Pelicans announce 2024-25 opening night roster - Crescent City Sports

October 21, 2024
By Matt Ryan
Category: Pelicans

Pelicans forward Zion Williamson — (Photo: Stephen Lew)

NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans today announced their opening roster for the 2024-25 season. The Pelicans will open the regular season on Wednesday, October 23rd in New Orleans against the Chicago Bulls.

The game will be televised by FOX 8 in association with the Gulf Coast Sports and Entertainment Network and the radio broadcast will air on WWL 870 AM.

New Orleans' roster currently features 17 players, including three two-way players.

2024-25 New Orleans Pelicans Opening Night Roster

NO.	player	Pos	Ht	wt	birth date	Before NBA/Country	NBA Exp.
15	Jose Alvarado	G	6-0	182	April 12, 1998	Georgia Tech/USA	3
	Brandon Boston Jr.*	G	6-6	188	11/28/01	Kentucky/USA	3
8	Jamal Cain*	F	6-7	207	March 20, 1999	Oakland/USA	2
4	Javonte Green	G/F	6-4	220	July 23, 1993	Radford/USA	5
24	Jordan Hawkins	G	6-5	185	April 29, 2002	Connecticut/USA	1
14	Brandon Ingram	F	6-8	212	09/02/1997	Duke/USA	8
55	Trey Jemison*	C	6-11	275	November 28, 1999	UAB/USA	1
2	Herb Jones	G/F	6-7	212	October 6, 1998	Alabama/USA	3
17	Karlo Matkovic	F/C	6-11	260	March 30, 2001	Cedevita Olimpija/Bosnia and Herzegovina	R
3	CJ McCollum	G	6-3	202	September 19, 1991	Lehigh/USA	11
21	Yves Missi	C	6-11	236	May 14, 2004	Baylor/Cameroon	R
25	Trey Murphy III	F	6-8	217	June 18, 2000	Virginia/USA	3
5	Dejounte Murray	G	6-5	181	September 19, 1996	Washington/USA	7
12	Antonio Reeves	G	6-5	189	November 20, 2000	Kentucky/USA	R
50	Jeremiah Robinson Earl	F/C	6-9	234	November 3, 2000	Villanova/USA	3
10	Daniel Theis	C	6-8	254	April 4, 1992	Brose Bamberg/Germany	7
1	Zion Williamson	F	6-6	284	July 6, 2000	Duke/USA	4

*Two-way player

Head Coach: Willie Green, Detroit Mercy

Deputy Head Coach: James Borrego, San Diego

Assistant coach: Jarron Collins (Stanford), Casey Hill (Trinity), Aaron Miles (Kansas), Dan Geriot (Richmond), Darnell Lazare (Louisiana State), Corey Brewer (Florida), Jodie Meeks (Kentucky)

Coaching consultant: Mike D'Antoni, Marshall

Head of Rehabilitation: Amy Atmore, Southern California

Director of Performance and Sports Science: Daniel Bove, Penn State

Lead sports coach: Tom Maystadt, Iowa State

Numerical roster

1	Zion Williamson	15	Jose Alvarado
2	Herb Jones	17	Karlo Matkovic
3	CJ McCollum	21	Yves Missi
4	Javonte Green	24	Jordan Hawkins
5	Dejounte Murray	25	Trey Murphy III
8	Jamal Cain*	50	Jeremiah Robinson Earl
10	Daniel Theis	55	Trey Jemison*
12	Antonio Reeves		Brandon Boston Jr.*
14	Brandon Ingram

2024-25 New Orleans Pelicans Opening Night Roster

NO.

player

Pos

Ht

wt

birth date

Before NBA/Country

NBA Exp.

15

Jose Alvarado

G

6-0

182

April 12, 1998

Georgia Tech/USA

3

Brandon Boston Jr.*

G

6-6

188

11/28/01

Kentucky/USA

3

8

Jamal Cain*

F

6-7

207

March 20, 1999

Oakland/USA

2

4

Javonte Green

G/F

6-4

220

July 23, 1993

Radford/USA

5

24

Jordan Hawkins

G

6-5

185

April 29, 2002

Connecticut/USA

1

14

Brandon Ingram

F

6-8

212

09/02/1997

Duke/USA

8

55

Trey Jemison*

C

6-11

275

November 28, 1999

UAB/USA

1

2

Herb Jones

G/F

6-7

212

October 6, 1998

Alabama/USA

3

17

Karlo Matkovic

F/C

6-11

260

March 30, 2001

Cedevita Olimpija/Bosnia and Herzegovina

R