Courtesy of Eurobasket LLC Here is the weekly review of the top performing Pilots alumni, who are currently playing in pro basketball.
#1. Alec Wintering, a 6'0'' point guard who is 31 years old and graduated from Portland in 2017, currently plays professionally in Spain. Recently, he was unable to guide Zunder Palencia (25-7) to victory in their latest match. Despite his commendable performance, Palencia suffered a 72-78 defeat on the road against the lower-ranked (#7) Fuenlabrada. Wintering showcased his skills by being the top scorer of the game with 15 points in just 20 minutes of play. In addition to his scoring, he also contributed 3 rebounds and 1 assist against Fuenlabrada. Despite his impressive individual performance, Wintering's team couldn't secure the win. Throughout the current season, Wintering has maintained solid statistics, averaging 11.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game in the 33 games he has participated in so far.
Other former University of Portland players, who play in pro basketball:
TJ Campbell (5'10''-PG-1988, played in 2008-10) plays for Cholet Basket in French Betclic ELITE ProA
Tyler Robertson (6'6''-G/F-2000, played in 2021-24) plays for Sydney Kings in Australian NBL
Philipp Hartwich (7'2''-C-1995, played in 2014-18) plays for Basketball Loewen Braunschweig in German BBL
Vasilije Vucinic (6'10''-F-2001, played in 2021-24) plays for Mornar in Montenegrin Erste Liga
Chris Austin (6'4''-G-2000, played in 2021-25) plays for Mornar in Montenegrin Erste Liga
Jojo Walker (6'1''-G-1997, played in 2017-22) played for Atleticos de San German in Puerto Rican BSN few monts ago
Volodymyr Gerun (6'10''-C-1994, played in 2013-15) plays for Osaka Evessa in Japanese B1 League
Zac Triplett (6'5''-G-2001, played in 2017-21) plays for Logan Thunder in Australian NBL One
Kristian Sjolund (6'8''-F-1999, played in 2021-23) plays for Kongsberg in Norwegian BLNO
Nik Raivio (6'4''-SG-1986, played in 2007-10) plays for Piombino in Italian Serie B Nazionale
Noah Jordan (6'7''-F-2001, played in 2023-24) plays for Hamilton County Huskers in the TBL
Notice: The list above includes only some of alumni playing currently in pro basketball. Check complete list of University of Portland basketball alumni.
Alec Wintering is last week best Pilots alumni, who plays professional basketball (Photo: @palenciabasket)
