The NBA Draft is in the rearview and the NBA Summer League begins this weekend with the California Classic and the Salt Lake City Classic before summer league takes main stage Las Vegas beginning on July 9.
Three former Tennessee basketball players will be teaming up this summer beginning this weekend in California. Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Zakai Zeigler and Igor Milicic are all on the San Antonio Spurs roster for the California Classic.
San Antonio drafted Gillespie with the 42nd pick of the NBA Draft last week following its run to the NBA Finals this past season. Gillespie spent just one season at Tennessee and did not play with Zeigler or Milicic. However, Gillespie committed to Tennessee early in the transfer portal cycle and did workout with Gillespie while he trained for the draft.
While he was at Tennessee for just one season, Gillespie made the most of his time as a Vol. He averaged 18.4 points, 5.4 assists and 2.8 rebounds on his way to earning All-SEC honors and leading Tennessee back to the Elite Eight for a third straight season.
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Zeigler was a four-year standout at Tennessee breaking the program record for career steals and assists while leading Tennessee to two Elite Eight appearances as well as a SEC Regular-Season and Tournament championship.
The undersized guard went undrafted in the 2025 NBA Draft but was on the Detroit Piston’s summer legs roster last year. Zeigler played his rookie season with Nanterre 92 in Paris.
Milicic spent just one season at Tennessee, averaging 9.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game while starting all 37 games he played in. The 6-foot-10 stretch forward was a part of a Tennessee team that made the Elite Eight.
The Croatia native also went unselected in the 2025 NBA Draft before spending his rookie season on the Philadelphia 76ers G League team. Milicic was at Tennessee’s NCAA Tournament win over Virginia and celebrated with his former teammates and coaches in the locker room following the game.
San Antonio begins summer league action on Friday, July 3 when they face off against the Miami Heat. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. ET.
