Live bar December 15, Tianjin men's basketball team announced that the team officially signed Rochester and Burton two foreign aides, the announcement is as follows:
The forerunners recently officially signed with two foreign players, Taylor Rochester and Kenny Burton. The two have joined the team for training, and they will represent the forerunners in the second stage of the CBA game, and the team's combat strength will also be greatly improved.
Tyler Rochester
Nationality: United States
Date of birth: July, 1, 1985
Height: 185cm
Weight: 88 kg
Taylor Rochester, an old friend of Tianjin fans, is known by fans as one of the best foreign players in team history. In the 2018-2019 season, Rochester joined Tianjin for the first time, playing in 45 games, averaging 41.2 minutes per game, and can bomb 33.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 9.1 assists and 1.1 steals. Rochester averaged nearly five three-pointers per game, shooting 45 percent from the field.
During his time with Tianjin, Rochester was the absolute core of the team, with excellent dribbling, projection and tandem team-wide ability. Not only can he score points on his own ability, but more importantly, he can lead the whole team. That season, he was named to the CBA All-Star North Side Stars. In 45 games, Rochester scored 27 games with more than 30 points, 12 with more than 40 points and four with more than 50 points. In an away game against Shanxi, he scored a career-high single-game 57 points. In addition, the most impressive game for fans was on February 28, 2019, Tianjin team away to the North Control team, Rochester hit a super difficult throw 4.5 seconds before the final game, to help Tianjin team complete the kill!
Kenny Burton
Date of birth: May, 12 1991
Height: 188cm
Weight: 86 kg
Kenny Burton, a double defender at the back. Burton has been an absolute mainstay for the NCAA league for the University of Florida, averaging 14 points per game in the first two seasons. In 2013, he participated in the NBA Draft and eventually lost the draft, but he signed for the Los Angeles Lakers for the NBA Summer League. Since then, Burton has successively played in the leagues of Israel, France, Russia, Turkey and other countries.
In 2018, Burton came to China. He first joined the NBL league Hebei Xianglan, during which time he averaged 40 points per game. In the 2018-2019 season, Burton joined the CBA Shenzhen team, playing 46 games for the team, averaging 24.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Burton has a strong shooting ability, while performing well on the defensive end. During his first season with Shenzhen, he shot 44.5 percent from three-point range, shooting four three-pointers in every game. With outstanding performances, Burton returned to Shenzhen again in the 2020-2021 season.
Rochester will wear the original No. 22 shirt, and Burton chose the No. 8 shirt. The two foreign players have been practicing with the team for many days, and it is expected that they and domestic players can bring better results to the team in the next competition.