Braian Alexander Angola Rodas (Villanueva, Colombia, 1994) and the Dreamland Gran Canaria join their paths for the next 25/26 campaign, after both parties reached an agreement so that the Colombian escort thus debuts in the Endesa League.
Born in the central Colombian municipality, at 16 he went to the United States thanks to a scholarship to continue his basketball training. Angola enrolled in the Findlay Prep de Nevada, far from his family, and rapidly highlighting for his scoring capacity. There he formed an exterior couple with the base Nigel Williams-Goss.
His good work at the Findlay Prep made him receive offers from several universities of the NCAA D1and ended up opting for Florida State's proposal. There was between 2016 and 2018, averaging in its second and last year 12.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists.
No choice in the draft
In the summer of 2018, and after having defended the Colombian shirt on a professional level, he decides to begin his career. Despite not being chosen in the NBA draft, the 18/19 campaign passed it in its development league, more specifically in the Lakeland Magic. Once the course was finished in American lands, in April 2019 he signed his first European contract, playing for the Belgian Filou.
The 19/20 campaign was brilliant for Angola, averaging 14.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists in the BCL, and consecrating league champion in Belgium. His season did not go unnoticed, and in the summer of 2020 he signed for the party.
After his experience in Belgrade, Angola played in the Ironi Nes Ziona, lifting the Fiba Europe Cup. In addition, he has defended the elastic of Galatasaray, the Pinar Karsiyaka, the Aek Athens, the Hapoel Tel-Aviv, and more recently of Turk Telekom. In his last year, with the Turkish team, he averaged 12.1 points, 5.3 assists and 4.4 rebounds in the league, plus 16.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists in the BKT Eurocup.
Turk Telecom, his latest team
In addition, he signed some outstanding playoffs against Fenerbahce, which would end up being a champion. In that elimination series, Angola averaged 21.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists, being key to putting the Euroleague assembly against the ropes.
Angola has been characterized throughout his career for being a reliable scorer -more than 40% in triples in his last three years in European competition -, With good rebounding capacity and good game reading, capable of overcoming the four average assists in four seasons as a professional. An authentic SUV capable of contributing in all facets of the game, and playing in the three exterior positions, from the base to the eaves.
The escort, 1.98 meters tall, will be put under Jaka Lakovic's orders this next campaign.
