Andrew Wiggins' 31 points make him top Canadian player abroad of the week - Feb 14, 2017
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We bring you last week's top performances from Canadians who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level.
#1. This week's number one is former international guard Andrew Wiggins (203-95, college: Kansas, currently plays in NBA). He led Minnesota Timberwolves to a 3-point victory over the Toronto Raptors (32-23) 112-109 in the NBA in Wednesday night's game.
Wiggins was MVP of the game. He scored 31 points (!!!), had 5 rebounds and dished 6 assists in 38 minutes on the court; quite an impressive performance considering it's only Wiggins' third season in pro basketball. The Minnesota Timberwolves have 21-34 record this season.
Wiggins has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 22.6ppg, 4.2rpg, 2.5apg, 2FGP: 48.4%, 3FGP: 34.7% and FT: 75.3% in 55 games he played so far.
Wiggins played for the Canadian senior national team two years ago.
#2. Second place goes to former international guard Andrew Rautins (193-86, college: Syracuse, currently plays in Turkey). He could not help Gaziantep (8-10) in their last game on Monday. Despite Rautins' very good performance Gaziantep was defeated 89-85 at home by the higher-ranked Darussafaka (#5).
He was the top scorer with 24 points. Rautins also added 5 rebounds and dished 4 assists.
Rautins has relatively good stats this season: 11.2ppg, 4.0rpg, 4.1apg, 1.2spg, 2FGP: 40.6%, 3FGP: 34.6% and FT: 92.3%.
He is a naturalized American.
Rautins played for the Canadian national team in 2013.
#3. The Canadian player who performed third best last week abroad was an experienced former international center Samuel Dalembert (211-81, college: Seton Hall, currently plays in China). He led Shanxi Zhongyu to a victory over the 18th-ranked Jiangsu TX (8-27) 127-114 in the Chinese CBA on Wednesday night.
Dalembert was the best player in that game. He had a double-double by scoring 41 points and getting 22 rebounds. Dalembert also added 4 blocks (went 14 for 14 at the free throw line !!!) in 46 minutes.
Shanxi Zhongyu (14-21) is placed 13th in the CBA.
There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
Dalembert has very impressive stats this year: 16.9ppg, 12.5rpg, 2.0bpg, 2FGP: 56.5%(143-253), 3FGP: 31.3% and FT: 75.3% in 23 games.
He has a dual citizenship: Haitian and Canadian.
Dalembert played for the Canadian national team nine years ago.
#4. Guard Daniel Mullings (188-91, college: N.Mexico St., currently plays in Finland) was the main contributor in a 3-point Joensuun Kataja's victory against the eighth-ranked KTP-Basket (10-17) 82-79 in the Finnish Korisliiga in Friday night's game.
He was the top player that evening. Mullings recorded a double-double by scoring 32 points and getting 13 rebounds. He also added and 3 steals; not bad, considering it's only Mullings' second season in pro basketball. Joensuun Kataja Basket (16-8) is placed fourth in the Korisliiga.
This season Mullings has very high stats. He averages: 15.2ppg, 7.3rpg, 3.4apg and 2.1spg.
Mullings used to play for the Canadian national team
back in 2015.
#5. International center Khem Birch (208-92, college: UNLV, currently plays in Greece) was the major contributor in Olympiacos' victory against the sixth-ranked Kolossos HH (9-8) 70-59 in the Greek A1 last Monday.
He scored 11 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in a mere 19 minutes.
Olympiacos S.F.P. Pireus (14-0) is placed first in the A1.
So far his team won all fourteen games in the Regular Season.
This year Birch's overall stats are: 5.9ppg and 5.4rpg in 16 games.
He plays currently for the Canadian national team.
#6. Forward Melvin Ejim (200-91, college: Iowa St., currently plays in Basketball Champions League) was not able to help Umana Venezia (9-5) in their last game on Tuesday. Despite Ejim's very good performance the third-placed Umana Venezia (9-5) was defeated 74-67 on the road by the lower-ranked Ventspils (#5) in the group B of Basketball Champions League.
