EuroBasket Pro Texans Weekly Update

EuroBasket Pro Texans Weekly Update


Courtesy of Sports I.T. Solutions / Eurobasket.com

We bring you last week's top former Texans players who are currently playing in pro basketball.


   #1. Stanton Kidd (6'8''-F-92, played in 2011-12, plays pro in Turkey) could not help Darussafaka (14-4) in their game last Sunday. Despite his very good performance Darussafaka was defeated 87-72 in a derby game by the leading Fenerbahce. Kidd was the second best scorer with 15 points in 20 minutes. The Regular Season already ended. Kidd has relatively good stats this season 10.1ppg and 3.8rpg.

   #2. Yanick Moreira (6'11''-C-91, played in 2011-12, plays in Italy) contributed to a Virtus Bologna's victory against the seventh-ranked Dolomiti En. TR (16-12) 74-69 in the Italian Serie A in Sunday night's game. Moreira recorded 8 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Virtus Segafredo Bologna (14-15) is placed 11th in the Serie A. His team will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And that game will be critical. This year Moreira averages 8.4ppg and 6.2rpg in 14 games he played so far.

   #3. Ryan Martin (6'9''-F-91, played in 2013-14, currently in Denmark) led Bakken to a victory over the seventh-ranked Horsens IC (3-11) 91-86 in the Danish BasketLigaen last Thursday. He was MVP of the game. Martin recorded 15 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in a mere 16 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only his third season in pro basketball. Bakken Bears (22-2) is placed first in ProA group. It's Martin's first year with the team. Martin has relatively good stats this season 12.8ppg, 5.4rpg and 1.4apg. He has also British citizenship.

   #4. Mike Karena (6'10''-C-93, played in 2013-14, plays pro in New Zealand) was the main contributor in a Canterbury Rams' victory against the closely-ranked Hawks (3-2) 89-81 in the New Zealand NBL on Thursday night. Karena was MVP of the game. He recorded 23 points; not bad, considering it's only Karena's third season in pro basketball. It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Canterbury Rams (3-2) are placed third in the NBL. But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen. Karena has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages 19.0ppg, 4.0rpg and 2.2apg in five games.

   #5. Tramar Sutherland (6'3''-G-89, played in 2008-10, plays in Canada) helped Kitchener-Waterloo Titans win their game against the St. John's Edge (21-19) 97-86 in the NBLCanada in Sunday night's game. Sutherland recorded 16 points and blocked 2 shots in 23 minutes. The Kitchener-Waterloo Titans have 19-21 record this season. This year Sutherland averages 10.0ppg, 4.2rpg, 1.2apg and 1.1spg.

   #6. Nick Okorie (6'1''-G-88, played in 2006-08, currently in Brazil) helped UniFacisa win their game against the closely-ranked Cerrado crushing them 99-76 in the Brazilian Liga Ouro (second division) last Thursday. He scored 13 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and dished 6 assists. Okorie has very impressive stats this year 15.8ppg, 2.4rpg and 2.7apg in nine games.


Other former South Plains College players, who play in pro basketball:

David Kadiri (6'7''-F-95, played in 2014-15) plays for Sloboda Uzice in Serbian KLS
Che Bob (6'6''-G-97, played in 2015-16) plays for Minas Belo Horizonte in Brazilian NBB
Guilherme Teichmann (6'9''-PF-83) plays for Corinthians in Brazilian NBB
Jordan Brangers (6'2''-G-95) plays for Eisbaeren Bremerhaven in German BBL
Anthony Walker (6'9''-F-93, played in 2011-12) plays for Stockton Kings in the NBA G League
Markhuri Sanders-Frison (6'8''-C-88, played in 2008-09) plays for Hitachi SunRockers Tokyo-Shibuya in Japanese B League
Corey Spence (5'9''-PG-92, played in 2011-12) plays for Atlas Ferzol in Lebanese LBL
Emmanuel Omogbo (6'8''-F-95, played in 2013-15) plays for Elitzur Kiryat Ata in Israeli National League
Malcolm Miller (6'7''-G-91, played in 2010-12) plays for Formosa Dreamers in Taiwanese ASEAN League
Eian Davis (6'1''-G-90, played in 2009-10) played for South Adelaide Panthers in Australian Premier League few monts ago
David Tairu (6'2''-G-86, played in 2007-09) plays for Texas Cyclones in the UBA
Luis David Montero (6'8''-SG-93) plays for GUG in Dominican Rep. Santiago League
Jermaine Bolden (5'10''-PG-86, played in 2006-07) plays for Cutie Ovals Ojays in Antiguan ABBA
Pedro Farina (6'7''-PF-92) plays for Barcellona in Italian Serie C
Andre Horne (6'4''-F, played in 2014-15) played for Team Treviso in the Eurobasket S.League last year
Deonte Hearns (6'7''-F, played in 2014-15) played for Miss-Lou Warriors in the NABL last year
Deshaunt Walker (5'11''-PG-91, played in 2011-12) plays for Cape Breton Highlanders in the NBL Canada
Brandon Neel (6'4''-G-92, played in 2013-15) played for Team Boston in the Eurobasket S.League last year
Andre Spight (6'3''-G-95, played in 2013-15) plays for Wisconsin Herd in the NBA G League
Jonathan Hall (6'5''-G-86, played in 2006-08) plays for Kinwa in Bolivian Libobasquet
BillyDee Williams (6'6''-SF-93, played in 2013-14) played for Murgiabasket in Italian Serie C last year
Deontae North (6'4''-G-96, played in 2015-16) plays for MBG in Georgian A League

Notice: The list above includes only some of the South Plains College alumni playing currently in pro basketball. Check COMPLETE LIST.

Stanton Kidd (Turkey) (Photo: @darussafaka)

Yanick Moreira (Italy) (Photo: @paokbasketb)

Ryan Martin (Denmark) (Photo: @bakkenbears)