Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz added depth and energy to its backcourt by signing guard Rafa Villar to a three-year deal

Baskonia locks up Rafa Villar on three-year deal

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz added depth and energy to its backcourt by signing guard [Rafa Villar](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/rafa-villar/010035/) to a three-year deal.

Villar (1.93 meters, 20 years old) arrives from ICG Forca Lleida, where he averaged 5.7 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.2 steals in 34 Spanish League games last season. He started his career with FC Barcelona and made his EuroLeague debut in the 2021-22 season. Villar mostly saw playing time with Barca's second team until he joined Lleida midway through the 2022-23 campaign.

He has also led the Spanish national team to gold medals at the 2022 U18 European Championships and the 2023 U19 World Cup. Villar also helped Lleida gain promotion to Spain's top league in 2024.

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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and Jaylen Hoard will remain together for three more seasons after agreeing to a contract extension

Maccabi inks Jaylen Hoard to contract extension

[Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv/roster/tel/?season=2024-25) and [Jaylen Hoard](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jaylen-hoard/006835/) will remain together for three more seasons after agreeing to a contract extension.

Hoard (2.04 meters, 26 years old) had one year remaining on the original deal he signed last summer and now he can call Tel Aviv home till at least 2028. The big man was ninth in the league in performance index rating for Maccabi last season with 17.5 per game and second in steals with 1.3 per game. He also averaged 14.7 points and 5.0 rebounds over 24 games. A hamstring injury sidelined Hoard for much of the second half of the season.

"I’m very proud and grateful to continue this journey with Maccabi," Hoard said on the team's web site. "We have unfinished business, and the focus is clear: to reach our goals and keep moving forward. To our fans and community, your passion motivates us and we feel it every day. I miss you guys and I will see you soon. *Tzahov Ole.*"

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"Jaylen Hoard became a pillar of Maccabi last season, and we are all happy he’s staying with us," Coach Oded Kattash added. "We saw tremendous qualities from him on both ends of the court and also off the court. He connected with the club and the team’s system excellently, and continuing with him is very important for us."

A native of France, Hoard spent one year playing college basketball in the United States for Wake Forest University. After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA Draft, he played for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA and Texas in the G League. Hoard then signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder in December 2020, where he spent the next season and a half. Hoard averaged 14.7 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists for the Thunder in seven games during the 2021-22 campaign. Hoard first came to Tel Aviv in the summer of 2022 when he signed for Maccabi's rival, Hapoel, for which he played two seasons.

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The explosive big man comes off an outstanding first season in the EuroLeague

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul star forward Nigel Hayes-Davis held the EuroLeague championship trophy and Final Four MVP aloft at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, and somehow it felt as it was meant to happen.

Tribute to the Champs: Nigel Hayes-Davis

[Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/ulk/) star forward [Nigel Hayes-Davis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nigel-hayes-davis/008962/) held the EuroLeague championship and [Final Four MVP trophy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/final-four-mvp-nigel-hayes-davis-fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/) aloft at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, and somehow it felt as it was meant to happen.

One season ago, the versatile forward started paving his way to stardom, turning into the face of Fenerbahce after becoming the first player in EuroLeague history to score 50 points in a single game. This season, Hayes-Davis was a clear leader for a team full of players who were ready to sacrifice a little bit of their individual quality and talent for the good of the team.

The tougher the challenge, the better. He thrives on away games and high-pressure moments. From his early days fighting for minutes to becoming a playoff force, he now shares advice with the next generation: trust your coaches, believe in yourself, and play with confidence.

Nigel Hayes-Davis | Making A Pro

Among them, Hayes-Davis had a career year, averaging a career-high 16.7 points on 41.0% three-point shooting while pulling down a career-best 5.3 rebounds. Playing for head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius on a third different team, Hayes-Davis was not only the team’s best player and its leader but also a glue-guy, one who was ready to take fewer shots despite playing big minutes.

All of that paid off, and it was never more evident than in the semifinal against Panathinaikos. In nearly 35 minutes on the floor, he had just 5 field-goal attempts, making a pair. But Hayes-Davis found ways to contribute on both ends, dishing 5 assists and blocking 5 shots as Fenerbahce pulled out an 82-76 win. Then, in the championship game against AS Monaco, Hayes-Davis was his normal self, leading all players with 23 points and 9 rebounds for a 30 PIR.

Hayes-Davis stepped up in a major way, with those 23 points being just one fewer than the total he had scored combined in his previous five Final Four appearances. In addition, Hayes-Davis set a new Final Four single-game record by making 14 free throws without a miss in the championship game. His 16-of-16 free throws in two games in Abu Dhabi rank third best at a single Final Four this century.

Most importantly, [Hayes-Davis was able to finally get his hands on the EuroLeague trophy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/mvp-hayes-davis-gets-his-deserved-reward/) after coming up short in his previous three Final Four trips. A climb up the ladders that was gradual but felt natural. A two-time All-EuroLeague forward, the holder of a single-game scoring record, a team leader and now, a EuroLeague champion.

