Bighorns Represented at Las Vegas Summer League

Published on July 1, 2015 under NBA G League (G League)
Reno Bighorns News Release


RENO, NV ---- The Sacramento Kings have announced their 2015 Summer League roster which includes four former Bighorns roster players. David Stockton, Sim Bhullar and David Wear are among those players joining the Kings during Summer League along with Eric Moreland, who was assigned to the Bighorns by the Kings earlier in the 2014-15 season. Stockton, Wear and Bhullar all received call-ups to the Kings during the 2014-15 season.

The 2015 Samsung NBA Summer League in Las Vegas will run from July 10-20 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas. The 2014 Samsung NBA Summer League champions, Sacramento will play at least five games, beginning with its first contest on Friday, July 10, against the Toronto Raptors at 3:30 p.m. PT at the Thomas & Mack Center. Last year, the Kings defeated the Houston Rockets in the Championship Game, finishing with a 6-1 record.

This summer's event will again feature the tournament-style format first debuted in 2013 that will crown the Samsung NBA Summer League Champion on Monday, July 20. The 24 teams - 23 NBA teams and one NBA Development League Select team - will compete in three preliminary round games from July 10-14 before being seeded in a tournament running through the Championship Game on July 20. Each team is guaranteed to play at least five games.

2015 KINGS SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE

Game Day Date Opponent Time Arena

1 Friday July 10 vs. Toronto 3:30 p.m. Thomas & Mack Center

2 Sunday July 12 vs. Denver 5:00 p.m. Cox Pavilion

3 Monday July 13 vs. Golden State 3:30 p.m. Thomas & Mack Center

4 & 5 To be determined after seeding

2015 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE SACRAMENTO KINGS MINI-CAMP ROSTER (16 players)

No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Prior to NBA/Home Country Yrs. 19 James Anderson G 6-6 213 03/25/89 Oklahoma State/USA 4

32 Sim Bhullar C 7-5 360 12/02/92 New Mexico State/Canada 1

00 Willie Cauley-Stein C 7-1 242 08/18/93 Kentucky/USA R

26 Duje Dukan F 6-10 218 12/04/91 Wisconsin/Croatia R

33 Corey Hawkins G 6-2 192 08/10/91 UC Davis/USA R

55 Ian Hummer F 6-7 225 08/23/90 Princeton/USA R

35 C.J. Leslie F 6-9 205 06/25/91 North Carolina State/USA R

41 DeAndre Liggins G 6-6 209 03/31/88 Kentucky/USA 3

40 Shaquielle McKissic F 6-5 200 08/17/90 Arizona State/USA R

25 Eric Moreland F-C 6-10 218 12/24/91 Oregon State/USA 1

42 Alex Oriakhi F 6-9 255 06/21/90 Missouri/USA R

5 Juwan Staten G 5-11 186 05/21/92 West Virginia R

10 Nik Stauskas G 6-6 205 10/07/93 Michigan/Canada 1

9 David Stockton G 5-11 165 06/24/91 Gonzaga/USA 1

77 Julyan Stone G 6-6 206 12/07/88 UTEP/USA 3

31 David Wear F 6-10 225 09/21/90 UCLA/USA 1

SUMMER LEAGUE HEAD COACHES Chad Iske (College - Kansas), John Welch (College - Nevada-Las Vegas)

ASSISTANT COACHES Vance Walberg (College - Cal State Bakersfield)

Corliss Williamson (College - Arkansas)

HEAD COACH George Karl (College - North Carolina)

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE Pete Youngman (College - Ithaca)

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER Manny Romero (College - Loyola Marymount)

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE Chip Schaefer (College - Utah)

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