NBA D-League Daily Developments
Published on December 22, 2009 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
MONDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS
top performers from Monday's game: (See highlights of last night's game at http://youtube.com/nbadleague)
Joey Dorsey, on assignment from the Houston Rockets, shot 13-for-15 from the field en route to a game-high 27 points to go with a game-high 15 rebounds for Rio Grande Valley. Five other Vipers scored in double figures, led by Alan Anderson, who finished with 19 points and eight assists.
Mo Charlo posted a double-double for Reno with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Desmon Farmer added 18 points and six assists for Reno.
JAM AND DEFENDERS SWAP CENTERS
In a Monday trade with the Los Angeles D-Fenders, the Bakersfield Jam acquired former University of Oklahoma center Longar Longar in exchange for forward/center Terrence Gamble. In his second straight year playing for the D-Fenders, the 6-11 Longar has contributed 6.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 20.1 minutes over seven games (three starts) for L.A. Gamble, out of Tarleton State, was Bakersfield's only returning player from the 2008-09 season and averaged 3.4 points and 5.7 rebounds in his seven games for the team in 2009-10.
AUSTIN'S JERRELS, JONES NAMED NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE CO-PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK
Curtis Jerrels and Dwayne Jones of the Austin Toros were today named NBA Development League Co-Performers of the Week for games played during the week of Dec. 14. The duo led Austin to a 2-0 record, which included road victories over the Albuquerque Thunderbirds. Jerrels averaged 30 points, 6.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 3.0 steals while shooting 58 percent (21-of-36) from the field in the two games at Albuquerque. The former Baylor guard scored a career-high 34 points on 12-of-19 shooting from the field to go with seven assists in a 110-104 win on Dec. 15. He followed up that performance with 16 points, seven rebounds and eight assists on Dec. 18. On the season, Jerrels ranks ninth in the league in scoring with 20.1 points over 11 games. Jones, a forward/center out of St. Joseph's (PA), averaged 21.5 points and 24.0 rebounds, while shooting 15-of-24 (.625) from the floor. Jones put up back-to-back 24-rebound performances, (NBA D-League season highs), while scoring 27 points on Dec. 15 and 16 points on Dec. 18. Jones is averaging a league-leading 14.5 rebounds, while also ranking first in field goal percentage (63 percent) this season.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
16 players with NBA D-League experience competed in five NBA games last night, two as a starter.
Ime Udoka came off the bench to score 17 points as the Kings rallied from a 35-point deficit to beat the Bulls.
C.J. Miles started and scored15 points for the Jazz in a loss to Orlando.
Dahntay Jones started for the Pacers and tallied seven points and five rebounds.
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 10 29.4 14.4 13.6 2.1
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
NBA G League Stories from December 22, 2009
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