Bucks Make Reiner 10th Gatorade Call-Up This Season
Published on February 8, 2007 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
GREENVILLE, S.C., Feb. 8, 2007 - The Milwaukee Bucks have signed Sioux Falls Skyforce center Jared Reiner to a 10-day contract, General Manager Larry Harris announced today. Reiner is expected to be in uniform tonight as the Bucks take on the Hornets in Oklahoma City.
Reiner, who was named to the NBA Development League Eastern Division All-Star Team this week, has appeared and started in 28 games for the Skyforce this season, averaging 13.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 31.9 minutes per game. He ranks fourth among active players in the D-League in rebounds per game. He led his University of Iowa team in rebounding (8.3 pg) as a junior before missing a substantial portion of his senior season due to injury.
Undrafted out of Iowa, the 24-year-old appeared in 19 games with the Chicago Bulls during the 2004-05 season. He averaged 1.1 points and 2.0 rebounds in 6.9 minutes per game. He also spent time in training camp with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2005 and played for the Seattle Sonics in the 2006 Rocky Mountain Revue, averaging 5.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in 15.8 minutes over six games. Most recently, Reiner was signed by the San Antonio Spurs in October of 2006 and appeared in three preseason games prior to being waived.
Reiner is the D-League's 10th GATORADE call-up this season and the 77th since the league's inception in 2001.
Following is the complete list of 2006-07 D-League to NBA GATORADE Call-Ups:
Player D-League Team NBA Team Date
Kelenna Azubuike Fort Worth Flyers Golden State Warriors Jan. 2
Andre Brown Sioux Falls Skyforce Seattle Sonics Jan. 5
Justin Williams Dakota Wizards Sacramento Kings Jan. 5
Dijon Thompson Albuquerque Thunderbirds Atlanta Hawks Jan. 6
Luke Jackson Idaho Stampede Los Angeles Clippers Jan. 8
Renaldo Major Dakota Wizards Golden State Warriors Jan. 17
Jeremy Richardson Fort Worth Flyers Atlanta Hawks Jan. 27
Will Conroy Tulsa 66ers Memphis Grizzlies Jan. 30
Louis Amundson Colorado 14ers Utah Jazz Feb. 5
Jared Reiner Sioux Falls Skyforce Milwaukee Bucks Feb. 8
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.). Expansion teams in Utah and the Rio Grande Valley in Texas have also been announced to begin play in the 2007-08 season.
The D-League continues to develop talent from across all disciplines for the NBA's 30 teams and the entire NBA umbrella. Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the D-League also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices.
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