Summer League

The NBA Summer League has been going on for about a week now, but today it starts to pick up with seven games and keeps up at that pace for each of the next seven days. The WCC is well represented in Las Vegas, with over a dozen players participating in the NBA Summer League.

The smaller Orlando Summer League, which ended on the 13th, saw two Zags on the hardwood. Austin Daye, who has been playing for Detroit for the past three seasons, absolutely dominated on the Pistons squad in Orlando. Adam Morrison, who is also playing in Las Vegas, was on the Brooklyn Nets roster. Unfortunately for Morrison his most notable moment was scoring the first points in NBA play for the Nets as the Brooklyn Nets.

Brigham Young, Gonzaga, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, Portland, Saint Mary's, and Santa Clara are all represented by former players in Las Vegas. Gonzaga, as expected, leads the way with five former players, followed by Saint Mary's three, and Portland with two, the rest of the schools each have one former player representing them. Brigham Young's representative, Jimmer Fredette, played for the Cougars before they were in the WCC.

The games can be seen on NBA TV as well as streaming online.

The following is a list, organized by school, of the WCC players in the NBA Summer League.



Gonzaga:

• Robert Sacre, Los Angeles Lakers. 60th pick of the 2012 draft, Sacre is a starter for the Lakers squad in Vegas.
• Steven Gray, Washington Wizards. Undrafted in 2011, Gray played in Latvia this past season.
• Jeremy Pargo, Memphis Grizzlies. Undrafted in 2009, Pargo spent two successful seasons in Israel before signing a $1 million dollar contract with the Grizzlies last December.
• Micah Downs, Dallas Mavericks. Undrafted in 2009, Downs has played most recently in the top tier of the Spanish basketball league. Last Summer he played for the Milwaukee Bucks.
• Adam Morrison, Los Angeles Clippers. 3rd pick by Charlotte in 2006. Morrison has been all over the place, most recently on the Brooklyn Nets squad in Orlando.

Saint Mary's:

• Rob Jones, Cleveland Cavaliers. Undrafted in 2012.
• Mickey McConnell, Los Angeles Clippers. Undrafted in 2011. McConnell has been playing in Italy this past season. Also, drafted by the L.A. Dodgers Major League Baseball team.
• Diamon Simpson, Houston Rockets. Undrafted in 2009, Simpson was signed by Houston on April 12th but did not receive any minutes.

 Portland:

• Luke Sikma, Minnesota Timberwolves. Undrafted in 2011. Seven time NBA All-Star and father of Luke Sikma, Jack Sikma, is an assistant coach with the Timberwolves.
• T.J. Campbell, Cleveland Cavaliers. Undrafted in 2010, Campbell spent the past season with the Canton Charge of the D-League.  

Loyola Marymount:

• Drew Viney, Miami Heat. Undrafted in 2012. 

Pepperdine:

• Mychel Thompson, New York Knicks. Undrafted in 2011, Thompson was picked up by Cleveland in December and played 5 games for the team before being released in February.

Santa Clara

• Doron Perkins, Phoenix Suns. Undrafted in 2005, the 29 year old Perkins found success with Euroleague powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Brigham Young

• Jimmer Fredette, Sacramento Kings. 10th pick by Milwaukee in 2011, Fredette played for Sacramento last season.