On Tuesday, David McClure and Neptunas continued to play domestic leagues games as they faced Siauliai.  After a sluggish start, the team controlled the second quarter and ended up rolling to a 91-69 win.  David had 4 points in 17 minutes.  Valdas Vasylius had 19 points and 8 rebounds and Andrew Smith had 11 points.  In the loss, recent Tennessee Tech graduate Jud Dillard had 13 points and 6 rebounds, recent Fairfield graduate Derek Needham had 12 points, and ex-Youngstown State player Vytautas Sulskis had 11 points.

Here is the boxscore:
http://lkl.lt/lt/top/rungtynes/?game_id=2787763&season_id=87901#mbt:73-400$t&0=1

Here is the full video of the game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMmzVHSub28

On Friday, Daniel Ewing and Paris-Levallois started their regular season in France and had a solid start against LeMans before falling apart and losing 85-62.  Daniel had 13 points in 31 minutes to lead his team.  Aloysius Anagonye had 12 points and 8 rebounds and Jawad Williams had 11 points and 6 rebounds.  In the win, ex-Gonzaga player J.P. Batista had 15 points and 6 rebounds, Reyshawn Terry beat two former college teammates with 13 points, and ex-Wright State player Vaughn Duggins had 12 points. 

Here is the boxscore:

http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200009/Resultat-match/8048/Paris-Levallois-Le-Mans

On Saturday, DeMarcus Nelson and Red Star Belgrade started their season in the Adriatic League.  This is DeMarcus's second season with the team, making him the first ever American player to play two consecutive seasons with the team.  Their success in the competition, featuring teams from the Balkan region and elsewhere in Eastern Europe, earned them a spot in the season's Euroleague.  As a result of focusing on these leagues in the first part of the season, the team will not join in the Serbian League until later in the season.  With their strong season a year ago, the team was able to bring in several new players including ex-Hofstra player Charles Jenkins, ex-Loyola (Illinois) player Blake Schilb, and ex-Arizona player Ivan Radenovic, who was also teammates with DeMarcus in Ukraine several seasons ago.  In this game, they headed to Bosnia to face Siroki and had a tougher than expected time, not being able to finish a second half comeback and falling 80-79.  DeMarcus had 12 points in 33 minutes as he came alive offensively late in the game to keep his team close.  Blake Schilb had 12 points and 6 rebounds.  In the win, ex-Oakland player Johnathon Jones had 12 points.  

Here is the boxscore:

http://www.abaliga.com/game/7/Siroki_Primorka-Crvena_zvezda_Telekom#statistic_FullStatistic

Kathleen Scheer made her debut with the Sydney University Flames.  After a great season in Australia's regional level State Leagues, Kathleen was finally able to make her debut in the national league after an injury ended her season last year.  Her teammates include ex-Texas player Ashley Gayle.  In this game, the Flames jumped on the Canberra Capitals early and ended up winning 83-68.  Kathleen had 3 points in 14 minutes.  In the loss, ex-WNBA player Jessica Bibby had 22 points and ex-WNBA player Abby Bishop had 10 points and 9 rebounds.

Here is the boxscore:

http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=411336607&c=1-4478-0-268957-0&pool=-1

Also starting the season in Australia, was Jessica Foley, who is now playing for the Adelaide Lightning to accomodate her medical studies.  Jess's teammates include ex-Troy player Amy Lewis, who is one of Jess's state league teammates to join her on the national level, ex-WNBA player Laura Hodges, ex-Iowa State player Lauren Mansfield, and ex-Florida player Azania Stewart.  In the game, the team held the lead until the West Coast Waves made a late comeback for a 69-65 win.  Jess had 15 points in 32 minutes and Laura Hodges had 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Here is the boxscore:
http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=411336701&c=1-4478-0-268957-0&pool=-1

On Sunday, David McClure and Neptunas had another game in the Lithuanian League, falling 71-63 to Prienai.  David had 3 points in 15 minutes and Valdas Vasylius had 16 points.  In the win, ex-JC player Arturas Valeika had 11 points and 6 assists.

Here is the boxscore:

http://lkl.lt/lt/top/rungtynes/?game_id=2787773&season_id=87901#mbt:73-400$t&0=1

Nolan Smith and Cedevita Zagreb had their first game in the Adriatic League, making a trip to Serbia to face Mega Vizura and hanging tough for a 72-62 win.  Nolan had 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists in 33 minutes to lead his team and earn the player of the match honors.  Tomislav Zubcic had 14 points and 7 rebounds and Goran Suton had 12 points and 6 rebounds.

Here is the boxscore:

http://www.abaliga.com/game/2/Mega_Vizura-Cedevita#statistic_FullStatistic

Kathleen and the Sydney University Flames had a quick turnaround with their next game against the Melbourne Boomers taking place while it was still late Saturday in the United States.  While they took a lead in the first quarter, they could not keep up with their more rested opponents and fell 72-66.  Kathleen had 6 points in 18 minutes.  Ex-Iowa State player Chelsea Poppens had 18 points in the win.

