NBA D-League Daily Developments
April 6, 2009 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
SUNDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Sunday's games:
Dwayne Mitchell and Ryan Forehan-Kelly poured in 25 and 23 points, respectively, to lead Los Angeles scoring. Mitchell had 11 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season. Mickael Gelabale chipped in 15 points and Gabriel Hughes 12, both in a reserve role for the D-Fenders.
Andre Ingram came off the Utah bench to score 19 points for the Flash. Utah Jazz assignee Kosta Koufos also scored 19 and collected eight rebounds. Jazz assignee Morris Almond scored 16, while Ronald Dupree had 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Fort Wayne Mad Ants' Walker Russell Jr. recorded 15 assists to shatter the NBA D-League mark for assists in a single season. Russell now has 491 assists, topping the old record of 488 set by Randy Livingston in 2006-07. Chris Hunter led all scorers with 34 points and 15 rebounds. Ron Howard continued his torrid scoring streak with 32 points, and Anthony Kent put forth his third straight double-double with 11 points and 22 rebounds.
For the 66ers, Ryan Humphrey scored 23 points. Derrick Dial added 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Gary Ervin finished with 13 points, seven assists, seven rebounds, and 0 turnovers.
Kurt Looby tallied the first triple-double in Rio Grande Valley history as the Vipers surged past the Iowa Energy 113-101. Ernest Scott was the Vipers leading scorer with 20 points off the bench. Jawad Williams led all Viper starters with 18 points. Jared Jodan scored 11 points and dished out nine assists while Julian Sensely scored 13 off the bench with five boards and six assists.
Othyus Jeffers led three Iowa double figure scorers with 25 points in the loss. Demitris Nichols scored 24 points and finished a rebound shy of a double-double. Curtis Stinson finished an assists shy of a double-double as he scored 19.
The Bighorns were led by the double-doubles of Rod Benson, Gary Hill-Thomas and David Noel. Benson had 19 points and 16 rebounds, Hill-Thomas added 15 points and 13 rebounds. Noel was one rebound shy of a triple-double, with 17 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds. Richie Frahm had a game high of 26 points.
The Thunderbirds were led by guard Will Conroy with 21 points. Mouhamed Sene scored 10 points and finished one rebound shy of a double-double.
Dakota had seven of their eight players finish in double figures led off the bench by forward Romel Beck's 29 points. Renaldo Major finished the night with 24 points and 12 rebound, while Blake Ahearn and Richard Hendrix both had 17 points with Hendrix pulling down 16 rebounds to give him his 25th double double of the season. Maurice Bakers had 15 points eight assists on the night.
Sioux Falls was led by Kasib Powell with a game high 34 points nearly grabbing a double-double with 9 rebounds. Frank Williams nailed 27 points dished out eight assists while grabbing seven boards.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
30 players with D-League experience competed in 11 NBA games last night, five as starters.
Detroit's Will Bynum erupted for 32 points and dished seven assists, leading the Pistons to a 104-97 win over the Bobcats.
As a starter for Golden State, Kelenna Azubuike notched a double-double with 30 points and 15 rebounds; Teammate CJ Watson added 18 points.
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, New York Iowa 1/20/09, 2/13/09, 3/23/09
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 San Antonio, 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
Quincy Douby Toronto Erie 3/24/09
Joe Crawford New York Los Angeles 3/27/09
Shaun Livingston Oklahoma City Tulsa 3/31/09
ASSIGNMENT BOARD:
Player NBA Team D-League Team Assignment Dates
Morris Almond Utah Utah 3/7/09
Alexis Ajinca Charlotte Sioux Falls 3/9/09
Sean Singletary Charlotte Sioux Falls 3/9/09
Sun Yue Los Angeles Los Angeles 3/19/09
J.R. Giddens Boston Utah 3/20/09
Malik Hairston San Antonio Austin 3/25/09
Kosta Koufos Utah Utah 3/26/09
Ian Mahinmi San Antonio Austin 4/2/09
Nathan Jawai Toronto Idaho 4/3/09
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- Three Toros Named To Gatorade All-League Selections - Austin Spurs
- Looby And Strickland Receive 2008-09 All-D-League Honorable Mention - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
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- D-League Announces 2008-09 Gatorade All-League Selections - G League
- Courtney Sims Named NBA Development League MVP - G League
- Fort Wayne's Hunter And Austin's Williams Named Nba D-League Co-Performers Of The Week - G League
- Walker Russell, Jr. Shatters NBA D-League Single Season Assist Record - Indiana Mad Ants
- Russell Jr. Breaks D-League Assist Record in Mad Ants Win over Tulsa - Indiana Mad Ants
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