Ben Gregg is sticking around in France.
The former Gonzaga forward announced Friday on Sig Strasbourg’s Instagram account that he plans to return for another season, just over a month after the club was knocked out of the Betclic Elite Playoffs by Joel Ayayi and Paris Basketball.
“I can't thank you guys enough for your support this season,” Gregg shared in the social media post. “I enjoyed my time so much that I want to do it again.
I'm happy to announce that I'll be back next year. Go Sig!”
Gregg, a 6'10 forward, signed his first professional deal with Strasbourg in July of 2025 after five seasons in Spokane. He also appeared for the Boston Celtics in NBA Summer League, even while under contract overseas, and then carved out a real role for Strasbourg as a rookie.
In 24 games, Gregg averaged 8.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 23.4 minutes per game. He knocked down 39.5% of his threes, and his usual mix of rebounding, hustle and energy quickly made him a favorite as Strasbourg finished 17-13, won a play-in game and then fell to No. 2 seed Paris in the playoffs.
Gregg shared the roster with former BYU forward Fousseyni Traore and Santa Clara guard Adama Bal, and he also matched up against a familiar Gonzaga face in Ayayi, plus two future Zags in Nathan De Sousa of Cholet and Juwan Ekanga-Ehawa of JL Bourg.
The Gonzaga-to-Europe pipeline runs both ways. Gregg, who grew up in Clackamas, OR, spent half a decade in Spokane and is now one of several US-born Zags making a living overseas.
Among them: Khalif Battle, who averaged 13 points in 22 games for Trentino in Italy last season, and Rasir Bolton, who put up 13.9 points in 27 games with Napoli in the same league.
Other US-born Zags who played professionally overseas last season included Kyle Wiltjer with Venezia in Italy, Nigel Williams-Goss with Zalgiris in Lithuania, Silas Melson with Oostende in Belgium, Johnathan Williams with London and Geno Crandall with Benfica in Portugal.
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