Looking to 'restore honor', Chung Kwan-jang signs big man Michael Young after missing time in Europe

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Anyang Jeongkwanjang, a men's professional basketball team looking to restore its honor in the new season, has completed the signing of its second foreign player.

On the morning of the 25th, the team announced the signing of Michael Young (30) as a second-option foreign player. Prior to this, the club signed Cady Laren, a KBL veteran, as a one-option foreign player for the 2024-2025 season at the end of June. He then traveled to Las Vegas, USA, to search for a player and chose Young as the second option.

Young, who graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in the United States, has played in the European big leagues, including the French First Division, Israeli First Division, and Turkish First Division. At 6-foot-6, he is considered to be a strong scorer and rebounder. 파워볼사이트 추천 In the 2022-2023 season, he played 55 games as a starter for Kawasaki in Japan's B League, helping the team win the regular season division title. This seems to have helped him adapt to the Asian league and culture.

Most recently, Young was in top form in the Puerto Rico League, where he played in six games and averaged 18.2 points, seven rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game.

“I've heard a lot of good things about the KBL from my teammates,” said Michael Young, ”and I'm looking forward to re-proving my competitiveness in the KBL along with the team's performance. I'm not worried about adjusting to a new league.” With the foreign duo of Caddy Laren and Michael Young, it will be interesting to see if the team can regain the majesty of the 2022-2023 season after last season's failure.

MBC Bae College Basketball Final Rivalry Big Match has been set

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This year's college basketball champion will be the Anam Golden Tigers versus the Sinchon Eagles.

Korea University defeated Kookmin University 58-43 in the quarterfinals of the 40th MBC Bae National University Basketball Jusang Tournament held at the Jusang Indoor Gymnasium on the 25th to advance to the finals. In the other quarterfinal game, Yonsei defeated Chung-Ang University 75-67. The final will be a rivalry game between KU and Yonsei.

KU's offense was led by Lee Dong-geun (14 points, 13 rebounds, 4 blocked shots) and Seok Jun-hwi (13 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals).

KU center Freddy grabbed 18 rebounds, but was held to 12 points on 40 percent shooting from the field as the KU big men defended him. KU also lacked perimeter support, shooting poorly from three-point range (5-of-22, 23%).

In the other quarterfinal, Yonsei held off a late charge from Chung-Ang University, 75-67. Kim Seung-woo scored 20 points, 토토사이트 추천 including four 3-pointers, to earn the honor. Lee Kyu-tae added 14 points and seven rebounds. Lee Yoo-jin added 13 points, six rebounds, and four steals.

The MBC Varsity College Basketball Finals will continue on June 26 at 3 p.m. Korea University holds the all-time title with 13 titles. If KU wins this year, it will be its third consecutive title.

Yonsei is tied for second with 11 titles. Yonsei last won the title in 2021. It will be interesting to see if Yonsei can stop KU's bid for a third straight title.

Curry+LeBron+Zuri and AD and Ant-Man. Why Edwards and not Durant?

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Steph Curry, LeBron James, and Jerry Halladay, Anthony Edwards. And Anthony Davis.

That's the claim for the best five of the USA Dream Team. So claims CBS Sports in the United States.

“If Steph Curry, LeBron James, Jrue Holiday, Anthony Edwards, and Anthony Davis form the starting five, the U.S. Dream Team has the best chance of winning the gold medal,” the outlet wrote on Friday.

There's a reason for this. The U.S. has won five straight exhibition games. They've beaten Canada, Australia, Serbia, South Sudan, and Germany. But they haven't been dominant.

Their performance has been quite shaky. They won a close game against South Sudan and had a 10-point lead at one point in the first half against Germany, only to see the Germans pull away in the third quarter. In both games, LeBron James dominated the game.

That said, the exhibition games certainly highlighted the problems with the starters.

As CBS Sports put it, “The most important area is perimeter defense. You can't have James and Curry carrying the defensive load, which means someone else has to do the defensive work. That's where Jrue Holiday fits in. One of the best defenders in the NBA is Jrue Holiday. He can defend basically every position, and he can shoot the three.

James, Curry, and Jrue Holiday would be great starters. 메이저사이트 Then you have to choose between Anthony Edwards and Jayson Tatum.

The outlet concluded: “Perimeter defense is still key. Stopping the guards will be key in this Olympics, which means Edwards is a better fit than Tatum. Edwards' athleticism and explosiveness will fit in well with a starting lineup that is largely in their 30s.

Joel Embiid started the game in this evaluation, but he doesn't mesh well with LeBron and Curry. Unsurprisingly, the media said Anthony Davis should start. His chemistry with LeBron James would be more solid, and he can handle mismatches better defensively. Anthony Davis is the best mismatch defender.

The publication concluded: 'If Kevin Durant was healthy, he could have been in the starting lineup instead of Edwards. But right now, it makes more sense for him to come off the bench. Durant, who is just starting to practice after recovering from a calf injury, will need a few conditioning sessions, and it wouldn't be ideal to make changes in the middle of the tournament.

'Moon Tae-jong's son' Jareen Stevenson reaffirms her desire to naturalize, "I want to wear the

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The possibility of Jarin Stevenson (19, University of Alabama), the son of 'Tae Jong Moon' Moon, wearing the Korean flag has opened up.

The Korean Basketball Association announced on Friday that “the Association has decided to proceed with a special naturalization process to confirm the intention of Jarin Stevenson 2014 (Jarin
Stevenson, the son of Incheon Asian Games gold medalist Jarin Stevenson 2014, has decided to proceed with a special naturalization process to confirm his intention to naturalize.”

Earlier, KBA Vice President Jung Jae-yong traveled to the U.S. on Thursday along with men's national basketball coach Ahn Jun-ho and Seo Dong-chul. The coaching staff looked at players in the U.S., including Jalyn Stevenson, Lee Hyun-jung, and Yeo Jun-seok.

Stevenson was the only player to announce her intention to play for Korea in 2022 in an interview with OSEN. Two years later, Stevenson met with Korean National Team officials to reaffirm his commitment to pull on a Korean National Team jersey.

National team head coach Ahn Jun-ho met with Moon's family and his eldest son, Jae-lin Stevenson, to share the blueprint for the national team, cautiously discuss special naturalization, 카지노사이트 추천 and after confirming Stevenson's commitment to the Taegeuk Mark, the team agreed to move forward with the special naturalization process.

The Basketball Association met with Lee Hyun-jung and Yeo Jun-seok, who are working hard to reach the NBA, and explained the mid- and long-term plans for the national team. While confirming their commitment to the national team, the two players shared their current situation and future plans.

The KBA conveyed its support and encouragement for the two players' dreams and announced that it will actively support them where it can.

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