Frutti Extra Bursaspor has signed [Zach Auguste](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/zach-auguste/007948/), the club announced on Saturday. Auguste (2.08 meters, 29 years old) arrives from Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, where he averaged 8.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 20 7DAYS EuroCup games last season. In his single year with Cedevita, he helped the team win the Slovenian League title and reach the quarterfinals of the EuroCup.

7DAYS EuroCup Dunk of the Night: Auguste breaks the rim!

Auguste spent four years at the University of Notre Dame before beginning his professional career in 2016 at Usak Sportif of Turkey, where he stayed for one year. He then made his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut in the 2017-18 season after joining Panathinaikos OPAP Athens of Greece, but 12 months later he returned to Turkey to play for Galatasaray, which was playing in the EuroCup. He stayed at Galatasaray for two seasons. Ahead of the 2020-21 season, Auguste opted to return to Panathinaikos and once again play in the EuroLeague. Last summer, he joined Cedevita and featured in the EuroCup.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Welcome 🤝 Zach Auguste<br><br>Takımımız 2.08 boyunda 29 yaşındaki Amerikalı pivot Zach Auguste ile anlaşma sağladı. <br><br>Başarılı oyuncu kariyerinde Panathinaikos, Cedevita Olimpija ve ülkemizde Galatasaray formaları giydi.<br><br>Kendisine başarılı ve sağlıklı bir sezon diliyoruz.✅ <a href="https://t.co/rZTAFEKtha">pic.twitter.com/rZTAFEKtha</a></p>&mdash; Frutti Extra Bursaspor (@BsBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/BsBasketbol/status/1545818551629631489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Bursaspor adds big man Auguste

Gran Canaria has reached an agreement with [Khalifa Diop](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/khalifa-diop/008072/) to extend the 7DAYS EuroCup Rising Star's contract until 2025, the club announced on Saturday. Diop (2.08 meters, 20 years old) made an impressive impact for Gran Canaria in the EuroCup last season, posting averages of 5.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 20 games.

7DAYS EuroCup Rising Star: Khalifa Diop, Gran Canaria

Diop has played three seasons with Granca, one of which was in the EuroLeague in 2018-19. He joined the club in 2017 directly from his native Senegal, and he was also a member of the junior team that won the 2019 L'Hospitalet tournament, where he was named MVP. Diop's performances with Granca caught the eye of Cleveland, which selected him with the 39th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. He has represented Senegal's national team in both the youth and senior categories.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">📝 OFICIAL | Khalifa Diop amplía su vinculación con el Gran Canaria.<br><br>▪ Extiende su relación con la entidad amarilla hasta 2025.<br><br>▪ Internacional absoluto con Senegal, ‘EuroCup Rising Star’ y elegido recientemente en el draft de la NBA.<br><br>👀 <a href="https://t.co/w7xo1AOuoB">https://t.co/w7xo1AOuoB</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Khalifa2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Khalifa2025</a> <a href="https://t.co/08rdN4k5ln">pic.twitter.com/08rdN4k5ln</a></p>&mdash; CB Gran Canaria (@GranCanariaCB) <a href="https://twitter.com/GranCanariaCB/status/1545703348007063553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Gran Canaria keeps EuroCup Rising Star Diop

Prometey Slobozhanske has completed the signing of guard Caleb Agada, the club confirmed on Saturday. Agada (1.96 meters, 27 years old) arrives from Melbourne United, where he averaged 12.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists in the Australian League last season. He will play in the 7DAYS EuroCup for the first time in what is Prometey's debut season in the competition.

Agada played college ball at the University of Ottawa in Canada before starting his professional career with CB Prat of Spain. He then spent the next two years at Melilla Baloncesto, with a brief spell at Hamilton of Canada in the 2018-19 season. Agada joined Hapoel Be'er Sheva of Israel in the summer of 2020, becoming the Israeli League's top scorer in 2020-21 as he averaged 22.9 points per game. After signing for Melbourne ahead of the 2021-22 season, Agada helped his team secure the best regular season record, but it lost in the semifinals of the playoffs. He has also played for the Nigerian national team.

Prometey adds guard Caleb Agada

Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana has inked [Zoran Dragic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/zoran-dragic/003514/) to a new contract, the club confirmed on Saturday. Dragic (1.96 meters, 33 years old) joined Cedevita during the 2021-22 7DAYS EuroCup season, playing 12 games and averaging 10.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists. Cedevita reached the quarterfinals of last season's EuroCup, losing to Frutti Extra Bursaspor after beating Turk Telekom Ankara in the eighthfinals round.

