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D-Fenders Select Jamaal Tinsley With First Pick of 2011 NBA Development League Draft

Published on November 3, 2011 under NBA G League (G League) News Release


NEW YORK, NOV. 3, 2011 - The Los Angeles D-Fenders selected Jamaal Tinsley, a 6-3 guard from Iowa State and eight-year NBA veteran, with the first overall pick of the 2011 NBA Development League Draft Powered by Cisco on Thursday night. The Texas Legends drafted Alando Tucker, a 6-6 forward from Wisconsin, with the draft's second overall pick, and the Maine Red Claws chose Chris Wright, a 6-8 forward from Dayton, with the third overall selection.

Tinsley was the first-round draft choice (27th overall) of the then-Vancouver Grizzlies in 2001 and last played in the NBA in 2009-10, appearing in 38 games with the Grizzlies. Tucker, a 2007 NBA Draft selection (Phoenix, 29th overall), has played in 51 NBA games for the Suns and Minnesota Timberwolves. Wright was a Third Team All-Atlantic 10 selection as a senior at Dayton while averaging a team-high 13.2 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.

Other notable first-round selections include Jamal Sampson of California, a cousin of 1983 NBA Draft pick (No. 1 overall) Ralph Sampson, who was selected by the Legends with the fifth pick of the first round; Gabe Pruitt, who was selected fourth by the Sioux Falls Skyforce after going to the Boston Celtics (37th overall) in the 2007 Draft (and earning a ring with their 2008 championship team); and Curtis Sumpter, a member of the Bronze-medal winning U.S. team at the 2011 Pan American Games, who was selected by the Tulsa 66ers with the 11th pick of the first round.

There were a total of 18 players selected tonight that participated earlier this year at the Boost Mobile NBA D-League National Tryouts that were held in Chicago, Louisville and Los Angeles. Marshall's Jonathan Thomas was selected by the Springfield Armor becoming the highest-ever tryout player selected in a draft.

With the first pick of the fourth round, the Springfield Armor selected Chris Taft - an All-Big East Honorable Mention forward/center who was a 2005 NBA Draft Selection (42nd overall) by the Golden State Warriors who has appeared in 17 NBA games. Durrell Summers was selected by Maine in the second round and was named Most Outstanding Player in 2010 NCAA Midwest Regional as a junior.

Complete rosters for each of the 16 2011-12 NBA D-League teams will be comprised of the players drafted on Thursday, along with returning, affiliated and local tryout players. Rosters will be reduced from 17 players to opening-day 10-man rosters by Nov. 23 in anticipation of the Nov. 25 tip off of the NBA D-League's 11th season.

Full results from the 2011 NBA D-League Draft Powered by Cisco are below:

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2011 NBA D-League Draft Powered by Cisco Results

