I am currently watching the Ohio State Buckeyes play the Texas Longhorns. As most of you know, these games can last around 4 hours with all of the commercials because it's a BCS game. I decided to be productive and retrieve facts and stats on random notable basketball players playing overseas. It looks like each of these links should be good throughout the season. Enjoy!
Players in the Euroleague (a competition among the top teams from various leagues across Europe)
carlos arroyo - 13.7 ppg, 4.4 assists (7 games) - Remember, 3 european assists = approximately 5.5 american assists. Thus, 4.4 assists is very good.
josh childress - 10.1 ppg, 5.0 rebounds ( 8 games) -
Sarunas Jasikevicius - 7.6 ppg, 2.6 assists (8 games)
Brandon Jennings -8.4 ppg, 1.7 rebounds (supposed to be a lottery pick; first famous 18-year old to skip college and go to Europe; original coach got fired already for not playing him enough)
Trajan Langdon - 11.4 ppg, 50% 3p%, 0.9 steals (8 games)
Juan Carlos Navarro - 13.3 ppg, 3.9 assists, 32.4% 3P% (8 games)
Allan Ray (the "other" guy from 'Nova!, not named Randy Foye) - 6.8 ppg, 2.3 assists, 23% FG% (6 games)
Tiago Splitter - 14.9 ppg, 4.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 70.4% FG% (7 games) - no joke. He really has been shooting 70.4% from the field! He is 6'11" and his draft rights are owned by San Antonio but no one knows when or if he'll ever come to the NBA. He's only 24 years old still, so he could still get to the NBA and make an impact.
Bracey Wright - 12.0 ppg, 22.7% 3p% (7 games) - former Indiana Hoosiers' ballhog.
note: Jannero Pargo is not in the Euroleague, but instead is on some Russian team that isn't involved in the Euroleague.
Vassilis Spanoulis (V-Span!) - 9.6 ppg, 54.2% FG%, 3.4 Assists (5 games) - the Greek point guard was instrumental in helping Greece beat the US at the 2006 World Championships. He still hasn't been playing well either here in the NBA or back in Europe.
Non-Euroleague players (meaning their clubs are hoping to get back to the Euroleague next season. This works the same way as soccer, where "Champion's League" is the top competition, but teams that didn't fare as well in their league standings play in other competitions versus other teams from across Europe). All of the following players, except Earl Boykins, I found on the "EuroCup" website, the 2nd-tier competition after the Euroleague. Thus, each player has only played 4 games in the Eurocup, but most likely has played a lot more games in their own domestic league.
Earl Boykins - 16.3 PPG, 45.2% 3P%. Boykins is averaging 5.5 Assists per game for his team in the "FIBA EuroChallenge," which apparently is the 3rd-tier competition, below even the EuroCup. He is leading Italian league in scoring at least!
Jannero Pargo - 10.5 ppg, 3.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 58.3% FG% (4 games) - He's already contemplating returning to the NBA, though who knows if it will actually happen.
Carlos Delfino - 12.3 ppg, 5.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists (4 games ) - He's playing in Italy alongside Jorge Garbajosa
Jorge Garbajosa - 10 ppg, 7.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists (4 games) - He's playing in Italy alongside Carlos Deflino
Khalid El-Amin - 18.3 ppg, 5.3 assists, 48.6% FG% (4 games ) - I can't believe El-Amin still plays... and is extremely effective! Remember, they only have 40 minute games in Europe (like college).
Matt Walsh - 12 ppg, 47.4% 3P%, 66.7 FG% (4 games ) - I swear that his team's logo, Spirou Basket, looks like it's Peppermint Patty dunking a basketball!
Darryl Strawberry - 18 ppg, 51.3 FG%, 2.8 rebounds (4 games) -
Qyntel Woods - 13.5 ppg, 44.4% FG%, 3 rebs (2 games) - I guess this is where high schoolers go who don't make it in the NBA... or so I hope!
Luke Recker - 7 ppg, 40% FG%, 2.3 rebounds (4 games) - The man who once played at Indiana and at Iowa, and never went to the NBA is still making some money out in Europe apparently! He's having a down year through 4 games, but he's played well each of the last 5 seasons, if you scroll down and look at his career stats.
