Tribute to the Champs: Juancho Hernangomez

[Juancho Hernangomez ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/juancho-hernangomez/012712/)is a distinguished member of a top-class basketball family. His father Guillermo Hernangomez played professional basketball for a decade. Juancho's mother Wonny Geuer is one of the best centers in Spanish basketball history. His brother Willy is a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague star with FC Barcelona and his sister, Andrea, is playing college basketball at Fairfield University.

After making his professional debut with Spanish side Estudiantes Madrid, Juancho went to the NBA for seven seasons before joining Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens last summer. In recent years, he has played a big role for the Spanish national team. He scored 11 points in the 2019 Basketball World Cup final and went for 27 on 7-of-9 three-point shooting in the EuroBasket 2022 final, leading Spain to gold medals at both championships.

Juancho Hernangomez made his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut with Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens in the 2023-24 season.

2023-24 EuroLeague highlights: Juancho Hernangomez, Panathinaikos

In his first EuroLeague campaign, Hernangomez struggled to find his rhythm, averaging 4.1 points in 27 regular season games and being on and off due to injuries. Once Hernangomez returned for good, he delivered. He had 11 points in Game 5 of the playoffs against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and had a solid contribution in the championship game against Real Madrid with 5 points and 4 rebounds in 19 minutes.

He had a one-handed dunk in the first half that sparked Panathinaikos's comeback, giving the Greens an energy boost when it needed it most. When the dust settled, Hernangomez became the second Spanish-born player, after Sergio Rodriguez, to win the EuroLeague with a foreign team. He lifted the trophy in his lucky city, as Hernangomez had already won a EuroBasket gold medal with Spain in Berlin. Hernangomez is at the prime of his career and ready to keep adding hardware to his trophy case.

Tribute to the Champs

Hernangomez became a champion in his debut EuroLeague season

Olympiacos BC head coach Georgios Bartzokas has signed a new one-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2025-26 season.

Georgios Bartzokas extends stay at Olympiacos

Olympiacos Piraeus has announced that head coach Georgios Bartzokas has signed a new one-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2025-26 season.

Bartzokas previously agreed to a three-year deal in 2022, meaning his contract was set to expire at the end of the coming campaign. 

After leading the Reds to three straight Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four appearances for the first time in club history, Coach Bartzokas will remain at the helm for the next two seasons. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="el" dir="ltr">✍️♟️ Η ΚΑΕ Ολυμπιακός ανακοινώνει την επέκταση της συνεργασίας της με τον Γιώργο Μπαρτζώκα μέχρι το καλοκαίρι του 2026. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OlympiacosBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OlympiacosBC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreOlympiacos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreOlympiacos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TogetherWeFight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TogetherWeFight</a><a href="https://t.co/ZCFElyCckL">https://t.co/ZCFElyCckL</a></p>&mdash; Olympiacos B.C. (@Olympiacos_BC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympiacos_BC/status/1806688781203845160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

In his first spell as Olympiacos head coach, which came between 2012 and 2014, Bartzokas helped the Reds lift a second consecutive EuroLeague crown in 2013. 

Bartzokas's Olympiacos came out on top against Real Madrid in the 2013 championship game, one year after Dusan Ivkovic's Reds had achieved the same feat by downing CSKA Moscow. Bartzokas also won the FIBA Intercontinental Cup in 2013.

Since returning to Olympiacos in 2020, Bartzokas has guided the club to two Greek championships (2022, 2023), three Greek Cups (2022, 2023, 2024) and two Greek Super Cup triumphs (2022, 2023).

As Olympiacos head coach, he has also been named the EuroLeague Coach of the Year a joint record three times: in 2013, 2022 and 2023. He is tied with Zeljko Obradovic.

To date, Bartzokas has a 203-150 record in the EuroLeague. He went 6-10 with Maroussi (2009-10), 42-18 in his first spell with Olympiacos (2012-14), 21-10 with Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar (2015-16), 12-18 with FC Barcelona (2016-17), 24-29 with Khimki Moscow Region (2017-19), and he's gone 98-65 in his second spell with Olympiacos (2020-present).

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Olympiacos Piraeus head coach Georgios Bartzokas on the sideline during a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague game last season.

The Reds' tactician penned a one-year extension

Yago Dos Santos has committed his future to KK Crvena zvezda by signing a new three-year contract at the club.

Yago Dos Santos pens contract extension at Crvena Zvezda

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade has confirmed that point guard [Yago Dos Santos](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/yago-dos-santos/012044/) has signed a new contract, which will keep him at the club until the end of the 2026-27 season.

