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EuroBasket Pro Rams Weekly Update
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Every week we bring you a list of the top former Rams players who continue their career in pro basketball.
#1. Branden Jenkins (6'5''-G/F-1994, played in 2016-18, plays pro in Croatia) led Dubrovnik to an easy victory against the third-ranked KK Cedevita Junior Zagreb (20-10) crushing them 90-70 in the Croatian Premijer Liga in Saturday night's game.
Jenkins scored 13 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 21 minutes.
KK Dubrovnik (8-22) is placed second from the bottom (#11) in the Premijer Liga.
There are only four games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
Jenkins has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages 15.4ppg, 2.4rpg and 1.6apg in eight games he played so far.
Worth to mention he played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball.
#2. Joe Cook-Green (6'1''-G-1997, played in 2018-20, plays in Australia) led Perth Redbacks to a victory over the 11th-ranked Hawks (1-2) 79-67 in the Australian NBL One (second division) last Thursday.
He was MVP of the game. Cook-Green recorded 23 points.
Perth Redbacks (2-1) are placed seventh in West group.
But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen.
It's Cook-Green's first year with the team.
This season he has very high stats. Cook-Green averages 22.7ppg, 3.0rpg, 2.7apg and 1.3spg.
#3. Micale Mee (6'6''-G-2000, played in 2022-24, currently in Australia) contributed to a Eastern Mavericks' victory against the sixth-ranked Noarlunga City Southern Tigers (2-2) 83-79 in the Australian NBL One (second division) on Saturday night.
He scored 7 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 30 minutes.
Eastern Mavericks (1-3) are placed ninth in Central group.
But the season just started, so everything may happen.
This year Mee averages 3.8ppg, 4.0rpg and 1.5apg in four games.
#4. Lamine Komara (6'7''-F-2000, played in 2021-23, plays pro in the TBL) could not help the Reading Rebels (1-12) in their last game on Saturday. Despite Komara's good performance the Reading Rebels (#6) were defeated 111-99 on the road by the Virginia Valley Vipers.
He scored 14 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.
This season Komara has very high stats. He averages 15.6ppg, 4.7rpg, 1.7apg, 1.1bpg and 1.1spg.
He attended previously one of camps at Eurobasket Summer League on his way to pro basketball.
Other former Texas Wesleyan University players, who play in pro basketball:
Najeal Young (6'5''-G-1994, played in 2016-17) played for Cimarrones del Choco in Colombian Liga WPlay few monts ago
Samuel Smith (6'5''-G-1996, played in 2017-19) plays for Canterbury Rams in New Zealand NBL
Diing Lual (6'8''-G-1994, played in 2018-19) played for Central District Lions in Australian NBL One last year
Vydal Bradford (6'5''-G, played in 2020-22) played for Jena ScCity 2 in German Regionalliga last year
Robert Brown (6'8''-F-1998, played in 2022-23) played for Team Chicago in the Eurobasket S.League last year
Naiel Smith (6'4''-G-1993, played in 2016-17) played for Team Takeover in the MBL last year
Kristian Lafayette (6'10''-F, played in 2021-24) plays for Rousset in French NM2
Eric Frederick (6'8''-F-1989, played in 2011-12) played for Hanoi Buffaloes in Vietnamese VBA last year
Amar Tiganj (6'3''-G-2000, played in 2020-21) played for IUS in Bosnia and Herzegovina A1 Liga last year
Ousmane Ndim (7'0''-C-1999, played in 2021-23) played for Enid Outlaws in the TBL last year
Dallas Jones (6'5''-SG-1992, played in 2012-14) played for Rocket City Flight in the TBL last year
Notice: The list above includes only some of alumni playing currently in pro basketball. Check complete list of Texas Wesleyan University basketball alumni.
Branden Jenkins is last week best Rams alumni, who plays professional basketball (Photo: @mornarbar)
