Reggiana basketball announces that he has reached an agreement until the end of the 2022/2023 season with the Canadian athlete Kassius Robertson.
Born in Toronto, class of 1994, Robertson is a 191 centimeter guard who left college in Missouri in 2018. His European career began in Germany in Bayreuth, a team with which he also played in the Basketball Champions League. Subsequently, he landed in Italy with the shirt of Fortitudo Bologna, closing the year with 14 points in 30 ‘on average with 41% from long distance.
In the last two seasons Robertson, who is also a permanent member of the Canadian national team, has played in Spain with Obradoiro: in 2021/2022 he averaged 14.5 points and 3.7 assists in the 34 games played in ACB, while during this one. summer he was involved in the Canadian CEBL with the Scarborough Shooting Stars, finishing with 14 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 46% from 3.
These are the words of the DS Filippo Barozzi: “The signing of Kassius Robertson further reinforces our external department, providing coach Menetti with an excellent ball handler who has various offensive solutions in his arsenal. Kassius is an athlete in the height of his career, in constant growth, who has shown great enthusiasm and motivation in accepting this challenge. It will be important to take advantage of both his well-known realization skills and his combo skills honed in the last two excellent seasons in ACB ”.
So he commented Kassius Robertson: “I am really galvanized by the possibility of being able to return to play in Italy, a country and league where I felt very comfortable even though the season was interrupted early for Covid. I think that Reggiana Basketball is the ideal solution for me, even more so after speaking with coach Menetti I am confident that we will be able to do great things together. I can’t wait, as soon as I have finished my commitments with the Canadian national team, to arrive in the city and meet my teammates ”.
Source: Pallacanestro Reggiana press office
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