Posts Tagged ‘Southern Illinois University’
Eric McGill headed to Bulgaria
Eric McGill will start his professional basketball career in Bulgaria. Last season was his senior year with Southern Illinois University where he averaged 11.2 ppg and 2.7 aspg. McGill is originally from Memphis Tennessee and started his college career at Southeast Missouri State before moving to JUCO (Panola College). The name of his new Bulgarian…
Read MoreDonta Smith signed by Brindisi
Donta Smith (201 cm, Southeastern Illinois’04) will be a new veteran presence on the roster of New Basket Brindisi (Italy-Serie A) this season. Smith is a 33-year-old American international basketball player who also holds a passport from Venezuela. He played for the Venezuelan National Team from 2013 to 2015. Smith recently finished a 32-game stint…
Read MoreJeff Early newcomer to Los Mochis
The Pioneros de Los Mochis (Mexico-CIBACOPA) have recently added Jeff Early (190 cm, Southern Illinois’13) to their roster this 2017. Jeff has already made his debut for Los Mochis but clearly was not yet ready for his big game, as he scored six points and handed out five assists. This is actually his first run…
Read MoreRandal Falker signed by Steaua CSM EximBank Bucuresti
Randal Falker (201 cm, S. Illinois ’08) is heading to Steaua CSM EximBank Bucuresti (Romania-Liga Nationala). He is moving from AEK Athens (Greek-A1) where he played four games this season. Last season Falker played for Sluc Nancy (France-ProA). He averaged 9.0 ppg and 8.7 rpg in 29.4 mpg for the French team. His time playing for Nancy lasted…
Read MoreSouthern Illinois stranded for over 5 hours in snow
The Southern Illinois men’s basketball team was not spared by bad weather as the Eastern United States deals with winter snow storms. The team’s bus (photo) was stranded for five and a half hours in a ditch after the driver pulled over on Interstate 57 due to poor visibility brought about by the snow. The Salukis…
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