BC 'Rivne' has strengthened for the new season of the Superleague with three American legionnaires. This information was released by the Ukrainian basketball administration, citing the FBU.
The team now includes guard Carlos Hines, forward Siwon Taylor, and center Jalen Dupri.
Siwon Taylor previously played for Zaporizhzhia, but left the team after the city was shelled. He played the 2023/24 season at Peru State College, where he showed very good results - an average of 15.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game.
Carlos Hines played the last two years at Peru State College, showing averages of 18.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game.
Jalen Dupri has experience playing in Europe, having played in Romania and Colombia. In the Colombian league, he averaged 10.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.
We remind you that the new season of the men's Superleague starts on October 3, with matches in Cherkasy, Kyiv, and Ivano-Frankivsk.
In addition, the Ukrainian national basketball team won the pre-qualification for the 2027 World Championship, defeating Slovakia with a score of 98:86.