Courtesy of Eurobasket LLC We bring you last week's top former Bulldogs players who are currently playing in pro basketball.
#1. Kaiden Rice (6'7''-G-1999, played in 2017-21, plays pro in the NBA G League) led Westchester Knicks to an easy victory against the Raptors 905 Missisauga (15-32) crushing them 134-106 in the NBA G League on Tuesday night. He scored 14 points in only a mere 14 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only Rice's second season in pro basketball. The Westchester Knicks have 22-24 record this season. This year Rice averages 6.4ppg and 2.3rpg.
#2. Matt Frierson (6'1''-PG-1997, played in 2015-19, plays in Germany) could not help Eisbaeren Bremerhaven (5-7) in their last game. Despite his good performance Eisbaeren Bremerhaven lost 78-84 on the road to the second-ranked Skyliners. Frierson scored 13 points. This year Frierson averages 7.5ppg in 25 games he played so far.
#3. Tom Koopman (6'9''-F-1995, played in 2013-17, currently in Holland) was not able to help Den Helder in their game against Leuven Bears (2-0) in the BNXT League. Despite his good performance on Saturday night Koopman scored 11 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 25 minutes. This season Koopman averages 6.3ppg and 3.3rpg.
#4. Tyler Moffe (6'1''-G-1996, played in 2020-23, plays pro in Slovakia) was not able to secure a victory for Handlova (16-12) in their game against Prievidza (18-11) in the Slovakian Nike SBL. He scored 9 points and added 5 passes. But Handlova lost 81-88 at home to the higher-ranked (#3) Prievidza. It was Handlova's fifth consecutive loss in a row. There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. This year Moffe averages 7.8ppg, 1.5rpg, 4.5apg and 1.8spg in four games.
Other former The Citadel players, who play in pro basketball:
Cameron Wells (6'1''-PG-1988, played in 2007-11) played for Trefl Sopot in Polish OBL few monts ago
Zane Najdawi (6'7''-F-1996, played in 2015-19) played for Al Ahli in Jordanian Premier League last year
Hayden Brown (6'5''-F-1998, played in 2017-22) played for Lakeside Lightning in Australian NBL One last year
Joe Wolfinger (7'0''-C-1985, played in 2009-10) played for Toyoda Gosei Scorpions Aichi in Japanese B3 League last year
Morakinyo Williams (6'10''-C-1988, played in 2010-11) plays for Dynamo in Burundian D1
Lewis Stallworth (6'1''-G-1996, played in 2018-19) played for Team Trouble in the ABA last year
Notice: The list above includes only some of alumni playing currently in pro basketball. Check complete list of The Citadel basketball alumni.
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