naturalization of the forward who played in Benfica in 2015/16, is completed.
At the end of a long wait, Jeremiah Wilson (29 years and 2.05 meters), a forward of American origin and who played in Benfica in 2015/16, is already Portuguese, becoming eligible for the National Team, who will face Cyprus in Sines in a pre-qualifying match for Eurobasket on the 25th. "2021" I'm excited to be an option, "he told THE GAME.
The national team coach Mário Gomes will have more options for the naturalized vacancy - each selection has a right - occupied in recent years by João "Betinho" Gomes and Arnette Hallman. The first is in the Italians of Trento, Serie A finalists in 2016/17, and this season was the player who most often started in the EuroCup campaign (15 out of 16 possible), while the second is in Oliveirense and in the race for be National MVP.
Raven Barber (Benfica) has also started the naturalization process, but should not yet be complete in time for this campaign.
As for Jeremiah Wilson, he made 40 league games for Benfica with averages of 15 points, eight rebounds and 1.4 assists, entering the top 10 of the most valuable, in addition to attending European competitions (FIBA Europe Cup). The acquisition of citizenship began almost two years ago, the now Portuguese-American being played in Italy by Imola, the second tier. After 19 games - is the most used -, Wilson takes averages of 14.2 points and 9.5 rebounds. "Portugal is one of the best countries I have ever played in. I loved it and would like to come back soon," he revealed.
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