2016-2017 Bakersfield Jam Regular Season Roster

* Including all Northern Arizona Suns and Motor City Cruise information

NBA Affiliate: Phoenix Suns

2016-2017 Northern Arizona Suns Roster

# Player Pos Height Weight Age Pre-NBA Draft Team NBA Draft Status Nationality
9 Daniel Alexander PF 6-9 217 25 Grand Canyon 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
4 Gracin Bakumanya C 6-11 220 19 Antibes (France) 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted Democratic Republic of the Congo
9 Askia Booker SG 6-1 170 23 Colorado 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
33 Michael Bryson G 6-4 200 22 UC Santa Barbara 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
22 Derek Cooke, Jr. F 6-9 220 25 Wyoming 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
21 Alex Davis F 6-9 210 25 Fresno State 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
5 Josh Gray G 6-1 170 23 LSU 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
3 Shaquille Harrison G 6-4 195 23 Tulsa 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
8 Joe Jackson G 6-1 171 25 Memphis 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
1 Derrick Jones SF 6-6 210 20 UNLV 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
21 Greg Mays F 6-8 220 24 Green Bay 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
1 Chris McCullough PF 6-11 200 22 Syracuse 2015 Rnd 1 Pick 29 United States
18 Elijah Millsap GF 6-6 215 29 UAB 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
24 Johnny O'Bryant FC 6-9 257 23 LSU 2014 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
1 Xavier Silas SG 6-5 198 29 Northern Illinois 2011 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
- Tyler Ulis PG 5-10 149 21 Kentucky 2016 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
- Alan Williams FC 6-8 265 24 UC Santa Barbara 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
23 Asaad Woods GF 6-4 215 24 Limestone 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

2016-2017 Northern Arizona Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. Booker X. Silas E. Millsap A. Davis D. Cooke, Jr.
Rotation J. Jackson S. Harrison A. Woods C. McCullough G. Bakumanya
Rotation J. Gray M. Bryson      

Recent Northern Arizona Suns History

Season Team Record Conference Rank
2023-2024 Motor City Cruise 16-17 (13-12) 7th (Eastern)
2022-2023 Motor City Cruise 17-15 (14-11) 5th (Eastern)
2021-2022 Motor City Cruise N/A 3rd (Eastern)
2020-2021 Northern Arizona Suns N/A N/A (Western)
2019-2020 Northern Arizona Suns 8-34 (7-27) 13th (Western)
2018-2019 Northern Arizona Suns 12-38 (9-30) 13th (Western)
2017-2018 Northern Arizona Suns 23-27 (17-22) 9th (Western)
2016-2017 Northern Arizona Suns 22-28 (17-22) 8th (Western)
2015-2016 Bakersfield Jam 22-28 (21-22) 6th (Western)
2014-2015 Bakersfield Jam 35-17 (18-7) 2nd (Western)

2016-2017 Northern Arizona Suns Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Johnny O'Bryant Performer of the Week (01/16/17)
Johnny O'Bryant West Initial All-Star Selection (2017)
Derek Cooke, Jr. Slam Dunk Participant (2017)

2016-2017 Northern Arizona Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Alan Williams 1 28.0 20.0 9.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.0
Elijah Millsap 50 36.9 19.8 7.8 4.0 2.0 0.5 3.2
Johnny O'Bryant 25 32.2 18.1 8.6 1.6 1.0 0.6 2.1
Askia Booker 42 31.7 15.5 4.0 5.3 1.2 0.1 2.5
Xavier Silas 40 31.2 15.4 2.9 0.8 0.8 0.1 1.3
Derrick Jones 19 32.0 14.4 5.6 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.5
Josh Gray 50 25.3 13.5 3.6 4.5 1.5 0.1 2.2
Tyler Ulis 1 36.1 13.0 5.0 9.0 3.0 0.0 4.0
Chris McCullough 12 23.8 10.9 5.3 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.2
Shaquille Harrison 48 27.6 9.8 4.2 1.8 1.2 0.8 1.1
Joe Jackson 4 16.4 9.0 2.2 3.0 0.5 0.0 2.2
Alex Davis 23 24.4 7.5 4.9 1.0 0.8 1.9 1.4
Derek Cooke, Jr. 50 21.5 7.4 7.5 0.8 0.8 0.6 1.2
Michael Bryson 46 18.2 5.1 2.4 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.4
Daniel Alexander 15 13.5 3.7 2.7 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.6
Greg Mays 5 4.3 2.8 1.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
Gracin Bakumanya 40 10.4 2.7 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.5
Asaad Woods 23 7.6 1.6 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3

Northern Arizona Suns Affiliation History

SeasonTeamNBA Affiliate
2023-2024 Motor City Cruise Pistons
2022-2023 Motor City Cruise Pistons
2021-2022 Motor City Cruise Pistons
2020-2021 Northern Arizona Suns Suns
2019-2020 Northern Arizona Suns Suns
2018-2019 Northern Arizona Suns Suns
2017-2018 Northern Arizona Suns Suns
2016-2017 Northern Arizona Suns Suns
2015-2016 Bakersfield Jam Suns
2014-2015 Bakersfield Jam Suns
2013-2014 Bakersfield Jam Hawks, Clippers, Suns, Raptors, Jazz
2012-2013 Bakersfield Jam Hawks, Clippers, Suns, Raptors
2011-2012 Bakersfield Jam Clippers, Suns, Raptors
2010-2011 Bakersfield Jam Clippers, Lakers
2009-2010 Bakersfield Jam Warriors, Clippers
2008-2009 Bakersfield Jam Warriors, Magic
2007-2008 Bakersfield Jam Warriors, Kings

Northern Arizona Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Tyrone Ellis Head Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Bakersfield Jam, 2015 to 2016)
Brandon Rosenthal Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Director of Basketball Operations (Santa Clara, 2013 to 2016)
Bret Burchard Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (2015 to 2016)
Tyler Gatlin Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Bakersfield Jam, 2015 to 2016)
Louis Lehman Assistant General Manager 2016-2017 Assistant General Manager (Bakersfield Jam, 2015 to 2016)
Dylan DeBusk Director of Basketball Operations 2016-2017 Director of Basketball Operations (Bakersfield Jam, 2015 to 2016)
Johnathan Mak Head Athletic Trainer 2016-2017 Head Athletic Trainer (Bakersfield Jam, 2015 to 2016)
Gordon Pang Assistant Athletic Trainer 2016-2017 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Bakersfield Jam, 2015 to 2016)
Ashley Stovall Director of Communications 2016-2017 N/A