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Columbus Riverdragons Acquire DeMario Jones

December 2, 2003 - NBA G League (G League)
Columbus Riverdragons News Release


GREENVILLE, S.C., December 2 – The Columbus Riverdragons have acquired forward DeMario Jones, according to an announcement today by National Basketball Development League Director of Basketball Operations Chris Alpert and Columbus Head Coach Jeff Malone. The Riverdragons released forward Patrick Doctor, who suffered a season-ending knee injury.

At 6-foot-7 and 220 pounds, Jones was a third round selection (16th overall) selection by the Roanoke Dazzle in the 2003 NBDL Draft. He was released by the Dazzle on Nov. 13. Jones played collegiately at Central Oklahoma, where he averaged 18.7 points and 6.6 rebounds as a senior. Jones will wear jersey #6 for the Riverdragons

Doctor, the Riverdragons sixth round pick (32nd overall), played in three games for Columbus, averaging 21.7 minutes, 10.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, including 13 points and six rebounds at Huntsville on November 21.

Jones is expected to be in uniform when the Riverdragons (0-3) play host to the Fayetteville Patriots (1-2) Wednesday at the Columbus Civic Center. Tip off is set or 7 p.m. ET.

It will be the Riverdragons High School Basketball Showcase as Northside squares off against Spencer in boys and girls action at the Civic Center. The girls game tips off at 3:30 p.m. and the boys tip off at 4:45 p.m..

The NBDL, the NBA's minor league, includes the Fayetteville Patriots (N.C.), Charleston Lowgators (S.C.), Huntsville Flight (Ala.), Roanoke Dazzle (Va.), Columbus Riverdragons (Ga.), and the Asheville Altitude (N.C.).

Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the NBDL serves as a source of on-court talent for the NBA's 30 teams and as a diverse human resources pool for the NBA and its teams by training employees in management, operations, public relations, sales and marketing positions.

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