Northern Arizona Suns Select Eric Stuteville with First Pick
Published on October 21, 2017 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, OCT. 21, 2017 - The Northern Arizona Suns selected Eric Stuteville (6-11, 245, Sacramento St.) with the first overall pick of the 2017 NBA G League Draft on Saturday afternoon. Stuteville was a four-year player at Sacramento St. and as a senior logged 11.6 points and 6.3 rebounds. His 1,013 career points and 125 games played are the most in school history. He appeared in the NBA Summer League, playing for the Sacramento Kings.
The Reno Bighorns drafted Brandon Austin (6-6, 185, Northwest Florida St.) with the second overall pick, the Lakeland Magic selected Maverick Rowan (6-7, 220, North Carolina St.) with the third overall selection and the Long Island Nets chose Thomas Wimbush (6-7, 200, Fairmont St.) with the fourth overall pick.
Stuteville and Wimbush headline the 13 of 26 first-round selections that appeared at the NBA G League Player Invitational in August at the Quest Multisport Complex in Chicago.
13 International players from 10 countries were selected in this year's draft, including first-round selections Mychal Mulder of Canada (ninth overall selection, Windy City Bulls), Maksym Pustozvonov of Ukraine (17th overall selection, Memphis Hustle) and Daesung Lee of South Korea (20th overall selection, Erie BayHawks).
NBA G League training camp rosters will be comprised of players drafted today, along with returning, affiliate, NBA Draft rights and local tryout players and cannot exceed 17 total players, including players under Two-Way contracts. Teams had to make a minimum of three player selections in today's Draft and all players who were selected must be invited to training camp.
For the seventh consecutive year, the Draft was conducted at the NBA G League headquarters in New York with all 26 NBA G League teams participating.
Full results from the 2017 NBA G League Draft are below:
2017 NBA G League Draft Results
ROUND ONE
Northern Arizona - Eric Stuteville Reno - Brandon Austin Lakeland - Maverick Rowan Long Island - Thomas Wimbush Westchester - Paul Watson Northern Arizona - Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson Reno - Chris Flemmings Iowa - Marquise Moore Windy City - Mychal Mulder South Bay - Scott Machado Northern Arizona - Jay Wright Delaware - Darin Johnson Grand Rapids - Malcolm Bernard Sioux Falls - Kris Jenkins Agua Caliente - Tyler Roberson Greensboro - Cole Huff Memphis - Maksym Pustozvonov Erie - Jeremy Hollowell Canton - Cullen Russo Erie - Daesung Lee Fort Wayne - Tra-Deon Hollins South Bay - Ian Baker Oklahoma City - T.J. Wallace Maine - Dominic Cheek Agua Caliente - Tyler Harris Raptors 905 - Kethan Savage
ROUND TWO
Iowa - Tony Parker Salt Lake City - Sidy Djitte Long Island - Devin Carter Long Island - Buay Tuach Grand Rapids - Wesley Da Silva Greensboro - Daniel Dingle Salt Lake City - Alonzo Nelson-Ododa Sioux Falls - Jimmie Taylor Texas - John Gillon Austin - Tucker Haymond Delaware - Tyshawn Abbot South Bay - Jerome Frink Reno - Anthony LeFeau Erie - Jaylen Morris Long Island - Aaron Best Wisconsin - Ladarius White Maine - Leron Barnes Westchester - Hanner Mosquera-Perea Canton - Shaquille Thomas Fort Wayne - Steve Weingarten Texas - Derick Newton Rio Grande Valley - Tony Wroten South Bay - Michael Lyons Oklahoma City - Stedmon Lemon Raptors 905 - Liam McMorrow
ROUND THREE
Iowa - Vince Garrett Salt Lake City - Nahshon George Iowa - Jarvis Williams Lakeland - Javier Duren Westchester - Princeton Onwas Greensboro - Denzel Ingram Westchester - Jordan Downing Westchester - Davon Hayes Delaware - Devin Gilligan Texas - Grant Johnson Austin - Anthony Beane Delaware - Isaiah Zierden Grand Rapids - Danrad Knowles Santa Cruz - Avry Holmes Agua Caliente - Josh Sykes Wisconsin - Zane Knowles Memphis - Jalen Jones Erie - Chris Braswell Maine - Jordan Price Raptors 905 - Eric Washington Texas - Jordan Woodard Rio Grande Valley - Devon Booker Texas - Antoine Mason Fort Wayne - JD Tisdale Jr. Raptors 905 - Jamal Brantley
ROUND FOUR
Reno - Akeem Richmond Lakeland - Donte McGill Memphis - Cordarius Johnson Westchester - Henry Uwadiae Erie - Deshon Burgess Santa Cruz - Najeal Young Windy City - Kendal Yancy Texas - Prince Williams Austin - Corey Allen Windy City - Derrick Nix Grand Rapids - Derrick Wilson Sioux Falls - Tre Burnette Oklahoma City - Wally Ellenson Memphis - Kyle Randall Wisconsin - Joshua Blamon Canton - Gokul Natesan South Bay - Robert Heyer Rio Grande Valley - Rodney Cooper Oklahoma City - Amjyot Singh Santa Cruz - Malik Story
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