Taiwo Badmus stays in Spain, moves to Coruna
Taiwo Badmus will return to Spain for the 2020-21 season after signing with LEB Gold side Coruna, it was recently announced.
The London-born Ireland international has spent the past two seasons with Marin, helping the team to promotion in the 2018-19 campaign as MVP in the playoffs in his first year as a pro.
Badmus averaged 12.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in LEB Gold – Spain’s second tier – last season with his side avoiding relegation due to the coronavirus pandemic halting the season, despite being in last place with just four wins from 24.
Buenos días #FamiliaNaranja 😊
Nuestro jugador @BasketballerGuy tiene un mensaje para vosotr@s 🤗
Can't wait to see you on the court!! #VamosLeymaCoruña 🔥💪🏼🧡 pic.twitter.com/0jSn8DeylJ
— Leyma Básquet Coruña (@basquetcoruna) July 13, 2020
The 26-year-old forward helped Ireland to a bronze medal at the 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries with a spot on the All-Tournament Team after averaging 14.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.
Coruna had a 16-8 record in LEB Gold last season as they finished in third spot, just outside the promotion places to Liga ACB, with Ashley Hamilton on the roster.
Do you like our work?
We have a tiny favour to ask. In 2018 we set out to make Hoopsfix sustainable by building our relationship directly with our readers. Up until now, Hoopsfix has been creating editorials, videos and podcasts to provide sorely missing coverage of the British game and its distinct culture and community.
We have funded Hoopsfix with our freelance work creating basketball media, but sadly that means not only does it fall behind our client’s priorities, but some of those clients are the same organisations we need to report objectively on putting us in a conflicted position.
We want to devote more time to our mission of helping British basketball reach its potential, and produce even more content for the basketball community by making Hoopsfix a sustainable 100% independent business funded directly by our readers through Patreon.
If everyone who enjoys our content chose to support us, our future would be much more secure. For as little as $3 per month, you can support Hoopsfix – and it only takes a minute.
We are tremendously honoured and humbled to have a community of people who value what we do, and we look forward to being at the forefront of the British game as it continues to evolve.
0 comments