Rajawali Medan coach Efri Meldi is optimistic that his team can make it to the 2026 Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) playoffs, despite just suffering a defeat against Pelita Jaya , at GMSB.
"I accepted the offer to coach Rajawali Medan because I wanted to build the team's identity. I saw that this team should have character, and my target was to qualify for the playoffs this season," he said after the match.
According to Meldi, Rajawali's development this season is actually quite visible compared to the previous season.
The team nicknamed the Kings has achieved five wins up to the ninth week, thus showing progress in their game performance.
However, he assessed that this achievement was not enough to meet the main target set at the start of the season, namely to bring the Rajawali team to the top eight knockout phase.
