Financial difficulties sees Punosevac depart Lions

LIMERICK LIONS will be without their coach, Sasa Punosevac, for the remainder of the season after their partnership ended by “mutual consent” at Christmas.

Punosevac, who hails from Serbia, is one of the most colourful personalities in Irish basketball. He coached DART Killester and then Neptune before going on to coach the women’s national team.

This season he has been coaching both the NIVEA for Men SuperLeague side, Limerick Lions, and the former women’s SuperLeague and cup champions, UL Aughinish.