RIO GRANDE VALLEY – There are currently at least 13 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:
Terry Winn III (2017-19) scored 17 points with 17 rebounds and five assists to lead the North Adelaide Rockets to a 92-77 victory over the West Adelaide Bearcats in the Australian State League (second division) last Saturday. Winn is averaging 16.0 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game.
Lesley Varner II (2016-20) scored 24 points with seven rebounds and four assists, but UBSC Raiffeisen Graz fell at BC Vienna 84-63 on Wednesday. Varner is averaging 17.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 2.0 steals per game.
Shaquille Hines (2012-16) scored 11 points with five rebounds, but Nishinomiya Storks fell at the Kumamoto Volters 122-110. Hines is averaging 15.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
Johnny Crnogorac (2017-19) scored 11 points with 12 rebounds and two blocks, but the Inner West Bulls fell to the Albury Wodonga Bandits 79-76 last Saturday. Crnogorac is averaging 8.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.5 blocks per game.
Other former UTRGV players, who play in pro basketball:
Julius Allgood (2006-09) plays for Correcaminos de Colon in Panamanian LPB.
Isaiah Fontaine (2018-20) plays for Atleticos de San German in Puerto Rican BSN.
Jordan Jackson (2017-20) plays with Ginásio Clube Figueirense Basketball in Portugal's Proliga.
Janari Joesaar (2014-15) plays for medi Bayreuth in German BBL
Xavier McDaniel Jr. (2016-18) plays for Flint United in The Basketball League.
Perry Petty (2010-11) plays for Gorgan in Iranian Superleague
Lew Stallworth (2015-18) plays for Tskhum-Abkhazeti in the Georgian Super League.
Paul Stoll (2006-08) plays for Hapoel SP Tel Aviv in the Israel-Winner League.
Luis Valera (2008-10) plays for Guadalajara in Spanish EBA
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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