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Eagles in the Pros
Former Eagles in the Professional Ranks As of 8/1/20, below is a list of former Eagles in professional basketball, including 18 active within the last year. ***Indicates is currently active within the last year in the professional ranks. Most recent team is listed first. Updates may always be accessed via: https://basketball.usbasket.com/team/Eastern-Washington-University/1056?Page=4
Mason Peatling
Jesse Hunt
Bogdan Bliznyuk
Sir Washington
Benas Griciunas
Richard Polanco
Name (Years Lettered at EWU) – Post-College Career (Country-League) ***Mason Peatling (2017-18-19-20) – Melbourne United (Australia-NBL) • Peatling won the Big Sky Conference MVP award in the 2019-20 season after averaging a double-double in 20 league outings with averages of 18.5 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. He was also a first team All-District 6 selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). He was a first team All-Big Sky selection in 2019-20, and earned second team honors in 2018-19 when he also was picked for the Big Sky’s All-Tournament team. He was honorable mention All-Big Sky as a sophomore in 2017-18.. In addition, he also was a first team Academic All-America selection and EWU’s recipient of the
Big Sky-Scholar-Athlete Award after receiving both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration with a 3.97 grade point average. • Peatling was on fire during the league season as a senior, closing with averages of 18.5 points on 56 percent shooting from the field, 10.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.7 blocked shots and 0.8 steals. He had 11 double-doubles in his last 15 games. Peatling was honored three times during the year as Big Sky
Conference Player of the Week • He helped lead the Eagles to the outright Big Sky Conference title and their second-highest win total in 37 years as a NCAA Division I member with 23 victories. The school’s 16 league triumphs were the most in their 33 years as a member of the Big Sky Conference. He finished his career with 118 games played, 1,250 points, 725 rebounds, 112 blocked shots and a .555 field goal shooting percentage – all marks which rank in the top 12 in EWU history.
***Jesse Hunt (2016-17-18-19) – Keravnos Strovolou (Cyprus-OPAP Basket League); Geraldton (Australia-State League); Manisa (Turkey-TBL) • Through two games in 2020 for Geraldton, Hunt was averaging 12.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game. In 20 games for Manisa in
Turkey in 2019-20, he averaged 8.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.9 steals. • As a senior at EWU, Hunt earned second team All-Big Sky honors as selected by the league’s head coaches in 2019, and was also selected as one of five
Big Sky players on the all-league first team chosen by HoopsHD.com. He was chosen to participate in the 2019 Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship at
Minnesota’s Mall of America. • His 496 points were the 19th-most in school history as he helped lead EWU to 13 wins in its last 19 games and a second-straight appearance in the championship game of the Big Sky Tournament. He averaged 14.6 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists on the season to lead the Big Sky in rebounding and rank 10th in scoring and eighth in assists. • In addition, his 531 career rebounds ranks ninth in school history. Hunt played in 117 career games (11th in EWU history) with 51 starts, and had averages of 6.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists. He had 14 double-doubles in his career (record of 10-4), and scored 20 points or more on six occasions. • Hunt was born in Geraldton, Australia, but spent his entire high school career in the United States and graduated from Sir Francis Drake High School in
California in 2015. He is a management major and has a 3.57 grade point average at Eastern. Was nominated for Academic All-America honors as a both a senior and junior and will earn his fourth Big Sky All-Academic honor in the 2018-19 season.
***Bogdan Bliznyuk (2015-16-17-18) – BC KYIV Basket (Ukraine-Superleague); Bnei Hertzeliya (Israel-Winner League); LA Clippers (NBA) • In 31 games for Bnei Hertzeliya in Isreal in the 2018-19 season, Bliznyuk averaged 6.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.4 assists and made 36-of-46 free throws for 78.3 percent. • After becoming the Big Sky Conference all-time leading scorer, Bliznuk agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Clippers and represented the team in the NBA’s 2018 Summer League in Las Vegas from July 6-13. He played in three games and averaged 8.3 minutes and had a total of three points (1-of-3 shooting) with three rebounds, an assist and a steal. He scored his lone basket against the Los Angeles Lakers on July 12. • Bliznyuk trained in Los Angeles and had workouts with the Pistons and the Sacramento Kings. Bypassed in the NBA draft on June 21, he also went through
EWU commencement exercises on June 16 after receiving his bachelor’s degree in management. • Bliznyuk, an All-American who scored 2,169 points in his career, scored 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the Reese’s College All-Star Game on March 30. He was one of just 20 players in the nation invited to play in the prestigious game at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas – site of the NCAA Division I “Final
Four.” Bliznyuk started and led his West squad to a 98-94 victory over the East in the game, which is presented annually by the National Association of
Basketball Coaches. He also finished the game with three rebounds and a pair of steals, and made four of his last five shots. • He then averaged 15.3 points and made half his shots in three games at the prestigious Portsmouth Invitational Basketball Tournament on April 12-14.
Although he wasn’t chosen to the all-tournament team, he sank 18-of-36 shots from the field and scored a total of 46 points to rank 11th in the tournament.
He also sank all six of his free throws to lead the tourney, and averaged 2.0 steals (second), and 3.3 assists (15th). In addition, he contributed 4.3 rebounds and made 4-of-10 3-pointers among the 64 players who were invited. The team he played on (Roger Brown’s) was 1-2, and he had 15 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals in a victory in the squad’s final game. In his first game he had 14/3/1/2, and his second outing he had 17/4/4/2 on 8-of-11 shooting from the field.
Sir Washington (2015-16-17-18) – Team Phoenix (Eurobasket S. League) • Washington played in three games for Phoenix in the summer of 2018-19 and averaged 8.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists. • He and teammate Bogdan Bliznyuk ended their careers as EWU’s winningest players in EWU’s 35-year history as a member of NCAA Division I. They won 86 games overall and 50 in the Big Sky Conference, and led the Eagles to national postseason tournaments in each of those four seasons. Washington finished his career fourth in school history with 123 career games played (26 as a starter) while averaging 5.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists, as well as 66 total steals and 17 blocked shots.
***Benas Griciunas (2018) – Neptunas Klaipeda (Lithuania-LKL); BC Siauliai (Lithuania-LKL) • In 24 games for BC Siauliai in 2019-20, Griciunas averaged 11.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 0.7 assists. He was 124-of-190 from the field for 65.3 percent but failed to sink a 3-point shot in 11 attempts. • In 32 games for BC Siauliai in 2018-19, Griciunas averaged 9.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 0.8 assists. He was 116-of-223 from the field for 52.0 percent, and 7-of-13 from the 3-point line for 53.8 percent. • A graduate transfer who came to EWU with 59 games of NCAA Division I experience, Griciunas averaged 5.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.7 blocked shots in 34 games as a senior in the 2017-18 season.
