Maine Celtics Announce Opening Night Roster
November 3, 2022 – NBA G League (G League) – Maine Celtics News Release
PORTLAND, ME – The Maine Celtics, presented by Unum,today finalized their roster for the start of the 2022-2023 NBA G League season, which tips off tomorrow night at the Portland Expo.
The Celtics head into their 13th season loaded with players with NBA experience. Two-Way Players JD Davison and Mfiondu Kabengele will lead the Maine squad. Denzel Valentine returns to Maine for a second season and will be joined by newcomers and NBA veterans Marial Shayok and Luka Samanic. Eight of Maine’s 12 players enter the season with previous NBA G League experience, while the other four players are all rookies.
To get to the maximum roster size of 12 players, Maine waived Josh Hall, A.J. Hess, Zak Irvin, and Carl Pierre from the training camp roster.
Below is the Maine Celtics opening night roster:
No. Name Position Height Weight College/Country How Acquired
1 Scottie Lindsey G 6-5 210 Northwestern Returning Player
2 Kendall Smith G 6-3 190 Oklahoma State G League Draft
3 JD Davison G 6-1 195 Alabama Two-Way Player
5 Reginald Kissoonlal C 7-0 204 Northwestern State Affiliate Player
7 Denzel Valentine G 6-4 220 Michigan State Returning Player
8 Marvin Smith, Jr. G 6-6 190 UNC-Greensboro Returning Player
10 A.J. Reeves G 6-6 205 Providence Affiliate Player
11 Marial Shayok G/F 6-5 198 Iowa State Affiliate Player
21 Eric Demers G 6-1 190 Gordon Coll. Returning Player
28 Mfiondu Kabengele C 6-10 250 Florida State Two-Way Player
44 Kamar Baldwin G 6-1 190 Butler 2022 Tryouts
99 Luka Samanic F 6-10 227 Croatia Affiliate Player
The Celtics will open the season against Westchester in a pair of games this Friday and Sunday. A limited number of tickets remain for Opening Night. Tickets for all 24 of Maine’s home games at the Portland Expo are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting MaineCeltics.com.
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