G League Memphis Hustle

Memphis Hustle Announce 2018-19 Training Camp Roster

Published on October 20, 2018 under NBA G League (G League)
Memphis Hustle News Release


The Memphis Hustle, the NBA G League affiliate of the Memphis Grizzlies, has finalized its 2018-19 training camp roster, the team announced today. Additionally, the team selected forward Curtis Phillips in the third round and forward Nino Johnson in the fourth round of the 2018 NBA G League Draft. Both players are Memphis natives and played at White Station High School.

Phillips (6-5, 175), played two seasons at Campbell University before transferring to Tennessee Tech where he was named to the 2018 All-OVC Second Team as a senior and averaged 14.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.79 steals in 30.6 minutes per game during the 2017-18 season.

Johnson (6-9, 245) most recently played for Thor AK Akureyri of the Icelandic Dominos League, appearing in 11 games (nine starts) averaging 17.5 points, 10.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.82 blocks and 1.64 steals in 28.5 minutes per game. He played collegiately for four seasons (2011-15) at Southeast Missouri State, playing in 119 games (78 starts) and averaging 8.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.52 blocks in 23.2 minutes per game.

2018 Memphis Hustle Training Camp, presented by Select Physical Therapy, begins on Tuesday, October 23 and all players, along with Grizzlies General Manager Chris Wallace, Hustle General Manager and Grizzlies Director of Basketball Analytics Daniel Marcus and Head Coach Brad Jones, will be available at Media Day on Thursday, Nov. 1 beginning at 10 a.m. in the Floor Seat Lounge at FedExForum.

Memphis' complete training camp roster can be seen below.

Player Pos Height Weight DOB College/Country Status

Kyle Casey F 6-7 225 11/27/89 Harvard/USA Returning Rights (Trade)

Markel Crawford G 6-4 210 10/22/94 Ole Miss/USA Affiliate Player

Terrence Drisdom G/F 6-5 175 07/30/92 Cal Poly Pomona/USA Returning Rights

Brandon Goodwin G 6-2 180 10/02/95 Florida Gulf Coast/USA Affiliate Player

Tyler Harvey G 6-4 185 07/17/93 Eastern Washington/USA NBA Draft Rights

Dusty Hannahs G 6-3 210 09/02/93 Arkansas/USA Returning Rights

Jalen Jackson F 6-6 215 03/30/94 Ark.-Little Rock/USA Local Tryout Player

Nino Johnson F 6-9 245 01/15/93 SE Missouri State/USA NBA G League Draft

Ismaila Kane F 6-9 200 05/08/95 Atlanta Metropolitan/Senegal Affiliate Player

Tanner McGrew F 6-8 250 07/12/93 W. Va. Wesleyan/USA Local Tryout Player

Doral Moore C 7-1 280 01/27/91 Wake Forest/USA Affiliate Player

Tarik Phillip G 6-3 195 08/10/93 West Virginia/USA Local Tryout Player

Curtis Phillips F 6-5 185 02/01/96 Tennessee Tech/USA NBA G League Draft

D.J. Stephens G/F 6-5 188 12/19/90 Memphis/USA Two-Way Player

Jay-R Strowbridge G 6-0 185 02/19/88 Oregon/USA Local Tryout Player

Yuta Watanabe F 6-9 205 10/13/94 George Washington/Japan Two-Way Player

Fans who want to support the Memphis Hustle by purchasing 2018/19 Season Tickets can do so by calling (901) 888-HOOP and pressing 6. Season Ticket Packages start at just $10 per game and include multiple Season Ticket Member benefits including discounts on gear and merchandise, playoff ticket priority for both the Memphis Hustle and Memphis Grizzlies, invitations to select Grizzlies games during the 2018/19 season and more. Single Game Tickets are now available for to all games at all Ticketmaster locations, Ticketmaster.com, the Landers Center Box Office, online at memphishustle.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000 (TM Charge-By-Phone) or (901) 888-HOOP and pressing 6.

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