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UVU men's basketball alumni playing in the pros

The Utah Valley men's basketball team currently has nine former players playing professional basketball, including TJ Washington, Kenneth Ogbe, Brandon Randolph, Conner Toolson, Ivory Young, Ryan Toolson, Baylee Steele, Justin Baker, and Tyray Petty.


Kenneth Ogbe    Kenneth Ogbe (Played at UVU, 2016-18)
    Current Team: Brose Bamberg, Basketball Bundesliga (Germany)
    Previous Teams: Alba Berlin, Basketball Bundesliga (Germany)
    3rd professional season
    Won a pair of German League championships with Alba Berlin.
    In his first season with Brose Bamberg.
    Team website: https://www.brosebamberg.de/
 


Brandon Randolph Israel    Brandon Randolph (Played at UVU, 2016-18)
    Current Team: Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin (Israel)   
    Previous Teams:
Zaporozhye (Ukraine), SCM Timisoara (Romania)      
    3rd professional season
    Averaged 19.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.2 steals per game last season for     Zaporozhye in the top league in Ukraine.
    Current season- 13.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.3 apg 
 

 
TJ Washington    TJ Washington (Played at UVU, 2018-20)
    Current Team: APOP Paphou (Cyprus)
    1st professional season
    Averaged 12.4 points, 4.6 assists, and 3.4 rebounds per game last season for         UVU. His 4.6 assists per game last season was the second-best assists per     game average in UVU history. His 136 assists this past year are the third-most     ever in a single season in UVU history
    Team website: https://www.facebook.com/APOP.Basketball/



Conner Toolson    Conner Toolson (Played at UVU, 2016-19)
    Current Team: Real Canoe N.C. (Madrid, Spain)
    1st professional season
    Toolson was just the eighth player in UVU history to score 1,000 points during     his career, which spanned from 2016-19. He ranks fifth on the all-time UVU     scoring list with 1,218 points.
    Team website: Real Canoe



Ivory Young    Ivory Young (Played at UVU, 2015-17)
    Current Team: Corio Bay, Australia State League (Australia)
    3rd professional season
    Last season (2019-20):  17.4 ppg, 48.1 FG%, 3.9 rpg,
    3.0 apg, 1.9 spg (led team)
    The current season was cancelled due to COVID.
    Team website: www.coriobaybasketball.com.au



Ryan Toolson    Ryan Toolson (Played at UVU, 2003-04-2006-09)
    Most Recent Team: Manresa, Liga ACB (Spain)
    12th professional season
    Current Team: Not currently under contract
    Previous Teams: Pinar Karsiyaka (Turkey), Benetton Treviso (Italy), Sutor     Montegranaro (Italy), Allaga Petkin (Turkey), Gran Canaria (Spain), Unicaja     (Spain), Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russia), Istanbul BB (Turkey), Manresa (Spain).
    His European accolades include a Turkish League All-State appearance,
    All-Turkish League honors, All-Spanish ACB honors, Spanish ACB All-Imports     team honors, Spanish Liga Endesa All-Imports team honors, All-VTB League                                                                                             honors, and VTB League All-Imports team honors   
                                                                                            Team website: www.basquetmanresa.com

Tyray Petty    Tyray Petty (Played at UVU, 2008-10)
    Current Team: City Oilers (Uganda)
    10th professional season
    Has played in nine different countries, including Mexico, Columbia, Bolivia,     Hungary, Jordan, China, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, and Uganda. Also spent     time at the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls training camps. Also played at     the G-League's Rio Grande Vipers and Dakota Wizards camp.
    Team website: https://www.facebook.com/CityOilersBasketballClub/



Baylee Steele    Baylee Steel (Played at UVU, 2018-19)
    Current Team: PGE Spójnia Stargard (Poland)
    1st professional season
    Averged 8.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game during the 2018-19 season with     the Wolverines, helping UVU to the second round of the College Basketball     Invitational. Steele is currently averaging 10.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per     game in his first season with the polish team.
    Team website: PGE Spójnia Stargard


Justin Baker    Justin Baker (Played at UVU, 2008-11)
    Most Recent Team: Salon Vilpas (Finland) - currently a free agent
    Previous Teams: Vaerlose BBK (Denmark), Maccabi (Israel), Kauhajoen Karhu     (Finland), Eco Orebro (Sweden), White Wings Hanau (Germany), Rakvere     Tarvas (Estonia), Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania), Ermis Agias (Greece), Salon     Vilpas (Finland).
    9th professional season
    Baker has played in eight different countries since graduating from Utah Valley.     The former Wolverine has had an impressive eight-year career so far overseas.     Baker played three years at UVU under coach Dick Hunsaker, averaging 7.8                                                                                            points and 4.4 rebounds a game. He shot an impressive 53.1 percent from the                                                                                            field during his three seasons at UVU.







 
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Players Mentioned

Ryan Toolson

#10 Ryan Toolson

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6' 4"
Junior
Ivory Young

#13 Ivory Young

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6' 3"
Junior
Brandon Randolph

#23 Brandon Randolph

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6' 2"
Redshirt
Baylee Steele

#44 Baylee Steele

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6' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Conner Toolson

#11 Conner Toolson

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6' 4"
Senior
TJ Washington

#3 TJ Washington

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6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Ryan Toolson

#10 Ryan Toolson

6' 4"
Junior
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Ivory Young

#13 Ivory Young

6' 3"
Junior
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Brandon Randolph

#23 Brandon Randolph

6' 2"
Redshirt
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Baylee Steele

#44 Baylee Steele

6' 11"
Redshirt Junior
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Conner Toolson

#11 Conner Toolson

6' 4"
Senior
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TJ Washington

#3 TJ Washington

6' 0"
Senior
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