Former Louisville basketball players’ stats in NBA Summer League 2026

The dust has settled on another NBA Summer League.

None of the six participating former Louisville basketball players reached the championship game, which saw the Golden State Warriors defeat the Memphis Grizzlies on July 19 in Las Vegas. But several showed out on the stage.

UofL’s first top-10 draft pick in three decades, Mikel Brown Jr., suited up for the Brooklyn Nets. Second-round selection Ryan Conwell reteamed with J’Vonne Hadley on the Miami Heat‘s roster. Isaac McKneely made his professional debut with the Atlanta Hawks, while Chucky Hepburn and Malik Williams returned for another go-around with the Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls, respectively.

How did they fare? Take a look at their stats below:

Brown went for 10 points, four assists, two turnovers and a rebound in his Nets debut — a 19-minute shift during the team’s 100-79 win over the Warriors on July 6 in the California Classic.

Louisville’s first one-and-done player was just getting warmed up for Las Vegas.

Appearing in three of Brooklyn’s last four Summer League games, Brown averaged 16.7 points on 39.5% shooting (33.3% from 3-point range), four assists, 2.7 turnovers, 1.7 rebounds and 1.7 steals across 22.5 minutes per contest. His best outing? A 20-point performance on 6-for-12 shooting in a 91-65 win over the New York Knicks on July 10. Sixteen of Brown’s points came in the second half, and he added three assists (against two turnovers), two steals a rebound and a block in 22 minutes.

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The Heat sent Conwell home from the Summer League on July 15 — one game into its stint in Las Vegas.

It was for good reason: The team had seen enough from the player it traded up to acquire across three games in the California Classic.

Conwell was a top-three scorer in the event, averaging 21 points on 40.9% shooting (32.1% from 3) in 30.7 minutes per appearance. He chipped in five rebounds and 3.3 assists (against 2.3 turnovers) to boot. In his lone game in Las Vegas, he posted 19 points on 7-for-16 shooting, three assists, a rebound and a block in 27 minutes of a 119-86 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Hadley, who signed an Exhibit-10 contract with the Heat after going undrafted, appeared in all eight of the team’s games between the California Classic and the Summer League.

In California, he averaged five points on 50% shooting (33.3% from 3), 6.3 rebounds, two assists, 1.3 steals and a turnover across 20.3 minutes per appearance. In Las Vegas, he averaged six points on 39.1% shooting (23.1% from 3), 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 26.4 minutes per game.

Hadley broke double digits once this summer with 10 points on 3-for-7 shooting across 29 minutes of a 90-73 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 13. He also finished that game with five rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block.

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For Hepburn, the Summer League marked a major milestone — his first taste of game action since a torn meniscus ended his first season on a two-way contract with the Raptors in January.

The point guard appeared in two of Toronto’s four games in Las Vegas. Across 29.1 minutes of run, he averaged 6.5 points on 23.8% shooting (8.3% from 3), 6.5 assists, 3.5 rebounds, two turnovers and 1.5 steals.

Hepburn’s best game was his first: 11 points on 4-for-16 shooting, five assists, two rebounds, a steal and a turnover in 29 minutes of an 83-80 loss to the Boston Celtics on July 10.

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Isaac McKneely appeared in all seven of the Hawks‘ games this summer — three in Salt Lake City, four in Las Vegas — after signing an Exhibit-10 contract with the team.

In Utah, he averaged 8.3 points on 47.1% shooting (43.8% from 3), two assists and 1.7 rebounds across 18.5 minutes per appearance. In Nevada, he averaged 5.5 points on 40.9% shooting (20% from 3), two assists and 1.5 rebounds in 19.2 minutes.

McKneely broke double digits twice this summer. In his best game, a 96-82 win over the Grizzlies on July 7, he scored 12 points on 4-for-8 shooting from beyond the arc and dished out five assists across 27 minutes.

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Williams landed on the Bulls’ Summer League roster after a productive 2025-26 season that saw him average 15.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.2 blocks across 34 appearances in the NBA G League.

In his five-game stint with Chicago in Las Vegas, the big man averaged 3.8 points on 29.4% shooting (23.1% from 3), 5.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists across 15.6 minutes.

Williams made a strong first impression, going for 10 points on 3-for-6 shooting while grabbing seven rebounds in 22 minutes of a 97-96 loss to the Grizzlies on July 10. The rest of the way, he totaled nine points and 21 boards.

Reach Louisville men’s basketball reporter Brooks Holton at bholton@gannett.com and follow him on X at @brooksHolton.

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