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Cavs Announce 2015 Samsung NBA Summer League Roster

CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers today announced the team’s roster for the 2015 Samsung NBA Summer League held July 10-20 in Las Vegas, NV. The roster includes Cavaliers guard Joe Harris and 2015 NBA Draft picks Rakeem Christmas (36th overall) and Sir’Dominic Pointer (53rd overall). The team will be coached by Cavs assistant coach Bret Brielmaier.

The Cavaliers will play three preliminary round games before being seeded in the summer league tournament, which tips off on July 15. Each team is guaranteed to play at least five games. NBA TV will televise all 67 games at the annual showcase. Fans will also be able to watch games live on NBA.com and via the NBA Game Time App.

All games will be played at the COX Pavilion and Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. The Cavaliers have competed in the league each summer since its inception in 2004.

For more information on the Cavaliers summer plans, visit www.cavs.com. Cavs fans can also follow the team’s summer league coverage on Twitter (@Cavs) and Instagram (Cavs). The Cavaliers summer league game schedule and roster are listed below:

CAVALIERS PRELIMINARY ROUND GAME SCHEDULE

Friday, July 10: Golden State vs. Cleveland - 7:30 p.m. PST (10:30 p.m. EST) - Thomas & Mack
Saturday, July 11: Brooklyn vs. Cleveland - 7:00 p.m. PST (10:00 p.m. EST) - COX Pavilion
Monday, July 13: Milwaukee vs. Cleveland - 1:00 p.m. PST (4:00 p.m. EST) - COX Pavilion

*The summer league tournament schedule is as follows: First Round – July 15, Second Round – July 16, Consolation Round – July 17, Quarterfinals – July 18, Semifinals – July 19, Finals – July 20

#26 Jerrelle Benimon - Forward

Jerrelle Benimon

Height: 6-8Weight: 245DOB: 8/1/91Prior to NBA/Country: Towson / USALast Team: Idaho Stampede (D-League)Years Pro: 1

#28 Rakeem Christmas - Forward/Center

Rakeem Christmas

Height: 6-9Weight: 250DOB: 12/1/91Prior to NBA/Country: Syracuse / USALast Team: Syracuse (College)Years Pro: R

#14 Quinn Cook - Guard

Quinn Cook

Height: 6-2Weight: 185DOB: 3/23/93Prior to NBA/Country: Duke / USALast Team: Duke (College)Years Pro: R

#40 Eric Griffin - Forward

Eric Griffin

Height: 6-8Weight: 205DOB: 5/26/90Prior to NBA/Country: Campbell / USALast Team: Texas Legends (D-League)Years Pro: R

#12 Joe Harris - Guard

Joe Harris

Height: 6-6Weight: 225DOB: 9/7/91Prior to NBA/Country: Virginia / USALast Team: Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)Years Pro: 1

#35 Tyler Haws - Guard

Tyler Haws

Height: 6-5Weight: 195DOB: 4/11/91Prior to NBA/Country: BYU / USALast Team: BYU (College)Years Pro: R

#32 Trevor Lacey - Guard

Trevor Lacey

Height: 6-3Weight: 208DOB: 10/13/91Prior to NBA/Country: North Carolina State / USALast Team: North Carolina State (College)Years Pro: R

#16 Sir'Dominic Pointer - Guard/Forward

Sir'Dominic Pointer

Height: 6-6Weight: 192DOB: 5/6/92Prior to NBA/Country: St. John's / USALast Team: St. John's (College)Years Pro: R

#10 D.J. Seeley - Guard

D.J. Seeley

Height: 6-4Weight: 195DOB: 11/28/89Prior to NBA/Country: Cal State Fullerton / USALast Team: Delaware 87ers (D-League)Years Pro: R

#24 John Shurna - Forward

John Shurna

Height: 6-9Weight: 215DOB: 4/30/90Prior to NBA/Country: Northwestern / USALast Team: Darussafaka S.K. (Turkey)Years Pro: R

#15 Keifer Sykes - Guard

Keifer Sykes

Height: 6-0Weight: 180DOB: 12/30/93Prior to NBA/Country: Wisconsin-Green Bay / USALast Team: Wisconsin-Green Bay (College)Years Pro: R

#45 D.J. White - Forward

D.J. White

Height: 6-9Weight: 250DOB: 8/31/86Prior to NBA/Country: Indiana / USALast Team: Fujian Sturgeons (China)Years Pro: 6

#30 Talib Zanna - Forward

Talib Zanna

Height: 6-9Weight: 230DOB: 10/1/90Prior to NBA/Country: Pittsburgh / NigeriaLast Team: Oklahoma City Blue (D-League)Years Pro: R

2015 SUMMER LEAGUE COACHING STAFF:

SUMMER LEAGUE HEAD COACH: Bret Brielmaier (Arizona)

CAVS SUMMER LEAGUE ASSISTANT COACHES:
Jordi Fernandez (Badalona, Spain)
James Posey (Xavier)
Vitaly Potapenko (Wright State)
Dan Vincent (Michigan State)
Steve Gansey (Ashland)
Damon Jones (Houston)
Mike Gerrity (USC)