Dreamland Gran Canaria and John Shurna reached an agreement on a two-year contract extension that will keep them together through the end of the 2024-25 season with an option for another year, the club announced Wednesday.

Gran Canaria re-signs EuroCup Finals MVP Shurna

##### Dreamland Gran Canaria and John Shurna reached an agreement on a two-year contract extension that will keep them together through the end of the 2024-25 season with an option for another year, the club announced Wednesday.

Last season was the third for [John Shurna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/john-shurna/006588/) (2.04 meters, 33 years old) with Gran Canaria and it was surely his best. Shurna was chosen to the All-EuroCup First Team thanks to his averages of 11.7 points on strong shooting (59.0% 2FG, 48.5% 3FG, 86.5% FT), 3.6 rebounds and a PIR of 13.2 in 19 games. He led Gran Canaria to its first EuroCup crown and was named Finals MVP after scoring 18 points in the championship game against Turk Telekom Ankara.

2022-23 All-EuroCup First Team: John Shurna, Gran Canaria

Shurna started his professional basketball career with Strasbourg of France and also played for Joventut Badalona, Valencia Basket and MoraBanc Andorra in the Spanish League, and Cedevita Zagreb in Croatia before joining Gran Canaria in 2019. Shurna made it to the EuroCup semifinals two other teams: with Andorra in 2018 and Gran Canaria in 2021.

In 111 EuroCup career games with Valencia, Cedevita, Andorra and Gran Canaria, Shurna has averaged 9.1 points and 3.7 rebounds. He ranks 21st on the EuroCup's all-time scoring list with 1,015 points, is 16th in three-point shots made (154) and 15th in rebounds (413). 

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Dreamland Gran Canaria and last season's EuroCup Finals MVP John Shurna are set to stay together for two more years, with an option to extend his contract until the end of the 2025-26 season. 

Turk Telekom Ankara has secured the services of Jalen Adams for the upcoming EuroCup season. Adams (27 years old, 1.91 meters) is coming off an impressive rookie season in the EuroLeague, having averaged 6.7 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in a bench role across 23 appearances for Maccabi Tel Aviv. 

Jalen Adams heads to Turk Telekom Ankara

Turk Telekom Ankara has secured the services of [Jalen Adams](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/jalen-adams/012056/) for the upcoming 7DAYS EuroCup season. Adams (27 years old, 1.91 meters) is coming off an impressive rookie season in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, having averaged 6.7 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in a bench role across 23 appearances for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. Unfortunately for the American guard, his season was cut short after Round 26 as an injury saw him miss the final weeks of the regular season and also the playoffs. Turk Telekom, last year's EuroCup runner-up, will be hoping that Adams can fill the void left by reigning EuroCup MVP Jerian Grant, who departed the club this summer.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Jalen Adams yeni sezonda <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnkaraBasketbolu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AnkaraBasketbolu</a> için mücadele verecek ✍️👏<br><br>Geçtiğimiz sezon Maccabi Tel Aviv forması giyen Jalen Adams’ı renklerimize bağladık. Ailemize hoş geldin Jalen Adams! 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/UyRLzu6COQ">pic.twitter.com/UyRLzu6COQ</a></p>&mdash; Türk Telekom Basketbol (@TT_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/TT_Basketbol/status/1673748740627111938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Jalen Adams in action during a Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv game in the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season.

Jalen Adams heads to Turk Telekom

Turk Telekom Ankara strengthened its frontcourt by signing center Metehan Akyel on Tuesday. Akyel (2.06 meters, 26 years old) arrives from Buyukcekmece Basketbol, where he averaged 3.8 points and 2.7 rebounds in 29 Turkish League games last season. He started his career with Bandirma Kirmizi and went on to make his EuroCup debut with Banvit Bandirma in the 2015-16 campaign, taking part in 2 games and seeing less than 2 minutes on the court in total.

Akyel also played for two more Turkish teams, Gaziantep Basketbol and Socar Petkimspor, before joining Buyukcekmece last season. He helped Bancit win the Turkish Cup title in 2017. Akyel also won two medals with the Turkish national team: gold at the 2014 U18 European Championships, and bronze at the 2016 U20 European Championships.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Metehan Akyel yeni sezonda <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnkaraBasketbolu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AnkaraBasketbolu</a> için mücadele verecek ✍️👏<br><br>Geçtiğimiz sezon ONVO Büyükçekmece Basketbol forması giyen Metehan Akyel’i renklerimize bağladık. Ailemize hoş geldin Metehan Akyel!🔥 <a href="https://t.co/nEX5iY8G6e">pic.twitter.com/nEX5iY8G6e</a></p>&mdash; Türk Telekom Basketbol (@TT_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/TT_Basketbol/status/1673647528850468864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

Turk Telekom adds center Akyel

Veolia Hamburg Towers and Coach Benka Barloschky have agreed to terms on a new deal that will keep him at the head of the bench for two more seasons.

