Colorado 14ers Weekly Update
April 7, 2008 - NBA G League (G League)
Colorado 14ers News Release
LAST WEEK'S RECORD: 2-0 OVERALL RECORD: 26-21
LAST WEEK'S GAMES
April 3 at Tulsa 66ers - The 14ers won their second straight over the team they are battling with for the final playoff spot in the D-League with an 86-81 win at Tulsa. Kaniel Dickens led Colorado with 18 points, while Eddie Gill added 17 along with 12 assists. John Thomas also posted a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds in the win.
April 6 vs. Austin Toros - Colorado stormed out of the gates outscoring Austin 42-20 in the first quarter and never trailed in a 120-103 win over the Toros. Justin Cage matched a season-high with 23 points and had eight rebounds, four assists, and four blocked shots in the win. Seven 14ers players scored in double figures, and the victory moved Colorado 1.5 games ahead of the Tulsa 66ers in the race for the final playoff spot in the D-League post-season.
UPCOMING GAMES
Friday, April 11 vs. Sioux Falls Skyforce, Broomfield Event Center at 7:00 p.m. MST
Radio: KCKK 1510 AM and KSXT 1570 AM
Live video streaming is available at www.14ershoops.com and www.nba.com/dleague
Saturday, April 12 at Albuquerque Thunderbirds, Tingley Coliseum at 7:00 p.m. MST
Radio: KCKK 1510 AM and KSXT 1570 AM
Live video streaming is available at www.14ershoops.com and www.nba.com/dleague
NEWS
NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2007-08 GATORADE ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS
NEW YORK, April 6, 2008 - Sioux Falls Skyforce forward Kasib Powell, the 2008 NBA Development League's Most Valuable Player and 2007 MVP Randy Livingston an Idaho Stampede guard, headline the 2007-08 GATORADE All-NBA Development League First Team. The squad is rounded out by Colorado guard Eddie Gill, Los Angeles forward Sean Banks and Austin's Ian Mahinmi, an assigned center from the San Antonio Spurs.
Two members of the Dakota Wizards - guard Blake Ahearn, currently with the Miami Heat and center Rod Benson - earned spots on the GATORADE All-NBA Development League Second Team. The duo from Dakota is joined by Austin guard Andre Barrett, Colorado forward Kaniel Dickens and Idaho forward Lance Allred, currently with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The GATORADE All-NBA Development League Third Team consists of Colorado guard Billy Thomas, Utah's Morris Almond, a guard on assignment from the Utah Jazz, Dakota forward Carlos Powell, former Austin forward Marcus Williams, currently playing with the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles center Jelani McCoy.
"With so many talented players in the League this year, it was a challenge for our coaches to select the All-League teams," Chris Alpert, D-League Vice President of Basketball Operations and Player Personnel said. "The League congratulates the First, Second and Third team selections, as well as the honorable mentions, for their phenomenal seasons."
The All-NBA Development League team results:
2007-08 GATORADE ALL-NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE FIRST TEAM
Position Player Team
Guard Randy Livingston Idaho Stampede
Guard Eddie Gill Colorado 14ers
Forward Kasib Powell Sioux Falls Skyforce
Forward Sean Banks Los Angeles D-Fenders
Center Ian Mahinmi Austin Toros (San Antonio Spurs assignee)
2007-08 ALL-NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE SECOND TEAM
Position Player Team
Guard Andre Barrett Austin Toros
Guard Blake Ahearn * Dakota Wizards
Forward Kaniel Dickens Colorado 14ers
Forward Lance Allred * Idaho Stampede
Center Rod Benson Dakota Wizards
2007-08 ALL-NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE THIRD TEAM
Position Player Team
Guard Billy Thomas Colorado 14ers
Guard Morris Almond Utah Flash (Utah Jazz assignee)
Forward Carlos Powell Dakota Wizards
Forward Marcus Williams * Austin Toros
Center Jelani McCoy Los Angeles D-Fenders
* - Currently in the NBA
2007-08 ALL-NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE HONORABLE MENTION
Position Player Team
Guard Adam Harrington Tulsa 66ers
Guard Desmon Farmer Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Guard Ramon Sessions Tulsa 66ers (Milwaukee Bucks assignee)
Guard Earl Calloway Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Guard/Forward DerMarr Johnson Austin Toros
Forward Stephane Lasme Los Angeles D-Fenders
Forward Justin Reed Bakersfield Jam
Forward Mike Hall Tulsa 66ers
Center Mouhamed Sene Idaho Stampede (Seattle SuperSonics assignee)
Forward Cory Violette Idaho Stampede
Forward Nick Fazekas Tulsa 66ers (L.A. Clippers assignee)
Center Chris Alexander Sioux Falls Skyforce
DENVER NUGGETS ASSIGN TAUREAN GREEN TO D-LEAGUE AFFILIATE COLORADO 14ERS
NEW YORK, NY - April 4, 2008 - The Denver Nuggets today announced they have assigned guard Taurean Green to their D-League affiliate Colorado 14ers. Green is scheduled to be available on April 6, when the 14ers host their division rival Austin Toros in Broomfield, Colo.
