Zalgiris - Nizhny Novgorod - 97-63
BC NN head coach Ainars Bagatskis:
First of all, congratulations to Zalgiris for the win. I was worried about two things before the game. I wasn't worried about how Zalgiris would play. I was worried about its Euroleague experience and about the pressure here in the gym. Both things I was worried about played against us. We didn't have a bad start in the opening seven-eight minutes, but after that, Zalgiris destroyed us under the rims. They scored more than 60 points without any pressure. We tried to change things defensively, but Zalgiris immediately found open shots and scored. It is sad to say, but Zalgiris was much stronger than we were.
BC NN guard Taylor Rochestie:
Of course, it is frustrating. You know, when you lose, you do not want to lose like this. But at the end of the day, a loss is a loss there if by one or 30, 40 points. So we've just got to show that this was a mistake on our part and that we are not going to take a step down as a team. You know, they are a tough team. It is the first time we played a big team on the road and we must learn from our mistakes.
Nizhny Novgorod landed Sean Denison
BC Nizhny Novgorod signed a one-year deal with Canadian bigman Sean Denison (211 cm, 111 kg, 32 y.o.). Last season he spent in Romanian CSM Oradea, participating in the national championship and Basketball Champions League. From 2011 till 2013 he played in Russian clubs Spartak-Primorye and Ataman.
Nizhny Novgorod terminated the contract with American forward Erik McCree who’d joined the team this august. The decision was made by mutual agreement. At the moment Nizhny is in search of a new player for the vacant place.
BC Nizhny Novgorod signed Erik McCree
BC NN signed a two-year contract with American forward Erik McCree (23 y.o., 203 cm, 102 kg). From 2013 to 2017 he was playing for Louisiana Tech in NCAA. Last season he showed his best statistics averaging 17,7 points, 8,9 rebounds, 1,3 assists in 33 games.
Sterling Gibbs joins BC Nizhny Novgorod
BC NN signed a two-year deal with American point guard Sterling Gibbs (188cm, 84kg, 24 y.o). In his college years he played for Seton Hall Pirates and Connecticut Huskies in NCAA. In 2016-2017 spent his first season overseas as he joined Hungarian team Kormend. He helped the team to semifinals in Hungarian Cup and Hungarian League averaging 14,4 points, 2,1 rebounds, 3,3 assists in 27 games.
