NBA D-League Daily Developments
Published on April 11, 2009 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
FRIDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Friday's games:
Maureece Rice notched a game-high 36 points for Erie. Erik Daniels added 23 points, with Oliver Lafayette coming off the bench to contribute 18.
Coleman Collins marked a career-high with 31 points for the Mad Ants. Anthony Kent notched a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Ron Howard with 19 and Taj McCullough with 17 rounded out the Mad Ants in double figures.
Wizards forward Richard Hendrix lead the way for Dakota with 25 points on the night and had eight rebounds. Guard Blake Ahearn nailed 19 points; while Maurice Baker dished out a season-high 15 assists to earn his 10th doubl- double of the season hitting 10 points.
Anaheim was led in scoring by guard Cedric Bozeman's 25 points and 12 rebounds. Former Wizards forward Andre Patterson played well off the bench for the Arsenal nailing 17 points while Cameron Bennerman hit 17 points of his own.
Lance Allred paced the Stampede with 24 points and Jamaal Tatum scored all 13 of his points in the fourth quarter. The Stampede finished with six players scoring in double-figures. Kevin Burleson finished with a double-double, scoring 15 points and dishing out 11 assists. Roberto Bergersen dropped in 14 points while Lanny Smith and Brent Petway added 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Bakersfield was led by Trey Johnson and Mateen Cleaves who scored 24 and 22 points respectively. Nick Lewis and Derrick Byars finished with 15 points apiece, while Terrance Thomas came off the bench to score 11 points.
Dwayne Jones grabbed 28 rebounds and scored 31 points to tie the NBA D-League record of 28 rebounds in a game set by former Toro and current Bighorn Rod Benson, also breaking his own record of 23 set against Tulsa earlier this season. Malik Hairston scored 41 points in his return to Austin.
Craig Winder finished two points shy of his career high scoring 27 points with four rebounds in the loss for RGV. Jared Jordan and Kurt Looby each posted double-doubles. Jordan scored 14 with 10 assists while Looby scored 10 with 15 rebounds. Julian Sensley scored 20 in the game and finished a rebound shy of a double-double, while Cliff Clinkscales added 14 points and five assists off the bench.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
38 players with D-League experience competed in 13 NBA games last night, five as starters.
Starting for Golden State, Kelenna Azubuike notched 32 points and CJ Watson added 18 points and nine assists, also as a starter.
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
Marcus Williams San Antonio Austin 4/8/09
Jawad Williams Cleveland Rio Grande Valley 4/9/09
Mouhamed Sene New York Albuquerque 4/9/09
DeMarcus Nelson Chicago Austin 4/9/09
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
Kosta Koufos Utah Utah 3/26/09
Ian Mahinmi San Antonio Austin 4/2/09
Nathan Jawai Toronto Idaho 4/3/09
Sonny Weems Denver Colorado 4/10/09
NBA G League Stories from April 11, 2009
- Bighorns end Inaugural season on high note, 142-126 Bighorns - Reno Bighorns
- T-birds Clipped by the 66ers - New Mexico Thunderbirds
- Flash Clinch West Division Title with Win Over Stampede - Utah Flash
- Skyforce win home finale - Sioux Falls Skyforce
- Iowa to Select Third in Unique Playoff Format - Iowa Wolves
- Vipers lose to Toros - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
- Mad Ants and Jaren Jackson Part Ways - Indiana Mad Ants
- BayHawks Win Big To Close Regular Season - Erie BayHawks
- Energy Clinch Central With 114-110 Win Over Sioux Falls - Iowa Wolves
- NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
- Stampede Outlast Jam 112-103 - Idaho Stampede
- Thunderbirds Defeat Tulsa - Tulsa 66ers
- Hairston Leads Toros To Come Back Win Over Vipers - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
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