Nizhny Novgorod rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit to beat AEK Athens 86-79 on Tuesday and secure a berth in the Last 32.
Victor Rudd paced the winners with 15 points, Kaspars Berzins posted 10 points and 11 rebounds and Dimitriy Khvostov dished 8 assists for a Nizhny attack that featured six scorers in double figures. Dimitrios Mavroeidis carried AEK with 21 points on 8 of 11 shooting plus 9 rebounds and Malik Hairston added 13 in defeat. AEK bridged 10 straight points between the first and second quarter to take the lead and went into halftime ahead 44-52. After AEK scored the first two baskets of the second half, Nizhny rallied to tie it by the end of the third quarter and Ivan Strebkov hit some big shots in the fourth as he and Rudd led the hosts to the victory and the Last 32.
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.
