MADRID, July 17 (EUROPA PRESS) –

Valencia Basket announced this Sunday, after midnight, the signing of Canadian shooter Kassius Robertson, once the deadline set by Monbus Obradoiro to match the offer of ‘taronja’, subject to the right of first refusal.

“Valencia Basket has reached an agreement to incorporate Canadian full-back of Jamaican nationality Kassius Robertson (1.90, Canada, 20/04/1994, 29 years old) in its first men’s team for the next two seasons”, indicates the press release of Valence.

The player comes from Monbus Obradoiro, the team he was in last season, where he averaged 17.4 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists for 14.3 credits in rating in the Endesa League , being the top scorer in the entire competition.

Robertson was educated at Canisius College in Buffalo where he spent three seasons competing in the NCAA, his best 16.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 14 kills per game in the 2016 season- 17.

The following season, the last of that span, he completed it at the University of Missouri Athletics, where he averaged 16.3 points, 3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. During the summer he played in the Summer League with the Atlanta Hawks, but his first professional experience came at German Bundesliga side Medi Bayreuth and the following year he would move to Fortitudo Bologna in Italy.

His arrival in Spain went hand in hand with Monbus Obradoiro, with two top seasons thanks to his average of nearly 15 points, 1.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and a PIR of 11 per game. During the 22-23 campaign, he signed for Reggio Emilia in Italy where he only played a few games in Serie A and the Basketball Champions League before returning to Monbus Obradoiro in November.