Zach Auguste from EuroLeague to Cedevita Olimpija

Monday, 23. August 2021 at 20:44

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana is stronger for the EuroLeague reinforcement. Zach Auguste, a player that has finished his college career at Notre Dame University, is moving from Panathinaikos to Slovenian Capital.

(Photo: FIBA)

Zach Auguste, 208 cm tall player, who owns passports of USA, Haiti and Greece, is the new player of Cedevita Olimpija. The 28-year old player will fill the gap, that has occurred under both rims with the departure of Mangok Mathiang. In the previous season, he has been playing for Panathinaikos of Athens.

Zach Auguste spent his college career at Notre Dame University, where he has been averaging 14 points, 10.7 rebounds 1.1 blocks and 1.1 assists per game in 36 appearances in his last season, 2015/16. After the end of the college career he did not manage to get selected at the NBA Draft, but he played for the LA Lakers in the Summer League. He signed a contract with the Lakers on 29 August 2016, but the deal has been terminated in October that year.

He then moved to Turkey to play for Usak Sportif. After the season in Turkey he moved to Panathinaikos for the first time in the 2017/18 season, but then returned to Galatasaray, where he remained for the seasons. Before the 2020/21 season he moved back to Panathinaikos.

In the previously finished season, Zach Auguste has been writing down 4.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.6 steals per game in 21 games in the EuroLeague for Panathinaikos. With the Greek club Auguste, which we have been watching in the Boston Celtics jersey this summer in the NBA Summer League, has won two Greek National Championship trophies, alongside one Greek National Cup trophy.

As he penned the deal with the squad of Ljubljana, Zach Auguste told: “U wish to thank Cedevita Olimpija fort he trust. I am grateful to have become a part of such a great club. I am looking forward to get to work right away after coming to Ljubljana. I am thirsty for success. I believe that the team is composed in a way so that we can be able to achieve plenty. I am looking forward to joining my teammates soon and I hope that a successful season is ahead of us.”

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Zach Auguste iz Evrolige v Cedevita Olimpijo

Ljubljanska Cedevita Olimpija je pod košem pridobila evroligaško okrepitev. Iz grškega Panathinaikosa se bo v slovensko prestolnico preselil Zach Auguste, ki je svoje šolanje zaključil na univerzi Notre Dame. 

Zach Auguste, 208 centimetrov visoki košarkar, ki ima v svoji torbi potni list Združenih držav Amerike, Haitija in Grčije, je novi igralec Cedevite Olimpije. 28-letnik bo pod obema obročema zapolnil vrzel, nastalo z odhodom Mangoka Mathianga. V sezoni, ki je za nami, je Auguste nosil dres grškega Panathianikosa. 

Svojo univerzitetno kariero je Zach Auguste preživel na univerzi Notre Dame, kjer v svoji zadnji sezoni, 2015/116, na 36 tekmah v povprečju dosegal 14,0 točk, 10,7 skokov, 1,1 blokade in 1,1 asistence. Po zaključku študija ni bil izbran na naboru Lige NBA, v poletni ligi pa se je preizkušal v dresu Los Angeles Lakers, s katerimi je 29. avgusta 2016 tudi podpisal pogodbo, ki pa sta jo klub iz Kalifornije in Auguste prekinila v oktobru istega leta. 

Sledila je selitev v Turčijo, kjer je zaigral za Usak Sportif. Po sezoni v Turčiji se je pred začetkom sezone 2017/18 prvič preselil v grški Panathianikos, pot pa ga je nato vodila nazaj v Turčijo, k Galatasarayu, kjer je ostal dve sezoni. Pred začetkom sezone 2020/21 se je vrnil v Panathianikos. 

V sezoni, ki je za nami, je Zach Auguste v dresu Panathinaikosa v Evroligi dosegal 4,6 točke, 2,3 skoke in 0,6 pridobljene žoge na tekmo, zaigral pa je na 21 obračunih. Z grškim klubom je Auguste, ki smo ga letošnje poletje v poletni Ligi NBA lahko spremljali v barvah Boston Celtics, osvojil dva naslova grškega državnega prvaka ter naslov grškega pokalnega prvaka. 

Ob dogovoru o sodelovanju s Cedevita Olimpijo je Zach Auguste dejal: “Želim se zahvaliti Cedeviti Olimpiji za zaupanje. Zelo hvaležen sem, da sem postal del tako velikega kluba. Veselim se, da se bom lotil dela takoj, ko pridem v Ljubljano. Lačen sem uspehov. Menim, da je ekipa sestavljena tako, da lahko dosežemo veliko. Veselim se, da se bom kmalu pridružil soigralcem, in upam, da je pred nami uspešna sezona.”
 

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