NBA D-League Daily Developments
Published on April 9, 2011 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
FRIDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Friday's games: (See highlights of last night's games at http://www.nba.com/dleague/video/originals)
Cole Aldrich tallied 17 points, four blocked shots and a season-high 18 rebounds, Elijah Millsap poured in a game-high 27 points and Jerome Dyson dished out a 66ers season-high 13 assists to lead the Tulsa 66ers to a 104-89 home victory and a 2-0 series sweep of the Texas Legends.
Trey Johnson scored a game-high 29 points, 20 of which came in the second half. Jeremy Wise added 24 points, 15 of which came from the foul line. Derrick Byars contributed 14 points and Los Angeles Lakers assignee, Derrick Caracter, had 12 points and nine rebounds.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
46 players with NBA D-League experience competed in 12 NBA games last night, nine as starters.
Washington's Andray Blatche recorded a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in a loss to Boston.
Milwaukee's Ersan Ilyasova tallied 18 points and six rebounds in a loss to Detroit.
Charlotte's Garret Temple came off the bench to score 17 points in 19 minutes of action is a loss to Miami.
Toronto's Ed Davis started and had a double-double scoring 14 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in a loss to Philadelphia.
GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD:
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Call-Up Date
Zabian Dowdell Phoenix Tulsa 1/9/11
Larry Owens San Antonio, Wash. Tulsa 1/16/11, 4/6/11
Mustafa Shakur Washington Rio Grande Valley 1/22/11
Chris Johnson Port., Bos., Port. Dakota 1/24/11, 2/25/11, 3/14/11
Garrett Temple Milwaukee, Charlotte Erie 1/25/11, 3/7/11
Trey Johnson Toronto Bakersfield 1/26/11
Orien Greene New Jersey Utah 2/1/11
Steve Novak San Antonio Reno 2/9/11
Jeff Adrien Golden State Rio Grande Valley 2/25/11
Othyus Jeffers San Antonio, Wash. Iowa 3/4/11, 3/17/11
Jerel McNeal New Orleans Rio Grande Valley 3/9/11
Marcus Cousin Utah Austin 3/9/11
Danny Green San Antonio Spurs Reno 3/16/11
Patrick Ewing Jr. New Orleans Sioux Falls 3/26/11
Kyle Weaver Utah Austin 3/30/11
Mario West New Jersey Maine 3/31/11
Antonio Daniels Philadelphia Texas 4/5/11
ASSIGNMENT BOARD: NBA Players Currently on Assignment in the NBA D-League (Regular Season Stats)
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Assignment Date G MPG PPG RPG APG
Willie Warren L.A. Clippers Bakersfield 3/3/11 15 27.3 19.2 4.0 5.7
H. Thabeet Houston Rio Grande Valley 3/21/11 6 28.0 10.0 8.0 0.7
Cole Aldrich Oklahoma City Tulsa 3/30/11 21 29.3 10.3 8.6 1.3
Derrick Caracter L.A. Lakers Bakersfield 4/6/11 3 19.7 8.7 6.0 0.3
NBA G League Stories from April 9, 2011
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