CHICAGO (April 13, 2022) – Six former Loyola University Chicago men's basketball players are enjoying productive seasons playing professionally overseas. Here is an update on those six individuals through games of April 10.
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Jordan Hicks
In his ninth season of professional basketball, Hicks put up some impressive numbers in Luxembourg this season and provided 22.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in 14 outings for Basket Esch. He helped his squad to the Men's Cup title during his second career stint with Basket Esch. During his career at Loyola, Hicks averaged 9.0 ppg and 4.6 rpg during his senior season in 2012-13.
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Milton Doyle
Doyle, whose Loyola career concluded in 2017 when he earned First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors, is playing for Gaziantep Basketbol in Turkey and averaging 13.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.2 apg and 1.3 spg. He helped Gaziantep, which is 16-2 overall, to its 13
thstraight victory Sunday, totaling 12 points and four steals in an 89-85 victory over Socar Petkim.
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Marques Townes
The 2019 MVC Player of the Year, Townes suits up for Tours in France. The 6-foot-4 guard, who helped the Ramblers to back-to-back postseason berths and MVC regular-season championships in 2018 and 2019, recorded seven points, three assists and three steals in an 81-76 loss to Saint-Quentin in his last appearance for Tours. In 15 games with Tours this season, the Edison, N.J., native is putting up 10.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.5 apg and 1.3 spg.
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Donte Ingram
Another one of the stars of Loyola's 2018 NCAA Final Four squad, Ingram has been a key member of Donar Groningen in Holland this season. A Second Team All-MVC pick in 2018, the 6-foot-6 forward also collected Most Outstanding Player of the MVC Championship honors that same year. He most recently tallied 13 points and four rebounds in an 88-83 loss to Leuven and is contributing 9.5 ppg and 3.4 rpg this season.
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Ben Richardson
A defensive stalwart during his four-year career in Rogers Park, Richardson, was hailed as the 2018 MVC Defensive Player of the Year and tossed in a career-best 24 points in Loyola's NCAA Elite Eight victory over Kansas State that season. The 6-foot-3 guard is currently competing for Spisski Rytieri in Slovakia and in his last game, tossed in 12 points in 21 minutes versus Levice in the Slovakian Nike SBL. Richardson is accounting for 8.1 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.7 apg and 1.2 spg during the 2021-22 campaign.
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Cameron Krutwig
One of Loyola's most accomplished players, Krutwig, who was the MVC Player of the Year, an Associated Press Third Team All-America and CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-America honoree in 2021, plays for the Antwerp Giants in Belgium. The 6-foot-9 center is tallying 7.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg, and 1.1 apg this season and registered eight points in his club's recent loss to Leiden.Â
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