Dylan Ennis selected the top Jamaican playing abroad in last week's games

Here is the weekly review of the top performing Jamaican players, who play currently abroad.

Dylan Ennis

   #1. This week's number one is former international point guard Dylan Ennis (187-91, agency: BeoBasket, college: Oregon, currently plays in Spain). He could not help Zaragoza (3-5) in their last game. Despite Ennis' very good performance Zaragoza lost 82-92 on the road to the lower-ranked (#9) La ICL Manresa. He was the top scorer with 22 points. Ennis also added 5 rebounds in 27 minutes on the court. Ennis has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 16.8ppg, 3.2rpg, 3.2apg, 1.5spg, 2FGP: 60.6%(134-221), 3FGP: 33.6% and FT: 75.8% in 31 games he played so far. Ennis has a dual citizenship: Canadian and Jamaican. He played for the Jamaican senior national team seven years ago.

Durand Scott

   #2. Second place goes to former international swingman Durand Scott (195-90, college: Miami, FL, currently plays in Israel). He was the major contributor in a Maccabi Ashdod's victory against the ninth-ranked H.Ramat Gan (13-13) 89-72 in the Israeli National League (second division) in Friday night's game. Scott recorded 20 points and added 4 assists. Maccabi Ashdod/Be'er Tuvia (17-7) is placed second in the National League. There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. This season Scott has very high stats. He averages: 15.6ppg, 5.5rpg, 2.3apg, 1.2spg, 3FGP: 32.9% and FT: 70.7%. Scott is a naturalized American. He played for the Jamaican national team in 2013.

Jerome Jordan

   #3. The Jamaican player who performed third best last week abroad was an experienced former international center Jerome Jordan (215-86, college: Tulsa, currently plays in Spain). Jordan led Real Betis to a victory against the fourth-ranked Movil Estudiantes (18-12) 96-82 in the Spanish Liga Endesa last Sunday. He scored 14 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in a mere 18 minutes. Coosur Real Betis Sevillais placed 12th in the Liga Endesa. It's Jordan's first season with the team. This year Jordan's overall stats are: 5.8ppg, 3.8rpg, 2FGP: 47.9% and FT: 67.6% in 16 games. He played for the Jamaican national team seven years ago.

Adrian Uter

   #4. Power forward Adrian Uter (201-84, also represented by BeoBasket, college: Hofstra, currently plays in Israel) contributed to an easy victory against the closely-ranked Ironi Kiryat Ata (14-10) crushing them 100-79 in the Israeli National League (second division) on Tuesday night. Uter scored 13 points. Hapoel Upper Galilee Safed (16-9) is placed third in the National League. There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial. Uter has relatively good stats this season: 11.6ppg, 6.3rpg and 2.8apg. He is a naturalized American. Uter used to play for the Jamaican national team back in 2013.

Ryan Reid

   #5. Former international power forward Ryan Reid (204-86, college: FSU, currently plays in France) contributed to a Quimper UJAP's victory against the 16th-ranked Saint Chamond (5-13) 86-78 in the French ProB (second division) last Tuesday. Reid scored 8 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. Quimper UJAP (12-6) is placed third in the ProB. This season Reid has relatively solid stats: 10.3ppg, 4.3rpg and 1.8apg. He is a naturalized American. Reid used to play for the Jamaican national team ten years ago.

Ricardo Alliman

   #6. Small forward Ricardo Alliman (201-87, college: Cedarville, currently plays in France) was not able to help Les Sables in their game against Union Rennes (13-6) in the French NM1 (third division). Alliman scored 6 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in 30 minutes. The 11th-placed Les Sables (7-16) was edged 77-74 at home by the higher-ranked (#6) Union_Rennes in the Group A. His team will play only one more game in the Regular Season. This year Alliman's total stats are: 8.2ppg and 6.4rpg in 23 games. Worth to mention he played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball. He is a former international player as he played for the Jamaican senior team seven years ago.


The list of other players, who all have Jamaican passport but never been selected to any of Jamaican national teams:

   #1. Brynton Lemar (193-PG-95, college: UC Davis, currently plays in Italy) led Reggio Emilia to a 1-point victory against the closely-ranked Cantu (1-5) 72-71 in the Italian Serie A last Sunday. Lemar recorded 13 points. It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Unahotels Reggio Emilia (4-0) is placed first in the Serie A. So far his team won all four games in the Regular Season. There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical. Lemar has relatively good stats this season: 11.4ppg, 2.7rpg and 1.7apg. He is a naturalized American.

