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NewsletterNuggets open 2011-12 training camp at Pepsi Center
Intial roster includes seven 2010-11 returnees, two free-agent invitees
DENVER, Dec. 9, 2011 – The Denver Nuggets will open training camp with 11 players after signing G Cory Higgins and G Julyan Stone.
Higgins, 6-5, 185, averaged 12.6 points and 4.2 rebounds in five games with the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development league this season. He was an All-Big 12 third-team selection after averaging 16.1 points as a senior at the University of Colorado in 2010-11.
Stone, 6-7, 200, broke Tim Hardaway’s school career assist record during his four seasons at UTEP. He averaged 8.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.3 assists during his senior season with the Miners.
| No. | Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | School / Country | Exp. |
| 11 | Chris Andersen | F/C | 6-10 | 228 | Blinn (TX) J.C. | 9 |
| 35 | Kenneth Faried | F | 6-8 | 228 | Morehead State | R |
| 8 | Danilo Gallinari | F | 6-10 | 225 | Italy | 3 |
| 1 | Jordan Hamilton | G/F | 6-7 | 220 | Texas | R |
| 7 | Al Harrington | F | 6-9 | 250 | St. Patrick (NJ) | 13 |
| 22 | Cory Higgins | G | 6-5 | 185 | Colorado | R |
| 41 | Kosta Koufos | C | 7-0 | 265 | Ohio State | 3 |
| 3 | Ty Lawson | G | 5-11 | 195 | North Carolina | 2 |
| 24 | Andre Miller | G | 6-2 | 200 | Utah | 11 |
| 25 | Timofey Mozgov | C | 7-1 | 250 | Russia | 1 |
| 10 | Julyan Stone | G | 6-7 | 200 | UTEP | R |
