Nizhny Novgorod started on a high against one of the Euroleague's top clubs, but couldn't cope with Real's offensive prowess later one. Taylor Rochestie finished with Euroleague career-highs of 23 points and 8 assists for the visitors, and Trey Thompkins had 16 points and 9 rebounds.
Real Madrid - Nizhny Novgorod - 112-83
BC NN head coach Ainars Bagatskis:
It is good to have 28-point quarters like we did today, but that's not worth anything if we are not able to play defense, take care of rebounds, screens and one-on-one situations. We had a good first half, in which we managed to compete, but the game was broken after the break; we did not rebound well and lost control of the game.
BC NN guard Taylor Rochestie:
It was a tough game against a great team like Real Madrid, which played really, really well. We tried to stop them in the first half and managed to do it, but everything changed after that. We can do better and must do it. My individual performance is not important, the only important thing is that my team wins.
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.
