New Hornets, ex-Tigers set for summer league

• Advocate staff report
• Published: Jul 2, 2009

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NEW ORLEANS — Former LSU players Marcus Thornton and Terry Martin are two of the 14 players on the roster of the New Orleans Hornets Las Vegas Summer League team which will play five games July 10-19.

The team, coached by Hornets scout Rob Werdann, will play games against summer league teams from the San Antonio Spurs, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Golden State Warriors, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets.

Thornton and point guard Darren Collison, the two players the Hornets picked up in the NBA draft, are on the roster. Collison, a point guard from UCLA, was picked by the Hornets with the 21st pick of the first round.

Thornton was drafted by the Miami Heat with the 13th pick of the second round, then traded to New Orleans.

They are two of four rookies on the roster, along with free agents Luke Nevill of Utah and Martin.

The roster has four players with NBA experience, including forward Julian Wright, a member of the Hornets last season.

Also on the roster are journeymen Earl Barron, a former Miami Heat center; Courtney Sims, a center who has seen time with the Pacers, Knicks and Suns and Anthony Tolliver, a forward who played 19 games for the San Antonio Spurs last season.

Rounding out the roster are six veteran pros with no NBA experience: Guards Earl Calloway, Jaycee Carroll and Quinton Watkins, forwards Larry Owens and Marc Salyers and center Brian Cusworth.

The Hornets will play all of their summer league games at the Thomas and Mack Center and the COX Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.