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La Salle center Tony Washington will play in Europe

The Detroit native signed a contract with a team in the Netherlands.

La Salle's Tony Washington (5) puts the ball up past Saint Joseph's Pierfrancesco Oliva (24) during a game at Hagan Arena on Saturday, March 3, 2018. Saint Joseph's won 78-70. TIM TAI / Staff Photographer
La Salle's Tony Washington (5) puts the ball up past Saint Joseph's Pierfrancesco Oliva (24) during a game at Hagan Arena on Saturday, March 3, 2018. Saint Joseph's won 78-70. TIM TAI / Staff PhotographerRead moreTim Tai

Recent La Salle graduate Tony Washington has found out what a lot of former solid but not spectacular city basketball players have — there's a lot of places in the world to make money playing besides the NBA.

Washington, a 6-foot-10 center from Detroit who averaged 7.7 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting 63.0 percent for the Explorers last season, signed with Basketball Star Weert of the Dutch Basketball League.

"I'm excited for the opportunity to play at the professional level in Holland," Washington said. "It has always been a dream of mine to play pro basketball."