The six foreigners were completed by Carditsa with him Shahada Wells. The 25-year-old American guard (1.83m) played in Kosovo and Peja, which was Amarousi’s opponent in the FIBA Europe Cup qualifiers. In those two games he had 19.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.5 steals.
The announcement:
“AS Karditsas JAPONIKI announces the addition of Shahada Wells to our team roster.
The American athlete completes the six foreigners for the continuation of the Stoiximan GBL championship. Shahada Wells is 25 years old (born August 26, 1999), with a height of 1.83 m. and competes in both guard positions. He was born and raised in Amarillo, Texas, where he started playing basketball, with significant honors in the high school league. His first collegiate team was Tyler in 2018-2020, followed by Texas Arlington and Texas Christian, and the previous season (2023-24) he moved to Louisiana to join McNeese State. With the college jersey, he made amazing performances, since in 33 games and 32 minutes of participation, he averaged 17.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 3.0 steals, a performance that ranked him second in the entire NCAA in the relevant category. He led his team to the district championship and, for the first time in 22 years, to the NCAA tournament final.
Two months ago, he made his first transatlantic trip and joined Pezza’s team in Kosovo, with whom he had 14.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.4 steals in 7 games and 30 minutes of participation. He also faced Maroussi with Pezza for the FIBA Europe Cup qualifiers and in the two matches he had 19.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.5 steals.
We welcome Handa to A.S. Karditsas JAPONIKI and wish him health, strength and success with our team.”
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Source: Sport Fm
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