JERUSALEM, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Champions League club Hapoel Jerusalem has signed Turkish basketball league MVP Austin Wiley, the club said in a statement on Wednesday.
MVP of the Turkish Basketball Super League last season, the 25-year-old American center averaged 10.1 rebounds per game for Tofas Bursa last season, the highest average in the Turkish league, along with 15.2 points and 1.9 blocks per game.
He also topped the FIBA Champions League rebounding average list last season, with 8.4 rebounds per game in 17 games.
His earlier career included playing for the German side Gladiators Trier and Neptunas of Lithuania.
"I am very excited to join a club with a rich history and tradition, but also with a great future that we will all work together to fulfill," Wiley said, who signed a three-year contract.
Jerusalem head coach Yonatan Alon added, "We signed a very physical center with a rare sense for rebounds, excellent presence in the paint, and of course, at the right age".
Meanwhile, American forward Levi Randolph, who played for Jerusalem in the last two seasons, signed a one-year contract with the Israeli champions and EuroLeague side Maccabi Tel Aviv. ■
