Days after announcing the signing of former Mellieha Libertas captain David Bugeja, Depiro have made their second announcement, confirming Athleta guard Luca Stefanovic to their roster ahead of the coming season.
“We’re excited to welcome Luca Stefanovic to the Depiro family,” a club statement read on Monday.
“Luca has represented Malta in U16, U19, and U20 Division B tournaments, even earning a Gold medal with the U16 team. He has also earned various individual awards across different local basketball categories throughout his career. Welcome to Depiro, Luca!”
This comes as a strategic transfer for the club as they brought in a player with time left on his Athleta contract with the move having been agreed between the two clubs and the player earlier on this month, subject to a medical.
With all of that in place, the signing was confirmed as sources tell Malta Basketball that he will replace Andrew Aquilina who seems set to join another Division One side this summer.
Together with Bugeja, Stefanovic is the second confirmed Depiro player for the season with sources telling Malta Basketball that import guard Cameron Cornelius could be heading for yet another season in Malta with the Mtarfa club. However, the latter has not been confirmed yet.
Stefanovic joins new coach Sasha Dimitrijevic‘s side after a number of years at Athleta where he became one of the crucial players on the roster. Last season, the team returned to the playoffs under coach Christos Kousidis, who has now joined Hibernians, as the league’s third seed ahead of Depiro. Despite his role in the team, Athleta’s move for Robert Vitale and Isaac Bonett made the transfer easier as Stefanovic was allowed to leave the Gzira club.
Last season, Stefanovic averaged 9.3 points per game across all competitions, assisting 1.6 baskets a game in the process.
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