Khem Birch knew what it was like to lose a EuroLeague Championship Game and made sure he made the most of his second opportunity, eight years later. 

Tribute to the Champs: Khem Birch

[Khem Birch](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/khem-birch/007182/) knew what it was like to lose a EuroLeague Championship Game and made sure he made the most of his second opportunity, eight years later. 

Back in 2017, Birch made it to the EuroLeague Championship Game with Olympiacos Piraeus, losing against [Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/ulk/). He only returned to the competition this season, a campaign in which Birch played a key role for Fenerbahce, grabbing rebounds and being an effective scorer despite seeing limited playing time. 

After losing in the 2017 EuroLeague Championship Game, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul center Khem Birech made sure he finished the 2024-25 season in style.

2025 Final Four highlights: Khem Birch, Fenerbahce

Throughout the Final Four, Birch was highly effective, taking care of small details and guarding some of the most dangerous big men in the competition. In the semifinals against Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens, Birch had a two-handed dunk early in the game and grabbed 4 rebounds, two of which came on the offensive end. Birch set the tone on defense as Mathias Lessort, Omer Yurtseven and Wenyen Gabriel combined for just 13 points against Fenerbahce's frontcourt. 

Birch was equally effective in the Championship Game against AS Monaco, taking over in the first half with a big block against Matthew Strazel and a tip-in. He finished the game with 6 rebounds, 3 on each end of the court. One of his offensive boards allowed Devon Hall to bury a critical three-pointer that put Fenerbahce on the right track to win the game, 64-56, with six minutes remaining. 

Birch and his teammate Dyshawn Pierre became the second and third Canadians to win the EuroLeague, following in the footsteps of Anthony Bennett, who lifted the trophy in 2017 – also with Fenerbahce.

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It was a long time coming for the Canadian center, who finally lifted the EuroLeague trophy

Tribute to the Champs: Khem Birch 

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne has completed the signing of Zac Seljaas on a one-year deal.

LDLC ASVEL reels in Zac Seljaas

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne has completed the signing of Zac Seljaas on a one-year deal.

Seljaas (2.00 meters, 27 years old) joins the club from German side Wuerzburg. 

During the 2024-25 season, the American forward averaged 17.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steal in 10 Basketball Champions League appearances, while he posted 14.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.7 steals in 36 German League games.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Zac Seljaas, première recrue ! ✍️<br><br>Poste 4 américain (2m00, 27 ans) qui évoluait à Würzburg, Zac Seljaas rejoint les rangs de LDLC ASVEL pour la saison prochaine ! 🔥<br><br>Zac amènera son impact physique, sa polyvalence et sa capacité à scorer pour sa première expérience dans le… <a href="https://t.co/CPYmOHH7G3">pic.twitter.com/CPYmOHH7G3</a></p>&mdash; LDLC ASVEL (@LDLCASVEL) <a href="https://twitter.com/LDLCASVEL/status/1937875585419645439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Seljaas, who played alongside Elijah Bryant at BYU, made his professional debut with Slovenian team BC Prievidza in the 2020-21 season, but he only played five games. 

He then suited up for Georgian outfit BC Vera Tbilisi in the 2021-22 campaign, averaging 22.1 points and 12.0 boards per night, before joining German second division side Tuebingen in 2022-23, a season in which he posted 16.9 points per contest.

From there, he was picked up by Wuerzburg, where he has spent the last two years.

The 27-year-old is ASVEL's first signing of the summer, and he will make his EuroLeague debut once he steps onto the floor next season.

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He will make his EuroLeague debut in the 2025-26 season (PHOTO: FIBA)

ASVEL reels in Zac Seljaas

Virtus Segafredo Bologna has signed veteran point guard Luca Vildoza for the 2025-26 campaign.

Virtus makes Luca Vildoza its point guard

[Virtus Segafredo Bologna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/virtus-segafredo-bologna/vir/) has signed veteran point guard [Luca Vildoza](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/luca-vildoza/007947/) for the 2025-26 campaign.

Vildoza (29 years old, 1.91 meters), a EuroLeague champion two seasons ago with Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens, arrives from Olympiacos Piraeus, with which returned to the Final Four last season. He averaged 4.8 points and 2.7 assists over 17:40 minutes in a reserve role with the Reds.

