Jam announces draft results
November 3, 2006 - NBA G League (G League)
Bakersfield Jam News Release
Bakersfield, Calif., November 2, 2006 - The Bakersfield Jam selected former Georgetown Forward, Brandon Bowman with their 11th pick in the first round of the 2006 Development League Draft Tuesday evening from Kosmos Restaurant & Sports Bar.
Bowman, who led his Georgetown team in scoring (15.1) his Junior year, averaged 11.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game during his Senior year. Bowman was named Third team All-Big East as a Junior. Finishing as Georgetown's 12th all-time leading scorer with 1,548 points, Bowman also ranks tenth in career rebounds (739) and 14th in steals (170).
"Brandon Bowman has great size for a wing player," said Bakersfield Jam Head Coach Jim Harrick. "I believe his future is in basketball. The NBA may think he needs a little more experience behind him before heading to the next level and Bakersfield gives him the opportunity for more experience and development."
Joining Bowman on the rapidly growing Jam training camp roster are players selected in the remaining nine rounds of the draft along with two allocation players, two players who were selected in the Expansion Draft held in September and two players selected from the Open Player Tryouts last month.
The rest of the Bakersfield Jam's 2006 Development League Draft selection: Tony Bobbitt (Cincinnati), Yuta Tabuse (BYU, Hawaii), Anthony Coleman (Long Beach St.), Tim Parham (MD-Eastern Shore), Brian Collins (Belmont), Mike Dean (Middle Tennessee), Carlos Cedeno (Venezuela), Jeff Simpson (N. Texas) and Antonio Griffin (Cal. St. Bakersfield).
"We've got good size, strength, length and shooting ability," adds Coach Harrick. "We will see how our team does on defense, but our quickness is good. We've got all our bases covered and hopefully the chemistry of the team will work. The Jam staff is pleased with the players we selected tonight, but all 12 teams should be pleased. Not every team got all the players they hoped for, but all of the teams were able to get some of their top players."
The following is the Jam's training camp roster to date:
Tim Barnes Robb Dryden
Thomas Blunt Antonio Griffin
Tony Bobbitt Andre McCollum
Brandon Bowman Tim Parham
Carlos Cedeno Kevinn Pinkney
Anthony Coleman Roderick Riley
Brian Collins Jeff Simpson
Mike Dean Yuta Tabuse
The 2006-07 Bakersfield Jam season begins at home on Nov. 26 at 4 p.m. PT. They will be hosting the Los Angeles D-Fenders, team affiliate of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Jam will play a total of 50 games, consisting of 24 home, 24 away and two showcase games to be held in Sioux Falls, SD Jan 15-17. The inaugural Development League All-Star Game will be held Feb. 17 in Las Vegas, NV. in conjunction with the NBA All-Star Game.
The Development League continues to develop talent from across all disciplines for the NBA's 30 teams and the entire NBA umbrella. In addition to the assignment of 20 players to Development League Affiliates, there were also 18 Gatorade Call-Ups from the Development League to the NBA last season. Additionally, every referee hired by the NBA since 2002 has worked in the Development League while coaches, athletic trainers and front office executives are also being developed.
Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the development League also offers fun family entertainment at affordable prices. For additional information on the Bakersfield Jam or the Development League, please visit www.bakersfieldjam.com or call 661.716.4JAM.
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