Kino's Ticket: Spurs Add Lilly Jr. to Summer League Roster
Brown’s All-Time Sharpshooter Set to Take Aim in San Antonio
- By: Thomas Harkness -
Despite not hearing his name called during the 2025 NBA Draft, Brown University alum Kino Lilly Jr. will get his shot to crack an NBA roster, as the Kino Lilly Jr. ‘25 Inks Contract with San Antonio Spurs.
A 6-foot, 165-pound guard originally from Glenn Dale, Maryland, Lilly was appointment viewing during his four-year tour de force for the Bears, starting 94 of his 113 career games from 2021–25 and averaging 16.6 points, 3.2 assists, and 2.1 rebounds per game on 41.1% shooting from the field (37.7% from three).
As a freshman in 2021–22, Lilly was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year — an accolade that proved to be the tip of the iceberg in his illustrious collegiate career. He was a First Team All-Ivy selection in each of his final three seasons, leading the league in three-point makes each year (77 makes in 2022–23, 90 in 2023–24, and 88 more in 2024–25) and both points per game (18.8) and total points (564) as a junior in 2023-24.
Lilly’s name now sits atop multiple Brown record books — and his legacy inside the Pizzitola Sports Center on Providence's East Side won’t be forgotten anytime soon. He finished his career with 1,878 points — second-most in program history behind 2003 alum Earl Grant (2,041) — and eighth all-time in the Ivy League. His 328 career three-pointers shattered the previous school record of 257 held by 2017 graduate JR Hobbie and tied 1975 grad Eddie Morris for seventh on Brown’s all-time assists list with 362.
But the value with Kino isn't just in his shot-making — it's in his workload. He averaged 34.7 minutes per game during his collegiate career, second in the Brown record books only to Sean McGonagill (36.1 MPG) and finished with 3,925 total minutes played — second again to McGonagill, who logged 4,110 minutes during his four years with the team from 2010-14. Lilly also led the Ivy League in minutes per game as a sophomore (34.7), junior (38.1), and senior (36.4) while ranking fourth nationally in percentage of team minutes played in 2023–24 (93.4%) and 19th in 2024–25 (90.9%).
Lilly is the second Brown player to earn a spot on an NBA Summer League roster this season. Jaylan Gainey, a two-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year (2019-20 and 2020-21) for the Bears before transferring to Florida State, was also added to the Utah Jazz Summer League squad.
San Antonio's Summer League roster is rich with young backcourt talent — including reigning Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle, top 2025 pick Dylan Harper, and NBA veterans such as Blake Wesley, Devin Vassell, De'Aaron Fox, Jordan McLaughlin, and Malaki Branham.
Even with that depth, the Spurs may have landed a gem in Lilly: a proven shotmaker with elite endurance and a one-school success story.
After all, players with that kind of résumé don't come around often — and they're certainly worth more than a flyer.
The NBA 2K26 Summer League will run from July 10th-20th in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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