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March 8, 2004 - NBA G League (G League) News Release

LUCKY 13

With Gatorade callups of Roanoke guard Matt Carroll to San Antonio and Fayetteville forward Jason Collier to Atlanta on Monday, the league now has 13 NBDL-to-NBA callups with five weeks left in the 2003-04 season. The NBDL had 14 callups all of last year.

I'LL SEE YOUR 10 AND RAISE YOU ONE

Last season's 14 Gatorade callups were dispersed among 10 players. The 13 for this season are distributed among 11 players, with just Mikki Moore of Roanoke being tabbed more than once. Moore, the 2003 NBDL Defensive Player of the Year, has been called up this season by New Jersey and Utah twice. He recently signed with the Jazz for the remainder of the season.

DEVELOPING THE YOUNG ONES

The average age of this season's NBDL-to-NBA Gatorade callup is 24.8, which is right in line with the 2002-03 season when the average callup age was 24.3. Currently, four members of this year's callup class are playing their first season of professional basketball and six are 24 years of age or younger. Six were 24 or younger last season as well.

2003-04 GATORADE CALLUP LIST

Player NBA Team NBDL Team
Mikki Moore New Jersey Nets/Utah Jazz twice Roanoke Dazzle
Ronald DuPree Chicago Bulls Huntsville Flight
Ime Udoka LA Lakers Charleston Lowgators
Tierre Brown New Orleans Hornets Charleston Lowgators
Omar Cook Portland Trail Blazers Fayetteville Patriots
Mamadou N'diaye Atlanta Hawks Asheville Altitude
Desmond Penigar Orlando Magic Asheville Altitude
Hiram Fuller Atlanta Hawks Charleston Lowgators
Rusty LaRue Golden State Warriors Asheville Altitude
Jason Collier Atlanta Hawks Fayetteville Patriots
Matt Carroll Roanoke Dazzle San Antonio Spurs

CONTINUING EDUCATION

The NBDL's Continuing Education Program assists players who are interested in furthering their educational interests, including online and distance learning programs. Almost two dozen players, or roughly 40-percent, of NBDL players have applied to the continuing education program for the summer of 2004.

LEAGUE LEADERS

Player Pos Team PG/PCT
Scoring Tierre Brown G Charleston 18.8
Rebounding Rodney Bias F Huntsville 9.9
Assists Tierre Brown G Charleston 6.8
Steals Brandin Knight G Asheville 2.0
Minutes Played Marque Perry G Roanoke 39.7
FG Percentage Kris Lang C Asheville .590 (131-225)
3 PT Percentage Kent Williams G Fayetteville .488 (39-80)
FT Percentage Rick Apodaca G Huntsville .851 (57-67)
Blocked Shots Ken Johnson C Huntsville 2.4

ALL AROUND GAME

Recently acquired guard Kenny Satterfield of Fayetteville is turning heads since coming to the D-League on February 18. In seven games as a Patriot, Satterfield is averaging 21.0 points, 7.6 rebounds, 4.9 rebounds and 2.6 steals.

ASHEVILLE SIGNALING S.O.S

The Asheville Altitude has a special evening planned for Saturday to honor soldiers of the North Carolina National Guard's 210th and 211th Military Police Unit, as well as the 161st Medical Support Battalion for their diligence and hard work. "Support Our Soldiers" Night, or SOS, tips off at 7:15 p.m. against the Columbus Riverdragons. Federal, state, county and local dignitaries will issue proclamations and salute the troops during a special, extended half-time presentation. Local businesses are expected to donate goods and services to the honorees and their families.

POINT GUARD POINTS

A couple of NBDL point guards have pushed the scoring button of late. Charleston's Tierre Brown, who leads the league in scoring, is averaging 26.8 points over his last four games and NBDL February Player of the Month Marque Perry of Roanoke has averaged 22.6 over his last five games.

LITTLE HOME ADVANTAGE

Playing at home has not proven to be an advantage for most NBDL teams this season. After 112 games, the home teams are just 52-50. Only Charleston fares significantly better at home. The Lowgators are 13-4 at the North Charleston Coliseum this year. Conversely, Columbus is 6-11 at the Columbus Civic Center.

