By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Heading to the 2025-26 installment of the BKT EuroCup, Besiktas Fibabanka is in advanced talks with Ante Zizic, per Bugra Uzar of Eurohoops Turkiye.
The deal between the 28-year-old Croatian center and the team based in Istanbul is expected to be finalized soon.
A veteran of 171 appearances in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, including 25 with Virtus Segafredo Bologna in the 2024-25 season, will debut in the second tier of Euroleague Basketball. In the 2024-25 campaign, he tallied 8.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 0.6 blocks per EuroLeague game, and 7.5 points per LBA UnipolSai contest. Between 2017 and 2020, he featured in 121 NBA games with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Besiktas has advanced in talks with Ante Zizic from Virtus Bologna. Deal expected to be finalized soon.
Beşiktaş, Virtus Bologna’dan Ante Zizic ile yaptığı görüşmelerde aşama kaydetti. Anlaşmanın yakında neticelenmesi bekleniyor. @Eurohoopsnet & @EurohoopsTR pic.twitter.com/EjFpTGiYUp
— Buğra Uzar (@bugrauzar24) June 30, 2025
In addition to the projected arrival of Zizic, Besiktas will keep 30-year-old Conor Morgan for the next season, the player’s agent announced a one-year contract extension via a post on X on Monday. Earlier in the offseason, Berk Ugurlu revealed his intention to stay with the team coached by Dusan Alimpijevic.
Panionios, Hamburg, Bourg, Cedevita announce deals
Another busy EuroCup team, Panionios, signed 26-year-old Matt Lewis to a one-year contract, the team announced on Monday. The James Madison product will stay in Greece’s Stoiximan GBL, following the 2024-25 journey with Karditsa Iaponiki, and debut in the EuroCup.
The Most Valuable Player of the FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2024 with France, coming out of his first season in the top tier of his home country, 20-year-old Zacharie Perrin, signed a two-year contract with Veolia Towers Hamburg.
An international player with Panama entering the EuroCup on Monday, 24-year-old Ricky Lindo Jr., joined JL Bourg. After splitting his NCAA career between George Washington and Maryland, he went from Finland and Israel to France.
On Sunday, Cedevita Olimpija welcomed 26-year-old Umoja Gibson. Another EuroCup rookie, he signed a two-year contract with the team based in Ljubljana.
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