Courtesy of Eurobasket LLC We bring you last week's top former Golden Bears players who are currently playing in pro basketball.
#1. Jelani Watson-Gayle (6'1''-PG-1998, played in 2018-21, plays pro in Czech Republic) led Slavia to a 2-point victory over the fourth-ranked J.Hradec (4-30) 90-88 in the Czech Republic NBL on Saturday night. He was MVP of the game. Watson-Gayle scored 23 points and added 7 passes in 32 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only his third season in pro basketball. SK Slavia Praha (12-22) is placed third in Places 9-12 group. The Second Stage already ended. Watson-Gayle has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages 19.0ppg, 3.3rpg, 4.7apg and 1.1spg. Watson-Gayle has also Jamaican nationality.
#2. Brandon Miller (5'10''-PG-1998, played in 2021-22, plays in North Macedonia) could not help Shkupi (7-15) in their last game. Despite his good performance Shkupi lost 81-85 in a derby game to the higher-ranked (#8) Feniks 2010. Miller recorded 13 points and added 7 passes. The Regular Season already ended. This year Miller averages 8.8ppg, 3.0rpg, 4.8apg and 1.4spg in five games he played so far.
#3. Truitt Spencer (6'1''-G, played in 2021-24, currently in Bosnia) was not able to help KK Radnicki Gorazde in their game against Orlovik (13-11) in the Bosnia and Herzegovina Division I. Spencer scored 5 points and had 3 steals in 24 minutes. KK Radnicki Gorazde was defeated 81-72 on the road by the higher-ranked Orlovik (#6). It was KK Radnicki Gorazde's fifth consecutive loss in a row. There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. It's Spencer's first season with the team. This year he averages 2.9ppg and 1.4rpg.
#4. Anthony Fairley (6'9''-F-1999, played in 2021-22, plays pro in Iraq) managed to help Al Karkh in a victory against the second-ranked Dijlah (14-4) 73-65 in the Iraqi Superleague on Saturday night. He scored 5 points and blocked 2 shots. It was his first game for Al Karkh this season. His team is placed sixth in the Superleague.
Other former Miles College players, who play in pro basketball:
Jose Roman-Angueira (6'7''-F-1994, played in 2016-19) plays for Mets de Guaynabo in Puerto Rican BSN
Patrick Rucker (6'2''-G, played in 2020-22) plays for Southland Saints in the ABA
Alton Hicks (5'8''-G-1981, played in 2004-08) plays for Columbus Skyhawks in the ABA
Eddie Ishman (6'6''-G/F-1986, played in 2008-09) played for Gulf Coast Gladiators in the ABA few monts ago
Umar Frost (6'7''-C, played in 2018-20) plays for Jersey Express in the ABA
Yasim Hooker (6'5''-G, played in 2020-23) plays for Jersey Express in the ABA
Notice: The list above includes only some of alumni playing currently in pro basketball. Check complete list of Miles College basketball alumni.
Jelani Watson-Gayle is last week best Golden Bears alumni, who plays professional basketball (Photo: @wpgseabears)
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