Courtesy of Eurobasket LLC We bring you last week's top former Redbirds players who are currently playing in pro basketball.
#1. Paris Lee, a 6'1'' point guard who graduated from Illinois St. in 2017 and won the All-MVC Player of the Year award that year, currently plays professionally in Russia. Despite his efforts, he could not lead UNICS (33-7) to victory in their recent game against CSKA, with the final score being 102-89 in favor of CSKA. Lee showcased a remarkable performance, scoring 20 points, securing 1 rebound, and making 5 assists in 34 minutes of play. His season averages reflect his solid contribution to the team, with 10.7 points, 1.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. It is worth noting that Lee is a naturalized American player.
Other former Illinois State University players, who play in pro basketball:
Phil Fayne II (6'9''-C/F-1997, played in 2016-19) plays for Orlen Zastal Zielona Gora in Polish OBL
Devaughn Akoon-Purcell (6'5''-G/F-1993, played in 2014-16) plays for Shandong Heroes in Chinese CBA
Jordan Davis (6'4''-G-2002, played in 2023-25) plays for Mega BG in Serbian KLS
Osiris Eldridge (6'3''-F/G-1988, played in 2006-10) played for US Monastir in Tunisian ProA few monts ago
Elijah Clarance (6'5''-G-1998, played in 2017-19) plays for Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball in French Betclic ELITE ProA
Dalton Banks (6'2''-G-2001, played in 2023-25) plays for Margveti in Georgian Superleague
Kendall Lewis (6'8''-F, played in 2021-24) plays for Pitesti in Romanian Liga Nationala
Mikyle McIntosh (6'7''-F-1994, played in 2013-17) plays for Oliveirense in Portuguese Liga Betclic
Daishon Knight (6'1''-PG-1991, played in 2013-15) plays for ES Sahel in Tunisian ProA
Jaycee Hillsman (6'7''-G-1996, played in 2018-18) plays for Earthfriends Tokyo Z in Japanese B3 League
Deontae Hawkins (6'8''-F-1993, played in 2014-17) plays for Ordu in Azerbaijani ABL
Zach Copeland (6'4''-G-1997, played in 2017-17) plays for Cento in Italian Serie A2
Seneca Knight (6'6''-G-2000, played in 2022-23) plays for Mestre in Italian Serie A2
Notice: The list above includes only some of alumni playing currently in pro basketball. Check complete list of Illinois State University basketball alumni.
Paris Lee is last week best Redbirds alumni, who plays professional basketball (Photo: @LDLCASVEL)
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