Here is the boxscore:

http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=411425497&c=1-4478-0-268957-0&pool=-1

Mistie Bass had a short turnaround from the WNBA season as Lyon had their season opener.  Mistie is playing in France again, being one of the most dominant individual performers in the league for several seasons now.  This is her second season with Lyon after they merged with her former team.  Earlier in the summer, it looked like the team might not be allowed to stay in the top league, but they were allowed to stay and will look to have another good season with Mistie there for the entire season instead of being delayed by the WNBA playoffs.  The opening round of the French League had all of the games played in the same Paris gym with Lyon closing the festivities against Arras, building their lead in the second quarter on the way to a 69-51 win.  Mistie had 14 points in 33 minutes.  Ex-James Madison player Dawn Evans had 19 points in the loss.

Here is the boxscore:

http://www.ffbb.com/_livestats/prod/pdf/lsg300513.pdf

This article is the first in a series that will run throughout the global basketball season covering former Duke Basketball players (from both the men's and women's teams) who are now playing basketball outside of the United States.  Each of their games will be covered, including their statistics, as well as notable performances by their teammates and opponents as many of them will be familiar names to followers of college and pro basketball in America.  Also, given the sometimes unfamiliar format of basketball competitions around the world, the context of all of these games will be explained.

Daniel Ewing was the first player to get his season started with his team playing their first competitive game on Wednesday.  After playing for teams in a variety of European countries over the past few years, Daniel opted to sign in France with Paris-Levallois.  The team had a disappointing regular season in France, but hope to bounce back and play well in European competition, where they will participate in the EuroCup, which is the second level international competition for teams in Europe who did not make in into EuroLeague.  Daniel's teammates include a pair of familiar faces, former UNC duo Sean May and Jawad Williams.  Also on the team are ex-Michigan State player Aloysius Anagonye and ex-Furman player Maleye Ndoye.  As the defending champions of the French Cup tournament, Daniel and Paris-Levallois participated in the season-opening Match des Champions with surprise French champions Nanterre.  The team built a solid lead going into halftime only to let Nanterre close the gap before hanging on to an 81-72 win to start the season on a winning note.  Daniel finished with 13 points in 28 minutes and Sean May had 18 points and 8 rebounds.  In the loss, ex-Georgia player Travis Leslie had 17 points and 8 rebounds, ex-Rhode Island player Will Daniels had 17 points, and ex-Illinois player Trent Meacham had 12 points and 7 rebounds.  Here is the boxscore:
http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200009/Resultat-match/8042/Nanterre-Paris-Levallois

David McClure started his season on Thursday as his team kicked off the league in Lithuania.  David is playing for Neptunas again this year as his overseas career has been spent entirely in Lithuania.  With the team's unprecedented success last season, they tried to maintain their core of players including David.  In addition to the local Lithuanian league, the team will compete in the VTB United League which features teams from multiple countries in Eastern Europe as well as the EuroCup.  The crowded upcoming schedule is why the team is going to play multiple domestic league games early in the season to clear space in the next few months.  David's teammates include ex-Butler player Andrew Smith, ex-Old Dominion player Valdas Vasylius, and ex-American University player Arvydas Eitutavicius.  In their season opener, they rolled to a 96-69 win over Dzukija.  David had 5 points in 15 minutes.  Valdas Vasylius had 11 points and Andrew Smith had 10 points.  In the loss, ex-DII player James Lewis had 11 points. 

Here is the boxscore:
http://lkl.lt/lt/top/rungtynes/?game_id=2787759&season_id=87901#mbt:73-400$t&0=1

Here is the full video of the game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92yi0BBzviI

David and Neptunas continued to get domestic league games out of the way as they were at Lietuvos Rytas on Saturday.  They struggled early against the traditional powerhouse, but did narrow the final gap as they lost 87-78.  David had a quiet 10 minutes off the bench.  Valdas Vasylius had 13 points and Arvydas Eitutavicius had 10 points.  

Here is the boxscore:

http://lkl.lt/lt/top/rungtynes/?game_id=2787761&season_id=87901#mbt:73-400$t&0=1

Nolan Smith played his first competitive overseas game on Sunday.  After two seasons in the NBA, Nolan has signed with Cedevita Zagreb in Croatia.  The team is looking to have a stronger season, appointing the national team coach Jasmin Repesa.  Some of Nolan's teammates include ex-Michigan State player Goran Suton, 2012 Toronto Raptors 56th overall pick Tomislav Zubcic, and recent Ohio graduate Ivo Baltic.  Their first game kicked off the season in Croatia, part of a three game Super Cup between the senior and two youth teams of Cedevita Zagreb and Cibona Zagreb in honor of the late Drazen Petrovic.  Ironically, both teams will not be spending the early part of the season in the domestic league as they will instead be focused on the EuroCup and the Adriatic League, which features clubs from multiple countries in the Balkans.  In this game, Cedevita Zagreb was trying to prevent being swept and did just that after taking a lead in the second quarter on their way to an 82-61 win.  Nolan marked his debut with 8 points and 7 assists in 35 minutes.  Tomislav Zubcic had 16 points.  Ex-UNLV player Jerel Blassingame had 10 points in the loss.