Courtesy of Eurobasket LLC We bring you last week's top former Bison players who are currently playing in pro basketball.
#1. John Meeks (6'6''-SF-1999, played in 2017-21, plays pro in Turkey) led Galatasaray Ekmas Istanbul to a victory over the 13th-ranked Mersin Spor (1-2) 85-79 in the Turkish BSL in Sunday night's game. He was MVP of the game. Meeks recorded 25 points in 24 minutes. Galatasaray Ekmas Istanbul (4-3) is placed seventh in the BSL. But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen. Meeks has relatively good stats this year 13.5ppg in four games he played so far.
#2. Stephen Brown Jr. (5'11''-PG-1996, played in 2014-18, plays in Greece) was the major contributor in PAOK's victory against the closely-ranked Anwil (2-3) 104-96 in the FIBA Europe Cup last Wednesday. Brown Jr. scored 20 points and added 9 assists. It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. PAOK Mateco Thessaloniki (4-1) is placed second in the FIBA Europe Cup. His team will play only one more game in the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season. And that game will be critical. Brown Jr. has relatively good stats this season 12.6ppg, 2.6rpg, 6.6apg and 1.2spg.
#3. Andrew Funk (6'5''-G-1999, played in 2018-22, currently in Belgium) contributed to a 3-point Windrose Giants Antwerp's victory against the closely-ranked Okapi Aalst (5-3) 106-103 in the BNXT League on Friday night. Funk recorded 17 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 32 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only his third season in pro basketball. Windrose Giants Antwerp (6-1) is placed third in the BNXT League. It was his team's fifth consecutive victory in a row. But the season just started, so everything may happen. Funk has relatively good stats this year 11.9ppg, 3.0rpg and 2.3apg in seven games.
#4. Xander Rice (6'3''-G-2001, played in 2019-23, plays pro in Denmark) was the main contributor in Randers' victory against the closely-ranked Horsens IC (8-1) 89-76 in the Danish BasketLigaen in Thursday night's game. Rice was MVP of the game. He scored 19 points; not bad, considering it's only Rice's second season in pro basketball. It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Randers Cimbria Basketball (7-2) is placed fourth in the BasketLigaen. Rice has relatively good stats this season 14.7ppg, 2.0rpg and 3.9apg.
#5. Nathan Sestina (6'9''-PF-1997, played in 2015-19, plays in Italy) managed to help AX Armani Exchange Milano in a victory against the league outsider ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (2-8) 80-72 in the Euroleague last Wednesday. Sestina recorded only 3 points in 13 minutes. AX Armani Exchange Milano (5-5) is placed 12th in the Euroleague. It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row. But the season is still in its first stage and everything can happen. It's Sestina's first year with the team. This season he averages 4.2ppg in five games.
#6. Pipeloluwa Ajayi (6'7''-F-2003, played in 2023-25, currently in Denmark) contributed to an easy victory against the fifth-ranked Svendborg crushing them 106-78 in the Danish BasketLigaen on Wednesday night. He recorded 6 points. This season Ajayi averages 5.3ppg and 3.5rpg. He has also Canadian nationality.
Other former Bucknell University players, who play in pro basketball:
Jack Forrest (6'5''-G-2000, played in 2022-24) played for Lavrio in Greek Elite League
Avi Toomer (6'4''-G-1997, played in 2016-20) played for Arabi in Kuwaiti D1
Josh Bascoe (6'0''-PG-2002, played in 2021-25) signed for Les Sables in French NM1
Joshea Singleton (6'4''-F-1991, played in 2011-15) plays for Winston-Salem Wolves in the ECBL
Kimbal Mackenzie (6'1''-G-1996, played in 2015-19) plays for Niagara River Lions in CEBL
Notice: The list above includes only some of alumni playing currently in pro basketball. Check complete list of Bucknell University basketball alumni.
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