Table of Contents Lakers Staff Playoff Records Team Directory 6 Year-by-Year Results 100 President/CEO Joey Buss 7 Head-to-Head vs. Opponents 100 General Manager Nick Mazzella 7 Career Playoff Leaders 101 Head Coach Coby Karl 8 All-Time Single-Game Highs 102 Assistant Coach Brian Walsh 8 All-Time Highs / Lows 103 Assistant Coach Isaiah Fox 9 Individual Playoff Records (Lakers) 104 Assistant Coach Dane Johnson 9 Opponent All-Time Highs / Lows 105 Assistant Coach Sean Nolen 9 All-Time Playoff Scores 106 Video Coordinator Anthony Beaumont 10 Athletic Trainer Heather Mau 10 Strength & Conditioning Coach Misha Cavaye 10 The Opponents Director, Basketball Operations/Player Development Agua Caliente 108 Nick Lagios 11 Austin 109 Director of Scouting Jesse Buss 11 Canton 110 Capital City 111 Delaware 112 Erie 113 The Players Fort Wayne 114 Individual Player Bios 13-24 Grand Rapids 115 Greensboro 116 The G League Iowa 117 G League Directory 26 Lakeland 118 NBA G League Key Dates 27 Long Island 119 2017-18 Final Standings 28 Maine 120 2017-18 Team Statistics 29-30 Memphis 121 2017-18 Highs / Lows 31 Northern Arizona 122 Champions by Year 32 Oklahoma City 123 NBA G League Award Winners 32 Raptors 124 2018 NBA G League Draft 33 Rio Grande Valley 125 NBA G League Single-Game Bests 34 Salt Lake City 126 Santa Cruz 127 2017-18 Year In Review Sioux Falls 128 Stockton 129 Overall Season Statistics 36 Texas 130 Home / Road Statistics 37 Westchester 131 Lakers Transactions 38 Windy City 132 Breakdown 39 Wisconsin 133 Game-by-Game 40 G League Map 134 Miscellaneous Statistics 41 Highs / Lows 42 Lakers Records & History Media & General Information Media Guidelines / General Information 136 Season-by-Season Record 44 UCLA Health Training Center 137 Coaching Summary 44 Lakers Honor Roll 45-46 Individual Regular Season Records 47-48 Team Regular Season Records 49-52 All-Time Single Game Highs 53 All-Time Triple-Doubles 54 Margin of Victory / Defeat 54 Winning / Losing Streaks 54 All-Time Overtime Records 55 Season-by-Season Leaders 56 Lakers Ranked in Top 10 By Season 57 Lakers Team Statistics 58 Lakers Yearly Rankings / Record by Month 59 All-Time Numerical Roster 60 Lakers All-Time Collegiate Roster 61-62 All-Time Career Leaders 63 Year-by-Year Results, Statistics & Rosters 64-74 All-Time Lakers Draft Choices 75 All-Time Transactions 76-80 All-Time Roster with Statistics 81-98 The 2018-19 South Bay Lakers Media Guide was written and edited by Noah Camarena with assistance from T.C. Greene and Will Patterson. Photography courtesy of NBA Photos, Getty Images, Ryan Young and Rohan Ali. Cover design by Erica Martin. Statistical assistance from Howe Sports Data The information in this publication was compiled by the South Bay Lakers and is provided as a courtesy to our fans and the press and may be used for personal or editorial purposes. Any commercial use of this information is prohibited without the prior written consent of the South Bay Lakers. 4 Lakers Staff 6 Team Directory 7 Joey Buss 7 Nick Mazzella 8 Coby Karl 8 Brian Walsh 9 Isaiah Fox 9 Dane Johnson 9 Sean Nolen 10 Anthony Beaumont 10 Heather Mau 10 Misha Cavaye 11 Nick Lagios 11 Jesse Buss Team Directory Executive Owner Buss Family Trusts President / CEO Joey Buss President of Business Operations and COO Tim Harris Chief Legal Officer / General Counsel Dan Grigsby Senior Vice President, Finance / CFO Joe McCormick Manager, Business Administration Brian Long Basketball Operations General Manager Nick Mazzella Director, Basketball Operations & Player Development Nick Lagios Head Coach Coby Karl Assistant Coach Brian Walsh, Isaiah Fox, Sean Nolen, Dane Johnson Head Athletic Trainer Heather Mau Strength & Conditioning Coach / Massage Therapist / Equipment Manager Misha Cavaye Video Coordinator Anthony Beaumont Director of Scouting Jesse Buss Media Relations Coordinator, Media Relations Noah Camarena Community Relations & Special Projects Coordinator, Community Relations Alison Darnell Ticketing & New Media Sales Representative Heather Dominguez Director, New Media and Technology Nick Kioski Digital Content Coordinator Ryan Young Graphic Designer Erica Martin Game Operations / Entertainment Vice President, Facilities & Building Operations Lisa Estrada Sr. Manager, Game Entertainment Matt Shelton Game Entertainment Manager Jessica Elliott Game Entertainment Coordinator Jared Ponce Public Address Announcer Jason Baquero Administration Executive Director, Information Technology Rick Allen Director, Legal and Corporate Administration Terree Sholl Director, Payroll and Personnel Diane Rogers 6 President / CEO JOEY BUSS The South Bay Lakers enter their 12th year as a franchise in 2017-18, and team President/CEO Joey Buss has led the Lakers minor league affiliate every step of the way. Now in his senior role for more than a decade, Buss is responsible for overseeing the South Bay Lakers business and basketball