Suns add Bakumanya, Jones Jr. and two others to camp roster
Sep 25, 2016, 3:43 PM
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The Phoenix Suns filled out their training camp roster by signing four players Sunday.
Phoenix inked rookie forward Derrick Jones Jr. out of UNLV, 19-year-old international center Gracin Bakumanya, rookie guard Shaq Harrison out of Tulsa and D-League forward Derek Cooke Jr.
Jones Jr., 19, is an athletic, 6-foot-7, 190-pound forward who was not drafted. He averaged 11.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 59 percent from the floor during his freshman season.
Harrison, a 6-foot-4, 185-pound guard also went undrafted and averaged 15.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game as a senior.
The 6-foot-9, 220-pound Cooke Jr. played last season for the Suns’ Bakersfield Jam minor league affiliate and in 47 games averaged 4.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.
Perhaps the most intriguing prospect is Bakumanya, an international prospect considered raw but extremely mobile and athletic in his 6-foot-11, 240-pound frame.
The Suns’ roster heading into a week of practice at Northern Arizona’s campus in Flagstaff stands at 19 players.