FIRST ROUND

1. Los Angeles D-Fenders Jamaal Tinsley, Iowa State

2. Texas Legends Alando Tucker, Wisconsin

3. Maine Red Claws Chris Wright, Dayton

4. Sioux Falls Skyforce Gabe Pruitt, Southern California

5. Texas Legends Jamal Sampson, California

6. Bakersfield Jam Edwin Ubiles, Siena

7. Erie BayHawks Cory Higgins, Colorado

8. Bakersfield Jam Nayal '"Mac" Koshwal, DePaul

9. Erie BayHawks Chris Daniels, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

10. Fort Wayne Mad Ants Cameron Jones, Northern Arizona

11. Tulsa 66ers Curtis Sumpter, Villanova

12. Dakota Wizards Osiris Eldridge, Illinois State

13. Bakersfield Jam Mustapha Farrakhan, Virginia

14. Rio Grande Valley Vipers Tyren Johnson, Louisiana-Lafayette

15. Canton Charge Tyrell Biggs, Pittsburgh

16. Tulsa 66ers Gary Johnson, Texas

*SECOND ROUND

1. Springfield Armor #Jonathan Thomas, Marshall

2. Texas Legends Jake Kelley, Indiana State

3. Rio Grande Valley Vipers Ashton Mitchell, Sam Houston State

4. Reno Bighorns Cedric Bozeman, UCLA

5. Tulsa 66ers #Dwight Buycks, Marquette

6. Fort Wayne Mad Ants Anthony Johnson, Montana

7. Idaho Stampede Jason Ellis, Boise State

8. Maine Red Claws Durrell Summers, Michigan State

9. Idaho Stampede Kevin Galloway, Texas Southern

10. Iowa Energy Brandon Ewing, Wyoming

11. Iowa Energy Dominic Calegari, California-Davis

12. Erie BayHawks Taj McCullough, Winthrop

13. Maine Red Claws Mike Tisdale, Illinois

14. Austin Toros Tristan Thompson, North Texas

15. Los Angeles D-Fenders Anthony Gurley, Massachusetts

* The Second Round has 15 selections since the Dakota Wizards traded their 2011 second round pick to the Utah Flash which are on hiatus for 2011-12

THIRD ROUND

1. Los Angeles D-Fenders Eniel Polynice, Seton Hall

2. Tulsa 66ers Brady Morningstar, Kansas

3. Maine Red Claws Charles Okwandu, Connecticut

4. Sioux Falls Skyforce Casey Mitchell, West Virginia

5. Texas Legends Lawrence Hill, Stanford

6. Iowa Energy Jarrid Famous, South Florida

7. Erie BayHawks Mychel Thompson, Pepperdine

8. Bakersfield Jam Justin Graham, San Jose State

9. Idaho Stampede Kendall Dartez, Louisville

10. Bakersfield Jam Travis Walton, Michigan State

11. Tulsa 66ers Evan Fjeld, Vermont

12. Dakota Wizards Andrew Gonzalez, Houston Baptist

13. Idaho Stampede Cheyne Gadson, Oklahoma State

14. Rio Grande Valley Vipers Greg Washington, Hofstra

15. Dakota Wizards #Justin Johnson, Concordia

16. Springfield Armor #Dennis Horner, North Carolina State

# - Participated in 2011 Boost Mobile NBA D-League National Tryout

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2011 NBA D-League Draft Powered by Cisco Results

