Drive Set Opening Night Roster
November 7, 2019 - NBA G League (G League)
Grand Rapids Drive News Release
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Grand Rapids Drive, the Official NBA G League Affiliate of the Detroit Pistons, announced the team's Opening Night Roster for the 2019-20 season earlier today.
The Drive waived five during their 10-day training camp - Lavoy Allen, Michael Bethea Jr, Dontay Caruthers, Valentine Izundu and Anthony Lee - ahead of Friday's road game to complete the 12-man roster.
The 2019-20 NBA G League season kicks off November 8 with an all-time high 28 teams, marking the franchise's sixth season in Grand Rapids. The Drive's full schedule can be found at NBAGrandRapids.com.
NO PLAYER POS HT WT DOB COLLEGE/COUNTRY STATUS
3 Craig Sword G 6'3 196 1/16/94 Mississippi State/USA Returning Rights
4 Dakarai Allen G 6'5 193 2/4/95 San Diego State/USA Returning Rights
5 Donta Hall F 6'9 230 8/7/97 Alabama/USA Affiliate
10 Pe'Shon Howard G 6'3 185 12/10/90 USC/USA Returning Rights
11 Tre'Shawn Thurman F 6'7 230 12/15/95 Nevada/USA Affiliate
14 Louis King F 6'7 205 4/6/99 Oregon/USA Two-Way
15 Robert Sampson F 6'8 224 6/23/92 Georgia Tech/USA Local Tryout
18 Jordan Bone G 6'3 180 11/5/97 Tennessee/USA Two-Way
22 Tra-Deon Hollins G 6'2 195 8/22/95 Omaha/USA Affiliate
24 Khalil Iverson F 6'5 210 7/19/97 Wisconsin/USA Local Tryout
33 Todd Withers F 6'8 216 5/6/96 Queens University/USA Returning Rights
35 Devon Baulkman G 6'4 200 10/10/91 Tennessee/USA Local Tryout
Head Coach Donnie Tyndall General Manager Jon Phelps
Assistant Coaches Courtney Alexander Player Development Brian Kim
Cam Black Athletic Performance Coach Stefan Valdes
Jacob Porter Athletic Trainer Brianna Jefferson
Dir. of Basketball Ops Jonathon Gryniewicz Video Coordinator Jordan VerHulst
Basketball Ops Intern Damon Jones Comm Director/Team Liaison Sarah Parfet Jbara
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