NBA D-League Daily Developments
January 14, 2010 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
DORSEY RECALLED BY ROCKETS
The NBA Development League Rio Grande Valley Vipers announced that forward Joey Dorsey has been recalled by the Houston Rockets. In 16 games and starts, Dorsey averaged 14.9 points, 13.3 rebounds and 1.38 blocks per game. He also leads the league in field goal percentage at 64.7% and in rebounds per 48 minutes at 20.2. He is tied for third in the league with nine double-doubles.
PORTLAND'S MILLS RE-ASSIGNED TO NBA D-LEAGUE AFFILIATE IDAHO STAMPEDE
Portland Trail Blazers guard Patrick Mills was re-assigned to the Idaho Stampede, Portland's NBA D-League affiliate. Mills' assignment is the 12th to an NBA D-League affiliate this season. During his first assignment to the Stampede earlier this month, Mills appeared in two games, averaging 30.0 points, shooting 21-of-37 from the field, to go with 7.5 assists in 34.0 minutes.
MAD ANTS ACQUIRE RASHAD ANDERSON
The NBA D-League's Fort Wayne Mad Ants announced that they have acquired Rashad Anderson. To make room on the roster the team has waived DeWitt Scott. Anderson, a University of Connecticut standout, was waived by the Iowa Energy on January 9th. He was the 1st round pick of the Energy and the 9th pick overall. Anderson averaged 9.3 points per game in 16 games for the Energy.
BAYHAWKS ADD TOLBERT
The Erie BayHawks have added guard Frank Tolbert from Auburn to the team's roster. Tolbert was selected by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the second round, (23rd overall) of the 2009 NBA D-League draft and was released before the start of the season.
He has been playing in Lithuania and received clearance to play in the NBA D-League.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS
top performers from Wednesday's games: (See highlights of last night's games at http://youtube.com/nbadleague)
Carlos Powell finished with 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, leading Albuquerque and pushing the team's winning streak to six games. Kurt Looby shined in his first game back at Dodge Arena since being traded, scoring 10 points and grabbing a game-high 15 rebounds. Keith McLeod returned from injury after missing the last seven games, scoring 14 points and dishing out six assists. The Thunderbirds winning streak is the longest current streak in the NBA Development League.
Mike Harris recorded a game-high 27 points and a team-high 11 rebounds. Will Conroy also notched a double-double with 20 points and 14 assists in the loss to the Thunderbirds.
Cedric Jackson led the charge for the BayHawks with 31 points and eight assists. Jackie Manuel and Alade Aminu each chipped in 18 points with Aminu rounding out a double-double with 13 rebounds. John Bryant also notched his 11th double-double performance of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Former BayHawk, Oliver Lafayette continued led Fort Wayne with a game-high 32 points, starting out 6 of 6 from 3 point range. Ron Howard also hit double digits for the Mad Ants with 20 points and Sean Sonderleiter added 18 points.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
26 players with NBA D-League experience competed in 11 NBA games last night, six as starters.
Houston's Aaron Brooks scored a game-high 43 points to lead the Rockets to a 120-114 triple-overtime win over Minnesota. Teammate Chuck Hayes added a 10-point, 17-rebound double-double. Both started for Houston.
As a starter for Orlando, Matt Barnes finished with a game-high 28 points and nine rebounds, nearly notching a double-double.
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
Mike Harris Houston Rio Grande 12/23/09
Sundiata Gaines Utah Idaho 1/5/10
Cartier Martin Golden State Iowa 1/10/10
Mario West Atlanta Maine 1/12/10
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
Alexis Ajinca Charlotte Maine 11/30/09 15 25.1 13.5 6.9 0.4
Taylor Griffin Phoenix Iowa 12/29/09 9 28.2 9.6 6.2 2.0
Patrick Mills Portland Idaho 1/13/10
NBA G League Stories from January 14, 2010
- Wizards Sap Energy In OT - Dakota Wizards
- Vipers Set Franchise Record For Margin Of Victory In Win Over Thunderbirds - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
- Winning Streak Comes To An End As T-Birds Fall To Vipers - New Mexico Thunderbirds
- Wizards Hold Off Energy 139-129 In Overtime - Iowa Wolves
- Armor Partner With American Red Cross - Springfield Armor
- Skyforce Acquires Terrence Gamble - Sioux Falls Skyforce
- Los Angeles D-Fenders Reacquire Point Guard Horace Wormely - Los Angeles D-Fenders
- San Antonio's Hairston Reassigned To Austin Toros - G League
- Lance Allred Returns To Idaho Stampede - Idaho Stampede
- Mad Ants On Versus This Saturday - Indiana Mad Ants
- Stampede Add Coby Karl To Roster - Idaho Stampede
- 66ers Re-Acquire Former NBA D-League All-Star Chris Richard - Tulsa 66ers
- NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
- Red Claws Acquire Umass' Lowe - Maine Celtics
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