Rostock (dpa / mv) – Basketball Bundesliga club Rostock Seawolves has signed the Finnish national player Elias Valtonen. The 23-year-old winger will be loaned out by the Spanish first division side Club Manresa until the end of the season, the Mecklenburg team announced on Monday. Valtonen was already active in Germany in the 2020/21 season. At that time he played for the Tigers Tübingen. From 2018 to 2020, the 2.01 meter tall Finn was active in the USA at Arizona State University.
“I played against Rostock two years ago and heard that the atmosphere in the hall was supposed to be great,” said Valtonen about his time in the 2nd Bundesliga. The Rostockers expect the new man to strengthen them Player in our team who can shoot very well from the outside, but also gives us a physical presence that we haven’t had before,” said Seawolves coach Christian Held.