“Rytas” grows stronger: a tall man who has already played in Lithuania will come to Vilnius

15 minutes According to sources, center forward “Ryte” will play at least until the end of January, the end of the FIBA ​​Champions League group competition. After this stage, Vilnius residents will be able to terminate the contract or extend it until the end of the season.

Until the end of the transaction, only the paperwork remained to be completed. The contract must be signed after passing the medical examination and receiving a negative response to the COVID-19 test in Vilnius.

K. Benson is expected to arrive in the capital in the near future. He should be ready for an important FIBA ​​Champions League morning game in Riga. Vilnius residents will meet with VEF on December 23 and will have to answer to their opponents, preferably by more than 4 points. Rytas finished the first round of the group with a loss of VEF 81:85.

K. Benson has a reliable basket defense, good physical data, a solid fight for bounced balls, he is a good partner in two-on-two situations, suitable for a more positional game.

At Rytas’ camp, the newcomer will take the place of the wounded Rokas Gustis.

Donald Kairys knows the newcomer from Vilnius very well. Keith Benson 2013-2014 season, he trained at the Cmoki Club in Minsk, Belarus.

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K.Benson has already played in Lithuania. 2014-2015 In the 19th century, the tall man wore the Klaipėda “Neptūnas” clothes. In the Euroleague, K. Benson’s market averaged in 10 minutes. 4.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.9 utility points.

It is true that in the middle of the season, Klaipeda residents resigned from the services of the center and the center crossed hands with Kalev / Cramo from Tallinn.

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In 9 years, K. Benson managed to wear 15 jerseys from different teams.

In the 2011 NBA Rookie Trade, the Atlanta Hawks drafted the American with 48 retirements. 2011-2012 He briefly represented the Golden State Warriors during the season, but the NBA played only three games and spent 9 minutes on the court. He was still trying to get into the NBA at preseason team camps.

Last season, Benson started at the South East Melbourne Phoenix Club in Australia, where he collected videos in 11 minutes. 5.8 points and 3.9 rebounds. In January, he shook hands with the Saudi team and no longer played anywhere after the pandemic.

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2018-2019 This season, the basketball player represented one of the outsiders of the German championship at the “Eisbaren” in Bremerhaven. 11.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks.

2017-2018 K. Benson played for Aris Club in Thessaloniki and in the FIBA ​​Champions League. In 17 minutes, the average market. 6.3 points and 4 rebounds. The season ended in Japan.

The American has still played in Estonia, China, Italy, the Philippines and the G League.