Courtesy of Eurobasket LLC Every week we bring you a list of the top former Cougars players who continue their career in pro basketball.
#1. Elijah Bryant (6'5''-SF-1995, played in 2015-15, plays pro in Israel) led his Israeli team Hapoel Shlomo Tel-Aviv to a victory over the 15th-ranked Dubai (3-6) 109-97 in the Euroleague in Thursday night's game. He was MVP of the game. Bryant scored 25 points, had 7 rebounds and dished 3 assists in 33 minutes. Hapoel Shlomo Tel-Aviv (7-2) is placed second in the Euroleague. But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen. Bryant has relatively good stats this year 13.2ppg, 5.4rpg and 3.3apg in nine games he played so far.
#2. Zachary Seljaas (6'8''-SF-1997, played in 2015-20, plays in France) could not help LDLC ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket (5-2) in their last game on Saturday. Despite Seljaas' good performance LDLC ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket was edged86-85 on the road by the much lower-ranked Chalon/Saor (#9). He scored 14 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. But the season just started, so everything may happen. It's Seljaas' first year with the team. Seljaas has relatively good stats this season 10.6ppg and 3.6rpg.
#3. Alex Barcello (6'2''-G-1998, played in 2019-22, currently in Spain) was the major contributor in a Monbus Obradoiro CAB Santiago de Compostela's victory against the 13th-ranked Grupo Ureta Tizona Burgos (2-5) crushing them 93-68 in the Spanish Primera FEB (second division) on Saturday night. Barcello recorded 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in 24 minutes. Monbus Obradoiro CAB Santiago de Compostela (5-2) is placed third in the Primera FEB. It was Monbus Obradoiro CAB Santiago de Compostela's fifth consecutive victory in a row. But the season is still in its first stage and everything can happen. Barcello has relatively good stats this year 14.3ppg, 3.4rpg, 3.6apg and 1.9spg in seven games.
#4. Egor Demin (6'9''-G-2006, played in 2024-25, plays pro in the NBA) was not able to help the Brooklyn Nets in their game against the Detroit Pistons (7-2) in the NBA. Demin scored 8 points and added 7 assists. The Brooklyn Nets (1-8) were badly defeated125-107 in Detroit by the Pistons. But the season is still in its first stage and everything can happen. This season Demin averages 5.6ppg, 3.0rpg and 3.1apg.
#5. Matt Haarms (7'3''-C-1997, played in 2020-21, plays in Japan) was the main contributor in a 3-point Ehime Orange Vikings' victory against the seventh-ranked Watts (2-9) 88-85 in the Japanese B2 League last Saturday. He was MVP of the game. Haarms recorded 23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and made 3 blocks in 29 minutes. Ehime Orange Vikings (9-2) are placed second in West group. It was his team's sixth consecutive victory in a row. But the season is still in its first stage and everything can happen. It's Haarms' first year with the team. He has relatively good stats this season 13.4ppg, 6.1rpg, 1.8apg and 1.6bpg in 11 games.
#6. Yoeli Childs (6'8''-PF-1998, played in 2016-20, currently in Japan) managed to help Kobe Storks to win against the third-ranked Rizing crushing them 82-55 in the Japanese B2 League on Friday night. Childs recorded 5 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. He has individually a very good season with high stats. Childs averages 16.8ppg, 12.5rpg, 2.4apg and 1.4spg.
#7. Spencer Johnson (6'5''-G, played in 2020-24, plays pro in United Kingdom) contributed to a 2-point Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders' victory against the closely-ranked Cheshire Phoenix 95-93 in the British SLB in Friday night's game. Johnson had a double-double by scoring 14 points and getting 11 rebounds. He also added 3 assists in 28 minutes. This year Johnson averages 9.9ppg, 6.0rpg and 1.6apg in eight games.
#8. Rudi Williams (6'2''-G-1998, played in 2022-23, plays in Romania) was not able to secure a victory for Dinamo Bucuresti (0-1) in their last game on Saturday. Despite his very good performance Dinamo Bucuresti was edged91-89 in Targu Mures by the much higher-ranked Targu Mures (#7). Williams was the top scorer with 15 points. He also added 5 assists. Williams has relatively good stats this season 13.9ppg, 2.6rpg and 3.4apg.
#9. Fousseyni Traore (6'6''-F-2002, played in 2021-25, currently in France) contributed to a SIG Strasbourg's victory against the tenth-ranked Sluc Nancy 86-82 in the French Betclic ELITE ProA on Saturday night. He scored only 2 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 15 minutes. This year Traore averages 2.4ppg and 3.1rpg in seven games.
#10. Brandon Averette (5'11''-PG-1997, played in 2018-18, plays pro in Iceland) couldn't help Njardvik in their last game on Thursday. Despite his very good performance Njardvik was defeated 105-101 at home by the lower-ranked Stjarnan (#9). Averette was the second best scorer with 20 points. He also added 5 rebounds and dished 5 assists. This season Averette has very high stats. He averages 23.7ppg, 4.5rpg, 5.5apg and 1.8spg.
Other former Brigham Young University players, who play in pro basketball:
Brandon Davies (6'10''-C-1991, played in 2009-13) signed for Alvark Tokyo in Japanese B1 League
Mawot Mag (6'7''-F, played in 2024-25) signed for Cairns Taipans in Australian NBL
Trey Stewart (6'2''-G-2001, played in 2021-25) signed for SBB Baskets Wolmirstedt in German ProA
Notice: The list above includes only some of alumni playing currently in pro basketball. Check complete list of Brigham Young University basketball alumni.
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