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The Fenerbahce forward won his first EuroLeague championship and also the Final Four MVP award in his sixth season in the competition

FC Barcelona and Juani Marcos have come to terms on an agreement that will see him return to the club for two seasons

Barça comes to terms with Juani Marcos

FC Barcelona and Juani Marcos have come to terms on an agreement that will see him return to the club for two seasons. The deal is pending the completion of a medical review.

Marcos (1.90 meters, 24 years old) spent five years in the Barcelona system after joining the club in 2019 as a teenager from Penarol de Mar del Plata in his native Argentina. He played for Barcelona's B team and spent time on loan at Lleida and Girona. Last season Marcos moved to Girona as a free player and he averaged 8.3 points and 4.3 assists in 28 games in the Spanish League. He has also played internationally for Argentina at both the junior and senior levels. Marcos is expected to make his EuroLeague debut this season with the club.

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The Argentinian playmaker will return to Barcelona on a two-year deal

Paris Basketball has a new man to lead its troops after naming Francesco Tabellini to take over as the team’s head coach

Francesco Tabellini takes over as Paris's head coach

Paris Basketball has a new man to lead its troops after naming Francesco Tabellini to take over as the team’s head coach, the club announced Monday. The announcement of Tabellini taking over came just hours after Paris officially thanked its previous head of bench, Tiago Splitter.

Tabellini, 41, will have the daunting task of matching the legacy his two predecessors, Splitter and Tuomas Iisalo, left behind. During Splitter’s one-year reign, Paris had a historic season in which it reached the 2024-25 EuroLeague Playoffs in its debut season in the competition and won French League and Cup Double. Before that, under Iisalo in the 2023-24 campaign, Paris won the BKT EuroCup and French League Cup.

<center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WELCOME TO THE NEW HEAD COACH OF PARIS BASKETBALL : FRANCESCO TABELLINI ! 🖤❤️💙 <a href="https://t.co/NvbQ3KIX55">pic.twitter.com/NvbQ3KIX55</a></p>&mdash; Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball/status/1939715736353554642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Tabellini spent the last two seasons with Nymburk in Czech Republic, where he led the team to a 116-22 record in all competitions, guiding the team to a pair of domestic triple crowns – Czech League, Czech Cup and Czecho-Slovak Cup titles.

The Italian native got into coaching full-time time little more than a decade ago with Treviso Basket’s youth teams and as an assistant on the Italian second division. Tabellini spent eight seasons there, before assuming his first head-coaching gig in 2022 with USK Prague in the Czech Republic, before taking over Nymburk’s bench in 2023.

“I started watching leagues abroad, especially the German BBL. I loved how Tuomas Iisalo in Cralsheim and Johan Roijakkers in Gottingen made their teams play. I kept asking myself if that way of playing the game could have been brought to Italy too,”  Tabellini said. “Pace, space, and race: that’s the kind of basketball I like my team to play."

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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade and forward Isaac Bonga have signed a deal that will keep them together for two more seasons

Partizan, Isaac Bonga pen new deal

[Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade/par/?season=2024-25) and forward [Isaac Bonga](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/isaac-bonga/006760/) have signed a deal that will keep them together for two more seasons, the club announced Monday. 

Bonga (2.04 meters, 26 years old) averaged 7.7 points and 4.5 rebounds in 30 EuroLeague games last season with the team. He ranked seventh in the EuroLeague in free throw shooting percentage (93.3%). He also posted 7.4 points and 4.6 rebounds in the ABA League in helping Partizan regain the crown.

Bonga joined Partizan last summer from FC Bayern Munich, where he played the previous two campaigns. Over the his three EuroLeague seasons, with Bayern and Partizan, Bonga has averaged 6.6 points and 4.2 rebounds in 91 appearances.

Bonga's best plays in Partizan uniform

Bonga helped tBayern win the German League in 2024 and back-to-back German Cups in 2023 and 2024. Before his two years there, Bonga played four seasons in the USA. He spent the first year there between the Los Angeles Lakers and its G League affiliate, South Bay. He played the next two seasons for the Washington Wizards and the 2021-22 campaign was divided between the Toronto Raptors of the NBA and Raptors 905 of the G League.

Bonga began his professional career as a teenager in the lower divisions of German basketball with Koblenz before joining Fraport Skyliners, where he played between 2016 and 2018. He has also been a member of the German national team and helped the team win the 2023 Basketball World Cup gold medal.

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The forward signed an extension through the end of the 2026-27 season

"The Problem" was the 2024-25 EuroCup Rising Star, too 


Valencia extends All-EuroCup guard Jean Montero 

Valencia Basket reached a new agreement with star guard Jean Montero to keep working together until the end of the 2027-28 season, the club announced Monday.

Montero (1.88 meters, 21 years old) comes off a breakthrough season with Valencia, in which he averaged 13.2 points, 5.3 assists and 1.7 steals in 17 BKT EuroCup games, helping his team reach the semifinals. He was chosen as the 2024-25 EuroCup Rising Star and made it to the All-EuroCup First Team.

Montero also had great success in the Spanish League, leading Valencia to the playoff finals. He averaged 15.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 38 games, being chosen to the competition's first team, as well as its best young player for the third consecutive season, and earning MVP of the Month honors twice.

