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Memphis, Tenn. – The Memphis Grizzlies today announced the team signed forward Justin Bean and guard Jacob Gilyard to finalize their 2022 training camp roster. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Bean (6-7, 210) started all 34 of his appearances last season as a senior at Utah State University and averaged 17.4 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.56 steals in 35.4 minutes while shooting 53.4 percent from the field and 46.5 percent from 3-point range. The 25-year-old Oklahoma native was named to the All-Mountain West Second Team unanimously twice (2021, 2022) and to the Mountain West All-Defensive Team twice (2020, 2022) before he went unselected in the 2022 NBA Draft.
Gilyard (5-9, 160) started all 37 of his appearances last season as a senior at the University of Richmond and averaged 13.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.92 steals in 38.6 minutes. The 24-year-old Missouri native, whose 466 career steals set an NCAA Division I record, was named the 2020 Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team four times (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022). Gilyard went unselected in the 2022 NBA Draft.
A full training camp roster is attached and copied below.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 2022 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
No.
Player
Pos.
Ht.
(w/o shoes)
Wt.
Birthdate
Prior to NBA/Home Country
NBA Yrs
4
Steven Adams
C
6-11
265
7/20/1993
Pittsburgh/New Zealand
9
7
Santi Aldama
F
6-11
224
1/10/2001
Loyola (MD)/Spain
1
22
Desmond Bane
G/F
6-6
215
6/25/1998
TCU/USA
2
34
Justin Bean
F
6-7
210
11/17/1996
Utah State/USA
R
24
Dillon Brooks
G/F
6-6 ½
220
1/22/1996
Oregon/Canada
5
1
Kennedy Chandler
G
6-0
171
9/16/2002
Tennessee/USA
R
15
Brandon Clarke
F
6-7 ¾
210
9/19/1996
Gonzaga/Canada
3
0
Jacob Gilyard
G
5-9
160
7/14/1998
Richmond/USA
R
14
Danny Green
G/F
6-5 ½
220
6/22/1987
North Carolina/USA
13
13
Jaren Jackson Jr.
F/C
6-11
242
9/15/1999
Michigan State/USA
4
21
Tyus Jones
G
6-0 ¼
196
5/10/1996
Duke/USA
7
46
John Konchar
G/F
6-4 ¾
210
3/22/1996
Fort Wayne/USA
3
3
Jake LaRavia
F
6-7
235
11/3/2001
Wake Forest/USA
R
6
Kenneth Lofton Jr. 2W
F/C
6-8
275
8/14/2002
Louisiana Tech/USA
R
12
Ja Morant
G
6-2 ½
175
8/10/1999
Murray State/USA
3
27
David Roddy
F
6-5
255
3/27/2001
Colorado State/USA
R
35
Killian Tillie
F/C
6-10
220
3/5/1998
Gonzaga/France
2
2
Xavier Tillman Sr.
F/C
6-8
245
1/12/1999
Michigan State/USA
2
8
Ziaire Williams
G/F
6-8 ¼
185
9/12/2001
Stanford/USA
1
5
Vince Williams Jr. 2W
G/F
6-6
205
8/30/2001
VCU/USA
R
* - 2W indicates a Two-Way Player who will be eligible to play for the Memphis Grizzlies and the NBA G League’s Memphis Hustle.
