Angel to Play Summer League with San Antonio
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami point guard Angel Rodriguez will play in the NBA Summer League with the San Antonio Spurs from July 4-7 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Spurs announced July 1.
A native of Puerto Rico, Rodriguez was named to the 2016 ACSMA All-ACC Third Team, posting the top assist rate in the ACC and recording four-plus assists in 10 ACC contests. Against Miami’s five ranked ACC opponents, he recorded 13.2 ppg, 5.0 apg, 3.4 rpg and a 3.6 assist/turnover ratio. Rodriguez ranked third in steal percentage, third in assists (4.6), fifth in steals (1.5) and seventh in assist/turnover ratio (2.1).
Early in the season Rodriguez was named the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Tournament MVP and was listed on the Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award and Oscar Robertson Trophy Preseason Watch Lists. He finished the campaign ranked No. 58 nationally in total steals (58), No. 86 in steals per game (1.7), No. 72 in total assists (158) and No. 107 in assists per game (4.5).
Rodriguez started all 35 games, averaging 12.6 points, 4.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds, 1.7 steals in 30.1 minutes per outing. He posted a double-double against Duke tallying 13 points and 11 assists and he scored in double digits 25 times. He knocked down a 3-pointer in 28 outings, including one stretch of 13 straight games. In three NCAA Tournament games he averaged 21.7 points, 5.7 assists, 3.0 steals and 3.3 rebounds in 35.3 minutes per game, hitting 54.1 percent (20-37) from the field, 60.0 percent (9-15) from three and 84.2 percent (16-19) at the line.
Last year in the NBA Summer League, coach Becky Hammon and the San Antonio Spurs were crowned champions of the 11-day, 67-game event. This year’s event will feature 11 playoff teams from the 2015-16 NBA season — including three of the four conference finalists in the Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors. Additionally, the Philadelphia 76ers, owners of the top overall selection in June’s NBA Draft 2016 presented by State Farm, will appear at Samsung NBA Summer League alongside 11 other teams with Draft Lottery picks.
ESPN and NBA TV will provide non-stop coverage starting on opening day of the NBA Summer League. In total, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will broadcast 25 games, including all four quarterfinal games, both semifinal games and the Championship Game on Monday, July 18 at 9 p.m. ET at the Thomas & Mack Center. Fans can also log on to ESPN3, where all 67 games will be live-streamed. NBA TV will also present a full slate of Samsung NBA Summer League action, televising a total of 30 games. A complete schedule of games and broadcast information will be released at a later date.
Samsung NBA Summer League has long served as the launch pad for future NBA stars. Two-time Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry of Golden State played in Las Vegas prior to his rookie season, as did the last two Kia NBA Rookies of the Year: Karl-Anthony Towns (2015-16 winner) and Andrew Wiggins (2014-15) of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Teams will compete in three preliminary games beginning on July 8 before being seeded in a tournament that leads to the Championship Game on July 18. Each team will play at least five games in Las Vegas. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting NBATickets.com.
Samsung, the official mobile device, tablet and television partner of the NBA, WNBA and NBA D-League, is the title partner of NBA Summer League for the third consecutive year. Through this partnership, Samsung provides technology solutions which power the Summer League.
