After confirming Lebanese duo Serge Hamparsoumian and Michel Jalkh to their squad for the coming season, new BOV Division One side Tigers Basketball have signed US Import Matthew Brown.
Brown, a 6’6 forward, will be joining the team after his time in the East Coast Basketball League (ECBL) with the SC Letitfly Webdogs after his college career in the NCAA Division Two at the Anderson Trojans and earlier with high school team The Spartanburg Day Griffins where he shared the court with now NBA star Zion Williamson.
In August, it was the player himself who announced he would be signing with a Maltese club on his socials, initially mentioning Valletta BC as the team he would be playing for in Malta. However, now the team is confirmed as the Citizens’ partner club as he joins the debutants this coming October.
Valletta trio makes switch to Tigers
Meanwhile, three players have made the switch from Valletta BC to the Tigers this summer. Daniel Massa, Daniele Militello, and Telmanovic ‘Sasha’ Saakian will all be on the books of the debutants for the coming campaign.
Massa had joined the citizens late in the 23/24 season and played just one game under Harry Savaya where he scored four points, and made two assists and another two rebounds in a defeat to Athleta. He now joins his new team in search of a full season in Division One.
Militello and Saakian both started last season at Valletta. While Militello was a fringe player at the Capital club, Saakian played 13 games across all competitions for the side.
The Russian forward averaged six points, 10.3 rebounds, and two assists a game for Valletta and will surely be bringing well-needed experience to the side.
