Cheshire Phoenix have moved quickly to fill the void left by Gareth Murray’s departure with the signing of 6ft 10ins forward/centre Lester Prosper.
Prosper, 26, who hails from Montserrat in the British Virgin Islands, has plied his trade in the Russian Superleague, Saudi Arabian Premier League, Colombia Liga DirecTV and the Canadian NBL.
He has also gone a few rounds in the US summer leagues, notably taking tips on how to improve his game from Chicago Bulls’ Taj Gibson after impressing the NBA veteran as an opponent and has appeared for Great Britain’s U23 team.
“We are happy to have Lester join our squad on such short notice,” said Nix Head Coach John Coffino.
“Having a big man readily available gives us another body to work with. We expect he will bring a tenacity and toughness to an already improving defence. Lester’s game fits our philosophy with his athleticism and hard work ethic. We are looking forward to his arrival."
While Prosper, a graduate of Old Westbury College, New York, arrives at the Northgate Arena, American Brad Karp has left the Nix following the arrival of Julius Hodge while Croatian Sasa Cuic is also set to depart the club.
“While we had to move quickly to replace Gareth, coach, his team and his network have always had a list of players which, if it were possible, we would have signed up,” said Nix chairman Andrew Donaldson.
“This situation has opened up an opportunity for us to bring in one of those players, Lester Prosper. He is a big strong player who is young and hungry and I think he will quickly become a fan favourite with the Phoenix faithful at the Northgate Arena.”
