Stars Finalize Opening Night Roster Team Waives Demery, Dixon-Tatum, Hearlihy, Thomas

SALT LAKE CITY (October 31, 2018) – The Stars, the NBA G League affiliate of the Jazz, have finalized the team’s roster for the start of the 2018-19 season. The club waived guard James Demery, Asauhn Dixon-Tatum, guard/forward Josh Hearlihy and forward Michael Thomas.

The Stars will begin the 2018-19 campaign on the road on Friday, Nov. 2, against the . The team will return to Salt Lake City for its home opener against the on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. at Vivint Smart Home Arena, home of the . Tickets for the home opener are still available at slcstars.com.

The finalized roster is comprised of 12 players, including Utah Jazz two- way players and Naz Mitrou-Long, and the No. 1 overall selection in the 2018 NBA G League Draft, .

The Salt Lake City Stars roster is attached and listed below:

# Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College Acquired 0 Akeem Springs G 6-4 210 3/10/94 Minnesota Returning 1 Stephaun Branch G 6-5 208 11/7/95 West Georgia Via Trade 3 G 6-2 185 10/18/92 Louisville Affiliate 10 Jairus Lyles G 6-2 175 7/6/95 UMBC Affiliate 11 G 6-4 191 3/13/94 Oklahoma Returning 14 Shonn Miller F 6-7 220 8/26/93 Connecticut Returning 15 Deonte Burton G 6-1 190 7/26/91 Nevada Returning 21 Justin Reyes G/F 6-4 205 3/16/95 St. Thomas Aquinas Draft 30 Naz Mitrou-Long G 6-4 218 8/3/93 Iowa State Two-Way 33 Willie Reed C 6-11 245 5/16/90 St. Louis Draft 34 Tyler Cavanaugh F 6-9 238 2/9/94 George Washington Two-Way 44 Isaac Haas C 7-2 290 10/2/95 Purdue Affiliate

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Bryan Bailey, Assistant Coach / Director of Player Services & Programs: Lowell Egan Director of Basketball Operations / Head Video Coordinator: Nick Reick Head Athletic Trainer / Director of Sports Performance: Juan Torres Assistant Athletic Trainer / Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jordan Harding

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About the Salt Lake City Stars The Salt Lake City Stars, the NBA G League team owned and operated by the Utah Jazz, played their inaugural season in Utah in 2016-17. The Utah Jazz relocated the Boise-based Idaho Stampede in April 2016 after purchasing the team in March 2015 following a single affiliation agreement for the 2014 season. The Stars play their home games in a family-friendly atmosphere at Salt Lake Community College in Taylorsville. The NBA G League is the NBA’s official minor league, preparing players, coaches, officials, trainers, and front-office staff for the NBA while acting as the league’s research and development laboratory. For more information on the Salt Lake City Stars, visit www.slcstars.com.

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