NBDL.Com to Cover Draft
October 25, 2002 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
GREENVILLE, S.C., October 25, 2002 â National Basketball Development League fans unable to make it to their local Halloween draft party need not wait until the nightly news or the morning newspaper to find out what players were selected by their favorite team in the second annual NBDL Draft. All they need to do is log on to NBDL.COM for up to the minute draft coverage.
Starting at 5 p.m. ET, fans will be able to listen live to the first two rounds of the draft via streaming audio on NBDL.COM. National Basketball Association Director of Scouting Marty Blake and NBDL Player Personnel Director Milt Newton will offer selection-by-selection commentary through the first 16 picks of the draft.
The remainder of the 14-round selection process can be followed round by round on the NBDL.COM Draft Board. A live ticker of the first draft picks will also be featured. When the draft is complete, summaries featuring the commentary of Blake and Newton will be posted on the site, as well as complete bios of the players selected.
The draft will be conducted via conference call hookup between NBDL draft headquarters at the Hilton Garden Hotel in Duluth, Ga., and the eight NBDL markets. Media and fans will be allowed a first-hand look at what goes on inside the draft "war room" and will actually hear the commentary from Blake and Newton at various draft gatherings in the team markets.
Following are draft locations for the eight NBDL teams. The locations are listed in draft order, which is a reversal of the 2001-02 final standings.
Team and Draft Order Location of Draft
1. Roanoke Dazzle Cornerstone Bar and Grille, Roanoke
2. Fayetteville Patriots Board Room, Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville
3. Asheville Altitude Overtime Bar and Grille, Asheville
4. Huntsville Flight Humphrey's Bar and Grille, Huntsville
5. Mobile Revelers Players Club and Mardi Gras Dome, Mobile
6. Columbus Riverdragons Milan's Fine Italian Restaurant, Columbus
7. North Charleston Lowgators TBA, North Charleston
8. Greenville Groove BI-LO Center Conference Room, Greenville
The NBDL's regular season tips off Nov. 15 with all eight teams in action. An eight-game slate of preseason action gets underway Nov. 7 when Roanoke travels to North Charleston. For complete NBDL schedules log on to nbdl.com.
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