The American's contract with our club has expired and he signed a deal with the Euroleague champions.
Trey came to our clubs last summer in order to revive his career after almost 2 years of abscence. He then became one of the top bigs of the season in Euroleague, averaging 14.5 points + 8.1 rebounds. Thompkins also helped our team to reach VTB Untied League semis, averaging 15.8 points + 7.5 rebounds.
We want to thank Trey for his impact in the past season's wins and wish him good luck in his career.
Trey Thompkins:
- I started thinking about all the great people I met and the great memories I made this past season. I learned a lot about the Russian culture and made some long lasting relationships. Thank you to my teammates, my coaches, the management and the city of Nizhny for the love.
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.
