By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
After spending the 2023-24 season with East Tennessee State, Shallotte native Jadyn Parker signed with AEK Betsson to start his professional career, as announced on Monday.
Parker, 22, averaged 7.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game over 35 NCAA appearances with the Buccaneers last season. He attended North Florida between 2020 and 2023. Moving his talents to Greece, he will play in the Basketball Champions League, besides domestic competitions.
At the team coached by Dragan Sakota, he is teaming up with Nahiem Alleyne, Giorgos Fillios, Dimitris Flionis, Grant Golden, Hunter Hale, Prentiss Hubb, Tasos Kamateros, Zois Karampelas, Giannis Kouzeloglou, Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Omiros Netzipoglou, Alfis Pilavios, and Gaios Skordilis.
In Group E of the BCL Regular Season, AEK will take on VEF Riga, Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan and one more team advancing from the Qualification Rounds, Telekom Baskets Bonn, Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari, Uniclub Casino – Juventus, MoraBanc Andorra, Spartak Office Shoes or Windrose Giants Antwerp.
FMP adds Dusan Radosavljevic
A youth product of Crvena Zvezda, Dusan Radosavljevic signed a three-year contract with FMP Soccerbet to debut in the Champions League and the AdmiralBet ABA League. His new teammates are Filip Barna, Nikola Gasic, Ognjen Kuzmic, Jovan Novak, Emre Ozyegen, Eral Penn, Matic Rebec, Demetre Roberts, Nikola Saranovic, Ranko Simovic, Aleksa Stanojevic, Vojislav Stojanovic, Danilo Tasic, and Bojan Tomasevic.
The Belgrade outfit sits in Group H of the Regular Season alongside Manisa, Peristeri Domino’s, and UCAM Murcia.
Three more players for Kutaisi 2020
Following Mikheil Berishvili, Beka Bekauri, Akaki Dvalishvili, and Giorgi Korsantia, Kutaisi 2010 confirmed returning youngsters Baqari Berekashvili, Giorgi Ochkhikidze and Giorgi Sulaberidze for the next season.
The Georgian club faces Patrioti Levice in the Quarterfinals of a six-team tournament for the remaining spot in Group D of the Regular Season. ERA Nymburk, Kalev/Cramo, Keravnos, and Trepca are the rest of the contenders.