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crymdg2 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 https://instagram.com/stories/dwaynesworld_1/2843780514484533178?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY= Looks like Evans hit a game winner. @thetorch would know better, but that stadium looks pretty big. Is the Japanese league growing ala Australia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 6 hours ago, crymdg2 said: https://instagram.com/stories/dwaynesworld_1/2843780514484533178?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY= Looks like Evans hit a game winner. @thetorch would know better, but that stadium looks pretty big. Is the Japanese league growing ala Australia? I believe they are playing the playoffs in one location so the attendance maybe misleading or they may be playing in the Okinawa arena which is about the size of chaifetz. I think Ryukyu only plays a portion of their games in the large arena. There is a smaller one they are in most of the time. Japan's Basketball league is really catching on. Fan attendance has doubled in the last 6 years. They now average over 4k fans per game in a rather large league, 22 teams, each with a 55 game schedule. A much larger league than Australia, which doesn't have half that many teams. Native Japanese players still are not very good and they are of course hard pressed to have big men. Native Japanese players cannot match up to native Australians. But their imports do, Japan has the best imports in Asia, besides the Chinese league. Toe to Toe their imports could be better overall than Australia's. Japan pays really well and attracts a lot of veteran Euro players looking for a change. Evan's team is remarkably good, maybe the best Japanese league team ever. They were 48-7 in the regular season. Only allowed to play 2 imports on the court at once the Kings feature Evans, 16 & 7, Allen Durham 6'6 240 who played for a Bible COllege in the states and became a top Euro player, and Jack Cooley, 6'9 center from Notre Dame. Those 3 split time at the 4 and 5. They also have one of the best Japan native players at guard in Keita Imamura. Evans was screwed out of an all star spot but I think he earned the equivalent of 3rd team all league this season. Next weekend they will play 2 games to determine the Championship against Tochigi. Tochigi is led by NZ native & national team star Isaac Fotu, Former Colorado player Josh Scott, and former member of Dunk City FGCU alum Chase Fieler. Same Ryukyu these guys are all 4s and 5s. BilliesBy40 and crymdg2 like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 Kwamain is also very close to a title for his Swiss league team Fribourg. They are in the finals, best of 3 and Fribourg leads the series 1-0. Mitchell in this league is still a starter but no longer a star. He is a defensive stopper and distributor getting less than 9 ppg. His team really spreads the minutes out, no one averages over 28 mpg. Fribourg at one point won 21 games in a row and was 26-1 during the regular season. They have dropped 1 playoff game so far. Mitchell should be another Billiken champion in a few days. crymdg2 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thetorch Posted May 30, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2022 Javon Bess - Tindastoll - Iceland Subway League Javon was one of the best players in the top league in Iceland this past season. Averaging over 19 points, 6 boards, 2 assists & 1.5 steals with a season high of 37 points in the playoffs. Tindastoll lost in the league finals to Valur 3 games to 2. Cody Ellis - Warwick Senators - NBL1 Cody is leading the Warwick Senators to a 6-2 start to the season, good for 2nd in the west division. Ellis is averaging 20 points, 6 boards on a whopping 71% FG and 43% from 3. This is his 4th season playing for Warwick in the Aussie State League Rob Loe - Auckland Tuatara - NBL Loe struggled in the Aussie NBL this season with limited PT with the last place New Zealand Breakers. He fared much better in other competition. In February Loe represented NZ in World Cup action helping lead NZ to 2 victories while averaging 16 points and 10 rebounds. Currently for Tuatara in the NZ league through 6 games Loe is averaging 17 points, 10 boards & 4 assists while shooting 47% from 3 and 68% overall. Dwayne Evans - Ryukyu Kings - Japan B1 League Evans led his team to an historic record in the top Japanese league. Evans put up 16 ppg, 7 boards, 3 assists and a steal with season highs of 30 points & 14 rebounds. Evans shot 37% from 3 and 58% from the field. He currently has Ryukyu in the league finals after leading them to a 48-7 regular season with the best record in the league. Kwamain Mitchell - Fribourg - Swiss Basketball League Mitchell is a champion as Fribourg defended their Swiss title and swept the league finals yesterday. Mitchell has been a steady contributor for his 26-1 Fribourg team. He averaged 10 ppg, 4 assists, 2 steals, while shooting 66% from 2. Willie Reed - Buducnost - ABA & Eurocup Willie’s season was cut short with injuries but he still performed at a high level in upper tier competition. Buducnost competed in the ABA, a league comprised of Baltic State champions, & Eurocup. They went 19-7 in ABA and 10-8 in Eurocup play. In 11 games in Eurocup play Reed averaged 11 & 6. In 19 games in ABA play, Reed averaged 13 & 7. Brian Conklin - Yalova (Turkey) - BSL Conklin left this team in December and did not resign with another team. He played 11 games and averaged 10 points and 5 rebounds while shooting 48%. Conklin recently expressed interest in coaching in the college ranks. Hasahn French - KRKA - Slovenia Liga & ABA French left his team early as well in late February. French also suffered some injuries and was out of action for several weeks. KRKA fared well in Slovenia LIga and French averaged 10 points, 7 boards, 1.5 blocks, & 1.5 steals. In ABA play, a step up in competition, French played sparingly in 12 games averaging 4 points and 5 boards. Tramaine Isabell - Artland Dragons - Germany ProA Isabell signed with the Dragons in late January. Artland plays in German ProA league which is below Bundesliga. Through 9 games Isabell is averaging 13 points, 3 assist for the 12-20 Dragons Reggie Agbeko - Zornotza - Spain LEB Silver Agbeko continues his run in the Silver 3rd tier Spanish Pro