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After signing Greek center Giorgos Bogris and veteran guard Nikos Pappas, AEK Athens officially announced another two acquisitions in Quino Colom and Juan Pablo Vaulet.

Juan Vaulet

Position:SFAge:25Height:198 cmWeight:91 kgBirth place:Cordoba, ArgentinaProfileNewsStatistics

Colom signed a one-year contract with the Greek squad. Last season he spent with two different clubs. The Spaniard (32, 1.88) started the season with Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade and then transferred to Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz as a substitution to Luca Vildoza, who left the Basques for the NBA.

In the EuroLeague, the experienced point guard played 8 games and averaged 6.6 points and 2.5 assists.

Quino Colom is a World Cup winner in 2019 with the Spanish national team. In the latter campaign, he scored 1.4 points and dished 1.2 assists per 5 contests.

Juan Vaulet penned a two-year deal. Last season he represented Baxi Manresa. In Liga Endesa, the Argentinian forward (25, 1.98) registered 7.8 points, 4 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per 36 games and 21.9 minutes of playing time. In the Basketball Champions League, he provided 9.1 points and 4.1 rebounds in 14 contests.

This past summer Vaulet played in the Tokyo Olympics. Argentina finished their medal quest in the quarterfinal against Australia. Throughout the competition, Vaulet averaged 2.5 points and 1 rebound (4 games).

Vaulet was selected with the 39th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets.

In the next BCL season, AEK Athens will play in Group D where will face Falco Szombathely (Hungary), VEF Riga (Latvia), and the winner of the Qualification Round Tournament Nr. 2. The Greek team will start the competition in an away game versus the Hungarian squad on October 6.

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