CLEVELAND, OHIO -- The Cleveland Cavaliers will participate in the 10-team
Rocky Mountain Revue, which will be played in Salt Lake City, Utah from July
20-27. The Cavs contingent will be arriving in Utah on Monday, July 16. They
will begin practicing in Salt Lake City with two-a-day practices on Tuesday,
July 17. The Cavaliers will play the first of their six games on Friday, July
20. The Cavs vs. Portland Trail Blazers game on Tuesday, July 24, will be
broadcast live on ESPN2 starting at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
The Cavaliers are anticipating participation from 16 players. DeSagana
Diop, Trajan Langdon and Chris Mihm, who are under contract with the Cavs, will
be joined by Jeff Trepagnier, the Cavs second round draft pick (36th overall
pick) in the 2001 NBA Draft and 12 free agents. The free agent invitees are:
Chris Andersen, Joe Brown, Sharif Fajardo, Michael McDonald, Anthony Miller,
Silas Mills, DeMarcus Minor, Milos Paravinja, Jamal Robinson, Paul Shirley,
Jermaine Walker and Tyson Wheeler.
Langdon played in 65 games last season with the Cavs and averaged 6.0 ppg in
17.2 minutes per game while shooting team-highs of .895 (68-76) FT% and .411
(51-124) three-point FG%. In 75 career contests, Langdon is averaging 5.8 ppg.
Mihm was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team for 2000-01. He played in
59 games (43 starts) as a rookie, averaging 7.6 ppg and 4.7 rebounds per game.
Among rookies, Mihm ranked fourth in rebounding, fourth in FT% at .794
(100-126), fifth in FG% at .442 (173-391), seventh in blocks (0.90 bpg), 10th in
minutes (19.8 mpg) and 11th in scoring. Diop, the eighth overall pick in the
2001 NBA Draft, signed a contract with the Cavs on July 5. Diop was a Parade
Magazine High School Boys All-America First Team selection and was named to the
McDonald's High School All-America Team following his senior year at Oak Hill
Academy High School in Mouth of Wilson, Va. He averaged 14.6 ppg, 13.2 rpg and
8.0 bpg this past season in leading Oak Hill Academy to a 33-0 record and a No.
1 national ranking by USA Today.
Games during the 2001 Rocky Mountain Revue will be played at Salt Lake
Community College.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS ROCKY MOUNTAIN REVUE SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER:
| No. |
Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
College |
Yrs. |
| 36 |
Chris Andersen |
C |
7-0 |
230 |
Blinn (Texas) JC '99 |
R |
| 28 |
Joe Brown |
G-F |
6-7 |
200 |
Coppin State '01 |
R |
| 38 |
DeSagana Diop |
C |
7-0 |
300 |
Oak Hill Academy HS '01 |
R |
| 40 |
Sharif Fajardo |
F |
6-9 |
240 |
Texas-El Paso '99 |
R |
| 21 |
Trajan Langdon |
G |
6-3 |
197 |
Duke '99 |
2 |
| 14 |
Michael McDonald |
G |
6-1 |
180 |
Stanford '01 |
R |
| 41 |
Chris Mihm |
C |
7-0 |
265 |
Texas '01 |
1 |
| 39 |
Anthony Miller |
F |
6-9 |
255 |
Michigan State '94 |
7 |
| 27 |
Silas Mills |
F |
6-7 |
216 |
Utah State '96 |
R |
| 19 |
DeMarcus Minor |
G |
6-4 |
215 |
Baylor '01 |
R |
| 45 |
Milos Paravinja |
F-C |
6-11 |
240 |
Slovenia |
R |
| 26 |
Jamal Robinson |
G-F |
6-7 |
212 |
Virginia '97 |
1 |
| 46 |
Paul Shirley |
F |
6-10 |
230 |
Iowa State '01 |
R |
| 17 |
Jeff Trepagnier |
G |
6-4 |
200 |
Southern California '01 |
R |
| 24 |
Jermaine Walker |
F |
6-7 |
225 |
Miami (Fla.) '97 |
R |
| 13 |
Tyson Wheeler |
G |
5-10 |
165 |
Rhode Island '98 |
1 |
Head Coach: John Lucas, (Maryland '76)
Assistant Coaches: Keith Smart (Indiana '88)
Trainer: Max Benton (Colorado '95)
Strength & Cond. Coord./Assistant Coach: Stan Kellers (Cleveland State '85)