Men's Basketball | 3/14/2024 9:48:00 AM

Courtesy of Eurobasket LLC, below is a list of Barry University men's basketball alumni playing professional basketball. Currently there are 24 Bucs competing in a league.

Below is a list of Barry alumni along with some recent notes, Courtesy of Eurobasket LLC:

Elvar Fridriksson (6'0''-PG-1994, played in 2014-18, plays pro in Greece) could not help one of league's weakest teams PAOK (7-10) in their last game. Despite his very good performance PAOK was badly defeated95-79 on the road by the higher-ranked (#7) Kolossos HH. Fridriksson was the top scorer with 20 points. He also added 5 passes in 35 minutes. There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. It's Fridriksson's first season with the team. Fridriksson has relatively good stats this year 11.4ppg, 3.4rpg, 6.0apg and 1.4spg in 20 games he played so far. 

Marcelo Perez (6'5''-G-1999, played in 2018-22, plays in Chile) led Puente Alto to a victory against the league outsider Club Deportes Espanol de Talca (2-8) 87-74 in the Chilean LNB on Saturday night. He recorded 13 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Club Deportes Puente Altois placed second in the LNB. Perez has relatively good stats this season 10.5ppg, 6.4rpg and 3.7apg. 

Tylan Birts (6'6''-F-1996, played in 2018-20, currently in Serbia), who plays in Serbia was not able to help Borac CA (8-14) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Borac CA lost 77-84 at home to the much higher-ranked (#3) Partizan. Birts was the second best scorer with 15 points in 29 minutes. It was Borac CA's fifth consecutive loss in a row. There are only four games left until the end of the ABA League Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial. It's Birts' first season with the team. He has relatively good stats this year 11.0ppg, 4.2rpg, 1.7apg and 1.5spg in 21 games. 

Daniel Mortensen (6'9''-F-1994, played in 2015-19, plays pro in Iceland) contributed to Grindavik's victory against the league leader Keflavik (20-2) 87-74 in the Icelandic Subway League last Friday. He recorded a double-double by scoring 16 points and getting 10 rebounds. It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. U.M.F. Grindavik (15-7) is placed second in the Subway League. It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row. There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be important. Mortensen has relatively good stats this season 14.6ppg, 6.9rpg, 2.4apg and 1.1spg. 

Johannes Dolven (6'9''-C/F-1996, played in 2017-20, plays in Norway) was not able to secure a victory for one of league's weakest teams Centrum (20-10) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Centrum lost 87-98 in Bekkestua to the second-ranked Baerum Basket. Dolven was the top scorer with 20 points in 26 minutes. Dolven has relatively good stats this year 12.8ppg, 6.9rpg and 2.3apg in 30 games. 

Yunio Barrueta (6'5''-F/G-1993, played in 2013-16, currently in Spain), who plays in the Spanish LEB Gold (second division) couldn't help Coruna (19-6) in their last game on Tuesday. Despite his good performance the league leader Coruna was badly defeated84-67 on their home court in Coruna by the lower-ranked Gipuzkoa (#6). Barrueta was the top scorer with 11 points. He also added 4 rebounds. Barrueta has relatively good stats this season 14.4ppg and 4.8rpg. He is a naturalized Cuban. 

Lars Espe (6'1''-G-1998, played in 2018-19, plays pro in Norway) contributed to an easy victory against the ninth-ranked Ammerud Bskt crushing them 91-56 in the Norwegian BLNO last Wednesday. He recorded 10 points and added 3 assists in 21 minutes. This year Espe averages 5.7ppg, 3.4rpg, 5.1apg and 2.8spg in 13 games. 

Jaron Williams (6'6''-F-2000, played in 2022-23, plays in the TBL) couldn't help the Wichita Skykings in their game against the Enid Outlaws in the TBL. Despite his very good performance last Thursday He recorded 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Williams has relatively good stats this season 14.3ppg, 5.0rpg, 1.7apg and 2.0spg. 


Other former Barry University players, who play in pro basketball:

Sunday Dech (6'5''-G-1994, played in 2017-18) plays for Adelaide 36ers in Australian NBL
Luca Yates (6'10''-C/F-2004) plays for Illawarra Hawks in Australian NBL
Justinas Marcinkevicius (6'8''-F-1998, played in 2018-22) plays for Nevezis in Lithuanian LKL
David Moya (6'0''-PG-1998, played in 2016-20) played for Osos de Manati in Puerto Rican BSN few monts ago
Jacob Kakar (6'4''-G-1998, played in 2019-22) plays for Sentjur in Slovenian Liga Nova KBM
Tyler Hawkins (6'3''-G, played in 2022-23) plays for Leones de Ponce in Puerto Rican BSN
Evan Walshe (6'4''-G-1998, played in 2016-20) plays for Manchester Giants in British BBL
Juan Ferrales (6'2''-G-1991, played in 2013-15) played for Kongsberg in Norwegian BLNO last year
Magne Fivelstad (6'6''-G-1989, played in 2011-14) plays for Gimle in Norwegian BLNO
Marko Tomic (6'7''-F-1995, played in 2015-19) plays for KK Zeleznicar Indjija in Serbian 1MRL
Kyle Carey (6'6''-G-1997, played in 2017-18) plays for Maree in Irish Super League
Willie Whitfield (6'6''-PF-1988, played in 2007-11) played for Team DRC in the The Basketball Tournament last year
Filip Toric (6'7''-F-1989, played in 2012-13) played for Larus in Croatian Druga Liga last year
Raivis Scerbinskis (6'8''-F-1997, played in 2019-20) plays for Siaz Basket Piazza Armerina in Italian Serie B Interregionale
Theo Turner (7'0''-C-1994, played in 2011-12) plays for Teesside Lions in British NBL D2
Travion Leonard (6'8''-C-1993, played in 2014-16) plays for Borneo in Indonesian IBL