Israeli guard (191 cm, 26 y.o.) signed a contract with our team till June 2016. He last played for the New Orleans Pelicans of the NBA. He also won Israeli League twice (2010, 2013) and it was it's MVP two times (2011, 2013).
Mekel is expected to make his debut for NN on the 1st of March vs Lokomotiv-Kuban in VTB United League.
BC NN head coach Ainars Bagatskis:
- I've know this player for a while now. In summer 2013 we had an agreement that he would move to Budyvelnik, but he obviously chose the NBA. He's an experienced player and a very positive person, which is quite important. It great news that he agreed to sign a deal till the end of the next season. I think the arrival of Mekel symbolizes a new status of our club. They call the biggest European sensation of the past two season, and famous players are not scared to come to Nizhny now. They now we have everything for a basketball player to improve and master his game.
BC NN guard Gal Mekel:
- I'm very excited to come to Nizhny and help this team in Euroleague and VTB league. I know coach Bagatskis very well and this was perhaps the key for this decision. I also heard a lot about NN this season and I'm looking forward to the challenge.
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.
