The two had never squared off against each other before. It took a matchup clear across the world for former University of Memphis point guards Antonio Burks and Darius Washington to get it on.
Burks, the former Grizzly backup guard, was leading his Crvena Zvezda team from Serbia against Washington’s PAOK team from Greece. Washington, who left the U of M after two seasons for the NBA but was undrafted, scored 19 points to help PAOK deal Crvena Zvezda its first loss of the season, 85-81.
Burks, who was released by the Miami Heat during training camp, had 16 points and six assists for Crvena Zvezda.