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EuroBasket Pro Silverswords Weekly Update
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We bring you last week's top former Silverswords players who are currently playing in pro basketball.
#1. Japanese Champion Kojima-Donley, a towering 6'6'' forward at 29 years old, is a Chaminade graduate from 2020 who received the prestigious PacWest All-Tournament Team award that year. Currently playing professionally in Japan, he recently found himself unable to lift his team, the Shinshu Brave Warriors Nagano, to victory in their latest game. Despite his stellar performance, the top-ranked Shinshu Brave Warriors Nagano suffered a tough 83-90 defeat on the road against the Firebonds, who are second in the East group.
In the match, Kojima-Donley emerged as the team's second-best scorer, contributing 16 points and 6 rebounds in 35 minutes of play. This loss marked Shinshu Brave Warriors Nagano's first defeat following a streak of six consecutive wins. Despite his commendable efforts, Kojima-Donley's standout performance against Fukushima, where he scored 16 points and grabbed 6 rebounds, was not enough to secure the victory for his team.
Throughout this season, the accomplished finalist Kojima-Donley has maintained solid averages of 9.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game across the 64 games he has participated in so far.
Other former Chaminade University players, who play in pro basketball:
Rohndell Goodwin (6'5''-G-1991, played in 2015-17) played for Rayos de Hermosillo in Mexican CIBACOPA few monts ago
Grant Dressler (6'7''-SF-1997, played in 2017-19) played for Al Sadd in Qatari QBL last year
Brett Reed (6'9''-F-1996, played in 2017-21) plays for Beroe in Bulgarian NBL
Samuel Daly (6'4''-G-1995, played in 2015-17) played for Sturt Sabres in Australian NBL One last year
Tyler Cartaino (6'6''-G/F-1996, played in 2015-17) played for Piombino in Italian Serie B Nazionale last year
Andre Arissol (6'2''-G-1997, played in 2018-20) plays for Solent Kestrels in British NBL D1
Michael Sakazaki (6'5''-F-1995, played in 2013-17) played for GUM NT in Guamanian last year
Matthew Fegurgur (6'9''-F-2001, played in 2023-24) played for GUM NT in Guamanian last year
Patrick Renane (6'8''-F-2001, played in 2020-23) plays for Salou in Spanish Segunda FEB
Long-Mao Hu (6'5''-SF-1992, played in 2012-16) plays for Kaohsiung Aquas in Taiwanese TPBL
Marko Kolaric (7'0''-C-1984, played in 2004-08) played for Union Alligators Deutsch-Wagram in Austrian 2.Bundesliga last year
Mehmet Gur (6'9''-F-2004, played in 2024-25) plays for Ege Universitesi in Turkish TB2L
Notice: The list above includes only some of alumni playing currently in pro basketball. Check complete list of Chaminade University basketball alumni.
Eliet Kojima-Donley is last week best Silverswords alumni, who plays professional basketball (Photo: @bjosakaevessa)
