NAZ Suns Announce 2018-19 Training Camp Roster
October 21, 2018 - NBA G League (G League)
Northern Arizona Suns News Release
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. - The Northern Arizona Suns announced today their 15-man training camp roster for the 2018-19 season. Training camp starts in Prescott Valley, Arizona, on Monday.
The training camp roster consists of five returning players, four local tryout players, three of their draft picks, two players they acquired in trades, and one Two-Way player.
Making their return for the 2018-19 season are Derek Cooke Jr., Tyrell Corbin, Peter Jok, Tidjan Keita, and Eric Stuteville. Cooke played for the NAZ Suns during their inaugural season in 2016-17. He most recently played for the Perth Wildcats in the National Basketball League. Corbin (an available player pool player last year), Jok (an affiliate player last year), Keita (an affiliate player last year) and Stuteville (the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2017) are all set to play their second year in a NAZ Suns uniform.
The NAZ Suns drafted four players in the 2018 NBA G League Draft on Saturday. They traded one of those players for Daxter Miles Jr., who was selected No. 11 overall by the Iowa Wolves. NAZ Suns draft picks who will report to training camp are Aaron Epps (first round, sixth overall), A.J. Mosby (second round, 36th overall) and LaQuinton Ross (second round, 51st overall).
Anthony Lefeau, Wayne McCullough, Retin Obasohan and James Pegues made the training camp roster as local tryout players. The Suns completed a trade to acquire Shaquille Thomas this week.? George King is a Two-Way player under contract with the Phoenix Suns.
NAME POS HT WT DOB COLLEGE/COUNTRY STATUS
Derek Cooke Jr. F 6-9 220 8/23/91 Wyoming/USA Returning
Tyrell Corbin G 6-1 185 9/21/92 Cal State Bakersfield/USA Returning
Aaron Epps C 6-10 214 4/28/96 Louisiana State/USA Drafted
Peter Jok F/G 6-6 205 3/30/94 Iowa/Sudan Returning
Tidjan Keita F 6-10 205 11/30/96 Thetford, Quebec/France Returning
George King F 6-6 220 1/15/94 Colorado/USA Two-Way
Anthony Lefeau F 6-7 222 7/21/95 Cerritos College/USA Local Tryout
Wayne McCullough G 6-5 205 6/22/94 Colorado Christian/USA Local Tryout
Daxter Miles Jr. G 6-3 200 1/5/95 West Virginia/USA Trade
A.J. Mosby G 6-3 160 4/8/96 Alcorn State/USA Drafted
Retin Obasohan G 6-3 220 7/6/93 Alabama/Belgium Local Tryout
James Pegues F 6-6 220 11/2/93 Newman/USA Local Tryout
LaQuinton Ross F 6-8 220 11/19/91 Ohio State/USA Drafted
Eric Stuteville C 6-11 250 2/6/95 Sacramento State/USA Returning
Shaquille Thomas F 6-7 180 3/25/92 Cincinnati/USA Trade
The Northern Arizona Suns begin their third season in the NBA G League on Nov. 3 against the Santa Cruz Warriors at the Prescott Valley Event Center. Single-game tickets start at just $10 apiece, with plenty of other discounted pricing options, including the team's 4 on the Floor package, Flex Plan, Group Experience packages, or season ticket memberships. More information about all of the NAZ Suns ticket options can be found at www.nazsuns.com/tickets, emailing sales@nazsuns.com, or calling 928-772-SUNS.
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