Iran - Mahram replaces Yebra with Vroman !
L'ex NBA al posto di Oscar Yebra
Mahram Basketball Club management decided to make some changes before the 20th Asian Clubs Championship (Jakarta, Indonesia "May 12-20")..
Jackson Vroman will replace Oscar Yebra in the roster of the Iranian Champions in the Asian event...He'll be the 2nd import with Priest Lauderdale
Vroman (born June 6, 1981 in Laguna, California) is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA and played this season with Saba Mehr of Iran, was chosen as MVP of the last West Asian Clubs Championship as he starred in the tournament in scoring, rebounds and assists.
His senior year in high school, he played at Viewmont High School in Bountiful, Utah for coach Emery. After a career at Snow Community College in Ephraim, Utah and Iowa State University, Jackson was a second-round draft pick of the Chicago Bulls in the 2004 NBA Draft. He played for the Phoenix Suns and the New Orleans Hornets/New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, averaging 4.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.
During the 2004-05 NBA season he was part of a trade that saw him and teammates Casey Jacobsen and Maciej Lampe being sent to the Hornets for guard Jim Jackson.
In the 2006/07 season he played for CB Gran Canaria in the Spanish ACB. He began the 2007/08 season with CB Girona before being signed by BC Lietuvos Rytas in February 2008.
His father Brett had a 12-year basketball career and played for the Utah Jazz during the 1980-81 NBA season.