Five-Straight Years EWU Represented in NBA Summer League
The summer of 2019 was the fifth-straight year an Eagle has represented EWU in the NBA Summer League. Tyler Harvey played for the Orlando Magic in 2015 and 2016 after getting drafted in the second round of the 2015 NBA Draft. In the summer of 2015 in the Orlando Summer League, Harvey averaged 10.6 points for the Magic’s “Blue” squad. In 2017 and 2018, Jacob Wiley played for Bogdan Bliznyuk the Brooklyn Nets and Dallas Mavericks, respectively, and in 2018 Bogdan Bliznyuk ***Richard Polanco (2018) – CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago (Dominican Republic-Santiago League) • He departed EWU after after lettering in the 2017-18 season. made his summer league debut with the Los Angelse Clippers. ***Jacob Wiley (2017) – Gran Canaria (Spain-Liga Endesa); The Money Team (USA-TBT); Panathinaikos (Greece-A1);
Gran Canaria (Spain-Liga Endesa); Adelaide 36ers (Australia-NBL); EnBW Ludwigsburg (Germany), Dallas Harvey made it five consecutive years when Mavericks (NBA), Long Island Nets (G-League), Brooklyn Nets (NBA) • In the summer of 2020, Wiley played for The Money Team in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) in Columbus, Ohio. • In 24 games for Panathinaikos during the 2019-20 season, Wiley averaged 5.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game, making he played in the 2019 NBA Summer League for the Memphis Grizzlies, Harvey averaged 65.1 percent of his shots inside the arc (54-of-83) and 70.0 percent (21-of-30) from the free throw line. 12.2 points, 2.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds per • In 14 games for Gran Canaria during the 2018-19 season, Wiley averaged 16.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. He shot 36.8 percent (39-of-106) from game. He made 64.4 percent of his shots inside the arc (96-of-149) and 84.8 percent (39-of-46) from the charity stripe. • While playing for the Adelaide 36ers in Australia, he averaged 12.3 points and 5.0 rebounds in 28 games. • This time for the Dallas Mavericks, Wiley played in the National Basketball Association Summer League for a secondinside the arc, 38.5 percent (25-of-65) from he 3-point line and 87.5 percent (7-of-8) of straight year on July 6-13, 2018. He played in five games, averaging 16.2 minutes, 5.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per his free throws. game, and also had five blocked shots, three steals and a pair of assists. He scored 12 points on July 9 versus Golden
State. Rodney Stuckey, who played 651 regular • Wiley originally signed a two-way contract for the Brooklyn Nets for the 2017-18 season, eventually playing five games with Brooklyn and then 16 (six as a starter) with the Long Island Nets of the NBA’s G-League until a foot injury sidelined him. He averaged 6.6 minutes per game in his five games with Brooklyn, scoring four points and grabbing 11 rebounds. season games in the NBA from 2007-16, is the only other Eagle in school history to play
He scored all four of the points and eight of the rebounds in 21 minutes of action against Denver on Nov. 7, 2017. He in the NBA Summer League. made his regular season NBA debut versus Denver on Oct. 29, 2017. He then averaged 7.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists for Long Island, including a season-high 20 in his first game on Nov. 16, 2017. Wiley scored in double figures five times, and had a season-high seven rebounds on Jan. 2, 2018. .• He played with the Nets during the 2017 NBA Summer League, averaging 15.6 minutes, 2.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.5 blocked shots in the team’s four games in Las Vegas. Prior to that, he played in the Portsmouth Invitational and averaged 27.2 minutes, 17.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in three games.
***Felix Von Hofe (2014-15-16-17) – Kilsyth Cobras (Australia-State League); Melbourne United (Australia-NBL); Dandenong Rangers (Australia-State League) • In 22 games during the 2019 season for Kilsyth Cobras, Von Hofe averaged 7.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He made 37.9 percent of his field goals, (11-of-29) inside the arc, 30.5 percent from the 3-point stripe (46-of-151) and 81.3 percent (13-of-16) from the free throw line. • After his EWU career concluded, he played 12 games for Dandenong and averaged 8.5 points and 3.7 rebounds, making 25-of-64 3-point attempts for 39.1 percent. He then played four more games for Melbourne United.
Michael Wearne (2017) – Dandenong Rangers (Australia-State League) • He departed EWU after his redshirt freshman season, then played four games for Dandenong as an amatuer in 2017 before playing for Saint Rose College in Albany, New York.
***Venky Jois (2013-14-15-16) – Memphis Hustle (NBA-G-League; Super City Rangers (New Zealand-NBL); Melbourne United (Australia-NBL); Rasta Vechta (Germany-BBL); Shiga
Lakestars (Japan-B League); KK Vrijednosnice Osijek (Croatia-A1); Tartu Ulikool/Rock (Estonia-Alexela KML); Dandenong Rangers (Australia-State League)
• Jois played in 18 games in the 2019-20 season for the Memphis Hustle, averageding 5.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in an average of 12.3 minutes per game. He sank 58.6 percent of his shots from the field (41-of-70) and also averaged 0.7 steals, 0.7 assists and 0.6 blocks per game. • In 13 games during the 2019 season for the Super City Rangers, Jois averaged 20.4 points per game while making 57.9 percent (114-of-197) from inside the arc. • In 11 games during the 2018-19 season for Melbourne United, Jois averaged 11.5 rebounds to go along with 1.7 points and 2.5 assists per game. • In eight games with SC Rasta Vechta in Germany, he averaged 5.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game. • In four games with KK Vrijednosnice Osijek in the 2017-18 season, Jois averaged 16.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.8 blocked shots per game. He then played in 31 games for the Shiga Lakestars in Japan and averaged 12.1 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.7 blocks. • In nine games for KK Vrijednosnice Osijek in Croatia, he averaged 17.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Jois also played in four games games in Alpe-Adria-Cup and averaged 16.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 steals.
Jacob Wiley
Felix Von Hofe
Michael Wearne
Venky Jois
Tyler Harvey
• In 31 games for Tartu Ulikool/Rock in Estonia in the 2016-17 season, Jois averaged 8.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.6 blocked shots per game. • After having tryouts with NBA teams in the spring of 2016, Jois returned to his native Australia and made an appearance with the Dandenong Rangers, the club he played with prior to becoming an Eagle. Dandenong beat the touring University of Washington 100-96 in overtime on Aug. 3, with Jois scoring 10 points and grabbing seven rebounds.
Kyle Reid (2015-16) – Lokoko Bisons Loimaa (Finland-1st Division)
***Tyler Harvey (2013-14-15) – Illawarra Hawks (Australia-NBL); Ratiopharm ULM (Germany-BBL); Memphis Hustle (NBA G League); Memphis Grizzlies
(NBA); Sharks Antibes (France-ProA); Fiat Torino (Italy-Serie A)/Erie Bay Hawks (NBA D-League)/Orlando Magic (NBA)
• He played four games for Ratiopharm in the 2019-20 Eurocup, and averaged 12.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists while making 8-of-24 3-point attempts (33.3 percent), 10-of-16 shots from inside the arc (62.5 percent) and all seven of his free throw attempts. In 19 regular season games, he averaged 10.2 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists while sinking 39.2 percent from the 3-point line (40-of-102), 42.9 percent inside the arc (24-of-56) and 89.3 percent from the charity stripe (25-of-28). • In 38 games for the Memphis Hustle in 2018-19, Harvey sank 102-of-236 3-point attempts for 43.2 percent and averaged 16.8 points. He also averaged 3.4 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals while making 82.2 percent of his free throws (83-of-101) and 53.2 percent of his field goal attempts inside the 3-point stripe (125-of-235). • In nine games during the 2019 NBA Summer League for the Memphis Grizzlies, Harvey averaged 12.2 points, 2.7 assist and 2.3 rebounds per game. He shot 36.8 percent (39-of-106) from inside the arc, 38.5 percent (25-of-65) from he 3-point line and 87.5 percent (7-of-8) of his free throws. • He played in 32 games for Sharks Antibes in 2017-18 and averaged 11.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 1.0 steals while making 77-of-196 3-point shots for 39.3 percent. • In 29 games for Fiat Torino in Italy in the 2016-17 season, Harvey averaged 11.3 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and made 62-of-169 3-point shots for 36.7 percent. • He played the 2015-16 season for the Erie Bay Hawks in the NBA’s D-League and averaged 11.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in 37 games.
He made 80-of-231 3-pointers for 34.6 percent, and 54-of-68 free throws for 79.4 percent. He led Erie to an improbable 125-120 victory over the Texas
Legends on Dec. 29, 2015, when he made nine 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and two overtimes. He finished with 29 points as the Bay Hawks rallied from a 22-point deficit entering the fourth quarter. • In the summer of 2015 in the Orlando Summer League, Harvey averaged 10.6 points, 2.0 assists and 1.4 rebounds for the Magic’s “Blue” summer squad. The following year, he averaged 7.0 points per game. He was drafted in the second round (51st overall) by Orlando in the 2015 NBA Draft.
