Atlanta Hawks Announce Summer League Roster
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6/29/18 CONTACT: Garin Narain, Jon Steinberg or Jason Roose, Hawks Media Relations (404) 878-3800 ATLANTA HAWKS ANNOUNCE SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER ATLANTA, GA – The Atlanta Hawks announced their 2018 Summer League roster today, which will compete in the Utah Jazz Summer League in Salt Lake City, UT from July 2-5, and the MGM Resorts NBA Summer League 2018 in Las Vegas, NV between July 6-17 under the guidance of first-year Head Coach Lloyd Pierce and his staff. All of Atlanta’s games will be televised on either NBA TV, ESPN or ESPN2. Last year’s first-round draft pick and second-team All-Rookie selection John Collins is among the group of second-year players also including Tyler Dorsey, Antonius Cleveland and Jaylen Morris. Atlanta’s roster also features this year’s trio of first-round picks – Trae Young, Kevin Huerter and Omari Spellman. Atlanta’s second-round pick from 2017, Alpha Kaba, joins Jaylen Adams, Robert Johnson, Jock Landale, Zach LeDay, Junior Robinson, Brandon Sampson and Zach Smith to round out the Hawks’ roster. 2018 ATLANTA HAWKS SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER ST # Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Prior to NBA/Home Country Yrs 10 Jaylen Adams G 6-2 190 05/04/96 St. Bonaventure/USA R 0 Antonius Cleveland G 6-6 195 02/02/94 Southeast Missouri State/USA 1 20 John Collins F/C 6-10 235 09/23/97 Wake Forest/USA 1 2 Tyler Dorsey G 6-5 183 02/18/96 Oregon/USA 1 1 Kevin Huerter G 6-7 190 08/27/98 Maryland/USA R 4 Robert Johnson G 6-3 195 05/27/95 Indiana/USA R 42 Alpha Kaba F 6-10 242 09/21/96 ASVEL Basket (France)/France R 34 Jock Landale C 6-11 255 10/25/95 Saint Mary’s College/Australia R 32 Zach LeDay F 6-7 230 05/30/94 Hapoel Gilboa Galil (Israel)/USA R 3 Jaylen Morris G 6-5 185 09/19/95 Molloy College/USA 1 7 Junior Robinson G 5-5 150 02/15/96 Mount St. Mary’s/USA R 30 Brandon Sampson G 6-5 184 05/01/97 LSU/USA R 41 Zach Smith F 6-8 220 01/05/96 Texas Tech/USA R 6 Omari Spellman F 6-9 245 07/21/97 Villanova/USA R 11 Trae Young G 6-2 180 09/19/98 Oklahoma/USA R Head Coach: Lloyd Pierce (Santa Clara) Assistant Coaches: Melvin Hunt (Baylor), Chris Jent (Ohio State), Greg Foster (UTEP), Marlon Garnett (Santa Clara), Matt Hill (Texas) Executive Director of Player Performance: Keke Lyles (Northeastern) Head Athletic Trainer: Scottie Parker (University of Northwestern) Director of Rehabilitation: Mike Roncarati (Northeastern) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Kevin Huerter (herder), Alpha Kaba (Kah-ba) Following is the team’s schedule: UTAH JAZZ SUMMER LEAGUE TV SITE July 2 – vs. Memphis – 7 p.m. ET NBA TV Vivint Smart Home Arena July 3 – vs. San Antonio – 7 p.m. ET NBA TV Vivint Smart Home Arena July 5 – vs. Utah – 9 p.m. ET NBA TV Vivint Smart Home Arena LAS VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE SITE July 7 – vs. New York – 5:30 p.m. ET ESPN Thomas and Mack Center July 8 – vs. Portland – 5:30 p.m. ET ESPN2 Thomas and Mack Center July 10 – vs. Chicago – 6:00 p.m. ET NBA TV Cox Pavilion July 11 – 17 - Tournament # TrueToAtlanta # .