May 04, 2021 by Euroleague.net Print
Former champ Sofoklis Schortsanitis sits down with Joe Arlauckas
Greek center Sofoklis Schortsanitis enjoyed a storied Turkish Airlines EuroLeague career, during which he played for four clubs over 10 seasons. In this episode of The Crossover, Joe Arlauckas talks with Big Sofo about all of it, starting with his birth in Cameroon to life after retirement.
The big man did not dream of a basketball career as a boy. Schortsanitis s younger brother Alexandros was the first in the family to take up basketball and even that didn t motivate Sofoklis to pick up a ball until later.
Jan 18, 2021 by Frankie Sachs, Euroleague.net Print
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv general manager Nikola Vujcic made the signing of center Ante Zizic a priority over the summer. Vujcic had good reasons for optimism because he knew that Zizic had many connections to the team.
Zizic hails from Split, Croatia, just like Vujcic, and has known the GM for as long as he can remember. Zizic s older brother, Andrija Zizic, won the EuroLeague in 2014 with Maccabi. Andrija also played for his brother s new coach, Ioannis Sfairopoulos, during his career. Maccabi s star guard, Scottie Wilbekin, was Zizic s teammate when he made his EuroLeague debut with Darussafaka Istanbul during the 2016-17 season. And Zizic s first taste of professional basketball, back when he was just 16 years old, came during a summer tryout with the Israeli champs.