Zafirov close to contract with Lukoil Academic
01-09-2007 17:04
Bulgarian champion Lukoil Academic is on the verge of signing new player for the roster. This player is Petroslav Zafirov who graduated this year in USA.
Zafirov is training with Lukoil Academic from the beginning of team's preparation. In these training sessions the board of the team and especially the new head coach Jeljko Lukaic liked the player and now the two sides are close to finding an agreemend about a contract.
Zafirov was playing in BUBA Basket junior teams. In 2003 he went to USA and played two seasons in Western Wyoming Community College. Then he spent an year in Tennessee State in NCAA Division I. Then he played one season in Mountain State in NAIA. Last summer there were rumours that Zafirov had signed a contract with CSKA to start from 2007 but this option for him failed.
In tuesday Lukoil Academic will play the first friendly game of the season against Dynamo Moscow.
Zafirov is training with Lukoil Academic from the beginning of team's preparation. In these training sessions the board of the team and especially the new head coach Jeljko Lukaic liked the player and now the two sides are close to finding an agreemend about a contract.
Zafirov was playing in BUBA Basket junior teams. In 2003 he went to USA and played two seasons in Western Wyoming Community College. Then he spent an year in Tennessee State in NCAA Division I. Then he played one season in Mountain State in NAIA. Last summer there were rumours that Zafirov had signed a contract with CSKA to start from 2007 but this option for him failed.
In tuesday Lukoil Academic will play the first friendly game of the season against Dynamo Moscow.
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