BC Valga-Valka/Maks&Moorits (LatEstBL) landed 25-year old Bahamas international guard L.J. Rose (190-91kg-93, college: BYU). He played most recently at Salt Lake City Stars (NBA G League) in the U.S. In 17 games he averaged just 2.4ppg, 1.0rpg and 2.1apg last season. Rose's team made it to the WCC Tournament Semifinals in 2017. He also represented Bahamas at the CBC Championships in Tortola (Virgin Islands) five years ago. Rose's team won Gold. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 2017 and it is his second season in pro basketball.
David Nesbitt selected the top Bahamian playing abroad in last week's games - 3 days ago
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Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top performances of Bahamians who are currently playing abroad. This week's number one is an international forward David Nesbitt (200-91). He led Flamengo to a victory over the sixth-ranked Corinthians in the Brazilian NBB in Saturday night's game.
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DAVID NESBITT
Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top performances of Bahamians who are currently playing abroad.
#1. This week's number one is an international forward David Nesbitt (200-91, college: St.Thomas, FL, currently plays in Brazil). He led Flamengo to a victory over the sixth-ranked Corinthians (12-14) 92-73 in the Brazilian NBB in Saturday night's game.
Nesbitt was MVP of the game. He recorded 22 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 20 minutes on the court.
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (22-4) is placed first in the NBB.
It was his team's 11th consecutive victory in a row.
This year Nesbitt averages: 8.1ppg, 4.5rpg, 2FGP: 57.3%(55-96), 3FGP: 34.8% in 26 games he played so far.
He is currently a member of the Bahamas senior national team.
#2. Second place goes to an international guard Buddy Hield (193-93, college: Oklahoma, currently plays in NBA). Hield could not help the Sacramento Kings (39-43) in their last game. Despite his good performance the Sacramento Kings (39-43) lost 129-133 on the road to the New Orleans Pelicans.
Hield recorded 12 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in 32 minutes.
It was Kings' third consecutive loss in a row.
The Regular Season already ended in the NBA.
Hield has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 20.7ppg, 5.0rpg, 2.5apg, 2FGP: 48.7%, 3FGP: 42.7% and FT: 88.6% in 82 games.
Hield is in the roster of the Bahamas senior national team.
#3. The Bahamas player who performed third best last week abroad was an international forward Dwight Coleby (206-94, college: WKU, currently plays in Japan). He was not able to help Akita Happinets in their game against Hitachi Sunrockers (27-31) in the Japanese B League. Despite his very good performance in Sunday night's game Coleby recorded a double-double by scoring 21 points and getting 10 rebounds.
There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
Coleby has relatively good stats this season: 14.8ppg, 10.5rpg, 1.7apg, 1.1bpg, 2FGP: 51.7% and FT: 65.0%.
He is also a member of the Bahamas senior national team.
#4. Forward Jonathan Augustin-Fairell (201-93, agency: Duran International, college: Murray St., currently plays in France) was not able to secure a victory for Denain Voltaire (8-18) in their game against Paris (10-15) in the French ProB (second division), despite his good performance last Friday.
Augustin-Fairell scored 11 points, grabbed 8 boards, handed out 3 passes and blocked 2 shots in a mere 18 minutes.
But Denain Voltaire lost 76-85 on the opponent's court to the higher-ranked (#11) Paris.
It's Augustin-Fairell's first season with the team.
This year his overall stats are: 9.0ppg, 4.3rpg, 1.3apg and 1.3bpg in four games.
Augustin-Fairell has a dual citizenship: Bahamas and American.
He is also Bahamas national team player.
#5. International power forward Kadeem Coleby (206-89, college: Wichita St., currently plays in Japan) is a teammate of previously mentioned Dwight Coleby. But that was another game of his team in Japanese B League which we would like to mention.
Coleby contributed to an Akita Happinets' victory against the sixth-ranked Levanga Hokkaido Sapporo (10-48) 79-66.
He scored 14 points, had 9 rebounds and made 3 blocks.
