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G League Birmingham Squadron

Birmingham Squadron vs. Stockton Kings Broadcast Information

January 5, 2022 - NBA G League (G League)
Birmingham Squadron News Release


BIRMINGHAM, AL - The Birmingham Squadron (0-0), NBA G League affiliate of the New Orleans Pelicans, will take on the Stockton Kings (0-0), G League affiliate of the Sacramento Kings, in a back-to-back series on Wednesday and Thursday night at 9:00 p.m. CT.

The series against the Kings marks the start of the G League regular season. All G League team records have now reset to 0-0 following the G League Showcase that spanned from November through December. Now all 28 G League clubs will compete in a 36-game regular season that will end in the G League Playoffs in April.

Coverage of the two-game series will be brought to you by play-by-play announcer Eli Gold and color analyst Rick Moody. The Squadron broadcast will air live locally on My68 and V94.9 FM, and fans can watch the live stream on ESPN+ or online on the team's website at https://birmingham.gleague.nba.com/live/. My68 is carried by most major streaming services like YouTube TV and Sling, as well as most major cable providers such as Dish, Direct TV, Spectrum and Comcast.

Over the break, the Squadron have signed two new players to the roster, guard Nate Bradley and guard Marlon Stewart.

Bradley (6-4, 175) rejoins the Squadron after spending training camp with the team before being waived at final roster cuts. The Faulkner University grad joins the Squadron after playing one season in the Czech Republic where he averaged 16.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.6 steals in 28.3 minutes per game over nine games.

Stewart (6-3, 190) joins the Squadron after spending time with the Lakeland Magic, G League affiliate of the Orlando Magic, during the Showcase portion of the 2021-22 season. Stewart played in five games with the Magic and averaged 1.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.4 steals in 14.6 minutes per game. The University of North Dakota grad also played overseas in Germany this season before being drafted by the Magic. He played in two games with the VfL Kirchheim Knights and averaged 7.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 17.5 minutes per game.

SQUADRON ROSTER

No. Player Pos Ht Wt DOB College/Country Acquired

15 Jose Alvarado* G 6-0 179 4/12/1998 Georgia Tech/USA Two-Way

24 James Banks III F/C 6-10 250 1/16/1998 Georgia Tech/USA Affiliate

22 Nate Bradley G 6-4 175 2/25/1997 Faulkner/USA Free Agent

45 Zylan Cheatham F 6-8 245 7/27/1996 Xavier/USA Free Agent

35 Zach Hankins C 7-0 175 9/14/1997 Auburn/USA Affiliate

2 Jared Harper* G 5-10 175 9/14/1997 Auburn/USA Two-Way

21 Malcolm Hill F 6-6 220 10/26/1995 Illinois/USA Affiliate

11 Tra Holder G 6-2 180 9/27/1995 Arizona State/USA Player Pool

9 Ra'Shad James G 6-2 195 1/26/1990 Iona/USA Player Pool

3 Riley LaChance G 6-2 190 3/31/1996 Vanderbilt/USA Tryout

23 John Petty Jr. G 6-5 186 12/2/1998 Alabama/USA Affiliate

4 Marlon Stewart G 6-3 190 2/18/1997 North Dakota/USA Free Agent

27 Joe Young G 6-2 180 6/27/1992 Oregon/USA Trade

*Two-Way Player

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