He Baskonia has officially announced the signing of Chima Monk for the next two seasons. The Nigerian power forward, who played for the Sacramento Kings and AS Monaco last season, will thus return to the Endesa League. With BAXI Manresa he experienced his great explosion as a player, becoming the MVP of the BCL in the 2021-22 season.
Moneke is the fifth signing of the summer for Baskonia after Mannion, Miller-McIntyre, Rogkavopoulos and Diop.
This is how his signing has been announced:
The Nigerian-born center and the Catalan entity reach an agreement for the next two seasons.
Chima Moneke becomes a new Baskonia player for the next two seasons. The charismatic Nigerian interior (Abuja, 1995), 1.98 meters tall, lands in Vitoria-Gasteiz after playing in the EuroLeague Final Four last season and winning the French league with AS Monaco.
Moneke also has experience in the Endesa League where he averaged 14.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and a PIR of 19.2 credits in the 2021-22 season in the Baxi Manresa ranks, being chosen in the best five of the competition. That same year, Chima played in the final four of the Basketball Champions League and averaged a PIR of 16.1 points before signing for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA.
The Baskonista team adds physical power to their inner game with the arrival of Chima Moneke for the next seasons.
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— Baskonia (@Baskonia) July 19, 2023
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How is the Baskonia squad?
After the latest signings and the already confirmed departures, the Baskonia squad would look like this:
Nico Mannion – Codi Miller-McIntyre
Markus Howard – Vanja Marinkovic – Sander Raieste
Nikos Rogkavopoulos – Tadas Sedekerskis
Chima Moneke – Matt Costello – Danny Diez
Maik Kotsar – Khalifa Diop
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2023-07-19 15:06:09
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