River Lions Announce Seven Players Signed to Player Options with Intent to Return in 2020
RIVER LIONS ANNOUNCE SEVEN PLAYERS SIGNED TO PLAYER OPTIONS WITH INTENT TO RETURN IN 2020
St. Catharines, ON – The Niagara River Lions professional basketball club officially announced that seven members of the 2019 active roster have signed Player Option Letters declaring mutual intent to return to the club in 2020. The Player Option gives the River Lions until March 1, 2020 to sign the below players to a 2020 Canadian Elite Basketball League Standard Player Contract without any other CEBL Club interference.
| # |
Position |
Height |
Hometown |
School |
|
| 2 |
Trae Bell Haynes |
Guard |
6’2 |
Toronto, Ontario |
University of Vermont |
| 3 |
Alex Johnson |
Guard |
5’10 |
Toronto, Ontario |
North Carolina State University |
| 4 |
Dorian Pinson |
Guard |
6’5 |
Greenville, South Carolina |
Lincoln Memorial University |
| 8 |
Ryan Anderson |
Guard |
6’4 |
Seattle, Washington |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| 15 |
Sam Muldrow |
Forward |
6’10 |
Florence, South Carolina |
University of South Carolina |
| 21 |
Nem Mitrovic |
SG/SF |
6’6 |
Toronto, Ontario |
University of Portland |
| 33 |
Guillaume Boucard |
Forward |
6’6 |
Montreal, Quebec |
Carleton University |
Notable inclusions are CEBL Canadian of the Year, Guillaume Payen-Boucard, CEBL Defensive Player of the Year, Sam Muldrow, CEBL 2nd Team All Star, Trae Bell-Haynes, and the CEBL leader in three pointers made per game, Ryan Anderson.
“Today’s announcement speaks to the high-quality program Coach Victor Raso put together this past season. His goal was for Niagara to be the preeminent destination for Canadian professional basketball players to develop their game and further their career, and with a CEBL high of seven players who intend to return, he did just that,” said team President Jeffrey Sotiriou. “It also shows that our players know we have some unfinished business to take care of.”
All other players who did not sign a Player Option letter have officially become free agents and are eligible to sign with any CEBL club, including the River Lions once free agency opens next year.
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Media Contact:
Michelle Biskup, Director of Operations