FOURTH ROUND

1. Springfield Armor Chris Taft, Pittsburgh

2. Canton Charge TJ Campbell, Portland

3. Rio Grande Valley Vipers Pooh Williams, Utah State

4. Reno Bighorns Donald Sims, Appalachian State

5. Dakota Wizards Darion "Jake" Anderson, Iowa State

6. Tulsa 66ers #Larriques "Rico" Cunningham, Lee

7. Iowa Energy Nick Murphy, Jacksonville State

8. Idaho Stampede Eric Devendorf, Syracuse

9. Bakersfield Jam David Palmer,. Northern Kentucky

10. Erie BayHawks Tirrell Baines, Marshall

11. Iowa Energy Michael Tveidt, North Dakota State

12. Texas Legends #Vance Cooksey, Pikeville

13. Sioux Falls Skyforce Billy McShepard, Valdosta State

14. Maine Red Claws Sadiel Rojas, Oklahoma Wesleyan

15. Austin Toros #Omar Reed, Bluefield

16. Los Angeles D-Fenders Brandon Rozzell, Virginia Commonwealth

FIFTH ROUND

1. Los Angeles D-Fenders Courtney Fortson, Arkansas

2. Austin Toros Soloman Bozeman, Arkansas-Little Rock

3. Maine Red Claws Darren Cooper, Portland

4. Sioux Falls Skyforce Anthony Moody, Mary

5. Texas Legends Josh Southern, Boston College

6. Iowa Energy Carlton Fay, Southern Illinois

7. Erie BayHawks Al Nolen, Minnesota

8. Bakersfield Jam Lawrence Westbrook, Minnesota

9. Idaho Stampede Courtney Pigram, East Tennessee State

10. Fort Wayne Mad Ants Justin Neuhaus, Colorado Christian

11. Tulsa 66ers Byron Eaton, Oklahoma State

12. Dakota Wizards Joe Harden, California-Davis

13. Reno Bighorns #Augustine Okosun, Northwood

14. Rio Grande Valley Vipers Willie Veasley, Butler

15. Canton Charge Tyrone Kent, Toledo

16. Springfield Armor Brandon Bush, Texas State-San Marcos

SIXTH ROUND

1. Springfield Armor #Marcus E. Hill, Minnesota State - Mankato

2. Canton Charge Travis Franklin, Colorado State

3. Rio Grande Valley Vipers #Joshua E. Jones, Husson

4. Reno Bighorns Roderick Flemings, Hawaii

5. Dakota Wizards Parrish West, Alaska-Fairbanks

6. Tulsa 66ers #Brian Barkdoll, Northwest Nazarene

7. Fort Wayne Mad Ants Jabril Banks, Northern Colorado

8. Idaho Stampede James Wright, Colorado

9. Bakersfield Jam Perry Stevenson, Kentucky

10. Erie BayHawks Adrian Bowie, Maryland

11. Iowa Energy Thomas Baudinet, St. Anselm

12. Texas Legends #Ryan Anderson, Nebraska

13. Sioux Falls Skyforce Will Pratt, Northwestern State

14. Texas Legends Anthony Vereen, Texas-Arlington

15. Austin Toros Myles McKay, Wisconsin-Whitewater

16. Los Angeles D-Fenders Franklin Session, California State-Los Angeles

# - Participated in 2011 Boost Mobile NBA D-League National Tryout

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2011 NBA D-League Draft Powered by Cisco Results

SEVENTH ROUND

1. Los Angeles D-Fenders Robert Diggs, George Washington

2. Austin Toros #Dan Vandervieren, Concordia

3. Reno Bighorns Calvin Haynes, Oregon State

4. Sioux Falls Skyforce Brian Evans, Texas A&M-Corpus Cristi

5. Texas Legends Derek Williams, Southern Methodist

6. Iowa Energy Jason Westrol, Bentley

7. Reno Bighorns Bobby Howard, Montana State

8. Bakersfield Jam Nick Covington, Oklahoma City

9. Idaho Stampede #Desmond Blue, Lee

10. Fort Wayne Mad Ants Brian Wanamaker, Texas Wesleyan

11. Tulsa 66ers Maze Stallworth. Morehead State

12. Dakota Wizards Jawan Bailey, Incarnate World

13. Reno Bighorns #Joseph Kennerly III, Central Oklahoma

14. Rio Grande Valley Vipers Tron Smith, St. Mary's

15. Canton Charge #Harry Marshall, Indiana State

16. Springfield Armor Michael Sturns, Holy Family

EIGHTH ROUND

1. Springfield Armor Akeem Bennett, St. Francis

2. Canton Charge Jonathan Blake, Texas Wesleyan

3. Rio Grande Valley Vipers #Justin Tubbs, East Tennessee State

4. Reno Bighorns Reuben Clayton, Tennessee-Martin

5. Dakota Wizards Bruce Price, Tennessee State

6. Tulsa 66ers Xavier Alexander, Southern Nazarene

7. Fort Wayne Mad Ants Dauntae Williams, Central Oklahoma

8. Idaho Stampede #Dwain Williams, Hawaii

9. Bakersfield Jam Juma Kamara, Portland State

10. Erie BayHawks Jamael Lynch, Masschusetts-Lowell

11. Austin Toros James Lewis, Fresno Pacific

12. Texas Legends Collin Mangum, Southern Methodist

13. Sioux Falls Skyforce Brock Gillespie, Rice

14. Maine Red Claws Jonathan Dupre, Pepperdine

15. Austin Toros Jerel Hastings, Albany

16. Los Angeles D-Fenders Troy Payne, Santa Clara

# - Participated in 2011 Boost Mobile NBA D-League National Tryout

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