The Los Angeles Clippers today announced their roster for the 2016 Southwest Airlines Pro Summer League in Orlando. For the second straight year, the Clippers will participate in the league from July 2 - 8 at Amway Center. The team is highlighted by current Clippers C.J. Wilcox and Branden Dawson, plus 2016 draft picks Brice Johnson, David Michineau and Diamond Stone.
In the 2015 Orlando Pro Summer League, Wilcox posted averages of 14.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals in 32.0 minutes of play, while Dawson averaged 12.8 points and 10.3 rebounds.
Johnson, the 25th pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, was a consensus First Team All-American at North Carolina his senior season. He averaged 17.0 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 40 games (all starts), helping lead the Tar Heels to the NCAA National Championship Game. Michineau, the 39th overall pick in the draft, has spent the last three seasons with ES Chalon-Sur-Saone in France. In three seasons with Chalon, he averaged 4.2 points and 1.3 assists. Stone, the 40th overall pick, played one season at the University of Maryland, where he was named the AP Big Ten Newcomer in 2016. The Milwaukee native averaged 12.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 35 games (all starts), helping lead the Terrapins to the Sweet Sixteen.
Clippers.com will have correspondents in Orlando covering the Clippers and Summer League, and Clipper fans will be able to access box scores, game recaps, cumulative statistics and behind-the-scenes coverage and more by visiting www.clippers.com and following the official Clippers social channels.
Each team will play five games over the seven-day event, with the final standings decided by a Championship Day on the final day of the league. A point system will establish the standings leading up to the final day, with eight points awarded each game based on: four points for winning the game and one point for winning a quarter (in the event of a tied quarter, each team will receive 0.5 points). In the event of ties in seeding heading into championship day, three tiebreakers will be in place: 1) total point differential; 2) total points allowed; 3) coin flip.
Due to space limitations, the event is not open to the public and will be open only to the media and professional team/league personnel.
The Clippers’ roster, summer league coaching staff and schedule for the Orlando Pro Summer League 2016 are listed below:
Head Coach: Brendan O'Connor | St. Anselm
Assistant Coaches:
Sam Cassell | Florida State
Armond Hill | Princeton
Patrick Sullivan | North Carolina
J.P. Clark | Flager
Brian Adams | Connecticut College
Trey Platt | University of Texas-San Antonio
CLIPPERS SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ORLANDO PRO SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE
Saturday, July 2
5:00 PM – Clippers vs. Miami Heat
Sunday, July 3
5:00 PM – Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder
Tuesday, July 5
3:00 PM – Clippers at New York Knicks
Thursday, July 7
3:00 PM – Clippers at Orlando White
Friday, July 8 (Championship Day)
8:00 AM – 6th place at 5th place
10:00 AM – 4th place at 3rd place
12:00 PM – 2nd place at 1st place
2:00 PM – 8th place at 7th place
4:00 PM 0 10th place at 9th place
(All times Eastern)
All games will be played at the Amway Center on the Magic Practice Court.