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Daniel Orton signs with new team in Japan

Former Kentucky big man Daniel Orton has found a new home in Japan.

After spending last season with Toyama Grouses in Japan’s top-level level league, he is moving to Kumamoto Volters in the nation’s second-level B2 league.

In 10 games last season, he averaged 14.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.

Here are more details form Asia-basket.com:

Kumamoto Volters (B2 League) agreed terms with 30-year old American forward Daniel Orton (209-116kg-90, college: Kentucky). He will still stay in Japan where he played most recently at Toyama Grouses in Japanese B1 League. In 10 games he had 14.