Akita Northern Happinets (17-41) are placed fifth in East group.
This season Coleby has relatively solid stats: 12.9ppg, 8.5rpg, 1.4apg, 2.3bpg and 1.1spg.
Worth to mention Coleby played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball. He plays currently for the Bahamas national team.
#6. Forward Kentwan Smith (203-91, college: Stetson, currently plays in Denmark) couldn't help Naestved (14-10) in their game against Horsens IC (3-11) in the Danish BasketLigaen, despite his good performance in Thursday night's game.
Smith recorded 11 points in 21 minutes.
But the third-placed Naestved (14-10) lost 78-89 in Horsens to the lower-ranked (#7) Horsens IC in the ProA group.
This year Smith's total stats are: 9.4ppg, 4.7rpg and 1.2apg in 28 games.
He is an international player who is currently on the senior Bahamas National Team roster.
#7. An experienced former international center Gjio Bain (211-85, college: S.Mississippi, currently plays in Japan) couldn't help Kagoshima (1-5) in their game against Tokyo Cinq Reves (4-4) in the Japanese B League D3. Despite his very good performance last Sunday Bain recorded a double-double by scoring 16 points and getting 10 rebounds.
Bain has reliable stats this season: 13.4ppg, 10.1rpg and 1.1bpg.
He used to play for the Bahamas national team
eight years ago.
#8. Center Shaquille Cleare (203-93, college: Texas, currently plays in Spain) contributed to a 3-point Lleida Basquet's victory against the closely-ranked Magia Huesca (17-14) 77-74 in the Spanish LEB Gold (second division) on Friday night.
Cleare recorded 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in 21 minutes.
Actel Forca Lleida (16-15) is placed 11th in the LEB Gold.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial.
Cleare's stats this year are: 11.8ppg, 6.3rpg and 1.2apg in six games.
He plays currently for the Bahamas national team.
#9. International swingman J.R. Cadot (196-87, college: TCU, currently plays in Spain) couldn't help Moron (15-16) in their game against Fontedoso Carrefour (13-17) in the Spanish LEB Silver (third division).
Cadot scored 9 points.
But Moron (#7) was defeated 68-61 in Avila by the lower-ranked Fontedoso Carrefour (#9) in the East group.
They ended the series of three consecutive victories.
There are only four games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be important.
Cadot has averaged so far 3.8ppg and 3.5rpg.
He is also in the roster of the Bahamas national team.
#10. Center Zane Knowles (208-92, agency: Octagon Europe, college: Texas A&M-CC, currently plays in France) contributed to a 2-point C'Chartres' victory against the closely-ranked Entente Orleans 45 (18-8) 84-82 in the French ProB (second division) last Friday.
Knowles scored 6 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 22 minutes.
It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Chartres Basket Masculins (13-9) is placed fourth in the ProB.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
Knowles averaged so far 10.8ppg and 6.4rpg in 12 games.
He is an international player who is currently on the senior Bahamas National Team roster.
#11. International forward Tavario Miller (203-94, college: Texas A&M, currently plays in Spain) contributed to an easy victory against the 11th-ranked Vic crushing them 95-67 in the Spanish LEB Silver (third division) on Sunday night.
He scored 9 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Miller's stats this season are: 11.6ppg, 8.5rpg, 1.1apg and 1.1spg.
Miller attended previously one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on his way to pro basketball. He plays currently for the Bahamas national team.
One more player who has never been selected to any of national teams, but has Bahamas passport:
#1.Klay Thompson (201-G-90, college: WSU, currently plays in NBA) could not help the Golden State Warriors (57-25) in their last game on Wednesday. Despite Thompson's very good performance the Golden State Warriors (57-25) were defeated 132-117 on the road by the Memphis Grizzlies.
He was the second best scorer with 19 points. Thompson also added 3 passes.
There are only three games left until the end of the NBA Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
It's Thompson's eighth season with the team.
