Day will be back at PeKa

Kotka Peli-Karhut (Korisliiga) agreed terms with 33-year old Virgin Islander-U.S. Virgin Islands international swingman Natalie Day (182cm-1990, college: Portland) for new 2023-24 season. It is actually her comeback to Peli Karhut as she has played here before. Day plays this summer at Pollitas de Isabela in Puerto Rican BSNF. In three games just recently she had very impressive stats: 19.7ppg, 9.0rpg and 1.7spg. The last season she played at Peli Karhut in Finnish Korisliiga where in 33 games she recorded also remarkable stats: 19.6ppg, 8.6rpg, 1.8apg and 1.2spg. She helped them to win the Finnish League title and they also made it to the Cup final. Quite impressive season as she was voted Eurobasket.com All-Finnish League Finals MVP and named to All-Imports Team.
Day represented U.S. Virgin Islands at the Panamerican Games in Lima (Peru) four years ago.
She is quite experienced player. Her career allowed her to visit four different continents, while she played in eight different countries. Day tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Latin America, Australia and of course North America. She has played previously professionally in Denmark (Lemvig), France (Limoges), Greece (GS Kronos Agiou Dimitriou), Israel (Hertzliya), Ukraine (Chaika), Finland (Catz Lappeenranta and HyPo), Puerto Rico (Gigantes) and Australia (Pirates).
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others she was also selected Eurobasket.com All-Danish Dameligaen Player of the Year back in 2015.
Day graduated from University of Portland in 2012 and it will be her twelfth (!!!) season as a professional player. She played also for Howard University for one year.



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