ATLANTA — Hawks Talon Gaming Club, the NBA 2K League affiliate team of the
Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club, has announced Wesley Acuff as the team’s manager
and head coach. Acuff will be the first full-time hire for Hawks Talon GC, which
wasunveiled this past summer as one of the 2K league’s four expansion teams to
join for the 2019 season. In September, the newly formed club chose power
forward Dat Boy Shotz (Connor Rodrigues) with the first overall pick and center
ARS0NAL x (Devon Peek) with the eighth overall pick in the 2018 NBA 2K League
Expansion Draft.
“We are very pleased to welcome Wesley Acuff to Hawks Talon GC,” Hawks Vice
President of Business Operations and Strategy Samir Mayur said. “Wesley’s unique
qualifications and extensive knowledge of the professional gaming community will
help us create a winning culture that will deepen our connection with the next
generation of Hawks fans.”
In his new role, Acuff will be primarily responsible for all aspects of team
operations, including player personnel management and coaching strategy. That
includes building out a full team of sixplayers and providing daily oversight of
the gaming house and training facility.
“It’s an honor to join Hawks Talon GC,” Acuff said. “We already have a strong
foundation with two of the league’s dominant big men in Dat Boy Shotz and
ARS0NAL x, and I’m excited to draft and develop additional elite talent on our
roster.”
Prior to joining Hawks Talon GC, Acuff was an accomplished NBA 2K player and
finished in the top 250 out of more than 72,000 players who tried out for the
NBA 2K League’s inaugural season. At the same, he spent the past decade in
various content and production roles at Turner Sports and NBA Digital in
Atlanta.
Acuff, a native of Detroit, Michigan, attended The Art Institute of California
in Los Angeles and graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in Digital Film Making
& Video Productions.
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