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Born in the Dominican Republic, Montero joined Gran Canaria's youth teams in 2019. He made his first team debut in the 2019-20 season, and also played for Real Betis Sevilla and MoraBanc Andorra in the Spanish League before joining Valencia. He was the third-best scorer in the Spanish League with Betis (17.3 ppg.) in the 2022-23 season, and ranked second overall with Andorra (15.7 ppg.) a year later. He has also been a member of the Dominican Republic.

Montero, one of the brightest and most promising players in world basketball, is set to make his EuroLeague debut with Valencia next season.

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul penned a one-year extension with homegrown forward Metecan Birsen, the club announced Monday. Birsen (2.05 meters, 30 years old) has spent the last four years with Fenerbahce, the club where he grew up and made his professional and EuroLeague debuts more than a decade ago.

Fenerbahce extends forward Metecan Birsen

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul penned a one-year extension with homegrown forward [Metecan Birsen](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/metecan-birsen/003091/), the club announced Monday. Birsen (2.05 meters, 30 years old) has spent the last four years with Fenerbahce, the club where he grew up and made his professional and EuroLeague debuts more than a decade ago.

Last season, in which Fenerbahce won the triple crown, Birsen made only two EuroLeague appearances, but has played in 34 Turkish League games, averaging 5.8 points and 2.8 rebounds, helping the team win the championship.

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Birsen had a very successful career in the junior ranks. While playing for U18 Fenerbahce, as a 17-year old, he was the MVP of the 2012 Adidas Next Generation Tournament Finals. He also made his EuroLeague debut with Fenerbahce in the 2013-14 campaign, when he appeared in eight games. 

In the EuroLeague, Birsen made seven appearances with Anadolu Efes Istanbul in the 2018-19 season. During his career Birsen has also played with Eskisehir, Istanbul BB, Sakarya Buyuksehir and Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir before returning to his boyhood club in 2021.

As a standout in youth categories, Birsen helped Turkey to gold medals at the U18 European Championship in 2013 and the U20 European Championship in 2014. He has also been a member of the Turkish national team.

EuroLeague Basketball is proud to announce unprecedented success across its digital and social media platforms during the 2025 Final Four, which was held for the first time in history in Abu Dhabi. This landmark event aligned with EuroLeague’s strategic priority of reaching new markets and audiences beyond its traditional scope, and the digital results further underscore the League’s growing global impact and strong engagement with fans worldwide.

EuroLeague Basketball Achieves Record-Breaking Digital and Social Media Success During 2025 Final Four

- **Engagement reach new record, 40.56 million, reinforcing the strong connection between the League and its fanbase.**
- **EuroLeague official account platforms experience double-digit growth across all key metrics.**

EuroLeague Basketball is proud to announce unprecedented success across its digital and social media platforms during the 2025 Final Four, which was held for the first time in history in Abu Dhabi. This landmark event aligned with EuroLeague’s strategic priority of reaching new markets and audiences beyond its traditional scope, and the digital results further underscore the League’s growing global impact and strong engagement with fans worldwide.

In addition to the thousands of fans who packed the Etihad Arena from May 23 to 25, millions more, followed the final phase of the League from their devices through the League’s extensive social media ecosystem, bringing the League to reach new records.

Social media engagement soared to a historic high of 40.56 million, marking an impressive 81% increase compared to the previous season. This remarkable growth highlights EuroLeague’s powerful connection with its passionate audience and its expanding global footprint.

The League’s official accounts experienced double-digit growth across all key industry indicators, setting new benchmarks in digital sports media performance. Impressions and engagement remained the fastest-rising metrics, with 208.6 million impressions and 9.71 million interactions, representing 55% and 43% growth, respectively, from the 2024 Final Four.

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On official EuroLeague social media accounts alone, video views totaled 100.6 million, a 21% year-over-year increase, confirming the central role of dynamic video content in driving fan engagement. These milestones reflect the growing relevance and reach of EuroLeague Basketball in the digital space.

**Most viewed video (4.5M views)**:

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Euroleague’s global audience was treated to an immersive live experience across YouTube and TikTok, featuring the Euroleague & Friends podcast cast throughout the Final Four weekend. This dynamic live programming showcased some of the most recognizable personalities from Euroleague’s basketball community, with hosts Deniz Aksoy, Dane Arlauckas, Shani Blatt, Vasiliki Karamouza and SBB_UK content creators providing engaging real-time content. The live experiences brought fans closer to basketball legends including David Blatt, Mike Batiste, Dimitris Diamantidis, C.J. McCollum, Bogdan Bogdanovic, and Mike James, transforming traditional coverage into an interactive hub for exclusive insights, stories, and entertainment that connected directly with audiences in real-time.

The League’s official website, [Euroleague.net](http://Euroleague.net), also achieved exceptional results, generating 3.4 million page views — a 50% growth compared to last year — and attracting 567,000 users, up 20% from the previous Final Four.

With continued momentum and innovative content at its core, EuroLeague Basketball remains at the forefront of digital engagement in global sports entertainment.