Gettys Playing Pro Ball in the UK

[bigmatt718]

Just signed there.

 

[RU-Choppin-Ohio]

 

[Knights 1212]

Congrats to CJ. I hope he does very well.

 

[gigantor1024]

Anyone on this board been to a basketball game in the UK? I really would like to know if they have chants as good as they do in football (soccer)?

 

[BigEastPhil]

I thought he was going to be playing in Finland.....or so I thought I had heard......well both countries end in "land".....Congrats to CJ...great kid and very intelligent as well...

 

[RAA-1]

Congrats to CJ.

1024 - Not been to a British basketball game but have attended rugby matches and they chant like they do for soccer. Cheshire is close to Manchester so that area has some really solid sports fans.

 

[gringo]

Anyone on this board been to a basketball game in the UK? I really would like to know if they have chants as good as they do in football (soccer)?

According to their website they don't have games. They have matches and fixtures.

http://cheshirephoenix.com/

 

[SOSHU]

Best of luck to CJ. May his dreams come true.

 

[e5fdny]

Guess we all have a favorite club in the BBL now

 

[RBNY87]

Anyone on this board been to a basketball game in the UK? I really would like to know if they have chants as good as they do in football (soccer)?

It is pretty minor sport there. It is a good first job for Getty's. An easy place to transition Hopefully, he moves up to a higher league each season.

 

[higgins3]

Gettys!

Best of luck to my fellow Knight.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

His salary (in $ terms) went down 1.7% today.

Congrats to CJ

 

[srru86]

Congrats

 

[RUinFla]

Will have to find a site to follow his exploits. The one site I liked for overseas basketball went from free to premium prices a few years back.
TL

 

[bowlgoal]

How much in salary does a player make there? You

 

[RBNY87]

How much in salary does a player make there? You

I think an educated guess is 40 to 45K free housing and possibly a limited meal plan (5 dinners per week). These guys get paid untaxed money. So it is good deal for entry level job.

 

[bowlgoal]

Thanks

 

[TMCB]

Were going to miss him, had limitations vs B10 but a good player and class act.

 

[MADHAT1]

How much in salary does a player make there? You

Found this article from 2015 that addresses BBL players salaries:
>”They are lurching from pay cheque to pay cheque on an average salary of just £7,000.”<
( that would be around $8,900 )

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/othe...ketball-League-doubt-Basketball-England-chaos

 

[mrslate]

Great young man. I wish him nothing but the best.

 

[gigantor1024]

Looks like CJ is still very welcome at the Rac. He was at practice today helping out with some of the Bigs drills according to Snapchat

 

[higgins3]

Looks like CJ is still very welcome at the Rac. He was at practice today helping out with some of the Bigs drills according to Snapchat

I am sure the program has an open door policy to pretty much any Knight. Especially recent ones. CJ was terrific for the program.All the best to GETTYS.