Dos Santos (1.75 meters, 25 years old) played in his rookie Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season in 2023-24, averaging 8.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists and a 9.1 PIR in 28 appearances for Crvena Zvezda. In his first year in Serbia, Yago lifted the triple crown: the ABA League, the Serbian League and the Serbian Cup.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="sr" dir="ltr">Бразилски репрезентативац и плејмејкер Црвене звезде Јаго Дос Сантос потписао је петак нови уговор са нашим клубом на три сезоне! <br><br>Contract extension: Yago Dos Santos 🔴⚪️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kkcz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kkcz</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreTheTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreTheTeam</a> <a href="https://t.co/86BWhwWhQq">pic.twitter.com/86BWhwWhQq</a></p>&mdash; KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (@kkcrvenazvezda) <a href="https://twitter.com/kkcrvenazvezda/status/1806681907943379352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The Brazilian playmaker joined Crvena Zvezda last summer and penned a three-year deal, meaning his contract was set to expire at the end of the 2025-26 season. However, this new deal overwrites the previous one, meaning fans on the red-and-white half of Belgrade can continue to enjoy his play on the court for another three years.

Yago Dos Santos highlights from his debut Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Best of Yago Dos Santos: 2023-24

Prior to joining Crvena Zvezda, Yago shined in the BKT EuroCup with ratiopharm Ulm. Having led Ulm to the EuroCup Quarterfinals, he had finished second in assists with 6.1 per game and eighth in average PIR with 17.6. Domestically, Yago was integral in helping Ulm win the German championship.

Back in Brazil, Yago started his career with Paulistano, where he played between 2016 and 2020, before heading to Flamengo. During his two years with Flamengo, he led the team to the BCL Americas title in 2021 and the FIBA Intercontinental Cup crown in 2022.

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Yago Dos Santos in action for Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade during a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague game in the 2023-24 season.

The Brazilian has signed a new three-year deal

Admiral Schofield has officially signed a one-year deal at LDLC ASVEL.

ASVEL brings in power forward Admiral Schofield

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne has bolstered its frontcourt by inking power forward Admiral Schofield to a one-year deal, the club announced Friday.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Welcome on board <a href="https://twitter.com/Uncle_Scho?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Uncle_Scho</a> 🫡<br><br>✍️ Poste 4 anglo-américain, Admiral SCHOFIELD (27 ans, 1m97) rejoint les rangs de LDLC ASVEL pour la saison prochaine. Dominant en G-League (14.7 points à 34.3% à trois points et 5.9 rebonds), Admiral a également disputé 129 matchs NBA avec le… <a href="https://t.co/yUMIX1mcll">pic.twitter.com/yUMIX1mcll</a></p>&mdash; LDLC ASVEL (@LDLCASVEL) <a href="https://twitter.com/LDLCASVEL/status/1806629126549197139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Schofield (1.97 meters, 27 years old) arrives from NBA franchise the Orlando Magic, where he averaged 1.1 points in 23 games last season.

“Everywhere he went, Admiral was unanimously appreciated thanks, in particular, to his human qualities and his leadership;" ASVEL coach Pierre Poupet said. "His shooting skills and his volume of play will be valuable to us at the '4' spot. He joins us with the desire to prove his value and give a new boost to his career."

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Les mots de Pierric Poupet sur l&#39;arrivée d&#39;Admiral Schofield 🗣️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LDLCASVEL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LDLCASVEL</a> <a href="https://t.co/hbYYmISzkB">pic.twitter.com/hbYYmISzkB</a></p>&mdash; LDLC ASVEL (@LDLCASVEL) <a href="https://twitter.com/LDLCASVEL/status/1806654564214415715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The English-American forward started his career with fellow NBA side the Washington Wizards, while he also played for Capital City, Greensboro and Lakeland of the G League.

Before that, Schofield finished his college career with the University of Tennessee, averaging 16.5 points on 41.8% three-pointers and 6.1 rebounds in 37 NCAA games in the 2018-19 season.

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He is set to make his EuroLeague debut next season

ASVEL brings in forward Admiral Schofield

Fenerbahçe Beko Istanbul has signed forward Bonzie Colson to a multi-year deal. 

