EuroBasket Pro Bulls Weekly Update

- March 20, 2019

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

EuroBasket Pro Bulls Weekly Update

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

   #1. Mitchell Watt (6'10''-F-89, graduated '12, plays pro in Italy) led Umana Reyer Venezia to a 1-point victory over the league leader Armani Milano (18-4) 87-86 in the Italian Serie A on Sunday night. He was MVP of the game. Watt recorded 24 points in 28 minutes. It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Umana Reyer Venezia (16-6) is placed second in the Serie A. It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row. Watt has relatively good stats this season 13.7ppg, 4.7rpg and 1.2apg. He is a naturalized Dominican.

   #2. David Kadiri (6'7''-F-95, graduated '17, plays in Serbia) was the major contributor in a Sloboda Uzice's victory against the leader Mladost ZE (18-4) 92-86 in the Serbian KLS in Saturday night's game. He scored 17 points and grabbed 7 rebounds; quite an impressive performance considering it's only Kadiri's second season in pro basketball. KK Sloboda Uziceis placed fifth in Group B. It was his team's first victory after six consecutive loses. Kadiri has relatively good stats this year 10.3ppg and 5.0rpg in 26 games he played so far. He is a naturalized Nigerian.

   #3. Xavier Ford (6'8''-F-93, graduated '15, currently in Austria) led Kapfenberg Bulls to an easy victory against the closely-ranked Timberwolves (5-13) crushing them 103-74 in the Austrian A Bundesliga last Saturday. He recorded a double-double by scoring 14 points and getting 13 rebounds in 28 minutes. It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Kapfenberg Bulls (21-8) are placed second in the A Bundesliga. It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row. Ford has relatively good stats this season 12.1ppg, 7.6rpg, 1.7apg and 1.3spg.

   #4. Wes Clark (6'0''-PG-94, graduated '18, plays pro in Italy). Clark could not help Happy Casa BR (13-9) to beat Germani BR (10-12) in the Italian Serie A. He recorded 7 points. Happy Casa BR was badly defeated 97-80 on the road by the lower-ranked (#12) Germani BR. Clark has relatively good stats this year 12.5ppg, 2.1rpg and 1.8apg in 11 games.

   #5. Titus Robinson (6'7''-PF-90, graduated '12, plays in Japan) was not able to help Iwate Big Bulls (7-29) in their game last Saturday. Despite Robinson's good performance Iwate Big Bulls were defeated 76-67 at home by the leading Tokyo Excellence. He recorded a double-double by scoring 13 points and getting 10 rebounds in 34 minutes. It's Robinson's first season with the team. Robinson has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages 16.3ppg, 8.4rpg, 1.6apg and 1.1spg.

   #6. Willie Conner (6'7''-F-93, graduated '17, currently in Australia) contributed to an easy victory against the 12th-ranked Flames 86-70 in the Australian State League (second division) last Saturday. He scored 7 points, had 6 boards, passed 3 assists and added 4 steals. It was his first game for Geraldton Buccaneers this season.

   #7. Corey Raley-Ross (6'3''-G-91, graduated '14, plays pro in Spain) was not able to secure a victory for Aridane (8-16) in their game last Saturday. Despite his good performance the 13th-placed Aridane was edged 98-95 on their home court in Los Llanos by the higher-ranked Estudio (#10) in the Group B. Raley-Ross recorded 12 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 27 minutes. This season he has very high stats. Raley-Ross averages 16.0ppg, 4.7rpg, 3.3apg and 1.5spg.

   #8. John Boyer (6'1''-PG-88, graduated '10, plays in Germany) couldn't help Oberhaching in their game against Jena II in the German Regionalliga (fourth division). He recorded 8 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals. His team lost 74-87. Boyer has relatively good stats this year 12.6ppg, 6.5rpg, 4.2apg and 2.4spg in 21 games. He is a naturalized Czech. Boyer is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas.

   #9. Jarryn Skeete (6'3''-G-93, played in 2012-16, currently in Canada) couldn't help the St. John's Edge in their game against the Titans in the NBLCanada. Despite his good performance on Tuesday night He scored 12 points in a mere 19 minutes. This season Skeete averages 2.4ppg and 1.3apg.

   #10. Brian Addison (6'9''-C-87, graduated '09, plays pro in Canada) couldn't help the Cape Breton Highlanders in their game against the Moncton Miracles in the NBLCanada. Addison cannot count Saturday's game as one of the best ones. He scored only 2 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and made 2 blocks. His team were crushed by 24 points 117-93. This year Addison averages 2.1ppg and 2.4rpg in eight games. Worth to mention he played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball.

Other former The University of Buffalo players, who play in pro basketball:

Blake Hamilton (6'6''-G-94) plays for Panionios in Greek A1
Louis Campbell (6'3''-PG-79) plays for Sharks Antibes in French Jeep ELITE ProA
Joshua Freelove (6'2''-G-90) played for CR Vasco Da Gama Rio de Janeiro in Brazilian NBB few monts ago
Javon McCrea (6'7''-F-92) plays for Yokohama BC in Japanese B League
Raheem Johnson (6'10''-F-91) played for Wetterbygden in Swedish Basketligan last year
Justin Moss (6'7''-C-93) plays for L'union Lourdes-Tarbes Pyrenees Basket in French NM1

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