Coach Barloschky agrees to lead Hamburg for two more years

Veolia Hamburg Towers and head coach [Benka Barloschky](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/veolia-towers-hamburg/ham/barloschky-benka/?season=U2022) have agreed to terms on a new deal that will keep him at the head of the bench for two more seasons. Coach Barloschky, 35, was promoted from assistant coach to head coach during the past season and led Hamburg to the EuroCup Playoffs.  He had first joined Hamburg in 2018 as an assistant and served as interim head coach in the past, including twice last season when then-head coach Raoul Korner was ill.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Barloschky bleibt! Wir einigen uns mit Langzeit-Tower <a href="https://twitter.com/barloschky?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@barloschky</a> auf eine Fortführung der Zusammenarbeit über 2 weitere Jahre. 🏀💪<br><br>➡️<a href="https://t.co/rqZLU9so29">https://t.co/rqZLU9so29</a><br><br>So bleibt der Head Coach bis mindestens 2025 Chef an der Seitenlinie. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VeoliaTowersHamburg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VeoliaTowersHamburg</a> <a href="https://t.co/ug5KB7QvkH">pic.twitter.com/ug5KB7QvkH</a></p>&mdash; Veolia Towers Hamburg (@hamburgtowers) <a href="https://twitter.com/hamburgtowers/status/1673630316416712705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

"The Veolia Towers Hamburg are an affair of the heart. I have developed in step with the club in recent years, witnessed and lived the successes and failures. I am now approaching this new task with great joy and enthusiasm. I am grateful for the trust placed in me and I look forward to continuing to work with \[Managing Sports Director\] Marvin \[Willoughby\] and Jan \[Fischer\]," Barloschky said after signing the new deal.

Besiktas signed playmaker Berk Ugurlu to a one-year deal. He already played in the BKT EuroCup in the 2019-20 campaign and arrives from Tofas Bursa.  

Besiktas signs playmaker Ugurlu

Besiktas Istanbul added court vision and experience by inking point guard Berk Ugurlu to a one-year deal, the club announced Tuesday. Ugurlu (1.92 meters, 27 years old) arrives from Tofas Bursa, where he averaged 8.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 29 Turkish League games last season, his fourth with his former club. In his first campaign with Tofas, Ugurlu averaged 4.8 points and 2.8 assists in 16 games, helping his team reach the 2019-20 playoffs which were never played due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Berk Ugurlu is back to the EuroCup with Besiktas Istanbul.

Berk Ugurlu: 2019-20 EuroCup highlights

Ugurlu started his career with Fenerbahce Bedko Istanbul and had a huge EuroLeague debut against Anadolu Efes Istanbul on April 10, 2014. Ugurlu, age 17, had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists in an 84-65 home win. He helped Fenerbahce win the EuroLeague title in 2017, as well as lifting the Turkish League trophy three times and adding two Turkish Cup crowns in 2013 and 2016. Ugurlu also led Turkiye to respective gold medals at the 2012 U16 European Championships, as well as in the 2013 and 2014 U18 European Championships. He got three more bronze medals in youth competitions, at the 2015 U19 World Cup, and the 2015 and 2016 U20 European Championships. 

Berk Ugurlu - Tofas Bursa

Turk Telekom Ankara added another new player to its roster, none other than forward Markis McDuffie, who penned a one-year deal with his new club. 

Turk Telekom adds forward McDuffie 

Last season's 7DAYS EuroCup finalists Turk Telekom Ankara bolstered its frontcourt by inking forward Markis McDuffie to a one-year deal, the club announced Monday. McDuffie (2.03 meters, 25 years old) arrives from JDA Dijon Bourgogne, where he averaged 16.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 35 French League games last season, in which he helped his team reach the semifinals, losing against eventual champion AS Monaco. 

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Markis McDuffie yeni sezonda <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnkaraBasketbolu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AnkaraBasketbolu</a> için mücadele verecek ✍️👏<br><br>Geçtiğimiz sezon JDA Dijon forması giyen Markis McDuffie’yi renklerimize bağladık. Ailemize hoş geldin Markis McDuffie! 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/qtXpY5eF4V">pic.twitter.com/qtXpY5eF4V</a></p>&mdash; Türk Telekom Basketbol (@TT_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/TT_Basketbol/status/1673377926782369808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

McDuffie started his professional basketball career with Hungarian side Albe Fehervar, and also played for Gevi Napoli Basket and UCC Assigeco Piacenza before joining Dijon last summer. Before that, he finished his college career at Wichita State University, averaging 18.2 points and 5.0 rebounds in 37 NCAA games in the 2018-19 season. McDuffie is set to make his EuroCup debut with Turk Telekom in the 2023-24 campaign. 

Turk Telekom Ankara added forward Markis McDuffie on a one-year deal, the club announced on Monday.

