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March 1, 2004 - NBA G League (G League) News Release


With Asheville's Rusty LaRue signing a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors, 23 NBDL players have now been called up 32 times to NBA teams. Currently 16 of those 23, or 70-percent, are on NBA rosters. Following is a complete list of former NBDL players currently on NBA rosters, which also includes two players that previously played in the NBDL, but were called up subsequent to playing in the league.

Players Current NBA Team Last NBDL Team
Rafer Alston Miami Heat Mobile Revelers
Chris Andersen Denver Nuggets Fayetteville Patriots
Matt Barnes* Los Angeles Clippers Fayetteville Patriots
Devin Brown San Antonio Spurs Fayetteville Patriots
Omar Cook Portland Trail Blazers Fayetteville Patriots
Ronald DuPree Chicago Bulls Huntsville Flight
Tremaine Fowlkes Detroit Pistons Columbus Riverdragons
Hiram Fuller Atlanta Hawks Charleston Lowgators
Eddie Gill* Portland Trail Blazers Asheville Altitude
Jason Hart San Antonio Spurs Asheville Altitude
Anthony Johnson Indiana Pacers Mobile Revelers
Rusty LaRue Golden State Warriors Asheville Altitude
Mamadou N'diaye Atlanta Hawks Asheville Altitude
Desmond Penigar Orlando Magic Asheville Altitude
Ansu Sesay Seattle Sonics Greenville Groove
Bobby Simmons Los Angeles Clippers Mobile Revelers
Jeff Trepagnier Denver Nuggets Asheville Altitude
Mike Wilks Houston Rockets Huntsville Flight

*NBDL Alumni that were called up after leaving NBDL, not counted in percentage total

FAITH AND FAMILY

The Columbus Riverdragons are hosting "Faith and Family Night" Friday at the Columbus Civic Center. The Riverdragons have invited all church choirs from the Chattahoochee Valley to join together for the largest single performance of the National Anthem and God Bless America in Columbus sports history prior to tip off against Roanoke. Characters from the popular children's video series "VeggieTales" are also expected to make an appearance.

MARQUE WEEKEND

Roanoke guard Marque Perry established a new NBDL single-game scoring high for this season by pouring in 40 points in the Dazzle's 109-102 overtime win over Huntsville Saturday. In two games against the Flight last weekend, the former St. Louis star scored 64 points and connected on 25-of-42 field goal attempts (60%).

RICCI MAN, SCORE MAN

Huntsville forward Phil Ricci made the final days of February his own. In four games last week, Ricci averaged 22.3 points and 5.8 rebounds while converting 30-of-50 field goal attempts (60%) and 29-of-37 free throw attempts (78.4%).

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

March 1: ASHEVILLE ALTITUDE Signed F Reed Rawlings.
Feb. 25: ASHEVILLE ALTITUDE Signed C Marc Mazur and F Brandon Kurtz.

BIG NIGHTS IN THE STAR CITY

A couple of fan favorites are making back-to-back weekend appearances in Roanoke in March. SpongeBob SquarePants is coming to the Roanoke Civic Center Feb. 13 when the Dazzle is host to Huntsville, and Hip Hop, the popular 76ers mascot, makes a return engagement on March 20 when Roanoke entertains Columbus.

GATORADE KEEPS POURING

With four in the last 13 days, there have now been 10 NBDL-to-NBA Gatorade Callups this season. Following is the most current list.

Player NBA Team NBDL Team
Mikki Moore New Jersey Nets/Utah Jazz 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

NBDL ON NBA TV

The NBDL is featured on NBA TV each Monday, beginning with the NBDL game of the week at 4:30 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. The show is hosted by Rick Kamla.

REMAINING NBDL ON NBA TV GAME SCHEDULE
Game Air Date Actual Date
Roanoke at Huntsville March 8, 4:30 p.m. March 6, 8:00 p.m. C
olumbus at Asheville March 15, 4:30 p.m. March 13, 7:15 p.m.
Asheville at Huntsville March 22, 4:30 p.m. March 20, 8:00 p.m.
Roanoke at Columbus March 29, 4:30 p.m. March 26, 7:00 p.m.
Charleston at Fayetteville April 5, 4:30 p.m. April 3, 7:30 p.m.
Huntsville at Columbus April 12, 4:30 p.m. April 10, 7:00 p.m.
Post-Season Tournament TBA TBA
Post-Season Tournament TBA TBA
Post-Season Championship TBA TBA

LEAGUE LEADERS
Player Pos Team PG/PCT
Scoring Mikki Moore F/C Roanoke 20.4
Rebounding Rodney Bias F Huntsville 9.6
Assists Tierre Brown G Charleston 7.0
Steals Brandin Knight G Asheville 2.1
Minutes Played Mikki Moore F/C Roanoke 40.4
FG Percentage Kris Lang C Asheville .570 (118-207)
3 PT Percentage Kent Williams G Fayetteville .457 (32-70)
FT Percentage Jeff Myers G Columbus .831 (54-65)
Blocked Shots Ken Johnson C Huntsville 2.4

COMING UP THIS WEEK
Day Date Game Local Time
Tue. March 2 Fayetteville at Huntsville 11:00 a.m.
Charleston at Asheville 7:15 p.m.
Fri. March 5 Roanoke at Columbus 7:00 p.m.
Fayetteville at Asheville 7:15 p.m.
Charleston at Huntsville 7:00 p.m.
Sat. March 6 Asheville at Fayetteville 7:30 p.m.
Roanoke at Huntsville 7:00 p.m. (NBA TV)

RECENT TOP PERFORMANCES
Feb. 28: Fayetteville F Britton Johnsen hit 8 of 10 FGA & scored 17 points in a victory at Charleston.
Feb. 28: Charleston F Ime Udoka converted 9 of 13 FGA and scored 26 in a home loss to Fayetteville.
Feb. 28: Roanoke G Marque Perry scored a season-high 40 points in a Dazzle win over Huntsville.
Feb. 28: Huntsville F Phil Ricci made 8 of 11 FGA while scoring 28 points in a loss at Roanoke.
Feb. 27: Asheville G Lavor Postell scored 18 and grabbed 10 rebounds in a loss at Columbus.
Feb. 27: Fayetteville C Jason Collier scored 18 and collected 10 boards in a win over Charleston.
Feb. 27: Fayetteville F Bryan Lucas also had a double-double in that win with 16 and 10.
Feb. 27: Huntsville G Mateen Cleaves scored 28 and had 6 assists in a win at Roanoke.

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