NBA D-League Daily Developments
March 1, 2011 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
RIO GRANDE VALLEY'S MCNEAL, UTAH'S COSTNER NAMED NBA D-LEAGUE CO-PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK
Jerel McNeal of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers and Brandon Costner of the Utah Flash were today named NBA Development League Co-Performers of the Week for games played during the week of Feb. 21. McNeal, a 6-3, 200-pound guard out of Marquette who spent the NBA preseason with the Houston Rockets, led the Vipers to a 4-0 record on the week, averaging 20.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 6.8 assists. Costner, a 6-9, 235-pound forward out of North Carolina State who has played in the NBA Summer League with the Chicago Bulls, led the Flash to a 3-0 record last week, averaging 21.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists. McNeal began the week with 20 points, seven assists and seven rebounds in a 122-112 win at Texas on Tuesday. He recorded 14 points and 10 assists in the Vipers' 103-70 triumph at Springfield on Saturday and finished the week with a 26-point effort in a 106-91 win at Maine on Sunday. Costner's 31-point, nine-rebound effort helped Utah seal a 112-106 win over Reno on Friday, and he finished the week with 20 points, seven rebounds and four blocks in a 100-86 victory over the Bighorns on Sunday.
MONDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS...top performers from Monday's games: (See highlights of last night's games at http://www.nba.com/dleague/video/originals)
No Games Scheduled
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS: A look at NBA D-League Alumni in last night's NBA games:
17 players with NBA D-League experience competed in five NBA games last night, one as starters.
Phoenix's Marcin Gortat scored 17 points off the bench in a win over New Jersey.
Sacramento's Jermaine Taylor started and scored nine points in a win over the L.A. Clippers.
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 , Boston Dakota 1/24/11, 2/25/11
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
Jeff Adrien Golden State Rio Grande Valley 2/25/11
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 23 22.1 8.0 3.4 1.3
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