Basketball: Chuck united with Everton; MERSEY SIDE DERBY FA CUP SPECIAL.Byline: BY KIERAN JOGLEKAR NEWLY-CROWNED BBL Cup The BBL Cup is one of two peripheral competitions operated by the British Basketball League during the regular season, the other being the BBL Trophy (The BBL Cup Winners' Cup is a pre-season competition). winners Everton Tigers The Everton Tigers are a professional basketball team based in the city of Liverpool, in England. Established in 2007 as a start-up franchise of the British Basketball League, the country's elite competition, the Tigers will begin competition from the start of the 2007-08 season. have bolstered their squad with the signing of Chuck Evans as they continue to fight on all fronts. The 37-year-old has extensive European basketball experience and will provide back up for captain Richard Midgley at point guard. The 5' 11" veteran first played in the BBL "Be back later." See digispeak. (chat) BBL - (I will) be back later. for Worcester last season before joining Cheshire Jets The Cheshire Jets, officially BiG Storage Cheshire Jets by sponsorship, is a British professional basketball team based in Chester, Cheshire. Formerly known as the Chester Jets for 2008-2009. He was released last October by the Jets. Evans arrives at Greenbank as the Tigers continue to be in contention for all four BBL competitions. Tigers head coach Tony Garbelotto said: "After a conversation with Tony Dorsey, it became apparent that Chuck was interested in coming back to England to finish his Masters course that he started at Worcester University last year. "We inquired to see if he would be able to continue with his studies as well as fulfilling his playing duties with us. "As soon as this was agreed, I felt it was a no brainer to bring him in as backup for Richard Midgley at point guard." Gary Townsend, chairman of Everton Tigers, added: "We are constantly trying to improve everything we do at the Tigers, both on and off the court. "The signing of Chuck was one of those situations that happened because of us being in the right place at the right time. He will no doubt strengthen our roster and help us with our ever increasing community programme." Evans is a veteran European performer, with a Russian league title at CSKA Moscow and several seasons in Germany's basketball Bundesliga. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he holds dual US/German citizenship and has also had spells in Poland and Spain. Meanwhile Lekan Popoola has been released by the Tigers, Garbelotto confirmed. |
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