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LE MANS MOVE FOR GROWTH, OVIE CLAIMS

By on July 24, 2020

Ovie Soko has admitted he quit the BBL for France to avoid stagnation.

The Great Britain forward has signed for Le Mans for next season following a year at London Lions.

However Soko revealed he was not getting “fulfilment out of competing at a level” that challenged him in the British Basketball League, repeating his insistence in a recent appearance on the MVP Cast that only his stints in a GB jersey lifted him up.

“The last international window with ‘GB’ in February was a real eye-opener for me,” he told SkySports.com.

“We went to Montenegro and then we came home to play in front of a great crowd in Newcastle and playing in those two environments sort of re-opened my eyes.

When we came out the tunnel in Montenegro it was a packed stadium and the European fans made it feel like a football crowd inside an arena. Everything about the whole environment just really threw me back into almost the level I had been playing at before.

“My first thought was, ‘oh man, I really missed this’. It almost sent a jolt through my body. Playing against guys that are playing at a high level held me accountable just by their skill levels. And I really enjoyed it. It gave me a real boost. That was a big moment for me this year.”

Listen to the MVP Cast here.


Photo: FIBA

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