The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Tribune Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

Dominick Bridgewater is set to return to France’s NM2 League for a second stint with Sapela Basket 13.

A member of the FOS-Sur-Mer Byers of the Pro B League, the team placed Bridgewater on loan to Sapela Basket 13 last offseason when he made his NM2 League debut.

He averaged 16.7 points and 10.4 assists per game with three double double in four games. The first Bahamian to sign a professional basketball contract straight out of high school, Bridgewater spent his first season as a member of the club’s Epoirs (Junior League – U21). In 28 games, he averaged 15.7 points, 4.1 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game.

After a promising start to his second season in the U21 ranks, was made eligible to the A roster with a call up to participate in the LNB Pro B Leaders Cup. At the time of his call up, Bridgewater dominated the NM3 league at 23.7 points and 7.5 assists per game.

Following his stint with Sapela, Bridgewater joined the Byers’ Pro B roster for a brief call-up for the first time in his career. He appeared in three games in limited minutes and made his debut with four points and three assists.

Domnick Bridgewater’s season in France’s NM3 League came to an early end due to COVID-19, but he received the call-up for another promotion in the For-Sur-Mer Provence basketball system.

Also in French basketball, veteran forward Jaraun “Kino” Burrows made his debut with St. Thomas Basket Le Havre Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1) League.

Burrows scored 19 in a 105 - 83 preseason win over Rueil AC. Burrows followed with 10 in a 76-71 loss to Rouen MB.

Last season, Burrows completed his second stint with the FOS Provence-Basket Byers of the LNB Pro B League. In 11 games, he averaged 6.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game en route to the Byers claiming the league championship and receiving a promotion to JEEP Elite Pro A for the second time in club history.

Prior to his time with the Byers, Burrows was with another LNB Pro B club, Aix-Maurienne Savoie. In 22 games with the club, he averaged 13.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. He was also named League Player of the Week twice.

Burrows first signed with the Byers in April 2017 for a late-season playoff run. In 12 games, he averaged 10.7 points, four rebounds and three assists in just over 25 minutes per game and the team reached the Pro B semifinals. In 2018, in his first full season with the club, Burrows averaged 13.9 points on 61.5 percent shooting from the field and 5.1 rebounds in just over 25 minutes per game. He helped the club to a French LNB Pro B title and was granted promotion to Pro A for the first time in club history.

The 6’8”, 220-pound veteran forward’s career has also included stops in Sweden, Finland, Eastern Europe and South America.