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Tribe Basketball in the Pros
01/18/00
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The following lists and links are intended to provide Tribe mens basketball fans with information on W&M alumni who are currently playing within the ranks of professional basketball. This page is a work in progress, please check back frequently for updates. Please direct omissions via email to kasear@wm.edu.
As of July 20, 2009
PLAYERS
(note that all Web sites are a native language of the respective leagues)
Zeb Cope
JDA Dijon Bourgogne (France)
At W&M 2001-04
Career Notes
Spent the last three seasons in the French Pro A League
Played two seasons with Entente Orleans 45, before joining JDA Dijon Bourgogne in 2008-09
After averaging 10 points and five rebounds per game in his first season with Orleans, averaged 10.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game last year
In 2008-09, averaged 7.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists for JDA Dijon Bourgogne, while shooting 41.7 percent from the floor and 36.4 percent from 3-point range
Played his first two professional seasons in Switzerland with BC Boncourt
Helped Boncourt from the top division in Switzerland advance to the finals of the LNA Championship in 2005-06, after the team claimed the Swiss regular season crown with an 18-4 record
Ranked fifth in the LNA with 9.8 rebounds per game
Averaged 12.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a senior at W&M, shooting .379 from the three-point line, the 11th-best single-season mark in school history.
Adam Hess
Artland (Germany)
At W&M 2002-04
Career Notes
Returned to the German Bundesliga to play a second year with the Artland Dragons in 2008-09 after spending one season with Roanne of the French Pro A League
Averaged 13.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in his return to Artland last season, while shooting 59.1 percent from the floor and 39.8 percent from 3-point range
Averaged 10.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 46 percent from the floor with Roanne of the French Pro A League
Spent the 2006 and 2007 NBA Las Vegas Summer Leagues playing for the Phoenix Suns
Played in the German Bundesliga with Artland in 2006-07 and earned Second-Team All-Bundesliga honors while ranking fourth in the league in scoring
Named an all-star each of the last three seasons in Germany and the Czech Republic
Played two seasons with BK ECM Nymburk in the NBL, the top division in the Czech Republic, helping the team to back-to-back league championships.
In 2005-06, was named to the Czech leagues All-Imports list as well as second-team all-league after ranking fourth in the NBL in the value index ratings.
Participated in the NBL All-Star game each of his two seasons with Nymburk and won the NBL three-point shooting competition in 2004.
First-Team Academic All-American at W&M, was twice voted to the CAA first team and became the first Tribe player to lead the league in scoring with 20.3 points per game in 2003-04. Ended his W&M career ranked sixth in school history with an average of 17.9 points per game.
Laimis Kisielius
Ferro-ZNTU Zaporozhye (Ukraine)
At W&M 2005-08
Returns to Ferro-ZNTU Zaporozhye for his second pro season in the Ukrainian UBL
Spent parts of his first professional season playing in Lithuania and Ukraine
After starting the season with BC Siauliai in Lithuania, he moved to Ferro-ZNTU Zaporozhye in the Ukraine
Averaged 9.8 points per game in just 19.6 minutes of action for Ferro-ZNTU, while adding 2.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game
Led the Tribe to the CAA Championship Game as a senior, earning CAA All-Tournament Team honors
Averaged 16.8 points per game in the CAA Tournament, including game-highs of 23 in the semifinals and VCU and 22 in the Championship against Mason
Earned Third-Team All-CAA honors a senior and became the 22nd player in school history to score over 1,100 career points
Averaged a team-best11.3 points per game a senior
Jim Moran
Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas (Spain)
At W&M 1998-01
Career Notes
Spent nine seasons with Gran Canaria of the ACB (top division) in Spain
Last season, finished with averages of 71. Points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, while shooting 51.4 percent from the field, 38.7 percent from 3-point range and 74.3 percent from the free throw line
Averaged 5.9 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game in 23 contests and shot 45 percent from 3-point range in 2007-08
Helped Gran Canaria to the playoffs each of the last two seasons
Played in all 34 regular season games in 2006-07, averaging 7.6 points while shooting 35 percent from three-point range to go along with 2.7 rebounds per game
Played for the Irish National Team during his international career
Ended his college career with 1,324 points, 13th in Tribe history, and ranks sixth at W&M with 141 career three-point field goals.
Adam Payton
Lille Metropole (France)
At W&M 2005-07
Career Notes
Returns for second season with Lille Metropole in France
Helped Lille to a promotion from the French N1 League to the French Pro B League
Lille won the French N1 League last season with a 28-6 overall record
Averaged 13.8 points, 2.2 assists, 1.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game in his first season with Lille Metropole
Played his first season of professional basketball with BC Boncourt of the LNA league in Switzerland
Averaged 13.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 2.1 steals per game
Ranked second on the team in scoring, evaluation (14.4 per game) and minutes played (32.5)
Led Boncourt in assists and steals
Ranked 10th in the LNA in steals per game
Garnered Third-Team All-CAA honors as a senior with W&M in 2007.
Led the Tribe in scoring and rebounds as a senior with 13.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.
Finished his W&M career averaging 10.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game over two season, while shooting 47.8 percent from the field.
His 1.6 career steals per game average ranks fifth all-time on the W&M career list.
Sherman Rivers
Sheffield Sharks (England)
At W&M 2000-03
Career Notes
Enters his second season with the Sheffield Sharks of the British Basketball League
Returned to the same place where he started his professional career and averaged 12.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game in 2008-09 with the Sharks
Played 2007-08 for Academica de Coimbra of the Portuguese Proliga
Averaged 9.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game with Academica
Played two seasons for BK Sadska of the NBL (top division) in the Czech Republic
Averaged 13.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in his first season with BK Sadska in 2005-06 and averaged 12.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists for BK Sadska in 2006-07
Started his pro career with in the British Basketball League with the Milton Keynes Lions
Ended his college career with 925 points, 400 rebounds and 272 assists, playing in all 113 of W&Ms games during his time on campus.
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