POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
EuroBasket Pro Nanooks Weekly Update
Courtesy of Sports I.T. Solutions / Eurobasket.com
We bring you last week's top former Nanooks players who are currently playing in pro basketball.
#1. Travante Williams (6'6''-F-93, graduated '16, plays pro in Portugal) was the major contributor in Oliveirense's victory against the tenth-ranked Ovarense (7-15) crushing them 99-72 in the Portuguese LPB on Friday night.
He recorded 17 points in 20 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only Williams' third season in pro basketball. U.D. Oliveirense (28-4) is placed first in Places 1-6 group.
Williams has relatively good stats this season 14.4ppg, 4.3rpg, 2.9apg and 2.1spg.
#2. Experienced Brad Oleson (6'3''-PG-83, graduated '05, plays in Spain) managed to help Universidad Catolica de Murcia CB in a victory against the closely-ranked Gran Canaria (14-20) 82-77 in the Spanish Liga Endesa in Sunday night's game.
Oleson recorded 5 points.
Universidad Catolica de Murcia CB (12-22) is placed 14th in the Liga Endesa.
The Regular Season already ended.
This year Oleson averages 5.2ppg, 1.9rpg and 1.3apg in 34 games he played so far.
He is a naturalized Spaniard.
#3. Eric Fongue (6'7''-F-91, graduated '15, currently in Switzerland), who plays in the Swiss SBL could not help Lakers (2-3) to beat Geneve Lions (3-2).
He scored 6 points in 18 minutes.
The fifth-placed Lakers (2-3) were badly defeated 94-75 at home by the second-ranked Geneve Lions in the Places 1-6 group.
It's Fongue's first season with the team.
This year Fongue averages 7.6ppg and 2.5rpg.
#4. Brandon Davis (6'0''-PG, graduated '17, plays pro in the Mediterranean Cup) led Dallas Heat to a victory over the Europe Basketball Academy (0-4) crushing them 112-72 in the Mediterranean Cup on Friday night.
He was MVP of the game. Davis scored 26 points (!!!), grabbed 5 boards, dished 5 assists and stole 3 balls; not bad, considering it's only his second season in pro basketball. The Dallas Heat has 3-1 record this season.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
The Regular Season already ended in the Mediterranean Cup.
Davis has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages 20.0ppg, 4.8rpg, 5.8apg and 3.8spg in four games.
Other former Alaska-Fairbanks players, who play in pro basketball:
Bogdan Popescu (6'7''-F-78) played for Sibiu in Romanian Liga Nationala few monts ago
Ivan Miskovic (6'9''-F/C-84) plays for Mladost in Bosnia and Herzegovina Division I
Sergej Pucar (6'11''-C-91) played for Borac BL in Bosnia and Herzegovina Division II last year
JuShay Rockett (6'6''-F-84) plays for Oakland County Cowboys in the ABA
Nahjee Matlock (5'11''-PG-94) played for Team Barcelona in the Eurobasket S.League last year
Andrew Kelly (6'7''-F-91) plays for Algeciras in Spanish EBA
Almir Hadzisehovic (6'9''-C/F-92) plays for Caceres in Spanish EBA
Notice: The list above includes only some of the Alaska-Fairbanks alumni playing currently in pro basketball. Check COMPLETE LIST.
Travante Williams is last week best Nanooks alumni, who plays professional basketball (Photo: @ud-oliveirense-basquetebol-360173754060469)
