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 as they head to the postseason hoping for another deep run. Jones is a veteran leader on the Cavs and shot a scorching 47 percent from three on the year.

Sheldon Mac: Washington Wizards
Sheldon Mac is playing his first NBA season in the capital city with the Washington Wizards. He shot an efficient 85 percent from the free throw line in his rookie season, and now hopes to be a valuable role player in his first playoff run with the Wizards.

NFL
Jimmy Graham: Seattle Seahawks
Former Canes hooper Jimmy Graham will begin his eighth season in September with the Seattle Seahawks. The four-time pro bowler caught six touchdowns during the season, while adding another touchdown in the Seahawks road playoff loss to the Atlanta Falcons. He 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. Appearing in all 16 games last season, four as a starter, he caught 15 passes for 297 yards. He also averaged 19.8 yards per catch and caught his first career touchdown week 15 against the Vikings.

NBA D-League
Trey McKinney-Jones: Fort Wayne Mad Ants (D-League)
Trey McKinney Jones started on the wing at the small forward position for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants this season, the Indiana Pacers D-League affiliate. Averaging 35.7 minutes per game, Jones recorded 16.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists per contest. He hit 47.2 percent of his shots from the field and 84.5 percent from the line.

Overseas
Rion Brown: Joensuun Kataja Basket (Finland)
Rion Brown is in the starting five for Joensuun Kataja Basket in Finland. Brown is leading the team with 18 points per contest. Brown is contributing 6.5 rebounds and 3.3 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 for Cafes Candelas Breogan Lugo in Spain. Cruz Uceda has played in 32 games this year averaging 10 points and six boards in 18 minutes per contest. Breogan currently sits in second of the LEB Gold Standings.

Guillermo Diaz: San Lorenzo de Almagra (Argentina)
Guillermo Diaz is part of the lethal backcourt for San Lorenzo de Almagra in Argentina, who are currently in first place in the South division of the Liga A standings. Diaz is averaging 10.5 points per game and is shooting over 60 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 anchors the middle for the squad, averaging 12.6 points while also ripping down 6.2 rebounds per contest.

Malcolm Grant: KK Tajfun Sentjur (Slovenia)
Malcolm Grant started at small forward for KK Tajfun Sentjur in Solvenia. Grant has averaged 13.3 points per game while also shooting a searing 51 percent from distance.

Tonye Jekiri: Bandirma Kirmizi (Turkey)
Tonye Jekiri is playing his first pro year for Bandirma Kirmizi in Turkey. Starting at center, Jekiri is all over the glass, posting an average of 8.8 rebounds per game, a mark that leads the team. Jekiri has played in all 34 games this season adding 10.6 points per game on 62 percent shooting.

Reggie Johnson: Mono Vampire Bangkok (Thailand)
Reginald Johnson starts at the five for Mono Vampire Bangkok. Averaging a double-double with 21.3 points and 13.9 boards per contest, Johnson is a force to be reckoned with in the paint.

DeQuan Jones: Lille Metropole Basket (France)
DeQuan Jones started at the small forward position for Lille Metropole Basket in France. Jones led the team in scoring with 17.1 points per game, while adding five rebounds per game. He played in 21 games this past season.

Kenny Kadji: Trabzonspor Medical Park Basketbol (Turkey)
Kenny Kadji has played in 24 games this year for Trabzonspor Medical Park Basketbol in Turkey, starting at the power forward position. Kadji contributes 14.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game while shooting 59 percent from the field.

Donnavan Kirk: Fukuoka Rizing (Japan)
Donnavan Kirk played 32 games at the power forward position posting 10.4 points per game while adding 5.9 boards. Kirk was lethal from downtown converting on 42 percent of his three pointers attempted.

Shane Larkin: Saski Baskonia Vitoria (Spain)
Shane Larkin started at point guard for Saski Baskonia Vitoria in Spain for the 2016-2017 season. A true floor general Larkin leads the team in both scoring and assists with 14.2 points and 5.4 dishes per contest, respectively. Larkin has also converted on 101 of his 110 free throw attempts marking a stellar 92 percent from the line.  

Angel Rodriguez: Cholet (France)
Angel Rodriguez was the back up point guard for Cholet, a French Team. Rodriguez was a spark plug off the bench and averaged 10 points per contest. Rodriguez also did significant damage from the charity stripe as he led the team in free throws made, shooting an impressive 86 percent from the line.

Durand Scott: Enel Basket Brindisi (Italy)
Durand Scott started at the three for Enel Basket Brindisi in Italy. Scott dropped 15.0 points per game on the season, the second highest total on the team. In addition, he is totaling 5.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists.