PHOENIX SUNS SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER (updated July 3, 2007)

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2 PHOENIX SUNS SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER (updated July 3, 2007) No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate From Yrs Played 2 Marcus Banks G /19/81 UNLV 4 11 Cameron Bennerman G /8/84 North Carolina St. R 12 Michael Bradley F /18/79 Villanova 5 3 Terrell Everett G /30/84 Oklahoma R 9 Otis George F/C /7/82 Louisville R 8 Ron Hale F /5/77 Florida St. R 5 Adam Hess G/F /4/81 William & Mary R 4 Melvin Sanders G/F /3/81 Oklahoma St. 1 6 D.J. Strawberry G /15/85 Maryland R 10 Pape Sow F/C /22/81 Cal State-Fullerton 3 7 Alando Tucker F /11/84 Wisconsin R 13 Eric Williams C /26/84 Wake Forest R HEAD COACH: Mike D Antoni (Marshall) ASSISTANT COACHES: Alvin Gentry (Appalachian State), Phil Weber (North Carolina State), Dan D Antoni (Marshall), Todd Quinter (Lebanon Valley) HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: Aaron Nelson (Iowa State) NBA SUMMER LEAGUE presented by Adidas (Las Vegas, NV) Monday, July 9 Phoenix vs. Cleveland^ 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 11 Phoenix vs. Philadelphia* 5:00 p.m. NBA TV Friday, July 13 Phoenix vs. New Orleans* 1:00 p.m. Saturday, July 14 Phoenix vs. Portland^ 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 15 Phoenix vs. New Orleans* 5:00 p.m. NBA TV All times Phoenix time * Denotes games played at Cox Pavilion ^ Denotes games played at Thomas & Mack Center

3 MARCUS BANKS GUARD BIRTHDATE 11/19/81 YEARS PRO 4 ACQUIRED SIGNED AS FREE AGENT ON 7/20/06 # : In fourth NBA season and first with Phoenix averaged 4.9 points, 1.3 assists and 11.2 minutes in 45 games (one start) Scored 10-plus points five times, 20-plus points twice, including a season-high 21 points (9-of-15 FG), two rebounds and three assists at Seattle on Feb. 14, only two games after scoring 20 points on 7-of-9 (.778) shooting vs. Atlanta on Feb. 9 His top three scoring performances came when the Suns played without Steve Nash (21 at Seattle on Feb. 14, 20 vs. Atlanta on Feb. 9, 17 vs. Philadelphia on Nov. 17) Signed as a free agent on July 20, PRO CAREER: Four-year NBA veteran owns career averages of 6.2 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 265 games (34 starts) with the Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns... Signed with the Suns as a free agent on July 20, 2006 Originally selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 13th overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, but his draft rights were traded by the Grizzlies with the draft rights to Kendrick Perkins to the Boston Celtics for the draft rights to Troy Bell and Dahntay Jones on June 26, 2003 Was part of a trade to the L.A. Lakers, along with Chucky Atkins, Chris Mihm and a second-round draft choice, in exchange for Gary Payton, Rick Fox and a first-round draft choice on Aug. 6, 2004, but trade was amended on Aug. 13, 2004 with the Celtics retaining Banks and the second-round draft choice and the Lakers acquiring Jumaine Jones Showed remarkable improvement in his third NBA season in after a midseason trade from the Boston Celtics to the Minnesota Timberwolves Averaged 12.0 points, 4.7 assists and 2.9 rebounds in 30.7 minutes in 40 games for the Wolves and started the club s final 28 games Acquired from Boston on Jan. 26, 2006 with Mark Blount, Ricky Davis and Justin Reed along with two future second-round draft choices in exchange for Wally Szczerbiak, Michael Olowokandi, Dwayne Jones and a future first-round pick Prior to the trade, averaged 5.5 points and 1.8 assists in 14.9 minutes in 18 games with the Celtics Shot 47.9 percent from the field following the trade to Minnesota after shooting 40.1 percent in two-plus seasons with Boston : Played final two seasons of collegiate career at Nevada-Las Vegas ( ) after two seasons at Dixie College ( ) in St. George, Utah Averaged 18.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists on 49.5 percent shooting in 63 career games over two seasons at UNLV ( ) and was named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year in both seasons As a senior, was named to the First Team All-Mountain West Conference squad and was Co-Defensive Player of the Year (along with BYU s Travis Hansen) Led conference in assists (5.5) and steals (2.80, seventh in the nation), and ranked second in scoring (20.3, 36 th ) in 32 games in As a junior, earned Second Team All-MWC honors and was named the MWC Defensive Player of the Year after averaging 15.8 points, 3.0 assists and 2.2 steals in 31 appearances for the Runnin Rebels. PERSONAL: Full name is Arthur LaMarcus Banks Son of Arthur and Sabrina Has one younger brother, Langston, and one older sister, Dasha Majored in sociology at UNLV Was a two-sport athlete at Cimarron-Memorial High School in Las Vegas, participating in football and basketball. NBA REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS FIELD GOALS FREE THROWS REBOUNDS -- AVERAGES -- SEA TEAM FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT OR-DR TOT AST STL BLK PTS RPG APG PPG BOS BOS BOS MINN PHO TOTALS

