Justin Tuoyo Basketball Strengthens | Sporting Clube de Portugal official website
27 year old North American pole
Justin Tuoyo, 2.08 meters, is the latest signing for the Sporting Clube de Portugal basketball team. The 27-year-old American center arrives in Alvalade for reinforcements such as Luís Magalhães, from Maccabi Hod Hashar, where he averaged 13.1 points, 6.9 rebounds in season and 1.4 assists in 14 matches played in this integrated league match.
At the time of his presentation, with Leão on his chest, Justin Tuoyo spoke for the first time as a basketball player for Sporting CP.
“I feel very good, I know that I arrive at an excellent Club, with passionate fans and a great city. adding: “I had very good references about Sporting CP, who compete at a very high level, we are in the Europeans and they are the current National Champions”.
Excited about coming to Alvalade, the new green and white pole also arrived with very clear objectives for the current season: “I only think about winning, that’s what makes the difference, so I want to give everything in that direction”. After having trained for the time under Luís Magalhães, Justin Tuoyon had a “good working session” and received the reception he received from his new teammates and the first time they were “very well received”, received.
On the field, the experienced 2.08-meter American defines himself as a “defensive and team player”, considering himself “very aggressive in the indoor game and, above all, one more to make a good dressing room”.
At 27, he already has a long curriculum and experiences in the most diverse clubs and on different continents. In college basketball, it started out by standing out from the United States of America, the new green and white post represents the VCU Rams Chattanooga Mocs, ending its run with averages of 9.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 0.8 assists in more than a hundred games played. .
During that period, he was named South Conference Defender of the Year in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and was also selected for several teams of the year in the same conference. In 2017, Justin Tuoyo was even available for the NBA Draft, but he would follow his career elsewhere.
Before arriving in Alvaladertona from the heirs of Maccabi Hasharon, he represented BC Körethona Basket/Bertram Torthona Basket (Italy), PGE Spojnia Derthona (Argentina), PGE Spojnia o Qatar SC (Qatar) and the Lions of Geneva (Switzerland) .
“I’m now waiting for Sportinguistas. I know the Club has a long history and I’m just thinking about getting started.”