Magic to Participate in Reebok Vegas Summer League
Summer League Underway
Orlando, FL -- The Orlando Magic will participate in the 2005 Reebok Vegas Summer League at Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus, July 7-13. The Magic will play five games during the competition, taking on New York, Chicago, Charlotte, Dallas and Washington.
This is the second straight season that the Magic have participated in the Reebok Vegas Summer League. 16 teams will compete from July 6-15. Box scores, game recaps and cumulative statistics from the event will be made available by visiting www.orlandomagic.com, which will have a link to www.vegassummerleague.com.
Two of Orlando’s games will be televised by NBA TV on a tape delay basis. The Magic’s game vs. Dallas (July 12) will be aired on July 17, while their game vs. Washington (July 13) will be shown on July 18.
The Magic will practice at the RDV Sportsplex for three days, beginning on Sunday, July 3 from 4:30-6 p.m. They will then workout on Monday, July 4 and Tuesday, July 5 from 10–11:45 a.m., before departing for Las Vegas.
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*Subject to change
Sunday, July 3 4:30 – 6 p.m. ET
Monday, July 4 10 – 11:45 a.m. ET
Tuesday, July 5 10 – 11:45 a.m. ET
REEBOK VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE (Las Vegas, NV – Cox Pavilion)
*Subject to change
Thursday, July 7 vs. New York 1 p.m. PT RECAP | BOX SCORE
Friday, July 8 vs. Chicago 6 p.m. PT RECAP | BOX SCORE
Sunday, July 10 vs. New Orleans 1 p.m. PT RECAP | BOX SCORE
Tuesday, July 12 vs. Dallas 7 p.m. (NBA TV – July 17) PT RECAP | BOX SCORE
Wednesday, July 13 vs. Washington 3 p.m. (NBA TV – July 18) PT RECAP | BOX SCORE
2005 ORLANDO MAGIC SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER
(as of June 30, 2005 – SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthdate | School/Yr. | Yrs. |
| 7 | Jason Klotz | F | 6-9 | 240 | 10-16-81 | Texas ’05 | R |
| 10 | David Jackson | G | 6-5 | 215 | 9-21-78 | Oregon ’01 | R |
| 20 | Dexter Lyons | F | 6-6 | 200 | 10-25-81 | Central Florida '04 | R |
| 12 | Dwight Howard | F-C | 6-11 | 240 | 12-8-85 | SW Atl. Christian Academy (HS) ‘04 | 1 |
| 14 | Jameer Nelson | G | 6-0 | 190 | 2-9-82 | Saint Joseph’s (PA) ’04 | 1 |
| 21 | Roger Mason Jr. | G | 6-5 | 200 | 9-10-80 | Virginia ’03 | 2 |
| 24 | Fran Vazquez | F | 6-10 | 238 | 5-1-83 | Spain | R |
| 25 | Isiah Victor | F | 6-9 | 220 | 7-6-78 | Tennessee ’01 | R |
| 34 | Travis Diener | G | 6-1 | 175 | 3-1-82 | Marquette ’05 | R |
| 35 | Rich Melzer | F | 6-8 | 225 | 1-8-79 | Wisconsin-River Falls ’04 | R |
| 42 | Jerome Beasley | F | 6-9 | 237 | 5-17-80 | North Dakota ’03. | 1 |
| 44 | Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje | C | 7-0. | 255 | 5-20-78 | Georgetown ’01 | 3 |
| 57 | Marcin Gortat | F-C | 6-11 | 240 | 2-17-84 | Poland | R |
STAFF
Head Coach: Brian Hill (Kennedy College ‘69)
Assistant Coaches: Randy Ayers (Miami (OH) ’78), Randy Wittman (Indiana '83), Tom Sterner (Millersville State ’78)
Assistant Coaches/Player Development: Mark Bryant (Seton Hall ’88), Morlon Wiley (Long Beach State ’88)
Assistant Coach for Strength & Conditioning: Mick Smith (Nebraska-Omaha ‘80)
Athletic Trainer: Ted Arzonico (Central Connecticut State ‘84)
Equipment Manager/Travel Coordinator: Rodney Powell (Marshall ‘88)
For more on the Reebok Vegas Summer League, log on to www.vegassummerleague.com.