He was the top scorer with 15 points. Ejim also added 6 rebounds.
This season Ejim has relatively solid stats: 10.9ppg, 5.9rpg, 1.6apg and 1.2spg.
He is an international player who is currently on the senior Canadian National Team roster.
#7. International forward Anthony Bennett (203-93, college: UNLV, currently plays in Turkey) contributed to Fenerbahce's victory against the ninth-ranked Yesilgiresun Bld (8-10) 76-65 in the Turkish BSL in Sunday night's game.
Bennett scored 7 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in 32 minutes.
Fenerbahce Istanbul (14-3) is placed first in the BSL.
This year Bennett's total stats are: 9.3ppg, 8.3rpg, 1.7apg and 1.3spg in three games.
He is also Canadian national team player.
#8. Forward Aaron Doornekamp (201-85, agency: Interperformances, currently plays in Spain) was not able to secure a victory for CB Canarias (15-5) in their last game on Saturday. Despite Doornekamp's good performance CB Canarias was defeated 70-60 in Las Palmas by the lower-ranked Gran Canaria (#7).
He scored 12 points.
Doornekamp has reliable stats this season: 12.7ppg, 4.1rpg and 1.4apg.
He used to play for the Canadian national team
back in 2015.
#9. International forward Tristan Thompson (206-91, college: Texas, currently plays in NBA) contributed to a Cleveland Cavaliers' victory against the Washington Wizards (33-21) 140-135 in the NBA on Monday night.
Thompson had a double-double by scoring 22 points and getting 12 rebounds in 41 minutes.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have a solid 37-16 record this season.
It's Thompson's sixth year with the team.
His stats this year are: 8.0ppg, 9.7rpg and 1.2bpg in 53 games.
Thompson is also in the roster of the Canadian national team.
#10. Point guard Kevin Pangos (188-93, college: Gonzaga, currently plays in Lithuania) helped Zalgiris win their game against the eighth-ranked Dzukija (6-17) crushing them 96-68 in the Lithuanian LKL in Sunday night's game.
He was the top player that evening. Pangos scored 15 points and added 3 assists.
B.C. Zalgiris Kaunas (21-2) is placed first in the LKL.
Pangos has averaged so far 9.1ppg, 2.5rpg and 3.5apg.
He is a former international player as eight years ago he still played for the Canadian senior national team.
#11. Former international guard Carl English (195-81, college: Hawaii, currently plays in EuroCup) couldn't help ALBA Berlin (1-5) in their last game. Despite English's very good performance ALBA Berlin was crushed 99-73 in Valencia by the leading Basket.
He was the second best scorer with 18 points in 21 minutes.
English has averaged so far 7.4ppg and 2.0rpg in seven games.
He used to play for the Canadian national team
two years ago.
#12. Former international power forward Kelly Olynyk (213-91, college: Gonzaga, currently plays in NBA) helped Boston Celtics win their game against the Utah Jazz 112-104 in the NBA on Saturday night.
Olynyk scored 19 points, had 7 boards, handed out 3 passes and blocked 2 shots.
Olynyk's stats this season are: 9.0ppg, 4.7rpg and 1.9apg.
He used to play for the Canadian national team
back in 2015.
#13. Former international shooting guard Nik Stauskas (198-93, college: Michigan, currently plays in NBA) couldn't help the Philadelphia 76ers (20-35) in their last game on Wednesday. Despite Stauskas' very good performance the Philadelphia 76ers were defeated 111-103 in San Antonio by the Spurs.
He scored 16 points, had 7 rebounds and dished 7 assists.
Stauskas averaged so far 8.9ppg, 2.6rpg and 2.3apg.
He used to play for the Canadian national team
two years ago.
#14. Former international forward Dwight Powell (211-91, college: Stanford, currently plays in NBA) couldn't help the Dallas Mavericks (22-33) in their last game. Despite Powell's good performance the Dallas Mavericks were crushed 110-87 in Denver by the Nuggets.