He has individually a very good year with high stats. Thompson averages: 21.4ppg, 3.8rpg, 2.4apg and 1.1spg.
He has a dual citizenship: Bahamas and American.
Buddy Hield selected the top Bahamian playing abroad in last week's games - 10 days ago
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Here is the weekly review of the top performing Bahamas players, who play currently abroad. This week's number one is an international guard Buddy Hield (193-93). He led Sacramento Kings to a victory over the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA in Sunday night's game.
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BUDDY HIELD
Here is the weekly review of the top performing Bahamas players, who play currently abroad.
#1. This week's number one is an international guard Buddy Hield (193-93, college: Oklahoma, currently plays in NBA). He led Sacramento Kings to a victory over the San Antonio Spurs (47-34) 113-106 in the NBA in Sunday night's game.
Hield was MVP of the game. He scored 26 points (!!!), had 5 rebounds and dished 3 assists in 31 minutes on the court; quite an impressive performance considering it's only Hield's third season in pro basketball. The Sacramento Kings have 39-42 record this season.
His team will play only one more game in the NBA Regular Season. And that game will be critical.
Hield has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 20.8ppg, 5.1rpg, 2.5apg, 2FGP: 48.7%, 3FGP: 42.6% and FT: 88.6% in 81 games he played so far.
Hield is currently a member of the Bahamas senior national team.
#2. Second place goes to an experienced former international power forward Christopher Turnquest (204-83, college: Miles CC, currently plays in Spain). He could not help Arenys (13-11) in their last game. Despite Turnquest's very good performance the fifth-placed Arenys (13-11) lost 74-82 on the road to the lower-ranked (#6) Castelldefels in the Group C-B.
He had a double-double by scoring 23 points and getting 11 rebounds in 29 minutes.
There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial.
Turnquest has relatively good stats this year: 14.0ppg, 10.6rpg, 2FGP: 53.3%, 3FGP: 25.6% and FT: 73.1% in 23 games.
He played for the Bahamas national team in 2006.
#3. The Bahamas player who performed third best last week abroad was an international forward Dwight Coleby (206-94, college: WKU, currently plays in Japan). Coleby was not able to help Akita Happinets (15-40) in their last game on Sunday. Despite his very good performance Akita Happinets (#5) were defeated 92-84 in Tokyo by the higher-ranked Hitachi Sunrockers (#4) in the East group.
Coleby recorded a double-double by scoring 21 points and getting 10 rebounds.
This season Coleby has relatively solid stats: 14.8ppg, 10.5rpg, 1.7apg, 1.1bpg, 2FGP: 51.7% and FT: 65.0%.
He is also a member of the Bahamas senior national team.
#4. Forward Jonathan Augustin-Fairell (201-93, agency: Duran International, college: Murray St., currently plays in France) contributed to a Denain Voltaire's surprising victory against the third-ranked Entente Orleans 45 (18-7) 78-70 in the French ProB (second division) last Saturday.
Augustin-Fairell recorded 9 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in 20 minutes.
Denain ASC Voltaire (8-17) is placed 15th in the ProB.
They ended the series of seven consecutive loses.
This year Augustin-Fairell's overall stats are: 8.3ppg and 3.0rpg in three games.
He has a dual citizenship: Bahamas and American.
Augustin-Fairell is also Bahamas national team player.
#5. International power forward Kadeem Coleby (206-89, college: Wichita St., currently plays in Japan) is a teammate of previously mentioned Dwight Coleby. But that was another game of his team in Japanese B League which we would like to mention.
Coleby was not able to secure a victory for Akita Happinets (15-40) in their last game on Sunday. Despite his good performance Akita Happinets (#5) were badly defeated 79-63 in Tokyo by the higher-ranked Toyota Alvark (#3) in the East group.
Coleby was the second best scorer with 13 points. He also added 6 rebounds, 3 assists and made 2 blocks.
Coleby has reliable stats this season: 12.9ppg, 8.6rpg, 1.4apg and 2.3bpg.