Virtus will be the fifth EuroLeague stop for Vildoza, who spent four seasons with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz before playing a year each for Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, Panathinaikos and Olympiacos.

Best of Luca Vildoza: 2024-25

A native of Argentina, Vildoza began his career in his homeland with Quilmes Mar del Plata before moving to Spain with Baskonia, where he played from 2017 to 2021.

Vildoza made his EuroLeague debut with Baskonia and helped it win the 2020 Spanish League championship. He was named MVP of the finals that year, too. Vildoza then played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA in the 2021-22 season.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">𝐁𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐃𝐎 🇦🇷<br>Luca Vildoza è un nuovo giocatore dei Campioni d&#39;Italia 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/G0g3Lej4TO">pic.twitter.com/G0g3Lej4TO</a></p>&mdash; Virtus Segafredo Bologna (@VirtusSegafredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/VirtusSegafredo/status/1937868841117233655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

In his lone season in Belgrade, Vildoza was chosen as the EuroLeague MVP of the Month for December 2022 and ranked third in the league in steals with 1.4 per game.

Vildoza’s trophy case also includes two Greek championships and the Serbian League and Cup double from his time with Zvezda. He has won several medals with the Argentinian national team, too, including a gold medal at the 2014 South American Games and respective silver medals at the 2017 Americas Championship and the 2019 Basketball World Cup.

Vildoza enters this season ranked 46th in EuroLeague history in assists with 585, and tied for 49th with 199 steals and tied for 57th with 275 three-pointers made.

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The playmaker will play in Italy for the first time in his career

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz has announced the signing for French forward Clement Frisch through the 2027-28 season

Baskonia signs Clement Frisch to three-year deal

[Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/baskonia-vitoria-gasteiz/bas/?season=2024-25) has announced the signing for French forward Clement Frisch through the 2027-28 season.

Frisch (2.01 meters, 23 years old) arrives from SLUC Nancy, where he spent the past three seasons. Frisch averaged 11.7 points on 43.2% three-point shooting, 5 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 30 French League games last season.

A product of the SIG Strasbourg youth system, Frisch made his professional debut with that club and also spent time on loan Denain. He has played for France at the youth levels and was a teammate of Victor Wembanyama and Monaco's Matt Strazel on the squad that won the silver medal at the U19 Basketball World Cup in 2021.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">✍️ OFICIAL | Clément Frisch, primera pieza del nuevo Baskonia<br><br>🗞️ <a href="https://t.co/Nd5dLVBqxw">https://t.co/Nd5dLVBqxw</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OngiEtorriCl%C3%A9ment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OngiEtorriClément</a> <a href="https://t.co/ENIAn37dqE">pic.twitter.com/ENIAn37dqE</a></p>&mdash; Baskonia (@Baskonia) <a href="https://twitter.com/Baskonia/status/1937857105786225020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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The French forward is the club’s first addition of the offseason

Dubai Basketball announced a new deal with forward Nemanja Dangubic to keep working together next season.

Dubai keeps forward Nemanja Dangubic

Dubai Basketball announced a new deal with forward [Nemanja Dangubic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nemanja-dangubic/005942/) to keep working together next season.

Dangubic (2.04 meters, 32 years old) averaged 5.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in 32 Adriatic League games last season, helping Dubai reach the semifinals. 

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">Back for more — Nemanja Dangubić, the glue guy, is staying in Dubai 💥 <a href="https://t.co/2POBQTCY0m">pic.twitter.com/2POBQTCY0m</a></p>&mdash; Dubai Basketball (@dubaibasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/dubaibasket/status/1937814214183366796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

He started his career with Hemofarm Vrsac of his native Serbia and also played for Mega Vizure and Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade before moving abroad, joining German side FC Bayern Munich. He also played for Movistar Estudiantes of Spain, Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade of Serbia, as well as for Promitheas Patras and Peristeri Athens of Greece before joining Dubai.

Dangubic helped Zvezda win three consecutive Adriatic League titles, four consecutive Adriatic League crowns and a couple of Serbian Cup trophies in his four seasons with the club. Dangubic also helped Bayern win the German League in 2019. 

