Montenegro knew its fate before the final day of play at Eurobasket qualifying. The game between Montenegro and Georgia ostensibly to decide Group F was pro forma. Monetnegro with a perfect 5-0 record had guaranteed itself at least one of the wild card berths for next summer’s continental tournament.
That is a major accomplishment since Montenegro had not qualified for Eurobasket since 2013.
And for Nikola Vucevic it was a major appearance too, after his role became diminished in previous appearances. With Nikola Pekovic out with injury, Vucevic returned to the national team to anchor the low post as the squad’s lone NBA player.