By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Lithuania champion Rytas is next for 26-year-old center Steven Enoch. From the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with Baskonia and BKT EuroCup with Turk Telekom to the Basketball Champions League, he teamed up with R.J. Cole, Savion Flagg, Jayvon Graves, Gantas Krizanauskas, Gytis Masiulis, Margiris Normantas, Martynas Paliukenas, Oskaras Pleikys, Gytis Radzevicius, Ignas Sargiunas, Azuolas Tubelis, and Ignas Urbonas. The continental campaign starts in Group F of the Regular Season, alongside Falco Szombathely, UnaHotels Reggio Emilia, and Slask Wroclaw.
Kilicarslan Senkahya was the latest addition to Aliaga Petkimspor on the way to the Qualification Rounds of the Champions League. Over the last two seasons, the 23-year-old forward played in seven BCL games with Darussafaka Lassa. His new team had placed Peyton Aldridge, Jaime Echenique, Yigit Gokay Kaba, Yavuz Gultekin, Mustafa Kurtuldum, DeWayne Russell, Tory Selim Sav, Breein Tyree, Wesley Van Beck, and Bryson Williams on the 2024-25 roster.
Turning 18, Christos Manthopoulos inked a four-year contract with PAOK mateco and was promoted to the senior squad. He joined Frank Bartley IV, Jake Forrester, Cedric Henderson Jr., Konstantinos Iatridis, Dimitris Katsivelis, Rocky Kreuser, Kostas Papadakis, Nikos Persidis, and Shavar Reynolds Jr.
Retaining two players, the Caledonia Gladiators handed 26-year-old Kyle Jimenez a two-year contract extension and 28-year-old Fraser Malcolm a three-year contract extension. Fahro Alihodzic and Patrick Whelan were already in.
Meanwhile, Trepca reunited with 19-year-old Anes Gashi, after adding Desmond Cambridge Jr., Sammy Hunter and Batin Tuna, and re-signing Drilon Hajrizi.
Fellow Qualifiers outfit, Rilski Sportist picked up 28-year-old Laquincy Rideau.
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