Courtesy of Eurobasket LLC Every week we bring you a list of the top former Coyotes players who continue their career in pro basketball.
#1. Braxton Lovings (6'0''-PG-1999, played in 2017-19, plays pro in Ukraine) could not help Zaporizhye (7-0) in their game last Sunday. Despite his very good performance the league leader Zaporizhye was defeated 86-80 at home by the lower-ranked Kyiv Basket (#4). Lovings was the top scorer with 20 points. He also added 4 rebounds and dished 3 assists in 37 minutes. There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. It's Lovings' first season with the team. Lovings has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages 16.8ppg, 3.8rpg, 4.0apg and 2.4spg.
#2. Tonko Vuko (6'8''-F-1994, played in 2013-15, plays in Belgium) led his Belgian team Brussels Basketball to a victory against the closely-ranked Leuven Bears (2-5) 88-83 in the BNXT League in Saturday night's game. He had a double-double by scoring 12 points and getting 10 rebounds. Vuko also added 4 assists. Brussels Basketball (4-3) is placed 11th in the BNXT League. But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen. It's Vuko's first year with the team. He has relatively good stats this season 10.9ppg and 5.6rpg in seven games he played so far.
#3. Stephon Roberts (6'10''-F, played in 2021-22, currently in Montenegro), who plays in the Montenegrin Erste Liga was not able to help Vukovi Zeta (1-4) in their game last Saturday. Despite Roberts' good performance Vukovi Zeta was defeated 87-77 on the road by the higher-ranked Kotor (#6). He scored 13 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 24 minutes. But the season just started, so everything may happen. It's Roberts' first year with the team. This season Roberts averages 7.2ppg and 4.6rpg.
#4. Kevin Franceschi (6'4''-G-1993, played in 2013-14, plays pro in France) led Lorient to a 3-point victory over the fifth-ranked Les Sables (7-4) 83-80 in the French NM1 (third division) on Tuesday night. Franceschi was MVP of the game. He recorded 16 points. CEP Lorient Basket (9-2) is placed second in Group A. It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row. Franceschi has relatively good stats this year 12.8ppg, 2.1rpg and 1.8apg in 11 games. He has also French nationality.
Other former Weatherford College players, who play in pro basketball:
Richard Amardi (6'9''-F-1990, played in 2010-11) played for Ancud in Chilean LNB
Juozas Balciunas (6'2''-G-1994, played in 2013-15) played for Palanga in Lithuanian NKL
Mladen Loncarevic (6'9''-C/F-1991, played in 2010-12) played for Bratunac in Bosnia and Herzegovina A1 Liga
Vlatko Granic (6'9''-PF-1994, played in 2014-16) played for KR in Icelandic Subway League
Naim Rabay (6'9''-F-1997, played in 2014-18) signed for Kagoshima Rebnise in Japanese B2 League
Fraser Macdonald (6'8''-F, played in 2019-21) plays for Northside Wizards in Australian NBL One
Tyrik Armstrong (5'10''-PG-1998, played in 2016-18) played for Rustavi in Georgian Superleague
Rokas Mazionis (6'8''-F-1996, played in 2015-17) played for Team Takeover in the MBL
Richard Mitchell (6'1''-PG-1996, played in 2015-16) played for Gerthe in German 2.Regionalliga
Edvinas Ruzgas (6'6''-G/F-1987, played in 2006-08) played for SK Ferimsta in Lithuanian SKL
Notice: The list above includes only some of alumni playing currently in pro basketball. Check complete list of Weatherford College basketball alumni.
