LaMelo Ball and RJ Hampton may have received all the attention while the two played overseas for a season rather than go to college, but they were not the only Americans to do so in the 2019-20 season.
Michigan native Terry Armstrong also elected to play professionally overseas instead of college basketball in America, signing a deal with South East Melbourne Phoenix, which was a new team in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) in 2019-20.
But the 6-foot-6 wing didn’t exactly post big numbers in the 10 games he played in for South East Melbourne throughout their 30-game season, averaging 1.2 points and not even a full rebound, assist or steal a game while only playing 4.6 minutes a night, per RealGM.
Still, Armstrong decided to enter the 2020 NBA draft and has even interviewed with a few teams — including the Brooklyn Nets, per Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers.
SE Melbourne’s Terry Armstrong remains an intriguing draft prospect, one source told @Stockrisers. In addition, the same source told me Armstrong has completed interviews with:
Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs, and the rest: https://t.co/WgCD3uUVxz pic.twitter.com/lGomGRU3Pe
— Jake (@jakeweingarten) October 30, 2020
In addition to Armstrong, the Nets have also spoken to Moravian Prep wing Josh Hall, Maryland big man Jalen Smith, Memphis forward Precious Achiuwa, Stanford guard Tyrell Terry and Kentucky guard Immanuel Quickley.
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