ECSU's Sharpless makes NBA Summer League Roster

Angelo Sharpless

ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina  --  Angelo Sharpless has held many titles over the past year; All-American, CIAA Player of the Year and Box To Row Player of the Year.

Throughout his high school and college careers, his uniform said Vikings; first for his hometown Plymouth High School (Plymouth, NC) and most recently for Elizabeth City State University.

As of July 2013, you may call him a Pacer.

Nearly a year after making #1 on SportsCenter's Top ten with a self made reverse alley-oop (see YouTube) Angelo Sharpless has been invited to play for the NBA's Indiana Pacers as member of their Orlando Summer League team.

The games will take place July 7-12 in Orlando can be seen on both NBA TV and online at NBA.com.   Heralded as one of the most athletic and gifted players in the country, Sharpless spent last month impressing NBA scouts from coast to coast. He displayed a solid all-around game in workouts for the Memphis Grizzlies, New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns, Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards and Charlotte Bobcats.

This past season Sharpless was named CIAA Player of the Year after averaging 20.5 points and a league best 8.8 rebounds per game.

At the conclusion of the Orlando swing he will hope to earn a spot for the Las Vegas Summer League July 12-22.

In their opener on Sunday, (Sharpless did not play; coaches decision) the Pacers fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder 65-68.

The remaining Pacers' schedule for the Orlando Summer League is as follows;

Monday, July 8, 2013 vs. Philadelphia - 1:00pm Tuesday, July 9, 2013 vs. Boston- 11:00am Thursday, July 11, 2013 vs. Utah- 11:00am Friday, July 12, 2013- 8:00am (seeding determine game times)

Complete Orlando League Schedule



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