Eurobasket Update: Joe Hampton Shines in Austria
by Marek Wojtera
Sports IT Solutions/Eurobasket
(thumbnail art photos courtesy of @long-beach-state-mens-basketball and @jmmh_3)
Every week, we bring you a list of the top former Huskies players who continue their career in pro basketball.
1. Joe Hampton (6'8''-F-1998, played in 2019-20, plays pro in Austria) led BSC Raiffeisen Furstenfeld Panthers to a victory against one of league's weakest teams Nord Dragonz (2-18) 83-78 in the Austrian BSL last Sunday. He scored 11 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and dished 3 assists in 30 minutes. BSC Raiffeisen Furstenfeld Panthers (1-19) are located at the very bottom in the BSL. But the situation may improve as they ended a series of nineteen consecutive loses. There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. It's Hampton's first season with the team. Hampton has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages 16.7ppg and 7.0rpg in three games he played so far.
Other former East Los Angeles College players, who play in pro basketball:
Deshaun Highler (6'2''-G, played in 2018-20) played for Cimarrones del Choco in Colombian Liga WPlay few monts ago
Jarrell Tate (6'4''-G-1992, played in 2015-16) plays for Atlanta Aliens in the ABA
Jacob Tryon (6'11''-C-1998, played in 2017-18) played for Oppsal in Norwegian BLNO last year
Babacar Thiombane (6'8''-PF-1997, played in 2018-19) played for Long Beach Blue Waves in the TBL last year
Nick McKenzie (6'3''-G-1997, played in 2017-18) played for Magic in the EBA last year
Jermaine Imara Camacho-Small (6'9''-F-1998, played in 2017-19) played for Bakersfield Majestics in the TBL last year
Dashawn Hill (6'8''-PF-1996, played in 2014-16) played for South Bay Flash in the TBL last year
Notice: The list above includes only some of alumni playing currently in pro basketball. Check complete list of East Los Angeles College basketball alumni.
Joe Hampton is last week best Huskies alumni, who plays professional basketball (Photo: @long-beach-state-mens-basketball)