The US center, born in 1995, played in Kosovo. Now for him a more competitive championship. “Excited to play here”
UDINE. Ready to dominate the painted. Brandon Walters, the new American center of the Apu Old Wild West, has already settled in Friuli and shows off all his ambition. The Tennessee pivot was officially presented during a video conference on the Juventus social channels, with assistant coach Carlo Finetti in the role of translator.
Walters was introduced by the technical director Alberto Martelossi, who illustrated the reasons that led the Udine club to focus on the player: «There were three factors that led us to this choice.
The first is that we wanted a man in the area, because we think that our game, especially in Serie A2, can benefit greatly. Boniciolli believes in it a lot and even last year the facts proved it. The second concept was to find a player who still has the desire to improve. Walters is the right age, he is not inexperienced but not even at the end of his career.
The third factor is to dominate a lot of rebounds and a lot of balls. Last year we “scouted” many players, and then closed the roster with Nana Foulland. This year at the second-third choice we fell in love with Brandon’s qualities ».
A love immediately reciprocated, according to the words and enthusiasm of Walters. The center born in 1995 already seemed at ease and told the reasons that led him to say yes to APU: “The Italian clubs have an important history, I felt that coming to play here could be a step forward for my career. Experience in Kosovo? It was very important, I reached the goal which was to become a dominant center in the league ».
Walters also spoke of his impact with the Udine environment: «The teammates are really smart and work hard. Here in Udine there is great energy. The hope, on a personal level, is that this will be my best season overseas ». To those who ask him what his main characteristics are, on and off the pitch, Walters replies as follows: «I am a pivot with a great presence in the area, I like to run, take rebounds and finish the action. In everyday life I am a sunny and smiling person, dedicated to my work ».
Final on the team’s seasonal goal: «I’m here to help the team go all the way in the play-offs and win. Udine is an ambitious team and for me this is a great stimulus ». A curiosity: at the end of the presentation, the assistant coach Finetti underlined the qualities of Walters also from the line. It would be an upgrade for the Apu, recalling Foulland’s struggles from the bezel.