***Drew Brandon (2014-15) – WIHA Panthers Villingen-Schwenningen (Germany-ProA); Legia Warszawa (Poland-EBL); AZS Koszalin (Poland-TBL);
Kouvot Kouvola (Finland-Korisliiga); CS Phoenix Galati (Romania-Liga Nationala); Bayer Giants (Germany-ProA)
• In 13 games in the 2019-20 season for Schwenningen, Brandon averaged 11.6 points, 3.9 assists, 6.1 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. • In 11 games in the 2019-20 season for Legia Warszawa, Brandon averaged 8.3 points, 5.0 rebounds 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game. He also had averages of 11.0/6.3/2.5/1.3 in four games in the Basketball Champions League, and 9.5/5.0/3.8/2.3 in four games in the FIBA Europe Cup. • In 29 games during the 2018-19 season for AZS Koszalin, Brandon averaged 11.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, making 44.1 percent (112-of254) from inside the arc, 26.8 percent (19-of-71) from he 3-point stripe and 75.6 percent (65-of-86) from the free throw line. • He averaged 9.4 points. 6.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.4 steals in 14 games for Kouvot Kouvola in Finland in 2017-18. • In 21 games for CS Phoenix Galati in 2016-17, Brandon averaged 8.8 points, 4.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 5.6 rebounds per game. • In 30 games as a rookie for Bayer in Germany, Brandon averaged 10.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.4 steals per game. He was named to the
Eurobasket.com All-German 2.Bundesliga Pro A squad as an honorable mention selection, and was on its All-Defensive Team.
***Martin Seiferth (2013-14) – Uni Baskets Paderborn (Germany-ProA); MLP Academics Heidelberg (Germany-ProA); BV Chemnitz (Germany-ProA);
Alba (Germany-BBL/Federal Basketball League)
• He played 26 games during the 2019-20 season for Paderborn and averaged 11.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.5 blocked shots per game. He made 73.3 percent (32-of-180) from inside the arc. • In 30 games during the 2018-19 season for Paderborn, Seiferth averaged 9.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots per game. He made 61.4 percent (113-of-184) from inside the arc and 47.9 percent (46-of-96) from the free throw line. • In 34 games with MLP Academics Heidelberg in Germany in 2017-18, Seiferth averaged 5.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.3 blocked shots. • In 40 games in 2016-17 for BV Chemnitz in Germany, he averaged 5.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.7 blocked shots per game. The prevous season, he averaged 8.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocked shots in 32 games. • Played in just two games in the 2014-15 season for Alba.
Drew Brandon
Martin Seiferth Thomas Reuter Colin Chiverton Jordan Hickert Cliff Colimon Cliff Ederaine
Laron Griffin
Tremayne Johnson
Matt Brunell
Benny Valentine
Gary Gibson
Mark Dunn
***Thomas Reuter (2013-14) – Uni Baskets Paderborn (Germany-ProA); En Baskets Schwelm (Germany-ProB); Noma Iserlohn Kangeroos (Germany-
ProB)
• He played 25 games during the 2019-20 season for Paderborn and averaged 4.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. He made 62.5 percent (15-of24) from inside the arc and 33.3 percent (22-of-66) from the 3-point line. • In 24 games during the 2018-19 season for EN Baskets Schwelm, Reuter averaged 10.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. He sank 51 percent (51-of-100) from inside the arc, 30.7 percent (31-of-101) from he 3-point stripe, and 72.2 percent (52-of-72) from the free throw line. • In 24 games as a starter in 2017-18 for En Baskets Schwelm in Germany, he averaged 10.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. • Averaged 11.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 27 games for Iserlohn in the 2016-17 season. He played 26 games for them in 2015-16 and had averages of 8.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists, and averaged 8.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 28 games in 2014-15.
Collin Chiverton (2012-13) – Al Maseerah (Saudi Arabia-Premier League)
***Jordan Hickert (2012-13) – Perry Lakes Hawks (Australia-State League); Southwest Slammers (Australia-State League). • In 12 games during the 2019 season for the Perry Lakes Hawks, Hickert averaged 1.1 points and 1.0 rebounds per game. • Averaged 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds while making 30 3-pointers in 20 games in 2015-16 for the Perry Lakes Hawks. In the next season in 2016-17, he played 10 games and averaged 2.2 points and 1.7 rebounds. In 2018, with the same team, he averaged 3.5 points and 1.4 rebounds in 30 games. • Averaged 7.7 points and 4.2 rebounds while making 46 3-pointers in 27 games in 2014-15 for the Southwest Slammers.
***Cliff Colimon (2011-12) – Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket (France-NM2); Halifax Hurricanes (Canada-NBL); Andrezieux Boutheon Loire Sud Basketball
(France-NM1); IE-CTC Alliance Toulouse Basket-ATB (France-NM1); Djurgarden Basket Stockholm (Sweden-Superettan); Michelin Etha Engomis
Nicosia (Cyprus-Division A); BK Levicki Patrioti (Slovakia-SBL); BK Barons Kvartals Riga (Latvia-LBL); Eco Orebro (Sweden-Basketligan); Kouvot
Kouvola (Finland-Korisliiga); LF Basket (Sweden-Basketligan); A.G.O. Rethymno (Greece-A1); Aris Thessaloniki (Greece-A1)
• He played 19 games for Andrezieux Boutheon in the 2019-20 season and averaged 13.3 points, 3.2 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game while making 36.3 percent from the 3-point stripe, 49.4 percent inside the arc (43-of-87) and 82.1 percent of his free throws (55-of-67). • In 28 games during the 2018-19 season for the Toulouse Basketball Club, Colimon averaged 14.4 points, 4.3 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game. He made 57.1 percent (76-of-133) from inside the arc, 36.3 percent (69-of-190) from 3-point line and 88.2 percent (45-of-51) of his free throws. • In 26 games in Sweden in 2017-18, he averaged 18.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game. In five games the year before in Cyprus, he averaged 7.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists. • After moving from Latvia to Slovakia, he averaged 7.6 points, 1.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals in five games for BK Levicki in 2015-16. Prior to that, he averaged 8.8 points, 2.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.0 steals for BK Barons. • Averaged 15.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.0 steals per game in 25 games in 2014-15 for Eco Orebro.
Cliff Ederaine (2011-12) – SG Sechtem (Germany-Regionalliga)
Laron Griffin (2010-11-12) – Delta (Georgia-Superleague); BBC Nitia Bettembourg (Luxembourg-Total League); Westfalen (Germany-Bezirksliga); North
Dallas Vandals (USA-ABA); BSV Wulfen (Germany-Regionalliga); Hanau White Wings (Germany-ProB)
• He played in nine games in 2016-17 for Delta, averaging 10.6 points, 20.0 rebounds and 2.1 blocked shots per game.
***Tremayne Johnson (2011-12) – Halifax Hurricanes (Canada-NBL Canada); San Andres Warriors (Colombia-LPB); Metropolitanos De Mauricio Baez (Dominican Republic-TBS); Al Ittihad Jeddah (Saudi Arabia-SBL); Satria Muda Britama Jakarta (Indonesia-NBL); BC Timisoara (Romania-Liga
Nationala); Al Manama (Bahrain-Premier League)
• In 21 games in the 2019-20 season for Halifax, Johnson averaged 10.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.8 steals per game. He sank 9.4 percent of his shots from inside the arc (83-of-168), 30.0 percent of his 3-point attempts (9-of-30) and 71.4 percent of his free throws (35-of-49). • In nine games during the 2018 season for San Andres, Johnson averaged 15.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game. He shot 42.7 percent (41-of-96) from inside the arc and 41.7 percent (10-of-24) from 3-point range. • In seven games during the 2018 season for Metropolitanos de Mauricio Baez, Johnson averaged 15.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals while making 37.5 percent of his shots (12-of-32) from inside the arc and 72.7 percent (16-of-22) from the free throw line. • Averaged 20.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 2.1 assists per game in 2013-14 for Satria Muda Britama Jakarta.
Matt Brunell (2008-09-10) – FSU Selfoss (Iceland-D1); Icevic (Honduras). • Averaged 20.5 points per game for Icevic in his first season as a professional.
Benny Valentine (2009-10) – Lapuan Korikobrat (Finland-1st Division) • Averaged 18.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.3 steals per game (33 games) in 2010-11 for Lapuan Korikobrat in Finland.
Gary Gibson (2008-09-10) – Moncton Miracles (Canada-NBL Canada); Windsor Express (Canada-NBL Canada); UBC Hannover (Germany-Regionalliga);
Hannover Korbjaeger (Germany-2.Regionalliga); San Diego Sol (USA-ABA)
• Played in five games in 2015-16 for Moncton and averaged 2.0 points, 1.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steals per game. • Averaged 7.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game in 32 games in 2014-15 for Windsor. • Averaged 5.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game (13 games) in 20013-14 for UBC Hannover.
