Fiba Europe and Eurobasket are reporting that Ron Lewis has recently signed a one year deal with the reigning Czech Republic Champions CZE Nymburk of the NBL (National Basketball League, Czech). The 25 year old shooting guard from Columbus Brookhaven will be entering his third year as a professional ball player.- After Ohio State, Lewis played for Spotter Leuven in the Belgium League.
-From there he went on to play for Ironi Nahariya in Isreals top league the BSL. Lewis was the league's 4th best scorer and most consistent player for Nahariya. However, Ironi Nahariya was plagued with financial problems all season long, and by mid-season it became clear that many of their players would not return.
Like Je'Kel Foster, Ron Lewis will now have an opportunity to play against a higher level of competition. It can be argued that Isreal's BSL is just as good/competitive as the Czech Republic's domestic league. However, as the reigning Czech Champs, CZE Nymburk automatically qualifies for the Eurocup, the 2nd highest division of European basketball. If you are familiar with the Champions League setup in soccer, this is the same deal. The top domestic club champions are put together in a group to determine the 'champion' of champions. Eurocup is the 2nd class, with the EuroLeague being the highest, Je'Kel Foster will play in the EuroLeague next season.
http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/news/transactions-2009/eurocup-2009-10/i/55588/3695/nymburk-completes-roster-with-lewis (Lewis signs with Nymburk)
http://www.ballineurope.com/european-basketball/euroleague/euroleague-eurocup-eurochallenge-participants-announced/ (Euroleague and Eurocup teams for the 09/10 season announced)
(Ron Lewis Isreal mix coming soon :) )
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