Courtesy of Eurobasket LLC We bring you last week's top former Golden Suns players who are currently playing in pro basketball.
#1. Mike Balogun (6'5''-G-1991, graduated '2015, plays pro in Georgia) was the major contributor in Kavkasia's victory against the closely-ranked Orbi (4-4) 65-57 in a derby game in the Georgian A League (second division) on Friday night. He recorded 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in 30 minutes. It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. BC Kavkasia Tbilisi (7-2) is placed second in the A League. It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row. It's Balogun's first season with the team. Balogun has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages 16.2ppg, 2.5rpg, 1.8apg and 1.4spg. Balogun is a naturalized Nigerian.
#2. Devante Foster (6'9''-F-1998, graduated '2020, plays in Finland) led Pyrinto to a victory against the tenth-ranked Vilpas (2-14) 61-57 in the Finnish Korisliiga in Saturday night's game. Foster scored 14 points, had 7 boards, passed 3 assists and added 3 steals; quite an impressive performance considering it's only his second season in pro basketball. Pyrinto Tampere (11-4) is placed fourth in Places 1-6 group. It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row. It's Foster's first year with the team. Foster has relatively good stats this season 12.5ppg, 7.9rpg, 1.4apg and 1.1spg in 33 games he played so far.
#3. Ke'Lyn Adams (6'5''-G-1999, graduated '2021, currently in Armenia), who plays in Armenia could not help New Bayazet (11-10) in their game last Monday. Despite his very good performance New Bayazet was badly defeated87-67 on the road by the leading Mega. Adams recorded a double-double by scoring 19 points and getting 13 rebounds. He also added 5 assists and 3 steals in 34 minutes. It's Adams' first season with the team. This year Adams has very high stats. He averages 18.4ppg, 8.0rpg, 5.4apg and 1.3spg. Adams is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas.
#4. Kevin McNeal (6'5''-G-1997, graduated '2020, plays pro in the TBL) contributed to an easy victory against the Bakersfield Magic (2-10) crushing them 119-87 in the TBL on Saturday night. McNeal recorded 20 points (made all of his six free throws); not bad, considering it's only his second season in pro basketball. The SoCal Moguls have a solid 9-3 record this season. It was his team's fifth consecutive victory in a row. McNeal has relatively good stats this year 14.2ppg, 4.6rpg and 1.5apg in 10 games. Worth to mention he played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball.
#5. Abednego Lufile (6'7''-F-1994, graduated '2017, plays in Canada) contributed to a London Lightning's victory against the United (0-3) 95-88 in the NBLCanada in Sunday night's game. He recorded a double-double by scoring 13 points and getting 14 rebounds in 48 minutes. The London Lightning has a very good 15-2 record this season. It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row. This season Lufile averages 2.9ppg and 3.4rpg.
Other former Arkansas Tech University players, who play in pro basketball:
Darrick Little (6'8''-PF) played for Arlington Bulldogs in the OBA few monts ago
Daniel Watson (6'6''-F/G-1981) plays for Little Rock Lightning in the TBL
Kiir Deng (6'8''-F-1995) played for Central District Lions in Australian NBL1 Central last year
Thomas Alexander (6'6''-SG) plays for Mess in Luxembourg Nationale 2
Jerry Owens (6'9''-F) played for Oklahoma Kings in the PBA last year
Blake Mitchem (6'6''-F) played for New Mexico BullSnakes in the PBA last year
Notice: The list above includes only some of alumni playing currently in pro basketball. Check complete list of Arkansas Tech University basketball alumni.
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