Jeff Christensen Adris DeLeon Andy Genao Milan Stanojevic Kellen Williams Paul Butorac Derek Risper
Rodney Stuckey
Omar Krayem
Henry Bekkering
Deuce Smith
Marc Axton
Jeremy McCulloch
Mark Dunn (2009-10) -- Indiana Diesels (USA-PBL)
Jeff Christensen (2009) – Gimle BBK Bergen (Norway-BLNO); Team Geneva (Eurobasket S.League); HOP BBK Bergen (Norway-1Div.); Varden (Norway-
1Div); Ventura County Jets (USA-WCBL)
***Adris DeLeon (2008-09) – PGE Spojnia Stargard (Poland-EBL); La Mattica (Dominican Republic-La Vega League); Metros STGO (Dominican
Republic-LNB); San Lazaro (Dominican Republic-TBS); Adelaide 36ers (Australia-NBL); Las Fieras De La Villa (Dominican Republic-La Vega Leage);
Metros De Santiago (Dominican Republic-LNB); Vaqueros de Bayamon (Puerto Rico-BSN); Wollongong Hawks (Australia-NBL); Faymasa Palencia
Baloncesto (Spain-LEB Gold); Indios De San Francisco (Dominican Republic-LNB); Gold Coast Blaze (Australia-NBL); CDP Domingo Paulino
Santiago (Dominican Republic-SRT); Halifax Rainmen (USA/Canada-PBL).
• He played 12 games in 2019-20 for Sponjnia and averaged 8.7 points, 3.7 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game. He made 28.3 percent of his 3-point shots (15-of-53), 41.2 percent inside the arc (21-of-51) and 73.9 percent of his free throws (17-of-23). • In seven games during the 2019 season for Metros STGO, DeLeon averaged 18.4 points, 5.9 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game. He shot 56.7 percent (17-of30) from inside the arc, 50 percent (19-of-38) from the 3-point stripe and 82.6 percent (38-of-46) from the free throw line. • In 15 games during the 2018 season for Metros STGO, he had averages of 14.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists while making 48.8 percent (39-of-80) of his shots from inside the arc, 48.8 percent (31-of-91) of his 3-point attempts and 82.4 percent (42-of-51) of his charity shots. • In 29 games in 2016-17 for Metros De Santiago, he averaged 16.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game. • Averaged 8.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game (12 games) in 2013-14 for Pirates de Quebradillas. • Averaged 16.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game in 2012-13 for Wollongong Hawks. • Averaged 9.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in 2009-10 for Halifax Rainmen.
Andy Genao (2009) – CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago (Dominican Republic-SRT); Fast Break (Columbia-Copa Federacion); Potros Itson (Mexico-
LNBP); Team Zurich (Eurobasket S. League).
• Averaged 7.8 points and 1.2 assists per game in 2009-10 for Potros Itson.
***Milan Stanojevic (2008-09) – BK Nova Hut Ostrava (Czech Republic-NBL); KK Teodo Tivat (Montenegro-Erste Liga); BC Prievidza (Slovakia-SBL); KK
Spartak Subotica (Serbia-KLS); Fog Naestved (Denmark-Ligaen); KK Meridiana Novi Sad (Serbia-B League); Near East (Greece-A2)
• In 33 games for BK Nova Hut Ostrava during the 2018-19 season, Stanojevic averaged 13.8 points, 5.0 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. He sank 49.7 percent (71-of-143) from inside the arc, 34.8 percent (78-of-224) from the 3-point line and 80 percent (80-of-100) from the free throw stripe. • In his first season playing in the Czech Republic in 2017-18, in 28 games he averaged 14.4 points, 4.0 assists, 1.6 steals and 2.3 rebounds per game while making 76-of-176 3-point attempts for 43.2 percent. • He played in 26 total games for Teodo Tivat in the 2016-17 season, averaging 11.3 points, 2.2 rebnounds, 5.3 assists and 2.0 steals, while making 36 percent of his 3-point attempts (72-of-198). • In 40 games in 2015-16 for BC Prievidza in Slovakia, he averaged 6.0 points, 1.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game, and made 60-of-159 3-point shots for 37.7 percent and 78-of-93 free throws for 83.9 percent. • Averaged 15.6 points, 4.5 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game in 35 games in 2014-15 for Fog Naestved in Denmark. • Averaged 16.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game in 2012-13 for Meridiana Novi Sad. • Averaged 10.1 points, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game (28 games) in 2010-11 for Near East in Greece
Kellen Williams (2006-07-08) – RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf (Germany-ProB); BC Energie Zwickau (Germany-Regionalliga) • Averaged 11.8 points and 8.8 rebounds in 17 games in 2014-15 for Stahnsdorf. • Averaged 14.0 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 26 games in 2013-14 for Stahnsdorf. • Averaged 15.5 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game (23 games) in 2011-12 for RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf. • Averaged 12.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.5 blocked shots per game (20 games) in 2010-11 for RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf in Germany
Paul Butorac (2004-05-06-07) – Kumamota Vorters (Japan-B League D2); Rayos De Hermosillo (Mexico-CIBACOPA); Saitama Broncos (Japan-BJ
League); Wakayama Trians (Japan-NBL); TGI D-Rise Tochigi (Japan-NBDL); Tundja Yambol (Bulgaria-NBL); Toyota Tsusho Fighting Eagles Nagoya (Japan-NBDL); Yokohama B-Corsairs (Japan-BJ League); Takamatsu Five Arrows (Japan-BJ League); Akita (Japan-BJ League); Niigata Albirex (Japan-BJ League); Kaley Tallinn (Estonia-EMKL); Colorado 14ers (USA-D-League); SO Maritime Boulogne (France-N1)
• In 60 games in 2016-17 for Kumamota, he averaged 6.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.8 blocked shots per game. • Played in 59 games in 2016 for Rayos De Hermosillo in Mexico and averaged 11.0 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Prior to that, he played in 14 games for
Saitama in Japan and averaged 10.5 points and 6.8 rebounds. • Averaged 15.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 54 games in 2014-15 for Wakayama Trians. • Averaged 10.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in 2012-13 for Yokohama in Japan. • Averaged 14.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.5 blocked shots per game (44 games) in 2010-11 for Akita in Japan. He was in Japan when a 9.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Japan’s main island of Honshu in mid-March 2011. He was traveling home from a game in Tokyo when the quake, which set off a series of strong aftershocks and a massive tsunami that killed more than 27,000, first hit. • Averaged 15.9 points, 8.7 rebounds and 0.9 blocked shots per game in 2009-10 for Niigata Albirex.
Matt Nelson Alvin Snow Brendon Merritt Josh Barnard Chris Hester T.J. Williams
Aaron Olson
Chris White
Ryan Hansen
Deon Williams
Will Levy
Derek Risper (2006-07) – Licher Basket Baeren (Germany-Pro B); LTI Lich (Germany-Pro A)
Rodney Stuckey (2006-07) – Indiana Pacers (USA-NBA); Detroit Pistons (USA-NBA) • Playing in his 10th NBA season and third with Indiana in 2016-17, Stuckey played in 39 games and averaged 17.7 minutes, 7.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. He was waived by the Pacers on March 29, 2017. • In his ninth season in 2015-16, he averaged 8.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists in the regular season before playing in the playoffs for the first time in seven seasons. He averaged 6.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in a seven-game playoff loss to Toronto. Stuckey, who missed 19 games in January and
February with an ankle sprain, had season highs of 23 points (twice) and eight assists. • In 2014-15 – his eighth season as a pro and first with the Indiana Pacers – Stuckey averaged 12.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 0.8 steals per game in 71 games (36 starts). He made a career-best 39.0 percent of his 3-point attempts, sinking 55-of-141. Stuckey signed a new 3-year, $21 million contract with the Pacers on July 21, 2015. • In 2013-14 in his final season with the Detroit Pistons, Stuckey averaged 13.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.7 steals in 73 games. He went over the 6,000-point mark in his career on Jan. 28, 2014. • Averaged 11.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 2012-13 for the Detroit Pistons. • Stuckey started 48 of 55 games and averaged 14.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 0.8 steals and a 3.8 assists in 2011-12. • In Stuckey’s fourth season as a pro in the 2010-11 season he started 54 of 70 games and averaged 15.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.1 steals and a career-high 5.2 assists. • In the 2009-10 season, he was a starter in all but six of the 73 games he played and averaged 34.2 minutes, 16.6 points, 4.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 3.8 rebounds. • In his second season in 2008-09, Stuckey started 65 of 79 games, averaging 31.9 minutes, 13.4 points, 4.9 assists, 1.0 steals and 3.5 rebounds. • He was impressive as a rookie in the 2007-08 season, earning second team NBA All-Rookie Team honors as selected by the league’s head coaches. He finished his first season with averages of 19.8 minutes, 7.8 points and 2.9 assists per game as the Pistons advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals where it lost to eventual NBA champion Boston. His minutes increased in the playoffs as he averaged 8.2 points and 3.4 assists, while making 87.9 percent of his free throws, in 17 playoff games.
