By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Dolomiti Energia Trento became the latest BKT EuroCup participant to complete the roster en route to the 2023-24 season.
Inking deals with 24-year-old Prentiss Hubb and 31-year-old Derek Cooke Jr. surfaced as the last moves of the offseason for the team coached by Paolo Galbiati. Both are newcomers to EuroCup with previous club continental competition experience including the Basketball Champions League. Other players placed on the roster stretch to Davide Alviti, Kamar Baldwin, Paul Biligha, Luca Conti, Quinn Ellis, Toto Forray, Andrejs Grazulis, Maxime Ladurner, Myles Stephens, and Mattia Udom.
Projected to steadily emerge on the senior team, promising prospect Ruben Prey committed until the end of the 2027-28 season through a contract extension with Joventut Badalona. The 2023-24 roster features Miguel Allen, Andrew Andrews, Vladimir Brodziansky, Pep Busquets, Andres Feliz, Yannick Kraag, Zsombor Maronka, Chinanu Onuaku, Pau Ribas, Deshaun Thomas, Ante Tomic, and Guillem Vives.
Gran Canaria tabs Sylven Landesberg
Defending champion Dreamland Gran Canaria announced the addition of Sylven Landesberg. Returning to Europe after four years in China’s CBA, he will add to EuroCup experience alongside Andrew Albicy, Ferran Bassas, Nicolas Brussino, Ethan Happ, Jovan Kljajic, Ben Lammers, Jean Montero, Pierre Pelos, Roko Prkacin, Miquel Salvo, John Shurna, and A.J. Slaughter.
Saulius Kulvietis was the latest addition to Slask Wroclaw. The Lithuanian sharpshooter fit alongside Jawun Evans, Daniel Golebiowski, Hassani Gravett, Lukasz Kolenda, Dusan Miletic, Jakub Niziol, Szymon Nowicki, Artsiom Parakhouski, and Aleksander Wisniewski on the squad heading to the next edition of Euroleague Basketball’s second-tier continental league.
Returning to Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv following his youth spell, Gal Sternberg penned a one-year contract. Kyle Alexander, Braian Angola, Gil Beni, J’Covan Brown, Tomer Ginat, Eyal Harel, Jaylen Hoard, John Holland, Xavier Munford, Yonatan Rabinowitz, Bar Timor, and Idan Zalmanson shape the rest of the current roster.
Photo Credit: Basketball Champions League