Paris Levallois inks Petr Cornelie

Paris Levallois bolstered its frontcourt by inking center Petr Cornelie to a one-year deal, the club announced Tuesday. Cornelie (2.12 meters, 21 years old) arrives from Le Mans Sarthe Basket, where he averaged 4.1 points and 2.9 rebounds in 30 French League games last season. Le Mans has been his only club until now, in which Cornelie make his 7DAYS EuroCup debut in the 2013-14 season. He helped Le Mans win the French Leaders Cup title in 2014 and lifted the French Cup trophy in 2016 with already a bigger role in the team. Cornelie has also been a member of the French U16, U17, U18 and U20 national teams. He returns to the 7DAYS EuroCup for the first time since the 2015-16 season, when he averaged 5.8 points on 42.1% three-point shooting and 5.4 rebounds in 10 games, always with Le Mans.