4 D.J. STRAWBERRY GUARD BIRTHDATE 6/15/85 MARYLAND YEARS PRO R ACQUIRED SECOND ROUND (59 TH ) 2007 DRAFT #6 PRO CAREER: Selected by Phoenix with the 59 th overall pick in the second round of the 2007 NBA Draft Is the first Maryland player to be taken by the Suns since selecting Mark Fothergill and Herman Veal in 1984 Is the first Terrapin drafted in the NBA since Steve Blake was taken in the second round by the Washington Wizards in : Played four seasons at Maryland averaging 10.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.82 steals in 111 collegiate games (from Finished his career ranked among Maryland s all-time leaders in points, assists and steals Scored 1,126 points and ranks 35 th all-time in scoring at Maryland.. His 316 career assists rank 15 th all-time, while his 202 steals places him fifth in the school annals Named the Terrapins Most Valuable Player following his senior season after averaging a team-high 14.9 points Named second-team All-ACC and earned a spot on the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Defensive Team Started all 34 games as a senior as the Terps finished the year 25-9 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament Poured in a career-high 27 points in win vs. No. 5 North Carolina, earning back-to-back ACC Player of the Week honors Earned ACC All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention honors as a junior in Led Maryland and ranked seven in ACC in assists (4.0) and sixth in ACC in steals (1.8) Suffered a season-ending torn right ACL injury in practice on Jan. 17, 2005 and played in only 14 games in Garnered ACC All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention pick as a freshman. PERSONAL: Born on June 15, 1985 in New York, N.Y Full name is D.J. Eugene Strawberry Son of Lisa Watkins and former Major League Baseball player Darryl Strawberry Has two brothers, Jordan Strawberry and Jesse Watkins Also has four sisters, Diamond, Jade and Jewell Strawberry and Faith Watkins Lists Michael Jordan as his favorite professional basketball player. STATISTICS FIELD GOALS FREE THROWS REBOUNDS AVERAGES -- SEA GMS FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT OR-DR TOT AST STL BLK PTS RPG APG PPG TOTALS

5 ALANDO TUCKER FORWARD BIRTHDATE 2/11/84 WISCONSIN YEARS PRO R ACQUIRED FIRST ROUND (29 TH ) 2007 DRAFT #7# PRO CAREER: Selected by Phoenix with the 29 th overall pick in the first round of the 2007 NBA Draft Is the second Wisconsin player chosen by the Suns in the first round (Michael Finley, 21 st overall in the 1995 NBA Draft). : Played five seasons at Wisconsin after receiving a medical redshirt in , and averaged 16.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 134 collegiate games from Finished as the Badgers all-time leading scorer (2,217), surpassing former Suns draft pick Michael Finley and ranks ninth in Big Ten history Also holds seven other school records, including offensive rebounds (314), field goals (798), free throws (520), free throw attempts (817), minutes played (4,297), games played (134) and games started (126) Played in 99 victories at Wisconsin, most in school history, and was part of the Badgers four winningest teams Named Big Ten Player of the Year and was a consensus All-American as a senior after averaging 19.9 points (2 nd in Big Ten), 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 36 games One of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy given to the national player of the year, along with eventual winner Texas forward Kevin Durant (2 nd overall in 2007 NBA Draft to Seattle), Texas A&M guard Acie Law IV (11 th overall in 2007 NBA Draft to Atlanta) and North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough Led Wisconsin to heights unparalleled in school history as a senior The Badgers won 17 consecutive games, the longest single-season streak in school history, earned a No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press poll for the first time, and garnered their highest seed ever in the 2007 NCAA Tournament (No. 2) His 716 points were a school single-season record in As a junior, led team in scoring (19.0) and ranked among the school s single-season top 10 in points, field goals and field goal attempts in Scored a career-high and Paradise Jam Tournament-record 38 points (fourth-most in school history) in win over Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 19, 2005 Suffered a nasal injury against Wake Forest and wore a custom-made protective mask in 13 games as a junior As a sophomore, led Badgers in scoring (15.2) and averaged a career-best 6.1 rebounds in Missed all but four games due to a right foot injury in and received a medical redshirt As a freshman, started at power forward and finished third on the team (and third among Big Ten freshmen) averaging 12.0 points Led the Big Ten and set a school record for offensive rebounds (2.69 per game, 86 total). PERSONAL: Born on February 11, 1984 in Lockport, Ill Parents are Lisa Tucker and Forrest Harris Majored in life sciences communications at Wisconsin Nickname is Doe Averaged 22.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists to earn firstteam all-state honors as a senior at Township High School in Lockport, Ill. STATISTICS FIELD GOALS FREE THROWS REBOUNDS AVERAGES -- SEA GMS FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT OR-DR TOT AST STL BLK PTS RPG APG PPG TOTALS

