NBA D-League Daily Developments
December 19, 2009 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
FRIDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Friday's game: (See highlights of last night's games at http://youtube.com/nbadleague)
Sundiata Gaines nearly notched a triple-double, leading Idaho with 31 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds. Mildon Ambres added 23 points and six rebounds.
Jeremy Wise led the Jam with 25 points and James Jackson netted 21 points and 12 rebounds in 40 minutes of play for Bakersfield.
The Springfield Armor won their first game in franchise history, earning a crazy overtime victory over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. JamesOn Curry scored 31 points and Morris Almond added 19 for the Armor.
Kyle McAlarney and Rob Kurz both scored 20 to lead Fort Wayne, with Kurz adding nine rebounds. T.J. Cummings notched a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double in the win.
All five starters for Sioux Falls scored in double figures led by Michael Joiner with a season-high 21 points. Keith Brumbaugh and Joe Krabbenhoft each scored 20 points while David Bailey and Greg Stiemsma added 12 points apiece.
Reno's Desmon Farmer scored a game-high 31 points and Rod Benson tallied 14 points, 12 rebounds and five steals.
Larry Owens led Tulsa with a game-high 27 points to go with seven assists. Cecil Brown followed with 22.
Antonio Anderson was the high scorer for the Vipers, finishing with 23 points and six assists. Mike Harris added 19.
Curtis Jerrells again led Austin with 26 points. Alonzo Gee added 25 points, and Dwayne Jones had another double-double, with 13 points and 24 rebounds.
Keith McLeod led the way for Albuquerque with 22 points and 10 assists while Carlos Powell added 18 points to go with eight rebounds for the Thunderbirds.
ERIE ADDS FORMER BAYHAWK CLIFF CLINKSCALES
The Erie BayHawks announced their first roster move of the 2009-10 season with the return of former BayHawk guard Cliff Clinkscales. Selected by the BayHawks in the ninth round of the 2008-09 NBA D-League Draft, Clinckscales, appeared in 43 regular season games, averaging 7.3 points and 5.3 assists per game.
To make room on the roster the team released guard Zach Sowers.
D-FENDERS TRADE DERON WASHINGTON FOR TULSA'S KEITH CLARK
The Los Angeles D-Fenders took part in a trade with the Tulsa 66ers, exchanging Deron Washington for Keith Clark.
Washington (6-7, 215) was drafted third overall by the D-Fenders in the 2009 NBA Development League Draft and averaged 9.6 rebounds and 4.8 rebounds in eight games for the D-Fenders. Originally selected in the second round (59th overall) by the Detroit Pistons in the 2008 NBA Draft, the Virginia Tech University product spent this past summer with the Pistons in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
Clark, a 6-8 forward from Oklahoma City, averaged 6.8 points and 3.8 rebounds this season, with the 66ers. Clark joined the team as a local player invitee of the 66ers 2008 training camp and went on to start 29 of 49 games in the 2008-09 season. Prior to his stint in the NBA D-League, Clark played 11 games at Oklahoma University where he averaged 3.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
22 players with NBA D-League experience competed in 10 NBA games last night, four as a starter.
As a starter for Houston, Aaron Brooks scored 25 points and dished six assists as the Rockets defeated the Mavericks 116-108.
Earson Ilyasova scored 18 points and pulled down seven rebounds as a starter for Milwaukee.
Indiana's Dahntay Jones tallied 14 points and added five rebounds and three assists for the Pacers.
GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD:
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Call-Up Date
Chris Hunter Golden State Fort Wayne 11/20/09
Anthony Tolliver Portland Idaho 12/17/09
ASSIGNMENT BOARD: NBA Players Currently on Assignment in the NBA D-League
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Assignment Date MPG PPG RPG APG
Joey Dorsey Houston Rio Grande Valley 11/13/09 29.3 13.4 12.9 2.1
Bill Walker Boston Maine 11/21/09 29.5 15.5 7.1 1.6
Byron Mullens Oklahoma City Tulsa 11/21/09 34.7 16.7 9.2 0.9
Alexis Ajinca Charlotte Maine 11/30/09 20.5 8.3 6.0 0.3
Lester Hudson Boston Maine 12/15/09 36.5 21.0 8.0 4.5
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