He recorded 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks in 26 minutes.
Powell averaged so far 7.1ppg and 4.5rpg in 54 games.
He used to play for the Canadian national team
back in 2015.
#15. Former international center Sean Denison (210-85, agency: 011 Sports, college: Santa Clara, currently plays in FIBA Europe Cup) helped his Romanian team Oradea win their game against the third-ranked Usak Sportlif 82-72 in the FIBA Europe Cup in Wednesday night's game.
Denison recorded 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and made 3 blocks. It was his first game for Oradea this season.
He used to play for the Canadian national team
ten years ago.
The list of other players, who all have Canadian passport but never been selected to any of Canadian national teams:
#1.Yannick Anzuluni (205-F-87, college: Houghton, currently plays in Sweden) could not help BC Lulea (19-5) in their last game. Despite Anzuluni's very good performance the league leader BC Lulea lost 77-81 on the road to the league outsider (#9) Malbas.
He had a double-double by scoring 21 points and getting 14 rebounds. Anzuluni also added 5 assists and 3 steals in 34 minutes.
It's Anzuluni's first season with the team.
He averaged so far 14.9ppg, 8.0rpg, 2.8apg and 2.1spg in 23 games he played so far.
#2.Matthew Wright (193-G-91, college: St.Bonaventure, currently plays in Philippines) was not able to help Phoenix (6-5) in their last game on Monday. Despite Wright's very good performance Phoenix were badly defeated 91-71 at home by the higher-ranked Star Hotshots (#3).
He was the top scorer with 24 points. Wright also added 5 rebounds (was perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line).
It's Wright's first season with the team.
He has individually a very good year with high stats. Wright averages: 18.5ppg, 6.8rpg, 3.3apg and 1.3spg.
He has a dual citizenship: Canadian and Filipino.
Despite Wright's Canadian passport, he previously played for the Filipino U18 national team and is probably not eligible to play for the Canadian team.
#3.Tyrell Green (201-F-95, currently plays college basketball in the States), who plays in the NCAA was not able to secure a victory for the UNLV (2-3) in their last game. Despite Green's very good performance the UNLV were edged 76-74 in San Jose by the State University.
He recorded 28 points (!!!) and grabbed 9 rebounds in 31 minutes.
Green averaged so far 12.3ppg and 5.4rpg in 25 games.
#4.Maurice Walker (208-F/C-91, college: Minnesota, currently plays in United Kingdom) was the major contributor in a Worcester Wolves' victory against the league outsider Manchester Giants (4-18) 91-74 in the British BBL last Friday.
He scored 23 points, had 6 rebounds and made 2 blocks.
Worcester Wolves (9-12) is placed seventh in the BBL.
This season Walker has very high stats. He averages: 21.6ppg, 10.3rpg and 1.7apg.
Walker is another player who holds two passports: Canadian and British.
#5.Elijah Long (183-G, currently studies in the States) led Mt.St.Mary's to an easy victory against the St.Francis University (PA) (4-2) 81-62 in the NCAA last Saturday.
He recorded 25 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals in 40 minutes.
The Mt.Saint Mary's University, MD has a very solid 5-1 conference record this season.
It was Mt.St.Mary's' third consecutive victory in a row.
There are only four games left until the end of the NCAA Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
Long averaged so far 14.4ppg, 5.3rpg, 4.4apg and 1.6spg in 27 games.
#6.Joseph Chartouny (190-G-94, is currently at the American university), who plays in the NCAA couldn't help the Fordham (1-4) in their last game on Saturday. Despite his very good performance the Fordham was defeated 73-67 on their home court in Bronx by the George Mason University.
Chartouny recorded 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.
Chartouny averaged so far 12.0ppg, 4.4rpg, 5.4apg and 3.5spg.
#7.Chris Johnson (196-G/F-88, college: St.Bonaventure, currently plays in Portugal) couldn't help one of league's weakest teams Illiabum (12-7) in their last game. Despite his good performance Illiabum lost 74-83 on the opponent's court to the higher-ranked (#5) Galitos-Barreiro.
