Men's Basketball | 12/3/2025 9:27:00 AM

CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston men's basketball team has several alumni still active in professional basketball during the 2025-26 season. 

Javier Nicolau is in his sixth season of professional basketball in Spain. The Castellon, Spain native is currently in his second season with Gipuzkoa Basket of Primera FEB. He is currently averaging 7.8 points, and 3.6 rebounds in eight games played. Nicolau competed for the Golden Eagles from 2017-20.

Harrison Cleary is in his sixth season of professional basketball, as well. He has played in Spain, Germany, Finland, Latvia, and currently in Lithuania. He is competing with Neptunas of the Lithuanian LKL. Cleary, the NSIC's all-time leading scorer, is tallying 8.2 points and 1.6 assists per tilt. Cleary played for Minnesota Crookston from 2016-20.

Pedro Rossi is in his first season of professional basketball. Rossi is competing for Uros de Rivas of the Tercera FEB in Spain. Rossi is notching 8.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Rossi had 15 points earlier this season against Mensajero. Rossi played for the Golden Eagles from 2022-25.

George Blaj-Voinescu is competing for SEC Mozzart Bet Timosoara in Romanian Division A. He is in his fifth season of professional basketball. Blaj-Voinescu is averaging 5.1 points and 1.6 boards per game. He played for the Golden Eagles from 2020-21.

Matthew Allman played two games for the Reading Rockets of the British BCB. He scored nine points, and had 13 rebounds. Allman played the 2022-23 season for Minnesota Crookston.

Tyler West, Jr. competed for the Willamette Valley Jaguars of The Basketball League (TBL) in the United States. West, Jr. played for the Golden Eagles from 2013-15. He played one game in May for the Jaguars.