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UC Davis sharpshooter Corey Hawkins signed a contract with the Miami Heat on Friday.

Men's Basketball

Hawkins added to Kings' Summer League roster

July 1, 2015

• Sacramento Kings Summer League announcement (w/schedule & roster)
• Get to Know Kings' Summer League Team
• Hawkins' Pre-Draft Workout Interview with Sacramento

DAVIS, Calif. - The defending Samsung NBA Summer League champion Sacramento Kings have added former UC Davis All-American Corey Hawkins to its roster for its upcoming 2015 summer campaign in Las Vegas the organization announced Tuesday.

The Kings will hold a mini-camp in Sacramento on July 7-9 before departing for Las Vegas, where they will play at least five games at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the campus of UNLV. Sacramento opens NBA Summer League play on July 10 against the Toronto Raptors at 3:30 p.m.

This summer's event will again feature the tournament-style format first debuted in 2013 that will crown the Samsung NBA Summer League Champion on Monday, July 20. The 24 teams -- 23 NBA teams and one NBA Development League Select team -- will compete in three preliminary round games from July 10-14 before being seeded in a tournament running through the Championship Game on July 20. Each team is guaranteed to play at least five games.

Additional games for the Kings include a July 12 meeting against Denver (5 p.m.) and July 13 against Golden State (3:30 p.m.).

Hawkins, the No. 2 all-time scorer in program history (1,694 points), is the first Aggie to earn All-American accolades from the Associated Press and Player of the Year honors from the Big West Conference. The two-time league scoring champion led UC Davis to a 25-7 overall record (including a perfect 14-0 mark at home), the school's inaugural Big West regular season championship and first-ever Division I postseason appearance in the National Invitation Tournament.

An All-District IX recipient from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and National Association of Basketball Coaches, Hawkins ended his senior season by leading all Division I players from three with his .488 percentage. Ranked seventh in the nation with his 20.9 points per game average, the Goodyear, Arizona, native finished the season with top 10 numbers in 10 statistical categories and earned additional All-American recognition by finishing as a finalist for the Lou Henson Award - presented to the top mid-major player in the country.

Comprehensive coverage of the Summer League will be available at Kings.com and NBA TV will televise all 67 games, culminating with the championship game at 6 p.m. on July 20. Fans can also watch the games live online at NBA.com and via the NBA Game Time app (download here).

Tickets are also available by visiting NBATickets.com or by calling (702) 739-FANS.

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Players Mentioned

Corey Hawkins

#3 Corey Hawkins

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Sophomore
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