Johnson recorded 13 points and added 3 assists in 30 minutes.
Johnson averaged so far 10.3ppg and 2.6rpg in 18 games.
#8.Dwayne Smith (198-F-89, college: G.Washington, currently plays in Argentina) led Olimpo to a victory against the second-ranked Parque Sur 82-69 in the Argentinian TNA (second division) in Thursday night's game.
He recorded 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Smith averaged so far 13.1ppg, 7.5rpg, 1.1apg and 1.4spg.
#9.Kiefer Douse (190-G-92, currently plays college basketball in the States) contributed to a 2-point Canisius' victory against the St.Peter's College 72-70 in the NCAA last Monday.
He scored 22 points, grabbed 4 boards, dished 4 assists and stole 3 balls in 33 minutes.
Douse averaged so far 10.7ppg, 4.2rpg and 3.1apg in 26 games.
#10.Chad Posthumus (211-C-91, college: Morehead St., currently plays in Japan) couldn't help Shinshu BW in their game against Yamagata in the Japanese B League D2. Despite his very good performance on Saturday night He recorded a double-double by scoring 18 points and getting 15 rebounds.
This season Posthumus has very high stats. He averages: 15.9ppg and 9.1rpg.
New Euroleague ChampionFenerbahce Istanbul (BSL) parted ways with ex-no1 pick of the NBA draftAnthony Bennett (203-93, college: UNLV). In 7 BSL games he recorded 9.0ppg, 6.4rpg and 1.4apg this season. He also played 10 games in Euroleague, but he averaged only 1.2ppg. By Eurobasket Data Center Check also Complete Transfers List in Turkey [read more]
New Euroleague Champion Fenerbahce Istanbul (BSL) parted ways with ex-no1 pick of the NBA draft Anthony Bennett (203-93, college: UNLV). In 7 BSL games he recorded 9.0ppg, 6.4rpg and 1.4apg this season. He also played 10 games in Euroleague, but he averaged only 1.2ppg.
Aaron Doornekamp selected the top Canadian playing abroad in last week's games - 5 days ago
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Here is the weekly review of the top performing Canadian players, who play currently abroad. This week's number one is former international forward Aaron Doornekamp (201-85, agency: Interperformances). He could not help one of league's weakest teams CB Canarias (22-10) in their last game. Despite Doornekamp's very good performance CB Canarias lost 65-79 on the road to the higher-ranked (#4) Unicaja Malaga.
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Here is the weekly review of the top performing Canadian players, who play currently abroad.
#1. This week's number one is former international forward Aaron Doornekamp (201-85, agency: Interperformances, currently plays in Spain). He could not help one of league's weakest teams CB Canarias (22-10) in their last game. Despite Doornekamp's very good performance CB Canarias lost 65-79 on the road to the higher-ranked (#4) Unicaja Malaga.
He was the second best scorer with 15 points. Doornekamp also added 5 rebounds (made all of his six free throws) in 31 minutes on the court.
Doornekamp has relatively good stats this year: 12.3ppg, 3.9rpg, 1.5apg, 2FGP: 56.5%(52-92), 3FGP: 42.5% and FT: 86.4% in 33 games he played so far.
He has a dual citizenship: Canadian and Dutch.
Former Carleton University starter played for the Canadian senior national team two years ago.
#2. Second place goes to an international center Khem Birch (208-92, college: UNLV, currently plays in Euroleague). Birch was not able to help Olympiacos (19-11) in their last game on Sunday. Despite his good performance Olympiacos was badly defeated 80-64 in Istanbul by the lower-ranked Fenerbahce (#5).
Birch was the top scorer with 14 points.
This season Birch averages: 7.3ppg, 5.6rpg, 2FGP: 62.4%(103-165) and FT: 64.3%.
He is in the roster of the Canadian senior national team.
