Alex Barcello set to play with Toronto Raptors in NBA Summer League

PROVO, Utah – Former BYU basketball standout Alex Barcello will get his shot to make a NBA roster, as the Best Shooter in America will be joining the Toronto Raptors summer league team.

Toronto – like all 30 NBA teams – will participate in NBA Summer League set to take place July 7-17 at Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the campus of UNLV.

The 6-foot-2 guard ranked fourth in the West Coast Conference in scoring this past season as he averaged 16.8 points per game, shooting 45.1 percent from the field, 42.1 percent from 3-point range and 86.5 percent from the free throw line. He scored a career-high 33 points in a road win over Pepperdine where he made a program record nine 3-pointers in a conference game.

Barcello, a two-time All-WCC and NABC All-District first team selection, finished his three-year career with 1,319 points to rank 25th in program history. He also ranks second in program history in 3-point percentage, third in 3-point field goals per game and highest effective field goal percentage.

The Raptors open up NBA Summer League action against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, July 9.

Toronto Raptors NBA Summer League Schedule

Saturday, July 9 at 1:30 p.m. MT / Philadelphia 76ers

Tuesday, July 12 at 3 p.m. MT / Chicago Bulls

Wednesday, July 13 at 5 p.m. MT / Utah Jazz

Friday, July 15 at 8 p.m. MT / Miami Heat