POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
We bring you last week's top performances from Jamaicans who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level.
#1. This week's number one is an international swingman
Antoinette Bannister (178-93, college:
E.Carolina, currently plays in Portugal). She was the major contributor in
Carnide's victory against the tenth-ranked CAB Madeira (2-5)
86-81 in the Portuguese Liga Feminina in Saturday night's game.
Bannister recorded 23 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 36 minutes on the court; quite an impressive performance considering it's only her second season in pro basketball. Carnide Clube/Holos (4-3) is placed sixth in the Liga Feminina.
But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen.
Bannister has relatively good stats this year: 10.3ppg, 2.9rpg, 1.6apg, 1.1spg, 3FGP: 30.3% in seven games she played so far.
She played for the Jamaican senior national team one years ago.
#2. Second place goes to an experienced former international power forward
Vanessa Gidden (192-85, agency:
ProDep Management, college:
Hofstra, currently plays in Spain). Gidden led
Campus Promete to a victory against the 16th-ranked ASEFA Estudiantes (2-5)
70-58 in the Spanish LF2 (second division) last Sunday.
She scored 11 points, had 6 rebounds and dished 3 assists.
Campus Promete Logrono (6-0) is placed first in Group B.
So far her team won all six games in the Regular Season.
But the season just started, so everything may happen.
Gidden has individually a very good year with high stats. She averages: 16.8ppg, 10.7rpg, 1.2apg, 2FGP: 46.7%.
Gidden played for the Jamaican national team in 2013.
#3. The Jamaican player who performed third best last week abroad was former international forward
Shereesha Richards (185-93, college:
Albany, currently plays in Spain). She could not help
AE Sedis (3-3) to beat Gipuzkoa UPV (5-1). It was not Richards' best game last Saturday.
She scored only 2 points in 9 minutes on the court.
AE Sedis lost
57-66 on the road to the higher-ranked (#3) Gipuzkoa UPV.
But the season is still in it's first stage and everything can happen.
This year Richards' overall stats are: 3.8ppg, 2.0rpg, 2FGP: 46.2% and FT: 87.5% in five games.
She played for the Jamaican national team four years ago.
#4. Center
Ladonna Lamonth (185-90, currently plays in Canada) was not able to help the
Concordia University (0-0) in their game against the Rouge et Or (0-2) in the U Sports.
Lamonth recorded 6 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. It was her first game for Concordia University this season.
The Concordia University (#2) was defeated
66-61 in Quebec City by the Rouge et Or.
Lamonth is also Jamaican national team player.
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