Courtesy of Eurobasket LLC Here is the weekly review of the top performing Golden Bulls alumni, who are currently playing in pro basketball.
#1. Nilous Hodge (6'4''-F, played in 2022-23, plays pro in the ECBL) led Hickory Hoyas to a victory against the Carolina Crusaders (3-4) 101-94 in the ECBL on Saturday night. He scored 23 points, had 6 rebounds, passed 5 assists and added 2 blocks; quite an impressive performance considering it's only Hodge's second season in pro basketball. The Hickory Hoyas have 5-4 record this season. There are only four games left until the end of the ECBL Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. Hodge has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages 16.0ppg, 4.0rpg, 2.8apg and 1.4spg.
#2. Experienced Wiyle Petty (6'5''-F-1979, played in 1997-01, plays in the ECBL) could not help the Queen City Vipers (3-1) in their last game. Despite Petty's good performance the Queen City Vipers (#3) lost 107-118 on the road to the Carolina Thunder. He had a double-double by scoring 13 points and getting 10 rebounds. Petty also added 5 assists. It was Queen City Vipers' first loss after three consecutive victories. But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen. This year Petty averages 8.0ppg, 9.3rpg, 3.7apg and 1.3spg in three games he played so far.
#3. Stedmon Lemon (6'6''-F/G-1992, played in 2014-16, currently in Iran) contributed to a 2-point Tabiat's victory against the closely-ranked Sagesse (3-5) 75-73 in the West Asia Super League last Saturday. He scored 12 points, made 3 passes and 3 steals in 28 minutes. It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Tabiat (5-3) is placed second in the West Asia Super League. The Regular Season already ended in the West Asia Super League. It's Lemon's first season with the team. Lemon has relatively good stats this year 13.9ppg, 3.8rpg and 3.0apg.
#4. Emilio Parks (6'6''-F-1993, played in 2011-15, plays pro in the ECBL) was not able to help the Gastonia Snipers in their game against the PrimeTime Players (7-2) in the ECBL. Parks scored 8 points, had 4 rebounds and dished 3 assists. The Gastonia Snipers (#2) lost 118-130 in Fort Mill to the PrimeTime Players. It was Snipers' third consecutive loss in a row. This year Parks averages 9.5ppg, 6.0rpg and 2.5apg in six games.
Other former Johnson C. Smith University players, who play in pro basketball:
Jatayveous Watson (6'8''-F, played in 2022-23) played for Georgia Knights in the MBL few monts ago
Ryan Carter (6'1''-G, played in 2007-11) played for Wichita Skykings in the TBL last year
Xavier Jones (6'5''-F-1998, played in 2019-22) played for ESL Camp in the Eurobasket S.League last year
Diondre Pratt (6'4''-G-1994, played in 2012-16) plays for PrimeTime Players in the ECBL
Notice: The list above includes only some of alumni playing currently in pro basketball. Check complete list of Johnson C. Smith University basketball alumni.
Nilous Hodge is last week best Golden Bulls alumni, who plays professional basketball (Photo: @pages/Saint-Augustines-University-Depart)
