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Sunday / October 13.
  • Syracuse signs skilled Serbian big man

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    Petar Majstorovic, a 6-foot-9 center from Haguenau, France, has signed a National Letter of Intent to play at Syracuse.

    Majstorovic most recently was a member of ASVEL Basket Lyon-Villeurbanne U-21 team in the French ProA U-21 league. In 34 games, he averaged 9.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.9 steals and 23.6 minutes played per contest. He shot .624 from the field and .679 from the foul line.

    He scored in double digits in 19-of-34 contests and posted double-digit rebound totals in nine games. Majstorovic had a season-high 22 points against Nancy. His winter rebound best came against Dijon, when Majstorovic grabbed 14 boards. He contributed seven double doubles.

    Asvel Basket Lyon-Villeurbanne U-21 was 19-15 in 2023-24. The campaign ran from September 2023 to May 2024.

    He started competing in France in 2021-22 when he was a member of AS Alsace U-21 in the U-21 B League. Majstorovic averaged 9.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.2 steals in 25 games. Majstrovic played a second season with the club and posted averages of 14.0 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.1 blocks and 1.1 steals. Majstorovic scored a career-high 30 points against Saint-Chamond and hauled in a personal-best 17 boards versus Antibes. He saw limited action with Alliance Sport Alsace in the French-2 league following each of his first two campaigns.

    Majstorovic was born in Sombor, in the province of Vojvodina, Serbia.

    (Release via Syracuse)

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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