WORCESTER Wolves have ended their two-month search for a new physical presence by signing Serbian Dejan Radojevic.

The 6ft 11ins power forward, who can also play at centre, linked up with his new team-mates yesterday and could make his debut in Saturday’s British League match at Bristol Flyers.

Wolves have been in the market for a player to support Robert Thurman since the departure of Lithuanian centre Donatas Visockis in November.

With their three American berths occupied, Radojevic fills the final European Union spot Wolves have available because he holds a Slovenian passport.

Head coach Paul James said: “It would have been easy to rush to find a replacement for the forward position and we have looked at many players in the past eight weeks and finally we have found a player who we believe will make a dynamic and effective contribution to our team.

“Dejan could become a big favourite with Wolves fans.”

Radojevic added: “I have spent time researching the BBL and the Worcester Wolves and am very excited to be joining such an ambitious and respected club at this exciting stage of the season.

“I will do all that I can to help the Wolves to achieve their goals and cannot wait to be a part of the team.”

The 25-year-old enjoyed Slovenian National Cup success with BC Olimija Llubljana in 2010 and also featured for them in the EuroCup.

He has also played for French teams Challans and Pays d’Onne.

Wolves are still in the hunt for the BBL title after defeating leaders Newcastle Eagles 99-91 last Friday to close the gap at the top to just two points, although they have played a game more.

Victory at the University Arena also gave Worcester the potentially crucial head-to-head record over the defending champions, who bounced back by beating Glasgow Rocks to win the BBL Cup on Sunday.

James said: “It was a must-win game. If we had lost we could have pretty much kissed goodbye to the league.

“There’s still a long way to go and we’ve still got to rely on us winning our games and somebody else beating Newcastle. All we can do is help ourselves and we did that on Friday.”

He continued: “Our best performances have come against the top sides — Newcastle twice and Leicester.

“I think we’re a team that raises our level to the opposition we’re playing against. We now need to bring that level of intensity week in, week out regardless of who we’re playing.”