The France international made his EuroLeague debut last season
Zalgiris pens deal with scorer Sylvain Francisco
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Zalgiris Kaunas announced the signing of point guard Sylvain Francisco on a one-plus-one-year deal. The Frenchman is coming off a breakout season as FC Bayern Munich’s sixth man.
Francisco (1.85 meters, 26 years old) averaged 10.6 points and 3.2 assists over 19:17 minutes in 33 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games in 2023-24. He raised those numbers to 11.7 points, 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals in the German League. Francisco helped Bayern win the German League and Cup double – and was the MVP of the cup final.
Francisco began his career with Metropolitans 92 in his native France, and made his EuroCup debut with the team in the 2017-18 season. He has also played for Paris Basketball and Chorale Roanne in France, for Manresa in Spain and for Peristeri in Greece. Francisco is a member of the French national team, which he represented most recently at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.