Jefferson new Union Olimpija point guard

Brandon Jefferson, who was a member of German Bundesliga side Phoenix Hagen last season, is the new point guard of Union Olimpija.

Union Olimpija made a one-year deal on cooperation with American point guard Brandon Jefferson, who used to play in German Bundesliga in the 2015/16 season for the Phoenix Hagen squad. Jefferson averaged 13.5 points and 2.9 rebounds, while dishing out 4 assists in the Bundesliga last season. He graduated at Metro State University and headed to Europe after the end of 2013/14 season. In 2014/15 season he was a member of Finnish squad KTP Basket Kotka in the EuroChallenge Cup.

He will replace the British point guard Justin Robinson, who left the club several days ago.

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Jefferson novi organizator igre Union Olimpije

Nova okrepitev Uniona Olimpije je organizator igre Brandon Jefferson, ki je nazadnje igral v Nemčiji.

Union Olimpija se je dogovorila za enoletno sodelovanje z ameriškim organizatorjem igre Brandonom Jeffersonom, ki je v sezoni 2015/2016 igral v Nemčiji za Phoenix Hagen. Jefferson je v nemški prvi ligi v povprečju dosegal 13,5 točke, 2,9 skoka in 4 podaje na tekmo. Igralec je doštudiral na Univerzi Metro State konec sezone 2013/2014, potem pa se je podal v Evropo, natančneje na Finsko. V sezoni 2014/2015 je igral za finsko ekipo KTP Basket Kotka v pokalu EuroChallenge.