The forward has also been a member of the Serbian national team. Dangubic won respective silver medals at the 2011 U18 European Championship and the 2011 U19 FIBA World Cup. 

In 114 EuroLeague career games with Zvezda and Bayern, Dangubic amassed 578 points (5.1 ppg.) and 263 rebounds (2.3 rpg.). Next season, he will play in the competition for the first time since 2019.

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He will feature in the EuroLeague once again after a six-season absence

After recovering from a knee injury that kept him out for most of the 2023-24 season, Arturs Zagars bounced back in his first year with Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul by becoming a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion.

Tribute to the Champs: Arturs Zagars

After recovering from a knee injury that kept him out for most of the 2023-24 season, [Arturs Zagars](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/arturs-zagars/008104/) bounced back in his first year with [Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/ulk/) by becoming a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion.

Fenerbahce signed Zagars in the summer of 2023 but decided a loan move to Wolves Vilnius would help his development. However, after just one BKT EuroCup appearance for the Lithuanian side, his season was over. He then worked on his rehabilitation in order to be ready for his first campaign with Fenerbahce.

The best plays of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul guard Arturs Zagars during the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Arturs Zagars: Tribute to the Champs

The 25-year-old had a highlight moment in Round 2 by netting a late three-pointer against domestic rival Anadolu Efes Istanbul that all but secured a road win for Fenerbahce, while he became a crucial member of coach Saras Jasikevicius’s squad once the injuries started to mount up. Zagars continued to impact games, mostly off the bench, until the end of the regular season, finishing with averages of 5.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 14:54 minutes across 22 games.

Although Zagars did not feature for Fenerbahce in the postseason, be that the playoffs or the Final Four, his performances in the regular season played an important role in helping the team lock up the second seed, which proved key as Coach Jasikevicius’s men brought a second EuroLeague title to the club.

The Latvian point guard stepped up during the team’s injury crisis

Zalgiris Kaunas has found its new playmaker in Nigel Williams-Goss, who signed for the club from Olympiacos BC.

Zalgiris adds playmaker Nigel Williams-Goss

[Zalgiris Kaunas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/zalgiris-kaunas/zal/) has found its new playmaker in [Nigel Williams-Goss](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nigel-williams-goss/007982/), the club announced on Wednesday. The sides agreed to a two-year deal with an option for a third season. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The wait is over. Please welcome, Nigel Williams-Goss! 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/ybPxhqTZgd">pic.twitter.com/ybPxhqTZgd</a></p>&mdash; BC Zalgiris Kaunas (@bczalgiris) <a href="https://twitter.com/bczalgiris/status/1937783378503164339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Williams-Goss (1.91 meters, 30 years old) arrives from Olympiacos Piraeus, where he averaged 8.6 points and 3.4 assists in 35 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games this season. As a key member of the Reds' rotation, he helped lead the team to the best record in the regular season and a playoff series triumph over Real Madrid, which saw Olympiacos play at the Final Four for the fourth successive year.

This was Williams-Goss's second spell with Olympiacos, having played for the team in the 2018-19 season before suiting up for the Reds in each of the last two campaigns.

Nigel Williams-Goss helped Olympiacos Piraeus reach the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four in each of the last  two seasons.

Nigel Williams-Goss, Olympiacos: 2024-25 EuroLeague highlights

After taking Gonzaga University to the 2017 NCAA Tournament final, Williams-Goss started his professional basketball career with Partizan Belgrade, where he made his BKT EuroCup debut in the 2017-18 season and led the team to the Serbian Cup. Following his first season with Olympiacos, Williams-Goss went on to play for Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar in Russia and Real Madrid in Spain. He helped *Los Blancos* win the EuroLeague in 2023 and the Spanish League in 2022. He returned to the Reds before the start of the 2023-24 campaign.

Williams-Goss was also a member of the USA national team at the youth level, helping it win a gold medal at the 2013 U19 World Championship. In 152 EuroLeague career games with Olympiacos and Real, Williams-Goss has averaged 8.1 points and 3.1 assists.

