Sameji adds Sutton to their roster

Sameji (Santiago League) added to their roster 30-year old American center Maurice Sutton (211-107kg-89, college: Villanova). He played last summer at Dosa in the La Vega League. This season Sutton played at Abejas (LNBP) in Mexican league where in 9 La Vega League games he recorded 10.9ppg, 4.1rpg and 1.0bpg.
In 2013 he was drafted by Tulsa 66ers (D-League) in third round (45th overall).
The former Villanova University staris in his seventh season in pro basketball.
He has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2015.
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others Sutton's team won Venezuelan LPB Western Conference Regular Season in 2017. He was also voted Latinbasket.com All-Venezuelan LPB Honorable Mention back in 2017.
Sutton is quite experienced player. Thanks to his pro career he managed to play on three different continents (Europe, Latin America and of course North America) in five different countries. Sutton has played previously professionally also in Dominican Rep., Poland (Slask), Venezuela (Cocodrilos), Mexico (Aaguacateros) and Dominican Republic (Gregorio Urbano Gilbert, Metros de Santiago, Pueblo Nuevo, Leones de Santo Domingo and JH Rodriguez).
The scouts decsribe him following way: Brings an intriguing skill set Possesses athleticism and the ability to run the floor at 6-11 Excellent instincts as a shot-blocker Can finish around the basket Makes the most of his minutes on the floor.

By Eurobasket Data Center



Tags : MAURICE SUTTON, SAMEJI, DOMINICAN REP. BASKETBALL, DOMINICAN REP. TRANSACTIONS