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Four Players Earn Invites to Nuggets Rookie/Free Agent Camp

Submitted by jgoldstein on Sat, 2003-06-28 16:42
<b>2003 Open Tryout Winners</b>
<b>5-11 Ramon Taylor shows off his vertical on a breakaway during the finals of the Nuggets Open Tryout. Taylor was among four players to receive invites to the Nuggets Rookie/Free Agent Camp and a shot at the Nuggets summer league team.</b>
(Photo: Michael V. Ornelas/Michael V. Ornelas Photography)
DENVER, June 28, 2003 -- Ganon Baker, Kevin Fletcher, Ramon Taylor and Pierre Wooten were selected from a group of over 200 players to participate in the Denver Nuggets Rookie/Free Agent Camp, July 7-12 at the Pepsi Center.

The Nuggets held an open tryout today, guaranteeing that three players would be brought to the camp. They exceeded their expectations and took four players. One player will be picked to join the Nuggets entry in the L.A. Summer Pro League in Long Beach, Calif., July 12-17.

Baker, 30, was named to the Atlantic-10 Conference All-Rookie Team following his freshman year at Duquesne University before transferring to the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. He has also played professionally in Iceland.

Fletcher, 23, played at Denver East High School and the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs. He spent the 2003-03 season playing professionally in the LCB league of Portugal.

Taylor, 22, is from Louisville, Ky. and played at Eastern Illinois University from 2001-2003.

Wooten, 22, is from Cincinnati and played at Winthrop (S.C.) University from 1998-2003.


Below is a list of the final 12 players from which the group of four was selected:

    Ganon Baker *
    Raheem Bennett
    Jamar Brown
    Kevin Fletcher *
    Damon Lipari
    Henry McDaniel
    Anthony Nunn
    Destah Owens
    Ramon Taylor *
    Pierre Wooten *
    Mack Tuck
    Donte Swanson
* indicates the four winners