CHICAGO (July 1, 2009) -- The Chicago Bulls announced today that the team will participate in the 2009 NBA Summer League presented by EA Sports in Las Vegas.

The Bulls will play a total of five games from July 14-19 at Cox Pavilion and the Thomas & Mack Center located on the campus of UNLV.

Bulls first-round picks James Johnson (No. 16 overall in NBA Draft 2009) and Taj Gibson (No. 26 overall in NBA Draft 2009) highlight the roster, and will be joined by fellow Bulls Anthony Roberson, Linton Johnson III and DeMarcus Nelson. 


 
NO.  PLAYER            POS HGT   WGT    BORN    COLLEGE/COUNTRY   EXP.    
3    Josh Shipp        G    6-5  215    02/14/86    UCLA          1
5    Anthony Roberson  G    6-2  180    02/14/83    Florida       4
6    Chris Davis       G    6-1  185    01/26/86    Southern      R
11    Taurean Green    G    6-0  185    11/28/85    Florida       3
14   Lorenzo Mata-Real C/F  6-8  230    02/27/86    UCLA          R
16   James Johnson     F    6-8  245    02/20/87    Wake Forest   R
21   DeMarcus Nelson   G    6-4  200    11/02/85    Duke          1
22   Taj Gibson        F    6-9  225    06/24/85    USC           R
25   Julius Hodge      F/G  6-7  210    11/18/83    NC State      4
32   Brandon Costner   F    6-9  230    07/21/87    NC State      R
35   Tyrell Biggs      F    6-8  235    08/07/86    Pittsburgh    R
40   James Augustine   F/C  6-10 240    02/27/84    Illinois      2
42   Nick Lewis        F/C  6-11 240    04/20/83    San Diego     R
44   AD Vassallo       F/G  6-6  215    04/21/86    Virginia Tech R
50   Luke Zeller       C    6-11 240    04/07/87    Notre Dame    R
54   Linton Johnson    F    6-8  205    06/13/80    Tulane        6
 
HEAD COACH:.......................................... Vinny Del Negro
SUMMER LEAGUE HEAD COACH/ASSISTANT COACH:............ Bob Ociepka
ASSISTANT COACHES:................................... Bernie Bickerstaff, Pete Myers, Mike Wilhelm
ASSISTANT COACH/PLAYER DEVELOPMENT:.................. Dave Severns
ADVANCE SCOUT:....................................... Chris Thomas
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER:............................... Fred Tedeschi
ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:.......................... Jeff Tanaka
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH:..................... Erik Helland
ASSISTANT STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH:........... Joshua Bonhotal
EQUIPMENT MANAGER:................................... John Ligmanowski
VIDEO COORDINATOR:................................... Adam Tatalovich
 
2009 CHICAGO BULLS NBA SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE 
DATE        TIME           OPPONENT        LOCATION
July 14      5:00 p.m.     Golden State    Cox Pavilion
July 15      3:00 p.m.     Milwaukee       Cox Pavilion
July 17      5:30 p.m.     Oklahoma City   Thomas & Mack Center
July 18      3:00 p.m.     New York        Cox Pavilion
July 19      3:00 p.m.     Minnesota       Cox Pavilion