Johnson, Temple Slated to be Part of Annual NBA D-League Dream Factory Event
February 16, 2011 - NBA G League (G League)
Erie BayHawks News Release
Erie, Pennsylvania, Feb. 15, 2011 - Erie BayHawks players Ivan Johnson and Garrett Temple are scheduled to be part of the NBA Development League Dream Factory Friday Night presented by Haier, taking place at All-Star Weekend.
The innovative skills competition is modeled after the popular NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by State Farm, and returns for the fourth consecutive year to Center Court at NBA Jam Session presented by adidas on Friday, Feb. 18, at 11 p.m. ET. The night features three events - the Slam Dunk and Three-Point Shooting Contests and the second annual NBA D-League Haier Shooting Stars - and will steam live on NBA Futurecast at nba.com/dleague.
Johnson and Temple are scheduled to participate in the Haier Shooting Stars contest which features six numbered shooting locations of increasing difficulty. The contest is comprised of four teams of three players each, with each team attempting to make all shots in numeric order in the fastest time. Each team will select a specific player rotation to follow throughout the competition. Each shot must be made before the next player begins shooting in succession. Teams have up to two minutes to complete the entire shooting course, and the team that completes all six shots in the least amount of time is the winner. In the case of a tie, a shoot-off will be used to determine the champion. The fifth-annual NBA D-League All-Star Game presented by SonoSite will follow on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 5 p.m. ET, at Center Court at NBA Jam Session presented by adidas. The game can be seen on NBA-TV.
2011 NBA Development League Dream Factory Friday Night participants:
SLAM DUNK COMPETITION
Pos. Player (Team) Ht. Wt. College
F Marqus Blakely (Iowa Energy) 6-5 225 Vermont
C Chris Johnson (Dakota Wizards) 6-11 210 LSU
G Dar Tucker (New Mexico Thunderbirds) 6-4 205 DePaul
F Latavious Williams (Tulsa 66ers) 6-8 195 Christian Life HS
THREE-POINT SHOOTING COMPETITION
Pos. Player (Team) Ht. Wt. College
G Andre Ingram (Utah Flash) 6-3 195 American
F Marcus Landry (Reno Bighorns) 6-7 225 Wisconsin
G Scottie Reynolds (Springfield Armor) 6-2 190 Villanova
G Booker Woodfox (Texas Legends) 6-1 185 Creighton
HAIER SHOOTING STARS
Pos. Player (Team) Ht. Wt. College
F Marcus Cousin (Austin Toros) 6-11 255 Houston
F Shane Edwards (New Mexico Thunderbirds) 6-7 220 Arkansas-Little Rock
G Orien Greene (Utah Flash) 6-4 210 Louisiana-Lafayette
G Cedric Jackson (Idaho Stampede) 6-3 190 Cleveland State
G Othyus Jeffers (Iowa Energy) 6-5 200 Robert Morris-Chicago
F Ivan Johnson (Erie BayHawks) 6-8 230 Cal St. San Bernardino
F Jerel McNeal (Rio Grande Valley Vipers) 6-3 200 Marquette
F Larry Owens (Tulsa 66ers) 6-7 210 Oral Roberts
G Walker Russell Jr. (Fort Wayne Mad Ants) 6-0 175 Jacksonville State
F DeShawn Sims (Maine Red Claws) 6-8 225 Michigan
G Garrett Temple (Erie BayHawks) 6-5 180 LSU
G Jeremy Wise (Bakersfield Jam) 6-2 185 Southern Mississippi
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- Jackson Named a Shooting Star - Idaho Stampede
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