Players in the Euroleague (a competition among the top teams from various leagues across Europe)
carlos arroyo - 13.7 ppg, 4.4 assists (7 games) - Remember, 3 european assists = approximately 5.5 american assists. Thus, 4.4 assists is very good.
josh childress - 10.1 ppg, 5.0 rebounds ( 8 games) -
Sarunas Jasikevicius - 7.6 ppg, 2.6 assists (8 games)
Brandon Jennings -8.4 ppg, 1.7 rebounds (supposed to be a lottery pick; first famous 18-year old to skip college and go to Europe; original coach got fired already for not playing him enough)
Trajan Langdon - 11.4 ppg, 50% 3p%, 0.9 steals (8 games)
Juan Carlos Navarro - 13.3 ppg, 3.9 assists, 32.4% 3P% (8 games)
Allan Ray (the "other" guy from 'Nova!, not named Randy Foye) - 6.8 ppg, 2.3 assists, 23% FG% (6 games)
Tiago Splitter - 14.9 ppg, 4.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 70.4% FG% (7 games) - no joke. He really has been shooting 70.4% from the field! He is 6'11" and his draft rights are owned by San Antonio but no one knows when or if he'll ever come to the NBA. He's only 24 years old still, so he could still get to the NBA and make an impact.
Bracey Wright - 12.0 ppg, 22.7% 3p% (7 games) - former Indiana Hoosiers' ballhog.
note: Jannero Pargo is not in the Euroleague, but instead is on some Russian team that isn't involved in the Euroleague.
Vassilis Spanoulis (V-Span!) - 9.6 ppg, 54.2% FG%, 3.4 Assists (5 games) - the Greek point guard was instrumental in helping Greece beat the US at the 2006 World Championships. He still hasn't been playing well either here in the NBA or back in Europe.
Non-Euroleague players (meaning their clubs are hoping to get back to the Euroleague next season. This works the same way as soccer, where "Champion's League" is the top competition, but teams that didn't fare as well in their league standings play in other competitions versus other teams from across Europe). All of the following players, except Earl Boykins, I found on the "EuroCup" website, the 2nd-tier competition after the Euroleague. Thus, each player has only played 4 games in the Eurocup, but most likely has played a lot more games in their own domestic league.
Earl Boykins - 16.3 PPG, 45.2% 3P%. Boykins is averaging 5.5 Assists per game for his team in the "FIBA EuroChallenge," which apparently is the 3rd-tier competition, below even the EuroCup. He is leading Italian league in scoring at least!
Jannero Pargo - 10.5 ppg, 3.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 58.3% FG% (4 games) - He's already contemplating returning to the NBA, though who knows if it will actually happen.
Carlos Delfino - 12.3 ppg, 5.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists (4 games ) - He's playing in Italy alongside Jorge Garbajosa
Jorge Garbajosa - 10 ppg, 7.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists (4 games) - He's playing in Italy alongside Carlos Deflino
Khalid El-Amin - 18.3 ppg, 5.3 assists, 48.6% FG% (4 games ) - I can't believe El-Amin still plays... and is extremely effective! Remember, they only have 40 minute games in Europe (like college).
Matt Walsh - 12 ppg, 47.4% 3P%, 66.7 FG% (4 games ) - I swear that his team's logo, Spirou Basket, looks like it's Peppermint Patty dunking a basketball!
Darryl Strawberry - 18 ppg, 51.3 FG%, 2.8 rebounds (4 games) -
Qyntel Woods - 13.5 ppg, 44.4% FG%, 3 rebs (2 games) - I guess this is where high schoolers go who don't make it in the NBA... or so I hope!
Luke Recker - 7 ppg, 40% FG%, 2.3 rebounds (4 games) - The man who once played at Indiana and at Iowa, and never went to the NBA is still making some money out in Europe apparently! He's having a down year through 4 games, but he's played well each of the last 5 seasons, if you scroll down and look at his career stats.
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