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March 23, 2007 - NBA G League (G League) News Release


Today's Schedule
Dakota at Arkansas, 7 p.m. CT
Austin at Fort Worth, 7 p.m. CT
Tulsa at Sioux Falls, 7 p.m. CT

TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Dakota at Arkansas: Wizards lead 3-0. Rockers out of postseason, but can be a spoiler playing Dakota three more times.
Austin at Fort Worth: Series even at 1-1. Scooby-Doo visits on NASCAR Night. First 1,000 get free replica die-cast car.
Tulsa at Sioux Falls: 66ers lead 3-1 and are one of just two teams that Skyforce has losing record against.

Thursday's Results (Home Team in CAPS)
No Games Scheduled

DIGGING DEEPER IN THE EAST: All three teams sharing the top spot in the Eastern Division play tonight, but only Dakota is on the road. The Wizards are 9-10 away from Bismarck, but won on their only trip to Arkansas on March 9. Sioux Falls is 14-7 at home, but lost to Tulsa on the 66ers only trip to the Sioux Falls Arena on Jan. 6. Fort Worth is 15-5 at the Fort Worth Convention Center where Austin has yet to play this season.

ASSIGNMENT CHECK: The Cleveland Cavaliers assigned F/C Dwayne Jones to the Albuquerque Thunderbirds on Friday. Of the 23 players assigned by NBA teams to D-League affiliates this season, six are currently active in the D-League. Following is an update on their 2006-07 experience in the NBA's minor league.
Player NBA Team D-League Team D-League Numbers
Mile Ilic New Jersey Colorado 7 G, 16.4 min, 5.0 pts, 4.0 reb, 2.0 blk
Amir Johnson Detroit Sioux Falls 15 G, 34.3 min, 18.3 pts, 8.5 reb, 3.3 blk
Dwayne Jones Cleveland Albuquerque first game March 24
Patrick O'Bryant Golden State Bakersfield 22 G, 30.0 min, 11.0 pts, 9.6 reb, 3.0 blk
P.J. Tucker Toronto Colorado 19 G, 24.2 min, 10.7 pts, 3.4 reb, 2.1 ast
Marcus Vinicius NOK Tulsa 7 G, 29.3 min, 12.3 pts, 7.1 reb, 2.1 ast

BACK TO BUCKS: The Milwaukee Bucks recalled forward Damir Markota from Tulsa on Thursday. In two assignments, Markota played in 10 games with the 66ers, averaging 10.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists.

NEW MAN AT 14ers SUMMIT: Broomfield Sports and Entertainment has appointed Rick Nichols as executive vice president and COO of the Broomfield Event Center and the Colorado 14ers. Nichols is leaving his own sports marketing agency, Admissions Sports Consulting, and previously was associated for over 11 years with the Denver Broncos Football Club, most recently as vice president of ticket operations and business development.

TODAY ON NBA TV
Time (ET) Game or Show
3 p.m. NBA D-League: The Dream Starts Here (Show 3)
6:30 p.m. NBA D-League: The Dream Starts Here (Show 3)
7 p.m. This Week in the D-League (live)

THIS WEEK: Tonight's live edition of "This Week in the D-League", hosted by Andre Aldridge, is highlighted by a feature package on Idaho point guard Randy Livingston and D-League VP of Basketball Operations Chris Alpert previewing the postseason. There is also an interview planned with Albuquerque coach and Laker legend Michael Cooper, as well as a look at all the news and notes surrounding the NBA's minor league.

MEDIA TIMEOUT...links to a sample of the latest news from around the NBA D-League
http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/toros/03/23/23torosnotes.html
http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/highschool/03/23/23prepleftrail.html
http://www.fox23.com/sports/story.aspx?content_id=23d8d8e6-04a9-4e90-914b-dcb0d18002f4
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