Former Louisiana Ragin Cajun basketball standout JaKeenan Gant has a goal of reaching the NBA.
While he hasn t succeeded in that endeavor yet, he has spent the last few years in the NBA G-League Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers.
Now, he ll be traveling north of the border to play hoops, as he recently inked a deal with the Saskatchewan Rattlers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.
The CEBL was founded in 2017, and contains 7 teams.
Saskatchewan won the CEBL championship in 2019, but finished in last in 2020.
Gant, a two-time All-Sun Belt Conference First Team selection in his final two years of collegiate eligibility for Louisiana, earned the 2018-2019 Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year honor while with the Ragin Cajuns.
The Saskatchewan Rattlers, member club of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), are excited to announce the signing of import forward JaKeenan Gant, ahead of the 2021 CEBL season. This will . . .
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Brosseau breaks up Manaea s no-hitter: Sean Manaea s bid to throw MLB s second no-hitter of the night and fifth of the season on Friday was broken up by Mike Brosseau. The Oakland southpaw had thrown seven no-hit innings before the Tampa Bay hitter, who specializes against left-handed pitching, laced a double to lead off the eighth inning. Brosseau came in to score and tie the game 1-1 on Mike Zunino s hit. The former Andrean teammates add the latest chapter to their storied careers. ESPN reporter Jeff Passan told The Times he hadn t heard of a hitter breaking up a pitcher s no-hitter, having both attended the same high school, but Passan pondered it potentially could have happened early in a game previously. Oakland went on to win the game 2-1 on a walk-off home run by Seth Brown. Manaea went 7 1/3 innings, giving up two hits, one earned run, one walk and striking out 10. Brosseau was 1 for 3 with the double and run scored.
Alize Johnson solidifies his goal of belonging in the NBA
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It’s been quite the journey for Alize Johnson, who continues to shine for the Nets.
Johnson has played his four collegiate years at Frank Phillips and Missouri State before becoming a journeyman in the NBA, splitting his three-year career between the Indiana Pacers and their G League affiliate the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and the Toronto Raptors G League affiliate the Raptors 905 before joining the Nets. The journey, as it does with every player, speaks for itself but Johnson wants and has always wanted more. Now, with the Nets, he’s getting that chance through skills of course but also through sheer will. continues He wants everyone to know he belongs in the NBA.
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