NBA D-League Daily Developments
March 22, 2008 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
FRIDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Friday's D-League games
v Scotter McFadgon led the way for Bakersfield with 30 points, while Patrick O'Bryant finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds.
v Sean Banks scored a team-high 27 points for the D-Fenders in the loss.
v Assignee Ian Mahinmi (San Antonio Spurs) finished with 25 points and 16 rebounds in the Toros win.
v Desmon Farmer scored 28 points for the Vipers in the losing effort.
v Dakota's Carlos Powell netted a game-high 37 points for the Wizards en route to the win.
v Larry Turner finished with 16 points and 15 rebounds for Fort Wayne in the loss.
v Sioux Falls' Chris Alexander scored 21 points and pulled down 16 rebounds in the Skyforce win.
v On assignment from the Chicago Bulls, Shannon Brown scored a game-high 38 for the Iowa Energy in the loss.
v The Albuquerque Thunderbirds soared to their sixth consecutive win on the back of NBA assignee Alando Tucker's 33 points.
v Mike Hall completed the game with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
v Morris Almond, on assignment from the Utah Jazz to the Utah Flash, scored 33 points in the win for the Flash.
v Colorado's Eddie Gill finished with 25 points in the loss to Utah.
v Marcus Campbell and Kedrick Brown each finished with 21 points and six rebounds in the Anaheim's win over Idaho.
v Idaho's Jason Ellis scored 17 points and collected 10 rebounds in the loss.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS...a look at D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games
Twenty four players with D-League experience competed in ten NBA games last night, six as starters. Here are the highlights:
v Josh Powell scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds in just over 33 minutes for the Golden State Warriors.
v Recently Called-Up Stephane Lasme and Blake Ahearn each got minutes with the Miami Heat - Ahearn played for just over seven minutes, while Lasme was a 12-minute contributor.
GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD (20 call-ups, 16 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
Stephane Lasme Miami Heat L.A. D-Fenders 3/21-present
Blake Ahearn Miami Heat Dakota Wizards 3/21-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
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
Josh McRoberts Portland Idaho 3/17 N/A
SEASON ASSIGNMENT TOTALS: 48 assignments, 31 players, 17 NBA teams
NBA G League Stories from March 22, 2008
- Wizards come from behind to win thriller - Dakota Wizards
- Sioux Falls' Kasib Powell Earns Gatorade Call-Up to the Miami Heat - G League
- Toros on Inside NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad - Austin Spurs
- NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
- Efevberha Shines Against Stampede 93 - 86 - Anaheim Arsenal
- Skyforce Uses Team Effort To Defeat Energy - Sioux Falls Skyforce
- Thunderbirds Hold off Tulsa 114-108 for Sixth Straight Victory - New Mexico Thunderbirds
- Almond Leads Flash To Second Consecutive Win - Utah Flash
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