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Atlanta defeated San Antonio, 93-66, Thursday in the NBA Summer League at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Three former Tennessee basketball players competed in the contest for the Spurs.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie started and played 23 minutes. He totaled 12 points, six assists, three rebounds, two steals and one block. Gillespie converted 5-of-13 field goal attempts and 2-of-6 three-point attempts.
He played one season for the Vols and appeared in 37 games (37 starts). Gillespie holds the program's single-season record for steals (79). He also recorded 201 assists, converted 103 three-point attempts and was the first Vol to score 650 points and record 200 assists in a season.
Igor Milicic Jr. recorded two points, four rebounds and one steal in six minutes for San Antonio. He converted 1-of-4 field goal attempts.
Milicic Jr. played at Tennessee during the 2024-25 season after transferring from Charlotte and Virginia. In his one season at Tennessee, he appeared in 37 games (37 starts). Milicic Jr. is tied for fourth place in most starts in program history.
Zakai Zeigler also played two minutes for the Spurs on Thursday. He did not convert his only field goal attempt.
Zeigler played at Tennessee from 2021-25.
He is the school's all-time assists and steals leader. Zeigler was a three-year starter. In four years with the Vols, he averaged 11.3 points and 5.4 assists per game. His 747 career assists ranks third in SEC history. Zeigler's 215 career steals rank eighth in conference history.
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Three former Tennessee basketball players competed in the contest for the Spurs.
Ja'Kobi Gillespie started and played 23 minutes. He totaled 12 points, six assists, three rebounds, two steals and one block. Gillespie converted 5-of-13 field goal attempts and 2-of-6 three-point attempts.
He played one season for the Vols and appeared in 37 games (37 starts). Gillespie holds the program's single-season record for steals (79). He also recorded 201 assists, converted 103 three-point attempts and was the first Vol to score 650 points and record 200 assists in a season.
Igor Milicic Jr. recorded two points, four rebounds and one steal in six minutes for San Antonio. He converted 1-of-4 field goal attempts.
Milicic Jr. played at Tennessee during the 2024-25 season after transferring from Charlotte and Virginia. In his one season at Tennessee, he appeared in 37 games (37 starts). Milicic Jr. is tied for fourth place in most starts in program history.
Zakai Zeigler also played two minutes for the Spurs on Thursday. He did not convert his only field goal attempt.
Zeigler played at Tennessee from 2021-25.
He is the school's all-time assists and steals leader. Zeigler was a three-year starter. In four years with the Vols, he averaged 11.3 points and 5.4 assists per game. His 747 career assists ranks third in SEC history. Zeigler's 215 career steals rank eighth in conference history.
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This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Three former Vols play in Spurs-Hawks NBA Summer League game
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