Austin Peay’s Avaev to play in European Maccabi Games this summer

Austin Peay basketball player Eli Abaev will spend part of his summer in Budapest, Hungary as part of the 15th European Maccabi Games, representing Maccabi USA in Open Men’s Basketball competition.The rising redshirt junior sat out all last season with a lower-body injury. Abaev tallied 9.1 points and 9.8 rebounds per game in his final season at Eastern Florida State College prior to joining the Governors.

The 15th European Maccabi Games take place from July 28th-August 7th.