NBA D-League Daily Developments
February 16, 2011 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
FIELD SET FOR FOURTH ANNUAL NBA D-LEAGUE DREAM FACTORY FRIDAY NIGHT PRESENTED BY HAIER
The NBA Development League Dream Factory Friday Night presented by Haier, an innovative skills competition modeled after the popular NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by State Farm, returns for the fourth consecutive year to Center Court at NBA Jam Session presented by adidas on Friday, Feb. 18, at 11 p.m. ET. All three events - the Slam Dunk and Three-Point Shooting Contests and the second annual NBA D-League Haier Shooting Stars - will steam live on NBA Futurecast at nba.com/dleague. Dar Tucker (New Mexico Thunderbirds) and Andre Ingram (Utah Flash), the champions from last season's NBA D-League All-Star Slam Dunk and Three-Point Contests, respectively, both return to defend their titles amidst a deep and talented field that includes eight players with NBA experience. Tucker will compete against 2011 GATORADE Call-Up Chris Johnson (Dakota Wizards / Portland Trail Blazers), Latavious Williams (Tulsa 66ers), the second-round pick (48th overall) of Oklahoma City in the 2010 NBA Draft, and Marqus Blakely (Iowa Energy) in the Slam Dunk Contest, a two-round competition. Ingram returns to defend his title in the Three-Point Shooting Contest against Marcus Landry (Reno Bighorns), Scottie Reynolds (Springfield Armor) and Booker Woodfox (Texas Legends), who won the Three-Point Contest at the 2011 NBA D-League Showcase in January. Returning for its second year is the Haier NBA D-League Shooting Stars competition, which features 12 NBA D-League stars competing in four teams of three in a two-round timed shooting event, including 2011 GATORADE Call-Ups Orien Greene (Utah Flash / New Jersey Nets), Larry Owens (Tulsa 66ers / San Antonio Spurs) and Garrett Temple (Erie BayHawks / Milwaukee Bucks); Marcus Cousin (Austin Toros); Shane Edwards (New Mexico Thunderbirds); Cedric Jackson (Idaho Stampede); 2010 GATORADE Call-Up Othyus Jeffers (Iowa Energy); Ivan Johnson (Erie BayHawks); Jerel McNeal (Rio Grande Valley Vipers); Walker Russell Jr. (Fort Wayne Mad Ants); DeShawn Sims (Maine Red Claws) and Jeremy Wise (Bakersfield Jam).
TUESDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Tuesday's games: (See highlights of last night's games at http://www.nba.com/dleague/video/originals)
Patrick Ewing Jr. had 27 points and 16 rebounds, and David Bailey added 27 points for Sioux Falls in a win over Iowa. Curtis Stinson led the Energy with 29 points.
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
19 players with NBA D-League experience competed in six NBA games last night, two as starters.
Oklahoma City's Daequan Cook scored 20 points in a win over Sacramento.
Utah's C.J. Miles started and scored 19 points in a loss to Phoenix.
Philadelphia's Lou Williams scored 18 points in a loss to Memphis.
GATORADE CALL-UP BOARD:
Player NBA Team NBA D-League Team Call-Up Date
Zabian Dowdell Phoenix Tulsa 1/9/11
Larry Owens San Antonio Tulsa 1/16/11
Mustafa Shakur Washington Rio Grande Valley 1/22/11
Chris Johnson Portland Dakota 1/24/11
Garrett Temple Milwaukee Erie 1/25/11
Trey Johnson Toronto Bakersfield 1/26/11
Orien Greene New Jersey Utah 2/1/11
Steve Novak San Antonio Reno 2/9/11
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
Pape Sy Atlanta Utah 12/27/10 19 22.9 8.3 3.6 1.4
Armon Johnson Portland Idaho 1/28/11 7 26.6 16.3 4.3 3.0
Byron Mullens Oklahoma City Tulsa 2/3/11 5 34.0 17.6 9.0 1.6
Willie Warren L.A. Clippers Bakersfield 2/3/11 5 24.8 21.6 4.8 7.2
James Anderson San Antonio Austin 2/7/11 5 21.6 14.0 3.2 1.6
NBA G League Stories from February 16, 2011
- Skyforce Falls to Western Conference-Leading 66ers - Sioux Falls Skyforce
- Team Effort Leads 66ers to 121-98 Victory Over Skyforce - Tulsa 66ers
- Vipers Fall to Toros in Front of Sell-Out Crowd - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
- Sims to Compete in Shooting Stars Competition - Maine Celtics
- Williams and Owens Selected for Skills Challenges - Tulsa 66ers
- NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
- Marcus Landry Invited to Participate in Dream Factory Friday Night - Reno Bighorns
- Johnson to Compete in 2011 NBA D-League All-Star Slam Dunk Contest - Dakota Wizards
- BayHawks Acquire Former NBA Player Alton Ford - Erie BayHawks
- Edwards and Tucker to Participate in Fourth Annual NBA Development League Dream Factory Friday Night - New Mexico Thunderbirds
- Jackson Named a Shooting Star - Idaho Stampede
- Toros' Marcus Cousin to Compete in Haier Shooting Stars Contest at Dream Factory Friday Night - Austin Spurs
- Johnson, Temple Slated to be Part of Annual NBA D-League Dream Factory Event - Erie BayHawks
- Reynolds Selected to Compete in Three-Point Shot Contest - Springfield Armor
- Woodfox to Defend Three Point Title at All-Star Weekend - Texas Legends
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