Courtesy of Eurobasket LLC We bring you last week's top former Eagles players who are currently playing in pro basketball.
#1. Experienced Charles Hinkle (6'6''-G-1988, played in 2010-12, plays pro in Brazil) managed to help Sesi Franca Basquete Sao Paulo to win against the seventh-ranked Paulistano (22-14) 64-61 in a derby game in the Brazilian NBB on Thursday night. He recorded only 2 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 25 minutes. Sesi Franca Basquete Sao Paulo (31-5) is placed second in the NBB. It was his team's seventh consecutive victory in a row. It's Hinkle's first season with the team. Hinkle has relatively good stats this year 10.8ppg, 3.0rpg and 1.2apg.
#2. Kyprianos Maragkos (6'9''-PF-1994, played in 2014-14, plays in Cyprus). Maragkos could not help Anorthosis (21-4) to beat Keravnos (21-4) in the Cypriot OPAP Basket League. He recorded 5 points and grabbed 4 rebounds. The second-placed Anorthosis (21-4) lost 68-76 in a derby game to the lower-ranked (#3) Keravnos in the Places 1-6 group. It was Anorthosis' first loss after fifteen consecutive victories. It's Maragkos' first season with the team. This year Maragkos averages 5.5ppg and 3.0rpg in 26 games he played so far. He has also Cypriot passport.
#3. Andrija Matic (6'10''-PF-1996, played in 2015-18, currently in Croatia) was not able to help Dubrava in their game against Zadar (6-0) in the Croatian Premijer Liga. Matic recorded only 4 points in 11 minutes. Dubrava was badly defeated78-61 on the road by the second-ranked Zadar. It's Matic's first season with the team. This year he averages 8.7ppg, 4.3rpg and 1.6apg. Matic has also German citizenship.
#4. Cheikh Diallo (6'3''-G-1996, played in 2017-19, plays pro in France) was not able to secure a victory for Loon-Plage (14-22) in their game against Saint Vallier (10-22) in the French NM1 (third division). His contribution was not very remarkable in Friday's game. Diallo scored only 3 points. The 12th-placed Loon-Plage (14-22) lost 75-88 in Saint Vallier to the lower-ranked (#13) Saint Vallier in the Group A. This year Diallo averages 3.7ppg in 19 games.
Other former The American University players, who play in pro basketball:
Stacy Beckton Jr. (6'4''-G-1998, played in 2017-22) plays for Feyenoord in Dutch DBL
Vlad Moldoveanu (6'9''-F-1988, played in 2009-11) played for Dinamo Bucuresti in Romanian Liga Nationala few monts ago
Sa'eed Nelson (6'2''-PG-1998, played in 2016-20) plays for Laguna Sharks Bucuresti in Romanian Liga Nationala
Jaxon Knotek (6'6''-G-2000, played in 2021-23) plays for Melilla in Spanish LEB Silver
Connor Nelson (6'6''-F-1999) plays for Essex Rebels London in British NBL D1
Vladimir Buscaglia (6'6''-SF-1980, played in 2000-02) played for Saint-Jean in Swiss NL1 last year
Josh Alexander (6'8''-F-2000, played in 2018-22) plays for Motor City Cruise in the NBA G League
Linas Lekavicius (6'1''-SG-1984, played in 2003-07) plays for Lusis in Lithuanian RKL
Notice: The list above includes only some of alumni playing currently in pro basketball. Check complete list of The American University basketball alumni.
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