Crvena zvezda Meridianbet ink 1-year contract with Joel Bolomboy
Another big guy has landed in the red-and-white part of Belgrade!
Dusko Ivanovic (Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Emilija Jovanovic)
Just couple of hours after they confirmed the signing of Mike Tobey, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have announced another big transfer. The red-and-whites penned a 1-year contract with 29-year-old center Joel Bolomboy.
Bolomboy spent the previous season in Olympiacos Piraues with whom he won a triple crown in Greece and with whom he reached the 2023 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Finals.
Before that, Bolomboy played 4 years for CSKA Moscow and during that time he won the 2019 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague title and two VTB League Championships (2019, 2021).
He also had short stints in the NBA as he played 12 games for the Utah Jazz in the 2016/17 season and 6 games for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2017/18 season. During those two years he also played for the clubs' affiliated teams in the NBA G League - Salt Lake City Stars and Wisconsin Herd, respectively.
Bolomboy is the 6th newcomer in the 2023/24 Crvena zvezda Meridianbet roster after Mike Tobey (Barcelona), Dejan Davidovac (CSKA Moscow), Marko Simonović (Chicago Bulls), Miloš Teodosić (Virtus Bologna) and Adam Hanga (Real Madrid).
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Džoel Bolomboj novo pojačanje KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
Džoel Bolomboj je novo pojačanje KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet.
Nekadašnji prvotimac CSKA iz Moskve i Olimpijakosa najnovije je pojačanje crveno-belih. Amerikanac sa ruskim pasošem je potpisao jednogodišnji ugovor sa Crvenom zvezdom Meridianbet. Visok je 203 i pokriva pozicije centra i krilnog centra.
Posle završenog koledža (Weber State) draftovan je od strane Jute Džez kao 52. pik na draftu. U Solt Lejk Sitiju je proveo jednu sezonu, zatim se seli u Milvoki, gde nastupa i za tim u razvojnoj ligi, da bi od 2018. godine počeo svoju evropsku karijeru u ekipi CSKA iz Moskve. Sa ruskom ekipom je postao prvak Evrope 2019. godine i dve titule šampiona VTB lige. U Moskvi je proveo 4 godine, a poslednju sezonu je igrao u dresu Olimpijakosa, sa kojim je osvojio sva tri trofeja i nastupao u finalu Evrolige.
Džoel Bolomboj je šesto pojačanje KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet u ovom prelaznom roku nakon Dejana Davidovca, Marka Simonovića, Miloša Teodosića, Adama Hange i Majka Tobija.
