By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Moving to the Basketball Champions League and Poland, 29-year-old Reggie Lynch joined Slask Wroclaw for the next season. A veteran of ten games in FIBA EuroCup with Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya and Iraklis to debut in the top-tier club continental competition of FIBA Europe. His new teammates are Mikolaj Adamczak, Kenan Blackshear, Adrian Bogucki, Daniel Golebiowski, Oskar Hlebowicki, Blazej Kulikowski, Henri-Soprano Mboungolo-Mounanga, Angel Nunez, Ajdin Penava, and Marcel Ponitka, Jeremy Senglin, Isaiah Whitehead, and Aleksander Wisniewski, under the guidance of head coach Miodrag Rajkovic.
Staying with fellow Polish club, Przemyslaw Zolnierewicz extended his contract with King Wilki Morskie Szczecin until the end of the 2025-26 season. Entering the BCL last season, the 29-year-old guard played in three games. Kacper Borowski, Chad Brown, Aleksander Dziewa, Mateusz Kostrzewski, Filip Matczak, Teyvon Myers, Andrzej Mazurczak, Tony Meier, Kassim Nicholson, Szymon Wojcik, and James Woodard are also on the roster.
Otto Farenhorsts emerged as the final addition to the VEF Riga squad. Set to introduce himself to the Champions League, the 21-year-old Latvian guard placed alongside Rihards Berkolds, Dairis Bertans, Vyacheslav Bobrov, Rodrigo Bumeisters, Harrison Cleary, Gage Davis, Maris Gulbis, Jaquan Lawrence, Peteris Pinnis, Issuf Sanon, and Kristaps Soldatenoks.
Also, defending champion Unicaja loaned 20-year-old Yannick Nzosa to Fuenlabrada.
Petkimspor sets roster
Heading to the Qualification Rounds, Aliaga Petkimspor completed the roster with 21-year-old Meric Kuntker and 18-year-old Heseyin Sevig. The youngsters joined Peyton Aldridge, Jaime Echenique, Yavuz Gultekin, Yigit Gokay Kaba, Mustafa Kurtuldum, DeWayne Russell, Tory Selim Sav, Kilicarslan Senkahya, Breein Tyree, Wesley Van Beck, and Jordan Wright.
Fellow Qualifiers outfit, Sabah signed 25-year-old Elijah Joiner and 18-year-old Tariel Yusifzada, placing them with Kamron Blue, Klavs Cavars, Hassan Gravett, Mike Holton Jr., Alikamran Mammadov, Enear Poladkhanli, Shirzad Shirzadov, Andrey Voynalovic, and DeAndre Williams.
Meanwhile, Kutaisi 2020 confirmed Mikheil Berishvili, Beka Bekauri, Akaki Dvalishvili, and Giorgi Korsantia for the new season.
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