***Omar Krayem (2007) – Qalandia SC (Palestine-PBBA); Umea BSKT (Sweden-Basketligan); BC Apollon Limasol (Cyprus-Division A); Jean D’Arc
Vichy Clermont Metropole (France-ProB); STB Le Havre (France-ProB); BS Prievidza (Slovakia-SBL); Boras Basket (Sweden-Basketligan);
Globalport Batang Pier (Philippines-PBA); Umea (Sweden-Basketligan); Tapiolan Honka (Finland-Korisliiga); Kfum Umea (Sweden-Basketettan);
Siena (Eurobasket S. League); Sarriyet (First) Ramallah (Palestine-PBBA); Mjus-Fortress Kormend (Hungary-A Division); White Eagles Stockholm (Sweden-Basketligan); Zalakeramia-ZTE KK (Hungary-A Division); Boras Basket (Sweden-Basketligan); KSF Srbija Malmo (Sweden-Basketettan)
• He averaged 22.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.8 steals in four games for Qalandia SC in 2018-19. • In nine games for Umea BSKT in the 2018-19 season, Krayem averaged 16.6 points, 5.2 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. He shot 40-of-68 from inside the arc for 58.8 percent, 19-of-48 from the 3-point line for 39.6 percent and 12-of-19 for 63.2 percent from the free throw stripe. • In four games for Apollon Limasol during the 2018-19 season Krayem averaged 8.3 points, 5.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds. • In 13 games playing for Jean D’Arc
Vichy Clermont Metropole in France, he averaged 7.4 points, 1.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.5 steals in the 2017-18 season. • He played 15 games with BS Prievidza in 2016-17 and averaged 12.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.3 steals. • In 27 games for Boris Basket in Sweden in 2015-16, he averaged 16.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.6 steals. • Averaged 13.5 points, 3.2 Rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.4 steals in 12 games 2014-15 for Globalport. • Averaged 24.0 points, 5.1 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game (17 games) in 2013-14 for Umea Bskt. • Averaged 17.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game in 2012-13 for White Eagles Stockholm. • Averaged 10.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game in 2012-13 for Mjus-Fortress Kromend.
Henry Bekkering (2005-06) – Matrixx Magixx Wijchen (Holland-Eredivisie); Gasterra Flames Groningen (Holland-Eredivisie); University of Calgary
(Canada-CIS)
• Averaged 10.6 points per game (35 games) in 2012-13 for Matrixx Magixx Wijchen.
Deuce Smith (2005-06) – San Francisco Rumble (USA-ABA).
Marc Axton (2002-03-04-05) – Wifibaleares Mallorca Basquet (Spain-1 Div.); Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket (France-ProB); Club Ourense
Baloncesto Sad (Spain-LEB Gold); Mallorca (Spain-LEB Silver); Ourense Grupo Juanes (Spain-LEB Silver); Penas Huesca (Spain-LEB Gold);
Pussihukat (Finland-Korisliiga); Joensuun Kataja (Finland-Korisliiga); Beirasar Rosalia (Spain-LEB Gold); Instituto Rosalia De Castro (Spain-EBA).
• In his final professional season, averaged 9.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.9 steals per game (42 games) in 2010-11 for Mallorca in Spain. • Axton was also selected to the Jersey Shore Invitational all-star team in April 2005.
Alex Carcamo Shannon Taylor Karim Scott Luke Egan Ronn McMahon Greg Trygstad
Jeremy McCulloch (2002-03-04-05) – CS Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania-Liga I); Thewphaingram Club (Thailand); CS Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania-Div.A); Forssan Koripojat (Finland-
1st Division); BC Nokia (Finland-1st Division); TV Langen (Germany-ProA); BC Energie Zwickau (Germany-Regionalliga); BC Energie Zwickau (Germany-Regionalliga)
• Averaged 13.8 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.9 steals per game (25 games) in 2010-11 for Forssan Koripojat in Finland. • Averaged 15.5 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in 2009-10 for BC Nokia in Finland.
Matt Nelson (2004-05) – WBC Raiffeisen Wels (Austria-A Budesliga); Aguas de Valencia-Gandia Basquet (Spain)
Alvin Snow (2001-02-03-04) – Seattle Flight (USA-IBL); Sigal Prishtina (Kosovo-SuperLeague); Washington Rampage (ABA); Royal Hali Gaziantep Buyuksehir Belediye (Turkey-
TBL); Kryvbasbasket-Lux Kryvyi RIH (Ukraine-Superleague); Trabzonspor Basketbol (Turkey-TBL); Helios Domzale (Slovenia-Liga UPC); New Jersey (USA-USBL); Apoel (Cyprus-A1); Elitzur Ashkelon (Israel-Premier League); Trier (Germany-1.Bundesliga); Pinar Karsiyaka (Turkey-TBL); Metros De Santiago (Dominican Rep.-LIDOBA); Skk
Kotwica Kolobrzeg (Poland-DBE)
• Averaged 10.5 points, 3.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game (27 games) in 2010-11 for Trabzonspor in Turkey. • Averaged 12.7 points, 2.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game in 2008-09 for Helios Domzale. • Snow also attended mini-camps with the Portland Trailblazers and Atlanta Hawks, and was drafted by the Idaho Stampede in the second round (15th pick overall) of the Continental
Basketball Association draft. He then was selected to play in the National Basketball Developmental League.
Brendon Merritt (2003-04) – BBC Nyon (Switzerland-LNA); 08 Stockholm (Sweden-Basketettan)
Josh Barnard (2004) – Tacoma Tide (USA-IBL)
Chris Hester (2002-03) – Kouvot Kouvola (Finland-Korisliiga); Karhu Kauhajoki (Finland-Korisliiga); Pyrinto Tampere (Finland-Korisliiga); Team Componenta Karkkila (Finland-
Korisliiga); SG Braunschwieg (Germany-2.Bundesliga North); Porvoon Tarmo (Finland-Korisliiga); Rotterdam Challengers (Holland-Eredivisie)
• Averaged 13.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game (42 games) in 2012-13 for Kouvot Kouvola. • Averaged 19.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in 2009-10 for Pyrinto Tampere.
T.J. Williams (2002-03) – Bellingham Slam (USA-ABA)
Aaron Olson (2000-01) – New Zealand Breakers (Australia-ABA); Auckland Stars (New Zealand-NBL); Aanekosken Huima (Finland-1st Division); Harbour Heat (New Zealand-NBL) • In October 2006 he played in his 100th-straight game for the Breakers, scoring 40 points in one game during the 2004-05 season. Olson also represented New Zealand in the 2004 Summer
Olympics.
Chris White (1998-99-00-01) – Prato (Italy-D13); Inchon ET (Korea-KBL); KCC Egis (Korea-KBL); Phoenix Flame (USA-IBL) • Played in the 2003 Korean KBL All-Star Game after averaging 13.9 points and 8.3 rebounds.
Ryan Hansen (1999-00) -Tacoma Thunder (NABL) (USA-IBL)
Deon Williams (1998-99-00) – Sporting Feytroun (Lebanon-Div.A); Al Maseerah (Saudi Arabia-D1); Paisas Caba San Lucas (Mexico-CIBACOPA); Al Shabab (United Arab
Emirates-D1); Al Hurriya (Syria-D1); Sporting Feytroun (Lebanon-Div.A); Al Shabab (United Arab Emirates-D1).
• Averaged 6.5 assists in both the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons in Lebanon. In 2002 he averaged 37.5 points (high of 66), eight rebounds, eight assists and two steals in Mexico.
