Cheshire Phoenix have signed Great Britain guard Teddy Okereafor from Bristol Flyers.
A major if surprisingly coup for the Nix with the playmaker weighing up a return to mainland Europe against remaining in the UK for a second year in a row.
Okereafor, who has had stints in Estonia, Italy and Greece, told MVP recently that many factors would come into his decision.
“I am really excited and grateful for the opportunity to play for the Phoenix next season,” he said. “I am looking forward to linking up with the team and hopefully competing at the top end of the league with the club. Hopefully the fans can return to the games and we can have a great year.”
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BORN and raised in Newham by his mother Natasha Hart MBE, Teddy Okereafor was destined for big things.
Initially, basketball had not been on the agenda for Okereafor. With football being the main sport in Britain, he, like most young boys and girls, would kick a ball around the park with his friends until one day, a trip to the park with his family became a life-changing moment for him.
“Playing football was kind of the norm when I was growing up. But then one day, we went down the park and we just started playing basketball. Some kids joined in and it took off from that moment.”