Alexander and Williams Selected to All-Star Game
February 3, 2011 - NBA G League (G League)
Texas Legends News Release
Frisco, TX (February 3, 2011) - The Texas Legends announced today that forward Joe Alexander and center Sean Williams have been selected as Western Conference All-Stars and will play in the 2011 NBA Development League All-Star game, presented by SonoSite.
Alexander, a West Virginia product whom the Milwaukee Bucks selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, ranks second in the league with 20.1 points per game, and second in the league with 10.1 rebounds per game. He also leads the league in minutes played with 42.3 minutes per game.
Williams, leads the league with 3.2 blocks per game, and is also averaging 14.5 points and 9.7 rebounds. He is also third in the league in field goal percentage, as he is shooting 57.6% from the field this season. Out of Boston College, Williams was picked by the New Jersey Nets in the first round (17th overall) of the 2007 NBA Draft, and played in 126 games with the Nets over three years.
Twenty of the NBA Development League's top prospects, including seven who have already been called up to the NBA, have been chosen to join the NBA All-Stars in Los Angeles to play in the fifth annual NBA D-League All-Star Game Presented by SonoSite on Saturday, Feb. 19, on Center Court at NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas. The game will air live on NBA TV at 5 p.m. ET.
Selected to the NBA D-League All-Star East Team were Chris Johnson (Dakota Wizards), Ivan Johnson and Garrett Temple (Erie BayHawks), Walker Russell Jr. (Fort Wayne Mad Ants), Othyus Jeffers, Courtney Sims and Curtis Stinson (Iowa Energy), DeShawn Sims (Maine Red Claws), Patrick Ewing Jr. and Dexter Pittman (Sioux Falls Skyforce).
Chosen to the NBA D-League All-Star West Team along with Alexander and Williams, playing host to the East Team in Los Angeles, were Marcus Cousin (Austin Toros), Trey Johnson (Bakersfield Jam), Shane Edwards (New Mexico Thunderbirds), Jeff Adrien and Mustafa Shakur (Rio Grande Valley Vipers), Larry Owens and Zabian Dowdell (Tulsa 66ers) and Orien Greene (Utah Flash).
Great tickets for all Legends home games are still available by calling (214) 469-0822 or emailing the team at info@TexLegends.com.
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