D-League daily developments
November 22, 2005 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
Standings W-L Pct. GB Today
Fayetteville Patriots 1-1 .500 --- No Games Scheduled
Albuquerque Thunderbirds 1-1 .500 ---
Fort Worth Flyers 1-1 .500 --- Wednesday
Tulsa 66ers 1-1 .500 --- Tulsa at Fort Worth, 7 p.m. CT
Roanoke Dazzle 1-1 .000 ---
Arkansas RimRockers 0-0 .000 ---
Austin Toros 0-0 .000 ---
Florida Flame 0-0 .000 ---
SPANNING THE GLOBE:
There are currently 10 international players competing in the NBA Development League on five of the eight teams. Following is the list of international players currently in the D-League.
Player D-League Team Country
Ayodeji Akindele Fort Worth Flyers Nigeria
Olu Famutimi Arkansas RimRockers Canada
Otis George Roanoke Dazzle Dominican Republic
Andreas Glyniadakis Roanoke Dazzle Greece
Ersan Ilyasova Tulsa 66ers Turkey
Peter John Ramos Roanoke Dazzle Puerto Rico
Luke Schenscher Fort Worth Flyers Australia
Pape Sow Arkansas RimRockers Senegal
Yuta Tabuse Albuquerque Thunderbirds Japan
Cezary Trybanski Tulsa 66ers Poland
D-LEAGUE QUIZ:
D-League teams now have direct affiliations with NBA teams. Can you name the four NBA teams affiliated with the Arkansas RimRockers for the 2005-06 season?
YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT...Pape Sow, who is on assignment from the Raptors to Arkansas, speaks fluent English, French and his native tongue Wolof...Fort Worth post man Ayodeji Akindele is the only son in a family of seven children...Arkansas point guard Kareem Reid's nickname is "Best Kept Secret."
TODAY ON NBA TV:
Albuquerque's season-opening victory over Tulsa will be aired on NBA TV today at 2 p.m. ET. The game will re-air again November 25 at Noon ET.
USELESS FACT OF THE DAY: The current most popular jersey number in the D-League is 32, worn by seven players. Close on 32's heels are 5 and 15, worn by six players.
SCORING LEADERS
PPG Player Team
25.0 Erik Daniels Fayetteville
24.5 Anthony Grundy Roanoke
24.0 Ime Udoka Fort Worth
23.5 Mike King Fayetteville
20.0 Dijon Thompson Albuquerque
QUIZ ANSWER: The Memphis Grizzlies, Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors are the RimRockers 2005-06 NBA affiliates.
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