2003-04 All-NBDL Selections Announced

March 31, 2004 - NBA G League (G League) News Release

GREENVILLE, S.C., March 31 – Three players that earned Gatorade callups to the NBA this season and a pair of rookies highlight the 2003-04 All-NBDL first team selections, while Charleston guard Tierre Brown was voted by the league's six head coaches to the first team for a second consecutive year.

The three All-NBDL first team selections that were called up to the NBA this season include Desmond Penigar, a rookie from Asheville who was called up to the Orlando Magic, Jason Collier of Fayetteville who was called up to the Atlanta Hawks and Brown, who was called up to the New Orleans Hornets. In all, the NBDL has had 16 callups up to this point in the season.

Rounding out the All-NBDL First Team are guard Marque Perry and forward Josh Asselin, both of the Roanoke Dazzle. Perry joins Penigar as the two first-year pros on the All-NBDL first team. Only Brown played in the NBDL last season.

The All-NBDL second team consists of three forwards due to a tie in the final balloting. Britton Johnsen of Fayetteville, Ime Udoka of Charleston and Phil Ricci of Huntsville hold down those spots. Both of the second team guards, Omar Cook and Junie Sanders, are from the Fayetteville Patriots, while center Brandon Kurtz plays at Asheville.

"The league appreciates how difficult it is for our coaches to come up with the All-NBDL first and second teams given the abundance of talent in the league," NBDL Director of Basketball Operations Chris Alpert said. "All the players represented on the first and second teams had exceptional seasons, as did the honorable mention selections."

Players earning All-NBDL Honorable Mention include forwards Bryan Lucas (Fayetteville), Erron Maxey (Columbus), Rolan Roberts (Charleston) and Terrence Shannon (Roanoke); center Kris Lang (Asheville); guards Alpha Bangura (Charleston), Mateen Cleaves (Huntsville), Rod Grizzard (Huntsville), Lavor Postell (Asheville) and Kareem Reid (Asheville).

Roanoke led the way with two All-NBDL first team selections. Asheville and Fayetteville both had five all-league selections, including first, second and honorable mention. Charleston followed with four.

The final All-NBDL team results:

ALL-NBDL SELECTIONS:

2003-04 ALL-NBDL FIRST TEAM

Position Player Team

Forward Josh Asselin $ Roanoke Dazzle
Forward Desmond Penigar $ Asheville Altitude
Center Jason Collier Fayetteville Patriots
Guard Tierre Brown* Charleston Lowgators
Guard Marque Perry $ Roanoke Dazzle

2003-04 ALL-NBDL SECOND TEAM

Position Player Team
Forward Britton Johnsen !$ Fayetteville Patriots
Forward Phil Ricci !$ Huntsville Flight
Forward Ime Udoka ! Charleston Lowgators
Center Brandon Kurtz Asheville Altitude
Guard Omar Cook % Fayetteville Patriots
Guard Junie Sanders Fayetteville Patriots

! Johnsen, Udoka and Ricci were all tied in the final balloting

2003-04 ALL-NBDL HONORABLE MENTION

Position Player Team
Forward Bryan Lucas Fayetteville Patriots
Forward Erron Maxey Columbus Riverdragons
Forward Rolan Roberts Charleston Lowgators
Forward Terrence Shannon ** Roanoke Dazzle
Center Kris Lang Asheville Altitude
Guard Alpha Bangura Charleston Lowgators
Guard Mateen Cleaves Huntsville Flight
Guard Rod Grizzard Huntsville Flight
Guard Lavor Postell Asheville Altitude
Guard Kareem Reid Asheville Altitude

* All-NBDL First Team in 2002-03
** All-NBDL Honorable Mention 2002-03
% All-NBDL Second Team in 2001-03, Honorable Mention All-NBDL 2002-03
$ Rookie


2003-04 ALL-NBDL
By Team

Team Player Position All-NBDL
Asheville Desmond Penigar Forward First Team
Asheville Brandon Kurtz Center Second Team
Asheville Kris Lang Center Honorable Mention
Asheville Lavor Postell Guard Honorable Mention
Asheville Kareem Reid Guard Honorable Mention

Charleston Tierre Brown Guard First Team
Charleston Ime Udoka Forward Second Team
Charleston Alpha Bangura Guard Honorable Mention
Charleston Rolan Roberts Forward Honorable Mention

Columbus Erron Maxey Forward Honorable Mention

Fayetteville Jason Collier Center First Team
Fayetteville Omar Cook Guard Second Team
Fayetteville Junie Sanders Guard Second Team
Fayetteville Britton Johnsen Forward Second Team
Fayetteville Bryan Lucas Forward Honorable Mention

Huntsville Phil Ricci Forward Second Team
Huntsville Mateen Cleaves Guard Honorable Mention
Huntsville Rod Grizzard Guard Honorable Mention

Roanoke Marque Perry Guard First Team
Roanoke Josh Asselin Forward First Team
Roanoke Terrence Shannon Forward Honorable Mention

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