EuroBasket Pro Tigers Weekly Update

EuroBasket Pro Tigers Weekly Update


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

Every week we bring you a list of the top former Tigers players who continue their career in pro basketball.


   #1. Marvin Jones (7'0''-C-93, graduated '17, plays pro in Slovenia) could not help P.Olimpija (2-1) in their last game. Despite his good performance the second-placed P.Olimpija (2-1) lost 59-65 on the road to the lower-ranked (#5) Hopsi Polzela in the Places 1-6 group. Jones was the second best scorer with 13 points. He also added 9 rebounds in 31 minutes. It was P.Olimpija's first loss after three consecutive victories. It's Jones' first season with the team. This year Jones averages 7.9ppg, 4.8rpg and 1.1apg in eight games he played so far.

   #2. Malcolm Riley (6'5''-F-93, graduated '16, plays in Lebanon) was not able to help Byblos in their game against Sagesse (2-14) in the Lebanese LBL. Despite his very good performance on Saturday night Riley was the second best scorer with 21 points. He also added 6 rebounds. Riley's team will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And that game will be critical. Riley has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages 22.2ppg, 6.3rpg and 2.8apg.

   #3. Donte Clark (6'5''-G-94, graduated '18, currently in Hungary) was not able to secure a victory for TF Budapest (2-22) in their game against Sopron KC (10-14) in the Hungarian A Division, despite his very good performance in Wednesday night's game. He was the second best scorer with 18 points. Clark also added 4 assists (was perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line) in 33 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only his first season in pro basketball. But the bottom-ranked TF Budapest was crushed 108-83 at home by the higher-ranked (#12) Sopron KC. It was TF Budapest's fifth consecutive loss in a row. Clark's team will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And now that game is very crucial. Clark has very impressive stats this year 19.4ppg, 5.0rpg and 2.8apg in 16 games.

   #4. Derrick Griffin (6'7''-F-93, graduated '18, plays pro in the NBA G League) couldn't help the South Bay Lakers (21-28) in their game against the Northern Arizona Suns (11-38) in the NBA G League. Griffin scored 6 points, had 5 rebounds and made 2 blocks. The South Bay Lakers (#4) were edged 99-96 in Prescott Valley by the Northern Arizona Suns. The Regular Season already ended in the NBA G League. It's Griffin's first season with the team. This year he averages 5.5ppg and 3.5rpg.


Other former Texas Southern University players, who play in pro basketball:

Daniel King (6'8''-PF-87) played for Correcaminos de Colon in Panamanian LPB few monts ago
Jose Rodriguez (6'7''-F-92) played for Indios SFM in Dominican Rep. LNB last year
Orlando Coleman (6'5''-F-92) plays for JP-Auto JKSE in Hungarian A Division
Michael Sneed (6'5''-G-82) plays for Titanes in Colombian LPB
DeAndre Hall (6'6''-G/F) played for Pioneros de Los Mochis in Mexican CIBACOPA last year
Jason Carter (6'9''-F-92) plays for Politekhnik in Ukrainian Superleague
Kevin Galloway (6'7''-PG-88) plays for Al Arabi in Qatari D1
Travele Jones (6'8''-PF-88) plays for Al Wehda in Saudi Arabian SBL
Marquis Salmon (6'9''-F/C-94) plays for Goldfields Giants in Australian SBL
Madarious Gibbs (6'1''-G-93) plays for Satya Wacana in Indonesian IBL
Fred Sturdivant (6'7''-F-91) played for Owensboro Thoroughbreds in the TBL last year
Omar Strong (5'9''-PG-90) played for Windsor Express in the NBL Canada last year

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

Marvin Jones (Slovenia) (Photo: @kolossosrho)

Malcolm Riley (Lebanon) (Photo: @cheshirepho)

Donte Clark (Hungary) (Photo: @tehetsegesf)