EuroBasket Pro Highlanders Weekly Update

EuroBasket Pro Highlanders Weekly Update


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

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


   #1. Javonte Green (6'5''-F-93, graduated '15, plays pro in Germany) led Ratiopharm Ulm to a victory against the 15th-ranked Crailsheim Merlins (5-18) 99-87 in the German BBL on Saturday night. He scored 12 points and blocked 2 shots in 26 minutes. Ratiopharm Ulm (12-11) is placed seventh in the BBL. Green has relatively good stats this season 14.2ppg, 5.2rpg, 1.7apg and 2.2spg. He is a naturalized Montenegrin.

   #2. Rashun Davis (6'0''-PG-93, graduated '16, plays in Slovenia) could not help Rogaska (7-15) in their last game. Despite Davis' very good performance Rogaska lost 80-85 on the road to the leading Primorska. He was the top scorer with 19 points. Davis also added 4 passes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only his third season in pro basketball. It was Rogaska's fifth consecutive loss in a row. The Regular Season already ended in the ABA League. Davis has relatively good stats this year 14.1ppg, 3.1rpg, 4.9apg and 1.8spg in 20 games he played so far. He is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas.

   #3. Artsiom Parakhouski (7'0''-C-87, graduated '10, currently in Lithuania) contributed to Rytas' victory against one of league's weakest teams Siauliai (5-20) 100-96 in the Lithuanian LKL last Saturday. Parakhouski recorded 6 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks in 19 minutes. BC Rytas Vilnius (18-6) is placed third in the LKL. It's Parakhouski's first season with the team. He has relatively good stats this year 10.8ppg, 6.1rpg and 1.1apg.

   #4. Randy Phillips (6'8''-C-95, graduated '18, plays pro in Canada) contributed to a Saint John Riptide's victory against the St. John's Edge (20-17) 96-89 in the NBLCanada on Sunday night. Phillips scored 9 points and blocked 2 blocks. The Saint John Riptide has 15-22 record this season. His team will play only one more game in the NBLCanada Regular Season. And that game will be critical. It's Phillips' first year with the team. This season Phillips averages 6.4ppg and 4.1rpg in 30 games.


Other former Radford University players, who play in pro basketball:

Brandon Holcomb (6'7''-C-93) played for Prievidza in Slovakian SBL few monts ago
Christian Bradford (6'1''-G) plays for Vllaznia Shkodra in Albanian Superliga

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

Javonte Green (Germany) (Photo: @ratiopharmu)

Rashun Davis (Slovenia) (Photo: @kkrogaska)

Artsiom Parakhouski (Lithuania) (Photo: @maccabitlv)