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December 20, 2009 - NBA G League (G League) News Release


SATURDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Saturday's game: (See highlights of last night's games at http://youtube.com/nbadleague)

Ron Howard had a team-high 28 points and a game-high five steals to lead Fort Wayne, who finished with six players in double digits: Oliver Lafayette followed Howard with 20, Ryan Ayers 15, Jared Reiner netted 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Dewitt Scott added 11.

Celtics assignee Bill Walker had a game-high 32 points in the loss, while Bobcats' assignee Alexis Ajinca notched a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds.

Mike Harris netted a new career high for points with and added 12 rebounds to tally his second double-double of the season. Houston assignee Joey Dorsey added his fifth double-double of the season, scoring 10 points and tying his season high with 18 rebounds. Antonio Anderson scored 17 while Garrett Temple added 16 to round out the double-digit scorers for RGV.

Led by Larry Owens, with 19 points and four rebounds, the 66ers finished with six players scoring in double-figures. Mustafa Shakur had 13 points, six assists and four steals, while Moses Ehambe added 12 points and tied a career-high with seven rebounds.

Sioux Falls' Keith Brumbaugh scored 21 points and Leemire Goldwire added 19. David Bailey notched 13 points to go with seven assists, while Joe Krabbenhoft and Greg Stiemsma added 12 apiece, Steimsma grabbing nine rebounds, nearly netting a double-double.

Romel Beck led Dakota with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Marcus Dove followed with 17 points and 9 rebounds and Maurice Baker and David Bell added 15 apiece.

Ivan Harris led the BayHawks with a game-high 28 points and Jackie Manual tallied a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double.

Iowa's Curtis Stinson scored 20 points and dished 10 assists. Teammate Earl Barron also finished with a double-double, scoring 11 points and 14 rebounds.

Idaho was led by a second straight strong performance from Mildon Ambres, who finished with 21 points, eight rebounds and two steals. Sundiata Gaines filled the stat sheet with 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

The Jam's new addition Brian Butch helped the team get off to a great start with 13 points and seven rebounds in the first quarter. He finished the game with 19 points and a game-high 10 rebounds as the only player in the matchup to notch a double-double.

JAM ROSTER SEES MAJOR TURNOVER

In Bakersfield, Jared Newson, Brian Butch and James "Boo" Jackson have replaced Anthony Goods, Tyrelle Blair and Lance Hurdle.

Newson suffered a left wrist sprain during the Jam's December 11 game at Austin. In six games for the Jam (five starts) he led the team in scoring with 17.5 points per game, including a 34-point outburst against the Utah Flash on December 5.

Butch averaged 12.4 pts and 6.6 rebounds per game while shooting 45.6% from the field for the 2007-08 Big Ten Champion Wisconsin Badgers. Since college, he has played for a number of teams overseas.

Jackson began the season with the L.A. D-Fenders, where he averaged 11.9 points and 4.6 rebounds in 23.1 minutes per game. In his first effort for the Jam, Jackson contributed 21 points and a team-high 12 rebounds in 40 minutes on Friday night.

ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:

24 players with NBA D-League experience competed in eight NBA games last night, four as a starter.

As a starter for Milwaukee, Earson Ilyasova registered a double-double scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds.

As a starter for Houston, Chuck Hayes recorded a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds, as the Rockets defeated the Thunder.

Jordan Farmar scored 14 points in 21 minutes of play for the Lakers, in a 103-84 win over the Nets.

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 G MPG PPG RPG APG

Joey Dorsey Houston Rio Grande Valley 11/13/09 9 29.3 13.0 13.4 2.0

Bill Walker Boston Maine 11/21/09 9 30.4 17.4 6.4 1.8

Byron Mullens Oklahoma City Tulsa 11/21/09 9 34.7 16.7 9.2 0.9

Alexis Ajinca Charlotte Maine 11/30/09 7 22.3 10.4 6.4 0.4

Lester Hudson Boston Maine 12/15/09 3 34.0 16.3 6.0 4.7

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