Columbus Acquires Locklier and Myers
December 14, 2003 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
GREENVILLE, S.C., December 14 â The Columbus Riverdragons of the National Basketball Development League have acquired John "J." Locklier and Jeff Myers, according to an announcement by NBDL director of basketball operations Chris Alpert and Riverdragons head coach Jeff Malone. The Riverdragons released Sean Peterson and Matt Laur.
Locklier is a 6-10, 245-pound forward who finished his collegiate career at Washington State ('02). He played his first two seasons at Miami, Ohio, and was a member of the Red Hawks' 1999 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 team. He averaged 11.5 points and 5.8 rebounds as a senior at Washington State.
Myers, an NBDL veteran from the last two seasons, is a 6-2, 196-pound guard from Drexel ('97). He helped lead the Greenville Groove to the 2002 NBDL Championship by playing in 56 games and averaging 10.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 3.8 assists on the way to being named the league's defensive player of the year. He has averaged 9.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 69 career NBDL games.
Both Locklier and Myers are expected to be in uniform when the Riverdragons (2-7) host the Fayetteville Patriots (4-4) Monday at the Columbus Civic Center. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. ET.
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