NBA D-League Daily Developments
March 31, 2010 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
IOWA'S CARTIER MARTIN SIGNS WITH WASHINGTON WIZARDS
The Washington Wizards have signed guard/forward Cartier Martin of the Iowa Energy. Martin's GATORADE Call-Up is the NBA Development League record 30th of the 2009-10 season, and the second for him this year. He joins 75 other NBA players with NBA D-League experience. Martin has appeared in 31 games, 27 starts, for the Energy this season, averaging 17.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 29.6 minutes. He has scored in double figures 25 times, and notched one double-double. He recorded a season-high 37 points in a 127-120 road loss to the Erie BayHawks on March 6. Martin returns to the NBA following a GATORADE Call-Up to the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 10. In 10 games, two starts, with the Warriors in January, Martin averaged 9.0 points and 4.7 rebounds in 27.6 minutes. During his stint with Golden State, Martin scored in double figures three times, including an NBA career-high 20 points in a 99-96 road loss to the Sacramento Kings.
TULSA'S MUSTAFA SHAKUR SIGNS WITH OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
The Oklahoma City Thunder today re-signed Mustafa Shakur of the Tulsa 66ers. Shakur's GATORADE Call-Up is the 31st of the 2009-10 NBA D-League season and the second for him this year. He joins 76 other NBA players with NBA D-League experience. Shakur rejoins the Thunder following a GATORADE Call-Up to the team on March 16, before being released on March 25, and returning to the 66ers. A 6-3, 190-pound guard, Shakur has appeared in 43 games, all starts, for the 66ers this season, averaging 20.4 points, 7.1 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 39.0 minutes. He has scored in double figures in all 43 games, recording a season-high 34 points in a 106-96 home victory over the Dakota Wizards on March 5. He dished out a season-high 14 assists on Jan. 28, in a 107-104 loss to the Iowa Energy in Tulsa.
TUESDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Tuesday's games: (See highlights of last night's games at http://youtube.com/nbadleague)
Curtis Jerrells had 27 points, seven assists and six rebounds, and Dwayne Jones tallied 19 points and 21 rebounds as Austin defeated Los Angeles. Marcus Williams added 23 points for the Toros. Ryan Forehan-Kelly led Los Angeles with 15 points.
Kevin Kruger scored 32 points and Orien Greene had 25 points and 10 rebounds to lead Utah past Rio Grande Valley. Brian Hamilton added 21 points for the Flash. Will Conroy had 28 points and 10 assists for Rio Grande Valley.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
14 players with NBA D-League experience competed in five NBA games last night, five as starters.
Ersan Ilyasova came off the bench to score 20 points for Milwaukee in a win over the Clippers.
Andray Blatche tallied 31 points and 10 rebounds for the Wizards in a loss to Houston.
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/ Washington Rio Grande 12/23/09, 2/24/10, 3/24/10
Sundiata Gaines Utah Idaho 1/5/10
Cartier Martin Golden State, Washington Iowa 1/10/10, 3/30/10
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, Sacramento, San Antonio Rio Grande Valley 2/8/10, 3/3/10, 3/13/10
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
Alonzo Gee Washington, San Antonio Austin 3/7/10, 3/29/10
Cedric Jackson San Antonio Erie 3/10/10
Mustafa Shakur Oklahoma City Tulsa 3/16/10, 3/31/10
Kenny Hasbrouck Miami Rio Grande Valley 3/16/10
Curtis Jerrells San Antonio Austin 3/24/10
Alade Aminu Miami Bakersfield 3/27/10
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
Lester Hudson Memphis Dakota 2/28/10 18 25.9 15.4 5.6 4.0
Byron Mullens Oklahoma City Tulsa 3/2/10 23 33.2 15.7 7.8 1.0
Marcus Landry Boston Maine 3/6/10 11 23.8 11.0 4.0 1.6
Curtis Jerrells San Antonio Austin 3/24/10 47 40.0 20.7 4.6 5.8
NBA G League Stories from March 31, 2010
- 66ers Bench Leads Comeback Over Toros 109-104 - Tulsa 66ers
- Stampede Defeat Vipers 165-153 In Overtime Thriller - Idaho Stampede
- Vipers Fall To Stampede In Overtime Thriller - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
- 66ers Snap Toros Win Streak - Austin Spurs
- Vipers Clinch Western Conference Championship - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
- Eric Dawson Re-Signed by Toros - Austin Spurs
- Thunder Assigns Mustafa Shakur To Tulsa 66ers - Tulsa 66ers
- Oklahoma City's Shakur Assigned To Tulsa 66ers - G League
- Erie's Cedric Jackson Signs With Washington Wizards - G League
- 66ers Home Regular Season Wraps Up This Weekend - Tulsa 66ers
- Vipers Acquire Terrel Harris - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
- Minnesota's Jawai Re-Assigned To Affiliate Sioux Falls Skyforce - G League
- NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
- Timberwolves Re-Assign Nathan Jawai To Skyforce - Sioux Falls Skyforce
- Thunder Signs Mustafa Shakur - Tulsa 66ers
- Tulsa's Mustafa Shakur Signs With Oklahoma City Thunder - G League
- Vipers Drop OT Heartbreaker in Utah 143-137 - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
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