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Memphis Hustle Announce 2021 Roster

January 26, 2021 - NBA G League (G League)
Memphis Hustle News Release


Memphis, Tenn. - The Memphis Hustle, the NBA G League affiliate of the Memphis Grizzlies, has finalized its roster for the 2021 NBA G League season, the team announced today.

The Hustle roster includes returning players Shaq Buchanan and Ahmad Caver. The team's four affiliate players are Bennie Boatwright, Zhaire Smith, Jahlil Tripp and Christian Vital. The returning player rights to David Stockton were acquired by Memphis in a trade with the South Bay Lakers on December 31, 2020. In exchange the Lakers received the returning player rights to Dusty Hannahs. Darnell Cowart joins Memphis as a local tryout player after finishing his collegiate career at Murray State.

In addition, 2021 NBA G League draftees Freddie Gillespie (2nd overall) and Anthony Cowan Jr. (16th overall) join the Hustle. The Memphis Hustle roster now stands at 11, including two-way players Sean McDermott. The complete roster can be seen below.

Player Pos Height Weight DOB College/Country Status

Bennie Boatwright F 6-10 235 07/13/96 USC/USA Affiliate Player

Shaq Buchanan G 6-3 190 01/30/97 Murray State/USA Returning Rights

Ahmad Caver G 6-2 175 09/12/96 Old Dominion/USA Returning Rights

Anthony Cowan Jr. G 6-0 170 10/07/97 Maryland/USA Draft

Darnell Cowart F/C 6-8 280 10/16/98 Murray State/USA Local Tryout

Freddie Gillespie F 6-8 245 06/14/97 Baylor/USA Draft

Sean McDermott G 6-6 195 11/03/96 Butler/USA Two-Way Player

Zhaire Smith G 6-4 199 06/24/99 Texas Tech/USA Affiliate Player

David Stockton G 5-11 165 06/24/91 Gonzaga/USA Returning Rights

Jahlil Tripp F 6-5 215 09/22/97 Pacific/USA Affiliate Player

Christian Vital G 6-2 187 03/21/97 Connecticut/USA Affiliate Player

The Memphis Hustle, along with 16 NBA G League teams and G League Ignite will take to the court in February at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando. The top eight teams will advance to a single-elimination playoff.

The complete 2021 Memphis Hustle game and broadcast schedule will be announced in the coming days.

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