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He brings EuroLeague championship-level experience to Zalgirio Arena

It downed AS Monaco in a best-of-five series in which home-court advantage was key


Paris Basketball is the French League champion! 

Paris Basketball conquered its first-ever French League championship by downing AS Monaco 99-93 in do-or-die Game 5 of their best-of-five series on Tuesday. TJ Shorts led the winners with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists. Nadir Hifi added 16 points while Tyson Ward and Yakuba Ouattara each had 11 for Paris. 

Alpha Diallo led Monaco with 18 points. Jordan Loyd had 17, Elie Okobo and Terry Tarpey each added 16 while Matthew Strazel got 13 for the visitors. It all came down to the final 3 minutes. After Diallo dunked to tie it at 91-91, Hifi followed a three-pointer with a layup and then Mikael Jantunen sealed the outcome from the foul line to help Paris win the series 3-2.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">LE PARIS BASKETBALL EST CHAMPION DE FRANCE POUR LA PREMIÈRE FOIS DE SON HISTOIRE 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 <a href="https://t.co/EKbUL3dYke">pic.twitter.com/EKbUL3dYke</a></p>&mdash; Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball/status/1937612040283050104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></center>

Paris had the home-court advantage in the series, which proved to be critical. It won the opener 94-82 at adidas Arena behind 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists from Shorts. Coach Tiago Splitter's team took a 2-0 lead in the series by thrashing Monaco 92-67 in Game 2. Shorts was unstoppable again with 28 points. 

Monaco rallied from a double-digit halftime deficit to get a 81-78 home win in Game 3. Jaron Blossomgame led the way with 26 points while Okobo added 17. Monaco went on to tie the series with an 80-74 victory in Game 4 at Salle Gaston Medecin. Strazel led Monaco with 20 points while Okobo added 19, giving their team a chance to win a third consecutive French League title. 

Paris put an end to that with a historic win to become the 2024-25 French League champion!

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The Parisians outlasted AS Monaco to win their first league crown


Paris Basketball is the French League champion

Crvena Zvezda has confirmed the signing of Chima Moneke from Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Crvena Zvezda nets Chima Moneke

[Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade/red/?season=2024-25) has announced the signing of [Chima Moneke](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/chima-moneke/012201/) on a two-year contract.

Moneke (2.00 meters, 29 years old) arrives from Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, where he put up big numbers across two seasons. He was worth 14.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 33 EuroLeague games last season. Moneke was seventh in the league in 2024-25 with a PIR of 18.6. Only All-EuroLeague center Walter Tavares has taken more rebounds than Moneke's 423 over the past two seasons.

Despite having never played in Serbia before, [Moneke's YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@chimdoggg) has seen him become achieve plenty of popularity in the country.

This coming season will be Moneke's fourth in the EuroLeague, as he represented AS Monaco in the second half of the 2022-23 campaign before joining Baskonia that summer.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="sr" dir="ltr">КК Црвена звезда Меридианбет обавештава јавност и све Звездаше да је нови члан нашег клуба Чима Монеке.<br><br>Репрезентативац је Нигерије, а бивши члан француских клубова Роан и Орлеан. Сезона којом је скренуо пажњу на себе одиграо је у шпанској Манреси 2022. године када је та екипа… <a href="https://t.co/uK9Dcwd14j">pic.twitter.com/uK9Dcwd14j</a></p>&mdash; KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (@kkcrvenazvezda) <a href="https://twitter.com/kkcrvenazvezda/status/1937524849649324186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Moneke started his professional career in the French second tier, playing for both Rouen and Denain in the 2018-19 season. He remained in the second division in France by joining Beliers de Kemper for the 2019-20 campaign before getting his chance in the top flight with Orleans in 2020-21.

However, it was in 2021-22 that Moneke really took off. Playing for Manresa in Spain, he was named the FIBA Champions League MVP and was selected to the All-FIBA Champions League First Team. A short spell with the Sacramento Kings followed before he returned to Europe, which allowed his EuroLeague dream to begin.

Moneke will now continue his EuroLeague adventure in Belgrade, where he can play in front of some of the most passionate fans in the world.

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The dynamic forward penned a deal for two seasons