RIO GRANDE VALLEY – There are currently at least 12 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:
 
Johnny Crnogorac (2017-19) scored 21 points with seven rebounds for the Albury Wodonga Bandits during a 78-73 road loss to the Knox Raiders in the Australian State League (second division). In four games, Crnogorac is averaging 9.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.
 
Luis Valera (2008-10) scored 11 points with five rebounds to lead Guadalajara to a two-point victory over Daimiel in the Spanish EBA (fourth division) on Sunday. Valera is averaging 16.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
 
Terry Winn III (2017-19) scored 18 points with 10 rebounds and three assists as the Tampa Bay Titans fell to the Carolina Coyotes 124-107 on the road in the TBL. Winn is averaging 11.2 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
Isaiah Fontaine (2018-20) played for Raiders Basket in Finnish 1st Division and was selected fifth in the BSN Puerto Rico Draft to play with Mets de Guaynabo
Shaquille Hines (2012-16) plays for DEAC in Hungarian A Division
Janari Joesaar (2014-15) plays for Kalev/Cramo in Estonian KML
Xavier McDaniel Jr. (2016-18) played for Seattle Mountaineers in the ABA last year
Perry Petty (2010-11) plays for Gorgan in Iranian Superleague
Tyson Smith (2018-19) played for Orbi in Georgian A League last year
Lew Stallworth (2015-18) plays for Timisoara in Romanian Liga Nationala
Lauri Toivonen (2011-14) plays for Nokia in Finnish Korisliiga

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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