Reggie Upshaw completes core of Telenet Giants Antwerp
Telenet Giants Antwerp released its last foreign transfer with Reggie Upshaw. Last season, the 27-year-old and 2m01 American power forward played for the Ukrainian Budivelnyk Kyiv and the German Mitteldeutscher BC. There he averaged 12 points and 7 rebounds per game. The selection of the new Croatian coach Ivica Skelin is immediately complete.
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After Royce Hamm, Quentin Goodin, Mo Williams and Arik Smith, Telenet Giants Antwerp attracted a fifth American cover. “Reggie is a versatile and energetic player. He can steer his teammates well on the field and is strong in the rebound. The American also has a lot of European playing experience. He has already played in Spain (BC Andorra), Italy (Reggio Emilia) and Israel (Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Tel Aviv). In the previous campaign he played for the Ukrainian Budivelnyk Kyiv and the German Mitteldeutscher BC. There he was good for an average of 12 points and 7 rebounds per game”, according to the press release of Telenet Giants Antwerp.
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In addition to the five new ones, the Antwerp club strengthened itself with Young Lion Vincent Van Cleemput (20 years old, 1m98) who comes from second division team Oxaco. The core of the new Croatian coach Ivica Skelin (including ex-Leuven Bears, Pepinster, Groningen and Den Bosche) also counts five Belgians staying with Jean-Marc Mwema, Roby Rogiers, Thijs De Ridder, Seppe D’Espallier and Quinten Smout. The twelfth place is filled by a player from the talented second division Antwerp Giants Two.
The first official match for Telenet Giants Antwerp is the qualifying round of the FIBA Europe Cup (27-30 September). The first competition match in the BNXT League is on Friday 7 October in the Lotto Arena and against Leuven Bears.