CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers today announced the team’s roster for the 2015 Samsung NBA Summer League held July 10-20 in Las Vegas, NV. The roster includes Cavaliers guard Joe Harris and 2015 NBA Draft picks Rakeem Christmas (36thoverall) and Sir’Dominic Pointer (53rd overall). The team will be coached by Cavs assistant coach Bret Brielmaier.
The Cavaliers will play three preliminary round games before being seeded in the summer league tournament, which tips off on July 15. Each team is guaranteed to play at least five games. NBA TV will televise all 67 games at the annual showcase. Fans will also be able to watch games live on NBA.com and via the NBA Game Time App.
All games will be played at the COX Pavilion and Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. The Cavaliers have competed in the league each summer since its inception in 2004.
For more information on the Cavaliers summer plans, visit www.cavs.com. Cavs fans can also follow the team’s summer league coverage on Twitter (@Cavs) and Instagram (Cavs). The Cavaliers summer league game schedule and roster are listed below:
CAVALIERS PRELIMINARY ROUND GAME SCHEDULE
Friday, July 10 Golden State vs. Cleveland 7:30 p.m. PST (10:30 p.m. EST) Thomas & Mack
Saturday, July 11 Brooklyn vs. Cleveland 7:00 p.m. PST (10:00 p.m. EST) COX Pavilion
Monday, July 13 Milwaukee vs. Cleveland 1:00 p.m. PST (4:00 p.m. EST) COX Pavilion
*The summer league tournament schedule is as follows: First Round – July 15, Second Round – July 16, Consolation Round – July 17, Quarterfinals – July 18, Semifinals – July 19, Finals – July 20
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 2015 SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER
| # | NAME | POS | HT | WT | DOB | PRIOR TO NBA/HOME COUNTRY | LAST TEAM | YRS PRO |
| 26 | Jerrelle Benimon | F | 6-8 | 245 | 8/1/91 | Towson / USA | Idaho Stampede (D-League) | 1 |
| 28 | Rakeem Christmas | F/C | 6-9 | 250 | 12/1/91 | Syracuse / USA | Syracuse (College) | R |
| 14 | Quinn Cook | G | 6-2 | 185 | 3/23/93 | Duke / USA | Duke (College) | R |
| 40 | Eric Griffin | F | 6-8 | 205 | 5/26/90 | Campbell / USA | Texas Legends (D-League) | R |
| 12 | Joe Harris | G | 6-6 | 225 | 9/7/91 | Virginia / USA | Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) | 1 |
| 35 | Tyler Haws | G | 6-5 | 195 | 4/11/91 | BYU / USA | BYU (College) | R |
| 32 | Trevor Lacey | G | 6-3 | 208 | 10/13/91 | North Carolina State / USA | North Carolina State (College) | R |
| 16 | Sir’Dominic Pointer | G/F | 6-6 | 192 | 5/6/92 | St. John’s / USA | St. John’s (College) | R |
| 10 | D.J. Seeley | G | 6-4 | 195 | 11/28/89 | Cal State Fullerton / USA | Delaware 87ers (D-League) | R |
| 24 | John Shurna | F | 6-9 | 215 | 4/30/90 | Northwestern / USA | Darüşşafaka S.K. (Turkey) | R |
| 15 | Keifer Sykes | G | 6-0 | 180 | 12/30/93 | Wisconsin-Green Bay / USA | Wisconsin-Green Bay (College) | R |
| 45 | D.J. White | F | 6-9 | 250 | 8/31/86 | Indiana / USA | Fujian Sturgeons (China) | 6 |
| 30 | Talib Zanna | F | 6-9 | 230 | 10/1/90 | Pittsburgh / Nigeria | Oklahoma City Blue (D-League) | R |
*Roster as of July 7th and subject to change.
2015 SUMMER LEAGUE COACHING STAFF
CAVS SUMMER LEAGUE HEAD COACH Bret Brielmaier (Arizona)
CAVS SUMMER LEAGUE ASSISTANT COACHES Jordi Fernandez (Badalona, Spain)
James Posey (Xavier)
Vitaly Potapenko (Wright State)
Dan Vincent (Michigan State)
Steve Gansey (Ashland)
Damon Jones (Houston)
Mike Gerrity (USC)
