Mike Sweetney Signed to Contract

Scott Layden and Mike Sweetney sealing the deal
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NEW YORK, July 7, 2003 – New York Knickerbockers President and General Manager Scott Layden announced today that first-round draft choice Mike Sweetney been signed to a contract. He is expected to participate in the team’s entry at the Reebok Pro Summer League from July 14-20, in Boston, MA and in the Reebok Rocky Mountain Revue from July 21-26 in Salt Lake City, UT. As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Sweetney, 20, became the ninth overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft after finishing his junior year at Georgetown as the school’s seventh all-time leading scorer (1,750), fifth-leading rebounder (887) and sixth-leading shot-blocker (180). At the conclusion of the 2002-03 season, the 6-8, 260-pound forward was named First Team All-Big East for the second consecutive season and was the only player in the nation to rank in the top 20 in scoring (22.8, ninth) and rebounding (10.4, fifteenth).

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