Two-time NBA Champion Head Coach… MVP of the top league in Germany… Triple-doubles… Averaging 30 points per game in China… multiple EuroCup and EuroChallenge qualifiers… These are some of the many highlights from the 15 former University of Portland men's basketball players still active in professional organizations around the world. With international leagues ending their respective seasons, here is a 2017-18 update on the various Portland alums still active in the professional ranks.
Name (Years at UP), Team (League)
Erik Spoelstra (1988-92), Head Coach, Miami HEAT (NBA): Spoelstra guided Miami to its eighth NBA Playoff appearance in his 10 seasons as head coach… Miami won the Southeast Division with a 44-38 regular season record and was the No.