D-League daily developments
Published on January 22, 2006 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
TODAY'S SERIES INFO
- Roanoke at Fayetteville: Dazzle leads 4-1. Roanoke gets to FT line
more than rest of league (872 att. in 22 G).
- Fort Worth at Arkansas: Rockers lead 3-1. Arkansas leads league in
per game FGM (37.8) and steals (10.0).
SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: Top performers from Saturday's D-League action.
- Will Bynum scored 31 points and made 17-of-18 free throw attempts in
Roanoke's win at Fayetteville.
- Roanoke forward Isiah Victor scored 25 and collected seven rebounds.
- Erik Daniels had 20 points and 11 boards for Fayetteville.
- Marcus Fizer scored 22 points and had 7 rebounds for Austin.
ASSIGNMENT UPDATE: Going into today's action there have been 17 NBA players assigned to D-League affiliates. Nine are still active in the D-League, seven have been recalled to their NBA teams and one was released by his NBA team.
HOW THEY'RE DOING: Check the "NBA Stat Tracker" at NBADLEAGUE.com for updates on active assigned players. Two assigned players were in action Saturday. C.J. Miles, on assignment from Utah to Albuquerque, played 32 minutes, scored 19 points, had four rebounds and four assists. Gerald Green , assigned by Boston to Fayetteville, played 24 minutes, scored 10 points and grabbed five boards.
GATORADE UPDATE: Through Saturday's action there have been four GATORADE Call-Ups this season, running the total number of D-League to NBA player promotions to 54 since the league began play in November 2001.
D-LEAGUE QUIZ: Can you name both the first and the most recent GATORADE Call-Ups? Read on for the answer.
TODAY IN D-LEAGUE HISTORY: North Charleston Lowgators guard Corey Benjamin signed with the Atlanta Hawks on January 22, 2003, becoming the 15th D-League player to earn a GATORADE Call-Up.
ALUMNI CHAT: Click on http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatNBA?event_id=10573 at 2 p.m. ET Monday to chat with former D-Leaguer and current Cleveland Cavaliers guard Mike Wilks.
QUIZ ANSWER: Current Hornets and former Fayetteville forward Chris Andersen was the first GATORADE Call-Up, signing with the Nuggets on November 21, 2001. Albuquerque's Chuck Hayes is the most recent, signing with the Rockets on January 18.
NBA G League Stories from January 22, 2006
- Patriots put Dazzle away early, 136-123 - Fayetteville Patriots
- Cavaliers assign Andriuskevicius to RimRockers - Arkansas RimRockers
- RimRockers lose second straight to Flyers - Arkansas RimRockers
- Melvin Sanders Earns Gatorade Call-Up to Spurs - Fayetteville Patriots
- D-League daily developments - G League
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