Unicaja adds size with Musli

Jun 09, 2016 by Eurocupbasketball.com Print
Unicaja adds size with Musli
Unicaja Malaga kept getting ready for its Eurocup debut next season by inking center Dejan Musli to a two-year deal on Thursday. Musli (2.13 meters, 25 years old) arrives from ICL Manresa, where he averaged 13.8 points and 7.4 rebounds in 33 Spanish League games last season. He was chosen as the Spanish League MVP for October and also to the All-Spanish League second team last season. Musli has also played for FMP Zeleznik, Mega Leks and Partizan Belgrade of his native Serbia, Baloncesto Fuenlabrada and Laboral Kutxa Vitoria Gasteiz of Spain and Fabi Shoes Montegranaro of Italy. Musli became a superstar in junior competitions, dominating the Nike International Junior Tournament in the late 2000s. He led FMP to win back-to-back NIJT titles in 2008 and 2009, being chosen as the tournament MVP twice. Musli also helped FMP to make it to the NIJT final in 2007. He had 31 points and 17 rebounds in the 2009 NIJT title game against Lietuvos Rytas in Berlin, Germany. Musli led the Serbian U18 national team to win the European Championships in France and was chosen to the All-Tournament team. He had previously led Serbia to lift the 2007 U16 European Championships in Greece, earning tournament MVP honors. He played the 2008-09 Eurocup with FMP, averaging 3.8 points and 4.2 rebounds in 5 games.