**Manhattan, Kan.** – Four former Kansas State men’s basketball players—Keyontae Johnson, Markquis Nowell, Tylor Perry, and Xavier Sneed—are set to compete in the NBA 2K25 Summer League. The league kicks off on Friday, July 12, and continues until Monday, July 22, at the Thomas & Mack Center and Pavilion in Las Vegas.
The NBA Summer League will feature round-robin games from Friday, July 12, to Friday, July 19, followed by playoffs from Saturday, July 20, to Sunday, July 21, with the championship game on Monday, July 22.
Johnson, who is entering his second professional season in 2024-25, will play for the Oklahoma City Thunder, which drafted him in the second round of the 2023 NBA Draft. Nowell will join the Washington Wizards after starting his career with the Toronto Raptors, while Perry will play for the Raptors, having signed an Exhibition-10 deal on June 27. Sneed, who played for the Wildcats from 2016-20, will represent the Sacramento Kings.
Sneed and the Kings will start the action on Friday, July 12, at 5 p.m. CT against the Memphis Grizzlies on NBA TV Canada. Nowell and the Wizards will face the Atlanta Hawks at 8:30 p.m. CT on ESPN. Johnson and the Thunder will take on Perry and the Raptors on Saturday, July 13, at 7:30 p.m. CT on NBA TV.
Nowell and the Wizards will play again on Sunday, July 14, against the Houston Rockets at 5 p.m. CT on ESPN2, while the Raptors and Perry will compete against the Denver Nuggets at 8:30 p.m. CT on NBA TV.
On Monday, July 15, Johnson and Sneed will be back on the court with the Thunder facing the Heat at 5 p.m. CT on ESPNU and the Kings playing the Jazz at 9 p.m. CT on ESPNU.
Additional games include the Wizards versus the Trail Blazers on Tuesday, July 16, at 7:30 p.m. CT on NBA TV and the Kings against the Knicks at 2:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday.
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