The college basketball season has reached the midpoint of the season and the professional ranks are ramping up. Seems as good a time as any for an update on how former Badgers are doing.
Three former Wisconsin players call the NBA home right now: Devin Harris is in his seventh season in the NBA and second season with the Utah Jazz, while Jon Leuer (Milwaukee Bucks) and Greg Stiemsma (Boston Celtics) are in their rookie season.
Harris has started all nine games for the Jazz, who are 6-3 and currently riding a five-game winning streak. Harris is averaging 9.3 points and 4.4 assists per game.
Stiemsma has appeared in six games (one start) for the 4-4 Celtics. He made a splash with six blocks in his first-career game and followed it up with 13 points and seven rebounds in his first career start. The 6-11 center is averaging 3.7 points and 3.8 rebounds and ranks sixth in the NBA with 2.2 blocks per game.
Leuer has found a comfortable home in Milwaukee, appearing in all nine games for the Bucks. He averages 6.7 points and 4.3 rebounds in 18.3 minutes off the bench. He is scheduled to make his first career start Thursday night against Detroit.
Several other Badgers names that will ring a bell are playing professionally overseas.
Marcus Landry recently signed with the Shanghai Sharks and is promptly making big shots.
Keaton Nankivil has a new hairdo in Germany, but still has his sweet stroke. Check out video of this game-winning shot.
Tim Jarmusz is also playing in Germany (Gotha) for the first-place BIG Oettinger Rockets (hope you speak German).
Badgers in the NBA
NBA Team UW Yrs
Devin Harris Utah Jazz 2002-04
Jon Leuer Milwaukee Bucks 2008-11
Greg Stiemsma Boston Celtics 2005-08
Current Badgers Overseas
UW Years Country Team
Jason Chappell 2003-07 Austria Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg
Tim Jarmusz 2008-11 Germany Gotha Rockets
Joe Krabbenhoft 2006-09 Greece Panellinios G.S.
Marcus Landry 2006-09 China Shanghai Sharks
Zach Morley 2004-05 Ukraine Budivelnyk Kyiv
Keaton Nankivil 2008-11 Germany Ratiopharm Ulm
Ray Nixon 2003-06 Japan Hamamatsu-Higashi Mikawa
Kirk Penney 2000-03 Spain Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
Kammron Taylor 2004-07 Cyprus Keravnos
Alando Tucker 2003-07 Spain Gran Canaria
Mike Wilkinson 2002-05 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban
Three former Wisconsin players call the NBA home right now: Devin Harris is in his seventh season in the NBA and second season with the Utah Jazz, while Jon Leuer (Milwaukee Bucks) and Greg Stiemsma (Boston Celtics) are in their rookie season.Harris has started all nine games for the Jazz, who are 6-3 and currently riding a five-game winning streak. Harris is averaging 9.3 points and 4.4 assists per game.
Stiemsma has appeared in six games (one start) for the 4-4 Celtics. He made a splash with six blocks in his first-career game and followed it up with 13 points and seven rebounds in his first career start. The 6-11 center is averaging 3.7 points and 3.8 rebounds and ranks sixth in the NBA with 2.2 blocks per game.
Leuer has found a comfortable home in Milwaukee, appearing in all nine games for the Bucks. He averages 6.7 points and 4.3 rebounds in 18.3 minutes off the bench. He is scheduled to make his first career start Thursday night against Detroit.
Several other Badgers names that will ring a bell are playing professionally overseas.Marcus Landry recently signed with the Shanghai Sharks and is promptly making big shots.
Keaton Nankivil has a new hairdo in Germany, but still has his sweet stroke. Check out video of this game-winning shot.
Tim Jarmusz is also playing in Germany (Gotha) for the first-place BIG Oettinger Rockets (hope you speak German).
Badgers in the NBA
NBA Team UW Yrs
Devin Harris Utah Jazz 2002-04
Jon Leuer Milwaukee Bucks 2008-11
Greg Stiemsma Boston Celtics 2005-08
Current Badgers Overseas
UW Years Country Team
Jason Chappell 2003-07 Austria Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg
Tim Jarmusz 2008-11 Germany Gotha Rockets
Joe Krabbenhoft 2006-09 Greece Panellinios G.S.
Marcus Landry 2006-09 China Shanghai Sharks
Zach Morley 2004-05 Ukraine Budivelnyk Kyiv
Keaton Nankivil 2008-11 Germany Ratiopharm Ulm
Ray Nixon 2003-06 Japan Hamamatsu-Higashi Mikawa
Kirk Penney 2000-03 Spain Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
Kammron Taylor 2004-07 Cyprus Keravnos
Alando Tucker 2003-07 Spain Gran Canaria
Mike Wilkinson 2002-05 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban
