Basketball
OFFICIALLY. Budivelnik signs American defender
American quarterback Troy Franklin He joined the Ukrainian basketball club “Budivelnik”.
Troy will assist the back line Kiev team, where Budivelnik cannot count on three players at once due to his injury – Sarunas Vasiliauskas, Johnny Berganemeskel and Archie Goodwin.
Franklin started this season in Gliwice, Poland, where he played 22.2 minutes in 5 games. During that time, Troy averaged 9.8 points + 4.4 assists + 1.2 steals per game in the elite Polish league.
The American played for Craiova in the Romanian Championship last season, averaging 12.6 points + 6.5 assists + 1.6 steals + 3.0 rebounds in 26.4 minutes. Franklin previously played in the championships of Turkey, Lithuania, Denmark and Bulgaria.
Note that the contract between the parties is designed for 1 month.
Source: Sport UA
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