The Charlotte Bobcats added to their expansion team Sunday, selecting former Ball State guard Patrick Jackson and three other players from an open-tryout session to advance to their minicamp.
Guard Pierre Wooten, forward Anthony Greenup and center Moustapha Diouf were also picked to participate in the rookie/free agent minicamp that begins Tuesday.
The Bobcats invited 44 players to tryout on Saturday, then whittled the list down to 20 players for a Sunday game.
Greenup, who played at Shaw University, had 14 points and 10 rebounds in the final audition.
''I knew I had a really slim chance,'' he said. ''But I worked hard and chased after loose balls and that got me picked. I'll have to work a lot harder in camp to make it past that.''
Wooten, who played at Winthrop and spent last season playing for a team in Turkey, and Jackson both advanced because of Charlotte's desperate need for a point guard.
The Bobcats did not select any point guards in the NBA expansion draft last week and picked forward Emeka Okafor and swingman Bernard Robinson in the NBA draft.
''It was a good session, very organized,'' coach and general manager Bernie Bickerstaff said. ''No one embarrassed themselves, and it was a great opportunity for them to play some basketball.''
Jackson played at Ball State in 1998-2002 and was a two-time team co-captain and most valuable player.
He finished his career at Ball State as the school's all-time three-point leader with 202 treys.
He will join Theron Smith who was selected in the expansion draft from the Memphis Grizzlies. The two played three seasons together with the Cardinals.
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