Orlando, Fla. – Morehouse College All-Conference basketball player Andrae Nelson was selected to play on the Orlando Magic Summer League team, as the franchise released their roster for the 2013 Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League.
The event takes place at the team’s practice court at the Amway Center from
July 7-12, 2013. The 25-game, six-day event will feature the Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz.
Nelson, a 6-foot-7 senior power forward from Valley Stream, NY, was the backbone of the East Division Co-Champion Maroon Tigers this season. A stout defender with an array of skill and post-moves, Nelson helped Morehouse return to prominence as the team posted a 20-8 record overall and 16-2 confernce mark on way to its runner-up finish in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.
Nelson, who recently graduated from Morehouse with his degree in Political Science, was named to the 2013 All-SIAC First Team, which was second consecutive selection.
For the complete game schedule for the Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League, click here:
http://www.nba.com/magic/orlando-magic-host-southwest-airlines-orlando-pro-summer-league-schedule
Due to space limitations, the event is not open to the public and will be open only to the media and professional team/league personnel. Fans can access box scores, game recaps and cumulative statistics by visiting
www.orlandomagic.com.
2013 ORLANDO MAGIC SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER
(as of July 1, 2013 – SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
NO. NAME POS HT WT BIRTHDATE COLLEGE LAST TEAM
40 Jared Berggren C 6-11 240 4-2-90 Wisconsin Wisconsin
8 Keith Clanton F 6-9 250 8-18-90 UCF UCF
13 Glen Dandridge G-F 6-6 220 7-16-85 Lambuth Spirou-Belgium
7 Matt Gatens G 6-5 210 6-13-89 Iowa UCAM Murica-Spain
21 Maurice Harkless F 6-8 210 5-11-93 St. John’s Orlando Magic
12 Tobias Harris F 6-8 226 7-15-92 Tennessee Orlando Magic
20 DeQuan Jones G-F 6-8 221 6-20-90 Miami (FL) Orlando Magic
1 Doron Lamb G 6-4 210 11-6-91 Kentucky Orlando Magic
31 Shane Lawal C 6-10 230 10-8-86 Wayne StateTezenis Verona-Italy
23 Rodney McGruder G 6-4 205 7-29-91 Kansas State Kansas State
6 Ramone Moore G 6-5 190 5-27-89 Temple Springfield-NBADL
50 Andrae Nelson F 6-6 230 Morehouse Morehouse
44 Andrew Nicholson F 6-9 250 12-8-89 St. Bonaventure Orlando Magic
5 Victor Oladipo G 6-5 215 5-4-92 Indiana Indiana
2 Kyle O’Quinn F-C 6-10 240 3-26-90 Norfolk State Orlando Magic
24 Romero Osby F 6-8 240 5-7-90 Oklahoma Oklahoma
22 A.J. Slaughter G 6-3 185 8-3-87 Western Kentucky Cholet-France
30 Eric Wise G-F 6-6 240 3-24-90 USC USC
STAFF
Head Coach: Jacque Vaughn (Kansas)
Assistant Coaches: James Borrego (San Diego), Wes Unseld Jr. (Johns Hopkins), Brett Gunning (UNLV)
Assistant Coaches/Player Development: Laron Profit (Maryland), Luke Stuckey (Iowa Wesleyan)
Athletic Trainer: Keon Weise (Maryland)
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Joe Rogowski (DePauw)
Assistant Director of Team Operations: Rodney Powell (Marshall)
*SUMMER LEAGUE STAFF: Head Coach James Borrego, Assistant Coaches Luke Stuckey, Zach Guthrie, Matt