BACKO SIGNS FIRST CONTRACT WITH MEGA SUPERBET

Serbian junior national team player Pavle Bačko has signed his first professional contract with Mega Superbet. The talented center played for Mega’s junior team last season and will make his debut in senior basketball in the upcoming season. Pavle will also play on a dual registration for OKK Beograd in the Serbian Basketball League.

Bačko was born on July 11, 2007, in Užice. He is 217 cm tall and plays the center position. He joined Mega in the summer of 2023 and won the Serbian Junior League title in his debut season.

Last season, he also won the Junior ABA League and was named MVP of the Final Tournament in Laktaši, where he averaged 13.6 points and 6.2 rebounds. He was also selected to the tournament’s All-Star Five.

Additionally, with Mega’s junior team, he excelled at the Adidas Next Generation Tournament qualifier in Istanbul, averaging 14.2 points and 6.8 rebounds. He was among Mega’s top performers at the Final Tournament in Abu Dhabi as well, posting averages of 12.3 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals per game.

This summer, he will represent Serbia at the U18 European Championship in Belgrade.

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