Wizards Acquire Price and Cunningham
December 9, 2011 - NBA G League (G League) - Dakota Wizards News Release
Bismarck, N.D. (December 9, 2011) - The Dakota Wizards announced today that they have re- acquired guard Bruce Price and acquired forward Larriques "Rico" Cunningham from the available player pool. Both players will be in uniform tonight as the Wizards play host to the Tulsa 66ers.
Price, 6-3 205 from Tennessee St. was drafted by the Wizards in the 8 th round (117 th overall) in this year's NBA Development League Draft. He played last season in Cyprus-Division A and averaged 10.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 15 games. Price averaged 17.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists in his senior year at Tennessee St. and received all Ohio Valley Conference First Team honors.
Cunningham, 6-5 175 from Lee University averaged 12.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists his senior year and earned First Team All-Conference honors.
The signing of Price and Cunningham leaves the current roster at 10 players. Teams in the NBA Development League are allowed to carry 12 players due in part to the start of NBA training camps.
Season tickets and 5-ticket flex packs for the 2011-12 season are on sale. Single game tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster or the Civic Center Box Office. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. For more information contact the Dakota Wizards at (701) 258-2255.
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