Lucca inks Batabe Zempare

Gesam Gas Le Mura Lucca (Serie A1) agreed terms with 24-year old American (has also Ghanian passport) forward Batabe Zempare (188-94, college: CSU Bakersfield, agency: LBM Management). She played last season at Hainaut in French LFB league. In 27 games she had 9.0ppg, 7.0rpg (#4 in the league) and 1.4apg.
The previous (17-18) season Zempare played at Pallacanestro Vigarano where in 22 games she was fourth best scorer with impressive 17.0ppg and averaged 12.6rpg (leader !!!), 1.1apg and 1.7spg. A very spectacular season in her career as she was named to Eurobasket.com All-Italian A1 2nd Team and League Player of the Week.
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others her team made it to the WAC Tournament Semifinals for three years in a row (between 2014 and 2016).
Zempare has played previously professionally in Bulgaria (Neftochimic) and Finland (Aanekosken).
She attended Cal State - Bakersfield until 2016 and it will be her fourth season as a professional player.

Gesam Gas Le Mura Lucca roster for 2019-2020:

Guards:
Ashley Ravelli
Chucky Jeffery
Alessandra Orsili

Forward:
Batabe Zempare

Center:
Ivana Jakubcova

Coach: Francesco Iurlaro

By Eurobasket Data Center



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