Cam Spencer is officially in the NBA. The 6-foot-3 former Rutgers guard was chosen No. 53 by the Memphis Grizzlies in the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday.
Spencer averaged 14.3 points while shooting 44% from deep and serving as an extension of coach Dan Hurley on UConn’s second straight NCAA championship team. He joins teammates Steph Castle, who was chosen at No.
4 by the San Antonio Spurs, Donovan Clingan, who went at No. 7 to the Portland Trail Blazers and Tristen Newton , who went No. 49 to the Indiana Pacers.
“It’s a beautiful night and you want to see it culminated with the two guys [Thursday] being drafted into the right spots,” Hurley, the Jersey City native and former Seton Hall guard, said Wednesday night. “You want to see what happens with Cam and Tristen [Newton] because they deserve to be in some great places.” UConn has now had six players drafted off its two championship teams in the last two years.
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Spencer, 24, is an older player but showed he fills an immediate need: shooting. “I think teams love his toughness, his shooting ability, just doing it on a big stage on a winning team can go a long way,” ESPN’s Jere.
