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Bobcats assign Hollins to D-League Flyers

November 22, 2006 - NBA G League (G League) News Release


GREENVILLE, S.C., November 22, 2006 - The Charlotte Bobcats have assigned rookie center Ryan Hollins to their NBA Development League affiliate Fort Worth Flyers.

The 7-0, 230-pound center is the first NBA player to be assigned to a D-League team this season and the first Bobcats player designated to the D-League. Twenty-nine (29) NBA players were assigned to D-League affiliates in 2005-06.

Hollins was drafted by Charlotte with the 50th overall selection in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft and has not appeared in a regular season game with the Bobcats this season.

"Ryan is a terrific athlete who needs a chance to play and develop," Bobcats General Manager and Head Coach Bernie Bickerstaff said. "Getting game experience is critical for Ryan and sending him to Fort Worth will provide him that opportunity."

Hollins averaged 7.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 0.88 blocks (ninth best in the Pac-10) in 21.5 minutes as a senior at UCLA. In four seasons with the Bruins, he averaged 5.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 0.8 blocks and connected on .575 from the field. He finished his collegiate career as the fourth all-time leading shot-blocker in school history with 101 blocks behind Jelani McCoy, Milwaukee Bucks center Dan Gadzuric and Charles O'Bannon.

Hollins will be coached in Fort Worth by former NBA All-Star Sidney Moncrief and joined on the court by Kevin Burleson, who spent the 2005-06 season with Charlotte before being waived prior to the start of the 2006-07 season.

Hollins is expected to be in uniform when the Flyers open their season Saturday at Austin. He will wear jersey #15. The NBA Development League includes the Albuquerque Thunderbirds (N.M.), Anaheim Arsenal (Calif.), Arkansas RimRockers (Little Rock), Austin Toros (Texas), Bakersfield Jam (Calif.), Colorado 14ers (Broomfield), Dakota Wizards (Bismarck, N.D.), Fort Worth Flyers (Texas), Idaho Stampede (Boise), Los Angeles D-Fenders, Sioux Falls Skyforce (S.D.) and Tulsa 66ers (Okla.).

Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the D-League also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. For additional information on the NBA Development League, visit D-LEAGUE.com.

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