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Nuotr.: USA Today Sports – Scanpix
Nuotr. USA Today Sports – Scanpix
The Nevėžis-Optibet front row in Kėdainiai was supplemented not only in Europe, but also by the 21-year-old American EJ Montgomery, who will make his professional basketball debut.
The tallest has spent the past two seasons in the National Association of College Athletes (NCAA), where he defended the honor of the prestigious University of Kentucky by representing the Wildcats team.
“EJ is a very talented basketball player, I am looking forward to joining the team,” said head coach David Gale, who recently joined the team. – He was trained by the legendary coach John Calipari on the University of Kentucky team, so I don’t think his adaptation to European basketball is difficult.
EJ has all the data to strongly support our team on both sides of the field, and his athleticism is a perfect match for the style of basketball our team promotes.
The 208cm tall, athletic, soft-hitting basketball player averaged 6.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks on the court last season in an average of 24 minutes.
The basketball player was one of the best players on the team and started 25 of his 28 games played in the first fifth in a legendary college jersey.
The university represented by the United States, even before the end of the season due to a global pandemic, with 25 wins and 6 losses, was the leader of the conference and one of the favorites of the NCAA tournament.
The left-handed basketball player participated in 2020. The NBA rookie trade, but did not hear his name there.
After the rookie exchange, the basketball player had agreed with the Milwaukee Bucks to play for their affiliate, but the situation for the next NBA G League season is not yet clear, so the American decided to start his professional career in Europe.
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