Rivers Hoopers add Opong to their roster

Rivers Royal Hoopers (DStv PBL) added to their roster 31-year old Ugandan international swingman Robinson Opong (190cm-95kg-89, college: Rogers State). He played last summer at Saskatchewan in Canadian CEBL. Opong managed to play in three leagues in three countries last year. In 6 CEBL games, he recorded 3.8ppg, 1.2rpg, and 1.0apg. He ended the last season at Estela in Spanish LEB Silver where in three games he averaged 12.3ppg, 3.0rpg, and 1.7spg. But the most of that year Opong spent at City Oilers in the Uganda league. In 6 Africa Basketball League games, he had very impressive stats: 16.5ppg, 5.0rpg, and 1.3apg.

He also represented Uganda at the Afrobasket Championships four years ago. His stats at that event were 3 games: Score-4 (15.3ppg), 5.0rpg, 1.3apg, 1.7spg, FGP: 45.5%, 3PT: 28.6%, FT: 66.7%.

Opong is quite an experienced player. His career allowed him to visit four different continents. Opong tasted life as a pro basketball player in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. He has played previously professionally also in Lebanon (CS Antonine), Spain (Huesca and Avila), and Mozambique (Ferroviario Beira).

The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team made it to the Spanish LEB Silver Play-Off Semifinals in 2018. Opong was also voted Afrobasket.com All-African Champions Cup Honorable Mention back in 2017.

Opong attended Rogers State until 2014 and it will be his eighth season as a professional player.

On Opong: A big guard who can score, shooting well from outside. He's now become a huge three-pointer specialist.