MECHELEN, Belgium – Towson alum Brian Fobbs is returning to the professional ranks, signing with Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen in Belgium for the upcoming 2022-23 season.
 
This past year, Fobbs played his first professional season with the Vilpas Vikings in Finland.  He shot 53.3% from the field and 38.6% from three, averaging 13.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game.  He helped the team to be the Korisliiga runner-up and a berth into the 2021-22 Basketball Champions League.
 
Fobbs played for the Tigers from 2018-20 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.
 
The Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen competes in the BNXT League, combining teams from Belgium and the Netherlands.  The team was the 2021-22 runner-up in the BNXT Belgian Championship.  They play in Mechelen, just 31 miles north of Brussels, the capital of Belgium.
 
Several Tigers who played under coach Pat Skerry have made their mark professionally. Signing contracts since 2020 include Juwan Gray, Dennis Tunstall, Nakye Sanders, Fobbs, Alex Gavrilovic, Zane Martin, Timajh Parker-Rivera, Arnaud William Adala Moto and Brian Starr.  Many other players under Skerry have played professionally: Jerrelle Benimon, Mike Burwell, Marcus Damas, John Davis, Bilal Dixon, Four McGlynn and Mike Morsell.