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*Through Jan. 10, Sleva has averaged 11.2 points and 6.1 rebounds for Besiktas, which sit in fifth place in the Turkish Basketball Super League. He has shot 51.4 percent from three-point range this season.
Sleva has made his mark throughout the European continent during an illustrious career in professional basketball – one that has taken him to one of Turkey’s most historic clubs for the 2024-25 season.
In 2023-24, Sleva made history as a member of UCAM Murcia CB, helping the Spanish club reach its first-ever Liga Endesa final.
In 45 games in Spain, Sleva averaged 9.6 points and 4.8 rebounds and was named the Liga Endesa Rookie of the Year.
Sleva played for the German club Basketball Lower Braunschweig in 2023 and has had previous stops at French club Paris Basket since his graduation from Shippensburg in 2018.
In addition to the regular domestic league schedule, Sleva has taken part in European club competitions, such as the Basketball Champions League and EuroCup, with both Murcia and Paris.
He has also competed in the NBA Summer League with the Golden State Warriors in 2022.
Sleva, a back-to-back winner of the PSAC East Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Year award and three-time All-PSAC East First Team honoree, remains the Raiders' all-time leading scorer and rebounder, amassing 2,071 points and 1,140 boards during a standout collegiate career.
During his time at Shippensburg, Sleva's success on the hardwood helped lay the foundation for the SU men's basketball's current run of success and established the Raiders as a perennial PSAC contender. He helped the Raiders ascend from a 13-win team during his freshman season to campaigns of 27 and 25-wins in his final two years, including a PSAC title-winning season in 2016-17.
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* Through Jan. 10, Biss has averaged 7.2 points and 1.9 assists for Eisbaeren Bremerhaven, which sit in third place in the German Second Division.
Biss, a three-year pro, has signed for German club Eisbaeren Bremerhaven for the 2024-25 season. Bremerhaven plays in the German Pro A League, the second division of German basketball.
He is joined in Bremerhaven by his old SU teammate, Carlos Carter.
This season marks his second year in Germany, as he played 18 games during the 2023-24 campaign with Uni Baskets Paderborn.
In 2022-23, Biss averaged 12.1 points per game playing for Den Helder Suns in the Netherlands.
During Biss' time as a Raider, Shippensburg went 93-31 and qualified for four Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Tournament appearances and two NCAA Tournament appearances. He is a three-time All-PSAC Eastern Division First Team selection, including the 2019-20 PSAC East Athlete of the Year, and a 2020 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District honoree at guard.
Biss completed his SU career ranked third in school history in career three-pointers (212), sixth in career assists (391), eighth in career free-throw percentage (.802), and ninth in career points (1,484). As a graduate student in 2021-22, Biss averaged 16.9 points, 3.7 assists and 1.4 steals while shooting 38 percent from three-point range.
Carlos Carter (left) and Jake Biss (right) took on fellow
SU alum Dom Sleva (center) in the first game of the
2024-25 Germany Pro A League season.
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* Through Jan. 10, Carter has averaged 8.2 points and 3.8 rebounds for Eisbaeren Bremerhaven, which sit in third place in the German Second Division.
Carter is in his second season as a pro in 2024-25 competing for Eisbaeren Bremerhaven in the German Pro A League, the second division of German basketball.
He is joined in Bremerhaven by his old SU teammate, Jake Biss.
Carter made his professional debut last season in Germany as a member of WWU Baskets Muenster.
Carter graduated from Shippensburg in May of 2023 after having been named the 2022-23 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Men's Basketball Athlete of the Year. He was also tabbed National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II All-District and Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-Region.
As a senior, Carter finished second in the conference in scoring, averaging 18.4 points per contest. An efficient scorer, Carter converted 46.6% of his shots from the field and 36.4% from three in 30 contests.
Carter finished his collegiate career with 1,339 points, which ranks him 15th in program history. He averaged 22 wins in his four seasons as a Raider, and helped lead the team to two PSAC East regular season titles (2020, 2023), a PSAC Tournament final (2020) and three PSAC Tournament semifinal berths (2020, 2022, 2023).
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* Sleva notched 31 points and seven rebounds in his debut for BBC Mambra Mamer in Luxembourg Jan. 5.
Sleva returns to Luxembourg in 2025, joining BBC Mambra Mamer in the Luxembourg Basketball League (LBBL) midseason.
Sleva began the 2024-25 campaign, his second in professional basketball, with Rasta Vechta in the German second division. Sleva’s first game with Vechta saw him compete against fellow Ship alums Jake Biss and Carlos Carter.
He has seen plenty of success in Luxembourg already in his professional career, having averaged 23.3 points and 15.7 rebounds in six contests for the Kordall Steelers in 2023-24.
Sleva fashioned one of the top rebounding seasons in Raider history during the 2022-23 season. He pulled down a PSAC-leading 12.0 boards per contest, and his 9.3 defensive rebounds per game not only led NCAA Division II but represented a new program record.
Offensively, he contributed 13.1 points per game and finished tied for the top spot in NCAA Division II in double-doubles with 16, despite missing the final three games of the regular season due to injury.
Sleva was recognized as the 2022-23 PSAC East Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year and an All-PSAC East First Team selection. His 961 career rebounds put him 4th all-time in program history, while his 1,176 career points rank 24th best.
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Johnson has joined Georgian club Sokhumi Georgia in the Georgian A League for the 2024-25 season.
Johnson spent his first professional season competing for Jalilabad City of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) in 2023-24.
Johnson was a two-time All-PSAC honoree with the Raiders, having been named an All-PSAC First Team selection following the 2021-22 season and to the Second Team in 2022-23.
As a senior, Johnson finished the regular season ranked second on the team in scoring at 14.5 points per game. He scored over 20 points five times and posted five double-doubles. He was also the Raiders' top free-throw shooter, converting at 81.5% clip -- a mark that placed him eighth best in the PSAC. Defensively, he also guarded the opposition's best perimeter player on a nightly basis.
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* Massaley, a 2017 Shippensburg grad, is playing with Bihorel in the French third division during the 2023-24 season.
Massaley has also played in Spain during his professional career.
As a Raider, Massaley amassed the sixth most points (1,417) and second most assists (496) in program history at the time of his graduation. Serving as point guard, he helped grow the program from a 3-win team as a freshman to a PSAC Championship his senior year.
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* Morris is playing with Rognonaise in the French third division during the 2023-24 season.
Wayne Morris finished his standout collegiate career with 1,303 points, and ranks in the top 10 in program history with 712 career rebounds.
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McCarthur spent the 2021-22 season playing in Croatia for Dubrovnik. In 25 games, McCarthur averaged 6.0 points and 3.6 assists per game. McCarthur had 89 assists compared to just 34 turnovers and made 20 three-pointers.
In August 2020, McCarthur signed with Delikatesas Joniškis, a basketball team that plays in the National Basketball League (NKL). The NKL is the second-tier league in Lithuania and consists of 14 teams.
A two-time All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division performer, McCarthur is the best three-point shooter in Shippensburg's history. His school-record 291 career three-pointers rank ninth in PSAC history. He also holds school records for single-season three-pointers (101 in 2016-17), single-game three-point accuracy (9-of-9 as a senior vs. East Stroudsburg, also a PSAC record) and single-game free-throw percentage (15-of-15 as a senior against Bloomsburg).
In a distinguished Raider career from 2014-18, McCarthur finished with 1,650 career points – fourth-most in school history – and 334 career assists. He graduated from Shippensburg in 2018 with a degree in criminal justice. Last season, he served as an assistant coach for the team.
