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Chris Wright Named Replacement for the 2013 NBA Development League All-Star Game

February 14, 2013 - NBA G League (G League)
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HOUSTON, Feb. 14, 2013 - Two top prospects were today announced as replacements in the 2013 NBA Development League All-Star Game, which will air live on NBA TV at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 16 at the Sprint Arena at NBA All-Star Jam Session at Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center. On the Futures team, Tony Mitchell (Fort Wayne Mad Ants) will replace Jeremy Lamb (Tulsa 66ers), while Chris Wright (Iowa Energy) will replace Terrence Jones (Rio Grande Valley Vipers) on the Prospects roster.

Wright (6-1, 210, Georgetown) has appeared in 28 games, all starts, for Iowa this season, averaging 14.4 points, 7.2 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 37.3 minutes. He has recorded three point-assist double-doubles and has scored 20 or more points six times.

The original 20 NBA D-League All-Stars were selected by a vote of the League's 16 head coaches.

The seventh annual NBA D-League All-Star Game will be preceded by the 2013 Boost Mobile NBA D-League Three Point Contest, and will host the Boost Mobile NBA D-League Slam Dunk Contest during halftime of the game.

The complete 2013 NBA D-League All-Star teams are listed below (replacements in bold).

FUTURES ALL-STAR ROSTER

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

F Micah Downs (Maine) 6-7 180 Gonzaga 9/8/86

G Courtney Fortson (Los Angeles) 5-11 185 Arkansas 5/23/88

G Ron Howard (Fort Wayne) 6-5 185 Valparaiso 11/14/82

C Jerome Jordan (Reno) 7-0 253 Tulsa 9/26/86

F Marcus Landry (Reno) 6-7 230 Wisconsin 11/1/85

G Shelvin Mack (Maine) 6-3 215 Butler 4/22/90

F James Mays (Maine) 6-8 230 Clemson 3/8/86

F Tony Mitchell (Fort Wayne) 6-6 216 Alabama 8/7/89

F DaJuan Summers (Maine) 6-8 240 Georgetown 1/24/88

F Chris Wright (Maine) 6-8 225 Dayton 9/30/88

Head Coach: Mike Taylor (Maine)

Assistant Coaches: Tunde Adekola (Maine), J.P. Clark (Maine)

Athletic Trainer: Jessica Kendall (Maine)

PROSPECTS ALL-STAR ROSTER

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

G Andrew Goudelock (Rio Grande Valley) 6-3 200 Charleston 12/7/88

F Damion James (Bakersfield) 6-7 225 Texas 10/7/87

G Cory Joseph (Austin)* 6-3 185 Texas 8/20/91

G D.J. Kennedy (Erie) 6-6 215 St. John's 11/5/89

G Jerel McNeal (Bakersfield) 6-3 202 Marquette 6/1/87

F Demetris Nichols (Sioux Falls) 6-8 210 Syracuse 9/4/84

C Tim Ohlbrecht (Rio Grande Valley) 6-11 255 Germany 8/30/88

F Arinze Onuaku (Canton) 6-9 275 Syracuse 7/13/87

C Henry Sims (Erie) 7-0 241 Georgetown 3/27/90

G Chris Wright (Iowa) 6-1 210 Georgetown 11/4/89

Head Coach: Will Voigt (Bakersfield)

Assistant Coaches: John Bryant (Bakersfield), Rod Baker (Bakersfield)

Athletic Trainer: Shaun Mirza (Bakersfield)

* - Indicates a player currently in the NBA

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