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EuroBasket Pro Bulls Weekly Update
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Every week we bring you a list of the top former Bulls players who continue their career in pro basketball.
#1. Stephanie Reid (5'6''-G-1996, played in 2014-18, plays pro in Australia) could not help Diamond Valley Eagles (10-5) in their game last Saturday. Despite her good performance the fifth-placed Diamond Valley Eagles (10-5) were badly defeated83-66 on the road by the much lower-ranked United (#16) in the South group.
Reid recorded 13 points and added 8 assists in 36 minutes.
Reid has individually a very good season with high stats. She averages 19.6ppg, 4.1rpg, 6.9apg and 4.0spg.
#2. Courtney Wilkins (6'1''-F-1996, played in 2015-19, plays in Australia) managed to help Frankston Blues in a victory against the 13th-ranked Ballarat Miners (5-10) 81-74 in the Australian NBL One (second division) in Saturday night's game.
Wilkins recorded only 2 points.
Frankston Blues (10-6) are placed seventh in South group.
It was her team's fourth consecutive victory in a row.
It's Wilkins' sixth season with the team.
This year she averages 4.1ppg, 3.0rpg and 1.7apg in 15 games she played so far.
#3. Kayla Salmons (6'3''-F-2002, played in 2022-23, currently in Australia) was not able to help Eltham Wildcats in their game against Thunder (13-2) in the Australian NBL One (second division).
Salmons recorded 6 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in 16 minutes.
The 14th-placed Eltham Wildcats (7-8) were crushed89-64 in Melbourne by the much higher-ranked Thunder (#3) in the South group.
It was Eltham Wildcats' third consecutive loss in a row.
It's Salmons' first season with the team.
This year she averages 2.7ppg, 4.1rpg and 1.1apg.
#4. Oceane Kounkou (5'10''-G, played in 2018-20, plays pro in Australia) was not able to secure a victory for Lakeside Lightning (5-8) in their game against Tigers (10-4) in the Australian NBL One (second division), despite her very good performance last Friday.
Kounkou recorded 15 points.
But the ninth-placed Lakeside Lightning (5-8) lost 88-92 in Willetton to the higher-ranked (#4) Tigers in the West group.
It was Lakeside Lightning's third consecutive loss in a row.
Kounkou has relatively good stats this year 14.4ppg, 4.1rpg, 2.1apg and 1.6spg in 13 games.
Other former The University of Buffalo players, who play in pro basketball:
Re'Shawna Stone (5'6''-G, played in 2022-23) plays for Kouvottaret in Finnish Korisliiga
Cierra Dillard (5'9''-G-1996, played in 2016-16) played for Hapoel K/S in Israeli D1 few monts ago
Elea Gaba (6'3''-C-2001, played in 2019-22) plays for Freiburg in German DBBL
Zakiyah Winfield (5'7''-G-2000) played for Freiburg in German DBBL last year
Ida Jonsson Ojala (6'2''-F-2002, played in 2023-24) plays for Ostersund in Swedish Damligan
Marissa Hamilton (6'0''-F-1999, played in 2017-21) played for Leicester Riders in British WSLB last year
Adebola Adeyeye (6'2''-F-1999, played in 2018-22) played for FAP in Cameroonian D1 last year
Notice: The list above includes only some of alumni playing currently in pro basketball. Check complete list of The University of Buffalo basketball alumni.
Stephanie Reid is last week best Bulls alumni, who plays professional basketball (Photo: @frankstonblues)