Fenerbahçe signs forward Bonzie Colson 

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul has signed forward [Bonzie Colson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/bonzie-colson/profile/009783/) to a multi-year deal, the club announced Friday.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Bonzie Colson Fenerbahçe Beko’da! ✍️💛💙<br><br>👉 <a href="https://t.co/ZJe3zwxY9D">https://t.co/ZJe3zwxY9D</a> <a href="https://t.co/Dwc4rg9la0">pic.twitter.com/Dwc4rg9la0</a></p>&mdash; Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBBasketbol/status/1806629876742357415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Colson (1.98 meters, 28 years old) arrives from Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, where he spent the past two seasons. The energetic forward averaged 12.6 points and 5.3 rebounds in 40 EuroLeague games with Maccabi last season. 

In both of his seasons in Tel Aviv, Colson helped Maccabi reach the EuroLeague Playoffs and win the Israeli League.

Best of Bonzie Colson: 2023-24

Colson will mark his third sting in Türkiye. He first joined Maccabi from Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir, where he played in 2021-22. He made his European debut with Darussafaka Istanbul in 2019-20. In between, Colson was the top scorer and the MVP of the Basketball Champions League, as well as the French League MVP, with Strasbourg. He has also played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA and for Canton and Wisconsin in the G League.

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New Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul signing Bonzie Colson in action for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Colson returns to Türkiye after previously playing for Darussafaka and Karsiyaka

Fenerbahce signs Bonzie Colson at forward 

Baskonia has named Pablo Laso as its new head coach, with the two-time EuroLeague champion returning to the club where he played between 1984 and 1995.

Baskonia appoints Pablo Laso as head coach

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz has shocked the European basketball community by appointing Pablo Laso as its new head coach on a three-year deal. 

The news comes hours after [Laso's departure from FC Bayern Munich](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/coach-laso-leaves-bayern-due-to-family-reasons/) was confirmed due to family reasons.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="eu" dir="ltr">¡¡Pablo Laso vuelve a casa!! <br><br>Nuevo entrenador de Baskonia hasta 2⃣0⃣2⃣7⃣ 🗞️ <a href="https://t.co/uH2fy8Kr8X">https://t.co/uH2fy8Kr8X</a><br><br>Ongi etorri etxera, <a href="https://twitter.com/pablolaso?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pablolaso</a> 🔵🔴 <a href="https://t.co/8pscTz0h8w">pic.twitter.com/8pscTz0h8w</a></p>&mdash; Baskonia (@Baskonia) <a href="https://twitter.com/Baskonia/status/1806614460213199129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Laso is a two-time Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion as a head coach, lifting the trophy in 2015 and 2018 with Real Madrid. The 56-year-old spent 10 seasons in charge of *Los Blancos*, leading the team to a 213-97 record in 310 EuroLeague games. 

Last summer, Laso surprised many by joining FC Bayern Munich. While Bayern's EuroLeague campaign didn't go to plan, posting a 13-21 record, he was able to lift the German League and German Cup titles. 

EuroLeague Masterminds | Pablo Laso

For Laso, heading to Baskonia is a homecoming of sorts, as he made his professional debut there as a player in 1984 and remained at the club until 1995. 

In that time, the Vitoria-Gasteiz-born coach played in 370 games, provided 1,951 assists and lifted the club's first Spanish Cup title as MVP.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Sigamos haciendo grande nuestra historia<br><br>Welcome home, Pablo! <a href="https://t.co/PR0ex8D8AV">pic.twitter.com/PR0ex8D8AV</a></p>&mdash; Baskonia (@Baskonia) <a href="https://twitter.com/Baskonia/status/1806612041613914380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

As a head coach, Laso has been synonymous with success. Under his stewardship, Real Madrid reached seven out of a possible 10 Final Fours, while the capital club won 22 trophies with Laso at the helm: two EuroLeague titles, six Spanish League crowns, six Spanish Cups, seven Spanish Super Cups, and one FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

In the 2014-15 and 2017-18 seasons, when Real Madrid became EuroLeague champions, Laso was named as the EuroLeague Coach of the Year in each of those campaigns.

Now, 29 years after leaving Baskonia as a player, Laso is back at his hometown team.

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New Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz head coach Pablo Laso greets the Real Madrid fans as his FC Bayern Munich team travelled to WiZink Center in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague last season.

The two-time EuroLeague champion returns to the club where he played for 11 years

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan and guard Stefano Tonut will remain together for another two seasons, the club announced. 