Magic Moment Dragic beats the buzzer

Dragic has a plethora of experience in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the EuroCup, having played a total of 152 games in the former and 31 games in the latter over the course of his career. He began his career with Ilirija Ljubljana in his native Slovenia before going on to represent Geoplin Slovan Ljubljana and Krka Novo Mesto. During his final season at Krka, he debuted in the EuroCup. In 2012, Dragic played outside of Slovenia for the first time as he joined Unicaja Malaga of Spain, which resulted in him making his EuroLeague debut. He spent the 2014-15 season between Phoenix and Miami of the NBA, as well as Sioux Falls of the NBA G League. Dragic returned to Europe in 2015 to play in the EuroLeague for Khimki Moscow Region, AX Armani Exchange Milan and Anadolu Efes Istanbul over the next two and a half seasons. Two short stints with Pallacanestro Trieste of Italy and ratiopharm Ulm of Germany followed, with Dragic playing in the EuroCup with Ulm, but he made his return to the EuroLeague with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in the second half of the 2020-21 season. Dragic then started last season with Zalgiris Kaunas before joining Cedevita in January 2022.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="sl" dir="ltr">Zoran Dragić stays in Ljubljana! 💚🧡<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZmajevoSrce?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ZmajevoSrce</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/zoran_dragic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@zoran_dragic</a> <a href="https://t.co/wZy6PX7cxp">pic.twitter.com/wZy6PX7cxp</a></p>&mdash; Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana - English (@KKCedOL_EN) <a href="https://twitter.com/KKCedOL_EN/status/1545664553853255684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

“Ljubljana is my home, so I am happy to remain part of Cedevita Olimpija. A new season is ahead for our team, which brings new challenges,” said Dragic. “We want to achieve the best possible final result in the 7DAYS EuroCup and the regional league, and I believe that the fans will stand behind us in all our matches and once again conjure up a great basketball atmosphere in Stozice and Tivoli.”

Cedevita re-signs veteran Dragic

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse added depth to its roster by signing swingman Maxime Galin, the club announced on Friday. Galin (2.02 meters, 20 years old) arrives from a fellow French side Elan Chalon where he spent the last four years, mostly with youth teams, but there he also made his professional debut in the 2020-21 campaign. In the upcoming season, Galin will be joining Bourg's youth team, but is also planned to play for Bourg in the 7DAYS EuroCup.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">L’effectif des Espoirs accueillera la saison prochain un nouvel élément venu tout droit de l’ <a href="https://twitter.com/ELANCHALON?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ELANCHALON</a> : Maxime Galin. Bienvenue Maxime ! 👋<br><br>✚ <a href="https://t.co/xSSeRY0FGt">https://t.co/xSSeRY0FGt</a> <a href="https://t.co/517NXKE4GS">pic.twitter.com/517NXKE4GS</a></p>&mdash; JL Bourg Basket (@JLBourgBasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/JLBourgBasket/status/1545416074857938944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

Bourg invests in future with Galin

### Francesco Terrin Umana Reyer Venice team manager

"The EuroCup is a very tough competition. There are always surprises. As usual, we will try to do our best to represent Venice, the city and the club. We will put everything that we have on the court."

### Fabrice Pacquelet, Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse director

"I don't know what the result will be, but it is a big challenge for our team, like each season. We are happy to compete here and to challenge teams like Ljubljana, Badalona... Of course, there are teams that we played before and also new teams, so we will see how we will do on the court this season."

### Thorsten Leibenath, ratiopharm Ulm sports director

"As usual, I have to say I believe we landed in the strongest group. I am excited about the competition. Most of the teams we know ,but we have two teams we never played before in the EuroCup, Cluj Napoca and Prometey, so this will be a new experience. We hope to make it to the elimination rounds like we did last season, but we expect a tough challenge."

### Juanan Morales, Joventut Badalona president

"We want to be in the eliminatory rounds. We have to learn the lesson from last season, knowing that it is just one game, we will have to be in the best shape at the right moment. We want to go as far as possible in the EuroCup. Who know, maybe the final, maybe winning... When you play a competition you do it to win, so that's how we will face it."

