“Žalgiris” confirmed on the first newcomer – Vasturia / News will come to Kaunas



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Photo: FIBA.com

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The Kaunas “Žalgiris” club, which is gradually drawing plans for the future, has a newcomer. Defender Steve Vasturia, 25 and 196 cm tall, who will come from Germany’s strongest league, will join the ranks of the Lithuanian champions next season.

Points are earned this season

Earning points: 80.6
Accuracy: 47.7%
League place: eleven
Best achievement: 105
Worst achievement: 58
Higher profit: Zach LeDay

Vasturia, currently based in his hometown of Medford, NJ, has signed a two-year contract with Grunwald, with the option to extend it for another year.

“I am very happy to join a club that has so much history and has accomplished so much. Many great basketball players have played in “Žalgiris”, and as soon as they started playing in Europe, I became a fan of this organization. I am looking forward to the moment when I can wear a green and white jersey and run on the parquet in the beautiful “Žalgiris” arena and the incredible atmosphere, “Vasturia said in a message sent to” Žalgiris “fans.

American defender 2019-2020 He wore the Vechta “Rasta” club shirt and played not only in the German championship, but also in the FIBA ​​Champions League.

In the German basketball league, Vasturia scored an average of 13.4 points per game, recovered 3.7 balls and made 4.9 assists.

In the FIBA ​​Champions League, the player’s statistics were similar: during the game he accumulated 11.8 points, recovered 4 balls and made 5.3 assists.

After competing with Martin Geben de Žalgiris at the University of Notre Dame, Vasturia did not hear his name on the NBA rookie exchange and moved to Europe.

In 2018, the basketball player shook hands with the ALBA club in Berlin, did not stay there and went to the Palencia team that competes in the Spanish second league during the same season. After a solid season in Spain, the new Žalgiris moved to the aforementioned Rasta club.

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