In his first season with CSKA, Cory Higgins lifted the EuroLeague title. Not many can say that in the modern era. Photo: EuroLeague Basketball

CSKA Moscow guard Cory Higgins has signed a one-year extension with the newly crowned Euroleague champions.

Higgins was an integral part of CSKA’s successful season where they won both the Euroleague and VTB League title.

He averaged 9.2 points, and 2.2 rebounds in the Euroleague while shooting with an exceptional 54 percent from three-point land.