NBA D-League Daily Developments -- December 21, 2008
December 21, 2008 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
Sunday's Schedule
Rio Grande Valley @ Austin 4:00 ET, Utah @ Anaheim 6:00 ET, Reno @ Dakota 7:00 ET, Idaho @ Bakersfield 7:00 ET
SATURDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Saturday's games - Glen McGowan and Bobby Jones paced the Skyforce scoring with 24 points apiece. Gary Forbes was right behind them with 23 points and Keith Brumbaugh scored in double figures for the second c consecutive night with 10 points off the bench.
- Majic Dorsey had a stellar game for the Bighorns recording season highs in points (25) and assists (9). Former Skyforce players Damone Brown (22 points, 10 rebounds) and Antonio Meeking (19 points, 13 rebounds) both had double-doubles. Jesse Smith finished with 17 and Patrick Ewing Jr. added 16, to round out five Reno players in double digit scoring.
- All five starters scored in double-double digits for the 66ers. Ryan Humphrey led the way with a season-high 22 points, while guard Ronald Dupree fell one rebound short of his second double-double on the season with 15 points and nine rebounds. Chris Ellis and Derrick Dial scored 14 and 12 points, respectively.
- Sonny Weems and James Mays paced Colorado with 26 points apiece. Cheikh Samb, on assignment with Weems from the Denver Nuggets, added nine points, 10 rebounds and six blocks.
- Jermareo Davidson led the Idaho Stampede with 24 points and collected 10 rebounds as they held on to defeat the Anaheim Arsenal 98-97.
- James White led the Arsenal with 23 points while Marcus Campbell led with 12 rebounds.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS...a look at D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games
25 players with D-League experience competed in 10 NBA games last night, eight as starters. Here are the highlights:
- Kelenna Azubuike recorded a double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds as a starter for the Golden State Warriors.
- Starting for the Rockets, Aaron Brooks finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and five assists as Houston defeated Minnesota 109-102.
- Louis Williams scored 17 points off the bench for the 76ers.
- Miami's Daequan Cook tallied 17 of his own in the Heat's 106-103 win over the Nets.
- Josh McRoberts notched 10points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Pacers in a 95-94 win over the 76ers.
GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD: Player NBA Team D-League Team Call-Up Dates Blake Ahearn San Antonio Austin 11/16/08
ASSIGNMENT BOARD:
Player NBA Team D-League Team Assignment Date Recall Date
Ian Mahinmi San Antonio Austin 11/14/08 12/02/08
Richard Hendrix Golden State Bakersfield 11/14/08 12/18/08
DeMarcus Nelson Golden State Bakersfield 11/14/08 12/16/08
J.R. Giddens Boston Utah 11/15/08
Steven Hill Oklahoma City Tulsa 11/20/08 12/11/08
Bill Walker Boston Utah 11/20/08
Hamed Haddadi Memphis Dakota 11/25/08
Blake Ahearn San Antonio Austin 11/30/08 12/15/08
Anthony Tolliver San Antonio Austin 12/02/08 12/19/08
Cheikh Samb Denver Nuggets Colorado 12/10/08
Sonny Weems Denver Nuggets Colorado 12/10/08
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- NBA D-League Daily Developments -- December 21, 2008 - G League
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