Zadar signed with Preston and Vuković
Zadar’s roster is stronger for two newcomers. Preston Knowles and Domagoj Vuković, who practiced with Zadar for a while, are the players that agreed to sign with the Dalmatian basketball pride.
Tornado Zadar fans (Photo: Zadar/Zvonko Kucelin)
Preston Knowles began his basketball career at the prestigious American college Louisville. In Europe, he played for Ukrainian Dnipro Azot, Izraeli Nes Zona, Italian Pistoia, Cypriot AEK Larnaca, while he finished the last season With Israeli Maccabi Ashdod.
“I am pleased that we have managed to bring in Knowles. He is a extremely quality player that can score in series, that plays at the shooting guard position and that can also cover the point guard position on the team. We have made serious inquiries about him and found out that he is truly characteristic as a person. We have heard several times that his desire is to start practicing with Zadar as soon as possible. If he adapts well, he will help us greatly this season,” Naglić told.
208 cm tall power forward Domagoj Vuković used to play for Split, Zagreb, Zabok, Vrijednosnice Osijek in his career, but he was also a member of U18 and U20 Croatia national teams. 24-year old agreed on a 3-year deal with Zadar (1+2).
“Vuković was in combinations to come to Zadar earlier as well, so I am happy that we made it happen. It is an extremely potent player, that never played at the level that his talent deserves before. He is coming to Zadar with a desire to raise the level of his performances and I hope that he will succeed. His futue depends on himself alone and I hope that he will manage to take advantage of the opportunity,” Zadar head coach concluded.
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Zadar potpisao Prestona i Vukovića
Roster Zadra je bogatiji za dvojicu novih igrača. Ugovorne obveze sa zadarskim ABA ligašem potpisali su američki bek Preston Knowles i krilni centar Domagoj Vuković, koji je već neko vrijeme trenirao sa Zadrom.
Knowles je košarkašku karijeru započeo na prestižnom američkom sveučilištu Louisville. U Europi je nastupao za ukrajinski klub Dnipro Azot, izraelski Ironi Nes Zona, talijansku Pistoia Basket, ciparski AEK Larnaca, a prošlu sezonu zaključio je u izraelskoj momčadi Maccabi Ashdod.
“Zadovoljan sam što smo uspjeli dovesti Knowlesa. Riječ je o jednom iznimno kvalitetnom košarkašu koji može pogađati u serijama, igra na poziciji beka šutera, a može odigrati i organizatora igre. Dobro smo se raspitali o njemu i saznali smo da je iznimno karakteran kao osoba. Čuli smo se više puta i ima veliku želju što prije početi trenirati sa Zadrom. Ako se dobro prilagodi, bit će nam od velike pomoći u novoj sezoni,“ rekao je Naglić.
208 centimetara visoki krilni centar Domagoj Vuković iza sebe ima nastupe u dresovima Splita, Zagreba, Zaboka i Vrijednosnica Osijek, a nastupao je za U-18 i U-20 Hrvatske reprezentacije na raznim prvenstvima. 24-godišnjak sa Zadom je dogovorio trogodišnju suradnju (1+2).
„Vuković je i ranije bio u kombinacijama za Zadar, pa mi je drago da smo sada uspjeli to konkretizirati. Riječ je o vrlo potentnom igraču, koji do sada još nije igrao na razini kakvu njegov talent zaslužuje. U Zadar dolazi s ciljem da igru podigne na višu razinu i nadamo se da će u tome uspjeti. Njegova budućnost uvelike ovisi o njemu samome, ali vjerujem da će ovu priliku uspjeti iskoristiti,“ kaže trener Zadra.
