[Official] CheongKwanJang signs top-tier Japanese B.League big man John Mooney... former EASL Best Five member

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Professional basketball team Anyang CheongKwanJang has strengthened its interior presence by signing a foreign player.

CheongKwanJang announced on the 12th that it has signed John Mooney (28, 206cm), a center from the Chiba Jets of Japan's B.League, as a new foreign player to lead the interior for the 2026-2027 season.

A graduate of the University of Notre Dame in the United States, Mooney played through Australia's NBL and has been an undisputed starting center for the prestigious Chiba Jets of Japan's B.League since 2021.

Leveraging his exceptional physicality, post-up skills, and high basketball IQ, Mooney contributed to the Chiba Jets' regular season championship and their EASL (East Asia Super League) title. He is recognized as a proven big man on the Asian basketball stage, having been selected to the EASL "Best Five."

CheongKwanJang stated, "Mooney will remain a vivid memory for Anyang fans. During the 2023-2024 EASL group stage home game against Anyang, he played in a Chiba Jets uniform and recorded an overwhelming double-double with 22 points and 22 rebounds."

CheongKwanJang head coach Yoo Do-hoon shared his thoughts on the signing, saying, "In a revolutionary season where two foreign players will be on the court simultaneously, John Mooney is a resource perfectly optimized for our team's pursuit of rational and solid basketball. If he demonstrates definitive rebounding dominance in the paint, we expect CheongKwanJang's team organization and performance to reach a higher level of completion."

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