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Fort Worth Flyers Complete Draft

November 3, 2006 - NBA G League (G League)
Fort Worth Flyers News Release


FORT WORTH, Texas, November 2, 2006 - The Fort Worth Flyers selected Kevin Burleson with the team's first round pick in the 2006 National Basketball Association Development League draft.

A 6-3, 205 pound guard, Burleson spent the 2005-06 season with the Charlotte Bobcats and also attended training camp with the team this fall. Burleson appeared in 39 games for the Bobcats, making one start, and averaged 1.8 points, 1.2 assists and 8.7 minutes per game. He spent the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons playing abroad in Germany with Tubingen and USC Heidelberg in the German 2 Bundesliga, respectively. Burleson played collegiately at the University of Minnesota where he finished his career ranked second in Minnesota history with 440 assists. He also ranks third all-time in three-point field goals made (148) and fourth in career steals (157).

"Kevin is a very capable NBA caliber point guard," said Flyers head coach Sidney Moncrief. "He is an excellent leader on the court, a great decision maker and a good shooter who plays solid defense. We are extremely pleased to have him be part of our team."

In the second round, the Flyers selected former Delta State standout Jeremy Richardson. The 6-6, 185 pound guard/forward was named Second Team All-Region by Daktronics during his senior season. Richardson earned First Team All-Gulf South Conference honors his junior and senior seasons and also participated in the NABC NCAA Division II All-Star game. He ranks as Delta State's 14th all-time leading scorer with 1,001 points and is fifth all-time in three-point field goals made (120). Richardson finished his collegiate career at Delta State after playing his first two seasons at Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson, Mississippi.

Additional 2006 Flyers draft selections include David Logan (Indianapolis), Trent Strickland (Wake Forest), Anderson Ferreira (Chipola JC), Gary Hamilton (Miami), Anthony McHenry (Georgia Tech), Jibril Hodges (Long Beach State), Eric Walton (San Jose State), and Armein Kirkland (Cincinnati).

"Overall I felt it was a solid draft for us, and we were able to draft a talented group of players," said Moncrief. "Now we need to find the best way to put all of the pieces together and come together as a team."

Complete 2006 draft results for the Flyers are as follows:

Name Position Height Weight College

Kevin Burleson G 6-3 205 Minnesota

Jeremy Richardson G/F 6-6 185 Delta State

David Logan G 6-1 170 Indianapolis

Trent Strickland G/F 6-5 215 Wake Forest

Anderson Ferreira F/C 6-9 215 Chipola JC

Gary Hamilton F/C 6-10 265 Miami (Fla.)

Anthony McHenry F 6-7 222 Georgia Tech

Jibril Hodges G 6-2 175 Long Beach State

Eric Walton F/C 6-8 210 San Jose State

Armein Kirkland F/G 6-8 205 Cincinnati

Training camp will begin November 12 at Nolan Catholic High School. All D-League teams will trim their roster to 12 players by November 15 and announce final roster cuts to 10 players by November 22.

The Fort Worth Flyers home opener is Friday, December 1 against the Bakersfield Jam at the Fort Worth Convention Center. The regular season tips off Saturday, November 25 against the Austin Toros in Austin, Texas.

Season tickets begin at $99, and flex book and group ticket packages are also available. For more information, log on to fwflyers.com or call (817) 698-8333.



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