6 CAMERON BENNERMAN #11 GUARD NORTH CAROLINA ST. MICHAEL BRADLEY #12 FORWARD ` VILLANOVA PROFESSIONAL: Not selected in the 2006 NBA Draft Averaged 16.0 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in three games at the 2006 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (Pre-NBA Draft) In first professional season played for Italian club Junior Casale Monferrato, averaging 17.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.9 steals in 35 games. : Played four seasons at North Carolina State ( ), averaging 7.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 118 career games (40 starts) Was coached by current Arizona State Head Coach Herb Sendek Scoring average increased in each season Blossomed as a senior in , leading the Wolfpack in scoring (14.1) and finishing fourth in the ACC in free-throw shooting (.842)... Named Third-Team All-ACC as a senior and the academic honor roll (3.0 GPA) during the fall semester of his senior year. PERSONAL: Born on May 5, 1984 in Greensboro, North Carolina Full name is Cameron Alden Bennerman Son of Ric Bennerman and Gloria Kimbrough Majored in parks, recreation and tourism with a program management concentration Attended Hargrave Military Academy in Greensboro, North Carolina. PROFESSIONAL: Five-year NBA veteran owns career averages of 2.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 11.7 minutes in 173 games (13 starts) with the Toronto Raptors, Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings and Philadelphia 76ers Originally selected by the Raptors with the 17 th overall pick in the first round of the 2001 NBA Draft Most recently, played for Spanish club Bruesa-Guipuzcoa BC and averaged 13.1 rebounds and 8.4 rebounds in 32 games in , his first professional season overseas Spent first three NBA seasons with the Raptors before being waived on March 12, 2004 Posted career highs of 5.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 19.6 minutes in 67 games (11 starts) with the Raptors in Established career highs of 16 points at Detroit on April 2, 2003 and 15 rebound at Golden State on Dec. 27, 2002 His last NBA season came with the 76ers in when he averaged 1.5 points and 2.3 rebounds in 46 games (one start). : Played collegiate basketball at Villanova ( ) and Kentucky ( ) Owns the second-best career field goal percentage in NCAA history (.667), behind Steve Johnson (Oregon State,.668) In junior season, led Villanova in scoring (20.8), rebounding (9.8) and field-goal percentage (.692) Ranked first in the nation in field-goal percentage, 16th in rebounding and 20th in scoring His Division I-leading field goal percentage (.667) broke the Villanova single-season school record (.640) set by former NBA forward Ed Pinckney A unanimous selection to the 2001 All-Big East Conference First Team... Sat out after transferring from Kentucky. PERSONAL: Born on April 18, 1979 in Worchester Massachusetts Full name is Michael Thomas Bradley Son of Pat and David Bradley He and wife Ellen welcomed their first child, Taylor Rose into the world on Dec. 22, Brother, Dave, played college basketball at Charleston Southern.

