Two former Bradley Basketball players have signed with NBA franchises for the Summer League season, while two more former Braves have signed with French teams for the 2012-13 season to highlight the recent activities of the Bradley Basketball Braves in the Pros.

Patrick O'Bryant, who played in both Greece and Puerto Rico during the 2011-12 season, has signed with the Phoenix Suns for the NBA Summer League season.  After completing his second season with the Texas Legends, the NBA Developmental League affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks, Chris Roberts has signed with the Mavs for the 2012 NBA Summer League circuit.

Both O'Bryant and Roberts will begin play in the 2012 Las Vegas NBA Summer League Sunday at COX Pavilion.  Phoenix will take on New York in Sunday's first game at 3 p.m. (CDT), immediately followed by Dallas against Denver in the 5 o'clock game.  The Las Vegas NBA Summer League schedule will continue through July 22 at both COX Pavilion and the Thomas & Mack Center.  Dallas will play five games and Phoenix four, but the former Braves will not oppose each other during the 10-day event.

Every game from the 2012 NBA Summer League sites in Orlando and Las Vegas are being streamed live through the NBA.com website.

In his sixth season as a professional, O'Bryant began the 2011-12 season with Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas in the Greece A1 league, where he averaged 9.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots in 19 games.  In February, he joined Indios de Mayaguez in Puerto Rico's BSN league and went on to earn honorable mention all-league honors by averaging 11.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots in 39 games.

After beginning his second pro season with Fuerza Regia Monterrey in Mexico's LNBP, Roberts joined the Legends in December and played in 35 D-League games, averaging 12.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game.  Playing 27.8 minutes per game, he shot 44.8 percent from the field, 31.0 percent from 3-point range and 84.7 percent from the free throw line.

While O'Bryant and Roberts will be showcasing their talents in the NBA Summer Leagues in hopes of attracting offers for the 2012-13 season, former Bradley star Marcellus Sommerville is honing his skills on campus as he prepares for a return to France.  Sommerville recently signed a 2-year contract with Sluc Nancy Basket Pro in France's ProA league.

A 6-foot-7 forward, Sommerville is a six-year overseas veteran who has become a fixture in the French ProA league.  He was a second-team all-league selection and an all-defensive team pick this past season after helping Le Mans to the French ProA Finals.  Sommerville averaged 12.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in 2011-12, including 11.3 ppg and 6.3 rebounds in a 2-games-to-1 elimination of Nancy in the semifinals of the ProA playoffs.

Sommerville will have Bradley company in France next season.  After helping the Halifax Rainmen to a runner-up finish in Canada's NBL, former Bradley forward Lawrence Wright has signed with Orchesien BC in France's NM1 league for the 2012-13 season.  Wright was a first-team All-NBL pick this past season after averaging 15.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.

Among the other highlights for the 14 former Bradley men's basketball players in professional basketball during the 2011-12 season:

Zach Andrews, Los Angeles Defenders, NBA D-League:  Andrews was selected for the 2012 NBA D-League All-Star Game and earned honorable mention all-league honors after helping the D-Fenders to the D-League Finals as the Western Conference champions.  In 51 games, Andrews averaged 8.4 points per game on 64.2 percent shooting from the field and 6.8 rebounds per game.

Tony  Bennett, Chicago Redline, IBA:  Bennett was a 2012 Independent Basketball Association All-Star for the Chicago Redline.

Eddie Cage, B.C. River Andorra, Spain LEB Silver:  In his 10th professional season overseas, Cage helped B.C. River Andorra to Spain's LEB Silver division championship by averaging 7.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.

Daniel Ruffin and Matt Salley, Central Illinois Drive, Premier Basketball League:  Bradley teammates during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons,  Ruffin and Salley were reunited with Bloomington's Central Illinois Drive and helped the first-year franchise to the 2012 Premier Basketball League title.  Ruffin averaged 10.9 points and 4.9 assists per game, while Salley chipped in 6.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.

Andrew Warren, Skytrans Cairns Taipans, Australia NBL:  Warren averaged 13.2 points per game during his rookie pro season.