The 14ers are the second D-League team Green will play for this season - he was previously assigned by the Portland Trail Blazers to their affiliate, the Idaho Stampede, for four games between Dec. 9 and Dec. 22, 2007. In those four games, Green averaged 19.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 37.5 minutes. Green's second assignment is the 50th assignment of the season.
Selected in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2007 NBA Draft by Portland, Green was traded to Denver on Feb. 21 in exchange for guard Von Wafer. Green has played nine games as a Nugget, averaging 1.1 points in 3.3 minutes. In eight games with Portland, Green averaged 2.1 points, 1.0 assists and 5.5 minutes.
Green helped lead the University of Florida to back-to-back NCAA Championships in 2006 and 2007. In 111 games at Florida, he averaged 10.5 points, 3.6 assists and 2.1 rebounds, including 16 points and six assists in the 2007 National Championship game against Ohio State. Green was named MVP of the 2007 NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional and earned Second Team All-SEC honors for the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. He left Florida as the Gators 31st all-time leading scorer with 1,170 career points as well as ranking second in career free throw percentage (.856), seventh in assists (400), and tied for eighth in three-point field goals made (186)
NOTES
Colorado's 109.2 points per game is tied with Austin for first in the D-League.
The 14ers lead the D-League in 3-point attempts, 3-point makes, and are second in 3-point percentage as team.
For the second straight season Colorado has had three players named as All D-League Performers
Billy Thomas is averaging 21.8 points over his last five games.
Kaniel Dickens 3.1 3-point field goals per game leads the D-League.
The Denver Nuggets assigned rookie guard Taurean Green to the 14ers on April 5, making him the first NBA player assigned to Colorado this season, and the fourth in the 14ers two year history.
PLAYOFF UPDATE - As It Stands Today (April 7, 2008)
First Round Byes: Idaho Stampede (West Division Leaders, best overall record, clinched playoff spot), Austin Toros (Southwest Division Leaders)
First Round Seeding: 1. Sioux Falls Skyforce (Central Division Leaders), 2. Los Angeles D-Fenders (clinched playoff spot), 3. Dakota Wizards, 4. Colorado 14ers
Last team left out: Tulsa 66ers
Second Round: Dakota at Los Angeles winner at Idaho, Colorado at Sioux Falls winner at Austin
About the 14ers: The 14ers are in their second season after winning the D-League Western Division Post-Season Championship in 2007. Colorado set very high standards in its first season in the NBA Development League with a long list of honors. In 2006-2007 the 14ers became only the second team in D-League history to have three players named as All D-League First Team Performers when Louis Amundson, Elton Brown, and Von Wafer were recognized by the league's coaches. Amundson also took home Rookie of the Year Honors, while Brown led the D-League in rebounding and double-double performances on the season. Colorado also placed a league high five players in the first ever NBA Development League All-Star Game in 2007, with Amundson, Brown, and Wafer all being selected along with Pooh Jeter and Rick Rickert. Head Coach Joe Wolf was also chosen as the first ever Western Division All-Star Coach for the game in Las Vegas. Jeter also went on to be named as an Honorable Mention All D-League Performer in 2007. To date the 14ers have had nine GATORADE NBA Call-Ups in team history, with Louis Amundson now playing for the Philadelphia 76ers, and Von Wafer for the Portland Trail Blazers. Eddie Gill and Billy Thomas both received two call-ups this season, and Kaniel Dickens also received a call-up this year. Gill, Thomas, Brown, and Dickens were also named D-League All-Stars this season. In addition Gill was named as a First Team All D-League Performer, Dickens to the Second Team, and Thomas to the Third Team.
Mile High Sports Radio KCKK AM 1510 and The Sports Extra KSXT AM 1570 are the radio homes of the Colorado 14ers for all regular season and post-season game broadcasts. Every 14ers game broadcast can also be found online at www.14ershoops.com or www.nba.com/dleague with live video streaming now available for the 2007-2008 season. 14ers Head Coach Joe Wolf also appears on Mile High Sports Radio 1510's "Drive Time Sports" every Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 throughout the season.
For more information on the 14ers schedule and team, log on to www.14ershoops.com. Tickets for all 14ers home games at the Broomfield Event Center are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, 303-830-TIXS, and at www.ticketmaster.com.
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