7 TERRELL EVERETT #3 GUARD OKLAHOMA PROFESSIONAL: Not selected in the 2006 NBA Draft Averaged 11.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.8 steals on 46.4 percent shooting in 34 games for ES Chalon-Sur Saone of the French ProA League this past season Played in the French ProA All-Star Game and earned Eurobasket.com All-French ProA Second Team honors. : Played two collegiate seasons ( ) at Oklahoma, averaging 12.6 points, 5.9 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals in 62 games As a senior, led the Big 12 and ranked third in the nation in assists (6.9) Dished out 10 or more assists five times and posted a career-high 15 assists vs. Baylor Prior to joining the Sooners, played two seasons at the junior college level for Southwest Missouri St. University-West Plains As a sophomore, averaged 19.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.7 steals Named Region 16 Player of the Year and NJCAA Second Team All-American. PERSONAL: Born on June 30, 1984 in Charleston, SC Full name is Clayton Terrell Everett Mother is Brenda Everett Attended West Ashley High School in his hometown Majored in sociology. OTIS GEORGE #9 FORWARD/CENTER LOUISVILLE PROFESSIONAL: Not selected in the 2005 NBA Draft Attended the New York Knicks 2005 Training Camp, but was waived after appearing in one preseason game Shortley thereafter, signed with the NBA Development League s Tulsa 66ers Averaged 10.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 0.76 steals and 24.3 minutes in 47 games (35 starts) for Tulsa Most recently, played professional for Italian club Junior Casale Monferrato and averaged 10.1 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.00 steals in 35 games in : Played four seasons at Louisville under the legendary Rick Pitino Was a key reserve for a Louisville team that reached the NCAA Tournament Final Four as a senior As a senior, averaged 5.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 19.2 minutes for the Cardinal in Missed eight games due to a stress fracture in the second metatarsal in his right foot, and played the entire NCAA Tournament with the broken bone Started 13 of 108 career games, averaging 14.3 minutes a contest over his four year career. PERSONAL: Born on May 7, 1982 in Roseau, Dominica Son of Marcella Green and Peter George One of six children in his family Attended high school at The Berkshire School in Homestead, Fla. Majored in sports administration. Enjoys playing volleyball and soccer in his spare time and was a member of the national volleyball and soccer teams in his native Dominica Originally signed a letter-of-intent to attend Florida A&M, but obtained a release after a coaching change.

8 RON HALE #8 FORWARD FLORIDA ST. ADAM HESS #17 GUARD/FORWARD WILLIAM & MARY PROFESSIONAL: Not selected in the 2000 NBA Draft Attended the Miami Heat s 2000 Training Camp, but was one of the two final roster cuts along with Rick Brunson Played professionally in three different countries, including Portugal (Portugal Telecom Lisbona, ), Philippines (Coca- Cola Tigers ), Japan (Mitsubishi Electronics Dolphins, , ) Has played on summer league rosters for Portland Trail Blazers, Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets Has played five of the last six seasons for the Mitsubishi Electric Dolphins in the Japan s JBL Superleague Was named the Asia-Basket.com All-Japanese JBL Superleague Defensive Player in : Played four-year collegiate career at Florida State from Was a two-time Third Team All-ACC selection (1999, 2000) Finished Seminole career ranked 19 th in total points (1,236), seventh in three-pointers made (111) and 26 th in rebounds (498) Led FSU in scoring as junior (18.3) and senior (15.6) Scored a career-high 37 points at Wake Forest on Jan. 4, 2000, tied for 14 th most in school history. PERSONAL: Born on November 5, 1977 in Largo, Florida. PROFESSIONAL: Not selected in the 2004 NBA Draft Was a member of the Suns 2006 summer league entry at the Vegas Summer League Averaged 8.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 18.2 minutes, including a.640 field goal percentage and a.500 three-point field goal percentage, in five games for the Suns Has played three seasons professionally, including most recently with German club Artland Dragons Quakenbrueck, where he averaged 14.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.1 assis in 43 games in Played first two professional seasons with Czech club Nymburk, leading his club to the NBL championship, the Czech Republic s top professional basketball league, in both seasons In , averaged 15.1 points and 7.8 rebounds in EuroCup games for Nymburk Named to the 2005 NBL All-Star Team and won the Czech NBL three-point shooting competition As a rookie, set the NBL single-game scoring record with 55 points on Dec. 22, 2004, as he became the first player in league history to score 50 or more points in a game. : A First Team Academic All- American in , was twice voted to the Colonial Athletic Assocation first team and became the first W&M player ever to lead the league in scoring with 20.3 points per game in In less than three full seasons at W&M, ended his career 10 th in school history with 1,341 points and finished sixth with a 17.9 scoring average Played freshman season at Eastern Michigan in and averaged 9.5 points. PERSONAL: Born on April 4, 1981 in Gross Pointe, Michigan Father, Doug, graduated from the University of Toledo, where he was a varsity basketball player from and later played professional in Italy and Belgium.

