He has extremely muscular upper arms, has the right jumping power in his legs and with his 98 kilograms he looks like a powerhouse: Brian Fobbs, a 25-year-old American basketball professional, who will be the Telekom Baskets guard for the next two seasons – Should strengthen positions. He last played for the Kangoroes Basket Mechelen in Belgium and was MVP of the BNXT-League, the merger of the Belgian and Dutch professional leagues.
“Fobbs is a very physical and fast player. He’s strong in one-on-ones, but he always has an eye for his teammates,” said Baskets head coach Roel Moors about his newcomer. Last season, the 6-foot-1 combo guard averaged 20.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists in the BNXT league. He scored around 63 percent of a two and 35 percent of his three from the field. There were also 1.4 ball wins per game. On the way to the basket, he could often only be stopped by fouls: On average, Fobbs stood at the free-throw line 5.2 times, from where he sunk 90 percent of his throws.
Back in training after injury
In January, Fobbs had to end his MVP season at Mechelen after 20 games due to an Achilles tendon injury, but has now received full medical clearance and is back in training. “We are pleased that we were able to convince Brian of our program,” explains Baskets sporting director Savo Milovic.
Fobbs also played with Mechelen in the FIBA Europe Cup, where he averaged 16.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists. His throw rates (65.8 percent twos, 42.3 percent threes and 94.1 percent free throws) even increased there. After his time at Genesee Community College (2016-2018) and Division 1 College Towson University (2018-2020), Fobbs started his professional career in Finland. In the 2021/2022 season he scored 13.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game for the Vilpas Vikings and thus played a major role in reaching the Finnish championship and cup finals.
With him, the Baskets’ professional squad currently includes six players, including three foreigners and three Germans: Till Pape (GER), Florian Koch (GER), Benedikt Turudic (GER), Noah Kirkwood (CAN), Harald Frey (NOR), Brian Fobbs (UNITED STATES).
2023-07-06 15:40:14
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