From opponent to black and white: Bertram acquires former Trento and AEK player Prentiss Hubb
Bertram Derthona Basket has signed a second American player in the small-league division . The Bianconeri club announced the signing of Prentiss Hubb , who returns to Italy after two seasons in Trento and a recent stint at AEK Athens, where he faced Derthona in the Basketball Champions League.
A 190 cm tall, 80 kg play-guard, 26 years old, Hubb is preparing to experience with Derthona the fourth season of his professional career, spent entirely in Europe after leaving Notre Dame college. The new winger of the Lions is coming off a year at AEK in which he reached the semifinal-playoff of the Greek championship lost against Olympiacos Piraeus, eventual winner of the tournament, and the Final Four of the BCL, closed in third place losing the semifinal against the triumphant Malaga.
A player with outstanding skills in shooting from outside and as a passer, the new player of Bertram closed last season with averages of 10.5 points and 4.4 assists with 37.7% shooting from three in the 45 games played between Greece and BCL, the latter competition where he produced 12.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists in almost 26 minutes on average with 41.7% from beyond the arc. The performance shown against Bertram in the first leg of the Top 16 group stands out in particular: 30 points in just over 29', 5/9 from three for a total of 10/14 from the field, 6 rebounds and 3 assists for the success of the Athenians (93-86), who also came within a whisker of victory in the return match in Casale Monferrato thanks to another 18 points from the American.
The season in the Hellenic peninsula followed the Italian adventure with Trento, with whom in 2022/23 he played 32 games between LBA and Coppa Italia at 11.5 points and 4.9 assists in 24.7' per game shooting over 7 three-pointers with 36.3% success rate, adding further experience in European cups with his participation in the Eurocup after the Champions League of his rookie year in Europe with the Germans of MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg.
Prentiss will meet up again in Tortona with two old acquaintances, Paul Biligha, a former teammate in Trento, and assistant coach Andrea Vicenzutto, with him at AEK.
QUOTES: "Prentiss is the player we were looking for. He brings the perfect mix of talent, experience, and toughness that I'm sure will help our team greatly. We're thrilled to welcome him," commented coach Mario Fioretti.
HIS CAREER Born on March 19, 1999, in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, he spent his entire college career at Notre Dame, finishing his four-year stint with the Fighting Irish with a final season of 14.6 points and 5.8 assists, earning him recognition for being named to the ACC All-Time Third Team the year before. His European career began in 2022/23 in the Bundesliga with Ludwigsburg, a club from which teammate Ezra Manjon had also recently joined Derthona. His performances in Germany (15.0 points and 5.6 assists in 30.6 minutes) earned him a call-up to the Serie A team from Trento. He then moved to AEK Athens and began his new career in Italy.
