Miami Basketball ProCanes

Miami Basketball ProCanes

HurricaneSports.com caught up with Miami’s current hardwood ProCanes. Here’s where you can find former Hurricanes in the NBA and overseas this season. 

 

NBA
James Jones: Cleveland Cavaliers

James Jones is playing in his 14th NBA season for the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers.  Jones’s leadership and title experience has the Cavs on top of the East and in hot pursuit of the Larry O’Brien trophy once again. Jones has played in 34 games this year and has shot a scorching 57 percent from long range, converting on 24 of his 42 three point attempts. 

Sheldon Mac: Washington Wizards
Sheldon Mac is playing his first NBA season in the capital city with the Washington Wizards. Mac went undrafted last spring but has proved to be a valuable role player for the wizards off the bench. Mac is averaging 10.3 minutes per game and shooting an impressive 86 percent from the free throw line. 

NFL
Jimmy Graham: Seattle Seahawks
Former Canes hooper Jimmy Graham just finished his 7th season with the Seattle Seahawks. The pro bowler caught seven touchdowns on the season including one in the Seahawks road playoff loss to the Atlanta Falcons. The four time pro bowler also racked up 923 yards on 65 receptions, the second most on the team. 

Erik Swoope: Indianapolis Colts
Erik Swoope completed this past season with the Indianapolis Colts. Swoope caught 15 passes for 297 yards averaging 19.8 yards per catch. He also caught the first touchdown of his career in week 15 against the Vikings. 

NBA D-League
Trey McKinney Jones: Fort Wayne Mad Ants (D-League)
Trey McKinney Jones starts on the wing at the small forward position for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Indiana Pacers D-League affiliate. Jones is second on the team in scoring 17.6 points per game while also adding five rebounds and three assists per contest. 

Overseas 
Rion Brown: Joensuum Kataja Basket (Finland)
Rion Brown is starting at the four for Joensuun Kataja Basket in Finland. Brown is leading the team with 18 points per contest. Brown is contributing 5.5 rebounds and 3 assists while also leading the team in three-point percentage, converting on a scorching 46 percent of his attempts. 

Ivan Cruz Uceda: Cafes Candelas Breogan Lugo (Spain)
Ivan Cruz Uceda is a key contributor off the bench for Cafes Candelas Breogan Lugo in Spain. Cruz Uceda has played in 22 games this year averaging nine points and five boards in 17 minutes per contest. 

Guillermo Diaz: San Lorenzo de Almagra (Argentina)
Guillermo Diaz is part of the lethal backcourt for San Lorenzo de Almagra in Argentina. Diaz is averaging 11 points and shooting over 61 percent from the floor, an impressive mark for a guard.

Julian Gamble: Telekom Baskets Bonn (Germany)
Julian Gamble starts at center for Telekom Baskets Bonn based in Germany. Gamble is averaging 10.4 points while also ripping down 6.2 rebounds, a mark that leads the team. 

Malcolm Grant: KK Tajfun Sentijur (Slovenia)
Malcolm Grant starts at small forward for KK Tajfun Sentjur in Solvenia. Grant is averaging 9.8 points per game while also shooting a scorching 46 percent from distance.

Tonye Jekiri: Bandirma Kirmizi (Turkey)
First year pro Tonye Jekiri is starting at center for Bandirma Kirmizi in Turkey. Jekiri is all over the glass, posting an average of 9.8 rebounds per game, a mark that leads the team. Jekiri has played in all 24 games this season adding 12 points per game on 69.7 percent shooting. 

Reggie Johnson: Mono Vampire Bangkok (Thailand)
Reginald Johnson starts at the five for Mono Vampire Bangkok. Averaging a double double with 19.8 points and 14.8 boards per contest, Johnson is a force to be reckoned with in the paint. 

DeQuan Jones: Lille Metropole Basket (France)
DeQuan Jones mans the starting small forward position for Lille Metropole Basket in France. Jones leads the team in scoring posting 17.6 points per game while adding five rebounds. He has played in all 18 games so far this season. 

Kenny Kadji: Trabzonspor Medical Park Basketbol (Turkey)
Kenny Kadji has played in all 18 games this year for Trabzonspor Medical Park Basketbol in Turkey, starting at the power forward position.  Kadji contributes 14.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game while shooting 60 percent from the field. 

Donnavan Kirk: Fukuoka Rizing (Japan)
Donnavan Kirk is starting at power forward and posting 10.4 points per game while adding 5.9 boards. Kirk has been a lethal from downtown converting on 42 percent of his three pointers attempted.

Shane Larkin: Saski Baskonia Vitoria (Spain)
Shane Larkin starts at point guard for Saski Baskonia Vitoria in Spain. A true floor general Larkin leads the team in both scoring and assists with 13.6 and 5.4, respectively. Larkin has also converted on 69 of his 76 free throw attempts marking a stellar 91 percent from the line.  

Angel Rodriguez: Cholet (France)
Angel Rodriguez is the starting point guard for Cholet, a French Team. Rodriguez dishes out 2.9 assists per game, while also scoring 10.7 points and shooting 36 percent from three-point range. Rodriguez also does significant damage from the charity stripe as he leads the team in free throws made, shooting an impressive 88 percent from the line. 

Durand Scott: Enel Basket Brindisi (Italy)
Durand Scott starts at the three for Enel Basket Brindisi in Italy. Scott is dropping 15.7 points per game, the second highest total on the team. In addition, he is totaling 5.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists