TOWSON, Md. – Former Towson University men's basketball player Brian Fobbs is headed to the professional ranks, signing with the Vilpas Vikings in Finland for the 2021-22 season.
 
This is Fobbs's first professional season after concluding his Towson career following the 2019-20 year.
 
The Vilpas Vikings are the defending champion in Korisliiga, the top league in Finland.  The team competes in Salo, Finland, in the southwest area of the country.
 
A JUCO First Team All-American at Genesee C.C., Fobbs came to Towson and became the first Towson JUCO player to score over 1,000 points since 1978.  The two-time All-CAA Second Team guard finished with 1,083 points at Towson, starting all 64 games he played in a Black & Gold uniform.
                                   
Several Tigers who played under head coach Pat Skerry have made their mark professionally. Signing contracts since 2020 include Alex Gavrilovic, Zane Martin, Timajh Parker-Rivera, Arnaud William Adala Moto, Brian Starr and Dennis Tunstall.  Many other players under Skerry have played professionally: Jerrelle Benimon, Mike Burwell, Marcus Damas, John Davis, Bilal Dixon, Four McGlynn and Mike Morsell.