Saskatoon, Sask. – The Saskatchewan Rattlers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Tuesday that they have signed American wing Quenton DeCosey to their roster. DeCosey played four seasons with Temple University, where Head Coach Dean Demopoulos coached for 17 years. The six-foot five New Jersey-native will replace Anthony Mathis in the American roster spot. DeCosey is coming off a successful season in Hungary.

“He finished a really strong season in Europe and became available to us” said Rattler General Manager Barry Rawlyk “He has a proven track record wherever he has played. His experience., poise, and toughness will instantly impact our roster. Quenton is a very personable and well-spoken guy, and will definitely be a player Rattlers fans will enjoy”

During his professional career, DeCosey has played with 11 professional teams in the NBA Summer League, NBA G League, Italy, Greece, Poland, and Hungary. He has a career average of 11.0 points, 1.6 assists, 3.9 rebounds, and 24.7 minutes in 172 professional games.

DeCosey made his professional debut playing in the NBA Summer League for the San Antonio Spurs ahead of the 2016-17 season. He played four games averaging 4.5 points, 0.5 assists, 1.3 rebounds, and 13.1 minutes. He went on to play in Legadue Gold League in Italy for the 2016-17 season, where he played with Universo De’Longhi and Pallacanestro Teate. Between the two rosters, he played 25 games averaging 9.4 points, 1.5 assists, 4.4 rebounds, and 24.7 minutes. He joined ASA Koroivos in HEBA A1 in Greece for the 2017-18 season where he averaged 13.0 points, 1.5 assists, 5.5 rebounds, and 28.5 minutes over 26 games. He set a career-high of 16 rebounds on January 13^th. For the 2018-19 season, DeCosey tried out for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA G League. He played eight games with the Red Claws averaging 4.6 points, 1.1 assists, 2.4 rebounds, and 9.5 minutes. The Salt Lake City Stars added him to their roster for eight games, where he averaged 5.1 points, 1.4 assists, 1.8 rebounds, and 16.9 minutes. DeCosey returned to playing his next three seasons in Europe playing with teams in Greece, Hungary, and Poland. He averaged 12.0 points, 1.7 assists, 3.7 rebounds, and 25.3 minutes over 64 games; on April 9^th 2022, he set his career-high of 31 points. DeCosey finished the 2022-23 season with Alba Fehervar in NBIA in Hungary. He averaged 12.3 points, 1.6 assists, 3.7 rebounds, and 27.0 minutes in 37 games. The team finished with second place finish and a 26-11 record.

Prior to his professional career, DeCosey attended St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, New Jersey. He led St. Joseph to their first state championship in 2012 alongside Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves. DeCosey committed to Temple University in 2012. During his four-year collegiate career, DeCosey averaged 11.7 points, 2.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds, and 27.7 minutes in 129 games for the Temple University Owls. As a freshman, he played in 28 games and the team made an appearance in NCAA March Madness with an exit in the second round. In his senior season, he led the entire conference with total points (526). DeCosey was a unanimous selection to the 2015-16 AAC First Team, and also named to the Philadelphia Big 5 First Team and NABA All-District First Team. Temple claimed an AAC first place finish in his senior season and an overtime loss in the first round of NCAA March Madness.

“I am very happy to join the Rattlers” said DeCosey “Super excited to play for a great organization with great fans and culture”

The Rattlers will play their next game on Wednesday June 28^th 2023 against the Montreal Alliance at the Verdun Auditorium, the game will be broadcasted live on TSN.