VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota men's basketball head coach
Todd Lee is pleased to announce the final addition to the 2019-20 squad with 6-8 forward Tasos Kamateros.
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Hailing from Athens, Greece, Kamateros joins the Coyotes after averaging 15.7 points and 7.8 rebounds for A.E.O Proteas Voulas in the A Eskana League in Greece. He shot 58 percent from the field while connecting on 41 percent of his 3-point field goals attempts. Â
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He played in the 2018 FIBA European Championship for Greece, seeing action in five games and hitting 50 percent of his field goal attempts.
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Kamateros recently spent time in training camp with the U20 national team in preparation for the U20 FIBA European Championship.
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The addition of Kamateros brings the 2019-20 class to seven student-athletes. Junior college transfer
Ty Chisom along with true freshmen
Kruz Perrott-Hunt and
Hunter Goodrick are immediately eligible while
A.J. Plitzuweit,
Kanon Koster and
Brady Heiman will sit the season due to NCAA transfer rules.
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