G League Iowa Wolves

NBA D-League Select Returns to Samsung NBA Summer League

July 6, 2016 - NBA G League (G League)
Iowa Wolves News Release


NEW YORK - The NBA Development League today announced the 14-man roster that will compete in Samsung NBA Summer League 2016 in Las Vegas. Comprised of top NBA D-League prospects, the team will tip off its seventh campaign in Las Vegas on Friday, July 8 in a matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. ET at the Thomas & Mack Center.

The team will also face the Milwaukee Bucks (July 10, 4:30 p.m. ET) and the Houston Rockets (July 11, 6 p.m. ET) before being seeded in a tournament that tips off on Wednesday, July 13.

Quinn Cook (Canton Charge), the 2015-16 NBA D-League Rookie of the Year, and 2016 NBA D-League Champion Jabril Trawick (Sioux Falls Skyforce) headline the Select Team roster, which includes players from 12 NBA D-League teams. NBA veteran Patrick Christopher (Iowa Energy) and 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Tu Holloway (Texas Legends) are also set to compete for the Select Team in Las Vegas. Additionally, Chinese Basketball Association player and NBA D-League prospect Ge Zhaobao (Shanxi Shongyu) will join the Select Team's roster.

Austin Spurs head coach Ken McDonald will serve as the Select Team's head coach. Dean Cooper (Salt Lake City Stars) and Derrick Alston (Westchester Knicks) will assist McDonald on the sidelines in Las Vegas. McDonald led the Spurs to a 30-20 record last season, the best mark in the Southwest Division.

The Select team owns a 16-15 all-time record at Samsung NBA Summer League. Its appearance in Las Vegas follows the NBA D-League's 15th season, during which an all-time high 68 NBA players were assigned a record 321 times to their NBA D-League affiliate and 32 NBA D-League players earned 42 GATORADE Call-Ups to the NBA. At the conclusion of the 2015-16 NBA season, almost 40 percent of players had NBA D-League experience.

The 2016 NBA D-League Select roster and game schedule are below.

- more - Page 2

NO PLAYER POS HT WT BORN COLLEGE/COUNTRY NBA D-LEAGUE TEAM NBA EXP

23 Patrick Christopher G 6-5 209 6/3/1988 California/USA Iowa Energy 1

11 Quinn Cook G 6-2 179 3/23/1993 Duke/USA Canton Charge -- 32 Nnanna Egwu C 6-11 250 10/22/1992 Illinois/Nigeria Erie BayHawks --

10 Brandon Fields G 6-4 195 8/13/1988 Nevada/USA Austin Spurs -- 17 Reggie Hearn G 6-5 210 8/14/1991 Northwestern/USA Reno Bighorns -- 0 Tu Holloway G 6-0 190 8/21/1989 Xavier/USA Texas Legends -- 33 Charles Jackson C 6-10 225 5/22/1993 Tennessee Tech/USA Delaware 87ers --

9 Jaron Johnson F 6-6 205 5/5/1992 Louisiana Tech/USA Rio Grande Valley Vipers --

2 Verdell Jones G 6-5 185 6/25/1989 Indiana/USA Santa Cruz Warriors --

5 Juvonte Reddic F 6-9 250 5/23/1992 Virginia Commonwealth/USA Canton Charge --

55 Jabril Trawick F 6-6 215 6/17/1992 Georgetown/USA Sioux Falls Skyforce -- 8 Joel Wright F 6-7 225 1/14/1990 Texas State/USA Northern Arizona Suns -- 6 Talib Zanna F 6-9 230 10/1/1990 Pittsburgh/Nigeria Oklahoma City Blue -- 35 Ge Zhaobao F 7-0 231 1/15/1992 China -- --

Head Coach: Ken McDonald (Austin)

Assistant Coaches: Dean Cooper (Salt Lake City), Derrick Alston (Westchester)

Athletic Trainer: Brady Howe (Salt Lake City), Jonathan Mak (Northern Arizona)

NBA D-League Select Schedule (all times ET):

DATE OPPONENT TIME LOCATION

July 8 Memphis 6:30 p.m. Thomas & Mack

July 10 Milwaukee 4:30 p.m. Thomas & Mack

July 11 Houston 6 p.m. COX

Check out the Iowa Wolves Statistics



NBA G League Stories from July 6, 2016


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central