NBA D-League Daily Developments
Published on November 19, 2010 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
CLEVELAND ASSIGNS CHRISTIAN EYENGA TO NBA D-LEAGUE AFFILIATE ERIE BAYHAWKS
Cleveland Cavaliers guard/forward Christian Eyenga was assigned to the Erie BayHawks, the Cavaliers' NBA D-League affiliate, it was announced yesterday. The assignment marks the fourth time in the 2010-11 season an NBA player has been assigned to an NBA D-League affiliate, and it is the first assignment for Eyenga, a native of The Democratic Republic of Congo. Eyenga (6-5, 210) appeared in six preseason games for Cleveland, averaging 4.3 points while going 10-for-16 from the field in 11.3 minutes per game. He was selected in the first round (30th overall pick) by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2009 NBA Draft, and spent the 2009-10 season with DKV Joventut Badalona of the Spanish ACB, averaging 3.9 points and 2.0 rebounds in 29 games. He also participated in the EuroCup games with DKV, where he averaged 3.4 points and 1.2 rebounds in 11 games. Eyenga played 19 games on the DKV Joventut Badalona U20 team and participated in training camp with U18 team. Eyenga also played in the African Championships in Angola and was a member of the Democractic Republic of Congo National Team in 2007. He was a participant in the NBA's Basketball Without Borders (Africa) program in 2006.
THURSDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Thursday's games: (See highlights of last night's games at http://youtube.com/nbadleague)
Richard Roby scored 31 points on 12-for-20 shooting, to go with eight rebounds and three assists for Rio Grande Valley in a win over Texas. Terrell Harris added 19 points, nine rebounds and four assists for the Vipers. Sean Williams scored 15 points and had a game-high five blocks for Texas. Justin Dentmon led Texas with 21 points.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
Eight players with NBA D-League experience competed in three NBA games last night, one as starters.
Phoenix's Earl Clark came off the bench to score 12 points in a loss to Orlando.
Indiana's Josh McRoberts started and tallied three points, five rebounds and a block in 24 minutes in a win over the Clippers.
GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD:
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Call-Up Date
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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
Patrick Patterson Houston Rio Grande Valley 11/9/10 1 22.0 7.0 9.0 1.0
Solomon Alabi Toronto Erie 11/15/10 -- -- -- -- --
Gani Lawal Phoenix Iowa 11/16/10 -- -- -- -- --
Christian Eyenga Cleveland Erie 11/18/10 -- -- -- -- --
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