BC 'Zaporizhzhia' announced the signing of American guard Caleb Matthews. This was reported by 'Hlavkom' citing the FBU.
23-year-old Caleb Matthews was born in Franklinton, North Carolina, USA. He studied and played basketball at Queens Royals University in Charlotte, USA. In his last collegiate season, Caleb averaged 8 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.7 assists over 25 minutes on the court, hitting 48% of his field goals.
This season Caleb Matthews begins his professional career and makes his debut in European basketball as part of BC 'Zaporizhzhia'.
Expanded national team roster of Ukraine for basketball
Guards
- Oleksandr Kovylar, Buducnost, Montenegro (first coach Volodymyr Ponyko)
- Vitaliy Zotov, Jonava, Lithuania (first coach Tatyana Zotova)
- Issouf Sanon, VEF, Latvia (first coach Irina Nasedkina)
- Ilya Tyrtyshnik, Orazzi Ravenna, Italy (first coaches Irina Ryabukha, Andriy Denik)
- Maxym Shulha, Boston Celtics, USA (first coach Lesia Poluyakhtova)
- Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, Utah Jazz, USA (first coach Oleksandr Molchanov)
- Mykhailo Bublyk, Kyiv-Basket, Ukraine (first coach Liudmyla Koval)
Main coach - Ainas Bagatskis
Assistants - Serhiy Hladyr, Valeriy Plehanov, Raimonds Feldmanis
Signing a contract with American basketball player Caleb Matthews emphasizes the ambitions and openness of BC 'Zaporizhzhia' to new talents and opportunities. We will be watching his performances with the team and city with great anticipation!