Texas A&M alumnus Tyrece Radford signs first professional contract with an overseas team

After spending July playing for the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Summer League, Tyrece Radford has signed his first professional contract.

After spending July playing for the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Summer League, Texas A&M alumnus Tyrece “Boots” Radford has signed his first professional basketball contract with a team overseas.

On Tuesday, Radford signed with Final Spor Genclik Bursa of the Basketbol Süper Ligi, which is a part of the Turkish Basketball Federation. During his final season in College Station, Boots averaged 16.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists.

While playing for San Antonio, Radford participated in the California Classic held at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. After two games in the Capitol of the Golden State, he spoke exclusively with Aggies Wire.

Among many topics, Boots discussed his discovery that patience is a virtue.

“Going into college as a freshman, everybody wants to play immediately and thinks they’re prepared for it. You have to preach patience because your time is going to come. My time came, I played and I was a starter in college. Now it’s a total reset,” Radford said last month. “My experience in college from a freshman to a senior was to be patient. Now starting over, I can tell myself to be patient, it’s a process. I was talking to coach (Devin Johnson) the other day and it’s just about being patient but staying ready.

“It’s a line, you gotta be patient, try your best to stay ready and whenever your opportunity comes, take full advantage of it. That’s where I’m at mentally.”

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