By Colby Wilson
APSU Sports Information
CLARKSVILLE—Austin Peay State University men’s basketball alumni continue to impress on an international level, with several Governors enjoying excellent seasons in 2015-16.
Chief among them is former Governor point guard Derek Wright. Wright, the point guard for Fribourg Olympic of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNBA), led his squad to regular season and tournament titles, earning All-LNA first-team honors and winning Guard of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors. Wright averaged 14.1 points and 5.4 assists for Fribourg, adding 2.3 steals and hitting 49.1 percent from the floor.
Wesley Channels, Wright’s former backcourt mate, is doing well for himself in Hungary. The combo guard averaged 15.7 points and 3.9 assists per game, hitting 40.0 percent from beyond the arc and making a team-high 2.2 three-pointers per game for Egis Kormend; the Governor great led his squad to the FIBA Europe Cup after a third-place finish in Hungary’s A-Division standings.