Marquette Well Represented In Pro Hoops Overseas

Courtesy of Sports I.T. Solutions / Eurobasket.com

Davante Gardner (6'8''-PF-91, graduated '14, plays pro in Japan) led Niigata Albirex to a victory over the fourth-ranked Osaka Evessa (18-31) 92-84 in the Japanese B League in Sunday night's game. He was MVP of the game. Gardner recorded 37 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in 40 minutes. Niigata Albirex (35-14) is placed first in Central group. He averages 27.2 ppg, 10.8 rpg and 4.0 apg in 49 games he played so far.

Travis Diener (6'1''-PG-82, graduated '05, plays pro in Italy) contributed to a Vanoli Basket Cremona's victory against the league leader Armani Milano (18-5) 76-72 in the Italian Serie A in Sunday night's game. Diener scored 11 points and added 8 assists. It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Vanoli Basket Cremona (15-8) is placed third in the Serie A. This season Diener averages 8.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg and 3.9 apg.

Trent Lockett (6'5''-G-90, graduated '13, plays in Russia) helped his Russian team Unics Kazan win their game against the tenth-ranked VEF Riga (8-15) crushing them 82-52 in the VTB United League last Sunday. He scored 9 points and added 4 assists in 26 minutes. Unics Kazan (16-4) is placed second in the VTB United League. This year Lockett averages 7.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg and 2.3 apg in 18 games.

Derrick Wilson (6'1''-PG-92, graduated '15, plays pro in Denmark) was not able to secure a victory for Svendborg (13-11) in their last game. Despite Wilson's very good performance the fourth-placed Svendborg lost 88-95 on the opponent's court to the lower-ranked (#5) Randers in the ProA group. He was the top scorer with 24 points. Wilson also added 9 rebounds and dished 8 assists in 36 minutes. Wilson has very impressive stats this year 16.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 5.5 apg and 2.8 spg in 11 games.

Jerel McNeal (6'3''-G-87, graduated '09, plays pro in Israel) couldn't help Hapoel SP Tel-Aviv (9-14) in their last game on Monday. Despite his very good performance Hapoel SP Tel-Aviv was defeated 85-76 in Eilat by the higher-ranked Hapoel (#4). McNeal was the second-best scorer with 15 points. He also added 4 rebounds and dished 3 assists. McNeal is averaging 12.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.9 apg and 2.0 spg.

Other former Marquette University players, who play in pro basketball:

Katin Reinhardt (6'5''-G-93) plays for Ratiopharm Ulm in German BBL
Luke Fischer (6'11''-C-94) plays for Gran Canaria in Spanish Liga Endesa
Dwight Buycks (6'3''-PG-89) plays for Shenzhen Leopards in Chinese CBA
David Cubillan (5'11''-PG-87) plays for Guaros in Venezuelan LPB
Andrew Rowsey (5'11''-PG-94) plays for Szolnok in Hungarian A Division
Jamil Wilson (6'7''-F-90) plays for Fiat TO in Italian Serie A
Matt Carlino (6'3''-PG-92) plays for Chorale de Roanne Basket in French ProB
Chris Otule (6'11''-C-90) plays for Sharks Antibes in French Jeep ELITE ProA
Dominic James (5'11''-PG-86) plays for Al Sadd in Qatari D1
Darius Johnson-Odom (6'2''-PG-89) plays for Iowa Wolves in the NBA G League
Vander Blue (6'5''-SG-92) plays for Texas Legends in the NBA G League
Juan Toscano (6'6''-F-93) plays for Santa Cruz Warriors in the NBA G League
Niv Berkowitz (6'3''-SG-86) plays for Elitzur Ironi Ashkelon in Israeli National League
Ousmane Barro (6'10''-C/F-84) plays for CS Dinamo Bucuresti in Romanian Liga Nationala
Wally Ellenson (6'6''-G/F-94) plays for Manawatu Jets in New Zealand NBL
Maurice Acker (5'8''-PG-87) plays for Lille Metropole Basket in French ProB
Todd Mayo (6'3''-G-91) plays for Pueblo Nuevo in Dominican Rep. Santiago League
Dwight Burke (6'8''-F-86) plays for Recy Saint-Martin in French NM1
Junior Cadougan (6'2''-G-90) plays for St. John's Edge in the NBL Canada
Lawrence Blackledge (6'9''-F-85) played for Golden Eagles in the The Basketball Tournament few monts ago
Jake Thomas (6'3''-G-91) played for Golden Eagles in the The Basketball Tournament last year
Harrison Froling (6'11''-C-98) plays for Southern Huskies in New Zealand NBL

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