9 MELVIN SANDERS #4 GUARD/FORWARD OKLAHOMA ST. PAPE SOW #10 FORWARD/CENTER CAL ST.-FULLERTON PROFESSIONAL: Not selected in the 2003 NBA Draft Appeared in 10 games for French team Elan Bernais Pau-Orthez last season and averaged 10.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.2 steals during Euroleague play In , appeared in 16 games with the San Antonio Spurs averaging 2.6 points and 1.4 rebounds on 48.5 percent shooting in 7.1 minutes That same season, also played for the Fayetteville Patriots of the NBA Development League and averaged 20.6 points and 5.0 rebounds on 63.9 percent shooting Has played on summer league teams for the Miami Heat, Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets and Spurs Played for the Dakota Wizards of the CBA in and averaged 18.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists Earned All-CBA Second Team and CBA All-Defensive First Team honors. : Played three collegiate seasons ( ) at Oklahoma State Played in 32 games as a senior and averaged 12.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists Named third-team All Big 12 by the Associated Press and honorable mention All Big 12 by the league coaches Named to the Big 12 All-Defensive team by sports writers that regularly cover the league Transferred to Oklahoma State after one season at Seward County Community College where he averaged 15.6 points and 5.6 rebounds and was named first team All-Jayhawk Conference. PERSONAL: Born on January 3, 1981 in Pine Bluff, Ark. Son of Debbie and Melvin Sanders Has two sisters, Crystal and Kanesha, and one brother, Corey Majored in sociology at Oklahoma State Honored as Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior and senior at Liberal High School and was an 11-time state champion in the triple, long and high jumps. PROFESSIONAL: Three-year NBA veteran owns career averages of 2.9 points and 2.8 rebounds in 11.6 minutes in 76 games (29 starts) with the Toronto Raptors Originally selected with the 47 th overall pick in the second round of the 2004 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat, but his draft rights along with a 2005 second-round pick were acquired from Miami in exchange for the draft rights to Albert Miralles (39 th overall) on June 26, 2004 In , averaged 1.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in 4.9 minutes in seven games after missing the club s first 41 games due to a fractured vertebrae In , averaged 3.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.45 blocks in 14.0 minutes in 42 games (25 starts) Recorded career highs of 13 points and 15 rebounds (including a career-best eight offensive) vs. Phoenix on March 31, 2006 Assigned to Arkansas RimRockers of the NBA Development League and averaged 19.7 points, 11.6 rebounds, 1.41 steals, 1.56 blocks and 33.2 minutes in 18 games in : Played the final three seasons of his collegiate career at Cal State Fullerton after one season at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif Finished his career as Cal State Fullerton s 13th all-time leading scorer with 1,135 points and fourth all-time leading rebounder with 654 rebounds Named first-team All-Big West after his senior year Ranked second in the conference in scoring (17.3 points) and led the Big West in rebounding (9.7 rebounds) in his senior season Recorded 13 double-doubles, highlighted by 26 points and a career-high 18 rebounds against Cal Poly Averaged 13.8 points and a team-high 8.8 rebounds as a junior Contributed a team-leading 15.5 points and 8.6 rebounds in his sophomore campaign Registered a career-high 36 points on 14-for-21 shooting at Sacramento State. PERSONAL: Born on November 22, 1981 in Dakar, Senegal Name is pronounced POP SOH A native of Senegal, he speaks fluent English, French, and his native tongue of Wolof.

10 ERIC WILLIAMS #13 CENTER WAKE FOREST PROFESSIONAL: Not selected in the 2006 NBA Draft Originally an early entry candidate for the 2005 NBA Draft before withdrawing his name from consideration Participated in the 2005 NBA Pre-Draft Camp in Chicago Played first professional season for Italian club Tisettanta Cantu, averaging 9.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 37 games. : Four-year starter at Wake Forest averaged 13.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.02 steals and 0.87 blocks in 129 career games (121) starts for the Demon Deacons Finished career ranked sixth in Wake Forest history in rebounds (858), 13 th in points (1,738) and second in games started (121) Only Tim Duncan started more games at Wake Forest His.593 career field goal percentage is second at Wake and 14 th in ACC history Was a two-time All-ACC selection (2 nd team in 2005, 3 rd team in 2006) and led ACC in field goal percentage as a junior and senior Averaged 16.3 points and ranked third in the ACC in rebounding (8.9) as a senior in PERSONAL: Born on March 26, 1984 in Germany Full name is Eric Bernard Williams Comes from an athletic family His dad, Eric, played football on the college level and his mother, Debra, played basketball in college, both at Livingstone Debra once grabbed 31 rebounds in a game Has two younger brothers (Darius and Mitchell) and a younger sister (Jessica) Broke a rim in a game as a junior in high school Is very proficient at drawing cartoons, which have been featured in the Raleigh News & Observer and on WXII-TV Nicknames are Big E and E-Dub.

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