Eyassu Worku joins Zadar on a 1-year contract
This 21-year old guard is coming to Zadar from the University of California, Irvine where he spent the last 4 years.
Visnjik, Kresimir Cosic Arena (Photo: Zadar/Zvonko Kucelin)
Zadar have completed another transfer as they signed a 1-year deal with 21-year old guard Eyassu Worku.
Worku spent the last 4 years playing for the UC Irvine in the Big West Conference, NCAA Division I. In the previous season he averaged 12.3 points and 4 assist per game, while he was selected in the All-Big West Second Team.
Worku is the 3rd new player to join Zadar this summer, after Aleksandar Bursać (free agent) and Filip Paponja (Cibona). Also, Zadar have extended contracts with 3 players from the last season, including Domagoj Vuković, Dominik Mavra and Martin Junaković.
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Eyassu Worku je pojačao Zadar
Novi igrač Zadra je 188 cm visoki branič Eyassu Worku. Ovaj 21-godišnjak ima dvojno državljanstvo (etiopsko i američko) te je potpisao ugovor na godinu dana.
Worku je rođen 18. listopada 1998. godine u Kaliforniji i Zadar će mu biti prvi profesionalni klub u karijeri. Protekle četiri sezone ovaj Amerikanac/Etiopljanin proveo je na sveučilištu UC Irvine, a u posljednjoj sezoni prosječno je bilježio 12.3 poena, 4 asistencija i 40% šuta za tri za 28.8 minuta po utakmici.
U svojoj posljednjoj sezoni na UC Irvine-u, Eyassu je bio izabran u drugoj najboljoj petorci Big West konferencije gdje je njegova ekipa bila prva plasirana momčad u konferenciji prije stanke zbog pandemije COVID-19.
