Kendrick Ray loaned to Le Mans

The young guard will join the French club of the LNB Pro A for the rest of the season and then he will rejoin Maccabi. Deni Avdija will join the EuroLeague roster

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Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv and Le Mans have reached an agreement according to which Kendrick Ray (25, 1.88m) will join the French club on loan for the rest of the season. Maccabi signed Ray on a two year deal during the summer of 2018. The 25 year old is set to return to Maccabi for the 2019/20 season.

The Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club wishes Kendrick the best of luck with the reigning French champs where he will continue to develop. Various players that wore the yellow jersey such as David Blu and Hussein Beshok have also played in Le Mans, where Ray will meet another Maccabi ex: Richard Hendrix.

“I want to thank Maccabi and I wish my friends, coaches, staff and fans”, said Kendrick Ray to the official website of the club. “I’ll be back, Yalla Maccabi” he added. 

The loan of Ray to Le Mans trims the Maccabi roster to 13 and from now on Deni Avdija is expected to be registered to the EuroLeague games regularly. 

Kendrick joined Maccabi after a stellar season in Nymburk where ended the season with MVP honors. He was also selected to the All Champions League second team. Ray also played for the Utah Jazz in the summer league. Earlier this week Kendrick became a father to twins, Mazal Tov.

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