{"id":478078,"date":"2026-01-09T21:46:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=478078"},"modified":"2026-01-09T21:46:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:46:53","slug":"jl-bourg-strengthen-backcourt-with-veteran-point-guard-will-cherry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/jl-bourg-strengthen-backcourt-with-veteran-point-guard-will-cherry\/","title":{"rendered":"JL Bourg Strengthen Backcourt With Veteran Point Guard Will Cherry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"377\">As the season enters its decisive phase, <strong data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"262\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">JL Bourg<\/span><\/span><\/strong> have added experience to their backcourt by signing veteran point guard <strong data-start=\"335\" data-end=\"376\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Will Cherry<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"603\">The <strong data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"412\">1.87-meter American guard<\/strong> arrives after a productive season with <strong data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"493\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Cocodrilos de Caracas<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, where he made a strong all-around impact, averaging <strong data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"602\">13.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"948\">Cherry brings a truly global r\u00e9sum\u00e9. He was developed at the <strong data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"707\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">University of Montana<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, where he earned recognition as the conference\u2019s Defensive Player of the Year before turning professional. In early 2014, he joined the <strong data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"860\">NBA D-League<\/strong>, continuing to impress with averages of <strong data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"947\">11.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"1238\">His performances led to a brief but valuable NBA stint with the <strong data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1055\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, providing experience at the highest level. He later finished that season in Europe with <strong data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1186\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">\u017dalgiris Kaunas<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, marking the start of an extensive European career.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1240\" data-end=\"1632\">Over the years, Cherry has represented several high-profile clubs, including <strong data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1358\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">ALBA Berlin<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, Gaziantep, Zagreb, and <strong data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1424\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Olympiacos Piraeus<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, earning multiple domestic titles and building a strong reputation across Europe. During the past two seasons, he has also played in Asian and Middle Eastern leagues, once again contributing to team success.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1634\" data-end=\"1912\">Having competed in numerous countries and leagues, Cherry brings adaptability and a deep understanding of different playing styles. With <strong data-start=\"1771\" data-end=\"1783\">JL Bourg<\/strong> recently securing qualification for the postseason, his arrival is seen as a key addition for the final stretch of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1914\" data-end=\"2015\">Cherry is expected to join the team <strong data-start=\"1950\" data-end=\"2014\">next week and remain with the club until the end of February<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2017\" data-end=\"2147\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the season enters its decisive phase, JL Bourg have added experience to their backcourt by signing veteran point guard Will Cherry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":478079,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_spbk_hide_featured":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[237,197],"tags":[],"rumors":[407],"typology":[185],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-478078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-betclic-elite","category-eurocup","rumors-basket-rumors","typology-official"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/Will-Cherry-Bourg.png","digistream_id":0,"digistream":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=478078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/478079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=478078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=478078"},{"taxonomy":"rumors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rumors?post=478078"},{"taxonomy":"typology","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/typology?post=478078"},{"taxonomy":"posizionamento","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posizionamento?post=478078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}