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Chase Makes NBA D-League All-Star Team

February 6, 2007 - NBA G League (G League)
Los Angeles D-Fenders News Release


EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - The Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League announced today that guard Brian Chase has been selected to the Western Division All-Star squad for the Gillette NBA Development League All-Star Game in association with 24 Hour Fitness on Saturday, February 17, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV. The game will tip off at 2 p.m. PT and will be televised live on NBA TV from Center Court at NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.

Chase, 5-10, 155, was waived by the Utah Jazz on November 14. He did not appear in a game for the Jazz. He was selected by the D-Fenders in the third round of the 2006 NBA D-League Expansion Draft on September 19 and was acquired by the D-Fenders on November 28.

Chase has started 23 games for the D-Fenders in the 2006-07 season, averaging 14.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists. He has led the team in assists in 13 games and currently ranks third in the league in free throw percentage (94.1%).

Chase began the 2005-06 season with the Gary Steelheads in the CBA, averaging 15.1 points and 4.1 assists in 48 games before finishing the season in the D-League with the Roanoke Dazzle, averaging 13.0 points and 6.0 assists in three games.

He finished his collegiate career at Virginia Tech as the 26th all-time leading scorer in school history with 1,115 points. As a senior in 2003-04, Chase averaged 7.1 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists.

The 10-man rosters for the Eastern and Western Divisions were selected by a combination of fan balloting on D-LEAGUE.com and voting of the league's 12 head coaches.

The Eastern Division team will be coached by Fort Worth (18-8, .692) coach Sidney Moncrief, while the Western Division will be led by Colorado 14ers (19-8, .704) coach Joe Wolf. Coaches. Both coaches were selected based on their teams having the highest winning percentage by Feb. 1 in their respective divisions. Prior to the game, East head coach Sidney Moncrief (Fort Worth) and West head coach Joe Wolf (Colorado) will choose starting lineups for their respective teams.

Players selected to the All-Star Teams that are not on a D-League roster by February 12 due to GATORADE Call-Ups or NBA assignments will be replaced by the D-League office.

NBA TV will air the 2007 Gillette D-League All-Star Game in association with 24 Hour Fitness live. NBA TV is available to 72 million U.S. households through several of the nation's top cable and satellite companies, including Comcast; Time Warner; Cox; Cablevision; Bright House; DIRECTV; and DISH Network. NBA TV can be seen in 65 other countries, including France, Russia, Spain, Israel, the Philippines and Uruguay, as well as in Hong Kong and throughout the Middle East.

The Gillette D-League All-Star Game in association with 24 Hour Fitness is part of NBA All-Star 2007, a week-long celebration that enables fans to experience the thrill of the world's greatest athletes playing the game they love and features a full slate of community-enhancing activities and fan festivals such as Jam Session, the World's largest interactive basketball theme park.

As the D-League All-Star Game's title sponsor, Gillette will be on site with an interactive immersion experience. Fans will have the opportunity to try Gillette Fusion Power Phantom, get the autograph of an NBA Legend and watch live performances by the NBA All-Star Dance Team.

"Gillette's support of the D-League is a natural extension of our comprehensive Sports Marketing program designed to reach guys in the most relevant context," says spokesperson Kelly Vanasse.

24 Hour Fitness is the presenting partner of the game. Demonstrating support for the NBA D-League All-Star Game and furthering its commitment to promoting fitness as a way of life, 24 Hour Fitness is offering a youth basketball clinic at Jam Session. An NBA player will host the clinic, and 24 Hour Fitness trainers will lead pre-clinic conditioning for the participants, kids from the Andre Agassi Boys & Girls Club youth basketball program.

Gillette and 24 Hour Fitness will provide tickets for children from the Las Vegas community to attend the Gillette NBA D-League All-Star Game in association with 24 Hour Fitness. The companies will also host appearances by NBA players and Legends at NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas.

On July 31, 2006 the Los Angeles Lakers announced that they had become the first NBA franchise in history to own an NBA Development League team. The Los Angeles D-Fenders play their home games at STAPLES Center pre and post Lakers home games. The Lakers devoted fans were given the opportunity to name the NBA D-League team in an online naming contest.

The complete 2007 Eastern and Western Division All-Star squads are listed below.

EASTERN DIVISION ALL-STAR ROSTER

Pos. Player (Team) Ht. Wt. Birthdate College

G Will Conroy (Tulsa) 6-2 195 12/08/82 Washington

G BJ Elder (Austin) 6-4 205 09/04/82 Georgia Tech

G Renaldo Major (Dakota) 6-7 190 05/07/82 Fresno State

G Clay Tucker (Arkansas) 6-3 195 06/14/80 Wisconsin-Milwaukee

F Alan Anderson (Tulsa) 6-6 220 10/16/82 Michigan State

F Stephen Graham (Sioux Falls) 6-6 215 06/11/82 Oklahoma State

F Pops Mensah-Bonsu (Ft. Worth) 6-9 232 09/17/83 George Washington

F James White (Austin) 6-7 200 10/21/82 Cincinnati

C Jared Reiner (Sioux Falls) 6-11 255 04/08/82 Iowa

C Loren Woods (Austin) 7-2 260 06/21/78 Arizona

Head Coach: Sidney Moncrief (Ft. Worth)

Assistant Coach: Paul Mokeski (Ft. Worth)

Athletic Trainer: Takashi Onuki (Fort Worth)

WESTERN DIVISION ALL-STAR ROSTER

Pos__Player (Team) Ht. Wt. Birthdate College/Country

G Brian Chase (Los Angeles) 5-8 160 10/08/81 Virginia Tech

G Pooh Jeter (Colorado) 5-11 175 12/02/83 Univ. of Portland

G Randy Livingston (Idaho) 6-4 210 04/02/75 Louisiana State

G Von Wafer (Colorado) 6-5 210 06/21/85 Florida State

F Louis Amundson (Colorado) 6-8 221 12/07/82 Nevada-Las Vegas

F Kevinn Pinkney (Bakersfield) 6-10 245 10/20/83 Nevada-Reno

F Dijon Thompson (Albuquerque) 6-7 195 02/23/83 UCLA

F Jawad Williams (Anaheim) 6-9 218 02/19/83 North Carolina

C Elton Brown (Colorado) 6-9 250 09/09/83 Virginia

C Peter John Ramos (Idaho) 7-3 287 05/23/85 Puerto Rico

Head Coach: Joe Wolf (Colorado)

Assistant Coach: Kent Davison (Colorado)

Athletic Trainer: Mark Morrissey (Colorado)

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