Ex-Wolf Pack basketball star D.J. Fenner signs with team based in Africa

Former Nevada basketball standout D.J. Fenner with go on his occupation with a Spanish crew dependent on the continent of Africa.

The wing participant who was a critical member of the Wolf Pack from 2013-17 most just lately performed with Immortal Basket Club in Portugal soon after a prevent in Serbia. Fenner will play for Melilla Activity Cash in the town of Melilla, which is a Spanish autonomous city situated on the northwest coast of Africa. It shares a border with Morocco and is instantly south of Spain, divided by the Alboran Sea.

Melilla Sport Money plays in Liga Española de Baloncesto, which is in the second division of the Spanish basketball league technique. There are 18 groups in the league with Melilla currently being the only workforce to perform every season in the league considering that it was launched in 1996. Melilla concluded runner-up in 2015-16.

“I am content to be capable to perform (with) a group like Melilla Sport Capital,” Fenner said in a Google-translated message on the club’s site. “It has usually been a goal for me to be able to perform in Spain, and I am grateful to be equipped to do so at Melilla Sport Cash this period. I believe this is the commencing of a entertaining and successful time.

“I am a scorer with the potential to enjoy in numerous positions as nicely as how to defend on the full exterior line.”

In Portugal previous year, Fenner averaged 20.4 factors, 4.4 rebounds, 2.3 helps and 1.4 steals per recreation. He manufactured 44.9 percent of his shots, which include 39.4 p.c from 3. Fenner mentioned he desires to keep on to strengthen his all-around recreation.

“Individually, I want to improve in rebounding, assists and steals,” Fenner explained. “I know I can rating, as I confirmed past year. This year, I want to demonstrate a additional entire video game, not only as a scorer, but as a participant who can add other issues.”

Fenner stated a single of the matters that drew him to the club was the team’s mentor, Arturo Álvarez.

“I think that both of us have quickly recognized each and every other pertaining to the aims that each individual of us want for this time,” Fenner stated. “He can aid me boost and I can do the very same to accomplish success. Without the need of a question, Arturo made my final decision to indicator for the crew considerably less difficult. I am prepared to believe the position that the coach tells me. He is the first chief.”

All through his Nevada occupation, Fenner averaged 10 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists for each game. He scored a vocation-greatest 13.7 details per activity in his junior and senior seasons, hitting 45.1 percent of his photographs and 43.5 per cent of his threes as a senior when he was named second-team All-Mountain West by the coaches and 3rd-group All-MW by the media.

Fenner scored a job-superior 37 factors all through a home earn in excess of UNLV in his senior season. He built 12-of-15 photographs, including 5-of-6 from a few. It is really the most details a Wolf Pack participant has at any time scored versus the rival Rebels. Fenner helped Nevada acquire the MW regular-period and event titles in 2017 although finding the Wolf Pack to its initial NCAA Event given that 2007.

The Seattle native ranks in the prime 15 in software background with 1,345 occupation details. He joins previous teammate Jordan Caroline overseas as Caroline not long ago signed with an Italian team.