Milan re-signs guard Stefano Tonut

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan and guard[ ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/stefano-tonut/006509/)[Stefano Tonut](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/stefano-tonut/006509/) will remain together for another two seasons, the club announced. Tonut (1.94 meters, 30 years old) spent the past two seasons with Milan. He averaged 5.8 points on 49.2% three-point shooting in 29 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season and 7.1 points and 1.6 assists in the Italian League. Tonut also helped Milan win the Italian League championship in both of their seasons together.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">Tonut 2026: &quot;Felice di continuare a crescere con l&#39;Olimpia&quot; <br><br>La Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano comunica di aver esteso il contratto di Stefano Tonut fino alla stagione 2025/26 inclusa.<br><br>🇮🇹 Comunicato ufficiale 👉🏻 <a href="https://t.co/OF6eocFRfY">https://t.co/OF6eocFRfY</a><br>🇬🇧 Official statement 👉🏻… <a href="https://t.co/XSAvxVVL4O">pic.twitter.com/XSAvxVVL4O</a></p>&mdash; Olimpia Milano (@OlimpiaMI1936) <a href="https://twitter.com/OlimpiaMI1936/status/1806608438761300250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Before joining Milan, Tonut had spent seven seasons with Umana Reyer Venice. He helped Reyer reach a new golden age with its first official titles in 74 years. Tonut won Italian League championships with Reyer in 2017 and 2019, lifted the FIBA Europe Cup in 2018 and claimed the Italian Cup in 2020. He was chosen as the 2020-21 Italian League MVP. Tonut, whose father Alberto won a gold medal with Italy at EuroBasket 1983, also played for Monfalcone and Pallacanestro Trieste before joining Reyer in 2015. He has also been a member of the Italian national team, which he helped to a fifth-place finish at the 2020 Olympic Games.

Best of Stefano Tonut: 2023-24

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Zalgiris Kaunas has signed explosive big man Alen Smailagic to a multi-year deal. 

Zalgiris lands explosive big man Alen Smailagic

Zalgiris Kaunas has signed explosive big man [Alen Smailagic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alen-smailagic/011051/) to a one-plus-one-year deal. 

Smailagic (2.08 meters, 23 years old) averaged 5.5 points and 2.2 rebounds over 15:51 minutes in 31 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season. It was his third season with Partizan and second in the EuroLeague.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Zalgiris has signed a 1+1 contract with a 23-year-old Alen Smailagić! ✍️ <a href="https://t.co/NYbyrSGaNl">pic.twitter.com/NYbyrSGaNl</a></p>&mdash; BC Zalgiris Kaunas (@bczalgiris) <a href="https://twitter.com/bczalgiris/status/1806605702577758466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Smailagic began his career with Beko Belgrade before heading to the United States to play for the Santa Cruz Warriors before the start of the 2018-19 season, at which point he was 18 years old. He was drafted with the 39th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft and signed a multi-year deal with the Golden State Warriors. 

Alen Smailagic's 5 most explosive dunks: 2023-24

He split the next two seasons between Golden State and Santa Cruz, racking up 29 appearances in the NBA. Smailagic returned home to Serbia in 2021 when he signed with Partizan, which he helped to the 2023 ABA League championship.

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Smailagic spent the past three seasons with Partizan

Pablo Laso has left his position as FC Bayern Basketball head coach due to family reasons.

Pablo Laso leaves Bayern due to family reasons

FC Bayern Munich and head coach Pablo Laso reached a mutual agreement to part ways. Coach Laso asked to leave the club due to family reasons.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐒, 𝐏𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐎 🤜🤛<br><br>Cheftrainer Pablo Laso verlässt den Deutschen Meister aus familiären Gründen bereits nach seiner ersten Saison in München. Mehr dazu: <a href="https://t.co/PVTCJujB7K">https://t.co/PVTCJujB7K</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCBB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/pablolaso?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pablolaso</a></p>&mdash; 🏆 Deutscher Meister 🏆 (@FCBBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBBasketball/status/1806589908397507014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Laso, 56, had just finished the first season of a two-year deal. He led Bayern to win the German League and the German Cup titles for just the second time in club history. Laso also led Bayern to a 13-21 record in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. 

"Pablo's personal decision was unexpected, but we respect him very much as a coach and as a person and would like to thank him for his work and his great commitment in the past, successful season," Bayern sporting director Marko Pesic said. "We wish Pablo all the best for the future, and he will always be connected to us, and not just because of the double win."

Before coaching Bayern, Laso led Real Madrid between 2011 and 2022 and won two Turkish Airlines EuroLeague titles in 2015 and 2018. Under the stewardship of Laso, *Los Blancos* reached seven out of a possible 10 Final Fours, winning six Spanish Leagues, six Spanish Cups and an International Cup. EuroLeague coaches chose Laso as the Alexander Gomelsky EuroLeague Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.