Armor Select Nine Players in 2012 NBA D-League Draft
November 2, 2012 - NBA G League (G League)
Springfield Armor News Release
Springfield, Mass. - The Springfield Armor selected nine players in the 2012 NBA Development League Draft tonight to fill out their training camp roster in advance of the 2012-13 season.
"We are very excited with the potential this group of players offers," said Brooklyn Nets General Manager of Minor League Operations Milton Lee. "We added nine players tonight that will contribute to an exciting and competitive training camp in Springfield."
The Armor drafted Tim Ohlbrecht (6-11, 225, Germany) with their first selection, 14th overall, in the draft and added eight more players on the evening. One of the Armor's two second round picks, Willie Reed (6-9, 220, Saint Louis), was in NBA training camp with the Sacramento Kings.
The nine players selected by the Armor tonight are:
Rd Pick Name Pos Ht Wt From
1 14 Tim Ohlbrecht F 6-11 225 Germany
2 29 Christian Polk* G 6-4 190 UTEP
2 30 Willie Reed^ F 6-9 220 Saint Louis
3 46 Cliff Tucker* G/F 6-6 200 Maryland
4 62 Shawn Vanzant G 6-0 170 Butler
5 78 Shawn Taggart F/C 6-10 225 Memphis
6 94 Stefan Bonneau G 5-10 185 C.W. Post
7 110 Chaz Crawford F 6-10 235 Drexel
8 126 Nate Brown G 6-0 190 St. Peter's
*-Rookie
^-Draft Pick Acquired from Santa Cruz in 2011-12
The Armor will bring 17 players to training camp which opens on Monday, November 12. The rest of Springfield's training camp roster is:
Name Pos Ht Wt College How Acquired
Jamar Brown F/C 6-10 240 CSU-Pueblo Returning Player
Reginald Delk G 6-4 200 Louisville Open Tryout
James Mays F 6-8 230 Clemson Affiliate Player
Louie McCroskey F 6-6 210 Syracuse Open Tryout
Chas McFarland C 7-0 245 Wake Forest Returning
Carleton Scott F 6-8 218 Notre Dame Affiliate Player
DeAndre Taylor* G 6-4 190 N.Michigan Open Tryout
Jonathan Thomas G/F 6-6 210 Marshall Returning
*-Rookie
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