Olympiacos finalize the big men lineup by adding Tarik Black / News - Basketnews.com

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Olympiacos Piraeus are ready to finalize the roster for the upcoming 2022-23 EuroLeague season.

Tarik Black

Position:C, PFAge:30Height:206 cmWeight:115 kgBirth place:Memphis, United States of AmericaProfileNewsStatistics

According to the club's official announcement, the team has signed former Zenit Saint Petersburg center Tarik Black to a one-year deal.

The American big man spent the last season between the USA and Europe. He started the year signing with the Denver Nuggets but ended up playing in the NBA G-League with the club's affiliate Grand Rapids Gold where he averaged 11.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 2.1 assists over 15 games.

In February of this year, Black signed with the Bahcesehir Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball League. He played 8 matches in Turkey over the last months of the regular season, averaging 6.2 points and 2.75 rebounds for 5.1 PIR.

Prior to last season, Black played for Zenit in the EuroLeague where he averaged 5.2 points and 3.5 rebounds for 4.8 PIR in the 2021-22 season.

Black would join the big man group of Moustapha Fall and newly-signed Joel Bolomboy in hopes of returning to the EuroLeague Final Four.

Olympiacos Piraeus

Position Player Status PG Kostas Sloukas Signed until 2023 PG Thomas Walkup Signed until 2024 PG Alexandros Nikolaidis Signed until 2025 PG Iosif Koloveros Signed until 2025 PG/SG Isaiah Canaan (story) Signed until 2024 SG Giannoulis Larentzakis Signed until 2024 PG/SG Michalis Lountzis Signed until 2024 SG/SF Shaquille McKissic Signed until 2023 SF Kostas Papanikolaou Signeduntil 2023 PF Sasha Vezenkov Signed until 2024 PF Alec Peters (story) Signed until 2024 C Joel Bolomboy (story) Signed until 2023 C Vassilis Christidis Signed until 2025 C Moustapha Fall Signed until 2025 C Tarik Black Signed until 2023 Coach Georgios Bartzokas (story) Expired contract Tyler Dorsey(will not return), Livio Jean-Charles (will not return), Hassan Martin (will not return), Quincy Acy (will not return), Georgios Printezis (retirement) Rumored to leave Interested Thank you for being with us! Subscribe to BN+ and browse ad-free.