Courtesy of Eurobasket LLC We bring you last week's top former Mustangs players who are currently playing in pro basketball.
#1. Dennis McKinney (6'5''-G/F-1998, played in 2017-21, plays pro in Uruguay) could not help Cordon (12-19) in their last game. Despite his very good performance the fourth-placed Cordon (12-19) lost 66-78 in a derby game to the higher-ranked (#3) Nacional in the Places 7-12 group. McKinney was the top scorer with 23 points. He also added 7 rebounds in 36 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only McKinney's third season in pro basketball. It was Cordon's fifth consecutive loss in a row. It's McKinney's first year with the team. He has relatively good stats this season 14.8ppg and 5.0rpg in 17 games he played so far.
#2. CJ Parker (6'6''-SF-1994, played in 2015-17, plays in Bolivia) was not able to help Pichincha (7-2) in their last game on Monday. Despite Parker's good performance Pichincha was defeated 81-77 on the road by the lower-ranked CAN Oruro (#8). He was the second best scorer with 13 points. Parker also added 5 rebounds (went 5 for 5 at the free throw line). Parker has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages 15.4ppg, 5.3rpg, 1.7apg and 1.6spg. He is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market.
#3. Austin Rebel (6'5''-G/F-1998, played in 2020-21, currently in Australia) was not able to secure a victory for Kalamunda Eastern Suns (1-9) in their game against Flames (7-2) in the Australian NBL One (second division). He scored only 4 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 12 minutes. The 14th-placed Kalamunda Eastern Suns (1-9) were badly defeated91-72 in Rockingham by the much higher-ranked (#4) Flames in the West group. It was Kalamunda Eastern Suns' sixth consecutive loss in a row. This year Rebel averages 2.5ppg and 2.5rpg in six games.
#4. Experienced James Boonstoppel (6'2''-G-1989, played in 2012-15, plays pro in Australia) couldn't help South Adelaide Panthers (5-4) in their game against Forestville Eagles (8-1) in the Australian NBL One (second division). He scored 6 points. The fifth-placed South Adelaide Panthers (5-4) were edged89-88 in Goodwood by the leading Forestville Eagles in the Central group. This season Boonstoppel averages 3.0ppg.
Other former Mount Mercy University players, who play in pro basketball:
Ladon Singleton (6'5''-G-1992, played in 2010-14) played for GBA Lions in Czech Republic 1Liga few monts ago
Joseph Kehinde (6'3''-G, played in 2015-19) played for Westminster Warriors in British NBL D2 last year
DJ Johnson (6'2''-PG, played in 2018-20) played for Sirius Star in Filipino NBL last year
Umut Akkepenek (6'5''-F-1993, played in 2017-16) plays for Vefa in Turkish TB2L
Marquice Jones (5'9''-PG-1994) played for Coastal Georgia Buccaneers in the TBL last year
Notice: The list above includes only some of alumni playing currently in pro basketball. Check complete list of Mount Mercy University basketball alumni.
Dennis McKinney is last week best Mustangs alumni, who plays professional basketball (Photo: @puentealtocd)
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