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The NBA G League released its roster for the 2018 Player Invitational. Such a list includes the players invited by the league, and these competitors will face off against one another, in addition to those joining the fun via open registration.
The G League is putting a greater dedication into its scouting efforts as it looks to cement the minor league as the second best basketball league in the world. Many of these up and comers hail from big time collegiate programs and already have experience playing on a big stage. It’ll be interesting to see which of these prospects coaches and scouts alike are drawn to, and which are selected for the afternoon’s more elite form of competition.
The initial roster is as follows:
Canyon Barry – Florida
Elijah Brown – Oregon
Phillip Carr – Morgan State
Kam Chatman – Detroit-Mercy
David Collette – Utah
Bryant Crawford – Wake Forest
A.J. Davis – Central Florida
Devin Davis – Houston
James Demery – St. Joseph’s
Obi Enechionyia – Temple
Aaron Epps – LSU
Allerik Freeman – North Carolina State
Kaiser Gates – Xavier
Kasey Hill – Florida
DJ Hogg – Texas A&M
Timothy Ighoefe – NBA Academy (Africa)
Tadric Jackson – Georgia Tech
B.J. Johnson – LaSalle
Robert Johnson – Indiana
Jemerrio Jones – New Mexico State
Kerem Kanter – Xavier
Tiwian Kendley – Morgan State
Ben Lammers – Georgia Tech
Manu Lecomte – Baylor
William Lee – UAB
Scottie Lindsey – Northwestern
Zach Lofton – New Mexico State
Marcus Lovett Jr. – St. John’s (NY)
Anas Mahmoud – Louisville
Terry Maston – Baylor
E.C. Matthews – Rhode Island
Bryant McIntosh – Northwestern
Daxter Miles – West Virginia
Doral Moore – Wake Forest
Amadou Ndiaye – NBA Academy (Africa)
Tyler Nelson – Fairfield
Adjin Penava – Marshall
Roddy Peters – Nicholls State
Malik Pope – San Diego State
Justin Reyes – St. Thomas Aquinas (NY)
Junior Robinson – Mount St. Mary’s
Brandon Sampson – LSU
Kendall Smith – Oklahoma State
Justin Strings – Sacramento State
Taren Sullivan – Findlay (OH)
Gabe Vincent – UC Santa Barbara
Shoajie Wang – China
Thomas Wilder – Western Michigan