Nizhny Novgorod beat Lokomotiv-Kuban on home court 71-60 to get its 7th straight win in VTB United League. Tarence Kinsey was the top score for the home side with 16 points. Trey Thompkins had double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Taylor Rochestie and Dmitry Khvostov had 11 points each.
BC NN head coach Ainars Bagatskis:
I can't say that we played perfectly today, but even when we forget about the game, the result will still be there. I liked how we started. We were aggressive on offense from the opening minutes. We still aren't able to play consistently and there are a lot of things we need to work on. But it was very nice to win today in such a wonderful environment. Thank you to the fans. We can always hear their support, especially today.
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.
