“Bam” with Austin Hollins, AEK Betsson!

A great move was made by AEK Betsson which he acquired by the end of the season Austin Hollins.

The 32-year-old ace, who plays in positions “2” and “3”, left after a five-week contract from Zalgiris, while he has a wealth of experience in the Euroleague having played for Zenit, Red Star and Maccabi. A total of 120 matches in the Euroleague averages 7.4 points (33.9% on threes), 1.7 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 1 steal in 18:25.

This year in his short passage from the Zalgiris the experienced ace averaged 3.9 points and 1 rebound in 12 minutes of action in 8 games.

Hollins will take his place Ricky Lindowhile now, with the return of Mindaugas Kuzminskas in February, the roster will number eight foreigners and someone will have to leave (Langston Hall being the dominant one).

The announcement:

AEK BETSSON BC announces the acquisition of Austin Hollins (Austin Hollins, 32 years, 1m.93).

The American guard/forward signed a contract with the “Queen” until the end of the 2023-2024 season.

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Austin Hollins was born in Chandler, Arizona on November 8, 1991.

The American graduated from the University of Minnesota, winning the championship in his senior year, even being the MVP of the season.

He began his professional career in France in 2014, wearing the jersey of Denain Voltaire for two consecutive years, averaging 11.3 points. In 2016, he went to Finland, on behalf of Kauhajoki, recording 16.6 points in 47 appearances.

For the next two years, he competed in Germany. The first year, at the GIESSEN 46ers (12 ppg) and the next at Rasta Vechta (17 ppg), before becoming a resident of Russia. At Zenit St. Petersburg, Hollins stayed for two competitive years. In the 2019-2020 season, he scored 11.6 points, in the league and Euroleague, while the next season he had 8.5 points.

In 2021, he was transferred to Red Star, with whom he won three trophies (Serbian Championship, Adriatic League, Serbian Cup), with an average of 9.5 points.

In the 2022-2023 season he was at Maccabi Tel Aviv, winning the championship in Israel. This season he competed with a short-term contract in Zalgiris.