Will Levy (1999-00) – Oakland Showtime (USA-ABA); Oakland Slammers (USA-IBL); San Francisco Pilots (ABA); Adana Bilfen Koleji (Turkey-D2 Group B); Pennsylvania Valley
Dawgs (USA-USBL).Paisas Caba San Lucas (Mexico-CIBACOPA); Oakland Slammers (USA-IBL)
Alex Carcamo (1999) – KB Besa Peja (Kosovo-D3); Club Deportes Las Animas (Chile-Liga Nacional); Nacional De Futbol Montevideo (Uruguay-Metropolitan); CD Sagrados
Corazones (Chile-Liga Nacional); Hapoel Kiryat Tivon (Israel-National League); Ciudad De Bragado (Argentina-TNA); Asociacion Italiana (Argentina-TNA); Obera (Argentina-
TNA); Sigal Pristina (Kosovo-SuperLeague); Ciclista Olimpico de la Banda (Argentina-LingaA); San Martin Corrientes (Argentina-TNA); Reales De La Vega (Dom. Republic-
LIDOBA); Maccabi Petah Tikva (Israel-National League); Rishon Le-Zion (Israel-National League); Anyang SBS Stars (Korea-KBL); 76ers spring workouts; U.S. Summer Pro
Leagues; University of Belize; Hapoel Holon (Israel-National League); Maccabi Ashdod (Israel-National League); Guaros De Lara (Venezuela-LPB).
• To conclude a 15-year professional career that included at least 20 stops, Carcamo averaged 15.0 points, 9.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists in three games in 2014-15 for KB Besa Peja. • Averaged 18.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.2 steals in 2012-13 for Israel. • Also played for the Belize National Team and the Harlem Globetrotters. • Averaged 13.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in four games for Belize in July 2010.
Shannon Taylor (1998-99) – Yakama Sun Kings (USA-CBA); Zonkeys de Tijuana (Mexico-Cibacopa); Sacramento Heatwave (USA-ABA); Jamestown Buffalo City Thunder (USA-
MBA); New Jersey Shorecats (USA-USBL); Fresno Heat Wave (USA-ABA)
Karim Scott (1997-98) – Kern County Vipers (USA-XBL); Lappeenranta NMKY (Finland-Korisliiga)
Luke Egan (1994-95-96-97) – Hume City Broncos (Australia-State League); Ringwood Hawks (Australia-ABA); Eltham Wildcats (Australia-State League); Werribee Devils
(Australia-State League); Hume City Broncos (Australia-State League); Melbourne Tigers (Australia-State League); Brisbane Bullets (Australia-NBL)
• With 20 years as a professional in Australia through the 2018 season, Egan played 19 games for Hume City during the 2016 season and averaged 11.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists.
He sank 45.3 percent of his shots (53-of-117) from inside the arc and 37.5 percent (27-of-72) from the 3-point line. • Egan averaged 11.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 22 games in the 2015 season (March-July) for Hume City, then averaged 9.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 2016. In 21 games in 2017 he upped those averages to 17.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals.
Ronn McMahon (1989-90) – Yakima Sun Kings (USA-CBA); Canadian National Team
Greg Trygstad (1990) – VFL Astrostars Bochum (Germany-ProB); Bochum (Germany-Regionalliga)
“HOT ROD” PLAYS 3 SEASONS WITH PACERS AFTER 7 YEARS & 500 GAMES WITH PISTONS
After more than 500 games with the Detroit Pistons, Rodney Stuckey concluded his third year as an Indiana Pacer – 10th in the NBA overall – in the 2016-17 season.
Making Eastern Washington University history every step of the way, Stuckey had his dream of playing professional basketball realized on June 28, 2007. That day, the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association selected Stuckey as the 15th pick overall in the NBA Draft at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
He made his NBA debut in the 2007 Summer League in Las Vegas, Nev., helping the Pistons to a 4-1 record with averages of 30.6 minutes, 19.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game. But he injured his hand during the preseason and missed the first 25 games of the regular season. He finally made his NBA debut on Dec. 21, 2007, and his first start in the NBA was on March 1, 2008, in a 103-73 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
He was impressive as a rookie, earning second team NBA All-Rookie Team honors as selected by the league’s head coaches. He finished his first season with averages of 19.8 minutes, 7.8 points and 2.9 assists per game as the Pistons advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals where they lost to eventual NBA champion Boston. His minutes increased in the playoffs as he averaged 8.2 points and 3.4 assists, while making 87.9 percent of his free throws, in 17 playoff games.
In his second season in 2008-09, Stuckey started 65 of 79 games, averaging 31.9 minutes, 13.4 points, 4.9 assists, 1.0 steals and 3.5 rebounds. In his third season, he was a starter in all but six of the 73 games he played and averaged 34.2 minutes, 16.6 points, 4.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 3.8 rebounds. In the 2010-11 season – his fourth – he started 54 of 70 games and averaged 15.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.1 steals and a career-high 5.2 assists. In 2011-12 – his fifth season as a pro – Stuckey started 48 of 55 games and averaged 14.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 0.8 steals and a 3.8 assists. His sixth NBA season in 2012-13 ended with him starting 24 of 76 games and averaging 11.5 points, 3.6 assists, 2.2 rebounds and 0.7 steals. In his seventh and final campaign with the Pistons, Stuckey averaged 13.9 points, 2.1 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 0.7 steals.
In 2014-15 – his eighth season as a pro and first with the Indiana Pacers – Stuckey averaged 12.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 0.8 steals per game in 71 games (36 starts). Stuckey signed a new 3-year, $21 million contract with the Pacers on July 21, 2015.
In his ninth season in 2015-16, he averaged 8.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists in the regular season before playing in the playoffs for the first time in seven seasons. He averaged 6.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in a seven-game playoff loss to Toronto. Stuckey, who missed 19 games in January and February with an ankle sprain, had season highs of 23 points (twice) and eight assists.
Because of injuries, he played in only 39 games in 2016-17 -- his 10th season in the NBA -- and averaged 7.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists. A strained patellar tendon led to his being waived by the Pacers on March 29, 2017.
Stuckey is EWU’s highest draft pick ever (three through 2018-19), and at the time was the second-highest selection in the now more than 50-year history of the Big Sky Conference Eastern’s only previous NBA draftee before Studkey was Ron Cox, a sixth-round draft choice by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1977. Although he never played a game in the NBA, Cox was EWU’s all-time leading scorer for nearly 40 years with 1,741 points, as Stuckey finished fourth in school history at the time with 1,438 points. Tyler Harvey was picked in the second round by Orlando in the 2015 draft (51st overall) after a three-year career in which he surpassed Stuckey with 1,564 points.
The only other first-round draft choice in the history of the Big Sky Conference was Michael Ray Richardson from Montana. He was the fourth pick overall by the New York Knickerbockers in 1978. In 2012, Damian Lillard of Weber State was drafted as the sixth pick overall by Portland.
A 2004 graduate of Kentwood High School in Kent, Wash., Stuckey was an All-American at Eastern – both athletically and academically – after averaging 24 points per game in each of his two seasons. He helped EWU win 30 games in two seasons and had a 3.34 grade point average. Stuckey’s 2007-16 10-Year NBA Totals . . . Regular Season G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG
651 302 27.5 .423 .300 .824 2.9 3.6 0.9
PPG
12.6
28 6 22.6 .382 .280 .840
RPG
2.0
APG
3.8
SPG
0.8
PPG
8.7
Career High Points: 40 Detroit vs. Chicago on Dec. 23, 2008. Career High Rebounds: 14 Indiana vs. Portland on Dec. 13, 2014. Career High Assists: 14 Detroit vs. Toronto on March 16, 2011 and Detroit vs. Cleveland on April 11, 2011. Career High Steals: 5 Detroit at Cleveland on Dec. 23, 2013 and Detroit at Utah on Nov. 21, 2009. Career High Minutes Played: 50 Detroit at Houston on March 19, 2009.
STUCKEY’S EWU CAREER
SUPERLATIVES, RECORDS & RANKINGS (at the time)
Career Games: 59 Points: 1,438 (4th in EWU history . . .
