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2013 NBL Canada Draft Tonight

Published on August 19, 2013 under National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada) News Release


TORONTO, ON): The 2013 National Basketball League of Canada Draft will be tonight at 7:00PM EST (8:00PM AST) at the Hilton Suites Toronto/Markham Conference Centre & Spa at 8500 Warden Avenue in Markham. The event is free to attend and open to the public.

The Draft will also be live broadcast on www.nblcanada.ca (click Watch Live).

Over 180 players competed over two days at the Athlete Institute in Mono, ON and 51 were selected by the NBL Canada coaches to attend the Draft as draft-eligible. 29 players will be selected tonight by the NBL Canada teams.

The Draft is presented by the GTA Centre and we would like to acknowledge and thank the following sponsors: 94Fifty, the City of Markham, the Hilton Markham Hotel, Tel Av, and Porter Airlines.

Draft Eligible Players:

Niko Brooks 5'9 PG Westmont

Jermel Kennedy 6'6 F Lander (Canadian)

Marcus James 6'7 F Sam Houston State

Branko Veljovic 6'4 G Hannibal

Nick Macera 6'0 PG Humber College (Canadian)

Ben Wisniewski 6'3 G Edgewood

Justin Leemow 6'1 G N.C. Central

Shayar Lee 6'5 F Adams State

Colin Nickerson 6'3 G Fairfield

Michael Luby 6'11 C Brock University (Canadian)

Cordaryl Ballard 6'4 G S. Carolina-Aiken

Anto Raic 6'7 F Brock University (Canadian)

Jason Dawson 6'0 PG Gardner-Webb

Philip Gavin 6'3 G Jarvis-Christian

Richard Ford 6'9 F Maryland Eastern Shore

Marquis Lee 6'3 G St. Catherine

Alex Jackson 6'6 F Missouri-St. Louis

Shawn Vanzant 6'0 PG Butler

David Louis 6'5 F Kingsborough CC

Branden Doughty 6'8 F Bowie State

Sirlester Bonds 6'7 F Youngstown State

Keoni Watson 5'10 PG Idaho

James Marcellus 6'9 F-C Delaware State

Bol Kong 6'8 F St. Francis-Xavier

Kyle Desmarais 6'2 G Concordia (Canadian)

Steve Custis 6'1 G Fairmont State

Julian Allen 6'5 G-F Georgia Southern

Dwight McCombs 6'8 F Central Florida

Andre Woodlin 6'3 G Kutztown

Charles Boozer 6'3 G Iowa State

Corey Safford 6'8 F

Sedale Jones 6'4 G Curry College

Vince Goldsberry 6'0 PG Coppin State

Aleks Mitrovic 6'6 McGill University (Canadian)

Ryan Martin 5'9 PG Keene State

Manock Lual 6'6 F University of PEI

Benton Williamson 6'4 G Maryville

Brent Jennings 6'4 G So. Poly State

Gerald Devaughan 6'8 F Stillman College

Willie Whitfield 6'6 F Barry

Raven Barber 6'8 F Mt. Saint Mary's

Georgio Milligan 6'2 PG Franklin & Marshall

Liki Turner 6'5 F Francis Marion

Alex Johnson 5'10 PG N.C. State

Jayson Obazuaye 6'4 G Colorado

Eric Petty Jr 6'6 F Miss Valley State

Denaryl Rice 6'0 PG Arkansas Tech

Mercury Fiske 6'1 PG Mitchell College

Paul Goldsmith 6'6 F Elizabeth City

Raheem Singleton 6'0 PG University of Maine

The order of the draft selections are:

1st round

1. Ottawa

2. Brampton

3. Halifax

4. Mississauga

5. Halifax

6. Moncton

7. Saint John

8. Windsor

9. Summerside

10. London

2nd round

1. Ottawa

2. Brampton

3. London

4. Mississauga

5. Halifax

6. Moncton

7. Saint John

8. Mississauga

9. Summerside

10. London

3rd round

1. Ottawa

2. Brampton

3. Mississauga

4. Halifax

5. Moncton

6. Saint John

7. Halifax (received from Windsor via Darren Duncan trade)

8. Summerside

9. Mississauga (received from London via Morgan Lewis trade)



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