D-Fenders Add Cuic and McKenzie, Release Wormely and Jackson
December 16, 2009 - NBA G League (G League)
Los Angeles D-Fenders News Release
El Segundo, CA- It was announced today that the Los Angeles D-Fenders have acquired Sasha Cuic and 2008-09 returning D-Fenders player, Lawrence McKenzie. In order to keep the 10-player roster, the D-Fenders have released point guard, Horace Wormely and power forward, James Jackson.
Aleksandar "Sasha" Cuic, a 6-10 forward originally from Croatia, played three years at Oregon State University before returning to Europe to play overseas. In his final season at Oregon State, Cuic played in 29 games, averaging 11.6 points and 2.8 rebounds. In 2007, Cuic started for DTL EKA AEL Limassol (Cyprus-Division A), averaging 9.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Cuic played in the Treviso Summer League (Sanson Team) in 2008 and in 2009 played for Erdemirspor Belediyesi in Turkey.
McKenzie, a 6-2 guard, finished his collegiate career at the University of Minnesota after spending two seasons at the University of Oklahoma. With the Golden Gophers, McKenzie averaged 13.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists from 2006-08. McKenzie played 10 games with the D-Fenders in 2009 where he averaged 3.5 points and 2.1 assists per game.
2009-10 D-Fenders Roster:
Name Position Height Weight College Status Birthday
Ryan Forehan-Kelly SF 6-6 195 California â03 Returning 01/14/80
Joe Crawford SG 6-5 210 Kentucky â08 Returning 06/17/86
Longar Longar C 6-11 250 Oklahoma â08 Returning 03/03/85
Diamon Simpson PF 6-8 230 St. Mary's â09 Allocation 09/08/87
Gabe Pruitt PG 6-4 170 USC â07 Allocation 04/19/86
Michael Fey C 7-0 270 UCLA â06 Local Tryout 05/29/83
Deron Washington SF 6-7 215 Virginia Tech Draft Pick 12/12/85
Dar Tucker SG 6-4 205 DePaul Draft Pick 04/11/88
Lawrence McKenzie G 6-2 190 Minnesota Acquired 04/29/85
Sasha Cuic F 6-10 240 Oregon State Acquired 11/03/83
The Los Angeles D-Fenders take on the Bakersfield Jam Tuesday, December 22 at 3:30pm, at the STAPLES Center. Tune in to the NBA Futurecast at www.nba.com/futurecast to watch the game!
For the first time, the D-Fenders are offering exclusive eight and four game ticket packages, starting as low as $20. These ticket packages are available now. For more information on D-Fenders ticket packages or to purchase a package please contact Donovan Holvay at 310-426-6042. Toyota Sports Center tickets start as low as $7 each ticket and can be purchased at the door or by contacting d-fendersintern@d-fenders.com. For more information please call 310-343-3110.
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