No Illini action on the schedule today, so we’re doing what the Whiparound does best... checking in on the guys grinding it out in gyms around the world.
ILLINI IN THE PROS
International
Kofi Cockburn, Hiroshima Dragonflies (B.League, Japan)
Kofi’s been one of the most dominant big men in Asian professional basketball for going on three seasons now, and nothing about this year in Japan has changed that story. Through the heart of the B.League schedule, he’s posted around 17 points and 10 rebounds per game for Hiroshima (production that keeps him firmly among the league’s elite interior players).
The Dragonflies have had a full slate lately, playing four games over the Feb. 7–14 stretch, giving Cockburn plenty of opportunities to log minutes and do damage on the block. At this point, Kofi’s overseas resume speaks for itself: across the B.League and his time with Seoul Samsung in the KBL, he’s averaging 19.4 points and 11.4 rebounds per game over 148 professional contests.
Kendrick Nunn, Panathinaikos (EuroLeague / Greek Basketball League, Greece)
Nunn is best basketball player in Europe and the highest paid player in the EuroLeague.
