executive director of the esteemed Belgrade Arena.
