14ers Weekly
March 31, 2008 - NBA G League (G League)
Colorado 14ers News Release
LAST WEEK'S RECORD: 1-3 OVERALL RECORD: 24-21
LAST WEEK'S GAMES
Mar. 26 at Los Angeles D-Fenders - Colorado struggled on the offensive end in its first game after point guard Eddie Gill was called up to the Seattle Supersonics, falling 101-90 in Los Angeles. Eric Osmundson scored a team high 18 points in the loss.
Mar. 27 at Bakersfield Jam - Bakersfield earned a split in the season series with a 121-112 victory at Rabobank Arena. Kaniel Dickens and Billy Thomas combined for 44 points, but it was not enough for the 14ers to overcome a 32 point, 17 assist effort from the Jam's Mateen Cleaves.
Mar. 29 vs. Tulsa 66ers - Adam Harrington scored 37 points and knocked down six 3-pointers, including the game-winner with 1.8 seconds left as Tulsa edged Colorado 122-121 in Broomfield. Billy Thomas poured in a season-high 34 points for the 14ers in the loss.
Mar. 30 vs. Tulsa 66ers - Colorado ended a six game slide with a 107-83 blowout win over the 66ers. Roderick Riley had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Billy Thomas scored 21, and Damien Lolar added a career-high 20 off the bench in the win.
UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, April 3 at Tulsa 66ers, Expo Square Pavilion at 10:00 a.m. MST
Radio: KCKK 1510 AM and KSXT 1570 AM
Live video streaming is available at www.14ershoops.com and www.nba.com/dleague
Sunday, April 6 vs. Austin Toros, Broomfield Event Center at 6:00 p.m. MST
Radio: KCKK 1510 AM and KSXT 1570 AM
Live video streaming is available at www.14ershoops.com and www.nba.com/dleague
NOTES
* Colorado's 109.4 points per game now ranks second in the D-League. * The 14ers lead the D-League in 3-point attempts, 3-point makes, and are third in 3-point percentage as team. * Kaniel Dickens is averaging 30.5 points per 48 minutes played, fourth best in the D-League. * Dickens is second in the league in 3-point field goals made, despite playing in 12 fewer games than Elton Nesbitt of Sioux Falls, who is the league leader. * Eric Osmundson is averaging 6.0 assists per game over his last five games.
PLAYOFF UPDATE - As It Stands Today (March 31, 2008)
First Round Byes: Idaho Stampede (West Division Leaders, best overall record), Austin Toros (Southwest Division Leaders)
First Round Seeding: 1. Sioux Falls Skyforce (Central Division Leaders), 2. Los Angeles D-Fenders, 3. Dakota Wizards, 4. Tulsa 66ers
Last team left out: Colorado 14ers
Second Round: Dakota at Los Angeles winner at Idaho, Tulsa at Sioux Falls winner at Austin
About the 14ers: The 14ers are in their second season after winning the D-League Western Division Post-Season Championship in 2007. Colorado set very high standards in its first season in the NBA Development League with a long list of honors. In 2006-2007 the 14ers became only the second team in D-League history to have three players named as All D-League First Team Performers when Louis Amundson, Elton Brown, and Von Wafer were recognized by the league's coaches. Amundson also took home Rookie of the Year Honors, while Brown led the D-League in rebounding and double-double performances on the season. Colorado also placed a league high five players in the first ever NBA Development League All-Star Game in 2007, with Amundson, Brown, and Wafer all being selected along with Pooh Jeter and Rick Rickert. Head Coach Joe Wolf was also chosen as the first ever Western Division All-Star Coach for the game in Las Vegas. Jeter also went on to be named as an Honorable Mention All D-League Performer in 2007. To date the 14ers have had nine GATORADE NBA Call-Ups in team history, with Louis Amundson now playing for the Philadelphia 76ers, and Von Wafer for the Portland Trail Blazers. Eddie Gill is currently with the Seattle SuperSonics after his second call-up of the season, while Billy Thomas and Kaniel Dickens have also received GATORADE call-ups so far this year. Gill, Thomas, Brown, and Dickens were also named D-League All-Stars this season.
Mile High Sports Radio KCKK AM 1510 and The Sports Extra KSXT AM 1570 are the radio homes of the Colorado 14ers for all regular season and post-season game broadcasts. Every 14ers game broadcast can also be found online at www.14ershoops.com or www.nba.com/dleague with live video streaming now available for the 2007-2008 season. 14ers Head Coach Joe Wolf also appears on Mile High Sports Radio 1510's "Drive Time Sports" every Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 throughout the season.
For more information on the 14ers schedule and team, log on to www.14ershoops.com. Tickets for all 14ers home games at the Broomfield Event Center are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, 303-830-TIXS, and at www.ticketmaster.com.
About the NBA Development League: The NBA Development League is the NBA's official minor league, and the first-ever basketball league with direct affiliations to NBA teams. Now in its seventh season the D-League's goals are to provide affordable, NBA-caliber entertainment to fans of its 16 teams, as well as continue to develop players, coaches, referees and front-office personnel for the NBA. As the single source for in-season player "call-ups" to the NBA, fans of the D-League enjoy the highest caliber of basketball played outside the NBA. In fact, former D-League players represented 10 percent of NBA players on 2007-08 opening day rosters, numbering 44 in total. In addition, the D-League has produced 25 percent of current NBA referees and 17 current NBA coaches, including head coach Sam Vincent with the Charlotte Bobcats. The D-League is an innovative and rapidly growing sports property that also serves as an experimental testing ground for new initiatives like NBA Futurecast, which is the live web-streaming of all games available free to fans at d-league.com. The League also provides continuing education and professional development resources for its players, and is committed to serving its local communities through D-LEAGUE CARES and grassroots efforts.
About the Broomfield Event Center: Located on the south side of U.S. Highway 36, between 112th and 120th Streets, the Broomfield Event Center is a state of the art 180,000 square foot multi-purpose event center with 6,000 seats, including 25 suites, 900 club seats, a sit-down restaurant, two themed bars and a separate basketball practice facility. The Broomfield Event Center is set to host concerts, trade shows, rodeos and sporting events. It is the home of the Rocky Mountain Rage Professional Hockey Club (Central Hockey League) and the Colorado 14ers Professional Basketball Club (NBA Development League, Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets, Toronto Raptors affiliate team).
About Arista: Arista is a thoughtful blend of urban living destined to be the energy epicenter of Denver's northwest corridor. Dining, shopping, parks, entertainment, professional sports teams and even a dog park are all within walking distance. The development offers incredible views of the front ranges pristine mountain peaks.
The cornerstone of Arista is the Broomfield Event Center, one of the only town center developments in the nation anchored by a major entertainment venue. The BEC is host to concerts and sporting events and is home to the Central Hockey League's Rocky Mountain Rage and the NBA Development League's Colorado 14ers basketball team.
Arista Place is the town center of Arista featuring a fun, eclectic, retail pedestrian mall with a boutique hotel, office space and residential units. All of the buildings are 3-6 stories and feature a unique, contemporary urban design.
The options for living at Arista include live/work lofts, condominiums for purchase as well as apartment homes for lease. Commuting is easy at Arista with the RTD park-n-ride located on-site, with Boulder or Denver just minutes away.
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