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Former App State guard begins pro career overseas

In his first game for CAB Madeira, former App State basketball guard Michael Almonacy led Clube Amigos do Basquete with 13 points, three rebounds and two assists in a 88-62 loss vs FC Porto, Sept. 24. Almonacy continues his season in his second game vs Ovarense Basquetebol Oct. 1.

Almonacy signed with professional team Clube Amigos do Basquete in the Portugal-Liga, the highest division in Portugal, July 27.

Almonacy, the 2021 Sun Belt Tournament MVP, averaged 11.4 points and three assists per game in 63 games for the Mountaineers; most notably his 32-point Sun Belt Tournament final performance against Georgia State, which sent App State to its first NCAA tournament since 2000.