PF JAMES SINGLETON
Singleton is a monster rebounder who led the Ohio Valley Conference with 11.0 rebounds per game as a senior at Murray State in 2002-03, recording 17 double-doubles. The last Murray State player before him to average a double-double was long-time NBA power forward Popeye Jones. Singleton played center in college, but has had to make the transition away from the basket as a professional. After playing summer-league ball with the Bulls, Singleton played in Italy with the Sicc Cucine Jesi squad, averaging 20.8 points and 12 rebounds per game in Italian League play. That performance was enough to apparently earn him a deal for next year with Milano, a more prestigious Italian team.
SG JEFF TREPAGNIER
One of the best athletes in the NBA, Trepagnier teamed with Clancy at USC. His best year was as a junior, when he averaged 15.9 points per game. That dropped to 9.0 the next year as the Trojans boasted a deeper squad and he missed time with a stress fracture in his foot. Trepagnier's real value was at the defensive end, where he ranked amongst national leaders with 3.2 steals per game as a junior and finished his USC career ranked top-five all-time in both steals and blocks for the Trojans. Cleveland took him with the 36th pick of the 2001 Draft, but Trepagnier saw little action as a rookie, playing in 12 games. After being waived by the Cavs, Trepagnier spent most of 2002-03 in the NBDL, averaging 17.7 ppg for Asheville, before being called up by the Denver Nuggets near the end of the season. His performance in eight games was enough for Denver to bring him back last year, but Trepagnier again spent most of the season on the bench. Selected by the Charlotte Bobcats in the Expansion Draft, Trepagnier is now an unrestricted free agent. Trepagnier has recorded a 42-inch vertical and his raw athletic skill makes him intriguing.
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SF DAMIEN WILKINS
The Wilkins name is well-known in the NBA. Damien is the son of Gerald, who played 14 seasons in the NBA, and the nephew of Dominique, an All-Star with the Atlanta Hawks. After transferring to Georgia from North Carolina State, Wilkins had an uneven college career. As a freshman, he earned ACC All-Rookie Team honors and entered the NBA Draft after his sophomore season before withdrawing and transferring. At Georgia, Wilkins' numbers were more average, as he averaged 12.4 points and 5.6 rebounds as a senior. He played his way onto the NBA's radar at the Chicago Pre-Draft Camp, where he averaged 16.7 points per game, the second-best average in Chicago. After averaging 2.9 assists as a senior, Wilkins is a quality ballhandler at small forward and can play shooting guard as well.
SG EZRA WILLIAMS
Williams teamed with Wilkins at Georgia, where he was a strong scorer. Williams averaged better than 16 points per game as both a junior and a senior and was named Second Team All-SEC both seasons. At 235 pounds, Williams is physical for a guard, and he's also a fine outside shooter who canned 41.4% of his threes as a senior and ranks second in Georgia history in threes made and attempted. After going undrafted last June, Williams played 11 games this year with the NBDL's Columbus Riverdragons, averaging 11.4 points, before a foot injury ended his season.
F GEORGE WILLIAMS
Williams was an early entrant into the 2002 NBA Draft after averaging 10.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks as a junior at the University of Houston. After going unselected, Williams spent training camp 2002 with the Atlanta Hawks and was in camp with the Toronto Raptors last year. Williams has spent the last two years with the NBDL's Roanoke Dazzle, averaging 11.6 points and 5.7 rebounds in 45 games last season, all of them starts, while shooting 49.7% from the field. A strong start lifted Williams to NBDL Player of the Month honors for Nov. 2003.
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F/G VINCENT YARBROUGH
Yarbrough entered the University of Tennessee as a highly-touted recruit, a finalist for the high school Naismith Award and Tennessee's Mr. Basketball. Yarbrough wasn't the instant star he was hyped into, but he developed into a fine player who averaged 18.1 points per game as a senior. Yarbrough was Second Team All-SEC as a sophomore and junior and First Team as a senior. He graduated as Tennessee's all-time leader in steals and in the top ten all-time in seven other categories. Denver took Yarbrough with the 33rd pick of the 2002 Draft, and he instantly became a key player for the Nuggets, starting 39 of the 59 games he played as a rookie, averaging 6.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. With the Nuggets adding several free agents, however, Yarbrough was released before the start of last season. Yarbrough spent the year overseas, playing with Olympiakos in Greece and Messina in Italy.
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PG DERRICK ZIMMERMAN
In four years at Mississippi State, Zimmerman never averaged double-figures, but he became the school's all-time leader with 514 assists and is also second in school history with 205 steals. Zimmerman started as a junior and a senior and earned Third Team All-SEC honors both seasons. He handed out 5.5 assists per game as a senior. Zimmerman was also known for his ability to defend opposing point guards. Drafted by the Golden State Warriors with the 40th pick last year, Zimmerman was released by them during training camp, also went to Detroit's camp and was released there as well. He spent the season in the NBDL with Columbus, starting 38 of his 45 games and averaging 7.3 points, 5.3 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game. He ranked sixth in the NBDL in assists.
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