#3. The Canadian player who performed third best last week abroad was former international power forward Kelly Olynyk (213-91, college: Gonzaga, currently plays in NBA). Olynyk was the major contributor in a Boston Celtics' victory against the Washington Wizards (49-33) 115-105 in the NBA on Monday night.
He recorded 26 points (!!!), 5 rebounds and 4 assists in 28 minutes.
The Boston Celtics have a solid 53-29 record this season.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
It's Olynyk's fourth year with the team.
This season Olynyk has relatively solid stats: 9.0ppg, 4.5rpg, 2.0apg, 2FGP: 61.6%(233-378), 3FGP: 34.9% and FT: 72.7% in 91 games.
He played for the Canadian national team two years ago.
#4. Forward Tristan Thompson (206-91, college: Texas, currently plays in NBA) led Cleveland Cavaliers to a victory against the Boston Celtics (53-29) 117-104 in the NBA in Wednesday night's game.
Thompson recorded 20 points and grabbed 9 rebounds.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have a solid 51-31 record this season.
Thompson is one of the most experienced players in a team as it's his sixth year in Cavaliers' roster.
He has reliable stats this season: 8.3ppg and 9.3rpg.
Thompson is also Canadian national team player.
#5. Former international point guard Kevin Pangos (188-93, college: Gonzaga, currently plays in Lithuania) was not able to secure a victory for Zalgiris (33-3) in their game against Neptunas (21-15) in the Lithuanian LKL, despite his good performance last Tuesday.
He was the top scorer with 12 points. Pangos also added 3 passes in 26 minutes.
But the league leader Zalgiris was edged 73-70 in Klaipeda by the lower-ranked (#4) Neptunas.
It's Pangos' first season with the team.
This year his overall stats are: 8.0ppg, 2.4rpg and 3.9apg in 42 games.
Pangos is another player who holds two passports: Canadian and Slovenian.
He used to play for the Canadian national team
eight years ago.
#6. Forward Melvin Ejim (200-91, college: Iowa St., currently plays in Italy) contributed to an Umana Venezia's victory against the seventh-ranked The Flexx PT (15-15) 72-68 in the Italian Serie A on Monday night.
Ejim scored 8 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and made 2 blocks.
Umana Reyer Venezia (21-9) is placed second in the Serie A.
It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row.
Ejim's stats this season are: 10.5ppg, 5.5rpg and 1.7apg.
He is an international player who is currently on the senior Canadian National Team roster.
#7. Former U18 international forward Grandy Glaze (204, college: Grand Canyon, currently plays in Mexico) contributed to a Caballeros de Culiacan's victory against the fourth-ranked Ostioneros de Guaymas (15-15) 123-117 in the Mexican CIBACOPA in Saturday night's game.
Glaze recorded 28 points (!!!) and grabbed 5 rebounds in 30 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only his third season in pro basketball. Caballeros de Culiacan (12-18) is placed second from the bottom (#9) in the CIBACOPA.
They ended the series of three consecutive loses.
Glaze has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 16.9ppg, 6.6rpg and 1.5apg in 30 games.
Glaze used to play for the Canadian U18 national team
seven years ago.
#8. Forward Greg Surmacz (203-86, currently plays in Poland) couldn't help Energa Czarni (19-13) in their game against Twarde Pierniki (21-11) in the Polish PLK. Despite his very good performance last Saturday He was the top scorer with 15 points. Surmacz also added 8 rebounds and dished 4 assists.
Surmacz's total stats this season are: 9.9ppg, 5.5rpg and 1.8apg.
He used to play for the Canadian university national team
back in 2009.
#9. Former international guard Olivier Hanlan (193-93, college: Boston Coll., currently plays in France) couldn't help Le Mans (14-20) in their game against Chalon/Saor (27-7) in the French ProA, despite his good performance on Tuesday night.
Hanlan recorded 12 points and added 5 passes in 24 minutes.
But Le Mans was edged 97-94 on the opponent's court by the second-ranked Chalon/Saor.
The Regular Season already ended.
This year Hanlan's total stats are: 10.0ppg, 2.5rpg and 2.0apg in 34 games.
