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Rockets to Compete in NBA Summer League 2019
Posted: July 1, 2019 -- 12:30 p.m. CT
The Houston Rockets today announced invitees for the team's mini-camp in preparation for NBA Summer League 2019 in Las Vegas which runs from July 5-15 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas. The mini-camp will also take place in Las Vegas.
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Here are the players invited to mini-camp in advance of the NBA Summer League:
NO. |
NAME |
POS. |
HT. |
WT. |
D.O.B. |
PRIOR TO NBA/HOME COUNTRY |
NBA EXP. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Deng Adel | F | 6-7 | 200 | 2/1/97 | Louisville/South Sudan | 1 |
| 65 | Rawle Alkins | G | 6-5 | 225 | 10/29/97 | Arizona/USA | 1 |
| 56 | Moses Brown | C | 7-1 | 237 | 10/13/99 | UCLA/USA | R |
| 2 | Chris Chiozza | G | 6-0 | 175 | 11/21/95 | Florida/USA | 1 |
| 6 | Gary Clark | F | 6-8 | 225 | 11/16/94 | Cincinnati/USA | 1 |
| 59 | Chris Clemons | G | 5-9 | 180 | 7/23/97 | Campbell/USA | R |
| 0 | Trevon Duval | G | 6-2 | 186 | 2/1/97 | Duke/USA | 1 |
| 12 | Vincent Edwards | F | 6-8 | 225 | 4/5/96 | Purdue/USA | 1 |
| 55 | Isaiah Hartenstein | C | 7-0 | 249 | 5/5/98 | Rio Grande Valley (G League)/USA | 1 |
| 58 | William McDowell-White | G | 6-5 | 185 | 4/13/98 | Brose Bamberg (Germany)/Australia | R |
| 60 | Shamorie Ponds | G | 6-1 | 180 | 6/29/98 | St. John's/USA | R |
| 62 | Isaiah Reese | G | 6-5 | 185 | 12/13/96 | Canisius/USA | R |
| 64 | Zach Thomas | F | 6-7 | 228 | 6/21/96 | Bucknell/USA | R |
| 63 | Rashad Vaughn | G/F | 6-6 | 210 | 8/16/96 | UNLV/USA | 3 |
| 61 | Johnathan Williams | F/C | 6-9 | 230 | 5/22/95 | Gonzaga/USA | 1 |
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NOTE: Player commitments are subject to change.
In addition to all 30 NBA Teams, both the Chinese and Croatian National Teams will compete in NBA Summer League 2019. Each of the 32 teams will play four preliminary games. The top eight teams will be seeded in a tournament, while the remainder of the teams will each play a consolation game. Every team is guaranteed to play at least five games, with a maximum of seven if they were to advance to the championship game.
Here's the Rockets schedule for the preliminary round of the NBA Summer League:
Date |
Opponent |
Time |
Venue |
TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat. July 6 | Dallas | 8 p.m. CT/6 p.m. PT | Cox Pavilion | NBA TV |
| Sun., July 7 | Portland | 9 p.m. CT/7 p.m. PT | Cox Pavilion | NBA TV |
| Tues., July 9 | Sacramento | 9 p.m. CT/7 p.m. PT | Cox Pavilion | ESPN 2 |
| Thurs., July 11 | Utah | 7:30 p.m. CT/5:30 p.m. PT | Thomas & Mack Center | ESPNU |
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Friday, July 12 – Consolation
Consolation games will take place at the below times and locations:
Cox Pavilion: 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. (NBA TV)
Thomas & Mack: 3:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Saturday, July 13 – Consolation and Quarterfinals
Consolation games will take place at the below times and locations:
Cox Pavilion: 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. (NBA TV)
Quarterfinal tournament games will take place at the below times and locations:
Thomas & Mack: 3:30 p.m. (ESPN), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN), 10:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Sunday, July 14 – Semifinals
Semifinal tournament games will take place at the below times and locations:
Thomas & Mack: 5 p.m. (ESPN2) and 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Monday, July 15 – Championship
Thomas & Mack: 8 p.m. (ESPN)
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