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MAVERICKS ADD THREE TO TRAINING CAMP ROSTER


DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks announced today they have signed free agents Josh Akognon, Tu Holloway and DJ Mbenga to complete their training camp roster. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Akognon (5-11, 185) is a PetalumaCalif., native who started his collegiate career at Washington StateUniversity before transferring to California State UniversityFullerton. As a junior, he led the Titans to a Big West regular season title, Big West Tournament Championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance for the first time in 30 years. As a senior, Akognon was named Big West Conference Player of the Year after averaging 23.9 points per game.

Holloway (6-0, 190) played collegiately at Xavier University and went undrafted in the 2012 NBA Draft. In his four years as a Musketeer, he played in 134 games and held career averages of 13.7 points, 4.1 assists and 1.2 steals per contest. As a junior, Holloway was Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and earned Third Team All-America honors from the Associated Press while averaging 19.7 points and 5.4 assists a game.

Mbenga (7-0, 240) is native of Congo who was originally signed by Dallas as a rookie free agent on July 14, 2004 after playing with the Mavericks summer league squad. In his first stint with Dallas he saw action in 79 games averaging 1.3 points and 0.9 rebounds. Mbenga was waived by Dallas on Oct. 30, 2007. Since his time inDallas, Mbenga has played for Golden State, L.A. Lakers and New Orleans. He holds career averages of 1.8 points and 1.5 rebounds in 234 games (4 starts).

Below is the Mavericks’ training camp roster:

No.          Player                     Pos.        Ht.           Wt.          Birthdate                Prior to NBA/Home Country     NBA Exp
10            Josh Akognon          G             5-11         185          2/10/86                    California StateFullerton         R
3              Rodrigue Beaubois G             6-2           182          2/24/88                    Cholet/Guadeloupe                 3
42            Elton Brand              F              6-9           255          3/11/79                    Duke/USA                               13
25            Vince Carter            G/F          6-6           220          1/26/77                    North Carolina/USA                 14
4              Darren Collison       G             6-0           160          8/23/87                    UCLA/USA                              3
9              Jae Crowder           F              6-6           235          7/6/90                      Marquette/USA                        R
1              Jared Cunningham  G             6-4           194          5/22/91                    Oregon State/USA                   R
52            Tu Holloway            G             6-0           190          8/21/89                    Xavier/USA                             R
5              Bernard James        F/C          6-10         240          2/7/85                      Florida State/USA                    R
30            Dahntay Jones        G/F          6-6           225          12/27/80                  Duke/USA                               9
20            Dominique Jones     G             6-5           215          10/15/88                  South Florida/USA                   2
35            Chris Kaman            C             7-0           265          4/28/82                    Central Michigan/USA             9
0              Shawn Marion         F              6-7           228          5/7/78                      UNLV/USA                              13
32            O.J. Mayo                G             6-4           210          11/5/87                    USC/USA                                4
28            DJ Mbenga              C             7-0           240          12/30/80                  Pallacanestro Varese/Congo   7
41            Dirk Nowitzki            F              7-0           245          6/19/78                    Würzburg/Germany                 14
13            Delonte West            G             6-3           180          7/26/83                    St. Joseph’s/USA                     8
34            Brandan Wright        F/C          6-10         210          10/5/87                    North Carolina/USA                 4


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Baltimore Ravens (7)
* Vonta Leach, fullback
* Ray Lewis, inside/middle linebacker
* Haloti Ngata, interior lineman
* Ed Reed, free safety
* Ray Rice, running back
* Terrell Suggs, outside linebacker
Marshal Yanda, guard

Cincinnati Bengals (1)
A.J. Green, wide receiver

Cleveland Browns (1)
* Joe Thomas, tackle

Denver Broncos (3)
* Champ Bailey, cornerback
Elvis Dumervil, defensive end
* Von Miller, outside linebacker

Houston Texans (2)
Arian Foster, running back
Johnathan Joseph, cornerback

Indianapolis Colts (1)
* Dwight Freeney, defensive end

Jacksonville Jaguars (1)
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Kansas City Chiefs (2)
Tamba Hali, outside linebacker
Derrick Johnson, inside/middle linebacker

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* Andre Carter, defensive end
* Rob Gronkowski, tight end
* Logan Mankins, guard
Matthew Slater, special-teamer
* Brian Waters, guard
* Wes Welker, wide receiver
* Vince Wilfork, interior lineman

N.Y. Jets (3)
D'Brickashaw Ferguson, tackle
Nick Mangold, center
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Sebastian Janikowski, place-kicker
Shane Lechler, punter
Richard Seymour, interior lineman

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Antonio Brown, kick returner
* Troy Polamalu, strong safety
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Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback
* Mike Wallace, wide receiver

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Antonio Gates, tight end
Philip Rivers, quarterback
Eric Weddle, free safety

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Arizona Cardinals (3)
* Larry Fitzgerald, wide receiver
Patrick Peterson, kick returner
* Adrian Wilson, strong safety

Atlanta Falcons (1)
Tony Gonzalez, tight end

Carolina Panthers (2)
* Ryan Kalil, center
Steve Smith, wide receiver

Chicago Bears (5)
Lance Briggs, outside linebacker
Matt Forte, running back
Corey Graham, special-teamer
Charles Tillman, cornerback
Brian Urlacher, inside/middle linebacker

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* Jay Ratliff, interior lineman
* DeMarcus Ware, outside linebacker

Detroit Lions (1)
* Calvin Johnson, wide receiver

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Greg Jennings, wide receiver
* John Kuhn, fullback
* Clay Matthews, outside linebacker
B.J. Raji, interior lineman
* Aaron Rodgers, quarterback
Scott Wells, center
* Charles Woodson, cornerback

Minnesota Vikings (1)
* Jared Allen, defensive end

New Orleans Saints (5)
Drew Brees, quarterback
Jermon Bushrod, tackle
* Jahri Evans, guard
* Jimmy Graham, tight end
* Carl Nicks, guard

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Eli Manning, quarterback
Jason Pierre-Paul, defensive end

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* LeSean McCoy, running back
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David Akers, place-kicker
Dashon Goldson, free safety
Frank Gore, running back
Andy Lee, punter
* Carlos Rogers, cornerback
* Justin Smith, interior lineman
* Joe Staley, tackle
* Patrick Willis, inside/middle linebacker

Seattle Seahawks (1)
* Earl Thomas, free safety

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1)
Davin Joseph, guard