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).
| Friday, July 18 | Tuesday, July 22 | |
| 6:30 – Dallas vs. Atlanta | 4:15 – Atlanta vs. San Antonio | |
| 9:00 - San Antonio vs. Utah | 6:30 – Dallas vs Golden State | |
| (Bye – Golden State, New Jersey) | 9:00 – New Jersey vs. Utah | |
| (Bye – FIBA, D-League) | ||
| Saturday, July 19 | Wednesday, July 23 | |
| 4:15 - FIBA Asian Champion vs. Dallas | Off Day | |
| 6:30 – D-League All-Stars vs. San Antonio | ||
| 9:00 - Atlanta vs. Utah | Thursday, July 24 | |
| (Bye - Golden State, New Jersey) | 4:15 – D-League All-Stars vs. Golden State | |
| 6:30 – New Jersey vs. Dallas | ||
| Sunday, July 20 - Off day | 9:00 – Atlanta vs. Utah | |
| (Bye – FIBA, San Antonio) | ||
| Monday, July 21 | Friday, July 25 | |
| 2:00 – Dallas vs. San Antonio | 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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| # | 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 | |
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