NBA D-League daily developments
March 16, 2006 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
TODAY'S GAMES
No Games Scheduled
WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS
Roanoke 115, Fayetteville 114
CHECK THE BOX: Click on the link below to check out the box score from
Wednesday's game.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/20060315/FAYROA/boxscore.html
TERRY AND THE TOURNEY: Florida director of basketball operations and assistant coach Terry Thimlar was an assistant coach at Indiana State for one of the most memorable championship games in NCAA history. ISU, led by Larry Bird, posted a perfect 28-0 regular season record before losing to Magic Johnson and Michigan State in the 1979 NCAA title game in Salt Lake City.
MAKE IT 20: The Chicago Bulls signed Luke Schenscher (Fort Worth) to a second 10-day contract on Wednesday. In six games with the Bulls he has averaged 9.8 minutes, 2.8 points and 1.8 rebounds while shooting .800 (8-10) from the field.
SEE THE 20, RAISE YOU 10 MORE: After completing a pair of 10-day contracts with the Phoenix Suns, former Florida Flame guard Andre Barrett signed a 10-day with the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, making him the 11th GATORADE Call-Up of the 2005-06 season.
THEY SAID IT: "It's an opportunity to come and show what I can do. There's minutes to be played." Former Florida guard Andre Barrett told the Toronto Star after signing with the Raptors on Wednesday.
TODAY ON NBA TV...all times eastern
Time Show / Guest
7:20 p.m. NBA TV Insiders / Albuquerque F Brandon Robinson (30 G, 25.3
mpg, 8.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg), live
9 p.m. This Week in the D-League / news, highlights, interviews,
all-access, live
12 a.m. This Week in the D-League / news, highlights, interviews,
all-access, tape from 9 p.m. ET
THIS WEEK LINEUP: In addition to news, notes & highlights, tonight's fresh edition of "This Week in the D-League" on NBA TV features interviews with Julius Hodge and Scott Merritt of the Austin Toros and Erik Daniels of the Fayetteville Patriots.
ALUMNI CHECK...a glance at how D-League connections fared in NBA games on
Wednesday
- 18 players and 5 referees with D-League ties suited up for work in 10
NBA games on Wednesday.
- Bobby Simmons (Mobile) scored 26, had 9 rebounds and 4 assists in 36
minutes for the Bucks.
- Rafer Alston (Mobile) had 18 points and 4 assists in 45 minutes for
the Rockets.
- Rawle Marshall (Fort Worth) played 25 minutes and scored 12 points
for the Mavericks.
- Smush Parker (Florida) had 12 points in 34 minutes for the Lakers.
- Martell Webster (Fort Worth) scored 11 and had 4 rebounds in 21
minutes for Portland.
TODAY IN D-LEAGUE HISTORY
2004: Current Austin guard Derrick Zimmerman had 11 rebounds for Columbus
vs. Asheville.
2005: Current Austin guard Ramel Curry hit 10-of-15 FGA and scored 21 for
Columbus vs. Asheville.
NBA G League Stories from March 16, 2006
- Flame Acquires Former FGCU Forward Roman Brown - Florida Flame
- Fayetteville's Sanders earns third stint with Spurs - Fayetteville Patriots
- Flame Acquires Brown, Waives Smith - Florida Flame
- Glyniadakis Returns to Albuquerque, Tabuse Waived - New Mexico Thunderbirds
- Girl Power to Shine at Dazzle Game on Friday Night - Roanoke Dazzle
- Nuggets Recall Hodge From D-League - Austin Spurs
- Patriots Guard Melvin Sanders Signs With Spurs - Fayetteville Patriots
- Andriuskevicius reassigned to Arkansas - Arkansas RimRockers
- NBA D-League daily developments - G League
- Flame's Barrett Signs with Raptors - Florida Flame
- Flame and King Group Team Up for "$200,000 Win A Home Sweepstakes" - Florida Flame
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