EuroLeague Final Four: A Glorious Past and Bright Future for Serbian Basketball! Bodiroga Presents MVP Award to Kusturica /VIDEO/

Pulse Sports Team 18:50 - 24 May 2026

Barcelona's young basketball players have clinched the ANGT tournament in Athens. The Blaugrana squad defeated Real Madrid in the final with a score of 85:77, a match highlighted by the performance of young Serbian player Nikola Kusturica.

Dejan Bodiroga, EuroLeague Director, presented Kusturica with the MVP award. The Serbian talent concluded the final with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

"I just said that we lost the last three matches against them, so we're especially thrilled to have done this against our eternal rivals." - Nikola Kusturica

Xavi Pascual, the head coach of Barcelona's senior team, congratulated the young Serbian.

"He told me 'bravo' and that he was very proud of me. Xavi has truly helped me a lot, and I genuinely admire him. I felt that throughout the entire final. Actually, I got injured before the final in Spain. I've largely recovered, that was three weeks ago, but I played the whole game with pain." - Nikola Kusturica

Nikola Milutinov is playing in the final, and Kusturica will be there to support him.

"I hope so, I'll be rooting for him." - Nikola Kusturica

All the senior players at the club are helping him.

"Everyone has truly helped me from the moment I joined the club. They are all great professionals, experienced, and their advice means a lot." - Nikola Kusturica

New challenges await Kusturica with the national team.

"I expect everything to go well. We have an excellent group; we know each other because these are all the same players who won the U16 European Championship. As I said, we need to be united, and everything will be fine." - Nikola Kusturica