RIO GRANDE VALLEY – There are currently at least nine players who previously played for the UTRGV men's basketball team actively playing professional basketball. Here is an update on home some of them are doing, courtesy of Eurobasket:
 
Note: This list only includes alumni in leagues that have already started.
 
Luis Valera (2008-10) scored 13 points with seven rebounds and four assists as Guadalajara fell to the Real Madrid Second Team 90-89 on the road in Group B-B of the Spanish EBA. Valera is averaging 14.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
 
Shaquille Hines (2012-16) scored 11 points with four rebounds to lead Debreceni Egyetem to a 102-91 victory over PVSK-Veolia in the Hungarian A Division. Hines is averaging 9.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists in six games.
 
Other former UTRGV players, who play in pro basketball:
Brian Burrell (2006-08) plays for Team Toronto in the Eurobasket S.League
Johnny Crnogorac (2017-19) plays for Inner WB in Australian WARATAH
Isaiah Fontaine (2018-20) signed with Raiders Basket in Finnish 1st Division
Janari Joesaar (2014-15) plays for BAXI Manresa in Spanish Liga Endesa
Perry Petty (2010-11) plays for Gorgan in Iranian Superleague
Lauri Toivonen (2011-14) plays for Nokia in Finnish Korisliiga
Terry Winn III (2017-19) played for Odessa in Ukrainian Superleague

Note: The list above includes only some of the alumni currently playing in pro basketball. For the full list click here.

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