HAWKS ANNOUNCE ROSTER/SCHEDULE FOR THE 2008 ROCKY MOUNTAIN REVUE
Atlanta to hold 3½ days of workouts in town before departing to Salt Lake City
ATLANTA, GA (July
10, 2008) -- The Atlanta Hawks will participate in the 2008
Rocky Mountain Revue in Salt Lake City, UT, July
18-25, and before departing for SLC, the team will hold
three-and-a-half days of practices in Atlanta on their practice
court (July 14-17).
The Hawks roster will consist of 18 players before it is pared
down for the Rocky Mountain Revue, and heading up
the squad are veterans Speedy Claxton, Acie Law IV, Jeremy
Richardson and Mario West.
Among the notable free agents coming to Atlanta are former NBA
draft picks Luke Jackson, Wayne Simien, Olumide
Oyedeji and Jamal Sampson. Jackson was a former first round pick
of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2004, Simien was
selected in the first round by Miami (in 2005), while Oyedeji
and Sampson were second round selections of Seattle
(2000) and Utah (2002), respectively.
Following physicals on the 14th, the Hawks will hold an
afternoon workout from 3-5 p.m. With two-a-days set for Tuesday
and Wednesday (10-12 noon and 4-6 p.m.), the squad will hold an
early-morning practice in Atlanta (9-11 a.m.) on
Thursday and travel to SLC later that afternoon. A portion of
the workouts will be open to the media. Please
check daily with the Hawks media relations department regarding
access times and availability.
Assistant coach Larry Drew will call the shots during the Rocky
Mountain Revue, as the Hawks face NBA teams Dallas
(July 18, 6:30 ET), Utah (July 19, 9 ET; and July 24, 9 ET), San
Antonio (July 22, 4:15 ET) and Golden State
(July 25, 1 ET), in addition to an All-Star squad from the
D-League (July 21, 6:30 ET).
2008 Rocky Mountain Revue Schedule – all times
listed are Eastern Time
| Friday, July 18 |
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Tuesday, July 22 |
| 6:30 – Dallas vs. Atlanta |
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4:15 – Atlanta vs. San Antonio |
| 9:00 - San Antonio vs. Utah |
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6:30 – Dallas vs Golden State |
| (Bye – Golden State, New Jersey) |
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9:00 – New Jersey vs. Utah |
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(Bye – FIBA, D-League) |
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| Saturday, July 19 |
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Wednesday, July 23 |
| 4:15 - FIBA Asian Champion vs. Dallas |
|
Off Day |
| 6:30 – D-League All-Stars vs. San Antonio |
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| 9:00 - Atlanta vs. Utah |
|
Thursday, July 24 |
| (Bye - Golden State, New Jersey) |
|
4:15 – D-League All-Stars vs. Golden State |
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6:30 – New Jersey vs. Dallas |
| Sunday, July 20 - Off day |
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9:00 – Atlanta vs. Utah |
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(Bye – FIBA, San Antonio) |
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| Monday, July 21 |
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Friday, July 25 |
| 2:00 – Dallas vs. San Antonio |
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1:00 – Golden State vs. Atlanta |
| 4:15 – New Jersey vs. Golden State |
|
9:00 – Dallas vs. Utah |
| 6:30 – D-League All-Stars vs. Atlanta |
|
(Bye - D-League, FIBA, New Jersey, San Antonio) |
| 9:00 - FIBA Asian Champion vs. Utah |
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2008 ATLANTA HAWKS SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER |
|
| # |
Player |
Pos |
Ht |
Wt |
Birthdate |
College/Country |
Yrs |
| 7 |
Brian Chase |
G |
5-10 |
170 |
10/08/81 |
Virginia Tech |
1 |
| 12 |
Speedy Claxton |
G |
5-11 |
170 |
05/08/78 |
Hofstra |
7 |
| 50 |
Othello Hunter |
F |
6-8 |
225 |
05/28/86 |
Ohio
State |
R |
| 3 |
Thomas
Gardner |
G |
6-5 |
225 |
02/08/85 |
Missouri |
1 |
|
4 |
Acie Law |
G |
6-3 |
195 |
01/25/85 |
Texas A&M |
1 |
| 33 |
Luke
Jackson |
G/F |
6-7 |
215 |
11/06/81 |
Oregon |
4 |
| 00 |
Olumide Oyedeji |
C |
6-10 |
240 |
05/11/81 |
Nigeria |
3 |
| 11 |
Kevinn
Pinkney |
F/C |
6-10 |
245 |
10/20/83 |
Nevada-Reno |
1 |
| 42 |
Brian
Randle |
F |
6-8 |
220 |
02/08/85 |
Illinois |
R |
| 32 |
Jeremy
Richardson |
G |
6-7 |
195 |
02/11/83 |
Delta
State |
2 |
| 14 |
Frank Robinson |
G |
6-4 |
200 |
06/01/84 |
Cal State-Fullerton |
R |
| 31 |
Jamal
Sampson |
F/C |
6-11 |
235 |
05/15/83 |
California |
5 |
| 6 |
Mario
West |
G |
6-5 |
210 |
06/19/84 |
Georgia Tech |
1 |
