Colorado 14ers Weekly
March 11, 2008 - NBA G League (G League)
Colorado 14ers News Release
LAST WEEK'S RECORD: 1-1 OVERALL RECORD: 23-15
LAST WEEK'S GAMES
Mar. 9 at Rio Grande Valley Vipers - The 14ers lost to the Vipers for the first time in seven games with a 114-110 overtime defeat at Dodge Arena. John Thomas had a big game with 30 points and 13 rebounds in the loss. Justin Cage and Eddie Gill also posted double-doubles in defeat for Colorado.
Mar. 10 at Rio Grande Valley Vipers - Colorado ended a two game slide with a 117-107 road win over Rio Grande Valley. Eric Osmundson knocked down seven 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 32 points in the win. Eddie Gill added 21 points and 15 assists, while Justin Cage and John Thomas both posted double figure numbers in points and rebounds for the 14ers.
UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, Mar. 13 at Tulsa 66ers, Expo Square Pavilion at 6:00 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
Friday, Mar. 14 vs. Los Angeles D-Fenders, 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
NEWS
Kaniel Dickens and Billy Thomas remain on the Cleveland Cavaliers roster after both players signed a second ten day contract on March 3. When those deals expire on Wednesday, Cleveland will either have to sign each player for the remainder of the season or release them.
The 14ers have added guard Milone Clark and forward Paul Butorac to the roster.
NOTES
Eric Osmundson posted new career-highs with seven 3-pointers and 32 points in the 14ers win over Rio Grande Valley on Monday. Eddie Gill is one of only two players in the D-League to post two triple-doubles this season. Iowa's Jeff Horner is the other. When Elton Brown left the team last week he was leading the D-League in double-doubles with 26 on the season. Colorado's 110.5 points per game is the highest average in the D-League. The 14ers lead the D-League in 3-pointers attempted, 3-pointers made, and are second in 3-point percentage as team. Colorado leads the D-League in free throws made and attempted. With the Houston Rockets signing Mike Harris this week, there are now five former 14ers currently playing in the NBA. (Harris, Kaniel Dickens, Billy Thomas, Louis Amundson, Von Wafer)
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 eight 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, Billy Thomas, and Kaniel Dickens have all received GATORADE call-ups so far this season. Gill, Thomas, Brown, and Dickens were also named D-League All-Stars this season.
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.
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.
About the NBA Development League: The NBA Development League is the NBA's official minor league, and the first-ever basketball league with direct affiliations to NBA teams. Now in its seventh season the D-League's goals are to provide affordable, NBA-caliber entertainment to fans of its 14 teams, as well as continue to develop players, coaches, referees and front-office personnel for the NBA. As the single source for in-season player "call-ups" to the NBA, fans of the D-League enjoy the highest caliber of basketball played outside the NBA. In fact, former D-League players represented 10 percent of NBA players on 2007-08 opening day rosters, numbering 44 in total. In addition, the D-League has produced 25 percent of current NBA referees and 16 current NBA coaches, including head coach Sam Vincent with the Charlotte Bobcats. The D-League is an innovative and rapidly growing sports property that also serves as an experimental testing ground for new initiatives like the live web-streaming of all games available free to fans at d-league.com. The League also provides continuing education and professional development resources for its players, and is committed to serving its local communities through D-LEAGUE CARES and grassroots efforts.
About the Broomfield Event Center: Located on the south side of U.S. Highway 36, between 112th and 120th Streets, the Broomfield Event Center is a state of the art 180,000 square foot multi-purpose event center with 6,000 seats, including 25 suites, 900 club seats, a sit-down restaurant, two themed bars and a separate basketball practice facility. The Broomfield Event Center is set to host concerts, trade shows, rodeos and sporting events. It is the home of the Rocky Mountain Rage Professional Hockey Club (Central Hockey League) and the Colorado 14ers Professional Basketball Club (NBA Development League, Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets, Toronto Raptors affiliate team).
About Arista: Arista is a thoughtful blend of urban living destined to be the energy epicenter of Denver's northwest corridor. Dining, shopping, parks, entertainment, professional sports teams and even a dog park are all within walking distance. The development offers incredible views of the front ranges pristine mountain peaks.
The cornerstone of Arista is the Broomfield Event Center, one of the only town center developments in the nation anchored by a major entertainment venue. The BEC is host to concerts and sporting events and is home to the Central Hockey League's Rocky Mountain Rage and the NBA Development League's Colorado 14ers basketball team.
Arista Place is the town center of Arista featuring a fun, eclectic, retail pedestrian mall with a boutique hotel, office space and residential units. All of the buildings are 3-6 stories and feature a unique, contemporary urban design.
The options for living at Arista include live/work lofts, condominiums for purchase as well as apartment homes for lease. Commuting is easy at Arista with the RTD park-n-ride located on-site, with Boulder or Denver just minutes away.
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