Mad Ants 2009 Draft Recap
Published on November 6, 2009 under NBA G League (G League)
Indiana Mad Ants News Release
Fort Wayne, IN (November 6, 2009)-The Fort Wayne Mad Ants rounded up their seventeen man training camp roster last night by drafting the final eight players in the 2009 NBA D-League Draft. The other nine players are a combination of returners, allocated players and open tryout participants.
In the first round, the Mad Ants selected Alade Aminu, a 6'9" power forward out of Georgia Tech. They are in negotiations with the Erie BayHawks to complete a trade of Aminu for Rob Kurz, a Notre Dame graduate, who was allocated to the BayHawks.
The Ants picked up Frank Tolbert in the second round. Tolbert, a 6'4" small forward, played at Auburn Univeristy (2004-2008) and professionally in Holland (08-09) where he averaged 13 points per game.
Other notables include Jamelle Cornley (Penn State) who was selected in the third round, and Indiana University standout AJ Ratliff, who was selected in the eighth round.
Following is the list of players selected by the Mad Ants:
Rd Name Pos Ht Wt From
1 Alade Aminu*# C 6-10 235 Georgia Tech
2 Frank Tolbert F 6-4 220 Auburn
3 Jamelle Cornley* F 6-5 215 Penn State
4 Booker Woodfox* G 6-1 185 Creighton
5 Lenny Stokes G/F 6-5 200 Cincinnati
6 CJ Anderson* G/F 6-6 215 Xavier
7 Andres Sandoval PG 6-3 195 Dayton
8 AJ Ratliff* G 6-3 195 Indiana University
*indicates rookies
# in trade negotiations
The Mad Ants tip off the 2009-10 NBA D-League season at home in the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum against the Erie BayHawks on Friday, November 27. For ticket information on the 2009-10 season, please contact the Mad Ants office at (260)469-HOOP (4667).
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