One of the most successful American players in Strovolos the last many years, Bryant Smith (196-G/F-77, college: Auburn), a worker in the court, good defender, very nice character and a cacheable player will no longer continue his career in Keravnos Strovolou, so after Aleksandar Radojevic (220-C-76, college: Barton County CC), Patrick Lee (187-G-75, college: Va Commonwealth) and Predrag Kosanovic (203-F-76) now was Smith's time change a team, which simply means that the team which won the title for Strovolos team after nearly eight years and was considered to be successful in all the aspects, has already been dismantle to the bone!! It seems that in Strovolos they do not follow the saying 'You dont change a team that wins'....

The American all around player, Bryant Smith agreed terms last night with the Italian team Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia. Smith in his second career in the Cyprus league (first in Apollon Limassol) won the title and a place in the hearts of the Cyprus basketball funs, From Limassol those days and after his magnificent seazon with Apollon got a transfer in the Italian league, this seazon once more Keravnos was his ticket to (once more) the Italian league.

Eurobasket.com, wishes all the best to the new career for one of the best and most solid American players visited the island, ever.

200 prospects looking for an opportunity to be selected in the NBDL draft congregated in Sewanee, GA, outside of Atlanta, to show their skills at the NBDL Pre-Draft camp. The players were broken down into 20 teams with 10 players per team. Each player played about half of each game and all teams played four games. Of the 20 coaches 14 were ex-NBA players. The players participated in front of many NBDL coaches, NBA scouts, agents and representatives from overseas teams. Last year, of the 200 participants, 33 players either earned NBDL contracts or were selected in the NBDL draft. Of those players, 14 received extensive playing time in the NBDL this past season including Ivan Johnson and Michael Cuffie.

While the level of play was good, more emphasis should be placed on more varied participant selection by the camp organizers. Of the 200 players, 130 were guards, about 56 were small forwards and only 14 were power forwards or centers. Some players were clearly overmatched and many players were played out of position since so many point guards attended. A more varied selection of players by skill and size would have made the camp a better experience. That being said, once the players arrived, the camp was run very efficiently.

There were many players who performed very well. In this article, however, we are highlighting who we considered to be the top five players at the camp. We felt the top two players were Jamaal Brown (6'7''-F-83, college: Cal.St. Fullerton), a 6-8 forward from Cal-State Fullerton and Charles Easterling (6'3''-G/F-83), a powerful 6-3 guard who was an IBL All-Star. Brown, a solid 230 pounder is a complete player. He can score from mid-range on in, is an excellent rebounder and is strong enough to guard bigger players. Brown averaged over 17 ppg and 8 rpg as a senior at Fullerton and has overseas experience in the Netherlands and Germany.

Easterling, a legend from Hartford, CT, uses his strong body and driving skills to either score or dish off for teammates baskets. He was the #1 player at a USBA International Showcase camp last year in Oregon against better competition. In this camp he played out of position most of the time but still managed to score in double figures with about 7 rebounds and 4 assists per game in his 20 minutes or so of action. Easterling's team, coached superbly by Robert Pack, won all their games. This is not unexpected as Easterling's team also won all their 6 games at the Oregon camp. He is a player that makes his team better with his variety of skills. He has an NBA type body who can match up defensively against other point guards. This past season Easterling averaged over 25 ppg and 15 rpg with the Boston team of the ABA.

Michael Neal (6'3''-G-84, college: Oklahoma), a 6-3 guard from Oklahoma also impressed us with his solid all around game. Neal played two seasons at Oklahoma and averaged in double figures each year. This past season he played in France and Germany. TeJay Anderson (6'5''-F-81, college: Youngstown St.), a 6-5 small forward from Youngstown State also stood out. He has excellent athleticism and can rebound very well for his size. He has played in Sweden for the past three years where he averaged in double figures in points and rebounds and actually coached his team there also. A player just out of college that surprised us with his excellent play was Ryan Bright (6'6''-F), a 6-6 small forward. Bright just finished up at Sam Houston State where he averaged in double figures his last three seasons. He is a solid rebounder, he averaged 11 rebounds his senior year, and can score well from mid-range on in.

We wish these players and the others who attended this camp good luck in the upcoming NBDL draft.