Each week this winter quarter I recap how Northwestern and other Big Ten schools’ alumni perform in the NBA and overseas. Each week I’ll look at four different Big Ten teams’ NBA stars and Northwestern’s international players overseas, recapping how each player’s season is going and choosing a performance of the week. This week one Northwestern graduate had 17 points and five rebounds while a Penn State graduate had a ridiculously efficient night, scoring 33 points on 12 of 16 shooting.
While Northwestern has no basketball alums currently playing in the NBA, the Big Ten Conference has 30 alums playing for NBA Teams. Here’s how Big Ten basketball alums from four Big Ten schools are performing in the NBA and overseas and their best game this past week:
Nebraska:
International players:
Toney McCray, G, Toros: 18.67 PPG, 10.40 RPG, 2.60 APG
Ryan Anderson, G, Ottawa Skyhawks: 18.47 PPG, 8.06 RPG, 3.91 APG
Brandon Ubel, PF, Brussels Basketball: 17.84 PPG, 8.11 RPG, 1.21 APG
Quincy Hankins-Cole, F, Kauhajoen Karhu: 15.12 PPG, 8.24 RPG, 1.94 APG
Game of the Week:
McCray had 27 points on 11 of 18 shooting (3 of 8 3PT), six rebounds, one assist, two steals and one block in a 108-94 loss to Huracanes…
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