From Falcon to the World: Lathaniel Bastian Embraces the Journey of Professional Basketball

By: Brandon Warr, Athletics Communication Specialist For former UT Permian Basin men’s basketball player Lathaniel Bastian 24′, the path to professional basketball has taken him across continents, through different basketball systems and into new cultures. Now 27 years old, the Bahamas native is beginning his third professional season and continuing to build a career that has already taken him from France to Argentina to Brazil and onto the international stage with the Bahamas Senior National Team. Most recently, Bastian signed with Brasilia Basquete, which plays in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), the top professional men’s basketball league in Brazil, adding…