The announcement came as a surprise. And is very thin.
On Wednesday, basketball Bundesliga club Crailsheim announced on its homepage: “From now on, Marques Townes will no longer take part in training and games at Hakro Merlins Crailsheim. That’s what those responsible for the basketball Bundesliga team decided this week.”
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Boom! Townes, 28, was released without explanation. The guard, who has US citizenship as well as Dominican Republic citizenship, was only brought in in July.
At that time, Ingo Enskat, Crailsheim’s sporting director, praised: “He has leadership qualities, the overall package is strong.”
What is behind the exemption? SPORT BILD learned: These are sporting reasons.
Those responsible for the club are extremely disappointed with Townes’ performance in the first three games in the Easycredit Basketball Bundesliga.
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The Merlins only won one of them. Townes, who was actually intended to play the role of primary playmaker, averaged 4.7 points and played around 13 minutes per game.
Townes also couldn’t prevent the embarrassment in the cup, in which Crailsheim was the only Bundesliga team to fail against a second division team (73:79 against Giessen).
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So now the drastic step of separation. According to information from SPORT BILD, Crailsheim made it clear to Townes’ agency that they should look for a new club for the player. There is hope that other clubs will be interested in Townes, who has already played in Spain, Estonia, Lithuania, France and Hungary. If no new club can be found, Crailsheim Townes would have to continue paying.
Even if this matter has not yet been finally resolved, the search for a possible successor is already underway.
► Next game for the Crailsheim Merlins: October 22nd, 6:30 p.m. against Bayern Munich.
2023-10-12 10:35:56
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