### Branko Cuic U-BT Cluj-Napoca, executive director

"Our organization, club and fans deserved to be a member of the EuroCup. We are excited. It is a nice group with tough matchups and nice games. For sure we will ba a top attendance, we have great fans and let's enjoy great basketball!"

### Dmytro Palilchuk, Prometey, sports director

"It is amazing to be part of the competition because it is a very good competition. Teams are very good and strong, it will be a very interesting. We will do everything, our maximum, to play and win every game. It will be easy, it was not an easy decision for us. We will play in Riga, Latvia, and we must play every game very good because of the situation in our country. We must do our best."

### Davor Uzbinec, Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana general manager

"Like every season, we don't know the rosters, but we know our group will be very competitive and we will look for our chance to get the same result as last season, at minimum. Last year we had the last two EuroCup games sold out, 12,000 people in the stands. Unfortunately, the last game against Bursaspor we lost in the last second. It was a great atmosphere, people really like basketball, and if we avoid COVID, we will see a lot of people at the games again."

### Marco Patuelli, Germani Brescia operational manager

"We are back in the competition for the first time since we change the owner three years ago. We are excited to be back, and it is an honor. Will go game by game. We are in a tough group, because we have teams that were in the playoffs last season. We play the best we can in the tough group."

### Martynas Purlys, Lietkabelis Panevezys general manager 

"It is difficult to say at the moment what kind of group we have. Definitely, it will be not so easy because of course, in the EuroCup, all teams are strong, so we have to wait until rosters are finalized. we are have satisfied with last season. We had a really good season, not just in the EuroCup but also in Lithuania. We reached the finals in the Lithuanian League and the Lithuanian Cup, and we had a good performance in the EuroCup. At least, we want to repeat our results also this season."

2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup draw reactions, Group A

### Marvin Willoughby, Hamburg Towers General Manager

"We are happy and proud to be able to play in this international competition again. The trips in the 7DAYS EuroCup are something special for us. Our group includes well-known faces such as Slask Wroclaw, Turk Telekom Ankara and Dolomiti Energia Trento, who hosted us with a warm heart and were welcomed to our city. We look forward to meeting the new group opponents and already welcome them to Hamburg." 

### Rami Cohen, Hapoel Tel Aviv CEO

“Our fans are going to enjoy themselves. The destinations are wonderful and we will have a lot of fans at our away games. Our goal is to advance to the next stage despite the high level of play. We are growing and moving forward all the time; this is what Hapoel Tel Aviv deserves. This year we broke all our records in continuation from the previous year. Thousands of fans renewed their season tickets, J’Covan Brown is staying and Tomer Ginat is back, we have sold all our tickets to the domestic league – we couldn’t believe that would happen at such an early stage of the summer. The signing of Tomer Ginat helped with that. In essence, the day he signed, the tickets were finished. Two years ago, we began the process to improve our organizational framework, most of our employees are full time – strength coach, assistant coach, physical therapists, media. You come to the arena and people who are working and giving everything for Hapoel Tel Aviv. I am certain we’ll be up for the challenge.”

### Amara Sy, Paris Basketball player

"All I can say is that we are really excited for our first appearance in a European competition. The EuroCup is high-level. We are a young club, we want to grow and learn everyday and the EuroCup is perfect for that, because it has big clubs with big history. We can't wait to play our first game, we are really excited."

### Lenz Balan, London Lions vice-president

"Hopefully we'll do really well. We are are really excited to represent British basketball, which we think it's a sleeping giant on the rise. We want to make sure that we can create a team that is competitive, bring back some of the best Bristish players. We are really excited about it. We have work ahead of us, but we're so excited to be a part of this."

### Brett Burman, London Lions general manager

"It’s a tough draw with a lot of successful teams who have been here and won on this stage. There's only one option now; embrace the challenge and get to work immediately. We look forward to the preparation, which starts today, as our sights are set on competing with the best of this group."

### Makis Giatras, Promitheas Patras head coach

"We are glad to participate in the 7DAYS EuroCup. It was a good draw for us and we are excited for the new season. I wish all teams, athletes and staff to be healthy and have a successful season."

### Chris Milas, Promitheas Patras CEO

"The 7DAYS EuroCup is a very important competition that many historic European clubs participate in. We at Promitheas are truly honored that we get to participate as one of these clubs, representing not only our organization but also our country. At the same time, we acknowledge that it is a very demanding and difficult competition, this season we want to show ourselves worthy of the challenge and not just be competitive, but to go as far as possible. I believe that at the end of the season Promitheas will be considered the big surprise of the 7DAYS EuroCup!"

