HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Indicative of the overall success the team has enjoyed in recent year, the University of Alabama in Huntsville men's basketball program currently has five of its former players playing the sport professionally. The following is an update on the five: Zane Campbell, Josh Magette, Jaime Smith, Jason Smith and Joe Smith.

Zane Campbell – S.C. Lusitania Expert – Terceira Island, Portugal

What better way to begin your professional career than play with your former teammate from college? Along with Smith, Campbell has also been solid in the first three games for Lusitania, the 6-8 forward is third on the team in scoring with 7.7 points per game while shooting 9-of-18 from the field to shoot 50 percent. Campbell is also averaging a team-high 2.7 blocks per game to go along with 6 boards a game, good for second-best on the team. In their most recent game against Galito-Tley, he finished with a season-high 13 points and grabbed eight boards.





The 6-1 guard was picked 23rd overall by the D-Fenders at the beginning of November. Magette will get the chance to play with former NBA players such as Kareem Rush and Jamario Moon, who finished third in the 2008 Slam Dunk Contest behind Gerald Green and Dwight Howard. The former UAH great will certainly have a coach to learn from with Bob MacKinnon at the helm. MacKinnon has served as an assistant coach at powerhouse schools such as Notre Dame and North Carolina. He also led the Colorado 14ers to a D-League Championship in 2008-09. Magette will make his debut with the D-Fenders on Saturday when they take on Rio Grande Valley Vipers.








 
After setting multiple records at UAH, the former Charger standout found a home with S.C. Lusitania Expert of the Portuguese Basketball League. In his first three games of the season, Smith has logged 34 minutes of playing time per game while averaging 17.7 points a game on 50 percent shooting from the field (12-24). Smith has also been aggressive getting to the free throw line, leading the team in free throws made (20) and attempts (27).









 
While playing in his eighth season professionally, Smith is now playing with KFI in the top division in the Dominos League. The guard is averaging 28.2 points per game to lead his team while standing at third in the league in scoring. His team-high six helpers a game is good for seventh in the Dominos league.  Smith is also leading the team at the charity stripe, going 25-for-32 in the first five games of the season.  In the first game of the season, Smith went off for 41 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 from downtown. In his most recent contest, the eight-year veteran tallied 28 points while dishing out eight assists and grabbing eight boards.







 
In his 13th season of playing professional ball, Smith is now in his second season with Esporte Clube Pinheiros. The Pinheiros are currently affiliated with three different leagues: the Sao Paulo State League, Brazil National League and the League of Americas, which features Mexico, Central and South America. In his first season with the team, Smith averaged 17 points and five assists to lead the Pinheiros in both categories. He also helped lead the team to League of Americas Championship while finishing in second in the Sao Paulo State League, and a fifth-place finish in the Brazil National League. With his exceptional play in his first season with the club, he made the National Brazil League All Star Game and ended the season 5th in the league in scoring. In the League of Americas, he was named one of the top five players in the league.