Timberwolves announce Samsung NBA Summer League 2014 roster and camp information
Timberwolves Announce Samsung NBA Summer League 2014 Roster and Camp Information
Minneapolis/St. Paul The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team's Samsung NBA Summer League 2014 roster and camp information. Minnesota opens its three-game preliminary round schedule on Saturday, July 12 against the Dallas Mavericks at 5:30 p.m. CDT in the Thomas & Mack Center.
The Wolves Summer League roster consists of 2014 draft picks Zach LaVine (13th overall) and Glenn Robinson III (40th overall), as well as current Wolves players Shabazz Muhammad (14th overall in 2013), Gorgui Dieng (21st overall in 2013) and Alexey Shved. Assistant coaches David Adelman, Sid Lowe, Sam Mitchell and Ryan Saunders will split coaching responsibilities for the squad.
Before heading to Las Vegas, the Wolves will hold their summer league mini-camp with practices at the Life Time Fitness Training Center at Target Center beginning on Monday, July 7 through Thursday, July 10.
The camp includes an open scrimmage on Wednesday, July 9 on the main Target Center floor. The scrimmage is free to the public beginning at 7 p.m. Following the scrimmage Wolves members will be have an exclusive autograph session with the players. Media availability for Wednesday's scrimmage will be sent out at a later date.
For the second consecutive year, this summer's event will feature a tournament-style schedule that will crown the NBA Summer League Champion on Monday, July 21. Teams will compete in three preliminary round games from July 11-15 before being seeded in a tournament running through the Championship Game on July 21. Each team is guaranteed to play at least five games.
The Wolves summer league roster is available below. Media availability times for next week's practices, a Summer League game schedule and bios on all 13 players are available now on the Timberwolves Media Center: http://timberwolvespr.wordpress.com/.
2014 MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER
|
No. |
Player |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Birthdate |
Most Recently |
NBA Exp. |
|
30 |
LaRon Dendy |
F |
6-9 |
230 |
12/18/88 |
Ferro-ZNTU (Ukraine) |
R |
|
24 |
Mamadi Diane |
F |
6-5 |
205 |
11/09/86 |
Boulogne (France) |
R |
|
5 |
Gorgui Dieng |
F/C |
6-11 |
245 |
01/18/90 |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
1 |
|
44 |
Kyrylo Fesenko |
C |
7-1 |
280 |
12/24/86 |
Canton Charge (NBDL) |
5 |
|
3 |
Brady Heslip |
G |
6-2 |
180 |
06/19/90 |
Baylor |
R |
|
31 |
Dennis Horner |
F |
6-9 |
230 |
02/05/88 |
Bakersfield Jam (NBDL) |
1 |
|
4 |
D.J. Kennedy |
G |
6-6 |
215 |
11/05/89 |
Hapoel Holon (Israel) |
1 |
|
8 |
Zach LaVine |
G |
6-5 |
180 |
03/10/95 |
UCLA |
R |
|
25 |
Jordan Morgan |
C |
6-8 |
250 |
09/15/91 |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
R |
|
15 |
Shabazz Muhammad |
G/F |
6-6 |
222 |
11/13/92 |
UCLA |
1 |
|
22 |
Glenn Robinson III |
F |
6-6 |
220 |
01/08/94 |
Michigan |
R |
|
1 |
Alexey Shved |
G |
6-6 |
182 |
12/16/88 |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
2 |
|
7 |
Markel Starks |
G |
6-2 |
175 |
02/21/91 |
Georgetown |
R |
Contact information:
Aaron Seehusen, Minnesota Timberwolves, (612) 673-1602, seehusen@timberwolves.com
Dan Bell, Minnesota Timberwolves, (612) 673-1603, bell@timberwolves.com
Alex King, Minnesota Timberwolves, (612) 673-1632, king@timberwolves.com
