{"id":2880,"date":"2026-06-26T17:37:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2880"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:37:52","slug":"prized-guard-noam-yaacov-signs-with-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2880","title":{"rendered":"Prized guard Noam Yaacov signs with Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Noam Yaacov, the crown jewel of Alex Jensen\u2019s 2026-27 team, has officially signed with Utah, the school announced on Friday morning. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2878\">What Richie Saunders said at his introductory press conference with the Memphis Grizzlies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-1 guard from Israel committed to Utah in late April, but went through the NBA draft process as an \u201cauto-eligible\u201d prospect.<\/p>\n<p>Yaacov drew attention from NBA teams after a good showing at the NBA combine. Several NBA experts had him as a top undrafted free agent after he was not selected in this week\u2019s NBA draft, but instead, Yaacov will head to Salt Lake City, where he instantly becomes one of the top players on Alex Jensen\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n<p>Yaacov played in a first-tier professional league in Belgium, BNXT, and helped his team, Filou Oostende, to the finals.<\/p>\n<p>He averaged 17.4 points, 5.8 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game in the 2025-26 season while shooting 46% from the field, 38.3% from 3 and 76.8% at the free-throw line.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=2876\">Opinion: Science is moving fast, Utah\u2019s measles outbreak doesn\u2019t have to end in tragedy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yaacov was a finalist for the BNXT MVP award.<\/p>\n<p>Utah will welcome in a guard who has already proven himself in professional basketball and has already received attention from NBA organizations. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYaacov looked the part of an immediate-impact point guard for next season. 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