Athens hopes, and needs, to redirect course in the 2020/2021 season of the National Basketball League. And he hopes to start the second stage of the competition, finally, with a full roster.
The first stage of the competition, which lasted until December 23, left the General Bustos neighborhood team in 19th place, out of 20 participants, in the standings, with a record of six wins and 13 losses. It is only above Bahía Basket (2-13).
The closing of 2020 was not easy for Verde, who bet on a young squad with many debutants in the National League, coming from the Argentine League. In addition, just before the start of the season, his coach, Osvaldo Arduh, died of Covid.
And he never had the full roster. In December, when the season resumed after the coronavirus cases that forced the League to stop in November, Ty Jordan joined. The American shooting guard played eight games and averaged 4.9 points (19 percent from 3s), 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 21.1 minutes.
But in the last few days (he missed four games) he was left without internal surrender Tomás Rossi, due to injury. Rossi averages 11 points and 6.3 rebounds in 25 minutes on the court.
Reinforced
Athens will play again on January 13 in the resumption of the National League, which will continue to be played with the one-seat system. It will be measured against Mercedes Communications.
On January 4, the General Bustos neighborhood is scheduled to return to practice, with Rossi ready to return.
But in addition, the leadership of the Greek cast and the technical duo made up of Cristian Colli and Nicolás Arduh hope to have the second foreign reinforcement, Joseph Nzeakor, and in this way, have a full roster.
The Athens leadership maintains that on January 3 the inmate will arrive in Córdoba, who in the last campaign, 2019/2020 played 10 games in Estudiantes de Concordia (until the League was stopped due to quarantine).
Nzeako, born June 13, 1997 in Dallas, is 2.03 meters tall and averaged 12.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 0.5 blocks, and an PIR of 11.2 in 20 minutes with the Estudiantes jersey.
In college basketball in the United States, the NCAA, was formed in the Lamar Cardinals with 129 games over four seasons and an average of 10.5 points.
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