Just trying to update the list of past Braves who are still involved in basketball...
Mitchell JJ Anderson - retired asst. with Grizzlies - now
Head Coach of Chicago Steam -
http://www.chicagosteambasketball.com/
Zach Andrews - Just signed with
Arizona Scorpions of ABA - also played for D-League LA D-Fenders
Tim Bankston - head coach Calumet City TF North HS
Auston Barnes -
just signed with agent - no further plans announced
Tony Barone - Grizzlies' front office - retired
Andy Bastock - current head coach at Lorain (OH) HS - retired
Tony Bennett -
Windsor Express of NBL (Just won the Championship of Canadian National Basketball League - see above)
Len Bertolini - works in Athletics Administration at Lewis University
Greg Berry -
coaching high school basketball in New Mexico
Al Biancalana - dismissed at UIC now coaching DeKalb HS
Chris Blake - got drafted in the Philippines pro league draft -
LINK - but apparently no longer playing
Duane Broussard - assistant at UCLA under Steve Alford
Jermaine Brown - ex-Globetrotters now with streetball tour
Taylor Brown - playing Turkey -
Darussafaka
Ed Cage - Planasa NV of Spanish LEB Gold - retiring currently
David Collins - just signed with
KK Elektra in Slovenia - inactive
Willie Cox - now top
assistant for Missouri women's basketball after a lengthy stint at ISU
Jalen Crawford - was at Valdosta State - appears to no longer be playing
Jeremy Crouch - was head coach at Illinois Bluffs HS but now asst. at Pekin HS -
LINK
Andrew Davis - South Mountain CC in AZ - no longer playing
Marcel De Souza - still attempting a comeback as a coach in Brazil
Dodie Dunson -
was playing in China - but currently back home
works as asst coach under Billy Wright at WIU
Jake Eastman working in Celtics front office
Jeremy Fears - Kavala - Greece
Angelo Flanders - TMC WEVELGEM/Matrixx Magixx - Belgium
Will Franklin - playing Polish top pro league - TORUN
Lexxon Forrester - head coach SIUE- fired - now
assistant at Evansville
Jimmy Gavin - now playing on scholarship for Division I Winthrop
Danny Granger - Miami Heat -
James Hamilton - Cheshire - England (coach) - just recently retired from playing
Hersey Hawkins - front office with Blazers
Devon Hodges - State College of Florida - junior college - no longer playing
Rob Judson - DBO at Indiana University
Chad Klein - doing some BU broadcasting
Aba Koita -
St. Clement - France
Walt Lemon -
Kormend - top pro league in Hungary
Jim Les - head coach UC-Davis - and doing quite well
Tom Les - head coach
Niles Notre Dame
Dave Lundstrom - currently
playing on the US Senior Golf Tour and serves as course golf pro
Rick Malnati - left Loyola to take head coach spot at Fenwick -
LINK
Carl Maniscalco - coaching AAU basketball with Illinois Wolves
Sam Maniscalco - weighing options & offers in Italy, China - helping Carl with Wolves and doing some radio & media work in Champaign
Ed Mathews - head coach at Limestone HS
Wayne McClain - head coach Champaign Central - passed away
Ritchie McKay - noe head coach at Liberty University
Jim Molinari - assistant coach at Nebraska - and doing quite well
Howard Moore - fired as head coach UIC
Patrick O'Bryant - plays with Globalport/Philippines
Bob Ortegel - still
broadcasting for Dallas Mavericks - now retired
Anthony Parker - Cavaliers, ret. - doing some scouting
Tyshon Pickett - was with Musel Pikes in Luxembourg, now inactive
Jim Platt - assistant coach at Saint Louis
Cameron Rigby - WOLLONGONG HAWKS - Australia - now retired
Chris Roberts - top pro league in
France
Dan Ruffin - head coach at Peoria Central
Daniel Ruffin - Central Illinois Drive
Matt Salley - Central Illinois Drive
Willie Scott - head coach William Penn University
Shayok Shayok - at Missouri-Kansas City
Dyricus Simms-Edwards - Mexican top pro league -
Jefes - currently looking for new team to play in 2015-16
Marcellus Sommerville - Playing for
Corrientes - top pro league in Argentina
Lance Stemler - B. Munchen - Germany - now coaching at Clarksville (IN) Providence HS
Donivine Stewart - SIUE
Curtis Stuckey - coaching AAU ball/Las Vegas
Bob Swigris - see above
Jordan Swopshire - redshirting at Colgate- will play in 2015-16
Anthony Thompson - doing well for Kosovo top pro league -
Trepca
Antoine Tisby - Ocean Gold Nuggets - New Zealand
Joah Tucker - St. Quentin - France &
Milwaukee Blast (ABA)
Jaden Uken - assistant coach at Fordham
Dick Versace - still advising at the college & pro level
Kyle Vogt - assistant with Jim Las at UC-Davis
Brent Walker - played at BU 1991-92 now
Associate AD at Columbia
Chet Walker - just inducted into Basketball HOF He'll be at the Red-White on Oct. 18!
Andrew Warren - playing for D-League Sata Cruz Warriors/won the D-League Title
Theron Wilson - Geelong Supercats - Australia - currently not playing
Billy Wright - Head coach WIU
Lawrence Wright - back in Finland for this season -
OULUN
Tony Wysinger - head basketball coach at ICC - also a HOF bowler -
LINK
Stefan Zecevic - played for Hill College (juco) in Texas - current plans unknown
a couple other past Brave mentions....
-a mention of
Marcus Pollard as a couple of NCAA Division I basketball players are going to play pro football -
LINK
-a mention of a past Athletic Development Admin - hire by ISU -
LINK
