EuroBasket Pro Bears Weekly Update

- March 12, 2019

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

EuroBasket Pro Bears Weekly Update

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Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top former Bears players who continue their career in pro basketball.

   #1. Derreck Brooks (6'6''-G-94, graduated '17, plays pro in Portugal) led Terceira to a victory over the league outsider Imortal (3-19) 100-89 in the Portuguese LPB on Friday night. He was MVP of the game. Brooks scored 43 points (!!!), had 5 rebounds and dished 3 assists in 40 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only his second season in pro basketball. Terceira Basket SUSIARTE (10-12) is placed sixth in the LPB. The Regular Season already ended. It's Brooks' first year with the team. Brooks has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages 22.0ppg, 7.3rpg, 2.2apg and 1.6spg.

   #2. Mitchell Rueter (6'6''-F, graduated '10, plays in Australia) was the main contributor in a Central Coast Crusaders' victory against the 12th-ranked Sydney City Comets (0-1) crushing them 87-60 in the Australian State League (second division) in Saturday night's game. He was MVP of the game. Rueter had a double-double by scoring 22 points and getting 12 rebounds. He also added 5 assists. It was his first game for Central Coast Crusaders this season. His team are placed second in WARATAH group. But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen.

   #3. Robert Crawford (6'7''-G/F-90, played in 2017-17, currently in United Kingdom), who plays in the British BBL could not help Worcester Wolves (3-19) in their game last Friday. Despite his very good performance the bottom-ranked Worcester Wolves was edged 71-68 on the road by the much higher-ranked Sheffield Sharks (#5). Crawford was the top scorer with 15 points. He also added 7 rebounds and dished 5 assists in 31 minutes. It's Crawford's first season with the team. Crawford has relatively good stats this year 13.3ppg, 4.5rpg, 2.6apg and 1.2spg.

   #4. Mike Martin (5'11''-PG-93, graduated '16, plays pro in Kosovo) contributed to an easy victory against one of league's weakest teams Borea (3-17) crushing them 142-58 in the Kosovan Superliga on Saturday night. He scored 20 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and dished 3 assists; not bad, considering it's only Martin's third season in pro basketball. KB Bashkimi Prizren (12-0) is placed first in the Superliga. So far his team won all twelve games in the Regular Season. Martin has relatively good stats this year 12.6ppg, 5.5rpg, 7.2apg and 1.6spg in 19 games he played so far.

   #5. Jordan Howard (5'11''-PG-96, graduated '18, plays in the NBA G League) was not able to help the Raptors 905 Missisauga in their game against the Salt Lake City Stars (24-21) in the NBA G League. Howard scored 7 points in 16 minutes. The Raptors 905 Missisauga (#2) was defeated 114-108 in Salt Lake City by the Stars. There are only four games left until the end of the NBA G League Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. Howard has relatively good stats this season 14.5ppg, 2.4rpg and 3.1apg.

   #6. Mathieu Kamba (6'5''-G-95, graduated '18, currently in Spain) was not able to secure a victory for Araberri in their game against CB Prat in the Spanish LEB Gold (second division). He recorded 6 points and grabbed 4 rebounds. His team lost 62-71. Kamba has relatively good stats this year 12.8ppg, 3.6rpg, 1.6apg and 1.9spg in 25 games. He has also DR Congolese citizenship.