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Schuyler Callihan: Today’s #Hornets pre-draft workout participants: - Jalen Bridges (Baylor) -Xavier Castaneda (Akron) -Nelly Cummings (Pittsburgh) -Jordan Miller (Miami) -Tamell Pearson (Appalachian State) -Nae’Qwan Tomlin (Kansas State)
Jeff Goodman: Appalachian State senior guard Adrian Delph has signed with an agent, will turn pro and won’t take advantage of extra COVID year, source told @Stadium. Averaged 17 points per game and was First Team All Sun Belt.
Ronshad Shabazz finished his Appalachian State career as an unquestioned Mountaineer all-timer. The program’s all-time leader in field goals and only the second 2,000-point scorer, Shabazz will now play in the NBA’s Summer League with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Along with Michael Jordan, Larry will answer to team president of basketball operations Ron Higgins and general manager Rich Cho. Larry Jordan's previous job was team director of special projects. He fills a position that was vacant for three years after Buzz Peterson departed to become the head coach at Appalachian State.
Alvin Gentry would love to come home and coach the Charlotte Bobcats. A Shelby native and former Appalachian State player, Gentry has coached four NBA franchises over 12 seasons. He told the Observer Friday that the Bobcats opening is very appealing and he’d like to be in the mix. “It reminds me a little bit of the teams I had in L.A. (with the Clippers): Young players, very energetic guys,’’ Gentry said. “Kemba (Walker) and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist have a lot of potential and (Gerald) Henderson has started to really establish himself as a pro. “I’ve seen a lot of their games. Yes, they’ve struggled at times, but that’s a situation where you could make a big change in a year or so. I know that player development is really important to that job.’’
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