SPOKANE, Wash. – Former Gonzaga standout
Josh Perkins made the Charlotte Hornets' summer league roster.
Hornets assistant coach Ronald Nored will serve as head coach of the team's summer league squad.
The Charlotte Hornets will open group play the first day of the tournament with a game against the Golden State Warriors on Friday at 6 p.m. PT which will air on NBA TV. Hornets group play continues on July 7 with a 12:30 p.m. PT contest against the San Antonio Spurs airing on ESPN2. On July 8th the Charlotte Hornets will take on the Chinese National Team on ESPNU at 8 p.m. PT. The Hornets will round out group play with a 2 p.m. PT contest against the Chicago Bulls on July 10 which will be broadcast on NBA TV. The quarterfinals of the single elimination tournament will begin on July 13. The tournament concludes with the championship game on July 15 at 6 p.m. PT.
MGM Resorts NBA Summer League 2019, which features all 30 NBA teams and the Chinese and Croatian National Teams, will tip off with 10 games on July 5 and continue through July 15 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The first day of action will include five games on NBA TV and a tripleheader on ESPN.
The event opens with all 32 teams playing four preliminary games each. The top eight teams are then seeded in a tournament, which culminates with a Championship Game on July 15 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Teams that do not qualify for the tournament will each play a consolation game. Every team will play at least five games and as many as seven at MGM Resorts NBA Summer League.
Perkins finished his illustrious career second in NCAA Div. I history with 134 wins, with only 19 losses. He played more games (153) than any other active player in the nation this season, and was one of only 15 players in NCAA Div. I history to play 150 games in a career.
Perkins became Gonzaga's all-time assist leader with 712 in his five-year stint. His 712 assists rank fifth in West Coast Conference history. The redshirt senior's 234 assists in 2018-19 are the most in a single season in program history, while his 54 steals rank eighth. He is second all-time at GU with 178 steals in his career, fifth with 251 made three-pointers and 12th with 1,562 points. This season, Perkins was seventh in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.12), eighth with 234 assists and 16th averaging 6.3 assists per game. He led the WCC this season in total steals and assist-to-turnover ratio.
Perkins was a Bob Cousy Award Finalist for the top point guard in the country. He was tabbed All-West Coast Conference First Team for the second time and was named WCC Player of the Week twice this season.
Perkins was named the 2019 West Coast Conference Mike Gilleran male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He completed his degree in Sport Management and is wrapping up his master's degree in Organizational Leadership. He finished his undergraduate career with an impressive 3.24 GPA and currently holds a 3.66 GPA in his graduate program. In each of the last two years, the Park Hill, Colo., native has received West Coast Conference All-Academic team recognition. He also earned his way onto the WCC Commissioner's Honor roll list the past three years.
Perkins was also selected to the Division I-AAA ADA Men's Scholar Athlete Team for the second straight season in 2018-19. He was tabbed Senior CLASS Award Second Team All-American as well, for his contributions on the court, in the classroom and in the community.
