Windy City Bulls roster at a glance
Here's a rundown of the 11 players on the Windy City Bulls roster as of Thursday morning:
J.J. Avila, 6-7, SF, Colorado State: Started college career at Navy before transferring to Colorado State ... averaged 16.7 points as a senior in 2014-15 ... from McAllen, Tex. … played in Belgium last year before spending training camp with Bulls.
Alec Brown, 7-1, C Wisconsin- Green Bay: Second-round pick of Phoenix Suns in 2014 NBA draft ... played in D-League and Spain since then ... acquired by WC Bulls in trade with Northern Arizona Suns ... native of Winona, Minn.
Coreontae DeBerry, 6-10, C, Cincinnati: A survivor of the WC Bulls tryout camp ... averaged 6.2 points last year at Cincinnati ... started career at junior college ... Holland, Mich., native.
Spencer Dinwiddie, 6-6, PG, Colorado: Played well in preseason for Bulls after logging two seasons with Detroit ... second-round pick of Pistons in 2014 ... played in 13 D-League games last year.
R.J. Hunter, 6-6, SG, Georgia State: Still best known for his long, last-second 3-pointer to beat No. 3 Baylor in 2015 NCAA tourney ... signed by Bulls late in preseason after being released by Celtics ... late first-round pick of Boston in 2015.
Alfonzo McKinnie, 6-8, PF, Wisconsin-Green Bay: Chicago native who played at Marshall High School ... transferred from Eastern Illinois to Green Bay ... has played professionally in Luxembourg and Mexico.
Jon Octeus, 6-4, PG, Purdue: Miami, Fla. native was a grad transfer at Purdue in 2014-15 after playing for Colorado State. … Participated in the college slam dunk contest.
Wesley Saunders, 6-6, SG, Harvard: Los Angeles native was 2013-14 Ivy League player of year ... played in 38 D-League games last season for two teams, averaging 4.1 points ... joined WC Bulls in expansion draft.
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, 6-2, PG, Georgetown: Rookie who led Georgetown in scoring past two seasons ... averaged 16.2 points and 4.5 assists as senior ... spent training camp with Bulls ... Indianapolis native.
Aaron Thomas, 6-5, G, Florida State: Averaged 14.8 points as a sophomore at Florida State, but was declared ineligible midway through 2014-15 season and left school ... WC Bulls first pick in D-League draft ... Cincinnati native.
Thomas Walkup, 6-4, PG, Stephen F. Austin: Two-time Southland Conference player of the year ... averaged 18.1 points, 4.5 assists last season ... scored 33 points in first-round NCAA Tournament win over West Virginia.