July 7, 2016 -- The Chicago Bulls announced today their roster for the 2016 Samsung NBA Summer League. Bulls forwards Cristiano Felίcio and Bobby Portis, along with newly-acquired Jerian Grant (pronounced JARE-in) and Bulls 2016 draft pick Denzel Valentine (No. 14 overall) highlight this summer’s roster. The team will be coached by Chicago Assistant Pete Myers.

The Bulls will tip off their summer league docket with preliminary games on July 9 versus the Boston Celtics, July 10 versus the Philadelphia 76ers and July 12 versus the San Antonio Spurs. Upon the conclusion of the preliminary schedule, the Bulls will then be seeded in a tournament-style circuit that will determine the 2016 Samsung NBA Summer League champion in the Championship Game on July 18. Every team is guaranteed to play at least five games.

The 2016 Samsung NBA Summer League features 24 teams competing in a 67-game schedule from July 8-18 at the COX Pavilion and Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. ESPN will present all 67 games from Las Vegas across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU and WatchESPN. 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 televise a total of 30 games.





NO. PLAYER POS. HT. WT. DOB PRIOR TO NBA/HOME COUNTRY YRS. 0 Rasheed Sulaimon G 6-4 196 03/09/94 Maryland/USA R 2 Jerian Grant G 6-4 198 10/09/92 Notre Dame/USA 1 5 Bobby Portis F 6-11 250 02/10/95 Arkansas/USA 1 6 Cristiano Felicio F/C 6-9 284 07/07/92 Flamengo/Brazil 1 7 Patrick Miller G 6-1 203 05/22/92 Tennessee State/USA R 14 Tre Demps G 6-3 195 05/21/93 Northwestern/USA R 15 Raymar Morgan F/C 6-8 245 08/08/88 Michigan State/USA R 32 Dez Wells G/F 6-5 213 04/15/92 Maryland/USA R 45 Denzel Valentine G 6-6 212 11/16/93 Michigan State/USA R 54 Jack Cooley F 6-9 278 04/04/91 Notre Dame/Australia 1 55 Aleksandar Marcius C 6-10 255 05/25/90 Sammic ISB/Croatia R





HEAD COACH: Fred Hoiberg

SUMMER LEAGUE HEAD COACH: Pete Myers

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Jim Boylen

ASSISTANT COACHES: Mike Wilhelm, Randy Brown, Charlie Henry

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE: Chip Schaefer

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: Jeff Tanaka

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Armando Rivas

ASSISTANT STRENGTH COACH: Matt Johnson

STRENGTH ASSOCIATE: Ed Streit

EQUIPMENT MANAGER: John Ligmanowski

VIDEO COORDINATOR: Nate Loenser





PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Cristiano Felίcio (cree-STEE-YAHN-oh Fell-ee-SEE-oh); Jerian Grant (JARE-in)

2016 CHICAGO BULLS NBA SUMMER LEAGUE SCHEDULE

DATE TIME OPPONENT LOCATION July 9 5:00 p.m. Boston Cox Pavilion July 10 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia Thomas and Mack Center July 12 7:00 p.m. San Antonio Cox Pavilion





ALL TIMES LISTED ARE CENTRAL