By Stavros Barbarousis / info@eurohoops.net
Dubai joined the ABA League ahead of the 2024/25 season and started building its team from scratch.
They hired Jurica Golemac as head coach, and now the first reinforcements are on the way. According to Eurohoops sources, Awudu Abass, Danilo Andjusic, and Klemen Prepelic have signed with the United Arab Emirates outfit.
Abass, the Italian national team player, is coming to the Adriatic League after spending the last four years of his career with Virtus Bologna. In the previous season, he averaged 4.4 points and 1.7 rebounds in 31 EuroLeague performances, and 7.5 points with two rebounds in 29 Legabasket games.
Serbian guard Andjusic parted ways with Partizan after three years and is joining Dubai after averaging five points in 28 EuroLeague appearances during the 2023/24 season, as well as 9.3 points in the ABA League. Meridian Sport first reported the news about him moving to Dubai, and Eurohoops confirms.
Former Real Madrid, Joventut, and Valencia guard Prepelic started the last season with Cedevita Olimpija and finished it with Galatasaray. The Slovenian player averaged 14.8 points and 6.2 assists in the Basketball Champions League for the Turkish team, and 15.1 points and 5.7 assists in the BSL.