Sixers Summer League plans

-Courtesy of the Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia, Pa. - June 30, 2007 - The Philadelphia 76ers will host a four-day summer mini-camp for rookies and free agents from Monday, July 2, through Thursday, July 5, at the Sixers Practice Facility, in preparation for the 2007 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas (July 6-11) and the 2007 Rocky Mountain Revue (July 12-20) in Salt Lake City.

The team will depart for Las Vegas immediately following the practice on Thursday, July 5. Among the players expected to participate in this year's summer league competition are 2007 NBA Draft acquisitions Derrick Byars, Herbert Hill, Jason Smith and Thaddeus Young, along with Louis Amundson, Rodney Carney, Bobby Jones, Shavlik Randolph and Louis Williams.

The Sixers tip-off their five-game schedule in Las Vegas on Friday, July 6, at 4 p.m. (EDT) against San Antonio. All of the Sixers games will be played at the Cox Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Comcast SportsNet will televise three of the NBA Summer League games: Monday, July 9, vs. Golden State (8 p.m.); Tuesday, July 10, vs. L.A. Lakers (8 p.m.); and Wednesday, July 11, vs. Phoenix (8 p.m.).

Following the game on Wednesday, July 11, the 76ers will travel to Salt Lake City for a six-game slate, opening on Friday, July 13, against Chicago at 4:30 pm. (EDT). All Rocky Mountain Revue games will be played at the Lifetime Activities Center located on the Redwood Campus of Salt Lake Community College.

2007 NBA Summer League Schedule (Cox Pavilion - Las Vegas)
Fri, July 6 4 p.m. vs. San Antonio
Sat, July 7 6 p.m. vs. Detroit
Mon, July 9 8 p.m. vs. Golden State (CSN)
Tue, July 10 8 p.m. vs. L.A. Lakers (CSN)
Wed, July 11 8 p.m. vs. Phoenix (CSN)

2007 Rocky Mountain Revue Schedule (Lifetime Activities Center - Salt Lake City)
Fri, July 13 6:30 p.m. vs. San Antonio
Sat, July 14 9 p.m. vs. Utah
Mon, July 16 4:15 p.m. vs. Chicago
Tue, July 17 6:30 p.m. vs. San Antonio
Wed, July 18 TBD vs. Dallas
Fri, July 20 2 p.m. vs. Atlanta

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS: 2007 Summer League Roster
No. Player Pos. HT WT DOB Yrs. Pro From
4 Derrick Byars G/F 6-7 220 4/25/84 R Vanderbilt
11 Bobby Jones F 6-7 215 1/9/84 1 Washington
14 Jason Smith C/F 7-0 240 3/2/86 R Colorado State
20 Louis Amundson F 6-9 225 12/7/82 1 UNLV
21 Edin Bavcic F 6-10 230 6/5/84 R Bosnia
23 Louis Williams G 6-1 175 10/27/86 2 South Gwinnett HS (Ga.)
25 Rodney Carney F 6-7 205 4/15/84 1 Memphis
30 Thaddeus Young F 6-8 220 6/21/88 R Georgia Tech
35 Herbert Hill F/C 6-10 240 10/1/84 R Providence
42 Shavlik Randolph F 6-10 240 11/24/83 3 Duke

Summer League Rookie Free Agent Invites
No. Player Pos. HT WT DOB From (D-League Experience)
50 Christian Burns C/F 6-9 240 9/4/85 Philadelphia U.
41 John Cox G/F 6-5 210 7/6/81 San Francisco
40 Rashad Jones-Jennings F 6-8 230 8/31/84 Arkansas-Little Rock
5 Gerry McNamara G 6-2 180 8/20/83 Syracuse (Bakersfield Jam: 2006-07)
31 Dustin Salisbery G 6-8 210 10/19/84 Temple