{"id":435831,"date":"2025-03-31T11:38:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T09:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=435831"},"modified":"2025-03-31T11:38:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T09:38:20","slug":"scafati-signs-luka-sakota-for-seasons-final-stretch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/scafati-signs-luka-sakota-for-seasons-final-stretch\/","title":{"rendered":"Scafati signs Luka Sakota for season\u2019s final stretch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"655\"><strong data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"325\">Givova Scafati<\/strong> has made a late-season addition, signing <strong data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"382\">Luka Sakota<\/strong>, a <strong data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"402\">198 cm guard<\/strong> with dual <strong data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"438\">Canadian and Croatian<\/strong> citizenship. The 24-year-old arrives after a standout rookie campaign in Finland with <strong data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"546\">Tampereen Pyrinto<\/strong>, where he averaged <strong data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"588\">18 points per game<\/strong>, shooting <strong data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"629\">57.5% from two-point range<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"654\">42.2% from three<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"960\">Sakota played college basketball at <strong data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"715\">Harvard University<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"736\">Northeastern<\/strong>, posting solid numbers and showing strong character and reliability. Scafati\u2019s sporting director <strong data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"857\">Eugenio Agostinelli<\/strong> praised his <strong data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"911\">offensive versatility and physicality<\/strong>, saying he\u2019ll fit well into the team\u2019s system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"1113\">Sakota is expected to <strong data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1013\">arrive in Scafati tonight<\/strong>, Monday, March 31, and will join team practice on <strong data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1075\">Tuesday<\/strong> under head coach <strong data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1112\">Marco Ramondino<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian-Croatian guard averaged 18 points as a rookie in Finland. 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