
Orange in the Pros 4/15/2016
4/15/2016 11:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Seven former Syracuse men's basketball players are currently competing in the NBA, including Rakeem Christmas(above) who made his NBA debut Wednesday night. Michael Carter-Williams missed the end of the season with a hip injury. Five former Syracuse men's basketball players are currently playing in various leagues overseas. C.J. Fair competed in the NBA Development League for the Indiana Pacers affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. The following are stats updates for each player:
Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks Â
Jerami Grant, Philadelphia 76ers
Wesley Johnson, LA Clippers
Dion Waiters, Oklahoma City Thunder
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Tyler Ennis, Milwaukee BucksÂ
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Chris McCullough, Brooklyn Nets
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 C.J. Fair, Ft.Wayne Mad Ants
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Andy Rautins, Royal Hali Gaziantep
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 Paul Harris, Usak Sportlif
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 Darryl "Mookie" Watkins, Asvel Lyon-Villeurbanne
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James Southerland, Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels
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Demetris Nichols, CSKA MoscowÂ
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Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks Â
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 4/10 | Toronto | Loss | 93-89 | 7-16 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 4/12 | Indiana  | Loss | 102-90 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 15-16 | Season Total | 32-50 | 567-1307 | 105-310 | 334-403 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 21.8 Â |
Jerami Grant, Philadelphia 76ers
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM- FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 4/12 | Toronto | Loss | 122-98 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4/13 | Chicago | Loss | 115-105 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| 15-16 | Season Total | 10-72 | 251-599 | 35-146 | 212-322 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 9.7 Â |
Wesley Johnson, LA Clippers
| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 4/12 | Memphis | Win | 110-84 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4/13 | Phoenix | Loss | 114-105 | 7-16 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| 15-16 | Season Total | 53-29 | 208-515 | 103-309 | 30-46 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 6.9 Â |
Dion Waiters, Oklahoma City Thunder
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| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 4/11 | LA Lakers | Win | 112-79 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 4/12 | San Antonio | Loss | 102-98 | 5-22 | 1-7 | 6-7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 15-16 | Season Total | 55-27 | 282-706 | 86-241 | 112-157 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 9.8 Â |
Tyler Ennis, Milwaukee BucksÂ
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| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM- FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 4/11 | Orlando | Loss | 107-98 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 4/13 | Indiana | Loss | 97-92 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15-16 | Season Total | 33-49 | 84-187 | 13-39 | 25-34 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 Â |
Chris McCullough, Brooklyn Nets
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| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM- FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 4/11 | Washington | Loss | 120-111 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 4/13 | Toronto | Loss | 103-96 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 15-16 | Season Total | 21-61 | 44-109 | 13-34 | 11-23 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 4.7 Â |
Rakeem Christmas, Indiana Pacers
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| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 4/12 | New York | Win | 102-90 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 4/13 | Milwaukee | Win | 97-92 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15-16 | Season Total | 45-37 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 Â |
 C.J. Fair, Ft.Wayne Mad Ants
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| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 3/30 | Westchester | Win | 98-91 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4/1 | Erie | Win | 117-101 | 9-14 | 5-6 | 8-8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 15-16 | Season Total | 20-30 | 300-619 | 54-152 | 145-181 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 16.0 Â |
Andy Rautins, Royal Hali Gaziantep
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| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | FGM-FGA | 3FGM- 3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 4/2 | Istanbul BSB | Loss | 81-77 | 1-4 | 2-11 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4/9 | Trabzonspor | Loss | 83-82 | 0-1 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15-16 | Season Total | 13-12 | 26-57 | 76-209 | 32-36 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 12.5 |
 Paul Harris, Usak Sportlif
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| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | FGM-FGA | 3FGM- 3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 4/3 | Besiktas | Loss | 95-91 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 4/10 | Turk Telekom | Win | 95-79 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 9-9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 15-16 | Season Total | 13-12 | 90-194 | 36-114 | 91-133 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 15.2 |
 Darryl "Mookie" Watkins, Asvel Lyon-Villeurbanne
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| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 4/2 | Chalons-Reims | Loss | 82-72 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 4/9 | Paris-Levallois | Win | 72-63 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 15-16 | Season Total | 18-10 | 100-187 | 0-2 | 61-90 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 9.3 |
James Southerland, Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels
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| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 4/3 | Walter Tigers | Win | 76-75 | 0-1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 4/9 | Phoenix Hagen | Loss | 102-81 | 4-7 | 1-5 | 4-5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 15-16 | Season Total | 7-21 | 21-35 | 29-70 | 17-22 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 14.6 |
Demetris Nichols, CSKA MoscowÂ
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| Date | Opponent | Win/Loss | Score | FGM-FGA | 3FGM-3FGA | FTM-FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| 3/27 | VEF Riga | Win | 101-93 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 4/3 | Tsmoki-Minsk | Win | 83-81 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15-16 | Season Total | 27-2 | 24-47 | 28-56 | 21-24 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 6.7 |
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