Three Jam Players Invited to Sixth Annual NBA Development League Elite Mini Camp
May 7, 2015 - NBA G League (G League)
Bakersfield Jam News Release
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF., May 7, 2015 - Joe Jackson, Xavier Munford and Casey Prather have been selected to participate in the NBA Development League's sixth-annual Elite Mini Camp in Chicago on Monday, May 11 and Tuesday, May 12. The two-day scouting event features some of the league's top prospects with 43 players on the initial participant list.
While the NBA Draft's top prospects converge in the "Windy City" for their Combine, the NBA D-League's camp offers standouts from the past season another chance to perform in front of NBA team personnel in advance of Summer Leagues and 2015 training camps.
Jackson (6-1, 171, Memphis) played in 38 games this season, averaging 13.9 points, 4.9 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 24.8 minutes per contest. He was named 2015 NBA D-League's Most Improved Player and 2015 All-NBA D-League Defensive Second-Team.
Munford (6-2, 180, Rhode Island) appeared in 48 games this season and averaged 10.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 21.7 minutes.
Prather (6-6, 211, Florida) played in 46 games this season and posted averages of 11.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 25.3 minutes.
The schedule will include player testing and measurements, drill work and four games across the two days.
Twenty-nine of the 37 players who participated in last year's event eventually landed on NBA Summer League rosters - including Will Cherry (Cavaliers), Patrick Christopher (Jazz) and Kalin Lucas (Grizzlies), who earned GATORADE Call-Ups during the 2014-15 season.
Past participants include Clippers guard Lester Hudson, Jazz guard/forward Chris Johnson and Sixers guard/forward Hollis Thompson. Fourteen of this year's expected participants have NBA experience.
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