Four former Longhorns heading to NBA summer league
The Texas Longhorns will see four former players on NBA summer league rosters for four different teams, the Texas men's basketball program posted toTwitteron Tuesday.
Isaiah Taylor, Prince Ibeh, Cameron Ridley and Jonathan Holmes will be in Las Vegas for 11 days of competition July 8-18 at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas campus.
Taylor earned a spot on the Houston Rockets' summer league roster. The point guard received All-Big 12 first-team honors following the 2015-16 season and led the team in scoring (15.0) and assists (5.0) during his junior year.
Ibeh has been named to the Milwaukee Bucks' summer league squad. The center earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honors for his senior season, and he led the team and was second in the league in blocked shots (64). During his four seasons at Texas, Ibeh averaged 3.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in just over 13 minutes per game.
Another former center for the Longhorns, Ridley, will participate with the Chicago Bulls in Las Vegas. During his senior season, he led the team in rebounds (8.5) and ranked second in scoring (11.1 points) and blocks (37). The big man fractured his left foot during practice in December, and he underwent surgery that forced him to sit out all but the final two games of the season.
Rounding out the list of Longhorns heading to Las Vegas is Holmes, who will take a summer league spot with the MemphisGrizzlies. The forward, who was waived by the Los Angeles Lakers last fall after playing in two preseason games, started in 108 of his 127 career games during his four years with the Longhorns and averaged 9.2 points and 5.9 rebounds.
