The Memphis Grizzlies today announced the team signed forward Justin Bean and guard Jacob Gilyard to finalize their 2022 training camp roster. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Bean (6-7, 210) started all 34 of his appearances last season as a senior at Utah State University and averaged 17.4 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.56 steals in 35.4 minutes while shooting 53.4 percent from the field and 46.5 percent from 3-point range. The 25-year-old Oklahoma native was named to the All-Mountain West Second Team unanimously twice (2021, 2022) and to the Mountain West All-Defensive Team twice (2020, 2022) before he went unselected in the 2022 NBA Draft.
Gilyard (5-9, 160) started all 37 of his appearances last season as a senior at the University of Richmond and averaged 13.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.92 steals in 38.6 minutes. The 24-year-old Missouri native, whose 466 career steals set an NCAA Division I record, was named the 2020 Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team four times (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022). Gilyard went unselected in the 2022 NBA Draft.
A full training camp roster is attached and copied below.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 2022 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
No. | Player | Pos. | Ht. (w/o shoes) | Wt. | Birthdate | Prior to NBA/Home Country | NBA Yrs |
| 4 | Steven Adams | C | 6-11 | 265 | 7/20/1993 | Pittsburgh/New Zealand | 9 |
| 7 | Santi Aldama | F | 6-11 | 224 | 1/10/2001 | Loyola (MD)/Spain | 1 |
| 22 | Desmond Bane | G/F | 6-6 | 215 | 6/25/1998 | TCU/USA | 2 |
| 34 | Justin Bean | F | 6-7 | 210 | 11/17/1996 | Utah State/USA | R |
| 24 | Dillon Brooks | G/F | 6-6 ½ | 220 | 1/22/1996 | Oregon/Canada | 5 |
| 1 | Kennedy Chandler | G | 6-0 | 171 | 9/16/2002 | Tennessee/USA | R |
| 15 | Brandon Clarke | F | 6-7 ¾ | 210 | 9/19/1996 | Gonzaga/Canada | 3 |
| 0 | Jacob Gilyard | G | 5-9 | 160 | 7/14/1998 | Richmond/USA | R |
| 14 | Danny Green | G/F | 6-5 ½ | 220 | 6/22/1987 | North Carolina/USA | 13 |
| 13 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | F/C | 6-11 | 242 | 9/15/1999 | Michigan State/USA | 4 |
| 21 | Tyus Jones | G | 6-0 ¼ | 196 | 5/10/1996 | Duke/USA | 7 |
| 46 | John Konchar | G/F | 6-4 ¾ | 210 | 3/22/1996 | Fort Wayne/USA | 3 |
| 3 | Jake LaRavia | F | 6-7 | 235 | 11/3/2001 | Wake Forest/USA | R |
| 6 | Kenneth Lofton Jr. 2W | F/C | 6-8 | 275 | 8/14/2002 | Louisiana Tech/USA | R |
| 12 | Ja Morant | G | 6-2 ½ | 175 | 8/10/1999 | Murray State/USA | 3 |
| 27 | David Roddy | F | 6-5 | 255 | 3/27/2001 | Colorado State/USA | R |
| 35 | Killian Tillie | F/C | 6-10 | 220 | 3/5/1998 | Gonzaga/France | 2 |
| 2 | Xavier Tillman Sr. | F/C | 6-8 | 245 | 1/12/1999 | Michigan State/USA | 2 |
| 8 | Ziaire Williams | G/F | 6-8 ¼ | 185 | 9/12/2001 | Stanford/USA | 1 |
| 5 | Vince Williams Jr. 2W | G/F | 6-6 | 205 | 8/30/2001 | VCU/USA | R |