SAN FRANCISCO – Two standouts from the University of San Francisco men's basketball team made news in the professional ranks this week.
Frankie Ferrari was brilliant in his debut for his club BAXI Manresa, while Ronnie Boyce III signed with the club Panteras de Aguascalientes.
Ferrari '18 made his regular season debut Wednesday with his club and helped guide his squad to a 79-69 win over visiting Unicaja Málaga. Ferrari shined in the win, scoring a game-high 25 points while dishing out 10 assists. Ferrari was deadly from behind the arc, going 7 for 11 from 3-point range.
Boyce, who graduated in 2017, is entering his third professional season. He most recently played for Bascharge in Luxembourg Nationale 2. He recently signed with Panteras de Aguascalientes, members of The Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional – the top professional basketball league in Mexico.
In his first game playing for the team he led the squad with a victory over ninth-ranked Correcaminos, 94-86, on Saturday night. He was named the MVP of the game, scoring 22 points while grabbing four rebounds and dishing out five assists.
Other Dons:
Tim Derksen '16 (plays in Switzerland): Despite his very good performance, Fribourg lost, 82-67, on the road to the much lower-ranked (No. 14) Inter Bratislava. Derksen was the top scorer with 17 points. He also added six rebounds. There are only two games left until the end of the Basketball Champions League Qualifying Round. So now every game will be critical. It's Derksen's first season with the team. Derksen has had a very good year individually with high stats. He has averaged 16.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 1.5 apg in the two games he played so far.
Matthew McCarthy '19 (plays in Holland): Was the major contributor in Groningen's surprising victory against fourth-ranked Benfica (1-1), 76-66, in the Basketball Champions League on Friday. He scored 13 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in a mere 19 minutes. Donar Groningen (1-1) is in 13th place in the Basketball Champions League. The Qualifying Round already ended in the Basketball Champions League. This season McCarthy is averaging 10.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 1.5 apg.
Moustapha Diarra '11 (plays in France): Contributed to an easy victory against the 11th-ranked GET Vosges (0-1), crushing them, 89-69, in the French NM1 (third division) on Friday night. He recorded 11 points, nine rebounds and three blocks. It was his first game for Chartres Basket Masculins this season. His team is placed in Group B. It's Diarra's first year with the team. Diarra also has French nationality.
Shamell Stallworth '03 (plays in Brazil): Contributed to Sao Paulo FC's victory against the closely-ranked Paschoalotto/Bauru (7-3), 89-83, in the Brazilian Paulista (third division) in Thursday night's game. He recorded 12 points and added three assists in 30 minutes. Sao Paulo FC (9-5) is in second place in the Paulista. It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row. It's Stallworth's first season with the team. Stallworth has relatively good stats this year with 12.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg and 3.6 apg. He is a naturalized Brazilian.
Updates courtesy of Eurobasket LLC
