EuroBasket Pro Jaguars Weekly Update

- March 14, 2019

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

EuroBasket Pro Jaguars Weekly Update

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Here is the weekly review of the top performing Jaguars alumni, who are currently playing in pro basketball.

   #1. Experienced Ben Madgen (6'4''-G/F-85, graduated '10, plays pro in Germany) could not help HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim (5-17) in their game last Sunday. Despite his very good performance HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim was edged 88-87 on the road by the much higher-ranked Telekom Baskets (#7). Madgen was the top scorer with 23 points in 31 minutes. It's Madgen's first season with the team. He has relatively good stats this year 14.3ppg, 4.8rpg and 1.8apg.

   #2. Keshun Sherrill (5'9''-PG-94, graduated '17, plays in Holland) led Den Bosch to a victory against the closely-ranked Dutch Windmills (14-11) 74-69 in the Dutch Eredivisie in Tuesday night's game. Sherrill scored 12 points and added 3 passes. New Heroes Basketball Den Bosch (17-7) is placed third in the Eredivisie. Sherrill has relatively good stats this year 11.7ppg, 2.4rpg, 4.0apg and 1.5spg in 21 games he played so far.

   #3. Marko Cergic (6'8''-F-95, graduated '15, currently in Slovenia) contributed to Hrastnik's victory against the closely-ranked Plama Pur (7-11) 89-82 in the Slovenian 2SKL (second division) last Saturday. Cergic scored 14 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 26 minutes. GD Hrastnik Zasavlje (10-10) is placed seventh in the 2SKL. There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. Cergic has relatively good stats this season 13.5ppg and 5.0rpg.

   #4. KJ Sherrill (6'8''-F/C-91, graduated '14, plays pro in Germany) contributed to an easy victory against the tenth-ranked Fellbach (8-14) crushing them 95-71 in the German Regionalliga (fourth division) on Saturday night. He scored 8 points. SG Luetzel-Post Koblenz (20-2) is placed second in South-West group. It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row. There are only four games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial. This year Sherrill averages 9.0ppg, 3.4rpg and 1.2apg in 20 games.

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

Greg Hire (6'7''-F-87) plays for Perth Wildcats in Australian NBL
Tommy Williams (6'5''-F-93) plays for Erie Bay Hawks in the NBA G League
Ben Purser (6'7''-F-90) plays for Perry Lakes Hawks in Australian SBL
Jason Killeen (6'11''-C-85) plays for Templeogue in Irish Super League
Kyle Armour (6'0''-G-89) plays for Lakeside Lightning in Australian SBL
Garret Siler (7'0''-C-86) played for Leones in Ecuadorian National League few monts ago
Tamyrik Fields (6'6''-F-96) plays for Augusta 706ers in the ABA

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