Red Raiders sign Calhoun and Batcho but lose Avery Benson to the transfer portal
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We’ve been asking for some size to be added to the roster, and Mark Adams did just that.
Thursday evening the Red Raiders picked up a commitment from a former top-120 player from the class of 2020 in Arizona transfer Daniel Batcho. He brings much needed help in the size department coming in at 6’11 from France. Batcho is an excellent rebounder and is very athletic for his size. He was also named the MVP of the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament.
Dec 15, 2020 by Euroleague.net Print
Jonas Mattisseck substituting Jayson Granger with 3:17 minutes left in ALBA Berlin s Round 13 win against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul last Thursday may not have seemed like a big deal.
But it was if you re from the German capital.
Mattisseck was joining Maodo Lo, Malte Delow, Niels Giffey and Tim Schneider on the court. All five are natives of Berlin, and to see them fill the court together was a watershed moment.
In this day and age of global basketball, the final 197 seconds of Thursday s victory showed that home-grown talent has a strong place in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.