Grand Rapids Gold Announce Opening Night Roster
By Grand Rapids Gold Staff /November 9, 2021
Roster includes NBA Veteran Lance Stephenson and former Michigan Wolverine Nik Stauskas
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (November 9, 2021) – The Grand Rapids Gold, the NBA G League affiliate of the Denver Nuggets, announced today its opening night roster, led by NBA Champion and Head Coach Jason Terry. The 11-man roster includes NBA Veteran Lance Stephenson, former University of Michigan Wolverine Nik Stauskas, and Denver Nuggets two-way player Petr Cornelie.
The Grand Rapids Gold open the regular season, in pursuit of the Showcase Cup, beginning November 11 in Sioux Falls. The team’s home opener is November 23 against in-state rivals the Motor City Cruise. Tickets are available here.
The full roster is below (subject to change):
No. | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | From | Acquired |
1 | Stephenson, Lance | G | 6' 5" | 210 | Cincinnati | Draft |
2 | Duval, Trevon | G | 6' 3" | 186 | Duke | Draft |
3 | Johnson, D.J. | C | 6' 9" | 225 | Kansas State | Tryout |
4 | Ryan, Matt | F | 6' 7" | 215 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | Affiliate |
5 | Reed, Davon | G | 6' 5" | 206 | Miami | Trade |
7 | Bezhanishvili, Giorgi | iC | 6' 9" | 245 | Illinois | Affiliate |
11 | Stauskas, Nik | G | 6' 6" | 207 | Michigan | Affiliate |
13 | Camper, Manny | F | 6' 7" | 205 | Siena | Tryout |
14 | Burk, Marcus | G | 6' 3" | 205 | Indiana-Purdue Indianapolis | Tryout |
17 | Black, Tarik | C | 6' 9" | 260 | Kansas | Affiliate |
21 | Cornelie, Petr | F | 6' 11" | 220 | France | Two-Way |