Ebony Horton back in the UK with Manchester Met Mystics

By Bradley Gains on October 23, 2020

Image credit: FIBA

Ebony Horton has returned to the UK for the 2020-21 season and joined Manchester Met Mystics in the WBBL.

The former GB Under-20 guard spent last season at New Mexico Junior College and averaged 7.6 points per game having transferred from DI school St Francis Brooklyn College.

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📝 Player Signing Ebony Horton 5'8" Guard Birmingham, 🇬🇧 1st Season #BritishBasketball #WBBL2021 #ThisGirlCan

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Horton previously came through the Charnwood College programme and was the WEABL Defensive Player of the Year in the 2017-18 season.

The 21-year-old averaged 10.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game with GB Under-20s at the European Championships in 2019 and adds depth to the Manchester roster that includes four returnees in Georgia Jones, Dom Allen, Rheanne Bailey and Vanessa Akra.

The Mystics have also brought in American rookie Sophia Song out of UC Davis, where she won four straight Big West Conference titles.

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