D-League daily developments
February 1, 2007 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
Today's Games
No Games Scheduled
Wednesday's Results
Dakota 91, Albuquerque 83
Fort Worth 124, Bakersfield 116
Austin 101, Idaho 84
CHECK THE BOX: Click on the links below to check out the box scores from Wednesday's games.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070131/BAKFTW/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070131/AUSIDA/boxscore.html
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20070131/DAKABQ/boxscore.html
WEDNESDAY'S BEST...top numbers from games on January 31
Points: 35, Gerry McNamara, BAK. Rebounds: 17, Loren Woods, AUS. Assists: 8, Jose Barea, FTW. Steals: 4, Randy Livingston, IDA; 4, Cedric Bozeman, ABQ. Blocks: 4, Patrick O'Bryant, BAK. 3FGM: 4, Jose Barea, FTW.
ALL-STAR GAME: The Gillette D-League All-Star Game in association with 24 Hour Fitness is scheduled for Saturday Feb. 17 on Center Court at NBA All-Star Jam Session at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Tip off is scheduled for 2 p.m. PT. The game will air live on NBA TV.
TODAY ON NBA TV
Time (ET) Game / Show
1 p.m. Albuquerque at Bakersfield (from 1/27)
4 p.m. Dakota at Fort Worth (from 1/27)
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC: Be sure not to miss the opening of today's tape-delayed broadcast of the Albuquerque at Bakersfield game from Jan. 27 on NBA TV. The choir from Munsey Elementary School in Bakersfield, Calif. opens the broadcast with a beautiful rendition of our national anthem.
YOU...MAY...NOT...KNOW...that Tulsa G Denham Brown once scored 111 points in a game as a high school senior...that Colorado F Louis Amundson has a Bachelor's Degree in university studies with areas of study in English and philosophy from UNLV and is working towards a second bachelor's in finance....that Idaho guard Ronnell Taylor's twin brother Donnell is a guard with the Washington Wizards.
THEY SAID IT: "He does things you don't expect from an owner, like he brought us over to their house for Thanksgiving dinner. When I talk about the people in Bismarck being great, those are two of the people. I love those guys and what they did for me." ... Sacramento Kings forward Justin Williams told the Bismarck Tribune about his relationship with Dakota Wizards owners Steve and Karen McCormick as a player in the D-League.
READING TIMEOUT...links to a sampling of the latest news from around the NBA D-League
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/02/01/news/sports/local/128056.txt
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/basketball/nba/dallas_mavericks/16595593.htm
http://www.idahostatesman.com/104/story/69550.html
LEAGUE LEADERS...per game leaders in points, rebounds and assists through games of Jan. 31
PPG Player, Team
20.5 Von Wafer, COL
19.8 BJ Elder, AUS
19.1 Jawad Williams, ANA
19.0 Denham Brown, TUL
18.5 Renaldo Major, DAK
RPG Player, Team
11.2 Pops Mensah-Bonsu, FTW
10.0 Elton Brown, COL
9.0 Mike Hall, TUL
8.5 Jared Reiner, SF
8.2 Jeff Graves, IDA
APG Player, Team
9.8 Randy Livingston, IDA
6.4 Pooh Jeter, COL
6.0 Gerry McNamara, BAK
5.3 Maurice Baker, DAK
5.0 Brandon Dean, ARK
Check out the NBA G League Statistics
NBA G League Stories from February 1, 2007
- Bucks Assign Markota to Tulsa - G League
- Sally Returns to Arkansas - Arkansas RimRockers
- Sidney Moncrief, Joe Wolf to Coach D-League Stars - G League
- Skyforce set to host Military Night - Sioux Falls Skyforce
- D-League daily developments - G League
- Flyers to Host 70's Night and Black History Month Celebration - Fort Worth Flyers
- Dakota Downs Albuquerque, Snaps a Three Game Skid - New Mexico Thunderbirds
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