TvB formalizes the arrival of the 28-year-old long ex Merlins, Bilbao and Cholet The draw for the preliminary rounds of the European cup tomorrow
the new purchase
And here it is on time the formalization of the signing of Aaron Jones, one of the two foreigners that Treviso Basket decided to place near the basket next season. He signed an annual contract. Jones is a native of the deep south of the States: born in Toscaloosa (Alabama) on July 26, 1993, 2.06, 104 kg, he was a partner of DeWayne “Weezy” Russell, his great friend, two years ago in the basketball Bundesliga with the Crailsheim Merlins: given the reference it is legitimate to expect those pick and roll that we saw in the last season between the little guy and Mekowulu. For Aaron not a great ball treatment, shooting from outside so-so, averages in the free range certainly need to be improved, but he has the right structure to bring to De ‘Longhi great physicality, athleticism, intimidation and above all experience, quality this year even better accepted. than usual, since he played last season in the Champions League, the Cup that TvB will play, with the shirts of Cholet and Bilbao.
Raised at Gautier High School in Mississippi, Jones wore the jersey of the Ole Miss Rebels of the University of Mississippi from 2011 to 2015. His first season as a professional was dated 2015/16, in Germany in Cologne, immediately putting himself in the spotlight with over 11 points and 7 rebounds in the second German league. In the following years he continued to grow first in Bulgaria at the BC Beroe Stars Zagora in 2016-17 (12.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks), then in Finland with Salon Vilpas, leading the team with 15.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks: second place in the championship. It is the turn of Greece, in Crete, with Kings from Rethymno (6.5 points and 5.5 rebounds), before returning to Germany again. In the summer of 2019 he signed with the Merlins of Crailsheim, where he shares the parquet with Russell and gets 11.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists, also collecting 1.7 steals and over 1 block per game. Last season he played in Bilbao in the Liga ACB and at the beginning of the season he finally moved to Cholet, in France, with which he had the opportunity to gain his first international experience playing the Champions League, obtaining 7.6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block and 1.4 assists per game.
He was missing only the Italian championship: for Jones it is time for the definitive leap in quality; as characteristics he is used to playing on top of the iron, physically explosive, defensive intimidator, pick and roll attacker as a “finalizer” in the area, with a shot from outside in full evolution and the full-blown understanding already refined with Weezy. Meanwhile, tomorrow in Mies, near Geneva, the draw for the groups concerning the preliminary phase of the Champions Cup will take place, at the end of which 4 teams (out of 24) will be added to the 28 already sure to participate. To get to know what fate has reserved for TvB, the ds Andrea Gracis will be present on site. –
Silvano Focarelli