Onuorah to Denmark

[Stainmaster]

Team FOG Naestved inks rookie David Onuorah

Phil Nolan averaged 10 and 5 for the same team two years ago.

Best of luck to Dave.

 

[Horatio]

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[the Q]

How much do kids make over there?

 

[Wordbomar]

How much do kids make over there?

35-40k

 

[Wordbomar]

I’m just happy for the kid. No reason to feel resentful. Dave was what he was at UConn. But it still happened. Glad he found somewhere to continue his career

 

[joober jones]

Where is Phil Nolan now?

 

[UCFan1513]

The man has an undergrad degree from Cornell as well as a grad degree. Surprised he didn't use them to make more than $35-40K

 

[gtcam]

Good Luck David
I'm happy for any UConn affiliated athlete who pursues the dream of making some money playing the sport they love

 

[2north]

And if it doesn’t work out, he has a degree from Cornell and a Masters from UConn, he’ll land on his feet.

 

[UofCT]

I heard Copenhagen is lovely this time of year.

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

Getting paid 40k out of college to play professional basketball with limited basketball ability, and a degree from Cornell in your back pocket is a pretty solid gig.

Hope he succeeds. Denmark looks cool.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

I heard Copenhagen is lovely this time of year.

No doubt and nice enough even during winter, yet Næstved's about 100 miles away.

 

[Mokum]

Denmark is a nice place, Copenhagen a beautiful city. It's expensive, but a single ( I'm assuming he's single) young guy can live comfortable there on 35-40k. I think, not sure, they provide an apartement as well for these guys. He will do fine and have a good time.

 

[the Q]

Denmark is a nice place, Copenhagen a beautiful city. It's expensive, but a single ( I'm assuming he's single) young guy can live comfortable there on 35-40k. I think, not sure, they provide an apartement as well for these guys. He will do fine and have a good time.

Yeah I believe housing is usually covered in these deals.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

, Copenhagen a beautiful city. It's expensive, but a single ( I'm assuming he's single) young guy can live comfortable there on 35-40k.

All good, but David won't live in Copenhagen. On the other hand, $35-40K or so goes further in a town of 50K people 90 minutes away. For expat players, basic housing may be provided & Danish taxes potentially covered by professional teams.

Additionally, Næstved won't provide too many crazy expensive distractions. On the other hand, a young guy away from home could (briefly) get a little lonely. Worse things could happen in Danmark.

 

[businesslawyer]

Good for him, and best of luck. But warning to his new team -- DO is no Phil Nolan. (Now there is something I never thought I would say about anyone.)

 

[ColchVEGAS]

Good for DO. $40k for a 6 month gig and seeing the world does not sound too bad.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

And if it doesn’t work out, he has a degree from Cornell and a Masters from UConn, he’ll land on his feet.

He could probably make more money doing something other than BB. He must love the game .
To bad he didn’t have a good fundamentals coach in 8th grade
He has a great body for the sport and his hands were workable.
He obviously had a great attitude to get as many minutes as he did.
Maybe with hard work he will bloom into a basketball player.

 

[Madmannsucks]

The man has an undergrad degree from Cornell as well as a grad degree. Surprised he didn't use them to make more than $35-40K

It is a short season. Most contract also cover housing and all other expenses. Good opportunity to see the world on someone else's dime.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

The man has an undergrad degree from Cornell as well as a grad degree. Surprised he didn't use them to make more than $35-40K

Really? Maybe he wants to have a good time playing basketball and seeing the world before he settles into the cube. The Ivy network for former athletes is incredible - he'll be able to get any kind of job he wants when he's ready to hang em up.