Basketball
Rick Pitino’s St. John’s announced the acquisition of Greek basketball’s greatest talent
Lefteris Liotopoulos, who will play in the NCAA in the 2024-25 season, is officially in the arms of Rick Pitino.
What everyone has known for several months became official on Thursday evening (September 11th) when St. John’s University announced the signing of Lefteris Liotopoulos, who will wear their jersey starting in the 2024-25 season.
The 17-year-old playmaker from the DEKA Academy is a member of the junior national team and is taking part in the second national championship this year, where he is not only successful, but also dominates with 20, 25 and 30 points. With a height of 1.92 m, Liotopoulos is considered the most important talent of this age in Greece, while he scored 14.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2 .7 assists and more a steal per 28.8 minutes in seven races.
“Lefteris is the best young man in Greece. He understands everything about our offense in terms of movement, cuts and execution” was the statement from Rick Pitino, who will have the young guard under his direction from next season. In addition to excelling in the NCAA (and why not), Liotopoulos’ goal is to find himself in the NBA, as well as an academic honor.
Source: sport 24
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