NBA D-League Daily Developments
March 17, 2008 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
SUNDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Sunday's D-League games
v Albuquerque's Alando Tucker, on assignment from the Phoenix Suns, scored a game-high 42 points while Julius Hodge chipped in with 22 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Los Angeles.
v D-Fender Sean Banks scored 22 and Jelani McCoy chipped in with 18 points and 12 rebounds in the loss to Albuquerque.
v Kasib Powell finished with a game-high 35 points for Sioux Falls, while Elton Nesbitt and Michael Joiner each scored 30.
v Anaheim's Marcus Campbell scored 25 points in the loss, and Terrence Crawford contributed with 14 points and 12 boards.
v Kris Collins led the way for Rio Grande Valley with 30 points, while Desmon Farmer netted 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
v Toro Andre Barrett finished with 20 points for Austin in the loss.
v Earl Calloway scored 23 points and dished out 10 assists in Fort Wayne's balanced attack - he was one of eight Mad Ants to score in double figures in the win over Dakota.
v Dakota's Blake Ahearn scored 32 points and Rod Benson finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds in the loss for the Wizards.
v Assigned players came up big for Utah as Morris Almond (Utah Jazz) finished with 23 points and Kyrylo Fesenko (Utah Jazz) scored 21 and pulled down 10 rebounds.
v Patrick O'Bryant on assignment from the Golden State Warriors finished with 21 points for the Jam and Mateen Cleaves scored 18 points and dished out seven assists in Bakersfield's loss.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS...a look at D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games
Twenty One players with D-League experience competed in seven NBA games last night, six as starters. Here are the highlights:
v Rafer Alston scored a career-high 31 points on 8-of-11 three-pointers in the Houston Rocket's 22nd consecutive win.
v Miami's Earl Barron scored 21 points in 27 minutes for the Miami Heat.
v Mikki Moore finished with 17 points and seven rebounds in 33 minutes for the Sacramento Kings
GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD (18 call-ups, 14 players, 10 NBA teams):
Player NBA Team D-League Team Call-Up Dates
Eddie Gill New Jersey Nets Colorado 14ers 11/15/07-12/12
Jelani McCoy Denver Nuggets L.A. D-Fenders 11/29/07-12/27
Luke Jackson Miami Heat Idaho Stampede 12/12/07-2/6
Jeremy Richardson Memphis Grizzlies Fort Wayne Mad Ants 12/20-1/7
Billy Thomas New Jersey Nets Colorado 14ers 12/24-1/7
Marcus Williams San Antonio Spurs Austin Toros 12/26-12/29
Keith Langford San Antonio Spurs Austin Toros 12/28-1/7
DerMarr Johnson San Antonio Spurs Austin Toros 12/29-1/7
Guillermo Diaz Los Angeles Clippers Anaheim Arsenal 1/8-1/28
CJ Watson Golden State Warriors Rio Grande Valley Vipers 1/8-present
Jeremy Richardson San Antonio Spurs Fort Wayne Mad Ants 1/10-1/29
Jeremy Richardson Atlanta Hawks Fort Wayne Mad Ants 2/19-present
Kaniel Dickens Cleveland Cavaliers Colorado 14ers 2/22-3/12
Billy Thomas Cleveland Cavaliers Colorado 14ers 2/22-3/12
Bobby Jones Houston Rockets Sioux Falls Skyforce 2/26-3/7
Andre Barrett Los Angeles Clippers Austin Toros 3/1-3/11
Bobby Jones Miami Heat Sioux Falls Skyforce 3/12-present
Lance Allred Cleveland Cavaliers Idaho Stampede 3/13-present
CURRENTLY ASSIGNED NBA PLAYERS (9)
Player NBA Team D-League Team Assignment Date Recall Date
Kyrylo Fesenko Utah Jazz Utah Flash 11/10, 12/6, 12/27 11/30, 12/13, N/A
Ian Mahinmi San Antonio Austin 11/21, 2/1 1/28, N/A
Morris Almond Utah Jazz Utah Flash 12/6, 1/25 1/8, N/A
Cheikh Samb Detroit Fort Wayne 12/10, 1/29 12/20, N/A
Gabe Pruitt Boston Celtics Utah Flash 3/4 N/A
Patrick O'Bryant Golden State Bakersfield 3/10 N/A
Alando Tucker Phoenix Albuquerque 3/14 N/A
Shannon Brown Chicago Iowa 3/15 N/A
Cedric Simmons Chicago Iowa 3/15 N/A
SEASON ASSIGNMENT TOTALS: 48 assignments, 31 players, 17 NBA teams
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NBA G League Stories from March 17, 2008
- Portland Trail Blazers Re-Assign Josh McRoberts To The Idaho Stampede - G League
- Albuquerque's Julius Hodge Named D-League.com Performer Of The Week - G League
- 14ers Weekly - Colorado 14ers
- NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
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