July 15, 2024
Former Blue Devil Scantlebury Signs to Play in Slovakia
Former Central Connecticut men's basketball standout Nigel Scantlebury signed a professional contract to play for Slavia SPU Nitra in the Slovak Basketball League.
Scantlebury played three seasons at CCSU, appearing in 82 games. He averaged 29.8 minutes per game and scored 10.9 points, 3.6 assists, 3.0 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He finished his career ranked 9th all-time at Central with 293 career assists. As a senior, he ranked second in the NEC in free throw pct. (.857), fourth in assist-turnover ratio (1.6), fifth in assists (3.3) and eighth in steals (1.4).
The SBL is the highest level tier league of men's professional basketball in Slovakia. The league was founded in 1993. The contract is Scantlebury's second professional deal to play overseas.
