Paolo Marinelli inks contract with Krka

There is no doubt - Krka want to return to ABA League 1 and therefore they are building a strong team for the upcoming season in which they will compete in ABA League 2.

The latest reinforcement for Krka is talented point guard Paolo Marinelli who signed a contract with the club from Novo mesto this Thursday.

Despite being just 22 years old, Marinelli already has a significant basketball experience, as he played for Split, Petrol Olimpija, Kvarner and Cibona.

He played 18 games for Cibona last season in ABA League, averaging 4.1 points and 1.3 assists along the way.

Marinelli has also been a member of Croatia national team youth selections with whom he won gold at U16 FIBA EuroBasket 2011, bronze at U17 FIBA World Championship 2012 and silver at U18 FIBA EuroBasket 2013.

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Paolo Marinelli je zadnja okrepitev Krke

Ekipi Krke se je na treningu v obnovljeni dvorani Leona Štuklja pridružil Paolo Marinelli, 22-letni in 191 cm visoki organizator igre, doma iz Reke.

Marinelli je košarko začel igrati v reškem Jadranu. Bil je član vseh mlajših hrvaških selekcij, ki so uspešno nastopale na evropskih prvenstvih. Leta 2011 je z U16 osvojil zlato medaljo, leta 2012 z U17 bronasto, leta 2013 pa z U18 srebrno.

Profesionalno kariero je začel v Splitu in nadaljeval v Olimpiji, Kvarnerju in Ciboni. Pri samo 22 letih ima že bogate košarkarske izkušnje.

V lanski sezoni je za Cibono odigral 35 tekem v hrvaškem državnem prvenstvu in v povprečju dosegal 7,1 točk, 1,6 skokov in 2,7 asistenc na tekmo. Igral je tudi na 18 tekmah lige ABA. V sezoni pred tem je za Kvarner odigral 34 tekem, in v povprečju dosegel 13,6 točk, 2,4 skoke in 4,3 asistenc na tekmo.