NBA D-League Daily Developments
January 10, 2006 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
Standings W-L Pct. GB Arkansas RimRockers 10-6 .625 --- Fort Worth Flyers 10-6 .625 --- Albuquerque Thunderbirds 9-7 .562 1 Florida Flame 9-7 .562 1 Austin Toros 7-7 .500 2 Tulsa 66ers 8-10 .444 3 Roanoke Dazzle 7-10 .411 3½ Fayetteville Patriots 4-11 .266 5½
Today No games Scheduled
Monday's Results No Games Scheduled
THE SCOOP: Yarnell's Ice Cream Company is honoring the Arkansas RimRockers with a specially designed carton. Included with the limited edition carton of Homemade Vanilla is an offer for $2 off RimRockers ticket prices. Fans may present the carton lid at any home game for the discount. Yarnell Ice Cream Company is a fourth generation family-owned business founded in 1932 in Searcy, Ark.
EVERY MINUTE COUNTS: Since reporting for work to the Fayetteville Patriots on January 4, guard Melvin Sanders has averaged 20.5 minutes and 20.5 points over two games. He has also converted 16-of-22 (.727) field goal attempts.
EYES ON FAYETTEVILLE: With still a few days for the list to grow, almost 50 scouts, general managers, assistant general managers and player personnel types from 29 NBA teams have been credentialed for the 2006 D-League MLK Showcase which begins Sunday at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C. In addition, 16 international scouts are scheduled to visit the two-day event.
SHOWCASE SCHEDULE Sunday, January 15 (all times eastern) 11 a.m. Austin vs Arkansas 2 p.m. Tulsa vs Albuquerque 5 p.m. Florida vs Fayetteville 8 p.m. Roanoke vs Fort Worth
Monday, January 16 (all times eastern) 11 a.m. Albuquerque vs Austin 2 p.m. Arkansas vs Florida 5 p.m. Fort Worth vs Tulsa 8 p.m. Fayetteville vs Roanoke
TODAY ON NBA TV: The D-League "Game of the Week", featuring Albuquerque and Fort Worth from January 6, will air at 2 p.m. ET. Roanoke guard Will Bynum will be a guest on "NBA TV Insiders" at 7:20 p.m. ET.
GATORADE CALL-UPDATE: The Houston Rockets have re-signed Tulsa guard John Lucas III. Lucas had been signed by the Rockets on December 29 when the team was granted a special exception from the NBA due to injuries. He was waived by the Rockets on January 4 and re-signed to a 10-day contract on January 8.
MONDAY MOVES: The Tulsa 66ers acquired guard Anthony Wilkins and waived guard Marcus Hill due to injury.
HOT SHOTS FG% Player (min. 5 attempts per team game) .611 Shawnson Johnson, ARK (58-95) .572 T.J. Cummings, ABQ (79-138) .556 Peter John Ramos, ROA (95-171) .537 Myron Allen, ARK (65-121) .536 Kevin Johnson, FAY (59-110)
FT% Player (min. 3 attempts per team game) .881 Mike King, FAY (52-59) .877 Ramel Curry, AUS (50-57) .859 Theron Smith, FLA (61-71) .852 Andreas Glyniadakis, ABQ (52-61) .813 Ezra Williams, AUS (39-48)
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NBA G League Stories from January 10, 2006
- Timberwolves Recall Wright from Florida of the NBA Development League - Florida Flame
- Late Rally Lifts Toros To Another Comeback Win Over Florida - Florida Flame
- Tulsa Acquires Hamilton, Waives Taylor Due to Injury - Tulsa 66ers
- Dazzle players to support local hoopsters - Roanoke Dazzle
- Fayetteville Acquires Sharrod Ford - Fayetteville Patriots
- Fayetteville's Dickens Earns Gatorade Call-Up to Clippers - Fayetteville Patriots
- NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
- Wright, Barron to Flame - Florida Flame
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