G League Iowa Wolves

Iowa Energy Acquire Anthony Tolliver

Published on November 28, 2007 under NBA G League (G League)
Iowa Wolves News Release


NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2007 - The Iowa Energy today announced the acquisition of center Anthony Tolliver from the available player pool. Tolliver will be available for tonight's game when the Energy hosts the Colorado 14ers at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. "Anthony is a very intelligent and hardworking player," said Energy head coach Nick Nurse. "He's had experience playing for a great college coach at Creighton, which is just down the road from Des Moines, so we've been able to track him for a long time. We think he's going to fit into our team really well." Tolliver was a member of the 2007-08 Cleveland Cavaliers preseason roster and appeared in three exhibition games, scoring six points and grabbing five rebounds in 20 minutes of action. A standout at Creighton, Tolliver finished his college career averaging 8.1 points and 4.9 rebounds over 124 games, including a career-best 13.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game during his 33-game senior season. During that season he earned All-MVC honors, having been the league's only player to rank among the top 10 in scoring, rebounding and blocks. The addition of Tolliver is the first roster move of the season for the Energy that counts towards the nine allowed by D-League rules. To make room for Tolliver, the Energy released forward Keith Gayden. The NBA Development League is the NBA's official minor league, and the first-ever basketball league with direct affiliations to NBA teams. Now in its seventh season the D-League's goals are to provide affordable, NBA-caliber entertainment to fans of its 14 teams, as well as continue to develop players, coaches, referees and front-office personnel for the NBA. As the single source for in-season player "call-ups" to the NBA, fans of the D-League enjoy the highest caliber of basketball played outside the NBA. In fact, former D-League players represented 10 percent of NBA players on 2007-08 opening day rosters, numbering 44 in total. In addition, the D-League has produced 25 percent of current NBA referees and 16 current NBA coaches, including head coach Sam Vincent with the Charlotte Bobcats. The D-League is an innovative and rapidly growing sports property that also serves as an experimental testing ground for new initiatives of the NBA and its teams, provides continuing education and professional development resources for its players, and is committed to serving its local communities through D-LEAGUE CARES and grassroots efforts.

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