Armor to Select First in 2009 NBA Development League Expansion Draft
August 26, 2009 - NBA G League (G League)
Springfield Armor News Release
SPRINGFIELD, MA August 26, 2009 - The NBA Development League today announced that the Springfield Armor will have the first pick in its 2009 Expansion Draft, which will take place via teleconference from the NBA D-League Office in New York on Wednesday, September 2nd beginning at 2 p.m.
The Armor, which will participate in the 10-round expansion draft with the Maine Red Claws, was chosen to select first via a random drawing conducted by an independent agency. The order of selection will alternate in each round, such that the team selecting second in the first round (Maine) will select first in the second round.
Both the Armor and the Red Claws will have the ability to select from the returning player lists of the Anaheim Arsenal and Colorado 14ers, which won the league championship in April. Springfield and Maine will be selecting the rights to the players drafted and will submit a list of its selected players, in order of preference, to the NBA D-League Office to pursue contracts.
"(Assistant coach) Kevin Whitted and I diligently have been researching all the players available to us in the expansion draft and will put the Armor in the best possible position to hit the ground running with experienced NBA D-League players," Armor Head Coach and Director of Basketball Operations Dee Brown said.
Complete List of Players Eligible for Expansion Draft
Name Pos. Hgt. Weight School/Country
Ronald Allen F 6-9 235 Cincinnati
Malick Badiane F 6-10 230 Senegal
Cameron Bennerman G 6-4 205 N.C. State
Cedric Bozeman G/F 6-6 207 UCLA
Kedrick Brown G/F 6-6 225 Okaloosa Walton CC
Jamar Brown F 6-9 230 CSU Pueblo
Marcus Campbell C 7-0 265 Mississippi
Geno Carlisle SG 6-3 200 California
Dominique Coleman G 6-3 190 Colorado
Joe Dabbert F/C 6-10 255 Creighton
Josh Davis F 6-8 242 Wyoming
Noel Felix F 6-9 235 Fresno St.
Trey Gilder F 6-9 185 Northwestern St.
Eddie Gill G 6-1 185 Weber State
Kentrell Gransberry C 6-9 270 South Florida
Vernon Hamilton G 6-1 190 Clemson
Dabo Kabov F 6-5 215 W. Los Angeles JC
John Lucas G 5-11 170 Oklahoma State
James Mays F 6-8 230 Clemson
Andre Patterson F 6-8 215 Tennessee
Ray Reed G 5-11 165 Cal. St. Fullerton
Marcus Taylor G 6-3 195 Michigan State
Billy Thomas G 6-5 215 Kansas
Kirk Walters C 6-11 235 Arizona
James White G 6-7 200 Cincinnati
Springfield Armor
With an ownership group led Massachusetts-based Michael Savit, "NBA Springfield" was announced as the NBA Development League's second team in New England during a press conference at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on March 31. Beginning on November 27th, the Springfield Armor will play a 50-game schedule, including 24 home dates at the MassMutual Center.
Emphasizing affordable family entertainment and NBA-caliber basketball, the Springfield Armor has season tickets beginning at just $91 and great deals on group tickets and fan experience packages! The Armor needed just over four months to reach 1,000 season tickets but still have great seats available. For more information, please call (413) 746-3263 or visit www.armorhoops.com.
NBA Development League
The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA's official minor league and featured 16 teams with direct affiliations to NBA teams during the 2008-09 season. This fall, two new NBA D-League teams will begin play in Portland, Maine and Springfield, Mass.-- the birthplace of basketball. Eighty-four former NBA Development League players were on 2008-09 NBA end-of-season rosters, amounting to almost 20 percent of NBA players, and the league continues to develop coaches, referees, and front office staff for the NBA and its teams. In fostering the league's connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote health and wellness, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA D-League Cares programs. The NBA D-League also advances the game of basketball as the research and development arm of the NBA. Throughout the season fans can watch all NBA D-League games on NBA Futurecast, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at nba.com/futurecast.
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