NBA D-League Daily Developments
January 19, 2009 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
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SUNDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Sunday's games
v Blake Ahearn scored a game-high 25 points for Dakota while teammate Richard Hendrix finished with a 14-point 12-rebound double-double in the Wizard's win over the Erie Bayhawks.
v Erie's Maureece Rice finished with a team-high 22 points and Erik Daniels finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds in the road loss to Dakota.
v Kedrick Brown finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Arsenal while James White scored 21 points in Anaheim's three-point win.
v 66er Ronald Dupree scored a game-high 28 points to go with 13 rebounds in the loss for Tulsa.
v Trey Johnson collected 25 points and Derrick Byars finished with 20 points as they led five Bakersfield players who finished in double-figure scoring en route to the win over Idaho.
v Idaho's Brent Petway scored 32 points, shooting 12-of-16 from the field, and pulled down 8 rebounds while Coby Karl finished with 24 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in just over 40 minutes for the Stampede in the loss.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS...a look at D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games
Six players with D-League experience competed in two NBA games last night, two as starters.
v Matt Barnes scored 16 points and collected five rebounds in just under 11 minutes of action off the bench in Phoenix's four-point win over the Toronto Raptors.
v Raptor Jamario Moon finished with 16 points as a Toronto starter.
v Daequan Cook scored 11 points in 29 minutes for Miami as the Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder.
GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD:
Player NBA Team D-League Team Call-Up Dates
Blake Ahearn San Antonio Dakota 11/16/08
Malik Hairston San Antonio Austin 12/22/08
Jermareo Davidson Golden State Idaho 1/5/08
ASSIGNMENT BOARD: 4 NBA Players are Currently on Assignment with their NBA D-League Affiliate
Player NBA Team D-League Team Assignment Date
Malik Hairston San Antonio Austin 12/26/08
Sean Williams New Jersey Colorado 12/29/08
Kyrylo Fesenko Utah Utah 1/6/09
Donte Greene Sacramento Reno 1/9/09
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