Defending champion SK Cherkasy Monkeys (Ukrainian Superleague) agreed terms with 22-year old American forward Chris Cokley. The last season Cokley played at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in NCAA in the NCAA where in 32 games he had very impressive stats: 16.9ppg, 8.7rpg and 1.5apg. A very spectacular season in his career as he was named to All-C-USA 1st Team and NABC NCAA D1 All-District 11 1st Team.He just graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham and it is his first season as a pro.Cokley's team won C-USA Regular Season in 2016.