23 from the 3rd position held by Dave Hayden)
Scoring Average: 24.37 (3rd in Big Sky history;
SCHOOL RECORD)
Assists: 283 Assists Average: 4.80 (24th in BSC
history; 4th at EWU)
Steals: 137 (4th in EWU history) Steals Average: 2.32 (11th in BSC history;
2nd at EWU)
Free Throws Made: 386 (SCHOOL RECORD) Free Throws Attempted: 479 (2nd in EWU
history)
Single Game Scoring & Rank Free Throw Percentage: .806 (5th
(at the time) in EWU History in EWU history)
(School-record total of 15 30-point Games 10+ Scoring: 58 games. The previous record was six Games 20+ Scoring: 41 set by David Peed from 1988-90) Games 30+ Scoring: 15 (SCHOOL 1. - 45 - Northern Arizona (1-5-06) RECORD) 5. - 38 - Portland State (3-4-06) Games 5+ Assists: 33 8. - 36 - Portland State (2-10-07) 8. - 36 - Montana (1-28-06) Games 4+ Steals: 15 16. - 34 - Weber State (2-7-07) EWU Leader in Scoring: 52 games 16. - 34 - Boise State (12-29-05) 23. - 33 - Lewis-Clark St. (11-18-06) EWU Leader in Assists: 37 games 27. - 32 - CS Northridge (12-3-06) EWU Leader in Steals: 35 games 31. - 31 - Sacramento State (1-25-07) EWU Leader in Rebounds: 10 31. - 31 - Northern Colo. (1-20-07) games 31. - 31 - Washington (11-24-06) 31. - 31 - Portland State (1-14-06) EWU Leader in Blocked Shots: 4 games 37. - 30 - UC Santa Barbara (2-17-07) 37. - 30 - Eastern Oregon (11-29-06) 37. - 30 - UC Riverside (12-10-05)
Rodney Stuckey’s Eagle Basketball & NBA Highlights
• Former Eastern Washington University men’s basketball All-American and eventual 10-year NBA veteran Rodney Stuckey had his EWU jersey retired in ceremonies that took place on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2008, at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash. The 2008-09 season would have been Stuckey’s senior season at EWU had he played all four seasons. • After being selected by the Detroit Pistons 15th overall in the 2009 NBA Draft, he became EWU’s highest draft pick ever and the second-highest in the history of the Big Sky Conference at the time. He played seven NBA seasons for the Pistons – earning AllRookie honors in the 2009-10 season – and played the last three years of his NBA career for the Indiana Pacers.
• All-American at Eastern – both athletically and academically – after averaging 24 points per game in his career. He helped EWU win 30 games. • As a sophomore, he ranked seventh in NCAA Division I in scoring with an average of 24.6 points per game. He was eighth as a freshman with a 24.2 average. • As both a freshman and sophomore, he was given honorable mention All-America honors by the Associated Press. • With a 3.34 cumulative grade point average, he was a third team selection on the 2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America team and twice received All-District VIII honors.
• In just two seasons, he broke 10 school records and scored a total of 1,438 points. He had nine games with at least 30 points (out of 59 career games). • He was a preseason candidate for the John R. Wooden Award in the 2006-07 season.
• In his freshman season, Collegeinsider.com voted Stuckey its National Freshman of the Year.
• Big Sky Conference MVP and Freshman of the Year in 2005-06.
Points - 45 vs. Northern Ariz. 1/5/05. Rebounds - 9 vs Cal State Fullerton 2/18/06. Assists - 10 vs. Idaho St. 2/22/07, Weber State 1/27/07, Northern Colo. 1/4/07 & Pacific
Lutheran 11/19/05. Steals - 7 vs. Idaho 12/21/06 & Cal Poly 12/23/05.
Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
2005-06 30 30 990 33.0 250 510 .490 55 148 .372 171 225 .760 32 112 144 4.8 75 1 123 107 8 66 726 24.2 2006-07 29 29 965 33.3 227 501 .453 43 161 .267 215 254 .846 35 100 135 4.7 68 0 160 98 9 71 712 24.6
TOTAL 59 59 1955 33.1 477 1011 .472 98 309 .317 386 479 .806 67 212 279 4.7 143 1 283 205 17 137 1438 24.4
Magician on the Court, Tyler Harvey Drafted in NBA by Orlando
Former Eagle megastar is chosen in the second round as the 51st pick overall
After performing his magic act at Reese Court for three seasons, Tyler Harvey made the transition from Eagle to professional.
Now playing professionally overseas, the former Eagle sharpshooter was selected by the Orlando Magic in the second round as the 51st pick overall of the National Basketball Association Draft on June 25 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
In his first taste of the NBA during the Orland Pro Summer League, Harvey led the Magic’s Blue summer squad with 24 points and five assists in his first start in their 9185 loss to the Indiana Pacers. He made 4-of-7 from three-point range in the game, and averaged 10.6 points, 2.0 assists and 1.4 rebounds in the five total games he played.
He then played the 2015-16 season for the Erie Bay Hawks in the NBA Developmental League, and averaged 11.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in 37 games. He made 80-of-231 3-pointers for 34.6 percent, and 54-of-68 free throws for 79.4 percent. He led Erie to an improbable 125-120 victory over the Texas Legends on Dec. 29, 2015, when he made nine 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and two overtimes. He finished with 29 points as the Bay Hawks ralllied from a 22-point deficit entering the fourth quarter. Harvey elected to skip his senior season at Eastern for the chance to play in the NBA. After declaring for the draft on April 1, Harvey had workouts with many NBA teams, and also participated in the National Basketball Association Draft Combine in Chicago from May 12-17. Harvey was a walk-on to the Eastern program in the fall of 2011 EWU head coach Jim Hayford’s first year as head coach. After a redshirt season and playing sparingly in EWU’s first 13 games, he was a high-scoring mainstay for the Eagles in the final 71 games of his 84-game career (67 as a starter). He led NCAA Division I in scoring (23.1) and 3-pointers made per game (4.00) in the 2014-15 season. Rodney Stuckey, who spent 10 seasons in the NBA, was drafted 15th overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2007 NBA Draft, where he spent his first seven seasons as a pro before moving to the Indiana Pacers for the 2014-15 season. Besides Stuckey, Ron Cox is the only previous NBA draftee from Eastern. He was a sixthround draft choice by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1977, but did not play in a regular season NBA game because of reconstructive surgery on his left ankle. Harvey was the first Big Sky Conference lard was selected sixth overall by the Portland Trailblazers in the first round in 2012.
Because of Harvey’s early departure, Cox remained Eastern’s all-time leading scorer a bit longer. He had 1,741 points from 1974-77, with Harvey right behind with 1,564. Stuckey scored 1,438 in two seasons, including 726 in 2006 to set the school record broken by Harvey with 738 in the 2014-15 season. That was broken three seasons later by Bogdan Bliznyuk with 741. The career record fell in 2015-16 when Venky Jois finished with 1,803 points, and then Bliznyuk broke that with a Big Sky record of 2,169 points.
More About Harvey . . .
