RIO GRANDE VALLEY – There are currently at least 15 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:
 
Lesley Varner Jr. (2016-20) scored 19 points with seven rebounds to lead UBSC Raiffeisen Graz to a 92-83 victory over the Raiffeisen Flyers Wels the Austrian BSL on Saturday. Varner is averaging 17.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game.
 
Shaquille Hines (2012-16) Scored 17 points with five rebounds as Nishinomiya Storks fell at Fukuoka Rizing 92-81. Hines is averaging 11.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 17 games.
 
Luis Valera (2008-10) scored six points as Guadalajara fell to Rivas 89-78 in the Spanish EBA (fourth division). Valera is averaging 9.4 points and 4.3 rebounds in eight games.
 
Other former UTRGV players, who play in pro basketball:
Julius Allgood (2006-09) plays for Correcaminos de Colon in Panamanian LPB
Johnny Crnogorac (2017-19) plays for Albury Wodonga Bandits in the Australian NBL1 South.
Isaiah Fontaine (2018-20) plays for Atleticos de San German in Puerto Rican BSN.
Jordan Jackson (2017-20) signed with Ginásio Clube Figueirense Basketball in Portugal's Proliga.
Janari Joesaar (2014-15) plays for medi Bayreuth in the German BBL
Xavier McDaniel Jr. (2016-18) plays for Seattle Mountaineers in the ABA.
Perry Petty (2010-11) plays for Gorgan in Iranian Superleague
Tyson Smith (2018-19) plays for Arena-Orbi Tbilisi in the Georgian A League.
Luis Stallworth (2015-18) plays for Musel Pikes in the Luxembourg LBBL.
Paul Stoll (2006-08) plays for Fuerza Regia de Monterrey of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional.
Lauri Toivonen (2011-14) plays for Nokia in the Finnish Korisliiga.
Terry Winn III (2017-19) plays for Musel Pikes in Luxembourg LBBL

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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