Andreas Kapoulas’ Bristol Flyers have began the week with a brand new signing by saying the arrival of Brad Greene from the Kapfenberg Bulls forward of the 2023/24 British Basketball League and European North Basketball League campaigns.
The 6’11” American heart joins the Flyers for a yr, having averaged 16.3 factors and 11.4 rebounds per sport within the Austrian Basketball Superliga final season. Greene led each Austrian BSL and the Alpe Adria Cup in rebounds final yr and completed with double-doubles in 22 of his 36 league appearances.
Talking about his resolution to hitch the Flyers, Greene mentioned:
“It positively looks like a step in my profession. With the success the group had final yr and the addition of European competitors, it was actually thrilling to signal with the membership. Clearly there’s something good taking place at Bristol so I am wanting ahead to being part of it.
“The coach expects me to return and battle. He talked about that protection is among the key features of the group and the way we go into our assault and that is what I like. I really feel like my sport is strictly what he needs so I simply have to return in, work laborious and present what I can do.
Greene spent the length of his faculty profession at UC Irvine, the place he was named the 2021 Large West Defensive Participant of the 12 months, after main the convention in blocked photographs per sport (1.9).
He posted a profession common of 6.2 factors and 5.4 boards per sport over a four-year stint with the Anteaters and was ninth among the many program’s all-time leaders in profession rebounds (694).
He then signed his first skilled contract in 2021 with Uni Baskets Paderborn within the German Professional-A, the place he averaged 12.2 factors and seven.7 rebounds per evening.
Flyers head coach Andreas Kapoulas mentioned:
“Brad is an actual pressure within the paint. He’s a bodily and expert submit participant with nice rebounding instincts and can give our group a commanding presence within the paint. His skilled expertise in Germany and Austria will likely be vital for our group.
“Final season he had robust performances towards golf equipment from international locations equivalent to Romania, Croatia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic and that European expertise may even be precious for our group.
“Brad is a tough working group participant who matches our fashion of play and we’re delighted to welcome him on board.”
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