Pacers bring 17 players into 2014 rookie/free agent camp

Now that the NBA Draft is in their rearview mirror, the Pacers turn their full attention to free agency.

With that comes mini-camp this week at Bankers Life Fieldhouse featuring rookies and free agents ahead of Summer League play, July 5-11 in Orlando. The group will practice twice a day on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and once on Friday before flying to Orlando.

The Pacers’ official roster, released early Monday by the team, lists 17 players, including three currently on roster — Lavoy Allen, Solomon Hill and Donald Sloan. Seven of the players last played in the NBA’s Developmental League and three are undrafted rookies. Three guys on roster played college ball in state, Eric Atkins (Notre Dame), Frank Gaines (IPFW), and Jake Odum (Indiana State).

The most interesting name this summer is Roger Mason, Jr., who played 25 games with the Miami Heat last season. He’s 33, and looking to land on another roster. Rasual Butler helped earn his spot on last year’s Pacers roster with a great showing — both of leadership and on-court play — last July as a 34-year-old.

The roster, subject to change, is below:

Lavoy Allen, C, 6-9, 255, Temple
Eric Atkins, G, 6-0, 180, Notre Dame
Dee Bost, G, 6-2, 176, Mississippi State
Jackie Carmichael, F, 6-9, 240, Illinois State
Frank Gaines, G, 6-3, 195, IPFW
Solomon Hill, F, 6-7, 220, Arizona
DeQuan Jones, F, 6-8, 220, Miami (Fla.)
Kevin Jones, F, 6-8, 251, West Virginia
C.J. Leslie, F, 6-9, 209, N.C. State
Roger Mason Jr., 6-5, 200, Virginia
James Nunnally, F, 6-7, 205, UC-Santa Barbara
Jake Odum, G, 6-4, 180, Indiana State
Arinze Onuaku, C, 6-9, 275, Syracuse
Willie Reed, F, 6-10, 200, Saint Louis
Sadiel Rojas, G, 6-4, 190, Oklahoma Wesleyan
Donald Sloan, 6-3, 205, Texas A&M
Tyler Stone, F, 6-8, 230, Southeast Missouri State

Last summer, the Pacers’ Summer League entry place third (out of 10 teams). Pacers longtime assistant Dan Burke will once again head up the team.

Orlando Summer League Schedule:

Saturday, July 5, 2014                      Visitor                                     Home

1st game                      9:00 a.m.         Brooklyn                      @        Indiana

2nd game                     11:00 a.m.       Miami                         @        Boston

3rd game                      1:00 p.m.         Orlando                       @        Philadelphia

4th game                      3:00 p.m.         Detroit                         @        Houston

5th game                      5:00 p.m.         Memphis                     @        OKC

Sunday, July 6, 2014

1st game                      3:00 p.m.         Memphis                     @        Detroit

2nd game                     5:00 p.m.         Philadelphia                 @        OKC

3rd game                      7:00 p.m.         Miami                          @        Brooklyn

Monday, July 7, 2014

1st game                      3:00 p.m.         Indiana                        @        Boston

2nd game                     5:00 p.m.         Houston                       @        Orlando

3rd game                      7:00 p.m.         OKC                            @        Brooklyn

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

1st game                      3:00 p.m.         Orlando                       @        Memphis

2nd game                     5:00 p.m.         Miami                          @        Detroit

3rd game                      7:00 p.m.         Houston                       @        Philadelphia

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

1st game                      3:00 p.m.         Indiana                        @        OKC

2nd game                     5:00 p.m.         Philadelphia                 @        Brooklyn

3rd game                      7:00 p.m.         Boston                         @        Detroit

Thursday, July 10, 2014

1st game                      3:00 p.m.         Indiana                        @        Miami

2nd game                     5:00 p.m.         Boston                         @        Orlando

3rd game                      7:00 p.m.         Memphis                     @        Houston

Friday, July 11, 2014 *Championship Day*

1st game                      8:00 a.m.         6th place                      @        5th place

2nd game                     10:00 a.m.       4th place                      @        3rd place

3rd game                      12:00 p.m.       2nd place                     @        1st place

4th game                      2:00 p.m.         8th place                      @        7th place

5th game                      4:00 p.m.         10th place                    @        9th place

Summer League Rules

·         Four 10-minute quarters

·         10-minute halftime

·         Five full timeouts per team per game

·         Two one-minute mandatory TV timeouts per quarter on dead ball at 5:59 and again at 2:59

·         Maximum of three full timeouts to be used in 4th quarter per team

·         One :20 second timeout per team per half

·         Three-minute overtime period if necessary

·         One full timeout and one :20 second per overtime period per team

·         Teams will be in the penalty on the 5th team foul of each quarter

·         Teams will be in the penalty in overtime on the 3rd team foul

·         No foul-out rule – for each personal foul in excess of six, the opposing team receives two free throws.  For each personal foul in excess of 10, the opposing team receives two free throws and the ball.

·         10-minute warm-up/intermission between games