2016 NBA D-League Showcase Schedule Features 19 Regular Season Games over Five Days
October 8, 2015 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 2015 - The 2016 NBA Development League Showcase presented by Samsung tips off its 19-game schedule on Wednesday, Jan. 6 with four games, beginning with a matchup between the Canton Charge and Idaho Stampede. The first day of action at the league's premier in-season scouting event continues with the Westchester Knicks taking on the Texas Legends, the Delaware 87ers facing the Oklahoma City Blue and the Iowa Energy squaring off against the Austin Spurs. The five-day schedule at Santa Cruz's Kaiser Permanente Arena features each of the league's 19 teams playing two regular-season games apiece.
The 12th annual event resumes with four games on Thursday, Jan. 7, including a game between the reigning Showcase Cup Champion Bakersfield Jam and the Maine Red Claws. Later that day, Raptors 905, the NBA D-League's newest team, will make its Showcase debut against the Sioux Falls Skyforce. The hometown Santa Cruz Warriors highlight the schedule for Friday, Jan. 8 and Saturday, Jan. 9 when the team plays the Iowa Energy and Skyforce, respectively.
Eighteen of the 19 matchups at the Showcase are between teams in opposing conferences that will play each other only at the midseason classic.
Following the conclusion of all 19 games, a 2016 NBA D-League Showcase Champion will be crowned based first on a team's overall win-loss record at the event. The advanced basketball statistic Net Rating (calculated by subtracting Defensive Rating from Offensive Rating) will be used to break any ties among records. Offensive Rating is calculated by dividing a team's total points by its total offensive possessions, while Defensive Rating is derived by dividing a team's total points allowed by its opponent's total offensive possessions. Any remaining ties will then be resolved using a team's Strength of Schedule, as determined by that team's pre-Showcase opponents' winning percentage.
The 2016 NBA D-League Showcase presented by Samsung affords players and coaches the opportunity to display their skills in front of general managers and player personnel executives from all 30 NBA teams. More than 45 NBA D-League players have earned GATORADE Call-Ups during or in the days immediately following the last 11 NBA D-League Showcases.
More information on general-admission NBA D-League Showcase Tournament Passes is available by calling 831-713-4400 or by logging onto www.santacruzbasketball.com and clicking on the "Sign up for Showcase Pass" link.
The full game schedule for the 2016 NBA D-League Showcase presented by Samsung is below and the full broadcast schedule will be announced at a later date. 2016 NBA D-LEAGUE SHOWCASE SCHEDULE:
Wednesday, Jan. 6
Game 1 Canton vs. Idaho
Game 2 Westchester vs. Texas
Game 3 Delaware vs. Oklahoma City
Game 4 Iowa vs. Austin
Thursday, Jan. 7
Game 1 Fort Wayne vs. Rio Grande Valley
Game 2 Bakersfield vs. Maine
Game 3 Raptors vs. Sioux Falls
Game 4 Texas vs. Delaware
Friday, Jan. 8
Game 1 Oklahoma City vs. Grand Rapids
Game 2 Reno vs. Westchester
Game 3 Austin vs. Erie
Game 4 Santa Cruz vs. Iowa
Saturday, Jan. 9
Game 1 Los Angeles vs. Canton
Game 2 Idaho vs. Fort Wayne
Game 3 Rio Grande Valley vs. Raptors
Game 4 Sioux Falls vs. Santa Cruz
Sunday, Jan. 10
Game 1 Erie vs. Bakersfield
Game 2 Grand Rapids vs. Los Angeles
Game 3 Maine vs. Reno
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