   #2. Shevon Thompson (213-C-93, college: GMU, currently plays in Germany). Thompson could not help Brose Bamberg (2-1) to beat EWE Baskets (0-2). He scored 9 points in 16 minutes. But Brose Bamberg was edged 100-99 on the road by the lower-ranked (#4) EWE Baskets. This year Thompson's overall stats are: 3.6ppg and 2.9rpg in 16 games he played so far.

   #3. Kentan Facey (206-F-93, agency: Inception Sports, college: UConn, currently plays in France) was the major contributor in Souffelweyersheim's victory against the closely-ranked ALM Evreux (10-9) 68-67 in the French ProB (second division) on Tuesday night. Facey scored 16 points, had 4 rebounds and made 5 blocks. BC Souffelweyersheim (9-11) is placed 12th in the ProB. Facey has relatively good stats this season: 11.8ppg, 6.3rpg and 1.5bpg.

   #4. Ryan Rhoomes (203-C-92, college: Fordham, currently plays in France) was not able to help Saint-Quentin (14-5) in their last game. Despite his good performance the league leader Saint-Quentin was edged 89-86 in Aix-les-Bains by the one of league's weakest teams (#17) Aix-Maurienne. Rhoomes had a double-double by scoring 11 points and getting the same number of rebounds. He also added 3 assists in 29 minutes. Rhoomes has relatively good stats this year: 10.7ppg and 6.6rpg in 19 games. He is a naturalized American.

   #5. Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson (178-G-91, college: Calgary, currently plays in Holland) contributed to an easy victory against the sixth-ranked Den Helder (9-11) crushing them 105-64 in the Dutch DBL last Saturday. Ogungbemi-Jackson scored 10 points, had 7 rebounds and dished 6 assists. Donar Groningen (4-1) is placed third in Places 1-6 group. His team will play only one more game in the Second Stage. And now that game is very crucial. Ogungbemi-Jackson has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages: 17.2ppg, 5.0rpg and 3.3apg. Ogungbemi-Jackson has a dual citizenship: Jamaican and Canadian. Despite his Jamaican passport, Ogungbemi-Jackson previously played for the Canadian university national team and is probably not eligible to play for the Jamaican team.

   #6. Daniel Walden-Mullings (189-G-91, college: NM State, currently plays in Israel) led Elitzur Yavne to a victory over the league outsider M.Kiryat Motzkin 95-90 in the Israeli National League (second division) on Tuesday night. He was MVP of the game. Walden-Mullings had a double-double by scoring 20 points and getting 10 rebounds. He also added 6 assists in 35 minutes. Walden-Mullings has very impressive stats this year: 17.0ppg, 11.0rpg, 3.3apg and 3.0spg in three games. He is another player who holds two passports: Jamaican and Canadian.

   #7. Femi Olujobi (206-C/F-96, agency: Slash Sports, college: DePaul, currently plays in ABA League) contributed to a MZT Skopje's victory against Mladost ZE 92-86 in the Prva Liga in Thursday night's game. Olujobi scored 17 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. This season Olujobi has very high stats. He averages: 17.0ppg, 11.0rpg, 3.3apg and 3.0spg. Olujobi is a naturalized American.

   #8. Javon Masters (183-PG-94, agency: Blacktop Management, college: UNB, currently plays in Romania) was not able to secure a victory for CS Dinamo Stiinta Bucuresti in their game against Cluj Napoca in the Romanian Liga Nationala, despite his very good performance last Sunday. He was the top scorer with 17 points in 31 minutes. But his team was badly defeated by 16 points 79-63. Masters has relatively good stats this year: 12.7ppg, 2.9rpg, 3.1apg and 1.4spg in 15 games. He has both Jamaican and Canadian nationalities.

   #9. Quintrell Thomas (203-PF-90, college: UNLV, currently plays in Israel) couldn't help Maccabi Raanana in their game against I.Ramat Gan in the Israeli National League (second division), despite his very good performance in Friday night's game. He had a double-double by scoring 20 points and getting 16 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws) in 34 minutes. But his team was crushed by 23 points 94-71. Thomas has very impressive stats this year: 21.4ppg, 11.8rpg, 1.1apg and 1.7bpg in 16 games. He is a naturalized American.

   #10. Joel James (208-F-94, college: UNC, currently plays in Turkey) couldn't help Duzce Belediye in their game against Gemlik in the Turkish TBL (second division). James scored 7 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. His team was defeated 81-75. James has reliable stats this season: 13.0ppg, 11.8rpg and 1.3apg. He is a naturalized American.