NBA D-League Daily Developments
Published on January 20, 2009 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
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MONDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Monday's games
Ron Howard led the way for the Mad Ants, scoring 25 points in the win while Chris Hunter scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Walker Russell scored 16 points and dished out 17 assists in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day two-point buzzer-beating win.
Iowa's Cartier Martin finished with a game-high 32 points and Courtney Sims chipped in with 15 points and 12 rebounds in the loss at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS...a look at D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games
26 players with D-League experience competed in 12 NBA games last night, five as starters.
Philadelphia's Louis Williams scored 25 points in just under 26 minutes off the bench for the 76ers
Rafer Alston recorded 18 points and 11 assists while Rockets teammate and fellow NBA D-League Alum Von Wafer also finished with 18 points in the two-point win over Philadelphia.
Steve Novak collected 18 points in 25 minutes for the Los Angeles Clippers as the squad fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Washington's Andre Blatche netted 22 points and pulled down nine rebounds in a 33-minute starting performance for the Wizards.
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
NBA G League Stories from January 20, 2009
- 14ers Topple T-Birds - Colorado 14ers
- Flash top D-Fenders, 113-85 - Utah Flash
- Vipers Slither Past Anaheim 117-113 - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
- Joiner Returns to Skyforce Lineup - Sioux Falls Skyforce
- Los Angeles Acquires Longar Longar - Los Angeles D-Fenders
- Iowa's Courtney Sims Called up to Phoenix Suns - Iowa Wolves
- Viper Game Notes - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
- Vipers Trade For Ernest Scott - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
- Flash Acquire Ronald Dupree in Trade with Tulsa - Utah Flash
- Skyforce, 66ers Complete Trade - Sioux Falls Skyforce
- Tulsa 66ers Acquire Steven Hill and Gary Forbes - Tulsa 66ers
- Fort Wayne's Russell Named D-League Performer Of The Week - G League
- 2007-08 NBA D-League MVP Returns to Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls Skyforce
- NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
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