Worth to mention he played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball. He plays currently for the Bahamas national team.
#6. Center Gjio Bain (211-85, college: S.Mississippi, currently plays in Japan) was the main contributor in Kagoshima's victory against one of league's weakest teams Gifu Swoops (2-4) 79-77 in the Japanese B League D3 in Sunday night's game.
Bain was the best player in that game. He scored 22 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and made 2 blocks in 38 minutes.
Kagoshima Rebnise (1-3) is located at the very bottom in the B League D3.
Bain's stats this year are: 14.0ppg, 10.9rpg and 1.2bpg in 12 games.
He is a former international player as he played for the Bahamas senior team eight years ago.
#7. International center Shaquille Cleare (203-93, college: Texas, currently plays in Spain) was the major contributor in an Lleida Basquet's victory against the league outsider Araberri (7-23) 68-52 in the Spanish LEB Gold (second division) last Friday.
Cleare scored 14 points and grabbed 9 rebounds; not bad, considering it's only his third season in pro basketball. Actel Forca Lleida (15-15) is placed 11th in the LEB Gold.
There are only four games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be important.
Cleare's stats this season are: 12.2ppg and 6.4rpg.
He is also Bahamas national team player.
#8. Center Zane Knowles (208-92, agency: Octagon Europe, college: Texas A&M-CC, currently plays in France) couldn't help C'Chartres (12-8) in their game against Caen (7-18) in the French ProB (second division), despite his very good performance on Friday night.
Knowles recorded 13 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 26 minutes.
But C'Chartres was edged 84-83 on the opponent's court by the one of league's weakest teams (#17) Caen.
Knowles averaged so far 11.3ppg and 6.5rpg in 11 games.
He plays currently for the Bahamas national team.
#9. International swingman J.R. Cadot (196-87, college: TCU, currently plays in Spain) managed to help Aceitunas Fragata Moron to win against the fifth-ranked Cocinas.com (15-14) 58-49 in the Spanish LEB Silver (third division) in Saturday night's game.
Cadot scored only 3 points.
Aceitunas Fragata Moron (15-15) is placed seventh in East group.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
Cadot's total stats this season are: 3.3ppg and 3.6rpg.
He is also in the roster of the Bahamas national team.
#10. Forward Tavario Miller (203-94, college: Texas A&M, currently plays in Spain) couldn't help Baskonia (19-6) in their game against L'Hospitalet (13-16) in the Spanish LEB Silver (third division), despite his very good performance last Saturday.
He was the second best scorer with 15 points. Miller also added 5 rebounds in 33 minutes.
But Baskonia (#3) was badly defeated 89-70 on the opponent's court by the lower-ranked (#9) L'Hospitalet in the West group.
Miller averaged so far 11.7ppg, 8.4rpg, 1.1apg and 1.2spg in 28 games.
Miller attended previously one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on his way to pro basketball. He is an international player who is currently on the senior Bahamas National Team roster.
One more player who has never been selected to any of national teams, but has Bahamas passport:
#1.Klay Thompson (201-G-90, college: WSU, currently plays in NBA) was the major contributor in a Golden State Warriors' victory against the Charlotte Hornets (38-42) crushing them 137-90 in the NBA last Sunday.
He scored 24 points.
The Golden State Warriors have a solid 56-24 record this season.
It was his team's fifth consecutive victory in a row.
There are only two games left until the end of the NBA Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
It's Thompson's eighth year with the team.
Thompson has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages: 21.6ppg, 3.9rpg, 2.4apg and 1.1spg.
Thompson has a dual citizenship: Bahamas and American.
Finals MVP: D'Shon Taylor (196-G-93) of Giants Player of the Year: D'Shon Taylor (196-G-93) of Giants Guard of the Year: D'Shon Taylor (196-G-93) of Giants Forward of the Year: Kemsy Sylvester (F) of Bahamas Univ. Center of the Year: Eugene Bain (195-C/F-88) of Stingers
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