Missouri Valley players who have played in the NBA

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ISU's Devaughn Akoon-Purcell is signed to a 2-way contract by the Nuggets

https://www.denverstiffs.com/2018/8/6/17658944/dempsey-denver-nuggets-expected-to-sign-devaughn-akoon-purcell-to-two-way-contract

https://www.denverpost.com/2018/08/06/devaughn-akoon-purcell-two-way-contract/

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Loyola's Milton Doyle may be preparing to give up on playing in the NBA

he has signed a deal with Universidad Catolica de Murcia CB (Liga Endesa)
...a team in Spain - a team in the top pro league of Spain.
https://translate.google.com/transla...a/&prev=search (auto-translation with some strange wording)

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Another former MVC player in the news...
Former ISU Redbird Zach Lofton signs with the Detroit Pistons for their fall training camp

http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/detroit-pistons/pistons-to-sign-zach-lofton-to-training-camp-deal/

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quite a few MVC players are playing in the preseason NBA games...
In addition to Walt Lemon, Jr.....
Fred Van Vleet, Ron Baker, Landry Shamet, Anthony Tolliver, Akoon-Purcell

Piston play tonight (Lofton), Milton Doyle went overseas, Donte Ingram does not appear to be with the Mavs (they played 15 players and listed five more in the box score but no mention of Ingram)

Other players mentioned in this thread..
MiKyle McIntosh - playing in S. Korea
Alize Johnson- with Pacers, they play Thursday
Kyle Korver- with the Cavs, they play tonight
Doug McDermott- now with the Pacers, they play Thursday
Cleanthony Early- still in the G-League
Ryan Broekhoff- Valparaiso player but never played when they were in the MVC - he's on the Mavs and did score 6 pts in 18 minutes
Deontae Hawkins- strangely there's no word at all - can't find if he even got an offer to play pro
Reggie Lynch playing in Estonia- did quite well in his first game last night, playing only 14 minutes, 5-7, 10 pts, 5 rebs

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MVC guys last night

Kyle Korver was scoreless in 11 min
Walt Lemon was 4-7, 11 pts in 12 minutes, 2 rebs 2 asst (oddly, the official NBA box score seems to omit Walt - https://www.nba.com/games/20181002/CLEBOS#/boxscore)
Fred Van Vleet had 3 pts

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Good for Walt!

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another nice game for Walt Lemon, Jr.
he played just 15 minutes but had 10 pts, 3 asst, 2 steals

Alize Johnson got his first game action for the Pacers- in 18 minutes he scored 8 pts, grabbed 9 rebounds. Doug McDermott started and played 23 min and scored 7 pts/2 reb

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Missouri State's Jarrid Rhodes just signed a deal to play with the Cavaliers' G-League affiliate, the Canton Charge

https://twitter.com/BradWinton/status/1050816877021270021

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Alize Johnson barely played when he was with the Pacers - so he got sent down to the G-League
but with the Ft. Wayne Mad Ants he's really kicking butt - 22.3 ppg & 15.0 rpg

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Alize Johnson is being called back up to the Pacers - https://www.news-leader.com/story/sp...ue/2207508002/

Cleanthony Early has really had a busy fall... he started with the G-League then signed to play with Rebeldes of Enriquillo, a pretty obscure Dominican Republic team...
but he was cut and then signed with a Japanese team, Hachioji Trains - an equally obscure 3rd tier team from Tokyo who are currently 3-16 - https://sportando.basketball/en/clea...chioji-trains/
...however - now 2 weeks have passed and he is not yet listed on their roster and hasn't played with them yet - and is no longer playing with his G-League team... so your guess is as good as mine.

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Former Wichita State player Ron Baker was cut by the NY Knicks today.
Baker appeared in 92 games, had 14 starts over three seasons with the team and averaged 14.7 minutes, 3.3 points, 1.8 assists and 1.5 rebounds per game.
https://www.kwch.com/content/news/Ne...502694852.html

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but this season his stats have been almost non-existent - he is averaging only 1.8 points per game....1.2 asst and 0.6 rebs - hard to be in an NBA game 10 minutes and not even get a rebound!!

...surprised he lasted as long as he did....likely lucked out due to the Knicks depleted roster, injuries, and really bad deals they have made....
but below the rim guards who can't guard bigger, athletic opponents and who average 1.8 pts/1.2 asst and hit a remarkably LOW 11% on 3-pointers are a dime a dozen -
He will be able to catch on overseas.

but congrats that he got his shot in the NBA- given the salaries - it is cited that he made over $5 million during his stay in the NBA, and we don't know his contract but some may be deferred but some for the rest of this season may already be guaranteed...

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Alize Johnson has been recalled to the Indiana Pacers!!
He has been averaging 19 ppg & 13 rpg in the G-League

Walt Lemon, Jr. is averaging 21.4 ppg and 7.8 assists for the Windy City Bulls in the G-League - would love to see him get called up

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Cleanthony Early has really had a busy fall... he started with the G-League then signed to play with Rebeldes of Enriquillo, a pretty obscure Dominican Republic team...
but he was cut and then signed with a Japanese team, Hachioji Trains - an equally obscure 3rd tier team from Tokyo who are currently 3-16....

Cleanthony Early is really kicking butt over there in the deep tier leagues of Japan
He just put up 42 points & 22 rebounds in a game this past weekend (he's averaging 29 & 11) - https://www.eurobasket.com/boxScores...8550_20661.asp

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Landry Shamet traded to the Clippers by the 76ers