Edmonton Stingers Re-Sign Kareem South
A System Administrator • Apr 23, 2021
EDMONTON, AB – The Edmonton Stingers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL)
announced on Friday that the organization has re-signed Guard, Kareem South, for the 2021 season. South joined the Edmonton Stingers in the 2019 Season where he started eight games averaging 11.2 minutes.
"We really like South’s upside and character, “ said Stingers GM and Head Coach Jermaine Small. “As the summer series continued, he got better. With last summer's experience and his desire to improve we're very excited to have him back and see him grow."
Prior to joining the Stingers, South in 134 games (116 starts) averaged 10.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.9 steals per game split between Texas A&M-CC and California. South played four seasons with Texas A&M-CC before transferring to California for the 2019-20 season.
In his 2019-2020 season (California) in 32 games (27 starts), South averaged 8.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1 assist and 0.7 steals per game for the Golden Bears.
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About The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL)
A league created by Canadians for Canadians, the CEBL has the highest percentage of Canadian players of any professional league in the country, with 80% of its current rosters being Canadians. Players come from the NBA G-League, top international leagues, the Canadian National Team program, and top NCAA programs as well as from U SPORTS. The only First Division Professional League partner of Canada Basketball, the CEBL season typically runs from May through August. More information is available at www.cebl.ca.
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