HLA Alicante and sassa borovnjak (Serbia, 1989) Serbian player agreed to join the squad of Lucentian team. Borovnjak is back in LEB Gold, where he is one of the best players of the 2020-21 season. With the Portuguese national team, the Serbian and international-born player played for Saint-Chamond from the French ProB last season. In his last appearance at LEB Oro with Destino Palencia, Borovnjiak was one of the most decisive centers in the league. The 2.06-tall Serb averaged 14.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and signed 13.5 PIR loans.. The new HLA Alicante player has become the offensive leader of the Palencia team.

Before coming to Spain, the new Lucentian player played 5 seasons in the Portuguese league. Borovnjak signed FC Porto, one of the strongest teams of the championship, after his first season with Lusitania Expert, where he scored more than 20 points per game. He won the league MVP twice with the Portuguese and helped his team win the 2017 Portuguese Super Cup and the 2019 Taça Portugal, among other tournaments.

Borovnjiak landed in Spain in 2013 to join the ranks of Herbalife Gran Canaria. Together with the Ada team, the new Lucentian player played 8 matches in the Endesa League before playing with Zornotza at LEB Plata and then played 5 seasons in the Portuguese league.

At the international level, Borovnjak has experience in various international caps with the Portugal national team in competitions such as the FIBA ​​European Cup, where he played with FC Porto, and in the qualifying matches during FIBA ​​Windows.

Rafa Monclova’s Remarks

“We needed a player in the 5th position who could make a difference in points, quality, and balance our inner play with the outer play. He will be a player who will give us the ability to ball from the inside and know how to produce for both himself and his other teammates. He is also a good pick and roll player.We are lucky to have found Sasa because it is very difficult to find a player like him due to the market situation. He knows the league, he played at a great level in LEB Oro.. He has also played for leading teams like FC Porto, which is the MVP in Portugal. Coming to Alicante seemed like the ideal situation as he knew the club, the fans and the pavilion, and all this allowed him to decide for us. Top player in the league. It has great status. We are very excited as we have created a very exciting and balanced staff. The club did a great job so we all I’m excited for the squad we’ll be forming next season.”