SURE SHOT LANG

Asheville post player Kris Lang has converted 24 of his last 32 field goal attempts, including 12-of-20 (60%) in three games last week.

BIAS BOARDING

Huntsville center Rodney Bias has averaged 11.3 rebounds over his last seven games. The second-year NBDL player from Livingston, Ala. has collected double-figure rebounds in 12 of the 24 games he has played in this season.

RECENT TOP PERFORMANCES

March 7: Columbus G Jeff Myers scored 19 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out 9 assists in a loss at Charleston...Charleston G Jason Miskiri came off the bench to score 23 points in that Lowgator win and C Karim Shabazz came off the bench collect 17 rebounds.

March 6: Roanoke G Matt Carroll hit 5-of-8 3-point attempts and scored 21 in a victory at Huntsville...Dazzle G Marque Perry also scored 21 and dished out 11 assists in that game... Asheville F Brandon Kurtz scored 20 and grabbed 11 rebounds, as well as hit the game winning shot at Fayetteville...G Kenny Satterfield scored 30 points, dished out 12 assists and collected nine rebounds for Fayetteville.

March 5: Charleston newcomer Rico Hill came off the bench to score 20 points a grab 11 rebounds in a loss at Huntsville...Flight G Rick Apodaca scored 21 in 24 minutes off the Huntsville bench... Roanoke F Josh Asselin scored 35 points and collected 10 rebounds, while G Matt Carroll scored 27 and grabbed 10 more boards as the Dazzle lost at Columbus, 114-109...Columbus G Jeff Myers hit for 30 points and had nine assists of the bench in the win over Roanoke.

March 2: Charleston G Tierre Brown scored 36 in a 124-110 loss at Asheville... Fayetteville G Kenny Satterfield scored 20 and grabbed 12 boards in a win at Huntsville...G Erick Barkley scored 24 for the Flight in that game.

NBDL ON NBA TV

The NBDL is featured on NBA TV each Monday, beginning with the NBDL game of the week at 4:00 p.m., followed by "This Week in the NBDL", a live show which features the top stories and players from the National Basketball Development League. "TWIN" is hosted by Rick Kamla, who also handles play-by-play duties for NBDL games. Former NBDL coach Sam Vincent handles the analysis for the game of the week.

REMAINING NBDL ON NBA TV GAME SCHEDULE

Game Air Date Actual Date
Columbus at Asheville March 15, 4 p.m. March 13, 7:15 p.m.
Asheville at Huntsville March 22, 4 p.m. March 20, 8:00 p.m.
Roanoke at Columbus March 29, 4 p.m. March 26, 7:00 p.m.
Charleston at Fayetteville April 5, 4 p.m. April 3, 7:30 p.m.
Huntsville at Columbus April 12, 4 p.m. April 10, 7:00 p.m.
Post-Season Tournament TBA TBA
Post-Season Tournament TBA TBA
Post-Season Championship TBA TBA

GAMES THIS WEEK

Day Date Game Local Time
Tue. March 9 Charleston at Asheville 7:15 p.m.
Wed. March 10 Asheville at Roanoke 7:00 p.m.
Fri. March 12 Huntsville at Roanoke 7:00 p.m.
Asheville at Fayetteville 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Charleston 7:30 p.m.
Sat. March 13 Huntsville at Roanoke 7:00 p.m.
Columbus at Asheville 7:15 p.m. (NBA TV)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

March 8: FAYETTEVILLE PATRIOTS Announced that Jason Collier has signed a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.

March 8: ROANOKE DAZZLE Announced that Matt Carroll has signed with the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA.

March 5: CHARLESTON LOWGATORS Signed F Wil Gibbs. Waived F Chuck Eidson.

March 3: FAYETTEVILLE PATRIOTS Signed F Cedric Henderson. Waived C Darrell Johns.

March 2: ASHEVILLE ALTITUDE Reacquired G Leonard Stokes. Released C James Lang.

March 2: HUNTSVILLE FLIGHT Reacquired G Rick Apodaca. Released C Ike Nwankwo.

NBA G League Stories from March 8, 2004

• 13 and 24 - G League
• Spurs Sign Dazzle's Matt Carroll, 2nd Gatorade Callup Today - G League
• Hawks Make Jason Collier 12th Gatorade Callup - G League

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