Bruno Fernando in talks with Fenerbahce

Bruno Fernando

Defending champion Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (BSL) in talks to land 26-year old Angolan international 207cm center Bruno Fernando (college: Maryland). He started the season at Toronto Raptors in the NBA. In 17 games he recorded 3.4ppg, 3.0rpg and 1.1apg. The last season season he played at Skyhawks in NBA G League.
In 2019 he was drafted by Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) in second round (34th overall). He graduated from University of Maryland and it is his sixth season in pro basketball.
Fernando has been also a member of the Angolan international program for some years. He has regularly played for the Angolan senior team since 2016 and previously for the Under 19 National Team back in 2017.
Fernando also represented Angola at the FIBA Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament in Valencia (Spain) last year. During this event he scored an average of 12 points per game and had 10 rebounds per game.
He is a very experienced player. Fernando has played also professionally in NBA (Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics and Houston Rockets), NBA G League (Maine Celtics) and NBA Summer League (Boston Celtics).
Among many awards his team made it to the NBA Semifinals in 2021. He was voted to Big Ten All-Defensive Team back in 2019 at his college time.

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