He used to play for the Canadian national team
two years ago.
#10. Point guard Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson (178-91, college: Calgary, currently plays in Portugal) couldn't help Galitos-Barreiro (18-14) in their game against Vitoria SC (21-11) in the Portuguese LPB. Despite his very good performance in Wednesday night's game Ogungbemi-Jackson was the top scorer with 28 points. He also added 7 rebounds and dished 5 assists.
This season Ogungbemi-Jackson has very high stats. He averages: 18.9ppg, 3.8rpg, 4.8apg and 1.1spg.
Ogungbemi-Jackson is a former university international player as two years ago he still played for the Canadian national team.
#11. Former international center Sean Denison (210-85, agency: 011 Sports, college: Santa Clara, currently plays in Romania) led Oradea to a victory over the second-ranked CSU Sibiu 70-66 in the Romanian Liga Nationala last Monday.
He was MVP of the game. Denison scored 14 points, grabbed 5 boards, handed out 3 passes and blocked 2 shots.
Denison averaged so far 10.9ppg, 4.8rpg and 1.6apg.
He used to play for the Canadian national team
ten years ago.
#12. International center Joel Anthony (206-82, college: UNLV, currently plays in NBA) couldn't help the San Antonio Spurs in their game against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA.
He scored 6 points.
His team were crushed by 36 points 136-100 in the NBA.
Anthony has averaged so far 1.5ppg and 1.7rpg.
He is also in the roster of the Canadian national team.
The list of other players, who all have Canadian passport but never been selected to any of Canadian national teams:
#1.Matthew Wright (193-G-91, college: St.Bonaventure, currently plays in Philippines) could not help Phoenix (4-6) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Phoenix were edged 122-121 on the road by the lower-ranked (#10) Mahindra.
Wright was the second best scorer with 17 points. He also added 9 rebounds and dished 6 assists in 46 minutes; not bad, considering it's only Wright's third season in pro basketball. The Regular Season already ended.
Wright's stats this year are: 10.5ppg, 5.8rpg, 4.5apg and 1.3spg in six games he played so far.
He has a dual citizenship: Canadian and Filipino.
#2.Ashton Smith (187-G-89, college: Indiana, PA, currently plays in Colombia) led Sabios to a victory over one of league's weakest teams Bucaros (0-2) 69-65 in the Colombian PBD on Saturday night.
Smith was MVP of the game. He recorded 17 points and grabbed 8 rebounds.
Sabios de Manizales (2-0) is placed second in the PBD.
But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen.
Smith has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 17.0ppg, 6.5rpg, 1.5apg and 2.5spg.
#3.Shamar Coombs (185-G-86, college: Texas A&M-CC, currently plays in Colombia) is a teammate of previously mentioned Ashton Smith. But that was another game of his team in Colombian PBD which we would like to mention.
Coombs was the major contributor in Sabios' victory against one of league's weakest teams Bucaros (0-2) 73-59.
He scored 15 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished 6 assists in 31 minutes.
Sabios de Manizales (2-0) is placed second in the PBD.
Coombs has very impressive stats this year: 15.5ppg, 5.0rpg, 4.0apg and 1.5spg in two games.
#4.Keanau Post (211-F-92, college: Missouri, currently plays in Australia) contributed to a Logan Thunder's victory against the third-ranked Ipswich Force (3-1) 89-85 in the Australian State League (second division) on Friday night.
Post scored 20 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in 33 minutes.
Logan Thunder (2-1) is placed fifth in QBL group.
But the season just started, so everything may happen.
Post's stats this year are: 11.0ppg and 7.8rpg in four games.
#5.Hernst Laroche (185-PG-89, agency: HMS, college: N.Mexico St., currently plays in France) was not able to help Saint-Quentin in their game against Lille Metropole (21-13) in the French ProB (second division).
Laroche recorded 9 points and added 3 passes in 28 minutes.
But the bottom-ranked Saint-Quentin lost 73-80 in Lille to the much higher-ranked (#3) Metropole.