### Andrea Nardelli, Dolomiti Energia Trento general manager

"As usual, it will be a great competition, every game is going to be a new challenge. We are proud to bring the name of our region around Europe, we are going to be playing for the first time in fascinating places like Paris and London. We are also going to Israel, Spain…it is going to ba a long and challenging season, but we want to compete and get the best out of it. We want to play better basketball than last year."

### Juan Ramon Marrero, Gran Canaria general manager

"What's most important is that we are once again in the EuroCup, Luckily, we are club with a big background in the competition, which means that we are also doing a good job in our domestic league. The group was going to be tough no matter what, but it is important to finish putting together our team and make it as competitive as possible when the EuroCup starts in October, so that we can have a good season. We are excited to keep competing at the highest level, like we did in previous seasons, reaching the quarterfinals, semifinals, even the finals. Our season in Europe is always important for the club, for our season." 

### Michal Lizak, Slask Wroclaw president

"First of all, for us, it is a great honor to be part of the EuroCup and the EuroLeague family for the second year in a row. Last year, we returned to the EuroCup and after 20 years, we won the Polish championship. I hope this is the beginning of something bigger here in Wroclaw. We will play against great opponents in great cities. There are great team names and I expect big fan bases. It will be a very competitive season for each and every club. For Polish basketball, it is important to have teams in each and every European competition. For sure, it is a big step for us and it helps us make big things. We are thinking on opening a new arena in Wroclaw, which would open the door to really great partners." 

### Serhat Dikmen, Turk Telekom Ankara sports director

"Team we will face next season are very good and tough. A difficult group with tough teams, but we will try to do our best. We need our fans' support. We had 3,000, 4,000 people waiting for our home games."

2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup draw reactions, Group B

Get ready for the 2022-23 EuroCup Draw 

The 20 teams from 14 countries have been divided into the groups that they will play in their quest to lift the trophy at the end of the season. [See the calendar](https://media-cdn.incrowdsports.com/45a034f2-00a9-4865-9911-806440f3bb4c.pdf)!

Group A features six teams that reached the knock-out stages last season, including former champion Joventut Badalona and 2022 finalist Frutti Extra Bursaspor. Group B is headlined by EuroCup powerhouse Gran Canaria, a quarterfinalist last season, and features three newcomers: Hapoel Tel Aviv of Israel, Paris Basketball of France and London Lions of Great Britain.

[Group A reactions](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/2022-23-7days-eurocup-draw-reactions-group-a/?pageTitle=Homepage&historyUrl=/eurocup/)

[Group B reactions](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/2022-23-7days-eurocup-draw-reactions-group-b/?pageTitle=Homepage&historyUrl=/eurocup/)

The 20 teams from 14 countries have been divided into the groups that they will play in their quest to lift the trophy at the end of the season.

2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup Draw Recap

The path to 7DAYS EuroCup glory is now much clearer.

7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season Draw results, calendar!

London Lions announced that Great Britain national team forward Ovie Soko has signed with the club for the coming season.

London brings local star Soko home

London Lions announced that Great Britain national team forward Ovie Soko has signed with the club for the coming season. Soko (2.01 meters, 31 years old) is a Great Britain national team player and he returns to London after starting for the Lions during the 2019-20 season. He arrives from Shiga Lakes, where Soko averaged 18,5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals in the Japanese League last season.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">HOMECOMING! ✍️ <a href="https://twitter.com/OvieSoko?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OvieSoko</a> <br>We are thrilled to confirm the signing of GB International &amp; a born and raised Londoner - Ovie Soko! 🇬🇧 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wearelondon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#wearelondon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/londonlions?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#londonlions</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/oviesoko?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#oviesoko</a> <a href="https://t.co/iarSGdef2g">pic.twitter.com/iarSGdef2g</a></p>&mdash; London Lions (@LondonLions) <a href="https://twitter.com/LondonLions/status/1545338298326999042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

After playing college basketball in the United States, Soko began his professional career in France with Boulazac Dordogne in 2015. He has also played for Aries Trikala in Greece, Brindisi in Italy, Murcia in Spain and Le Mans in France. When he last played in the British League, Soko was tied for second in the league in scoring with 20.2 points per game.