• Tyler Harvey was selected by Associated Press as an honorable mention All-America selection after his record-breaking season as the leading scorer in NCAA Division I. He became the third player in EWU’s 32 seasons as a member of NCAA Division I to earn honorable mention All-America honors from Associated Press. Alvin Snow was the first in 2004, and Rodney Stuckey was chosen in 2006 and 2007. draft choice since Weber State’s Damian Lil-
• He was also a repeat member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches AllDistrict 6 squad – earning first team accolades after second team honors as a sophomore. • Harvey was also one of 16 finalists for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year, and is also one of 31 finalists for the Lou Henson Award given to the nation’s top mid-major player. As a result, he was recognized on the Lou Henson All-America team. • In addition, Harvey was a first team selection on the All-Big Sky Conference team for the second-straight season. He helped the Eagles close the year 26-9 on the season after finishing 14-4 in the Big Sky Conference to share the regular season title with Montana. Eastern swept through three games in the Big Sky Conference Tournament to garner the school’s second NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. The Eagles finished with program bests for victories overall (26), in the Big Sky (14), on the road (11) and in non-conference play (9) in 32 seasons as a member of NCAA Division I. • Harvey was selected as a first team selection on the 2014-15 Academic All-America® team for NCAA Division I as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Harvey was one of five players to be named to the first team, and is EWU’s initial first team selection in school history. He had a 3.60 grade point average as a communications studies major. On Feb. 25, 2015, Harvey was the recipient of a “Keeper of the Dream” award from EWU’s Africana Studies department. • Harvey led NCAA Division I in scoring (23.1 points per game) and 3-pointers per game (4.00), and was 14th in 3-point shooting percentage (43.1 percent) and 44th in free throw percentage (.852). • Harvey closed the year with Big Sky and EWU single season records for season 3-pointers with 128. His 738 points were a school record and ranked fourth in league history at the time. • In addition, Harvey was selected as the MVP of the Big Sky Conference Tournament after averaging 23.0 points, 2.7 assists and 2.0 steals per game in three games while making 10-of24 3-point shots (41.7 percent) and 22-of-43 overall (51.2 percent). • In equaling the Big Sky Tournament record with 42 points against Idaho, Harvey had his fifth game of the season and 11th of his career with at least 30 points, and his 40th-straight game scoring in double figures (snapped when he scored nine versus Sacramento State the next night). His 42 at the time ranked third in school history behind the 45 of Rodney Stuckey (versus Northern Arizona on 1/5/06) and 44 of David Peed (versus UC Irvine on 12/13/88). His 42 points tied the tourney record of 42 set by Anthony Johnson of Montana in 2010, and passed the 38 Stuckey had versus Portland State in 2006.
Points - 42 Idaho 3/12/15 . Rebounds - 10 Idaho State 3/6/14. Assists - 8 Montana State 2/6/14, North Dakota 3/2/13 & Idaho State 3/6/14. Steals - 4 on four occasions. Blocks: 3 Sam Houston State 2/23/13. FG Made: 13 Northern Arizona 2/15/14 & Idaho 3/12/15. FG Attempts: 23 Weber State 3/7/15. 3FG Made: 10 Northern Colorado 2/1/14. 3FG attempts: 16 Northern Arizona 2/15/14. FT Made: 20 Southern Utah 1/23/14. FT Attempts: 20 Southern Utah 1/23/14.
Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2012-13 21 4 295 14.0 58 111 .523 23 53 .434 10 23 .435 8 40 48 2.3 31 1 31 21 3 15 149 7.1 2013-14 31 31 1158 37.4 206 465 .443 109 252 .433 156 174 .897 21 108 129 4.2 71 0 84 66 9 35 677 21.8 2014-15 32 32 1182 36.9 230 490 .469 128 297 .431 150 176 .852 20 96 116 3.6 60 1 82 64 4 36 738 23.1 TOTAL 84 67 2635 31.4 494 1066 .463 260 602 .432 316 373 .847 49 244 293 3.5 162 2 197 151 16 86 1564 18.6
A record more than two months in the making, Bogdan Bliznyuk set a new NCAA Division I single season record for consecutive free throws made on March 3, 2018, in EWU’s regular season finale against Northern Arizona at Reese Court. Bliznyuk made all six of his free throws, including a pressure-packed, recordbreaking pair with 3:46 left in the Senior Day game to give him 74 and break the NCAA Division I single season record of 73 set by Gary Buchanan from Villanova over a 21-game stretch in the 2000-01 season. His 74th is pictured. Bliznyuk sank his first three versus Portland State on March 8 before missing, ending the record at 77 in a span of 18 games dating back to EWU’s game at North Dakota on Dec. 31, The Big Sky Conference MVP finished 78-of-79 during conference play (98.7 percent), but came up short of the career record of 85-straight free throws between Feb. 15, 2001, and Jan. 18, 2003, by Darnell Archey from Butler during a 57-game stretch. Bliznyuk finished the year making a school-record 90.2 percent to rank second in the Big Sky and 12th in Division I, and his career mark of 84.0 percent ranked third at EWU all-time.
In 55 Years of the Big Sky Conference, 2,169 Points by Bogdan Bliznyuk is No. 1
BOGDAN BLIZNYUK was the 2017-18 Big Sky Conference MVP, a first team All-District 6 selection by the Natonal Association of Basketball
Coaches (NABC) and an honorable mention All-America selection by Associated Press. He finished his career with 2,169 points, passing the record of 2,102 set by Orlando Lightfoot from Idaho in three seasons from 1991-94. Bliznyuk achieved the record on March 9 in a 32-point effort in the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament. “It’s definitely an honor and there have been a lot of great players in this conference,” said Bliznyuk after the record fell. Bliznyuk was just the fifth player in the then 55-year history of the league to hit the 2,000-point mark. But his record lasted just 316 days before being broken by Montana State’s Tyler Hall (2,518). Hall broke the record on EWU’s home court in Cheney on Jan. 19, 2019, but EWU won the game 85-81. In his 138th and final game of his career, Bliznyuk tied EWU’s single season scoring record with 50 seconds left, then broke it with a 3-pointer on the last shot of his illustrious career with 20 ticks remaining. Bliznyuk, the Big Sky’s all-time leading scorer with 2,169 points, finished with 741 as a senior to rank sixth in league history and break the previous school record of 738 set three years earlier by Tyler Harvey. In setting a total of 16 school records, Bliznyuk scored 27 points in the 138th and final game of his career – the 44th time he scored at least 20 and his 100th double-digit performance. He closed his career with the NCAA Division I single season free throw record with 77-straight makes, three league marks, nine Big Sky Tournament records, 16 school records and the utmost respect from his head coach. “I love Tyler to death, but I wasn’t about to let Bogdan go without that record,” said SHANTAY LEGANS. “Bogdan is going to understand some day how much he accomplished. It was probably the best single season a player has had at Eastern Washington and probably the best career – he’s going to be in the record books a long time.” In his senior season, Bliznyuk made 52.8 percent of his field goals and 90.2 percent of his free throws (second in the Big Sky, 12th in NCAA Division I) to average 21.2 points (third, 23rd nationally) in 35 games. He also averaged 6.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists to rank as the only player in the league to be in the top 15 in scoring, rebounding and assists – he was actually in the top six in all three. Along with teammate Sir Washington, Bliznyuk finished as the winningest Eastern player in the school’s NCAA Division I history with 86 victories overall and 50 league wins in four seasons. He helped lead the Eagles to national postseason tournaments in each of his four seasons, including the NCAA Tournament in 2015 and the College Basketball Invitational in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Bliznyuk earned first team All-Big Sky honors in 2018, was a second team choice in 2017 and was the league’s Freshman of the Year in 2015. Bliznyuk had two games of at least 40 points and 13 with at least 30, including the school record scoring total of 45 set as a junior. He had 10 or more rebounds 20 times and double figures in assists on three occasions, with 21 total double-doubles (17-4 record). Plus, he had the lone triple-double in school history as a sophomore. On nine other occasions an Eastern player has flirted with a triple-double (within a combined total of three rebounds and/or assists), including four by Bliznyuk, three by Drew Brandon and one each by Rodney Stuckey and Justin
Crosgile.
Points: 45, Portland State - 2/4/17; Rebounds: 15, Idaho - 1/31/15 & Southern Utah 3/1/18; Assists: 11, Denver - 11/26/16; Steals: 5, Southern Utah - 1/21/17 & Portland State - 1/28/16 & George Fox - 11/15/15; Blocks: 4, Portland State - 1/28/16; FG made: 15, Sacramento State - 2/1/18; FG attempts: 29, Portland State - 2/4/17; 3FG made: 6, at Northern Arizona - 2/4/16; 3FG attempts: 10, at
Northern Arizona - 2/4/16; FT made: 17, Portland State - 2/4/17; FT attempts: 20, Portland State - 2/4/17. Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2014-15 35 0 665 19.0 112 191 .586 24 43 .558 57 72 .792 45 96 141 4.0 84 1 39 47 14 19 305 8.7 2015-16 34 32 1128 33.2 148 331 .447 43 121 .355 83 104 .798 55 175 230 6.8 105 5 102 85 24 42 422 12.4 2016-17 34 34 1251 36.8 251 529 .474 38 120 .317 161 196 .821 36 186 222 6.5 92 4 136 104 7 36 701 20.6 2017-18 35 35 1228 35.1 265 502 .528 45 113 .398 166 184 .902 33 205 238 6.8 83 1 137 119 10 29 741 21.2
