Business as Usual
Published on February 7, 2003 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
While the NBA celebrates All-Star Weekend in Atlanta, it's business as usual in the National Basketball Development League, with six games on tap in five of the league's eight markets. Fayetteville and Mobile are knotted at the top of the standings, while Asheville is riding a modest winning streak in its bid to climb out of the cellar.
This Weekend
Friday Feb. 7, 2003 Roanoke at North Charleston 7:00 p.m.
Friday Feb. 7, 2003 Fayetteville at Asheville 7:15 p.m.
Friday Feb. 7, 2003 Columbus at Huntsville 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Feb. 8, 2003 Mobile at Greenville 2:00 p.m.
Saturday Feb. 8, 2003 North Charleston at Asheville 7:15 p.m.
Saturday Feb. 8, 2003 Huntsville at Fayetteville 7:30 p.m.
Who Needs Jam Session?
Who needs NBA Jam Session when you can get SpongeBob SquarePants? That's what the North Charleston Lowgators are banking on tonight when the Roanoke Dazzle visits the North Charleston Coliseum. Tipoff is at 7:15 p.m., but the doors open at 5 p.m. for children to have the opportunity to meet and greet the Nickelodeon superstar.
Old School All-Star
During his NBA career, Columbus Riverdragons head coach Jeff Malone received 1,561,766 NBA All-Star fan votes and appeared in two NBA All-Star games. Malone's chief concern this All-Star weekend is getting his team back to the .500 mark and staying in the hunt for the NBDL playoffs. With a victory at Huntsville Friday night, Columbus could possibly climb from sixth to third place in the standings.
Three Straight
Riding a modest two-game win streak, the Asheville Altitude is looking to win three in-a-row for the first time since very early in the season when the league-leading Fayetteville Patriots visit the Asheville Civic Center Friday. The Altitude has not won three consecutive games since Nov. 19, 21 and 23. Asheville has not won four straight games all season.
10 of 12
The Mobile Revelers, who visit Greenville Saturday afternoon, have won 10 of their last 12 games. Conversely, the Groove has lost nine of its last 12.
Browns
It's been a good year for the NBDL Browns. North Charleston forward Damone Brown recently completed a 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors, while his teammate Tierre Brown has scored 20 points or more in seven of his last nine games. Fayetteville's Devin Brown spent the early part of the season with the San Antonio Spurs and Mobile's Ernest Brown put together a colossal outing Thursday night in a 107-95 overtime victory over Columbus, scoring 35 points and grabbing eight rebounds.
Top Performances in the NBDL (Through 2/6/03)
Points
38, Gabe Muoneke, Roanoke at Fayetteville, 01/18/03*
38, Devin Brown, Fayetteville vs. North Charleston, 12/05/02*
Rebounds
20, Rodney Bias, Huntsville at Columbus, 01/04/03*
Assists
13, Cory Alexander, Roanoke vs. Greenville, 01/29/03
13, Rafer Alston, Mobile at North Charleston, 01/01/03
13, Rafer Alston Mobile at Columbus, 12/30/02
13, Jeremy Veal, Columbus vs. Huntsville, 11/27/02
Blocked Shots
7, Peter Cornell, North Charleston at Huntsville, 01/31/03
Steals
7, Cory Alexander Roanoke at Greenville, 12/26/02
7, Omar Cook, Fayetteville vs. Mobile, 12/21/02
*Ties NBDL Record
NBA G League Stories from February 7, 2003
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