By Cesare Milanti/ info@eurohoops.net
After being a solid force under the basket in Italy with Brescia, Tai Odiase is now making the move to Prometey to reinforce the Ukrainian side, which came short in last year’s 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals against the runner-up Turk Telekom Ankara.
In his first-ever International campaign, the 27-year-old put up 7.2 points and 2.7 rebounds, shooting 61.8% from two. Before joining Alessandro Magro’s Brescia, where he won the 2023 Italian Cup, he also wore the jerseys of Tenerife, Lavrio, Greensboro Swarm, Göttingen, and Oldenburg.
The half-American and half-Nigerian center is the third arrival of the summer for the Ukrainian club, which recently added Marcus Keene from SIG Strasbourg and Jehyve Floyd.
Bryce Brown moving to France
After ending the 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup campaign in the Eightfinals, JL Bourg-en-Bresse is making moves to add new players to the team. After Bodian Massa, JeQuan Lewis, Zaccharie Risacher, and Godwin Omenaka, the French side announced the arrival of Bryce Brown.
The American guard is coming off a Finals MVP campaign in Poland, winning the championship with King Szczecin against Wroclaw while averaging 17.8 points and 3.3 assists per game and shooting 42.5% from beyond the arc.
Following his NCAA experience with the Auburn Tigers, the now 27-year-old guard player for the G-League sides Maine Celtics, Westchester Knicks, and Long Island Nets. In 2022, he moved overseas to join the Turkish side Besiktas and King Szczecin in Poland.
Reuniting with Buducnost VOLI, Andrija Slavkovic became the first player officially placed in the 2023-24 team for returning play-caller Petar Mijovic. Young forward Andrija Grbovic was officially added later Monday.
Also, the London Lions re-signed Mo Soluade placing him alongside Sam Dekker, Luke Nelson, Gabe Olaseni, and Josh Sharma on the squad.
PHOTO CREDIT: 7DAYS EuroCup
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