{"id":349,"date":"2022-09-05T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkbasketball.club\/?p=349"},"modified":"2022-10-06T16:35:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T15:35:49","slug":"american-dante-langley-joins-the-breakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkbasketball.club\/2022\/09\/05\/american-dante-langley-joins-the-breakers\/","title":{"rendered":"American Dante Langley joins the Breakers!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>MK Breakers are delighted to announce the signing of Michael New Jr!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MK Breakers are pleased to announce American guard Dante Langley as the club\u2019s first international player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mkbasketball.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/305353831_544789400783698_7476506458365963005_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-350 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mkbasketball.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/305353831_544789400783698_7476506458365963005_n.jpg 540w, https:\/\/mkbasketball.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/305353831_544789400783698_7476506458365963005_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkbasketball.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/305353831_544789400783698_7476506458365963005_n-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 540px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 540\/540;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Langley, who hails from Schuylerville, New York is familiar with the United Kingdom having played at Durham University in the North East last season, whilst earning his Master\u2019s Degree in Business Management. Langley led Durham University in scoring as the team finished runners up in the British Universities &amp; Colleges Sport Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to attending Durham, Langley was a standout player at SUNY Potsdam in New York state, earning all-SUNY Athletic Conference honours in his last two season with the Potsdam Bears, averaging 14.8 points and 5 rebounds per game as a senior. For his career, Langley amassed 1094 points for an average of 11.8 points per game.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Langley, who has secured a job at Mercedes Benz in Milton Keynes added \u201cI\u2019m very grateful for the opportunity to play for the MK Breakers this year and be a part of a program with such a good foundation and community. I\u2019m going to make the most of this opportunity and we have an exciting season ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe are delighted to have a player of Dante\u2019s ability to play for the Breakers this season. Having seen how he performed for Durham last season, I have seen first-hand the quality he possesses and I\u2019m excited to see the impact he has on our team this season.\u201d<\/p><cite>General Manager Josh Merrington on Langley\u2019s signing<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>MK Breakers Head Coach Billy Beddow added &#8220;Dante is an exciting and dynamic player. I&#8217;m really pleased he&#8217;s playing for the Breakers. A proven scorer in college, he will bring a lot to the team this season. 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