“There is an addition to “Prometey” family!”

It was announced by the president of the club Volodymyr Dubynskyi:

“We are happy to announce the transfer news! BC “Prometey” will be strengthen with a new player!

We have signed a contract with 30-year-old Canadian point guard Marek Klassen (185cm height, 84kg weight). “Prometey” newbie started his professional career in the 2015/2016 season in Romanian club “Sibiu”. After that, he played for British “Leeds Force” and “Worcester Wolves”, Turkish “ITU” and “Sokar Spor”. Later he played in Canada in the G-league NBA, then he moved from America to Ukrainian club “Kyiv-Basket”, after which he managed to play for Polish “Slipsk” and Czech “Nymburk”.

Already on Monday, December 26, Marek has to arrive to Riga and join the team.

We are welcoming Marek in “Prometey”!

Only Prometey! Only Victory!
Glory to Ukraine!

Player dossier

Marek Klassen (Canada)
Defender
Date and place of birth: June 11, 1992, Vancouver (Canada)
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 84 kg

Career: Point Loma Nazarene College, Canada (2010-2015), Sibiu, Romania (2015-2016), Leeds Force, Great Britain (2016), Worcester Wolves, Great Britain (2016-2017) , ITU, Turkey, First League (2017-2018), SOKAR Petkim, Turkey, First League (2018-2019), "Fraser Valley Bandits", Canada (2019), "Erie Bayhawks", NBA G-League (2019-2020 ), "Kyiv-Basket", Ukraine (2020-2021), "Czarni Slupsk", Poland (2021-2022), "Nymburk", Czech Republic (2022).

Titles and achievements: BC Youth Championship winner, Canada (2010), BC Youth Championship Player of the Year, Canada (2010), GB Cup finalist (2016/2017), CEBL Canada Best Assistant (2019), Cup semi-finalist of Ukraine (2020/2021).