Former UAlbany Basketball Stars Find New Teams on European Professional Circuit

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

Albany, N.Y. – Jason Siggers and Levi Levine, a pair of former University at Albany basketball stars, have recently found new teams on the European professional circuit. Siggers, a 6-foot-4 guard, will play for BC Boncourt in Switzerland LNA’s first division. Levine, a 6-foot-6 forward, has signed with BC Tirgu Mures in Romania’s Division A.

Siggers led the Bakken Bears to the 2008 Danish League championship with a 21-3 record. He was named the league’s player of the year and import player of the year after averaging 24.5 points per game. The first-team All-Danish performer ranked second among the league’s scoring leaders. Siggers, a first-team All-America East Conference selection on the collegiate level, averaged 13.9 points and 3.9 rebounds as senior. He was named to the America East all-championship squad when the Great Danes edged Vermont, 60-59, for the 2007 conference championship.

Levine earned second-team All-Irish Superleague recognition while playing for the UCC Demons in Ireland’s first division last season. He averaged 20.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.1 steals. Levine, who was a professional in Germany the previous year, will now play for Romania Division A’s top scoring offense at 89.5 points per game. A tri-captain at UAlbany in 2005-06, Levine led the Great Danes to the program’s first-ever NCAA Division I tournament appearance. He finished his career ranked No. 14 on the school’s all-time scoring list with 1,270 points and 13th in rebounds with 610.