Mateusz Ponitka (29, 1.98) officially belongs to the Panathinaikos team, and the “green” KAE announced its reinforcement with a Polish forward who won laurels from his country’s national team at the recent EuroBasket.
Clover even announced the acquisition of Ponitka before the game with Anadolu Efes through a video in a cube at a closed OAKA in the context of the 4th Pavlos Giannakopoulos tournament.
Recall that yesterday (22.09) his transfer from Reggio Emilia to Panathinaikos was confirmed, as the Italian team announced an agreement with the “green” KAE.
“KAE Panathinaikos announces the acquisition of Mateus Ponitkas for a one-year term.
Mateusz Ponitka was born on August 29, 1993 in the city of Ostrov, Poland, his height is 1.98 meters. and competes in positions “2” and “3”. He took his first steps in basketball from UKS Kasprowiczanka Ostrow Wielkopolski before moving to AZS Warsaw University of Technology in 2009. In March 2012, he signed with Asseco Prokom, and in the summer of 2013 he “moved” to the Belgian Telenet Oostende, winning the championship. with them.
In August 2015, he returned to Poland on behalf of Zielona Góra and was named the Rising Star of the Eurocup 2015-2016 season. In the summer of 2016, he “moved” to Turkey and Pinar Karsiyaku, and in the 2017/18 season he found him in the Spanish CB Canarias Tenerife.
After being in the Spanish team, he was transferred to the Russian Lokomotiv Kuban. After one season, he moved to BC Zenit St. Petersburg, where he remained until 2022. In the summer of 2022, he signed a contract with the Italian Reggio Emilia, from where he left for Panathinaikos.
In total, he spent five seasons in the Euroleague, three with BC Zenit (St. Petersburg), one with Zelenaya Guru and one with Asseco Prokom, averaging 8.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2 .4 assists per game.
He played four seasons in the Eurocup, for Telenet Ostend, Zielona Gora and Lokomotiv Kuban, averaging 9.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists.
At EuroBasket 2022, Ponitka led Poland to fourth place, averaging 13.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game.
Source: Kathimerini
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