Taron Downey will be a Krzysztof Szubarga’s partner at the playmaker position. 29-year-old American, although he is not well-known in Poland, has got a lot of experience gained in the NCAA and some European countries: the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
Taron Downey will be a Krzysztof Szubarga’s partner at the playmaker position. 29-year-old American, although he is not well-known in Poland, has got a lot of experience gained in the NCAA and some European countries: the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
Taron Downey is a player molded in specific circumstances in the academic team Wake Forest. He played there with two current NBA stars Josh Howard and Chris Paul so his whole effort was being devoted to use his teammates’ potential. Thanks to that lesson, right now he is able to function in any time he wants.
In Poland Downey is supposed to show his talents of controlling the pace of the game which is an effect of some experience he has already gained. Moreover, American player is very self-possessed and extremely quick and he can make use of these two features.
Last two seasons he spent in French ProB, where he played for Hermine Nantes Atlantique. He moved there from Eiffel Towers Den Bosch, a Dutch team with whom he achieved Dutch Cup and turned out to be a Dutch Championship runner-up. Besides, he participated in European EuroChallenge Cup. Last season he averaged 14,8 ppg. and 5,7 apg.
- After Marcin Nowakowski’s departure we needed an experienced guard so this is why we have decided to hire a guy who had played in many European countries and furthermore, he had gained only positive notices. Two years ago he averaged almost eight assists per game so it means he in focused on finding his teammates on good positions – said Emir Mutapcic, the head coach of Anwil.
Downey has signed a deal till the end of the current season. He is going to make a debut against Trefl in Sopot.