Devon Hall: I am enjoying playing with these guys, we are just trying to get better

Devon Hall played 87 minutes in Olimpia’s first three EuroLeague games, most on the team and most for a rookie over the entire competition (trailed by John Brown, Isaiah Canaan, Daryl Macon and Elie Okobo). But the minutes have been earned through his actions: Hall went in double figures in all three games, the 15 points that he scored against Maccabi were his all-time record and from three he is shooting 47.1 percent. Since he is left-handed, he can also scores a lot with his right hand, when he drives The two two-point field goals scored on Maccabi’s penetration were both made with the right hand, including the one that led to a three-point play at the end of the second quarter. “I think it is most important that we finished the game out well, with a win. So it is good, something to build on, and learn from our mistakes here. I think we are learning each other, trying to figure out where each other get their spots on the floor. I think we are starting to figure it out. I am enjoying playing with these guys on both ends of the floor. We are just trying to get better each and every day and I think we are doing a really good job about it,” Hall said.

The next challenge will be the most difficult. The three Efes guards are top-tier players, including last season’s MVP, Vasilije Micic, and the single-game most points record holder, Shane Larkin (49), as well as Rodrigue Beaubois, who played four years in Dallas before returning to Europe. “It will be a new challenge [in Round 4 game against Efes]. We have a couple of days to prepare for it, so we are looking forward to it, take one day at a time and prepare for it.”

HIS CAREER – Devon Hall grew up in Virginia Beach, attended Cape Henry Collegiate High School and later spent four years at Virginia University where he improved dramatically in his senior year when he averaged 11.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, and shot 44.3 percent from three-point range for a team ranked at number 1 nationally. On January 14, 2018, he scored a career-high 25 points against North Carolina State. In 2018, he was named to the All-ACC second team. After averaging 17.3 points per game, at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, he was selected with the number 53 of the NBA draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder. His rookie season was spent in Australia with the Cairns Taipans. During the 2019/20 season he played at Oklahoma City with a two-way contract that included two stints with the Oklahoma City Blue. In 2020/21 he played in Bamberg. He finished his BCL campaign averaging 12.4 points per game, in the Germany league he averaged 14.1 points per game and went 39.9 percent from three-point range. He also averaged 3.9 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game.