Coachella Valley Lakers finalize their training camp roster

Fans of the newly minted Coachella Valley Lakers no know some of the names they'll be rooting for at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert this season as the team announced its training camp roster Monday. The team, led by first-year coach Alex Cerda, has now begun camp back in Los Angles ahead of their season debut on Nov. 6. The roster of 18 players is led by three two-way players. A two-way player is a player with a specific contract that can move back and forth between the G League team and the NBA Los Angeles Lakers freely. Those three players are Chris Manon, Arthur Kaluma and Ak Okereke. Manon, a 6-foot-4 guard from Vanderbilt, played in nine game for the Los Angeles Lakers last year and has already played for the NBA team in one of their three game this year, scoring two points against Golden State. Kaluma is a 6-foot-7 forward from Texas and Okereke isa 6-foot-7 rookie forward also from Vanderbilt.Anton Watson, a Gonzaga grad, returns to the team after helping lead the then South Bay Lakers to the No. 1 seed in the west last season. Jahmir Young, who has played in 20 NBA games and was second team All-G League last year with the Sioux Falls Skyforce (Miami Heat affiliate) joined the CV Lakers via trade and will show off his game at Acrisure Arena this year.Coachella Valley Lakers roster notesAge range: The oldest player is 27-year-old Cole Swider who has been on the team before, and the youngest player is 22-year-old Raysean Seamster who played at UT Arlington by way of Cameroon. Countries: Fifteen of the 18 players are from the United States, along with a player from Canada (Tegra Izay), Cameroon (Seamster) and France (Kalifa Sakho).Colleges represented: The CV Lakers camp roster has players from Maine, Texas A&M, Milwaukee, Sothern Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Syracuse (2), Vanderbilt (2), UC San Diego (2), TCU, Marquette, Houston, UT Arlington, Gonzaga and Maryland.The Coachella Valley Lakers Training Camp RosterNAME POS HT WT DOB PRIOR TO NBAYRS STATUS Quion Burns G 6-6 180 11/20/02Maine R Drafted Jace Carter G 6-6 225 1/14/03Texas A&M 1 Try Out Faizon Fields C 6-10 220 1/10/02MilwaukeeR Drafted Tegra IzayC7-02683/17/02Southern MississippiRDraftedMeechie Johnson G6-2 180 9/21/02South Carolina R Affiliate Arthur KalumaF6-72253/1/02Texas1Two-WayWilliam Kyle IIIC 6-9 2303/1/04SyracuseR Affiliate Chris MañonG6-420912/9/01Vanderbilt 1Two-WayTyler McGhieG 6-5 195 2/7/01UC San DiegoR Try Out AK OkerekeF6-72447/2/03VanderbiltRTwo-WayJayden PierreG 6-0 175 5/7/03TCU R Drafted Chase RossG 6-5 205 2/7/03MarquetteR Affiliate Kalifa SakhoC6-112302/14/01HoustonRTradeRaysean SeamsterF 6-7 200 5/15/04UT Arlington RTry Out Cole Swider F 6-8 2205/8/99Syracuse3 Returning Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones G 6-6200 1/5/01UC San DiegoRAffiliate Anton Watson F 6-8 225 10/6/00Gonzaga2 ReturningJahmir YoungG 6-0 185 10/7/00Maryland2 TradeThis article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Coachella Valley Lakers finalize their training camp roster