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Published on February 3, 2010 under NBA G League (G League) News Release


FOURTH ANNUAL NBA D-LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME PARTICIPANTS UNVEILED

Twelve players with NBA experience highlight the rosters for the fourth annual NBA D-League All-Star Game, which will be played on Saturday, Feb. 13 at NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas. The game will tip off at 2 p.m. CT on Jam Session's Center Court and will be shown live on NBA TV. Twenty of the NBA D-League's top prospects were selected to be All-Stars by a combination of fan balloting on nba.com/dleague and voting by the league's 16 head coaches. A full list of participants is available at http://www.nba.com/dleague/

BIGHORNS WAIVE KOROLEV; STAMPEDE ADDS ANDRE BARRETT; D-FENDERS ACQUIRE GABRIEL HUGHES

The Reno Bighorns waived forward Yaroslav Korolev due to injury and reacquired guard Dave Noel. Korolev played in four games since being acquired by Reno from Albuquerque. He averaged 6.3 points and 3.8 rebounds with Reno. Korolev's injury limited him to just nine minutes and zero points in Sunday's loss to Utah The Idaho Stampede announced the acquisition of former NBA guard Andre Barrett. Barrett (5-10, 175) is no stranger to the world of professional basketball. He most recently spent the 2009-10 preseason with the Cleveland Cavaliers. During the 2008-09 season he was with Regal FC Barcelona in Spain where he appeared in 14 games averaging 3.6 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game The Los Angeles D-Fenders have acquired Gabriel Hughes. He played in 35 games with the Los Angeles D-Fenders in the 2008-09 season, averaging 8.9 points and 7.2 rebounds.

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

Mike Harris, the NBA D-League's Performer of the Month for January, picked up where he left off, gathering 31 points and 22 rebounds for the Vipers in a win over Albuquerque. Jermaine Taylor, on assignment from the Houston Rockets, added 30 points for Rio Grande.

Rod Benson had 26 points and 14 rebounds, and Desmon Farmer added 23 points to lead Reno over Austin. Malik Hairston led the Toros with 29 points.

Jeremy Wise led all scorers with 27 points as Bakersfield edged Los Angeles. John Edwards added 17 points and nine rebounds for the Jam. Joe Crawford paced Los Angeles with 25 points.

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

23 players with NBA D-League experience competed in seven NBA games last night, three as starters.

As a starter for Houston, Aaron Brooks had 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists in a win over Golden State.

Coby Karl had 12 points in seven assists in 38 minutes for Golden State.

GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD:

Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Call-Up Dates

Chris Hunter Golden State Fort Wayne 11/20/09

Anthony Tolliver Golden State Idaho 12/17/09, 1/17/10

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

JamesOn Curry LA Clippers Springfield 1/22/10

Cedric Jackson Cleveland Erie 1/23/10

Will Conroy Houston Rio Grande Valley 1/28/10

Coby Karl Golden State Idaho 1/31/10

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 22 26.0 14.6 7.5 0.4

Malik Hairston San Antonio Austin 1/14/10 10 41.4 30.2 4.4 3.2

Joe Alexander Milwaukee Fort Wayne 1/20/10 4 23.8 8.5 4.3 2.3

Jermaine Taylor Houston Rio Grande Valley 1/28/10 3 24.0 18.3 3.7 1.0

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