Pre-Draft Workouts: May 25, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 5/24/18 CONTACT: Garin Narain, Jon Steinberg or Jason Roose, Hawks Media Relations (404) 878-3800 ATLANTA HAWKS PRE-DRAFT WORKOUTS: MAY 25, 2018 The Atlanta Hawks are conducting pre-draft workouts tomorrow with the following players beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Emory Sports Medicine Complex. The workouts are closed, with player media availability at the conclusion. Media is encouraged to arrive by 10:30 a.m. Rawle Alkins (Arizona) – Guard – 6-5, 220 Pronounced Raleigh ALL-kins ▪ An early entry candidate ▪ Last season as a sophomore, played in 23 games (21 starts), averaging 13.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.3 steals in 31.4 minutes (.432 FG%, .359 3FG%, .724 FT%) ▪ Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention selection last year ▪ Pac-12 All- Freshman team in 2016-17 ▪ Led Christ the King HS (NY) to three state titles ▪ Finished prep career at Word of God Christian Academy (NC). Jalen Brunson (Villanova) – Guard – 6-3, 190 An early-entry candidate ▪ Helped lead Villanova to the national championship as a junior, earning Consensus National Player of the Year and Big East Player of the Year honors ▪ Averaged 18.9 points, 4.6 assists and 3.1 rebounds in 31.8 minutes (.521 FG%, .408 3FG%, .802 FT%), starting 40 games in 2017-18 ▪ Named Mr. Basketball in Illinois in 2015, leading Stevenson (IL) HS to the state championship. Tony Carr (Penn State) – Guard – 6-5, 204 An early-entry candidate ▪ Started 37 games as a sophomore last season, and averaged 19.6 points, 5.0 assists and 4.9 rebounds in 35.4 minutes (.408 FG%, .433 3FG%, .799 FT%) ▪ The first Penn State sophomore to reach the 1,000 career point mark ▪ Ranks 23 rd on the Nittany Lions’ career scoring list (1,161) ▪ From Philadelphia, PA (Roman Catholic HS).
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