Tigers sign rising star Zitina Aokuso

The Melbourne Tigers have announced the signing of Zitina Aokuso for the 2021 NBL1 South season.

The young centre will head to Melbourne after the Australian Opals Camp to be held in March.

Aokuso is the first Tigers signing for the 2021 NBL1 season. She will bring an interior presence to the squad both on offence and defence.

A young superstar, Aokuso had an amazing 2020 WNBL campaign, coming off the bench for the Townsville Fire and being named the league’s best bench player.

“Zitina is a wonderful addition to the Melbourne Tigers program,” coach David Herbert said.

“An unbelievable athlete, Z is the player we were chasing to provide our group with a dominant post presence and threat inside. She should draw a lot of attention from opposing teams which should open up the floor for teammates.

“While young in years Zitina has taken her game to new heights and we are really excited to continue her development to become a dominant force on the Australian basketball scene.”

Aokuso can’t wait for her new beginning with the Tigers.

“I am super excited to come down and be a part of an exciting team and great organisation. I played under David with Geelong in the 2019 NBL1 season and am really looking forward to joining forces again,” Aokuso said.