Basketball
Andre Berry, who little by little is important in the Aranzana team, maintains friendship with Pau’s brother since his time at Girona
The last one arrived and was the first to attract attention, due to his size and height. He is wide, measures 2.02 meters in height and plays in the position of power forward. His name is Andre Berry, he was born 26 years ago in West Hempstead (New York), he has a Jamaican passport and is one of the players called to make a difference this season at FC Cartagena CB, on his return to the professional category of LEB Plata .
Berry is the steamroller in the Palacio de Deportes, but previously he stepped on the floor of the great pavilions of world basketball. Like for example the Barclays Center of the Brooklin Nets, when for three years he played in the university championship, with NBA players, in Rhode Island. Until after that stage he did not disembark in Spain. He was signed by Basketball Girona de LEB Oro.
The president of that club is Marc Gasol, who on several occasions went down to the field to train with his players. In fact, he has just confirmed that he will play this course at Girona. Berry hallucinated during the days he had Marc Gasol by his side. The years passed and the American, who until last season played in the Finnish league, retains a friendship with Pau’s brother to this day. Both usually exchange messages and Marc himself wrote to Berry to congratulate him on his return to Spain with the ‘Cebé’ Cartagena.
Berry came in mid-August from the Finnish UU-Korihait past his sweet spot of weight. He quickly put himself in the hands of the physical trainer, does a lot of exercise in the gym and follows a nutritional plan put in place in the rest of the sections of Efesé. The result is that the Albinegro power forward, who lives in the Plaza de España and walks to the Palace every day, has already lost ten kilos.
The American shows in his performance. Now he averages almost 20 minutes of play per game (at the beginning there were 12), he has gained agility in the rebounds (his record is in the 7 of Menorca) and little by little he begins to contribute with an average of almost 8 points. Marc Gasol’s friend is already beginning to be a differential with the Aranzana team. The ‘Cebé’ is fifth classified and will play again this Sunday, at 12.00 at the Palace, against Alginet.
Only the coach has a contract for next season
No player from the current squad of ‘Cebé’ Cartagena has a contract for next season. This was decided from the beginning by the board of directors, which has neither included clauses for automatic renewal by matches nor does it consider activating negotiations until reaching the final stretch or the conclusion of the season. Therefore, the only person who has a guaranteed future at the club beyond 2022 is coach Gustavo Aranzana. The Valladolid signed a contract until 2023 with the option of being extended for another year.
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