D-League Daily Developments
Published on November 26, 2007 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
SUNDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Sunday's games
v Kyrylo Fesenko, currently on assignment from the Utah Jazz, scored 21 points for the Flash in the loss to Los Angeles.
v Brandon Bowman shot 11-16 en route to a 26 point outing in the loss to Rio Grande Valley.
v Josh Gross netted 28 of Albuquerque's 95 points in the win over Fort Wayne.
SESSIONS EARNS D-LEAGUE.COM PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tulsa's Ramon Sessions, on assignment from the Milwaukee Bucks, is the first D-League Performer of the Week for the 2007-08 season. The first NBA player to be assigned to the D-League in 2007-08, Sessions led the Tulsa 66ers to a 2-0 start during the opening weekend of the season scoring 27 points with nine rebounds and four assists, all team-highs, in Tulsa's 94-86 victory over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on Friday night. He returned on Saturday with a 34-point, six rebound, six assist performance in Tulsa's 117-109 win over the Sioux Falls Skyforce. He is currently second in the league with a 30.5 point scoring average and also ranks among the league leaders with 7.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists.
ASSIGN OF SUCCESS: The following is a statistical breakdown of how NBA players on assignment in the D-League performed during the opening weekend of the season:
Player D-League Team G MPG FG% RPG APG PPG NBA Team
Ramon Sessions Tulsa 2 38.0 .563 7.5 5.0 30.5 Milwaukee
Kyrylo Fesenko Utah Flash 2 25.0 .600 7.0 0.0 16.0 Utah Jazz
Steve Novak Rio Grande Valley 2 35.0 .357 3.0 0.0 12.0 Houston
Brandon Wallace Utah 2 39.0 .483 8.0 2.0 14.5 Boston
JamesOn Curry Iowa 2 39.5 .432 3.5 6.5 24.0 Chicago
Kosta Perovic Bakersfield 2 20.5 .667 4.0 0.0 9.5 Golden State
Nick Fazekas Tulsa 2 28.5 .391 10.0 0.0 10.5 Dallas
Marcin Gortat Anaheim 2 25.5 .438 3.5 1.0 8.5 Orlando
Ian Mahinmi Austin 2 26.5 .429 7.0 0.0 13.0 San Antonio
Gabe Pruitt Utah 2 38.0 .563 7.5 5.0 30.5 Boston
NBA PLAYER AVERAGE: 2 31.5 .492 6.1 1.9 16.9
GATORADE CALL-UPS: Eddie Gill, the top pick in the 2007 D-League Draft and the first Gatorade Call-Up of the season, has appeared in five games for the New Jersey Nets and is averaging 2.8 points and 1.6 rebounds in 12.2 minutes per game.
NBA G League Stories from November 26, 2007
- Bakersfield Jam acquire Scooter McFadgon - Bakersfield Jam
- Bakersfield Jam Acquire Scooter McFadgon - Bakersfield Jam
- Celtics recall Gabe Pruitt from Utah Flash - Utah Flash
- Sessions Named Performer of the Week by D-League.com - G League
- D-League Daily Developments - G League
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