DETROIT (3/20/2020) -- A number of former Detroit Mercy men's basketball players are still continuing their playing careers overseas before the pandemic hit and cut short many leagues.
Paris Bass was having a standout season in Puerto Rico for Atleticos de San German and is averaging 24.0 points, 14.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game as the season just began. In his most recent game, he tallied 21 points, 15 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 blocks.
Gerald Blackshear Jr. is in Cyprus for Enosis Neon Paralimni and is tallying 8.0 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists and the team had just moved into the playoffs for the Cypriot OPAP Basket League.
Evan Bruinsma was in Germany posting 9.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game for Bayreuth as the squad competed in the FIBA Europe Cup.
Kameron Chatman was playing in Belgium with Hubo Limburg United in the Belgian Euromillions League and was tallying 6.5 points and 3.2 rebounds in the early part of the season.
Eli Holman was in China with Jilin Northeast registering 15.3 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. In one of his latest games, he scored 21 points, grabbed nine rebounds and swatted three shots to help the team win its third-straight game.
Juwan Howard Jr. was over in France and averaged 17.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists for La Charite and finished the season with 20 points in the season finale.
Thomas Kennedy continued to be one of the best players in Japan as he was tallying 24.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game for the first place Hiroshima Dragonflies in the Japanese B2 League.
Jermaine Lippert is also in Germany playing with Muenchen OSB and is recording 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game as the squad just defeated 13th-ranked Rosenheim. In that contest, he netted 27 points with 11 rebounds as the season has just four games left.
Ray McCallum was also in China with the Shanghai Sharks and was having a solid season averaging 21.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game. In one of his final games, he posted 24 points, eight assists and five rebounds versus the Brave Dragons.
Josh McFolley was in Kosovo for Rahoveci and recording 18.3 points, 4.8 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game in his first season.
Nick Minnerath is currently in South Korea with the Seoul Samsung of the South Korean KBL and is averaging 21.0 points and 5.9 rebounds. In one of his last games, he poured in 30 points with eight rebounds in the team's win.
Roschon Prince is in Japan suiting up with Shizuoka in the Japanese B3 League and was averaging 18.5 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
Darrell Riley Jr. was in Armenia playing for Erebuni and was posting 24.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 10 games and was coming off a monster game with a game-high 29 points against second-place Urartu.
Chase Simon was playing in Poland with Anwil Wloclawek and netting 13.9 points to go with 2.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals.
