The Golden State Warriors have signed free agent guards Aaron Miles and Ray Young, free agent forward Justin Davis and free agent center Deji Akindele (pronounced DAY-jah AH-kin-DELL), Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Chris Mullin announced today. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not announced.
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Miles, 22, played the last four seasons at the University of Kansas, finishing his collegiate career ranked eighth on the NCAA’s all-time assist list with 954 total assists. The 6-1 guard averaged 9.3 points and 7.2 assists per game in 2004-05 as a senior.
Young, 25, was a member of the Warriors’ 2005 Summer League team, where the UCLA product averaged 7.8 points per contest in four games. The 6-4 guard is a native of Oakland and attended St. Joseph’s Notre Dame High School in Alameda.
Davis, 24, played four seasons at Stanford under Warriors head coach Mike Montgomery. As a senior in 2003-04, the 6-9 center averaged 10.9 points and 6.6 rebounds while helping lead the Cardinal to a 30-2 record. Davis, a Berkeley native who also attended St. Joseph’s Notre Dame High School in Alameda, played professionally this past season in Greece.
Akindele, 22, is a 7-1 center who played two seasons at Chicago State and became the school’s all-time leading shot blocker despite leaving after his sophomore campaign. In 2004-05 he averaged 12.0 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.50 blocked shots per contest.
Golden State’s roster now totals 17 players.
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Miles
Miles, 22, played the last four seasons at the University of Kansas, finishing his collegiate career ranked eighth on the NCAA’s all-time assist list with 954 total assists. The 6-1 guard averaged 9.3 points and 7.2 assists per game in 2004-05 as a senior.
Young, 25, was a member of the Warriors’ 2005 Summer League team, where the UCLA product averaged 7.8 points per contest in four games. The 6-4 guard is a native of Oakland and attended St. Joseph’s Notre Dame High School in Alameda.
Davis, 24, played four seasons at Stanford under Warriors head coach Mike Montgomery. As a senior in 2003-04, the 6-9 center averaged 10.9 points and 6.6 rebounds while helping lead the Cardinal to a 30-2 record. Davis, a Berkeley native who also attended St. Joseph’s Notre Dame High School in Alameda, played professionally this past season in Greece.
Akindele, 22, is a 7-1 center who played two seasons at Chicago State and became the school’s all-time leading shot blocker despite leaving after his sophomore campaign. In 2004-05 he averaged 12.0 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.50 blocked shots per contest.
Golden State’s roster now totals 17 players.
