Worthing Thunder have agreed terms with a second American ahead of the EBL season.

The new arrival is 6ft 8ins, 18st power forward Teon Knox, who arrives in this country early next week.

Knox comes from Baltimore and celebrates his 24th birthday next Friday.

He produced impressive performances at Pikeville College in Kentucky, where coach Randy McCoy described him as a mobile, athletic big man with perimeter skills to the arc, quick and agile, excellent interior post footwork and strong, physical skills to finish in the post.

Thunder will partner him in the front court with fellow American and team captain Gaylon Moore, who is back at the club for a fifth season.

There could be another new arrival in 6ft 5ins forward Steve Parillon, a British passport holder from the Virgin Islands, who was released by Scottish Rocks recently and showed up well in a friendly at home to Thames Valley Tigers last night.

Worthing are understood to be keen to offer him a deal if finances permit.

Their line-up last night included Steve Gayle, Daniel Hildreth, James Brame, Sam Mead, Okolie Ugbana and David Butterworth, all back from last season, along with Steve McQueen from Brighton Cougars and Jon Bailey.

Inspired by Gayles quicksilver skills, Thunder stayed with their higher-league opponents for much of the evening before going down 111-88.

The contest was watched by several Brighton Bears players, getting a first look at the Thames Valley side against whom they open their British League title defence on Saturday, October 9.

Much of what they saw was predictable, with fit-again point guard Nick Moore a constant threat and Josiah James producing some athletic plays close to the hoop.

Josh Murray, an American forward who starred in Iceland last year, sank a couple of threes and looked a decent signing for Tigers.

Thunder open their season at home to Kingston next Saturday in the National Trophy (8pm).