Turk Telekom Ankara, the 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup runner-up, has made its first signing of the summer by penning swingman Okben Ulubay to a one-year deal, the club announced on Monday. Ulubay (26 years old, 2.01 meters) arrives from Besiktas Istanbul where he averaged 7.8 points, 2.1 assists and 2.0 rebounds in the Turkish League last season.

Turk Telekom inks former champ Okben Ulubay

Turk Telekom Ankara, the 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup runner-up, has made its first signing of the summer by penning swingman [Okben Ulubay](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/okben-ulubay/005000/) to a one-year deal, the club announced on Monday. Ulubay (26 years old, 2.01 meters) arrives from Besiktas Istanbul where he averaged 7.8 points, 2.1 assists and 2.0 rebounds in the Turkish League last season.

Ulubay previously played one season in the competition, in 2017-18, when he helped Darussafaka Istanbul win the EuroCup by posting 3.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in a bench role.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Okben Ulubay yeni sezonda <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnkaraBasketbolu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AnkaraBasketbolu</a> için mücadele verecek ✍️👏<br><br>Geçtiğimiz sezon Beşiktaş Emlakjet forması giyen Okben Ulubay’ı renklerimize bağladık. Ailemize hoş geldin Okben Ulubay!🔥 <a href="https://t.co/YKyJ5lyavF">pic.twitter.com/YKyJ5lyavF</a></p>&mdash; Türk Telekom Basketbol (@TT_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/TT_Basketbol/status/1673286236616753153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

Ulubay came through Anadolu Efes Istanbul's academy and made his EuroLeague debut as a 17-year-old in 2014. He also had a pair of appearances in the EuroLeague with Darusaffaka in the 2016-17 campaign. During his career, Ulubay has also played for Pertevniyal Istanbul, Yesilgiresun Belediye, Petkimspor and Galatasaray, all in his native Turkey, as well as for FMP Zeleznik in Serbia.

Besiktas Istanbul has strengthened its roster for the upcoming season with the addition of experienced shooting guard Yigit Arslan.

Besiktas strengthens with Arslan

Besiktas Istanbul has strengthened its roster for the upcoming season with the addition of experienced shooting guard [Yigit Arslan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/yigit-arslan/007914/), the club announced Friday. Arslan (1.98 meters, 27 years old) arrives from a fellow Turkish side Bahcesehir where he averaged 11.3 points and 4.1 rebounds in Turkish League action, as well as 10.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 15 Basketball Champions League games last season.

The 27-year old has spent his entire career in his native Turkey, starting out with Tofas Bursa, where he spent a total of six seasons in two stints, before spells with Galatasaray and Bahcesehir.

Arslan, who has also represented Turkey at senior international level, has made 30 EuroCup appearances for his former teams, averaging 5.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game for his career. He now returns to the competition for the first time since the 2019-20 campaign.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Yiğit Arslan Beşiktaş’ta 🦅<br><br>2023-2024 sezonu öncesinde transfer çalışmalarını sürdüren Erkek Basketbol Takımımız, milli basketbolcu Yiğit Arslan’ı kadrosuna kattı.<br><br>🔗 <a href="https://t.co/MbXIYM6RfR">https://t.co/MbXIYM6RfR</a> <a href="https://t.co/bPbXONPPps">pic.twitter.com/bPbXONPPps</a></p>&mdash; Beşiktaş Basketbol (@BJK_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/BJK_Basketbol/status/1672249707706437637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse has completed the signing of center Bodian Massa on a two-year deal. Massa (25 years old, 2.08 meters) arrives from SIG Strasbourg, where he shined in the French First Division last season. Massa will make his EuroCup debut with Bourg in the 2023-24 campaign.

Bourg secures center Bodian Massa

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse has completed the signing of center Bodian Massa on a two-year deal. Massa (25 years old, 2.08 meters) arrives from SIG Strasbourg, where he shined in the French First Division last season with averages of 7.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists across 36 games. The 2022-23 campaign was Massa's second in the French top flight but his first with Strasbourg, as he helped Fos-sur-Mer achieve promotion from the second division in 2020-21 and then remained for the team's first season in the elite. Massa will make his 7DAYS EuroCup debut with Bourg in the 2023-24 campaign.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Bodian Massa avec nous ! 💥<br><br>La raquette bressane est désormais complète avec l’arrivée de l’international français ! 💪<br><br>Bodian retrouvera ses coéquipiers tricolores, Hugo et Pierre 🇫🇷<br><br>Plus d’infos ⬇️<br>✚ <a href="https://t.co/vK3j21iTml">https://t.co/vK3j21iTml</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeRedy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeRedy</a> <a href="https://t.co/iMDc6CSdL5">pic.twitter.com/iMDc6CSdL5</a></p>&mdash; JL Bourg Basket (@JLBourgBasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/JLBourgBasket/status/1672282133975519233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Bodian Massa, the newest signing for Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse, in action for SIG Strasbourg in the 2022-23 season.