Suns Announce 2008 NBA Summer League Roster
Phoenix Suns’ 2008 first-round pick Robin Lopez (15th overall) will join Suns’ second-year players Alando Tucker and D.J. Strawberry as they compete in the 2008 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada from July 10-20. Suns legend and first-year assistant coach Dan Majerle will serve as head coach for the summer league team.
The Suns tip-off summer league play on Monday, July 14 at 5:30 p.m. versus the Houston Rockets in the first of fives games played at the COX Pavilion and the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV’s campus. Two Suns games will be televised live on NBA TV.
The Suns’ 12-man roster and complete summer league schedule are listed below.
| SUNS SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER |
| No. | Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthdate | College/Team | Yrs |
| 16 | Rod Benson | F/C | 6-10 | 225 | 10/10/84 | California | R |
| 10 | Justin Cage | G/F | 6-6 | 225 | 6/26/85 | Xavier | R |
| 4 | Taquan Dean | G | 6-4 | 190 | 8/6/83 | Louisville | R |
| 12 | Jiri Hubalek | F/C | 6-11 | 225 | 11/25/82 | Iowa State | R |
| 14 | Ekene Ibekwe | F | 6-9 | 220 | 7/19/85 | Maryland | R |
| 17 | Jared Jordan | G | 6-2 | 187 | 10/14/84 | Marist | 1 |
| 15 | Robin Lopez | C | 7-0 | 255 | 4/1/88 | Stanford | R |
| 11 | Ivan McFarlin | F | 6-8 | 232 | 4/26/82 | Oklahoma State | 1 |
| 8 | D.J. Strawberry | G | 6-5 | 201 | 6/15/85 | Maryland | 1 |
| 29 | Alando Tucker | G | 6-6 | 205 | 2/11/84 | Wisconsin | 1 |
| 2 | Marcus Vinicius | F | 6-8 | 225 | 5/31/84 | San Carlos (Brazil) | 2 |
| 3 | Judson Wallace | F/C | 6-10 | 220 | 12/31/82 | Princeton | R |
HEAD COACH: Dan Majerle (Central Michigan)
SUMMER LEAGUE HEAD COACH/ASSISTANT COACH:
ASSISTANT COACHES: Igor Kokoskov (Belgrade), Noel Gillespie (Florida State)
HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: Aaron Nelson (Iowa State)
| SUNS SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE |
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | TV |
| Monday, July 14 | Houston Rockets | Thomas & Mack Center | 5:30 p.m. | -- |
| Thursday, July 17 | San Antonio Spurs | Thomas & Mack Center | 5:30 p.m. | -- |
| Friday, July 18 | New York Knicks | Cox Pavilion | 1 p.m. | NBA TV |
| Saturday, July 19 | Portland Trail Blazers | Cox Pavilion | 7 p.m. | NBA TV |
| Sunday, July 20 | Washington Wizards | Cox Pavilion | 3 p.m. | -- |
All times listed are Phoenix times
