NBLC Rooks: Saint John Riptide Second Edition
The players making their professional debut in the NBL Canada
Bryce Washington
6’6 Forward from New Orleans, Louisiana
Washington was a two-time all-district honouree and 2011 state championship with hometown high school team, St Augustine, and went on to a highly decorated five years with the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns in the NCAA.
In both his junior and senior years he led the conference in field goal percentage and was the only Sun Belt conference player to average a double-double. He ended his NCAA career with two all-district and all-conference honours as well as Louisiana's second all-time rebounder (1102) and the fourth member of his team and Sun Belt player to score both 1000 points and rebounds.
Andrew Holmes
6’3 Guard from Niskayuna, New York
Team MVP of Shaker High School, Holmes went on to play four years in the NCAA Division 3 with the Mount Saint Mary Knights. He started to come into his own in junior year, where he finished in the team's top five in blocks and field goal percentage. The following season he became a starter and posted career-best averages of 8.0 points on 47% from the field as well as 3.6 rebounds per game. He ended his Knights career with 4.3 points and 2.0 rebounds in 94 contests.
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