NBA D-League Daily Developments
March 23, 2009 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
AHEARN BREAKS D-LEAGUE 3-POINT RECORD
Dakota Wizards guard Blake Ahearn's four three pointers Sunday night in Tulsa gave him 125 for the 08-09 season, which sets a new NBA D-League record for three pointers made in a single season. Sioux Falls forward Frank Williams set the mark during the 2006-07 season with 122.
MAURICE BAKER BREAKS WIZARDS CAREER REBOUNDING RECORD
Wizards guard Maurice Baker grabbed six rebounds last night in Colorado, which propelled him past former Wizard Kevin Beard in Wizards regular season rebounds. Baker now sits atop that mark with 1,035 career regular season rebounds. He is also ranked in the top spot in five other categories including being the first Wizards player to surpass 1,000 assists. He now sits at 1,001 in his career.
CHECK THE BOX: Click on the links below to check out the box scores from Sunday's games:
Austin @ Rio Grande Valley http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/boxscore.jsp?gameId=2020800323
Anaheim @ Colorado http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/boxscore.jsp?gameId=2020800324
Dakota @ Tulsa http://www.nba.com/dleague/games/boxscore.jsp?gameId=2020800322
SUNDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Sunday's games:
Jawad Williams scored a team-high 28 points for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Jared Jordan dished out a game 15 assists, his third straight game with double digit assists. Kurt Looby hauled a game-high 15 rebounds and finished the game with his seventh double-double of the season adding 14 points to his rebound total while blocking five Austin shots.
DeMarcus Nelson scored a game high 39 points in the Toros loss. Marcus Williams finished with 20 points and Dwayne Jones earned his 13th double-double of the season scoring 16 points with 13 boards.
Six 14ers scored in double figures, led by 23 from Josh Davis. Dominique Coleman added 21 with five rebounds and two steals, and Denver assignee Sonny Weems finished with 20 points, five rebounds, and six assists off the bench in the victory.
The Arsenal was led by Cedric Bozeman's 27 points, while Cameron Bennerman added 15 in the loss for Anaheim.
Tulsa's Moses Ehambe came off the bench to score 25 points, one shy of his career-high, in a 112-102 victory over the Dakota Wizards. Tulsa finished with seven players in double digit scoring. D.J. White, on assignment from Oklahoma City had his second double-double with the 66ers, scoring 17 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. Derrick Dial added 15 points, Gary Forbes added 14 points and four assists, and Keith Clark put up 12 points, nine boards and three blocks. Yemi Ogunoye finished with 10 points, five assists and two blocks in the win.
The Wizards finished with six players in double figures, led by Blake Ahearn's game-high 29 points. Will Frisby added 17 points and seven rebounds, while Jesse Smith contributed 14 points and eight rebounds. Both Maurice Baker and Richard Hendrix finished with double-doubles, as Baker put up 11 points, grabbed 12 boards and added seven assists, while Hendrix had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Romel Beck finished with 10 points and three steals.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
16 players with D-League experience competed in six NBA games last night, two as starters.
As a starter for Miami, Jamario Moon scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds in the 101-96 Heat victory over the Pistons.
Philadelphia's Louis Williams notched 18 points and dished five assists as the 76ers defeated the Sacramento Kings 112-100.
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 1/5/09
Courtney Sims Phoenix Iowa 1/20/09, 2/13/09
Anthony Tolliver New Orleans Iowa 1/21/09
Cartier Martin Charlotte Iowa 1/29/09
Trey Johnson Cleveland Bakersfield 2/03/09, 2/20/09
Eddie Gill Milwaukee Colorado 2/09/08
Pops Mensah-Bonsu Toronto Austin 2/25/09, 3/6/09
James White Houston Anaheim 3/3/09
Demetris Nichols New York Iowa 3/6/09
Dontell Jefferson Charlotte Utah 3/11/09
ASSIGNMENT BOARD:
Player NBA Team D-League Team Assignment Dates
Nate Jawai Toronto Idaho 2/26/09
Sonny Weems Denver Colorado 3/6/09
Morris Almond Utah Utah 3/7/09
Kyrylo Fesenko Utah Utah 3/7/09
Alexis Ajinca Charlotte Sioux Falls 3/9/09
Sean Singletary Charlotte Sioux Falls 3/9/09
D.J. White Oklahoma City Tulsa 3/18/09
Sun Yue Los Angeles Los Angeles 3/19/09
J.R. Giddens Boston Utah 3/20/09
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