League. He is averaging 9 points and 6 rebounds as the starting center for 17-9 Zornotza. D.J. Foreman - Fjolnir - Iceland D1 Foreman is the Shaq of Iceland minor league basketball. Averaged 28 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals while shooting over 60% from 2. Season high of 40/20 in one game, Foreman led Fjolnir to a 15-12 record and a berth in the league semifinals. Mike McCall - Kouchin - Iranian Superleague McCall joined Kouchin in December and was able to play 15 games for the team which finished 10-11 in pool play. McCall averaged 13 points & 6 assists and notched his career best game in the final game of the season scoring 26 points and dishing out 9 assists. Ian Vougioukas It appears Ian has ended his pro career. Over 15 years he represented Greece twice in the World Cup, was a Greek league All Star 3 times, A Euroleague Champion, and won championships in Greece, Russian Superleague & Lithuania. He also had a stint as team captain for Panathanaikos. Congrats Ian hope to see you return to SLU soon. FromDaEastSide, Compton, crymdg2 and 9 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Good stuff. Only missing Jordan Goodwin. And maybe Ingvi! SLUMedBilliken15 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Taj79 said: Good stuff. Only missing Jordan Goodwin. And maybe Ingvi! There is a multiple page thread on Goodwin. Ingvi is no longer playing as far as i can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 1 hour ago, thetorch said: There is a multiple page thread on Goodwin. Ingvi is no longer playing as far as i can see. what's it say ?:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 17 hours ago, thetorch said: Ian Vougioukas It appears Ian has ended his pro career. Over 15 years he represented Greece twice in the World Cup, was a Greek league All Star 3 times, A Euroleague Champion, and won championships in Greece, Russian Superleague & Lithuania. He also had a stint as team captain for Panathanaikos. Congrats Ian hope to see you return to SLU soon. A picture I keep with me is a picture of 10 year old me at 5' standing next to Ian after a game. He was so much fun to watch and it's been so cool to see him represent his country so well. Hope his retirement leads him back to SLU for a visit someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Ian made some money over the years. MusicCityBilliken and BrettJollyComedyHour like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 1 hour ago, brianstl said: Ian made some money over the years. His career earnings could be in the 8 figure range. brianstl likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/30/2022 at 6:00 PM, thetorch said: His career earnings could be in the 8 figure range. Oddly enough, it's his birthday today. Happy birthday, Ian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/30/2022 at 4:47 PM, brianstl said: Ian made some money over the years. he could of peddled lots of gyros for someone in the Lou backndaday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuiltFordBills Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Saw from IG that Kyle Lofton was playing some pickup/training with Hasahn and J Good, hope they gave him some crap about the A-10 tourney game this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 I don't think it was mentioned, but Kevin Lisch wrapped up his second season as an assistant coach for the Sydney Kings. He was new King's coach Chase Buford's top assistant this past season. The Kings won their first championship in 17 seasons. Their top player and league MVP was former Bonnie Jaylen Adams. MusicCityBilliken, philliken, CBFan and 2 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HoosierPal Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 I looked this up: Paderborn Baskets 91 e.V., for sponsorship reasons named Uni Baskets Paderborn, is a basketball club based in Paderborn, Germany. The club currently plays in the ProA, the second highest basketball league in Germany. SLU_Lax likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share Posted July 9, 2022 Jordan Barnes was the best player on Paderborn this past season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Paderborn is only a two hour drive from his home town of Dusseldorf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills By 40 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 It's Cory Remekun's birthday today. Also his Facebook cover photo is sick: WR, DE, KM, JJ on the left, and then is that MMJ on the right? billiCAN and cgeldmacher like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy II Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 -that's a great photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crymdg2 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Is French still playing? I feel like I've seen him doing modeling/acting on social media more than hoops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 7 hours ago, crymdg2 said: Is French still playing? I feel like I've seen him doing modeling/acting on social media more than hoops? He had a hard time overseas. Injuries, inconsistent play and then was released before the season was over. He did play in the TBT but I think his team only played 1 or 2 games and his PT was sparse. His acting and modeling may be more lucrative than playing overseas or at least less of a headache. I don't think he is good enough for the G league. I would imagine he will continue his career somewhere. He frankly would be perfect for a lower Asian league or a smaller Nordic league. They value undersized big men. BuiltFordBills likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 8 hours ago, crymdg2 said: Is French still playing? I feel like I've seen him doing modeling/acting on social media more than hoops? Future winner of the Fabio Slashie Award! In all seriousness I wish him luck in whatever he decides to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 French is no different from thousands of other kids coming out of college into what they think will be their careers, many of them wind up doing something else totally different in time. A number of these kids wind up being very successful in careers they had never considered before in their lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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