Basketball thriller

Bang effect in Kapfenberg! Bulls fire coach

This is rather unexpected! After just one season, former serial champions Kapfenberg terminated the contract with coach Antonio Herrera, who had started with great expectations a year ago to lead the Bulls back to their former title strength. However, the Spaniard's mission came to an abrupt end.

A coach from the Real Madrid staff who gained his experience in the basketball country of Spain - Antonio Herrera was presented with a lot of "noise" at the Bulls' home in Kapfenberg last summer. In the end, it was all smoke and mirrors - after all, results are what count for the title-spoiled Bulls.

"In the end, we lost 3-0 in the quarter-finals," said Bulls manager Michael Schrittwieser, explaining the move that came as a surprise to outsiders. "The feedback from the team was not such that we could continue to work with him." The three-year contract was terminated, but the Bulls had to come to a financial agreement with the outgoing coach, who had insisted on his contract. An expensive affair. "We are now biting the bullet. We no longer saw any opportunities for development under Antonio and are now making a course correction."

New man to be presented soon
The new coach in the Bulls' stable is to be presented soon. "A man with more experience as a head coach (Herrera was assistant coach in Spain) will be appointed," says Schrittwieser. Names are already circulating. Former Traiskirchen coach Radomir Mijanovic is said to be a candidate.