Benson Egemonye to La Banda

Benson EgemonyeBenson Egemonye (207 cm, Niagara´09) will play in South America this season after signing for Ciclista Olimpico de La Banda (Argentina, LigaA). It will be the first time the Nigerian has played in Latin America as he has spent his professional career in Europe and China. Last season the center played for Soproni in the Hungarian A-Division where he played thirty games and averaged 13.9 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.

During the 2011/2012 season Benson Egemonye played eighteen games in the Chinese CBA for Zhaozhou. Over those appearances the 30-year old averaged impressively with 22.8 points and 15.4 rebounds. The player has also spent time playing in Belgium and Turkey.

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