Mad Ants on 2008 NBA Summer League Rosters
July 8, 2008 - NBA G League (G League)
Indiana Mad Ants News Release
Fort Wayne, IN (July 7, 2008)- Fort Wayne Mad Ants' stars Earl Calloway, Rod Wilmont, Cheikh Samb, and Dahntay Jones will continue to build their impressive basketball resumes by competing in the 2008 NBA Summer League presented by EA Sports and the Orlando Pro Summer League.
Calloway was chosen by the Indiana Pacers to compete in the Orlando Pro Summer League which runs from July 7-11. The Pacers opened up the week long games with a 95-78 victory over the new Oklahoma City team. Calloway led the Pacers in scoring and assists with 16 and 7. All games will be broadcast live on the web at www.orlandomagic.com.
Below is the Pacers' 2008 Orlando Pro Summer League Schedule:
Date Opponent Time
Monday, July 7 Oklahoma City 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 8* Chicago Bulls 3rd game
Wednesday, July 9* Miami Heat 3rd game
Thursday, July 10* Orlando Magic 2nd game
Friday, July 11 New York Knicks 11:00 a.m.
*1st game of the day starts at 3:00 p.m.
Last season Calloway proved to be one of the top point guards in the D-League averaging 18.9 points and 5.8 assists per game for the Mad Ants. He received D-League Honorable Mention honors as well as team MVP honors.
As a special thanks to Mad Ants fans, Calloway will be blogging on the Mad Ants' website, www.fortwaynehoops.com. This will be a great way for fans to keep up with Earl and his day to day experiences on an NBA Summer League roster.
Teammates Wilmont, Samb, and Jones will be playing in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas July 11-20. Wilmont will be playing for the Milwaukee Bucks, Samb will remain with the Detroit Pistons, and Jones will suit up with the Denver Nuggets. NBA-TV will be covering all of the action from Vegas for a complete schedule of the games visit www.nba.com/summerleague2008/.
Wilmont averaged 11.7 points per game for the Mad Ants. Pistons' assignee, Cheikh Samb, played with the Mad Ants for 20 games, averaged 10.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 3.7 blocks per game, including a new D-League record of 11 blocked shots on February 2, 2008, against the Sioux Falls Skyforce. Jones, a late season addition to the Mad Ants, averaged 24.4 points per game in 10 games of action.
Do not miss your opportunity to see the next generation of NBA star like Earl Calloway and Rod Wilmont. Join the Mad Ants as the invasion continues! Season tickets are now on sale for the team's sophomore season. For ticket information on the 2008-09 season, please contact the Mad Ants office at (260)469-HOOP (4667).
About the D-League:
The NBA Development League is the NBA's official minor league, and the first-ever basketball league with direct affiliations to NBA teams. Having recently completed its seventh season, the NBA D-League's goals are to provide affordable, NBA-caliber entertainment to fans of its 16 teams, as well as continue to develop players, coaches, referees and front-office personnel for the NBA. As the single source for in-season player "call-ups" to the NBA, fans of the D-League enjoy the highest caliber of basketball played outside the NBA. In fact 15 percent of players on 2008 end-of-season NBA rosters spent time honing their skills in the League. In addition, it has produced current NBA coaches and 25 percent of the NBA's referees. The NBA D-League is an innovative and rapidly growing sports property that also serves as an experimental testing ground for new initiatives like NBA Futurecast, the live web-streaming of all games available free at nba.com/futurecast. The League also provides continuing education and professional development resources for its players, and is committed to serving its local communities through D-LEAGUE CARES and grassroots efforts.
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