Another transfer was made by Carditsa.
The Thessaly team announced his acquisition Zach Buchanan, an American scorer playing in the “2” position. The 26-year-old is coming off a very good year with her shirt Irony Nes Zionaduring which he averaged 14.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals in 28 Israeli league games.
At the same time, he has competed in two NBA games with their jersey Memphis Grizzlieswhile he was also his teammate Ja Morad at Murray State.
The announcement in detail:
“AS Karditsas announces the addition of Zack Buchanan to the roster of the men’s team. The American scorer, comes to add to the team, performances from the highest level and scores from the “2” position.
Shaquille (or “Sack”) Leroy Buchanan is 26 years old (born January 30, 1997 in Madison, Mississippi), is 1.91 m tall and plays as a shooting guard.
Started basketball in his hometown, entering college basketball with Northeast Mississippi in 2015. Played two seasons (57 games, all as a starter with 16.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 steals), before transferring in 2017 at Murray State College. There, he continued his strong showing, playing in 65 games (63 as a starter) in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, teaming with NBA star Jamel Morad, with whom they led the college to two NCAA Final Tournament appearances . In his final collegiate year, Buchanan averaged 13.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.7 steals.
In 2019 he tried his hand at the NBA, he got a short-term contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, but finally he played in the G-League championship and in 22 games he had 11.1 points and 4.8 rebounds. The following year 2020-21 he again participated in the preparation of the Memphis Grizzlies, but remained in the G-League with the Memphis Hustle, averaging 12.9 points and 5.9 rebounds. In the 2021-22 season, he made big appearances in the G-League with 20.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.9 steals, which punched his ticket to the NBA, as he played in 2 games with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Last season 2022-23, he made his first transatlantic professional trip and signed for Ironi Ziona, with whom he reached the playoffs of the Israeli league. Buchanan averaged 14.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals in 28 games and 27.8 minutes in A1 Israel.
We welcome Sak to A.S. Karditsas and wish him health, strength and success with our team.”
Source: Sport Fm
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