operations while also serving as Vice President of Research and Development for the Los Angeles Lakers, where he is responsible for exploring new technologies and strategies for business and basketball development. Behind the leadership of Buss, the South Bay Lakers franchise has established itself as one of the G League’s top producers of NBA talent. In fact, the minor league affiliate has helped to develop 22 assignment players for the Los Angeles Lakers, while former South Bay Lakers have earned NBA call-ups on 29 occasions. On the court, South Bay has won three division titles and has advanced to the NBA G League Finals on two occasions, including a 2015-16 run that saw the team finish one win short of a title. Buss and Nick Mazzella work closely with Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Rob Pelinka and Coach Luke Walton to construct the Lakers Summer League and Training Camp rosters, while managing all G League Call-Ups and assignment player decisions. The Summer League roster they constructed in 2017 went on to win the Las Vegas Summer League Championship. Prior to assuming his current position with the South Bay Lakers, Buss spent a year preparing for his role as Lakers alternate governor, working closely with both Jeanie Buss and Tim Harris, longtime executives in the business operations department for the team. Not long after becoming an alternate governor, Buss accepted the Larry O’Brien Trophy on behalf of the organization after the Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic in the 2009 NBA Finals. After graduating from the University of Southern California, Buss served as a coaching associate for the Lakers during the 2006-07 season. Buss got his first glimpse into the business of basketball at the age of 20, when he held a summer internship in the basketball operations department of the nearby Los Angeles Sparks for the 2004 and 2005 seasons. Away from the court, Buss and his wife Dr. Nicole Buss reside in Rancho Palos Verdes with their sons Benjamin and Oliver. Dr. Nicole Buss earned her doctorate degree in Occupational Therapy at USC and serves on the Board of Directors for Town & Country Nursery School. General Manager NICK MAZZELLA A member of the Lakers organization since 2004, General Manager Nick Mazzella enters his sixth season with the South Bay Lakers. In this role, he is responsible for the day-to-day management of the team, serving as point person for all personnel decisions, contract negotiations, salary cap concerns and scouting for the South Bay Lakers. Mazzella also serves as the Director, Research and Development for the Los Angeles Lakers. In his role with Los Angeles, Mazzella oversees the Summer League roster and assists Los Angeles Basketball Operations with Training Camp invitees. With an eye for developing young talent while remaining competitive on the court, Mazzella had an immediate impact for the South Bay Lakers after taking over as GM in 2013. In his first season, South Bay won the West Division Title after finishing with a 31-19 record, the second-best mark in the G League. Earlier that year, Mazzella orchestrated a trade for Manny Harris, who after only a month became the first South Bay player to receive an NBA Call-Up to the Los Angeles Lakers. Three other players - Malcolm Thomas, Shawne Williams and James Southerland - would go on to receive call-ups throughout the year, while two members of the South Bay Lakers staff were added to NBA benches in Luke Walton and Thomas Scott. Overall, 12 players have received NBA call-ups under Mazzella’s leadership, and South Bay has helped to develop 11 Lakers assignment players on his watch. Mazzella’s moves in the front office have translated to success on the hardwood. In addition to a division crown in his very first season, Mazzella’s Lakers were one game away from the franchise’s first-ever NBA G League Championship in 2015-16. South Bay finished with a 27-23 regular season record, but sprang to life in the playoffs to reach the G League Finals for the second time. During the most recent season, Mazzella built a roster that advanced to the postseason for the third consecutive season, making it to the Western Conference Finals. Last year’s team also produced NBA talent with a pair of NBA Call-Ups in Andre Ingram and Travis Wear. Mazzella also helped build the Los Angeles Lakers summer league roster the last two summers, including the 2017 team that won the first championship in team history. Prior to accepting his current position as general manager, Mazzella spent nine seasons in the Lakers Public Relations department, taking over as public relations coordinator in 2006. Mazzella earned the position after working as a part-time basketball operations assistant and public relations intern for the Lakers. During his time with Los Angeles, Mazzella was part of two NBA championship teams and made three trips to the NBA Finals.