LAS VEGAS -- The two stars of Bradley's 2006 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 squad will face each other in the 2007 NBA Summer League Tuesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. In advance of his second year in the NBA, 7-foot center Patrick O'Bryant will play for Golden State's Summer League team, while former Bradley center Marcellus Sommerville will suit up for the world champion San Antonio Spurs during the Las Vegas Summer League and the Rocky Mountain Revue.
The ninth overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft, O'Bryant split time during his rookie season between Golden State and Bakersfield in the NBA Developmental League. In 16 regular-season games with the Warriors, O'Bryant averaged 1.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.5 blocked shots.
Last summer, Sommerville played for the Dallas Mavericks entry in the Los Angeles Summer Pro League, then began his professional career in earnest by playing overseas. The 6-foot-7 forward began his rookie season in Hungary, then transferred to Angers BC in the French Pro B division during the winter break. After averaging 15.4 points and 5.8 rebounds for Angers during the second half of the season, Sommerville was signed by Chalon for the French Pro A playoffs and helped his new squad to the semifinals.
Sommerville's San Antonio squad will play five games in Las Vegas, beginning with today's 3 p.m. (CT) matchup against Philadelphia at COX Pavilion. San Antonio's Las Vegas schedule will continue Saturday (7 p.m.) against Cleveland, Monday (3 p.m.) against Boston, Tuesday (7:30 p.m.) against Golden State and Wednesday (3 p.m.) versus Minnesota. While the matchup against O'Bryant and the Warriors will be played at the Thomas & Mack Center, the other four games will be played at COX Pavilion. Video streams of the Las Vegas Summer League will be available for all games and Monday's game against the Celtics will be televised on NBA TV.
San Antonio will play five more games during the Rocky Mountain Revue on the Redwood Campus of Salt Lake Community College. The Spurs will face Philadelphia July 13 (5:30 p.m.) and July 17 (5:30 p.m.), Atlanta July 14 (5:30 p.m.), Utah July 16 (8 p.m.) and Dallas July 19 (3:15 p.m.). Media coverage of the event has not yet been announced.
The Warriors will begin play at the Las Vegas Summer League Saturday (3 p.m.) versus New Orleans. Golden State's five-game schedule in Las Vegas will continue Monday (7 p.m.) against Philadelphia, Tuesday versus the Spurs, July 13 (9:30 p.m.) against Seattle and July 14 (9 p.m.) against New York. In addition to the live webcasts, Monday's game against the Sixers and the team's finale against New York will be televised by NBA TV.
O'Bryant will be joined on the Warriors squad by former Creighton guard Nate Funk, who joins the two former Braves as the only Missouri Valley Conference representatives in the Las Vegas Summer League.
BASEBALL UPDATE
Two members of Bradley's 2007 baseball team extended personal hitting streaks last night. Ryan Curry, the 2007 Missouri Valley Conference batting champion, raised his pro average to .433 and extended his hitting streak to eight games by going 3-for-4 with a double last night for the Jamestown Jammers. Outfielder Justin Carr went 1-for-5 Thursday night for the independent Evansville Otters, extending his hitting streak to nine games.
On the hump, former Brave Brandon Magee turned in a sterling effort Thursday night for the Dunedin Blue Jays. Although he did not factor in the decision, Magee allowed one run by scattering eight hits in 7.2 innings, helping his team to a 2-1 victory against Fort Myers.
