Knicks to Play in NBA Summer League
First-round picks Hill & Douglas headline New York's entry
by: MSG.com
Here is the official announcement from the Knicks:
Rookie forward Jordan Hill, the eighth overall selection in the 2009 NBA Draft, along with guard Toney Douglas, the 29th overall selection, will lead the New York Knickerbockers entry in the 2009 NBA Summer League Presented by EA Sports in Las Vegas, July 14-19.
Hill and Douglas will be joined on the 15-man roster by guard Joe Crawford and center Mouhamed Sene, who both signed with New York as free agents during the final four weeks of the season.
In addition to the two Knicks rookies and two returning roster players, New York's summer league entry will also include NBA veterans Alex Acker, Blake Ahearn, Morris Almond, Yaroslav Korolev, David Noel and Nikoloz Tskitishvili, as well as Patrick Ewing, Jr., who was with the team during the 2008 preseason.
New York will play five games, beginning on July 14 at Cox Pavilion. For the fourth consecutive year, all five of New York's summer league games will be televised locally on MSG.
The Knicks are scheduled to play Memphis, Detroit, Sacramento, Chicago and Washington during the week, with all games beginning at 1:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. (PT). In addition, the team will hold a three-day mini-camp at Valley High School, July 11-13, with media availability following both sessions each day.
The team's itinerary is as follows:
Practice at Valley High School
- Saturday, July 11 @ 9:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday, July 12 @ 9:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.
- Monday, July 13 @ 11:00 a.m.
Games at Cox Pavilion
- Tuesday, July 14 vs. Memphis @ 3:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, July 15 vs. Detroit @ 1:00 p.m.
- Friday, July 17 vs. Sacramento @ 3:00 p.m.
- Saturday, July 18 vs. Chicago @ 3:00 p.m.
- Sunday, July 19 vs. Washington @ 1:00 p.m.
* - all times are Pacific time zone
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