NBA D-League daily developments
March 14, 2006 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
MONDAY'S RESULTS
No Games Scheduled
TODAY'S GAMES
Austin at Fayetteville, 7:30 p.m. ET
TODAY'S SERIES INFO
Austin at Fayetteville: Patriots lead 2-1. Fayetteville has scored 329
points, Austin 327 in three-game series.
FIRST TO 1,000: Roanoke guard Anthony Grundy is making a bid to be the
first player to score 1,000 points in a D-League season. On his current
pace, and if he plays in every remaining Dazzle game, Grundy would finish
the season with 1,123 points. Following are the single-season scoring
leaders:
Pts Player Team Season G
955 Nate Johnson Columbus 2002-03 49
911 Anthony Grundy Roanoke 2004-05 39
906 Isaac Fontaine Mobile 2001-02 52
850 Jeff Trepagnier Asheville 2002-03 48
831 David Young Fayetteville 2004-05 45
THEY SAID IT: "Just to be out on the court and be able to play, shoot my J, work on my game and get some wins has definitely been helpful. Minus the 10-hour bus rides to Oklahoma it's been a good experience." Nuggets first-round pick Julius Hodge told the Fayetteville Observer about his D-League experience with the Austin Toros.
RECALL: The Chicago Bulls recalled Eddie Basden from Tulsa on Monday. Basden played in 14 games (eight starts), averaging 25.4 minutes, 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists for the 66ers. The Houston Rockets also recalled Gerald Fitch from the Austin Toros and subsequently released him.
ASSIGNMENT CHECK...the skinny on NBA assigned players currently active in the
D-League
Player NBA Team D-League Team The Skinny
Alex Acker Pistons Fayetteville Patriots 6 G, 27.5 min,
15.2 pts, 3.5 reb, 4.0 asst
Julius Hodge Nuggets Austin Toros 10 G,
29.3 min, 18.1 pts, 5.8 reb, 2.8 asst
Ersan Ilyasova Bucks Tulsa 66ers 36 G, 27.3 min, 11.1
pts, 6.9 reb, 1.0 asst
Amir Johnson Pistons Fayetteville Patriots 6 G, 24.5
min, 16.8 pts, 7.7 reb, 1.7 blk
Pavel Podkolzin Mavericks Fort Worth Flyers 2 G, 15.5 min,
3.0 pts, 3.0 reb, 2.0 blk
Peter John Ramos Wizards Roanoke Dazzle 34 G, 30.8 min,
15.1 pts, 7.8 reb, 1.7 blk
Von Wafer Lakers Fort Worth Flyers 5 G, 20.8 min,
8.8 pts, 2.8 reb, 1.0 asst
Bracey Wright Timberwolves Florida Flame 22 G,
36.7 min, 21.8 pts, 3.7 reb, 3.4 asst
TODAY ON NBA TV...all times eastern
Time Show / Guest
1 p.m. D-League Game of the Week / Austin at Albuquerque (tape
from March 10)
7:10 p.m. NBA TV Insiders / Arkansas head coach Andy Stoglin
TODAY IN D-LEAGUE HISTORY
2001: Amy Privette Perko was named the first team president for the
Fayetteville Patriots.
2003: N Charleston reacquired Tierre Brown following a 10-day contract with
the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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