POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
EuroBasket Pro Pioneers Weekly Update
Courtesy of Eurobasket LLC
We bring you last week's top former Pioneers players who are currently playing in pro basketball.
#1. Experienced Jaraun Burrows (6'8''-F-1985, played in 2004-06, plays pro in France) led Andrezieux to a victory over the third-ranked Tours (6-3) 84-80 in the French NM1 (third division) in Friday night's game.
He was MVP of the game. Burrows scored 18 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in 27 minutes.
Andrezieux Boutheon Loire Sud Basket (5-4) is placed fourth in Group B.
His team will play only one more game in the Second Stage. And that game will be critical.
Burrows has relatively good stats this year 12.5ppg, 5.1rpg, 2.1apg and 1.2spg in 17 games he played so far.
#2. Cameron Brown (6'6''-F-1996, played in 2010-14, plays in Australia). He could not help NW Tasmania Thunder (1-1) to beat Eltham Wildcats (2-0) in the Australian NBL One (second division).
Brown recorded 5 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.
The tenth-placed NW Tasmania Thunder (1-1) was crushed98-72 on the road by the higher-ranked Eltham Wildcats (#4) in the South group.
But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen.
This year Brown averages 4.0ppg, 4.0rpg and 1.5apg.
#3. Jamaal Brantley (6'6''-F-1993, played in 2013-14, currently in New Zealand) contributed to a Franklin Bulls' victory against one of league's weakest teams Giants (0-2) 95-84 in the New Zealand NBL on Saturday night.
Brantley scored 15 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished 7 assists in 23 minutes.
Franklin Bulls (2-1) are placed fourth in the NBL.
But the season just started, so everything may happen.
This year Brantley averages 9.0ppg, 5.7rpg, 4.0apg and 1.7spg in three games.
Worth to mention he played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball.
#4. Chris Johnson (6'4''-G-1991, played in 2010-11, plays pro in the TBL) was the major contributor in a West Virginia Grind's victory against the Huntsville Hurricanes (8-4) 119-114 in the TBL in Saturday night's game.
Johnson recorded 18 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.
The West Virginia Grind has rather weak 1-5 record this season.
It was his team's first victory after five consecutive loses.
But the season is still in its first stage and everything can happen.
Johnson has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages 16.8ppg, 7.2rpg, 1.4apg and 1.2spg.
Other former Volunteer State Community College players, who play in pro basketball:
Adonis Grant (G, played in 2012-16) played for Gulf Coast Lions in the TBL few monts ago
George Stanberry (6'1''-SG, played in 2015-19) played for Trained To Eat in the PBA last year
Aspen Bush (5'11''-SG-1998, played in 2017-18) played for Music City Jazz in the ABA last year
Notice: The list above includes only some of alumni playing currently in pro basketball. Check complete list of Volunteer State Community College basketball alumni.
Jaraun Burrows is last week best Pioneers alumni, who plays professional basketball (Photo: @FosBasket)
