in a best-of-five series. Southeast Asia Deguara headed to Asia for the first time in his career, where he signed with Malaysian NBL side Farmcochem, winning the Malaysia Pro League title in his only season with the club, scoring 24 points and 24 rebounds in the championship game against the KL Dragons. Shortly after his stint in Malaysia, Deguara was signed by another Southeast Asian club, PEA, of Thailand. In January 2018, Deguara was signed by another Thai club and ASEAN Basketball League side Mono Vampire, where he replaced Reggie Johnson, who left the team due to personal reasons. Deguara returned to the Southeast Asian league with San Miguel Alab Pilipinas, replacing Adrian Forbes as the team's third import. Taiwan On March 21, 2022, Deguara signed with the TaiwanBeer HeroBears of the T1 League. On August 9, 2022, Deguara signed with the Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League. National team career Deguara is the tallest player on the Malta national basketball team, and has been in the national set-up since he was 14. Deguara was also part of the Malta national team that won the Division C of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship on home soil in 2009, where he averaged 27.2 points and 23.8 rebounds per game. Deguara also played for the medal-winning teams of Malta that took part in the 2010, 2012 and 2014 European Championships for Small Countries, winning bronze, another bronze and silver medals, respectively, in these events. In 2018, he helped Malta to win the tournament and achieved the MVP title. He accomplished this all while not starting a single game in the tournament. Playing style Despite his imposing stature and immense size, he is considered a good rebounder and an effective passer from the post. Personal life Deguara wears US size 24 (43 cm) shoes (size 60 EU). Deguara is multilingual, speaking Italian, English, and Maltese fluently. References Living people 1991 births Centers (basketball) Eastern Sports Club basketball players Maltese expatriates in Italy Maltese expatriates in Thailand Maltese expatriates in the United States Maltese men's basketball players Naturalised citizens of Italy Niagara River Lions players San Miguel Alab Pilipinas players Italian expatriate basketball people in the Philippines Maltese expatriate basketball people in the Philippines Expatriate basketball people in Taiwan Italian expatriate sportspeople in Taiwan Taipei Fubon Braves players TaiwanBeer HeroBears players T1 League imports Tainan TSG GhostHawks players P. League+ imports