
NBA D-League Daily Developments
March 6, 2010 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
THUNDER SIGNS ANTONIO ANDERSON TO SECOND 10-DAY CONTRACT
Oklahoma City Thunder Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti announced that the team has signed Rio Grande Valley's Antonio Anderson to a second 10-day contract. Anderson originally signed with Oklahoma City on February 22. He saw action in one game for the Thunder averaging 2.0 points and 1.0 rebound in 15.0 minutes.
RED CLAWS ACQUIRE KURT LOOBY AT TRADE DEADLINE
The Maine Red Claws, presented by Quirk Chevrolet, announced that they have acquired center Kurt Looby from the Albuquerque Thunderbirds at the trade deadline in exchange for Trey Gilder. The 6-10, 230 lb. Looby has split the season between the Rio Grande Valley Vipers and Albuquerque. His second professional season, he has averaged 7.9 rebounds and 3.1 blocked shots in 37 games played while chipping in 5.8 points in 2009-10. Gilder is averaging 14.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 blocks per game on the season. He has single game highs of 33 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists through 35 games (19 starts).
VIPERS RE-ACQUIRE SENSLEY
The Rio Grande Valley Vipers announced that they have re-acquired power forward/center Julian Sensley (6-9, 225, Hawaii), who was waived due to injury on February 15. Sensley is averaging 8.2 points and 4.5 rebounds in 24 games (17 starts). He missed the last six games with achilles tendonitis.
FRIDAY DAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Friday's games: (See highlights of last night's games at http://youtube.com/nbadleague)
Earl Barron led the charge for the Energy pouring in 35 points and grabbing 24 rebounds. Jeff Trepagnier added 22 points and Pat Carroll and Mark Tyndale each chipped in 17 for the first place team in the Eastern ConferenceErie was led by Cedric Jackson's double-double of 30 points and 11 rebounds, with Mike Gansey and John Bryant adding 24 points each.
Mustafa Shakur led Tulsa with a game-high 34 points, seven assists, six steals, and six rebounds while Larry Owens added 20 points and seven rebounds Dakota finished with five players in double-figures, as Hasheem Thabeet had 16 points and a game-high 18 boards before fouling out during the second overtime. Cheyne Gadsen also scored 16 points.
Antoine Agudio and Keith McLeod combined to score 66 points for Albuquerque. McLeod leading the way for the T-Birds with 36 points. His 25 free throw attempts are a franchise record and the most attempted by a single player in the NBA D-League this season. He also added a game high nine assists. Agudio added 30 points, added 5 rebounds and 4 assists to record his third thirty point game of the seasonCoby Karl led the way for Idaho with 25 points. Andre Barrett added 22 and Donell Taylor scored 21 for the Stampede.
Oliver Lafayette's 30 points and Sean Sonderleiter's monstrous 25 points and 21 rebounds led the way for Fort Wayne. Behind Lafayette and Sonderleiter, Anthony Kent recorded his first double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds as Jason Straight had a season high 23 pointsThe D-Fenders were led by James Wright's 25 points and Ryan Forehan-Kelly with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
Rio Grande Valley Vipers forward Ernest Scott scored a career-high 29 points on a career-best 9-of-15 shooting from behind the arc. Kenny Hasbrouck finished with a career-high eight assists to go with 19 points while third-year Viper Stanley Asumnu had his best game of the season, with 20 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals. Julian Sensley finished with 13 points and nine rebounds in his return from injuryThe Jam were led by adidas Player of the Game Brian Butch, who had 19 points and 15 rebounds and Jeremy Wise, who had 16 points and 11 assists.
Richie Frahm led four Bighorns in double figures, shooting 7-of-8 from beyond the three-point arc en route to 28 points. A pair of Bighorns registered double-doubles, with Rod Benson collecting 21 points and 14 boards, and Desmon Farmer kicking-in 19 points and 10 assistsKevin Kruger paced the Flash with 21 points, and Carlos Wheeler recorded 13 points and 11 points off the bench for Utah.
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, 2/24/10
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, 3/2/10
Coby Karl Golden State Idaho 1/31/10
Chris Richard Chicago Tulsa 2/5/10, 3/3/10
Garrett Temple Houston Rio Grande Valley 2/8/10, 3/3/10
Antonio Anderson Oklahoma City Rio Grande Valley 2/22/10
Reggie Williams Golden State Sioux Falls 3/2/10
Othyus Jeffers Utah Iowa 3/3/10
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
Hasheem Thabeet Memphis Dakota 2/25/10 5 31.2 13.8 11.8 0.8
Lester Hudson Memphis Dakota 2/28/10 9 25.7 14.1 4.9 4.6
Byron Mullens Oklahoma City Tulsa 3/2/10 14 34.2 15.0 7.9 1.2
Kyle Weaver Oklahoma City Tulsa 3/2/10 2 44.5 11.0 4.5 7.5
DJ White Oklahoma City Tulsa 3.5.10 8 40.1 19.3 10.8 0.8
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