SINGAPORE – In his first briefing as Singapore’s 3x3 national team head coach in August 2023, Lazar Rasic met about 18 players, sharing his plan to increase the number of training sessions from two to four weekly.

Less than 10 expressed their commitment to his programme, with the rest citing time constraints as a challenge. The Serbian’s tenure in Singapore was off to a rough start but he remained unfazed, wasting little time to build his squad.