The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that the team has signed forward Kaiser Gates to a two-way contract. Additionally, the Pelicans signed guard Malcolm Hill, center Trey Jemison, guard/forward Tevian Jones, guard/forward Landers Nolley II and center Liam Robbins. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Gates, 6-7, 225, appeared in 24 games (13 starts) with the Nets’ G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets, in 2022-23, averaging 14.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 23.4 minutes per contest while shooting .554 from three-point range. The Xavier (OH) product holds G League averages of 12.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 122 games (66 starts) across four seasons with Long Island, the Maine Celtics and Windy City Bulls.
Hill, 6-6, 225, has appeared in 24 NBA games in the past two seasons with Atlanta and Chicago, averaging 3.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in 9.2 minutes per contest. Last season, Hill played nine games with the Pelicans’ G League affiliate, the Birmingham Squadron, in which he averaged 15.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.4 assists. Hill holds G League averages of 16.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists with Birmingham and the Windy City Bulls.
Jemison, 7-0, 260, played five collegiate seasons at UAB (2020-23) and Clemson (2018-19) in which he averaged 5.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks in 152 games (102 starts). In his 2022-23 campaign, Jemison averaged 9.0 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks en route to Third Team All-CUSA and CUSA All-Defensive honors. Jemison led the CUSA in total rebounds (329) and rebounds per game (8.4), and ranked second in the conference with 67 blocks.
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Jones, 6-7, 220, appeared in 126 games (87 starts) over five collegiate seasons at Southern Utah (2020-23) and Illinois (2018-20), averaging 12.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 23.8 minutes per game. Jones played on the Pelicans’ 2023 Summer League team, averaging 7.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 0.4 steals in 14.1 minutes per game while shooting .389 from behind the arc.
Nolley II, 6-7, 220, played in 125 NCAA games (108 starts) across four seasons at Cincinnati (2022-23), Memphis (2020-22), and Virginia Tech (2019-20) in which he averaged 14.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 29.3 minutes per contest. Nolley II was named First Team All-AAC in 2022-23, averaging 16.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists while shooting .417 from behind the three-point line.
Robbins, 7-0, 250, appeared in 129 games (84 starts) during his five-year collegiate campaign at Vanderbilt (2021-23), Minnesota (2020-21), and Drake (2018-20), averaging 10.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.4 blocks in 21.0 minutes per contest. Robbins is coming off of a 2022-23 campaign in which he averaged 15.0 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 3.2 blocks in 23.0 minutes per game en route to First Team All-SEC, SEC All-Defensive Team, and SEC Defensive Player of the Year honors and was named a finalist for the Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year.