Melilla signs Jahvaughn Powell

Melilla Ciudad del Deporte (Primera FEB) has signed 30-year-old USA-Jamaican guard Jahvaughn Powell (183cm-1996, college: Nicholls, agency: Helping Ballers) for the upcoming 2026-27 season. He is the second foreign player on the roster, with Dutch Jacco Fritz having signed earlier. Powell will continue to stay in Spain, where he played last season with Cantabria. In 31 Primera FEB games in Spain, he averaged 7.8ppg, 1.7rpg, and 2.3apg. Prior to this, he played for two seasons (2023-25) with another Spanish team, Zamora Enamora.
He has also played professionally in Portugal (Oliveirense), Spain (Alcobendas, Azpeitia Juaristi Iraurgi Saski Baloia, La Roda, and Carbajosa), and Portugal.
Among many awards, his team won the Spanish LEB Plata Cup in 2024. He was voted to the Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LEB Silver Honorable Mention back in 2019.
Powell graduated from Nicholls State University in 2018 and it will be his ninth season as a professional player. He played also for Tallahassee Community College for 2 years.


Melilla Ciudad del Deporte roster for 2026-27:

Guards:
Ismael Corraliza
Josep Cera
Hector Figueroa

Forward:
Jacco Fritz