It was Saint-Quentin's third consecutive loss in a row.
The Regular Season already ended.
Laroche has averaged so far 7.1ppg, 2.6rpg, 4.0apg and 1.2spg in 34 games.
#6.Robbie Sihota (201-F-87, currently plays in Hungary) helped MAFC win their game against the third-ranked Vasas 81-68 in a derby game in the Hungarian A Division on Wednesday night.
He scored 14 points and grabbed 6 rebounds.
Sihota averaged so far 14.6ppg, 7.9rpg and 1.4apg.
He is another player who holds two passports: Indian and Canadian.
#7.Dallin Bachynski (213-C-91, college: Utah, currently plays in Poland) was not able to secure a victory for Energa Czarni in their game against Twarde Pierniki in the Polish PLK.
Bachynski scored only 4 points in 11 minutes.
His team lost 76-83.
Bachynski has averaged so far 3.2ppg and 2.0rpg in 17 games.
He has both Canadian and Polish nationalities.
#8.Norberto Torres (198-F-90, currently plays in Philippines) is a teammate of previously mentioned Matthew Wright and both played together in the last Filipino PBA game.
Torres couldn't help Phoenix in their game against Mahindra. He cannot count Sunday's game as one of the best ones.
Torres scored only 2 points.
His team were edged 122-121.
Torres has averaged so far 2.4ppg and 3.6rpg.
He also holds two passports: Canadian and Filipino.
#9.Jose Araujo (186-G-86, agency: Interperformances, currently plays in El Salvador) couldn't help Halcones in their game against Cojute in the Salvadorean Liga MB (second division).
Araujo scored 9 points and added 7 passes in 33 minutes.
His team lost 87-100.
Araujo has very impressive stats this year: 15.7ppg, 4.5rpg and 4.7apg in 21 games.
He has Canadian and Salvadorean nationalities.
Joondalup City Wanneroo Wolves (SBL) inked 30-year old Canadian power forward Ryan Wright (206-111kg-87, college: Oklahoma). He moved there from Vasas in Hungarian NB I. B where he started the season. In 21 games he recorded 13.0ppg and 7.3rpg this season. Wright also played that season for Szolnoki Olajbanyasz (A Division) in Hungarian league. In 9 NB I. B games he averaged 6.1ppg and 5.7rpg. Among other achievements his team was regular season runner-up in Big 12 in 2009. Wright receive... [read more]
Joondalup City Wanneroo Wolves (SBL) inked 30-year old Canadian power forward Ryan Wright (206-111kg-87, college: Oklahoma). He moved there from Vasas in Hungarian NB I. B where he started the season. In 21 games he recorded 13.0ppg and 7.3rpg this season. Wright also played that season for Szolnoki Olajbanyasz (A Division) in Hungarian league. In 9 NB I. B games he averaged 6.1ppg and 5.7rpg. Among other achievements his team was regular season runner-up in Big 12 in 2009. Wright received also Asia-basket.com All-Taiwanese SBL 1st Team award back in 2012. He is a very experienced player. Wright has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to eleven different countries on four different continents (Europe, Asia, Latin America and of course North America). Wright has played previously professionally in China (Blue Whales), Finland (Namika Lahti), Mexico (Soles), Poland (Anwil), Turkey (Gelisim), Ukraine (Cherkasy), Venezuela (Trotamundos), Taiwan (Taiwan Mobile), South Korea (Sonic Boom KT) and Dominican Republic (Indios de San Francisco). He attended University of Oklahoma until 2010 and it will be his seventh season in pro basketball. Wright's game is described as:
Explosive dunker that does some things above the rim that really electrifies the crowd.. A phenomenal athlete who can score with his back to the basket or faced up. Advanced to the NCAA Final 4 (2) Consecutive years in a row while at UCLA before transferring to Oklahoma. Exceptional timing for shot blocking and hits the glass for rebounds hard. Shows leadership quality while setting the example in the classroom with Pac-10 & Big 12 All-Academic Team Honors.
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