Yudai Baba is Southern Hemisphere-bound, but he hasn¡¯t abandoned his North American aspirations.
One day after the announcement that he had signed with the Melbourne United of Australia¡¯s National Basketball League, Baba expressed excitement Monday about his new challenge playing in another foreign league this upcoming season.
¡°I¡¯m happy to have signed with Melbourne United,¡± Baba said in English before switching to Japanese for the remainder of a news conference at the Japan Basketball Association office. ¡°I¡¯m excited to be part of this team and looking forward to playing in Australia.¡±
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