{"id":284037,"date":"2022-07-11T20:55:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T18:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=284037"},"modified":"2022-07-11T20:55:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T18:55:55","slug":"joe-thomasson-inks-with-zenit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/joe-thomasson-inks-with-zenit\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Thomasson inks with Zenit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blue-white-blue bought the rights to the American defender from the Spanish club Manresa.\u00a0The contract with the player is for 2 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Javier Pascual, head coach of BC Zenit:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We are delighted to welcome Joe to our team.\u00a0We believe that this player has the ability to play on both sides of the court, and he will help us achieve our goals.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Joe Thomasson, defender of BC Zenit:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I am happy to join the club, this is a great opportunity to play in the VTB United League once again, but with a larger organization.\u00a0Playing under a coach as high as Javi Pascual will bring out the best in me.\u00a0I’m looking forward to meeting my teammates, the coaching staff and of course the amazing fans.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Joe was born in Dayton, Ohio.\u00a0From 2013 to 2015, he played in the NCAA Collegiate League for Wright State College, after which in 2016 he was selected in the second round under the 42nd number of the G-League Draft by the farm club Boston Celtics – Maine Red Cloves.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tomasson is already familiar with Russia.\u00a0In the summer of 2018, the defender signed an agreement with Burevestnik Yaroslavl, where he played only 6 games in the first division of the Super League.\u00a0Interestingly, it was in the composition of the Yaroslavl that Joe first played against Zenit.\u00a0True, it was a friendly match.\u00a0Nevertheless, back then at the SIBUR Arena, the defender scored 20 points for the blue-white-blue.\u00a0At the end of November, the basketball player left Burya and signed with the Polish Start Lublin until the end of the season.\u00a0As a result, he became one of the best scorers in the Polish Championship: 19.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists in 21 matches.<\/span><\/p>\n

The next stop is Zielona Gora.\u00a0Impressive debut in the VTB United League and gold in the Polish championship.\u00a0The season was then interrupted, but Gura was in the playoff zone of the United League.\u00a0In the match against Zenit, Thomasson scored 16 points, and the season averages were 12.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists.<\/span><\/p>\n

After Poland, Joe went to finish the season in Israel, where he spent the next year and a half with Galil Gilboa.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the summer of 2021, Tomasson signed a two-year contract with Manresa.\u00a0At 28, the defender will make his debut in two strong European tournaments – the Spanish DIA League and the FIBA \u200b\u200bChampions League – and again very confidently.\u00a0Manresa improve on their last year’s record and make it to the playoffs of the DIA, where they face future champions Real Madrid.\u00a0There was no sensation, the “red-blacks” lost to the “creamy” 0-2 in the series.\u00a0In both matches, Tomasson spent more than 30 minutes on the floor, scoring 12 and 16 points respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

In May 2022, Joe added Champions League silver medals to his collection.\u00a0Manresa was close to the championship, but still lost in the Spanish final against Tenerife.\u00a0Joe Thomasson had a brilliant season averaging 12.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists.<\/span><\/p>\n

At Zenit, the defender will wear number 32.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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