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Dolezaj Signs Men’s Basketball Letter-of-Intent
5/23/2017 4:43:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse head men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim has announced that Marek Dolezaj from Bratislava, Slovakia has signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play for the Orange next season.
A 6-9, 200-pound forward, Dolezaj competed at MBK Karlovka in Bratislava. During the 2016-17 season, Dolezaj averaged 10.1 points and 4.21 rebounds over 33 games.
He has international experience as well. Dolezaj helped Slovakia place third in the 2016 FIBA Under-18 European Championship. He averaged 13.4 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in eight contests at the event, according to fiba.com. In the 2015 FIBA Under-18 European Championship, Dolezaj averaged 9.1 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists while Slovakia was 4-5. Dolezaj averaged 4.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in seven games for Slovakia in the 2013 FIBA Under-16 European Championship.
Syracuse previously announced that Bourama Sidibe, a center at St. Benedict Prep (N.J.), and Athlete Institute products Oshae Brissett, a forward, and guard Howard Washington, had signed National Letters of Intent.
The National Letter-of-Intent program was started in 1964. Administered by the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA), the program was designed with prospective student-athletes in mind. A signed letter-of-intent indicates a prospective student-athlete agrees to attend the designated college or university for one academic year. Institutions agree to provide athletics financial aid for one academic year to the student-athlete, provided the student-athlete is admitted to the institution and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules.
A 6-9, 200-pound forward, Dolezaj competed at MBK Karlovka in Bratislava. During the 2016-17 season, Dolezaj averaged 10.1 points and 4.21 rebounds over 33 games.
He has international experience as well. Dolezaj helped Slovakia place third in the 2016 FIBA Under-18 European Championship. He averaged 13.4 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in eight contests at the event, according to fiba.com. In the 2015 FIBA Under-18 European Championship, Dolezaj averaged 9.1 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists while Slovakia was 4-5. Dolezaj averaged 4.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in seven games for Slovakia in the 2013 FIBA Under-16 European Championship.
Syracuse previously announced that Bourama Sidibe, a center at St. Benedict Prep (N.J.), and Athlete Institute products Oshae Brissett, a forward, and guard Howard Washington, had signed National Letters of Intent.
The National Letter-of-Intent program was started in 1964. Administered by the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA), the program was designed with prospective student-athletes in mind. A signed letter-of-intent indicates a prospective student-athlete agrees to attend the designated college or university for one academic year. Institutions agree to provide athletics financial aid for one academic year to the student-athlete, provided the student-athlete is admitted to the institution and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules.
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