Tom Ballato

Covering Americans overseas, College hoops: St. John’s, Stony Brook & more l @usbwa

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

.@PCFriarsmbb star MarShon Brooks was problem.

On Feb. 23, 2011, Brooks dropped 52 points on 20-for-28 shooting in a 94-93 one-point loss to Notre Dame.

Night in and night out, Brooks put on a show with his mid-range game, getting to his spots and scoring at will. #pcbb

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

Former St. John's forward Amar Alibegovic had 12 points, 3 rebounds and a block in Bosnia and Herzegovina's win over Italy. #FIBAWC #SJUBB

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

JaKarr Sampson had 21 points and 14 rebounds in Bahrain's 83-80 victory over the UAE in the FIBA Asia Cup 2029 Pre-Qualifiers. #SJUBB

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

Former Villanova and Syracuse forward Cole Swider (@coleswider21) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and shot 4/5 from three off the bench for @usabasketball #FIBAWC

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

St. John’s point guard Quinn Ellis stuffed the stat sheet with 9 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals in Great Britain’s win over Switzerland in the @EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers. #SJUBB

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

Former St. John’s standout JaKarr Sampson helped lead Bahrain to a victory over Oman, finishing with 19 points and 9 rebounds while shooting 3-for-4 from three-point range.

The forward is representing Bahrain in the FIBA Asia Cup 2029 Pre-Qualifiers.

#SJUBB

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

.@LDLCASVEL have quietly assembled one of the more intriguing American cores in the #EuroLeague.

Jae Crowder
TyTy Washington
Myles Cale
Tremont Waters
Nate Sestina
Nick Weiler-Babb
David Lighty

They join Patty Mills and Joel Bolomboy adding proven international experience.

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

Rob Brown III and Jakub Petras, both @StonyBrookMBB alumni, will be teammates with MBK Handlova in Slovakia for the upcoming season.

#Seawolves #CAAHoops

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

Reed Bailey becomes another notable alum of Brewster Academy to play for St. John’s.

Justin Simon
JaKarr Sampson
Aaron Wheeler
Kadary Richmond
Durand Johnson

@CoachJasonSmith #SJUBB

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

Former St. John’s and Louisiana guard Greg Williams Jr. (@gthemenace) is headed to the United Kingdom to play for Liverpool Basketball.

#SJUBB

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

Former Charleston Southern and North Carolina guard Christian Keeling is headed to Scotland to play for @Cal_Gladiators.

#CarolinaFamily

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

Former @FIUHoops and @DuqMBB guard Tevin Brewer (@Tevin1123) is headed to England.

Brewer averaged 19.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 8.6 assists and shot 36.8% from three last year in Austria.

#PawsUp #GoDukes

[B. Braun Sheffield Sharks @SheffieldSharks]

Tevin joins the Sharks ✍️

We’re delighted to announce the signing of Tevin Brewer for the 2026/27 Super League Basketball season 🦈

Read more here 📰 https://t.co/ylr2kg7UtB

#fearthefin

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

Former @StonyBrookMBB standout Erik Pratt (@erikpratt_1) will begin his professional career in Turkey with Fenerbahce Koleji.

#Seawolves #CAAHoops

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

Thank you Russ, for everything!

[Russell Westbrook @russwest44]

Sometimes you don’t even know when you’ve already watched the end.

You had to be there. And now it’s over.

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

Former @ArizonaMBB standout Rawle Alkins (@Iam_RawleAlkins) is headed back to Japan.

The guard played for two clubs last season, but averaged 19.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 5.9 assists down the stretch for Kumamoto.

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

I’m here for the @KeenanEvs comeback.

[BC Zalgiris Kaunas @bczalgiris]

Some bonds never break. 💚😌

Keenan Evans becomes a part of the Zalgiris family again, as he will spend the next season on loan at @LondonLions ✊

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

Former St. John’s standout JaKarr Sampson is headed back to China to play for the Beijing Ducks.#SJUBB

[George Caratzas @gcaratzas]

Some good @StonyBrookMBB notes from @thenextprospect here⬇️⬇️

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

Stony Brook has two scrimmages lined up with Iona and Fairfield in October.

The Seawolves have one roster spot available, but are not expected to fill it Ford claims.

#Seawolves #CAAHoops

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

Thank you to @StonyBrookMBB for having me at practice today. I appreciate the opportunity and the hospitality.

Thoughts and words from Coach Geno Ford ⬇️

#Seawolves #CAAHoops

[Tom Ballato @thenextprospect]

Point guard Collin O’Connor sat out practice with a toe injury but is expected to be 100% by the start of practice in late September, according to Geno Ford.