Lanus keep Whitfield for another season

Club Atletico Lanus (La Liga Argentina) re-signed 29-year-old American 190cm guard Robert Whitfield (college: UMKC) for the new season. He played there last season. In 34 La Liga Argentina games, he averaged 11.4ppg, 2.5rpg, 2.7apg, and 1.4spg. He helped them win the Liga title. Whitfield can count that season as very successful as he was voted to Latinbasket.com All-Argentinian Liga Argentina All-Imports Team and Latinbasket.com All-Argentinian Liga Argentina Second Team. Last summer, he played at Club Deportes Puerto Varas (LNB) in the Chilean league.
He is a very experienced player, thanks to pro basketball he experienced life in five different countries playing on three different continents. Whitfield is familiar with European, Latin American and of course North American leagues. He has played professionally in Chile, Mexico (Venados), Uruguay (Urunday and Verdirrojo), Argentina (Penarol and Gimnasia) and Albania (Apolonia).
Among many awards, he was selected to the Eurobasket.com Albanian Superliga All-Imports Team in 2023.
Whitfield graduated from the University of Missouri - Kansas City in 2020 and it will be his seventh season in pro basketball. He played also for Hutchinson Community College for one year.


Club Atletico Lanus roster for 2026-27:

Guards:
Juan Brussino
Lucas Andujar
Robert Whitfield

Forward:
Chris Clarke

Center:
Lazar Nekic